My ballot is just an update of the one I submitted in October 2004, but it still took me a long time to do, because it wasn't just a matter of adding new keepers to the list. I had to figure out where to put them and I had to completely change the order of the books already there, because my tastes have changed quite a bit in the last 3 years. I think the whole ranking ans sorting took about 4 times as long as the actual choosing of books. *sigh*
Anyway, here's my list. If you want to know more about a particular title, I think I've reviewed most of these, and you can find links to those reviews here.
| 1. Lord of Scoundrels - Loretta Chase |
| 2. Gaudy Night - Dorothy L Sayers |
| 3. Born in Fire - Nora Roberts |
| 4. Archangel, by Sharon Shinn |
| 5. Daughter of the Game - Tracy Grant |
| 6. Shining Through - Susan Isaacs |
| 7. Beauty Like the Night - Liz Carlyle |
| 8. Heart of Deception - Taylor Chase |
| 9. Busman's Honeymoon - Dorothy L Sayers |
| 10. Winter Garden - Adele Ashworth |
| 11. Naked in Death - JD Robb |
| 12. To Have and to Hold - Patricia Gaffney |
| 13. In the Midnight Rain - Ruth Wind |
| 14. My False Heart - Liz Carlyle |
| 15. For My Lady's Heart - Laura Kinsale |
| 16. Ravished - Amanda Quick |
| 17. Bet Me - Jennifer Crusie |
| 18. Heart of Fire - Linda Howard |
| 19. The Notorious Rake, by Mary Balogh |
| 20. Demon Angel, by Meljean Brook |
| 21. Anyone But You - Jennifer Crusie |
| 22. The Bridal Season - Connie Brockway |
| 23. Midsummer Moon - Laura Kinsale |
| 24. Bliss, by Judy Cuevas |
| 25. Mistress - Amanda Quick |
| 26. Slightly Dangerous, by Mary Balogh |
| 27. Dance, by Judy Cuevas |
| 28. Uncommon Vows, by Mary Jo Putney |
| 29. Trust Me - Jayne Ann Krentz |
| 30. Slave to Sensation, by Nalini Singh |
| 31. As You Desire - Connie Brockway |
| 32. Shadowheart, by Laura Kinsale |
| 33. The Viscount Who Loved Me - Julia Quinn |
| 34. Fever Dreams - Laura Leone |
| 35. Over the Edge - Suzanne Brockmann |
| 36. Midnight Bayou - Nora Roberts |
| 37. Family Man - Jayne Ann Krentz |
| 38. Breathing Room - Susan Elizabeth Phillips |
| 39. All Night Long - Michelle Jerott |
| 40. Crocodile in the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters |
| 41. Welcome to Temptation - Jennifer Crusie |
| 42. It Had to Be You - Susan Elizabeth Phillips |
| 43. Heartthrob - Suzanne Brockmann |
| 44. Hidden Riches - Nora Roberts |
| 45. The Last Rogue - Deborah Simmons |
| 46. Breathless - Laura Lee Guhrke |
| 47. Lady Gallant, by Suzanne Robinson |
| 48. Rapture in Death - JD Robb |
| 49. One Summer - Karen Robards |
| 50. Thunder and Roses - Mary Jo Putney |
| 51. The Phoenix Code - Catherine Asaro |
| 52. Trojan Gold - Elizabeth Peters |
| 53. A Woman Scorned - Liz Carlyle |
| 54. The Iron Rose - Marsha Canham |
| 55. The Famous Heroine - Mary Balogh |
| 56. Tell Me No Lies, by Elizabeth Lowell |
| 57. Lord Perfect, by Loretta Chase |
| 58. One Perfect Rose - Mary Jo Putney |
| 59. The Gentleman Thief - Deborah Simmons |
| 60. Witness in Death - JD Robb |
| 61. By Arrangement - Madeline Hunter |
| 62. A Summer to Remember - Mary Balogh |
| 63. This Heart of Mine - Susan Elizabeth Phillips |
| 64. A Great Catch - Michelle Jerott |
| 65. The Shadowy Horses - Susanna Kearsley |
| 66. One Good Turn - Carla Kelly |
| 67. Paradise - Judith McNaught |
| 68. Games of Command, by Linnea Sinclair |
| 69. Mystic and Rider, by Sharon Shinn |
| 70. Then Came You - Lisa Kleypas |
| 71. Birthright - Nora Roberts |
| 72. Lord of the Storm, by Justine Davis |
| 73. See Jane Score, by Rachel Gibson |
| 74. Fallen From Grace, by Laura Leone |
| 75. To Love and To Cherish, by Patricia Gaffney |
| 76. Mr. Impossible, by Loretta Chase |
| 77. The Fire Rose, by Mercedes Lackey |
| 78. Lover Awakened, by J.R. Ward |
| 79. Match Me If You Can, by Susan Elizabeth Phillips |
| 80. High Noon, by Nora Roberts |
| 81. Suddenly You - Lisa Kleypas |
| 82. Two Little Lies, by Liz Carlyle |
| 83. The Fairy Godmother, by Mercedes Lackey |
| 84. Caressed by Ice, by Nalini Singh |
| 85. More Than a Mistress, by Mary Balogh |
| 86. Demon Moon, by Meljean Brook |
| 87. The Sharing Knife Vol. 1 - Beguilement |
| 88. The Silver Rose, by Susan Carroll |
| 89. Bitten, by Kelley Armstrong |
| 90. The Last Hellion, by Loretta Chase |
| 91. Woman on the Run, by Lisa Marie Rice |
| 92. The Raven Prince, by Elizabeth Hoyt |
| 93. Always to Remember, by Lorraine Heath |
| 94. Spending, by Mary Gordon |
| 95. Night Owl (from Hot Blooded anthology) - Emma Holly |
| 96. The Devil You Know - Liz Carlyle |
| 97. Lord of the Fading Lands, by CL Wilson |
| 98. The Rules of Seduction, by Madeline Hunter |
| 99. Something Shady, by Pamela Morsi |
| 100. Love's Prisoner (from Secrets Vol 6 anthology) - MaryJanice Davidson |
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