I love the Wolf Pack group on Facebook. Lots of paranormal romance fans, free book notifications, and general shapeshifter fun. There’s a Wolf Pack Run on at the moment with free and discounted paranormal romance novels, including my boxed set of the first three Old School novels, Old School Magic, which is FREE during the promo. The Run is on December 12-15.  Promo link:  https://michellefoxerotica.blogspot.com/2018/12/wolf-pack-holiday-howls.html 

The Wolf Pack Run includes a chance to win one of two $100 Amazon giftcards. Scroll to the end of the post linked here to enter: https://michellefoxerotica.blogspot.com/2018/12/wolf-pack-holiday-howls.html 

Overwhelmed by Love – Reverse Harem

One of the big trends in paranormal romance over the last year has been reverse harem – what used to be called menage – and what some authors are calling why choose? romance.

Some of these novels – and they’re often a series of novels with the relationships developing over perhaps three or five books – are sweetly chaste. Others are erotic.

One of the things I think about (obsess over) as an author is why a trend arises and what sustains it. With reverse harem, I suspect there are a couple of things. Perhaps there is a thrill of naughtiness for some people in reading about polyamorous love, but I’m putting that aside. Lots of things can be thrilling without becoming a trend.

With reverse harem, I believe readers are searching for a sense of being overwhelmed by love. Unconditional love. Love that treasures every aspect of you. Love that never tires, never breaks, that nurtures and sustains itself. Of course you don’t need multiple lovers to experience that kind of love, but the reverse harem novel lets readers explore an overwhelming, multi-faceted love. They present the fantasy of a woman’s every intimate desire being met – and I use desire in the sense of emotional need as well as sexual experience.

So, why this desire for super-love? There is a parallel with the stories of superheroes. When life feels bleak, the struggle is hard and we don’t know who to believe in, enter the exaggerated hero. It is the real, unacknowledged heroes of daily life that we rely on, but sometimes the fantasy of a superhero reassures us. When you draw characters and relationship challenges larger than life, we can see what we really want. And all romance novels celebrate the fundamental human desire to love and be loved.

I’m not sure what the trends in publishing will be in 2019, but when I have my guesses organised, I’ll post them!

Remember, you can grab Old School Magic FREE till Dec 15. Link:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K414YV4