What Gets A Book onto Your TBR Pile Every Time?

Men with cats and/or feline shape-shifters. Yes I am that "crazy" :-)

I am that "crazy" too. Mine thing is Dragons or Dragon shapeshifters.
And it has been a life long passion. I started reading dragons in elementary school.

Mine's totally nuts. I LOVE hero groveling. By the end of the book, I want the hero literally on his knees begging for forgiveness, like in Sarah Maclean's Eleven Scandals or Sarah Mayberry's Her Best Worst Mistake.

A man in a kilt!

I always fall for the severely damaged hero. If he's effed up, I want to read his story.

Hmmm, this is hard. I'll read anything if it's done right, but if my favorite tropes are messed up, I get upset, so nothing is a sure thing ... I guess if there's anything I would buy it would be former cops/former military stories. Why'd they quit? What's in their past? What's their future? Except, I really hate naked guy covers or clinch covers and I won't buy a book with one (I know, I'm in the minority here.)

Alphas, kilts, and rakes!

Beta heroes! Nom-aristocratic heroes/heroines in historicals!

I love me some bad boy with a soft spot for a good girl. The girl doesn't have to be innocent in the 50 Shades meaning of the word, but I love the story of a guy who straddles the line and is growly and intimidating, but melty on the inside for his lady love!

My little weaknesses when it comes to chosing what book to read next are :
- damaged/tortured hero or heroine
- plain jane heroine or crippled hero
- antiheroes
- plus-sized heroine

I also have a few turn-off tropes, to make up for my weaknesses ;-)

My weakness is an age difference. I love romances where hero is much older than heroine.

Possessive Alpha hetrosexual male of any kind or condition that does not share and is crazy for his woman. Age differences doesn't matter other than no teenagers! and no YA; occupation not a big deal, but should be rich. Any shapeshifter, or male vamps. No cheating, or hung up on a lost love, or love triangle or children from other people. Must primarily be romance, steamy is good. Like modern, some historical, with any other genre thrown in (mysteries, suspense, etc)

The next book in whatever series has me in it's clutches :)

Call me crazy, but I want a strong woman. Not in strength but in strength of character and disposition. My favorite females are not dominant but they aren't doormats, either.

@smfsprout -- I hate weak female characters, and I really hate doormats. Strength is more than physical, I want a heroine who doesn't NEED a man to make her happy, but WANTS one because he makes her happy and fulfilled. I think I've known too many women who feel that they are somehow lessor human beings when they're unattached ...

@mframpton -I'm with you, I love a damaged hero. I love when screwed damaged souls find someone who sees through all that and loves them. Melts me everytime.

I read most every genre of romance, but am especially drawn to the paranormal/erotic romances, closely followed by historical romances.

for me, smart heroines who aren't afraid of being intelligent

My #1, whatever it is, must be well written. I cross all genres but if there's a Highlander, an alpha male, an intelligent heroine who isn't whiny, fangs, fur, intrigue, lust, and...okay...yum...hetero nakedness, I'll read it. I also love mixing mythology and folklore with the story; Mayans, Atlantas, Greek & Roman, Native American Indian. It's all good. I live by the motto; Whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stronger' so I like characters who've lived through tragedy and come out stronger. No 'I'm always the victim' and no catting around.