OKay. I checked to see if you had added Ella Enchanted. Someone beat you to it. But that's pretty short too. Just have to find time this week as I'll be busy getting ready for the family garage sale. (It's mostly my parents stuff, but they're dragging me into helping all week and the sale starts on my birthday - totally ruining that for me!!!)

Since I may not finish Harry Potter in time, I'm reading the smaller Quidditch Through the Ages book for my sports book. It also fills the Q on my A-Z book titles challenge list.

Updated progess as of May 23

1. May: Read a book which title starts with "M". -- The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston

2. Read a book picked from an May B-Day celebrant GR shelf. Be sure to specify whose shelf you pick it from. -- Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard from Isis FG's shelves -- May 13

3. Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Illinois. (Suggestions for this category is welcome on Suggestions and Discussion thread.) -- Talk of the Town by Sherrill Bodine set in Chicago, IL -- May 8

4. Mother Goose Day: Read a book that has a reference to a fairytale, either title, character or plot. -- Cinderfella by Linda Jones -- May 22

5. Mother's Day: Read a book about a single mother or an expecting mother or with "mommy" or "mother" in the title -- Texas Baby by Kathleen O'Brien -- May 2

6. Nurse's/EMT Week: Read a book where a character is in a medical profession or the story is set in a hospital. -- I couldn't find any in my TBR with a nurse, but I found a doctor. I hope that works. -- Dancing In The Moonlight by Raeanne Thayne

7. National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: Read a book that has an athlete as a character or has a sports-themed plot -- Body Check by Elle Kennedy

8. Read a book that has a "female profile" on the cover. (Be sure to post the cover.) -- In Bed With the Devil by Lorraine Heath -- May 16


9. Read a Stand-Alone book. (Clearly stated that it is not part of a series). -- My Fair Lord by Julie Beard -- May 10

10. Read a book from our group's shelf or if you joined the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge, your recommended book. -- Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband by Melissa Mayhue -- May 6

1. May: title starts with "M". Magic Bites . Ilona Andrews May 24

2. Read a book picked from an May B-Day celebrant GR shelf. Melody's bookshelf , What I Did for Love..Susan Elizabeth PhillipsMay 25

3. setting or character is from Illinois. The Fifth Floor .Michael Harvey May 17

4. Mother Goose Day: Read a book that has a reference to a fairytale, either title, character or plot.Daughter of the Forest.Juliet Marillier

5. Mother's Day: "mother" in the title Mother Road .Dorothy Garlock May 20

6. character is in a medical profession. TAKEN BY STORM .by. Tami Hoag May 09
7.athlete as a character .Fireside.by.Susan Wiggs May 23

8. "female profile" on the cover. The Curse of the Holy Pail . Sue Ann Jaffarian .

9. Read a Stand-Alone book. (Clearly stated that it is not part of a series).Deadlock.Iris Johansen may 7.

10. Read a book from our group's shelf.Causing Havoc.Lori Foster

UPDATED 5/24

1. M for May................MEG A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten 5/5
2. B-Day book................Thread of Fear by Laura Griffin 5/13 (Shawna's shelf)
3. Illinois book..................The Bodies Left Behind A Novel by Jeffery Deaver 5/8
4. Fairytale.....The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor (alice in wonderland) 5/2
5. Mother's Day..............She's My Mom Count on a Cop by Rebecca Winters 5/25
6. Hospitals/Nurses/Doctors...I See You by Holly Lisle
8. Female on the cover....Enchanted By Magic by Gloria Harchar 5/15
by Gloria Harchar
9. Stand-Alone book..... Snow Angel A Novel by Jamie Carie 5/22
10.Pick-It-For-Me.........Secrets The Best in Women's Erotic Romance, Vol. 11 by Angela Knight/Kimberly Dean/Jess Michaels/Jennifer Probst 5/12

An update - 25 May. All done.

1. "M": Misfit match by Sydney Ann Clary. 10 May.
2. May B-Day celebrant GR shelf: Not quite what I was planning from Tosca's shelf. 8 May.
3. Illinois: Storm front by Jim Butcher. 25 May.
4. Fairytale: Beauty by Robin McKinley. 24 May.
5. Mother's Day: Birds, bees and babies by Jennifer Greene, Karen Keast & Emilie Richards. 11 May.
6. Medical profession: Blue moon by Dawn Stewardson. 12 May.
7. Athlete: Nobody's baby but mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. 16 May.
8. "female profile": Restoree by Anne McCaffrey. 23 May
9. Stand-Alone: Velvet glove by Emma Holly. 7 May.
10. Pick-it-for-me: Storm born by Richelle Mead. 10 May.

Yay Annie! :D

May (all done)


1. M for May.....................................The Martian Chronicles
2. B-Day book...................................To Kill a Mockingbird (Shazzy's, BriansGirl's & Nichole's)
3. Illinois book.................................The Time Traveler's Wife
4. Fairytale.......................................The Goose Girl
5. Mother's Day................................Rogue (pregnant werecat)
6. Hospitals/Nurses/Doctors...........Blindness
7. Sports*..........................................The Hunger Games
8. Female on the cover......................Dead and Gone
9. Stand-Alone book.........................The Secret Life of Bees
10.** RRR Group Bookshelf..............Pride

* kinda a stretch (it was a sick, twisted sport - a killing game)
** still waiting for the pick-it-for-me book

But I'm sorta done...

Just finished Fool Moon and really enjoyed it. I'm hoping to get one or two more books read, but I don't think I'll be finishing all of these books this month. I'll try harder next month.

1. My Swordhand Is Singing

2. Bone Crossed from Shazzy

3. Fool Moon

4. Princess of the Midnight Ball

5. The Fairy Godmother

6. The Foreshadowing

7. National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: Read a book that has an athlete as a character or has a sports-themed plot

8. Wondrous Strange

9. The King's Rose

10. Frenchman's Creek

10/10

1. M book: Mistletoe and Folly by Debra St. John 5/22/09 - ebook short story
2. May B-Day: Back Home Again (Tales from Grace Chapel Inn) by Melody Carlson 5/2/09 From my own
3. Illinois: The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 5/20/09
4. Mother Goose Day: Clarissa and Riley by J.J. Keller 5/22/09 (Frog Prince story) - ebook short story
5. Mother's Day: Recipes & Wooden Spoons (Tales from Grace Chapel Inn) by Judy Baer 5/8/09
6. Nurse's/EMT Week: Going to the Chapel (Tales from Grace Chapel Inn) by Rebecca Kelly 5/5/09
7. Sports: [Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling 5/23/09
8. "female profile": Being Nikki by Meg Cabot 5/9/09

9. Stand-Alone: Hot Scots, Castles, and Kilts by Tammy Swoish 5/25/09
10. Group's shelf:Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks 5/25/09 - Reader's Digest Condensed Edition

I'm done if short stories count. I went looking for the defintions of short story, novellete and novella to try to tell the difference. (Which isn't easy since word count does me no good when since I'm not going to count. lol)

Kasia wrote: "Yay Annie! :D"

Yay you, too!
Didn't think I'd make it this month!

Ach, same here };-)

Well done Annie and Briansgirl !

Thanks Jane. If I have time, going to try to replace the short stories with novels.

Sounds good

Yz's 5/26 update:

1. "M" book - Midnight Pleasures by Amanda Ashley et. al. 5/9

2. "B-day" - Light My Fire by Katie MacAlister (Nichole's shelf) 5/22

3. Illinois - Storm Front by Jim Butcher 5/17

4. Fairytale - Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr 5/11

5. Mother's Day - The Defiant Heroby Suzanne Brockmann 5/15

6. Nurse/EMT - Lover Avenged by JR Ward 5/6

7. Sports - Simon Says by Lori Foster 5/7

8. Female Profile - At Grave's End by Jeanine Frost 5/26

9. Stand=Alone - No Ordinary Man by Suzanne Brockmann 5/3

10 Pick-It-For-Me - Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

Time for an update!
(May 26)

So far we have 37 participants.

Shazzy - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Kasia - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Shanon - 6 books read
Michelle - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Kristen - 5 book read
Barbara - 8 books read
Jael - 4 books read
Julie (mom2lnb) - 3 books read
Briansgirl - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
LibraryLass - 9 books read
Kenjii - 1 book read
Annvelwis - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Kim
Tasha
Nikki - 5 books read
Lori - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Brenda(Natesmomb) - 7 books read
Anna
Amanda - 2 books read
Jane - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Shyloh - 3 books read
tosca
Stephanie - 4 books read
Yz - 9 books read
Keyona - 2 books read
Melissa - 9 books read
Annie - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Chelsea - 2 books read
Melody - 3 books read
Lara - 9 books done
Delitealex - 7 books done
Ruth - 6 books done
Katie - 4 books done
Susan
colleen - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Valerie - 4 books done

No one had signed up since the last update:

Group's running total: 202 books read.

9 participant had completed all 10 categories.

Signing up will remain open throughout the whole month.

Also, if you haven't done it yet, feel free to add your completed books to our group bookshelf.

Note: For ease of tracking, please repost your official list with your progress after every update. Striking out the title and/or a finished date after the book's name will be best.

Final update will be June 1. Challenge closes at midnight of May 31st.

Final Update:

1. Title starts with "M":
Mr. and Miss Anonymous by Fern Michaels

2. May B-Day celebrant GR shelf:
Hot Six by Janet Evanovich (Shazzy's shelf)

3. Author, character, or setting is from Illinois:
Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath

4. Fairytale:
Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning

5. Mother's Day (single mother):
Look Again by Lisa Scottoline

8. Female profile:
Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Klepays


9. Stand-Alone book:
Nightwalker by Heather Graham

10. Pick-It-For-Me Challenge
The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe

Well, I was hoping for all ten. I guess that was ambitious with my daughter graduating from high school this month! 6/7 Couldn't manage all ten but I may finish the 7th before the end of the month!



1:Marked House of Night 1 - P.C. Cast 5/19/09
3:It Had To Be You Chicago Stars 1 - Susan Elizabeth Phillips 5/15/09
5:A Rush of Wings The Maker's Song 1 - Adrian Phoenix 5/26/09
6:Lover Avenged Black Dagger Brotherhood 7 - J.R. Ward 5/4/09
7:Natural Born Charmer Chicago Stars 7 - Susan Elizabeth Phillips 5/12/09
8:A Taste of Darkness Mackenzie Vampires series Book 3 - Nina Bangs 5/24/09
10:Undead and Unwed Undead Series Book 1 - MaryJanice Davidson

1. Title begins with "M"... The missing by Shiloh Walker

2. May B-Day GR shelf... Night embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon...Nichole's shelf

3. Author, character or setting is from Illinois... Marked by P.C. Cast

4. Fairytale reference in title, character or plot... Beastly by Alex Flinn

5. Mother theme - single, expecting or 'mother' in title... Last gasp by Carla Cassidy

6 Character in medical profession or story set in a hospital... Dark desire by Christine Feehan

7. Character is an athlete, or book has a sports theme... Causing Havoc by Lori Foster

8. Female profile on cover... The awakening by Kelley Armstrong

9. Stand-alone book...Legacy by Jayne Ann Krentz

10. A book from RRRC's bookshelf... Simon says by Lori Foster

All done!!!

Yay, all done!! :D

Finished my 6th book - The Foreshadowing - and most likely my final book for this month's challenge. Although I will try my best to read Frenchman's Creek.

1. My Swordhand Is Singing

2. Bone Crossed from Shazzy

3. Fool Moon

4. Princess of the Midnight Ball

5. The Fairy Godmother

6. The Foreshadowing

7. National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: Read a book that has an athlete as a character or has a sports-themed plot

8. Wondrous Strange

9.
10. Frenchman's Creek

All Done!

1) Starts with M: Monster by A. Lee Martinez * * * *
2) B-day bookshelf: Atlantis Rising by Alyssa Day (from Kenjii's bookshelf)* * * * *
3) Illinois: Storm Front by Jim Butcher* * * *
4) Fairy Tale reference: If the Slipper Fits by Elaine Fox* * *
5) Mother's Day: The Pregnancy Test by Erin McCarthy* * * *
6) Nurse/EMT week: Houston, We Have a Problem by Erin McCarthy* * * * *
7) Sports: Hot Stuff by Carly Phillips* * *
8) Female profile: The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. Liu* * * * *
9) Stand alone: Nameless Night by G.M. Ford* * * *
10) Pick it for me: The Remarkable Miss Frankenstein by Minda Webber* * * *

Hey all - have been a stranger this month, and will prob continue to be a stranger in June as well. Have almost finished this month's challenge but will prob miss by a book or two unless I do nothing but read over this coming long wkend. The anal retentive in me will despair but the realist will make sure I get over it LOL The days are all bleeding into one atm so don't have dates. Here we go:
01. Title starts with "M" - Moonfire by Lynne Connolly
02. Book from May b'day celebrant - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman - Amanda's shelf
03. Illinois author, setting, character - Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
04. Mother Goose - Enchanted Erotic Bedtime Stories For Women by Nancy Madore
05. Mother's Day - The French Tycoon's Pregnant Mistress by Abby Green
06. Character in medical profession or works in hospital
Hotter After Midnight by Cynthia Eden
07. Sports theme or athlete - Ride by Cameron Dane
08. Female profile on cover - Enchanted Again by Nancy Madore
09. Stand-alone book - Fairyville by Emma Holly
10. Pick-It-For-Me choice - Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian

Congrats Melissa! Tosca, Kristen, you're doing great.

ack I'm not so sure I can be bothered reading the last two. I want some downtime to just sit and stare at the wall. This month has gone by and I have no idea where it went eek

Oh I feel the same Tosca, my brain needs to reset. So I'm taking a break from reading for now, and it feels great.

1. "M".
My Sunshine - Catherine Anderson 5/7/09

2. May B-Day celebrant GR shelf. Be sure to specify whose shelf you pick it from.
From Dead To Worse - Charlaine Harris Amanda’s 5/28/09

3. Illinois.
Match Me If You Can - Susan Elizabeth Phillips(Chicago Stars) 5/17/09

4. fairytale,
To Beguile A Beast - Elizabeth Hoyt

5. Mother's Day
The Duchess Diaries - Barbara Dawson Smith(Single mom)

6. Nurse's/EMT Week
Too Hot To Sleep - Stephanie Bond 5/20/09

7. Athlete
See Jane Score - Rachel Gibson 5/22/09

8. "female profile"
Some Like It Wild - Teresa Medeiros 5/5/09

9. Stand-Alone (Clearly stated that it is not part of a series).
Guilty - Karen RObards

10. group's shelf
Highland Guardian - Melissa Mayhue

UPDATED 5/28

1. M for May................MEG A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten 5/5
2. B-Day book................Thread of Fear by Laura Griffin 5/13 (Shawna's shelf)
3. Illinois book..................The Bodies Left Behind A Novel by Jeffery Deaver 5/8
4. Fairytale.....The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor (alice in wonderland) 5/2
5. Mother's Day..............She's My Mom Count on a Cop by Rebecca Winters 5/25
6. Hospitals/Nurses/Doctors......Skeleton Crew A Lindsay Chamberlain Novel by Beverly Connor 5/28
8. Female on the cover....Enchanted By Magic by Gloria Harchar 5/15
by Gloria Harchar
9. Stand-Alone book..... Snow Angel A Novel by Jamie Carie 5/22
10.Pick-It-For-Me.........Secrets The Best in Women's Erotic Romance, Vol. 11 by Angela Knight/Kimberly Dean/Jess Michaels/Jennifer Probst 5/12

COMPLETED 5/28
I had to stretch category #6 a little. The main character was a forensic pathologist/archeologist so I figure that's kinda a doctor and definitely in the medical profession.

Stretch as far as you like Barbara. Sometimes we have to, to get books we'll like to fit certain categories. I was thinking of reading a Dr. Who book for a doctor. lol (Since medical doctor wasn't specified). And was going to read an Indiana Jones book for teacher/professor as Dr. Jones is a part-time university professor. (These are for the Men We Love challenge.)

Update 5/30

5. Mother's Day: Read a book about a single mother or an expecting mother or with "mommy" or "mother" in the title
Violation by Darian North (single mother) (5/6)

7. National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: Read a book that has an athlete as a character or has a sports-themed plot
Seventh Heaven by Catherine Anderson (5/26)

8. Read a book that has a "female profile" on the cover. (Be sure to post the cover.)
A Bride in the Bargain by Deanne Gist (5/19)


9. Read a Stand-Alone book. (Clearly stated that it is not part of a series).
How to Score by Robin Wells (5/13)

Completed 4/10

Found a way to get two more books in. So, technically I've read 9 out of 10 so far, but that's probably as far as I will get this month.

1. My Swordhand Is Singing

2. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe from Lady Ozma

3. Fool Moon

4. Princess of the Midnight Ball

5. The Fairy Godmother

6. The Foreshadowing

7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (I'm counting Quidditch!)

8. Wondrous Strange

9. Gulliver's Travels

10. Frenchman's Creek

Updated May 30 -- May Challenge complete!

1. May: Read a book which title starts with "M". -- The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston -- May 25

2. Read a book picked from an May B-Day celebrant GR shelf. Be sure to specify whose shelf you pick it from. -- Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard from Isis FG's shelves -- May 13

3. Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Illinois. (Suggestions for this category is welcome on Suggestions and Discussion thread.) -- Talk of the Town by Sherrill Bodine set in Chicago, IL -- May 8

4. Mother Goose Day: Read a book that has a reference to a fairytale, either title, character or plot. -- Cinderfella by Linda Jones -- May 22

5. Mother's Day: Read a book about a single mother or an expecting mother or with "mommy" or "mother" in the title -- Texas Baby by Kathleen O'Brien -- May 2

6. Nurse's/EMT Week: Read a book where a character is in a medical profession or the story is set in a hospital. -- I couldn't find any in my TBR with a nurse, but I found a doctor. I hope that works. -- Dancing In The Moonlight by Raeanne Thayne -- actually the heroine is a nurse too. -- May 26

7. National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: Read a book that has an athlete as a character or has a sports-themed plot -- Body Check by Elle Kennedy -- May 30

8. Read a book that has a "female profile" on the cover. (Be sure to post the cover.) -- In Bed With the Devil by Lorraine Heath -- May 16


9. Read a Stand-Alone book. (Clearly stated that it is not part of a series). -- My Fair Lord by Julie Beard -- May 10

10. Read a book from our group's shelf or if you joined the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge, your recommended book. -- Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband by Melissa Mayhue -- May 6

Managed to finish 7.


1:Marked House of Night 1 - P.C. Cast
3:Natural Born Charmer Chicago Stars 7 - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
5:A Rush of Wings - Adrian Phoenix
6:Lover Avenged Black Dagger Brotherhood 7 - J.R. Ward
7:Natural Born Charmer Chicago Stars 7 - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
8:A Taste of Darkness Mackenzie Vampires series Book 3 - Nina Bangs
10:Undead and Unwed Undead Series Book 1 - MaryJanice Davidson

Wow! I am almost didn't finish! Down to the wire...lol

1. Murder Game by Christine Feehan...finished 5-11-09
2. Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward...finished 5-6-09
3. This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips...finished 5-15-09
4. Sleeping Beauty, Book 1 The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure...finished 5-7-09
5. Edge of Fear by Cherry Adair...finished 5-2-09
6. Lover Revealed by J.R.Ward...finished 5-10-09
7. Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips...finished 5-13-09
8. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray...finished 5-31-09
9. The Angel by Carla Neggers...finished 5-4-09
10. Minion by L.A. Banks...finished 5-16-09

Even with the move and everything, I actually finished May's challenge...Yey!!

1. "M" book - Midnight Pleasures by Amanda Ashley et. al. 5/9

2. "B-day" - Light My Fire by Katie MacAlister (Nichole's shelf) 5/22

3. Illinois - Storm Front by Jim Butcher 5/17

4. Fairytale - Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr 5/11

5. Mother's Day - The Defiant Heroby Suzanne Brockmann 5/15

6. Nurse/EMT - Lover Avenged by JR Ward 5/6

7. Sports - Simon Says by Lori Foster 5/7

8. Female Profile - At Grave's End by Jeanine Frost 5/26

9. Stand=Alone - No Ordinary Man by Suzanne Brockmann 5/3

10 Pick-It-For-Me - Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder 5/31

Update 6/1

2. Read a book picked from an May B-Day celebrant GR shelf. Be sure to specify whose shelf you pick it from.
Night Moves by Julie Kenner (Isis) (5/31)

5. Mother's Day: Read a book about a single mother or an expecting mother or with "mommy" or "mother" in the title
Violation by Darian North (single mother) (5/6)

7. National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: Read a book that has an athlete as a character or has a sports-themed plot
Seventh Heaven by Catherine Anderson (5/26)

8. Read a book that has a "female profile" on the cover. (Be sure to post the cover.)
A Bride in the Bargain by Deanne Gist (5/19)


9. Read a Stand-Alone book. (Clearly stated that it is not part of a series).
How to Score by Robin Wells (5/13)

That's a wrap for me in May.
Completed 5/10

May Challenge is officially closed.

Final Update:

We had 37 participants.

Shazzy - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Kasia - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Shanon - 6 books read
Michelle - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Kristen - 9 books read
Barbara - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Jael - 4 books read
Julie (mom2lnb) - 5 books read
Briansgirl - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
LibraryLass - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Kenjii - 1 book read
Annvelwis - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Kim
Tasha
Nikki - 5 books read
Lori - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Brenda(Natesmomb) - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulatins!
Anna
Amanda - 8 books read
Jane - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Shyloh - 6 books read
tosca - 8 books read
Stephanie - 4 books read
Yz - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Keyona - 2 books read
Melissa - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Annie - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Chelsea - 2 books read
Melody - 3 books read
Lara - 10 books read - Complete - Congratulations!
Delitealex - 7 books done
Ruth - 6 books done
Katie - 4 books done
Susan
colleen - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Valerie - 7 books done

No one had signed up since the last update:

Group's final total: 237 books read.

15 participant had completed all 10 categories.

Also, if you haven't done it yet, feel free to add your completed books to our group bookshelf.

Great job, everyone.

So many completed challenges!! Great job guys!
We're getting better and better at those challenges ;)
Makes me happy!

Way to Go to Everyone!