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[Joanette]

Hi! I've been lurking around in the group for a week or so and decided and introduction was due.

I love PNF and UF. I also like classics. When I get really into a book/series it's almost impossible to lay the book down, and I love it! I'm always looking for the next book to get me hooked. I also live in a small European country where like minded people are far and few,so I'm really looking forward to joining in here!

At the moment I'm looking for some new good series to dive into.

Nice to meet you all :)

[Willow]

Hi! I have been a member of this group for a long time but due to my shyness I haven't posted anything yet. I thought I'd start by telling a little about myself. I am a writer. I have written six books so far and self-published them. The latest is a paranormal romance called Savage. I'll just post the link in case anyone should be interested in checking it out :-) Savage My husband makes my covers which I think he is pretty good at:
Anyway I am also an avid reader like most in here and have been reading tons of books since I was a kid. I believe my mother started the addiction since she always has her nose stuck in one as well as I have. It is hard to say who is my favorite author but my idol is Anne Rice and I believe that my books - especially the latest - are inspired by hers. Right now I am re-reading some of her books and just finished The Witching Hour.
Well that was just a few words about me.
Take care,
Willow

[Jimel]

Greetings, everyone!

I'm new to the group and look forward to chatting about some of my favorite books with you all.

My name is Jimel and like you, I LOVE paranormal romance/thrillers. Some of my favorite authors:

Laurell K. Hamilton
Kim Harrison
Charlaine Harris
Keri Arthur
J.R. Ward
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Christine Feehan
Nalini Singh

When I'm not reading, I'm usually either working my "day job" (with one of the largest online retailers in the world..hint, hint) and writing my own debut novel that I hope to release in digital format at the end of next month.

Reading and writing - behind my daughter - are some of my favorite things!

[Lady Book Voodoo]

Jimel wrote: "Greetings, everyone!

I'm new to the group and look forward to chatting about some of my favorite books with you all.

My name is Jimel and like you, I LOVE paranormal romance/thrillers. Some of my..."

Cool line up of Authors I loke them too!

['jen]

Hello!

[[deleted user]]

Hi everyone,

I just joint the group. I LOVE reading, especially paranormal romance, YA books and fantasy. I'm a self published author (YA urban fantasy) and complete book junkie. I'm looking forward to talking with you more and hopefully making some new goodreads friends :)

[Rebecca]

Hello there. :-)

[Lady Book Voodoo]

Rebecca wrote: "Hello there. :-)"

Hello Rebecca

[Tammy]

Hey guys, I'm Tammy. I'm a huge fan of PNR and UF (and YA). I decided to join this group to chat about my favorite series and hopefully find out about some new ones:)

[Janey]

Welcome to the group Tammy :-)

[Tammy]

Thanks Janey :)

[Marne Ann]

Hey! I feel like I've found a cool coffee shop here, full of like -minded people. What a fantastic feeling! I've been reading through 1,000+ emails in this thread, getting yo know y'all and seeing if I'd introduced myself before. I'm not finding anything, so...
I'm Marne Ann and it's nice to meet you. I've been reading romance since the early eighties, from historicals to UF / paranormal, and everything in between. Fantasy and Paranormal are my weaknesses, though. It's fascinating how the genre has changed over the years, and I definitely like the stronger heroines of today...
My favorite authors :
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Christine Feehan
Kresley Cole
I enjoyed JR Ward until she took tortured hero into a very dark place and made me feel icky.
I have seven lil monsters, but sadly, they are almost all grown and creating their own fairy tales in life. I'm happily married, and we have an unruly collection of Schitzu (sp) puppies and a lab who thinks she's one.
I'm an author when I'm not reading, parenting, or herding dogs. I write paranormal romance and fantasy romance...but you can find out more about that from my profile thing. I've been a lurker here for too long and plan to participate more...I'm home -bound now, as my youngest monster had surgery and is laid up for at least the next month, so I'm hoping to learn how to navigate goodreads.

[Melody]

Hello! I thought it was time for me to out from lurking and introduce myself though I don't like talking about myself. Anyways, my name is Melody or Mel for short. I got into paranormal romance three years ago,and now it has become an addiction. I like reading Kerrelyn Sparks, Pamela Palmer, Kelley Armstrong, and etc. Would like to make some new friends here! Nice to meet ya'll!

[Tara]

Hello everyone, I'm Tara and I've been a huge fan of paranormal and fantasy romance since reading Sherrilyn Kenyon's Fantasy Lover in 2002.

[Susan]

Susan Cartwright here. New member, born in Portland, Oregon - living in Sydney for the last 27 years (the weather is much better!).

I have been shy of posting anything because I hate the idea that people think I am on line just to promote my books.

My first book was "Lad a Dog." Anyone remeber that book? I sooo wanted that dog! 4th grade. Natalie I read Wrinkle in Time, too! Reading opened worlds and changed my life. I left home at 15 for good reasons - and I think I got through my childhood by disappearing into a book.

I got to teenagehood and hormones and discovered sexy books - nothing like is availble today mind you! Shesh. Kids these days know everything.

I just finished 50 shades of Grey and wrote a review on it if anyone is interested. As a mental health professional I have a completely different take on that book.

All for now, nice to meet you guys....
Susan Cartwright

[Paula]

Hi everyone! I'm Paula I'm new to the PNR & UF so I have a lot to catch up on.. but I'm excited for this group to see suggestions and new series!

[Darren]

Hi all my name is Darren (feel free to friend me)

Had to take early retirement in 1995 for health reasons.

Attended Moray Collage & University of Aberdeen.

Now a Self-directed Lifelong Learner in the context of autodidacticism. Taking advantage of the wealth of online resources and tools.

Of interest: Cyberculture; Learning Methods; Mind Mapping; Study Skills; Thinking; Visual Mapping & Visual Thinking.

Fields of Study: Humanities: Cyberculture; Film Studies; History; Literature & Philosophy. Life Sciences: Anatomy; Biology & Zoology. Social Sciences: Geography; Political science; Psychology & Sociology.

Other topics of interest: Computers & Computing; Natural History & Social Networking.

[Nannie Katherine "MiMi"]

Hi everyone! I lv historical romance & paranormal romance. The hotter the better!!!

[Crystal]

Hi...I am Crystal...I am a lover of books and I read all kinds of genres...but my favorite ones right now seem to be paranormal and romance and it is all better when they go together..lol..I have read lots and lots of books and I joined this group hoping to find more great books to read and to meet some awesome people. Hope everyone is having a great day.

[Kimberly]

Hi, I'm Kimberly Steele and I am a raging bookaholic. I guess I'm always looking for that perfect hybrid of epic fantasy and haunted house horror, somewhere between Miyazaki's Spirited Away and Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House. If any of you can recommend such a book, PLEASE reply, a book that combines these two essences is my Holy Grail.

I am an award winning popular indie horror writer, though I have written a non-horror gay m/m novella recently and discovered I really liked writing it, so I'm doing a sequel! I'm big into gay rights, including marriage equality for gay people.

I am 39. I have no kids and one very spoiled black shelter kitty named Kiki. Let's just put it this way: I'm vegan yet I buy her free range organic chicken so she may eat it raw every night. So gross for me. She's worth it though!

Boy, that was eclectic.

[Fallen_Angel]

Greetings,

Call me Fallen, it's along story... I'm book whore and proud of it. Loves me some paranormal romance and urban fantasy. I'm new to goodreads and looking for friends so if you send me a request it will be approved. I'm also a very timid writer but I've never published or posted anything for review. Becoming a member of this group will hopefully build my courage enough to leak a short story or something. I'll be looking for honest criticism ;D

[H.L.]

Hi! I'm Heather, I'm new to Goodreads...obviously.

I absolutely love reading and writing. Some of my favorites are The Hunger Games, anything by Stephen King, the Harry Potter series (yeah, yeah...I love Harry Potter), and so many more.

I'm also new to writing. I recently self-published my first novel, and it has been a trip. I look forward to meeting new people here, and finding new and awesome books to add to my reading list.

[Fallen_Angel]

Hi Heather

[Kayla]

Hello all! I'm relatively knew to the reading world aside from what was required from school. I haven't read much over the passed few years. But I have come to love me some Paranormal Romance. One of my FAVES is Larissa Ione. Pleasure Unbound being the first book I actually finished. The passed few months I've tried to steer away from my fave genre to open up my mind in a different direction and I'm finding it difficult. LOL. I want to start writing short stories as well. But have no clue where to begin. Hopefully I will find some new authors of interest by joining this group. I'm open to whatever suggestions you may have.

[Kayla]

Christal wrote: "Hi, I'm Christal. I'm 26 and currently in San Antonio, TX. I'm married, in the Air Force, and have three "furbabies" (two chinchillas and a kitty). I'm leaving in December to become a professor at ..."

I love Kim Harrison. I need to finish reading the series. I was in the middle of book 6 before I lost it and have yet to pick it up again.

[Pamela]

Howdy everybody,
My name is Pamela but you can call me Pammie. I am 26 as of July and am disabled due to Bipolar Disorder and severe neck and back issues. I spend a lot of time at home, reading or on the computer. I have recently been reading a lot of YA books in the paranormal/paranormal romance genre but I always go back to paranormal romance and most specifically Urban Fantasy which is my favorite genre. One of my favorite Urban Fantasy authors is Jennifer Estep and I just recently got my hands on her Bigtime Superhero series (through kindle purchase), have all the Elemental Assassin books, and am now working on the Mythos Academy books. I just love her writing. One of my favorite series is probably Georgina Kincaid/Succubus Series by Richelle Mead and I am thinking about starting the Dark Swan series soon.
I am also a comic book lover - I am very into X-men, and most largely Fables and Jack of Fables. I have also recently gotten several issues of the more horror oriented Locke & Key, The Walking Dead, and the first issue of a newer series called Unwritten. As far as tv shows with paranormal twists, I am a huge fan of Buffy, Angel, Supernatural (darker I know), The vampire Diaries, etc. I also love fairy tale retellings and watch both of the current fairy tale shows (Grimm and Once Upon a Time). I love fairy tale related books as well. I have a whole book shelf with five shelves as that are my To Be Read (TBR) books. And yes it is forever growing.
-Pammie

[Shannon]

Hey everyone! My name is Shannon,Im from North Carolina. I am a mother of three boys 20,19,15,I also attend school full-time. I am working on being a nurse. I love vampire books,anything paranormal or fantasy. I had snub romance books for years until my sister started reviewing books and got me hook on paranormal romance and now I cant get enough! lol! I do not favor one author over another but I do like Ann Rice very much and I am open to any book suggestions or authors.

[Kamil]

Hello, I'm Kamil and I've been reading paranormal romance/ urban fantasy etc for years, but only recently I learned of the genre's existance. I can ready mostly anything except for zombie romance

[Goldingurl]

hi my name is goldingurl or gg...

i have been reading forever, yet i can't remember all the books i've read lol
Anyhow i do love this genre but it's not all i will read.
i am just now reading the bdb series! shocking as it is i have had it on my tbr list forever and as of just last week i picked up the first one now am hooked! LOL
have read a ton of other stuff though and like i said i will read about anything so i always have somethin to read

[[deleted user]]

Hi. I'm Sam and I love Urban Fantasy and have a strange love-hate relationship with Paranormal Romance.

[Lauree]

Hi! I'm Lauree and I pretty new to good reads and I have no idea how I've survived without it! It's so awesome to have so many reading ideas and fellow readers/writers to share with! I love all book genres but paranormal romance would have to be my favorite! I am a Navy wife with one amazing 4 year old, who keeps me on my toes. I also own a ridiculously spoiled bull mastiff and I wouldn't trade her for the world. When I'm not reading, I am writing and I recently self published my debut novel Betrayed and am hoping to release a second by November of this year :)

[Violeta]

Hi my name is Violet I find my self a little bit addicted to goodreads and also to the PNR genre or also as I and my friend refer to it and similar genres as papaerporn but I read just about everything that my greedy hands touch :D I look forward to fangirl-ing with you guys ;]

[Nika ♥Marie♥]

Hi All,

I enjoy reading and I have recently fell in love with the Paranormal Romance genre, I don't discriminate I read anything that I can get my hand on. I am married and have no children; hence all of the reading that I love to do. I'm currently reading Full Moon Rising

[Heather]

Hi, I am Heather. I adore the paranormal romance genre and am looking forward to some good suggestions from like-minded peeps.

[Tamilyn]

Hey,
New (obviously)... need books ... must have books... I just got finished with the LA Banks Series AGAIN... and need more... I have a ton of books that i am willing to share (Calibre)so lets get our read on...
Tam

[Katie]

Hi everyone, I love reading Paranormal romance and the like, looking to find new series that I haven't yet read. Nice to meet everyone:)

[Chelsay]

Hey guys,
I'm Chelsay and Im 29 and I live in Christchurch, New Zealand, I am a qualified makeup artist but I'm currently back in college finishing my commerce degree. I love paranormal romance, not too keen on urban fantasy (maybe I just haven't read the right book yet), I've been reading alot over these past couple of years, its a cheap hobby (one I can afford to maintain whilst being broke again!) and because the recent earthquakes destroyed most of our social scene here, its a way for me to escape and feel a little more normal.

Hope to talk with you all soon :)

[Danniella]

Hey my name is Danniella Duff. I'm 21 year old dancer from Toluca Lake. I love reading anything from paranormal to horror books, including fantasy, dystopia, urban, romance. I also like to read thriller and mystery books like Karen Rose, Tess Gerrittson and the like

[Jon]

Hey all. Jon Mills. Into Science Fiction, A good love story and more than anything adventure. I am published with my novel UNDISCLOSED

[Judith]

Hi Everyone!

Wow, I've been a member since 2008. Mostly lurking. Can't believe it's been so long ago. The paranormal romance genre has grown so much and I'm thankful for that. I love reading and writing them.

[Maggie]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Maggie and I live in New Jersey. I'm popping on here at work so this is going to be real brief. I have 3 grown children, 8 grandchildren. I love art, music, and reading (in no particular order). I'm not much of a talker but I thought I might pop in from time to time to discuss a book or two or to see what everyone else is reading.

See ya on the boards!

[Susie M.]

Hello everyone!

My name is Susie, I am 28 and I LOVE Urban Fantasy. I am an avid reader and have around 30 series that I follow in the genre and a few I keep an eye on in the off chance I have nothing better to read lol.

I also read plenty of other kinds of books, from regular fiction to medium (as opposed to high) fantasy. Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones is about as much as I can take in true fantasy. It also seems that SteamPunk is growing on me so I may be reading more of that.

A little more about me: I have been happily married for over 11 years to a giant (I mean huge as in 6 foot 4 inches tall and 300 pounds) IT nerd. I also have two kids. A beautiful little girl or rather pre-teen who is nearly 12 and a middle schooler this year (heaven help me!) and a son, age 9, who is too smart for his own good and suffers severely from AD/HD and OCD. Needless to say my little family keeps be hoppin', but I always find a good escape into some amazing books.

This year has been exciting for me. In June I finished my Bachelor's degree in Communication and Cultures and then after almost 4 years of work, I launched my debut Urban Fantasy Novel, MUSE. (Don't worry, I promise to be as active in this group as I can and not do "too much" self-promoting.

Launching my book has been exciting and I am happy to answer any questions you may have about it or about writing and publishing. I am always looking for people willing to receive a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

All that being said, I am excited to be a part of this group. I probably would have joined a lot sooner, but between school and the book, and family, I didn't have much time for anything else. Things have calmed down though now and I have much more time to pursue my passions. I look forward to getting to know you all, connecting with those passionate about the same things I am and adding some new amazing books to my "read" list.

Thanks!!

[Misti]

Hello!

My name is Misti. I am 24 and have been reading non-stop since always ;) I just found out about GoodReads. I wanted to join so I could get recommendations by other people. Seems like I'm in a slump every now and then.

Favorite type of book by far is Urban Fantasy. Although I do admit getting really worn out by all the vampires lately. Favorite series by far is the Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning. Current love is Jennifer Armentrout.

Thanks!

[James]

Hi there! I'm James Crawford, a e-published horror author. What am I doing here? I got a challenge a few months ago to write a daily series on my website, and in a genre I'd never tried. What I ended up with is "Manleigh Cheese", an ongoing story about the operators of a food truck in Washington, DC. I'm having loads of fun, and hope to learn more about the genre from hanging out here!
-J

[Rosanna]

Hi everyone, and thanks for having me! I'm Rosanna Leo and I write paranormal/erotic/contemporary romance for Liquid Silver Books (all on Goodreads for anyone who wants to take a peek!) I love all things supernatural (don't we all?) and tend to spend my time crafting tales about Greek gods and Scottish Selkies and other sexy lovelies!

My degree is in English Lit/History but I am a former classical singer who's been writing for about 10 years as a hobby, and seriously for the past year. I am the author of For the Love of a God, Sweet Hell, Up In Flames and The Selkie.

I look forward to chatting with you all at some point, and hope we will get to know each other well.
Cheers!

[Ashley]

Hi. I'm Ashley. I joined Goodreads so I could find some great reads that are DIFFERENT from the cookie-cutter reads I've been reading lately. Also, I have a goal to someday write a novel. :(

[Rosanna]

Ashley wrote: "Hi. I'm Ashley. I joined Goodreads so I could find some great reads that are DIFFERENT from the cookie-cutter reads I've been reading lately. Also, I have a goal to someday write a novel. :("

Hi Ashley! Stick with it- you never know when that novel will come pouring out!

[[deleted user]]

Hi all,
My names Liz alias Tarian, I spent years working full time for the local education authority, bringing up my two sons as a single parent and studying for a degree in education.

I have always loved reading and love nothing more than a good story written down or verbal. when my children were little I enjoyed reading all the classics, The Hobit, CS Lewis, etc.and then progressed on to Northen Lights (Dark Materials trilogy). Whilst working with young children with behavioural issues, I used to draw dragons and make up stories together. It meant they could escape for awhile from their often very difficult lives.

I really enjoy history, myths and legends. I like walking on Dartmoor, body boarding and generally interacting with the wild side of nature.

A year ago I was made redundant and since then have been writing for kindle. My first book was realism. By the second I was writing about ghosts, third ghosts and magic powers (I have always enjoyed super powers) and my latest not yet published has everything.

Really, I am just re-living my childhood playing those imaginary games in the playground. Children are so creative.

It's lovely to meet so many like minded people.
Kind regards to you all.

[Oleander]

Hi Everyone. I live in Texas and read every day. I favor Urban Fantasy and paranormal romance, but I will read any type of romance.

[[deleted user]]

Hey all,

I'm Leelia, leeli for short

I'm a college student, my last year whoot hoot, before I go on to graduate school. Psy major. I loooooved paranormal!! I love it so much, my dorm mates and I started our own review site lol. So if any authors are interested in sending us free books, tee-hee let me know lol