About Me |
I've been a reader for as long as I can remember but wouldn't touch
anything that wasn't horror or fantasy related until a relative gave me
a box of old historicals, harlequins and Danielle Steel novels. Then I
discovered Romantic Times and used bookstores and now I have such a huge collection of books that I'll probably never have time to read them all
in this lifetime.
Because of my early love of horror I'm drawn to anything weird. I buy
almost any romance with a mention of paranormal, vampire, ghost or faery in the blurb but that doesn't mean that I don't also enjoy straight
historicals and contemporaries in all of the various subgenres.
I'm 33 (and staying there!) and am married to a man who shakes his head
at all of my unread books but never complains when another pile topples
onto his stuff. I have a 7 year old son and a 5 year old daughter who
both enjoy books and already have huge collections of their own. I am a
slow reader, and work part-time as an office manager so I don't have a
lot of patience with books that aren't working for me. I'll never be a
prolific reviewer but do hope to get at least one or two done each month
because there is nothing I enjoy more than talking about books, whether
I loved them or not.
If you'd like to see my member page at amazon.com where I'm currently a
Top 500 reviewer, please click here. (This is a "jump" link that will open a new window in your browser.)
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Personal Reading Tastes |
What I'm a sucker for in a book:
Virginal heroes, characters with terrific senses of humor, friends who become lovers.
What I don't particularly care for in a book:
Abusive heroes, 30-year-old virginal heroines who are clueless until the hero comes along, authors who write unending series with books that are loaded with tons of boring backstory.
What drives me absolutely nuts in a book:
Too Stupid To Live heroines, dull or overly flowery writing, secret pregnancies and babies.
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Favorite Romance Authors |
Favorite Romance Authors
Lisa Kleypas
Connie Brockway
Lorraine Heath
Best Discovery/Buried Treasure Authors
Lorraine Heath
My Biggest Glom
Pamela Morsi
Kathleen Kane
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Favorite Characters |
Favorite Hero
Pascal LaMartine, No Sweeter Heaven by Katherine Kingsley
Favorite Heroine
Jenny Jones, The Promise of Jenny Jones by Maggie Osborne
Most Tortured Hero
Jonas Whitaker, The Portrait by Megan Chance
Favorite Couple
Desdemona Carlisle and Harry Braxton, As You Desire by Connie Brockway
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Least-Favorites |
Most Disappointing Book
Night Whispers by Karen Sandler
Worst Book
Desire Me Only by Thea Devine
Author I Have Given Up On
Jayne Ann Krentz
Authors Others Love That I Don't
Jayne Ann Krentz/Jayne Castle
Most Annoying Lead Character
Rachel Sommerville, Let Down Your Hair by Linda Jones
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Favorite Romance Novels |
Absolute Favorites
Simple Jess
by Pamela Morsi
No Sweeter Heaven
by Katherine Kingsley
A Season in Eden
by Megan Chance
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Favorites by Sub-Genre |
American Historical:
Summer Fancy
by Anne Avery
If You Believe
by Kristin Hannah
European Historical:
My Dearest Enemy
by Connie Brockway
Regency:
The Vampire Viscount
by Karen Harbaugh
Medieval:
Secret Thunder
by Patricia Ryan
Alternate Reality:
George and the Virgin
by Lisa Cach
The Passion and The Promise
by Donna Boyd
Lord of the Storm
by Justine Davis
Category:
Manhunting
by Jennifer Crusie
Sizzle
by Jennifer Crusie
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Favorites by Plot Type |
Suspense:
Over the Edge
by Suzanne Brockmann
Funny:
Basket of Wishes
by Rebecca Paisley
Sexy:
Knight of a Trillion Stars
by Dara Joy
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Favorites by Mood |
Most-Hanky Reads:
The Passions of Emma
by Penelope Williamson
Texas Destiny
by Lorraine Heath
Guilty Pleasures:
Dara Joy
Susan Johnson
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