Top 13 go-to authors for your binge-reading pleasure

This Friday the 13th, we’d like to bring to mind images of romance and great reads, rather than the gloom, doom, bad luck, and homicidal maniacs that are usually associated with the day. So, with that in mind, we bring you our top 13 favorite go-to authors (i.e.: authors who have NEVER let us down) and a few of our favorite reads from each. Enjoy!

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Kristen Ashley

The undisputed queen of the alpha male romance.

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Melanie Harlow

A lady who can make you laugh and cry and swoon all over the course of one book.

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Isabel Jordan

Writer of sexy alpha males, strong heroines, and snark. Lots and lots of snark.

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Sawyer Bennett

There’s a reason why she’s been on so many bestseller lists so many times. That’s all I’m sayin’.

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Penny Reid

Smart romance with heart.

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Jill Shalvis

Queen of the comfort read

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Carian Cole

I think I’m in an abusive relationship with her. She breaks my heart over and over again, and I keep coming back for more (happily).

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LJ Shen

Creator of gorgeous prose and bad boys I SHOULD hate but really, really (somehow) end up loving.

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Emma Chase

Laughs and sexy times and book boyfriends you’d KILL to meet in real life.

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Celia Aaron

Paranormal, humor, contemporary, dark and scary...this woman can write the crap out of all of it. Hell, we even love her fanfiction.

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Vi Keeland

The hottest cover models wrapped around books that you can re-read a million times and never get sick of.

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Penelope Ward

An author who can even turn tropes I normally hate into books I adore.

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Kylie Scott

Queen of the meet-cute.

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What about y’all? Who are your top 13? Let us know! We’d love to hear from you!