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A Dozen Top Romances for Summer

06/26/2012

Here are the dozen books (or series starters) I recommend for any adult woman to read this summer. There are quite a lot of books to choose from, and picking a top 12 is not easy, but I will pick this list from books I have read over the past  year and a half (That is about 150-200 books!) (Actually, this was a top 10 list, but the last two needed to be included) I am not including any paranormal books in this particular list in order to appeal to the largest number of people. I am also not including anything higher that Fifty Shades on the erotic scale for the same reason.

 

1. Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy by EL James- I know it’s getting too much play, but really, it’s worth a read just to see what the hype is about! If you have read it before, and loved it, read a few other books, then read it again! It is actually better the second time.

Purchase Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy at Amazon || BN.com || iBooks

2. On The Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves- Wonderful love story that develops when 2 people are deserted on an Island and rely on only each other for years. Read my review here.

Purchase On The Island at Amazon || BN.com || iBooks

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3. Flat Out Love by Jessica Park- A totally unique book suitable for most any ages teen and up. Featuring a young college girl living with a dysfunctional family in Boston. Read my review here.

Purchase Flat Out Love at Amazon.

 

4. Sempre by JM Darhower- Another one for teens and up, features love, mafia, slavery, family and freedom. Read my review here.

Purchase Sempre at Amazon || BN.com

 

5. Slammed and Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover- An incredible series about two young people responsible for way too much, too young. Read my review of Slammed here, and Point of Retreat here.

Purchase Slammed at Amazon || BN.com || iBooks    Purchase Point of Retreat at Amazon || BN.com || iBooks

 

6. Love Unscripted by Tina Reber- a long juicy book about a regular girl and a top movie star falling in love and the problems they face. Read my review here.

Purchase Love Unscripted at Amazon || BN.com || iBooks.

 

7. Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire- This one is for older teens 16 and up. Travis is a fight club fighter, Abby is a good-girl college girl. Together they have a relationship that is both beautiful and a disaster. Read my review here.

Purchase Beautiful Disaster at Amazon || BN.com || iBooks

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8. Bared to You by Sylvia Day- Rich broken millionaire meets young broken woman. Sparks fly. Highly erotic story with a dominant, powerful, gorgeous guy. Read my review here.  This is the first book in the Crossfire Trilogy.

Purchase Bared To You at Amazon || BN.com || iBooks

 

9. The Unidentified Redhead & The Redhead Revealed by Alice Clayton- a totally fun, erotic, happy-making book! Another book with a movie star, it is a book to read when you want to feel happy. Read my review of the Unidentified Redhead here, and The Redhead Revealed here.

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Purchase The Redhead Revealed at Amazon | BN.com | iBooks

 

10. Anything by Kristen Ashley. She has so many books I love it is hard to choose! Start with either The Gamble from The Colorado Mountain Series, Mystery Man from the Dream Man Series, or For You from The Burg Series. I loved all the series (which get better with subsequent books) and can’t choose! See my review of The Gamble here.

Purchase The Gamble at Amazon || BN.com || iBooks

11. Easy by Tammara Webber- another book for any age over 16, in fact for ALL girls over sixteen. Easy to love, easy to read some parts, hard to read others. Emotional, & empowering, see my review here.

Purchase Easy at Amazon || BN.com || iBooks

 

12. Scandalous by Ella Steele was artistic, sensual and on the erotic side.  It was a unique book. Read my review here.

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If I’m not mistaken, I think all or most of these were originally indie authors, this was not a deliberate choice, but I think it shows how great self publishing has become for us, the readers!!!
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