2018 March Pick It For Me Challenge

[HeatherMarie]

Suzanne wrote: "Hi HeatherMarie! Here are your picks for this month!"

These all look so good! Thanks Suzanne!

[fleurette]

Rachel C. wrote: "fleurette, I'll get your picks up tonight after I get home :)"

No problem, Rachel. Take your time

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Sonja wrote: "Yup, most definitely! Now tell me you're a crafter too and it'll be all over for me! Lol! "

I like to crochet, and also do some needlepoint and cross-stitch. And sew, even though my back hates me when I do that. I just don't do very much anymore, though I keep thinking about pulling out some yarn and getting something going.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Or I’ll manage to finish all your picks this evening, MountainKat! As always, I had a blast trying to find new books for you...you also have a bunch of great picks on your selected shelf. I hope yo..."

Thank you so much for the awesome picks Kathy! I know there are several I want to read in March. And your new picks always make my TBR grow even if I don't get to them that month! =)

[Carrie]

Scarlett, sorry for taking so long, this is the first time I've been on GR since Friday. I'll be taking a look at your shelves and I'll hopefully have them up at the last tomorrow morning.

[Sonja]

Crud crud crud, I didn't get to this today... long, busy, crazy day... Sorry @MaryMegan. I will get this done tonight on my Kindle if it kills me!

[Nicole]

Elke wrote: "Nicole

Here are your picks, hope you like them! Happy Reading!!

1. Wishing
TBR: The Matchmaker's Replacement
NEW: Lost and Found Sisters
[bookcover:The Matchmaker'..."

Hi Elke,

These look great! Thanks so much :)

[Sonja]

MountainKat wrote: "Sonja wrote: "Yup, most definitely! Now tell me you're a crafter too and it'll be all over for me! Lol! "

I like to crochet, and also do some needlepoint and cross-stitch. And sew, even though my ..."

It counts. I knit too when the mood strikes! Lol!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I wish I could knit, I've tried and just can't master the turns! Might be because I'm left handed? Or maybe I just need someone skilled at teaching lefties? I just make do with crochet.

[Scarlett]

Ashley wrote: "Mulan is the best but I will go with Ariel."

Here are your picks Ashley - you had so many on your 'to-read' list that it was hard to narrow some down.
Hope you enjoy!

I'm Wishing ♪ I'm wishing (I'm wishing) for the one I love ~ To find me (to find me) today♬

HOT COP BY LAURELIN PAIGE & SIERRA SIMONE
~she's not looking for love, but she is looking for something to happen!


One Song  ♫ One Song ~ I have but one song ~ One song ~ Only for you♪

DELICATE INK BY CARRIE ANN RYAN
FORBIDDEN BY JACQUELYN FRANK
~look at those men on the cover! they say don't judge by the cover but I bet these are good ;)

With a Smile and a Song ♩With a smile and a song ~ Life is just like a bright sunny day♬

A SIREN FOR THE BEAR BY PIA MILAN
ABANDONED MATE BY DIANA PERSAUD
~I love a good paranormal romance!


Whistle While You Work ♫ Just whistle while you work♩

HOLD TIGHT BY ALEXA RILEY
~I saw you had quite a lot of Alexa Riley books on your 'read' list so I thought you might like to add this one.

Heigh-Ho ♪ We dig dig dig dig dig dig dig in our mine the whole day through ♬

THE CEO BUYS IN BY NANCY HERKNESS
~I just recently read this book but I very much enjoyed it.


The Washing Song ♫ Step up to the tub ~ Tain't no disgrace ~ Just pull up your sleeves ~ And get 'em in place ♪

DIRTYING IT UP BY CALISTA FOX
~this one might be a stretch, but I thought it would work :)


The Silly Song ♩Ho hum the tune is dumb ~ The words don't mean a thing ~ Isn't this a silly song ~ For anyone to sing?♫

SUGAR RUSH BY DONNA KAUFFMAN
THE FROG PRINCE BY SOPHIE RANALD
~these both looked fun and lighthearted

Someday My Prince Will Come ♬ Someday my prince will come ~ Someday we'll meet again ♪

THE BLACK LILY BY JULIETTE CROSS
~this one was an interesting take on the classic Cinderella tale.

[Sonja]

MountainKat wrote: "I wish I could knit, I've tried and just can't master the turns! Might be because I'm left handed? Or maybe I just need someone skilled at teaching lefties? I just make do with crochet."

lol! And ironically I can't crochet... I'd offer to teach but I'm not left handed so i prob wouldn't help much!

[Grace]

Hi Carrie, Here are your picks. I hope you find something good to read!

I'm Wishing
A Quick Bite (TBR)
When Lightning Strikes (New)

One Song
Wonder (TBR)
Darkness Dawns (New)

With a Smile and a Song
Alpha & Omega (TBR)
Slave to Sensation (New)

Whistle While You Work
Vengeance in Death (TBR)
Samson's Lovely Mortal (New)

Heigh-Ho
My Lady Jane (TBR)
Burn for Me (New)

The Washing Song
Destined for an Early Grave(TBR)
He Ain't Lion (New)

The Silly Song
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (TBR)
Here Be Sexist Vampires (New)

Someday My Prince Will Come
The Princess Bride (TBR)
Darkness Awakened (New)

[Courtney]

Hey Diane, here are your picks! I tried to pick new books I know I at least liked. Hope you enjoy.

1. Fall in Love/Hoping

TBR: Stars of Fortune
NEW: A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean



2. Male POV/Lone Man/Hero pursues heroine

NEW: Room for You by Beth Ehemann
TBR: Polar Bared



3. Animal on Cover/Part of Story

TBR: Sit...Stay...Beg
NEW: Only By Your Touch by Catherine Anderson



4. Workplace
TBR: Miss Spelled
NEW: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne



5. Wealthy character.
TBR: Everywhere and Every Way
NEW: The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare




6. Someone gets dirty

NEW: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
TBR: Truth or Beard



7. Pick a funny, silly or lighthearted book.

TBR: Ladies' Night
NEW: What Happens in London by Julia Quinn



8. Fairy tale retelling/royalty or nobility/Happily Ever After!

TBR: Alice in Zombieland
NEW: The Royal We by Heather Cocks




Hope you find something good to read!

[Courtney]

MountainKat wrote: "I wish I could knit, I've tried and just can't master the turns! Might be because I'm left handed? Or maybe I just need someone skilled at teaching lefties? I just make do with crochet."

Lol. I've tried my hand at knitting and have epically failed over and over again. I'm also left-handed. But I think that has nothing to do with it. I probably just suck.

[Rachel C.]

fleurette, here are your picks! I hope you see something that interests you. Please let me know if you need any re-picks :)

I'm Wishing
TBR: Ball & Chain (not going to spoil it...)
New: Him


One Song
TBR: Shadow's Edge
New: Nuts


With a Smile and a Song
TBR: Unleash the Night (I'm counting shape-shifters...)
New: The Raven Prince


Whistle While You Work
TBR: Silver Borne (counting Mercy's garage...)
New: Conflict of Interest


Heigh-Ho
TBR: Secrets of a Summer Night
New: Dirtiest Secret


The Washing Song
TBR: The Rogue Not Taken
New: Complicated


The Silly Song
TBR: It's in His Kiss
New: The Stocking was Hung


Someday My Prince Will Come
TBR: The King
New: The Wrath and the Dawn

[fleurette]

Rachel C. wrote: "fleurette, here are your picks! I hope you see something that interests you. Please let me know if you need any re-picks :)

I'm Wishing
TBR: Ball & Chain (not going to spoil it......"

Thanks for great picks, Rachel! I can't wait to go with them!

[Sonja]

Alrighty, Ms Mary-Megan! Here are your March picks! Hope you like them and at least some are winners!

♪ I'm Wishing♬
Recommend a book to your pickee where someone is looking to fall in love or hoping for something to happen.
NEW: Worth the Fall - Hero wants a family. Such a good read, IMO!
TBR: The Cottage at Firefly Lake - both! Ha!


♫ One Song♪
Pick a book told from a male POV, a story where the hero pursues the heroine or one with a lone man on the cover.
TBR: Wild Ride Cowboy - Partially male POV and on my on my TBR for March too!
TBR: The Hotter You Burn - Mostly male POV


♩With a smile and a song♬
Suggest a book with an animal on the cover or part of the story.
NEW: Homer's Odyssey - True story about one fearless blind kitten and one of my favorites!
TBR: Every Dog Has His Day - dog on cover and animals in book


♫ Whistle while you work♩
Pick a book where the workplace is part of the story.
NEW: The Girl from the Paradise Ballroom - So I'm cheating a bit here by using your To read list, but I was going to recommend this one to you anyway when I saw you had the German Girl on your March list. I enjoyed this one!
TBR: Last Breath


♪ Heigh-Ho♬
Recommend a book with a wealthy character.
NEW: The One In My Heart - One of my go-to recommendations!
TBR: The German Girl


♫ The Washing Song ♪
Suggest a book where someone gets dirty - use your imagination here!
NEW: All You Need - I'd say cleaning up his image counts here! I just started this series and am looking forward to this one!
TBR: Playing Dirty - Little obvious there...


♩The Silly Song♫
Pick a funny, silly or lighthearted book.
NEW: Just One of the Guys - This one had me giggling often! Since you seem to like her work, here's the first one I read that I really enjoyed!
TBR: One and Only - Romantic Comedy (and might now be on my TBR!) 😁


♬ Someday My Prince Will Come♪
Recommend a book that is a fairy tale retelling, a book with royalty or nobility or a romance with a Happily Ever After!
NEW: Romancing the Duke - Definitely a fair tale HEA! I wasn't going to recommend three books for any one topic, but I had to get both of these in here. Plus the next one is out of print technically so you may not be able to get it.
NEW: The King's Courtesan - Royalty obviously, but also the heroine, despite her upbringing has a refreshing love of fairy tales. A surprisingly good read!
TBR: In Your Dreams - I've found Kristan Higgins to be excellent at the HEA genre.


Happy reading!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Courtney wrote: "Hey Diane, here are your picks! I tried to pick new books I know I at least liked. Hope you enjoy.

1. Fall in Love/Hoping

TBR: Stars of Fortune
NEW: [book:A Rogue by Any Other Nam..."

Thanks for the great picks Courtney. I'm not sure where I'm going to start yet.

[Carrie]

Hello Scarlett sorry for the wait, I do hope it was worth it and you find something you'd like to read from this list.

1.♪ I'm wishing (I'm wishing) for the one I love ~ To find me (to find me) today♬
TBR: New:

2.♫ One Song ~ I have but one song ~ One song ~ Only for you♪
TBR: New:

3. ♩With a smile and a song ~ Life is just like a bright sunny day♬
TBR: New:

4.♫ Just whistle while you work♩
TBR: New:

5. ♪ We dig dig dig dig dig dig dig in our mine the whole day through ♬
TBR: New:

6.♫ Step up to the tub ~ Tain't no disgrace ~ Just pull up your sleeves ~ And get 'em in place ♪
TBR: New:

7.♩Ho hum the tune is dumb ~ The words don't mean a thing ~ Isn't this a silly song ~ For anyone to sing?♫
TBR: New:

8.♬ Someday my prince will come ~ Someday we'll meet again ♪
TBR: New:

Happy Reading!

[Carrie]

Grace wrote: "Hi Carrie, Here are your picks. I hope you find something good to read!

I'm Wishing
A Quick Bite (TBR)
When Lightning Strikes (New)

One Song
Wonder (T..."

Thank you Grace for the picks, I can see some that I'll be adding to this months reading list.

[Chris Ann]

Hi KarenH

I'm Wishing ♪
TBR: Hello Stranger
New: Accidentally on Purpose

One Song ♫
TBR: Aloha, Jack
New: Playing with Her Heart

With a Smile and a Song ♩
TBR: Roped In
New: Too Good to Be True


Whistle While You Work ♫
TBR: Fighting for Hope
New: Tangled in Texas

Heigh-Ho ♪
TBRJust For You
New: Hard Rules

The Washing Song ♫
TBR: Fight with Me
New: The Firefighters of Darling Bay Boxed Set


The Silly Song ♩
TBR: Getting Rowdy
New: Lost and Found Sisters

Someday My Prince Will Come ♬
TBR: Ain't She Sweet
TBR: The Last Song

I hope you enjoy

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Looks good - we only need one set of repicks! Any volunteers?

[Mary-Megan]

Sonja wrote: "Alrighty, Ms Mary-Megan! Here are your March picks! Hope you like them and at least some are winners! "

Thanks for the great picks. It was worth the wait. Now I just have to figure out how to get them all in :)

[fleurette]

MountainKat wrote: "Looks good - we only need one set of repicks! Any volunteers?"

I can do them

[Sonja]

I'm sure NancyH was worn out from that party she hosted! I understand!

But I need my picks...
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[Sonja]

Sonja wrote: "I'm sure NancyH was worn out from that party she hosted! I understand!

But I need my picks...
"
Grrr WHY can't I insert gifs now?!?

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Sonja wrote: "I'm sure NancyH was worn out from that party she hosted! I understand!

But I need my picks...
"

Your picks are in message #93! It's so easy to miss things on your phone or tablet.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[MountainKat, Moderator]

fleurette wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Looks good - we only need one set of repicks! Any volunteers?"

I can do them"

Thank you! Could you pick for Chris Ann, please!

[fleurette]

MountainKat wrote: "fleurette wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Looks good - we only need one set of repicks! Any volunteers?"

I can do them"

Thank you! Could you pick for Chris Ann, please!"

Ok, no problem

[Sonja]

MountainKat wrote: "Sonja wrote: "I'm sure NancyH was worn out from that party she hosted! I understand!

But I need my picks...
"

Your picks are in message #93! It's so easy to miss things on your phone or tablet.
..."

omigosh! HOW did I miss that?!?!?! BAD LLAMA!!

[Sonja]

Nancy H wrote: "Hi Sonja,
We had a great party yesterday for my cousin's 60th birthday, and now I can get back to 'real life'. Here are my picks for you, but please, if you don't see anything you like, let me kno..."

NANCY!! I'm so sorry!! HOW did I miss these?!?! *beating head on keyboard*

Awesome picks, thank you! I think I've read Affair and I know I've read When you give a duke a diamond, but both have been a while so it'll be like I'm reading a new book! Thank you so much!
Is it March yet???

Also, glad to hear you had a successful party! I was worried you came up sick from all that work! Glad you're okay and it went well and thank you again for the picks!

[fleurette]

Hi, Chris Ann
Here are your picks. Let me know if you need some repicks.

I'm Wishing
Recommend a book to your pickee where someone is looking to fall in love or hoping for something to happen.
TBR: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
NEW: Sex Machine by Marie Force



One Song
Pick a book told from a male POV, a story where the hero pursues the heroine or one with a lone man on the cover.
TBR: Off Campus by Amy Jo Cousins
NEW: Vision in White by Nora Roberts



With a Smile and a Song
Suggest a book with an animal on the cover or part of the story.
TBR: Lowcountry Boil by Susan M. Boyer
NEW: Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas



Whistle While You Work
Pick a book where the workplace is part of the story.
TBR: Dark Desires by Eve Silver
NEW: Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk



Heigh-Ho
Recommend a book with a wealthy character.
TBR: Kian by Melody Anne
NEW: Wife by Wednesday by Catherine Bybee



The Washing Song
Suggest a book where someone gets dirty - use your imagination here!
TBR: Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh
NEW: One Dark Night by Jaid Black



The Silly Song
Pick a funny, silly or lighthearted book.
TBR: Sleigh Bells in the Snow by Sarah Morgan
NEW: Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle



Someday My Prince Will Come
Recommend a book that is a fairy tale retelling, a book with royalty or nobility or a romance with a Happily Ever After!
TBR: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
NEW: When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Yay, all picks are done! Thanks everyone! Now we just have to wait for March to get here... Fortunately, it's not a long wait. =)

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Chris Ann wrote: "Hi KarenH

I'm Wishing ♪
TBR: Hello Stranger
New: Accidentally on Purpose

One Song ♫
TBR: Aloha, Jack
New: Playing with Her Heart

W..."

Hi Chris Ann...thanks for the picks! I see quite a few that I'm definitely planning on reading, and even more that will be added to my wishlist or TBR. Good thing March is almost here because I'm ready to dive in!

[Nancy H]

Sonja wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Hi Sonja,
We had a great party yesterday for my cousin's 60th birthday, and now I can get back to 'real life'. Here are my picks for you, but please, if you don't see anything you ..."

Lol, Sonja ~ don't worry! I have done things like that myself sometimes and it is easy to overlook things, especially on a tablet. When I first saw your message, though, I panicked and wondered if they had somehow not posted, but then I saw the next one listing the message number where they were. Whew!

Also, I thought I had checked your 'Read' list for all of them but may have missed seeing those two on there. If you would like, I can certainly pick two more for you! Just let me know.

Actually, thinking about it, I can right now suggest two more that you might like and that I loved: A Curious Beginning (to sub for "Affair") and any of the Suzanne Enoch series that starts with Flirting With Danger (for the 'duke' one)

[Sonja]

Nancy H wrote: "Sonja wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Hi Sonja,
We had a great party yesterday for my cousin's 60th birthday, and now I can get back to 'real life'. Here are my picks for you, but please, if you don't see..."

Thank you! You totally didn't have to repack any and I can guess why neither were on my read list - I have a lot of books I've read long before joining Goodreads that I just have never added either because I forgot I read them or it's been a while. I will definitely check out both of these as well, but I'm thinking I'm pretty well set for March already - your picks were that awesome! :)

Edit: Actually I've checked out both of those recommendations and I might just have to add A Curious Beginning! I loved Deanna Raybourn's Lady Julia Grey series! Oh who am I kidding, I added both books! LOL!

[Elke]

Chiara,

Finished my first pick -it was good!

On to #2!

[HeatherMarie]

Suzanne wrote: "Hi HeatherMarie! Here are your picks for this month"

Suzanne,
Reading The Anatomist's Wife right now. It has all my catnips! Great pick, thanks!

[Sonja]

Elke wrote: "Chiara,

Finished my first pick -it was good!

On to #2!"

Hey Elke, can I ask you if that series gets better? I really didn't care for .... I'm mildly curious about , but not sure I wanna keep going. Majorly disappointed as I love Lisa Kleypas' older work and I just can't believe she'd flatline more than once for me!

[Elke]

Sonja wrote: "Elke wrote: "Chiara,

Finished my first pick -it was good!

On to #2!"

Hey Elke, can I ask you if that series gets better? I really didn't care for -it was ok-quick and easy read.

On to #3!

[Nancy H]

Sonja wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Sonja wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Hi Sonja,
We had a great party yesterday for my cousin's 60th birthday, and now I can get back to 'real life'. Here are my picks for you, but please, ..."

Sonja,
Good decision to add both those books! I LOVED both of them, but especially the 'Curious Beginning' one. I am just about to order the third one in that series, which I think has just been published in recent weeks. The Suzanne Enoch series I am all caught up with - just couldn't stop reading those!

Hope you enjoy them!

[True.magic]

Hi Romanticbookworm


Finished my first picks

it was good!


i love this book that i sleep and start reading it first thing when i open my eyes ... I think am in classic romance this month !!!

I really enjoyed it and look forward to read the rest of the series!!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Sonja wrote: "Hey Elke, can I ask you if that series gets better? I really didn't care for Cold-Hearted Rake (The Ravenels, #1) by Lisa Kleypas.... I'm mildly curious about Marrying Winterborne (The Ravenels, #2) by Lisa Kleypas, but not sure I wanna keep going. Majorly disappointed as I love Lisa Kleypas' older work and I just can't believe she'd flatline more than once for me! "

I can't speak for Elke, but I do think it improves. I liked the first book but not as much as I've liked some of hers, might have been some small annoyances with the narrator too though and I tend not to like the first book in series as much as those that follow it. I did loved the second and third books, rating them both 4++ Stars. I am really looking forward to the next book and plan to read it this month.

[Nancy H]

Hi Ezinwanyi,
I just finished Grin and Beard It , and LOVED it!! I have been wanting to read it for a while and just keep putting it off, but thanks to your picking it for me, I got to it, and could NOT STOP reading it! In fact, I finished it in one day! I liked it so much that I am going to read the rest of the ones in the series. I hope they are all as good because I just loved the humor and fun in this one.

Thanks for this pick! I have three more at the top of my stack right now from this month's picks and more of them in waiting. There are so many I want to read, and I will get to them all, even if it isn't within the month!
Thank you!

[Sonja]

Nancy H wrote: "Hi Ezinwanyi,
I just finished Grin and Beard It , and LOVED it!! I have been wanting to read it for a while and just keep putting it off, but ..."

Wasn't that a fun read, Nancy?! I read it last month and am waiting on the second book for the Serial Series Challenge! Glad you liked it too!

[Sonja]

MountainKat wrote: "Sonja wrote: "Hey Elke, can I ask you if that series gets better? I really didn't care for Cold-Hearted Rake (The Ravenels, #1) by Lisa Kleypas.... I'm mildly curious about Marrying Winterborne (Th..."

Oh thank you MountainKat! I'm so torn whether I should continue the series. especially after the way Winterborne acted at the end of Rake! Raised my hackles! If he redeems himself enough that you gave him 4 stars, then I'll cautiously put the rest of the series back on my to-read list! Thank you! :)

[Sonja]

Nancy H wrote: "Sonja wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Sonja wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Hi Sonja,
We had a great party yesterday for my cousin's 60th birthday, and now I can get back to 'real life'. Here are my picks for you..."
Not sure how much luck I'm going to have this month though in reading. I'm struggling with finding time for the book I'm currently reading! Definitely have them on my to-read list, even if it doesn't happen this month! Thank you again so much for all the fun picks!

[Chiara]

Rebecca wrote: "Hi Chiara,
I hope you like your picks! if you want to change anything just let me know.

I'm Wishing -
TBR ~ Suddenly Forbidden by Ella Fields Someone is looking ..."

Hi Rebecca! I just finished and I loved it!!!

[Chiara]

Elke wrote: "Sonja wrote: "Elke wrote: "Chiara,

Finished my first pick -it was good!

On to #2!"

Hey Elke, can I ask you if that series gets better? I really didn't care f..."

Hey Elke sorry I missed your messages! I'm glad you enjoyed the first pick!

[Carina]

Mary Megan,

I finished . A great start to a new series! On to pick #2!