Need recommendations

[Nicole M]

#69493

I just started reading again after a four year hiatus. I would like some recommendations for anything that I might have missed during that time frame. I just caught up on Lisa ‘s newer books, but now I’m not sure what author/book to go to. Any help would be great. Thanks in advance!

[Kay]

#69838

Do you like historicals or contemporaries? So far may favorite books of the year are:
A Lady’s Code of Misconduct by Meredith Duran
A Good Girlfriends Guide to Getting Even by Anna Bell
Between the Devil and the Duke, Kelly Bowen
Dating-ish by Penny Reid
The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Amanda Quick
Seven Minutes of Heaven by Eloisa James
When Its Real by Erin Watt
Royally Endowed, Emma Chase
The Love Experiment, Ainslee Paton
Madly, Ruthie Knox

My favorites of 2016 were The Hating Game by Sally Thorn and Act Like It by Lucy Parker . My favorite historical was The Duke of Sin by Elizabeth Hoyt.

[AAR Admin]

#69839

My preference is for romances with humor, so the scores in this list are my humor ratings. These are my highest scores from the last several years.
Title; Genre+Author; Sub-genre; Year Pub.; Score; Series?; Publisher
A Tale of Two Dragons; (r) Aiken, G. A.; far; 2013; 4.5; s; Zebra Books ebook
How to Drive a Dragon Crazy; (r) Aiken, G. A.; far; 2012; 4; s; Zebra ebook
Light My Fire; (r) Aiken, G. A.; far; 2014; 3.5; s; Zebra ebook
The Daring Exploits of a Runaway Heiress; (r) Alexander, Victoria; h:V; 2015; 3.5; s; Zebra Books ebook
Protecting What’s His; (r) Bailey, Tessa; c; 2013; 3.5; s; Entangled Publishing, LLC ebook
Bear Naked; (r) Bell, Dana Marie; pc; 2014; 3.5; s; Samhain ebook
The Songbird’s Seduction; (r) Brockway, Connie; h:E; 2014; 4; ; Montlake Romance ebook
The Boy Is Back; (r) Cabot, Meg; c; 2016; 4; s; William Morrow ebook
Dukes Prefer Blondes; (r) Chase, Loretta; rh; 2016; 3.5; s; Avon ebook
Nuts; (r) Clayton, Alice; c; 2015; 4; s; Gallery Books ebook
Wallbanger; (r) Clayton, Alice; c; 2012; 3.5; ; Omnific Publishing ebook
The Hooker and the Hermit; (r) Cosway, L. H. & Reid, Penny; c; 2015; 4; ; Caped Publishing ebook
Broken Resolutions; (r) Dade, Olivia; c; 2015; 3.5; s; Lyrical Shine ebook
Ready to Fall; (r) Dade, Olivia; c; 2016; 4; s; Lyrical Shine ebook
The Duchess Deal; (r) Dare, Tessa; rh; 2017; 3.5; ; Avon ebook
Undead and Underwater; (r) Davidson, MaryJanice; pc; 2013; 4; s; Berkley Books ebook
The Principle of Desire; (r) Dryden, Delphine; c; 2013; 3.5; s; Carina Press ebook
Fiancee for Hire; (r) Fenske, Tawna; c; 2014; 4; s; Entangled Publishing LLC ebook
Marine for Hire; (r) Fenske, Tawna; c; 2014; 4; s; Entangled Publishing LLC ebook
The Fix Up; (r) Fenske, Tawna; c; 2015; 4.5; s; Entangled Publishing LLC ebook
The List; (r) Fenske, Tawna; c; 2017; 4; ; Entangled Publishing LLC ebook
Imperfect Chemistry; (r) Frame, Mary; c; 2014; 3.5; s; Mary Frame ebook
The Kingpin of Camelot; (r) Gannon, Cassandra; far; 2017; 4; s; Star Turtle Publishing ebook
Kinked; (r) Harrison, Thea; pc; 2013; 4; s; Berkley Sensation ebook
Oracle’s Moon; (r) Harrison, Thea; pc; 2012; 3.5; s; Berkley Sensation ebook
Pucked; (r) Hunting, Helena; c; 2015; 3.5; s; Helena Hunting ebook
It Happened One Wedding; (r) James, Julie; c; 2014; 4; s; Jove Books ebook
The Deal; (r) Kennedy, Elle; c/na; 2015; 3.5; s; Elle Kennedy ebook
The Mistake; (r) Kennedy, Elle; c/na; 2015; 4.5; s; Elle Kennedy ebook
The Score; (r) Kennedy, Elle; c/na; 2016; 4; s; Elle Kennedy ebook
Croc and the Fox; (r) Langlais, Eve; pc; 2012; 3.5; s; Eve Langlais ebook
Heroic Abduction; (r) Langlais, Eve; sfr; 2014; 3.5; s; Eve Langlais ebook
Mercenary Abduction; (r) Langlais, Eve; sfr; 2013; 3.5; s; Eve Langlais ebook
Bear Meets Girl; (r) Laurenston, Shelly; pc; 2012; 4.5; s; Kensington Brava ebook
Bite Me; (r) Laurenston, Shelly; pc; 2014; 3.5; s; Brava ebook
The Undoing; (r) Laurenston, Shelly; pc; 2016; 4; s; Kensington Books ebook
The Unleashing; (r) Laurenston, Shelly; pc; 2015; 3.5; s; Kensington Books ebook
The Unyielding; (r) Laurenston, Shelly; pc; 2017; 3.5; s; Kensington Books ebook
Wolf with Benefits; (r) Laurenston, Shelly; pc; 2013; 3.5; s; Brava ebook
Forever Your Earl; (r) Leigh, Eva; rh; 2015; 3.5; s; Avon ebook
A Notorious Countess Confesses; (r) Long, Julie Anne; rh; 2012; 3.5; s; Avon ebook
Dirty Dancing at Devil’s Leap; (r) Long, Julie Anne; c; 2017; 4; s; Avon ebook
Hot in Hellcat Canyon; (r) Long, Julie Anne; c; 2016; 4; s; Avon ebook
How the Marquess Was Won; (r) Long, Julie Anne; rh; 2012; 3.5; s; Avon ebook
It Happened One Midnight; (r) Long, Julie Anne; rh; 2013; 4; s; Avon ebook
The Vampire Always Rises; (r) MacAlister, Katie; pc; 2017; 3.5; s; Keeper Shelf Books ebook
Banking the Billionaire; (r) Monroe, Max; c; 2016; 3.5; s; Max Monroe LLC ebook
Tapping Her; (r) Monroe, Max; c; 2016; 3.5; s; Max Monroe LLC ebook
Tapping the Billionaire; (r) Monroe, Max; c; 2016; 4.5; s; Max Monroe LLC ebook
An Invitation to Sin; (r) Morgan, Sarah; cc; 2013; 4; s; Harlequin Presents ebook
Playing by the Greek’s Rules; (r) Morgan, Sarah; cc; 2015; 4; s; Harlequin Presents
Pretty Face; (r) Parker, Lucy; c; 2017; 3.5; s; Carina Press ebook
Because of Miss Bridgerton; (r) Quinn, Julia; h:G; 2016; 4; s; Avon ebook
The Sum of All Kisses; (r) Quinn, Julia; rh; 2013; 3.5; s; Avon ebook
Elements of Chemistry; (r) Reid, Penny; c/na; 2015; 3.5; ; Caped Publishing ebook
Friends Without Benefits; (r) Reid, Penny; c; 2014; 3.5; s; Caped Publishing ebook
Grin and Beard It; (r) Reid, Penny; c; 2016; 3.5; s; Caped Publishing ebook
Neanderthal Marries Human; (r) Reid, Penny; c; 2014; 4; s; Caped Publishing ebook
Her Naughty Holiday; (r) Reisz, Tiffany; cc; 2016; 4; s; Harlequin Blaze ebook
The Nobinata Gambit; (r) Roberts, Val; sf; 2014; 3.5; s; Wylde Hare Press
Kiss the Girl; (r) Sey, Susan; c; 2012; 3.5; ; Third Girl Publishing, Inc. ebook
Touch of Trouble; (r) Sey, Susan; c; 2014; 3.5; s; Third Girl Publishing, Inc. ebook
Always on My Mind; (r) Shalvis, Jill; c; 2013; 3.5; s; Grand Central Publishing ebook
He’s So Fine; (r) Shalvis, Jill; c; 2014; 3.5; s; Grand Central Publishing ebook
Lucky in Love; (r) Shalvis, Jill; c; 2012; 3.5; s; Forever ebook
Sweet Little Lies; (r) Shalvis, Jill; c; 2016; 3.5; s; Avon ebook
Game On; (r) Warren, Nancy; cc; 2012; 3.5; s; Harlequin Blaze ebook
Super, Girl!; (sr) Davidson, MaryJanice; pc; 2013; 4; ; Berkley Books ebook
Undead and Underwater; (sr) Davidson, MaryJanice; pc; 2013; 4; s; Berkley Books ebook
When Good Earls Go Bad; (ssr) Frampton, Megan; h:V; 2015; 3.5; s; Avon Impulse ebook
Lumberjack in Love; (ssr) Watson, Penny; c; 2012; 3.5; ; Penny Watson ebook

[Sandlynn]

#69951

Published 2014 to 2017:

Courting Carrie in Wonderland (2017) – Carla Kelly
Pretty Face (2017) – Lucy Parker
The Hating Game (2017) – Sally Thorne
The Bourbon Thief (2016) – Tiffany Reisz
Love, Chloe (2016) – Alessandra Torre
Act Like It (2015) – Lucy Parker
Tiffany Girl (2015) – Deeanne Gist
The Secret Life of Anna Blanc (2015) – Jennifer Kincheloe
The Vintage Guide to Love and Romance (2015) – Kirsty Greenwood
This Gun For Hire (2015) – Jo Goodman
The Other Side of Midnight (2015) – Simone St. James
A Paris Apartment (2014) – Michelle Gable
It Happened One Wedding (2014) – Julie James
The Trouble with Dying (2014) – Maggie Le Page
It Felt Like a Kiss (2014) – Sarra Manning
The Unfinished Symphony of You and Me (2014) – Lucy Robinson
Mambo in Chinatown (2014) Jean Kwok

[msaggie]

#69977

I had not read any books in the romance category for over a year too, and started again with Joanna Bourne’s Rogue Spy and Beauty Like the Night, both of which are quite good. If you haven’t read Joanna Bourne before, maybe start with The Forbidden Rose as that is the first book chronologically, although the first published book in the Spymaster series was The Spymaster’s Lady. You do need a bit of suspension of disbelief in her books though.

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