Men Confess to Loving Romance Novels. ‘You Can’t Let Anybody Knock You for It.’

More men, including baseball star Bryce Harper, are picking up the traditionally female-targeted love stories; ‘almost a how-to about relationships’

Photo Illustration by Cam Pollack/The Wall Street Journal; iStock (2)

Elle Kennedy, a prolific author best known for romance novels featuring hot hockey players, recently found out she had a fan in one of baseball’s biggest and handsomest stars. 

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“How cool!” Ms. Kennedy recalled thinking when she heard that Bryce Harper, a designated hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies and seven-time All-Star, had told GQ magazine he enjoyed reading her novels to wind down in the evening. 

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