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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.
  
Romantic '''suspense''' is a [[Romance Sub-Genres|sub-genre]] of the [[Romance Genre]]. In addition to a romance, romantic suspense books have danger or mystery in them. This danger is usually one source of the conflict in the story.
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* '''Suspense''': romantic elements are only secondary. For list of titles in the sub-genre see [[:category:Suspense]].
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* '''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]].
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* '''Inspirational Suspense''': novels balance elements of Suspense with [[Inspirational|Inspirational romance]]. For list of titles in the sub-genre see [[:category:Inspirational Suspense]].
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* '''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]].
  
::'' For list of titles in the sub-genre see [[:category:Romantic Suspense]].''
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== On the Web ==
 
 
== Writing Romantic Suspense ==
 
 
* [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]]
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* [[Daco Auffenorde| Auffenorde, Daco]]
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* [[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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* [[Rosemarie Piemonte|Piemonte, Rosemarie]]
 
* [[Rosemarie Piemonte|Piemonte, Rosemarie]]
 
* [[Marie-Nicole Ryan|Ryan, Marie-Nicole]]
 
* [[Marie-Nicole Ryan|Ryan, Marie-Nicole]]
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* [[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

Suspense Authors