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Romance: B(u)y the Book

Hottest Romance Books of 2007

Michelle awards Year's Best honors to the top romance reads of '07.

by Michelle Buonfiglio

Topics: sex, love, books, michelle buonfiglio, j.r. ward More

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Book of the Year

Claiming the Courtesan
by Anna Campbell; Avon/HarperCollins
  • One of the most exciting romance novels written in years. Terrifically sensual and emotionally charged.
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Michelle,

Thank you for posting a list. So often romance is forgotten in the world of books and it provides so much enjoyment to so many people.

I do have a comment. Both the list, which had many of my favorite writers on it, and the website in general are very "vanilla." People of color read, write and enjoy romance and would like to see themselves reflected in the website and have their books considered for inclusion in any lists.

It's a suggestion and in no way denigrates the books chosen. They are great books by great writers.

Thank you.

Shirley
Reply Posted by shailstock Feb 04, 2008 1:55 pm ET
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route..:) The movie is N Roberts Sanctuary. One of the actors is a fav of mine...Costas Mandylor. ..not a household name. He is a hunk. He has been in some films...and on tv also. He has a website....check him out.
http://www.costasmandylor.us/index.html
Reply Posted by maryt11 Jan 27, 2008 1:43 pm ET
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Thanks, Maryt11! I will definitely check them out. As you can imagine, tons of category romances like the Blaze, Silhouette, etc. come out yearly. And they are only on shelves for one month, which makes featuring them difficult because of scheduling. I look forward to featuring more "category/series" romance in 2008.
Reply Posted by Michelle Buonfiglio Jan 22, 2008 10:03 am ET
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whoops...sorry..did not mean to post twice !!
Reply Posted by maryt11 Jan 16, 2008 2:31 pm ET
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Interesting selections..but....I feel that some of the Blaze books should have been selected. I especially enjoy
the books of Isabel Sharpe..and the series I am reading
now....the Martini Dares series. I have read the first
three thus far....and have been enjoying them. Isabel
Sharpe's book..the 4th in the series...will be out in
Feb.....My Wildest Ride. Check them out. Fun reads.
Reply Posted by maryt11 Jan 16, 2008 2:30 pm ET
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Interesting selections..but....I feel that some of the Blaze books should have been selected. I especially enjoy
the books of Isabel Sharpe..and the series I am reading
now....the Martini Dares series. I have read the first
three thus far....and have been enjoying them. Isabel
Sharpe's book..the 4th in the series...will be out in
Feb.....My Wildest Ride. Check them out. Fun reads.
Reply Posted by maryt11 Jan 16, 2008 2:30 pm ET
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Woo hoo! Thanks so much Michelle and all the wonderful bellas. What a thrill and an honor. I hope you all had a fabulous holiday season and I hope your new year is especially wonderful.

Cheers
Cheryl
Reply Posted by cl_wilson Dec 31, 2007 9:49 pm ET
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I just returned home from some family matters, and this was a wonderful gift to find. Thank you so much for the honor.
Madeline
Reply Posted by MadelineHunter Dec 30, 2007 4:30 pm ET
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Thanks, Maxine! It's sort of like the British invasion was years ago with pop music. Guess romance is having the Invasion from Down Under. Although that doesn't sound quite right, does it? hmmm...

Hi, Sylvia! Isn't it nice Bellas, to see how authors are so hapy for their colleagues? That is the really neat thing about this industry. There is a ton of support among writers.
Reply Posted by Michelle Buonfiglio Dec 30, 2007 1:17 pm ET
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Congrats to all the winners! I'm making a to-read list of the ones I've missed till now!

Anna
Reply Posted by AnnaAdams Dec 29, 2007 11:37 am ET
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Congratulations to all the authors of the Hottest Romance Books of 2007. Wow! Michelle, you've chosen well.
I'm so pleased to see two Down Under friends included (waving at Anna and Nalini!).
And I'm so pleased to see a fellow Harlequin/Silhouette author on the list. Not only is Sandra Marton one of my favourite writers, she's a lovely lady and friend. Take a bow, Sandra. Take a bow, all you fabulous authors.
Maxine
Reply Posted by MaxineSullivan Dec 28, 2007 2:54 pm ET
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Well, it was totally extra Christmas Day for me! LOL I'm so glad so many people have connected to EVERYTHING FORBIDDEN. I loved writing it, but as an author you can't help but worry that the readers won't feel your passion or connect to the story. So... wow! It's just awesome to hear that someone loved it enough to think it was the best of its genre for the year!

Thank you all again! I hope I'll be back here in the Spring to talk to you about SOMETHING RECKLESS, which features characters from EVERYTHING FORBIDDEN (specifically Miranda's sister, Penelope).
Reply Posted by JennaPetersen Dec 28, 2007 12:24 am ET
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All wonderful books! Congratulations to the fabulous authors. :)
Reply Posted by SylviaDay Dec 27, 2007 7:45 pm ET
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Buona sera, Bellas! Y-Bee winners (as the "Year's Best" awards have become known around my house): You're the ones to be thanked, since you've write the books that give us so many hours of fun and relaxation and, best of all, escape. It's my great honor to do this. :) But I'm really pleased you're happy; always cool to do something someone compares to Christmas day!
Reply Posted by Michelle Buonfiglio Dec 27, 2007 5:44 pm ET
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Michelle, I'm smiling from ear to ear. Thank you for this wonderful honor and thanks, too, for all you do on behalf of the romance genre and those of us who love it. Santa truly made a second stop at my house this year.

Love,
Sandra
Reply Posted by SandraMarton Dec 27, 2007 5:08 pm ET
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Portia, congratulations! And congratulations too to my fellow Down Under pal Nalini and my Avon buddy Jenna. And my TBR pile has just grown to the point of no return with the other recommendations. MK, I'm sure Portia will agree with me about it being extremely nice to be 'our' Anna and 'our' Portia ;-)
Reply Posted by Annacampbell Dec 27, 2007 2:34 pm ET
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Thank you very much, Michelle. I am honored to have made the list!
Reply Posted by EmmaHolly Dec 27, 2007 2:19 pm ET
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Michelle, Wow...thank you so much!!! I'm absolutely thrilled to be included in this amazing group. Congrats to everyone from me. Wish you could have heard the squealing going around here last night when I read your email. :)
Reply Posted by MonicaMcCarty Dec 27, 2007 1:58 pm ET
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Wonderful--the one's I haven't read, I will. Michelle, you may not always agree with what I like, but I know I'll like what you do. Thanks.
Reply Posted by amyskf Dec 27, 2007 1:34 pm ET
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Wow! Thank you so much, Michelle!

M
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