More About Romance Novels

I just read this great article by one of my favorite authors, Sarah MacLean. She mentioned that for career day project way back in high school she jokingly wrote down "romance novelist" as her dream job. I guess it was a self-fulfilling prophecy. Now that she is one, she loves being part of such a wonderful community (romance fans).

I used to be embarrassed about reading romance novels. Most people think of them as trashy and of little substance. But like Sarah mentioned in her article, people who love romance novels just "get it". At the core, these are stories about people, who they are, what they want and how they go about getting it. Most of the time the hero and heroine are not setting out to fall in love and most are trying to avoid it, but fate always intervenes.

Like I mentioned in my previous post about romance novels, there are so many different types. No matter what genre you prefer, there is a romance novel for you: historical, contemporary, futuristic, fantasy, paranormal, spiritual, erotic, etc..

Here is a list of some fun plots I've read over the years...
Boys become blood brothers and unknowingly release a demon on a small town.
Shy young woman in nineteenth century England secretly writes an infamous gossip column.
Group of people with paranormal talents are called upon to protect the world from darkness.
Quiet professor in eighteenth century England is secretly a masked vigilante.
Family restores an old hotel together and in the process find peace for the ghost who haunts it.
Female scientist in nineteenth century England uses her male friend to masquerade as the man behind her work.

A good romance novel is about more than just romance.