Just wanted to put up a couple of things that might be of interest for our resident romance writer:

Romance author Kathleen Woodiwiss dies at 68
MINNEAPOLIS — Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, a pioneer of the modern historical romance novel marked by strong heroines, detailed period settings and steamy sex scenes, has died, her family and publisher said Tuesday. She was 68.

Someone I know from an editing-related email list has published a write-up of the recent Romance Writers of America conference in Dallas at All About Romance.