There's one hard and fast rule for the romance novel: It has to have a happy ending. The two people you think should be together will be together in the end. But the journey to that happily-ever-after ...

Possibly the only unhappy thing about getting to a romance novel’s happily ever after is having the compelling, swoon-worthy story come to an end. If you hate when that happens, I’ve got three words ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Romance books are the most popular genre in the publishing world, and for good reason. Love stories appeal to everyone, from ...

GUYS, IT'S TIME to get in on the romance book hype. Gone are the days when romance books are solely created by and for women. With over 19 million romance paperback books sold in 2022 alone, the genre ...

Check the furthermost part of the bookstore. On the left, all the way to the back, down the stairs, past mythology and social sciences. It’s the shelf on the end, the one filled with paperback spines ...

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Bookstores once shunted romance novels to a shelf in the back. But with romance writers dominating the best-seller lists, a network of dedicated bookstores has sprung up around the country. Romance ...

Love is in the air – and on the page. Look on any “As Seen on BookTok” table at your local bookstore, and you’re likely to find them: Romance books that seem demure with cursive fonts and illustrated ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a science fiction writer in possession of a convention panel must be in want of a question as to where all the genre’s optimism went. Many born during the ...

Novels aren’t going away anytime soon. People still reach for a physical book even with short-form content and digital media. And one particular genre that continues to dominate the market is romance.