Paranormal
stories, myths and folklore are often times based on true events, embellished
truths or superstitions. These stories have been passed down for centuries. It’s
no wonder their themes didn’t wind up in our present romance novels. Does the paranormal
romance novel get your heart racing? It does mine. I’ve been reading books on
the supernatural since I was a kid and I love them now especially the steamy romance
kind.
What
types of paranormal romance gets your heart racing and keeps you up reading
until the wee hours of the morning??? Shapeshifters, vampires, witches, demons,
ghosts??? Or are you like me and love them all?? If you’ve noticed the ‘soup du
jour’ in the paranormal romance genre is shapeshifters, mainly bear shifters.
As with any trend, they change, (who wants to eat the same soup day after day?) so authors should write what they have a
passion for and readers will look for something different when their taste for
the soup du jour changes.
Readers and Authors!!
Please feel free to share your favorite paranormal romance here, including your
own. A tell us what your favorite paranormal theme is. See choices at the end.
Even
though paranormal is for the most part made up, I do a lot of research for my
books. The Cryptopedia: A Dictionary of the Weird, Strange and Downright
Bizarre, The Writer’s Complete Fantasy Reference, Vampire Universe, The Science
of Vampires, Vampires: The Occult Truth, and several books on Wicca, ghosts,
myths and folklore. I’ve also talked to people about experience or their
specialties. Like for His Lost Mate I met
and spoke with an archaeologist who had been in the business for over 35 years.
I also visited the pyramids in Tikal, Guatemala.
So
is it possible for these paranormal themes to cross over into the real world? I
can’t say I ever met a real shapeshifter
or a demon. As for vampires…I’ve been in contact with a
few who believe they are vampires. Ghosts-
some believe, some don’t. Do you?? I do! I’ve seen them a couple times,
heard them, felt them, smelled them. Just recently I had an experience at a
restaurant/bar where I work as a part time bartender/server. It’s a lovely old
Victorian house and the owner’s mother owned the restaurant and lived in the
house above. Now the daughter runs it and the mother has passed on. It was a
quiet night. The other evening, one of the servers went into the back room the
check that the tables were set properly. It’s their formal dining area with a
little alcove that has a fireplace and a hutch that hold our linens and
glassware. No one was there. She said out of the corner of her eye, she saw
someone walk in and into the alcove. She thought it was me. When she turned, no
one was there.
She
came out by the bar and told us about her weird experience, then I noticed the
strong scent of vanilla. I asked if she sprayed perfume. She said no. The table
of guests seated by the bar also noticed the scent. The owner smiled. I asked
if that was a sign of her mom visiting. She didn’t say.
Besides the types of paranormal characters, what about locations
and times?
Paranormal
stories can take place in present ‘semi-normal’ day settings, future,
alternative history, historical, or a time travel setting, a story that takes
place on another planet or alternative universe. So many great locals and themes,
so little time to write them all!
More
crossover reality/paranormal experiences: the archaeologist I spoke with knows
of others in his field who had experiences with ghost at excavations sites. I
also had an experience while climbing one of the large pyramids in Tikal and
had several nightmares after where I saw or imagined slaves or workers climbing
the pyramid and building it or working on it, and hearing the screams of
someone being sacrificed at the top. It shook me so badly, I froze in the
middle of my climb and my friend had to coax me to finish climbing to the top. Maybe
it was the heat and my overactive imagination, but it chilled me to the bone.
In
my New Release: HIS LOST MATE, there’s a ghost. An ancient ghost of a shaman
who claims to be the father of the heroine. He says in her past life, he was
unable to protect her, he’s returned because she again is in danger, and so in
the archaeology team working with her in the jungle. Lauren (the heroine) along
with the Deven (the hero) must solve the supernatural mystery and the real
threat, while battling an evil entity before it’s too late. The question is:
Will history repeat itself and will the two lovers be lost again forever?
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HIS LOST MATE
Available
for PreOrder at the discount $2.99. or FREE for Kindle Unlimited. It will be
Released on July 21st and revert to its regular price of $3.99.
Print copy coming soon!
Don’t forget to share your
favorite Paranormal Book here on your post then share on Twitter if you like!
Who’s Your Favorite Paranormal
Hero?
- -Vampire
- -Shapeshifter
- -Demon
- -Witch/Warlock
- -Sexy
Alien
- -Ghost
- -Immortal
other than vampire
- - Other
(let me know what sexy creatures get you excited)
