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| + | '''Suspense''' leads up to a big event or dramatic moment, with tension being a primary emotion. This tension is usually one source of the conflict in the story. | ||
| − | + | * '''Suspense''': romantic elements are only secondary. For list of titles in the sub-genre see [[:category:Suspense]]. | |
| + | * '''Romantic Suspense''': in addition to a romance, romantic suspense books have danger or mystery in them. For list of titles in the sub-genre see [[:category:Romantic Suspense]]. | ||
| + | * '''Inspirational Suspense''': novels balance elements of Suspense with [[Inspirational|Inspirational romance]]. For list of titles in the sub-genre see [[:category:Inspirational Suspense]]. | ||
| + | * '''Romantic mystery/thriller''': in addition to the romance, the storyline will contain elements of danger to the hero or heroine. This is a darker version of the romantic suspense novels. For list of titles in the sub-genre see [[:Category:Mystery/Thriller]]. | ||
| − | + | == On the Web == | |
| + | * [http://www.hodrw.com/elementsromsuspense.htm Elements of Romantic Suspense] - as told by Carly Bishop | ||
==Suspense Authors== | ==Suspense Authors== | ||
* [[Susan Andersen| Andersen, Susan]] | * [[Susan Andersen| Andersen, Susan]] | ||
| + | * [[Daco Auffenorde| Auffenorde, Daco]] | ||
| + | * [[Charlotte Boyett~Compo|Boyett~Compo, Charlotte]] | ||
* [[Suzanne Brockmann| Brockmann, Suzanne]] | * [[Suzanne Brockmann| Brockmann, Suzanne]] | ||
* [[Diana Castilleja| Castilleja, Diana]] | * [[Diana Castilleja| Castilleja, Diana]] | ||
* [[Donica Covey| Covey, Donica]] | * [[Donica Covey| Covey, Donica]] | ||
| + | * [[Linda Howard| Howard, Linda]] | ||
* [[Tara Janzen| Janzen, Tara]] | * [[Tara Janzen| Janzen, Tara]] | ||
| + | * [[Iris Johansen| Johansen, Iris]] | ||
| + | * [[Jayne Ann Krentz| Krentz, Jayne Ann]] | ||
| + | * [[Elizabeth Lowell| Lowell, Elizabeth]] | ||
* [[Gracie C. McKeever| McKeever, Gracie C.]] | * [[Gracie C. McKeever| McKeever, Gracie C.]] | ||
| + | * [[Lisa Mondello| Mondello, Lisa]] | ||
* [[Dusk Peterson|Peterson, Dusk]] | * [[Dusk Peterson|Peterson, Dusk]] | ||
| + | * [[Rosemarie Piemonte|Piemonte, Rosemarie]] | ||
| + | * [[Marie-Nicole Ryan|Ryan, Marie-Nicole]] | ||
| + | * [[Mariah Stewart|Stewart, Mariah]] | ||
| + | * [[Anne Stuart| Stuart, Anne]] | ||
* [[Debbie Wallace|Wallace, Debbie]] | * [[Debbie Wallace|Wallace, Debbie]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:07, 22 February 2013
Suspense leads up to a big event or dramatic moment, with tension being a primary emotion. This tension is usually one source of the conflict in the story.
- Suspense: romantic elements are only secondary. For list of titles in the sub-genre see category:Suspense.
- Romantic Suspense: in addition to a romance, romantic suspense books have danger or mystery in them. For list of titles in the sub-genre see category:Romantic Suspense.
- Inspirational Suspense: novels balance elements of Suspense with Inspirational romance. For list of titles in the sub-genre see category:Inspirational Suspense.
- Romantic mystery/thriller: in addition to the romance, the storyline will contain elements of danger to the hero or heroine. This is a darker version of the romantic suspense novels. For list of titles in the sub-genre see Category:Mystery/Thriller.
On the Web
- Elements of Romantic Suspense - as told by Carly Bishop
Suspense Authors
- Andersen, Susan
- Auffenorde, Daco
- Boyett~Compo, Charlotte
- Brockmann, Suzanne
- Castilleja, Diana
- Covey, Donica
- Howard, Linda
- Janzen, Tara
- Johansen, Iris
- Krentz, Jayne Ann
- Lowell, Elizabeth
- McKeever, Gracie C.
- Mondello, Lisa
- Peterson, Dusk
- Piemonte, Rosemarie
- Ryan, Marie-Nicole
- Stewart, Mariah
- Stuart, Anne
- Wallace, Debbie
