% Romance Novel Template
% Harlequin/Mills & Boon style

\documentclass[12pt]{memoir}

% Packages
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{geometry}
\usepackage{microtype}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{textcomp}

% Romance trim - compact
\geometry{
  paperwidth=5.25in,
  paperheight=8in,
  textwidth=4in,
  textheight=6.5in,
  inner=0.5in,
  outer=0.375in,
  bindingoffset=0.125in,
}

% Romantic colors
\definecolor{rose}{RGB}{192,57,43}
\definecolor{cream}{RGB}{255,251,240}
\definecolor{gold}{RGB}{218,165,32}

% Hyperref
\hypersetup{
  colorlinks=false,
}

% Fonts - romantic
\usepackage{mathptmx}

% Chapter style - fancy
\chapterstyle{dowding}

% Drop caps
\lettrineHeightLines=3
\lettrinecolor{rose}

% Headers
\pagestyle{simple}

% Metadata
\def\booktitle{$book_title$}
\def\bookauthor{$author$}
\def\bookdate{$date$}
\def\booksynopsis{$synopsis$}

\begin{document}

% Title page - dramatic
\thispagestyle{empty}
\begin{center}
\vspace*{1in}
{\HUGE\scshape\booktitle\par}
\vfill
{\large by \bookauthor}
\end{center}

% Copyright
\clearpage
\thispagestyle{empty}
\vspace*{\fill}
\begin{center}
Copyright \textcopyright\ \bookdate\ \bookauthor\\
All rights reserved.
\end{center}
\vspace*{\fill}

% Dedication
$if(dedication)$
\clearpage
\thispagestyle{empty}
\vspace*{3in}
\begin{center}
\textit{$dedication$}
\end{center}
$endif$

% Contents
\clearpage
\tableofcontents

$body$

% About the author
\clearpage
\chapter*{About the Author}

\bigskip
\textit{\bookauthor} writes heartwarming romance stories.

\end{document}