New Adult Fiction comes to Eye On Romance

We've been watching this sub-genre of romance for a while and have now add it into our listings. It isn't exactly new, but it is definitely a new trend. (Remember Forever by Judy Blume published in 1975?)New Adult fiction features books that are about that "coming of age" time, usually late teens and early twenties. These books can feature edgier themes than you may find in a young adult romance, including sex, violence and more. These books are marketed to young women in the age ranges of 18-30. No doubt that age range of actual readership is older.

Will you be (or are you already) reading this genre?

Here are some samples of books in this genre:

And here is a sample book description of one of them!

Going Under by S. Walden

Brooke Wright has only two goals her senior year at Charity Run High School: stay out of trouble and learn to forgive herself for the past. Forgiveness proves elusive, and trouble finds her anyway when she discovers a secret club at school connected to the death of her best friend. She learns that swim team members participate in a “Fantasy Slut League,” scoring points for their sexual acts with unsuspecting girls.

Brooke, wracked with guilt over her friend’s death, decides to infiltrate the league by becoming one of the “unsuspecting girls,” and exact revenge on the boys who stole away her best friend. An unexpected romance complicates her plans, and her dogged pursuit of justice turns her reckless as she underestimates just how far the boys will go to keep their sex club a secret.

(This is a New Adult fiction book with mature themes. It contains graphic sex and language and a description of sexual violence.)

Tara's Free Kindle Finds: Little Miss Independent by Julia Templeton

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Adelaide Bruce was just a girl in braids when her brother's best friend, Naval Captain Lord Drayton, left for war. Now, five years later, Lord Drayton has returned to London with hideous battle scars that have made him a social pariah. Adelaide doesn't see Roan's wounds, but rather the man she has always secretly loved. Although she has been courted by a handsome lord with marriage on his mind, it is Roan she secretly desires.

Roan is stunned when he is reacquainted with Addy Bruce. In the years that have passed, Addy has grown into a true beauty and the toast of the ton. He is not sure which surprises him more—her transformation, or the fact she is the only woman who treats him as though his scars do not exist. When Roan learns of Addy’s engagement to a rival, he must move fast…or lose her forever.

Please note: LITTLE MISS INDEPENDENT is a short novella (9,700 words) that was originally published in THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF REGENCY ROMANCE. The story is a sweet romance (no sex).

For Authors: Want to feature your book in our book club?

For a limited time we are offering The Romance Book Club Monthly Feature for $200 for a 2 week feature. This includes your featured book club area on our website, an interactive facebook & twitter interaction experience, and a message board for ongoing discussion.

This is a painless, effective and fun way to promote your book. Oh yeah, did I mention we have over 900 registered book club members to our site and thousands and thousands of facebook & twitter followers?

What we'll need from you:

1) Your book cover art
2) Short book description, publisher info and ISBN
3) A short book excerpt (approximately 1500 words of text)
4) Letter to Readers (approximately 1000 words max)
5) If you'd like to run a contest, please send me your details - we will collect entries
6) Do you have other content you'd like to share? Book Videos, Recipes, you name it - send it along!
7) Please send an electronic copy of your book to me and the book moderator so we can run your book club

Email Tara at tara@eyeonromance.com to confirm availability and an invoice will be emailed to you.

The Bachelor and the winning Harlequin Cover!

Did you watch The Bachelor last night? What did you think of their Harlequin cover competition? Here is an article about the winners!

http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/01/15/the-bachelor-harlequin-covers-kristy/

Apparently the "Seduced" book cover isn't a real book, so you won't be able to find this cover any time soon. There will be 3 covers with the winner, and I don't think Sean will be on there, only the woman who one. It is a pretty good cover I think. What are your thoughts?

Are you a Bachelor TV fan? Harlequin has big news for you!

Read another article about this here!HARLEQUIN FEATURED IN UPCOMING EPISODE OF ABC’S HIT REALITY SERIES THE BACHELOR

LOS ANGELES, TORONTO, January 8, 2013 – Harlequin, one of the world’s leading publishers of books for women, will play a central role in an upcoming episode of The Bachelor, ABC’s tremendously popular romance reality series. The episode will feature a special “group date” where the women pose for a Harlequin cover with the newest Bachelor, Sean Lowe. The contestant who shows the most spontaneity, flair and chemistry with Sean will be awarded a three-book cover-model opportunity with Harlequin. The episode is scheduled to air Monday, January 14, 2013, on ABC.

Sean and the competitors will experience what is required to be a successful Harlequin cover model. Harlequin Creative Director Margie Miller will shepherd the group through hair, makeup and wardrobe stages and then have them pose for multiple cover scenarios in a Los Angeles mansion. Each contestant will have an opportunity to impress Ms. Miller and Harlequin Brand Representative, Michelle Renaud, with their ability to pose in a polished and unaffected manner and convey a genuine connection with Sean.

This season on The Bachelor, Sean, 29, the successful Dallas businessman and entrepreneur who charmed fans while wooing Bachelorette Emily Maynard, meets 26 potential soul mates and gets another shot at love as the Bachelor. Sean was blindsided in the Caribbean island of Curaçao when Emily rejected him, and viewers saw the devastated Sean wrestling to make sense of her decision. Thankfully, Sean did not give up on his dream of love and he now knows with certainty that the time is right for him to risk it all again to try to find the right woman.

“What makes The Bachelor so compelling—searching for true love and ending up with your soul mate—is what our novels are all about. This is a real Harlequin story come to life,” said Ms. Renaud. “And The Bachelor and Harlequin are a great fit, because people know both always have a happy ending.”

The 17th season of The Bachelor, from Warner Horizon Television, airs Mondays 8:00 p.m./7:00 p.m. central on ABC. For more information on The Bachelor, visit abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelor.

About Harlequin Harlequin (Harlequin.com) is one of the world’s leading publishers of books for women, with titles issued worldwide in 34 languages and sold in 114 international markets. The company publishes more than 110 titles monthly and more than 1,200 authors from around the world. Harlequin is a wholly owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation (torstar.com), a broadly based media company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TS.B). Harlequin’s website is located at Harlequin.com. Harlequin has offices in 19 countries, including offices in Toronto, New York and London. For more information, please visit Harlequin.com and Facebook.com/HarlequinBooks. Follow Harlequin on Twitter @HarlequinBooks.

About The Bachelor On ABC’s hit primetime reality series The Bachelor, one lucky man is offered the chance to find true love. A single and eligible bachelor embarks on a romantic journey, getting to know a bevy of beautiful bachelorettes, gradually narrowing the field to the one woman to whom he may propose marriage in the dramatic season finale. Hosted by Chris Harrison, The Bachelor is produced by Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television.

Media Contacts: Lisa Wray Harlequin, Public Relations (416) 445-5350

lisa_wray@harlequin.ca