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Entertainment => Books & Magazines => Topic started by: Dok_Champa on March 07, 2011, 02:41:51 PM
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recommend me some good author(s) from this genre..
thank you.
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Any kind of romance... contemporary, historical, erotica? :)
I used to dig Julie Garwood, Jude Deveraux and Judith McNaught.
Then there's your suspense/romance Kay Hooper (love her psychic series), Iris Johansen, Lisa Jackson, Heather Graham, Elizabeth Lowell, Karen Rose, Lora Leigh (pretty erotic sex scenes, lol)...
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Hmmm historical & sci-fi/fantasy..to another place, another time..those sort of things..
Recommendation s would be most helpful as I'm hoping to check out the local library this weekend.. ;)
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i love julie garwood. My favorite all time book by her is The Bride
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sherrilyn kenyon writes a pretty awesome sci-fi series. It's called, "the league". You can check it out here:
http://www.sherrilynkenyon.com/series.php?id=10
she writes historical ones too but hers is more towards the Medieval Times.
another good historical writer is Julia Quinn.
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There's Jayne Ann Krentz aka Amanda Quick. I think as Amanda Quick, she writes more historical romance.
I love reading time-travel stuff, especially when the ladies go back in time. :D Lynn Kurland, love love Tess Mallory...
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I've read literary works from Stephanie Lauren, I like. Hmm, Amanda Quick, try hers before...long time ago. What are some of your favorites all time romance novels? Maybe I could start w/ those...
Need to getaway to far far away land... ;D ;D ;D
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sherrilyn kenyon writes a pretty awesome sci-fi series. It's called, "the league". You can check it out here:
http://www.sherrilynkenyon.com/series.php?id=10
she writes historical ones too but hers is more towards the Medieval Times.
another good historical writer is Julia Quinn.
I like her dark hunter series.
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For historicals, I like Lynsay Sands and Hannah Howell, but Hannah Howell likes to use the "hero has a secret love child with an evil woman/random woman that no one knows about until the hero is about to proclaim his love to the heroine. oh no, however shall the couple overcome this?!?!" twist. Johanna Lindsey is also another good one for historicals. All her recent ones have been part of the "Mallory" series, but she kind of likes to use the secret love child card too except that the hero or heroine is usually the secret love child. Lyndsay Sands also writes a paranormal/vampire series that started off pretty good, but now is kind of boring. :( I also like Jude Deveraux's old stuff. Her new stuff hasn't really done much for me.
Amanda Quick's historicals are pretty good too, but all the recent stuff is focused on the Arcane Society, so they've become paranormal historicals. She writes contemporary romances as Jayne Ann Krentz, and futuristic (special abilities, on different planets) romances as Jayne Castle. The Arcane Society series is published under all 3 names.
My current obsessions are the "Immortal after dark" series by Kresley Cole and "Lords of the Underworld" series by Gena Showalter. They're both paranormal (witches, vampires, demons, etc.)
And of course, there's always Nora Roberts. She always has a huge section of the bookstore/library to herself. ;D
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Ok, over the weekend, I went to the library and got this book from a never read before author:
http://books.google.com/books?id=jUs3bOvKwy8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Lisa+See&hl=en&ei=IWiHTdbSL4HTgQffhbjPCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAQ#
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Try Shannon Hale's "Austenland" before the movie comes out. Great read for anybody who likes Jane Austen.
Here is a fan's plot summary:
"Jane is thirty-two, single, a graphic designer in New York City, and has been numbering her exboyfriends, all the way from one to thirteen. Oh, and let’s not forget, she hides her BBC DVD’s of Pride and Prejudice, fearing that people will find out about her ongoing obsession with Mr. Darcy played by Colin Firth. Jane’s late Aunt wills to Jane a vacation like none other. For three weeks she will be transported back in time at Pembrook Park in Kent, England. She trades in her jeans, t-shirt, bra and panties for an empire wasted dress (I do admit, I love these clothes!), corset, and grannie style underwear. Will she find true love? Will she find her Mr. Darcy?"
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Oh dang you gals listed a lot of authors I use to read! Especially Jude Deveraux, Judith McNaught, Julie Garwood. I read a lot of romance novels in my late teens/early 20s. It was my escape. ;D
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Check out Danielle Steele's books or Nora Roberts'. They are great for young to middle-aged people to read for leisure.
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I read the whole series.
http://www.amazon.com/Warrior-Blades-Rose-Zoe-Archer/dp/1420106791.
Other books I like:
The Raven Prince http://www.amazon.com/Raven-Prince-Elizabeth-Hoyt/dp/0446618470/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1302233894&sr=1-1
Loki's Daughters http://www.amazon.com/Lokis-Daughters-ebook/dp/B0033WSKA4/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1302233966&sr=1-1
A Kiss at Midnight http://www.amazon.com/Kiss-at-Midnight-Eloisa-James/dp/0061626848/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1302234009&sr=1-1
Homespun Bride http://www.amazon.com/Homespun-Bride-McKaslin-Clan-Historical/dp/0373827822/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1302234080&sr=1-1 (if you have a kindle and or a smart phone, you can download the kindle app and download all the free books. This one is free.)
I love romance books and now that I have a kindle, I can read them at work without the embarrassing book covers :)
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Julia Quinn. Julia Quinn. Julia Quinn.
I love her Bridgerton series. I want myself a Colin! O0 ;D
I also like: Lisa K, Julie Garwood, Amanda Quick & Mary Balogh. They're all wonderful too. :)
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I just finish reading these books and if you are looking for a sweet love story- then read these!
They are all by Marcia Lynn McClure- (if you have a kindle and would like to borrow it, let me know and I can loan it out to you).
A Crimson Frost (this is the prequel to Saphyre Snow- I loved this book and fell in love with the hero!)
Saphyre Snow (the retelling of snow white)
A Whispered Kiss (the retelling of beauty and the beast)
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Currently reading "Once in a Lifetime" by Danielle Steele. The title caught my attention so i'm reading to learn more about this "once in a lifetime" love.. (i'm assuming it's about a once in a lifetime love..since it's a romantic fiction.")
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I will have to read some of those novels you all mentioned. Their titles sound interesting.
I just finished reading, "Bound by Honor" by Colette Gale. It's a spin on the Robin Hood story and characters. It is explicitly sexual and not for everyone but I enjoyed it. Read the reviews first because if you are looking for lovey dovey soft romance, this is not it (not even close). It's very erotic and steamy--I read the whole thing with my jaw open. I really liked the sheriff's character. I can't seem to get him out of my mind...LOL! I'll be reading more of Colette's novels. O0
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SECOND CHANCE by Ong Xiong is a multicultural, contemporary romance novel available as an ebook on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Second-Chance-ebook/dp/B0091LZ07C, (http://www.amazon.com/Second-Chance-ebook/dp/B0091LZ07C,) Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/second-chance-ong-xiong/1112615932?ean=2940015192186 (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/second-chance-ong-xiong/1112615932?ean=2940015192186) , Apple iBookstore and other ebook stores.
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Sorry about the link to Amazon. Here is the correct one: http://www.amazon.com/Second-Chance-ebook/dp/B0091LZ07C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350788335&sr=8-1&keywords=ong+xiong (http://www.amazon.com/Second-Chance-ebook/dp/B0091LZ07C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350788335&sr=8-1&keywords=ong+xiong)
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Sorry about the link to Amazon. Here is the correct one: http://www.amazon.com/Second-Chance-ebook/dp/B0091LZ07C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350788335&sr=8-1&keywords=ong+xiong (http://www.amazon.com/Second-Chance-ebook/dp/B0091LZ07C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350788335&sr=8-1&keywords=ong+xiong)
I went and read part of the first chapter.