Another one who’s top read of the year is Joanna Bourne’s The Spymaster’s Lady, can’t wait for July for the next in the series.

I love Lisa Kleypas but hadn’t yet tried her contemps. Just finished Blue-Eyed Devil last night, and I’ll certainly be reading more of her contemps.. Such a powerful, emotional story, definitely a top read. Not being so much into contemps, I kept putting it off, now I need to get the first and the next and will read them right away.

I liked A Private Arrangement by new autor Sherry Thomas a lot, too, with her imperfect, flawed characters and her different and more realistic approach to this marriage in trouble, showing how they matured over time in ways, yet still not really changing in their basic personalities and flaws, but more aware of instead of how it affects others and taking that into consideration.

I’m behind on my TBR pile, the ones I’m most anxious to finally get to – Grimspace, One Foot in the Grave, To Taste Temptation and now reading A Notorious Proposition by Adele Ashworth, curious to see if it holds up to my alltime favorite of hers, Winter Garden.

How could I forget Anna Campbell’s Untouched, broke my heart and put it back together again.

MK and Gannon – I know, I know, got to get the Virgin River Series!

Sophia, I’m selfishly glad you’re working on your deadline, can’t wait for the follow up to The Kiss – that one’s on my keeper shelf. Another book that filled me with longing and anticipation (the good kind) until the last page. —

And, Sophia, you’ll be in for a big treat with Lover Enshrined. Also… if you like the J.R. Ward’s series you’re definitely going to want Jessica Andersen’s new book. J.R. turned me on to her critique partner’s new release coming out in June – The NightKeepers , I’m totally pimping this book, you’ve got to read it.

Confessions at Midnight – Jacquie D’Alessandro
The Warrior – Kinley MacGregor
The Spymaster’s Lady – Joanna Bourne
The Stolen Princess – Anne Gracie
In the Highlander’s Bed – Cathy Maxwell
Skinny Dipping – Connie Brockway
Let Sleeping Rogues Lie – Sabrina Jeffries
Thigh High – Christina Dodd
First You Run – Roxanne St. Claire
The Kiss – Sophia Nash
The Duke of Shadows – Meredith Duran
To Taste Temptation – Elizabeth Hoyt
The Perils of Pleasure – Julie Ann Long
HOT – Julia Harper (a/k/a Elizabeth Hoyt)
The Loner – Geralyn Dawson
A Wanted Man – Linda Lael Miller

I do need to add Untouched to my list! Anna created a special hero there.

And Sophia’s, The Kiss–another emotional roller coaster ride!

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The Spymaster’s Lady — without a doubt, one of the best books I have ever read!
Blue-Eyed Devil — an incredible, emotionally intense story. Lisa just keeps getting better!
The Duke of Shadows –an amazing debut novel by Meredith Duran! A must read!
The Hollow– I ripped through this one in one day. Too right, MK, about Nora’s male dialogue–she is the queen!
Strangers In Death — I never get tired of Eve and Roarke!
One Foot In The Grave — I completely have the hots for Bones!
The Bleeding Dusk –thanks, MK and Andrea, for turning me on to this series!
Marked By Moonlight — another excellent paranormal and the beginning of a new series
The Virgin River Series — I just read these, even though they were released last year. Another great recommendation by MK and PJ!

I’m sure there are more, but that’s a start. Plus, there are dozens of new books coming up. My book budget is going to be shot to hell!

I’m also really looking forward to Nalini Singh’s new one, and also Lisa K.’s Wallflower Christmas and Seduce me at Sunrise. And Nora Roberts’ HC in July and the finish of the Sign of Seven series.