A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole: This was an interesting universe, but the main male and female characters were really annoying.
Lord Radcliff's Season by Jo Ann Ferguson: In this romance, I disliked the male character, who seemed to go out of his way to be obnoxious.
Demon Angel and Demon Moon by Mejean Brook: Paranormal romances, one between a demon and a Guardian and the other between a vampire and a human.
In the Shadow of Evil edited by Martin H. Greenberg and John Helfers: I generally love short story compilations, but some of these were too dark for me.
How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks: This was really funny and well-written. The behavior of the characters was quite believable. You gotta love a vampire romance that starts with the vampire breaking his fang off on an inflatable doll!
Mortal Danger, Tempting Danger, and Blood Lines by Eileen Wilks: These are categorized as paranormal romance, but were actually a really good modern fantasy. I'm definitely interested in reading the rest of the series as they come out.
Saving Sarah by Gail Ranstrom: I will buy some amount of non-standard societal behavior in a Victorian romance, but not as much as this heroine displayed. It broke my suspension of disbelief.
The Chester Charade by Gayle Buck: A bit of a farcical story about what happens when your former suitor comes back to stay at your house party. Enjoyable.
Beyond Seduction by Stephanie Laurens: My favorite Victorian romance author. She's got an ongoing series of interesting guys who need to find wives. I've enjoyed them all.
Irresistible by Mary Balogh: My second-favorite Victorian romance author. I'm almost positive I've either read or own this one already, but I enjoyed it again regardless.
Book of Enchantments by Patricia Wrede: Short stories by an author I love. I read this in about half an hour. They were wonderful.
Black Order by James Rollins: My brother introduced me to these. They are totally good vacation reading - fast paced plots, and lots of stuff blowing up. I would compare them to Indiana Jones, but with more people and more explosives.
Wicked Nights, Wicked Pleasure, and Wicked Fantasy by Nina Bangs: Each book is about one of three male employees of a pleasure park and how they meet their true loves. I enjoyed these - interesting characters and world.
If I Were An Evil Overlord by Martin H. Greenberg and Russell Davis: Rather than being scary, these short stories were pretty funny and almost silly.
Mr. Montgomery's Quest by Martha Kirkland: Girl lies about her gender to lead walking tours across England. Guy thinks her younger brother is his long-lost half brother and joins the tour. Girl is attacked while on tour and thinks it is the guy. Certainly a rather novel premise, if a bit unlikely.
Magic Tails by Martin H. Greenberg and Janet Pack: Short stories about magic and cats. I enjoyed these.
Lady Allerton's Wager by Nicola Cornick: This one was pretty good, and in fact I read the sequel once I got home. However, the characters constantly speak with exclamation marks! This gets annoying!
That's only 22 books, and I know on the plane on the way back I was up to 25, but I'm not sure what the other three were. On to the books I've read since then.
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