Suggestions please?

[jmc_bks]

I've just sent an SOS to The Biochemist and I'll share it here, too.

I'm in need of a really good book to read. The nonfiction selections I'm working on are fine, but there has been a serious slump on the fiction front. Heroines I want to bitch-slap. Heroes who suffer from rectal-cranial inversion. Pr0nish, pointless sex and unbelievable avowals of adoration. Sleuths who can’t find their way out of a paper bag. Too many vampires, werewolves, and Others.

Need a book recommendation for vacation, please.


And a follow up note: C appreciated all of the paranormal/urban fantasy recommendations I gave using your suggestions. She's devoured Carrie Vaughn's series and started on Lilith Saintcrow's.

Comments

[sarahf.livejournal.com]

I know I pimp it all the time, and it might not be good vacation material as it's an e-book, but Matthew Haldeman-Time's Off the Record is STILL one of the best romances I've ever read. Gay males with lots of sex, but the romance, the emotions, are incredibly written.

I fall back on Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen when I feel like this. Let me know if you need Heyer recs. Her An Infamous Army just came out again in trade paperback--totally worth the money. My local B&N has it on the "New in Paperback" table at the front of the store.

Um...I adore NR's Birthright, which is one some people haven't read. Otherwise, unfortunately, I don't have time for fiction right now, so I'm not sure what to recommend.

[jmc-bks.livejournal.com]

I have Off the Record in print -- it's softbound and there isn't an ISBN; it was POD, I think, purchased before I bought my e-reader. I remember really enjoying the book, too. Maybe it's time for a reread.

Thanks for the Heyer mention. I saw An Infamous Army at Borders last week (left without buying any books for myself!) but didn't feel motivated to pick it up. Austen always works, but I've nearly worn my copy of Persuasion out.