As you know, I write love stories, heavy on the romance. I prefer love stories to general romance. Why? We've been over it in prior posts, but to reiterate the reason for my preference: In most of today's romance novels, there is a formula that is followed somewhat religiously.
It goes something like this: Guy meets gal and they either have this instant chemistry or they hate each other. Next, there's this conflict which somehow throws them together or they're already attracted to each other and they fight the conflict together or they create a conflict between each other and they part company, suffer the separation, realize their stupidity, get back together — you get the drill. Different characters, same story.
Love stories go deeper into relationship and deeply into the characters in the story. There isn't always a complex plot or necessarily a lot of conflict. It's the story of how love happens and what those people do with it.
Each of these "definitions" is simplified, but I'm merely stipulating the differences are subtle, but they're real.
Having said that, if you're a romance reader, chances are you also enjoy love stories. However, if you prefer love stories, you might not appreciate the pure romance genre.
That's it for Friday. I will close with this recommendation at a terrific price right now in print if you're a lover of love stories:
Father, apart from you, I can do nothing. Thank you for it all. Always desperate for you. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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