2014 September Pick It For Me! Challenge

[❆ Crystal ❆]

Joyce

I had fun looking through your book. I hope there is something here you will love.


Africa - Safari – a shifter book - - Your Shelf - I am listening to this series as audiobooks... And, I see that you enjoy audiobooks as well. The narrator is AMAZING and the series is so great! I'm on book 4 right now, but I gave the first 3 all 5 stars!


Antarctica – Only continent with no permanent residents - a story where the Hero chooses to be isolated from other people. - - New to you - This was such an amazing book. I loved it.


Asia – Largest continent - a longer book 350+ pages. 352 pages... New to You - I found this looking for a fantasy book that you might enjoy. I haven't read it, but it sounds very interesting.

Commonwealth of Australia – One of the wealthiest places in the world per capita - Pick a book with the setting in Australia/New Zealand, the H or h from Australia/New Zealand, the author from Australia/New Zealand, or the H or h are very, very rich. - - New to You - fits every category here. LOL... how weird is that? Well... I loved this book. I laughed and laughed and laughed. The humor is a bit dry, but I loved it! I totally saw this as a movie with Steve Carell. I gave it 5 stars.


Europe – Full of historical landmarks/buildings - Pick a book with the Hero is from Europe. - Your Shelf - I saw you read the first book but not the second one yet. I love Jeaniene Frost and ALL of her books... I know the 3rd is coming out in January and I might do that as an audiobook. The narrator is fabulous!


North America – New World - Pick a book with the setting in North America . - Your Shelf - You loved the first and added the rest to your shelves so I'm sure you'd love to read it.

South America – hosting next Olympics 2016 and host Carnival - Pick a book that includes sports or partying. - New to you (and me) sports and partying aren't really either of our genres... so this was just a wild shot pursuing the Listopia lists. It has a really high rating and sounds pretty hot.


Ocean – Includes all islands - Pick a book where with water on the cover. - Your Shelf - I haven't read this yet, but a couple of my friends did and they loved it.

[Zara's Corner]

Hi Carla here are my choices for you. I hope you find something you would like to read.


Africa :
(Animal on cover)
- Love Bites (Your TBR) (bat on cover)
-Controlled Curves (Your TBR) (dog in silhouette)

Antarctica :
(Book without people on the cover)
- Divergent (New 2 U) (not strictly a romance but there is definitely a romance between the H and h).
- Slammed (Your TBR)

Asia :
(Longer book of 350+ pages)
- The Hunger Games (Your TBR) (374 pages)
-Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor (New 2 U) (750 pages)

Australia :
(Setting in Australia/NZ)
- Just This Once (Escape to NZ #1) (Your TBR)
- The Rosie Project (set in Victoria, Australia) (New 2 U) - I absolutely loved this book when I read it. It helped that it spoke of places I knew and grew up near when I was a little girl).

Europe :
(Historical Romance)
- The Last Queen (New 2 U)
- The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie (Your TBR)

North America :
(New Release)
- The Rosie Effect (New 2 U) (released September 2014 I think)Runner
- Broken Lens (Your TBR) (release date Aug 30th 2014)

South America :
(Sports or partying)
- Opposition (Your TBR) (not strictly sport but in sport you do have opposing sides)
- Runner (New 2 U) (running is a sport)

Ocean :
(Water on cover)
- Beautiful Broken Mess (Your TBR) (couple is in water)
- Tiger Men (New 2 U) (there's what looks like a lake on the front cover).

[❆ Crystal ❆]

beppy wrote: "aww, crap. i SO meant to sign up for this, but then i went grocery shopping after work and totally forgot about it. have fun, everyone!"

I'm okay with that if you let me know soon.

[Ashley]

Hello Sandy,
Here are my picks for you. I hope you enjoy them. If you need any re-picks let me know.

Africa - Safari

Blood Bound by Briggs, Patricia (TBR)



Cry Wolf by Briggs, Patricia (NEW)


Antarctica

Dance Upon the Air by Roberts, Nora (TBR)


Mr. Perfect by Howard, Linda (NEW}


Asia – Largest continent

The Pretender by Bradley, Celeste (TBR)



Prince Charming by Garwood, Julie


Commonwealth of Australia

Conspiracy in Death by Robb, J.D. (TBR)


Friend-Zoned by Belle Aurora (NEW)


Europe

The Highlander's Touch by Moning, Karen Marie (TBR)



Highland Destiny by Hunsaker, Laura (NEW)



North America – New World

On the Edge by Andrews, Ilona (TBR)



Talk Me Down by Dahl, Victoria (NEW)



South America – hosting next Olympics 2016 and host Carnival

Dream a Little Dream by Phillips, Susan Elizabeth (TBR)


Taking Shots by Toni Aleo (NEW)


Ocean – Includes all islands

The Pirate Lord by Sabrina Jeffries (NEW)



We'll Always Have Summer by Han, Jenny (TBR)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Sunshine! Here are your picks, I hope you like them. I gave you one new and on from your shelves for each rule. Some of the new ones are from your shelves, but you have never read the author so they still count. =P

Africa
NEW: Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis - also works for the September FAC and her books are lots of fun!
TBR: Rusty Nailed by Alice Clayton - Clive plays a part in this story again and it is great to see where all of the characters and their relationships are as time has moved on.

Antarctica
NEW: Playing for Keeps by R.L. Mathewson - the original cover didn't have any people on it, so I'm going with it! This book was laugh out loud funny and sweet as well.
TBR: Wild Man by Kristen Ashley - this was 4 stars for me.

Asia
NEW: Hard as You Can by Laura Kaye - I really like the way this author writes and this was a really good book!
TBR: The Gamble by Kristen Ashley - my first KA

Commonwealth of Australia
NEW: Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh - a new book by her, looks good to me!
TBR: Just This Once by Rosalind James - how could I not pick this book for this rule?! But I also had to pick Fall from India Place by Samantha Young. With every book I am reminded again how much I love her writing and this series!!

Europe
NEW: Midnight Man or Into the Crossfire by Lisa Marie Rice or really any book by her - I love her stuff!
TBR: Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley - I adore this series!

North America
NEW: Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis - again works for the FAC and this is the beginning of a really sweet series that is also so much fun! Or Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey - I love the Kowalskis and their Tournaments of Doom!
TBR: Twisted by Emma Chase - not as good as Tangled IMO, but still good and great to get Kate's POV for a change!

South America
NEW: The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton - just look at that cover!
TBR: Enemies on Tap by Avery Flynn - one of our group buddy reads for September/October, it looks good to me and I plan to read it too.

Ocean
NEW: On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves - I was so concerned about how this story would work, but it really did and I thought it was very good!
TBR: Just Ask by Mia Downing - so sweet!

I hope you find something you want to read!!

[Skandia]

Hi Runell,
here are my picks for you. I hope you find something good to read!

Africa
Strength of the Wolf by Kendall McKenna
Pack Challenge by Shelly Laurenston

Antarctica
Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

Asia
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
Swimming to Tokyo by Brenda St.John Brown

Commonwealth of Australia
Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
Reflected in You by Sylvia Day

Europe
On Dublin Street by Samantha Young
A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean

North America
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Flat-Out Celeste by Jessica Park

South America
The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton

Ocean
The Island by Lisa Henry
Eversea by Natasha Boyd

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Hi Zara!

Our tastes are very different so cruising through your shelves was a bit of an adventure - I found some stuff to add to my TBR though, so hopefully I was also able to come up with picks that work for you. I gave you one pick from your preferred shelf or TBR (most from the preferred shelf, but a couple aren't), and one New to You pick for each continent. Here you go!

Africa
TBR: The Mockingbirds
NEW: Animal Magnetism - Jill Shalvis is one of my favorite authors, and the Featured Author for September...

Antarctica
TBR: Virgin River - Love this series!
NEW: Annie's Song - Nobody does gut-wrenching emotion like Catherine Anderson, and this is one of my favorites of hers.

Asia
TBR: Insurgent
NEW: Stealing Home

Commonwealth of Australia
TBR: The Rosie Effect - I know this doesn't come out until close to the end of the month, but I just couldn't resist!
NEW: The Other Side of Us

Europe
TBR: The Night Circus
NEW: Saving Grace

North America
TBR: The Girl Who Chased the Moon
NEW: Texas Destiny - This was one of the books that made me start to realize I like historical romance better than I thought I did...great start to a wonderful trilogy!

South America
TBR: Nobody's Baby But Mine - This is actually the third book in the series, so if you'd rather substitute the first book, It Had to Be You, feel free!
NEW: Off Sides

Ocean
TBR: Making Waves
NEW: On the Island - I was pretty concerned about this book when it was recommended to me, didn't think I'd like it but I really did!

I hope you find something here that you like...I had a lot of stuff going on this evening while I was working on it, so if I messed anything up just let me know and I'll fix it!

Happy Reading!

[Zara's Corner]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Hi Zara!

Our tastes are very different so cruising through your shelves was a bit of an adventure - I found some stuff to add to my TBR though, so hopefully I was also able to come up with picks t..."

Hi Karen,

Thanks for the great choices.

I'll be definitely reading Insurgent. I'm already loving this series.

If time permits I'll read Virgin River and The Rosie Effect (if I can get it in time. I absolutely loved The Rosie Project when I read it a number of months ago and have been hanging out for this next installment in the series even since I found out there was another book in the series. I hate waiting!!

[UnusualChild{beppy}]

« Crystal » wrote: "beppy wrote: "aww, crap. i SO meant to sign up for this, but then i went grocery shopping after work and totally forgot about it. have fun, everyone!"

I'm okay with that if you let me know soon."

hi, crystal.
if you can fit me in, that's great and i will gladly join, but if not, that's fine too.

[Zara's Corner]

Hey Crystal,

I know it's probably early but I'm happy to be a volunteer for re-picking/late picking if you need me.

[Shelby]

Fran Here are my picks for you! :D

Africa
TBR: My Shifter Showmance
New: Prey - Very different take on a shifter story


Antarctica
TBR: Getting Dirty
New: The Student Prince


Asia
TBR: Pleasure Unbound
New: Yakuza Pride


Commonwealth of Australia
TBR: Caught
New: Glen & Tyler's Honeymoon Adventure


Europe
TBR: The Hot Floor
New: Shanna


North America – New World - Pick a book with the setting in North America, the H or h from North America, the author from North America, or a new release.
TBR: Friday I'm in Love
New: Sinner's Gin


South America –
TBR: Play With Me
New: Dance With Me


Ocean
TBR: Otherwise Occupied
New: Stealing the Wind

vStealing the Wind

[Aarati]

Hey Carrie,
Here are your picks. Let me know if you want me to change something or need more picks.

Africa - Safari
TBR-
NEW-

Antarctica
TBR-
NEW-

Asia
TBR-
NEW-

Commonwealth of Australia
NEW- - The heroine is crazy rich and the book is really amazing.

Europe
TBR-
NEW-

North America
TBR-

NEW-

South America
NEW-


Ocean
TBR-
NEW-

[Ramneek]

Hiya, Leslie I hope you enjoy my picks for you!
Africa
A pet in the story- (TBR)
A shifter book- (NEW)

Antarctica
The hero chooses to be isolated from other people- (NEW)

Asia
350+ pages- (TBR)

Commonwealth of Australia
Hero is rich- (TBR)

Europe
Set in Ireland- (NEW)

North America
Set in USA- (NEW)
Set in USA- (NEW)

South America
Sports- (NEW)

Ocean
A book with water on the cover- (TBR)
Set on an island- (NEW)

Really hope you enjoy these!! :)

[❆ Crystal ❆]

beppy wrote: "« Crystal » wrote: "beppy wrote: "aww, crap. i SO meant to sign up for this, but then i went grocery shopping after work and totally forgot about it. have fun, everyone!"

I'm okay with that if you..."

Okay, I have you listed.

[❆ Crystal ❆]

Zara wrote: "Hey Crystal,

I know it's probably early but I'm happy to be a volunteer for re-picking/late picking if you need me."

Thanks Zara!

[SandyC]

Ashley wrote: "Hello Sandy,
Here are my picks for you. I hope you enjoy them. If you need any re-picks let me know.

Africa - Safari

Blood Bound by Briggs, Patricia (TBR)


Ashley, thanks for the picks! I will shoot for
and

[Vi]

Hey Elke, I was supposed to work on your picks tonight but a lot of calls happened. I'll definitely get to your picks tomorrow.

[Pam]

Hi Shelby
Here are your picks for September. First book is from your shelf, second one is new to you (as far as I know) I was pretty impressed that I could cover all the bases from your chosen shelf with only minor stretching!

Africa-setting is Africa- or

Antartica-character chooses to be isolated- or

Asia-Asian character- or


Australia or or

Europe or

North America- or

South America-sports- or

Ocean-water on cover- or

Hope you feel like reading at least one of these!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Arshiya

We didn't have much in common on our shelves, so I hope you like your picks.

1. Africa: Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews is my favorite book of the year so far. I love the idea of innkeepers and it has both a cute dog and a shifter in the story. You could also check out Sealed with a Curse by Cecy Robson which has sisters with paranormal abilities (just slightly twisted due to a curse) and the allies they meet after being accused of a crime.



2. Antarctica: These are both from your TBR. Open Season is a good suspenseful romance or And Then Things Fall Apart sounded interesting as well.



3. Asia: These are both longer books. Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella was a fun chick-lit read and The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey is a pretty intriguing twist on fairy tales.



4. Australia: We have two very rich heroes here. First up is Artemis Fowl by Eion Colfer who is a very young criminal mastermind. Next is a mystery, but with a bit of romance throughout. Find out that all the talk about Eve and Roarke is true with Naked in Death by J.D. Robb



5. Europe: First is a mixture of fantasy and romance with Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. Then we have a circus traveling through Europe where Fran learns to embrace her differences and falls for the bad boy/vampire in Confessions of a Vampire's Girlfriend by Katie MacAlister. Both books have a lot of humor in them.



6. North America: Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis is a sweet love story (and finding oneself) set in a small town. Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep is the start of a great series where children of different pantheons are sent to school to learn to fight the reapers. I really liked that it had gypsies and Amazons and Valkyries and Spartans, etc.



7. South America: Both of these have parties in them. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder is a great fantasy story. Yelena becomes the king's poison taster to escape a more immediate death. Learning the ins and outs of it is fascinating as well as following all the plots in the kingdom. Or there is a short story, Paper Hearts by Maureen Childs that has a town preparing for a Valentine's Dance.



Ocean: A cute love story with lots of humor - Love Overboard by Janet Evanovich. Or check out In a Fix by Linda Grimes which has Ciel (who can take the shape of anyone) getting more than she bargained for on what she thought would be an easy job to get a marriage proposal for a client.

[Fran, Moderator]

Shelby wrote: "Fran Here are my picks for you!


Shelby, thanks so much for the great picks! I am leaning towards Glen & Tyler's Honeymoon Adventure , Caught, Play With Me, My Shifter Showmance, Getting Dirty.
LOL, as you can see, there are a lot I am interested in.....I really like all the rest too. I'll have to see what I can fit into other challenges :)

Thanks again!

[SandyC]

Brett I enjoyed browsing your shelves! Here are your picks for September:

Africa
TBR:
New:

Antarctica
TBR:
New:

Asia
TBR:
New:

Commonwealth of Australia
New:
TBR:

Europe
TBR:

North America
TBR:
New:

South America
TBR:

Ocean
TBR:
New:

[Breann]

Hi Arena! I enjoyed shuffling around your shelves. Either you read series out of order (*gasp*) or some books are missing. Either way, if the one I picked isn't correct, go with whichever is next in the series for you :) For each category, I picked one book from your TBR and one new for you.

Africa


Antarctica
(M/M)

Asia


Commonwealth of Australia


Europe


North America


South America


Ocean
(M/M and free to DL here)

I hope you find one or more to enjoy this month!

[Sunshine]

Larissa,

I hope you like the variety of picks. We have similar books and taste. I added a few of yours to my reading list. I usually don't read paranormal, but I found a few from your list I might enjoy. thank you.
I also bumped up a couple on my list to read sooner than planned.

Anyway...

Happy reading!!!

Our World:

Africa - Safari –
TBR: When Pleasure Rules The Shadow Keepers 2 shifters
NEW: The Gift The Pet Shop 1 for something completely different. ...but I loved the series

Antarctica – Only continent with no permanent residents -
TBR: Captive in the Dark The Dark Duet 1 held prisoner... One of my favorite dark reads
NEW: Undeniable Undeniable 1 This book blew me away. If you like dark/real reads… I hope you will love this, as well

Asia – Largest continent -
TBR: The Pact 512 pages. This has been on your shelf since September 2007
NEW: Memoirs of a Geisha this is on my list to read. i am moving it up a notch on my list. I forgot to add, it 434 pages

Commonwealth of Australia – One of the wealthiest places in the world per capita -
TBR: Darkness Unbound Dark Angels 1 by Keri Arthur, from Australia
NEW: King one of my favorite hot billionaire stories

Europe – Full of historical landmarks/buildings -
TBR Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage Highland Pleasures 2 you gave **** to The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie (Highland Pleasures #1). This is the 2nd book in the series that takes place in Europe or Eternal Holloway Pack 0.5 and Darkness Light Holloway Pack 1 both by J.A. Belfield. An author from the United Kingdom.
NEW: Painted Faces on my wonderful list. I just loved the story

North America – New World -
TBR: Archer's Voice takes place in Maine... A book I've been meaning to get to
NEW: The Bonus the story takes place in New Mexico

South America – hosting next Olympics 2016 and host Carnival -
TBR: Boarded by Love coverasm... The author is born in Geameny (release date 9/8/14) or Game For Love football, alpha male, sexy story, HEA... Yummy... Just finished the book this week. Loved it.
NEW: Long Hard Ride Rough Riders 1 Rodeos/cowboys I have read 15 books of the 16 book (...so far) series… I love the McKays and cowboys :) I think that it is because I don’t see many cowboys in Chicago LOL


Ocean – Includes all islands -
TBR: Water Bound Sisters of the Heart 1 takes place in the ocean 4.13 stars
NEW:Surviving Raine Surviving Raine 1 when i saw this book on MY LIST, I wondered why I haven’t read this yet. ...so, i pick it for you, too.


TBR


NEW

[~Leslie~]

Hi Pam, Happy to be picking for you!
The first book I picked was from your TBR and the second book is a new-to-you author. We had a lot of similar books so it was hard to find author's you hadn't read that I had! But it was fun to try. Hope you find something good.

Africa - (Shifter)
1. Cry Wolf Love this series!
2. Tempting Dangerone of my favorite shifter series


Antarctica – (Isolation)
1. Shadow Game great series - but the first isn't the best
2.Midnight Sunset in Antartica!


Asia – setting Asia
1. Memoirs of a Geisha Great book and movie!!
2.Warrior love this series!


Commonwealth of Australia – Wealthy
1. Dragon Bound a rich dragon - what more could you ask!
2.Sugar Daddy not a new author - but a new series for you


Europe – Historical Romance
1.The Rangerlove love love
2.Yours Until Dawn another favorite!


North America – setting America
1. Spider's Bite the town is so important in this series
2.The Restorer so evocative about the place


South America – Sports/Partying
1. Game for Seduction looks fun!
2. Off Sides pretty good NA story


Ocean –Water
1. On the Island sweet romance
2. A Cottage by the Sea beautiful story

[Sassafrass]

Crystal, I have a question.

In the picks made message where you have a √ by the person, is that if the their picker made picks for them or if they themselves had made their picks?

Is that as clear as mud?

[❆ Crystal ❆]

Sassafrass wrote: "Crystal, I have a question.

In the picks made message where you have a √ by the person, is that if the their picker made picks for them or if they themselves had made their picks?

Is that as cl..."


It's really clear Sassafrass LOL... the √'s are to show who has RECEIVED their picks. That way I will know that everyone got their books.

[❆ Crystal ❆]

« Crystal » wrote: "Sassafrass wrote: "Crystal, I have a question.

In the picks made message where you have a √ by the person, is that if the their picker made picks for them or if they themselves had made their pi..."

Thanks Sassafrass... I changed the title in my post.

[Sunshine]

MountainKat wrote: "Hi Sunshine! Here are your picks, I hope you like them. I gave you one new and on from your shelves for each rule. Some of the new ones are from your shelves, but you have never read the author ... I hope you find something you want to read!! "

Wow!!! I want to read everything you picked.

Great picking...

Thank you

[Kami]

FOR ERIN I read a lot of paranormal romance too.

Our World:

Africa - Safari – Pick a book with the setting in Africa, the H or h from Africa, the author from Africa, an animal on the cover, a shifter book, or there is a pet in the story.



Magic Rises (Kate Daniels, #6)
Andrews, Ilona or

Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson, #7)
Briggs, Patricia

(The Kate Daniels and Mercy Thompson series are my favorites. They are both shifter books)


Antarctica – Only continent with no permanent residents - Pick a book with the setting in Antarctica, the H or h from Antarctica, the author from Antarctica (he-he), a book without people on the cover, a story where the H or h are held in isolation, or the H or h choose to be isolated from other people.

Gerald's Game
by Stephen King

Asia – Largest continent - Pick a book with the setting in Asia, the H or h from Asia, the author from Asia, or pick a longer book 350+ pages.



Styxx (Dark-Hunter, #12)
Kenyon, Sherrilyn or



Shadow of Night (All Souls Trilogy, #2)
Harkness, Deborah or

A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1)
by George R.R. Martin



Commonwealth of Australia – One of the wealthiest places in the world per capita - Pick a book with the setting in Australia/New Zealand, the H or h from Australia/New Zealand, the author from Australia/New Zealand, or the H or h are very, very rich.

Bared to You (Crossfire, #1)
by Sylvia Day or

On Dublin Street (On Dublin Street, #1)
by Samantha Young

Europe – Full of historical landmarks/buildings - Pick a book with the setting in Europe, the H or h from Europe, the author from Europe, or an historical romance.

It's All Greek to Me
by Katie MacAlister


North America – New World - Pick a book with the setting in North America, the H or h from North America, the author from North America, or a new release.


Consorting With Dragons
by Sera Trevor


South America – hosting next Olympics 2016 and host Carnival - Pick a book with the setting in South America, the H or h from South America, the author from South America, or a book that includes sports or partying.

The Perfect Play (Play by Play, #1)
by Jaci Burton


Ocean – Includes all islands - Pick a book where H or h is on a ship/boat/yacht, an island, or a resort near the beach, or a book with water on the cover.

Life of Pi
by Yann Martel

[Leslie Russchelle]

Hi Kathy,
This is my first time participating, so I hope I did ok. Happy reading.

AFRICA-NEW- A Dark Kiss of Rapture
TBR- Hour of the Lion

ANTARCTICA-NEW- Charmed
TBR- The Restorer

ASIA-NEW- Love Unscripted
TBR- Covet

AUSTRALIA-NEW- Crash into Me
TBR- The Billionaire Wins the Game

EUROPE-NEW- Fall from India Place

NORTH AMERICA-NEW- The Wedding Contract
NEW- The Reluctant Dom
TBR- Wanted

SOUTH AMERICA-NEW- Temptation
TBR- Defensive Zone

OCEAN-NEW- PMS Club, The
TBR- Ocean of Love

[Nancy H]

Hi Vi,
Here are your picks. I tried to put in a lot of choics and a lot of variety, but if you don't see anything that interests you, please let me know and I will pick some more. You have great lists!

Africa
set in Egypt
- griffins, shifters and all kinds of things
- excellent pet story

Antarctica
- a good mystery
Two with no people on the cover: - fairly new, excellent story
(This one is set in a town not too far from me, and I have even seen 'The Pagoda' many times.)

Asia From two different parts of Asia:

- a longer book

Australia
- a light romance
- a great romance, a bit more serious
- hilarious

Europe - all set in Europe:




North America
- Alaska, the person
- Alaska, the place

South America
- something different (graphic novel) with a Brazilian author
- sports/hockey - good quick romance
- an interesting travel memoir, in which the author ends up in South America

Oceania:
Here are three with water, sand, beach:



I hope you can find something here you like. If not, please let me know and I can add many more titles. You have a great TBR list! (In fact, I got quite pleasantly lost in there just looking at titles and adding some to my own lists!)

[Nancy H]

Sassafrass wrote: "Nancy H This was a hard one to pick! I hoe you find something that you like!

Africa: (TBR) or (rec) Both of these are great shift..."

These look GREAT, Sassafrass. Thank you so much. There are several that are vying for 'first read' from the list, so I will have to decide.

P.S. I LOVE the hot cover ;)

[Erin]

Thanks for the picks Kami! I'm not sure which one I want to try first but I'm putting a few on hold at the library, so we'll see which ones I can get my hands on.

Kami wrote: " FOR ERIN I read a lot of paranormal romance too.

Our World:

Africa - Safari – Pick a book with the setting in Africa, the H or h from Africa, the author from Africa, an animal on the cover, a s..."

[Sassafrass]

Nancy H wrote: "These look GREAT, Sassafrass. Thank you so much. There are several that are vying for 'first read' from the list, so I will have to decide.

P.S. I LOVE the hot cover ;) "


I'm glad you liked the picks. I can't wait to hear what you think about the books you read.

And I have to admit, I LOVE that hot cover too. ;) Oh, and the book is pretty good too for what it's worth. LOL!

[Pam]

~Leslie~ wrote: "Hi Pam, Happy to be picking for you!
The first book I picked was from your TBR and the second book is a new-to-you author. We had a lot of similar books so it was hard to find author's you hadn't ..."

Hi Leslie-
I'm going to start with because I already had it out from the library so now I just have to wait to start it. I was also able to get copies of and so hopefully it will be a quiet start to the school year so I can read! You were very successful in finding some people I didn't even know about!

[~Leslie~]

Hi Pam - so glad I found some new author's for you to try. You have picked 3 of my favorites authors!

I will say with World of the Lupi series, it does take several books to really get going with it. So I encourage to read more than the first 1 or 2. If you have any questions about it, I'd be happy to talk about it with you.
Enjoy!!

[AerinLuvs]

These are Laurla 's Picks! You have so many books it was hard for me to find some N2U books but I was able to!

1.Africa/Shifter/Pet
a.(TBRO)Shiva - setting Congo
b.(TBR) Rescue My Heart - Animal on Cover, also features animals

2.Antarctica/Isolated/No People
a.(TBRO) Simon Says Die - No People on Cover
b.(N2U) Where'd You Go, Bernadette-setting Antarctica, funny and good book

3.Asia/350+pg
a.(TBRO) Rock Chick Redemption - over 350 pgs
b.(N2U) Bared to You by Author Sylvia Day, who is half-Japanese (or any other S.D. book)

4.Commonwealth of Aust/vv rich
a.(TBRO)Shopping for a Billionaire 1-features a billionaire
b.(TBR)Just for Now - Setting is New Zealand

5.Europe/Hist Rom
a.(TBRO)Frenched - Setting Paris, France
b.(TBRO)Truce: The Historic Neighbor from Hell-a Historical Romance set in England that is very good

6.North America/New Release
a.(TBRO)Corralled-Setting Wyoming, USA
b.(N2U)Legal Affairs - Confessions of a Litigation God-Setting USA also fairly new release and I liked this alot!

7.South America/Sports/Partying
a.(TBRO)Dangerous Liaison-Setting Central/South America
b.(N2U)Shattered-Setting Chile, South America also Sports, I loved this story!

8.Island/ship etc./Water
a.(TBRO)Coffee and Cockpits-Setting in Samoa (Island), Pacific Ocean
b.(N2U)On the Island-Setting is an Island and this is an amazing story!

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[LaurLa]

Kristin - I'm looking forward to picking for you but it's been a busy weekend! I'll have your picks by tomorrow night at the latest!

[LaurLa]

Anniluvs - thanks for the picks. They look really good and I can't wait to dive in and figure out which ones to read. Thanks for wading through by TBR ;-)

[AerinLuvs]

Laurla wrote: "Anniluvs - thanks for the picks. They look really good and I can't wait to dive in and figure out which ones to read. Thanks for wading through by TBR ;-)"

No problem! It was fun!

[Elizabeth]

Hi Ashley

Here are your picks, I hope you'll find something you'd like this read this month!

Africa: pet in the story Somebody to Love (TBR)

Antarctica: a book without people on the cover Jagged (TBR) or Golden Trail (TBR) or The Next Always (new)

Asia: set in Maldives On the Island (TBR)

Australia: H is very rich Lord's Fall (TBR)

Europe: historical romances The Bronze Horseman or Texas Destiny (both new)

North America: new release Flat-Out Celeste (new)

South America: involves partying The Perks of Being a Wallflower (new)

Ocean: Lethal (new)

[Madison ✨]

Laurla wrote: "Kristin - I'm looking forward to picking for you but it's been a busy weekend! I'll have your picks by tomorrow night at the latest!"

No problem, looking forward to seeing what you pick!

[Macwolf01 [Elise]]

Hi KarenH
Here are my Sept PIFM picks for you, hope you find something you like ... if not let me know. E

Our World
Africa
The Mane Squeeze (Pride #4) by Shelly Laurenston (shifter) TBR
The Winter Rose (The Tea Rose #2) by Jennifer Donnelly (historical set in Africa BIG) NEW


Antarctica
Cold Crossover: A Chilling Northwest Mystery by Tom Kelly (no people) TBR
The Atlas Fracture by Tim Queeney (set in Antarctica) NEW


Asia
Sweet Dreams (Colorado Mountain #2) by Kristen Ashley (562p) TBR
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (set in Asia) NEW


Australia
Tangle of Need (Psy-Changeling, #11) by Nalini Singh (she’s from New Zealand) TBR
Storm (Storm MC #1) by Nina Levine (she’s from Australia) NEW


Europe
Midnight Shadows (Midnight #3.5) by Lisa Marie Rice (Greece) TBR
The Secret (Highlands' Lairds #1) by Julie Garwood (Scotland – HR) NEW


North America
In Rides Trouble (Black Knights Inc. #2) by Julie Ann Walker (set in USA) TBR
How the Light Gets In: A Chief Inspector Gamache by Louise Penny (Set In Canada released Jul 29 2014) NEW


South America
Straddling the Line (Play by Play #8) by Jaci Burton (sports) TBR
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel (Mexico) NEW


Ocean
Halfway There (Fool's Gold #9.75) by Susan Mallery (Beach, really short) TBR or
It's in His Kiss (Lucky Harbor #10) by Jill Shalvis (Beach) TBR
Sweetest Curse by Susan D. Taylor (Mermaids … goes with the theme) NEW

[Madison ✨]

Hi Ty,
I got you a second time for this challenge so lets try this again! I tried to not pick any chick-lit this time, hope you find something you like.



Africa

Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson - although this is a stretch to fit within this category, it does have a pet in the story. (REC)

Act of Mercy by Mandy M. Roth - “shifter” or werewolf book (TBR)

Antarctica

Deception Point by Dan Brown - isolated setting in the arctic circle and no people on the cover (REC)

Europe

Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley - a historical romance located in Scotland (REC)

North America

The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult - parts of it takes place in Alaska and the author is from North America. (REC)

Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride- The setting is Seattle (TBR)

Destry by Lola Stark - The setting is Texas (TBR)

South America

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire - a young adult book that includes both sports and partying. (REC)

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max - includes partying and is just a funny quick read. (REC)

Ocean

Swimming to Tokyo by Brenda St. John Brown - (TBR)

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Macwolf01 [Elise] wrote: "Hi KarenH
Here are my Sept PIFM picks for you, hope you find something you like ... if not let me know. E

Our World
Africa
The Mane Squeeze (Pride #4) by Shelly Laurenston (shifter) TBR
The Winte..."

Thanks for the great picks! I know I'm going to be reading It's in His Kiss, and there are several more I'd like to get to, depending on how much time I have. I'm also adding a few to my wishlist to hopefully get to sometime down the road (gee, thanks...).

[Brett]

Sandy wrote: "Brett I enjoyed browsing your shelves! Here are your picks for September:

Africa
TBR:
New: since it's been waiting on my kindle for awhile now. haha

[Ty]

Kristin wrote: "Hi Ty,
I got you a second time for this challenge so lets try this again! I tried to not pick any chick-lit this time, hope you find something you like.
"

Thanks for the picks! It's looking like Necromancer for now. :)

[Ty]

Daffodil - I will def work on your picks tomorrow. sorry for the wait!

[Brett]

Aarati
I have your picks ready! I had fun looking through all your books. We have similar tastes. If you want me to change any let me know.

Africa: -from your TBR and an awesome read

Antarctica: - new to you I think and really really good.

Asia: - from your TBR. A little slow at first, but it gets good

Australia: - from your TBR and the guy is uber rich

Europe: or - new to you I think. Both are really good and a couple of my favorites

North America: -from your TBR. Awesome fun book.

South America: - new I think but I did see another of her books on your TBR.

Ocean: -from your TBR or - new to you.

Enjoy!

[Carrie]

Dee, I'm a tad rusty on this as its been awhile but I hope you like your selection.

Africa
TBR:
New to you:

Antarctica
TBR:
New to you:

Commonwealth of Australia
TBR:
New to you:


Europe
TBR:
New to you:


North America
TBR:
New to you:


South America
TBR:
New to you:


Ocean
TBR: (resort on an island)
New to you:

Happy reading