Trailer for Paranormal Romance novel, "The Dark Ones"

There is that word "Paranormal" again. So, Megan Harmon is the author of The Dark Ones which, based on the Web site and trailer seems to me to be similar in concept to Twilight (which Stephanie Meyer has given up writing).

I'm not saying that Megan Harmon is trying to rip off Stephanie Meyer. Rather, her book seems directed at Romance readers who like stories of werewolves and vampires. I'm not well-versed in Romance fiction at all, which has been portrayed as formulaic. I'd be more inclined to describe it as nichey. Every sub-genre has a niche audience and there are occasional breakout titles that garner a lot of interest.

Romance and science fiction or fantasy have blended together many times through the years. I don't think they will ever quite fully part ways. Some Romance novelists do "pure" straight science fiction and fantasy -- or perhaps I should say some SciFi/Fantasy authors have written Romance.

Many good Romance writers also publish in other genres, including Westerns, Thrillers, Mysteries, etc.



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