Books Read in 1997

In March of 1997 I got married. We were still in school, I still worked at the bookstore. Not much else really changed that year.

Books are listed in alphabetical order, not in order read.

1. Needed: One Dad by Allen
2. Baby Business by Launius Anthony
3. Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections by Robert Asprin
4. Unnatural Death by Michael Baden
5. Range of Motion by Elizabeth Berg
6. Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg
7. Annie Says I Do by Carole Buck
8. Boss Man by Linda Cajio
9. A 4th Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield
10. Loves Music, Loves to Dance by Mary Higgins Clark
11. Right Chest, Wrong Name by Judy Collins
12. Cause of Death by Patricia Cornwell
13. From Potter's Field by Patricia Cornwell
14. The Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell
15. Cruel and Unusual by Patricia Cornwell
16. All that Remains by Patricia Cornwell
17. Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell
18. Post Mortem by Patricia Cornwell
19. The Wyndham Legacy by Catherine Coulter
20. The Last Hotel for Women by Vicki Covington
21. Wedding Fever by Susan Crosby
22. And Baby Makes Six by Pamela Dalton
23. Family Addition by Daniels
24. Dream Comes True by Barbara Delinsky
25. Sweet Ember by Barbara Delinsky
26. The Woolfold Tragedy by Carolyn Deloach
27. You're What? by Anne Eames
28. Christmas Magic by Edwards
29. My Story by Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York
30. Bachelor Next Door by Garbera
31. Come the Spring by Julie Garwood
32. One Red Rose by Julie Garwood
33. One White Rose by Julie Garwood
34. One Pink Rose by Julie Garwood
35. The Secret by Julie Garwood
36. Lady on Top by Gill
37. Daniel and Daughter by Lucy Gordon
38. 200% Wife by Jennifer Greene
39. Small Miracles by Yitta Halberstam
40. Lawman's Legacy by Halldorson
41. The Cop and the Mother-to-be by Charlotte Hughes
42. Most Wanted Dad by James
43. Simplify Your Life by Elaine St. James
44. Daddy in Demand by Muriel Jensen
45. Beauty and the Beasts by Janice Kay Johnson
46. Love Me Forever by Johanna Lindsey
47. One Night by Debbie Macomber
48. Girl of His Dreams by Susan Mallery
49. All the Winters That Have Been by Evan Maxwell
50. The Giant's House by Elizabeth McCracken
51. Thief of Hearts by Teresa Medeiros
52. The Juicy Parts by Jack Mingo
53. A Gift For Baby by Raye Morgan
54. Instant Dad by Raye Morgan
55. Baby Dreams by Raye Morgan
56. TUrning Stone by Marc Parent
57. Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
58. Kiss the Girls by James Patterson
59. Babyhood by Paul Reiser
60. For the Baby's Sake by Christine Rimmer
61. Finders Keepers by Sharon Sala
62. Heartbreak Hotel by Anne Rivers Siddons
63. Wedding Rings and Baby Things by Southwick
64. Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
65. Mommy School by Jennifer Taylor
66. Mr. Valentine by Thompson
67. Struck with You by Vicki Lewis Thompson
68. Chore Wars by James Thornton
69. Plain Jane Gets Her Man by Wells
70. The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty
71. Ooh Baby Baby by Diana Whitney
72. Fifty-Cent Groom by Whittenburg
73. It Could Happen to You by Gina Wilkins
74. The Father Next Door by Gina Wilkins
75. Littlest Angel by Sherryl Woods

Books Read in 1996

In 1996 I was still attending Auburn University. I turned 21 that year. I was working at a bookstore full time and attending school full time as well. I tried out for college Jeopardy that year (didn't make it) and apparently the Chicken Soup for the Soul books were popular. I took a Children's Literature class in college, but we mostly stuck to the classics.

Books are listed in alphabetical order, not order read.

1. Babies by the Busload by ?
2. Warning! Cute Kid Stories Ahead! by ?
3. Girl Next Door by Jim Alexander
4. A Baby for Rebecca by Trisha Alexander
5. I Do? by Jo Ann Algermissen
6. Barefoot in the Grass by Judith Arnold
7. Married to the Man by Judith Arnold
8. More of Paul Harvey's The Rest of the Story by Paul Aurandt
9. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
10. Annie Says I Do by Carole Buck
11. They Cage the Animals at Night by Michael Burch Jennings
12. America's Dumbest Criminals by Daniel Butler
13. Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul by Jack Canfield
14. Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work by Jack Canfield
15. Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield
16. A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield
17. Alice and the Gunfighter by Ann Carberry
18. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
19. It Takes a Village by Hillary Rodham Clinton
20. Dates & Other Nuts by Copeland
21. The Meaning of Life by William Davis
22. The Dream Unfolds by Barbara Delinksy
23. Interpretation of Life by Will and Ariel Durant
24. The Baby Contract: 9 Months Later by Lynn Erickson
25. Jake's Mountain by Christine Flynn
26. New Bride in Town by Frazier
27. The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood
28. For the Roses by Julie Garwood
29. The Prize by Julie Garwood
30. Saving Grace by Julie Garwood
31. Castles by Julie Garwood
32. The Secret by Julie Garwood
33. The Gift by Julie Garwood
34. There's Something About the Nanny by Gill
35. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
36. The Runaway Jury by John Grisham
37. Beauty and the Beast by Hannah Howell
38. Just One Kiss by Samantha James
39. The Girls in the Back of the Class by LouAnne Johnson
40. Captive by Joan Johnston
41. The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
42. The Right to Live: The Right to Die by C Everett Koop
43. Hometown Wedding by Lane
44. Angel by Johanna Lindsey
45. Gentle Rouge by Johanna Lindsey
46. Tender Rebel by Johanna Lindsey
47. Love Only Once by Johanna Lindsey
48. Only Love by Elizabeth Lowell
49. Only You by Elizabeth Lowell
50. OnlyHis by Elizabeth Lowell
51. Only Mine by Elizabeth Lowell
52. Bedded Bliss by Heather MacAllister
53. At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald
54. Babies and Blue Eyed Man by Mackenzie
55. Annie in the Morning by Matlock
56. Thief of Hearts by Teresa Medeiros
57. Expecting: Baby by Jennifer Mikels
58. For All Eternity by Linda Lael Miller
59. Smart Schools by David Perkins
60. Father of Her Child by Joan Elliot Pickart
61. Swamp Fire by Potter
62. The Bartered Bride by Cheryl Reavis
63. The Love Letter by Cathleen Schine
64. Breathe, Little Boy, Breathe! by Stephen Seager
65. I'm Gonna Get You by Ellen Small
66. Stranger in Texas by Lass Small
67. Sheriff's Proposal by Tom Smith
68. Groom and A Promise by Tom Smith
69. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
70. Ghost Story by Peter Straub
71. The Soldier and the Baby by Anne Stuart
72. Daddy Christmas by Thacker
73. Sweet Texas Surrender by Victoria Thompson
74. The Faery Bride by Lisa Ann Verge
75. Nine Months Later by Mary Anne Wilson
76. Kit and the Cowboy by Winters
77. The Bride Did What?! by Martha A Woodham
78. The Rancher and His Unexpected Daugher by Sherryl Woods
79. The Cowboy and His Baby by Sherryl Woods
80. Caught in Crystal by Patricia C Wrede

Books Read in 1995

In March of 1995 I moved into my first apartment. I was still in school at Auburn and was not yet working full time. I read a lot of books that year, a majority of which were romances.

Books are listed in author order, not in order read.

1. The Little Prince
2. Girl Next Door by Jim Alexander
3. This Child is Mine by Trisha Alexander
4. Annie's Song by Catherine Anderson
5. Sweet Myth-Tery of Life by Robert Asprin
6. At the Midnight Hour by Alicia Scott
7. Fifty Ways to be Your Lover by Connie Bennett
8. The Perfect Father by Elizabeth Beverly
9. The Cat Who Came to Breakfast by Lilian Jackson Braun
10. Charade by Sandra Brown
11. Single Female (Seeks... Reluctantly) by Browning
12. Annie Says I Do by Caroline Buck (still one of my favorite Silhouette romances. I re-read it last year!)
13. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
14. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
15. Snagged by Carol Higgins Clark
16. Let Me Call You Sweetheart by Mary Higgins Clark
17. The Lottery Winner by Mary Higgins Clark
18. Nanny and the Professor by Clayton
19. Alpine Escape by Mary Daheim
20. The Rancher and the Redhead by Suzannah Davis
21. Miracle Baby by Delacorte
22. Mother at Heart by Robin Elliot
23. Logan's Bride by Christine Flynn
24. Father's Wish by Christine Flynn
25. Jake's Mountain by Christine Flynn (first reading of many)
26. Secret Baby by Frazier
27. Prince Charming by Julie Garwood
28. Drop in Bride by St George
29. Single Dad by Jennifer Greene
30. The Rainmaker by John Grisham
31. Death Be Not Proud by John J Gunther
32. Bride and the Baby by Halldorson
33. The Sunflower Forest by Torey Hayden (Torey Hayden made me want a career in special eduation. A week visiting in a classroom changed my mind.)
34. Just Another Kid by Torey Hayden
35. The Tiger's Child by Torey Hayden
36. Ghost Girl by Torey Hayden
37. Murphy's Boy by Torey Hayden
38. Somebody Else's Kids by Torey Hayden
39. One Child by Torey Hayden (the first one of her's I read)
40. James Herriot's Cat Stories by James Herriot
41. The Odyssey by Homer
42. The Cop and the Mother To Be by Charlotte Hughes
43. Man, Woman and Child by Bobby Hutchinson
44. A Room for the Dead by Noel Hynd
45. Cowboy Homecoming by Ingrahm
46. A Convenient Arrangement by Janeway
47. The Key to Midnight by Dean Koontz
48. The Vision by Dean Koontz
49. Grace by Robert Lacey
50. The 13th Juror by John Lescroart
51. Prime Witness by Steve Martini
52. Wanted Wife and Mother by Barbara McMahon
53. Baby talk by Julianna Morria
54. Love's Enduring Promise by Janette Oke
55. Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke
56. Case of the Maybe Babies by Victoria Pade
57. The Fire in Autumn by Delia Parr
58. A Perfect Surprise by Caroline Peak
59. Whispers by Belva Plain
60. The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
61. Jacob's Girls by Tara Taylor Quinn
62. Sunshine and the Shadowmaster by Rimmer
63. Cat's Cradle by Rimmer
64. For the Baby's Sake by Christine Rimmer
65. Undying Laughter by Roberts
66. Unlawfully Wedded by Roberts
67. Unspoken Confessions by Roberts
68. Flame by Evelyn Rogers
69. Make-Believe Marriage by Renee Roszel
70. Another Man's Wife by Dallas Schulze
71. What She Did on Her Summer Vacation by Tracy Sinclair
72. Throne of Isis by Judith Tarr
73. Fortune's Lady by Victoria Thompson
74. Bold Texas Embrace by Victorian Thompson
75. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
76. Three for the Road by Shannon Waverly
77. Cody's Fiancee by Gina Ferris Wilkins
78. Mommy Heiress by Linda Randall Wisdom
79. The Basement by Bari Wood
80. Christmas Blessing by Sherryl Woods
81. Finally a Bride by Sherryl Woods

Books Read in 1994

1994 was the second half of my first year of college. That summer I transferred from UNA to Auburn. That year my roommate and I joined a book of the month club. I can still tell you which ones of these came from them and can picture their smaller size.

Books are listed in author order, not order read.

1. Coming up Roses by Catherine Anderson
2. Captive Heart by Patti Beckman
3. Fifty Ways to Be Your Lover by Connie Bennett
4. Act of Will by Barbara Taylor Bradford
5. Everything to Gain by Barbara Taylor Bradford
6. Finding Daddy by ? Christenberry
7. The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
8. All Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark
9. I'll Be Seeing You by Mary Higgins Clark
10. Remember Me by MaryHiggins Clark
11. Shogun by James Clavell
12. Rafferty's Angel by Caroline Cross
13. A Season in Purgatory by Dominick Dunne
14. Glorious Dawn by Dorothy Garlock
15. Saving Grace by Julie Garwood
16. The Secret by Julie Garwood
17. Baby Makes Three by ? Goldrick
18. The Chamber by John Grisham
19. Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
20. Snowbird by Stef Ann Holm
21. Masque of Sapphire by Deana James
22. Two for the Heart by Neels & James
23. Someone to Watch Over Me by Kenner
24. Finn's Angel by Kistler
25. The Door to December by Dean R Koontz
26. The Funhouse by Dean R Koontz
27. Feathers and Lace by Leabo
28. Cruisin' Mr. Diamond by John Leslie
29. Gone, But Not Forgotten by Phillip Margolin
30. Fortune's Cookie by Martin
31. Undue Influence by Steve Martini
32. Wrong Wife? by McBride
33. Streets of Laredo by Larry McMurtry
34. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
35. Masque of Jade by Emma Merritt
36. Teddy Bear Heir by Minger
37. Amber, Sing Softly by Joan Elliot Pickart
38. The End of Summer by Rosamunde Pilcher
39. Desires Dawning by Marjorie Price
40. Couplehood by Paul Reiser
41. Taltos by Anne Rice
42. Lasher by Anne Rice
43. The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
44. Independence! by Dana Fuller Ross
45. Sein Language by Jerry Seinfield
46. The Brainy Beauty by Suzanne Simms
47. Blaze Wyndham by Bertrice Small
48. Buried Lives by Nancy Star
49. Heartbeat by Danielle Steele
50. Winds of Promise by Victoria Thompson
51. Wild Texas Wind by Victoria Thompson
52. Winds of Destiny by Victoria Thompson
53. Guardian Angel by Linda Winstead
54. Dead Eyes by Stuart Woods

Books Read in 1993

1993 was the year I graduated from high school, so these books will cover the last half of my senior year and the first semester of college. This is the first year that I kept track of my books.

Please note, these books are listed in author order, not order read.

1. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
2. Another Fine Myth by Robert Asprin
3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
4. A Lady in Love by Cynthia Bailey-Pratt
5. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
6. Sand Dollar by Bethany Campbell
7. Shotgun Bride by Ann Carberry
8. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
9. Loves Music, Loves to Dance by Mary Higgins Clark (my first MHC, I read this on the plane from Vienna back home!)
10. Mindbend by Robin Cook
11. Congo by Michael Crichton
12. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
13. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (I read this because my friend Gina had to. She did not read it. I loved it.)
14. Hard Times by Charles Dickens
15. Why me? The Story of Jenny by Patricia Dizenzo
16. Arrangement with a Rebel by Anne Marie Duguette
17. Sunburst by Suzanne Ellison
18. The Land of Maybe by Sandra Field
19. Castles by Julie Garwood
20. The Secret by Julie Garwood
21. Gentle Warrior by Julie Garwood
22. Rebellious Desire by Julie Garwood
23. The Gift by Julie Garwood
24. G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton
25. F is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton
26. E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton
27. D is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton
28. C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton
29. B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton
30. A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
31. The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene
32. Seven Brides: Rose by Leigh Greenwood
33. The Pelican Brief by John Grisham
34. A Time to Kill by John Grisham
35. Where the Heart is by Robin Lee Hatcher
36. Ariel Custer by Grace Livingston Hill
37. Texas Gold by Joan Hohl
38. Love Your Emeny by Elle James
39. The Mask by Dean Koontz
40. The Voice of the Night by Dean Koontz
41. Remember When by Anne Lawrence
42. Haunted Summer by Joanna Mansell
43. Moonlight Dream by ? McCue
44. Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught
45. Whisper of Roses by Teresa Medeiros
46. Forever and the Night by Linda Lael Miller
47. Michael's Wife by Tracy Morgan (this is the very first book listed in all my journals. I am not married to a Michael.)
48. A Bend in the River by VS Naipaul
49. Birthright by Julia Quinn
50. Love Story by Erich Segal
51. Forbidden Desires by Rebecca Sinclair
52. Blaze Wyndham by Bertrice Small
53. Tweed by Ellen Small
54. His Woman by Jessica Steele
55. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
56. Reversible Error by Robert K Tanenbaum
57. The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller
58. The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams