Although I have never had the urge to read a romance novel....

I don't think I've read any romance novels from this century or the previous, but wouldn't Emma, Pride & Prejudice, and Sense & Sensibility all qualify as romance novels?

you like her way with words eh? lol

I've never been into romance novels...just isn't my thing

Many years ago, before we had internet, many men used bogus names to wrote a Mills and Boon romance novel. In those days, if you book was deemed good, you got £10k.