Consent is curiously absent from a lot of romance novels. But a/b/o stories tend to play with this in a more intentional way. A lot of stories featuring a/b/o dynamics feature dubious consent—but does it have to be that way?
Omegaverse and Consent
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The Raven Before the Dove Preview
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A mysterious visitor arrives, sending Prince Cirrus on a treacherous journey. Preview THE RAVEN BEFORE THE DOVE to start the adventure now!
Evan and the Alpha Preview
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What happens when a reluctant space explorer gets kidnapped by crocodile aliens? Find out in EVAN AND THE ALPHA!
Taking Wing: Flight of the Omega Playlist
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What music inspired Flight of the Omega by Cherry Pickett? Take a listen to some of the tracks on the book's playlist here.
The Billionaire Romance and Decolonization
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The billionaire romance often ignores a key question: how the heck did they get all that money anyway? The answer is usually not pretty.
A New Breed of Alpha: The Soft Alpha in Omegaverse
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We all know the stereotypical omegaverse alpha character: growly, possessive, jealous, and so on. Do all alphas have to be like that though?
Why Doesn’t Publishing Love Romance Novels Back?
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Romance novels are the industry heavy-hitter, but everywhere we turn, they get slagged on. What's up with that?
The Divine Right of Billionaires
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When I set out to write a billionaire romance with Boardroom Omega, I had a few goals in mind. One was that I wanted to end the novel with this obscenely wealthy person, to some degree, changing their ways and using that wealth to contribute to society instead of being a parasite. The other goal was to showcase how utterly insane—and I do not use that term lightly—the existence of a billionaire...
Why Write a Billionaire Romance?
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I wrote a billionaire romance. Yet I don't like billionaires. Writing these characters in romance, though, allows for escapism.
Why Consent Is Imperative in Romance Novels
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In the romance genre, the subject of consent is sometimes murky and often contentious. The power dynamics of relationships demand that writers explore it.
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