B.R.A.T. Reading Diet

I've been under the weather a lot in the past couple of weeks -- not really sick, but tired and feeling achy and unable to focus on much beyond the basics (with three kids, that seems to be a lot to focus on). I discovered last fall that one way I can deal with a hectic schedule or feeling unwell is to read romance novels. They're like that easily digestible diet parents feed children whose systems can't handle a regular diet: bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast, known as the B.R.A.T. diet. Romance novels, no matter what the twists and turns, soothe me with their hopefulness, their belief in love and the triumph over adversity, and their lack of moral ambiguity. Even their predictability and reading level soothes me. I prefer historical settings and adventure, probably because I like horses and sea travel. Or maybe because of an idealized sense of chivalry.