Stephen King once said that to improve your writing, the best thing to do was to read. It's great to have an excuse to read more of my favorite stories - and Stephen King was right, you can learn so much about writing from reading! I will add to this list as I read more books!
This is a list of my favorites, things I've really enjoyed, along with the associated Amazon links (caution, I write BDSM, so many of these books are in that category). I will add more as I continue to update the site, so this list isn't exhaustive! These are not ranked in order of preference, they're all fabulous (ones with an F next to them are also FREE):
Daddy Takes The Reins by Kelly Dawson.
The Prince's Little Mate by Meredith O'Reilly.
Her Daddy, Her Dom and Her Doctor by Emily Tilton.
Bailey's Little Adventure by Summer Graystone.
Daddy Morebucks by Normandie Alleman.
Mated to the Warriors by Grace Goodwin.
A good student by Dr Mabeuse (Literotica) F
Angela's Story by DJ Black F
Dracula by Bram Stoker (I learned so much about writing from this one, but there are no erotic scenes of course)
The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe (this one also taught me a lot about writing; Ann is one of the most underrated writers of the last 250 years and I love the way she uses tension, although there are no erotic scenes).
A Woman of Substance by Barbara Taylor Bradford this is classed as a romance and sadly out of print, but it's really more of a biopic than a romance. I love the characterization and realism, but most of all I love the fact that the main character makes her own destiny.
Discworld by Terry Pratchett - Witty, insightful, sarcastic and peppered with characters such as Nanny Ogg. This series is well worth a look (no erotic scenes). This series has about 30 books in it. Personal favorites of mine are Equal Rites, Soul Music, Wyrd Sisters and Witches Abroad.
Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones. Diana Wynne Jones is brilliant at building worlds and she doesn't outright tell you what is going on, you have to work it out using your inference skills, but if you can't be bothered, the stories always read well anyway (no erotic scenes). This particular one is a favorite of mine, but the most common theme I love about Diana Wynne Jones's books revolve around her attitude to parents. Diana Wynne Jones had a really crap mother, and instead of trying to make sense of how "normal" families interact, she always writes families with selfish, irresponsible parents, or distant parents, or impotent parents, or dead parents, and children left on their own to fend for themselves. Often she also writes adults who take the place of the parents, in Fire and Hemlock, this man ultimately becomes the love interest of the barely-18 year old female protagonist.
Deep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones is another cracking read (again, no erotic scenes).
Don't have a Kindle? Neither do I! I use the free official app Kindle for PC instead! F
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