A Rare Find

Baltimore writer Binnie Syril Braunstein has authored three romance novels and thirty-six published short stories. The novels (The Color of Love, Out of the Darkness, and Baby Love) were published by Harlequin Temptation under her pseudonym, Binnie Syril. She is also a book collector; her collection includes (among other things), over one-hundred ten (110) different editions of her favorite fairy tale, "Beauty and the Beast." In doing the research for her fifth book, Ms. Braunstein became aware of the very strong link between collecting and creating. The article which follows includes an examination of that link, a brief discussion of romance novels in general, and a preview of her new book proposal, tentatively titled, A Rare Find.