| 1 | Dreaming of You | Lisa Kleypas |
| 2 | Lord of Scoundrels | Loretta Chase |
| 3 | Ride the Fire | Pamela Clare |
| 4 | After the Night | Linda Howard |
| 5 | Whispers of Heaven | Candice Proctor |
| 6 | One Summer | Karen Robards |
| 7 | Outlaw Hearts | Roseanne Bittner |
| 8 | Morning Glory | Lavryle Spencer |
| 9 | Take A Chance On Me | Susan Donavan |
| 10 | Exposure | Susan Anderson |
| 11 | Lips That Touch Mine | Wendy Lindstrom |
| 12 | Windflower | Tom and Sharon Curtis |
| 13 | Conor's Way | Laura Lee Guhrke |
| 14 | Once a Pirate | Susan Grant |
| 15 | Beyond a Wicked Kiss | Jo Goodman |
| 16 | The Serpent Prince | Elizabeth Hoyt |
| 17 | Sweet Lullabye | |
| 18 | Joe's Wife | Cheryl St. John |
| 19 | Kinsman's Oath | Susan Krinard |
| 20 | Sky Pirate | Justine Dare |
| 21 | Wild At Heart | Patricia Gaffney |
| 22 | See Jane Score | Rachel Gibson |
| 23 | Mr. Perfect | Linda Howard |
| 24 | Born in Death | JD Robb |
| 25 | Lord of the Storm | Justine Dare |
| 26 | Love Alters Not | Patricia Veryan |
| 27 | If His Kiss is Wicked | Jo Goodman |
| 28 | Silk and Shadows | Mary Jo Putney |
| 29 | Thunder and Roses | Mary Jo Putney |
| 30 | Dream Fever | Katherine Sutcliffe |
| 31 | The Outsider | Penelope Williamson |
| 32 | A Reason to Believe | Maureen McKade |
| 33 | To Die For | Linda Howard |
| 34 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Linda Howard |
| 35 | Once and Always | Judith McNaught |
| 36 | Fallen From Grace | Laura Leone |
| 37 | Bone Deep | Bonnie Dee |
| 38 | Absolute Trouble | Michelle Jerrott |
| 39 | Hard Lovin' Man | |
| 40 | Lawless | Patricia Potter |
| 41 | Portait in Death | JD Robb |
| 42 | The Bronze Horseman | Paulinna Simons |
| 43 | Heart Throb | Suzanne Brockman |
| 44 | Sunshine and Shadow | Tom and Sharon Curtis |
| 45 | The Rainbow Season | Lisa Gregory |
| 46 | Suddenly You | Lisa Kleypas |
| 47 | The Panther and the Pyramid | Bonnie Vanak |
| 48 | The Shadow and the Star | Laura Kinsale |
| 49 | Games of Command | Linnea Sinclair |
| 50 | Dangerous Lover | Lisa Marie Rice |
| 51 | Darkling I Listen | Katherine Sutcliffe |
| 52 | Lady Gallant | Suzanne Robinson |
| 53 | Jackson Rule | Dinah McCall |
| 54 | Be My Baby | Susan Anderson |
| 55 | Beyond | Candice Proctor |
| 56 | Get Lucky | Suzanne Brockman |
| 57 | All Through the Night | Connie Brockway |
| 58 | Letters From A Stranger | Connie Rinehold |
| 59 | My Forever Love | Marsha Canham |
| 60 | Captives of the Night | Loretta Chase |
| 61 | The Raven Prince | Elizabeth Hoyt |
| 62 | Crazy Cool | Tara Janzen |
| 63 | | Glenna McReynolds |
| 64 | Bet Me | Jennifer Crusie |
| 65 | My False Heart | Liz Carlyle |
| 66 | A Dangerous Man | Connie Brockway |
| 67 | Tiger Eye | Karen Robards |
| 68 | Gabriel's Ghost | Linnea Sinclair |
| 69 | Bliss | Judy Cuevas |
| 70 | Cool Shade | Teresa Weir |
| 71 | Flowers From the Storm | Laura Kinsale |
| 72 | Dedicated Villain | Patricia Veryan |
| 73 | Off Limits | Michelle Albert |
| 74 | Breathless | Laura Lee Guhrke |
| 75 | Winter Garden | Adele Ashworth |
| 76 | The Devil in Winter | Lisa Kleypas |
| 77 | Keeper of the Dream | Penelope Williamson |
| 78 | The Warlord | Elizabeth Elliot |
| 79 | Homeplace | Dorothy Garlock |
| 80 | Lover Eternal | JR Ward |
| 81 | Truly Madly Yours | Rachel Gibson |
| 82 | The Iron Rose | Marsha Canham |
| 83 | Light My Fire | Jane Graves |
| 84 | Evensong | Candice Camp |
| 85 | The Cobra and The Concubine | Bonnie Vanak |
| 86 | The Nightingale's Song | Kathleen Eschenberg |
| 87 | Night Of The Phantom | Anne Stuart |
| 88 | Years | Lavryle Spencer |
| 89 | My Dark Prince | Jean Ross Ewing |
| 90 | Getting What You Want | Kathy Love |
| 91 | Prince Joe | Suzanne Brockman |
| 92 | Once In Every Lifetime | Kristin Hannah |
| 93 | Hard Evidence | Pamela Clare |
| 94 | The Rake | Mary Jo Putney |
| 95 | Leader of the Pack | Justine Dare |
| 96 | To Have and To Hold | Patricia Gaffney |
| 97 | The Devil's Waltz | Anne Stuart |
| 98 | Deception | Amada Quick |
| 99 | As You Desire | Connie Brockway |
| 100 | | Jayne Anne Krentz |
A few interesting things of note
Highest number - Linda Howard - 4
Lisa Kleypas - 3
Connie Brockway - 3
Suzanne Brockman - 3
Katherine Sutcliffe had 2 but they were very different books. One was a historical and one was a Romantic Suspense.
Pamela Clare was the same. One was a Colonial (or for easier grouping I called it American History) and the other a RS
As did Anne Stuart
I tried to get a wide sampling of genres and I think I did that. By far the most were historicals but there were quite a few other genres too.
16 comments:
I am shocked, just SHOCKED, I tell you, to see which book turned up as numero uno. *g*
You definitely read more widely than I do. My list is going to be very heavily weighted towards historical romance since that's traditionally what I've read. Still, I expect that a few contemps and paranormals will be high up there as well, thanks to all of the great recs I get around the net. :)
Darn, I forgot The Iron Rose. I think I'll have to try See Jane Score and If His Kiss Is Wicked. I've seen them mentioned quite a few times.
I think I've read and enjoyed just about every book on your list. I'm going to pick up those you mention that I haven't tried because I'm sure I'll enjoy them, too!
Jane A.
Sula: I imagine there will be a lot of shocked readers when they see my number one book! Who'd a thunk it? *g*
Kate: They were both excellent books. And no matter how many times we go over the list - it's like we left out some faves isn't it :-(
Jane: There are some great reads aren't there! I had a ball going over them and remembering them. A few I've reread recently and they were still just as good the second (or third or fourth) time around! Now I'm curious *g* as to which ones you haven't tried - so I can say "oh, you've got to read THAT one!"
I think you made a mistake on number one. You got the author right, but there seems to be several typos in the title. It should be spelled D-E-V-I-L I-N W-I-N-T-E-R. I think you still have time to go back and correct your errors.
Dev, you are a hoot! :)
Kristie, I know you so well I think I could have predicted your top 3 books. hehehe. We have a bunch in common but I see some I have been meaning to try. Outlaw Hearts has been on my wishlist for a long time but I'm thinking I should make an effort to track it down. Also Wild at Heart. I just got Hard Lovin' Man and it sitting on my nightstand now. Great list!
I'm happy to see Lord Of Scoundrels on your #2 spot...it's certainly in my top 5. I haven't submitted my list yet! Dang...better do it today.
Dev: *g* Don't even try. There's no way Sebastian is going to replace Derek in my heart. I got it right!!
Renee: Yep - those three are all very (very) good! I saw a couple on your list I'll have to track down too :)
Jace: And best of all! Lord of Scoundrels is being rereleased very shortly - and with a different cover thank goodness. I don't often do this, but I fully intend to get the new one when it comes out. It really is an incredible book and now that it will be readily available again, I'll be looking forward to seeing what new romance readers think of it!
Oh man - doing this list is one of those things that I sooooo want to do but know I must not do - I'll be at it for hours! How long did it take you Kristie?
Love love love Lord of Scoundrels. I'm going to have to do a Keeper Shelf post about it soon. Love Dain. Love Jessica. It's one of those perfect books where the hero and heroine are equally vivid and just seem to perfectly match.
In fact, I think *swallow* I like Dain better than Derek Craven.
Tumperkin: bad news. It took me weeks to come up with mine. I started the minute I heard they were having another poll although I did take time off working on it for other things. It has to be in today so if you are interested, it has to be today. Mind you, it doesn't have to be 100. Even if you can only come up with 20 or so, that's better than nothing :)
And no problem liking Dain better than Derek since they are different authors. And Dain is such a wonderful great big grouchy teddy bear of a hero isn't he? And I adored Jessica too. She's one of my top heroines of all time. How can you not love someone who shoots the hero to make him do the right thing!
Well, since you ask... (this may get long!)
I went through and counted, and it looks like I haven't read 21 of the books on your list. I've not read any of Lorraine Heath's or Pamela Clare's contemporaries, anything by Wendy Lindstrom, Bonnie Vanak, Dorothy Garlock, Laura Leone, Bonnie Dee, Kathy Love or Kathleen Eschenberg. I know it's just oversight on my part, I haven't gotten around to them yet. I'm on the fence with Bonnie Vanak, she's gotten some pretty awful reviews in some places. So you think I should try her? I love the settings in her books, for sure.
I tried the first JD Robb and couldn't finish it, hated Eve. I really have no desire to read The Bronze Horseman or any of it's sequels, and I don't really click with Anne Stuart, either, so I haven't read The Devil's Waltz.
I need to find JAK's Midnight Jewells, Jane Grave's Light My Fire, and Connie Rinehold's Letters From a Stranger. And I have my eye out for all of Patricia Veryan's Golden Chronicles books already. Someday I'll get my hands on them.
Whew! So that's my new list of books I must find! So many books, so little time!!! :)
Jane A.
I have a feeling your number 2- Lord of Scoundrels will be in most reader's top 10 or at least top 5.
Great list! It is my number 11 pick.
Dreaming of You #1 though? LOL
We should do top heroes and heroines.
I really have to read Morning Glory. I bought it ages ago (I think on Cindy's rec) and it's been sitting in the TBR. It must be good--everyone seems to love it. :)
Jennie: Morning Glory is a wonderful book. Will is a real Beta hero - but one of the best!
Katiebabs: *g* I put my money where my mouth is. When I say Derek is my fave - I really mean it. And Lord of Scoundrels seems to be making a lot of people's list doesn't it?
Jane: Good luck in finding The Golden Chronicles!! I think they are pretty hard to find these days. If you drop me a line I have a couple of duplicates of her books - don't know if I have any of The Golden Chronicles or not - but I can look. As far as Bonnie Vanak, I tried her first book and while not calling it a DNF yet, it didn't grab me like her third and fourth ones did. FWIW - I thought the reviewers thoughts at AAR for TCATC was Completely Opposite to mine and I enjoyed the next one even better. As for Naked in Death - I tried it years ago and didn't like Eve either, but on a third attempt, she just seemed to click and I've been loving her ever since - even though if she were a real life person, she'd scare the heck out of me! And I highly recommend Lorraine Heath's contemps. And while I've read quite a few Dorothy Garlock books, the one I really love is Homeplace.
One of the great things about all these lists appearing is getting all kinds of recs for books ;-)
We have lots of books in common! But I have to agree with Dev I think you mispelled the #1 book :)You still have time to go back and correct it hehehe.
Kristie, Sula was right. You have a very eclectic list here. Some goodies here too. When I saw DARKLING I LISTEN my heart actually skipped a beat. I remember how much I loved that book when I read it.
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