I have to admit, I can’t believe 2010 is drawing to a close.  I’m absolutely astounded that we are in December and that Christmas is right around the corner!  But since we are in the last month of the year, I thought I’d take a look back at some of the new authors I’ve discovered this year and the books that I’ve loved. I know she’s been around for a few years, but I found Kristan Higgins this year and absolutely fell in love with her spunky, down-on-their-luck heroines.  Contemporaries are back in a big way and Kristin’s latest book, ALL I EVER WANTED, was absolutely awesome.  I’m most of the way through her backlist and loving that as well. Patricia Briggs’s Mercy series is another set of books that absolutely blew me away.  I’m a huge paranormal and urban fantasy lover anyway, and I picked up the first book on a whim.  I went back to BN the next day and bought the following four and am currently waiting, with bated breath, for book number six in the series. I also picked up Rachel Caine’s Morganville Vampire series on a random trip to the bookstore and really got sucked…