I posted the same appeal on facebook, and a friend recommended Guy Gavriel Kay. His books are fantasy-ish. It took me a while to get into his writing style, about 1/4 way through the first book; and now I'm a fan!
Here's the reading order my friend suggested:
Start with Tigana, and then A Song for Arbonne (those are his two stand alone fantasies).
Then, his historical fantasies are best read in this order: Sailing to Sarantium, Lord of Emperors (a duology), then The Lions of Al-Rassan, and then Last Light of the Sun. (This is their "historical chronology", although not in the order he wrote them.)
His contemporary fantasies must be read in this order: The Fionavar Tapestry (which is: The Summer Tree, The Wandering Fire, The Longest Road), and then Ysabel.
His newest novel is Under Heaven, and I would read that last.
All his novels are amazing!!! As in, get completely engrossed in the characters (good and bad, they are all incredibly developed) and the story, laugh and cry, and get angry. Read over and over.
I also really enjoyed Divergent and Insurgent by Veronica Roth. The first book had its issues, and Insurgent is much better as the author's writing style shows great improvement. Both are YA novels, here's the good reads blurb:
In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
Hope these prove helpful John