Step aside, Fabio — romance novels are in a modern renaissance, and a new bookstore in Des Moines is celebrating that. Why it ...

Lowell’s “ A Shore Thing ,” one of last year’s sleeper hits, depicted a breathless cross-country bicycle race. This new book ...

Marriage of convenience, fated mates, fake dating and more — a romance expert breaks down the tropes that govern the spiciest genre Denise Williams wrote her first book in the 2nd grade. 'I Hate ...

First place: The enemies-to-lovers trope “The Hating Game" by Sally Thorne. This is my comfort novel, the romance book that got me into the genre. It’s the ultimate classic enemies to lovers fare.

Romance fiction is the genre that has benefitted the most, with three consecutive years of growth and over 36 million print copies sold in 2022. Publishers are also thinking about tropes.

Romance novels have long clung to the submissive Asian woman trope. Authors like Courtney Milan are working to change that. Asian authors say love stories set in far-flung places are no excuse for ...

831 Stories is a romance fiction company that is trying to build a new type of community for readers. Founders Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo explain how.

The romance author Beth O’Leary recommends books that show off the trope at its best — playful, knowing, original and deliciously satisfying. By Beth O’Leary Beth O’Leary is the best ...