Reading List Courtesy of Donna Fletcher’s Newsletter Subscribers
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The Eon Warriors series by Anna Hackett
Lyndsay Buroker, Death Before Dragons series
Come Home to Me / Peggy L Henderson
The Kitchen House / Kathleen Grissom
Outlander Series / Diana Gabaldon
Lead Me Home Series / Theresa Hupp
The Tea Planters Wife / Dinah Jefferies
The Guardian , The Sinner, The Warrior, The Chieftain / Margaret Mallory
Untamed Fire, Renegade Love, Diablo’s Angel/ Donna Fletcher
Rembrandt is in the Wind : Learning to love Art through the eyes of Faith” by Russ Ramsey,
Hope Holloway books
The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser.
One By One by Freida McFadden
Susan Stoker, Seal of protection series or any of her many series
The Best of Me by Sharon Sala
Deb Marlowe – Kier and Levett Mystery series
Andrea Penrose – Wrexford and Sloane mysteries
Carla Simpson – Angus Brodie and Mikaela Forsythe
A Tempest At Sea by Sherry Thomas
The Antiquity Affair by Jennifer Throne and Lee Kelley
Rebecca Zanetti, Dark Protectors series, Anna Albertini series
Skye Jordan’s Phoenix Rising series.
Anna Harrington’s Lords of the Armory series. It’s romantic suspense, former war heroes working secretly for the crown and their kick-ass heroines!
Abbie Roads’ Beautiful Nightmare is a dark paranormal-ish romantic suspense that defies description. It centers around dreamers who work to solve murders and their protectors.
Tonya Burrows Redwood Coast Rescue is a group of damaged heroes and their rescue dogs who aide people needing rescuing. The first one is Searching for Rescue.
Virgin River, first in series so much better than tv series
John Grisham, The Appeal
Donna Grant’s dragon series.
A Knight In Shinning Armor, Jude Deveraux
Historical/contemporary Deborah Harkness A Discovery of Witches
Keira Montclair books
Romance contemporary- military focus Riley Edwards (all of them),
similar, but w/ a family focus Suzanne Halliday Family Justice & associated series.
Linda Howard, Son of the Morning, Mr. Perfect
Janet Chapman’s highlander stories, Moonlight Warrior, Dragon Warrior, Mystical Warrior. They have a bit of magic in them.
Eva Pohler’s Mystery House series
Lavryle Spencer novels, especially November of the Heart
Chronicles of Quixotic – complete 5-books romance series with a touch of fantasy
Painted By The Sun by Elizabeth Grayson
Country Heat by Cheyenne McCray
Peggy L Henderson’s Yellowstone Heart Song series
The Brides of the Purple Heart Ranch by Shane Johnson
Julie Garwood, The Bride, The Wedding, Saving Grace
Fiona Faris, Healing a Highlander’s Heart (Highlanders of Cadney)
Never Lie by Freida McFadden
Stephanie Laurens, Devil’s Bride.
Julie Garwood, The Bride, Ransom.
Monica McCarty! Her 12+ trilogy collection of the Highland Guards series is outstanding.
Vivienne Lorret (one of my faves) for historical romance.
For fantasy I’m really digging E.J. Mellow and Megan Van Dyke.
Aurora Rose Reynolds, Until December, Until Her (Until Him/Until Her Book 8)
Kathleen Brooks, Forever Devoted, Forever Bluegrass #8
Classic: Persuasion by Jane Austen
Elementary She Read by Vicki Delany
Vicki Delany/Eva Gates, Sherlock Holmes Mystery series, Tea by the Sea mystery series, and library lighthouse mystery series.
Julie Miller, The Precinct, contemporary/mystery series
L. Parkr, Fiona
Julie Johnstone, Entangled Hearts
Heather McCollum series Sons of Sinclair
Janet Chapman’s the Spellbound Falls series
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton
Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter.
Australian Authors you might like to check out – Maddison Michaels & Elina Emerald
The Antiquity Affair, The Bride Wore White by Amanda Quick, Where Ivy Dares To Grow, Two Wars and A Wedding, The Tempest At Sea, The Secrets Of Hartwood Hall, The Poisoner’s Ring.
The Duke’s Bartered Mistress by Caroline Lee
Magic in His Kiss by Anabelle Bryant
Desert Island Duke by Kate Bateman
Endlessly Courted, Finally Loved by Christi Caldwell
A Lesson for all Time by Shannon Gilmore
Kiss the Rake Hello by Tracy Sumner
Guilty Wives, by James Patterson.
Roberta Gellis, The Roselynde Chronicles, Bond of Blood; Knight’s Honor; The Sword and the Swan, and The Dragon and the Rose.
Lyndsay Sands, THE DEED and THE SWITCH.
Emma Prince’s series Highland Bodyguards
Queen of Ash and Iron by Melanie Karsak. It’s the last in the series.
Johanna Lindsey, Warrior’s Woman
Highland Wishes series by Jessi Gage, Wishing for a Highlander, The Wolf and the Highlander
Tanya Bird, The Companion Series
All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, The Book of Life
Nichole Van, Brothers Maledetti, Gladly Beyond, Love’s Shadow, Lightning Stuck, and A Madness Most Discreet
The Guardians of Sherwood Trilogy by Laura Strickland, Daughter of Sherwood, Champion of Sherwood, Lord of Sherwood
Shelly Laurenston/ G.A. Aiken:
(hilarious shifter romances)
3 connected series: The Magnus Pack, The Pride Series, and the Honey Badger Chronicles.
2 other connected series: (hilarious shifter fantasy books) Dragon Kin and The Scarred Earth Saga.
Suzanne Wright:
(Very funny, very connected shifter romances)
The Phoenix Pack series and The Mercury Pack series (interwoven series, should be read in order) followed by The Olympus Pride series. (Not just funny, a few made me cry)
(3 very loosely connected, very funny paranormal series)
Deep in Your Veins series (vamps), Dark in You series (demons), and The Devil’s Cradle series.
Contemporary Romances with a bit of Suspense and lots of Humor: (loosely connected, but you should read the 1st generation books before the 2nd generation books)
1st generation: From Rags, Shiver, and The Favor
2nd generation: Wear Something Red, and coming soon-ish The Pact.
T.A. White:
(Very funny, lots of action in all series, and some made me cry)
Aileen Travers series (Vamps and other paranormals)
Dragon Ridden Chronicles (Dragon Fantasy series)
The Broken Lands (one of my absolute favorite epic fantasy romances)
The Firebird Chronicles (space opera/fantasy romance, that I LOVE)
Nalini Singh:
2 different unconnected paranormal series (she also has other contemporary romances/romantic suspense/paranormal romances books/series, and some mysteries, but these two are m favorites)
The Guild Hunter series (Angels and Vampires and Hunters, made me laugh and cry, Soooo good!! Lots of action!)
The Psy-Changeling series (Shifters and psychics, of a sort.. Also made me laugh and cry, and full of action)
Patricia Briggs:
2 interwoven series, funny, made me cry, lots of action, paranormal wolf shifter series with vamps and fae, these should be read in order
The Mercy Thompson series and the Alpha and Omega series,
(She also has some other series books, but those 2 are my fav)
Ilona Andrews:
Several series, all paranormal and usually start out slow burn, lots of humor, action and touching moments, some are very loosely connected, others are a continuing series with different heroes and heroines
4 intertwined/continuing series, paranormal dystopia fantasy:
Kate Daniels, The Iron Covenant, Aurelia Ryder, and Kate Daniels: Wilmington Years.
This paranormal romance is very loosely to another paranormal/fantasy romance.
The Innkeeper Chronicles (connected to The Edge series)
These two are a continuing series, and I hope there are more coming..
The Hidden Legacy series, starting with the Nevada Baylor books, then the Catalina Baylor books, with a couple VERY short Arabella Baylor stories thrown in.
Kristen Ashley:
Ranges from Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Paranormal Romance and Epic Fantasy Romance and some MC Romances. Several of the series are connected and should try to be read in order. All are funny, some are action packed, all are at least a bit steamy, and several had me crying.
All of these series are at least a little connected, like a character cameo or mention, if they aren’t outright connected. You can find the reading order online (these are Romantic Suspense, MC Romances, and Contemporary Romances with a hint of Suspense)
Rock Chick series, Colorado Mountain series, Dream Man series, Chaos series, Unfinished Hero series, The ‘Burg series, The Dream Team series, Heaven and Hell (single title), Honey series, Wild West MC series, and Misted Pines series.
These two are connected epic fantasy series, WARNING, book 2 of the 1st series has some MAJOR triggers in it, I half hate and half love that book, the 2nd series is one of my absolute favorite series of all time, no joke..
The Fantasyland series, and the Rising Series.
These contemporary romance series: (Not connected)
The Magdalene series (book 1, The Will has been made into a movie, which can be found on Amazon) heat levels to
Moonlight
These two are Paranormal Romances, Vamps, Wolf Shifters, Ghosts and other.. (Not connected)
The Three trilogy.. (I LOVE the 3rd book especially)
Ghosts and Reincarnation series.. (FANTASTIC!!)
Nora Roberts/ J.D. Robb.. All of these are Romantic Suspense or Paranormal/Fantasy Romances and the heat levels are a consistent . (They are all amusing, some made me cry and all are very well written.)
The In Death series as Robb
Trilogies:
Chronicle of the One (love love love these books) (dystopia)
In the Garden (ghosts)
The Sign of Seven (paranormal)
The Circle Trilogy (paranormal/fantasy)
The Guardians Trilogy (paranormal/fantasy)
The Dragon Heart Legacy (paranormal/fantasy)
Single Titles:
Shelter In Place (suspense, trigger warning, I sobbed so much, I had to put the book down for a few minutes until I could calm down)
Carolina Moon (psychic paranormal suspense)
Blue Smoke (suspense)
High Noon (suspense)
Hidden Riches (suspense)
Angels Fall (suspense)
Tribute (suspense)
The Search (suspense)
Chasing Fire (suspense)
The Witness (suspense)
The Liar (suspense)
The Obsession (suspense)
Come Sundown (suspense)
Hideaway (suspense)
Legacy (suspense)
Nightwork (suspense)
Carnal Innocence (suspense)
The Villa (suspense)
Montana Sky (suspense)
Birthright (suspense)
Sanctuary (suspense)
Public Secrets (suspense)
True Betrayals (suspense)
Divine Evil (suspense)
The Reef (suspense)
Midnight Bayou (paranormal suspense)
Whiskey Beach (suspense)
Under Currents (suspense)
Identity (suspense)
Linda Howard:
A few series, but most of these these are all single titles, some paranormal -suspense, and the others are just suspense. most are amusing, all are good reads. All with a Heat level of
Trilogy/series:
CIA Spies (starts with Kill and Tell) (suspense)
The Mackenzie Family (western-ish/military-ish suspense)
Go-Team (military-ish suspense)
Rescues (suspense/military-ish suspense)
Single Titles:
Dream Man (psychic suspense)
Cry No More (suspense, that made me sob)
Now You See Her (ghosts and paranormal suspense)or
After the Night (suspense)
Mr. Perfect (suspense)
Dying to Please (suspense)
Cover of Night (suspense)
Running Wild (western- suspense)
Open Season (suspense)
Up Close and Dangerous (suspense)
Death Angel (suspense)
Heart of Fire (suspense)
Tears of the Renegade (suspense)
Shades of Twilight (suspense)
Son of Morning (time travel/ suspense)
Veil of Night (suspense)
Prey (suspense)
After Sundown (mini apocalypse/suspense) (major CME, from solar storm, takes down the world’s power grid)
George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History by Brian Kilmeade
Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America’s Destiny by Brian Kilmeade
Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History by Brian Kilmeade
The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America’s Soul by Brian Kilmeade
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive by Lucy Adlington
Phantom Evil by Heather Graham
Heart of Evil by Heather Graham
Sacred Evil by Heather Graham
The Evil Inside by Heather Graham
The Unseen by Heather Graham
The Unholy by Heather Graham
The Unspoken by Heather Graham
The Uninvited by Heather Graham
The Night Is Watching by Heather Graham
The Night Is Alive by Heather Graham
The Night Is Forever by Heather Graham
The Cursed by Heather Graham
The Hexed by Heather Graham
The Betrayed by Heather Graham
The Silenced by Heather Graham
The Forgotten by Heather Graham
The Hidden by Heather Graham
Haunted Destiny by Heather Graham
Darkest Journey by Heather Graham
Dying Breath by Heather Graham
Dark Rites by Heather Graham
Wicked Deeds by Heather Graham
Fade to Black by Heather Graham
Pale as Death by Heather Graham
Echoes of Evil by Heather Graham
The Summoning by Heather Graham
The Seekers by Heather Graham
The Stalking by Heather Graham
Seeing Darkness by Heather Graham
Deadly Touch by Heather Graham
Dreaming Death by Heather Graham
The Unforgiven by Heather Graham
The Forbidden by Heather Graham
Haunted House by Heather Graham
The Unknown by Heather Graham
Sound of Darkness by Heather Graham
Aura of Night by Heather Graham
Descend to Darkness by Heather Graham
Voice of Fear by Heather Graham
Cry of the Banshee by Heather Graham
Deadly Fate by Heather Graham
Great list!
Thanks, Cathy!