YA Indie Carnival 11/11/11 – TOP 11


11/11/11: My Top 11 Indie YA Contemporary Romance Reads of 2011
These books might not have all been released in 2011 but I read them in 2011 
Coming in at 
#11: Cross My Heart by Katie Klein- This one was good but I could put it down and walk away from it then come back later. It didn’t keep me so captivated I burned dinner. 


#10: Effortless by S.C. Stephens – I adored Thoughtless which is the first book in this story. I enjoyed Effortless but the drama got to be a little much after awhile. 


#9: Sweet Sofie by Elizabeth Reyes- Adore this series. The only reason Sofie’s story came in after her two older brothers stories is because I have a thing for her brothers 😉


#8: Forever Mine by Elizabeth Reyes- Adored this! I am a big fan of the alpha male. 


#7: Love Unscripted by Tina Reber- I enjoyed this. It came in at #7 because I like books that deal with movie stars or rock stars. The whole fame thing intrigues me. 

#6: Double Clutch by Liz Reinhardt – Couldn’t put this one down. It literally had me from the first sentence and I skipped a few meals just to keep reading. 



#5: Always Been Mine by Elizabeth Reyes- My favorite out of the Moreno series. Yummy Alpha Male! 

#4: Where You Are by Tammara Webber- Fabulous second book in this series of teenage move stars. Loved the chemistry between Graham and Emma. 



#3: Between the Lines by Tammara Webber- This one is a reread. I enjoyed it so much I read it again. 


#2: Thoughtless by S.C. Stephens- AH! I love Kellan. I want one! Something about the bad boy singer in a band you can’t walk away from. Lust, betrayal, heartache, and it all wraps up into a happy ending. 

#1: Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire- here is my O.M.G. I swear I’ve read this book five times. I will never get tired of Travis. He is the most intense, addictive hero in YA fiction IMO. 

1. Laura A. H. Elliott author of Winnemucca & 13 on Halloween, Book 1 in the Teen Halloween Series 2. Bryna Butler, author Midnight Guardian series
3. Heather Self 4. T. R. Graves, Author of The Warrior Series
5. Suzy Turner, author of The Raven Saga 6. Darby Karchut, author of GRIFFIN RISING
7. Lexus Luke 8. PJ Hoover, Author of SOLSTICE, Blogging at ROOTS IN MYTH
9. Cheri Schmidt, author of the Fateful Trilogy 10. Rachel Coles, author of Into The Ruins, geek mom blog
11. K. C. Blake, author of Vampires Rule and Crushed 12. Patti Larsen, The Hunted series and The Hayle Coven series
13. Courtney Cole, author of The Bloodstone Saga 14. Amy Maurer Jones, Author of The Soul Quest Trilogy
15. Dani Snell’s Refracted Light Reviews 16. Fisher Amelie, author of The Understorey
17. M. Leighton, Blood Like Poison Series, Madly, The Reaping 18. Abbi Glines, author of Breathe and The Vincent Boys
19. Kimberly Kinrade, Bits of You & Pieces of Me, Forbidden Mind 20. Madeline Smoot, Missing, Summer Shorts, and The Girls
21. Cidney Swanson, author of Rippler 22. Nicole Williams, author of Eternal Eden, Falling Eden
23. Gwenn Wright, author of Filter