Jodi Janz

@legomaiego I wasn’t really trying to redefine “clean romance”. I was just looking for a romance that wasn’t too romantic, if that makes any sense. I’m a newcomer to the romance genre—and at least at the time of writing the initial post in this thread—I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I wanted “romance lite” (shall we say) without excessive mus…[Read more]

@legomaiego

Thanks! That really helps, though I chose not to have him rape her…I just wasn’t sure how that would work out but she is going to break up with him…I’ll add a part of the story to show the reason why…

Finally Steve broke the silence. “Selina, I love you a lot.”

She shifted uncomfortably, not sure what to think about this dec…[Read more]

I think @zee and @arindown made good points here. I read this thread a long time ago, and been trying to figure out how to help. Okay, here I go~

• I don’t know what country you’re from or your age, but do you happen to be a minor when it comes to crimes of a sexual locus (i.e., rape, assault, etc.)? If so, then in my opinion, it may be…

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Okay, I’m really confused by some things in this thread (and sub-forum in general). ^^;; I’m past adolescence and writing romance, so I guess part of my confusion is coming from this angle.

What on earth do you all mean by “weird stuff” and “kissing,” or am I clueless? By “kissing,” are you talking graphic description of one of the many ways a…[Read more]

@jsclingman

Glad to help!

@jsclingman

Glad I could help!!

@MelancholicWriter @Zee @Erynne @Arindown

I’m sorry this is so late, but thank you so much for all of your recommendations and non-recommendations! XD Erynne, I have The Witch of Blackbird Pond on my reading list. It’s wonderful to know it contains no witchcraft. XD Some of my other friends like it as well! MelancholicWriter, I’ve just finished…[Read more]

@zee

ya I think I didn’t explain it well…and I might change it. but the driving force is their relationship and they are dating for most of the book (in my mind right now). but at least right now it is romance them growing close…idk this is my first book that i’m going to complete…

@melancholicwriter, to boil it down to the bones, a romance story is about two people either drawing closer together, or falling apart. In other words, the love relationship is the driving force of the story.

I may be wrong, but it sounds like the driving force of your story is not so much the relationship between the girl and the boyfriend who…[Read more]

@zee

Kissing, dating, boyfriends and girlfriends? sounds like a romance to me…

@arindown

thank you! that made perfect sense

@melancholicwriter, it sounds like you have a strong plot/story idea here, though I agree that the dark themes would be difficult to address well, even if–or perhaps particularly if–you have personal experience with this kind of situation.  However, I’m not sure that the story, as you described it, would technically qualify as a romance.

@melancholicwriter

Haha, it might be a bit hard to explain, but I’ll try.😄

Go to EDIT PROFILE (it’s up in the right corner for me). When you get to your profile, you’ll probably have to click another button that says PROFILE. It will bring you to a place where you can change your name, say where you’re from, etc. One of the options is FORUM…[Read more]

@arindown how do you add a quote to your profile?

@jsclingman

I know you didn’t ask this, but a series I would warn you to stay away from is the selection series by Kiera Cass. When I read the Heir after a friend recommended it, they seemed fine, but that is the cleanest one and a couple of them have some not-so-good parts.

@melancholicwriter

Aww I bet that’s going to be adorable! But now, I’m excited for the last book, and I’m only in the middle of the second. I need to start reading it more often… XD

@erynne

ya the little sister, Leeli has something going with a guy from her mom’s village…it’s not ROMANCE romance but it’s cute…