Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Hi, gang! I just joined, hoping this will help me keep track of my reading challenges this year. And my books. I'm a writer and a reader. My on line id is usually Paperback Diva or pbdiva. I love Goodreads and romance.

Hello all!

So excited about this book club.

I’m pretty much read and read and read paranormal, historical, contemporary and erotic romance and YA romance too. If a book has a drop of romancein it I'am in! I joined Goodreads because I really didn't have anyone to discuss all these emotions with. Its not fun reviewing or talking about a book with someone who hadn't read it :.(...You guys are my people

Welcome to the group Andrea, Ava~Lucy and Sharmila!!!

We love new members here! Plenty of challenges and ways to keep track of them Andrea. Best wishes with the writing :) and make sure you post your author info and discussions in the self-promotion section...

Oooh - I love coffee with my books Ava~Lucy! And those blueberry muffins are making me hungry ;) I can see that sofa's attraction...

I so agree with your reasons for joining in here, Sharmila - I had no-one to chat with about my books either until I logged in here... Now I'm spoilt for choice ;)

Hope you all enjoy your time here. Don't be afraid to post questions in any of the threads. Everyone is really friendly :)

Hello, I'm Seiko... I read pretty infrequently, but I usually go through several books at once when I do. Most of my collection is actually manga but, since I don't really need any more help finding those, I don't list them all on Goodreads.
Outside of manga, I prefer fantasy with romance weaved in, and I favour LGBT romances as of late (or perhaps I always did, and have only bothered to pick them up now). Having read "Wicked Gentlemen" by Ginn Hale, steampunk is also beginning to look alluring...

While I read a book, I like to make marks of it in the real world... I tend to spam status updates, talk about them constantly and pin examples from the book to events in real life. While Googling "character challenge" to help develop a character's motivation, I passed a reading challenge here that looked like a fun way to further record the books, and so... Hello. ^_^'

Hi Seiko - welcome to the group!

You'll fit right in - we have some manga readers, heaps of fantasy lovers, a solid balance of GLBT fanatics and ppl who love steampunk (not always tied back to GLBT, but there is a bit of cross-over)... :)

Hope you enjoy our challenges!

Hello all. I've joined because I read a lot of romance and exceeded my GR challenge last year. This year, I've got two challenges going and looking at the (long) list in this group. I'm self-employed and have to avoid slacking off, so accepting a challenge allows me to spend more time reading without the guilt.

Welcome to the group Madeline! LOL - I like your idea on how to read without guilt when maybe you should be working ;) Join a challenge!

Welcome to the group Marikess :) Hope you enjoy your time here as much as the rest of us!

Hi, I just joined and am looking forward to ideas for new books to read. :)

Hi Amy, welcome! What types of books do you like to read?

Hi Taylor, I have been reading a lot of romance lately but I also like crime fiction, paranormal and horror.

Very nice. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is really good! Gulity Wives by James Patterson. Lisa Jackson is a good author. She's romance/horror. I have a long list of authors. Let me know if you're interested in more!

OMG! It's so funny you mentioning Gone Girl, I am actually going to the library to pick that up after work. I will look into the others. thanks!!

Enjoy!!

Welcome everyone!

So glad you joined us here at RRRC - I hope you enjoy it!

The sign-ups for the February Pick-It-For-Me Challenge are going on right now. Hope you stop by the Monthly Challenges Folder and take a look! It's a lot of fun :)

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

It's my first time hosting it and I'm nervous! I'm a Mod and long time member of the group, but this is my first PIFM hosting gig. Why don't you newbies join me and we can try something new together :)

LOL Fran - you'll nail PIFM :)

Welcome to the group Amy! I'm so pleased Taylor had some suggestions for you... As you can see, this is a 'jump in and comment' type of group ;)

Hi, I'm Cassie, from the UK and love PNR :)

Welcome to our group Cassie and Augusta! This group has heaps of PNR devotees Cassie, and good luck with your book Augusta :)

Hello every one I'm Kelly and I've just joined this group I would be gratefull if any one could give me any recommendations on wat to read next I love romance/ erotic books like beautiful disaster backstage pass 50shades etc xxx

Welcome to the group Kelly!

There was a discussion on what to read after 50 Shades... Click on this link: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9... to see the discussion. There will be input there from a few members and you could ask for more book suggestions :)

Greetings! Just joined because I have a friend who writes women's stories and she has introduced me to romance-type stories. I've enjoyed them more than I ever thought I would so I figure this group might be fun as I explore this new-to-me genre.

Welcome Elaine! I joined this group as a newbie to the genre as well, and I have found a plethora of books that I have really enjoyed since joining. Participating in challenges is the best way I found of finding new books to read. This group is full of wonderful people with never-ending bookshelves. I hope you enjoy it here!

Thanks. I still have to figure out how to navigate it all and not over-commit since I'm not quite sure how to participate. It will all come with time, I know. I appreciate your note.

Cheers!

Welcome Elaine! I hope you enjoy this genre as much as the rest of us :) Take your time looking around and don't be afraid to ask questions... The group is really friendly :)

Hey there Elaine, Cupcake, and Kelly. Glad you have joined us here @ Romance Readers!

Greetigs to all members.
I feel delighted having joined the elite group. I am a published author of Kindle eBook 'You Never Live Twice'- my first book link - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ALH5YF8
I highly value useful interaction with the established members of the author community and elite book lovers.
Warm regards
S.S. Soni

Welcome to the group SS and good luck with your book! You are free to promo your book in the Self-Promo folder - here - but we would like to keep all other threads relevant to their topic. Thanks! :)

Just dropping in to say hello!

Of course, I join the day after the February 2013 challenge ends!

I love seeing what other titles romance readers are reading.. so many books, so little time.

Welcome Sharon! There's plenty of time for the February challenges, not so much for the Janaury challenges and you have missed out on the February Pick It For Me :( But all the other challenges can be joined at any point during the month :)

Welcome SS and Sharon!! Hope y'all enjoy it here in the RRRC! And Sharon, there are plenty of February monthly challenges, along with yearly, and many more just waiting for you to join in! :)

And I agree....seeing what everyone else is reading is the best part! My TBR list has grown exponentially thanks to everyone here.

Happy Reading!!

Hello SS and Sharon. So glad you have joined us here. I love the challenges although right now I am working on my personal challenge. If you have any questions feel free to ask!

Hi,

My name is Beth and I love reading and writing. Romance is my absolute favorite genre. I love the way it whisks you away to another world, if only for a millisecond, for a moment, or for an eternity.

The books that make your heart swirl, the ones that leave a mark on your soul that will be imprinted forever...those are my favorites.

I also love the ones that make you laugh and cause your toes to curl.

There's nothing like a good love story, good characters, and good LOVE.

Hi Beth! Love a good HEA, there's nothing like it!

Welcome to the group Beth! Sounds like your idea of good reading will fit in exactly right here ;)

Welcome Beth!!! And I totally agree with you. There's something comforting about slipping away into a good romance.

Hi Beth,

You sound lIke a women after my own heart. Welcome!!

Hi All! I'm Cathy. I'm addicted to reading, especially romances! I stumbled upon this group and love all the challenges. I signed up for the yearly one but also plan on the A-Z character names - love that! I'm sure I'll join a couple of others as well. I love a good challenge as much as a book!

Hi Cathy! Sounds like you will fit right in here, all the challenges are fun and addicting! I would suggest you poke around several of the threads to see which ones would work best for you.

Seiko wrote: "Hello, I'm Seiko... I read pretty infrequently, but I usually go through several books at once when I do. Most of my collection is actually manga but, since I don't really need any more help findin..."

I recently heard something about steampunk in my area, what is it exactly? I am feeling a bit behind!

Wow, it has been a crazy busy couple of weeks. Starting a new job, trying to write, a new class just started and annoyingly nasty weather has caused me to get a bit behind. I see we have a bunch of people that have recently joined our not quite so little group and I would like to say Welcome personally. I am (obviously) Christina and I am currently reading Eat, Pray, Love which like most books is far better than the movie (even though I love Julia). But anyways, I hope you all have fun and I am working on an idea for a challenge myself so I hope you like Jane Austen! Ever want to talk or ask anything, feel free!

Thanks MountainKat! I will definetly check them out and try to limit it!! LOL - knowing me, I'll be joining them all and driving myself crazy to complete them!! :o)

Cathy wrote: "Hi All! I'm Cathy. I'm addicted to reading, especially romances! I stumbled upon this group and love all the challenges. I signed up for the yearly one but also plan on the A-Z character names ..."

Welcome to the group Cathy! There is heaps going on - we are just about to launch another quarterly challenge so keep your eyes peeled for that :)

Hello, I am a reading addict. I joined to get suggestions of good books to read because as an addict I will read anything but would rather read something good. I used to only read suspense but within the last year and a half I have started reading romance novels.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!!! :)

Tish wrote: "Hello, I am a reading addict. I joined to get suggestions of good books to read because as an addict I will read anything but would rather read something good. I used to only read suspense but with..."

Welcome to the group Tish! Any of our members would be happy to help you with suggestions, but just checking out some of the reading challenges can help as well.

There are some great Romantic Suspense books out there, some with paranormal aspects, some without. I'm sure we can made some suggestions!

Welcome to the group Cathy and Trish!!!! You will find great challenges and great friends here . If you have any questions just post them and we will help answer them . everyone is great here.

Tish wrote: "Hello, I am a reading addict. I joined to get suggestions of good books to read because as an addict I will read anything but would rather read something good. I used to only read suspense but with..."

Hi Tish! Oh yes, there are some amazing Romantic Suspense books out there!! ~sigh~

Hi all! My name is Amanda Cowen and I joined this group because I love reading romance novels and am the author of a Contemporary Romance "Between Friends" I would love some great reading suggestions for 2013!

Welcome Amanda! I hope you find some great recs here!

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Welcome to the group Amanda!

You should check out the challenge listings (especially the Pick It For Me! challenge) for some great reading suggestions. Also, our monthly What are you reading? thread has some book comments and discussions if you are looking for feedback on any particular book you may be considering next :)