Paranormal romance

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Presentation on Paranormal Romance for KCMLIN program, October 20, 2011 by Sharon Moreland. Cover art from goodreads.com. Meat of presentation at lybrarian.wordpress.com.

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Fur, Fangs and Rotting Flesh

What is Paranormal Romance and Why Should We Care??

Is it Romance?

Photo from Flickr courtesy of Duncan (duncan/99852849/)

If it isn’t Romance, then what is it?

What do folks want when they ask for it?

What do we need to know about it to help them?

• Romance or Fantasy?

• How much sex?

• How much violence?

• Character preference?

Who do we need to have in the collection?

Paranormal, but not Romance• Vampire Hunter Series by Laurell K. Hamilton• Hollows Series by Kim Harrison• Southern Vampire Series by Charlaine Harris• The Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene Frost• Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs• Otherworld Series by Kelley Armstrong• Aisling Grey, Guardian by Katie MacAlister• Undead books by MaryJanice Davidson

Who do we need to have in the collection?

Romance authors who write paranormal• Black Dagger Brotherhood by J. R. Ward• Arcane Society Series by Jayne Ann Krentz*• Carpathian Series by Christine Feehan• Dark Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon• Argeneau/Rogue Hunter by Lynsay Sands• Westfield Wolves Series by Lydia Dare*• Psy-Changelings by Nalini Singh• Breeds Series by Lora Leigh (spicy)

Start with A Certain Wolfish Charm

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Sharon Moreland

morelandse@yahoo.com

lybrarian.wordpress.com

Thank you to Goodreads for cover art and reading lists.