Comments on: Romance novels

By: Tizzi

Tizzi — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:10:34 +0000

Christina Dodd has a shape shifter series that is simply SCORCHING!! Even my HUBBY loved it, and he is hard to please book wise.

By: Cathi

Cathi — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:51:31 +0000

Diana Gabaldon’s Outlnder Series is good sci-fi/ romance/ historcal fiction.

Jude Deveroux has some great sci-fi romance stories ‘a knight in shining armor’ is one.

By: Cordia

Cordia — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:18:21 +0000

I absolutely cannot recommend Patricia Briggs highly enough. Laurell K. Hamilton was a pioneer in the genre and back when she had actual editors, her books were a genuine pleasure to read. If you haven’t read Anita Blake, you owe it to yourself to read the first 10 or so books. Here’s a tip, though: I pretend Anita dies just before Incubus Dreams, so Incubus Dreams and any subsequent books are just speculative fanfiction that have no bearing on canon Anita. There seems to be quite a crossover here between urban fantasy and romance, though. Mercy Thompson has real GRIT. Urban Shaman is another great series- I’m currently reading the third book and loving it. Again, not one I’d classify as romance, but totally worth reading. Let me add another author here who might fall more on the romance side of things: Lilith Saintcrow. I highly enjoyed her characterization and world building (it’s a bit of an alternate future rather than modern urban, if that makes sense) and this is one that I think would translate really well to a story driven game.

By: Mari

Mari — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:42:56 +0000

Thanks for the suggestion, Midori!

By: Midori

Midori — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 07:34:50 +0000

Definitely check out the Marked series by S. J. Day. They are Eve of Darkness, Eve of Destruction and Eve and Chaos. Would love to see this series made into a game.

By: Mari

Mari — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:26:26 +0000

I may just have to take you up on that, Shi. :) Thanks!

I’m totally craving your molasses cookies right now!! :P

By: Shi

Shi — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:16:17 +0000

I can second the recommendation for Garth Nix’s Abhorsen books. I can loan you the first one if you want, Miss Mari.

By: Mari

Mari — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:11:11 +0000

Ohhh more books! Thanks, LG!

By: LG

LG — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:56:57 +0000

Hmmm, let’s see. You already mentioned Patricia Briggs (I’m actually starting to like her Alpha and Omega characters better, although not necessarily the books themselves). How about: Kelley Armstrong (start with Bitten), Keri Arthur, MaryJanice Davidson (her Betsy Taylor books), C.E. Murphy (Urban Shaman – more urban fantasy than urban fantasy romance, but still good), and Eileen Wilks. As far as YA stuff, there’s Annette Curtis Klause’s Blood and Chocolate (way better than the movie) and L.J. Smith (my favorites are Daughters of Darkness and Soulmate).

I could probably go on, but I think I’ll end it here. :D

By: Mari

Mari — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:47:17 +0000

Thanks for all the suggestions Kelly Anne! These will also go on the list.