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“If I get married, I want to be very married.” – Audrey Hepburn
Romance: An ardent emotional attachment between two people. A love affair.
In the 1930’s, a mid-year celebration called “Christmas in July,” became popular. While it’s fun to think of Christmas in July, it almost sounds like a plot device intended to make us spend money on Christmas early! 
Generally speaking a plot device is a situation used to advance a story, overcome a narrative obstacle, or resolve a conflict. In a romance, an effective plot device can be a wedding.
Let’s take a look at how getting married works as a plot device when writing romance.
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Typically getting married is the happy ever after for our romantic couple and it happens toward the end of the novel/story, but there are times when it’s used as a plot device. (Probably because your characters are too stubborn for their own good!) The marriage occurs early in the novel. This is usually used with the intent of showing that while the couple is attracted to each other, can they fall in love?
TYPES OF MARRIAGES:
Arranged Marriages: The couple has an arranged marriage usually organized by family members or community elders. This leaves a lot of room for the couple to grow. You could have an opposites attract scenario or a commitment to make the best out of an undesired event only to find themselves to fall in love.
Marriage of Convenience: The couple gets married for social or financial reasons. This situation forces them to work together and overcome their differences or challenges.
The Vegas Marriage: This is usually a “quickie” marriage where the couple has just met and get married on the spur of the moment while vacationing. There also might be some liquid courage involved as well.
The Compromised Marriage: Our couple is caught in a scandalous situation and while innocent, must get married to save their reputations. Usually this is used in a historical setting.
These plot devices when used in clever or creative ways add a lot of depth and complexity to your characters and story.
Question: What was the last romance novel/story you read?
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Feedback from my last Romance/Love Newsletter dated: 10 June 2026:
QPdoll  
Oh, Steph, you're speaking my language when it comes to Outlander! I cannot believe it began in 2014! The time seems to have passed so quickly. However, you wouldn't have known it by all the droughtlanders! I've read all the books, except I never finished Go Tell The Bees That I Am Gone. I still haven't finished watching the last episodes either. Now, I have to be in a certain mood to watch them. I'm sad for the actors because they've been working together for so many years. It must feel like a kind of mourning not doing the show anymore.
I watched a couple of the YouTube videos about Outlander and the cast and crew’s thoughts on the last shows and I think there’s a bittersweetness there. I also watched some of the early stuff and how well it worked. I only really watched Seasons 1 and 2, but when I have the time, I’d like to catch up on it. Also, there’s a series about Jamie and Claire’s parents called Blood of my Blood which sounds interesting.
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Romance/Love: July 08, 2026 Issue [#13829]
