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There is absolutely nothing wrong with that of course, but they are by no means the only type of romantic couples in the real world, so it stands to reason that you\u0026#039;ll also find plenty of non binary romantic couples in novels. Not as many as I would have liked, but there are still a lot of good ones. On the off chance that you would like to read some of the books where the romance is a little more diverse than what is typically portrayed here are some of my favorites (in no particular order.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n-The Price of Salt (Patricia Highsmith) 1952 (Written under pseudonym of Claire Morgan). The 1950\u0026#039;s is certainly not a time period that is associated with open mindedness, but The Price of Salt is a surprisingly progressive book for its time. The author obviously had to make use of a pseudonym, because her story is about the romance between two women. People back then were not particularly tolerant of women\u0026#039;s rights in the first place, let alone lesbians, so this is a very unique book. It broke new ground for a couple of reasons, with the fact that the protagonists are both lesbian being just one of them. There were some lesbian novels back in those days, but the one thing that they all had in common was that there was never a happy ending for the couples. Highsmith defied this tradition and not only created a cute romantic couple who both happen to be women, but also gave them a happy ending. This is why Carol and Therese are one of my all time favorite romantic couples in literature.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n-Brokeback Mountain by Anne Proulx 1997. I didn\u0026#039;t even know this one was based on a short story until I did a bit of research after watching the terrific movie by Ang Lee. Brokeback Mountain is another unorthodox, but brilliant, story featuring two men who care deeply about each other. It takes place in the early sixties and both men are stoic cowboys who just happen to fall in love with each other. Both Ennis and Jack initially tries to fight these feelings, but continue to find solace in each other\u0026#039;s company. It is a bit of a bittersweet story and the characters don\u0026#039;t get the happy ending that they deserve, but I think their romance is so powerful because of how much the odds were stacked against them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n-The London Romance series by Clare Lydon. There are four books in this fabulous series, starting with London Calling, which stars the brilliant Jess Sharp. She moves back to London after her girlfriend cheats on her in Australia, but ends up falling for Kate, a cute doctor. These two are such a romantic couple that they will make you swoon, but of course Jess\u0026#039;s ex-girlfriend is waiting in the wings to foul things up. However, it is the second book in the series, This London Love, that stars my favorite romantic couple in the series. One is Meg the florist and the other is Kate the editor. The two meet by chance and the rest is history. So far there are four books in this series, all of which can be read as stand-alone titles, but the couples are all so romantic that you won\u0026#039;t be able to resist reading them all.\u003C\/div\u003E\n \n \n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022mb-comment-bottom-items\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022form-group\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022mb-comment-created-date\u0022\u003E10\/03\/2018\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022mb-comment-form\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \n \n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E","settings":null}]