Fiction

The market for romantic novels is almost insatiable, with lines like Harlequin or Kensington publishing hundreds of titles every year. You can write a story of your own to submit to such a...

Learning how to write a kissing scene in a romance novel can be difficult at first, but with practice, kissing scenes and other romantic scenes will become easier and easier to write.

Romance novels are one of the most popular forms of fiction today, accounting for approximately 55 percent of paperback book sales. Because romance includes subgenres in almost every genre of...

If you've ever read a romance novel, you are no doubt familiar with Harlequin romances. Harlequin Enterprises Limited, best known for its romance novels targeting women, produces more than 1,400...

Free online novels offer the perfect escape when you’re financially strapped for cash. And contrary to what some believe, many free online novels are written by expert authors. So you don’t have...

Writing a romance story can help you overcome boredom by breathing life into your fantasies. It can also help develop your imagination and sharpen your writing skills. While you may be a fan of...

Romance novels and suspense novels have melded together to form a genre uniquely blended with racy, hot moments and knuckle-whitening, edge-of-your seat tension. Romantic suspense has become a...

Romantic suspense is one of several subgenres under the broad umbrella of romance fiction. This genre juxtaposes the sizzle of a burgeoning relationship against a dangerous--and often...

Manners, morals and mischievous matchmaking have long been the cornerstone of Regency romance novels and have made the 19th century popular escapist fare for readers seeking a pleasant break from...

They're guilty pleasures, which is why romance novels make up around half of all mass-market fiction book sales across the globe. Of all of the publishers introducing these tempestuous tales,...

A romance novel needs to meet certain expectations in order to be considered a romance. This does not mean it is written following a formula. On the contrary, the romance genre allows authors to...

Romance novels are comfort food. With optimistic endings where good people triumph and true love prevails, they provide satisfying escapism from life's uncertainties -- and they're beloved by the...

I enjoy reading romance novels. They are short and usually an easy read. It's one of the things that I haven't been able to purchase as much of in order to save money. I was really excited to...

Free online novels aren't just the classics anymore. Sites run by writers and even publishers offer an impressive array of free romance novels online. This article will show you how to look for...

Erotic romance stories feature romantic relationships and lots of spicy love scenes. In erotic romance stories, the hero and heroine (yes, these are usually heterosexual stories) fall in love or...

Writing a romance novel used to be considered "formula romance", but today's new lines of romance novels and novellas offer a unique opportunity for contemporary writers of all stripes....

Romance novels have been around for more than 100 years. They have provided an escape for housewives and others who enjoy reading about love and romance. Avon Books sparked the modern romance...

Does someone you know love to read romance and dream of far away lands? Do the dream of the dashing cowboy and happily ever after? Then you can never go wrong with romance books and with so many...

Romance novels are the single most popular form of fiction in North America. They focus on the relationship between a man and a woman and how their relationship evolves from problematic to...

When you create a romance novel hero, you want your readers to fall in love with him just as surely as your romance heroine will. For this to happen, your hero must be a cross between realistic...

Romance novels are the biggest selling type of fiction in North America and are popular all over the world. It's considered less challenging to write a romance novel than many other types of...

In this information age where more and more entertainment is being viewed via the Internet, many readers of popular fiction are bypassing print novels in favor of reading their favorite books...

Romance novels account for more that a quarter of all books sold and are read by 51 million people each year. With that many people sharing your interest in reading romance you can be reasonably...

Selecting the appropriate genre for your POD book is very important if you actually want to sell your book. Since the advent of easily accessible POD publishers to the public really anyone can...

Reviewing erotic romance books is not really the same as reviewing even regular romance novels. Erotic romance is very hot right now in the publishing industry, and effectively reviewing it can...

As a romance author I give away a couple of my romance e-books as a way to entice new readers to become fans, and because I like giving things away. The truth is I am not the only romance author...

You want to write a romance novel but not sure where to begin. Well, you've come to the right place.

Since 1980, the Romance Writers of America (RWA) have worked to advance the careers of romance novelists. With more than 140 local chapters, it's the only national organization that promotes the...

Long gone are the days when romance novels were read and written by spinsters and little old ladies in shawls. The romance market is now ruled by lusty erotic romances. Characters range from...

If you have ever dreamed of writing a romance novel, you should understand the importance of outlining your idea first. Outlining your romance novel allows you to plan a journey for your...