Okay, I’ve been a bad blogger lately, but I have a good reason for the lack of posts–truly. Nick and I have been house hunting. Grr.

We’ve decided to put our house up on the market and look for something with a little more room (for the baby’s million toys). So, since I am the Queen of Clutter, there’s cleaning to be done. Organizing. The dreaded “staging” that real estates agents talk about all the time.

Then I have to find a new home. One not too far away–my mom wants to visit frequently with her grandson, after all, and I want to be close to the central hub of the city.

And I have to finish my book. No, I don’t have any deadlines looming in the immediate future, well, just my self-imposed ones, but I’m halfway (Yay! Actually on p. 230) of my succubus story, and I’d like to finish at least the rough draft on this baby in the next few weeks.

So if my posts are a bit…ahem…on the short side, do forgive me. Now, back to my writing.

Happy Saturday!

Today I’m lucky enough to be guest blogging at one of my favorite sites–Magical Musings. If you get a chance, hop over and take a look! Thanks!

Then head over to Kate’s blog–she’s got a nice, detailed list up for everyone! Thanks, Kate!

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Okay. This post isn’t about whether vampires are actually still living, breathing creatures. As far as I’m concerned, that “world” determination is actually up to individual writers.

No, instead, this post is about paranormal romances in general and some trends that I noticed while perusing my local bookstore (and I sure do love to peruse there!).

First, vampire popularity seems to be just as strong as it ever was. On several of my loops, I’ve read posts by folks who proclaim that the vampire’s reign is over. That people are tired of those blood-drinking wonders.

I’m going to have to disagree. A quick glance at the shelves showed wonderful new releases by Vivi Anna (Blood Secrets) and Kerrelyn Sparks (Be Still My Vampire Heart). I can’t wait to get my greedy hands on those and read ‘em…because I still love the vampire.

And I know publishers are still buying vampire stories. I’ve sold two recently–one to Kensington Brava and one to Red Sage. I actually wrote the Red Sage novella first, and had such a great time that I had to write a full-length novel after that. Jeri-Smith Ready has what promises to be a great vampire series coming out from Pocket next year. So the fanged creature is definitely still popular with editors and publishers. (I suppose, as they say, it’s all in the execution!)

I also think that werewolves and shifters are riding a nice popularity high. As are witches (think Yasmine Galenorn or Christine Feehan).

What I haven’t seen lately are a lot of time travel romances–and this saddens me because I really like to read those books. At one time, I even had an outline for my own time travel. And maybe I will do that one…once I finish all my other projects!

So, what do you think? Are vampires dead? Are werewolves on the rise? What trends have you noticed in your local bookstore? Or, heck, what do you just want to see more of in terms of storyline?