Do you want to write a story about love but can’t figure out where to start? Well, we have 15 Romance Story Starters to inspire you to write the romance of your dreams. From a playful rom-com to a sizzlin’ hot tale of passion, you can use and alter these story starters as you need to help you write the best story possible. We just ask that if you like these, please tell a friend about us!

• It started last fall when Sadie asked me to help plant tulips. I drove out to my sister’s small town to lend a hand, eager to return to the city as soon as possible. I wasn’t prepared for what unfolded from that simple trek out to the countryside.
• The rivalry started when my setlist at the Salty Olive was cut short. The lounge started cutting the lights on me mid-song, which had never happened before. When I demanded an explanation backstage, they told me they were booting me off stage to make time for her.
• Gabriel had given up on love. After his long-time partner dumped him on Valentine’s day last year, he just didn’t see the point.
• Marissa’s perfect plan to confess her true feelings to her best friend had gone a little off the rails.
• Kade was determined to seize the new year to it’s fullest. He would no longer hide away in his little two-bedroom apartment with his roommate.
• Anna hated meet-cutes. She thought they were painfully corny.
• When Blake arrived at the cemetery, she found her father’s grave adorned with a bundle of fresh flowers. Fresh flowers she didn’t place. This was the second time in two months that she had found evidence of someone else’s presence at her father’s headstone. She wondered what mystery person had been coming to pay their respects.
• Joshi arrived at the meeting point for new counselors and looked for his cabin assignment. Behind him, he heard a voice say “Looks like we’re roomies!”
• I couldn’t sleep. I tossed and turned as the hours passed, reliving the echoes of he hand on my wrist.
• I heard the words “Hello stranger” and turned to find my worst nightmare.
• There he was again. 7 PM on a Wednesday like clockwork. It was a little odd to see a customer with such a specific routine at a movie theater, but my curiosity begged to know more.
• “Yep, it’s busted,” The mechanic said definitively, using their well-toned biceps to slam the hood of my car shut.
• “Erin, you’re alive!” a far too familiar voice called to me. Despite my shock, I didn’t need to turn to see who it was. I knew from the voice alone. I answered coldly, “Why would you care?”
• “Mr. Bourreau, can you please show the new student around?”
• Felicity warned me not to get in over my head. Of course, as much as she was a pain and a know-it-all, she was usually right.