Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward. I love all the BDB books but this one is my overall favorite.

Diandra wrote: "Decadent and Wicked Ties by Shayla Black is probably my top two books that have made me want to drop the book, find a random man, and get mine lol hahahha..."

I'm in agreement with this observation. She is one author whose sex scenes are so hot, I didn't really care that the plot line was pretty weak...It was just fun...LOL

I love intense romances and make a point of trying to find new ones. These are the first to come at the top of my head:

The Dangerous Gentleman by Julia London
The Secret Pearl by Mary Balogh
Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
After the Kiss by Joan Johnston
Just Wicked Enough by Lorraine Heath
Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
Enslaved by Virginia Henley
The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran
Deeper by Meagan Hart

Here are a few of my picks:

1) Paradise by Judith McNaught - This book was simply amazing and even after re-reading it for so many times, it always surprises that I'm still discovering quite a lot of things of why I love this book. I just love Matt Farrell. Other books by this author that I re-read often are Almost Heaven and A Kingdom of Dreams
2)Kiss an Angel and This Heart of Mine both Susan Elizabeth Phillips
3)Dreaming of You and Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
4) The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

Decadent and Wicked Ties by Shayla Black is probably my top two books that have made me want to drop the book, find a random man, and get mine lol hahahha. I'm talking steaming HOT sex scenes that fog up glass. I'm jealous of all the women who are married and have read this book. They get instant satisfaction when they're put in the mood... lol :o)

Tricia, Glory in Death is #2. It has one of my fav scenes in it!

What # is Glory in Death in the series Shazzy?

Glory in Death, Eve and Roarke's relationship changes in this book and I loved it!

I liked both of those, and yes, I found them romantic ;-)

It's good all the way through til the end Varsha. Enjoy.

Am Reading The Secret and loving it :)

A Rose in Winter is one of my favs too, Yz, and it was also the hero who made that book so enjoyable for me. He was great.:-)

Hands down Lover Unbound for me.

Desire Unchained A Demonica Novel
and A Hunger Like No Other
are close second and third for me

Varsha wrote: "am now reading Kathleen E. Woodiwiss The Wolf and the Dove... very beautiful story based during Saxon -Normans battle. am yet to finish it but its very touching ..."

Oh my, that is like my earliest romance reads that got me sold to reading romance novels. Wulfgar and Aislinn's story will always have a special part of me, although my favorite Kathleen Woodiwiss book is A Rose In Winter. I just love Christopher Seton.

am now reading Kathleen E. Woodiwiss The Wolf and the Dove... very beautiful story based during Saxon -Normans battle. am yet to finish it but its very touching ...

These are more on the fantasy side, but they tugged at my heart the most:

Juliet Marillier's Sevenwaters trilogy - historical fantasy
Guy Gavriel Kay's The Lions of al-Rassan - historical (alternate) fantasy
Melanie Rawn's Exiles duology and Dragon Prince trilogy.

All the books suggested so far has given us so many to read :) thanks all

all this talk about the books is making me think about rereading them yet again. lol

Lover Awakened is one of my all-time favs too, Varsha.

Brainsgirl, I also really enjoyed The Secret and The Prize. I think they are two of my favorite Julie Garwood books I've read to date.

Some others that were intensely romantic for me:
The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
The Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon
Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Lover Unbound by J. R. Ward
Always to Remember by Lorraine Heath
The Devil You Know by Liz Carlyle
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
Annie's Song by Catherine Anderson
Beauty Like the Night by Liz Carlyle
A Rose in Winter by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Lord of Fire by Gaelen Foley

I still have lots of others that were really romantic, but didn't want the list to get too long. These are just my perfect 5-star reads.:-)

Lover Avenged.

This by far out of the BDB series was really touching in more ways then just romance.

The Tairen Soul books by C.L. Wilson
Lord of the Fading Lands
Lady of Light and Shadows
King of Sword and Sky
Queen of Song and Souls (out soon)

I've only read the first two because the second two weren't published yet at that time. I'm waiting for the last one to be released before starting book 3 because they are intense and I know I won't want to wait to finish the story. This is an epic love story with lots of cool magic and a great plot carried across the books.

Chronicles of the Warlands by Elizabeth Vaughan
Warprize
Warsworn
Warlord

This trilogy was very intense and I had to put a few books between reading them because my heart hurt. I totally fell in love with all the characters and really hated to be done reading about them. Again, an epic love story way back in time. The writing is fantastic and I've since bought her other books, but have yet to start them.

Both of these series are ones I would read over and over.

I reread those 2 so much from Julie Garwood that until I put them into Goodreads I didn't realize I hadn't finished reading all her others. lol Both of those books, The Prize and The Secret have both stong male and strong female lead characters and a few surprises thrown in now and then. Oh, and both are historicals. The Secret takes place in the Scottish Highlands back when Scotland and England hated each other. So yes, the lady is English and the man is a Scottish Laird. In The Prize, it takes place in England at the time when the Saxon's were invaded by the Normans. The lady is Saxon and the man is Norman.

Hey Briansgirl

Both book looks very tempting. I will read them for sure :)

I keep re-reading Julie Garwood's books The Prize and The Secret. Love them both. Read each about 5 times now. As far as a christmas themed one goes, I've reread Gina Wilkins Make-Believe Mistletoe 3 or 4 times.

Hi All

Give names of book which left an impression on you by being a very INTENSE Romantic Relationship. A Book which made you laugh, Cry, Hot and dreamy at the same time and at the end left you with a SIGH :)

I can think of 3 now which I keep reading again -n-again

1)To catch an heiress by Julia Quinn
2) Lover Awakened by JR Ward
3) Dark Lover

Whats your book?