Defining the Genre

What is Urban Fantasy Romance?

by Keira 02.27.2011

I had to educate myself on this. For instance, until I read Katiebabs’ WTF post on Laurell K. Hamilton (among other things) I would have cleanly classified Anita Blake as contemporary paranormal romance. If Anita Blake is urban fantasy then so to by deduction must be Keri Arthur’s Riley Jenson Series and Buffy the Vampire [...]

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Defining the Genre: Paranormal Romance

by Keira 01.09.2011

What is paranormal romance? Well we can easily define paranormal romance as subgenre of romance. But what is it really? Paranormal romance combines the supernatural world with that of the real, the natural, the plain. One lover is sure to be something special and the other lover is special because they are so plain; something [...]

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Let’s Go a Viking in Romance

by Keira 01.03.2011

Who were the Vikings? Vikings were warrior men from the Scandinavia region of the world including specifically Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Viking is linked to naval expeditions or naval raids. A member of such a trip is called a Viking. Typically it is thought that the Viking period began as early as 700 A.D. and [...]

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What Makes a Virgin Hero Sexy?

by Keira 12.21.2010

There are two male extremes in romance novels. The first is the rake, who is a ladies’ man among ladies’ men. The second is the untested virgin hero. Both are equally well received if given the right set of circumstances, but the rake is by far the most likely hero candidate. Why? When as Jane [...]

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Sexy Romance versus Erotica Romance

by Keira 12.17.2010

This post is in response to Historical Romance – How Much Heat is Too Much? The original post is by Evangeline Collins, author of Her Ladyship’s Companion (releases in May 2009). In the comments I explored what I thought made the difference between a sexy romance and an erotica romance and then I thought it [...]

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Science Fiction Romance vs Futuristic

by Guest Blogger 11.02.2010

by Marcella Burnard, guest blogger and author of Enemy Within Science Fiction Romance. Futuristic. Romantic Science Fiction. How are you supposed to know what those random sounding appellations mean, much less how they impact what kind of story you’re going to get should you pick one of them up? As it happens, I write SFR [...]

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Regency: Love, Romance, and Passion!

by Guest Blogger 09.08.2010

by Rebecca Ann Collins, guest blogger and author of My Cousin Caroline Love, Romance and Passion are the essential ingredients of many modern novels set in the Regency period—a mere 20 year time span in early 19th century England. It may lead one to conclude that the literary output of the period must have been [...]

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Heart and Soul- Evolution of African American Romance

by Keira 02.02.2010

Black romance is a blooming section of romance industry and is still growing. Officially having its start in 1980 with Entwined Destines written by Rosalind Welles, black romance has expanded and taken shape over the years. While it’s true that the genre could benefit from more authors and more books, black romance is a force [...]