PtP - What A Package!

[Rosina]

Week 10 Completion


picked by Shannon from pick for me
390 pages

I love this series. On of my favorite. Its about England, archaeology, crime scenes, forensics. The writing is excellent. For me its like slipping on a comfortable pair of shoes. You know what to expect. This installment involves a mystery surrounding a childkiller from 100 years ago that was a woman. Love the history that gets uncovered. A very chilling and complex story of murder and kidnapping. The book grabs you from the beginning and moves along very swiftly. The characters are well fleshed out, the plot very interesting, and the ending a bit of a surprise.

Finished: May 29/15
★★★★
[*book:The Outcast Dead|18222687]

[Calila]

LAST THEME TODAY YOU GUYS! *sad face*

Also remember no passes this week (not like we've used any but still) and Option 2 changes this week Jane will assign another team for us to use and you can pick from their shelves instead of a teammate's.

[Calila]

Final Theme - Week 11

Option 1
14. MC has a disability
Best Fiction With Disfigured Disabled Leads
Books With Disabled Heros
Romance Where Hero Heroine Have A Disability
Best Gay Romance With A Character Who Has A Disability
Blind Deaf Mute

For Option 1, the book MUST come from the list - please note the page/number on the list that the book appears in your selection post.


Option 2
Your members may select an option 2 book for the team BELOW in this list. The last team on the list, selects from the first.

* TENacious Page Turners
* What A Package
* The Lucky Ladies
* Three Way Passers
* Eight Crazy Tarts
* Five Femme Fatales
* Six Degrees of Romance
* 50 Shades of Awesome
* The Bookies
* The Globe Trotters
* The Fellowship of the Book


Option 3
Key date: 2 January 2015

[Calila]

I bolded and linked the team to use for Option 2

[Calila]

Week 11: Signs
204 pages/GR
Qualifies - #213 on Best Gay Romance With A Character Who Has A Disability

[Aminko]

bamaace83 wrote: "Week 9 Completion

by Gena Showalter

Completed May 26, 2015 1 stars

Okay, this book had great potential at the beginning, then it just went poof for me. ..."

I really liked the first of her Angels in the Dark series - Wicked Nights. If you like paranormal romance I'd suggest giving it a try.

[Aminko]

I can't believe it's week 11 already. It's been great reading with you all. I look forward to participating in the next Pass-the-Parcel!

Enjoy your reading selections!!!

[Shannon]

Week 11

Option 1: Disability
Qualifies: Number 5 on Best Gay Romance with a Character who has a Disability

by Carol Lynn, 106 pgs/GR
Sweet Topping

[*book:Sweet Topping|5496393]

[Lynne]

Week 11:
Option 1: Disability
Bookcover/link: [* book:Talking Dirty with the CEO|17834441] by Jackie Ashenden
Page numbers: 206 pages
How the book qualifies: #75 on page 1 of Romace Where Hero Heroine Have a Disability

[Aminko]

Week 11- Selection:


Book: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
No. of Pages: 384 pages
How the book qualifies: #81 on page 1 of Best Fiction With Disfigured/Disabled Leads

[Calila]

I love The Duke And I, though its not my favorite of the series.

[Rosina]

Week 11- Selection:
Option 1: Disability

Book: Embattled Hearts by J.M. Madden
No. of Pages: 262 pages
How the book qualifies

#22 romance where hero heroine have a disability

[Shannon]

Changed my Mind!!

Week 11

Option 1: Disability
Qualifies: Number 32 on Best Gay Romance with a Character who has a Disability


Neil's Guardian Angel by Carol Lynne 132 pgs/GR

[*book:Neil's Guardian Angel|7936282]

[Shannon]

Week 11 - Completion Post

Option 1: Disability
Qualifies: Number 32 on Best Gay Romance with a Character who has a Disability
Read: 5/29/15
Rating: ★★★


Neil's Guardian Angel by Carol Lynne 132 pgs/GR

Cute, sweet, a little on the short side but I enjoy these little stories and all the people from Cattle Valley. This one was about Neil after he fell off his horse and ended up in the hospital with a broken body and no memory of his life before Cattle Valley. Ben was from his time growing up so Neil didn't know him at all yet had to depend on him for everything. It had element of D/s and past abuse but I didn't feel either was delved into all that much. Not great, not bad, just okay.

[Lynne]

Week 11 – Completed:
Bookcover/link: [* book:Talking Dirty with the CEO|17834441] by Jackie Ashenden
Rating (1-5): ★★★★
Review: I really enjoyed this book. Christie and Joseph are an interesting couple. Their struggle to work through their baggage from their childhood was moving. Joseph has severe ADHD which has affected every aspect of his life. I love how it was something he struggled with but also something that had contributed to his success as well. Christie had an stutter that appeared when she lost confidence. Together they came to terms with some of their issues. I thought it was a fun, quick read.

[Calila]

Week 11: Signs

Rating: ★★★★

Review: I really liked this, even though I wasn't sure I would. It's just a nice fluffy comfort read. There's no real big angst. There's no real big drama. Just two lonely guys connecting and falling in love. It was just very sweet.

[Calila]

I'm super surprised there hasn't been a winner yet! We still have a chance!

[Shannon]

Me too! I'm so used to bingo where everyone drops whatever the hell they're doing and reads their books in like 2 hrs. lol

[Rosina]

Week 11- Completion:
Option 1: Disability

Book: Embattled Hearts by J.M. Madden
No. of Pages: 262 pages
How the book qualifies

#22 romance where hero heroine have a disability

Read: May 31 2015
Rating: ★★★★

Review: This was a really good story. The strength of this novel lies in the depiction of the wounded and disabled veterans. John comes back from the war in Iraq with a spinal cord injury. He and a couple of other vets set up Lost 'N' Found Investigation. Shannon is the office manager. She is fun loving spunky girl and John is grumpy and anti social. They are drawn to each other. A contemporary romantic suspense that was quite good. I really enjoyed the characters and cant wait to read more in the series. I loved everything else about it, though; the writing, the characters, the love story, the characterization. J.M. Madden has now made it to my auto-buy list.

[Calila]

Holy cow, still no winner! WOW

[Shannon]

Everyone must be really busy!!

[Calila]

Looks like Team Six Degrees Of Romance are the winners. Congrats to them.

[Shannon]

So close! lol

[Calila]

It's official! This round is over. =/


I'll see y'all next round (Mid Aug.-ish) I hope!

[Shannon]

Thanks for being our captain Calila!! :)

[Rosina]

Enjoyed being on your team. Really enjoyed this round.

[bamaace83]

Thanks for being such a great captain and helping keeping my crazy self on schedule. Thanks for such a great team. See y'all next time. :)

[Aminko]

Book Title: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
Rating: ★★★★

Review:
This was a historical romance that followed the ton rules much more closely than a number of novels I’ve read recently. It was very cleverly done and helped show the developing feelings of the two main characters. I thought the heroine in this story was wonderful. I rather liked that she wanted a husband and a large family and how Julia Quinn wove the conflict around her more traditional wishes. I also enjoyed the 2nd epilogue that extended the after story a little further and help satisfy my wondering about how everything may have turned out.

[Aminko]

It was wonderful to be part of this team. I hope everyone has a fabulous summer.

Thank you Calila for being our captain!