Since the late 9. Indian government has been to leave the Sentinalese alone. Still, that hasnt stopped accidental run ins from occurring back in 2. North Sentinel, and the fishermen were killed. When a helicopter was dispatched to retrieve the bodies from the beach, the islanders chased it away with arrows. Heres what we know There are between 5. They dont have writing. They dont know how to make fire observations made by landing parties in deserted villages have concluded that the Sentinelese wait for lightning strikes, then keep the resulting embers burning as long as they can. We know nothing of their language. Videos exist of the Sentinelese, taken by anthropologists from distant vantages. This one consists mostly of footage from the 7. Another isolated Andamanese tribe, the Jarawa, have somewhat recently decided to stop murdering those who attempt to contact them, and in a startling about face, now seem to love frolicking with the outsiders who come to their beaches to study them. I, for one, hope the North Sentinelese remain uncontacted and more or less unknown for as long as possible. The Flintstones Bluray 1994 Starring John Goodman, Rick Moranis and Rosie ODonnell. The Flintstones and the Rubbles are modern stoneage families. Fred and. Unusual Romance Novel Genres. For all the turned up noses offered by the literary community, the romance novel genre tends to move a lot more volume than your latest John Updike reprint. Sales reached 1. With the rise of self publishing and e books, romance readers now have more genres than ever to choose fromsome so niche and specific that theyve created a loyal audience all their own. Take a look at eight categories of romance we promise truly exist. AMISH VAMPIRESAmazon. At first glance, a culture that prohibits flashes of flesh and unmarried coupling seems like a poor clothesline for the bodice ripping prose romance has relied on for decades. But that demure, conservative approach is part of the appeal for Amish romance titles. Books like Amish Redemption and Harvest Blessings feature couples who practice chaste courtships and delay their first kiss for weeks. To help differentiate the sea of Amish titles released monthly, some authors have taken to amalgamating the genre with vampires. Amish Vampires by Kerry Neitz details a harrowing mission to rescue a space colony of farming Amish from an onboard vampire. In Chosen, book one of The Amish Bloodsuckers Trilogy by Barbara Ellen Brink, an Amish girl named Jael discovers shes been selected to protect her community against a parasitic threat. While some might perceive the titles to be more in the vein of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, theyre successful. In 2. 01. 3, The Living and the Undead became one of Amazons top 1. NASCARAmazon. Meet Lance Cooper. A former star of the NASCAR auto racing circuit, he gets into a fender bender with ex kindergarten teacher Sara Tingle. Sparks ignite. Thats the premise of In the Groove, the first title published under a licensing deal between the Harlequin book group and NASCAR in 2. Research by the race league found that roughly half their fans were femaleand of those, 2. To promote the launch of the partnership, NASCAR even hosted some speed dating events at races in Daytona Beach in 2. MERMAIDSAmazon. They may flirt uncomfortably with bestiality overtones, but mermaids have long been a source of literal fish out of water romances. Among the standouts A Mermaids Kiss, in which an angel falls into the sea and convalesces under the care of a mermaid named Anna, and Lies Beneath, about a mer man who falls for the woman his evil mermaid sisters have ordered him to kill. GARGOYLESAmazon. The success of Stephenie Meyers Twilight series opened the floodgates for supernatural romance, which has touched on forbidden love among centaurs, satyrs, and occasionally dinosaurs. Gargoyles were perfectly suited for this kind of template, and titles like Stone Guardian and Rock of Love examined their role as a protector of humansparticularly single womenin the face of otherworldly evil. CAVEMEN SUITORSAmazon. Time travel and some very suspect science sets the premise for many of these books, which feature contemporary women drawn to the simple, dominant brains of Neanderthals. Bratz: Babyz The Movie The Movie High Quality more. Lust of the Caveman goes the sci fi route, with a female scientist loading the brain of an ancient man into a modern body. Critics believe the appeal of the books resides in the cavemans general disregard for both their own appearance and modern societal gender rolesthe Tarzan template. ALIEN ABDUCTIONSAmazon. For some, being spirited away by orifice probing extraterrestrials is a nightmare. For some romance readers, its a source of relaxation. Titles like Captured and The Survival Raceblend sci fi with distressed damsel scenarios, as the heroine finds herself on strange planets and in the middle of hostile alien relations. BREWERY OWNER INTRIGUEAmazon. Heroines in Love, Chocolate, and Beer and Paradise Hopsown and operate breweries when love interests come calling. The dramatic potential of breweries financial woes, murder, industry sabotage can also support ongoing series, as in the case of Enemies on Tap, part of the Sweet Salvation Brewery saga. Liz Crowe, author of Paradise Hops, said that focusing on craft beer as a backdrop makes her stories more relatable. The Beer Necessities blog dubbed the emerging trend 5. Shades of Grain. 8. PARANORMAL PREGNANCIESAmazon. A paranormal sub genre of the paranormal sub genre is paranormal pregnancy, where the protagonist is expecting some variation of a werewolf, vampire, alien, or other creature. For completists, the Were. Babies. 10 volume set explores the romantic entanglements for expectant mothers of were lions and dragon man hybrids.