You Might Be a Romantic Suspense Writer If:

1. You daydream about how to maim your hero in such a way that he can still shoot and still make love to the heroine (hint: no deep thigh injuries )

2. You leave yourself notes like "feed the hostages" or “go ahead and shoot him.”

3. You have grisly research books that you’d never let your kids touch.

4. Your hero and heroine's foreplay is running for their lives.

5. While on vacation, you see a beautiful river with grassy banks dotted with wildflowers, and you think—what an awesome place to dump a body.

You might be a Romantic Suspense Reader If:

1. A former mercenary, gun-toting hero with snug jeans and desperado stubble makes you sigh.

2. You can read a gory scene in a book while having dinner (extra points if that dinner is pasta with red sauce!)

3. You look forward to both the steamy love scenes and the showdowns, and you don’t care if those scenes are just pages apart.

4. You enjoy what the hero and heroine do to the villain when they finally catch him. heehee

5. You don’t mind a little blood with the happily-ever-after ending.