Two of my favorite authors, Nora Roberts and Jayne Ann Krentz, have mastered storytelling. I know that’s an understatement if ever there was one. Specifically however, they’ve mastered the art of telling a classic, romantic story with the bonus element of a paranormal novel.
If you read any or all of the zillions of books by the prolific Nora, you’ll find elements of the paranormal in several novels that certainly weren’t marketed as paranormal. The Irish Trilogy is just one example, but it happens to be at the top of my favorite books by Nora list.
In this contemporary series set on the coast of Ireland, three talented and lovely siblings (two brothers and a sister) manage to find their life’s work as well as their life partners.
Classic romance, right? Of course. But when you throw in Nora’s original fairy tale, complete with a clever fey prince and the ghost he loves, you find the element that proves you’re reading a paranormal novel.
Just as prolific as Nora, under the pen name of Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz launched a series that blends her historical voice with her contemporary voice.
Let me just say: Brilliant!
The Arcane Society books are full of varying elements that make them paranormal novels. The series features protagonists and antagonists with varying degrees of ‘psychical ability’. Telepaths, hunters, strategists, this is a series where anything the mind can perceive, the talent can be achieved.
And don’t forget the romance!
Krentz has made spanning historical and contemporary settings, issues, and mysteries solved and not-yet-solved look easy. At least they read easy. Romance, mystery, and the element of the paranormal, this series has everything a reader could wish for.
Live the adventure!
