Dear Ms. Maynard: In the pantheon of overused tropes, the secret baby one is probably my least favorite. I wonder if my sensitivity to this has grown since I’ve been a parent myself or whether repeated exposure to this theme has just plain tired me out. But it isn’t just ... more >
Dear Ms Maynard, Too often I find that contemporary romances are full of characters who are just that, characters, and not real people. The heroines are cutesy or clutzy, the heroes are assholes or angst filled emos, and the set ups are way too far out there for me to ... more >