Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Romances

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and Bookish. Each week features a different topic, and you make a top ten list about that topic. This week's topic is...

This week's topic is...Top Ten Favorite Romances

While I was writing down some ideas, I got to thinking and when it comes to romance in books, I can be quite picky. I like to see my romance more on the realistic side...no one just falls in love with a look; they may become infatuated with a person, but not head-over-heels in love. Falling in love takes time and sometimes that may take more than one book to accomplish. And as I look at my list, all of my favorite romances are from series instead of stand alone novels. Am I the only one who feels this way?

Because I'm picky, I couldn't just choose 10 favorites, so I've decided to do a list of my top 5 romance series instead. In no particular order...

1. Shifters by Rachel Vincent - This series has been one of my favorites since the first book was released! This series is simply amazing and very addictive...a must read for all you paranormal romance fans.

• Book 1 - Stray
• Book 2 - Rogue
• Book 3 - Pride
• Book 4 - Prey
• Book 5 - Shift
• Book 6 - Alpha

2. Demonica by Larissa Ione - If you want romance, you will definitely find plenty in this series. Beware, for there is tons of naughtiness going on in these books (hint...it is an adult series).

• Book 1 - Pleasure Unbound
• Book 2 - Desire Unchained
• Book 3 - Passion Unleashed
• Book 4 - Ecstasy Unveiled
• Book 5 - Sin Undone

3. Night Huntress by Jeaniene Frost - Another favorite since its beginning. The romance between Bones and Cat is just beyond hot!!

• Book 1 - Halfway to the Grave
• Book 2 - One Foot in the Grave
• Book 3 - At Grave's End
• Book 4 - Destined for an Early Grave
• Book 5 - This Side of the Grave
• Book 6 - One Grave at a Time
• Book 7 - Up From the Grave (2013)

4. Lords of the Underworld by Gena Showalter - The inside will have you drooling just as much, if not more, as the cover does!

• Book 1 - The Darkest Night
• Book 2 - The Darkest Kiss
• Book 3 - The Darkest Pleasure
• Book 4 - The Darkest Whisper
• Book 5 - The Darkest Passion
• Book 6 - The Darkest Lie
• Book 7 - The Darkest Secret
• Book 8 - The Darkest Surrender
• Book 9 - The Darkest Seduction
• Book 10 - The Darkest Craving (July 30, 2013)

5. Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward - I've not made it through this entire series yet, but what I've read this far has got my addicted!

• Book 1 - Dark Lover
• Book 2 - Lover Eternal
• Book 3 - Lover Awakened
• Book 4 - Lover Revealed
• Book 5 - Lover Unbound
• Book 6 - Lover Enshrined
• Book 7 - Lover Avenged
• Book 8 - Lover Mine
• Book 9 - Lover Unleashed
• Book 10 - Lover Reborn
• Book 11 - Lover at Last (March 26, 2013)

Now a question for you...Are you picky when it comes to your romance? What do you like to see in your romance novels? Not like?