Okay, so this week’s TOP TEN TUESDAY from That Artsy Reader Girl was a killer! How does anyone who loves books narrow the couples they have adored to just ten. They don’t. Take my word for it that I have way more than ten favourite couples in books and I had to stop looking at my shelves as I kept seeing more I wanted to add! W ith Valentine’s Day approaching I’ve focused on couples from HEA love stories in recent novels (in the last decade or so), and am saving my couples from the classics for another day. I could talk a lot about each of these couples but for the sake of you all, I’m keeping things short and sweet. Please share your thoughts on any of these couples, or some of your favourites – I’d love to know!

 

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Favourite Couples in Books

Cameron Pierce and Jade in Kristen Heitzmann’s [easyazon_link identifier=”B00AFWM1CS” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Freefall[/easyazon_link] || Loved seeing the protective and suspicious Cameron become the champion to a woman who can’t remember her own name!

Kate Lawrence and Lucas Wright in Denise Hunter’s [easyazon_link identifier=”1595549137″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Convenient Groom[/easyazon_link] || I adore this couple so much, totally swoony moments, but the way Lucas has Kate’s back when the chips are down? The best!

 

Griffin Riddell and Kazi Faron in Ronie Kendig’s [easyazon_link identifier=”B07MK8Z3V3″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Firethorn[/easyazon_link] || Fire is right! Sparks and fireworks abound when these two operatives are forced to work together. The dialogue between them is the bomb. As it is with Candyman and Timbrel in [easyazon_link identifier=”1616266392″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Beowulf[/easyazon_link]. Reece and Shiloh in [easyazon_link identifier=”0998136700″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Dead Reckoning[/easyazon_link]. Mercy and Ram in [easyazon_link identifier=”0764217674″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Tox Files[/easyazon_link]. You get the idea of what I think of Ronie Kendig’s couples 😉

Harriet Bisset and Maddox McCray in Tamara Leigh’s [easyazon_link identifier=”B00ZSJCSJ4″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Splitting Harriet[/easyazon_link] || Gosh, I love these two. Both determined, both trying to make amends, both discovering the heart of the other person. And lots of laughs as they do so!

 

Everard Wulfrith and Susanna de Balliol in Tamara Leigh’s [easyazon_link identifier=”B00JWVNW6M” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Longing[/easyazon_link] || Like Ronie’s, I could have easily done a Top Ten of favourite Tamara Leigh couples. There is a scene atop the battlements between Everard and Susanna that is one of my ALL TIME romantic scenes. The tenderness shown by this aloof warrior is so moving. Sigh.

Salome and Rahab in Tessa Afshar’s [easyazon_link identifier=”0802458815″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Pearl in the Sand[/easyazon_link] || One of the best depictions of working through SIGNIFICANT issues in a marriage, requiring forgiveness and understanding in spades. Loved these two so much.

 

Sam Brooks and Willow Rose in Susan May Warren’s [easyazon_link identifier=”B01LZ80SI4″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Rescue Me[/easyazon_link] || Susie May knows how to pen romantic couples, there’s no question, but the scene at the beginning of this story when Sam mistakes Willow for her sister who he is actually dating? A terrific scene that sets the pace of the rest of the story.

Caleb Stiles and Kate Hawkins in Amy Matayo’s [easyazon_link identifier=”B00NFTEI1K” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Sway[/easyazon_link] || Talk about a mismatched couple! Amy makes it work and them some. Another writer whose every couple I could easily include in this list.

 

Claire Le Noyer and Adrien Jean Luc Delaporte in Siri Mitchell’s [easyazon_link identifier=”B005TJUE26″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Kissing Adrien[/easyazon_link] || A fun-loving Frenchman and a somewhat staid American accountant enjoying the sights and sounds of Paris? I love how Adrien opens Claire’s eyes to the beauty around her as she discovers her own place in the world. Tres bon!

Paisley Sutton and Beau Hudson in Jenny B. Jones’ [easyazon_link identifier=”0998109800″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Engaged in Trouble[/easyazon_link] and [easyazon_link identifier=”B07HR71L33″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Royally in Trouble[/easyazon_link] || A failed rock star and a traumatised war veteran? What could go wrong? These two are like batteries – they attract and repel each other at will!

 

 

There are so many others I could include like Kate O’Malley and Dave Richman from Dee Henderson’s [easyazon_link identifier=”1414310560″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Negotiator[/easyazon_link], Morrow Little and Red Shirt from Laura Frantz’s [easyazon_link identifier=”B00B853YG8″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]Courting Morrow Little[/easyazon_link], Matt Jarreau and Kate Donovan (waving to you, Katie Donovan!) from Becky Wade’s [easyazon_link identifier=”B0073UPSLQ” locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]A Stubborn Heart[/easyazon_link], Charlie Lionheart and Ella Beckley from Joanne Bischof’s [easyazon_link identifier=”0997513705″ locale=”US” tag=”relzrevi-20″]The Lady and the Lionheart[/easyazon_link]…gah! I must stop now 🙂

Do we share any favourite couples?

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