Bessie Makris
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I am an OCD librarian which means that I have kept a list of everything that I have read since 1971 (7.732 as of May 2016).. I do the same thing with movies that I have seen in a theater. That list dates back to 1972. I read both fiction and nonfiction and move from genre to genre. Right now, I am reading more mystery and science fiction/fantasy than romance. I really like genre crossovers (hard boiled detective stories in an urban fantasy setting, for example).
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Currently Reading
Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child
Before I Go by Colleen Oakley
Lady Cop Makes Trouble by Amy Stewart (out in September)
Arabella of Mars by David D. Levine (out in July)
Favorite Romance
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
Uncommon Vows by Mary Jo Putney
Silk and Secrets by Mary Jo Putney
Dearly Beloved by Mary Jo Putney
Favorite Non-Romance
Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
Restoree by Anne McCaffrey
Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers
What I Love in a Romance
Georgette Heyer was the first Romance author that I read extensively (summer of 1972) and I started reading her because I liked historical novels. I liked her humorous romances the best. Those books lead to other Regencies (Mary Jo Putney, Mary Balogh, Edith Layton, Jo Beverley, Loretta Chase and Elizabeth Mansfield.)
What I Hate in a Romance
I hate a powerless heroine - particularly if her wishes are being ignored and she is being thwarted (especially by the hero.)
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