My Romance Reading List of 2013
I set a resolution to read 52 books this year, one a week. I managed to get up to 61 in the end with 52 romance and 9 non-fiction.
I didn’t keep a rating on all of my books, only those that I absolutely loved or really hated. If I hated a book it was most likely to do with either some obnoxious over-the-top sexism (a.k.a. Sara Orwig’s Deep in a Texan’s Heart) or that I just didn’t believe the situation would work in the long term (cue Jaci Burton’s One Sweet Ride).
For the books I loved, well that is harder to pin down, obviously the characters and the story line engaged me right from beginning to end and I most likely read the book within one or two days. For all those in between, the majority of the time I really enjoyed them, I just didn’t love them to bits.
With my kindle voucher I received for christmas I already have a growing reading list ready to go. Here are some of the books I am looking forward to in 2014:
Jill Shalvis’ Animal Magnetism series,
Toni Aleo’s Assassin’s (ice hockey) series,
Jaci Burton’s Hope series and the continuation of her Play by Play series and
Jennifer Bernard’s The Bachelor Fireman of San Gabriel series.
On a final note I read a book during the ‘So You Think You Can Write’ annual Harlequin competition online. It was called ‘Here Comes the Bridesmaid’ by Avril Tremayne. I absolutely enjoyed it and found out it will be published by Harlequin KISS sometime in 2014. So that is one to look out for too.
So happy reading in 2014 and I would love any recommendations from other readers on what to add to my reading list. I get the majority of them from the Contemporary Romance group on Goodreads and am always on the lookout for new authors and great reads.
11 FAVORITE ROMANCE READS OF 2013:
Stealing Home (Diamonds and Dugouts, #1)
Seasons, Jennifer
Close Enough to Touch (Jackson, #1)
Dahl, Victoria
Bet Me
Crusie, Jennifer *
Exclusively Yours (Kowalski Family, #1)
Stacey, Shannon *
Saddled and Spurred (Blacktop Cowboys, #2)
James, Lorelei
The Winning Season
Packard, Alison *
All Out of Love (Cupid, Texas, #2)
Wilde, Lori *
Crazy Thing Called Love (Crooked Creek Ranch, #3)
O’Keefe, Molly *
Too Hot to Handle (Jackson, #2)
Dahl, Victoria
The One Who Changed Everything
Darcy, Lilian*
Rescue Me (Lovett, Texas, #3)
Gibson, Rachel
7 LEAST FAVORITE ROMANCE READS OF 2013:
The Reluctant Bride
Duquette, Anne Marie
One Sweet Ride (Play by Play, #6)
Burton, Jaci*
Finding Justice
Brimble, Rachel *
Play
Roberts, Holly S. *
Her Last Line of Defense (Harlequin Blaze, #493)(Harlequin Blaze, #493) (Uniformly Hot!, #9)
Donovan, Marie
Holiday Games (Play by Play, #6.5)
Burton, Jaci*
Deep in a Texan’s Heart
Orwig, Sara *
MY FULL LIST OF ROMANCE BOOKS FOR 2013 (By author):
Some Like It Hot (Razor Bay, #2)
Andersen, Susan *
Strike Zone (Richmond Rogues, #3)
Angell, Kate
Curveball (Richmond Rogues, #2)
Angell, Kate
Sliding Home (Richmond Rogues, #4)
Angell, Kate
A Prior Engagement
Bliss, Karina*
Finding Justice
Brimble, Rachel *
Holiday Games (Play by Play, #6.5)
Burton, Jaci*
One Sweet Ride (Play by Play, #6)
Burton, Jaci*
The Best Thing (Kent Brothers, #3)
Burton, Jaci*
Thrown by a Curve (Play by Play, #5)
Burton, Jaci*
Bet Me
Crusie, Jennifer *
Start Me Up (Tumble Creek, #2)
Dahl, Victoria
So Tough to Tame (Jackson, #3)
Dahl, Victoria
Talk Me Down (Tumble Creek, #1)
Dahl, Victoria
Close Enough to Touch (Jackson, #1)
Dahl, Victoria
Lead Me On (Tumble Creek, #3)
Dahl, Victoria
Too Hot to Handle (Jackson, #2)
Dahl, Victoria
The One Who Changed Everything
Darcy, Lilian*
Pitch Perfect (Boys of Summer, #1)
Dean, Sierra*
Her Last Line of Defense (Harlequin Blaze, #493)(Harlequin Blaze, #493) (Uniformly Hot!, #9)
Donovan, Marie
The Reluctant Bride
Duquette, Anne Marie
Crazy On You (Lovett, Texas, #2)
Gibson, Rachel
Rescue Me (Lovett, Texas, #3)
Gibson, Rachel
Catch of the Day
Higgins, Kristan *
Love Irresistibly (FBI / US Attorney, #4)
James, Julie*
Saddled and Spurred (Blacktop Cowboys, #2)
James, Lorelei
Waking Up Married
Kelly, Mira Lyn *
Flirting with Texas (Deep in the Heart of Texas #5)
Lane, Katie *
Wedding Date With The Best Man
McClone, Melissa *
Christmas Magic on the Mountain
McClone, Melissa *
After Hours
McKenna, Cara *
Big Sky Country (Parable, Montana, #1)
Miller, Linda Lael
Big Sky Mountain (Parable, Montana, #2)
Miller, Linda Lael
When Summer Comes (Whiskey Creek, #3)
Novak, Brenda *
Crazy Thing Called Love (Crooked Creek Ranch, #3)
O’Keefe, Molly *
Her Not-So-Secret Diary
Oliver, Anne
Deep in a Texan’s Heart
Orwig, Sara *
The Winning Season
Packard, Alison *
Brazen
Phillips, Carly *
Play
Roberts, Holly S. *
Stealing Home (Diamonds and Dugouts, #1)
Seasons, Jennifer
At Last (Lucky Harbor, #5)
Shalvis, Jill *
Head Over Heels (Lucky Harbor, #3)
Shalvis, Jill *
Simply Irresistible (Lucky Harbor, #1)
Shalvis, Jill *
Lucky in Love (Lucky Harbor, #4)
Shalvis, Jill *
The Sweetest Thing (Lucky Harbor, #2)
Shalvis, Jill *
In Too Deep
Shay, Kathryn
Exclusively Yours (Kowalski Family, #1)
Stacey, Shannon *
Undeniably Yours (Kowalski Family, #2)
Stacey, Shannon *
Offside (The Barker Triplets, #1)
Stone, Juliana *
Love at First Sight (Cupid, Texas, #1)
Wilde, Lori *
All Out of Love (Cupid, Texas, #2)
Wilde, Lori *
