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Desert Hearts

In a New Crop of Romance Novels, It's Always Midnight at the Oasis

Desert Hearts

Article by Christy McCullough, Illustrated by Catherine Lepage, appeared in issue Risk; published in 2007; filed under Books; tagged 9/11, heroes, middle east, race, racial profiling, romance, stereotypes, terrorism.

The average romance-novel hero hasn’t changed much since the genre’s development in the late 19th century—he’s dashing, arrogant, commanding, hopefully rich, possibly even a prince. But is he an Arab? More and more commonly, the answer is yes.