It has been said more than once by many that Rebecca writes some of the most sensual, sultry love scenes in the entire romance genre. How does she do all the research for these? Prying minds want to know. The media are especially bad about asking this particular question.
Why? one really has to wonder. Do they think all crime, mystery, and suspense writers are closet serial killers with bodies buried in their basements? That all spy- and techno-thriller writers are breaking into the White House and the Kremlin? That all science-fiction writers are hitching rides on UFOs, and that all fantasy writers are flying around on brooms and winged dragons and unicorns? That all western writers are robbing stagecoaches and gunning down rivals at high noon? That all horror writers are endlessly battling demons and poltergeists?
We could go on, but, well...by now, you get the picture --- and seen in that light, it's actually a pretty pointless question, isn't it?
(What? You were truly expecting to discover black silk-and-lace lingerie, body heat, candles, caviar, champagne, chocolates, flowers, incense, massage oil, perfume, satin sheets, strawberries, whipped cream, and a whirlpool-for-two in here? Well, we're very sorry to disappoint you, but for all that, you'll need to read one of Rebecca's romance novels --- then plan a romantic rendezvous of your own with that special someone in your life.) Now, where were we...?
Oh, yes. Statistically speaking, did you know the average man thinks about sex every ten minutes? Perhaps that's why it's invariably male interviewers who are so curious about the love scenes in romance novels --- while women the world over have already learned all the intimate details by buying millions of romance novels a year.
In fact, women who read romance novels overwhelmingly report experiencing their own real-life love scenes much more often and finding them much more fulfilling and satisfying than women who don't read romance novels.
So one wonders what the result would be if more men read them, too?
At worst, men would at least have their curiosity about the love scenes in romance novels satisfied. At best, they would learn many secrets about what women the world over long for in their own special someone --- because if there's one thing all romance novels have in common, it's that, ultimately, they're all about the dreams and fantasies of women everywhere, a guide, if you will, to what women want.
  (To find out what, among other things, men themselves want, including what fragrances appeal to their senses and the colors of lingerie they prefer to see on women, sneak into the Master Bath, and rifle the Wardrobe.)
In the meantime, here's a tale about a man who could have used some advice about reading romance novels himself instead of just asking impertinent questions:
One of those intensely curious male interviewers, he was giving one of Rebecca's friends and colleagues an especially difficult time about the love scenes in romance novels. This particular friend tried --- politely --- more than once to turn the conversation in a less-burning direction. But this interviewer was nothing if not persistent.
Finally, he imperiously demanded to know, "Aren't readers getting their sexual kicks from these romance novels?" At which point, Rebecca's colleague asked a question of her own: "Do people who like to eat get their sustenance from cookbooks?"
The moral of this story: If it's a great recipe and not actual sustenance you require, then you go out and buy yourself an excellent cookbook. If, however, it is actual sustenance you desire, then you learn how to cook. (And if you don't understand what this means, then you should stay out of kitchens altogether!)
Bonne chance!
   
   
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