Spilled Ink by Alexandra Grant

Spilled Ink by Alexandra Grant

Romance Novels-Why We Read Them

No, We Don’t Secretly Want to Make It With a Dragon

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Alexandra Grant
Jun 27, 2026
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No, We Don’t Secretly Want to Make It With a Dragon

Someone asked why women read romance novels. I’ll tell you, but if you are a man, maybe you should sit down. This may be a two-by-four to the head. I wouldn’t want you to fall over and hit the ground. Some of you have been patting yourselves on the back for years, while your girlfriends or wives are reading spicy romance novels, paranormal romance, and even science fiction romance. Yup, you heard it here. We read a whole lot of weirdness under the romance fiction heading. We secretly wish it were not fiction, though. Did you know that?

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