SLOW BURN ROMANCE SERIES
How does one write a story and keep that kind of tension all the way through the book, or in some cases, a whole series of them? The give-it-to-me-already feeling that keeps you up at night.
There's a different kind of juice, and that's the yearning, the exquisite burn of want. Now, here I am thinking about the merits of a romance that never gives the reader the satisfaction of completion, or at least leaves a lot of the juicy details out. I have manuscripts of all heat levels, and only one of them is a slow burn with no on-page sex (okay, there's this one scene, but it's not with the characters in question). I get excited, wanting to hop from meet-cute to first-kiss to let's-get-it-on. When it comes to writing a romantic plot line into a story, I have a hard time keeping my characters apart. Because it's something I struggle with as an author. All of her books that I've read are slow-burn, actually.Īside from recommending the above books, I want to dive into my thoughts about writing slow-burn romance. The author has delightfully tortured her readers for over two decades with this particular sub-plot, and the series isn't finished yet.Īnother book that comes to mind with a wonderful slow-burn romance is Susanna Kearsley's The Shadowy Horses. I've read it more than twice.īut the thread that keeps me coming back to the Green Rider series is a slow-burn romance that doesn't quit. You can see by the picture below that my copy of Green Rider is well loved. There are many things I love about this story, including complex characters, layered world building, an interesting magic system, and a balance of dark scenes and warm friendships. I just finished reading Firebrand, the sixth book in Kristen Britain's Green Rider series.
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