Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Hi Samantha! Welcome to the group.

And you are definitely not alone! I always have an Ebook and an audio on the go, and sometimes a third book. I like to think it’s not an obsession 🤣

Welcome Samantha! You will find out as you look through the group that you are far from alone! The biggest question when you finish a book is what to read next. 😅

Hi! My name is Richard and I am a French Canadian writer. I am currently writing a novel about a love story set in the near future.

I did not read a lot of romances in my life. As you may have guessed, I'm more into anticipation stuff.

I am currently reading "Pride and prejudice" (which seems to have set in stone the structure for all the Hollywood romantic comedies) but I must say that I feel way out of my comfort zone as a reader and as a man reading it...

I did LOVE "Jane Eyre" by Bronte though, which is rightfully a classic.

Anyways, I am turning to this group in the hope of getting recommendations for the greatest love stories from a MALE protagonist point of view. Do such novels even exist? Is there such a list somewhere?

Thanks for your help!

Hello, I’m Christelle. I’m from Ottawa and I’m an avid reader since I’m 12. Always looking for new challenges, new stories... please share your favorite authors, novels

Welcome Richard and Chistelle!!

You'll both need to post in more specific threads to get recommendations, and since I read predominantly MM romance I am not your best option for recs :D

Post your questions in either of these folders and hopefully someone will answer :
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Hi, just joined because i bought a Kindle a few weeks ago, had an account years ago but deleted.

Hi Richard, Christelle and D.M. - glad to have you hear with us!

D.M. wrote: "Hi, just joined because i bought a Kindle a few weeks ago, had an account years ago but deleted."

Welcome to the group DM :) You'll have your nose buried in books for some time now!

Hello - I just joined the group and am looking forward to some challenges, book recs, and good dialogue with other members. I pretty much just read Urban Fantasy, Romance, and Paranormal Romance. And then in the Romance genre, my favorite types to read are about professional athletes, MC, and mafia.

Hi CB and welcome! Good timing with all the new monthly challenges starting - hope to see you in one or two!

Welcome to the group CB! I think you’ll find a heap of members reading the same genes, and as Kat said - you’re timing is great 🙂

Hello, my name is Crivenica. I'm an avid romance novels reader (and an aspiring writer). My favorite authors so far are Judith McNaught (her books always make me cry), Nora Roberts (love her Ireland stories and those with mysticism elements) and Amanda Quick. I, of course, love Jane Austen. I got very angry at my English professor (20 years ago) for disrespecting Austen because she wrote about love. What's not great about love stories, right?

Welcome to the group CR (Crivenica ~ but we always use the profile name :). Hope you have fun looking through our challenges and bookshelves. Best wishes with the writing!

Hi there! My name is Jessica, and I joined so I can get to meet other readers and writers! I would love to find new romance novels that I can add to my collection!

Hi Jessica! I'm sure you can find lots of new books here, I know I have - more than I will ever be able to read! But that doesn't stop my from looking for more. 😅

J.A. wrote: "Hi there! My name is Jessica, and I joined so I can get to meet other readers and writers! I would love to find new romance novels that I can add to my collection!"

Hope you have fun trawling through our bookshelves here Jessica! Welcome :D

Thank you both! I'll definitely take a look!

Hello. I'm Kristine. I love reading romance. I can't wait to read more romance by being here and hope to discover more romantic gems from other readers. :)))

Welcome to the group Kristine!! I’m sure you’ll find plenty of new books and even a new sub-genre or two! The challenges are great for expanding your bookshelves 🙃 Have fun!

Hello all!

My name is Natalia and I am a 27 year old that is back to her old reading frenzy. Back in high school I started reading books every day. It started with Twilight *shudders*. Recently I have re-read C.L. Wilson's Tairen Soul Series and the Bronze Horseman but I can't bring myself to read the second and third book due to the spoilers I accidentally read (argh). So I am begging you, can anyone recommend me any books or series that is fantasy romance or even something similar to the Outlander series or even The Bronze Horseman? I want heavy romance (adult romance) but NO INFIDELITY. I want a book that takes its time to build a world that is unique and beautiful and not like anything I have ever seen before. I don't mind getting introduced to other characters but I want the attention to just the two people. Often times I see the first few books of a series be highly recommended and then the last one is just blah. I get really emotionally invested in the two main characters and their love so if at the end of the series or somewhere in between there is a short fall out where one or both cheats on the other, I can't handle that.

So please, please provide some good recommendations, preferably long books 400+.

Thank you.

Natalia wrote: "Hello all!

My name is Natalia and I am a 27 year old that is back to her old reading frenzy. Back in high school I started reading books every day. It started with Twilight *shudders*. Recently I ..."

Welcome Natalia - as you are actually asking for suggestions, this would be better posted in another thread :) I would suggest in this folder: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Having said that, I have one series that I love as do most romance fans here:
Book 1: Magic Bites

I'm sure there are a heap more, but I read MM romance more so than MF :D

Hi All!
I joined so I could expand my romance reading horizons. This is my second good reads account, since my first is linked with where I teach. I didn't exactly want to advertise all the shirtless hunks to my work friends and student lead bookclubs! And, I'm tried of just screen-shoting the romance books I really want to read, so here I am.

That said, I'm really missing the "what my friends are reading" feature that goes with my regular account. I look forward to meeting romance lovers like me.

My favorite authors are Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy, but I'm not just about sports romance. What I love the most about romance is even though we know they'll be together, it's all about how they get there.

Welcome to the group Kay!! A lot of members read the two authors you listed so I’m sure you’ll find some like-minded readers. The challenges are also a great way to see what ppl are reading ~ don’t be backwards in jumping on in!

Enjoy 🙂

Hello! I love Historical Romance! I Vikings, Scottish Highlanders, King Tudor, Queen Elizabeth, I love hot and sizzling Historical Romance!

Wow, I am away from my computer for a bit and come back to so many new members!

Welcome Kristine, Natalia, Kay and Sonia! Glad you found us and I hope you have fun here. Because reading should be fun - I think that is why we all read romance!

Hello,

I am Yvonne, and an 80 year old who loves to read romantic books. I attended Saint Leo University and graduated at the age 75.I currently live in Kent, WA, a suburb of Seattle.
I read 10-15 books a month, sometimes more.
I am a widow of a Vietnam veteran and have lots of time on my hand.
I read a book and have forgotten the name and really want to read it again.
There were three brothers who had taken over from their father and the one brother named Melo was married to Patsy. He treated her so bad and caused her to drown her pain in alcohol. Meanwhile her had a side B----, and they had what he thought was 2 sons. Melo treated Patsy like trash and bought his side chick a home, etc.
Patsy changed her ways and Melo talked her into moving to the ATl and his secret came out when they were at the Cheese factory and who walked in, but the side chick and the son saw his dad and immediately ran to him.
Long story short, Patsy got a divorce, side chick married another man, second baby wasn't Melo's, and, KARMA GOT MELO, AND HE WANTED PATSY BACK, BUT SHE HAD A NEW LOVE !!!!
GOD, I wish someone could help me find this book.

I will never have that issue again, because when I realized how many books I was reading, I created my own library to keep up with what I have read.
Hopefully someone knows this story and can email me

Hi Yvonne - great to have you in our group!! Sounds like the challenges will be good for you ~ lots of options to choose from to help you puck your books each month.

Re the book you can’t remember- I’d suggest you post in one of our Help Me book threads. Hopefully it will ring a bell for someone. (I know I haven’t read it 🙂) I’ll post a link in this thread when I get back on my laptop.

Also please remove your email from your post. We can’t control who looks at these threads and you could end up with a heap of junk mail!! If someone knows the book, they can send you a message through goodreads.

Yvonne Smith wrote: "Hello,

I am Yvonne, and an 80 year old who loves to read romantic books. I attended Saint Leo University and graduated at the age 75.I currently live in Kent, WA, a suburb of Seattle.
I read 10-15..."

Hi Yvonne - as promised above, please repost your question on that book you are trying to find here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Yvonne - great to have you in our group!! Sounds like the challenges will be good for you ~ lots of options to choose from to help you puck your books each month.

Re the book you can’t remember..."
Thanks, Jane.
I will post on the recommended site

Hi Yvonne! Welcome to our group. 😊

I'm sorry, but I can't help you with the book you are looking for. Hopefully someone else will be able to!

Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Yvonne - great to have you in our group!! Sounds like the challenges will be good for you ~ lots of options to choose from to help you puck your books each month.

Re the book you can’t remember..."

Jane, HOO-RAY, I FOUND MY BOOK. HOMIES, LOVERS, AND FRIENDS, A BROOKLYN LOVE STORY, by JAQUEL J

Hi All!
I've been wanting to expand my love of romance. I have a few favorite authors, but I'm looking for things to read in the in-between. I don't have a ton of GoodReads friends, so feel free to add me so I can check out your shelves.

Yvonne Smith wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Yvonne - great to have you in our group!! Sounds like the challenges will be good for you ~ lots of options to choose from to help you puck your books each month.

Re the book ..."

That's great news Yvonne!! Are you now going to reread it? LOL - seesm like you have to after all that effort!!

Kay wrote: "Hi All!
I've been wanting to expand my love of romance. I have a few favorite authors, but I'm looking for things to read in the in-between. I don't have a ton of GoodReads friends, so feel free t..."

Welcome to the group Kay!! I found the best way to find more books I might like was to check out the challenge threads and what everyone was posting in there (I'd join the challenge of course as well ;). If I then noticed the same member posting books that appealed to me, I'd send a friend request...

The other great option if you are looking for new material is to join the Pick It For Me monthly challenge. The new one for December should be up soon, but in the meantime, check out the November one for how it works:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

There's only a small window (a few days) between the challenge opening to join and then closing it for pairing - so if you are interested, keep an eye on that monthly folder!

Jane (PS) wrote: "Yvonne Smith wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Yvonne - great to have you in our group!! Sounds like the challenges will be good for you ~ lots of options to choose from to help you puck your books each..."

I am already am on book 3. Stayed up all night reading book 1. 3 more to go . LOL

Welcome Kay! Jane gave you excellent advice, so I'm so going to say hi! 😊

Glad you found your book Yvonne!

Thanks Kay. Welcome
I was so excited to find the book, because it is such a great read. I love the author, Jaquel J, also I read Nikki Brown.

Claudia - hello everyone. I'm addicted to reading and switch between hand held books to ebooks. Like everyone have so many books in my house that I don't know what to puck up next with a very eclectic taste.

Welcome to the group Claudia! I’m a solid ereader fan. Not sure how I’d handle a paperback now 🤣

Hi everyone. My name is Claudia and I just joined. I'm trying to get back into reading and every year am upping the books I read. I mainly love to read sci-fi and fantasy but romance is my secret addiction and crack.

Welcome to the group Claudia! If you need help, just post in that topic and someone should be around to assist. Hope you find some great romance to add to your bookshelves 🙂

Welcome Claudia! Romance doesn't have to be your secret addiction here! 😉

Hello everyone! I'm a new Author, and love to read, and write
Romance, Mystery. My favorite Author is Sandra Brown. My new book is called The Hunt. I look forward to all the reading, and discussions. Happy Holidays, Jacqueline Terrill

Welcome Jacqueline! Hope you enjoy your time in the group 🙂

Hi Jacqueline! Welcome to the group!

Plum-Marie wrote: "Hi everyone, I've just discovered Goodreads (I don't know how it took me so long hahaha) and have joined today. I love the look of the Challenges as I've never done one and I was eyeing the Series ..."

Welcome to the group Plum-Marie!! So pleased you found us :) If you jump in on the challenges, there's no doubt that you will connect with similar-minded readers.

Will have to find out re the Serial-Reader challenge ~ that isn't one I have run in the past, so will get back to you to see if it is still 'in play' :)

Ok Plum-Marie - yes, the Serial Reader Take 2 challenge is still current. The Ongoing challenges can be started at any time ~ just follow the instructions in the opening post/s.

Enjoy!

Hi Plum-Marie! Glad you found us and you are just jumping into some challenges!

Chie my Christmas is going good


MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Chie wrote: "Hello everyone! How is your Christmas going? Ours is almost over but I enjoyed spending it with my family/relatives.

I'm Chie, from the Philippines, and I just joined this group. I'm not a huge f..."

Welcome to the group Chie! And yes - I find that some romances don't work for me either! I try new authors pretty regularly but the old favourites are my 'go-to' reads :D

Jump in to any of the challenges, especially the monthly ones ~ plenty of activity there and members to connect with. We are all very friendly :)