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Colleen Coble writes romantic suspense with a strong atmospheric element. A lovable animal of some kind--usually a dog--always populates her novels. She can be bribed with DeBrand mocha truffles.
Denise Hunter writes women's fiction and love stories with a strong emotional element. Her husband says he provides her with all her romantic material, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too.
Diann Hunt writes romantic comedy and humorous women's fiction. She has been happily married forever, loves her family, chocolate, her friends, chocolate, her dog, and well, chocolate.
Cheryl Hodde writes romantic medical suspense under the pen name of Hannah Alexander, using all the input she can get from her husband, Mel, for the medical expertise. For fun she hikes and reads. Out of guilt, she rescues discarded cats. She and Mel are presently taking orders from four pampered strays.
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Ah, talking about books is my favorite subject, D! Love the hat! My all time favorite book is no surprise to anyone--it's THE STAND. No matter how many times I've read it (over 30 now), it sucks me right back into it when I read the first paragraph. But read the edited version. Even Stephen King needs an editor, and the uncut version is too bloated and rambles on in places.
I would love to be where you are in this pic :)
My most favorite book in the world is Christy by Catherine Marshall. I read it 3 times but somehow or another through the years I no longer have a copy of it, I guess I thought since I read it that many times I no longer needed a copy of it. But I as I get older I am now holding on to things like that and have requested a copy for mother's day.
well, i have a few books that i just can read over and over and over again, and just open randomly and start reading. however, i have a mind blank and can't think of them now! silly me. but a few years ago i read harry potter 1-4 and i read all 4 in three days. now THAT is dedication! i was unemployed at the time and housesitting for my aunt, and my cousins had the books and i just sat on the couch and read for three days nonstop! i thought that was impressive.
I agree, Jane Eyre is a good book. I've read it multiple times, and it never gets boring. Another book that I never tire of reading is Kansas Brides. I like everything about the four stories in it, especially the characters. My favorite of those four, also my all-time favorite, is Never a Bride. Jane Cooper just seems so real in that story, and sometimes she seems so much like me it’s scary. I also really like Home for Christmas and Reunions. Right now, I’m saving up to get Mending Places, Saving Grace, Finding Faith, and a few others.
Um, I'm heading up to a spa (gave Kristin a mention on my blog today, you know, for ALL my fans to see :-)
Anyway, I'm bringing a copy of She's All That to read again. Seriously. (ta-ta)
Funny you mention it Denise, because I just finished writing in my blog how Finding Faith came in the mail yesterday and I had to abandon the other books I was in the middle of so that I could read it. No lie.
I love being rivited to the page. And I'm like Kristin, I read to remind myself why I'm not published yet...okay not exactly like Kristin! LOL! Her's rivit me to the page!
One of my all time favorites is John, Son of Thunder by Ellen Gunderson Traylor. I've read it at least half a dozen times and given away that many copies. I finally got an autographed copy!
I think I've read Little Women by Lousia May Alcott more times than should be allowed... I have at least 6 copies of the book! I still cry every time Beth dies.. the page is literally tearstained. But the ones I can't put down are The Guardian by Dee Henderson and Rose In Bloom by Lousia May Alcott. Oh yeah! All the Anne of Green Gables books! Anyone who hasn't read the whole series has missed a treat.
Favorite books for me are anything by Karen Kingsbury, once I start them I cannot put them down and each one has me in tears throughout the story. Redeeming Love is a favorite-I own two copies, one for me and one for loaning out! Another is The Debt by Angela Hunt, I think this is a life changing book with some deep truth to it. It changed my thinking. And for non-fiction (is there such a thing?) what changed our lives (my family) is The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. We sold out house after reading that one and are on our way to being debt free!
When I start to read a book and get thoroughly wrapped up in it, I have the hardest time getting my mind and body back to reality. I just want to know what is going to happen to the character so it really interupts my day to have to go to work and the "Real World". The book I am reading now that does this to me is The Dwelling Place by Elizabeth Musser. I am really enjoying it and have my little asides to her every once and awhile and I'm not even a writer, just a fan of Christian Fiction, especially Contemporary or suspense, so I have read all of your books Colleen, continue in the pursuit of fantabulous engaging stories.
Ok, so I am a huge fan of all of you... so here are my top 5 books that I can read over and over again:
1)The Bridge over Flatwillow Creek by Lance Wubbels (it's old and out of print, but I love it)
2) The Cheney Duvall Series by gilbert Morris
3) Kristen's Ashley books, especially What a Girl Wants (have read it 4 times!)
4) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
5) any of the Harry Potter books: Even though I'm a Christian, I think the imagery and the imagination and how I dont have to think to read one is really relaxing and a good break when I need one.
I'm another vote for Redeeming Love. I've read it multiple times and every time I cry during the scene toward the end in the saloon. There are a number of writers whose work I love, but in my opinion no one matches Francine Rivers for telling a riveting story about characters you come to know and care about that also weaves in a life-changing message without beating you over the head with it.
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