Showing posts with label christmas romance novels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas romance novels. Show all posts

Friday, December 17, 2010

Best Romance Novels

Welcome!

Are you looking for a great romance novel to read? This blog, in association with Best Romance Novels Today, is dedicated to posting the best romance novels we can find.

We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned a five star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources (or averages 4 1/2 stars with at least 20 reviews on Amazon), we post it here. Enjoy!

best inspirational romance, christmas at Harrington’s, melody carlsonChristmas at Harrington's
Melody Carlson
Revell, 2010
Inspirational Christmas story

Christmas is approaching, and Lena Markham finds herself penniless, friendless, and nearly hopeless. She is trying to restart her life after false accusations landed her in prison, but job opportunities are practically nonexistent. When a secondhand red coat unexpectedly lands her a job as Mrs. Santa at a department store, Lena finally thinks her luck is changing. But can she keep her past a secret? This tender story about fresh starts will charm readers, as all of Melody Carlson's Christmas offerings do. More...

Christmas at Harrington's is a beautifully written Christmas story that is sure to warm your heart...” – Laura, A Romance Review …full book review

Available at Amazonbest inspirational romance, christmas at Harrington’s, melody carlson


best romantic suspense, the darkest hour, maya banksThe Darkest Hour
(A KGI Novel)

Maya Banks
Berkley, 2010
Romantic suspense

Intelligence: high. Body: hard. Mission: what no one else can do.

It's been a year since ex-Navy SEAL Ethan Kelly saw his wife Rachel alive. Now he's received an anonymous phone call claiming Rachel is alive. To find her, Ethan will have to doge bullets, cross a jungle, and risk falling captive to a deadly drug cartel... More...

“I’ve read quite a few of Maya Banks novels and this one is absolutely at the top of the pile.” – AlexJouJou, Manic Readers …full book review

Available at Amazonbest romantic suspense, the darkest hour, maya banks

Friday, November 26, 2010

Best Romance Novels

Welcome!

Are you looking for a great romance novel to read? This blog, in association with Best Romance Novels Today, is dedicated to posting the best romance novels we can find.

We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned a five star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources (or averages 4 1/2 stars with at least 20 reviews on Amazon), we post it here. Enjoy!

best contemporary romance, call me mrs. miracle, debbie macomberCall Me Mrs. Miracle
Debbie Macomber
Mira, 2010
Contemporary romance

This Christmas, Emily Merkle (call her Mrs. Miracle!) is working in the toy department at Finley's, the last family-owned department store in New York City. And her boss is none other than…Jake Finley, the owner's son.

For Jake, holiday memories of brightly wrapped gifts, decorated trees and family were destroyed in a Christmas Eve tragedy years before. Now Christmas means just one thing to him—and to his father. Profit. Because they need a Christmas miracle to keep the business afloat. Holly Larson needs a miracle, too. She wants to give her eight-year-old nephew, Gabe, the holiday he deserves. Holly's widowed brother is in the army and won't be home for Christmas, but at least she can get Gabe that toy robot from Finley's, the one gift he desperately wants. If she can figure out how to afford it… More...

CALL ME MRS. MIRACLE is a perfect holiday romance.” – Susan Barton, Romance Reader at Heart …full book review

Available at Amazonbest contemporary romance, call me mrs. miracle, debbie macomber


best paranormal romance, ecstasy in darkness, gena showalterEcstasy in Darkness
(Alien Huntress, Book 5)

Gena Showalter
Pocket Star, 2010
Paranormal romance

Growing up poor on New Chicago’s meanest streets, Ava Sans had two options: be the predator or be the prey. No contest. Now, working for Alien Investigation and Removal, she’s been ordered to capture the biggest, baddest warrior of all—a vampire too beautiful to be real, with the ability to manipulate time. Once the leader of the entire vampire army, McKell has been deemed savage and unstable, spurned even by his own kind. More...

Recommended Read
Ecstasy in Darkness is a rip-roaring, laugh out loud a minute wild ride...” – Katie, Fallen Angel Reviews …full book review

Available at Amazonbest paranormal romance, ecstasy in darkness, gena showalter

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Best Romance Novels

Merry Christmas!

For the holidays, I decided to do something a little different. I've searched for and found the best Christmas romance novels I could find on Amazon. Some are new books, and some are a little older. All average five stars. I hope you find a wonderful holiday romance novel to read!

Just click the book to find the title on Amazon.

All I Want for Christmas
All I Want for Christmas
Sheila Rabe
Jove, 2000
Contemporary romance

Luke Potter vows to put an end to Susan Carpenter's gaudy Christmas display. But before his case gets to court, he gets to know the surprisingly charismatic woman he's up against. And suddenly the season seems much more joyful....



Can This Be Christmas?
Debbie Macomber
MIRA, 1998
Contemporary romance

Strangers stranded discover the true meaning of Christmas. December 24. A shabby train depot in a small New Hampshire Town. A group of people is stranded there on this still and snowy night, their beautifully wrapped gifts piled uselessly around them. Can this be Christmas?


The Christmas Bride
The Christmas Bride
Grace Livingston Hill
Thorndike, 1997
Inspirational/Christian romance

When Greg Sterling glances out his hotel window one bleak afternoon, hes startled to see a young woman slip from the park bench where she had been sitting and fall in a crumpled heap to the ground. He races to the womans aid and vows to help her overcome her desperate circumstances. Soon though, he realizes that his interest in Margaret is more than that of a benefactor. Captivated by her beauty and indomitable spirit, Greg knows he's falling in love. But before he can share his feelings with Margaret, she disappears without a trace!


The Christmas Edition (Turtle Creek Edition, Book 1)

The Christmas Edition
Robin Shope
White Rose Publishing, 2008
Inspirational/Christian romance

Lucy Collins has given up on Christmas since the painful break-up with her fiance. Things only get worse when a large newspaper is about to come to town and threatens the livelihood of their family run business, The Turtle Creek Newspaper. At the staff Christmas party, she makes a wish and what seems like the answer to her prayer walks in the front door to apply for the editor position, which they are hoping will bring new life to the paper.


A Christmas To Remember (Harlequin Superromance)
A Christmas to Remember
Kay Stockham
Harlequin, 2007
Category romance

Is he living someone else's life? He wakes up in a hospital unaware of how he got there or who he is. Memories tease him--haunting images that seem to come from someone else's life. But the biggest mystery of all is the woman who stuns him with news that's like a punch to his heart.


A Coventry Christmas

A Coventry Christmas
Becky Cochrane
Zebra, 2006
Contemporary romance

With a scrooge of a boss, her family thousands of miles away, and the only male in her life a hamster, Keelie Cannon is anticipating her worst Christmas ever when her friend Ivy convinces her to spend the holidays with her in the small Texas town of Coventry....(From Booklist)


I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll Be Home For Christmas
Linda Lael Miller and others
Pocket, 2006
Contemporary (Anthology) romance

LINDA LAEL MILLER delivers a holiday miracle in the bittersweet tale of a young woman who can't hide her broken heart -- or her past -- when she returns to her hometown. But a sexy widower may just help her discover the true meaning of home in "Christmas of the Red Chiefs."


Season for Miracles

Season for Miracles
Marilyn Pappano
Warner, 1997
Contemporary romance

Emilie Dalton, fleeing Boston with her nieces and nephew, takes refuge from a bitter snowstorm in an old Victorian house. When the neighbors welcome her, assuming she is the mysterious owner, she goes along the charade and melts everyone's hearts, including the handsome police officer, Nathan Bishop. Yet dangerous secrets from her past return to threaten her new life--and her love for Nathan--until a little angel intervenes.


A Season Of Miracles: Shepherd MoonWishing On A StarrBlind FaithA Christmas Serenade

A Season of Miracles
Rochelle Alers and others
Kimani Press, 2006
African American (Anthology) romance

"Shepherd Moon" by Rochelle Alers
Tragedy forced Rhianna Campbell to leave the small town of Shepherd, New York, for Los Angeles. Years later she returns to find an angry Emery Sutherland, her former fiancé's brother, who resents her for having left after his twin brother and parents were killed in an auto accident on Christmas Eve. Can Emery find a way to forgive Rhianna? And will these two ever find love in this holiest of seasons?


The Sicilian's Mistress (Harlequin Presents No. 2139) (Amnesia Christmas)
The Sicilian's Mistress
Lynne Graham
Harlequin, 2000
Category romance

Milly doesn't remember Gianni D'Angelo. All she knows is that she was found after a hit-and-run accident, pregnant and with her memory gone.
So Milly is horrified when she learns that she was once Gianni's mistress...and now he's claiming her little boy is his son! Gianni's solution is simple marriage!


A Springwater Christmas (Springwater Seasons)

A Springwater Christmas
Linda Lael Miller
Pocket, 1999
Historical romance

When Jack McLaughlin drifted into Springwater, he carried little more with him than his bitter memories of the Civil War and the shattering secret of a promise betrayed in the heat of battle. Wounded soul-deep, and fearing the wrath of his own parents, Jack has hidden his identity and come to Springwater to see his mother and father from afar, even if he can't bear to face them. Taking odd jobs and keeping a low profile, Jack finds a safe haven at the town's new rooming house.