The Bad Ending of an Author Who Writes Happy Endings

I am a born writer of happy-ending stories. My novels are passed from reader to reader, earning one rave review after another. My readers all say I must be a natural-born comedian. But in real life, I spent ten years working up the courage to respond to one person's love. This time, everyone knows my answer, but it has vanished without a trace. He is the protagonist in the story, but I am the only one trapped inside it. A life with a tragic ending often makes a happy ending all the more desirable.