A Cup of Mixed Genre Please, by Candace Havens:

I don't talk about it much, but I get a lot of grief about my books. Most of the time it comes from readers, who aren't sure where to find them in bookstores. Sometimes they are shelved in mainstream, other times romance or sci-fi/fantasy. I, for one, am grateful to be in a bookstore anywhere at all, but I understand how frustrating it can be.

The truth is, my books are a blend of genres. There is action-adventure, mystery, fantasy, suspense and romance. There are snobs out there in the world who love to say, "I don't read genre or romance books." It makes me laugh. You'd be hard pressed to find books on the top 10 fictions lists, that aren't genre books of some kind. So evidently someone is reading them.

I learned during my job as a journalist covering TV and Film, that mixing genres can make things more exciting. The first time I was really aware of this was with Joss Whedon's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." He was able to mix horror, comedy and drama, in such a clever way. I knew that if I ever decided to write fiction that I would want to do the same sort of thing.

In Dragons Prefer Blondes you'll find a mystery, lots of action adventure, humor, drama, suspense and of course a little romance. I encourage you to step out of your reading comfort zone, and try something new.  Years ago I used to say I didn't read historical romances and then I discovered the lovely Jodi Thomas. Same thing with fantasy, and then my Dad told me about this chick Laurell K. Hamilton.

I'm just saying... Maybe you should check out that Candace Havens. I hear she really mixes things up.

I'm doing a treasure hunt contest on my Big Summer Blog tour. All you have to do to enter is make a comment here, or visit and make comments on any of the blogs on the list at www.candacehavens.com.

 Candace Havens, Dragons Prefer Blondes, paranormal romance, Berkley, Penguin Books