In which my father is not planning to murder my mother despite reading nothing but thrillers

Dorchester cover shoot with Mr. Romance, NYC, 6/17/09 – 21 of 26 (Photo credit: rtbookreviews)

My mother is a voracious reader, reading often a book or more a day. While she likes a variety of genres from paranormal to historical, they almost all have some element of romance to them. If you’ve read any romance books, however, you know that, no matter how innocent and chaste the story inside, the titles and book cover image are almost always over the top. Hunky shirtless men ripping women’s clo...