Alyssa, any thoughts on the emerging trend for more upmarket love stories (with or without a HEA) as opposed to “straight up” romances for 2026? Karin Gillespie of Pitch Your Novel writes about it in her latest Substack post and I’d love your take on it, too. I wonder if this trend would address the need for more yearning and less high spice you mention here. Thanks!
I've been saying we're due for a 2026 Nicholas Sparks moment, and I think that would fit into this mold. Maybe I need to do a post on romantic tragedies. Thank you!
When you say readers are discovering early 2000s paranormal, what books or series come up the most? I want to revisit some of what I really enjoyed in my late teens/early 20s but I don’t remember so many titles!
Nalini Singh, Kresley Cole (LOTS of Kresley Cole), Jeaniene Frost, Christine Feehan, JR Ward, Patricia Briggs (that might be closer to wishful thinking on my part), Ilona Andrews
Alyssa, any thoughts on the emerging trend for more upmarket love stories (with or without a HEA) as opposed to “straight up” romances for 2026? Karin Gillespie of Pitch Your Novel writes about it in her latest Substack post and I’d love your take on it, too. I wonder if this trend would address the need for more yearning and less high spice you mention here. Thanks!
I've been saying we're due for a 2026 Nicholas Sparks moment, and I think that would fit into this mold. Maybe I need to do a post on romantic tragedies. Thank you!
This is better and more fun than scrolling this myself!
Welcome back to the internets, Alyssa! Excited for your writing, predictions, and thoughts this year!
Thank you, Ginnis!
When you say readers are discovering early 2000s paranormal, what books or series come up the most? I want to revisit some of what I really enjoyed in my late teens/early 20s but I don’t remember so many titles!
Nalini Singh, Kresley Cole (LOTS of Kresley Cole), Jeaniene Frost, Christine Feehan, JR Ward, Patricia Briggs (that might be closer to wishful thinking on my part), Ilona Andrews
JR Ward is my OG must-read author! It might be time for a BDB reread!