Comments on: WHY I LOVE EVERY SINGLE ROMANCE SUBGENRE http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2009/09/18/why-i-love-every-single-romance-subgenre/ What's hip, what's now, what's tomorrow in the romance genre world. Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:26:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Heather Massey http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2009/09/18/why-i-love-every-single-romance-subgenre/comment-page-1/#comment-33596 Heather Massey Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:25:53 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=2913#comment-33596 What I love about science fiction romance (which I'm sure you meant to include :mrgreen:) is its character-driven, love against the odds stories. I can follow a hero and heroine to all kinds of fascinating settings and the speculative elements are like candy for my brain. I also dig that the heroines are just as likely as the heroes to be starship captains, scientists, or space pirates. After SFR, I enjoy a good historical. And when I can combine my love of SFR with historicals (steampunk romance, I'm looking at you)? Priceless. Only in romance could that happen! What I love about science fiction romance (which I’m sure you meant to include :mrgreen: ) is its character-driven, love against the odds stories.

I can follow a hero and heroine to all kinds of fascinating settings and the speculative elements are like candy for my brain. I also dig that the heroines are just as likely as the heroes to be starship captains, scientists, or space pirates.

After SFR, I enjoy a good historical. And when I can combine my love of SFR with historicals (steampunk romance, I’m looking at you)? Priceless. Only in romance could that happen!

]]> By: Jessica Scott http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2009/09/18/why-i-love-every-single-romance-subgenre/comment-page-1/#comment-33595 Jessica Scott Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:50:31 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=2913#comment-33595 Romance, at its heart, is about relationships. What form those relationships take is ultimately up to each writer and what form readers enjoy is again personal preference. But within romance there is such a wide diversity of worlds and characters that almost every reader and writer can find something to match her tastes. As a genre, romance has also withstood the challenging economic times, which to me stands out at the supremacy of the genre and the loyalty of its readers. Thanks for a great post! Romance, at its heart, is about relationships. What form those relationships take is ultimately up to each writer and what form readers enjoy is again personal preference. But within romance there is such a wide diversity of worlds and characters that almost every reader and writer can find something to match her tastes.
As a genre, romance has also withstood the challenging economic times, which to me stands out at the supremacy of the genre and the loyalty of its readers.
Thanks for a great post!

]]> By: Donna Lea Simpson http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2009/09/18/why-i-love-every-single-romance-subgenre/comment-page-1/#comment-33594 Donna Lea Simpson Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:21:05 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=2913#comment-33594 No genre of novel focuses so much on character as good romance. Romance writers are people observers, and we all love to play with folks' emotions! That's what makes romance novels so powerful, their depiction of people and the infinite variety of relationships! No genre of novel focuses so much on character as good romance. Romance writers are people observers, and we all love to play with folks’ emotions!

That’s what makes romance novels so powerful, their depiction of people and the infinite variety of relationships!

]]> By: Dayle http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2009/09/18/why-i-love-every-single-romance-subgenre/comment-page-1/#comment-33593 Dayle Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:13:50 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=2913#comment-33593 ::applauds:: I always say I'll read anything as long as it's good. I don't like to limit myself! :smile: ::applauds:: I always say I’ll read anything as long as it’s good. I don’t like to limit myself! :smile:

]]> By: Bea http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2009/09/18/why-i-love-every-single-romance-subgenre/comment-page-1/#comment-33592 Bea Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:11:45 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=2913#comment-33592 I agree with each paragraph...good reasons to love them all...for paranormal, Eileen Wilks, for historical Eloisa James and Jo Beverly, and Sherry Thomas, for romantic suspense Suzanne Brockmann is the queen, and close seconds are Gayle Wilson and Debra Webb, and for contemporaries Karen Templeton, Kristin Higgins and Ellen Hartmann...I'm sure there are other great writers I forgot, but as I read your paragraphs I was nodding to myself and these authors came to mind. For erotic, Emma Holly and Megan Hart... and I'd add JR Ward here...and some writers do 'mixtures' so well... like Virginia Kantra with sort of contemporary-toned paranormal (that's how I think of it). I like contemporary the best, so I like when a book has that 'tone'. Your post had me checking out your website. I agree with each paragraph…good reasons to love them all…for paranormal, Eileen Wilks, for historical Eloisa James and Jo Beverly, and Sherry Thomas, for romantic suspense Suzanne Brockmann is the queen, and close seconds are Gayle Wilson and Debra Webb, and for contemporaries Karen Templeton, Kristin Higgins and Ellen Hartmann…I’m sure there are other great writers I forgot, but as I read your paragraphs I was nodding to myself and these authors came to mind.
For erotic, Emma Holly and Megan Hart… and I’d add JR Ward here…and some writers do ‘mixtures’ so well… like Virginia Kantra with sort of contemporary-toned paranormal (that’s how I think of it). I like contemporary the best, so I like when a book has that ‘tone’.
Your post had me checking out your website.

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