Fans of Eloisa James & Julia Quinn discussion

Hello everyone! I was wondering what y'all thought about holding a book of the month. If this is something y'all would be interested in post a yes or a no. We can nominate a few books and put them to a poll.
Happy Reading!

I think that sounds like a great idea. I miss the book club we used to have on the EJ & JQ board.

Oh, and if we want maybe we could start with JQ's new book since it just came out today and I am sure a lot of us will be getting that one.

Sounds good to me! Of course I am 2/3 of the way through already. I would love to be able to talk about it.

I think JQ's new book is a great one to start with!

Very good! So we agree to start with JQ's new book. I'll start a thread and we can start discussing! :)

Awesome! I am going to pick up the book tomorrow. I didn't want to get it today since I had to grade my summer class's midterms. If I had the new book in hand, I wouldn't have gotten them done! :)

Great idea, Okie! Love the book club plan. :)

I love this idea!

:)

I'm in!

Great idea!

Hi All
I hope you noticed that Manda posted threads for this discussion.
I am going to suggest that we do either Loretta Chase's new book, or Meredith Duran's new book for July, since both are out at the end of June. And maybe the other one for August.

Dls, good suggestions. Both are on my autobuy list. :) I'd be happy to take those on for July and August "book club," if those work for everyone else.

I've already read Silk Is for Seduction and loved it, and the Duran is on my TBB list. I'm fine with those choices too.

I plan on reading the new Loretta Chase book, but I have never read anything by Meredith Duran, so I probably won't get that book since I have a huge tbr pile to catch up on and told myself that I can only by a book a month until I do.

Kasey--you could try your library. She's fabulous--even if they don't have her new book its worth reading anything they have by her.

Dis, I know, but I have a ton of books that I have bought that I need to read, so it isn't really the money, it is more about the time I need to catch up on them. :)

I know, that's my problem too! Still, its worth trying to read her when you dig down in the pile a bit. She is absolutely wonderful.
(I'm trying to turn to my nonfiction TBR pile right now.)

I will do that, and hopefully I can get caught up soon.

I am interested in doing a book of the month. I will place the book on hold from the library.

I like all 3 of these choices. Great fun!

This sounds like a great idea!!

So we all agree with Silk Is For Seduction by Loretta Chase for July and Meredith Duran's A Lady's Lesson In Scandal for August?

YES!

sounds good to me

Ohhhh!!! DLS.... I vote for Meredith Duran!!!!!

Oh, shoot.... I just saw the above posts for July and August!! Lol!! ooookkkkk... ;-)

On some of the other book clubs when they do a monthly read, it features it at the top of the page under a currently reading section. Manda, is there a way we can do that so everyone knows which book we are reading? I think you can even do an upcoming book too. It displays the cover and the timeline we are reading the book. I tried to see if I could do it but I think only the moderator can add that.

Nevermind, I was playing around with it today and I figured it out. I can do this every month if it helps.

I have a question. I haven't read Meredith Duran before. Do any of you know if the August read is part of a series? I looked on her website, but couldn't find it. Are her books all stand-alone books?

They are standalones. Two have characters that interact (Written on your skin and Bound by your touch) and occasionally familiar names pop up, but htey are in no way part of a series.

Thanks, Dis! That's good to know.

They're WONDERFUL!!!!!

Agreed to have a voice is empowering

hi, everyone i need help. i have read all JQ and EJ's works and now i dont know what to read next. beside them i like lisa kleypas as well but i particularly dont like stephanie laurens and susan elizabeth phillips. mind you 'a secret love' and 'nobody's baby but mine' are one of my favorite.

Anonymous wrote: "hi, everyone i need help. i have read all JQ and EJ's works and now i dont know what to read next. beside them i like lisa kleypas as well but i particularly dont like stephanie laurens and susan e..."

Hi Anon,

You might try Julie Anne Long's Pennyroyal Green series. It starts with The Perils of Pleasure and is a delightful series.

You might also give Tessa Dare's Spindle Cove series. It starts with A Night to Surrender.

Good luck! I know that "gotta have a new book" feeling!

thank you

Anonymous wrote: "hi, everyone i need help. i have read all JQ and EJ's works and now i dont know what to read next. beside them i like lisa kleypas as well but i particularly dont like stephanie laurens and susan e..."

You might also try Teresa Medeiros, Elizabeth Holt and Mary Balogh. Balogh is more love story, while Medeiros is more fairy tale and Holt is steamy romance.

They are my favorites next to JQ, EJ and LK.

thnks, can u give me specific names?

I love all those authors. Try To Seduce a Sinner by Holt (although its the second in a series), Slightly married by balogh.

Anonymous wrote: "thnks, can u give me specific names?"

Here are some of my favorites:






Oh and I misspelled Elizabeth Hoyt (it's a 'y' not an 'l', sorry about that)

Hey, Manda and Amber I tried E.Hoyt,J.A.Long, T.Mederios along with Lorraine Heath and Sherry Thomas. Well, I liked Long and Thomas but Hoyts works were too erotic for me (same happened with Thomas but I liked her anyway). Mederios fairy tales I expected to be like JQ and EJs but i found it too historical.Heath and Hoyt had too much 'near-death experiences' and villian chasing.Can you suggest more?

Anonymous wrote: "Hey, Manda and Amber I tried E.Hoyt,J.A.Long, T.Mederios along with Lorraine Heath and Sherry Thomas. Well, I liked Long and Thomas but Hoyts works were too erotic for me (same happened with Thomas..."

Sarah Maclean, Tessa Dare, and Sabrina Jeffries are some of my favorite, although they might bit a little steamy. For contemporary romance I love Jennifer Cruisie and Susan Mallery. hope you find some that you'll like :)

Anonymous wrote: "Hey, Manda and Amber I tried E.Hoyt,J.A.Long, T.Mederios along with Lorraine Heath and Sherry Thomas. Well, I liked Long and Thomas but Hoyts works were too erotic for me (same happened with Thomas..."

Have you tried Anne Gracie? Her romances nearly always move me to laughter and tears. Her most recent book An Autumn Bride is the first in a new series, but I love her Perfect series and her Devil Riders. Loretta Chase is a never-fail author for me. If you've never read her, her novella "The Mad Earl's Bride" was recently reissued digitally, an easy way to try her at a small cost.

I just read a new-to-me-author, Kate Noble. Her writing style reminds me of JQ and EJ.

Also I agree about Loretta Chase, she has some good stuff.

Did I mention Balogh, I like her too. Another author I've read in the past is Jane Feather. I like her three bride series.