Hi DeeAnn - I think the appeal to me is similar. When everything is awful, the power of love is thrown in contrast and looks even better. I liked having the romance be the light in the darkness, so to speak - and maybe even the power to change the world.
Ah Peggy, these books were tough to write! I had to keep a big reference manual for myself, about history and laws and practices and all the other things I'd made up along the way. A good challenge, though.
Hi Vickie - Yes, you can probably tell by the cover that these have been cross-marketed as urban fantasy, and Tor (my publisher for these books) is a big fantasy house. I think they did a great job for me with this series. :-)
Hi Patricia - the costumes change and so does the setting, but the importance of the core relationship remains constant through all my books. Maybe that's why readers follow me to new turf. And I think a lot of people agree with you about waiting for the whole series to be in print before starting to read. We've all had the experience of getting hooked on a series only to find there will be no more - that's even worse for authors than readers, I suspect! So, this is a finite series. Three books is it and they're all in print. You can start reading with confidence. :-)
Colleen - Thank you! I miss historicals, but am having a great time with the paranormal stuff right now.
You're right GS - that's one of the things I enjoy most about writing paranormal and fantasy romance. Creating the world and evoking it for readers is a wonderful challenge.
Good luck on the draw, Danielle!
Yes, Andrea, fallen angels do get to play with the good vs. evil question on a grand scale. It's part of the fun.
No worries, Marlene - I need an HEA too. :-)
Thanks Diana!
Leni - I agree. The questions of sacrifice and redemption were central to this series and interesting to explore.
Yes, Cynthia, these are gritty and dark - but romantic too.
Oh, Kai, thank you so much! Your comment is the perfect way for me to start my day. Thank you!
Valerie - I like books that are a bit different, too. Hope you enjoy this series.
Pam, you need to get reading! LOL! This is a series that I think should be read in order.
Debbie, your support blows me away. Thanks so much for all your kind words about my work. :-) Now I have to come up with something new for you to read...
Ti - I hope you find the books - you can always order online or ask your local store to order it in for you. It is a bit of an unusual series, but I had fun with it. Hope you enjoy it, too.
Hi Dorothy - I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the series. I wanted to be sure the ending held up to everything that had come before! As for a sequel, hmm, I'm not sure it would be so fun to stave off the Apocalypse the second time. I would LOVE to tell Tupperman's story (there's a man with some secrets) but he hasn't told me it as yet. I know I'll work it out of him sooner or later.
Hi Jeff - Thanks for stopping by and for commenting!
Most of the Pyr are male, but there's one female dragon shifter at a time. She's supposed to be a prophetess and have special powers.
A Pyr can conceive as many sons as he likes (or SHE likes) with his mate, once they've found each other. They'll all be dragon shifters - they come into their powers at puberty - but the firestorm only happens when the couple meet.
My time travels have been out of print for a while now. It's a very tough subgenre to sell these days, although it's a lot of fun to write. I don't remember the one you mention, although I read a lot of them. Have you looked at all of the Time Passages titles released by Berkley Jove in the late 90's? They published one a month for quite a while, and someone somewhere must have a list. Two of mine were published there. Good luck!
Hi Mary Anne - I believe actually that being distinctive is the key to new authors placing their work in the marketplace. The trick is to recognize how to structure your story in recognition of the expectations of each genre - it is very difficult, for example, to place a romance that ends badly. The HEA is a big part of why readers choose to read romance. But if you tell the story of a love story gone awry, you can structure it as a women's fiction story - i.e. the story of the female protagonist's emotional journey - or as literary fiction - i.e. fiction with a stronger author voice - and have a much better chance of selling that work. You would also submit it to a different selection of agents and editors than you might a romance. So, there's a balance to be struck there, between deciding how to tell your story and what the conventions are within each genre. Of course, the market changes all the time, so some conventions are always on the move. I suspect that the HEA, though, will never really leave the romance genre. Good luck! Deborah
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