I recently discovered that Harlequin has an entire blog devoted to paranormal romance. Seems like a good idea, considering that between Silhouette Nocturne, HQN, Mira and Luna, Harlequin publishes a wide variety of paranormal romance. I contacted JennyB, Harlequin’s Digital Content Manager, to find out more about the blog.

We launched Harlequin’s Paranormal Romance Blog because we saw a steady increase in the number of paranormal romance books our authors were writing and our readers were reading, but didn’t see very many online forums dedicated to this genre where authors could connect with readers to let them know about their books. There are a lot of blogs and websites dedicated to romance books, and a lot of blogs and websites dedicated to paranormal books – and we’re fans of all of them, most are listed in our blogroll, but very very few sites or blogs dedicated exclusively to paranormal romance (and if you can recommend any, we’re always looking to expand our blogroll!).

The kind of content we have right now really ranges, from our own musings on the paranormal genre (eg. Is there such a thing as a happy vampire?), to authors’ posts about their books and their ongoing trilogies or connected stories (e.g. Rhyannon Byrd’s Bloodrunners), to writing guidelines and updates on new paranormal lines and imprints Harlequin and Silhouette are launching, like the upcoming Nocturne Bites.

At bottom though, it all comes down to loving the genre, and wanting to share that passion and excitement for paranormal with like-minded readers and fans!

Thanks and happy reading!

JennyB

 Most recently, Lisa Renee Jones, whose March 2008 Nocturne, Beast of Desire, was reviewed by Sandy, was spotlighted on the blog. Another post of interest, is on the popularity of paranormal romance. Check it out!

Hey paranormal fans: what are your favorite sites for reviews, information, and views from authors?