We’ve talked a lot about fantasy on this blog. And the men who inspire fantasizing. Mad Manly Men, Sexxxy Dr. House, that hot hipster on the subway, schmaltzy bachelors, well-endowed High School coaches, the iPad, The One Who Got Away, John Mayer (OK our fantasy that he was a beacon of romanic optimism might have been a tad delusional).

Point is, as women, we desire and crave romance. passion. love. commitment. and yes. SEX.

The one and only pirate girl is here today on the WTF?! Guest Blog talking about the continuing power of the romance novel genre and what’s riveting, inspiring, thought-provoking (and a turn on) about her favorite romance reads. Check it out HERE. Her ruminations are complete with a reading list and blog roll to get YOU started

It’s no surprise – though the powers that be always act surprised – that romance novels of all kinds, shapes and sizes, literally fly off the shelves of bookstores and checkout counters everywhere. Never read one? You should! Slightly embarrassed by the stylized “chiseled pecks and heaving bosoms”? e-Book sales (sans cover) are through the roof as well. Problem solved. Do you keep a box of favorite salacious reads locked in a trunk underneath your bed? Yeah, me too! You and I are not alone.

So set sail HERE for the time of your life, and may you live happily sexily after.

Special treat: Nora Roberts talking about her heroines. She’s only the most popular novelist in America. And one of the most influential people in the world. The fantasy is real.