2023 February Pick It For Me Challenge

[Romanticbookworm]

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Romanticbookworm,
Here are your picks. Hope you find some great books!

Contemporary Romance
TBR: The Love Hypothesis
New: Reminders of Him
[bookcover:The Love Hypo..."


Thanks carmen those look great excited for February :).

[Chris]

Hello Nancy, I hope you enjoy some of the picks!

Contemporary Romance
TBR: Love Sold Separately
NEW: All Stirred Up

Historical Romance
NEW: Never Kiss a Rake
TBR: No Strange Fire: A Novel about the Amish Barn Fires in Big Valley

Paranormal/Fantasy Romance
NEW: Pestilence
TBR: The Hope

Romantic Suspense
TBR: The Scold's Bridle
NEW: Carrie Soto Is Back

Romantic Comedy
TBR: The Leopard Hunts in Darkness
NEW: Love and Other Words

Erotic Romance
TBR: Red Lily
NEW: Death by Smoothie

Young Adult/New Adult Romance
TBR: The Beast
NEW: Beauty and the Baller

Sports Romance
TBR: The Deep Blue Goodbye
NEW: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

LGBTQ+ Romance
TBR: Summer Reading
NEW: Him

[SunnyCAGirl]

Hello, MountainKat!
My apologies for the delay. I have your picks done and will post them asap tonight!

[SunnyCAGirl]

Hello, MountainKat.
Here are your picks! I loved the books you recommended for me a few months ago and really hope you find something you love in this list. You are such a prolific reader in some of the genres that I had to comb the forums and goodreads lists to find something new!

Contemporary Romance
💙

-Beach Read by Emily Henry (new) (Liked this one. While it has a HEA, it's not light reading.)
-Heartless by Elsie Silver (new) (I’ve not read this one, but have seen many people raving about it)

Historical Romance
💜
-Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean (TBR) (An entertaining one..it has road trip, one bed, sick bed + antiheroine and stuffy duke tropes)
-Ten Things I Hate About the Duke by Loretta Chase (new) (One of my favorite recent reads. Just tons of fun all the way through in that wild HR way. It is second in a series, but I disliked the first book and even as a devoted series in-order reader, I would not hesitate in skipping the first book and going straight to this one.)

Paranormal/Fantasy Romance
🖤
-Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews (TBR)
-The Awakening by Nora Roberts (TBR)


Romantic Suspense
🤎
-Lost in You by Lexi Blake (TBR)
-The Lone Wolf's Rejected Mate by Cate C. Wells (new)

Romantic Comedy
🧡

-Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (new)
-Exes and O's by Amy Lea (new)

Erotic Romance
❤️
-Wild Card by Lora Leigh (new)
-The Do-Over by TL Swan (new)

Young Adult/New Adult Romance
💛
-The Frat Boy by Nikki Sloane (new)
-Sinner by Sierra Simone (new) (Poignant and unique, but you have to be ready for age gap and other taboos throughout.)

Sports Romance
💚
-Homecoming King by Penny Reid (new) (sports romance + fake relationship- unique, quirky characters that you cannot help but love)
-Beauty and the Baller by Ilsa Madden Mills(new)

LGBTQ+ Romance
🌈

Unbroken by Sloane Kennedy (TBR)
Band Sinister by KJ Charles (new) (A wonderful found family story)

Let me know if you need any re-picks! I checked your "read" list and tried to be sure none of these were on it!

[SunnyCAGirl]

Thanks so much, Carina! There are some great choices on here!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Hey everyone! I had kind of a crazy night last night and didn't get reminders sent out to people who hadn't made picks yet. I just sent them, and I'm extending the picking deadline for an extra 18 hours, until Noon EST tomorrow. Fortunately we have the extra day to work with, and if anyone is available to do an extra set of pick tomorrow (if needed), it would be much appreciated!

[Nancy H]

Hi Chris,
Thank you for such good picks. I see quite a few that I will definitely read this month.

Happy Reading to you, too.


Chris wrote: "Hello Nancy, I hope you enjoy some of the picks!

Contemporary Romance
TBR: Love Sold Separately
NEW: All Stirred Up

Historical Romance
NEW: [book:Never Kiss a Rake..."

[Vi]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Hey everyone! I had kind of a crazy night last night and didn't get reminders sent out to people who hadn't made picks yet. I just sent them, and I'm extending the picking deadline for an extra 18 ..."

I can do another round of picks if needed.

[Trip]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Hey everyone! I had kind of a crazy night last night and didn't get reminders sent out to people who hadn't made picks yet. I just sent them, and I'm extending the picking deadline for an extra 18 ..."

I can do some extra picks if need 😊

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Vi wrote: "I can do another round of picks if needed."

Laura wrote: "I can do some extra picks if need 😊"

Thank you both! It looks like I'll probably need both of you (assuming no picks come in in the next 10 minutes or so). I'll let you know for sure (and who to pick for) once we're officially past the deadline.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Ok, we've reached the extended sign-up deadline and are still missing some picks, so for repicks:

Vi picks for KathyD - tbr-audios
Laura picks for Chris
KarenH picks for Laura

Thanks again for volunteering to help Vi and Laura...it's much appreciated!

[Vi]

You’re welcome KarenH!

KathyD, I’ll work on your picks tonight and hopefully be done in about 4 hours,

[☘KathyD☘]

Vi wrote: "You’re welcome KarenH!

KathyD, I’ll work on your picks tonight and hopefully be done in about 4 hours,"

thanks Vi!

[Trip]

No problem!

I'm going to work on them in a bit and will have done tonight, so all ready for Feb 😊

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Hi Laura - here are some picks for you! Almost all are picked based on genre, with the exception of a couple that I couldn't readily identify by genre from your TBR. I hope you find something her that excites you!

Contemporary Romance
💙Recommend a Contemporary Romance. OR you may also recommend a book that would be considered a Small Town romance, or a book with blue on the cover.
New: Beach Read by Emily Henry
TBR: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

Historical Romance
💜Recommend a Historical Romance. OR you may also recommend a book with an Arranged Marriage plot, or a book with purple on the cover.
New: Surrender by Pamela Clare
TBR: The Secret by Julie Garwood

Paranormal/Fantasy Romance
🖤Recommend a Paranormal or Fantasy Romance. OR you may also recommend a book with an Age Gap plot, or a book with black on the cover.
New: The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune
TBR: Once Burned

Romantic Suspense
🤎Recommend a Romantic Suspense. OR you may also recommend a book with a Bodyguard or Protector MC, or a book with brown on the cover.
New: Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
TBR: Stranger Things Have Happened by Willa Okati (brown cover)

Romantic Comedy
🧡Recommend a Romantic Comedy. OR you may also recommend a book with an Enemies to Lovers plot, or a book with orange on the cover.
New: Well Met by Jen DeLuca
TBR: Heidi's Guide to Four Letter Words by Tara Sivec and Andi Arndt

Erotic Romance
❤️Recommend an Erotic Romance. OR you may also recommend a book with a Stranded/Forced Proximity plot, or a book with red on the cover.
New: Hard as It Gets by Laura Kaye
TBR: Fangs by Sarah Andersen (red cover)

Young Adult/New Adult Romance
💛Recommend a Young Adult or New Adult Romance. OR you may also recommend a book with a Friends to Lovers plot, or a book with yellow on the cover.
New: If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang
TBR: Wanderlust by Lauren Blakely

Sports Romance
💚Recommend a Sports Romance. OR you may also recommend a book with a Fake Relationship plot, or a book with green on the cover.
New: Alex by Sawyer Bennett
TBR: From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata

LGBTQ+ Romance
🌈Recommend an LGBTQ+ Romance. OR you may also recommend a book with an Second Chance plot, or a book with a multi-colored cover (at least four colors).
New: Borrowing Blue by Lucy Lennox
TBR: The Prince and His Bedeviled Bodyguard by Charlie Cochet

Happy Reading!

[Trip]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Hi Laura - here are some picks for you! Almost all are picked based on genre, with the exception of a couple that I couldn't readily identify by genre from your TBR. I hope you find something her t..."

Thank you!

[Trip]

Hey, Chris! Here are your picks, I hope you find some great reads with these books 😊

💙 Contemporary Romance
[TBR] Contemporary Romance
[NEW] Blue Cover

💜 Historical Romance
[TBR] Historical Romance
[NEW] Purple Cover

🖤 Paranormal/Fantasy Romance
[NEW] Paranormal
[TBR] Age Gap

🤎 Romantic Suspense
[TBR] Romantic Suspense
[New] Brown Cover

🧡 Romantic Comedy
[TBR] Romantic Comedy
[NEW] Enemies to Lovers

♥️ Erotic Romance
[TBR] Erotic Romance
[NEW] Red Cover

💛 Young Adult/New Adult Romance
[TBR] New Adult Romance
[NEW] Yellow Cover

💚 Sports Romance
[NEW] Fake Relationship
[TBR] Green Cover

🌈 LGBTQ+ Romance
[NEW] LGBTQ+ Romance
[TBR] Multi-coloured Cover

[Vi]

Hi KathyD!,

Wow, you have so many books in your shelves. I’ve tried to give you different books that I think you haven’t read. I hope you find some good ones.

Contemporary Romance:
TBR: The Hot One by Lauren Blakely - recently discovered this author and man, does she write good.
NEW: Book Lovers by Emily Henry - You should try this author out!
NEW: Only When It's Us - I really liked this series.

Historical Romance I'm not much of a historical romance reader in there recent times but I've included some of the ones that I really like:
NEW: Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater - Historical fantasy. It was quite interesting
TBR:Guardian's Grace by by Rebecca Zanetti

Paranormal/Fantasy Romance:
My favorite sub-genre - meeting of my two fav genres, Fantasy and Romance.
TBR: Encore in Death by J.D. Robb - the latest.. ready to get back into the In Death installment?
NEW: Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier - Hands down one of my favorite books ever.

Romantic Suspense:
TBR: Fatal Justice by Marie Force
NEW: Death Below Stairs by Jennifer Ashley - Historical mystery series. Well written.

Romantic Comedy:
TBR: Boss Man Bridegroom by Meghan Quinn - This was very funny at different places. I laughed out loud at most of them
NEW: Anything You Can Do by R.S. Grey - New-ish author maybe for you

Erotic Romance:
TBR: Dirtiest Secret by J. Kenner
NEW: Dirty Filthy Rich Men by Laurelin Paige - Erotica but with a strong plot. I finished this trilogy within 2 days.

Young Adult/New Adult Romance:
NEW: This Woven Kingdom - I recently finished it and a very good start to the series
TBR: Lost in Me

Sports Romance: This is not my usual genre but I had to read some books for the challenge in this genre and found that I do enjoy it.
TBR: Gage by Sawyer Bennett
NEW:Just for Now by Rosalind James - I read some books in this series and it's interesting due to NZ setting and the throat nagging.

LGBTQ+ Romance:
TBR: Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
NEW: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller - I loved Circe very much and this is also on my TBR

[☘KathyD☘]

thanks Vi! I'm looking forward to getting through these picks!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

SunnyCAGirl wrote: "Hello, MountainKat.
Here are your picks! I loved the books you recommended for me a few months ago and really hope you find something you love in this list. You are such a prolific reader in some o..."

Thank you for the picks! I will be checking out the new to me books and I know some will be going on the list, even if they don't get read in February. 😊📚

[Trina]

Completion Post

Book: Blood of the Pack
Author: Cassie Alexander
Date: 2/3/23
Chosen As: Erotic Romance
Rating: 3 stars
Review: All the sex all the time with all the people

[Fran, Moderator]

Romanticbookworm wrote: "Hi Fran here is your picks for February below:


Contemporary Romance
Contemporary romances are most commonly considered to be books written with a timeframe that is contemporary to the time of the..."

Hi Romanticbookworm,

I read Conquering Zeus from your list for me. Thanks for the push to get it off my tbr :)
Not a favorite, but glad to have added it to the ‘read’ pile 🙂
I hope to get to one or two more this month!

[Nancy H]

Hi Chris,
I've been quite busy with a lot of challenges and with real life this month, so I have only gotten one book read. You had recommended Red Lily but I had not read the earlier ones in that series and this challenge allows you to read earlier ones I you haven't, so I read the first one, which was EXCELLENT: Blue Dahlia. Now I can't wait to read the next ones, so will get to the specific one you recommended very soon. I will also be reading others that you picked for me, but just won't get them done by the end of the month.

Thanks again for such good picks!

[Romanticbookworm]

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Romanticbookworm,
Here are your picks. Hope you find some great books!

Contemporary Romance
TBR: The Love Hypothesis
New: Reminders of Him
[bookcover:The Love Hypo..."






Hi Carmen

I've been really busy this month however I did manage to read Lust which I enjoyed.

I will try and get to one more this month but if not a few of them will most likely go on my future including a couple of your new picks :).

Thanks for the great pick :).

[Sonja]

I am doing a terrible job of reading this month... Just too much going on!

[Vi]

Hi KathyD, I finished . I also wanted to get to and but I have been distracted.

[SunnyCAGirl]

I managed to finish “Love at First” by Kate Clayborn and I loved it! She might be my new favorite CR author.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi SunnyCAGirl! (Not that it has been that sunny lately... It's snowing again at my house!)

Thank you for the February picks! I was able to read four of them this month and really enjoyed them all. I didn't get to some of the new picks - I never got ahead in my M&G books, but several were added for future reading. 😊

Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews 2.3.2023 - Good start to the series, looking forward to more!
Unbroken by Sloane Kennedy 2.5.2023 - I enjoyed this one!
The Awakening by Nora Roberts 2.7.2023 - LOVED! Can't wait to read the next one!
Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean 2.9.2023 - So very good!

Thanks again for the great options!

[SunnyCAGirl]

You are so welcome, MountainKat! Glad to see that you liked these...will have to add some of them to my TBR!

[Sonja]

Laura wrote: "Hey, Sonja! Here are your picks, I hope you find some great reads with these books 😊

💙 Contemporary Romance
Contemporary Romance [TBR]
Blue cover [boo..."

Hi Laura!
Took me all month, but I was finally able to finish a couple from your list! Most have moved to March and i'm hoping to get more reading time this month! Thank you for the awesome picks!
[bookcover:The Charm Offensive|56898248] - started in Feb, but finished didn't get to finish until this weekend! Really enjoyed it!
- started in Feb and trying to finish, enjoying it though!
- just started as part of March reading!

[Sonja]

Laura wrote: "Hey, Sonja! Here are your picks, I hope you find some great reads with these books 😊

Hi Laura!
Took me all month, but I was finally able to finish a couple from your list! Most have moved to March and i'm hoping to get more reading time this month! Thank you for the awesome picks!

- started in Feb, but finished didn't get to finish until this weekend! Really enjoyed it!
- started in Feb and trying to finish, enjoying it though!
- just started as part of March reading!

[Trip]

Sonja wrote: "Laura wrote: "Hey, Sonja! Here are your picks, I hope you find some great reads with these books 😊

Hi Laura!
Took me all month, but I was finally able to finish a couple from your list! Most have..."

Awesome! I'm glad you enjoyed the charm Offensive, one of my favourites and the other two are wonderful too. Hope enjoy ☺️

[Vi]

Hi KathyD, 1 month too late but I finally managed to get my hands on The House in the Cerulean Sea. It was my March rec too. I loved it! I couldn't really put the book down, it was that good! Thanks for the rec!