Romance Novels, Any One Else Have This Guilty Pleasure?

LovinGuerin2Much · Post by **LovinGuerin2Much** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 8:52 pm

Hey VivaLasVegas... I got some suggestions for you that I think that you will really like..... Anything by Nora Robers, Linda Howard, Sandra Brown

There all romantic and sexy love stories that arent cheesy and dont make you want to gag, lol.

Hope that helps.

VivaLasVegas · Post by **VivaLasVegas** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:11 pm

LovinGuerin2much: Thank you! I sent you a pm.

Dimensia: I read one of the books you recommended - Welcome to Temptation - and LOVED it!

As a result, I bought Faking It and Susan E. Phillip's First Lady, but I haven't found time to read them yet.

Dimensia · Post by **Dimensia** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:25 pm

Glad you liked Crusie, VivaLasVegas. I actually enjoyed Faking It even more than Welcome to Temptation (Davy was such a great character, and completely deserved his own story). For more great SEP, be sure to pick up "Breathing Room" and "Honey Moon."

IwantMore · Post by **IwantMore** » Sun May 01, 2005 1:57 pm

VivaLasVegas

I have to de-lurk for a minute and tell you that I totally agree with Demensia's recommendations of SEP---BUY "KISS AN ANGEL" --- that book is wonderful.

Cruisie is also one of my faves. I have loved all her books but the one I always go back to re-read is a little Mira re-release of hers called "Getting Rid Of Bradley"--- It is a light read, mostly fluff but it makes me laugh out loud. Plus the way she incorporates dogs into her stories, this one in particular, makes me smile.

If you decide to try out Linda Howard, which I really think you should, my rec would be "Mr. Perfect"---the chemistry between the lead charaters is HOT.

Happy reading!

Earth2Mama · Post by **Earth2Mama** » Sun May 01, 2005 8:50 pm

O.k. I need help! I've finished reading all the books I could find by Nora Roberts, Linda Howard, Anne Rice, & Jude Deverauex.

Can someone recommend to me someone other than these authors?

Lisette · Post by **Lisette** » Mon May 02, 2005 1:39 am

Earth2Mama wrote:O.k. I need help! I've finished reading all the books I could find by Nora Roberts, Linda Howard, Anne Rice, & Jude Deverauex.

Do you prefer comtemps or historical books, or a mix of both?
More intense plots and situations or something lighter?

Lis

Believer2 · Post by **Believer2** » Thu May 12, 2005 8:33 pm

Ok - here's my 2cents:

Julie Garwood
Jayne Ann Krantz/Amanda Quick
Judith McNaught
Diana Palmer
Penny Jordan

Classics: Wuthering Heights is my all time favorite!!!

Zendorox · Post by **Zendorox** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 4:20 am

Earth2Mama wrote:O.k. I need help! I've finished reading all the books I could find by Nora Roberts, Linda Howard, Anne Rice, & Jude Deverauex.

Can someone recommend to me someone other than these authors?

If you like Nora Roberts and Linda Howard, you would probably also like Elizabeth Lowell. Her "Mackenzie-Blackthorn" and "Donovans" series reminded me alot of the "MacKenzies" & "Midnight Rainbow" series by Howard and "Quinns" series by Roberts. Lowell writes alot of Suspense these days like Howard does.

Also, if you like Howard's suspense novels, also try Suzanne Brockmann... particularly her two series about Navy SEALs.

If you like Romantic Military / Action / Suspense, after Brockmann, there is also Lindsey McKenna; Merline Lovelace; Catherine Mann; Candace Irvin; and a host of others. See this web site for more:

http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/ebenway2/m ... mance.html

Catherine Coulter is another for Romantic Action / Suspense. She has a series about FBI agents.

For reference, here's the books in the 2 Lowell series I was talking about:

The Donovans 01 - Amber Beach
The Donovans 02 - Jade Island
The Donovans 03 - Pearl Cove
The Donovans 04 - Midnight in Ruby Bayou

MacKenzie-Blackthorn 02 - Fire and Rain
MacKenzie-Blackthorn 03 - Outlaw
MacKenzie-Blackthorn 04 - Granite Man
MacKenzie-Blackthorn 05 - Warrior

Zen

Earth2Mama · Post by **Earth2Mama** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:40 am

Wow! I don't think I've read any of those.

Thanks! I'll be spending my free time at the library tomorrow morning!

Zendorox · Post by **Zendorox** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 4:51 am

hehe... you're gonna have lots of fun.

Since you are searching out new authors and books, try these web sites.

Specializes in just romance:
http://www.likesbooks.com
their database in list format http://www.likesbooks.com/diklink.html

http://www.romantictimes.com
http://www.geocities.com/romgateway/index.html
http://allromancewriters.com/

Specializes in SciFi or Paranormal Romance:
http://www.romanticsf.com/
http://www.specromonline.com
http://sffpromance.iwarp.com
http://paranormalromance.writerspace.com/

Looking by theme:
http://www.romantictimes.com/f_reader/f3theme.shtml
http://www.likesbooks.com/lists.html

Book Search databases:
http://www.romantictimes.com/b_books/body.shtml
http://www.iblist.com/
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/index.html
http://www.allreaders.com

Databases that charge for access: DON'T pay for this kind of thing, it's a ripoff.
http://eordb.com (offers a free trial)
http://fictiondb.com (offers a free trial)
http://myunicorn.com (offers free membership with purchase)

Sequels and Series lists:
http://members.tripod.com/~eventmaker/series.html

Misc links
http://www.ranas-world.com/links.html

Not any 1 of these places are completely complete from what I've found. I've made my own lists for favorite authors and topics. I'd be glad to post anything I have if you want.