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I just have Grace's completion post from week 6 outstanding :)Grace - you need to get your selection post in for week 8 before the end of tomorrow.
Week 8Option 2
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
353 pages per GR
Qualification: Based upon Katherine reading Play of Passion (Psy-Changeling Book 9) on Oct 29, rated ★★★★
Week 8Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
★★★★★
This remains a great start to a paranormal series. In most first books, the story tends to be dragged down by world building, Slave to Sensation does not suffer from over explanations. I love Sascha and Lucas' story and seeing how they make each other better. This remain's one of my favorite stories.
Grace wrote: "Week 8Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
★★★★★
This remains a great start to a paranormal series. In most first books, the story tends to be dragged down by world building, Slave to..."
This and the second book is my favorites in this series.(so far)
Week #8 Bookcover Mostly white or mostly blue, Option COMPLETION POST 
Book: He's So Fineby Jill Shalvis
Pages: 368 Pages
How the book qualifies - Mostly White Cover
Rating - 4 Stars
Completed 11/5/15
I always enjoy taking a trip back to Lucky Harbor. Lucky Harbor is a town where I would love to live even though everyone gossips about you and you never know when Lucille will post your picture on the town’s Facebook page. This is a town where everyone always seems to find love in strange places, and this installment is no different. There are always secrets to hide and new romances that are budding. Cole and Olivia are no different. Both have are overcoming prior issues but realize that their romance is blooming. Cole was not a typical alpha male and Olivia was kind yet strong and vulnerable. The character building throughout this book left me with wanting more and rooting that in the end, both Olivia and Cole would give in to their temptation and open their hearts to each other.
Yes, Lucky Harbor can be sappy, and I have to space out the books. However, this series is fun, quirky, and is a comfort read. I hate that the series is almost over, but all good things must come to an end.
Katherine wrote: "Grace wrote: "Week 8Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
★★★★★
This remains a great start to a paranormal series. In most first books, the story tends to be dragged down by world buil..."
the second one was my favorite thought i don't enjoy the series that much
Option 1
Page numbers - 384 p.
How the book qualifies - Accidentally Pregnant
Week #9: Accidentally Pregnant or Just Pregnant
Book: Love Only Once by Johanna Lindsey
Pages: 344 pages GR
How the book qualifies - #11 Pregnant Heroines in historical romance
SELECTION POST Week 9: Accidentally Pregnant or Just Pregnant, Option 1
Book: The Duke and I With 2nd Epilogue by Julia Quinn
Pages: 386 pages
Qualification: #8 on Historical romance where heroine gets pregnant in a large part of the story
If no else needs it, is it okay if I take the pass this week?
Grace wrote: "If no else needs it, is it okay if I take the pass this week?"Fine by me, Grace!
Did you see Jane's post about week 6?
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Week 9: Accidentally Pregnant
Sweet Home401 pages/GR
how it fits: #41 on the Best Accidentally Pregnant in Romance Novels List
FYI people, this book is on most of the lists for this week
is $1.99http://www.amazon.com/His-Secondhand-...
Week 9 - Option 1: Accidentally Pregnant or Just Pregnant
by Suzanne WrightFeral Sins
Pages: 429 Pages
How the book qualifies: #42 Best Accidentally Pregnant in Romance Novels
Sassafrass wrote: "Grace wrote: "If no else needs it, is it okay if I take the pass this week?"Fine by me, Grace!
Did you see Jane's post about week 6?
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"
My goal is to finally be able to catch up. Hopefully, with report cards done, work will be less stressful for the next couple of weeks.
Week #8, Option 1 
Book:Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas
Rating: 4 stars, finished 10/11/2015
Review:
I really like Lisa Kleypas books, this is the second contemporary written by her that I read and I like them, but something is missing. I think I would have loved to read from Hardy perspective too. But I loved the story, my heart broke for Haven, but I really liked her character growth and her story overall.
I don't even know if I will get to my book these week :D
Week 9 - Option 1: Accidentally Pregnant or Just Pregnant - Completed
by Suzanne WrightFeral Sins
Pages: 429 Pages
How the book qualifies: #42 Best Accidentally Pregnant in Romance Novels
Completed 11/12/15
4 stars
I have been putting this off for a long time. I heard mixed reviews and wasn’t very impressed. I really enjoyed reading book 1 of the series and can’t wait to begin book 2. Paranormal is one of my favorite genres, and this one did not disappoint. I love strong female characters, and Taryn didn’t disappoint. Not only was she a healer, but she was also a latent shifter. Being a latent shifter was an embarrassment to her father since Latent shifters are unable to fully shift into wolf form. Taryn’s father is the leader of the pack, and she is slated to mate with someone she sees as her enemy. Trey offers Taryn a deal to save his pack and in return will save her from a loveless and abusive mating. There are some adult situations in this book. Remember that you have been warned!
I do plan on reading book 2 sooner rather than later.
Ezinwanyi~Boo boo kitty wrote: "I don't even know if I will get to my book these week :D"I wasn't sure if I would finish my book or not. This has been a crazy month!!
I finished week 6 book. I'll post a review tomorrow.
A NEW SELECTION POST Week 9: Accidentally Pregnant or Just Pregnant, Option 1
Book: The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst
Pages: 216 pages
Qualification: #5 on Best Accidentally Pregnant in Romance Novels
Week 9: Accidentally Pregnant -- COMPLETION
Sweet Home401 pages/GR
how it fits: #41 on the Best Accidentally Pregnant in Romance Novels List
Date completed: 11/12/15
*4 STARS*
I really had no idea what to expect when going into reading this. And while, yes, some of these was cheesy at times, this book really drew me in. I loved the story, loved the way the characters evolved and loved the way I was just completely unable to look up from the book without instantly wanting to know what happened next.
Rome and Molly were great characters, although I thought at the beginning she was too much like a caricature. I liked seeing more depth there than just the geeky girl wearing orange crocs.
Even the cheesy Shakespeare references grew on me. LOL, that's saying a lot!
I feel in love with the supporting characters too, so I'm looking forward to seeing where the series goes.
The reason why I'm giving this a 4 and not a 5 was due to the fact that the ending felt rushed to me. Now that may be addressed in later books, but I just wanted it fleshed out more.
Week 6Destined for an Early Grave
4.5 Stars
I'm not really sure what took me so long to finally read this book. Once I finally started it, I couldn't put it down. I loved reading about all the characters that make up this world. I also liked how it dealt with Bones and Cat. I'm glad they finally realized that they both make stupid decisions and that they need to be more open with each other. Hopefully, this means they'll be less stupid plans on their part that keeps the other out of the loop, but I'm not holding my breath. I can't wait to start the next one and am super excited that I've reached the point in the series I can start reading the books about the other characters.
Week #9: Accidentally Pregnant or Just PregnantOption 1
Page numbers - 579 p.
How the book qualifies - Unexpected Pregnancies and Single Moms #3
COMPLETION POST Week 9: Accidentally Pregnant or Just Pregnant, Option 1
Book: The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst
Pages: 216 pages
Qualification: #5 on Best Accidentally Pregnant in Romance Novels
Read & Review: ★★★★. I have sat on this book for a couple of years and I don't know why. It's a mix of two popular tropes: marrying for money but falls in love AND crush on my BFF's big brother. It wasn't anything new but it was still entertaining. I thank the author for not dragging the story out. It was just right in length.
Alexa had a big heart and a lot of love to give, which was good because Nick's heart was frozen. These opposites worked well for me.
I know Maggie's book will be good too.
WEEK 10 Option 1 #17. Award Winning RomanceIf you select this option, you must pick from one of these lists, with the list link shown in the selection post.
RITA Award Winning Books
Inspirational Reader's Choice Award
Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) Winners
Lambda Literary Award Winners
Goodreads Choice Awards ~Best Romance 2014
Goodreads Choice Awards ~Best Romance 2013
Goodreads Choice Awards ~Best Romance 2012
Option 2
Key date: 8 May 2015
Please ensure you follow the format shown in msg 3 of your team threads.
Week 10
Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh
352 pgs per GR
Qualification: Page 8 of Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) Winners
Week #9: Accidentally Pregnant or Just PregnantOption 1
Page numbers - 579 p.
How the book qualifies - Unexpected Pregnancies and Single Moms #3
Finished: 2015/11/14
Rating: 4 Stars
Review:
In this book Ana and Christian got married. The book starts when they are on their honeymoon in Europe. They life is almost perfect.
I liked that there been action, but sometimes there was too much drama. I liked Christian transformation in all three books, but it look like Ana in books one and two was this shy girl and in this one she finally got a interesting personality. But this is just my opinion.
Week #10: Award Winning RomanceOption 2
Page numbers - 280 p.
Read by - Mariana. on May 17. Rated 4 stars.
Ezinwanyi~Boo boo kitty wrote: "COMPLETION POST Week 9: Accidentally Pregnant or Just Pregnant, Option 1
Book: The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst
..."
I ended up really enjoying that book too!
Week 10: Award Winning Romance
If You Were Mine267 pages/GR
how it fits: Book #7 Come A Little Bit Closer on page #17 of Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) Winners List
Sassafrass wrote: "Ezinwanyi~Boo boo kitty wrote: "COMPLETION POST Week 9: Accidentally Pregnant or Just Pregnant, Option 1
Book: The Marriage Bargain by [a..."
Me too. I bought it a couple of years ago at audible's $4.95 sale. It's been on sale lots of time. I went to buy the second book's audio today it was over $10. So I will wait for the next sale :D
SELECTION POST WEEK 10 Option 1 #17. Award Winning Romance, Option 1
in lieu of 
Book: Thoughtful by S.C. Stephens
Pages: 560 pages
Qualification: Reckless is on Goodreads Choice Awards ~Best Romance 2013
Week #10: Award Winning Romance
Book: The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie by Jennifer Ashley
Pages: 338 pages GR
How the book qualifies - on page 4 of Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) Winners
Week 10: Award Winning Romance
If You Were Mine267 pages/GR
how it fits: Book #7 Come A Little Bit Closer on page #17 of Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) Winners List
Date Completed 11/15/15
*4 STARS*
Man when these Sullivan men find their woman, they are no joke are they? Zach is the next one of these men to get knocked on his behind after meeting and falling hard for dog trainer, Megan.
Megan is a dog trainer and she meets up with Zach because his niece-to-be, Summer leaves a dog for him to take care of while she was on vacation. But, it seemed like Zach ended up being the one who was trained.
I loved that Megan wasn't all gaga over Zach's looks. I mean, yeah, she was attracted to him, but she didn't just roll over for him either (no pun intended). And what's even better was that Zach's dog and Megan's dog were inseparable as well.
As with all of the Sullivan books I've read so far, Megan and Zach fell in love VERY quickly, but for some reason when Bella Andre is writing it, it just works.
It looks like Ryan's the next one to fall in the series, and I can not wait to see how that's going to play out!
Week 10: Award Winning RomanceBookcover: One in a Million
One in a Million by Jill Shalvis
Pages:368
How the book qualifies: Page 1 of romantic times Reviewers choice award
Week #10, Option 1
Book: The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie by Jennifer Ashley
Rating: 4.5 stars, finished 16/11/2015
Review:
I like historical romance but this was such a unique story. Ian was a refreshing hero with such a complex personality. And Beth was awesome too. I really liked this book, I loved the character development, the pacing and the story overall.
FYI I am going to be out of the country for 2 weeks starting Dec 5-19.I can read both categories when I get back
I think in the 20 November will be announced the last theme
Ezinwanyi~Boo boo kitty wrote: "FYI I am going to be out of the country for 2 weeks starting Dec 5-19.I can read both categories when I get back"
The challenge will be over before then - only one more theme. Hard to believe!
MountainKat wrote: "Ezinwanyi~Boo boo kitty wrote: "FYI I am going to be out of the country for 2 weeks starting Dec 5-19.I can read both categories when I get back"
The challenge will be over before then - only on..."
Mariana wrote: "I think in the 20 November will be announced the last theme"
Oh okay. Great.
Will we win?
I need to finish my book from last week and I will be ready today with my review.
Week #10: Award Winning RomanceOption 2
Page numbers - 280 p.
Read by - Mariana. on May 17. Rated 4 stars.
Finished: 2015/11/17
Rating: 5 Stars
Review:
Jax, the ex-famous actor and a stuntman, has bad history with women, most of them want something from him. Lexi, wedding dress designer, has bed history with men. So it’s obvious that these two has to fall in love.
Lexi and Jax’s relationship at the start was just sexting and sex, but later it became more.
Katherine wrote: "Week #10: Award Winning RomanceOption 2
Page numbers - 280 p.
Read by - Mariana. on May 17. Rated 4 stars.
Finished: 2015/11/17
Rating: 5 Stars
Review:
Jax, the ex..."
I think I gave this book a 3 star because when you take away the sex, the plot was so thin and minimal.
I didn't even want to read book 2 though I got it as a freebie
Week #9, Option 1
Book: Love Only Once by Johanna Lindsey
Rating: 3.5 stars, finished 17/11/2015
Review:
This was a fun HR, I liked Reggie and her four overprotective uncles, Nicholas was an ass but I liked him in the end. I like the Mallory family and I can't wait to read more about them.
Ezinwanyi~Boo boo kitty wrote: "Katherine wrote: "Week #10: Award Winning RomanceOption 2
Page numbers - 280 p.
Read by - Mariana. on May 17. Rated 4 stars.
Finished: 2015/11/17
Rating: 5 Stars
Re..."
Actually you given 2 stars. :)
I liked the story, it was in some kind of way different, then others chick lits
Week 10Caressed by Ice
Rating: ★★★★1/2
This was another great read in the series. I love reading about Psy/Changeling matings. I enjoyed reading about Judd and Breanna and seeing how their relationship developed. I thought there was also a great development in the story line with the Psy Council.
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Week #8: Bookcover mostly white or mostly blue, Option 1
Book: Never Never by Colleen Hoover&Tarryn Fisher
Pages: 159 pages
Qualification: cover is blue
Rating & Review: ★★.
Two thumbs down for me on this story! Seriously, I don't know what this story is about other that two high school kids with amnesia trying to remember. It was an unimpressive ring around the rosey while the kids try to covertly draw information from those around them. I will read book 2 because I need answers.
This joint venture (Tarryn Fisher & Colleen Hoover) isn't working for me. Colleen hoover's writing is usually entertaining and linear. This story was just like someone threw a tear gas canister into a room, and the readers are left fumbling their way to the end.