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1. Introduce yourself to your team. Definitely let your team members know where you are from. This is a 'nice to know' when categories are announced and when team-mates can expect other members to post their book choices.2. You already have your Team Captain. The team captain will track the books read by the team and double-check that your book selection complies with the rules - eg make sure that the selection and completion posts are as per the formatting and information requested below (msg 3).
The Team Captain should reserve a couple of posts in this thread to track their team's book selection and completion. (Alternatively they could convert one of their chat comments to the tracking post/s.)
3. Name your team. This is not mandatory, but it is fun. Given we are an open/public group with no age limit, so please make sure any chosen name is smart, not smutty ;)
Please PM your name to Jane(PS) by 9 March.
4. If you have a private profile, please 'friend' your team-mates. This is really important, because without this, your team-mates can't see your shelves to select a books under option 2.
5. Please post your book selections/completions in the format provided below. (This format is also posted in both the Q&A and Sign-Up threads.) We need to know the week that each book corresponds to, the page numbers, and how the book qualifies including links to lists/shelves (where applicable), etc. I can't stress this enough. When in doubt - link it*!
* please don't link to your review in your completion post - reviews in your completion posts should be included in full in that post.
You don't want to start reading a book and then find it doesn't meet the requirements because some information (eg page count or theme link) was missing from your original post.
I will be monitoring this and your book will not be considered complete until I am satisfied that your selection and completion posts comply with the format rules of the challenge.
Remember - you can ONLY change your book selection in the week that the theme is called.
6. You MUST check in with your team each week, ideally once the theme is announced. Please let your team know if you expect to have spotty communication or are on holidays or having an operation.
7. When you post the completion of your book, you must post a review; enough for us to know you have actually read the book. Please don't link to a review. You must post the review in this thread.
8. Re-reads are allowed but you can't read the same book twice within this challenge.
9. There is no prize for the winning team - bragging rights only :)
10. Each week, the theme will be announced in the Q&A/Announcement thread. The full list of themes announced during this round will be maintained in msg 1 of that thread.
The Rule on the Pass Option
* Each team can only have ONE member using their pass each week.
* Each member can only use that pass once each 5 weeks.
* No-one can use the pass option in the last week of the challenge.
* In the final week Option 2 has altered and I will be allocating each team another team from which their book selection must be chosen :)
Key selection and completion post information. You must have ALL elements in your book posts.For the initial selection post Option 1 I need:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
How the book qualifies - please insert a link to the qualifying bookshelf/list. ~ If the theme is based off the bookcover or a letter in the title etc, please just repeat the theme.
For the initial selection post Option 2 I need:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
Name of the team-member, their star rating, the date they read the book.
For the completion post I need:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Rating (1-5)
Review
Please DO NOT CHAT in these selction/completion posts. It needs to be super clear.
If you 'waffle' about your decided book - please REPOST your selection once you decide. DO NOT go back and edit your waffling post.
I'll be tracking each team's progress separately, using the Captain's summary in each team's thread to check for accuracy.A summary chart will be posted in the last week to let teams know their progress against other teams :)
Tracking
✔ Week 1: Widower/Widow
Katie - Wicked Intentions - 3/15
Sunshine - The Dom Who Loved Me, 3/25
Shannon - Engaged To Win - 3/14
Krista - Until Lilly - 3/15
Logan - Cold-Hearted Rake - 4/1
Linda - A Taste Of Heaven - 3/14
✔ Week 2: MC is vet or works with animals
Katie - Rescue My Heart, 3/24
Sunshine - Blind Faith, 3/25
Shannon - Heart Song, 3/20
Krista - The Vixen and the Vet, 3/22
Linda - Changeling Moon, 3/26
✔ Week 3: Military/Ex-Military
Katie - Rumor Has It, 3/27
Sunshine - Sticks & Stones, 4/1
Shannon - Between Ghosts, 3/30
Krista - A Lover's Lament, 4/1
Linda - The Night Is Mine, 3/31
✔ Week 4: Wit/Witty Dialogue
Katie - Soulless, 4/4
Sunshine - The Hooker and the Hermit, 4/14
Shannon - Max and Finn, 4/5
Krista - Lingus, 4/5
Linda - Changeless, 4/5
Wax - Mummy Dearest, 4/9
✔ Week 5: Author Initials
Katie - Irresistibly Yours, 4/12
Sunshine - Fastball, 4/17
Shannon - Face Value, 4/9
Krista - Nuts, 4/14
Linda - In Want of a Wife, 4/17
Wax - Against the Grain, 4/12
✔ Week 6: Set Outside US
Katie - The Bite That Binds, 4/17
Sunshine - Unfixable, 4/29
Shannon - Russian Prey, 4/22
Krista - God's Eye, 4/22
Linda - Heartless, 4/23
Wax - Safe in His Arms, 4/17
✔ Week 7: Enemies to Lovers
Katie - Throne of Glass, 5/1
Sunshine - Perfection, 5/4
Shannon - Into the Lyons Den, 4/27
Krista - Perfection, 4/28
Linda - Practice Makes Perfect, 5/4
Wax - Let It Snow, 4/24
✔ Week 8: One Word Title
Katie - Changeless, 5/6
Sunshine - Suit, 5/8
Shannon - Forbidden, 5/3
Krista - Dirty, 5/6
Linda - Timeless, 5/9
Wax - Timing, 5/4
✔ Week 9: Title B
Katie - Baking Bree, 5/15
Sunshine - Blood-Bonded, 5/10
Shannon - Bait, 5/7
Krista - Back-Up, 5/13
Linda - Blink of an Eye, 5/12
Wax - Blind Faith, 5/7
✔ Week 10: First Published Between Feb. 2015/To Date
Katie - Mister O, 5/20
Sunshine - Dirty Bad Wrong, 5/19
Shannon - Imperfect Harmony, 5/15
Krista - The Liar, 5/18
Linda - Blueprints, 5/19
Wax - Wedding Favors, 5/17
Week 11: Holiday Romance
Katie - The Movie Star's Red Hot Holiday Fling
Sunshine
Shannon - The Boy Who Came In From the Cold
Krista
Linda - Sugarplum Surprises
Wax
Hello, I am Linda C. I live in upstate NY near Rochester. I have an enormous TBR pile and hope this will get some of them read, I like all kinds of romance except vampire, just can't accept them as heroes. I am currently in Puerto Rico and then on a cruise but that shouldn't be a problem. Will check in every day.
Hi guys! I'm Shannon and currently very, very jealous of Linda C.! I'm in Oregon and only read M/M romance. Thanks for being captain Katie!!
Hey everyone! I think I already know most of you. For those of you I don't, I'm Katie. I'm living in Pittsburgh PA...land of black and gold. I love all kinds of romance. I was on a HUGE m/m kick for awhile, but recently started exploring m/f again. I'm looking forward to starting this challenge!
Do we want to name our team or are we good with the nondescript Team 8?
We could just go easy (since we can't go dirty) like Crazy 8's or Eight Days a Week or It's a D8te or K8tie's Krew or Romance R8ters or W8t for It...that's all my cleverness used up at once! :/
Oooh - some good ones in your short burst of concentration there Shannon!!!
Lol! That was a productive spurt of creativity, Shannon! Any of those work for me. What do the rest of you think?
And now it's all gone...tried to be funny with the kids and they just rolled their eyes and walked away! How RUDE!! lol
Shannon wrote: "And now it's all gone...tried to be funny with the kids and they just rolled their eyes and walked away! How RUDE!! lol"Sounds familiar... ;)
Hi team - Armi has had to pull out, but we have Krista keen to join in ~I just need her confirmation of commitment to the challenge :) Please make her welcome; she's a newbie to the challenge.
Hi everyone! I am excited for this challenge - it's my favorite game! I live in Chicago, so Central time. I read a little of everything, but mostly PNR and UF.
Hey all! So excited to be doing this. Looking forward to finding some new things to read.
P.S. LOVE Shannon's suggestions, especially It's a D8te.
Hey Krista! So glad you're joining us. :)
I loved It's a D8te too!Welcome Krista!!
Welcome Krista, you'll have fun, I promise! :)I like "It's a D8te" too...I would hope so anyways seeing as I put it down there. :P
That's most of us for It's a D8te, so I'll let Jane know. :)
Hi everyone...Checkin' in. I live in the Chicago area, too. I'm a challenge junkie, so I' looking forward to start this one. PtP is always a favorite of mine.
We got a team name. Love it!
You can all laugh but it took me several attempts to decide what your name was.
Lisa wrote: "You can all laugh but it took me several attempts to decide what your name was."Reeeally, tell us what you thought it was? lol
I dont text so I dont use shorthand.I kept reading it as d- eight-te and then realized it wasnt a word.
HA! That is so funny. I don't get a lot of text lingo. You made my whole day with that tidbit.
At sea day on the cruise. bought an unlimited internet package so I can stop having to watch the minutes. Love the team name! I admire people that are so creative, what a burst of talent.
Week 1Option 1: Widow/Widower
Engaged To Win by Aubrey Cullens
Pages: 165
Qualifies: First line of precis "Are Rainbow Wedding Bells In The Air For Washington’s Widowed Congressman?"
If I'm reading the rules correctly, my book would work even though it's not on the list, yes?
Shannon wrote: "If I'm reading the rules correctly, my book would work even though it's not on the list, yes?"Yes. It's clearly stated in the precis :D
...You could add it to the list if you were feeling generous...
Jane (PS) wrote: "...You could add it to the list if you were feeling generous..."I guess I could, oh woe is me, work, work, work. :)
Shannon wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "...You could add it to the list if you were feeling generous..."I guess I could, oh woe is me, work, work, work. :)"
LOL!!
Hey Linda -- Don't forget to post the page #'s, too. :)
Week 1: Option 1Best Widow Romance: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... #68
The Dom Who Loved Me by Lexi Blake
Pages: 373
Week 1Option 1: Widow/Widower
#78 on Historical Widows
A Taste Of Heaven - Alexis Harrington352 pgs
4 stars
Review: Homeless and jobless in 1887 Chicago, Libby Garrison answered a mail-order bride advertisement and ended up in Montana marrying and then nursing an old man through his last days and a devastating winter. Again penniless and jobless Libby hears about a ranch needing a cook. Since this was her job in Chicago she takes it. But the ranch owner, Tyler Hollins objects to a woman cook. After this rocky start and then through a rough trail drive, Libby and Tyler are drawn together but have past issues that need resolving. I especially liked the description of the trail drive and the secondary characters. Good job.
Week 1 Completion PostOption 1: Widow/Widower
Engaged To Win by Aubrey Cullens
Pages: 165
Read: 3/14/16
Rating: ★★★
This book was filled with miscommunication and past hurt feelings. Dillon and Matt were secret lovers in college and we enter 15 years later after Dillon has lost his wife and his running for his second term in Congress. The times have changed a whole lot since then and now he's ready to be out and proud but only with Matt. A chance meeting and a second chance in born. There were quite a few times where the book skipped ahead a few weeks or months and I feel like we missed most of their relationship. I was entertained but didn't have any 'feels' for the couple.
Week 1: Widow/widower
Pages: 416
How it fits: Heroine is widow in the précis
Week 1 completion postOption 1: Widow/widower
#6 on Single Fathers of Romance
4.5 stars. This was a great second chance romance. The characters were together briefly years ago but, got torn apart by unfortunate circumstances. They run into each other again (with their kids) and have to move past hurt feelings and mistrust to start over. I like this author so, this was an easy read for me. The characters (including the cute kiddos) were fun to read.
Week 1: Widow/WidowerWicked Intentions
3 stars
I found this book to be pretty enjoyable. It was an interesting, though unbelievable story, but it's a historical romance so... Though I wish the story felt more complete, I still liked it and am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
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Team Captain: Katie
Members:
Sunshine
Shannon (pokey)
ArmiKristaLoganWaxLinda C