Week 6: Assignment 2 & 3

I reviewed the Prezi link for Romance and discovered 7 subgenres.

The romance subgenre I chose was inspirational romance.  I found a fan website called "Edgy Inspirational Romance and occasional YA".  The current buzz is for a title "Catch a Falling Star" by Beth Vogt.  This sweet romance combines a career woman and an Air Force pilot. I found this website by googling inspirational romance websites.

Three authors & titles of inspirational romance are:

1. The lightkeeper's daughter by Colleen Coble.  This is a fast-paced, suspenseful read.
2.  A promise to believe in by Tracie Peterson.  The writing is engaging and atmospheric.
3.  Come walk with me by Joan Medicott.  This is a leisurely pacedm heartwarmign story.

The hallmarks of inspirational romance are stories where the heart matters more than the libido.

Three authors & titles of miltary romance are:

1. In love and war by Merline Lovelace.  This story is filled with suspense, passion, and betrayal.
2. Wet & Wild by Sandra Hill.  A time travel, comedic romance that's also steamy. 
3. Surrender by Brenda Jackson.  A character-driven story with an engaging writing style.

Military romance are modern tales of love and lust with servicemen.

Three authors & titles of modern romance are:

1. Moonlight in the morning by Jude Deveraux.  An upbeat and engaging summer romance. 
2. Along came trouble by Sherryl Woods. Character filled story that's leisurely paced.
3. Life skills by Katie Fforde. A leisurely paced, heartwarming and witty tale.


The hallmarks of modern romance are independent women who find unlikely love.


These are two mashups of romance.

1. Time-travel romance (Romance tales set across two different time periods, with one or more characters "time-traveling" between both).

----"I'll Be Seeing You Through Time" by Jennifer Conner.

       It’s 1942 and the world is at war. It’s difficult, but engaged couple, Jewel and Glenn, know they must say goodbye.    Tomorrow, Glenn is shipping out on to the South Pacific. That is until he stops the Second Chance Bookstore on the way back to the base.

Suddenly, Glenn finds himself in 2013 with the woman he loves a half-century away.

Can the Dimension Keepers find an answer, or will Glenn and Jewel be ripped apart by the fabric of time forever?

2. Futuristic Romance (Romance stories set in the far future and containing some science fictional or fantastical elements. Mostly classified in the "paranormal" sub-genre, Futuristic Romances are gaining in popularity and thus some publishers may classify this sub-category as its own sub-genre).
----"Naked in Death" by J.D. Robb
 
It is the year 2058, and technology now completely rules the world. But New York City Detective Eve Dallas knows that the irresistible impulses of the human heart are still ruled by just one thing-passion.