2007 definitely felt different from 2017, and 2017 wasn't even that great. Not to mention she might have been okay with it, but her editors might not have been. And sure, she can decide one or two additional lines (which is hopefully all it would have been since like the OP of the secret, I really don't want to see her trying more romance) is worth some (more? lol SATANIC WITCHCRAFT) parents actually banning their child from reading the book, but the publishers might have wanted that extra dollar more, so.