Okay, I'm the last Romance Author in the country to blog on this topic. And, sorry, I'm not going to comment on the plagiarism controversy itself.
It goes without saying that plagiarism is a bad thing and trial by internet is also bad.

What I do want to talk about is the gracious and charitable sub-plot that emerged thanks to Nora Roberts, the Smart Bitches and their readers. One of the allegedly copied works was an article about the endangered black-footed ferret. Author Paul Tome wrote an amusing article for Newsweek.com, talking about his feelings about being copied, but more importantly, discussing the plight of the black-footed ferret.

Nora Roberts offered to match the first $5,000 raised by Smart Bitches readers for Defenders of Wildlife. Generous romance readers and writers donated that amount in 3 days!

I love the generosity in the romance community. I love it when someone finds a way to turn a negative into a positive.

I love happy endings. Unfortunately, this is probably not the end.