Anyone here a romance novel reader? :D

Who's your favorite author? Favorite book?

Primarily, I read historicals in the Regency and Victorian period but I like Harlinquin Presents as well and the "In Death" series by Robb is quickly becoming a favorite too.

Julie Garwood and Virginia Henley are my faves, Amanda quick too.

I don't have a favorite I just love to read
Fern

I love Julia Quinn, Catherine Coulter, Amanda Quick and Jude Devereaux.

--Michelle

I love Julia Quinn, Catherine Coulter, Amanda Quick and Jude Devereaux.

--Michelle Jude Deveraux was the author that got me on romance almost two decades ago! Her A Knight in Shining Armor is still one of my favorites.

And I love Julia Quinn! I cannot wait until she has a new book out. It seem like it's been forever.

Julie Garwood and Virginia Henley are my faves, Amanda quick too.
Julie Garwood is the best! I love her old historical, but haven't gotten into her romantic suspense yet.

Amanda Quick too; Seducation is one of the best romances I've ever read.

I love romance novels! I especially like the ones set in the late 1800's in the Wild West!

And I love Julia Quinn! I cannot wait until she has a new book out. It seem like it's been forever.

I love her characters, they're all so fun to read. She has a very witty style of writing that I enjoy reading. BTW, did you know that Julia Quinn was once on an episode of that gameshow "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" as a contestant?


--Michelle

Julie Garwood is my absolute favorite, but I also like Jude Devereaux and some Harlequins.

Julie Garwood and Amanda Quick. Also like Nora Robert.s

When I'm in my romance kick I too read Amanda Quick and love JD Robbs "In Death" sereis. (I love those kick butt heroines!!!) I also really like Jane Feather. Several years back I was really into Cassie Edwards "Savage" series. I tend to gravitate in my romance reading, as in all my reading, to something that catches my fancy at the time and then devour every thing I can related to it. Examples ...romances set in old England, anything by a particular author, Native American romances, Strong female leads, and so on. Just depends on my current kick.

I absolutely love Julie Garwood, but if you like the time-travel type of romance, go for Karen Moning. She has a whole series of time traveling highlanders. Gotta love those highlanders!!!

There isn't an author here that I haven't read, with the exception of Karen Moning. I guess it goes to show that if you live long enough you can read them all. I have had brown paper bags of books dropped on my door step more than once. Lately I have been reading mysteries because my mil has joined a book club and we are in the mystery mode.

I have read so many books it's amazing I still rem most of them. I used to be able to pick up random books in the library and look at the cover and go 'read it'...lol. I esp love romance. I like Lyndsy Sands,Victoria Holt(had a jr high teacher get me into those),Susan Krinard,Teresa Southwick,Merline Lovelace,Bronwyn Williams,etc...way to many to name. I love the historical and fantasy(ex time traveling,futuristic-like the 2176 Series) also.

Nora Roberts is my absolute favorite. I also like Iris Johanson, Hude Devereaux - geez, I like all of them! Oh and Karen Robards, too!

I love romance novels. I'll read just about any kind but my favorites tend to be either western romance novels(with the lead man a cowboy of course) or my new thing is war between the states era romance novels. Love em.

I love to read as well, my favorite authors include Diana Palmer, Catherine Anderson, Elizabeth Lowell......not a big fan of her mystery stuff......more of her earlier stuff and Linda Howard's Mackenzie series!

my favorite keeper authors are linda howard and sandra brown. i also like the new stephenie meyer trilogy.

i love nora roberts, bertrice small, and julie garwood.
for some reason, i can't stand danielle steel. i am not sure what it is about her writing, but i just can't get into it.

that use to be all I read but I`ve ventured out more.

I like historical romances that are not too racy. I really loved Barbara Cartland, and still re-read those on occasion. I read a lot of things, but old romances seem to be the "comfort food" or my reading.

I love Beratrice Small, I read her stuff over and over. I love sci fi romance and while I really liked JD Robb the profanity got to me after awhile.

I love Regency romances. If you like Julia Quinn, can I recommend Eloisa James and Suzanne Enoch? Especially EJ -- she's GREAT!

Anyone here a romance novel reader?

Who's your favorite author? Favorite book?

Yes I am.

I read whomever a get a great deal on.

I like historical romances that are not too racy. I really loved Barbara Cartland, and still re-read those on occasion. I read a lot of things, but old romances seem to be the "comfort food" or my reading.
I'm just the opposite, the racier the better, lol. I haven't read a romance novel in years, any recommendations to some good racy "oh my!" :thud:kind?

You guys are too cute. I loved reading your favorite authors and genres. I have two preferences for romance novels. The first is the novelletes - Nora Roberts did a couple with three other ladies with titles like "Once Upon a Dream" "Once Upon a Rose" "Once Upon a Time" etc. I really like these because I am one of those people who really get engrossed in books ie. I have to finish it in one sitting. So the fact that I can finish one of the four novelletes in each book in ~1.5-2 hours is great! Also, they can be a little racy, but not very much - it's such a short novel there isn't enough time. I also like that the front covers don't embarass me if they are lying around the house. My 18 month old daughter loves to pretend to "read" my books...can you image her sitting there "reading" a novel (upside down most likely) with a naughty cover?!! It is hilarious to think about, but would be mortifying if it actually happened.

My second choice is usually a historical romance. I just read a book not too long ago called "The Smuggler's Bride" - it was really quite charming. I'm a big regency fan, although I really like it when there is a little mystery to be solved as well. There is an author that writes some regency novels starring "Lord Nightingale" which happens to be a parrot who helps solve mysteries. I found these books to be charming, heart warming, romantic and funny - I often laughed right out loud.

When I find a good book like any one of these my stress levels drop tremendously - it really does wonders for my outlook on life. I think it just puts my dreams for everything I want in life back where they belong in my heart and hopefully in my future. I don't know about you, but when things are tight and stressful, I feel like my dreams for happiness, security and romance are the first to go out the door. But a little laughter and a smile on my face from one of these books and then I can see how charming my husband is at times and how funny my little girl can be. I look forward to checking out some of your suggestions...so thanks for posting!

I really love romance novels too .... infact I will read .. and read inbetween customers at the store... in the bathroom .. for a few minutes here and there between sleeping ... I work graveyards soo I do alot of sleeping during the day. Right now I am into the supernatural ones .. sigh i know big sci-fi freak.... vamps that sort of thing. Must be the working at night sleeping during the day thing rubbing off :P

I'm just the opposite, the racier the better, lol. I haven't read a romance novel in years, any recommendations to some good racy "oh my!" :thud:kind?

Karen Moning's Highlander series has had me blushing even though there's nobody else in the house and I'm nearly 50 years old. I think she heats things up pretty well. :fuming:

Darlene, A friend of mine just lent me a blusher (as I call them) over the weekend. Easy read but got the heart palpitating. The author is Gena Showalter and she has a series called Lords of the Underworld (not as sci-fi as it sounds). I think the one I read was called Darkest Kiss. She's lending me another tomorrow. Again...a big blusher. :toothy: