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Monday, October 24, 2011

10 Favorite Paranormal Romance Series

**Sorry, this is a long list, but I couldn't list these as a "5 Faves" because many of them tied in my list of "5," and so I knew it would have to be a longer post**

1. Christine Feehan's Carpathian series.

  • A "vampire" novel (sort of). I like this series because it is a long one, with lots of twists and turns in the plot. You are constantly getting 'updates' on your favorite characters, so you don't have to leave characters behind from book to book. 
2. Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark-Hunter/Dream Walker series.
  • Lots of different paranormal characters (werewolves, vampires, etc), and is a long series. Also a series where you get 'updates' on characters, or they show up in secondary roles in many of the books. There is a lot of variety in this series. Don't miss out on the anthologies or short stories, as they end up playing a part for a later novel. 
3. Gena Showalter's Lords of the Underworld series.
  • Amazing character personalities. Amazing author personality! I laugh so much through these books. The books are just FUN to read! Each book is vastly different from the previous novel, and opens more and more questions and plot turns. Also a series that you don't have to give up on a character because they are all intertwined. 
4. Christine Feehan's Ghostwalkers series.
  • Not your typical paranormal romance (the characters are part of experiments that change them). An unforgettable plot for each novel, but the plot twists and turns so much that you can never get bored with this series, even if you're rereading it!
5. Marjorie M. Liu's Dirk and Steele series.
  • Interesting characters! The characters have such a variety of personalities you fall in love with the characters, plus you continue to have other characters pop up in later novels, so you don't have to give up any of your characters. Amazing imagination with the different paranormal species in this series. Don't miss out on the anthologies for this series either!
6. Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series. 
  • The imagination the author put into these books is amazing. Such colorful and interesting characters, plus the author makes you laugh often through the novels. I often find myself thinking that I would've said the exact same thing in the character's place. Also a longer series, and you don't have to give up your characters.
7. Lynn Viehl's Darkyn series. 
  • The author's style of writing makes these an interesting and fast read. The characters are fun and realistic, and so are the problems they face. The novels offer a very unique explanation for the character's "vampirism." Plus, the author creates a secondary series that plays off of the Darkyn, called the Kyndred (also a stellar read).
8. Christine Warren's The Others series.
  • Very unique series with believable and easy to relate to characters. Easy reads, not so easy to find tho, as many of her stories are only available on her website as eBooks (or if you can find an old anthology the story was originally published), but some of the eBooks are getting rewritten into full-length novels and published, and the novels/short stores are worth the effort to find. 
9. Lynsay Sands Argeneau novels. 
  • I've always liked Atlantis and kind of always thought that they were an advanced civilization or some such, and this series plays off of that, so its a nice read. Also a great take on feeding, and each character is unique and a colorful and fun individual. The characters are so easy to relate to, you almost wish some of them were real people. :)
10. Caris Roane's Guardians of Ascension series.
  • This is a "newer" series than the others I have listed above, but is an amazing series so far. I have great hopes for this series, and hope it continues for a long time. The idea of ascension that the author gives is unique but very believable. Its an easy read, tho a good amount of pages. Don't be afraid tho! Everything happens so fast in the book that you can't get bored. I could barely manage to put the books down once I started reading them!
***Note***
Many of the series listed above have their novels listed in reading order on their websites (or a booksellers). If you want a list of them for yourself, or cannot find the reading order (some only list chronological order), email me, and I will post the list for you! 

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