"Booked" on Series

I love a good series.  I love following along, from the very start, getting to know each character along the way.  While you can find my 'Best of 2012' reads listed on the right sidebar of my page, there were so many more that I have loved and will continue to read, if the series is not yet complete.   While many books in a series can be read stand-alone and not in a particular order, I am one of those who HAS to put them in order.   Book 1 may mention a character who will be the lead in Book 4, and while Book 4 could have been read first, I know so much more about the Book 4 character, from having picked up on little pieces along the way in Books 1, 2, and 3.   Even if an author states that there is no reading order for their books, I tend to still read them in order of publication......it's just my 'thing' and certainly not one you have to adopt.  I am like that with TV shows too - if I do not catch the first episode, I am likely to never watch the show.

Anyway - here are some of my favorites:

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Racing On The Edge series - by Shey Stahl



I fell in love with these little treasures and all the characters in it.  Nascar Bad boy and fun romance.....everyone might need a man like Jameson and his camshaft :)  **giggle, giggle**  I started this series after some other very intense and emotionally draining reading and at the time, it was just what I needed....to fall in love with new characters and a different feel to the story.  Not that there were not intense moments, because there were and I loved them.....but I also loved the moments that had me giggling like a school girl.  As the series continued, I enjoyed them all.....they were fun, suspenseful, romantic, sexy......hubby is a Nascar fan, so I had fun with conversations with him about the use of race talk lingo etc.  A very good series,  I still giggle and blush thinking about it :)

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Fool's Gold Series - by Susan Mallery



I have loved every single one of these books and novellas.  Please note that Only Us and Almost Summer are e-Novellas.  The above pictured covers are what has been published to date, but there are 4 more coming soon, to be released in May, June, July and August  -  a treat for each month of our summer, to enjoy while lounging at the pool or beach :)    I fell in love with every character AND with Fool's Gold, California.  I found that I lost myself in these books.....like I was living there in Fool's Gold, and these people, these characters became my friends...my family.  OK -  so maybe I get a little TOO involved and TOO attached to my reading sometimes, but isn't that the purpose.....to be taken away to another place, another life?  I could so see myself living in a place like Fool's Gold and loving every moment.  Go for a visit, starting with Chasing Perfect, Book #1 in the series.  I promise you will love it there :)

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The Sullivan Series  - by Belle Andre



From the authors website:

The Sullivan Series

In Bella's sexy, emotional and funny contemporary romance series, each member of the Sullivan family will eventually find true love...usually where he or she least expects it.

I found these little gems when books 1-5 were on sale for $.99.   I fell in love with the Sullivan family.  Each book features a new family member.  You could read them in any order, or stand-alone, but you will get so much more out of them if you read them in order.  Note:  book 8, Always On My Mind, has yet to be released.  It's release date is March 5.  You can bet I will be downloading that one first thing that morning :)