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Ten ingredients for a good romance novel
These are the things I like to find in a good romance novel. Take a look and see if they match up with your top ten
1. A sexy hero
2. A heroine I can relate to. Of course she’s pretty, but she’s not aggravatingly perfect (like the head girl at my old school, or the person my mother-in-law wishes her son had married instead of me).
3. A first meeting that makes me smile, and characters that make me laugh.
4. A gorgeous kiss scene. A first kiss I can almost feel. Oh yeah!
5. A great story. They don’t just meet and live happily ever after. I want drama.
6. A love scene. Not just a sex scene. A love scene.
7. A surprise twist – keep that story coming.
8. A reason to keep fighting for each other, even when all seems lost.
9. A clever solution. Clever, yes, completely implausible, no.
10. A happy ending, or at least a moment of hope and optimism. No miserable poetic partings for me, thanks. I want the couple to sort out their troubles and throw themselves into each other’s arms. The only tears shed should be tears of happiness or sheer relief.
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1. A sexy hero
2. A heroine I can relate to. Of course she’s pretty, but she’s not aggravatingly perfect (like the head girl at my old school, or the person my mother-in-law wishes her son had married instead of me).
3. A first meeting that makes me smile, and characters that make me laugh.
4. A gorgeous kiss scene. A first kiss I can almost feel. Oh yeah!
5. A great story. They don’t just meet and live happily ever after. I want drama.
6. A love scene. Not just a sex scene. A love scene.
7. A surprise twist – keep that story coming.
8. A reason to keep fighting for each other, even when all seems lost.
9. A clever solution. Clever, yes, completely implausible, no.
10. A happy ending, or at least a moment of hope and optimism. No miserable poetic partings for me, thanks. I want the couple to sort out their troubles and throw themselves into each other’s arms. The only tears shed should be tears of happiness or sheer relief.
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