Booking It–Keeper Shelf Back to Blog
I love to re-read books. Sometimes, I’ll be walking around the house, or doing laundry, or watching TV, and a scene from a book will flash through my mind. When that flash happens, I generally can’t rest until I re-read the book. The scene calls me, and I follow it.
This weekend, the book that called to me was SUMMER IN ECLIPSE BAY by Jayne Ann Krentz. This was the third installment in the Eclipse trilogy–and my favorite of the three books. Straight contemporary (yep, I read those, too), and with a hero that I loved, the book was destined for my keeper shelf.
One of the things that I lived best about this book was the interaction between the hero and heroine–the chemistry just jumped off the pages. They were fun and they had a real spark that I enjoyed.
Now, of course, I’m going to have to go back and re-read the first two installments in the trilogy. Oh, the sacrifices I must make. 🙂
Anyone else have any old keeper recommendations? Any that you love to re-read? And what makes these books so great?
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How funny! My fil returned two bags of books I’d given to him to read. I took some out, planning to organize them (after two weeks). I never got around to the organizing, but I put DAWN IN ECLIPSE BAY in my living room to reread. I don’t even remember it, but it should be fun. From the blurb I see she has a matchmaker plot in which the matchmaker gets involved with a client. This reminds me of one of her later Jayne Castle books.
I don’t know if you like historicals, but any of Loretta Chase’s are good, especially Lord of Scoundrels and The Last Hellion.
Mimosa Grove by Dinah McCall(Sharon Sala) and French Silk by Sandra Brown. I love the atmosphere of these two books and the characterization. Both are set in Louisiana.
LindaC
Jennifer Crusie’s books are all keepers and re-reads for me, I think I’ve most of those into the double digits. Also I love Nora Robert’s Chesapeake Bay series, I’ve re-read those several times. Lynn Micheal’s Mother of the Bride is a book I’ve read a few times and Judith Micheal A Tangled Web. Geez, yes there are more I do tend to re-read books. Shrug. And funny – I’ve listed to Summer in Eclipse Bay on cd (road trip) and never knew it was part of a series, must check that out!
I see I have alot in common with some of y’all! I have almost all Jayne Ann Krentz’s books and each one is on my keeper shelf as a reread. The same for her Amanda Quick and Jayne Castle books. *g* Jennifer Crusie is also a keeper and Smart Women by her I have read at least 10 times. *g* There are also some by Nora Roberts there, not to mention her J.D. Robb books! *G* And that’s just on my romance shelves! (There is also a book by Cynthia Eden, Hotter after Midnight on there. *G*)
I reread Julie Garwood, Nora Roberts and Lisa Kleypas.
Yes – I have a keepershelf and mine has old Silhouettes & Harlequins from Linda Howard, Diana Palmer, Elizabeth Lowell that I absolutely refuse to give up.
I also have some new authors Larissa Ione, Maya Banks, Lauren Dane, Jaci Burton, and Cynthia Eden.
That’s crazy, Edie! LOL. I want to read Dawn in Eclipse Bay next. (I found it while I was looking for Summer in Eclipse Bay.)
Linda, I’ll have to look for those the next time I’m in the bookstore! Thanks!
Hey, Rhonda! Ah, so many great recommendations. Thank you very much!
Ah, Brandy, I love you. 🙂 Like you, I’m a big fan of Jayne no matter what name she is using–love, love those she wrote as Amanda Quick.
Jane, I love to re-read Julie Garwood’s historicals. She’s a long time favorite for me.
Great–have you been looking at my keeper shelf? Linda, Diana, and Elizabeth have been on it for years. And thank you for listing me with such wonderfully talented ladies! You’ve made my night.
hehe well Blood and Chocolate of course is one of my re-read books. Hotter After Midnight is. (And I’m not just saying that cause you’re my friend. I say it because any book that I read and can’t put down is a re-read book)
Pleasure Unbound is a re-read book. Another book I’m not mentioning here is a re-read book, cause it’s my pick for my next turn in the book club lol.
A Hunger Like no Other by Kresley Cole is definitely a re-read book.
And Story of O is a re-read book.
Hey! I’m always so happy to find other ppl who love the same authors I do. I love any book by Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick etc.. Sizzle and Burn is probably my fav i think. Gosh anything my Kresley Cole as well- did anyone read Dark Desires after Dusk?? Terrific! and Shelly Laurenston – loved them ALL.
And now Cynthia Eden! So glad i found you! I still love Hotter after Midnight best cos I loved Cain but Luis was amazing as well. acutally I think I’m off to re-read Mr D’Amil now : )