Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy discussion

Hi. I'm looking for good a recommendation. Paranormal, fantasy, or futuristic.. any type will do. I tend to lean toward series but an individual book is fine too.

I would prefer something with good world building as well as good relationships. I particularly love Meljean brooks' Guardian series and Nalini Singh's Psy/Changeling series because I think they do both so well. If the series focuses mainly on one central couple throughout the entire series, like Eileen Wilks' Lupi series, instead of different couples for each book that's good with me too.

I would prefer the book not be in first person. Also I'm not fond of books with love triangles.

I would really appreciate it if anyone has a suggestion. Thanks!

Sarah--a nice LONG series (that is concluded now--the author passed away in 2007, but she managed to finish the series before she passed) Witch World. It's 30 or so books long. It's done in some cycles, some stand-alones, some interconnecting. . . It's high fantasy, and, while some of the cycles have a romantic angle, others are just straight adventure. But I've loved this series since I read the first book, waaayyyy back in the late 60's.

Have you tried the Argeneau series by Lynsay Sands? Book 30 in this series just came out today (Tuesday, Feb. 18). It's a vampire series, but the vampires in it are scientifically created (by the Atlanteans). Nice, light series with fun couples.

New series starting with fits the bill.

Third person POV, good world building, set in the nearish future. A mix between a PNR and a UF with a film noir flair.

I think most PNR is in third person it is UF that is normally in first person.

So I would suggest:
Lora Leigh - Breeds (high sexual content different couple in each book)
Jeaniene Frost - Night Huntress (borderline UF same couple)
Patricia Briggs - Alpha and Omega (borderline UF same couple)be sure to read the short story first.
HP Mallory - Jolie Wilkins (same couple - classic PNR)
Larissa Ione - Demonica (different couples and steamy)
Kristen Callihan - Darkest London (different couples with regular cameos of prior couples - set in Victorian Age)



Hope that helps!!

Thanks! I'll definitely look into all of those.

You might try Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed series or even Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward. The Night Prowler series by J. T.Geissinger is also very good.

One of my favorite PNR series is by Elizabeth Hunter. An interesting take on vampire nature and powers. 4 books in the main series, following the same H/h, and then 2 books and 2 novellas that are spin-offs for the supporting characters.

She has a new series, UF romance, , but it's only one book in so far. Excellent tho!

Dragon Actually entire series of which this is the first book.

by Christine Feehan

Cyn & Raphael are in just about every book in the series, but each book has a different main couple. one couple is the main focus and the series is about them. and both have a woman as the main character throughout & deals with her realtionships etc.
I didn't realize how many series I read where each book is a different couple. It was hard to find series abut one couple throughout being the main focus.

These 3 series are what I consider more UF + romance, w/ the same heroine as MC and mostly the same secondary characters:

Keri Arthur's Riley Jenson series (wolf/vamp hybrid)
(FYI, the h has more than one love interest during course of series. Also, certain aspects could be seen as love triangle but I took it more as conflict due to her being a hybrid.)

Karen Chance's Cassie Palmer series (psychic/seer)

Karen Chance's Dorina Basarab series (half-vamp)

Angela Knight's Mageverse series is PNR w/ vamps and witches based on Arthurian lore. Each book features a different couple who then *sometimes* have cameos in subsequent books.

Good luck!

I really like G.A. Aiken

I love the Dragon Series. They have a different style in that some of the characters are actually really funny. About a Dragon

My True Self by N.C. East is prett good. Werewolves, love, mystery, murder...need I say more? lol

My Wolf's Bane, Bound, Prince of Wolves, Elfin, and Captured are all really good books. I hope you find one you like!