What I Read in 2013
I read a lot. I’m an author so I guess it’s expected. In 2013 my focus changed dramatically. I went from wanting to be a blogger / speaker / author / etc for working moms to realizing that wasn’t my true passion and changed everything. In all reality I thought (because of books I’d read) that it would be the way to make a decent living until I could write fiction for a living.
Bad plan. In so many ways.
I ended up accepting that it really wasn’t what I wanted to do and I really wasn’t equipped to do it either. So I made the jump to what I wanted to do and started writing contemporary romance novels. And boy has it been fun!
But I wanted to share what I’ve read. If you’re reading this blog, you are a reader. I’m not here to tell you I’m the best and you shouldn’t read anyone else’s work. That would be dumb of me. I’m a huge fan of a bunch of different writers out there and I want you to have some other ideas of great people to follow. So, without further ado… my list from 2013 (organized, I hope)…
Business / Writing books
What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast
Do the Work
Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work That Matters
Personal Improvement / Entertainment
5 Minutes a Day to Living Beyond Rich
Get Rich, Lucky Bitch!: Release Your Money Blocks and Live a First Class Life
Lucky Bitch: A Guide for Exceptional Women to Create Outrageous Success
One Word that will Change Your Life
Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir)
Happier at Home: Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon Self-Control, and My Other Experiments in Everyday Life
Are You Living or Existing?
Life’s Golden Ticket
Contemporary Romance / Chick Lit
Breaking the Rules
The Buggy List
Losing It
Faking It (Losing It)
Finding It (Losing It)
Falling Into You
Falling Into Us
Simply Irresistible (A Lucky Harbor Novel)
The Sweetest Thing (A Lucky Harbor Novel)
Head Over Heels (A Lucky Harbor Novel)
Lucky in Love (A Lucky Harbor Novel)
At Last (A Lucky Harbor Novel)
Forever and a Day (Lucky Harbor)
It Had to Be You (Lucky Harbor)
Always on My Mind (A Lucky Harbor Novel)
One Pink Line
Kat Fight
Nothing Stays In Vegas (The Escape Collection)
Unexpected Gifts (A Castle Mountain Lodge Romance)
Hidden Gifts (A Castle Mountain Lodge Romance)
Sand Castle Bay (An Ocean Breeze Novel)
Wind Chime Point (An Ocean Breeze Novel)
Sea Glass Island (An Ocean Breeze Novel)
Perfect for You (A Laurel Heights Novel)
Close to You (A Laurel Heights Novel)
Return to You (A Laurel Heights Novel)
Looking for You (A Laurel Heights Novel)
Dream Of You (A Laurel Heights Novel)
Sweet On You (A Laurel Heights Novel)
Tamed By You (A Laurel Heights Novel)
Here With You (A Laurel Heights Novel)
Chasing Justice (Book 1) (Piper Anderson Series)
Beach Combing
Build A Man
Temporary Fiancée
Seeing Stars
Socially Awkward: A Novel
Actions Speak Louder
Worth The Weight (The Worth Series Book 1: A Copper Country Romance)
Champagne and Lemon Drops: A Blueberry Springs Chick Lit Contemporary Romance
Whiskey and Gumdrops: A Blueberry Springs Chick Lit Contemporary Romance
Prior Engagements
The Cell Phone Lot
Sammi Ever After
Love Unlisted: A Novel
If You Loved Me
Cross My Heart (A Contemporary Romance Novel)
Falling Star
Golden State
Hot Summer (The HOT CARIBBEAN LOVE Series)
Summer Lovin’
Against The Wall
Between The Sheets (Against The Wall)
Resisting the Bad Boy (Nice Girl to Love, Book One)
Nice Girl to Love: The Complete Three-Book Collection (#1 Resisting, #2 Falling, #3 Choosing)
Finding the Right Girl (A Nice GUY to Love spin-off)
Mine ‘Til Monday
The Proposal (A Perfect Match Series)
Melting Point (Seattle Steam)
If The Shoe Fits (Book 1, Once Upon A Romance Series)
Happily Ever Afton
Touching Helene
Love Divine
You Make Me Feel Brand New
Double Dare
Untouched
Unbroken (Beachwood Bay)
Fresh Temptation (Barboza Brothers)
Not Dreaming of You (Romantic Comedy)
Always Dreaming of You
Mia Like Crazy
Secrets of a Shoe Addict (Shoe Addicts Anonymous)
Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy
Wow, I think I might have a problem! 85 books! Seriously though, there were books I couldn’t finish and books I didn’t like. All the ones here are ones I enjoyed at least somewhat. If you see a series, chances are I really liked it! If you see an author repeated, I enjoyed what I read and wanted more. There are some fabulous authors out there, and there are some horrible ones. But everything on this list offered something that I liked. Oh, and even better, a lot of these books are free!
I hope you’ll check out a few of the books I read in 2013. I think they could be awesome for you to pick up too!
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