My publisher wants more romance in the manuscript.  More love interest.  Connection between the characters. That’s what historical fiction fans want to read, after all.

I feel a bit out of date on the amour side of life so I decide to speak to my niece.

In her mid twenties, she knows about
this sort of stuff.

“You need to watch Love Island, Auntie. It’s all there for
you to observe and write about in your book.”

“Eh?”

“Love Island. It’s a programme on TV where people sit around in their sw...