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[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Aby! Glad you found us and I hope to see you around in the challenges!

[Moomba]

Hi everyone! Thanks to my team members in the MM Romance Group Ultimate Team Challenge I found my way here. I'm looking for lots of input on great books...and a new challenge once in a while might not hurt as well ;D

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Moomba wrote: "Hi everyone! Thanks to my team members in the MM Romance Group Ultimate Team Challenge I found my way here. I'm looking for lots of input on great books...and a new challenge once in a while might ..."

Hey Moomba - welcome to the group! I wasn't game to commit to a year of that challenge in MMR so I'd be interested to know what you think of it! (I abstained from the ScavHunt this year for the same reason, but I think they may have downgraded the level of effort required each month for this round?)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Welcome Moomba! Glad you are here!

[Moomba]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Hey Moomba - welcome to the group! I wasn't game to commit to a year of that challenge in MMR so I'd be interested to know what you think of it!"

Hey Jane, don't worry about a whole year of commitment. We started in February which feels like yesterday so time really flies. I like that the teams are randomly put together so meeting new GR members and discovering new books and authors is a given. It's totally up to you to leave your comfort zone and stretch your boundaries. The Ultimate Team Challenge (UTC) consists of the main challenge (basically 12 monthly challenges) and bonus challenges. During the main challenge you get points for the number of books/month you read and also the number of pages/month you read. It's mandatory that the books have 30+ pages and are MM only.
The bonus challenges can last one month or 2 months and are by choice. Usually the bonus challenge is played by members of your team but you can also be put in a team with other UTC players. In that case you don't earn points as a team but individually which will benefit your original UTC team. The bonus challenges are fun games like monopoly, twister or wheel of fortune. The difference to the main challenge is that here the themes are set.

This is my first UTC and I really like it. You can read whatever you want and as many books as you want. Since life is unpredictable you are under no pressure. Give 2018 a try. I think you'll like it :D

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Thanks for the run-down Moomba! I’ll def can’t snider joining next year’s UTC :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

*consider

The dangers of auto-correct!!

[D.L.]

Hello, there. My name is Daphne, or Daph for short. I love romance novels. I even have my own romance reading group but it's really dead so far so I was glad to find this! lol Thanks for having me here.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Daph wrote: "Hello, there. My name is Daphne, or Daph for short. I love romance novels. I even have my own romance reading group but it's really dead so far so I was glad to find this! lol Thanks for having me ..."

Welcome to our group Daph! Hope you find all the information, chats and challenges that your heart seeks :D (Very flowery ~ must be the rain we are currently ~ finally~ getting here :)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Daph! Welcome to the group and great timing - all new challenges and discussions starting for October! Enjoy. =)

[Robyn]

Hello..got kicked off Amazon

[Robyn]

They ended the Amazon forums

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Robyn! I think a lot of us are Amazon refugees, I left there many years ago. I eventually landed here and love it! Everyone is kind, friendly and helpful. =) I hope you make yourself at home and jump into some challenges and discussions!

[Amy]

I've been a member for a while but life kinda side tracked. We've moved twice in the last 3 years. Finally settled into our new home and getting things situated again. Happy to be back up in WI again. I missed it. Didn't realize how much till we came back and I fell in love with it all over again.

Realized I hadn't been on GR for a while. I came in and then noticed I was 20 books behind on my goal. I'm slowing getting that caught up. I've read 3 books in the last couple weeks and have 3 more in progress.

[Brittany]

Hi!! My name is Brittany, and I’m addicted to reading romance novels. This is the first group I joined and I look forward to new fun books.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Welcome back Amy! Glad life is getting back to normal for you! I hope you get caught up and can be more active too. =)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Brittany and welcome to the group! If you have any questions, just ask. =)

[Lotte]

Hello - I am pretty happy to join this group. My Name is Lotte and I am living in Austria (no kangaroos, this country is in the middle of Europe). Reading ist one of my favourite hobbies, I prefer Romance, but if it is a thrilling story, I also read another genre. I appologize for my English is not correct.
I am also an author, writing Romance novels, one of them just has been translated into English.
I hope to find here many new books to read.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Welcome to the group Robyn, Brittany and Lotte; and welcome back Amy!!

Too bad about Amazon Robyn, although I know nothing about it.

Amy - great to hear you have re-settled and back in your reading groove. A little time away often reinvigorates :D

So pleased you found us Brittany and hope you find plenty of fodder to feed your romance habit!

And LOL Lotte - I'm in Australia and we so often get called Austria with ppl asking us about Europe! I love that you get the opposite treatment!!

[Lotte]

Hi Jane, my best wishes to 'Down under'. I've never been there, but one of my best friends is living in Goldcoast/Queensland. It must be great, to live in this country.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Welcome Lotte! Glad you have you here with us. We have members from all over the world and it is great getting a little taste of things from other perspectives!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

I’m from Queensland as well, but out west. When the temperatures hit 40 Celsius, I think of the coast with longing!! Hope your friend is enjoying their time here :)

[Lotte]

MountainKat wrote: "Welcome Lotte! Glad you have you here with us. We have members from all over the world and it is great getting a little taste of things from other perspectives!"

Thank you, MountainKat - I agree with you, and love to meet people from allover the world. Where are you living?

[Lotte]

Jane (PS) wrote: "I’m from Queensland as well, but out west. When the temperatures hit 40 Celsius, I think of the coast with longing!! Hope your friend is enjoying their time here :)"

She has been living in Australia for almost 20 years now, her husband is an Australian. She enjoys ist, only the border controll ist always very hard. She has to open her suitcases and they do not let her keep any souvenir, she buys in her hometown Vienna.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Lotte wrote: "Thank you, MountainKat - I agree with you, and love to meet people from allover the world. Where are you living?"

I'm in Southern California, but in the boonies still. We are about an hour outside of the closest city.

[Amber]

Hello everyone, NEWBIE HERE!!!!

My name is Amber and love love lover to read. I read many books in just one day depending on how well they have gotten my attention. I have read from many different genres but find myself always to coming back to some good 'ole romance!!! My newest author that I have found has got to be Aurora Rose Reynolds. I am so in love with her books I can't put them down.
I look forward to finding some new books for me to read (since that is my main reason for joining) and meeting other readers like me.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Welcome to the group Amber!! Sounds like you may find more books in our pages so hold on tight to your wallet 😜

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Amber! What Jane said is very, very true! And the challenges can be pretty addicting too. =)

[Emily]

Hi, my name is Emily. I love to read... And usually several books at a time. I like all genres and am open to almost anything. No one else in my life enjoys reading and I am looking for a way to share my love of books with others.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Hi Emily - I think a few of us are here for similar reasons (to talk about the books we read as no-one else in our circle reads the same genres). Welcome to the group! Jump in anywhere ;)

[Edmilson]

Hi folks

[Edmilson]

Hi Folks I am Edmilson
Just jumped in cause i do love challenge meanwhile i do love books
although I do love books actually I do not read much however i am seeking for people who just can help me with that issue either to help me being addicted to the books thus any recommendation?
Thanks in advance .
May God be with you all

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Edmilson wrote: "Hi Folks I am Edmilson
Just jumped in cause i do love challenge meanwhile i do love books
although I do love books actually I do not read much however i am seeking for people who just can help me w..."

Hi Edmilson - great to have you with us! Hopefully looking through the books posted here on the various threads may help you find a book that helps you into reading :)

...The books that reintroduced me back into a consistent pattern of reading were The Harry Potter books by JK Rowling (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone), and the Twilight series (Twilight). Whilst I didn't like the Twlight series as much as the Potter books, both really help me find other books that could suit :D

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Emily and welcome! It's hard to be surrounded by non-readers, my hubby barely reads at all! And almost never for enjoyment so he doesn't understand. That is what this group is for though - I know everyone here will get it if I gush about how great a book is. =)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Welcome Edmilson! Jane gave you some good suggestions, but it is hard to know what is going to work for someone. I personally love series, where I get to visit with the same community and people over several books! It could be a classic like the Anne of Green Gables books or something current and fun like Jill Shalvis' Lucky Harbor books. J.D. Robb's In Death books with Roarke and Eve Dallas are a great romantic suspense series - set in the future where she is a murder cop. For paranormal, you might want to look into J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood books, Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress or even Darynda Jones' Charley Davidson series - they are all great, though very different. Good luck!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi JB, this thread is for introductions and shouldn't include self-promotion. Please repost an introduction if you wish and move your promo to the self-promo folder found here after reading the guidelines.

[JB]

I will try my intro again. Sorry for an incorrect post. My pen name JB Jacobs. I write romance novels. Steamy romance novels. I have read many romance novels recently and in my youth. I like a book that can set up a world so strong I will dream about it when I'm not reading the book. My hope is that I am as good as a writer as this!

[Juliana Philippa]

Hey everyone! I've actually been a member for quite awhile (since 2011), but wasn't sure where else to post this in the group ... is there a way to find out where people are geographically? There's a link to that on the intro message, but it's now frozen.

I'm really interested in meeting up with GR romance readers in real-life (am in the Boston MA area), but not sure how to find people ...

[Miimii]

Hi everyone, I'm Mialy and I love to read and I'm currently addicted to romance books (among others :p )

[Maritza]

Miimii wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Mialy and I love to read and I'm currently addicted to romance books (among others :p )"


Romance was my first love and introduction to reading. Used to devour Harlequin books. Used to read one to two a day. Right now I still love romance but find myself reading a lot of mm romance. Just find myself drawn to that kind of reading. Also loving biker romances as the men are so raw but vulnerable. Love Kristen Ashley anything.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Welcome JB, glad to have you here! And that is one of my favorite parts of romance - getting transported to another world!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I Julianna, I'm not sure how to help you with that. I've actually met up with a few friends I've met in online groups, but we became 'friends' first and meeting in real life was a result of that. And some co-incidences of location.

The thread you mentioned was used for the monthly challenge a while back, but I will bring it up to the other mods and see what they think about reopening it or a new thread. I don't know what will happen though, so no promises. =)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Mialy and welcome to the group! Most of us here are addicted to romance too, so you are in the right place!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Hi Juliana - the thread that is locked was maintained by a mod that has stepped back due to RL.

After some discussion, we suggest you create a new thread in the ‘Introduce Yourself’ segment seeking other members in your region who may be interested in a RL book club :)

Meanwhile we’ll discuss other options for this sort of thing...

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Welcome to the group JB and Mialy!! Hope you find some fine romance fodder in our shelves!!!

[Michaele]

Hello! I'm Michaele, I hope this is the right place to introduce myself. I'm new to the group and am an avid reader.

I read mostly romance and history, but for some reason I dislike historical romance. I guess I'm just contrary.

I hope to find new books to read and I'm looking forward to completing a challenge!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Hi Michaele - you're in the right place! Welcome to the group! I'm sure you find new books here, probably too many if there is such a thing! At least that is what happens to me. =)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Michaele wrote: "Hello! I'm Michaele, I hope this is the right place to introduce myself. I'm new to the group and am an avid reader.

I read mostly romance and history, but for some reason I dislike historical ro..."

Welcome to the grouop Michaele!! Have fun with the challenges ~ the monthly folder is always a great place to start :)

[Nandie]

Hello!

I am new to goodreads and to this group. I love almost all romance books. I'm not afraid to try other genres. I love reading whenever I can and will probably try a reading challenge. Looking forward to book suggestions, reviews, etc. :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Nandie wrote: "Hello!

I am new to goodreads and to this group. I love almost all romance books. I'm not afraid to try other genres. I love reading whenever I can and will probably try a reading challenge. Lookin..."

Welcome to the group Nandie! The challenges are a lot of fun and help you find all sorts of new material. Hope you enjoy it here :)