THE GOOD GIRL vs. THE PROMISCUOUS GIRL (HO)
Whenever I start a new project this is one of the first questions I have to ask myself regarding my new heroine. I know the “good girl” has her place and it’s probably something most women should strive to be, but honestly, in my romances these women usually ride my last nerve. They are usually whining and so self righteous I’m gagging halfway through the book.
I don’t like perfect people or those who pretend to be. I don’t trust them-and I don’t know any in real life. I like characters with flaws. The redeemable bitch. The love and leave them chick who could live the rest of her life single if it wasn’t for the fact she was cast in a romance novel.
If you’re picking up romances as a form of escapism why not go all the way with it? Slide into the skin of a woman who isn’t afraid of doing the things you would never do in real life. What are the consequences-you’ll get a paper cut for turning the pages too fast?
Besides ho’s need love too. 
Okay, well, maybe a good girl is all right every once in awhile. But I swear if an author tells me that she can hold down a ninety hour a week job, own a wardrobe like a Hollywood scarlet, have time to workout every day and volunteers for charity during her free time, I’m setting the book on fire. The last thing I need is some uppity, rich chick showing me up. It’s already bad enough that she’s going to have hot sex with an incredibly sexy, rich hunk and go on to live happily-ever after.
Inevitably whenever I create a female character that is comfortable with her sexuality and enjoys sex, there will be readers writing and telling me how much of a whore the character was but never say a word about a man in the same book behaving the same way. Loosen up. This is fantasy. Let your inner ho come out and play.
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Thats what im talking about. Tell it like it is Adrianne! 
by jeria22
on November 13th, 2007 at 10:35 am
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YOU ARE A MESS, RIGHT ON POINT BUT A MESS
THAT IS WHY I LOVE YOUR BOOKS THE WOMEN ARE REAL? THEY SOUND LIKE FEMALES I WOULD WANT TO HANG OUT WITH GET A DRINK, MOST OF THE TIME THE WOMEN ARE ALWAYS VIRGIN OR ONLY HAD ONE PARTNER AND IT WAS ALWAYS A MISTAKE. DON’T GET ME WRONG IT’S COOL
I GUESS BUT FOR ME BEEN THERE AND DOWN THAT. PLUS WOMEN/BLACK WOMEN ARE REALLY HUNG UP ON SEX//I DONT KNOW HOW THE WORLD BE WITH ZANE. WELL ANYWAYS LET ME STOP/KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
by KIMMI
on November 13th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
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Love that “Let your inner ho come out and play,” Adrianne.
Also love Kimmi’s comments about the theme in so many romances where the heroine is a virgin or has only had one sexual experience, which was always awful. (I also don’t like the one about the there’s-only-one-man/woman-for-me,” where they spend 15 years waiting for the other to come back to them after breaking up instead of getting on with their lives. It’s one thing for two former lovers to meet again when both are unattached, but for one of them - usually the woman - to have lived like a hermit all that time strikes me as just plain silly.)
I’ve always had difficulty relating to the fantasy aspect of romance. Give me a nice, real love story, complete with sometimes ugly back story.
Keep pushing the envelope, Adrianne!
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I agree with you KIMMI, theres no way in the world her entire sexual experience was put on hold until she met ‘the one’ at age 35 or higher. The thing people like about romance novels is that that they give you a sense of hope and give you a fantasy but at the same time its relatable enough for you to put yourself in that heroine’s shoes. As if you were living their life. If it doesnt do that then its not a good book and I will want a refund.
by Arrielle
on November 19th, 2007 at 12:00 am