romance novel

collocation in English

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romance
adjective[before noun]
uk
/rəʊˈmæns/us
/roʊˈmæns/
(of a language) developed ...
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novel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnɒv.əl/us
/ˈnɑː.vəl/
a long printed story about imaginary characters ...
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(Definition ofromanceandnovelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She then wrote her firstromancenovel, which was rejected by publishers.
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Theromancenovelpresents an insight into the breakdown of marriage and its consequences.
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The successful, fulfillingromancenovelexists when the author herself has provided meaning for her story through the words she has written.
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Separately, each of them had also chosen aromancenovel, a necessity to them in helping them escape the stress they were currently under.
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A few paranormals are set solely in the past and are structured much like any historicalromancenovel.
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Romance, as defined here, should not be confused with the genre fiction love romance orromancenovel.
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When she decided to begin writing aromancenovel, she told her husband that she expected to sell her first novel within three months.
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As long as aromancenovelmeets those twin criteria, it can be set in any time period and in any location.
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There are no specific restrictions on what can or can not be included in aromancenovel.
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He also has garnered a large fan base from his work as aromancenovelcover model.
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Each book will be a standalone mystery but the four books taken together will make one longromancenovel.
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It is an early predecessor of theromancenovel.
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The sudden increase in category romance lines meant an equally sudden increase in demand for writers of the new style ofromancenovel.
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As long as aromancenovelmeets that twin criteria, it can be set in any time period and in any location.
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Her work within theromancenovelgenre helped her learn to create likable characters and attractive leading men.
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Theromancenovelbegan to expand in other ways as well.
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Multiple polls are featured throughout this section, displaying favorite archetypes of heroines and heroes, as well as what comprises a good and badromancenovel.
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Because she had been in the mood to read aromancenovelthat day, the story she envisioned was also a romance.
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