Romance novels I’d like to see written

Larissa Ione gave a great post today at Romancing the Blog on the lack of grit in romance novels. Bravo, I say.

Harlequin has a new line called Bombshell, with heroines who have that sort of grit. They’re your Jennifer Garners in Alias. It got me thinking about what kinds of romances I’d like to see written. Here’s what I would want:

1. An outlaw heroine who busts the bad guys and a hero with the guts to be her man.
2. A fed-up wife who’s been tormented by her evil ex-husband hires a hit man to “off” him, and she falls in love with the hit man. (Would you like to shoot him, honey, or should I?) :batman:
3. A spy hero who is caught, tortured, and rescued by the heroine.

What would you like to see in romance?

P.S.–My husband found this link which is fun. Rocket scientists have too much time on their hands . . .