Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Hi Britt!
Here are my picks for you. If you would like me to make anymore or change any please let me know. I hope you enjoy them!
1. Recommend a book that you loved most reading in 2012. It should be one of your favorites of the year.
My all time favorite book of the year and the only book I gave 5 stars to this year was Law Man by Kristen Ashley. It is a part of a series but it does not have to be read in order. This book was wonderful and made me love Kristen Ashley as an author.


How do you feel about historical romance books? If you like them then my second recommendation for this portion is The Bride by Julie Garwood. I loved it. The hero and heroine were both amazing. And if you read it and like she has written many amazing books.


2. Recommend a book by an author you are looking forward to read in 2013.

In 2013 I cannot wait to read the next book in Ilona Andrews Magic series. Therefore I recommend the first book of the series to you. It is Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews. Which in case the name does not give it away a paranormal romance.


Another author I am looking forward to reading in 2013 is Frost, Jeaniene. I recommend you read Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost which a series about vampires.


3. Recommend a light, happy book to start off their New Year.

How do you feel about the Kama Sutra? Lol Hopefully good things because I am going to recommend Compromising Positions by Jenna Bayley-Burke. This is a nice light read about two people who end up teaching a Kama Sutra class together to couples. The class is set up in a Yoga style fashion but instead of lotus position the people are learning different sex positions. It was a cute book that made me smile.


My second light read is Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl. This book is about a erotic novelist and a semi conservative cop. It is funny to watch her turn his life completely upside down.


4. Recommend a new-to-them series that you have read and enjoyed.

Okay my first new series to you is Patricia Briggs alphas and Omegas series. The first book is Cry Wolf. I admit to have a thing for shifter books and this series was one of my favorites.


My second one is actually on your TBR list. It is the The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole. While this first book is not my favorite of the series you did it as background for the other books. If you don’t love it please continue I promise you it just gets better and better as it goes.


5. Recommend a book off their TBR that they should have read but haven't (ex: Most-hyped book)

I think the most hyped book from your TBR list is A Discovery of Witches by Harkness, Deborah. Which works because this is a great book which I think you would enjoy.


6. New Year's Eve Fireworks - Recommend a book with fire or fireworks on the cover or a HOT new release that they are looking forward to.

Hmm this one was actually pretty hard... Apparently I need to start reading more books with fire on the cover. My first recommendation is Gabriel's Inferno by Reynard, Sylvain. Notice the flames lol. While I did like this book it is a bit angsty. But I mean what do you really expect with a name like Gabriel’s Inferno.


My second rec is one that I have never read before but falls under the HOT new release portion. The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden by Jessica Sorensen If you do decided to read it let me know if I should give it a try too.


It's a BRAND New Year!
Random book from my TBR list-
Number generated was 100 which is Trust in Advertising by Victoria Michaels


Random book from your TBR list-
Number generated was 1 which is The Red Queen (The Cousins' War, #2) Gregory, Philippa

I'm glad you liked my picks, Dawn!

Christina, thank you very much for the recommendations! I think I'm going to read . I did enjoy "Divergent" but the lackluster reviews from Insurgent kinda scared me away. Time to bite the bullet! I also might read .

Laura wrote: "Hey Prami! Here are your books for january :) Hope you like them and if you dont let me know i can pick new ones :)

1. Recommend a book that you loved most reading in 2012.
[bookcover:Dragon Bound..."
Thank you Laura.. We have so much books in common, I bet I'm going to love these books. I'm starting right away.

Ruth Ann wrote: "Ruby wrote: "Hi Ruth Ann, here are the picks that I have chose for you:)

1. Recommend a book that you loved most reading in 2012. It should be one of your favorites of the year.
[bookcover:A Dog's..."

Glad to know you like my recommendations. :) Enjoy!

Elke wrote: "Ruby, I am so sorry about not having your picks up yet. I will for sure have them up tomorrow!!!"

No worries, Elke. I'm looking forward to it. :)

Lexa wrote: "Irina wrote: "Hello Lexa!

Here are my picks for you :)

1. The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf

2. Significance

3. Take a Chance on Me

4. How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire

5. Thoughtless

6..."

Glad you liked your picks Lexa! As a huge fan of Molly Harper I would be very happy to know if you enjoyed the book, I know I did! ;)

Penney wrote: "Hi Irina! I promised this morning, I'm sorry, better late then never I guess :) When I went to bed last night, after a brief glimpse of your shelves, I had a mental list of all the books I wanted..."

Thanks for the great picks Penney!
Books which interest me are: , , &
Let's see how many I actually manage to read :)

LethalLovely

You will enjoy divergent. Although I will admit that the first one was better, it was definitely worth the read and I think the third one is going to be awesome and still plan on picking that one up as soon as it comes out. Hope you enjoy both books!

Ty wrote: "Ab2y wrote: "Hey Ty.
We have lots in common and that made it hard to pick for you but i had fun picking , i hope you like it .

1. Recommend a book that you loved most reading in 2012. It should be..."


TY!! You haven't read On Dublin Street yet??? For Shame!! :D I think you'll love it!!! :)

Hi Rachel, I hope there is something listed here that you will enjoy.

1. Recommend a book that you loved most reading in 2012. It should be one of your favorites of the year.
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
The Witness - Nora Roberts
Nineteen Minutes - Jodi Picoult

2. Recommend a book by an author you are looking forward to read in 2013.
Promises After Dark (After Dark Series) by Sadie Matthews
Up to You by M.Leighton - this is book 2, Down to you is #1

3. Recommend a light, happy book to start off their New Year.
Wallbanger - Alice Clayton - I really enjoyed this book, Clive had me in tears from laughing so hard.
Love Unscripted, Love Unrehearsed series by Tina Reber

4. Recommend a new-to-them series that you have read and enjoyed.
Pyte/Sentinel Series R.L Mathewson
The Marriage Bargin, Trap and Mistake - Jennifer Probst
Neighbor From Hell Series - R.L Mathewson - quick short stories

5. Recommend a book off their TBR that they should have read but haven't (ex: Most-hyped book)
Crossfire Series, Bared to You and Reflected in You - Sylvia Day
The Siren - Tiffany Reisz

6. New Year's Eve Fireworks - Recommend a book with fire or fireworks on the cover or a HOT new release that they are looking forward to.
Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts
Fire After Dark - Sadie Matthews

2 Random Books:
- Your TBR Shelf: West of Want - Laura Kaye
- My TBR shelf: Love Irresistibly (FBI / US Attorney #4) by Julie James

~Melissa~ wrote: "Hi Nikki, I had fun peeking through your shelves. I hope you don't mind but I have a hard time only giving one book per category,lol. Hopefully you will find something you wish to read. Happy New Y..."

Melissa, Thanks for the great picks! I'm def gonna read The Perfect Score and probably Halfway to the Grave! They will all go on my tbr though! :D Happy New Year to you as well!

Lexa, thank you for the picks, and yeah it does seem like I want to read everything. Lol GR is just so darn addicting that I spend so much time adding to my tbr, time that could be spent reading, lol.

I'm going to read and if I can I'll read some others.

Daffodil wrote: "Renee

Family is leaving tomorrow morning to go back home after the holidays and I will try and get to your picks right away."

No worries, Daffodil! I know how it goes, this month has been crazy. Thanks for stopping by to let me know :-)

I've created a Buddy Read thread for . This is the link.

Nida, Karen and anybody interested are SO welcome to join!

Nikki wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "Hi Nikki, I had fun peeking through your shelves. I hope you don't mind but I have a hard time only giving one book per category,lol. Hopefully you will find something you wish to..."

Nikki~ Hope you enjoy getting to know Cat and Bones. They are two of my favorite characters! Hope The Perfect Score is good.

Where is my picks ? :(

Kami wrote: "FOR ~Melissa~
PIFM RULES

1. Recommend a book that you loved most reading in 2012. It should be one of your favorites of the year.
Katie's Hellion (Rhyn Trilogy, #1) Ford, Lizzy or
Warm Bodies Ma...".
Kami thanks for the wonderful picks! I will for sure read
Iron Kissed and The Mane Event. Will try to get to Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs and Second Grave on the Left. Not sure yet if my buddy wants to read
A Dance With Dragons this month or next month. Can't do these big books without someone to prod me along,lol. I would like to read the random book choices also but not sure I can fit them in. Thanks again.
Happy New Year and happy reading!! ~Melissa~

Hi Bre! Here are my picks for you. Let me know if you would like me to re-pick :)


1. Book I enjoyed most in 2012 - Easy by Tammara Webber

2. Book by author I’m most looking forward to in 2013 - Naked by Raine Miller (Can’t wait for the 3rd book!)

3. Light, happy book to start off the New Year - A Week At The Beach by Virginia Jewel (One of my favorite reads of the year and it’s a great feel-good story :)

4. New-to-them series - Chocolate Lovers series by Tara Sivec (Seduction and Snacks, etc)

5. Most-hyped book - On Dublin Street by Samantha Young

6. New Year's Eve Fireworks - I loved A Hidden Fire by Elizabeth Hunter. It’s paranormal, which doesn’t seem to be your thing, but its SO hot and a great story… and a great series too.

7. From your TBR – #101/253 - Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings

8. From my TBR – #17/89 - The Missing by Shiloh Walker (I had to regenerate a random number 4 times because it kept picking ones that haven’t been released yet! I need to set up a separate shelf for those like you have…)

Happy New Year!!!

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Ruby, here are your picks! Hope you like them!! Happy Reading and Happy New Year!!!

1. On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves. I have a lot of favorites this year-but this one really stuck to me!!!

2. Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill. I am really looking forward to reading her next installment in this series!!

3. And One Last Thing ... by Molly Harper. This is a light and funny read for the new year!

4. Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley. This was a new to me author this year and I have enjoyed many of her books, especially this series!

5. Dark Lover by J.R. Ward. I can't believe you haven't read this book/series??!?!?!! Lol!! Why not jump on the bandwagon? ;)

6. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. Saw that you read the first one....the second one was the best IMHO!

7. Swinging on a Star by Janice Thompson. This one was from your TBR.

8. Captive in the Dark by C.J. Roberts. This one is from my TBR!

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Hi
Rebecca
! Here are my picks for you. Hopefully you can find something you're interested in reading. If not, let me know. I'll be happy to re-pick if necessary. Happy New Year and Happy Readi..."

GREAT picks! Thanks so much! I think I will pick up and/or

Woohoo!

Not so patiently waiting :)

Tiffanny wrote: "Kristi

1. The MacKade Brothers: Rafe and Jared

2. Giving Chase or Laid Bare

3. How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf

4. Angels' Blood

5. Edge of Sight

6. Infamous

7. Down River

8. Pulled

I ho..."

Thanks for the picks, Tiffanny! There are quite a few on there that I'd love to read. I think I'll start with The MacKade Brothers: Rafe and Jared since it's been sitting patiently on my shelf for years now! But I'd love to get to Edge of Sight and Infamous, too, if my schedule will let me. Thanks again!

Hey Prami,
I loved your selections. I think I might end up reading all of those books though I don't know if I'll make it with all till end of january since I have some nasty school deadlines coming up. Will keep in touch and hopefully after that challenge get some more recommendations :D

Patiently impatiently waiting for my picks lol :)

Carrie wrote: "Lexa, thank you for the picks, and yeah it does seem like I want to read everything. Lol GR is just so darn addicting that I spend so much time adding to my tbr, time that could be spent reading, l..."

I have read and finished Hopeless just two days ago and it was really a good read, one of my best this year. Enjoy!

Fran wrote: "Paulina wrote: "Hi Fran!
I tried to go through your shelves to get a taste of what you like but you read so much more romance than me it was quite a challenge. Also when I had to chose books I read..."

Hey Fran,

if you decide to read thoughtless, please do let me know, that is of course if you are interested in another buddyread, it is in my january reading list.

T. Nida wrote: "Fran wrote: "Paulina wrote: "Hi Fran!
I tried to go through your shelves to get a taste of what you like but you read so much more romance than me it was quite a challenge. Also when I had to chose..."

Hey Nida!

I'm not sure i will get to that one this month, so you should read it when you want to- but let me know when you start it and if I can fit it in I would love to read it with you :)

Here are my picks for PENNEY!!!! I do hope you find something that will strike your reading interest....

1. The Witness by Nora Roberts

2. Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas

3. Nice Girls Don’t Sign a Lease Without a Wedding Ring by Molly Harper

4. Divergent by Veronica Roth

5. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

6. Private Games, Tawny Taylor

7. A Yuletide Murder by Jessica Fletcher

8. Inheritance by Christopher Paolini

Sassafrass I had made mistake in your pick and had picked a book you already had read .I changed that . Sorrrrrrryyyy

your picks

Thank you DAWN!!!!!!

Mariana, I'm doing your books now :-)

Cant wait to get my picks

Brett, hopefully I found something for you to enjoy this month. Let's start the year off right!

1. I have two for you here. By looking at your books and ratings, I can almost guarantee that both of these would be 4+ stars for you. and The second is on your TBR and the first is by an author you've previously enjoyed.

2. I'm really looking forward to reading . It appears to be the next in the series for you as well. Possible buddy read?

3. You don't seem to shy away from some stuff that is a bit different. Bizarro, Sci/Fi, PNR, and others pepper your TBR. You have on your TBR and it is a fun Sci-fi read. But if you want over the top sci/fi fun go with . Weird alien sex and the strangest restaurant scene I think I've ever read.

4. is on your TBR. you could do far worse than this.

5. Two separate series here. Which is a bigger surprise that you haven't read? The Mercedes Thompson series and the Fever series. Both very popular and decent reads all the way around. They start with and respectively.

6. is a decent first book in a series.

It's a BRAND New Year!

From my TBR, well, I only have one book currently on my TBR and that is so my random pick is easy. As for you, Random.org gave me 27 for 1 to 717. That corresponds to .

Hopefully you find something here you like. If not, let me know and I'll try again.

Hi Dee,

Picking out books for you was such fun, I felt like a kid in a candy shop looking through all your books!

Here's what I came up with, I hope you enjoy them :)

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1. A book I loved reading, my favorite of the year: Entwined by
Heather Dixon

2. A book by an author I'm looking forward to reading in 2013: Atlantis Risingby Alyssa Day

3. A light, happy book to start off your New Year: An Undeniable Rogue by Annette Blair or The Selection by Kiera Cass

4. A New-to-You series that I've read and enjoyed...hmmm...You've devoured so many series! (Jealous?...um...not me...well...um...maybe :) I couldn't find a romance series that I've read and you haven't. So I have two offerings for you from two different genres. I hope you'll consider them, they are both superb.

From Fantasy, my very favorite book and series. It is a romantic tale, although not a romance: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.

From Adventure, a captivating tale: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

5. A book off your TBR that you really should read. I couldn't resist the cover on this one! Beg for Mercy by Jami Alden

6. New Year's Eve Fireworks. Well, at least it has something about fire in the name. I had a hard time differentiating between fires and sunsets :)
Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost

It's a brand new year! How fun! My random number was 334, which I used on both of our TBR lists.

From mine: North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley

From yours: Web of Love by Mary Balogh

Photojim wrote: "Brett, hopefully I found something for you to enjoy this month. Let's start the year off right!

1. I have two for you here. By looking at your books and ratings, I can almost guarantee that both..."

Thanks for the picks!These are all great! I don't know what to begin with. I can do a buddy read of . Let me know when you want to start it.

Sallie(Shuga) wrote: "Here are my picks for PENNEY!!!! I do hope you find something that will strike your reading interest....

1. The Witness by Nora Roberts

2. Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas

3. Nice ..."

Thanks for the great picks Sallie! Decisions, decisions... I'm definitely going to read Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor. And then I have to figure out how to fit The Witness and Wicked Lovely into the Monthly Challenge. Hmmmmm...

Penney wrote: "Sallie(Shuga) wrote: "Here are my picks for PENNEY!!!! I do hope you find something that will strike your reading interest....

1. The Witness by Nora Roberts

2. Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by ...

And then I have to figure out how to fit The Witness and Wicked Lovely into the Monthly Challenge. Hmmmmm... "

Hey Penney,

I just read The Witness a couple of months ago (loved it!), and it will fit perfectly in
7. 14 Jan - National Dress Up Your Pet day. There's a great dog in it.

Thanks Karen!

Paulina wrote: "Hey Prami,
I loved your selections. I think I might end up reading all of those books though I don't know if I'll make it with all till end of january since I have some nasty school deadlines comin..."

Sure..I'll be here and do tell me if you want more recommendations. will be happy to help :)

jensie here are your picks hope you can find something you like if not let me know. was very interesting going through your lists. here goes;
1) never seduce a Scot Maya banks or Burning lamp - Amanda Quick

2) quick silver by Amanda Quick or Dream Eyes by Jayne Ann Krentz

3)Exclusively yours by Shannon Stacey

4) Prisoner of my desire by Johanna Lindsey - who doesn't love the Mallory family this series is great I love it

5)beauty for ashes - (off you tbr list wasn't to sure on this one so if you need me to I can repick this one)

6) Kill Switch - I really liked this one I read for a challenge a month ago or so and its great or Bared to You by Slyvia Day

It's a brand....
your TBR Random book is ; Silent Night by Deeanna Raybourn

off my TBR list The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James.

hope you can find some books on my picks you like, sorry it took a bit or if spelling is off on anything my head is pounding and not feeling much better but knew I needed to get done. pls pm if any questions or anything and I'm trying to get both books I recommended for #2 so if interested I'm willing to buddy read. have a happy New years. and happy reading in 2013

Hey Ab2y, here are your picks.


1. Recommend a book that you loved most reading in 2012. It should be one of your favorites of the year.

Slammed by Colleen Hoover was one of my favourite reads of the year and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.



2. Recommend a book by an author you are looking forward to read in 2013.

I am looking forward to reading Maya Banks books coming out next year and thought you might like to try her historical romances which I love. Either In Bed with a Highlander from her McCabe Trilogy series or Never Seduce a Scot from her The Montgomerys and Armstrongs series.

I am also looking forward to the next book in Julie James FBI / US Attorney series. It looks like you enjoyed the first book in the series so I would recommend continuing with A Lot Like Love



3. Recommend a light, happy book to start off their New Year.

Reading Julia Quinn's Bridgertons series always puts me in a good mood so you might like to continue the series with The Viscount Who Loved Me
or
Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl which is a funny entertaining contemporary romance.



4. Recommend a new-to-them series that you have read and enjoyed.

My favourite series at the moment has to be the Psy-Changeling series by Nalini Singh. Since you have Slave to Sensation, the first book in the series on your to-read shelf, you should give it a go.

The KGI series by [auhtor:Maya Banks] is another favourite series of mine and I highly recommend the first book in the series The Darkest Hour



5. Recommend a book off their TBR that they should have read but haven't (ex: Most-hyped book)

Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
or
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins since you've read the first two books, I thought you might like to read how it all ends.



6. New Year's Eve Fireworks - Recommend a book with fire or fireworks on the cover or a HOT new release that they are looking forward to.

Bared To You by Sylvia Day is a hot release that has gotten a lot of good reviews.



It's a BRAND New Year!

From yours: Truly Madly Yours by Rachel Gibson

From mine: Chasing Perfect by Susan Mallery

Hi Christine!

Here goes my fourth attempt at posting this. Stupid GR kept swallowing my posts. Annoying. I didn't save the extras from my first post and so only the book picks are here.

Thanks for waiting patiently! I hope the picks work for you. If not, let me know!

1. My Favorites:
Most of my top books this year were series books. I've tried to recommend only standalone/first-in-series books.
Night Road
Seraphina - A beautiful YA fantasy that I didn't expect to enjoy so much
Beguiling the Beauty - Another great Historical Romance from Sherry Thomas

2. Authors I'm looking forward to in 2013
Magic Burns
Fool Moon
Ashfall

3. Light books.
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
Sh*t My Dad Says - The audiobook is hilarious!
Dragon Bound

4. New To Them Series
Rosemary and Rue - The series gets exponentially better. The books are consistently in my top books
Nearly Departed in Deadwood
Mistborn: The Final Empire - I read this trilogy a few months earlier and I fell in love with it. Brandon Sanderson has now become one of my favorite authors.

5. Read This! Read This!
The Edge of Never - Fran recommended this to me as a buddy read and now a bunch of us are planning to read it. You are so welcome to join us.
Outlander

6. Fireworks!
From your to-read-first list:

The Darkest Night - I'm not a fan of PNR and I didn't enjoy this much but most if not all of my friends rave about this series.
Hell's Corner

Random Books to Start Off Your New Year!
From YOUR TBR Shelf: #32 - Jane Eyre
From MY TBR: #288 - The Cavendish Home For Boys and Girls - I'm open to buddy reading this.

Well, that's it. If you want me to re-pick, let me know! Hope you have a blast with your friends and family.

Nikki wrote: "Ty wrote: "Ab2y wrote: "Hey Ty.
We have lots in common and that made it hard to pick for you but i had fun picking , i hope you like it .

1. Recommend a book that you loved most reading in 2012. ..."

I know, I know. I've been meaning to but other books got in the way! I'll definitely read it in Jan!

Hello Pollyanna,

I am very sorry for keeping you waiting but here are your recs, hope you can find something you like.

1 Hopeless by Colleen Hoover - I have recently finished this one and it is one of my favourite reads this year. A heavy subject matter but nicely done.
Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles - this one is a little old but I have read in 2012 and enjoyed
Before I Fall by Oliver Lauren - Have seen this one in your TBR and it is a good one, I have read in a BR sometime this year.

2. Lover Unbound by JR Ward - I am looking forward to Lover at Last in 2013 and saw you have read the first 4 books in the series and enjoyed pretty much so why not go on. They are mostly good.

3. I am not really a light, happy book kind of a person, but tried to pick the best ones to suit here;
The Violets of March by Sarah Jio - I have recently finished this one, it is a nice and heart warming story with a tinge of mystery.
Match Me If You Can or Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - I just love her books, they are never too fluffy and unrealistic, just enough dose of funny and sweet characters with a HEA without too much eye-rolling

4. Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione - I saw this in your TBR and it's not bad at all, so why not give it a try
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin - I notice you haven't read those yet, I know they are huge both worth the effort, absolutely

5. Slammed by Colleen Hoover, as she is my new favourite author ;) this is one of her bestselling books and quite hyped about
The Maze Runner by James Dashner

6. Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard - with fire on the cover
Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost - a new hot release

7. One from your TBR - 218 - Seers of Light by Jennifer Delucy
One from my TBR - 655 - A Room with a View by E.M. Foster

happy readings...

Renee wrote: "Hey, Nikita! Loved your shelves, you have some great books in there!! Hope you get a few good ones out of these picks :-)

1. Recommend a book that you loved most reading in 2012. I've read some gr..."

Thanks for the picks Renee, they all look so good. I think I will start with On Dublin Street, Dark Lover and Practice Makes Perfect for now.

Nikita wrote: "Hey Ab2y, here are your picks.


1. Recommend a book that you loved most reading in 2012. It should be one of your favorites of the year.

Slammed by Colleen Hoover was one of my favourite reads of..."

Thanks for the picks Nikita , i liked them all and i'll start with and i've always wanted to read those .

T. Nida wrote: "Hello Pollyanna,

I am very sorry for keeping you waiting but here are your recs, hope you can find something you like.

1 Hopeless by Colleen Hoover - I have recently finished this one and it is..."

Thanks for the recs T.Nida, I will read Seers of Light and a Colleen Hoover I think. I might even read more if I get a chance great picks :)

Pollyanna wrote: "T. Nida wrote: "Hello Pollyanna,

I am very sorry for keeping you waiting but here are your recs, hope you can find something you like.

1 Hopeless by Colleen Hoover - I have recently finished th..."

I can join in Seers of Light so please let me know if you decide to go for it. And please let me know about what you think on Colleen Hoover one. Happy New YEar.

Renee

I saw the relatives off, took down the tree and decorations and finally got a chance to browse through your shelves. There might have been a little nap thrown in there somewhere, but I'm not telling. LOL.

I did have fun looking through your shelves and hope you enjoy your picks.

1. Recommend a book that you loved most reading in 2012. It should be one of your favorites of the year.
Kindling the Moon by Jenn Bennett -- This was a little more difficult than I thought it would be. Most of my highest ratings went to books further along in series than you're ready for. Instead of just basing the recommendation on one of those series, I decided to go with a new find of 2012. I really enjoyed Kindling the Moon & the second book in this series, Summoning the Night.

2. Recommend a book by an author you are looking forward to read in 2013.
Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews -- I've read all the books in this series and am anxiously waiting for the next one even though it's going to be a while. I would definitely recommend continuing with book 2.

3. Recommend a light, happy book to start off their New Year.
Taking Shots by Toni Aleo -- I've not read anything by this author, but the blurb looks like it's a feel good romance and it has a 4+ star rating. What could be happier than that?

4. Recommend a new-to-them series that you have read and enjoyed.
Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch -- Koch's humor is fantastic and I love her writing. Kitty is a take charge kind of gal, not waiting around to be rescued, with a sarcastic edge I love. I always look forward to another book in this series.

5. Recommend a book off their TBR that they should have read but haven't
Victorious Star by Morgan Hawke -- I saw a lot of great books on your shelves I would recommend, but this tops my list. I loved this book. According to your shelves, you own this. So don't wait, read this soon.

6. New Year's Eve Fireworks - Recommend a book with fire or fireworks on the cover or a HOT new release that they are looking forward to.
Wicked Hot by Charlene Teglia -- Even though I haven't read this particular book, I've enjoyed other's by Teglia.

It's a BRAND New Year!

And you don't know what's ahead of you. Pick two random books - one from your AND one from your pickee's TBR using random.org to generate the book number.
Your shelf: #449 Divide & Conquer by Abigail Roux -- I was worried when I saw this was book 4, but then I double checked your shelves and noticed you'd read book 3 this month. Even better, it's on your "soon my precious" shelf. (love that shelf name by the way)

My Shelf: #55 Wicked Ties by Shayla Black -- Book #55 is actually Belong To Me, but it's the fifth book in the series. I would definitely start with the first one, which is my favorite anyway.

Elke wrote: "Ruby, here are your picks! Hope you like them!! Happy Reading and Happy New Year!!!

1. On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves. I have a lot of favorites this year-but this one really stuck to me!..."

Elke, I love all your recommendations! It will be a hard choice choosing which to read first (yes, I would really love to read them all even after jan challenge ended)

Thank you, Daffodil!! Those all look so great, especially Touched By an Alien (which I've never even heard about). I'll definitely read that one and Victorious Star, plus I probably won't be able to spend a whole month without Ty & Zane. So Divide & Conquer will be getting read, too. More, if I can get them in!

Also, I would never begrudge anyone for napping! :-)