![]() ![]() Lisa Miles, special promotions manager for the publishing house, said inspirational books are one of the fastest-growing markets, with sales projected to rise from 118.4 million books in 1995 to 133.2 million in 2000. Harlequin believes there are a lot of people out there who are looking for fiction that is consistent with their faith. “No matter what happens, we’ll never be alone,” she says, “because our heavenly Father will be with us and watching over us forever.” In the final scene of “In Search of Her Own,” by Carole Gift Page, Phillip and Victoria watch the moonlight cast a soft glow over the sleeping son she had given up years ago. The reader can live vicariously through the heroine and fall in love with the hero, but without any of the consequence. Through faith, they overcome past hurts and learn to love again. Rather, the love stories are set in the larger context of the characters’ relationship with God. In Steeple Hill romances, the kisses are described in passionate detail, but the action stops there. ![]() As romance fiction took off during the 1980s and more publishers entered the field, the competitive juices produced ever more explicit prose. ![]()
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