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I got my first romance novel when I was a sophomore in high school. My best friend dared me to buy it from a used book sale. The cover was borderline obscene, the title was completely ridiculous, and the minute she opened it up it was to a very graphic love scene. I thought it would be hilarious and awful, and I’d tell her all about how bad it was the next week (obviously, some of the stereotypes about romance novels had persisted in my mind). Then, lo and behold, I liked it. I haven't looked back.
I split my time between northern New Jersey and Washington, DC where I'm a college student at American University and majoring in International Studies. Besides romance novels, I also enjoy politics, modern art museums, NPR, and baking cookies.
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All-Time Favorite Romance Authors
Lisa Kleypas
Nora Roberts
J.D. Robb
My Biggest Glom
Elizabeth Lowell
Linda Howard
Lisa Kleypas
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What I'm a sucker for in a book: Smart heroines, tortured heroes, heroes who aren’t afraid of their feelings, characters that need to be rescued, great secondary characters, angst, marriages of convenience, confident/arrogant heroes.
What I don't particularly care for in a book: Plots with wills that make ridiculous demands, first person narration, the medieval time period, really obviously symbolic dream sequences, characters who realize they’re in love like they got struck by lightening, “amnesia,” mistaken identity stories, paranormals, H/H having older children, contrived and scripted dialogue, scenes that make the reader embarrassed for the heroine.
What drives me absolutely nuts in a book: TSTL heroines, unnecessary melodrama, ex-spouses getting back together, time travel/ghost romances.
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Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas
| Favorites by Sub-Genre |
Contemporary:
Tangled up in You by Rachel Gibson
Frontier or American Historical:
Hidden Fires by Sandra Brown
European Historical:
Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
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Favorite Hero
Roarke, In Death series by J.D. Robb
Derek Craven, Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
Jesse de Silva, Mediator series by Meg Cabot
Favorite Heroine
Daisy Bowman, Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
Most Tortured Hero
Gabe Bonner, Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Rome Matthews, Sarah's Child by Linda Howard
Strongest Heroine
Eve Dallas, In Death series by J.D. Robb
Favorite Couple
Roarke and Eve Dallas, In Death by J.D. Robb
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Cabin or Road:
An Improper Proposal by Patricia Cabot
Suspense:
Pearl Cover by Elizabeth Lowell
Funny:
It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
| Favorites by Mood |
Comfort Reads:
Paradise by Judith McNaught
Most-Hanky Reads:
Table for Five by Susan Wiggs
Guilty Pleasure:
Lawman by Diana Palmer
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Most Disappointing Books
Trouble in High Heels by Christina Dodd
Worst Books
Bad as She Wants to Be by Thea Devine
Purple Prose-iest Book
A Woman's Pleasure in Secrets, Vol. 20 by Charlotte Featherstone |
Authors Others Love That I Don't
Jayne Ann Krentz
Mary Balogh
Most Annoying Lead Character
Blair Mallory from To Die for and Drop Dead Gorgeous by Linda Howard |
Favorite Book
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Favorite Classic Novel
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Favorite Mystery
Daddy's Little Girl by Mary Higgins Clark
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Favorite YA Book
Jessica Darling series by Megan McCafferty
Favorite Set of Connected Books
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Favorite Nonfiction
A Man without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut |
