Okay, I guess nobody is making moves until this thread is up, and today seems to be a good day for it. (Well, at least for Chinese, nine means forever and three means alive, so that's some lucky numbers.)

So... to the new beginning of the new and improved It's Your Turn vbb!!

Here are the rules:

1. This bookbox does not have any play order. Participants are welcome to take their turn at any time, as often as they wish. The box is continuously open for members to select books.

2. The box will be an US-only box with no restriction on publication dates or genres.

3. Any book left in the box for over two months must be replaced. A member needs to replace any books over two months before he/she can take out newer books other members place in the box. However, if the existing books are less than two months old, extra books can be taken out without this restriction.

4. New members have to contribute one book per person to join this vbb. If a member wants to leave the box at any time he/she may remove one book. If there are more than one book in the box the member is expected to continue to replace them at two month intervals, until they are taken, unless other arrangement is made with the box organizer's approval.

5. There is no limit to the number of books that one may take from the box.

6. Players are expected to abide by the six-month mailing rule.

7. A member may do a quick post stating his/her intention to take a turn, and then post the move. This is not required but might help avoid people taking turns at the same time trying to get the same book. Such "notification of turn" post will only hold the turn for one hour.

Current Participants:
01. msjoanna
02. appaloosatb
03. azuki
04. blackadder (replace only)
05. tranq1
06. elsi
07. LoriPed
08. supertayla
09. simplycee
10. lizabeth86
11. KathyB
12. BooksnBeer
13. ri
14. Tribefan
15. svoight


(My apologies if I missed out any. I gone back six pages, about six months to scroll the list, and if someone is active and I miss the posts, it's plain unintented human error.)

Welcoming New Members!!!
(pending book contribution)

16. AM10000
17. trekie70

Previous Members:
(may rejoin after replacing books and off six-month list, if applicable)
bartonz - 8 books in old box
tenneh - 2 books
Bibliocrates - 2 books
chambejd - 1 book
Kiri - 1 book - withdrawn from box
Saradee - 4 books - withdrawn from box

Original list of books can be viewed here:
http://bookobsessed.com/topic/416971/40/

Cheers!!!

I will go look for my book to offer into the box.

OK - let me do this tomorrow - trust me....

Books in the box:

Everyman by Philip Roth [6/7] (msjoanna)
Spell Games by T.A. Pratt [6/7] (msjoanna)
Peace Like a River by Lief Enger [6/7] (msjoanna)
Hot Property by Carly Phillips [7/20] (SimplyCee)
The Covenant by Beverly Lewis[7/20] (azuki)
Even Vampires Get the Blues by Katie MacAlister [7/20] (azuki)
The Mammoth Cheese by Sheri Holman [7/20] (azuki)
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult [7/20] (azuki)
Deja Demon by Julie Kenner [7/20] (SimplyCee)
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak [7/20] (appa)
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling [7/20] (appa)
My Cat Spit McGee by Willie Morris [7/20] (appa)
Rachel Alexander and Dash #1: This Dog for Hire by Carol Lea Benjamin [7/20] (appa)
Rachel Alexander and Dash #2: The Dog Who Knew Too Much by Carol Lea Benjamin [7/20] (appa)
Animal Miracles by Brad Steiger and Sherry Hansen Steiger [7/20] (appa)
The Long Walk by Richard Bachman (Stephen King) [7/20] (appa)
Perfect Victim by Christine McGuire [7/23] (Saradee)
Manifold Time by Stephen Baxter [7/23] (Saradee)
Green River, Running Red by Ann Rule [7/23] (Saradee)
Riding for a Fall by Lillian M. Roberts [7/23] (Saradee)
The Color of Death by Elizabeth Lowell [7/28] (elsi)
Dragonseye by Anne McCaffrey [7/28] (elsi)
Five Go Off in a Caravan by Enid Blyton [7/28] (elsi)
The Worst Thing I've Done: A Novel ARC by Ursula Hegi [7/29] (tranq1)
All He Ever Wanted: A Novel by Anita Shreve [7/29] (tranq1)
A Collection of Beauties at the Height of Their Popularity by Whitney Otto[8/10] (LoriPed)
The Bone Woman: A Forensic Anthropologist’s Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo by Clea Koff [8/21] (LoriPed)
After the Quake by Haruki Murakami [8/21] (LoriPed)
Vampire Academy #1: Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead [8/21] (LoriPed)
Vampire Academy #2: Frostbite by Richelle Mead [8/21] (LoriPed)
Vampire Academy #3: Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead [8/21] (LoriPed)
Child of My Heart by Alice McDermott [8/26] (blackadder75)
Sea Glass by Anita Shreve [8/26] (blackadder75)
The Diaries of Jane Somers by Doris Lessing [8/26] (blackadder75)
Quite a Year for Plums by Bailey White [8/26] (blackadder75)

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Last two moves:

LoriPed replaces:
Primal Needs by Susan Sizemore [7/14] (LoriPed)
On the Prowl by Patricia Briggs, Eileen Wilks, Karen Chance and Sunny [7/14] (LoriPed)
The Glasswrights’ Test by Mindy L. Klasky [7/14] (LoriPed)
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens [7/14] (LoriPed)
Rules for a Pretty Woman by Suzette Francis [7/14] (LoriPed)

with:
The Bone Woman: A Forensic Anthropologist’s Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo by Clea Koff [8/21] (LoriPed)
After the Quake by Haruki Murakami [8/21] (LoriPed)
Vampire Academy #1: Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead [8/21] (LoriPed)
Vampire Academy #2: Frostbite by Richelle Mead [8/21] (LoriPed)
Vampire Academy #3: Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead [8/21] (LoriPed)

blackadder75 replaces:

Girls' Poker Night by Jill A. Davis [4/27] (blackadder75)
Night of the Blackbird by Heather Graham [4/27] (blackadder75)
Enchanted, Inc. by Shanna Swendson [4/27] (blackadder75)
Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue [4/27] (blackadder75)

with:
Child of My Heart by Alice McDermott [8/26] (blackadder75)
Sea Glass by Anita Shreve [8/26] (blackadder75)
The Diaries of Jane Somers by Doris Lessing [8/26] (blackadder75)
Quite a Year for Plums by Bailey White [8/26] (blackadder75)

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You can find the older Books out of Play HERE!

Books out of play:
A Charmed Death (Bewitching Mysteries, No. 2) by Madeline Alt [8/9] (supertalya --> LoriPed)


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Yea! We are up and running again. Thanks Azuki.

Thanks azuki

OK - I would like to take a turn.

I hope I get the board set-up right. Azuki you might have to help me?

I couldn't help peeking in to see if this thread was up, but alas, I really must go to bed. I'll be back tomorrow to make my contribution and perhaps pull a book or two out as well!