LONG CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE NOVELS:
CHARACTERISTICS:
- set in current times
- importance of sensuality
- many subplots
- intense conflicts
- social issues
- importance of mystery and suspense
- many characters involved
- 70,000 to 85,000 words
EXAMPLES:
FICTION:
Kiss and Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
Bared to You by Sylvia Day
Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
Paradise by Judith Mc Naught
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
A Gift for All Seasons by Karen Templeton
Worth Every Risk by Dianna Love Snell
Dare You to & Pushing the Limits by Katie Mc Garry (YA)
Wither by Lauren DeStafano (YA)
MOVIES:
"North by Northwest"
"Vertigo"
"Unfaithful"
CHARACTERISTICS:
- set in current times
- importance of sensuality
- many subplots
- intense conflicts
- social issues
- importance of mystery and suspense
- many characters involved
- 70,000 to 85,000 words
EXAMPLES:
FICTION:
Kiss and Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
Bared to You by Sylvia Day
Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
Paradise by Judith Mc Naught
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
A Gift for All Seasons by Karen Templeton
Worth Every Risk by Dianna Love Snell
Dare You to & Pushing the Limits by Katie Mc Garry (YA)
Wither by Lauren DeStafano (YA)
MOVIES:
"North by Northwest"
"Vertigo"
"Unfaithful"