January

1) 5 * My Seduction by Connie Brockway
2) 5* My Pleasure by Connie Brockway
3) 3.5* Seduction of a Proper Gentleman by Victoria Alexander
4) 3.5* The Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith
5) 4.5* Simply Perfect by Mary Balogh
6) 4* The Flame by Jean Johnson
7) 5* Stay the Night A Novel of the Darkyn by Lynn Viehl
8) 4.5* A Rogue in Texas by Lorraine Heath
9) 5* In Bed With the Devil by Lorraine Heath
10) 5* The Last Hellion by Loretta Chase
11) 2.5* Untouchable by Linda Winstead Jones
12) 3* Scandalous by Jenna Petersen
13) 3.5* Ecstasy by Jacquelyn Frank
14) 5* Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
15) 3.5* Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
16) 3.5* Stone Diaries by Carol Shields


February 2009

4* 1. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
3.5* 2. Death of a Travelling Man by M.C. Beaton
4.5* 3. Like No Other Lover by Julie Ann Long
4* 4. The Courtship Dance by Candace Camp
4.5* 5. Between the Devil and Desire by Lorraine Heath
2.5* 6. Never Marry a Cowboy by Lorraine Heath
4* 7. Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
4* 8. Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh
5* 9. My Dearest Enemy by Connie Brockway
3.5* 10.The Pretender by Celeste Bradley
4* 11. The Imposter by Celeste Bradley
3* 12. The Spy by Celeste Bradley
3.5* 13. The Rogue by Celeste Bradley
4* 14. Something Big Has Been Here by Jack Prelutsky
4.5* 15. "A" is for Abigail An Almanac of Amazing American Women by Lynne Cheney

March 2009

1) 3* 3rd Degree by James Patterson
2) 3* 4th of July by James Patterson
3) 3* The 5th Horseman by James Patterson
4) 5* To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
5) 5* The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
6) 3.5* Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole
7) 4* Beyond the Highland Mist by KM Moning
8) 4* First Comes Marriage by Mary Balogh
9) 4.5* Then Comes Seduction by Mary Balogh
10) 5* 1906 by James Dalessandro
11) 3.5* Suddenly by Candace Camp
12) 4* The White Stag by Kate Seredy
13) 5* Out Of The Dust by Karen Hesse
14) 4* The Sun Witch by Linda Winstead Jones
15) 4* Black Rose by Nora Roberts
16) 4* Red Lily by Nora Roberts
17) 3* Poems of Robert Browning
18) 5* The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
19) 4* Good Omens The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
20) 4* Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase
21) 3.5* Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
22) 5* The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
23) 2.5* Death in Venice by Thomas Mann
24) 3.5* A Damsel in Distress by P.G. Wodehouse
25) 3.5* Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
26) 3* Interworld by Neil Gaiman
27) 5* Redwall by Brian Jacques - marvelous narration!
28) 3.5* Brisingr by Christopher Paolini


April 2009

1) 3.5* Walden by Henry David Thoreau
2) 4* Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts
3) 5* Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer
4) 5* Little Men by Louisa May Alcott
5) 3* The Law of Love by Laura Esquivel
6) 4* The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
7) 5* Surrender by Pamela Clare
8) 4* Heaven and Earth by Nora Roberts
9) 3.5* To Tame a Highland Warrior by KM Moning
10) 5* What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew From Fox Hunting to Whist-The Facts of Daily Life in Nineteenth-Century England by Daniel Pool
11) 5* Rising Tides by Nora Roberts
12) 4.5* Worth Any Price by Lisa Kleypas
13) 4* Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
14) 3* The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks
15) 4* A Virgin River Christmas by Robyn Carr
16) 4.5* Face the Fire by Nora Roberts
17) 4.5* The Highlander's Touch by KM Moning
18) 5* Once a Princess by Johanna Lindsey
19) 2* The Lost Continent Travels in Small-Town America by Bill Bryson
20) 4.5* God's Fool The Life of Francis of Assisi by Julien Green
21) 4* The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
22) 4* Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
23) 4* Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
24) 4* The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
25) 4* A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
26) 4.5* The Marriage Spell A Novel by Mary Jo Putney
27) 5* Cell by Stephen King (I did not enjoy this, but it was well-written & very scary, of course)
28) 3.5* The Sanctuary by Raymond Khoury

May 2009

1) 4* Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
2) 5* Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
3) 3.5* Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr
4) 5* The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
5) 4.5* Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
6) 5* At Last Comes Love by Mary Balogh
7) 5* Caressed By Ice by Nalini Singh
8) 5* The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
9) 5* Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh
10) 3.5* Charming the Highlander by Janet Chapman
11) 4* The Mage by Jean Johnson
12) 5* Queen Victoria, from Her Birth to the Death of the Prince Consort by Cecil Woodham-Smith
13) 3.5* The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
14) 4* His Majesty's Dragon Temeraire #1 by Naomi Novik
15) 3* Making Magic in the World by Maya Angelou
16) 4* Hold Tight by Harlan Coben
17) 4* The Partner by John Grisham
18) 5* The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
19) 4* Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou
20) 5* The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
21) 4* The Whiskey Rebellion George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the Frontier Rebels Who Challenged America's Newfound Sovereignty by William Hogeland
22) An Introduction to Southern California Birds by Herbert Clarke
23) 5* Mom and Dad are Palindromes by Mark Shulman

June 2009

1) 2* No Regrets by Michele Ann Young
2) 3* Curveball by Kate Angell
3) 3* 74 Seaside Avenue by Debbie Macomber
4) 5* Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh
5) 5* Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins Rivals Queens by Jane Dunn
6) 4* The Wyndham Legacy by Catherine Coulter
7) 4* Frenkenstein by Mary Shelley
8) 2* Best Language Book Ever by Paul Yeager
9) 4* How to Abduct a Highland Lord by Karen Hawkins
10) 4.5* Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
11) 4.5* Bridal Season by Connie Brockway
12) 5* The Pleasure Trap by Elizabeth Thornton
13) 2.5* The Afterlife & Other Stories by John Updike
14) 4* Turbulent Sea by Christine Feehan
15) 4* Bridal Favors by Connie Brockway
16) 3.5* Witch Heart by Anya Bast
17) 4.5* Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
18) 5* Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr
19) 3* Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich
20) 3.5* Letter Perfect by Cathy Marie Hake
21) 5* Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts
22) 4.5* The Hollow by Nora Roberts
23) 3* Grimm's Fairy Tales by Grimm Brothers
24) 4.5* Second Glance by Jodi Picoult
25) 5* Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse
26) 3.5* The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
27) 3.5* Magyk by Angie Sage
28) 3.5* Legend in Green Velvet by Elizabeth Peters
29) 5* Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
30) 3.5* The Stranger by Albert Camus
31) 4* Mossflower by Brian Jacques
32) 4* Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
33) 4.5* A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
34) 5* A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie King
35) 4* Light on Snow by Anita Shreve

Total Books to Date = 145

July 2009

1) 4* The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts
2) 3.5* Don't Look Down by Suzanne Enoch
3) 3.5* Billionaires Prefer Blondes by Suzanne Enoch
4) 5* Here, There Be Dragons by James Owen
5) 4* Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
6) 5* Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
7) 4.5* Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh
8) 4* The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
9) 3* Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
10) 5* Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
11) 4* Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
12) 5* One White Rose by Julie Garwood
13) 3.5* The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
14) 4* The Last Time They Met A Novel by Anita Shreve
15) 5* Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts
16) 3.5* Just Like a Man by Elizabeth Bevarly
17) 2* So Many Books, So Little Time A Year of Passionate Reading by Sara Nelson
18) 4* The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allen Poe
19) 4.5* Untamed by Pamela Clare
20) 4.5* Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
21) 5* The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
22) 4* Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
23) 4* The Mating Season by P. G. Wodehouse
24) 5* The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
25) 4* 1984 by George Orwell

August 2009

1) 3.5* World Without End by Ken Follett
2) 5* Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
3) 3* Grendel by John Gardner
4) 4* Flyte Septimus Heap #2 by Angie Sage
5) 4* Glory in Death by J. D. Robb
6) 4.5* Physik Septimus Heap #3 by Angie Sage
7) 3* The Haunting of Josie by Kay Hooper
8) 4* Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
9) 4* Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
10) 3.5* French Quarter Fiction The Newest Stories of America's Oldest Bohemia by Joshua Clark
11) 4* Crescent City Kill by Julie Smith
12) 3.5* Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
13) 3* Bridget by Linda Lael Miller
14) 5* Hidden Currents by Christine Feehan
15) 4* Lady with a Black Umbrella by Mary Balogh
16) 4* The Gospel of Mary of Magdala Jesus and the First Woman Apostle by Karen King
17) 4* A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
18) 5* Robur the Conqueror, Clipper of the Clouds by Jules Verne
19) 3* Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata
20) 4.5* An Unacceptable Offer by Mary Balogh
21) 5* The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
22) 4.5 An Accidental Woman by Barbara Delinsky
23) 4* The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
24) 4* Mary, Called Magdalene by Margaret George
25) 4* A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
26) 3.5* Killer Smile by Lisa Scottoline
27) 3.5* Mackenzie's Mission by Linda Howard
28) 4* Dance Through Time by Lynn Kurland
29) 4* Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
30) 5* When Character Was King A Story of Ronald Reagan by Peggy Noonan
31) 5* The Princess Bride by William Goldman
32) 3.5* Wolf at the Door by Christine Warren
33) 4* Dark Hunger by Sara Reinke
34) 4* The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
35) 3.5* Unspeakable by Sandra Brown

Total Books to Date = 205

September 2009

1) 4.5* A Light in the Storm The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin, Fenwick Island, Delaware, 1861 by Karen Hesse
2) 5* Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
3) 5* Madam, Will You Talk? by Mary Stewart
4) 4* Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik AUDIO
5) 3.5* The Scot and I by Elizabeth Thornton
6) 4* The Runaway McBride by Elizabeth Thornton
7) 4* The Fiction Class by Susan Breen
8) 3.5* The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom
9) 4*Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
10)4* The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins AUDIO
11) 3.5* The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith AUDIO
12) 2* Poetry 180 A Turning Back to Poetry by Billy Collins
13) 3.5* Gilead A Novel by Marilynne Robinson
14)3.5* A Gift of Hope by Tony Melendez
15) 3* Hard Times by Charles Dickens AUDIO
16) 3* Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis AUDIO
17) 4* Dark Possession by Christine Feehan
18) 4* Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr
19) 4.5* Matilda by Roald Dahl AUDIO
20) 3.5* James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl AUDIO
21) 5* All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
22) 3.5* When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke
23) 4* Black Powder War by Naomi Novik AUDIO
24) 5* The Dream Thief by Shana Abe
25) 5* Cotillion by Georgette Heyer
26) 3.5* A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon AUDIO
27) 4* Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters AUDIO
28) 4* Lair of the Lion by Christine Feehan
29) 4* Always a Scoundrel by Suzanne Enoch
30) 5* The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
31) 3.5* Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb AUDIO
32) 4* Artemis Fowl The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer AUDIO
33) 4* Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik AUDIO
34) 4.5* Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis AUDIO
35) 4* The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters AUDIO
36) 3* Espresso Tales by Alexander McCall Smith

Total Books to Date = 241

October 2009

1) 4.5* Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward
2) 4.5* Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
3) 4* Dancing with Clara by Mary Balogh
4 )4* Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb AUDIO
5) 3.5* Say It Right In German The Easy Way to Pronounce Correctly! by EPLS
6) 3* The Magical Christmas Cat anthology by L. Leigh, N. Singh
7) 4* The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
8) 5* Mister Monday by Garth Nix AUDIO
9) 5* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
10) 4* Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart
11) 3.5 Traitor's Moon by Lynn Flewelling AUDIO
12) 3.5* Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
13) 4* Surrender to the Devil by Lorraine Heath
14) 3.5* Lover Enshrined by J. R. Ward
15) 4* O Jerusalem by Laurie R. King AUDIO
16) 4* The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
17) 5* Family Blessings by LaVyrle Spencer
18) 3* A Superior Death by Nevada Barr AUDIO
19) 4* Queen of Dragons by Shana Abe
20) 2.5* The Perils of Pursuing a Prince by Julia London
21) 3.5* The Dangers of Deceiving a Viscount by Julia London
22) 4* Enchantment by Orson Scott Card AUDIO
23) 5* Poison Study by Maria Snyder
24) 2* Best Laid Plans by Nora Roberts AUDIO
25) 4* Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko
26) 4* Rapture by Jacquelyn Frank
27) 4* Grim Tuesday by Garth Nix AUDIO
28) 4* Mackenzie's Pleasure by Linda Howard
29) 3.5* Once a Dreamer by Candice Hern
30) 4* Pearl Harbor A Novel of December 8th by Newt Gingrich
31) 4* Shutter Island by Dennis LeHane

Total Books to Date = 272

November 2009

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December 2009

Romance Readers Monthly Challenges

June completed 9/10

1. 'J' author: Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward June 10 ****
2. June B-Day celebrant GR shelf(Moss): Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh June 6 *****
3. Author, setting or character is from Florida: 74 Seaside Avenue by Debbie Macomber June 5 ***
4. Wedding Theme: The Bridal Season by Connie Brockway June 12 ****
5. Summer's Solstice: Witch Heart by Anya Bast June 17 ***1/2
6. Gay and Lesbian Pride Month: Stalking Darkness by Lynn Flewelling
7. Royalty theme: How to Abduct a Highland Lord by Karen Hawkins June 8 ****
8. No "human" profile at all in the cover: Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr June 22 *****
9. A an author that is "new" to you: No Regrets by Michele Ann Young June 1 **
10. Reader's Choice: The Pleasure Trap by Elizabeth Thornton June 14 *****


July completed 10/10

1. 'J' Title: Just Like a Man by Elizabeth Bevarly July 30 ***
2. July B-Day celebrant: Paula's shelf: Spell of the Highlander by KM Moning July 21 *****
3. United Kingdom author or setting: Woman in White by Wilkie Collins July 22 *****
4. Summer Heat Theme: Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh July 16 *****
5. Armchair Holiday: Ireland: Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts July 26 *****
6. Go West: One White Rose by Julie Garwood July 20 *****
7. Culinary theme: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanna Fluke July 18 ***
8. Nostalgia Moment: Angels and Demons by Dan Brown July 24 ***.5
9. Explore-A-Genre: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card July 13 ****
10. Book from our Group's shelf: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini July 18 ****

August completed 10/10

1. Starts with 'A': An Accidental Woman by Barbara Delinsky Aug 12
2. Birthday Shelf: Samantha: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Aug 14
3. Australian author: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Aug 17
4. Friendship: Bridget The Women of Primrose Creek by Linda Lael Miller Aug 4
5. Go Flying; Aviation: MacKenzie's Mission by Linda Howard Aug 14
6. Beach Theme: Hidden Currents by Christine Feehan Aug 5
7. Book2Movie: The Princess Bride by William Goldman Aug 24
8. Book2Movie: watch the movie of The Princess Bride
9. Chick-Lit; Light/Humorous: Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke Aug 3
10. Own Choice: Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier Aug 2

Romance Readers' Monthly Challenges 2009

September

1. Starts with 'S': (The) Scot and I by Elizabeth Thornton Sept. 5 ***1/2
2. B-Day Shelf: Toni: Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb Sept. 15 ***1/2
3. Canada: When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke Sept. 19 ***1/2
4. Character in writing field: The Fiction Class by Susan Breen Sept. 8 ****
5. GR author: Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen Sept. 1 ****
6. Blue-Collar Worker: Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr Sept. 18 ***1/2
7. Hispanic: A Gift of Hope The Tony Melendez Story by Tony Melendez Sept. 12 ****
8. Animal on Cover: Lair of the Lion by Christine Feehan Sept. 27 ****
9. Historical Fiction: Victorian England: The Runaway McBride by Elizabeth Thornton Sept. 8 ****
10. Group's Bookshelf: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Sept. 14 *****

October

1. Starts with 'O': O Jerusalem by Laurie R. King Oct. 15 ****
2. October BD: Dina: Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams Oct. 11 ***
3. Geography: Michigan: A Superior Death by Nevada Barr Oct. 18 ***
4. Halloween: Scary/Spooky: The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving Oct. 4 ****
5. Book written by 2 authors: Pearl Harbor A Novel of December 8th by Newt Gingrich/Wm Forstchen Oct. 30 ****
6. Cop/Detective/Murder Mystery: Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb Oct 5 ****
7. U.N.: more than 2 countries: Eng./Sweden/Austria: Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart Oct. 7 ****
8. Columbus Day: Sea Travel: Traitor's Moon by Lynn Flewellling Oct. 11 ***
9. Explore a Genre: Paranormal: Queen of Dragons by Shana Abe Oct. 19 ****
10. Reader's Choice: Surrender to the Devil by Lorraine Heath Oct. 12 ****

Romance Readers' Monthly Challenges 2009

November

Paranormal Romance Monthly Challenges 2009

JUNE 7/9 completed

9 books from first 20 pages Good Reads' Paranormal Romance shelf.

1. Turbulent Sea by Christine Feehan June 16
2. Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh June 6
3. Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward June 10
4. Dark Possession by Christine Feehan DNR
5. Witch Heart by Anya Bast June 17
6. The Dream Thief by Shana Abé DNR
7. Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts June 27
8. The Hollow by Nora Roberts June 29
9. The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts July 5


JULY 6/9 completed

1. Dark Hunger by Sara Reinke DNR
2. werewolves: Wolf at the Door by Christine Warren DNR
3. shifters: Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh July 15 *****
4. gods/goddesses/immortals: Here There be Dragons by James Owen July 11 *****
5. demons/angels: The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts July 5 ****1/2
6. witches/warlocks/sorcerers/mages: Spell of the Highlander by KM Moning July 21 *****
7. fae/fairies: Darkfever by KM Moning July 23 ** very disappointed w/this one
8. aliens/space cowboys: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card July 13 ****
9. psychics/ghosts/humans with paranormal abilities: The Dead Room by Heather Graham DNR

AUGUST 9/9 completed

1. Romance: Hidden Currents by Christine Feehan August 5
2. Urban Fantasy: Dark Hunger by Sara Reinke August 28
3. Fantasy: The Ice Dragon by George R.R.MartinAugust 5
4. Historical: A Dance Through Time by Lynn Kurland August 16
5. Futuristic: Glory in Death by J.D. Robb August 17
6. YA: Flyte:Septimus Heap by Angie Sage August 15
7. Chick-Lit: Wolf at the Door by Christine Warren August 18
8. Erotica: Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward August 26
9. Suspense/Thriller: The Haunting of Josie by Kay Hooper August 15

Paranormal Romance Monthly Challenges

SEPTEMBER 8/9 completed

Choose books from 'Read' shelves of 9 friends

1. Dina: Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb 9.15
2. Melissab: Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb DNR
3. Nita: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 9.14
4. Ann: Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik 9.04
5. Joseph-Daniel: Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis 9.07
6.Hms: Dark Possession by Christine Feehan 9.16
7. Danielle: Artemis Fowl The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer 9.12
8. Verity: The Dream Thief by Shana Abe 9.21
9. Josie: James And The Giant Peach by Roald Dahl 9.08

OCTOBER 9/9 completed

Covers should match each color predominantly

1. Orange: The Magical Christmas Cat anthology Oct 6
2. Red: Queen of Dragons by Shana Abe Oct 19
3. Brown: Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward Oct. 17
4. Green: Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward Oct 3
5. Black: Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb Oct 5
6. Yellow: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson Oct 9
7. Purple: Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams Oct 11
8. Pink: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling Oct 5
9. Blue: The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving Oct. 3

PARANORMAL MONTHLY CHALLENGES 2009

NOVEMBER

READ-the-MONTH Challenges 2009 June - September

JUNE 4/4 completed
J - Jacques, Brian: Mossflower June 20 *****
U - Updike, John: Afterlife June 13 ***
N - No Regrets by Michele Ann Young June 1 *
E - Evanovich, Janet: Hard Eight June 23 **

JULY 4/4 completed
J - Jeeves and the Mating Season by P.G. Wodehouse July 10 ****
U - Untamed by Pamela Clare July 31 ****
L - Last Time They Met by Anita Shreve July 28 ****
Y - Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon July 25 ***1/2

AUGUST 6/6 completed
A - Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner **** August 9
U - Unacceptable Offer by Mary Balogh ***** August 7
G - Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier **** August 2
U - Unspeakable by Sandra Brown ***1/2 August 30
S - Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke *** August 3
T - Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini **** August 14

SEPTEMBER 9/9 completed

S = The Scot and I by Elizabeth Thornton ***1/2 Sept. 5
E = Empire of Ivory Temeraire #4 by Naomi Novik **** Sept. 17
P =Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis *** Sept. 7
T = The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger ***** Sept 14
E = Espresso Tales by Alexander McCall Smith *** Sept 26
M = Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn **** Sept 11
B = Black Powder War Temeraire #3 by Naomi Novik **** Sept 10
E = Always a Scoundrel by Suzanne Enoch **** Sept 27
R = The Runaway McBride by Elizabeth Thornton **** Sept. 7

READ-THE-MONTH CHALLENGE October-December 2009

OCTOBER

A-Z BOOK TITLE Challenge 2009 completed 10.19.09

A = At Last Comes Love by Mary Balogh May 12
B = Between the Devil and Desire by Lorraine Heath February 14
C = Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh May 19
D = Dark Highlander by KM Moning May 9
E = Ecstasy by Jacquelyn Frank January 20
F = Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton March 21
G = Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracey Chevalier August 2
H = Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh June 6
I = Immortal Highlander by KM Moning May 16
J = Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts April 4
K = Kiss of the Highlander by KM Moning May 5
L = The Last Hellion by Loretta Chase January 22
M = My Dearest Enemy by Connie Brockway February 19
N = Naked in Death by J.D. Robb April 19
O = Once a Princess by Johanna Lindsey April 24
P = The Pleasure Trap by Elizabeth Thornton June 14
Q = Queen of Dragons by Shana Abe Oct. 19
R = Rising Tides by Nora Roberts April 9
S = Surrender by Pamela Clare April 10
T = Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr June 22
U = Untamed by Pamela Clare July 31
V = Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh February 10
W = Witch Heart by Anya Bast June 17
X = Artemis Fowl The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer Sept. 13
Y = Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase March 29
Z = The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith Sept. 5

A-Z AUTHOR CHALLENGE 2009 Jan.- Dec. Completed 10.07.09

A = Abe, Shana: The Dream Thief Sept.21
B = Balogh, Mary: Then Comes Seduction March 12
C = Carr, Robyn: {book:Virgin River Christmas] June 22
D = Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan: A Study in Scarlet June 25
E = Enoch, Suzanne: Don't Look Down July 7
F = Feehan, Christine: Murder Game February 7
G = Garwood, Julie: One White Rose July 20
H = Heyer, Georgette: Devil's Cub April 6
I = Irving, Washington: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow October 4
J = Johnson, Jean: The Mage May 30
K = Kurland, Lynn: Dance Through Time August 16
L = Long, Julie Ann: Like No Other Lover February 4
M = Moning, Karen Marie: Spell of the Highlander July 21
N = Novik, Naomi: His Majesty's Dragon May 7
O = Owens, James: Here There Be Dragons July 12
P = Putney, Mary Jo: The Marriage Spell April 23
Q = Quinn, Julia: Mr. Cavendish I Presume Sept. 11
R = Rhys, Jean: Wide Sargasso Sea July 15
S = Setterfield, Diane: The Thirteenth Tale May 19
T = Thornton, Elizabeth: The Pleasure Trap June 14
U = Updike, John:Afterlife June 13
V = Viehl, Lynn: Stay the Night January 8
W = Ward, JRR: Lover Eternal May 7
X = Nix, Garth: Mister Monday October 7
Y = Yasunari, Kawabata: Snow Country August 7
Z = Zusak, Markus: The Book Thief August 17

A-Z CHARACTER CHALLENGE July-December 2009 Completed 10.24.09

A = Annie Kildaire in Stroke of Enticement by Nalini Singh October 4
B = Buttercup in The Princess Bride by William Goldman August 23
C = Caroline Evans in MacKenzie's Mission by Linda Howard August 14
D = Mary Ann Delaney in Dark Possession by Christine Feehan Sept. 16
E = Elle Drake in Hidden Currents by Christine Feehan August 5
F = Faith McBride in The Runaway McBride by Elizabeth Thornton Sept. 7
G = Giles, Lord Kincade in Lady with a Black Umbrella by Mary Balogh August 2
H = Hannah Swensen in Chocolate Chip Murder Mystery by Joanne Fluke July 18
I = Isabella Vernaduce in Lair of the Lion by Christine Feehan Sept. 27
J = Jane Matthews in An Unacceptable Offer by Mary Balogh August 7
K = Kitty Charing in Cotillion by Georgette Heyer Sept. 24
L = Liesel in The Book Thief by Markus Zusak August 17
M = Morgan MacKinnon in Untamed by Pamela Clare July 31
N = Noble Chavin in Christmas Heat by Lora Leigh October 6
O = Fox O'Dell in The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts July 5
P = Poppy Blake in An Accidental Woman by Barbara Delinsky August 12
Q = Sullivan Quinn in Wolf at the Door by Christine Warren August 18
R = Riley in Branded By Fire by Nalini Singh July 16
S = Shawn Gallagher in Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts July 26
T = Tessa Noble in Dark Hunger by Sara Reinke August 28
U = Roderick Usher in The Fall of the House of Usher October 14
V = Vanessa March in Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart October 7
W = Walter Hartright in Woman in White by Wilkie Collins July 22
X = Xhex in Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward Oct. 2
Y = Yelena in Poison Study by Maria Snyder Oct. 24
Z = Zane in The Dream Thief by Shana Abe Sept. 21