The Five Basic Elements of Romance Novels

Whether you dream of writing an epic period piece rivalling Gone With the Wind, an old school Harlequin-style tome or a contemporary romance novel like Valentine to Faith, it’s essential to understand the key elements for developing a good romance story. It requires more than just girl-meets-boy, obstacles-abound and then on to a happy ending for a romance book to take readers on the journey they seek with this genre.

Romance books are aspirational, escapist, and most of all, hopeful. It’s impor...