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The Complexity of Relationships

The Complexity of Relationships

Relationships are complicated things, in both fiction and real life. I usually write romance novels, where the heroine meets a hunky male, they’re both attracted to each other but there is some conflict that keeps them apart, until finally the conflict is resolved and they profess their love for each other and often get married. […]

September 25, 2020 | By | 1 Reply More
The Realism in Romance by Karen King

The Realism in Romance by Karen King

Romance novels are often dismissed as sheer escapism, derided as emotional pipe dreams, unrealistic fantasy with weak heroines, impossibly handsome heroes in formulaic plots that always end in an unrealistic happy ever after. As an author of eight romantic novels, and a reader of many more, I strongly disagree with this assumption, often made by […]

October 28, 2019 | By | 7 Replies More