I'm out of Lisa Kleypas Books! What should I read Next??? Showing 51-100 of 1,011

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I won a signed copy of Proof by Seduction and will read it soon. If the cover is any indication, it's gonna be a hot one!

[Ally72]

Dhestiny...Wow!!! It is neat that you won a signed copy. I am actually thinking that I will read it next now that we have talked so much about it!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Alexis wrote: "Dhestiny...Wow!!! It is neat that you won a signed copy. I am actually thinking that I will read it next now that we have talked so much about it!
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Yeah, I keep putting it off. I tend to save "stand alones' til I'm desperately waiting for the next book in whatever series I'm reading to come out.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Alexis wrote: "Hi Danielle,
I have Proof of Seduction and I am now anxious to read it after hearing you liked the author in that anthology. I am not very good about giving authors second chances with boo..."


--Ally, thanks for the encouragement to give LLG's newer books a try.

Dhestiny and Ally, I hope you enjoy Proof by Seduction. I'm excited to read it.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I have these books on my "Look into" list:

Book 1 - Rules of Seductions – Madeline Hunter
Book 1 - Slightly Married - Mary Balogh
Book 1 – Huxtable Series – First Comes Marriage – Mary Balogh

Hannah Howell Stand Alones -
Highland Hearts (2002)
Highland Wolf (2007)
Highland Sinner (2008)
If He's Wicked (2009)
If He's Sinful (2009)


Does anyone have any input on these? Are Howell's Highlanders PNR? I don't care for PNR Highlanders.

[Pamela(AllHoney)]

I read If He's Wicked and I liked it. Its not shapeshifting or anything PNR like that. The heroine has visions of sorts or knows things. Not way overboard on PNR. I'm not a huge fan of PNR myself.

[Lisarenee]

I read First Comes Marriage. I really enjoyed it. The second one wasn't as good, but I'm waiting for the third from the library. It sounds like it could be better than the first.

[Lisarenee]

Heidi, I just finished reading The Virgin's Secret by Victoria Alexander loved the book, but not as hot and steamy as a Kleypas novel. Will probably read more of her books later.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "I have these books on my "Look into" list:

Book 1 - Rules of Seductions – Madeline Hunter
Book 1 - Slightly Married - Mary Balogh
Book 1 – Huxtable Series – First Comes Marriage – Mary Balogh


Dhestiny, I've read and enjoyed these HH books:


..."

Highland Bride
Beauty and the Beast
Highland Wedding
My Valiant Knight

HH is not terribly steamy, but she writes a very good, intense romance. The history seems authentic to me (I'm a stickler for that as much as possible). I hope you enjoy her.

Highland Bride and Wedding sort of reminded me of the Garwood historical with the perky, sweet heroine and the reluctant hero.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "I have these books on my "Look into" list:

Book 1 - Rules of Seductions – Madeline Hunter
Book 1 - Slightly Married - Mary Balogh
Book 1 – Huxtable Series – ..."

Excellent! Thank you, Danielle!!!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

You're welcome. :)

[Shawna]

Beanbag wrote: "I just started reading Lorraine Heath and she's very good, but not as humorous as Kleypas. Pretty angsty. I've only read the first two in Heath's Scoundrels of St. James series so YMMV.
"

I'm with Bean on Lorraine Heath's Scoundrels of St. James series. I just read and loved Between the Devil and Desire and it reminded me a teeny bit of LK's Dreaming of You, mostly 'cause the hero Jack Dodger had similar beginnings/background as Derek Craven.

[Pamela(AllHoney)]

I'm rereading Once a Princess by Johanna Lindsay. I think it has a bit of a Kleypas feel to it.

[Robyn]

I just read the second in a series calledHis Reluctant Mistress by Joanna Maitland that was really good.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I really recommend The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie by Jennifer Ashley. It was very good, and different from any other HR I've read.

This is my review if anyone is considering this book.

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

(Is it awful to post links to your own reviews? I always feel weird when I do it. LOL)

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I have this book and plan to read it next!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Heidi wrote: "I have this book and plan to read it next!"

I don't think you'll be disappointed. While it's not "cry your eyes out dark," it's not a lighthearted romance novel, either.

[Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~*]

Lisarenee and I have mentioned Judith McNaught here before but I gave some more detail elsewhere in this group and thought I should move the details here.

I highly recommend Judith McNaught’s historicals. They were written in the 90s. Judith McNaught was always my No. 1 Historical Romance author since I was a teen for her memorable characters. I thought no one could top her and then I found Lisa Kleypas. McNaught isn’t as hot as Kleypas though.

These books should be read together, in this order:

Westmoreland Dynasty Saga:
- A Kingdom of Dreams (Royce Westmoreland and Jennifer Merrick - this is set in medieval times and the rest are all during the Victorian period)
- Whitney, My Love (Clayton Westmoreland and Whitney Stone)
- Until You (Stephen Westmoreland and Sheridan Bromleigh)
- "Miracles" (Nicholas DuVille's story) which can be found in two different anthologies - A HOLIDAY OF LOVE (with Jill Barnett, Jude Deveraux, Arnette Lamb) OR also found in SIMPLE GIFTS (with Jude Deveraux)

Sequels series:
(Not sure why it's called that but that's what they call it on wikipedia, maybe because they are considered "Sequels"? since Whitney My Love was her first novel and these are set in the same period?)

- Once and Always (Jason Fielding and Victoria Seaton - only real tie to the next two books is the secondary character of Roddy Carstairs, does not really need to be read before the next two)
- Something Wonderful (Jordan Townsende and Alexandra Lawrence - should be read before Almost Heaven as JT and AL appear as secondary characters in AH)
- Almost Heaven (Ian Thornton and Elizabeth Cameron)

The above 3 are my personal all-time fave McNaught books. I just adore Jason Fielding, Jordan Townsende and Ian Thornton. Ian Thornton is my fave McNaught hero, which makes Almost Heaven my fave McNaught book (I’ve re-read this one and Something Wonderful, the most). I’ve loved Ian for what seems like forever now. I have a soft spot for the hero whose own worst enemy is himself, and it takes love to heal him and break down his defences. *sighs* Or maybe I just have a thing for men named Thornton, as in, I also adore John Thornton from the BBC miniseries North and South, based on the novel by Elizabeth Gaskell. ^_^ I also highly recommend this miniseries.

I did enjoy McNaught’s Contemporaries but LOVE her historicals the best. For her Contemporary I loved Paradise and Perfect and also the Foster Saga.

Here's the wiki link which has a list of her books that are connected.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_M...

[Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~*]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "(Is it awful to post links to your own reviews? I always feel weird when I do it. LOL) "

No, it's not, Dhestiny. Isn't the whole point of being on goodreads to share our thoughts on books we've read and to see what others think about them, too? And to recommend books to each other? I love reading your reviews! You write so eloquently.

Though, I must admit that I skimmed your review of The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie, as I didn't want to read spoilers. From the bits I read though, I have added it to my TBR. You know I love men named Ian. ^_^ Thanks, Dhestiny!

[Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~*]

Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "I'd like to know of some contemporaries that are written with the same romanticism and passion as Lisa Kleypas writes. I don't care for the sex-focused contemporaries. I like there to be a strong ..."

Danielle, have you read any Susan Elizabeth Phillips? I enjoyed her Chicago Stars/Bonner series and Lady Be Good and Breathing Room. I haven't read too many Contemporary Romances. Most romances in a contemporary setting that I've read have been Romantic Suspense.

P.S. Sorry, Danielle. Scrap that. I see you have read some SEP.

[Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~*]

Some of you mentioned Laura Lee Gurhke. Which of her books do you recommend?

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Lady Jayne wrote: "Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "I'd like to know of some contemporaries that are written with the same romanticism and passion as Lisa Kleypas writes. I don't care for the sex-focused contempo..."

Thanks for thinking of me, Jayne. I used to be a huge SEP fan. I'd like to get back into her books. She is a good writer.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Lady Jayne wrote: "Some of you mentioned Laura Lee Gurhke. Which of her books do you recommend?"

Guilty Pleasures is a really good book by her.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Lady Jayne wrote: "UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "(Is it awful to post links to your own reviews? I always feel weird when I do it. LOL) "

No, it's not, Dhestiny. Isn't the whole point of being on goodreads to s..."

Thank you, Jayne! I tried to avoid as many spoilers as possible because I don't like feeling like I'm writing a Cliff Notes version of the story. I think my reviews would be better and more helpful if I could somehow not add spoilers.

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

Danielle - I finally bought Lord of Scoundrels and Claiming the Courtesan today. Just waiting for them to be shipped now!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Awesome!!!! Can't wait to see what you think of them! No pressure!

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

Those are your two favorite heroes ever, right?

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Dain is my favorite hero. Kylemore is in my top ten, definitely!

[Krabby Kitton]

I'm sad I'm going to finish the wallflowers series soon with 'A Wallflower Christmas'. Is her Hathaway series just as good?

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Bekah wrote: "Danielle - I finally bought Lord of Scoundrels and Claiming the Courtesan today. Just waiting for them to be shipped now!"

Oh, 2 of my all time favorite books.

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

I'm hoping I like courtesan because I didn't like Tempt the devil that much...so i'm going on faith here and everyone else's good reviews that these two books are great!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Bekah wrote: "I'm hoping I like courtesan because I didn't like Tempt the devil that much...so i'm going on faith here and everyone else's good reviews that these two books are great!"

I loved them because their characters are so much more developed and the storylines more intense. I need that, sometimes.

And... I don't know if you read my review, but in CtC, consider everything carefully before you judge Kylemore for certain behaviors. *whispers* please

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Erith in Tempt the Devil didn't do it for me. But I love Kylemore, despite his, um, flaws. :)

[Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~*]

Krabby Kitton wrote: "I'm sad I'm going to finish the wallflowers series soon with 'A Wallflower Christmas'. Is her Hathaway series just as good?"

Krabby Kitton, I love the Hathaways series, too, but love the Wallflower a bit more (because they were the 1st LK books I read so they'll always be special ^_^). But I do love the Hathaway family members! The Hathaway series is actually tied to the Wallflowers as the Hathaway family inherit Ramsay House, which neighbours Stony Cross Park, Lord Westcliff's estate. So, you'll still see a bit of the characters from the Wallflowers. ^_^ And Mine Till Midnight (1st Hathaways book) is about Cam Rohan, who was introduced in Devil in Winter (3rd Wallflower book).

[Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~*]

I tried reading Lord of Scoundrels after I read LK's books as it was in the top on the ARR Top 100 Romances List but I couldn't get into it. I never finished it. I think maybe because I was still pining for more LK. I'll have to give it another try!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Jayne, I know some readers who didn't connect with LOS. It just may not be your thing. You're still my bud, even if that's the case. :)

[Pamela(AllHoney)]

I read Lord of Scoundrels and though I liked it I didn't LOVE it and didn't see what the hype was all about. I think sometimes I read a book that has been raved about expecting so much more and then when it doesn't measure up I tend to feel let down. I wonder if I would have liked it more if I had never seen any reviews on it. But then I've read a few that I thought were awesome and then see very little hyping going on about them.
We all have our unique taste in different things and thats great. How boring we'd be if we liked the same things equally!

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

I read a little of the excerpt on google books, and kind of felt the same - what's the hype? It didn't follow a small preset standard I have inside my head for books...but I feel like i really need to give it a chance. Anyway, the worst part is waiting for the books to get here! I'm impatiently waiting for 12 books to be delivered!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

I read LOS back in the day, and I never read book reviews or talked to many romance novel readers. It's a personal book for me. It hits all the things I have on my check list for a great read. That's the only way I can say it. We're all different, so everyone is not going to love the same books. I definitely don't hold anything against anyone who doesn't love LOS. But for me, it's my favorite book. I'm grateful I read it.

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

I'm hoping to love it. There's nothing like finding a book that sings to you. I have a lot of books like that too, I read way back when, and they probably wouldn't hold up to my standards today, but the memory of that feeling alone makes them keepers that are dear to my heart. In fact, sometimes just seeing the cover or spine of a book like that makes me get a little gooey inside. And while I might not be able to get through the whole reading of it, I do still get a world of enjoyment from rereading my favorite scenes.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

There are some books, I love to pull off the shelf to reread certain scenes.

[Lisarenee]

I'm putting both those books on hold and will see if I like them. Oh, and Heidi, I read two more Victoria Alexander's books. I like her books. They seem well thought out with good story lines, but aren't as steamy as LK. I am determined to read more of them now.

[[deleted user]]

Thanks Lisarenee! I have to start readig some of hers but started re-reading the wallflowers instead!

[Krabby Kitton]

Lady Jayne wrote: "Krabby Kitton wrote: "I'm sad I'm going to finish the wallflowers series soon with 'A Wallflower Christmas'. Is her Hathaway series just as good?"

Krabby Kitton, I love the Hathaways series, to..."

Wallflower characters making an appearance makes me want to read the Hathaway series now! I just finished "A Wallflower Christmas" which was very sweet. The revisiting and updating of the 4 wallflower couples was a very nice treat from LK in that book. Definitely nice to see Sebastian again of course! Sigh...

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I just finished Proof by Seduction and posted my review. I highly recommend this book!

[Amar]

Ladies, I just read And Then He Kissed Her by Laura Lee Guhrke and reallly liked it! The next book The Wicked Ways of a Duke didn't seem to get reviews... Should I read Guilty Pleasures next?

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Amar, I've read Guilty Pleasures. Good book!

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

I'm thinking about starting the Night Huntress sereis(?) with Bones. How much am I going to wanna read book 2? Should I just get it right away or wait?

Gotta gift certificate --- must buy more books!!

[Glenda]

Emmanuelle wrote: "I read Seduced by His Touch (Tracy Anne Warren) and I do recommend it to LK's fans. The story is gripping with all my favorite ingredients : plain Jane falls for Mr Perfect who's in fact pennyless ..."

I agree, this book is wonderful! Tracy Anne Warren writes in away that keeps my attention.

[Amber]

How about Johanna Lindsey? I really liked her Mallory series as well as "Man of My Dreams."

Christina Dodd has a good "Governess" series that I enjoyed as well.

Samantha James has the "Perfect" series that I'd recommend.

Sabrina Jeffries with her "Heiress" series and she recently released Book #1 "Truth about Lord Stoneville" for a new series

Happy reading :)