So there's this new thing... or maybe it's an old thing repackaged as a new thing. Either way, the romance genre continues to evolve especially in the advent of self-publishing. Rules change, but one thing remains the same, there MUST always be a happy ending.
This new thing. Have you heard of it? It's called "bully romance." I've seen it being requested multiple times in a few book groups I'm in and people really seem to want to read them. It had me scratching my head because I didn't know what it meant. So I asked. Someone was kind enough to respond.