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Originally Posted by FizzyWater
Neither Kim Harrison nor Charlaine Harris write "romance"....both explore various relationships for their protagonists, but they're not "romance" authors. Neither promises a happy-ever-after for the characters, either. |
I don't know Kim Harrison - but I'd say Charlaine Harris is definitely dark fantasy - and perhaps that's what the description writer is referring to? And the "romance pedigree" is referring to the author's/publisher's previous work perhaps?
I agree - It is poorly worded. I still grabbed it for the missus though (she likes True Blood and I'm trying to wean her off some really terrible historical romantic fiction which seems to include lots of horse riding and trying not to be wanton).
As a bloke though - I have to say that the main (and best written) elements of Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Mysteries seem to be the romantic ones. It seems like the main protaganists spend a lot of time deciding who to be with. And sometimes the plots are really just a framework to hang it all on (well established characters seem to disappear overnight or begin behaving out of character in order to provide a new opportunity for romance for example). The equivalent series targeted at lads would have a very different emphasis I reckon!