By Michèle Ann Young

Real Women Deserve Romance Too!

Author Boldly Goes Where a Plus-Size Heroine Has Never Gone Before

It is common knowledge that women are bombarded with images of unrealistic body types. Over three-quarters of the female characters in TV situation comedies are underweight, the average model weighs 23% less than the average woman, and women can’t even pick up their favorite novels without reading about the attributes of an impossibly beautiful and slender ingénue.

 However, Michèle Ann Young has decided to shake up the world of women’s fiction with her new romances, No Regrets and The Lady Flees Her Lord. Michèle’s heroines, unlike most Regency romance heroines, are not slim and sophisticated. They are goddesses, and sometimes even a little dowdy. Yet they still manages to capture the heart of the tall, dark and handsome rogue.

All of  her heroines face the same kinds of difficulties women do today, lack of self esteem, barrenness and more.

 More than 50% of all paperback books sold in North America are romance novels. Since the genre’s readership is, not surprisingly, predominately female, the way women are depicted in romance novels can have a powerful affect on the way they view themselves.

 Michèle is available to discuss why she believes that realistic depictions of women in the media are so important, and what inspired her to take her Regency romance into uncharted territory.

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