What are other good authors...?

answers1: LAURELL K HAMILTON dark and sexy books, she makes a great
read no matter what she writes. <br>
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CHARLAINE HARRIS: I'm a fan of her Southern vampire series.. GO sookie! <br>
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KIM HARRISON Kim writes a different kind of book in a different kind
of world, if you like vampires, weres, witches etc... check her out
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SUNNY: I finished Mona Lisa Awakening a few weeks ago and was
thoroughly entertained by it. It's dark, sexy intriguing and full of
real characters. <br>
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KERI ARTHUR: sexy sexy sexy *raar* Check out her Riley Jenson series <br>
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KATIE MACALISTER: A fun author, her Aisling Grey series is both
entertaining and lighthearted. <br>
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KELLEY ARMSTRONG: I would classify her books as those of a serious
author. Mild humor thoroughout, but for the most part the plot is on
the serious side. <br>
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LILITH SAINTCROW: Dante Valentine is a woman with issues and a kicking
*** attitude. <br>
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CARRIE VAUGHN: Ahh, then we have Kitty, the werewolf, a late night
radio show talk show host. Her books are full of humor, good music and
weighty plot when it's required <br>
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Paranormal/Futuristic Romance: <br>
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MICHELLE BARDSLEY: Chick litty voice, books full of spunky moms turned
vamp. <br>
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KRESLEY COLE: No Rest for the Wicked may be one of the best romances
I've read this year. The romance aspect of the book was great... but
the surrounding plot blew me away, quite a fertile imagination Cole
has. <br>
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SHERRILYN KENYON: The Dark Hunter series--very original in idea and
well written, the series should be read in order to get the most of
it. Valerius and Wren are two of my faves. <br>
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SUSAN KEARNEY: The Challenge is my fave of hers--futuristic romance. <br>
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KAREN MARIE MONING: Paranormal historicals with time travel, faeries
and lots of hot scottish guys! <br>
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LINNEA SINCLAIR: wonderful world building, especially in Finders Keepers. <br>
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JR WARD: Brotherhood of the Sword series has to be my favorite romance
series to date. She writes warrior men extremely well... so well in
fact that I'm jealous as hell at her amazing talent. <br>
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Romance: <br>
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SUSAN ELIZABETH PHILLIPS: key word here: quirky <br>
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KINLEY MACGREGOR: aka Sherrilyn Kenyon. <br>
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SUZANNE ENOCH: Historicals that have creative very individual heroines
and progressive thinking males. <br>
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DEBORAH SIMMONS: The Devil Earl is my fave of hers. <br>
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TANYA ANNE CROSBY has the knack for writing in scottish dialect. I had
a blast trying to sound out the words as I read. <br>
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Fiction: <br>
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JANET EVANOVICH is funny funny funny. <br>
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MICHAEL CRICHTON: Sphere was a fave as a teen. <br>
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CLIVE CUSSLER: Dirk Pitt is a throwback hero from another time. I
adore the way Cussler interweaves archaeology, history with modern
technology and social issues. <br>
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DAN BROWN: suspense and intrigue at its finest, yet another author
whose mind I'm jealous I don't have. <br>
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GEORGE ORWELL: 1984--possibly favorite book of all time. <br>
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YA books: <br>
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JK ROWLING needs no introduction. <br>
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DIANE DUANE: The young wizard series (pre Potter thank you very much)
is delightful and full of awe, especially book two of the series Deep
Wizardry <br>
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EOIN COLFER- Author of the wacky, boy genius Artemis Fowl <br>
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CS LEWIS needs no introduction either <br>
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MELANIE GIDEON: The Map that Breathed is a wonderful book <br>
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TERRY PRATCHETT: Bromeliad Trilogy is great, YA books with adult
themes told though a story that is easy for everyone to grasp--on par
with Animal Farm by Orwell to me. <br>
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BRUCE COVILLE: An amazing author is so many different genres. <br>
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LOUIS SACHAR: A must read for children and adults with sense of humor.
For anyone who has ever known, raised, or been a child with ADHD
There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom is a must. Versatile author.