J.R. Ward and Patricia Briggs. Their demographic is 18 to 35-year-old women who are looking for a bit of escapism either from family life, work or school. I am a 43 almost 44-year-old mother of 6, three of whom are grown and gone. I stay at home and take care of my family. My husband builds the insides of small jet airplanes. Next time you're on a Falcon and don't go flying out of the lavatory during turbulence you can thank him and his ability to build bulkheads to spec. He is the last person you would expect would enjoy either of their writings but he does. When a new book comes out we buy it, if my best friend doesn't first, then we borrow it when she's done and I read it to him. He likes for me to read to him.

I love a lot of things people don't think I will. Sociology is the worst. It said because I had a child at the age of 20 and got married at 18, I am statistically inferior in education and intelligence to other women my age and I should be divorced by now. It says statistically, I am addicted to something and use it as a crutch to get through my day and Writing.com doesn't count. That my 6 kids mean I am either Morman, Catholic or Amish. That there is no way I could be Pagan because Pagan's don't have a lot of kids.

I learned a long time ago, not to put anything inside a box. Limiting yourself, well limits you. Who wants that?