Of all the paranormal beasties out there, zombies are my least favorite. (Sorry, zombies.) I’ve never been much of a horror fan, and after a while, the story of grim survival and inevitable death against the specter of mindless ravening beasts gets… wearing. But what I do like is smartly written fantasy that explores the … Continue reading
Earlier this summer, I attended the Romantic Times Booklovers convention in New Orleans, and among the many workshops being given on the business and craft of writing, there was one that particularly interested me. The title was “Writing in the Badlands,” and the topic was books that are hybrids between paranormal romance and urban fantasy. … Continue reading
I’m a little ashamed that it’s taken me this long to pick up The Iron Hunt. I’ve always thought Marjorie M. Liu’s Hunter Kiss series looked like just the kind of dark urban fantasy I love, with unique world-building and unusual characters. What finally got me to pull the trigger? The final book in the series (Labyrinth of Stars) … Continue reading
If anyone ever tells you there’s nothing new in paranormal romance and the genre’s on its way out, hand them a copy of Jenn Bennett’s Bitter Spirits. I finished this start to a new series last week, and I’m already itching for the next installment. Bitter Spirits is set in Prohibition-era San Francisco, and it’s no small feat … Continue reading
Today I’m thrilled to welcome paranormal and contemporary romance author Holley Trent to Paranormal Unbound! I started following Ms. Trent on twitter because we’re both Southern girls gone west. I picked up the first novella in her Shrew series (The Problem with Paddy) because I was looking for something short and fun, and I was thrilled … Continue reading
Today I’m excited to welcome contemporary romance author Delaney Diamond to Paranormal Unbound! Delaney writes sexy contemporaries, and I devoured her latest release, The Wrong Man over the holidays–I’m a sucker for a blue collar hero! Delaney also runs Romance Novels in Color, a blog devoted to celebrating diversity in romance fiction. I asked her to join … Continue reading
When I was in college, organic chemistry was the hardest class I had to take. It’s infamous for causing biochem majors to jump ship, and for the first half of the semester, I wasn’t sure I would survive it, either. The number of reactions you have to learn to make it through O-chem is astronomical. … Continue reading
I finally started watching Doctor Who. Hey—wait! Don’t take away my Nerd Card! I’ve been busy. And I didn’t have cable or Netflix or anything for a while. And then I had a baby. And…yeah, I know. There really isn’t any good excuse. You can give me that Nerd Card back, though, because I freely admit … Continue reading
If you’ve met Jeffe Kennedy in person at a convention, you might know her as the woman with all the fabulous hats. If you’ve read her books, you know she specializes in devastatingly sexy romance and top-knotch writing. I’m completely hooked on Jeffe’s fantasy romance series, A Covenant of Thorns. It’s sexy, unusual and full of … Continue reading
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
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