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2018 November Pick-It-For-Me Challenge
Hi HeatherMarie,I will be getting your picks done today. Sorry for the delay - I work part-time for a funeral home doing clerical work, and someone died yesterday so I had to work until late last night getting paperwork done. I promise I will have your picks done by this evening!
Thanks for your patience!
Carrie wrote: "Hi Nancy H, I had fun making my picks for you...I hope you find something you want to get lost in this NovemberRomance
TBR: Is tagged on the Goodreads main page as contemporary romance.
[bookcove..."
Thanks, Carrie. These look awesome! I can't wait to dig in. My toughest decision will be which one to pick up first - lol!
Happy reading to you for the month, as well.
Nancy H wrote: "Hi HeatherMarie,I will be getting your picks done today. Sorry for the delay - I work part-time for a funeral home doing clerical work, and someone died yesterday so I had to work until late last..."
No worries. Take your time. No rush.
MountainKatSo sorry for the wait....I am working on your picks this morning!! Will post them this afternoon!!
Hazel wrote: "Hi Elke Here are my recommendations for you. I hope you enjoy.
Romance
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the Goodreads main page as contemporary romance.
TBR: [bookcover:Rock Redemption|2613..."
Thanks so much for the picks!! I will let you know what I read as I go along!! :)
MountainKatHere are your picks! Hope you find one you like! :)
Romance:
NEW:
-the first two are very short and the work romance starts there!TBR:
-HOT couple embracing! ;)Historical:
NEW:
-beautifu color dress on cover and a HR.TBR:
-Pastel color and HR! Sci-Fic/Fantasy:
NEW:
-really good one with a predominantly colorTBR:
-another book with a predominantly color...with a hot guy on it! Horror:
NEW:
-shifter book that starts a great series!TBR:
- PR book...can't wait to read this one too!General Fiction:
NEW:
- relationship driven...liked it a lot!TBR:
-no people on cover!Mystery:
NEW:
- MC's disliked each other first....TBR:
-has red on the cover and is interesting!Western:
NEW:
-good start to an even better series! Plus the covers are HOT! :DTBR:
-has yellow on the cover, plus I love football! Go Bears! ;) Non-Fiction:
NEW:
- Lori Foster is one of my faves...and it has a structure on the cover.TBR:
-has a real lake on the cover.Happy Reading!
Hi HeatherMarie,I have finished your picks and I hope you find something you will enjoy this month. If you don't see anything you like, please let me know and I can find many more for you! In fact, it was hard to choose just these few!
Romance
Virgin River - Really good series that I am enjoying!
Baking Lessons - A sort-of workplace romance, this one looks really good.
Historical
A Useful Woman - a new historical series that I am loving
The Girls at the Kingfisher Club - I really liked this one.
Sci-Fi-Fantasy
Grilled Cheese and Goblins: Adventures of a Supernatural Food Inspector - This one looks really good and I am adding it to my TBR!
Green Rider - I am not a big fantasy fan, but I really liked this one.
Horror
My Commander - features shifters
A Ghostly Undertaking - Ghosts, lots of humor, and another great series that I am enjoying
General Fiction
The Dark Enquiry - You seem to really enjoy this series, and I think this is the next one in line for you. I love it, too!
Lost and Found Sisters - colorful cover and really good!
Mystery
Sugar Cookie Murder - I love Hannah and her two love interests (as well as all the cookie recipes!)
Welcome to Temptation - red cover, and one of my favorites by this author
An extra historical mystery from the 2nd century: The Germanicus Mosaic
Western
Set in the west - Baby Love and Sleepless in Montana
Landscape scene on cover - Under a Harvest Moon
Non-fiction
Two fun holiday books: My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories and The Stocking was Hung
Happy reading!
Nancy H wrote: "Hi HeatherMarie,I have finished your picks and I hope you find something you will enjoy this month. If you don't see anything you like, please let me know and I can find many more for you! In fac..."
Oh Nancy these are wonderful! It’s going to hard to wait until Nov 1st!
Elke wrote: "MountainKatHere are your picks! Hope you find one you like! :)"
Thank you so much Elke! You know I'm reading Shades of Wicked!! And probably several others too, some of those new ones look good - I'm going to have to get them on the list, even if it is for later.
Hi KathyD! Here are your picks! I hope they were worth the wait. It's always tough to come up with new ones for you, so I might have pushed some boundaries a bit, but I do think you might like them. 😊Romance:
NEW: Borrowing Blue* by Lucy Lennox - Sweet story and series!
TBR: Ride Rough* by Laura Kaye - So good!
Historical:
NEW: Getting Schooled* by Emma Chase - So good, great second chance story!
TBR: Untamed Highlander by Donna Grant - Looks good and like you enjoy the series!
Sci-Fic/Fantasy:
NEW: Fifth Grave Past the Light* by Darynda Jones - Loving this series, reading#12 now!
TBR: Wicked Kiss by Rebecca Zanetti - I've enjoyed other books by her!
Horror:
NEW: Strong by Kylie Scott - Looking forward to this one myself!
TBR: Base Instincts or Z by Larissa Ione - Whichever is next - love this world!
General Fiction:
NEW: Rebel Heir* by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward - Loved this! But it ends with a big cliffhanger, so be warned!
TBR: Beholden by Corinne Michaels - Looks good!
Mystery:
NEW: Buns* by Alice Clayton - This was so good!
TBR: Devoted by Lexi Blake - Love this series, not this far yet though!
Western:
NEW: Red Dirt Heart* by N.R. Walker - Great series!
TBR: Raising Kane by Lorelei James - Love this series!
Non-fiction:
NEW: Once Upon a Real Good Time by Lauren Blakely - I love her work, but haven't read this series yet!
TBR: Siren in the City by Sophie Oak - I only read a couple of these, but now that they are in audio, I want to get back to the series!
I marked the ones I listened to and enjoyed with an asterisk. I hope you find a good one in November!!
Hey True. magic, it's truly magic that I was able to get this done. Looks like you lucked out again and got the slacker of the bunch. Been working every day and just now had a chance to sit down. After voting today (and you should too) I was able to get your picks done before work. (YAY ME!) Hope I didn't totally eff this up this time around. ;)
Romance
TBR: Fight with Me (the cover was just... [palm to chest].. mmm)
TBR: To All the Boys I've Loved Before (on my shelf, too. Defintely need to read. I hear the Netflix movie is good too.)
Historical
NEW: A Scandalous Deal
NEW: Sweet Briar Rose
Scifi/Fantasy
TBR: My Lady Jane (This has been on my shelf forever. The cover is so intriguing.)
NEW: The Gender Game
Horror
TBR: Ghostly Paws
NEW: Darkhouse
General Fiction
TBR: Size 14 Is Not Fat Either (Can't go wrong with Meg Cabot. I've only read a bit of her stuff, but I love her tone).
NEW: The Nightingale
NEW: Vox
Mystery
TBR: Mission to Murder (easiest pick to find. Tourist trap mystery. DUH!)
NEW: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Western
NEW: Redeeming Love (piece of trivia: this the first romance book I actually bought in physical form. Unfortunately, I ended up losing it)
NEW: For the Roses
Non-fiction
TBR: I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (brave woman!)
NEW: The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts
Well, there you go! Hope you enjoy!
HeatherMarie wrote: "Nancy H wrote: "Hi HeatherMarie,I have finished your picks and I hope you find something you will enjoy this month. If you don't see anything you like, please let me know and I can find many more..."
I know exactly what you mean!
Mary-Megan,Here are your picks! Happy reading!
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Carina wrote: "Mary-Megan,Here are your picks! Happy reading!"
Thanks for the picks. I can't wait to get started!
Courtney wrote: "Hey True. magic, it's truly magic that I was able to get this done. Looks like you lucked out again and got the slacker of the bunch. Been working every day and just now had a chance to sit down. A..."For the third time you pick for me and as usual I love every book you choose!
Thank you...
MountainKat wrote: "Hi KathyD! Here are your picks! I hope they were worth the wait. It's always tough to come up with new ones for you, so I might have pushed some boundaries a bit, but I do think you might like them..."MountainKat you always pick great books for me! I'm looking forward to November!! =) Thank you!!!
Hi Kelly! Here are your November picks. I hope you find something you like and I'm sorry for the delayed posting.Romance
Easy Love, Kristen Proby — tagged contemporary romance/features a workplace romance (tbr)
Hard as It Gets, Laura Kaye — tagged contemporary romance/couple embracing on the cover (new)
Historical
A Knight to Remember, Cynthia Luhrs — tagged historical/pastel cover (tbr)
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, Jennifer Ashley — tagged historical romance (new)
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Claimed, Evangeline Anderson — tagged science fiction/space-stars on the cover (tbr)
Mercury Striking, Rebecca Zanetti — tagged science fiction (new)
Horror
Just One Chance, C.A. Harms — dark cover (tbr)
Blood Brothers, Nora Roberts — tagged paranormal (new)
General Fiction
Neanderthal Seeks Human, Penny Reid — bright cover (tbr)
Rock Chick, Kristen Ashley — no people on the cover (new)
Mystery
Manhunt, Ann Voss Peterson — tagged thriller/romantic suspense (tbr)
Hell on Wheels, Julie Ann Walker — tagged romantic suspense/features retired military (new)
Western
Delicate Ink, Carrie Ann Ryan — set in Denver, CO (tbr)
Long Hard Ride, Lorelei James — tagged western/tan cover (new)
Nonfiction
Close Liaisons, Anna Zaires — features a student (tbr)
The Christmas Cowboy Hero, Donna Grant — set around and includes Christmas (new)
Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "SexyladiI hope you enjoy your picks!
Romance: from your TBR there is The CEO & I by River Laurent. Or check out a drunk Vegas wedding that ruins all of the heroine's plans when s..."
Thank you Diane, I will.
For Laura Hope you find something to enjoy! For the most part with your NEW picks, I tried to stay within the fantasy/paranormal sub-genre you seem to like. Happy Reading!Romance
🌸TBR: Pure Ecstasy - Aja James ~ couple embracing
🌸NEW: On Dublin Street - Samantha Young ~ mpg contemp romance
Historical
🌸TBR: Rotten Rapunzel - Anita Valle ~ retelling
🌸NEW: Kiss of Steel - Bec McMAsers ~ mpg historical
Sci-Fic/Fantasy
🌸TBR: Death Masks - Jim Butcher ~ mpg fantasy
🌸NEW: Stolen Songbird - Danielle L. Jensen ~ mpg fantasy
Horror
🌸TBR: Knotted - Pam Godwin ~ dark cover
🌸NEW: Feral Sins - Suzanne Wright ~ shifters
General Fiction
🌸TBR: New Zealand - Brandi Ratliff ~ no people
🌸NEW: Loki's Daughters - Delle Jacobs ~ mpg fiction
Mystery
🌸TBR: Ceremony in Death - J.D. Robb ~ mpg mystery
🌸NEW: Secondborn - Amy A. Bartol ~ military
Western
🌸TBR: A Fistful of Charms - Kim Harrison ~ lots of yellow
🌸NEW: Long Hard Ride - Lorelei James ~ mpg western
Non-fiction
🌸TBR: BeSwitched - Molly Snow ~ students
🌸NEW: The Year We Fell Down - Sarina Bowen ~ students
Arena,Romance
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(new)Historical
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(new)Sci-Fic/Fantasy
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(new)Horror
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(new)General Fiction
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(new)Mystery
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(new)Western
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(new)Non-fiction
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(new)I hope you enjoy some of picks. Happy Reading!
Hi Diane! I'm working on your picks now! I should have them posted soon!
I'm not going to make it in time by 6pm, I'll keep working on it when I get home though! I promise I'll get them posted by midnight!
HazelIn case Arena doesn't show up late with some picks for you, here are a few to get you going. Hopefully you find something good in this mix...
Romance
TBR: Marrying Mister Perfect - contemporary romance
New: The Start of Something Good - Tagged Contemporary Romance/embracing
Historical
TBR: My Sister's Secret: A Hot and Historical Regency Romance - Tagged historical romance
New: The Duchess War - historical romance
Sci-Fic/Fantasy
TBR: Successor's Promise - Fantasy
New: Star Dust - Stars
Horror
TBR: The Controversial Princess - dark cover
New: Animal Magnetism - animals
General Fiction
TBR: Shopping for a CEO - bright colors
New: Sea of Love - no people on cover
Mystery
TBR: Silent Fall - Mystery/Suspense
New: Show No Mercy - red/military/romantic suspense
Western
TBR: For Now and Forever orange-yellow cover
New: You Say It First - Western US (California)
Non-fiction
TBR: Something So Right - kids
New: All I Want for Halloween - holiday
Happy Reading!
Hi Diane ~Firefly~! Sorry it took me to (over) the last minute to get your picks up! I hope you enjoy your choices this month, let me know if you would like me to do a re-pick. Thanks!Romance
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the Goodreads main page as contemporary romance.
The Best Man by Kristan Higgins
📚 Features a workplace romance:
Tangled by Emma Chase
📚 Features a surprise pregnancy or a fake relationship (pretend engagement):
Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - **NEW**
📚 Has a couple embracing on the cover:
Swan and the Bear by Eve Langlais
Historical
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the Goodreads main page as historical (can be historical romance or historical fiction)
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - **NEWS**
📚 Is a retelling of a classic story
Fortune's Fool by Mercedes Lackey
📚 Features a character hiding something from their past or characters who knew each other in the past (second chance romance):
Second Chance Girl by Susan Mallery
📚 Has a cover with a lot of pastel colors
Trance by Kelly Meding
Sci-Fic/Fantasy
Recommend a book that
📚 Is tagged on the Goodreads main page as science-fiction or fantasy
Witch's Reign by Shannon Mayer
📚 Features an interracial or inter-species relationship (human+fairy or human+shifter etc.)
Written in Red by Anne Bishop
📚 Has a cover that is predominantly one color
Mermaid Fins, Winds & Rolling Pins by Erin Johnson
📚 Has a cover with stars or space on it
The Oncoming Storm by Christopher G. Nuttall - **NEW**
Horror
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the Goodreads main page as horror or paranormal
Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole
📚 Features animals or shifters
Stray by Rachel Vincent - **NEW**
📚 Features ghosts (physical or people from a character’s past)
Grave Memory by Kalayna Price
📚 Has a dark cover (lots of black and brown)
Case of the One-Eyed Tiger by Jeffrey M. Poole
General Fiction
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the Goodreads main page as fiction
The Map of Us by Jules Preston
📚 Is relationship driven (can be a romantic relationship or between siblings or mother/daughter, etc)
A Million Little Things by Susan Mallery
📚 Has no people on the cover
First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen - **NEW**
📚 Has a brightly colored cover
Happy Doomsday by David Sosnowski
Mystery
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the Goodreads main page as mystery or thriller or suspense (includes romantic suspense)
Pudding Up With Murder by Julia Buckley
📚 Features a character in law enforcement or the military (current or retired)
Forged in Ember by Trish McCallan
📚 Features a enemies to lovers relationship
Dark in Death by J.D. Robb
📚 Has a cover with a lot of red
Treacherous Tart by Ellie Grant
Western
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the Goodreads main page as western
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry - **NEW**
📚 Takes place in the western half of the United States (West of the Mississippi River)
Rock Chick Revolution by Kristen Ashley
📚 Features a cowboy or takes place on a ranch
Quinn by R.C. Ryan
📚 Has a landscape scene on the cover or a lot of yellow, tan, and/or orange
Just Another Judgement Day by Simon R. Green
Non-fiction
Recommend a book that:
📚 Is tagged on the Goodreads main page as non-fiction (please only use this option if you know your pickee is interested in non-fiction):
Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
📚 Includes a real-life event or holiday:
Twelve Slays of Christmas by Jacqueline Frost
📚 Takes place in a school or features students, teachers, or children.
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
📚 Has a 'real' item like a structure or vehicle on the cover.
Address to Die For by Mary Feliz
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "My picks for Leigh. I hope you find some good books to read. ☺Romance
📚 Features a surprise pregnancy or a fake relationship (pretend engagement).
New: Straight Up Irish
📚 Has a c..."
Thanks for the great picks! I can't wait to start!
Mary-Megan wrote: "HazelIn case Arena doesn't show up late with some picks for you, here are a few to get you going..."
Thank you xx
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Thank you for the picks! But you should post these in the thread so everyone knows you did your picks - and it's easier for your pickee to look at them there.
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Hi Laurla, I sorry I am late with my picks for you but this is new to me I wanted to be extra cautious about the picks for you.
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Suzanne wrote: "Hi Diane ~Firefly~! Sorry it took me to (over) the last minute to get your picks up! I hope you enjoy your choices this month, let me know if you would like me to do a re-pick. Thanks!Romance
Rec..."
Wow Suzanne! I don't think I've ever gotten so many picks. Thanks!
Rebecca wrote: "Are repicks needed?"Nope, I think we got everyone! Thanks!
LaurLa wrote: "For Laura Hope you find something to enjoy! For the most part with your NEW picks, I tried to stay within the fantasy/paranormal sub-genre you seem to like. Happy Reading!Romance
🌸TBR: [book:Pur..."
Great picks thank you x
Mary-Megan I’ve just finished
and loved it. Couldn’t put it down 5⭐️. I’ve been wanting to read this for a while so I’m glad you chose it for me 😀
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ I have finished my first pick
and enjoyed it. Thank you for the pick.
Awesome Leigh 😀
Hazel wrote: "Mary-Megan I’ve just finished and loved it. Couldn’t put it down 5⭐️. I’ve been wanting to read this for a while so I’m glad you chose it for me 😀"Yay! I'm glad you started off the month with a winner!
Rebecca wrote: "HeatherMarieI've finished my first pick Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder 3 stars"
Hey, good going!
Really enjoying your History Buff website.
HeatherMarie wrote: "Hey, good going!
Really enjoying your History Buff website."
Thank you!
Carrie,I finished my first pick - Key of Light
, and it was good. I've been meaning to start that trilogy for a long time now and just haven't gotten to it, so thanks for the nudge to read. Of course, now I just want to read the next two in the series instead of the other seven picks I have stacked up from your list - lol lol lol! They will all eventually get done - or at least that is what I tell myself when looking at my endless stacks! (A great problem to have, though, and not what I consider a problem anyway!)Thanks again for good picks!
Mary-Megan wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Mary-Megan I’ve just finished and loved it. Couldn’t put it down 5⭐️. I’ve been wanting to read this for a while so I’m glad you chose ..."It was so good that I went straight to the 2nd in the series which isn’t on any of my challenge lists - oops lol
Hazel wrote: "It was so good that I went straight to the 2nd in the series which isn’t on any of my challenge lists - oops lol ..."Sometimes you just have a read a book because it speaks to you, not because a challenge says you have to. Enjoy!
Nancy H wrote: "Carrie,I finished my first pick - Key of Light
, and it was good. I've been meaning to start that trilogy for a long time now and just haven't gotten ..."I'm glad you enjoyed it, I haven't read the last in the trilogy yet but I'm hoping to soon.
Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "SexyladiI hope you enjoy your picks!
Romance: from your TBR there is The CEO & I by River Laurent. Or check out a drunk Vegas wedding that ruins all of the heroine's plans when s..."
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Sexyladi - good job getting the first book done! I might have to check out that series as I'm a sucker for Greek Mythology in books.
Rebecca wrote: "HeatherMarie,I've finished my second pick The Big Over Easy 3 stars."
That’s great! Have you read his Thursday Next series?
Nancy H wrote: "Hi HeatherMarie,I have finished your picks and I hope you find something you will enjoy this month. If you don't see anything you like, please let me know and I can find many more for you! In fac..."
Hey Nancy I just finished Virgin River and I liked it- think I’ll continue on with the series. Thanks!
HeatherMarie wrote: "Rebecca wrote: "HeatherMarie,I've finished my second pick The Big Over Easy 3 stars."
That’s great! Have you read his Thursday Next series?"
I read the first one The Eyre Affair I cant remember it at all but I mustn't have liked it as I only gave it 2 stars.
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Here are my picks for you. I hope you find at least one book you like!
1. Romance
Tbr: The Ballerina's Secret.
New: When I Fall in Love.
2. Historical
Tbr: A Hasty Betrothal.
New: My Lady Jane.
3. Sci-Fic/Fantasy
Tbr: The Trouble with Angels.
New: Ruby Red.
4. Horror
Tbr: Heat Wave.
New: Ember.
5. General Fiction
Tbr: Safe Haven.
New: Spring Fever.
6. Mystery
Tbr: A Deeper Darkness.
New: The Witness.
7. Western
Tbr: Luke's Ride.
New: An After-Hours Affair.
8. Non-fiction
Tbr: A Cowboy for Christmas.
New: Anna and the French Kiss.
New: The Game of Life and How to Play It.
Happy reading!