Across
- 2. She chose a Slavic name that means love itself — a romantic at heart
- 6. The bold female lead every great novel deserves
- 9. Who did you bond with over a mutual meltdown at the "confirm booking" button — flights, hotels, the lot?
- 11. A long work of fiction — also how love should always feel
- 12. A new ___ begins: both a book division and what marriage signals
- 14. The other half of the happily-ever-after waiting at the altar
- 15. Promises whispered at the altar — the most important words ever spoken
- 16. She plays second to no one — chose the instrument Nero sounded while Rome burned
Down
- 1. The final pages after "happily ever after" — what comes after the last chapter
- 3. Romance, mystery or fantasy — every reader has a favourite
- 4. The leading lady of the weekend — the one this whole party is for
- 5. She's drawn to speckled streams and the gentle art of the brook
- 7. The genre that makes your heart race and your pages turn fastest
- 8. The sparkly crown she wears tonight — every bride deserves a moment of royalty
- 10. She knows her Raffaello — hidden in an Italian Renaissance master's name
- 13. Raise your glass and say a few words — the speech that makes everyone cry
- 17. The colour of roses, wedding cheeks, and a well-chosen rosé