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**ADDED, BUT NOT YET POSTED**Quarterly Challenge: Willy Wonker’s Chocolate Challenge
(1 September 2011 – 30 November 2011)
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Are you a ‘family block in one sitting’ chocolate munchkin or an after-dinner mint wafer-taster? This challenge asks: how sweet is your ‘sweet tooth’? And will you need to go to the dentist by the end of this quarterly challenge? Hope your private health insurance is up to date!
Read 5, 10 or all 15 chocolate/candy-bar themed categories set out below. Feel free to expand your reading list (and waistline) by adding as many bonus categories as you like.
Lists are to be reposted each update or when final.
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Snickers - a funny book
When Harry Met Molly by Kieran Kramer
Milky Way - a book involving time-travel or sci-fi
Starburst - a book with a famous/almost famous person or with rainbow colours on the cover
Baby Ruth - a book centred on a current/ex-sports star or one where a baby/pregnancy is part of the plotline.
The Baby's Bodyguard by Stephanie Newton
M&Ms - an erotic book, a book with a food-related theme or a book whose title/author is alliterative (the words begin with the same letter - eg Julie James, Slave to Sensation, Blood Brothers etc)
Junior Mint – a YA book or a book with a green cover
Twix – a book with twins or best friends
KitKat - a shifter novel or a book with a pet as a feature
Cherry Ripe - a book with an older heroine or a vampire novel ...no – I didn’t go where some of you went ;) but if you would also like to use ‘a book with a virgin’ then that is fine as well!!!
Crunchie/Voilet Crumble 'Its the way it shatters that matters' - a book involving violence or a military/ex-military operation.
Bounty – a book with pirates, bounty hunters or with the H/h searching for/finding a treasure
3 Muskateers - a book that is third in the series, has a three word title or is set in France
100 Grand Bar – a book where a central character is mega-wealthy or where the plot revolves around money or a ransom
Flake - a book with a goofy/nerdy hero or heroine
Rolo - a book where the H/h is playing a role (eg pretending to be someone else/different type of character etc) or is involved in some sort of deception/suspense
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Adrienne Staff
Individual Titles:
Dream Lover - read 21 August 2011; August Monthly Challenge
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G. A. Aiken
(Pseudonym for Shelly Laurenston)
"Dragon Kin" series:
(as Shelly Laurenston)
1. To Challenge a Dragon
2. The Distressing Damsel
2.5 "Can't Get Enough" in Everlasting Bad Boys
(as G. A. Aiken)
3. Dragon Actually - Cocktails Challenge
4. About a Dragon
5. What A Dragon Should Know
4. Last Dragon Standing
4.5 "Dragon on Top" in Supernatural
5. The Dragon Who Loved Me - to be released October 2011
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Carly Phillips
"Most Eligible Bachelors" series:
1. Kiss Me If You Can - read 28 August 2011; August Monthly Challenge
2. Love Me If You Dare - read 18 August 2011; August Monthly Challenge
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Kady Cross
(Pseudonym for Kathryn Smith)
Individual Titles:
The Girl in the Steel Corset - Toy Stories Challenge
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Neil Gaiman
Individual Titles:
Stardust - read 17 August 2011; August Monthly Challenge
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Soraya Lane
"Heroes Come Home" series:
1. Soldier On Her Doorstep - Toy Stories Challenge
2. The Army Ranger's Return
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September Monthly Challenge
(1 September 2011 – 30 September 2011)
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You can choose 3 , 5 , 8 or all 10 plus 1 bonus categories. Note when a book was finished. Repost instead of editing your challenge post.
In honor of the 10th anniversary of the Twin Towers attack and September being the National Preparedness Month, there is a bonus category which is completely optional . To make it more fun, if you do this category in addition to the above 10 categories, you get a free pass in any of the above category - in order words, any book will satisfy one of the category conditions.
Challenge Thread
1. 'S' is for September: Read a book that starts with 'S' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'S'.
Blood Stains by Sharon Sala
2. Happy Birthday!: Read a book from a September birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf whose "day" falls on the same "day" as yours. If no one has the same day, choose someone with the closest day to yours. September Birthday List
Happy Birthday to me! September 22nd
Sizzle by Julie Garwood
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Tennessee
Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
4. Talk Like a Pirate Day: Read a book with pirates or a book set in sea or high sea adventure book.
The Gift by Julie Garwood
5. Tolkien Week: Read a straight out fantasy book.
(re-reading) The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
6. Business Women's Day: Read a book with a working heroine or a chick-lit or a book with a strong, kick-ass heroine.
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
7. Read a Book Day: Read a book that you have been meaning to read or a book that has been neglected in a series or a challenge or a random book that caught your fancy when you were browsing.
8. National Health and Physical Fitness Day: Read a book with sports as a central theme or a book with a sports related (coach, dietician etc) or a book with a character who works out a lot.
Dangerous Curves by Pamela Britton (Nascar)
9. OcktoberFest: Read a book set in Germany or whose author was born or residing in Germany or a character who is a bartender or owns a pub.
Under the Influence by Nancy Warren
10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
We All Fall Down by Eric Walters (book 1 of the "We All Fall Down" series)
Bonus 11. National Preparedness Month: Read a book set in the aftermath of any natural disaster or a terrorist attack or books where the main characters are affected by any terrorist attack (Ex: 7/11 attacks) or a post-apocalyptic book.
United We Stand by Eric Walters (book 2 of the "We All Fall Down" series)
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Dare You To Read: "MacKade Brothers" series by Nora Roberts
(4 months)
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Rossy notes: With the books being re-released and now available also in ebook format, I have decided to exchange my old paperback copies. I dare you to read the series with me!
Challenge Thread
Series: The MacKade Brothers
Author: Nora Roberts
Discussion: What did you think about the main couple's relationship?
Duration: 4 months
Order:
1. The Return of Rafe MacKade
2. The Pride of Jared MacKade
3. The Heart of Devin MacKade
4. The Fall of Shane MacKade
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P. C. Cast
"Partholon" series:
1. Elphame's Choice - Featured Author Challenge
2. Brighid's Quest
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Virginia Kantra
"Children of the Sea" series:
0.5. "Shifting Sea" in Burning Up
1. Sea Witch - Quarterly Challenge: "I Need a Vacation!"
1.5. "Sea Crossing" in Shifter
2. Sea Fever
3. Sea Lord
4. Immortal Sea
5. Forgotten Sea
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Beth Fantaskey
"Jessica" series:
1. Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side - Quarterly Challenge: "I Need a Vacation!"
1.5. The Wedding of Antanasia Jessica Packwood and Lucius Valeriu Vladescu - freebie from the author's website
2. Jessica Rules the Dark Side - to be released January 2012
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Carla Cassidy
Individual Titles:
By Order of the Prince (no. 7 in the multi-author "Cowboy For Every Mood" series) - Quarterly Challenge: "I Need a Vacation!"
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Random Book List Challenge
(ongoing, weekly/monthly)
Each Monday, a new list of 12 books will be randomly generated, based on the most popular title(s) read from the previous list. Read one book (you can read more if you want, but only one is required) from the list in a 4-week period and post a brief review when you're done.
Challenge Thread
List #1 (currently at no. 41 - ends September 6)
List #2 (currently at no. 42 - ends September 13)
List #3 (23 August - 20 September)
43. Matilda by Roald Dahl
List #4 (30 August - 27 September)
44. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
List #5 (currently at no. 40 - ends August 30)
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Romance Readers Reading Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (other topics)Matilda (other topics)
Cold Touch (other topics)
The Gift (other topics)
The Lions Lady (other topics)
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"Tulanes of Tennessee" series:
1. Another Man's Baby (also no. 30 of the multi-author "Bundles of Joy" series)
2. His Son's Teacher - read
3. She's The One
Individual Titles:
The Sheriff's Daughter - Romance 101 Reading Challenge
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