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My Hero Challenge
I haven't updated in awhile. My Hero Challenge: Nothing But Reading Challenges group
1. Bad Boy Hero: Riding Wild-Jaci Burton
2. Alpha Hero: Kiss of Heat-Lora Leigh 2/9/11
3. Brooding Hero: Soul Deep-Lora Leigh 2/23
4. Rogue Hero:
5. Nerd Hero:
6. Tycoon Hero: Sold to a Laird-Karen Ranney 3/3-3/4
7. Protector Hero: No Place to Run-Maya Banks 2/5
8. Daredevil Hero: Dark Peril-Christine Feehan (gotta be a Daredevil to take infected blood and infiltrate an evil vampire/leopard gang) 3/25
9. Warrior Hero: Dragon's Kiss-Tielle St. Claire 2/25
10.Paranormal Hero::Binding Krista-(2 hot aliens-3 actually but ones the hero of later book)Jaci Burton 2/13
Congrats to everyone who has finished!
10/10 completed DONE!!1. Bad Boy Hero: Mick Brody from
2. Alpha Hero: Dev Peltier from
3. Brooding Hero: Luke Morgan from
4. Rogue Hero: John Murphy from
5. Nerd Hero: Catullus Graves from
6. Tycoon Hero: Roarke from
7. Protector Hero: Luke Dante from
8. Daredevil Hero: Gulliver Curry from
9. Warrior Hero: Keir from
10. Paranormal Hero: Dominic Dragonseeker from
Congrats to all the finishers!!
In please, I'll have to post later, once I dig out the books I've read so far!
I finally finished! I ended up not using Pride and Prejudice for the Tycoon hero. I have a tidal wave of library books crashing over me and I have no idea when I will get around to reading a book I actually own at this rate. Hopefully my Tycoon choice fits. :)Duration: Jan. 1 - Apr. 30 2011
Bad Boy Hero:
Alpha Hero:
Brooding Hero:
Rogue Hero:
Nerd Hero:
Tycoon Hero:
Protector Hero:
Daredevil Hero:
Warrior Hero:
Paranormal Hero:
Finished!Nothing but Reading Challenges - My Hero Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2011 - 12/31/2011
Completed: 10 of 10
Bad Boy Hero: Dark Lover by J.R. Ward - 05/13/2011
Alpha Hero: Lucky Charm by Carly Phillips - 6/14/2011
Brooding Hero: (I'm counting the hero in this story as brooding because he's dying of a brain tumor. That's pretty tortured to me!) - PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern - 4/28/2011
Rogue Hero: Gordian Pierce: Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison - 6/2/2011
Nerd Hero: The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella - 5/17/2011
Tycoon Hero: Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb - 5/7/2011
Protector Hero: Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich - 1/1/2011
Daredevil Hero: The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson - 7/22/2011
Warrior Hero: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan - 7/25/2011
Paranormal Hero: Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr - 5/27/2011
Finished!
NBRC My Hero Challenge
Jan 1st to Dec 31st 2011
10/10 Finished
Bad Boy:At Grave's End ~ Jeaniene Frost 08/01/11
Alpha:First Grave on the Right ~ Darynda Jones 23/02/11
Brooding:Kiss at Your Own Risk ~ Stephanie Rowe 24/01/11
Rogue:His Darkest Hunger ~ Juliana Stone 22/03/11
Nerd:Crossroads ~ Moira Rogers 05/05/11
Tycoon:A Werewolf in Manhattan ~ Vicki Lewis Thompson 02/02/11
Protector:Don't Talk Back To Your Vampire ~ Michele Bardsley 05/04/11
Daredevil:Eternal Hunter ~ Cynthia Eden 13/04/11
Warrior:Nightshade ~ Michelle Rowen 17/01/11
Paranormal:His Darkest Embrace ~ Juliana Stone 23/04/11
NBRC My Hero Challenge
Jan 1st to Dec 31st 2011
10/10 Finished
Bad Boy:At Grave's End ~ Jeaniene Frost 08/01/11
Alpha:First Grave on the Right ~ Darynda Jones 23/02/11
Brooding:Kiss at Your Own Risk ~ Stephanie Rowe 24/01/11
Rogue:His Darkest Hunger ~ Juliana Stone 22/03/11
Nerd:Crossroads ~ Moira Rogers 05/05/11
Tycoon:A Werewolf in Manhattan ~ Vicki Lewis Thompson 02/02/11
Protector:Don't Talk Back To Your Vampire ~ Michele Bardsley 05/04/11
Daredevil:Eternal Hunter ~ Cynthia Eden 13/04/11
Warrior:Nightshade ~ Michelle Rowen 17/01/11
Paranormal:His Darkest Embrace ~ Juliana Stone 23/04/11
Hi guys, I haven't commented here in awhile but I wanted to ask a quick question about one of the heroes?I thought I had a handle on my rogue hero but I'm contemplating switching titles because the book I was going to read is part of a series and I kind of like to read series in order if I'm going to read the books.
Anyway here's the book I was going to read; The Sinful Nights of a Nobleman this is the fifth book in the Boscastle series.
It seems that Devon Boscatsle is a good fit for this hero but I was wondering if a book with a scoundrel in it would work just as well for the rogue hero?
This book is the first in this same series and it's called The Seduction of an English Scoundrel.
In the summary of this book I think the hero is considered a scoundrel, so do you think this book would be alright for the Rogue Hero part of the challenge?
I wasn't sure if it would match with the deffinition of a rogue;
Rogue Hero:
The Rogue, who by any other time period outside of Regency, is a promiscuous cad in need of a physical. Utterly charming, completely dashing, and carelessly carefree about life and love, the Rogue is ready to live life to the fullest. Commitment is not a word in his vocabulary until the heroine sweeps into his sphere of influence.
Thanks in advance!
I think it would be ok as long as the hero in the novel had the qualities of a Rogue Hero. :)
Gabrielle, Grayson Boscastle, the irresistible Marquess of Sedge, is
definitely
a rogue of the first order!
Good, now that I have your guys approval I'll be switching my books, I plan on reading the rest of these books if the first one is any good! Thanks Lisa Kay!
NBRC ~ My Hero Challenge ~10/10 – Done!
1) ✔Bad Boy Hero: Hardy Cates
Blue-Eyed Devil, by Lisa Kleypas - re-read ★★★★★ PB 1/13
2) ✔Alpha Hero: Curran Lennart
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1), by Ilona Andrews ★★★★☆ ML audio 4/2
3) ✔Brooding Hero: Bastien Toussaint
Black Ice, by Anne Stuart - re-read ★★★★★ PB 1/12
4) ✔Rogue Hero: Jocelyn Dudley, Duke of Tresham
More Than a Mistress, by Mary Balogh - re-read★★★★★PB 1/17
5) ✔Nerd Hero: Danny Tucker
Heiress For Hire, by Erin McCarthy - re-read ★★★★½ PB 4/26
6) ✔Tycoon Hero: Roarke
Naked in Death, by J.D. Robb ★★★★★ OD audio 5/11
7) ✔Protector Hero: Iain MacKinnon
Surrender, by Pamela Clare ★★★★★ PB 5/13
8) ✔Daredevil Hero: Simon Dante
Across a Moonlit Sea, by Marsha Canham ★★★★★ PB 4/22
9) ✔Warrior Hero: Captain Gabriel Huntley
Warrior, by Zoe Archer ★★★★★ PB 3/9
10) ✔Paranormal Hero: Lachlain MacRieve
A Hunger Like No Other, by Kresley Cole - re-read ★★★★★PB 4/7
Man-oh-man-man, did I have trouble with these! Like some of the rest of you, I also moved these hunks from category to category. Finally, I had to settle for the cream of the crop. Biggest dithering and my reasons for selecting: Hardy or Bastien for #1 bad boy. Hardy won out; he’ll always have a special place in my ♥. Plus, there was a place for Bastien at #3. Jocelyn landed at #4 b/c he’s in the Regency Period and any Duke who gets in multiple duels over women, then ends up married to his mistress just has to win this place of honor. Danny in #5, while not technically a super smart nerd, is definitely a beta-sweet guy. Iain, the ultimate highland warrior in colonial America, at #7 was the absolute most protective male, for a mortal man!
Though they hopped around a lot - still, not frog in the pond – they are all princes to me!
Gabrielle ~ Bhlack Benehvolence ~ wrote: "Good, now that I have your guys approval I'll be switching my books, I plan on reading the rest of these books if the first one is any good! Thanks Lisa Kay!"You are quite welcome, Gabrielle! Loved that series! :)
Well good, then I have new author to add to my list!
Added 5/14: Haunted by their memory, I actually dreamed about this category last night. I had to add them as they are two of my favorite heroes, not only of this year, but of all time. And wouldn’t you know it; I had a tie for this category.Deserving of his own category: The Cowboy or the "strong, silent type". He’s firmly planted in the west of whatever country he’s in. He might be a lone wolf, even if he has family around. He’s not really a brooder, he just doesn’t talk much; maybe due to having a few secrets of his own or he’s too terribly scarred – physical and/or emotionally. He keeps to himself, minding his own business unless his strong convictions or his feelings for the heroine force him to act. When he falls for the heroine, he falls hard.
The Cowboy or the "strong, silent type": Carter McKoy and Houston Leigh.
✔The Texan's Wager (Wife Lottery, #1), by Jodi Thomas – ★★★★½ PB 4/12
✔Texas Destiny, by Lorraine Heath ★★★★★ HC 5/8
Okay, maybe Houston broods a bit...but not Carter!
Great job, everyone! I'm barely half way through. I wouldn't have thought it, but I'm actually having an easier time with the heroine challenge than the hero challenge. I guess I read too many alpha bad boys. ^o^
Sans wrote: "Great job, everyone! I'm barely half way through. I wouldn't have thought it, but I'm actually having an easier time with the heroine challenge than the hero challenge. I guess I read too many alpha bad boys. ^o^"Sans, Isn't it amazing what we learn about ourselves by doing these challenges?
Absolutely! I think it also has to do with the genres I read the most. It can be tough to find beta or omega heroes in romance novels. Have to kind of search for them.
Sans, I think Carter in
(Wife Lottery, #1), by Jodi Thomas – ★★★★½ is a beta hero to die for. I might lend you my copy if you promise to mail it back w/o any drool on it...it's getting kinda rare. And you've lent me sooooo many.
Thanks, Lisa! I'm positive I have this at home already. I'll check tonight and let you know. ^o^
My Hero ChallengeDuration: January 1 - December 31
Completed: 10/10
Finished!! Now I gotta get my Heroine Challenge updated :)
NBRC My Hero ChallengeDuration: 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2011
8/10
Nerd Hero: The Brain & The Beauty by Betsy Eliot
Tycoon Hero:
Read
I finished two challenges in one day. I think I'm back on track with my reading.1. Bad Boy ~
2. Alpha ~
3. Brooding ~
4. Rogue ~
5. Nerd ~
6. Tycoon ~
7. Protector ~
8. Daredevil ~
9. Warrior ~
10. Paranormal ~
Completed 10/10
Thanks, hon! I need to check if his is an ongoing challenge. I'd like to give it another shot.
It should be an ongoing challege because of the popularity, but it looks like it goes through December 31. You could probably do it again though before than, Sans! :) And we know these challenges don't disappear after they are over. Some might get archived, but I wouldn't see anything wrong with repeating it multiple times whenever you want.
By the way, congrats on finishing!! :D You are a better person than I!
Thanks, Rachel! ^o^ Hmmm, I can certainly try to do it again before the new year...
Ok this is a fun challenge...Just joined but got to do this one! 6/10
1. Bad Boy Hero-
2. Alpha Hero - City of Fallen Angels Mortal Instruments #4
3. Brooding Hero- Clockwork Angel Infernal Devices #1
4. Rogue Hero- Beyond the Highland Mist
5. Nerd Hero-
6. Tycoon Hero-
7. Protector Hero-
8. Daredevil Hero-
9. Warrior Hero- To Tame A Highland Warrier
10. Paranormal Hero-
I finally finished this: Actually I probably "finished" it a while ago I just didn't take the time to match up books with categories.My Hero Challenge: Nothing But Reading Challenges group
1. Bad Boy Hero: Riding Wild-Jaci Burton
2. Alpha Hero: Kiss of Heat-Lora Leigh 2/9/11
3. Brooding Hero: Soul Deep-Lora Leigh 2/23
4. Rogue Hero: Blonde with a Wand-Vicki Lewis Thompson 11/3
5. Nerd Hero: The Wild Sight 10/29-ok no super nerdy but how many romance heroes are accountants from New Jersey?
6. Tycoon Hero: Sold to a Laird-Karen Ranney 3/3-3/4
7. Protector Hero: No Place to Run-Maya Banks 2/5
8. Daredevil Hero: Dark Peril-Christine Feehan (gotta be a Daredevil to take infected blood and infiltrate an evil vampire/leopard gang) 3/25
9. Warrior Hero: Dragon's Kiss-Tielle St. Claire 2/25
10.Paranormal Hero::Binding Krista-(2 hot aliens-3 actually but ones the hero of later book)Jaci Burton 2/13
I wasn't able to finish this challenge in the allowed time so I'm going to use one of my extention gift cards to finish it up!
Having just started these challenges this year, I am adding this one as well. If it is ok, I will just pull the heros from the books I am reading for the other challenges. My goal this year is to read at least 400 books but I have a problem picking and choosing this type of category until I have finished the book!Also, how do you deal with a multiple personality hero - aka Roarke - who was a Bad Boy, an Alpha Male, a Tycoon and a Protector? Read 4 In Death books - one for each type?
If you are reading 400 books this year, Jackie, I would drop him into all those categories, LOL!
Lord knows, there's enough books in the series! You're covered.
Bad Boy Hero:
✔Alpha Hero:
✔ Brooding Hero:
✔ Rogue Hero:
Nerd Hero:
Graves✔Tycoon Hero:
Protector Hero:
Daredevil Hero:
Warrior Hero:
✔Paranormal Hero:
There are usually 2 new ones out each year so I can use him for 2 then. But I don't know if I can make my challenge as I have yet to finish 1 book this week. OUCH! But I spent the time organizing myself for the new year, including a spreadsheet for each challenge LOL!!!!!!Last year I never did post anything on here - I was too busy reading - so good reads thinks I only read 1 book all year! I think I hit 200 from August through December alone. I really need to get a life. Of course When I find a job and go back to work all bets are off.
can we still participate in this challenge
Joanne wrote: "can we still participate in this challenge"You bet, Joanne! Just make it a year from your start date.
I may hve to do this again for 2012. Or have I said that before? LOL!
Cool another must do challenge!
1. Bad Boy Hero - Curran - Magic Strikes
2. Alpha Hero - Richard - The Lunatic Cafe
3. Brooding Hero - Curran - Magic Bleeds
4. Rogue Hero Atticus O'Sullivan - Hexed
5. Nerd Hero - Adam - Mage in black
6. Tycoon Hero - Eric Sinclair - Undead and Unworthy
7. Protector Hero - Zayvion Jones - Magic on the Hunt
8. Daredevil Hero - Puck - Iron King
9. Warrior Hero - Eric Northman- Deadlocked- Charlaine Harris
10. Paranormal Hero - Falan Andrews - Grave Witch
10/10
Neat, Rachael! Welcome to the challenge.
Super, Sara! Welcome to this one, too!
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Oh good, I've only read the first two books so far but they both were pretty good. Just so you know Nicholas is the first book in the series followed by Raine and then Lyon there are other books; At least three more after Nicholas, Raine and Lyon.
You should be able to get the whole list order on either Elizabeth Amber's website or by typing her name in the little search box on this site.
I hope you like the series whenever you get around to reading them.