Romance

According to the Romance Writers of America, "Two basic elements comprise every romance novel: a central love story and an emotionally-satisfying and optimistic ending." Both the conflict and the climax of the novel should be directly related to that core theme of developing a romantic relationship, although the novel can also contain subplots that do not specifically relate to the main characters' romantic love. Other definitions of a romance novel may be broader, including other plots and endings or more than two people, or narrower, restricting the types of romances or conflicts. ...more

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The Defender (Gods of the Game, #2)
The Everlasting
Breathe with Me (Playing for Keeps, #5)
Conform (Conform, #1)
Revolve (Off the Ice, #3)
The Princess Knight
Overdue
Our Vicious Oaths
Never Ever After (Never Ever After, #1)
Some Kind of Famous
The Book of Autumn
The Isle in the Silver Sea
Never Over
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    Great Big Beautiful Life
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    The Fault in Our Stars
    The Hating Game
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