Stephanie Draven on Romance

This is taken from Stephanie Draven’s open letter to Romance Writers of America about the RITA award and scoring process. The post is very thoughtful, but I especially liked her summary of erotic romance, which is now (at least theoretically) RITA-eligible: [E]rotic romances are often about the human connection found at the boundaries of propriety,[…]

And now for the big reveal . . .

I am thrilled to announce that I’ve contracted with NAL/Penguin for three books in a new PNR/UF series set in a reimagined New Orleans!! After humans overcome a shocking attack by supernaturals centered in the Crescent City—the Second Battle of New Orleans—supernaturals are forced into a walled community known as the District. It’s not good—or[…]