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2019 March Pick-It-For-Me Challenge
NancyH! I just posted your picks back on Message 36!
Okay I'm ACU to here! Keep those picks coming everyone!
Fran here are your picks! I hope you enjoy them. This is my first time doing this so I hope I did it right... 1. Its Beninners Luck
tbr:
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2. Find a Penny
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3. Dont let a black cat..
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4. Bad Luck Comes In 3s
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5. If You Break A Mirror
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6. 666
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7. Cross Your Fingers
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8. Friday the 13th
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Happy Reading :)
HeatherMarie wrote: "Diane’s PIFM March Hi! Hope you find something good to read this month! Let me know if you need re-picks!
1.“It’s Beginners Luck!”
TBR: Getting Schooled (one person cover)
New: [..."
Thanks for the great picks HeatherMarie!
Hi Mary-Megan, Here are your picks. You have some really interesting books on your list, so I have added a lot of yours and some of mine that I have really enjoyed. I hope you find something good that you like!
Beginner's Luck: 1st in series - A Princess in Theory; one person on cover - The Stolen Marriage; a stand-alone book ( and REALLY GOOD!) - Harry's Trees
Find a penny: Brown on cover (and really good!) - Chocolate Secrets; an idiom - Ain't She a Peach?
Black cat: Animal on cover - Just One Of The Guys; animal in story, horse - Sweet Nothings
Bad luck in threes: Umbrella made of triangle shapes on cover (also really good)- Sisters Like Us; somewhat of a love triangle (MC has two interested guys who possibly turn into love interests) and really good - Criminal Confections
Mirror: Gray on cover - Snowfall at Willow Lake; 3 and 7 in page count (437p.) - Virtue Falls
666 - Red on cover - To Scotland with Love; number on title: I Owe You One; Mystery subtag - The Anniversary Man
Cross your fingers: Historical tag plus friendship - The Lost Girls of Paris; Historical and really good - Before We Were Yours
Friday the 13th: Has a 1 and 3 in pub. date - 2013 - Neanderthal Seeks Human; Has a 1 and 3 in page county (318) and is a laugh-out-loud funny and good story - Guns Will Keep Us Together
Happy reading!
Jessi wrote: "Fran here are your picks! I hope you enjoy them. This is my first time doing this so I hope I did it right... "Thanks for the great picks Jessi!
Sonja wrote: "NancyH's PIFMWe had a TON of books in common, but then surprisingly I didn't have much trouble finding new books for you. You had a LONG TBR list so I didn't want to add too much to it and I notic..."
Sonja, Thank you for such great picks! I want to read every one of them - right now!! I will force myself to wait until March, although it will probably take me that long to decide which one to start with - lol! And yes, I am definitely interested in a Buddy Read, so let me know when you get that book. I can start any time.
Nancy H wrote: "Hi Mary-Megan, Here are your picks. You have some really interesting books on your list, so I have added a lot of yours and some of mine that I have really enjoyed. I hope you find something good ..."
Thanks for the great picks. I can't wait to get started!
Hi Laura!Here are your picks...I hope you find a goodie or two here!
1. Its Beginners Luck
new: Protecting What's His
new: Snow Angels
2. Find a Penny
tbr: Annihilate Me Vol. 2
3. Dont let a black cat..
new: The Valentine's Curse
new: Single Wolf Female- this is a stand-alone in a series, but if you want to start at the beginning, please feel free to read book #1-Beauty Dates the Beast
4. Bad Luck Comes In 3s
new: Party of Three
5. If You Break A Mirror
tbr: Kitty and the Silver Bullet
tbr: Moon Called
6. 666
tbr: Florida
7. Cross Your Fingers
tbr: Neanderthal Seeks Human
new: Alice's Alphas
8. Friday the 13th
tbr: Vengeance in Death
new: Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny
Happy Reading!
Sonja,Here are your picks!
"Its Beginners Luck"
TBR -
New -
"Find a Penny Pick it Up"
TBR -
New -
"Don't Let a Black Cat Cross Your Path"
TBR -
New -
"Bad Luck Always Comes in Threes"
TBR -
New -
"If You Break a Mirror, That's Seven Years Bad Luck"
TBR -
New -
"666"
TBR -
New -
"Cross Your Fingers"
TBR -
New -
"Friday the 13th"
TBR -
New -
hi jenny...i'm working on your picks and hope to have them up later this evening or tomorrow!
Nancy H wrote: "Sonja wrote: "NancyH's PIFMWe had a TON of books in common, but then surprisingly I didn't have much trouble finding new books for you. You had a LONG TBR list so I didn't want to add too much to ..."
YES! Let's do it, Nancy! My copy is in transit to the library so I'll likely have it by March 1. Whenever you're able to start it, LMK!
Carina wrote: "Sonja,Here are your picks!
"Its Beginners Luck"
TBR -
New -
"Find a Penny Pick it Up"
TBR - [bookcover:A Duke in..."
These are AWESOME, Carina, thank you!! I am going to be a busy little bookworm this month! Hoping I can do this fab list justice, though I usually only get about 5-6 books per month... Thank you so much for the awesome new books too!!!
I'm ACU to here. Still have about 30 hours to get picks in!
☘KathyD☘ wrote: "hi jenny...i'm working on your picks and hope to have them up later this evening or tomorrow!"Hi KathyD,I think it's the other way round. I'm supposed to pick for you :)
I will finish your picks tomorrow!
Fran wrote: "Hi Laura!Here are your picks...I hope you find a goodie or two here!
1. Its Beginners Luck
new: Protecting What's His
new: Snow Angels
2. Find a Penny
tbr: [book:..."
thanks xxx
Elke wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Elke, I'll be working on you picks tomorrow!"Okie dokie MK!!"
Yeah, that didn't happen. 🤦🏻♀️
Tonight for sure!
MountainKat wrote: "Elke wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Elke, I'll be working on you picks tomorrow!"Okie dokie MK!!"
Yeah, that didn't happen. 🤦🏻♀️
Tonight for sure!"
No worries! :)
Friendly reminder to all that your picks are due by about 2pm Pacific time tomorrow, 2/27!
Also, if you don’t think you’ll make that deadline, please PM me! Thank you and hope everyone is able to do their picks!
For Tonya!! Hope you find a couple you like :-)It’s Beginners Luck!
TBR ~ Scrappy Little Nobody ~ Anna Kendrick ~ single person
NEW ~ Loki's Daughters ~ Delle Jacobs ~ standalone
Find a penny, pick it up
TBR ~ Grey ~ E.L. James ~ wealthy
NEW ~ Naked in Death ~ J.D. Robb ~ wealthy
Don’t let a black cat cross your path!
TBR ~ Red Rising ~ Pierce Brown ~ mostly black cover
NEW ~ Marked ~ Sarah Fine ~ paranormal tag
Bad luck always comes in threes
TBR ~ Outlander ~ Diana Gabaldon ~ love triangle?
NEW ~ Stolen Songbird ~ Danielle L. Jensen ~ trilogy
If you break a mirror, that’s seven years of bad luck
TBR ~ The Hobbit or There and Back Again ~ J.R.R Tolkien ~ 3, 7 in pub date (original)
NEW ~ Neurotica ~ Eliza Gordon ~ gray cover
666
TBR ~ The Four-Fingered Man ~ Cerberus Jones ~ number in title
NEW ~ Hot Asset ~ Lauren Layne ~ number in series
Cross your fingers!
TBR ~ Fall of Giants ~ Ken Follett ~ historical tag
NEW ~ The Blue-Ribbon Jalapeno Society Jubilee ~ Carolyn Brown ~ friends
Friday the 13th
TBR ~ Dark Lover ~ J.R. Ward ~ 13+ books in series
NEW ~ Lucky 13: Matchmaking and Misunderstandings ~ Cat Gardiner ~ 13 in title!
Hi Elke, here you go! It was lots of fun picking books for you - I hope I found some good ones. All of the new ones, and most of the TBR books too, I really enjoyed, 🤞🏼 that you do too! (See what I did there?! 😂)It's Beginners Luck!
TBR: Best Laid Plans by Lauren Blakely
NEW: Playboy Pilot by Penelope Ward
Find a penny, pick it up...
TBR: Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean
NEW: Hard to Hold on To by Laura Kaye
Don't let a black cat cross your path!
TBR: Rumor Has It by Jill Shalvis
NEW: Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison
Bad luck always comes in threes
TBR: Alex by Sawyer Bennett
NEW: Royally Screwed by Emma Chase
If you break a mirror, that’s seven years of bad luck
TBR: The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory
NEW: Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
666
TBR: Nine Days In Greece by Kristie Dickinson
NEW: Undeniably Yours by Shannon Stacey
Cross your fingers!
TBR: Devil's Daughter by Lisa Kleypas
NEW: Mister Moneybags by Vi Keeland
Friday the 13th
TBR: Pucked Love by Helena Hunting
NEW: Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
Happy Reading!
Hi Carrie Hope you enjoy my choices - Happy reading.
“It’s Beginners Luck!” -
or
“Find a penny, pick it up…” -
or
“Don’t let a black cat cross your path!” -
or
“Bad luck always comes in threes” -
or
“If you break a mirror, that’s seven years of bad luck”
or
“666” -
or
“Cross your fingers!”
or
“Friday the 13th”
or
Hi KathyD,Here are my picks for you! I hope you'll find something good :-)
“It’s Beginners Luck!”
TBR:
(one person on the cover)NEW:
(standalone book)“Find a penny, pick it up…”
TBR:
(brown(ish) cover)NEW:
(Wealthy Character)“Don’t let a black cat cross your path!”
TBR:
(MPG Paranormal) NEW:
(mostly black cover)“Bad luck always comes in threes”
TBR:
(substitute: green cover)NEW:
(kind of a love triangle)“If you break a mirror, that’s seven years of bad luck”
TBR:
(3 and 7 in the page count)NEW:
(silver/gray cover)“666”
TBR:
(MPG Mystery)NEW:
(Number in the title)“Cross your fingers!”
TBR:
(MPG Historical)NEW:
(hands on the cover)“Friday the 13th”
TBR:
(13 in publication date)TBR:
(1 and 3 in page count)Happy Reading!
Hi Jessi! The message I posted was supposed to be for you yesterday, but I named the person picking for me instead! Sorry about that! Here are your March picks. I have read all of these books and many are 5-star favorites for me and/or are part of fantastic series’. I hope you find something great!“It’s Beginners Luck!”
Wildest Dreams, Kristen Ashley — first in its series (tbr)
The Dom Who Loved Me, Lexi Blake — first in its series (new)
“Find a penny, pick it up…”
When You Dare, Lori Foster — brown(ish) cover (tbr)
Alex, Sawyer Bennett — wealthy character (new)
“Don’t let a black cat cross your path!”
Beyond the Highland Mist, Karen Marie Moning — tagged paranormal (tbr)
Slave to Sensation, Nalini Singh — animal in the story/tagged paranormal (new)
“Bad luck always comes in threes”
It Ain’t Me, Babe, Tillie Cole — trees and ground form a triangle (tbr)
Dirty Billionaire, Meghan March — part of a trilogy (new)
“If you break a mirror, that’s seven years of bad luck”
Halfway to the Grave, Jeaniene Frost — 3 and 7 in the publication date (tbr)
Come Away with Me, Kristen Proby — gray(ish) cover (new)
“666”
Laid Bare, Lauren Dane — red on the cover (tbr)
Dangerous Highlander, Donna Grant — tagged fantasy (new)
“Cross your fingers!”
The Darkest Hour, Maya Banks — hands on the cover (tbr)
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, Jennifer Ashley — tagged historical (new)
“Friday the 13th”
Forgotten Sins, Rebecca Zanetti — 1 and 3 in publication date (tbr)
The Warlord Wants Forever, Kresley Cole — first book in a series with more than 13 books (new)
jenny wrote: "☘KathyD☘ wrote: "hi jenny...i'm working on your picks and hope to have them up later this evening or tomorrow!"Hi KathyD,I think it's the other way round. I'm supposed to pick for you :)
I will f..."
lol...you are correct! I picked for Jessi...too many "j" names for me this month! =)
jenny wrote: "Hi KathyD,Here are my picks for you! I hope you'll find something good :-)
“It’s Beginners Luck!”
TBR:
(one person on the cover)NEW: [bookcover:The Simple Wild|..."
thanks jenny!! these look fantastic!!
MountainKat wrote: "Hi Elke, here you go! It was lots of fun picking books for you - I hope I found some good ones. All of the new ones, and most of the TBR books too, I really enjoyed, 🤞🏼 that you do too! (See what I..."OMG! Thanks so much for the great picks!! I will let you know what I read as I go along!! :)
Hi LaurLa! I'm still working on your picks, I'll have them to you by the end of the day!
Hi jenny,I hope you like your picks! if you want to change anything just let me know.
“It’s Beginners Luck!” -
TBR ~ Too Late by Colleen Hoover ..A standalone book
NEW ~ The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead ..1st in its series
“Find a penny, pick it up…” -
NEW ~ Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell ..A wealthy character
NEW ~ Money, Honey by Susan Sey ..Money on the cover and A title that rhymes
“Don’t let a black cat cross your path!” -
TBR ~ Gus by Kim Holden ..Mostly black on the cover
NEW ~ Written in Red by Anne Bishop ..Paranormal tag and an animal in the story
“Bad luck always comes in threes” -
TBR ~ Dirty Kylie Scott ..Part of a trilogy
NEW ~ How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks ..
“If you break a mirror, that’s seven years of bad luck” -
TBR ~ Love Online by Penelope Ward ..A gray cover
NEW ~ Mirror Me by Tara St. Pierre ..A mirror on the cover
“666” -
TBR ~ Perfect by Cecelia Ahern ..A red cover
NEW ~ Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost ..Romance Fantasy
“Cross your fingers!” -
TBR ~ Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins ..Features friends
NEW ~ Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles ..Hands on the cover
“Friday the 13th” -
TBR ~ Sex, Not Love by Vi Keeland ..Hands on the cover
NEW ~ The Princesses of Iowa by M. Molly Backes ..A mirror on the cover
Looks like we're just missing picks from Carmen, Suzanne and Tonya with a couple more hours to get them in!
Sonja wrote: "Looks like we're just missing picks from Carmen, Suzanne and Tonya with a couple more hours to get them in!"I'm working on mine now!
Suzanne wrote: "Sonja wrote: "Looks like we're just missing picks from Carmen, Suzanne and Tonya with a couple more hours to get them in!"I'm working on mine now!"
Thanks so much Suzanne! I saw your post to LaurLa after I PMd you! O_o
“It’s Beginners Luck!”Pick a book that is a 1st in its series or is a standalone book:
Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews
Or pick a book with one person on the cover:
Birthday Suit by Lauren Blakely
“Find a penny, pick it up…”
Pick a book with a wealthy character in it:
Beautiful Bitch by Christina Lauren
With brown on Cover:
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau - **NEW**
Money on the cover:
Money, Honey by Susan Sey - **NEW**
Or pick a book with a title that rhymes or is a parody of an idiom, a common metaphorical phrase:
Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones
“Don’t let a black cat cross your path!”
Pick a book with an animal in the story or on the cover:
Kiss a Girl in the Rain by Nancy Warren
Mostly black on the cover:
Dangerous Secrets by Lisa Renee Jones
Or pick a book with a Paranormal MP tag:
Written in Red by Anne Bishop
Written in Red by Anne Bishop
“Bad luck always comes in threes”
Pick a book that is part of a trilogy:
Manwhore by Katy Evans - **NEW**
Pick a book that includes a love triangle:
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs - **NEW**
“If you break a mirror, that’s seven years of bad luck”
Silver or gray on the cover:
Hallowed Ground by Rebecca Yarros
A book with the numbers 3 and 7 in the page count or publication date:
Hot Bayou SEAL by Cindy Dees – 163 Pages
“666”
Pick a book with red on the cover:
Warrior by Zoe Archer
With a mystery, suspense, horror or fantasy theme/subtag:
The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner
Or pick a book with a number in the title or in the series name (the series number doesn’t count!):
One Perfect Christmas by Stefanie Sloane
“Cross your fingers!”
Pick a book that features friends:
Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas
Has a historical tag:
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Has a hand or hands on the cover:
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
“Friday the 13th”
Pick a book with the numbers 1 and 3 in the title, series, page count or publication date:
3rd Degree by James Patterson
Pick a book from a series of at least 13 books in it:
Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb
Pick a book with a symbol - or any item from the previous 7 superstitions - on the cover:
Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
Dale wrote: "Hi Carrie Hope you enjoy my choices - Happy reading.
“It’s Beginners Luck!” -
or “Find a penny, pick it up…” -
[bookcover:Theodos..."
Thank you Dale for the great picks
Thanks for the PM Sonja. :)Dale I'm working on the picks now. Sorry for the late posting
My picks for Dale (watt2d)“It’s Beginners Luck!” -
TBR - Throne of Glass
New - Branded
“Find a penny, pick it up…” -
TBR - The Kiss Quotient (wealthy)
New - The Boss (wealthy)
Don’t let a black cat cross your path!” -
TBR - Walker (animal on the cover)
New - On the Edge (PNR)
“Bad luck always comes in threes” -
New - Down to You (love triangle)
New - Fraternize (love triangle)
“If you break a mirror, that’s seven years of bad luck” -
TBR - The Hating Game (numbers 3 and 7 in the page count)
New - It Ends with Us (1 and 3 in the page count)
“666” -
TBR - Seduce Me at Sunrise (red cover)
New - Whispered Lies (a mystery, suspense)
“Cross your fingers!” -
TBR - A Match Made in Bed (historical tag)
New - Nuts (hand on the cover)
“Friday the 13th” -
TBR - Lover Enshrined (a series of at least 13 books in it)
New - Hate Notes (1 and 3 in the page count)
Happy Reading!! :-)
Thanks Carmen and Suzanne! Okay that just leaves one, but being we had such short turnaround this month, I’ll give her until tomorrow morning. I’ve already PM’d her, MountainKat!
☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Hi Jessi! The message I posted was supposed to be for you yesterday, but I named the person picking for me instead! Sorry about that! Here are your March picks. I have read all of these books and m..."These look great KathyD! Thank you.
Thanks for the PM Sonja - MountainKat, I got behind with life isht but I'm working on it now!!!
For MountainKat!! Hope you enjoy one or more!! :)It’s Beginners Luck!
TBR ~ Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan - standalone
NEW ~ Death and the Girl Next Door - Darynda Jones - first in a series
Find a penny, pick it up
TBR ~ No Ordinary Billionaire - J.S. Scott - wealthy
NEW ~ The Mighty Storm - Samantha Towle - wealthy
Don’t let a black cat cross your path!
TBR ~ Trust - Kylie Scott - mostly black cover
NEW ~ One Careful Owner - Jane Harvey-Berrick - animal on cover
Bad luck always comes in threes
TBR ~ Theirs to Take - Laura Kaye - love triangle
NEW ~ If I Were You - Lisa Renee Jones - part of a trilogy
If you break a mirror, that’s seven years of bad luck
TBR ~ Hate Notes - Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward - silver/gray on the cover
NEW ~ The Man In The Mirror - Georgia Le Carre - mirror on cover
666
TBR ~ Secrets in Death - J.D. Robb - mystery/suspense
NEW ~ Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake - Sarah MacLean - number in the title and series name
Cross your fingers!
TBR ~ Hail Mary - Nicola Rendell - hands on the cover
NEW ~ The Governess - Christi Caldwell - historical tag
Friday the 13th
TBR ~ From Sanctum with Love - Lexi Blake - series at least 13 books in it
NEW ~ Black Cat - Cat Johnson - item from other superstitions on cover
Awesome Tonya thank you! And we’re done! Now we only need to wait one night... ^_^
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "My picks for Dale (watt2d)“It’s Beginners Luck!” -
TBR - Throne of Glass
New - Branded
“Find a pen..."
Dear Carmen
Thanks so much for the picks. Looking forward to reading some of these.
Happy reading everyone. :)
Rebecca wrote: "Hi jenny,I hope you like your picks! if you want to change anything just let me know.
“It’s Beginners Luck!” -
TBR ~ Too Late by Colleen Hoover ..A standalone book
NEW ~ [book:T..."
Thank you, Rebecca! These look good :-)
ONE day left! (actually less for many of you) What's everyone going to read first??
I'm starting with
over the weekend, if I can finish my last February book, Equal Rites!
Tonya wrote: "For MountainKat!! Hope you enjoy one or more!! :)It’s Beginners Luck!
TBR ~ Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan - standalone
NEW ~ Death and the Girl Next Door - Daryn..."
Thanks for the picks Tonya - I see several I want to read and more to check out! And no worries about the wait - life gets crazy some (most) of the time! I was actually gone all day yesterday and didn't even look for my picks until this morning. 😊
Sonja wrote: "ONE day left! (actually less for many of you) What's everyone going to read first??
I'm starting with
over the weekend, if I can finish my last February b..."I might start with one of my new suggestions as I got it for free (always a bonus but especially in March as it’s my OH and my sons bdays)
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I tried to pick genres new books for you mainly in the fantasy, PNR and historical genre. Hopefully some good new books for you to discover.
It’s Beginners Luck
TBR:
NEW:
Find a Penny...
TBR:
NEW:
Don’t Let a Black Cat...
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NEW:
Bad Luck Comes in Threes
TBR:
New:
If You Break a Mirror...
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NEW:
666
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NEW:
Cross Your Fingers
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Friday the 13th
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I hope you find some picks to enjoy in March! Happy reading. H x