Fool around and find out, son.

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[00:00:00]Every so often, some internet fool will go viral for trying to argue that romance books don't actually need a happily ever after. They do, for the record. Happily for now, at the very least. At this point, someone usually says, "But what about Romeo and Juliet?"

[00:00:16]Oh, Romeo and Juliet, the play by Shakespeare, also known as the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Tragedy being its own literary genre with its own tropes and conventions. that Romeo and Juliet.

[00:00:29]But honestly, if someone wants to try selling a book with a sad or tragic or even pirick ending to romance readers, they're playing with fire. Romance readers are psychotic. And I can say it because I am one. Romance has been one of the bestselling genres in the world for decades because we are insatiable and absolutely feral for what we love.

[00:00:52]So son, if you want to try sneaking your book into the romance genre without meeting the absolute basic requirements, good luck. Fool around and find out.

[00:01:02]Seriously, let us know how that works out for