Who do you read?

I've always loved to read. It started with Dr. Seuss and progressed to Nancy Drew. I wanted to be Nancy and solve mysteries. I've read comics and magazines and when I read 'The Borrowers' I would pretend that tiny, little people lived in the walls. I spent quite a bit of time making little things for them to use. Gathering up thimbles and buttons for them to use as cups and plates.
Then I found Stephen King and that was a whole new genre. I read everything of his that I could find. His stories were different then anything else I had read and they were so imaginative. I loved 'The Stand' and was so excited when it was turned into a movie. Of course the movies very rarely match up to the way I imagine the book.
But after Stephen King I found Dean Koontz and he's my all time absolute favorite! His books are imaginative and so well written. I love the way he puts words together in a fresh and interesting way. And a large number of his stories have a really cool and super smart dog and they almost always have a happy ending. The happy ending is vital for me. I get a little pissed off if I read 400 pages of something and the ending is unsatisfying. Real life is often unsatisfying. I read to escape and I don't want to escape to some place with stupid people where the bad guys win.
That's one of the great things about romance. The happy ending. There are many different romance authors that I enjoy and I always expect the end will be satisfying. Although I have to admit there have been a couple of times when the author didn't come through with the ending and that made me hesitate before buying their next book.
Who do you like to read?