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New 2 U Authors: 2014
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◈Barb
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◈Catherine
◈Chris
◈Christine
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◈Heather
◈Jackie
◈Jennifer
◈Jessica
◈Jessica (Goldenfurpro)
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◈Joni
◈Kacey
◈Karla
◈Kelly
◈Kristie
◈Lanaia
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◈Lisa
◈Lisa (Aussie Girl)
◈Lisa Kay
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◈Marwa
◈Michelle
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◈Pamela
◈Rebecca
◈Rebecca NJ
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◈Sarah
◈Shan
◈Sibil
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Yay I'm inNew 2 U Authors: 2014
Duration: 1st January - 31st December
Level: Come What May
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January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Oh I'm definitely in for Devil May Care -- and then some :)
NEW-TO-ME AUTHORS, JANUARY - JUNE 2014
JULY - DECEMBER HERE
JANUARY - 13
1. The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb, by Melanie Benjamin, finished 1/3 ★★★
2. Deep Fried and Pickled (Rachel O’Brien Chronicles #1), by Paisley Ray, finished 1/4 ★★.5
3. The Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker, finished 1/5 ★★★★
4. Along Came A Demon (Whisperings #1), by Linda Welch, finished 1/16 ★★★
5. Amped, by Daniel H. Wilson, finished 1/19 ★★★
6. I Didn't Kill Your Cat (Frankie Jackson #1), by R. Stim, finished 1/20 ★★★★
7. Vanished (Private Justice #1), by Irene Hannon, finished 1/22 ★★★★
8. Places I Never Planned, by Aimee Bontreger, finished 1/23 ★★★
9. Whistling Past the Graveyard, by Susan Crandall, finished 1/26 ★★★★
10. The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines & the Secret Mission of 1805, by Richard Zacks, finished 1/27 ★★★.5
11. The Old Folks at Home: Warehouse Them or Leave Them on the Ice Floe, by Barry Friedman, finished 1/28 ★★★
12. The Ragtime Kid (Ragtime #1), by Larry Karp, finished 1/30 ★★★
13. National Security (Jericho Quinn #1), by Marc Cameron, finished 1/31 ★★★.5
FEBRUARY - 15
14. Opal Fire (Stacy Justice #1), by Barbra Annino, finished 2/3 ★★★.5
15. Invisible City, by Julia Dahl, finished 2/6 ★★★★
16. Dark Harbor (Scott Finn #1), by David Hosp, finished 2/7 ★★★
17. The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry, by Gabrielle Zevin, finished 2/8 ★★★★
18. The One-Week Job Project: One Man, One Year, 52 Jobs, by Sean Aiken, finished 2/11 ★★★.5
19. The Cellist of SarajevoThe Cellist of Sarajevo, by Steven Galloway, finished 2/11 ★★★.5
20. Lending a Paw (Bookmobile Cat #1), by Laurie Cass, finished 2/13 ★★★★
21. Clammed Up (Maine Clambake #1), by Barbara Ross, finished 2/14 ★★★★
22. Against the Wind (The Raines of Wind Canyon #1), by Kat Martin, finished 2/15 ★★★★
23. Johnny Carson, by Henry Bushkin, finished 2/16 ★★★
24. The Frog Prince, by Elle Lothlorien, finished 2/18 ★★★
25. Lemon Tart (Culinary Mystery #1), by Josi S. Kilpack, finished 2/20 ★★★★
26. The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible, by Simon Winchester, finished 2/22 ★★★.5
27. The Mangle Street Murders (The Gower Street Detective #1), by M.R.C. Kasasian, finished 2/24 ★★★.5
28. The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern, finished 2/28 ★★
MARCH - 22
29. Bon Bon Voyage (Carolyn Blue #8), by Nancy Fairbanks, finished 3/1 ★★★
30. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, by Susan Cain, finished 3/2 ★★★
31. The Boy on the Wooden Box, by Leon Leyson, finished 3/2 ★★★★.5
32. The Inn At Eagle Point (Chesapeake Shores #1), by Sherryl Woods, finished 3/3 ★★★.5
33. Unexpected Secret Agents, by Theresa E. Moore, finished 3/3 ★★.5
34. Yes, Chef: A Memoir, by Marcus Samuelsson, finished 3/4 ★★★★
35. Playing With Poison (Cue Ball #1), by Cindy Blackburn, finished 3/4 ★★★★
36. First Position, by Prescott Lane, finished 3/6 ★★★
37. The Glassblower of Murano, by Marina Fiorato, finished 3/7 ★★★.5
38. The Young Jaguar (Pre-Aztec series #1), by Zoe Saadia, finished 3/8 ★★.5
39. Heartshot (Bill Gastner #1), by Steven F. Havill, finished 3/11 ★★★
40. Once and Always (Sequels #1), by Judith McNaught, finished 3/13 ★★★
41. Take the Monkeys and Run (Barbara Barr #1), by Karen Cantwell, finished 3/14 ★★★
42. Iscariot, by Tosca Lee, finished 3/15 ★★★★
43. Never Too Old for Romance, by Barbara J. Peters, finished 3/17 ★★.5
44. Reel Murder (Dolan & Sinclair #1), by Marian Babson, finished 3/18 ★★★★
45. Snowfall, by Jeffrey Parfitt, finished 3/20 ★.5
46. Uggie: My Story, by Uggie & Wendy Holden, finished 3/22 ★★★.5
47. Dog Gone, Back Soon (Cyrus Mills #2), by Nick Trout, finished 3/23 ★★★★
48. Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World, by Matthew Goodman, finished 3/26 ★★★
49. Crystal Gardens (Ladies of Lantern Street #1), by Amanda Quick, finished 3/28 ★★★.5
50. Everyone's A Suspect, by Richard Guidice, finished 3/30 ★★
APRIL - 15
51. The Widower's Tale, by Julia Glass, finished 4/1 ★★★
52. A Bucket Full of Lies (Bob Roosevelt #1), by Robert K. Swisher, Jr., finished 4/2 ★★.5
53. Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper #1), by Gillian Roberts, finished 4/4 ★★★Death Turns a Trick
54. This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, by Marilyn Johnson, finished 4/5 ★★★.5
55. (Rebecca Schwartz #1), by Julie Smith, finished 4/5 ★★★.5
56. Why Doesn't My Funny Bone Make Me Laugh?: Sneezes, Hiccups, Butterflies, and Other Funny Feelings Explained, by Dr. Alan Xenakis, finished 4/9 ★★★★
57. Under the Wide and Starry Sky, by Nancy Horan, finished 4/15 ★★★
58. Dying for a Change (Ellen McKenzie #1), by Kathleen Delaney, finished 4/17 ★★★
59. Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, finished 4/20 ★★★
60. Unauthorized Access, by Andrew McAllister, finished 4/24 ★★★
61. Oh, That I Had Wings, by Sarah Pawley, finished 4/27 ★★★
62. Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us About Health and the Science of Healing, by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, finished 4/28 ★★★
63. The Orion Project, by Edward Marin, finished 4/29 ★★★
MAY – 14
64. The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches: A Practical (and Fun) Guide to Enjoying Life More by Spending Less, by Jeff Yeager, finished 5/1 ★★★
65. Across Eternity, by Aris Whittier, finished 5/1 ★★★
66. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, by Malala Yousafzai, finished 5/4 ★★★★.5
67. Board Stiff (Elliott Lisbon #1), by Kendel Lynn, finished 5/6 ★★★.5
68. Elusive (On the Run #1), by Sara Rosett, finished 5/8 ★★★
69. Transfer of Power (Mitch Rapp #3), by Vince Flynn, finished 5/9 ★★★.5
70. The Blue Rose (English Garden #1), by Anthony Eglin, finished 5/11 ★★★.5
71. Instant Family, by Elisabeth Rose, finished 5/11 ★★★
72. One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are, by Ann Voskamp, finished 5/12 ★★★
73. Murder Uncorked (Wine Lover’s Mystery #1), by Michele Scott, finished 5/14 ★★★.5
74. Sage Creek (Lonesome Way #1), by Jill Gregory, finished 5/14 ★★★.5
75. The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, by Robert M. Edsel, finished 5/19 ★★★★
76. Better Than Chocolate, by Susan Waggoner, finished 5/20 ★★★
77. A Hairy Tail (Hairy Tale #1), by Jamie Campbell, finished 5/22 ★★.5
78. The Voyage of the Beagle, by Charles Darwin, finished 5/26 ★★★
79. Inn Keeping with Murder (Old Maids of Mercer Island #1), by Lynn Bohart, finished 5/27 ★★★★
80. Stay At Home Dead (Stay at Home Dad #1), by Jeffrey Allen, finished 5/31 ★★★.5
JUNE - 15
81. Loose Screw (Dusty Deals #1), by Rae Davies, finished 6/1 ★★★
82. You Cannoli Die Once (Italian Restaurant #1), by Shelley Costa, finished 6/4 ★★★
83. Sweet Tea and Secrets (Adams Grove #1), by Nancy Naigle, finished 6/5 ★★★.5
84. Pompeii, by Robert Harris, finished 6/7 ★★★★
85. The Kill Artist (Gabriel Allon #1), by Daniel Silva, finished 6/10 ★★★
86. Saints Preserve Us (Ash Lake #1), by L.K. Ellwood, finished 6/15 ★★
87. Think of a Numb3r (Dave Gurney #1), by John Verdon, finished 6/17 ★★★
88. Murder on the Ghost Walk (Magnolia Mysteries #1), by Ellen Elizabeth Hunter, finished 6/18 ★★.5
89. To Catch a Bad Guy (Janet Maple #1), by Marie Astor, finished 6/20 ★★★
90. Xtabentum, by Rosy Hugener, finished 6/21 ★★★
91. The Dewey Decimal System of Love, by Josephine Carr, finished 6/23 ★★★
92. Inner Circle, by Peter Rowan, finished 6/24 ★.5
93. Swan Place, by Augusta Trobaugh, finished 6/26 ★★★.5
94. Oath of Office (Dr. Lou Welcome #1), by Michael Palmer, finished 6/28 ★★★
95. Just This Once (Escape to New Zealand #1), by Rosalind James, finished 6/30 ★★★.5
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NBRC: New-2-U AuthorDuration: January - December, 2014
90/90 - - Come What May
December (12)
See Post #332 for this last month (it wouldn't fit here).
November (7)
72. ✔ Murder, She Barked, by Krista Davis ★★★★½ PB 11/3
73. ✔ Consigned to Death, by Jane K. Cleland ★★★½☆ Kindle 11/6
74. ✔ Firelight, by Kristen Callihan ★★★★☆ audible.com 11/13
75. ✔ Secretariat, by William Nack ★★★★☆ SFLibrary-eBook 11/14
76. ✔ Perfect for You, by Kate Perry ★★★✩✩ audible.com 11/19
77. ✔ To Say Nothing of the Dog, by Connie Willis ★★★★★ PB & OCD 11/21
78. ✔ Whiskey Sour, by J.A. Konrath ★★★★☆ audible.com 11/22
October (3)
69. ✔ Crazy for Her, by Sandra Owens ★★½☆☆ audible.com 10/1
70. ✔ Without Words, Ellen O'Connell ★★★★★ Kindle 10/3
71. ✔ One Fine Fireman, Jennifer Bernard ★★★½☆ Kindle 10/12
September (7)
62. ✔ Tex Appeal, by Alison Kent,(view spoiler) ★★★★☆ SFLibrary-eBook 9/4
63. ✔ Heart and Home, by Cassandra Austin ★★★★☆ Kindle 9/13
64. ✔ To Sin with a Viking, by Michelle Willingham ★★½☆☆ SFLibrary-Axis360 9/16
65. ✔ Deadly Shadows, by Jaycee Clark ★★★☆☆ Kindle 9/16
66. ✔ Worth the Fall, by Claudia Connor ★★★★½ Kindle 9/23 McKinney Brothers #1
67. ✔ Sandstorm, by James Rollins ★★★★½ audible.com & SFLibrary-ebook 9/27
68. ✔ Heat Wave, by Richard Castle ★★★★☆ PB 9/30
August (7)
55. ✔ Silence, by Debra Webb ★★★★☆ Kindle-Prime 8/4
56. ✔ The Runaway Bride, by Noelle Marchand ★★★½☆ SFLibrary-eBook
57. ✔ Serendipity, by Lisa Clark O'Neill ★★★★½ Kindle 8/12
58. ✔ When We Touch, by Brenda Novak ★★★★☆ SFLibrary-eBook 8/19
59. ✔ Deathwatch, by Dana Marton ★★★★☆ Kindle 8/24
60. ✔ The Mane Event ★★★★☆ audible.com 8/27
61. ✔ What Angels Fear, by C.S. Harris ★★★★☆ Kindle 8/30
July (5)
50. ✔ Quinn, by R.C. Ryan ★★★½☆ PB 7/11
51. ✔ Liver Let Die, by Liz Lipperman ★★★★☆ PB 7/17
52. ✔ Cold Sight, Leslie Parrish ★★★½☆ SFLibrary-eBook 7/18
53. ✔ The Quick and the Thread, by Amanda Lee ★★★★☆ 7/22
54. ✔ His Heart's Desire, by Julianna Douglas ★★★½✩ Smashwords 7/30
June (8)
42. ✔ The Duke's Holiday, by Maggie Fenton ★★★★☆ Kindle 6/1
43. ✔ Memory Betrayal, by Deborah Ann ★★★☆☆ Kindle 6/2
44. ✔ Nothing To Lose, by Christy Reece ★★★★½ PB 6/3
45. ✔ How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire, by Kerrelyn Sparks ★★★½☆ SJLibrary-ODA 6/5
46. ✔ Catch Me If You Can, by Frank W. Abagnale ★★★★☆ SJLibrary-ODA 6/7
47. ✔ The Mighty Quinns: Conor, by Kate Hoffmann ★★★★☆ SFLibrary 6/7
48. ✔ Take the Bait, by Cindy Dees ★★★★☆ Kindle 6/15 {novella}
49. ✔ Playing for Keeps, by R.L. Mathewson ★★★★☆ Kindle 6/26
May (7) - I started Steelheart last year, but finally finished listening to it this month.
35. ✔ Written in Red, by Anne Bishop ★★★★★ SJLibrary-HC 5/4
36. ✔ Give Him the Slip, by Geralyn Dawson ★★★★☆ Kindle 5/15
37. ✔ The Rosie Project, by Graeme Simsion ★★★★★ SJLibrary-CD-to-iPod/Touch 5/17
38. ✔ Tempting the Bride, by Sherry Thomas ★★★★☆ SJLibrary-PB 5/17
39. ✔ Allergic to Death, by Peg Cochran ★★★½☆ SJLibrary-PB 5/25
40. ✔ Steelheart, by Brandon Sanderson ★★★★☆ audible.com & SJLibrary-eBook 5/25
41. ✔ Castaway Dreams, by Darlene Marshall ★★★★½ Kindle 5/31
April (10)
25. ✔ Everyone Loves a Hero, by Marie Force ★★★½☆ audible.com 4/5
26. ✔ Tempest in the Tea Leaves, by Kari Lee Townsend ★★★★☆ PB 4/6
27. ✔ Bellfield Hall, by Anna Dean ★★★★★ SJLibrary-HC 4/6
28. ✔ A Lady Never Lies, by Juliana Gray ★★★★★ PB 4/10
29. ✔ The Cinderella Pact, by Sarah Strohmeyer ★★★★½ SJLibrary-HC 4/11
30. ✔ Bitten, by Kelley Armstrong ★★★★☆ SJLibrary-ODA 4/13
31. ✔ Planning for Love, by Christi Barth ★★★★☆ Kindle-Tell-Harlequin 4/21
32. ✔ The Swiss Family Robinson, by Johann David Wyss ★★½☆☆
33. ✔ Mail-Order Christmas Brides, by Jillian Hart & Janet Tronstad ★★★★½ SFLibrary-eBook 4/22 (2nd author is new-2-me)
34. ✔ Whack 'N' Roll, by Gail Oust ★★★★½ PB 4/25
March (6)
19. ✔ Stranded with a Billionaire, by Jessica Clare ★★★★☆ audible.com 3/2
20. ✔ Love Water Memory, by Jennie Shortridge ★★★★☆ CD to iPod/Touch NBRC-BOM 3/2
21. ✔ Bundle of Trouble, by Diana Orgain ★★★★☆ SJLibrary-PB 3/10
22. ✔ A Wife For Big John, by Lauri Robinson ★★★★☆ Kindle 3/13
23. ✔ The Azalea Assault, by Alyse Carlson ★★★★☆ PB 3/22
24. ✔ 84, Charing Cross Road, by Helene Hanff ★★★★☆ PB-Sheila’s 3/25
February (7)
12. ✔ Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, by Mary Roach ★★★★☆ SFLibrary-ODA 2/6
13. ✔ In Bed with Mr. Wrong, by Katee Robert ★★★★½ Kindle 2/11
14. ✔ A Reason To Believe, by Diana Copland ★★★★½ audible.com 2/14
15. ✔ Gnome on the Range, by Jennifer Zane ★★★★½ allromance.come 2/15
16. ✔ Alpine for You, by Maddy Hunter ★★★★☆ SJLibrary-PB 2/21
17. ✔ Dear Me, by Peter Ustinov ★★★★☆ Audio-cassette 2/21
18. ✔ I'll Be Watching You, by Tracy Montoya ★★★★☆ SJLibrary-eBook 2/28
January (11)
1. ✔ Lending a Paw, by Laurie Cass ★★★★½ PB 1/2
2. ✔ A Patch of Blue, by Elizabeth Kata ★★★½☆ Library-PB 1/3
3. ✔ The Graduate, by Charles Webb ★★★★☆ SJLibrary-eBook 1/3
4. ✔ The Boss's Baby Affair, by Tessa Radley ★★★★☆ SFLibrary-eBook 1/4
5. ✔ Winning the Zero Moment of Truth - ZMOT, by Jim Lecinski ★★★★☆ Kindle-vook 1/8
6. ✔ Pick Your Poison, by Leann Sweeney ★★★★☆ SJLibrary-OCD 1/9
7. ✔ What's a Witch to Do?, by Jennifer Harlow ★★★½☆ SFLibrary-eBook 1/18
8. ✔ A Veiled Deception, by Annette Blair ★★★★½ Kindle 1/21
9. ✔ Short-Straw Bride, by Karen Witemeyer ★★★★½ audible.com 1/24
10. ✔ Murder Strikes a Pose, by Tracy Weber ★★★★☆ PB 1/30
11. ✔ Tangled, Emma Chase ★★★★½ audible.com 1/31
How about if I do it for you? Welcome, LK :)
I'll definitely be doing this one again. I think I'll stick with Come What May, though I'm sure I'll end up in the Devil May Care level.Level: Come What May
Duration: 1/1/14-12/31/14
Completed: 41
January (5)
Legend by Marie Lu
Hounded by Kevin Hearne
Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
February (1)
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
March (1)
Tangled by Emma Chase
April (2)
Breed of Innocence by Lanie Jordan
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
May (6)
Runner by Patrick Lee
The HD Diet by Karen Gilbert
The Opposite of Maybe by Maddie Dawson
How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long
The Opposite of Maybe by Maddie Dawson
Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) by Hugh Howey
June (8)
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Go the F*** to Sleep by Adam Mansbach
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
We Are the Goldens by Dana Reinhardt
July (3)
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy-Tale Detectives - Book #1 by Michael Buckley
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
August (8)
The Girl in 6E by Alessandra Torre
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey
My Name Is Rapunzel by K.C. Hilton
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Xingu by Edith Wharton
Year Zero by Rob Reid
September (3)
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Prime Deception by Carys Jones
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
October (4)
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
Vicious by V.E. Schwab
The Martian by Andy Weir
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Barb wrote: "How about if I do it for you? Welcome, LK :)"**chuckles** Thanks, Barb!
NEW AUTHORS TO YOU 2014 CHALLENGE - COME WHAT MAY Finished 44. FINISHED. BOOKS READ:
JANUARY:
Miranda Davis : The Duke's Tattoo. ★★★☆
Tessa Dare: An Night to Surrender. ★★★★
Kate Locke: God Save the Queen. ★★★★
Kate Pearce: Kiss of the Rose.★★★
FEBRUARY
Madeleine Urban/Abigail Roux: Cut & Run ★★★☆
Sarah Dunant: Blood And Beauty. ★★★★
Meredith Duran: Your Wicked Heart.★★☆
Maya Rodale: A Groom of One's Own. ★★★.
MARCH
Amy Harmon: Making Faces. ★★★★
APRIL
Laurann Dohner: Fury. ★★★
MAY
Jessica Topper: Louder than Love. ★★★★☆
Julie James: Something About You. ★★★☆
Kate Furnivall: The Jewel of St Petersburg ★★★☆
Tere Michaels: Faith and Fidelity. ★★★★
JUNE
Joanna Bourne: The Forbidden Rose. ★★★★
Juliana Stone: The Summer he came home. ★★★
Mia Sheridan: Archer's Voice. ★★★★
Bonnie Dee: A Hearing Heart. ★★★★
JULY
Lauren Dane: Laid Bare. ★★☆
Amy Lane: Vulnerable. ★★★
Sherryl Woods: Sand Castle Bay. ★
Mia Castile: The Ocean. ★★☆
Rick Riordan: The Lightning Thief. ★★★★
AUGUST
Roxie Rivera: Yuri (Her Russian Protector) ★★★
Merry Farmer: Our Little Secrets. ★★★
Gaelen Foley: The Duke. ★★★★
SEPTEMBER
Susan Fanetti: Hold the Sun (Signal Bend) ★★★★
Geralyn Dawson: Give Him the Slip ★★★☆
Pamela Morsi: Marrying Stone. ★★★☆
Marie Force: Maid for Love ★★★
OCTOBER
Keira Andrews: A Forbidden Rumspringa ★★★☆
Dorothy Garlock: Keep a Little Secret. ★★★
NOVEMBER
Catherine Hart: Silken Savage. ★★☆
Elizabeth Boyce: Honor Among Thieves. ★★★☆
Felix J Palma: The Map of Time. ★★★☆
Jill Shalvis: Aussie Rules. ★★★☆
Sylvia Plath: The Bell Jar. ★★★★
DECEMBER
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons. ★★★★★
Sarah MacLean: Nine Rules to Break when Romancing a Rake. ★★★★
CL Wilson: The Lord of the Fading Lands. ★★★☆
Madeline Sheehan: Undeniable. ★★★
Kate Atkinson: Life after Life ★★★
Cherie Priest: Maplecroft ★★☆
Karen Kondazian: The Whip. ★★★
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I'll try. Shooting for fresh face. 19/51/Skinwalker
2/Just Listen
3/Hex Hall
4/Imaginary Girls
5/Stiltsville
6/Devil's Food Cake Murder
7/Behind the Candelabra
8/The Last Time I Saw You
9/DogTown: Tales of Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Redemption
10The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story
11Pull Of The Moon
12Leaving Atlanta
13How to Kill a Rock Star
14Something Real
15Fangirl
16The Atlas of Love
17A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages
18 The Farm
19 How to Lead a Life of Crime
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Oh yeah DEVIL MAY CARE baby 20+ no problem
January
1) The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
2) The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
3) Xingu by Edith Wharton
4) The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison
5) The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
6) The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout
7) Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
February
8) Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
9) Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
10) Bossypants by Tina Fey
11) Tenth of December by George Saunders
March
12) A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
13) Love Water Memory by Jennie Shortridge
14) Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
15) Mother, Mother by Koren Zailckas
16) Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett
April
17) The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
18) A Constellation of Vital Phenomena: A Novel by Anthony Marra
19) Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
May
20) Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
21) The House Girl by Tara Conklin
22) What is the What by Dave Eggers
23) If I Stay by Gayle Forman
24) Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
25) Thirty Girls by Susan Minot
26) The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
June
27) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
28) Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
29) Purge by Sofi Oksanen
July
30) Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo gr8
31) The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
32) What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander
33) Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish by David Rakoff
34) Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan
August
35) The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride
36) The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
37) Night Film by Marisha Pessl
38) Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson
39) We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
40) Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
September
41) Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
42) The Road by Cormac McCarthy
43) We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
44) Cop Town by Karin Slaughter
45) Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey
46) Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
47) Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
48) Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
49) We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas
October
50) Life Drawing by Robin Black
51) Keep Your Friends Close by Paula Daly
52) Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain
53) Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
November
54) The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
55) A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
56) Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
57) Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
58) The Crossing Places by Elly GriffithsErnest Cline
59) Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
60) May We Be Forgiven by A.M. Homes
61) All I Love and Know: A Novel by Judith Frank
December
62) Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
63) The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
64) You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz
65) The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
It won't be as much as last year I think - because 2014 I will be reading more repeat authors.
I'm going to try this (although I may not succeed. lol) 99% of the books I read are by new to me authors so I don't see I would have a huge problem with this one.I'm going to aim for Devil May Care = 20+ books
New 2 U Authors 2014
Duration: 1st January - 31st December
Level: Devil May Care
New 2 U Authors: 2014 Duration: January 01/14 - December 31/14
Level: Devil May Care
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
New 2 U Author Challenge 2014Level: Devil May Care
Read: 0
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I'm in. I read a lot of new authors in 2013, and most of them have sequels/series attached which I'll probably continue in 2014, so I'm going to stick with Come What May level for now just in case I'm side tracked. New 2 U Author Challenge 2014
Level: Come What May
Completed: 45
January
1 - Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce - 4th Jan '14 - ★★★
2 - Trinity: Military War Dog by Ronie Kendig - 7th Jan '14 - ★★★★
3 - Artichoke's Heart by Suzanne Supplee - 9th Jan '14 - ★★★1/2
4 - Ink by Amanda Sun - 12th Jan '14 - ★★★1/2
5 - Miss Match by Nicola Yeager - 16th Jan '14 - ★1/2
6 - The Bell Between Worlds by Ian Johnstone - 20th Jan '14 - ★★★★
7 - Defying the Odds by Kele Moon - 22nd Jan '14 - ★★★★
8 - Evermore by Alyson Noel - 24th Jan '14 - ★★
9 - The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris by Jenny Colgan - 26th Jan '14 - ★★★★★
10 - Dead Beautiful by Yvonne Woon - 29th Jan '14 - ★★★1/2
11 - Gateway to Faerie by M.D. Bowden - 30th Jan '14 - ★
February
1 - The Better to Bite by Cynthia Eden - 1st Feb '14 - ★★★★
2 - Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson - 3rd Feb '14 - ★★★★1/2
3 - Captive in the Dark by C.J. Roberts - 10th Feb '14 - ★
4 - Teardrop by Lauren Kate - 14th Feb '14 - ★★1/2
5 - Still Life With Murder by P.B. Ryan- 21st Feb '14 - ★★★★
6 - Into the Vampire City by Phil Tucker - 26th Feb '14 - ★1/2
7 - Move the Sun by Susan Fanetti - 28th Feb '14 - ★★★★
March
1 - Unearthly by Cynthia Hand - 15th Mar '14 - ★★★★
2 - Evernight by Claudia Gray - 20th Mar '14 - ★★★
3 - Nevermore by Kelly Creagh - 27th Mar '14 - ★★★★★+
4 - Working It Out by Nicola May - 28th Mar '14 - ★1/2
5 - Any Red-Blooded Girl by Maggy Bloom - 30th Mar '14 - ★1/2
April
1 - The Maze Runner by James Dashner- 3rd April '14 - ★★★★
2 - Carrier of the Mark of Leigh Fallon - 10th April '14 - ★
3 - Glass Houses by Rachel - 17th Apr '14 - ★★★1/2
4 - Thirteen by Tom Hoyle - 30th Apr '14 - ★★1/2
May
1 - Looking for Alex by Marian - 5th May '14 - ★★1/2
2 - Held by Jessica Pine - 8th May '14 - ★1/2
3 - Die for Me by Amy Plum - 14th May 14 - ★★★
4 - Girl with Guitar by Caisey Quinn - 16th May '14 - ★
5 - Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore - 17th May '14 - ★★★1/2
6 - The Bullet List by Nikki Roman - 19th May '14 - ★1/2
7 - The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna - 28th May '14 - ★★★★
8 - Sara's Child by Susan Elle - 30th May '14 - ★1/2
9 - Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins - 21 May '14 - ★★★★
June
1 - Matched by Ally Condie - 3rd Jun '14 - ★★1/2
2 - Love, Lex by Avery Aster - 4th Jun '14 - ★★1/2
3 - Delirium by Lauren Oliver - 9th Jun '14 - ★1/2
4 - Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep - 13th Jun '14 - ★★★
5 - Over You by Christine Kersey - 14th Jun '14 - ★★
6 - Vampire University by V.J. Erickson - 19th Jun '14 - ★★
7 - The Iron King by Julie Kagawa - 25th Jun '14 - ★★★★1/2
8 - Endlessly by C.V. Hunt - 27th Jun '14 - ★★
9 - Immortal City by Scott Speer - 1st Jul '14 - ★★★1/2
July
1 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 5th Jul '14 - ★★★★1/2
2 - The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade - 8th Jul '14 - ★★★★1/2
3 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer - 15th Jul '14 - ★★★★1/2
4 - Outshine by Nola Decker - 19th Jul '14 - ★★★1/2
5 - Between the Lives by Jessica Shirvington - 26th Jul '14 - ★★★★
August
1 - Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers - 1st Aug '14 - ★★★★★
2 - Wallbanger by Alice Clayton - 6 Aug '14 - ★★
3 - Beloved Enemy by Lacy Yager - 7 Aug '14 - ★★★
4 -
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October
November
December
CHALLENGE COMPLETE!!I am going to try this one this year. While I'm going to aim for Devil May Care, I would like to try for Fresh Face (5 new ones each month).
New 2 U Author Challenge 2014
Level: Devil May Care (month-to-month Fresh Face)
Total Read: 96/60+
January (8/5)
1. Jennifer Estep - Spider's Bite (1/1/14)
2. Ginny Aiken - Priced to Move (1/6/14)
3. Sibel Hodge - How to Dump Your Boyfriend in the Men's Room (1/11/14) *short story*
4. Amy Wilson - Relationship Status (1/15/14) *short story*
5. Farrah Rochon - A Perfect Holiday Fling (1/23/14) *short story*
6. Robin Benway - Also Known As (1/26/14)
7. Rainbow Rowell - Fangirl (1/26/14)
8. Carol Lee - Dead Write (1/27/14) *short story*
February (7/5)
1. Joe Hill - NOS4A2 (2/5/14)
2. L.A. Johannesson - eloves me eloves me not (2/8/14)
3. Deborah Reed - Things We Set on Fire (2/9/14)
4. Jennifer Malone Wright - The Vampire Hunter's Daughter (2/23/14) *short story*
5. Melissa McClone - Mistletoe Magic (2/26/14) *short story*
6. Bob Moats - Dark Carnival Murders (2/27/14)
7. Jeffrey Stepakoff - Love a la Carte (2/28/14) *short story*
March (8/5)
1. Juliette Sobanet - Kissed in Paris (3/2/14)
2. Sandra D. Bricker - Always the Baker, Never the Bride (3/7/14)
3. Jennie Shortridge - Love Water Memory (3/9/14)
4. Jodi Lynn Anderson - Peaches (3/12/14)
5. Jessica Clare - Wicked Games (3/14/14)
6. Rick Riordan - The Lightning Thief (3/18/14)
7. Stephen Chbosky - The Perks of Being a Wallflower (3/20/14)
8. Nancy Pickard - The Scent of Rain and Lightning (3/31/14)
April (2/5)
1. Denise Grover Swank - Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes (4/3/14)
2. Caroline Hanson - Bewitching the Werewolf (4/6/14) *short story*
May (5/5)
1. Andy Weir - The Martian (5/3/14)
2. Lotus Rose - Butterfly Knight (5/8/14) *short story*
3. Jonas Jonasson - The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (5/23/14)
4. Ian Woodhead - Lumps (5/25/14) *short story*
5. Si Robertson - Si-cology 1: Tales and Wisdom from Duck Dynasty’s Favorite Uncle (5/29/14)
June (6/5)
1. Lauren Graham - Someday, Someday, Maybe (6/4/14)
2. G.M. Firely - The Raindrop (6/9/14) *short story*
3. Wes Moore - The Other Wes Moore (6/10/14)
4. David Mitchell - Cloud Atlas (6/19/14)
5. Bill Cameron - County Line (6/25/14)
6. Melanie Benjamin - The Aviator's Wife (6/27/14)
July (13/5)
1. Pamela Redmond Satran - Suburbanistas, 7/2/14
2. Laurien Berenson - A Pedigree to Die For, 7/2/14
3. Veronica Roth - Divergent, 7/4/14
4. Annelise Ryan - Working Stiff, 7/7/14
5. Steven F. Havill - Red, Green, or Murder, 7/12/14
6. Susan Kiernan-Lewis - Finding Infinity, 7/14/14
7. Melissa Senate - The Secret of Joy, 7/16/14
8. Sue Grafton - 'A' is for Alibi, 7/18/14
9. Brenda Pandos - Everblue, 7/19/14
10. Kevin Jakubowski - 8-Bit Christmas, 7/22/14
11. Cheryl Strayed - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, 7/23/14
12. Diane Chamberlain - The Good Father, 7/31/14
August (13/5)
1. Nevada Barr - Liberty Falling, 8/1/14
2. Ray Bradbury - Something Wicked This Way Comes, 8/2/14
3. Hannah Pittard - The Fates Will Find Their Way, 8/8/14
4. Elly Griffiths - The Crossing Places, 8/9/14
5. Molly Ringwald - When It Happens to You, 8/9/14
6. Melissa Marr - Wicked Lovely, 8/14/14
7. Tony Danza - I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teach I Ever Had, 8/15/14
8. Jim Gaffigan - Dad is Fat, 8/18/14
9. Garth Stein - The Art of Racing in the Rain, 8/21/14
10. Libby Street - Happiness Sold Separately, 8/24/14
11. Marta Acosta - Happy Hour at Casa Dracula, 8/25/14
12. Max Allan Collins - You Can't Stop Me, 8/30/14
September (8/5)
1. Meredith Allard - Her Dear and Loving Husband, 9/12/14
2. J. Maarten Troost - The Sex Lives of Cannibals, 9/13/14
3. Maeve Binchy - A Week in Winter, 9/18/14
4. Edgar Cantero - The Supernatural Enhancements, 9/19/14
5. Yōko Ogawa - The Housekeeper and the Professor, 9/21/14
6. Toni Anderson - Sea of Suspicion, 9/24/14
7. Robert B. Parker - The Judas Goat, 9/25/14
8. Rebekah Crane - Playing Nice, 9/28/14
October (6/5)
1. Ruta Sepetys - Between Shades of Gray, 10/3/14
2. Tim Conway - What's So Funny, 10/6/14
3. Paul Theroux - The Kingdom by the Sea, 10/12/14
4. Claire North - The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, 10/22/14
5. Rochelle Staab - Who Do, Voodoo, 10/26/14
6. Linda Francis Lee - The Ex-Debutante, 10/27/14
November (5/5)
1. Linda Wisdom - 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover, 11/3/14
2. Steve Smallman - Santa Is Coming to Delaware, 11/13/14
3. Jo Goodman - A Place Called Home, 11/14/14
4. Kelly Moore - Amber House, 11/17/14
5. Scott Lynch - The Lies of Locke Lamora, 11/22/14
December (17/5)
1. Jojo Moyes - Me Before You, 12/8/14
2. Maggie Pill - The Sleuth Sisters, 12/11/14
3. K.C. Flynn - There's a Dead Elf in Santa's Workshop, 12/12/14
4. Kate Channing - Stripper, 12/13/14
5. Kerstin Gier - Ruby Red, 12/13/14
6. Deeanne Gist - Maid to Match, 12/14/14
7. Neil Patrick Harris - Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography, 12/14/14
8. Graeme Simsion - The Rosie Project, 12/19/14
9. Nancy Rue - Boyfriends, Burritos & An Ocean of Trouble, 12/20/14
10. Krista Lakes - Freshwater Kisses, 12/21/14
11. Sandra Beasley - Don't Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life, 12/22/14
12. Mindy Kaling - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, 12/22/14
13. Ivy Sinclair - Cupid's Cupcake, 12/24/14
14. Mona Risk - Christmas Babies, 12/26/14
15. Kristan Higgins - Just One of the Guys, 12/28/14
16. Lacy Maran - There's No Place Like Homecoming: A Dorothy Gale Prequel, 12/30/14
17. Sara Shepard - Pretty Little Liar, 12/31/14
I am in....and will do Come What May!New 2 U Authors: 2014
Duration: 1st January - 31st December
Level: Come What May
0 Completed
January
1. William Kent Krueger...Trickster's Point...January 4, 2013
February
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September
October
November
December
Mod
I tend to forget about my ongoing series' and read new authors so I'm once again in for Devil May Care.Duration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Level: Devil May Care
[January]
1. Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4 ★★★★★
2. One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10 ★★★
3. Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21 ★★
[February]
1. The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 2/10 ★★
2. You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz 2/20 ★★★★★
[March]
1. Faceless Killers - Henning Mankell 3/19 ★★
2. Real - Katy Evans 3/29 ★★★★★
[April]
1. The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley 4/2 ★★★★★
2. Retribution - Jilliane Hoffman 4/15 ★★★★
3. Hounded - Kevin Hearne 4/28 ★★★
[May]
1. City of the Sun - David Levien 5/13 ★★
2. The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley 5/14 ★★★
3. Untraceable - S.R. Johannes 5/18 ★★★★
4. Unwind - Neal Shusterman 5/21 ★★★★
5. Renegade Most Wanted - Carol Arens 5/27 ★★★
[June]
1. The Girl Next Door - Jack Ketchum 6/2 ★★★
2. The Turtle-Girl from East Pukapuka - Cole Alpaugh 6/3 ★★
3. Sex and the Single Earl - Vanessa Kelly 6/20 ★★★
4. Ashfall - Mike Mullen 6/21 ★★★
5. Spirit and Dust - Rosemary Clement-Moore 6/30 ★★★★
[July]
1. Between, Georgia - Joshilyn Jackson 7/5 ★★★
2. The Broken Hearts Club - Ethan Black 7/8 ★★★
3. Caring Is Creepy - David Zimmerman 7/10 ★★
4. The Golden Dragon - Tianna Xander 7/12 ★★
5. The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17 ★★★
6. Zuri's Zargonnii Warrior - C.L. Scholey 7/26 ★★★★
[August]
1. White Wedding - Ursula Sinclair 8/11 ★★
2. Tall, Dark & Lonely - R.L. Mathewson 8/13 ★★★★
3. Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21 ★★★★
4. Some Kind Of Fairy Tale - Graham Joyce 8/22 ★★
5. Redemption - Susannah Sandlin 8/24 ★★★★
[September]
1. Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines 9/10 ★★★
2. Charmed Spirits - Carrie Ann Ryan 9/10 ★★★★
[October]
1. Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5 ★★★★★
2. Red - Jordan Summers 10/10 ★★★★
3. Who Do, Voodoo? - Rochelle Staab 10/13 ★★★
4. What Angels Fear - C.S. Harris 10/15 ★★★★
5. Finders-Seekers - Gayle Greeno 10/17 ★★★★
6. Bizarre Life of Sydney Sedrick - Mandi Casey 10/19 ★★
7. North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24 ★★★★★
8. The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 10/29 ★★
9. Letters from Skye: A Novel - Jessica Brockmole 10/30 ★★★★
[November]
1. Down to You - M. Leighton 11/3 ★★★★
2. Everywhere She Turns - Debra Webb 11/3 ★★
3. The Pyramid Of Doom - Andy McDermott 11/7 ★★
4. Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles 11/9 ★★★★
5. Twisted Things - Madge Swindells 11/9 ★★
6. Lost - Gary Devon 11/15 ★★★
7. The City and the City - China Miéville 11/21 ★★★
8. The Butterfly Farm - Diane Noble 11/25 ★★★
9. Should've Known Better - Cassandra Carr 11/29 ★★★★
[December]
1. Just Desserts - Mary Daheim 12/7 ★
2. The Crossing Places - Elly Griffiths 12/13 ★★★★
3. Flirting with Forever - Gwyn Cready 12/13 ★★★
4. Devil Without a Cause - Terri Garey 12/14 ★★★★
5. Baby, I'm Yours - Susan Andersen 12/20 ★★
6. Trick of the Light - Rob Thurman 12/21 ★★★★
7. One Dance with a Duke - Tessa Dare 12/27 ★★★★
8. Maiden Rock - Mary Logue 12/28 ★★★
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Mod
1/14-12/14Devil May Care
50/20
1. Colleen Hoover 1-1-14
2. Christopher Paul Curtis 1-10-14
3. Holly Black 1-17-14
4. Tracy Bilen 1-22-14
5. Koethi Zan 1-25-14
6. Holly Goldberg Sloan 1-26-14
7. Tahereh Mafi 1-28-14
8. Anne Ursu 2-1-14
9. Tammara Webb 2-4-14
10. Mary Pearson 02-05-14
11. Kirkpatrick Hill 2-5-14
12. Dorothy Sterling 2-10-14
13. Beth Kephart 2-14-14
14. Scott Westerfeld 2-19-14
15. Tommy Hays 2-21-14
16. Wendy Mass 2-25-14
17. David Bell 2-27-14
18.Todd Strausser 3-1-14
19. Sharon Hale 3-3-14
20. NH Senzai 3-7-14
21. Francesco Marciuliano 3-7-14
22. Melissa Wiley 3-8-14
23. Kristiana Gregory 3-14-14
24. Maya Banks 3-16-14
25. Deborah Hopkinson 3-15-16
26. Amber Argyle 3-17-14
27. Melissa Kantor 3-18-14
28. Jessica Warman 3-21-14
29. Sharon Draper 3-26-14
30. Laura Golden 3-28-14
31. Karen Mahoney 3-30-14
32. Laura Bickle 4-2-14
33. Gennifer Albin 4-7-14
34. Neal Bascomb 4-10-14
35. Ava Dellaira 4-12-14
36. M.G. Buehrlen 4-14-14
37. Jennifer E Smith 4-17-14
38. Jocelyn Davies 4-20-14
39. Tonya Cherie Hegamin 4-23-14
40. Megan Miranda 4-25-14
41. Pam Muñoz Ryan 4-27-14
42. Tess Sharpe 5-1-14
43. Sarah Ockler 5-8-14
44. Natalie LLoyd 5-10-14
45. Rodman Philbrick 5-10-14
46. Lisa Rowe Fraustino 5-12-14
47. Emme Rollins 5-14-14
48. Carey Corp 5-16-14
49. Lori Langdon 5-16-14
50. Maurissa Guibord 5-18-14
I'm in. I'll do come what may and post as I go.January
1. Anna Bell
2. Alan Bradley
3. Mary Campisi
4. Catherine Deveny
5. Karen Wood
6. Allegra Goodman
7. Graeme Simsion
8. Caroline Overington
9. Indigo Bloome
10. Jane Tara
11. Cate Kennedy
February
12. Greg Pembroke
13. Jeaniene Frost
14. Mary Roach
15. Dorothy Koomson
16. Toni Jordan
17. Natasha Preston
18. Jamie McGuire
19. Jean Oram
20. Maggie Alderson
21. Laini Taylor
March
22. Colette McBeth
23. Judith Lucy
24. Jennie Shortridge
25. Aimee Nichols
26. Rachel Joyce
27. Tom Tame
28. Alex Scarrow
29. John Green
30. Margaret Atwood
31. Tara Moss
32. Janet Evanovich
April
33. Phillip Gwyne
34. Marion Zimmer Bradley
35. Christina Baker Kline
May
36. Kerry Greenwood
37. Diane Setterfield
38. Adam Johnson
39. Gayle Forman
40. Kylie Kaden
41. Maeve Binchy
42. Samantha Shannon
June
43. Tim Winton
44. Brian Falkner
45. Annie Murray
46. Yann Martel
47. Paul Cleave
48. Matt Zurbo
July
50. K.C. Hilton
51. Kate Atkinson
52. Ursula Hegi
54. Joanne Harris
55. Deborah Cloyed
56. James Thurber
57. Anne McCullagh Rennie
58. Rainbow Rowell
59. Kim Carpenter
60. Mark D'Arbanville
61. Dan Wells
62. Laline Paull
63. J.M. Barrie
64. Michael Grant
August
65. Geoffrey McGeachin
66. Katherine Center
67. Shannon Stoker
68. Sally Nielsen
69. Helen Garner
70. Nick Hornby
71. Randa Abdel-Fattah
72. Alice Peterson
73. Diana Orgain
74. Brenda Cheers
75. Nancy Springer
76. Rebecca Skloot
77. Ann Brashares
78. Sue Hines
79. Mingmei Yip
September
80. Gwyneth Rees
81. Cormac McCarthy
82. E. Lockhart
83. Dan Jerris
84. Melody Carlson
85. Margaret Read MacDonald
86. Julia Sokota
87. Bill Bryson
88. Karin Slaughter
89. Ellie O'Neill
90. Stacie Morrell
91. Kirk Jay Mueller
October
92. Carla Caruso
93. Hugh Howey
94. Joyce Lankester Brisley
95. Peter Cotton
96. Lauren Holmes
97. Ron Faust
98. J.D. Salinger
99. Sebastian Meschenmoser
100. Jessie Burton
November
101. Monica McInerney
102. Joanna Trollope
103. Audrey Niffenegger
104. Peter Carey
105. Scott Lynch
106. Abigail Roux
107. Elly Griffiths
108. Polly Williams
109. Charlie N. Holmberg
110. Alexander McCall Smith
111. Diana Gabaldon
December
112. Patrick Ness
113. Jacqueline Harvey
114. Loretta Hill
115. Kate Morton
116. Mira Grant
117. Tara Sue Me
118. Kat Bastion
119. Lemony Snicket
120. Cassandra Clare
121. Josh Sundquist
122. J.R. Ward
123. Jane Tara
Total books read for 2014 = 207
59% new to me authors
Mod
Reading Challenges > New 2 U Authors: 2014 New 2 U Authors: 2014
Duration: 1st January - 31st December
Level: Come What May
21/?
January
1. Alexandra Ivy - When Darkness Comes (Guardians of Eternity #1) 01/09/14
2.A Night to Remember by Eve Vaughn 01/14/14
3. Simply Irresistible (Lucky Harbor #1) by Jill Shalvis 01/19/14
4. A Greek Escape by Elizabeth Power 01/25/14
February
1. Everneath (Everneath #1) by Brodi Ashton 02/16/14
2. Riding the Storm (ACRO #1) by Sydney Croft 02/21/14
3. Shipwrecked with Mr. Wrong by Nikki Logan 02/28/14
March
1. Virgin River (Virgin River #1) by Robyn Carr 03/05/14
2. Navy Wife (Navy Series #1) by Debbie Macomber 03/07/14
3. Bear's Gold (Erotic Shifter Fairy Tales #1) by Yvette Hines 03/04/14
April
1. Seducing Her Rival by Seleste deLaney 04/30/14
May
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June
1. Undone (Fiery Tales #4) by Lila DiPasqua 06/22/14
2. Lord of Rage (Royal House of Shadows #2) by Jill Monroe 06/26/14
3. One Little Sin (MacLachlan Family & Friends #2) by Liz Carlyle 06/30/14
July
1. Lord of the Wolfyn (Royal House of Shadows #3) by Jessica Andersen 07/25/14
2. A Certain Wolfish Charm (Westfield Wolves #1) by Lydia Dare 07/27/14
August
1. Zylan Captive (Zylar's Moons #1) by Ravyn Wilde 08/17/14
September
1. Seducing Cinderella (Fighting for Love #1) by Gina L. Maxwell 09/18/14
2. Temporarily Yours (Shillings Agency #1) by Diane Alberts 09/25/14
October
1. Scrumptious (Sexy Chefs #1) by Amanda Usen 10/08/14
November
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December
1. Logan (Montana Creeds #1) by Linda Lael Miller 12/26/14
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I'm in for this :) I'll do Devil may care again! :)1. Royce Prouty..Stoker's Manuscript(7 Oct)
2. Paula Brackston..The Witch's Daughter
3. Charles O'Brien..Death of a Robber Baron(book 1)
4. Mark Pryor..The Bookseller(book 1)(19 Jan)
5. Margaret Leroy..The Soldier's Wife(15 May)
6. Liz Trenow..The Last Telegram
7. Lynn Sheene..The Last Time I Saw Paris
8. Laurie R. King..Touchstone(book 1)(9 Jan)
9. Anne Perry.The Sheen on the Silk(22 Jan)
10. John Boyne..The Boy in he Striped Pajamas(16 Jan)
11. Abraham Verghese..Cutting For Stone
12. Hallie Rubenhold..Mistress of My Own Fate(book 1)
13. Peter Ho Davies..The Welsh Girl(11 Feb)
14. Frank McCourt..Angela's Ashes(book 1)
15. Alma Katsu..The Taker(book 1)(6 May)
16. Azar Nafisi..Reading Lolita in Tehran
17. James R. Benn..Billy Boyle: A World War II Mystery(book 1)(28 Apr)
18. Robert Harris..An Officer and a Spy(5 Oct)
19. Stephanie Perkins..Anna and the French Kiss(book 1)(16 Feb)
20. Robin Oliveira..I Always Loved You
21. Catherine Anderson..Keegan's Lady(book 1)(19 Feb)
22. Patience Bloom..Romance is My Day Job
23. Jill Shalvis..Simply Irresistible(book 1)(25 Jul)
24. Christopher Golden..Snowblind(9 Mar)
25. Kate Parker..The Vanishing Thief(book 1)(23 Mar)
26. John Box..An American MaleWhore in Tokyo
27. Gregory Harris..The Arnifour Affair(book 1)(read)
28. Jennifer McMahon..The Winter People(2 Apr)
29. Iris Anthony..The Miracle Thief
30. Mary Kay Andrews..Spring Fever(3 May)
31. Muriel Barbery..The Elegance of the Hedgehog(9 May)
32. Jenny Colgan..The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris(25 May)
33. Gary Kriss..The Zodiac Deception
34. Cara Black..Murder in the Marais(book 1)(1 Jun)
35. Christopher Moore..The Serpent of Venice(22 Jul)
36. Diane Kelly..Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure(book 1)(9 Jun)
37. Matthew Hussey..Get the Guy(read)
38. Rachel Hartman..Seraphina(book 1)(15 Jul)
39. Jennifer Probst..The Marriage Bargain(book 1)(17 Jul)
40. Katherine Howe..The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane(25 Jul)
41. Debbie Macomber..The Inn at Rose Harbour(book 1)(1 Aug)
42. Vivien Shotwell..Vienna Nocturne(23 Aug)
43. David Downing..Jack of Spies(book 1)(25 Aug)
44. Julia Quinn..The Duke and I(book 1)(28 Aug)
45. Melanie Benjamin..The Aviator's Wife(15 Sept)
46. Michael Gibney..Sous Chef(18 Sept)
47. Teri Wilson..Unmasking Juliet(24 Sept)
48. Shane Kuhn..The Intern's Handbook
49. Brittani Sonnenberg..Home Leave(26 Oct)
50. Jeff High..More Things in Heaven and Earth(book 1)(16 Oct)
51. Ellen Sussman..A Wedding in Provence(read)
52. Diane Setterfield..The Thirteenth Tale(2 Nov)
53. Joanna Campbell Slan..Death of a Schoolgirl(book 1)(27 Nov)
54. Ruth Crocker..Those Who Remain
55. Elizabeth Freemantle..Sisters of Treason(30 Dec)
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are you going to do New Releases also?
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Yes, we are working on it now. It is almost finished. Since it is Lisarenee's baby, she has to approved the final touches. ☺
I'm in for Come What MayNew 2 U Author Challenge 2014
Level: Come What May
January
1 Murder On Monday by Ann Purser
2 Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
3 Unzipped by Lois Greiman
4 The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe by Mary Simses
5 His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
6 Orchestrated Death A Mystery Introducing Inspector Bill Slider by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
7 The Hound of Rowan by Henry H. Neff
February
8 The Alehouse Murders by Maureen Ash
9 The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury
10 Thus Was Adonis Murdered by Sarah Caudwell
March
11 A Potion to Die For by Heather Blake
12 Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
13 Deadly Magic by Elisabeth Crabtree
14 Coming Clean in Lerpe by R. Jimon
15 Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
16 Murder on Ice by Alina Adams
April
17 Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow by James Rollins
18 East of Peculiar by Suzann Ledbetter
19 Keep Me Ghosted by Karen Cantwell
20 One O'clock Jump: a swing town mystery for the young at heart by Lise McClendon
21 Crime Upon Crime by Michael Underwood
May
22 Summer Flight by Margaret Yorke
23 The Shadow Thieves by Anne Ursu
24 The Great Ghost Rescue by Eva Ibbotson
25 Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry
26 Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R.L. LaFevers
27 Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
June
28 Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
29 The Thief by Cornelia Funke
30 Playing With Poison by Cindy Blackburn
31 Murder in Death's Door County by Elizabeth (Jackie) Rose
July
32 Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
33 Illegal Magic by Arlene Blakely
34 The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton
35 Foreclosed by Traci Tyne Hilton
August
36 The Lost Journal by Chris Blewitt
37 Death With An Ocean View by Nora Charles
38 Don of the Dead by Casey Daniels
39 The Water Mirror by Kai Meyer
40 The Clue of the Twisted Candle by Edgar Wallace
41 Magic Marks the Spot by Caroline Carlson
42 The Orange-Yellow Diamond by J.S. Fletcher
43 Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes by Denise Grover Swank
September
44 An Uncollected Death: A Charlotte Anthony Mystery by Meg Wolfe
45 The Lover's Knot by Clare O'Donohue
October
46 Buried in a Book by Lucy Arlington
47 Silent in the Grave byAmy Patricia Meade
Deanna Raybourn
48 The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley
49 A Very Private Enterprise by Elizabeth Ironside
50 The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
51 Million Dollar Baby by
52 Begonia Means Beware by Lyndsey Cole
November
53 Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
54 One Deadly Sister by Rod Hoisington
55 The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
56 The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson
57 The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
58 McNally's Secret by Lawrence Sanders
59 The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
60 In for a Penny: A Cleopatra Jones Mystery by Maggie Toussaint
61 Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
62 Dead Wrong by Leighann Dobbs
63 Cinder by Marissa Meyer
64 Funeral Food by Kathleen Taylor
December
65 Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins
66 The Chocolate Cat Caper by JoAnna Carl
67 Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier
68 City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
69 Odds Against by Dick Francis
70 Death Comes eCalling by Leslie O'Kane
71 Candy Apple Dead by Sammi Carter
72 Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa
73 Designer Dirty Laundry by Diane Vallere
74 Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
75 Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson
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I am in! Duration: 1/1/14 - 12/31/14
Level: Come What May
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I'm in. I want to aim for Devil May Care level but I will start small and then see how I progress.New 2 U Author Challenge - 2014
Duration: 1st January - 31st December
LEVEL
Devil May Care = 20 or more!
January - New To Me Authors (view spoiler)
February - New To Me Authors (view spoiler)
March - New To Me Authors (view spoiler)
April - New To Me Authors (view spoiler)
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FYI: Catherine, 2014 is now posted here.
~ New 2 U Author Challenge - 2014 ~ Duration: January 1st-December31st
Level:Devil May Care
Completed: 0/20+
~ New 2 U Author Challenge - 2014 ~ Duration: January 1st 2014 - December 31st 2014
Level: Devil May Care = 20 or more!
67/20
1. Seize Me by by Crystal Spears (16/1) **
2. White Wolf by Jianne Carlo (17/1) ***
3. A Breach of Promise by Victoria Vane (17/1) ***
4. Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan (21/1) ***
5. Cowboy Heat by Sable Hunter (26/1) ***
6. Diamond Girl by Andrea Smith (5/2) ***
7. The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt (7/2) ***
8. Short Straw Bride by Dallas Schulze (16/2) ****
9. Gemini by Penelope Ward (22/2) ***
10. Karley's Surrender by Christin Lovell (23/2) ****
11. The Mercenary by Cherry Adair (2/3) ****
12. Promises Linger by Sarah McCarty (15/3) ****
13. The Border Lord by Sophia James (16/3) ****
14. Dark Seduction by Brenda Joyce (16/3) **
15. Losing Me, Finding You by C.M. Stunich (17/) ***
16. Colton by Marriage (The Coltons of Montana, #1) by Marie Ferrarella (18/3) ****
17. Satin and Steel by Jayna Vixen (23/3) ***
18. More Than Words by Karla Doyle (26/3) ****
19. Last Hit by Jessica Clare (29/3) ****
20. The Missing Link by J.M. Sevilla (2/4) ****
21. Arrow of Time by Lina Andersson (26/4) ***
22. Vendetta by Autumn Karr (3/5) ***
23. Their One and Only by Trista Ann Michaels (4/5) ***
24. Dragon's Lair by Chantal Fernando (25/5) *****
25. Lick by Kylie Scott (28/5) ***
26. Outlaw Kind of Love: Prairie Devils MC Romance by Nicole Snow (30/5) ***
27. Dead Sexy Dragon by Lolita Lopez (5/6) ***
28. Until November by Aurora Rose Reynolds (14/6) ****
29. Tattered Love by Lola Stark (19/6) ****
30. Chloe's Double Draw by Fiona Archer (20/6) ***
31. Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros (23/6) ****
32. Sold to the Sheikh by Chloe Cox (23/6) ****
33. Nero by Sarah Brianne (30/6) ****
34. Kaleb by Nicole Edwards (1/7) ***
35. Cole by Megan O'Brien (6/7) ***
36. Angelology by Danielle Trussoni (22/7) ****
37. Alienated by Melissa Landers (25/7) ***
38. Lucky in Love by Carolyn Brown (29/7) ****
39. Bender by Stacy Borel (3/8) *****
40. The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg (4/8) **
41. Covert Agent's Virgin Affair by Linda Conrad (16/8) ****
42. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (18/8) ***
43. Kiss of Fire by Deborah Cooke (20/8) ****
44. Foreplay by Sophie Jordan (22/8) ****
45. Honest Love by C.M. Hutton (25/8) ***
46. A Million Dirty Secrets by C.L. Parker (27/8) **
47. Break the Sky by Nina Lane (29/8) ****
48. The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert (31/8) **
49. Push the Envelope by Rochelle Paige (3/9) ****
50. The Education of Mrs. Brimley by Donna MacMeans (4/9) *****
51. Tangled by Emma Chase (6/9) ***
52. Sheltered by Charlotte Stein (6/9) ***
53. Hopeless by Colleen Hoover (9/9) ***
54. A Negotiated Marriage by Noelle Adams (11/9) ****
55. Monster in His Eyes by J.M. Darhower (13/9) ****
56. Incandescent by River Savage (16/9) ****
57. Maid for Love by Marie Force (19/9) ****
58. The Book of Scandal by Julia London (9/10) ***
59. Razing Kayne by Julieanne Reeves (11/10) ****
60. Dominic by L.A. Casey (18/10) ***
61. The Mighty Storm by Samantha Towle (24/10) *
62. Used by Bijou Hunter (1/11) ****
63. His Wild Desire by Ella Goode (5/11) *****
64. Down and Out by Kelley R. Martin (8/11) ****
65. Holding Out by Lila Rose (9/11) ***
66. Under Locke by Mariana Zapata (18/11) ****
67. The Embattled Road by J.M. Madden (21/11) ****
68. Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith (29/11) ****
69. Raphael by D.B. Reynolds (4/12) ****
70. One Ride by Chelsea Camaron (9/12) ***
71. The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton (10/12) ***
72. The Girl on the Cliff by Lucinda Riley (13/10) ****
73. Sweet Perdition by Cynthia Rayne (14/12) ****
74. His at Night by Sherry Thomas (24/12) ***
75. A Kiss to Remember by Teresa Medeiros (30/12) *****
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I'm definitely in!Come What May
Duration: January 1st 2014 - December 31st 2014
TOTAL: 157
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Nothing But Reading Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
Tempting the Negotiator (other topics)How to Dance with a Duke (other topics)
மனசுக்குள் வெளிச்சம் (other topics)
The Prince Who Loved Me (other topics)
The Firebird (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Zana Bell (other topics)Manda Collins (other topics)
Thenkachi Ko Swaminathan (other topics)
Karen Hawkins (other topics)
Lisa Unger (other topics)
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Duration: Reoccurring every year, but start fresh from January to December. (If you start after January, you may back-post from the beginning of the year.)
Rules: Read books by authors that are New 2 U (new to you).
• If an author writes under a pseudonym, you may use that, provided it is a
different genre (or sub-genre, writes Historical Romance under one name and
Paranormal Romance under another) and you have NOT read any of those books.
• Anthologies are always a wonderful way to try someone new, so long as
one of the stories has been written by a New 2 U author, it is permitted.
• Audiobooks are fine.
• Novellas are fine.
• You can set your goal now, or adjust as the year progresses.
• Feel free to make a special comment, if you found a real winner.
(★Stars★ or ♥hearts♥ indications welcome!)
• Please indicate your totals. For example: LEVELS
Come What May = Let's see how many I read.
Fresh Face = 5
Adventurer = 10
Risk Taker = 15
Devil May Care = 20 or more!
Need help? Check out listopia.
Thanks, Jessica, for the motivation to do this one in 2013. ☺