According to my book database's stats, I read 210 books in 2012, whereas my Goodreads Challenge total was 218. Although, with all of the re-reads my actual total was nearer to 250!
To further show my love to the remarkable romance books I read (that were published in 2012) I've designated my favorites in the following personally selected categories.
Favorite Mainstream - The Witness
by Nora Roberts (reviewed here)Favorite Contemporary Romance - The Edge of Never
by J.A. Redmerski (reviewed here)Favorite Historical Romance - Defiant
by Pamela ClareFavorite Romantic Suspense - Fatal Deception
by Marie Force Favorite Inspirational Romance - Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
Favorite Paranormal Romance - (tie) The Force of Wind
and A Fall of Water
by Elizabeth Hunter Favorite Celebrity Romance - Love Unrehearsed
by Tina ReberFavorite Mature Teen Romance - Easy
by Tammara Webber (reviewed here)Favorite Young Adult Romance - The Fault in Our Stars
by John Green (reviewed here)Favorite Romantic Novella - Naked
(The Blackstone Affair #1) by Raine MillerFavorite Romantic Hero - Chace Keaton - Breathe by Kristen Ashley (read THREE TIMES!)
Favorite Romantic Heroine - Faye Goodknight - Breathe by Kristen Ashley
Favorite Romantic Couple - Sam Holland and Nick Cappuano - Fatal Deception
by Marie Force Favorite Debut Author - J.A. Redmerski for The Edge of Never
(reviewed here)Most Luscious - Gabriel's Rapture
by Sylvain Reynard (reviewed here)Most Erotic - This Man
by Jodi Ellen MalpasMost Heartrending - The Fault in Our Stars
by John Green (reviewed here) Most Humorous - Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec
Most Tormented Hero - Gabriel Emerson - Gabriel's Rapture
by Sylvain Reynard (reviewed here)Most "Kick-Ass" Heroine - Sam Holland - Fatal Deception
by Marie Force Most Guilty Pleasure - Fifty Shades Freed
by E.L. James {which I read SEVEN TIMES!} (reviewed here)Very Honorable Mentions (those I've designated BEYOND AMAZING!)
Motorcycle Man (Dream Man #4) by Kristen Ashley (read THREE TIMES!)
Bared to You
and Reflected in You
by Sylvia Day (read TWICE each!)Barely Breathing by Rebecca Donovan
Coming Home
(Treading Water Series #4) by Marie ForceSlammed
and Point of Retreat
by Colleen HooverIf I Were You (Inside Out Trilogy #1) by Lisa Renee Jones (read TWICE!)
Leave Me Breathless (Ross Siblings #3) by Cherrie Lynn
All In
(The Blackstone Affair #2) by Raine Miller (read TWICE!) Come Away With Me
(With Me in Seattle #1) and Fight With Me (With Me in Seattle #2) by Kristen Proby
ALL the Books I Read in 2012
| Author | Title | Publication Year | My Rating | Reading Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee J. Adams | Dangerous Race | 2011 | 8 | 8/9/2012 |
| Dee J. Adams | Danger Zone | 2012 | 8 | 8/11/2012 |
| Dee J. Adams | Dangerously Close | 2012 | 8 | 8/8/2012 |
| Kristen Ashley | Play It Safe | 2012 | 6 | 9/18/2012 |
| Kristen Ashley | Heaven and Hell | 2011 | 4 | 11/15/2012 |
| Kristen Ashley | The Gamble | 2011 | 8 | 8/23/2012 |
| Kristen Ashley | Sweet Dreams | 2011 | 8 | 8/25/2012 |
| Kristen Ashley | Lady Luck | 2011 | 6 | 8/26/2012 |
| Kristen Ashley | Breathe | 2012 | 10 | 7/30/2012 |
| Kristen Ashley | Mystery Man | 2011 | 8 | 9/9/2012 |
| Kristen Ashley | Wild Man | 2011 | 8 | 9/10/2012 |
| Kristen Ashley | Law Man | 2012 | 8 | 9/13/2012 |
| Kristen Ashley | Motorcycle Man | 2012 | 10 | 9/16/2012 |
| Kristen Ashley | Rock Chick | 2011 | 10 | 11/25/2012 |
| Kristen Ashley | Rock Chick Rescue | 2011 | 8 | 11/27/2012 |
| Kristen Ashley | Rock Chick Redemption | 2011 | 10 | 12/4/2012 |
| Kristen Ashley | Rock Chick Renegade | 2011 | 8 | 12/6/2012 |
| Kristen Ashley | Rock Chick Revenge | 2011 | 6 | 12/17/2012 |
| Kristen Ashley | Rock Chick Reckoning | 2011 | 8 | 12/20/2012 |
| Kristen Ashley | Rock Chick Regret | 2011 | 8 | 12/27/2012 |
| Kristen Ashley | Knight | 2012 | 8 | 11/9/2012 |
| Miranda Baker | Solo Play | 2011 | 6 | 12/1/2012 |
| Rhys Bowen | Hush Now, Don't You Cry | 2012 | 8 | 3/16/2012 |
| Sandra Brown | Low Pressure | 2012 | 8 | 9/24/2012 |
| Chelsea M. Cameron | My Favorite Mistake | 2012 | 8 | 11/19/2012 |
| Steph Campbell; Liz Reinhardt | Lengths | 2012 | 8 | 9/1/2012 |
| Robyn Carr | Virgin River | 2008 | 8 | 3/13/2012 |
| Robyn Carr | Shelter Mountain | 2010 | 6 | 3/18/2012 |
| Robyn Carr | Whispering Rock | 2010 | 6 | 3/19/2012 |
| Robyn Carr | A Virgin River Christmas | 2010 | 6 | 3/19/2012 |
| Robyn Carr | Second Chance Pass | 2010 | 8 | 3/22/2012 |
| Robyn Carr | Temptation Ridge | 2010 | 8 | 3/23/2012 |
| Robyn Carr | Paradise Valley | 2010 | 8 | 3/24/2012 |
| Robyn Carr | Angel's Peak | 2010 | 6 | 5/5/2012 |
| Robyn Carr | Moonlight Road | 2010 | 6 | 5/25/2012 |
| Robyn Carr | Sheltering Hearts | 2010 | 4 | 6/15/2012 |
| Robyn Carr | Promise Canyon | 2010 | 6 | 6/16/2012 |
| Robyn Carr | Wild Man Creek | 2011 | 8 | 6/20/2012 |
| Robyn Carr | Harvest Moon | 2011 | 8 | 6/21/2012 |
| Robyn Carr | Redwood Bend | 2012 | 8 | 8/16/2012 |
| Robyn Carr | Sunrise Point | 2012 | 6 | 8/19/2012 |
| Robyn Carr | My Kind of Christmas | 2012 | 8 | 12/5/2012 |
| Pamela Clare | Extreme Exposure | 2005 | 8 | 5/21/2012 |
| Pamela Clare | Heaven Can't Wait | 2010 | 10 | 6/21/2012 |
| Pamela Clare | Hard Evidence | 2006 | 8 | 6/7/2012 |
| Pamela Clare | Unlawful Contact | 2008 | 8 | 6/9/2012 |
| Pamela Clare | Naked Edge | 2011 | 8 | 6/13/2012 |
| Pamela Clare | Breaking Point | 2011 | 8 | 6/14/2012 |
| Pamela Clare | Skin Deep | 2012 | 6 | 6/22/2012 |
| Pamela Clare | Sweet Release | 2011 | 8 | 7/9/2012 |
| Pamela Clare | Carnal Gift | 2011 | 8 | 7/11/2012 |
| Pamela Clare | Surrender | 2011 | 10 | 7/6/2012 |
| Pamela Clare | Untamed | 2012 | 10 | 7/7/2012 |
| Pamela Clare | Defiant | 2012 | 10 | 7/8/2012 |
| Alice Clayton | Wallbanger | 2012 | 8 | 12/18/2012 |
| Suzanne Collins | The Hunger Games Trilogy | 2011 | 9 | 3/11/2012 |
| Michael Connelly | The Black Ice | 2002 | 8 | 2/28/2012 |
| Olivia Cunning | Try Me | 2012 | 6 | 11/23/2012 |
| Olivia Cunning | Backstage Pass | 2010 | 10 | 12/19/2012 |
| Sylvia Day | Bared to You | 2012 | 10 | 7/12/2012 |
| Sylvia Day | Reflected in You | 2012 | 10 | 10/2/2012 |
| Rebecca Donovan | Reason to Breathe | 2011 | 10 | 10/1/2012 |
| Rebecca Donovan | Barely Breathing | 2012 | 8 | 10/3/2012 |
| Janet Evanovich | Explosive Eighteen | 2011 | 6 | 1/6/2012 |
| Linda Fairstein | Night Watch | 2012 | 8 | 10/7/2012 |
| Gillian Flynn | Gone Girl | 2012 | 8 | 8/14/2012 |
| Marie Force | True North | 2010 | 6 | 2/4/2012 |
| Marie Force | Georgia on My Mind | 2011 | 6 | 2/5/2012 |
| Marie Force | Love at First Flight | 2009 | 8 | 2/4/2012 |
| Marie Force | Line of Scrimmage | 2008 | 8 | 2/22/2012 |
| Marie Force | Everyone Loves a Hero | 2011 | 8 | 2/23/2012 |
| Marie Force | The Fall | 2010 | 6 | 2/23/2012 |
| Marie Force | Fatal Affair | 2010 | 10 | 2/14/2012 |
| Marie Force | Fatal Justice | 2011 | 10 | 2/17/2012 |
| Marie Force | Fatal Consequences | 2011 | 10 | 2/19/2012 |
| Marie Force | Fatal Destiny | 2011 | 10 | 2/19/2012 |
| Marie Force | Fatal Flaw | 2012 | 10 | 2/20/2012 |
| Marie Force | Fatal Deception | 2012 | 10 | 11/12/2012 |
| Marie Force | Maid for Love | 2011 | 6 | 1/24/2012 |
| Marie Force | Fool for Love | 2011 | 6 | 2012 |
| Marie Force | Ready for Love | 2011 | 6 | 1/27/2012 |
| Marie Force | Falling for Love | 2012 | 6 | 1/28/2012 |
| Marie Force | Hoping for Love | 2012 | 8 | 3/9/2012 |
| Marie Force | Season for Love | 2012 | 6 | 6/8/2012 |
| Marie Force | Season for Love | 2012 | 6 | 6/8/2012 |
| Marie Force | Longing for Love | 2012 | 8 | 10/4/2012 |
| Marie Force | Treading Water | 2011 | 10 | 1/30/2012 |
| Marie Force | Marking Time | 2011 | 8 | 1/31/2012 |
| Marie Force | Starting Over | 2011 | 10 | 2/2/2012 |
| Marie Force | Coming Home | 2012 | 10 | 12/13/2012 |
| Marie Force | The Wreck | 2011 | 8 | 2/12/2012 |
| Lori Foster | Caught In The Act | 2001 | 4 | 4/24/2012 |
| Earlene Fowler | Spider Web | 2011 | 8 | 8/7/2012 |
| Elizabeth Gaskell | North and South | 2006 | 8 | 7/3/2012 |
| Tess Gerritsen | Freaks | 2011 | 6 | 2/2/2012 |
| Tess Gerritsen | Last to Die | 2012 | 8 | 9/7/2012 |
| Abbi Glines | Fallen Too Far | 2012 | 8 | 12/28/2012 |
| Abbi Glines | Breathe | 2011 | 4 | 8/26/2012 |
| Abbi Glines | Because of Low | 2012 | 4 | 8/28/2012 |
| Abbi Glines | While It Lasts | 2012 | 6 | 8/29/2012 |
| John Green | The Fault in Our Stars | 2012 | 10 | 8/16/2012 |
| S.R. Grey | Harbour Falls | 2012 | 6 | 11/11/2012 |
| Shannon Hale | Austenland | 2010 | 6 | 2/24/2012 |
| Thomas Hardy | Tess of the d'Urbervilles | 2003 | 10 | 5/27/2012 |
| Megan Hart | Broken | 2012 | 8 | 10/14/2012 |
| Megan Hart | Dirty | 2012 | 10 | 10/11/2012 |
| Megan Hart | Reason Enough | 2008 | 8 | 10/12/2012 |
| Colleen Hoover | Hopeless | 2012 | 10 | 12/21/2012 |
| Colleen Hoover | Slammed | 2012 | 10 | 10/24/2012 |
| Colleen Hoover | Point of Retreat | 2012 | 10 | 10/24/2012 |
| Linda Howard | Prey | 2011 | 6 | 11/28/2012 |
| Elizabeth Hunter | A Hidden Fire | 2011 | 10 | 12/29/2012 |
| Elizabeth Hunter | This Same Earth | 2012 | 10 | 12/29/2012 |
| Elizabeth Hunter | The Force of Wind | 2012 | 10 | 12/30/2012 |
| Elizabeth Hunter | A Fall of Water | 2012 | 10 | 12/31/2012 |
| E.L. James | Fifty Shades of Grey | 2011 | 10 | 3/24/2012 |
| E.L. James | Fifty Shades Darker | 2011 | 10 | 3/25/2012 |
| E.L. James | Fifty Shades Freed | 2012 | 10 | 3/26/2012 |
| Julie James | Something About You | 2010 | 6 | 4/23/2012 |
| P.D. James | Death Comes to Pemberley | 2011 | 4 | 1/21/2012 |
| Lisa Renee Jones | If I Were You | 2012 | 10 | 9/28/2012 |
| Lisa Renee Jones | Secrets Exposed | 2011 | 6 | 10/16/2012 |
| Lisa Renee Jones | Hot Secrets | 2012 | 8 | 10/17/2012 |
| Lisa Renee Jones | Dangerous Secrets | 2012 | 8 | 10/19/2012 |
| Lisa Renee Jones | One Dangerous Night | 2012 | 6 | 10/19/2012 |
| Laura Kaye | Her Forbidden Hero | 2012 | 6 | 11/10/2012 |
| Laura Kaye | One Night With a Hero | 2012 | 10 | 11/9/2012 |
| Beth Kery | Wicked Burn | 2008 | 6 | 10/10/2012 |
| Beth Kery | Exposed to You | 2012 | 8 | 11/8/2012 |
| Stephen King | 11/22/63 | 2011 | 8 | 4/5/2012 |
| Lisa Kleypas | Sugar Daddy | 2007 | 8 | 1/22/2012 |
| Lisa Kleypas | Blue-Eyed Devil | 2009 | 8 | 1/22/2012 |
| Lisa Kleypas | Smooth Talking Stranger | 2010 | 8 | 1/23/2012 |
| M. Leighton | Down to You | 2012 | 8 | 10/7/2012 |
| M. Leighton | The Wild Ones | 2012 | 8 | 8/15/2012 |
| Cherrie Lynn | Unleashed | 2009 | 6 | 8/2/2012 |
| Cherrie Lynn | Rock Me | 2010 | 10 | 7/30/2012 |
| Cherrie Lynn | Leave Me Breathless | 2012 | 10 | 11/7/2012 |
| Susan Mallery | Chasing Perfect | 2010 | 8 | 8/18/2012 |
| Susan Mallery | Almost Perfect | 2010 | 8 | 9/12/2012 |
| Susan Mallery | Finding Perfect | 2010 | 8 | 9/12/2012 |
| Susan Mallery | Only Mine | 2011 | 8 | 9/12/2012 |
| Susan Mallery | Only Yours | 2011 | 8 | 9/17/2012 |
| Susan Mallery | Only His | 2011 | 6 | 9/20/2012 |
| Susan Mallery | Only Us | 2012 | 8 | 9/20/2012 |
| Susan Mallery | Almost Summer | 2012 | 6 | 9/20/2012 |
| Susan Mallery | Summer Days | 2012 | 4 | 9/20/2012 |
| Susan Mallery | Summer Nights | 2012 | 6 | 9/22/2012 |
| Susan Mallery | All Summer Long | 2012 | 8 | 9/22/2012 |
| Susan Mallery | A Fool's Gold Christmas | 2012 | 8 | 9/29/2012 |
| Jodi Ellen Malpas | This Man | 2012 | 10 | 11/17/2012 |
| R.L. Mathewson | Playing For Keeps | 2011 | 6 | 12/23/2012 |
| Gina L. Maxwell | Seducing Cinderella | 2012 | 8 | 10/13/2012 |
| Jamie McGuire | Beautiful Disaster | 2012 | 8 | 7/27/2012 |
| Shannon McKenna | Return To Me | 2005 | 8 | 7/26/2012 |
| Shannon McKenna | Behind Closed Doors | 2004 | 8 | 7/15/2012 |
| Shannon McKenna | Standing in the Shadows | 2004 | 8 | 7/17/2012 |
| Shannon McKenna | Out of Control | 2006 | 8 | 7/17/2012 |
| Shannon McKenna | Edge of Midnight | 2009 | 8 | 7/19/2012 |
| Shannon McKenna | Extreme Danger | 2010 | 8 | 7/20/2012 |
| Shannon McKenna | Ultimate Weapon | 2011 | 8 | 7/21/2012 |
| Shannon McKenna | Fade to Midnight | 2011 | 6 | 7/23/2012 |
| Raine Miller | Naked | 2012 | 10 | 9/27/2012 |
| Raine Miller | All In | 2012 | 10 | 11/9/2012 |
| James Patterson; Andrew Gross | 2nd Chance | 2005 | 8 | 4/20/2012 |
| James Patterson; Andrew Gross | 3rd Degree | 2005 | 8 | 4/25/2012 |
| James Patterson; Maxine Paetro | 4th of July | 2005 | 8 | 4/25/2012 |
| Susan Elizabeth Phillips | The Great Escape | 2012 | 6 | 7/14/2012 |
| Jennifer Probst | The Marriage Bargain | 2012 | 6 | 8/12/2012 |
| Kristen Proby | Come Away With Me | 2012 | 10 | 11/15/2012 |
| Tina Reber | Love Unscripted | 2011 | 10 | 7/24/2012 |
| Tina Reber | Love Unrehearsed | 2012 | 10 | 9/15/2012 |
| J.A. Redmerski | The Edge of Never | 2012 | 10 | 12/2/2012 |
| Kathy Reichs | Bones are Forever | 2012 | 8 | 8/31/2012 |
| Liz Reinhardt | Fall Guy | 2012 | 6 | 10/9/2012 |
| Sylvain Reynard | Gabriel's Inferno | 2011 | 10 | 7/28/2012 |
| Sylvain Reynard | Gabriel's Rapture | 2012 | 10 | 7/29/2012 |
| Nora Roberts | The Art of Deception | 2011 | 6 | 6/19/2012 |
| Nora Roberts | The Last Boyfriend | 2012 | 8 | 5/3/2012 |
| Nora Roberts | The Perfect Hope | 2012 | 10 | 11/6/2012 |
| Nora Roberts | The Witness | 2012 | 10 | 4/19/2012 |
| Kate Roth | The Low Notes | 2012 | 8 | 10/21/2012 |
| Kendall Ryan | Unravel Me | 2012 | 6 | 10/10/2012 |
| Kendall Ryan | Make Me Yours | 2012 | 8 | 11/18/2012 |
| Madeline Sheehan | Undeniable | 2012 | 6 | 11/18/2012 |
| Cherise Sinclair | Club Shadowlands | 2009 | 4 | 6/22/2012 |
| Cherise Sinclair | Dark Citadel | 2009 | 4 | 6/23/2012 |
| Cherise Sinclair | Breaking Free | 2009 | 4 | 8/3/2012 |
| Cherise Sinclair | Lean on Me | 2010 | 3 | 8/5/2012 |
| Cherise Sinclair | Make Me, Sir | 2011 | 4 | 8/19/2012 |
| Cherise Sinclair | To Command and Collar | 2011 | 3 | 8/20/2012 |
| Tara Sivec | Seduction and Snacks | 2012 | 8 | 8/13/2012 |
| Emily Snow | Tidal | 2012 | 8 | 12/24/2012 |
| Emily Snow | Devoured | 2012 | 8 | 11/22/2012 |
| M.L. Stedman | The Light Between Oceans | 2012 | 8 | 8/22/2012 |
| Amanda Stevens | The Abandoned | 2012 | 8 | 2/15/2012 |
| Amanda Stevens | The Kingdom | 2012 | 6 | 4/3/2012 |
| Amanda Stevens | The Prophet | 2012 | 8 | 6/11/2012 |
| Adriana Trigiani | The Shoemaker's Wife | 2012 | 10 | 4/22/2012 |
| Rachelle Vaughn | Submersed | 2012 | 8 | 11/14/2012 |
| Mark Cotta Vaz | The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion | 2011 | 8 | 1/14/2012 |
| J.R. Ward | Dark Lover | 2005 | 6 | 9/26/2012 |
| J.R. Ward | Lover Eternal | 2006 | 6 | 9/30/2012 |
| J.R. Ward | Lover Awakened | 2007 | 6 | 10/27/2012 |
| J.R. Ward | Lover Revealed | 2008 | 6 | 12/1/2012 |
| Tammara Webber | Easy | 2012 | 10 | 7/30/2012 |
| Tammara Webber | Between the Lines | 2011 | 6 | 7/31/2012 |
| Tammara Webber | Where You Are | 2011 | 6 | 8/2/2012 |
| Tammara Webber | Good For You | 2011 | 8 | 8/3/2012 |
| Samantha Young | On Dublin Street | 2012 | 8 | 9/27/2012 |
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