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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 == | |
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* [http://www.hodrw.com/elementsromsuspense.htm Elements of Romantic Suspense] - as told by Carly Bishop | * [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]] | ||
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* [[Lisa Mondello| Mondello, Lisa]] | * [[Lisa Mondello| Mondello, Lisa]] | ||
* [[Dusk Peterson|Peterson, Dusk]] | * [[Dusk Peterson|Peterson, Dusk]] | ||
+ | * [[Rosemarie Piemonte|Piemonte, Rosemarie]] | ||
* [[Marie-Nicole Ryan|Ryan, Marie-Nicole]] | * [[Marie-Nicole Ryan|Ryan, Marie-Nicole]] | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[Mariah Stewart|Stewart, Mariah]] |
* [[Anne Stuart| Stuart, Anne]] | * [[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