My favorite summer read is Summer at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs. This is a series about the Bellam Family, there are several seasonal titles. I was surprised to see that I had quite a few in my TBR pile already.
I was pleasantly surprised with both the Twilight series and thr Harry Potter series, I do try and stay from the hyped and raved over books and movies. The one book that sticks in my mind is Nobody's Baby But Mine by SEP I will always love that book and is def on my keeper list.
When I discover a author I have not read before I go to Amazon or Barnes and Noble to look for the backlist. If the author has a website I frequently visit the site to read the blurbs over and over. Envy was my first Sandra Brown read and I have been reading her ever since.