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message 1: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 5945 comments Mod
Welcome to this month's Hidden Gems challenge!

Hidden Gems is a fantastic way to plow through those mountains of books claiming space in your house or e-reader. I have found that this challenge produces some fun group interaction as well, because someone else chooses which book you’ll read next.

If you sign up, you'll be matched up with a Hidden Gems partner. You will choose a book from the list your partner designates which you have already read and cannot believe your partner hasn’t read yet. Your partner will do the same for you with the list you designate. The point is to find that “Hidden Gem� that you think they’ll love� because you adored it when you read it!

Let us know which books you choose for each other. When you finish reading your gem, let us know what you thought about it. Perhaps your Hidden Gem might find its way to someone else’s wish list!

Match-ups will be created on the 10th of the month. Please choose books for each other by the 13th.

Sign up by telling us which list you’d like your partner to choose from.

Happy reading, friends!


message 2: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3093 comments Mod
I'm in! Please give me at least 2-3 options from my hidden-gems shelf: /review/list...


message 3: by Staci, Book Awards Specialist (last edited Oct 31, 2022 09:26PM) (new)

Staci | 3696 comments Mod
I'm in! Please choose 3-4 from my "want to read" and/or tbr-physical books shelves.


message 4: by Jenn (new)

Jenn | 565 comments I'm in! Please choose 3-4 titles from my hg options shelf.


message 5: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2244 comments I'm in. Please choose 3-4 book from any of my unread books.

To Read
To buy or borrow
To read kindle free
Reading next


message 6: by Missy (new)

Missy | 903 comments I'm in! Pick 2-3 from my Hidden Gems shelf.


message 7: by Katrina (new)

Katrina Lybbert | 859 comments I'm in! Please pick 2 - 3 choices from my Hidden Gems Christmas shelf.
/review/list...


message 8: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4414 comments I'm in! Please pick 2 or 3 from my Hidden Gems Shelf:

/review/list...


message 9: by Charlene (new)

Charlene | 574 comments If I’m not too late! �. I’m in please pick 3-4 from the following shelf’s

/review/list...

/review/list...


message 10: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 5945 comments Mod
Sign-ups are now closed. Match-ups are being created.


message 11: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 5945 comments Mod
Here are this month's match-ups. Please choose books for each other by November 13.

Reminder: the number in parentheses is the comment number in this thread where you may find which shelf your partner would like books chosen from.

Happy reading!

Kate (2) - Missy (7)
Katrina (8) - Daria (5)
Jenn (4) - Charlene (9)
Staci (3) - Sarita (6)
Loraine (9) - Andrea (12)

Loraine, my list is CFD Hidden Gems.


message 12: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 5945 comments Mod
Loraine wrote: "I'm in! Please pick 2 or 3 from my Hidden Gems Shelf"

Loraine, here are two to put you in the Christmas mood...
A Texas Christmas Carol by Karen Witemeyer Silent Night / Holy Night by Colleen Coble

... and one to help continue a series...
Shadow of Doubt (Newpointe 911, #2) by Terri Blackstock

I hope at least one of those is a winner for you!


message 13: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3093 comments Mod
Hello, Missy!
My 3 choices for you to pick from are: 12 Days at Bleakly Manor 12 Days at Bleakly Manor (Once Upon a Dickens Christmas, #1) by Michelle Griep , Freedom's Song Freedom's Song by Kim Vogel Sawyer , The Printed Letter Bookshop The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay
Happy reading, and I look forward to seeing what options you'll give me!😊


message 14: by Jenn (new)

Jenn | 565 comments Hi Charlene, your lists have lots of great books on them! Here are a few that I've read and enjoyed:
In the Shadow of Croft Towers by Abigail Wilson The Prayer Box (Carolina Heirlooms #1) by Lisa Wingate An Elegant Façade (Hawthorne House, #2) by Kristi Ann Hunter

And I've been wanting to read this one, so I'm choosing it for you, also.
Sundown (Sky King Ranch, #3) by Susan May Warren


message 15: by Loraine (last edited Nov 10, 2022 06:15PM) (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4414 comments Andrea wrote: "Loraine wrote: "I'm in! Please pick 2 or 3 from my Hidden Gems Shelf"

Loraine, here are two to put you in the Christmas mood...

Andrea I will choose: A Texas Christmas Carol by Karen Witemeyer since that is my adopted home state!

My choices for you are:
The Heart's Charge (Hanger's Horsemen, #2) by Karen Witemeyer Shelter of the Most High (Cities of Refuge, #2) by Connilyn Cossette or Until the Dawn (Until the Dawn, #1) by Elizabeth Camden



message 16: by Katrina (new)

Katrina Lybbert | 859 comments Hi Daria,

Thanks for the choices. I will try and read both A Christmas in the Alps and The Christmas Cat.

Here are some choices for you:

I have read these many years ago, but really enjoyed them!
The Tender Years (A Prairie Legacy, #1) by Janette Oke Christy by Catherine Marshall Little Women by Louisa May Alcott


If you want a more recent book, I love books by Elizabeth Camden, though I haven't read this particular one.
Against the Tide by Elizabeth Camden


message 17: by Staci, Book Awards Specialist (new)

Staci | 3696 comments Mod
Sarita chose for me:
Set in Stone (The True Lies of Rembrandt Stone #4) by David James Warren

I chose for her:
The Water Keeper (Murphy Shepherd #1) by Charles Martin

Happy reading all!


message 18: by Missy (new)

Missy | 903 comments Hi Kate -

I am going to choose Freedom's Song by Kim Vogel Sawyer . I have been wanting to read it for quite awhile now.


message 19: by Missy (new)

Missy | 903 comments Kate -

I hope you find a new favorite. My picks for you are:

A Defense of Honor (Haven Manor, #1) by Kristi Ann Hunter , How the Light Gets in by Jolina Petersheim , and His Steadfast Love by Golden Keyes Parsons .


message 20: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3093 comments Mod
All of these look great, Missy, but I'm going to go with A Defense of Honor A Defense of Honor (Haven Manor, #1) by Kristi Ann Hunter . Happy Reading!


message 21: by Charlene (new)

Charlene | 574 comments Hey Jenn,

Thank you! I will be reading either In the Shadow of Croft Towers by Abigail Wilson or The Prayer Box (Carolina Heirlooms #1) by Lisa Wingate

We are doing a buddy read for Sundown (Sky King Ranch, #3) by Susan May Warren on here so you should join us. I’m starting this on Monday ☺️.

I had some favourites on your shelf so for you I pick
The Thief of Blackfriars Lane (Blackfriars Lane #1) by Michelle Griep , Among the Poppies by J'nell Ciesielski , When I Fall in Love (Christiansen Family, #3) by Susan May Warren or A Twist of Faith (Mitchell's Crossroads #1) by Pepper D. Basham

Happy Reading ☺️


message 22: by Jenn (new)

Jenn | 565 comments Thanks, Charlene! I think I'll be reading When I Fall in Love (Christiansen Family, #3) by Susan May Warren and possibly another one if I have time.

And I just got Sundown (Sky King Ranch, #3) by Susan May Warren from my library, so I'll be starting that soon :)


message 23: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 5945 comments Mod
Thanks, Loraine! I just now saw this. Apparently I haven’t been getting notifs for this thread. Not sure yet which book I’ll read, but I’m leaning toward Shelter of the Most High.


message 24: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4414 comments Andrea - Finished A Texas Christmas Carol by Karen Witemeyer and thoroughly enjoyed it!


message 25: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)

Andrea Cox (andreacox) | 5945 comments Mod
I'm glad to hear that!


message 26: by Staci, Book Awards Specialist (new)

Staci | 3696 comments Mod
It just won a Christy Award!


message 27: by Katrina (new)

Katrina Lybbert | 859 comments I finished my November hidden Gem: A Christmas in the Alps by Melody Carlson . Thanks, Daria, I really enjoyed it! Would love to travel to the alps at Christmas time.

I still hope to get to The Christmas Cat as well, but we will see what time allows.


message 28: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3093 comments Mod
Missy wrote: "Kate -

I hope you find a new favorite. My picks for you are:

A Defense of Honor (Haven Manor, #1) by Kristi Ann Hunter, How the Light Gets in by Jolina Petersheim, and His Steadfast Love by Golden Keyes Parsons."


Missy!
I finished A Defense of Honor A Defense of Honor (Haven Manor, #1) by Kristi Ann Hunter just now and was thoroughly enchanted! Thank you for suggesting it to me.


message 29: by Jenn (new)

Jenn | 565 comments Charlene, I just finished When I Fall in Love (Christiansen Family, #3) by Susan May Warren When I Fall in Love, which was so good! Thanks for choosing that one :)


message 30: by Staci, Book Awards Specialist (new)

Staci | 3696 comments Mod
Thanks to Sarita for moving me forward in this fast paced series! It was good!

Set in Stone (The True Lies of Rembrandt Stone #4) by David James Warren


message 31: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2244 comments Staci wrote: "Thanks to Sarita for moving me forward in this fast paced series! It was good!

Set in Stone (The True Lies of Rembrandt Stone #4) by David James Warren"


Glad you enjoyed it!


message 32: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2244 comments Finished and enjoyed The Water Keeper (Murphy Shepherd #1) by Charles Martin


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