tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post436150820208744470..comments2024-03-28T23:06:34.406-04:00Comments on The Romance Dish: RITA & Golden Heart - - The Finalists Are...pjpuppymomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-14844612042395711552018-03-23T16:56:39.385-04:002018-03-23T16:56:39.385-04:00Congrats to all the nominees, I'm sure it was ...Congrats to all the nominees, I'm sure it was hard to pick the finalists from all the fantastic books out there. I'm cheering for Kelly Bowen and Sarah Maclean, two of my favorites, although there are many I haven't had a chance to read yet! Adahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13763903522287684105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-16768653548998499452018-03-23T12:26:32.052-04:002018-03-23T12:26:32.052-04:00I have not read any of the nominees...although I j...I have not read any of the nominees...although I just bought Catherine Tinley's 1st book.jcpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-13272965658338750612018-03-23T12:24:06.163-04:002018-03-23T12:24:06.163-04:00I enjoyed Novak's No One But You so rooting fo...I enjoyed Novak's No One But You so rooting for that. Did not read any of the others posted. Congrats to the first book authors.<br /><br />I like the contemp romance Long, Mid and Short categories and thanks for explaning the differences.Patty B from NYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16741629360349156086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-65776155914629052462018-03-22T22:41:29.457-04:002018-03-22T22:41:29.457-04:00I did read 2 of the books (looked over lists again...I did read 2 of the books (looked over lists again as I could not believe I read none - LOL - Brenda Novak No One But You and Bella Andre - You do Something to me. Loved them both, so rooting for them. Am happy that one of the Dogfather books by Roxanne St. Claire is nominated, I read Bad to the Bone and Loved I so will be reading the rest.Patocthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269538584731012107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-57080838164689291802018-03-22T21:42:54.250-04:002018-03-22T21:42:54.250-04:00Congratulations to all the nominees. Some of my fa...Congratulations to all the nominees. Some of my favorites made the list of nominees (Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins and The Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacLean). But I’m really flummoxed at some of those that didn’t get nominated, among them Ilona Andrews’s Wildfire (paranormal,) Loretta Chase’s A Knight in Shining Armour (historical,) and Julie Anne Long’s Dirty Dancing at Devil’s LSUReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10551147044529756940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-39516512035195484562018-03-22T14:50:15.630-04:002018-03-22T14:50:15.630-04:00I don't recognize many of the books listed and...I don't recognize many of the books listed and it surprised me. Of the titles I have read, I am cheering for The Night Mark by Tiffany Riesz and Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacLean. The favorite books from 2017 that leap to mind are, Joanna Bourne's Beauty Like the Night, and Alisha Rai's Hate to Want You.Lilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000700030790662943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-86968304994454171712018-03-22T11:12:10.348-04:002018-03-22T11:12:10.348-04:00Congrats to all of the nominees! I have so many f...Congrats to all of the nominees! I have so many favorite authors on this list, I'm cheering for Lenora Bell, Kelly Moran and Sarah MacLean!Katie Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00956418384813364078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-7557361333081137072018-03-22T09:30:55.996-04:002018-03-22T09:30:55.996-04:00I'm surprised that so many of the books I exp...I'm surprised that so many of the books I expected to be on the list are not..... usually I've read most of the historical ones and I'm pretty good at guessing the finalists. Guess I'll take a look at some of these now. You can never have too many books on your wish list, right?Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011542520602315103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-65698535345997847362018-03-22T04:19:21.070-04:002018-03-22T04:19:21.070-04:00Wow, what an amazing list of finalists! I usually ...Wow, what an amazing list of finalists! I usually read the Historical and contemporary categories but I'm surprised there are so many on the list I haven't read yet! Time to put more books on my wish list. LOLAnita H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01792035507419624618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-19462709318790478572018-03-21T23:30:07.322-04:002018-03-21T23:30:07.322-04:00For RITA:
Contemporary Romance: Long - No One Bu...For RITA:<br />Contemporary Romance: Long - No One But You by Brenda Novak<br />Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length - New Leash on Life by Roxanne St. Claire<br />Contemporary Romance: Short - Miracle on Chance Avenue by Jane Porter<br />Historical Romance: Long - The Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacLean<br />Historical Romance: Short - The Demon Duke by Margaret Locke<br />Paranormal Patricia B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05204020525523938796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-60049184351730167352018-03-21T22:49:49.356-04:002018-03-21T22:49:49.356-04:00At least three of my favorites are on the list and...At least three of my favorites are on the list and another is waiting to be read. So many wonderful authors on this list.Eileen AWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15035529651147351926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-47089817985639399012018-03-21T19:55:06.362-04:002018-03-21T19:55:06.362-04:00I think I read a lot of romances until I see a lis...I think I read a lot of romances until I see a list like the one above. Most are new to me. Off to catch up some.knyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059209963856083511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-20399894746411512012018-03-21T19:30:31.361-04:002018-03-21T19:30:31.361-04:00I can't believe how many books I haven't r...I can't believe how many books I haven't read! I can't keep up! Christi Caldwell's book was excellent & I also really liked Lauren Smith's Christmas book. There are a bunch of books up there that I have on my TBR, or by author's whose prior books I have loved. <br />Sharlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04287663628706669934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-62396899150612884002018-03-21T19:24:37.976-04:002018-03-21T19:24:37.976-04:00I haven't read any of these books yet, but I w...I haven't read any of these books yet, but I will be reading the historicals listed. I don't know anything about lots of these authors, but imagine I'll be hearing more about them if they made it into these categories.Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17621358091229477687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-91401113523090832642018-03-21T19:12:30.623-04:002018-03-21T19:12:30.623-04:00I've read the following and those are the ones...I've read the following and those are the ones I am cheering for: No One But You by Brenda Novak, This Can't Be Love by Maria Geraci, Miracle on Chance by Jane Porter, The Day of The Duchess by Sarah MacLean, Blame It on The Duke by Lenora Ball, Touch of Red by Laura Griffin, and Now That You Mention It by Kristin Higgins.Pamela Devereuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05715629543535792577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-24764540887408346732018-03-21T18:54:38.007-04:002018-03-21T18:54:38.007-04:00The nominees from last year remind me of how many ...The nominees from last year remind me of how many truly wonderful books are out there. This year - for me there are simply so many books I have loved. I could start naming...One Fine Day by Cindy Kirk, The Little Wedding Island by Jaimie Admans, A Duke in Shining Armor by Loretta Chase and on and on. You get the idea, I loved lots of books.<br /><br />I am grateful that I am not Annette Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-74434032345716266822018-03-21T17:40:46.550-04:002018-03-21T17:40:46.550-04:00Miracle on Chance Avenue by Jane Porter was a favo...Miracle on Chance Avenue by Jane Porter was a favorite of mine<br /><br />denisedstoutholcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715837468307132294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-51139733001574226082018-03-21T16:35:37.441-04:002018-03-21T16:35:37.441-04:00As far as my recall goes, favorites this year were...As far as my recall goes, favorites this year were Duke in Shining Armor (Chase), Someone to Wed (Balogh), Duchess Deal (Dare) and Marry in Haste (Gracie). Best wishes to all the nominees!Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530772846522742524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-72619355524410427132018-03-21T14:12:33.030-04:002018-03-21T14:12:33.030-04:00It's an interesting year, to be sure.It's an interesting year, to be sure.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-19857884128426577102018-03-21T14:05:01.868-04:002018-03-21T14:05:01.868-04:00Wonderful books which I would enjoy greatly. Krist...Wonderful books which I would enjoy greatly. Kristin Higgins and many of the historicals are of interest.travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06191803578622949052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-26760139960826391092018-03-21T13:51:06.704-04:002018-03-21T13:51:06.704-04:00Wow! What a surprise. I've only read 2 of th...Wow! What a surprise. I've only read 2 of the books on the list... the Kelly Bowen and Kristan Higgins. I don't read nearly as many books as Janga, but I read a lot. I'm really shocked at all the omissions.Irisheyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14672317692082936762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-33083831783596791232018-03-21T13:46:57.493-04:002018-03-21T13:46:57.493-04:00I am glad that I am not the only one who hasn'...I am glad that I am not the only one who hasn't read some of these books. You would think that as much as I read, there would be more of my favorites on this list.cheryl chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09518179090170838046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-39071064364699904732018-03-21T13:45:19.150-04:002018-03-21T13:45:19.150-04:00I have certainly added a few books to my wish list...I have certainly added a few books to my wish list today.cheryl chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09518179090170838046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-2356315592442675642018-03-21T13:44:20.738-04:002018-03-21T13:44:20.738-04:00I am disappointed with those omissions, too.I am disappointed with those omissions, too.cheryl chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09518179090170838046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-89283269574873339622018-03-21T13:26:18.190-04:002018-03-21T13:26:18.190-04:00I agree about Beauty Like the Night. It was wonder...I agree about Beauty Like the Night. It was wonderful.Diane Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05144667964569568599noreply@blogger.com