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2019 July PIFM Challenge

What is the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge?

The Pick-It-For-Me Challenge (PIFM) is a reading challenge where each participant gives and receives book recommendations based on a given a set of rules. The assignment method and book selection rules change each month so it’s always new and always different.

The idea of the PIFM challenge is that you will get new-to-you books and authors selected for you as well as a push to read some books that have been lingering on your shelves. You may not be interested in the new books recommended, which is why you also get a minimum of four books from your shelf.

You only have to read ONE book to complete this challenge!

After signups are closed, your names and any extra info will go into the super secret PIFM randomizer and it will select someone for you to recommend books to and someone to give you recommendations. This list will be posted along with any specific picking rules for the month.

In order to participate you need to either HAVE YOUR PROFILE SET TO PUBLIC (preferable), or friend the person giving you recommendations. PLEASE NOTE: if you choose to keep your profile private, it is your responsibility to send a friend request to the person picking for you as soon as possible after the matchups are posted. Whether your profile is private or not, it is also very important that your profile be set to receive Private Messages (PMs) in case anyone needs to reach out to you (mods, organizer etc.)

Everything gets done in this thread so be sure to come back often!!!

Repicks:
You can ask for repicks if:
✱ The books picked for you are not yet released.
✱ If you have already read the chosen book(s) and they are on your ‘read’ shelf.
✱ If you did not receive four picks from your ‘to-read’ shelf, with at least one from your preferred shelf.

You may NOT ask for repicks because:
✱ A book is not available at your library.
✱ A genre or author you don’t enjoy.

INFORMATION NEEDED TO SIGN UP
Please sign up in this thread with the answer to the following question:

✱✱ Which one would you like to do to create some fun in July?✱✱

A. Go for a hike or bike ride in the early morning before it gets too hot
B. Get together with friends or family and play a board game
C. Take a cooking class and learn to create something new

✱✱ If you have a preferred shelf, please list it along with your pick! ✱✱

IMPORTANT DATES
Sign ups will remain open until June 23rd - 9 pm US EST.
For your convenience a Time Zone Converter .

You’ll have until June 28th - 10 am US EST to make your recommendations.

Please do not start reading your book(s) until the first of the month. You then have the entire month to read your pick(s) and give some feedback.

If you’re new please read the PIFM Guidelines and FAQ . If you have any questions that are not addressed there, please feel free to ask!


✱Please note that late sign ups will be included at the host's discretion and no one will be included after re-picks are assigned!✱

TIPS TO MAKE THE CHALLENGE ENJOYABLE FOR EVERYONE!


Pickees
✱ To help your picker understand the type of books you like or are currently reading, please make sure your ‘read’ shelf is up to date. You can create shelves for books you DNFed (Did Not Finish) or authors that don’t work for you as well as favorite books and authors. In addition, you might consider updating your profile. You can include info about your favorite books, authors, genres, themes or tropes (or themes/tropes you dislike – i.e. secret baby).
✱ Please do not specify likes/dislikes in the sign-up thread. This information will not be included in the pairings and your pickee may not see your message and does not need to rely on that information when making picks.

Pickers
✱ Please remember this is primarily a romance readers group. Thus, most, if not all, of your picks should be romance. There are various sub genres within the romance category - Contemporary, Historical, Paranormal, Romantic Suspense, Erotica, M/M, Urban Fantasy. If your pickee reads a wide variety, you could add a non-romance as a choice.

✱ You will be using 8 picking rules to select books for you pickee. Choose at least 4 new titles for your pickee. These can be brand new to them (not found on any of their shelves) or a book found on their shelves if they've never read any of the author's work previously. The remaining 4 titles should come from your pickee's tbr, with a minimum of one from their preferred shelves if provided. Be sure to pick at least one book for each picking rule, but please limit your picks to no more than two books per rule as sometimes having too many options is worse than too few.

✱ Please remember when you are giving new recommendations, you are not limited to titles that you have read. You can choose books that are new releases, on your tbr, or titles you looked up on Goodreads or Amazon that you think your pickee would enjoy.

A few hints to help with book selection:
✱ Check the book’s publishing date. Select "date pub" from the checkbox selections and save.
✱ Check pickee's personalized shelves, especially their exclusive shelves. A personalized shelf is one the member has created. (e.g., 'to read next', 'favorites' ‘didn’t like’)
✱ Make sure the books you choose are not on their 'read' shelf. Just because it isn't rated doesn't mean it wasn't read.
✱ Look at your pickee's 'read' shelf and see what genres they have recently read or read the most. Reviewing their ‘read’ shelf might help you in choosing something they are interested in reading right now.
✱ If your pickee reads lots of books in a genre you are not familiar with (erotic romance, GLBT, YA, etc.) Contact the Mods or the month's organizer for guidance.
✱ Include a variety of books (e.g., shorter page count, new addition to their 'to-read' shelf, an older book on their 'to-read' shelf) This variety gives your pickee options when choosing the book or books they will be reading this month. Use the sort feature within their shelves to determine date a book was added, published or read; page numbers, ratings, etc.

If you want to volunteer to make repicks:
✱ We love that you want to help out, but please remember those who need picks have been waiting for a long time already. Please only volunteer if you are able to make the repicks within a few hours of the deadline. Thank you!

2019 July PIFM Challenge - Participants

(view spoiler)[✱✱ Which one would you like to do to create some fun in July?✱✱

A. Go for a hike or bike ride in the early morning before it gets too hot
Courtney romance books
Carrie current tbr
Carmen the bootyshaker temptress meet greet picks


B. Get together with friends or family and play a board game
KathyD cmg34
Laura pick it for me
Carina nextofftheshelf
LaurLa challenges picklist
MountainKat to read asap
Diane firefly next to read
Hazel on kindle
NancyH
SusanA gb-pick-from-here‎
romanticbookworm pick for me
Fran a PIFM shelf

C. Take a cooking class and learn to create something new (hide spoiler)]

2019 July PIFM Challenge - Picking Rules

8 THINGS TO DO FOR NATIONAL ANTI-BOREDOM MONTH
July is National Anti-Boredom Month. How did the seventh month of the year earn this dubious honor? In 1984, writer and PR professional Alan Caruba founded the Boring Institute as a joke while watching that year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. He put out a press release describing the parade as boring, and even claimed the parade broadcast was merely a videotape replayed every year. Caruba, who passed away in 2015, created a variety of “boring” lists, including Most Boring Celebrities, and Most Boring Films.

But how did July make his list? June marks the beginning of summer break for many kids, so it has an excitement about it. By August, everyone’s gearing up for a new school year. But July is smack dab in the middle of the long, hot season. And after the Fourth of July, there’s not much on the horizon.

But Caruba went from joking about boredom to advocating ways to overcome it. That’s why July is National Anti-Boredom Month. We agree that focusing on creating fun is a much better use of time and energy than complaining that there’s nothing to do. So, here are eight fun things to try this month.


1. BE A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN TOWN- Recommend a book set in or near your home state/country (staycation!) or a holiday romance .

2. STUDY A FOREIGN LANGUAGE- Recommend a book set in a country other than your own or recommend a road-trip or multi-cultural romance.

3. DEVELOP A NEW SKILL- Recommend a book that is a new release (within one year) or a book that is the first in a series.

4. VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME- Recommend a romance with a character who helps another or a book that is short (to give you more time to volunteer!)

5.CELEBRATE WITH TEA OR COFFEE- Recommend a book set in the food industry or a book with food or drink on the cover or a book you would curl up on the couch with.

6. GET PHYSICAL-EXERCISE!- Recommend a book with a character who is active in some way (i.e. dancer, sports player, construction worker, lumberjack) or a book with an animal on the cover or in the story (to walk!).

7. GET SOCIAL– Visit a friend or neighbor- Recommend a contemporary romance or a book with friends or a romance where characters are stranded together.

8. BE CREATIVE- Recommend a book with a creative character (i.e. artist, writer, singer, baker, fashion designer, con artist) or a book with a visually appealing cover (however you would define appealing ;)


Please make sure you pick 4 new-to-them books and 4 from their to-read or preferred shelf for your pickee. If a preferred shelf is given, at least one book must come from that list.

Happy Reading!

2019 July PIFM Challenge - Pairings

*There's a smaller group of participants this month, so everyone is combined into one list :)

Please pick for the person beneath you in this group. The last person picks for the first person, so Carrie picks for Fran and Diane-firefly picks for Carrie .

* indicates picks have been made

*Carrie current tbr
*Fran a PIFM shelf
*Carina nextofftheshelf
*KathyD cmg34
*Laura pick it for me
*MountainKat to read asap
*Hazel on kindle
*Carmen the bootyshaker temptress meet greet picks
*SusanA gb-pick-from-here‎
*LaurLa challenges picklist
*Courtney romance books
*NancyH
*romanticbookworm pick for me
*Diane firefly next to read



Remember to pick four NEW books and four from your pickee's TBR or preferred shelf. Please limit your picks to no more than two for each rule, too many choices can be as bad as too few!

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i'm in . . . with B
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I'm in with A. I'll edit to include my list.

I'm in for A

Please pick from https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

im in B

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

B use nextofftheshelf

I would choose B or C. I'm not an outdoorsy girl! Put me in either category.

04-challenges-picklist

B for me! We actually do this over the holidays and other get togethers! (And with knee surgery, I'm not going hiking or standing long enough to cook anything!)

Please use my to-read-asap shelf - thanks!

Totally B. I love board games!

Next To Read Shelf

I’m in for... B

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

updated through here- Welcome everyone!!

B for me, please.

Option B please

https://www.goodreads.com/user_shelve...

In for option B please use my PIFM shelf

I'm in for A

Shelf https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Less than 9 hours left to sign up for the July PIFM!!

I'm in! It's a B for me :)

PIFM shelf- https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

please pick from my romance-books shelf. sorry for being late. busy weekend.

Updated to here

**Please add the link to your preferred shelf when you sign up**

I went into everyone's profile who didn't add the link and added it for this month, but going forward please include the link with your sign up post. It really helps when posting the participants and prevents any confusion as to the exact shelf you wanted.

Thank you!!

Link added 😊

Sign ups closed!

Pairings and rules will be posted in a few minutes!

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Link added 😊"

Thanks Carmen!

Pairings are posted in message #5 and rules in message #4

Have fun!!

Hi Carina!

Here are your picks....I hope you find a few that you like :)

1. BE A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN TOWN- Recommend a book set in or near your home state/country (staycation!) or a holiday romance .
tbr- A Cowboy for Christmas
new- Summer at Seaside Cove (starts in NY, where I'm from, and goes to NC...not too far away)

2. STUDY A FOREIGN LANGUAGE- Recommend a book set in a country other than your own or recommend a road-trip or multi-cultural romance.
new- Breathing Room- set in Italy

3. DEVELOP A NEW SKILL- Recommend a book that is a new release (within one year) or a book that is the first in a series.
tbr- Run the Risk- also the FAC for July!
new- Fix Her Up- new release

4. VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME- Recommend a romance with a character who helps another or a book that is short (to give you more time to volunteer!)
tbr- Simply Irresistible- sisters help another sister- so sweet, great start to a series
new- How to Misbehave- short (but so cute!)

5.CELEBRATE WITH TEA OR COFFEE- Recommend a book set in the food industry or a book with food or drink on the cover or a book you would curl up on the couch with.
tbr- When We Found Home- food industry

6. GET PHYSICAL-EXERCISE!- Recommend a book with a character who is active in some way (i.e. dancer, sports player, construction worker, lumberjack) or a book with an animal on the cover or in the story (to walk!).
tbr- You Say It First- carpenter
new- All Lined Up- football

7. GET SOCIAL– Visit a friend or neighbor- Recommend a contemporary romance or a book with friends or a romance where characters are stranded together.
tbr- Stranded with the Groom
new- Attachments- friends (this is Rainbow's first book- I love her)

8. BE CREATIVE- Recommend a book with a creative character (i.e. artist, writer, singer, baker, fashion designer, con artist) or a book with a visually appealing cover (however you would define appealing ;)
new- Making Waves- cute cover, very cute book

Happy Reading!!

LaurLa

1. BE A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN TOWN
TBR: Madly - set in NY, 2 hours from me
New: Getting Schooled - set in NJ, my home state


2. STUDY A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
TBR: The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After - set in England
New: Slightly Married - set in England


3. DEVELOP A NEW SKILL
TBR: Because of Miss Bridgerton - #1 series
New: Parental Guidance - #1 Series


4. VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME
TBR: Most Irresistible Guy - short
New: Mr. Impossible - hero helps find missing brother **Note: series order doesn't matter


5.CELEBRATE WITH TEA OR COFFEE-
TBR: Buns - food on cover
New: Bittersweet - food industry


6. GET PHYSICAL-EXERCISE!
TBR: When I Need You - football/cheerleader
New: Squeeze Play - baseball


7. GET SOCIAL
TBR: Starting Over - contemporary romance
New: Faking Ms. Right - contemporary romance


8. BE CREATIVE-
TBR: In the Mood - musician
New: Fix Her Up - kid's bday party planner

Hi romanticbookworm,
Here are your picks. You had a lot of great-looking books on your TBR list, so I have included some of them as well as some of the ones I have enjoyed. If you can't find anything you like, please let me know and I can easily choose some more for you.

Tourist: Holiday - The Stocking was Hung; From my state of Pennsylvania - Harry's Trees ( I loved this book!)


Foreign Language:: From other countries - The Seven Steps to Closure (Australia, India) and The New Mrs D (Greece) - I really enjoyed both of these!


Skill: Two that are 1st in series: Wallbanger and Real Deal


Volunteer: Characters who help each other - Mulberry Park; Short - Cowboy Billionaire Brides of the West


Tea or Coffee: Food on cover - Summer at the Comfort Food Cafe and Nuts



Physical: Sports (hockey) - Power Play; animal on cover - Catch of the Day


Social: Friends - A Summer at Sea; contemporary - Love on the Boardwalk


Creative: Fashion designer (shoes) - Spying in High Heels; Visually appealing cover - When Love Comes


Happy reading!

Hi Hazel, I'll work on your picks tomorrow. 😊

Hi Dianne

Here are your picks for the month let me know if you need any repicks.

1. BE A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN TOWN-

TBR -

NEW (Scottish Historical - loved this book) or (set in Scotland)

2. STUDY A FOREIGN LANGUAGE-

TBR - (set in America)

NEW - (set in the Caymans) or (set in China)

3. DEVELOP A NEW SKILL-

TBR- (2018 release)

NEW - (first in series) or (New releases)

4. VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME-

TBR -
NEW - or

5.CELEBRATE WITH TEA OR COFFEE-

TBR- (book you can curl up with)

NEW - ( food on cover) or ( food on Cover)

6. GET PHYSICAL-EXERCISE!-
TBR - (Actress)
NEW- or (dog on cover)

7. GET SOCIAL– Visit a friend or neighbor-

TBR -

NEW - (contemporary romance) or (contemporary romance)


8. BE CREATIVE-

TBR -
NEW - (singer) or (appealing cover)

Happy reading :).

Thanks Nancy I am reading catch of the day this week for my June pick and I think a couple like harry's trees havent been released over here yet but I am sure I can find something to read off the list. Will see what I am in the mood for in July :).

Hey Mountainkat I see your selected shelf has a lot of contemp romance, I usually read paranormal romance, but have included some girlie books i loved....

Hope you enjouy July's selection xxxxx

Happy reading

1. BE A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN TOWN
TBR (London) New (Cotswolds)
Im from Hampshire so both books about an hours drive from my house in UK lol....

2. STUDY A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
TBR New
Both in New York... Im in diff country

3. DEVELOP A NEW SKILL
TBR New

4. VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME
TBR New

5.CELEBRATE WITH TEA OR COFFEE
TBR New

6. GET PHYSICAL-EXERCISE!
TBR New

7. GET SOCIAL
TBR New

8. BE CREATIVE
TBR New

MountainKat wrote: "Hi Hazel, I'll work on your picks tomorrow. 😊"

Thanks Kat. No rush.

CarmenI’ll work on yours tonight and have them to you tomorrow at latest.

Hi Laura! I had a few struggles figuring out what fit from your to-be-read list since I didn’t know most of the books, but I made it! Hopefully you’ll find some great stories in July!!

Be a Tourist in Your Own Town
Conspiracy in Death, J.D. Robb — set in my home country (tbr)
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, Jennifer Ashley — set in your home country (new)

Study a Foreign Language
Canada, Brandi Ratliff — set in a country that is not your own
The Hard Truth About Sunshine, Sawyer Bennett — road-trip story (new)

Develop a New Skill
Forever Claimed, Kim Loraine — new release (tbr)
Kiss of Midnight, Lara Adrian — first in a series (new)

Volunteer Your Time
Naughty Boss, Whitney G — short book (tbr)
Protecting Caroline, Susan Stoker — character helps others (new)

Celebrate with Tea or Coffee
Upon the Midnight Clear, Sherrilyn Kenyon — book I’d curl up with (tbr)
Listen to Me, Kristen Proby — set in the food industry (new)

Get Physical-Exercise!
Bone Crossed, Patricia Briggs — character has a physical job (tbr)
Animal Magnetism, Jill Shalvis — animal on the cover and in the story (new)

Get Social
Tangled Up, Robin Neeley — tagged contemporary romance (tbr)
Stranded with a Billionaire, Jessica Clare — characters are stranded together (new)

Be Creative
Second Grave on the Left, Darynda Jones — visually appealing cover (tbr)
Rock Chick, features a creative cast of characters — (new)

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Hi Laura! I had a few struggles figuring out what fit from your to-be-read list since I didn’t know most of the books, but I made it! Hopefully you’ll find some great stories in July!!

Be a Touris..."

Thanks hun looks great xxxx

DARN it!!! I was out of town for the weekend and missed signups! Booo!!! Any chance you’ll have emergency space for me?? 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
If it helps, this'd be the first time in 3 years I'd miss this challenge (though I seem to be sucking at them lately...) *sad puppy face*

Hi Fran, I hope you find something to read and love it.


1. BE A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN TOWN
TBR: Jingle Ball (Holiday romance)
New: Sweetland (Set in Newfoundland, the province I live in)



2. STUDY A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
TBR:Driving into the Sun (road trip)
New:Two-Way Street (road trip)



3. DEVELOP A NEW SKILL
TBR: His Princess (first in a series)
New:99 Percent Mine (new release)



4. VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME
TBR:Finders Keepers (character who helps another)
New:Venice Vampyr (short)



5.CELEBRATE WITH TEA OR COFFEE
TBR:Daniel & Erik’s Super Fab Ultimate Wedding Checklist (food on cover)
New:The Opposite of You (food industry)




6. GET PHYSICAL-EXERCISE!
TBR:Freckles (animal on cover)
New:On Pointe (dancer)



7. GET SOCIAL
TBR:Castaways (stranded)
New:One Day in December (friends)



8. BE CREATIVE:
TBR:Pick Me (creative)
New:Easy (creative)



Happy Reading

Sonja wrote: "DARN it!!! I was out of town for the weekend and missed signups! Booo!!! Any chance you’ll have emergency space for me?? 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
If it helps, this'd be the first time in 3 years I'd miss this chal..."

I will put you in for repicks.....hang in there a few more days :)
We can’t let your streak end!

Romanticbookworm wrote: "Hi Dianne

Here are your picks for the month let me know if you need any repicks.

1. BE A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN TOWN-

TBR -

NEW [bookcover:A Kingdom of Dr..."

Thanks for the great picks Romanticbookworm, I've already added a few to my Amazon wishlist.

Fran wrote: "Sonja wrote: "DARN it!!! I was out of town for the weekend and missed signups! Booo!!! Any chance you’ll have emergency space for me?? 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
If it helps, this'd be the first time in 3 years I'd ..."

Yaaay! Glad you respect streaks too, Fran! LOL
I'll be (im)patiently waiting!

Hi Carmen

Here are my picks for you! Hopefully a few good ones in there for you.


1. BE A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN TOWN- Recommend a book set in or near your home state/country (staycation!) or a holiday romance .
TBR: set in the Scottish highlands an hour or 3 away from me.
New: the 2nd book in the series set in the Scottish capital Edinburgh about 50 mins drive from me. I’m In Glasgow

2. STUDY A FOREIGN LANGUAGE- Recommend a book set in a country other than your own or recommend a road-trip or multi-cultural romance.
TBR: - Paris
New: - Russia

3. DEVELOP A NEW SKILL- Recommend a book that is a new release (within one year) or a book that is the first in a series.
TBR: published May 2019
New: published December 2018

4. VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME- Recommend a romance with a character who helps another or a book that is short (to give you more time to volunteer!)
TBR: MC referred to as Ms fix it
New: a group go on a road trip to help each other (tear jerker)

5.CELEBRATE WITH TEA OR COFFEE- Recommend a book set in the food industry or a book with food or drink on the cover or a book you would curl up on the couch with.
TBR:
New: bakery owner

6. GET PHYSICAL-EXERCISE!- Recommend a book with a character who is active in some way (i.e. dancer, sports player, construction worker, lumberjack) or a book with an animal on the cover or in the story (to walk!).
TBR:
New:

7. GET SOCIAL– Visit a friend or neighbor- Recommend a contemporary romance or a book with friends or a romance where characters are stranded together.
TBR: stranded snow
New: stranded island

8. BE CREATIVE- Recommend a book with a creative character (i.e. artist, writer, singer, baker, fashion designer, con artist) or a book with a visually appealing cover (however you would define appealing ;)
TBR: art student
New: computer game developer

Happy reading x

Carrie wrote: "Hi Fran, I hope you find something to read and love it.


1. BE A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN TOWN
TBR: Jingle Ball (Holiday romance)
New: Sweetland (Set in Newfoundland, th..."

I love my picks Carrie! Thanks so much for a great list :)

Carrie

Here are your picks. It took some time to find new choices for you, I hope you find some good options.

1. BE A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN TOWN: This is a great series, so keep on reading Wildfire by Ilona Andrews. Or check out a fun paranormal YA where two sisters get involved when old bones are found on a neighboring ranch in Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement-Moore.



2. STUDY A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Unless the title lies, this takes place in Italy - Catwoman: When in Rome by Jeph Loeb. Or follow a teenager forced to be on a reality show when her sister gets engaged to a Scottish laird-to-be as it leads up to the wedding in Prince in Disguise by Stephanie Kate Strohm.



3. DEVELOP A NEW SKILL: Check out the new release from your TBR with Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali. Or check out when two people pretend to be engaged so she can investigate his brother and he can get custody of his daughter in Lie to Me by Starr Ambrose.



4. VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME: Check out this great trilogy where ordinary people get super powers and all use them for evil and what happens when the normal people fight back in Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson. A former vampire hunter teams up with a psychic (after the program was disbanded) to take out some rogue vampires in Semi-Charmed by Isabel Jordan.



5.CELEBRATE WITH TEA OR COFFEE: The start of a great paranormal cozy series where the heroine moves to help her aunt with a bakery and learns she is a witch in Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates. A widow who has been coasting is entered into a cooking competition by her kids and wakes back up to life in A Taste of Heaven by Penny Watson.



6. GET PHYSICAL-EXERCISE!: Keep going with this amazing series - Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs. Or check out a different cozy where the heroine pretends to be a medium and is hired to prove there is a ghost in an old estate in England where the family all gather and weird things happen in Séances are for Suckers by Tamara Berry.



7. GET SOCIAL: From your TBR, Forged in Smoke by Trish McCallan or see what happens when two actors have a pretend relationship to save his career in Act Like It by Lucy Parker.



8. BE CREATIVE: Felicia Day has an interesting life, check out her autobiography in You're Never Weird on the Internet. What happens when young woman with her life planned out wakes up hung over and married to a rock star in Vegas in Lick by Kylie Scott.

Romanticbookworm wrote: "Thanks Nancy I am reading catch of the day this week for my June pick and I think a couple like harry's trees havent been released over here yet but I am sure I can find something to read off the l..."

Hi Romanticbookworm, I will give you some alternate picks, but I'm away from home right now and will do it as soon as I get back this weekend. I tend to forget that not every book is released everywhere at the same time!

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Carrie

Here are your picks. It took some time to find new choices for you, I hope you find some good options.

1. BE A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN TOWN: This is a great series, so keep on reading [book:Wi..."

Thank you for the great picks, there are some great lounging around out of door books here.