Book help:

[medievaloracle]

Okay preternatural romance folks, I've just started Christine Feehan's Carpathian series (Dark Prince), and I want to throw the damn thing across the room. No, really. One disk in, and Main Male Character constantly refers to the Main Female Character as 'his', chides her for 'disobeying' him, has nearly killed another male who touched her, and I

Comments

[indiana_j]

I can't remember anything about the book because I hated it. That. Much.

[kismets_kiss]

The whole series is like that, I got through three and went, ok my rape quota for the millennium is reached!

Her games series is better, somewhat. Nora Roberts is good. Patricia Briggs is good. Strong female characters and not a lot of "she said no, but she meant yes" BS.

[_kyri]

Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series is awesome, historical fiction/romance with a strong female main character. :)

[whits_end]

I agree so much. Claire is my favorite female character ever.

[azewewish]

I second Nora Roberts. And if you want something futuristic/sci-fi, her JD Robb books are out of this world. And no one could ever accuse her of writing female characters that don't kick major ass. *g*

[kismets_kiss]

Hear Hear, I love her In Death series!

[azewewish]

I love Peabody SO much. *g* I mean, I love Eve, too, don't get me wrong, but Delia is just a hoot.

[kismets_kiss]

I adore She-body! And McNabb, lol. I think my favorite character though is Mavis, she is just such a scamp, and a true sweetheart who keeps Eve in touch with her feminine side, much against her will! LOL