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Show 9 Many Women Acknowledge THE GREEN SHEET - Romance Novels Are Captivating Rebecca looked up tentatively and her azure eyes softened . . . Steele was standing at the French doors . . . he had come to her just as she had imagined, hoped and dreamed . . . he uttered his first words, 7 w ant you' . . . Rebeccas breath caught in her throat ... 7 will surrender to no man' . . . Steele crossed the room and . . . Rebecca lost all conscious thought as he blazed a trail of fiery kisses down her slender columned throat 'At last,' she sighed . . . " pretty racy now too," she laughed. These older men would come in and 1 noticed a lot of these books were going in and out. Finally I decided to read one. Theyve now got heavy romantic sex in them. "These books are just like the romance movies of the thirties, said Christiansen. The movies with Gable. Cary Grant, those movies romanticized a time period, the obviously fantasy offer? "A break, an escape from reality. said Christiansen. Women, especially in Utah, lead such structured lives, home, church, family. They just want a little break and then they can face reality again, she said. The Bookworm boasts of more than 20,000 volumes, with romance the hottest item. Westerns are our next best item, but they are getting ... by Connie S. Burrup Greet i Sheet Stall It l iter MURRAY. Who would read such nonsense? How could anyone with a brain in his head waste his time with such drivel? Who, indeed, as thousands of Utah women look forward to Valentines Day one might ponder, What do these women want? In a very unscientific survey, the Green Sheet has learned that the local consumption of romantic literature very nearly rivals the purchase of disposable diapers and soda j sJ My rfy ? 9 v , now. Does reading romance fiction harm a marriage? Respondents all said no. If anything, some are convinced that they help. Kris Berg, an avid romance reader, said, Its just entertaining. I use it the way some people watch television. Its also not the only thing I read. She rotates her time between church, community, a part-tim- e job and three daughters. Kris's husband John believes everyone reads them. You see it at work and everywhere, he observed. While John admits that he doesnt usually think in romantic terms, he feels that the books are harmless and sort of fun, even though he has tried and failed to become interested in reading them himself. "There is nothing cruel or mean in these books, said Trudy Anderson. They are about feelings. You can really feel that the couples care about each other in the stories, even when they wont admit it. Reading the Harold Robbins type, you dont get lhat feeling," she said. pop. The readers cross every cultural, religious and educational barrier. Some of my customers come in after visiting teaching, said Mary Christiansen owner of the Bookworm Paperback exchange in West Jordan. You can hear them discussing their Relief Society business as they persue the latest offerings of Constance OBanyon, Kathleen Woodiwiss or Beatrice Small, she said. Romantic literature comes in and out of here so fast its unreal, stated Trudy Anderson, manager of the romance section at Paperback Trader in West Valley City. Women are looking for an excape, she said. Were romantic at heart. Those that criticize romance novels dont read them and they are usually men." she added. Mary Christiansen has found she has quite a group of regular seniors on a return basis. What they are looking for is not the Harold Robbins type garbage sex, but what I call good smut. It can get pretty racy, but it is always romantic. Robbins has groupies, drugs, violence and explicit sex." said Christiansen. My customers want romance. One couple falling in love, living happily ever after." But what do these books that are Depression. People went to watch them to except their lives. Movies then were the romance novels of that time. Movies now either have a message, are too expensive or just too stupid. These books are just simple love stories, but we are a little more open about sex now with the change of the times. Christiansen also responded to the criticism that the characters in the books are only one dimensional. Precisely, because life is three dimensional, you want a one dimensional happy ending, Christiansen said. She feels that her customers have reached an age where theyve gone through the hard knocks of life. Theyve had life, they know this isnt reality. They dont want to read about real life. You can face that again after youve taken a break to read, she laughed. Trudy Anderson agrees. Women dont want contemporary or modern romance, they get that at home. These books are dreaming about how it would be, to see how it would be in the past. I think we are drawn to it, because its different than Rebecca tied her auburn locks jonquil-coloreribbon and gazed lovingly across the room to w here Steele stood lighting one of the slender tapers. Ive always loved you. ' he said meaningfully. Even when you were merely a chit and now that you've shown me what a little spitfire you are, I am undone. Rebecca smiled at her reflection in the mirror. The blue eyes looking back at her were brimming n ith the feeling of... love. " with a AHHH, ROMANCE . . . John and Kris Berg (with her latest romance novel in hand) of West Jordan demonstrate that a sense of humor and a willingness to show love will be the best gifts on this Valentine's Day. d What do women want??? read yourself a romance novel and buy yourself a pirate costume... UTAH:SLARGESTI&IFINESTiUSED:CAR SHOWPLACE 76 CHEV Dnm Runs AMFM Mags. MONTE CARLO Great. & New Tires Cass., 988 13,288 & Stereo NISSAN 300 Leather Interior, Digital 22, Hops, Low Miles Like '85 ZX Dash, Power New. 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