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HBRC Bingo - 2023
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**Some suggestions for some of the themes**
Starts with a wedding:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
Features snow and Ice
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
https://shepherd.com/best-books/snowe...
Features twins
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Amnesia
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
H/h with interesting pet
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
Disabled Hero or Heroine
https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Red Headed heroine
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
Hero or heroine with child/children
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Older heroine
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Working or middle class
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
Large Families
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
I don’t understand how this is played. Will look in when it gets underway. I might then have some idea how to get involved.🤷♀️😂
This looks fun! I'll definitely be playing
This looks like fun. Please add me too. Also, if anyone is interested, you can make your own BINGO card online and add it to your post. https://bingobaker.com/ OR https://myfreebingocards.com/bingo-ca...
✔︎ B2) New Author - Phoebe by Minerva Spencer
✔︎ I1) Not Set in the UK - What the Duke Desires by Sabrina Jeffries
I2) One Word Title
✔︎ I3) Rarely Read Theme - The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan
I4) New Release
I5) Amnesia
✔︎ N1) Hero has grey eyes - A Lady Never Surrenders by Sabrina Jeffries
✔︎ N2) H/h with an interesting pet - Annie's Song by Catherine Anderson
✔︎ N3) HEA - The Taste of Innocence by Stephanie Laurens
✔︎ N4) Disabled Hero or Heroine - The Girl with the Pearl Pin by Lynne Connolly
✔︎ N5) Heroine has red hair - The Viscount and the Vixen by Lorraine Heath
✔︎ G1) Novella - The Peculiar Case of Lord Finsbury's Diamonds by Stephanie Laurens
✔︎ G2) Hero/heroine has a child - 'Twas the Night after Christmas by Sabrina Jeffries
✔︎ G3) Heroine over 30 - The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan
G4)
✔︎ G5) 7 Word Title - Loving Rose: The Redemption of Malcolm Sinclair by Stephanie Laurens
✔︎ O1) Last Book in Series - If the Viscount Falls by Sabrina Jeffries
✔︎ O2) Working class - The Masterful Mr. Montague by Stephanie Laurens
O3)
✔︎ O4) Large Family (6+Siblings) - And Then She Fell by Stephanie Laurens
✔︎ O5) A Debut Novel - Her Husband's Harlot by Grace Callaway
This will be a first for me, but I'm in!
I'm just going to document what I read and see how long it takes for me to get a BINGO.
BINGO 4 - 4/22/2023
B1) Starts with a wedding - His Jilted Bride
B2) New author to you - The Replacement Wife
B3) Features snow and ice - Mistletoe Mistress
B4) Published before 2000 - Affair
B5) Features twins - To Deceive a Highlander
BINGO 3 - 2/26/2023
I1) Not set in the UK - Immigrant Bride
I2) One word title - Loki
I3) A theme that you rarely read - A Madness in Spring
I4) A new release - Curled Up with an Earl
I5) Features amnesia (real or fake) - Her Counterfeit Husband
BINGO 2 - 2/23/2023
N1) Hero has grey eyes - The Wrong Highland Bridegroom
N2) H/h with an interesting pet - My Secret Duke
N3) HEA - Duke of Renown
N4) Disabled Hero or Heroine - A Highlander's Redemption
N5) Heroine has red hair - Tabitha
BINGO 1 - 1/14/2023
G1) Novella (150 pgs or less) - Wake Me With a Kiss and Ignored & Treasured - The Duke's Bookish Bride
G2) Hero or heroine have child/children* - An Angel in the Mail
G3) Heroine over 30 years of age - Spinster and the Duke
G4) Reread a favorite - The Highland Bride's Choice
G5) Title longer than 7 words - I Kissed an Earl (and I Liked It)
BINGO 5 - 4/29/2023
O1) Last book in a series - The Heiress Bride
O2) Working or middle class setting An Accidental Pirate: The Possibly True Adventures of Fanny Campbell
O3) Starts with a funeral - Someone to Love
O4) Large family (6 siblings or more) - Sensing Danger
O5) A debut novel - Secrets and a Scandal
BLACKOUT - 4/29/2023
Jenny's Tracking Post: 2023 BINGO
I've decided to see how many BINGOs I can get during the year, hopefully hitting each category at least once!
Bingo #1: Jan 14th-
G1) Novella: Their Marchioness by Jess Michaels
G2) Hero has a child: Up All Night with a Good Duke by Amy Rose Bennett
G3) Heroine over 30: That Camden Summer by LaVyrle Spencer
G4) Reread a favorite:
G5) Long Title: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
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I'm still deciding how to approach this challenge. I think I'm going to aim for multiple BINGOs throughout the year but do them one at a time, and allow m..."
This is the first time we have done this....I think your approach is good. I am thinking I am going to also aim for multiple Bingos - perhaps culminating in a 'blackout' where I have completed all categroies.
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I1) Not set in the UK
I2) One word title - Ravished by Amanda Quick
I3) A theme that you rarely read
I4) A new release
I5) Features amnesia (real or fake)
My plan is to select and read these over the next 2 months
My first HR for the year was Ravished by Amanda Quick...so I have a quick win with the 'one word' title. An enjoyable read
I'm in ...this does look quite fetching.
COMPLETED....BINGO IN BOLD
B1= Yours Truly, The Duke
B2= Well Behaved Women
B3=
B4 = Duchess of My Heart
B5= Falling Into Bed with a Duke
I1 = When a Scot Ties the Knot
I2= Tavish
I3 = The Passion of Darius: A Gothic Tale of Love and Seduction
I4= The House of Eve
I5= The Wolf and the Wildflower
N1= Yours Truly, The Duke
N2= When a Scot Ties the Knot
N3 = Verity and the Forbidden Suitor
N4= Designing His Duchess
N5= Leviathan
G1= The Courtship
G2= A Light in the Forest
G3=
G4= The Trouble with Being a Duke
G5=
O1= The Wicked Duke
O2= His Wicked Reputation
O3= Duchess of My Heart
O4=
O5= One Season with the Duke
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Looks fun! This will be my tracking post.I think I'll just figure this out through trial and error:)
First BINGO - on the diagonal
G4 - Reread a favorite
O5 - A debut novel
Second BINGO
I1 - Not set in UK
O1 - Last book in a series
Third Bingo
G4 - Reread a favorite
G5 - Title longer than 7 words
Tracking post Thinking understand it now. 👍
B1 Start with a Wedding. The Saxon Lord's Unwanted Bride
B2 New Author to me Emily Windsor The Duke of Diamonds
B3 Snow Ice An Affair in Winter
B4 Before 2000. Brighter Than the Sun
B5 Twins. Courting Danger
BINGO
O1 Last Book in Series Bjorn
O2 Working /Middle Class The Wicked Wallflower
O3 Starts with a Funeral
O4 Large Family The Heir
O5 Debut Novella It Was Only a Kiss
Yay! I've been looking forward to a BINGO that's HR-themed, so I'll definitely join!
Missy's tracking post.B1) Starts with a wedding - A Kingdom of Dreams
B2) New author to you - Love and Other Perennial Habits
B3) Features snow and ice - Knockout Bit of a stretch. In one scene, it was snowing in London and they had to take shelter in his apartment.
B4) Published before 2000 - Heart of the Storm First published in 1995.
B5) Features twins - Bedchamber Games
I1) Not set in the UK - The Black Lion by Victoria Vale. Set in Jamaica, on a pirate ship, and the wilds of Madagascar.
I2) One word title - Barbarous by Minerva Spencer.
I3) A theme that you rarely read - Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning. Time travel.
I4) A new release - The Counterfeit Scoundrel by Lorraine Heath. Released on Feb. 21st.
I5) Features amnesia (real or fake) - In Her Highlander's Bed by Lynsay Sands. Heroine fakes amnesia to protect herself.
N1) Hero has grey eyes - To Catch an Earl
N2) H/h with an interesting pet - The Duke Identity (heroine has a pet ferret) by Grace Callaway
N3) HEA - Blame It on the Duke
N4) Disabled Hero or Heroine - The Princess and the Rogue. Hero has hearing loss in one ear from a shot of a canon.
N5) Heroine has red hair - The Duke Gets Even
G1) Novella (150 pgs or less) - The Duelist's Seduction 137 pages.
G2) Hero or heroine have child/children - M is for Marquess. Heroine has a daughter.
G3) Heroine over 30 years of age - The Countess
G4) Reread a favorite - Seduced by His Touch
G5) Title longer than 7 words - In Which Matilda Halifax Learns the Value of Restraint
O1) Last book in a series - Scandalous
O2) Working or middle-class setting - The Valet's Secret
O3) Starts with a funeral - The Wrong Marquess
O4) Large family (6 siblings or more) - Tempted by His Kiss
O5) A debut novel - In Which Margo Halifax Earns Her Shocking Reputation
Seems like fun. would like to participate My tracking post.B1) Starts with a wedding - Deceived by Nicola Cornick
B2) New author to you- Lady Windermere s lover by Miranda Neville
B3) Features snow and ice- Snow Angel - Mary Balogh
B4) Published before 2000- Conqueror's Kiss by Hannah Howell
B5) Features twins - Ravished by Virginia Henley
I1) Not set in the UK- A Rose at Midnight by Anne Stuart
I2) One word title- Amelia by Diana Palmer
I3) A theme that you rarely read-Another Dawn by Sandra Brown
I4) A new release - Her Ruthless Duke by Scarlett Scott
I5) Features amnesia (real or fake)- Lovers Forever by Shirlee Busbee
N1) Hero has grey eyes- The Duke Wins a Bride by Nina Jarrett
N2) H/h with an interesting pet- Her Deceptive Duke by Scarlett Scott
N3) HEA- Her Missing Marquess by Scarlett Scott
N4) Disabled Hero or Heroine - Bewitched by Heather Cullman
N5) Heroine has red hair- Love Storm by Susan Johnson
G1) Novella (150 pgs or less)- The Angel and the Aristocrat by Merry Summer
G2) Hero/Heroine have child/children-The Secrets of a Proper Countess by Lecia Cornwall
G3) Heroine over 30 years of age - His Make believe Bride by Cynthia Wright
G4) Reread a favorite- someone to love by Mary Balogh
G5) Title longer than 7 words - How to lose a Bride in one night by Sophie Jordan
O1) Last book in a series- Her Virtuous Viscount by Scarlett Scott
O2) Working or middle class setting- The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
O3) Starts with a funeral - Duchess of my heart by Maya Banks
O4) Large family (6 siblings or more)- Sensing Danger by Wendy Vella
O5) A debut novel-Surrendering to the Duke by Stevie Sparks
Also, if there are any lists for the themes, pls do share . Thanks
Add me too please. It looks like I am going to start with all the 1sFirst Bingo complete:
B1: Deceived Starts with a wedding
I1: Imperfect Illusions
"Not set in the UK: (France)
N1 An Extraordinary Union
G1: The Courtship
"Novella"
O1 An Unconditional Freedom
"Last Book in a Series"
(Need "Starts with a Wedding") scouring the chat now
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Hi Padma. I will share some lists for some of the themes.
I will put these underneath the tracking posts.
Some of the themes are a little obscure and harder to find (eg. grey eyed hero) but hopefully this can generate some discussion among the group.
I think I'll follow Susan's example and start with a diagonal and attempt multiple bingos/blackout as I continue. I like that idea. I'll post my initial bingo goal on my tracking post above.
That sounds good Susan, a list of themes would be helpful. Thank you 😊
The book I just read has a grey-eyed hero and well as a heroine with a disability - The Girl with the Pearl Pin
Thanks Susan. That would be very helpful 🙂
For Grey Eyes H: The Duke Wins a Bride by Nina Jarrett. I'm hoping to black the whole card. Is there a time period?
I am going to give this a try. Please add me.Starting with ...
✔O1) Last book in a series -
Worth Any Price - Lisa Kleypas - 1/10
O2) Working or middle class setting
O3) Starts with a funeral
O4) Large family (6 siblings or more)
O5) A debut novel
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I'm hoping to black the whole card. Is there a time period?"
There is no time period - readers can do this at their own pace. Some will likely just do a row or two and others may black out the whole card. If the latter is the case with a number of readers, then we could consider a second BINGO later in the year. As this is the first time we have done this......it is a learning process and we are kind of making it up as we go!!
I'm in, please add me.B1) Starts with a wedding
B2) New author to you - Who's That Earl Susanna Craig
B3) Features snow and ice - The Duke Alone
B4) Published before 2000
B5) Features twins -West End Earl
I1) Not set in the UK - The Lady Gets Lucky
I2) One word title - Notorious
I3) A theme that you rarely read - 2nd chance stories - The Marquess and I
I4) A new release - A Lady's Guide to Scandal
I5) Features amnesia (real or fake)- A Lady's Code of Misconduct
N1) Hero has grey eyes - Wrong Earl, Right Dare
N2) H/h with an interesting pet - Tempting the Bride (Sir Hard Shell)
N3) HEA - An Unexpected Earl
N4) Disabled Hero or Heroine - Ever Yours, Annabelle
N5) Heroine has red hair - The Devil Is a Marquess
G1) Novella (150 pgs or less) - When She Was Naughty
G2) Hero or heroine have child/children - The Scoundrel in Her Bed
G3) Heroine over 30 years of age - Waiting for a Scot Like You
G4) Reread a favorite - London's Perfect Scoundrel
G5) Title longer than 7 words - In Which Margo Halifax Earns Her Shocking Reputation
O1) Last book in a series
O2) Working or middle class setting - Death Below Stairs
O3) Starts with a funeral - The Wrong Marquess (Oh I enjoyed this one)
O4) Large family (6 siblings or more) - Sensing Danger
O5) A debut novel
Makeshift bingo card
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Quick question - what is the difference between "New Author" and "Never Read Author" or between "New Author" and "Debut Novel"?I'm probably making this more complicated than it needs to be, lol!
Lauren wrote: "Quick question - what is the difference between "New Author" and "Never Read Author" or between "New Author" and "Debut Novel"?I'm probably making this more complicated than it needs to be, lol!"
Maybe I'm missing it, but I think there is "new author to you" but not "new author" in the categories? So if that's correct, then there is difference between "new author to you" and "debut novel."
But "new author to you" and "never read author" do seem very similar, and I think most people probably mean "never read anything by" when they say "new author to me."
But for the purposes of this challenge, I could interpret "new author to you" as referring to one that I've never heard of until at the time I decide to pick a book for that category and then I go look for names of HR authors I've never heard of before (maybe by looking at a list or online book access sites, or by wandering around in a library or bookstore for example) versus "never read author" could be one I'm very aware of but have never gotten around to reading anything by.
Just my 2 cents!
Thanks very much, Cath!The idea of the "new author to me" being one I've never heard of before while the "never read author" being a familiar but unread author makes more sense. I'm going with that when deciding what to read!
I thought it was a good question, Lauren. I hadn't even noticed or thought about it until you brought it up, so thanks to you, too :)
Looks like I better go for a bingo G1 down through G5.
G5 title longer tham 7 words: Up All Night with a Good Duke by Amy Rose BennettDoes just 7 words count?
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I'm probably making this more complicated than it needs to be, lol!"
Whoops.....my bad. 'New author to you' and 'Never read author' would be the same.
I am going to change G2 from "Never read author' to 'Hero or heroine have a child/children'.
'Debut novel' is the first novel written by an author.
I apologise for this. I will amend the first 2 posts.
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Does just 7 words count?"
I think it does....rules are flexible....
Susan wrote: "Tracking Posts:Cath's Tracking Post
Cam's Tracking Post
Debby *Baby Dee* Tracking Post
Jan's Tracking Post
Jenny's Tracking Post
Jo's Tracking Post
Lauren's Tracking Post"
Lauren (cat) Tracking Po..."
Thanks a lot Susan
Msg 19 is my tracking post. Pls include. Thanks Susan
I am starting with B1 - Deceived by Nicola Cornick
I just read "Imperfect Illusions" which is a M/M WWI Romance. It is also "fantasy" because the characters have magical talents, but the war background is pretty accurate. Was also a very quick read. It checks a few boxes: not set in UK, theme rarely read, a kind of amnesia (though that may be pushing it), part of the book is "working class setting."
O4. Large Family, The Heir by Grace Burrowes. 9 brother’s and sister’s.
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Regular: say BINGO! You’ve read books that fit in the 5 categories presented on the bingo card in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line.
Blackout: BIGNO! Italian Bingo, you’ve read all the categories of books on the card.
Mix it up:( BONIG! Use the card as a way to inspire your reading life. Cross out as many categories of books that you’ve read which interest you.
Rules. There are not many…..
1. You can only use a book once. It can only be used for one category, even if it fits many.
2. The books need to be started and finished in 2023
**Please see message 8 for an example of a Bingo card (thanks Lauren!)
If you want to track your reading, create a post below and I will create a link for you. You can cut and paste the themes from the list below.
B1) Starts with a wedding
B2) New author to you
B3) Features snow and ice
B4) Published before 2000
B5) Features twins
I1) Not set in the UK
I2) One word title
I3) A theme that you rarely read
I4) A new release
I5) Features amnesia (real or fake)
N1) Hero has grey eyes
N2) H/h with an interesting pet
N3) HEA
N4) Disabled Hero or Heroine
N5) Heroine has red hair
G1) Novella (150 pgs or less)
G2) Hero or heroine have child/children*
G3) Heroine over 30 years of age
G4) Reread a favorite
G5) Title longer than 7 words
O1) Last book in a series
O2) Working or middle class setting
O3) Starts with a funeral
O4) Large family (6 siblings or more)
O5) A debut novel
*previously 'never read author' but this was a duplicate of 'author new to me'
Happy reading!
Example post:
BINGO!!
B1) Starts with a wedding – A Summer to Remember, Mary Balogh
B2) New author to you – The Earl Not Taken, AS Fenichel
B3) Features snow and ice – To Scotland with Love, Karen Hawkins
B4) Published before 2000 – Twin of Ice, Jude Devereaux (1991)
B5) Features twins – The Switch, Lynsay Sands