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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Top Picks for 2010

Top 10 Books I Read in 2010...(in no particular order)
RAPTURE - Jacqueline Frank
PLEASURE UNBOUND - Larissa Ione
ABANDON THE NIGHT - Joss Ware
BEYOND THE NIGHT - Joss Ware
EMBRACE THE NIGHT ETERNAL - Joss Ware
THE BETTER PART OF DARKNESS - Kelly Gay
UNDER FIRE - Jo Davis
SWEET SURRENDER - Maya Banks
BRANDED SANCTUARY - Joey W.Hill
BEYOND THE SHADOWS - Jess Granger

*Interesting to note all but one of these are new authors for me.

Top 10 Guest Authors on my blog in 2010...(based on stats & in no particular order)
Helene Young
Helene Young (Australian romantic suspense)
Joss Ware (apocalyptic paranormal romance)
Christina Phillips (ancient historical romance)
Tracey O'Hara (dark urban fantasy)
Erica Hayes (urban fantasy) x 2
Mel Teshco (erotic paranormal romance)
Cathryn Brunet (erotic contemporary/paranormal romance)
Maree Anderson (erotic paranormal romance)
Nalini Singh (paranormal romance)

Top 10 Personal Milestones in 2010...(in no particular order)
Publishing with Berkley (& working with my editor Leis Pederson)
Finding my super/wonderful/amazing agent - Elaine Spencer at The Knight Agency
RWA Golden Heart®
Winning an RWA Golden Heart® (paranormal romance section)
Meeting many of the 2010 GH "Unsinkables" in Orlando, Florida
Winning the WHRWA Emily contest & "The Best of the Best" (which led to Leis Pederson requesting my work!)
Placing in 6 of the 8 RWA® contests I entered
Attending the trifecta of romance writers' conferences in USA, Australia & New Zealand
Pitching at all three conferences
Fulfilling my writing goals for 2010
Growing my blog

Top 10 Popular Posts of 2010...(based on stats & in no particular order)
Winter Rose Finalist
Guest Author: Christina Phillips
Guest Author: Helene Young
Guest Author: Nalini Singh
Guest Author: Tracy O'Hara
Poison Kissed: Erica Hayes
Agents, Editors & Book Deals...oh my!
Guest Author: Mel Teshco
Rotorua, NZ
Have You Read A Good Sci-Fi Romance Lately?

5 comments:

  1. Ooh, I haven't read even one of your top ten picks! Joss Ware looks like a name I should keep an eye out for!
    And thanks so much re: guest author =))

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  2. Mel, Joss Ware needs to go on the top of your TBR pile - get the first in her series ASAP!!!!

    She's been a guest here back in June 2010 (http://kyliegriffinromance.blogspot.com/2010/06/guest-author-joss-ware.html) and she's coming back for a re-visiting on Jan.24th to promote, NIGHT BETRAYED, the 4th book in the Envy Chronicles.

    Hey, Angi! (waving) :-)

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  3. I've only read Joss Ware. I would put The Hunger Games at the top of my list.
    Just an interesting aside but have you noticed how many of those top-read authors have a christian name which starts with J. Perhaps I should change my name.
    What a fantastic list of achievements and you richly deserve it all.

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  4. Suzanne, I hadn't noticed the "J"-thing - wow! Maybe we should all change our names - Juzanne, Jylie, Jel, Jarissa, Jelly...hmmm.
    Thanks for your congrats!

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