![]() ![]() They're best friends, she loves him, he got married to the woman he thought was the love of his life, later discovered that CHARLOTTE is the love of his life, but is trapped in that marriage because divorce was hard in 19th century England and he had little kids.įirst kiss happens around the third book, but for spoiler reasons, they only admit their feelings around the fifth book and get really together by the sixth book. Lord Ingram is Charlotte's former rival turned reluctant ally turned confidant turned best friend turned unrequited pining turned "you're my best hope to get rid of a murder accusation" turned lovers. The Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas – MF Historical Suspense // A retelling of Conan Doyle's stories with a female Sherlock Holmes (Charlotte Holmes), but with some differences. ![]() Here are some of great slow burns I've enjoyed (recently and not that recently) I'm talking about 70%+ mark for the first kiss. To me, a great slow burn is reaaaally slow. If done well, the book will instantly become my favorite! So tell us, what’s your favorite slow burn romance? What other tropes does the book have? Enemies to lovers? One Night Stand? Only One Bed?Ĭharacter archetypes! Is the MMC an athlete? A billionaire? Is she a sunshine or a Mary Sue? Things like “smoking hot” and “character growth” and “amazing world building” are all acceptable. “Well written” doesn’t count: let’s just assume they all are. If you can remember or look up when is the first kiss or first steamy scene, drop the percentage in. What’s the subgenre? What’re the pairing? Is it Contemporary Romance or Historical Romance or.? MF, MM, FF.?Įxplain how it fits the trope. Read a general discussion of slow burn here.ĭrop a comment down below with your recommended book(s). What is a Slow Burn Romance? There are no hard and fast rules, but I generally think that the characters need to not kiss or hook up until at least 50% of the way through the book AND there has to be tension in that first half - otherwise its just slow. Is there a megathread for a trope you love? Follow that post to be notified when people comment with their recommendations. Did you recently read and love a book? Find a megathread with the relevant tropes and add your recommendation! Don't see a trope you love on the megathread list? Drop a comment on any megathread and I'll add it to the list. This megathread is going to be about: SLOW BURN Hello r/RomanceBooks! You said you’d like more mega threads and I’m here to deliver! ![]()
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