Cristina Romney: July 2016

Books I've Read in 2014

A Cuban Summer by Tony Mendoza

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Labor Day by Joyce Maynard

Paper Towns by John Green

An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin

Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos

Allegiant by Veronica Roth

The Lady's Tutor by Robin Schone

A Lady's Pleasure by Robin Schone

The Lover by Robin Schone

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet by Sherri L. Smith

The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness

Adultery by Paulo Coelho

Addicted by Zane

This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper

Hourglass by Myra McEntire

Timepiece by Myra McEntire

Infinityglass by Myra McEntire

We Are All Welcome Here by Elizabeth Berg

Books I've Read in 2013

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald
Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir
The Zahir by Paulo Coelho
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay
Thoughtless by S.C. Stephens
Slammed by Colleen Hoover
Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover
Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
The Countess's Client by Alison Richardson
An Impolite Seduction by Alison Richardson
The Birthday Present by Alison Richardson
Vain by Fisher Amelie
Lover at Last by J.R. Ward
Dirty by Megan Hart
The Arrangement by H.M. Ward
The Arrangement 2 by H.M. Ward
The Arrangement 3 by H.M. Ward
The Arrangement 4 by H.M. Ward
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Millelr
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Inferno by Dan Brown
Any work by Tyler Knott Gregson

After Hours by Cara McKenna

The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes

Honeymoon in Paris by Jojo Moyes

The Last Letter From Your Lover by Jojo Moyes

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Six Years by Harlan Coben

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir

Books I've Read in 2012

This year's great (and sometimes not so great) reads. Not all are new, but they are new to me.

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Writing Circle by Corinne Demas

Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward

The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima

The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima

The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddell

Lover Mine by J.R. Ward

Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward

Forgotten by Cat Patrick

Soulless by Gail Carriger

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angelberger

Changeless by Gail Carriger

Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James

Insurgent by Veronica Roth

The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan

Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paulo Coelho

Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Where She Went by Gayle Forman

Bared to You by Sylvia Day

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Frostbite by Richelle Mead

Shadow Kiss by Richell Mead

Blood Promise by Richelle Mead

Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

Last Sacrifice By Richelle Mead

The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

Pulled by A.L. Jackson

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

Sultry with a Twist by Macy Beckett

The Crimson Crown by Cinda WIlliams Chima

Sources of Light by Margaret McMullan

Captive in the Dark by C.J. Roberts

Seduced in the Dark by C.J. Roberts

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Books I've read in 2011

Because what I read inspires what I write, I thought I'd make some room for a list to help remind me, and show you, of the various works of fiction (and on rare occasion, non-fiction) that have sparked my curiosity and lit a flame of inspiration.

Freedom by Jonathan Franzen

Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg

True Colors by Kristin Hannah

Ransom by Julie Garwood

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin halpern

Dark Fever by Karen Moning

Blood Fever by Karen Moning

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Fae Fever by Karen Moning

Dream Fever by Karen Moning

Shadow Fever by Karen Moning

The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

Dirty Blonde and Half-Cuban by Lisa Wixon

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvick

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

Dark Lover by J.R. Ward

Lover Eternal by J.R.Ward

Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward

Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward

Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward

One Day by Davis Nicholls

The Philosophers Kiss by Peter Frange

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand

Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt by Anne Rice

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Summer Sisters by Judy Blume

When Lightning Strikes by Kristin Hannah

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King

Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

The Last Time They Met by Anita Shreve

The Love of My Youth by Mary Gordon

Drink, Play F@#k by Andrew Gottlieb

Something Borrowed by Emily Griffin

Something Blue by Emily Griffin

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

Family Ties by Danielle Steel

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

The Bronze Horseman by Paulina Simons

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais

The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

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