Originally Posted by Mindaboo

I checked out Tracie Peterson online too and read some excerpts from her book and from what I saw there isn't much there to worry about. What I have found in Christian romance novels is that they usually center around the founding of the US or some other historical events and the story line usually deals more with the hardships faced in life during those times. For the most part they center around a couple trying to determine the Lord's will for their lives, and once in a while you have the love triangle. The major difference would be these books don't have adulterous themes, although they do have a lot of rebellious women in them. Generally the women rebel against their fathers.

I used to read a lot of romance novels and watch all of the soap operas, until the Lord convicted me of my sinful behavior. I started reading the Christian romance novels to appease the desire to read romance books. Do these books cause her to sin? Are they a stumbling block to her? If she is reading them and then looking to you to live up to the standard of the men in the books, then maybe you should approach her again and ask her to stop reading them.

I have stopped reading these books altogether. I have found as I mature in the Lord I see these things as a stumbling block to me personally. A friend told me years ago I suffered from "Cinderella Syndrome". She was right and for me I needed to put the books away. I do know many godly women who do read them and still live in reality. I guess it just depends on the heart of the woman.