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Who is your favorite author and why?

August 30th, 2008 |

That question gets asked a lot in various forms on any kind of social networking website such as this one, myspace and reunion.com to name a few. I think it is a great question because it tells you a little bit about a person and whether or not they really have similar interests as you. I love all kinds of books but mainly I read mysteries. The romance and suspense novels are great for a little light reading but a good mystery whether or not it has a sex scene is a great diversion for me. I have read and enjoyed all kinds of mysteries over the years and my favorite authors are JA Jance, Iris Johansen, JD Robb, Faye Kellerman, Nevada Barr and Elizabeth Peters to name but a few. Each of them have a certain style with their characters that keep me coming back for more. I just wish we could instill in our children this love of reading as well. I am having a half and half success with mine. My oldest and youngest children don’t seem to be great readers and my middle two are doing much better. I have always told my children that I didn’t care what they read so long as they do.

If you haven’t had a chance to read any of these authors I have listed the first book in the series of my favorite characters that each of these writers have created. I seem to always start in the middle of a series when I find a character I like to read about so I end up having to backtrack to find out what happened in the beginning. So, if you are like me and would like to read a series from beginning to end then try the books below. You can go to their websites and get a listing of the other books within the series once you have found one that you really like!

Until next Time — Keep Reading!

Jolene