There are many times Anders regrets opening his mouth. This is one of them.

He squints at her, trying to figure out if this is a joke or not before realizing that it's probably not because she's a rifter.

"It's... slightly famous as far as bodice rippers go. And certainly one of the first most in my Circle were exposed to; that thing was, um." Kitty gets a sheepish look. "It was contraband, and therefore passed around with great care by the teens. It wasn't even just the romance aspects, it was the glorious descriptions of traveling too."