With the current kerfluffle over a popular author's shift from contemporary to paranormal in an ongoing series, I thought I'd alert readers now. Notice I say
alert, not
warn, so don't worry, it's nothing
too heart attack inducing!
Blue Ruin 4 will contain a slight paranormal element, but is
not a paranormal. Without giving too much away, I've introduced a character who may or may not be psychic. Derek and Blue remain openminded skeptics throughout, while readers may be surprised by which partner leans toward "open" and which one favors "skeptic". The focus of
Blue Ruin remains primarily on Derek and Blue's relationship, their hot sexual escapades, and the way they deal with the randomly weird shit that
their crazy author/mistress the Universe throws their way. My psychic character's possible abilities are treated more as curious novelty and don't come into serious play until toward the end of the book. I'm saving the heavier
X-Files stuff for an offshoot series that will stem from BR4. (Though I'm not sure if the new series will even qualify as "paranormal romance" but more so as "romance with paranormal elements", but I'll divulge more on that particular project when I get to it.)
Though so long as I'm dropping a few hints -- Readers who loved
Blue Ruin 3 and want to know if the silver haired bishie is coming back to play will be happy to hear that oh yes, he is. Unlike Derek and Blue's previous two "almost threesomes", this is the one truly cooperative "menage" we will see in the series. (Funny how that works when Derek's the only seme in the triangle, eh?) As for readers who weren't as keen on BR3 and have expressed their desire to see resolution with Cameron, that one will be addressed as well, just as I've planned to address it all along. Again, I don't want to give away too many spoilers, but rest assured that if a character shows up in BR for more than 2 pages without getting killed, they'll be back at some point or other. I've approached the BR series from the start with the "episodic soap opera/story arc" formula often used in Japanese manga and anime. So as with any daytime storyline or ongoing manga/anime series, please stay tuned. The roller coaster ride isn't over yet.
