If you're a writer (or sometimes a reader), then you probably know what front and back matter are, the extra stuff publishers add to a book - copyright page, introduction, author information and acknowledgments, maybe even brief summaries of other books they recommend. Well, the Prologue and Epilogue are the front and back matter of a story. These little additions don't always need to be there, but they can be fun to read and write! ;) Today, I'm going to list some pros and cons to having prologue or epilogue in a romantic story...