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algTonight I'm going out for supper with one of my favorite people in the entire world. We're meeting beforehand at a bookstore. Now, I haven't been to a proper bookstore in a long time, because there are no bookstores in my neighborhood. I'm sure I've complained about this before, but let me complain about it again: it sucks. I love bookstores of all stripes, and the fact that I so rarely get to go to one is frustrating. I plan to spend a good while wandering the shelves... and I expect to drop the entirety of my Hanukkah gelt on romance novels.
It has been a long time since I've bought a romance novel -- sometimes I just end up with all mysteries and sff novels, while sometimes I end up with all romances. Lately it's been mysteries, sff, and YA... but Saturday night I read The Devil Wears Plaid by Teresa Medeiros
-- it was fantastic, and exactly what I wanted. Highland adventure! A man who has spent two years living in the woods and of course is sexy and clean and smells good despite that! A secret inheritance! A quirky, outspoken heroine! etc. It made me long for the days of my well-spent youth when I read at least one book every day, and 90% of those books were romances.
So, readers, I ask you this: recommend to me your favorite romance novel that came out in the last year! Contemporary, historical, paranormal, suspense... whatever! If you have a line on a particularly great (and available in bookstores) queer romance, that would also be awesome.
NB, I am not into what the kids these days are calling "original slash" -- when I'm in the mood for that, just give me a great Fraser/RayK or John/Rodney (or John/Ronon!) story, you know? So err on the side of self-identified women (or people who self-id as genderqueer!) if you're going to recommend something queer.
Otherwise... gimme what you got! Feel free to recommend yourself and/or your friends, too. No limits! If you don't want to post a comment, my email address is annagenoese at gmail dot com.
It has been a long time since I've bought a romance novel -- sometimes I just end up with all mysteries and sff novels, while sometimes I end up with all romances. Lately it's been mysteries, sff, and YA... but Saturday night I read The Devil Wears Plaid by Teresa Medeiros
-- it was fantastic, and exactly what I wanted. Highland adventure! A man who has spent two years living in the woods and of course is sexy and clean and smells good despite that! A secret inheritance! A quirky, outspoken heroine! etc. It made me long for the days of my well-spent youth when I read at least one book every day, and 90% of those books were romances.So, readers, I ask you this: recommend to me your favorite romance novel that came out in the last year! Contemporary, historical, paranormal, suspense... whatever! If you have a line on a particularly great (and available in bookstores) queer romance, that would also be awesome.
NB, I am not into what the kids these days are calling "original slash" -- when I'm in the mood for that, just give me a great Fraser/RayK or John/Rodney (or John/Ronon!) story, you know? So err on the side of self-identified women (or people who self-id as genderqueer!) if you're going to recommend something queer.
Otherwise... gimme what you got! Feel free to recommend yourself and/or your friends, too. No limits! If you don't want to post a comment, my email address is annagenoese at gmail dot com.