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Every once in a while I become completely obsessed with a certain author’s books and must read all of them. Recently this author has been Rachel Gibson, especially her Chinooks hockey series. I love her quirky, charming heroines, bad boy heroes and great settings, from small towns in Texas and Idaho to the city of Seattle. Most books are parts of series, but they are loosely connected and can be read in any order. If you haven’t read one of her novels, try one today!
The popularity of inspirational romance is booming as many romance readers are turning to books that have a wholesome and religious tone. Not just stories of the Amish anymore, (although they are still extremely popular) inspirational romance has branched out into many major romance categories such as romantic suspense and chick-lit. Harlequin© has even become a publisher of inspirational fiction with their 
Last month the winners of romance’s biggest award, the RITA©, were announced. The award recipients in these 12 categories, taken from more than one hundred finalists, represent the best of published romance for the year 2011. I look forward to reading the winning novels, as they include several authors I have not read before as well as some of my old favorites. Did any of your favorites win?
Every reader has a TBR (To Be Read) list, even if they don’t call it that. From new titles to titles you missed when they were new, it is a list of books you fully intend to read at some point, whether now or two years from now. Priority on the list can change when the mood strikes, leading you to read all of the books by a certain author or every historical romance set in New England you can get your hands on. I find that no matter how many books I read, the list of titles I want to read just keeps growing. Check out these titles from my own TBR list, and leave a comment with titles from your own!
The popularity of young adult novels continues to grow with adult readers. Since I last wrote on this topic, many novels of interest to adult romance readers have been released, including some of my own personal favorites. Although many are not strictly romances, they (like the novel 
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