Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, & Unique Holidays Year Long Reading Challenge - 2014

[Diane T.]

NBRC: Bizarre & Unique Holidays Challenge 2014
Date: 04/12/14 - 04/11/15
0/6 Holidays
Part 2


July 3rd - Disobedience Day 5/12
D: The Deluge by Mark Morris 05/12/14
I: In a Small Town by Marc A. DiGiacomo 10/02/14
S: Stimpson, Michelle - Mama B - A Time to Speak 06/14/14
O:
B: Brock by Kathi S. Barton 04/26/14
E:
D: Death's Little Angels by Sylver Belle Garcia 08/08/14
I: If He's Daring by Hannah Howell 10/11/14
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N:
C: Castle Juliet by Brandon Berntson 09/30/14
E:

August 9th - Book Lover's Day 6/10
B: Being Their Baby by Korey Mae Johnson 05/08/14
O:
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K: Killing Floor by Lee Child 05/07/14

L: Lori Foster - Back to Buckhorn 08/26/14
O:
V: Verdenius, Angela - Heart of a Smuggler 05/15/14
E:
R: Robb, J.D. - Glory in Death 08/17/14
S: Star's Storm by S.E. Smith 06/25/14

September 28th - Ask a Stupid Question Day 11/18
A:
S: Shadow Woman by Thomas Perry 07/05/14
K: Kaleb by Kathi S. Barton 05/24/14

A:

S: S.E. Smith - Krac's Firebrand 08/05/14
T: Theolyn Boese - Bee Stung 09/09/14
U: Until November by Aurora Rose Reynolds 06/12/14
P: Phantom Evil by Heather Graham 06/01/14
I:
D: Divine Grace by Heather Rainier 07/03/14

Q: Quinn Checks In by L.H. Thomson 08/28/14
U: Until Forever by Darlene Shortridge 05/14/15
E:
S: Shelly Laurenston - Bear Meets Girl 08/06/14
T: Touch of Frost by S.E. Smith 09/25/14
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N:

October 30th - Mischief Night 7/13
M: Midnight Man by Lisa Marie Rice 05/20/14
I:
S: Sebastian by Kathi S. Barton 08/14/14
C:
H: Hunter by Kathi S. Barton 08/06/14
I:
E:
F: The Final Cut by Catherine Coulter 06/20/14

N:
I:
G: Goodman, Sid - Zylan's Messengers 06/27/14
H: Henkin, Joshua - The World Without You 08/17/14
T: Tom Bielawski - The Dragon Writers Collection: A Bundle of Fantasy and Science Fiction 09/25/14

November 30th - Stay At Home Because You Are Well Day 14/27
S: Say You Will by Kate Perry 09/03/14
T: Trudge by Shawn Chesser 10/25/14
A:
Y: Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim 07/05/14

A:
T:

H: His Highness the Duke by Michelle M. Pillow 09/09/14
O:
M: The Mane Squeeze by Shelly Laurenston 07/31/14
E:

B: Barton, Kathi S. - James 05/26/14
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C:
A:
U: Until Trevor by Aurora Rose Reynolds 06/27/14
S: Saving Grace by Sandy James 10/12/14
E:

Y: The Yaakmen of Tyrie by Mark Paul Jacobs 09/28/14
O:
U: Until Nico by Aurora Rose Reynolds 07/14/14

A:
R: Red Hill by Jamie McGuire 08/20/14
E:

W: Weekend Surrender by Lori King 05/03/14
E:
L: Luke Duffy - The Dead Walk The Earth: A Post Apocalyptic Thriller 09/05/14
L: Laurann Dohner - Darkness 10/05/14

December 12th - National Ding-a-Ling Day 4/17
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N:
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L: L.A. Dark by G.F. Gustav 10/02/14

D: Deadly Night by Heather Graham 08/25/14
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N:
G: Greig Beck - Beneath the Dark Ice 08/29/14
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L:
I:
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G: Graham, Heather - Deadly Harvest 09/13/14

[Marybeth]

I am so in. i will start with April and then see what i can do from there.

April
A - And We Stay
P -
R -
I - Inhuman
L -

F - Frankenstein
O -
O -
L -
S -
Finished: 1/10

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Marybeth!

[Shelly]

Finished my first month!


January - Fruit Cake Toss Day
F Fear Nothing by Lisa Gardner 1/31/14
R Corridor by Robin Parrish 3/13/14
U Untraceable by Laura Griffin 4/20/2014
I Impostor by Susanne Winnacker 3/20/14
T Trail Of Blood by Lisa Black 1/22/14
C The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams 3/7/14
A Blue by Lou Aronica 2/16/14
K Doctor Sleep by Stephen King 2/4/14
E The Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer 1/8/2014
T Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live by Tom Shales
O The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 4/21/2014
S The voice of waterfalls by Natasha A. Salnikova 3/5/14
S Seriously... I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres 3/11/14

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats, Shelly!

[jingles]

NBRC: Bizarre & Unique Holidays Challenge 2014
Date: 01/01/14 - 12/31/14
50/?? Completed

APRIL - TAKE A CHANCE
11/11

✔1. T = Tyler, Stephanie/Promises in the Dark - 04/06/14
✔2. A = Ashley, Jennifer/Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage - 04/18/14
✔3. K = Kate Morton/The Forgotten Garden - 04/13/14
✔4. E = Emperor: The Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden - 04/08/14

✔5. A = Angell, Kate/No Sunshine When She's Gone - 04/19/14

✔6. C = Cathy Marie Buchanan/The Painted Girls - 04/04/14
✔7. H = Howard, Linda/Prey - 04/20/14
✔8. A = Adams, Richard/Watership Down - 04/28/14
✔9. N = No Place to Run by Maya Banks - 04/16/14
✔10. C = The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett - 04/05/14
✔11. E = Emma Chase/Twisted - 04/21/14

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿APRIL COMPLETED 04/28/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congratulations, Jingles!

[Shelly]

Finished Feb.

February - Ferris Wheel Day
F The Final Cut by Catherine Coutler 4/14/2014
EAll The Pretty Girls by J.T. Ellison 2/26/14
RThe Halo Effect by M.J. Rose 3/16/14
R Concealed in Death by J.D. Robb 3/31/2014
I Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick 4/22/2014
S The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard 3/18/14
W What We Saw by Ryan Casey 3/3/14
H Happy Hour by Michele Scott 3/20/14
E Room by Emma Donoghue 4/5/2014
E Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer 4/26/2014
L - The Legend of Devil's Creek 3/2/2014

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats, Shelly!

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

Updated post #8

Words: 5/12
Letters: 83/151

Finished 4 more

February 20th - Hoodie-Hoo Day Completed

✔H - Carter's Tryck by Lynn Hagen (15/01/14)
✔O - Assassin's Honor *Order of the Sicari series* by Monica Burns (04/03/14)
✔O - A Brac Pack Crazy Family Christmas by Lynn Hagen *Oliver (11/02/14)
✔D - Dagon's Ride by Lynn Hagen (16/01/14)
✔I - Tempted by Elisabeth Naughton *Isadora* (19/02/14)
✔E - Bald Eagle by Lynn Hagen *Bald Eagle* (19/02/14)
✔H - Joshua's Law by Lynn Hagen (16/01/14)
✔O - Tater's Bear by Lynn Hagen *Olsen Lakeland* (29/01/14)
✔O - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Visual Companion by Jude Fisher *Ori* (09/02/14)

March 25th - Waffle Day Completed

✔W - How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks *Shanna Whelan* (06/02/14)
✔A - Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian (16/01/14)
✔F - Fated by Rebecca Zanetti (06/03/14)
✔F - Found by Evangeline Anderson (04/05/14)
✔L - Jasper by Lynn Hagen (17/01/14)
✔E - Storm Warrior by Dani Harper *Morgan Edwards* (21/01/14)

April 4th - Hug a Newsman Day *My birthday* Completed

✔H - Hondo by Lynn Hagen (17/01/14)
✔U - Cut & Run by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux (02/02/14)
✔G - True of Heart by M.L. Rhodes *Gaige Rizik* (03/02/14)

✔A - Avanti by Lynn Hagen (18/01/14)

✔N - Bound by Elisabeth Naughton (12/04/14)
✔E - Nazaryth *The Exiled series* by Lynn Hagen (14/03/14)
✔W - The Warrior Prince by Michelle M. Pillow (01/04/14)
✔S - When a Texan Gambles by Jodi Thomas *Sarah Andrews* (19/04/14)
✔M - Ashes of Midnight *Midnight Breeds series* by Lara Adrian (10/05/14)
✔A - Alex's Secret by Lynn Hagen (28/01/14)
✔N - Nija's Temptation by Lynn Hagen (30/01/14)

May 14th - Dance Like a Chicken Day Completed

✔D - His Highness the Duke *Dragon Lords series* by Michelle M. Pillow (30/04/14)
✔A - Sully by Lynn Hagen *Austin Riggers* (29/01/14)
✔N - Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian *Nikolai* (14/04/14)
✔C - Curtis's Dads by Lynn Hagen (10/02/14)
✔E - Entwined by Elizabeth Naughton (15/02/14)

✔L - Steven's Journey by Lynn Hagen (25/01/14)
✔I - Deep Kiss Of Winter *Immortals After Dark* by Kresley Cole (22/04/14)
✔K - Snooke by Lynn Hagen *Kane* (22/01/14)
✔E - Enslaved by Elisabeth Naughton (15/03/14)

✔A - Dark Bites by Sherrilyn Kenyon *Aricles* (30/03/14)

✔C - Hunter by Lynn Hagen *Quinn Chevay* (27/01/14)
✔H - Tall Tales and Wedding Veils by Jane Graves *Heather Montgomery* (15/04/14)
✔I - Eli's Way by Lynn Hagen *Jersey Iachino* (23/02/14)
✔C - Wulfe Untamed by Pamela Palmer *Natalie Cash* (22/04/14)
✔K - Knox by Lynn Hagen (25/01/14)
✔E - The Demon in Me by Michelle rowen *Eden Riley* (27/01/14)
✔N - Midnight Rising by Lara Adrian *Eleuterio “Rio” de la Noche Atanacio* (03/04/14)

[Marla]

Nice going, Stephanie.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats, ❤Stephanie!

[NayNay]

Finished my first half....happy reading!

JANUARY: January 8th - Male Watcher's Day

M Whisper of the Bayou by Mindy Starns Clark 04/20/14 *****
A The Queen's Handmaiden by Jennifer Ashley 01/01/14 ****
L Snapped by Laura Griffin 01/06/14 ****
E Words Unspoken by Elizabeth Musser 01/16/14 ****

W His Last Letter: Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester by Jeane Westin 01/10/14 ***
A The Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew 01/02/14 ****
T Troublesome Creek by Jan Watson 01/17/14 ***
C Isabella: Braveheart of France by Colin Falconer 01/18/14 ****
H The Story of My Life by Helen Keller 01/08/13 *****
E Where We Belong by Emily Giffin 01/22/14 ****
R The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich 01/07/14 ****
S Maid for Martin by Samantha Lovern 02/23/14 ***

D Dragon's Child by M K Hume 01/04/14 ***
A Original Sin by Allison Brennan 01/03/14 ****
Y Yesterday's Sun by Amanda Brooke 02/24/14 ****

FEBRUARY: February 11th - Don't Cry over Spilled Milk Day

D Don't Die, My Love , by Lurlene McDaniel 01/11/14 ***
O On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves 01/05/14 ****
N Nashville Nights by Bethany Michaels 01/06/14 ***
T Train to Trieste by Domnica Radulescu 03/06/14 ***

C The Pagan Lord by Bernard Cornwell 01/22/14 ****
R Rapture by J.R. Ward 01/23/14 ****
Y You Are Loved...an email memoir by Lisa Lucca and Mark Fiore 01/25/14 ****

O The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 01/12/14 ****
V Venice Vampyr by Tina Folsom 02/16/14 ****
E Edge of Dawn by Lara Adrian 01/16/14 ****
R Running on Empty by Ruth Logan Herne 01/24/14 ****

S The Sound of Butterflies by Rachael King 03/04/14 ****
P The Winter Witch by Paula Brackston 02/07/14 ***
I The In-Between Hour by Barbara White 01/14/14 ****
L The Secrets of Mary Bowser by Lois Leveen 01/19/14 ****
L A Lasting Impression by Tamara Alexander 01/21/14 ***
E The Winter Mantle by Elizabeth Chadwick 01/31/14 *****
D Darcys Give a Ball: A gentle joke, Jane Austen style by Elizabeth Newark 01/25/14 ***

M The Wishing Tree by Marybeth Whalen 02/07/14 ****
I Rakes and Radishes by Susanna Ives 02/09/14 ***
L Twisted by Laura Griffin 02/13/14 ****
K The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom 01/08/14 ***

D Double Cross by James Patterson 01/15/14 ***
A The Gamble by Kristen Ashley 01/18/14 ****
Y A Want So Wicked by Suzanne Young 02/25/14 ****

MARCH: March 21st - Fragrance Day

F Fatal Destiny by Marie Force 01/27/14 ****
R Turnagain Love by Nancy Radke 02/21/14 ***
A There's Something About St. Tropez by Elizabeth Adler 02/09/14 ****
G Scorched by Laura Griffin 01/03/14 ****
R Blood and Ice by Robert Masello 03/22/14 ***
A Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini 02/11/14 ****
N Night Swim by Jessica Keener 02/17/14 ***
C The Queen's Soprano by Carol Dines 01/24/14 ***
E Fear For Me: A Novel of the Bayou Butcher by Cynthia Eden 02/06/14 ****

D Dunstable Park House by Therese Stenzel 01/26/14 ***
A A Wedding in December by Anita Shreve 02/12/14 ***
Y Yellow Moon by Jewell Parker Rhodes 04/22/14 ***

APRIL: April 23rd - Take a Chance Day

T The Three Crowns by Jean Plaidy 03/19/14 ***
A The Turkish Gambit by Boris Akunin 02/22/14 ***
K The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton 01/12/14 ***
E Scream For Me by Cynthia Eden 02/10/14 ****

A Already Home by Susan Mallery 02/26/14 ****

C Benjamin Franklin's Bastard by Sally Cabot 02/01/14 ****
H A Heart of Gold by Jessica Matthews 01/13/14 ***
A At the Mercy of the Queen: A Novel of Anne Boleyn by Anne Clinard Barnhill 03/01/14 ****
N Honour and Glory by Nathaniel Burns 02/20/14 ****
C Mrs Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini 02/02/14 ****
E Kiss of Fire by Rebecca Ethington 02/15/14 *****

D Defy by Sara B. Larson 01/28/14 ****
A Away from You by Melanie Finn 03/04/14 ****
Y Yesterday by Fern Michaels 04/26/14 ****

MAY: May 15th - National Chocolate Chip Day

N When Lightning Strikes by Brenda Novak 04/15/14 ***
A Against the Fire by Kat Martin 03/11/14 ***
T Treading Water by Marie Force 01/26/14 ***
I A Note in the Margin by Isabelle Rowan 03/09/14 ***
O A Wicked Snow by Gregg Olsen 02/13/14 ****
N Summer House by Nancy Thayer 04/24/14 ***
A When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne 03/26/14 *****
L Still Life by Louise Penny 04/07/14 ****

C The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chaiverini 02/04/14 ****
H Giving Chase by Hannah Hooton 02/27/14 ****
O Overreach: Blood of Patriots by JD Ludwig 02/28/14 ****
C Court of Traitors by V.E. Lynne 03/20/14 ***
O On Lavender Lane by JoAnn Ross 03/30/14 ****
L The Last Queen: A Novel by C.W. Gortner 03/16/14 ****
A Under Different Stars by Amy A. Bartol 03/11/14 ****
T Island Girls by Nancy Thayer 04/25/14 ***
E Gilded Cages by Ellen Jones 03/07/14 ****

C Into the Dark by Cindy Gerard 04/03/14 ****
H Sleeping Tigers by Holly Robinson 03/31/14 ***
I The Irish Princess by Karen Harper 03/17/14 ****
P The Boleyn Bride by Brandy Purdy 03/10/14 ***

D Dark Witch by Nora Roberts 01/31/14 ****
A Azure by Chrystalla Thoma 03/28/14 ***
Y You're Not Safe by Mary Burton 04/27/14 *****

JUNE: June 1st - Dare Day

D Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson 02/04/14 ***
A The Boleyn Deceit by Laura Andersen 03/14/14 ****
R Sex, Lies, and Online Dating by Rachel Gibson 03/25/14 ***
E Sphinx's Princess by Esther Friesner 03/13/14 ****

D Die For Me: A Novel of the Valentine Killer by Cynthia Eden 02/05/14 ****
A Find Her, Keep Her: A Martha's Vineyard Love Story by Z.L. Arkadie 03/29/14 ****
Y Yellowstone Heart Song by Peggy Henderson 05/22/14 ***

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congratulations times six, Nay Nay!

[jingles]

NBRC: Bizarre & Unique Holidays Challenge 2014
Date: 01/01/14 - 12/31/14
57/?? Completed

MAY - NO SOCKS
7/7

✔1. N = A Nose for Justice|Rita Mae Brown - 05/16/14
✔2. O = Olive Ann Burns|Cold Sassy Tree - 05/25/14

✔3. S = Stephen King|11/22/63 - 05/07/14
✔4. O = O'Reilly, Bill|Killing Lincoln - 05/26/14
✔5. C = Clayton, Alice|Wallbanger - 05/06/14
✔6. K = Katie Lane|A Match Made in Texas - 05/05/14
✔7. S = Something Borrowed|Emily Giffin - 05/13/14

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿MAY COMPLETED 05/26/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats on May, Jingles!

[jingles]

JUNE - DARE
4/4

✔1. D = Deaver, Jeffery|XO: A Kathryn Dance Novel - 06/07/14
✔2. A = Animal Magnetism|Jill Shalvis - 06/05/14
✔3. R = Roberts, Nora|Angels Fall - 06/08/14
✔4. E = E Is for Evidence|Sue Grafton - 06/06/14

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿JUNE COMPLETED 06/08/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats on June, Jingles!

[Barb]

Finished! See Message #4 and Message #5 for my completed list.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Big Time Congrats, Barb!

[Barb]

Thank you!

[Marla]

Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, & Unique Holidays Year Long Reading Challenge
Part II
Duration: 1/1/14 - 12/31/14

I needed more room, so I'm continuing message 26 here...

July - 9
1. 2nd - I Forgot Day - The Death Cure (7/12/14) - memory wipe
2. 2nd - World UFO Day - Demons and Druids (7/14/14) - aliens & alien hunter
3. 3rd - Disobedience Day - Clockwork Princess (7/27/14) - London Institute disregards The Clave instructions and go to battle the Magister
4. 11th - Cheer Up the Lonely Day - Unlocked (7/19/14) - friendless and bullied
5. 13th - Embrace Your Geekness Day - Kitty Hawk - spy children go on the run
6. 14th - Pandemonium Day - All the Lovely Bad Ones (7/17/14) - poltergeists causing trouble
7. 25th - Culinarians Day - The Thin Man (7/18/14) - Nick and Nora eat and DRINK on vacation in NYC
8. 26th - Aunt & Uncle Day - Killer Summer (7/15/14) - Walt is Kevin's uncle
9. 30th - Father-in-Law Day - A Faint Cold Fear (7/10/14) - Jeffrey Tolliver and Sara's father, Eddie Linton

August - 8
1. 5th - Work Like a Dog Day - The Alamo (8/16/14)
3. 7th - Chinese Daughter's Day - Perfect Opposite (8/7/14) - Sasha is a international gun runner's daughter
3. 11th - Son and Daughter Day - Mythos (8/3/14) - Oz and Itzy are Stephen's son and daughter
4. 14th - National Creamsicle Day - Deviation (8/4/14) - Ozzy thinks Cleo smells like burnt creamsicles
5. 25th - Kiss and Make Up Day - Keep Quiet - fighting & therapy
6. 26th - National Dog Day - The Viscount Who Loved Me (8/10/14) - Newton, Kate's corgi, sheds his way throughout the story
7. 27th - Just Because Day - A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban (8/12/14) - baking just because
8. 30th - Frankenstein Day - Lirael (8/8/14) - necromancers raised the dead

September - 4
1. 20st - National Punch Day - Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman (9/25/14) - garden party with punch
2. 21st - National Women's Friendship Day - Second Coming Vrinda Pendred (8/20/14) - Itzy and Devon
3. 21st - International Peace Day - Scorpia Rising by Anthony Horowitz (9/28/14)
4. 23rd - Dog in Politics Day - Abhorsen by Garth Nix (9/25/14) - Disreputable Dog

October - 13
1. 3rd - Techies Day - Four: A Divergent Story Collection by Veronica Roth (10/14/14)
2. 4th - International Frugal Fun Day - Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson (10/29/14)
3. 5th - World Teacher's Day - The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis (10/5/14)
4. 16th - Bosses Day - Tears of the Giraffe (10/19/14) - Mma Ramotse promotes her secretary
5. 18th - No Beard Day - Person of Interest by Theresa Schwegel (10/11/14) - Craig shaves off his scruff
6. 23rd - International Mole Day - Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - CIA undercover agents
7. 25th - Punk for a Day Day - The Enchanter Heir by Cinda Williams Chima (10/25/14) - Jonah, Jack, Ellen, etc are all candidates for punks
8. 25th - Make a Difference Day - Endlessly by Kiersten White (10/28/14) - Lend, Evie, Vivian all self-sacrificing
9. 27th - National Tell a Story Day - The Fox Inheritance by Mary E. Pearsen (10/3/14) - Dot wanted to tell legends
10. 29th - Hermit Day - King and Maxwell by David Baldacci (10/21/14) - Edgar Roy
11. 30th - Mischief Night - Stalemate by Iris Johansen (10/3/14) - grave robbing
12. 31st - Increase Your Psychic Powers Day - Quicksand by Iris Johansen (10/21/14) - Pandora awakening power
13. 31st - Halloween - The 1st Victim by Tami Hoag (10/5/14) - Holiday killer starts on Halloween

November - 9
1. 5th - Gunpowder Day - Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool (11/28/14) - WWI & making fireworks
2. 13th - National Indian Pudding Day - Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (11/19/14) - Indian friends, captors & aggressors
3. 15th - America Recycles Day (11/23/14) - scavenging
4. 17th - Take a Hike Day - Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin by Anthony Horowitz (11/8/14) - Yasha flees through the forest
5. 18th - Occult Day - Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness (11/15/14) - witches and spells
6. 20th - Universal Children's Day - The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore (11/9/14) - Guarde are children & children in the convent
7. 21st - False Confession Day - The Sorcerer Heir by Cinda Williams Chima (11/11/14) - everyone keeping secrets and confessing sins
8. 22nd - National Adoption Day - Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr (11/2/14) - Sorcha adopting Seth allows all the changes
9. 27th - Pins and Needles Day - Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr (11/1/14) - Seth's piercings and tattoo & pierce shop

December - 10
1. 1st - Eat a Red Apple Day - The Storybook of Legends by Shannon Hale (12/26/14) - Apple White eating apples
2. 3rd - National Roof Over Your Head Day - Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts (12/2/14) - Bluff House was almost a character in this book
3. 4th - Santas' List Day - Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright (12/25/14) - Santa's helpers giving out Christmas jars
4. 5th - Repeal Day - Cress by Marissa Meyer (12/31/14) - Kai repeals Cyborg Protection Act
5. 21st - Forefather's Day - Charlie Bone and the Shadow by Jenny Nimmo - ancestors and descendents
6. 21st - Look on the Bright Side Day - 1st to Die by James Patterson (12/20/14) - friendship, love & catching the killer
7. 26th - Boxing Day - Be Still My Vampire Heart by Kerrelyn Sparks (12/3/14) - Angus and Emma are both fighters
8. 31st - Make up Your Mind Day - Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (12/12/14) - Scarlet can't decide what to do about ANYTHING
9. 31st - New Year's Eve Day - The 9th Girl by Tami Hoag (12/1614)
10. 31st - Unlucky Day - Clariel by Garth Nix (12/24/14) - parents are murdered and attempted kidnapping

[Renee]

Looking good Marla!

[jingles]

Completed July earlier today.


JULY - CHOCOLATE
9/9

✔1. C = Catch Me A Cowboy|Katie Lane|07.03.14|★★★
✔2. H = The House at Riverton|Kate Morton|07.07.14|★★★
✔3. O = One Fifth Avenue|Candace Bushnell|07.11.14|★
✔4. C = Coming Up Roses|Catherine Anderson|07.06.14|★★★
✔5. O = One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest|Ken Kesey|07.24.14|★★★
✔6. L = Lord John and the Private Matter|Diana Gabaldon|07.09.14|★★
✔7. A = Alan Bradley|The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag|07.02.14|★★★★
✔8. T = Top Secret Twenty-One|Janet Evanovich|07.05.14|★★★
✔9. E = Evanovich, Janet|Wicked Business|07.15.14|★★★

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿JULY COMPLETED 07/24/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

[NayNay]

I finished part 2, completing the whole challenge....happy reading!

Part Two

JULY: July 7th - Chocolate Day

C The Quilter's Kitchen by Jennifer Chiaverini 02/03/14 ***
H Hailey's Truth by Cate Beauman 05/30/14 *****
O The Other Half by Sarah Rayner 04/08/14 ***
C The Captive Queen of Scots: Mary, Queen of Scots by Jean Plaidy 03/18/14 *****
O Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick 04/20/14 ****
L Lover's at Heart by Melissa Foster 02/14/14 ****
A Ashes for the Elephant God , by Vijaya Schartz 03/30/14 ***
T Elizabeth: The Golden Age by Tasha Alexander 05/19/14 ****
E Queen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle 03/05/14 ****

D Sworn to Protect by Jo Davis 05/23/14 ****
A Daughter of York by Anne Easter Smith 04/02/14 ****
Y Wages of Sin by Yolonda Sanders 05/30/14 ***

AUGUST: August 9th - Book Lover's Day

B Sweet Revenge by Nina Bruhns 01/29/14 ****
O One of the Guys by Ashley Johnson 04/26/14 ***
O Envy by Gregg Olsen 04/30/14 ***
K Killing Me Softly by Maggie Shayne 01/09/14 ****

L In the Blood by Lisa Unger 04/05/14 ****
O One Moment, One Morning by Sarah Rayner 05/03/14 ***
V The Violets of March by Sarah Jio 03/15/14 ****
E The King's Mistress by Emma Campion 05/25/14 ***
R Zero Day by Mark Russinovich 05/01/14 ***
S Unspeakable by Sandra Brown 03/23/14 ****

D Dead Ringer by Mary Burton 05/16/14 ****
A A Killing Circle by Andrew Pyper 03/24/13 ****
Y Your Eyes Don't Lie by Rachel Branton 05/31/14 ***

SEPTEMBER: September 13th - Blame Someone Else Day

B The Nine Days Queen by Karleen Bradford 02/19/14 ****
L The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohajhalian 02/28/14 ****
A An Unexpected Guest by Anne Korkeakivi 04/09/14 ***
M Me Before You by Jojo Moyes 01/27/14 ****
E The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood 04/06/14 ***

S The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd 04/11/14 ****
O Elly in Bloom by Colleen Oakes 05/07/14 ****
M Georgia on My Mind by Marie Force 04/10/14 ****
E The Replacement Wife by Eileen Goudge 04/15/14 **
O Otherwise Engaged by Eileen Goudge 02/23/14 ***
N Now You See Her by Joy Fielding 04/13/14 ***
E Too Hot To Touch by Louisa Edwards 04/23/14 ****

E Into The Mist by Elizabeth Sinclair 04/01/14 ***
L The Girl in the Green Raincoat by Laura Lippman 05/04/14 ***
S The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley 04/12/14 *****
E The Espressologist by Kristina Springer 05/13/14 ***

D Dying Scream by Mary Burton 05/17/14 ****
A The Typewriter Girl by Alison Atlee 04/17/14 **
Y Making Mischief by Elizabeth Yardley 06/03/14 ***

OCTOBER: October 14th - National Dessert Day

N The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks 04/18/14 *****
A Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 04/17/14 *****
T Tea With Emma by Diane Moody 02/21/14 ***
I I'll Cross the River by C. Hope Flinchbaugh 03/28/14 ****
O Purge by Sofi Oksanen 05/15/14 ****
N Nothing Else Matters by Leslie Dubois 02/19/14 ****
A Charlotte: Pride & Prejudice Continues by KarenAminadra 04/27/14 ***
L The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwall 05/25/14 ****

D Strike the Match by Diane Moody 02/21/14 ***
E Wolf Bride by Elizabeth Moss 04/04/14 ****
S Second Honeymoon by James Patterson 05/01/14 ****
S Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray 04/12/14 ****
E The Mermaid Collector by Erika Marks 05/21/14 ***
R Rebel Bride by Elizabeth Moss 04/04/14 ****
T Three Maids for a Crown: A Novel of the Grey Sisters by Ella March Chase 03/26/14 *****


D Dracula Rekindled by Xander Buchan 03/02/14 ***
A The Glass Wives by Amy Sue Nathan 05/02/14 ****
Y Into the Deep by Samantha Young 07/13/14 ****

NOVEMBER: November 25th - National Parfait Day

N No Escape by Mary Burton 05/18/14 ****
A Rain by V.C. Andrews 05/03/14 ***
T Judas Kiss (Taylor Jackson) by J.T. Ellison 05/20/14 ****
I I'm Watching You by Mary Burton 04/28/14 ****
O The Island by Will Overby 05/23/14 ****
N The Sisters by Nancy Jensen 05/26/14 ***
A Zia Summer by Rudolfo Anaya 05/06/14 ***
L The Queen Bee of Bridgeton by Leslie DuBois 02/18/14 ****

P The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny 05/13/14 ****
A The Neighbors by Ania Ahlborn 05/10/14 **
R Secrets on the Sand by Roxanne St.Clair 06/06/14 ***
F Downtrodden Abbey: The Interminable Saga of an Insufferable Family by Gillian Fetlocks 01/30/14 ***
A The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir 05/11/14 ****
I Imagine by Jill Barnett 03/29/14 ****
T Bianca's Vineyard by Teresa Neumann 03/08/14 ****

D The Circus in the Winter by Cindy Day 03/21/14 ***
A All I Want Is You by Toni Blake 06/17/14 ****
Y Young Bess by Margaret Irwin 07/26/14 ****

DECEMBER: December 5th - Bathtub Party Day

B Falling for Sarah by Cate Beauman 05/29/14 ****
A Anne Frank Tales from a Secret Annex 06/06/14 ****
T Jane Austen Girl by Inglath Cooper 06/11/14 **** (Timbell Creek series)
H Hugh and Bess: A Love Story by Susan Higginbotham 05/05/14 ****
T Nantucket Sisters by Nancy Thayer 06/20/14 ***
U Cut & Run by Madeleine Urban 01/21/14 ****
B The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann 05/14/14 ****

P Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross 03/03/14 ****
A The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 05/08/14 ****
R Roses Have Thorns: A Novel of Elizabeth I by Sandra Byrd 03/27/14 ****
T The Third Plantagenet: George, Duke of Clarence, Richard III's Brother by John Ashdown-Hill 06/05/14 ***
Y You Make Me by Erin McCarthy 07/18/14 ****

D In the Shadow of the Lamp by Susanne Dunlap 05/08/14 ****
A Stella Bain by Anita Shreve 04/25/14 ***
Y Young Henry: The Rise of Henry VIII by Robert Hutchinson 06/15/14 ****

[Renee]

Mini congrats Nay Nay (that was my nickname in school too).

[btwthesepages]

If I start now can I try and read from January or do I have to read from August?

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

NBRC: Bizarre & Unique Holidays Challenge 2014
Duration: 1st January - 31st December
Level: Spell-it-Out
Words: 12/12
Letters: 151/151

January 3rd - Fruitcake Toss Day Completed

✔F - Prince of Desire by Donna Grant *Isabelle Ferguson* (07/01/14)
✔R - Three River Ranch by Roxanne Snopek (10/01/14)
✔U - The Savage King by Michelle M. Pillow *Ulyssa Payne* (07/01/14)
✔I - Reaver by Larissa Ione (02/01/14)
✔T - True by Laurann Dohner (04/01/14)
✔C - Chameleon Wolf by Stormy Glenn (08/01/14)
✔A - Saving Ciaran by Cassandra Gold *Andrew “Drew” Moore* (09/01/14)
✔K - Clove Sutherland by Joyee Flynn *Kinkade Wolfram* (05/01/14)
✔E - Elan by Joyee Flynn (06/01/14)

✔T - Beowulf and Roxie by Marisa Chenery *Beowulf Thorsson* (13/01/14)
✔O - A Bevin Hero by Joyee Flynn *Ronan O’Hagan* (04/01/14)
✔S - Montana's Vamp by Lynn Hagen *Gabriele Sloane* (13/01/14)
✔S - Dire Needs by Stephanie Tyler (12/01/14)

February 20th - Hoodie-Hoo Day Completed

✔H - Carter's Tryck by Lynn Hagen (15/01/14)
✔O - Assassin's Honor *Order of the Sicari series* by Monica Burns (04/03/14)
✔O - A Brac Pack Crazy Family Christmas by Lynn Hagen *Oliver (11/02/14)
✔D - Dagon's Ride by Lynn Hagen (16/01/14)
✔I - Tempted by Elisabeth Naughton *Isadora* (19/02/14)
✔E - Bald Eagle by Lynn Hagen *Bald Eagle* (19/02/14)
✔H - Joshua's Law by Lynn Hagen (16/01/14)
✔O - Tater's Bear by Lynn Hagen *Olsen Lakeland* (29/01/14)
✔O - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Visual Companion by Jude Fisher *Ori* (09/02/14)

March 25th - Waffle Day Completed

✔W - How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks *Shanna Whelan* (06/02/14)
✔A - Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian (16/01/14)
✔F - Fated by Rebecca Zanetti (06/03/14)
✔F - Found by Evangeline Anderson (04/05/14)
✔L - Jasper by Lynn Hagen (17/01/14)
✔E - Storm Warrior by Dani Harper *Morgan Edwards* (21/01/14)

April 4th - Hug a Newsman Day *My birthday* Completed

✔H - Hondo by Lynn Hagen (17/01/14)
✔U - Cut & Run by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux (02/02/14)
✔G - True of Heart by M.L. Rhodes *Gaige Rizik* (03/02/14)

✔A - Avanti by Lynn Hagen (18/01/14)

✔N - Bound by Elisabeth Naughton (12/04/14)
✔E - Nazaryth *The Exiled series* by Lynn Hagen (14/03/14)
✔W - The Warrior Prince by Michelle M. Pillow (01/04/14)
✔S - When a Texan Gambles by Jodi Thomas *Sarah Andrews* (19/04/14)
✔M - Ashes of Midnight *Midnight Breeds series* by Lara Adrian (10/05/14)
✔A - Alex's Secret by Lynn Hagen (28/01/14)
✔N - Nija's Temptation by Lynn Hagen (30/01/14)

May 14th - Dance Like a Chicken Day Completed

✔D - His Highness the Duke *Dragon Lords series* by Michelle M. Pillow (30/04/14)
✔A - Sully by Lynn Hagen *Austin Riggers* (29/01/14)
✔N - Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian *Nikolai* (14/04/14)
✔C - Curtis's Dads by Lynn Hagen (10/02/14)
✔E - Entwined by Elizabeth Naughton (15/02/14)

✔L - Steven's Journey by Lynn Hagen (25/01/14)
✔I - Deep Kiss Of Winter *Immortals After Dark* by Kresley Cole (22/04/14)
✔K - Snooke by Lynn Hagen *Kane* (22/01/14)
✔E - Enslaved by Elisabeth Naughton (15/03/14)

✔A - Dark Bites by Sherrilyn Kenyon *Aricles* (30/03/14)

✔C - Hunter by Lynn Hagen *Quinn Chevay* (27/01/14)
✔H - Tall Tales and Wedding Veils by Jane Graves *Heather Montgomery* (15/04/14)
✔I - Eli's Way by Lynn Hagen *Jersey Iachino* (23/02/14)
✔C - Wulfe Untamed by Pamela Palmer *Natalie Cash* (22/04/14)
✔K - Knox by Lynn Hagen (25/01/14)
✔E - The Demon in Me by Michelle rowen *Eden Riley* (27/01/14)
✔N - Midnight Rising by Lara Adrian *Eleuterio “Rio” de la Noche Atanacio* (03/04/14)

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

June 7th - National Chocolate Ice Cream Day Completed

✔N - The Texan's Reward by Jodi Thomas *Nell* (19/05/14)
✔A - Shades of Midnight by Lara Aadrian (23/05/14)
✔T - Sticks & Stones by Abigail Roux and Madeleine Urban *Beaumont Tyler Grady* (16/05/14)
✔I - Strawberry Thief by Ian Creasey (29/03/14)
✔O - The Perfect Prince by Michelle M. Pillow *Olek* (18/03/14)
✔N - Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid (02/06/14)
✔A - Tell Me It's Real by T.J. Klune *Paul Auster* (30/05/14)
✔L - Primal Law by J.D. Tyler *Jaxon Law* (17/03/14)

✔C - A Cold Winter's Day by Lynn Hagen (12/03/14)
✔H - The Stubborn Lord by Michelle M. Pillow *Kendall Haven* (15/05/14)
✔O - Sought by Evangeline Anderson *Kat O’Connor* (29/04/14)
✔C - The Reluctant Lord by Michelle M. Pillow *Lady Claire* (11/06/14)
✔O - Claimed by Evangeline Anderson *Olivia Waterhouse* (26/04/14)
✔L - Lust & Fae by Joyee Flynn (04/02/14)
✔A - Armed & Dangerous by Abigail Roux (08/06/14)
✔T - Divide & Conquer Abigail Roux and Madeleine Urban *Beaumont Tyler Grady* (27/05/14)
✔E - Pursued by Evangeline Anderson (16/06/14)

✔I - Ink by Isabelle Rowan (01/08/14)
✔C - Deeper Than Midnight by Lara Adrian *Corinne Bishop* (22/06/14)
✔E - Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian *Elise Chase* (24/03/14)

✔C - Darker After Midnight by Lara Adrian (26/06/14)
✔R - Rainerio by Lynn Hagen (27/01/14)
✔E - The King by J.R. Ward *Elizabeth "Beth" Randall* (08/04/14)
✔A - Dine & Dash by Abigail Roux (08/06/14)
✔M - Memphis by Lynn Hagen (31/03/14)

July 30th - National Cheesecake Day Completed

✔N - Nerd in Shining Armor by Vicki Lewis Thompson (06/06/14)
✔A - A Taste of Midnight by Lara Adrian (22/06/14)
✔T - Touch & Geaux by Abigail Roux (03/07/14)
✔I - The Impatient Lord by Michelle M. Pillow (18/06/14)
✔O - Silver Lining by Maggie Osborne (23/06/14)
✔N - Nothing Special by A.E. Via (24/06/14)
✔A - Rave by Lynn Hagen *Logan Albinster* (01/07/14)
✔L - Make Mine a Bad Boy by Katie Lane (10/07/14)

✔C - Sexy as Hell by Andrea Laurence *Camille Sawyer* (28/06/14)
✔H - His Imperfect Mate by Lynn Hagen (30/06/14)
✔E - The Playful Prince by Michelle M. Pillow *Vittoria Rosemary Elliot* (12/07/14)
✔E - Trouble in Texas by Katie Lane *Elizabeth Murphy* (13/07/14)
✔S - The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella (28/06/14)
✔E - With or Without Him by Barbara Elsborg (18/07/14)
✔C - Vaughn's Vampire Hunter by Lynn Hagen *Connor* (29/06/14)
✔A - Frat Boy and Toppy by Anne Tenino (22/07/14)
✔K - Takeo by Lynn Hagen *Kamiko* (28/02/14)
✔E - Faith & Fidelity by Tere Michaels *Evan Cerelli* (27/07/14)

August 6th - Wiggle Your Toes Day Completed

✔W - Heartbreak Creek by Kaki Warner (27/03/14)
✔I - I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier by Crystal Rose (30/07/14)
✔G - A Touch of Midnight by Lara Adrian *Gideon* (25/03/14)
✔G - Going Cowboy Crazy by Katie Lane (08/07/14)
✔L - Catch Me A Cowboy by Katie Lane (11/07/14)
✔L - Flirting with Texas by Katie Lane (21/07/14)
✔E - Edge of Dawn by Lara Adrian (29/07/14)

✔Y - Christian's Menace by Lynn Hagen *Yasuko* (28/01/14)
✔O - Lily and the Major *Orphan Train series* by Linda Lael Miller (16/07/14)
✔U - Uncollared by Nona Raines (24/08/14)
✔R - Crooked Tree Ranch by R.J. Scott (19/0/14)

✔T - Fish & Chips by Abigail Roux and Madeleine Urban *Beaumont Tyler Grady* (16/05/14)
✔O - Quinn by R.C. Ryan *Cheyenne O'Brien* (17/07/14)
✔E - Emma And The Outlaw by Linda Lael Miller (04/08/14)
✔S - Stars & Stripes by Abigail Roux (29/06/14)

September 6th - Read a Book Day * Everyday is September 6th in my world :D * Completed

✔R - In Kelly's Corner by Roxie Rivera (06/08/14)
✔E - Ivan by Roxie Rivera *Erin* (07/08/14)
✔A - Screwing the System by Josephine Myles *Alasdair Grant* (23/07/14)
✔D - The Bound Prince by Michelle M. Pillow *Samantha Dorsey* (14/07/14)

✔A - Mr. X by Clarissa Wild *Mr.X "Azazel"* (24/07/14)

✔B - Mating Thomas *Brac Pack series* by Lynn Hagen (07/07/14)
✔O - Oh, Baby! by Roxie Rivera (08/08/14)
✔O - Shock & Awe by Abigail Roux *Nick O'Flaherty* (17/08/14)
✔K - Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian (10/03/14)

October 9th - Moldy Cheese Day Completed

✔M - Shy by John Inman *Tom Morgan* (19/07/14)
✔O - The Dark Prince by Michelle M. Pillow *Olena Leyton* (21/03/14)
✔L - Wanted! by Vicki Lewis Thompson (29/07/14)
✔D - A Pint Light by Devon Rhodes (28/06/14)
✔Y - Man Candy by Amanda Young (03/02/14)

✔C - For the Rest of Eternity *Christian's Coven series* by Lynn Hagen (30/06/14)
✔H - The Heart of Texas by R.J. Scott (2107/14)
✔E - House Rules by Roxie Rivera *Erin* (07/08/14)
✔E - Sister, Sister by Roxie Rivera *Erin* (07/08/14)
✔S - Josh by R.C. Ryan *Sierra Moore* (31/07/14)
✔E - Hot And Bothered by Roxie Rivera *Erin* (07/08/14)

November 16th - Button Day Completed

✔B - Born in Chains by Caris Roane (15/04/14)
✔U - The Barbarian Prince by Michelle M. Pillow *Ualan* (31/01/14)
✔T - Torem by Lynn Hagen (26/01/14)
✔T - A Texan's Luck by Jodi Thomas (02/05/14)
✔O - Enraptured by Elizabeth Naughton *Orpheus* (08/03/14)
✔N - Revealed by Evangeline Anderson *Nadiah* (13/05/14)

December 5th - Bathtub Party Day Completed

✔B - Taken by Midnight by Lara Adrian *Brock* (28/05/14)
✔A - Screw the Fags by Josephine Myles *Alasdair Grant* (28/07/14)
✔T - The Texan's Wager by Jodi Thomas (30/03/14)
✔H - Hunted by Evangeline Anderson (27/04/14)
✔T - Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison (13/02/14)
✔U - Unleashed by Sara Humphreys (11/03/14)
✔B - Ball & Chain by Abigail Roux (04/07/14)

✔P - Loving Hector by John Inman *Hector Peña* (26/07/14)
✔A - A Match Made in Texas by Katie Lane (02/08/14)
✔R - Meet Me at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan *Issy Randall* (07/07/14)
✔T - Too Stupid to Live by Anne Tenino(01/06/14)
✔Y - You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Sarra Manning (04/06/14)

COMPLETED

[jingles]

AUGUST - BOOK LOVERS
10/10

✔1. B = The Boys in the Boat|Daniel James Brown|08.05.14|★★★★★
✔2. O = Orphan Train|Christina Baker Kline|08.12.14|★★★★★
✔3. O = Owens, Sharon|The Ballroom On Magnolia Street|08.13.14|★★
✔4. K = Katie Lane|Trouble in Texas|08.07.14|★★★★

✔5. L = The Little Friend|Donna Tartt|08.04.14|★★
✔6. O = Orwell, George|Nineteen Eighty-Four|08.16.14|★★★
✔7. V = Valerie Hansen|Her Montana Cowboy|08.26.17|★★★
✔8. E = Ephron, Nora|I Remember Nothing and other reflections|08.22.14|★★★
✔9. R = Remember Me?|Sophie Kinsella|08.11.14|★★★★
✔10. S = Safe Haven|Nicholas Sparks|08.01.14|★★★★

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿AUGUST COMPLETED 08/26/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

[Phyllis]

January - BEAN(DAY)>

B.Claudia Mair Burney Zora and Nicky: A Novel in Black and White 1/3/14
E.Jerry Eicher - A Baby for Hannah 1/10/14
AThe Amish Nanny by Mindy S. Clark 1/15/14
N. Neta Jackson- The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down 1/9/14

February - BOY SCOUT (DAY)

B.Lorna Barrett-Murder is Binding 1/6/14
O. On the Run by Lorena McCourtney 1/13/14
Y. Yellow Crocus: A Novel by Laila Ibrahim 1/7/14

S. Shadow in Serenity by Terri Blackstock 1/29/14
C.Catherine Palmer - Prairie Storm 1/22/14
O. O'Donohue, Clare -The Lover's Knot 3/2/14
U.Untamed Heart, An by Lauraine Snelling 1/23/14
T. To Dream Anew by Tracie Peterson 2/4/14

March - GIRL SCOUT (DAY)

G.Greater Love by Robert Whitlow 1/20/14
I In High Places 1/18/14
R. Robert Whitlow -Higher Hope 1/18/14
L. Lauraine Snelling -A New Day Rising 2/6/14

S. Snelling, Lauraine -A Land to Call Home 2/24/14
C. Caroline's Child by Debbie Macomber 2/3/14
O.Once upon a Summer by Janette Oak 3/15/14
U. Unraveled Sleeve by Monica Ferros 2/26/14
T. Tracie Peterson - The Hope Within 2/9/14

April - LOVERS (DAY)

L.The Lawman Claims His Bride by Renee Ryan 2/10/14
O.Over the Edge by Brandilyn Collins 4/11/14
V.Valeria's Cross by Kathi Macias 6/15/14
E. Eicher, Jerry - Where Love Grows 1/12/14
R. Rebecca's Rose 1/26/14
S. Smitten by Colleen Coble 3/14/14

MAY - NURSES (Week)

N. Neta Jackson-The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Real 2/18/14
U.An Unexpected Widow by Carre White 3/23/14
R.River's Edge by Terri Blackstock 3/26/14
S. Southern Storm by Terri Blackstock 3/31/14
E.Mary Ellis - A Widow's Hope 1/2/6/14
S. Snelling. Lauraine-F. Five Smooth Stones - Mark Bishop

June - FATHERS (DAY)

F. Linda Fairley -The Midwife's Here! The Enchanting True Story of One of Britain's Longest Serving Midwives 2/11/14
A.Amy Clipston- A Promise of Hope 2/2/14
T.A Thousand Tomorrows by Karen Kingsbury 3/27/14
H. Dee Henderson-God's Gift 3/19/14
E. Mary Ellis-Never Far from Home 1/27/14
R.Rebecca Skloot- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4/13/14
S.Stranded by Lorena McCourtney 4/7/14

JULY - STRAWBERRY SUNDAE (Day)

S.Lauraine Snelling-Tender Mercies 4/18/14
T.To Love and to Cherishby Kelly Irvin 4/1/14
R.A Road Unknown by Barbara Cameron 5/3/14
A. Amy Clipston -A Place of Peace 2/12/14
W.Wedded to War by Jocelyn Green 2/14/14
B.Wanda E. Brunstetter-A Cousin's Prayer 4/15/14
E.Embroidered Truths by Monica Ferris 3/24/15
R.The Red Thread by Ann Hood 5/20/14
R.Tamera Alexander-Rekindled 6/4/14
Y.You Don't Know Me by Susan Mae Warren 5/6/14

S.Shelley Shepard Gray-Hopeful 4/19/14
U.Undaunted Love by Jennings Wright 5/10/14
N.No Place for a Lady by Maggie Brendan 3/23/14
D. Dan Walsh -The Discovery 3/21/14
A. Amy Clipston -A Life of Joy 2/17/14
E. Elliston, Paige -Changes of Heart 3/22/14


August - CREAMSICLE (DAY)
C.Cape Refuge by Terri Blackstock 3/29/14
R.Robin Lee Hatcher-The Perfect Life 6/10/14
E.Jerry S. Eicher-Holding a Tender Heart 4/10/14
A. An Accidental Life: A Novel by Pamela Bennings Ewen 2/2/14
M. Macomber, Debbie -Dr Texas 2/5/14
S.Samantha Jillian Bayarr-Jacob's Daughter 4/24/14
I.The Icecutter's Daughter by Tracie Peterson 3/25/14
C.A Cousin's Challenge by Wanda Brunstetter 4/17/14
L.Lori Copeland-A Kiss for Cade 4/29/14
E.Ever After by Karen Kingsbury 5/11/14

September - READ A BOOK (DAY)
R.Red Velvet Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke 6/19/14
E.Lynette Eason-The Black Sheep's Redemption 5/31/14
A.Angel of the Cove by Sandra Robbins 2/20/14
D.Duskin by Grace Livingston Hill 4/22/14

A.Stephanie Townsend Ayers-Their Inheritance 6/2/14

B.The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne 4/21/14
O.Olivia Newport-The Pursuit of Lucy Banning 5/24/14
O.Out of a Dream by Rosemary Hines 6/29/14
K. Kate's Song by Jennifer Beckstrand 1/21/14

October - BREAST CANCER AWARENESS (MONTH)

B.Beside Still Waters by Tricia Goyer 4/24/14
R.Rose Harbor in Bloom by Debbie Macomber 6/23/14
E.Earlene Fowler - Fool's Puzzle 6/13/14
A.All the Blue of Heaven by Virginia Carmichael 3/3/14
S.Sarai by Jill Eileen Smith 5/13/14
T.Tracie Peterson-The Quarryman's Bride 4/5/14

C.Courting Morrow Little: A Novel bu Laura Frantz 5/8/14
A. Alexander, Tamera -To Whisper Her Name 3/6/14
N. Naoki Higashida]-The Reason I Jump 4/10/14
C.Lori Copeland-Walker's Wedding 4/30/14
E.Emilie Richards-Wedding Ring 4/25/14
R.Rescue Team by Candance Calvert 7/7/14

A. Alison Strobel -Reinventing Rachel 7994565 3/10/14
W.Karen Witemeyer - Stealing the Preacher 5/30/14
A. Amanda Cabot-Summer of Promise 3/12/14
R.Rutland Place by Anne Perry 7/11/14
E.Earlene Fowler-Goose in the Pond 6/26/14
N.Nicholas Sparks-Dear John 6/12/14
E.The Edge of Light by Ann Shorey 7/12/14
S.Samantha Jillian Bayarr-An Amish Winter Wanderland 4/35/14
S.The Solitary Envoy by Isabella Dunn 4/28/14

November - VETERANS (DAY)
V.Beth K. Vogt-Wish You Were Here 7/6/14
E.Elizabeth Camden-The Lady of Bolton Hill 8/6/14
T.Tamera Alexander-From a Distance 5/3/14
E.Eva Marie Everson-Chasing Sunsets 8/7/14
R.Francine Rivers-Bridge tp Haven 7/18/14
A. Alexander S. McCall -The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 3/16/14
N.Neta Jackson-The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Tough 7/28/14
S.Suzanne Woods Fisher-The Keeper 6/1/14

December - PEARL HARBOR (DAY)
P.Marta Perry -Danger in Amish Country 5/22/14
E.Earlene Fowler-Kansas Troubles 9/16/14
A.Angels at the Table by Debbie Macomber 3/17/14
R.Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers 8/11/14
L.The Letters by Susanne Woods Fisher 5/5/13

H.How Sweet the Sound by Amy Sorrells 4/10/14
A.Anne Perry=Danger in Amish Countty 5/28/14
R.Don Reid=O little Town 8/23/14
B.Jennifer Beckstrand-Huckleberry Hill 5/28/14
O.An Open Heart by Harry Kraus 8/3/14
R.Return to Promise by Debbie Macomber 9/3/14

I am finished with this one.

[jingles]

Finished September


SEPTEMBER - PARDON
6/6

✔1. P = Pop Goes the Weasel (Alex Cross, #5)|James Patterson|09.21.14|★★★
✔2. A = After the Kiss|Suzanne Enoch|09.06.14|★★
✔3. R = Robyn Carr|Shelter Mountain|09.23.14|★★★★
✔4. D = Douglas Starr|The Killer of Little Shepherds|09.17.14|★★★
✔5. O = One Summer: America, 1927|Bill Bryson|09.11.14|★★★★★
✔6. N = Nesbø, Jo|The Bat|09.22.14|★★★★

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿SEPTEMBER COMPLETED 09/22/14 ✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

[April]

Months completed

Jan 25- Opposite Day
O- Ozma, Alice The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared 1/20/14
P- Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 2/22/14
P- Pavane 3/31/14
O- Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language 10/28/14
S- Susann, J Valley of the Dolls 1/13/14
I- Ian Doescher William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope 2/4/14
T- Taft 2012 4/5/14
E- Ella Minnow Pea 4/17/14

Feb 12- Tennis Day
T- Tom Stoppard The Real Inspector Hound and Other Plays 5/5/14
E- Ella Enchanted 4/23/14
N- Northanger Abbey 1/3/14
N- The Night Circus 6/11/14
I- The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln 2/10/14
S- Shiver 2/4/14

March 25- Waffle Day
W- Willig, Lauren The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla 8/14/14
A- American Gods 1/10/14
F- The Fairy Godmother 2/28/14
F- Fatherland 3/5/14
L- The Ladies Auxiliary 2/13/14
E- Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World 6/19/14

[jingles]

Well, I'm about 2 weeks late getting "October" completed, but better late than never :)


OCTOBER - MISCHIEF NIGHT
13/13 COMPLETED(view spoiler)[
✔1. M = Mark Logue|The King's Speech|10.10.14|★★★★
✔2. I = In the Air Tonight|Stephanie Tyler|10.08.14|★★★★
✔3. S = Shalvis, Jill|Animal Attraction|10.06.14|★★★
✔4. C = The Charlemagne Pursuit|Steve Berry|10.06.14|★★★★
✔5. H = Hannah, Kristin|Between Sisters|10.19.14|★★★
✔6. I = Iles, Greg|24 Hours|10.11.14|★★★
✔7. E = Every Breath You Take|Ann Rule|10.15.14|★★★★
✔8. F = Flynn, Gillian|Gone Girl|10.12.14|★★★

✔9. N = Nicholas Sparks|At First Sight|10.28.14|★★★★
✔10. I = Isabel Allende|Ripper|10.31.14|★★★
✔11. G = G is for Gumshoe|Sue Grafton|10.07.14|★★★
✔12. H = Hilburn, Robert|Johnny Cash: The Life|11.15.14|★★★★
✔13. T = Tessa Harris|The Dead Shall Not Rest|10.14.14|★★★ (hide spoiler)]

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿OCTOBER COMPLETED 11/15/14 ✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

[Angie]

Bizarre, Crazy, Silly and Unique Holidays Challenge 2014
Level: Party Animal
Read: 119/119

January
C - Rebel With A Heart - Carol Arens - July 13
U - Under Siege - Catherine Mann - February 11
D - Twin of Fire - Jude Devereaux - January 11
D - Dirty - Megan Hart - January 13
L - The Devil's Temptation - Kimberly Logan - January 25
E - Much Ado About You - Eloisa James - January 28
U - Undone - Sara Humphreys - July 27
P - Primal Male - Sasha White - January 30

February
T - Kinked - Thea Harrison - January 9
E - Even Demons Get The Blues - Maree Anderson - January 18
L - Go Fetch! - Shelly Laurenston - January 20
L - Cowgirls Don't Cry - Lorelei James - March 3
A - Dragon Down Under - Angela Castle - February 7
F - Forged In Fire - Trish McCallan - February 10
A - Shadows - Jennifer L. Armentrout - March 7
I - An Invitation To Pleasure - Marguerite Kaye - January 30
R - Twisted - Rebecca Zanetti - February 16
Y - Your Magic Or Mine? - Ann Marcela - January 31
T - A Taste of the Forbidden - Carole Mortimer - January 12
A - Archangel's Legion - Nalini Singh - January 18
I - Reaver - Larissa Ione - February 27
L - Lady Eve's Indiscretion - Grace Burrowes - February 20

March
P - First Strike - Pamela Clare - April 23
A - Arctic Shift - Lissa Matthews - March 8
N - Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men - Molly Harper - January 24
I - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Suzanne Brockmann - March 19
C - Catching Caroline - Sylvia Day - June 9

April
T - Trial By Fire - Jo Davis - January 29
A - Can't Buy Me Lust - Riley Ashford - February 20
K - Moon Shadow - Jenna Kernan - January 30
E - Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James - February 4
A - Winter Fusion - Anna Hackett - February 28
C - Real Ugly - C.M. Stunich - March 8
H - Harvard's Education - Suzanne Brockmann - March 17
A - The Admiral's Bride - Suzanne Brockmann - August 4
N - The Nerd Who Loved Me - Vicki Lewis Thompson - May 21
C - Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - March 25
E - The Enemy's Kiss - Zandria Munson - February 13

May
S - Sizzle and Burn - Jayne Ann Krentz - May 31
T - Taste of Darkness - Maria V Snyder - July 7
A - Starcrossed - Josephine Angelini - March 6
R - Ruin - Rachel Van Dyken - May 18
W - Worth The Risk - Savannah Stuart - May 15
A - Anchor and Storm - Kate Poole - March 1
R - Waiting For It - Rhyannon Byrd - March 9
S - Shadow of the Vampire - Meagan Hatfield - January 17

June
D - Dreaming Anastasia - Joy Preble - July 25
A - Burn With Me - R.G. Alexander - April 23
R - Shadowed - Rebecca Zanetti - February 17
E - Everyday Average Jones - Suzanne Brockmann - March 13

July
C - Cloak & Silence - Sherrilyn Kenyon - February 18
H - Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbours - Molly Harper - July 6
O - One Lucky Vampire - Lynsay Sands - January 29
C - Dark Obsession - Allison Chase - August 13
O - Briar Rose - Jana Oliver - September 20
L - Lady Jenny's Christmas Portrait - Grace Burrowes - March 11
A - When Only Diamonds Will Do - Lindsay Armstrong - April 17
T - Don't Bite The Bridesmaid - Tiffany Allee - July 28
E - Full Throttle - Erin McCarthy - April 16

August
B - Wild Heat - Bella Andre - May 27
O - On A Wicked Dawn - Stephanie Laurens - February 25
O - Ours To Love - Shayla Black - February 23
K - Mistress of Rome - Kate Quinn - February 8
L - Legacy - Vivi Anna - February 21
O - Onyx - Jennifer L. Armentrout - May 18
V - The Vampire With A Dragon Tattoo - Kerrelyn Sparks - January 26
E - Spartan Frost - Jennifer Estep - April 10
R - Redneck Romeo - Lorelei James - April 30
S - Striking Distance - Pamela Clare - April 30

September
D - Moon - Laurann Dohner - May 6
E - Midnight Frost - Jennifer Estep - April 12
F - Firelight - Sophie Jordan - February 15
Y - A Royal World Apart - Maisy Yates - February 15
S - Simply Carnal - Kate Pearce - March 31
U - Untamed - Sara Humphreys - March 30
P - Wulfe Untamed - Pamela Palmer - February 14
E - Marked - Elisabeth Naughton - July 22
R - The Player - Rhonda Nelson - July 11
S - Vampire Most Wanted - Lynsay Sands - June 5
T - Twice Tempted - Jeaniene Frost - May 5
I - Identity: Unknown - Suzanne Brockmann - August 7
T - Dragos Takes A Holiday - Thea Harrison - February 26
I - Darkness Avenged - Alexandra Ivy - March 27
O - Opal - Jennifer L Armentrout - May 20
N - No Place To Run - Maya Banks - March 12

October
M - The Mummy Mystery - Delores Fossen - March 23
I - An Inconvenient Obsession - Natasha Tate - February 9
S - The Perfect Lover - Stephanie Laurens - April 4
C - Gotcha! - Christie Craig - June 16
H - Hidden Away - Maya Banks - May 11
I - If Looks Could Chill - Nina Bruhns - September 22
E - Killer Frost - Jennifer Estep - July 24
F - For The Love of Magic - Janet Chapman - March 3

November
C - Howling For You - Chloe Neill - April 20
H - Heart of Stone - Christine Warren - April 10
A - Amaryllis - Jayne Castle - June 8
O - The Outrageous Belle Marchmain - Lucy Ashford - June 3
S - Throne of Glass - Sarah J Maas - July 26
N - Wild Things - Chloe Neill - August 17
E - The Pursuit of Pleasure - Elizabeth Essex - October 14
V - The Viking's Defiant Bride - Joanna Fulford - June 29
E - Fifty Shades Freed - E.L. James - April 12
R - Renegade Most Wanted - Carol Arens - June 2
D - Deception Cove - Jayne Castle - August 11
I - Insurgent - Veronica Roth - May 5
E - Can't Stand The Heat - Louisa Edwards - February 22
S - The Ideal Bride - Stephanie Laurens - April 8

December
B - Biting Bad - Chloe Neill - April 3
A - Acquired: The CEO's Small-Town Bride - Catherine Mann - February 16
T - True - Laurann Dohner - July 30
H - How To Seduce A Vampire Without Really Trying - Kerrelyn Sparks - June 15
T - Theirs To Cherish - Shayla Black - July 31
U - Unfiltered and Unlawful - Payge Galvin - November 7
B - Wicked and Dangerous - Shayla Black - February 26
P - Picture of Innocence - Jacqueline Baird - May 13
A - Seduced by the Scoundrel - Louise Allen - April 13
R - Divergent - Veronica Roth - April 6
T - Taste of Darkness - Maria V Snyder - July 7
Y - You Don't Know Jack - Erin McCarthy - May 21

[Amanda]

Great job, everyone! :)

[Suzanne]

Nothing but Reading Challenges
Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, & Unique Holidays Year Long Reading Challenge - 2014
Duration: 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2014

Progress: 60 out of 60 (Party Animal: Read 37 or more books in a year)

January
(view spoiler)[
5 National Bird Day - Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris - **** - 1/14/2014
8 Male Watcher's Day - Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - ***** - 1/8/2014
10 Peculiar People Day - Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way by Ruth Reichl - **** - 1/12/2014
13 Make Your Dream Come True Day - Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life by Melissa Joan Hart - ***** - 1/10/2014
22 National Blonde Brownie Day - Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard - ***** - 1/14/2014
(hide spoiler)]


February
(view spoiler)[
3 The Day the Music Died - Fly Away by Kristin Hannah - **** - 2/7/2014
8 Kite Flying Day - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - **** - 2/10/2014
13 Get a Different Name Day - Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward - **** - 2/3/2014 - Main character changes her name from No'One to Autumn
15 Singles Awareness Day - Summer Knight by Jim Butcher - ***** - 2/13/2014 - Dresden is single
16 Do a Grouch a Favor Day - Devil of the Highlands by Lynsay Sands - *** - 2/11/2014 - Main character is a grouch (hide spoiler)]


March
(view spoiler)[
1 National Pig Day - No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean - ***** - 3/4/2014 - Has a Pet Pig
2 Old Stuff Day - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez - * - 3/5/2014 - Oldest book on my TBR
8 International (Working) Women's Day - Dark Witch by Nora Roberts - *** - 3/9/2014
8 Be Nasty Day - The Professional: Part 1 by Kresley Cole - ***** - 3/20/2014
15 Incredible Kid Day - Allegiant by Veronica Roth - ***** - 3/18/2014 (hide spoiler)]


April
(view spoiler)[
1 April Fool's Day - Boomerang Bride by Fiona Lowe - ***** - 4/2/2014 - Does something extremely foolish
1 International Fun at Work Day - The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg - ***** - 4/6/2014 - They had fun working at the filling station!
3 Don't Go to Work Unless it's Fun Day - we know your decision - On the Edge by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 4/1/2014 - Didn't go to work and got fired
4 Hug a Newsman Day - Deadly Heat by Cynthia Eden - ** - 4/4/2014 - Manipulates a newsman to attact a serial arsenist
18 Newspaper Columnists Day - Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen - *** - 4/3/2014 - Author was a newspaper columnist (hide spoiler)]


May
(view spoiler)[
6 National Tourist Appreciation Day - The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett - **** - 5/1/2014 - Main character is a tourist in Discworld
10 Birth Mother's Day - Saturday before Mother's Day
Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 5/14/2014
11 Mother's Day - Second Sunday:
Thinking of You by Jill Mansell - ***** - 5/8/2014 - Main character is a mother
25 National Missing Children's Day:
Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead - ***** - 5/7/2014 - Children were kidnapped in story
28 Amnesty International Day:
The Maze Runner by James Dashner - *** - 5/6/2014 - Teenagers Held Against their Will
(hide spoiler)]


June
(view spoiler)[
2 National Rocky Road Day
Beauty and the Bounty Hunter by Lori Austin - Travels rocky roads in the story
4 Hug Your Cat Day
Blood Rites by Jim Butcher - ***** - 6/7/2014 - 439 Pages - Harry Dresden has a pet cat
6 National Gardening Exercise Day
Splintered by A.G. Howard - ** - 6/9/2014 - Battles flowers
8 Best Friends Day
Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead - ***** - 6/4/2014 - 594 Pages - saves her best friends
18 National Splurge Day
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - ***** - 6/12/2014 - Splurged on a trip to Amsterdam
(hide spoiler)]

[Suzanne]

July
(view spoiler)[
1 International Joke Day
Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern - **** - 7/9/2014 - Humorous Book
3 Stay out of the Sun Day
Beach House No. 9 by Christie Ridgway - **** - 7/1/2014 - 384 Pages - Set on the Beach in the Sun
4 Sidewalk Egg Frying Day- Hmmmm, I wonder why!?!
Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow - *** - 7/4/2014 - Sidewalks are hot in hell
11 Cheer up the Lonely Day
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - ***** - 7/14/2014 - Cheers up a lonely person
13 Fool's Paradise Day
Almost Perfect by Susan Mallery - **** - 7/7/2014 - 379 Pages - Set in Fool's Gold
(hide spoiler)]


August
(view spoiler)[
9 Book Lover's Day
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan - ***** - 8/7/2014
11 Son and Daughter Day
Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher - ***** - 8/4/2014 - Saves his friends' son and daughter
16 National Tell a Joke Day
Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation by Aisha Tyler - ***** - 8/2/2014
23 Ride the Wind Day
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende - *** - 8/6/2014 - 396 Pages - Luck Dragon Rides the Wind
27 Global Forgiveness Day
The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe - **** - 8/10/2014 - Main character worked for refugees around the world
(hide spoiler)]


September
(view spoiler)[
2 VJ Day, WWII
Of Triton by Anna Banks - **** - 9/2/2014 - 246 Pages - Talks about WWII in the story
14 National Cream-Filled Donut Day
Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley - ***** - 9/3/2014 - 500 Pages - Eats Donuts in the story
16 Working Parents Day
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout - *** - 9/4/2014 - Characters have busy working parents
21 National Women's Friendship Day
The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou - **** - 9/1/2014 - 288 Pages - A friend to all women
22 Business Women's Day
Reckless by Skye Jordan - *** - 9/9/2014 - Main character is a business woman
(hide spoiler)]


October
(view spoiler)[
3 Virus Appreciation Day
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black - **** - 10/5/2014 - 419 Pages
9 Fire Prevention Day
The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James - ***** - 10/6/2014 - 318 Pages
9 Curious Events Day
Her Ladyship's Companion by Joanna Bourne - **** - 10/18/2014
19 Evaluate Your Life Day
Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian - *** - 10/3/2014 - 402 Pages
28 Plush Animal Lover's Day
If You Ask Me by Betty White - **** - 10/2/2014 - 258 Pages
(hide spoiler)]


November
(view spoiler)[
1 All Saint's Day
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick - *** - 11/2/2014
1 Book Lovers Day - first Saturday of the month
Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout - ***** - 10/3/2014 - 366 Pages - Main character is a book blogger
17 Take A Hike Day
Silk Is for Seduction by Loretta Chase - ***** - 11/23/2014 - Main character constantly tells her lover to Take A Hike
28 Red Planet Day
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey - ** - 11/22/2014 - Alien invasion story
30 Stay At Home Because You Are Well Day
The King by J.R. Ward - **** - 11/17/2014 - They stay home a lot, the entire book was pretty much inside the mansion
(hide spoiler)]


December
(view spoiler)[
1 Eat a Red Apple Day
The 9th Judgment by James Patterson - ***** - 12/6/2014 - 355 Pages - Red Cover
8 National Brownie Day
Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 12/15/2014 - 450 Pages - Mercy bakes Brownies in the book
27 National Fruitcake Day
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole - **** - 12/2/2014 - You would have to have a strange hunger to eat Fruitcake
28 Card Playing Day
Cress by Marissa Meyer - **** - 12/10/2014 - 550 Pages - Plays Cards in the book
31 Unlucky Day
Looking for Alaska by John Green - ***** - 12/1/2014
(hide spoiler)]

[jingles]

Three days late, but I finally got November done...then was two days late in posting it.

NOVEMBER - ALL SAINTS
9/9
✔1. A = Anne Morrow Lindbergh|Susan Hertog|11.18.14|★★
✔2. L = Lockhart, E.|The Boyfriend List|11.20.14|★★★★
✔3. L = Laurie Halse Anderson|Fever 1793|11.23.14|★★★★

✔4. S = Sally MacKenzie|Bedding Lord Ned|11.16.14|★★
✔5. A = Abbi Glines| The Vincent Brothers|11.22.14|★★★★
✔6. I = Iles, Greg|Dead Sleep|11.17.14|★★★★
✔7. N = Nora Roberts|Bed of Roses|11.22.14|★★★★
✔8. T = Then Came You|Jill Shalvis |12.03.14|★★★
✔9. S = Shalvis, Jill|Rumor Has It|11.21.14|★★★

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿NOVEMBER COMPLETED 12/04/14 ✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

[Connie N.]

After a year of celebrating crazy holidays, I'm done with this challenge!

Bizarre, Crazy, Silly & Unique Holidays
Timeframe: 1/1/14 to 12/31/14
21/21

JANUARY:
Cuddle Up Day - Romance - Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas - 1/5/14 ♥♥♥♥
Male Watcher's Day - Man on cover - The Chance by Robyn Carr - 1/26/14 ♥♥♥♥
Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day - Set mear water = The Island by Elin Hilderbrand - 1/17/14 ♥♥♥♥
Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day - Erotica - House of Dark Delights by Louisa Burton - 1/25/14 ♥♥♥♥



FEBRUARY:
Don't Cry over Spilled Milk Day - Beverage on cover - Sneakers, Sandals & Stilettoes: Fairy Tales for the Well-Heeled Princess by Natasha Deen - 2/26/14 ♥♥♥♥
Tell a Fairy Tale Day - Cinderella story - An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn - 2/17/14 ♥♥♥♥♥
No Brainer Day - Book set on island in the Caribbean - St. Bart's by Emme Cross - 2/9/14 ♥♥♥♥



MARCH:
Be Nasty Day - The Enforcer by Nikki Worrell - 3/22/14 ♥♥♥
National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day - Candy theme - Candy Apple Dead by Sammi Carter - 3/29/14 ♥♥♥♥
Waffle Day - Picture very much like a waffle on the cover - Full House by Janet Evanovich - 3/5/14 ♥♥♥♥



APRIL:
National High Five Day - This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 4/24/14 ♥♥♥♥♥ (#5 in series)
Take a Chance Day - Lexi took a $2 million loan to upgrade her business, taking a chance on success. - Under Her Skin by Susan Mallery - 4/3/14 ♥♥♥♥



MAY:
National Sea Monkey Day - Set by the sea - Beautiful Day by Elin Hilderbrand - 5/13/14 ♥♥♥♥♥



JUNE:
National Chocolate Eclair Day - Sweets on cover - Funeral Food by Kathleen Taylor - 6/16/14 ♥♥♥♥



JULY:
Disobedience Day - BDSM - Deeply In You by Sharon Page - 7/3/14 ♥♥♥♥
Sidewalk Egg Frying Day - Very hot Texas/Mexico climate - Caged Wolf by S.M. Reine - 7/4/14 ♥♥♥♥♥



AUGUST:
Just Because Day - Gregory says he's wants to kiss her "just because..." - On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn - 8/16/14 ♥♥♥♥



SEPTEMBER:
Blame Someone Else Day - Hannah is an alcoholic but she tends to blame all her problems on someone else. - Men and Dogs by Katie Crouch - 9/7/14 ♥♥♥
September 13th - Defy Superstition Day
September 28th - Ask a Stupid Question Day (one of my favorite days)



OCTOBER:
National Dessert Day - Dessert on cover - People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges by Jen Mann - 10/24/14 ♥♥♥♥♥



NOVEMBER:
Marooned without a Compass Day - Stephanie is always pretty clueless - Hot Six by Janet Evanovich - 11/30/14 ♥♥♥♥♥



DECEMBER:
National Roof over Your Head Day - The Lake family moves home to Arkansas when Samuel loses his church. - The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield - 12/10/14 ♥♥♥♥♥

[❀Tea❀]

Congrats everyone ☺

[Suzanne]

Done!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Ruth]

Can't believe I actually finished this one...woo hoo!!

NBRC: Bizarre & Unique Holidays Challenge 2014
Date: 01/01/14 - 12/31/14
0/?? Completed

January 6th - Cuddle Up Day
C. Champagne and Lemon Drops by Jean Oram...Feb.24, 2014.
U. Uneasy Spirits by M.Louisa Locke..Feb.9, 2014
D. Don't Let Me Go by Catherine Ryan Hyde...Feb. 17, 2014
D. Diana Rowland...My Life as a White Trash Zombie..Feb.22, 2014
L. Lourey, Jess....May Day....May 19, 2014
E. Evanovich, Janet...Foul Play...Jan 1, 2014
U. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi...March 13, 2014
P. Parr, Delia...Hearts Awakening ...Feb. 28, 2014

February 27th - No Brainer Day
N. Nowhere But Homeby Liza Palmer..March 22, 2014
O.One True Love by Barbara Freethy...January 18, 2014
B. Black Jasmine by Toby Neal Feb.1,2014
R. The Reluctant Prophet by Nancy Rue January 11, 2014
A. Allegiant by Veronica Roth...January 17, 2013
I.In the Blood by Steve Robinson...Feb. 2, 2014
N. Neal, Toby...Torch Ginger ..April 10, 2014
E. Elizabeth Gilbert... The Signature of All Things...Jan 27, 2014

March 9th - Panic Day
P. Philomena: A Mother, Her Son, and a Fifty-Year Search by Martin Sixsmith...June 28, 2014
A. Almost Perfect by Julie Ortolon March 1, 2014
N. No Easy Hope by James Cook...April 18, 2014
I. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai...Feb. 27, 2014
C. Child, Lee...Running Blind...April 4, 2014

April 23rd - Take a Chance Day
T. Trickster's Point by William Kent Krueger...January 4, 2013
A. Almost Pioneers: One Couple's Homesteading Adventure in the West by John Fry...March 15, 2014
K. Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn...March 28, 2014
E. Evanovich, Janet...Takedown Twenty ..Feb.19, 2014
A. Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton...June 7, 2014
C. Calculated in Death by J.D.Robb..April 17, 2014
H. The Heist by Janet Evanovich..January 23, 2013.
A. Abbott, Megan...The End of Everything...May 1, 2014
N. The Narrow Path by Gail Sattler...August 5, 2014
C. Child, Lee.... Without Fail...June 1, 2014
E. Evanovich, Janet...Smokin' Seventeen...March 22, 2014

May 4th - Star Wars Day
S Split Second by David Baldacci...March 10, 2013
T. Thankless in Death by J.D.Robb....May 10, 2014
A. After The Ending by Lindsey Fairleigh September 4, 2014
R. Robin Sloan....Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore...March 14, 2014
W. The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice by Rebecca Musser....April 11, 2014
A. The Accidental Demon Slayer by Angie Fox...June 30, 2014
R. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion...April 2, 2014
S. Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr..April 6, 2014

June 1st - Dare Day
D. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley...May 16, 2014
A. Ahern, June... The Skye in June...Sept. 14, 2014
R. Rosett, Sara...Getting Away is Deadly..June 19, 2014
E. Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues by Diana Rowland...April 5, 2014


July 7th - Chocolate Day
C. Call the Nurse: True Stories of a Country Nurse on a Scottish Isle by Mary J. Macleod..June 15, 2014
H. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost...May 3, 2014
O. O'Donnell, Lisa...The Death of Bees...May 28, 2014
C. The Colorado Kid by Stephen King...July 3, 2014
O. Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz...Aug.24, 2014
L. Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker...May 24, 2014
A. Arthur, Keri... Fireborn..October 5, 2014
T. Torn Away by Jennifer Brown..July 21, 2014
E. Emily and Einstein by Linda Francis Lee...April 19, 2014


August 9th - Book Lover's Day
B. The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly...May 10, 2014
O. Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse...March 12, 2014
O. Out of the Ruins by Karen Barnett...July 24, 2014
K. Keeping the Castle by Patrice Kindl...March 30, 2014
L. Lover Avenged by J.R.Ward....August 8, 2014
O. Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman...Oct.17, 2014
V. Virginia Creeper by Blaine Lee Pardoe...Feb, 21,2014
E. Echo Burning by Lee Child...April 23, 2014
R. Reckoning by Jeaniene Frost...June 26, 2014
S. Someone Else's Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson...May 26, 2014

September 13th - Defy Superstition Day
D. Don't Die, Dragonfly by Linda Joy Singleton...Sept. 26, 2014
E. Eric Meyer...Killing Faith...June 18, 2014
F. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green...January 5, 2014
Y. York, Zoe... What Once Was Perfect ..Sept. 16, 2014
S. The Season Never Ends - Wins, Losses, and the Wisdom of the Court by Don Shelby...January 8, 2014
U. Undeniable Rogue by Annette Blair...June 13, 2014
P. Prairie Sunset - Of Love and Magic by Eric Wilder...October 1, 2014
E. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell...July 6, 2013
R. Rowland, Diana...White Trash Zombie Apocalypse...July 17, 2014
S. Stalking Susan by Julie Kramer Feb.11,2014
T. Takako, Shinura Wandering Son: Volume One...March 6, 2014
I. Ice by Linda Howard...March 21, 2014
T. Thornhill, Robert... Lady Justice and the Pharaoh's Curse (Lady Justice, #17).....Sept. 27, 2014
I. I'll Be There by Deborah Grace Staley....April 12, 2014
O. Once upon a Summer by Janette Oke...Nov. 10, 2014
N. The Narrow Path by Gail Sattler...August 5, 2014

October 30th - Mischief Night
M. Made to Crave: Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food by Lysa TerKeurst..Jan. 24, 2014
I. The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kid...June 14, 2014
S. Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris...June 6, 2014
C. Carrots by Colleen Helme...July 10, 2014
H. Harman, Patricia....The Midwife of Hope River...May 4, 2014
I. Ivy, Janice...Taking Out the Trailer Trash...June 21, 2014
E. Edible Delectables by Amy Wiseman...Sept. 18, 2014
F. Finder, Joseph...Vanished....May 6, 2014
N. A Night to Remember by Walter Lord...Sept. 8, 2014
I. Indivisible by Kristen Heitzmann...July 8, 2014
G. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn...March 4, 2014
H. A Hardboiled Murder: An Aggie Underhill Mystery by Michelle Ann Hollstein...July 1, 2014
T. Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich....Oct.11, 2014

November 21st - False Confession Day
F. First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones...June 27, 2014
A. Amazing Gracie: A Dog's Tale by Dan Dye...Oct. 23, 2014
L. Love Finds You in Wildrose, North Dakota by Tracey Bateman...Sept. 15, 2014
S. Styx & Stone: An Ellie Stone Mystery by James Ziskin....June 24, 2014
E. Emerson, Wren..I Wish......Oct.8, 2014
C. Concealed in Death by J.D.Robb...Sept. 12, 2014
O. On a Night Like This by Barbara Freethy...Oct. 27, 2014
N. Not Quite Perfect by Gretchen Galway...August 30, 2014
F. Festive in Death by J.D.Robb...Oct.19,2014
E. Engelhard, Jack...The Days of the Bitter End..Sept. 25, 2014
S. Sylvain Reynard... Gabriel's Inferno...August 3, 2014
S. Sally Bernearthy...Ghost of Summer..Sept. 24, 2014
I. The Island by Elin Hilderbrand...August 13, 2014
O. Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kruger...Nov.24,2014
N. Night, H.T. Vampire Love Story...Sept 21, 2014.

December 18th - Bake Cookies Day
B. Baldacci, David...Zero Day...June 3, 2014
A. Amy Tintera.... Reboot...Oct. 21, 2014
K. Kramer, Julie...Missing Mark ...April 21, 2014
E. Emma Jameson....Blue Murder...Nov.1, 2014
C. The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths...Nov. 13,2014
O. On the Nickel by Maggie Toussaint...Dec.10,2014
O. One, Two ... He Is Coming For You by Willow Rose...Dec. 20, 2014
K. King, Stephen, Doctor Sleep..June 10, 2014
I. In a Small Town by Marc A. DiGiacomo August 30, 2014
E. Eastman, Dawn...Pall in the Family...Nov. 6,2014
S. Susan Spencer-Wendel....Until I Say Goodbye: A Book about Living...June 16, 2014

[❀Tea❀]

Well done Suzanne and Ruth! ☺

[jingles]

All done for the year!


NBRC: Bizarre & Unique Holidays Challenge 2014 (Part 1)
Date: 01/01/14 - 12/31/14
118/118 Completed

January - Male Watcher's Day
15/15
✔1. M = MacLean, Sarah/No Good Duke Goes Unpunished - 01/01/14
✔2. A = All-American Girl by Meg Cabot - 01/05/14
✔3. L = Laura Hillenbrand/Unbroken - 01/10/14
✔4. E = Evanovich, Janet/Visions of Sugar Plums - 01/04/14

✔5. W = Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt - 01/12/14
✔6. A = Anne Frank/The Diary of a Young Girl - 01/16/14
✔7. T = Truman Capote/In Cold Blood - 01/08/14
✔8. C = Carlo, Philip/The Ice Man - 01/06/14
✔9. H = Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi - 01/13/14
✔10. E = Elly Griffiths/The Crossing Places - 01/03/14
✔11. R = Roberts, Nora/Black Rose - 01/02/14
✔12. S = Summer House by Nancy Thayer - 01/07/14

✔13. D = Drake, Olivia/Stroke of Midnight - 01/17/14
✔14. A = Anne Roiphe/Epilogue: A Memoir - 01/17/14
✔15. Y = Yuletide Baby Surprise by Catherine Mann - 01/23/14

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿JANUARY COMPLETED 01/23/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

FEBRUARY - TELL A FAIRY TALE DAY
17/17
✔1. T = Tessa Harris/The Anatomist's Apprentice - 02/15/14
✔2. E = Evanovich, Janet/Back to the Bedroom - 02/19/14
✔3. L = Lee Child/Tripwire - 02/02/14
✔4. L = Lie With Me by Stephanie Tyler - 02/21/14

✔5. A = Agatha Christie/Murder on the Links - 02/06/14

✔6. F = French Pressed by Cleo Coyle - 02/10/14
✔7. A = Addicted by Charlotte Featherstone - 02/11/14
✔8. I = If Fried Chicken Could Fly by Paige Shelton - 02/01/14
✔9. R = Red Lily by Nora Roberts - 02/04/14
✔10. Y = The Year of Living Scandalously by Julia London - 02/22/14

✔11. T = 311 Pelican Court by Debbie Macomber - 02/24/14
✔12. A = As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner - 02/20/14
✔13. L = Love Irresistibly by Julie James - 02/26/14
✔14. E = Elizabeth Hoyt/Notorious Pleasures - 02/24/14

✔15. D = The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks - 02/05/14
✔16. A = Alan Bradley/The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - 02/17/14
✔17. Y = Yardley, Cathy/The Player's Club: Finn - 02/26/14

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿FEBRUARY COMPLETED 02/27/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

MARCH - BE NASTY DAY
7/7

✔1. B = Butcher, Shannon K./No Control - 03/15/14
✔2. E = Evanovich, Janet/Wicked Appetite - 03/06/14

✔3. N = Northern Lights by Nora Roberts - 03/12/14
✔4. A = Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko - 03/13/14
✔5. S = Soulless by Gail Carriger - 03/10/14
✔6. T = The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger - 03/05/14
✔7. Y = Young, Samantha/On Dublin Street - 03/07/14

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿MARCH COMPLETED 03/15/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

APRIL - TAKE A CHANCE
11/11

✔1. T = Tyler, Stephanie/Promises in the Dark - 04/06/14
✔2. A = Ashley, Jennifer/Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage - 04/18/14
✔3. K = Kate Morton/The Forgotten Garden - 04/13/14
✔4. E = Emperor: The Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden - 04/08/14

✔5. A = Angell, Kate/No Sunshine When She's Gone - 04/19/14

✔6. C = Cathy Marie Buchanan/The Painted Girls - 04/04/14
✔7. H = Howard, Linda/Prey - 04/20/14
✔8. A = Adams, Richard/Watership Down - 04/28/14
✔9. N = No Place to Run by Maya Banks - 04/16/14
✔10. C = The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett - 04/05/14
✔11. E = Emma Chase/Twisted - 04/21/14

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿APRIL COMPLETED 04/28/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

MAY - NO SOCKS
7/7

✔1. N = A Nose for Justice|Rita Mae Brown - 05/16/14
✔2. O = Olive Ann Burns|Cold Sassy Tree - 05/25/14

✔3. S = Stephen King|11/22/63 - 05/07/14
✔4. O = O'Reilly, Bill|Killing Lincoln - 05/26/14
✔5. C = Clayton, Alice|Wallbanger - 05/06/14
✔6. K = Katie Lane|A Match Made in Texas - 05/05/14
✔7. S = Something Borrowed|Emily Giffin - 05/13/14

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿MAY COMPLETED 05/26/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

JUNE - DARE
4/4

✔1. D = Deaver, Jeffery|XO: A Kathryn Dance Novel - 06/07/14
✔2. A = Animal Magnetism|Jill Shalvis - 06/05/14
✔3. R = Roberts, Nora|Angels Fall - 06/08/14
✔4. E = E Is for Evidence|Sue Grafton - 06/06/14

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿JUNE COMPLETED 06/08/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

JULY - CHOCOLATE
9/9

✔1. C = Catch Me A Cowboy|Katie Lane|07.03.14|★★★
✔2. H = The House at Riverton|Kate Morton|07.07.14|★★★
✔3. O = One Fifth Avenue|Candace Bushnell|07.11.14|★
✔4. C = Coming Up Roses|Catherine Anderson|07.06.14|★★★
✔5. O = One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest|Ken Kesey|07.24.14|★★★
✔6. L = Lord John and the Private Matter|Diana Gabaldon|07.09.14|★★
✔7. A = Alan Bradley|The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag|07.02.14|★★★★
✔8. T = Top Secret Twenty-One|Janet Evanovich|07.05.14|★★★
✔9. E = Evanovich, Janet|Wicked Business|07.15.14|★★★

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿JULY COMPLETED 07/24/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

AUGUST - BOOK LOVERS
10/10

✔1. B = The Boys in the Boat|Daniel James Brown|08.05.14|★★★★★
✔2. O = Orphan Train|Christina Baker Kline|08.12.14|★★★★★
✔3. O = Owens, Sharon|The Ballroom On Magnolia Street|08.13.14|★★
✔4. K = Katie Lane|Trouble in Texas|08.07.14|★★★★

✔5. L = The Little Friend|Donna Tartt|08.04.14|★★
✔6. O = Orwell, George|Nineteen Eighty-Four|08.16.14|★★★
✔7. V = Valerie Hansen|Her Montana Cowboy|08.26.17|★★★
✔8. E = Ephron, Nora|I Remember Nothing and other reflections|08.22.14|★★★
✔9. R = Remember Me?|Sophie Kinsella|08.11.14|★★★★
✔10. S = Safe Haven|Nicholas Sparks|08.01.14|★★★★

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿AUGUST COMPLETED 08/26/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

[jingles]

NBRC: Bizarre & Unique Holidays Challenge 2014 (Part 2)
Date: 01/01/14 - 12/31/14
118/118 Completed

SEPTEMBER - PARDON
6/6
✔1. P = Pop Goes the Weasel (Alex Cross, #5)|James Patterson|09.21.14|★★★
✔2. A = After the Kiss|Suzanne Enoch|09.06.14|★★
✔3. R = Robyn Carr|Shelter Mountain|09.23.14|★★★★
✔4. D = Douglas Starr|The Killer of Little Shepherds|09.17.14|★★★
✔5. O = One Summer: America, 1927|Bill Bryson|09.11.14|★★★★★
✔6. N = Nesbø, Jo|The Bat|09.22.14|★★★★

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿SEPTEMBER COMPLETED 09/22/14 ✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

OCTOBER - MISCHIEF NIGHT
13/13 COMPLETED
✔1. M = Mark Logue|The King's Speech|10.10.14|★★★★
✔2. I = In the Air Tonight|Stephanie Tyler|10.08.14|★★★★
✔3. S = Shalvis, Jill|Animal Attraction|10.06.14|★★★
✔4. C = The Charlemagne Pursuit|Steve Berry|10.06.14|★★★★
✔5. H = Hannah, Kristin|Between Sisters|10.19.14|★★★
✔6. I = Iles, Greg|24 Hours|10.11.14|★★★
✔7. E = Every Breath You Take|Ann Rule|10.15.14|★★★★
✔8. F = Flynn, Gillian|Gone Girl|10.12.14|★★★

✔9. N = Nicholas Sparks|At First Sight|10.28.14|★★★★
✔10. I = Isabel Allende|Ripper|10.31.14|★★★
✔11. G = G is for Gumshoe|Sue Grafton|10.07.14|★★★
✔12. H = Hilburn, Robert|Johnny Cash: The Life|11.15.14|★★★★
✔13. T = Tessa Harris|The Dead Shall Not Rest|10.14.14|★★★

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿OCTOBER COMPLETED 11/15/14 ✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

NOVEMBER - ALL SAINTS
9/9
✔1. A = Anne Morrow Lindbergh|Susan Hertog|11.18.14|★★
✔2. L = Lockhart, E.|The Boyfriend List|11.20.14|★★★★
✔3. L = Laurie Halse Anderson|Fever 1793|11.23.14|★★★★

✔4. S = Sally MacKenzie|Bedding Lord Ned|11.16.14|★★
✔5. A = Abbi Glines| The Vincent Brothers|11.22.14|★★★★
✔6. I = Iles, Greg|Dead Sleep|11.17.14|★★★★
✔7. N = Nora Roberts|Bed of Roses|11.22.14|★★★★
✔8. T = Then Came You|Jill Shalvis |12.03.14|★★★
✔9. S = Shalvis, Jill|Rumor Has It|11.21.14|★★★

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿NOVEMBER COMPLETED 12/04/14 ✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

DECEMBER - SANTAS' LIST
9/9
✔1. S = Stephanie Perkins|Anna and the French Kiss|12.04.14|★★
✔2. A = Anyone But You|Jennifer Crusie |12.16.14|★★★
✔3. N = NYPD Red 2|James Patterson |12.14.14|★★★
✔4. T = That Summer|Sarah Dessen |12.19.14|★★
✔5. A = Alice I Have Been|Melanie Benjamin |12.10.14|★★
✔6. S = Samantha Young|Before Jamaica Lane |12.20.14|★★★★

✔7. L = Loyalty in Death|J.D. Robb|12.18.14|★★★★
✔8. I = I've Got Your Number|Sophie Kinsella |12.05.14|★★★★
✔9. S = Sparks, Nicholas|The Last Song|12.05.14|★★★★
✔10. T = Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen|Jimmy McDonough |12.27.14|★★★

✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿CHALLENGE COMPLETED 12/27/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

[Lesley]

didn't quite finish before 1/1/2015, but it's finished and that's all that really matters to me at the end of the day!!

January- Male Watcher's Day
M Make it Last Bethany Lopez 1/2/14
A Anonymous Holly Hood 1/25/14
L I Choose You Bethany Lopez 1/3/14
E Fall into my Heart Rebecca Elise 1/15/14

W When It's Love Emma Lauren 2/5/14
A Finding Home Aine Kelley 1/26/14
T Trust in Me Bethany Lopez 1/4/14
C Chasing Wishes Nadia Simonenko 1/31/14
H Emerge S.E. Hall 2/9/14
E Forgotten YesterdayRenee Ericson 1/19/14
R The Reluctant Bachelorette Rachael Anderson 1/18/14
SSignificance Shelly Crane 2/3/14

February - No Brainer Day
N  Blackness Takes Over Norma Jeanne Karlsson 1/28/14
OOne More Day M. Malone 2/13/14

B Broken at Love Lyla Payne 1/13/14
R Heartbreak, Tennessee Ruby Laska 2/21/14
A Blue Lines Toni Aleo 3/16/14
I I Am Yours Faith Sullivan 1/1/14
N Vengeful in Love Nadia Lee 3/20/14
E Melt With You Jessie Evans 2/9/14
R Ransom Denise Mathew 3/1/14

March - Be Nasty Day
B A Beautiful Mess TK Leigh 2/16/14
E Embrace S.E. Hall 2/15/14

N No Place Like Home Deanna Holland 4/12/14
A It Was You Anna Cruise 3/21/14
S The Saints of the Cross Michelle Figley 2/11/14
T A Tragic Wreck TK Leigh 2/16/14
Y Yellow Crocus Laila Ibrahim 2/14/14

April - Take A Chance Day
T The Things I Do for You M. Malone 2/22/14
A April of Enchantment Jennifer Blake 4/2/14
K Kissing In Cars Sara H. Ney 3/10/14
E Entice S.E. Hall 3/6/14

A Asking for Trouble Sandra Byrd 4/5/14

C Connected by the Sea EL Todd 2/1/14
H Love Is Relative Haven Francis 2/19/14
A Ash to Steele Karen-Ann Stewart 4/10/14
N No Shoes, No Shirt, No Spells Rose Pressey 4/28/14
C Chasing Nikki Lacey Weatherford 2/12/14
E Give Me Something Elizabeth Lee 3/9/14

May - National Sea Monkey Day
S He Belongs With Me Sarah Darlington 2/24/14
E 8 Weeks Bethany Lopez 3/16/14
A Moving Forward Erika Ashby 4/14/14

M Matchplay Dakota Madiaon 1/16/14
O Off the Record Sawyer Bennett 3/2/14
N Drag Strip Nancy Bartholomew 6/13/14
K Along Came Trouble Erin Kern 5/18/14
E The End of You and Me Wendi M Lee 5/5/14
Y What Once Was Perfect Zoe York 3/23/14

June - Repeat Day
R Wait Ryan Ringbloom 4/14/14
E The Edge of Always J.A. Redmerski 5/24/14
P In Deep Shitake Patricia Mason 2/21/14
E At Last Ella Stone 6/19/14
A April Fools Karli Perrin 4/14/14
T Tamed By You Kate Perry 3/18/14

July - Chocolate Day
C Chasing Perfect Susan Mallery 6/13/14
H Love Is Absolute Haven Francis 3/1/14
O Only for You Tista Ray 7/17/14
C Rescuing Love Jules Court 6/23/14
O Home to Stay Terri Osburn 7/20/14
L Dying for Dinner Rolls Lois Lavrisa 2/17/14
A Animal Magnetism Jill Shalvis 6/20/14
T He's Come Undone Theresa Weir 6/25/14
E Bring Me Fire Emily Stone 7/1/14

August - Just Because Day
J In Between Jenny B. Jones 7/21/14
U Unbroken Jennifer McNare 7/20/14
S The Sea of Tranquility Katja Millay 7/21/14
T Blame it on Texas Tori Scott 7/30/14

B Kiss Me Like This Bella Andre 7/22/14
E You Make Me Erin McCarthy 8/2/14
C Rhett J.S. Cooper 7/25/14
A Almost Perfect Susan Mallery 7/21/14
U Unsettled Alisa Mullen 7/24/14
S Someone Like You Addison Moore 7/22/14
E My Own Worst Enemy Emma L. Smith 8/4/14


September - Blame Someone Else Day
B From This Moment On Bella Andre 8/5/14
L Nauti Boy Lora Leigh 8/17/14
A The Storm Inside Alexis Anne 8/5/14
M Unrequited Alisa Mullen 8/6/14
E Ever Since Eve Pamela Browning 8/5/14

S Scared of Beautiful Jacqueline Abrahams 8/4/14
O Out of Play Nyrae Dawn 8/6/14
M Power Play Deirdre Martin 8/9/14
E Exhale Jennifer Snyder 8/7/14
O Love of Truth C.T. Oliver 8/10/14
N Now and Forever Brenda Rothert 9/25/14
E Everything Bared Kristine Cayne 8/25/14

E Betting on You Jessie Evans 8/28/14
L Lessons in Love Clarissa Carlyle 8/16/14
S Rumor Has It Jill Shalvis 8/6/14
E Rules of Attraction Simone Elkeles 8/30/14

October - Mischief Night
M Starlight Mimi Strong 10/2/14
I If I Stay Gayle Forman 10/19/14
S Sold on You Sophia Knightly 10/1/14
C Ugly Love Colleen Hoover 10/25/14
H Hell for Leather Julie Ann Walker 10/5/14
I I Love How You Love Me Bella Andre 10/21/14
E The Edge of Darkness Melissa Andrea 10/11/14
F 42 Hours Bethany Lopez 10/13/14

N Nauti Dreams Lora Leigh 11/8/14
I I've Got Your Number Sophie Kinsella 12/7/14
G To Love a Player Gjoe Uzor 10/5/14
H Holly Lane J. B. Morgan 12/27/14
T Ten Tiny Breaths K.A. Tucker 9/30/14

November - Chaos Never Dies Day
C Strike Out Cheryl Douglas 11/5/14
H The Pact Karina Halle 1/1/2015
A Breathe Abbi Glines 10/3/14
O One Tiny Lie KA Tucker 10/12/14
S Thoughtless S.C. Stephens 10/8/14

N Nauti Nights Lora Leigh 10/26/14
E Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer 10/18/14
V Vision in White Nora Roberts 12/9/14
E Enraptured Alannah Carbonneau 10/19/14
R Redesigned Denise Grover Swaink 10/26/14

D Dust and Ends Denise Mathew 11/11/14
I I'll Catch You Farrah Rochon 1/12/15
E Every Little Piece Kate Ashton 10/18/14
S The Summer We Fell Amber Garza 10/20/14


December - Bake Cookies Day
B Thrown by a Curve Jaci Burton 10/10/14
AJust To Be With You Bella Andre 9/26/14
K Playing to Win Jaci Burton 9/28/14
E Keira Eifa Lynn 12/1/14

C Come Away With Me Ruth Cardello 11/11/14
O One Song Away Molli Moran 11/20/14
O One Week in Maine Shayna Ryan 12/17/14
K Falling Back Together Kristen Hope Mazzola 10/6/14
I It Had to Be You Jill Shalvis 1/25/2015
E Heart Strung Evelyn Glass 1/9/15
S Falling for Max Shannon Stacey 10/29/14

[jingles]

Way to go, Lesley!!

[❀Tea❀]

Congrats jingles & Lesley ☺

[April]

I am going to finish this even though its no longer 2014.

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Jan 25- Opposite Day
O- Ozma, Alice The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared 1/20/14
P- Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 2/22/14
P- Pavane 3/31/14
O- Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language 10/28/14
S- Susann, J Valley of the Dolls 1/13/14
I- Ian Doescher William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope 2/4/14
T- Taft 2012 4/5/14
E- Ella Minnow Pea 4/17/14

Feb 12- Tennis Day
T- Tom Stoppard The Real Inspector Hound and Other Plays 5/5/14
E- Ella Enchanted 4/23/14
N- Northanger Abbey 1/3/14
N- The Night Circus 6/11/14
I- The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln 2/10/14
S- Shiver 2/4/14

March 25- Waffle Day
W- Willig, Lauren The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla 8/14/14
A- American Gods 1/10/14
F- The Fairy Godmother 2/28/14
F- Fatherland 3/5/14
L- The Ladies Auxiliary 2/13/14
E- Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World 6/19/14

April 25- World Penguin Day
W- World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 3/3/2015
O- The Odd Couple 12/29/14
R- The Red Chamber 3/17/14
L- Lynsay Sands Vampire Most Wanted 3/12/14
D- Dark Lycan 1/16/14

P- Pretties 5/11/14
E- Edgar Allan Poe The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales 12/7/14
G- Goliath 3/26/14
U- Untold Story 1/5/14
I- Insurgent 3/8/14
N- Nez, Chester Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII 10/14/14

August 3- Sisters' Day
S- Shelley, Bruce Church History in Plain Language 5/17/14
I- Inherit the Wind 6/2/14
S- Selznick, Brian The Invention of Hugo Cabret 6/13/14
T- The Titan's Curse 7/24/14
E- Edith Wharton Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton 3/10/15
R- Rick Riordan The Battle of the Labyrinth 8/13/14
'S- Skin Game 6/24/14


December 21- Humbug Day
H- How the States Got Their Shapes 3/28/14
U- UnSouled 11/16/14
M- Moore, Christopher Island of the Sequined Love Nun 7/5/14
B- Brian Jay Jones Jim Henson: The Biography 4/7/14
U- Undivided 1/10/15
G- Gone with the Windsors 2/18/2015