All I Need to Know in Life I Learned from Romance Novels

Wouldn't it be exciting if your life was like a romance novel? Now it can be. This uplifting guide proves that real life isn't all that different from fiction. Tips for living a fulfilling romantic life include: True love is worth the risk; If you don't treat your partner right, someone else will; If you stand around waiting for a man, you'll be alone for a long time; Attitude makes all the difference; and Love changes everything.

All I Need to Know in Life I Learned From Romance Novels is the ultimate companion for romance novel loyalists. Johnson's lessons on love, culled from many years as a romance reader, are accompanied by quotes and examples from popular novels, along with words from the authors themselves on why they love what they do. These quotations and excerpts reinforce Johnson's intriguing observations. By examining common themes of romance novels, Johnson has found that truths on finding and keeping romance alive and well are hidden within the pages of these powerful stories.

Despite the common misconception held by nonreaders that all romance novels are pure fantasy, featuring a knight in shining armor who rides in on a white horse to save the helpless heroine, avid fans know that this couldn't be further from the truth. Today's romance heroes and heroines are strong, savvy people who--whether they were looking for it or not--find true love. And their trials and tribulations on the road to "happily ever after" aren't all that different from those of ordinary people. The heroes and heroines in romance novels may often learn the hard way, but this book offers romance readers valuable lessons from these tales. You'll discover how to apply the wisdom of romance novels in your own life.

This book was originally published in hardcover in 1999. This is the eBook version.