Hi,
I published a contemporary romance series back in December 2014 and was pretty proud of it.
Anyway, I few weeks ago, I saw an interesting-looking contemporary romance on free promotion on Bookbub so I downloaded it. From the book's blurb, I could tell that the plot was quite similar to mine - forbidden love between a student and a successful businessman - and was excited to see what another author would do with the plot. (Note: this book was released in 2012)
So, I downloaded the book and I enjoyed it so much that I bought the rest of the books in the series. Problem is, I feel like my book is TOO similar to that other book. Gut-wrenchingly so. The characters in the other book work in the same industry as the characters in my book. The dialogue is similar. The book covers are similar. The characters in the other book go on dates in the same places that the characters in my book go. The characters in the other book even went to see the same movie as the characters in my book.
I definitely did not plagarize the book. I had never even heard of it before I saw the Bookbub ad a few weeks ago and I obviously hadn't read it.
Now, I'm wondering if I should rework my books or pull them or what...
What would you do?
I published a contemporary romance series back in December 2014 and was pretty proud of it.
Anyway, I few weeks ago, I saw an interesting-looking contemporary romance on free promotion on Bookbub so I downloaded it. From the book's blurb, I could tell that the plot was quite similar to mine - forbidden love between a student and a successful businessman - and was excited to see what another author would do with the plot. (Note: this book was released in 2012)
So, I downloaded the book and I enjoyed it so much that I bought the rest of the books in the series. Problem is, I feel like my book is TOO similar to that other book. Gut-wrenchingly so. The characters in the other book work in the same industry as the characters in my book. The dialogue is similar. The book covers are similar. The characters in the other book go on dates in the same places that the characters in my book go. The characters in the other book even went to see the same movie as the characters in my book.
I definitely did not plagarize the book. I had never even heard of it before I saw the Bookbub ad a few weeks ago and I obviously hadn't read it.
Now, I'm wondering if I should rework my books or pull them or what...
What would you do?