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rachelmanija) wrote2009-04-16 10:09 am
rachelmanija) wrote2009-04-16 10:09 am
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Help me select an angsty romance!
I realize that my last inquiry had a flaw: I am stuck at home and limited to the books I already own. But luckily, I had a period of burning out on romance and so have plenty that I haven't read yet!
A brief guide to my tastes in romance:
I like angst, competent women, PTSD if it's done reasonably accurately, crack (angels, dragons, etc), banter, action, bondage and light S&M, and bad-ass men if they're not jerks.
I do not like leading men who are jerks, wilting heroines, pregnancies, men bossing around women, and babies.
Clearly, my ideal would be a cracktastic story with lots of action, a tough heroine, a bad-ass hero, and her tying him up. Sadly, I only know of one such novel, and I've already read it. (Laura Kinsale's Shadowheart.) But if anyone knows of any other examples, please rec and I'll get to them when I can leave the house! (Gay, lesbian, and poly examples welcome.)
Based on that, which of these would I enjoy?
[Poll #1384736]
A brief guide to my tastes in romance:
I like angst, competent women, PTSD if it's done reasonably accurately, crack (angels, dragons, etc), banter, action, bondage and light S&M, and bad-ass men if they're not jerks.
I do not like leading men who are jerks, wilting heroines, pregnancies, men bossing around women, and babies.
Clearly, my ideal would be a cracktastic story with lots of action, a tough heroine, a bad-ass hero, and her tying him up. Sadly, I only know of one such novel, and I've already read it. (Laura Kinsale's Shadowheart.) But if anyone knows of any other examples, please rec and I'll get to them when I can leave the house! (Gay, lesbian, and poly examples welcome.)
Based on that, which of these would I enjoy?
[Poll #1384736]