Like "Fifty Shades of Grey," a new hot romance novel inspired by "Twilight" is set for release.

News of Kristen Stewart's alleged infidelity has flooded the media and left Twilight fans slack-jawed and heartbroken.

It's no secret that romance novels have appealed to women for decades. So what is the appeal of these fantastical stories?

I think the real importance of the ?Fifty Shades? series is that it has made explicit erotica more acceptable, more public, one male reader said. In a society that is often repressive and puritanical, I find this reassuring.?

It's much more interesting to go beneath the surface and really try to grasp some of the underlying pull in the societal collective unconscious, the director said.