Blog: "The Next Evolution of the Romance Novel"
by Paul Jury

As many of you know, I love Romance Novels. Not to read them, of course (though I have read one) - but because they're such ridiculous pieces of literature. Where else can you get the words "brawny" and "heaving" in the same sentence?

I was at the local library the other day when I passed, not so coincidentally, through the Romance Novel section... and discovered the next evolution of Romance Novels.



I don't even know what this means.

The term "Harlequin romance novel" orginally referred to a particular publisher, Harlequin, which came to be known for its especially steamy and tawdry books. You know, the kind with brawny, heaving bare-chested men on the covers. Slowly, the term broadened to simply refer to any cheesy, insipid novel.

What "Harlequin Super Romance" means, however... I can only speculate.

Are these just regular Romance Novels, only super saucy? The titles, such as "The Prodigal Texan" and "Sweet Mercy" don't strongly suggest this.

Or do the throbbing, barrel-chested cowboys and sultry, porcelain-skinned heroines within... have super powers?

Either way, I'm excited to dig into the one I checked out, and discover for myself.



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Sam:  
 		You know what the Internet needs? More blogs.
Paul:  
 		I agree. But at least our blogs are sometimes about these sweet videos we're trying to share with the world.
Sam:  
 		Being a writer is fun. I wonder what we would've done if we were alive a century ago.
Paul:  
 		Maybe we would've created videos. Viral videos.
Sam:  
 		I think we would've been more worried about real viruses. Like whooping cough or consumption.
Paul:  
 		Was that still around in 1907? I only know it from Oregon Trail.
Sam:  
 		I only know about Oregon Trail from when I got bored with Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego. The game, not the television show with Rockapella.
Paul:  
 		Those guys were hilarious. Definitely TiVo-worthy.
Sam:  
 		I have more mp3s of a capella music than I should really should admit.
Paul:  
 		Are you going to throw those on your iPhone? Or iPod? Or Microsoft Zune?
Sam:  
 		No, I already packed those with the funniest videos we've made. In case I ever bump into Steven Spielberg or Matt Groening or Jessica Alba on the street, I can show them the hilarity.
Paul:  
 		Jessica Alba wouldn't be interested in our efforts to go viral.
Sam:  
 		She would if that virus was consumption.






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