Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Kimberly wrote: "Hello Ravenbleu-
I'm on my third pick.
Thanks so much for selecting . You've helped me rekindle my love for Rachel Gibson."

Hi, Kimberly
I'm so glad you are enjoyed reading the books.

Pam,
I just read The Summer Before the War and it was wonderful! Thank you so much for the recommendation. I have been wanting to read it for a while now, and several other people have also recommended it. It is an excellent story.

I have three more of your picks started, You've given me such good ones I can't decided on just one - lol!
Thank you and happy reading to you!

I've just read The Duchess War, it was ok - I gave it 3 stars.




And I also read Betrayal, and I gave it 2 stars, I didn't enjoy this book as much as others in the series.

☘KathyD☘

I have finished few of my picks.

Sticks & Stones by Abigail Roux, Madeleine Urban (tbr) ★★★★
Against the Ropes by Sarah Castille (tbr) ★★
Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost (tbr) ★★★
Wife by Wednesday by Catherine Bybee (new) ★★★

ThatEzi,

I read this recommendation and loved it so much I bought and read the next book as well already. Thanks so much for the rec!

I just read My Boyfriend Merlin, I didn't like it at all, I found the plot weak and I didn't care if the characters lived or die. I gave it 1 star, which is sad because I wanted to like it - I really did, but that's how the cookie crumbles.

The August PIFM sign-up should be posted on July 20-21.

MountainKat I finished and I loved it. It was funny at times with some emotions but also hot steamy sex but a great book. Thanks I really enjoyed it :-)

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "MountainKat I finished and I loved it. It was funny at times with some emotions but also hot steamy sex but a great book. Thanks I really enjoyed it :-)"

I'm so glad! That series is a favorite of mine!

Hi, Nicole
I've just read and gave it 4 stars.
I also read and gave them both 4 stars as well.
Thank you for the picks.

I've just read Cade it was an enjoyable read. I gave it 3 stars.


And I have finished on the 19th Summer With A Star I enjoyed it very much. I gave it 4 stars.

Finished on 07/18/16 I never watched anything that Lauren Conrad was in like The Hills or anything so I don't have that connection to it but I am a guilty pleasure watcher of reality t.v. so this book was like that but in print and I even found myself thinking about it long after I had started reading other books, that is always a good sign to me. I will definitely read the rest of the series!! Bring on the cat fights!! Rawwwr!!

I have finished another book Ill Wind 3 stars.

♎ Nereta♎ wrote: "Hi Tina,
Here is my picks for you :)


I read and loved it. I also read and it fell a little short with me.

The recommendations are really good but I am trying to be good and read what I have. I plan on starting . If I do feel the urge to buy, I would get and/or .

Aminko-
I finished . It was not at all what I was expecting and I really liked it. A solid *** 1/2 stars.

Nancy H wrote: "Pam,
I just read The Summer Before the War and it was wonderful! Thank you so much for the recommendation. I have been wanting to read..."

Glad you enjoyed it!

I just finished Perfection and loved it. Thank you for picking it for me Ashley!!!

Pam wrote: "Aminko-
I finished . It was not at all what I was expecting and I really liked it. A solid *** 1/2 stars."

I'm glad you liked it. I agree it's not the regular romance novel.

I've read Changeling and I enjoyed it, I gave it 4 stars and I can't wait to carry on to the 2nd book.

Danielle,

So far I read A Kiss to Remember and Charming the Highlander I would have liked to try more but there is so much one can read in a month.

Thank you!
Happy readings!!

Hi Pam,
I also finished Lighthouse , and it was really good. I have been wanting to read it for a long time, especially since part of it is set in Savannah, Georgia, which is where my son lives. I will eventually read the next two in the series as well. I thought it was well-written, and told an absorbing story, apparently based on real life from what I could tell from the book.

I also have two others started, and , but I don't think I will get them done by month's end. I am enjoying them, though, and will read even more of your picks eventually.
Thanks for such good picks.

Hi Suzanne,

For this month I finished:

Bone Crossed
Magic Burns
and
instead of Cry Wolf (had already read it), I read Hunting Ground; even though it didn't start with "C" I really wanted to continue the series ;)

Loved them all (5 stars all around)!! Thank you for the awesome picks. And I totally just realized you got to pick for me in August, too, so doubly thank you!

Emelie wrote: "Hi ezi here are your picks.:..."

I have finished the following books from your picks for me.
4-stars:
3-stars:

Thank you!!!

Carmen,

I got through a lot of the books (some TBR and some New) you picked for me this month:

★★★
★★★★
★★★★
★★★★★
★★★★
★★

I also added to my TBR

Danielle wrote: "Carmen,

I got through a lot of the books (some TBR and some New) you picked for me this month:

★★★ ..."

Yuri's book was my least favorite is a series that I truly love
is all that. I love that book. I didn't like book 2 but loved 3&4

Danielle wrote: "Carmen,

I got through a lot of the books (some TBR and some New) you picked for me this month:

★★★
★★★★
[bookcover:Maybe ..."

Glad you got through so many :)

MoutainKat I got to finish reading
3.5 stars
re-read 5 stars love Roake :)
5 stars Eve was really pushed to the limit in this one.
I'm hoping to get to ( still waiting for my library to get it in) and the BR in a day or 2.

Thanks again for the picks. :)

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "MountainKat I finished and I loved it. It was funny at times with some emotions but also hot steamy sex but a great book. Thanks I really enjoyed it :-)"

Chloe and Sawyer are my favorite

July Pick-it-for-Me Challenge
Thanks for the great picks Tina Theresa!

set in North America
Perfection, R.L. Mathewson – 7/26/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

blue cover
The Darkest Passion, Gena Showalter – 7/13/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

added to your pickee’s to-read (or designated) shelf between May and September
Worth the Fall, Claudia Connor – 7/27/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮

character that is a “star”
Wicked Beat, Olivia Cunning – 7/24/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮

tagged romantic mystery/suspense
Holiday in Death, J.D. Robb – 7/18/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮

book title begins with the letter “A”
About That Night, Julie James – 7/22/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "MoutainKat I got to finish reading
3.5 stars
re-read 5 stars love Roake :)
5 stars Eve was real..."

I'm so glad you enjoyed your picks! I love Roarke and Eve - I'm about 72% done with Creation in Death myself! I hope you enjoy the others if you get to them too. I finished Skating on Thin Ice: Seattle Sockeyes Hockey a couple of days ago and really liked it too - I need to go update the buddy read thread since I haven't done that yet. =)

MountainKat wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "MoutainKat I got to finish reading
3.5 stars
re-read 5 stars love Roake :)
[bookcover:..."

I hope to get to it before the month is up but either way I'm going to get to it :) As for the In death series, I'm re-reading it from the beginning and then going right to the end or current book :)

Hi Jane, I think this will be the final update on my books for July. I read 7 of my picks and have 5 more of them selected for the next M&G! And I read one of the picks in June, because I'm bad like that. =) I was able to use the series rule for that one though.

Appealed by Emma Chase 6.30.16 - Very enjoyable!

Spellbound Falls by Janet Chapman 7.9.16 - Good story, but the narrator brought my enjoyment down a notch.

The Baller: A Down and Dirty Football Novel by Vi Keeland 7.11.16 - Really good story with good narration, even though the author made some pretty big football errors.

Eternity in Death by J.D. Robb 7.14.16 - Wonderful as usual!

Sidebarred by Emma Chase 7.14.16 (series rule) - Wonderful short addition to this series featuring my favorite couple of the trio!

The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan 7.19.16 - I really liked this one, the heroine was awesome and the hero wasn't bad either!

Simon Says: Mine by Cherise Sinclair 7.22.16 - Sweet and that is weird to say about this kind of book. =P

Bite Me by Shelly Laurenston 7.22.16 - Lots of fun, but the series doesn't feel finished to me!

Skating on Thin Ice: Seattle Sockeyes Hockey by Jami Davenport 7.27.16 - I really liked this one and plan to continue with this series!

I have Blueberry Boys, The Lightning-Struck Heart, Red Dirt Heart, Perfect Imperfections and In a Dark Wood ready to go for the next two months. And a couple of the others in the wings for later too. Thanks for the amazing picks!! =)

Hi Pam,
I finished another of your picks, and loved it: Ladies' Night ! I just love her books, and this was no exception. I have had this one for a while, so thank you for the nudge to read it.

I have two more started but since the month ends tomorrow, I don't think I will finish them in time, even though I will finish them very soon.

Thanks for such great picks this month!

Cecily wrote: " Hey Jane (PS) !!

Native to North America, blueberries were used by Native American tribes for food, medicine, and dye for baskets and cloth
-Snow On The Mountain (Mountain #2) by P.D. Singer..."

Hey Cecily - I managed to read three of your recs :)

Snow on the Mountain A ✓ 5 Jul ***
A Cupid's Wager E ✓ 30 Jul ****
Wild Pitch A ✓ 7 Jul ****

Thanks! I enjoyed them all, especially the first two which followed less traditional plot lines :D

Completed "A walk to remember" for July month challenge.

@ Ashley

I got about half way through and am loving it! If only July was one of two days longer....

@Tink

I finished (new) which I liked but I hate cliffhangers. Was able to grab book two and will probably read it sometime this coming week. I also finished (tbr) - I enjoyed it but it wasn't as good as I was expecting. Book two is about different characters so I'll see how it goes. Thanks for the picks!!

Nancy H wrote: "Hi Shelby,
Here are your picks. I hope you can find something you like.

North America: How Do You Know? (New York City); Nuts (my favorite of all my recently read ..."

Nancy thanks so much for my picks this month. I got through 3 of them. :)

     ☑ Oleander House (7/28) ★★★½
     ☑ Must Love Otters (7/23) ★★★★
     ☑ How to Run with a Naked Werewolf (7/10) ★★★★½

And I've got a bunch more I'll hopefully get to soon. :)

Hi Vandhana,

I read You Know Me Well from your picks for July. I really enjoyed it, thank you for the great rec!

Shelby wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Hi Shelby,
Here are your picks. I hope you can find something you like.

North America: How Do You Know? (New York City); Nuts (my favorite of all m..."

Glad you enjoyed them, Shelby. Didn't you just love the 'nacho scene' in Must Love Otters?!? I still laugh out loud thinking about it.