NOMINATIONS FOR BOTM – Feb 2023 – Paranormal

[Joanna Loves Reading, Bluestocking of HR novels]

NOMINATIONS FOR BOTM – Feb 2023 – Paranormal

For the month of FEBRUARY 2023, we will be reading HRs that could be classified as PARANORMAL: This is can be any novel features paranormal or fantastical elements.

Rules of Nominations:

1. Not more than 2 novel nominations per member.
2. Not more than 1 novella nomination per member. We will track novella nominations separately.
3. No book we have read as a group read in the last 2 yrs. (Please check the group's Bookshelf)
4. No author we have read in the last one year (see below).

>> Nominations end on December 15th. <<

Authors ineligible for February 2023:
Joanna Shupe – Jan 2023
Amy Rose Bennett – Jan 2023
Jill Barnett – Jan 2023
Grace Burrowes – Jan 2023
Carolyn Jewel - Dec 2022
Liz Carlyle - Dec 2022
Alice Coldbreath - Dec 2022
Christina Courtenay - Dec 2022
Amanda Quick/Jayne Ann Krantz - Nov 2022
Lorraine Heath - Nov 2022
Celeste Bradley - Nov 2022
Mary Lancaster - Nov 2022
Judith McNaught – Oct 2022
Laura Kinsale – Oct 2022
Jude Devereaux – Oct 2022
Mary Balogh – Sept 2022
Sherry Thomas – Sept 2022
Meredith Durran – Sept 2022
Eloisa James – Sept 2022
Sabrina Jeffries – August 2022
Anne Stuart – August 2022
Georgette Heyer – August 2022
Kathleen Ayers – August 2022
Elizabeth Hoyt – July 2022
Joanna Bourne – July 2022
Madeline Hunter – July 2022
Kerrigan Byrne – July 2022
Minerva Spencer – June 2022
Courtney Milan – June 2022
India Holton – June 2022
Cat Sebastian – May 2022
Mackenzi Lee – May 2022
Sally Malcolm – May 2022
E.E. Ottoman – May 2022
Loretta Chase - April 2022
Johanna Lindsey - April 2022
Lila DiPasqua - April 2022
K.C. Bateman - April 2022
Tessa Dare - March 2022
Erica Ridley - March 2022
Kat Martin - March 2022
Alyssa Cole - March 2022
Jennifer Ashley - February 2022
Evie Dunmore - February 2022
Maya Banks - February 2022
Karen Hawkins - February 2022

[Susan]

I will start the nominations with:
The Haunting at Hawke's Moor by Camille Oster

[&#x1f41d; Shaz &#x1f41d;]

I nominate Stardust of Yesterday by Lynn Kurland
Inherited castle, with a 13 century ghost.

[Lauren]

I nominate by Wendy Vella.

Did we ever decide how long novellas could be? I always thought 150 pages or less but I know some are 200 pgs less. Also does paranormal need to have ghosts or does any fantasy element count?

[Joanna Loves Reading, Bluestocking of HR novels]

Lauren wrote: "I nominate by Wendy Vella.

Did we ever decide how long novellas could be? I always thought 150 pages or less but I know some are 200 pgs less. Also does paranor..."

Any fantasy will do. I don’t know that we established the length, but I think less than 200 has been considered. We have also discussed nixing the novella and noting the page count when shorter.

[Lauren]

okay, thanks Joanna!

[Oleander]

Had to start this post over as one of my first choices wasn't HR, the other was a novella. Need to pay attention to things. Brain fog this morning. nominating:

Novella: Guardian of Werewolf Keep by Nhys Glover

Firelight by Kristen Callihan
The Ravencliff Bride by Dawn Thompson

[Merry in and out for the next few days]

I think someone nominated this recently for another category. The series is really good.

[Jan]

I nominate The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller. Ghost story/historical romance, set in America's Gilded Age.

[&#x1f41d; Shaz &#x1f41d;]

My second nomination. Frankly my Dear.. by Sandra Hill. I think this might qualify.

[Lauren]

I nominate: by Sarah Micklem

[Lauren]

For a novella : by Harris Channing

[Susan]

My second nomination is 'An Angel for THe Earl' by Barbara Metzger. Old school

[Jan]

My second nomination is The Snow Angel by Jayne Fresina. A shortish novel with a bit of a Dickens 'Christmas Carol'/ ghostly theme. I know it's for February, but it's a sweet and charming story with a lovely ending, so maybe we might like to revisit Christmas next February. LOL.

[Susan]

Jan wrote: "My second nomination is The Snow Angel by Jayne Fresina. A shortish novel with a bit of a Dickens 'Christmas Carol'/ ghostly theme. I know it's for February, but it's a sweet and ch..."

I am just reading the Deverell series - just finished the 4th one. It all started because I read Snowdrop which featured a future Deverell and I had to go back and read them all. What a great series. I will certainly reading The Snow Angel, but may not be able to wait until Feb...

[Jan]

Susan wrote: "I am just reading the Deverell series - just finished the 4th one. It all started because I read Snowdrop which featured a future Deverell and I had to go back and read them all. What a great series. I will certainly reading The Snow Angel, but may not be able to wait until Feb..."

Yes it is a great series. I read and enjoyed them all one after another once I discovered them. Glad you're enjoying, Susan. (BTW, The Snow Angel features a Deverell descendant, but can easily be read as a standalone.)

[Susan]

Nominations are closed. Voting form will be available later today.