I read what I like to write: romantic suspense. I also love thrillers and novels of suspense, but I can't handle extreme violence and torture..

Readers understand that the books celebrate female power. In the romance novel, the woman always wins. With courage, intelligence and gentleness she ….

I think I'm going to cry, this is crazy." "No, you're just processing. Go ahead and cry." "I thought men got nervous around crying females." "I'm a M….

Romance novels are tales of brave women taming dangerous men. They are stories that capture the excitement of that most mysterious of relationships, ….

Dad says Specter gets steak every Saturday night for the rest of his life.""Specter will hold him to that, I'm sure." Diana leaned back against the p….

I am often asked why I use a variety of pen names. The answer is that this way readers always know which of my three worlds they will be entering whe….

Guys don't get romantically involved." "What do they get?" "Invold, period..

I didn't come in here to argue with a woman with big hair.

Pretty much everything about you gets me hot..

Mary Jo Putney is a gifted writer with an intuitive understanding of what makes romances work. I loved Silk and Shadows, couldn't put it down, and do….

The romance genre is the only genre where readers are guaranteed novels that place the heroine at the heart of the story. These are books that celebr….

I love threats. They make great quotes. Is that recorder working, Irene?.

Believe in yourself and in your own voice, because there will be times in this business when you will be the only one who does. Take heart from the k….

Probably a good idea, let me know how it ends" "I already know how it ends" "You read the ending first?" "I always read the ending before I commit to….

The negative attitudes toward the genres - romance, science-fiction, westerns, suspense, etc. - are fallout from the academic world's long-standing f….

The concept of psychic energy is easy for most people to imagine. After all, it's just one step beyond intuition - and almost everyone is comfortable….

Trust me, I did not set out to establish three pen names and, for the record, I do not recommend it as a career strategy. The idea back at the start ….

Life is too short to waste time on books that end badly.