Ooh, awesome--thanks for the rec! And I might have read one of those renditions of Beauty and the Beast, actually... Retellings of fairytales are something I have a great interest in, and I read more than a few good ones, back in the day. I should look those back up, truly.

I've heard of The Left Hand of Darkness, but the premise doesn't do much for me, I'm afraid... Or, rather, it's something I would probably find interesting, but I feel it's far too thinky when I'm in the mood for (relatively) light romance. It's one of those that's on my list for when I want a Serious Book. XD

I'm actually more into historical than sci-fi or fantasy, really (but if there's old-school science involved, that's the best!), but it's often hard to find historical romances that have more than just period clothes and societal scandals to root them in the past. There was actually a great rec I came across a while ago, that was as much about the Napoleonic Wars as it was a romance, and I always kick myself for not writing it down because I have a huge wooden ship fetish and men in old military uniforms = yes.

I think we go about things in the opposite ways--I almost never write something where the romance is the main focus, but I feel the need to get my fix by reading it. I'd probably have more luck with fanfiction in this respect if I wasn't such a stickler for characterization and/or if my personal head-canon wasn't so strongly rooted.

And I was pretty sure you'd love the laser game, so you're very welcome. XD