Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 68 (Apr/May)
1 April - 31 May 2025


This thread is for the participants' lists of the Meet & Greet Challenge. It will be closed until the groups are allocated and picking starts.

All discussion, chat, questions, and answers for this challenge are to occur in the other thread: here

KEY DATES:
18 March 4.00PM US EST (TUESDAY) - SIGN-UPS close date! Please allow a few hours for the groups to be posted. Once the groups are posted, picking for the groups will then commence.
20 March 12am NZ - picking starts for the bonus group.
31 March - PICKING due date! Picks for all group members must be completed.
1 April - OPENING date - Start reading!

Me :)

my spot!

📚MnG 69 📚 April/May

Group 2

Anastacia -

Breanne -

Carmen TBST -
Read: 5 April
Rating: 4⭐️

Cheryl -

Christy -

Connie N -

Ela -
Read: 1 April
Rating: 3⭐️

Elizabeth N -
Read: 30 May
Rating: 3⭐️

Jamie -
Read: 11 April
Rating: 3⭐️

Jenner -

Jessica -

Jodi -
Read: 11 May
Rating: 3⭐️

Mell -

Rachel C -
Read: 2 April
Rating: 4⭐️

Shelby -

Susan -
Read: 13 May
Rating: 4⭐️

SusanA -

UnusualChild (Beppy) -

RRRC Meet n Greet April 1 ~ May 31
Group 2

Anastacia:
The Lullaby Girl Apr 1 ★★★★
Impostor Apr 14 ★★★★
You Killed Me First Apr 16 ★★★★

Breanne:
The Searcher Apr 9 ★★★
Fallen Mountains Apr 4 ★★★★
The Lost Village Apr 19 ★★
Stone May 2 ★★★★

Carmen TBST:
Her Silent Bones Apr 12 ★★★
One Perfect Couple Apr 17 ★★★★
Truth and Lies Apr 29 ★★

Cheryl:
Fuzzy Navel Apr 23 ★★★★
Loud Mouth May 2 ★★★★
Gage May 3 ★★★★

Christy:
The Cleaner Apr 20 ★★★
Where Secrets Lie Apr 29 ★★★★
I Found You Apr 27 ★★★★

Connie N:
Unspeakable Apr 3 ★★★
Not Today Bossman May 12 ★★★
The One with the Kiss Cam May 11 ★★

Ela (Mouse333):
Murder at the Spring Ball Apr 7 ★★★
Black Ice Apr 11 ★★★★
The Snow Apr 15 ★★★

Elizabeth N:
Death at the Crystal Palace Apr 16 ★★★★
The Hypnotist Apr 18 ★★★★

Hazel:
Lucas Apr 4 ★★
Season of Death Apr 24 ★★★★★
Operation Bailey Wedding May 2 ★★★

Jamie:
Holiday in Death Apr 5 ★★★★
Behind Closed Doors Apr 25 ★★★★
Swift and Saddled May 1 ★★★★

Jenner:
No Comfort for the Dead Apr 13 ★★★★
Last Rituals Apr 19 ★★★★

Jessica:
The Mountain King Apr 6 ★★★★
The Creeper Apr 15 ★★★★
Shallow Ground Apr 22 ★★★

Jodi:
Cold as Hell Apr 5 ★★★★
Off the Grid Apr 20 ★★★
Conspiracy in Death Apr 24 ★★★★

Mell:
Orphan X Apr 15 ★★★★
The Weight of Silence - DNF
Love Quest May 11 ★★★

Rachel C:
Ridge Apr 1 ★★

Raine:
The Face of Deception Apr 8 ★★★★
The Crash Apr 4 ★★★
Lost and Lassoed May 12 ★★★★

Shelby:
The Lost Girls Apr 23 ★★★★
Awfully Ambrose May 3 ★★★★
Coen May 12 ★★★★

Susan:
Finders Keepers Apr 8 ★★★★
Die Trying Apr 13 ★★★★
Mr. Heartbreaker May 1 ★★★

UnusualChild (Beppy) :
Heath Apr 5 ★★
Space Murder Apr 3 ★★★
Dreaming of the Bones Apr 18 ★★★★

Bonus
*Wealie
Rogue May 9 ★★★
Impromptu Match May 10 ★★

*Susan:
Unrivaled May 13 ★★★★
Thin Ice May 14 ★★★★
How to Catch a Biker May 15 ★★

*Shelby:
A Spooky Legacy Apr 2 ★★★★★
Final Play May 3 ★★★★

*Raine
Honey Mead Murder Apr 5 ★★★★
Wanted May 4 ★★★★
A One-Time Thing May 20 ★★★

*MountainKat -
Afraid to Fly May 9 ★★★
Paper Roses May 16 ★★★★
Finding Lord Landry May 17 ★★★

*KarenH -
The Soldati Prince Apr 10 ★★★
Their Property Apr 10 ★★★

*Jane -
Steal the Key Apr 11 ★★★★
The Fix Is In Apr 14 ★★★
The Convenient Groom May 1 ★★★

*Jamie -
Prince and Assassin Apr 12 ★★★★
Next Season May 7 ★★★★
Unwritten Rules May 5 ★★★

*Elizabeth N -
The Rules of Royalty May 1 ★★★
Protecting Mr. Fine May 8 ★★★★
Don't Mess with the Ex May 10 ★★★

*Connie N -
Twisted Shadows Apr 4 ★★★
An Allotment of Time Apr 6 ★★★★
The Trouble With Trying to Save an Assassin Apr 25 ★★★★

*Christy -
Good Pucking Luck May 3 ★★★
The Amazing Alpha Tau Boyfriend Project May 5 ★★★
The Backup Plan May 8 ★★★

*Carrie -
The Fated Mate Bandit May 4 ★★★

Round 68 Leftover
Connie - Under the Knife Apr 2 ★★★
Jamie - The Housemaid's Secret May 16 ★★★★
Melissa - Dark Dive Apr 1 ★★★★
Nadine - Until the World Stops

RRRC Meet n Greet April 1 ~ May 31
Group 1
14 read

🎧 ✅ ⭐

✅ Grace - 4/2/25 4⭐'s


✅Nadine - 3 short stories read 4/1/25
4/7/25 3 ⭐
5/12/25 3.5 ⭐
✅MountainKat - 🎧 4/2/25 3.5 ⭐'s
3 short stories read 4/2/25


✅Aminko - 4/3/25 3 ⭐'s
pick 2
✅ R E C - 🎧 4/7/25 4 ⭐

✅ KarenH - 🎧 4/9/25 4 ⭐

✅LaurLa - 4/8/25 3 ⭐
🎧 5/30/25 4 ⭐

✅Margie - 🎧 4/13/25 4 ⭐

✅KathyD - 🎧 5/6/25 4 ⭐

✅Chiara - 5/12/25 3⭐

✅ Julie - 5/29/25 4⭐

✅ Sassafrass - 🎧 5/18/25 4⭐



currently reading

🎧


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Anissa -
Becky -
Carrie -


Diane ~Firefly~ -

Jane -




Melissa~ -
Wealie -




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
🎧 ✅ ⭐

Feb/March 2025 Leftovers
** Hazel


Anissa -
Becky -
Breanne -

Connie -

Kathy D -

Dec/Jan 24-25 leftovers read


✅ Aminko read 4/5/25 3.5 ⭐


Jane

Morgyn
UCBeppy



Oct/Nov 2024 leftover read
Avid Reader & GG -

***************************************************************

The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 69 (Apr/May)
1 April - 31 May 2025
Group 2 - 8/19
Bonus - 3/12

✔✔️★⭐🎧📖

***************************************************************

GROUP 2
✔️ Anastacia - Breaking Hailey by I.A. Dice 🎧📖 (04/18/25) ⭐⭐⭐
Breanne - A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows by Holly Renee (KU)
Carmen TBST - Little Stranger by Leigh Rivers (KU)
Cheryl - Wild Side by Elsie Silver (KU)
Christy - The Veiled Kingdom by Holly Renee (KU)
Connie N - The Art of Avoiding Your Werewolf by Lola Glass (KU)
✔️ Ela (Mouse333) - The Predator by RuNyx 📖 (04/28/25) ⭐⭐⭐
Elizabeth N - How Does It Feel? by Jeneane O'Riley ( paperback)
Hazel - The Mindf*ck Series by S.T. Abby (KU & omnibus paperback)
✔️ Jamie - Stalker by A.M. McCoy 📖 (05/17/25) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✔️ Jenner - His Juliet by Emilia Rossi 📖 (04/30/25) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Jessica - Broken Bonds by J. Bree (KU)
✔️ Jodi - Play Along by Liz Tomforde 📖 (04/19/25) ⭐⭐⭐
✔️ Mell - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas 🎧📖 (04/01/25) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rachel C - Phantasma by Kaylie Smith (KU & Audible)
✔️ Shelby - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst 🎧 (04/25/25) ⭐⭐⭐
Susan - Hooked by Emily McIntire (KU & paperback & Libby audio)
✔️ SusanA - Lights Out by Navessa Allen 🎧📖 (04/16/25) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
UnusualChild (Beppy) - Keep Me by Sara Cate (KU)




Group 2 Books (Reading Order):



***************************************************************

BONUS
*Wealie - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett (Libby & paperback)
*SusanA - Killer of Mine by Alexis Grace (KU)
✔️ *Susan - Quicksilver by Callie Hart 🎧📖 (04/22/25) ⭐⭐⭐
*Shelby - Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (Libby & paperback)
*MountainKat - Lady of Darkness by Melissa K. Roehrich (KU)
✔️ *KarenH - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna 📖 (04/24/25) ⭐⭐⭐
*Jane - Fae Touched by Lisa Rae Roman (KU)
*Jamie - The Lies We Steal by Monty Jay (KU)
*Elizabeth N - Never Fall for a Dragon by Lola Glass (KU)
*Connie N - The Awakening by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti (KU)
*Christy - Reign & Ruin by J.D. Evans (KU)
✔️ *Carrie - Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli 📖 (05/22/25) ⭐⭐




Bonus Books (Reading Order):


***************************************************************

Group 2 - 13/19

✔★

✔Anastacia - Secrets of Ruin|4/9/25|★★★★
✔Breanne - By Sin I Rise: Part One|4/11/25|★★★★
✔Carmen TBST - Dr. Perfect|4/23/25|★★★
✔Cheryl - His Rule|4/27/25|★★★★
✔Christy - The Bitterroot Inn|4/10/25|★★★
Connie N - Make It a Double
Ela (Mouse333) - Dead of Wynter
Elizabeth N - Evil Boys
Hazel - The Play
✔Jenner - Just For One Night|4/15/25|★★★
✔Jessica - Kings of Quarantine|6/30/25|★★★★
Jodi - Give Me More
✔Mell - Betrayal|4/13/25|★★★★★
✔Rachel C - Just for the Summer|4/5/25|★★★★★
Raine - Ruined Secrets
✔Shelby - Lover Awakened|4/12/25|★★★★★
✔Susan - Reckless|4/1/25|★★★★★
✔SusanA - Something to Dye For|4/24/25|★★★
✔UnusualChild (Beppy) - Wild Goose Chase|4/30/25|★★★



Bonus - 5/12

✔*Wealie - Mr. Notting Hill|4/20/25|★★★
*SusanA - Stay
*Susan - Love Your Queen
✔*Shelby - Here With Me|5/14/25|★★★
*Raine - Caught Up
*MountainKat - Darius
✔*KarenH - A Breath of Snow and Ashes|5/23/25|★★★★★
✔*Jane - Diamond in the Rough|6/6/25|★★★
✔*Elizabeth N - A Game of Malice and Greed|4/29/25|★★
*Connie N - Stone Cold Queen
*Christy - Heathen
*Carrie - Mafia Games

Apr/May
Group 1

7/5 completed

Aminko: Don't Close Your Eyes by Christie Craig
Anissa: Drop Dead Sisters by Amelia Diane Coombs - 5/17/25
Becky: Rocky Start by Jennifer Crusie - 4/26/25
Carrie: Whatever for Hire by RJ Blain
Chiara: Sprinkles and Sea Serpents by Danielle Garrett
Grace: A Cup of Flour, A Pinch of Death by Valerie Burns - 5/10/26
Jane: Fields' Guide to Assassins by Julie Mulhern
Julie: A Fatal Fettuccine by Julia Buckley
KarenH: That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming - 4/4/25
KathyD: People in Glass Houses by Jayne Castle - 5/27/25
LaurLa: Isn't It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams
Margie: The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Melissa: The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
MountainKat: Werewolf in Las Vegas by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Nadine: Book Lovers by Emily Henry - 4/23/25
REC: New Uses for Old Boyfriends by Beth Kendrick - 5/23/25
Sassafrass: The Foxe & the Hound by RS Grey
Wealie: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

Group 1 Picks

Aminko - Only for the Week
Anissa - Malachi
Becky - A Little Kissing Between Friends: A Black Romance Novel
Carrie - Higher Love
Chiara - Aisha & Gage: Wedding Special
Diane ~Firefly~ -Seven Days in June
Grace - - Been About You
Jane - Mister Jeweler, Mister Concierge
Julie - Desire: The Arranged Hearts Series
KarenH - A Girl Like Me
KathyD - Snatching the Heart of a Boss
LaurLa - Tinkering with Love
Margie - The Sweet Spot: A Maple Hills Novel
Melissa~ - Tattoo Your Name on My Heart
MountainKat - Mister Librarian
Nadine - Let Me Be Your Motivation
R E C - Business Not As Usual
Sassafrass - Revive Me, Part One: The Act
Wealie - Passion: The Arranged Hearts Series

Group 2 - April 1-May 31
19/19 picks received
17/19 chosen reads
5/5 read

Anastacia - House of Earth and Blood
Breanne - Skyshade
Carmen TBST - Every Summer After / The Paradise Problem
Cheryl - Next of Kin
Christy - Dear Banjo
✔ Connie N - In Full Bloom - Read 8/5, ★★★★★
Ela (Mouse333) - The Sugar Palace
Elizabeth N - Mr. Wrong Number
✔ Hazel - Full Measures - Read 7/4, ★★★★★
Jamie - Off to the Races
Jenner - Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief
Jessica - The Bridge Kingdom / One Dark Window
✔ Jodi - Breakaway - Read 17/5, ★★★★★
Rachel C - The Love Hypothesis
Raine - Icebreaker
Shelby - Shadow and Bone
Susan - My Dark Desire
✔ SusanA - With Any Luck - Read 11/4, ★★★★
✔ UnusualChild (Beppy) - Heartbeats and Hashtags - Read 29/5, ★★★

GROUP 2
19/19 suggested
4/19 read

✔Breanne - Wolf.e
Carmen TBST - God of Malice
Cheryl - Painted Scars
Christy - The Reluctant Billionaire
Connie N - Never Seduce a Scot
Ela (Mouse333) - Fairydale
Elizabeth N - House of Earth and Blood
Hazel - The Stopover
Jamie - The Ritual
Jenner - One Dark Window
Jessica - Metal Slinger
Jodi - King of Wrath
Mell - Phantasma
✔Rachel C - Pestilence
✔Raine - Lights Out
Shelby - Trickery
Susan - PS: I Hate You
SusanA - The Perfect Fit
✔UnusualChild (Beppy) - Play Along

Meet and Greet 69 (Group 2)
Duration: April - May 2025

Read = 6 / 19

Anastacia: A Curse of Scales & Feathers
Breanne: The Beast
Carmen TBST: Happily Never After
Cheryl: Your Dad Will Do
✅Christy: Happy Medium - 4 stars - 04/14
Connie N: Liquid: A Love Story
Ela (Mouse333): The Heir
Elizabeth N: The Pumpkin Spice Café
Hazel: House of Earth and Blood
Jamie: Rebel Witch
Jenner: Upon a Starlit Tide
Jessica: The Serpent and the Wolf
Jodi: Deep Cuts
✅Mell: Seven Days in June - 4 stars - 04/13
✅Raine: Hooked - 5 stars - 04/07
✅Shelby: Thunderhead - 5 stars - 04/18
✅Susan: PS: I Hate You - 5 stars - 04/11
SusanA: Deep End
✅UnusualChild (Beppy): Bared to You - 5 stars - 04/18

Group 2: 16/19

Anastacia - Lords of Pain - 10 May
Breanne - Locked
Carmen TBST - Chosen - 28 May
Cheryl - Dagger - 19 May
Christy - The Wolf at the Door - 28 Apr
Connie N - In the Game
Elizabeth N - Fantasy of Frost - 12 Apr
Hazel - War - DNF 8 May
Jamie - Broken - DNF 25 Apr
Jenner - Wed by Proxy - 22 May
Jessica - Three Mages and a Margarita - 1 May
Jodi - Seeing Sound - 22 Apr
Mell - Beautiful Rose - 26 Apr
Rachel C - Devil in Winter - 11 May
Raine - When She Belongs - 14 Apr
Shelby - Part-Time Husband
Susan - Crow - 23 May
SusanA - Blackburn - 5 Apr
UnusualChild (Beppy) - Death is Easy - DNF 4 Apr

9/18

Aminko - Fandom 5/26-5/28
Anissa - The Outcast Orc
Carrie - Spared By The Monster
Chiara - The Last Guy On Earth
Diane ~Firefly~ - The Librarian of the Haunted Library
Grace - Borgaz 4/17-4/20
Jane - The Lost Fiancé Twist 4/23-4/26
Julie - Omega's Gamble 4/6-4/7
KarenH - Equinox
KathyD - When Grumpy Met Sunshine 5/28-5/30
LaurLa - Demon Daughter 4/15
Margie - Och, Ness! 4/27-5/1
Melissa~ - The Trouble With Trying to Bag a Blood Witch 4/4-4/5
MountainKat - Dome 6 4/13-4/14
Nadine - Sink or Swim
R E C - The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t with Her Mind
Sassafrass - Common Goal
Wealie - Deceived by the Gargoyles

Meet & Greet 69

Group 2 Picks

19/19

Anastacia - Deep End - April 10
Breanne - Destroy Me - April 21
Carmen TBST - Bourbon & Secrets - April 25
Christy - All Your Fault - April 26
Connie - It Should Have Been Us - May 12
Ela - Lords of Misrule - May 15
Elizabeth - King of Hawthorne Prep - May 21 DNF
Hazel - The Shake Off - May 21
Jamie - Hunted by a Shadow - April 12
Jenner - Coach - May 26 DNF 35%
Jessica - The Foul Out - April 13
Jodi - Dirty Secret - May 22
Mell - Catching Feelings - April 4
Rachel - Runaway Love - May 20
Raine - Wild Side - April 14
Shelby - Keep Me - May 27
Susan - The Au Pair Affair - May 26
SusanA - The Wildcat - May 16
UnusualChild (Beppy) - Beyond the Bases - May 16

Books Read:



Carry Over
Meet & Greet 68

Avid Reader - In the Weeds
Carmen - The Hook Up
Jenner - Tutoring the Player
jessica - Swift and Saddled
Jodi - Stealing Home
REC - Cash - May 30

Books Read



Carry over Meet & Greet 67
(view spoiler)[
Aminko - From Lukov with Love
Jane - Snowed in with Grumpy
Jessica - Inherited Holiday
SusanA - You Can't Ruin Christmas
(hide spoiler)]
Books Read

MARGIE
Meet and Greet 69 - April-May 2025
GROUP 1

✅ = Completed 03/18

What I've picked from my nominations:

Aminko - Intimate Strangers by Laura Taylor
Anissa - The House of Closed Doors by Jane Steen
Becky - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Carrie - La Vie, According to Rose by Lauren Parvizi
Chiara - The Story Collector by Evie Gaughan
Diane ~Firefly~ - Wild Lavender by Belinda Alexandra
Grace - The Silent Touch of Shadows by Christina Courtenay
Jane - Secrets of Willow House by Susanne O'Leary
Julie - Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen
✅ KarenH - Tilly's Tuscan Teashop: A gorgeously uplifting summer read by Daisy James - 06/04 ★★★
✅ KathyD - The Cornish Vintage Jewellery Shop by Elizabeth Holland - 18/04 ★★★★
✅ LaurLa - The Cornish Vintage Dress Shop by Elizabeth Holland - 08/04 ★★★★
Melissa~ - The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page
MountainKat - The French Chateau Dream by Julie Caplin
Nadine - Natural Selection by Elin Hilderbrand
R E C - The Hands of Time by Irina Shapiro
Sassafrass - An Impossible Return by Caroline Laurent
Wealie - The Watchmaker's Daughter by C.J. Archer

The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 69 (Apr/May)
April 1 - May 31, 2025


Group 1
Completed 8/18

Aminko
Book: Someone Knows by Vi Keeland
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:



Anissa
Book: Brutal Obsession by S. Massery
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:


✔️ Becky
Book: What If I Never Get Over You by Paige Toon
Date read: April 6, 2025
Stars: ★★★★★
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Carrie
Book: The Way We Collide by Tia Louise
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:


✔️ Chiara
Book: Take My Name by Brooke Montgomery
Date read: June 22, 2025
Stars: ★★★★★
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✔️ Diane ~Firefly~
Book: The Never List by Jade Presley
Date read: May 5, 2025
Stars: ★★★★★
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Grace
Book: Sparrow and Vine by Sophie Lark
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:


✔️ Jane (PS)
Book: Accidentally Forever by Carrie Ann Ryan
Date read: April 2, 2025
Stars: ★★★★★
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Julie
Book: Always by Helen Hardt
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:


~KarenH~
Book: Whispers of You by Catherine Cowles
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:


✔️ ☘KathyD☘
Book: The Woman Left Behind by Kristen Ashley
Date read: March 27, 2025
Stars: ★★★★★
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

LaurLa
Book: Fragile Sanctuary by Catherine Cowles
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:


Margie
Book: Between Commitment and Betrayal by Shain Rose
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:


✔️ ~Melissa~
Book: An Unexpected Everything by Carrie Ann Ryan
Date read: July 2, 2025
Stars: ★★★★★
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✔️ MountainKat
Book: Mr. Charming by Piper Rayne
Date read: April 15, 2025
Stars: ★★★★★
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


R E C
Book: Blood Orange by Karina Halle
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:


✔️ Sassafrass
Book: Built to Last by Lexi Blake
Date read: May 18, 2025
Stars: ★★★★★
Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Wealie
Book: Bait by Jade West
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:




(view spoiler)[
✔️
Book:
Date read:
Stars: ★★★★★★★★★★
Link to review:

(hide spoiler)]

The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 69 (Feb/Mar)
1 February - 31 March 2025

Read: 2

Group 1
Anissa - Fated to the Wolf Prince by April L. Moon
Becky - In the Company of Wolves by Paige Tyler
Carrie - The Alien Plague by A.T. Avon
Chiara - The Last Goddess by Kateřina Tučková
Diane ~Firefly~ - Kiss Me Like This by Bella Andre
Grace - My Lucky #13 by Piper Rayne
Jane - I Bite She Sucks by Penelope Bloom
Julie - Temptation in a Kilt by Victoria Roberts
KarenH - Buried Bones by Melinda Leigh - 21/4/2025
KathyD - Stubborn as a Mule by Juliette Poe
LaurLa - The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin
Margie - A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore
Melissa~ - Natural Causes by James Oswald
MountainKat - Game for Seduction by Bella Andre
Nadine - Twitch by Cate C. Wells - 7/4/2025
R E C - All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Sassafrass - Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy
Wealie - Kill Without Mercy by Alexandra Ivy

The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 68 (Feb/Mar)
Group 1

18/18 🎉🎉 CHALLENGE COMPLETED 🎉🎉

1. Aminko: Before We Fall - 27 APR ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. Anissa: Watch Your Orbit - 21 APR ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. Becky: Games with the Orc - 13 MAY ⭐⭐⭐
4. Carrie: Sovereign 7 MAY ⭐⭐⭐
5. Chiara: You, with a View - 29 APR ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. Diane ~Firefly~: The Poisoner's Ring - 15 MAY ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
7. Grace: Fiendish Delights - 27 APR ⭐⭐⭐⭐
8. Jane: Home Is Where You Park It - 20 APR ⭐⭐⭐⭐
9. KarenH: Clonely You - 14 APR ⭐⭐⭐
10. KathyD: Part of Your World - 26 APR ⭐⭐⭐
11. LaurLa: Refuge - 24 MAY ⭐⭐⭐⭐
12. Margie: The Wolf - 11 MAY ⭐⭐⭐⭐
13. Melissa~: A Lair So Sinful - 16 APR ⭐⭐⭐
14. MountainKat: Beyond the Thistles - 21 MAY ⭐⭐
15. Nadine: The Favor - 23 MAY ⭐⭐⭐⭐
16. R E C: The Ministry of Time - 25 APR ⭐⭐⭐⭐
17. Sassafrass: The Truth According to Ember - 30 APR ⭐⭐⭐
18. Wealie: Six Months - 11 APR ⭐⭐⭐

🔖The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 69 (Apr/May)
📅April 1, 2025- May 31, 2025👑Group 2
🏆Challenge Progress: 4/5
🏆Group Book Progress: 4/19
🏆Carryovers Progress: 7

✅Anastacia: Fairydale📘ⒺRating ⭐⭐⭐💫 Finished:📆4/26/25
✅Breanne: One Dark Window📘🎧ⒺRating ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 Finished:📆05/15/25
⬜Carmen TBST: Deep End
⬜Cheryl: Nectar of the Wicked
⬜Christy: Green Light
⬜Connie N: The Raven Queen
⬜Ela (Mouse333): The House of Dragon Blood
⬜Elizabeth N: A Language of Dragons
⬜Hazel: Where Angels Fall
⬜Jamie: Five Brothers
⬜Jenner: Threaded
⬜Jodi: Blood Orange
⬜Mell: City of Bones
⬜Rachel C: Sword Catcher
⬜Raine: Nocticadia
✅Shelby: RhapsodicⒺ🎧Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finished:📆05/29/25
⬜Susan: Blood of Hercules
✅SusanA: A Dawn of Onyx📘🎧Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 Finished:📆04/29/25
⬜UnusualChild (Beppy): Children of Fallen Gods



📚*CARRYOVERS*📚 (view spoiler)[
Round 61 Carry Overs (2)
⬜Anissa: Bewitched📘Ⓔ
⬜Breann: From Blood and Ash🎧


Round 62 Carry Overs (6)
⬜Akshara: The Scarlet Alchemist📘Ⓔ
⬜Autumn: What the River Knows📘Ⓔ
⬜Carrie: A Discovery of Witches📘Ⓔ🎧
⬜Christy: The Soulmate Equation📘Ⓔ
⬜Ela: Entreat Me📘
⬜MountainKat: From Lukov with Love📘


Round 63 Carry Overs (2)
⬜Dre: CorruptⒺ🎧
⬜KarenH~: A Little Magic📘


Round 64 Carry Overs (7)
⬜Chiara: Midnight Strikes📘
⬜Grace: SelfishⒺ
✅Jenner: The Wicked King📘Ⓔ🎧Rating ⭐⭐⭐💫 Finished:📆4/11/25
⬜Nadine: Villains Are MadeⒺ
✅ShelbyNina: Dark NotesⒺRating ⭐⭐⭐ Finished:📆5/28/25
✅SusanA: The Hurricane Wars📘Ⓔ🎧Rating ⭐⭐⭐ Finished:📆5/23/25
✅Wealie: The City of Stardust📘🎧Rating ⭐⭐💫 Finished:📆4/21/25


Round 65 Carry Overs (17)
⬜Aminko: A Lesson in Thorns
⬜Carrie: Lover Eternal
⬜Christy: God of Malice
⬜Elizabeth: The Frostbound Queen
⬜Jane: Kulti
⬜Jodi: Anarchy (Hades 2)
⬜KathyD: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
⬜Mamacita: Deliver
⬜Melissa: A Shadow in the Reaping
⬜Michael: For the Fans
⬜Mkat: A Curse of Blood & Stone
⬜Nadine: Filthy Rich Fae
⬜R EC: Beautifully Cruel
⬜Rachael C: A Fate Inked in Blood
⬜Sexyladi: Double Pucked
⬜SusanA: Crossroads
⬜Wealie: Night Marked


Round 67 Carry Overs (10)
⬜Avigail: BootedⒺ
⬜Cheryl: Blood OathⒺ
⬜LaurLa: MadnessⒺ
✅Manisha: The Scarlet Veil📘🎧ⒺRating ⭐⭐⭐💫 Finished:📆4/4/25
⬜Melissa: The Stars Are Dying📘Ⓔ
⬜MKat: Carnal Urges🎧Ⓔ
⬜olivia: The Coven📘🎧Ⓔ
⬜Rachel C: What Lies Beyond the Veil🎧📘
⬜SusanA: Hunt on Dark Waters📘
⬜Wealie: Court of the Vampire QueenⒺ


Round 68 Carry Overs (11)
✅Akshara: The Crown of Oaths and Curses 📘🎧ⒺRating ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finished:📆5/20/25
⬜Aminko: The Wren in the Holly Library
⬜Avid Reader &GG: Kingdom of the Wicked
⬜Christy: A Curse of Blood and Wolves
✅Diane: My Funny Demon Valentine📘🎧ⒺRating ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finished:📆4/7/25
⬜Grace: The Good Girl
⬜Julie: I Think Knot
⬜MKat: Metal Slinger
⬜R E C: Always Practice Safe Hex
⬜Rachel: Learn My Lesson
⬜UC beppy: To Cage a God

(hide spoiler)]

M&G 69 (Apr/May) - Group 2

🌷 2/19 Read

Anastacia - One Dark Window ❥ Funny Story ❥ Powerless
Breanne - Burnout ❥ Six Summers to Fall ❥ The Truth About Forever
Carmen TBST - Happily Never After ❥ Fallen Too Far ❥ Rules of Redemption
Cheryl - Fumbled Hearts ❥ Burnout ❥ Accidental Attachment
🌷Christy - Expiration Dates May 25
Connie N - Red, White & Royal Blue ❥ The Truth About Forever ❥ Happy Place
🌷Ela (Mouse333) - Match Me If You Can May 15
Elizabeth N - It's All Sun and Games ❥ Match Me If You Can ❥ Funny Story
Hazel - Feathers So Vicious ❥ Victory at Prescott High ❥ Fumbled Hearts
Jamie - Burnout ❥ Still Beating ❥ Slammed
Jessica - One Dark Window ❥ Powerless ❥ Belladonna
Jodi - The Soulmate Equation ❥ Broken Miles ❥ Behind the Net
Mell - Red, White & Royal Blue ❥ Powerless ❥ Belladonna
Rachel C - Red, White & Royal Blue ❥ The Truth About Forever ❥ Love, Theoretically
Raine - Six Summers to Fall ❥ One Dark Window ❥ Things We Never Got Over**
Shelby - Funny Story ❥ Red, White & Royal Blue ❥ A Torch Against the Night
Susan - Belladonna ❥ One Dark Window ❥ Red, White & Royal Blue
SusanA - Match Me If You Can ❥ Feathers So Vicious ❥ The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer
UnusualChild (Beppy) - Crystal Storm ❥ Step-Lover ❥ Chocolate Cake and Chaos


(view spoiler)[
Finn ❥ Match Me If You Can ❥ It Ends With Violence
Behind the Net ❥ Expiration Dates ❥ Daydreamer
(hide spoiler)]

Meet N Greet 69

Group 2

Read: 7/19

Connie - ✅Harvard Hottie - 2.5 stars
Susan A - ✅Barely Breathing - 3.5 stars
Mell - Slammed
Jamie - ❌Crimson Kiss - dnf 39pg
Raine - A Rose in Winter
Breanne - ✅An Exaltation of Larks - 5 stars
Rachel C - A Rogue of One's Own
Ela - ✅Move the Sun - 3.5 stars
Hazel - Test Drive
Cheryl - Teach Me
Shelby - Flashpoint
Elizabeth N - ❌My Lucky Star - DNF @ 31%
Susan - Collide
Anastacia - The Butterfly Project
Jessica - The Paper Swan
Jenner - ✅Butterfly Garden - 3.5 stars
Jodi - Making Faces
Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress - Lone Rider
Christy - The Falling in Love Montage

MNG 63 Read: 5/9
Dre - Anatomy of a Player
Jessica - ✅Show Girl - 4.5 stars
Karen H - ✅A Cold Dark Place - 4.5 stars
Hazel - ✅Ink - 4 stars
KathyD - ✅Mr. Wrong Number - 3 stars
Wealie - Vision in Silver
Melissa - ✅Master of the Abyss - 3.5 stars
Darkness - The Right Move
Christy - Cleat Cute

MNG 66 1/1
Ela: ✅Angel of Redemption - 4 stars

Meet & Greet Round 69 – Group 1
April 1 – May 31, 2025

Planes, Trains, and All the Feels, Livy Hart — Aminko
The Prince of Broadway, Joanna Shupe — Anissa
✔️Tempt the Hookup, Natasha Madison — Becky
✔️The Black Bird Oracle, Deborah Harkness — Carrie
Hidden Nature, Nora Roberts — Chiara
Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping On a Dead Man , Jesse Q. Sutanto — Diane ~Firefly~
Juniper Hill, Deveny Perry — Grace
✔️Secrets of the World’s Worst Matchmaker, Piper Rayne — Jane
✔️Wolf’s Mate, Chantal Fernando — Julie
Say You’re Sorry, Melinda Leigh — KarenH
✔️Say You’ll Remember Me, Abby Jimenez — LaurLa
Great Big Beautiful Life, Emily Henry — Margie
Wicked Favor, Sawyer Bennett — ~Melissa~
Whiskey Beach, Nora Roberts — MountainKat
✔️Soaring, Kristen Ashley — Nadine
A Week to be Wicked, Tessa Dare — R E C
✔️All the Write Moves, Robyn Peterman — Sassafrass
Storm Gathering, Rebecca Zanetti — Wealie

Round 69 Picks
Aminko


Anissa


Becky


Carrie


Chiara


Diane ~Firefly~


Grace


Jane


Julie


KarenH


LaurLa


Margie


~Melissa~


MountainKat


Nadine


R E C


Sassafrass


Wealie

MEET & GREET ROUND #69 - April-May 2025
✅ ⭐

GROUP #1

0/18 READ

Aminko Where They Last Saw Her
Anissa The Ex Vows
Becky The Trail of Lost Hearts
Carrie Pieces of a Life
Diane Rewitched
✅ Grace The Wallflower and the Running Back ⭐⭐⭐
Jane Reforming Kent
Julie End Game
KarenH Vacancy
KathyD End of Story
LaurLa Something Unexpected
Margie The Year We Fell Down
✅ Melissa~ The Beginning of Us dnf
MountainKat Manhandled
Nadine Torn
R E C The Heiress
Sassafrass Sunlight
Wealie Bringing Down the Duke

Duration: 01 Apr to 31 May 2025
Books Read: 16/18



KarenH – A Measure of Menace (view spoiler)[ The Missing White Lady or Small Town, Big Magic (hide spoiler)]
LaurLa – Defender Chimera (view spoiler)[ Her Arranged Alpha Husband or Roman Crazy (hide spoiler)]

Julie – The Pennington Perplexity (view spoiler)[ Silver Chimera or Zhiruto (hide spoiler)]
4 🌟🌟🌟🌟- Read 05 Apr 2025

Anissa – The Bite of Winter (view spoiler)[ We Shall Be Monsters or Bearly Mated (hide spoiler)]
4 🌟🌟🌟🌟- Read 06 Apr 2025

Aminko – Doctor Galaxy (view spoiler)[ The Mating Games or Back in the Game (hide spoiler)]
4 🌟🌟🌟🌟- Read 07 Apr 2025

Melissa – Magic Forged (view spoiler)[ Defender Chimera or How to Summon a Fairy Godmother (hide spoiler)]
4 🌟🌟🌟🌟- Read 08 Apr 2025

Diane – The Nightmare (view spoiler)[ Smoke and Demons or Alien Scrooge (hide spoiler)]
5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟- Read 09 Apr 2025

Chiara – Mr Smithfield (view spoiler)[ The Duke Conspiracy or These Hollow Vows (hide spoiler)]
4 🌟🌟🌟🌟- Read 10 Apr 2025

Carrie – The Price of Lemon Cake (view spoiler)[ A Darkness Absolute or Undercover Magic (hide spoiler)]
4 🌟🌟🌟🌟- Read 15 Apr 2025

Jane – Sanctuary (view spoiler)[ The Missing White Lady or Prudence (hide spoiler)]
5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 - Read 15 Apr 2025

Nadine – Armed and Fabulous (view spoiler)[ 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover or My Sexy Rival (hide spoiler)]
4 🌟🌟🌟🌟- Read 18 Apr 2025

Margie – Murder at Traitors’ Gate (view spoiler)[ Tall Tales & Witchy Fails or Lion on Loan (hide spoiler)]
5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟- Read 21 Apr 2025

Grace – A Deadly Game (view spoiler)[ Perfectly Adequate or Finding Dragon’s Court (hide spoiler)]
5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 - Read 22 Apr 2025

Becky – How to Summon a Fairy Godmother (view spoiler)[ Bearly Mated or Bull Moon Rising (hide spoiler)]
5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 - Read 23 Apr 2025

KathyD – Yours Truly (view spoiler)[ The Darkest Whisper or The Pennington Perplexity (hide spoiler)]
5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟- Read 28 Apr 2025

Sassafrass – The Shifter from Space (view spoiler)[ Court of Vipers or Protector Wolf’s Soulmate (hide spoiler)]
2 🌟🌟 - Read 11 May 2025

MKat – The Order of Blood (view spoiler)[ Up All Night with a Good Duke or Defender Chimera (hide spoiler)]
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟- Read 18 May 2025

R E C – War (view spoiler)[ Panic or Delirium (hide spoiler)]
3.5 🌟🌟🌟- Read 31 May 2025








Books Read: 0/25

Group 1 #66 (Oct/Nov) 0/1
Hazel – Queen of Shadows

Group 1 #61 (Dec/Jan) 0/1
Carmen – Valentino’s Kiss

Group 3 #60 (Oct/Nov) 0/2
Jenner – Dragon’s Nanny
REC – To Catch an Heiress

Group 1 #59 (Aug/Sep) 0/1
UnusualChild – Mystery at the Regal Rose Hotel

Group 2 #57 (Apr/May) 0/2
Karla – My Lord Vampire
PrinzessBookDragon – Stolen

Group 3 #55 (Dec/Jan) 0/1
Elena – Djinn

Group 3 #53 (Dec/Jan) 0/1
Chan – Prophecy Child of Light

Group 1 #50 (Feb/Mar) 0/1
Kelly – A Curious Beginning

Group 2 #48 (Oct/Nov) 0/1
Connie – A Slice of Murder

Group 2 #45 (Apr/May) 0/4
Elizabeth – Kiss My Cupcake
Grace – Claimed
LaurLa – Fight or Flight
UC beppy – The Honey-Don’t List

Group 3 #44 (Feb/Mar) 0/1
Connie N – Dragon Fairest

Group 3 #41 (Aug/Sep) 0/1
Shelby – Midnight Awakening

Group 1 #40 (Jun/Jul) 0/2
Robyn – One Night with a Cowboy
Shelby – Touch of Frost

Group 2 #39 (Apr/May) 0/3
Apoorva – Hero
Camille – How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days
Cheryl – Time Thief

Group 2 #36 (Oct/Nov) 0/1
Avid Reader – Puddin’

Group 3 #35 (Aug/Sep) 0/1
Tink – The Trickster’s Lover

Group 2 #33 (Apr/May) 0/1
Diane - Mortal Danger

Duration: 01 Apr to 31 May 2025
Books Read: 12/12

Carrie – Caribou’s Gift (view spoiler)[ Temptation of a Proper Governess or Killer Christmas (hide spoiler)]
3 🌟🌟🌟- Read 01 Apr 2025

KarenH – Destiny of Magic (view spoiler)[ Luna Trials or The Sea View Cottage Conspiracy (hide spoiler)]
3 🌟🌟🌟- Read 01 Apr 2025

Connie – Girls Weekend (view spoiler)[ Bull Moon Rising or Bearly Mated (hide spoiler)]
3 🌟🌟🌟- Read 01 Apr 2025

Jane – Reaper (view spoiler)[ Wild Sign or Hector (hide spoiler)]
4 🌟🌟🌟🌟- Read 02 Apr 2025

Shelby – Shadow’s Seduction (view spoiler)[ Starling House or Outtakes from the Grave (hide spoiler)]
3 🌟🌟🌟- Read 03 Apr 2025

MKat – Murder on the Dance Floor (view spoiler)[ Night Revelations or Summer Magic (hide spoiler)]
3 🌟🌟🌟- Read 04 Apr 2025

Christy – The Boss + The Maid = Chemistry (view spoiler)[ Shift of Fate or Snowflakes Over the Starfish Café (hide spoiler)]
4 🌟🌟🌟🌟- Read 08 Apr 2025

Jamie – Shadows of Fire (view spoiler)[ Daughter of No Worlds or Mister Smithfield (hide spoiler)]
3.5 🌟🌟🌟- Read 15 Apr 2025

SusanA – Hunted on Predator Planet (view spoiler)[ You’ve Got Aliens or The Pennington Perplexity (hide spoiler)]
4 🌟🌟🌟🌟- Read 19 Apr 2025

Elizabeth – Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (view spoiler)[ Murder in Paris or The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective (hide spoiler)]
] 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟- Read 26 Apr 2025

Raine – Spark of the Everflame (view spoiler)[ Homecoming King or Tink’s Neverland (hide spoiler)]
4 🌟🌟🌟🌟- Read 15 May 2025

Susan – Immortal Dark (view spoiler)[ Bearly Mated or The Pennington Perplexity (hide spoiler)]
2 🌟🌟- Read 31 May 2025




Books Read: 0/13

Bonus #63 (Apr/May) - Books Read: 0/1
Shelby – Naked Edge

Bonus #60 (Oct/Nov) - Books Read: 0/1
Shelby – Whispers in the Dark

Bonus #59 (Aug/Sep) - Books Read: 0/2
KarenH – Dark Protector
Sunshine – The Unsung Hero

Bonus #53 (Aug/Sep) - Books Read: 0/2
Chan – Shadow Reader
KarenH – The Edge of It All

Bonus #50 (Feb/Mar) - Books Read: 0/2
Chan – Silent in the Grave
Susan (Jazze) – Awakener

Bonus #39 (Apr/May) - Books Read: 0/1
Zara – North and South

Bonus #38 (Feb/Mar) - Books Read: 0/2
Jane – Acheron
Shelby – Daughter of the Blood

Bonus #36 (Oct/Nov) - Books Read: 0/1
Carrie – Stray

Bonus #35 (Aug/Sep) - Books Read: 0/1
Carrie – Chased by Moonlight

Meet & Greet Round 69
April 1, 2025 through may 31, 2025
Group 1

18 of 18. Completed 5.25.2025

✓ Aminko - One Wish by Robyn Carr 4.14.2025
✓ Anissa - The Accidental Dating Experiment by Lauren Blakely 5.21.2025
✓ Becky - Flirting With Danger by Suzanne Enoch 4.20.2025
✓ Carrie - Wildest Dreams by Robyn Carr 5.13.2025
✓ Chiara - Memory in Death by J.D. Robb 5.25.2025
✓ Diane ~Firefly~ - Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison 5.9.2025
✓ Grace - The Hitman's Guide to Codenames and Ill-Gotten Gains by Alice Winters 5.15.2025
✓ Jane (PS) - Finding Lord Landry by Lucy Lennox 4.2.2025
✓ Julie - Primal Mirror by Nalini Singh 4.29.2025
✓ ~KarenH~ - Meat Cute: The Hedgehog Incident by Gail Carriger 4.9.2025
✓ KathyD - State of Alert by Marie Force 5.17.2025
✓ LaurLa - The Almost Romantic: How to Date Your Fake Husband by Lauren Blakely 4.25.2025
✓ Margie - Tempted by Lexi Blake 4.11.2025
✓ ~Melissa~ - Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb 4.22.2025
✓ Nadine - Changeless by Gail Carriger 5.20.2025
✓ R E C - Iron Eagle by Eve Langlais 4.1.2025
✓ Sassafrass - Soulless by Gail Carriger 4.17.2025
✓ Wealie - Origin in Death by J.D. Robb 5.12.2025



Bonus: 12 of 12. Completed 5.23.2025
✓ Carrie - Love the Way You Spy by Lexi Blake 5.1.2025
✓ Christy - A New Hope by Robyn Carr 4.24.2025
✓ Connie N - The Hitman's Guide to Righting Wrongs While Causing Mayhem by Alice Winters 4.28.2025
✓ Elizabeth N - Hardly a Gentleman by Eloisa James 5.7.2025
✓ Jamie - Searching for Lilly by Susan Stoker 5.3.2025
✓ Jane (PS) - The Pretenders of Copper County by May Archer 5.5.2025
✓ ~KarenH~ - The Mercenary's Guide to Mishaps and Romance by Alice Winters 5.23.2025
✓ Raine - The Former Assassin's Guide to Snagging a Reluctant Boyfriend by Alice Winters 4.12.2025
✓ Shelby - Resonance Surge by Nalini Singh 4.8.2025
✓ Susan - Better Than Friends by Jill Shalvis 4.10.2025
✓ Susan A - The Stargazers of Copper County by May Archer 5.1.2025
✓ Wealie - Haunted in Death by J.D. Robb 5.17.2025

Meet & Greet Group 2 and Bonus group


Bonus Group
Christy- A Thousand Boy Kisses
5 stars
Date read: 4/9/25

Meet & Greet Challenge Round 69
April - May 2025

My Meet and Greet Challenge (msg 30)

Picks read ❱❱ 9 of 18




🔺Aminko ❱❱ Down and Dirty
☑️Anissa ❱❱ Burning Up ❱❱ 04.04 ★★★★
☑️Becky ❱❱ Tangled Up in You ❱❱ 04.26 ★★★★
☑️Carrie ❱❱ Into the Night ❱❱ 04.16 ★★★★
☑️Chiara ❱❱ Always You and Me ❱❱ 05.22 ★★★★
🔺Diane ~Firefly~ ❱❱ How to End a Love Story
🔺Grace ❱❱ Variation
🔺Jane ❱❱ Don't Judge a Prince by His Undergarments
☑️Julie ❱❱ Fueled ❱❱ 04.13 ★★★★
🔺KarenH ❱❱ The Beast
🔺KathyD ❱❱ Bounty
🔺Margie ❱❱ Once an Heiress
🔺Melissa~ ❱❱ The Long Way Home
🔺MountainKat ❱❱ Shades of Wicked
☑️Nadine ❱❱ Rebecca's Lost Journals, Volume 1: The Seduction ❱❱ 04.05 ★★★
☑️R E C ❱❱ Vampire Dawn ❱❱ 05.12 ★★★
☑️Sassafrass ❱❱ Word Night on Union Station ❱❱ 04.17 ★★★
☑️Wealie ❱❱ Devil's Gate ❱❱ 05.01 ★★★★

Hold

Finished just in the last couple of days. I found some new favourites among the selections, so thanks for pushing me to finally read them!

✔ Connie N - In Full Bloom - Read 8/5, ★★★★★
✔ Hazel - Full Measures - Read 7/4, ★★★★★
✔ Jodi - Breakaway - Read 17/5, ★★★★★
✔ SusanA - With Any Luck - Read 11/4, ★★★★
✔ UnusualChild (Beppy) - Heartbeats and Hashtags - Read 29/5, ★★★

This month got away from me, and I didn't finish as many as I'd hoped.

Round 69/Group 2
11/19

Anastacia - Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts - 5/29/25 ♥♥♥♥♥
Carmen TBST - The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand - 5/18/25 ♥♥♥♥
Cheryl - Until Willow by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 4/4/25 ♥♥♥♥
Christy - Reunited on Dragonfly Lane by Annie Rains - 4/18/25 ♥♥♥♥
Elizabeth N - The Lemon Sisters by Jill Shalvis - 5/28/25 ♥♥♥♥
Hazel - After That Night by Karin Slaughter - 5/21/25 ♥♥♥♥♥
Jodi - Dogwood Hill by Sherryl Woods - 5/24/25 ♥♥♥♥
Mell - Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas - 4/3/25 ♥♥♥♥
Rachel C - Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas - 4/28/25 ♥♥♥♥
Shelby - Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs - 4/20/25 ♥♥♥♥
Susan - Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline - 4/15/25 ♥♥♥♥

Round 69 BONUS
8/12

Wealie - Whispers in the Dark by Maya Banks - 4/26/25 ♥♥♥♥
Shelby - Last Guard by Nalini Singh - 5/3/25 ♥♥♥♥
Raine - Until Hanna by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 5/10/25 ♥♥♥♥
MountainKat - Memory in Death by J.D. Robb - 4/8/25 ♥♥♥♥♥
KarenH - Fatal Reckoning by Marie Force - 5/7/25 ♥♥♥♥♥
Jane - Rock Chick Redemption by Kristen Ashley - 4/10/25 ♥♥♥♥♥
Christy - Halfway There by Susan Mallery - 4/30/25 ♥♥♥
Carrie - His Royal Princess by Jessica Clare - 4/17/25 ♥♥♥♥

R68/Gp1 Carryover - 3/5
Jamie - 21st Birthday by James Patterson - 4/14/25 ♥♥♥♥
Elizabeth (cloaknquill) - Dead Men Don't Crochet by Betty Hechtman - 4/24/25 ♥♥♥♥
Jane - Stuck in Second Gear by Carmen Reid - 5/8/25 ♥♥♥♥

R68 Bonus Carryover - 1/4
Becky - The Wedding Date Disaster by Kate R. Mathieson - 4/16/25 ♥♥♥♥