I’m just learning the ropes, so bare with me since I’m new to blogging and a debut author. My first thriller, SECRETARIAT REBORN, came out last Oct. My first fantasy, FLIGHT OF THE GOLDEN HARPY, was released in June, and my second thriller, SHARK FIN SOUP, hits bookstores this August. It’s been one heck of a rollercoaster ride with two publishers bringing out three novels in two different genres within the last ten months. Although my novels are in the thriller and fantasy genre, they have also been called romances. So much so that before Tor Books bought the fantasy, my agent suggested selling it to Harlequin, saying it was really a love story. Since my novels are multi-genre, let’s talk about it and if romance should play a part in other genres. First off, all my novels have one thing in common. The protagonist is always mid-twenty and a lanky, gorgeous man or in the case of the fantasy, a male harpy. Sorry, but I can’t write a word and get interested in a story unless my juices are flowing, and I’m in love with him. I’ve tried writing other books without a hot guy. Even with a great…