sweetsouthern Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 for me :) i need to get my mind off somethings and i want to jump into reading an awesome love story book. it has to be something i havent already read... so not twilight for sure lol!! toss me some ideas please and thanks! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applethyme Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Neither of these are completely love stories but they do have romance and a good story line. Tribute by Nora Roberts Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Cruise and Bob Mayer I also really loved the Inn at Boonesboro trilogy by Nora Roberts and I am not normally a fan of Nora Roberts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Did you read Gone with the Wind? Or Outlander? They are big engaging books with love in them, not necessarily love stories in and of themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Not that I know if you've read it but my all time favorite is Pride and Prejudice. I've read it many times. Its my go to if I need a love story but don't want to invest my time into a new story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Or you could read the Anne of Green Gables series. It is a love story eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 How about the ultimate love story of Romeo and Juliet, if you haven't already read it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbeym Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I second Outlander (by Diana Gabaldon) if you're looking for a really good love story and want a lengthy read. It's got way more than just the romance going for it. For short reads, I enjoy Harlequin's Love Inspired series. They're usually short, sweet, non-smutty, sometimes-religious reads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 The Fault in our Stars by John Green (though you may cry buckets) or Austenland by Shannon Hale are two books that I have recently enjoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 An oldie, but one of my all time favorites....Shanna by Kathleen Woodiwiss....good writing, lots of action...One of the few books I never wanted to end. Sea Swept by Nora Roberts...lots of language but an interesting love story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Larry King has a book called Love Stories of World War 2. It has a lot of sweet stories. It is nothing like a romance novel (not that I would knock romance novels), if you are looking for something different than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moxie Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 A little dark and old but I love "Rebecca" by Daphne deMauer (pretty sure I didn't spell that right). There is also a sequel but I don't remember the name of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 A little dark and old but I love "Rebecca" by Daphne deMauer (pretty sure I didn't spell that right). There is also a sequel but I don't remember the name of that. I love Rebecca! It is Daphne du Maurier. The story is a little depressing. I didn't care for the sequel, personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink&bluemommy Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Edenbrooke, very pride and prejudice. Or you could try books by Shannon hale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyobu Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 The Time Travelers Wife is good if you aren't wanting a classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 At Home in Mitford, by Jan Karon Beauty, by Robin McKinley The Scarlet Thread, by Francine Rivers Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte any book by Jane Austen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 It's Christian Historical Fiction, but Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers is a beautiful love story! (Also available on Kindle.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I can offer you hours of enjoyment: Dorothy Sayers' Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, Gaudy Night and Busman's Honeymoon. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 My two favorites are Pride and Prejudice and Rebecca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
history_junkie Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Mrs. Mike is a little known book, but it's my favorite. I've read it too many times to count... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 The Violets of March by Sarah Jio was wonderful! Anything by Sarah Addison Allen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Popping back in to add The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons....though I'm just reading it now :) . It has been recommended to me several times and I've heard nothing but raves about it. I just started, but so far, I'm really enjoying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Mrs. Mike is a little known book, but it's my favorite. I've read it too many times to count... I was going to suggest this one, too! Mrs. Mike These are good, too, fluffier but still good. :) Moonraker's Bride A Little Folly or Indiscretion both by Jude Morgan are good. The Duke and Miss Denny An Imprudent Lady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre are my favorites. Worth rereading many, many, many times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexigail Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I love The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery. She can be a bit wordy describing scenes but the story is really cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Rose Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Mrs. Mike is a little known book, but it's my favorite. I've read it too many times to count... When I was a kid my mom belonged to a book of the month club. This is one of the books that she received/bought and I grabbed it and read it and LOVED it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltop Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 These is my Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, by Nancy Turner It is based on the author's family memoirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
history_junkie Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 When I was a kid my mom belonged to a book of the month club. This is one of the books that she received/bought and I grabbed it and read it and LOVED it. It's quite a gem, for no particular reason at all. Everyone I've recommend it to has loved it as well. My aunt practically put her life on hold for a few days to finish it :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 The Time Travelers Wife is good if you aren't wanting a classic. Loved this book. The last scene...how many years went by, where her routine was the same, every day? My book club disliked the novel; it was the beginning of the end for me with those ladies. I finally quit when no one read "The Remains of the Day," claiming it was too boring. The Outlander series is a nice read. Many thick books with engaging story lines. I've read them multiple times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Remembrance by Jude Deveraux This one does deal with time travel, but not in the way you expect. It's about a husband and wife in the Edwardian era who are having problems. The wife is told that they have been together in many past lives and to find the source of the problem, she has to go back to the beginning. She's hypnotized and goes back to where they first met in the middle ages to discover what went wrong. It's so good! You and No Other by Cathy Maxwell. This is a pure romance novel, but it is my FAVORITE romance ever. The story MOVED me to tears. No sex scene that I recall. Sort of a time travel book too, but not really. That's helpful, isn't it? ;) Oh, and FTR, I hated the Outlander series with the heat of a thousand suns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Remembrance by Jude Deveraux This one does deal with time travel, but not in the way you expect. It's about a husband and wife in the Edwardian era who are having problems. The wife is told that they have been together in many past lives and to find the source of the problem, she has to go back to the beginning. She's hypnotized and goes back to where they first met in the middle ages to discover what went wrong. It's so good! You and No Other by Cathy Maxwell. This is a pure romance novel, but it is my FAVORITE romance ever. The story MOVED me to tears. No sex scene that I recall. Sort of a time travel book too, but not really. That's helpful, isn't it? ;) Oh, and FTR, I hated the Outlander series with the heat of a thousand suns. I know there are people who hate both Outlander and GWTW but others love them so I suggested them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 This is a very sweet series with a Christian bent so it may not be your cuppa, but I loved the Mitford series by Jan Karon. It is funny, sweet, atypical and feel good down to your toes. My grandma loaned it to me, and I read the entire series and wished for more. It transported me to a "Mayberry" type place which doesn't exist in my own life. The love story is not typical, as it not between young people, and the male protagonist is a pastor, but boy, was it great. Sigh...must reread this...need feel good in my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 This is a very sweet series with a Christian bent so it may not be your cuppa, but I loved the Mitford series by Jan Karon. It is funny, sweet, atypical and feel good down to your toes. My grandma loaned it to me, and I read the entire series and wished for more. It transported me to a "Mayberry" type place which doesn't exist in my own life. The love story is not typical, as it not between young people, and the male protagonist is a pastor, but boy, was it great. Sigh...must reread this...need feel good in my life. I got a box-set, with the first 3 books, off Paperback Swap years ago. I should really give them a try someday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I know there are people who hate both Outlander and GWTW but others love them so I suggested them. Oh, I know, I was just putting my 2¢ in. ;) Why don't we have a cent sign anymore? I had to use my character board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Karen Kingsbury....anything that she writes I adore. I won't start one when I have anything at all to do because I. Cannot. Put. It. Down. once I have started it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 This is a very sweet series with a Christian bent so it may not be your cuppa, but I loved the Mitford series by Jan Karon. It is funny, sweet, atypical and feel good down to your toes. My grandma loaned it to me, and I read the entire series and wished for more. It transported me to a "Mayberry" type place which doesn't exist in my own life. The love story is not typical, as it not between young people, and the male protagonist is a pastor, but boy, was it great. Sigh...must reread this...need feel good in my life. I love the Mitford books. They are FABULOUS! BTW, there is a sequel series now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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