About Me |
Like everyone else here, I love books. I started reading
at age 3 or 4, I think, and I was constantly getting in trouble for
reading in bed when I was supposed to be asleep. My worst punishment
ever was gettting grounded from books for a week! Naturally I
majored in English at Vanderbilt University. I now work - where
else? - in a library!
I discovered romances a couple of years ago when I read Saving
Grace by Julie Garwood (still my favorite) in one night. I
was instantly hooked! They're the grown-up version of fairy tales,
with strong women and dashing men, and it's so nice to celebrate
the happy ending. I love humorous romances, and my favorite setting
is Scottish medieval. My favorite authors include Julie Garwood,
Teresa Medeiros, Connie Brockway, Victoria Alexander, Julia Quinn,
Deborah Simmons, and Susan Elizabeth Phillips, and many, many others.
I also enjoy classics, literary fiction, and nonfiction of many
types. My three favorite books outside romance are The Great
Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tom Jones by Henry
Fielding, and Mama Day by Gloria Naylor.
I love discussing romances with other readers at AAR. Becoming
a reviewer here is a dream come true for me, and I hope I can
sniff out some good books for everyone!
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Personal Reading Tastes |
What I'm a sucker for in a book:
Unusual conflicts, best
friends falling in love, bluestocking heroines and nerd heroes,
arranged marriages, witty banter, humor of any sort, humorous
intentional anachronisms, historical detail, fairy tales especially
Beauty and the Beast stories, captive romances, pirates,
strong supporting characters, and characters with full and interesting lives.
What I don't particularly care for in a book:
Workplace
romances, romantic suspense, I-hate-you-let's-go-to-bed plots,
inaccurate research, really egregious historical errors, and the Big
Misunderstanding.
What drives me absolutely nuts in a book:
Sexist heroes,
stupid heroines, the permanent erection, too much cutesiness, and
characters who fight until the last page.
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Favorite Romance Authors |
Favorite Romance Authors
Julie Garwood
Teresa Medeiros
Best Discovery/Buried Treasure Authors
Carla Kelly
Deborah Simmons
My Biggest Glom
Teresa Medeiros
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Favorite Characters |
Favorite Hero
Mick Tremore, The Proposition by Judith Ivory
Favorite Heroine
Gwendolyn Wilder, The Bride and the Beast by Teresa
Medeiros
Most Tortured Hero
Jeff Hicks, Allie's Moon by Alexis Harrington
Strongest Heroine
Carly Callahan, Once a Pirate by Susan Grant
Favorite Couple
Johanna and Gabriel, Saving Grace by Julie Garwood
Lady Evelyn and Justin Powell, Bridal Favors by Connie
Brockway
Ellen Grimsley and James Gatewood, Miss Grimsley's Oxford
Career by Carla Kelly
Best Villain
Olivia Ford, Allie's Moon by Alexis Harrington
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Least-Favorites |
Most Disappointing Book
The Lady's Tutor by Robin Schone
Worst Book
Mulligan Stew by Deb Stover
Book with Most Purple Prose
The Lady's Tutor by Robin Schone
Authors Others Love That I Don't
Jude Deveraux
Robin Schone
Most Annoying Lead Character
Riley Mulligan, Mulligan Stew by Deb Stover
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Favorite Romance Novels |
Absolute Favorite
Saving Grace
by Julie Garwood
Favorite Classic
Tom Jones
by Henry Fielding
Favorite Short Stories
The Bed Is Made
by Connie Brockway
in Once Upon a Pillow
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Favorites by Sub-Genre |
Contemporary:
Trust Me
by Jayne Ann Krentz
American Historical:
Nobody's Darling
by Teresa Medeiros
European Historical:
How to Marry a Marquis
by Julia Quinn
Love with the Proper Husband
by Victoria Alexander
The Pirate Lord
by Sabrina Jeffries
Regency:
Miss Grimsley's Oxford Career
by Carla Kelly
Medieval:
The Stone Maiden
by Susan King
Alternate Reality:
Fantasy Lover
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Category:
Secret Games
by Jeanie London
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Favorites by Plot Type |
Suspense:
Sacred Sins
by Nora Roberts
Cabin or Road:
Bridal Favors
by Connie Brockway
Funny:
Lady Be Good
by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The Gift
by Julie Garwood
Truly, Madly Viking
by Sandra Hill
Sexy:
Enchanted
by Elizabeth Lowell
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Favorites by Mood |
Comfort Reads:
Saving Grace
by Julie Garwood
Most-Hanky Reads:
Miss Grimsley's Oxford Career
by Carla Kelly
Guilty Pleasures:
Warrior's Woman
by Johanna Lindsey
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