Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Here's the circs: I don't have a lot of experience in romance-reading but I want to branch out. So this year I took on a challenge to read a certain number each of seven different romance sub-genres. Problem is, I have no idea what books fit my choices! So if I list my genres here, will you guys help me out?

Runaway Brides
Set in Texas
Regency
Mystery, suspense and thriller
Holiday romance
Show business
Witches and warlocks

Thanks in advance!

Jennifer

Just of a few of my favorites to help out!

Regency - and these are all variations of the Beauty and the Beast theme:
When Beauty Tamed the Beast
Ravished - nerdy heroine
Yours Until Dawn
If You Deceive

Mystery/Suspense/Thriller:
Out of Control - escape through the jungle with a Navy SEAL
Don't Let Go - international adoption with dark, brooding Navy SEAL dad
Open Season - nerdy librarian heroine clashes with fascinated town cop

Witches & warlocks:
Anything by Ilona Andrews - read the series in order

Hi Jennifer - here are some books that jump to mind with these categories:

Show Business
I'm not a contemporary fan, but I know this one fits and a lot of ppl enjoy it: Just the Sexiest Man Alive

Mystery/Suspense
Extreme Exposure
Shadow Game (bit of psychic)
White Lies (bit of psychic)
Lots of books by Suzanne Brockmann

Regency
There is a huge backlist by Georgette Heyer, nearly all of them well-written with great characterisation.

Runaway brides:_ Kaki Warner "Runaway brides" series. The first is "Heartbreak Creek", then " Colorado Dawn" and the third " A Bride of the High Country".

Set in Texas:
"Blood Rose Trilogy", also by Kaki Warner. First book is called "Pieces of Sky" the second "Open Country" and the third is "Chasing the Sun".

Regency:
The "Carsington series" by Loretta Chase:_ "Miss Wonderful"; " Mr. Impossible"; " lord perfect"; " Not Quite a Lady".
"Desperate Duchesses" series By Eloisa James.
"Hathaways" and " Wallflowers" series by Lisa Kleypas.
"What I did for a duke", by Julie Anne Long.

Mystery / suspense/ thriller:
J.D. Robb in death series.
"Beautiful Lies" by Lisa Unger. Algo "Black out".
"Cry no more" by Linda Howard.
The first Tami Hoag's books.

Witches and Warlocks.
"The Lost Enchantress" by Patricia Coughlin.

Witches & warlocks::

Elemental Witches by Anya Bast
Magic by Cheyenne Mcray

The Orphan Factory (The Orphan Trilogy, #2) - an unrequited love...

...The Amazon link for this new release novel is: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008M9WWKW/




The Ninth Orphan - (The Orphan Trilogy, #1) - an interracial romance.