No, not much vampirism in chicklit, but then, till Charlene Harris, no vampirism in mysteries that I know of. But you're probably right, it initially sold better labeled paranormal Romance (once the buzz gets up, the label doesn't seem to matter).
The Charlaine Harris novels were published by Ace, as part of the Ace line; they might be shelved with her mysteries in some stores because she's a known mystery novelist, but they were published in genre. I only mentioned Undead and Unwed because I thought it was exactly the type of book that would fit in the same mould -- i.e. published by Ace.
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Date: 2004-11-10 11:57 am (UTC)The Charlaine Harris novels were published by Ace, as part of the Ace line; they might be shelved with her mysteries in some stores because she's a known mystery novelist, but they were published in genre. I only mentioned Undead and Unwed because I thought it was exactly the type of book that would fit in the same mould -- i.e. published by Ace.