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UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant
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BJ Rose--------------------4
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Lady Danielle
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Lisa Kay
I'm in, Dhes! I'm so old and forgetful, I wouldn't have known it was a recycle. You should have just gone with it. Of course, these young whippersnappers would have caught it, I'm sure. ☺I'm going to plan some books that finish some challenges. I'll plan it out later.
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Lisa Kay wrote: "I'm in, Dhes! I'm so old and forgetful, I wouldn't have known it was a recycle. You should have just gone with it. Of course, these young whippersnappers would have caught it, I'm sure. ☺I'm ..."
Awesome! I removed the recylced disclaimer, so don't tell anyone. It's our secret! *wink, wink*
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Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny
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I ain't seen nothing! :)
Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I ain't seen nothing! :)"Thanks, Danielle! I knew you'd have my back :)
I will participate again. I'll aim to read 12 Christmas or winter-themed books from my TBR pile and I will post my list at a later date.
UniquelyMoi *Dhestiny* BlithelyBookish wrote: "I removed the recylced disclaimer, so don't tell anyone. It's our secret! *wink, wink*"Okay! Mums the word.
I've been AWOL from this challenge for a while, but just couldn't resist using this idea!We Love Lisa Kleypas
Build Your Own Challenge
December 1-31
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Will try my own version of The 12 Days of Christmas by adding one word each time to the title - will see how far I get!
1. Defiant by Pamela Clare
2. Samurai Game by Christine Feehan
3. The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts
4. My Wicked Little Lies by Victoria Alexander
5. How to Capture a Countess by Karen Hawkins
Nice challenge, BJ! Wow! Good luck!
UniquelyMoi *Dhestiny* BlithelyBookish wrote: "Nice challenge, BJ! Wow! Good luck!"You'll notice I only got to 5 words - haven't found a 6-word title in my TBRs yet!
Okay I'm going to try for 6 books this month.1. Sins of the Demon..done
2. With Everything I Am..done
3. Creed
4. Keeper of the Night & The Keepers..done
5. Soulless
6. The Greyfriar..done
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December Build Your Own Challenge- read books from my TBR pile that are Christmas or winter-themed.1 / 12 completed
1. An Outlaw's Christmas by Linda Lael Miller completed 12/2
2. Christmas Keepsakes with Julia Justiss *
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I didn't finish my challenge last month. I am hoping I am able to do it this month.Danielle's WLLK December BYOC
Goal: Read six Christmas-themed books
Duration: December 1-December 31, 2012
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Completed: X/6
I wanna play :) I actually need to find a good cleaning website that has challenges for cleaning ;) I am going to do 24 Christmas Picture Books with my daughter and/or kindergartners.
I will also do 15 books 3/15 done this month so far ;)
Picture books /24Books so far6/15
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December Build Your Own Challenge- read books from my TBR pile that are Christmas or winter-themed.2 / 12 completed
1. An Outlaw's Christmas by Linda Lael Miller completed 12/2
2. Christmas Keepsakes with Julia Justiss * completed 12/4
3. The Heart of Christmas with Courtney Milan *
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*Anthology book
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I haven't been participating in the last several month's challenges because life keeps getting in the way of reading. But I always take time out to read Christmas themed books, so this month I'll be doing that.I'm HOPING to get in at least 1 per week.
Completed: 5
1. Under the Mistletoe
2. Deck the Halls With Love: A Lost Lords of Pembrook Novella
3.Santa Wore Combat Boots
4. Naughty or Nice
5. A Kiss For Midwinter
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Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny
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Life has been crazy lately!
December Build Your Own Challenge- read books from my TBR pile that are Christmas or winter-themed.3 / 12 completed
1. An Outlaw's Christmas by Linda Lael Miller completed 12/2
2. Christmas Keepsakes with Julia Justiss * completed 12/4
3. The Heart of Christmas with Courtney Milan * completed 12/5
4. A Christmas Embrace with Dana Ransom *
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*Anthology book
December Build Your Own Challenge- read books from my TBR pile that are Christmas or winter-themed.4 / 12 completed
1. An Outlaw's Christmas by Linda Lael Miller completed 12/2
2. Christmas Keepsakes with Julia Justiss * completed 12/4
3. The Heart of Christmas with Courtney Milan * completed 12/5
4. A Christmas Embrace with Dana Ransom * completed 12/11
5. Avon Books Presents: A Christmas Together with Jennifer Horsman *
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December Build Your Own Challenge- read books from my TBR pile that are Christmas or winter-themed.5 / 12 completed
1. An Outlaw's Christmas by Linda Lael Miller completed 12/2
2. Christmas Keepsakes with Julia Justiss * completed 12/4
3. The Heart of Christmas with Courtney Milan * completed 12/5
4. A Christmas Embrace with Dana Ransom * completed 12/11
5. Avon Books Presents: A Christmas Together with Jennifer Horsman * completed 12/15
6. Upon a Midnight Clear: A Delightful Collection of Heartwarming Holiday Stories with Mariah Stewart *
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Leaving soon for Christmas celebrations with the kids, so not sure how much further I'll get. Taking books along, of course, but can't find a 6-word title!We Love Lisa Kleypas
Build Your Own Challenge
December 1-31
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Will try my own version of The 12 Days of Christmas by adding one word each time to the title - will see how far I get!
√ 1. Defiant by Pamela Clare - 12.15
2. Samurai Game by Christine Feehan
√ 3. The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts - 12.10
√ 4. My Wicked Little Lies by Victoria Alexander - 12.04
√ 5. How to Capture a Countess by Karen Hawkins - 12.06
Enjoy yourself, BJ!
Halfway there!December Build Your Own Challenge- read books from my TBR pile that are Christmas or winter-themed.
6 / 12 completed
1. An Outlaw's Christmas by Linda Lael Miller completed 12/2
2. Christmas Keepsakes with Julia Justiss * completed 12/4
3. The Heart of Christmas with Courtney Milan * completed 12/5
4. A Christmas Embrace with Dana Ransom * completed 12/11
5. Avon Books Presents: A Christmas Together with Jennifer Horsman * completed 12/15
6. Upon a Midnight Clear: A Delightful Collection of Heartwarming Holiday Stories with Mariah Stewart * completed 12/20
7. A Harlequin Christmas Carol with Jacquie D’Alessandro *
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*Anthology book
December Build Your Own Challenge- read books from my TBR pile that are Christmas or winter-themed.7 / 12 completed
1. An Outlaw's Christmas by Linda Lael Miller completed 12/2
2. Christmas Keepsakes with Julia Justiss * completed 12/4
3. The Heart of Christmas with Courtney Milan * completed 12/5
4. A Christmas Embrace with Dana Ransom * completed 12/11
5. Avon Books Presents: A Christmas Together with Jennifer Horsman * completed 12/15
6. Upon a Midnight Clear: A Delightful Collection of Heartwarming Holiday Stories with Mariah Stewart * completed 12/20
7. A Harlequin Christmas Carol with Jacquie D’Alessandro * completed 12/26
8. An Old-Fashioned Southern Christmas with Nelle McFather *
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*Anthology book
I haven't been participating in the last several month's challenges because life keeps getting in the way of reading. But I always take time out to read Christmas themed books, so this month I'll be doing that.I'm HOPING to get in at least 1 per week.
Completed: 5 - Done!!!!
1. Under the Mistletoe
2. Deck the Halls With Love: A Lost Lords of Pembrook Novella
3.Santa Wore Combat Boots
4. Naughty or Nice
5. A Kiss For Midwinter
Announcement: I’ve made the decision to, at least temporarily, combine the Build Your Own Challenge and the Spell it Out! Challenge. You can definitely use the BYOC to Spell it Out! If you’d like to! I hope you'll join us for another year of Not Too Challenging Challenges!Sign up here: January 2013's Build Your Own Challenge!
DONE!HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!
We Love Lisa Kleypas
Build Your Own Challenge
December 1-31
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Will try my own version of The 12 Days of Christmas by adding one letter each time to the title - couldn't find a 6-word title in my TBRs and now I'm out of time!
√ 1. Defiant by Pamela Clare - 12.15
√ 2. Samurai Game by Christine Feehan - 12.30
√ 3. The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts - 12.10
√ 4. My Wicked Little Lies by Victoria Alexander -12.04
√ 5. How to Capture a Countess by Karen Hawkins - 12.06
December Build Your Own Challenge- read books from my TBR pile that are Christmas or winter-themed.8 / 12 completed
1. An Outlaw's Christmas by Linda Lael Miller completed 12/2
2. Christmas Keepsakes with Julia Justiss * completed 12/4
3. The Heart of Christmas with Courtney Milan * completed 12/5
4. A Christmas Embrace with Dana Ransom * completed 12/11
5. Avon Books Presents: A Christmas Together with Jennifer Horsman * completed 12/15
6. Upon a Midnight Clear: A Delightful Collection of Heartwarming Holiday Stories with Mariah Stewart * completed 12/20
7. A Harlequin Christmas Carol with Jacquie D’Alessandro * completed 12/26
8. An Old-Fashioned Southern Christmas with Nelle McFather * completed 12/30
9. Their First Noel with Theresa Scott *
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*Anthology book
So close, but being sick over Christmas and not reading for a week kinda put a damper on my challenge. :/December Build Your Own Challenge- read books from my TBR pile that are Christmas or winter-themed.
9 / 12 completed
1. An Outlaw's Christmas by Linda Lael Miller completed 12/2
2. Christmas Keepsakes with Julia Justiss * completed 12/4
3. The Heart of Christmas with Courtney Milan * completed 12/5
4. A Christmas Embrace with Dana Ransom * completed 12/11
5. Avon Books Presents: A Christmas Together with Jennifer Horsman * completed 12/15
6. Upon a Midnight Clear: A Delightful Collection of Heartwarming Holiday Stories with Mariah Stewart * completed 12/20
7. A Harlequin Christmas Carol with Jacquie D’Alessandro * completed 12/26
8. An Old-Fashioned Southern Christmas with Nelle McFather * completed 12/30
9. Their First Noel with Theresa Scott * completed 1/1
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*Anthology book
Congratulations, BJ Rose. Well done, Laura. I didn't even built a thing!
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We all know how busy the holidays can be, so there are NO restrictions other than the duration which is December 1st through the 31st. You can update your lists as you go and make as many changes as you want right up through December 31st.
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