Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group discussion

The year is winding down..fast. Tell us about your bests of 2014! *The books don't have to be published in 2014 unless specifically indicated*

Best Read of 2014
Best Hero
Best Heroine
Best Couple
Best Paranormal Romance
Best Historical Romance
Best Romantic Suspense
Best Contemporary Romance
Best Steamy Read
Most Unexpected Book Love
Best Kiss
Best Chemistry
Best Series
Best Series Concluding Book
Most Innovative Storyline
Best New Author
Best Old Favorite Author
Best Reread
Best Book Adapted to a Movie
Best Book Published in 2014
Hottest Hero of 2014
Best Non-Romance Book of 2014
Best Dangerous Hero of 2014
Best Cover


If you think of any other nominations, let me know!!

Nomination Suggestion: Best Cover?

Thanks, Kryptonite!

I'll try to work on my list but I probably won't have an answer for all categories.

I'm really going to have to think about this...I'm looking forward to seeing how everyone answers. Hopefully I'll discover some new books

I didn't answer for all categories and a lot of books are repeated. It seems this year was mostly a lot of rereads for me.

But here's mine:


Best Read of 2014: by Larissa Ione, by Kristen Ashley, by Gena Showalter
Best Hero: Reaver from by Larissa Ione and Raphael from by Nalini Singh
Best Heroine: Elena from by Nalini Singh
Best Couple: Raphael & Elena from by Nalini Singh
Best Paranormal Romance: by Larissa Ione
Best Historical Romance: N/A
Best Romantic Suspense: by Pamela Clare
Best Contemporary Romance: by Lisa Kleypas
Best Steamy Read: by Gena Showalter
Most Unexpected Book Love: Simon & Meg from by Anne Bishop
Best Kiss: by Kristen Ashley
Best Chemistry: Simon & Meg from by Anne Bishop, Jake & Josephine from by Kristen Ashley
Best Series: Phy/Changeling by Nalini Singh
Best Series Concluding Book: N/A
Most Innovative Storyline: by Anne Bishop
Best New Author: Anne Bishop for The Others series
Best Old Favorite Author: Nalini Singh for both GH and P/C series
Best Reread: by Pamela Clare, by Nalini Singh, by Lisa Kleypas
Best Book Adapted to a Movie: by Kristen Ashley
Best Book Published in 2014: by Larissa Ione and by Kristen Ashley
Hottest Hero of 2014: Mark from by Pamela Clare
Best Non-Romance Book of 2014: by Thea Harrison
Best Dangerous Hero of 2014: Revenant from by Larissa Ione
Best Cover: by Gena Showalter

Will have to give this some thought! Great Idea!

Pamela(AllHoney) wrote: "I'll try to work on my list but I probably won't have an answer for all categories."

You don't have to answer all the categories. Just the ones that are applicable. If you think of other categories, feel free to add them.

Danielle The Book Huntress (Angels Weep For Goodreads) wrote: "Pamela(AllHoney) wrote: "I'll try to work on my list but I probably won't have an answer for all categories."

You don't have to answer all the categories. Just the ones that are applicable. If you..."

ok ☺

Best Read of 2014
The Witness by Nora Roberts

Best Couple
Cole and Olivia, He's So Fine by Jill Shalvis

Best Scifi Romance
Born of Fury by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Best Historical Romance
Duke of Midnight by Elizabeth Hoyt

Best Romantic Suspense
Cold Pursuit by Toni Anderson

Best Contemporary Romance
He's So Fine by Jill Shalvis

Best Steamy Read
Play by Kylie Scott

Most Unexpected Book Love
The Witness by Nora Roberts

Best Series
Lucky Harbor series by Jill Shalvis

Best New Author
Nicola Claire

Best Old Favorite Author
Jill Shalvis-Contemporary/Elizabeth Hoyt-Historical

Best Reread
Breathe by Kristen Ashley

Best Book Published in 2014
Mean Streak by Sandra Brown

Hottest Hero of 2014
Mal from Play by Kylie Scott

Best Non-Romance Book of 2014
To Kill a Mockingbird

Best Dangerous Hero of 2014
Dmitry Medlov, Dmitry's Closet by L. s. Nelson

Best Cover

Best of 2014


Best Hero

Best Heroine

Best Couple

Best Paranormal Romance

Best Historical Romance

Best Romantic Suspense

Best Contemporary Romance

Best Steamy Read

Most Unexpected Book Love

Best Kiss

Best Chemistry

Best Series

Best Series Concluding Book

Most Innovative Storyline

Best New Author Samantha Young

Best Old Favorite Author Nalini Singh

Best Reread

Best Book Adapted to a Movie

Best Book Published in 2014

Hottest Hero of 2014 Galen in

Best Non-Romance Book of 2014

Best Dangerous Hero of 2014

Best Cover

Looking back, I seem not to have been in a very romantic mood in 2014. Read a lot of horror fiction! :-) and thrillers. What does that say about my post-menopausal life?

Best historical romance: For My Lady's Heart by Laura Kinsale. So happy to have discovered a new appreciation for an author I haven't read in ages, thanks to this exquisitely performed audiobook. Some frustration toward the end with a Big Misunderstanding, but there was a powerful resolution and all the Knights-in-Shining Armor a romantic could ask for.

Best non-romance: The Goldfinch. So painful to read, such a vivid depiction of grief and loss, I almost DNFed it half a dozen times. Thank goodness I didn't. The ending was a splendid, fulfilling reward for everything readers are asked to endure to get there. Perfect illustration of how light is made more meaningful by darkness.

Best romantic suspense: A re-read of Sandra Brown's Lethal.

Best unexpected love: Has to be Princess Melanthe falling for Ruck, her Green Knight. Melanthe comes across initially as a cold, heartless user, but when we learn her backstory we know it's a facade she's created to survive the turmoil that has surrounded her since she was married at age 12 to a man 30 years older; Melanthe has suffered so much loss at the hands of men who claim to love her, she plans never to feel anything except a thinly veiled contempt. Ruck is her opposite, a man who wears his heart on his sleeve, lives for honor, and has an idealized view of women that sets him up for disillusionment. This is not the kind of romantic pairing that typically appeals to me; he's a Beta hero sworn to chastity, and she's more than a match for him in many ways. I was so entranced by the storytelling, I was probably as surprised as the h/h when their love story started to matter to me!

Best chemistry: Nick and Amy in Gone Girl. LOL! These two are made for each other.

New categories:

Putting-the-Rot-in-Erotica, the book with the worst written sex scenes. For me, it was Their Virgin Concubine. I laughed out loud at some of those "hot" scenes. It didn't help that the heroine, a highly educated businesswoman, refers to her "pink part."

Worst sentence: "She walked to the shower with shaking hands." :-D From the book above. Love that word-picture! It made me exhale Diet Coke through my sinuses.

Best Read of 2014 - Written in Red by Anne Bishop
Best Hero - Levi Cooper in The Best Man by Kristin Higgins
Best Heroine - Jane Yellowrock in Death's Rival by Faith Hunter
Best Couple - Diana & Matthew in the All Souls Trilogy
Best Paranormal Romance - Bitter Spirits by Jenn Bennett
Best Historical Romance - Duke of Midnight by Elizabeth Hoyt
Best Romantic Suspense - Whisper of Warning by Laura Griffin
Best Contemporary Romance - The Best Man by Kristan Higgins
Best Steamy Read - The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
Most Unexpected Book Love - Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris
Best Kiss - Vlad and Leila in Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
Best Chemistry - Bruiser & Jane in Death's Rival by Faith Hunter
Best Series - Lily Bard by Charlaine Harris
Best Series Concluding Book - The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
Most Innovative Storyline - All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness
Best New Author - The House on Tradd Street by Karen White
Best Old Favorite Author - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith aka J. K. Rowling
Hottest Hero of 2014 - Vlad in Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
Best Non-Romance Book of 2014 - Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo
Best Dangerous Hero of 2014 - Vlad in Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
Best Cover -

lol, Lauren. That cover was on my list of faves and almost picked it instead.

Lauren wrote: "Best Read of 2014 - Written in Red by Anne Bishop
Best Hero - Levi Cooper in The Best Man by Kristin Higgins
Best Heroine - Jane Yellowrock in [book:Death's Rival|12..."

Ooh, I love Bruiser!

Danielle The Book Huntress (Angels Weep For Goodreads) wrote: "Ooh, I love Bruiser! "

Me too! Jane really needs to wake up where it comes to him.

Lauren wrote: " Danielle The Book Huntress (Angels Weep For Goodreads) wrote: "Ooh, I love Bruiser! "

Me too! Jane really needs to wake up where it comes to him."

I totally agree!