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Team Members


Captain Salty
�� Carmen

The Peppercorns
�� Kayleigh
�� Milica
�� Sarah (TBK)
�� Karen ��
�� Jill B

1. Introduce yourself to your team. Let your team members know where you are from. This is a 'nice to know' when categories are announced and when team-mates can expect other members to post their book choices.

2. Lead Rapper - reserve a couple of posts in this thread tracking your team's book selection and completion. (Alternatively they could convert a chat comment to the tracking post/s.)

3. Name your team. Using this round's theme of Black & White, come up with a fun name. Given we are an open/public group with no age limit, so please make sure any chosen name is smart, not smutty ;)

Please PM your name to Jane(PS) by 7 September.

4. If you have a private profile, please 'friend' your team-mates. This is really important, because without this, your team-mates can't see your shelves to select a books under option 2. (It will also help with one of the categories in this round!)

5. Please post your book selections/completions in the format provided below. (This format is also posted in both the Q&A and Sign-Up threads.) We need to know the week that each book corresponds to, the page numbers, and how the book qualifies including links to lists/shelves (where applicable), etc. I can't stress this enough. When in doubt - link it*!

* don't link to your review in your completion post - reviews in your completion posts should be included in full in that post.

You don't want to start reading a book and then find it doesn't meet the requirements because some information (eg page count or theme link) was missing from your original post.

I will be monitoring this and your book will not be considered complete until I am satisfied that your selection and completion posts comply with the format rules of the challenge.

Remember - you can ONLY change your book selection in the week that the theme is called.

6. You MUST check in with your team each week, ideally once the theme is announced. Please let your team know if you expect to have spotty communication or are on holidays or having an operation, etc.

7. When you post the completion of your book, you must post a review; enough for us to know you have actually read the book. Please don't link to a review. You must post the review in this thread.

8. Re-reads are allowed but you can't read the same book twice within this challenge.

9. There is no prize for the winning team - bragging rights only :)

10. Each week, the theme will be announced in the Q&A/Announcement thread. The full list of themes announced during this round will be maintained in msg 1 of that thread.


The Rule on the Pass Option
* Each team can only have ONE member using their pass each week.
* Each member can only use that pass once each 5 weeks.
* This means that one or two team members (dependent upon the size of your team) will miss using a pass in each 5 week block.
* No-one can use the pass option in the last week of the challenge.
* In the final week Option 2 has altered and I will be allocating each team another team from which their book selection must be chosen :)

Key selection and completion post information. You must have ALL elements in your book posts.


For selection post Option 1 you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
How the book qualifies - please note which qualifying bookshelf/list you are using or the tags that justifies that it works.
If the theme is based off the bookcover, post the cover. If there is a letter count in the title, publication date etc, please note these details.

For selection post Option 2 you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Page numbers
Name of the team-member, their star rating, the date they read the book.

For selection post Option 3 you must have:
Week #
PASS


For the completion post you must have:
Week #
Bookcover/link
Rating (1-5)
Review


Please DO NOT CHAT in these selction/completion posts. It needs to be super clear.

If you 'waffle' about your decided book - please REPOST your selection once you decide. DO NOT go back and edit your waffling post.

IF YOU NEED TO CORRECT A POST FOR MISSING INFORMATION or because the didn't qualify etc, please REPOST this information in a NEW post. I don't want to have to keep going backwards in the thread.

Selection Post

Week 1: 3. Zebra, Border Collie, Holstein Cow, Panda 🦓🐩🐮🐼
Carmen | Rescue My Heart by Jill Shalvis | Post #27
Kayleigh | Her Alpha Dog by Katana Collins | Post #30
Milica | Resurrection in Mudbug by Jana Deleon | Post #37
Sarah (TBK) | A Line in the Sand by Teri Wilson | Post #29
Karen �� | Cowboys Mine by Stacey Espino | Post #28
Jill B | Flock by Kate Stewart | Post #36

Week 2: 2. Mixed race 👩👨🏾
Carmen | Happy Hour at Casa Dracula by Marta Acosta | Post #43
Kayleigh | Fair Catch by Kandi Steiner | Post #41
Milica | Radiance by Grace Draven | Post #53
Sarah (TBK) | Someone For Everyone by Tracy Corbett | Post #49
Karen �� | Black Hearts by Karina Halle | Post #47
Jill B | The Secret to Dating Your Best Friend's Sister | Post #46

Week 3: 16. Piano keys - the piano was invented around 1700. 🎹
Carmen | The Secret to Dating Your Best Friend's Sister by Meghan Quinn | Post #59
Kayleigh | F*ck It by C.M. Owens | Post #58
Milica | Diplomatic Relations by J.L. Langley | Post #61
Sarah (TBK) | A Letter to Three Witches by Elizabeth Bass | Post #67
Jill B | The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas | Post #57

Week 4: 14. Text print
Carmen | Pass
Kayleigh | Where I Belong by J. Daniels | Post #76
Milica | Predators by Loki Renard | Post #77
Jill B | The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling | Post #74

Week 5: 6. Chessboard ♟️🏁
Carmen | Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood | Post #84
Kayleigh | Pass
Milica | Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid | Post 86
Jill B | Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade | Post #82

Week 6: 9. Black tie suit (formal wear) 🤵‍♂��
Carmen | Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter | Post 90
Milica | The Earl of London by Louise Bay | Post #95
Jill B | Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter | Post #93

Week 7 ~ Compulsory lists: 1. Opposites attract ��
Carmen | Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren | Post
Jill | By a Thread by Lucy Score | Post
Milica | Checkmate by R.L. Mathewson | Post

Week 8 ~ 4. Night sky
Carmen | Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost | Post
Jill B | Autoboyography by Christina Lauren | Post
Milica |

Week 9 ~ 5. Monochrome 📷
Carmen ~ The Broken Puppet by Amo Jones | Post
Jill ~ Twisted Love by Ana Huang | Post
Milica ~ Cole by Tijan | Post

Week 10 ~
Carmen ~ Fast Lane by Kristen Ashley | Post
Jill ~ Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid | Post
Milica ~

Week 11 ~
Carmen ~
Jill ~
Milica ~

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Completion Post

Week 1: 3. Zebra, Border Collie, Holstein Cow, Panda 🦓🐩🐮🐼
Carmen | Rescue My Heart by Jill Shalvis | |Read: 09/24/22 | Rated: 4 stars| Review
Kayleigh | Her Alpha Dog by Katana Collins |Read: 9/11/22 | Rated: 4 stars | Review
Milica | Resurrection in Mudbug by Jana Deleon | Read: 09/21/22 | Rated: 4 stars| Review
Sarah (TBK) | A Line in the Sand by Teri Wilson | Review
Karen �� | Cowboys Mine by Stacey Espino | Read: 9/14/22 | Rated: 2 stars | Review
Jill B | Flock by Kate Stewart |Read: 9/14/22 | Rated: 4 stars | Review

Week 2: 2. Mixed race 👩👨🏾
Carmen | Happy Hour at Casa Dracula by Marta Acosta | Read: 10/08/22 | Rated: 4 stars | Review
Kayleigh | Fair Catch by Kandi Steiner | Read: 9/25/22 | Rated: 3.5 stars | Review
Milica | Radiance by Grace Draven | Rated: 5 stars | Read: 9/23/22 | Review
Sarah (TBK) | Someone For Everyone by Tracy Corbett | Read: 9/27/22 | Rated: 5 stars | Review
Jill B | The Secret to Dating Your Best Friend's Sister by Meghan Quinn | Read: 9/18/22 | Rated: 5 stars | Review

Week 3: 16. Piano keys - the piano was invented around 1700. 🎹
Carmen | The Secret to Dating Your Best Friend's Sister by Meghan Quinn | Read: 10/1/22 | Rated: 4 stars Review
Kayleigh | F*ck It by C.M. Owens | 4 stars | Read: 10/3/22 | Review
Milica | Diplomatic Relations by J.L. Langley | 3 stars | Read: 10/01/22 | Review
Jill B | The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas | Read: 9/25/22 | Rated: 5 stars | Review

Week 4: 14. Text print
Carmen | Pass
Kayleigh | Where I Belong by J. Daniels | Read: | Rated: | Review
Milica | Predators by Loki Renard | 4 stars | Read: 10/6/22 | Review
Jill B | The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling | 5 stars | Read: 10/4/22 | Review

Week 5: 6. Chessboard ♟️🏁
Carmen | Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood | Read: 10/19/22 | Rated: 4 stars | Review
Kayleigh | Pass
Milica | Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid | Read: 10/19/22 | Rated: 4 stars | Review
Jill B | Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade | 4 stars | Read: 10/10/22 | Review

Week 6:
Carmen | Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter | Read: 10/17/22 | Rated: 10/17/22 | Review
Milica | The Earl of London by Louise Bay | Read: 10/19/22 | Rated: 5 stars | Review
Jill B | Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter | Read: 10/19/22 | 5 stars | Review

Week 7 ~ Compulsory lists: 1. Opposites attract ��
Carmen | Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren | Read: 11/4/22 | Rated: 4 stars | Review
Jill | By a Thread by Lucy Score | Read: 10/29/22 | Rated: 4.5 | Review
Milica | Checkmate by R.L. Mathewson | Read: 11/ | Rated: 4 stars | Review

Week 8 ~ 4. Night sky
Carmen | Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost | Read: 11/7/22 | Rated: 3.75 stars | Review
Jill B | Autoboyography by Christina Lauren | Read: 11/2/22 | Rated: 5 | Review
Milica | A Night Like This by Julia Quinn | 11/7/22 | 4 stars | Review

Week 9 ~ 5. Monochrome 📷
Carmen ~ The Broken Puppet by Amo Jones | Read: 11/18/22 | Rated: 4 stars | Review
Jill ~ Twisted Love by Ana Huang | Review
Milica ~ Cole by Tijan | 11/7/22 | 4 stars | Review


Week 10 ~
Carmen ~ Fast Lane by Kristen Ashley |
Jill ~
Milica ~

Week 11 ~
Carmen ~
Jill ~
Milica ~

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Hi everybody!! I'm a vet when it comes to the PtP challenge. It's not as hard as you would think if it's your first time. You will pick it up quickly.
Hmm, intro time, lol. I'm Carmen, I live in NY. I went back to work last your as an administrator for union company. I just became a first time grandmother Friday, Sept. 1st, I am a mother of 5 kids/adults. I enjoy reading, swimming, dancing and binge watching shows on Netflix. I enjoy all genres but my favorites are mystery and romance.

Hi everyone! First time participating in this challenge but it sounds interesting. Hoping it's easy to pick up as we go along.
I'm Kayleigh and I live in England. I work as a Hospice nurse in sunny West Sussex (well sometimes sunny 💁‍♀��). I live with my husband who has plenty of his own hobbies so doesn't mind that I spend nearly all of my free time reading!
I'll read pretty much anything within the romance genre but I'm happier when it has spice and plot 😉. RH is probably my least read trope because I'm more of a one man woman but have been known to dabble in the occasional RH romance.
Looking forward to the challenge! Wondering how the timings work for me in the UK but hopefully i'll pick that up too.
I will be on holiday week of the 10th October so I may need to use my pass then if that suits.

Hi everyone! I’m Jill & I live in Canada (EST time zone). I’m a small business owner & SAHM to my toddler son. I read when he’s busy playing or napping :)
It’s my first time participating so curious to see how it goes!
I enjoy romance with some spice, good character development & plot. Love a good romcom, enemies too lovers, small town romance, brother’s best friend, etc. Not into darker stuff so much.
Excited to start!

Hi all!

Apologies for the delay in getting here. My name is Sarah and I am from Toronto, Ontario (waving... Jill, maybe we are neighbors!) I work in client services, am married, no kids (just cats).
I love romance novels, but also mysteries, historical fiction, and true crime. I also have a YouTube channel where I talk all about books!

Hi ladies. Is there a team name that we want to be named? Any suggestions?

Hi everyone! My name is Milica.

I mostly read romance, fantasy and mysteries. Besides reading I am passionate about cooking, really improved my baking skills thanks to lockdown. I used to travel a lot, not so much since 2020.

I am about to finish university, with a degree in IT and management.

Hi, everyone! My name is Karen and I live in Chicago, Illinois with my hubby and our new puppy. We have 3 grown sons and 2 DILs. I'm retired and love to read most types of romance (not too much PNR and don't like SciFi or Horror. I love to cook also.

I have been in this challenge quite a few times and love it.

Any team names that anyone would like?

I can only think of
Panda Raiders
Nerdy Niners

I like Nerdy Niners LOL

I like Nerdy Niners too...

Oh good. I’ll wait for the others to give their opinions

I’m not good at coming up with names lol Nerdy Niners is fine with me!

I'm with Jill, I am really bad at names! Nerdy Niners is fine with me if everyone else wants to go for that.

Nerdy Niners is fine with me.

Awesome! I guess we’re sent yo start Friday. I’ll post for our name

YAY! :)

Week 1

Option 1
3. Zebra, Border Collie, Holstein Cow, Panda 🦓🐩🐮🐼

* Read a book with an animal on the cover.
All animals other than humans will count, including mythical creatures.


Option 2
Key date: 11 March 2022
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars


Option 3
Pass

Selection Post
Week 1:
Option 1

Rescue My Heart by Jill Shalvis
304 pages
Qualifies: animal on the cover

Selection Post
Week 1
Option 1


Cowboys Mine Stacey Espino
Pages: 164
Qualification: Animals on cover

Selection Post - Week 1 - Option 1



A Line in the Sand by Teri Wilson
304 pages
Qualifies: animal on the cover

SELECTION POST - Week 1

Her Alpha Dog by Katana Collins
Page numbers : 125
How the book qualifies - Animal on cover

Kayleigh wrote: "SELECTION POST - Week 1

Her Alpha Dog by Katana Collins
Page numbers : 125 (Page count on Amazon)
How the book qualifies - Animal..."

Hi Kayleigh - you will need to get a GR librarian in the group to update your book's edition since the other edition on GR shows a page count of only 60pp. We need a min of 100pp but it can be from any edition.

If there had only been one edition (the one you have linked to) on GR you could have just linked to Amazon (still allowing links to their website ~ I guess 'cos they own GR).

Jane (and Ashleigh), I updated the book page with the page count from Amazon. It no longer shows instantly (just one more thing to hate about the new book pages), but it's there and should show up before too long (in theory within the next 15 minutes, but we'll see...)

~KarenH~ wrote: "Jane (and Ashleigh), I updated the book page with the page count from Amazon. It no longer shows instantly (just one more thing to hate about the new book pages), but it's there and should show up ..."

Thanks Karen!! So long as it updates, that's all that matters :) 🥰

Kayleigh wrote: "SELECTION POST - Week 1

Her Alpha Dog by Katana Collins
Page numbers : 125 (Page count on Amazon)
How the book qualifies - Animal..."

Thanks to Karen your linked book now shows the correct page numbers :)

Jane (PS) wrote: "~KarenH~ wrote: "Jane (and Ashleigh), I updated the book page with the page count from Amazon. It no longer shows instantly (just one more thing to hate about the new book pages), but it's there an..."


Thank you Jane and Karen!

And sorry to my fellow Nerdy Niners.... I will get the hang of this. Promise!

SELECTION POST - WEEK 1 - Option 1

Book cover/link:

Flock by Kate Stewart

Page Numbers: 350 pages

Qualifies: Animal on cover (bird)

SELECTION POST - WEEK 1 - Option 1

Resurrection in Mudbug by Jana Deleon
Page numbers: 259
How it qualifies: Animal on cover

Completion Post
Week 1
Option 1


Cowboys Mine Stacey Espino
Pages: 164
Qualification: Animals on cover
Date Read: 9/14/22
Rating: 2 stars
Review: This book was okay. Eva and her twin neighbors, North & Colton have been friends since children. When they go on a trip together, she discovers that she is in love with them. Everything moves very slowly until the last chapter and all of a sudden all is worked out.

COMPLETION POST
Week # 1
Option 1

Her Alpha Dog by Katana Collins
Date read: 11/9/22
Rating: 4*
Review: I really enjoyed this novella. For the length of the book I found I did connect to the characters and loved Cola the dog too. Chelsea and Josh meet when she becomes his dog walker while he is busy filming (he and his brothers are in a show like impractical jokers). Their chemistry is instant - not much time for it to be dragged out. Add some forced proximity after Chelsea stays with Josh following a little accident involving Cola chasing a squirrel, a little jealousy over an ex's bandmate, some OW drama in the form of a crazy celebrity stalker and a bit of an age gap and this was a winner. As with all Novella's I enjoy, I only wish it was longer.

COMPLETION POST
Week #1
Option 1

Flock by Kate Stewart
Date read: 09/14/2022
Rating: 4*
Review: It's hard to say much about this book without giving too much away! As many other reviewers say, it's best to sort of go in blind, which was what I did. This book is quite a mystery most of the way through, at the end I was still left pretty confused! I guess that's why there are 2 more books in the series.
After spending most of her life living with her mother, Cecelia goes to live with her father in his small town. While working at her father's plant, to earn her inheritance (that she is working hard for to give to her mother), she meets Sean, who changes her entire world.

SELECTION POST
Week #2
Option 1

Fair Catch by Kandi Steiner
Page numbers: 362
How the book qualifies - 'Best Interracial reads' list - number 486

Week 2

2. Mixed race 👩👨🏾

* Read an interracial romance from one of the following lists:
Best interracial reads
Best interracial PNR
Best interracial and multicultural MM romances
Non-causasian protagonists in scifi, fantasy, horror or PNR
Interracial romance ebooks / print

If you use Option 1, your selected book MUST be on one of the lists above.


Option 2
Key date: 11 March 2022
Team mate read on or after this date and rated at least 3 stars
Series rule applies:
That is, if the book is in a series but does not match where you are up to, you may read another book from that same series


Option 3
Pass


A selection post must be made for whichever option you choose - INCLUDING A PASS
Refer msg 3 for formatting of all 3 options. This format is also in msg 3 of your team threads.

SELECTION POST
Week #2 - 2. Mixed race 👩👨🏾
Option 1

Happy Hour at Casa Dracula by Marta Acosta
Pages: 298
Qualifies: #172 in the best interracial PNR

Jill wrote: "COMPLETION POST
Week #1
Option 1

Flock by Kate Stewart
Rating: 4*
Review: It's hard to say much about this book without giving too much a..."

Jill you need to add the date read into you completion post, thanks :)

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Jill wrote: "COMPLETION POST
Week #1
Option 1

Flock by Kate Stewart
Rating: 4*
Review: It's hard to say much about this book without givi..."

Done, thank you for the reminder!

SELECTION POST - WEEK 2 - OPTION 2

Book cover/link:

The Secret to Dating Your Best Friend's Sister by Meghan Quinn
Page Numbers: 344 pages
Team member/star rating/date read: Kayleigh / 5* / August 10,2022

SELECTION POST - Week 2 - Option 1


Black Hearts Karina Halle
Pages: 238
How It Qualifies: #41 on the Best Interracial Reads list

COMPLETION POST - Week #1 - Option 1

A Line in the Sand by Teri Wilson
Date read: September 18th, 2022
Rating: 4.5 Stars

I adored this book. It was absolutely delightful. I loved the characters of Max and Molly and how they worked together not just to save the aquarium, but also in their person relationship. The secondary characters in this book were perfect as well, I always adore matchmaking seniors in books. Plus, who can forget all the delightful dogs (and a few cats).

SELECTION POST - Week 2 - Option 1


Someone For Everyone by Tracy Corbett
Pages: 336
How It Qualifies: #605 on Best Interracial Reads

*Book releases on October 13th, I have an ARC from the publisher.

Hi everyone

Karen has withdrawn due to family matters. Please continue along without her :)