![]() ![]() But, for the most part, there isn’t as much variety as there used to be 40, 30, or 25 years ago. Some modern authors do create romances featuring unusual settings. Just look today at the prevalence of Highland romances. Scotland, from the 15th century onward, is also a familiar backdrop. Some readers have never encountered historical love stories outside of Georgian England, Regency England, and Victorian England. Most stories are set in the British Isles. ![]() Today periods are restricted to specific eras. This is baffling as it wasn’t always that way. Historical romance, in particular, is limited to that scope. The genre is typically confined to areas in the Anglophonic realms of the world. Whatever word you use, it’s fun to talk about unique settings in romance we don’t often encounter. Let’s talk about unusual or extraordinary settings in romance! We use the term “extraordinary” rather than “exotic” to describe places simply because one person’s idea of “exotic” is another’s idea of home. Extraordinary or Unusual Settings in Romance ![]()
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