IF YOU LIKE... A LIST FOR READING SCIENCE FICTION ROMANCE

I've done many workshops and interviews about Science Fiction Romance (SFR), and I'm often asked what to read in the genre. As part of a multi-blog tour, I've compiled just a few helpful comparisons.





If you like Jacquelyn Frank's SEDUCE ME IN DREAMS (THREE WORLDSSERIES), read Heidi Ruby Miller's GREENSHIFT (AMBASADORA SERIES)


Similarities: military science fiction, spicy romance, virgin female, expansive world, alpha male, thriller elements







 If you like Sara Creasy's SONG OF SCARABEUS, read K. Ceres Wright's COG



Similarities: cyberpunk, corporate espionage, strong female characters, subtle romance, thriller style














If you like Jenna Bennett's FORTUNE'S HERO, read Patti O'Shea's RAVYN'S FLIGHT

Similarities: military science fiction, action sequences, alpha male, rescue mission, expansive world







If you like Joel Shepherd's KILLSWITCH, read Cary Caffrey's THE GIRLS FROM ALCYONE

Similarities:
cybernetically-enhanced heroine, futuristic world, strong female
protagonist, action sequences, love story, cyberpunk







 

If you like Weston Ochse's VELVET DOGMA, read T. K. Toppin's THELANCASTER RULE

Similarities: heroine-centric, sleeping beauty awakens in future, high tech society, action sequences







If you like P.G. Forte's THIS WINTER HEART, read Heather Massey's THEWATCHMAKER'S LADY

Similarities: automaton heroine, secret lover, forbidden romance, "what does it mean to be human" theme, American historical setting







If you like Catherine Asaro's DIAMOND STAR (SAGA OF THE SKOLIAN EMPIRE), read JC Cassels's SOVRAN'S PAWN (THE BLACK WING CHRONICLES)

Similarities: celebrity hero, subtle romance, expansive world, political intrigue, galactic empire











If you like Sharon Shinn's HEART OF GOLD, read Pippa Jay's KEIR

Similarities: taboo romance, inter-racial relationship, advanced society, anthropological world building











PARTICIPANT BLOGGERS:



The Galaxy Express

Pippa Jay

Frances Pauli 

 



For more reading suggestions, check out the SFR Brigade Library - http://sfrcontests.blogspot.co.uk/p/sfr-brigade-library.html