Who Else Are You Reading?

[Dhfan4life, Honey Bun]

As per some of the new changes I plan on making for the group. I thought I would start off with some of the basics. One of which is acknowledging that although we are lovers and devotees of the Author Goddess's fine work. We are also readers in general to the core. So in this thread, all who post here will share with us what other books they are reading. Possibly even share some recommendations. And in general start chatting about what other authors tickle our collective reading fancy. :)

[Tegan]

That is a fantastic idea! I can kick it off with Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series. Its a wonderful world full of different "species" such as vampires, lycaes and valykries! A fantastic read interesting plot lines and characters that you love and some that you wish would just go away!
She also has just recently started a spin off series called the Dacians which follows a "family" of vampires! It is best to start that series after you have read Lothaire otherwise there will be a couple of spoilers in it.

[Manuela]

Love them(Kresley Cole), Tegan, I have nine of them myself.
I am into the Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward right now and the next will be Brenda Joyces Dark series. Another Dark series is by Christine Feehan.

[Tegan]

I have read he BDB myself, they are just as good! Havent read the other 2 yet but i have a long list of books i want to read that i havent got to yet so i will add them as well

[PepperP0t]

I've not read either of the Dark series that you mention but have read and like them. Have you tried Midnight Breed by Lara Adrian they start similiar to BDB but branch off to their own territory after a few books. Scansguards by Tina Folsom is also worthwhile and I am enjoying Elder Races by Thea Harrison and Sentinel Wars by Shannon K. Butcher among others.

[Arianne]

My PNR fave list:
BDB by J.R. Ward
Immortals After Dark & The Dacians by Kresley Cole
Lords of the Underwold by Gena Showalter
Daemonica & Lords of Deliverance by Larissa Ione

[PepperP0t]

Arianne wrote: "My PNR fave list:
BDB by J.R. Ward
Immortals After Dark & The Dacians by Kresley Cole
Lords of the Underwold by Gena Showalter
Daemonica & Lords of Deliverance by Larissa Ione"

love all of those!

[Dhfan4life, Honey Bun]

Ya, awesome start to the new threads ladies. :)

I'll dive in here and say that at the moment I presently have by Annette Blair on my night stand. And personally she isn't a rush out and read author for me. But this is a cozy mystery type of series with a vintage clothing store owner at the helm, so it's interesting for now.

As for other authors I have enjoyed picking up. I will say Kate Quinn for her historical fiction works. Definitely Larissa Ione for Lords of Deliverance(which I so need to get back to), Terra Lynn Childs, young adult author I'm reading at the moment for her Medusa girls series. And plenty of others I know I'm forgetting at the moment as it is a little too early for me right at the moment.

[Dhfan4life, Honey Bun]

Manuela wrote: "Love them(Kresley Cole), Tegan, I have nine of them myself.
I am into the Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward right now and the next will be Brenda Joyces Dark series. Another Dark series is by C..."

I've read the Dark books by Christine Feehan for a time. Have you tried out her Ghost Walkers and Sister series(can't recall that one for the life of me but starts out with Magic on the wind, I believe)?

[PepperP0t]

Dhfan4life wrote: "Ya, awesome start to the new threads ladies. :)

..."

Dhfan4life -- you did a great job on the new threads. Thanks!

[Dhfan4life, Honey Bun]

Thanks Pat. I find though the adding of new threads is the easiest. Wading through all the other info and removing most of that is going to be the tricky part.

[Manuela]

Dhfan4life wrote: "Manuela wrote: "Love them(Kresley Cole), Tegan, I have nine of them myself.
I am into the Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward right now and the next will be Brenda Joyces Dark series. Another Dar..."

I started with her Ghostwalkers (the first was the guy in the wheelchair) and I like her witches as well the seven in the beach house but I haven't read all of them yet.

[Shari-amor, Doll Cake]

The I Am Not A Serial Killer series by Dan Wells is pretty good. Follows 16 year old John Cleaver who is in the making of becoming a serial killer but trying to control those homicidal urges. The Gretchen Lowell series by Chelsea Cain, a detective is kidnapped by Beauty Killer, Gretchen Lowell ( a female serial killer who is twisted, intelligent, manipulative, and isnt the typical I have daddy issues so woe me) and tortured for 10 days but she turns herself in to save him and he develops a stockholm syndrome type relationship with her. Im waiting for the library to get the next book in the series in. Its crazy but I love it.......but I'm not crazy tho. Swear.

Oh and I adore Richard Kadrey. He's my new favorite. His sandman slim series is really good. Hitman spends 11years in hell and escapes so he can get revenge on the people who killed him and sent him there.

[Shari-amor, Doll Cake]

Looking at what I recommended to you guys, its a wonder y'all don't think I'm crazy. Lol

On a lighter side though, The Graceling Realm series by Kristin Cashore is really good. The Alpha Pack by J.D. Tyler and The Experiment in Terror by Karina Halle (ok thats horror but it does have romance, well a lot of sexual tension between the protagonists of the series)

[Manuela]

I am in the third Wylder sister trilogy books. Read the second one first, then the first now I am finishing it off with the last :)

[Carlena, Pumpkin Pie/Care Bear]

Shari, I already think you're crazy ;) but so am I. So we can have a crazy party together!

[Shari-amor, Doll Cake]

lol Manuela I really get a kick out of you when you don't read stories in order. You're so a rebel! :-)

Heeey crazy party over here! lol

[N.]

Hello everyone, I'm all over the place in my reading, thanks to you good people of GR. lol "In Death, by J.D. Robb, Cut & Run series, Freakin series(shifters), and Elizabeth Lowell's new book.

[Manuela]

Shari-amor wrote: "lol Manuela I really get a kick out of you when you don't read stories in order. You're so a rebel! :-)

Heeey crazy party over here! lol"

Be proud of me I read the Black Dagger Brotherhood and Brenda Joyces Masters of Time series in chronological order (heeding the advise of my well versed friends on GR here!!!!). Anything else I take as it comes till I figure out it is a series. I still go for the cover first, read the blurb, like what I see and read, read the book, notice there are more before and after, shake my head in despair, seek out my local library online and get a hold of the rest of them and start reading as they are coming in!!! Not much I can do about it ~pout~.

[Manuela]

by Thomas Hunter Dillon

[Dhfan4life, Honey Bun]

Not sure if you have heard of her or not Shari. But Megan Hart does some colorful erotica. I've read so far. Not bdsm exactly but great story and some hot scenes. Pretty realistic too.

Not really erotica but Succubi Diary series has some hot scenes and humor too.

Lila Dubois is another one that does bdsm erotica too. I've read Red Ribbon by her. I liked it til a particular scene happened. But was good before that.

Next Floor Naughty is great one too by Ann Cory. Not sure of how you feel about Knights of the Board Room that is some more bdsm, Joey W. Hill. My Pet by J.W. Mckenna was pretty interesting too.

[Shari-amor, Doll Cake]

I just added red ribbon to the tbr list and I have dirty and broken already by megan hart. I'm checking out Ann now

[Dhfan4life, Honey Bun]

Sweet, hope you like them Shari. Have you read Possession by Jaid Black? That was my first introduction to Black.

[Shari-amor, Doll Cake]

lol I have some Joey Hill already on my tbr list. My goodness I need to go through that list again. I checked out that story by ann cory and I'm not interested in that one

[Carlena, Pumpkin Pie/Care Bear]

I've also added red ribbon. I'm excited about new books! Woot!

[Shari-amor, Doll Cake]

I just added that Cherale. My first jaid black book was . More of the D/s of BDSM but light. I didnt even know it was gonna be that type of book until I started reading lol

[Dhfan4life, Honey Bun]

Sweet, I'm sure there are plenty of other great books out there. And can't forget freebies too.

[Carlena, Pumpkin Pie/Care Bear]

Ohhhh I love freebies!

[Dhfan4life, Honey Bun]

Shari-amor wrote: "I just added that Cherale. My first jaid black book was . More of the D/s of BDSM but light. I didnt even know it was gonna be that type of book until I started r..."

Sweet I might have to check out One Dark Night. There are so many great authors out there. I just don't go back to them as often cause they do so many other stories after that ONE really great one I've read. Or even before it that aren't even close to being something I would read at all. So rare for me read other options from the same author.

Have you tried out any of Zane's stuff,? Not really BDSM, but Urban erotica I think.

[Dhfan4life, Honey Bun]

Carlena wrote: "Ohhhh I love freebies!"

Gotta check out Ellorascave.com and Allromanceebooks.com both places where I like to go.

[Carlena, Pumpkin Pie/Care Bear]

Dhfan4life wrote:
Gotta check out Ellorascave.com and Allromanceebooks.com both places where I like to go."

AAAAAAAAAAAAND I love you

[Shari-amor, Doll Cake]

I don't know if yall have read any Maya Banks but her Sweet series and KGI are good. I actually just started reading her.

. Loved that one. Selena Kitt is who started me on my dark path of BDSM.

Wanna know how dark, anything Kitty Thomas Varian Krylov and C.J. Roberts

[Dhfan4life, Honey Bun]

Hehe, they actually have a Taboo one on there now which is a total give away as being bdsm elments. On Ellorascave.

[Dhfan4life, Honey Bun]

Shari-amor wrote: "I don't know if yall have read any Maya Banks but her Sweet series and KGI are good. I actually just started reading her.

. Loved that one. Selena Kitt is w..."

Oh I've heard about Selena Kitt getting dark. I've read a lesbian version of her romeo and juliet story and one about Hades and Persephone. So yea she can definitely whip one into shape to say the least. I'm going to have to get around to Maya Banks. People keep talking about her. But for now I need to rest moi eyes. Shall be back for more chitter-chatter tomorrow. Night ladies.

[Shari-amor, Doll Cake]

Night!!! Talk to you later Cherale :-)

[Carlena, Pumpkin Pie/Care Bear]

im off for the evening. chat with yall tomorrow! :)

[Manuela]

Shari-amor wrote: "lol I have some Joey Hill already on my tbr list. My goodness I need to go through that list again. I checked out that story by ann cory and I'm not interested in that one"

I have read her Vampire series. Vampire Queen series and I've read Tataaaaa... Book no 1 "A Mermaid's Kiss" (Daughters of Arianne).

[Shari-amor, Doll Cake]

did you like it Manuela!?

[Manuela]

Mermaid or Vampires?

[Shari-amor, Doll Cake]

Vampires

[Manuela]

loved them, just cannot get a hold on Vampire Trinity (from the library). My favs are Gideon and Daegan Rai. In one of the later ones, it refers to Gs homophobia as he is ready to be active in the m/m relationship, not only the submissive receipient.

[Dhfan4life, Honey Bun]

Ok, finally back around here to ask have you read any of these Shari?

[Shari-amor, Doll Cake]

No I havent and they all look amazing. Man my tbr list must hate me lol or love me. Either way I'm adding them

[Shari-amor, Doll Cake]

And thanks Manuela. I really need to check out the series now :-)

[Dhfan4life, Honey Bun]

Awesome. I have read at least one of the 4 up there. Dare to Dominate. And still have the others to read myself. It is really slow going to say the least.

[Carlena, Pumpkin Pie/Care Bear]

Hmm I think I may read these

[Dhfan4life, Honey Bun]

*cough* a few are closer than you think *cough* ;)

[Carlena, Pumpkin Pie/Care Bear]

You might want to get that cough checked out ;)

[Dhfan4life, Honey Bun]

Yea, itchy reading tingle all of a sudden. Comes and goes.

[Carlena, Pumpkin Pie/Care Bear]

Lol. I know how that goes. ;) I read bound in sin. It was super good!