According to the genre’s biggest fans.
Last week, BuzzFeed Books took a trip to Dallas to attend the 32nd annual RT Booklovers Convention for romance readers and writers.
We asked those readers and writers to share the reasons they're so passionate about the genre. Here's what they had to say:
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"It's a sexy adventure!"
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"Because romance is like a fairy tale for grown-ups!" —Heather Manning
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"Book boyfriends" —Lisa Siefert
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20 Reasons To Read & Write Romance Novels