It’s the time of year in the reading world where all book worms reflect on their past year of reading. Putting lists together, of their favorites, that seems every year gets harder, and harder to compile. 2015 is no different.
I
have had so many books stand out to me this year, and just when I thought I had
my list compiled, a few more snuck right in. Last year my
list stopped at 10. This year the only way I can possibly do that is to
list my top 10 authors.
** Some are listed
with single books and some are listed with their series. They aren’t in
any particular order, so higher or lower on the list means absolutely nothing.
**
M. Mabie
Mo is the author of the Wake Series. Bait, Sail, and Anchor. This series is in my top favorites of all
time and all 3 of these books that I read this year are “freezer worthy”. Casey
is top shelf book boyfriend material.
Seriously, he is at the top of my book boyfriend list and if you have
read these books then you know why. And if
you haven’t, I suggest you don’t waste any time doing so.
Connect with M. Mabie here: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMMabie/
Meghan March
Meghan is the author of the Beneath Series, Flash Bang, Hard
Charger, and The Dirty Billionaire Trilogy. She has had a crazy year writing, publishing 5
novels, and 1 novella. I love Meghan's alpha's and her extremely strong
heroines. They always give
the men a run for their money. There is absolutely no way that you will make be choose which
one would be my favorite. It won’t happen.
Connect with Meghan here: https://www.facebook.com/MeghanMarchAuthor/
Brittainy C.
Cherry
Brittainy is the author of novels such as Loving Mr. Daniels,
Art and Soul, and one of my top reads of the year, The Air He Breathes. As I said in my review, this book fell into
my lap when I needed it the most. It’s a
beautiful poignant novel, and I demand everyone read it.
Connect with Brittainy here: https://www.facebook.com/BrittainyCherryAuthor/?fref=ts
Alex
Lucian
Tempting was everything I look for in a book, AND it was written
by a brand new author! This student/teacher romance has EVERYTHING I look for
in a book. Strong characters, a strong plot with depth in the story line, and
dannng is it steamy! I cannot wait to
read more from Alex Lucian!
Connect with Alex Lucian here: https://www.facebook.com/alexlucianauthor/
Celeste
Grande
Celeste Grande came storming into my literary
scene with Live Me. My friend Lexy told
me straight away that this is a book that needs to be read. Celeste is a literary gem. A debut author that writes as well as a
seasoned one, I was drawn in to Live Me from the get go, into Blake and Eva’s
story, and when the end came; it was too soon.
This book still has me in its clutches.
Which is why Live Me is in my Top 10.
Connect with Celeste here: https://www.facebook.com/Author-Celeste-Grande-753468191345511/
Amy Daws
Amy Daws snuck in right under my nose. She is the author of the London Lovers
Series, and when I saw the cover for Not The One, I knew I needed it. When Amy reached out to me the deal was
sealed. The very first sentence of the
prologue pulled me under. I fell in love
with Reyna. I fell in love with
London. And I fell in love with Amy
Daws. And although Not The One is listed
as the fourth book in the London Lovers series, I read it as a standalone. I had no idea at first, that there were
previous books in the series.
Connect with Amy here: https://www.facebook.com/amydawsauthor/?fref=ts
Carmen Jenner
I have been dying to read Carmen for a loooonnnng time. So finally when I had a break in my blog
reading I dove straight in to Sugartown.
I was not prepared for what I found in Carmen’s writing. I mean with a name like Sugartown you would
think light and easy, right? Carmen has
a way of making you believe things are smooth sailing, and then packs a whole
emotional hurricane into the stories and off you go into uncertain waters where
anything can happen. Now Leaving
Sugartown is the last book in the Sugartown series, and it really grabbed me on
a personal level. It deals with some
real things that I have dealt with and this book is everything to me.
Connect with Carmen here:
https://www.facebook.com/CarmenJennerAuthor/
Mandi Beck
Mandi gave me Deacon.
Okay, okay, she gave us all Deacon.
Before I read Love Hurts, I had never read anything with an MMA Fighter,
and I LOVED it. I fell in love with
alpha Deac, and the princess. I fell in
love with the whole Love family, and I waited on baited breath until the second
book Love Burns came out. These two
books need to be read.
Connect with Mandi Beck here:
https://www.facebook.com/authormandibeck/
Karina Halle
I have always loved Karina’s writing. She is a phenomenal author that can cross
genres seamlessly, and although I love her dark books, I fell in love with her
contemporary side this year. It started
with Love, in English and Love, in Spanish, but I fell hard for The Pact, The
Offer, and ultimately with Lachlan and Kayla in The Play. Lachlan is a Scottish Rugby player who
devotes much of his time saving stray dogs from the streets. I have a huge soft spot for animals and this
book and its hero fed that part of me.
Connect with Karina here: https://www.facebook.com/Karina-Halle-140649372629593/
Kristen Ashley
I finally dove in head first to KA when another author insisted
I do so. (Meghan March). Truth be told,
the only reason I waited so long is because I was so unsure of where to
start. It needs to be said that once you
start reading one Kristen Ashley book, you won’t be able to stop. One turns into 2, and then 3, and before you
know it, you have tripped and fell down the KA rabbit hole into the land of
possessive Alpha’s and sassy, strong heroines.
I have read from three series this year and that is why they are all
listed. LOL, I couldn’t pick just one book, because they are all so amazing.
Connect with Kristen here: https://www.facebook.com/kristenashleybooks/?fref=ts
Bonus: Calia Read
Calia Read gave me (us) Ruin You Completely at the beginning of
the year, I love the previous Sloans’ and Mathias was no different. Calia totally flipped me on my head when I
got an ARC of her newest novel Unhinge (doesn’t release until January). This
book has given me the biggest book hangover of the year. And even though the release date is January
12, I had to add it to my list. I
haven’t been able to pick anything up since, and the outlook doesn’t look good
on picking up another book in the near future either. I have gone back through passages and reread
parts of Unhinge, and I can NOT wait for everyone else to get their hands on it
so I have people to discuss it with. And
when it goes live, you can expect that I will be screaming it from the roof
tops!
Connect with Calia here: https://www.facebook.com/CaliaRead/?fref=ts
