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Trip wrote: "For Carrie, I hope you find a book or more to enjoy among these picks. Happy reading! ✨📒 Jane Austen
[TBR]
- Historical [New] [bookcover:Darling, there are ..."
Thank you Trip for the great pics
Carrie wrote: "Hello Mkat, I hope you find something enjoyable from this list to read.Jane Austen
📒 Recommend a book with a character who is somehow involved in the creative arts (artist, writer, composer, etc..."
Thank you Carrie! I see so many books I want to read in March! (Or just add to the TBR...)
Hi Carina! Here are your picks - I hope they were worth the wait. 🤞🏼Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)
TBR - That Scandalous Evening by Christina Dodd
NEW - Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath
Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910)
TBR - Slow Burn by Pamela Clare
NEW - Year One by Nora Roberts
Marie Curie (1867 - 1934)
TBR - The Love Shack by Lori Foster
NEW - The Year We Fell Down by Sarina Bowen
Amelia Earhart (1897 - presumed dead 1937)
TBR - Mountainside Murder by Nicole Helm
NEW - Soulless by Gail Carriger
Katharine Hepburn (1907 - 2003)
TBR - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
NEW - Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
Babe Didrickson Zaharias (1911 - 1956)
TBR - My One and Only Cowboy by A.J. Pine
NEW - Alex by Sawyer Bennett
Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005)
TBR - Lightlark by Alex Aster
NEW - An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole
Ruth Bader Ginsberg (1933 - 2020)
TBR - The One You Can't Forget by Roni Loren
NEW - Something About You by Julie James
Happy Reading!
Hi Beth! Here are your picks. I hope you enjoy one or two!Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)
TBR ❱❱ Prejudice Meets Pride ❱❱ seems appropriate
NEW ❱❱ Inky ❱❱ artist/painter
Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910)
TBR ❱❱ Cyclone ❱❱ doctor and a kind of first responder
NEW ❱❱ Heat Exchange ❱❱ first responder/fire fighter
Marie Curie (1867 - 1934)
TBR ❱❱ The Rosie Effect ❱❱ research scientists
NEW ❱❱ Imperfect Chemistry ❱❱ scientist
Amelia Earhart (1897 - presumed dead 1937)
TBR ❱❱ A Murder in Time ❱❱ tagged mystery
NEW ❱❱ Bananapants ❱❱ tagged action/adventure
Katharine Hepburn (1907 - 2003)
TBR ❱❱ Hollywood Playboy ❱❱ actor/entertainer
NEW ❱❱ How to Fake It in Hollywood ❱❱ actors
Babe Didrickson Zaharias (1911 - 1956)
TBR ❱❱ The Bromance Book Club ❱❱ sports romance
NEW ❱❱ Only When It's Us ❱❱ sports romance
Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005)
TBR ❱❱ The Henna Wars ❱❱ persons of color
NEW ❱❱ The Wedding Date ❱❱ person of color
Ruth Bader Ginsberg (1933 - 2020)
TBR ❱❱ The Interview ❱❱ lawyers, sort of
NEW ❱❱ Disorderly Conduct ❱❱ lawyer mc
Heather wrote: "LaurLa, here are your picks!1. Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) -
📒 Recommend a book with a character who is somehow involved in the creative arts (artist, writer, composer, etc.) - TBR: [bookcover:Hel..."
Thanks, Heather! Looking forward to more than one of these. I thing Abby Jimenez will make her way to my TBR now...
Hey KathyD!Sorry it took so long to get these done for you. Our tastes are so similar that I tend to struggle to find new picks for you since so much of what I think of you've already read (or at least have on your TBR), 😁 but I always come away with lots of new ideas for myself!
Anyway, here's what I came up with for you for March - hope you find something you love!
Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)
TBR:
The Obsession by Nora RobertsNew:
The Hunter by Kerrigan ByrneFlorence Nightingale (1820 - 1910) -
TBR:
Engaged to the EMT by Piper RayneNew:
The Trouble With Tony by Eli EastonMarie Curie (1867 - 1934)
TBR:
Lost and Found by Lexi BlakeNew:
Outrun the Rain by N.R. WalkerAmelia Earhart (1897 - presumed dead 1937)
TBR:
Fire Touched by Patricia BriggsNew:
Be With Me by Samantha YoungKatharine Hepburn (1907 - 2003)
TBR:
The Theory of Second Best by J. BengtssonNew:
Well Met by Jen DeLucaBabe Didrickson Zaharias (1911 - 1956)
TBR:
Van2 by Sawyer BennettNew:
From Lukov with Love by Mariana ZapataRosa Parks (1913 - 2005)
TBR:
Have We Met? by Camille BakerNew:
An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa ColeRuth Bader Ginsberg (1933 - 2020)
TBR:
Gravity by Sara CateNew:
Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh
Carina wrote: "Heather,Here are your picks. Happy reading!
Thank you, Carina! So many great picks, it will be hard to choose just one! I have added some of your suggestions to my TBR.
LaurLa wrote: "Hi Beth! Here are your picks. I hope you enjoy one or two!Thanks LaurLa❣️ Definitely more than two. I agree Prejudice Meets Pride is a must and who can resist a title like Bananapants🤣🥰. The others all sound good I just have to locate copies.
Hope you have a great March🌷
Ok, we've reached the picking deadline, and Beth, since you so generously offered, if you could make picks for Trip (01-pifm-owned), that would be wonderful. If for any reason you aren't able to do it, just let me know and I'll make other arrangements. Thanks!
LaurLa wrote: "Heather wrote: "LaurLa, here are your picks!1. Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) -
📒 Recommend a book with a character who is somehow involved in the creative arts (artist, writer, composer, etc.) - TBR..."
I'm so glad you liked your picks and happy to hear you are interested in Abby Jimenez! I just have to comment on my Abby Jimenez recommendation though - I loved Just for the Summer and hope you read it, but it is part of a series. All the books in the series can be read as standalones, but there is a twist in Just for the Summer that is wonderful but you can really only understand if you read Part of Your World first. Just a suggestion, enjoy.
~KarenH~ wrote: "Ok, we've reached the picking deadline, and Beth, since you so generously offered, if you could make picks for Trip (01-pifm-owned), that would be wonderful. If for any reason you aren't able to d..."On it…
Trip wrote: "I'm in! I struggle to pick favourites or recall of the top my head specifics, let me check my shelves 😂I will say as a collective the Suffragettes ✨
Please use my pifm owned shelf, thanks!"
Hi Trip sorry for the delay. I went to check out your shelves and almost spit my coffee out because I started laughing at the subtitle for Fangs for Nothing 🤣🥰🤣. On my TBR immediately. Hopefully I have pick a few good reads for you this month. It was hard to only pick two in some categories. My picks for you are:
📚Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)
NEW
Less by Andrew Sean Greer (writer)TBR
Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake (photographer)🩺Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910)
NEW
Cut & Run by Mary Burton (surgeon)TBR
The Firefighter and the Cop by R.J. ScottOR
Beyond the Surface by Colette DavisonI could not resist the blues in this cover plus I just finished The Moorings of Mackerel Sky and the merefolk story resonated with me. And it is also on my TBR now.
☢️ Marie Curie (1867 - 1934)
NEW
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (MCs are computer game developers)TBR
I Temporarily Do by Ellie Cahill (MCs grad students in pathology)✈️Amelia Earhart (1897 - presumed dead 1937)
NEW
The Cartel by E.G. Manetti (mystery romance science fiction)TBR
72 Hours by Clare London (mystery/thriller)🎥Katharine Hepburn (1907 - 2003)
NEW
Idol by Kristen Callihan (musician)TBR
A Kind of Truth by Lane Hayes (musician)🥇Babe Didrickson Zaharias (1911 - 1956)
NEW
Taking Shots by Toni Aleo TBR
Reckless by Becca Steele FYI Reckless is a stand alone but I noticed it is #12 of 13 in a series. All the books are set at the same location but each book appears to be written by a different author. In case you are interested book one is Broken by Andi Jaxon
🚌Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005)
NEW
A Girl Like Her by Talia HibbertTBR
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney👩⚖️Ruth Bader Ginsberg (1933 - 2020)
NEW
Unfit to Print by K.J. Charles (lawyer)
side note: this book also fits for Jane Austen and Rosa Parks
TBR
Lethal by Joe Satoria (black cover)Hope you have a happy March 🌷
〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Trip wrote: "I'm in! I struggle to pick favourites or recall of the top my head specifics, let me check my shelves 😂I will say as a collective the Suffragettes ✨
Please use my pifm owned shelf, th..."
Thank you so much for the great picks! Haha I'm glad you found a few for your tbr too, I am loving Fangs for nothing it's so fun and the book club aspect is great ✨ I do adore merfolk, excited to read more. Oh and I don't mind reading series out of order any more I've been working on it the last year or two, only if each book is different pairings/authors just same universe I'm cool with it.
Happy reading! 📚
Thank you, Beth. These look great and I have already been adding several of them to my nightstand stack so I can get started right away. The question is always which one to start with!Happy Reading to you this month, too!
〰️Beth〰️ wrote: " Hi Nancy H, here are your picks. I sprinkled in some mysteries for you. Happy Reading ❣️📚❣️
Jane Austen(1775 - 1817)
[book:Murder on Black Swan Lan..."
Hey Anastacia🧑⚖️The invisible life of Addie LaRue TBR
Black cover
🩺Water moon
TBR
Blue cover
✈️Insane city
NEW
The sky is visible on the cover
🚌The vegetarian
NEW
Red cover
Rosalinde:)
Thank you Rosalinde! Sorry - my TBR list didn’t have a lot of romance on it - I just moved all my books to a romance shelf in GR.
:/
Do you have the names of the authors on the books you recommended?
Insane city - Dave Berry and the vegetarian Hang Kang sorry for my late reaction
Hi Carrie! Thank you so much for my March picks! Even if you know you are going to enjoy a book in the end, sometimes you just need a little extra motivation. This challenge is great for that!Defy or Defend by Gail Carriger 3.4.2025 - Really enjoyed this story!
Gardens & Ghosts by Maz Maddox 3.8.2025 - Always fun!
King by Sawyer Bennett 3.10.2025 - Really good!
Only You by Samantha Young 3.12.2025 - Loved it!
Big Jack by J.D. Robb 3.20.2025 - It is always good to be in this world!
The Homecoming by Robyn Carr 3.22.2025 - So sweet!
Plays Well With Others: How to Date Your Best Friend by Lauren Blakely 3.26.2025 - Completely worked for me!
Divided in Death by J.D. Robb 3.28.2025 - Always love Roarke and Eve!
Thanks again!
LaurLa wrote: "Hi Beth! Here are your picks. I hope you enjoy one LaurLa I loved my picks but I only finished 6. Planning to finish the remaining when I can. Two are on hold and have not come in yet.
Enjoyed them all
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4💖Thank you again for going through my massive romance TBR. I went back to review it…. The majority were books I added after my spinal cord surgery when I had to do nothing but lay flat 23 hrs a day on major nerve and pain meds. I think I spent three month reviewing this challenge and picking everyone’s books that seemed interesting… about 500 all told😂🤣 what can I say, yes I want to read them but too many for the TBR…in my defense the drugs made me do it. Actually I remember very little of that time… well the designs on the curtains moved like a waterfall but I digress again 🙃🤣🙃
Heather wrote: "LaurLa, here are your picks!"Thanks for some great picks Heather!! I managed 3 this month which is one more than usual!!
Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910)
☑️TBR ❱❱ Of Sea and Stone ❱❱ blue cover ❱❱ 03.02 ★★★
Katharine Hepburn (1907 - 2003)
☑️TBR ❱❱ The Heart Principle ❱❱ musician ❱❱ 03.08 ★★★★
Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005)
☑️TBR ❱❱ Bride ❱❱ fights discrimination ❱❱ 03.18 ★★★★
〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "LaurLa I loved my picks but I only finished 6. Planning to finish the remaining when I can. Two are on hold and have not come in..."Wow!! Great job! I usually only manage on or two, so good on you!! Glad you enjoyed them 😊
Sonja wrote: "HI Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress!Here are your picks for March! I may have picked some of these for you before, but hoping you find a couple good reads!
📒
Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)
TB..."
Thank you again for the picks, Sonja. I got to read
it was a 5 stars for me. I finally picked up
and
since it got back from a hold. So I'm hoping to get to them as well
Hi Beth, I got three read in March and they were all excellent: A Rogue of One's Own
; A Quiche Before Dying
; Well Met
I plan to read the others on your list, too. I just couldn't get to all of them in March! Real life just interrupts our reading sometimes - lol!
Nancy H wrote: "Hi Beth, I got three read in March and they were all excellent: A Rogue of One's Own
; A Quiche Before Dying[bookcover:A Q..."Glad to hear you enjoyed them. It is terrible that real life does not understand how important reading time is for us book addicts.
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Jane Austen
📒 Recommend a book with a character who is somehow involved in the creative arts (artist, writer, composer, etc.) or a book that is tagged 'Historical', or with a 6 in the page count or publication date.
The Homecoming
Not Another Love Song
Florence Nightingale
🩺 Recommend a book with a character who is in the medical profession or a first responder, or a book with blue on the cover
Big Jack
Cyclone
Marie Curie
☢️ Recommend a book with a character involved in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) profession or field of study, or with a 2 in the page count or publication date.
King
The Rules of Dating
Amelia Earhart
✈️ Recommend a book tagged Adventure, Mystery, or Suspense, or with a character whose occupation is traditionally associated more with the opposite sex (male nurse, female firefighter, etc). You may also recommend a book with the sky visible on the cover of any edition
Only You
All the Missing Pieces
Katharine Hepburn
🎥 Recommend a book with a character who is somehow involved in the performing arts (actor, musician, dancer, etc.) or a book that has won or been nominated for any literary award, or with a 4 in the page count or publication date.
Defy or Defend
Silent in the Grave
Babe Didrickson Zaharias
🥇 Recommend a book tagged as 'Sports Romance' or with an athletic main character. You may also recommend a book with something gold or silver on the cover.
Plays Well With Others
Kiss and Don't Tell
Rosa Parks
🚌 Recommend a book with a POC (Person of Color) main character, or with a character who experiences or works to fight against discrimination in any form. You may also recommend a book with a mostly red, black, green and/or yellow cover.
Gardens & Ghosts
SOS Hotel: For a Supernaturally Safe Stay!
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
👩⚖️ Recommend a book with a character involved in the legal profession, either working or studying. You may also recommend a book with a mostly black and/or white cover.
Divided in Death
Inheritance