2013 March Pick It For Me! Challenge

[Nichole]

@ Carrie, Her books are hilarious! It wasn't my favorite book from her, that would be Just One of the Guys, but I would still read it again. I'm usually laughing out loud or reading with a stupid smile on my face or pretending that I'm not crying and very quietly wiping my tears (trying not to get my husbands attention, he doesn't understand lol). I've heard that Jill Shalvis is very similar but I haven't read any by her yet.

[SandyC]

I finished one of my picks, . Thanks to Nancy for the rec. I really liked it. Loved the French setting and interesting characters!

[Daffodil]

ShoSho Finished a third pick, another Kleypas. I really enjoyed

[Nancy H]

Sandy wrote: "I finished one of my picks, . Thanks to Nancy for the rec. I really liked it. Loved the French setting and interesting characters!"

I'm glad you liked it. I enjoyed it, too, but then I of course love anything with a French setting, having been lucky enough to have visited France quite a few times!

[Katie]

Karen --

Just finished up Three to Ride while I was at the dentist. Ever since I discovered m/m, I've shied away from m/f/m...especially Siren m/f/m. Somehow this one landed on my to-read and it went pretty much as expected. The book was ok and I might have rated it better if I hadn't read the same story maybe 10 times from Leah Brooke (also from Siren). Speaking of which, does anybody else think that Bliss, CO sounds a whole hell of a lot like Desire, OK????? I'm pretty much convinced that Siren hands out templates to their authors now. They've got one for shifter m/m, one for m/f/m and one for m/f bdsm. Surely there are more, but these are the only ones I've had experience with. Anyway, 2 stars...not a hit for me, but I'm glad to have gotten it off my TBR. Thank you!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Katie wrote: "Karen --

Just finished up Three to Ride while I was at the dentist. Ever since I discovered m/m, I've shied away from m/f/m...especially Siren m/f/m. Somehow this one landed on my to-read and it..."

Gee Katie, why don't you tell us how you really feel??? Oh well, I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it, but glad you were able to find a bright spot in getting it off your TBR!

[Debra]

Finished The Rose Garden ! love the story n the time travel.. give it 4 stars. I love how Eva traveled back to 1700's n back to present. as for Claire I wondered.. great story just wish their was a sequel... thanks Penny for this one now to the next one I think I can fish it i n 5 days I hope I want to read at least 5 this month from your picks they all were so interesting..

[Elke]

Vilda,

Finished my third (and I think final)pick , it was a really quick read!!

Thanks again for the great picks!

[ShoSho]

Daffodil wrote: "ShoSho Finished a third pick, another Kleypas. I really enjoyed "
Daffodil
I should read that too , it's been on my to-read list for ages .Glad you enjoyed it :)

[Brett]

I was able to get a fourth pick in. I just finished and it was really cute!

[Nancy H]

Yz the Whyz,
I just finished my second pick, Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and it was an awesome read! It had been on my TBR for ages and I don't know why I put off reading it for so long, because I really enjoyed it. Some sadness in it, but overall, a story of the triumph of the human spirit with people who made heart-felt choices in very difficult circumstances. Definitely a 5-star read!

Thanks for the nudge to get it done!

[Angi]

Ab2y...Thanks again for the picks. I just finished Obsidian and loved it. Now to start with Down to You.

[Sassafrass]

Valerie ~Varuca~

I'm going to start on Gambling Men: The Novel tonight!

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Nancy wrote: "Yz the Whyz,
I just finished my second pick, Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and it was an awesome read! It had been on my TBR for ages and I don't know why I put off reading it for so lon..."

Cool. Looks like you got two great reads this month. :)

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Juliet,

I finished one of your recs, Cunning's . All I can say I need a cold shower after reading this. Plenty of hot sex coupled with a sweet romance...not to mention plenty of sexy band members.

Thanks for recommending it. I'll be reading the rest of the series.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Fran, I finished my fifth pick - Waiting for Wednesday! Thanks for picking this one and getting back into this series. I really enjoyed it and need to find the time to read the rest of it soon!

[Breann]

MountainKat wrote: "Hi Fran, I finished my fifth pick - Waiting for Wednesday! Thanks for picking this one and getting back into this series. I really enjoyed it and need to find the time to read the rest of it soon!"

I loved this whole series! I love series that focus on a big family. Always tons of fun.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Breann wrote: "I loved this whole series! I love series that focus on a big family. Always tons of fun."

Me too! I can't believe I let this fall to the wayside and I'm so glad to get back to it!

[Fran, Moderator]

So glad you liked it Kat! I've only read #1 and #3 in the series so far. I need to read the rest of the series too :)

[Zara's Retreat]

I'm going to read (sorry for taking so long. It was a very hard decision):

The Centurion's Wife by Janette Oke and Davis Bunn

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Brett wrote: "I was able to get a fourth pick in. I just finished and it was really cute!"

Glad you enjoyed it Brett! It's one of my favourites when I want a pick-me-up :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Erin - I finished Open Season last night and just loved it! This is my second Linda Howard book - I really like her style. It's very realistic with some great characterisation. Deborah Hazlett did a pretty good narration. Her male voices weren't great, but I stopped noticing that after a while.

Thanks for the push :)

Not sure what I'll try next... I'll let you know!

[Katie]

Just read my first choice Angel. Thanks Sallie for the motivation to finally read it!

[Ty]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Erin - I finished Open Season last night and just loved it! This is my second Linda Howard book - I really like her style. It's very realistic with some great characterisation. Deborah Hazlett d..."

You should read her earlier books, Jane. Midnight Rainbow, Duncan's Bride, and the classic Mackenzie's Mountain... sweet baby jaysuz... talk about alpha males (strong and silent, of course)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

I've read the first Mackenzie book - I think for a FAC or PIFM and I really enjoyed it - and I have the next two in the series since I bought it as a bundle. I'll check out those other two though as well :) Thanks Ty!

[Erin]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Erin - I finished Open Season last night and just loved it! This is my second Linda Howard book - I really like her style. It's very realistic with some great characterisation. Deborah Hazlett d..."

Yay! I'm glad you liked it. It's definitely one of my favorites by Linda Howard. I may need to check out the audio version, don't think I've listened to that one. If you like audiobooks, I really enjoyed the audio versions of and .

[Erin]

Hi Angela! I finished my pick this morning and I loved it. I may have to order book 2 from overseas as it's not yet out in the US. Thanks for helping me get it off my tbr too, it's been there a while.

[Megan L]

Hi Ruby,

I finished my third pick today Old Enough to Know Better. I really enjoyed for a short romance story. Thanks for the pick!

[Kami]

I finished my second pick. Frost Burned. Love the Mercy series. Gave it 5 stars.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Erin wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Erin - I finished Open Season last night and just loved it! This is my second Linda Howard book - I really like her style. It's very realistic with some great characterisation. ..."

Thanks Erin. I'll check them out - at Audible and my library :)

[Sassafrass]

Valerie ~Varuca~

I feel like the world is conspiring against me with reading Gambling Men: The Novel. I did start it but I keep having to stop to do stuff. Real life getting in the way.

Anyway, I am not a poker player so I'm having to infer a lot from their language. LOL, and boy, they need to sit down an have a real conversation for once don't they? My goodness, they are having a lot of problems in the beginning.

[Daffodil]

ShoSho

I finished a fourth read: . I really like this series and how more than one storyline is integrated into each book. I'll definitely be reading the next book.

[Katie]

Hey Karen!

I finished up On Dublin Street late, late last night. I've been dying for a book that made me want to stay up all night to get it finished and I found it! Or rather, you found the right one! I really loved it...thanks so much (4 stars)! Here's another series that I'm going to have to keep up with. :)

[Breann]

Hi Katie! I finished Latakia today. Talk about slow burn, huh? I liked it, and I especially liked the secondary characters. Different than anything else I've read and I enjoyed the action and suspense scenes. I didn't really like the MC though. Otherwise, it was a good read. Thanks!

[Katie]

I'm glad you liked it, Breann. :)

[Brandilyn]

Finished Not my favorite menage, but I did like how loving the relationship was. Thanks for the pick, Sassafrass. Sorry I completely forgot about a potential buddy read, but I read so fast that I kinda suck at those anyway.

[Debra]

Penny, Thanks I Finished Beguiling the Beauty I give I a 4 star!! I really enjoyed this book . I'm going to read the whole series now. I really liked Venita and how her character was different and strong and loved Lord Lexington..
now on to the next The Witness.
but I must say im on a roll now that s 2 books down.. on the list wohoo

[ShoSho]

Daffodil wrote: "ShoSho

I finished a fourth read: . I really like this series and how more than one storyline is integrated into each book. I'll definitely be reading the ne..."

When I start one of them I end up reading at least a few back to back. I just love the characters and the storylines

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Katie wrote: "Hey Karen!

I finished up On Dublin Street late, late last night. I've been dying for a book that made me want to stay up all night to get it finished and I found it! Or rather, you found the rig..."

Glad you liked it, Katie! I thought it was wonderful, too, and so was the short story from the author's website. The next book comes out in May, and I'm definitely planning on reading it as soon as it is released.

[Carrie]

Hey Christina I have finished my first pick, , not the one I said I was going to read but that's fine. :P It was great, thank you!

[Joyce]

Roxy I finished my first pickNight Shift and enjoyed it. Will definitely read more of the series

[Sassafrass]

Valerie ~Varuca~

These are the books I have read so far:

-- I listened to this audio and STILL devoured it! It usually takes me a at least 3 days to get through audio but I listened to this all day. It was definitely different than the M/M I'm used to reading because the sex really was an afterthought but it was such an awesome story. I immediately got book 2 on audio and started listening to it. Thanks for recommending it. Now I know what everyone is talking about it. :)

--I know you didn't technically recommend this one but I started it right after Cut & Run and loved it too! I'm gaga over Ty and Zane and will definitely be continuing this series. Thanks for getting me started on it.


--I wasn't able to get the computer this week to update you on this one but I did read it and devoured it. OMG, besides the fact that Keiran was awesome and Matt wasn't so bad himself, the story was just amazing. I cried so much my DH said I was going to get dehydrated. LOL, great pick. It's not something I would have ever chosen for myself and I would have really missed out. This will definitely be a reread for me at some point.

--I can totally see why yo love this book. What a sweet story in such a non-conventional way. Jason was so great! LOL, watching him fall in love while really kicking and screaming the whole way was entertaining. But boy when he fell...wow, I shiver thinking about that kind of intensity focused on me. ;)

--this was not as good as I was hoping but that was because there heroine messed up what should have been some hot m/m/f action! GAH, girl cooties strike again! LOL

So, I've finished all the picks I had lined up for this month. Thanks so much for the great suggestions. If I have time at the end of the month I may go back and look at a few more of them.

Thanks again!

[Ruth Ann]

Just finished my second book-Devil In Winter by Lisa Kleypas. it is now 2:55 AM. Time to sleep:-)

[SandyC]

I finished a second book, . The writing was lovely, but it moved a bit too slowly for me. Also, I was so disturbed by Marika's leaving her daughter, that it was hard for me to enjoy the story. When I found out the reason why, I was disgusted with both parents!

[Nichole]

Carrie
I finished another pick, . It was really good, I liked it better than the first one and will continue with this series. Thank you.

[~Leslie~]

Hi Skandia I finished my first pick
It was great! Totally unexpected story. I look forward to reading others by this author. Thanks for the pick. I would never have tried this book, otherwise!

[Carla]

Karen wrote: "Carla wrote: "Karen wrote: "Carla

Here are your picks ... We have a lot of books in common :)I hope you like your picks and if not then I will change them.

RED -
(y..."

I just got When You Give a Duke a Diamond from the library--if you are interested in a buddy read, let me know.

[Carla]

Karen--I just finished and liked it--it was fun and had a bit of suspense. Thanks for introducing me to a new author! This is my third PIFM book this month.

[Katie]

Karen --

I just finished up How to Drive a Dragon Crazy. I LOVE this author and will forever buy and love all of her books. This one was a little on the bland side compared to her earlier books, but I enjoyed the hell out of it anyway. Thanks for the pick! 4 stars.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Katie wrote: "Karen --

I just finished up How to Drive a Dragon Crazy. I LOVE this author and will forever buy and love all of her books. This one was a little on the bland side compared to her earlier books..."

Glad you liked it! I've read a few of her books, only one of the Dragon Kin series, but several of her Pride series written as Shelly Laurenston and liked them a lot.