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* [b:Lover Unbound|304027|Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5)|J.R. Ward|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190538035s/304027.jpg|295059] by J.R. Ward
2) 4.5* [b:Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|5|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)|J.K. Rowling|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GPRB9862L._SL75_.jpg|2402163] by J.K. Rowling
3) 4* [b:Dancing with Clara|969587|Dancing with Clara (Sullivan, #2)|Mary Balogh|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179890767s/969587.jpg|954484] by Mary Balogh
4 )4* [b:Rapture in Death|201175|Rapture in Death (In Death #4)|J.D. Robb|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172636024s/201175.jpg|87373] by J.D. Robb AUDIO
5) 3.5* [b:Say It Right In German The Easy Way to Pronounce Correctly!|1382311|Say It Right In German The Easy Way to Pronounce Correctly! (Say It Right)|EPLS|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183137031s/1382311.jpg|1372288] by EPLS
6) 3* [b:The Magical Christmas Cat|2888317|The Magical Christmas Cat (Includes Breeds, #17; Psy-Changeling, #5.5; Murphy Sisters, #2)|Lora Leigh|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255895019s/2888317.jpg|2914569] anthology by L. Leigh, N. Singh
7) 4* [b:The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow|93263|The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow|Washington Irving|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171253283s/93263.jpg|2131999] by Washington Irving
8) 5* [b:Mister Monday|47613|Mister Monday (The Keys to the Kingdom, #1)|Garth Nix|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5120MEHVRFL._SL75_.jpg|1243291] by Garth Nix AUDIO
9) 5* [b:The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo|2429135|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)|Stieg Larsson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255570700s/2429135.jpg|1708725] by Stieg Larsson
10) 4* [b:Airs Above the Ground|27696|Airs Above the Ground|Mary Stewart|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167885626s/27696.jpg|1431237] by Mary Stewart
11) 3.5 [b:Traitor's Moon|74273|Traitor's Moon (Nightrunner, #3)|Lynn Flewelling|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255972825s/74273.jpg|71864] by Lynn Flewelling AUDIO
12) 3.5* [b:Life, the Universe and Everything|8694|Life, the Universe and Everything (Hitchhiker's Guide, #3)|Douglas Adams|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165721425s/8694.jpg|74123] by Douglas Adams
13) 4* [b:Surrender to the Devil|5841519|Surrender to the Devil (Scoundrels of St. James, #3)|Lorraine Heath|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Zcqqy8%2BML._SL75_.jpg|6013659] by Lorraine Heath
14) 3.5* [b:Lover Enshrined|1240662|Lover Enshrined (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #6)|J.R. Ward|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212625389s/1240662.jpg|1928049] by J. R. Ward
15) 4* [b:O Jerusalem|77259|O Jerusalem (Mary Russell, #5)|Laurie R. King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900027s/77259.jpg|2570140] by Laurie R. King AUDIO
16) 4* [b:The Fall of the House of Usher|32559|The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales (Signet Classics)|Edgar Allan Poe|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168391685s/32559.jpg|4035401] by Edgar Allan Poe
17) 5* [b:Family Blessings|1384335|Family Blessings|LaVyrle Spencer|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183152069s/1384335.jpg|1374363] by LaVyrle Spencer
18) 3* [b:A Superior Death|86492|A Superior Death (Anna Pigeon Mysteries #2)|Nevada Barr|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171068677s/86492.jpg|1435861] by Nevada Barr AUDIO
19) 4* [b:Queen of Dragons|1375607|Queen of Dragons (Drakon, #3)|Shana Abé|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51E6JN0r-5L._SL75_.jpg|1365507] by Shana Abe
20) 2.5* [b:The Perils of Pursuing a Prince|138251|The Perils of Pursuing a Prince (Desperate Debutantes, Book 2)|Julia London|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172093081s/138251.jpg|133262] by Julia London
21) 3.5* [b:The Dangers of Deceiving a Viscount|788365|The Dangers of Deceiving a Viscount (Desperate Debutantes, Book 3)|Julia London|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BYOEvVMkL._SL75_.jpg|774354] by Julia London
22) 4* [b:Enchantment|7973|Enchantment|Orson Scott Card|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165651995s/7973.jpg|506063] by Orson Scott Card AUDIO
23) 5* [b:Poison Study|3462638|Poison Study (Study, #1)|Maria V. Snyder|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229831201s/3462638.jpg|1180409] by Maria Snyder
24) 2* [b:Best Laid Plans|695852|Best Laid Plans (Loving Jack #2) (Silhouette Special Edition Large Print)|Nora Roberts|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg|2669771] by Nora Roberts AUDIO
25) 4* [b:Ceremony|588234|Ceremony|Leslie Marmon Silko|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176060093s/588234.jpg|2937863] by Leslie Marmon Silko
26) 4* [b:Rapture|6056519|Rapture (Shadowdwellers, #2)|Jacquelyn Frank|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255646350s/6056519.jpg|6140099] by Jacquelyn Frank
27) 4* [b:Grim Tuesday|47620|Grim Tuesday (The Keys to the Kingdom, #2)|Garth Nix|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51R346YGKRL._SL75_.jpg|3209595] by Garth Nix AUDIO
28) 4* [b:Mackenzie's Pleasure|1561628|Mackenzie's Pleasure (Mackenzie Family, #3)|Linda Howard|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185243866s/1561628.jpg|3022515] by Linda Howard
29) 3.5* [b:Once a Dreamer|510479|Once a Dreamer (Avon Historical Romance)|Candice Hern|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175384730s/510479.jpg|498489] by Candice Hern
30) 4* [b:Pearl Harbor A Novel of December 8th|223584|Pearl Harbor A Novel of December 8th|Newt Gingrich|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51cVX7BdkFL._SL75_.jpg|514162] by Newt Gingrich
31) 4* [b:Shutter Island|21686|Shutter Island|Dennis Lehane|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167322953s/21686.jpg|1234227] 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. [b:Turbulent Sea|2403889|Turbulent Sea (Drake Sisters, #6)|Christine Feehan|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1206473982s/2403889.jpg|2411028] by Christine Feehan June 16
2. [b:Hostage to Pleasure|3115070|Hostage to Pleasure (Psy-Changeling, #5)|Nalini Singh|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51KAvRxAOxL._SL75_.jpg|3146356] by Nalini Singh June 6
3. [b:Lover Awakened|42900|Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3)|J.R. Ward|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169957160s/42900.jpg|1214837] by J.R. Ward June 10
4. [b:Dark Possession|219942|Dark Possession (Carpathians, #18)|Christine Feehan|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NB3lWKYML._SL75_.jpg|2639048] by Christine Feehan DNR
5. [b:Witch Heart|3426092|Witch Heart (Elemental Witches, Book 3)|Anya Bast|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256049324s/3426092.jpg|3466931] by Anya Bast June 17
6. [b:The Dream Thief|1405310|The Dream Thief (Drakon, #2)|Shana Abé|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183343487s/1405310.jpg|28973] by Shana Abé DNR
7. [b:Blood Brothers|407234|Blood Brothers (Sign of Seven trilogy #1)|Nora Roberts|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255729904s/407234.jpg|3355824] by Nora Roberts June 27
8. [b:The Hollow|2195309|The Hollow (Sign of Seven trilogy #2)|Nora Roberts|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255623370s/2195309.jpg|2201046] by Nora Roberts June 29
9. [b:The Pagan Stone|3094593|The Pagan Stone (Sign of Seven trilogy #3)|Nora Roberts|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255729899s/3094593.jpg|2501542] by Nora Roberts July 5


JULY 6/9 completed

1. [b:Dark Hunger|14384|A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, #2)|Kresley Cole|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255823444s/14384.jpg|16422] by Sara Reinke DNR
2. werewolves: [b:Wolf at the Door|72544|Wolf at the Door (The Others, Book 1)|Christine Warren|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170815784s/72544.jpg|70227] by Christine Warren DNR
3. shifters: [b:Branded by Fire|5628753|Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6)|Nalini Singh|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255669055s/5628753.jpg|4606059] by Nalini Singh July 15 *****
4. gods/goddesses/immortals: [b:Here There be Dragons|77449|Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, Book 1)|Sharon Kay Penman|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178s/77449.jpg|74826] by James Owen July 11 *****
5. demons/angels: [b:The Pagan Stone|3094593|The Pagan Stone (Sign of Seven trilogy #3)|Nora Roberts|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255729899s/3094593.jpg|2501542] 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