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Loriidae wrote: "Mods, I have just realised that there is already a 2015 BOM thread for

Do you want to delete the thread I have just made and use the old thread or stay as we..."

You don't have to delete the BR thread, Loriidae. Stay as you are:)

Priya wrote: "Loriidae wrote: "Mods, I have just realised that there is already a 2015 BOM thread for

Do you want to delete the thread I have just made and use the old thr..."

Thanks Priya :)

Jan130 wrote: "Loriidae wrote: " To Tame the Wind Georgian

To Tame the Wind Discussion
A group of us are starting this Jan 12 / 13 everyone welcome.

If we li..."

That would be lovely Jan :)

Andrea and I will be reading this one this week if anyone else would like to join us.

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Andrea and I will be reading this one this week if anyone else would like to join us. "

Do you want to set up a thread in the group or should we just comment on our updates?

Lol. Sorry. I saw your comment on my review after I had already written this... 😁

Shannon wrote: " Giselle, When do you plan to read The Turncoat. I may try that one. "

Anytime! As long as it's in January. :D

Joanna wrote: "I have decided to use it as my American Revolution category."

Dang! You're so smart! I should probably start reading book summaries so I know what the books are actually about... haha. I had NO idea this was American Revolution. haha.

Giselle wrote: "So I have a few books on my January TBR. If anyone is interested in reading them with me, I'd love that!

I’d be interested in buddy reading Lady Isabella’s Scandalous Marriage with you. I’d be able to read it at the end of January. If that isn’t too late?

Geri wrote: "I’d be interested in buddy reading Lady Isabella’s Scandalous Marriage with you. I’d be able to read it at the end of January. If that isn’t too late?"

Absolutely not! It will probably take me 1 to 3 days to read. Do you want to do the last weekend of the month? or the 29th, 30th and 31st?

Hi all,

A few Buddy reads being planned, and here's another for those that want to join. Andrea CP, Mariana and I will be starting Lord Edward's Mysterious Treasure: The Breton Adventure on the 12th. All are welcome, and I do feel that each book in this series stands pretty well on its own.

Giselle wrote: "Shannon wrote: " Giselle, When do you plan to read The Turncoat. I may try that one. "

Anytime! As long as it's in January. :D"

Giselle,
14th? How would that be? And I'm very new here, so you'll have to tell me what to do, how this works etc....

If I'm too much for you, that's okay, I understand. I'm trying not to be needy. I'll be putting this on my TBR list regardless.

Thanks :D Shannon

Giselle wrote: "Geri wrote: "I’d be interested in buddy reading Lady Isabella’s Scandalous Marriage with you. I’d be able to read it at the end of January. If that isn’t too late?"

Absolutely not! It will probabl..."

I was thinking January 24 or so. Will that work?

Shannon wrote: "14th? How would that be? And I'm very new here, so you'll have to tell me what to do, how this works etc....

If I'm too much for you, that's okay, I understand. I'm trying not to be needy. I'll be putting this on my TBR list regardless."

First off, don't be silly. I love buddy reads! It's probably my favorite aspect of this whole group. And I had no idea what to do when I first joined too.

I set up a topic (linked down below) When we discus the books we either plan out how much we want to read each day or we wing it. (I'm fine with either) We just put the Chapter and then a spoiler block out. (you can see how to do this from the (some html is ok) above you comment box when you're commenting.) And then we discus and talk about the book!

/topic/show/...

Example:

Thoughts through end of chapter 3

(view spoiler)[ ŷ������ spoiler tags are awesome!! (hide spoiler)]

Hey, Priya!

Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage has been our monthly pick before. (October 2017) Can I start a fresh discussion for our buddy read or would you prefer that we use the past topic?

Giselle wrote: "Shannon wrote: "14th? How would that be? And I'm very new here, so you'll have to tell me what to do, how this works etc....

If I'm too much for you, that's okay, I understand. I'm trying not to ..."
sounds great....I'll give it a go. I'm not a terribly fast reader, but I'm getting this on audible so any length should be fine. I'm so excited! Thank you for your patience :D

(view spoiler)[ just checking the spoiler tag (hide spoiler)]

Geri wrote: "I was thinking January 24 or so. Will that work?"

That sounds awesome!! I'm just asking a mod if we should use the old topic or start a new. But I'm excited!

Giselle wrote: "Hey, Priya!

Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage has been our monthly pick before. (October 2017) Can I start a fresh discussion for our buddy read or would you prefer that we use the past topic?"

You can create a new thread or if you are fine with it, you can use the BOTM thread( this one might have a few spoilers). It is up to you.

Giselle wrote: "Geri wrote: "I was thinking January 24 or so. Will that work?"

That sounds awesome!! I'm just asking a mod if we should use the old topic or start a new. But I'm excited!"

Great! Thanks for setting things up. I am currently reading Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie, book 1 in the series. I’ll be ready for book 2 shortly!

Alright all, I am going to reread The Duke of Shadows in a couple of days. Anyone care to join me?

Joanna wrote: "Alright all, I am going to reread The Duke of Shadows in a couple of days. Anyone care to join me?"
Wow, Penny Reid's review is really selling me on that book.

Alright! It is a great read, IMO. Does tomorrow work for you to start?

For those wanting to reset your palate and maybe get past the book blahs, you might tackle an out-of-the-box rural Regency romance that focuses solely on the lower class during that time period.

It's called Secrets Of Greenoak Woods . I don't remember the story being heavy on explicit sex, and the romance builds slowly and is woven throughout. Plus there are so many other good characters and secrets. I wrote a short on it. I'd like to join in a BR and re-read it. The hero is not an alpha male, but he is one of my favorites.

My only caution is that you read the preview to make sure you can get used to the way the story's written in the dialect of the time. I've often thought it might be fun in a BR to decide how to pronounce some of the words. But I got through them just fine. Still, best to check for yourself, though.

Joanna wrote: "Alright! It is a great read, IMO. Does tomorrow work for you to start?"

I'm not paying 7.99 for a kindle book , so I ordered the paperback, I should have it by Thursday.

Yea, that's getting pricey. Thursday will work.

Joanna wrote: "Yea, that's getting pricey. Thursday will work."

my general rule is nothing over 5 dollars unless I can still read it in a post apocalyptic future

Ok, I just posted the thread /topic/show/...

Kathy wrote: "For those wanting to reset your palate and maybe get past the book blahs, you might tackle an out-of-the-box rural Regency romance that focuses solely on the lower class during that time period.

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Hi Kathy, I think this sounds interesting and would be interested at some point, can’t right away. I am also interested in A Scarlet Woman: The Fitzgeralds of Dublin Book One, which I think you posted about before.

Joanna wrote: "Kathy wrote: "For those wanting to reset your palate and maybe get past the book blahs, you might tackle an out-of-the-box rural Regency romance that focuses solely on the lower class during that t..."

Yes, I think I did share my reviews here. Those stories are really good reads. If you ever feel like a BR with either, let me know. I am waiting to reread them.

I don't know where to post this so I'm posting it here. I've started a book club that is part Historical Romance and part Fantasy. My February picks are Once Upon a Marquess & The Perilous Gard (which is technically a Historical Romance too). So if anyone wants to pop over to the group and join in, I'd absolutely love that. I also wouldn't mind setting up a discussion here if someone wants to read Once Upon a Marquess.

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And I also just posted my announcement here on my bookish YouTube channel explaining about it.

In February, I’m feeling a bit Scottish. :) Anyone want to buddy read Highland Fling, Never Seduce a Scot, or Hero in the Highlands? I can buddy read them mid February.

Geri wrote: "In February, I’m feeling a bit Scottish. :) Anyone want to buddy read Highland Fling, Never Seduce a Scot, or Hero in the Highlands? I can buddy read ..."

Gah!! I want to but I already have 31 books on my February TBR... I think if I add another book my brain will explode. Definitely keep me posted on them and I may jump in! Because I'm crazy!

For the RATA challenge for a historical western I wanted to read This Gun for Hire. Anyone want to buddy read?

Geri wrote: "In February, I’m feeling a bit Scottish. :) Anyone want to buddy read Highland Fling, Never Seduce a Scot, or Hero in the Highlands? I can buddy read ..."

I would be interest in Never Seduce a Scot, since the audio is on Hoopla.

Joanna Loves Reading wrote: "Geri wrote: "In February, I’m feeling a bit Scottish. :) Anyone want to buddy read Highland Fling, Never Seduce a Scot, or Hero in the Highlands? I ca..."

Great! How about February 14? Valentine’s Day seems perfect to start. Have you read Maya Banks before? I have only read her contemporary romance.

Giselle wrote: "Gah!! I want to but I already have 31 books on my February TBR... I think if I add another book my brain will explode. Definitely keep me posted on them and I may jump in! Because I'm crazy!.."

31 books!! WOW! Happy reading!

Geri wrote: "Giselle wrote: "Gah!! I want to but I already have 31 books on my February TBR... I think if I add another book my brain will explode. Definitely keep me posted on them and I may jump in! Because I..."

Thank you! There are a lot of readathons going on this month that I'm trying to participate in and then on top of that a bunch of my library holds came off all at once.

The readathons in case anyone is interested are.
#UnicornReadathon
#Cozyathon
#FeministLitFeb
#Faebruary
#TimeHopAthon
#InLoveAthon
#ContemporaryAthon

and 2 more that I'm not participating in because I only heard of them today are:
#Femmeuary (which I guess technically most of my books fit into anyway...)
The Romance Readers Readathon

So yeah. Basically all the readathons are happening this month,

Geri, the 14th works well for me. I have listened to one of her Scottish series and really liked it. I think I have tried one of her contemporaries.

Way to go Giselle!

Giselle wrote: "Geri wrote: "Giselle wrote: "Gah!! I want to but I already have 31 books on my February TBR... I think if I add another book my brain will explode. Definitely keep me posted on them and I may jump ..."

Wait-what there's a #UnicornReadathon???

Lorien wrote: "Wait-what there's a #UnicornReadathon??? "

It's a super chill readathon where the goal is to just read books with magical creatures in them or on the cover or in the title.

Giselle wrote: "For the RATA challenge for a historical western I wanted to read This Gun for Hire. Anyone want to buddy read?"

This wasn't the book I initially planned to read, but I will give it a go if you wait to start the Buddy Read until the 17th or 18th of the month.

Joanna Loves Reading wrote: "Geri, the 14th works well for me. I have listened to one of her Scottish series and really liked it. I think I have tried one of her contemporaries."

OK. I created the thread. I looked up the other Highlander series. It has to be the McCabe series. I actually read that one too. Forgot about it!

I did the same thing, Geri. I thought I hadn't read any Banks HR, but then I double checked before responding.

February 6 We are starting the buddy read of #2 in Sarah MacLean's Love by Numbers series Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord Everyone welcome!

Ten Ways to be Adored when Landing a Lord Discussion

Mariana wrote: "Giselle wrote: "For the RATA challenge for a historical western I wanted to read This Gun for Hire. Anyone want to buddy read?"

This wasn't the book I initially planned to read, bu..."

That sounds perfect! I'll probably start it the 19th. Oh that works so well. I'm really happy now.

Giselle wrote: "Mariana wrote: "Giselle wrote: "For the RATA challenge for a historical western I wanted to read This Gun for Hire. Anyone want to buddy read?"

This wasn't the book I initially pla..."

I noted the 19th on my calendar. Went ahead and picked up the book from the library today. Yay! Looking forward to it.

Mariana wrote: "Giselle wrote: "Mariana wrote: "Giselle wrote: "For the RATA challenge for a historical western I wanted to read This Gun for Hire. Anyone want to buddy read?"

This wasn't the book..."

Me too! And it fits perfectly into my reading month too. The first half of the month is extremely heavy in the buddy read department for me and then in the 2nd half I had nothing! I was honestly kind of bummed about it so thank you!

Hi everyone, some of us are quite excited for the end of February. Kelly Bowen and Caroline Linden both have new releases. As always please join us. :)

A Duke in the Night Kelly Bowen The Devils of Dover #1 February 20

A Duke in the Night Discussion


My Once and Future Duke Caroline Linden The Wagers of Sin #1 February 27

My Once and Future Duke Discussion

These both look good Loridae, although I'm already sinking under the weight of my tbr...... Not sure whether I'll join in at this stage......

I am looking forward to both. FYI for any that are considering joining, they both kick off new series.