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message 51: by VampAmber (last edited Jan 03, 2016 09:38AM) (new)

VampAmber | 622 comments In at the last moment (it's been one of those weeks.. months... years...). I bet you guys can guess my theme. ^_^

VampAmber's December Dusty Bookshelf Challenge


The Bite Before Christmas by Heidi Betts Gift-Wrapped in Her Wedding Dress by Kandy Shepherd It Happened One Christmas Christmas Eve Proposal\The Viscount's Christmas Kiss\Wallflower, Widow...Wife! by Carla Kelly The Night Before Christmas by Lori Foster The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank Mail-Order Holiday Brides Home for Christmas/Snowflakes for Dry Creek by Jillian Hart Christmas Healing (Healing The Regime, #1) by Morris Fenris The Christmas Bargain by Shanna Hatfield The Brands Who Came For Christmas (The Oklahoma Brands, #1) by Maggie Shayne The Santa Society by Kristine McCord


I choose for Karina: St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Krissy chooses for me: The Night Before Christmas by Lori Foster and Christmas Healing (Healing The Regime, #1) by Morris Fenris

The Night Before Christmas by Lori Foster (didn't finish in time)
Christmas Healing (Healing The Regime, #1) by Morris Fenris ★★★★ finished 12/7/15


message 52: by Roxanne (last edited Nov 18, 2015 10:34AM) (new)

Roxanne | 2 comments Roxanne's December Dusty Bookshelf
1. The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) by J.R.R. Tolkien 2. The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) by J.R.R. Tolkien 3. Dracula The Undead by Dacre Stoker 4. Necronomicon The Best Weird Tales by H.P. Lovecraft 5. Last Tales by Karen Blixen 6. Seven Gothic Tales by Karen Blixen 7. Atlantic Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms & a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories by Simon Winchester 8. A Magician Among the Spirits by Harry Houdini 9. Full Steam Ahead by Karen Witemeyer 10. Wonderbook The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction by Jeff VanderMeer


message 53: by Ezi, Factory Superintendent (last edited Nov 18, 2015 02:33PM) (new)

Ezi Chinny (ezinwanyi) | 16657 comments Mod
PAIRS ARE NOW POSTED
1. Nichole picks for Ezinwanyi
2. LaurLa picks for P3pp3rp0t
3. ♥KathyD♥ picks for ❤Stephanie
4. Dani picks for Penumbra
5. Chelle picks for Fleurette
6. Donna picks for LaurLa
7. Debbie Doc picks for Skandia
8. Elizabeth picks for Kelby
9. ~Michelle~ picks for Kay Brigidsmomma
10. Sunshine picks for Danielle
11. Colleen picks for Lanelle
12. Ezinwanyi picks for ~Melissa~
13. Cait picks for Shelley
14. Holli picks for Karen ♐
15. Basesloaded32 picks for Denise
16. VampAmber picks for Karina
17. Kelby picks for Debbie G
18. Karina picks for Dani
19. Debbie G picks for Nichole
20. Roxanne picks for *Rachael*
21. Nikki (Nyx) picks for Emma Ruth
22. Brianna picks for Nikki (Nyx)
23. Skandia picks for Susan A
24. Ashley C. picks for Snowtulip
25. Theo picks for Trea
26. Marty picks for Cait
27. Barbara picks for Ashley C.
28. *Rachael* picks for Elizabeth
29. Trea picks for Theo
30. Ashley picks for Holli
31. Emma Ruth picks for Joanna
32. Snowtulip picks for Debbie Doc
33. Danielle picks for ~Michelle~
34. Lanelle picks for ♥KathyD♥
35. Kay Brigidsmomma picks for Colleen
36. Fleurette picks for Donna
37. Petya picks for Sunshine
38. Joanna picks for Krissy
39. Karen ♐ picks for Ashley
40. Susan A picks for Karla
41. ❤Stephanie picks for Guðrún
42. Penumbra picks for Basesloaded32
43. Karla picks for Barbara
44. Guðrún picks for Brianna
45. Shelley picks for Marty
46. ~Melissa~ picks for Chelle
47. Denise picks for Petya
48. Krissy picks for VampAmber
49. P3pp3rp0t picks for Roxanne

**Post 41: Kat has no books on her shelf


message 54: by Ezi, Factory Superintendent (new)

Ezi Chinny (ezinwanyi) | 16657 comments Mod
~Melissa~ wrote: "~Melissa~'s December Dusty Bookshelf
I pick for:
Picks for me: ..."


this one was hard.
I am going to go with Mind Magic (World of the Lupi, #12) by Eileen Wilks & Unleashing the Storm (ACRO, #2) by Sydney Croft .
Enjoy


message 55: by Holli (last edited Nov 18, 2015 03:02PM) (new)

Holli | 333 comments Karen ♐, I choose for you: Raw (RAW Family, #1) by Belle Aurora & Caged (Mastered, #4) by Lorelei James

I will freely admit, I've never heard of any of these books though a couple of the authors are familiar. The cover for Raw is intriguing and the one for Caged is pretty.

Enjoy!


message 56: by PepperP0t (new)

PepperP0t I chose The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) by J.R.R. Tolkien & Full Steam Ahead by Karen Witemeyer for Roxanne.


Because one is good and the other looks good. (Enjoy!Happy Reading!)


message 57: by Nichole (new)

Nichole | 1862 comments For Ezi, I choose: Soul Deep (I-Team, #6.5) by Pamela Clare & Perfect Imperfections by Cardeno C. . Enjoy!


message 58: by Krissy (new)

Krissy (krissystewart) | 3693 comments VampAmber, since I haven't read any of your choices these picks are completely random.
The Night Before Christmas by Lori Foster Christmas Healing (Healing The Regime, #1) by Morris Fenris


message 59: by Roxanne (new)

Roxanne | 2 comments I choose for Rachael - Rogue (Talon #2) by Julie Kagawa - Kagawa is a fun author and this looks good! Book 2 Damsel Under Stress (Enchanted, Inc., #3) by Shanna Swendson looks also fun and lighthearted.


message 60: by Karla (new)

Karla Barbara, I choose Visions of Sugar Plums by Kristine Grayson and Beautiful Storm (Lightning Strikes, #1) by Barbara Freethy . I haven't read any of your books, so I went with a Christmas-y one and a cool title. I hope you enjoy your books!


message 61: by ⚜️XAR (new)

⚜️XAR the Bookwyrm (xar-the-bookwyrm) Theo wrote: "Theo's December 2015 Dusty Bookshelf:

1776 by David McCullough Unearthly (Unearthly, #1) by Cynthia Hand The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson..."


Theo, I choose 1776 by David McCullough and In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson for you. Enjoy!


message 62: by Susan A (new)

Susan A | 2091 comments KARLA

I'm unfamiliar with all of the books, so I'm picking the first and last books>

The Ghost and the Goth (The Ghost and the Goth, #1) by Stacey Kade and A Billionaire for Christmas by Janice Maynard


Danielle  Gypsy Soul (afdaniellet) | 1919 comments Michelle,

I haven't read any of the books on your list so I'm just picking by the covers and one of the books that is on my list of books to read:

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein The First Wife by Erica Spindler


message 64: by ~Melissa~ (new)

~Melissa~ | 5253 comments Chelle wrote: "Chelle's December Dusty Bookshelf

I pick for
picks for me


Dashing Through the Snow by Mary Higgins Clark."


Hi Chelle - Here are some holiday picks for you: Dashing Through the Snow by Mary Higgins Clark Spending the Holidays with People I Want to Punch in the Throat Yuletide Yahoos, Ho-Ho-Humblebraggers, and Other Seasonal Scourges by Jen Mann


message 65: by Snowtulip (new)

Snowtulip Debbie (Doc) :D

My picks for you are:

Red Dirt Heart 2 (Red Dirt, #2) by N.R. Walker
Just love Charlie and Travis!!!

'Tis The Season (Virgin River, #8 & 12) by Robyn Carr
To get you on the holiday spirit :)

Hope you enjoy!


message 66: by ~Melissa~ (new)

~Melissa~ | 5253 comments Ezinwanyi~Boo boo kitty wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "~Melissa~'s December Dusty Bookshelf
I pick for:
Picks for me: ..."

this one was hard.
I am going to go with Mind Magic (World of the Lupi, #12) by Eileen Wilks & ."


Thanks Ezi - I'm looking forward to them :)


message 67: by BarbaraAnn (new)

BarbaraAnn | 327 comments Karla wrote: "Barbara, I choose Visions of Sugar Plums by Kristine Grayson and Beautiful Storm (Lightning Strikes, #1) by Barbara Freethy. I haven't read any of your books, so I went with a Christmas-y one and a cool title. I hope y..."

Thanks! They're two of my favorite authors.


message 68: by BarbaraAnn (new)

BarbaraAnn | 327 comments ASHLEY C

I pick for you - 15 Minutes (The Rewind Agency #1) by Jill Cooper because it looks exciting and Broom with a View by Gayla Twist because it looks like fun. Enjoy.


message 69: by LaurLa (new)

LaurLa | 3905 comments P3pp3rp0t I pick for you...


For the Good of All by Nicky Charles I need to read this in December too... Maybe we can BR??

Cowboy Command (Cowboy Justice Association, #1) by Olivia Jaymes because... COWBOYS!!!


message 70: by Theo (new)

Theo | 1929 comments Thanks, Trea!

And for you, I choose The One (The Selection, #3) by Kiera Cass and Seduced by Sunday (The Weekday Brides, #6) by Catherine Bybee


message 71: by PepperP0t (last edited Nov 18, 2015 06:32PM) (new)

PepperP0t LaurLa wrote: "P3pp3rp0t I pick for you...


For the Good of All by Nicky Charles I need to read this in December too... Maybe we can BR??

Cowboy Command (Cowboy Justice Association, #1) by Olivia Jaymes because... COWBOYS!!!"


merry Christmas....me like my gifts! cowboys and shifters! thanks so much

let me know if/when you want to br


Nikki ~ The Nocturnal Bookworm (nyxreadsstuff) Emma Ruth wrote: "Emma's Dusty Bookshelf

Pieces of Sky by Trinity Doyle The Dreamsnatcher by Abi Elphinstone The Guy, the Girl, the Artist and His Ex by Gabrielle Williams I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies, #1) by Pittacus Lore ..."


I pick The Dreamsnatcher by Abi Elphinstone and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson


message 73: by Chelle_Rydz (last edited Nov 18, 2015 08:18PM) (new)

Chelle_Rydz (chellerydz) | 621 comments fleurette wrote: "Fleurette's December Dusty Bookshelf



Fleurette, I pick for you: River Lady by Jude Deverauxand Attraction (Elements of Chemistry #1; Hypothesis, #1.1) by Penny Reid
because Attraction looks interesting and River Lady is a fun title to me.


message 74: by Chelle_Rydz (last edited Nov 18, 2015 08:20PM) (new)

Chelle_Rydz (chellerydz) | 621 comments ~Melissa~ wrote: "Chelle wrote: "Chelle's December Dusty Bookshelf

I pick for
picks for me


Dashing Through the Snow by Mary Higgins Clark Spending the Holidays with People I Want to Punch in the Throat Yuletide Yahoos, Ho-Ho-Humblebraggers, and Other Seasonal Scourges by Jen Mann"

Hi Chelle - Here are some holiday picks for you: [bookcover:Dashing Thro..."



THANKS! I feel the holiday spirit already!


message 75: by Colleen (last edited Nov 18, 2015 08:27PM) (new)

Colleen (colls) | 491 comments Lanelle, I pick these two for you (and have added them to my own TBR)
Lost Horizon by James Hilton & The Hanged Man (Her Majesty's Psychic Service, #1) by P.N. Elrod


message 76: by Ashley (new)

Ashley  (ashleycw) | 377 comments Snowtulip wrote: "I pick for Debbie Doc: Red Dirt Heart 2 (Red Dirt, #2) by N.R. Walker'Tis The Season (Virgin River, #8 & 12) by Robyn Carr
? picks for me

The Tutor by Bonnie DeeWhere Wishes Go by S.A. McAuley"


Snowtulip

I pick Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe and Mortal Heart (His Fair Assassin, #3) by Robin LaFevers . Both books I want to read.


message 77: by Snowtulip (new)

Snowtulip Thanks Ashley! I can't wait to read both :)


message 78: by Ashley (new)

Ashley  (ashleycw) | 377 comments Barbara wrote: "ASHLEY C

I pick for you - 15 Minutes (The Rewind Agency #1) by Jill Cooper because it looks exciting and Broom with a View by Gayla Twist because it looks like fun. Enjoy."


Excellent. I may even start early


❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ | 482 comments Guðrún, I haven't read any of the these books so I just pick these Atonement by Ian McEwan and Boy Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl hope they are good.


message 80: by Ezi, Factory Superintendent (new)

Ezi Chinny (ezinwanyi) | 16657 comments Mod
Nichole wrote: "For Ezi, I choose: Soul Deep (I-Team, #6.5) by Pamela Clare & Perfect Imperfections by Cardeno C.. Enjoy!"

Thank you. Great choices


message 81: by Karina (new)

Karina (karinargh) | 237 comments Dani, I pick for you:

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton and Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire

Happy reading!


message 82: by fleurette (last edited Nov 18, 2015 09:38PM) (new)

fleurette | 54 comments Donna, I haven't read any of your books so I picked the ones the covers I liked the most.

And these are: Forbidden (Scandalous Sirens Book 1) by Tracy Cooper-Posey Bah, Humbug! (A Christmas Street, #1) by Heather Horrocks


message 83: by Skandia (last edited Nov 18, 2015 09:47PM) (new)

Skandia (sfgirl) | 435 comments Susan A,
sry, I know nothing about the genre you read so I picked the first two books on your list
Gaudete by Amy Rae Durreson Green the Whole Year 'Round by Rowan McAllister


message 84: by Emma Ruth (new)

Emma Ruth (inevitablyannoying) Hey Joanna!

For you I pick: Zoo by James Patterson & Body Double (Rizzoli & Isles, #4) by Tess Gerritsen . I hope these are good books to end the year with. Enjoy :)


message 85: by Emma Ruth (new)

Emma Ruth (inevitablyannoying) Nikki (Nyx) wrote: "I pick The Dreamsnatcher by Abi Elphinstone and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson."

Thanks Nikki! :)


message 86: by ☀Rachael☀ (last edited Nov 18, 2015 11:22PM) (new)

☀Rachael☀ (jimbunni) Elizabeth

I choose for you The Vampire's Mail Order Bride (Nocturne Falls, #1) by Kristen Painter & Led by Lies A Lily Blanchette Crime Novel (The Lies Series Book 1) by Marguerite Ashton


message 87: by ☀Rachael☀ (new)

☀Rachael☀ (jimbunni) Roxanne wrote: "I choose for Rachael - Rogue (Talon #2) by Julie Kagawa - Kagawa is a fun author and this looks good! Book 2 Damsel Under Stress (Enchanted, Inc., #3) by Shanna Swendson looks also fun and lighthearted."

Cheers Hun!!


message 88: by Petya (last edited Nov 19, 2015 12:51AM) (new)

Petya | 234 comments Sunshine✰✰✰ wrote: "Sunshine's December 2015 Dusty Bookshelf
Evangeline by E.A. GottschalkTempest Rising (Jane True, #1) by Nicole PeelerCongo by Michael CrichtonLover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5) by J.R. WardCoraline by Neil Gaiman[bookcover..."


I pick for Sunshine [bookcover:Coraline|17061] and Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5) by J.R. Ward


message 89: by Ashley (new)

Ashley I pick for Holli;



Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) by J.K. Rowling because I'm re-reading HP at the moment and
Master of the Moon (Mageverse, #2) by Angela Knight because it is completely different to HP and a change is good!


message 90: by Holli (new)

Holli | 333 comments Ashley wrote: "I pick for Holli;

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) by J.K. Rowling because I'm re-reading HP at the moment and
Master of the Moon (Mageverse, #2) by Angela Knight because it is completely different to HP a..."


Thanks! And I like your reasoning. :-) I'm also re-reading HP. I think this will be my third time through it.


message 91: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth | 489 comments Kelby wrote: "Kelby's December 2015 Dusty Bookshelf:

I pick for:
Picks for me:

Envy (Fallen Angels, #3) by J.R. Ward The Shadows (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #13) by J.R. Ward Seize the Night (Dark-Hunter, #7) by Sherrilyn Kenyon A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin ..."

for you Kelby I pick A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin A Game of Thrones and The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1) by Anne Rice The Witching Hour


message 92: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth | 489 comments *Rachael* wrote: "Elizabeth

I choose for you The Vampire's Mail Order Bride (Nocturne Falls, #1) by Kristen Painter & Led by Lies A Lily Blanchette Crime Novel (The Lies Series Book 1) by Marguerite Ashton"


thinks can't wait to read them


message 93: by Susan A (new)

Susan A | 2091 comments Skandia wrote: "Susan A,
sry, I know nothing about the genre you read so I picked the first two books on your list
Gaudete by Amy Rae DurresonGreen the Whole Year 'Round by Rowan McAllister"


Thanks!


message 94: by ⚜️XAR (new)

⚜️XAR the Bookwyrm (xar-the-bookwyrm) Theo wrote: "Thanks, Trea!

And for you, I choose The One (The Selection, #3) by Kiera Cass and Seduced by Sunday (The Weekday Brides, #6) by Catherine Bybee"


Thanks, Theo!


message 95: by Sunshine✰✰✰ (last edited Nov 19, 2015 05:16AM) (new)

Sunshine✰✰✰ | 687 comments For Danielle

I choose: Riveted (Iron Seas, #3) by Meljean Brook Seventh Grave and No Body (Charley Davidson, #7) by Darynda Jones


Sunshine✰✰✰ | 687 comments Petya wrote: "I pick for Sunshine Coraline by Neil Gaiman and Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5) by J.R. Ward"

Thank you!


message 97: by Cait S (new)

Cait S For Shelley

I choose Shadow Man (Smoky Barrett, #1) by Cody McFadyen and Dragon Bound (Elder Races, #1) by Thea Harrison

Both have been on my TBR for a while now. But I added some of your other books too so this was a tough choice. I hope you enjoy them!


message 98: by Kay (Brigidsmomma) (last edited Nov 19, 2015 07:02AM) (new)

Kay (Brigidsmomma) Compton (brigidsmomma) | 565 comments Colleen wrote: "Dusty December

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Gosh, Coleen, you have soooo many great books to choose from... I choose Artful by Peter David and The Rosetti Letter (Surat Rosetti) by Christi Phillips for you. Enjoy!


Kelby *TwistedCactusReads* (twistedcactusreads) | 364 comments Thank you Elizabeth!!!!!


Kelby *TwistedCactusReads* (twistedcactusreads) | 364 comments Debbie G I pick The Cat Who Went Underground (Cat Who... #9) by Lilian Jackson Braun & Murder Most Frothy (Coffeehouse Mystery, #4) by Cleo Coyle


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