Julie Garwood's books are treasures to be kept. I especially love her Scottish romances, since "The Secret" was her very first book that I've read. Her fiesty heroines are always adorable, yet definitely no damsels in distress. More often than not, THEY rescue the heroes! I always re-read her books and believe you me, I'm hooked on the stories every time! It must be her simple yet charming style of writing, that wit and humour that makes her books so enjoyable. Her books never disappoint!

I first read her "After The Night"; its fast pace and heart-wrenching heroine's background kept my eyes glued to the pages. I moved on to her "Shades Of Twilight" and incredibly, it's even better than the former! Those 2 books made me put Linda Howard on my "Fav Authors List", and I'm never removing it! I find that her books always has a great dose of suspense, which is not unusual since I believe she writes mysteries too, like "Kill & Tell" & "Dream Man". I've read her earlier books but it's only after "Dream Man" that her quality of writing has reached this high standard, I think. Seeing so many of her books on the Top 100 Romances, I realise she has many more books that I wasn't even aware of, like the McKenzie series. I'll definitely keep a lookout for them!

J. A. Krentz may not write as well as many others, yet her books are usually enjoyable in a light-hearted way. I've noticed a trend or pattern in her books. The heroine is usually a 28-29 year-old, and the setting is the Pacific North West, like in Seattle and thereabouts. Could be because she lives there, and what better place to write about than one which you are very familiar?The characters, especially the heroines, have some cute characteristics and are usually spunky. Her books are good for relaxing with.

I own almost the whole collection of her books,and I'd say there's some change in her style of writing. Frankly speaking, I'm not so enchanted with most of her recent books. Anyway her books are never as deeply engaging as authors such as Elizabeth Lowell, but the plots and characterisation are extremely interesting. Her Malory series is a good example. The 1st few books are very interesting, and I've enjoyed them alot. However, as the family expands, and I think to cater to new readers who are unfamiliar to the various family members, it gets a bit sickening as she tries to give brief summaries of what happened in previous books. For a fan like myself who's been following every book, the momentum is lost when "interrupted" by these "re-caps". But don't stop you from trying some of her books. My personal favourites are "Prisoner of My Desire", "Tender Rebel", "Gentle Rogue" & "Hearts Aflame".

I first read her "Forbidden", 2nd book in her medieval trilogy, and have since turned to her books whenever I need a good cry *grin* Well, all her books are extremely well-written, in that she goes right into your heart. You feel for the characters, and they really touch you. Personally I love her medieval trilogy, because she told us, in the end of her last book "Enchanted", her and her hubby's ancestors had been marrying one another centuries ago! They are both descended from Scottish clans :) Because of these books, I'm now a sucker for medieval romances! ;)

Judith McNaught is the first author who made me cry and laugh; I was reading her most famous book, "Whitney, My Love", I could remember reading it for hours, never wanting to put it down till I've finished it. (BTW this is what we call a 'page-turner' hehe ;Þ). I am now the proud owner of ALL her books :) However, she does collaborate with other authors to publish compilations, like "A Holiday of Love" etc. I'm still trying too look for such books by her, but frankly speaking, such "short stories" leave me really frustrated. You see, she is such a good writer that it leaves you wanting more! Due to the constrains, I don't think she had the time to develop the plot and characters; thus it's almost like reading a story made up of chapters randomly selected from a full-length novel! Personally, I don't think her last book "Remember When" live up to her standards. I still prefer her historical romances, though her contemporaries are great too ;)

Seeing her books on the Top 100 Romances list, I recalled my good friend Suchi recommending her to me. I've read her "Nobody's Baby But Mine" & "Dream a Little Dream" and I cannot wait to read her "It Had To Be You"! 'Cos that's supposed to be her BEST, and the 2 I've read are already great in my opinion, so I cannot imagine how much better her "best" will be!

My brother had almost all of her books (not that he read them, but he got them for FREE when he worked for Times warehouse!) Well, as expected, they are now all MINE!! Haha...I remembered picking up her books to read out of intense boredom during my school holidays, and one led to another, I've read almost all of her books! Having thechance to read almost all of her books allow me to compare and realise a definite change in style of writing. Her earlier books lacked that certain finesse, and then sometimes I'd get sick of the series of tragedies that struck the heroine, like she'd get raped and finally when she'd find a great husband and starting a family, the husband would up and die leaving her a widow. *sigh* Eversince I read her "The Gift" I completely stay away from her books. It was such a bad story! Sorry to offend her fans out there, but the whole book was a complete disappointment. I still do not dare pick up her latest books for fear of being so let down again. If you do wish to read her books, well I'd recommend these: "Palomino", "Summer's End", "Zoya", "Changes", "Jewels", & "The Ring". I'm sure some of you know that quite a number of her books have been made into TV-movies, and some are pretty interesting.