Quotes from Teresa Medeiros

'What time is it,' you ask? According to 16 of my dearest writing pals, it's always time for a wonderful romance!

Suddenly I could control every aspect of publishing, and it was incredibly empowering! I didn't have to sit by the phone any longer waiting for things to happen because I was the one making them happen. That's why I decided to start Amber House Books.

Others may prefer mindless entertainment, but on Sunday nights, you'll find me parked right in front of my television, munching popcorn and improving my intellect by watching 'Masterpiece Classic.'

I've always said men should study romance novels to find out how women think and what they want, both during the courtship phase and in a lifelong partner.

Max: "You'll never be good enough to deserve her, you know." Ash: "God doesn't always give you what you deserve," Ash said quietly. "Sometimes he gives you what you can't live without.

Our Web sites and our e-mail lists are the two things that we control.

When I know I'm going to work on a cover, I practically run to the computer! After working with words for so long, it's lovely to do something that's creative yet also the professional equivalent of scribbling in your own coloring book.

I honestly believe life is a combination of laughter and tears, and it's almost always better to laugh than to cry.

I am a proud flag-flying geek at heart and definitely a Trekkie/Trekker!

There are two words that send romance authors into spasms of rapture: 'Downton Abbey.'

If not for my mom, I wouldn't be a writer today. When I was a little girl, I rarely saw her without a book in her hand.

Romance writers and readers have one thing in common: We love men.

Let's face it - online promotion of your books could easily become a full-time career if you're not careful. But if you're not writing regularly, then it won't be long before there's nothing to promote.

It's true that romance novels do detail the courtship phase of a relationship. We usually write 'And they lived happily ever after' before our heroine starts snoring or our hero starts tossing his socks over the hamper.

Love does nothing but make you weak! It turns you into an object of pity and derision-a mewling pathetic creature no more fit to live than a worm squirming on the pavement after a hard summer rain.

I've always said a romance hero can be deeply flawed... as long as he's willing to rush into a burning building to rescue a basket of kittens.

If you're not careful, the Internet will gobble up your entire life.

I'm especially interested in projects from authors who were always wonderful writers but who got stuck in the midlist mire due to the challenges of traditional publishing.

there are elements of truth in all great fiction

We decided we wanted the site to provide readers with fresh new stories to enjoy between major book releases by their favorite authors while allowing those same authors to flex their creative muscles.

When a group of ultra-opinionated, uber-creative romance authors get together, I'm sure you guys can imagine how fast the ideas start flying!

His lips nuzzled her ear. "Whether you go or stay, I will love you until I die," he whispered.

Then you're a bigger fool than I thought. Since when has any man ever been worthy of the woman he loved? It's only by God's grace that they love us in spite of ourselves.

Odd Thing to Read After an Autopsy: "He was in much better health than we expected." Well, yeah … except for the DEAD part.