Meet & Greet Challenge: Round 16 (Jun/Jul) - READING

[Susan A]

Group 1

Karla's pick Two for One June 29 ★★★ This started as PWP. If it had stayed as PWP it would have been a great little smutty story. By trying to infeffectively shove a story line between all of the sex, the author ruined it for me.

Nadine's pick Five Times My Best Friend Kissed Me July 5 ★★★★ Lovely friends to lovers story. A little bit of mis-communication, some angst.

Sassafrass' pick Gay as Mardi Gras July 1 ★★★ Cute & funny short story.


BONUS

Becky's pick Even the Score June 30 ★★★★★ THANK YOU for picking this for me. I have no idea why I waited so long to read it. It was so much fun. I would love the author to write more in this series.

Connie N's pick Alaska Hunt July 3 ★★★ Welll...I hated the MC and was kind of hoping he'd get eaten by the bear...which really can't be what the author was going for.

Grace's pick Rustic Melody July 2 ★★★ It took me a while to figure out what I didn't like. I felt like I was reading individual stories about Joey & Adam, rather than the story of Joey & Adam. In addition, Joey's situation seemed so hopeless and there was really a gloomy tone, and then it was just suddenly all better.

Penney's pick Snare July 2 ★★★★ Author Jordan Castillo Price writes great characters. This series is an excellent example.

Rachel C.'s pick Gage & Collin July 1 ★★★ High drama & hurricane sex, what's not to like?

All done. THanks for the picks!
GROUP 1: COMPLETE
Becca: Road to Home June 3 ★★★★★
Becky: Out of Nowhere June 8 ★★★★★
Diane ~Firefly~: Chasing the Chupacabra June 4 ★★★★
Gabriella: Foxe Tail June 6 ★★★★
Jane(PS): Spring Fever June 25 ★★★
Karla: Two for One Two for One June 29 ★★★
KathyD: The Cost of Secrets June 15 ★★★
Krissy: Beyond the Sea June 14 ★★★★
LaurLa: Kick Start June 2 ★★★★
~Melissa~: Playing with Fire June 28 ★★★★
Nadine: Five Times My Best Friend Kissed Me July 5 ★★★★
Rachel C: Surrender the Chase June 1 ★★★
Sassafrass: Gay as Mardi Gras July 1 ★★★
Ty: Convincing the Secretary June 10 ★★★★



BONUS:
Amy (Green Fairy): Finn June 20 ★★★
Becky: Even the Score June 30 ★★★★★
Christine T: Shiver June 7 ★★★★
Connie N: Alaska Hunt July 3 ★★★
Dana: Keeping June 24 ★★★★
Debbie(Doc): The Captain’s Men June 15 ★★★★
Emerson: Stygian June 11 ★★★★
Gea: The Law of Attraction June 12 ★★★★
Gle: There’s Something About a Kilt June 20 ★★★
Grace: Rustic Melody July 2 ★★★
Jane(PS): City Wolf June 19 ★★★★★
Jody: Stealing His Dangling Jewels June 26 ★★★
KarenH: Storm Tide June 27 ★★★★
Karla: Falling Through June 25 ★★★
KathyD: Run for the Roses June 29 ★★★
Katie: Chasing Bigfoot June 17 ★★★★
Krissy: How to Wish Upon a Star June 22 ★★★★★
~Melissa~: Assassins Love People Too June 22 ★★★★
MKat: A Twist and Two Balls June 16 ★★★★
Penney: Snare July 2 ★★★★
Rachel C: Gage & Collin July 1 ★★★
Raine: Finding North June 3 ★★★
Sassafrass: Prize Package June 5 ★★★
Shelby: Lonely Shore June 13 ★★★★★
Stacie: Birds of a Feather June 26 ★★★★★
Sunshine:Careened: Winter Solstice in Madierus June 21 ★★★★★
Tink Magoo: Status Update June 9 ★★★
Zara: North to Zombieville June 15 ★★

[Jody]

Group 2
Donna - Drawn to You by Serena Grey 7/1/16 ★★★★ - It was a cute quick read with some very enjoyable hot scenes.
Emerson - Mister O by Lauren Blakely 6/25/16 ★★★★ - This was a cute follow up to Big Rock. I loved the uniqueness of the characters...comic cartoonist and a female magician.
Shelby - Finding Love's Wings by Zoey Derrick 6/26/16 ★★ - I was not crazy about this book. I don't mind when the characters are rich but it was constantly made into such an issue. I mean give me a break with $450 drinks...just not for me.
Stacie - Binding Arbitration by Elizabeth Marx 6/29/16 ★★★★ - I had to stop reading a couple of times bc I couldn't read through the tears. Good story just wanted an epilogue.

Bonus
Gea - Lingus by Mariana Zapata 6/30/16 ★★★★ - I really enjoyed this it was not what I expected. The mc gets "dragged" to a porn convention by her best friend and the rest is history lol.
Jane(PS) - My Perfect Mistake by Kelly Siskind 6/27/16 ★★★★★ - This was my surprise read so far. I loved it and look forward to the next book.
Sassafrass - Tackled by Sabrina Paige 7/6/16 ★★★ - This was an ok sports romance story. I liked the main characters and their friends.

[fleurette]

I have read all my books. Thanks for great picks!

Group 3

Completed: 14/14

✔Amy (Green Fairy) - Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews ★★★★
✔Christine T - Tribute by Nora Roberts ★★★★
✔Connie N - Slightly Tempted by Mary Balogh ★★★
✔Gle - Red by Erica Spindler ★★★★
✔Grace - Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost ★★★
✔Holli - Four to Score by Janet Evanovich ★★★
✔KarenH - Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas ★★★
✔Krista - Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost ★★★
✔Martha - Against the Ropes by Sarah Castille ★★
✔Preethi - Manhattan Is My Beat by Jeffery Deaver ★★★★
✔Raine - River Lady by Jude Deveraux ★
✔Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) - Biting Cold by Chloe Neill ★★★
✔Stephanie - Hello, Darkness by Sandra Brown ★★★
✔Valerie ~Varuca~ - Sticks & Stones by Madeleine Urban, Abigail Roux ★★★★

Read:

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Two weeks to go and I've read 31 of my books! I'm still hoping to finish, but I need to keep on it. I have really enjoyed these books too, which makes it even better. =)

Group 2: 3 of 15, overall 11 of 15. Updated 7.15.16

Dana - Make Me Stay by Jaci Burton 7.6.16 - This was so sweet, I really enjoyed it!

Anita - Spellbound Falls by Janet Chapman 7.9.16 - I liked this, but I didn't enjoyed the audio a lot and I think that brought down my opinion. I was interested in the other characters, so I will likely continue the series at some point. Glad to have read it though.

Penney - MacRieve by Kresley Cole 7.13.16 - This was very good, loved the characters and their angst! Can't wait to see where this is going because there was a lot going on at the end!


Bonus Picks: 6 of 28, overall 20 of 28. Updated 7.15.16

~KarenH~ - Sway by Lauren Dane 7.3.16 - I really enjoy Lauren Dane and this was a nice novella, definitely looking forward to more!

Rachel C - Catch Me by Jennifer Probst 7.4.16 - Short and steamy, I want to know more about the brothers now!

Raine - The Baller: A Down and Dirty Football Novel by Vi Keeland 7.11.16 - I really enjoyed this story and the narration was good too! But the author needed to know more about football before writing about!

Becky - Hard to Serve by Laura Kaye 7.14.16 - I enjoyed this one too!

KathyD - Eternity in Death by J.D. Robb 7.14.16 - Another good In Death book!

Connie N - Sidebarred by Emma Chase 7.14.16 - Loved this! It made me both tear up and laugh out loud!

Thank you for all the great picks, I can't wait to read more!!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

fleurette wrote: "I have read all my books. Thanks for great picks!

Group 3

Completed: 14/14

✔Amy (Green Fairy) - Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews ★★★★
✔Christine T - Tribute by Nora Ro..."

Good going fluerette!!

[Connie N.]

I'm still scrambling to read books from this round before the next one actually starts. Here are a few updates:

Group 3 - Amy (Green Fairy) - Fully Ignited by Shannon Stacey - 7/13/16 ♥♥♥♥
This latest in the Boston Fire series was just as good as I had expected. Great characters!

Group 3 - Christine T - Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones - 7/16/16 ♥♥♥♥
The audio versions of Charley Davidson are great. I liked this one best so far, probably because there was a bit more romance.

Bonus - Dana - Full Speed by Janet Evanovich - 6/27/16 ♥♥♥♥
Another series I've been enjoying in audio. Nice, light, and entertaining, although not my favorite Evanovich series.

Bonus - Emerson - Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich - 7/21/16 ♥♥♥♥
Stephanie Plum is totally my favorite by Janet Evanovich. Even though her books are all so similar, they hit the right note with me and are always entertaining.

Bonus - Gea - The Sound of Glass by Karen White - 7/10/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
I had no expectations for this book but ended up totally loving it. Warm chick lit, and I totally related to the characters. Especially good on audio so you could really hear the differences between the Maine and Alabama accents, underscoring the vast differences between the two women.

Great reads this time--thanks!

[~Melissa~]

Group 1 July reading

Regular 13/14 read

KathyD - Hard to Serve 7/4/16 - Laura Kaye - you always know you are in for a good ride. This was an interesting beginning to a new series for her. I'm very intrigued to see where she goes with this. I had a few issues with the H but all in all a good start to a series.
Gabriella - Perfectly Imperfect 7/13/16 This was a sweet story.
Diane ~Firefly~ - Being Sawyer Knight 7/23/16 - I really enjoyed this one. Loved Jake and Sawyer together,

Bonus 20/28 read

forgot to post in June Grace - Small Magics 6/24/16 - fun reading all these little shorts
SusanA - Kinked -7/2/16 - these two together were fun and entertaining as well as hot.
Elder RAces shorts:
Jody - Pia Saves the Day 7/6/16
KarenH - Dragos Takes a Holiday 7/5/16 - I loved this short the most of these three
Jane(PS)- Deadly Desires 7/19/16 - glad I'm getting back to this series, This was a fun short about two that we met in book 1. / Peanut Goes to School 7/7/16 - my least favorite of the three. It was just too hard for me to wrap my head around a 6 month old basically acting/talking like a teenager.

Stacie - Maggie for Hire 7/9/16 - beginning of a new series. Had a lot going on in this one to follow it. I will read book 2 to see how I feel about the series.
MKat - Catch Me 7/11/16 - totally hot fun short about two people who aren't really looking for the one - what happens when you find them. No Ifs, Ands, or Bears About It 7/21/16 - this one just wasn't really my cuppa. The H was a little too caveman with no talking. Just ordering.
Tink Magoo - A Demon Bound 7/19/16 - interesting/slightly confusing beginning to a new series. I loved Samantha - the Demon Imp - she was hilarious. I'm looking forward to book 2

These are all from the same series except for The Hustler:
Zara - Hook Me 7/1/16 - whoa -this one had the looney tunes ex in it - yowza. These are just fun fluff w/some angst thrown in / The Hustler 7/11/16 - left me wanting more. I will need to see about getting the next one.
Katie - Throttled 7/2/16 - a short about the couple from book 1. For some reason the H was a dick in this one that I just didn't get
Debbie(Doc) - Resist Me 7/3/16 - interesting watching Izzy, the sister, 'on the run' from the one for her.


Thanks again for all the picks! I'm still trying to work on a few more between now and the end of the month.

[Diane ~Firefly~]

So I don't think I updated while reading, but I did enjoy my books - thanks so much for the recommendations!

from Gabriella. Started off amazing then the heroine turned into a damsel in distress anytime the hero was around

from Jane (PS). Really cool to read an entire book for a dog's POV especially when he "works" with a PI and they are trying to solve a missing persons case.

from KathyD. It was cool to look back at when Nick was young, since he was one of my favorite characters.

from Krissy. I'm really loving this series! Great MCs and fun stories with a sense of humor.

from LaurLa. I'm liking the characters more with every book. Good mystery.

from ~Melissa~. Could have been longer and I was iffy on the hero through most of it, but love the plot idea.

from Nadine. This one didn't work for me. Didn't like MC.

from Rachel C. I enjoy this series, but I think I had more questions than answers after reading this one.

from SusanA. Really enjoy these characters and would have preferred they stayed in town to see more of them, but was still a good mystery.

[Anita Reads]

Sorry for not really having updated this challenge very much this month. Here are the books that I actually read. Pretty happy with the majority of the books.

Group 2
Amie - Forever with You | Jennifer L. Armentrout 07/24/16 ★★★★.5
I really enjoyed this book. I felt like this book had more of a story about the male character than the other books, and I really enjoyed that. It's really nice to be caught up with this series.

Donna - Twice Tempted | Jeaniene Frost 06/25/16 ★★★★★
A pretty great continuation of the series. I like where this series is going now.

Emerson - Fangirl | Rainbow Rowell 06/11/16 ★★★★
I had some issues with the main character, and the relationship between Cath and Wren felt a little unnatural to me. Maybe because I have 2 younger sisters who are twins, and they'd never go months without talking to the other, no matter what they became angry with each other about. Other than that I highly enjoyed it, especially some of the side characters and the slow blooming relationship.

Gea - Royal Assassin | Robin Hobb 06/12/16 ★★★★
Really enjoyed this book. Very well written characters and a crazy ending. There was a few slow chapters in the middle that dragged the rating down a little

MKat - The Last Boyfriend | Nora Roberts 07/15/16 ★★★.5
I felt pretty meh about the romance in this story. It was quite boring most of the time, and didn't really have a conflict. When Nora finally decided to add a twist to the story, it was pretty predictable. Hopefully the last book will be a lot better though.

Penney - Silver Borne | Patricia Briggs 07/17/16 ★★★★★
I have just missed these characters so much. Absolutely adore Mercy, she remains my absolute favorite female character, and Adam is my biggest book crush ever. I love how the relationship between them is moving. It feels really natural since it's not insta lovey at all. Loved the pack issues in this book.

Stacie - Everything, Everything | Nicola Yoon 06/16/16 ★★★★★
This book was just really amazing, and funny to read. I really liked the 2 main characters. The only slightly negative thing I have to say about this book is that I didn't like the mother, but I guess that's sort of how we're supposed to feel about her by the end.

Sunshine - The Martian | Andy Weir 06/19/16 ★★★★★
One of my absolute favorite reads of the year. I had such a fun time reading this. Mark Whatney is my newest favorite character. I loved his self irony!

Zara - Frozen | L.A. Casey 06/14/16 ★★★★
A very cute New Adult book, that wasn't too insta lovey. I love haters to lovers plots. It was a little strange reading a Christmas book in June though.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Final Update! I finished all of my regular and bonus picks with a whole day and half to spare! Thanks everyone, I really enjoyed my books this time too!

Group 2: 4 of 15, overall 15 of 15. Completed 7.27.16

Debbie(Doc) - Sweet Little Lies by Jill Shalvis 7.16.16 - Wonderful beginning to what i hope will be another long series! Great characters and not just the hero and heroine - though I loved them too!

Shelby - The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan 7.19.16 - I really enjoyed this! I loved the geeky science nerd of a heroine and I loved how the hero loved her! Interesting aspects of women's role in science during the period too.

Tink Magoo - Mister O by Lauren Blakely 7.20.16 - Fun and sexy, great audio too!

Jody - Delicate Freakn' Flower by Eve Langlais 7.27.16 - Typical Eve Langlais and that isn't a bad thing! And for a change, a decent narrator!

Bonus Picks: 8 of 28, overall 28 of 28. Completed 7.30.16

Gle - No Surrender by Shannon Stacey 7.20.16 - I really enjoyed this one!

~Melissa~ - Simon Says: Mine by Cherise Sinclair 7.22.16 - I've said this before and I'll say it again, it feels weird to call a Dom or a BDSM book sweet but they both were!

Amy (Green Fairy) - Bite Me by Shelly Laurenston 7.22.16 - I really liked this and the audio was wonderful, but the series doesn't feel finished to me!

Gea - Double Dare by R.L. Mathewson 7.23.16 - Really good, even if I wanted to smack some sense into the heroine!

Emerson - One Sexy Ride by Vivian Arend 7.25.16 - Sweet story!

Sunshine - Skating on Thin Ice: Seattle Sockeyes Hockey by Jami Davenport 7.27.16 - I really liked this story, I only wish I'd read it sooner so I could have put the next on my options shelf for the next round!

Jody - Gotta Have Faith by Dakota Cassidy 7.28.16 - Sweet short in this series, good audio too!

Stacie - Creation in Death by J.D. Robb 7.30.16 - Wonderful story in a great series! I am loving that I am finally working my through these even though I still have a long way to go! They are great to listen to - I always know I am going to enjoy the experience!

[Rachel C.]

All of the books this round were awesome!

Overall Total Read: 6 / 14 ( + 3 / 28 Bonus)... the rest of the books went back on my shelf for picking so I should get to some of the ones I didn't read next round :)

Group 1:

Becky: Hunting Ground - ★★★★★ - 7/16/16 (hard not to love this series! I find Charles and Anna an intriguing couple.)

Diane ~Firefly~: Bone Crossed - ★★★★★ - 7/14/16 (another great book in a great series! Mercy always surprises me.)

Jane (PS): Born of Ice - ★★★★ - 7/27/16 (and yet another favorite series; I really like it when you get to see the main characters from earlier in the series all grown up... well, more grown up at any rate. Loved it!)

Karla: Unraveled - ★★★★★ - 7/3/16 (I was really curious how Knox and Shiori would work out... definitely didn't disappoint!)

Bonus:

Debbie(Doc): Devil in Winter - ★★★★★ - 7/2/16 (I'm amazed at how wonderful Sebastian actually wound up being. Really loved this one.)

[~Melissa~]

I was able to finish 3 more bonus picks for this round leaving me at 13/14 regular and 20/28 for bonus picks.

I enjoyed all three of these with Taming Ryder being my fave of the three. Thanks again for all the great picks this round....now to start the new round books :)
Dana - Taming Kiera 7/23/16 3♥
Gea - Taming Ryder 7/25/16 4♥
Christine T - Dirty Angels 7/31/16 3-3.5 ♥

[Gea]

I think this was my best round so far with only 10 books left unread. The new round looks good too so maybe I can get even closer to completing all books picked :P

The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 16 (Jun/Jul)
1 June - 31 July 2016
Completed: 33/43

Group 2 (12/15):
✔Amie - A Reason to Kill by C.P. Smith (23/7) ***
✔Anita - What Happens in London by Julia Quinn (27/7) ***
✔Dana - Blue Skies by Catherine Anderson (3/6) ****
✔Debbie(Doc) - The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn (2/6) ****
✔Donna - Ultimate Vengeance by Nancy Haviland (19/7) ****
✔Emerson - Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian Arend (17/6) ***
✔Jody - Team Niklas by Ally Adams (14/7) ****
✔Katie - Down and Out by Lila Rose (11/7) ****
✔MKat - The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston (22/6) ***
✔Penney - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (3/7) ****
✔Stacie - The Devil Wears Plaid by Teresa Medeiros (24/7) ***
✔Zara - Sacrifice by Adriana Locke (15/7) **

Bonus Group (21/28):
✔*Becky - The Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen (28/7) ***
✔*Connie N - Redemption Road by Katie Ashley (19/6) ****
✔*Dana - Fern by Leigh Greenwood (26/6) ****
✔*Debbie(Doc) - Sutton's Way by Diana Palmer (13/7) ****
✔*Emerson - Beauty Sleeps by Alexa Riley (26/6) ****
✔*Gle - Siren Unleashed by Sophie Oak (5/6) ****
✔*Grace - Empire by Rachel Van Dyken (16/7) ****
✔*Jody - Slow & Steady by Kendall Ryan (22/7) ****
✔*KarenH - Dominance Never Dies by Lexi Blake (23/6) ***
✔*Karla - Risk by Cora Brent (17/7) **
✔*KathyD - Allegiance of Honor by Nalini Singh (15/6) ****
✔*Katie - The Lady Chosen by Stephanie Laurens (12/6) ***
✔*Krissy - Back in Bliss by Sophie Oak (4/6) ****
✔*~Melissa~ - Dream of You by J. Lynn (1/7) ****
✔*MKat - Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas (24/7) *****
✔*Penney - Carl: Caveman Instinct series 2.5 by Hazel Gower (1/6) *
✔*Rachel C - Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (19/6) ****
✔*Sunshine - Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian Arend (17/6) ***
✔*SusanA - Ivan by Roxie Rivera (10/6) **
✔*Tink Magoo - The Player and the Pixie by L.H. Cosway (30/7) ****
✔*Zara - Lingus by Mariana Zapata (20/6) ***

[Tink Magoo is bad at reviews]

This was the first time I've taken part in this challenge and I'll freely admit I wasn't picky with the books on my list and that meant I didn't read as many as I wanted to, plus there were more DNF than I expected. So I managed 24/43.

The new round is already going better and I put a lot more thought into my choices. I'm determined to finish them all.

[~Melissa~]

I know what you mean Tink - last round I put a lot of those 'freebies' that I one clicked on my list and have just been sitting on my reader. I had some that I didn't really like and a few surprises that were good. *chants* I must stop 1 clicking....I must stop 1 clicking LOL

[Tink Magoo is bad at reviews]

I do the same thing all the time. I think 'Oh why not, it's free'. I must stop adding.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Tink Magoo is bad at reviews wrote: "I do the same thing all the time. I think 'Oh why not, it's free'. I must stop adding."

It's a bad, bad habit! I think we all do it...

[Shelby]

This round was a little rough for me, but I knocked off a number of them. So here's my final accounting.

Read: 6/15

Group 2

☑ Amie - The Pack or the Panther (6/10) ★★★★
☑ Emerson - The Tao of Pooh (7/7) ★★★★
☑ Jody - A Sinner Born (6/23) ★★★★
☑ MKat - Symphony in Blue (7/24) ★★★★★
☑ Penney - Iron Kissed (6/2) ★★★★★
☑ Tink Magoo - Blood in the Water (6/26) ★★★★

Round 16 Bonus Picks 10/28

☑ Amy (Green Fairy) - Azagoth (7/1) ★★★★★
☑ Connie N - Fish Stick Fridays (7/20) ★★★★½
☑ Gea - Maiden Flight (7/9) ★★★
☑ Karla - Conversation Hearts (7/24) ★★★★
☑ ~Melissa~ - Locke and Key (6/26) ★★★★
☑ MKat - How to Run with a Naked Werewolf (7/10) ★★★★½
☑ Stacie - Almost But Not Quite (6/9) ★★★½
☑ Sunshine - Wolf's Haven (7/8) ★★★½
☑ Tink Magoo - Job Hunt (6/19) ★★★★½
☑ Zara - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (7/17) ★★★★

R15 Carryovers: 2/8
☑ KarenH - Castle Hill (6/24) ★★★★
☑ Valerie ~Varuca~ - Us (6/12) ★★★★★

R15 Carryover Bonus Picks 6/15
☑ Jody - Magic Burns (6/8) ★★★★★
☑ KarenH - A Kiss For Midwinter (7/1) ★★★★★
☑ Karla - Mad About the Hatter (7/11) ★★★★
☑ ~Melissa~ - Knave of Broken Hearts (6/4) ★★★★½
☑ Rachel C - The Heiress Effect (7/31) ★★★★★
☑ Zara - Miles and the Magic Flute (7/30) ★★★

Round 14 Bonus Picks Carryovers: 4/12
☑ Ezi - Darker Space (6/5) ★★★★½
☑ Gea - Magpie (6/3) ★★★★½
☑ KarenH - Not Fade Away (6/10) ★★★★½
☑ Nichole - Midsummer Moon (6/22) ★★★★

R13 Bonus Picks Carryovers: 2/7
☑ KarenH - A Man-to-Man Christmas (6/10) ★★★★★
☑ Stacie is a machine - Dragondrums (6/13) ★★★★★

R12 Bonus Picks Carryovers: 2/11
☑ Gea - Training Complex (6/28) ★★★★★
☑ Gle - A Solid Core of Alpha (7/25) ★★★★★

R11 Carryovers: 1/7
☑ Nadine - Queen of Shadows (6/12) ★★★★★

Round 11 Bonus Picks Carryovers: 1/10
☑ ~Melissa~ - Embracing His Syn (6/15) ★★★★

R10 Carryovers: 1/4
☑ Debbie - House of Stone (7/6) ★★★★½

R10 Bonus Picks Carryovers: 1/4
☑ Unusual Child (beppy) - Fate Trail (7/29) ★★★★

R9 Carryovers: 1/7
Group 3
☑ ~Melissa~ - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (6/30) ★★★★★

R4 Carryovers: 1/7
☑ Penney - Lord of the Fading Lands (7/17) ★★★★½

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Looks like you've enjoyed what you read - that's always a good thing!

[Connie N.]

Good for you, Shelby, in continuing with previous rounds. And it definitely looks like those "old" ones were worth keeping around. Look at all those high ratings!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

That is impressive Shelby. I just add what I don't finish to the new pick from group...

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Congrats to all the finishers and part-finishers!

...I'm in your court Diane - the ones I don't get to go into the picking pile :D

[Shelby]

Yeah I want to read them all eventually so I just keep a running tally and move the ones I don't finish down to the Carryovers post. :) I get immense satisfaction each time I manage to complete finish out a past round.

[Nadine Bookaholic]

I keep working on the old list, I'll get them all eventually ;)

[LaurLa]

Finished all but one! That's better than I've done lately!

Meet n Greet - Round 16
June - July 2016

Group 1: 13 of 14

✔Becca: Maybe This Time - Jennifer Crusie - 06.13 ★★★★
✔Becky: Friends Without Benefits - Penny Reid - 06.01 ★★★★
✔Diane ~Firefly~: Gingerbread Man - Maggie Shayne - 06.21 ★★★★
✔Gabriella: April Undercover - Evan Katy - 07.29 ★★★
✔Jane(PS): Season of Desire - Melissa F. Hart - 06.06 ★★★
✔Karla: Lady in White - Denise Domning - 06.25 ★★★★
✔KathyD: Claimed - Rebecca Zanetti - 06.20 ★★★★
✔Krissy: Game for Marriage - Karen Erickson - 07.08 ★★★
✧~Melissa~: Servicing the Target - Cherise Sinclair
✔Nadine: Deeply, Desperately - Heather Webber - 06.23 ★★★★
✔Rachel C: Up to Me - M. Leighton - 06.13 ★★★★
✔Sassafrass: Partner Games - Jessica Clare - 07.16 ★★★★
✔SusanA: Whiskey Prince - Toni Aleo - 07.30 ★★★★★
✔Ty: The Viscount Who Loved Me - Julia Quinn - 07.31 ★★★★