Welcome ladies to the group!

Welcome to our latest members, Jackie and Cherie,

We are happy to have you join our site. Please use this thread to tell us a little about yourself and the books that you enjoy. Join our games and feel free to post on any thread. It is a great time to nominate a book or author for January 2010.

Again, welcome, and happy reading,

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

George! LOL, glad to see you!

Welcome to the group, George and Conessha! Glad to have you both with us!

So, don't be afraid to pull up a chair and browse. We have some really good discussions going on, the Questions of the Week and the games are the first threads I hit when I come on, LOL! We're currently taking nominations for January's Books of the Month, so please don't hesitate to nominate up to 2 books. And don't hesitate to start a discussion if you don't see one going. The more the merrier!

Happy Reading!

Gina
Moderator

Greetings to George and Conessha!!

Welcome to Gigi's Company. Please use this thread to tell us a little about yourself and your reading habits. What books, authors, and genres do you prefer? Check out our book discussions and post your thoughts on any of our previous books of the month. Don't forget our questions of the week under book related topics.

Again, welcome, and happy reading,

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Welcome to the group, Iwaitforsam, Paulette, Cassie and Betty! I'm so sorry it took me so long to welcome you all. With out fiscal year end at work, I've been going insane, and when I'm home, after the kids are in bed, I sleep, LOL! The sleep's good, but everything else is starting to suffer - like missing out on the group, laundry, dishes, and the house in general.

Anyway, enough of my babbling (see, I'm tired, LOL!). Don't hesitate to pull up a chair and browse away! We have group reads each month, as well as an author of the month, and the games are a blast to play. We have some discussions going on, and if there's a discussion you'd like to start, go for it!

And if you have any questions, we'll be more than happy to help!

Once again, welcome to Gigi's Company!
Happy Reading!
Gina
Moderator

Welcome to the group Betty!

Welcome to Betty, our 65th member!!!

Please use this thread to tell us about yourself and your reading habits. Check out our Questions of the Week in Book Related Topics. Your opinions are important to us. Vote in our remaining December 2009 polls, and feel free to post on any thread or game.

Again, welcome, and happy reading,

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Welcome to ♥Cassie, our 64th member!!!

Please tell us a little about yourself and your reading habits!! Use our "What you reading thread?" in Book Related Topics to share your thoughts about your current book. Check out our games and try nominating an author or books for our January 2010 reads. Don't forget to vote in our polls.

Again, welcome, and happy reading,

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Welcome to Iwaitforsam and Paulette, our 62nd and 63rd members!!!

Please use this thread to tell us about yourself and books, genres, and authors that you enjoy. Still time to vote on the December 2009 Author and BotMs. Threads are posted to nominate an author or up to two books for January 2010. Please feel free to post on any game or thread.

Again, welcome, and happy reading,

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

WOW! Get busy, and look at everyone I've missed! To all our new members, Welcome! Glad you joined us!

It's awesome to come on and see new members. Incredible! So, don't hesitate to jump right on in! We've got lots of games on the go that are a blast to play. There is still time to vote on the polls for December's Books of the Month, and as Kathleen said, your opinions are definitely important to us! Discussions about books we've read, and if you don't see a discussion on something you absolutely want to discuss, please don't hesitate to get one started!

If you have any questions, please don't hestate to ask. We'll be more than happy to help!

Once again, welcome to Gigi's Company!
Gina
Moderator

Donna wrote: "Hi All,

New here and I love to read and discuss books of any kind. I hoping to get into some really good discussions . . . "

Please see our Books of the Month discussions. Also, let us know your opinion of your current book in the "What are you reading?" thread under Book Related Topics. Your opinions are important to us.

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Ma. Ruby wrote: ". . . Maraming salamat po ulet! (Again, thank you very much!)"

Di buhol (No problem)!

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator (Bise Pangulo)

Hi All,

New here and I love to read and discuss books of any kind. I hoping to get into some really good discussions.

DCMerkle

Kathleen wrote: "Welcome to Ma. Ruby who joins us from Manila!!

Welcome to our site. We are happy to have you as a member. Please use this thread to tell us a little about yourself and your reading interests. ..."

Kathleen, thank you very much for accepting me in this group. I discovered Goodreads only last February and became addicted to this site since then. Im 31 years old and work as a Legal Assistant in a government agency. I love to read classical novels, and other morally complex books. Though I admit that Im a fan of Harry Potter series. To answer your question, I can both read in english and tagalog, and actually, most filipinos can. =)

Maraming salamat po ulet! (Again, thank you very much!)

Welcome to Laura, our first Aussie member!

How is life down under? Please use this thread to introduce yourself and tell us a little about your reading habits. What books, genres, and authors do you enjoy? Feel free to post on any thread or game. Post your thoughts on any of our previous Books of the Month discussion threads if you have read that book. Glad to see that you are voting on our polls. Soon I will have the nomination polls open for January 2010 and you can nominate an author and up to two Books of the Month for January. Polls for that month will go up in December 2009.

Again, welcome, and happy reading,

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Welcome to Angie, Donna, and Yas, Gigi's Company newest members!!!

Ladies, we are so delighted to have you join our site. Please use this thread to tell us about your reading habits; books, authors, and genres that you enjoy. Feel free to post on any thread or game. If you've read one of our previous books of the month, please share your thoughts. Hopefully in a day or two I will post polls in which you can vote for December 2009 Author and Books of the Month.

Again, welcome, and happy reading,

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Hello and welcome Wendy, Brandie and Keagan! Glad to have you all among us!

So, don't hesitate to jump right on in! We've got some discussions going on, Questions of the Week, there's still time to nominate two books for December, and nominate an author! The games are a blast to play as well. If there's a discussion you'd like to start, don't hesitate to start it!

Once again, welcome! Happy Reading!
Gina
Moderator

Welcome to Keagan, our 60th member!!

We are delighted to have you join our site. Please use this thread to tell us about your yourself and the kinds of books that you like to read. Feel free to post on any game or thread, or join any discussion, your opinions are important to us. You will find our members have a variety of interests and someone, perhaps several of our members, will enjoy the same books as you.

Again, welcome, and happy reading,

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Brandie,

You will find many people here who share your interests. Don't forget authors, such as Christine Feehan, who are credited with starting the modern phenomenon of paranormal romance, or mega titans of the paranormal romance genre, such as Sherrilyn Kenyon, or others in the field whose work has received consistent high marks, such as J.R. Ward, Angela Knight, and Susan Sizemore to name just a few.

Thanks, Kathleen!

My name is Brandie, I'm 28 and I live in Akron, Ohio with my hubby, our two dogs, and two cats. I'm an administrative assistant by day - avid reader by night. I love a variety of genres...romance, suspense, chick lit. Lately my obsession is paranormal...I'm a huge Twilight fan and am loving reading everything and anything vampire/wolf/angel/immortal-like. Favorite authors are Nicholas Sparks, Stephenie Meyer, Emily Giffin, Joy Fielding, and Jen Lancaster. Favorite books are Twilight, The Guardian, Firefly Lane, Whispers and Lies, I could go on :)
I'm excited to be a part of the group!

Welcome to our 3rd Wendy to join Gigi's Company--thank goodness all of you ladies have significantly different avatars!!

Wendy, we are delighted to have you as a member of our site. Please use this thread to tell us a little about yourself. What books do you like; favorite authors, etc.? Glad to see that you have started to play our games. Feel free to post on any thread. Check out our Novemeber 2009 Books of the Month. If either of this month's books interest you, pick up one or both and join the discussions!

Again, welcome, and happy reading,

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Brandie,

Absolutely welcome and we are happy to have you in our group!!! Please use this thread to tell us a little about yourself and your reading habits: favorite genres, authors, and books. Please feel free to post on any game or thread. If you have read one of our previous books of the month, enter your thoughts on those threads. Right now nominations are open for December 2009 Author and Books of the Month.

Again, welcome, and happy reading,

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Hello :) I just joined and hope that's okay! Looked like a fun group with lots of interesting topics to discuss.

Hi Ma. Ruby and welcome to Gigi's Company!

Feel free to jump right in! We have some discussions going on and the games are a blast to play (I've added quite a bit to my Books-to-buy shelf because of the games, LOL!) If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask - we'll be more than happy to help!

Happy Reading!
Gina
Moderator

Welcome to Ma. Ruby who joins us from Manila!!

Welcome to our site. We are happy to have you as a member. Please use this thread to tell us a little about yourself and your reading interests. Please feel free to post on any thread or game. Now is a great time to nominate an author or books for December 2009. Just curious, do you read books in English or Tagalog? I visited Manila twice in the 1970's, but I am sure there has been many changes since that time.

Again, welcome, and happy reading,

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Welcome to Gigi's Company, Holly! Glad you joined us!

So, pull up a chair and jump right on in! We have some discussions going on, the games are a blast to play, and if you have any questions, we'll be more than happy to help!

Happy Reading!

Gina
Moderator

Welcome to Holly, our newest member!!!

We are glad to have you here. Please use this thread to tell us about your favorite books, authors, and genres. Feel free to post on any thread or game. Vote on our November 2009 polls or nominate an author or books for December 2009.

Again, welcome, and happy reading,

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Gina wrote: Very soon, Kathleen will be posting the nominations threads for December's Books of the Month and Author of the Month..."

Hope to have them up by the end of this week.

Kathrine wrote: "Hello again to all!!

Kathleen, my native language is greek but I have ECPE on english and also I enjoy reading books in their writing language.

Gina, Italy is also a lovely place!!
Where are you..."

Born and raised in Northern Ontario, by my mom's parents were from Italy. I'm just not sure which region. I did get a little family history lesson a couple of weekends ago. My grandfather was a young teen at the time of WWII. He had refused to fight and was arrested. He had escaped from the train they put him on, went back for his parents, and they escaped to Africa. They traveled from there to here. I'm not sure of my grandmother's story, but she was the same age and had also immigrated around the same time, or the year earlier, if I'm not mistaken. They met and were married. LOL, our own little family drama. I wish my grandfather was still with us so that I'd be able to hear the story from him. My mom's sister doesn't remember it all, unfortunately.

My mom was born and raised here. My dad was born and raised in Quebec, and pretty much followed his oldest brother's footsteps, both eventually settling here in Timmins. My dad met my mom, they feel for each other, had me, got married (I was born 6 months before they were married, LOL! in 1977). We were raised with both, French and English languages. Je parle les deux langues tres bien! Je suis fiere d'etre franco-canadienne!

And now that I used this time for a brief personal history lesson (LOL!), I must go prepare dinner for my kids.

Arrivederci!

Hello and welcome, Joboune and Karenb! Glad you joined us!

Don't hesitate to jump right on in! We have some discussions going on, plus the games are a blast to play! Very soon, Kathleen will be posting the nominations threads for December's Books of the Month and Author of the Month. Feel free to nominate two books and an author!

And if you have any questions, we'll be more than happy to help!

Once again, welcome! Happy Reading!

Gina
Moderator

Hello again to all!!

Kathleen, my native language is greek but I have ECPE on english and also I enjoy reading books in their writing language.

Gina, Italy is also a lovely place!!
Where are you from?

A bientot!

Welcome to Joboune and Karenb,

Please use this thread to introduce yourselves and tell us about books that you enjoy. Feel free to post on any game or thread. Great time to vote on our November 2009 polls.

Again, welcome, and happy reading,

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Hello Wendy and welcome to Gigi's Company! Glad you joined us!

Don't hesitate to jump right on in! We have some discussions going on, and you can always start one yourself. The games are a blast to play. And thanks for voting on the polls ~ every vote counts! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. We'll be more than happy to help!

Once again, Welcome, and Happy Reading!

Gina
Moderator

Welcome to Wendy (Our second Wendy),

Please use this thread to tell us a little about yourself and your favorite books, authors, and genres. Feel free to post on any thread or game. Glad to see that you have voted on our polls. If you have read any of our previous books of the month, don't hesitate to post an opinion. It is never too late to revisit and discuss a book from a fresh viewpoint.

Again, welcome, and happy reading,

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Hi Kathrine! When it comes to questions, don't hesitate to ask! We'll be more than happy to help!

Greece! That is so awesome! My ancestry is Italian - I still have family in Italy, but haven't spoken to them in years, ever since my grandfather passed away. Italy is one place I'd love to visit when my kids are grown...

Kathrine, Is your native language English or Greek?

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Hi again!
I read books mostly in english but i won't refuse one in greek.

Thanks for the instructions. If I find any problem, I may ask again ( this will probably happen!! ).

Kathrine

Kathrine!!

Welcome again and so glad to have you here. Do you read books in the Greek language edition or in English?

On games: Go to the first page of any game and read the rules for that game. Then hit the button that says, "newest" to take you to the last post on that game. After you learned the rules and are comfortable posting without reviewing how the game is played, then click on the word "games" from the group home page. It will take you to a page with all the games listed. The listings will look as follows:

Opposites Gina 334 (1 new) 163 1 day ago, 02:04PM

The words that I have bolded on the entry above are actually in red on the games pages. Click on the red lising that says (1 or whichever number new). That link will take you directly to the newest entry for that game.

Happy Posting!!!

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Hi everyone!
My name is Kathrine, as you have noticed (lol) and i am from greece. I'm still a student but I love books. I prefer every book that makes a good story.
I do have a question: How does a game work in the discussions? I'm asking because I'm still new to Goodreads and I don't know how everything functions.

Anyway, I'm glad to be here!

Kathrine

Hi Kathrine, and welcome to Gigi's Company! Glad you joined us!

Feel free to jump right on in! We have some discussion going on, and the games are a blast. If there's anything you'd like to add, or a discussion you'd like to start, doesn't hesitate to post! And if you have any questions, we'll be more than happy to help!

Welcome once again, and happy reading!

Gina
Moderator

Welcome to Kathrine, our newest member,

Glad to have you on board. Please feel free to post on any thread or game. Use this thread to tell us a little about your favorite books and genres. Great time to nominate an author or books of the month for Novemeber 2009. I will post polls this weekend.

Again, welcome, and happy reading,

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Hi Heather and welcome to Gigi's Company! Glad you joined us!

So, don't hesitate to jump right on in. We have some discussions going on and the games are a blast to play. If you have any questions, we'll be more than happy to help!

Happy Reading!
Gina
Moderator

Welcome Heather!!!

We are glad to have you as a member. Please use this thread to tell us a little about yourself and your favorite books, authors, and genres. It is a great time to nominate an author or books for November 2009. Please post on any thread or game.

Again, welcome, and happy reading,

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Hi Gail and welcome to Gigi's Company! Glad you joined us!

Feel free to just jump right in! We have a few discussions going on, books-of-the-month and author-of-the-month, and the games are a blast to play! Should you have any questions, we'll be more than happy to help!

Happy Reading!
Gina
Moderator

Big welcome to Gail, our newest member!

Glad to have you as a member of Gigi's Company. Please use this thread to tell us a little about yourself and about your favorite books, genres, and authors. Feel free to post on any game or thread. Check out our reviews and nomination polls.

Again, welcome, and happy reading,

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Hi Melissa and welcome to Gigi's Company! Glad you joined us!

I don't have much time, it's a pretty hectic Monday, so I'll be brief. Please don't hesitate to jump right in! We've got discussion going on and the games are a blast to pay. Currently we're taking nominations for November's Books of the Month, so feel free to nominate!

Happy Reading!
Gina
Moderator

Rebecca wrote..."Thank you! I love this group!"


Glad to have you here.

Melissa, Welcome to Gigi's Company. Glad that you joined. Congratulations on being published! When you get a spare moment to read, what books appeal to you? Please use this thread to tell us a little about yourself. Post on any thread or game. The more the merrier.

Kathleen
Assistant Moderator

Kathleen wrote: "Hi Rebecca!!!

Welcome to Gigi's Company. We are happy to have you here as a member. Please use this thead to tell us about your favorite books, genres, and authors. Nominate an author of the ..."

Thank you! I love this group!

Hi everyone! I'm new here. I'm the author of Megan's Way and the Founder of The Women's Nest. I think the more friends the better!!

I'm also happy to do an author chat with groups if anyone is interested:-)

I look forward to getting to know everyone - It looks like a great group!

XO,
Melissa Foster