Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Hi everyone, I just joined the group today but I've been lurking and reading about the various challenges for a week or so. I've never done a reading challenge before but I think it's just what I need! I look forward to getting to know you all!

Hey, My name is Stephanie. I am addicted to reading. I have a Kindle Fire and love it. I like a wide range of books but lately have been reading the smuttiest books. :-) I have been married for 17 years and love the adventure and the livelyness! I would love to see what everyone else is reading and get some idea's of new books to read. I really like the Fifty Shades of Greyseries and have read a lot of simular books... other books i have read outside that arena would be the hunger games, twilight seriesThe Hunger GamesTwilight and a lot of NOra Roberts books. If you think there is a discussion or thread suitable to me please let me know!

hi, every one. i' m Ngozi, i love reading romance novels. i virtually breeze thu novels. lv them esp. wen d focus is more on the nuances of a relationship than on the physical aspects. that's why my all time favourite secular author is Debbie Macomber. glad to meet you all here. thanks.

hi, every one. i' m Ngozi, i love reading romance novels. i virtually breeze thu novels. lv them esp. wen d focus is more on the nuances of a relationship than on the physical aspects. that's why my all time favourite secular author is Debbie Macomber. glad to meet you all here. thanks.

Welcome to the group, Kristen, Twiggie, Stephanie and Ngozi! Sorry I'm a bit late with the hello- I've been out of mobile range and on holidays :)

Hope you enjoy this group as much as I do. And don't be backwards about asking questions -everyone is very happy to help!

Kristen and Twiggie, hope you have jumped into some of the monthly challenges - if not, it is never too late!

Stephanie wrote: "Hey, My name is Stephanie. I am addicted to reading. I have a Kindle Fire and love it. I like a wide range of books but lately have been reading the smuttiest books. :-) I have been married f..."

Stephanie - I would suggest that you join the December Pick It For Me Challenge. It will be posted for sign up around 20-23 November. It is a great way to get recommendations from other members. Just make sure you read the directions carefully :)

x~ Twiggie ~x wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Kristen and Twiggie, hope you have jumped into some of the monthly challenges - if not, it is never too late!"

I've joined in the November one, nearly completed it :)"

Nice! Congrats :)

welcome to the group newcomers, great to have you. enjoy the challenges

I'm a fairly voracious reader -- or used to be -- and when I have time to actually sit and read, I read very quickly. I tend to re-read books I love.

I just started doing reviews on my Webbiegrrl Writer Blog and am running up against that wall of integrity where I refuse to lie and praise a book I don't love but I don't want to hurt people's feelings either--or an Indie Author's career. Then again, if they cannot handle an honest review, they shouldn't be in this business. But then on the "gripping hand," I'm an Indie Author, too, and I know there's no need to post a scathing review unless you actively HATED the book. I've gotten one of those scathing, hateful reviews and am much-relieved I've gotten only one.

I think if a readers was just annoyed the book wasn't edited properly (alas, far too true far too often) then they should just leave the comments at that--or decline to post a review. I give authors the choice: I can comment on their lack of professional editing services or I can pretend I never read the book at all. I am highly unlikely to re-read a book that had issues unless they pay me to edit it for them. I don't want to rip into their work with all the issues if they can't get the spelling, grammar, punctuation and formatting correctly done. It's tedious, time-consuming and not fun, but publishing is a business not just for the personal enjoyment of the author. My 2 cents. I foresee making enemies :-( I hope not to lose too many of my author friends over reviews.

Finally, as noted, I am an Indie Author myself. I have 3 pen names and write Romantic Suspense and Science Fiction under two of them. My SciFi is the psychological, social science sort with a suspense/thriller kind of a tone but definitely NOT with weird aliens or space wars, as I dislike those sorts of SciFi. Mine is more "classic" style. I also write non-fiction (marketing and general publishing business advice) under this Webbiegrrl Writer name.

And now I'm off to post about my first-ever giveaway for a friend whose talent has pleasantly surprised me :) I apologize if it seems like I'm doing fly-by posts. I'm working two jobs and moving (in my little Saturn sedan) so I'm lucky to sleep and read let alone spend more than once or twice a week on Goodreads. It's only been 10 days on this new schedule but I miss my Goodreads already!

-sry
@Webbiegrrl Writer

Welcome to the group Sarah and good luck with your writing :)

Hello Everyone! I just joined the group and I am thoroughly excited. I enjoy reading all sorts of books but found myself more in love with romance novels, especially the ones with a suspenseful twist.

Great to have you Welsome Samantha you'll find plenty of us to share you passion.

Welcome newcomers I may have missed.

Samantha wrote: "Hello Everyone! I just joined the group and I am thoroughly excited. I enjoy reading all sorts of books but found myself more in love with romance novels, especially the ones with a suspenseful twist."

Welcome Samantha! I love the romantic suspense books as well... keep an eye on our monthly Featured Authors Challenge as the rom suspense genre often turn up there :)

Bre wrote: "Hey everyone, I'm Bre! I joined a few weeks ago. I'm participating in this month challenge but have yet to make any other posts. I plan to make more posts on this board, and hope to make some fri..."

Welcome to the group, Bre! Glafd to hear you jumped feet-first into the monthly challenge. It's a great place to start :)

Samantha wrote: "Hello Everyone! I just joined the group and I am thoroughly excited. I enjoy reading all sorts of books but found myself more in love with romance novels, especially the ones with a suspenseful twist."

Nice to meet you Samantha. There is just something good about a suspenseful romance... right now i am reading the Thoughtless and Effortless books and they are definately suspenseful. :-)

hi there :) i joined a while ago but am just now really able to get into the group. looking for a place to meet new people and discuss some great books :)

Susan wrote: "hi there :) i joined a while ago but am just now really able to get into the group. looking for a place to meet new people and discuss some great books :)"

Hi Susan! You've joined the right group to meet new ppl and chat about books :) The best places to start (in my humble opinion) are in the monthly challenges and 'what are you reading?'. The Fun & Games section generally has a bit of activity in it at all times of the day as well :)

♡~Annee~ LoveHeart~♡ wrote: "Hi :D I've just joined and thought I would say Hello. I am a complete Romance and HEA- aholic and love to get stuck into a good book when the kids are sound asleep and tucked up in bed. I read abou..."

Good luck in the challenges Annee and welcome to the group! We love new faces, or as some members say, 'fresh blood' :)

Hello there my lovelies!

My name is Tilly Slaton. I have been an avid reader, writer and reviewer on goodreads for quite some time now. I have news! My book, Unleashed Desire, is being published by Siren! It is estimated to be released on January 17th :)

I'm here to make some friends, and hopefully meet other writers who are wanting to network and perhaps cross ideas about.

You can reach me at www.tillyslaton.com or at facebook.com/authortillyslaton ... ARCs to the first 50 new likes!

~happy reading

Hi everyone, I'm leeli

Hi everyone, I'm Eina! I've recently just decided to join groups and book clubs on GR to meet people who read the same books as I do. I enjoy reading historical and contemporary romances but I'm up to trying other kinds :)

I've recently started reviewing books (as opposed to just rating them) and I'm definitely looking forward to meeting more people who read romance!

Hi everyone! I'm new to the group and well to Goodreads itself. I'm very excited. I'm addicted to reading and always catch me with a new book every week or two. Love romance and history books. Any recommendations would be nice:D

Hi all! I'm Ruby from Singapore and have been recommended by my good friend, Juliet to join this group for the reading challenges. I have to be honest but the challenges posted here is really interesting and am looking forward to join in the Dec challenge. :)

I read a variety of genres except sci fi and is more inclined towards chick lit, romance and thrillers.

Welcome to the group Tilly, Ania, Leeli, Eina, Yvonne and Ruby!!!

You have all joined at the right time, with the December challenges just kicking off :) Don't be shy in jumping in feet-first to any of the challenges or chats. We'd love to hear from you and have you participate!

Hi, everyone! I'm Mikky. I like to read a little bit of everything but lately I've read alot of romance so it's nice to know people who love this kind of books!

Welcome Mikky!

You've come to the right place! I hope you enjoy the challenges and the great members here :)

Hi all -

A friend recommended this group for the reading challenges. I'm excited to try it, and scared by goodreads. I get a little overwhelmed by it.

I have been using Goodreads for a few months now and am still finding my way around. I love romantic-suspence, romance, chick-lit-with-nookie. Favorite authors are Janet Evanovich, Norah Roberts, Sandra Brown, Jennifer Cruise, Catherine Coulter, Julie Garwood, Judith McNaught, and many many more. My father in law recently died and we found a treasure trove of over 5000 paperbacks. All genres, but most in the historical romance and romantic suspence areas.

Welcome to the group Jenna and Anita!!

GR will settle down for you soon, Jenna. My biggest issue was working out what all the abbreviations were that everyone used :)

My condolences, Anita - but wow, it is going to take a while to get through those paperbacks!

Fran wrote: "Welcome Mikky!

You've come to the right place! I hope you enjoy the challenges and the great members here :)"

Thanks,Fran! I'm sure I will :)

Hi! I just joined this group because I love to read (obviously) and I really enjoy great romance novels. I am excited about the challenges and eager to get through a very large TBR pile and list.

Hi I am Brooke. I joined because I enjoy reading but sometimes run out of what I want to read. Figure this is the perfect way time get recommendations. I really enjoy Jayne Ann Krentz books. Love the paranormal with a twist to romance.

I'm also new to the group. I'm not really sure what to do

Welcome to the group Lorilee, Brooke and Stacey!!!

Lorilee - I loved this group initially because it helped me through my massive TBR, working out what to read next using the monthly challenge categories :) Good luck!

Brooke - I'm a JAK fan as well. She writes a great blend of humour and emotion with that PNR twist. On balance I probably prefer her Jayne Castle books, but it doesn't really matter what genre she writes, they are all pretty good!

Stacey - just poke around and see what interests you... There is a list of current challenges in the monthly newsletter that we post on the RRRC site that might give you some ideas. Or you could join in the chats on 'What Are You Reading?' or see what is happening in the Fun & Games threads... Plenty to immerse yourself in if you feel so inclined :)

Hi to all the newbies out there!

as a note, we (the mods) know/understand that there are a lot of different authors in the group. But please refrain from posting about your books anywhere, but in the self-promotion thread (Here).

We will be deleting posts that are not in the correct place, so if you don't want that to happen, please delete it or ask us to move a thread

Congrats SS. Hope the book goes well. I would ask however that you post your book information in the Self-Promo thread (link provided in the post above).

Rohit - I am deleting your post because there is no promotion in this thread - please start a thread in the self-promo folder

Hi Marie, I am new to the group as well, and am also a bit overwhelmed. Excited to meet new friends and read new books tho!

Good for you Eve! I look forward to reading your book!

Welcome to the group Taylor and Marie! I know you are both checking out the challenges - so just jump on in and ENJOY :)

Hi :-) I'm McWillow and I've just discovered Goodreads today. When I typed 'Romance' into the groups search, this was the first group that came up and after snooping around for abit, it looks like great fun, so here I am. I read Romance mostly but don't mind trying something new. I'm open to Romance Recommendations and any friendships :-) Hope I get to know some of you xxxxx

hi, i'm fernanda from portugal.
i joined this group because seemed to me super interesting. :) and to know about others reading choices... good ideas are welcome!

Welcome McWillow and Fernanda :) We love new blood members and hope you enjoy this group and it's challenges as much as I do! There's no doubt that the more you join in, the more you will get out of the group. So jump straight in and join one (or more ;) of the 2013 challenges!

HI evryone!! this is Juhi FROM INDIA and i am 19!! I m a big book addict !! almost read aroungd 500 novels and most of them are romance the ones i lyk d best are susan philips, julia quinn,pamela clare ,lisa kleypass julie garwood!! and many more!! :p nyc to meet u all

Hi juhi - welcome to the group!! Hopefully we'll find some new authors for you to try

Hi all, I'm Ana~Belle, a mum of 3 who is big into Romance. I read a book or 2 a week and carry my EReader with me everywhere, because you never know when you might find afew spare minutes. I call it prepared, my husband calles it Obsessed!!
(I'm still finding my way around the site, so please bare with me. I might just 'jump' into a challenge or two ready for 2013 and see how I get on) I'm looking forward to discovering new Friends, Authors and recommendations.

Hi Everyone.
I'm Katie, and today is Christmas Day. My Wonderful Husband and Daughters have given me a much longed for gift. I am now the proud new owner of a Paper White Kindle, with an Amazon Gift Card to buy some New Ebooks.
I have been browsing the group for a week or two now and thought I would stop being rude, take the plunge and join in. I like to read a bit of a mix (depending on my Mood), with Romance being my first love, although I do have a serious weakness for an Alpha Male. I hope to gain some recommendations and new friendships (I don't know anyone that uses Goodreads!!)

Welcome -Ana-Belle- and Katie-J!

I hope you enjoy the challenges and the great members here- and find some new titles to read :)

Welcome guys!!

If you are looking for a good starting out challenge - I recommend the pick it for me - since you get a list of recommendations but only have go read one of them