First off, I ask forgiveness, I have such a bad memory for posting on Fridays. So I’m sorry!

Now for the fun part…my blog!

I have had a bad week as far as injuries go. On Sunday, I went sledding at the in-laws with everyone from my hubbies side of the family. My nephew was pulling me around with the four-wheeler when I slammed into the corner of a storage shed. I broke a blood vessel in my leg and hobbled around for the rest of the day. Then I was doing laundry two days ago, didn’t see my sons hot wheels car and twisted my left ankle really bad. Nothing broken though, thank heavens.

I’m not a violent person, I don’t condone violence in any form, but something irritates me at times with romance books.

Why is it that 99.9% of the time the hero just HAPPENS to show up in the NICK of time, to save the heroine from being hurt in any way at the end of the book, during the last few chapters?

Now granted, I’ve read romance books that DID have the heroine get hurt, at least slightly. One book I read, the heroine got slashed from her shoulder all the way to her wrist with a knife. She survives of course, otherwise it’s not a true romance. But I mean, how realistic is that?

Now don’t misunderstand me, I’d be upset if the heroine was beat to a bloody pulp before the hero came to save her, but still…I hope you can see my point. Even just a little slap would be enough. I sure hope you see where I’m going with this.

No, I don’t want or need another Romeo and Juliet type of thing, where the H/H die. But how often can you hear/read of a book that has the man, or woman in some cases show up just in time to save their beloved from all harm. It’s like a sliver under your fingernails you just can’t dig out.

However, I will say this…there is nothing wrong with just that THREAT of violence, and not the violent act itself, especially in romance. When I was writing my first book, I came to a point where my hero was hurt quite severly in an accident and nearly died. I was SOBBING when I wrote that, because you do get emotionally attached to your characters, or at least I do. So I can understand how the author wouldn’t want to “drag them through the weeds”.

What are your feelings on this, any opinions, or has it never bothered you much? I still read PLENTY of books that end happily with no violence, just had this thought and figured it would be good for a post.