Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge

[Elke]

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge

May 22nd- September 7th, 2015

1/5 Completed-Updated 6/5/15

Level: Laying by the Pool

Suddenly One Summer 6/4/15
Ride Steady
Some Like It Hot
A Buckhorn Summer
Hope Flames

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge
Duration: May 22nd- September 7th, 2015
Level: 20 books- Pool Party



The theme is Summer and you may use...

The Title ~ Summer at Willow Lake, Susan Wiggs - 6/6/15 ***
Series Name ~
Author's first or last name ~
Book cover(item on cover or a colorful cover) ~
A book set in the summer months ~
Setting of the story (ex. beach, lake, pool party scene) ~
A book you would like to take to the beach or your backyard or the park to read ~

BONUS-

http://www.literature-map.com/

Using Literature Map, enter a favorite author of yours, and read a book by any one author that this name generates. Approximately 25 authors' names will be generated to choose from for each name plugged in.

If Summer somehow fits with your book of the moment, you can use it!

This one will run from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend...the traditional Summertime in the U.S.A.

This is a challenge reflecting the hopefully laid-back, relaxed summer season we will all have (we can hope, can't we?).
For this challenge, instead of choosing your books to fit a certain category or criteria, YOU can decide what books fit and how.
Re-reads allowed
No minimum page count
You can update with a new post for each book read, or just update your original post.

Here are the Levels you can choose from-
5 books - Laying by the Pool
10- books- Playing in the Sand
15- books- A Quick Dip
20 books- Pool Party

[LaurLa]

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge
Duration: May 22nd- September 7th, 2015

Level: Pool Party
8 of 20

1. Setting: Yucatan, Mexico - Stolen Chances - Elisabeth Naughton - 05.25 ★★★
2. Setting: Caribbean (on a yacht) - Mutiny's Bounty - Delilah Devlin - 05.29 ★★★
3. Cover: Bright, Yellow - The Darkest Craving - Gena Showalter - 05.30 ★★★1/2
4. Season: Summer - Half Moon Hill - Toni Blake - 05.30 ★★★★
5. Setting: Island (also, summer months) - Gansett After Dark - Marie Force - 06.02 ★★★


6. Setting: Panama - Boom! Listen To Your Heart - Roxanne Rogerson - 06.04 ★★★
7. Setting: Carribean (on a yacht and island too) - It Takes a SEAL - Delilah Devlin - 06.06 ★★★
8. Setting: Gold Coast of Australia - Love...Under Different Skies - Nick Spalding - 06.07 ★★★

[Elke]

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge

May 22nd- September 7th, 2015

2/5 Completed-Updated 6/9/15

Level: Laying by the Pool

Suddenly One Summer 6/4/15
Ride Steady
Some Like It Hot 6/9/15
A Buckhorn Summer
Hope Flames

[Mai]

Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer Challenge
21/21 COMPLETE

1. Sand Castle Bay 15/05/26 ★★
2. Summer at Willow Lake 15/05/27 ★★
3. Crazy for Love. Victoria Dahl 15/05/25 ★★
4. Always Florence 15/05/25 ★★★
5. Fortunate Harbor 15/06/05 ★★
6. The Stone Prince 15/05/22 ★★★★
7. That Scandalous Summer 15/05/23 ★★★★
8. Midsummer Moon 15/06/09 ★★
9. The Summer of You 15/05/23 ★★★
10. The Guy Next Door 15/05/23 ★★★
11. Table For Two 15/06/09 ★★★
12. Too Hot to Handle 15/06/02 ★★★
13. Mrs. McVinnie's London Season 15/06/05 ★★★
14. Blue-Eyed Devil 15/05/28 ★★★★
15. 16 Lighthouse Road 15/05/24 ★★★
16. Confessions from an Arranged Marriage 15/05/22 ★★★★★
17. That Camden Summer 15/06/05 ★★
18. A Lady by Midnight 15/05/25 ★★★★
19. Loving a Lost Lord 15/06/09 ★★★
20. Swept Away by a Kiss 15/06/09 ★★★
Bonus: Say Yes to the Marquess 15/05/22 ★★★★

[Fran, Moderator]

Congrats Mai!!

[Elke]

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge

May 22nd- September 7th, 2015

3/5 Completed-Updated 6/11/15

Level: Laying by the Pool

Suddenly One Summer 6/4/15
Ride Steady
Some Like It Hot 6/9/15
A Buckhorn Summer 6/11/15
Hope Flames

[Leeann]

I'm in for PLAYING IN THE SAND plus BONUS.
5/22/15-9/7/15

Completed 9/10, plus 1 bonus - updated 8/18/15

1.And Only to Deceive - part of story takes place in Greece -island setting - 6/23/15****
2.Younger - summer makes me feel young again - 6/28/15***
3.Royal Wedding - summer is all about weddings - 6/14/15****
4.Ivory - the cover looks very sunny and hot 5/28/15**
5. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - the cover is bright yellow like the sun 7/9/15***
6.Stories I Only Tell My Friends - in the cover photo, he is shielding his eyes from the sun so it must have been summer!7/27/15*****
7.Death on the Nile: A BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatization -the Nile in Egypt(hot)6/16/15****
8.Blackmoore - takes place in the summer 6/13/15****
9.Miracle in a Dry Season
10.A Poisoned Season - takes place during the summer - 7/1/15****

Bonus -
input Tasha Alexander = Jacqueline Winspear
Maisie Dobbs - 8/18/15**

[Fran, Moderator]

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge

Duration: May 22nd- September 7th, 2015

5 books - Laying by the Pool

1.Sacred Hearts- Mexico/beach setting- 6/2- 4*
2.The Unexpected Millionaire- gardener/light, fun read-6/2- 4*
3.Castle Hill-Hawaiian honeymoon- 6/7-4*
4.Insatiable- shirtless cover-6/12-2.5*

[Lindy-Lane]

playing in the sand: 3/10 READ



*in the summer months i like to try new for me genre "adventures":
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey 6.9

*character [librarian] as we are busy @ work with the youth srp:
Murder Past Due by Miranda James 6.10

*title word of a summer weather word:
Vegas Heat by Fern Michaels 7.10

[Jonquil]

I live for summer covers!

May 22nd - September 7th
Pool Party 20+
DONE

20/20
park beach brides porches lawns fireworks ocean road trip golf course blossoms sleeveless shifts country inn fishing flamingos summer reading sunglasses graduation wildflowers camp gingham

[Fran, Moderator]

Congrats Jonquil!!

[Shelby]

:-p Never actually saved my spot

[Calila]

Calila wrote: "21/21"

Finished!!! =)

[Fran, Moderator]

Calila wrote: "Calila wrote: "21/21"

Finished!!! =)"

Congrats Calila!

[Fran, Moderator]

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge

Duration: May 22nd- September 7th, 2015

5 books - Laying by the Pool- 5/5 Read!

1.Sacred Hearts- Mexico/beach setting- 6/2- 4*
2.The Unexpected Millionaire- gardener/light, fun read-6/2- 4*
3.Castle Hill-Hawaiian honeymoon- 6/7-4*
4.Insatiable- shirtless cover-6/12-2.5*
5.The Infamous Ellen James- fun and light- 6/23 3.5*

[Elke]

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge

May 22nd- September 7th, 2015

4/5 Completed-Updated 7/3/15

Level: Laying by the Pool

Suddenly One Summer 6/4/15
Ride Steady 7/3/15
Some Like It Hot 6/9/15
A Buckhorn Summer 6/11/15
Hope Flames

[Elke]

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge

May 22nd- September 7th, 2015

5/5 Completed-Updated 7/4/15

***ALL DONE!

Level: Laying by the Pool

Suddenly One Summer 6/4/15
Ride Steady 7/3/15
Some Like It Hot 6/9/15
A Buckhorn Summer 6/11/15
Hope Flames 7/4/15

[Fran, Moderator]

Congrats Elke!

[Lynne]

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge (#71)
Duration: May 22nd- September 7th, 2015
2 of 20 Books Completed – Pool Party Level
2 Bonus Books Completed – Literature Map


1. Bright Sunshine: Unbuttoned by Maisey Yates – 7/5
2. Summer in the Title: Suddenly One Summer by Julie James – 7/2



BONUS: http://www.literature-map.com/

Shelly Laurenston: 1. The Unleashing by Shelley Laurenston – 6/16
Generates:
2. Oracle's Moon by Thea Harrison – 6/20
3. by Lydia Dare
4.

Susan Mallery:
Generates:

[Brett]

updated message 41

[Suzanne]

Romance Readers Reading Challenges
Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge
Duration: 5/22/2015 - 9/7/2015

Progress: 44 out of 20 books- Pool Party

This one will run from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend...the traditional Summertime in the U.S.A.

This is a challenge reflecting the hopefully laid-back, relaxed summer season we will all have (we can hope, can't we?).
For this challenge, instead of choosing your books to fit a certain category or criteria, YOU can decide what books fit and how.
Re-reads allowed
No minimum page count
You can update with a new post for each book read, or just update your original post.

The theme is Summer and you may use...
the title,
series name,
author's first or last name,
book cover(item on cover or a colorful cover),
a book set in the summer months,
setting of the story (ex. beach, lake, pool party scene),
a book you would like to take to the beach or your backyard or the park to read....
You get the idea.
If Summer somehow fits with your book of the moment, you can use it!

Here are the Levels you can choose from-
5 books - Laying by the Pool
10- books- Playing in the Sand
15- books- A Quick Dip
20 books- Pool Party

Theme: Whatever I feel like, I'm on summer break!

1. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson - ***** - 5/26/2015 - 503 Pages
2. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson - ***** - 6/17/2015 - 563 Pages
3. Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 6/21/2015 - 216 Pages
4. The Unseen Bridegroom or Wedded for a Week by May Agnes Fleming - **** - 6/22/2015 - 246 Pages
5. Hawkeye, Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon by Matt Fraction - ***** - 6/23/2015 - 136 Pages
6. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg - ***** - 6/24/2015 - 217 Pages
7. What I Know For Sure by Oprah Winfrey - ***** - 6/25/2015 - 240 Pages
8. Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLean - ***** - 6/25/2015 - 384 Pages
9. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - **** - 6/26/2015 - 295 Pages
10. Hawkeye, Vol. 2: Little Hits by Matt Fraction - **** - 7/4/2015 - 136 Pages
11. The Dresden Files: Fool Moon, Volume 1 by Mark Powers - ***** - 7/4/2015 - 128 Pages
12. Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke - **** - 7/8/2015 - 663 Pages
13. The Stranger by Anna Banks - *** - 7/5/2015 - 32 Pages
14. Legacy Lost by Anna Banks - *** - 7/6/2015 - 32 Pages
15. Girls Day Out by Anna Banks - **** - 7/7/2015 - 32 Pages
16. Human Date by Anna Banks - **** - 7/8/2015 - 33 Pages
17. Of Neptune by Anna Banks - *** - 7/9/2015 - 330 Pages
18. Night Myst by Yasmine Galenorn - *** - 7/10/2015 - 317 Pages
19. Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke - ***** - 7/14/2015 - 192 Pages
20. The Moth in the Mirror by A.G. Howard - *** - 7/16/2015 - 40 Pages
21. Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins - **** - 7/20/2015 - 359 Pages
22. Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost - ***** - 7/18/2015 - 346 Pages
23. The Line by J.D. Horn - ***** - 7/21/2015 - 296 Pages
24. The Seduction of Samantha Kincade by Maggie Osborne - **** - 7/22/2015 - 380 Pages
25. Odd Interlude: A Special Odd Thomas Adventure by Dean Koontz - ***** - 7/23/2015 - 279 Pages
26. Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole - ***** - 7/26/2015 - 359 Pages
27. Desire Untamed by Pamela Palmer - *** - 7/27/2015 - 363 Pages
28. D is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton - 7/28/2015 - 320 Pages
29. Against the Tide by Elizabeth Camden - **** - 7/29/2015 - 362 Pages
30. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - *** - 8/6/2015 - 416 Pages
31. I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship: Hilarious, Heartwarming Tales About Man's Best Friend from America's Favorite Humorists by Wade Rouse - **** - 8/7/2015 - 272 Pages
32. Untraceable by Laura Griffin - **** - 8/9/2015 - 374 Pages
33. One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson - **** - 8/12/2015 - 456 Pages
34. A Wicked Thing by Rhiannon Thomas - **** - 8/13/2015 - 337 Pages
35. Hawkeye, Vol. 3: L.A. Woman by Matt Fraction - ***** - 8/15/2015 - 120 Pages
36. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - ***** - 8/16/2015 - 399 Pages
37. Master of the Night by Angela Knight - *** - 8/18/2015 - 296 Pages
38. Xombi by John Rozum - ** - 8/19/2015 - 160 Pages
39. First Frost by Jennifer Estep - **** - 8/20/2015 - 30 Pages
40. Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay - ***** - 8/20/2015 - 292 Pages
41. The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship by Jeffrey Zaslow - *** - 8/24/2015
42. Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh - *** - 8/25/2015
43. Beauty and the Black Sheep by Jessica Bird - ***** - 8/29/2015
44. House Rules by Jodi Picoult - **** - 9/1/2015

[Maritza]

Done (post #30)

[Fran, Moderator]

Congrats Maritza!

[NayNay]

finished my challenge...happy reading!

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge
Duration: May 22/15 - September 7/15

Level 20 books- Pool Party

1. The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop: A Memoir, a History by Lewis Buzbee 05/22/15 *** (water on cover)
2. The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harman 05/24/15 ***** (setting)
3. The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry 05/27/15 *** (summertime)
4. The Art of Keeping Secrets by Patti Callahan Henry 05/29/15 *** (cover - sand and seashells)
5. A Mermaid's Bond by Marie Knight 05/30/15 **** (underwater)
6. Antonia an Her Daughters: Secrets, Love, Friendship and Family in Tuscany by Marlena De Blasi 06/02/15 **** (summer)
7. A Month of Summer by Lisa Wingate 06/03/15 *** (summer)
8. The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekknen 06/08/15 *** (beach)
9. Cascade by Maryanne O'Hara 06/09/15 *** (waterfalls)
10. Mistress of Magic by Heather Graham 06.13.15 *** (summer)
11. The Second Chance Cafe by Alison Kent 06/23/15 **** (summer)
12. Roadtrip to Redemption by Laurie Larsen 06/27/15 **** (summer)
13. Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff 06/27/15 *** (cover)
14. The Guest House by Erika Marks 06/02/15 *** (summer)
15. A Wedding in Provence by Ellen Sussman 07/03/15 *** (summer)
16. Sweet Home Carolina by T. Lynn Ocean 07/04/15 *** (summer)
17. Undertow by Cherry Adair 07/07/15 **** (Caribbean)
18. A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux 07/11/15 ***** (summer)
19. One Summer in Venice by Nicky Pellegrino 07/15/15 *** (summer and cover)
20. Summer by the Sea by Susan Wiggs 07/17/15 ****

[Fran, Moderator]

Congrats NayNay!!

[.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•]

COMPLETED!!

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge

Duration: May 22nd- September 7th, 2015

Pool Party! 20/20 + 1/1 Bonus

✔ 1. Series word Play by Play my kids love to play in the summer - Quarterback Draw - 02/06/2015

✔ 2. Published in "Official Summertime of USA" (May 26) - A Match for Marcus Cynster - 27/05/2015

✔ 3. Series word Play by Play my kids love to play in the summer - Holiday on Ice - 01/06/2015

✔ 4. Published in "Official Summertime of USA" (August) - The Wolf and the Dove - 17/06/2015

✔ 5. Summers by the Lake (on the cover) - The Welcoming - 01/06/2015

✔ 6. Lazy Days (Sleeping) - The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty - 25/05/2015

✔ 7. Published in "Official Summertime of USA" (June) - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 22/05/2015

✔ 8. Published in "Official Summertime of USA" (July) - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - 24/05/2015

✔ 9. Summery cover - Savas's Wildcat - 26/06/2015

✔ 10. Tropical Island makes me think of summer vacation - Their Virgin Princess - 13/06/2015

✔ 11. - Cover - Love Only Once - 18/06/2015

✔ 12. - Set in summer - Captive of My Desires - 22/06/2015

✔ 13. - Travel - No Choice But Seduction - 23/06/2015

✔ 14. - Vacation - The Gamble - 28/06/2015

✔ 15. - Mostly set in summer - Lady Luck - 02/07/2015

✔ 16. - Set in Summer - Grey - 08/07/2015

✔ 17. - Perfect dock reading - One Heart to Win - 09/07/2015

✔ 18. - Set in summer - River Marked - 17/07/2015

✔ 19. - published in summer - Wicked Ride - 20/07/2015

✔ 20. - published in summer - Slave to Sensation - 21/07/2015



BONUS- Input Nora Roberts - Author to read Johanna Lindsey

✔ Wildfire In His Arms - 10/07/2015

[Chris]

21 / 21 Complete

Bonus: Entered Deanna Raybourn and got Tasha Alexander. Read And Only to Deceive 05/26

1. Has a "Nice tan!" cover: Rules of Engagement 05/22
2. Who doesn't like whiskey by the pool? The Whiskey Rebels 05/23
3. Sand on the Cover - Crocodile on the Sandbank 06/02
4. Takes place in a beach town -Big Little Lies 06/04
5. Takes place in August - When Maidens Mourn 06/06
6. Takes place in June - Waterloo: The True Story of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles 06/08
7. PBS series starts on 1st day of Summer - Ross Poldark 06/13
8.Summertime location - The Yard 06/20
9. Summer is the Season - A Poisoned Season 06/21
10. Perfect pool drink - Mai Tai'd Up 06/25
11. Summer wear - The Woman in White 07/06
12. To be published 8/15 The Murderer's Daughter 07/08
13. Ocean travel - The Boston Trader 07/09
14.Published in summer 2015 - The Eagle in Splendour: Napoleon I and His Court 07/14
15. Hiking through Yosemite in summer - The Middle of Somewhere 07/16
16. Wedding season - Brown-Eyed Girl 07/17
17. Takes place in summer - Everything I Left Unsaid 07/17
18. Published summer 2015 (even though rakes are usually associated with fall) - The Art of Ruining a Rake 07/18
19. Silk is cool in the summer - Silk 07/25
20. Heat The Curse of the Pharaohs 07/26

[Fran, Moderator]

Congrats Christine and Chris!!

[LaurLa]

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge
Duration: May 22nd- September 7th, 2015

Level: Pool Party
13 of 20

1. Setting: Yucatan, Mexico - Stolen Chances - Elisabeth Naughton - 05.25 ★★★
2. Setting: Caribbean (on a yacht) - Mutiny's Bounty - Delilah Devlin - 05.29 ★★★
3. Cover: Bright, Yellow - The Darkest Craving - Gena Showalter - 05.30 ★★★1/2
4. Season: Summer - Half Moon Hill - Toni Blake - 05.30 ★★★★
5. Setting: Island (also, summer months) - Gansett After Dark - Marie Force - 06.02 ★★★


6. Setting: Panama - Boom! Listen To Your Heart - Roxanne Rogerson - 06.04 ★★★
7. Setting: Carribean (on a yacht and island too) - It Takes a SEAL - Delilah Devlin - 06.06 ★★★
8. Setting: Gold Coast of Australia - Love...Under Different Skies - Nick Spalding - 06.07 ★★★
9. Title: Summer - Summer Desserts - Nora Roberts - 06.20 ★★★
10. Setting: Jamaica - Making It Last - Ruthie Knox


11. Cover: Lake or beach - SEALed with a Promise - Mary-Margret Daughtridge
12. Cover: Beach - SEALed with a Ring - Mary-Margret Daughtridge
13. Setting: Lake in NC (perfect summer setting) - Say No To Joe? - Lori Foster - 07.28 ★★★★
14. Cover: Perfect hot summer sky - Return to You - Kate Perry
15. Cover: Ocean at night (just looks summery) - Kisses After Dark - Marie Force - 06.17 ★★★★


16. Setting: San Diego - Deadly Pursuit - Misty Evans - 07.29 ★★★★
17. Cover: Rowboat at sunset - Coming On Strong - Tawny Weber - 07.26 ★★★★
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[[deleted user]]

Thanks for the great challenge, Fran! Loved it!

[Leeann]

I'm Done! That was fun - Thanks! And congrats to everyone who finished :)

I'm in for PLAYING IN THE SAND plus BONUS.
5/22/15-9/7/15

Completed 10/10, plus 1 bonus - updated 8/20/15

1.And Only to Deceive - part of story takes place in Greece -island setting - 6/23/15****
2.Younger - summer makes me feel young again - 6/28/15***
3.Royal Wedding - summer is all about weddings - 6/14/15****
4.Ivory - the cover looks very sunny and hot 5/28/15**
5. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - the cover is bright yellow like the sun 7/9/15***
6.Stories I Only Tell My Friends - in the cover photo, he is shielding his eyes from the sun so it must have been summer!7/27/15*****
7.Death on the Nile: A BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatization -the Nile in Egypt(hot)6/16/15****
8.Blackmoore - takes place in the summer 6/13/15****
9.Fallen Too Far - girl on cover is wearing a bikini - 8/20/15***
10.A Poisoned Season - takes place during the summer - 7/1/15****

Bonus -
input Tasha Alexander = Jacqueline Winspear
Maisie Dobbs - 8/18/15**

[Fran, Moderator]

Congrats Leeann!!

[LaurLa]

Finished!! Great challenge, Fran! Thanks for hosting!!


Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge
Duration: May 22nd- September 7th, 2015

Level: Pool Party
20 of 20

1. Setting: Yucatan, Mexico - Stolen Chances - Elisabeth Naughton - 05.25 ★★★
2. Setting: Caribbean (on a yacht) - Mutiny's Bounty - Delilah Devlin - 05.29 ★★★
3. Cover: Bright, Yellow - The Darkest Craving - Gena Showalter - 05.30 ★★★1/2
4. Season: Summer - Half Moon Hill - Toni Blake - 05.30 ★★★★
5. Setting: Island (also, summer months) - Gansett After Dark - Marie Force - 06.02 ★★★


6. Setting: Panama - Boom! Listen To Your Heart - Roxanne Rogerson - 06.04 ★★★
7. Setting: Carribean (on a yacht and island too) - It Takes a SEAL - Delilah Devlin - 06.06 ★★★
8. Setting: Gold Coast of Australia - Love...Under Different Skies - Nick Spalding - 06.07 ★★★
9. Title: Summer - Summer Desserts - Nora Roberts - 06.20 ★★★
10. Setting: Jamaica - Making It Last - Ruthie Knox - 08.13 ★★★


11. Cover: Lake or beach - SEALed with a Promise - Mary-Margret Daughtridge - 08.05 ★★★
12. Cover: Beach - SEALed with a Ring - Mary-Margret Daughtridge - 08.18 ★★★★
13. Setting: Lake in NC (perfect summer setting) - Say No To Joe? - Lori Foster - 07.28 ★★★★
14. Cover: Perfect hot summer sky - Return to You - Kate Perry - 08.01 ★★★
15. Cover: Ocean at night (just looks summery) - Kisses After Dark - Marie Force - 06.17 ★★★★


16. Setting: San Diego - Deadly Pursuit - Misty Evans - 07.29 ★★★★
17. Cover: Rowboat at sunset - Coming On Strong - Tawny Weber - 07.26 ★★★★
18. Cover: Beautiful ocean view - Just To Be With You - Bella Andre - 08.16 ★★★★
19. Setting: Africa - Crossing The Line - Cat Johnson - 08.23 ★★★
20. Beach Read: Hot hot read - Heat of the Night - Elle Kennedy - 08.16 ★★★

[Fran, Moderator]

Congrats LaurLa!!

[Caipi]

Sounds like fun! :-)
I'll start with Playing in the Sand plus Bonus

Read 11/11

1. Crash & Burn (burn like sunburn) 6/11
2. All or Nothing (cover) 6/29
3. Keep Swimming (cover) 7/08
4. Risking the Field (cover) 7/15
5. Clear Water (cover) 7/15
6. Knight of Ocean Avenue (title) 7/29
7. Going Under (cover) 8/07
8. Like Coffee and Doughnuts (cover) 8/01
9. Like Pizza and Beer (cover) 8/18
10. Served Hot (title) 9/01

Bonus A Matter of Time, Vol. 1 9/06



Finished! Thanks for the great challenge, Fran!

[Fran, Moderator]

Congrats Caipi!!

I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[Fran, Moderator]

There is one more day left for this challenge!

Great job everyone! Hope you all had fun with it :)
It's hard to believe it's September already.

Maybe a Winter challenge in a few months?

[~Melissa~]

Done - thanks for hosting Fran :)

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge
Duration: May 22nd- September 7th, 2015
10- books- Playing in the Sand
10/10 read

1 (summery cover) 5/23/15 4♥
2 (cover the color of a pool) 6/3/15 3♥
3 (sandy beach in background) 6/2/15 3.5♥
4 (beach view - tides) 5/30/15 4♥
5 The Raven's Flight (set during summer) 6/1/15 3.5♥
6 Summer of Awakenings (Title) 6/1/15 3♥
7 (cover scene of a vacation destination) 7/14/15 4♥
8 (summer beach scene on cover) 6/20/15 4♥
9 (title - burn) 7/9/15 4♥
10 (title - heat) 7/28/15 4♥

[Brett]

I didn't finish in time. :( Still working on it.

[Fran, Moderator]

Congrats Melissa!

[Fran, Moderator]

Good try Brett!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge
Duration: May 22nd- September 7th, 2015

Yay - a summer challenge! Sticking with the laid back idea, I'm only going to go for Playing in the Sand to start with and not stress about doing all of them! I started the summer Playing in the Sand, but ended up throwing a Pool Party and then some!

38 of 20+. Updated 9.7.15

Books Set in Summer
Rocky Mountain Freedom by Vivian Arend 5.25.15
Rocky Mountain Romance by Vivian Arend 6.2.15
Cross & Crown by Abigail Roux 6.13.15
Under the Lights by Shannon Stacey 7.26.15
Running Mate by Jaci Burton 8.15.15
If Only by Cherise Sinclair 8.25.15
Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb 8.26.15



Books with Summer in Title/Character Name or Summery Cover
Lost In You by Lorelei James 6.27.15
Suddenly One Summer by Julie James 6.30.15
Summer Heat by Jaci Burton 7.13.15
Second Chance Summer by Jill Shalvis 7.22.15
All Wound Up by Jaci Burton 8.14.15
Negligee Behavior by Shelli Stevens 9.4.15



Books I Read (at least partially) on Vacation
Midnight's Kiss by Thea Harrison 6.16.15
Hades by Larissa Ione 6.16.15
White Knight by Mari Carr 6.20.15
The Invitation by Erika Wilde 6.23.15
Purity in Death by J.D. Robb 7.28.15
The Wanderer by Robyn Carr 7.30.15
Masters & Boyd by S.J.D. Peterson 8.5.15



Lighthearted Fun Summery Reads
Valentine by Samantha Young 6.2.15
Outfoxed by Love by Eve Langlais 6.27.15
And One Last Thing ... by Molly Harper 7.9.15
Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn 8.12.15
Polar Bared by Eve Langlais 9.6.15



Books that Made me Feel Oh So Good, Like Summer Should!
Fear, Hope, and Bread Pudding by Marie Sexton 6.4.15
Moonlight on Nightingale Way by Samantha Young 6.25.15
Silver Lining by Maggie Osborne 7.8.15
Hard to Come By by Laura Kaye 7.13.15
Hard to Be Good by Laura Kaye 7.20.15
Bound to Darkness by Lara Adrian 8.17.15
Hard to Let Go by Laura Kaye 8.21.15
Prelude by Shira Anthony 8.29.15



Bonus:
Entered Kresley Cole, gave me Nalini Singh.
Bonds of Justice 6.8.15
Play of Passion 7.6.15
Kiss of Snow 7.25.15
Tangle of Need 8.17.15
Heart of Obsidian 8.30.15



Thanks for the fun challenge!!

[☘KathyD☘]

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge
May 22 – September 7, 2015
Pool Party 20+ books — Completed — 56!

Great Beach/Park Read
Shadow of Night — ★★★★★ 5/29
The Book of Life — ★★★★★ 5/31
Rock Chick Redemption — ★★★★★ 6/4
Rock Chick Renegade — ★★★★★ 7/14
Rock Chick Revenge — ★★★★★ 8/17
Rock Chick Reckoning — ★★★★★ 8/24
Rock Chick Regret — ★★★★★ 8/30


Summery Cover
Unleashed — ★★★★ 7/6
Blood Brothers — ★★★★★ 8/31


Summer Setting
Silver Bastard — ★★★★★ 6/3
The Prince — ★★★★★ 6/12
Backstage Pass — ★★★★ 6/13
Changing the Game — ★★★★★ 6/14
Every Breath She Takes — ★★★★ 6/29
Impossibly — ★★★★ 7/24
Long Hard Ride — ★★★★ 7/27
Reckless — ★★★★ 8/29


“Hot” in the Title
Hot Springs Werewolf, Part 3 — ★★★ 5/30
Hot Ride — ★★★★ 6/19
Hot Springs Werewolf, Part 4 — ★★★ 6/6
Hot Springs Werewolf, Part 5 — ★★★★ 6/6


H-O-T Book
The Professional — ★★★★★ 7/2
Driven — ★★★★ 7/20
Decadent — ★★★★ 7/29
Ink Inspired — ★★★★ 8/14
Ivan's Captive Submissive — ★★★★ 8/28


Published in the Summer
Delicate Freakn' Flower — ★★★★ 6/4
The Lawyer and the Outlaw Biker — ★★★ 6/6
Unfettered — ★★★★ 6/7
Breaking Danger — ★★★ 6/17
Love Me — ★★★ 6/20
Standing in the Shadows — ★★★★★ 6/22
Travis — ★★★★★ 6/22
Laid Bare — ★★★★★ 6/25
Hour of the Lion — ★★★★ 6/27
One Night of Scandal — ★★★★ 6/28
Seven Years to Sin — ★★★★★ 7/3
Axel — ★★★★ 7/4
Fire Inside — ★★★★ 7/7
Bonds of Justice — ★★★★ 7/16
No Strings Attached — ★★★ 7/19
Some Strange Eden — ★★★★ 7/27
Arrow's Hell — ★★★★★ 8/3
Hard to Let Go — ★★★★★ 8/3
Servicing the Target — ★★★★ 8/8
Zack — ★★★★ 8/8
Tempt Me Not — ★★★ 8/12
Hot Head — ★★★★★ 8/13
Billionaire Brothers — ★★★ 8/14
The Ride — ★★★★ 8/15
Ride Steady — ★★★★★ 8/19
Ruin & Rule — ★★★★ 8/22
The Viper — ★★★★ 8/22
Conviction — ★★★★ 8/26
Marly's Choice — ★★★ 9/2
Enticed by Shadows — ★★ 9/2

[Fran, Moderator]

Wow KathyD and MountainKat!!

Great job!

[Bookchaser]

Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Challenge
Duration: May 22, 2015 - September 7, 2015
Level: Pool Party ~ 20 books


I'm finished! This was a fun challenge!!! Thanks for hosting it Fran!!!!!

This one will run from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend...the traditional Summertime in the U.S.A.

For this challenge, instead of choosing your books to fit a certain category or criteria, YOU can decide what books fit and how.
Re-reads allowed
No minimum page count
You can update with a new post for each book read, or just update your original post.


22/20 + 2 Bonus Books Completed

The theme is Summer and you may use...

Summer ~ in the Title:
The Sweetest Summer by Susan Donovan - 05/26/15
One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake - 09/04/15
Suddenly One Summer by Julie James - 06/29/15
Second Chance Summer by Jill Shalvis - 07/18/15
Summer at the Shore by V.K. Sykes - 08/07/15





Summer ~ in Series Name:
A Home By The Sea (Summer Island, #1) by Christina Skye - 09/01/15




Summer ~ is Author's First or Last Name:
Not So New In Town by Michele Summers - 08/11/15




Summery ~ Book Cover: (item on cover or a colorful cover)
Sweet Talk Me by Kieran Kramer - 09/07/15 (swing)
The Backup Plan by Sherryl Woods - 08/21/15 (hammock)





Book Set in the Summer Months:
For Keeps by Rachel Lacey - 06/18/15
Love After All by Jaci Burton - 07/08/15
Sunflower Lane by Jill Gregory - 07/14/15
Meet Me at the Beach by V.K. Sykes - 07/26/15
A New Hope by Robyn Carr - 08/04/15
Kiss Me by Susan Mallery - 08/15/15
Flirting with Disaster by Sherryl Woods - 08/23/15





Setting of the Story: (ex. beach, lake, pool party scene)
Dragos Takes a Holiday by Thea Harrison - 06/02/15
Just for You by Rosalind James - 07/28/15
No Tan Lines by Kate Angell - 08/31/15




A Book You Would Like to Take to the Beach or Your Backyard or the Park to Read:
Angel in Armani by Melanie Scott - 05/31/15
The Job by Janet Evanovich - 06/04/15
Still the One by Jill Shalvis - 06/28/15





You get the idea.
If Summer somehow fits with your book of the moment, you can use it!



BONUS:

http://www.literature-map.com/

Using Literature Map, enter a favorite author of yours, and read a book by any one author that this name generates. Approximately 25 authors' names will be generated to choose from for each name plugged in.

Entered:
Susan Mallery ~ Samantha Young: On Dublin Street - 06/06/15
Sherryl Woods ~ Christine Feehan: Air Bound - 06/19/15

[Fran, Moderator]

Congrats Bookchaser!

I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Oops, forgot to add my bonus books! Edited now. =)

[Suzanne]

Done with 44 books!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Fran, Moderator]

Congrats Suzanne!