[Seanette]

Originally Posted by kennyc

.....and if you look at the traditional romance market there is (correct me if I'm wrong ladies ) there is very much a huge part of it that is the Gone with the Wind Rhett Butler asshole hero that the heroine is in love with and love conquers all....

I'd think the vampire take on it is just a small extension to that....so likely strikes the same chord in readers....

I think Scarlett has some sociopathic tendencies (no guilt or empathy whatsoever, willing to abandon ill dependents to pursue her wants, etc.).