I recently read a great book by Aysel Arwen set in ancient Egypt. Not only was it a terrific story, but I loved the setting. What could be more intriguing than murder and mayhem in the pharoah's royal harem? A friend of mine, Gerri Russell, will have her first book released in January. It's called The Warrior Trainer, and the warrior trainer is a woman. That's unusual.
Historical romances are my favorite reads by far. Don't you just love to be swept away to a different world where people lived differently than they do now--before microwaves and iPods, to a land where moral values shape cultures that are foreign to our modern thinking? Or maybe we could be whisked to a totally made-up world, with princesses and dragons and elves. I love fantasy, too. Thanks to LOTR and Harry Potter, we have lots of fantasies from which to choose, and many of them are either historical or alternate-world historical.
So for me, "unusual" is defined not just by setting, but also by concept as well as otherworldly elements. I love 'em all!
Welcome to Unusual Romances, and greetings to my sister "Unusuals." Uh, maybe we should come up with a nickname for ourselves . . .
TTFN!
Jacquie
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