For any avid Romance fan, there are a few names that always stand out, the greats who paved the road into love and adventure with tales of intense emotion wrapped in covers depicting beautiful scantily-clad couples.

Johanna Lindsey was definitely one of the greats. I don’t know a single avid Romance reader who hasn’t heard her name or read at least one of her almost 60 red-hot novels.

News of her death has the Romance community, authors and readers alike, mourning and reminiscing, recalling the stories that caught our attention and our hearts, securing us as lifelong fans.

For my part, I didn’t feel I could let the news pass without some formal acknowledgment of this long-time favorite author.

One of my goals for the coming year is to get back to my monthly reading lists, so I’ve decided to kick off the New Year by dedicating January to books by Johanna Lindsey.

I’m still in the curating process, I want to read at least three books in the month, four would be better, and I’m scanning my options (library, my mom’s shelves, most noted by folks I follow on social media- lookin’ at you Gentle Rogue and Tender is the Storm…), but wanted to put my intent out into the world in case any of you would like to join me in this small tribute.

Once I have the list narrowed down I’ll be back to update this post and add all the pertinent info and links.

Are you a Johanna Lindsey fan? If so, Which of her books would you recommend/which made the biggest impact on your own reading?

*PLEASE NOTE: the link above will take you to one of Ms. Lindsey’s books, but my intent was to direct you to her author page so you could see ALL her books. For some reason the original link wasn’t working, so I’ve redirected to just the one book.