2017 March Pick-It-For-Me Challenge!

[Ezi]

I'm in and I LOVE basketball...and Steph Curry, I guess I'll go with B
review books

[Pamelia]

I'm in.
B fo me. Go Hawks!
I've been lurking for ages and meaning to do the PIFM challenge. Glad to get in before the deadline.
I'm okay with most anything though m/m isn't my cup of tea.
(Yes, I know I have Kresley Cole's first m/m on my tbr list. I love her so I'm on the fence. Lol)

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Wow, quite the little group of 12's we have growing here...I love it!

Welcome, Queen Bee...glad you were able to get in under the wire!

[Bianncka R.]

I've never done this challenge before but I'm in.

B. Basketball, shmasketball

[Brett]

Breann wrote: "Brett wrote: "I love March Madness. I'm a C. Go University of Arizona Wildcats!"

Hey! I was an Arizona Wildcat!! :D"

Awesome! :D

[Alexa]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Wow, quite the little group of 12's we have growing here...I love it!

Welcome, Queen Bee...glad you were able to get in under the wire!"

I'm always happy to find more 12s! Out here where I live in Broncos territory, you don't see many at all.

[Susan A]

Group B please

pick from here

[Tina "IRead2Escape"]

B. Basketball, shmasketball - I'd rather be watching football or hockey.

My Shelf: Pick Me

[Raine]

A. What is basketball? Is it that little ball someone hits with a stick?

My shelf: 2017 PIFM

[Jody]

I'm in

B. Basketball, shmasketball – I’d rather be watching football!

My shelf: meet-n-greet-pick

[LaurLa]

Welcome to all the newbies!! It's exciting to see new names and 'faces' :-D Please re-read the first few posts if have questions or just ask here.


Picking groups and rules will are posted!! Have fun and let me know if there are any questions!

[Kaity]

Hi Raine! We had TONS of books in common, not a surprise considering how MASSIVE your shelf is (it was so much fun to get lost in), but we also rate things very similarly it looks like. :D Hope you find a gem or two, happy reading!

East #1 Seed – North Carolina Tarheels:
TBR: Tainted Desire by Wendi Hulsey
New: Firefighter Dragon by Zoe Chant

South #1 Seed – Kansas Jayhawks:
TBR: Alex by Sawyer Bennett (Set in the south, I haven't read this series but enjoyed another by this author and think this looks YUMMY!)
New: Seven Years by Dannika Dark

Midwest #1 Seed – Virginia Cavaliers:
TBR: A Cold Dark Place by Toni Anderson (Sounds like an intense, secretive read)
New: Worth the Fall by Claudia Connor (5 star read for me! Hero is a seal.)

West #1 Seed – Oregon Ducks:
TBR: A Real Cowboy Never Says No by Stephanie Rowe
New: Hope Flames by Jaci Burton (I am really enjoying this series, book #2 is even better)

Cinderella Team – Syracuse Orange:
TBR: Dirty by Kylie Scott (Looks like we both loved the Stage Dive series and need to start this one - pssst her Flesh series is really great too)
New: Sweet Inspiration by Penny Watson (A little out of season but a fun, sweet and steamy christmas story)

2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions – Villanova Wildcats:
TBR: Love Immortal by Felicity Heaton
New: Nobody's Hero by Bec McMaster (Her steampunk series is wonderful and this looks just as badass)

Final Four – Villanova Wildcats; Oklahoma Sooners; North Carolina; Syracuse Orange
TBR: All Your Reasons by Nina Levine
New: Hold by Claire Kent (So good and very intense!)

Elite Eight – Kansas Jayhawks; Villanova Wildcats; Oregon Ducks; Oklahoma Sooners; North Carolina Tarheels; Notre Dame Fighting Irish; Virginia Cavaliers; Syracuse Orange.
TBR: Captured by Jordan Marie
New: One Little Kiss by Robin Covington

[Nancy H]

Hi Romanticbookworm,
Here are some picks for you. I chose some from your shelf and some from mine. If you don't see any you like, PLEASE let me know, because there are many more I could recommend for you!

East #1 Seed - Blue on covers: Dying In the Wool ( I LOVE this series!) Island Girls - I really enjoyed this one.

South #1 Seed: Bird on cover - Gilded Cage ; US Historical Setting (1890's) - Courting Miss Amsel

Midwest #1 Seed: Historical England setting - When You Give a Duke a Diamond ; Soldier - Tribune of Rome

West #1 Seed: Water on cover - The Longest Holiday and The New Mrs D (I really liked this one!)

Cinderella Team: color orange on cover - The Woods ; Fruit on cover (apple) - Getting Skinny

2015 Champs: Animal on cover - The Tenderness of Wolves ; Religious MC - A Sudden Death at the Norfolk Cafe - Nun MC has to solve mystery plus deal with man who loves her and other interesting people - and older book but very good

Final Four: The Heir - 4th in series; Smart character - The People's Queen

Elite Eight - character named Mary - Mary of Carisbrooke: The Girl Who Would Not Betray Her King ; Irish character/setting, and also alliterative title - Semi-Sweet: A Novel of Love and Cupcakes

Happy Reading!

[Mary-Megan]

Jody
This is my first time doing this and we have very different taste in books, so I hope I did okay here. I noticed you mentioned liking MC (which I hoping I interpreted right as Motorcycle Club) and headed in that direction with a few things that are different. Fingers crossed something works out.

East #1 Seed
TBR Marek by S. Nelson (That's considered blue, right?)
New: Ride Steady by Kristen Ashley (Blue cover...It's the 3rd in the series and I don't know how you feel about things out of order)


South #1 Seed
TBR: Shamed by Chelsea Camaron (Southern State)
New: Nobody But You by Jill Shalvis (Mountains...you read the other two in the series)


Midwest #1 Seed
TBR: Finding Kyle by Sawyer Bennett (Character with a secret)
New: Vipers Rule by Stephanie Tyler (Soldier


West #1 Seed
TBR: Current by Abby McCarthy (Water on cover)
New: Earning the Cut by Jayna Vixen (Yellow cover)


Cinderella Team
TBR: Charming: A Cinderella Billionaire Story by Sophie Brooks (Cinderella type story - the title says so)
New: Biker Babe by April Ryder (Orange cover)


2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions
TBR: Some Were In Time by Robyn Peterson (Animal shifter)
New: Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis (animal on cover)


Final Four
TBR: HUGE X4 - A Double Twin Stepbrother MMFMM Menage Romance by Stephanie Brothers (#4 in the title)
New: Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Super Smart character...something completely different)


Elite Eight
TBR: American Prince by Sierra Simone (S.S.)
New: 72 Hours by Shannon Stacey (S.S.)

[Romanticbookworm]

Kathy D - here are your picks for this month. Hope you find something you like.

1. Blue cover
or

2. Mountain or bird
or


3. English setting
or

4. Body of water or green/yellow cover
or

5 orange on cover
or

6. Animal on cover
or

7. Number four in series
or

8. Author same letter
or

[Romanticbookworm]

Thanks Nancy eyeing up a few of them already :).

[Fran, Moderator]

Hi Enqi!

Here are your picks. I hope you find something you like here!

East #1 Seed – t-a-r in title
After Hours- new- I love Cara Mckenna- this one has great characters

South #1 Seed – Kansas Jayhawks: bird
The Bird and the Sword-tbr

Midwest #1 Seed – Virginia Cavaliers: she has a big secret
Proposal-tbr- I love this series! I'm reading the fourth book right now.

West #1 Seed – Oregon Ducks: geeks!
The Geek Job-new- fun
The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love-new

Cinderella Team – Syracuse Orange:fairy tales
Finding Cinderella-tbr- very sweet
Riding Red-new

2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions – Villanova Wildcats: football star who wins
The Baller: A Down and Dirty Football Novel-tbr

Final Four- smart
The Deal- tbr- she's a tutor
Curio- new- he tutors her, but not in school work ;) ( the whole series is on special sale on Amazon for .99- it's so good)

Elite Eight – Irish and repeat letters
Come Monday- new
The Soul Summoner-tbr

Happy Reading!!

[Susan A]

Danielle Gypsy Soul

East #1
TAR - Ten Simple Tips for Surviving the Apocalypse (TBR)
TAR - His Royal Secret (new)



South #1
US Historical - The 13th Hex (TBR)
bird on cover - The Magpie Lord (NEW)



Midwest #1
soldier MC -Falling Hard (TBR)
keep secret - The Two Gentlemen of Altona (NEW)



West #1
yellow - On the Prowl (TBR)
green - Strain (NEW)



Cinderella Team
round item - Sticks & Stones (TBR)
fairytale retelling - Red (NEW)



2016 Champs
MC is a winner - Tangled (TBR)
animals part of story - Red Dirt Heart (NEW)



Final Four
S O O N - Show No Mercy (TBR)
S O O N - Dangerous Ground (NEW)



Elite Eight
same letter - Claiming Grace (TBR)
same letter - Fly With Me (NEW)




I had a hard time finding new books that weren't MM. If you'd like more new non-MM books, please let me know and I will give it another try.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Brett! I will work on your picks tomorrow!

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Here are my picks for MountainKat

East #1 Seed – North Carolina Tarheels:
TBR: Seducing the Playboy
New: Not Quite Dating


South #1 Seed – Kansas Jayhawks:
TBR: Rocky Mountain Devil
New: The Japanese Lover


Midwest #1 Seed – Virginia Cavaliers:
TBR: Devil in Spring
New: Hell on Wheels


West #1 Seed – Oregon Ducks:
TBR: Indulgence in Death
New: Nerds Are Freaks Too


Cinderella Team – Syracuse Orange:
TBR: Into the Fire
New: Cruel Beauty


2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions
New: Extreme Love
TBR: Fighting for Flight


Final Four
TBR: No Other Way
New: Neanderthal Seeks Human


Elite Eight
New: P.S. I Love You
New: The Hooker and the Hermit

[☘KathyD☘]

Hey Ezi...I had a fun time finding new books for you...I hope some catch your eye! Happy Reading!

East #1 Seed – North Carolina Tarheels
Snared, Jennifer Estep — blue cover (tbr)
Anna Dressed in Blood, Kendare Blake — trees on the cover (new)

South #1 Seed – Kansas Jayhawks
Hold Your Breath, Kate Ruggle — set in the mountains (tbr)
Axel, Harper Sloan — set in southern United States (new)

Midwest #1 Seed – Virginia Cavaliers
Servicing the Target, Cherise Sinclair — main character is a former Army Ranger (tbr)
The Courage to Love, Samantha Kane — tagged historical/set in England (new)

West #1 Seed – Oregon Ducks
The Natural History of Us, Rachel Harris — set at school (tbr)
The Geek Job, Eve Langlais — main character is involved in research/geeky (new)

Cinderella Team – Syracuse Orange
Justice Ascending, Rebecca Zanetti — orange cove (tbr)
Beauty and the Blitz, Sosie Frost — fairy tale retelling (new)

2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions – Villanova Wildcats
Deep Redemption, Tillie Cole — religious main character (tbr)
Taking Shots, Toni Aleo — main character wins something (new)

Final Four – Villanova Wildcats; Oklahoma Sooners; North Carolina; Syracuse Orange
Close Enough to Touch, Colleen Oakley — title includes the letters “SOON” (tbr)
Sweet Perdition, Cynthia Rayne — “four” is part of the series name (new)

Elite Eight – Kansas Jayhawks; Villanova Wildcats; Oregon Ducks; Oklahoma Sooners; North Carolina Tarheels; Notre Dame Fighting Irish; Virginia Cavaliers; Syracuse Orange
Worth the Wait, Claudia Connor — author’s first and last name begin with the same letter (tbr)
Whiskey Prince, Toni Aleo — set in Ireland/main characters are of Irish descent (new)

[☘KathyD☘]

Romanticbookworm wrote: "Kathy D - here are your picks for this month. Hope you find something you like.

1. Blue cover
or

2. Mountain or bird
[bookcover:Lad..."

Thanks Romanticbookworm! I see quite a few I'm eager to start! =)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Thank you Carmen! I am excited to read some of those picks next month!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Karen H

We had a lot of books in common so it was fun looking through your shelves. I hope you enjoy your picks.

1. East #1 Seed – North Carolina Tarheels: These both have blue on the cover. From your TBR there is series I enjoy - Immortal Ever After by Lynsay Sands. Or check out Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews. I absolutely adore this series and after reading I want to be an Innkeeper.



2. South #1 Seed – Kansas Jayhawks: both of these are in Southern States. From your TRB a great Crusie book with kooky characters - Agnes and the Hitman. Or check out a paranormal cozy mystery (with romance) when Katie moves to her aunt's to help with the bakery, she soon learns more than love goes into the recipes in Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates



3. Midwest #1 Seed – Virginia Cavaliers: First we have a historical romance set in England from your TBR by my all time favorite author - Dangerous by Amanda Quick. Or find out some secrets when Harper looks for help fighting vampires when it isn't exactly legal anymore in Semi-Charmed by Isabel Jordan



4. West #1 Seed – Oregon Ducks: First from your TBR an amazing series with Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb. Or go back to school in Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep where kids from different pantheons learn to fight against Loki and his Chaos Bringers.



5. Cinderella Team – Syracuse Orange: It's past Christmas, but this is a cute series anytime, so check out Sweet Adventure by Penny Watson. Stacy has been avoiding her family's witchy family destiny in Opal Fire by Barbra Annino.



6. 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions – Villanova Wildcats: This is probably my favorite book of the series, so you should definitely check out Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling. Or learn about a town settled by different shifter families and what happens when they hire a sheriff from outside and don't share the secret in Shifting Dreams by Elizabeth Hunter



7. Final Four – Villanova Wildcats; Oklahoma Sooners; North Carolina; Syracuse Orange: This was a bit harder to fit, but I'm pretty sure the hero in this is extremely smart - The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion. I loved Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder. Yelena is taken from her cell and given the choice of execution or becoming the new poison tester. The training is fascinating and so is the story.



8. Elite Eight – Kansas Jayhawks; Villanova Wildcats; Oregon Ducks; Oklahoma Sooners; North Carolina Tarheels; Notre Dame Fighting Irish; Virginia Cavaliers; Syracuse Orange: From your TBR we have Cream of the Crop by Alice Clayton. Or check out how a newly divorced single mom deals with finding out her mom is Diana the Huntress and she's expected to fight to save the world in Huntress by Nicole Hamlett.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

MountainKat wrote: "Thank you Carmen! I am excited to read some of those picks next month!"

Your welcome MK. I hope you find some good ones. :-)

[Katherine]

Hi Jenny (Ynnej) these are books for you I hope you like it.

East #1 Seed – North Carolina Tarheels:
✯ - blue on the cover (TBR)
✯ - the letters T-A-R somewhere in the title (NEW)
✯ - trees on the cover (TBR)

South #1 Seed – Kansas Jayhawks:
✯ - a mountain setting (I do not believe the story has mountain setting, just the cover) (NEW)
✯ -a bird on the cover (TBR)
✯ - set in a US southern state (NEW)

Midwest #1 Seed – Virginia Cavaliers:
✯ - a historical England setting (NEW)
✯ - a soldier MC (can be former) (NEW)
✯ - a character that is keeping a secret (TBR)

West #1 Seed – Oregon Ducks:
✯ -body of water on the cover (TBR)
✯ - a yellow cover (TBR)
✯ - a character involved in research or something scientific (geeky/nerd character) or set at a school (NEW)

Cinderella Team – Syracuse Orange:
✯ - a fairy tale retelling or a Cinderella type character (NEW)
✯ - the color orange on the cover (TBR)
✯ - fruit or something round like an orange on the cover (NEW)

2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions – Villanova Wildcats:
✯ - a MC that wins something (TBR)
✯ - any animal on the cover (NEW)

Final Four – Villanova Wildcats; Oklahoma Sooners; North Carolina; Syracuse Orange
✯ - part of a 4 book series (+ some short tales) (TBR)
✯ - an extremely smart character (NEW)
✯ - the letters S-O-O-N in the title (TBR)

Elite Eight – Kansas Jayhawks; Villanova Wildcats; Oregon Ducks; Oklahoma Sooners; North Carolina Tarheels; Notre Dame Fighting Irish; Virginia Cavaliers; Syracuse Orange.
✯ - the author's first and last name starting with the same letter (TBR)
✯ - a character of Irish descent (NEW)

Let me now if you need some changes.

[Christina]

For Suzanne

East #1 Seed
Blue on the Cover: Moonshadow by Thea Harrison (TBR)
TAR in the title: Star Nomad by Lindsay Buroker (TBR)
TAR in the title: Beautiful Stranger by Christina Lauren (new, this one is one of my favorites

South #1
Bird on the cover: The Love Talker by Elizabeth Peters (TBR)

Midwest #1
Historical England Setting: When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare (TBR)
Keeping a secret: Playboy Pilot by Penelope Ward (new, I really liked this one)

West #1
Yellow on the cover: The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey (TBR). I know this one isn't romance, but it was one of better books I had read in a while.
Water on the Cover: Life of Pi by Yann Martel (new)
Water on the Cover: Against the Wild by Kat Martin (new) - I really liked the romance and suspense in this one.

Cinderella Team
Color orange on the cover: Soulfire by Juliette Cross (new) - One I really liked from a new to me author
Round olive on the cover: Dirty by Kylie Scott (new) - Another one I really liked

2016 Champions - Wildcats
Animal on the cover: Hope Flames by Jaci Burton (new)

Final Four
Soon in the author name: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (TBR)
Extremely smart: Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine (TBR) in case you wanted to get back to this story. I think they get better the more you get into the series.

Elite Eight
Character Named Mary: Hail Mary by Nicola Rendell (TBR)

[Alexa]

Here you go Nadine Bookaholic! Despite you having do many books on your shelves, we actually didn't have a lot in common. So I am kind of nervous about my recommendations. If you don't see anything you like please let me know and I will try again.

East #1 Seed - North Carolina Tarheels
TBR - Dancing in the Rain by Jelly Jamieson
New - A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught

South #1 Seed - Kansas Jayhawks
TBR - Rocky Mountain Bride by Lee Savino
New - Annie's Song by Catherine Anderon

Midwest #1 Seed - Virginia Cavaliers
TBR - Kiss Marry Kill by Sidney Halston
New - Making Faces by Amy Harmon

West #1 Seed - Oregon Ducks
TBR - Feral Heart: a Rock Star Romance by Athena Wright
New - And One Last Thing ... by Molly Harper

Cinderella Team - Syracuse Orange
TBR - Legally Charming by Lauren Smith
New - The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter

2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions – Villanova Wildcats
TBR - Tiger's Hunt by Leslie Chase
New - The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata

Final Four - Oklahoma Sooners
TBR - Trying It All by Christi Barth
New - Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Elite Eight - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
TBR - Danced Close by Annabeth Albert
New - Daring to Dream by Nora Roberts

[Carrie]

Hey Breann here are your picks:

East #1 Seed – North Carolina Tarheels:
Your shelf: (T-A-R in title)
Your shelf: (Blue on cover)
New to you: (Trees on cover)


South #1 Seed – Kansas Jayhawks:
New to you: (Post civil war)
Your shelf: (mountain)

Midwest #1 Seed – Virginia Cavaliers:
Your shelf: (England historical setting)
New to you: (Former solider)


West #1 Seed – Oregon Ducks:
Your self: (greenish yellow cover)
New to you: (Geek/research)


Cinderella Team – Syracuse Orange:
Your shelf: (round object on cover)
Your shelf: (orange on cover)
New to you:


2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions – Villanova Wildcats:
Your shelf: (animal)
New to you: (Religious character)


Final Four – Villanova Wildcats; Oklahoma Sooners; North Carolina; Syracuse Orange :
Your shelf: (S-O-O-N in the title)
New to you: (Smart Character)


Elite Eight – Kansas Jayhawks; Villanova Wildcats; Oregon Ducks; Oklahoma Sooners; North Carolina Tarheels; Notre Dame Fighting Irish; Virginia Cavaliers; Syracuse Orange:
Your shelf: ( Title all starts with same letter)
New to you: (Character named Mara)


If you don't like your selections please let me know.

Carrie

[LaurLa]

Diane ~Firefly~ - I will have your pics up tonight (prolly late late)!

[Ashley]

Hello Jojo,
Here are my picks for you. I hope that you enjoy them.

East #1 Seed – North Carolina Tarheels:

Midnight Soul (Fantasyland, #5) by Ashley, Kristen (TBR) - I haven't read this but I love Kristen Ashley. The cover is blue.

Moon Awakening (Children of the Moon, #1) by Monroe, Lucy (NEW) - Blue cover.



South #1 Seed – Kansas Jayhawks: .

The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater (NEW) - Bird on cover.



Midwest #1 Seed – Virginia Cavaliers:

Dragon Actually (Dragon Kin, #1) by Aiken, G.A. (TBR) - I really enjoyed this book. Psssst his secret is that he is a dragon.....

The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1) by Hoyt, Elizabeth (NEW) - A favorite of mine. Historical England.



West #1 Seed – Oregon Ducks:

Wicked Game by Jackson, Lisa (TBR) - Yellow cover.

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen (NEW) - Green cover.



Cinderella Team – Syracuse Orange:

Twice Tempted (Night Prince, #2) by Frost, Jeaniene (TBR) - Orange cover and awesome series.

Wicked Ugly Bad (A Kinda Fairytale, #1) by Gannon, Cassandra (NEW) - In this book Cinderella is the bad guy (as it should be). I love a twisted fairytale.



2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions – Villanova Wildcats:

Pride Mates (Shifters Unbound, #1) by Ashley, Jennifer (TBR) - Shifter book.

Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1) by Briggs, Patricia (NEW) - Shifter book.



Final Four – Villanova Wildcats; Oklahoma Sooners; North Carolina; Syracuse Orange

A Forced Silence (Zero Hour, #1) by Ashwood, Cate (TBR) - Double O in authors last name.

The Hating Game by Thorne, Sally (NEW) - Both smart characters.



Elite Eight – Kansas Jayhawks; Villanova Wildcats; Oregon Ducks; Oklahoma Sooners; North Carolina Tarheels; Notre Dame Fighting Irish; Virginia Cavaliers; Syracuse Orange.

Written in Red (The Others, #1) by Bishop, Anne (TBR) - Awesome series that gets better as it goes. Sweet character. I do not know if she is actually a virgin that part is unclear. I do know that the books are around 4 or 5 in the series and she has not had sex with anyone.

The Bride (Lairds' Fiancées, #1) by Garwood, Julie (NEW) - She started off her marriage a virgin.



Please let me know if you need any re-picks.

[Jojo]

Hi Kait

Here are your picks - our shelves are not very similar and I may have chosen a few new books that are different for you, but I hope you can find something you like.

East #1 Seed – North Carolina Tarheels:
New: Dare to Believe by Dana Marie Bell - TAR - I love this author and all her series
TBR: On Demon Wings by Karina Halle - Blue


South #1 Seed – Kansas Jayhawks:
New: Mean Streak by Sandra Brown - Set in mountains
TBR: The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas - a phoenix is a bird


Midwest #1 Seed – Virginia Cavaliers:
New: One Breath One Bullet by S A McAuley - Military - an MM (you have a couple on your shelf) this is an unusual but great series.
TBR: Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah Maclean - UK


West #1 Seed – Oregon Ducks:
New: Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor - Time travel= research and science - my favourite series ever
TBR: Pecan Pies and Homicides by Ellery Adams - Green/Yellow and a Swan instead of a duck



Cinderella Team – Syracuse Orange:
New: Shifting Dreams by Elizabeth Hunter - Orange
TBR: A Hunger So Wild by Sylvia Day - a nice round full moon


2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions – Villanova Wildcats:
New: Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine - Historical UK (it's on your shelf but unread - definitely a must read)
TBR: Seven Years by Dannika Dark - a shifter character


Final Four – Villanova Wildcats; Oklahoma Sooners; North Carolina; Syracuse Orange New: The Love Potion by Sandra Hill - A very clever scientist character
TBR: Sea Swept by Nora Roberts - SOON and 4 book series (and a great one)



Elite Eight – Kansas Jayhawks; Villanova Wildcats; Oregon Ducks; Oklahoma Sooners; North Carolina Tarheels; Notre Dame Fighting Irish; Virginia Cavaliers; Syracuse Orange.
New: Something About You by Jule James - Alliteration
TBR: Divorced, Desperate and Dead by Christie Craig - Alliterarion

[Jojo]

Ashley wrote: "Hello Jojo,
Here are my picks for you. I hope that you enjoy them.

East #1 Seed – North Carolina Tarheels:

Midnight Soul (Fantasyland, #5) by Ashley, Kristen (TBR) - I haven't read this but I l..."

Hi Ashley

Thanks for my picks I'm going to get through as many as I can,

[Elke]

Pamela

Here are your picks...hope you find one you like!

East #1 Seed
TBR: NEW:

South #1 Seed
TBR: NEW:

Midwest #1 Seed
TBR: NEW:

West #1 Seed
TBR: NEW:

Cinderella Team
TBR: NEW:

2016 NCAA
TBR: NEW:

Final Four
TBR: NEW:

Elite Eight
TBR: NEW:

[Romanticbookworm]

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Romanticbookworm wrote: "Kathy D - here are your picks for this month. Hope you find something you like.

1. Blue cover
or

2. Mounta..."

I just picked from your list, hope you don't mind :)

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎

Hey Carmen!

Your shelves were fun to browse - our tastes seem to be fairly similar, yet there was a ton of stuff there that I wasn't familiar with. Hope I managed to pick some books that will work for you!

East #1 Seed:
New: The Year We Fell Down
TBR: Her Forbidden Hero

South #1 Seed:
New: Texas Destiny
TBR: Surrender

#1 Seed:
New: The Governess Affair
TBR: Hard as It Gets

West #1 Seed:
New: The Sweet Gum Tree
TBR: Extreme Exposure

Cinderella Team:
New: Out of Time
TBR: Girl's Guide to Witchcraft

2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions:
TBR: How to Howl at the Moon
New: Magic Burns

Final Four:
New: Party Naked
TBR: Crazy Little Thing

Elite Eight:
New: Fatal Justice
TBR: Betrayal in Death

A couple of the recommendations I wasn't completely sure which book was up next for you, so as always feel free to switch to a different book in a series if you want to.

Happy Reading!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Karen H

We had a lot of books in common so it was fun looking through your shelves. I hope you enjoy your picks.

1. East #1 Seed – North Carolina Tarheels: These both have blue on the cover. From..."

Hey Diane,

Thanks for the picks! I see several of the TBR picks that I'm definitely hoping to get to next month, and this is a rare month when I'm not completely slammed with challenges, so hopefully will also be able to get to one or two of the New picks, too. Looking forward to March! Oh, and just FYI, the Harry Potter book is a reread - I've read the whole series a couple of times, and now slowly working my way through it in audio...Goblet of Fire is one of my favorites, too!

[Breann]

Hi Ashley! Here are your picks. I hope you find some to enjoy :) I tried to find more books that you didn't have shelved... but it was a bit difficult, lol.



East #1 Seed – North Carolina Tarheels:
(TBR) (TBR) (New)

South #1 Seed – Kansas Jayhawks:
(TBR) (New)

Midwest #1 Seed – Virginia Cavaliers:
(TBR) (TBR) (TBR) (New)

West #1 Seed – Oregon Ducks:
(New)

Cinderella Team – Syracuse Orange:
(TBR) (TBR)

2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions – Villanova Wildcats:
(TBR)

Final Four – Villanova Wildcats; Oklahoma Sooners; North Carolina; Syracuse Orange
(TBR)

Elite Eight – Kansas Jayhawks; Villanova Wildcats; Oregon Ducks; Oklahoma Sooners; North Carolina Tarheels; Notre Dame Fighting Irish; Virginia Cavaliers; Syracuse Orange
(New)

Happy reading!! :)

[Breann]

Carrie wrote: "Hey Breann here are your picks:
"

These picks look great! Thanks :)

[Jennifer]

I have never been in a challenge before. So I'm a little nervous. Lol. I just got back into reading.

B. Definitely a B. Football!

Here is my preferred shelf.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Thank you. :)

[LaurLa]

Jennifer wrote: "I have never been in a challenge before. So I'm a little nervous. Lol. I just got back into reading.

B. Definitely a B. Football!

Here is my preferred shelf.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/li..."

Hi Jennifer - Welcome to the group and challenge. I hope you'll visit the home page of the group and the Welcome and Introductions threads (if you haven't already)!

This monthly challenge is one where sign-ups need to close well before the start of the month so there is time for pickers to make their picks Unfortunately, the sign-ups this month closed last night.

Once everyone has received their picks, I'll ask if there are volunteers to pick for late comers or re-picks. But you should be prepared next month to sign up before the deadline so you'll be included in the pairings and have someone you can pick for as well as receive picks.

[HeatherMarie]

Hey Katherine!
I tried to pick young adult/new adult/paranormal because it looked like you have been digging those lately. Hope you find something cool. Happy reading!

1. East #1 Seed
TBR: Blue Ice (blue)
New: The Winter King (blue)


2. South #1 Seed
TBR: Hard as You Can (bird)
New: The Veil (southern state)


3. Midwest #1 Seed
TBR: A Wicked Pursuit (historical English setting)
New:Enchanting the Beast (ditto)


4. West #1 Seed
TBR: Shadow of a Doubt (body of water)
New: The Nerdy and the Dirty (nerdy)


5. Cinderella Team
TBR: Sweet Surrender (fruit)
New: Saga, Vol. 1 (orange)


6. 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Champs
TBR: Tiger's Curse (animal)
New: My Lady Jane (shapeshifters)


7. Final Four
TBR: No More Confessions (S-O-O-N)
New: A Promise of Fire (ditto)


8. Elite Eight
TBR: Rebel Belle (name alliteration)
New: Still Life with Strings (Irish?sorry can't remember if this one takes place in Ireland but the author is Irish & a lot of her books/characters are set there....so I'm counting it :) )

[Tammie]

Queen Bee— We have quite a few ‘books read’ in common. I hope you find a few here you’ll enjoy this month and maybe a few new ones to add to your list...enjoy!


East #1 Seed – North Carolina Tarheels: Both blue covers
NEW: You’ve read some J.R. Ward…this is one of my favorite series: Lover Eternal
NEW: Ugly Love, Colleen Hoover

South #1 Seed – Kansas Jayhawks: Mountains
TBR: My Side of the Mountain, Jean Craighead George

Midwest #1 Seed – Virginia Cavaliers: Secrets
TBR: Shadow's Seduction, Kresley Cole
NEW: The Wind Dancer, Iris Johansen

West #1 Seed – Oregon Ducks: Research Involved
TBR: Up From the Grave, Jeanine Frost

Cinderella Team – Syracuse Orange: orange-ish covers
NEW: The Gamble, Kristen Ashley…you have some Kristen Ashley on your TBR shelf…but I’ll suggest you start with this series…it’s wonderful!
NEW: Cry No More, Linda Howard...one of my fav...need the kleenex!

2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions – Villanova Wildcats:
TBR-Wins something: Blade on the Hunt, Lauren Dane

Final Four: 2 O’s
TBR: Cottonwood, R. Lee Smith
NEW: Bloodfever, Karen Moning

Elite Eight:
TBR: Prime Obsession, Monette Michaels
NEW-Irish Decent: Naked in Death, J.D. Robb...set in the future crime thriller...I think you might like

[LaurLa]

Hi Diane ~Firefly~!! Here are your picks! Hope you find something you like. I don't read a lot of cozies but tried to find things you might like - let me know if you need any re-picked.

East #1 Seed – North Carolina Tarheels:
✯TBR:Kiss at Your Own Risk - Stephanie Rowe ~ T-A-R in title
✯NEW: Baker's Law - Denise McDonald ~ blue cupcake on cover


South #1 Seed – Kansas Jayhawks:
✯TBR: A Familiar Tail - Delia James ~ bird on the cover
✯NEW: Taken by the Cowboy - Julianne MacLean ~ historically set in US


Midwest #1 Seed – Virginia Cavaliers:
✯TBR: Forged in Fire - Trish McCallan ~ H is a Navy SEAL
✯NEW: At Last - Barbara Bretton ~ there is a secret that broke the MCs up years ago


West #1 Seed – Oregon Ducks:
✯TBR: Swamp Sniper - Jana Deleon ~ set in a town on the bayou
✯NEW: Gingerbread Man - Maggie Shayne ~ green cover


Cinderella Team – Syracuse Orange:
✯TBR: Maui Madness - Kathi Daley ~ orange-y cover
✯NEW: Lost - Ron Vitale ~ an interesting take on Cinderella's story


2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions – Villanova Wildcats:
✯TBR: G'Day to Die - Maddy Hunter ~ not a wild cat but it is a wild animal
✯NEW: Games of the Heart - Eva Shaw ~ heroine is a minister


Final Four – Oklahoma Sooners:
✯TBR: Once Smitten, Twice Shy - Lori Wild ~ this is a 4 book series - I enjoyed it!
✯NEW: Neanderthal Seeks Human - Penny Reid ~ heroine is extremely smart, genius even


Elite Eight – Notre Dame Fighting Irish:
✯TBR: Worth the Fall - Claudia Connor ~ author FN and LN start with C
✯NEW: Whiskey Prince - Toni Aleo ~ set in Ireland, sweet romance

[Diane ~Firefly~]

LaurLa wrote: "Hi Diane ~Firefly~!! Here are your picks! Hope you find something you like. I don't read a lot of cozies but tried to find things you might like - let me know if you need any re-picked.

East #1 S..."

Thanks for the great picks LaurLa!

[Kaity]

Jojo wrote: "Hi Kait

Here are your picks - our shelves are not very similar and I may have chosen a few new books that are different for you, but I hope you can find something you like.

East #1 Seed – North C..."

Hi Jojo ! :D Thank you SO much for the picks. I see several that I want to read first :P March is shaping up to be a good reading month for me!

[Stacey]

Hi Lekshmy! Here are my picks for you. I hope you enjoy!
East seed

[Stacey]

Could someone refresh my memory of how to post the link to the books that I am choosing?

[Mary-Megan]

Stacey wrote: "Could someone refresh my memory of how to post the link to the books that I am choosing?"

If you're doing it on a computer, above the comment box should be a link that says add book/author and you type in the title there. That's the best way to make sure you have the right book.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Stacey wrote: "Could someone refresh my memory of how to post the link to the books that I am choosing?"

Above the comment box, you see 'add book/author' - click on that and add the title of the book you want to link into the search box. Then select the book you are recommending. Sometimes I find I need to include the author's name, first or last, to put the book I'm looking for near the top.