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Holy cow! I read so many great books in 2023. There were 48 that I rated at 5 stars! Am I getting nicer in my old age or did I just curate a better bunch of books? I feel like I DNF’d more than usual, which still wasn’t a lot, and that helps free up time for books I enjoy. I also finally found my groove with audiobooks in the last half of the year and that means I’m reading more books now. But the problem is, how do I whittle this down to my 10 favorites? For last year’s favorites, I did 10 for books published that year and 10 for those published in previous years and listed the few leftovers. I’ll have much more than a few left over, but I’m going to at least stick to the 10 new and 10 previous format to give you 20 in total.
As most avid readers know and understand, my favorites can change day by day depending on my mood. That’s why I hate giving you only the top 20 when I have more than twice that rated as 5 stars. But sometimes we must make hard choices. I helped slim things down by taking out duplicate authors. Seriously, this list would be very Kirsten Callihan and Elizabeth Hoyt-heavy if I hadn’t kept it to one title per author!
Clicking on the title will take you to my review if you’re interested in learning more about any of the following books. So here they are. My favorite books of 2023.
Top Ten Books Published and Read in 2023
Possession (Kink Camp aka Camp Haven #2) by Adriana Anders
Time to Shine by Rachel Reid
Hunt on Dark Waters (Crimson Sails #1) by Katee Robert
His Wicked Ways (The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside #5) by Melissa Foster
Bring Me Home (Safe Harbor #1) by Annabeth Albert
Role Playing by Cathy Yardley
Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey
Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon
A Rogue’s Rules for Seduction (Last Chance Scoundrels #3) by Eva Leigh
Camden (Pittsburgh Titans #8) by Sawyer Bennett
Top Ten Books Published Before 2023 but Read in 2023
Managed (VIP #2) by Kristen Callihan
Thief of Shadows (Maiden Lane #4) by Elizabeth Hoyt
Waking Up With the Duke (London’s Greatest Lovers #3) by Lorraine Heath
Beard with Me (Winston Brothers #6) by Penny Reid
Father Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood #6.5) by J.R. Ward
On Broken Wings (Wild Aces #3) by Chanel Cleeton
Hunting for a Highlander (Highland Brides #8) by Lynsay Sands
Trust (Cafe #3) by Jana Aston
Not My Romeo (The Game Changers #1) by Ilsa Madden-Mills
Barbarian’s Heart (Ice Planet Barbarians #9) by Ruby Dixon
I’m feeling bad for leaving so many fantastic reads off my list. I may try to do another post at a later date to share the rest of my favorite books from 2023. I can’t wait to see what everyone else loved last year, although I know it won’t be great for my TBR!
All In Good Time 
I feel the same way. It’s so hard to pick favourites!
Here is my Top Ten Tuesday post.
I love seeing Callihan’s, Reid’s, and Madden-Mills’s book on here! I loved them as well. Happy 2024!
Honestly, if I would have included re-reads I would have also had a lot of Reid on there. I don’t generally do re-reads, but went back to her Game Changers series now that I’m on board with audiobooks and fell in love all over again.
48 5-star books is amazing! Sounds like a pretty great year of reading. I just love Bennett’s Pittsburgh Titans series and Camden was a great addition.
I am a huge Sawyer Bennett fan. I love all of her hockey series.
I haven’t read any of these, but I’m glad you loved them all. And, I love that you had so many 5-star reads. Happy 2024!
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HUNT ON DARK WATERS looks really good. I’ve seen some great reviews for it.
Happy TTT!
Susan
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It’s awesome that you read 48 5-star books. I can see why it would be hard to choose 10. Have a great 2024!
Thank you. I hope you have a wonderful year, too.