Delving into the ‘why choose’ genre

I meant to put this list (below) in my new release newsletter, but then I felt like I was cramming too many things into it last week so I didn’t. Jade, over in the reader-run Facebook fan group, was looking for a list of why choose books after reading Mirth, Part 1, which reminded me I already had this list put together. So! Here is my (incomplete) list of books and some brief thoughts on ‘delving further into the why choose genre’.

As it is rapidly becoming apparent – yes, I’m already making notes on another duology. I wish I could write faster – my Conduit World books are going to feature Why Choose romances.

The reason for this is made clear(er?) at the end of Mirth, Part One. And, while I don’t want to spoil the discovery about how the Conduit World works for the powerful awry and intersection points, specifically, it’s not just about sexy times with multiple partners (though that is hopefully fun as well). And while the Mirth duology leans heavily toward the romance – the plot is centered around a matchmaking event, and the book, now duology, was meant to be a fun, palette-cleanser sort of book for me – that won’t necessarily be the case for all the Conduit World books (see Awry, for example).

Here is an interesting article over on Book Riot: What is a Why Choose Romance

And over on Goodreads: Why Choose Book Lists

I’ve cobbled together my own (completely incomplete) list of why choose books. Most of these books are in Kindle Unlimited (sorry in advance to my wide readers!) but you might be able to grab the audiobook/paperback, etc. I’m seriously (overwhelmingly) pressed for time right now so I’ve only used my Amazon USA affiliate links below, but as always, simply change the .com to .ca or .co.uk (etc) to redirect to your country store.

Urban Fantasy/Romantsy

Her Vicious Beasts (prequel) by EP Bali – ongoing

The Bonds That Tie (Broken Bonds) by J Bree – complete series

The Blackened Blade by Isla Davon – ongoing

Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac (Dark Fae) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – complete

Omegaverse

Sweetverse (Baby and the Late Night Howlers) and (Lola and the Millionaires) by Kathryn Moon – interconnected standalones

Pack Darling by Lola Rock – duology in an interconnected universe

Ruined Records (Left in Ruins) by Lillian West – duology, interconnected universe

Romance: rock star, crime, thriller/stalker, hockey, etc

Hannaford Prep (Just Drop Out) by J Bree – complete series. Content Warning: sexual content involves ages 14+

Jacksonville Rays (Pucking Around) by Emily Rath – ongoing, interconnect standalones

Lilac by B.B. Reid – standalone

WITSEC (Find Me) by Ashley N. Rostek – complete series

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Do we have any favourites in common? I downloaded a few more while making this list, but what am I missing?