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By: Friday Round-up: Great links for Weekend Reading

Friday Round-up: Great links for Weekend Reading — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:45:18 +0000

[...] If You Like Allison Brennan If you missed my guest blog on DearAuthor.com now’s your chance to read it. I did an analysis of best-selling author Allison Brennan’s writing. [...]

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Friday Round-up: Great links for Weekend Reading | Word Medley — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:50:41 +0000

[...] If You Like Allison Brennan If you missed my guest blog on DearAuthor.com now’s your chance to read it. I did an analysis of best-selling author Allison Brennan’s writing. [...]

By: Mary-Frances Makichen

Mary-Frances Makichen — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:44:13 +0000

Thanks for all the recommendations. I just got back from the bookstore with a copy of Forgotten by Mariah Stewart. It’s my first book by this author.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:10:52 +0000

Yes, Jeannie, I completely agree with you about the lights on bit and have been wracking my brain for another romantic suspense novelist that can be as dark/scary as AB. The closest I came to was the surgeon by tess gerritsen. I’d love to know if anybody knows of another.

By: Jeannie Ruesch

Jeannie Ruesch — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:22:43 +0000

I’ll second the mentions of Brenda Novak and Mariah Stewart and also through Kay Hooper into the mix.

Although of the list, Allison’s books are the only ones I have to read with the lights ON. :)

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:51:17 +0000

I loved THE PREY, THE HUNT, and THE KILL.

By: Mary-Frances Makichen

Mary-Frances Makichen — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:45:32 +0000

Michelle, thanks for joining in with more great suggestions. I agree that Allison’s books tend to be a bit darker. I love Nora Robert’s JD Robb books too. Those can get pretty gruesome but there’s a lot of humor in them as well.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:51:30 +0000

I just love this feature.

I think of Allison Brennan as an author who writes romantic suspense that is pretty dark and more suspense than romance. Her characters are tough.

You may like Lisa Gardner’s romantic suspense novels. My personal favorite is The Perfect Husband, but I do tend to like more romance than suspense in my romantic suspense novels.

Annie Solomon’s Blackout has an amazing kick-butt heroine and great suspense, and this novel may appeal to fans of AB. (disclaimer: Annie is a friend)

Tess Gerritsen’s The Surgeon may appeal.

Marilyn Pappano’s romantic suspense novels from the mid-90’s (Passion, Suspicion) and Anne Stuart’s Onyx romantic suspense novels from the 90’s may also appeal.

I really enjoy Linda Howard and Nora Roberts’s romantic suspense novels, but they aren’t as dark as AB’s.

Finally, Dee Davis writes smart romantic suspense novels with more suspense than romance. (another friend)

By: Mary-Frances Makichen

Mary-Frances Makichen — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:50:04 +0000

Jill, that’s another good suggestion!