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Hi my name is Andrea and i live in Saint Clair Shores Michigan. At the moment I'm reading seize the night. My husband brought me a kindle for my birthday and i have all the dark hunter books so I'm reading them all in order...My love for these books is the reason for my trip to New Orleans this august
Hi Andrea, welcome to the group. I hope you enjoy your trip to New Orleans. I've wanted to go and experience the culture as well do to the story. :)
Welcome to the group Andrea! I live near New Orleans o_o.
Cool beans Amaya. Although I hope you and your family weren't too badly affected by Katrina when all that went down.
Nah, not too bad. My sister's family was though. Only good thing about Katrina is that it wiped out some of the crime out in New Orleans. Unfortunately it just went to being as bad as ever again. Gosh, I wish it were like it was during my parents generation out there.
Yea I bet. Can only imagine the scamming cons are cooking up too. Hopefully it will get better as the years go on.
I doubt it. It was really bad when I was little but it got even worse over so many years. There's so many problems it's unreal (before and after Katrina). But we can hope. Haha, maybe one day everyone in the world will finally decide to just get along with everyone!
Oh man that would be the day, lol.
By the way, Andrea, I just realized anything I said on New Orleans might have a negative effect on you wanting to go to New Orleans. Sorry about that if it did. Tourist stuff is fine from what I hear, lol, so no need to worry ^.^. It's just if you live there. The big tourist parts of New Orleans are different. By the way, Cafe Du Monde is very good. If you're in other cities near by they also have that place. The easiest one to get to is in the city called Kenner inside of the Esplanade Mall (if you'll be anywhere near there that is). That mall has changed a lot but it still has the coffee place (cafe du monde). If you need any info on the area I'm more than glad to tell you whatever I know.
P.S. The coffee pretty much tastes the same as the other cafes over here in my opinion but be sure to get an order of beignets. Those are really good and also messy because of the powdered sugar, lol. My Mom makes them sometimes too as a treat.
Dhfan4life wrote: "Oh man that would be the day, lol."It definitely would! lol
We can dream! I love New Orleans - that might be one of the reasons I like the series so much.
I love the old style of New Orleans as well. There's another series that brings in a couple traditions from it, which is mostly the coffee, lol. It's called Spider's Bite. Pretty good series. Haven't read the whole thing yet but so far so good.
I've read Elemental Assassin's ... except the last one, its in that scary TBR mountain range that will topple over any second
And I have yet to start them. But those covers look great and tempting me every time.
They're pretty good and it is an overarching story so you have to read in order
I think there are very few series I haven't read in order come to think of it. Only read out of order depending on how available they are at the library.
Pat's right. It would a lot easier to read that series in order, and the covers are very nice. Lol, I haven't read very many series in order either, just a few so far (and that's only been since last year).
Lizabel Kattalakis-Quiakides-Tehrror wrote: "LOL Aestas!!!I told you men are "closet PNR fans". I think it would help if HOT NAKED MEN were not in the covers of the books. People surely think they're gay if they see the s guy reading a bo..."
LOL so true! Sorry for a late response, just saw this post of yours.
Oops meant that I have NOT read many series out of order. Especially if I have caught it from the beginning. It is just with most new authors I come across at the library when I find a book randomly.
Amaya wrote: "Lizabel Kattalakis-Quiakides-Tehrror wrote: "LOL Aestas!!!I told you men are "closet PNR fans". I think it would help if HOT NAKED MEN were not in the covers of the books. People surely think t..."
Ah, but if they took the hot naked men off the cover of some of the PNR, when will we ever have a legit reason to drool over a 6 pack?
Dhfan4life wrote: "Oops meant that I have NOT read many series out of order. Especially if I have caught it from the beginning. It is just with most new authors I come across at the library when I find a book randomly."It's ok. That's how I always used to end up reading stuff out of order most of the time, except it was in the book store. Back then the longest series I ever read was only 3 books long.
Dhfan4life wrote: "Amaya wrote: "Lizabel Kattalakis-Quiakides-Tehrror wrote: "LOL Aestas!!!I told you men are "closet PNR fans". I think it would help if HOT NAKED MEN were not in the covers of the books. Peopl..."
LMAO!
I'm still of the firm belief that they should make public-friendly front covers and put our drool-able 6-packs on the inside flap or something...
Hm, that's a good idea if they are going to add a picture. I have some books like that. It's nice to have the "public-friendly" covers when it comes to having to keep from getting weird looks from your parents (if you still live with them), lol.
Amaya wrote: "Hm, that's a good idea if they are going to add a picture. I have some books like that. It's nice to have the "public-friendly" covers when it comes to having to keep from getting weird looks from ..."luckily I'm on a areader so no one gets to see my covers
I can't get into the readers at all, so you're definitely lucky on not having to worry about the covers, haha
Aestas wrote: "I'm still of the firm belief that they should make public-friendly front covers and put our drool-able 6-packs on the inside flap or something..."Oh I've seen some of the other country covers that aren't so drool worthy. And even some of the covers they do for re-prints on most books. And good God do they suck in my opinion. Either too dark looking or if they just have the woman up there, she usually looks like a crazed prostitute or something. Or worse they get models that don't even fit any of the main characters in the story. So a rather damned if you do and damned if you don't situation. I'll add too that the abs on the cover really are pretty tame compared to some of the historical romance covers. I swear some of those look a step away from being "ravished" every time.
Dhfan4life wrote: "Aestas wrote: "I'm still of the firm belief that they should make public-friendly front covers and put our drool-able 6-packs on the inside flap or something..."Oh I've seen some of the other cou..."
I hate it when they used models that don't fit the story at all. It's so annoying. They may as well just use regular cover art. There used to be some really nice cover art on books but since they've been using so many more with models I noticed the covers that do use art don't really go that extra step of looking as nice as they used to. There still are some nice ones though.
Dhfan4life wrote: "Aestas wrote: "I'm still of the firm belief that they should make public-friendly front covers and put our drool-able 6-packs on the inside flap or something..."Oh I've seen some of the other cou..."
ya but still... romance books would get ridiculed by people who arent avid romance reads MUCH less if the covers were less soft-porny. I'm not saying I dont appreciate a good ab-shot. I just think a lot more people would be comfortable reading them in public if they were more tame. No to mention, a lot more guys would be comfortable ADMITTING they even read them if the covers were different.
My husband reads most of the books I do but he'll deny it to his grave if you ask him to his face cuz he knows the 'image' that goes with romance books.
Romance books make up one of (or possibly THE) biggest book markets but you hardly ever see a person out in public reading one.
I think authors like Sherrilyn Kenyon have got the right idea with their latest books
I think more authors should follow that suit instead of
I mean even the title : Dark Desires After Dark... sigh. "No Mercy", "The Guardian" are much more public friendly without seeming like you are just reading porn.
And then if they want to put a super hot guy's pic on an inside flap or something to still give us something to drool over, it would still be a book you can comfortable admit in public that you are reading.
And I agree with you Amaya, it bugs the hell out of me when the cover model doesn't fit the story. I'd rather have no model than a wrongly matched one.
Just my opinion....
True, you make good points Aestas. I just think though that in their minds if they don't put some hint of something romantic or physically romancing on the cover it won't be precieved as a romance story at all. Could also be that the initial marketing approach for the genre was the couples and showing skin and it was highly successful so they don't want to lose value for the genre if they went more subtle. And come to think of it. I actually thought most guys wouldn't admit to reading PNR books just cause it was a romance. Cover opinions not withstanding.
I'll admit that I do like the designs on some of the later SK books as well. Although I still don't fully know what they mean aside from Ash's book. And I also wonder if other readers have picked up those books and bought them for the design but read them and were still bummed they were part of the romance genre and not a regular fantasy story.
Aestas wrote: "Dhfan4life wrote: "Aestas wrote: "I'm still of the firm belief that they should make public-friendly front covers and put our drool-able 6-packs on the inside flap or something..."Oh I've seen so..."
I never thought of that, about romance books being possibly one of the biggest book markets but hardly ever seeing someone in public reading them. That is so true. Very good point made. If they had regular covers and put a picture of the character on the inside of the flap or made it a first page in the book and used a less 'sex' related title then a lot more people would most likely read them in public. Quite a few of Kat Martin's books have the picture on the first page of the book with just a regular cover. Haha, we could always resort to sticking the books inside of the "War and Peace" book! Make it look like we're reading that instead.
I disagree that guys still woukdnt openly admit to reading Romance if it was marketed differently. It's allllll about marketing. Because marketing changes the way the public sees things. If the public "saw" romance books in a different light, reading them wouldn't have the same embarrassing feeling that it has now. I agree that SK's books don't specifically show that they are a romance book to someone who hasn't read the boom but then again, you can argue that a) all you have to do is read the back cover/inside flap blurb and it's crystal clear, and b) if someone is randomly picking up a book that late in the series with no prior knowledge of it and without reading the blurb and still are unclear on what kind of book it is, they deserve to be confused lol. Maybe I'm being a bit harsh, but u know what I mean :p
Also, don't forget, that I still stand by having that inside flap drool-worth picture to further clarify what "type" of book it is.
I think the titles are also a big deal though. Whenever someone who doesn't know me well asks what I'm reading, if it's something like "Dark Desires After Dusk" or "Carressed by Ice" or "Darkest Pleasure" or "Lover Unleashed" or "Passion Unleashed", I never tell the truth. Cuz honestly, you have to be pretty frikkin comfortable with someone who is a non-reader to tell them that without them judging you. But think how easy it is to tell someone 'oh I'm reading The Guardian' or 'Born of Silence' or 'Shades of Midnight' ...
Given how big the romance market is, I'm truly shocked at how badly they market their books. Cuz if they think it's big now, imagine how big it could be if they made their books readable in public and able to be referrenced to and talked about in passing conversation without judgment and embarrassment.
Ya know what we need? Pete our resident guy that reads PNR to throw in his thoughts. Harry too. Cause it is clear women will still read the romances rather there is caressing of anybody's ice or rather there is abs on it or not. So calling all males swing by and add some opinions plz>
I agree that pretty much all Romance novels - except maybe Romantic suspense still has a stigma and is like a guilty secret. I think that is one of the reasons GR is soooooooo successful. Like minds and all that. I also think that is one of the taboos that we have to give Twilight kudos for. A basic black cover with one common image. People would read it in public without being embarassed or ashamed about their choice - or even feeling the need to explain. Another possible reason for the uptick is readers - no one can see the cover. My sister-in-law was visiting me a a couple of years ago and when she really looked over my reder ran and got one immediately - her reason, she could read erotica anytime she wanted and wasn't relegated to reading it at home. On the same trip one of my sisters also go one so she didn't have to have an "at home" book and a "bus" book.
But doesn't that say something about our society still? Like how we may have progressed this far but yet we feel ashamed to even be caught reading a story about a book that cover or even title wise expresses the slightest bit of sexuality in it or on it?And on some level I can concede the point that I wouldn't be caught dead reading a caressed in twilight or anything else kind of book around my folks or in a public place. And in general if they changed the cover or not I don't really see myself reading an erotica book in public on any kind of reading device. Just the thought of sitting some place and reading the word cock, a few too many times would have me thinking even I'm a dirtier perv than most flashers, lol.
Good points Dhfan4life! Good points -- but we shouldn't ignore that it really is the reality for a lot of people.btw shouldn't we be having this discussion elsewhere not on the intro thread?
So true. I'll see about relocating this down to general chitter-chatter.
Haha, that would be nice to know male opinions on this topic.
Hello ladies. It seems my opinion is wanted on a good subject here. In all honest wheather it's a guy with six packs or a woman dressed in a silk slip only I don't think men would read or admit to read a prn or any reading at all because in this world for a man reading is consider a nerd and no man for unknown reason want to b seen any less than what they the they are. However for me it don't matter for the cover is not what interest me it's the plot and story line off the book. As covers go I see as at on point every1 is naked in life.
Um welcome to the group Epic. This is a group for fans of Sherrilyn Kenyon just so you know. Not per se about erotica reads here too much.
Hi Harry (completely ignoring Epic) I definetly agree. Sherrilyn Kenyon's books have a lot more depth to them than most Romance writers. Personally, whenever i look for a book, ignore the cover and look at the title. Then I select a random page in the book to see if it's interesting or not.
Silentdoe2 wrote: "Hi Harry (completely ignoring Epic) I definetly agree. Sherrilyn Kenyon's books have a lot more depth to them than most Romance writers. Personally, whenever i look for a book, ignore the cover and..."I totally agree silent it's the way to go lol
Hi Dinque. I'm making my way thru the Dark Hunter books for the first time. Taking a break to keep in fresh and hope to be back in DH territory shortly
Hi Dinique, welcome to the group and glad you are enjoying her books as much as the rest of us. :) Pull up a chair and dive right in.
Hi I'm Catherine, I live in Seattle. I started my Dark Hunter obsession my junior year of high school with Kiss of the Night. And I couldn't get enough! In fact I named my dog after Fury Kattalakis. I have even gotten my mom and cousins into the Dark Hunter Novels!
Hi Catherine welcome to the group. Glad you are enjoying the series so well that you even got your dog and family involved. :) Please join us.
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Saw you over in another thread already but welcome to the group Pat! Kenyon Minions is a group of nice people from what I have seen. Hope it's what you're looking for.