Comments on: If You Like…Multicultural Books

By: wade2121

wade2121 — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:00:56 +0000

This is a cool thread! Thanks for the recs!

Seanan McGuire author of the Toby Daye series, urban fantasy.

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:50:04 +0000

I highly recommend the following:

Marilyn Lee- Eye of the Beholder

Stephanie Morris – Hard to Resist

Marie Rochelle – Lucky Charms

LaVerne Thompson – Come to Me

Lena Matthew – The Good, the Bad, the Naughty

Stephanie Morris – The Past Between Them

Nadia Aidan – Every Desire

Reana Malori – To Love a Marine

Stephanie Williams – Masquerade

Stephanie Morris – Laws of Attraction

and many more but I’ll save them for another post ;-)

By: Tasha

Tasha — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:43:39 +0000

Thnx every1 for sharing ur books’ experience with us…. i luved Alisha Rai’s Glutton for pleasure n almost all of Nalini Singhs books….r their similar books 2 them???i like their writing styles without showing some weird crap in their books abt mixed culture….n if any1 has free links 2 any of da others books plzzzzzzzzzzzz telme i luv books bt gotta live on small pocketmoney :’(

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By: Nikki

Nikki — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:36:10 +0000

Love this site. Everyone has great suggestions. Here are a few more that I haven’t seen listed yet:

Kiss of the Dragon by Barbara Faith (White heroine/ half Chinese hero)

Shaking off the Dust by Rhianna Samuels (White heroine/ Japanese hero)

Mergers & Matrimony by Allison Leigh (White heroine/ Japanese hero)

No Ordinary Love by Angela Weaver (AA heroine/ Chinese hero)

Tall, Dark and Irresistible by Joan Elliot Pickart (White heroine/ half Korean hero)

I can’t remember if these following books were mentioned, but both are by Kei Swanson:

Ebony Eyes (AA heroine/ Japanese hero)
A Drummer’s Beat to Mend (AA heroine/ Japanese hero)

Happy Reading!!!

By: JuiceBerries

JuiceBerries — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:22:39 +0000

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By: Venus Vaughn

Venus Vaughn — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:26:37 +0000

@Christine: Fire & Ice by Anne Stuart is the fifth in her Ice series and features a Japanese hero and a white woman In fact, there's a scene in there that i think I might go back and re-read tonight. I read the whole slog of comments on the original thread and remember someone saying that the heroine of Dark Possession by Feehan didn't ring true for her. The heroine is AA. She read fine to me - just another normal ass-kicking, psychic, immortal-loving heroine.

By: Janine

Janine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:20:07 +0000

My review of Tangle Girls, a multicultural fantasy/SF f/f anthology of short stories is now up.

By: Jeannie Lin

Jeannie Lin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:41:23 +0000

I just happened to find this thread while looking for a review about a Viking romance, of all things.

Jade Lee has already been mentioned several times, so just wanted to “ditto” that. Her historicals are wonderful. I have the contemporaries on my TBR list.

Parker Publishing focuses on multicultural romance.
Jax Cassidy’s novella Siren’s Seduction in the Lotus Blossom Chronicles features a Chinese hero and an African American heroine. Cassidy’s Art of Sensuality features a Japanese heroine and a Caucasian hero.

And there’s no release date yet, but I have two upcoming historicals set in Tang Dynasty China. One is a Harlequin Historical full length and the other is a Harlequin Undone short. :)

By: KS Augustin

KS Augustin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:37:43 +0000

Yes, I echo Kay’s comment. I have quite a few non-white characters in my books. And, Christine, I’m working on a white female/Asian hero short story right now.

By: A

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:40:11 +0000

The greatest multicultural romance ever penned: Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott.

By: Kay Sisk

Kay Sisk — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:47:59 +0000

If we're allowed a bit of self-promotion, I have two books with multi-cultural themes: the hero in One Year Past Perfect is Costa Rican and the hero in The Mermaid and the Eagle is Mexican.

By: tracyleann

tracyleann — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:02:20 +0000

I also fondly remember an old Harlequin Romance from the early 90s: The Cinderella Coach by Roz Denny. I was about a half-Chinese woman with traditional, wealthy grandparents who were pressuring her to marry a man of Chinese decent. She, of course, falls for someone else. I am pretty sure it was my first multicultural romance and remember enjoying the scenes where the heroine exposed the hero to Chinese culture and a Chinese parade/festival (they designed parade floats). I may have to look this one up again…

By: tracyleann

tracyleann — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:42:21 +0000

Another vote for Duke of Shadows. I also enjoyed Simone Elkeles's debut YA novel, Perfect Chemistry, which features a Mexican American as the hero. Lots of stereotypes on the surface (he's a gang member, she's the "perfect" blonde cheerleader), but I enjoyed how the author subtly played with these stereotypes and really made the characters multi-dimensional despite expectations. A great, fast read despite a bit of a rushed ending and one case of a teen using sex to try to get her own way (hey, they are teenagers).

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:42:31 +0000

Ice Blue, Fire and Ice by Anne Stuart (Asian heroes, part of Ice series)
Dragon Heat, Black Dragon, Dragon Master by Allyson James (Asian-American heroines, paranormal romance series with dragons)
Psy/Changling series by Nalini Singh (multi-cultural characters)
Dirk and Steele series by Marjorie Liu
Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs (part Native American heroine, urban fantasy/romance series)
Comanche Moon by Catherine Anderson (Native American hero, historical western set in Texas in 1860′s)
Mackenzie’s Mountain by Linda Howard (part Native American hero)
Getting Physical by Jade Lee (Asian hero)
Delaney’s Desert Sheikh by Brenda Jackson (Middle Eastern hero, African American heroine)
The Panther and the Pearl by Doreen Owens Malek (Turkish hero, historical romance set in late 1800′s in Turkey)

By: Xica

Xica — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:11:23 +0000

If anyone likes sexy Graphic Novels and a FREE READ, I’ve started a web paranormal romance GN featuring an Asian, African American and a Welsh alpha hero (to be paired with mult-ethnic alpha heroines). I created this site specifically after Handyhunter’s post. Please stop by and tell me what you think of my bad lads.
Click on my name for the link.

By: Jill Sorenson

Jill Sorenson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:08:38 +0000

I like Ann Christopher for AA romance. Sweeter Than Revenge is a very sexy, well written contemporary. I’ve been meaning to grab up more of her books.

By: Camille

Camille — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:56:30 +0000

@Anne Douglas: I'm sure Gabriel was Aborigine but I'll have a re-read :) Apologies to anyone I've offended! @Jia: I love it too! YAY, glad I got that right, I knew she wasn't English.

By: Lynne Connolly

Lynne Connolly — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:20:38 +0000

@Christine:

I'm curious is anyone knows any romances that star a white female protagonist and an Asian male as her lover?

Funny you should say that. "Beauty of Sunset," out tomorrow at Ellora's Cave, has a white heroine and a Chinese hero. Edie Howard and John Sung. The fetishism involves glass dildos, not race issues. Both Edie and John are comfortable with who they are. She's ten years older than him, and she worries about that more.

By: Caligi

Caligi — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:41:40 +0000

@Sasha Knight, Senior Editor, Samhain Publishing: I forgot about Cabin Fever, with the latino cop hero. That was a pretty good book.