Now we all love Catherine's books - that's how we found this board - but who else do you like?

My list keeps changing all the time. As I find new authors it's getting longer and longer.

I'll be back shortly to post my list

Joan

Always on my list are:

Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Susan Mallery
Elizabeth Lowell
Karen Robards
Linda Howard
Jayne Ann Krentz
Sherryl Woods

Over this last year I've added Susan Crandall, Susan Wiggs and Brenda Novak to the favourites list.

I don't read a lot of historicals but I still usually read the new releases from:

Stephanie Laurens
Amanda Quick

I'll probably try and catch up on Loretta Chase's books too after reading Lord of Scoundrels. She might be on my list soon as well

Joan

Other than CA:

Lisa Kleypas
Elizabeth Boyle
Sabrina Jeffries
Mary Balogh
Paula Quinn
Suzanne Enoch
Christina Dodd (Her paranormals and contemps are amazing too!)
Susan E Phillips
J.R. Ward (A new find. I am so hooked on those Vamps of her. "True!" Hehe...)
Suzanne Brockman
Tara Janzen
Marliss Melton
Elizabeth Lowell
Karen Marie Moning
Linda Howard
Judith McNaught

Okay, stopping now!

Suffice it to say that most of you will have at least one author I love

Here are some of my favourites that i can remember at the moment.

Catherine Anderson (of course)
Susan Crandall
Lavyrle Spencer
Susan Wiggs
Luanne Rice
Sherryl Woods
Lynne Wilding and Monica McInerney both aussies
Karen Robards
Paula Quinn
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Kristin Hannah
Jodi Picoult
Lesley Pearce
Debbie Macomber
Susan Mallery
Marliss Melton
Jill Marie Landis
Lisa Gardiner
Cathy Kelly
Jenny Cruise
My new authors from 2007 are Anna Campbell (aussie) Robyn Carr and Nora Roberts

I am sure there are more but i better stop for now lol.

Rabbit

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You're right Kathy. I could have gone on forever and of course I've remembered more now.

Rachel Gibson is always on my favourite list so consider her added along with Carly Phillips, Christie Ridgway, Leslie Kelly, Christina Dodd, Carla Neggers etc., etc., etc.
I also left off Dianne Blacklock and Monica McInerney

And if Anna Campbell's next books are as good as her first two then she'll definitely be on the historical list.

I've thought of some other historical authors who can probably be added as well
Jacquie D'Alessandro, Kimberly Logan, Victoria Alexander, Anne Mallory, Shirley Karr (although it's been quite a while since I read her books).

Jusr because I don't read a lot of historicals these days doesn't mean that I don't still have a few favourites,

Joan

Julie Garwood
Debbie Macomber
Jodi Thomas
Lorraine Heath
Donna MacMeans
Linda Lael Miller
Julia Quinn
LaVyrle Spencer
Kathleen Woodiwiss

As for my absolute favorite authors, besides Catherine obviously...

Samantha James
Lisa Kleypas
Gaelen Foley
Carol Finch
Julia Quinn
Paula Quinn
Julie Garwood (historicals only, never read her contemps)
Mary Balogh
Debra Mullins
Eloisa James

There are several authors who are probably going to be in my favorites once I read MORE than one book by them, including Suzanne Enoch, Victoria Alexander and Cathy Maxwell.

And I know there are some I'm forgetting, but I will say that I've never read a historical that I didn't at least like...most of them I absolutely LOVE!!!!

Christy

I'm sure, with a name like that, she'll just be fantastic . A true star (in case anyone doesn't know - Stella means Star )

The main character in the book I'm reading is a Stella too, so I guess it's the day for that name

Joan

CA
Linda Lael Miller
Lavyrle Spencer
Debbie Macomber
Ana Leigh
Lynne Wilding (Aussie Author)
Di Morrissey (Aussie Author)
Dorothy Garlock
Alexis Harrington
Jill Marie Landis
Ruth Langan
Bryce Courtenay (Aussie Author)

Lee

Judith McNaught
Jude Devereaux
Johanna Lindsey
Heather Graham
Julia Quinn
Amanda Quick/Jayne Ann Krentz
Catherine Anderson
Brenda Joyce
Victoria Alexander
Lisa Kleypas
Christina Dodd
Debbie Macomber
Elizabeth Lowell
Stephanie Laurens
Suzanne Enoch
Jillian Hunter

Mickey

"Fugghedaboutit"

(in no such order cause i Love them all)
Catherine Anderson
Judith McNaught
Julia Quinn
Sophie Kinsella
Rachel Gibson(esp. Simply Irresistible!)
Meg Cabot
Susan Donovan
Cecelia Ahern
Nicholas Sparks
Jill Mansell
Kristin Harmel

And since i also read suspense/thriller novels, here are some of my favorites:

Mary Higgins Clark
James Patterson
John Grisham
Sidney Sheldon(esp. Tell Me Your Dreams)
Kathy Reisch

So, there you have it!

"True beauty springs from the heart and dwells in the eyes.." -Mr. Gimble of Something Wonderful

I read history as well. I was a history major so that's why I tend to like historical romances and tend to talk at length on history here. just ignore me if you like.. I realize history is difficult to handle for most people... I also like horror too... so that's what I've discovered about some history... it's way better than Stephen King, IMO....

I also like some fantasy... I've been experimenting these days... So, it spills into other genres.

Anyway I've gotten off my soapbox... I apologize for my post from last night on Congress... that was out of hand. I know some people would perfer to have fun here. My problem is that I get carried away...

um, Bertrice Small -I know most people dont like her at all... I'm just reading her for myself. I used to read her a long time ago... I used to be a vistor to her message board and um... well... I don't belong there.

Leigh

Catherine Anderson (of course)
Judith McNaught
Lisa Kleypas
Lorraine Heath
Kathy Love (fairly new author, her Stepp sisters trilogy was sooo good)
Nora Roberts (the Quinn Brothers are her best)
Julia Quinn (thanks to Christy!)
Christina Dodd

I know I'm missing some but these are my automatic buys.

Kristina

Catherine Anderson
Cherry Adair
Janis Reams Hudson
Linda Lael Miller
Linda Howard
Maggie Shayne
Linda Howard
Barbara Delinsky
Debbie Macomber
Anna Jeffrey
Johanna Lindsey
Jodi Thomas
Lorraine Heath

I'm sure there are more...