Romance is the #1-selling genre, raking in billions in revenue on an annual basis.  Help yourself to a bigger slice of the pie with a deeper understanding of the genre.  Make your book stand out by learning what Romance readers desire and expect so you can fulfill them, with information gathered from reading thousands of Romance books spanning over 25 years.
 

Designed for both the novice writer breaking into the scene as well as the published author looking to bring their game to the next level, this book provides a comprehensive insight of what goes into the Romance novel, along with its various tropes and niches, and condensed into one book to serve as a quick reference guide to help authors write Romance books that will hit reader expectations to leave them satisfied and clamoring for more.
 

Laid out in easy-to-reference sections by the various topics, the book covers tropes, niches, and themes commonly used in the Romance genre, with a detailed breakdown of the expectations for each so that you can write a book that readers will devour.
 

With over 100 tropes, subgenres, and themes broken down, including its definition, what makes it popular, what to incorporate, what to avoid, some obvious and some not so obvious.

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In this book:
 

• Understand what the reader wants so that you can write to your market audience

• Learn the difference between writing to market and writing to trend

• Learn what must be included in all Romance novels and what should be avoided

• Gain insight into the various tropes and themes used in the Romance genre and how to apply them to maximize reader satisfaction with confidence

• Learn the various heat levels and the expectations of each

• Understand the various categories and subgenres under the Romance umbrella

• Find examples of books which capture the various tropes well, with recommended readings

• Learn common terms frequently used within the Romance community

• Discover books that successfully broke the rules--and how.

• And so much more!