The Romance Genre Specialist Blog

Stop here for tips on how to write your romance novel, deep dives into your favourite tropes, updates on new romance trends, writing prompts, and more!

If you spend any time browsing romance novels, you've probably noticed an uptick in the adjective "cozy," used to describe romance...

Oct 22, 2024

Contemporary romance is by far the biggest and most popular romance sub-genre. And while that's great for readers—there are so many books...

Oct 16, 2024

While I'm definitely an advocate of authors writing what they want to write, I also know that for most romance authors, they want to...

Oct 9, 2024

Updated August 2025 Contemporary romance is what most people think of when someone says "romance novels." Famous authors of it include...

Feb 29, 2024