Austenesque Lovers TBR Pile Reading Challenge 2017 discussion

If you are willing to place one of your February reading choices in the hands of another person, 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 January 24th.

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 just look at their list in the above comments and leave a new comment with their name and the book you chose for them by January 31st.

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 February book.

Yay, first one of the year.

Here's my list:
1. Love & Friendship by Jane Austen
2. Dreams & Expectation by Wendi Sotis
3. Goodly Creatures by Beth Massey
4. The Red Chrysanthemum by Linda Beutler
5. Pride, Prejudice, and the Perfect Match by Marilyn Brant
6. Find Wonder in All Things by Karen Cox
7. Bluebells in Mourning by KaraLynne Mackrory
8. Finding Mr. Darcy by Erin Butler
9. Remember the Past by Maria Grace
10. The Secret Betrothal by Jan Hahn

Looking forward to your pick. :)

I'll be up for this one, this time around Sopia. I'll check the spreadsheet I'm compiling of all the JAFF books, ebooks and audios I've got (it's a long job trawling through my Amazon and Audible purchase histories!) and I'm going to put my ten oldest, unread books on my list.

Thanks again*10000000...
1)Aerendgast by Rachel Berman
2)Intrigue at Highbury by Carrie Bebris
3)The Courtship of Edward Gardiner
4) Holidays with Jane: Will you be Mine?
5)Mary Bennet by Kate Allen

@Anji Sounds good, Anji! I had to do that two years ago after noticing I got a few books twice. Like your plan to get to those oldies. That's what I did, too, but I also picked only ones from my e-reader so they will count toward another reading challenge I joined. Two birds; one stone. :)

@Kirk You're very welcome, Kirk! Plenty of time to shuffle the lists as needed. I'm still contemplating a few I might swap out.

We skip January? I only started doing this in the last couple of months of 2016....

Here are my February picks:

An Unlikely Missionary
Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rock Star
Mr. Darcy Goes Overboard: A Tale of Tide & Prejudice
Pemberley Ranch
A Weekend with Mr. Darcy
Persuade Me

I own all of these and just keep skipping over them to get to the newest Regency titles! I need to spread my wings a bit.

Barb wrote: "We skip January? I only started doing this in the last couple of months of 2016...."

We do it every other month. So we did it in December and will pick in January for reading in February.

Sheila wrote: "Barb wrote: "We skip January? I only started doing this in the last couple of months of 2016...."

We do it every other month. So we did it in December and will pick in January for reading in Febru..."
Thanks, Sheila. I thought I just missed November since I was in Poland. But, now I know!

No problem - we all need a little help now and then.

I'm in!! It was so much fun having someone pick for me. I was able to clear out a couple of books from my TBR pile. I accidentally put a book 2 on my list so, when it was picked, I had to quickly read book 1. That cleared out 2 books from my pile.

Someone please pick for me in February 2017:

1) Memory: Volume 1, Lasting Impressions: A Tale Of Pride And Prejudice
2) Darcy's Journey
3) A Remedy Against Sin: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
4) It Happened at Netherfield Park: Three Pride and Prejudice Novelettes
5) Miss Bingley's Revenge
6) Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued
7)One False Step: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
8) Mistaking Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
9)Undone Business: A Pride and Prejudice Novella Variation
10) Second Chances

Whoever chooses for me... I thank you in advance.

Here's my list to start making a dent on that unread bookshelf!

1) Mr. Darcy, Vampyre by Amanda Grange
2) Darcy's Story by Janet Aylmer
3) Longbourn by Jo Baker
4) Sandition by Jane Austen
5) A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter by William Deresiewicz
6) Jane and the Genius of the Place by Stephanie Barron (I don't actually own this one but want to continue the series)

OK, these are among the oldest, as in when I bought or acquired them (freebies or giveaways). Not exactly THE ten oldest, as I discovered that some of those are very short tales, obtained as freebies:

01. Pride & Prejudice & Assassinations by Leo Charles Taylor
02. Darcy's Days by Fitzwilliam Darcy
03. Darcy's Passions: Pride and Prejudice Retold Through His Eyes by Regina Jeffers
04. The Trials of the Honorable F. Darcy by Sara Angelini
05. Swimming in Rain by Heather C. Myers
06. 1932 by Karen M. Cox
07. Mrs. Dashwood Returns by Lucia Edgerton
08. The Proud and the Prejudiced: A Modern Twist on Pride and Prejudice by Colette L. Saucier
09. Mr. Darcy's Promise by Jeanna Ellsworth
10. Foundation of Love: The Gypsy Blessing 2 by Wendi Sotis

Ha, I see Stephanie Barron’s latest will be out in paperback in January so I am in! Am trying to limit my recreational reading in 2017 so as to finish a draft of my next novel by the end of June.

1. Stephanie Barron, Jane and the Waterloo Map
2. Robert Rodi, Edgar and Emma: A Novel After Jane Austen
3. Sherwood Smith, Rondo Allegro
4. Trevor Yorke, Georgian & Regency Houses Explained
5. Paula Byrne, The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things

Ok. I am in again for February: So here goes.
1. The Companion of His Future Life by Jack Caldwell
2. Consequences by C P Odom
3. The Secret Betrothal: A Pride and Prejudice Alternate Path by Jan Hahn
4. Into Kent by Stan Hurd
5. The Storm by Ola Wegner
6. Love at First Slight by J marie Croft
7. Sincerely Yours by Robin Helm
8. Willoughby's Return: A Tale of Almost Irresistible Temptation by Jane Odiwe
9. A Visitor's Guide To Jane Austen's England by Sue Wilkes
10. The Ashes of Longbourn by Melanie Schertz

I am in for this but am delaying posting my list as last time I read several on the list I posted before it was time to select for each other. When do we trade names, Sophia, so I have a deadline for posting my choices?

I'm with Sheila on this one. Would love to part of it but will post my list closer to the deadline.
Thank you Sophia for organising this again.

I'll pick on January 24th, ladies. Glad to have you participate again. :)

Thanks for getting back to me/us on the date. Happy New Year.

I'll be posting my list of choices later, too. I always look forward to the Pick-It-For-Me months. Thanks for continuing to coordinate this, Sophia. You're a peach!

I'm in and will be posting my list closer to the 24

Hello,

I will ask you to pick for me when it comes to March as I am reviewing a couple of books in February as part as a blog tour... I will tell you more about them!

Ana

Sophia wrote: "Yay, first one of the year.

Here's my list:
1. Love & Friendship by Jane Austen
2. Dreams & Expectation by Wendi Sotis
3. Goodly Creatures by Beth Massey
4. The Red Chrysanthemum by Linda Beutler
..."

2. Dreams & Expectation by Wendi Sotis
and
4. The Red Chrysanthemum by Linda Beutler

I finished D&E just yesterday and I read the Red Chrysanthemum some months ago.

Anji wrote: "OK, these are among the oldest, as in when I bought or acquired them (freebies or giveaways). Not exactly THE ten oldest, as I discovered that some of those are very short tales, obtained as freebi..."

04. The Trials of the Honorable F. Darcy by Sara Angelini
05. Swimming in Rain by Heather C. Myers
08. The Proud and the Prejudiced: A Modern Twist on Pride and Prejudice by Colette L. Saucier

@ Ana-

I don't think it will be a problem. I'll draw your name and the other person's names on time. You can pick for them by the end of January so they can do their book in February. The person who gets your name can choose and then you can get to the book as soon as you can. If this sounds confusing, I'll help you through the steps when we get closer. :) Glad you can join us.

I'm in

1. Manga Classics: Emma
2. The Many Lives of Fitzwilliam Darcy
3. Mr. Darcy's Vow: A Pride and Prejudice Story
4. The Netherfield Affair: A Dark Darcy Mystery
5. The True Darcy Spirit
6. You Had Me At Hello

Sophia wrote: "@ Ana-

I don't think it will be a problem. I'll draw your name and the other person's names on time. You can pick for them by the end of January so they can do their book in February. The person ..."

Perfect! thanks!!

Guys somehow I missed this post. Didn't get a notification about it. Am I too late to join in?

You're fine, Teresa! I haven't even sent the reminder for it out yet. I don't pick until the 24th. So toss down that list. :)

Goodo!!! I'll be there.

I am posting now and will try not to read any of these before being matched up for someone to select one for me to read. I took all of these from my Wish List on Amazon...some are Christmas related but I can still enjoy them I am sure:

1.) Nothing but the Deepest Love: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
2.) A Very Merry Masquerade: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Novella
3.) Rescuing Mrs. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
4.) A Merry Christmas Chase
5.) Proud and Prejudicial: A Modern-Day Reimagining
6.) Behind the Mask: A Pride & Prejudice Alternative Novel
7.) Convincing Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Novella
8.) Darcy and Elizabeth: An Undeniable Attraction: A Pride and Prejudice Compromise
9.) Dearly Beloved
10.) Mr. Darcy's Love

Here we go again.

1) The Maid and The Footman: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
2) Mount Hope: An Amish Retelling of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park
3) Darcy's Hope: Beauty from Ashes: A WWI Pride & Prejudice Variation
4)Mr. Knightley's Secret
5) Locket in Time

Looking forward to participating in this again.

My list is-

1. This Disconcerting Happiness. C.Morland.
2. Duty Demands. E.Owen.
3. The Honourable Mr Darcy. J.Joy.
4. Unleashing Mr Darcy. T.Wilson.
5. Guilt Trip. J. Caldwell.

Thanks once again Sophia for organising this!

I am in, but I haven't had time to look at my list to see what I have. I will post my list this weekend (hopefully!)

Since Sophia kindly gives us up to the 24th to finish posting our lists, I'm waiting till closer to the deadline. (Who knows what I might end up reading between now and then?)

OK.... so I got 9...but I am trying to write, too!

1. The Bennet Fury by Melanie Schertz *
2. Captain Wentworth Home from the Sea
3. At Darcy House: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
4. Sarah's Story by Stacy B.
5. Becoming Elizabeth Darcy
6. Desperate Hearts: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
7. A Most Singular Venture (Elizabeth and Richard Mysteries, #4)
8. Rescuing Mrs. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
9. Colonel Fitzwilliam and the Countess of Sainte Toulours

Debbie wrote: "Since Sophia kindly gives us up to the 24th to finish posting our lists, I'm waiting till closer to the deadline. (Who knows what I might end up reading between now and then?)"
I have been avoiding reading these for so long, I am pretty sure I won't get to them by the end of the month! LOL

Got my list

Sanditon: Jane Austen's Last Novel Completed by Jane Austen
Darcy By Any Other Name by Laura Hile
First (Wrong) Impressions by K. Ball
Undercover - An Austen Noir by Cat Gardiner
The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet byBernie Su
Persuading Annie by Melissa Nathan
Pride, Prejudice and Jasmin Field by Melissa Nathan
Austensibly Ordinary by Alyssa Goodnight

I was so happy with my choice last time I'm going to see what happens this month!

1. Death Comes to Pemberley
2. The Passions of Dr. Darcy by Sharon Lathan (has been on my shelf since 2012)
3. Sense & Sensibility (The Austen Project, #1) by Joanna Trollope
4. The Suspicion at Sanditon by Carrie Bebris
5. Vanity and Vexation: A Novel of Pride and Prejudice by Kate Fenton

I'm in!
Here is my list:

1) The Other Mr. Darcy
2) The Daughters of Delaford: A Continuation of "Mrs. Dashwood Returns" and Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility"
3) The Madness of Mr. Darcy
4) Artemis in the Desert
5) 1932
6) Fall For You
7) Second Glances: A Tale of Less Pride and Prejudice Continues
8) Mansfield
9) Pride, Prejudice, and Cheese Grits
10) Charlotte Collins: A Continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

Hey everyone, I'm in for the Feb pick. Here's my list:

1. One Thread Pulled: The Dance with Mr. Darcy by Diane Oaks
An Unexpected Legacy by Don Miller
2. Overlooked by Helen Williams
3. Behind the Mask: A Pride & Prejudice Alternative Novel by Bronwen Chisholm
4. A Respectable Man: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Aubrey Anderson
5. Before a Fall: A Pride and Prejudice Reimagining by Jennifer Kay
6. Words Spoken in Anger: A Pride and Prejudice variation by Margaret Gale
7. The Whisky Wedding: A Mr. Darcy & Elizabeth Bennet Story by Elizabeth Ann West
8. A Lie Universally Hidden by Anngela Schroeder
9. Fair Winds and Homeward Sail: Sophy Croft's Story by Sherwood Smith
10. Mr. Darcy's Present: A Pride and Prejudice Holiday Vagary by Regina Jeffers

I can't wait to see which book I get to read. Thanks Sophia for starting this again.

OK, here I go with my list:

1. Find You in Paris by Alix Nichols
2. The Light of Dawn: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Madeline Kennet
3. Before a Fall: A Pride and Prejudice Reimagining by Jennifer Kay
4. Going Home to Pemberley: A Pride & Prejudice Continuation by E. Bradshaw
5. Once Upon a Story: An Austen Fairytale by Ney Mitch
6. Darcy's Big Wish by Cassandra Leigh
7. Snowbound at Hartfield: A Sweet Tea Novella; Pride and Prejudice sequel by Maria Grace
8. Proud and Presidential: What if the Candidates Fell in Love? by Josie Case
9. At Darcy House: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Jane Grix
10. Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor by Stephanie Barron

Happy Reading, everybody!

Debbie wrote: "OK, here I go with my list:

1. Find You in Paris by Alix Nichols
2. The Light of Dawn: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Madeline Kennet
3. [book:Before a Fall: A ..."

Interesting list, Debbie. I have only read one of those and just this week.

Here are Lenora's choices:




Pick her a good one. :)

Howdy All!

Here is the result of the drawing. Remember, the person listed on the left picks for the name listed to the right. Pick from the person's list in the above comments. Please make your picks by Jan 31st so we can begin reading right on Feb 1st. Make a new comment with the person's name and the book you picked for them. Oh, and don't forget to check for a comment with the book choice someone else made for you.

Sophia --> Ana
Kirk --> Kristin
Barb --> Sheila
J.W. --> Teresa
Chelsea --> Mary
Anji --> Don
Abigail --> Victoria
Deborah --> Ahnya
Patricia --> Carmen
Ana --> Erika
Kristin --> Debbie
Sheila --> Lenora
Teresa --> Sophia
Mary --> Kirk
Don --> Barb
Ahnya --> J.W.
Victoria --> Chelsea
Carmen --> Anji
Erika --> Abigail
Debbie --> Deborah
Lenora --> Patricia

Let me know if you have questions or need some help. Also, when you finish reading, feel free to drop a comment here about what you thought of your book.
Happy Reading!

Hi Ana!

I'm picking The Trials of the Honorable F. Darcy by Sara Angelini for you to read. It was one of the first modern retellings I read. Hope you like it.

Debbie,
All of your books look really interesting but I have picked Snowbound at Hartfield: A Sweet Tea Novella; Pride and Prejudice sequel. I recently found it and am really interested in seeing if Colonel Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth Elliot work together.

Hi Kristin,
Thanks for the links!(maybe I'll do that next time). I'm torn between two but hoping you will love The Many Lives of Fitzwilliam Darcy. Many of our compatriots here seemed to enjoy it! Cheers!

Carmen I'm choosingCharlotte Collins: A Continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice I'm curious what you think.