Best of 2015: Angela’s Picks
ANGELA RECOMMENDS
Picking the Best Of every year is always a hard task for me. I swear I planned on jotting each book down as I finished but when I looked back at the list I started last January, well, it was blank. Ugh, so, I went to Goodreads and searched but still…not an easy task.
Best New Release: The Shadows by J.R. Ward
The Shadows: Our Review | Amazon
Are you even surprised? If you know us, you know we are all BDB fans, and you might see some crossover on picking this book as our Best Of this year. This 13th book, yes thirteenth book left me in tears. There were deaths yet, full of second chances. Still one of the best PNR series out there.
Best New to Me and Best New Series:
Burn For Me by Ilona Andrews and The Veil by Chloe Neill
Plenty had recommended Ilona Andrews to me since I started this hobby of reading, but I just managed to read their work this year. Burn for Me, the first of Hidden Legacy series knocked me off my feet. I was floored with the world they had created, and I was very much excited to read more. Unfortunately, the next release will not be out until 2017. Here’s hoping for a miracle.
This is another Best New To Me and Best New Series. Finally, getting to read Ms. Neill’s work and I couldn’t be any happier. She created a post apocalyptic super natural world that totally hooked me. This Urban Fantasy read is one of my fave for 2015.
Favorite Heroine: A Curse Unbroken by Cecy Robson
Celia Weird from A Curse Unbroken by Cecy Robson. This is the 5th book of the series and concludes Celia’s
story though the series continues. Celia is the main heroine of this series not only kicked ass, but she was kind-hearted and a pretty powerful witch. Landed herself lots of supernatural foes but eternal friends that will back her up any time, any day. This series is one of my top faves.
Favorite Hero: Reyes Alexander Farrow from Charley Davidson Series by Darynda Jones
How do I even pick one? It’s just too hard so, I’ll pick two. =) Reyes Alexander Farrow from Darynda Jones’ Charley Davidson series. He is sexy as sin, exude power, alpha male traits and most of all, loves his heroine with all hes heart…for eternity; figuratively and literally. I am in awe with his dedication and unconditional love for Charley Davidson.
Best Cover: Breaking A Legend by Sarah Robinson
Breaking A Legend by Sarah Robinson. This black and white cover caught my attention and could not let it go. I was drawn to it the moment I saw it on NetGalley and requesting it was a must. Lucky for me it turned out to be a good contemporary/MMA read as well.
Author of the Year: Darynda Jones
Darynda Jones is a New Your Times and USA Today Best Selling Author. She is also a Golden Heart and a RITA winner for FIRST GRAVE ON THE RIGHT, the first book of the Charley Davidson series which she is famous for. Darynda’s success with this series had kept her very busy. Not only getting contracted with more books but signings and social media events. I picked her for my Author of the Year because of her talent for producing brilliant installments of this series that never fails to amaze me. She has not failed to show respect for her colleagues, assistants and fans, not to mentions the love for her family shows when she speaks of them in social media. She was actually my Author of the Year in 2012 and for the most part, I pick her again for the same reasons mention above. I love this lady and I wish her even more success in her writing career.
About Darynda Jones
NYTimes and USA Today Bestselling Author Darynda Jones has won numerous awards for her work, including a prestigious RITA, a Golden Heart, and a Daphne du Maurier. As a born storyteller, she grew up spinning tales of dashing damsels and heroes in distress for any unfortunate soul who happened by, annoying man and beast alike. She currently has two series with St. Martin's Press, the Charley Davidson Series and the Darklight Trilogy. Darynda lives in the Land of Enchantment, also known as New Mexico, with her husband of more than 25 years and two beautiful sons, the Mighty, Mighty Jones Boys. She can be found at www.daryndajones.com.
Honorable Mentions
Unexpected Heroes Series by Anne, Melody – Our Review | Amazon
Ricochet by Keri Lake – Our Review | Amazon
Sweet Ruin by Cole, Kresley – Our Review | Amazon
Montana Cherries by Kim Law – Our Review | Amazon
Missed our previous posts:
Annie’s Best of 2015 Picks
Suzanne’s Best of 2015 Picks
Francesca’s Best of 2015 Picks
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Thanks for the great list! My favourite hero of 2015 is Zander from Love on a Summer Night by Zoe York. He’s the ultimate book boyfriend.
Reyes is always top of my list no matter the year 😉
Best list yet! I can go with reyes
Flame from Souls Unfractured by Tillie Cole!
Happy holidays! My fave hero has to be Roarke from the In Death series. His love for Eve just blows her-and me-away. Plus he’s hot to boot! lol
Rune, from Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole. 🙂
I see we shared a few familiar favorites. I would have put The Shadows, Weird Girls, Darynda Jones, and Ilona Andrews on my list, too.
I really can’t nail down my favorite hero to one, but I’ll cheat a little and say an audio ‘re-read’ of the Outlander series shows me why I love Jamie Fraser. 🙂
OMG. Thank you!
Jack a Turner from Saved by the Rancher by Jennifer Ryan.
It’s a toss-up between Curran and Kaleb Krychek.
Amazing giveaway. Still love Christopher outlaw Caldwell from Death Dwellers series. A very Christopher Christmas
Mateo Alesci in Eighteen by JA Huss!
My favorite hero is Michael in Penelope Douglas Corrupt.
Jericho Barrons!
Jonathan Drazen from Songs of Submissions by CD Reiss 🙂
Hmmm…favorite hero of 2015? Not sure, as I’m still in love with Wraith from Larissa Ione’s Demonica Series, and his book was published earlier. He’s still my all-time favorite, and no one I’ve read – so far – this year can bump him from his throne, lol.
Awesome giveaway!! Thanks for the chance to win!! ^_^
Favourite hero of 2015? I’ve got many..Hmm.. Adam Callahan from ‘Just Go’ by M. Dauphin, to name one of them! 🙂
Max Savage from Carly Phillips’ Dare to Seduce.
My favorite hero is Gage Dixon
I loooooove Walk Through Fire by Kristen Ashley!
Reed by Iniquity by Amy A. Bartol!
Flame from Souls Unfractured by Tillie Cole
Again….I’m going with Jericho Z. Barrons!
Jeremy Keane from The Art of Sinning by Sabrina Jeffries.
King and Bear from King and Tyrant and Lawless by T.M. Frazier 🙂 Happy Holidays ? Thank you for the chance !
Revenant from Demonica series.
Wow. Thank you for this tremendous honor! I’m blown away that out of all the heroines you read this year Celia was your pick. *cries happy tears*
Thank you so much for including my book, BREAKING A LEGEND!
Reyes Farrow
We know them by first names now…Reyes and Jerrico …..Im a fan for life !
So far, I like T’eo from Aidee Ladnier’s THE KLOCKWERK KRAKEN!
I finally got around to reading the Kate Daniels series this year and absolutely fell in love with Curran!
I love Connor Cobalt from Krista & Becca Ritchie’s Fuel the Fire!
Just finished Mercury Striking by Rebecca Zanetti and I loved it so my HERO is Jax Mercury <3
Reap 🙂 by Tillie Cole.
Flame, Reap and Levi all from Tillie Cole’s books 😀
Carrick from Revved by Samantha Towle
Reyes is pretty sweet 🙂
I adore WHEN A SCOT TIES A KNOT by Tessa Dqre, so I’ll put the hero, Logan Mackenzie, in this slot. In actuality, not really sure which is my fave book hero of 2015.
Reyes Farrow.
Thank you for this giveaway.
Kingsley Edge from The Queen by Tiffany Reisz 🙂
Thanks for the giveaway!! Merry Christmas. xoxo
Reyes, of course.
still love JD Robb’s Roarke!
Sevin from Sins of Sevin by Penelope Ward. *swoon* Loved him!
Roarke! 😀 He’s so HOT!
Yay! So glad to win such a lovely packet. Thanks so much, ladies!