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What Are Your Favorite Romance Books Tropes?

Romance books tropes. Oh, I feel like we could discuss those for months. There are readers who only read books with a certain trope. Other who just don't care as long as the story is catchy.  Strangers-to-lovers, fake relationship, surprise baby, snowed in, friends-to-lovers, enemies-to-lovers, are you overwhelmed already?

Again, I found this article which describe them in more details if you're curious.

Maybe I should start with a list, no?

Friends to LoversForced ProximitySnowed inFake R...

What Type Of Romance Books Do You Read?

Paranormal romance , realistic romance, new adult romance, contemporary romance, dark romance, romantic thriller, what kind of romance books do you prefer? Or do you read many subgenres?The choices of romance novels out there is so diversified. Do you prefer a certain sub-genre or is any romance book is fine in your world?

First, how many subgenres of romance books can you name? There are so many it's easy to get lost. And no one has to be loyal to only one genre. So which one is your top favor...

Book Boyfriends In Romance Books

Have you ever heard of the book boyfriend withdrawal symptoms? Because I'm telling ya, I'm pretty sure it's a real thing. If you've checked Bookstragram and Booktok accounts lately, you know what I'm talking about. First, what is a book boyfriend? A book boyfriend is the main character you fall head over heels over while reading a novel and tend to forget he's fictional. That he doesn't exist in real life. But you can't get out of your head and compare every man you meet expecting him to just a...

Happily-Ever-After Endings in Romance Books

Are you a happily-ever-afters are mandatory in romance books type of readers or are you okay with happily for now type of endings too?For as long as I can remember, even as a little girl, romance stories have always had happily-ever-after endings. From Cinderella to Jane Austen, we read those books to get the warm feeling that fills us at the end where everything is perfect in the fictional world they created.

But we're in 2022. And happily ever afters aren't real life. Sure, we all aim for our...

Women on Book Covers - Can we talk about this?

Have you noticed most fiction books nowadays have either bare chested men on the covers, graphics, and couples? It's hard to miss, right? What about women on covers?While I understand the appeal of men covers, come on, who doesn't want to look at a hot guy, I can't get myself to follow this trend. I want my covers to have a little edge of their own and not be a copy-paste of every other cover in their genre. Am I right or am I wrong? I love, love, love women and covers. Let me explain why.

In ...

Movies and TV Series Inspired From Books

Do you watch movies and TV series inspired from books or do you prefer to not watch them because they tint the reading experience?Most readers I've been talking to prefer the books to the movies and TV series. While I agree, sometimes, I've found little gems on TV and when I read the books afterwards, it didn't reach my expectations.

And one of my ultimate dream, is to have one of my books, or all of them, adapt into a movie or a series! 

Lately, my kids have been sick. I've been sick. And rea...

Act of Domestic Violence and Abuse in Romance Books

My name is Emmanuelle Snow and I write small town, second chances, rock star romance books. As a mom of fours kids, including three daughters, I gave myself a mission to portray healthy relationships in my books, because it matters to me.And I want my children to aim for a great partner in life, not one that will use them, make them feel like they are worthless, all in the name of love. Yes, romance book (in particular) heroes should be sane, and not violent men shaming their partners in the na...

Emmanuelle Snow has published a special edition of Pink and Country

Do you love paperbacks? I adore them. The feeling of holding a novel in my hands. The smell of inked paper. There is just something so much real about them. And when it's your own book you hold between your hands, it's twice as exciting.  Pink and Country , the first book in the Carter Hills Band series, is celebrating it's first birthday!

To commemorate this event, the birth of the first book that made me a published author, I released an Anniversary Edition paperback of Pink and Country. 

A ...

Emmanuelle Snow crafts the perfect book boyfriend. What does he look like?

Do you often feel like book boyfriends are the real deal? Do they steal your heart from page one till the end? My name is Emmanuelle Snow, and I write the perfect book boyfriends. Yes, that's a job I looove a lot! Readers of small town, second chances, or rock star romance books, I have you covered.

If you could describe your perfect book boyfriend in just a few characteristics, would he have a deep voice, tattoos, wear glasses, or work construction? Would his hair be dark and messy, long and cu...

Romance readers, are you a Carter Hills Band's fan? Take the quiz

My name is Emmanuelle Snow and I write emotional, realistic romance books that will tug at your heartstrings and bring you on an emotional rollercoaster. Romance readers, how can you tell if you're a Carter Hills Band's fan (the name of my first book series)?

Let's find out!

1. Do you listen to country music (or music in general)?

2. Do you love small town romance books?

3. Are you a fan of slow burn romances because they seem more realistic than insta-love?

4. Do you like stories with complex c...