Sexy, Paranormal Romances

Hi Everyone,

I write futuristic romances because I love to tell stories about how people react to unusal situations. In THE CHALLENGE my hero used sexual frustration to teach the heroine to use her psi powers and win a challenge for Earth. In THE DARE, the heroine is a 300-yer-old computer who wants to build a body to make love and discovers what being human is all about. In The ULTIMATUM a scientist works to free women from their biology--if they don't make love to regenerate their cells, they die. And in July 06 Tor will release the 4th book in my series, THE QUEST. Kirek's story started when he was a baby with extraordinary psi powers. At age 4 he's proclaimed an Oracle, at 18 he's a sex slave and in THE QUEST he falls in love and must defeat the Federation's most powerful enemy.

See you around the net and please visit at www.susankearney.com if you'd like to watch my books. That's right, you can WATCH them on my site. :)

Susan Kearney

Conception of a hero (and shark self gratification)

Most of my May was spent either in Florida (at the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention) or driving to/from it.

As I drove South and East through the Smokey Mountains, taking in the dramatic scenery, and also the aquarium at Gatlinburg, I thought of alien heroes, and also about a shark's sex life.

I am incorrigible that way! Not just about fish, of course. Any animal with interesting or excessive reproductive habits or equipment may serve to inspire an alien romance.

The concept of a shark's claspers (which look like labia when not deployed) fascinates me. However, I am not about to give alien males claspers in their groins. A penile bone and a tattoo is about as far as I'm willing to deviate from the conventional wisdom of what is romantic and "normal" in a hero's wedding tackle.

The Gatlinburg aquarium has a very long viewing tunnel of three inch thick glass (it might be perspex), through which visitors progress majestically on a travelator.

Sharks lie on it. One hears how sharks have to keep swimming. Not these boys. Their bellies and genitals were pressed to the glass above the gaping tourists. I wonder whether the tunnel vibrated pleasurably --because of the travelator-- or whether it was warm, or whether the sharks are exhibitionists.

That thought led to musings about figuratively cold blooded heroes, which is unfortunate for me. As I mentioned earlier, I went to the RomanticTimes convention to promote myself, Mating Net, Forced Mate, and the February 2007 release of Insufficient Mating Material.

Insufficient Mating Material takes up where FORCED MATE left off. Now it is written, I am conjuring up the book that should follow it.

The logical choice for the next Great Djinn to fall in love and live happily ever after ought to be Rhett. He's the elegant, calculating, slightly anachronistic swordsman, inspired more by Adam Adamant than any of George Lucas's knights.

Adam Adamant was Rip Van Winkle with a sword.

However, I'm beginning to think that Rhett is too shark-like to fall in love.

No matter! Today I chanced upon a photograph that put a face to a much younger hero. The only problem --the challenge-- is that in FORCED MATE he was a bit of a "Beavis" (if I can say such a thing) !

I shall think on....

OF STARSHIPS, SORCERERS, AND SEXY HEROES

I'm on that panel at the Romantic Times conference, sorry if the title misled you! I shall be talking about characterization when your hero is not human.

Also, my May/June newsletter is out and can be enjoyed at www.rowenacherry.com/newsletter

There's an interview with a sexy hero there, who jousts for a living! Also two (it's a double issue) sensual scenes by other authors.

Best wishes,
Rowena Cherry

ALIEN DJINN ROMANCES

My name is Rowena Cherry, and I write alien djinn romances.

Why alien djinn?

I wanted a legendary or mythological breed with strange powers, whose existence is immortalized in human tales. They had to be dark, dangerous and complex...

I wanted them to be mistakable for godlike beings, but I did not want them to be identified with any region of Earth--as are Norse gods, Greek gods, Egyptian gods etc.

And, I did not want to offend anyone!

I hope it won't just be about me and my alien djinn romances. I hope lots of alien authors will blog here with me.

One of my creative friends writes about vampires who are descended from aliens. I think that's brilliant. I intend to invite her to blog here occasionally. Some of the gargoyle romances have aliens who are not only turned to stone but exiled on Earth!

Best wishes,
Rowena Cherry

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Hello everyone. I'm Colby Hodge and I write what I like to call Futuristic Action Romance. Which means I have a great balance of action and romance in the future. I guess that was self explanatory. The first book in my exciting Star series was released last April and was a Pearl Finalist this year.

So what happens when a convicted criminal suddenly develops telepathic abilities when he meets a princess traveling incognito on a star ship that's under attack? Can Shaun and Lilly defeat the power hungry Circe and save Lilly's beloved home planet?

Guess you'll have to read to find out.

Thanks for inviting me here Rowena. Looks like this will be a great place to hang out.

Colby
aka Cindy Holby
www.cindyholby.com

Eppie Finalist FORCED MATE

Aliens and Fantasy Knights in shining armour

The May-and-June issue of the Rowena Cherry newsletter is coming together. One of the regular features is my Interview with a cover model, and my next interviewee is David Deslandes, who is Canadian... not much of a claim to alien status... and a Knight in shining armour at Toronto's Medieval Times.

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I've been invited to speak briefly about CHARACTERIZATION WHEN YOUR HERO IS NON-HUMAN as part of Linnea Sinclair's SFR and Fantasy panel at the Romantic Times BOOKclub convention in Daytona. I'm honored and excited. Since I'm also appearing there as a misfit faery, I suppose it ties in well to mix Fantasy and Science Fiction.

Best wishes,
Rowena Cherry