Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Gea wrote: "I admit I was a bit afraid to go and read her books, since I've heard that has some details from Texas Sirens series. I hope when I find them it won't both..."

It's more tongue and cheek so it shouldn't bother you...promise!

I just finished my first pick, and I really, like really, loved it! Its my first book from this author and I can't wait to read more from her! Thanks Penney for putting this one on the list! I don't know how long its been n my tbr pile but I'm glad I finally got to it! This is why I like this challenge! :) Now to get some sleep....

Nikki wrote: "I just finished my first pick, and I really, like really, loved it! Its my first book from this author and I can't wait to read more from her! Thanks Penney for putting thi..."

I'm glad you liked it Nikki! I had the same reaction when I read it. You'll love the rest of the series as well :)

Nancy wrote: "Macwolf01 [Elise] wrote: "HI Nancy,

Finished , thanks for the push I haven't read an HR in a long while. This was a Fun read, I like how all the stories i..."

I should be finished later today and then onto a buddy read with Dee ... if she`s still up for it

Finished my first pick for the month. Leslie and I did a buddy read of . Loved it!! Lily and Ryland were great together. Will continue this series.

KarenH I know I said I'd read double play first, but my ebook of it is messed up so I can't get past chapter 2. I'm pretty let down because it was getting really good, but oh well I'll read it another time.

Anyways, I did read and I really enjoyed it! I started reading this one a few months ago, and that funeral just seemed so fake i put it down. I'm really glad you got me to pick it back up though because I really loved the rest of the story. I started off hating all the characters... but by the end I had fallen in love with them! I can't wait to read the second book in the series! I'm starting The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie tonight!

I finished two of my picks. was better than I expected after the last couple of installments of the series. was a nice follow-up to Lord Ian. I especially liked the subject matter of Mac being a recovering alcholic and how he struggles to overcome his demons in order to win back his estranged wife.

Thanks to Melissa for the push to read these!

Sandy ~ I'm glad you enjoyed your picks. I think I read the first couple of the Sookie series and then never got back to it (too many series too little time syndrome) ~ maybe I should look into them again.

I just finished my first pick -- -- and loved it! Nora never lets me down. ;-) Thanks for the push to finally pick it up, Valerie!

I'm still hoping to get to this month, but I've got a few books (that I unceremoniously tossed aside when I got into The Next Always) to finish up first.

Nancy, finished , its a fun mystery, I have a few more of Fluke's books I'll definitely give them a go.

Hi Regina finished last night. Thought it was great, not going to lie though I almost changed my pick because I just wasn't feeling it. Glad I decided to give it more of a try because I devoured it once I really got into it. So thank you for the pick.

Finished my first book this month, . Really enjoyed it. Thanks!

~Melissa~ wrote: "Finished my first pick for the month. Leslie and I did a buddy read of . Loved it!! Lily and Ryland were great together. Will continue this series."

So glad we got to read this together. We will be reading the next in the series next month if anyone else wants to join in.

Ty wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Ty,
I finished on Sunday or Monday and loved it so much that I had to read the other 3 in the series. I will be def. reading more books by Kristen Ashley. Tha..."

Tack's book was my favorite out of all of them with Halk's at a very close tie, but all of them were intense and very good. I'm def. going to be reading the rock chocs serious soon.

Dee,

I finished today 9/9. I really loved this story about Sam. I loved how the story ended for all of the characters. Cant wait to read the next in the series. Thanks for the recommendation. I will be picking up our buddy read tomorrow from the library.

Amanda wrote: "Ty wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Ty,
I finished on Sunday or Monday and loved it so much that I had to read the other 3 in the series. I will be def. reading more books by Kristen..."

I have to space my Kristen Ashley reads otherwise the grammatical errors and run-on sentences will kill me XD. I'm halfway through with the Rock Chicks but I will start her Colorado series sometime this month. I hear good things about that one too!

Leslie ~ I finished my second pick for the month. I love the way this author weaves her suspense novels. 4.5 stars. I hadn't read her for a while so thanks for the push to pick her books up again and enter her world. Will be getting the next in this series soon.

Ty wrote:
I have to space my Kristen Ashley reads otherwise the grammatical errors and run-on sentences will kill me XD. I'm halfway through"

I loved the first in her Colorado series. I've loved all of her books honestly, she really draws you in. You are so right though, the grammar drives me nuts!! She really needs better editing.

Amanda

It's all your fault. Now I have another series to start reading. LOL

I really enjoyed and knowing Preacher's story is next, makes me want to start it that much sooner.

Thanks for the rec!

I started and so far I'm not really impressed. I was kind of afraid it couldn't live up to all the media hype, but I added it to my TBR anyway. One thing that really bothers me is the present tense writing. For me, it's an uncomfortable style to read. I'm not that far into it, so maybe the story will pick up and I'll get more involved with the characters.

Hi Carla,

I finished today. I am continuing to love this series! It has action in it as well as good steamy scenes! A good mix of both! Thanks for the great pick!

Macwolf01 [Elise] wrote: "Nancy, finished , its a fun mystery, I have a few more of Fluke's books I'll definitely give them a go."

I'm glad you liked it. I have read all of hers, and even got the Lake Eden cookbook one, which has great recipes in!

~Melissa~ wrote: "Leslie ~ I finished my second pick for the month. I love the way this author weaves her suspense novels. 4.5 stars. I hadn't read her for a while so thanks for the push to pick h..."
Melissa - I'm glad you enjoyed it. I think I will have to add it to my TBR pile. I've read some other RS by this author, but nothing that grabs me. So I'll try this one!

Hi Rena, I finished my pick on the 7th and I really enjoyed it. I'm not sure if I'll have time to get to any more of my picks this month, but hopefully soon.

Nancy wrote: "Macwolf01 [Elise] wrote: "Nancy, finished , its a fun mystery, I have a few more of Fluke's books I'll definitely give them a go."

I'm glad you liked it. I ..."

I'm going to have to look for the recipes some of the cookies look amazing

Carrie wrote: "Hi Regina finished last night. Thought it was great, not going to lie though I almost changed my pick because I just wasn't feeling it. Glad I decided to give it more o..."

I remember I wasn't expecting to enjoy that book when I read it a while ago, but after 50 pages or so, I really enjoyed it!

Hi Mandy, I finished my first book Warrior today 9/11/12. Although it is not my favorite book I really liked the concept of the book. The ending kept me reading into wee hours because I had to know what happened. I give it 3 1/2 stars.

Lexa wrote: "KarenH I know I said I'd read double play first, but my ebook of it is messed up so I can't get past chapter 2. I'm pretty let down because it was getting really good, but oh well I'll read it anot..."

Wow, that really stinks about Double Play! I'm glad you liked It Had to Be You though. With the exception of a couple of her very early books that had much more of a chick-lit feel to them, I've loved everything I've read by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. I've still got her latest on my TBR, but I'm not going to be able to resist it much longer, I'm sure. ;)

I hope you enjoy The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, I liked it and the next book in the series a lot, and I can't wait until I can find a place to fit the next book into a challenge!

Jane (PS) wrote: "Carrie wrote: "Hi Regina finished last night. Thought it was great, not going to lie though I almost changed my pick because I just wasn't feeling it. Glad I decided to..."

Yeah when I got about 65ish pages into, I just ate it up. There is just something about the start of it.

Macwolf01 [Elise] wrote: "I'm going to have to look for the recipes some of the cookies look amazing "

The Chocolate Chip Crunch Cookies are awesome. They are the only way I make chocolate chip cookies anymore.

Skandia finished Seduce Me at Sunrise and I really enjoyed it! I loved Merripen and Win together. She was so sweet and dainty but didn't take anyone's crap at the same time. What I really loved was LEO! I can't wait to read the next book in this series. Thanks for the pick!

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Macwolf01 [Elise] wrote: "I'm going to have to look for the recipes some of the cookies look amazing "

The Chocolate Chip Crunch Cookies are awesome. They are the only way I make chocolate chip c..."

There are some really awesome ones in the Lake Eden Cookbook that has you choosing different ingredients from different columns and making your own variations, and they rock!! I forget what they are called, but every time I make them, my family and friends clamor for more!

Gisbelle,
I just finished Chasing Jordan, and I LOVED it!! I read it almost all in one day because it was so good. It reminds me of the Catherine Murdock series, Dairy Queen, which is another awesome series about a girl who plays football (and could have been set in my hometown!!!). If people like books like this one, they will love that series, too. I also saw that Simone Elkeles has recommended this (cover comments) and I love her writing also.

Thanks for recommending this. It was a great read!!

Finished kiss of the Highlander. Great book.

Megan L wrote: "Hi Carla,

I finished today. I am continuing to love this series! It has action in it as well as good steamy scenes! A good mix of both! Thanks for the great pick!"

Glad that you liked it--it's one that I haven't read, but it's now on my to-read list. :)

finished my fourth (yowza!) PIFM a few days ago: . Definitely interesting - I like high fantasies good enough, but I want a liberal dose of romance with my fantasy. Patricia Briggs is a good writer but I kept looking at my % finished and wondering when the end was, so... not sure I'll pick up the 2nd one.

Just finished Unearthly and really liked it! I'll have to get the next one in the series soon because she left quite a few things unanswered. Thanks for the pick, Skandia!

Pollyanna,

Finished Flat-Out Sexy!! Liked it!!

Thanks again for the picks!!

Melissa wrote: "Just finished Unearthly and really liked it! I'll have to get the next one in the series soon because she left quite a few things unanswered. Thanks for the pick, Skandia!"

I'm glad you liked it! This is one of my very favorite paranormal series.

I finished one of my PIFM titles! Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh was pretty good. I thought the main character dying was a bit of overkill but it ended up tying into the storyline so I guess it was ok. I thought the story was dramatic enough without adding that into it but oh well. ***

I finished my first pick for this month - Lethal Rider. I love this series, and for that matter everything I've ever read by Larissa Ione, and this one didn't disappoint! Thanks for the recommendation, Jane!

Glad you enjoyed it Karen :)

Skandia wrote: I'm glad you liked it! This is one of my very favorite paranormal series."

I can totally see why...I can't stop thinking about this book! I LOVE YA books and sometimes the intense teen romance is over the top. This was NOT the case in Unearthly. It was so real and believable and I can't stop thinking about how sweet it was to read about them falling in love :)

Hi Sue - I finished Rescue Melast night - it's been a while since I read a Rachel Gibson book and I'd forgotten how much fun they are to read. Thanks for the great rec.

finished . It was brutally boring. I did an Irish jig when it ended. Think I'll probably skip this author in the future...

Hi Christina, I forgot to post that I finished Archangel's Storm on the 10th. It just reaffirmed how much I LOVE that series! Thanks for the rec :)

Ty wrote: "finished . It was brutally boring. I did an Irish jig when it ended. Think I'll probably skip this author in the future..."

LOL, Ty!

I finished my first read, Gallagher's Pride. It was ok.

Fran wrote: "Hi Ashley,

I finished . It was cute. I will definitely check out the rest of the series. Thanks for the rec :)"

I am glad you liked it. I am hopelessly addicted to her books.

Penney wrote: "Hi Christina, I forgot to post that I finished Archangel's Storm on the 10th. It just reaffirmed how much I LOVE that series! Thanks for the rec :)"

Glad you enjoyed it. Everyone seems to love this series (and author), so I piked up the first book of this series from the library and plan on starting it this weekend.

Hi Lexa,

I just finished my pifm reads. I have to agree with your comment about "Willow Springs", it was not the best of the series but ok. I did enjoy reading "Blackberry Summer" Thanks again for the picks.