Most romance novels in the Free section of the iBook store seem to be written by family lovin’ ladies in the American Mid-West, if all those gushing dedications and author blurbs from titles like ‘Almost Perfect’ and ‘Blindsided by Love’ are anything to go by. This leads of course to monolithic novels full of lustful pining, Christian guilt, getting married as soon as you realise you love each other, and maybe popping out a much-wanted baby in the epilogue (or for the daring, the old ‘oh no we didn’t use a condom and now I’m pregnant but I’ve always wanted a baby anyway’ plot trick).
I’m almost sick of spending my 40 minute commute devouring missives from ladies who have never known a loving man’s touch but are suddenly inexpressibly content when their overly endowed new lover sinks to the hilt without a drop of lube (Aww, who am I kidding? I still love this shit).
But! Where’s the cheapyfree trash for the 9-5ing city-dwelling girls who don’t need a man, or a baby, to fulfil them (literally and/or figuratively). I’m sure they’re out there, of course, but geez it’s effort and a lot more before the decimal on my iTunes invoice if I do find that sort of stuff. I want to find good ‘Modern Day Girl Who Don’t Need No Ring’ stuff but it usually costs more than 99c and it's in actual book form and come on, I live in Sydney. I spend all my money on rent, locally roasted coffee and small-batch beer. I read my dirty Austen sequels on my company iPhone and inwardly smirk at the ladies reading the softcover 50 Shades on the train (at least I downloaded it - at ten bucks a pop! You price gouger, EL James - so a casual glance wouldn’t give away what I was reading).
Maybe I’ll come up with something to help out my ladies, but in the meantime, can anyone throw me a bone(r)?
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