Many readers enjoy romantic stories and fantasies, so here are some of the best writers of romantic fiction today. Of course, the success of the Twilight novels (and movies), the Trueblood TV series and the Vampire Diaries have given a push to what is known as paranormal romance.
The love lives of ordinary people are still hugely popular, as can be seen with the work of Nicholas Spark (The Notebook, Dear John and Message in a Bottle). However, many romance novels today delve into a fantasy world that is a step (or more) beyond normal reality.
So, although readers might still hunger for the Rhett Butlers who carry Scarlett O’Hara up the staircase (Gone With The Wind), a lot of the heroes and heroines in today’s fiction also possess uncommon powers. Maybe they can change shape (shapeshifters and werewolves), read minds (telepaths) foresee events (seers), speak to the dead (necromancers), display extraordinary strength and speed (vampires) or have other skills that equip them beyond the ordinary.
As well, the leading characters have feelings and emotions that build to moments of intense passion. The heroines in these stories are not the delicate women to be found in Jane Austen novels. They often face danger with courage and embrace romance with an eagerness that earlier generations could only dream of.
Some of the best of modern romance fiction is listed below. For the benefit of readers who are new to a particular author, the first volume in a series may be shown. If you are already acquainted with that work, simply click on the image and you will be shown more recent novels by that author.
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Nauti Deceptions
- Lora Leigh
A teacher in a small Kentucky town is framed in a sex scandal and changes her identity, becoming Rogue. The Sheriff meets her in her new role and is prepared for a long struggle to get Rogue to drop her defenses. Soon he becomes embroiled in a deadly game that sweeps Rogue up in its wake. When everything seems to be a matter of life and death, there is no reason to hold back…
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Dark Slayer
- Christine Feehan
Ivory – a rare Carpathian female – has been protected by her brothers for most of her life. But once she frees the mage Razvan from his prison cave, they must flee together, enemies of Carpathian hunters as well as vampires. Ivory senses that Razvan is more than he appears to be, and she vows to go against the entire Carpathian race to help him, risking both their lives in order to save their love.
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The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and The Struggle
- L. J. Smith
The first two novels in this popular series, the tale of two vampire brothers and the beautiful girl torn between them. Elena: the golden girl, the leader, the one who can have any boy she wants and Stefan: brooding and mysterious, he seems to be the only one who can resist Elena, even as he struggles to protect her from the horrors that haunt his past. Damon, his brother, is sexy, dangerous, and driven by an urge for revenge against Stefan, the brother who betrayed him. Determined to have Elena, he’d kill to possess her.
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The Host
- Stephenie Meyer
Stephenie Meyer, creator of the phenomenal Twilight series, takes paranormal romance into her first adult novel. Those wary of teen angst will be pleasantly surprised by this mature and imaginative thriller, in equal parts action and emotion. A species of altruistic aliens has peacefully assumed control of the minds and bodies of most humans, but feisty Melanie won’t surrender her mind to the alien soul called Wanderer. Overwhelmed by Melanie’s memories of fellow resistor Jared, Wanderer yields to her body’s longing and sets off into the desert to find him. It’s unabashedly romantic, and the characters (human and alien) genuinely endearing.
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Midnight’s Daughter – Book 1
Karen Chance
Dorina Basarab is a dhampir — half-human, half-vampire. Unlike most dhampirs, though, Dory has managed to maintain her sanity. Now Dory’s vampire father has come to her for help — again. Her Uncle Dracula (yes, THE Dracula), cruelest among vampires, has escaped his prison. And her father wants Dory to work with gorgeous master vampire Louis-Cesare to put him back there. Although Dory prefers to work alone, Dracula is the only thing that truly scares her — and when she has to face him, she’ll take all the help she can get…
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Fantasy Lover (Dark-Hunter, Book 1)
- Sherrilyn Kenyon
“Fun, fresh, and fabulous! Sherrilyn Kenyon’s imagination is a bright as her future.”–Teresa Mederios, author of A Kiss to Remember
“By turns funny and touching, Fantasy Lover is a compelling story that will make you laugh out loud. The gods haven’t been this much fun since Xena!”–Susan Krinard, author of Secret of the Wolf
“Kenyon’s writing is brisk, ironic, sexy, and relentlessly imaginative. These are not your mother’s vampire novels.”— The Boston Globe on Dark Side of the Moon
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Dreamfever
- Karen Marie Moning
MacKayla Lane – a uniquely gifted sidhe-seer – lies naked on the cold stone floor of a church, at the mercy of the erotic Fae master she once swore to kill. Far from home, unable to control her sexual hungers, MacKayla is now fully under the Lord Master’s spell.…
The walls between human and Fae worlds have come crashing down. And as Mac fights for survival on Dublin’s battle-scarred streets, she will embark on the darkest – and most erotically charged – adventure of her life.
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Hunters Need
- Shiloh Walker
Duke is bitter. A shapeshifter betrayed by the psychic powers of Analise Morell, he cannot forgive her for putting him in the clutches of a feral vampire, but he also can’t shake his desire for her. And when she needs a Hunter, Duke must face his demons – and hers. Analise lives and trains in a Hunter training facility. A psychic, she finds herself at odds with the world in which she must now live, and the person most disconcerting to her is Duke, a shape shifter. Ana is the reason Duke was kidnapped and held by a brutal female vampire, and her guilt at his suffering is never far from her mind. To make matters worse, Ana yearns for Duke’s touch…
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Wild Instinct
- Sara McCarty
The author is considered one of the most erotic of romance writers writing today, she takes paranormal romance to a new level. Here are three stories of erotic animal attraction – from the national bestselling author of Running Wild.
Three desperate women – hunted and on the run in werewolf society – bring out the animal instincts in the irresistible males who promise them more than just rescue.
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Sizzle
- Julie Garwood
A magnificent story of passion, adventure, and intrigue. Sizzle spices up the action with a sexy, smart, daring heroine and a smoldering thriller that’s classic Garwood — and pure Sizzle. After Lyra unwittingly captures a shocking crime on camera, a rash of mysterious, treacherous incidents convince Lyra that she’s trapped in a sinister scenario headed for a violent ending. Running scared, she turns to her best friend, Sidney Buchanan, whose connections bring dauntless and devilishly handsome FBI agent Sam Kincaid into Lyra’s life. As the noose of deadly intrigue tightens and the feelings between them deepen, Lyra and Sam must place their faith in each other’s hands — and stand together against the malevolent forces about to break loose.
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