Category: By Serena Hawke

  • Eternal Embrace: A Tale of Blood and Love

    Eternal Embrace: A Tale of Blood and Love

    Volume 1 in New Series (Coming Soon!) Before the first sunrise, he swore he’d never love again. Before the next full moon, she became the one thing he couldn’t live without. Eternal Embrace is a story of temptation and redemption—a forbidden connection between a mortal drawn to darkness and the…

  • Vampire Romance Fiction Trends

    Vampire Romance Fiction Trends

    Vampire romance fiction is having quite the revival, with new twists mixing classic allure with modern storytelling and deep social themes. Whether you’ve been reading these stories since the early days or you’re just curious about the hype, keeping up to date with what’s popular right now is pretty handy.…

  • Common Themes In Vampire Romance

    Common Themes In Vampire Romance

    Vampire romance stories hook readers with the thrill of forbidden love. Picture this: a normal human, likely with a pretty average life, gets swept up in a whirlwind romance with a mesmerizing vampire. There’s an allure to the danger of dating someone who’s not just older and wiser but literally…

  • What Is Cryptid Romance

    What Is Cryptid Romance

    Cryptid romance might sound like something dreamed up on a moonlit night, but it’s a real and thriving subgenre in the world of paranormal romance. This genre sweeps you into the fantastical realms where mysterious creatures—cryptids—find themselves in relationships with humans. Imagine love stories that twist around beings like Bigfoot…

  • Exploring Monster Romance Themes

    Exploring Monster Romance Themes

    In a world where societal norms dictate what’s considered acceptable, monster romances shake things up. These stories crush boundaries, making us reconsider our own ideas about love. They invite us to see past appearances and label-driven judgments, offering a fresh take on romance that doesn’t fit in a box. These…

  • The Psychology Of Vampire Romance

    The Psychology Of Vampire Romance

    Vampire romance isn’t just a trend that popped up one day. It has deep roots going way back in literature. Back in the day, vampires were straight-up nightmare fuel—creatures of the night you wouldn’t wanna bump into. Over time, these bloodsuckers have evolved. They’ve gone from being horror show stars…

  • Darker Schemes: Embracing The Shadow

    Darker Schemes: Embracing The Shadow

    Let’s address what many romance writers tiptoe around: the darkness matters. The shadow elements, the uncomfortable truths, the aspects of human nature we’re supposed to politely ignore—these aren’t flaws to be sanitized from fiction but essential ingredients for stories that resonate with psychological truth. Darkness Comes I’ve done the shadow…

  • Psychic Dreams: When The Veil Thins

    Psychic Dreams: When The Veil Thins

    I’ve spent most of my life navigating two realities simultaneously—the consensus world where most people dwell, and the fluid, prophetic realm that bleeds through in dreams, intuitions, and moments when the veil between worlds grows gossamer-thin. Psychic From Youth The dreams started young. Not the typical anxiety dreams or wish-fulfillment…

  • Secret Passions Revealed

    Secret Passions Revealed

    Behind every writer lives a constellation of obsessions, those secret passions that fuel the creative fire when inspiration runs thin. Mine have always dwelt in the liminal spaces—between light and dark, cultivation and wildness, healing and harm. Take my poison garden, for instance… Poison Garden While other gardeners plant roses…

  • Serena Hawke’s Opening Statement

    Serena Hawke’s Opening Statement

    Quiet Writings Writing paranormal romance novels is like waking up from a long winter’s nap. For years, I existed in the margins of my own story as a ghostwriter, a voice for hire, someone who poured passion into words that would never bear my name. I wrote for businesses, for…