Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

I saw this so I'm going to jump in this!

4/8 April 1- June 30th

S- Surrender of a Siren by Tessa Dare
A- A Lady of Persuasion by Tessa Dare
M- Mercury's War by Lora Leigh completed 4/18
A- Arouse Suspicion by Maureen McKade completed 4/25/10
N- Night Heat by Brenda Jackson
T-Tucker's Claim by Sarah McCarty completed 4/8
H- Harmony's Way (Breeds, #8) by Lora Leigh completed 4/15
A- Apache Warrior by Carol Ann Didier

Challenge duration: March 17 - June 17

9/12 Done!

V= Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian 4/6 *****
A= Aphrodite's Kiss by Julie Kenner 3/22 ***
L= Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward 4/14 *****
O= One With the Shadows by Susan Squires
R= Rises The Night by Colleen Gleason 4/10 ****
I= Ink, India - Scent to Her Grave 4/3 ****
E= Emerald Flash by Charles Knief 3/25 ***

B= Burning Alive by Shannon K. Butcher
A= A Hoboken Hipster in Sherwood Forest by Marianne Mancusi 4/19 ****
R= Rumble on the Bayou by Jana Deleon 4/25 ****
T= The Pleasure Slave by Gena Showalter 4/9 ****
O= One With the Darkness by Susan Squires

8/12


C-
R- Regina in the Sun by R.G. Alexander 4/26***
Y-
S- Shifter anthology 3/27***
T- Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts 4/13***
A- A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands 4/11****
L- Love Bites by Lynsay Sands 4/21***

G- Guilty Pleasure by Lora Leigh 4/1****
A- Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Showalter 4/19**
Y-
L- Lion's Heat by Lora Leigh 4/13***
E-Enslave Me Sweetly

1 down/ 11 to go
Beginning: April 22 Ending: July 22

J-
E-
N-
N-
I-Into the Dark by Gena Showalter
F-
E-
R-

L-
Y-
N-
N-

26th February - May 26th 2010
17/17 Completed28th April 2010

N- Night Life, By Nancy A. Collins
A- After Dark, By Nancy A. Collins
T- The Naruto Series, Volume 1, By Masashi Kishimoto
A- An Anniversary Gift, By Jude Mason
L- Living Dead in Dallas, By Charlaine Harris
I-Iron Kissed, By Patricia Briggs
E- Evermore, By Alyson Noel

S- Succubus Blues, By Richelle Mead
A- A Certain Slant of Light, By Laura Whitcomb
R- Lord of Misrule, By Rachel Caine
A- The Awakening, By L.J.Smith

W- Whipping the Cream, By Yeva Wiest
A- The Awakening, By L.J.Smith
L- Love You Hate You Miss You, By Elizabeth Scott
K- Kissing Coffins, By Ellen Schreiber
E- Vampire Kisses, By Ellen Schreiber
R- Fantastic Beasts & Where to find Them, By J.K. Rowling

I've now become a Challenge addict :)

Hooray, Natalie!!

And welcome to the challenge madness :)

Congrats, Natalie!

Update 5/03/10

D= The Darkest Pleasure (4/17/10)
A= Against the Rules by Linda Howard (4/11/10)
N=
I=The Irish Rogue by Emma Jensen (3/31/10)
E=
L=Lair of the Lion by Christine Feehan (4/11/10)
L=Lover Mine by JR Ward (5/2/10)
E=

All done!

8/8 done

March 16 - June 15

N - Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men 3/21 ****
I - The Iron King 4/6 ****
T - Tanner's Scheme 4/7 ****
A - Atlantis Awakening 4/10 ****

A - Aiden's Charity 4/11 ****
N - Nice Girls Don't Live Forever 3/27 ****
N - Night Play (Dark-Hunter, #6) 4/15 ****
E - Enslaved 5/4 ***

Hooray, Nita!!

Signing up for yet another challenge. ::Lethal smacks self::
May 5th 2010-August 5th 2010 0/9

A=Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh
M=Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland
M=
A=
R=
Y=
L=
I=If I Stay by Gayle Forman
S=Sweet Persuasion by Maya Banks

Congrats, Nita!

RRRC GROUP - READ YOUR NAME CHALLENGE
Duration: 3 months - Started: 20 March, 2010 End Date: 20 June 2010

10/17 read

M - Midnight Bayou by Nora Roberts 20/3
E - Evil Without A Face by Jordan Dane
L - Lola Carlyle Reveals All by Rachel Gibson 5/4
I - It Must Be Love by Rachel Gibson 2/4
S - Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas 18/4
S - Smash Cut by Sandra Brown 2/5
A - All The Queen's Men by Linda Howard 2/4

K - Kiss Me While I Sleep by Linda Howard
A - Atlantis Rising by Alyssa Day 16/4
Y - You Belong To Me by Mary Higgins Clark
E - Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione 12/4

W - Worth Any Price by Lisa Kleypas
I - Inner Harbor by Nora Roberts 25/4
L - Lady Sophia's Lover by Lisa Kleypas
S - Someone To Watch Over Me by Lisa Kleypas
O - Outcast by Joan Johnston
N - Never Too Much by Lori Foster 3/4

6/14


E: Eternal5/5****
L:
I: Immortal Sin 3/29****
Z:
A:
B:
E: Eternity 3/25**
T: Ten Cent A Dance3/30****
H:

N:
E:
I: Into the Shadow4/9**
L: Lover Eternal 3/22****
L:

7/14


E: Eternal5/5****
L:
I: Immortal Sin 3/29****
Z:
A:
B:
E: Eternity 3/25**
T: Ten Cent A Dance3/30****
H:

N: No Time To Die5/8****
E:
I: Into the Shadow4/9**
L: Lover Eternal 3/22****
L:

Crystal wrote: "Any suggestions for "Y" books? I need two! Does it have to be the title of the book or can we use the authors name?"

You Suck: A Love Story
Your Planet or Mine?
Yours Until Dawn
You Are So Undead to Me
Your Scandalous Ways

March 14 - June 14, 2010
6/10 complete

S - Scandal in Spring 3/22****
A - American Gods
R - Rapture in Death 4/23****
A - Anyone But You 3/15***

D - Devil in Winter 3/20****
A - Angels' Blood 4/3****
N - Naked Lunch
I - It Happened One Autumn 3/14****
E - Envy
L - Lover Revealed

Signing up for yet another challenge.
May 5th 2010-August 5th 2010 1/9

A=Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh
M=Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland
M=
A=
R=
Y=
L=
I=If I Stay by Gayle Forman 5/10/10
S=Sweet Persuasion by Maya Banks

8/14


E: Eternal5/5****
L:
I: Immortal Sin 3/29****
Z:
A:
B:
E: Eternity 3/25**
T: Ten Cent A Dance3/30****
H:

N: No Time To Die5/8****
E:
I: Into the Shadow4/9**
L: Lover Eternal 3/22****
L: Love in the corner pocket5/10****

Signing up for yet another challenge.
May 5th 2010-August 5th 2010 2/9

A=Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh
M=Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland
M=
A=
R=
Y=
L=
I=If I Stay by Gayle Forman 5/10/10
S=Sweet Persuasion by Maya Banks 5/11/10

Challenge duration: March 17 - June 17

10/12 Done!

V= Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian 4/6 *****
A= Aphrodite's Kiss by Julie Kenner 3/22 ***
L= Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward 4/14 *****
O= One With the Shadows by Susan Squires
R= Rises The Night by Colleen Gleason 4/10 ****
I= Ink, India - Scent to Her Grave 4/3 ****
E= Emerald Flash by Charles Knief 3/25 ***

B= Burning Alive by Shannon K. Butcher 5/11 ****
A= A Hoboken Hipster in Sherwood Forest by Marianne Mancusi 4/19 ****
R= Rumble on the Bayou by Jana Deleon 4/25 ****
T= The Pleasure Slave by Gena Showalter 4/9 ****
O= One With the Darkness by Susan Squires

1 down/ 11 to go
Beginning: April 22 Ending: July 22

J-
E-
N-
N-
I-Into the Dark by Gena Showalter
F-
E-
R-

L-Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
Y-
N-
N-

I'm using my real name here, its not Gus (he's the adorable guinea pig in my pic!)

5/15-8/15

L- The Luxe
I- The Iron King
S- Stupid Cupid
A- The Accidental Human

K- A Kiss of Shadows (Meredith Gentry, #1)
A- Ash
T- Truly, Madly by Heather Webber
E- Except the Queen

9/14


E: Eternal5/5****
L:
I: Immortal Sin 3/29****
Z:
A:
B:
E: Eternity 3/25**
T: Ten Cent A Dance3/30****
H: Hush Hush5/15****

N: No Time To Die5/8****
E:
I: Into the Shadow4/9**
L: Lover Eternal 3/22****
L: Love in the corner pocket5/10****

Signing up for yet another challenge.
May 5th 2010-August 5th 2010 3/9

A=Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh 5/15/10
M=Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland
M=Midnight Encounters by Elle Kennedy
A=
R=
Y=
L=
I=If I Stay by Gayle Forman 5/10/10
S=Sweet Persuasion by Maya Banks 5/11/10

Hm, 3 months, I'd better only do my first name.
Read Your Name
17 March - 17 June 2010 9/12 Completed

S Seduced by Magic
A Angelic Avenger 19/5/10 ★★★★
N No Words Alone
D The Demon You Know 15/4/10 ★★★★
R Raintree: Haunted 5/4/10 ★★★★
A All I Want for Christmas Is a Vampire 3/4/10 ★★★★
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L The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #2) 19/3/10 ★★★★
O One Bite With A Stranger 17/3/10 ★★★★
U Understood
I Iron Kissed 11/4/10 ★★★★
S Single White Vampire 4/4/10 ★★★★
E Ender's Game19/4/10 ★★★★★

I saw this so I'm going to jump in this!

5/8 April 1- June 30th

S- Surrender of a Siren by Tessa Dare 5/19
A- A Lady of Persuasion by Tessa Dare
M- Mercury's War by Lora Leigh completed 4/18
A- Arouse Suspicion by Maureen McKade completed 4/25/10
N- Night Heat by Brenda Jackson
T-Tucker's Claim by Sarah McCarty completed 4/8
H- Harmony's Way (Breeds, #8) by Lora Leigh completed 4/15
A- Apache Warrior by Carol Ann Didier

I saw this so I'm going to jump in this!

6/8 April 1- June 30th

S- Surrender of a Siren by Tessa Dare 5/19
A- A Lady of Persuasion by Tessa Dare completed 5/21/10
M- Mercury's War by Lora Leigh completed 4/18
A- Arouse Suspicion by Maureen McKade completed 4/25/10
N- Night Heat by Brenda Jackson
T-Tucker's Claim by Sarah McCarty completed 4/8
H- Harmony's Way (Breeds, #8) by Lora Leigh completed 4/15
A- Apache Warrior by Carol Ann Didier

Welcome to this Challenge, Alycia.

Don't forget to put in your start and end dates.

10/14
March 23- June 23


E: Eternal5/5****
L:
I: Immortal Sin 3/29****
Z: Michelle Zink: Prophecy of the Sisters5/23****
A:
B:
E: Eternity 3/25**
T: Ten Cent A Dance3/30****
H: Hush Hush5/15****

N: No Time To Die5/8****
E:
I: Into the Shadow4/9**
L: Lover Eternal 3/22****
L: Love in the corner pocket5/10****

Signing up for yet another challenge.
May 5th 2010-August 5th 2010 4/9

A=Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh 5/15/10
M=Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland
M=Midnight Encounters by Elle Kennedy 5/24/10
A=
R=
Y=
L=
I=If I Stay by Gayle Forman 5/10/10
S=Sweet Persuasion by Maya Banks 5/11/10

One more to go. Had to change my N book b/c I had read it before but it all worked out.

7/8 April 1- June 30th

S- Surrender of a Siren by Tessa Dare 5/19
A- A Lady of Persuasion by Tessa Dare completed 5/21/10
M- Mercury's War by Lora Leigh completed 4/18
A- Arouse Suspicion by Maureen McKade completed 4/25/10
N- Now You Die by Roxanne St. Claire completed 5/25/10
T-Tucker's Claim by Sarah McCarty completed 4/8
H- Harmony's Way (Breeds, #8) by Lora Leigh completed 4/15
A- Apache Warrior by Carol Ann Didier

Read Your Name Challenge
Duration: 3 months (March 1st – May 31st)

E: Elusive Bride (The) by Stephanie Laurens 03
L: Lost Duke of Wyndham (The) by Julia Quinn 12/05
I: Ironclad Cover by Dana Marton 25/05
S: Scandal's Bride by Stephanie Laurens - 13/04
E: Eat-Clean Diet Workout (The) by Tosca Reno 03

Sorry until April I hadn’t started keeping track of the dates finished only the books read per month.

Congratulations, Macwolf01 [Elise:]!

Hooray Elise!

Only one to go!
March 14 - June 14, 2010

S - Scandal in Spring 3/22****
A - Agnes and the Hitman 5/18**
R - Rapture in Death 4/23****
A - Anyone But You 3/15***

D - Devil in Winter 3/20****
A - Angels' Blood 4/3****
N - Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure 5/27****
I - It Happened One Autumn 3/14****
E - Ender's Game
L - The Lovely Bones 4/30***

Read Your Name CHALLENGE
Read books which first letters spell out your name
Duration: (3 Months) June 1, 2010 - August, 2010

J-The Julius House by Charlaine Harris
U-Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
D-Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
I-If You Dare by Kresley Cole
T-Touch of Evil by C.T. Adams & Cathy Clamp
H-Hidden Currents by Christine Feehan
E-Eldest by Christopher Paolini

Alternate "E" Elijah by Jacquelyn Frank
No "H" cover OR

April 30th- June30th.
B-Burned
R-Rose by Any Other Name
O-One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
N- The Notebook
W- Wicked Lovely
Y-You Slay Me
N- Nights in Rodanthe

M-My Sister's Keeper
E- Ella Enchanted
L-The Last Song
H- Hourglass
U- Uglies
I- I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
S-The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
H- The Hunger Games

Yay! I'm done.

8/8 April 1- June 30th

S- Surrender of a Siren by Tessa Dare 5/19
A- A Lady of Persuasion by Tessa Dare completed 5/21/10
M- Mercury's War by Lora Leigh completed 4/18
A- Arouse Suspicion by Maureen McKade completed 4/25/10
N- Now You Die by Roxanne St. Claire completed 5/25/10
T-Tucker's Claim by Sarah McCarty completed 4/8
H- Harmony's Way (Breeds, #8) by Lora Leigh completed 4/15
A- Apache Warrior by Carol Ann Didier 5/30

Well done, Samantha!

A - The Awakening (Vampire Diaries) by L.J. Smith
N - New Moon (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer
A - Awakened (House of Night) by P.C and Kristin Cast

M - Midnight (Vampire Diaries: The Return) by L.J. Smith
A - A Touch Of Dead (Sookie Stackhouse) by Charlaine Harries
R - Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
I - Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
A - A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Signing up for yet another challenge.
May 5th 2010-August 5th 2010 5/9

A=Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh 5/15/10
M=Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland 5/30/10
M=Midnight Encounters by Elle Kennedy 5/24/10
A=
R=
Y=
L=
I=If I Stay by Gayle Forman 5/10/10
S=Sweet Persuasion by Maya Banks 5/11/10

Ana-Maria wrote: "A - The Awakening (Vampire Diaries) by L.J. Smith
N - New Moon (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer
A - Awakened (House of Night) by P.C and Kristin Cast

M - Midnight (Vampire Diaries: The Return) b..."

Welcome to the group and to the challenge.

Don't forget to post your start date and end date.

Hooray, Samantha!

Read Your Name

4/1/10 - 7/1/10 – 15 of 19 books!

L Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception by Maggie Steifvater (Sarah’s Bookshelf) – 4/3
Y Your Mouth Drives Me Crazy by HelenKay Dimon
N Never Seduce a Scoundrel by Sabrina Jeffries – 4/21
N Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill – 4/23 ****1/2
E Engaging The Enemy by Nora Roberts – 4/26 ***1/2

R Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb – 5/5 ****1/2
O Over the Line by Cindy Gerard – 4/16
G About A Dragon by G.A. Aiken – 4/25 ****
E Edge of Danger by Cherry Adair
R The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong – 5/7 ****
S Seducing an Angel by Mary Balogh – 4/12

R Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts – 4/25 ***1/2
O Over My Dead Body by Michelle Bardsley – 5/14 ***1/2
C Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole – 4/6 ****
H Tears Of The Renegade by Linda Howard – 4/20 ****
E Eternal Cravings
L Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens – 4/3 ****1/2
L Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas – 4/9 ****
E Eternal Pleasure or The Edge of Desire by Stephanie Laurens

Challenge duration: March 17 - June 17

11/12 Done!

V= Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian 4/6 *****
A= Aphrodite's Kiss by Julie Kenner 3/22 ***
L= Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward 4/14 *****
O= One With the Shadows by Susan Squires 5/31 ***
R= Rises The Night by Colleen Gleason 4/10 ****
I= Ink, India - Scent to Her Grave 4/3 ****
E= Emerald Flash by Charles Knief 3/25 ***

B= Burning Alive by Shannon K. Butcher 5/11 ****
A= A Hoboken Hipster in Sherwood Forest by Marianne Mancusi 4/19 ****
R= Rumble on the Bayou by Jana Deleon 4/25 ****
T= The Pleasure Slave by Gena Showalter 4/9 ****
O= One With the Darkness by Susan Squires

This looks like another interesting challenge.

A. A Lady Never Tells by Candace Camp.
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R.
E.
A. A Gentleman Always Remembers by Candace Camp

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Andrea wrote: "This looks like another interesting challenge.

A. A Lady Never Tells by Candace Camp.
N.
D.
R.
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A. A Gentleman Always Remembers by Candace Camp

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N.
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N.
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R."

Don't forget your start date and end date. Duration is three months.

Good luck for the challenge. Have fun!

June 6 - September 6

A. A Lady Never Tells by Candace Camp.
N.
D.
R. Risky Engagement by Merline Lovelace
E.
A. A Gentleman Always Remembers by Candace Camp

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N.
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Signing up for yet another challenge.
May 5th 2010-August 5th 2010 6/9

A=Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh 5/15/10
M=Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland 5/30/10
M=Midnight Encounters by Elle Kennedy 5/24/10
A=The Adoration of Jenna Fox byMary E. Pearson 6/7/10
R=Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr
Y=
L=
I=If I Stay by Gayle Forman 5/10/10
S=Sweet Persuasion by Maya Banks 5/11/10