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October 2012's Spell it Out! Challenge
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BJ Rose---------------------6/6 - - -Done!
Brandilyn------------------9/9 - - - Done!!!!
Cathy --------------- 5/5 - - - Done!
Cheryl------------------5/11
Christina---------------8/8 - - - Done!!!
CJ------------2/7
Desiree------------------------6/6 - - - Done1!
Gwen
Joeera----------------------6
Laura----------------------------7/7 - - - Done!!!
Lisa Kay ---------------------7/7 - - - Done!!!!
Shoshana
Stephanie
Summer-------------------------7
Susan-----------------6/6 - - - Done!!!!
Trish-----------------------6/6 - - - Done!!!!

0/7
G. - Gellis, Roberta = Siren Song (Kindle)
G. - Gracie, Anne = The Perfect Rake (PB)
G. - Gracie, Anne = The Accidental Wedding (Adobe Digital)
H. - Hoyt, Elizabeth = Clever John (need to obtain)
O. - O'Connell, Ellen = Dancing on Coals (Kindle)
S. - Singh, Nalini = Tangle of Need (audible.com)
T. - Taylor, Laini = Daughter of Smoke and Bone (audible.com) re-read; planned "buddy read"








0/9 complete
H Handle with Care
A All She Wrote
L Lorcan's Desire
L Love Means... No Shame
O On Fire
W Wes and Toren
E Ex Equals
E Equation For Love
N A Note in the Margin










T -Tempt Me at Twilight
R -Rainshadow Road
I -It Happened One Autumn
C -Crystal Cove
K -
O -When Strangers Marry
R -
T -Then Came You
R -
E -
A -Again the Magic
T -Devil in Winter

That's why I've only got 6 letters/books in mine...*grin*

WLLK - October 2012's Spell it Out! Challenge
Duration: October 1-October 31
Completed 0/6
G - Greene, Evie; Poison Princess by Kresley Cole
H - Harkness, Deborah; A Discovery of Witches
O - One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare
S - Shiloh Walker; If You Hear Her
T - The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst
S - Soulmate by L.J. Smith






Alternates
O - Olivia Cunning; Backstage Pass
S - Sabrina Jeffries; Beware a Scot's Revenge
T - Tabke, Karin; Blood Law
S - Singh, Nalini; Lord of the Abyss
S - Stewart, Elspeth; Ride the Fire by Pamela Clare






Brandilyn
Christina
Desiree
Lisa Kay
Stephanie"
I'm in, I'll post my books shortly

WLLK - October Spell It Out Challenge
0/6
S - Sherrilyn Kenyon - Night Pleasures
C - Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre
A - Luke Asher, Hero - Victoria Dahl - Good Girls Don't
R - Angelo Riccardi, Hero - Lynne Graham - The Italian's Inexperienced Mistress (Ruthless)
E - Eloisa James - A Fool Again
D - Christine Merrill - The Inconvenient Duchess

We Love Lisa Kleypas
Spell It Out
October 1-31
0/6
T = Tessa Dare: A Night to Surrender
R = Roberts, Nora: The Last Boyfriend
I = If You Deceive by Kresley Cole
C = Chapman, Janet: Highlander for the Holidays
K = Kleypas, Lisa: Dream Lake
S = Stephanie Laurens: All About Passion

I've chosen the word 'Samhain' because a lot of Halloween traditions are based on this Celtic holiday. Excluding my Book Club selection, I've even tried to make my books this month paranormal or creepy because the veil between worlds is at its thinnest. :)
October’s Spell The Month Challenge duration – October 1-31
Using the first letter in the title, or the authors first or last name, spell something related to the month using books from TBR pile
0 / 7 completed
S- The Scorpio Races- Maggie Stiefvater
A- Anna Karenina (Parts V-VIII)- Leo Tolstoy ^
M- Marillier, Juliet- Shadowfell
H- The Haunting of Hill House- Shirley Jackson
A- 'Always Paradise' in the Love Beyond Time anthology *- Evelyn Rogers
I- In Our Dreams*- Linda Lael Miller
N- Nathaniel Hawthorne- The House of Seven Gables
^ Book club
* Anthology book
This can also be tied to the October Build Your Own challenge with reading books from my TBR pile.








Completed 1/6
T The Vampire Who Loved Me, Teresa Medeiros
R Renegade, Katherine Sutcliffe - Finished 10/24
E Elizabeth Stuart, Where Love Dwells
A A Woman's Heart, JoAnn Ross
T The Dream Hunter, Laura Kinsale
S Stuart, Anne Night Fall







Completed 0/5
C Cabot, Meg Queen of Babble in the Big City
I Ilona Andrews Gunmetal Magic
D Dark Viking Sandra Hill
E Eloisa James The Ugly Duchess
RThe Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold Francesca Lia Block

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0/11
L-Lisa Kleypas Scandal in Spring
E-Eloise James A Wild Pursuit
A-Ashley March Romancing the Countess
V-Vampire Mine Kerrelyn Sparks
E-Emma Wldes Our Wicked Mistake
S- Sins of the Highlander Connie Mason
&
C- Catherine Coulter The Wild Baron
A- Ashley, Jennifer The Mad, Bad Duke
N- Never Trust a Scoundrel Gayle Callen
D- Devil In My Bed Celeste Bradley
Y- You And No Other Cathy Maxwell

H His Hearth finished 10/2
A All She Wrote
L Lorcan's Desire
L Love Means... No Shame
O On Fire
W Wes and Toren
E Ex Equals
E Equation For Love
N A Note in the Margin










H His Hearth finished 10/2
A And The Prompt Is finished 10/2
L Lorcan's Desire
L Love Means... No Shame
O Oleander House
W Wes and Toren
E Ex Equals
E Equation For Love
N A Note in the Margin










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I: (I)f I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones- 3 1/2 stars.. It's was alright.. Most of my complaints about this book were my personal pet peeves I hate to read over and over again in books.. But it won't stop me from continuing on to book 2 when released.. So if u enjoyed Bared to You or even 50 shades you might like this.. But honestly it's one big Bdsm cliché
N:


Spell It Out
October 1-31
1/6
T = Tessa Dare: A Night to Surrender
R = Roberts, Nora: The Last Boyfriend
√ I = If You Deceive by Kresley Cole - 10.02
C = Chapman, Janet: Highlander for the Holidays
K = Kleypas, Lisa: Dream Lake
S = Stephanie Laurens: All About Passion

P:(P)heonix, Leighann- Leader of the Pack- 2 1/2 stars.. I don't have anything nice to say about this one..
U:Reflected in Yo(u) by Sylvia Day- 3 stars
M:
P:
K:
I: (I)f I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones- 3 1/2 stars.. It's was alright.. Most of my complaints about this book were my personal pet peeves I hate to read over and over again in books.. But it won't stop me from continuing on to book 2 when released.. So if u enjoyed Bared to You or even 50 shades you might like this.. But honestly it's one big Bdsm cliché
N:




Spell It Out
October 1-31
2/6
T = Tessa Dare: A Night to Surrender
R = Roberts, Nora: The Last Boyfriend
√ I = If You Deceive by Kresley Cole - 10.02
√ C = Chapman, Janet: Highlander for the Holidays - 10.04
K = Kleypas, Lisa: Dream Lake
S = Stephanie Laurens: All About Passion

H His Hearth finished 10/2
A And The Prompt Is finished 10/2
L Lorcan's Desire
L Love Means... No Shame
O Oleander House finished 10/5
W Wes and Toren
E Ex Equals
E Equation For Love
N A Note in the Margin










G Galen,Shana-When You Give A Duke A Diamond--completed 10/05/2012
H Hoyt, Elizabeth
O
S
T To Taste Temptaton-Elizabeth Hoyt
S

1/11
L-Lisa Kleypas Scandal in Spring
E-Eloise James A Wild Pursuit
A-Ashley March Romancing the Countess COMPLETED 10/5
V-Vampire Mine Kerrelyn Sparks
E-Emma Wldes Our Wicked Mistake
S- Sins of the Highlander Connie Mason
&
C- Catherine Coulter The Wild Baron
A- Ashley, Jennifer The Mad, Bad Duke
N- Never Trust a Scoundrel Gayle Callen
D- Devil In My Bed Celeste Bradley
Y- You And No Other Cathy Maxwell

P:(P)heonix, Leighann- Leader of the Pack- 2 1/2 stars.. I don't have anything nice to say about this one..
U:Reflected in Yo(u) by Sylvia Day- 3 stars
M:
P:
K:(K)yle- On Dublin Street by Samantha Young- 5 STARS!!! AMAZING!!!
I: (I)f I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones- 3 1/2 stars.. It's was alright.. Most of my complaints about this book were my personal pet peeves I hate to read over and over again in books.. But it won't stop me from continuing on to book 2 when released.. So if u enjoyed Bared to You or even 50 shades you might like this.. But honestly it's one big Bdsm cliché
N:





Duration: October 1-October 31
Completed 2/6
G - Greene, Evie; Poison Princess by Kresley Cole
H - Harkness, Deborah; A Discovery of Witches
O - One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare
S - Shiloh Walker; If You Hear Her







P:(P)heonix, Leighann- Leader of the Pack- 2 1/2 stars.. I don't have anything nice to say about this one..
U:Reflected in Yo(u) by Sylvia Day- 3 stars
M: The (M)adness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley- 5 stars!!
P:
K:(K)yle- On Dublin Street by Samantha Young- 5 STARS!!! AMAZING!!!
I: (I)f I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones- 3 1/2 stars.. It's was alright.. Most of my complaints about this book were my personal pet peeves I hate to read over and over again in books.. But it won't stop me from continuing on to book 2 when released.. So if u enjoyed Bared to You or even 50 shades you might like this.. But honestly it's one big Bdsm cliché
N:






Brandilyn------------------3/9
Cathy --------------- 5
Cheryl------------------1/11
Christina---------------5/7
CJ------------7
Desiree-----------------------2/6

H His Hearth finished 10/2
A And The Prompt Is finished 10/2
L Lorcan's Desire
L Love Means... No Shame
O Oleander House finished 10/5
W Wes and Toren
E Ex Equals finished 10/8
E Equation For Love
N A Note in the Margin










Using the first letter in the title, or the authors first or last name, spell something related to the month using books from TBR pile
1 / 7 completed
S- The Scorpio Races- Maggie Stiefvater completed 10/7
A- Anna Karenina (Parts V-VIII)- Leo Tolstoy ^
M- Marillier, Juliet- Shadowfell
H- The Haunting of Hill House- Shirley Jackson
A- 'Always Paradise' in the Love Beyond Time anthology *- Evelyn Rogers
I- In Our Dreams *- Linda Lael Miller
N- Nathaniel Hawthorne- The House of Seven Gables
^ Book club
* Anthology book
This can also be tied to the October Build Your Own challenge with reading books from my TBR pile.








1/6
S - Sherrilyn Kenyon - Night Pleasures
C - Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre
A - Luke Asher, Hero - Victoria Dahl - Good Girls Don't
R - Angelo Riccardi, Hero - Lynne Graham - s>The Italian's Inexperienced Mistress (Ruthless) DONE 10.8 - - 3*
Story was okay, but I'm just not a big fan of the "I hate you til I love you at the end" books. Meh.
E - Eloisa James - A Fool Again
D - Christine Merrill - The Inconvenient Duchess

H His Hearth finished 10/2
A And The Prompt Is finished 10/2
L Lorcan's Desire
L Love Means... No Shame
O Oleander House finished 10/5
W Wes and Toren
E Ex Equals finished 10/8
E Equation For Love finished 10/9
N A Note in the Margin










P:(P)heonix, Leighann- Leader of the Pack- 2 1/2 stars.. I don't have anything nice to say about this one..
U:Reflected in Yo(u) by Sylvia Day- 3 stars
M: The (M)adness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley- 5 stars!!
P: (P)ride Mates by Jennifer Ashley- 3 stars
K:(K)yle- On Dublin Street by Samantha Young- 5 STARS!!! AMAZING!!!
I: (I)f I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones- 3 1/2 stars.. It's was alright.. Most of my complaints about this book were my personal pet peeves I hate to read over and over again in books.. But it won't stop me from continuing on to book 2 when released.. So if u enjoyed Bared to You or even 50 shades you might like this.. But honestly it's one big Bdsm cliché
N:







H His Hearth finished 10/2
A And The Prompt Is finished 10/2
L Lorcan's Desire
L Love Means... No Shame
O Oleander House finished 10/5
W Wes and Toren
E Ex Equals finished 10/8
E Equation For Love finished 10/9
N A Note in the Margin finished 10/10










Duration: October 1-October 31
Completed 3/6
G - Greene, Evie; Poison Princess by Kresley Cole
H - Harkness, Deborah; A Discovery of Witches
O - One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare







G Galen,Shana-When You Give A Duke A Diamond--completed 10/05/2012
H Hoyt, Elizabeth
O Eloisa James-When The Duke Returns
S
T To Taste Temptation-Elizabeth Hoyt completed 10/10/2012
S

H His Hearth finished 10/2
A And The Prompt Is finished 10/2
L Lorcan's Desire finished 10/12
L Love Means... No Shame
O Oleander House finished 10/5
W Wes and Toren
E Ex Equals finished 10/8
E Equation For Love finished 10/9
N A Note in the Margin finished 10/10









Now to take a break to read a book of which I have been eagerly awaiting the release... then I will read the last 2.

H His Hearth finished 10/2
A And The Prompt Is finished 10/2
L Lorcan's Desire finished 10/12
L Love Means... No Shame finished 10/13
O Oleander House finished 10/5
W Wes and Toren
E Ex Equals finished 10/8
E Equation For Love finished 10/9
N A Note in the Margin finished 10/10









Starting my last book tonight.

Duration: October 1-October 31
Completed 4/6
G - Greene, Evie; Poison Princess by Kresley Cole
O - One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare







P:(P)heonix, Leighann- Leader of the Pack- 2 1/2 stars.. I don't have anything nice to say about this one..
U:Reflected in Yo(u) by Sylvia Day- 3 stars
M: The Secret of Ella and (M)icha by Jessica Sorensen- 3 stars..
P: (P)ride Mates by Jennifer Ashley- 3 stars
K:(K)yle- On Dublin Street by Samantha Young- 5 STARS!!! AMAZING!!!
I: (I)f I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones- 3 1/2 stars.. It's was alright.. Most of my complaints about this book were my personal pet peeves I hate to read over and over again in books.. But it won't stop me from continuing on to book 2 when released.. So if u enjoyed Bared to You or even 50 shades you might like this.. But honestly it's one big Bdsm cliché
N:The Mad(N)ess of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley- 5 stars!!








4/8 completed
C: Backstage Pass by Olivia (C)unning- 4 stars.. I loved Brian!!
O: Rock Hard by (O)livia Cunning- 3 stars.. I was kinda disappointed with the heroine in this book..
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M: Just the Sexiest (M)an Alive by Julie James- 3 1/2 stars..
E: (E)clusively Yours by Shannon Stacy- 3 1/2 stars..
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Books mentioned in this topic
Jane Eyre (other topics)Nightfall (other topics)
The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold (other topics)
Night Pleasures (other topics)
In Our Dreams (other topics)
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DURATION: October 1st through 31st
RULES: If it makes you think of October, spell it. Even if you can't spell worth beans... even if your spell check suggests a completely wrong word... use it! If it works for YOU it works for this challenge!
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W - Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught
I - Inez Kelly: Sweet as Sin
D -
E -
L - Lover Reborn by J.R. WARD
O -
A -
D - Devlin, Delilah: Saddled
(Wide Load is the sign I need on my butt from eating too much candy)
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