Read-the-Month Dutch Edition: Oktober (October)

[Brandilyn]

In.

5/7 Complete

O Owen, Chris Natural Disaster
K Kaje Harper Nor Iron Bars a Cage finished 10/6 4*
T Tomas, J First Kiss finished 10/5 2.5*
O Owens, Zahara Floods and Drought finished 10/4 3*
B Brown, Sue The Sky Is Dead finished 10/1 4.5*
E EM Lynley Brand New Flavor
R Rowan Speedwell Kindred Hearts finished 10/2 3*

[Cassandra]

Done!
Read the Month Dutch Edition: Oktober (October) - 7/7 Read
✔O: Out In The Country by Kate Hewitt - 10/1
✔K: The Rise & Fall of the Great Powers by Paul M. Kennedy - 10/7
✔T: The Sheik's Dangerous Lover by Elizabeth Lennox - 10/1
✔O: The Other Side of Us by Sarah Mayberry - 10/3
✔B: Nothing To Commend Her by Jo Barrett - 10/3
✔E: Love on the Buchanan Ranch by Elizabeth Nelson - 10/1
✔R: Mine 'Til Monday by Ruby Laska - 10/2

[Brandilyn]

Cassandra wrote: "Done!
Read the Month Dutch Edition: Oktober (October) - 7/7 Read
✔O: Out In The Country by Kate Hewitt - 10/1
✔K: The Rise & Fall of the Great Powers by Paul M. Kennedy - 10/7
✔T: The Sheik's Dange..."
congrats!

[Cassandra]

Thanks Brandilyn!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Yay Cassandra!!

[Cassandra]

Thanks MountainKat!

[Brandilyn]

In.

6/7 Complete

O One Night Stand finished 10/8 4*
K Kaje Harper Nor Iron Bars a Cage finished 10/6 4*
T Tomas, J First Kiss finished 10/5 2.5*
O Owens, Zahara Floods and Drought finished 10/4 3*
B Brown, Sue The Sky Is Dead finished 10/1 4.5*
E EM Lynley Brand New Flavor
R Rowan Speedwell Kindred Hearts finished 10/2 3*

[BJ Rose]

Read the Month Dutch Edition October/Oktober
Durations: October 1-31
4/7

O = On a Wild Night by Stephanie Laurens
√ K = Kasey Michaels: Much Ado About Rogues - 10.08
T = Twanged by Carol Higgins Clark
O = On a Wicked Dawn by Stephanie Laurens
√ B = Brown, Sandra: Long Time Coming - 10.06
√ E = Enoch, Suzanne: A Beginner's Guide to Rakes - 10.07
√ R = The Return of Rafe MacKade by Nora Roberts - 10.04

[Brandilyn]

In.

7/7 Complete

O One Night Stand finished 10/8 4*
K Kaje Harper Nor Iron Bars a Cage finished 10/6 4*
T Tomas, J First Kiss finished 10/5 2.5*
O Owens, Zahara Floods and Drought finished 10/4 3*
B Brown, Sue The Sky Is Dead finished 10/1 4.5*
E Erica Pike Midnight Muffins finished 10/8 3.5*
R Rowan Speedwell Kindred Hearts finished 10/2 3*

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Congrats Brandilyn!!

[KarenF]

I'm in. I'll post as I go.

2/7 Read

O:
K:
T:
O:
B: First Lord's Fury by Jim Butcher 10/8/13
E: Duchess in Love by Eloisa James 10/4/13
R:

[Kelly]

Read the Month Dutch Edition: OKTOBER
2/7 Completed

O~The Promise of Jenny Jones by Maggie Osborne
K~Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole~~Oct 9 ****½
T~A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare~~Oct 8 ****
O~Meant to Be by Terri Osburn
B~Highlander Most Wanted by Maya Banks
E~Return to Paradise by Simone Elkeles
R~Rebound by Nikki Mathis Thompson

[Stephanie]

Read the Month Dutch Edition: OKTOBER
Completed 2/7

O: The Folk of the Fringe by Orson Scott Card
K: Dragon Tears by Dean Koontz
T: Tender Rebel by Johanna Lindsey
O: Open Season by Linda Howard
B: Wicked edge by Nina Bangs 10/6/2013
E: The virgin suicides by Jeffery Eugenides
R: Born in Fire by Nora Roberts 10/2/2013

[Katie]

4/7 read


O: Owens, JC - Dominion of the Eth - 10/10
K: Kamikaze Boys - 10/6
T: Tigerland
O: Olives for the Stranger
B: Brothers In Arms - 10/5
E: Eloisa James - The Duke Is Mine
R: Running Hot - 10/1

[Barbara ★]

READ: 3/7


O: Such Wicked Intent - Kenneth Oppel
✔K: Too Hot to Handle - Robin Kaye 10/9
T: Temptation Rising - A.C. Arthur
✔O: Once Upon a Tower - Eloisa James 10/8
B: Blood Rites - Jim Butcher
E: Eternally Yours - Cate Tiernan
✔R: Raven Calls - C.E. Murphy 10/6

[Kelly]

Read the Month Dutch Edition: OKTOBER
4/7 Completed

O~The Promise of Jenny Jones by Maggie Osborne~~Oct 12 ****½
K~Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole~~Oct 9 ****½
T~A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare~~Oct 8 ****
O~Meant to Be by Terri Osburn
B~Highlander Most Wanted by Maya Banks
E~Return to Paradise by Simone Elkeles~~Oct 10 ***
R~Rebound by Nikki Mathis Thompson

[Ora]

Books 07/07

COMPLETED!!!

O: One Lucky Vampire Lynsay Sands 10/05
K: Time Untime Sherrilyn Kenyon 10/24
T: Taming the Vampire Chloe Hart 10/07
O: One Foot in the Grave Jeaniene Frost 10/17
B: The Fireman Who Loved Me Jennifer Bernard 10/17
E: Voodoo on the Bayou Elle James 10/10
R: Retribution Sherrilyn Kenyon 10/12

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

~O~ An O'Brien Family Christmas, sherryl woods
~K~ Knock'em Dead, jessica fletcher Finished: 10.13
~T~ Tender Betrayal, jennifer blake
~O~ One Wore Blue, heather graham
~B~ Beautiful Redemption, kami garcia
~E~ The Last Guardian, eoin colfer
~R~ Black Dawn, rachel caine

[BJ Rose]

DONE!

Read the Month Dutch Edition October/Oktober
Durations: October 1-31
7/7

√ O = On a Wild Night by Stephanie Laurens - 10.10
√ K = Kasey Michaels: Much Ado About Rogues - 10.08
√ T = Twanged by Carol Higgins Clark - 10.13
√ O = On a Wicked Dawn by Stephanie Laurens - 10.12
√ B = Brown, Sandra: Long Time Coming - 10.06
√ E = Enoch, Suzanne: A Beginner's Guide to Rakes - 10.07
√ R = The Return of Rafe MacKade by Nora Roberts - 10.04

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Yay BJ Rose!!

[BJ Rose]

MountainKat wrote: "Yay BJ Rose!!"

Thanks, MountainKat!

[Stephanie]

Read the Month Dutch Edition: OKTOBER
Completed 3/7

O: The Folk of the Fringe by Orson Scott Card
K: Dragon Tears by Dean Koontz
T: Tender Rebel by Johanna Lindsey
O: Open Season by Linda Howard 10/13/2013
B: Wicked edge by Nina Bangs 10/6/2013
E: The virgin suicides by Jeffery Eugenides
R: Born in Fire by Nora Roberts 10/2/2013

[Hina]

Romance Readers Reading Challenges
Read the Month Dutch Edition: Oktober (October)
Duration: 10/1/13 - 10/31/13
7/7 Completed

O - On A Night Like This by Barbara Freethy. Completed 10/6/13 **** (4 Stars)
K - The Kingdom by Amanda Stevens. Completed 10/4/13 ***** (5 Stars)
T - Open Invitation by Tiffany White. Completed 10/10/13 *** (3 Stars)
O - Oliver's Hunger by Tina Folsom. Completed 10/6/13 *** (3 Stars)
B - Birthday Party Surprise by Cheryl Dragon. Completed 10/13/13 *** (3 Stars)
E - Erotic Invitation (Midnight Fantasies) by Carly Phillips. Completed 10/2/13 *** (3 Stars)
R - Red Kiss by Deidre Knight. Completed 10/11/13 ***** (5 Stars)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Congrats Hina!!

[Ty]

freaking B held me back! but I is finished. ;D
congrats to all the rest of the finishers!

7/7

O: Orson Scott Card - Seventh Son - 10/5
K: Kane, Stacia - Wrong Ways Down - 10/3
T: Turn It Up - Inez Kelly - 10/8
O: Orwell, George - Animal Farm - 10/8
B: Back Home - R.J. Scott - 10/15
E: Elkins, Sabrinia - Stir Me Up - 10/9
R: Rachel Harris - Taste the Heat - 10/8

[KarenF]

Congrats to all the finishers!

4/7 Read

O:
K: Alpha Instinct by Katie Reus 10/14/13
T: Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill 10/13/13
O:
B: First Lord's Fury by Jim Butcher 10/8/13
E: Duchess in Love by Eloisa James 10/4/13
R:

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Yay Ty!!

[Susan A]

Read the Month Dutch Edition
Oktober (October)
Duration: 10/1/13 - 10/31/13
Read 7/7 books COMPLETE OCT 15

O: Our Song Oct 6 ★★
K: Klune, TJ Burn Oct 15 ★★★★
T: Tam Ames I Dare You Oct 6 ★★★
O: Olivia Duncan Craig Redemption Oct 2 ★★★★
B: Black Hurricane Oct 6 ★★★★
E: Erica Pike Half-Baked Promises Oct 1 ★★★
R:Rhys Ford Whiskey and Wry Oct 4 ★★★

[Beck]

Books Read


O…Oh Werewolf, My Master – 16/10/2013 – ★★

This book was supposed to be set in the 1700's and although it attempted at times to sound appropriate for the era, modern terms slowly took over the story until it was completely contemporary in language and feel. Personally, I think this story would have worked better with a fantasy world so that the darkness of the religious subjugation could have been explored and exploited more. The story is a wee bit shallow with WTF-ery jumps in character/relationship developments. Not a typical shifter story but unfortunately, not developed to its full potential IMO.

K…Keeping House – 02/10/2013 – ★★
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I've read this story a couple of times now ... mainly because I'm repeatedly intrigued by the blurb ... it is just unfortunate that the story doesn't quite live up to its potential ... the whole insta-love in a paranormal werewolf romance is annoying ... insta-love in a contemporary romance is just exasperating ... this story needs to be fleshed out and expanded to truly satisfy ... as it is, you are left frustrated and wanting.

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T…Tempestuous Relations – 05/10/2013 – ★★
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I really don't know how to review this one ... without reading other books in the series, I'd have to assume that the relationship is developed in following stories which makes me think this is more of a serial than a series ... this short only took me 15 minutes to read which really doesn't qualify as a first installment ... more like a first chapter ... the writing style was a little bit clunky and wooden ... I found the characters a bit two-dimensional and bland ... there were annoying contradictions; the biggest being that they apparently looked identical yet had vastly different builds O_o ... really? ... I'm not feeling compelled to continue reading the series/serial as I really wasn't engaged by what I've read so far.

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O…Off the Beaten Path – 04/10/2013 – ★★★☆
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This was an un-demanding quick read. I did like the premise of the story and the characters were easy to like too ... I just found the `jock playboy comes good' aspect a little bit too quick & easy for credibility ... had the author not had Travis reform his character quite so easily or quickly, I would have enjoyed the book more ... it was a nice quick fluffy read but if longer and more developed, this could have been great ... worth reading at least once ... oh ... and the sex was smokin'

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B…Being Their Baby – 02/10/2013 – ☆☆☆☆☆
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Well ... wasn't that book a whole bundle of triggers for me! ... this is my second attempt at reading ageplay and I've come to the conclusion that this particular fetish should be a hard limit for me ... because I don't know much about this kink, I can't say if the book was a fair representation of real-life ageplay situations but, for me, it just seems like abuse ... because of my issues with ageplay, I'm not going to rate the book because subjectively, I loathed it. So much so, that I can't even begin to give it an objective rating ... if you want a review that gives you an idea about this books worth, read one written by someone else because I feel like I need therapy after finishing this

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E…Every Move He Makes
R…Reckless Seduction – 03/10/2013 – ★★
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I'm sort of feeling a bit short-changed with this one. It didn't feel like a complete story but rather a long chapter. Given that the Kindle price is $5.00, I expected a lot more book or a better, neater resolution so that it felt like a complete story in & of itself.

In general, the editing issues are minor. The authors style is a pleasure to read; & the characters are nice. Nice. It was a 'nice' read but nothing special. I don't know if I will bother buying more books in the series as I sort of think that I shouldn't have to. I LIKE A RESOLUTION *pout*.

NB... there is no BDSM

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[Katie]

5/7 read


O: Owens, JC - Dominion of the Eth - 10/10
K: Kamikaze Boys - 10/6
T: Tigerland - 10/16
O: Olives for the Stranger
B: Brothers In Arms - 10/5
E: Eloisa James - The Duke Is Mine
R: Running Hot - 10/1

[Angela]

Read the Month Dutch Edition: (October)
Duration: October 1 - 31, 2013 DONE!

O. On The Edge, Kallysten OCT 13
K. Poltergeist, Kat Richards OCT 12
T. Three to Get Deadly, Janet Evanovich OCT 15
O. Men of the Otherworld (Otherworld), Kelley Armstrong OCT 11
B. Fair Game, Patricia Briggs OCT 2
E. Eternity Cure, Julie Kagawa OCT 17
R. Greywalker, Kat Richards OCT 8

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Congrats Susan A and Angie!!

[Angela]

Thank you MountainKat.
Congratulations to my fellow finishers - Congrats Cassandra, BJ Rose, Hina, Ty and Susan A!

[LaurLa]

Susan A wrote: "Read the Month Dutch Edition
Oktober (October)
Duration: 10/1/13 - 10/31/13
Read 7/7 books COMPLETE OCT 15

Congrats Susan!!

[LaurLa]

Katie wrote: "5/7 read


Go, Katie, Go!!

[LaurLa]

Guess I'll give this a try!

Romance Readers Reading Challenges
Read the Month Dutch Edition: Oktober (October)
Duration: 10/1/13 - 10/31/13

O:Off Sides - Sawyer Bennett
K:Keeping the Peace - Alicia Thorne
T:Tainted Love - Alison Fraser
O:Off Limits - Sawyer Bennett
B:Bad Habit - J.D. Fever
E:Educating Ansley - Cat Johnson
R:Rafe's Redemption - Jennifer Jakes

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Welcome and good luck Laurla! Feel free to backdate to the first of the month if you kept track of what/when you read books this month!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

The November Read the Month is posted HERE.

[Kelly]

Read the Month Dutch Edition: OKTOBER
7/7 Completed October 21

O~The Promise of Jenny Jones by Maggie Osborne~~Oct 12 ****½
K~Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole~~Oct 9 ****½
T~A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare~~Oct 8 ****
O~Meant to Be by Terri Osburn~~Oct 15 ***
B~Highlander Most Wanted by Maya Banks~~Oct 17 ****½
E~Return to Paradise by Simone Elkeles~~Oct 10 ***
R~Rebound by Nikki Mathis Thompson~~Oct 21 **

[Katie]

6/7 read


O: Owens, JC - Dominion of the Eth - 10/10
K: Kamikaze Boys - 10/6
T: Tigerland - 10/16
O: Olives for the Stranger - 10/21
B: Brothers In Arms - 10/5
E: Eloisa James - The Duke Is Mine
R: Running Hot - 10/1

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Yay Kelly!!

[Isha]

RRRC - Monthly Challenges
~ Oktober (October) ~

Duration: October 1 to October 31, 2013

Read: 6/7

O: Ours To Love by Shayla Black - 06/10 ★★★
K: Kowalski Family series - All He Ever Needed by Shannon Stacey - 01/10 ★★★
T: Tempting SEALs series - Dangerous Games by Lora Leigh - 19/10 ★★★
O: Wicked Beat by Olivia Cunning - 13/10 ★★★
B: Into the Lair by Maya Banks - 16/10 ★★
E
R: Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr - 05/10 ★★★★

[Elizabeth]

Read the Month Dutch Edition
Oktober (October)
Duration: 10/1/13 - 10/31/13
Read 7/7 books

O: Once Upon a Winter's Eve, 10/2/2013
K: Kristen Ashley - Heaven and Hell, 10/14/2013
T:Two of a Kind, 10/3/2013
O: One Good Earl Deserves a Lover, 10/22/2013
B: Brandon Sanderson - Legion, 10/1/2013
E: Ee, Susan - Angelfall, 10/4/2013
R:Redneck Romeo- Lorelei James, 10/19/2013

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Congrats Elizabeth!!

[Laurie]

O: Ann Hood - The Obituary Writer (10/18)
K: Kate Atkinson - Life After Life (10/19)
T: Toby Neal - Blood Orchids (10/5)
O: Agatha Christie - Ordeal by Innocence (10/4)
B: Lisa Brackmann - Hour of the Rat (106/)
E: Elizabeth Taylor - Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (10/17)
R: Nora Roberts - Black Hills (10/8)



done!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Yay Laurie!!

[KarenF]

Congrats to all the finishers!

7/7 Read - Complete!

O: One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean 10/20/13
K: Alpha Instinct by Katie Reus 10/14/13
T: Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill 10/13/13
O: Obsidian by Jennifer Armentrout 10/22/13
B: First Lord's Fury by Jim Butcher 10/8/13
E: Duchess in Love by Eloisa James 10/4/13
R: Red Velvet Revenge by Jenn McKinlay 10/16/13

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Congrats KarenF!!

[Katie]

7/7 read - Done!


O: Owens, JC - Dominion of the Eth - 10/10
K: Kamikaze Boys - 10/6
T: Tigerland - 10/16
O: Olives for the Stranger - 10/21
B: Brothers In Arms - 10/5
E: Eloisa James - The Duke Is Mine - 10/24
R: Running Hot - 10/1

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Yay Katie!!