CindyS, fellow denizen of the Blogosphere, shares with TGTBTU 12 Anne Stuart books that Cindy thinks we just can’t miss…
12 ‘Don’t Miss’ Anne Stuart Books
1. Lord of Danger (Jul ’97, Zebra). A medieval romance with Simon of Navarre running a con to keep himself near the seat of power. Forced to choose one of his ‘mark’s’ sisters as a bride he picks the plain, clever one and discovers he has a softer side. There is scene near the end where no words are spoken that always takes my breath away. Perfect. (KISS Award Winner, 1997 Romantic Times)
 2. Now You See Him… (Apr ’92, Silhouette #429). An assassin hero and a heroine under suspicion for aiding terrorists. Again, there are scenes that are breath taking. An overseas phone call that shouldn’t have been made tells the reader just how much the heroine means to the hero.
 3. Moonrise (Jul ’96, Signet). Very much like Now You See Him only the hero is much harder and shows very few signs of cracking under the pressure of love. Dark and moody, the hero constantly pushes the heroine and is surprised when she pushes back.
 4. Shadow Dance (Sep ’93, Avon RT). An historical with a lighter side and nobody is who they seem.
5. Glass Houses (Aug ’89, HA #311 & Oct ’98, HA Men at Work). Another one that has a lighter feel although there is a part of the hero that won’t budge until almost all is lost.
6. Blue Sage (Aug ’87, HA #150 & Sep ’95, HA Western Lovers #10). A woman tied to a town and a nightmare that happened years ago and a drifter who needs to take a deeper look at his past. I loved the small town feel even though it was plain the townsfolk were smothering the heroine and I fell in love with a hero that saw the problem and worked to fix it.
7. Ritual Sins (Oct ’97, Onyx). A con man hero with next to no good in him meets his match in a woman needing to do the right thing.
 8. Falling Angel (Dec ’93 & Dec ’95, HA #513). A man who dies has to go back and make up for the wrongs he committed and falls in love with a woman who he knew in his past life but never really saw. (RITA Award Winner: Best Fantasy, Futuristic, Paranormal, 1994 RWA)
9. Cold As Ice (Nov ’06, MIRA). I have to put this on here because the heroine kicked ass. She has this unflappable spirit and isn’t Stuart’s usual kind of ‘pain filled’ woman. Sure, she needed a break and didn’t care for the path her life had taken but she was at least always trying to escape the hero. The hero in this was really ‘Cold As Ice’ and but you have to love seeing Stuart’s heroes crack.
 10. “Dark Journey” from Strangers in The Night (Anthology, Sep ’95, Silhouette). The very first Anne Stuart I ever read and the hero was Death. Really, do I need to say more?
11. One More Valentine (Jan ’93 & Feb ’05, HA #473). Another short story that worked magic. The hero was killed in the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre but he and those who died get to come back each year on the anniversary of their death. None of them know why they come back and don’t know where they go when the day is over. In the end, the hero falls in love and discovers it’s that that saves him. (Best Harlequin American, 1994 Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award)
 12. The Soldier and The Baby (Feb ’95 HA #573). I had a thing for romances in the ‘jungle’ and this one was outright crazy. Did I mention the heroine is a nun?
Read more from CindyS (a.k.a. CindyL)Â over at Nocturnal Wonderings.
I recently read “Black Ice,” the first in Stuart’s “Ice” series and really enjoyed it. I asked Santa for the others for Christmas. 🙂
I’m such an Anne Stuart fangirl. No one does those hardass heroes like she does and makes them work every time.
I love Anne Stuart! The Soldier and the Baby is definitely a keeper. It’s one of her best.
Ah, le sigh. Reminds me I still have a few I haven’t read from the backlist. Thanks, Cindy.
I’m going to have to give this author another chance. The two books of hers that I read (one of them was Cold as ice) I hated. Seriously. I felt cheated and mad at myself for spending my money on them.
You like her, and I like you, so I am going to pick one more book from your list and give it a try.
Which one is your all time favourite?
Yikes! I would say give Falling Angel a try if you can find a cheap copy. It’s different from her romantic suspense books so if you like that one you may just find yourself getting sucked in 😉
CindyS
Another author I havent read, well, other than as part of the Unfortunate Miss Fortune collaboration.
Oh everyone should read The Soldier And The Baby! I think I have #5 and #6 to be read.
I love Stuart but the only ones you have, here that I’ve read are Cold as Ice and The Soldier And The Baby. I didn’t like Cold as much as Black (Ice) but Soldier was to die for. I loved Crazy Like a Fox, too. You’re making me want to read more of the Stuart burning up my TBR over here. I have Moonrise…
I have 4 of these in my TBR. I’m really intrigued by your description of Lord of Danger so I think I’ll dig that one out first. The Soldier&the Baby and Moonrise were keepers for me. And I liked Cold as Ice but I think I like Black Ice better. Heroine was a bit dumb but I liked how the hero couldn’t decide whether to shoot her or save her. But then that’s a persistent theme in several of her books.
I love her older work in 90’s more.
I’m glad I didn’t read Ice series first since I don’t think I can get the mood to finish the stories.
I will recommend Lord of Danger, Crazy Like a Fox, Bewitching Hour, Still Lake and Hand in Gloves.
I don’t think I can’t find another author who can make a morally bankrupt hero so fascinating. Even if he’s a court jester or work as puppet master.