About Me |
I read constantly. I read while I'm waiting for the train,
on the train and while I wait for pages to download on my computer.
I even read during on-line chats. It is highly unusual for me to be
without a book or a magazine.
In one form or another, I've been reading romances for most of
my life (I'm mid-thirties, thank you very much). I started with
Cinderella and it's progressed from there. Since I've been
on-line, I've become more open to different romances. While I am
not a big Regency fan, I find that if a book has generated enough positive
comments, I am willing to check it out. I never would have known that Nora
Roberts wrote series romances; now I do, and now I sometimes read series
romance. My favorite romance is still the historical. There is something
about men in kilts or Victorian dress that really touches me. Historicals
are magic. Imagining yourself in another place and time can do wonders
for the soul, especially on a day where you wish you were anywhere else
but where you are. Some of my favorite authors are Julie Garwood, Suzanne
Brockmann and Nora Roberts. I am also more of a fan of Chick Lit and have
especially enjoyed Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner and Bridget
Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding.
In real life, I am a Project Manager/Production Coordinator for an
electronic publisher of health content. Rather a Jill-of-all-trades, if you
will.
My goals in life are simple...world domination and turning as many
people as I can onto the joys of reading.
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Personal Reading Tastes |
What I'm a sucker for in a book:
Tortured heroes, tortured
heroines, smart heroines, nerdy heroes, humor in historicals, witty dialogue,
strong (but not mean) heroes, feisty (but not bitchy) heroines, and good
supporting characters.
What I don't particularly care for in a book:
Work romances,
best friends falling in love, road romances, religious themes, and May/December
romances.
What drives me absolutely nuts in a book:
The Big Misunderstanding,
heroes who constantly think or comment about a woman's anatomy, sex scenes for
the sake of sex scenes, TSTL heroines, and whiny heroines.
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Favorite Romance Authors |
Favorite Romance Authors
Nora Roberts
Julie Garwood
Suzanne Brockmann
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Favorite Characters |
Favorite Hero
Jamie Fraser, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Alec Kincaid, The Bride by Julie Garwood
Favorite Heroine
Jamie, The Bride by Julie Garwood
Alys Weston, The Rake and the Reformer by Mary Jo Putney
Kit Singleton, An Honorable Thief by Anne Gracie
Most Tortured Hero
Reginald Davenport, The Rake and the Reformer by Mary Jo Putney
Sebastian Verlaine, To Have and To Hold by Patricia Gaffney
Strongest Heroine
Eve Dallas, In Death Series by J.D. Robb
Jamie, The Bride by Julie Garwood
Claire Randall Fraser, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Favorite Couple
Eve Dallas and Roarke, In Death Series by J.D. Robb
Jamie and Alec Kincaid, The Bride by Julie Garwood
Best Villain
Jack Randall, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
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Least-Favorites |
Most Disappointing Book
Anything by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Skye O'Malley by Bertrice Small
Worst Book
Tempting by Susan Johnson
Where You Belong by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Book with Most Purple Prose
Tempting by Susan Johnson
Skye O'Malley by Bertrice Small
Authors I Have Given Up On
Jude Deveraux (sadly)
Authors Others Love That I Don't
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Linda Howard
Most Annoying Lead Character
Anyone in a Barbara Taylor Bradford book, male or female
Mellyora MacAdin, Come the Morning by Shannon Drake
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Favorite Romance Novels |
Absolute Favorites
The Bride
by Julie Garwood
A Knight in Shining Armor
by Jude Deveraux
Favorite Classic
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
Villette
by Charlotte Bronte
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Favorites by Sub-Genre |
Contemporary:
Any Troubleshooters book (pick one, any one)
by Suzanne Brockmann
Sweet Liar
by Jude Deveraux
When Venus Fell
by Deborah Smith
European Historical:
To Have and To Hold
by Patricia Gaffney
To Love and To Cherish
by Patricia Gaffney
Gallant Waif
by Anne Gracie
Regency:
Tallie's Knight
by Anne Gracie
Medieval:
The Bride
by Julie Garwood
Lord of Vengeance
by Tina St. John
Honor's Splendor
by Julie Garwood
Alternate Reality:
A Knight in Shining Armor
by Jude Deveraux
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
Category:
A Man like Mac
by Fay Robinson
The Admiral's Bride
by Suzanne Brockmann
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Favorites by Plot Type |
Suspense:
The Other Daughter
by Lisa Gardner
Cabin or Road:
Captive Star
by Nora Roberts
Funny:
Crazy for You
by Jennifer Crusie
Stephanie Plum Series
by Janet Evanovich
Sexy:
The Bride
by Julie Garwood
Wind Dancer
by Iris Johansen
To Have and To Hold
by Patricia Gaffney
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Favorites by Mood |
Comfort Reads:
The Bride
by Julie Garwood
A Knight in Shining Armor
by Jude Deveraux
Sweet Liar
by Jude Deveraux
Most-Hanky Reads:
A Knight in Shining Armor (I still cry at the end)
by Jude Deveraux
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
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