Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

This is the 'Let's Pair Up!' group recommendation thread.

After you make your recommendation for the week to your partner, you are welcome (and encouraged!) to post the rec(s) here.

If any participant chooses not to read their partner's rec, they are welcome to choose a rec from their group thread or from here.

This thread will generate recommendations from all of the groups, and will hopefully give you lots to choose from.

Remember, choosing a book that someone else recommended is not mandatory......you are allowed to find a book on your own, it just needs to fit the category rolled. If you really can't find anything on any rec list or on your own that you are interested in that fits the category, you can choose any book from your partner's 'read' shelf.

The 'Series Rule' applies to this challenge. If you are recommended something and it is not where you are in the series, you can read the correct book in the series for you. The same applies if you are choosing a book from your partner's shelf or your group thread or this general recommendations thread. You can always read the book in the series that fits where you are in the series.

For Example-

Fran- recommended Big Rock - category 1



No need to mention what week it is, etc. Just a quick line as to category number and book rec.
Participants can choose any from the list at any time, corresponding to their roll.

Here are some lists and shelves in case anyone needs ideas for recommendations

Road trip romances- link to the page with several lists on it-
https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8...

Geek/Nerd romances- link to the page with lots of lists for geeky/nerdy characters-
https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8...

Sports romances-
https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8...

Artist/Dancer/Musician-
https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8...

https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8...

Humorous romances-
https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8...

Western romances-
https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8...

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Poongothai rolled a 6~geek/nerd/opposites attract - im picking for her

, graeme simison or , cassie mae

Here are the recs i choose for my partner elizabeth

Week 1 she rolled 2= Artist/Dancer/Musician Romance




Warning twincest

Thanks for adding your recs Sallie and Emilie!

My picks for Amina for Category 1 Humorous Romance

My picks for Sandra. Category 5 sports romance

or

Rec for KarenH - 5: Sports Romance

My rec for Katie - 1 - Humorous Romance
or

My recommendations for Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) in the Sports category are

and

Emelie rolled 1-Humorous Romance and my reccs are:
New: and (it's free here: https://nrwalker.net/free-reads/)
From TBR:

For my partner I recommended these books: or this one
Its road trip romance

Books for Nereta - Road Trip Romance
or

For my partner Nicole (who rolled a 5 ) I recommended
or

My rec for Ezi (rolled 4 - Western) - 2 mf and 1 mm
or or

My recs for Pam (rolled 5: sports romance):

My recs for Rachel C.(artist/dancer/musician)

Katherine wrote: "Books for Nereta
and "

Thanks for posting Katherine!

Can you please add the category the books are for? It makes it easier for someone searching through this thread to find a book that matches the category they are looking for. Thank you!

Recs for Roger -Category 6- geek/nerd/opposites-
Astronomical
Blowing Off Steam

Recs for Amy-Category Sports-
Playing for Keeps (free on ARe)
Winning Bracket (on sale, 1.99 on ARe)

Elizabeth wrote: "Emelie rolled 1-Humorous Romance and my reccs are:
New: and (it's free here: https://nrwalker.net/free-reads/)
From TBR: ..."

I LOVED Sixty Five Hours!

My recommendations for ~Melissa~ for Category 6 - Geeks/Nerds/Opposites
or or or

Recommendations for Fran - Humorous


Recommendations for Roger - Geeks/Nerds/Opposites

Recommendations to LaurLa

Week 1: 3 Road Trip Romance:

I have read none of these but the first one is on Mount
TBR

by Tessa Bailey
by Chelsea Camaron
by Courtney Hunt

Week 1~Picks for Connie~Geek/Nerd/Opposites Attract Romance

Week 1 Pick for Jane (PS)~Road Trip

Recs for Sunshine, Road Trip Romance:

Do Over by Mari Carr - Short and oh so sweet!

Forgotten Sins by Rebecca Zanetti - Intense, first in the Sin Brothers series!

Thanks everyone for stopping by here and adding your recs!

It really gives everyone a lot more choice, and more books to add to our want-to- read shelves for a later date :)

My picks for my two partners: for Fran - humorous
1. Shawn's Law
2. My Roommate's a Jock? Well, Crap!

For Amy: Sports:
1. The Understatement of the Year
2. Home and Away
3. Winging It

My recommendation for Sassafrass (sports romance):
by Avon Gale (MM)
by R.S. Grey (YA/NA)
by Gina L. Maxwell (MF)
by Mariana Zapata(MF)

I thought of another Road Trip book for Sunshine - Into Deep Waters by Kaje Harper. It's a very emotional journey with this couple! It's a great story and the audio was fantastic!

Recommendations for Stacie for Western Romance:


- mostly sweet but still very good. I loved the heroine in this one.

- not so sweet and one of my favorites!

- definitely NOT sweet... I keep meaning to read this series but keep forgetting about it!

My recs to Wende for Artist/Dancer etc:

- love speedwell's writing style
- all round feel-good story
- wonderful atmosphere and a beautiful story

Hey everyone! If any of you are planning on reading this month's Group Buddy Read book, Skating on Thin Ice: Seattle Sockeyes Hockey, it would work great for the Road Trip category here. As of the beginning of chapter 3 the location has already changed twice, with more to come I'm sure!

My recs for Emelie for Geek/nerdy/opposites (all MM reads):

Unwrapping Hank
Infected: Prey
Guarded (free here: http://www.mmromancegroup.com/guarded...)

My recs for Wende (sports):

Heart of the Race
Tigerland
Superhero on your TBR

Recommendations for LaurLa for Artist/Dancer/Musician romance

by Ilsa Madden-Mills So this is number 2 in the series but I don't think you miss much if you skip #1. #1 was good, #2 and #3 were awesome (imo).

by Suanne Laqueur I kind of devoured this series. So so good.

by Elizabeth Hunter I flew through this one. I picked it up because I needed a green cover for a challenge and ended up really liking it.

recs for Amy- category 2- artist/dancer/musician

Forbidden Broadway - free
Dancing Lessons
Chaos & Hype

Recs for KarenH - 6: Geeks/Nerds/Opposites Attract

Books for Nereta - Sport Romance
or

My Week 2 recommendations for ~Melissa~ (Category 5 ~ Sports Romance)

Week 2

My recs for elizabeth
humorous books


I read this book for the mm scavenger hunt and i loved it


Has a place in my heart because this was my first mm read and i loved it

Picks for Katie for week 2 - Geek/Nerd/Opposites Attract:

Week 2 picks for Ezi - Opposite/Geek/Nerd Attract:

Week 2 picks for Sunshine - Geek, Nerd, Opposites Attract Romance.

Hearts in Darkness by Laura Kaye - Definitely opposites attract, but with an accountant you get the geek too! LOVED this one! Short, but oh so good!

My Roommate's a Jock? Well, Crap! by Wade Kelly - Very much a geeky nerd, but again opposites attracting.

Taxes and TARDIS by N.R. Walker - I tried to find different books than have been previously recommended, but had to include this one anyway!

A few other options - again more opposites, those seemed to catch my attention more!
Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare - Love everything she writes! The beginning of her RS I-Team series.
Sway by Lauren Dane - Recently read this and enjoyed it.
Lumberjack in Love by Penny Watson - Cute story, I liked it!

Week 2

Geek/Nerd/Opposite attracts

My pick for Katherine:

and

Picks for Amina. Week 2 Geek/Nerd/Opposite

Recommendations for Fran - Artist/Dancer/Musician

Better Than Good
Social Skills
Easy


Recommendations for Roger - Humorous
Tailor Made
Blowing It
The Lightning-Struck Heart

Recommendation for Fran And Amy both Rolled for Artist/Dancer/Musician

Fran:
Keeping Promise Rock
My Fair Captain

Amy:
Love Comes Silently
St. Nacho's

with a suggestion she also check out My Fair Captain