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  2. Romance novel - Wikipedia

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    A romance novel or romantic novel is a genre fiction novel that primary focuses on the relationship and romantic love between two people, typically with an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. Authors who have contributed to the development of this genre include Maria Edgeworth, Samuel Richardson, Jane Austen, and Charlotte Brontë.

  3. Your Romance Novel Glossary: A-to-Z Terms You Need to Know - AOL

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  4. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...

  5. Romance (prose fiction) - Wikipedia

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    Works of fiction such as Wuthering Heights [6] and Jane Eyre [7] [8] combine elements from both types of romance. The terms "romance novel" and "historical romance" are ambiguous, because the words "romance", and "romantic", can have different meanings: for example, romance can refer to either romantic love, or "the character or quality that ...

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    This is the first sapphic romance novel from the author of “The Wedding Date” and “The Proposal.” Guillory’s “Flirting Lessons” is about a 30-something, fresh off the heels of a ...

  7. 'All In' Is on TIME’s List of the 50 Best Romance Novels - AOL

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    When the novel was first published in Swedish in 2014, before being translated into English by Tara Chace two years later, Ahrnstedt was one of only a few major romance writers based in the ...

  8. Genre fiction - Wikipedia

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    Romance novels. The romance novel or "romantic novel" primarily focuses on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." [20] There are many subgenres of the romance novel including fantasy, historical, science fiction, same sex romantic fiction, and paranormal fiction.

  9. 25 of the Greatest Romance Novels of All Time - AOL

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