We all have that author or that book that sort of broke the ice for us. Stole our genre virginity, if you will. And mine was Ruby Dixon.

Whether you’re a fan of Ann Rice’s Vampire Chronicles or Stephani Meyer’s Twilight Saga, I’m sure we’ve all been seduced by one or more broody, blood sucking love interests.

Faeries. What are they? Where’d they come from? And why are we putting them in steamy romance books?