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message 1: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
Welcome to this month's Hidden Gems challenge!

Hidden Gems is a fantastic way to plow through those mountains of books claiming space in your house or e-reader. This challenge produces some fun group interaction as well, because someone else chooses which book you’ll read next.

If you sign up, you'll be matched up with a Hidden Gems partner. You will choose a book from the list your partner designates which you have already read and cannot believe your partner hasn’t read yet. Your partner will do the same for you with the list you designate. The point is to find that “Hidden Gem” that you think they’ll love… because you adored it when you read it!

Let us know which books you choose for each other. When you finish reading your gem, let us know what you thought about it. Perhaps your Hidden Gem might find its way to someone else’s wish list!

Match-ups will be created on the 10th of the month. Please choose books for each other by the 13th.

Sign up by telling us which list you’d like your partner to choose from.

Happy reading, friends!


message 2: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2288 comments I’m in - any shelf may be chosen from.


message 3: by Michelle (new)

Michelle | 626 comments I'm in! Please select 3-4 books from my HG-September shelf.

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


message 4: by Staci, Book Awards Specialist (new)

Staci | 3865 comments Mod
I'm in! Please choose 3-4 from my series-in-progress shelf or physical book shelf.


message 5: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3535 comments Mod
I'm in! Please give me at least 2-3 options from my 2025-hg shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...


message 6: by Bridget (new)

Bridget | 439 comments I'm in.
Please choose several from my hidden gems shelf.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...


message 7: by Brittany (new)

Brittany  | 547 comments I'm in! Please choose 3-4 books from my Temp Read Soon shelf:

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


message 8: by Missy (new)

Missy | 937 comments I'm in - please pick 2-3 from my Hidden Gems shelf.


message 9: by Charlene (new)

Charlene | 596 comments I’m in! Please pick 3-4 from any of the following shelf’s

My 2025 Must Read Shelf

My Hidden Gems Shelf

My 2025 TBR Shelf


message 10: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4439 comments I'm in:
Please pick 3-4 from my Hidden Gems Shelf:

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


message 11: by Karen (new)

Karen | 1318 comments I'm in. Please select 4-5 from my CFD Current Challenges shelf:

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


message 12: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
Sign-ups are now closed. Matchups are being created.


message 13: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 6245 comments Mod
Here are this month's matchups. Happy reading!

Missy (8) - Loraine (10)
Brittany (7) - Sarita (2)
Kate (5) - Karen (11)
Charlene (9) - Staci (4)
Michelle (3) - Bridget (6)


message 14: by Michelle (new)

Michelle | 626 comments Hi Bridget! Here are my picks for you. The first two I enjoyed reading; the third is one I'd like to read, and I like the cover on the fourth book.

A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure by Angela Bell Love by the Letter (Unexpected Brides, #0.5) by Melissa Jagears Capturing Hope (Heroines of WWII #12) by Angela K. Couch Secrets Between the Shelves 4 Cozy Bookshop Mysteries by Cynthia Hickey


message 15: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3535 comments Mod
Karen, I've actually only read 1 of the books on your list, but it's one I can happily recommend. My other choices for you are from authors whose work I've enjoyed in the past. I hope you enjoy whatever book(s) you choose to read!

The Christmas Star The Christmas Star by Ace Collins
Under the Harvest Moon Under the Harvest Moon (Amish Harvest) by Beth Wiseman
Only Her Heart Only Her Heart (Opposites Attract #1) by Lyn Cote
Once Upon a Cowboy Once Upon a Cowboy (Cowboy Fairytales #1) by Lacy Williams
Mission to Protect Mission to Protect (Military K-9 Unit #1) by Terri Reed


message 16: by Brittany (new)

Brittany  | 547 comments Hi Sarita, I chose 4 books for you to pick from. These are all books that I enjoyed a lot. I hope you find something you like.

Love's Unfading Light (Eagle Harbor #1) by Naomi Rawlings A Twist of Faith (Mitchell's Crossroads #1) by Pepper Basham The Edge of Mercy by Heidi Chiavaroli Just One Kiss (Harbor Pointe, #3) by Courtney Walsh


message 17: by Karen (new)

Karen | 1318 comments Kate wrote: "Karen, I've actually only read 1 of the books on your list, but it's one I can happily recommend. My other choices for you are from authors whose work I've enjoyed in the past. I hope you enjoy wha..."

Thanks Kate for your great choices. I'll go with Under the Harvest Moon (Amish Harvest) by Beth Wiseman and The Christmas Star by Ace Collins . Hopefully I can get one or two more of them as well.


message 18: by Karen (new)

Karen | 1318 comments Kate - unfortunately I have not read any of the books on your shelf. So I chose books that are on my TBR lists and tried to sekect a variety. I hope you enjoy whatever book(s) you decide to read.

The Women of Oak Ridge The Women of Oak Ridge by Michelle Shocklee
Dawn of Grace Dawn of Grace by Jill Eileen Smith
Every Deadly Suspicion Every Deadly Suspicion by Janice Cantore


message 19: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3535 comments Mod
I find I'm in the mood for a suspense novel right now, Karen, so Every Deadly Suspicion Every Deadly Suspicion by Janice Cantore will fit the bill nicely.
Thanks and happy reading!


message 20: by Staci, Book Awards Specialist (new)

Staci | 3865 comments Mod
Charlene chose for me:
Up from Dust Martha's Story (Women of the Way, #1) by Heather Kaufman

I chose for her:
Truth Stained Lies (Moonlighters, #1) by Terri Blackstock

Happy reading all!


message 21: by Bridget (new)

Bridget | 439 comments Thank you, Michelle!
I am going to go with A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure by Angela Bell

Here are my choices for you
I enjoyed Love on Assignment (Ladies of Summerhill, #2) by Cara Lynn James
I haven't read any of these but have enjoyed books by these authors
The Black Midnight (True Colors) by Kathleen Y'Barbo All's Fair in Love and Cupcakes by Betsy St. Amant The Island Bookshop by Roseanna M. White
Enjoy!


message 22: by Michelle (new)

Michelle | 626 comments Thank you Bridget! I'll read All's Fair in Love and Cupcakes by Betsy St. Amant and Love on Assignment (Ladies of Summerhill, #2) by Cara Lynn James .


message 23: by Missy (new)

Missy | 937 comments Hi Loraine -

I haven't read any from your list but a few of them looked like they would be interesting. You will have to let me know.

My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray , The Royal Artisan (Queen Esther's Court, #2) by Tessa Afshar , What the Cat Dragged In (Jacques and Cleo Cat Detectives, #1) by Gilbert Morris , A Woman's Place by Lynn Austin


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