Sharon Robinson: I’ve published in several genres: nursing textbook, memoir, anthology, and children’s nonfiction.
Madeline Hunter: I have two unpublished novels, written prior to my romances. One is a mystery, and the other is a family saga. I have also had an academic book published
Amanda Scott: I wrote a coffee table photo-essay book called Omaha Historical Architecture for Landmarks, Inc. And I'm working on a legal thriller.
Brenda Joyce: Lovers and Liars was Hollywood glitz, written in the second year or so of my career. That was a big market back then, but it wasn't for me.
Elizabeth Thornton: No. But I'd like to try my hand at a murder-mystery.
Susan Wiggs: I've published a mainstream, possibly "literary" short story, mainstream historical novels in the tradition of James Michener/Colleen McCullough and three fantasy novellas. Recently, I've published two mainstream contemporary novels with Warner Books: The You I Never Knew and Passing Through Paradise. These are love stories, but I would consider them women's fiction as well, as they tell the story of a woman's journey - not just falling in love, but living her life.
Nora Roberts: I guess my books under J.D. Robb sort of dance around the edges of the genre. I consider them romantic suspense police procedurals with continuing characters set in the near future. So while not outside of the genre, in my opinion, they aren't close to center of it either.
Glenna McReynolds: The medieval trilogy, The Chalice and the Blade, Dream Stone, and Prince of Time, blended medieval fantasy with romance. I met lots of straight fantasy readers through those books, even though all the books had powerful love stories.
Kat Martin: I write both historical and contemporary romance. When I wrote the first contemporary, it was done without a contract because the publishers thought it was too different to sell. Now we call that sort of book a Romantic Suspense.
Donna Kauffman: Several subgenres within the romance umbrella (paranormal, suspense, futuristic) but nothing outside of it, no.
Betina Krahn: I'm working on one now. Totally different. Nonfiction. Theological. One question: after years of writing steamy romance, will they make me take a pseudonym to write about faith?
Shana Abe: Yes, but I think a better question might be: Have you ever published a book outside the genre? LOL. Answer: No. Not yet. And I don't really know if I ever will. Romance has so much to offer, and I love what I do.
Sherri Browning: Mystery author Janet Evanovich is one of my favorite authors, and I am working on a mystery with a friend of mine now.
Lauren Bach: I tried, but it wasn't nearly as much fun. I adore romance!
Jacquie D'Alessandro: No. And I don't envision ever doing so. I love romance. My single title books all have mystery and suspense elements in them, and while I can imagine writing a book without those elements, but I cannot imagine writing one without a love story in it.
Sue-Ellen Welfonder: No. I don't really care to either because I am already writing what I am most passionate about.
