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February 20101. Curse the Dawn {Cassie Palmer 4} by Karen Chance ★ ★ ★
2. The Nymphos of Rocky Flats {Felix Gomez 2} by Mario Acevedo ★ ★ ★
3. Night Life {Nocturne City 1} by Caitlin Kittredge ★ ★
4. Heir to the Shadows {Black Jewels 2} by Anne Bishop ★ ★ ★ ★
5. Glass Houses {Morganville Vampires 1} by Rachel Caine ★ ★ ★
6. Steamed {Steampunk Romance 1} by Katie Macalister ★ ★ ★
7. First Drop of Crimson {Night World 1} by Jeaniene Frost ★ ★ ★
8. Archangel's Kiss {Guild Hunter 2} by Nalini Singh ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
9. Mistral's Kiss (Meredith Gentry, #5) by Laurell K Hamilton ★ ★ ★ ★
10. Pleasure of a Dark Prince {Immortals After Dark 9} by Kresley Cole ★ ★ ★ ★
11. Gentlemen Prefer Succubi {Succubus Diaries 1} by Jill Myles ★ ★ ★ ★
12. Succubi Like It Hot {Succubus Diaries 2} by Jill Myles ★ ★ ★
YEAR TOTAL: 24
March 20101. City of Bones {Mortal Instruments 1} by Cassandra Clare ★ ★ ★ ★
2. A Lick of Frost (Meredith Gentry, #6) by Laurell K Hamilton ★ ★ ★
3. Swallowing Darkness (Meredith Gentry, #7) by Laurell K Hamilton ★ ★ ★ ★
4. The Vampire and the Virgin {Love at Stake 8} by Kerrelyn Sparks ★ ★ ★
5. Rapture {Shadowdwellers 2} by Jacqueline Frank ★ ★
6. Storm Front {Dresden Files 1} by Jim Butcher ★ ★ ★ ★
7. The Dead Girls' Dance {Morganville Vampires 2} by Rachel Caine ★ ★ ★
8. The Immortal by Christopher Pike ★ ★ ★
9. Ghostland {Ghostland 1} by Jory Strong ★
10. Witch Fury {Elemental Witches 4} by Anya Bast ★ ★ ★
11. The Rest Falls Away {Gardella Vampire Chronicles 1} by Colleen Gleason ★ ★ ★ ★
12. Midnight Alley {Morganville Vampires 3} by Rachel Caine ★ ★ ★ ★
13. City of Ashes {Mortal Instruments 2} by Cassandra Clare ★ ★ ★ ★
14. Silver Borne (Mercedes Thompson, #5) by Patricia Briggs ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
15. Succubus Shadows {Georgia Kincaid 5} by Richelle Mead ★ ★ ★ ★
YEAR TOTAL: 39
April 20101. The Amoveo Legacy by Sara Humphreys ★ ★ ★ ★
2. The Lightning Thief {Percy Jackson & the Olympians} by Rick Riordan ★
3. Lady of Light and Shadows {Tairen Soul 2} by CL Wilson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
4. King of Sword and Sky {Tairen Soul 3} by CL Wilson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
5. Go Fetch! {Magnus Pack 2} by Shelly Laurenston ★ ★ ★ ★
6. Here Kitty, Kitty! {Magnus Pack 3} by Shelly Laurenston ★ ★ ★ ★
7. Soulless {The Parasol Protectorate 1} by Gail Carriger ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
8. Double Folly by Marnie Ellingson ★ ★ ★
9. Midnight's Daughter {Dorina Basarab 1} by Karen Chance ★ ★ ★ ★
10. Undead and Unwed {Queen Betsy 1} by Mary Janice Davidson ★ ★ ★
11. Blue Bloods {Blue Bloods 1} by Melissa de la Cruz ★ ★
12. The Chief {Highland Guard 1} by Monica McCarty ★ ★ ★
13. Led Astray by Sandra Brown ★ ★
14. Above and Beyond by Sandra Brown ★ ★ ★
15. The Reformed Rake by Elizabeth Chater ★ ★
16. Fool Moon {Harry Dresden Files 2} by Jim Butcher ★ ★ ★
YEAR TOTAL: 55
May 20101. Lover Mine {Black Dagger Brotherhood 8} ★ ★ ★
2. Feast of Fools {Morganville Vampires 4} by Rachel Caine ★ ★ ★ ★
3. Death's Mistress {Dorina Basarab 2} by Karen Chance ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
4. Dead in the Family {Sookie Stackhouse 10} by Charlaine Harris ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
5. Magic Bleeds {Kate Daniels 4} by Ilona Andrews ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
6. Spirit Bound {Vampire Academy 5} by Richelle Mead ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
7. Into the Dark by Gena Showalter ★ ★ ★
8. Lord of Misrule {Morganville Vampires 5} by Rachel Caine ★ ★ ★
9. Vampire Vendetta by Alexis Morgan ★ ★★
10. Demon Kissed by Patti O'Shea ★ ★ ★
11. The Darkest Passion {Lords of the Underworld 5} by Gena Showalter ★ ★ ★ ★
YEAR TOTAL: 66
June 20101. Carpe Corpus {Morganville Vampires 6} by Rachel Caine ★ ★ ★
2. Ain't Myth-Behaving by Katie MacAlister ★ ★
3. Rises The Night {Gardella Vampire Chronicles 2} by Colleen Gleason ★ ★ ★ ★
4. Nightlife {Cal Leandros 1} by Rob Thurman ★ ★ ★ ★
5. Private Demon {Darkyn 2} by Lynn Viehl ★ ★
6. Some Girls Bite {Chicagoland Vampires 1} by Chloe Neill ★ ★ ★ ★
7. Friday Night Bites {Chicagoland Vampires 2} by Chloe Neill ★ ★ ★
8. Grimspace {Sirantha Jax 1} by Ann Aguirre ★ ★ ★ ★
9. The Darkest Lie {Lords of the Underworld 6} by Gena Showalter ★ ★ ★
10. Sword of Darkness {Lords of Avalon} by Kinley MacGregor/Sherrilyn Kenyon ★ ★ ★
11. Almost a Goddess by Judi McCoy ★ ★ ★
12. A Touch of Scandal by Jennifer Haymore ★ ★ ★ ★
13. Her Vampire Husband by Michelle Hauf ★
14. So Into You {Cajun 8} by Sandra Hill ★ ★
YEAR TOTAL: 80
July 20101. Knight of Darkness {Lords of Avalon 2} by Kinley MacGregor/Sherrilyn Kenyon ★ ★ ★
2. Night's Rose by Annaliese Evans ★ ★ ★
3. One for the Money {Stephanie Plum 1} by Janet Evanovich ★ ★ ★
4. Animal Instincts by Gena Showalter ★ ★
5. Two for the Dough {Stephanie Plum 2} by Janet Evanovich ★ ★ ★
6. Fade Out {Morganville Vampires 7} by Rachel Caine ★ ★
7. The Prince of Frogs by Annaliese Evans ★ ★
8. Kiss of Fire {Dragonfire 1} by Deborah Cooke ★ ★
9. Bonds of Justice {Psy/Changling 8} by Nalini Singh ★ ★ ★
10. An Original Sin by Nina Bangs ★ ★ ★
11. Stargazer {Evernight 2} by Claudia Gray ★ ★ ★ ★
12. The Immortal Hunter {Argeneau 11} by Lynsay Sands ★ ★
13. Tempest Rising {Jane True 1} by Nicole Peeler ★ ★ ★ ★
14. Tracking the Tempest {Jane True 2} by Nicole Peeler ★ ★ ★ ★
15. Last Vampire Standing {Oldest City Vampire 2} by Nancy Haddock ★ ★ ★
16. Eternal Kiss of Darkness {Night Huntress World 2} by Jeaniene Frost ★ ★ ★
YEAR TOTAL: 96
August 20101. Twice Bitten {Chicagoland Vampires 3} by Chloe Neill ★ ★ ★ ★
2. Undead and Unemployed {Queen Betsy 2} by MaryJanice Davidson ★ ★ ★ ★
3. Three To Get Deadly {Stephanie Plum 3} by Janet Evanovich ★ ★
4. The Dark-Hunters Vol.1 by Sherrilyn Kenyon ★ ★ ★
5. Sandman Slim {Sandman Slim 1} by Richard Kadrey ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
6. Divine Misdemeanors {Meredith Gentry 8} by Laurell K Hamilton ★ ★ ★ ★
7. Kiss Of Death {Morganville Vampires 8} by Rachel Caine ★ ★ ★
8. The Conquest by Julia Templeton ★ ★ ★
9. Born of Fire (The League, #2) by Sherrilyn Kenyon ★ ★ ★ ★
YEAR TOTAL: 105
September 20101. Spider's Bite {Elemental Assassin 1} by Jennifer Estep ★ ★
2. Wanderlust {Sirantha Jax 2} by Ann Aguirre ★ ★ ★ ★
3. Undead and Unappreciated {Queen Betsy 3} by MaryJanice Davidson ★ ★
4. Marriage Most Scandalous by Johanna Lindsey ★ ★
5. Me, Myself, and Why? {Cadence Jones 1} by MaryJanice Davidson ★ ★ ★
6. Renegade Angel by Kendra Leigh Castle ★ ★ ★
7. Pleasure {Shadowdwellers 3} by Jacquelyn Frank ★ ★
8. What's a Ghoul to Do? {Ghost Hunter Mystery 1} by Victoria Laurie ★ ★ ★ ★
9. Xylon Warriors 2: His Carnal Need by Ruth Kerce ★ ★ ★
10. Undead and Unreturnable {Queen Betsy 4} by MaryJanice Davidson ★ ★ ★ ★
YEAR TOTAL: 115
October 20101. Wanted: One Perfect Man (Starlight Trilogy by Judi McCoy ★ ★
2. Doubleblind {Sirantha Jax 3} by Ann Aguirre ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
3. Demon from the Dark {Immortals After Dark 10} by Kresley Cole ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
4. The Bleeding Dusk {Gardella Vampire Chronicles 3} by Colleen Gleason ★ ★ ★
5. Kitty and the Midnight Hour {Kitty Norville 1} by Carrie Vaughn ★ ★ ★
6. Undead and Unpopular {Queen Betsy 5} by MaryJanice Davidson ★ ★ ★
7. The Hunger Games {Hunger Games 1} by Suzanne Collins ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
8. Catching Fire {Hunger Games 2} by Suzanne Collins ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
9. Mockingjay {Hunger Games 3} by Suzanne Collins ★ ★ ★
10. Sin Undone {Demonica 5} by Larissa Ione ★ ★ ★
11. When Twilight Burns {Gardella Vampire Chronicles 4} by Colleen Gleason ★ ★ ★ ★
12. Twice as Hot {Tales of an Extraordinary Girl 2} by Gena Showalter ★ ★ ★
13. Bayou Moon {The Edge 2} by Ilona Andrews ★ ★ ★ ★
14. As Shadows Fade {Gardella Vampire Chronicles 5} by Colleen Gleason ★ ★ ★
YEAR TOTAL: 129
November 20101. Kitty Goes to Washington {Kitty Norville 2} by Carrie Vaughn ★ ★ ★
2. On Beauty by Zadie Smith ★ ★ ★
3. Ravished by a Highlander {Children of the Mist 1} by Paula Quinn ★ ★ ★
4. Fairyville by Emma Holly ★ ★ ★
5. Crave {Fallen Angels 2} by JR Ward ★ ★ ★
6. Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros ★ ★ ★
7. The Beast in Him {Pride 2} by Shelly Laurenston ★ ★ ★ ★
8. Zinnia {St. Helen's 2} by Jayne Castle ★ ★ ★ ★
YEAR TOTAL: 137
December 20101. Kitty Takes a Holiday {Kitty Norville 3} by Carrie Vaughn ★ ★ ★ ★
2. Play of Passion {Psy/Changeling 9} by Nalini Singh ★ ★ ★
3. Last Sacrifice {Vampire Academy 6} by Richelle Mead ★ ★ ★ ★
4. The Mane Attraction {Pride 3} by Shelly Laurenston ★ ★ ★ ★
5. I'm the Vampire, That's Why {Broken Heart Vampires 1} by Michelle Bardsley ★ ★ ★
6. Eat Prey Love {Love at Stake 9} by Kerrelyn Sparks ★ ★
7. The Mane Squeeze {Pride 4} by Shelly Laurenston ★ ★ ★ ★
8. Beast Behaving Badly {Pride 5} by Shelly Laurenston ★ ★ ★ ★
YEAR TOTAL: 144
January 20111. Kitty Raises Hell {Kitty Norville 6} by Carrie Vaughn ★ ★ ★
2. Tall, Dark and Kilted by Allie MacKay ★
3. The Vampire's Seduction {Savannah Vampire 1} by Raven Hart ★ ★
4. Tithe {Modern Faerie Tales 1} by Holly Black ★ ★
5. Killbox {Sirantha Jax 4} by Ann Aguirre ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
6. Prince Joe {Tall, Dark, and Dangerous 1} by Suzanne Brockmann ★ ★ ★
7. Extreme Exposure {I-Team 1} by Pamela Clare ★ ★ ★ ★
8. Shadowfever {Fever 5} by Karen Marie Moning ★ ★ ★ ★
9. Tempest's Legacy {Jane True 3} by Nicole Peeler ★ ★ ★
10. Grave Peril {Dresden Files 3} by Jim Butcher ★ ★
YEAR TOTAL: 10
February 20111. Cruel Enchantment {Dark Magick 2} by Anya Bast ★ ★ ★
2. Unholy Ghosts {Downside Ghosts 1} by Stacia Kane ★ ★ ★
3. Four to Score {Stephanie Plum 4} by Janet Evanovich ★ ★
4. Hot Mama {Big Time 2} by Jennifer Estep ★ ★
5. Hourglass {Evernight 3} by Claudia Gray ★ ★ ★
6. The Host {The Host 1} by Stephanie Meyer ★ ★ ★
7. My Fair Succubi {Succubus Diaries 3} by Jill Myles ★ ★ ★
8. Hunting Season {The Gathering 1} by Shelley Laurenston ★ ★ ★
9. I Am Ozzy by Ozzy Osbourne ★ ★ ★ ★
10. Flat-Out Sexy {Fast Track 1} by Erin McCarty ★ ★ ★
11. Guilty Pleasures {Anita Blake 1} by Laurell K Hamilton ★ ★
YEAR TOTAL: 21
March 20111. The Devil Wears Plaid by Teresa Medieros ★ ★ ★
2. If You Dare {MacCarrick Brothers 1} by Kresley Cole ★ ★ ★
3. No Mercy (Dark-Hunter, #19) by Sherrilyn Kenyon ★ ★
4. Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James ★ ★ ★ ★
5. Archangel's Consort {Guild Hunter 3} by Nalini Singh ★ ★ ★
6. Iron Crowned {Dark Swan 3} by Richelle Mead ★ ★ ★ ★
7. Caleb {Shadow Wranglers 1} by Sarah McCarty ★
8. River Marked {Mercedes Thompson 6} by Patricia Briggs ★ ★ ★ ★
9. Dreams of a Dark Warrior {Immortals After Dark 11} by Kresley Cole ★ ★ ★
10. Just One Of The Guys by Kristan Higgins ★ ★ ★
11. Marked {Eternal Guardians 1} by Elisabeth Naughton ★ ★
12. Jane's Warlord by Angela Knight ★ ★ ★
YEAR TOTAL: 33
April Monthly Challenge
April 20111. Eternal Rider {Lords of Deliverance 1} by Larissa Ione ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
2. The Darkest Secret {Lords of the Underworld 7} by Gena Showalter ★ ★ ★
3. Something About You by Julie James ★ ★ ★
4. Hard Evidence {I-Team 2} by Pamela Clare ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
5. Unholy Magic {Downside Ghosts 2} by Stacia Kane ★ ★ ★ ★
6. Stolen {Women of the Otherworld 2} by Kelley Armstrong ★ ★ ★
7. Amaryllis {St Helen's 1} by Jayne Castle ★ ★
8. Naked in Death {In Death 1} by JD Robb ★ ★ ★
9. The Wee Free Men {Discworld 30} by Terry Pratchett ★ ★ ★
10. Kitty's House of Horrors {Kitty Norville 7} by Carrie Vaughn ★ ★ ★ ★
11. Bedtime Stories: A Collection of Erotic Fairy Tales {anthology} by Jean Johnson ★ ★ ★
YEAR TOTAL: 44
May Monthly Challenge1. M is for May:
1.1 Read a book that starts with the letter M or the author's last name starts with an M.
1.2 Read a book with a cover that makes you say, "Mmmmm!" and you have to post a link to that drool worthy cover so we all know what makes you drool.
1.3 Read a m/m romance where the one of the lead character's names start with M.
2. Birthday:
2.1. Read a book from a May B-day celebrant’s GR bookshelf.
2.2. Read a book from a May B-day celebrant’s GR bookshelf whose “day” falls on the same “day” as yours. If no one has the exact same day, then go for the closest date.
2.3. Read a book rated four or five stars with which you are completely unfamiliar from a May B-day celebrant’s GR bookshelf whose “day” falls on the same “day” as yours. If no one has the exact same day, then go for the closest date.
(http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2162...)
3. Geography:
3.1. Read a book whose author, setting or character is from India (I know it's a hard one, but remember I didn't pick it).
3.2. Read a book whose author, setting, AND characters are from India.
3.3. Read a book whose author, setting, and characters are from India in Hindi or some other native Indian dialect.
4. Cinco de Mayo:
4.1. Read a book that takes place in Mexico.
4.2. Read a book that is the fifth in a series or has five words in the title.
4.3. Read a book that has a recipe that calls for mayo.
5. Mother May I:
5.1. Read a book where the heroine is a mother.
5.2. Read a book where the hero or heroine spends the book searching for or trying to get to their mother.
5.3. Read a BDSM book. (After all, isn't BDSM all about one person following the commands of another person and trusting that they will get you where they want to go? So it's really like a full contact adult version of Mother May I.)
6. "Mayday mayday mayday! We're going down!":
6.1. Read a book with a rescue worker of some type (coast guard, fireman, EMT areexamples)
6.2. Read a book where the h/h are marooned or otherwise stranded and in need of rescuing.
6.3. Read a book where the h/h are involved in a plane crash or a shipwreck (bonus points if they actually use the term "Mayday mayday mayday!")
7. April showers bring May flowers (and what do Mayflowers bring? Pilgrims!):
7.1. Read a book with a picture of a flower on the front cover.
7.2. Read a book about a religious colony.
7.3. Read a book about a religious colony with a picture of flowers on the front cover.
8. Maybe if things had been different... Maybe things will change in the future.... The world is full of maybes, might bes, and might have beens:
8.1. We're talking alternate realities here. Read a contemporary book where something is different in the world than what reality reflects. Maybe vampires do exist. Maybe magic is real. This might just be the easiest category ever.
8.2. Alternate futures are only slightly more challenging. That is a time filled with maybes. Read a book set in the future.
8.3. Past alternative realities might be the toughest. What if something was different in the past? Steampunk? What if the Axis won WWII? Read a historical with an alternative reality.
9. Friday the 13th!:
9.1. Since Friday the 13th is said to be a day of misfortune and bad luck, read a book with luck or fortune or something along those lines in the title.
9.2. Since the date has become associated with a certain mass murdering psychopath, read a book that would be considered HORROR or at least a scary book.
9.3. Read a horror book with a 'luck' title.
10. Reader's Choice:
I'll let you pick your own three levels. Just remember to have an open mind and pick a good one.
May 20111. Married with Zombies {Living with the Dead 1} by Jesse Petersen ★ ★ ★
2. Vampire Mine {Love at Stake 10} by Kerrelyn Sparks ★ ★
3. Hard Bitten {Chicagoland Vampires 4} by Chloe Neill ★ ★ ★
4. Dead Reckoning {Sookie Stackhouse 11} by Charlaine Harris ★ ★ ★
YEAR TOTAL: 48
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1. The Summoning {Darkest Powers 1} by Kelley Armstrong ★ ★ ★
2. Devil of the Highlands by Lynsay Sands ★ ★ ★
3. The Last Mermaid by Shana Aba ★ ★ ★
4. Wicked Enchantment {Dark Magick 1} by Anya Bast ★ ★ ★
5. The Villa by Nora Roberts ★ ★ ★
6. Dangerous Highlander {Dark Sword 1} by Donna Grant ★ ★ ★
7. Seduced by Moonlight (Meredith Gentry, #3) by Laurell K Hamilton ★ ★ ★
8. Ecstasy Unveiled {Demonica 4} by Larissa Ione ★ ★ ★ ★
9. A Stroke of Midnight (Meredith Gentry, #4) by Laurell K Hamilton ★ ★ ★
10. Atlantis Rising {Warriors of Poseidon 1} by Alyssa Day ★ ★
11. Taming the Highland Bride by Lynsay Sands ★ ★
12. Hunting Ground {Alpha and Omega 2} by Patricia Briggs ★ ★ ★ ★
Year Total: 12