Romance tropes
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Does romance require a HEA?
If you’ve ever spent time in Book Twitter or Book Threads, you’ve probably seen the perennial fights about whether romance requires a HEA, or “happily-ever-after” ending. It’s a discussion that crops up several times a year. The participants in the… Continue reading
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Return of the Regency Proposal!
Remember when I posted about Regency-era marriage proposals? I had wondered whether gentlemen in the Regency went down on one knee to propose marriage. Many romance novels set during the Regency describe this, but I didn’t know if it was… Continue reading
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Married in a hurry? You need a license!
Picture the scene: a young debutante has been accidentally compromised. She was stranded in a cottage overnight with a handsome duke, caught in the bedroom with a baron, seen kissing a man to whom she wasn’t betrothed, or— fill in… Continue reading
Anne Rollins Romance 