Examining romance books

December 2, 9:35 AMRomance ExaminerSally Painter

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If you're new to the romance genre or have never read one, you may want to spend some time examining romance books.

==It's all about the romance==

Romance readers are a very loyal bunch. We need our romance fix and love our favorite authors. Many times readers will stick with only one sub-genre. Many historical readers don't venture beyond their beloved past while others may read many sub-genres. It's like anything else and depends on the individual.

==Boy Meets Girl==

It all starts with boy meets girl. Then the boy either loses or nearly loses the girl due to a conflict, but then the boy gets the girl back. That is the reader expectation of a romance novel and what separates it from a book with romance elements. A romance reader is assured that the story will end with a Happily Ever After affectionately referred to by those in the genre as the HEA.

==Examining Romance Books==

While examining romance books you may believe these stories have a fairytale essence about them. With the happily ever after ending, sure, they do. But, make no mistake that these books can be gritty, hard and powerful. You can read romances that have action, death and mayhem. You can find heroes who are cops, firemen, vampires, werewolves, shape shifters, gargoyles, demons, faeries, soldiers, cowboys, furturistic aliens or humans, historical figures, and well, just about anythingyou can imagine. Some of these books may have explicit sex while others may have little to no sex. Romances can be sweet or inspirational. That's the overall appeal of the romance genre- there's always something there for everyone.

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