Romance stories have a very formulaic structure that editors are looking for and Gwen Hayes's book "Romancing the Beat" can help you. If you follow this structure with your own creative work, you'll be ahead of those writers who aren't aware of the importance of hitting all these structural beats. Great tool for outlining your novel.
https://www.amazon.com/Romancing-Beat-Structure-Romance-Kissing-ebook/dp/B01DSJSURY