Dual Protagonists or Primary and Secondary Characters?

Dual Protagonists or Primary and Secondary Characters?

I talked to a mystery writer once about my romantic suspense books having dual protagonists, and he couldn’t wrap his head around the concept. He insisted there could be only one.

I’ve been busy working on the current manuscript, and as I’m approaching the 30,000 word mark, I had one of those wee hours of the morning thoughts that put an end to sleep. The book is a romantic suspense, set in my Pine Hills Police universe. Genre conventions...