Here are my top 13 reads for the year which may change in the next month if I read something amazing!
These are not by ratings but by most memorable. Books that would go on my keeper shelf. I sometimes rate a book 5 stars but forget why, those books are not keepers just really good at the time.
These are in order of most favorite:
- Guarding Jess (McCormack Security Agency #2) by Shannon Curtis:
Amazing! Better than the first and loved every minute of it.
- The Cowboy Takes a Bride (Jubilee, Texas Series #1) by Lori Wilde:
Heartfelt and ran my emotions through the ringer. A very emotional book!
- The Cowboy and the Princess (Jubilee, Texas Series #2) by Lori Wilde:
A very charming witty sequel with two characters you can't help fall in love with.
- If I Were You (Inside Out #1) by Lisa Renee Jones: Intense and erotic and full of suspense and perfect Characterization. If only all books could be this good!
- Caleb (Shadow Wranglers #1) by Sarah McCarty: Hot and Spicy and full of Vampires who just make you drool. The world building is great and I really enjoyed the hero and his old fashion alpha ways.
- Fortune's Mistress (Fortune Trilogy #1) by Judith E. French: Fast paced and you can't put it down. It's like India Jones meets Romancing the Stone set in a historical setting.
- Reckless (Thoughtless #3) by S.C. Stephens: The perfect happy fairy tale ending to a a very unique couple. It does take them awhile to get there though the angst is in this book.
- The Charade by Laura Lee Guhrke: A fun Pre American Revolution historical about a pickpocket and a spy. It made me fill like I was right there watching history play out.
- Slave to Sensation (Psy-Changeling #1) by Nalini Singh: The world building and SciFi element in the book is breathtaking if not a little overwhelming.
- Dark of the Moon by Karen Robards: Wow love the plucky heroine in this and the woman she becomes. This is a May-December romance.
- Crow's Row (Crow's Row #1) by Julie Hockley: Anti-hero who you just can't help but like even if his profession is really bad. I am waiting for the sequel and yes there is a huge cliffhanger!
- The Windflower by Laura London: Cat! There is no other romance character like Cat who isn't even a main character but he steals the show over and over. Sadly no book was ever written about him.
- Annie and the Outlaw by Sharon Sala: The author knows how to give me goosebumps. This is a paranormal and a Harlequin done right.