Urban fantasy’s genre boundaries have grown a bit muddy. The label has become a catch-all for modern paranormal fiction–anything that doesn’t fit the happily-ever-after mold of paranormal romance or the elves-and-dwarves conventions of high fantasy. Sometimes, I forget the “urban” part entirely, but there are a few books that exemplify it, making their metropolitan settings … Continue reading
What better way to celebrate Halloween than to create our very own hot n’ hunky n’ badass vampires? If you could pick and choose traits from all your favorite vampires to make the perfect mate, who would you pick? We’ve created our very own Franken-vamps, stitching together the bodies and souls of all our favorite … Continue reading
Hi everyone – Monday was the big release day for Hunter’s Moon! This is the second book in the Moon Series, but it reads all right as a standalone too… Welcome to Reno, Nevada, the Biggest Little City in the World and home to a Werewolf Pack whose future is on a collision course with … Continue reading
Happy Monday, Paranormal Unbound Readers! We’ve been on a paranormal television roll around here lately, discussing “hooks” in fantasy TV, voicing our thoughts on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and lamenting cancelled shows (Oh, Firefly, how I miss thee!) I continue the trend with today’s guest. Please welcome fantasy author Rita Bay to the Paranormal Unbound blog. … Continue reading
Hi, guys! I’m MADLY finishing edits against a hard deadline for book three of my Chronicles of Yavn series, Hunter by Night. So for today’s conversation I dragged (drug? Someone help me, I always get that word wrong) Lee along for the ride. Lee Goram is the vampire king’s Lieutenant commander in the Yavn series … Continue reading
In May of 2011, I began a new book, not realizing that almost two and a half years later, I’d still be a thousand pages from completing it. But first, a little background. I’ve been a Stephen King fan as long as I can remember. Much of the reading that took place (and I was … Continue reading
We have some of the most devoted fans of Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy as readers of our blog. And I know from your comments that some of you also like to read traditional sword-and-sorcery type fantasy, and that a lot of you, like me, adore Steampunk, and historical paranormal. But I’m curious how many … Continue reading
Today, I’m excited to welcome New York Times bestseller Darynda Jones to Paranormal Unbound! I first heard of her when reading one of Margie Lawson‘s packet’s on fresh writing, and then this summer Ms. Jones taught a class at RWA University, which reminded me I’d wanted to check her out–so I grabbed her first book … Continue reading
Hi Everyone! I’m pleased to announce that Jonas, my favorite vampire from The Tranquilli Bloodline Series is out and about in the world this week, in his very own story, Vampire Code! *happy dance* Vampire Code is a short story prequel to Haven, Book 1 in the Tranquilli Bloodline Series. My release week celebration started … Continue reading
I picked up Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz the other day when I was in the bookstore looking for the new Mark Lawrence. I’d never actually read a Dean Koontz – I’ve always meant to try his Frankenstein series but never gotten around to it – and I’d heard good things about this series too. … Continue reading
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