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When Love Raises the Stakes: Blending Romance Into Suspense

Presented by: Annie Solomon | Bente Gallagher | Karen Gallahue | Laura Elvebak
Categories: Genre | Romance | Romantic Suspense | Suspense

Annie Solomon, Bente Gallagher, Karen Gallahue, and Laura Elvebak explore how romance heightens suspense rather than softening it. They discuss building believable emotional connections while raising danger and stakes, and how love stories deepen reader investment in crime and suspense fiction. Writers will gain insight into balancing passion, peril, and plot without losing momentum.

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