2015 – A Year in Review

Friends. I know it’s the end of February and that means I’m oh…almost two months late in posting my 2015 Year in Review blog entry. But better late than never right? Is there ever really a time when it’s too late to share book recommendations? (Answer: There is never a bad time to share book recommendations)

SO. 2015. I completed my goal of reading 140 books. In actuality I read 182 over the course of the year.

Now for the hard part of the post: my top ten reads of 2015!

1. Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino
2. Bringing Home the Bad Boy by Jessica Lemmon
3. When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare
4. The Billionaire Takes a Bride by Jessica Clare
5. The Cut & Run series by Abigail Roux
   •  Cut & Run
   • Sticks & Stones
   • Fish & Chips
   • Divide & Conquer
   • Armed & Dangerous
   • Stars & Stripes
   • Touch & Geaux
   • Ball & Chain
   • Crash & Burn
6. Splintered Trilogy by A.G. Howard
   • Splintered
   • Unhinged
   • Ensnared
7. The Tairen Soul series by C.L. Wilson
   • Lord of the Fading LAnds
   • Lady of Light and Shadow
   • King of Sword and Sky
   • Queen of Song and Souls
   • Crown of Crystal Flame
8. Enslaved by Virginia Henley
9. An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn
10. The Boleyn Trilogy by Laura Andersen
    • The Boleyn King
    • The Boleyn Deceit
    • The Boleyn Reckoning

And because 10 is just not enough, here are some more of my favorite reads of 2015, in no particular order:

• Pride, Prejudice, & Secrets by C.P. Odom
• Bound by Flames by Jeaniene Frost
• The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn
• Wishing for a Highlander by Jessi Gage
• Serving Pleasure by Alisha Rai
• Act Like It by Lucy Parker
• It’s Only Love by Marie Force

2015 was a romance heavy reading year for me (whatever haters, I love love.) I’m trying to diversify myself a bit more in 2016. So far, so good. What did you read in 2015? Give me some of your recommendations!

New Year; New Challenges, Episode V

So here we are near the end of January and I’m only just now getting around to posting my annual “New Year; New Challenges” post. I received a promotion at work right around Thanksgiving and have been trying to deal with the change to my schedule. Having a job with irregular hours can sometimes throw off my schedule outside of work. I’m trying to find my balance between work, life, and blogging, and I appreciate you all sticking with the blog as I figure it out.

With all of that being said, here is my goal for 2015: 140 books. Since I successfully completed reading 100 books in 2014, 10 more books gets added to my goal. (2011 = 100 books, 2012 = 110 books, 2013 = 120 books, 2014 = 130 books, etc) As per years past, you can keep track of my reading progress and what books I’ve read here.

In no particular order, here are some of the books releasing in 2015 that I’m looking forward to reading!

1. Fairest by Marissa Meyer
2. Bound by Flames by Jeaniene Frost
3. Picnic in Provence by Elizabeth Bard
4. And I Love Her by Marie Force
5. The Heir by Kiera Cass
6. Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan
7. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (This is an exclusive collector’s edition!)
8. The Seven  Sisters by Lucinda Riley
9. When A Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare
10. Murder at Beechwood by Alyssa Maxwell
11. Dearest Rogue by Elizabeth Hoyt
12. Tiny Little Things by Beatriz Williams
13. One Night with a Billionaire by Jessica Clare
14. Lady Maybe by Julie Klassen
15. A Worthy Pursuit by Karen Witemeyer

Well readers, what are your reading goals for 2015? What titles are you excited to read?