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SonjaI'm hoping I've done this right... here are you Picks for June :D
June Wedding
New: Falling for the Movie Star Published June 2014
TBR The Hidden Summer Gin Philips, hopefully set in summer
White Wedding
New Accidental Roommate, Katie Kyler White cover.
New Sparrow LJ Shen, Wealthy Main Man & Virgin Main Gal
Its Bad for the Groom to See the Bride Before the Wedding
New The NewlyFEDS, Logan Chance, Fake Marriage
New Payback's A Bitch Missy Johnson, Enemies to Lovers
Tossing the Bouquet
TBR The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, Megan Mullally, Flowers on the cover
New Harley & Rose Carmen Jenner, colourful/glitter cover
Something Old
TBR Risky Business Nora Roberts, added August 2018
Something New
TBR True to You Becky Wade, Added May 2019
Something Borrowed
New Running into Love , Aurora Reynolds, Happily Married Characters, MC's Parents.
New/TBR The Bride Julie Garwood, Recommened by Help Name that Book FB Group, but also on your TBR.
Something Blue
New Pucking Parker, Jullian Quinn, Loyalty
TBR Cure for the Common Breakup, Beth Kendrick, Blue Cover.
Happy Reading!
Courtney wrote: "SWEW! Here you go Fran! I hope I did OK.
🌸Summer/paranormal beings.
TBR: Remembrance (paranormal)
NEW: The Perfect Couple(summer)
[bookcover:Remembrance|25573701..."
Thank you Courtney for the great picks!
Christy wrote: "Laura - This is my first time to do this challenge. Hopefully, you are happy with my picks. Let me know if I didn't do something right. Happy Reading!!
🌸Recommend a book that was published in Ju..."
great picks thanks hun x
Sonja wrote: "Hey Diane ~Firefly~! Here are your picks for June! Hopefully I picked a variety for you!
June Weddings:
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TBR:
Buried in Books (June pub)
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TBR:
[book:Every Witch Way But..."
Thanks for the picks Sonja!
Hi Laurala here are your picks for the month.June Weddings: The month of June derives its name from Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage. It was thought that couples who married in June would be blessed with prosperity and happiness.
🌸Recommend a book that was published in June of any year or is set in the summer, or recommend a book that features gods and goddesses or any other mythical or paranormal beings.
TBR -
(paranormal)NEW -
(published in june 2018) or
(set in Summer)White Wedding Dress: Prior to 1840, brides didn't wear white dresses, they generally just wore their best dress. When Queen Victoria wore a flowing white gown, it started a trend, with the white color signifying wealth and power. The additional meaning of purity/virginity developed later.
🌸Recommend a book with a wealthy or a virginal MC, or a book with a mostly white cover.
TBR -
(white cover)NEW -
(wealthy MC) or
(white cover)It's bad luck for the Groom to see the Bride before the wedding: This superstition dates back to the time of arranged marriages, when people believed that if the couple saw each other before the ceremony, it would give them a chance to change their minds and back out of the wedding.
🌸Recommend a book with an arranged marriage or marriage of convenience, or with a "fake" marriage or engagement. Or you can recommend a book with an enemies to lovers or second-chance storyline, or a book with 2 people on the cover.
TBR -
(Enemies to lovers)NEW -
(enemies to lovers) or
(fake Marriage) Tossing the bouquet: In medieval times it was considered good luck for wedding guests to obtain a piece of the bride's clothing, so the bride would toss a garter to the guests. Over time this evolved to the current custom of the bride throwing her bouquet to predict who will be the next bride, and the garter toss became the groom's duty.
🌸Recommend a book with a character that acts as a matchmaker, or who would be considered a "wallflower", or a book with a cover that has flowers on it or is otherwise colorful.
TBR -
(colorful cover)NEW -
(colorful cover) or
(Colorful cover)Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue - These four items all brides are supposed to wear or carry to start their marriage off on the right foot.
Something Old: Represents the ties to the bride’s family and her past.22328546] (enemies to lovers)
🌸Recommend a book that has been on your pickee's shelf for at least a year (or among the oldest if they don't have anything that old), or a book that was published more than 10 years ago, or that is shelved as "historical romance".
TBR -
(historical)NEW -
(Historical) or
(published in 2009)Something New: Represents a life to come with her husband.
🌸Recommend a book that was first published or first added to your pickee's shelves this year, or a book that is shelved "futuristic".
TBR -
(added this year)NEW -
(futuristic) or
(futuristic)Something Borrowed: This must be an item from someone who is in a successful marriage to pass on the “good luck.”
🌸Recommend a book that includes a character that is happily married (doesn't have to be the MCs), or a book that was recommended to you in some way (by a friend, in a challenge, GR recommendations, etc.) that you read and enjoyed - pass on the recommendation!
TBR -
NEW -
(recommed and loved) or
(marriage)Something Blue: Stands for faithfulness, loyalty and purity.
🌸Recommend a book with a MC that has a loyal group of family or friends, or a book with something blue on the cover.
TBR -
(blue Cover)NEW -
(blue cover- loved this) or
(Blue cover and another favourite of mine)If you need any repicks just let me know I tried to mix up your picks so hope you find something you like.
Happy reading :).
Laura wrote: "Rebecca!!!!!🌸Recommend a book that was published in June of any year or is set in the summer, or recommend a book that features gods and goddesses or any other mythical or paranormal beings.
T..."
Laura these look wonderful Thank you
RomanticbookwormI will have your pick tomorrow.
Hi Hazel!I hope you find a goodie or two here!
June Wedding - both pub. in June
TBR Wicked Favor
TBR Come
White Wedding
TBR This is War, Baby
TBR Brooklynaire
Its Bad for the Groom to See the Bride Before the Wedding
TBR Charming Hannah
New Dirty in Charge
Tossing the Bouquet - both wallflowers
New The Hostage Bargain
New Dearest Clementine
Something Old
TBR The Farmer's Wife- pub over 10 yrs ago
New Completely Smitten- FAC for June- my favorite Mallery- pub over 10 years ago
Something New
TBR Stud in the Stacks
Something Borrowed
TBR If I Were You- I really loved this one!
Something Blue
New The Stocking was Hung
New Meet Cute
Happy Reading!
Fran wrote: "Hi Hazel!I hope you find a goodie or two here!
June Wedding - both pub. in June
TBR Wicked Favor
TBR Come
White Wedding
TBR This is War, Baby
TB..."
Thanks Fran I can’t wait to read some of these! XX
Rebecca wrote: "RomanticbookwormI will have your pick tomorrow."
Looking forward to it Rebecca :)
For NancyH -- woohoo! I get to pick for you a second month in a row :-) I hope you enjoy these - I tried to make sure they weren't repeats from last month :-)June Weddings
🌸TBR ~ Title Wave ~ Barrett, Lorna ~ published June 2016
🌸NEW ~ Unfinished Business ~ Nora Roberts ~ originally published June 1992
White Wedding Dress
🌸TBR ~ Priced to Move - Genny Aiken ~ white(ish) cover
🌸NEW ~ Caught Up in Us ~ Lauren Blakely ~ white cover
It's bad luck for the Groom to see the Bride before the wedding
🌸TBR ~ Part-Time Lover ~ Lauren Blakely ~ marriage of convenience
🌸NEW ~ Second Chance Summer ~ Jill Shalvis ~ second chance romance
Tossing the bouquet
🌸TBR ~ Miracle ~ Deborah Smith ~ colorful cover
🌸NEW ~ Truly, Madly ~ Heather Webber ~ matchmaker
Something Old
🌸TBR ~ The House on Sugar Plum Lane ~ Judy Duarte ~ one of oldest on your TBR
🌸NEW ~ Lost in Temptation ~ Lauren Royal ~ published 10+ years ago
Something New
🌸TBR ~ Lemonade and Lies ~ Agatha Frost ~ most recent add to your TBR
🌸NEW ~ Secondborn ~ Amy A. Bartol ~ futuristic
Something Borrowed
🌸TBR ~ Visions in Death ~ J.D. Robb (or whichever is next for you) ~ very happily married couple
🌸NEW ~ The Will ~ Kristen Ashley ~ Alyssa and Junior are happily married
Something Blue
🌸TBR ~ Good Luck with That - Kristan Higgins ~ loyalty is a big part of this book
🌸NEW ~ Fatal Affair ~ Marie Force ~ Samantha has a very loyal set of friends/family
LaurLa wrote: "For NancyH -- woohoo! I get to pick for you a second month in a row :-) I hope you enjoy these - I tried to make sure they weren't repeats from last month :-)June Weddings
🌸TBR ~ [book:Title..."
Thank you, LaurLa! These look fabulous! Yes, I saw that you had the 'misfortune' - lol - to pick for me two months in a row, but that is okay with me because I liked your last month's picks for me and read 4 of them. (I still need to go in and update in that thread.) I can't wait to start these!
My picks for JamieJune Weddings:
TBR: Satisfaction Guaranteed (published in June)
NEW: Sweet Evil (mythology)
White Wedding Dress:
Books with a mostly white cover.
TBR: Filthy Rich Boys
NEW: To Katie With Love
It's bad luck for the Groom to see the Bride before the wedding:
TBR: Unconditional (two people on the cover)
NEW: Reckless
Tossing the bouquet:
TBR: Breathless (flower on cover)
NEW: The Bride Test (parent try to play matchmaker)
Something Old:
TBR: Banging Reaper (added last year)
NEW: The Rogue's Wager (historical romance)
Something New:
TBR: Something So Right (first pick)
NEW: The Man in the Black Suit (first pick on my tbr)
Something Borrowed:
TBR: Dirty Headlines
NEW: 10 Ways to Handle the Best Man (rec)
Something Blue:
TBR: Taken by Her Best Friend's Brother, Part 1
NEW: Friends With Partial Benefits (blue jeans)
Happy reading! ☺
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "My picks for JamieJune Weddings:
TBR: Satisfaction Guaranteed (published in June)
NEW: Sweet Evil (mythology)
[bookcov..."Awesome!!! Thank you for my choices 😘
Hi Romanticbookworm,I had a great time looking at your bookshelves and have wrote down 14 to buy myself. I hope you like your picks! if you want to change anything just let me know.
June Weddings:
TBR ~ Alexandra by Lauren Royal .. Published June 30th 2015
NEW ~ The Summer Deal by Aleka Nakis .. Is set in the summer
White Wedding Dress:
TBR ~ Defy Me by Mafi, Tahereh .. Has a mostly white cover
NEW ~ Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell .. Has a wealthy MC
It's bad luck for the Groom to see the Bride before the wedding:
TBR ~ Seducing Mr. Darcy by Gwyn Cready .. Has 2 people on the cover
NEW ~ Playing for Keeps by R.L. Mathewson .. Enemies to lovers
Tossing the bouquet:
TBR ~ August by Kit Morgan .. A character that acts as a matchmaker by sending his cousins as mail order brides
NEW ~ The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn .. Has a wallflower character
Something Old:
TBR ~ Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins .. Has been on your shelf since Oct 14, 2010
NEW ~ Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas .. Is shelved as historical romance
Something New:
TBR ~ Charming the Prince by Teresa Medeiros .. Added to your shelf this year
NEW ~ The Melier by Poppy Rhys .. Futuristic
Something Borrowed:
TBR ~ Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian .. This was recommended to me a few yeears ago
NEW ~ The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory .. This is one of my favorite books
Something Blue:
TBR ~ Mosquito by Roma Tearne .. Has a blue cover
NEW ~ Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson .. Has a loyal group of friends
HeatherMarie,Here are your picks!
June Weddings:
TBR - Captivated
New - Downtown Devil
White Wedding Dress:
TBR - Eyes on Me
New - Cruel Legacy
It's bad luck for the Groom to see the Bride before the wedding:
TBR - Mystique
New - By Arrangement
Tossing the Bouquet:
TBR - The Way You Make Me Feel
New - Once Upon a Kiss
Something Old:
TBR - The Jade Temptress
New - Night of the Phantom
Something New:
TBR - It's Getting Scot in Here
New - The Scoundrel in Her Bed
Something Borrowed:
TBR - Caught
New - A Billion Reasons Why
Something Blue:
TBR - Angels Fall
New - Morrigan's Cross
Romanticbookworm wrote: "Hi Laurala here are your picks for the month.June Weddings: The month of June derives its name from Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage. It was thought that couples who married in June would be b..."
Thank-you, Romanticbookworm!! These all look great and I'll be adding at least one to my TBR list!
No problem Laurala happy reading :).
Thanks Rebecca see a few on my tbr that I want to get to and also picked up playing for keeps on Kindle. Will see what I fancy come June :).
Carina wrote: "HeatherMarie,Here are your picks!
June Weddings:
TBR - Captivated
New - Downtown Devil
White Wedding Dress:
TBR - Eyes on Me
New - [book:Cruel ..."
Oh Carina! These look wonderful! Thank you!
We've got about 24 hours left and just a couple of people that haven't done their picks yet. Great job everyone! =)
Hey Carmen,here are your picks for June - hope you find something you like!
1) published in June: Twenty Boy Summer
2) white cover: King of Campus
wealthy MC: Kulti
3) 2 people on cover: The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden
Hotshot Doc
4) colorful cover: Lost & Found
flower on cover: The Truth About Forever
5) on your shelf for over 1 year: Co-Wrecker
6) added this year: America's Geekheart
7) was recommended to me: Undecided
8) blue on cover: Wilder
Happy reading!
Hi Pamela! Here are your picks for this month, let me know if you need me to repick. Happy reading!June Weddings:
• Published in June of any year: The Upside of Falling by Meghan Quinn – Published June 2018
• Set in the summer: Summer Sisters by Judy Blume - **NEW**
• Recommend a book that features gods and goddesses or any other mythical or paranormal beings: Goddess of the Sea by P.C. Cast - **NEW**
White Wedding Dress:
• Book with a wealthy or a virginal MC: Naked in Death by J.D. Robb - **NEW**
• Mostly white cover: Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews
It's bad luck for the Groom to see the Bride before the wedding:
• An arranged marriage or marriage of convenience, a "fake" marriage or engagement: Big Rock by Lauren Blakely - **NEW**
• An enemies to lovers or second-chance storyline: Ain't She Sweet? by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - **NEW**
• A book with 2 people on the cover: Whatever It Takes by Lindsey Pogue
Tossing the bouquet:
• Who would be considered a "wallflower": Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas
• A book with a cover that has flowers on it or is otherwise colorful: A Wish for Us by Tillie Cole
Something Old:
• On Shelf of at least a Year: Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews
• Historical Romance & Published more than 10 Years Ago: The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
Something New:
• A book that was first published or first added to your pickee's shelves this year: Risking it All by Tessa Bailey
• A book that is shelved "futuristic": Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Something Borrowed:
• Recommend a book that includes a character that is happily married: An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris – Happily Married Couple in story
• A that was recommended to you in some way: In the Woods by Tana French– Recommended to Me by my mom
Something Blue:
• Recommend a book with a MC that has a loyal group of family or friends: Vision in White by Nora Roberts – Loyal Group of Family or Friends
• Recommend a book with something blue on the cover: Storm by Brigid Kemmerer – Blue Cover
Chaos Book Reviews. wrote: " SonjaI'm hoping I've done this right... here are you Picks for June :D
June Wedding
New: Falling for the Movie Star Published June 2014
TBR [book:The Hidden Summer|1610103..."
Chaos!
I'm so sorry I haven't gotten a chance to reply! I saw these great picks after you posted them, briefly over the weekend, but it was a hectic holiday weekend and has been a busier week at work! GAH! Why does life get in the way of reading?! LOL
Thank you for these! I'm really excited to get to them and hope I can do your picks better justice than I did Diane's picks for May!
Thank you!!
Hey, Hazel. I finished Can You Keep a Secret?. Hopefully I can squeeze in more by the end of the month.
Hey, Hazel. I finished Can You Keep a Secret?. Hopefully I can squeeze in more by the end of the month.
Hi LaurLa, I have read a couple of things this month, but not nearly as many of your picks as I plan to! First, I was going to read the House on Sugar Plum Lane but then I realized there were others before it in the series, and since I happened to have the first one, Mulberry Park, I went ahead and read it first. It was a great read! Then I continued on with the Sugar Plum one, which was also excellent. So my finished ones are
and
I have started Miracle
, which is also excellent! I hope to get it finished my month's end. It is so good I just want to keep reading, but then real life has a way of interrupting me for some reason - lol.Thank you for such good picks. There are others on the list that I am also planning to read later.
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Hey Suzanne, I finished Delirium today and absolutely loved it. I listened to the audiobook and was captured by the story from the first minute! I can't believe this has been sitting on my tbr for 3 years now. Can't wait to continue this series! Thanks for the pick!!!
Sonja,Finished my first pick and enjoyed it. Thanks!
Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Sonja,Finished my first pick and enjoyed it. Thanks!
"Yaaay! Way to go, Diane!!
Hey Chaos! Its almost the end of the month and I've actually managed 3 of your picks, including 2 New-to-me recommendations. Hoping for a fourth one this weekend, but it's going to be busy so we'll see. THANK YOU so much for the awesome picks and reqs! ✔️
★★★★✔️
★★★★✔️
★★★Hoping to listen to this one while I'm cleaning this weekend too:
Sonja wrote: "Hey Chaos! Its almost the end of the month and I've actually managed 3 of your picks, including 2 New-to-me recommendations. Hoping for a fourth one this weekend, but it's going to be busy so we'll..."Hey That's Awesome! Hopefully they were decent recommendations on my behalf. :D
Pamela wrote: "Hey Carmen,here are your picks for June - hope you find something you like!
1) published in June: Twenty Boy Summer
2) white cover: "
Pamela I got to read
and loved it. Thank you for the picks
Carrie now were at the end of the month, I would like to say thank-you heaps for your suggestions Carrie, I tried pretty hard to get to all of them and do the other book stuff I had to do this month. I have On Dublin Street on hold at the Library, but I wont be able to pick it up till 07/01 so even though I'm gonna read it, I don't think it counts LOL. This is what I got around to reading, their dates and some comments :D
06/02 
06/02 *turns out I've already read this, I just never remembered it. re-read anyway* 
DNF I'll be honest, I couldn't get past the first five chapters
06/04 *Thankyou for making me go back to this series, I wouldn't have finished it otherwise* 
06/07 
06/08
06/13 
06/20 I really wanna read ALL 60 other books now* 
06/28 *Thankyou for inciting me to actually find out if this book was worth the hype*
06/28
06/29
06/30
Nancy H wrote: "Hi LaurLa, I have read a couple of things this month, but not nearly as many of your picks as I plan to! First, I was going to read the House on Sugar Plum Lane but then I realized there were oth..."
Nancy, I'm so glad you are enjoying your picks! I hope you got those extras in you wanted!
Chaos Book Reviews. wrote: " Carrie now were at the end of the month, I would like to say thank-you heaps for your suggestions Carrie, I tried pretty hard to get to all of them and do the other book stuff I had to do this mon..."I am impressed you had a very successful reading month.
Courtney wrote: "SWEW! Here you go Fran! I hope I did OK.."
I read Playing Doctor from your picks for me, Courtney. I liked it! I'm still reading The Pumpkin Was Stuffed...I didn't finish it in June but should be done in a few days- close enough! Thanks again for the great recs :)
Sonja wrote: "Hey Chaos! Its almost the end of the month and I've actually managed 3 of your picks, including 2 New-to-me recommendations. Hoping for a fourth one this weekend, but it's going to be busy so we'll..."The audiobook didn't happen... 3 was it for me for June *sob*
Pathetic!!!
Hi Jamie, Sorry for the long delay in commenting... 🤦🏻♀️I was able to read 4 of my picks - not entirely in June, but who's counting!
I Want You Back by Lorelei James 5.31.19 - I actually read this in May, I couldn't wait! Loved it!
No Ordinary Billionaire by J.S. Scott 6.13.19 - Was looking for a shorter one to finish before I had surgery and this was a good choice! I'm glad it was picked.
The Devilish Lord Will by Jennifer Ashley 6.30.19 - Love this family and this book!
Lucky Suit by Lauren Blakely 7.1.19 - Really enjoyable, cute story! But I fell asleep listening to it and had to listen to it over again on the first. Didn't mind at all. 😊
Thanks for the great picks!
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Unfortunately I couldn't find any goats however prior to picking I nearly went into a trance trying to escape the sounds of my son shouting at his Xbox - there was nearly a human sacri..."
Goodness Hazel! My picks are so awesome! And the fact that no goats had to be harmed in the making of these immaculate picks makes it even better!
June is going to be a happy month! 😊