tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post4648217687917227808..comments2024-01-02T16:42:15.732-05:00Comments on Redlines and Deadlines: Best Reads of the Year?ECPI Editorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569261288668237013noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-67044263545547442992012-02-11T02:03:57.807-05:002012-02-11T02:03:57.807-05:00This book is one of the best of women's fictio...This book is one of the best of women's fiction that i've read this year! i finished last night staying up late. I've been reading Kristin Hannah's books for years and this is my new favorite. I emotionally connected to all the characters and grieved with them. This is the type of story that i, as writer, lose myself in and admire.Ελλάδαhttp://dream8doit.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-17241563085234935062012-01-03T22:20:43.935-05:002012-01-03T22:20:43.935-05:00Wow, I'm amazed at the number of books and aut...Wow, I'm amazed at the number of books and authors others loved, that I've never even heard of. It illustrates the problem of "discoverability" in this environment of online shopping, maybe too many books published, etc.<br /><br />But recommendations from other readers is the way I prefer to find out about books. Off to check out some of the ones listed!<br /><br />RaeleneECPI Editorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00569261288668237013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-6067883811722348092012-01-03T11:05:57.914-05:002012-01-03T11:05:57.914-05:00State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
The Night Circus b...State of Wonder by Ann Patchett<br />The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern<br />Swamplandia! by Karen Russell<br />The Death Instinct by Jeb RubenfeldBill Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14547897778543135864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-752314935366443352012-01-03T09:59:16.705-05:002012-01-03T09:59:16.705-05:00As Meat Loves Salt - Maria McCann
The last Werewol...As Meat Loves Salt - Maria McCann<br />The last Werewolf - Glen Duncan<br />The R word - Arlene Webb<br />Mapping the edge - Sarah Dunant<br />Broken - Karin Slaughter.<br /><br />Ooh hard to choose - but very interested to read other's picks because there was one in particular - that I won't name - and I thought it was dreadful. It just goes to show that we all have different tastes and expectations. I love the Archangel books by Nalini Singh too and it was Raelene's comment maybe a year ago that made me buy the first. Now I'm wondering what this Kiss of Snow one is about. Off to check!Barbara Elsborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825994197656747262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-7498247502484989012012-01-02T19:30:52.503-05:002012-01-02T19:30:52.503-05:00Tough to choose favorites, but I'd have to inc...Tough to choose favorites, but I'd have to include the following:<br />Make Me, Sir - Cherise Sinclair<br />Surrender To Me - Shayla Black<br />F-Stop - Desiree Holt (love all the Phoenix Agency books)<br />Long Hard Ride - Lorelei James<br />Southern Comfort - Mari Carr & Jayne Rylan<br />Ink Master - Frances Stockton<br />Kiss of Snow Nalini Singh<br />Power Play - Eliza Gayle<br />Dreams of A Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole<br />Sin Undone - Larissa Ione<br /><br />Margie HagerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-11418435169074949012012-01-02T19:21:44.435-05:002012-01-02T19:21:44.435-05:00I still want to read Nalini Singh. I've heard...I still want to read Nalini Singh. I've heard SO many great things. Here's a few of my fave 2011 reads: <br /><br />Delicious by Sherry Thomas<br />Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas <br />Taming an Angel by Kathleen Lash<br />Unlawful Contact by Pamela Clare<br />Night Heat by Desiree Holt<br />Five Ways Til Sunday by Delilah DevlinLia Slaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05755791826280445542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-76525041035339176702012-01-02T09:43:36.893-05:002012-01-02T09:43:36.893-05:00Wow, lots to pick from. Here are some I can think ...Wow, lots to pick from. Here are some I can think of right off.<br />True Vision by Joyce Lamb<br />Blood Song by Cat Adams<br />Beyond the Night by Joss Ware<br />The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins<br />Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake<br />Panther Moon by Regina Carlysle<br />Punishment & Mercy by Cris Anson<br />Downstroke by Desiree Holt<br />Saddle Broke by Darah Lace<br />Any of the 1800-DOM-help booksKathy Kulighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061095905421177808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-68406463781553098132012-01-02T09:27:22.652-05:002012-01-02T09:27:22.652-05:00I don't get to read as much as I would like an...I don't get to read as much as I would like anymore but here were some of my favorites.<br /><br />Breaking the Rules - Suzanne Brockmann<br />Skin Game, Dirty Thirty and Curio by Cara McKenna<br />Bound by Honor - SE Jakes<br />Red Ribbon - Lila Dubois<br />Undertow - Cherry Adair<br />Delicious - Shayla Black<br />No Quarter, No Master & No Remedy - Christine D'Abo<br />Backstage Pass & Rock Hard - Olivia Cunning<br /><br />Huh. Maybe I did sneak in more reading than I thought because that's just the tip of the iceberg!Jayne Rylonhttp://www.jaynerylon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-48718111882512107062012-01-02T07:05:49.772-05:002012-01-02T07:05:49.772-05:00Oh, and New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb. And the n...Oh, and New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb. And the new Nora Robert's book. <br /><br />See, I told you my list was endless. :)N.J.Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18099894498766052188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-66863813125787750232012-01-02T07:04:36.738-05:002012-01-02T07:04:36.738-05:00My list could be very long. lol But here are a few...My list could be very long. lol But here are a few:<br /><br />Maya Banks KGI series<br />Angel's Consort--Nalini Singh<br />Soul Magic--Jennifer Lyon<br />Valiant--Laurann Dohner<br />Quinn--Iris Johansen<br /><br />I know there are tons more, but that's all I can think of off the top of my head. :)N.J.Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18099894498766052188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-45338279277929381262012-01-02T01:41:24.305-05:002012-01-02T01:41:24.305-05:00Oy Vay. Where to begin. I'll start with what I...Oy Vay. Where to begin. I'll start with what I re-read and then list my newest favorite authors. <br /><br />Linda Howard - The Mackenzies. LOVE<br />Diana Palmer - Lord of the Desert. LOVE Her<br /><br />Thea Harrison (Every book in her Wyr series)<br />Shelly Laurenston (Big Bad Beast)<br />GA Aiken (The Dragon Who Loved Me)<br />Kate Douglas (Wolf Tales 12)<br />Sophie Oak <br />Dana Marie Bell<br />Maya Banks<br />Gena Showalter's<br />Kresley Cole<br />Sherrilyn Kenyon <br />JR Ward<br /><br />Dang I could have gone on and on, but those are some of my favorites and auto buys for me;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-46774382358058068552012-01-01T21:15:24.342-05:002012-01-01T21:15:24.342-05:00Wolf Tales 12 (and all else!) by Kate Douglas
Dar...Wolf Tales 12 (and all else!) by Kate Douglas<br /><br />Darkest Surrender by Gena Showalter<br /><br />The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley ColeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-70236950087907438452012-01-01T21:05:57.027-05:002012-01-01T21:05:57.027-05:00Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh
Magic Bleeds by Ilona...Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh<br />Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews<br />Archangel's Consort by Nalani Singh<br />Anything by Laurann Dohner<br /><br />Plus too many to countDiane M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15635471452048989558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-57280722538257110042012-01-01T20:29:53.122-05:002012-01-01T20:29:53.122-05:00The Greyfriar (Vampire Empire, Book 1) by Susan &a...The Greyfriar (Vampire Empire, Book 1) by Susan & Clay Griffith<br />Mark of the Vampire Queen by Joey W. Hill<br />Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning<br />My Immortal Assassin by Carolyn Jewel<br /><br />These were the reads that came immediately to mind.<br /><br />little lamb lst at yahoo dot comLilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680968217522258788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-42979519870923816642012-01-01T19:26:28.071-05:002012-01-01T19:26:28.071-05:00Hmm... I didn't read quite as much as I would ...Hmm... I didn't read quite as much as I would have liked this past year--some highlights though were definitely:<br />- Ellen Connor's Dark Age Dawning trilogy<br />- Beth Williamson's Malloys (though technically I have some more of these to read :)) <br />- Mari Carr's Wild Irish and White Knight<br />- Jess Dee, Lexxie Couper, Vivian Arend's Bandicoot Cove series<br />- Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson series<br />- RG Alexander's Possess Me<br />- Loretta Chase's Lord of Scoundrels<br /><br />f dot chen at comcast dot netFedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-48441229478372381462012-01-01T18:17:55.531-05:002012-01-01T18:17:55.531-05:00These are books I've read in the past year tha...These are books I've read in the past year that I loved.<br /><br />Artistic Vision by Dana Mari Bell<br />Black Jack by Mari Carr<br />White Knight by Mari Carr<br />Wild Irish Christmas by Mari Carr<br />Any Given Sunday by Mari Carr<br />Inflamed by Mari Carr (sensing a theme here?)<br />Eastern Ambitions by Mari Carr & Jayne Rylon<br />Northern Exposure by Mari Carr & Jayne Rylon<br />Southern Comfort by Mari Carr & Jayne Rylon<br />Silver's Chance by Billi Jean<br />Cipher by Moira Rogers<br />Demon Bait by Moira Rogers<br />Hammer Down by Moira Rogers (read it in 2011, although it isn't out yet)<br />Four for Christmas by R.G. Alexander<br /><br />There are many more, but these are the highlights of the year for me.Nancy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404157927079481473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-28053913757150165602012-01-01T15:45:13.275-05:002012-01-01T15:45:13.275-05:00Wow, lots of good recommendations to check out.
L...Wow, lots of good recommendations to check out.<br /><br />Looks like many of us are really into series books - we get hooked on those characters and setting, and just want more, more, more!<br /><br />My 2012 want-to-buy list is mainly comprised of new books coming from authors I read in 2011.<br /><br />RaeleneECPI Editorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00569261288668237013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-4199147674230167752012-01-01T15:13:04.976-05:002012-01-01T15:13:04.976-05:00I also read Cindy Spencer Pape's Steam & S...I also read Cindy Spencer Pape's Steam & Sorcery, and ADORED it.<br /><br />Read all three Grace Burrowes books that came out and they were the best thing I read all year. Can't wait for the next one!!Camryn Rhyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14424658270205520997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-78955251676862345392012-01-01T14:51:42.244-05:002012-01-01T14:51:42.244-05:00For me it would be Lisa Renee Jones Vampire Warden...For me it would be Lisa Renee Jones Vampire Wardens series. Hearts of Darkness by Laura Kaye and anything by Liz Crowe. <br /><br />Marika Weber<br />maw1725@gmail.comHarlie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866226921079232570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-65270395990816470732012-01-01T13:50:51.949-05:002012-01-01T13:50:51.949-05:00I've really loved reading the New Species Seri...I've really loved reading the New Species Series by Laurann Dohner. I'm excited to see more are coming along with her Cyborg Series and hopefully her Zorn series.<br /><br />I was also glad to see Lorie O'Clare with another Lunewulf Book this year.Owen Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12978268141289648404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-2907425897850964092012-01-01T13:40:46.093-05:002012-01-01T13:40:46.093-05:00It's always so hard to do these lists!
Shadow...It's always so hard to do these lists!<br /><br />Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning is at the top of my list for sure. Then there's The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-76361708601909561672012-01-01T13:38:55.380-05:002012-01-01T13:38:55.380-05:00Books that stood out for me this year. Hrm, I'...Books that stood out for me this year. Hrm, I'm not reading as much for non-work purposes as I'd like.<br />My faves?<br />Fury by Laurann Dohner <br />Slade by Laurann Dohner <br />The Lamplighter's Love by Delphine Dryden<br />Regulary Scheduled Life by K.A. Mitchell<br />Mark of the Assassin by Daniel Silva<br />Lions of Lucerne by Brad ThorBriana St. Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-15362442282036047552012-01-01T13:34:24.519-05:002012-01-01T13:34:24.519-05:00Great post - I'm definitely going to check out...Great post - I'm definitely going to check out other folks' recommendations. The best books I read in 2011 (that I can remember, off the top of my head) were:<br /><br />Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series (I'm 2/3 of the way through the 3rd book now)<br />Wicked Appetite, by Janet Evanovich<br />11/22/63, by Stephen King<br />Manhunting, Jennifer Crusie<br />Flowers from the Storm, Laura Kinsale<br />Sunshine, by Robin McKinley (awesome, have read this several times)<br />The Blue Castle, by L.M. Montgomery (I've been reading this one over and over for about 20 years now)<br /><br />And my favorite book that came out this year was definitely<br />Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline.Aerinahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00693851402618945912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-47977640107259103782012-01-01T13:28:37.319-05:002012-01-01T13:28:37.319-05:00I have a Laurann Dohner preference...ALL her books...I have a Laurann Dohner preference...ALL her books for 2011.<br />All New Species: <br />Fury<br />Slade<br />Valiant<br />Justice ***MY BABY***<br />Wrath<br /><br />and from the Cyborg series<br />Taunting Krell<br />Read her stuff if you haven't already...you'll fall in love just like i did.<br /><br />Cynthia Eden<br />Midnight Master<br />Angel of Darkness<br />Bound in Blood<br />Bound in Darkness<br /><br />Rachel Zanetti<br />Claimed<br /><br />Tina Folsom - Zane's Redemption - LOVED IT!!!Milly Taidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17830051887838172324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-11982527637820290372012-01-01T13:26:33.019-05:002012-01-01T13:26:33.019-05:00After getting a Kindle for Christmas last year I r...After getting a Kindle for Christmas last year I read so many books. To make a list of the greatest would take forever, but here are my favs that I have reread at least once:<br /><br />Shadowland series- Cherise Sinclair<br />Love at First Bight- Tymber Dalton<br />Blood Destiny series- Connie Suttle<br />Delicate Freakn' Flower- Eve Langlais<br />Forbidden Pleasure- Lora Leigh<br />Songbird: A Linger Story- Maya Banks<br />Eyes of Stone- Tara Nina<br />Brianna- Judy Mays<br />Backstage Pass- Olivia Cunning<br />Trace's Psychic- Jory Strong<br /><br />Okay I could keep going, but these are my absolute favorites this last year.Mimi and Elias Play Learninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17746416897886374854noreply@blogger.com