Reflections - Past, Present, and Future with God

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Love and Romance in Novels

When considering novels, many people look down on the word "romance" or "love," and the same often goes for romance authors. Even when "clean" or "Christian" is added in front of the term, people often turn up their noses or scoff, as if the genre is less than other categories. Perhaps erotica has tainted the genre, but it goes beyond that.

I don't get it, though. Love is a basic need. Studies show that babies, who are raised with all their other basic needs met but without any nurturing or love, grow up with all kinds of problems, if they even survive, and many don't. We all want to be accepted and loved.

Even the Bible calls love great (see 1 Corinthians 13:13) and says that love comes from God, and God is love (see 1 John 4:7-8). From Genesis on, marriage is promoted, saying the two shall become one (see Mark 10:8). I refuse to apologize for writing novels with some romance. Only about four of my books actually fit the category in the strictest sense, but they all contain some love or romance to varying degrees. So to celebrate Valentine's Day, have a look. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

My books from the most romantic to the least, and all profits go to a scholarship fund for missionary children -

It All Started at the Masquerade https://www.amazon.com/All-Started-at-Masquerade-ebook/dp/B078FQ38JK