I've been reading my romance/erotica/trash/soft porn (did I get all the slang lol) since I was a little to young to read them! Haha! But a hardcore fan was born, and since I'm also a huge fan of romance novels I think the little mutant combination of both shows up in my writing. I require my "soft porn" to be filled with love. It's just not good enough that your body is flushed a bit after reading one of my books. I want your heart involved as well. I want a love story that is hot, not a hot story with some love. It is my ultimate goal when I'm writing. When I'm writing I also wear the second hat of the reader. "Would I like this if it weren't mine?"