Showing posts with label contemporary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label contemporary. Show all posts

Friday, December 11, 2009

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 at least one 5 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, we post it here.

We're sure you'll find some wonderful books to read. Enjoy!

Hot Under Pressure, best contemporary romance novelHot Under Pressure
Kathleen O’Reilly
Harlequin Blaze, 2009
Contemporary romance
Rating: Hot

Boutique owner Ashley Taylor hates flying. Especially when there's a sugar-fueled little hellion on board. But then David McLean (sexy!) sits next to her, and suddenly Ashley finds herself hoping the delay will last forever—and that David won't notice her comfy pink bunny slippers (sadly, the opposite of sexy). More...

“It’s sexy, engaging, and just a whole lot of fun to read.” – Katie Mack, All About Romance …full review

Hot Under Pressure depicted realistic, wounded people recognizing that perhaps they’ve outgrown the habits that used to keep them safe.” – Sarah, Smart Bitches, Trashy Books …full review

Available at AmazonHot Under Pressure, best contemporary romance novel


My Brother Michael, best romantic suspense novelMy Brother Michael
Mary Stewart
Chicago Review Press, Reprint 2009
Romantic suspense

Perhaps Camilla Haven unintentionally invoked the gods that afternoon in the crowded Athens café when she wrote to a friend, “Nothing ever happens to me.” But a few hours later, an extraordinary train of events had dispatched Camilla to Delphi, to be in the company of a charming but quietly determined Englishman named Simon Lester. Simon told Camilla he had come to the ancient Greek ruins to “appease the shade” of his brother Michael, killed some fourteen years earlier on Parnassus. More...

“I have reread My Brother Michael several times… each time with great enjoyment.” – Rike Horstmann, All About Romance …full review

Available at AmazonMy Brother Michael, best romantic suspense novel

Madam Will You Talk, best romantic suspense novelMadam, Will You Talk?
Mary Stewart
HarperTorch, Reprint 2003
Romantic Suspense

Much of a strange and tragic drama of revenge, lust, fear, and death has already been played by the time Charity Selborne arrives at a plush resort in the South of France. But by befriending a terrified boy and catching the attention of his enigmatic, possibly murderous father, Charity has inadvertently placed herself center stage.

Madam, Will You Talk? remains one of my all-time favorite romances.” – Rike Horstmann, All About Romance …full review

Available at AmazonMadam Will You Talk, best romantic suspense novel

Friday, December 4, 2009

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 at least one 5 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, we post it here.

We're sure you'll find some wonderful books to read. Enjoy!

The Clergy Affair, contemporary romanceThe Clergy Affair
Jennifer Johnson
The Wild Rose Press, 2009
Contemporary romance

Reverend Deborah Reynolds wasn't expecting to fall for--or over--Sam Perry, one of the groomsmen at the wedding she was officiating. But when Sam answered her door early the next morning and greeted the biggest gossip in town, Deborah found herself in hot water with her congregation. She never imagined soon after she would be flying cross country with Sam and broadening her horizons by visiting a nudist beach, learning the paths of ants, and falling in love. More...

Top Read
WRDF Reviews
“… I was laughing my head off.” – E. Horizon, WRDF Reviews …full review

Available at AmazonThe Clergy Affair, contemporary romance


Feels Like the First Time, Harlequin Blaze category, contemporary romanceFeels Like the First Time
Tawny Weber
Harlequin Blaze, 2009
Category/Contemporary Romance

Zoe Gaston needs to unmask a mystery man for work. She also must survive her dreaded high school reunion—and the costume party that opens it. So Zoe, once voted Girl Most Likely to Die a Virgin, comes dressed as a leather-clad dominatrix…whip and all! Her scandalous costume catches a secret lover. He seems so deliciously familiar under his disguise…. He's gotta be her long-ago crush. But Zoe is shocked to discover the sexy body she's been so thoroughly enjoying belongs to Dexter Drake—her oldest friend! More...

Feels Like the First Time is scandalous fun for the voracious reader.” – Rho, A Romance Review …full review

Available at AmazonFeels Like the First Time, Harlequin Blaze category, contemporary romance


The Vampire’s Quest, paranormal romanceThe Vampire's Quest
Vivi Anna
Silhouette Nocturne, 2009
Paranormal romance

After escaping from the Otherworld Crime Unit, Kellen Falcon came to Nouveau Monde to crack a rare blood disease. But the European hotbed of temptation yielded sport no vampire could resist—criminologist Sophie St. Clair. And with only days to live, Kellen sought sweet release from her to escape a savage past. More...

“The turmoil and anguish coursing through Kellen’s character drives this book like a force of nature.” – Lototy, Coffee Time Romance & More …full review

Available at AmazonThe Vampire’s Quest, paranormal romance

Friday, November 20, 2009

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 at least one 5 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, we post it here.

We're sure you'll find some wonderful books to read. Enjoy!

First Come Twins, contemporary, category, series romanceFirst Come Twins
Helen Brenna
Harlequin Superromance, 2009
Category romance

Photojournalist Noah Bennett has been running from himself forever. Covering war zones around the world has kept him away from his mistakes and, more important, from Sophie Rousseau, his high school sweetheart. But he's never forgotten her. He's returned to idyllic Mirabelle Island to heal, to finish his latest book...and to face Sophie again. More...

“It is the best category romance I’ve read this year.” – LinnieGayl Kimmel, All About Romance …full review

Available at AmazonFirst Come Twins, contemporary, category, series romance


Hunt Her Down, romantic suspense novelHunt Her Down
(Bullet Catchers)
Roxanne St. Claire
Pocket Star, 2009
Romantic suspense

Fourteen years ago, undercover FBI agent Dan Gallagher watched his lover, Maggie Varcek, flee into the Miami night as gunfire exploded around them. Now a Bullet Catcher, Dan has learned that drug lord Ramon Jimenez is out of prison after the FBI bust Maggie unwittingly aided, and is looking for revenge. Determined to protect the woman who still haunts his memory, Dan tracks Maggie down, undercover once again -- until his identity is stunningly blown. More...

Recommended Read
Hunt Her Down is a non-stop, breathtaking, nail-biting ride of pure adventure and second chance romance.” – Crystal, CK2S Kwips and Kritiques …full review

Available at AmazonHunt Her Down, romantic suspense novel


What a Dragon Should Know, paranormal romance novelWhat a Dragon Should Know
(Dragon Kin, Book 3)
G.A. Aiken
Zebra, 2009
Paranormal romance

Only for those I love would I traipse into the merciless Northlands to risk life, limb, and my exquisite beauty. But do they appreciate it? Do they say, 'Gwenvael the Handsome, you are the best among us - the most loved of all dragons?' No! For centuries my family has refused to acknowledge my magnificence as well as my innate humility. Yet for them, and because I am so chivalrous, I will brave the worst this land has to offer. More...

“Like its two predecessors, this book will crack you up and have you in tears all in the same chapter.” – Lototy, Coffee Time Romance & More …full review

Available at AmazonWhat a Dragon Should Know, paranormal romance novel