My Ten Most Anticipated Contemporary Romances for the First Half of 2017

The Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge is hosted by Andi's ABCS. As part of the challenge they are setting a different topic every month that participants can choose to join in with which I think is a brilliant idea so you can expect a post like this to appear at random most months throughout the year.

The January Prompt is:

Ten Most Anticipated Contemporary Romances for the First Half of 2017

(Links below will take you to the book's Goodreads Page)

1. For 100 Nights - Lara Adrian
2. Mastering Her Senses - Laura Kaye
3. Madly - Ruthie Knox
4. Crave Me - Cecy Robson
5. Rope 'Em - Delphine Dryden
6. Too Wilde To Tame - Tonya Burrows
7. Accidentally On Purpose - Jill Shalvis
8. After I Fall - Jessica Scott
9. Love in Lingerie - Alessandra Torre
10. It Started with a Kiss - Marina Adair

Are any of these books on your list? Which other contemporary romances should I be looking out for?

Favourite Types of Contemporary Romance Heroes

The Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge is hosted by Gone with the Words and Love at First Page. As part of the challenge they are setting a different topic every month that participants can choose to join in with which I think is a brilliant idea so you can expect a post like this to appear at random most months throughout the year.

The September Prompt is:

Favourite Types of Contemporary Romance Heroes

Medical Professionals:

1. Forever and a Day - Jill Shalvis (Doctor)
2. Hearts in Darkness - Laura Kaye (Paramedic)
3. Animal Attraction - Jill Shalvis (Vet)
4. Emergency Engagement - Samanthe Beck (Paramedic)

Builders / Mechanics:

(Guys who are good with their hands *wink wink*)

1. Simply Irresistible - Jill Shalvis (Building Contractor)
2. How to Misbehave - Ruthie Knox (Building Contractor)
3. A Wild Ride - Vivian Arend (Mechanic)
4. No Flowers Required - Cari Quinn (Handyman)
5. BONUS BOOK: In Rides Trouble - Julie Ann Walker (This one is kind of a cheat since it's Romantic Suspense but it's really good & it's a whole series of hot ex-marines who are now undercover mechanics!)

Tattoo Artists:

1. Wrecked - Shiloh Walker
2. Hard as it Gets - Laura Kaye
3. Echoes of Scotland Street - Samantha Young
4. Sins & Needles - Karina Halle
5. BONUS BOOK: Beyond Jealousy - Kit Rocha (Another cheat, this time for an extremely hot futuristic dystopian story with tattoo artist Ace who happens to be one of my top book boyfriends ever!)

Famous Heroes:

1. Rock Hard - Nalini Singh (Rugby Player)
2. Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh (Rock Star)
3. Lick - Kylie Scott (Rock Star)
4. Hollywood Dirt - Alessandra Torre (Actor)

Do you have any recommendations for books that fit the above categories for me? Let me know if I've missed any of your favourites, I'm always happy to add more books to my ever growing to be read mountain LOL.

There were a million other tropes I could have included in this list - I love a geeky hero, I'm still partial to the odd billionaire & I definitely enjoy a Dominant alpha male - but I figured this list is already long enough! What are your favourite types of contemporary romance heroes?

Ten Most Anticipated Contemporary Romances for the Second Half of 2016

The Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge is hosted by Gone with the Words and Love at First Page. As part of the challenge they are setting a different topic every month that participants can choose to join in with which I think is a brilliant idea so you can expect a post like this to appear at random most months throughout the year.

The July Prompt is:

Ten Most Anticipated Contemporary Romances for the Second Half of 2016

(Links below will take you to the book's Goodreads Page)

1. Bound to Submit - Laura Kaye
2. Rock Wedding - Nalini Singh
3. Sweet Little Lies - Jill Shalvis
4. It Ends With Us - Colleen Hoover
5. The One Real Thing - Samantha Young
6. Don't Tempt Me - Lori Foster
7. The Sapphire Affair - Lauren Blakely
8. Hard Rules - Lisa Renee Jones
9. The Protector - Jodi Ellen Malpas
10. Bedmates - Nichole Chase

Are any of these books on your list? Which other contemporary romances should I be adding to my wish lists?

Favourite Romance Beach Reads

The Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge is hosted by Gone with the Words and Love at First Page. As part of the challenge they are setting a different topic every month that participants can choose to join in with which I think is a brilliant idea so you can expect a post like this to appear at random most months throughout the year.

The June Prompt is:

Favourite Romance Beach Reads

(Links below will take you to my reviews)

I tried to pick books that have a summery feel to them so most of them have a beach or holiday setting but there are a couple that are just really fun and lighthearted so make the perfect poolside read when you're on holiday!

Young Adult:

1. Pushing the Limits - Katie McGarry
2. Better than Perfect - Simone Elkeles
3. The Square Root of Summer - Harriet Reuter Hapgood
4. Forever - Judy Blume
5. Saint Anything - Sarah Dessen

New Adult:

1. Inseverable - Cecy Robson
2. Come Back to Me - Mila Gray
3. Slammed - Colleen Hoover
4. The Secret of Ella and Micha - Jessica Sorensen
5. While it Lasts - Abbi Glines

Adult:

1. Simply Irresistible - Jill Shalvis
2. Roman Holiday - Ruthie Knox
3. Hollywood Dirt - Alessandra Torre
4. Sun Kissed - Amanda Abbott
5. The Pact - Karina Halle

Underrated Contemporary Romance Books

The Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge is hosted by Gone with the Words and Love at First Page. As part of the challenge they are setting a different topic every month that participants can choose to join in with which I think is a brilliant idea so you can expect a post like this to appear at random most months throughout the year.

The May Prompt is:

Underrated Contemporary Romance Books

(Links below will take you to my reviews)

There are lots of books I want to shout to the world about and get everyone reading but in the end to try and narrow down my list a bit I decided to only include books with less than 5000 ratings on Goodreads (most of these books fall in around the 2-3K mark). I love all of these authors and would happily recommend any of their books, where stories are part of a series the book I've mentioned is the first one but more often than not I've read and loved them all. The Lara Adrian book is possibly a bit of a cheat as it was only released this week but it's still got less than 5K ratings, it's her first self published contemporary romance and I loved it so much that I really want to rave about it!

1. Ride With Me - Ruthie Knox
2. Before I Fall - Jessica Scott
3. Once Perfect - Cecy Robson
4. Rocky Ride - Vivian Arend
5. For 100 Days - Lara Adrian
6. Unbound - Cara McKenna
7. Come Back to Me - Mila Gray
8. Sexcapades - Christine d'Abo
9. Wrecked - Shiloh Walker
10. Cake - Lauren Dane

Have you read any of my choices? What books would be on your most underrated list?

My Top Ten Contemporary Romances Of All Time

The Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge is hosted by Gone with the Words and Love at First Page. As part of the challenge they are setting a different topic every month that participants can choose to join in with which I think is a brilliant idea so you can expect a post like this to appear at random most months throughout the year.

The April Prompt is:

My Top Ten Contemporary Romances Of All Time

(Links below will take you to my reviews)

I've kind of cheated a little because it was impossible to narrow it down to just 10 books! So I've picked my Top books for three different categories, Young Adult, New Adult and Adult. I read a lot less contemporary YA so I've only chosen 5 of those but I've picked my top 10 NA and Adult books.

Young Adult:

1. Perfect Chemistry - Simone Elkeles
2. If I Stay - Gayle Forman
3. Pushing the Limits - Katie McGarry
4. Saint Anything - Sarah Dessen
5. The Square Root of Summer - Harriet Reuter Hapgood (review coming soon)

New Adult:

1. Rock Hard - Nalini Singh
2. Come Back To Me - Mila Gray
3. Once Pure - Cecy Robson
4. Losing It - Cora Carmack
5. Before I Fall - Jessica Scott
6. Deeper - Robin York
7. Ugly Love - Colleen Hoover
8. Sins & Needles - Karina Halle
9. Easy - Tammara Webber
10. Anything but Broken - Joelle Knox

Adult:

1. Forever and a Day - Jill Shalvis
2. Ride With Me - Ruthie Knox
3. Hearts in Darkness - Laura Kaye
4. Wrecked - Shiloh Walker
5. The Siren - Tiffany Reisz
6. Bared to You - Sylvia Day
7. A Wild Ride - Vivian Arend
8. On Dublin Street - Samantha Young
9. 30 Days - Christine d'Abo
10. Hollywood Dirt - Alessandra Torre (review coming soon)

So what do you think of my choices? Would you pick any of the same books as me? Have I missed off any of your favourites?

My Favorite Contemporary Romance Tropes/Themes

The Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge is hosted by Gone with the Words and Love at First Page. As part of the challenge they are setting a different topic every month that participants can choose to join in with which I think is a brilliant idea so you can expect a post like this to appear at random most months throughout the year.

The March Prompt is:

My Favorite Contemporary Romance Tropes/Themes

(Links below will take you to my reviews)

Friends to Lovers

1. Once Pure - Cecy Robson
2. Before Jamaica Lane - Samantha Young
3. Wrecked - Shiloh Walker
4. Falling for His Best Friend - Katee Robert
5. Let it Ride - Vivian Arend
6. Rising Assets - Rebecca Zanetti

Brother's Best Friend / Best Friend's Brother

1. Dare to Resist - Laura Kaye
2. Rumour Has It - Jill Shalvis
3. Summer in Napa - Marina Adair
4. Come Back to Me - Mila Gray
5. Recipe for Seduction - Gina Gordon

Reunited Lovers

1. Once Loved - Cecy Robson
2. Wicked Games - Samanthe Beck
3. Tempted by the Soldier - Nicolette Day
4. Rescue My Heart - Jill Shalvis
5. Homefront - Jessica Scott

Reclusive / Loner Heroes

1. Ride With Me - Ruthie Knox
2. Unbound - Cara McKenna

Famous Heroes (Rock Star / Actor / Sportsman)

1. Rock Hard - Nalini Singh (Rugby Player)
2. Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh (Rock Star)
3. Lick - Kylie Scott (Rock Star)
4. Playing the Part - Robin Covington (Actor)
5. Hollywood Dirt - Alessandra Torre (Actor) - I'll be posting my review for this one very soon but the story is absolutely fantastic!

Forbidden Romances

1. Losing It - Cora Carmack (Teacher / Student)
2. Hard Time - Cara McKenna (Prisoner / Prison Librarian)

Geeky Heroes

1. Sexcapades - Christine d'Abo
2. Flirting With Disaster - Ruthie Knox
3. Playing for Her Heart - Megan Erickson
4. The Theory of Attraction - Delphine Dryden

Fake Relationships

1. One Night of Trouble - Elle Kennedy
2. Falling for the Marine - Samanthe Beck

Two Strangers who meet in the dark 

(who even knew this was a trope? I HAD to include it though since this is one of my favourite contemporary romance novels EVER!)

1. Hearts in Darkness - Laura Kaye

So those are some of my favourite romance tropes & some of my favourite contemporary romances. These are all books I've recommended to friends and most of these authors are firm favourites. Are there any books in these tropes that I've missed? I'm always looking for new books so recommendations are very welcome. Are there any tropes that you love that I've forgotten to mention?

Contemporary Romance Recommendations for Newbies

The Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge is hosted by Gone with the Words and Love at First Page. As part of the challenge they are setting a different topic every month that participants can choose to join in with which I think is a brilliant idea so you can expect a post like this to appear at random most months throughout the year.

I know I'm a bit late posting this but it's a great topic so I still wanted to take part! Hopefully I'll get the March topic up in the correct month LOL.

The February Prompt is:

Contemporary Romance Recommendations for Newbies

(Links below will take you to my reviews)

I decided to spilt my recommendations into 3 categories, YA, NA and Adult so that hopefully there is something here for everyone. I've chosen 5 of my favourite authors for each category, more often than not I'm recommending a whole series so there are a lot more than 15 books for you to choose from!

My Young Adult Contemporary Romance Recommendations:

1. Simone Elkeles - Perfect Chemistry Trilogy
2. Cat Clark - A Kiss in the Dark
3. Katie McGarry - Pushing the Limits series
4. Morgan Matson - Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
5. Sarah Dessen - Saint Anything

My New Adult Contemporary Romance Recommendations:

1. Nalini Singh - Rock Kiss series
2. Cecy Robson - Shattered Past & O'Brien Family series
3. Mila Grey - Come Back to Me series
4. Colleen Hoover - ANYTHING she writes!
5. Cora Carmack - Losing It

My Adult Contemporary Romance Recommendations: 

1. Jill Shalvis - Animal Magnetism & Lucky Harbor series
2. Laura Kaye - Hearts in Darkness
3. Samantha Young - On Dublin Street series
4. Ruthie Knox - Ride With Me (or basically any of her contemporary romances!)
5. Katee Robert - Come Undone & Out of Uniform series

So what do you think of my choices? Do any of these make your list? Are there any books I've not mentioned that you think are must reads?

My Ten Most Anticipated Contemporary Romances for the First Half of 2016

The Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge is hosted by Gone with the Words and Love at First Page. As part of the challenge they are setting a different topic every month that participants can choose to join in with which I think is a brilliant idea so you can expect a post like this to appear at random most months throughout the year.

The January Prompt is:

Ten Most Anticipated Contemporary Romances for the First Half of 2016

(Links below will take you to the book's Goodreads Page)

1. Sweet Little Lies - Jill Shalvis
2. Hard Ever After - Laura Kaye
3. One With You - Sylvia Day
4. Emergency Engagement - Samanthe Beck
5. All Chained Up - Sophie Jordan
6. Naked - Gina Gordon
7. Submissive Seductions - Christine d'Abo
8. Against the Wall - Jill Sorenson
9. Listen to Me - Kristen Proby
10. After Love - Kathy Clark

Are any of these books on your list? Which other contemporary romances should I be adding to my wish lists?