35 Quotes by Karen Robards

I love 'The Guardian' series. Bianca St. Ives is one of my favorite heroines ever, and the combination of action, suspense, and romance makes her story pure fun to write.

I grew up with three little brothers. Every Christmas, we'd have piles of toy trucks and Lincoln Logs and G.I. Joes under the tree. Those were for them. For me? My No. 1 favorite present of all time: books. Two or three tall stacks of wonderful stories that I could lose myself in for weeks.

Books are still my favorite present.

The year I turned 16, I spent the weeks before Christmas dropping hints to my parents about how much I wanted - no, needed - my own transportation.

My books are about ordinary people caught up in extraordinary situations.

When I was in law school, there was a used book store nearby. I picked up a Harlequin romance and read it. It was stress relieving.

I didn't know how to be a writer. But I thought, 'I can do this.'

I came out of what we romance writers call The Romance Ghetto, because we get so little respect.

To move up to hardcover is a way of getting more attention for my books. It means a lot to me: It means my books are legitimate.