VOTE BY JUNE 30 - BOTM August 2022 Proximity

[Susan]

For the month of AUGUST 2022, we will be reading HRs that feature PROXIMITY: historical romances in which the two main characters are thrown together for a period of time due to circumstance such as (but not limited to): road trip, house party, only one bed, forced proximity. This can include house parties.

VOTING IS NOW OPEN!

Please vote using this form to vote: https://forms.gle/js7VsNhg5Gf2GndL9 This requires that you put your Goodreads name.

You can vote for up to three full-length books. Here's how the points work:

> First (or only) choice = 3 points
> Second choice = 2 points
> Third choice = 1 point

There is also a separate vote for a novella.

To see which books are nominated or if you prefer to vote in-thread, check out the thread hhttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I have also listed the nominations below.

You can view the current vote tally here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Please vote by June 30:. At the end of the voting period the top two or three vote-getters will be the BOTMs. If we need to break a tie, we will use number of first place votes, or if that doesn't work, number of second place votes as a tie-breaker. If we need another tie-breaker, we will discuss in thread and add to rules in future.

Happy voting!!

[Susan]

The Nominations can be viewed via the links below:

A Very Unusual Governess by Sylvia Andrew
Just a Kiss Away by Jill Barnett
How the Duke Was Won by Leonora Bell
Unforgettable by Rosanne Bittner
Indecent by Darcy Burke
The Duke in Disguise by Gayle Callen
Darling Annie by Raine Cantrell
Brighton Road by Susan Carroll
The Seduction of Lord Sin by Bronwen Evans
Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer
The Captain's Heiress by Amy Jareki
What the Duke Desires by Sabrina Jeffries
Waiting for a Scot Like You by Eva Leigh
Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin
The Windflower by Laura London
Untamed by Elizabeth Lowell
September Moon by Candice Proctor
Beyond Sunrise by Candice Proctor
Night in Eden by Candice Proctor
Scandalous Deception by Rosemary Rogers
Years by LaVryle Spencer
The Absolutely Positively Worst Man in England, Scotland and Wales by Anne Stuart
Escape with a Scoundrel by Shelly Thacker

Novellas:
An Heiress for All Seasons by Sophie Jordan
Color of Darkness by Ruth J Hartman
A Knight in Tarnished Armor by Jill Barnett
Chasing the Earl by Kathleen Ayers
The Invitation by Jude Devereux

[Jan]

Thanks for listing the nominations here with their links, Susan. It makes it a lot easier to check them out before voting.

[Jan]

Hi Mods,
I was just browsing through all the noms and noticed that one of the novellas is actually 384 pages long. The Invitation by Jude Devereux. It's a novel not a novella.

Also, I just voted and the linked page from the voting page that shows the pie chart of results is also showing last month's vote along with this month's.

[Susan]

Jan wrote: "Hi Mods,
I was just browsing through all the noms and noticed that one of the novellas is actually 384 pages long. The Invitation by Jude Devereux. It's a novel not a novella.

Also, I just voted a..."


Thanks for letting me know Jan. I will have a play with the voting spreadsheet and see what I can do. It is a rather complex (well for me it is) process that I am still coming to terms with.

Regarding the 'novella'. There was some discussion about this in the nominations thread and it was requested that the nomination still stand as the book titled 'Invitation' has three novellas inside ; the Invitation, Matchmakers and Perfect Arrangement. We would only be reading 'Invitation'.

[Joanna Loves Reading, Bluestocking of HR novels]

I’m not sure where the pie charts are.

[Susan]

I think I have fixed the pie chart issue.

I am having a problem with the count for novellas in the voting tally spreadsheet.
Please keep on voting - we can still see what novellas people are voting for and can do an easy manual calculation at the end if needed, but I am sure one of the other Mods will be able to fix the problem

[Joanna Loves Reading, Bluestocking of HR novels]

Susan wrote: "I think I have fixed the pie chart issue.

I am having a problem with the count for novellas in the voting tally spreadsheet.
Please keep on voting - we can still see what novellas people are vot..."

I think I got it.

[T.]

There are some great noms to choose from this round. I'm having a hard time deciding.

[Jan]

Susan wrote: "Regarding the 'novella'. There was some discussion about this in the nominations thread and it was requested that the nomination still stand as the book titled 'Invitation' has three novellas inside ; the Invitation, Matchmakers and Perfect Arrangement. We would only be reading 'Invitation'. "

Thanks Susan. I had missed that somehow. LOL. Sorry.

BTW thanks for fixing the pie chart thing too. I can't look at them now as you can only see them from a link when you vote, and once you go out of the vote page you lose the link. They are actually a little bit hard to read anyway. The spreadsheet you have linked above gives a much clearer picture.

[Susan]

Approximately 24 hours to go and here is the tally (top 14 only):

What the Duke Desires - Sabrina Jeffries 19
The Absolutely Positively Worst Man in England, Scotland......Anne Stuart 18
Devil's Cub - Georgette Heyer 12
Butterfly Swords - Jeannie Lin 10
The Duke in Disguise - Gayle Callen 9
Waiting for a Scot Like You - Eva Leigh 9
The Captain's Heiress - Amy Jareki 8
Untamed - Elizabeth Lowell 7
Escape with a Scoundrel - Shelly Thacker 6
Scandalous Deception - Rosemary Rogers 6
The Seduction of Lord Sin - Bronwen Evans 6
How the Duke was Won - Leonora Bell 6
Indecent - Darcy Burke 5
Years - Lavryle Spencer 4
.......

For the novella we have two on the same score......
Chasing the Earl, Kathleen Ayers 6
The Invitation, Jude Devereux 6
A Knight in Shining Armor, Jill Barnett 4
Color of Darkness, Ruth J Hartman 3
An Heiress for All Seasons, Sophie Jordan 3

Still some time to vote or change your vote.

[Susan]

Voting is closed. The winners are....

What the Duke Desires - Sabrina Jeffries 19
The Absolutely Positively Worst Man in England, Scotland......Anne Stuart 18
Devil's Cub - Georgette Heyer 13

Novella: Chasing the Earl - Kathleen Ayers

Waiting for a Scot Like You - Eva Leigh 12
The Captain's Heiress - Amy Jareki 12
Butterfly Swords - Jeannie Lin 10
Untamed - Elizabeth Lowell 10
The Duke in Disguise - Gayle Callen 9
How the Duke was Won - Leonora Bell 9
Escape with a Scoundrel - Shelly Thacker 8
The Seduction of Lord Sin - Bronwen Evans 8
Scandalous Deception - Rosemary Rogers 6
Indecent - Darcy Burke 5
Years - Lavryle Spencer 4
September Moon - Candice Proctor 3
Night in Eden - Candice Proctor 3
Darling Annie - Raine Cantrell 3
A Very Unusual Governess - Sylvia Andrew 3
Brighton Road - Susan Carroll 2
Beyond Sunrise – Candice Proctor 1

Novellas
Chasing the Earl - Kathleen Ayers 7
The Invitation, Jude Devereux 6
A Knight in Shining Armor, Jill Barnett 5
Color of Darkness, Ruth J Hartman 4
An Heiress for All Seasons, Sophie Jordan 3

We will get the nominations post for September and the feeds for these novels up in the next day or so.