The Latest In Horromance: What Is It and Which Books Should Be On Your Radar?

MIRAA man back from the dead meets a woman from somewhere far worse in Clay McLeod Chapman's new horrormance about love, possession, and just a little murder. After a near-fatal accident, Jordan is finally healing. Sort of. Everything tastes like ash, and the faces around him keep melting. Then he meets Lilith—one wild, passionate night, and she's gone. He scours the city for her. But when a woman claiming to be Lilith appears wearing a different face yet knowing his every secret, Jordan fears he's losing his grip on reality. Happily ever afters come at a cost. How much darkness will Jordan embrace for love? It makes perfect sense to me that readers are clamoring for books that mash up horror and romance, aka horromance. These are books that aim to give readers actual bodily feelings as they read. Romance readers want to feel the swoon of people connecting romantically, the ache of them being driven apart, and above all, the warmth of the happy ending. Horror readers, on the other hand, want to feel a pit in their stomach. They want ratcheting dread, anxiety stealing the breath from their lungs. Horromance readers? We want it all! Some horror novels come with a satisfying catharsis...