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jewellett wrote:What really puts you on edge?
can I say both. Love it when the plot has excitement and action and don't forget the Alfa hero. Bringing it all together. something that grabs you from the very beginning.
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I admittedly enjoy both. A good action story is fast paced, it takes you everywhere. And a good romance can fill you with emotion and show a different variety of feelings. But a good mix of both is always irresistible.
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I think that a little action goes well with romance :wink:
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I prefer a mixer of both romance and action. I like it when the female lead is strong and independent and the male lead supports that.
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It depends on my mood what kind of genre I just read recently. I like to mix it up.
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I'm a big fan of romance books, but I love action and adventures. I tend to like a lot of both. Action and romance make a great combination.
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Action-packed story driven by romance sounds like a perfect mix of the two genres to me.
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I love romance with the right amount of action in it.
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I love romance and action. However it is just something about love. Romance is love in action. I would have to go with romance. Patriotic is fine but a lot of people are in the move for true love.
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jewellett wrote:What really puts you on edge?
Action. I like a little romance but nothing overt.
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Mostly romance, with a high preference for Regency, simply because they seem to have standards of conduct and rules of behaviour, something that seems very lacking in today's reality. I do like an occasional fantasy action though.
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I'm a huge fan of romance but it gets brownie points if its a romantic action novel. When the two combine, that puts me on the edge of my seat.
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I enjoy both suspense and romance books. I might enjoy romance books just a little bit more than action, but I love it if the two are mixed in one book.
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Definitely romance. Action novels have to be really well done for me to enjoy them.
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MisakiYuu said - I definitely like action more, but if it's mixed with a little bit of romance, it's even better.
Yes, it's the same with me. It must be action sprinkled with lots of romance.
Romance books are boring for men. Trust me, my mother owns thousands of romance books and they should have been a treasure trove for me. :techie-studyinggray: But after forcing myself to read the Barbara Cartland books, I found myself bored to death :oops: . So I moved on to action, mystery, thrillers etc :techie-studyingbrown: .
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