but makes it stronger, more meaningful and more realistic.

Aiming to appeal to a wider audience and hoping to reach those outside the traditional inspirational market, I've tried to maintain a balance between "secular" and "inspirational" views on sensuality.

One of the greatest compliments I've received is a reader saying, "I love the way you put God and the Bible in it, it's so believable!" One reader even said that she "learned the true meaning of God's grace and the power of forgiveness in the way Pam wrote the conclusion to this story."

This is why I write Inspirational with an Edge! This is why I write, period.

Will anyone ever pick up something as "trivial" as romance again, even inspirational with an edge romance? Yes, I believe they will. Once again, I am not saying that romance is trivial but I believe as people get back to their normal lives (as normal as possible anyway) they will continue to buy and read our books.

As romance writers we must come to understand that we offer something special, something positive to our readers. We offer them hope, love, laughter, tears, possible solutions to their problems or maybe just a chance to say: "Hey, my life isn't so bad. I know it's fiction but most fiction is based on truth. If these characters can overcome such obstacles how much more can I overcome? "

Even if the reader is only looking for a few hours of pure pleasure, it's okay. They deserve it and we give it to them.

We are little rays of light in a sometimes dark and ugly world.

So to paraphrase the words of our President in the wake of National chaos; first and foremost: Pray. Ask yourself these questions, evaluate (or reevaluate) your goals, get on with your lives, go back to work, go shopping. Write books.

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