If you've been married for 400 years, as I have, it's nice to experience first love again and you can vicariously through a book.

I think virgins are far more interesting to write about. If we've been around the block a few times, we know what to expect. Not so with virgins.

Once you're in charge of your job, your house, your children, getting the food on the table, doing all of this, all of the time, it'd be nice for someone else to be in charge for a bit maybe.

I've set the bar quite high in terms of storytelling.

Any relationship that you have is about negotiation - anything - whether there is a written contract or not.

Never trust a man who can dance.

It's the fantasy of first love. If you've been married for 400 years, as I have, it's nice to experience first love again and you can vicariously through a book. And it is such a fantasy. It takes you away from doing the dishes and the laundry. I think of this as a contemporary romance rather than erotic fiction.