Taking the suggestion of another blog I follow (see below), today’s post gives you and idea of what I read in 2010.  And until I started pulling books off the shelves (yes, sadly until this Christmas all my books have been paper or hardback) I didn’t realize how much I had read in 2010. 

Granted, a lot are re-reads.  I enjoy re-visiting my favorite characters, becoming immersed in their trials and tribulations once more.  And often I learn more about writing when I read the second time around, because the first time I’m so caught up in the story I just want to know what happens and so do not look at the craft that has me turning pages at a furious rate.

Listing my reads will give you not only an idea of how much I read throughout the year (most are read during three periods–summer, Christmas break, and Spring break) but what my tastes are,  in historical romance at least.  That is all I read last year and it must be the first time in twenty years that I did not read a Stephen King book.  One New Year’s resolution is going to be to widen my reading list, but I’ll leave that for another post.

What I read in 2010: (* denotes particular favorites)

Jo Beverly

Lord Wraybourne’s Bride, The Stanforth Secrets, Chalice of Roses (Anthology of Jo Beverly, Mary Jo Putney, Karen Harbaugh, Barbara Samuel), The Secret Duke

Re-Reads

A Lady’s Secret, The Secret Wedding*, St. Raven, The Rogue’s Return, Lady Beware, Winter Fire, An Most Unsuitable Man, To Rescue A Rogue, Hazard, Forbidden, Devilish*, The Demon’s Mistress, The Dragon’s Bride, The Devil’s Heiress*, Dangerous Joy, The Determined Bride* (Novella)

Mary Balogh

New Reads

Slightly Scandalous, Lisghtly Tempted, Slightly Sinful, Slightly Dangerous, Truly, A Precious Jewel, Dark Angel, Lord Carew’s Bride, The Heart of Christmas (Anthology with Nicola Cornick, Courtney Milan), It Happened One Night (Anthology with Stephanie Larens, Jacquie D’Alessandro, Candice Hern)

Re-Reads

At Last Comes Love, Seducing An Angel

Kathleen Woodiwiss (all re-reads)

The Flame and the Flower, Three Weddings and A Kiss (Anthology with Catherine Anderson, Loretta Chase*, Lisa Kleypas*), Married at Midnight (Anthology with Jo Beverly*, Tabya Anne Crosby, Samantha James*) * denotes favorite novellas by these authors that actually made me read their full works

Samantha James – Scandal’s Bride* (Novella)

 Joanna Lindsey

New Reads

A Rogue of My Own, Love Me Forever, A Pirates Love, Captive Bride (absolutely hated this book–her first book I think and the writing is not what it eventually became)

Re-reads

Say You Love Me, No Choice But Seduction, Love Only Once, Gentle Rogue, Tender Rebel, Marriage Most Scandalous

Lisa Kleypas

New Reads

Suddenly You, Lady Sophia’s Lover, Dreaming of You, Worth Any Price,, Married by Morning*, Love in the Afternoon

Re-Reads

Secrets of a Summer Night*, It Happened One Autumn, The Devil In Winter*, Scandal in Spring, Seduce Me at Sunrise, Tempt Me at Twilight, Promises* (Novella)

All the rest of my list are new reads where I was trying out new authors.

Mary Jo Putney (great find)

The Wild Child, Loving a Lost Lord, Never Less Than A Lady, One Perfect Rose***(Winner of the Kept-Me-Up-All-Night-Had-To-Finish Award)

Loretta Chase – Lord of Scoundrels, The Mad Earl’s Bride* (Novella)

Kat Martin – The Bride’s Necklace, The Devil’s Necklace, The Handmaid’s Necklace

Madeline Hunter – The ROmantic, By Arrangement, Secrets of Surrender

Victoria Alexander – Desires of a Perfect Lady

Eloisa James – Desperate Duchesses

Alexandra Hawkins – All Night with a Rogue

Stephanie Laurens – Impetuous Innocent, The Untamed Bride, The Elusive Bride, The Brazen Bride (about 3/4 thru but losing interest)

That’s my list and I’m sticking to it!  So, what did YOU read in 2010?

Check-out what others read:

http://ajandcharli.blogspot.com/

www.MartzBookz.blogspot.com