Romance Reading Quiz answers: Part One
Whoa! Over 100 of you filled out yesterday’s quiz on your romance reading! You go!
I’ll be sharing your responses over the next week.
Here are your choices for:
Out of all the romances you have read in the past 12 months, which is your favorite?
There were several books that appeared several times: The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary (six), A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane (five), and Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews (five). Almost all the subgenres got a shout out–your choices are wonderfully diverse!
| Captive of a Fairytale Barbarian by Elizabeth Gannon |
| Thrown off the Ice by Taylor Fitzpatrick |
| With My Whole Heart by MariaLisa deMora and Reckless At Heart by Zoe York |
| A Dangerous Kind of Lady by Mia Vincy |
| A Dangerous Kind of Lady by Mia Vincy |
| A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane |
| A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane |
| A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane |
| A Negotiated Marriage by Noelle Adams |
| About That Night by Julie James |
| After Felix by Lily Morton |
| Highland Promise by Alyson McLayne |
| An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole |
| Angel in a Devil’s Arms (The Palace of Rogues) by Julie Anne Long |
| Billionaire’s Fake Fiancee by Annika Martin |
| Boss in the Bedsheets by Kate Canterbary |
| Bound by Your Touch by Meredith Duran |
| Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall |
| Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (Contemporary) The Sugared Game by KJ Charles (Historical) The Same Breath by Gregory Ashe (Suspense) |
| Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore |
| Common Goal by Rachel Reid |
| Cruel Prince by Holly Black |
| Dancing on the Wind by Mary Jo Putney |
| Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James |
| Devil’s Daughter by Lisa Kleypas |
| Dirty Letters by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward |
| Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews |
| Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews |
| Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews Archangel’s War by Nalini Singh |
| Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews |
| The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary |
| The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary |
| Fool Me Twice by Meredith Duran |
| Freedom’s Price by Jenna Kernan |
| Hands Down by Mariana Zapata |
| Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid |
| Her Favorite Rival by Sarah Mayberry |
| The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black |
| I’m not sure. I haven’t been able to do a lot of reading lately, but I did enjoy The Governess Game by Tessa Dare. I also like Susan Elizabeth Phillips and Lisa Kleypas. |
| If by ‘Favorite’ you mean ‘book I have re-read most often in the past 12 month,’ it is Think of England by KJ Charles. |
| Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews |
| Hidden Legacy series by Ilona Andrews |
| Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews |
| Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews |
| It Had to Be You by SEP. I have been doing a lot of re-reading and started listening to audio more. |
| Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie |
| Joanna Bourne Ilona Andrews |
| Joanna Bourne |
| The Madness of Miss Grey by Julia Bennett |
| Bench Player by Julianna Keyes |
| Just A Heartbeat Away by Cara Bastone |
| Just a Heartbeat Away by Cara Bastone |
| Lady Luck by Kristen Ashley |
| Lead Me Back by CD Reiss |
| Lisa Kleypas |
| Marriage of Inconvenience by Penny Reid |
| A Heart Of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane |
| Milla Vane’s The Gathering of Dragons series, Laura Thalassa’s The Bargainer trilogy and her Horsemen of Apocalypse series, Dana Marton’s The Hardstorm trilogy, Julianna Keyes’ All The Missing Pieces |
| The Lost Letter by Mimi Mathews |
| Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales |
| Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory |
| Queen Move by Kennedy Ryan. Despite not usually liking the tropes, I loved this friends-to-lovers/second chance contemporary romance — it made me cry a little! |
| Radiance by Grace Draven |
| Couldn’t choose. |
| Sebastian St. Cyr books by C.S. Harris |
| Sex, Straight Up by Kathleen O’Reilly |
| Simona Ahrnstedt |
| The Englishman’s Bride by Sophie Weston |
| Stages of the Heart by Jo Goodman |
| Sweep of the Blade – Ilona Andrews; Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane |
| Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert |
| Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert |
| Tallowwood by N. R. Walker |
| Ten Things I Hate About the Duke by Loretta Chase |
| The Beast of Beswick by Amalie Howard |
| The Blacksmith Queen by G. A. Aiken |
| The Blood of Roses by Marsha Canham |
| The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan. |
| The Earl I Ruined by Scarlett Peckham |
| The Flatshare by Beverly O’Leary |
| The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary |
| The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary |
| The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary |
| The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune |
| The Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas |
| The Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas |
| The Marigold Chain by Stella Riley |
| The Missing Pieces Trilogy by N.R. Walker |
| The Player Next Door by K.A. Tucker (I also really liked Bench Player by Julianna Keyes) |
| The Same Breath by Gregory Ashe |
| The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker (Honorable Mentions: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman; Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn; Beach Read by Emily Henry; Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella) |
| The Switch by Beth O’Leary |
| The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare |
| This is sad, but I don’t have one. |
| Tie between The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller and Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev |
| Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho |
| Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo |
| Two Rogues Make a Right by Cat Sebastian |
| What You Wish For by Katherine Center |
| Without You by Marley Valentine |
| Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon |
| You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogel |
| Zemindar by Valerie Fitzgerald |
