Austenesque Lovers TBR Pile Reading Challenge 2015 discussion

If you are willing to place one of your December reading choices in the hands of another person, just leave a comment here with at least five books and no more than ten from your TBR shelf. Participants need to leave comments no later than Tuesday, Nov 17th.

Here's how it will work:
Sophia will match people up and leave a comment with a list of who will choose for whom.
When you see the person you are to pick for, then look at their list in the above comments and leave a new comment with their name and the book you chose for them by Tuesday, Nov 24th.
You also need to watch and see what book your person chose from your list for you.
You have the rest of the month to read the book.

So if this sounds like something you would like to do, just comment below leaving your name and list of book choices for someone to pick your December book.

Thx for setting this up again....
1)The Intrigue at Highbury by Carrie Bebris
2) Jane and the Man of the Cloth by Stephanie Barron
3) Boots & Backpacks by K.C. Kahler
4) Colonel Brandon's Diary by Amanda Grange
5)Death of a Fop by Sarah Waldock
6)A Visitor's Guide to Jane Austen's England by Sue Wilkes

Last one of the year, my-my how time has flown by. ;)

1. The Knights of Derbyshire by Marsha Altman
2. Love & Friendship by Jane Austen
3. Jane Austen: Her Life and Letters by Richard Austen-Leigh
4. A Little Bit Psychic by Aimee Avery
5. Bespelling Jane Anthology by Mary Balogh...
6. Fitzwilliam Ebenezer Darcy by Barbara Tiller Cole
7. George Knightly Esquire by Barbara Cornthwaite
8. Still a Young Man by PO Dixon
9. Georgiana Darcy's Diary #1 by Anne Elliot
10. A Darcy Christmas Antho by Amanda Grange...

Kirk wrote: "Thx for setting this up again....


You're welcome, Kirk!

Thank you! This is always fun.

1. Stephanie Barron, Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas
2. Beth Deitchman, Margaret Dashwood and the Enchanted Atlas
3. Julie Klassen, Secret of Pembrooke Park
4. Stephen Hart, Cant - A Gentleman's Guide: The Language of Rogues in Georgian London
5. John Wiltshire, The Hidden Jane Austen
6. Jane Odiwe, Jane Austen Lives Again
7. Stan Hurd, Colonel Fitzwilliam and the Countess of Sainte Toulours

For sure, Abigail!

And ooh, I need to inspect that Stephen Hart for a resource.

What to read......

1. Lorraine Hetschel - Honor, Pride, and Prejudice
2. Lara S. Ormiston- Unequal Affections: A Pride and Prejudice Retelling
3. Linda Beutler - The Red Chrysanthemum
4. Helen Williams - Overlooked
5. Sophie Rae - Missteps & Misfortunes: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
6. Riley St. Andish - Compelling Consequences: A Tale Fashioned from Pride and Prejudice
7. Sarah Johnson - Just to Hear 'I Love You': An Alternate Tale of Jane Austen's 'Pride & Prejudice'
8. Cassandra B. Leigh - Steady to His Purpose: A Variation of Pride and Prejudice
9. Brenda J. Webb - Darcy and Elizabeth - A Most Unlikely Couple
10. Lory Lilian - Sketching Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice alternative journey


Thanks Sophia, I can't wait to see which I get to read!!!

My pleasure, Erika!

I'm in! Here is my list:


1) The Matchmaker by Sarah Price
2) Captain Wentworth's Persuasion: Jane Austen's Classic Retold Through His Eyes by Regina Jeffers
3) Bluebells in the Mourning by Karalynne Mackrory
4) Artemis in the Desert by Annie Pearson
5) A Darcy Christmas by S. Lathan, A. Grange, C. Eberhart

Hi Sophia!
Am so looking forward to joining you all this year-there's a first time did everything!!
So here goes.....

1)Compromised-J.Dawn King.
2)A Will Of Iron-Linda Beutler.
3)Mistaking her character -Maria Grace.
4)Ardently-Caitlin Williams.
5)The Muse-Jessica Evans.
6)The Last Waltz-Pat Santarsiero.
7)Mr Darcy came to dinner-Jack Caldwell.
8)The Companion of his future wife-Jack Caldwell.
9)Oxford Cottage-Leenie Brown.
10)The Darcy Madness-S.J.Nixon.

This is a great idea-thank you!!!

Carmen and Mary you both have some great titles on your list!!! Welcome to the fray.

Erika wrote: "Carmen and Mary you both have some great titles on your list!!! Welcome to the fray."

Thank you, Erika!

Cheers Erika! Your list is quite impressive too!

My TBR list is a constant WIP!! Lol

Yay! Glad you could join us, Mary. This is definitely a fun challenge. You've got some good ones to choose from.

As does Carmen! Love seeing your pick it choices, too!

I'm with you, Erika. I am so nosy about what everyone is reading so I can add it to my shelf if it's new to me.

Ok....It is always difficult to pick 10 from my TBR...but here goes....
1. Into Hertfordshire
2. Through Every Storm: A Pride and [book:Sincerely YoursPrejudice Novella|26795037]
3. An Unlikely Friendship
4. Sketching Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice alternative journey
5. A Will of Iron
6. Sincerely Yours
7. Mr. Darcy's Rival
8. Pride and Proposals: A Pride and Prejudice
Variation
9. The Earl's Conquest by Leslie Diamond
10. The Companion of His Future Life

Some fantastic books on your list Debbie! It's going to be difficult just choosing one!!

I am glad to participate again. Here is my list:

1. Chance Encounters
2. The Earl's Conquest
3. Accidentally Yours
4. The Last Waltz: . . . another pride and prejudice journey of love
5. A Darcy Christmas
6. Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas
7. Pirates and Prejudice
8. A Fitzwilliam Legacy: New Year Resolutions
9. Mr. Darcy’s Noble Connections
10. Rain and Retribution

I look forward to seeing what my friend chooses for me!!

Debbie and Claudine, you both have some wonderful titles on your lists!! I have read several but see others that I still need to get to!!

Thanks Erika!! It's a problem I love having!! Can't wait to see everyone's lists too...

Erika, from your list, I LOVED Unequal Affections!! So beautifully written... It was my first JAFF read ever and started me on this whole journey!!

The others, I don't believe I've read...

Claudine, I had started reading Unequal Affections while it was being posted online, but when I found out it was being published I waited to finish it. I just haven't gotten to it yet. Lol

That's so funny Erika!! Oh, I loved it so much!! Such a romantic read!! I'm always afraid if I read a WIP, I'll do the same thing... I'm reading my first one right now, I hope that I keep it up, as I really love it!!

I'm in! Here is my list:
1. Darcy's Ultimatum by Jennifer Joy
2. Mr. Darcy Bites Back by Mary Simonsen
3. Longbourn by Jo Baker
4. My Dear Sophy by Kimberly Truesdale
5. Jane and the Wandering Eye by Stephanie Barron
6. Jane and the Man of the Cloth by Stephanie Barron
7. Jane by the Sea by Carolyn Murray

Yay! Glad to have you slip in, Kim!

We've got one more day and then I'll do the name draw on the 18th (Wed). Maybe we'll get a few others sliding in under the wire tomorrow.

Hope it’s not cheating—I added one more book to my list!

Nope! You can add/switch/subtract all you want until tomorrow night. That's a good one. I need to get to that one for a review next month and I'm excited to read it.

I do like Stan’s writing!

You won't be disappointed!!

Howdy guys!

Here's the list. Same as before. Person on the left column picks for the person in the right. Make sure you post your picks by Tues, Nov 24th and don't forget to check for the book your person chose for you. Reading can start earlier than December remember. I thought an extra week or so would help since December can be so busy.

1. Kirk---> Kim
2. Sophia-> Trish
3. Abigail> Claudine
4. Erika--> Debbie
5. Carmen-> Mary
6. Mary---> Carmen
7. Debbie-> Kirk
8. Claudine> Sophia
9. Trish--> Abigail
10. Kim----> Erika

Enjoy your picks! Feel free to share what you think in a comment here.

Hey, Trish!

I drew your name. My eye was caught immediately by the first book on your list. I'm dying to know if its good so I'm picking Jane Austen Lives Again by Jane Odiwe for you. Hope its as good as it looks. :)

Hi Kim,

There are several on your list that look very interesting to me....
and one is among my least favorite JAFF ever. Two I've
read and loved...I choose My Dear Sophy...Happy Reading!!!!

Good morning Sophia...

What to pick for the lady who reads EVERYTHING??

My choices for you are :

The Knights of Derbyshire, by Marsha Altman, if you've read the first four books in her series... If you have, she just finished book 10 (the last book in the series) and I'll be reviewing her series on the blog, dates to be determined, along with a book 10 giveaway in the future!!

If not, A Darcy Christmas, by Amanda Grange, Sharon Lathan and others...

Enjoy, Claudine

for julie, i was torn between two books but i love julie klassen so secrets at pembrooke park. she is a wonderful writer

Hi Carmen,

Simply because I loved the book myself and as she is one of my favourite authors, I've chosen KaraLynne Mackrory's Bluebells in the Mourning for you!

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!

Happy reading !!

Mary.

I made I mistake I said Julie instead of Abigail. Julie s book secrets of Pembroke park

Hi, Claudine: for you I’d like to pick Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas, since I’m intending to read it in December as well, and then we’ll be reading it together. Also, I love Stephanie Barron’s work.

Thanks, Trish, I’ll download Secrets and get started soon!

Thanks Abigail! I have it in audiobook to listen to and I'm featuring it one day on my blog event, "The Twelve Days of Jane." Does it matter that it's my first read by Barron? Can it be read out of order?

Thanks, Claudine!

Yes, I've read the first four so I can read Knights though its been a few years so hopefully I'll remember enough to get into this one. :)

And I saw you asking about Twelve Days of Jane. I think you'll be alright to get it out of order though I wouldn't recommend doing that with some of the earlier ones.

I’m relieved to hear it can be read out of order—and I’ll add to Sophia’s recommendation by saying that you should definitely try to read them all sometime—a wonderful series! Barron writes Austenesque language better than anyone, in my view. I think the first is Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor.

Hey Debbie, for you reading pleasure I choose Mr Darcy's Rival by Kara Louise. You had some great books, and lots that I haven't read yet, but this one grabbed me when I was reading your list. I hope you enjoy it and I can't wait to see what you think before I read it!!

Erika

Kirk wrote: "Hi Kim,

There are several on your list that look very interesting to me....
and one is among my least favorite JAFF ever. Two I've
read and loved...I choose My Dear Sophy...Happy Reading!!!!"

Thanks Kirk! Your comments have me intrigued. I look forward to reading My Dear Sophy as it falls into my own little challenge of reading at least one non-P&P JAFF book per month!

Hi Erika, You have a lot of titles on your list that I've not read (some I've never heard of!) so I'm taking a shot here with Darcy and Elizabeth - A Most Unlikely Couple because it sounds like a good story. Looking forward to your thoughts on it.

Hi, Kirk. You have some good reads on your list, some of which I've read. The one that really intrigues me is Jane and the Man of the Cloth. It's one of the few on your list I haven't read and I would love to know what you think of it.

Erika wrote: "Hey Debbie, for you reading pleasure I choose Mr Darcy's Rival by Kara Louise. You had some great books, and lots that I haven't read yet, but this one grabbed me when I was reading your list. I ho..."

Thanks Erika. I love Kara Louise's books. Her stories are so much fun to read. I've read excerpts from this book and am looking forward to reading it!

Debbie wrote: "Erika wrote: "Hey Debbie, for you reading pleasure I choose Mr Darcy's Rival by Kara Louise. You had some great books, and lots that I haven't read yet, but this one grabbed me when I was reading y..."

Debbie, I too love Kara Louise's books, that is another reason I choose it for you.

Kim wrote: "Hi Erika, You have a lot of titles on your list that I've not read (some I've never heard of!) so I'm taking a shot here with Darcy and Elizabeth - A Most Unlikely Couple because it sounds like a g..."

Kim, I look forward to reporting on it. Brenda Webb is a great writer and was intrigued by this story.

Debbie wrote: "Hi, Kirk. You have some good reads on your list, some of which I've read. The one that really intrigues me is Jane and the Man of the Cloth. It's one of the few on your list I haven't read and I wo..."
Great, thx Debbie!

Kim wrote: "Kirk wrote: "Hi Kim,

There are several on your list that look very interesting to me....
and one is among my least favorite JAFF ever. Two I've
read and loved...I choose My Dear Sophy...Happy Read..."Thx! I'll be to explain when you finish or before. :)