It's time to celebrate my year in books. I will be spreading my favorites throughout a bunch of categories, but these are all favorites. For more of my favorites, check out my Five Star Friday posts. Today I will be sharing.....
Favorite Romances!
I have long been a romance reader and continue to read a LOT of romances. I subscribe to genre romance which means each books has an HEA and the romance is front-and-center in the story. At this moment, I have read 326 books and more than 180 of those books were shelved as romance. There are some of my favorites romances that were released this year.
- Just My Type by Falon Ballard
- Off the Map by Trish Doller
- Change of Plans by Dylan Newton
- Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
- The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
- The Roommate Pact by Allison Ashley
- Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey
- Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
- Emergency Contact by Lauren Layne and Anthony LeDonne
- The Takedown by Carlie Walker
Favorite romance of 2023?
Let us know in the comments!
Let us know in the comments!
I am not surprised by your choices as I read your previous reviews! I just wonder how you managed to stop at ten books as you read so many books a year!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to pick just ten, but some will fit other categories. HA!
DeleteIf I read romance I need an HEA too. I know I'm not a big romance reader but still...
ReplyDeleteMerry christmas!
The HEA is what I am reading it for. If there's no HEA, I call it a love story. Merry Christmas to you too, Greg!
DeleteI LOVED Emergency Contact! Such a good mix of humor and heart.
ReplyDeleteIt really was. So glad to hear you enjoyed it as well.
DeleteI read 4 of these books and adored them! Great choices.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you enjoyed some of these, too
DeleteI love that you read so much romance even if we read different types of romance...its such a wonderful expansive genre that has something for everyone to enjoy. I have read some of Lauren Layne's older works.
ReplyDeleteI actually like Layne's newer books better, though, I have enjoyed them all
DeleteI see several books here that I loved. I really need to read the Lauren Layne and Abby Jimenez books.
ReplyDeleteThey were so good, Carole. I think you would love them!
DeleteI saw so many great reviews for The Seven Year Slip during the year. At some point, I'd like to try Abby Jimenez. I have her 2024 release on my list for next year so maybe! *off to check out Faking Christmas* :)
ReplyDeleteSlip was such an interesting story. The idea of going back to a specific time and gaining so much clarity. THEN meeting that person in the present. Loved it. Jimenez's books always make me laugh and cry. I am big fan of Winfrey's too. She does rom-coms really well. Light and fun.
DeleteI'll be posting my favorites next week, but I also loved The Takedown, Meet Me at the Lake and Off the Map! It is hard to narrow it all down, right?
ReplyDeleteSo hard. Though, I have a lot less 5-star books than last year. I started with those and filled in with my 4.5 star books.
DeleteGreat list, Sam. I've read and enjoyed 5 of these and have 2 on my TBR. I might have to try and slip them in early in 2024
ReplyDeleteI highly recommend all these books. Great minds, you and I, to have so many in common.
DeleteAll of these look great and about half of them are on my TBR! I'm most excited for Seven Year Slip and Yours Truly though I can't wait to read them all. Great list! 😍
ReplyDeleteYou can't go wrong with Jimenez and Poston. Their books always delight me.
DeleteThe Takedown really surprised me, and turned out to be one of my top reads.
ReplyDeleteI had zero expectations for that book, but what a great surprise. So glad you enjoyed it, too
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