FAVORITES OF 2015
As I wrapped up 2015, I wanted to take a look back at several things, My Most Read Authors of the Year and my favorites. When thinking of all the outstanding books I read this year, I first took a look at my Favorites by Month. Then I tried to narrow down my favorite. That wasn’t possible because my internal dialogue went something like this: “This one!” “No, definitely this one.” “Well, but this was outstanding.” My indecision means I can’t narrow down my favorite book of the year, but rather my Top 15 Books of the Year. (Cop out? eh, maybe, but I put the blame solely on the authors.) My Favorite Series of the Year was much easier to discern. There were others that were so good, I had to mention them. There were many “quote-worthy” quotes this year, and I found a few that really stood out to me, Some Favorite Quotes. Don’t miss the giveaway and a link to my friend’s Favorites Lists –
MOST READ AUTHORS OF 2015
5th place with 4 books:
- K.A. Tucker
4th place with 5 books:
- Alessandra Torre/A.R. Torre
3rd place for her 6 book Blood & Roses series:
- Callie Hart
2nd place with 7 books:
- L.H. Cosway
1st place with 9 books:
- Penny Reid
(This doesn’t mean the author necessarily wrote these books in 2015, just that I read books from these authors in 2015.)
FAVORITE 15 BOOKS READ IN 2015
⦿ Sustained by Emma Chase
⦿ King of Hearts by L.H. Cosway
⦿ Truth or Beard by Penny Reid
⦿ Untamed by S.C. Stephens
⦿ The Hooker and the Hermit by L.H. Cosway and Penny Reid
⦿ Fighting Silence by Aly Martinez
⦿ The Girl in 6E by A.R. Torre
⦿ Kyland by Mia Sheridan
⦿ Ride Steady by Kristen Ashley
⦿ The Five Stages of Falling in Love by Rachel Higginson
⦿ Vanguard by C.J. Markusfeld
⦿ Long Way Down by Krista and Becca Ritchie
⦿ The Air He Breathes by Brittainy C. Cherry
⦿ Art & Soul by Brittainy C. Cherry
⦿ Ninja at First Sight by Penny Reid
FAVORITE SERIES OF 2015
Legal Briefs by Emma Chase
Runners Up
- Elements of Chemistry series by Penny Reid
- Deanna Madden series by A.R. Torre
- Painted Faces series by L.H. Cosway
- Off-Campus series by Elle Kennedy
FAVORITE AUDIO OF 2015
The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay
FAVORITES BY MONTH
January
- Kyland by Mia Sheridan
- The Hooker and the Hermit by L.H. Cosway and Penny Reid
- Painted Faces (Painted, Faces #1) by L.H. Cosway
- Killer Queen (Painted Faces, #2) by L.H. Cosway
- Neanderthal Marries Human (Knitting in the City, #1.5) by Penny Reid
- The Girl in 6 E (Deanna Madden, #1) by Alessandra Torre
February
- The Five Stages of Falling in Love by Rachel Higginson
- Hearts of Fire (Hearts, #2) by L.H. Cosway
- Tight by Alessandra Torre
- Confessions of a Reformed Tom Cat (Modern Love Story, #4) by Daisy Prescott
March
- Silver Bastard (Silver Valley, #1) by Joanna Wylde
- Fighting Silence (On the Ropes, #1) by Aly Martinez
- Attraction and Heat (Elements of Chemistry series) by Penny Reid
- The Contradiction of Solitude by A. Meredith Walters
April
- Overruled (The Legal Briefs, #1) by Emma Chase
- Captured (Elements of Chemistry series) by Penny Reid
- The Mistake (Off-Campus, #2) by Elle Kennedy
- Do Not Disturb (Deanna Madden, #2) by A.R. Torre
May
- Fury (The Seven Deadly, #3) by Fisher Amelie
- Chasing River (Burying Water, #3) by K.A. Tucker
June
- Ride Steady (Chaos, #3) by Kristen Ashley
- Deacon (Unfinished Hero, #4) by Kristen Ashley
- The Song of David by Amy Harmon
July
- King of Hearts (Hearts, #3) Hby L.H. Cosway
- Truth or Beard (Winston Brothers, #1) by Penny Reid
- Sustained (Legal Briefs, #2) by Emma Chase
August
- Vanguard by C.J. Markusfeld
- Blue Hill Blood by Elizabeth Gray
September
- Grayson’s Vow by Mia Sheridan
- Nuts by Alice Clayton
- The Air He Breathes by Brittainy Cherry
- Hold On (The ‘Burg, #6) by Kristen Ashley
October
- The Sea of Trainquility by Katja Millay
- Untamed (Thoughtless, #4) by S. C. Stephens
November
- If You Dare (Deanna Madden, #3) by A.R. Torre
- Art & Soul by Brittainy Cherry
- Ninja at First Sight (Knitting in the City, #4.75) by Penny Reid
- Long Way Down (Calloway Sisters, #4) by Krista and Becca Ritchie
December
- Appealed (Legal Briefs, #3) by Emma Chase
- Love Hacked (Knitting in the City, #3) by Penny Reid
- He May Be My Ruin by K. A. Tucker
- The Score by Elle Kennedy
SOME FAVORITE QUOTES
“Maybe it’s okay to no longer be the person we thought we were meant to be. Maybe it’s okay to just be who we are now and accept that.”
Brittainy C. Cherry, Art & Soul
“He looked like a whisper sounds. Sweet, gentle and romantic. It was making me dizzy”
Brittainy C. Cherry, Art & Soul
“His kisses tasted like forever soaked in always.”
Brittainy C. Cherry, Loving Mr. Daniels
“Being scared was nothing to be ashamed of. It was how you reacted to that fear that mattered. Cowards run. Men stand up.”
Emma Chase, Overruled
“Chelsea can walk into any damn den she wants. Because I am the lion. And I’d make sure I was with her.”
Emma Chase, Appealed
“But if you truly own her, own her heart, if she is truly yours, abandoned to you, you cannot discard her. She is where she belongs, hence the ownership.” “Possessions don’t have thoughts or feelings; they’re inanimate objects.” “Ah, but the women are never inanimate, not the way I do it.”
Penny Reid, Ninja at First Sight
“Nothing was worse than a handsome guy who became an ignorant toad when he spoke.”
Penny Reid, Love Hacked
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Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino
Marrow, Before We Were Strangers, OOT, Loving The White Liar, The Air He Breathes! Thanks so much!!
Amazing list, honey. I’m glad that some book one your list match mine 😉
I have seen The Air He Breathes in so mant lost this year so I’m definitely checking it out soon <3
Thank you, Vrsha and TAHB is very good! Brittainy C. Cherry is AH-mazing! <3
Great list, Katy! I have Marrow – haven’t read it. I don’t have Before We Were Strangers. I have seen that on a few lists, I need to check it out.
I have to read this one soon!
The Deal, The Mistake, Grayson’s Vow, 321, Corrupt! So many! Thanks!
<3 I need to read 321 and Corrupt still. So many amazing books this year!
The Girl In 6E and Black Lies by Alessandra Torre, Burned by Karen Marie Moning, The Slayer by Kele Moon, Last Kiss by Jen Frederick and Jessica Clare and The Deal by Elle Kennedy are some of my faves!
Loved the air he breathes by Brittany cherry!
YES! Mel!!! <3 It was so good!!!
Timitra, we have many of the same faves! I need to read Burned by Karen Marie Moning, The Slayer by Kele Moon, Last Kiss by Jen Frederick and Jessica Clare still, tho!
You Before Me was one of my favorite books this year !
Lisa, Me Before You is one of my all-time- faves!!
my favorite read was Raze by Tillie Cole and Ride Steady by KA
Sharon, Ride Steady was so good! I haven’t read a book from Tillie Cole, yet. I need to soon, because everyone seems to love them!
Great list! Here is my top of 2015! The Book Disciple
I discovered Penny Reid this year. So everything she’s written, I read and LOVED. I loved Hold On by Kristen Ashley and The Game Plan by Kristen Callihan. I also discovered and really enjoyed the Forget and Blur by N.A. Alcorn.
My favorites would have to be Untamed by SC Stephens, Sweet Soul by Tillie Cole, and Scarless and Sacred by Bethany Kris, I just recieved and arc for that one and it was so good.
I need to read Tillie Cole. Definitely at the top of my TBR for 2016!
I haven’t read The Game Plan nor Forget and Blur. I will definitely check these out! Thanks for the recommendations!!
I love your list! There are quite a few I haven’t heard of. I love getting new book and author recommendations! Thank you!
The Summer Remains by Seth King, The Paper Swan by Leyla Attar, The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, Confess by Colleen Hoover, The Ground Rules by Roya Carmen, Jezebel by K Larsen
Tiffany, you have some great fave’s! I have been wanting to read The Nightengale!
I loved The Girl in 6E and Kyland. There was a few that I have on my TBR. I am about to read The Air He Breathes.
I wish I could read The Air He Breathes again for the first time. I hope you enjoy it!
Along with some of your books, My list to top of 2015 is also Katherine Allerd: The Sweet Gum Tree( i know old book but i just discover that beauty last month),Kathryn Andrews: Blue Horizons,T.M.Frazier: King,Tyran and Lawless and finally Tillie Cole: Souls Unfractured.
Janja, I adored Sweet Gum Tree!! You have some on authors on your list I haven’t read: TM Frazier, Kathryn Andrews and Tillie Cole.
Love your post! Great year my friend!
Thank you! xoxo
fma
T.M.Frazier and Tillie Cole are dark read if you like them but Kathryn Andrews is a beautiful standalone love story…
This year i was trying to read different generes and trying out new authors and i must say that i’ll be doing the same also in 2016.
I love that you do that! I read a couple of “new to me” authors this year. But I don’t think nearly enough. Sometimes I find myself reading the same “type of books” because I read the same authors over and over. I think I will make this a new goal for 2016!
Long Way Down by Krista & Becca Ritchie
I loved The Air He Breathes and Loving Mr. Daniels be Brittainy Cherry
Such good books! Glad you lived them, too!
Thanks for adding more books to my tbr list. Can never have enough.
Judy, I have so many sitting on my Kindle, I never know what to read next? lol Did you have a favorite(s) this year?
I’ve just added a whole heap of books to my TBR???
47 Things, corrupt, cowboy endings, command,
So many amazing books this year
There were TONS of great books, I agree Tersea! I realized after reading everyone elses favorites, that I missed out on some good ones! I am adding them to my TBR for 2016!
So many amazing books and authors!
I agree, Marissa! I think this year was one of the best!!
And, the Ritchie sisters are so incredibly talented, I am in AWE! I cannot get enough!
My favorite read of 2015 is Priest by Serria Simone. I love your reviews!
Terri Mcneal
Thank you! I haven’t read Priest, tho I know quite a few people who did, and they also loved it!
Betrayal Aleatha Romig
I haven’t read anything new from her. But I did love her Consequences series when I read it a couple of years ago. I will have to check this one out! Thanks!
Happy New Year 🙂
This year was about sport romances for me, The Off Campus series by Elle Kennedy, Game On series by Kristen Callihan, Kissing Madeline by Lex Martin, Rusk University by Cora Carmack <3 And not sport themed, but Rush by Emma Scott is a top read, too.
Happy New Year, to you too! Great choices, Andie! I need to catch up with some of those, i.e. Callahan, Martin and Cormack! I haven’t read those books.