Comments on: Starting to Explore Australian Romance

By: Nana

Nana — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:33:43 +0000

Marian Lennox has some Australian settings, and Susan Napier writes New Zealand books. Both are series-length. I can’t think of any books with full-length Australian settings except for an excellent science fiction novel with a strong romance plot called The Outback Stars by Sandra McDonald.

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By: Kristy

Kristy — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:46:32 +0000

I just read an amazing steampunk/paranormal by an Australian Bec Mcmaster called Kiss of Steel. It was a totally original take on steampunk with vampires and werewoves- but no annoying fated mates! I literally could not stop reading it. From her website, it seemed like it was her 1st book and if so, an impressive debut.

By: kam lin

kam lin — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:16:31 +0000

i enjoy this author denise rossetti…. her books are romance/erotica combination…works for me.. try it…

By: maggie b.

maggie b. — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:38:05 +0000

Back in the old days, Australia used to be a popular setting for books. I can remember one called Outback Wife that was a favorite. I think readers would thoroughly enjoy the Australian setting.

By: Lynette

Lynette — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:34:22 +0000

What a load of twaddle on behalf of the publishers. And an insult to American readers.
Some of my favourite authors are Australian – Kelly Hunter, Natalie Anderson, Miranda Lee. Emma Darcy etc.
I love reading about places all over the world.
Wish I could visit them!
Lynette

By: Blythe

Blythe — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:29:54 +0000

I really enjoy reading books set in Australia, through virtually all I’ve read have been category romances. They may not be exotic to Australians, but they are to me. I don’t know why publishers wouldn’t see that as a selling point. I admit that I had to find out what a “singlet” was the first time I saw it – but I was glad to have learned something.

By: Leigh

Leigh — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:22:55 +0000

I think what stand out to me more is the lack of definite article in non American books. Like I am going to hospital, instead of I am going to the hospital. Or she went to university instead of she went to the university.

By: Yuri

Yuri — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:58:45 +0000

There are still a lot of Australian romance writers but they don’t all use Australian settings, for instance Stephanie Laurens and Anne Gracie are both Australian but write European Historicals.

Bronwyn Parry writes Australian set romantic suspense. Keri Arthur is Australian and writes urban fantasy set in Melbourne.

Category romances authors include Ally Blake, Kelly Hunter, Emma Darcy, Lilian Darcy, Robyn Donald , Joan Kilby, Miranda Lee, and Valerie Parv.

I think perhaps what Sarah Mayberry is not even a move away from Australian settings, but homogenising them so that the language and cultural differences are smoothed over so that Sydney become indistinguishable from New York.

I know for instance American published books set in England always jar because there are different grammatical usages: someone from England is never going to say “I wrote my grandmother”, they use the preposition “to” so that it should read “I wrote to my grandmother” but usually in romance you only see the American construction.

By: mari

mari — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:49:01 +0000

Do publishers think Americans are so stupid we can’t figure out a few colloaquialisms in context?! Makes no sense, at all. I also remember reading many Australian, New Zealand snd Great Britian Mills and Boon in eighties. What happened?