Hmmmm.... maybe you'd like romances that Tom likes then. He's from the SF/F world as well. So far he's enjoyed any romances I've thrown at him.
He's the same way -- needs to be another bigger story involved.
The Jayne Ann Krentz alter ego Jayne Castle has some great SF setting romances. They're probably more science fiction backgrounds with psychic stuff being at the forefront romantic suspense (meaning that there's a murder mystery involved). So there's a story that doesn't revolve solely around the romance and there's SF elements -- a bit of world-building you can tear apart, plus the romance. They're not gender switched, but you've got dominant males that do get dominated by the females at times. A bit of male/female rescue probably, but not too bad.
The first series she's written is Amaryllis, Zinnia, Orchid. I believe in that order. It's not that new, but you do libraries, so you might find them there. Not absolutely necessary to read them in order, but you may not want to read all three. One is much like the next, though I enjoy them all. She does some great playing with psychic powers in them, in my opinion.
The second series, I can't remember the order of, but they're on a different world in that same universe. They're better in some ways and a bit lamer in others.
it's been a really long time since I read Welcome to Temptation -- so I don't remember what I liked/disliked about it. I remember getting into it and then realizing a long way in that it really just made me annoyed. Too supplicating a female probably. I really hate romances where the woman is a doormat. I'm a romance reader, but I'm definitely picky!!
I'm not sure I have any romances where the heroine bails out the hero, though many where they're equal partners in doing something bigger.
I'll think some more. But since Tom loves them, I'll also mention the Nora Roberts aka J.D. Robb science fiction universe homicide detective series (procedural mystery, I think they're classified as). Near future civilation, over 20 books in the series, great character development throughout the series, romance of the protags in the first 2 books, but really not romance novels per se as they don't have a new genre defined romance every book. They get fairly repetitive through the series, but they're always good fun. The murders can be gruesome to squicky to not very described. OH, and she does the genetics really really well. There's one in particular that I really loved for that reason. It's one of the more recent ones, so late on in the series, but maybe that's the one you should start with. I'd tell you more, but it'd give away the plot/murder mystery ending. I'll find out which one it is if you're interested. Also available from libraries. At least, if the libraries you frequent have all the SF/F you write about, they should have these romances too.
Enough rambling, but these are two of my most favorite authors. I'd recommend some of their contemporaries too, but I'd really have to go look at them.
Oh, Jayne Ann Krentz also writes regencies under the pseudonym of Amanda Quick. Some of them are awesome, though I thought some of the more recent were not so great and haven't read the most recent 4 or 5 or 3. Anyway, the women always have some really interesting hobby and tend to ignore the man in favor of the hobby. Which is really fun. I'll have to look to recommend them, but I really enjoy Deception -- it's one I own, so I've read it lots and know that's a good one for sure.
Okay, enough rambling, I'd better get to work! Let me know if you find any of these intriguing or you'd like to explain your likes more and we can see if I can come up with something else! ;-)
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Hmmmm.... maybe you'd like romances that Tom likes then. He's from the SF/F world as well. So far he's enjoyed any romances I've thrown at him.
He's the same way -- needs to be another bigger story involved.
The Jayne Ann Krentz alter ego Jayne Castle has some great SF setting romances. They're probably more science fiction backgrounds with psychic stuff being at the forefront romantic suspense (meaning that there's a murder mystery involved). So there's a story that doesn't revolve solely around the romance and there's SF elements -- a bit of world-building you can tear apart, plus the romance. They're not gender switched, but you've got dominant males that do get dominated by the females at times. A bit of male/female rescue probably, but not too bad.
The first series she's written is Amaryllis, Zinnia, Orchid. I believe in that order. It's not that new, but you do libraries, so you might find them there. Not absolutely necessary to read them in order, but you may not want to read all three. One is much like the next, though I enjoy them all. She does some great playing with psychic powers in them, in my opinion.
The second series, I can't remember the order of, but they're on a different world in that same universe. They're better in some ways and a bit lamer in others.
it's been a really long time since I read Welcome to Temptation -- so I don't remember what I liked/disliked about it. I remember getting into it and then realizing a long way in that it really just made me annoyed. Too supplicating a female probably. I really hate romances where the woman is a doormat. I'm a romance reader, but I'm definitely picky!!
I'm not sure I have any romances where the heroine bails out the hero, though many where they're equal partners in doing something bigger.
I'll think some more. But since Tom loves them, I'll also mention the Nora Roberts aka J.D. Robb science fiction universe homicide detective series (procedural mystery, I think they're classified as). Near future civilation, over 20 books in the series, great character development throughout the series, romance of the protags in the first 2 books, but really not romance novels per se as they don't have a new genre defined romance every book. They get fairly repetitive through the series, but they're always good fun. The murders can be gruesome to squicky to not very described. OH, and she does the genetics really really well. There's one in particular that I really loved for that reason. It's one of the more recent ones, so late on in the series, but maybe that's the one you should start with. I'd tell you more, but it'd give away the plot/murder mystery ending. I'll find out which one it is if you're interested. Also available from libraries. At least, if the libraries you frequent have all the SF/F you write about, they should have these romances too.
Enough rambling, but these are two of my most favorite authors. I'd recommend some of their contemporaries too, but I'd really have to go look at them.
Oh, Jayne Ann Krentz also writes regencies under the pseudonym of Amanda Quick. Some of them are awesome, though I thought some of the more recent were not so great and haven't read the most recent 4 or 5 or 3. Anyway, the women always have some really interesting hobby and tend to ignore the man in favor of the hobby. Which is really fun. I'll have to look to recommend them, but I really enjoy Deception -- it's one I own, so I've read it lots and know that's a good one for sure.
Okay, enough rambling, I'd better get to work! Let me know if you find any of these intriguing or you'd like to explain your likes more and we can see if I can come up with something else! ;-)