A none romance author in my critique group suggested that
love at first sight could be an important theme in a romance novel. It could
be, but usually isn’t. Why? For romance authors love is a verb not a noun. So
the accent is on the journey.
The couple must face some drama, change, growth, and decide
if they are really a couple for an audience to become involved in helping to
solve the problems facing a couple who they know have such crazy chemistry they
have to become one.
Therefore chemistry often replaces “love at first sight” as
the clarion call in some romances. In others, the reaction to the other can
range from detestation to melt on the spot. Often the cute meet causes one or
both to form a low opinion of the other. Sometimes physical attraction is nonexistent
in one or both. And everything in between.
A hero or heroine may declare instant love but that ain’t
goin’ to get you there, until they bond. They may even hop into bed “lust at
first sight” and then run for the hills. I can remember a short relationship of
mine, long ago, in which the attraction was over the top but we had nothing
else in common. There’s a very old film in which the silent screen star had
everybody fall in love with her at first sight but then they heard her speak and
ran out of the theatres laughing.
But, there would be somebody for her, once they got to know
her and visa versa. It takes a great author to write such a story.
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