Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Hey everyone!

The Featured Author Challenge has been running for several years now, and while we still have lots and lots of authors to choose from, it has come to our attention that some authors that people really feel should have been featured by now haven't been yet. And on that note, we've decided to give you a place to make suggestions!

Keep in mind however, that any author suggested will need to fit into our existing criteria in order to be considered, mainly that they have a minimum of 10 unique books on their backlist (not including compilations or bundles, re-releases, etc.), and are easily accessible, specifically that they are generally available from most public libraries.

Please feel free to make suggestions in this thread - there's no guarantee that your choice will be selected right away, or even at all if it doesn't fit right in our super-secret formula, but we'd love to see who you'd like to read more of!

A list of all previous Featured Authors can be found here.

I think these authors fit the bill:


Teresa Medeiros
Katie MacAlister
Michelle Rowen
Lilith Saintcrow

Susan Andersen
Lorraine Heath
Sarah Mayberry
Alexis Morgan
Julia Quinn
Jill Shalvis

Kristan Higgins

I would love to have my book on there - is there any chance I could send you my book for a review?

Bookchaser wrote: "Susan Andersen
Lorraine Heath
Sarah Mayberry
Alexis Morgan
Julia Quinn
Jill Shalvis"

wow. how the heck did we not ever do Julia Quinn...

G.G. wrote: "I would love to have my book on there - is there any chance I could send you my book for a review?"

Sorry G.G. - to qualify for the list you need 10 unique books published and generally available in libraries. For review requests, please see the Guidelines for Author Postings.

Skandia wrote: "Kristan Higgins"

I love your rec, Skandia!
Too bad, I've already read all of her books, LOL!

Ty wrote: "G.G. wrote: "I would love to have my book on there - is there any chance I could send you my book for a review?"

Sorry G.G. - to qualify for the list you need 10 unique books published and general..."

Yes, just after I posted my comment I read that! Oh well, I am a long way away from that then.

Julia London
Sophie Kinsella
Kelley Armstrong
Tara Sivec

Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Jaci Burton

Carolyn Brown

Julie Ann Walker
Suzanne Enoch

These are some of my favourites:


Judith McNaught
Jennifer Haymore
Virginia Kantra
Cindy Gerard

Ilona Andrews
Larissa Ione
Jamie Mcguire
Darynda Jones

Keri Arthur

Lisa Renee Jones

Kristen Ashley
Pamela Clare
Tessa Dare
Christina Dodd
Molly Harper
Jennifer Ashley
Shelly Laurenston
Sherry Thomas

Opal Carew
Lorelei James
Shayla Black

Carly Phillips
Judith McNaught
Laurann Dohner
Bella Andre
Lauren Dane
Ilona Andrews

LaVyrle Spencer!

and Mary Balogh

Lara Adrian
Virginia Kantra
Ellen O'Connell
Julie James
Siri Mitchell
Mary Balogh
Shannon Stacey
Courtney Milan
Maggie Osborne

Cherry Adair
Vicki Lewis Thompson
Maggie Shayne
Sharon Sala
Janet Chapman
Monica McCarty

Stephanie Bond
Christie Craig
B.J. Daniels
Lynn Graham

Beverly Jenkins
Loretta Chase
Sabrina Jeffries
Yasmine Galenorn
Catherine Mann

Anne Aquirre
Victoria Alexander
Marsha Canham
Jennifer Estep
Shannon K. Butcher
Jo Beverly
Jennifer Blake
Celeste Bradley
Allison Brennan

Jessica Andersen
Lynsay Sands
Anne Bishop
Yasmine Galenorn
Abigail Roux
Rhys Ford

Here are my suggestions. :)

Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Elizabeth Boyle
Bella Andre
Connie Mason
Kristen Ashley

I agree with all the Kristen Ashley & Bella Andre nominations =)

Mariana Zapata
Jade Whitfield
Jacy Oliver

Maggie Shayne
Kristen Ashley
J D Robb

Here are a few I don't think you've done yet...

Maisey Yates
Catherine Bybee
Brenda Novak
Susan Donovan
Victoria Dahl

Marcia Lynn McClure

Thanks for the recommendations! Some were already on our list of options, and the ones that weren't I've added. =)

I apologize, I did not go thru all of the previous authors suggested so I don't know if any of these have already veen mentioned/featured. But these are just a few of my personal favorite authors:

Jodi Picoult
Anne Stuart
Maya Banks
B. J. Daniels
Amanda Cabot
Sandra Brown

I hope this helps!! Happy reading everyone!! :-)

I would also suggest:

Colleen Hoover
Anita Shreve
K. Bromberg
Corrinne Michaels
Cathering Bybee

Thanks everyone for the great suggestions....they will be added to our list of possibilities if they aren't already there :)

I just ran into May McGoldrick through a free ebook on Bookbub. I am now going back to read all of their books. Great Scottish Historical Romances.

I looked through the list of featured authors, and here are a few more I think would be good to add to the potential list:

Sarina Bowen
Bec McMaster
Karina Halle
Emma Chase
Thea Harrison
Helena Hunting
Kristen Callihan
Samantha Towle

Thanks for the suggestions CB! We will be compiling the list for 2020 soon and will keep these in mind :)