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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 | ||
Revision as of 09:36, 1 September 2008
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