Victoria Pinder

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Hot take: the best mythology romance is not about gods descending from Olympus. It is about mortals who carry divine weight without knowing it. That is what the Tempting Series is. Five brothers. One ancient threat. No escape. #romanticsuspense

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The moment a fake relationship becomes real is NEVER during a grand gesture. It's the quiet Tuesday morning moment when nobody's watching. That's what I write toward every single time. Does anyone else think the small moments hit harder than the big ones?

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Unpopular opinion: the best billionaire heroes are the ones who are terrified of the ONE person not impressed by their money. That tension is everything. Writing the Favorite Series proved it to me. What trope signals 'this is gonna be good' immediately for you?

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The fake dating trope hits different when both people KNOW it's fake and fall anyway. Jay and Penny in the Favorite Series do exactly that. Written over 100 novels and this couple still surprises me. Have you read a fake relationship that actually wrecked you? #romancebooks

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Gabriel gets down on one knee after she already knows the worst thing about him.

And she stays anyway.

That is the only proposal scene I care about writing.

Would you rather read a perfect proposal or one that comes AFTER everything falls apart?

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Unpopular opinion: Best forced proximity isn't about attraction. It's about two people running out of excuses to hide. Banner in #WrongScotForChristmas never planned to let anyone close, until a blizzard changed everything. What makes forced proximity work for you?

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Snowbound in a Scottish castle with a laird who doesn't want you there. Banner avoids vulnerability. Miriam hates staying. But the storm makes every rule irrelevant. Forced proximity hits different when there's nowhere to go. Which trope ruins you every time? #scottishromance

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Fake marriage as a COVER STORY for espionage and then she actually falls for him is the most unhinged enemies to lovers setup and I wrote it on purpose and I regret nothing. Does the setup make the eventual feelings hit harder? Because I think yes. Strongly yes.

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Hot take: Enemies to lovers isn't about hate. It's about two people terrified they're right for each other, spending pages running from it. That delicious tension! What's the ETL book that broke your brain? I'll go first: Eva & Jake in Irresistibly Strong.

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Abandoned at the altar, fled to Paris. A contract marriage with a man who despised her. And somehow, it became the love story! Fake marriages that turn real hit different when a kingdom is at stake. Enemies to lovers or forced marriage—which trope wrecks you more? #royalromance

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The thing about small town romance that nobody talks about: the town is the villain and the safety net at the same time. It traps you AND holds you. That tension is everything. What small town romance broke your heart recently?

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Hot take: the bodyguard romance trope is really about intimacy without permission to want it. You cannot maintain professional distance when you are assigned to keep someone alive. That forced closeness is the whole engine. Agree?

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Virgin Cove is a town that holds your history whether you want it to or not. Second chance romance hits completely different when there is literally nowhere to hide. Cherished is free everywhere — have you read it yet? #romancebooks

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Unpopular opinion: the fake marriage is more interesting than the real one.

Because when nothing is supposed to mean anything — every small moment means everything.

What is your favorite fake-to-real romance?

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Enemies to lovers hits different when the tension has been building for 300 pages and the bridal carry at the end makes you put the book down just to breathe.

Romance readers: which slow burn payoff wrecked you recently?

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Secret baby + pro athlete + a heroine who kept the secret for YEARS and had every reason to.

This is where the Steel Series starts and it does not let up for ten books.

Would you have told him or protected your independence? #romancereader

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Seven brothers. One stolen throne. A conspiracy that assassinated their father. And a woman who came to finish the job but couldn't pull the trigger. Do you read series all at once or one book at a time?

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Eva was hired to spy on Jake. Married him for cover. Then fell for him. The worst part? The people who hired her don't accept resignation letters. That's the kind of enemies to lovers that actually costs something.

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Hot take: enemies to lovers only works when the enemy has a REAL reason to destroy the other person. Not just bickering. Actual stakes. What's the best enemies to lovers you've read where you genuinely weren't sure they'd make it? #romancebooks