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[Megan]

Welcome to our little group Rameau!

[Nancy]

Thanks very much,
"A kind word from a stranger is like a word from heaven."-www.nancybbrewer.com

[Lina]

Welcome rameau :-)

[Lina]

Carolina wrote: "CaroB wrote: "Welcome Omar, Lynn, Carolina and Jennifer!
It's great to see some new faces on here. I encourage you to get involved in some of the discussions in this group.
If you have any ques..."

Carolina (great name by the way :-) did you want to know how to set up a challenge shelf? Or how to join a challenge?

[Nancy]

Hello new friends,
I am new to this group and I would like to share with you one of my short stories.
"Mammy's Blackberry Cobbler" Also at the end of the story is a wonderful 1800's recipe.

Historically yours, Nancy B. Brewer

It is free! Just click on the link and start reading.
http://nancybbrewer.com/mammy%e2%80%9...

[Jennifer]

CaroB wrote: "Welcome Omar, Lynn, Carolina and Jennifer!
It's great to see some new faces on here. I encourage you to get involved in some of the discussions in this group.
If you have any questions, just ask,..."

Thank you for the warm welcome. I've been trying to find something to help me get more involved in reading because it's something I love to do but never make time to do it. I ran across this site yesterday and loved it. I'm so excited to get involved! :)

[Tracey]

Ok everybody... contemporary or historical?

[Jennifer]

CaroB wrote: "Carolina wrote: "CaroB wrote: "Welcome Omar, Lynn, Carolina and Jennifer!
It's great to see some new faces on here. I encourage you to get involved in some of the discussions in this group.
If yo..."

I would love to know more about joining a challenge. I was looking at the one for September, but I think that challenge is cutting it close for me, so I was looking at the next one in December. I think I understand what to do, but do you have to sign up for the challenges or do you do it on your own?

[Lynn]

Tracey wrote: "Ok everybody... contemporary or historical?"

Historical of course! :-)

[rameau]

Tracey wrote: "Ok everybody... contemporary or historical?"

Right now: Historical.

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Jennifer, the challenges are all for fun here. No pressure. There will be one done in November too, it just hasn't been created yet. If the September one is overwhelming, why not give spelling F.A.L.L. a try. Just say you are committing to only four books instead of six. You can use book titles, series title, author, character or narrator names (first or last). Settings! Whatever.

Example:

F Foxfire Bride, by Maggie Osborne
A Attica d’Alérion in The Last Knight, by Candice Proctor
L Lucky Harbor series Simply Irresistible, by Jill Shalvis
L Lady & the Vamp, by Michelle Rowen


Alternative*: Lisa Kleypas, author of Married By Morning


*Those who know me know I'm always changing my mind.

I would start with choosing books you want to read, and then seeing how they can fit into the challenge.

Plus, most of us here have failed at a book challenge. Real life has a way of getting in the path of our reading, drat!

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Tracey wrote: "Ok everybody... contemporary or historical?"

Historical. I used to just read it exclusively, but made me open up a bit, LOL!

[Ann]

HISTORICAL!

[Jennifer]

Lisa Kay wrote: "Jennifer, the challenges are all for fun here. No pressure. There will be one done in November too, it just hasn't been created yet. If the September one is overwhelming, why not give spelling F..."

Thank you so much for the help! It is greatly appreciated and I look forward to my first challenge :)

[Caro]

Thanks. Actually I like to join a challenge. Maybe not this one because I think It´s a little late but I want to undertand how it works so I´ll join the next one.

[Caro]

Lisa Kay wrote: "Jennifer, the challenges are all for fun here. No pressure. There will be one done in November too, it just hasn't been created yet. If the September one is overwhelming, why not give spelling F..."

Now I get it! Thanks. And thanks to CaroB too.

[Laura]

Welcome to all the newbies!!! Glad to have you with us!

[Lina]

De nada Carolina :-)

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Carolina, you can read some (or all) of your challenge books in Spanish, if you want. CaroB, ✿Michelle✿, and I love looking at the bookcovers in other languages.

[Tracey]

Really? No contemporary fans out there?

[Lina]

I love contemporaries Tracey. When you find a good one they are gold.

[Heather]

I generally only read Contemporaries, Tracey. I can get lost in the familiar instead of forcing myself to think different era with historicals.

[Tracey]

My people! LOL! I have read some historicals, and have liked a few. But I don't like all the descriptions of clothing that I can't picture and customs I am unfamiliar with. It's easier for me to get lost in the story and visualize it when it's modern and familiar. As I said there have been some historicals that I've loved, but typically I prefer contemporary stories... and paranormal as of recently ;)

[Kit★]

Tracey wrote: "Ok everybody... contemporary or historical?"

Historical, hands down no challenge. Other fiction I read is contemporary (or fantasy or etc) but my romance has gotta be historical (though it can be paranormal, as long as it's in a historic-type setting). I've read a few contemporaries (no paranormals... well, except I do like books by Charlaine Harris), if they were given to me or something, but I only buy historicals. Love 'em :)

[♫♫RiTA♫♫]

contemporary is way better........though historical books are awesome.

[Heather]

I completely understand, Tracey! My favorite book of all time is a historical romance, but other than that I'm not a huge fan. Maybe my fave set the bar so high that I've given up on trying and live with my comfortable contemporaries and paranormals.

[Tracey]

ok so... series or stand alone novel?

[Heather]

I have a deep love for stand alone. However, I'm involved with several series that I'm so involved with that I feel like a traitor saying stand alone. lol

[Tracey]

There have been some great stand alones! I can definitely agree with that. But I love being able to follow characters over multiple books. Nora Roberts is good with series. What series are you currently reading? I've spent so much time writing recently that I haven't really read anything in awhile. I have some old favorites that I'll read slowly, because since I've read them before I can put them down and come back when I have time. But I'm ready to get lost in a book again... staying up all night because I have to know what happens. I'm looking for like-minds and suggestions.

[♫♫RiTA♫♫]

I'm Rita......and just joined today.:) i love all kinds of books....and i'm from india.:)

[Tracey]

R.Blake wrote: "I'm Rita......and just joined today.:) i love all kinds of books....and i'm from india.:)"

Welcome Rita, I'm new too, just joined a week ago.

[rameau]

R.Blake wrote: "I'm Rita......and just joined today.:) i love all kinds of books....and i'm from india.:)"

Welcome, I joined yesterday ;]

[Tracey]

Can't wait to find out what the Sept book will be!Ready to dive into a new book :)

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Welcome, Rita!

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

One series I am re-visiting via audio this time is J. D. Robb's In Death series. So well narrated!

[Heather]

I'm reading the In Death series too (only up to book 6) on audiobook. I also love The Night Huntress series (just finished the newest book yesterday). There are others, but those are my current favorites. I've only read the first book in the Psy-Changeling series, but it was really good too.

[Heather]

Welcome Rameau and Rita!

[Megan]

Welcome Rita!

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

I just caught up this month with the Kinsey Milhone series. Sue Grafton is getting ready to put out "V". Wonder what she finishes the alphabet? I was thinking of starting over at the beginning via audio. Another series that is well narrated.


And of course, I love Lisa Kleypas:

Wallflowers


Bow Steet Runners


Travis

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Helpful hint in putting in your series here:


--If you know the name of the series, when you do a look-up under add book/author, just type it in and all those books will appear in the dropdown.

--Be sure you have the button cover option selected at the bottom start clicking/adding.

If you don't know the name of the series, you can always go to one of the books and note the name in light great hyperlink.

[Tracey]

Thanks for all the awesome suggestions!

[Lina]

Welcome Rita!

[Lina]

I have a bit of a gripe with all the series at the moment. I can understand the marketing behind it, and it's nice to be able to revisit the characters you've connected with, but I do looooove stand-alones.
I'll get back to them when I finish reading my series :-p

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

I too love my series, CaroB. But you are right (again!) - sometimes is just so refreshing to read a stand alone!!!

[Tracey]

OK ladies, I'm hitting the bookstore Friday (payday) I want a contemporary series, good story, good smut (whispered that part ;). Give me your top suggestion...

[Heather]

How about these, Tracey:
Series Starters:

Excellent stand alone:

[Lina]

Lisa - exactly!

Tracey - hmmm, not sure if it's offered in print yet, but Sweet as Sinby Inez Kelley was one I'd be confident to recommend. One of my top reads so far this year.

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

was our BOM a couple of months ago, wasn't it? Drat! I've been meaning to get to that one. :)

[Lina]

Lisa Kay wrote: " was our BOM a couple of months ago, wasn't it? Drat! I've been meaning to get to that one. :)"

Yes Lisa Kay! I don't know if it was because I was expecting a sexy light-hearted read that this one caught me unawares but I remember being very pleasantly surprised at how engrossing a read it ended up being. Ha, Of course now I'm probably talking it up too much and you might be disappointed :-)

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

LOL! CaroB, my expectations now: