For Something Old, Something New, and All Things Wonderful – Best of 2018 Lists Continue. This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

For Something Old, Something New, and All Things Wonderful –

Best of 2018 Lists Continue.

It’s wonderful to look past, over the year, in books I mean, and remember all the stories, authors, narrators, and artists that have crossed my computer and Kindle as well as those of all the reviewers here this year.  They have taken Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words across galaxies and back into time.  These authors have brought their own twist to every known romantic trope and created some new ones for contemporary stories, paranormal love affairs, and supernatural romances.

They’ve made us cry with shared pain, bent over in laughter at situations and dialogs we understood and connected with, and stories that suffused us with  warmth and love and a need to hug our readers close as a way not to let those characters and their lives go, not yet.

So here are some more of our lists of stories that have risen from a very high group this year.

From another of our long time reviewers, Barb our Zany Old Lady.

 

Barb our Zany Old Lady’s Best 0f 2018

Best of 2018: Audiobook 

Hush by Tal Bauer audiobook, narrated by Joel Leslie

Can’t Hide from Me by Cordelia Kingsbridge. narrated by Nick J. Russo

The Consumption of Magic by TJ Klune and A Wish Upon the Stars by TJ Klune, narrated by Michael Lesley

 Best New Author in 2018:

Salt Magic Skin Magic by Lee Welch – one of my top choices of the year.

Best Outstanding series in 2018:

Seven of Spades by Cordelia Kingsbridge, including One-Eyed Royals, published in 2018

Twisted Wishes series: Counterpoint and Syncopation, both in 2018, by Anna Zabo

Something Like Series: Capstone book #11 Something About Forever by Jay Bell

 Best Humorous Story in 2018:

Robby Riverton Mail Order Bride by Eli Easton

Best Holiday Story 2018:

Better Not Pout by Annabeth Albert

A Touch of a Brogue by Christine Danse

Best Drama of 2018:

Truth and Betrayal by KC Wells

Point of Contact by Melanie Hansen

 Best Paranormal of 2018:

Alpha Heat by Leta Blake

 Best Contemporary of 2018:

The Little Library by Kim Fielding

Oz by Lily Morton

A Little Side of Geek by Marguerite Labbe

And {drum roll}

Best Book of 2018 and Best Cover of 2018:

Boy Shattered by Eli Easton

⛄️Also from our reader H.B.:

I’ve not read many books this year. Of the ones I read I did love a majority of
Anyta Sunday’s books
Mercury’s Orbit by Lia Black
Anáil Dhragain: Dragon’s Breath by Stephan Knox
Falling Out of Fate by Madeleine Ribbon
The Dragon’s Thief by Riza Curtis
Conned by Charity Parkerson

We still have more lists to come….from readers, reviewers and myself next week.  This week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words a lighter week for the holidays.

Enjoy, be merry and light!  Be safe and happy reading!

This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Sunday, December 23:

• An Alisa Advent Calendar Review: Santa on the Beach by Crystel Greene
• For Something Old, Something New, and All Things Wonderful -Best of 2018 Lists Continue.
• This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Monday, December 24:

• On Tour with Weezo’s Blues by Layla Dorine
• A Lucy Review: Midnight Angel by  Kevin Klehr
• A Lila Review: Nothing Special VI (SWAT Edition) His Hart’s Command by AE Via
• A MelanieM Review: Designer Holiday by Ari McKay
• A Chaos Moondrawn Advent Review:Twenty-Nine Hours to Eternity by Elizabeth Noble
• A Free Dreamer Review: Love Blooms by Stephanie Hoyt

Tuesday, December 25 (Christmas Day) 🎄

• A MelanieM  Advent Calendar Review: Holidays Are Where Your Heart Is by Bru Baker
• A Stella Review : The Christmas Lights Battle by Skylar M. Cates
• A VVivacious Release Day Review: His Cursed Prince by Ryan Loveless
• An Ali Release Day Review: The Boyfriend Cruise by Deanna Wadsworth

Friday, December 28:

• DSP PROMO Tere Michaels
•  Release Blitz – G.R Lyons – Illumined Shadows
• A Chaos Moondrawn Release Day Review: Fox and Wolf (Apex Investigations #1) by Julia Talbot
• A Barb the Zany Old Lady Review: Accidentally on Purpose by J.M Snyder
• A Chaos Moondrawn Advent Calendar Review:Hero for the Holidays by Charles Payseur

Saturday, December 29:

• A Lila Advent Calendar Review: Haste Ye Back by R. Quincy Cameron