Tag: Fantasy

Illustrated fantasy couple standing close together in a fantasy world with a full moon, header image for a blog post comparing fantasy romance and romantasy genres

Fantasy Romance vs. Romantasy: What’s the Difference?

Fantasy Romance vs. Romantasy: What’s the Difference?

Okay, but… aren’t fantasy romance and romantasy basically the same thing?

That’s a question I’ve asked myself more than once.

If you’ve been anywhere near the book world lately, you’ve seen the word romantasy everywhere. It’s on bookstore shelves. It’s all over social media. People are recommending romantasy books, arguing about romantasy tropes, and debating whether a particular book is actually counts.

Which brings us to the obvious question: what is romantasy, anyway?

The short answer is that romantasy is a blend of romance and fantasy. The slightly longer answer is that both pieces matter enough to the story that pulling either one out would break the book.

And that’s where things get fuzzy, because fantasy romance and romantasy overlap. A lot.

Moonfall Caravan: Choose Your Horse. Choose Your Fate.

I grew up absolutely obsessed with those old Choose Your Own Adventure books.

The fantasy ones. The sci-fi ones. The weird ones where you somehow died because you opened the wrong door on page 42. I had stacks of them scattered around my room as a kid, with folded page corners marking all the endings I hadn’t survived yet.

Honestly, they were probably my first real introduction to fantasy and sci-fi “novels,” if you can call them novels. They felt bigger than regular books to me because you got to participate in the disaster directly. You weren’t just reading about someone making terrible decisions. You were making the terrible decisions.

And somehow every choice felt incredibly serious when you were ten.

Do you climb into the alien cave?
Do you trust the wizard?
Do you touch the glowing crystal that is very obviously cursed?

Naturally: yes.

So I decided to write a small love letter (parody?) to those gloriously chaotic adventure books. This one has moon fragments, cursed horses, deeply questionable survival strategies, and at least one horse that has almost certainly committed multiple crimes.

Choose wisely.

Or at least choose entertainingly.

New here? Here’s where to start.

Welcome. I write clean(ish) paranormal romance, cozy mysteries, urban fantasy, and sci-fi — which sounds like a lot, but I promise there’s a through-line. My books tend to be funny, fast, and just a little chaotic. The heroines make questionable decisions. The love interests are usually either infuriating or technically undead. Sometimes both.

If you’re not sure where to start, I’ve got you. Scroll down, pick your mood, and we’ll find you something good.

If There’s Only One Horse… You Know What’s Coming

You know that moment.

Two characters. One problem. And suddenly — there’s only one horse.

Not ideal. Not comfortable. Definitely not emotionally safe.

The one-horse trope is a staple of romantasy for the same reason the one-bed trope is: it forces two people into unavoidable closeness before either of them is ready for it. But unlike the one-bed situation, which at least comes with blankets and some plausible deniability, the one-horse scenario is immediate chaos. There’s no elegant way to share a horse with someone. You can’t pretend you don’t notice them. You can’t roll to your side of the mattress and stare at the ceiling.

You’re on a horse. Together. Right now. Figure it out.

It’s forced proximity with zero escape plan — and readers love it for very specific reasons.

The Angel of Death Was Offered Half a Graham Cracker

Here’s a story born inside the Angels of Sojourn universe—a clean paranormal romance and urban fantasy mystery world where angels live within a strict hierarchy of ranks, rules, and consequences.

Aron is the Angel of Death, moving through the Shadows of Sojourn where most humans never notice anything has passed. He exists within a structured angel hierarchy, bound by order and distance, watching human life without ever truly being part of it.

Until a child in a hospital waiting room looks directly at him and offers half a graham cracker.

It’s a small thing. A human thing. And in a system built on rules and separation, it changes everything.

Keep reading for a guide to the angel hierarchy, ranks, and world structure behind Sojourn.