Book Haven discussion

Every once in a while a craving for a REALLY steamy HR novel envelopes me...
Any suggestions?

LOL. I'm going to bookmark this thread. ;)

I see you've read Susan Johnson. Have you read any Thea Devine, Emma Holly, or Cheryl Holt?

Emma Holly Beyond Seduction
Lisa Kleypas Suddenly You
Suzanne Enoch Sin and Sensibility

I'm assuming it's straight HR and not an erotica HR setting right?

What is HR?

Historical romance. :) I need to read more Enoch, LOL.

DUH....the name of the thread says it all.

I like ALL romance as long as the characters are solid and the sex it hot. *gasp* Did I say that out loud?

LOL. No disagreements here.

OK, who can suggest an awesome, historical romance series where the characters are NOT prudes.

I think you'll like Enoch NU --she has great bad boy characters in interesting situations with strong heroines.

I tried doing a search for Enoch NU and found nothing. Can I get more information?

Oops there Uniquely Moi! "NU" is the other poster "new_user" (I'm too lazy to type it all out--lol!) The historical author is Suzanne Enoch (just click the link for her books). Hope that helps :)

Eastofoz wrote: "Oops there Uniquely Moi! "NU" is the other poster "new_user" (I'm too lazy to type it all out--lol!) The historical author is Suzanne Enoch (just click the link for her books). Ho..."

Well now, I feel silly. LOL

Thanks for the information. I really am interested in good, steamy romance novels. Does she has a series that stands out more than others?

I'll second East's recs of Suddenly You and Beyond Seduction. Those books were smokin' and about as close to erotic as you can get without tipping the scales.

Another book that I thought was very hot and sensuous but sweet is Dara Joy's Tonight or Never.

Also Liz Carlyle doesn't always have a lot of loves scenes in her romances, but the ones that are there are usually pretty steamy. My favorite book of hers that I've read so far is The Devil You Know.

for me it's beth williamsons historical westerns::smokin::sensuous::slow and sultry::very tastfully written::but not shy to be explict::i like sex written that way::

Julie- I just checked those books out
Tonight or Never ... I love it the first line says he is Lord of sex .... doesn't get any better then that ladies.
and adding it to my TBR list

Lauren, I'd almost forgotten about the heroes nickname in that one, but I can say that he definitely lived up to it. There were quite a few creative and steamy love scenes in that one. I found it to be a very fun read with lots of humor too.

i can't wait to get a copy of it. sounds like i am really going to like it.

I made a shelf for "Steamy romance". Since so many people enjoy a REALLY steamy novel I thought it would be a good addition to our bookshelf. :)

Sounds great! Can't wait to check it out.

For me it was probably Passion by Lisa Valdez.

Oh yeah! How could I forget the crude and lewd Passion --that was a yuck read :-o

Don't laugh, East, but not only did I like it, but I cried!:)

Eastofoz wrote: "Oh yeah! How could I forget the crude and lewd Passion --that was a yuck read :-o"

Never read it. What was the "yuck factor"?

Auntee a lot of people cried at that one and loved it. I just thought it was gross so many parts with the f*ck this and that used everywhere, c*ck here and there. Totally misplaced for the characters I thought. The ending was seriously gross with the baby. I just didn't like the story and even less the hero.

Eastofoz wrote: "Auntee a lot of people cried at that one and loved it. I just thought it was gross so many parts with the f*ck this and that used everywhere, c*ck here and there. Totally misplaced for the charac..."

Is it weird that this is just making me more curious? LOL

Nah, I think a lot people want to see what all the fuss was about --that's why I read "Passion", "Nauti Boy" and "Marly's Choice" --and I hated them all 8-) (lol!)

i'll read some stuff and think *gross*:: then the same sort of activity written in a different way and i'm thinking ooh::i think alot has to do with the *language*::

Adrienne wrote: "i'll read some stuff and think *gross*:: then the same sort of activity written in a different way and i'm thinking ooh::i think alot has to do with the *language*::"

Thats true sometimes I feel that the author describes the scene too crudely, and it doesnt fit the rest of the book.
For instance, if the heroine is timid, and suddenly during the love scene she acts like she is in an erotic novel with language that does not suit the time period...
I hate that!

i'd love to be able to find more romantica type stuff:: i don't mind kinky but i don't like crude::

I just finished Too Wicked to Tameby Sophie Jordan! It has some pretty steamy scenes. Very hot! :)

I'm going to put Christina Dodd's novels on this list too. I think hers have somewhat less steam than Kleypas but you'll still need a fan, especially with these guys. ;) Note that some of her novels are pretty light in this area, so choose carefully, LOL.

i've gotsome kleypas on my tbr shelf::will have to sort them out::i've been reading such good things about them::

Adrienne wrote: For instance, if the heroine is timid, and suddenly during the love scene she acts like she is in an erotic novel with language that does not suit the time period...
I hate that!

Then I can't see you liking Valdez's "Passion" Adrienne. That was one of my biggest problems with the book.

yep:have to say i like things to be scorching hot::and the language for me has to be right too::i don't mind dirty talk but it has to be subtle and loving i find that far more of a turn on (in fact it can be be excrutiatingly exuisite if it's done well) than *oh yeah baby.....and f**ck me* repeated over and over again ::

I keep adding new books...... This could be dangerous hehehehe

Lauren wrote: "I keep adding new books...... This could be dangerous hehehehe"

I'm seriously considering adding a shelf to my profile titled steamiest HR novels. LOL So I completely relate!

yeah I just have HR.. however I have an Erotica shelf
but steamy could definately be a shelf all by itself

why not?::that's what your shelves are for:) ::i'm a bit sad i love to see what names people give to their shelves::i can't decide which is best::authors::or:: genre, you know steamiest hr::ride 'em hard cowboys::sexy vampires::i've tried both but get terribly confused(not too difficult for me tho' ha ha)::

I really need to sort through my romance shelf on my profile. My romance is all clumped together, which means I have HR meshed with paranormal and whatnot...my bad! :(

lol I have to keep adding shelves too
Some times I don't know what to name them either like I have authors that I really like but then I group the rest of them as Paranormal series heheheh
but I really like that Sexy vampires shelf! I might redo my shelves today now and add a steamy shelf.

i was just thinking about doing that:: if it doesn't work out you can always get rid of them::all the books stay on the read shelf or tbr shelf anyway::what about *hot guys in leather*?::i've seen one of those::if you like black dagger brotherhood hey they can all go in there::

Adrienne wrote: "i was just thinking about doing that:: if it doesn't work out you can always get rid of them::all the books stay on the read shelf or tbr shelf anyway::what about *hot guys in leather*?::i've seen ..."
LOL You should create a discussion for "cool names for the shelves on goodreads" LOL Obviously with a better title.

hey good idea::

Adrienne wrote: "hey good idea::"
I'd put it in the general, or chatterbox folder. I bet a lot of people would find it interesting. :)

Oh, I forgot about Hoyt. Good one, Rane.

Anyone have any more steamy suggestions? I read A Carnal Agreement that was hot between the sheets and think it may deserve a place here.

Adrienne wrote: "Anyone have any more steamy suggestions? I read A Carnal Agreement that was hot between the sheets and think it may deserve a place here."

LOL I've been lazy in my reading! I really need to delve back into my romance books so that I can start adding to some of these discussions again. :)

When He Was Wicked-Julia Quinn
This is one steamy book and a good story to go with it.

Not sure how steamy this is in the minds of those who read Exotica, but in mine 'The Constant Princess' by Philippa Gregory was steamy! I've heard 'The Other Boleyn Girl' was as well. :)

Grace wrote: "Not sure how steamy this is in the minds of those who read Exotica, but in mine 'The Constant Princess' by Philippa Gregory was steamy! I've heard 'The Other Boleyn Girl' was as well. :)"

Really? I haven't read them, but I have heard they are really good.