Womens Fiction Book Meme – AKA Jordan tagged me

Contemporary, Historical, or Paranormal?
I have to choose? My palms are sweating. I feel anxious. I can’t choose! I want all 3!

Hardback or Trade Paperback or Mass Market Paperback?

Depends. I like hardback for those books I would read to pieces if they were paperback, and also when I just can’t wait for mass market. But really, what’s between the covers is more important to me than format. I have all three on my shelves.

Heyer or Austen?

Heyer.

Amazon or Brick and Mortar?

Amazon

Barnes & Noble or Borders?

B&N online!

Woodiwiss or Lindsay?

Tough. I have more favorites by Lindsay, but then she’s written about five times as many books. Woodiweiss has written one of my all-time favorite romances, though. My palms are sweating again. I could never pick between Angel by Lindsay and A Rose in Winter by Woodiweiss. Never never never.

First romance novel you ever remember reading?

Lord of the Far Island by Victoria Holt. Great book! Next one I remember, Fiesta San Antonio by Janet Dailey. I wanted to beat the sadistic hero over the head with a two-by-four and could NOT understand why the heroine didn’t leave his ass for the obviously perfect Travis who was not sadistic, totally hot, and thought she walked on water. Why? WHY? (I just looked it up and this was published in 1977. We will not discuss how early my romance addiction began. Or my age. Or the fact that I remember the title, author, plot, and characters’ names but not what I had for dinner yesterday. Thank you.)

Alphabetize by author Alphabetize by title or random?
Alpha by author, with series in chronological order. Sheesh. Is this even a question?

Keep, Throw Away or Sell?

Keep. Occasionally winnow and donate.

Read with dustjacket or remove it?

Remove it? Don’t be silly. The dustjacket has the pretty pictures. And the blurb.

Sookie Stackhouse or Anita Blake?

Love Anita Blake. Keep meaning to read Sookie but haven’t yet. Must do this in 07.

Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?

I read like an alcoholic drinks; I stop when it’s finished and there is no more.

It was a dark and stormy night or Once upon a time?

What about, once upon a time it was a dark and stormy night?

Crusie or SEP?

Crusie. But SEP has written some terrific books. Speaking of which, she has a new Chicago Stars book coming out. Drool.

Buy or Borrow?

Buy to the limit of the budget, swap with other authors, borrow from the library. Love swapping. See alcoholic reader tendencies confessed above. The day will never come that the budget stretches to all the books I can read.

Buying choice: Book Reviews, Recommendation or Browse?

Usually I browse and pick out something that sounds interesting to me. But I’ve picked up many new to me authors/titles by recommendations from friends with similar tastes.

Tidy ending or Cliffhanger?

I guess tidy. Cliffhangers can be really effective, though.

Morning reading, Afternoon reading or Nighttime reading?

Yes.

Series or standalone?

I am a series hoooor. Bring ’em on.

Favorite book of which nobody else has heard?

I never hear anybody but me frothing and raving over Swimmer in the Secret Sea by William Kotzwinkle. It is a beautiful, amazing book. You will weep when you read it. Then there’s The Midnight Examiner by Kotzwinkle. Tabloids versus the mob. Oh. My. God. So brilliant. So hysterical. I am chartreuse with envy that I didn’t write this book.

And now to share the love, I am tagging Shannon, Larissa, and Ellen.