Originally Posted by Cheshirecatquilter
M. C. Beaton (Agatha Raisin and Hamish MacBeth series)
Sandra Dallas
Sara Gruen (Water for Elephants)
"Sarah's Key"
Jan Karon
Jill Conner Browne -- really irreverant, laugh out loud
Go to
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/ once you find an author you like to find others by him/her, or similar books by other authors. You'll never run out of books to read or listen to.
Jill Conner Brown's Sweet Potato Queens had me in stitches. It is the funniest book for a female I have read!