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Thank you so much for all your well wishes (my hand sends extra thanks you, and my shoulder as well) and your great guesses. BTW, my hand is nearly back to 100%, but I’ve had to lay off the knitting and gardening all week. But necessary when you realize the final tally was 130 boxes of signed books, and since as an industry standard, a box of mass market paperbacks always contains 48 books, I signed 6240 books, give or take a few that came out of the box a little worse for wear–another industry standard, I fear. (And there you go, it’s only Monday and you’ve learned something new.)
So because Kelli Estes and Chrissie M were such great guessers, I had to get out my calculator to determine who was closer, and the winner is Chrissie M with her guess of 6350. Because Kelli was so close as well, with her guess of 6000, I am sending them both Amazon.com gift certificates. Again, thank you to everyone who played along!
And since you all did so well on that challenge, here is another. Next week I speak to the MPLA (Mountain Plains Library Association-hence the quick trip to Wichita) and I am trying to compile a list of recommended authors/books based on popular culture. It works like this, if you loved Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 
you are gonna love Lara Adrian’s vampire series. (I just finished Veil of Midnight and it was great. I couldn’t put it down.) Librarians are always looking for help with genres they don’t read, so the key is to arm them with some great romance recommendations. And this is where you come in.
Now I have my own list of favorites, but my favorites may not be your favorites. We all have our favs. I also have to confess, I don’t read a lot outside of historicals and paranormals–oh, I’ll venture into Women’s Fiction on occasion, and love Rachel Gibson’s contemporaries, so I need some help making sure my list is complete.
This is where you can help–and one lucky poster will be randomly chosen to get a $25 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble, Borders, or Amazon.com–their choice.
Just post your list of favorite authors in any or all of these categories, Historical, Paranormal, Women’s Fiction/Contemporary, and Romantic Suspense into the comments. If you have a most favorite, favorite, can’t-put-down book by that author, it would be great to have titles as well. Best of all? Once I have this list compiled, I’ll share it with all of you. Perhaps we can all find new best reads!
So give me those lists and you’ll be entered to win! And now it is my turn to say to you, Thank you! Oh, and once you are done sharing the list, consider sharing this post on Facebook or other social site, the buttons at the top of the comment section make this really easy to do. Because the more posts, the more new books we’ll discover.
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:12 am · Link
My favorite romance authors include:
Jane Austen (contemporary when she wrote, but now historical)
Georgette Heyer (Regency)
Jo Beverley (Historical)
Mary Balogh (Historical)
Mary Jo Putney (Historical/Paranormal)
Diana Gabaldon (Time Travel)
Debbie Macomber (Contemporary)
I don’t know if this will be of much help, but good luck compiling your list.
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:18 am · Link
These are the list of my favourite authors.
Historical:
1) Julia Quinn
2) Amanda Quick
3) Hannah Howell
4) Candace Camp
5) Mary Balogh
6) Karen Hawkins
7) Catherine Coulter
8) Brenda Joyce
9) Sabrina Jeffries
10) Elizabeth Boyle
11) Julia London
12) Lisa Kleypas
13) Eloisa James
14) Madeline Hunter
15) Kinley MacGregor
Women’s Fiction/Contemporary:
1) Susan Elizabeth Phillips
2) Jane Anne Krentz
3) Sophie Kinsella
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:27 am · Link
right off the top of my head (which means I know I’m leaving lots of my faves out):
Elizabeth Boyle, of course 🙂
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Kathleen Woodiwiss
Julia Quinn
Mary Balogh
Lisa Kleypas
Tina St. John (although I haven’t seen anything from her in a while, hope she’s still writing)
Julie Garwood
Jude Deveraux
Kathryn Caskie
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:30 am · Link
Romantic Suspense:Suzanne Brockmann (start with UNSUNG HERO & read in order to REALLY enjoy — only author I buy in hardcover)
Brenda Novak
Linda Howard
Contemporary: Susan Elizabeth Phillips (NOBODY’S BABY BUT MINE or HEAVEN, TEXAS)
Susan Anderson
Paranormal: Lynn Kurland
C.T. Adams & Cathy Clamp
Historical Romance (long list here):
Jaquie D’alessandro
Julia Quinn (any of the BRIDGERTON BOOKS)
Lorraine Heath
Lisa Kleypas
Sabrina Jeffries
Victoria Alexander
Teresa Mederios
Add yourself to the Historical list and I’d better make myself stop. I could go on all day. Recommend romance writers is one of my favorite games!
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:34 am · Link
My favorites in Historical:
Julia Quinn
Sabrina Jeffries
Stephanie Laurens
Lauren Willig
Colleen Gleason
Lisa Kleypas
Jillian Hunter
Women’s Fiction:
Sophie Kinsella/Madeleine Wickham
Lauren Weisberger
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:59 am · Link
Women’s Fiction/Contemporary:
1. Toni Blake
2. Rachel Gibson
3. Susan Elizabeth Phillips
4. Julie James
5. Deirdre Martin
6. Erin McCarthy
7. Marianne Stillings
8. Susan Andersen
Paranormal:
1. Kresley Cole
2. J.R. Ward
3. Lara Adrian
4. Gena Showalter
5. Larissa Ione
6. Kerrelyn Sparks
7. Lynsay Sands
8. Nalini Singh
Historical:
1. Eloisa James
2. Lisa Kleypas
3. Elizabeth Hoyt
4. Julia Quinn
5. Sabrina Jeffries
6. Anne Mallory
7. Sherry Thomas
8. Candace Camp
9. Jo Goodman
10. Loretta Chase
11. Suzanne Enoch
12. Lorraine Heath
13. Mary Balogh
14. Madeline Hunter
15. Laura Lee Guhrke
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:12 am · Link
oooooooooo a list!
Elizabeth Boyle 😉
Rachel Gibson
Christina Dodd – both her contemps & historicals
Barbara Metzger
Sabrina Jeffries
Karen Hawkins
Lori Foster
Julia London
Lori Handeland
Madeline Hunter
Stephanie Laurens
Maya Banks
Sierra Dafoe
Susan Mallery
Just for a start.
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:14 am · Link
Oh – I love talking books and finding read-alike titles! Here are some of my new and favorite finds:
Women’s Fiction/Contemporary
Marisa de los Santos
Barbara O’Neal (Barbara Samuel)
Erica Bauermeister
Marie Bostwick
Jane Porter
Beth Kendrick
Jane Green
Eileen Cook (who also writes YA)
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:36 am · Link
This is hard.. my list gets longer every day.. but here goes..these are all keeper/multiple read authors.. in no particular order:
*Elizabeth Boyle- “Something About Emmeline” touched my heart.
*Mary Balogh – “Simply Love” is favorite, but I love all of her books.
*Kathryn Smith- “Brotherhood of the Blood” series.. can’t beat “historical vampires”!!
*Julia Quinn – The Bridgerton family is great.. fav book and character: Colin in “Romancing Mr. Brigerton”.
*Eloisa James – Love all of her books equally
*Teresa Medieros – “After Midnight” is one of my favorites.
*Cathy Maxwell – Can’t go wrong with any of her books.
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:48 am · Link
Don’t forget:
Betina Krahn (The Last Bachelor, The Perfect Mistress and Not Quite Married)
Julie Anne Long (Like No Other Lover, To Love a Thief)
Barabra Pierce (Sinful Between the Sheets, Scandalous by Night)
Tracy Anne Warren (Marriage Trap series, Tempted by His Kiss)
Elizabeth Gaskell (anything)
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:41 am · Link
My favorites in Historical:
*Julia Quinn (On the Way to the Wedding and The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever)
*Lisa Kleypas (Again the Magic, The Devil in Winter, and Mine Till Midnight)
8Victoria Alexander (Secrets of a Proper Lady)
*Elizabeth Boyle (Tempted by the Night)
*Brenda Joyce (The de Warenne Dynasty, but especially The Masquerade)
*Cathy Maxwell (Bedding the Heiress and Temptation of a proper Governess)
*Karen Hawkins (To Scotland, With Love)
Paranormal:
Gena Showalter (The Darkest Night)
Brenda Joyce (The Masters of Time Series)
Lynsay Sands (Vampire, Interrupted)
*Kerrelyn Sparks (All I want for Christmas is a Vampire)
*Christine Feehan (Dark Series and Ghost Walkers Series)
Hope this helps.
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:48 am · Link
Favorite romance authors:
Romantic Suspense,
Nora Roberts
Jayne Ann Krentz
Linda Howard
Maggie Shayne
Cait London
Meryl Sawyer
Katherine Stone
Historical,
Julie Garwood
Anne Stuart
JoAnne Lindsey
Amanda Quick
Paranormal,
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Jayne Castle/ Jayne Ann Krentz
Rebecca York
Susan Squire
Maggie Shayne
Heather Graham
Jacki Frank
Amanda Ashley
Christine Feehan
Kelley Armstrong
Just to name a few.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:18 am · Link
wow, 6240? Congrats to the winners.
My faves:
Madeline Hunter
Eloisa James
Julia Anne Long
Mary Jo Putney
Loretta Chase
Sherry Thomas
Laura Kinsale
Elizabeth Hoyt
Lorraine Heath
Jacquie D’Alessandro
Jo Beverley
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:43 am · Link
This is so hard! There are so many!
Historicals:
Elizabeth Boyle (of course!)
Julia Quinn
Lisa Kleypas
Jacquie D’Alessandro
Monica McCarty
Eloisa James
Mary Balogh
Julia Garwood
Mary Jo Putney
Jo Beverly
Cathy Maxwell
Hannah Howell
Johanna Lindsey
Kathleen Woodiwiss
Judith McNaught
Gaelen Foley
Donna Fletcher
Celeste Bradley
Jillian Hunter
Julia London
Victoria Alexander
Karen Hawkins
Catherine Coulter
Teresa Medeiros
Brenda Joyce
Elizabeth Hoyt
Loretta Chase
Jill Gregory
Virginia Henley
Georgette Heyer
Kathleen McGivens
Sabrina Jeffries
Jude Deveraux
Jill Barnett
Arnette Lamb (taken from us far too young)
Kinley MacGregor
Lois Greiman
Paula Quinn
Stephen Laurens
Madeline Hunter
Lorraine Heath
Tracy Anne Warren
Candace Camp
Jo Goodman
Paranormal:
Lynn Kurland
Veronica Wolff
Karen Marie Moning
Cindy Miles
Melissa Mayhue
Kresley Cole
Heather Graham
Christina Skye (Draycott Abbey series)
Contemporary:
Lisa Kleypas
Catherine Coulter (FBI Series)
Nora Roberts
Christina Dodd
I’m going to kick myself later if I left another favorite off the list. 🙂
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:02 pm · Link
They are in no particular order, and I love all the books written by the authors. Each has their own technique and uniqueness
Elizabeth Boyle Ofcourse
Mary Balogh
Sara Bennett
Celeste Bradley
Candace Camp
Jacquie D’Alessandro
Christina Dodd
Jane Feather
Gaelen Foley
Julie Garwood
Elizabeth Hoyt
Cheryl Holt
Madeline Hunter
Eloisa James
Samantha James
Sabrina Jeffries
Brenda Joyce
Lisa Kleypas
Julia London
Cathy Maxwell
Judith McNaught
Julia Quinn
Jenna Petersen
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:08 pm · Link
Historical-
ELizabeth Boyle
Julia Quinn
Lisa Kleypas
Romantic suspense-
Suzanne Brockmann!!
🙂
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:20 pm · Link
Favorite historical authors:
Eloisa James
Julia Quinn
Stephanie Laurens
Lisa Kleypas
Samantha James
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:28 pm · Link
I forgot to add Maya Rodale
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:35 pm · Link
Elizabeth Boyle
Elizabeth Hoyt
Constance O’Banyon
Julia Quinn
Heidi Betts
Susan Crandall
Kathleen E Woodiwiss
New author Elaine Levine
Shari Anton
Shirley Tallman
Joanna Sundell
A lot I named where historical but I am big into historical.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:52 pm · Link
Most if not all my favorite authors were listed, these are just the ones I don’t believe I saw: Victoria Alexander, Leanne Banks and Christie Ridgway. Also, I enjoy any romance with a sports theme thrown in.
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:08 pm · Link
I mostly read historicals, so that list is long starting with you, Elizabeth.
Other Historical authors:
1) Lisa Kleypas
2) Suzanne Enoch
3) Laura Lee Guhrke
4) Samantha James
5) Julia Quinn
6) Candice Camp
7) Jacquie D’Alessandro
8) Victoria Alexander
9) Sabrina Jefferies
10) Maya Rodale
11) Anne Mallory
12) Kathryn Caskie
13) John Jakes
Paranormal – JR Ward (I love her Brotherhood books)
Contemporary – Sophie Kinsella (I don’t really read this genre, but I had to read her Shopaholic books – because I am one – and really enjoy them) and Harold Robbins (His books are both contemporary and historical)
Classical literature authors:
1) Jane Austen
2) Charlotte Bronte
3) Emily Bronte
4) Charles Dickens
5) Lucy Maud Montgomery
6) Frances Hodgson Burnett
7) Robert Lewis Stephenson
8) Lewis Carroll
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:14 pm · Link
I forgot to add Teresa Medeiros and Elizabeth Hoyt on the historical authors.
Also the number 8 on the list gives you the cool smilie instead of giving you the number 8. Oh well. You are cool. 😀
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:01 pm · Link
Sarah–
I LOVE Leanne Banks! I own every novel and story she has written. Her books are excellent.
😀
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:05 pm · Link
I guess I should add that my favorite Leanne Banks book is Millionaire Husband.
I noticed several people have mentioned Victoria Alexander. My favorite book of hers is A Visit From Sir Nicholas. My second favorite is Love With A Proper Husband.
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:13 pm · Link
Historical:
Judith McNaught, Julia Quinn, Lisa Kleypas, Nicole Jordan, Jacquie D’Allesandro, Jude Deveraux, Victoria Alexander
Paranormal:
Brenda Joyce, Lyndsay Sands, Kerrelyn Sparks, Christina Dodd, Christina Feehan, Karen Marie Moning, Christina Skye
Women’s Fiction/Contemporary:
Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Sophie Kinsella, Diana Palmer, Catherine Anderson, Linda Lael Miller, Jennifer Crusie,
Romantic Suspense:
Roxanne St Claire, Christina Dodd, Nora Roberts, Julie Garwood,
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:14 pm · Link
Historical:
Judith McNaught, Julia Quinn, Lisa Kleypas, Nicole Jordan, Jacquie D’Allesandro, Jude Deveraux, Victoria Alexander, Virginia Henley
Paranormal:
Brenda Joyce, Lyndsay Sands, Kerrelyn Sparks, Christina Dodd, Christina Feehan, Karen Marie Moning, Christina Skye
Women’s Fiction/Contemporary:
Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Sophie Kinsella, Diana Palmer, Catherine Anderson, Linda Lael Miller, Jennifer Crusie,
Romantic Suspense:
Roxanne St Claire, Christina Dodd, Nora Roberts, Julie Garwood,
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:52 pm · Link
Wow! The pressure, here it goes. I most likely missed a ton of writers.
Historical
Elizabeth Boyle (the new book is on my kindle pre-order)
Mary Balogh (her signet regency’s got me hooked on regency’s)
Samantha James
Eloisa James (the Desperate Duchesses series rocks)
Stephanie Laurens
Shari Anton
Julia Quinn
Candace Camp
Rebecca Paisley (no longer writing but her books were funny & memorable)
Paranormal
Maryjanice Davidson (Undead and… series is awesome & Fred the Mermaid series is too)
Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark Hunters series)
Lynsay Sands
Linda Wisdom
Women’s Fiction/Contemporary
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:45 pm · Link
Robyn Carr
Jane Feather
Janet CHapman
Elizabeth Boyle
Karen Hawkins
Julia Quinn
Mary Balogh
Charlaine Harris
Eloisa James
Lisa Kleypas
Madeline Hunter
Candace Camp
Karen Ranney
Jodi Thomas
Cathy Maxwell
Lorraine Heath
Julia London
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:52 pm · Link
I tried to do something of a “complete” listing, but I just know I’ve forgotten some authors that are auto-buy. . . and as a whole, I don’t have a favorite book per-se, more like either there are a few or I can’t live without all they wrote. LOL But in a couple places I put an extra note.
Historical —
well, you
Lisa Kleypas
Julia Quinn
Candice Hern
Sabrina Jeffries
Lauren Willig – hers I’ve been lucky to get most in the original hardcover, so here, if you pick up no other, go with the first, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
Jane Austen — P&P (duh) or NA
Amanda Quick
Teresa Mederios
Samantha James
Bonnie Vanak
Victoria Alexander
Jacquie D’Alessandro
Anne Mallory
Alexandra Benedict
Anne Gracie
Jillian Hunter
Amanda Grange (for her JA hero diaries)
Paranormal —
here, I just really read those of authors I already read something else with, such as
Teresa Mederios
Vicki Lewis Thompson
Contemporary —
Marianne Stillings – to try her out, go with the first, the one that I’ll pick up to reread more than the others just to reread one, The Damsel in this Dress
Lori Wilde
Vicki Lewis Thompson
Jacquie D’Alessandro
Susan Mallery
Nicola Marsh (Presents, H Romance)
Cara Colter (H Romance)
Christie Ridway
Karen Kendall
HelenKay Dimon
Romantic Suspense —
I really don’t read honest to goodness Romantic Suspense, but Marianne Stillings, Karen Kendall are sort of romantic supsense-light so to speak.
So, my list for today. 🙂
Lois
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:54 pm · Link
Oh, and Julia Harper (Elizabeth Hoyt’s Contemporary Alter Ego) — she only has two out at present, but both are so stinken hysterical! 🙂
Lois
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:04 pm · Link
Oh, Wow, Elizabeth, thank you!! You are so generous to let both of us win! I know exactly what to buy from Amazon, too – your book! Woohoo!
Thank you!
Kelli
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:27 pm · Link
Historic
-Julia Quinn
-Elizabeth Boyle (of course) 🙂
-Catherine Anderson
-Julie Garwood
-Stephanie Laurens
-Celeste Bradley
Contemporary
-Catherine Anderson
-Christina Dodd
Paranormal
-Kresly Cole
-Stephenie Meyers (she’s more of a youth author but her first three books of the Twilight series were amazing)
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:02 pm · Link
Stephanie Bond
Megan Hart
Lauren Dane
Dee Davis
Claire Cook
Elizabeth Boyle
Julia Quinn
Kristan Higgins
Kristin Hannha
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:30 pm · Link
One of my all-time favorita books is Devil’s Embrace written by Catherine Coulter. I miss her books! She writes contemporary, now, I think. Of course this list is Historical:
1)Elizabeth Boyle
2)Candace Hern (Love her books – anxiously awaiting her next!)
3)Lisa Kleypas
4)Julia Quinn
5)Jo Beverly
6)Sabrina Jeffries
7)Stephanie Laurens
8)Julia London
9)Victoria Alaxander
10)Catherine Coulter
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:49 pm · Link
Here’s my favorites:
Histroical:
Anne Stuart – A Rose at Midnight, The Devil’s Waltz, Hidden Honor
Brenda Joyce – The Prize
Lorraine Heath – In Bed With The Devil, Your Scandalous Ways
Julie Anne Long – The Perils of Pleasure
Joanna Bourne – The Spymaster’s Lady
Judith McNaught – Almost Heaven, Whitney, My love
Contemporary:
Donna Kauffman – The Great Scot
Anne Stuart – Into The Fire, Black Ice
Jill Shalvis – Get a Clue
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:12 pm · Link
Historicals:
Elizabeth Boyle (I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your books!!! I’m so happy you have 2 books coming out back to back! :0))
Eloisa James
Julia Quinn
Christina Dodd
Laura Lee Guhrke (just discovered her)
Johanna Lindsay (older books)
Jill Gregory
Maggie Osborne (love her!!!)
Women’s Fiction:
Debbie Macomber
Jane Greene
Jennifer Weiner
Contemporary:
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Vicki Lewis Thompson
Romantic Suspense:
Karen Rose (I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her books!!!)
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:13 pm · Link
Lisa Kleypas- It Happened One Autumn, Devil in Winter
Sherry Thomas – Private Arrangements, Delicious
Linda Howard (romances)Sarah’s Child, Duncan’s Bride,The Mackenzies (all books), Loving Evangeline
Sandra Brown (romances)Texas Chase& Lucky
Brenda Joyce (historicals)Scandalous Love, Secrets
Sarah Mayberry (Harl Blaze)Cruise Control
Loretta Chase – Lord of Scoundrels
Julia Quinn – When He Was Wicked
Laura Lee Guhrke – The Marriage Bed, And Then He kissed Her
Sophia Jordan – Too Wicked To Tame
Johanna Lindsey – older stuff
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:22 pm · Link
Historical:
Julie Garwood
Gaelen Foley
Stephanie Laurens
Lisa Kleypas
Jacquie D’Alessandro
Contemporary:
Susan Andersen
Deirdre Martin
Romantic Suspense:
Allison Brennan
Debra Webb
Karen Rose
Paranormal:
Heather Graham
Colleen Gleason
Cynthia Eden
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:25 pm · Link
Lists are awesome!
At the top of my head and in no particular order:
Romantic suspense:
Nora Roberts
Jayne Ann Krentz
Linda Howard
Heather Graham
Historical:
Amanda Quick
Elizabeth Boyle
Judith McNaught (especially Almost Heaven)
Lisa Kleypas (older books)
Rebecca Brandewyne
Sabrina Jeffries
Teresa Mederios
Virginia Henley (Insatiable)
Classic Historical:
Jane Austen
George Eliot
Time Travel:
Jude Deveraux (A Knight in Shining Armor)
Contemporary/Women’s Fiction:
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Debbie Macomber
Catherine Coulter
March 24th, 2009 at 4:38 am · Link
Well for me here it is…
Historical Romance- Liz Carlyle, Julia London, Sabrina Jefferies, Laura Lee Gurke, Elizabeth Boyle, Christina Dodd (her older stuff), Mary Reed McCall, Connie Brockway, Tracy Ann Warren, Jenna Petersen, Kathleen Givens, Susan Johnson, Gayle Callen, Sophie Nash, Sophia Jordan, Anna Campbell, Nicole Jordan, Cathy Maxwell, Julie Garwood, Galean Foley, Loretta Chase, Lorraine Heath, Sherry Thomas, Victoria Alexander, Shari Anton, Eloisa James, Amanda Quick, Cheryl Holt and Brenda Joyce.
Paranormal- Christina Dodd, Sharie Kohler, Emma Holly. Shana Abe, Lynn Kurland, Kresley Cole, Shayla Black and Lora Leigh.
Romantic Suspense- Lisa Jackson and Jess Michaels, Catherine Coulter.
March 24th, 2009 at 8:01 am · Link
historical:
1. Morning Glory by L. Spencer (loved all ger contempories and historical)
2. Something Shady by Pamela Morsi )I read all her hiatoicals
3 Jill Landis Last Chance
Woman’s Fiction
Kristin Hannah
Jodi Picoult (not HEA)
Inspictional Fiction
Deeanne Gist (Historical)
Karen Kingsbury (contemorary–HEA)
March 24th, 2009 at 8:32 am · Link
I only really enjoy historicals…of course my memory WILL fail me.. but here it goes…
My favorite all time historical which I believe has everything you want, love , family, humor well written characters AND dialogue(?)..
The Keeper of the Dream by Penelope Williamson
AWESOME!!!
I also enjoy the usual, Enoch, Quinn, Hawkins, Boyle,Ranney is fav. Madeline Hunter, also great everytime,Balogh, and Long and Joanne Bourne I recently discovered… they both write outside the boxwnonderful stories… Tal
March 24th, 2009 at 1:32 pm · Link
Historicals:
Julia Quinn
Eloisa James
Linda Lael Miller
Jodi Thomas
Sherry Thomas
Lisa Kleypas
Julie Garwood
Elizabeth Boyle
Elizabeth Hoyt
Monica McCarty
Contemporaries:
Kristan Higgins
Jennifer Crusie
Lisa Kleypas
Nora Roberts
Susan Mallery
Stef Ann Holm
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Debbie Macomber
Susan Wiggs
Lori Wilde
March 24th, 2009 at 5:53 pm · Link
I have way too many favorites, some of my top reads:
Loretta Chase – Lord of Scoundrels, Mr. Impossible
Connie Brockway – All Through the Night, As You Desire, Bridal Favors
Lisa Kleypas – Dreaming of You, Worthy Any Price, It Happend One Autumn, Secrets of a Summer Night, Blue-Eyed Devil (contemp)
Jo Goodman – If His Kiss is Wicked, Price of Desire, A Season to be Sinful
Joanna Bourne – The Spymaster’s Lady
Judith James – Broken Wing
Carolyn Jewel – Scandal
Madeline Hunter – love her medievals (By Possession, By Arrangement, By Design), Rules of Seduction, Sins of Lord Easterbrook
Jo Beverly – Malloren series (My Lady Notorious), Lord of My Heart, Lord of Midnight
Mary Balogh – A Summer to Remember, Slightly Dangerous, Simply Love, First Comes Marriage
Mary Jo Putney – The Rake, Fallen Angel Series
Adele Ashworth – Winter Garden
Judith McNaught – A Kingdom of Dreams, Once and Always, Almost Heaven
Amanda Quick – Ravished, Desire, Reckless
Jayne Krentz – Trust Me, Perfect Partners, Absolutely, Positively
Julie Garwood – Saving Grace, Honor’s Splendor, The Prize, The Secret, Lion’s Lady
Julia Quinn- Bridgertons (The Duke and I, When He Was Wicked, The Viscount Who Loved Me)
Sherry Thomas – Delicous, Private Arrangements
Elizabeth Hoyt – The Raven Prince, The Serpent Prince, To Seduce a Sinner
Carla Kelly – Beau Crusoe, Marrying the Captain,
Donna Fletcher’s The Irish Devil
Judith Ivory – Untie My Heart
TJ Bennett – The Legacy, The Promise
Nalini Singh – Love her Psy series, favorite is Caressed by Ice, then Slave to Sensation
CL Wilson – Fading Land series (King of Sword and Sky,Lady of Light and Shadows, etc.)
Elizabeth Vaughan – Warprize, Warlord
Kresley Cole – Dark Needs at Night’s Edge, Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night)
Lynn Kurland series (Stardust of Yesterday, A Dance through Time, The Very Thought of You, Dreams of Stardust)
Karen Marie Moning Fever series (Bloodfever, FaeFever
Patricia Briggs – Cry Wolf
Kay Hooper’s Wizard of Seattle
Jayne Krentz – Shield’s Lady
March 25th, 2009 at 5:41 am · Link
Historical Romance(in no particular order)
Elizabeth Boyle
Eloisa James
Victoria Alexander
Sabrina Jeffries
Julia London
Suzanne Enoch
Nicola Cornick
Adele Ashworth
Julia Quinn
Alissa Johnson
Anne Gracie
Julianne MaClean
Laura Lee Guhrke
Virginia Henley
Gayle Callen
Kathryn Caskie
Lisa Kleypas
Cathy Maxwell
Julie Anne Long
Kathleen Drymon
Paranormal Romance(in no particular order)
Jennifer Armintrout
Annette Blair
Charlaine Harris
Christine Feehan
Kresley Cole
Lynsay Sands (She also has historicals)
Kerrelyn Sparks
Kathyryn Smith (She also has historicals)
Mary Janice Davidson
Katie MacAlistar
Karen Marie Moning
Kimberly Raye
Kim Harrison
Contemporary/Women’s Fiction(no particular order)
Jane Heller
Suzanne Simmons
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Elda Minger
Cindy Kirk
Young Adult (in no particular order)
Stephenie Meyer
P.C. and Kristin Cast
Melissa De La Cruz
Amanda Marrone
Jay Asher
Claudia Grey
L.J. Smith
Ellen Schreiber
Richelle Mead
I didn’t write certain books because I enjoy everything I’ve read by these authors. I’m also in the process of buying all the books ever published by them as well. These authors have books that are simply amazing. A story will replay in my head once in a while, and it won’t stop until to go back and reread. You will definately remember they’re books long after you’ve finished reading.
March 25th, 2009 at 4:11 pm · Link
Try Beverly Barton for romantic suspense, she is pretty good!
March 25th, 2009 at 8:17 pm · Link
Paranormal (no particular order):
Michelle Bardsley
Richelle Mead
Jennifer Armintrout
Katie MacAlistar
Annette Blair
Mary Janice Davidson
Jeri Smith-Ready
Jeanne Stein
Jennifer Rardin
Carrie Vaughn
Jeaniene Frost
Rachel Caine
Lori Handeland
Kerrelyn Sparks
Lynsay Sands
Anya Bast
Karen Marie Moning
Dakota Cassidy
Rebecca York
Angie Fox
Contemporary (no particular order):
Nora Roberts
Kathleen Bacus
Susan McBride
Sophie Kinsella
Alesia Holliday
Erin McCarthy
Hmm, obviously I read mostly paranormals. I could have made that list a whole lot longer.
March 25th, 2009 at 8:28 pm · Link
1. Historical
Classic Authors:
Jane Austen
Georgette Heyer
Contemporary Authors:
Julia Quinn
2. Paranormal
Jayne Ann Krentz Anything
Amanda Quick Arcane Society!
Jayne Castle Harmony Series
3. Contemporary Romance
Ann Roth
Susan Mallery
Nora Roberts
Jane Porter
4. Romantic Suspense
Jayne Ann Krentz
5. Women’s Fiction
Rosamunde Pilcher
March 25th, 2009 at 8:42 pm · Link
Here are my favorites.
1. Elizabeth Boyle -All can’t wait for her new ones
2. Lisa Kleypas- Seduce me at Sunrise series
3. Tawny Weber- Blaze books All
4. Elizabeth Hoyt-LEGEND OF THE FOUR SOLDIERS series
5. Margaret Moore- Kiss me quick series
6. Sara Bennett-All
7. Anna Campbell-Untouched and many more
8. Mary Balough- many
9. Tracy Anne Warren-Temped by his kiss
10. Eloisa James-Duchess by night it’s the series
11. Samantha James-Bride of a wicked Scotsman
I have many many more,
Penney
March 25th, 2009 at 8:47 pm · Link
Whoo-boy. Um, this is really, really cruel. :0
I’d say paranormal would be:
Lara Adrian
Colleen Gleason
Nalini Singh
Ilona Andrews
Christine Warren
(just to name a few…Nalini is #1 for me, tho)
Historical:
Lisa Kleypas
Romantic Suspense:
Cindy Gerard
March 26th, 2009 at 8:29 am · Link
Lisa Kleypas – It Happened One Autumn
Samantha James – Every Wish Fulfilled, The Perfect Groom, The Secret Passion of Simon Blackwell
Julia Quinn – Brighter than the Sun
Stephanie Laurens – All About Love, A Rogue’s Proposal
March 26th, 2009 at 6:40 pm · Link
To name just a few:
Historical
Lisa Kleypas
Julia Quinn
Elizabeth Boyle
Brenda Joyce
Gaylen Callen
Sabrina Jeffries
Paranormal
Gena Showalter
Charlaine Harris
Contemporary
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Lori Foster
Susan Andersen
Vicki Lewis Thompson
Linda Leal Miller
Thanks for asking on behalf of us readers, Elizabeth!
April 12th, 2009 at 7:45 pm · Link
1 Johanna Lindsey-(Different)
2 Lisa Kleypas-(Just sexy)
3 Samantha James(sexy)
4 Julia Quinn-(Great Humor)
5 Mary Balogh-(Good Family)
6 KarenMarie Moning-(Great Paranormal)
June 12th, 2009 at 8:50 am · Link
Sophie Kinsella
Elizabeth Boyle
Deborah Smith
Claudia Pemberton
Cynthia Kartwick