There's plenty of books that mix mystery and romance together, but there is not a single term for these books. I've seen ro-mystery, romanstery, rom-com mystery, mystery-romance. I've used myself romstery. Hey, @crimereads.bsky.social would you settle on a term for these types of books?
Let's list! 50 mysteries! Some of them modern mixes of mystery and romance, some more traditional mysteries with a romantic element. The romantic element might be very strong, but it can only be just a possibility of romance. I wanted on the list mysteries with different takes on including romance.
I listed some romsteries here once, right? I might do that again, with more or less the same books, where I post the covers of the romsteries, not just the titles. At some point! Since romantic mysteries are in demand nowadays! crimereads.com/meet-cute-mu...
October 2, 2026 at 7:40 AM
There's plenty of books that mix mystery and romance together, but there is not a single term for these books. I've seen ro-mystery, romanstery, rom-com mystery, mystery-romance. I've used myself romstery. Hey, @crimereads.bsky.social would you settle on a term for these types of books?
Since there's discussion of romantasy again, hey, let's make romstery aka romanstery a thing! And what could romstery be and include? I have some suggestions: bsky.app/profile/pete...
I did actually write out my personal opinion of the moving target that is romantasy, why it's not really a genre, and what the dividing line between fantasy romance & romantic fantasy is.
Thank you for @cxorlando.bsky.social for letting me use this very professional & normal title. lol
Thank you for @cxorlando.bsky.social for letting me use this very professional & normal title. lol
But Do They F*** The Dragon? An Oral History of Dragon Romance - Reactor
Whether you like historicals or futuristics, our world or another, sweet or spicy, cozy or dark—someone has already written the dragon romance of your dreams.
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August 8, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Since there's discussion of romantasy again, hey, let's make romstery aka romanstery a thing! And what could romstery be and include? I have some suggestions: bsky.app/profile/pete...
Is romanstery too close to romantasy? Because we definitely do need a name for it; it's really been having a moment lately.
October 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Is romanstery too close to romantasy? Because we definitely do need a name for it; it's really been having a moment lately.
Hey, readers of mysteries, romances, and romantic mysteries, here's some books to check out! Altogether 50 books on the list! Some cozy mysteries, some historical mysteries, some rom-com mysteries, etc! #romstery #romanstery #romanticmystery #cozymystery
A Rip Through Time; Photo Finished; Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds; It's Elementary; Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder.
July 14, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Hey, readers of mysteries, romances, and romantic mysteries, here's some books to check out! Altogether 50 books on the list! Some cozy mysteries, some historical mysteries, some rom-com mysteries, etc! #romstery #romanstery #romanticmystery #cozymystery
Kiss, Marry, Kill; And Then There Was the One; Murder at the Brightwell; A Peculiar Combination; Missing Persons.
July 11, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Kiss, Marry, Kill; And Then There Was the One; Murder at the Brightwell; A Peculiar Combination; Missing Persons.
This was fine, prob good for those who love romanstery.
January 8, 2026 at 4:58 PM
This was fine, prob good for those who love romanstery.