Serial Killer Fatigue: Can We Mix Up Our Villains, Please?
Can we talk about the death grip serial killers have on romantic suspense?
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Smell the Coffee? What About That Turkey Stuffing?
Hot plum pudding with brandy sauce. Pumpkin pie, fresh out of the oven, melting into the custard. Home-baked cookies, or a cake cooling on the counter. You can smell them before you even see them.
Or maybe it’s red wine steeped with cinnamon and cloves—the siren song of mulled wine calling you home on a winter’s night.
Croissants in Paris, still warm, with real butter and even more real European coffee—dark, rich, and blessed with that smoky caramel scent you only get from beans grown halfway across the world.
Roasts. Gravy. Toasted bread. Spiced fruit. Deep-fried anything.
Subsonic, Supersonic, Hypersonic—The Hidden World of Bullets in Romantic Suspense
Have you ever been curled up with a romantic suspense novel, flipping pages like your life depended on it, and paused just long enough to wonder, Wait, do all bullets do the same thing? No? Just me?
Why I Jump Across So Many Romance Sub-Genres
From SRP Author Tracy Cooper-Posey: If you’ve been around my books long enough (and if you haven’t—welcome!), you might have
The Rise of “Shadow Daddies” in Romantasy—Or, How We’ve Been Here Before
That said, the latest romantasy trend making the rounds is the so-called “Shadow Daddy” archetype—a morally complex, brooding hero with shadowy powers and an unshakable devotion to his love interest. Fans swoon over these characters, lured in by their blend of dangerous allure and unexpected tenderness.
New science fiction romance from SRP author Tracy Cooper-Posey
SRP author Tracy Cooper-Posey today released a fourth book in her award-winning Interspace Origins science fiction romance series. He thought
Why Can’t Hollywood Get Romance Right?
from SRP author Tracy Cooper-Posey: Have you ever watched a romance movie based on a book you loved only to leave the
The Power of Reader Communities: How Goodreads Choice Awards Influence Romance Literature
Let’s talk about something we all know and love: the romance reader community. If you’ve ever swooned over a hero or squealed over a perfectly written grand gesture, chances are you’ve shared that excitement somewhere—with friends, book clubs, or, more likely these days, online. And one of the biggest platforms for romance fans to connect is Goodreads. It’s where we track our endless TBRs, leave reviews, and, every year, collectively lose our minds over the Goodreads Choice Awards.
Why Don’t Romance Cover Characters Look Like Their Descriptions in the Book?
From SRP author Tracy Cooper-Posey: If you’ve ever picked up a romance novel and thought, “Wait, that’s supposed to be
New Holiday Romance Anthology released by Tracy Cooper-Posey
Stories Rule Press author Tracy Cooper-Posey is the editor of a new SRP anthology: Christmas Romance Digest 2024: Love in