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June 2015 Challenge : "Not Perfect"
Anjali 00/06
Christine 00/06
Danielle 00/05
Holli 00/05
KathyD 00/??
Kim 00/??
Lara 00/05
Maritza 01/02
Mee 00/10
Meltem 00/05
Molly 00/03
ShoSho 00/05
Susan(susayq ~) 00/??
Trea 00/02
I'm in! This one will be challenging on some fronts, I'll have to look at those lists.LEVEL: 5 - Medium
Categories
ex-convicts The Huntress 6/13
con artists Last Call 6/14
thieves Miss Tonks Turns to Crime 6/27
prostitutes/mistresses Reluctant Concubine 6/10
assassins Havoc 6/6
READ: 5/5
I'm in . I'll go for easy .
I'll go for medium also.June 2015 Challenge : "Not Perfect"
Level: Medium (3-5 books)
Completed: 0/?
Not Perfect ChallengeDURATION: June 1 - June 30th, 2015
Level: Medium
Completed 5/5 DONE 6/23
Categories
1. ex-convicts Ex-convict Romances
Deacon - he's not an ex-convict just a criminal who hasn't been caught yet :)
2. alcoholics/addicts Love and Addiction
3. con artists Lists featuring con artists
4. thieves Thieves and Outlaws
6. assassins Books with Assassin H/H
I'm in! :)done!
5/5
✔ex-convicts
✔alcoholics/addicts
✔assasins
reader's choice #1
I'm in!June 2015 Challenge : "Not Perfect"
Level: Easy (1-2 books)
Duration: June 1 - June 30th, 2015
Completed: 2/2
1. Assassins: By a Thread by Jennifer Estep-6/18/15
2. Assassins: Born of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon-6/10/15
What happened to the June babies?
Im in! I haven't done a monthly challenge in a long while LOLJUNE 2015 CHALLENGE
LEVEL: medium 3-5 books
2/xx
1. Assassin -
by Nalini Singh2. Ex-con -
by Joanna Wylde
If anyone is looking for a steamy ex-con book, try
I read it last week. Very good.
Sorry ,ladies ! Edited the post to add the birthday babies .
And welcome to the challenge, everyone .
Wow, I have a LOT of books about assassins. I wonder what makes them so attractive to write about?
But ex-cons are dangerous too. And thieves can be dangerous as well. Addicts have the whole damaged (need saving) thing going on. Are most assassin stories about killing bad people?
Lara wrote: "But ex-cons are dangerous too. And thieves can be dangerous as well. Addicts have the whole damaged (need saving) thing going on. Are most assassin stories about killing bad people?"All the ones I've read are about killing bad people . Interesting theory!
Unless you go for a mob hit man kind of story. The ones they kill may not be BAD, bad.
I don't like mob or mafia stories , there is no way that they can be redeemed in my mind!
I think I've read some with assassins of various types, but rarely are portrayed as just evil. I was actually surprised at how few con man books I was able to find (and not just those I already own).
Susan (susayq ~) wrote: "If anyone is looking for a steamy ex-con book, try I read it last week. Very good."Thanks it sounds pretty good - I'll try it as my ex-convict book
June 2015 Challenge : "Not Perfect"Level: Hardest
Duration: June 1 - June 30th, 2015
Completed: 6/10 +
Read ~
alcoholics/addicts Love and Addiction ~
6/1con artists Lists featuring con artists ~
6/3alcoholics/addicts Love and Addiction ~
6/4thieves Thieves and Outlaws ~
6/5assassins Books with Assassin H/H ~
6/7,
6/8To Read ~ This is what I have picked so far, but may change along the way. All books are from the lists above.
Categories ~
1. ex-convicts Ex-convict Romances ~
re-read2. alcoholics/addicts Love and Addiction ~
3. con artists Lists featuring con artists ~
4. thieves Thieves and Outlaws ~
5. prostitutes/mistresses Best Courtesan/Gigolo Romances ~
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6. assassins Books with Assassin H/H ~
Any excuse to re-read a BDB book :)~
I'm in for the medium level:✔ 1. Thief and outlaws -
or
✔ 2. Love and Addiction -
or
✔ 3. Books with assassins -
or
I'd love a buddy read, if someone hasn't read any of those choices.
I'm done with
- I loved every second of it, 4 star read - steamy, romantic, action induced with lovely characters. On to the next :)I've read
and
- although both were good - entertaining with solid plot, steamy and displaying well developed, emotional characters, I've seen much better from both auteurs and their respective series. All in all I'm glad I completed this challenge and all three reads were great.
Danielle wrote: "Susan (susayq ~) wrote: "If anyone is looking for a steamy ex-con book, try I read it last week. Very good."Thanks it sounds pretty good - I'll try it as my ex-conv..."
I hope you like it!
I'm in6-9 - Harder
Categories
1. ex-convicts Ex-convict Romances
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Mackenzie's Mountain~~~Done -13 June-2015***
Hard Time~~~Done-3 June-2015*****
The Wives of Bowie Stone~~~Done-8-June-2015
2. alcoholics/addicts Love and Addiction
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The Rake~~~Done-June 28, 2015***
Again the Magic~~~ June 18, 2015**
Addicted~~~ June 25, 2015***
First Lies~~~ June 26, 2015***
3. con artists Lists featuring
con artists
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4. thieves Thieves and Outlaws
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1 june 2015
5.mistresses Best Courtesan Romances
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6. assassins Books with Assassin H/H
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I'm gonna go easy this month.Level - Easy (1 - 2 books) to be upgraded if needed.
Upgraded to Medium (3 - 5 books)
(Assassin) MC: Knight read 05/31/15****
(Con/Thief) Heated read 06/05/15****
(Con) Ignited read 06/07/15****
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Not PerfectDURATION: June 1 - June 30th
LEVEL: Medium:
4/4 (but may upgrade)✔ 1. Ex-convict (no quite an ex-con, but hunted by Cops and FBI) - Eternal Flame - 04/06/2015
✔ 2. Readers Choice (scandal/gambling den owner) - A Rogue by Any Other Name - 06/06/2015
✔ 4. Thieves or Outlaws - Gentle Rogue - 19/06/2015
✔ 6. Assassins (of the Gods) - The Unleashing - 17/06/2015
I want to be in, but I promised to support self-published authors this month. Anyone got a self-pubbed recommendation that fits this month's genre?
Kim wrote: "I want to be in, but I promised to support self-published authors this month. Anyone got a self-pubbed recommendation that fits this month's genre?"I'll have a look around ,Kim .
Kim wrote: "I want to be in, but I promised to support self-published authors this month. Anyone got a self-pubbed recommendation that fits this month's genre?"I suggest searching Smashwords or Kindle Direct. There are bound to be some.
Here are a few indies I found on Amazon, but they are likely also available elsewhere. Since I don't know what sub-genres you like, there is a selectionAssassin:
Addiction:
Thief, assassin and addict:
Thief:
Mistress:
Anjali 00/06
Christine 00/06
Danielle 00/05
Holli 00/05
KathyD 00/??
Kim 00/??
Lara 00/05
Maritza 01/02
Mee 00/10
Meltem 00/05
Molly 00/03
ShoSho 00/05
Susan(susayq ~) 00/??
Trea 00/02
Welcome to the challenge , ladies. I hope I haven't missed anyone !
finished my two books will think about upgrade as I have so many challenges going on this month.
2 down, 4 to go!JUNE 2015 CHALLENGE
LEVEL: medium 3-5 books
3/xx
1. Assassin -
by Nalini Singh2. Ex-con -
by Joanna Wylde3. Thief -
by Lorraine Heath
Congrats for now, Maritza ;)
Anjali 00/06
Christine 02/04
Danielle 01/05
Holli 00/05
KathyD 00/??
Kim 00/??
Lara 01/05
Maritza 02/02 - Done
Mee 06/10
Meltem 02/05
Molly 00/03
ShoSho 00/05
Susan(susayq ~) 02/06
Trea 00/02
Finished my two...and am torn about the Gin Blanco installment. Really don't know how I feel about that one.
2/2Done
1. Assasine
2. Addict
FinishedNot Perfect
DURATION: June 1 - June 30th
LEVEL: Medium:
4/4 (but may upgrade)✔ 1. Ex-convict (no quite an ex-con, but hunted by Cops and FBI) - Eternal Flame - 04/06/2015
✔ 2. Readers Choice (scandal/gambling den owner) - A Rogue by Any Other Name - 06/06/2015
✔ 4. Thieves or Outlaws - Gentle Rogue - 19/06/2015
✔ 6. Assassins (of the Gods) - The Unleashing - 17/06/2015
Yea ShoSho and Christine!
Yay for all the finishers so far!
done!5/5
✔ex-convicts
✔alcoholics/addicts
✔assasins
reader's choice #1
Congrats, Meltem and Christine :)
Anjali 07/06 _ Done
Christine 04/04 - Done
Danielle 05/05 - Done
Holli 00/05
KathyD 00/??
Kim 00/??
Lara 05/05 - Done
Maritza 03/02 - Done
Mee 06/10
Meltem 05/05 - Done
Molly 03/03 - Done
ShoSho 02/02 - Done
Susan(susayq ~) 02/06
Trea 02/02 - Done
Congrats, Molly ,Meltem , Trea , ShoSho and Christine.
Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired
Books mentioned in this topic
The Prince (other topics)Silver Bastard (other topics)
Obsession (other topics)
Reluctant Concubine (other topics)
Miss Tonks Turns to Crime (other topics)
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DURATION: June 1 - June 30th, 2015
This challenge is all about those heroes or heroines that society would deem unsuitable. You know, the ones your elderly nosy neighbor would be horrified to know you were dating... However they overcome their trials and find their HEA or at least HFN.
LEVELS: RULES: Choose a level and read books featuring heroes and heroines that fall into one or more of the categories. You can also Spell-It-Out. In addition, you may choose two “Reader’s Choice” or “Wild Card” Birthday Babies books.
Categories
1. ex-convicts Ex-convict Romances
2. alcoholics/addicts Love and Addiction
3. con artists Lists featuring con artists
4. thieves Thieves and Outlaws
5. prostitutes/mistresses Best Courtesan/Gigolo Romances
6. assassins Books with Assassin H/H
Example
Level: Harder
1. Ex-convict - Morning Glory
2. Mistress - The Duke
3. Addict - Against the Tide
4. Thief - To Love a Thief
5. Assassin - Grave Mercy
6. Readers choice:The Homecoming
7. From Elishia's shelf: Once Burned
“Wild Card” Birthday Babies for June: