Some Of The Best of DIK From 2008

If you weren't yet familiar with DIK in 2008 you might have missed quite a few hilarious posts. This one told us a few reasons that Lisabea loved about the island (and I have to agree with her entirely) and even links to a couple other very funny post.  Enjoy!

Ten Things I Love
About DiK

10. On Line Community of Chicks Who Loves to Read
and We Don't Get Up in Everyone's Grill
About Asshat Stuff

(Although we have been controversial... by accident!)

You chicks rock cuz you're all about the joy of reading and the celebration of the craft(iness of writ-ors).


9. Unapologetic Ojectification of Smexy Menz


Works for me!

8. Great Times Squabbling Over Heroes


I heart you guys. But will still steal your liquor.
And your men.


7. Diversity and Open Mindedness.

So cute.


6. New Friends and Old Friends


Nothing to do with New or Old Friends but DAMN I love me some RC!


5. M/M Week

Ok maybe not THIS one exactly...but still
...I had to post it again.


4. That fucking hilarious post TPig and I did
with Josh Lanyon (aka Good Sport)

Yes. I have no shame.

3. That fucking hilarious post CJ did.

Neither does she.



2. Author Interviews

Cute Red Head. Funny. Intelligent.
Likes long walks on the beach and men with wings.

1. You Guys. You rock.
And I appreciate the support and friendship.

Look at those drummies!!


Thanks and Have a Happy
Healthy, Stretch Pants wearing
Pig Out on Thursday (if you're in the States)
Otherwise..er.. have a great weekend!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!

It's time for us to ring in the NEW YEAR here on da island. We have the drinks, We have the men, we have the books, we have the authors, and now you have the all exclusive pass to the HOTTEST PARTY of the NEW YEAR. So pack your bags, catch your flight, and get ready to party with the coolest people on the planet!

The men are getting ready to perform!

The life guards are ready for action

Some men have even gotten tats to mark the occasion.

Don't forget to join us in the New Year we will have more menz, more authors, more stories from the ladies, a DIK challenge, and possible a call for new Ladies to join the island. We look forward to more of you in the coming year.

We hope you have a fantastic New Year, may your load be light, you problems few and may you find many happy blessings in the New Year!

We hope you enjoyed the Party, we really hope you survived it! Please remember we here on the island are not responsible for lost objects, injuries or broken hearts!

The Best of DIK part 3

What would the DIK island be without the DIK HEROES!!!!! So today we celebrate the best of the DIK heroes!

Katie R - Jack Culver (Now You Die by Roxanne St. Claire) Acheron (Sherrilyn Kenyon's books), Matt Sanders (Pursuit by Elizabeth Jennings), John Medina (All the Queens Men by Linda Howard), Gideon Raintree (Raintree: Haunted by Linda Winstead Jones), Robert Kemble (Everything and the Moon by Julia Quinn), Douglas Kowalski (Midnight Angel by Lisa Marie Rice), Tyler “Bud” Morrison (Midnight Run by Lisa Marie Rice)






Wave - Colonel Simon Hollister (The Englor Affair), Detective Sean O'Brian (The Assignment), Hell (Heaven Sent 3), Jake Taggart (Bareback), Keiran Hareldson (The Draegan Lords), Prince Payton Townsend (The Englor Affair), Bones (Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress series), Finn Barret (Lovers and Other Strangers by Josh Lanyon)

Aymless - Circenn Brodie (Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning), Hari (Tiger Eye by Marjorie Lui), Jack Norton (Conspiracy Game by Christine Feehan), Vasic (Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh), Wren Tigrian (Unleash the Night my Sherrilyn Kenyon), Kanaen ZaDarien/Kiri (TimeShadow Riders by Ann Maxwell), Rainier vel'En Daris aka Rain Tairen Soul (the Fading Lands series by CL Wilson ), Illium aka Blue Bell (Nalini Singh's Angels' Blood)

Naida - Edward Cullen (Twilight, Stephanie Meyers), Frederick Wentworth (Persuasion, Jane Austen), Aragorn aka Strider (Lord of the Rings trilogy, J.R.R. Tolkien), Tristen (Legends of the Fall, Jim Harrison), Mark Darcy (Bridget Jones Diary, Helen Fielding), Ian (The Host, Stephenie Meyer) Logan aka Wolverine (X Men), Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean)

LesleyW - John Matthew aka Tehrror (Black Dagger Brotherhood series, JR Ward), Jeremy Danvers (Women of the Otherworld series, Kelly Armstrong), Curran (Magic Bites and Magic Burns, Ilona Andrews), Richard Tremayne High Lord of the Darkyn (Darkyn books, Lynn Viehl) Duncan Reever (Stardoc books by S.L. Viehl), Lucivar (the Dark Jewels books, Anne Bishop) Vayl (Jaz and Vayl series by Jennifer Rardin), Raphael (Raphael by D. B Reynolds)

Ciara - Ethan McCabe (Demon Night, Meljean Brook) Hugh Castleford (Demon Angel, Meljean Brook) Westley (The Princess Bride, William Goldman), Lord Robert Andreville (Robin) (Angel Rogue, Mary Jo Putney), Dr. Samuel Cornick (Mercy Thompson series, Patricia Briggs) Rupert Carsington (Mr. Impossible by Loretta Chase), Rhis Vanur (Finders Keepers by Linnea Sinclair)

Lisabea - Adrien English (Adrien English series, Josh Lanyon) Colin Ames Beaumont (Demon Moon, Meljean Brook), Nate (My Fair Captain, J.L. Langley), Savitri Murray (Demon Moon, Meljean Brook), Derek Knightly (At Love's Command, Samantha Kane), Jake Riordan (Adrien English series), Robin Hood (Russell Crowe version) (ballads starting back in the 15th century), Vishous (Lover Unbound by JR Ward)

Sula - Rhage (Black Dagger Brotherhood series, JR Ward) Asa McIntyre (Promises Linger by Sarah McCarty), Dain (Lord of Scoundrels, Loretta Chase), Ian Witherspoon (At Love's Command, Samantha Kane), Nathaniel Bonner (Into the Wilderness, Sara Donati), Keir of the Cat (Warprize, Elizabeth Vaughan), Captain Jack Harkness (Torchwood, Russell T. Davies/BBC) David Cooke (Happy Ending by LB Gregg)

Samantha Kane - Doyle/The Queen's Darkness (Merry Gentry Series, Laurell K. Hamilton) Cat, a young pirate (The Windflower, Laura London), Chief of Police Jack West (All U Can Eat, Emma Holly), Tom Paoletti (Unsung Hero, Suzanne Brockmann), Angel a.k.a. Angelis (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Angel Chronicles, Nancy Holder and or Angel: After the Fall, Brian Lynch and Franco Urru), Rhys (Merry Gentry series, Laurell K. Hamilton), Jack Reacher (Jack Reacher series, Lee Child)

Thea - Jamie Fraser (Outlander, Diana Gabaldon) Joscelin Verreuil (Kushiel's Legacy series, Jacqueline Carey), Batman! (some spin-off book by someone), Remy LeBeau a.k.a. Gambit (Uncanny X-Men, Chris Claremont), Roland Deschain (Dark Tower books, Stephen King), Tyler Durden (Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk) Sheftu (Mara: Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw), Bigby Wolf, (Bill Willingham's Fables)

Shannon - Sam Donovan (Mr. Perfect, Linda Howard) Sam Starrett (Troubleshooters series, Suzanne Brockmann), Max Baghat (Troubleshooter series, Suzanne Brockmann), Adam Hauptman (Mercedes Thompson series, Patricia Briggs), Captain Malcom Reynolds a.k.a. Capt. Tight Pants (Firefly/Serenity franchise & comics, Joss Whedon Stan Wolchonok (Over the Edge, Suzanne Brockmann) Wraith (Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione), Charles Cornick (Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs)

Carolyn Jean - Eric Northman (Sookie Stackhouse series, Charlaine Harris),
Joe Morelli (Stephanie Plum, Janet Evanovich), Ranger (Stephanie Plum, Janet Evanovich), Michael (Guardian Series, Meljean Brook), Adrian (The Spymaster's Lady, Joanna Bourne), Captain Kirk (Star Trek) Jason Andrews (Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James), Nicholas Brisbane (Deanna Raybourn's Silent in the Grave)

Kati - Roarke (In Death series, JD Robb) Lucas Hunter (Slave to Sensation, Nalini Singh), Maximillian Pesaro,( Gardella Chronicles, Colleen Gleason), Cameron Quinn (Sea Swept, Nora Roberts), , Captain Jack Seward (All Through The Night, Connie Brockway), Hawke (Psy/Changeling series, Nalini Singh) Jefferson Wyatt Bloodsworth (Linda Howard's To Die For and Drop Dead Gorgeous), Alec Cain (SJ Day's Marked series)

Sarah - Clay (Women of the Otherworld series, Kelley Armstrong), Nathaniel (Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Series), Lucas (Heaven Sent Series, Jet Mykels), Jericho Barrons (Fever Series, Karen Marie Monings), Katou Youji (Haru wo Daiteita/Embracing Love, Nitta Youka), Taylor MacAllister (Dangerous Ground, Josh Lanyon, Hot Tub, Splish Splash) Belimai Sykes (Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale), Jake Romero (With Caution by JL Langley)

Sarai - Gage Travis (Sugar Daddy, Lisa Kleypas), Vaughn D'Angelo (Visions of Heat, Nalini Singh), Zarek of Moesia (Dance with the Devil, Sherrilyn Kenyon), Jonas (Breed Series, Lora Leigh), Sterling "Harvard" Chase (Kiss of Crimson, Lara Adrian)Cam Rohan (Mine Til Midnight, Lisa Kleypas) Clay Bennett (Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh), Harry Dresdan (Jim Butcher's series)

Bridget Locke - Mr. Jules Cassidy (All Through the Night, Suzanne Brockmann), , Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy (Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen), Judd Laurens (Caressed by Ice, Nalini Singh), Simon Hunt (Secrets of a Summer's Night, Lisa Kleypas), Theodore Westgaard (Years, LaVyrle Spencer), Cadeon Woede (Dark Desires after Dusk, Kresley Cole) William Jackson (Breaking the Silence by Katie Allen), Jace McKenna (To Tempt A Wolf by Kate Steele)

Ana - Sebastian St. Vincent (Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas), Kvothe (The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss), Jake Hawkins (Demon Bound by Meljean Brook) Ana's hero-->

JenB - Vane Kattalakis (Night Play, Sherrilyn Kenyon) Angel (Angel, Johanna Lindsey) Rule, (The Demon You Know, Christine Warren), Kade (Riley Jenson Guardian series, Keri Arthur), Challen (Warrior's Woman, Johanna Lindsey), Calvin Morissey (Bet Me, Jennifer Crusie), Wynn Collier (Nailed by Amie Stuart), Callum (Laird of the Mist by Paula Quinn)

KristieJ - Derek Craven (Dreaming of You, Lisa Kleypas) Dax Silverbrake (Sky Pirate, Justine Davis) Branden Kel-Paten (Games of Command, Linnea Sinclair), Gray Rouillard (After the Night, Linda Howard), Wizard (Driven, Eve Kenin), John Thornton (North and South, Elizabeth Gaskell) Ian Mackenzie (The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley), Gabriel(Broken Wing by Judith James)

Tracy - Zsadist (Black Dagger Brotherhood series, JR Ward), Phineas Tucker (Welcome to Temptation, Jennifer Crusie), Dorian (Psy/Changeling Series, Nalini Singh), Wrath (Dark Lover, BDB series by JR Ward), Caine Allen (Caine's Reckoning, Sarah McCarty) Daemon Sadi (Black Jewels Trilogy, Anne Bishop) Callahan O'Shea (Too Good To Be True by Kristan Higgins), Jack Travis (Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas)

Katie(babs) - Alexander (The Bronze Horseman, Paullina Simons) Rehvenge (Black Dagger Brotherhood series, JR Ward), James Diaz (Cry No More, Linda Howard) Gabriel "Sully" Sullivan (Gabriel's Ghost, Linnea Sinclair), Jack Prescott (Dangerous Lover, Lisa Marie Rice), Sherlock Holmes (multiple Sherlock Holmes novels and short stories, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle), Alejandro (Demon Forged by Meljean Brook), Lieutenant Howard “Six- Pack” Paxton (Trial by Fire by Jo Davis ),

Kim - Reaver (Larissa Ione's Demonica Series), Raphael (Nalini Singh's Angel's Blood, Sir Kenric of Montague/Warlord, Lucas Davenport (the Prey series of books by John Sandford), Maddox (The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter), Rydstrom (IAD series by Kresley Cole), Cougar McKinley (Promises Keep by Sarah McCarty), Drake Vireo (the Aisling Grey series by Katie MacAlister)

Alice - Riley (Psy/Changeling series), Roland (Dirk/Steele series by Marjorie M. Liu), Devon (Somewhere my Love by Karen Fox), Momo/Goda Takeshi (Kimi Wa Petto), Marc (Craving Beauty by Nalini Singh), Grant Morgan/Nick Gentry (the Bow Street Runners by Lisa Kleypas)

Jenre –Victor Bayne (Psycop series by Jordan Castillo Price),Wulfric Bedwyn (Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh), James Bond (from various books by Ian Fleming), Matthew Hawkwood (Hawkwood series by James McGee), Jack Devlin (Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas), Mark Hardwicke (I Spy Something Bloody by Josh Lanyon), Wild Bill (The Channelling Morpheus/Sweet Oblivion books by Jordan Castillo Price), Ridley (Utopia X series by KZ Snow)

Kris –Sebastian (Landscapes of Ephemera books by Anne Bishop), Valek (Study series by Maria V. Snyder's), John Chen (Dark Heavens series by Kylie Chan), Dalziel, Royce Varisey, 10th Duke of Wolverstone (Bastion Club series by Stephanie Lauren), Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Beebop by Yutaka Nanten), DEATH (Discworld series by Terry Pratchett), Hercule Poirot (Hercule Poirot novels by Agatha Christie), Sam Vimes (Discworld by Terry Pratchett)

Renee –Lord John Grey (Outlander & Lord John series by Diana Gabaldon), Devil Cynster (Devil’s Bride by Stephanie Laurens), Xia (My Forbidden Desire by Carolyn Jewel), Jasper Renshaw, Viscount Vale (To Seduce a Sinner by Elizabeth Hoyt), Ben Fortune (Crash Into Me by Jill Sorenson), Elec Munroe (Flat Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy), René Dubois (Islands by Samantha Kane), Janvier (Angels’ Pawn by Nalini Singh)

Amanda –Daegus MacKelter (Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning), Alex Knight (The Seduction of His Wife Janet Chapman), Ian McCullough (Highland Guardian by Melissa Mayhue), Hawk (Beyond The Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning), Mr. Knightley (Emma by Jane Austen), Carter Maguire (Vision in White by Nora Roberts), Richard Cypher (Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkinds), Roger MacKenzie (Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon)

Ms. Moonlight – Zane MacKenzie (MacKenzies Pleasure by Linda Howard), Warrick deChaville (Prisoner of my Desire by Johanna Lindsey), Royce of Wyndhurst (Hearts Aflame by Johanna Lindsey), Jamie Grahm (The Lion in Glory by Shannon Drake), Lord Ware (Lion's Bride by Iris Johansen), Nicolas Eden (Love Only Once by Johanna Lindsey), Warren Anderson (The Magic of You by Johanna Lindsey), Lt. John Dunbar (Dances With Wolves by Michael Blake)

Lea - Eidolon (Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione), Vic Savian (Wicked Burn by Beth Kery), Shane Dominic (Sweet Restraint by Beth Kery), Devereux (The Vampire Shrink by Lynda Hilburn), Nicholai Hel (Shubumi by Trevanian), Mitch Magruder (Unraveled by Jaci Burton), Rupert Campbell Black (Rider and Rivals by Jilly Cooper), Iollan Drake (Embracing Midnight by Devyn Quinn)

WOW what a great bunch of heroes we have on da island!
Thank you ladies for your wonderful choices!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Best of DIK part 2

DA BOOKS!!!! This island was formed for 2 reason the first BOOKS our top 6 favorite books! After all that is why we come to the island isn't it? To talk about the wonderful books we've read, the issues we have with story plots, our favorite authors... Oh and of course the heroes! *clears throat* However, today is all about the books. Since we've come to da island we have added more books to our collection and have even started the DIK READING CHALLENGE for 2010. So let's remember the best of DIK books today!

Amanda
* The Man Must Marry by Janet Chapman
* Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati
* Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley
* Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
* Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
* Sebastian by Anne Bishop
* Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts

Ana
* The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
* Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
* The Sandman, Volume 9 The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman
* The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama
* Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
* Lady of Light and Shadows by C.L. Wilson
* Demon Forged by Meljean Brook

Aymless
* Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
* The Princess Bride by William Goldman
* Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (unabridged of course)
* Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh
* The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien (in Omnibus Edition)
* Warlord by Elizabeth Vaughan
* Darkness Calls by Marjorie M. Liu

Bridget Locke
* All Through the Night by Suzanne Brockmann
* Goddess of the Rose by P.C. Cast
* The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
* Secrets of a Summer's Night by Lisa Kleypas
* Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh
* Years by LaVyrle Spencer
* Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead

Carolyn Jean
* Demon Night by Meljean Brook
* Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
* Middlemarch by George Eliot
* The Killing Dance by Laurell K. Hamilton
* Dead to the World by Charlain Harris
* House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
* Bound by Your touch by Meredith Duran

Ciaralira
* You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister
* Watership Down by Richard Adams
* Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
* The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
* This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Philips
* The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
* Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews

Jenre
* Camp Hell Jordan Castillo Price
* Collision Course by KA Mitchell
* The secret Pearl by Mary Balogh
* To Sir Phillip With Love by Julia Quinn
* I Spy Something Bloody by Josh Lanyon
* A Strong and Sudden Thaw by RW Day
* Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy

JesseWave
* Adrien English Mysteries by Josh Lanyon
* Heaven Sent series by Jet Mykles
* Soul Mates: Secrets by Jourdan Lane
* The Assignment by Evangeline Anderson
* The Draegan Lords by M.L.Rhodes
* The Englor Affair by J.L. Langley

Kati
* Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh
* The Windflower by Tom and Sharon Curtis
* Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught
* Sea Swept by Nora Roberts
* Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh
* Warprize by Elizabeth Vaughan
* Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas

Katiebabs
* Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
* Demon Angel by Meljean Brook
* Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
* The Stand by Stephen King
* Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
* Once and Future King by T.H. White
* Soulless by Gail Carriger

Katie Reus
* Pursuit by Elizabeth Jennings
* All the Queens Men by Linda Howard
* Raintree: Haunted by Linda Winstead Jones
* Midnight Angel by Lisa Marie Rice
* Midnight Run by Lisa Marie Rice
* Everything and the Moon by Julia Quinn
* Sins of the Flesh by Caridad Pineiro

Kim
* The Last Hellion by Loretta Chase
* Honor's Slendour by Julie Garwood
* The Secret by Julie Garwood
* Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
* Hearts Aflame by Johanna Lindsey
* The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
* Tempt Me At Twilight by Lisa Kleypas

Kris
* Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
* Riddle Master by Patricia A. McKillip
* Hero by Perry Moore
* Rough Canvas by Joey W. Hill
* Origin in Death by JD Robb
* Caught Running by Madeleine Urban & Abigail Roux
* Angel's Evolution by T.A. Chase

KristieJ
* Ride the Fire by Pamela Clare
* After the Night by Linda Howard
* Driven by Eve Kenin
* Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
* Whispers of Heaven by Candice Proctor
* One Summer by Karen Robards
* The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie by Jennifer Ashley

Lea
* Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
* Wicked Burn by Beth Kery
* Shubumi by Trevanian
* Rivals by Jilly Cooper
* The Love Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare
* The Vampire Shrink by Lynda Hilburn
* Hard to Hold by Stephanie Tyler

Lesley
* The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey niffenegger
* A Crack in Forever by Jeannie Brewer
* A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold
* Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
* The Complete Ivory by Doris Egan
* The Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
* Mind Fuck by Manna Francis

Lisabea
* Breaking Point by Suzanne Brockmann
* Demon Moon by Meljean Brook
* Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Cruise
* My Fair Captain by J.L. Langley
* The Hell You Say by Josh Lanyon
* Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
* The Dark Tide by Josh Lanyon

Little Alys
* The Winton Brothers by Lori Foster
* Worth Any Price by Lisa Kleypas
* The Twelve Kingdoms by Fuyumi Ono
* Lesson in Seduction by Melissa Schroeder
* Tiger Eye by Marjorie M. Liu
* Craving Beauty by Nalini Singh
* Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh

Ms. Moonlight
* Prisoner of My Desire by Johanna Lindsey
* Soul Deep by Lora Leigh
* A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
* The Fulfillment by LaVyrle Spencer
* The Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss.
* Open Season by Linda Howard
* Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles

Naida
* Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
* Entangled by Kathleen Dante
* Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
* Coraline by Neil Gaiman
* Odd Thomas by Deen Koontz
* Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
* Frederica by Georgette Heyer

Renee
* Persuasion by Jane Austen
* Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
* Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas
* To Seduce A Sinner by Elizabeth Hoyt
* Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
* Islands by Samantha Kane
* Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

Sarah
* Dream Man by Linda Howard
* Gobsmacked by L.B. Gregg
* The Englor Affair by J.L. Langley
* The Tin Star by J.L. Langley
* The Leashed Series by Jet Mykles
* Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
* Black Wade - The Wild Side of Love by Franze and Andarle

Sarai
* Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
* The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
* Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon
* Fatal Shadows by Josh Lanyon
* The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
* Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
* Turn Coat by Jim Butcher

Shannon
* Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
* Over the Edge by Suzanne Brockmann
* Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard
* The Bride and the Beast by Teresa Medeiors
* Sabriel by Garth Nix
* Harry Potter and the Prisioner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
* Lady Sophia's Lover by Lisa Kleypas

Sula
* The Duke by Gaelen Foley
* Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
* The Serpent Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
* By Arrangement by Madeline Hunter
* Caine's Reckoning by Sarah McCarty
* Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
* Happy Ending by L.B. Gregg

Thea
* Young Miles by Lois McMaster Bujold
* For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison
* The Waste Lands (Dark Tower, Book 3) by Stephen King
* Mara: Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
* Hyperion by Dan Simmons
* Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
* Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Tracy
* Heir to Shadows by Anne Bishop
* Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop
* Winterbourne by Susan Carroll
* Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole
* Death of A Pirate King by Josh Lanyon
* Dark Lover by JR Ward
* Almost Like Being in Love by Steve Kluger


If you have any additonal suggestions please let us know!

The Best of DIK in 2009

The Best of DIK couldn't happen without all the FANTASTIC AUTHORS that came to da island to play! So please join me in a HUGE thank you to all of our DIK authors!

K Z Snow
Kendra Leigh Castle
Anthea Lawson
Lori Brighton
Caridad Pineiro
Beth Kery
Josh Lanyon
LB Gregg
Clare London
Shelli Stevens
Katie Reus
Sharon Lathan
Jill Sorenson
Nalini Singh
Delilah Marvelle
Liane Gentry Skye
Z A Maxfield
Katie Allen
Toni Blake
Patrice Michelle
Julie James
Jeri Smith-Ready
Ginn Hale
Nicole Kimberling
Astrid Amara
Joanna Wylde
T A Chase
Erastes
Josh Lanyon
Kelley Armstrong
Anne Caine
D B Reynolds
Linnnea Sinclair
Nancy Madore
Claire Thompson
Larissa Ione
Colleen Gleason
Mychael Black
Katie Reus
Jamie Craig

We appreciate you all, we love you all, and its because of you that DIK was even formed! Here's a BIG thank you from the ladies on da island! May your New Year be full of excellent books, sexy menz and wonderful stories!!!! Please come back to visit us anytime!