Would women today really want more than one man in their life at the same time? Likely not, but they sure seem to enjoy reading about it and writing about it. And if each hot male serves a different purpose, meets a different need…. Being adored and worshiped by more than one man actually sounds quite fun.
Reverse Harem is currently rocking the charts as a hot new sub-genre within the romance world. The notion being if one man is good, more than one must be better.
It’s an interesting concept, so when a fellow romance author threw down the gauntlet and challenged me to try my hand, I ran with it. I chose a different pen name because the genre has a distinct following and some of my readers may not enjoy embrace the idea. Many of the books written include a relationship between two or more men in the harem, which is not what I want to write. I make it all about my heroine. She is the star. The guys are the supporting actors.
The project proved to be more difficult than I originally thought. A lot of these books are set in the paranormal world, which makes it easier to suspend disbelief. But I’m an in-the-moment kind of gal, so I decided to write a contemporary setting for my five hotties, whom I call the G Force Five, and the woman who desperately needs their protection, whether she knows it or not.
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Kathleen, I love the idea of reverse harem and tortured heroes. I also think a male harem would be great as long as they were cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry. I've done a number of F/F/M stories. Maybe some day I'll be brave enough to flip it!
ReplyDeleteIt was a fun challenge, finding a different voice. And you bet one of them cooks!
DeleteThe beauty of reading is traveling to another reality and live someone else's life. In real world, I can't even find one man worthy of my love, let alone five! (But I do have lots of book boyfriends!)
ReplyDeleteYou sparked my curiosity, I'll give it a try! Thank you!
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I agree Iris. I hope you enjoy it.
DeleteSounds like the bachorlette revved up! I'll take the Fantasy Suite for 5. Yes, count me in. I have to read this one and see how it works. It's on my kindle now. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nora. I snuck in a HEA so I got a bit of flack from a few readers, but that's what I do.
DeleteI agree with Nancy, I want my harem of men doing all my household chores, along with a few other things! Thanks for the heads up on the free book. Grabbed it already!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely, Kari. The queen does not lift a finger with household drudgery. They are there to serve and protect.
ReplyDeleteI'll admit, this is a romance sub-genre that I have yet to explore. Thank you for shedding some light on it.
ReplyDeleteAdmittedly it's not for everyone. But it's nice that the readers have a choice.
ReplyDeleteOkay...I’m in for a read!
ReplyDeleteThanks Bonnie. Glad you're feeling better.
DeleteIt's certainly an interesting switch. Could be fun to read.
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They are fun. Just suspend disbelief.
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ReplyDeleteI've read reverse harems (before it even became a trendy thing) and the author got so much flack for it. Now, it's been embraced by the reading community. Go figure. :P
Clearly that author was ahead of her time.
ReplyDeleteClearly, I'm behind the times, LOL yet I'm intrigued, and grabbing your book right now. I imagine writing RH takes some real finesse - can't wait to see how you handle it. Thanks for a great post and book, Kathleen!
ReplyDeleteIt is a different beastie, Kathryn. Thanks for giving it a look.
DeleteI have not read a reverse harem story as yet. Maybe I should try one.
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I did enjoy the writing challenge, Debby. I always fall in love with my heroes, and five to love was fun.
ReplyDeleteI read about Reverse Harem in K-Lytics I think. Made me wonder who renamed menage as Reverse Harem. *LOL* Whoever did it was a smart marketing pro. Good luck with Kaely Steel.
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