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[MountainKat, Moderator]

Convince him you need an ereader and he will never know... ; ) That's what I did! :P

[[deleted user]]

Hi! My name is Kristen and I'm new to the group! Looking forward to being an active member! Thank you! :)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Welcome Kristen! Jump on in to the challenges - hope to see you there!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Welcome Daniela and Kristen!! We love active members 'cos we love to share our books and enable others to buy more, more, MORE! ;)

[Aղցela W.]

Hi everyone welcome to the group

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Welcome Martin! We have quite a few members who read MM here. If you haven't found the MM Romance Group yet, that is another great group to join :) Hope you love your time here.

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Hi Meira~Blue - congrats on your new Kindle! Most of us here love our eReaders of various shapes and forms :) So watch out, your wallet WILL be lighter after a few visits!

With only 2 ebooks to your name, I'm thinking the best thing initially for you to do is start checking out other members' lists. The best place for this IMHO (in my humble opinion) is the Pick It For Me (PIFM) Challenge. You can't join in on this one as it is already in progress for February - but you CAN read all the suggested books that people have chosen for another member to read. All the suggestions are based off 8 themes. This is a great place to start trolling for ideas - see what appeals. You'll see all sorts of genre in these lists, but the one thing in common is that they are all (or nearly all ;) romance.

Here is the link to go and have a look: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

It looks as if you might be partial to Paranormal romance (PNR) and historical romance. So here are a couple of listopia lists from goodreads that might help you find things as well:

Best Paranormal Romance Series: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
Favourite Historical Romance Novels: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...


Also, don't be afraid to go check out our members booklists. Just click on their avatar/picture, and see what books they have read and rated. You'll soon find members with similar tastes :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Once you have a few books that interest you, there are more challenges in this group than you can poke a stick at :)

I started with the Monthly challenge which allowed me to work out which of my many books to read next, but you might be better to try the March Pick It For Me Challenge, so long as you are comfortable having a go at recommending books that you probably haven't read to another member! (Could be a bit awkward - but the mods and the host of the challenge would be very happy to help if you ask nicely ;)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Martin wrote: "Hello,

I'm Martin, retired history of art teacher and lover of art, classics and romance (especially gay)."

Welcome Martin! I hope you enjoy the group!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Meira~Blue wrote: "OK, I have a confession to make. I was a complete and utter 'Book Virgin' until very recently. Last weekend, I went to a Fundraising event and Won a Kindle. Now I've figured out how to use it,I'm s..."

Hi Meira~Blue! Love your story, my grandmother was a librarian so books have been a part of my life as long as I can remember. But I think it is wonderful for everyone to discover reading whatever it takes to get them there!! Jane has given you some wonderful advice and a bit of a warning, you will find more books here than you can imagine! My TBR just grows and grows!!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Meira~Blue wrote: "Oh my, I want to buy so many and I want to read everything NOW!!!"

LOL! While the rest of us are trying whittle down our TBR list, you can go at it full-throttle, Meira~Blue :)

It can be really hard to work out where to start, so maybe the Monthly challenge can help you decide - here is the link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Meira~Blue wrote: "I joined this one yesterday. I've only started with 3 until I get more books and I know how fast (or slow in my case!!) I can read in a month."

That's how I started, then upped it to 5, then I hung out at 8 for a few months even when I was getting all 10. That's when I threw in the towel and just went for 10 every month! I love fitting my books into the challenge month after month!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Yeah, that is something we all struggle with!

That and spending time with our families instead of our books and dirty houses! =P

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

MountainKat wrote: "Yeah, that is something we all struggle with!

That and spending time with our families instead of our books and dirty houses! =P"

Oh yeah!! But I think I can blame my husband for some of the dirty house ;) esp when he pulls me off bookwork/housework to help put up a fence... (But I'd much rather be reading!!!)

[Deborah]

Hello everyone! It’s been awhile since I popped in, and since I’ve gotten so behind on welcoming new members, I thought I would reintroduce myself. My name is Deborah, I am a wife and mother of two teenagers, I love to read (romance is my favorite) when I can sneak the time, and I balance that love with writing. I am the Author of ‘The Destiny Series’, a young adult romance series, and the newly released new adult/adult contemporary romance ‘Memory Betrayal’. Both have Goodreads giveaways going on right now, for those who are interested.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

I hope to see some of you around in the group activities. :)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Julia! Welcome to the group! You are free to contribute as little or as much as you are comfortable with, but I sure hope to see you around! We don't bite, I promise =)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Hi Julia - welcome to our group! Don't overwhelmed by the crazy number of books some ppl read or what ppl read. Just get in and have fun :) We love to hear from everyone!

[R.M.]

Hi there- Just joined. I've been reading quite a bit of romance lately, but also like YA, fantasy, supernatural...really, anything compelling. I joined because I am always interested in hearing what people are reading/enjoying.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Robin and welcome! I hope you have fun here!!

[Kate]

Hi All!
I'm new and have no idea how this thing works (figuring it out but slowly), but am a devoted historical romance lover and always have been. Can anyone suggest any good groups to join related to this genre?

Question: how does one make friends? I have not been successful at this at all. Do you have to really know the person? Do they have to be your Facebook friend? I don't have a profile on Facebook so that's sorta out for me for now.

I have to say goodreads is like crack for the book lover! I spent more time updating my collection of books, checking out what I want to read next, and updating what I am reading than I have actually read this week, all due to goodreads. I love this site and am dying to get into some of the challenges and other stuff going on that I don't even know about yet!

Cheers and lovely Monday to everyone, Kate

[Deborah]

Hello Julia, Robin, and Kate. Welcome to the group!

[Deborah]

Kate wrote: "Hi All!
I'm new and have no idea how this thing works (figuring it out but slowly), but am a devoted historical romance lover and always have been. Can anyone suggest any good groups to join relat..."

Hi Kate. You will meet friends while participating in challenges and group activities. Feel free to add me as your friend if you'd like!

[Darcie]

My name is Darcie! Love to read and love to share and get new book suggestions!

[Margaret]

Hi Everyone,

I just joined and I am feeling slightly overwhelmed by all the activity in this group!! But, that's a good thing :)

My name is Margaret and I enjoy reading all kinds of Romance novels. My favourite go-to genre is romantic suspense, with historical romance a close second.

I can't wait to get started on some of the challenges and discover some new authors.

[Margaret]

LOL Kate! Yes, Goodreads is like an addiction to me too - I spend so much time on here and have found my To-Read list grows exponentially each day!!

Feel free to send me a friend request (you can check out my profile if you want to see more about me and my reading preferences).

I love historical romance too, but have only found out about Groups on here so haven't discovered any historical romance onces yet. But I am sure they are out there!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Welcome Kate, Darcie and Margaret!! We love getting new members here! A great way to find new books and discuss them is in many of the challenges. They are great fun, but with all the new books you find it can be a little painful on the wallet! Hope to see you around!

[Deborah]

Welcome Darcie and Margaret! (I too love to read romance, Margaret.)

[Allison]

Hi everyone! I'm Allie and I'm pretty new to the romance genre. Really, Jane Austen and some historical fiction writers like Elizabeth Chadwick are my "romance". No bodice rippers for me! But I was looking over your monthly challenges and wanted to participate in those so I joined. Can't wait to get started and chat with new friends :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Welcome Robin, Kate, Darcie, Margaret and Allie!!!!! Hope you love this group as much as the rest of us :) You don't of course have to read romance, but a lot of our challenges do encourage it ;)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Allie! I hope you have fun with the challenge - I love it!

[Allison]

Thanks ladies :) I've already joined five challenges!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Allie wrote: "Thanks ladies :) I've already joined five challenges!"

Whoa! Good going!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Allie wrote: "Thanks ladies :) I've already joined five challenges!"

Yay!

[Cat]

Allie wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Allie and I'm pretty new to the romance genre. Really, Jane Austen and some historical fiction writers like Elizabeth Chadwick are my "romance". No bod..."

Hey Allie,
Jane Austen was my gateway drug into romance novels; Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite books of all time. Welcome and enjoy the challenges!

[Neely]

Welcome, Allie!

[Elle2215]

Hi, I'm Elle I just joined, i enjoy reading especially romance.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Hi Elle! Welcome to the group. Reading romance are us ;) You should fit right in!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Welcome to the group Elle! Jane's right, you will fit right in!!

[Allison]

Thanks everyone :)

[Elle2215]

Thanks u guys for the warm welcome :))

[Neely]

Hi, Danielle!

[Nicole]

Hello! I'm Nicole and I've been a goodreads member for a couple of years, but just started getting into groups and doing challenges. I prefer to read PNR (and most sub-genres), romance, erotica, mysteries/suspense/thrillers. Nice to meet everyone!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Hi Danielle and Nicole!! I'm sure there will be plenty here to keep both of you busy with challenges and new books :)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Welcome Danielle and Nicole! There is lots going on around - jump right it! Lots of new challenges getting started, I hope to see you around in some of them!

[siriusedward]

hi all
just joined..am a huge books fan..tend to forget my time when i am in a bookshop... and this site has been such a help..from dear enid blyton to harry potter to twilight to our romance genre of which i love contemporary as well as regency/medieval.. or small town romances..even paranormal romances( as long as i can accept d given facts and am able to ignore the faults)...
nice to meet everyone!!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Welcome siriusedward! I love GR too, it is addicting to us book lovers!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Hi siriusedward - welcome to the group! GR really opened up book options for me - I was stuck in K-Mart land equivalents for books until I found this site!

[Red]

Hello! This is the first group I've joined here on Goodreads and I'm excited!

I love romance in novels, especially in YA and New Adult books. I do enjoy romance in Fantasy and Sci-fi as well. Lately, I've been reading fairytale retellings :) Nice to meet everyone!

[Sabrina]

Hi I am new hear