You're stranded on a deserted island...

[Gwennie]

You're stranded on a deserted island, but luckily it's with the 5 books you cannot live without! What are they, and why?

[Aroma with Love]

stranded for how long?

[Wan]

Aroma with Love wrote: "stranded for how long?"

LOL.

[Gwennie]

Hahaha, indefinitely. You have no idea how long you'll be there, or how soon someone will find you.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

This is going to be hard since most of my reads are series. I could probably take Outlander number 1 and read it like a standalone. Maybe Anna and the French Kiss. I'll have to ponder.

[Ottilie]

Hmmmm interesting question....

[Leea]

1. Outlander
2. The Bronze Horseman
3. A Kingdom of Dreams
4. Mistress of Rome
5. Dummies guide to surviving on a deserted island :)

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Haha Leea. I like your number 5!

[Ottilie]

Haha nice number 5 :)

[Leea]

It's funny but I waisted a good book on that laugh ladies :) This question reminds me of the Outlander group, where they asked what would you take with you back through the stones... so hard to answer.

Great Idea Wendy!!!

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

You can use duct tape for anything and everything. It can hold things together, make repairs, waterproof something, etc.

I'd have an industrial sized roll of that, preferably not silver though.

[Gwennie]

Haha, I love the dummies book too. Pretty ingenious.

I have to thank Teresita from the Outlander group for this one. And it is a hard question, you notice that I didn't answer it yet, hahaha! I'm also pondering.

[C.J.]

Only 5??? Well - my favourite series has 6 books in it (Dorothy Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles) so I'd have to pick one to leave out. :(

[Gwennie]

Yep, unfortunately.

[Ottilie]

This isn't a set in stone list but...
1. Tithe
2. Great and Terrible Beauty
3. Dark Lover
4. This Lullaby
And five is a hard choice between Project 17 and Forget you....

[Gwennie]

Oooh! You put Dark Lover up there. I can't wait til you read Lover Eternal.

Okay... here I go...

1. Outlander (Big Surprise)
2. Lover Eternal
3. The Sherbrooke Bride
4. Shadowfever (ugh... I want the whole series)
5. Jellicoe Road

That is so hard, it's killing me to not find a way to include Saving Francesca, The Piper's Son and the rest of the Fever series.

[Ottilie]

Hehehe I have Lover Eternal on my shelf! I was ordering a few books and had to get it!

[Gwennie]

It's on my list of favorite books ever. I was so caught up in the story that it literally prevented me from sleeping at night.

[Ottilie]

Haha oh wow good to know!

[Circe]

1. The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson , because there's 4 interconnected stories into one (so that's like having 4 books)

2. The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte by Syrie James , because the imaginative life of Charlotte Bronte would inspire me to create my own stories while stuck on this island.

3. The Second Duchess by Elizabeth Loupas , because if I'm going to be stuck on an island, I'd like it to be with a dark, sexy, mysterious Duke. :)

4. The Vanishing Point by Mary Sharratt , besides a gripping storyline, there's some great primitive survival tips that can be learned from this book.

5. The Flesh and The Devil by Teresa Denys , because Denys has an amazing ability to transform you into another world. Plus the book is freaking long, so I might be stuck on the island longer than expected. At least I'll have a long book to keep me company.

[Dianne]

This is so hard!

1 Ransom by Julie Garwood
2 The Flame and The Flower by Kathleen Woodiwiss
3 Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas
4 The Endless Forest by Sara Donati
5 The Thorn Birds by Colleem McCullough

The first four books are my comfort reads...the books automatically open to my favorite pages they have been used so often. The Thorn Birds for
sentimental reasons - this book started my love of reading, it is a wonderful story set in Australia and it is a very thick book, so I would have hours of reading.

[D.G.]

I'd take:
1. Pride and Prejudice
2. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
3. The Name of the Wind
4. Voyager
5. Till Next We Meet

[Leea]

I'm getting great book ideas from this thread... Love it!!

[Megan]

Hmm, I have it narrowed down to 10, but I am having trouble making cuts! lol



ok, to be fair I will go against my will and choose 5...


HR- Love Jamie, and I guess Claire too ;)
Erotic Menage, so hot!
YA- Such a cute story
PNR- Hilarious!
PNR- Love Rhage :)

[Gwennie]

Haha, I'm getting great ideas too. Like now I want to really read How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf and Smooth Talking Stranger.

(Megan - LOOOOVE Rhage & Mary!)

[Megan]

Well it was between Rhage and V, but I like Mary better than Jane. The ending still bothers me! lol

[Gwennie]

I love Jane and V. There book was so good to me, but none of them came close to Rhage's book. There are scenes in that book that are some of my favorite's ever. Like (view spoiler)[when the sun hit Rhage and she was soothing him with ice cream, and then she was going to feed him... or when he was sick after changing and had her pinned to the wall telling her to talk... or when she admitted that she was scared and hugged him... or the best! When he tied the cherry stem around his fang!!! (hide spoiler)] Oh man, now I want to read that book again right now!

[Megan]

Wendy F wrote: "I love Jane and V. There book was so good to me, but none of them came close to Rhage's book. There are scenes in that book that are some of my favorite's ever. Like [spoilers removed] Oh man, n..."

LOL, and that it why I love Rhage :)

I love all the brothers though, its so hard to choose

[Gwennie]

It's funny because Rhage's book is my favorite, but he's not even close to my favorite brother. I'm a Z, Qhuinn, V girl.

[Megan]

My favorites are V, Rhage, Qhuinn and Blay (and I cannot wait for their novella!)

Ok, I might have to kick a book off my top 5 and add , I know its fanfic but I love it :)

[Gwennie]

I haven't read it. I've heard good things, but I can't bring myself to read it. I want to read Ward's version before I have a fanfiction in my head. Plus, I like Saxton and I know he's villainized in that one.

Did you read True?

[Megan]

Wendy F wrote: "I haven't read it. I've heard good things, but I can't bring myself to read it. I want to read Ward's version before I have a fanfiction in my head. Plus, I like Saxton and I know he's villainiz..."

Not yet, but I need too. I have the link for it.

[Gwennie]

It was good. I liked it alot. I have a PDF of it if you want that for an ereader (if you have one.)

[Megan]

Wendy F wrote: "It was good. I liked it alot. I have a PDF of it if you want that for an ereader (if you have one.)"

Yeah, PDF would be good, I have a kindle. I heard its really good :)

[Gwennie]

If you want to PM me your email addres I'll forward it to you.

[Ottilie]

Hahahaha narrowed it down to 10! That would be awsome!

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Getting it to 5 is hard. I had to leave off a few of my all time favorite books because even though I love them, they're not necessarily ones I'd want to read over and over, and I guess if you're stuck on a desert island, you have to go with ones you can read several times.

- because it's long and therefore would be one I could savor a bit at a time.

- because it's fun and easy to read

- because it has one of my all time favorite love/sex scenes

- because I love the story of how this couple met

- because I have to have at least one book that is at least part erotica, but also want one that has a story in it that I wouldn't mind reading over

[Gwennie]

I'm going to read the Kincaid books. Then finish the Night Huntress books. Then my next new series is going to be Tairen Soul. I'm ready for it.

[Amy]

Only 5? So hard. Okay let's see........

He Loves Lucy: one of my favorite books where the main character is not a skinny gorgeous female. She's overweight going to work out and lose weight because she has to for work!

Twilight:Edward, vampires, Bella. Enough said.

Starcrossed: all about Greek mythology with a starcrossed romance.

Forgive My Fins: mermaid romance that's kind of quirky (like I tend to be sometimes)


The Peach Keeper: all over great read.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Wendy F wrote: "I'm going to read the Kincaid books. Then finish the Night Huntress books. Then my next new series is going to be Tairen Soul. I'm ready for it."

*cheer!*

Just for that, I'll be reading Jellicoe Road. Oh wait, that was the plan anyway. :p

[Gwennie]

Hahaha, it was the plan. But I'll give you credit for it anyway. A trade, one of my favorites for one of your favorites.

[Katie]

I had to sit and really think about this...

1.Gone With the Wind
It's my all time favorite, I have an 18 year old daughter named Scarlett, and my grandma had given me her old worn copy she had gotten in the 40's.

2. The Mummy (Or Ramses the Damned) by Anne Rice
One of my all time favorites. I adored Ramses, and I hoped she would put out a sequel. I'm still waiting...lol

3. I would have to close my eyes and randomly grab one of the Mallory-Anderson Family books written byJohanna Lindsey I love them all too much to just pick one.

4. Another closing of my eyes and picking a BDB book, though I have to say I would leave out Lover Mine..I would hate to be stuck with JM and Xhex's book to read repeatedly...blech. And as much as I adore Rehvenge, I think if I'm stuck on an island it would have to be with one of the brother's stories.

5. Acheronby Sherrilyn Kenyon...misunderstood demi god who was thoroughly abused physically and mentally by the people who were supposed to protect him, slaughtered by the goddess he fell in love with, pretty much given a crap job of controlling a group of souless Dark Hunters, meets quirky girl who calls him Papa Smurf when he gets all demi-god like. Fantabulous epic adventure/love story.

OK, I have rewritten number 5 at least a million times. If it's ok? I would like to be stranded with my kindle? And rescued before my battery dies.

[Gwennie]

Kat wrote: "OK, I have rewritten number 5 at least a million times. If it's ok? I would like to be stranded with my kindle? And rescued before my battery dies."

I wish I could say that. My Kindle has a ton of books on it, but all my most favorite books I own in print. I'm too addicted to the gorgeous covers and the smell and feel of pages.

[Kelly]

All Time favorite book and
simply because how can more Alexander be a bad thing!

An erotica geez a girl needs a little fun because I have no man correct?!





or


again I have no man and Jamie is soooo verra yummy! LOL :)

[Mishelle, 'The Book Bag']

Hmmmm.... Great Idea guys....

1;.... No Brainer
2;....
3;....
4;....
5;

[Mona]

1 - Four Fires by Bryce Courtenay. There's lots going on in this book and he writes divinely.
2 - Blue Horizon by Wilbur Smith. For the same reason. Great family saga/adventure/romance story.
3 - Anything by PD James. To make me think.
4 - Second book of Dragon Tattoo series by Steig Larssen. Too lazy to go to my bookshelf and figure out which is the second one!
5 - Anything by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. One of the best romance writers out there.
Interesting comment about Kindle vs. Books. I now write "Indie" Contemporary Romance for Amazon but I get a warm fuzzy feeling when I walk into my library alcove and see all those books.
Mona Ingram

[Mishelle, 'The Book Bag']

Mona, I just recieved Blue Horizon in the mail... Im glad you loved it, makes me more anxious to read it...

[Regina]

1. Some sort of medical book to help me figure out how to treat and take care of injuries and illnesses.
2. A book on building things I will need to survive in the wild and recognize weather patterns.
3. Outlander (the series, I am cheating here) Clare has some great tips on how to live without any modern amenities.

I don't know what else!

[Grace]

I love all types of books, but I'd likely take with me the Classics, and preferably , those I haven't read yet.
5 books isn't enough, lol, so I'd take something like this:
1: The Complete Works of Jane Austen
2: The Complete Works of Fyodor Dosteovsky
3: The Complete Novels of the Bronte Sisters
4: Complete Charles Dicken's Collection
5: The Bible, lol

They're all "one" book each, lol

[Regina]

I like your thinking Grace. :)