Colleen Hoover - S2 - 4
Losing Hope

This is so you know I actually read more that just romance.  This is fiction but it probably should be new adult.  Losing Hope is Holder's story while Hopeless is Sky's story for the same time frame.  Even though you knew what was coming it did not distract from the story.  They are both good reads and each is different enough to keep you going.  I didn't want to put it down.  When I read Hopeless I found it full of drama so I was already prepared for Losing Hope.  You might want to read something light after these.  Intense but really good!

Brenda Novak - S1 - 3
Take me home for Christmas

Truth be told I had a hard time getting into this even though I have loved the series up to this point.  My difficulty was getting the last books out of head.  In the end I liked the story and where she took the town of Whiskey Creek.  It looks like there could be more to come, I need to know what happens to a couple of characters or my life will not be complete!

Jessica Clare - 4 1/2 - S3
Beauty and the Billionaire
Stranded with a Billionaire
The Wrong Billionaire's Bed
The Billionaire of Bluebonnet

I will not be able to say enough good things about these books and this author.  This is the only series in a very long time that I loved reading every book.  Each story is so different you never get bored and could easily read them over and over.  I can't wait to read more from this author.  The stories are full of humor, sass and very sexy.  The characters are strong and the story line is good.  I loved these, they are a must read for anyone who loves a good hot romance!

Samantha Young - Down London Road - S3 - 4.5
Loved this story, everything else got in the way of me reading.  The characters are ones you can get into and even they know when their drama is over the top.  Which makes it really relatable.  There is a story line you can sink your teeth into with a few twists and lots of sexy scenes to keep it really interesting. Can't wait to read more!

Katy Evans - Real / Mine / Remy

I found these books really interesting.  Real and Mine is from her point of view while Remy is his point of view all the way through the previous books.  It was hot and sexy with lots of sass to keep it interesting.  A must read for all New Adult and Romance lovers.

Beautiful Player by Christina Lauren

I can't say enough good things about this book.  The ladies just keep getting better and better with each book and I hear there is more to come.  Everything got in the way of me reading this book, all I wanted to do with lose myself in the story and not surface until it was done.  The characters are smart and witty and sometimes you just wanted to smack their heads together.  It's proof positive that making assumptions only makes you an ass.

C.C. Gibbs - Knight's Mistress and Knight's Game

In Canada this trilogy is called "He's all in" and the second one is just coming out.  I had to read the first one again so I knew where the second was going.  I did have 80 books in between.  I really like this one.  The story is strong with good character depth.

 As you can imagine its about a successful business man who decides he wants Katherine Hart, a young consultant hired to find a financial leak.  She is smart, strong and won't put up with his arrogance.  She gives as much as she gets.  This story takes turns while they are trying to figure out each other and themselves all at the same time.  It's hot and sexy with lots of sass.  Looking forward to the third installment!

Samantha Young - On Dublin Street - 4 - S3

I loved this book.  It keep me interested all the way through and it had a beginning, middle and end.  It locked itself up in one book, a nice change from all the trilogies out there.  The characters are strong and story great, could not put down.  Can't wait to read the next one.

Reading Romance A to Z.

In November of 2012 I decided to read romance A to Z.  First question would be why?  I couldn't decide what to read next so this approach created my plan for me.  You see, I work in a book store so the options are endless, believe me, we all have very long lists! 

I would write down the authors we had starting with A and working my way through the alphabet would read one or more from each other.  I have read over 175 books since I began.  In this blog are some of my favourites.  As you can see I rated the books I read and the sex content, because I have customers that want a good story but varying degrees of sexual content.

I guess to start, you need a frame of reference for my taste.  Believe me it has changed over the past year.  Last summer I read Fifty Shade of Grey trilogy 3 times cover to cover and loved it, can't wait for the movie!  I can get past the lack of editing, as in the errors and repetition.  The story has to go somewhere and the characters have to be strong, at least show them getting stronger through the story for me to enjoy it. 

I know I should of started this last year, I was busy reading!  So starting is better than never starting as I see it.  I have listed my favourites in the different romance categories.  Going forward, I am going to add my new favourites as I go through some I missed or catching up on series I really enjoyed and blog about them as I go.  After that I am going to expand into the New Adult area and see where I go from there. 

Please feel free to add your comments if you have read any, suggestions of authors I should try or just any comments at all.  Enjoy and let's get busy reading!