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2014 November Pick-It-For-Me! Challenge

I've updated through here - you know the drill, if I missed something, let me know!

Author's We are Grateful For

TBR Samantha Y..."
i hope you enjoy whatever you get to! :)

Sorry I'm a bit late, the internet connection is degrading with each passing day but here are your picks for the month.
Authors we are thankful for: Recommend a book by one of your fa..."
LOL...I know...I tried reading the 1st Harry Potter and just couldn't connect with the series. I've enjoyed the movies...but out of all your WONDERFUL recommendations, I'm going to have to say no to that one! I'll for sure start 'On Dubin Street' and the next Sarah MacLean. Will try to stretch myself with author Singh too! Thanks much!

I loved traveling though you books. I hope you find a couple that you'll enjoy.
November 2014 PIFM Challenge - Picking
Authors we are thankful for: Recommend a book by one of your favorite author and a book by one of your pickee's favorites too.
TBR: You stats show that you’ve read 49 books by Sidney Sheldon. So I picked Sidney Sheldon's After the Darkness as well as The The Sweetest Dark by Shana Abe. You’ve read 7 of her books.
N2U: For you I picked, She Can Run, by Melinda Leigh. A great series and romantic mystery. A lot of great twist and turns
Books you are thankful for: Select from your favorite books, one new and one from their TBR for your pickee.
TBR: I love a good Cinderella story. Cinderella is one of the first books I read and loved the HEA. So from your books I picked for you The Billionaire and His Boss
N2U: Another Cinderella story with a HEA: Painted Faces, LH Cosway
An unconventional love story and one of my favorite reads. I love books that refer to music in the novel. From the book, I found a new favorite song, Currently free on Amazon.
Books you are grateful were recommended to you: From books that have been suggested to you in any way, not just the PIFM, pick one new and one from your pickee's TBR that you were very glad you read.
TBR: The Madness Of Lord Ian MacKenzie, Jennifer Ashley
I never read historical and did not want to until this book was recommended to me by 5 people in my first Meet and Greet.
N2U: Long Hard Ride, Lorelei James the first book in the series or Redneck Romeo a great read about raising an alternative to cattle on the McKay land, As I always say� you gotta love coyboys
Series you can't get enough of: Select a book from one of your favorite series (can be one they read too) for your pickee and also one from one of their favorite series.
TBR: Well, this is one of my favorite series featuring Mr. Christian Grey. Fifty Shades of Grey Or start a series from one of your favorite authors, Maya Banks - Never Seduce a Scot.
N2U: Killing Sarai, JA Redmerski
I love J M Redmerski writing with lots of twist and turns. Another of her books, The Edge of Never, had me in tears (real tears) and smiling/happy 10 seconds later, no joke.
Happy Reading
TBR:






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I've tried to use your pifm shelf but there are some books that are from your TBR shelf and some that are completely new. I hope you enjoy the books I picked and tell me..."
Fantastic choices!!! :D

Yep, I'll be sending out reminder PMs to those who haven't made their picks this evening. The deadline is tomorrow at 8 PM US EST, after that I'll assign repicks for those still missing their picks.

Yep, I'll be sending out reminder PMs to those who haven't made their picks this evening. The deadline is tomorrow..."
thanks kat! for some reason i thought tonight was the deadline...ooops! :)

Here are my picks for you. I hope you enjoy them.
Authors we are thankful for:
Deacon by Ashley, Kristen (TBR)
Screwdrivered by Clayton, Alice (TBR)
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Harper, Molly (NEW)
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Allen, Sarah Addison (NEW)




Books you are thankful for:
Mine by Evans, Katy (TBR)
Play by Scott, Kylie (TBR)
The Bride by Garwood, Julie (NEW)
Talk Me Down by Dahl, Victoria (NEW)




Books you are grateful were recommended to you:
Anyone But You by Crusie, Jennifer (TBR)
Raw by Aurora, Belle (TBR)
Tempt Me at Twilight by Kleypas, Lisa (NEW)
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen (NEW)




Series you can't get enough of:
Magic Bites by Andrews, Ilona (TBR)
Epilogue by Roberts, C.J. (TBR)
Sex, Murder And A Double Latte by Davis, Kyra (NEW)
The Raven Prince by Hoyt, Elizabeth (NEW)





It usually would be the 27th, but because of my schedule and October being a longer month it was shifted a day later this month.

Thanks for the picks! I want to get to Saving Grace, The Untamed MacKenzie, The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie, Archangel's Legion, Fifth Grave Past the Light and maybe Zombie Boyz

These are my re picks from you shelves.. There are not much of Humor books but more on Chick Lit and Romance but I love your books with character.
Authors we are Thankful For
From your list:
The Pac tby Jodi Picoult�
I can see you have several of her books so I guess she’s one of you faves.:)
Books We Are thankful For
From your list -- Finding Mr Flood
by Ciara Geraghty�
This is a story about hope so I think it’s a great book for this category.:)
Books We Are Grateful Were Recommended to you
From your list---
The Bargain
by Christine S. Feldman
Series You Can't Get Enough Of
From your list ---
Sister of the Bride (First Love #4)
by Beverly Cleary, Beth Krush (Illustrator), Joe Krush (Illustrator)
I hope you’ll enjoy the books I posted yesterday as much as the books on your list. I love those authors and they gave me a good laugh while reading their works..:) Enjoy!

Here's your picks...this was harder for me than I thought it would be, especially to find "New to You Authors" since a lot of my faves were already on your list somewhere. I also pulle..."
Tara Jo, thanks for the great picks! I think I'm actually going to go with Undeniable. I like raw & gritty and I love books that don't really follow the rules. I'm looking forward to it :-)

Authors we are thankful for



Laser Visions by Kaje Harper (preferred shelf) -- Kaje Harper is on your favorite author list
Tabloid Star by T.A. Chase (preferred shelf) -- T.A. Chase is also on your favorite author list
Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch (new to you) -- I love Kitty's snarky humor and the secondary characters are just icing on the cake.
Books you are thankful for



Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara (your TBR) -- Michelle Sagara/Michelle West is one of my favorite fantasy authors.
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey (new to you) -- A favorite series of mine. It's a huge book, but I love the court intrigue.
Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (new to you) -- Intrigued by a short story that comes later in the series, I had to go back and read more. I'm so glad I picked up this first book in the October Daye series. Toby is a changeling (half fae/half human) attempting to avoid notice from both sides, but ends up bound to investigate the murder of a fae countess.
Books you are grateful were recommended to you


Graceling by Kristen Cashore (your TBR) -- This was recommended to me in a previous PIFM and I really enjoyed reading it.
Laid Bare by Lauren Dane (new to you) -- No fantasy elements, but I loved the development of the triad between Erin, Todd and Ben.
Series you can't get enough of



For Better or Worse by Chris Cox (your TBR) -- #5 in series you seem to have enjoyed.
Sense of Place by N.R. Walker (your TBR) -- You've given 5 stars to the first two books in this series.
Naked in Death by J.D. Robb (new to you) -- I love this futuristic mystery series from J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts).

Sorry I'm a bit late, the internet connection is degrading with each passing day but here are your picks for the month.
Authors we are thankful for: Recommend a book by..."
It always surprises me or rather shocks me when I meet people who don't like Harry Potter! LOL!! Probably because I am a hardcore fan of the series, and I for one DID NOT enjoy the movies. There was a lot missing. But it's alright. Not everyone loves all the books! :)
I hope you enjoy the books you've picked though! :)
P.S. Read Kate Daniels series. I love it, it started off a bit slow, but it picks up and gets amazing. (I'm always trying to hook people onto this series! LOL!!)

It's alright Christy!

me too.love the books.never watched the movies.it just never lives upto my imagination, you know?

me too.love the books.never watched the movies.it just never lives upto my imagination, you know?"
I know! They were so disappointing!

Here are my picks for you. Sorry they are late.
Authors we are thankful for:
Ugly Love(one of your authors)
Catch of the Day (one of my favourite authors)
Books you are thankful for:
Simply Irresistible(your tbr)
The Perfect Play (new)
Books you are grateful were recommended to you:
It Had to Be You (your tbr- was recommended to me)
The Duke and I ( your tbr- good series that I really enjoyed).
Series you can't get enough of:
Simply Irresistible (one of my favourite series)
Neanderthal Marries Human: A Smarter Romance (Next in series)
Hope these are ok let me know if you want me to give any re-picks.
xxx
Kai

Thank you for the great picks. Not sure what I am going to read but think I will definitely read playing for keeps though.
Thank you
Kai x

Authors we are thankful for .
I choosed kristen ashley you really seem to like her i know i love her .
Raid unfinished hero #3
Rock chick #6
N2U reasonable doubt whitney gracia williams she is awesome !
Books we are thankful for .
Eileen wilks mortal ties world of the lupi #9
Gini koch alien research Katherine kitty kat # 8
N2U Belle aurora Willing captive
Books you are grateful were recommended to you .
I didnt really see any shelves with books that have been recommended to you sorry .
Rachel vincent pride shifters #3
N2U ivory quinn obsession darkness falls #1
Series you cant get enough of .
Kresley cole dark desire after dusk immortals after dark #6
Rachel vincent alpha shifters #6
N2U Mimi jean pamfiloff. The king trilogy #1 i love this one it is really intriguing .
Hope you like the picks if you dont pls just let me know ;)

I'll definitely read one of the Kristen Ashley, if not both. I'm also looking at King and a couple others, but haven't made up my mind yet. They all look great.

Repicks:
Tina "coffee and books" picks for Kathy
Zara picks for Carla_Collette
Fran picks for Susan A
Nancy H picks for Tina "coffee and books"
Kathy picks for Aarati

Authors we are thankful for:
N2U - Candace Blevins - Safeword: Arabesque (Safeword #9)Safeword Arabesque

TBR - Kate Aaron - Ace (Brian & Lexi #1)Ace

Books you are thankful for:
N2U - Robin Mahle - Redwood Violet (Redwood #1)Redwood Violet

TBR - Astrid Amara - Sweet & Sour Sweet and Sour

Books you are grateful were recommended to you:
N2U - Jeanne Treat - Dark Lord Dark Lord

TBR - S.A. Reid - Protection Protection

Not on your pick from here shelf but on your to-read shelf. I have read this book and enjoyed it.
Series you can't get enough of:
N2U - Brenda Novak - The Heart of Christmas (Whiskey Creek #7) The Heart of Christmas

TBR shelf - Jana Denardo - If Two of Them Are Dead If Two of Them Are Dead

I hope you enjoy my picks Susan. Sorry for taking so long we did not have many in common and this is my first time.
All my best
Suzie aka KyBunnies

Authors we are thankful for:
My favorite Author: The Gamble by Kristen Ashley
An author you like: Keep Me Safe by Maya Banks


Books you are thankful:
One of my favorites: Rebound by Sabrina York
From your tbr: Waking Kiss by Annabel Joseph


Books you are grateful were recommended to you:
Suggested to me: Taking Shots by Toni Aleo
On your tbr list: The Proposition by Jennifer Lyon


Series You can't get enough of:
One of my favorite series: Knight by Kristen Ashley
a favorite series of yours: Captivated by You by Sylvia Day (releases 11/18)



Here is my pick for you. I'm very sorry it took me so long.Â
You had tons of books to go through. I hope you enjoy my picks.
Authors we are thankful for:
TBR: First ImpressionsÂ
by Jude Deveraux
New: Arsen by Mia Asher
Books you are thankful for:
TBR: Seven Years To Sin
By Sylvia Day
New: Teacher by Lily white
Books you are grateful for that was recommended:
TBR: Texas DestinyÂ
By Lorraine Heath
New: Collide By Gail McHughÂ
Series you can't get enough of:
TBR : Wait For YouÂ
By J. Lynn
New: A Beautiful Mess Series
By TK Leigh Or
This ManÂ
By Jodi Ellen Malpas

I had fun looking at your very big TBR shelf. I hope you can find something you'd like to read from my selections.
1. Favourite Author:
One of my favourite authors: Kiera Cass - The Elite (N2U book) - I noticed that you have read the first in this series so I thought suggesting the next book in the series for you to read would be a great idea.
Your favourite author: Jill Shalvis - Smart and Sexy (TBR) - You seem to have a lot of books by this author so that made me think she's a favourite of yours.
2. Books thankful for:
The Year of Pleasures (TBR) - When I read this book for my library bookclub I was the only one who liked it. I found it to be a story of hope.
Redeeming Love (N2U author) - I couldn't put this book down when I read it. It was also the second book by this author that I had read. The first book of hers that I read I hated so I was really happy that I enjoyed this one so much.
3. Books grateful for:
Anathema (N2U author) - I'm not a big fan of Amish books in general. However, this author showed me that Amish fiction stories can be really interesting and edge-of-your-seat type writing. I was so grateful to the person who recommended this author to me.
The Memory Keeper's Daughter (TBR) - this was an interesting book. It really touched on a very sensitive subject without it being boring in the process.
4. Series:
I struggled with this category because I'm not the sort of person who reads series a lot. So I hope that you can find something here to read.
Confessions of a Shopaholic (TBR) - I preferred the book to the movie of this one. I felt the movie left out some really fun bits.
The Long Way Home (TBR) - You've already read the previous 9 books in this series so I thought this may be an opportunity for you to finish the series off.

I just noticed you got your picks. I will give you mine anyway, maybe you can fit in an extra pick if you like :)
Authors we are thankful for:
TBR:
Laurel Heights 2
Sweet and Sour
NEW:
Moving in Rhythm
Chasing the Dragon
Books you are thankful for:
TBR:
BTW I Love You
New:
Take Me Home
Books you are grateful for that was recommended:
TBR:
Nothing Special
New:
Double Up
Series you can't get enough of:
TBR:
Red Dirt Heart 3
Snow Fell In Staten Island
NEW:
Always a Sinner - free read that takes place withing their story

Authors we are thankful for:
My favorite Author: The Gamble by Kris..."
thanks tina!! i'm sure at least one of these will catch my attention...if not all of them! :)

Since Sweet and Sour is picked by both of you, I'll definitely read that. I'm sure I'll get to more as well.

Here are my picks for you. Sorry they are late.
Authors we are thankful for:
Ugly Love(one of your authors)
Catch of the Day (one of my favourite authors)..."
Kai wrote: "Hi Ana,
Here are my picks for you. Sorry they are late.
Authors we are thankful for:
Ugly Love(one of your authors)
Catch of the Day (one of my favourite authors)..."
Hi Kai!
thanks for the books.. I love what you picked..:)
Most of them are on my TBR so for sure I'll enjoy them.. I think I'll start with It Had to Be You and Simply Irresistible since you enjoyed the series..I sort of like Alpha-Jerk-Hottie-turned-loyal-boyfriend-story..:)

I have been going through your lists we have some books in common so that was great :) I hope you like what I picked for you!
Authors we are thankful for:
Mine: [book:On Dublin Str..."
Toka wrote: "Hi Christy
I have been going through your lists we have some books in common so that was great :) I hope you like what I picked for you!
Authors we are thankful for:
Mine: [book:On Dublin Str..."
Thank you Toka, I loved all the books you have chosen.
I will be Reading J. Kenners Have Me
As well as On Dublin Street.

Thanks for all the great picks. I will be reading She Can Run, The Billionaire & His Boss, Killing Sarai, Never Seduce a Scot, & Long Hard Ride.

It had to be you and simply irresistible are two of my favourite books. Hope you enjoy them. It was hard to pick from your to read shelf as you had so many good books. My to read shelf is looking alot bigger now :) xxx

Since Sweet and Sour is picked by both of you, I'll definitely read that. I'm sure I'll get to more as well."
I hope you like it Susan! I really like Astrid Amara. I hadn't seen Sweet and Sour, I added it to my tbr :)

I got quite lost in your lists and had a great time browsing! I have picked a few from the shelf you mentioned, as well as a couple that I liked. If you don't find anything here, please let me know and I will be happy to pick many more for you!
Authors we are grateful for: We both seem to enjoy these two authors, so I suggest you read either the ones by them here that are on your list, or whichever other ones by them that you would like: Kristen Ashley -Wildest Dreams and Carly Phillips - Perfect Fling
Books we are thankful for: I really enjoy the whole Stephanie Plum series as well as the others by Janet Evanovich, so I recommend The Job from your list. You liked the first one by Adrianne Lee, so I think you might like Delicious.
Book recommendation to be grateful for: I was really glad someone recommended Wallbanger to me, and I think you might enjoy it. You also liked the first one by Kate Meader, so I am recommending the next one: All Fired Up
Series: We both seem to like both of these authors. You have these on your list, but I suggest you read whichever one is next for you as you go through these series: Once in a Lifetime- Jill Shalvis and Chaos in Death Taken in Death - J.D. Robb
Happy Reading!










I've tried to use your pifm shelf but there are some books that are from your TBR shelf and some that are completely new. I hope you enjoy the books I picked and tell me how it goes! :..."
FYI...I probably won't get to it in November, but I just saw The Education of Sebastian free on Amazon so I picked it up! Maybe I can work it into my reads sometime in December! Thanks!

I had fun looking at your very big TBR shelf. I hope you can find something you'd like to read from my selections.
Thanks, Zara--I've got Smart and Sexy (I do love Jill Shalvis), The year of Pleasures, and The Long Way Home on hold at the library. I'll see what comes in and let you know. Thanks for the picks!

I like the picks you have chosen for me, I will try to read as much as I can starting with The Dare, Entwined with you, On the Island, Playing for keeps, Do Over and Shaken and if I sti..."
Wow, you're ambitious! I'm glad you liked the picks...I hope you enjoy the books just as much when you read them!

I got quite lost in your lists and had a great time browsing! I have picked a few from the shelf you mentioned, as well as a couple that I liked. If you don't find any..."
Thank you Nancy! Great pics!

Here is my pick for you. I'm very sorry it took me so long.Â
You had tons of books to go through. I hope you enjoy my picks.
Authors we are thankful for:
TBR: First ImpressionsÂ
by J..."
Thanks for the picks Christy. I couldn't find Teacher by Lily White though. Did you mean Her Master's Teacher? And if you don't mind, could you please choose a couple of light-hearted contemporary romances or something please?

Read at your own pace, absolutely no pressure! :)
OMG so lucky you got The Education of Sebastian as a freebie! Fantastic book and the author, Jane Harvey-Berrick is such a sweet lady!

Here are your repicks...hopefully at least one of these will work. If not, let me know and I'll keep looking! You have a ton of great books and we both seem to be drawn to similar books! :)
Author's We are Grateful For
New

I read this book years ago, but it has stayed with me. I love Jennifer Weiner's writing style!
TBR

We seem to share a love of Maya Banks, so the only difficulty here was choosing which of her books to pick for you! :)
Books You are Thankful For
New

This is a beautiful story set among the amazing backdrop of Montana.
TBR

I have really enjoyed this series...and this is the book that started it all!
Books You are Grateful Were Recommended to You
New

I'm chomping at the bit for more stories from this motorcycle club...I'm glad it was picked as a challenge book for me or I might not have read it for a while.
TBR

I really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading the next book in the series...
Series You Can’t Get Enough Of
New

Love this series and the characters in it! Hope you enjoy if you choose to start it.
TBR

This seems to be a series you enjoy a lot! If this isn't the next book in line for you, then just grab the next one your at! :)

Read at your own pace, absolutely no pressure! :)
OMG so lucky you got The Education of Sebastian as a freebie! Fantastic book and the author, Jane Harvey-Berrick is such a..."
Also, the next day, I got Transcendence for $0.99! I had heard about this book previously and seen lots of good things about it, but I'm always hesitant to spend more than $2.99 on a Kindle book unless I KNOW I'm going to like it! I have a few authors I'll pay more for, but they have proven their writing to me! Who can pass up $0.99 though??!! I say that, and that's why I have over 300 books downloaded (free/purchased) to be read! UGH!!!!

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Authors we are thankful for:
1.Samantha Young - Fall from India Place
2.J.R. Ward - Dark Lover
Books you are thankful for..."
no problem! as i was looking over the list i was trying to figure out why it looked so dang familiar! i didn't look at who posted or the note after it initially! TGIF is all i can say!
hope you enjoy at least one! i know i've enjoyed seven of the eight...i just haven't gotten to fall from india place yet! :)

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Authors we are thankful for:
1.Samantha Young - Fall from India Place
2.J.R. Ward - Dark Lover
Books yo..."
I could send you a copy if you want. E-book.
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We have similar taste in books so I hope you find some good reads! :)
Authors we are thankful for: Kristen Ashley is an author on your list and I see you've read a few of her books.
TBR: Mystery ManLoved the alpha men in this series!
TBR: Rock Chick Such a hilarious series!
NEW: The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann This was a 5* read for me so I hope you enjoy it!
Books you are thankful for:
TBR: IncandescentI really enjoyed this book
TBR: Their Virgin CaptiveI love this series and have bought each one as soon as it gets released.
NEW: Kiss an Angel I read this as part of a challenge this month and was blown away. Hope you enjoy it.
Books you are grateful were recommended to you:
TBR: On the Island I loved this book. It definitely wasn't something I'd pick on my own.
NEW: One Summer Definitely a recommended book that I am thankful for!
NEW: Destiny For Three These were both new books/authors for me and books that I've started to recommend myself!
Series you can't get enough of:
TBR: No Turning Back I read this for a challenge and ended up reading the rest of the series right after!
TBR: Play Great series!
NEW: Slade I love the NS series and see you've read two and one marked TBR. Thought you might want to read the other books in the series.
NEW: One Dom to Love I love this series and am anxiously waiting for the next book!
Enjoy!
Larissa