2014 November Pick-It-For-Me! Challenge

[☘KathyD☘]

Katherine wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Katherine wrote: "2014 November Pick-It-For-Me! Challenge
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Authors we are thankful for:
1.Samantha Young - Fall from India Place
2.J.R. Ward - [book:Dark Lover|4..."


i might take you up on that...but i'm storming through a bunch of other books for challenges...and tomorrow i get to start chipping away at my november books! :)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Katherine wrote: "I could send you a copy if you want. E-book."

I'm assuming this a legitimate offer and a lendable book. Otherwise what you are offering is against your user license for the book, against GR policy and against the law. I just wouldn't want anyone to get in trouble!

[☘KathyD☘]

MountainKat wrote: "Katherine wrote: "I could send you a copy if you want. E-book."

I'm assuming this a legitimate offer and a lendable book. Otherwise what you are offering is against your user license for the book..."

yikes...i didn't even think of that...thanks for mentioning it kat!

[Nan]

Tara Jo wrote: "Nandar wrote: "Tara Jo

Read at your own pace, absolutely no pressure! :)
OMG so lucky you got The Education of Sebastian as a freebie! Fantastic book and the author, Jane Harvey-Be..."

Don't worry me too! For me if I really enjoy an authors work, I'll go but myself a paperback edition. My giant reading list cannot continue to fit my kindle LOL
Transcendence is one of my favourites of 2014, I hope you can get to it and see how it goes!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Nandar wrote: "Tara Jo wrote: "Nandar wrote: "Tara Jo

Read at your own pace, absolutely no pressure! :)
OMG so lucky you got The Education of Sebastian as a freebie! Fantastic book and the author..."

Ok, you two have me totally intrigued...I'd never heard of Transcendence, but based on what you've said about it I'm more than willing to spend $0.99 to maybe give it a shot!

[Nan]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Nandar wrote: "Tara Jo wrote: "Nandar wrote: "Tara Jo

Read at your own pace, absolutely no pressure! :)
OMG so lucky you got The Education of Sebastian as a freebie! Fantastic book..."

YAYYY

[Leslie Russchelle]

Ashley wrote: "Hello Leslie,

Here are my picks for you. I hope you enjoy them.

Authors we are thankful for:
Deacon by Ashley, Kristen (TBR)
Screwdrivered by Clayton, Alice (TBR)
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by..."



Thanks for the picks Ashley! I'm excited to get started!

[Aarati]

Kathy wrote: "Good morning Aarti! Happy Halloween!!

Here are your repicks...hopefully at least one of these will work. If not, let me know and I'll keep looking! You have a ton of great books and we both seem t..."

Thanks so much for the picks Kathy. Unfortunately releases next year! :( I'm updated to the series. But there is an anthology coming out coming out Nov 25th. Otherwise I'm updated to the series. :)

I've been meaning to read for a while now, so I'll probably pick it up. Not sure about the Maya Banks books though. Just not in the mood. I might pick up too. It sure sounds interesting.

But would you mind picking out a couple of light hearted contemporary books for me please!

[☘KathyD☘]

Aarati wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Good morning Aarti! Happy Halloween!!

Here are your repicks...hopefully at least one of these will work. If not, let me know and I'll keep looking! You have a ton of great books and ..."

of course! i'm running out right now, but i'll make sure to do it later this evening! :)

[Raine]

2014 November Pick-It-For-Me! Challenge
How many books I can read 1/14

Authors we are thankful for:
Copper Beach (NEW)
Crystal Gardens (NEW)
Fairytale Come Alive (TBR)

Books you are thankful for:
Welcome To Temptation / Bet Me (NEW)
Agnes and the Hitman (NEW)
Wicked Pleasure (TBR)

Books you are grateful were recommended to you:
Dragon Bound (NEW)
Lumberjack in Love (TBR)
Knight after Night (TBR)

Series you can't get enough of:
Night Play (NEW)
✔ Cursed (TBR) - 11/02/14 ★★★★
A Voice to Love (TBR)

Extra Thanksgiving Themed picks:
The Diva Runs Out of Thyme (NEW)
Thanksgiving (NEW)

[Sunshine]

Larissa wrote: "Hi Sunshine!

We have similar taste in books so I hope you find some good reads! :)

Authors we are thankful for: Kristen Ashley is an author on your list and I see you've read a f..."

Yes, we do have similar taste in books :)
I love the picks.

I know that I'll read a few and had added some of the new ones to my list.
NEW: The Unsung Hero
TBR: Rock Chick
TBR: Incandescent
TBR: On the Island
NEW: One Summer
NEW: One Dom to Love
TBR: Play
TBR: No Turning Back




I'll let you know my thoughts as I read them.

Thanks for the picks, I appreciate it.

[☘KathyD☘]

Aarati wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Good morning Aarti! Happy Halloween!!

Here are your repicks...hopefully at least one of these will work. If not, let me know and I'll keep looking! You have a ton of great books and ..."

OK...I was aiming for light-hearted contemporary with the first list, but obviously missed the mark. Hopefully, more than two of these are of interest to you...


Author's We are Grateful For

New


TBR


Books You are Thankful For

New


TBR


Books You are Grateful Were Recommended to You

New


TBR


Series You Can’t Get Enough Of

New


TBR

[Nan]

Hey ~Leslie~!
So I finished Mind Game and it feels so good to read a book written by season author that writes with flow and has control of her language. Lately I've been reading books from new authors and bless my soul! They have good story but some of the grammar/punctuation mistakes in there makes me turn into a Grammar Police.

Anyways I enjoyed reading it immensely - kickass heroine ✔, strong/poessessive/cold military man who only melts for his one and only ✔, action mingled with romance ✔! And the way he called her "kiciyapi mitawa", Lokotan for "my heart" just melts me!

The way I'm going this November, I feel like I may chow through your recs for me!
Next book Kiss of Midnight here I come!

[siriusedward]

so i started by nalini singh.
as i expected i am loving it.ash and janvier are abslutely good.
for me i think after raphael and elena this pair comes next.
ash's story is really heartbreaking.
his wild windstorm of a lover.
as you see this is a ***** 5 star read fo me.
i esp. loved the glimpses of other characters.esp elena and her archangel.....
the legion bit was also good
the way she portrayed the healing of the city was also good
liked elena doing all the consort bit elena style.... full of heart and full of committment...
loved the way aphael accepts that yes Naasir will of course flirt with elena...cause she is fierce and wild and loving....
his love and confidence in her is just smashing
so is janviers and ash's full throttle living...his and her unspoken commitment and exchange of gifts...treasuring of gifts given by the other was "cher,just amazing"....
so....i am guessing you all understand its
******(5+ stars) for me....

[siriusedward]

Kami wrote: "FOR siriusedward

This was really hard because you seem to really like historical romance and contemporary romance and I like more paranormal romance. Hopefully you can find something you like in ..."

hey kami, next i think i will move onto by kresley.
if i haven't mentioned before thanks for the selection.

[Aarati]

Kathy wrote: "Aarati wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Good morning Aarti! Happy Halloween!!

Here are your repicks...hopefully at least one of these will work. If not, let me know and I'll keep looking! You have a ton of g..."

Thanks a ton Kathy! I read . It was good. I don't usually read books where the protagonists are above 40, or rather I haven't had the chance to read such books. Considering the characters were older than the NA lot, they were a lot more mature. There was no unnecessary drama, but emotions were running a bit high in this book. Thanks so much for the pick!

[Aarati]

siriusedward wrote: "so i started by nalini singh.
as i expected i am loving it.ash and janvier are abslutely good.
for me i think after raphael and elena this pair comes next...."

I loved this book too! One of the best in the series! :)

[Larissa]

Hi Nancy,
I've finished my first book and thoroughly enjoyed it! I will probably read either or next. :)

[siriusedward]

hey kami am not so sure about poison princess.i read the prologue and the started the first chapter.....i do not know if i will finish it...

[Katherine]

2014 November Pick-It-For-Me! Challenge
1/8

Authors we are thankful for:
✔Samantha Young - Fall from India Place 4/11/14
2.J.R. Ward - Dark Lover
Books you are thankful for:
3.Claim Me
4.Wanted
Books you are grateful were recommended to you:
5.Ten Tiny Breaths
6.Slave to Sensation
Series you can't get enough of:
7.Sweet Surrender
8.Club Shadowlands

[siriusedward]

you are right aarti.one of the best in the series.....

i think i will shelve poison princess for a while and try unforgiven/ p.s.i love you..

read though.both are ****
love the characters and the plot.also the mild paranormal element in it.
this has Jayne Anne Krentz's typical ALPHA MALE HERO.I love these 2 books.love visiting them again and again..

[Aarati]

Hi Kathy
Finished . It was such a sweet and lovely story. I loved Lucy and Jake's banter. Her father was a douche though!

Thanks so much for the pick

[☘KathyD☘]

Aarati wrote: "Hi Kathy
Finished . It was such a sweet and lovely story. I loved Lucy and Jake's banter. Her father was a douche though!

Thanks so much for the pick"

i'm glad you liked it! it is a sweet story and i'm glad it was picked for me! :)

[Andrasun]

Vi wrote: "Hi Andrasun,

Wow! You really read Everything by an author, huh?! I'm so amazed!! So, you've read some of my favorite authors but not others. Since, your TBR has only 10 books, I've given mostly Ne..."

Authors we are thankful for:
1. Mira Grant - Feed (NEW) - loved the book, but the ending was sad. I will definitely read the next two in the series.
2. Patricia Briggs - Alpha & Omega , Cry Wolf , Hunting Ground , Fair Game (NEW) - can't wait to find out more about my new favorite couple, Anna and Charles.
3. Amanda Quick - Dangerous (NEW) - lots of witty banter and a very sweet story.
4. Michael Grant - Gone (TBR)

Books you are thankful for:
1. Georgette Heyer - The Grand Sophy (NEW) - at first, I was a little disappointed as I've heard many good things about the author. Fortunately, the book and the heroine got better and better towards the end.
2. Melina Marchetta - Saving Francesca (NEW) - a sweet, funny and emotionally wrenching story - beautifully written. Thank you.
3. Maggie Osborne - Silver Lining (NEW) - a very touching story, now on my desert island keeper shelf. Thank you.
4. Marissa Meyer - Cinder (TBR)

Books you are grateful were recommended to you:
1. Anne Bishop - Written in Red , Murder of Crows (NEW) - interesting story, but I couldn't get past the fact that the Others actually eat humans.
2. Simone Elkeles - Perfect Chemistry - read in 2012, I will replace it with Wild Cards (NEW)
3. Carolyn Jewel - Indiscreet (NEW) - currently reading.
4. Sarah MacLean - Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover (TBR)

Series you can't get enough of:
1. Seanan McGuire - Rosemary and Rue (NEW)
2. Ilona Andrews - Magic Bites (NEW)
3. Elizabeth Hoyt - Darling Beast (TBR) - one of my favorite author delivers again.

[Nan]

Katherine wrote: "2014 November Pick-It-For-Me! Challenge
1/8"

Ohh lordy Katherine, your picks for this months are definitely great!
These two books/series are amazing, seriously you need to pick it up. Written by authors who I deem are reigning Queens of PNR, there's also Christine Feehan but what romance reader doesn't know her LOL.



And this one! Ohh the feels, it hits you right there - it definitely does.


I urge you to read these books if not this month, sometime soon!
Happy reading!

[siriusedward]

hi kami

read by georgette heyer...
well its a reread for me...but i love and give it....3.5 stars..

[☘KathyD☘]

Nandar wrote: "Katherine wrote: "2014 November Pick-It-For-Me! Challenge
1/8"

Ohh lordy Katherine, your picks for this months are definitely great!
These two books/series are amazing, seriously you need to pick..."

i agree!! all three are excellent books and definite must reads!!

[Katherine]

Kathy wrote: "Nandar wrote: "Katherine wrote: "2014 November Pick-It-For-Me! Challenge
1/8"

Ohh lordy Katherine, your picks for this months are definitely great!
These two books/series are amazing, seriously y..."

I wanted to read before and I thing I would, but know I am reading .
And I absolutely try and/or , but I don't know if I will read these books in this challenge or another time.

[☘KathyD☘]

Katherine wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Nandar wrote: "Katherine wrote: "2014 November Pick-It-For-Me! Challenge
1/8"

Ohh lordy Katherine, your picks for this months are definitely great!
These two books/series are amazin..."

ooooh...i loved wanted also! the other three should at the very least stay on your radar! :) ten tiny breaths was a new rec for me; dark lover i picked up after seeing all the glowing reviews of the black dagger brotherhood; and slave to sensation was a botm that i didn't get to read, but was picked for a challenge a month or so later!

[Ashley]

Dee wrote: "hi Ashley - sorry for the delay, you were hard to pick for! every book I thought about recommending you had read and when I did a compare of books, books I loved, you only gave 2 stars to - so hope..."

I read my first pick Burn for Me today and loved it. 4 stars. I just wish I didn't have to wait so long for the next book.

[Nan]

I agree with Kathy, Katherine (LOL)! Keep those books on your radar. And thanks to you guys, is now added to my TR pile!

[Nan]

Hey Leslie!
So I read well... I was just disappointed with the book. I've wanted to read this book for a while and when I did, the MCs were just frustrating!!! I'll definitely pick up the next book in the series because the side characters are interesting. I may try another one of your recs but I do have a list of books I want to read by the end of this month so I shall see how it goes!

[siriusedward]

hey kami
real thanks for by anne calhoun.
will definitely be reading her next book.

and i have decided to not read poison princess... i am not able to get into the story.....

next will try ..

[siriusedward]

Nandar wrote: "Hey Leslie!
So I read well... I was just disappointed with the book. I've wanted to read this book for a while and when I did, the MCs were just frustrating!!! ..."

i agree.but lucan is one of my fav H in the series.caause of reading the other books in midnight breeds.in this book not that much...
fabrielle was irritating in this book,but she gets better

[Nan]

siriusedward wrote: "Nandar wrote: "Hey Leslie!
So I read well... I was just disappointed with the book. I've wanted to read this book for a while and when I did, the MCs were just ..."

I'll take your word for it and see this series through.

[☘KathyD☘]

Nandar wrote: "I agree with Kathy, Katherine (LOL)! Keep those books on your radar. And thanks to you guys, is now added to my TR pile!"



and so the list grows! ;)

[Diane ~Firefly~]

KarenF - I just finished

Thanks for the rec as I really enjoyed it.

[Katherine]

2014 November Pick-It-For-Me! Challenge
2/8

Authors we are thankful for:
✔Samantha Young - Fall from India Place 4/11/14
2.J.R. Ward - Dark Lover
Books you are thankful for:
3.Claim Me
✔Wanted 7/11/14
Books you are grateful were recommended to you:
5.Ten Tiny Breaths
6.Slave to Sensation
Series you can't get enough of:
7.Sweet Surrender
8.Club Shadowlands

[Elke]

Runell,

Finished my first pick -it was good...Darynda Jones never disappoints!

[Nancy H]

Larissa wrote: "Hi Nancy,
I've finished my first book and thoroughly enjoyed it! I will probably read either or ne..."

Great! I really like Lisa Kleypas. I hopeyou try the Carolyn Haines "Bones" one sometime, if not now. I just LOVE that series! Happy reading!

[Nancy H]

Kristy,
I finished the first from my list,Wall-to-Wall Dead and enjoyed it so much that I am going to move on to the next one in that series soon. Thanks for the reminder to get back to it!

I am not sure which of two I am going to pick up next, so I will let you know. Thanks again for a great list.

[Carla]

Zara--I just finished The Year of Pleasures and really liked it. I feel like I need to bake something, though--that woman baked for every occasion! Thanks for the great pick.

[KarenF]

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "KarenF - I just finished

Thanks for the rec as I really enjoyed it."

Yay! Glad you liked it. I'm holding on to the fourth one because I'm not ready for it to be over.

[Diane ~Firefly~]

KarenF wrote: "Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "KarenF - I just finished

Thanks for the rec as I really enjoyed it."

Yay! Glad you liked it. I'm holding on to the fourth one because I'm not ready for it to be over."

I've done that with series before. I think Jupe was my favorite character. You don't often seen kids in UF, so that was a nice change of pace.

[Fran, Moderator]

Tammie wrote: "Fran here you go! My first time doing this challenge...hopefully it's close to correct. Enjoy!

Authors we are thankful for: Recommend a book by one of your favorite author and a book by one of y..."


Hi Tammie,

I finished my first pick, The Invitation and really enjoyed it. Thanks for pick. I hope to get to more this month :)

[Tara]

Nandar wrote: "Hey, Tara Jo
I've tried to use your pifm shelf but there are some books that are from your TBR shelf and some that are completely new. I hope you enjoy the books I picked and tell me how it goes! :..."

I finished last night. Loved it just as much as I expected I would! Thanks for giving me the reason to finally read it!

[Sassafrass]

Hi MountainKat!

Ok...here are the great picks you've recommended for me this month:




I've gotten to three of them so far this moth:

--I really enjoyed this story of struggle and redemption between Jenna and Easy. Why oh why couldn't have been longer. I really felt that there story was too rushed and that they DESERVED a full story, but what I got was really good. I'm glad to continue on with this series. These guys have truly grown on me.


--This was Kitten's swan song. So beautifully written, I really helped ease the heartache from the glimpses we got of her trauma in the past. She was so much stronger than I ever gave her credit for and this book really highlighted that.

The story between Cole and Mason was very good as well. I knew who the killer was, but I didn't get the whole story. That was quite a surprise. This book was focused a lot more not he story than the sex although there was some great stuff in there. The relationship and the growth was so much more important here and that was what the focus was, thankfully.

I'm a sucker for M/M/F menage, but I'm sometimes left feeling like there's someone left out of the mix. I didn't feel that here. I think that Mason and Cole were strong, Cole and Kitten, were strong, and Mason and Kitten were as well. But when the three of them were together it was almost like magic. It just fit.

And at the end, when Kitten talked to Julian right before she went to go toward the rest of her life (I don't want to give too much away), that just made me bawl like a baby! What she said was so poignant that it just brought me to tears. If anyone deserved their HEA, it was her.

I'm sad to think that this series is coming to an end. But, if it were to, I love that it was that way with Kitten and her men, as well as the others in the gang pretty well settled.


--I loved Sam. He was so sweet. I really didn't have a good sense for him in the previous books, so it was great to get to really see him in this one. Becca was definitely his perfect match and I loved the way they complimented each other.

I was sad not to see more of the lucky harbor residents. I've really come to love them. But I guess when you start getting into so many book you have to start intro ducting new characters. I'm really not gong to complain about Cole and Tanner or Olivia. They really did bring a lot to the story. And of course, seeing "Pink" was good. What a sweetheart she is.

Overall, the story was great, and I was happy to see Sam and Becca get their HEA. I hope to see more of them in the next story.

I'm really going to try and get to most of these this month. I probably won't be able to read two LMR books but at least one of them. We'll see. On to the next!

[Carla]

Zara--I just finished my second PIFM book this month, Smart and Sexy. Thanks for the pick. I'm starting the second in the series.

[Nan]

Tara Jo wrote: "Nandar wrote: "Hey, Tara Jo
I've tried to use your pifm shelf but there are some books that are from your TBR shelf and some that are completely new. I hope you enjoy the books I picked and tell me..."

YAY! Colleen Hoover is just a great writer <3 Glad you enjoyed it!

[Susan A]

Fran

I finished Sweet and Sour by Astrid Amara which both you and KyBunnies picked. The book description didn't really appeal to me - -cheaters are no fun, but I have really enjoyed every other book I've read by Astrid Amara which is why this ended up on my TBR.

I'm glad I did put it there. It didn't disappoint. 4 stars.

I also read BTW I Love You 3 stars and Nothing Special 4 stars - -I like Jay Northcote stories.

I bought Double Up, Laurel Heights 2, and Chasing the Dragon - -which isn't the same as reading it, but one step closer at least! I hope to read one of these this month.

Turns our I already read Always a Sinner so I may look at one of the other freebies in this series instead.

Thanks for these picks!