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Romancelandia has been discussing the decline of historical romance for years now, so you’ve likely heard about it. For me, the most alarming warning sign was Harlequin’s recent decision to shut down its long-running historical romance line. That’s a big deal, given that whole generations of readers have grown up reading Harlequin’s historical category romances.…
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Not all Regency romances include aristocratic characters, but writing about the nobility is a long-standing tradition in this subgenre. Many historical romance fans enjoy reading about the elevated society of dukes, marquesses, and earls, even if we are unlikely to ever socialize with members of the peerage. In this post, I’m not going to cover…
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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 debate may change, but the same discussion points come up over and over again. Most…