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Read the Month Around the World - 2014
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Start me off with 12 for this one, one a month? Will see how I go :)
Melissa I have added you. Welcome and good luck.
I've updated everyone. If you find you're not on the list please let me know and I'll make sure you get added.
I'm up for this, it's helping me organise my reading list! I'm going to try for all of the books:Read: 55/55
January: Kapampangan
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N -
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February: Arabic
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March: Malay
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April: Papiamento
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R -
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May: Romanian
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June: Greenlandic
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N -
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July: Swahili
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U -
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August: Japanese
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K -
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September: Basque
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October: Ewe
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November: Venda
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December: Niuean
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Hi Claire. I have added you. Welcome and good luck.
I want to do all 55. I will have to organize a list. 52/55January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
✔ E - A Deeper Darkness-J.T. Ellison
✔ N - The Next to Die-Kevin O'Brien
✔ E - In Silence-Erica Spindle
✔ R - 206 Bones-Kathy Reichs
✔ O - A Wicked Snow -Gregg Olsen
February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia)
✔ F - Fallen Angel-Daniel Silva
✔ I - Storm Cycle-Iris Johansen
✔ F - Trial by Fury-J.A. Jance
✔ R - Spider Bones-Kathy Reichs
✔ I - Pandora's Daughter -Iris Johansen
March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)
✔ M - Trunk Music -Michael Connelly
✔ A - Where All The Dead Lie by J.T. Ellison
✔ C - The Collectors-David Baldacci
April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
✔ A - Angels Flight-Michael Connelly
✔P - The Last Precinct -Patricia Cornwell
✔ R - Don't Look Twice - Andrew Gross
✔ E - The English Girl-Daniel Silva
✔ L - The Lost Stories-John Flanagan
May: Romanian (Romania)
✔ M - Let Me Go-Chelsea Cain
✔ A - The Pawn-Steven James
✔ I - Edge of Black- J.T. Ellison
June: Greenlandic (Greenland)
✔ J - Flesh and Bone by Jefferson Bass
✔ U - Cuts Like a Knife by M.K. Gilroy
✔ N - Shelter by Harlan Coben
✔ I - The Ghost of a Flea by John Brinling
July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
✔J - Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep
✔ U - Jet by Russell Blake
✔ L - Blow Fly-Patricia Cornwell
✔ A - Scared Stiff - Anne Annelise
✔ I - Cold Granite by Stuart MacBride
August: Japanese (Japan)
✔ H - She Is Risen - Travis Adams Irish
✔ A - Shiver - Lisa Jackson
✔ D - Mama Does Time by Deborah Sharp
✔ U - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
✔ K - Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath
✔ I - The Heist by Daniel Silva
September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
✔ I - Birdman by Mo Hayder ★★★☆☆
✔ R - The Dragon Heir by Cinda Williams Chima ★★★☆☆
✔ A - The Savage Garden, Revised: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants by Peter D'Amato ★★★★☆
✔ I - The Sleeping Doll by Jeffery Deaver ★★★★★
✔ L - Relic by Douglas Preston ★★★★☆
October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
K - √ Flash & Bones-Kathy Reichs
E - √ A Raging Storm by Richard Castle
L - √ Lost Light - Michael Connelly
E - √ Violets are Blue-James Patterson
November: Venda (South Africa) (is a Bantu language predominately spoken in the Limpopo Province, Botswana)
✔ L- Raging Heat - Richard Castle
✔ A- Die Again - Tess Gerritsen
✔ R- You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz
✔ A- The Desert Spear - Peter V. Brett
December: Niuean (Niue Island, Tokelau)
✔ T - A Tap on the Window by Linwood Barclay
E - Edge-Jeffery Deaver
√ S - Suspect by Robert Crais 12/3/14
E - Tiger Paw - Charles Cornell
√ M - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
√ O - The Blood of Olympus - Rick Riordan
Jannene I've added you. Welcome and good luck.
So for January I will be putting the monthly theme of Best of Books 2013 into my ENERO and will be reading:E: Joyland
N: Dad Is Fat
E: The 5th Wave
R: Inferno
O: Life After Life
This is cute! I'm in and I hope I won't forget. January looks tough though, a lot of awful letters.
SilverRaindrops wrote: "This is cute! I'm in and I hope I won't forget. January looks tough though, a lot of awful letters."How many are you aiming for SilverRaindrops?
I've added you to the list. Welcome and good luck.
I think I am going to up the ante and go for 2 each month (total of 24) rather than 12. Thanks!
Sibyl I've updated your post. Good luck.
I'll try this for 1 per month. Love this idea.January - ENERO
February - FIFRI
March - MAC
April - APREL
May - MAI
June - JUNI
July - JULAI
August - HADUKI
September - IRAIL
October - KELE
November - LARA
December - TESEMO
Martha I have added you. Welcome and good luck
READ THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLDDuration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Completed: 13/55
This is a modified spell out challenge where each month of the year is spelled out in a different language!
For each letter, read a book where that letter is contained somewhere in the title or the author's name. It does NOT need to be the first letter of the word. The book used must be read in the month it represents.
January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
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N
E
R
O
February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia)
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March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)
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C
Put me down for 12 please.Enero - Eleanor & Park
Fifri - Fingersmith
Mac - Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
April - A Friend Like Henry
Mai - MaddAddam
Juni - Catch-22
Julai - Pride and Prejudice
Haduki - The Hunger Games
Irail - Into the Wild
Kele - The Bad Mother's Handbook
Lara - Les Misérables
Tesemo - The Time Traveler's Wife
Laura Jane I have added you. Welcome and good luck.
Zara wrote: "SilverRaindrops wrote: "This is cute! I'm in and I hope I won't forget. January looks tough though, a lot of awful letters."How many are you aiming for SilverRaindrops?
I've added you to the lis..."
Zara, I didn't realize there was more than one option :) Trying for 55, and will probably rethink after January.
Zara wrote: "I've updated everyone. If you find you're not on the list please let me know and I'll make sure you get added."i'm not on the list, post #52
❤Stephanie ღ♥ღ Mrs Acheron Parthenopaeus ღ♥ღ wrote: "Zara wrote: "I've updated everyone. If you find you're not on the list please let me know and I'll make sure you get added."i'm not on the list, post #52"
I'm really sorry about that oversight Stephanie. Consider yourself added. How many do you want to be put down for?
Zara wrote: "❤Stephanie ღ♥ღ Mrs Acheron Parthenopaeus ღ♥ღ wrote: "Zara wrote: "I've updated everyone. If you find you're not on the list please let me know and I'll make sure you get added."i'm not on the lis..."
all 12 months so 55 books
Stephanie, I've updated your goal.
I'm going to sign up for 6 months. I'll do every other month so that I'll have one structured reading month followed by a month where I can pick and choose a little bit easier. So I'll do: January, March, May, July, September, November, which is a total of 25 books.
Erika wrote: "I'm going to sign up for 6 months. I'll do every other month so that I'll have one structured reading month followed by a month where I can pick and choose a little bit easier. So I'll do: January,..."Erika I've added you. Welcome and good luck.
I'm with the last good read reader, 6 months sounds reasonable for me and will let me know if it works. Is this ok? Also, it has to be a brand new read, no favorite re-reads to fulfill requirement? I don't plan to, but sometimes if you can't find one and already covered it, is this unacceptable? Someone might need this clarified. Lis
Lisa wrote: "I'm with the last good read reader, 6 months sounds reasonable for me and will let me know if it works. Is this ok? Also, it has to be a brand new read, no favorite re-reads to fulfill requireme..."Lisa I have no problem with re-reads as long as you have re-read them from cover to cover and not just read a few pages.
How many would you like to be put down for?
I am definitely in for this one, all twelve months!
Since my goal is 34 books this year and I not sure all my choices will fit with the letters lets say for this challenge is 20 books.In January, I should be off to a good start with 3 books:
GonE Girl
LoNe Survivor
FiRst Call from Heaven
Already changing one of my books - instead of First Call from Heaven - reading And the Mountains EchOed
Hi Terrie and Cynthia I have added you both. Welcome and good luck.
I'm going to try for three a month... So 36. I like this challenge a lot!
Gnomy I have added you. Welcome and good luck.
I have to try to whole thingREAD THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLD
Duration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E:Eight Cousins, Louisa May Alcott, 01/31/14 ****
N:The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman,01/29/14 ****
E:Entwined with You, Sylvia Day, 01/20/14 ***
R: The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, Ree Drummond, 01/15/14 ****
O:Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck, 01/22/14 ****
February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia)
F:Fairy Tale Flirts 5 Romantic Short Stories, Lisa Scott, 02/09/14 ****
I: If I Were You, Lisa Renee Jones, 02/21/14 ***
F:An Offer From a Gentleman, Julia Quinn, 02/14/14 ****
R: The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy, 02/18/14 ****
I: It Had to Be You, Susan Elizabeth Phllips, 02/26/14 ****
March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)
M:The Painted Veil, W Somerset Maugham, 03/12/14 ***
A:The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Alan Bradley, 03/27/14 ****
C:Caine's Reckoning, Sarah McCarty, 03/11/14 ***
April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
A: Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie, 04/24/14 *****
P: Slumber Party, Chistopher Pike, 04/28/14 ***
RRomancing Mister Bridgerton, Julia Quinn, 04/26/14 ****
E:Tangled, Emma Chase, 04/06/14 ****
L: Lord Edgware Dies, Agatha Christie, 04/30/14 ****
May: Romanian (Romania)
M:The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern, 05/31/14 ****
A:A is for Alibi, Sue Grafton, 05/28/14 ****
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June: Greenlandic (Greenland)
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July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
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U
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August: Japanese (Japan)
H
A
D
U
K
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September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
I
R
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I
L
October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
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L
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November: Venda (South Africa) (is a Bantu language predominately spoken in the Limpopo Province, Botswana)
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December: Niuean (Niue Island, Tokelau)
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Mave I've added you. Welcome and good luck.
Dawn wrote: "I'm going to try to complete this entire challenge 55 books and use other challenges within this challenge. Am I suppose to list all the books here I will read or post each month as I've completed..."I have read:
Intentions of the Earl
The Giver
Scarlet
True
I am in for this one! Going to try to do 2 per month so 24! Thank you!
Jannene wrote: "I finished the "O" by reading 
."Well done.
Tiffany-Rae wrote: "So for January I will be putting the monthly theme of Best of Books 2013 into my ENERO and will be reading:E: Joyland DONE
N: Dad Is Fat
E: [book:The 5th Wave|16101..."
Congratulations on finishing your book Tiffany-Rae
*Thank you Zara, I have finished another one*So for January I will be putting the monthly theme of Best of Books 2013 into my ENERO and will be reading:
E: Joyland DONE
N: Dad Is Fat DONE
E: The 5th Wave
R: Inferno
O: Life After Life
I would like to try this challenge, too!January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E:
Making Ends Meet: For Better or For Worse 3rd Treasury 1/18N:
No Place Like Home 1/22E:
An Early Christmas Gift 1/8R:
Raintree: Sanctuary 1/25O:
Get Out of There, Cat! 1/23February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia)
F:
For the Twins Sake 2/7I:
The Italians Ruthless Marriage Command 2/8F:
An Foundation 2/26R:
Romeo and Juliet 2/26I:
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2/25March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)
M:
The Monster Who Ate My Peas 3/22A:
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street 3/16C:
Curious George 3/18April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
A:
April in Bloom Annie Jones 4/19P:
Visconti’s Forgotten Heir by Elizabeth Power 4/25R:
Yuletide Twins Renee Andrews 4/25E:
One Heart to Win Johanna LindsEy 4/30L:
The Cat Who Sniffed Glue Lillian Jackson Bruan 4/10May: Romanian (Romania)
M:
My Hero 5/26A:
A Bride for the Baron 5/26I:
The In-Between Hour 5/29June: Greenlandic (Greenland)
J:
The Most Coveted Prize by Penny Jordan 6/5
U:
Her Unexpected Cowboy by Debra Clopton 6/29N:
Much Ado About Nothing William Shakespeare 6/30I:
In Strange Worlds by Brenda Cheers 6/22July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
J:
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare 7/17U:
Her Unenchanted by Chanda Hahn 7/17L:
Number the Stars Lois Lowry 7/18A:
The Snow Deer and Other Stories by K. A. Krisko 7/9I:
When Did Ignorance Become a Point of View? by Scott Adams 7/7 August: Japanese (Japan)
H
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D
U
K
I
September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
I
R
A
I
L
October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
K
E
L
E
November: Venda (South Africa) (is a Bantu language predominately spoken in the Limpopo Province, Botswana)
L
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A
December: Niuean (Niue Island, Tokelau)
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I just finished
which is my "R". This was another good book from Kathy. I always enjoy the series. I suspected what was going on in the beginning and begged Tempe to figure it out sooner.
I'm in!!!January: Kapampangan (a language of the Philippines)
E:My Dead Body1/9
N:Wild Things 1/31
E:The Good, the Bad, and the Undead 1/29
R:Revealed 1/4/14
O:Only Lycans Need Apply 1/2/14
February: Arabic (Algeria & Tunisia)
F:A Fistful of Charms 2/25
I:After Dead: What Came Next in the World of Sookie Stackhouse 2/4
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R:Every Which Way But Dead 2/18
I:How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You 2/9
March: Malay (a language of places like Indonesia etc)
M:For a Few Demons More 3/23
A:To Kill A Warlock 3/30
C:The Course of True Love and First Dates 3/20
April: Papiamento (a language of the Caribbean ABC Islands => Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao)
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R:The King J. R Ward 4/22
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May: Romanian (Romania)
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June: Greenlandic (Greenland)
J:The Fault in Our StarsJohn Green 6/9
U:Wuthering Frights 6/15
N:Taken 6/15
I:Malice In Wonderland 6/11
July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
J:The Ghost and the Graveyard Genevieve jack 7/7
U
L:Girl at the Gay Bar Layla Lewis 7/10
A:Gather Together in My Name Maya Angelou 7/29
I:An Irish Love Story 7/10
August: Japanese (Japan)
H:The Book of Life 8/12
A:Angelic 8/15
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K:Joyland Stephen King 8/1
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September: Basque (Basque Country, Spain)
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October: Ewe (is a Niger–Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana and southern Togo)
K
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November: Venda (South Africa) (is a Bantu language predominately spoken in the Limpopo Province, Botswana)
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December: Niuean (Niue Island, Tokelau)
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updated to here. Stephany I've added you. Welcome and good luck.
Hello, Can you put me down for all months, and all the letters. Thank you!!
January - Kapampangan
E. Robert Jordan - Lord of Chaos. 01/04/14.
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Duration: 1stJanuary 2014 - 31st December 2014
Months: 11/12
January: Kapampangan
5/5 Completed
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Dire Needs*Eternal Wolf Clan series* by Stephanie Tyler (12/01/14)N -
True*New Species series* by Laurann Dohner (04/01/14)E -
Elanby Joyee Flynn (06/01/14)R -
Reaverby Larissa Ione (02/01/14)O -
A Bevin Heroby Joyee Flynn *Rian O’Hagan* (04/01/14)February: Arabic
5/5 Completed
F
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Visual Companionby Jude Fisher *Fili* (09/02/14)I
Temptedby Elizabeth Naughton *Isadora* (19/02/14)F
Lust & Faeby Joyee Flynn (04/02/14)R
Cut & Runby Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux (02/02/14)I
Eli's Wayby Lynn Hagen *Jersey Iachino (23/02/14)March: Malay
3/3 Completed
M
Kiss of Crimson*Midnight Breeds series* by Lara Adrian (10/03/14)A
Assassin's Honorby Monica Burns (04/03/14)C
Fatedby Rebecca Zanetti *Cara Paulsen* (06/03/14)April: Papiamento
5/5 Completed
A
Veil of Midnightby Lara Adrian (14/04/14)P
The Warrior Princeby Michelle M. Pillow (01/04/14)R
The Kingby J.R. Ward (08/04/14)E
Boundby Elizabeth Naughton (12/04/14)L
Midnight Risingby Lara Adrian (03/04/14)May: Romanian
3/3 Completed
M
Ashes of Midnight*Midnight Breeds series* by Lara Adrian (10/05/14)A
Foundby Evangeline Anderson (04/05/14)I
A Texan's Luckby JodI Thomas (02/05/14)June: Greenlandic
4/4 Completed
J
Neanderthal Seeks Humanby Penny Reid *Janie Morris* (02/06/14)U
Armed & Dangerousby Abigail RoUx (08/06/14)N
You Don't Have to Say You Love Meby Sarra Manning *Neve Slater* (04/06/14)I
Too Stupid to Liveby Anne Tenino *Ian Cully* (01/06/14)July: Swahili
5/5 Completed
J
Crooked Tree Ranchby R.J. Scott (19/0/14)U
Ball & Chainby Abigail RoUx (04/07/14)L
Raveby Lynn Hagen (01/07/14)A
Touch & Geauxby Abigail Roux (03/07/14)I
Meet Me at the Cupcake Caféby Jenny Colgan *Issy Randall* (07/07/14)August: Japanese
6/6 Completed
H
A Match Made in Texasby Katie Lane *Dusty Hicks (02/08/14)A
Anything Goes: My Autobiographyby John Barrowman (05/08/14)D
Dimitriby Roxie Rivera (08/08/14)U
Uncollaredby Nona Raines (24/08/14)K
In Kelly's Cornerby Roxie Rivera *Kelly Connolly* (06/08/14)I
Inkby Isabelle Rowan (01/08/14)September: Basque
5/5 Completed
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In Jack's Armsby Roxie Rivera (04/09/14)R -
Nikolaiby Roxie Rivera (06/09/14)A -
Cross & Crownby Abigail Roux (03/09/14)I -
In Finn's Heartby Roxie Rivera (11/09/14)L -
Grabbed by Viciousby Lolita Lopez (03/09/14)October: Ewe
4/4 Completed
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Son of No Oneby Sherrilyn Kenyon (18/10/14)E -
Small Town Christmasby Jill Shalvis, Hope Ramsay and Katie Lane *Ethan Miller* (09/10/14)L -
The Sweetest Thing*Luck Harbor series* by Jill Shalvis (02/10/14)E -
Tryby Ella Frank (24/10/14)November: Venda
4/4 Completed
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Cowboy Trustby Lynn Hagen (02/11/14)A -
Smileyby Laurann Dohner *Vanni Abris* (08/11/14)R -
Sergei 2by Roxie Rivera (08/11/14)A - Forged in Steele by Lynn Hagen *Steele Avery* (13/11/14)
December: Niuean
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