As romantic suspense novels are basically an extension of the romance novels, the romantic relationship between the hero and heroine lies at the core of the story. The romance novel comes under the broader and more diverse literary genre known as women's fiction. The difference between a pure romantic novel and a romantic suspense novel is that a romantic suspense does not use very emotional and intimate dialogues and scenes like the pure romantic novel.

Romantic suspense novels were developed mainly in the western culture in English speaking nations. Novels that are written in this genre revolve around a romance between the two main protagonists. This implies that the basic premise of romantic novels is the romantic relationship and love that develops between two people. The twists and turns of the romance impact the suspense element of the story: the emotional condition of the hero and heroine reflects on the decisions they take in dealing with the intrigue and vice versa. These novels end with the suspense resolved and the protagonists united in a lifelong relationship.

Romantic suspense Author uses the language in a matter with absorbs all the moments in their lives that makes them who they are today.  It may be even the loss of someone dear to them, which makes home into the poem in the form of tears. It may also be moments of absolute bliss that they have felt and want to capture the moment to share with the world, and a poem gives them the power to capture that moment in time.

The romantic suspense deals with mystery, chick lit is a genre of women's fiction that attempts to address the issues of modern women in a light hearted and humorous way. The term chick lit has been derived from the word ‘chick' which is an American slang for ‘girl' and ‘lit' which is a short form for ‘literature'. In chick lits the main protagonist is a woman who is a professional trying to deal with the odds of life by herself. In most of these novels the women characters are really strong; they are not the whimpering and simpering types that you might find in romance novels. Chick lits usually have a contemporary setting and deal with problems faced by the modern woman. Chick lit covers a large variety of female experiences, all pertinent to the present times, like love, broken relationships, motherhood, career struggles and the search for self-identity.

The difference between a pure romantic novel and a romantic suspense novel is that a romantic suspense does not use very emotional and intimate dialogues and scenes like the pure romantic novel.

Chick lit novels generally have an emotionally and psychologically satisfying endings.