Historical Romance Book Club discussion

Hi all!

We will be voting in-thread using a tiered point system. You can vote for up to three book. Here's how the points work:

> First (or only) choice = 3 points
> Second choice = 2 points
> Third choice = 1 point

If there are not 3 that interest you, you don’t have to vote for three options — one or two is fine.

Voting Ends November 29. At the end of the voting period. the top two vote-getters will be the BOTMs. If we have a tie, we will use number of first place votes, or if that doesn't work, number of second place votes as a tie-breaker. If we need another tie-breaker, we will discuss in thread and add to rules in future.

If you want to change your vote, please wait until after the next tally update. If we haven't updated the tallies for a while by the end of the voting period, we'll add two more days to the voting period in case members want to change their vote.

We will be tracking the votes in a google sheet. You can check the point tally here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... We'll also post updates occasionally in thread.

Final List of Nominations

1. My Fair Concubine by Jeannie Lin

2. Twin of Ice by Jude Deveraux

3. Rejarby Dara Joy

4. Carry the World by Susan Fanetti

5. Venetia by Georgette Heyer

6. The Bride Wore Scarlet by Liz Carlyle

7. Lord of a Thousand Nights by Madeline Hunter

8. Beyond Sunrise by Candice Proctor

9. The Passions of Emma by Penelope Williamson

10. A Duke of Her Own by Eloisa James

11. My Last Duchess by Eloisa James

12. Accidentally Compromising the Duke by Stacy Reid

13. Unforgivable by Joanna Chambers

14. Conor's Way by Laura Lee Guhrke

15. The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

16. The Duchess War by Courtney Milan

Mama's Vote Choices

> First choice ~ My Last Duchess = 3 points
> Second choice ~ Accidentally Compromising the Duke = 2 points
> Third choice ~ Lord of a Thousand Nights = 1 point

Carry the World = 3 points
Veneita = 2 points
A Duke of Her Own = 1 point

Beyond Sunrise by Candace Proctor 3 pts.
Carry the World by Susan Fanetti 2 pts.
Unforgivable by Joanna Chambers 1 pt.

1st choice: Lord of a Thousand Nights
2nd choice: Conor's Way
3rd choice: Unforgivable

Lord of a Thousand Nights - 3 points

Accidentally Compromising the Duke - 2 points

Carry The World - 1 point

First- A Duke of her own
Second- The Duchess War
Third- Venetia

Conor's Way 1 point
Beyond Sunrise 2 points
Accidentally Compromising the Duke 3 points

A Duke of Her Own - 3 points
The Duke and I - 2 points
The Duchess War - 1 point

Accidentally Compromising the Duke - 3 points
Lord of a Thousand Nights - 2 points
Conor's Way - 1 point

First choice - Accidentally Compromising the Duke
Second choice - My Last Duchess
Third choice - Unforgivable.

First Choice : Duchess war
Second Choice : Venetian
Third Choice : Unforgivable

Lord of a Thousand Nights - 3 points
My Fair Concubine - 2 points
Conor's Way. - 1 point

3 Points
2 Points
1 Point

3 points
2 points
1 point

1) Carry the World by Susan Fanetti - 3 points

2) Accidentally Compromising the Duke by Stacy Reid - 2 points

3) The Duchess War by Courtney Milan - 1 point

Updated and we have a THREE way tie between A Duke of Her Own,Lord of A Thousand Nights, and Accidentally Compromising. With 96 total, these 3 share 45 of the points.

So many good choices this month! I don't think my choices will be a tie-breaker, but we'll see. :)

Ohhh....maybe I should switch my #1 and #2! ( Can I?) Those two were a toss up for me.

Mariana wrote: "Ohhh....maybe I should switch my #1 and #2! ( Can I?) Those two were a toss up for me."

You can! Now is a perfect time. I'll change it and you can let me know if you decide you want to keep your original instead.

***WITH this update, Accidentally compromising is now in first w/ 16 points.

#10 A Duke of Her Own 3 points

I was cleaning out my closest and accidentally found it

Sam (AMNReader) wrote: "Mariana wrote: "Ohhh....maybe I should switch my #1 and #2! ( Can I?) Those two were a toss up for me."

You can! Now is a perfect time. I'll change it and you can let me know if you decide you wan..."

Thanks!

May I flip my first and third picks? Sorry if that is not allowed, I'm still a bit new to this group. :)

Topastro wrote: "May I flip my first and third picks? Sorry if that is not allowed, I'm still a bit new to this group. :)"

Oh, it's allowed & done--since only one's voted since the tally it's a good time, otherwise we prefer after a subtotal :) !
A Duke of Her Own now in the lead!

Since my 3 picks are nowhere near leading, I might change my top pick altogether to try to move my preference closer to or keep it at a 1-2 spot. I’ll wait for your next update, Sam.

T. wrote: "Since my 3 picks are nowhere near leading, I might change my top pick altogether to try to move my preference closer to or keep it at a 1-2 spot. I’ll wait for your next update, Sam."

We can BR candace Proctor anytime!!
And everything is updated so if you feel like changing please do.

People have very tough choices this time around, which is why I've yet to vote.

Not sure how useful it is for me to vote for my top pick as I see no one else has picked it lol, but here goes anyway:
1. My Fair Concubine
2. Carry the World
3. Venetia

If there are no other votes for My Fair Concubine then I'd replace it by a vote for The Duke and I.

So much strategic thinking involved in these votes. :)

Okay, I too have been pondering my plan of attack, whether to do a late strike or to vote early on books not really anywhere near the lead in the hope, that someone else might also change their votes, after seeing that those choices might not be completely hopeless after all. Mods, be prepared for a lot of last minute changes!

Okay, I'm going to go out on a limb try to push up some currently way out of contention books:
3 points: Unforgivable
2 points: Conor's Way
1 point: Lord of a Thousand Nights

ABO-Anonymous wrote: "Not sure how useful it is for me to vote for my top pick as I see no one else has picked it lol, but here goes anyway:
1. My Fair Concubine
2. Carry the World
3. Venetia

If there are no other v..."

We have FIVE days! If nothing else, hold on to it for another nomination, or put out some buddy read vibes! I'm just starting Jeannie Lin's work and will be excited to read more.

I'm assuming you are going in order of choices - MFC is your top vote?

Jultri wrote: "So much strategic thinking involved in these votes. :)

Okay, I too have been pondering my plan of attack, whether to do a late strike or to vote early on books not really anywhere near the lead i..."

I'm ready at my keyboard! For this category in particular, or lack thereof, it's a great chance to be lobbying and having fun.

I'm updating as we speak.

I could probably choose half of this list as my top choice so have been waiting as well. It is fun to see we have some rallying going :).

Joanna Loves Reading wrote: "I could probably choose half of this list as my top choice so have been waiting as well. It is fun to see we have some rallying going :)."

I could definitely reread two of these books at the drop of a hat so this is relatable. Then I'm curious about a bunch more. I won't say how many times I switched my #s around while entering!

Sam (AMNReader) wrote: "T. wrote: "Since my 3 picks are nowhere near leading, I might change my top pick altogether to try to move my preference closer to or keep it at a 1-2 spot. I’ll wait for your next update, Sam."

W..."

I purchased that Proctor book as soon it released on ebook. I’d be game for that BR.

3 points = A Duke of Her Own
2 points = Unforgiveable
1 point = The Duchess War

so? the suspense is killing me :)

Looks like A Duke of Her Own won and Accidentally Compromising the Duke will beat the Lord of a Thousand Nights in a tie breaker.

Joanna Loves Reading wrote: "Looks like A Duke of Her Own won and Accidentally Compromising the Duke will beat the Lord of a Thousand Nights in a tie breaker."

That's what I got and wanted to make sure I didn't miscount and then forgot to touch base w/ you! :)

Sam (AMNReader) wrote: "Joanna Loves Reading wrote: "Looks like A Duke of Her Own won and Accidentally Compromising the Duke will beat the Lord of a Thousand Nights in a tie breaker."

That's what I got and wanted to make..."

Ok glad we're on the same page! I'll update the shelves.