Fans of Interracial Romance discussion

Definitely, Eugenia. More books! Om nom nom. LOL. Book monster.

Hm, it's a tie. What should we do about that, guys...

new_user wrote: "Hm, it's a tie. What should we do about that, guys..."

Then one this month and one for the next month

Okay, how about No Commitment Required for June and The Color of Love the next month? We could do with a lighter read. :)

Oooh! I'm so for that. I'm jonesing for some comfort rereads and would love to engage in discussion with you ladies about them. :-D

I hear that! lol

Eugenia, if you reader's group ever want to do a book of the month on one of my books let me know and I will email your readers group that drop me a email request an eBook copy of the book free. That way those who want to participated but can't afford to buy or don't already have the book can still participate in the discussion.

Happy reading and keep it up!

Ree
www.shireemccarver.com

Ooh, me likee too. I really liked J-Pop Love Song and I have heard good stuff about The Lord and the Scorpion, so that would be my pick. It's a historical interracial.

Just let me know when and the offer stands. Also I will be scheduling with mochaseroticreview.com a chat at the end of July probably haven't decided yet on the date. So maybe by then you have chosen the book and can be ready to ask questions or drill me in chat by then!

Take care and happy reading everyone!

Ree

Wow, what a generous offer, Shiree. Thanks so much!

What do you guys think about reading one of Shiree's books for August? We'll vote before then, of course, so we have some questions for Shiree at her chat. ;)

So,who all is in for this month's reading group?
Also, Eugenia, how are we dividing up this month's book?

Ooh, I want to read J-Pop love song. That sounded really good.

I'm in for this month! Really looking forward No Commitment Required cause it's my fave. :-D

I don't have a copy of No Commitment Req. on me, but I'll try and get one. :)

Sorry ladies, I will not be reading this book as well. Not now at least. I didn't even get a chance to finish No Commitment Required, due to how busy I have been. When I have library books, time goes by fast. That's why I am trying my best to finish Best Of Luck. I have started it the other day and have a long way to go. I hope that I get a chance to find more Interracial books at book sales.

I hope you find some more too, Arch.

I definitely want Hot Pursuit by Suzanne Brockmann. Sam and Alyssa. July 28th is when the book will come out. I will settle for borrowing it from the library.

I'll have to add that to my TBR also. I just read my first Suzanne Brockmann yesterday and I loved it! Going to dive into another of hers next.

Lonestarpt wrote: "So,who all is in for this month's reading group?
Also, Eugenia, how are we dividing up this month's book?"

I can send free ebooks for the reading group read except J-Pop Love Song that one is under publisher's restrictions. Another good thing about having Lulu to publish my books. I can do things like this without permission or such. :V

Which book did you read Rae?

The Admiral's Bride :-D

Aw, Shiree, that was the one I was interested in reading, LOL. Ah, well, we can choose another.

I can post the discussion threads, but I won't be much help leading the discussion. You guys should definitely chime in with your impressions or any questions or comments you have as you read though. That's how it's done, especially if you have input you want to share with other members or get their reactions to. :)

Oh okay Rae. You haven't read a Troubleshooter book yet. That's the series my Sam and Dave are in.

Yup! And since S&A are number 6 it may be a while before I get to them. I'm checking out Brockmann's early work now. Hoping to find another Jake Robinson. :-)

I have some of her older books, only read one.

Which one?

1. Harvard's Education: The romance is between black people. I truly believe that the heroine was Suzanne's first Alyssa Locke. If you read that story and then read the books with Alyssa in it, you will see what I am talking about. Both heroines are the best sharpshooters in the world, etc.

I have to say though that I am so happy that she created Alyssa to be with her sexy cowboy Sam.

2. Prince Joe - Team 10 Navy Seals
3. Bodyguard
4. Night Watch - Team 10 Navy Seals
5. The Kissing Game
6. Identity: Unknown - Team 10 Navy Seals
7. Undercover Princess

She has two sets of series that she writes about Navy Seals. Sam is from Navy Seal Team 16.

I have more of her older books, but I haven't gotten a chance to add them to Goodreads. They are still in a package.

Oh yes! Harvard's on Jake's team. I'll keep an eye out for the heroine in his book.

Interested in seeing your thoughts when you read the older stuff. I'd like to see if there's much of a difference (although I heard the Ten series had inklings of how awesome the Troubleshooters series would be).

When I get a chance to read the older books, I will share my opinion.

Harvard's Education was really good. I was jazzed that she wrote his book. I hope she writes Jazz from Team 16's book too. I like Team 16 more than the TDD SIM Seal books. I think Suz is a great author, but her heroines usually annoy me. I think her heroine in Harvard's is my favorite by her. I like Alyssa and Teri also. I hate Kelly, Savannah, the chick in Prince Joe, Gina (sorry for her being raped, but I didn't like her before it or after), and Joan.

I think that Suzanne is going to write Jazz's story, when either he has to go on a mission to save someone or Tom has to save someone. They are best friends.

I hope she gives Jazz a believable story. I don't want to find out that Jazz been married before and his wife was killed or any other sad story. I'm sorry to say this, but I don't want Jazz to wind up with a tortured victim. A woman that has been raped, etc.

Already Murphy, the half black man, been through a lot. I don't even wan Jazz to get hurt.

Arch wrote: "I think that Suzanne is going to write Jazz's story, when either he has to go on a mission to save someone or Tom has to save someone. They are best friends.

I hope she gives Jazz a believable s..."

I wonder what she will do with Jazz's story. I like the angsty stories so I don't mind a tortured hero/heroine. I just want him to have a good story. I've waited so long!

His book is coming.

I hope she would continue to write more about Sam and Alyssa, Dave and Sophia.

Eugenia wrote: "Lonestarpt wrote: "So,who all is in for this month's reading group?
Also, Eugenia, how are we dividing up this month's book?"

I'm not doing this month's book sorry guys. I think the discussion ..."


Boo on you Eugenia.

I don't mind leading the discssion for this month, but I have no idea how to change the book on the group home page or how to post discussion threads.
Can anyone help me with that?

Thanks for volunteering, Shunda. I've created a folder for the discussions. :)

I will participate but it's been a while since I read the book. I loved it though.

one of my favorites

Same here, Justine.

I have a q for you guys who've read Troubleshooters. Is it okay to skip around or is it imperative to start from book 1 and work down to book 2? I'm really interested in reading book 6 & 9 but I hear there's a lot of backstory but I'm wondering if it should be read chronologically in spite of that.

I read number six without reading any of the others, Rae, and there were quite a few references to previous events. That alone isn't normally a problem, but book six essentially begins immediately where book five took off and places us in the middle of relationships, character histories, events, etc. Somebody's injured here, someone's disappeared, etc.

You can catch up, I have no doubt, but I really don't think it will be as enjoyable without reading previous books. I didn't care much about the starring couple for just that reason. I only had references to their apparently tangled, extensive history. There was little enough development (more resolution) that it was clear this book was picking up a thread from another book.

I've started with Gone Too Far. I have never heard of Suzanne Brockmann before then. I have gone to the library and bought books one day. The interracial storyline caught my attention. After I have finished Gone Too Far, I was looking for more Sam and Alyssa. I thought that they were going to be in Flashpoint, little did I know they were in previous books.

So, maybe it's best that you start from the beginning Rae. With Unsung Hero. I have to admit, I didn't really read that book. I have only skimmed to find Sam and Alyssa's parts. Their parts are very small and they can't stand one another. Defiant Hero is the next book and Sam and Alyssa hook up, but there is tension in this book too.

You might fall in love with some of the other seals Rae.

My Troubleshooter men are:

1. Sam Starrett
2. Dave Malkoff
3. Jones
4. I like Noah, Sam's cousin. You'll read about him and Sam growing up in Gone Too Far. He's black.
5. Martel is another black man and he's funny. He's in Force of Nature and is helping his best friend Ric out. He's not Seal. An ex-cop, turned lawyer.

Thanks guys! I usually have to start from the beginning with series usually but I'm dying for books 6 and 9 lol. I'll go ahead and start with 1 so I won't be totally lost. I just found a few back stories with Team Ten that I'm working on also.

If any of those Troubleshooter men are like Jake Robinson from Team Ten, then I'm ready! :-D

I would start at the beginning. You can see the seeds of S/A's developing relationship. And the wonderfulness that is Sam Starrett when he walks into the first scene and into my heart. :)

Rae, I have a feeling that you will fall in love with Sam. You might want to beat him up, in the beginning. I have to warn you. Sam and Alyssa's relationship started off as: boy likes girl, but didn't know how to really tell her, so he fights with her. Alyssa fought back, because she liked him too.

Arch is dead on about the S/A relationship. It was so much fun (most of the time. There are some cry my eyes out moments too).

LOL, Eugenia. There's a lot of that in fiction, good devices to read, bad to act out in real life.

I agree with you both. Usually if I despise a guy, it's not because I harbor a secret passion for him. There was one guy I really liked, and then I stopped liking him, and I couldn't stand him after that. It has never gone the other way for me. :)

Arch wrote: "Rae, I have a feeling that you will fall in love with Sam. You might want to beat him up, in the beginning. I have to warn you. Sam and Alyssa's relationship started off as: boy likes girl, but did..."

Hehe 6 year olds. Sounds interesting! I'd love to see the progression of their relationship.

I agree with you ladies, some things that work in fiction would definitely not get a pass by me in real life! But it's fun to think that all consuming question of "what if" with lit heroes. :-)

Rae wrote: "Arch wrote: "Rae, I have a feeling that you will fall in love with Sam. You might want to beat him up, in the beginning. I have to warn you. Sam and Alyssa's relationship started off as: boy likes ..."

It's the fun of fiction to have the author pose a scenario, and see them get to point Z with it.

Are we still doing a July Book Club?
I think the book for this month was supposed to be "The Color of Love" by Sandra Kitt.
I am going to be out of the country for a week (for my Bday) this month so I will read, but would prefer not to lead.