Guran, Paula: Best New Paranormal Romance

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[calico_reaction]

The definition is explained in the story. And actually, it's not, but it's very damn good, and the title fits in quite nicely. :)

There's other tales in this that are Irish and Scottish. :)

[calico_reaction]

You're quite welcome! Juno's a relatively new imprint, and they actually have a call for submissions (novels). I think the link to their site is in the entry up there, somewhere! :)

[chicklitter]

I'm pretty sure Rebecca York also used to write historical romances. If I'm remembering correctly, she even wrote a few time travel romances when those were the trend.

[calico_reaction]

Yeah, I noticed that on her site.

By the way, I love to have you read this. You like paranormal romance from the romance angle, so it'd be great to compare our views of the stories! :)

[chicklitter]

We'll see if I can fit it in somewhere. *grin*

[jayamei]

It's interesting what you say about Rebecca York and romance in a paranormal setting vs. a paranormal story with a romantic subplot. They really ARE different. It feels like the former is more popular than the latter - I often notice reviews on Amazon or wherever where a romance reader picked up a book expecting something like a romance in a paranormal setting and finding instead a paranormal story with romance as a much smaller thread to the greater story and they are really disappointed. Oh well, I could be wrong about this generalization. But sometimes I wonder if this has something to do with Luna books cancelling a lot of their books. I personally prefer romance as a subplot, though I can read a good romance every now and again. If you haven't already heard of it - romanticsf.com is a website with lots of reviews on fantasy/sci fi with romance thrown in. They even have an rss feed on LJ.

[calico_reaction]

I think the biggest difference is where these books get shelved. I think a romance reader should probably know she's (or he!) not getting the traditional, happy-ending romance if the title is shelved in the SF/F section, you know? And for titles like Maria Snyder's POISON STUDY, they could be shelved in both places.

But yeah, huge difference. :) And thanks for the website rec! What's the LJ link? :)

[jayamei]

True, where things are shelved adds to the confusion. Here's the link to the feed:
http://syndicated.livejournal.com/romanticsf/profile

[calico_reaction]

Thanks! Now that I think of it, I have seen that site! It doesn't get updated too often, unfortunately...

[calico_reaction]

It's a good anthology, and there's a newbie writer in there too: Sandra McDonald. Toby recommended her to me back in June 2006, and I'd forgotten until I read the story. Her debut novel comes out this spring, which is SF with a little bit of romance. I'm very excited about this. :)

By the way, an anthology I can highly recommend is Fast Forward 1: Future Fiction from the Cutting Edge. There's a great variety here, and every time I read a PYR book, I keep thinking the imprint would make a great home for your work, if you could find a way to sneak in there. :)

[calico_reaction]

So true...just remember, if you ever get a chance to meet Lou Anders, make a good impression! (Not that I'd have to worry about that with you, of all people) ;)

Have you read other PYR books? If so, which ones? :)