Summer Reading

Summertime, and the living is easy. Or at least, so we hope. We long for lazy days at the beach, around the pool, in a hammock under a shady tree. Preferably with a very hot “pool boy” bringing us tall, icy, alcoholic drinks. And, of course, we want a good book in our hands. (If we can’t have the pool boy, that is [g].

At my website, I run an opinion poll contest each month. I always love reading the answers. On some topics, people tend to agree. For example, when my book She’s on Top came out (with a plus-size heroine who finds a sexy guy who loves her curves), I asked if society pressures women to have “perfect” bodies, and the response was an overwhelming “yes”. But on other topics, there’s a lot of variation in the responses I get, and that’s the case with my July topic.

For July, in honor of summer, my question is, “What’s your favorite summer reading?”

Some people think summer’s a time for light reading, and others go for the heavy books they don’t have time to read during the rest of the year. Some like nonfiction, some like magazines, but the majority prefer novels. And those novels may be everything from horror to sweet romance to erotic romance. Some people like to re-read old favorites and some delight in buying new titles. Some readers like long books and some prefer shorter reads. Here’s one of my favorite responses to date: “I love reading erotica in the summer since it makes a reader feel even warmer. I also like anthologies because after each short story I know it’s time to put on more sunscreen.” Who needs a timer, if you have an erotic romance novella? LOL.

So, how about you? What do you like to read in the summer? And, while you’re at it, where do you like to read, and what’s your taste in pool boys and summer beverages?

Oh, and please hop on over to my website and enter my contest as well (http://www.susanlyons.ca). You could win an autographed copy of one of my books plus a sequined turquoise scarf, just perfect for draping those bare summer shoulders!