So it is time again for my annual Favorite Books of the year post. I always have a hard time with this as I read so many wonderful books every year and I am lucky to get exposure to lots of new authors and wonderful stories.
When I think about putting this list together, I try to focus on the books that have stuck with me throughout the year. I read about 200 books a year, lots of them fabulous, but some books just manage to stay in my mind and I pick them up over and over. Â Books that have touched me in some way, whether it is the romance or the adventure or the creativity or the emotion. Â So while I read tons of books this year, these were my absolute favorites. In no particular order…
Contemporary
- King Mai by Edmond Manning
- Racing for the Sun by Amy Lane
- Illumination by Rowan Speedwell
- Training Season by Leta Blake
- Disasterology 101 by Taylor V. Donovan
- Sinner’s Gin by Rhys Ford
- Shock & Awe by Abigail Roux
- Dirty Laundry by Heidi Cullinan
Paranormal
- Bloodlines by Robin Saxon and Alex Kidwell
- Until Forever Comes by Cardeno C.
- A Shadow of Wings by Linda Gayle
BDSM
- Painting Fire on the Air by J.P. Barnaby
Young Adult/Young Love
- Christmas Kitsch by Amy Lane
- Safe by C. Kennedy
- Love Lessons by Heidi Cullinan
- How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis
Menage
- More Than Everything by Cardeno C
- I Am Here by Evelyn Shepard
Futuristic/Science Fiction
- Inescapable by Mina Kelly
Fairy Tale
- Mingled Destinies of Crocodiles and Men by Eric Arvin
Fantasy
- To the Other Side by S.J. Frost
Historical
- The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles
- Brothers of the Wild North Sea by Harper Fox
- All in with the Duke by Ava March
- The Laird’s Forbidden Lover by Amelia C. Gormley
New To Me Author
- Barbara Elsborg (Every Move He Makes, With or Without Him)
Series
- Hell and High Water series by S.E. Jakes (Catch a Ghost and Long Time Gone)
- Boy series by Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock (The Good Boy, The Naughty Boy, The Boy Who Belonged)
Wow. Â I didn’t see this– and now I’m just sort of blushing. Â I’m honored.
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Aw, thank you sunshine. Very much. *blushes*
Mwah!
WOW!! So delighted and thrilled to be on this list – I can’t stand it! You made my day and week and possibly month. Thank you, Joyfully Jay.
Aw, thanks Edmond!
😀 Thank you very much, for the mention and the reading list!
You are so welcome! Such a great story!
Aww, thank you so much for putting A Shadow of Wings on your list! I’m humbled and so pleased. 🙂
I loved it so much! Definitely one of my highlights of the year!
Awww What an honor! Thank you so much!
No love for Nigel Farndale’s The Road Between Us? That’s one of my personal favorites this year. 🙂