Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

2024 September Pick-It-For-Me 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.

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

🏈🏈Are you a (American) Football fan?🏈🏈
✴️If so, who is your favorite team?
✴️If not, what is your favorite sport?

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✳️✳️If you have a preferred shelf, please list it along with your sign-up!✳️✳️

IMPORTANT DATES
✳️Sign ups will remain open until the end of the day August 25 (that means midnight US ET)
✳️Picks will be posted by 7am (US ET) August 26
For your convenience a Time Zone Converter
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock...

You’ll have until the end of the day Augsut 30 (that means midnight US ET) 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!

2024 September PIFM Participants
(view spoiler)[

LaurLa - 01-pick-me-please

Mamacita aka MawMaw - mamas-pofm‎

☘KathyD☘ - tbr-audios‎

MountainKat - to-read-asap

Fran - private - a-pifm-shelf

Janette - reading-challenge-2024

Julie - to-read

Sonja - to-read

Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress - 2024-picks

Kaden - to-read

Nancy H - to-read

Carina - back2school

SunnyCAGirl - to-read (hide spoiler)]

2024 September PIFM Pairings


Picks will be posted by 7am (US ET) August 26

Please pick for the person below you in your group. The last person in the group will pick for the first person. For example: Carina picks for Julie and Sonja picks for Carina.

Picks are due end of the day August 30 (that is, midnight US ET)
✔️ = made picks

✔️Carina - back2school
✔️Julie - to-read
✔️☘KathyD☘ - tbr-audios‎
✔️Mamacita aka MawMaw - mamas-pofm‎
✔️Janette - reading-challenge-2024
✔️Fran - private - a-pifm-shelf
✔️Nancy H - to-read
✔️LaurLa - 01-pick-me-please
✔️Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress - 2024-picks
✔️SunnyCAGirl - to-read
✔️MountainKat - to-read-asap
Kaden - to-read
✔️Sonja - pifm

2024 September PIFM Picking Rules


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The NFL season kick-off is in September so I thought it would be fun to take a look at the most popular NFL teams in the world (based on Google search data, excluding the US).

If American football isn't your thing, no worries. You don't need to be a fan to pick or read these picking rules! But stay tuned for the bonus at the bottom! It's based off the most mentioned non-football answers during sign-ups!

As has been said during the Monday Night Football opening: "Are you ready for some football?!?!"

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1️⃣DALLAS COWBOYS
Ave monthly searches: 440,410
Emblem/Logo: Blue star

Mascot: Rowdy, a cowboy with a big white hat

Fun fact: The Dallas Cowboys hold the NFL record for most consecutive winning seasons with 20 from 1966 to 1985. During that time, they reached the playoffs 18 times, won 13 NFC East championships, and reached the Super Bowl five times.

Recommend a book
🏈with a mostly blue cover or a star or stars on the cover
🏈tagged western (or equivalent) or has a cowboy type character
🏈that has won or been nominated for any kind of award

2️⃣KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Ave monthly searches: 433,490
Emblem/Logo: Arrowhead

Mascot: KC Wolf, gray wolf with a red KC jersey

Fun fact: In 2014, Kansas City Chiefs fans set the world record for loudest crowd noise at a sports stadium at 142.2 decibels.

Recommend a book
🏈with a mostly red cover or with an arrow or triangular shape on the cover
🏈tagged native-american (or equivalent) or features an indigenous character (does not have to be set in US or America)
🏈with a high GR rating (4.4 or higher) or the highest rated book on your pickee's list (the 'loudest' book)

3️⃣BUFFALO BILLS
Ave monthly searches: 427,830
Emblem/Logo: Blue buffalo

Mascot: Billy Buffalo, a blue furry buffalo

Fun fact: The Buffalo Bills are the only team to play in four consecutive Super Bowls, making these appearances between 1990-93.

Recommend a book
🏈with something blue on the cover
🏈with any kind of wild animal on the cover (real or imaginative but non-domestic)
🏈that appears at least 4 times on Goodreads (has at least 4 editions)

4️⃣MIAMI DOLPHINS
Ave monthly searches: 293,540
Emblem/Logo: Turquoise dolphin

Mascot: T.D., white dolphin known for doing push-ups after every touchdown

Fun fact: The 1972 Dolphins are the only team in NFL history to record a perfect season. To this day, no other team has remained undefeated in both the regular season and playoffs in a single season.

Recommend a book
🏈with a cover that has turquoise or white or that has a sea creature on the cover (any creature that lives IN the water)
🏈where the letters T.D. appear anywhere in the author's name
🏈you have rated 5 stars on GR (a perfect season) or a book you expect to give a perfect rating

5️⃣GREEN BAY PACKERS
Ave monthly searches: 284,190
Emblem/Logo: White capital 'G'

Mascot: No official mascot but fans like to dress up as cheeseheads

Fun fact: The Green Bay Packers are the only community-owned non-profit professional sports team in the United States and the last of the “small-town teams” that dominated the NFL’s early days.

Recommend a book
🏈with green or yellow on the cover or starts with the letter G
🏈with any kind of food on the cover
🏈with a small town setting

6️⃣TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
Ave monthly searches: 248,330
Emblem/Logo: Red pirate flag with skull and crossbones

Mascot: Captain Fear, fearsome looking pirate/buccaneer

Fun fact: The Buccaneers became the first post-merger expansion team to win a division championship, a playoff game, and host and play in a conference championship game — accomplishing all three feats during the 1979 season.

Recommend a book
🏈with something red on the cover or has a flag or any kind of waving object like a flag on the cover
🏈tagged as pirates (or equivalent) or features pirates or a romantic suspense story
🏈that is or has a spin-off book or series

7️⃣NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Ave monthly searches: 239,750
Emblem/Logo: Red, white and blue hat on a man's head, sometimes known as "Flying Elvis" (it does look a little like Elvis once you know...)

Mascot: Pat the Patriot wears a tri-corn hat and NE jersey (I think he's confused!)

Fun fact: The Patriots are tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most Super Bowl victories in NFL history with six. They hold the NFL record for the most Super Bowl appearances with 11.

Recommend a book
🏈with red, white and blue on the cover or has a hat on the cover
🏈tagged historical, historical fiction or historical romance (or equivalent)
🏈that is 'super' in your opinion

8️⃣PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Ave monthly searches: 211,400
Emblem/Logo: White, green and gray eagle's head

Mascot: Swoop, white eagle wearing green jersey

Fun fact: For the 1943 season, the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh franchises combined due to a player shortage during World War II. The team was officially called “Phil-Pitt” but came to be known as the “Steagles.”

Recommend a book
🏈with green and white on the cover
🏈with a bird of any kind on the cover or featured in the story
🏈with merged genre tags such as paranormal-romance or romantasy or fantasy-romance or sci-fi-romance, etc

Bonus: Rugby and Softball Both were mentioned during sign-ups as favorite sports. I was surprised that soccer (as we Americans call it) wasn't mentioned but I don't mind - my son played Rugby and I love watching it as well!

Recommend a book
🥎with something round on the cover (like a softball)
🏉with a setting or a character or author from New Zealand or Australia where rugby is most popular
🥎🏉with a title that starts with an S or R

Google research data based on "OnFocus" article: https://www.onfocus.news/green-bay-pa...

"Fun Facts" information take from NFL.com: https://operations.nfl.com/learn-the-...

I do enjoy me some American football! I am from Indiana so I have to say that my favorite team is the Colts. But I also really like Kansas City Chiefs. I do believe I might dislike the New England Patriots more than I like the Colts... but that's my issue!

Shelf: 01-pick-me-please

My POFM Shelf
mamas-pofm‎

🏈🏈Are you a (American) Football fan?🏈🏈
✴️If so, who is your favorite team?
I'm not but my husband is a Huge Fan of the Texans. I usually just make the snacks and sit and talk to him or read while he watches the game. But if the Texans are playing, the game is going to be on.

i’m in...i enjoy american football...and being from the Chicagoland area, i’m a Bears fan...please use my tbr-audios shelf.

Me please! I love football! Honestly though, I enjoy most sports. 😊

I do not have a team anymore - I don't care what the NFL says San Diego is NOT a suburb of Los Angeles. However, I did grow up in the PNW and I love Seattle, so the Seahawks have become a surrogate team for me. Mostly though, I just want to watch a good game and often root for the underdog. (I do have more than one team I strongly dislike! I will always root for their opponents. 😉)

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

I’m in! (private profile, happy to friend anyone who picks for me)

I grew up a NY Jets fan mainly due to my brothers. I really don’t follow football but most of my family does 🏈

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

Hello I love me some football and I am a Denver Broncos fan. I would love to do this challenge. I have a Reading - challenge 2024 bookshelf that is up to date if you want to use that one to pick from as it is full.

Hi all! As an Aussie I don't have a favourite American football team. However I do love watching Rugby League, especially the State of Origin (Go the Blues!) Here's some highlights of the game: https://youtu.be/osZ9cDJcTu4?si=f_1h2...

Please pick from my Want To Read Shelf

I'm in! Born and raised a Seattle fan of all the Seattle sports!
Let's do this Hawks! It's football season, ya'll! 🏈


I also happen to be a big real football fan as well and excited that Champion's League is back!

I’m not a football fan but I do enjoy baseball. Go Yankees!

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

I am not a football fan my favorite sport is softball

Welcome all! I've got everyone to here on the list. Please let me know if you have a preferred shelf for your books to be chosen from otherwise it will come from your general To-read shelf.

I'm in. My sister lives in Jacksonville, so we like the Jags, but I love in Pennsylvania so also the Eagles and the Steelers since I live halfway between the two teams!!!!

I’m in. Favorite team Greenbay Packers.

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

I’m in!
I love football. 🏈 Notre Dame Fighting Irish & LA Rams! 🐏

Just a few more hours for sign-ups!
I will have pairs up tomorrow AM.

Pairs are posted and rules are up!!
Let me know if there are any questions.


Happy Picking!!

Hi LaurLa,
I had such fun picking for you! There are so many more good books I would love to recommend but I had to stop with these!! Please let me know if you need more picks or different ones.

Dallas Cowboys: Mostly blue cover - One Night Stand After Another and Riley Thorn and the Blast from the Past - I saw that you have enjoyed the first ones in this series, which I love, and I am currently ready for #4. I am fascinated with the characters and the setting, which is near me and where I do a lot of shopping and visiting relatives who live there!!


Kansas City Chiefs: Highest rate on your PIFM shelf - 4.66 - State of Shock; Teeny mini-triangles on book covers on the cover of this one - The Library of Borrowed Hearts


Buffalo Bills: Wild animal on cover - The Grisly Grizzlies: Caleb; Has at least 4 editions on GR (And one I enjoyed very much) - Flirting with Disaster


Miami Dolphins: Creature that lives in the water- The Hippopotamus Pool; Turquoise cover - Summers at the Saint - I just read this one and REALLY liked it!


Green Bay Packers: Green and yellow on the cover - The Overdue Life of Amy Byler; Green on cover (and also really good!) - The Paradise Problem


Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Red on cover - Seeing Red; Teeny tiny flags on buildings to the left on cover - The Little Venice Bookshop


New England Patriots: Two with hats on covers - The Simple Wild and Rock-a-Bye Bones (I loved both of these!)


Philadelphia Eagles: Two with green and white on the covers - Twice Tempted and The Layover


Bonus: Round pearls - Sexy in Stilettos and round macarons - Sweetshop of Dreams: A Novel in Recipes


I hope you have a great reading month!

P.S. Also, thank you for hosting.

Julie,

Here are your picks. Happy reading!

Dallas Cowboys
TBR - Fool for Love
New - Sanibel Dreams


Kansas City Chiefs
TBR - House of Earth and Blood
New - Five Broken Blades


Buffalo Bills
TBR - The Wake-Up Call
New - A Novel Love Story



Miami Dolphins
TBR - My Hockey Romance - Totally Pucked
New - The Break-Up Pact


Green Bay Packers
TBR - In a Jam
New - The Graham Effect


Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TBR - Daughter of No Worlds
New - Kingdom of Blood and Salt


New England Patriots
TBR - Blood Kissed
New - Tattered Huntress


Philadelphia Eagles
TBR - Undead and Unwed
New - Emerald Blaze


Bonus
TBR - Saved by the Stryxian
New - Space Pirate's Treasure

Mama's PIFM Challenge
September 2024

September is Football Month

Mama's Picking for Janette

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1. DALLAS COWBOYS ~
🏈 ~ TBR
with a mostly blue cover
🏈 ~ NEW
tagged western


2. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ~
🏈 ~ TBR
highest rated book on your list
🏉 ~ NEW
triangular shape on the cover in G


3. BUFFALO BILLS ~
🏈 ~ TBR
Has 71 editions
🏉 ~ NEW
blue on the cover


4. MIAMI DOLPHINS ~
🏈 ~ TBR
T.D. appear anywhere in the author's name
🏉 ~ NEW
rated 5 stars


5. GREEN BAY PACKERS ~
🏈 ~ TBR
green on the cover
🏉 ~ NEW
starts with the letter G


6. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS ~
🏈 ~ TBR
is or has a spin-off book or series

🏈 ~ TBR
something red on the cover
🏉 ~ NEW
romantic suspense story


7. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS ~
🏈 ~ TBR
tagged historical
🏉 ~ NEW
has a hat on the cover


8. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ~
🏈 ~ TBR
merged genre tags
🏉 ~ NEW
green and white on the cover
merged genre tags


Bonus: Rugby and Softball ~
🥎 ~ TBR
title that starts with an S
🏉 ~ NEW
author from Australia

Looks amazing thank you

LaurLa wrote: "2024 September PIFM Pairings


Picks will be posted by 7am (US ET) August 26

Please pick for the person below you in your group. The last person in the group will pick for the first person. For ex..."

I am LOVING the theme this month, LaurLa! Any chance you could update my shelf to this one: PIFM

Totally my bad as I apparently was so excited for football season and your theme, I forgot to include my shelf! *facepalm* So sorry!!

Also, I did mention soccer though I referred to it as real football so I can see how that got missed! Been watching all the Premier League games in between the pre-season football games! :D

Working on yours now, Carina!

Hi Kaden! Here are your picks - I hope I found something for you to enjoy in September. 🤞🏼

1. Dallas Cowboys:
NEW: First Grave on the Right* by Darynda Jones
TBR: Burn for Me* by Ilona Andrews

2. Kansas City Chiefs:
NEW: The Warlord Wants Forever* by Kresley Cole
TBR: Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent

3. Buffalo Bills:
NEW: Dragon Bound* by Thea Harrison
TBR: Shadow Kissed by Sarah Piper

4. Miami Dolphins:
NEW: The House in the Cerulean Sea* by T.J. Klune
TBR: A Kingdom of Gilded Thorns by D.T. Benson

5. Green Bay Packers:
NEW: Magic Bites* by Ilona Andrews
TBR: House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

6. Tampa Bay Buccaneers:
NEW: Pleasure Unbound* by Larissa Ione
TBR: From Bad to Cursed by Lana Harper

7. New England Patriots:
NEW: The Lightning-Struck Heart** by T.J. Klune
TBR: That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Human by Kimberly Lemming

8. Philadelphia Eagles:
NEW: Slave to Sensation* by Nalini Singh
TBR: A Fire in the Sky by Sophie Jordan

Bonus. Rugby and Soccer:
NEW: How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf* by Molly Harper
TBR: She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel

*In case you like (or want to try) audiobooks, I marked the ones I listened to and especially enjoyed in audio with an asterisk.*

Happy Reading!!

Sonja wrote: "I am LOVING the theme this month, LaurLa! Any chance you could update my shelf to this one: PIFM"

Done - I'm glad we caught it before your picks!

Also, you're right, I did miss your 'real' football mention... I'm so sorry. I actually had tasks premade assuming that would be the most mentioned non-american football sport! So, just for you, you can substitute read whatever your bonus pick is for a book that has black and white on the cover (like the ball), if you wish!

LaurLa wrote: "Sonja wrote: "I am LOVING the theme this month, LaurLa! Any chance you could update my shelf to this one: PIFM"

Done - I'm glad we caught it before your picks!

Also, you're right, I did miss your..."

No worries! I've hosted before so I totally understand! That's funny you had planned for soccer to be mentioned! It's actually my favorite sport besides baseball and football!
Aw you're too good to me LaurLa! I'm totally happy to stick to what you posted though! I learned about rugby during the Olympics and my daughter plays softball! :) And THANK YOU for updating my shelf, even though it was totally my error!

Hi Carina! Here are your picks for September!
1️⃣DALLAS COWBOYS
🏈TBR: Falling for Owen (western/cowboy character)
🏈 TBR/NEW: The Simple Wild (nominated for Goodreads Choice 2018) Yeah, I know I recommended it before, but I’m bumping it up on the list!


2️⃣KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
🏈 TBR: City Spies (Eiffel Tower is triangular!)
🏈 NEW: America's First Daughter (reddish cover and indigenous characters make an appearance) This one was fascinating and very well-written!


3️⃣BUFFALO BILLS
🏈 TBR: The Layover (blue cover)
🏈 NEW: Vacation Wars (blue cover/4+ editions) Fun read!


4️⃣MIAMI DOLPHINS
🏈 TBR: The Seaside Library (turquoise cover/water)
🏈 NEW: Remarkably Bright Creatures (sea creature on cover/5 star rating) Apologies if I already recommended this one, but I really enjoyed this book and will keep on recommending it any chance I get!


5️⃣GREEN BAY PACKERS
🏈 TBR: One Fine Fireman (yellow on cover) And swoonworthy!
🏈 TBR/NEW: When in Rome (food on cover/small town) Saw this on your TBR and thought I’d bump it up!


6️⃣TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
🏈 TBR: Casino Royale (red cover/spin-off)
🏈 NEW: Identity (Romantic Suspense story and one cover version is red) Suspenseful read! Pretty sure I already recommended this one at one point, but I really enjoyed this one!


7️⃣NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
🏈 TBR: Red Station (r/w/b cover)
🏈 NEW: A Girl Called Samson (historical fiction) Fantastically written and based on a true story!


8️⃣PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
🏈 TBR: Hotel Magnifique (fantasy-romance) And now on my TBR!
🏈 NEW: Year One (fantasy-romance) I’m in the middle of this series and this one really grabbed me! Disturbingly close to recent history with a magikal twist!


Bonus: Rugby and Softball
🏈 TBR: The Night Diary (round ‘award’ on cover) Sounds good!
🏈 NEW: Kiwi Strong (New Zealand! Also the MC is a former rugby player) I have to admit I did enjoy this one.


Happy Reading!

I will get picks done tomorrow. Sorry crazy week at work with training.

Hi NancyH!

I will have your picks posted tonight- thank you for your patience! 😊

No worries, Fran. I am reading about 6 books now anyway. Take all the time you need.

Fran wrote: "Hi NancyH!

I will have your picks posted tonight- thank you for your patience! 😊"

Mamacita...I'm working on your picks and hope to have them posted this evening or tomorrow.

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "Mamacita...I'm working on your picks and hope to have them posted this evening or tomorrow."

Yay! ☘KathyD☘ is picking for me!!!

No rush girl! Take your time.

Carmen Carmen... I pick for you! Here are my picks - I hope you find something you like!


1️⃣DALLAS COWBOYS
🏈TBR🏈Bad Angels🏈I'm calling them stars
🏈NEW🏈The Wishing Game🏈stars


2️⃣KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
🏈TBR🏈Fair Market Value🏈highest rated on tbr
🏈NEW🏈Imperfect Chemistry🏈red cover


3️⃣BUFFALO BILLS
🏈TBR🏈Twilight of Embers🏈dragons
🏈NEW🏈Legal Affairs🏈4 editions


4️⃣MIAMI DOLPHINS
🏈TBR🏈Not My Kind of Hero🏈turquoise background
🏈NEW🏈The Worst Best Man🏈turquoise background


5️⃣GREEN BAY PACKERS
🏈TBR🏈Hooked on You🏈green, yellow, small town!
🏈NEW🏈Butterfly Bayou🏈green, small town


6️⃣TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
🏈TBR🏈Wolves and Daggers🏈because steampunk fairytale (and red stuff)
🏈NEW🏈Among the Echoes🏈some red, romantic suspense


7️⃣NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
🏈TBR🏈Las Madres🏈historical fiction
🏈NEW🏈The Game🏈a super book!


8️⃣PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
🏈TBR🏈Oath Taker🏈birds
🏈NEW🏈Assistant to the Villain🏈bird, romantasy


Bonus: Rugby and Softball
🏉TBR🏉The RSVP🏉title r
🏉NEW🏉Blame It on the Bikini🏉New Zealand author

Nancy H wrote: "Hi LaurLa,
I had such fun picking for you! "

Glad you enjoy picking from my shelf! As always, your picks are excellent and I'll probably be adding to my TBR!!

Thank-you!!

Hi NancyH!

Here are your picks for September. I hope you find something you love here, and it was worth the wait!

Dallas Cowboys:
TBR: Meet Me at Pebble Beach - blue on cover
NEW: Everything Girl - ranch setting

2. Kansas City Chiefs:
TBR: Hotel Laguna - red on cover

3. Buffalo Bills:
NEW: Birthday Suit - 5 editions
TBR: Slow Dance - 17 editions

4. Miami Dolphins:
NEW: My Almost Ex - white on cover
TBR: Trust - turquoise cover

5. Green Bay Packers:
NEW: Aloha Alibi - green on cover
TBR: The Good Luck Sister - green on cover as well as food

6. Tampa Bay Buccaneers:
NEW: Unwanted - romantic suspense


7. New England Patriots:
NEW: Dead Man Talking - red, white and blue cover
TBR: Yours Until Dawn - historical romance

8. Philadelphia Eagles:
NEW: Give Me Butterflies - green and white cover
TBR: A Murder Moist Foul - green and white cover

Bonus. Rugby and Soccer:

TBR: Steeped in Suspicion - round object on cover



Happy Reading!!

Hi Fran,
These look great! Thank you. I can't wait to start in on them.
Have a great reading month.
Nancy

Fran wrote: "Hi NancyH!

Here are your picks for September. I hope you find something you love here, and it was worth the wait!

Dallas Cowboys:
NEW: Meet Me at Pebble Beach - blue on cover
TBR:..."

SunnyCAGirl, my picks for you.


1️⃣DALLAS COWBOYS

TBR : The Virgin Who Ruined Lord Gray - blue cover
New: Done and Dusted



2️⃣KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

TBR: Beginner's Luck -triangle shape
New: A New Life - GR rated 4.40


3️⃣BUFFALO BILLS

TBR : Get a Life, Chloe Brown
New: Hello Stranger


4️⃣MIAMI DOLPHINS

TBR : The Devil Baron - turquoise cover
New: When It Falls Apart - I rated 5 stars


5️⃣GREEN BAY PACKERS:

TBR : His at Night yellow cover
New : Role Playing - food on cover


6️⃣TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

TBR : Beyond the Thistles - spin-off
New : A Deal with the Elf King - red heart on the cover


7️⃣NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

TBR : Outlander - Historical romance
New : A Rancher's Heart - hat on the cover


8️⃣PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

TBR : Accidentally Engaged - green and white on cover
New: Contagion - sci-fi romance


Bonus:

TBR : Ravishing in Red - title starts with R
New : Sweethand - round stool seats


Happy reading!! ☺

LaurLa wrote: "Carmen Carmen... I pick for you! Here are my picks - I hope you find something you like!


1️⃣DALLAS COWBOYS
🏈TBR🏈Bad Angels🏈I'm calling them stars
🏈NEW🏈[book:The Wishing Game|62926..."

Thanks LaurLa! I see some great picks!

Hi Fran, here are some picks
1️⃣DALLAS COWBOYS
🏈with a mostly blue cover or a star or stars on the cover

A Cowboy for Christmas

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

🏈tagged western (or equivalent) or has a cowboy type character

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... Destry

2️⃣KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

🏈with a mostly red cover or with an arrow or triangular shape on the cover
the Buccaneer and the Bastard
The Buccaneer and the Bastard

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

🏈with a high GR rating (4.4 or higher) or the highest rated book on your pickee's list (the 'loudest' book)

Love & Such: A Collection of Short Stories

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...


3️⃣BUFFALO BILLS

🏈with something blue on the cover
Summer Nights and Pillow Fights

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...


🏈with any kind of wild animal on the cover (real or imaginative but non-domestic)
Bride

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

4️⃣MIAMI DOLPHINS

🏈with a cover that has turquoise or white or that has a sea creature on the cover
(any creature that lives IN the water)

In Your Dreams

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

🏈you have rated 5 stars on GR (a perfect season) or a book you expect to give a perfect rating
Nettle & Bone

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

5️⃣GREEN BAY PACKERS

🏈with green or yellow on the cover or starts with the letter G
1001 Dark Nights: The Dandelion Diary

https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2...


🏈with any kind of food on the cover
Eat Your Heart Out

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

6️⃣TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

🏈with something red on the cover or has a flag or any kind of waving object like a flag on the cover
Emergency Contact

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Emergency Contact

🏈tagged as pirates (or equivalent) or features pirates or a romantic suspense story
The Ever King

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.c...

7️⃣NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

🏈with red, white and blue on the cover or has a hat on the cover

A Wedding in the Sun

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.c...

🏈that is 'super' in your opinion

The Serpent and the Wings of Night

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

8️⃣PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

🏈with green and white on the cover
Follow

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

🏈with merged genre tags such as paranormal-romance or romantasy or fantasy-romance or sci-fi-romance, etc

Tress of the Emerald Sea

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.c...

Hello, MountainKat!
Always fun to pick for you. I searched your "read" list, but Goodreads is being really buggy, so let me know if you need repicks.
I hope you find something you love here.

1️⃣DALLAS COWBOYS
🏈with a mostly blue cover or a star or stars on the cover
Redwood Bend by Robyn Carr (TBR)
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (new)

2️⃣KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
🏈with a mostly red cover or with an arrow or triangular shape on the cover
Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh (TBR)
Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese (new)


3️⃣BUFFALO BILLS
🏈with something blue on the cover
The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst (tbr)
🏈that appears at least 4 times on Goodreads (has at least 4 editions)
Misadventures of a Curvy Girl by Sierra Simone (new)

4️⃣MIAMI DOLPHINS
🏈with a cover that has turquoise or white or that has a sea creature on the cover (any creature that lives IN the water)
Screwedby K.M. Neuhold (TBR)
The Worst Guy by Kate Canterbary (new)

5️⃣GREEN BAY PACKERS
🏈with green or yellow on the cover or starts with the letter G
Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb (TBR)
The Perils of Pleasure by Julie Anne Long (new)


6️⃣TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
🏈with something red on the cover or has a flag or any kind of waving object like a flag on the cover
Witness in Death by J.D. Robb (TBR)
Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren (new)

7️⃣NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
🏈tagged historical, historical fiction or historical romance (or
Viscount in Love by Eloisa James (TBR)
The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran (new)

8️⃣PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
🏈with green and white on the cover
The Master by Kresley Cole (new)
🏈with a bird of any kind on the cover or featured in the story
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune (TBR) (angel wings?)

Bonus: Rugby and Softball 
🥎with something round on the cover (like a softball)
Homecoming King by Penny Reid (new)

🥎🏉with a title that starts with an S or R
Skeleton Crew by Jordan Castillo Price (TBR)

Janette wrote: "Hi Fran, here are some picks.."


Thank you Janette for the great picks!

SunnyCAGirl wrote: "Hello, MountainKat!
Always fun to pick for you. I searched your "read" list, but Goodreads is being really buggy, so let me know if you need repicks.
I hope you find something you love here.

1️⃣DA..."

Thanks for the great picks! You did great with the new ones - I don't have any of them on my shelves. I can't wait to check them out! I may not always get to the right away, but they frequently end up being read before too long. 😊📖

MountainKat wrote: "SunnyCAGirl wrote: "Hello, MountainKat!
Always fun to pick for you. I searched your "read" list, but Goodreads is being really buggy, so let me know if you need repicks.
I hope you find something y..."

Great to hear it. Happy Reading!

Thanks so much, Carmen! I am looking forward to getting started on some of these new picks.

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "SunnyCAGirl, my picks for you.


1️⃣DALLAS COWBOYS

TBR : The Virgin Who Ruined Lord Gray - blue cover
New: Done and Dusted
[bookcover:The Virgin Who Ruined Lord G..."

Hi Mamacita! Thanks for your patience…here are your picks for September. I’ve read and loved them all. They are all really great in audio if you are into that…enjoy!

🏈Dallas Cowboys
Never Seduce a Scoundrel, Sabrina Jeffries — nominated for literary award (tbr)
Hello Stranger, Kathrine Center — blue with stars on the cover (new)

🏈Kansas City Chiefs
Lethal Balance, Cherise Sinclair — 4.44 rating (tbr)
The Women, Kristin Hannah — red cover & 4.64 rating (new)

🏈Buffalo Bills
Hard as It Gets, Laura Kaye — 4+ editions on Goodreads (tbr)
Flirtasaurus, Erin Mallon — blue with wild animal on the cover (new)

🏈Miami Dolphins
Book Lovers, Emily Henry — turquoise/white cover (tbr)
The House in the Cerulean Sea, T.J. Klune — 5-star rating (new)

🏈Green Bay Packers
Own the Wind, Kristen Ashley — yellow on the cover (tbr)
Inheritance, Nora Roberts — small-town setting (new)

🏈Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Claiming Grace, Susan Stoker — MPG romantic suspense (tbr)
Bishop, Sawyer Bennett — spin-off of the Cold Fury series (new)

🏈New England Patriots
Surrender, Pamela Clare — MPG historical (tbr)
Wait With Me, Amy Daws — red, white and blue on the cover (new)

🏈Philadelphia Eagles
Dangerous Highlander, Donna Grant — MPG paranormal-romance (tbr)
Getting Schooled, Emma Chase — green and white on the cover (new)

🥎Bonus:🏉 Rugby and Softball Both
Rock Chick Revenge, Kristen Ashley — title starts with an ‘R’ (tbr)
Thank You for Listening, Julia Whelan — something round on the cover (new)

Just a few hours until picks are due (midnight tonight!)... I have sent reminders to Julie and Kaden.


If for whatever reason they are unable to make their picks, do I have any volunteers to stand in?

Much appreciated!!