Romance stories follow characters in their search for love through heartbreak, loss, and doubt. They include all kinds of romantic plots, from cute love stories with a little bit of magic to open door romances that are almost too hot to handle and everything in between.
Romance Subgenre List
Closed Door Romance
Closed door romances showcase the importance of relationship building and the lasting impact of love, romantic love but also the love between family, friends, and community. Very little to no graphic sex is depicted in these books.
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary romance gives readers more of a here-and-now experience of love, allowing them to imagine or draw correlations to their own experiences and real-world similarities. Despite being a fictional scenario, this unique timeline of present-day events is what leads contemporary romance books to be considered modern romance.
Historical Romance
Historical romance novels take a deep dive into the history of the era or time period the book is set in, but they often offer rich character development and such descriptive prose that you’re immediately transported back in time and feel as though you are interacting with the story’s characters yourself.
Historical Romance – Regency
Regency romances are a subgenre of romance novels set during the period of the British Regency (1811-1820) or early 19th century. Enterprising authors have, however, managed to make it stretch from roughly 1800 to the 1830s until Queen Victoria comes along in 1837 and ruins the Regency party.
Inspirational Romance
Are you looking for a romantic read that’s more than a superficial attraction between two characters? Maybe you want your love story to include a biblical theme. This genre features strong characters who love powerfully while living full, spiritual lives.
New Adult
New adult stories are fundamentally about coming of age. Once the shy and sometimes awkward stages of adolescence come to a halt, the messy and uncertain stages of adulthood take over. However, as teens step into their journey to college-related issues, first jobs, and changing relationships with family and friends, the blissful excitement of love remains the same. New adult stories are essentially… ”I’m officially an adult, now what?”
Open Door Romance
Open door romances allow you to get wrapped up in a great story while getting some intense and detailed steamy sex scenes.
Romance
Memorable love stories all start with the same basic ingredients: two people and an undeniable connection. The best romance stories turn these simple foundations into narratives that take your breath away – and maybe make you fall a little in love yourself.
Romantic Comedy
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Romantic Suspense
Romantic suspense books are the perfect fusion between mystery and love story. These books tend to combine more traditional steamy romance plot lines with all the intrigue and drama of suspense, like a delightful Lifetime movie rendered on the page.
Supernatural Romance
Supernatural romance books are love stories featuring some type of supernatural element that is beyond scientific explanation. They often blend science fiction, fantasy, and the supernatural with a central love story that always gives a happy ending. Supernatural romance stories can include vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, ghosts, demons, witches, warlocks, aliens, psychics, time travel and other supernatural elements.