About Me |
I'm the big reader in my family. I've read constantly ever
since I can remember - Mom says I taught myself how and loves to tease
me about walking around the mall and reading a book.
I can always be found with at least one book in my purse, several strewn
about my car, and about a million on my nightstand and bookshelf at home.
My favorite authors are Judith McNaught, Diana Gabaldon, Nora Roberts,
Suzanne Brockmann, Julie Garwood and Julia Quinn. I started reading
romance with the young adult Sweet Dreams line (my favorites
are Secret Identity, Little Sister, Love Times Two,
and several I can't remember) and the Sunfire books (my favorites are
Victoria, Roxanne, Danielle, Kathleen
and Jessica). My first adult romance was Julie Garwood's
The Gift.
I live in Texas, land of heat. I'm married with no kids and a spoiled
beagle named Belle (from my favorite Disney movie, Beauty and the Beast).
My real job is in communications at a school of public health. Besides
reading, dancing is my other passion. Jazz and ballet are my favorite classes,
and I started taking them again about three years ago. Since then I've found
I like hip hop as well. :) Other hobbies include
scrapbooking (when I find the time), running, traveling and watching Alias.
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Personal Reading Tastes |
What I'm a sucker for in a book:
Military men, spies, detectives,
romantic suspense, strong heroines, scientist heroes and heroines, external
conflicts that bring the main couple closer together, and humor.
What I don't particularly care for in a book:
Stilted dialogue,
repetition of a word too many times, and carrying a motif too far in the
narrative.
What drives me absolutely nuts in a book:
Secret babies, amnesia,
will stipulation marriages, TSTL/feisty heroines, big secrets that aren't,
Big Misunderstandings that could be resolved with a two-minute conversation,
heroines who are already pregnant when they meet the hero, and suspense that
isn't suspenseful.
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Favorite Romance Authors |
Favorite Romance Authors
Judith McNaught
Diana Gabaldon
Nora Roberts
Best Discovery/Buried Treasure Author
Marsha Moyer
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Favorite Characters |
Favorite Hero
Blue McCoy, Forever Blue by Suzanne Brockmann
Archer Donovan, Pearl Cove by Elizabeth Lowell
Jamie Fraser, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Favorite Heroine
Jessica Trent, Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
Claire Randall Fraser, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Most Tortured Hero
Jed Beaumont, Heartthrob by Suzanne Brockmann
Strongest Heroine
Jessica Trent, Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
Claire Randall Fraser, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Favorite Couple
Ken "Wildcard" Karmody and Savannah Van Hopf, Out of Control by Suzanne Brockmann
Claire and Jamie Fraser, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Jessica Trent and Lord Dain, Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
Best Villain
Black Jack Randall, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
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Least-Favorites |
Most Disappointing Book
Mad Jack by Catherine Coulter
Unforgivable by Tina Wainscott
Worst Book
Anything by Judith Gould
Down by the Sea by Caroline Upcher
Unspeakable by Sandra Brown
Authors I Have Given Up On
Catherine Coulter
Sandra Brown
Authors Others Love That I Don't
Catherine Anderson
Dara Joy
Most Annoying Lead Character
Frankie Daniels, Hot Shot by Charlotte Hughes
Jamie, The Bride by Julie Garwood
Francesca Cahill, from Brenda Joyce's Deadly series
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Favorite Romance Novels |
Absolute Favorites
Perfect
by Judith McNaught
Born in Ice
by Nora Roberts
Favorite Short Stories
Gabriel's Angel
by Kimberly Cates
in A Gift of Love
Yuletide Treasure
by Andrea Kane
in A Gift of Love
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Favorites by Sub-Genre |
Contemporary:
Born in Ice
by Nora Roberts
Perfect
by Judith McNaught
Over the Edge
by Suzanne Brockmann
European Historical:
Lord of Scoundrels
by Loretta Chase
Whitney, My Love
by Judith McNaught
Because You're Mine
by Lisa Kleypas
Medieval:
A Kingdom of Dreams
by Judith McNaught
Alternate Reality:
Bitten
by Kelley Armstrong
Twilight Phantasies
by Maggie Shayne
Wolf in Waiting
by Rebecca Flanders
Category:
Undercover Man
by Merline Lovelace
Prince Joe
by Suzanne Brockmann
Knight in a White Stetson
by Claire King
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Favorites by Plot Type |
Suspense:
Over the Edge
by Suzanne Brockmann
Mr. Perfect
by Linda Howard
Pearl Cove
by Elizabeth Lowell
Cabin or Road:
Gone Too Far
by Suzanne Brockmann
Out of Control
by Suzanne Brockmann
Her Ideal Man
by Ruth Wind
Funny:
Lady Be Good
by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Anyone But You
by Jennifer Crusie
Getting Rid of Bradley
by Jennifer Crusie
Sexy:
Her Secret Guardian
by Sally Tyler Hayes
Knight in a White Stetson
by Claire King
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Favorites by Mood |
Comfort Reads:
Born in Ice
by Nora Roberts
Perfect
by Judith McNaught
Most-Hanky Reads:
When Venus Fell
by Deborah Smith
The Kind of Love that Saves You
by Amy Yurk
Guilty Pleasure:
Taming the Scotsman
by Kinley MacGregor
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