2022 December Pick-It-For-Me Challenge

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Carina wrote: "MountainKat,

Here are your picks. Happy reading!

Red
TBR - Sleighed
New - His Holiday Bonus


G..."

Thanks Carina! Another set of great options - I can't wait to check out the holiday books. I'm a sucker for holiday books this time of year! I'm sure more will get added to my lists than get read, but that is always the case...

[Mony]

Hi Laura,
Here are my picks for you! Happy reading!

Blue
NEW: Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn (blue cover - lovely slow story)
TBR: Boss in the Bedsheets by Kate Canterbary (blue cover- enjoyed this one)


Gold
NEW: The Devil You Know by Elizabeth O'Roark (wealthy guy - best in the series)
TBR: Homecoming King by Penny Reid (wealthy character - great book)


Purple
NEW: Central Park by Jana Aston (purple item on cover) (quirky little amuse-bouche ☺️)
TBR: Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (Finlay Donovan, #1) by Elle Cosimano (first in the series)


Black
NEW: Fighting Mr. Knight (London Mister #3) (black cover- great series)
TBR: Unveiled by Courtney Milan (BIPOC author)


Silver
NEW: Prenup by Lauren Layne (divine - love it!)
TBR: The Takeover (The Miles High Club, #2) (divine - a fave!)


Red
NEW: N.Y.E. by Jessica Gadziala (drink on cover- love this novella!)
TBR: Happily this Christmas by Susan Mallery (red cover)


Green
NEW: Filthy Scrooge by Taryn Quinn (holiday novella)
TBR: A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann (holiday)


White
NEW: Awk-Weird (Ice Knights) by Avery Flynn (some sweet but lots of clever & quirky)
TBR: Bad Break (Lucy Guardino FBI Thriller #4.5) by C.J. Lyons (good overcomes evil)

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Hi Mony,

I'm so happy to pick for you. I hope you find some good ones to read :-)

Red ➺
TBR: A Holiday Set-Up
New: Seduction and Snacks


Green ➺
TBR: Tinsel Temptation
New: The Christmas Pact

✴ tagged 'holiday' or tagged any specific holiday

White ➺
TBR: Shadow of St. Nick: A Krampus Fairy Tale Romance - where good overcomes evil
New: Get a Life, Chloe Brown - with a white cover or white item on the cover




Blue ➺
TBR: With This Kiss - with a blue cover or blue item on the cover
New: Finlay Donovan Is Killing It - with a mother or mother figure in the story


Gold ➺
TBR: Window Shopping - with a gold cover or gold item on the cover
New: In a Holidaze
- with a light source on the cover

Purple ➺ Christmas
TBR: This is What Happened - with a purple cover or purple item on the cover
New: Romancing the Duke - with a royal character or part of the nobility (dukes, etc.)


Black ➺ Kwanzaa
TBR: Just What I Needed - with a black cover or black item on the cover
New: Crazy For You
- with a Z in the title

Silver ➺
TBR: Wait for It
New: Dirty Letters


Happy reading!

[Mony]

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Hi Mony,
I'm so happy to pick for you. I hope you find some good ones to read :-)
Red ➺
TBR: A Holiday Set-Up
New: Seduction and Snacks
[bookcover:A Holiday Set-Up..."

Many thanks Carmen! a treasure trove of books! :)

[Hinal]

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "hi Hinal! I had a great time picking for you because your TBR list has so many of my favorite reads and I was able to find enough new titles/authors for you also. I’ve read all these books except f..."

Thank you so much for the picks Kathy... soo happy with the picks and I wanted to read Nora roberts , Nalini singh and Ilona Andrews for long time but did not have Idea from where to start... so thanks for picking new to me authors I would love to try their books!

[Nancy H]

Hi Romanticbookworm,
Sorry it has taken me so long but here are your picks. You have tons of good ones on your TBR shelf!

Red; Red on cover - A Merry Little Meet Cute ; Food in window on cover, plus holiday decor - Christmas at the Cupcake Cafe

Green: Two holiday ones - How to Stuff Up Christmas and Snowflakes Over The Starfish Café

White: White on cover - Welcome To Winterville ; A sweet story - By Any Other Name


Blue: Two with blue on the cover - Barefoot Season and If You Ask Me

Gold: Lights on cover - Summer at Firefly Beach and An Island Wedding

Purple: Royal/nobility characters - Cruel King and Blue Christmas (This one, although part of a series, can be read as a stand-alone, and is really good!)

Black: Persons of color: The Violin Conspiracy (Really good!!) and Rise

Silver: Silver lining in story - Bet The Farm and Family Trust


Happy Reading and Happy Holidays!

[Nancy H]

These loook great ,LaurLa. Thank you!!

LaurLa wrote: "Nancy!!! Here are your picks. I hope you enjoy a few (or more)!



Red ➺ Christmas, Kwanzaa, Pagan/Winter Solstice/Yule, many Asian new year celebrations

TBR: [book:The Last Innocent Hour|120329..."

[☘KathyD☘]

BambiReadsbooks wrote: "KathyD here is my picks for you ;)

Red
New - You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria
TBR - Sleighed by Vi Keeland

Green-
New - Eva Luna by Isabel Allende
TBR - Dreamlander by k m Weiland

White ..."

Thanks BambiReadsbooks!

[SunnyCAGirl]

Thanks for the picks Joan the Bilbliophile! I definitely am going to read Holidaze given how he season!

[Sonja]

Fran!
Finally got these done! (Had to pause for two hours for the US World Cup match! lol) Hashtag sorry not sorry! :D
Anyway, here are your picks at last. Hope you find something good to cozy up with for the holidays!

December PIFM Challenge: Fran
Red ➺ Christmas, Kwanzaa, Pagan/Winter Solstice/Yule, many Asian new year celebrations
TBR: Rebel Without A Claus (red cover) I’m reading this one for Dec too!
NEW: The Twelve Dates of Christmas (holly berries on cover) Enjoyed this one!


Green ➺ Christmas, Kwanzaa, Pagan/Winter Solstice/Yule
TBR: My Fake Christmas Fiancé (satisfies all three!) And sounds good!
NEW: Relatively Normal (green cover and holiday) The crazy grandma alone is worth the read, seriously funny!


White ➺ Christmas, Hanukkah, Pagan/Winter Solstice/Yule
TBR: The Party (white cover)
TBR: Snowflakes and Sparks (white on cover, sweet story) Wanted to get this in somewhere!
NEW: This Time Next Year (white on cover) Really enjoyed this book!


Blue ➺ Hanukkah, Christmas
TBR: A Second Chance Road Trip for Christmas (blue cover)
NEW: Well Met (mother and blue on cover) Fun series, can’t wait for the 4th one!


Gold ➺ Christmas, Winter Solstice/Yule, many Asian new year celebrations
TBR: Dashing Mr. Snow (wealthy character, light source on cover)
TBR: Dashing Mr. Snow (gold cover!) What’s the odds there are two of the same titles right? Well, I’m putting them both in here! LOL


Purple ➺ Christmas
TBR: Ready to Run (purple on cover and 1st in series) Sounds good!
NEW: Fly with Me (1st in series) Loved this series!


Black ➺ Kwanzaa
TBR: Holiday for Hire (black on cover) Sounds fun!
NEW: The Paris Apartment (black cover) Great mystery!


Silver ➺ Christmas, Winter Solstice/Yule
TBR: Eight Cozy Nights (grey/silver cover)
TBR/NEW: The Invitation (satisfies all three, I think!) Fun read, surprised how much I enjoyed this one!

[Fran, Moderator]

Thank you Sonja! These picks look amazing and I can’t wait to get started!

[LaurLa]

Thanks all for getting all your picks in on time!! Hope you enjoyed the colors of December!


Happy Reading all!!

[Mony]

Some great books here...have TBR'ed a few. :)

[Romanticbookworm]

Nancy H wrote: "Hi Romanticbookworm,
Sorry it has taken me so long but here are your picks. You have tons of good ones on your TBR shelf!

Red; Red on cover - A Merry Little Meet Cute[bookcover:A..."


Thanks Nancy these look great.

[Mei ☽︎]

Romanticbookworm, I just picked up Lovelight Farms today and first, I'm not even halfway done yet, but I LOVE it so far. This is absolutely putting me in the mood for more holiday romance and it's all thanks to you. 😊 Thanks so much again for the pick and can't wait to come back and update again! I plan on reading more from the list too! 🥰

[Mony]

Hey Carmen, I had a chance to tackle some of the books you picked. Didn't know if I'd have time as the holidays get closer. so reporting in :)
Thanks again for the picks!

I enjoyed reading these Xmas books...


Read these books in the past and enjoyed them - but unfortunately hadn't marked them as read...sorry about that.


These were not a match for me...oh well... :)

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Oh that’s great Mony 😊

[Nancy H]

Hi LaurLa,
I just finished Memory in Death and it was really good, as always. Oh, that Roarke!!

Thanks for the good picks this month. I probably won't get any more read this month because my Christmas company starts arriving tomorrow and I will have 9 people for 10 days! It is tons of fun but I don't get time to do anything besides visit with them and of course, cook!

[Fran, Moderator]

Sonja wrote: "Fran!
Finally got these done! (Had to pause for two hours for the US World Cup match! lol) Hashtag sorry not sorry! :D
Anyway, here are your picks at last. Hope you find something good to cozy up..."

Hi Sonja!

I finished from your list for me. It was very cute and perfect for something light, which is what I needed. I was even able to use it for the Bachelor Challenge so bonus!! Thanks again for the great picks!!

[☘KathyD☘]

Reminder: Sign ups for the January 2023 Pick-it-for-Me Challenge will be open through this afternoon. I’ll post rules sometime after 4:00 pm CST…hope to see you soon!

[LaurLa]

Hi Mony! I've read 3 picks this month. Don't think I'll get another one in, though. I had to finish out some challenges for the year so didn't read any new ones for this month, but did add to my TBR!!


✅Red ➺ Christmas, Kwanzaa, Pagan/Winter Solstice/Yule, many Asian new year celebrations
🎄TBR: Happily This Christmas ➺ red cover ➺ 12.17 ★★★★


✅White ➺ Christmas, Hanukkah, Pagan/Winter Solstice/Yule
🎄TBR: Bad Break ➺ good overcomes evil ➺ 12.18 ★★★★


✅Black ➺ Kwanzaa
🎄TBR: Unveiled ➺ BIPOC author ➺ 12.19 ★★★★

[Mony]

LaurLa wrote: "Hi Mony! I've read 3 picks this month. Don't think I'll get another one in, though. I had to finish out some challenges for the year so didn't read any new ones for this month, but did add to my TB..."

Way to go Laura! And sounds like you liked them.
Best wishes for 2023!

[SunnyCAGirl]

Hello, Joan the Bibliophile,
I read In a Holidaze and I liked it. The groundhog day sequences in the beginning were frustrating for me, but I liked the rest of the book and it ended up being 4 stars for me. Thanks for the reco!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Carina! Thanks for the fun options for December! I got to read a lot of fun holiday stories and I always enjoy those!

A Villain for Christmas by Alice Winters 12.2.2022 - Lots of fun!
Sleighed by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward 12.2.2022 - Three sweet shorties!
Hometown Christmas by Garrett Leigh 12.9.2022 - Not a favorite, but I still enjoyed it!
Lights, Camera, Christmas! by J.D. Light 12.12.2022 - Sweet fun!
Christmas Wish List by N.R. Walker 12.15.2022 - Loved it!
Devil to Pay by Jeaniene Frost 12.15.2022 - Nice and quick!

Thanks again!

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Hinal wrote: "Hey Carmen, Here are your picks for December! I personally love mystery/ thriller and Holiday romances to read this month of year so I tried to pick it also for you, Hope you enjoyed the books...Ha..."

Hinal I read it was quick and cute. I gave it 4 stars. I have the others on reserve and will get to them this month, thank you for the picks

[Romanticbookworm]

Hi Nancy I didn't get a ton of reading done due to the busy holiday season so most of the picks are going back on my TBR for a later date. However I did get to Welcome to Winterville and enjoyed it. Thanks for the picks :).