My
top five...
The Concubine by
Elechi Amadi
Twilight by
Stephanie Meyer
Bitten by Kelley
Armstrong
The Southern Vampire Mysteries or True Blood by Charlaine Harris
The Vampire Diaries by
L. J. Smith
There's
something unique about each one which makes them stand out above the
crowd.
I
don't know if The Concubine counts as a paranormal romance but there are
elements of voodoo in it and the talk of a water god. It's by far my favourite
romance novel of all time. There's nothing I did not love about this story. The
romance between Ekwueme and Ihuoma was so enviable. Ekwueme is McDreamy. He
didn't care if the woman he wanted to be with already had three children. He
was always ready to help her, to be with her even as she worked and defend her.
The way he expressed his feelings for Ihuoma through his words was always so
gosh darn passionate. Damn. What a man. Even love potion could not stop his
love.
Twilight
is the first vampire novel I ever read, and if you've read the books you cannot
deny you were swept away by the beautiful romance between Edward and Bella.
Don't deny it. Remember the forest scene where he asked her to open her eyes
after running with her? Gold.
Go
Team Edward!
I
don't know how I found Bitten but I'm sure glad I did. A kickass female
werewolf, one of her kind, destined to lead the pack? Sign. Me. Up. Her
relationship with Clayton, her ex, can start fires. She has got to be my favourite
main character. She can fight. She is a natural leader and is crazy smart. But
she cannot resist Clayton. It's just futile.
Also,
starting her out already having a fiancé, trying to leave a normal life and in
walks in her ex, a sex god, was perfection.
The
Southern Vampire Mysteries popularly known as True Blood made me wish for a lot
of things. Lol. I don't blame Sookie for being so confused. When you have
vampires like Bill and Eric pining for you, there's bound to be head spins.
Despite the gory aspect, True Blood is one of my favourite stories. Go team
Eric!
Vampire Diaries is the fun, cute story my sister introduced me to. I didn't really
fancy Elena jumping from Damon to Stefan and back again but the writer sure did
some good work in the romantic gesture category. And in the paranormal
background of the story; witches, vampires, hunters, rituals. I love it.
Go
team Klaus!
Erhu
Kome Yellow is an urhobo author of fantastical stories where gods, mythological
creatures and magic come together.
She
has been shortlisted for the Syncity Anthology prize, the Quramo writers prize
and featured in Blaud Magazine. Dawsk is her first book, and is currently the
Creative Freelance Writers Book of the year.
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ABOUT DAWSK
Hardworking
nurse Simisola Oladeji is unlucky in love.
When
reclusive billionaire Aiden Essien walks into her life, she knows there will be
no future with him and even more so when she stumbles upon his bloodthirsty
secret.
She
is safer reuniting with her long-lost boyfriend Femi, surely?
Caught
between the two, trouble is never far away as she discovers some disturbing
truths about her past life. A dark force is rising and the messy trio is going
to have to fight, together, to save lives.
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