I'm Melinda Curtis, award winning writer of light-hearted romance and comedy with romantic elements!

Recently I decided to read AAR's list of top 100 Romances of all time (Quick! Before the new list comes out in Feb 2012!).

Latest books: 

Amber Rules is available as an ebook for only $3.99 and in paperback at Amazon and BN  (Buy e-version at my store!   Buy for Kindle or paperback! Buy for Nook or paperback! Buy e-book at Smashwords!).  Note: BN seems to have the paperback at a bargain price!

Finding Logan McCall (a sweet, no sex romance) is available for download at Amazon, BN and in paperback at eharlequin.

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Flowers from the Storm, Laura Kinsale

Coming in at #6 in the top 100 romances is Laura Kinsale's Flowers from the Storm.  I have to admit that I liked the hero from page 1.  The heroine (a Quaker) took a little longer to bond with. So what's to love about this book?  Strong writing, a plot that continues to have twists that are relevant to the characters (at 533 pages, this is a lo-o-ong book: oh for the days when Avon regularly published that length). And a premise that has you wondering how they can ever live happily eve ...
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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (#5)

Coming in at #5 on the top 100 romances is Diana Gabaldon's Outlander, published in 1991. This was the book Melinda read over the holidays.  She put it down a lot - not, she says, because it wasn't an interesting story, but because it was told in epic fashion (that means a bit long-winded).  Melinda says it's the first in a very popular series, but she might not be the right reader for this book, seeing as how it's a time travel and set in Scotland (she's more into contemporaries and hi ...
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