In this week’s episode, The List Ladies ponder the powers of supernatural sex as Moon makes the case to Lynn to read paranormal romance. Will Lynn roll like a dog for a belly rub?
Misguided competitiveness leads the ladies into their first book discussion. Moon keeps book lists galore and confidently parlays the features of a paranormal romance. While the sub-sub-sub-genres are dizzying, the logic is sound.
If you are considering giving the genre a try, here are some good reasons:
- Badass Female Heroines
- Supernatural Male Heroes make for supernatural sex (we crack ourselves up)
- Action & Adventure plotlines
- Worldbuilding
- It’s worth repeating: If you want something verging on erotica but with a plotline – Lynn likes her romance dirty
- Immersion/Escapism
Need specifics? Check out these 5-star writers and series from Moon’s paranormal shelf:
- Ilona Andrews (less spicy, more Urban Fantasy) – The Kate Daniels Series
- Patricia Briggs (less spicy, more Urban Fantasy) – The Mercy Thompson Series
- Cassandra Clare (YA) – Start with City of Bones, but they are ALL amazing
- Charlaine Harris – (less spicy, True Blood on HBO really kicked up the spice on the television version!) – The Sookie Stackhouse Series
- Sarah J. Maas (YA) – Maas’s newer series is spicier, but the Throne of Glass series is the one that hooked us. And bonus – Court of Thorns & Roses is banned in some places, so if that’s something that makes you want to tell those morons to fuck all the way off, this book is for you!
- Karen Marie Moning – Jericho Barrons…❤️ (The Fever Series)
- J.R. Ward – The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series
And if Reason #5 is your jam, for you almost-erotica fans:
- Kresley Cole
- Christine Feehan
- Sherrylin Kenyon
- Gena Showalter
- Nalini Singh