Over 120 "Romance" Writing Prompts

A young barista secretly writes warm, motivational quotes on cups but remains personally reclusive and shy. A regular customer, intrigued by these quotes, attempts to uncover which barista writes them, leading to a tentative, sweet relationship that starts over cups of coffee.

Fiction
Romance
Contemporary

Write a story about a journalist who falls in love with a mysterious interviewee, only to find out they are writing competing pieces on the same groundbreaking story. Explore how they navigate their professional rivalry and personal feelings.

Fiction
Romance
Contemporary

After receiving an heirloom necklace that supposedly harbors the spirit of a lovesick witch, a skeptical scientist starts experiencing inexplicably romantic dreams about a person they've never met, only to encounter them in real life under bizarre circumstances.

Fiction
Romance
Paranormal Romance

Every Halloween, your character can see their parallel lives across different dimensions. This October, they glimpse into a life where they are madly in love with a shapeshifter fighting an eternal war between supernatural factions. Driven to find this soulmate in their current world, they embark on a spellbinding journey, drawing ancient symbols and joining forbidden rituals to cross the veils of worlds.

Fiction
Romance
Paranormal Romance

At a luxurious mountain retreat designed specifically for LGBTQ+ singles, guests are paired through an elaborate matchmaking system. However, two attendees who are the most mismatched according to the system end up sharing an unexpected connection that challenges the retreat's algorithms — and their own beliefs about love.

Fiction
Romance
LGBTQ+

Describe a scenario where two rival coffee shop owners on the same street disdain each other, yet anonymously connect and flirt through an online dating app. What happens when they decide to meet in person?

Fiction
Romance
Contemporary

Describe the passionate affair that blooms between a wedding planner and the best man during the planning of an elaborate beach wedding. As the big day approaches, they must navigate their burgeoning feelings amidst the chaos and beauty of their surroundings.

Fiction
Romance
Erotic

An author attending a mysterious, masked writer’s retreat discovers that their critique partner, hidden by anonymity, is their secret Internet writing rival. Pen words that capture their intense debates over literature by day and their equally passionate reconciliations by night.

Fiction
Romance
Erotic

A quiet seaside town, a mysterious, handwritten letter found in an old bottle, and an address leading to an unassuming bookstore. Write about the person who finds the letter, the journey to the bookstore, and the unexpected romance that unfolds with the person who wrote the message years ago.

Fiction
Romance
LGBTQ+

In Edwardian England, a young aristocratic lady discovers an old, unposted love letter written by her grandmother to a mysterious man who is not her grandfather. Determined to uncover the story behind the letter, she travels to her grandmother’s seaside home and delves into a tale of forbidden love and societal expectations. Her discoveries soon start to mirror her own life when she meets a local artist.

Fiction
Romance
Historical Romance

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