2016 Book Selectors and Themes

[Nell]

For May, Randa chose:

Plain Murder by Emma Miller - An Amish Mystery series



Theme: Scotland

Off Kilter by Hannah Reed - Scottish Highlands mystery

[Nell]

For June, Mary picks:

Tea Shop Mystery series - Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs



Theme read: MC over 40

Agatha Raisin - The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton

[Becky]

Hello. We still need July's picks & also Aug is fast approaching.

[Nell]

Becky wrote: "Hello. We still need July's picks & also Aug is fast approaching."

The July picks were posted on the group page almost a month ago. They are the books featured as currently reading on the home page and the featured reads listed first in that folder. The discussion thread opened on June 30th.

The August books will be posted in a couple of days.

[Becky]

Nell wrote: "Becky wrote: "Hello. We still need July's picks & also Aug is fast approaching."

The July picks were posted on the group page almost a month ago. They are the books featured as currently reading o..."

Thanks Nell. Airhead me even looked at the July books before i read this thread LOL

[Nell]

For August, Hillary picks:

Theme: Foreign country (not US)

Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly


and

With Baited Breath by Lorraine Bartlett

This one is $3.99 on Kindle.

[Kerri]

I read Buried in a Bog a few months ago and loved it! I immediately read the second book and have the third and fourth on my shelf ready to go.

[jaxnsmom]

The September books will be up soon. Kay is choosing them as our alternate, but she only found out today, so give her a few minutes :)

[Kay (Brigidsmomma)]

Ok. Here we go....

Theme: Cooking/food as a business/restaurant/baking/culinary

There are soooooo many series to choose from, but for this, my first choice is , which is book 1 in the Wisteria Tearoom series. I am reading books 4 and 5 in September for another challenge, and love this series, and the recipes included...

Second choice is: Book 1 in the Red Carpet Catering series. I've not read any of these yet, but have had them in my TBR for a while now...

Both series are available in Kindle format as well as ppbk. Don't know if local libraries will have them in stock, but they are both available in multiple formats at Amazon. The Kindle prices are fairly good - Wisteria Tearoom ranges in the $5-$6 area for ebook, and book one of the Red Carpet Catering is just .99 for Kindle.

Hope this helps and I look forward to reading with you all!

If this doesn't work for some reason, let me know and I have other selections/themes I can substitute... (I read an obscene amount of books...)

[Kay (Brigidsmomma)]

Kay (Brigidsmomma) wrote: "Ok. Here we go....

Theme: Cooking/food as a business/restaurant/baking/culinary"

Don't know if this is proper or not, but I just queried both authors to let them know we will be discussing their books this coming month, so maybe they will participate in the discussions?

[Barbara]

I don't know what the rules are regarding that either, but it would be very cool if they did join in the discussion. I have already downloaded to my Kindle. It's one I've been wanting to read for a while now. Thanks for giving me the chance to push it to the front of the TBR pile.

[Nell]

Kay (Brigidsmomma) wrote: "Kay (Brigidsmomma) wrote: "Don't know if this is proper or not, but I just queried both authors to let them know w..."

They say that it's better to ask for forgiveness than for permission! ;-D

It's not a problem. I can only recall authors participating once before when I invited Margaret Maron and Kate Collins to join the discussion. There books were featured in the same month.

Let us know if either author accepts your invitation. There may be a couple of logistical issues to work out.

[Mary]

Barbara wrote: "I don't know what the rules are regarding that either, but it would be very cool if they did join in the discussion. I have already downloaded to my Kind..."

I actually have had it on my kindle since 2015 I tried to purchase it and they told me I already had it, surprise! I just had to move it to the front of my kindle and started to read it last night. So far it seems good. I would be excited if the author was able to join us in our discussions. It would be great!

Mary

[Kay (Brigidsmomma)]

Mary wrote: "Barbara wrote: "I don't know what the rules are regarding that either, but it would be very cool if they did join in the discussion. I have already downloaded [bookcover:A Fatal Twist of Lemon|1619..."

You will both love it! I've finished the series. but we need to move this conversation over to the topic so that others can see the interest and will join in...

[Nell]

For October, Barb picked dogs as the theme. The theme read is Raine Stockton Dog Mysteries by Donna Ball.



The featured read is Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade by J.J. Cook



Thank you Barb for stepping in as an alternate.

[Melodie]

Nell wrote: "For October, Barb picked dogs as the theme. The theme read is Raine Stockton Dog Mysteries by Donna Ball.



The featured read is Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade b..."

2 great series! I have a few of the Raine Stockton books on my Kindle. Maybe I can convince myself to read one of them next month. I dislike reading books on my Kindle!

[Barb, Co-Moderator Challenge Expert]

I've read and enjoyed book #1 of the Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade, and I keep hearing great things about the Raine Stockton books, but haven't yet started the series. Like you, Melodie, I'm hoping to convince myself to read one from each of these series next month :) I prefer print books to Kindle books too, but have the Kindle for those books I can't get in print.

[jaxnsmom]

I love the Raine Stockton series! I didn't realize there were so many books in the series, probably because my library only has the first four and I haven't checked on her in a while. Looks like I've got some requesting/hunting/shopping to do :)

I've been wanting to start the Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade series, so this could great motivation.

[Barb, Co-Moderator Challenge Expert]

jaxnsmom wrote: "I love the Raine Stockton series!"

It's not a mystery series, but have you read her Ladybug Farm series? I really liked the first book, and several co-workers have raved about the next few books as well.

[jaxnsmom]

I haven't tried that one yet - it's another series on my "I'd like to try this one day..." list.

[Barb, Co-Moderator Challenge Expert]

I have a list like that too. Are you surprised by that? :D

[jaxnsmom]

☺ I'd be surprised if anyone doesn't have that list.

[Tina]

For November I choose as an island setting, South Bass, Lake Erie. Mayhem at the Orient Express by Kylie Logan and my free pick The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames

[Becky]

Tina wrote: "For November I choose as an island setting, South Bass, Lake Erie. Mayhem at the Orient Express by Kylie Logan and my free pick [book:The Long Quiche Goodbye|709459..."

Both great series. looking forward to continuing them

[Nell]

The featured series for December are:

The Meg Langslow series by Donna Andrews:



The theme is Religious Sleuth and the featured read is the Max Tudor series by G.M. Malliet. The MC is a former MI5 agent now a vicar in an English village.

[☯Emily]

Love the Meg Langslow series. It is hilarious, improbable, yet realistic all at the same time!