Into the Fire

What defines my novel audience? I write love stories with a passion, heavy on the romance with a Christian theme. They portray the world as it is, romance as it's felt and acted out (without graphics), and these factors are what give it the Raw Romantic Redemptive identity. Let's take a look at those who are likely not to be my reading audience. 

If you're a fan of the standard romance novel that follows the formula of "boy meets girl, sparks fly, conflict develops, misunderstandings disrupt, more conflict, couple makes up (graphically in secular fiction), and so on until there's finally resolution and either a happy ending or a satisfactory one," chances are you might not be my audience.

If you're a diehard secular "steamy romance" fan, there's definitely heat in my stories but zero graphics, so, no, probably not my audience.

If you are solidly opposed to an organically spiritual plot point woven into the relationship discoveries, you're not one who's going to read my work.

If you're a Christian who, no matter how frustrating or maddening a circumstance presents itself to be, is never once tempted to utter a foul word, you probably will find a way to be offended at some of my characters. (No graphic language is used.)

If you're a Christian and prefer that the sexual attraction and temptation(s) that accompany it are not realistically portrayed (with no graphics), then you are not my audience. 

So who's left to read my work?

If you came to know Jesus after having spent a part of your life in the world, you'll identify with many of my characters.

If you've found that you really enjoy "love stories" as opposed to formulaic romance novels, you might enjoy one of mine.

If you believe in the power of the Lord to redeem people in hard places, you will find those redemptions in my stories. 

If you love true romance from the moment of sizzling attraction to the challenges faced by that attraction, you will appreciate its portrayal in my novels. 

That's the rough draft of those who are not and those who are my reading audience. 

Father, I can never thank you enough for my stories. You've given them all to me. Apart from you, I can do nothing. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.