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Very well done, Dawn!


Statue of Zeus at Olympia
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I'm going to try and do all of them, see how I go.
So:
Dates - 7/1/13 - 7/8/13
Read - 1/28

7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt)
Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Iraq, Nineveh)
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Turkey)
Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Greece)
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Turkey)
Colossus of Rhodes (Greece)
Lighthouse of Alexandria (Egypt)

New 7 Wonders of the World
Taj Mahal (Agra, India)
Chichen Itza (Yucatán, Mexico)
Christ the Redeemer (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
Great Wall of China (China)
Machu Picchu (Cuzco Region, Peru)
Petra (Ma'an Governorate, Jordan)
Giza Pyramid Complex (Giza, Egypt)

7 Wonders of the Medieval World
Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England)
Colosseum (Rome, Italy) - Vestal Virgin - 20/1/13 - **** - Set in Rome at the time of Nero (which was slightly pre colosseum)
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa (Alexandria, Egypt)
Great Wall of China (China)
Porcelain Tower of Nanjing (Nanjing, China)
Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)
Leaning Tower of Pisa (Pisa, Italy)

7 Wonders of the Natural World -
The Grand Canyon (Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona.)
Great Barrier Reef (Off the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia.)
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Mt Everest (Mahalangur section of the Himalayas - border between China and Nepal)
Aurora Borealis (Arctic and Antarctic)
Parícutin (state of Michoacán, in Mexico)
Mt Kiliminjaro (Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania, Africa)
Victoria Falls (Southern Africa on the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.)
Norwegian Fjords (Border with Russia to the border with Sweden. )
Galápagos Islands (West of continental Ecuador.)

All done!

21/6/12 – 20/1/13

Great Pyramid of Giza
P - Simply Sexual - Kate Pearce - August 30
Y - Lincoln - Cathy Yardley - November 6
R - The Darkness Within - Jaime Rush - June 27
A - Mortal Temptations - Allyson James - June 25
M - Naked - Megan Hart - August 17
I - Lethal Rider - Larissa Ione - July 4
D - Dark Passion - Sara Reinke - June 23

Hanging Gardens of Babylon
B - Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish - Grace Burrowes - June 24
A - My Shifter Showmance - R.G. Alexander - June 30
B - Wicked Ties - Shayla Black - November 10
Y - The Players Club: Scott - Cathy Yardley - September 1
L - Truth or Demon - Kathy Love - July 5
O - On The Prowl - Christine Warren - June 26
N - Nailed To The Wall - Jayne Rylon - july 27

Temple of Artemis
A - Hunting Kat - Kelley Armstrong - June 29
R - My Soul To Keep - Rachel Vincent - July 3
T - Tangle of Need - Nalini Singh - September 14
E - Kiss of Frost - Jennifer Estep - july 29
M - Mystical Warrior - Janet Chapman - July 2
I - Fear The Darkness - Alexandra Ivy - November 2
S - Seduce Me In Dreams - Jacquelyn Frank - July 2

Statue of Zeus
Z - Consumed - Rebecca Zanetti - August 10
E - Arizona - Eden Maguire - August 2
U - Under A Vampire Moon - Lynsay Sands - July 12
S - Born of Silence - Sherrilyn Kenyon - June 28

Colossus of Rhodes
C - Dragon Warrior - Janet Chapman - June 30
O - Once and Again - Lauren Dane - July 7
L - Mistress of the Underground - Lisa Childs - August 11
O - Once Burned - Jeaniene Frost - July 9
S - Dark Passages: Karen and Tristan - Sara Reinke - June 30
S - Dark Passages: Pilar and Elias - Sara Reinke - july 23
U - Unclean Spirits - M.L.N. Hanover - August 3
S - Dark Vengeance - Sara Reinke - July 30

Lighthouse of Alexandria
L- Deja Vu - Lisa Childs - October 12
I - Immortal Champion - Lisa Hendrix - July 6
G - The Darkest Surrender - Gena Showalter - August 26
H - Her Vampire Husband - Michele Hauf - July 1
T - Touch of Power - Maria V Snyder - July 11
H - No Reservations - Megan Hart - July 31
O - Foretold - Jana Oliver - August 5
U - An Unwanted Hunger - Ciara Stone - January 2
S - Storm Warning - Sydney Somers - October 5
E - Blood Lines - Eileen Wilks - August 3

Claire wrote: "Not sure which one I'm going to do yet but i'll probably do location for most of them."

Wonderful, Claire! Welcome to the challenge.

Woohoo! Congrats, Angie!

The Galápagos Islands
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Updated post #9, 6/7 complete.

Reading Challenges > 7 Wonders
7 WONDERS CHALLENGE
Spell-It-Out Challenge Option

7 Wonders of the Ancient World - DONE post 148
7 Wonders of the Natural World - DONE post 149

New 7 Wonders of the World
70/70

Taj Mahal (Agra, India)
T- Tabke, Karin - Blood Vow (Blood Moon Rising Trilogy #3) 01/23/13
A- Ilona Andrews - Bayou Moon (The Edge #2) 01/21/13
J- Jaci Burton - Changing the Game (Play by Play #2) 01/17/13

M- Mercury's War (Breeds #16) by Lora Leigh 01/26/13
A- G.A. Aiken - The Dragon Who Loved Me (The Dragon Kin #5) 02/06/13
H- Heat Wave (Nikki Heat #1) by Richard Castle 01/27/13
A- Amanda Quick - Mistress 03/18/13
L- Lora Leigh - Dawn's Awakening (Breeds #14) 01/24/13


Chichen Itza (Yucatán, Mexico)
C- Carrie Vaughn - Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville #1) 01/07/13
H- Hot Boss, Boardroom Mistress (Strictly Business #1) by Natalie Anderson 03/15/13
I- If You Desire (MacCarrick Brothers #2) by Kresley Cole 02/11/12
C- Coyote's Mate (Breeds #18) by Lora Leigh 01/28/13
H- Highlander Most Wanted (The Montgomerys and Armstrongs #2) by Maya Banks 05/19/13
E- Evangeline Anderson - Claimed (Brides of the Kindred #1)02/21/13
N- Need (Need #1) by Carrie Jones 01/26/13

I- If You Deceive (MacCarrick Brothers #3) by Kresley Cole 02/12/13
T- Tender Is the Storm by Johanna Lindsey 02/19/13
Z- Rebecca Zanetti - Claimed (Dark Protectors #2) 07/23/13
A- A Kingdom of Dreams (Westmoreland #1) by Judith McNaught 03/20/13


Christ the Redeemer (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
C- Cole, Kresley - Dreams of a Dark Warrior (Immortals After Dark #11) 02/09/13
H- The Hawk (Highland Guard #2) by Monica McCarty 05/24/13
R- River Cast (The Tale of Lunarmorte #2) by Samantha Young 02/08/13
I- The Iron Duke (Iron Seas #1) by Meljean Brook 03/02/13
S- Styx's Storm (Breeds #22) by Lora Leigh 02/02/13
T- The Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss 02/24/13

T- Total Rush (New York Blades #3) by Deirdre Martin 03/21/13
H- Hearts Aflame (Haardrad Viking Family #2) by Johanna Lindsey 06/08/13
E- Enticed by His Forgotten Lover (Pregnancy & Passion #1) by Maya Banks 03/04/13

R- Rice, Lisa Marie - Dangerous Lover (Dangerous #1) 02/27/13
E- The Elusive Flame (Birmingham #2) by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss 03/05/13
D- Desperately Seeking Shapeshifter (Midnight Liaisons #2) by Jessica Sims 05/08/13
E- Everlasting by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss 03/07/13
E- Jennifer Estep - Spider's Bite (Elemental Assassin #1) 06/16/13
M- Martin, Deirdre - Body Check (New York Blades #1) 02/13/13
E-Jennifer Estep - Web of Lies (Elemental Assassin #2) 06/18/13
R- The Ranger (Highland Guard #3) by Monica McCarty 05/24/13


Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
C- Cynful (Halle Shifters #2) by Dana Marie Bell 05/08/13
O- The Other Woman (Dundee, Idaho #7) by Brenda Novak 07/19/13
L- Lora Leigh - Navarro's Promise (Breeds #24) 03/11/13
O- One Night with a Hero (The Hero #2) by Laura Kaye 02/15/13
S- Samantha Young - Blood Solstice (The Tale of Lunarmorte #3) 02/09/13
S- Showalter, Gena - Beauty Awakened (Angels of the Dark #2) 03/14/13
E- Enslaved In Shadows (Shadow Unit #1) by Tigris Eden 02/18/13
U- The Unwanted Wife by Natasha Anders 02/16/13
M- Martin, Deirdre - Fair Play (New York Blades #2) 02/14/13


Great Wall of China (China)
G- G.A. Aiken - Last Dragon Standing (The Dragon Kin #4) 01/13/13
R- Ravished by Amanda Quick 02/17/13
E- Eternal Rider (Lords of Deliverance #1) by Larissa Ione 01/16/13
A- Amanda Quick - Seduction 05/13/13
T- J.D. Tyler - Black Moon (Alpha Pack #3) 05/09/13

W- What a Dragon Should Know (The Dragon Kin #3) by G.A. Aiken 01/11/13
A- About a Dragon (The Dragon Kin #2) by G.A. Aiken 01/09/13
L- Lion's Heat (Breeds #21) by Lora Leigh 02/01/13
L- Lora Leigh - Bengal's Heart (Breeds #20) 01/31/13


Machu Picchu (Cuzco Region, Peru)
M- Moon (New Species #10) by Laurann Dohner 05/11/13
A- Amanda Quick - Dangerous 05/16/13
C- The Chief (Highland Guard #1) by Monica McCarty 05/22/13
H- Heart of Obsidian (Psy-Changeling #12) by Nalini Singh 06/10/13
U- Undeniable (Undeniable #1) by Madeline Sheehan 07/12/13

P- Price, Kalayna - Grave Witch (Alex Craft #1) 02/25/13
I- The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines #3) by Richelle Mead 03/03/13
C- Kresley Cole - Lothaire (Immortals After Dark #12) 06/28/13
C- Kresley Cole - Shadow's Claim (The Dacians #1) 06/29/13
H- A Husband of Her Own (Dundee, Idaho #2) by Brenda Novak 07/10/13
U- Undeniably Yours (Kowalski Family #2) by Shannon Stacey 07/14/13


Petra (Ma'an Governorate, Jordan)
P- Paradise Wild by Johanna Lindsey 05/22/13
E- Jennifer Estep - Venom (Elemental Assassin #3) 06/19/13
T- The Trouble With Valentine's Day (Chinooks Hockey Team #3) by Rachel Gibson 07/06/13
R- Reckless by Amanda Quick 05/17/13
A- Amanda Quick - Scandal 06/04/13

If a book is set in the location of a wonder but just prior to the construction of the wonder, does that count?

Claire wrote: "If a book is set in the location of a wonder but just prior to the construction of the wonder, does that count?"

Yes, Claire.

Lisa Kay wrote: "Claire wrote: "If a book is set in the location of a wonder but just prior to the construction of the wonder, does that count?"

Yes, Claire."

Great :) Thank you.

CHALLENGE COMPLETE!
READ: 7/7

✔1. Stonehenge: Before I Go To Sleep - S.J. Watson (set in London, England) 6/12/12


✔2. Colosseum: One With the Darkness - Susan Squires (set in Rome) 8/22/12


✔3. Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa: Secret of the Mummy - Bjorn Street (set in Egypt) 9/22


✔4. Great Wall of China: Eona - Alison Goodman (set in China) 6/29/12


✔5. Porcelain Tower of Nanjing: Dragon in Chains - Daniel Fox (set in China) 9/17/12


✔6. Hagia Sophia: Lost Love Found - Bertrice Small (set in Turkey) 1/10/13


✔7. Leaning Tower of Pisa: Romeo, Romeo - Robin Kaye (set in Italy) 1/18/13

updated post 35 to reflect phase one of this challenge complete.

Will soon begin Location challenge #2 for me using Ancient Wonders of the World.

Woohoo! Congrats, Barbara★ & Gayle!

Stonehenge
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I'm going to try the 7 Wonders of the Medieval World, going by location:
Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England): Lord Peter by Dorothy L. Sayers 2-25
Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa (Alexandria, Egypt)
Great Wall of China (China)
Porcelain Tower of Nanjing (Nanjing, China)
Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)
Leaning Tower of Pisa (Pisa, Italy)

Super, Maria! Welcome to the challenge.

Great Wall of China
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Timeframe: Jan - Jul 2013
Level: Spell it Out
Completed: 71/71

Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt)
P Picoult, Jodi Nineteen Minutes 1/7/13 4♥
Y Yarbrough, Steve The End of California 1/13/13 3♥
R Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley 1/21/13 4♥
A Anshaw, Carol Carry the One 1/4/13 2♥
M My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr 1/5/13 4♥
I The Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber 1/1/13 3♥
D Diaz, Junot This is How You Lose Her 1/14/13 3♥

Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Iraq, Nineveh)
H Homeland by R A Salvatore 1/16/13 3♥
A Agatha Christie The Mysterious Affair At Styles 1/5/13 4♥
N Nairobi Heat by Mukoma wa Ngugi 3/14/13 3♥
G Griffin, Laura Twisted 1/14/13 4♥
I I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore 2/12/13 4♥
N The Night Is Mine by M L Buchman 4/1/13 4♥
G Groner, Cary Exiles 2/3/13 3♥
G Griffin, Laura Scorched 2/5/13 4♥
A Agatha Christie Poirot Investigates 1/12/13 3♥
R Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley 1/23/13 4♥
D Dark Lover by J R Ward 2/4/13 4♥
E Eason, Lynette When a Heart Stops 1/1/13 4♥
N Naked Heat by Richard Castle 4/7/13 3♥
S Sandra Brown Low Pressure 1/6/13 4♥

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Turkey)
T Taylor, Laini Daughter of Smoke & Bone 2/6/13 3♥
E Evanovich, Janet Notorious Nineteen 1/2/13 4♥
M Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 1/7/13 4♥
P Penmort Castle by Kristen Ashley 2/25/13 3♥
L Lost Dogs And Lonely Hearts by Lucy Dillon 1/18/13 4♥
E Emma Cane A Town Called Valentine: A Valentine Valley Novel 1/13/13 3♥
A Ashley, Kristen Rock Chick Renegade 1/24/13 4♥
R Rock Chick Redemption by Kristen Ashley 1/23/13 4♥
T Truth Stained Lies by Terri Blackstock 4/18/13 4hearts;
E Ex and the Single Girl by Lani Diane Rich 1/7/13 3♥
M Montana by Debbie Macomber 1/30/13 3♥
I If Angels Burn by Lynn Viehl 4/3/13 3♥
S Severe Clear by Stuart Woods 1/6/13 4♥

Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Greece)
S Susanna Cahalan Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness 1/13/13 3♥
T Thavis, John The Vatican Diaries: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Power, Personalities, and Politics at the Heart of the Catholic Church 4/20/13 3♥
A Ashley, Kristen Rock Chick Revenge 1/25/13 4♥
T The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult 5/2/13 4♥
U Unger, Lisa Darkness, My Old Friend 1/24/13 3♥
E The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler 2/7/13 3♥
Z Ziegler, Jennifer How Not to Be Popular 3/26/13 3♥
E Emily's Chance by Sharon Gillenwater 2/26/13 4♥
U Undeniably Yours by Shannon Stacey 3/19/13 4♥
S Secret Sins by Lora Leigh 1/30/13 4♥

Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Turkey)
M Mistaken Identity (Men of the Bar H) by Merline Lovelace 2/2/13 3♥
A Ashley, Kristen Rock Chick Reckoning 1/26/13 4♥
U Under the Dome by Stephen King 5/13/13 2♥
S Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
O An Ocean in Iowa by Peter Hedges 2/10/13 3♥
L Linda Howard Running Wild 2/7/13 4♥
E Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey 3/17/13 4♥
U Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi 4/27/13 4♥
M The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie 2/4/13 4♥

Colossus of Rhodes (Greece)
C Cherie Priest Bloodshot 1/10/13 3♥
O Oliver, Lauren Before I Fall 3/27/13 3♥
L Lang, Kimberly The Downfall of a Good Girl 2/9/13 3♥
O Silenced by Kristina Ohlsson 5/18 4♥
S State of Wonder by Ann Patchett 2/12/13 3♥
S Sharon Gillenwater Jenna's Cowboy 2/21/13 4♥
U The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce 6/27/13 4♥
S Sharon Gillenwater Megan's Hero: A Novel 2/27/13 4♥

Lighthouse of Alexandria (Egypt
L Lover Eternal by J R Ward 2/11/13 4♥
I The Iron King by Julie Kagawa 4/10/13 3♥
G Green by Jay Lake 3/31/13 3♥
H Hitched! by Jessica Hart 2/9/13 3♥
T Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi 5/28/13 4♥
H How To Get Over Your Ex by Nikki Logan 2/9/13 3♥
O Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 6/7/13 4♥
U Until There Was You by Kristan Higgins 7/3/13 4♥
S Sommersgate House by Kristen Ashley 2/25/13 3♥
E What the Heart Knows by Kathleen Eagle 4/26/13 3♥

You're really doing well, TC!

Thanks. So far I have managed to average reading a book a day, but the weather is starting to get better so that will slow down. I tried to get through as many as possible right away so that I will still finish with a slower pace and the harder letters for me.

7 Wonders of the Natural World
Level: Spell it out
Timeframe: April - Nov 2013

28/43 Read

Grand Canyon
C: Cloak & Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/13/13
A: Jennifer Ashley - Mate Claimed 6/4/13
N: Nalini Singh - Blaze of Memory 5/24/13
Y: You Might Be a Zombie and Other Bad News: Shocking but Utterly True Facts 5/4/13
O: On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
N: Nalini Singh - Bonds of Justice 5/28/13

Great Barrier Reef
R:
E: Eternity Embraced by Larissa Ione 4/29/13
E: Everything I Know About Love I Learned from Romance Novels by Sarah Wendell
F: Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones

Mt. Everest
E: Elizabeth Rudnick - The Lone Ranger Junior Novel 7/21/13
V: Ned Vizzini - House of Secrets
E: Emma Holly - Beyond the Dark
R: Nora Roberts - Carolina Moon
E: Suzanne Enoch - The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown
S: Nalini Singh - Archangel's Blade 7/18/13
T: Tiger Magic by Jennifer Ashley 8/27/13

Aurora Borealis
B: Bewitching the Werewolf by Caroline Hanson 5/1/13
O: Ours To Love by Shayla Black
R: Richard Stark - Parker: Movie Tie-in Edition, Originally Published as "Flashfire"
E: The Elder Races, Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison 6/6/13
A: Barbra Annino - Gnome Wars - a short tale 4/18/13
L: Linda Howard - Cover of Night 5/15/13
I: If the Ring Fits by Cindy Kirk 5/9/13
S: Nalini Singh - Caressed By Ice 6/17/13

Victoria Falls ~ DONE
F: Alex Flinn - Beastly 5/13/13
A: Angels' Flight by Nalini Singh 4/14/13
L: Lover At Last by J.R. Ward 6/13/13
L: Lone Wolf by Jennifer Ashley 4/17/13
S: Sherrilyn Kenyon - Upon the Midnight Clear 5/17/13

Norwegian Fjords
F: Forbidden Pleasure by Lora Leigh
J: Jennifer Crusie - The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes 4/28/13
O: Obsidian Prey by Jayne Castle
R:
D: Darynda Jones - Fifth Grave Past the Light
S: The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe 6/18/13

Galapagos Islands
I: In Other Worlds by Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/23/13
S: Nalini Singh - Heart of Obsidian 6/13/13
L: Late for the Wedding by Amanda Quick 6/22/13
A: Alpha Pack, Black Moon by J.D. Tyler 8/22/13
N: Nora Roberts - Whiskey Beach 4/22/13
D: Laurann Dohner - Tiger
S: Nalini Singh - Craving Beauty 7/31/13

Super, Brenda! Welcome to the challenge.

pyramid
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well...I'm up to 48 complete :)

FINISHED! 17TH DEC.

My list is looking a bit ambitious but I'm looking forward to this challenge!

Challenge: 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Level: Spell It Out
Start Date: 23rd May 2013
Goal Finish Date: 23rd December 2013 (Hopefully!)
Books Completed: 57/57

Great Pyramid Of Giza
P: The Pale Horseman - Bernard Cornwall finished 11th July
Y: You Against Me - Jenny Downham finished 26th November
R: Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe finished 28th May
A: A Matter of Honor - Jeffrey Archer finished 13th July
M: Marney, Ellie - Every Breath (ARC from Allen & Unwin) finished 9th August
I: I Love Capri finished 18th July
D: Dead or Alive - Tom Clancy finished 18th August
Books Finished: 7/7

Hanging Gardens Of Babylon
B: Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson finished 8th October
A: Agatha Christie - The Mysterious Mr. Quin finished 18th September
B: Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk finished 28th June
Y: The Yellow Eyes Of Crocodiles - Katherine Pancol finished 21st October
L: London Bridges - James Patterson finished 19th August
O: Old School - Tobias Wolff finished 29th June
N: No One is Here Except All of Us - Ramona Ausubel finished 19th July 2013
Books Finished: 7/7

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
A: Amy Tintera - Reboot finished September 30th
R: The Return of the King - J.R.R. Tolkein finished 26th June
T: The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkein finished 20th June
E: Elyne Mitchell - Moon Filly finished 23rd September
M: Murdock, Catherine Gilbert - Front And Center finished 21st August
I: Insurgent - Veronica Roth finished 8th July
S: The Silmarillion - J.R.R. Tolkein Finished 4th June 2013
Books Finished: 7/7

Statue of Zeus at Olympia
O: The Off Season - Catherine Gilbert Murdock finished 20th August
L: The Legacies - Pittacus Lore finished 19th September
Y: The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls - Anton DiSclafani finished 5th December
M: The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz: A True Story of World War II - Denis Avey finished 18th September
P: Paper Towns - John Green Finished 29th May
I: It's Kind of a Funny Story - Ned Vinnizi finished 23rd October
A: Agatha Christie - Death In The Clouds finished 10th October 2013
Books Finished: 7/7

Mausoleum of Halicarmassus
H: The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkein Finished 6th June 2013
A: Ashes - Ilsa J. Bick finished 1st November
L: Let it Snow - John Green finished 24th October
I: Ilsa J. Bick - Monsters
C: Clancy, Tom - The Teeth of the Tiger finished 29th July
A: Agatha Christie - By The Pricking Of My Thumbs finished 9th October
R: Rebecca James - Sweet Damage finished 30th October
M: Moby-Dick - Herman Melville finished 16th September
A: A Little Bush Maid - Mary Grant Bruce finished 22nd September
S: Small Steps - Louis Sachar finished 28th August
S: Shatter Me - Tahereh Mafi finished 24th September
U: Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth - J.R.R. Tolkien finished 7th July
S: Shall We Tell the President? - Jeffrey Archer finished 14th July
Books Finished: 13/13

Colossus of Rhodes
R: Robin Klein - Came Back To Show You I Could Fly finished 22nd October
H: Harriet Beecher Stone - Uncle Tom's Cabin finished 25th November
O: The Odyssey - Homer finished 6th August
D: Dairy Queen - Catherine Gilbert Murdock finished 20th August
E: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer finished 4th December
S: Shadows - Ilsa J Bick finished 5th November
Books Finished: 6/6

Lighthouse of Alexandria
A: Angels and Demons - Dan Brown finished 2nd September
L: The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow finished 30th August
E: Ee, Susan - Angelfall finished 11th October
X: Xavier Herbert - Capricornia finished 17th December
A: Allegiant - Veronica Roth finished 25th October
N: Natalie Babbit - Tuck Everlasting finished 25th September
D: Divergent - Veronica Roth finished June 30th
R: Reichs, Kathy - Deja Dead finished 30th October
I: Interview with the Vampire - Anne Rice finished 17th October
A: Amy Tan - The Joy Luck Club finished 4th October
Books Finished: 10/10

Right! Better get reading :)

Update: 70/71 with one month to go

Post 165

Whoa, T. That's great.

Update: Post #168 ~ 24/43 read
Wonders completed: Victoria Falls

Finished!! 71/71

Post 165

Reading Challenges > 7 Wonders
7 WONDERS CHALLENGE
Spell-It-Out Challenge Option

7 Wonders of the Ancient World - DONE post 148
7 Wonders of the Natural World - DONE post 149

New 7 Wonders of the World
70/70

Taj Mahal (Agra, India)
T- Tabke, Karin - Blood Vow (Blood Moon Rising Trilogy #3) 01/23/13
A- Ilona Andrews - Bayou Moon (The Edge #2) 01/21/13
J- Jaci Burton - Changing the Game (Play by Play #2) 01/17/13

M- Mercury's War (Breeds #16) by Lora Leigh 01/26/13
A- G.A. Aiken - The Dragon Who Loved Me (The Dragon Kin #5) 02/06/13
H- Heat Wave (Nikki Heat #1) by Richard Castle 01/27/13
A- Amanda Quick - Mistress 03/18/13
L- Lora Leigh - Dawn's Awakening (Breeds #14) 01/24/13


Chichen Itza (Yucatán, Mexico)
C- Carrie Vaughn - Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville #1) 01/07/13
H- Hot Boss, Boardroom Mistress (Strictly Business #1) by Natalie Anderson 03/15/13
I- If You Desire (MacCarrick Brothers #2) by Kresley Cole 02/11/12
C- Coyote's Mate (Breeds #18) by Lora Leigh 01/28/13
H- Highlander Most Wanted (The Montgomerys and Armstrongs #2) by Maya Banks 05/19/13
E- Evangeline Anderson - Claimed (Brides of the Kindred #1)02/21/13
N- Need (Need #1) by Carrie Jones 01/26/13

I- If You Deceive (MacCarrick Brothers #3) by Kresley Cole 02/12/13
T- Tender Is the Storm by Johanna Lindsey 02/19/13
Z- Rebecca Zanetti - Claimed (Dark Protectors #2) 07/23/13
A- A Kingdom of Dreams (Westmoreland #1) by Judith McNaught 03/20/13


Christ the Redeemer (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
C- Cole, Kresley - Dreams of a Dark Warrior (Immortals After Dark #11) 02/09/13
H- The Hawk (Highland Guard #2) by Monica McCarty 05/24/13
R- River Cast (The Tale of Lunarmorte #2) by Samantha Young 02/08/13
I- The Iron Duke (Iron Seas #1) by Meljean Brook 03/02/13
S- Styx's Storm (Breeds #22) by Lora Leigh 02/02/13
T- The Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss 02/24/13

T- Total Rush (New York Blades #3) by Deirdre Martin 03/21/13
H- Hearts Aflame (Haardrad Viking Family #2) by Johanna Lindsey 06/08/13
E- Enticed by His Forgotten Lover (Pregnancy & Passion #1) by Maya Banks 03/04/13

R- Rice, Lisa Marie - Dangerous Lover (Dangerous #1) 02/27/13
E- The Elusive Flame (Birmingham #2) by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss 03/05/13
D- Desperately Seeking Shapeshifter (Midnight Liaisons #2) by Jessica Sims 05/08/13
E- Everlasting by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss 03/07/13
E- Jennifer Estep - Spider's Bite (Elemental Assassin #1) 06/16/13
M- Martin, Deirdre - Body Check (New York Blades #1) 02/13/13
E-Jennifer Estep - Web of Lies (Elemental Assassin #2) 06/18/13
R- The Ranger (Highland Guard #3) by Monica McCarty 05/24/13


Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
C- Cynful (Halle Shifters #2) by Dana Marie Bell 05/08/13
O- The Other Woman (Dundee, Idaho #7) by Brenda Novak 07/19/13
L- Lora Leigh - Navarro's Promise (Breeds #24) 03/11/13
O- One Night with a Hero (The Hero #2) by Laura Kaye 02/15/13
S- Samantha Young - Blood Solstice (The Tale of Lunarmorte #3) 02/09/13
S- Showalter, Gena - Beauty Awakened (Angels of the Dark #2) 03/14/13
E- Enslaved In Shadows (Shadow Unit #1) by Tigris Eden 02/18/13
U- The Unwanted Wife by Natasha Anders 02/16/13
M- Martin, Deirdre - Fair Play (New York Blades #2) 02/14/13


Great Wall of China (China)
G- G.A. Aiken - Last Dragon Standing (The Dragon Kin #4) 01/13/13
R- Ravished by Amanda Quick 02/17/13
E- Eternal Rider (Lords of Deliverance #1) by Larissa Ione 01/16/13
A- Amanda Quick - Seduction 05/13/13
T- J.D. Tyler - Black Moon (Alpha Pack #3) 05/09/13

W- What a Dragon Should Know (The Dragon Kin #3) by G.A. Aiken 01/11/13
A- About a Dragon (The Dragon Kin #2) by G.A. Aiken 01/09/13
L- Lion's Heat (Breeds #21) by Lora Leigh 02/01/13
L- Lora Leigh - Bengal's Heart (Breeds #20) 01/31/13


Machu Picchu (Cuzco Region, Peru)
M- Moon (New Species #10) by Laurann Dohner 05/11/13
A- Amanda Quick - Dangerous 05/16/13
C- The Chief (Highland Guard #1) by Monica McCarty 05/22/13
H- Heart of Obsidian (Psy-Changeling #12) by Nalini Singh 06/10/13
U- Undeniable (Undeniable #1) by Madeline Sheehan 07/12/13

P- Price, Kalayna - Grave Witch (Alex Craft #1) 02/25/13
I- The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines #3) by Richelle Mead 03/03/13
C- Kresley Cole - Lothaire (Immortals After Dark #12) 06/28/13
C- Kresley Cole - Shadow's Claim (The Dacians #1) 06/29/13
H- A Husband of Her Own (Dundee, Idaho #2) by Brenda Novak 07/10/13
U- Undeniably Yours (Kowalski Family #2) by Shannon Stacey 07/14/13


Petra (Ma'an Governorate, Jordan)
P- Paradise Wild by Johanna Lindsey 05/22/13
E- Jennifer Estep - Venom (Elemental Assassin #3) 06/19/13
T- The Trouble With Valentine's Day (Chinooks Hockey Team #3) by Rachel Gibson 07/06/13
R- Reckless by Amanda Quick 05/17/13
A- Amanda Quick - Scandal 06/04/13

Reading Challenges > 7 Wonders
7 WONDERS CHALLENGE
Spell-It-Out Challenge Option

7 Wonders of the Ancient World - DONE post 148
7 Wonders of the Natural World - DONE post 149
New 7 Wonders of the World - DONE post 176

7 Wonders of the Medieval World

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Whoa. AndaM. Congrats!

And you're going again? Wonderful.

Walkways of Mount Tianmen, Zhangjiajie, China. This would be an adventure!

Done!

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Reading Challenges > 7 Wonders
7 WONDERS CHALLENGE
Spell-It-Out Challenge Option

7 Wonders of the Ancient World - DONE post 148
7 Wonders of the Natural World - DONE post 149
New 7 Wonders of the World - DONE post 176

7 Wonders of the Medieval World
74/74

Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England)
S - The Secret (Highlands' Lairds #1) by Julie Garwood 08/06/13
T - True Love and Other Disasters (Chinooks Hockey Team #4) by Rachel Gibson 07/29/13
O - One Night Heir (By His Royal Decree #1) by Lucy Monroe 07/24/13
N - Night Reigns (Immortal Guardians #2) by Dianne Duvall 07/28/13
E - Enslaved (Eternal Guardians #5) by Elisabeth Naughton 08/29/13
H - Thea Harrison - Dragon Bound (Elder Races #1) 09/11/13
E - Cynthia Eden - Hotter After Midnight (Midnight #1)09/12/13
N - Nothing But Trouble (Chinooks Hockey Team #5) by Rachel Gibson 07/30/13
G - Gena Showalter - The Darkest Craving (Lords of the Underworld #10) 08/02/13
E - Cynthia Eden - Midnight Sins (Midnight #2) 09/13/13


Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
C - Claimed (Dark Protectors #2) by Rebecca Zanetti 07/23/13
O - One True Love by Barbara Freethy 07/26/13
L - Lisa Unger - Beautiful Lies (Ridley Jones #1) 08/22/13
O - Robin D. Owens - Heart Mate (Celta's Heartmates #1) 08/28/13
S - Single Wolf Female (Midnight Liaisons #2.6) by Jessica Sims 09/15/13
S - Seduction and Snacks (Chocolate Lovers #1) by Tara Sivec 09/21/13
E - Cynthia Eden - Midnight's Master (Midnight #3)09/14/13
U - Unbeautifully (Undeniable #2) by Madeline Sheehan 08/10/13
M - MacRieve (Immortals After Dark #13) by Kresley Cole 07/22/13


Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa (Alexandria, Egypt)
C - Claiming the Highlander (Brotherhood/MacAllister #2) by Kinley MacGregor 08/13/13
A - All He Ever Needed (Kowalski Family #4) by Shannon Stacey 07/26/13
T - Taming the Scotsman (Brotherhood/MacAllister #4) by Kinley MacGregor 08/15/13
A - A Dark Champion (Brotherhood/MacAllister #6) by Kinley MacGregor 08/16/13
C - Captured by the Highlander (Highlander Trilogy #1) by Julianne MacLean 08/27/13
O - Robin D. Owens - Heart Thief (Celta's Heartmates #2) 09/03/13
M - Mary Balogh - First Comes Marriage (Huxtable Quintet #1) 08/09/13
B - Born in Sin (Brotherhood/MacAllister #3) by Kinley MacGregor 08/14/13
S - Second Grave on the Left (Charley Davidson #2) by Darynda Jones 09/03/13


Great Wall of China (China)
G - Julie Garwood - Ransom (Highlands' Lairds #2) 08/07/13
R - Raziel (The Fallen #1) by Kristina Douglas 08/05/13
E - Eden's Garden by Xondra Day 09/22/13
A - G.A. Aiken - How to Drive a Dragon Crazy (The Dragon Kin #6) 08/31/13
T - Too Hot to Hold (Hold Trilogy #2) by Stephanie Tyler 10/05/13

W - Wrong Bed, Right Guy (Come Undone #1) by Katee Robert 09/15/13
A - Kristen Ashley - Rock Chick (Rock Chick #1) 09/25/13
L - The Lion's Lady (Crown's Spies #1) by Julie Garwood 10/12/13
L - Lucy Monroe - Moon Awakening (Children of the Moon #1) 11/26/13


Porcelain Tower of Nanjing (Nanjing, China)
P - Phantom Shadows (Immortal Guardians #3) by Dianne Duvall 08/01/13
O - Officer Off Limits (Line of Duty #3) by Tessa Bailey 09/18/13
R - Nora Roberts - Daring to Dream (Dream Trilogy #1) 08/09/13
C - Chasing Mrs. Right (Come Undone #2) by Katee Robert 09/16/13
E - Cynthia Eden - Deadly Fear (Deadly #1) 09/23/13
L - Eve Langlais - Croc And The Fox (Furry United Coalition #3) 09/10/13
A - Keri Arthur - Darkness Devours (Dark Angels #3) 09/12/13
I - Immortal Rider (Lords of Deliverance #2) by Larissa Ione 10/19/13
N - Nora Roberts - Unfinished Business 08/21/13

T - Tina Folsom - Zane's Redemption (Scanguards Vampires #5) 08/03/13
O - Once Bitten (Haven #1) by Kalayna Price 10/13/13
W - The Warrior (Brotherhood/MacAllister #8) by Kinley MacGregor 08/19/13
E - Eve Langlais - C791 (Cyborgs: More Than Machines #1) 09/18/13
R - Return of the Warrior (Brotherhood/MacAllister #7) by Kinley MacGregor 08/18/13


Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)
H - His Risk to Take (Line of Duty #2) by Tessa Bailey 09/17/13
A - Almost Like Being in Love (Lost Texas Hearts #2) by Christina Dodd 09/19/13
G - Grave Dance (Alex Craft #2) by Kalayna Price 10/10/13
I - Judith Ivory - Sleeping Beauty 10/24/13
A - Kristen Ashley - Rock Chick Rescue (Rock Chick #2) 09/27/13

S - Stephanie Tyler - Hard to Hold (Hold Trilogy #1) 10/04/13
O - Robin D. Owens - Heart Choice (Celta's Heartmates #4) 09/20/13
P - Protecting What's His (Line of Duty #1) by Tessa Bailey 09/17/13
H - Hunter's Heart (Alpha Pack #4) by J.D. Tyler 10/02/13
I - Ilona Andrews - Fate's Edge (The Edge #3) 10/09/13
A - Kristen Ashley - Rock Chick Redemption (Rock Chick #3) 09/29/13


Leaning Tower of Pisa (Pisa, Italy)
L - Eve Langlais - Swan and the Bear (Furry United Coalition #2) 09/09/13
E - Enemy Mine (Alpha and Omega #2) by Aline Hunter 10/02/13
A - Kristen Ashley - Rock Chick Renegade (Rock Chick #4) 10/01/13
N - Brenda Novak - When Lightning Strikes (Whiskey Creek #1) 10/29/13
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Rises (Kate Daniels #6) 11/24/13
N - Brenda Novak - When Snow Falls (Whiskey Creek #2) 11/07/13
G - Grave Memory (Alex Craft #3) by Kalayna Price 10/17/13

T - Third Grave Dead Ahead (Charley Davidson #3) by Darynda Jones 09/05/13
O - Robin D. Owens - Heart Duel (Celta's Heartmates #3) 09/08/13
W - Whose Bed Is It Anyway? by Natalie Anderson 10/06/13
E - Eve Langlais - Bunny and the Bear (Furry United Coalition #1) 09/09/13
R - Rush (Breathless #1) by Maya Banks 09/01/13

cam we mix and match the wonders for the spell it out?

Joanne♥~Bookworm Extraordinaire wrote: "cam we mix and match the wonders for the spell it out?"

Sure, Joanne♥.

Woohoo! Congrats, Suzanne and AndaM!

Lisa Kay wrote: "Joanne♥~Bookworm Extraordinaire wrote: "cam we mix and match the wonders for the spell it out?"

Sure, Joanne♥."

thanks!

~ Seven Wonders ~

Duration: 12/1/13~ 7/1/14

Spell It Outs
1. Great Pyramid of Giza
P~ by Josin L. McQuein~ 1/16/14
Y~ by Rick Yancey~ 9/18/14
R~ by Anna Collomore~ 3/26/14
A~ by Terry Deary ~ 12/28/13
M~ by Michelle Zink~ 1/11/14
I~ by Terry Deary ~ 12/28/13
D~ By Darren Shan~ 2/2/14

2. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
T~ by Terry Deary ~ 12/31/13
E~ ~ by Eva Vanrell~ 8/18/14
M~ by Miranda Twiss~ 1/6/14
P~ by Julie Anne Peters~ 3/2/14
L~ by Siobhan Vivian~ 1/31/14
E~ ~ by Brodi Ashton, 10/19/14

3. Galápagos Islands
G~
A~ by Jamie Wilson~ 1/25/14
L~ by Tracy Lynn~ 10/4/14
A~ by Amelia Atwater Rhodes~ 2/8/14
P~ by Sarah Albee~ 4/19/14
A~ by Amelia Atwater Rhodes ~ 2/28/14
G~ by D.C. Armstrong~ 3/5/14
O~ by Colleen Oakes~ 2/16/14
S~ by Chelsea Pitcher~ 2/9/14


Location:

1. Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Greece)
2. Colossus of Rhodes (Greece)
3. Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
~ by Vicky Alvear Shecter~ 7/12/14
4. Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England)
by Gail Carriger~ 1/20/14
5. Leaning Tower of Pisa (Pisa, Italy)

I'd love to join :) I chose one from each list, and then three random wonders to complete the seven, hope this is ok.

Seven Wonders Spell it Out Challenge
Duration: 1st Dec '13 - 30th June '14

Completed: 20 of 65

1 -- Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt)
Read: 12/12 -- COMPLETED

✔ G - Glass Houses by Rachel Caine - 17th Apr '14 - ★★★1/2
✔ R - Still Life With Murder by P.B. Ryan - 21st Feb '14 - ★★★★
✔ E - Evermore by Alyson Noel - 24th Jan '14 - ★★
✔ A - Across the Universe by Beth Revis - 13th Dec '13 - ★★★★
✔ T - Tempt the Stars by Karen Chance - 20th Dec '13 - ★★★★1/2

✔ P - Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce - 4th Jan '14 - ★★★
✔ Y - Miss Match by Nicola Yeager - 16th Jan '14 - ★1/2
✔ R - Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi- 4th Mar '14 - ★★★★★
✔ A - All I Want for Christmas is You by Lisa Mondello - 6th Dec '13 - ★★
✔ M - Time Change Book One: The Jump by Alex Myers - 30th Dec '13 - ★★
✔ I - Flight by Alyssa Rose Ivy - 26th Dec '13 - ★1/2
✔ D - The Devil's Reprise by Karina Halle - 2nd Dec '13 - ★★★★★

2 -- Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
Read: 9/9 -- COMPLETED

✔ C - Captive in the Dark by C.J. Roberts - 10th Feb '14 - ★
✔ O - Once upon a Christmas by Sarah Morgan - 22nd Dec '13 - ★★★1/2
✔ L - The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris by Jenny Colgan - 26th Jan '14 - ★★★★★
✔ O - Out of Breath by Rebecca Donovan - 17th Feb '14 - ★1/2
✔ S - Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec - 5th Dec '13 - ★★★
✔ S - Move the Sun by Susan Fanetti - 28th Feb '14 - ★★★★
✔ E - The Better to Bite by Cynthia Eden - 1st Feb '14 - ★★★★
✔ U - Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger - 29th Dec '13 - ★★★1/2
✔ M - The Dead of Night by John Marsden - 2nd Jan '14 - ★★★★1/2

3 -- Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England)
Read: 10/10 -- COMPLETED

✔ S - The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna - 21 May '14 - ★★★★
✔ T - The Third Day, The Frost by John Marsden - 9th Feb '14 - ★★★
✔ O - Rock Hard by Olivia Cunning - 9th Mar '14 - ★★
✔ N - Nevermore by Kelly Creagh - 27th Mar '14 - ★★★★★+
✔ E - Evernight by Claudia Gray - 20th Mar '14 - ★★★
✔ H - Unearthly by Cynthia Hand - 15th Mar '14 - ★★★★
✔ E - Endlessly by C.V. Hunt - 27th Jun '14 - ★★
✔ N - The Bullet List by Nikki Roman - 19th May '14 - ★1/2
✔ G - Gateway to Faerie by M.D. Bowden - 30th Jan '14 - ★
✔ E - Sara's Child by Susan Elle - 30th May '14 - ★1/2

4 -- Petra (Ma'an Governorate, Jordan)
Read: 5/5 -- COMPLETED

✔ P - Into the Vampire City by Phil Tucker - 26th Feb '14 - ★1/2
✔ E - Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep - 13th Jun '14 - ★★★
✔ T - Teardrop by Lauren Kate - 14th Feb '14 - ★★1/2
✔ R - Death's Hand by S.M. Reine - 23rd Feb '14 - ★★
✔ A - Ashes to Ashes by Karina Halle - 6th Feb '14 - ★★★★★+

5 -- Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Greece)
Read: 7/7 -- COMPLETED

✔ O - Delirium by Lauren Oliver - 9th Jun '14 - ★1/2
✔ L - Long Night Moon by S.M. Reine - 16th Feb '14 - ★★★★
✔ Y - Dead Beautiful by Yvonne Woon - 29th Jan '14 - ★★★1/2
✔ M - Defying the Odds by Kele Moon - 22nd Jan '14 - ★★★★
✔ P - Held by Jessica Pine - 8th May '14 - ★1/2
✔ I - The Bell Between Worlds by Ian Johnstone - 20th Jan '14 - ★★★★
✔ A - Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson - 3rd Feb '14 - ★★★★1/2

6 -- Great Wall of China (China)
Read: 8/9

✔ G - Girl with Guitar by Caisey Quinn - 16th May '14 - ★
✔ R - Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins - 21 May '14 - ★★★★
E
✔ A - Any Red-Blooded Girl by Maggy Bloom - 30th Mar '14 - ★1/2
✔ T - Thirteen by Tom Hoyle - 30th Apr '14 - ★★1/2

✔ W - Working It Out by Nicola May - 28th Mar '14 - ★1/2
✔ A - A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie - 31st Mar '14 - ★★★
✔ L - Carrier of the Mark of Leigh Fallon - 10th April '14 - ★
✔ L - Love In English by Karina Halle - 24th Apr '14 - ★★★★★+

7 -- Victoria Falls (Southern Africa)
Read: 13/13 - COMPLETED

✔ V - Vampire University by V.J. Erickson - 19th Jun '14 - ★★
✔ I - Ink by Amanda Sun - 12th Jan '14 - ★★★1/2
✔ C - Fracture by C.J. Daugherty - 14th Jan '14 - ★★★★1/2
✔ T - Trinity: Military War Dog by Ronie Kendig - 7th Jan '14 - ★★★★
✔ O - Over You by Christine Kersey - 14th Jun '14 - ★★
✔ R - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 5th Jul '14 - ★★★★1/2
✔ I - The Iron King by Julie Kagawa - 25th Jun '14 - ★★★★1/2
✔ A - Artichoke's Heart by Suzanne Supplee - 9th Jan '14 - ★★★1/2

✔ F - Fall From Grace by Christine Zolendz - 9th Dec '13 - ★★1/2
✔ A - Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh - 16th Dec '13 - ★★★
✔ L - Frigid by J. Lynn - 12th Mar '14 - ★★
✔ L - Looking for Alex by Marian Dillon - 5th May '14 - ★★1/2
✔ S - Immortal City by Scott Speer - 1st Jul '14 - ★★★1/2

Welcome to the challenge, Joanne♥ and Tanya!

Seven Wonders Spell it Out Challenge
Duration: 1st Dec '13 - July '14


7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt)

G. Gilbert Morris- Santa Fe Woman 12/16/13
R. Remembering Christmas by Dan Walsh 12/8/13
E. Everlasting Hope 2754878 by Tracey Bateman 12/6/13
A. Amy Patricia Meade Don't Die Under the Apple Tree 12/31/13
T.Terri Blackstock- Shadow in Serenity 1/29/14

P. Price, Sarah - Hills of Wheat 12/30/13
Y. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Real by Neta Jackson 2/18/14
R.Rita Mae Brown- A Nose for Justice 12/11/3
I. Ibrahim, Laila - Yellow Crocus: A Novel 1/7/14
M. McKinlay, Jenn - Books Can Be Deceiving 12/8/13
I. In Plain Sight by Lorena McCourtney 12/29/13
D. David Ebershoff - The 19th Wife 12/5/13

Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Iraq, Nineveh)

H. Hochstetler, J. M. - One Holy Night 12/12/13
A. The Amish Nanny by Mindy S. Clark 1/15/14
N.Nancy Moser- An Unlikely Suitor 12/12/13
G.Greater Love by Robert Whitlow 1/20/14
I.In High Places by Tom Morrisey 3/8/14
N. A New Day Rising by Lauraine Snelling 2/6/14
G. Green, Jocelyn -Wedded to War 2/14/14

G.God's Gift by Dee Henderson 3/19/14
A.Amy ClipstonAmy Clipston -A Promise of Hope 2/2/14
R. Rawls, Wilson - Where the Red Fern Grows 23/28/23
D. Debbie Macomber- That Holiday Feeling 12/26/13
E. Eicher, Jerry - A Baby for Hannah 1/10/14
N. Neta Jackson - The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down 1/9/14
S. Snelling, Lauraine -A Land to Call Home 2/24/14


Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Turkey)

T. To Dream Anew by Tracie Peterson 2/4/14
E. Eicher, Jerry - Where Love Grows 1/12/14
M. Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett 1/6/14
P. Prairie Storm by Catherine Palmer 1/22/14
L. A Light in the Storm: by Karen Hesse 121413
E. Ellis, Mary - A Widow's Hope 1/26/14

O. On the Run by Lorena McCourtney 1/13/14
F. Freefall by Kristen Heitzmann 12/21/13

A. An Accidental Life: by Pamela Bennings Ewen 2/2/14
R.Robert Whitloww -Higher Hope 1/18/14
T. Tracie Peterson - The Hope Within 2/9/14
E. Ellis, Mary - Never Far from Home 1/27/14
M. Macomber, Debbie -Caroline's Child 2/3/14
I.The Icecutter's Daughter by Tracie Peterson 32514
S.Smitten by Colleen Coble 3/14/14

Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Greece)

S. Southern Storm by Terri Blackstock 3/31/14
T.Terri BlackstockRiver's Edge 3/26/14
A. Amy Clipston -A Place of Peace 2/12/14
T.Tracie Peterson-The Quarryman's Bride 4/5/14
U.Untamed Heart, by Lauraine Snelling 1/23/14
E. Elliston, Paige-Changes of Heart 2/22/14

O. Clare O'Donohue -The Lover's Knot 3/2/14
F.Linda Fairley -The Midwife's Here! 2/11/14

Z.Zora and Nicky by Claudia Burney 1/3/14
E.Paige Elliston -Changes of Heart 3/22/14
U. Unraveled Sleeve by Monica Ferris 2/26/14
S. Snelling, Lauraine-F. Five Smooth Stones - Mark Bishop

Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Turkey)

M. Macomber, Debbie - Dr Texas 2/5/14
A.Amy Clipston-A Life of Joy 2/17/14
U.An Unexpected Widow by Carre White 3/23/14
S.Stranded by Lorean McCourtney 4/7/14
O.Once upon a Summer by Janette Oak 3/15/14
L. Lorna Barrett- Bookmarked For Death 12/24/13
E.Embroidered Truths by Monica Ferris 3/24/14
U.Undaunted Love by Jennings Wright 5/10/14
M. Macomber, Debbie -Angels at the Table 3/1714

O.Over the Edge by Brandilyn Collins 4/11/14
F.From a Distance by Tamera Alexancer 5/3/14

H. Naoki Higashida]-The Reason I Jump 4/10/14
A. Angel of the Cove by Sandra Robbins 2/20/14
L. The Lawman Claims His Bride by Renee Ryan 2/10/14
I. Irvin, Kelly-To Love and to Cherish 4/1/14
C.Cape Refuge by Terri Blackstock 3/29/14
A.All the Blue of Heaven by Virginia Carmicheal 3/3/14
R.A Road Unknown by Barbara Cameron 5/3/14
N.The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander S. McCall 3/16/14
A. Alexander, Tamera -To Whisper Her Name 3/6/14
S.Lauraine Snelling -Tender Mercies 4/18/14
S.Shelley Shephard Gray-Hopeful 4/19/14
U.Undetected by Dee Henderson 6/9/14
S.Samantha Jillian Bayarr-Jacob's Daughter 4/24/14

Colossus of Rhodes (Greece)

C.A Cousin's Prayer by Wanda Brunstetter 4/15/14
O.Olivia Newport-the Pursuit of Lucy Banning 5/24/14
L.Lori Copeland- Walker's Wedding 4/20/14
O.Out of a Dream by Rosemary Hines 6/29/14
S.Samantha Jillian Bayarr-An Amish Winter Wanderland 4/35/14
S.Suzanne Woods Fisher-The Letters 5/5/14
U.Under Suspicion (Hideaway, #6)-by Hannah Alexander 7/5/14
S.Susan May Warren-You Don't Know Me 5/6/14

O.An Open Heart by Harry Kraus 8/3/14
F.Fool's Puzzle by Earlene Fowler 6/13/14

R.A Road Unknown by Barbara Cameron 5/3/14
H.How Sweet the Sound by Amy Sorrells 4/10/14
O.O Little Town by Don Reid 8/23/14
D.The Discovery by Dan Walsh 3/21/14
E.Jerry S. Eicher- Holding a Tender Heart 4/10/14
S.Sarai by Jill Eileen Smith 5/13/14

THE LIGHTHOUSE OF ALEXANDRIA

T.Tracie Peterson-An Unexpected Love 9/1/14
H.Ann Hood-The Red Thread 5/20/14
E.Earlene Fowler-Kansas Troubles 9/16/14

L.Laura Frantz -Courting Morrow Little 5/8/14
I.The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 4/13/14
G.Tricia Goyer-Beside Still Waters 4/24/14
H.Dee Henderson-Jennifer 6/30/14
T.A Thousand Tomorrows by Karen Kingsbury 3/27/14
H.Huckleberry Hill by Jennifer Beckstrand 5/28/14
O.Sandra Orchard-Perilous Waters 9/9/14
U.The Union Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini 8/20/14
S.Suzanne Woods Fisher-The Keeper 6/1/14
E.Ever After by Karen Kingsbury 5/11/14

O. One Tiny Miracle by Carol Marinelli 9/17/14
F.Suzanne Woods Fisher-The Haven 6/14/14

A.Amanda Cabot -Summer of Promise 3/12/14
L.Lena Nelson Dooley-Maggie's Journey 5/17/14
E.Lynette Eason-The Black Sheep's Redemption 5/31/14
X.The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton 6/16/14
A.Stephanie Townsend Ayers-Their Inheritance 6/2/14
N.Nicholas Sparks-Dear John 6/12/14
D.Duskin by Grace Livingston Hill 4/22/14
R.Rekindled by Tamera Alexander 6/4/14
I.Isabella Bunn-The Solitary Envoy 4/28/14
A. Alison Strobel-Reinventing Rachel 7994565 3/10/14

Lisa, What is the time frame on this one>

Finished :) 6 days early! See message 171

Phyllis wrote: "Lisa, What is the time frame on this one>"

Sorry, Phyllis, we just got your message.

Duration: 7 (of course) months from date of start.

Feel free to use a gift card, if you need it, though! Or all three.

Brit wrote: "Finished :) 6 days early! See message 171"

Woohoo! Congrats, Brit!

Colossus Greek Statue: 7 Wonders of Ancient World

Moderators of Nothing but Reading Challenges (All the Mods) wrote: "Phyllis wrote: "Lisa, What is the time frame on this one>"

Sorry, Phyllis, we just got your message. Duration: 7 (of course) months from date of start.

Feel free to use a gift card, if you need i..."

Thanks. I don't understand about the gift card.

I'll do this when I have access to a library (maybe August). Just posting first so I remember.


7 Wonders of the Medieval World
Location Challenge

Duration: 7 Months
Start:
End:
Read: 0/7

Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England)
Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa (Alexandria, Egypt)
Great Wall of China (China)
Porcelain Tower of Nanjing (Nanjing, China)
Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)
Leaning Tower of Pisa (Pisa, Italy)

EDIT:

Bit off more than I can chew with this one. Will revisit in a few months when I really have time to devote to finding books that fit it.

Welcome to the challenge Charlie and Cait!

7 Wonders of the Medieval World
Location Challenge

Duration: 7 Months
Start: 11/1/14
End: 5/30/15
Read: 1/7

Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England)
The White Princess 11/4/14

Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa (Alexandria, Egypt)
Great Wall of China (China)
Porcelain Tower of Nanjing (Nanjing, China)
Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)
Leaning Tower of Pisa (Pisa, Italy)

7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt)

G. Gilbert Morris- Santa Fe Woman 12/16/13
R. Remembering Christmas by Dan Walsh 12/8/13
E. Everlasting Hope 2754878 by Tracey Bateman 12/6/13
A. Amy Patricia Meade Don't Die Under the Apple Tree 12/31/13
T.Terri Blackstock- Shadow in Serenity 1/29/14

P. Price, Sarah - Hills of Wheat 12/30/13
Y. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Real by Neta Jackson 2/18/14
R.Rita Mae Brown- A Nose for Justice 12/11/3
I. Ibrahim, Laila - Yellow Crocus: A Novel 1/7/14
M. McKinlay, Jenn - Books Can Be Deceiving 12/8/13
I. In Plain Sight by Lorena McCourtney 12/29/13
D. David Ebershoff - The 19th Wife 12/5/13

Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Iraq, Nineveh)

H. Hochstetler, J. M. - One Holy Night 12/12/13
A. The Amish Nanny by Mindy S. Clark 1/15/14
N.Nancy Moser- An Unlikely Suitor 12/12/13
G.Greater Love by Robert Whitlow 1/20/14
I.In High Places by Tom Morrisey 3/8/14
N. A New Day Rising by Lauraine Snelling 2/6/14
G. Green, Jocelyn -Wedded to War 2/14/14

G.God's Gift by Dee Henderson 3/19/14
A.Amy ClipstonAmy Clipston -A Promise of Hope 2/2/14
R. Rawls, Wilson - Where the Red Fern Grows 23/28/23
D. Debbie Macomber- That Holiday Feeling 12/26/13
E. Eicher, Jerry - A Baby for Hannah 1/10/14
N. Neta Jackson - The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down 1/9/14
S. Snelling, Lauraine -A Land to Call Home 2/24/14


Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Turkey)

T. To Dream Anew by Tracie Peterson 2/4/14
E. Eicher, Jerry - Where Love Grows 1/12/14
M. Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett 1/6/14
P. Prairie Storm by Catherine Palmer 1/22/14
L. A Light in the Storm: by Karen Hesse 121413
E. Ellis, Mary - A Widow's Hope 1/26/14

O. On the Run by Lorena McCourtney 1/13/14
F. Freefall by Kristen Heitzmann 12/21/13

A. An Accidental Life: by Pamela Bennings Ewen 2/2/14
R.Robert Whitloww -Higher Hope 1/18/14
T. Tracie Peterson - The Hope Within 2/9/14
E. Ellis, Mary - Never Far from Home 1/27/14
M. Macomber, Debbie -Caroline's Child 2/3/14
I.The Icecutter's Daughter by Tracie Peterson 32514
S.Smitten by Colleen Coble 3/14/14

Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Greece)

S. Southern Storm by Terri Blackstock 3/31/14
T.Terri BlackstockRiver's Edge 3/26/14
A. Amy Clipston -A Place of Peace 2/12/14
T.Tracie Peterson-The Quarryman's Bride 4/5/14
U.Untamed Heart, by Lauraine Snelling 1/23/14
E. Elliston, Paige-Changes of Heart 2/22/14

O. Clare O'Donohue -The Lover's Knot 3/2/14
F.Linda Fairley -The Midwife's Here! 2/11/14

Z.Zora and Nicky by Claudia Burney 1/3/14
E.Paige Elliston -Changes of Heart 3/22/14
U. Unraveled Sleeve by Monica Ferris 2/26/14
S. Snelling, Lauraine-F. Five Smooth Stones - Mark Bishop

Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Turkey)

M. Macomber, Debbie - Dr Texas 2/5/14
A.Amy Clipston-A Life of Joy 2/17/14
U.An Unexpected Widow by Carre White 3/23/14
S.Stranded by Lorean McCourtney 4/7/14
O.Once upon a Summer by Janette Oak 3/15/14
L. Lorna Barrett- Bookmarked For Death 12/24/13
E.Embroidered Truths by Monica Ferris 3/24/14
U.Undaunted Love by Jennings Wright 5/10/14
M. Macomber, Debbie -Angels at the Table 3/1714

O.Over the Edge by Brandilyn Collins 4/11/14
F.From a Distance by Tamera Alexancer 5/3/14

H. Naoki Higashida]-The Reason I Jump 4/10/14
A. Angel of the Cove by Sandra Robbins 2/20/14
L. The Lawman Claims His Bride by Renee Ryan 2/10/14
I. Irvin, Kelly-To Love and to Cherish 4/1/14
C.Cape Refuge by Terri Blackstock 3/29/14
A.All the Blue of Heaven by Virginia Carmicheal 3/3/14
R.A Road Unknown by Barbara Cameron 5/3/14
N.The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander S. McCall 3/16/14
A. Alexander, Tamera -To Whisper Her Name 3/6/14
S.Lauraine Snelling -Tender Mercies 4/18/14
S.Shelley Shephard Gray-Hopeful 4/19/14
U.Undetected by Dee Henderson 6/9/14
S.Samantha Jillian Bayarr-Jacob's Daughter 4/24/14

Colossus of Rhodes (Greece)

C.A Cousin's Prayer by Wanda Brunstetter 4/15/14
O.Olivia Newport-the Pursuit of Lucy Banning 5/24/14
L.Lori Copeland- Walker's Wedding 4/20/14
O.Out of a Dream by Rosemary Hines 6/29/14
S.Samantha Jillian Bayarr-An Amish Winter Wanderland 4/35/14
S.Suzanne Woods Fisher-The Letters 5/5/14
U.Under Suspicion (Hideaway, #6)-by Hannah Alexander 7/5/14
S.Susan May Warren-You Don't Know Me 5/6/14

O.An Open Heart by Harry Kraus 8/3/14
F.Fool's Puzzle by Earlene Fowler 6/13/14

R.A Road Unknown by Barbara Cameron 5/3/14
H.How Sweet the Sound by Amy Sorrells 4/10/14
O.O Little Town by Don Reid 8/23/14
D.The Discovery by Dan Walsh 3/21/14
E.Jerry S. Eicher- Holding a Tender Heart 4/10/14
S.Sarai by Jill Eileen Smith 5/13/14

THE LIGHTHOUSE OF ALEXANDRIA

T.Tracie Peterson-An Unexpected Love 9/1/14
H.Ann Hood-The Red Thread 5/20/14
E.Earlene Fowler-Kansas Troubles 9/16/14

L.Laura Frantz -Courting Morrow Little 5/8/14
I.The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 4/13/14
G.Tricia Goyer-Beside Still Waters 4/24/14
H.Dee Henderson-Jennifer 6/30/14
T.A Thousand Tomorrows by Karen Kingsbury 3/27/14
H.Huckleberry Hill by Jennifer Beckstrand 5/28/14
O.Sandra Orchard-Perilous Waters 9/9/14
U.The Union Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini 8/20/14
S.Suzanne Woods Fisher-The Keeper 6/1/14
E.Ever After by Karen Kingsbury 5/11/14

O. One Tiny Miracle by Carol Marinelli 9/17/14
F.Suzanne Woods Fisher-The Haven 6/14/14

A.Amanda Cabot -Summer of Promise 3/12/14
L.Lena Nelson Dooley-Maggie's Journey 5/17/14
E.Lynette Eason-The Black Sheep's Redemption 5/31/14
X.The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton 6/16/14
A.Stephanie Townsend Ayers-Their Inheritance 6/2/14
N.Nicholas Sparks-Dear John 6/12/14
D.Duskin by Grace Livingston Hill 4/22/14
R.Rekindled by Tamera Alexander 6/4/14
I.Isabella Bunn-The Solitary Envoy 4/28/14
A. Alison Strobel-Reinventing Rachel 7994565 3/10/14

I finished this one, even though it is a little late.

7 Wonders Challenge
6/4/14 - 1/4/15

80/80 read - Done!

G: Garwood, Julie - The Bride - 6/30
R: Rocha Kit - Beyond Shame - 6/10
E: Evangeline Anderson - Taming the Beast - 6/9
A: Ashley, Kristen - Heaven and Hell - 6/11
T: Three Wishes - 6/12

P: Pepper Pace - Beast - 6/15
Y: You Can't Make an Omelet
R: Roberts, Nora - The Witness - 6/16
A: Ashley, Kristen - Sommersgate House - 6/14
M: Mathilda, SuperWitch - 6/9
I: Ilona Andrews - Fate's Edge - 6/18
D: Destructively Alluring - 6/14

H: Hard to Love - 6/4
A: Axel - 6/27
N: Noah - 6/19
G: Garrett Leigh - Slide - 7/14
I: The Italian - 6/18
N: Nalini Singh - Branded by Fire - 6/20
G: Gina L Maxwell - Seducing Cinderella - 8/3

G: Georgia Cates - Beauty from Pain - 8/7
A: The Art of Breathing - 7/7
R: Revelations - 7/8
D: Diana Copland - A Reason To Believe - 7/21
E: Enraptured - 6/28
N: Naked in Death - 7/2
S: Stein, Charlotte - Curve Ball - 6/6

T: To Tame A Highland Warrior - 7/24
E: Eli Easton - The Trouble With Tony - 7/20
M: Mahu Fire - 7/28
P: Playing for Keeps - 7/6
L: Lora Leigh - Shameless - 6/29
E: Embattled Hearts - 8/12

O: On the Plus Side - 6/19
F: Firelight - 6/4

A: Aftermath: Guts and Glory - 7/14
R: Roane - 7/16
T: A Tender Rough - 7/27
E: Elle Casey - Shine Not Burn - 8/27
M: The Many Sins Of Lord Cameron - 8/14
I: Illumination - 7/22
S: The Sweetest Thing - 6/8

S: Shelly Laurenston - Bite Me - 7/2
T: Totally Captivated, Volume 4 - 7/30
A: An Agreement Among Gentlemen - 7/17
T: The Promise - 8/1
U: The Ugly Girlfriend - 6/14
E: Eileen Wilks - Tempting Danger - 9/13

O: On Cherry Hill - 6/30
F: Forever Promised - 7/18

Z: Zack and Ace - 9/19
E: Evans, Katy - Real - 9/18
U: The Unsung Hero - 7/13
S: Sherrilyn Kenyon - Born of Night - 7/10

M: Mathewson, RL - Perfection - 8/21
A: Ashley, Katie - The Proposition - 7/28
U: Until November - 7/25
S: Smooth Talking Stranger - 7/15
O: Only Love - 8/21
L: Law, Kim - Sugar Springs - 7/24
E: Elliott, Taryn - Suspended - 9/28
U: Unleashed - 8/3
M: Magic Burns - 9/5

C: Crazy For You - 6/5
O: One Good Earl Deserves a Lover - 9/9
L: Laid Bear - 8/7
O: Owens, Sandra - Crazy for Her - 9/14
S: Sherrilyn Kenyon - Fantasy Lover - 7/19
S: Savage Awakenings - 7/21
U: The Unidentified Redhead - 9/15
S: Sara Alva - Pura Vida - 7/30

L: Lane, Amy - Christmas Kitsch - 8/13
I: Ilona Andrews - Magic Bites - 7/26
G: Gives Light - 8/8
H: Hannah Johnson - Know Not Why - 10/15
T: Thomas, AJ - A Casual Weekend Thing - 8/7
H: How to Misbehave - 7/16
O: Olivia Parker - At the Bride Hunt Ball - 9/18
U: Until the Sun Falls from the Sky - 9/23
S: Stephani Hecht - Carnal Intentions - 8/5
E: Exclusively Yours - 9/30

I'll spell out Taj Mahal, the wonder from my country! :)

7 Wonders Challenge
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DURATION:: 1st Nov, 2014 - 31st May, 2015


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