Galley Girl: Linda Lael Miller and the Rise of the Cowboy Romance Novel
Time Magazine, December 2, 2011
by Andrea Sachs

Move over vampires! Alpha men are back with a vengeance in romance novels, and cowboys are helping lead the charge. There are contemporary cowboys, historical cowboys, erotic cowboys and even paranormal cowboys. Snicker at your own risk, ye of snooty literary tastes. Romance fiction, with $1.36 billion in sales in 2010, constitutes the largest share of the consumer book market; more than a quarter of all books sold are romances.

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Linda recently attended the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, held every year in early December. This is what Linda has to say: “I always look forward to the event—but this year, it was even more exciting than usual. I was on the Flint Rasmussen Show—Flint is a former rodeo clown (they’re called bull-fighters now), a major radio personality, and one of my favorite people. He’s from my mom’s hometown, Choteau, Montana, which practically makes him kin. My fabulous Harlequin family teamed up with Caesar’s Entertainment for some special … Read More »