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Dark Trends in Romance

Think romance heroes are limited to cool cowboys, dashing dukes and hunky highwaymen? Then you probably haven’t been to the romance section of the library lately.

Those tried-and-true tropes have given way to darker imaginings. Vampires, demons, shape-shifting werewolves and other supernatural creatures are the hottest things going in romance and women’s fiction, thanks to groundbreaking writers like Sherrilyn Kenyon and Laurell K. Hamilton. Romance stalwarts like Nora Roberts, Linda Lael Miller and Teresa Medeiros have come out with paranormal series in recent years, and the trend has continued into teen fiction with books like Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling Twilight series. Give it a try—if you dare. Get more details or place a hold for Sherrilyn Kenyon's Devil May Cry. Watch for Book Buzz each week. Content supplied by BookPage.com.