I'm a very eclectic reader. If the voice is good, I'm hooked! Horror was the choice of my youth, and I devoured every Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Robert McCammon within reach. Then I found fantasy and my word-food became faeries and wizards and evil queens. Romance is always a plus in any story I read. My favorite writers create real, living, breathing souls that I feel connected to for years after setting down the book. That's what I strive to do with my own writing.