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Double-Decker Alphabet Bus (Z-A) 2014
Double-Decker Alphabet Bus (Z-A) 2014 January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
19/26
*ZZ -
The Courtship of Izzy McCree(MC: Izzy McCree)- 19/01/14 ★★★★ *YY -
Because of You(MC: Yale Carderock)-05/02/14 ★★★★ *XX -
Love's Rhythm by Lexxie Couper - 11/02/14 ★★ WW -
The Winter Wife: A Christmas Novella- 01/05/14 ★★*VV -
Vampire Academy(Vampire Academy #1)-29/06/14 ★★★*UU -
UnEnchanted(UnEnchanted #1)-09/07/14 ★★★★TT -
The Tycoon's Trophy Wife-23/07/14 ★★★★SS -
Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors-27/07/14 ★★★½ RR -
Rainshadow Road-30/07/14 ★★★★*QQ -
Quinn(MC: Quinn Conway) -25/08/14 ★★★★PP -
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies-27/08/14 ★★★½ OO -
My One and Only-30/09/14 ★★★NN -
The Naked King(Naked Nobility #7)-04/10/14 ★★★½ MM -
Million-Dollar Makeover-27/10/14 ★★★★LL -
Love Letters to the Dead - 10/11/14 ★★½KK -
The Krishna Key- 11/11/14 ★★★★JJ -
The Wedding Gamble by Julia Justiss- 13/11/14 ★★II -
Wake for Me by Isobel Irons- 16/11/14 ★★★★★HH -
The Perfect Match(MC: Honor Holland) - 16/11/14 ★★★★GG -
FF -
EE -
DD -
CC -
BB -
AA -
Alas, Ipshita, we are starting with ZZ and going in order.
Oops! I didn't notice it. So should I remove the book or can one oversight be ignored?
I think everyone got one oversight ignored last year. So, go for it.
Actually, Ipshita, after looking at the book, I'd change it to your "ZZ" book. I'd go with 'Title' and 'Character.' As in Zombie Queen Mia Hall as the complete name for the main character, making it your second "Z."
Double-Decker Alphabet Bus (Z-A) 2014 January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
01/26
*ZZ - Zombie Queen of Newbury High
(Zombie Queen Mia Hall)*YY - Perfectly Unmatched
(Benelli Youngblood)(Youngblood #2)*XX -
WW - Wife by Wednesday
*VV - Some Like it Royal
(Daniel Voldakov)*UU - Undead and Unwed
TT - Texas Splendor
(Texas Trilogy #3)SS - Short-Straw Bride
RR - The Courtship of Izzy McCree
by Ruth Ryan Langan*QQ - Queen of Babble
(Queen of Babble #1)PP - Soulless
(Parasol Protectorate #1)OO -
NN -
MM - Married by Mistake
LL - The Little Lady Agency
KK - When Harry Met Molly
by Kieran KramerJJ - It Happened One Wedding
by Julie JamesII -
HH - A Humble Heart
(Hollywood Hearts #1)GG - The Ghost and the Goth
(The Ghost and the Goth #1)FF - Five Flavors of Dumb
EE - The Kissing Deadline
by Emily EvansDD - Do or Die
CC - Don't Mess with Texas
by Christi CraigBB - The Marriage Pact
(The Brides of Bliss County #1)AA - Fairy Bad Day
by Amanda Ashby
Ipshita & Kritika, updated your links, babes.
Lisa Kay wrote: "Actually, Ipshita, after looking at the book, I'd change it to your "ZZ" book. I'd go with 'Title' and 'Character.' As in Zombie Queen Mia Hall as the complete name for the main character, making..."Oh, but I already read The Courtship of Izzy McCree as the ZZ book. Oops again!
Ok, 3 weeks in and already off plan. Would Rhianikki, Princess of Eygpt in a book by Maggie Shayne work.
I feel like I am pushing it but if I don't get a YY in soon I'll finish my XX first and it will all just fall apart.
How did I miss that one! Thanks you made my day I thought I was falling behind and here I am ahead of where I wanted to be. Thanks!
LOL! Good one, Nichole. Happy reading, Dawn!
I'm almost done with my VV. A really good book, too. I love it when that happens with a "new to me" author.
Much easier for me when I plan ahead. This challenge was really hard for me last year when I didn't do that.
By plan ahead, I mean also have a back-up. For some reason, people at the library think they can check out the books I've worked into my challenges. Really! How rude.
Lisa Kay wrote: "By plan ahead, I mean also have a back-up. For some reason, people at the library think they can check out the books I've worked into my challenges. Really! How rude."LMBO! How dare they! You ladies are doing great,BTW.
RLftCI Double-Decker Alphabet Bus (Z-A)Duration: 1 January - 31 December 2014
Read: 2/26
✔ ZZ - Lorenzo in Breathing Room by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 1/21 ★★★★✩ (*)
✔ YY - Jeremy Mallory in A Loving Scoundrel 1/23 ★★★★★ (*)
XX - Hotter in Texas #1 Don't Mess with Texas (*)
WW - His Wicked Ways
VV - Viking II #1 The Last Viking (*)
UU - Uncommon #2 Uncommon Passion (*)
TT - Tall, Tatted and Tempting
SS - Sweet Suspicion
RR - The Return of Rafe MacKade
QQ - Smythe-Smith Quartet #2 A Night Like This by Julia Quinn (*)
PP - To Pleasure a Prince
OO - A Scent of Greek
NN - Naughty but Nice
MM - Maverick Montana #2 Under the Covers
LL - The Luckiest Lady in London
KK - A Kiss to Kill
JJ - Julie James
II - If I Can't Have You
HH - The Truth About Lord Stoneville
GG - The Party Boy's Guide to Dating a Geek
FF - Fighting for Love #1 Seducing Cinderella
EE - Extreme Exposure
DD - The Theory of Attraction by Delphine Dryden
CC - Catch Me If You Can
BB - Suddenly Beautiful by Boone Brux
AA - All About Love
(*) Quick Stop: Two letters taken ANYWHERE from the title, main characters, series or author's name.
Lisa Kay wrote: "By plan ahead, I mean also have a back-up. For some reason, people at the library think they can check out the books I've worked into my challenges. Really! How rude."LMBO! They have no manners!
3/26 off to a better start than last year.*ZZ- Character:Zoe ZanardiMissing in Action, Pam Champagne 1/6/14 ★★★
*YY- Character and Author: Tamera Day Twilight Phantasies, Maggie Shayne 1/12/14 ★★★
*XX- Title: Styxx, Sherrilyn Kenyon 1/21/14 ★★★
Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "3/26 off to a better start than last year."Looking good, Dawn! ☺
I don't know if I'll get any more this month. Maybe the "UU" - but I'm not sure. I couldn't wait and had to jump on my "SS" -
- and it was so good! Still, I'm happy.
Lisa Kay wrote:" I couldn't wait and had to jump on my "SS" - Short-Straw Bride - and it was so good!.. I just noticed I have the same "SS" book! Can't wait! :)
I hope you enjoy it, Kritika!
i think i'm gonna pull out of this challenge, i have so many other challenges that i signed up for that i don't think i'm gonna be able to complete this one.
Alright, ❤Stephanie. Have fun with your other challenges. You can always come back to this one, if you change your mind.
Thanks Lisa Kay :)
RLftCI 2014 Double-Decker Alphabet Bus: Z-ADuration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
9/26 Read
*ZZ - World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks, 01.02.14 ★★★★★
*YY - You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Sarra Manning, 01.05.14 ★★★★
*XX - Sirantha Jax #4, Killbox by Ann Aguirre, 01.05.14 ★★★★★
WW - Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole, 01.09.14 ★★★★
*VV - Valkyrie #1, Valkyrie by Kate O'Hearn, 01.10.14 ★★★
*UU - Underworld Detection Agency #2, Under Attack by Hannah Jayne, 01.12.14 ★★★★
TT - Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich, 01.14.14 ★★★
SS - My Soul to Steal by Rachel Vincent, 01.23.14 ★★★
RR - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean, 01.25.14 ★★★★★
*QQ - Joe Quinn, Quinn by Iris Johansen
PP - Pelican Point by Donna Kauffman
OO - Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh
NN - Now or Never by Michele Bardsley
MM - My Name Is Memory by Ann Brashares
LL - The Last Bastion of the Living: A Futuristic Zombie Novel by Rhiannon Frater
KK - The Irish Warrior by Kris Kennedy
JJ - Hour Of The Hunter by J.A. Jance
II - Scent to Her Grave by India Ink
HH - Hotter Than Hell by Kim Harrison
GG - Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane
FF - Faith Fairchild, The Body in the Big Apple by Katherine Hall Page
EE - The Enchantment Emporium by Tanya Huff
DD - Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole
CC - Chinz 'n China #1, Ghost of a Chance by Yasmine Galenorn
BB - Black Cat Bookshop Mystery #2, A Novel Way to Die by Ali Brandon
AA - Aftermath by Ann Aguirre
Oh, you're doing fantastic, Joann!
Susanne, Dawn KNH, and Joanne, updated you, babes.
I think I can do this one. :)1/26
*ZZ - Mackenzie's Mission (Mackenzie Family 2) by Linda Howard 2/7 ****
*YY - Another Chance to Dream by Lynn Kurland narrated by Ilyana Kadushin
*XX - Ride with Me by Ruthie Knox Character Lexie Marshall
WW - Would-Be Witch by Kimberly Frost
*VV - The Ghost and the Graveyard by Genevieve Jack
*UU - Undeniable (Undeniable #1) by Madeline Sheehan
TT - Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie
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Finished
Welcome to the challenge, too, Maggie!
Thanks, Lisa Kay! I'm really liking this challenge! ;)
Me, too! Now that I've conquered it once. Last year wasn't too fun, until I concentrated on it. LOL!
Question - can I use a Zoe Archer book for EE? I know I can one for RR, but I think I may be confusing myself.
Joann wrote: "Question - can I use a Zoe Archer book for EE? I know I can one for RR, but I think I may be confusing myself."No, not allowed. You could if EE was a Quick Stop, but it isn't.
Thanks, Elf - had myself all kinds of confused. :)
Yeah, I had to think about it the other day, too, Joann. I think it is because we're doing it in reverse. All those Quick Stops make one think the exception to the rule applies to all the letters.
I was looking at my list which was done right, Lisa Kay, and it was like looking at a word that's spelled right but just looks wrong all of a sudden. Guess I had a weird moment is all...Moral of this story...leave the list alone :)
Can anyone recommend me a YY book of the historical or western romance genre? I am not to keen about the ones I had listed for my YY.
Nikita wrote: "Can we use the middle name of an author? I was thinking of using Aurora Rose Reynolds for my RR."Yes. That works, Nikita.
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1st Jan 2014 to 31 Dec 2014
5/26
✔Z *quickstop* - Mackenzie's Mission (Mackenzie Family #2) by Linda Howard (4/1) *****
✔Y *quickstop* - Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh (14/1) ***** (Katya Haas)
✔X *quickstop* - Seize Me by by Crystal Spears (16/1) ** (Braxxon Breaker)
✔W - White Wolf by Jianne Carlo (17/1) ***
✔V *quickstop* - A Breach of Promise by Victoria Vane (17/1) ***
U *quickstop* - Undeniable (Undeniable #1) by Madeline Sheehan