VOTE BY Sept 30 – BOTM November 2025 – Widow / Widower

[Susan]

For the month of NOVEMBER 2025, we will be reading HRs with the following theme: Widow / Widower Books where the one or both main characters are a widow or widower.

VOTING IS NOW OPEN!

Please vote using this form to vote: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14z2Q...
This requires that you put your Goodreads name.

You can vote for up to three full-length books. Here's how the points work:

> First (or only) choice = 3 points
> Second choice = 2 points
> Third choice = 1 point

To see which books are nominated please see them listed in the post below. If you would prefer to vote in thread, then leave your message below.

You can view the current vote tally here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Please vote by September 30. At the end of the voting period, the top three vote-getters will be the BOTMs. If we need to break a tie, we will use the number of first place votes, or if that doesn't work, the number of second place votes as a tie-breaker. If we need another tie-breaker, we will discuss in thread and add to rules in future.

[Susan]

Here are the links to the nominations:

To Marry an Heiress – Lorraine Heath
The Widow of Larkspur Inn – Lawana Blackwell
The Duke Who Despised Christmas– Scarlett Scott
Mr. Impossible – Loretta Chase
The Orphan Pearl– Erin Satie
How to Entice an Enchantress – Karen Hawkin
A Notorious Ruin – Carolyn Jewel
The Promise– May McGoldrick
Dark Side of the Sun - Addison Cain
His Convenient Marchioness – Elizabeth Rolls
Charming Sir Charles – Anna Campbell
The Wilful Widow – Beverley Oakley

[Susan]

Voting is now closed, and the winners are.....

BOTM 1 - The Duke Who Despised Christmas – Scarlett Scott (19)
BOTM 2 - How to Entice and Enchantress – Karen Hawkins (19)
BOTM 3 - Mr Impossible – Loretta Chase (18)

A Notorious Ruin – Carolyn Jewel (12)
To Marry a Heiress – Lorraine Heath (11)
Dark Side of the Sun - Addison Cain (10)
Charming Sir Charles – Anna Campbell (9)
The Promise – May McGoldrick (8)
His Convenient Marchioness – Elizabeth Rolls (6)
The Orphan Pearl – Erin Satie (4)
The Widow of Larkspur Inn – Lawana Blackwell (2)
The Wilful Widow – Beverley Oakley (0)

BOTM posts will be up soon