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Here are categories and description of various genres:
| HISTORICAL |
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| Historical romances are novels set in any period prior to World War II with emphasis on the monogamous relationship of the main characters. Settings are based on accurate historical research, and the interaction between the hero and the heroine constitutes 50 percent of the book. |
| MAINSTREAM |
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These are single-title contemporary books incorporating modern and realistic characters, elements of mystery, suspense, and/or characters of various ethnic backgrounds. What sets them apart from straight mainstream fiction is that the interaction between the hero and the heroine constitutes 50 percent of the book, and the relationship is always monogamous.
New Reality Romance is a subgenre coined by Romantic Times Magazine to identify mainstream romances with paranormal, supernatural, and/or fantasy elements. Published in contemporary and/or historical settings. |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN |
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| These are books portraying African American characters and culture. Published in both contemporary and/or historical settings. |
Book Description
Paperback: 245 pages
Publisher: Genesis Press, Inc./Ballantine Books (April 29, 1998)
ISBN: 0345422244
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 1,002,997
Whispers in the Sand is a rich, evocative novel of dreams and daring in exotic Senegal, a country steeped in timeless traditions, where the old and the new produce a stirring panorama of luscious temptations. . . .
A rich, evocative novel of dreams and daring in exotic Senegal, a country steeped in timeless traditions, where the old and the new produce a stirring panorama of luscious temptations. . . .
Against her family's wishes, Mississippi-born filmmaker Lorraine Barbette breaks her engagement to a man she doesn't love and flies to gorgeous Senegal to shoot a career-making cultural documentary. Then the devastatingly handsome diplomat Momar Diallo captures her attention.
Strong-willed and fiercely protective of his country, Momar is wary of the film, yet drawn to Lorraine by a powerful desire. But as love pulls them closer, their clashing careers and cultures pull them inexorably apart. Only by listening to the magic that whispers in their hearts can they defeat their differences and claim the destiny that is theirs to share. . . .
From the Back Cover
"Rich with the flavors of African and American culture . . . Multi-cultural love at its finest."
--Romantic Times Magazine
"A tale of intrigue and romance laced with power, love and . . . desire."
--Kola
"An incredible journey."
--Affaire de Coure
Book Description
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Author's Choice Press; (November 30, 2000)
ISBN: 0595149367
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 336,567
The Romance Writer's Handbook: How to Organize and Outline your Romance Novel. This book is not intended for the writer who has completed several manuscripts. The focus is on how to begin.
My book is an instructional workbook for the aspiring romance writer who doesn't know how or where to begin. It takes the aspiring writer from the "idea" to the "synopsis" with concrete examples of "how-to." In addition, it lists further reading and information where the aspiring writer can get additional help.
Content: How to develop characters and plot as well as how to organize all the elements into a romance novel.
Written as a workbook, this resource offers a way to understand your characters and story. There are many good exercises to do before you write the rough draft.
The Romance Writer's Handbook is helpful for aspiring romance writers who want a lot of guidance in writing the first novel.
Book Description
Paperback: 284 pages
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.; (December 21, 2003)
ISBN: 0595305504
Charlotte's Tree is a multi-generational saga based on true characters in LaFlorya Gauthier's family history.
This multi-generational saga of free blacks is based on true characters in a family's history. It chronicles the life and times of Charlotte, an orphan, beginning in 19th century Mississippi.
There are three books: the first chronicles the life and times of Charlotte, LaFlorya's great-great grandmother who was raised by her free midwife Aunt Iona, and relates her epic struggles from 1827 to 1902.
The first book opens in Crystal Springs, Mississippi in the year 1827, on the day that an orphaned seven-year old Charlotte accompanies her Aunt Iona on a double mission: to bring Lucie Mae's baby into the world and to "do" for Miz Blaylock, wife of Doctor Blaylock who is Aunt Iona's sponsor and benefactor.
As the drama unfolds, Charlotte experiences vicissitudes of life in a small Mississippi town where slave owners and slave "poachers" are as menacingly unpredictable as the poverty of its black families is pervasive. Even the "papers" carefully wrapped in oiled parchment and carried as proof of statusfreedom or "owned"are not protection enough from abductions, murder, rape and mutilation. As Charlotte matures and emerges as the most capable midwife in the area, she marries a preacher and raises children of her own. But life in the backwaters of central Mississippi is changed forever by the events of the civil War and its aftermath.
In the final scene of book one, an aging Charlotte and her young grandson are driving a battered buckboard back to Charlotte's old home where she plans to spend her final days.
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