Whoa! Over 100 of you filled out yesterday’s quiz on your romance reading! You go!
I’ll be sharing your responses over the next week.
Here are your choices for:
Out of all the romances you have read in the past 12 months, which is your favorite?
There were several books that appeared several times: The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary (six), A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane (five), and Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews (five). Almost all the subgenres got a shout out–your choices are wonderfully diverse!
| Captive of a Fairytale Barbarian by Elizabeth Gannon |
| Thrown off the Ice by Taylor Fitzpatrick |
| With My Whole Heart by MariaLisa deMora and Reckless At Heart by Zoe York |
| A Dangerous Kind of Lady by Mia Vincy |
| A Dangerous Kind of Lady by Mia Vincy |
| A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane |
| A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane |
| A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane |
| A Negotiated Marriage by Noelle Adams |
| About That Night by Julie James |
| After Felix by Lily Morton |
| Highland Promise by Alyson McLayne |
| An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole |
| Angel in a Devil’s Arms (The Palace of Rogues) by Julie Anne Long |
| Billionaire’s Fake Fiancee by Annika Martin |
| Boss in the Bedsheets by Kate Canterbary |
| Bound by Your Touch by Meredith Duran |
| Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall |
| Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (Contemporary)
The Sugared Game by KJ Charles (Historical) The Same Breath by Gregory Ashe (Suspense) |
| Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore |
| Common Goal by Rachel Reid |
| Cruel Prince by Holly Black |
| Dancing on the Wind by Mary Jo Putney |
| Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James |
| Devil’s Daughter by Lisa Kleypas |
| Dirty Letters by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward |
| Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews |
| Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews |
| Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews
Archangel’s War by Nalini Singh |
| Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews |
| The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary |
| The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary |
| Fool Me Twice by Meredith Duran |
| Freedom’s Price by Jenna Kernan |
| Hands Down by Mariana Zapata |
| Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid |
| Her Favorite Rival by Sarah Mayberry |
| The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black |
| I’m not sure. I haven’t been able to do a lot of reading lately, but I did enjoy The Governess Game by Tessa Dare. I also like Susan Elizabeth Phillips and Lisa Kleypas. |
| If by ‘Favorite’ you mean ‘book I have re-read most often in the past 12 month,’ it is Think of England by KJ Charles. |
| Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews |
| Hidden Legacy series by Ilona Andrews |
| Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews |
| Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews |
| It Had to Be You by SEP. I have been doing a lot of re-reading and started listening to audio more. |
| Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie |
| Joanna Bourne
Ilona Andrews |
| Joanna Bourne |
| The Madness of Miss Grey by Julia Bennett |
| Bench Player by Julianna Keyes |
| Just A Heartbeat Away by Cara Bastone |
| Just a Heartbeat Away by Cara Bastone |
| Lady Luck by Kristen Ashley |
| Lead Me Back by CD Reiss |
| Lisa Kleypas |
| Marriage of Inconvenience by Penny Reid |
| A Heart Of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane |
| Milla Vane’s The Gathering of Dragons series, Laura Thalassa’s The Bargainer trilogy and her Horsemen of Apocalypse series, Dana Marton’s The Hardstorm trilogy, Julianna Keyes’ All The Missing Pieces |
| The Lost Letter by Mimi Mathews |
| Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales |
| Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory |
| Queen Move by Kennedy Ryan. Despite not usually liking the tropes, I loved this friends-to-lovers/second chance contemporary romance — it made me cry a little! |
| Radiance by Grace Draven |
| Couldn’t choose. |
| Sebastian St. Cyr books by C.S. Harris |
| Sex, Straight Up by Kathleen O’Reilly |
| Simona Ahrnstedt |
| The Englishman’s Bride by Sophie Weston |
| Stages of the Heart by Jo Goodman |
| Sweep of the Blade – Ilona Andrews; Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane |
| Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert |
| Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert |
| Tallowwood by N. R. Walker |
| Ten Things I Hate About the Duke by Loretta Chase |
| The Beast of Beswick by Amalie Howard |
| The Blacksmith Queen by G. A. Aiken |
| The Blood of Roses by Marsha Canham |
| The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan. |
| The Earl I Ruined by Scarlett Peckham |
| The Flatshare by Beverly O’Leary |
| The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary |
| The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary |
| The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary |
| The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune |
| The Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas |
| The Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas |
| The Marigold Chain by Stella Riley |
| The Missing Pieces Trilogy by N.R. Walker |
| The Player Next Door by K.A. Tucker
(I also really liked Bench Player by Julianna Keyes) |
| The Same Breath by Gregory Ashe |
| The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker (Honorable Mentions: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman; Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn; Beach Read by Emily Henry; Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella) |
| The Switch by Beth O’Leary |
| The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare |
| This is sad, but I don’t have one. |
| Tie between The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller and Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev |
| Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho |
| Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo |
| Two Rogues Make a Right by Cat Sebastian |
| What You Wish For by Katherine Center |
| Without You by Marley Valentine |
| Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon |
| You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogel |
| Zemindar by Valerie Fitzgerald |
