Historical Romance Book Club discussion

For the month of NOVEMBER 2024, we will be reading historical romance with the following theme:

Matchmaking : Books where the main characters (MC) utilize a matchmaker or matchmaking service to find love. Includes books where an MC is a matchmaker.

Rules of Nominations:

1. Not more than 2 novel nominations per member.
2. No book we have read as a group read in the last 2 yrs. (Please check the group's Bookshelf)
3. No author we have read in the last one year (see below).

(*we are no longer including novella’s as a separate BOTM. If a novella is nominated, please note the number of pages)

>> Nominations end on September 16th <<

Authors ineligible for November 2024:

Jane Feather – October 2024
LM Montgomery – October 2024
Laura Lee Guhrke – October 2024
Loretta Chase – September 2024
Grace Burrowes – September 2024
Minerva Spencer – September 2024
Shana Galen – August 2024
Alice Coldbreath – August 2024
Mimi Matthews – August 2024
Suzanne Enoch - July 2024
Lenora Bell - July 2024
Sabrina Jeffries - July 2024
Julia Quinn - June 2024
Virgina Henley - June 2024
Carla Kelly - June 2024
Jillian Hunter – May 2024
Joanna Shupe – May 2024
Rose Gordon – May 2024
Meredith Duran – April 2024
Stacey Reid – April 2024
Courtney Milan – April 2024
Sophie Jordan - March 2024
Stella Riley - March 2024
Johanna Lindsey - March 2024
Lauren Smith - Feb 2024
Amy Jarecki – Feb 2024
Lorraine Heath – Feb 2024
Mary Balogh - Jan 2024
Virginia Heath - Jan 2024
Eva Leigh - Jan 2024
Elizabeth Hoyt - Dec 2023
Julie Anne Long - Dec 2023
Lara Temple - Dec 2023
Lisa Kleypas - Nov 2023
Gaelen Foley - Nov 2023
Maggie Fenton - Nov 2023

Nice theme!!

I nominate
Just kidding. Hmmmmmm. I'm very surprised that I don't have more in my tbr that fit the theme. Can't wait to see what gets nominated.

I'll go with

I tend to like this trope so here is one. I read the first in the series and this is the last

Merry wrote: "I tend to like this trope so here is one. I read the first in the series and this is the last "

Yeah I read the first one in that series too. According to my review, it was our BOTM (for the matchmaking trope LOL) way back in Dec 2020. I did like it at the time, and planned to read more in the series but never did. So I would like to read your nom, and I’ll probably vote for it when the time comes.

I’m not sure what to nominate. I don’t know that many books with this trope, actually. I did enjoy Jane Feather’s matchmaking Duncan sisters series, but it looks like The Bachelor List has already won for October BOTM (twentieth century). LOL.

I searched for matchmaker books on GR, and came up with this one that looks like it might be a decent read. So I will nominate A Matchmaker for a Marquess by Christi Caldwell.

Yes, this is a tough theme to find books for (where the author is eligible!!).

I will nominate The Matchmaker by Rexanne Becnel

I was thinking arranged marriage, but matchmaker is harder to find.

We can probably include novels where someone arranges a house party for the purposes of matching one person with another.

I've got An Invitation to Murder in my tbr. The main character is a matchmaker, but I think it is more mystery than HR. The romance would probably be supporting characters.

I would like to nominate these two books:

To Distraction by Stephanie Laurens
The Spare by Carolyn Jewel

To Distraction: the H MC asked his Aunt to find him a match (Bride)
The Spare: the H MC asks his friend to find him a suitable match

My second nomination is:At the Bride Hunt Ball by Olivia Parker

Oleander wrote: "I've got An Invitation to Murder in my tbr. The main character is a matchmaker, but I think it is more mystery than HR. The romance would probably be supporting characters."

I am happy for this to be nominated

Vivienne Lorret has a series called Misadventures in Matchmaking, there are three books in the series. All three may be applicable to this theme as the heroine in each book are Matchmakers. I think the second book may be the best fit. If it is suitable for this theme I would nominate Ten Kisses to Scandal.

Susan wrote: "My second nomination is:At the Bride Hunt Ball by Olivia Parker"
ooo, good choice! I'd like to read that one too.
Also I nominate An Invitation to Murder since it has been deemed eligible.

Clarissa wrote: "Vivienne Lorret has a series called Misadventures in Matchmaking, there are three books in the series. All three may be applicable to this theme as the heroine in each book are Matchmakers. I think..."

Yes, that seems to fit the theme. I will add it as a nomination

Last call for nominations. I will likely close this off tomorrow and then get the voting form up

Nominations closed. Voting will be ready soon.