Suspense

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
• 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
• Stuart, Anne
• Wallace, Debbie