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Spooktacular Autumn Challenge
Duration: September 23 - December 20, 2014
Level: 4+ tasks per category
READ: 25/24 tasks
Category 1 Fall Colors: Read a a book whose covers are at least 50%:
✔Red: Running Scared - Shannon Butcher 9/28
✔Orange: The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry 10/25
✔Brown: Fallen - Karin Slaughter 10/6
✔Yellow: When You Give a Duke a Diamond - Shana Galen 10/12
✔Black: Wanted: Undead or Alive - Kerrelyn Sparks 9/26
Category 2 Columbus Day: Explore a genre not read often:
✔Discover a new author: Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
✔Different country: Tomb of the Golden Bird - Elizabeth Peters (Egypt) 9/28
✔3rd in series: Evertrue - Brodi Ashton 9/29
✔Historical genre: The Sinner - Margaret Mallory 9/27
Category 3 Halloween:
✔Horror genre: The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington 10/1
✔Spooky cover: Bizarre Life of Sydney Sedrick - Mandi Casey 10/19
✔Released in October: Animal Attraction - Jill Shalvis 10/4
✔Pretense: North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24
Category 4 Cool Weather:
✔Set in fall: Born To Be Wild - Christine Warren 10/30
✔Romance genre: Animal Magnetism - Jill Shalvis 9/25
✔"blows you away": The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness 10/28
Category 5 Thanksgiving:
✔US Northeast: Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich (Vermont) 9/24
✔Involves family: Power Play - Catherine Coulter 9/29
✔Read a book where food is involved: Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts 10/8
✔Thankful for: Letters from Skye: A Novel - Jessica Brockmole 10/30
Category 6 Spell Out:
Spell out with author, series, or title
✔Leaves
L: Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline 10/16
E: The Grand Finale - Janet Evanovich 11/8
A: The Pyramid Of Doom - Andy McDermott 11/7
V: Nightbred - Lynn Viehl 12/2
E: Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch 11/10
S: Killing Grounds - Dana Stabenow 9/30
✔Corn
C: Dark Blood - Christine Feehan 10/8
O: On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn 9/25
R: Red - Jordan Summers 10/10
N: Nightborn - Lynn Viehl 10/31
✔Harvest
H: Hallowed - Cynthia Hand 9/25
A: The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 10/29
R: Who Do, Voodoo? - Rochelle Staab 10/13
V: The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/18
E: Everywhere She Turns - Debra Webb 11/3
S: Silver-Tongued Devil - Jaye Wells 10/11
T: Twisted Things - Madge Swindells 11/9
✔Pie
P: Kill Alex Cross - James Patterson 9/24
I: Deadlock - Iris Johansen 10/30
E: Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23
✔Candy
C: Waking Up with a Rake - Connie Mason 11/10
A: Alex Cross, Run - James Patterson 11/14
N: Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles 11/9
D: Fifth Grave Past the Light - Darynda Jones 9/23
Y: You're The One - Robin Kaye 10/7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
October Monthly Challenge
READ: 12/12
✔H: The Hawk - Monica McCarty 10/26
✔A: The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry 10/25
✔L: Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline 10/16
✔L: Nightborn - Lynn Viehl 10/31
✔O: Oceanborne - Katherine Irons 10/22
✔W: Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
✔E: Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23
✔E: [Emily Hudson, char] Deadlock - Iris Johansen 10/30
✔N: North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24
✔Curious Events Day: The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington 10/1
✔Sarcastic Month: Silver-Tongued Devil - Jaye Wells 10/10
✔It's My Party Day: The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness 10/28
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
What Happened on October 20, 1632? READ: 7/5
✔10 Downing Street - originally three houses: a townhouse (from which the modern building gets its name), a mansion, and a cottage; the townhouse was built for Sir George Downing, a notorious spy; Princess Elizabeth (The Winter Queen) lived in the mansion from 1604 until 1613; a Mr. Chicken lived in the cottage when George II offered the three buildings to Horace Walpole (often called the first Prime Minister)
Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts (m.c. residence is a mansion on the beach) 10/8✔Emmanuel College, Cambridge – a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, among the top five colleges; the Fellows' Garden contains a swimming pool, making it one of the oldest bathing pools in Europe; is the home of ERICS (Emmanuel Real Ice Cream Society)
The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington (takes place in Europe- Germany/Italy) 10/1✔Greenwich Hospital – a permanent home and healthcare facility for disabled sailors; Christopher Wren did not charge for his architectural services; Lord Nelson's body lay in state in the Painted Hall of the Greenwich Hospital before being taken up the river Thames to St Paul's Cathedral for a state funeral
Finders-Seekers - Gayle Greeno (green in authors name) 10/17✔Wren Library, Cambridge - the library of Trinity College in Cambridge; it took 19 years to build; it has a full size statue of Lord Byron; has Milne's manuscript of Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner; has handwritten notes by Robert Oppenheimer describing the "Trinity" atomic bomb test in New Mexico, U.S.
What Angels Fear - C.S. Harris (statue on cover) 10/15✔Kensington Palace - a residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century; actually an expansion of a house owned by the 2nd Earl of Nottingham; Prince Harry moved into a one bedroom apartment at Kensington Palace in 2012
The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry (Bainbridge House in England) 10/25
✔St Paul's Cathedral – the fourth St Paul's was gutted in the Great Fire of London in 1666; it was financed by a tax on coal; the cathedral was declared officially complete by Parliament on Christmas Day, 1711; the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1962
Letters from Skye: A Novel - Jessica Brockmole (St. Mary's Cathedral plays an important role) 10/30✔Sheldonian Theatre – Wren's second work; located at Oxford University; it is used for music concerts, lectures and university ceremonies, but not for drama; was used as stand in for Harvard in the 1980 film Heaven's Gate
The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness (some of the story takes place in a library at Oxford Univ) 10/28CHALLENGE COMPLETE
October I Love Audiobooks ChallengeREAD: 4/3
✔1. Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts 10/8
✔2. Whisper To The Blood - Dana Stabenow 10/15
✔3. The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry 10/25
✔4. Letters from Skye: A Novel - Jessica Brockmole 10/30
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Celebrate Good Times October!! READ: 14/14
• Books featuring popular Halloween characters (vampires, werewolves, zombies, mummies, etc)
✔1. The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness (witches/vampires) 10/28
✔2. Dark Blood - Christine Feehan (werewolves) 10/8
✔3. Nightborn - Lynn Viehl (vampires) 10/31
✔4. Silver-Tongued Devil - Jaye Wells (witches/vampires) 10/10
✔5. The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo - Kerrelyn Sparks (vampires) 10/18
✔6. Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson (vampires) 10/5
✔7. Wild About You - Kerrelyn Sparks (vampires) 10/3
• Books published in October
✔1. Animal Attraction - Jill Shalvis 10/4
✔2. Bizarre Life of Sydney Sedrick - Mandi Casey 10/19
✔3. Highlander for the Holidays - Janet Chapman 10/4
✔4. North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24
✔5. The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington 10/1
• Fall colored covers
✔1. The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry 10/25
✔2. The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 10/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
November Monthly Challenge
READ: 11/12
V: Nightbred - Lynn Viehl
✔E: Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland 11/24
✔T: Twisted Things - Madge Swindells 11/9
✔E: Everywhere She Turns - Debra Webb 11/3
✔R: Rescue My Heart - Jill Shalvis 11/30
✔A: Alex Cross, Run - James Patterson 11/14
✔N: Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles 11/9
✔S: Should've Known Better - Cassandra Carr 11/29
✔National Novel Writing Month: Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch 11/10
✔Book Lovers Day: A River in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 11/23
USMC Day: The Ranger - Monica McCarty
✔Beautiful Day: Down to You - M. Leighton 11/3
November Creature FeatureREAD: 8/6
✔1. [fantasy] Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn 11/1
✔2. [pnr,shifter] Rapture Untamed - Pamela Palmer 11/4
✔3. [pnr,shifter] Mine to Possess - Nalini Singh 11/6
✔4. [United Kingdom] Much Ado About Marriage - Karen Hawkins 11/7
✔5. [pnr,fae] House Rules - Chloe Neill 11/13
✔6. [magic] Blue Dragon - Kylie Chan 11/19
✔7. [pnr,fae] Blue-Blooded Vamp - Jaye Wells 11/29
✔8. [magic,fantasy] The Exiled Queen - Cinda Williams Chima 11/28
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
November I Love Audiobooks Challenge READ: 2/3
✔1. The Pyramid Of Doom - Andy McDermott 11/7
✔2. Contest - Matthew Reilly
3. Written in My Own Heart's Blood - Diana Gabaldon
(Got 1/2 way through audiobook and then had to wait for second half from the library)
November What Happened on November 17, 1869? READ: 6/5
✔1. The Suez Canal is an artificial waterway in Egypt. – Read a book set in Egypt.
The Pyramid Of Doom - Andy McDermott 11/7
✔2. The Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. - Read a book with lots on red on the cover.
A River in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 11/23
✔4. It is 193 kilometers (120 miles) long. - Read a book where the main character travels at least 193 kilometers. (cruise from Miami around Costa Rica and back)
The Butterfly Farm - Diane Noble 11/25
✔5. The Canal is owned and maintained by the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) of Egypt. - Read a book with the letters S, C or A in the title.
Rescue My Heart - Jill Shalvis 11/30
✔8. The first ship through the Canal was the British HMS Newport, captained by George Nares, because it cut in line during the night. - Read a book about someone sneaky.
Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch (art thief) 11/10
✔11. In 2008 it cost an average of $250,000 to use the Canal. – Read a book where something expensive is purchased.
House Rules - Chloe Neill (Bentley) 11/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Celebrate Good Times NovemberREAD: 6/6
✔P: The Pyramid Of Doom - Andy McDermott 11/7
✔A: Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles 11/9
✔R: A River in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 11/23
✔A: Alex Cross, Run - James Patterson 11/14
✔D: Down to You - M. Leighton 11/3
✔E: Everywhere She Turns - Debra Webb 11/3
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
What happened on December 5, 1901? READ: 6/6
✔1. James and the Giant Peach (1996) – read a book about an orphan
Nightbound - Lynn Viehl 12/6
✔2. Bedknobs and Broomsticks – (1971) – read a book takes place during a war
Written in My Own Heart's Blood - Diana Gabaldon 12/23
✔3. Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) – read a book with a character who has extra powers or abilities
Carnal Sin - Allison Brennan (psychic) 12/11
✔4. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) – read a book about someone who has an adventure
Flirting with Forever - Gwyn Cready (time travel) 12/13
✔5. Mary Poppins (1964) – read a book about someone who cares for or teaches children
Rumor Has It - Jill Shalvis 12/14
✔6. Lone Ranger (2008) – read a book about two crime fighters or detectives
The Crossing Places - Elly Griffiths 12/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Santa Clause is Coming to Town!READ: 15/15
✔1. [Alaska]Just In Time - Addison Fox 12/8
✔2. [California]Carnal Sin - Allison Brennan 12/11
✔3. [Hawaii]Ember's Kiss - Deborah Cooke 12/12
✔4. [Italy]Street of the Five Moons - Elizabeth Peters 12/12
✔5. [England]The Crossing Places - Elly Griffiths 12/13
✔6. [Georgia]Thunder Moon - Lori Handeland 12/14
✔7. [Montana]If There Be Dragons - Kay Hooper 12/18
✔8. [Washington DC]Cross My Heart - James Patterson 12/19
✔9. [Nevada]Trick of the Light - Rob Thurman 12/21
✔10. [Minnesota]Still Waters - Tami Hoag 12/23
✔11. [Massachusetts]Love You More - Lisa Gardner 12/24
✔12. [North Dakota]Always Dakota - Debbie Macomber 12/24
✔13. [Kansas]Taken by the Cowboy - Julianne MacLean 12/27
✔14. [Wisconcin]Maiden Rock - Mary Logue 12/27
✔15. [Tibet]Live to See Tomorrow - Iris Johansen 12/4
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
2014 You Have the Right to Remain Silent ChallengeDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
READ: 76/42
Watching the Detectives - central character is a member of the police.
✔1. The Kill Room - Jeffery Deaver 2/27
✔2. Four Blind Mice - James Patterson 3/16
✔3. Concealed in Death - J.D. Robb 3/19
✔4. Backfire - Catherine Coulter 4/5
✔5. Long, Lean and Lethal - Lorie O'Clare 4/27
✔6. Cross Country - James Patterson 4/29
✔7. Haven - Kay Hooper 5/20
✔8. Last Words - Mariah Stewart 5/20
✔9. The 9th Girl - Tami Hoag 5/21
✔10. Last Breath - Mariah Stewart 6/16
✔11. XO - Jeffrey Deaver 6/26
✔12. Cross Fire - James Patterson 8/5
✔13. Are You Scared Yet? - Hunter Morgan 8/19
✔14. Middle of Nowhere - Ridley Pearson 9/11
✔15. Kill Alex Cross - James Patterson 9/24
✔16. Power Play - Catherine Coulter 9/29
✔17. Fallen - Karin Slaughter 10/6
✔18. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross - James Patterson 10/30
✔19. The City and the City - China Miéville 11/21
Outside The Law - The central character is a lawyer, private detective, criminal
✔1. W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton (private detective) 2/8
✔2. The Stranger You Know - Andrea Kane (private detectives) 4/10
✔3. Retribution - Jilliane Hoffman (lawyer) 4/15
✔4. Lethal Legacy - Linda Fairstein(lawyer) 4/20
✔5. City of the Sun - David Levien 5/13
✔6. The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles (lawyer/mayor) 8/3
✔7. The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington (criminal) 10/1
✔8. Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline (lawyer) 10/16
✔9. What Angels Fear - C.S. Harris (criminal) 10/15
✔10. A Trouble of Fools - Linda Barnes (PI) 12/26
Come Up To The Lab - Central character is a doctor/medical examiner.
✔1. Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow (psychologist) 1/3
✔2. Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs (medical examiner) 1/22
✔3. Hidden - Kendra Elliot (forensic dentist) 10/23
✔4. Everywhere She Turns - Debra Webb (doctor) 11/3
✔5. Contest - Matthew Reilly (doctor) 11/13
✔6. Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs (medical examiner) 12/31
From Page to Screen - A book adapted for the Movies or TV
✔1. The Silent Girl - Tess Gerritsen (Rizzoli & Isles) 3/27
✔2. Dearly Devoted Dexter - Jeff Lindsay (Dexter) 6/13
Oh, Mr Serial Killer, please kill my cereal... - read something that involves serial killers.
✔1. Hour Game - David Baldacci 1/30
✔2. Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9
✔3. You Belong to Me - Karen Rose 3/22
✔4. Alex Cross, Run - James Patterson 11/14
✔5. Cross My Heart - James Patterson 12/19
Crime in Cold Climate
✔1. [Sweden] Faceless Killers - Henning Mankell 3/19
✔2. [Sweden] The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17
✔3. [Alaska] Blood Will Tell - Dana Stabenow 4/19
✔4. [Alaska] Hunter's Moon - Danqa Stabenow 5/24
✔5. [Alaska] Midnight Come Again - Dana Stabenow 6/19
✔6. [Alaska] A Grave Denied - Dana Stabenow 7/2
✔7. [Alaska] A Taint In The Blood - Dana Stabenow 8/10
✔8. [Alaska] A Deeper Sleep - Dana Stabenow 9/18
✔9. [Alaska] Killing Grounds - Dana Stabenow 9/30
✔10. [Alaska] Whisper To The Blood - Dana Stabenow 10/15
✔11. [Alaska] A Night Too Dark - Dana Stabenow 12/9
✔12. [Alaska] Though Not Dead - Dana Stabenow 12/31
Cozy Mysteries
✔1. Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9
✔2. Unscrewed - Lois Greiman 2/17
✔3. Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 3/20
✔4. Unmanned - Lois Greiman 3/26
✔5. One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17
✔6. Not One Clue - Lois Greiman 5/10
✔7. The Crafty Teddy - John Lamb 6/15
✔8. Slay It with Flowers - Kate Collins 8/9
✔9. The Trouble With Witches - Shirley Damsgaard 8/16
✔10. The Big Dirt Nap - Rosemary Harris 8/17
✔11. Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons - Denise Grover Swank 8/28
✔12. Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death - Denise Swanson 9/15
✔13. Wanna Get Lucky? - Deborah Coonts 9/17
✔14. Double Shot - Diane Mott Davidson 9/22
✔15. The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 10/29
✔16. Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles 11/9
✔17. The Butterfly Farm - Diane Noble 11/25
✔18. Uncorked - Lois Greiman 12/5
✔19. Just Desserts - Mary Daheim 12/7
Paranormal Mysteries
✔1. Who Do, Voodoo? - Rochelle Staab 10/13
✔2. The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine 1/31
✔3. Fifth Grave Past the Light - Darynda Jones 9/23
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Zodiac Spell Out Challenge Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
Level: Hard-All 12 signs plus the 12 bonuses
Bonus: Read a book that was published during the time frame of each sign.
READ: 89/89
✔Capricorn: 12/22 - 1/19
C: Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
A: Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4
P: Four Blind Mice - James Patterson 3/16
R: Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/22
I: Instant Gratification - Jill Shalvis 2/23
C: Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2
O: One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10
R: Yours for the Taking - Robin Kaye 2/28
N: The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9
✔Bonus: Published 12/22-1/19
Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks (published January 1) 2/7
✔Aquarius: 1/20 - 2/18
A: How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
Q: The Quartered Sea - Tanya Huff 2/13
U: Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9
A: The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 1/22
R: Concealed in Death - J.D. Robb 3/19
I: Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews 2/25
U: Untold - Sarah Rees Brennan 2/13
S: Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2
✔Bonus: Published 1/20-2/18
Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis (published Jan 24) 1/24
✔Pisces: 2/19 - 3/20
P: Spectre - Phaedra Weldon 3/30
I: Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis 3/26
S: Suited - Jo Anderton 3/8
C: The Man Must Marry - Janet Chapman 2/9
E: Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23
S: Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 3/20
✔Bonus: Published 2/19-3/20
Partials - Dan Wells (published Feb 28) 1/27
✔Aries: 3/21 - 4/19
A: Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe 2/28
R: Retribution - Jilliane Hoffman 4/15
I: Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23
E: Deadly Heat - Cynthia Eden 2/22
S: The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley 4/2
✔Bonus: Published 3/21 - 4/19
No Quarter - Tanya Huff (published April 1) 1/5
✔Taurus: 4/20 - 5/20
T: The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 2/10
A: Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9
U: Unscrewed - Lois Greiman 2/17
R: Hollow City - Ransom Riggs 2/20
U: Unmanned - Lois Greiman 3/26
S: The Silent Girl - Tess Gerritsen 3/27
✔Bonus: Published 4/20 - 5/20
City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare (published May 8) 4/23
✔Gemini: 5/21 - 6/20
G: W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton 2/8
E: He Shall Thunder in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 3/29
M: MacRieve - Kresley Cole 3/13
I: Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy 6/7
N: Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks 1/10
I: It Had to Be You - Jill Shalvis 6/8
✔Bonus: Published 5/21 - 6/20
The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine (published May 29) 1/31
✔Cancer: 6/21 - 7/22
C: Dark Lycan - Christine Feehan 2/22
A: Atlantis Found - Clive Cussler 3/11
N: A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold 3/28
C: Chains of Ice - Christina Dodd 3/5
E: Real - Katy Evans 3/29
R: You Belong to Me - Karen Rose 3/22
✔Bonus: Published 6/21 - 7/22
Cold Copper - Devon Monk (published July 2) 1/14
✔Leo: 7/23 - 8/22
L: Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy 1/20
E: The Falcon at the Portal - Elizabeth Peters 2/18
O: One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17
✔Bonus: Published 7/23-8/22
Shadows Before the Sun - Kelly Gay (published July 31) 3/29
✔Virgo: 8/23 - 9/22
V: The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/29
I: Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews 6/23
R: Rapture - Jacquelyn Frank 4/20
G: You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz 2/20
O: Long, Lean and Lethal - Lorie O'Clare 4/27
✔Bonus: Published 8/23 - 9/22
Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell (published September 1) 1/8
✔Libra: 9/23 - 10/22
L: Lothaire - Kresley Cole 2/27
I: The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17
B: Hour Game - David Baldacci 1/30
R: The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley 5/14
A: All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 3/14
✔Bonus: Published 9/23 - 10/22
Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore (published Oct 3) 2/5
✔Scorpio: 10/23 - 11/21
S: The Darkest Secret - Gena Showalter 3/11
C: Dark Wolf - Christine Feehan 3/4
O: On the Hunt - anthology 6/26
R: Renegade Most Wanted - Carol Arens 5/27
P: Primal Instincts - Susan Sizemore 3/24
I: The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles 8/3
O: One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin 6/29
✔Bonus: Published 10/23 - 11/21
Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes (published Oct 31) 1/21
✔Sagittarius: 11/22 - 12/21
S: Lucky in Love - Jill Shalvis 3/23
A: Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow 1/3
G: The Hour of Dust and Ashes - Kelly Gay 2/16
I: Oceanborne - Katherine Irons 10/22
T: Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23
T: The Queen of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner 3/31
A: Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5
R: The Last Oracle - James Rollins 5/30
I: Deadlock - Iris Johansen 10/30
U: Untraceable - S.R. Johannes 5/18
S: The Stranger You Know - Andrea Kane 4/10
✔Bonus: Published 11/22 - 12-21
Reaver - Larissa Ione (published December 17) 1/5
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
The Challenge Factory ☼ Monster Challenge 2014 EditionCategory One: TCF Mini-Challenges
1. Winter Olympics Mini Challenge FINISHED 2/28
2. January I Love Audiobooks Challenge FINISHED 1/30
3. February I Love Audiobooks Challenge
4. March I Love Audiobooks Challenge FINISHED 3/29
5. April I Love Audiobooks Challenge FINISHED 4/29
6. May I Love Audiobooks FINISHED 5/30
7. June I Love Audiobooks FINISHED 6/26
8. July I Love Audiobooks FINISHED 7/31
9. September I Love Audiobooks Challenge FINISHED 9/29
10. October I Love Audiobooks Challenge FINISHED 10/30
11. November I Love Audiobooks Challenge
12. December I Love Audiobooks Challenge FINISHED 12/31
Category Two: TCF Monthly Challenges
January ~
1. January In History Challenge
2. January Monthly Challenge FINISHED 1/24
3. January Creature Feature Challenge FINISHED 1/31
4. January Employee of the Month Challenge - Connie N FINISHED 1/22
February ~
1. February Monthly Challenge FINISHED 2/28
2. February Creature Feature Challenge FINISHED 2/25
3. February Employee of the Month Challenge - Stephanie FINISHED 2/28
March ~
1. March 2014 TCF'S Monthly Challenge FINISHED 3/29
2. March Creature Feature FINISHED 3/29
3. March Employee of the Month Challenge - JenniferC FINISHED 3/23
4. March in History Challenge FINISHED 3/29
April ~
1. April Monthly Challenge FINISHED 4/29
2. April Creature Feature FINISHED 4/29
3. April In History FINISHED 4/27
4. April Employee of the Month Challenge - Sue FINISHED 3/20
May ~
1. May Monthly FINISHED 5/29
2. May Creature Feature FINISHED 5/28
3. May In History FINISHED 5/28
4. May Employee of the Month Challenge - Vicci Audio Nerd FINISHED 5/31
June ~
1. June Monthly
2. June in History FINISHED 6/26
3. June Creature Feature FINISHED 6/29
4. June Employee of The Month Challenge ~ Wanda FINISHED 6/30
July ~
1. July Monthly Challenge FINISHED 7/26
2. July EOTM Challenge ~ NayNay FINISHED 7/31
3. July Creature Feature FINISHED 7/29
August ~
1. August Monthly FINISHED 8/30
2. August Creature Feature FINISHED 8/31
3. August History FINISHED 8/21
4. August EOTM Challenge ~ Lanelle FINISHED 8/30
September ~
1. September Monthly FINISHED 9/24
2. September Creature Feature FINISHED 9/13
3. September History FINISHED 9/22
4. September EOTM Challenge ~ Elena FINISHED 9/26
October ~
1. October Monthly FINISHED 10/30
2. October History FINISHED 10/30
3. October EOTM Challenge ~ Logan FINISHED 10/30
November ~
1. November Monthly
2. November History FINISHED 11/30
3. November Creature Feature FINISHED 11/29
4. November EOTM Challenge ~ Kristen FINISHED 11/30
December ~
1. December Monthly FINISHED 12/28
2. December Creature Feature FINISHED 12/21
3. December History FINISHED 12/23
4. December EOTM Challenge ~ Leslie FINISHED 12/27
Category Three: TCF Annual and Semi-Annual Challenges
1. A-Z Title/Author Challenge FINISHED 11/13
2. You Have the Right to Remain Silent Challenge FINISHED 12/31
3. Zodiac Spell Out Challenge FINISHED 10/30
4. 100 Book Genre Challenge FINISHED 11/21
5. Spell It Out - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious FINISHED 6/26
Category Four: TCF Non-Reading Challenges
1. The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part IX, 48/50 done
2. The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part X, 47/50 done
3. The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XI FINISHED 9/25
4. The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XII FINISHED 11/29
Category Five: Miscellaneous Non-TCF Challenges
1. RRRC Serial
2. SOS Like a Good Neighbor, Goodreads is There FINISHED 12/19
3. TLC Brithday Challenge FINISHED 12/14
4. WRC The Year of 1914 FINISHED 9/30
5. NBRC New 2 U Authors FINISHED 12/28
6. CCC Chinese New Year Challenge FINISHED 8/17
7. WRC Wacky Tracks FINISHED 11/30
8. CCC Let's Play Jeopardy FINISHED 12/31
9. BDB Favorite Couple Challenge FINISHED 6/29
10. Outlandish It's All About Claire Challenge FINISHED 7/10
11. CCC All About Us Challenge FINISHED 5/28
Category Six: Factory Foreman Monthly Challenges
1. January Auld Lang Syne Challenge FINISHED 1/30
2. February Foreman - Chocolate Challenge
3. March Challenge: "It's Spring Break Y'all!" FINISHED 3/29
4. Wild and Wacky March Holidays FINISHED 3/28
6. April Easter Egg Book Hunt FINISHED 4/25
7. April Showers Challenge FINISHED 4/29
8. June Wacky & Unique Holidays FINISHED 6/29
9. June Favorite Flavor FINISHED 6/30
10. July Red White & Blue FINISHED 7/31
11. August It's My Birthday and Theirs Too! FINISHED 8/31
12. September Read A Book A Day FINISHED 9/30
100 Book Genre ChallengeDuration: January - December 2014
READ: 100/100
Mystery -- COMPLETE!
✔1. The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 1/22
✔2. Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/22
✔3. The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine 1/31
✔4. Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9
✔5. Unscrewed - Lois Greiman 2/17
✔6. W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton 2/8
✔7. You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz 2/20
✔8. Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9
✔9. The Kill Room - Jeffery Deaver 2/27
✔10. Faceless Killers - Henning Mankell 3/19
✔11. Four Blind Mice - James Patterson 3/16
✔12. He Shall Thunder in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 3/29
✔13. The Silent Girl - Tess Gerritsen 3/27
✔14. Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 3/20
✔15. Unmanned - Lois Greiman 3/26
✔16. You Belong to Me - Karen Rose 3/22
✔17. Blood Will Tell - Dana Stabenow 4/19
✔18. City of the Sun - David Levien 5/13
✔19. Lethal Legacy - Linda Fairstein 4/20
✔20. Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters 4/13
Fantasy - COMPLETE!
✔1. Beauty - Robin McKinley 7/22
✔2. No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5
✔3. Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14
✔4. The Thirteenth House - Sharon Shinn 8/7
✔5. The Quartered Sea - Tanya Huff 2/13
✔6. Dark Moon Defender - Sharon Shinn 8/23
✔7. Finders-Seekers - Gayle Greeno 10/17
✔8. Suited - Jo Anderton 3/8
✔9. Dark Moon Defender - Sharon Shinn 8/23
✔10. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 5/4
✔11. Blue Dragon - Kylie Chan 11/19
✔12. Dragonflight - Anne McCaffrey 4/27
✔13. Goddess - Fiona McIntosh 9/13
✔14. Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines 9/10
✔15. Hounded - Kevin Hearne 4/28
✔16. Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2
✔17. The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley 6/25
✔18. The City and the City - China Miéville 11/21
✔19. Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn 11/1
✔20. The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley 5/14
Romance - COMPLETE!
✔1. Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24
✔2. The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley 4/2
✔3. Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks 1/10
✔4. Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7
✔5. Instant Gratification - Jill Shalvis 2/23
✔6. The Man Must Marry - Janet Chapman 2/9
✔7. Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe 2/28
✔8. Loving A Lost Lord - Mary Jo Putney 5/11
✔9. Yours for the Taking - Robin Kaye 2/28
✔10. Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis 3/26
✔11. Lucky in Love - Jill Shalvis 3/23
✔12. Real - Katy Evans 3/29
✔13. At Last - Jill Shalvis 4/28
✔14. Forbidden Highlander - Donna Grant 4/16
✔15. The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley 4/2
✔16. Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare 5/28
✔17. Forever and a Day - Jill Shalvis 5/25
✔18. The Sum of All Kisses - Julia Quinn 6/29
✔19. Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter 6/12
✔20. Fugitive - Cheryl Brooks 6/8
Paranormal -- COMPLETE!
✔1. Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2
✔2. Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5
✔3. How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
✔4. Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5
✔5. Black Magic Woman - Christine Warren 5/8
✔6. Untold - Sarah Rees Brennan 2/13
✔7. Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
✔8. Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/22
✔9. Lothaire - Kresley Cole 2/27
✔10. Primal Instincts - Susan Sizemore 3/24
✔11. The Demon You Know - Christine Warren 5/9
✔12. Eat Prey Love - Kerrelyn Sparks 5/16
✔13. All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 3/14
✔14. Big Bad Wolf - Christine Warren 3/16
✔15. Chains of Ice - Christina Dodd 3/5
✔16. Dark Wolf - Christine Feehan 3/4
✔17. The Darkest Secret - Gena Showalter 3/11
✔18. MacRieve - Kresley Cole 3/13
✔19. Spectre - Phaedra Weldon 3/30
✔20. Rapture - Jacquelyn Frank 4/20
Urban Fantasy -- COMPLETE!
✔1. Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews 6/23
✔2. The Hour of Dust and Ashes - Kelly Gay 2/16
✔3. Green-Eyed Demon - Jaye Wells 9/13
✔4. Shadows Before the Sun - Kelly Gay 3/29
✔5. Spectre - Phaedra Weldon 3/30
✔6. Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews 2/25
✔7. Death's Rival - Faith Hunter 3/18
✔8. Blood Trade - Faith Hunter 5/29
✔9. Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5
✔10. Black Arts - Faith Hunter 6/19
✔11. One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin 6/29
✔12. Bite Marks - Jennifer Rardin 7/16
✔13. Shaman Rises - C.E. Murphy
✔14. Bitten in Two - Jennifer Rardin 8/31
✔15. The Mage in Black - Jaye Wells 8/28
✔16. The Deadliest Bite - Jennifer Rardin 9/6
✔17. Fifth Grave Past the Light - Darynda Jones 9/23
✔18. Blue-Blooded Vamp - Jaye Wells 11/29
✔19. Red - Jordan Summers 10/10
✔20. Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
January Employee of the Month Challenge - Connie NREAD: 5/5
✔1. What state/country do you currently live in? Massachusetts, USA
Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow (set in Massachusetts) 1/3
✔4. What book do you plan to read next? Unzipped by Lois Greiman, a cozy mystery.
Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9
✔10. What is the #1 most played song on your IPOD?
Again, I'm a mood listener, but I do like country. And, of course, I've been listening to holiday music for the past month or so.
No Quarter - Tanya Huff (musical theme) 1/5
✔12. Name one book/author that you really can't stand.
No one specific, but I hate the horror genre.
Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes (horror) 1/21
✔25. What's your preferred method of reading? i.e. paperback, Kindle, audio etc.
I borrow most books from the library, although I do also have a Kindle and use that frequently. But there's nothing like an actual print book.
The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters (borrowed from library) 1/22
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Spell It Out - SupercalifragilisticexpialidociousDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
READ: 34/34
S: Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5
U: Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9
P: Partials - Dan Wells 1/27
E: The Falcon at the Portal - Elizabeth Peters 2/18
R: Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/22
C: Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14
A: The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 1/22
L: Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21
I: Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24
F: Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2
R: Hollow City - Ransom Riggs 2/20
A: Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe 2/28
G: W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton 2/8
I: Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5
L: Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy 1/20
I: Instant Gratification - Jill Shalvis 2/23
S: Suited - Jo Anderton 3/8
T: No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5
I: Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews 2/25
C: Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
E: Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23
X: XO - Jeffrey Deaver 6/26
P: The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine 1/31
I: Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis 3/26
A: Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9
L: Unscrewed - Lois Greiman 2/17
I: Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23
D: Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4
O: One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10
C: Dark Lycan - Christine Feehan 2/22
I: It Had to Be You - Jill Shalvis 6/8
O: One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17
U: Untold - Sarah Rees Brennan 2/13
S: Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part IX Duration: January 1st to March 31st, 2014
READ: 48/50
✔1. Pigeon - Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21
(they aim to thrust the little pigeon to the fiend) p81
✔2. Lagoon - Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21
(in the turgid depths of the palm -fringed lagoon) p19
✔3. Saucer - The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 1/22
(Emerson slammed his cup into the saucer) p42
✔4. Robot - Partials - Dan Wells 1/27
(you called me a biological robot yesterday) p255
✔5. Flood - Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2
(this is a natural basin and it will flood fast) p243
✔6. Board Game - Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9
(sipping lattes and playing parcheesi) p 194
✔7. Almonds - The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9
(the slanting almond eyes glittered in the light) p361
✔8. Scrubs - Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/22
(Emma and I changed from street clothes to scrubs) p31
✔9. A Caribbean Island - You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz 2/20
(he probably hightailed it to Haiti) p16
✔10. A Pint of Something - How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
(crazy bastards that'll kill for a pint or a whore) p107
✔11. A Rude Person - How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
(although she never did answer me. rude cow.) p17
✔12. The State You Live In (NJ) - One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10
(her hometown near the New Jersey/Pennsylvania line) p2
✔13. Limousine - Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy 1/20
(Valkyrie glanced over at the limousine) p 27
✔14. A President - Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14
(do you expect me to believe the President of the US would use women as spies?) p108
✔15. A Huge Party - Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell 1/8
(the wedding celebration went on into the wee hours) p142
✔16. Balloons - Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9
(I felt like an over-inflated water balloon) p34
✔17. Swing Set - You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz 2/20
(Kat was sitting past the swing set on a patch of cracked asphalt) p290
18. Snow Plow
✔19. Hawaiian Shirt - The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9
(he was casually dressed in a Hawaiian shirt) p 163
20. Cherry Blossom
✔21. Lip Gloss - Unscrewed - Lois Greiman 2/17
(I rummaged in my purse for lip gloss) p212
✔22. Arm Tattoo - How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
(a woman with black tattoos on her face and arms) p112
✔23. Guitar - Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24
(with Nick strapping on a guitar) p50
✔24. Candy Bar - Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5
(not that your friendship could be bought for a chocolate bar) p55
✔25. Strawberry - Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9
(I ordered a strawberry daiquiri) p96
✔26. A Hospital Stay - Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
(when he awoke, he was in a hospital) p79
✔27. Football Jersey - You Belong to Me - Karen Rose 3/22
(boys in football jerseys stared back) p321
✔28. Canned Food Item - Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14
(the shelf held some canned goods) p56
✔29. Grapefruit - The Hour of Dust and Ashes - Kelly Gay 2/16
(the guy had a fist the size of a grapefruit) p 19
✔30. White T-shirt - Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2
(only Dax could look elegant in jeans and a white t-shirt) p201
✔31. A Carnival - The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9
(where a carnival atmosphere prevailed) p383
✔32. A Science Nerd - Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy 1/20
(he and Kalvin may have been the engineers in the group but both Lenka and Vernon proved themselves equal to any scientist) p198
✔33. A Mirror - How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
(always practiced in the mirror in her room) p40
✔34. A Bath - How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
(do you ever bathe him?) p254
✔35. A Letter - How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
(he'd dictated a letter himself to his assistant) p47
✔36. A Fabulous Wild Man - Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
(his eyes went wild again; he threw back his head and roared, neck straining) p354
✔37. Popcorn - Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21
(eat some popcorn) p31
✔38. Can of Beer - The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9
(Thelma came out of the house carrying three bottles of beer) p327
✔39. Bad Weather - Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14
(he wasn't going to stand still in the middle of a blizzard) p16
✔40. A Trainer - How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
(Talwyn and her trainer) p112
Bonus Items
✔1. Flirting - How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
(then they'll secretly flirt until he leaves) p72
✔2. Crochet, knitting or sewing - Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/22
(the woman was knitting) p179
✔3. A Waffle - Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9
(she made him waffles on Sunday morning) p70
✔4. A Proposal - Partials - Dan Wells 1/27
(just because they sent a peace proposal) p365
✔5. Someone of Irish Descent - Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
(an emotionally deficient Irishman) p 299
✔6. A Squirrel - How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
(protect her like her little sister or the squirrels around Garbhan Isle) p 249
✔7. Someone Who Follows Their Dreams - Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24
(I dreamed about living my life to the fullest) p101
✔8. Frozen Food Item - Instant Gratification - Jill Shalvis 2/23
(inspecting two different bags of frozen peas) p54
✔9. Kick Ass Female - How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
(honestly though, Izzy. You've grown into a mighty warrior without my help) p217
✔10. An Alien - Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
(I touched a radioactive alien cock once) p115
Winter Olympics Mini Challenge Duration: January 8 - February 23, 2014
✔❄This year's winter Olympics will be held in Russia. Read a book that's set in Russia.
Lothaire - Kresley Cole (set partly in Russia) 2/27✔❄Read a book where a character likes to ice skate.
Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe (ice skating party) 2/28✔❄Read a book where the characters go on a ski trip.
Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24✔❄Read a book who's title starts with any letter in the word Olympics.
One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10✔❄Read a book who's author shares a name with any athlete that's one a medal in the Winter Olympics before.
Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell 1/8(Hannah Macleod won bronze 2012 women's hockey)
✔❄Since the Olympics is a multi-country game read a book where the characters go to more than one country in the book.
The Navigator - Clive Cussler (Canada, Turkey, U.S.) 1/9CHALLENGE COMPLETE
February Employee of the Month Challenge - StephanieREAD: 5/5
✔4. What book do you plan to read next? Steven's Journey
Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe (m.c. is named Steven) 2/28✔15. What type of books do you like reading most? PNR, Historical Romance, Western Romance, Contemporary Romance and MM
Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore (PNR) 2/5✔24. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three books would you want to have with you?
Demon from the Dark (Immortals After Dark, #10)Acheron (Dark-Hunter, #14)Styxx (Dark-Hunter, #22)
Lothaire - Kresley Cole (IAD #12) 2/27BONUS: Tell us three things about yourself not already mentioned here.
✔My favourite colour is Yellow,
W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton 2/8✔I have always wanted to go to Scotland
Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks (set in Scotland) 2/7CHALLENGE COMPLETE
March Employee of the Month Challenge - JenniferCREAD: 6/6
✔3. What are you currently reading? I’m almost done with three books right now. Storm Front, The Mermaid Chair, and Beautiful Darkness.
The Darkest Secret - Gena Showalter 3/11✔4. What book do you plan to read next? Ahh… That’s always the question. I think maybe Eleanor & Park or Lost & Found.
Atlantis Found - Clive Cussler 3/11✔15. What type of books do you like reading most? I read pretty much all genres, but I do read a lot more books in series than I do stand alones.
All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks (Love At Stake #5) 3/14✔16. Who are your top 5 favorite authors? Colleen Hoover, Diana Gabaldon, George R.R. Martin, Laini Taylor, and John Green
Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23✔25. What's your preferred method of reading? i.e. paperback, Kindle, audio etc? Nook and audio
Death's Rival - Faith Hunter(read on my Nook) 3/18✔Bonus:
Books make me cry all the time, but I really love reading sad emotional stories.
Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier (serious tearjerker) 3/2CHALLENGE COMPLETE
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part X Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2014
FOUND 47/50
✔1. Grenade - The King- J.R. Ward 4/8
(a grenade with a slippery pin) p25
✔2. Mohawk - Backfire - Catherine Coulter 4/5
(one of the young assistants who had a tall red mohawk) p212
✔3. Sailboat - The Firebird - Susanna Kearsley 5/12
(the boy was just setting his sailboat adrift) p55
✔4. Katana - Rapture - Jacquelyn Frank 4/20
(go before my katana meets my hand) p13
✔5. Biscuit - Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters 4/13
(Sennia began feeding him bits of biscuits and cheese) p62
✔6. Mascara - Backfire - Catherine Coulter 4/5
(and puffed out cheeks and smeared dark mascara) p382
✔7. Seatbelt - The King- J.R. Ward 4/8
(yanked the seatbelt across his chest) p45
✔8. Kangaroo - Retribution - Jilliane Hoffman 4/15
(fuck you and this kangaroo court) p384
✔9. Cartoon - Chains of Fire - Christina Dodd 4/11
(think of the cartoon where the coyote thinks he's chasing the road runner into a tunnel) p103
✔10. Globe - Lethal Legacy - Linda Fairstein 4/20
(you can circumnavigate the globe with those books) p103
✔11. Roller Skates - Tiger's Destiny - Colleen Houck 4/14
(like a grandma on roller skates) p142
✔12. Gold Star - The Darkest Surrender - Gena Showalter 4/25
(gold star for Strider) p270
✔13. Horror Movie - The Stranger You Know - Andrea Kane 4/10
(they flashed through her head like some horror movie) p64
✔14. Penguin - One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17
(It smelled like the penguin exhibit at the zoo.) p217
15. Macaroon
✔16. A Coin - Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5
(coins that had fallen from pockets)) p159
✔17. An Overbearing Mom - Chains of Fire - Christina Dodd 4/11
(somehow, in the space of a minute, mother and daughter had resorted to the snappish relationship of Isabelle's adolescence) p20
✔18. An Orange - The Golden One - Elizabeth Peters 5/8
(I declared, peeling an orange) p81
✔19. Wheelchair - The King- J.R. Ward 4/8
(I just figured your daughter needed a better wheelchair) p491
✔20. Secretary - The King- J.R. Ward 4/8
(I hate turning you into a secretary Saxton) p52
✔21. Eggs Benedict - The Firebird - Susanna Kearsley 5/12
(another whole plate of eggs benedict) p18
✔22. Karaoke - The Darkest Surrender - Gena Showalter 4/25
(when they climbed onto the dais to karaoke) p195
✔23. A Yard Gnome - Not One Clue - Lois Greiman 5/10
(she straightened painfully to her full garden gnome stature) p21
✔24. Peanut Butter & Jelly - Blood Will Tell - Dana Stabenow 4/19
(not even spread with peanut butter and grape jelly) p9
✔25. A Mannequin - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke 4/13
(a sort of manniken made from rough red clay) p320
✔26. A Toupee - Midnight Come Again - Dana Stabenow 6/19
the toupee was such a mismatch that at first Jim thought Gamble was wearing a beret, p47
✔27. A Yearbook - The Stranger You Know - Andrea Kane 4/10
(I'll even pull out our college yearbook) p51
✔28. A Rubber Duck - The King- J.R. Ward 4/8
(the diaper genie and the rubber ducks) p224
✔29. A Garter Belt - Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare 5/28
(she was wearing stockings, garters and no panties) p174
✔30. A Green Beret - The Last Oracle - James Rollins 5/30
(his friend had been recruited from the Green Berets) p27
31. Hockey Puck
✔32. A Take Out Menu - The False-Hearted Teddy - John J. Lamb 5/25
(I'll bet you have their menu and one from every take out and delivery restaurant in a five-mile radius) p159
✔33. Elevator - Backfire - Catherine Coulter 4/5
(his new beamer parked next to the express elevator) p198
✔34. Flat Tire - Cross Country - James Patterson 4/29
(What, a flat tire?) p327
✔35. A Mercedes - The King- J.R. Ward 4/8
(Beth was in the back of the Brotherhood's Mercedes) p128
✔36. A Parasol - Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters 4/13
(it was larger and plainer than the frivolous parasols carried by fashionable ladies) p97
✔37. Antique Store - Last Words - Mariah Stewart 5/20
(we have an art gallery and an antiques shop) p95
✔38. Carousel - Lethal Legacy - Linda Fairstein 4/20
(meet friends, enjoy the carousel) p134
✔39. Piercing - Pleasure - Jacquelyn Frank 4/21
(naked now except for her anklet, navel stud and delicate gold chain) p105
✔40. Therapist - Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5
(she called to see if anyone needed her skills as a massage therapist) p174
Bonus Items
✔1. Beautician - Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here - Christine Warren 4/13
(her mom worked in a beauty salon) p16
✔2. Log Cabin - Blood Will Tell - Dana Stabenow 4/19
(a log cabin post office on the other side) p21
✔3. Rhino - Tiger's Destiny - Colleen Houck 4/14
(if the woodpecker was the size of a rhinoceros) p 267
✔4. Ladies Night - Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here - Christine Warren 4/13
(she was going to have to work through this weekends girl's night event) p16
✔5. Man Cave - Born To Darkness - Suzanne Brockmann 4/24
(his "man cave" decorating) p354
✔6. Chicken Dance - Eat Prey Love - Kerrelyn Sparks 5/16
(an exuberant rendition of a chicken dance) p8
✔7. A Canadian - The Firebird - Susanna Kearsley 5/12
(J. Norman Emerson, the Canadian archeologist) p21
✔8. Man of the Cloth - Not One Clue - Lois Greiman 5/10
(I don't give a shit if you're the Pope) p50
9. Video Game Console from 1990 or Earlier
✔10. A Practical Joke - Unwind - Neal Shusterman 5/21
(ity was just some kid pulling a practical joke) p82
April Employee of the Month Challenge - Sue READ: 7/7
✔2. What are your favorite hobbies? Reading of course and playing Mahjong on my Nook
Pleasure - Jacquelyn Frank 4/21
✔4. What book do you plan to read next? Rapture (The Fallen Angels, #4)
Rapture - Jacquelyn Frank 4/20
✔5. What are your five all time favorite books? Twilight and Black Dagger Brotherhood
The King - J.R. Ward (BDB #12) 4/8
✔12. Name one book/author that you really can't stand.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) Boring !!!!!
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke (Boring!) 4/13
I tried to read this, really I did. But after 415 pages I just couldn't stand it any longer.
✔15. What type of books do you like reading most? PNR (Romance)
Chains of Fire - Christina Dodd 4/11
✔20. If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to? I wouldn't change who I am.....
Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters (read by Barbara Rosenblatt) 4/13
✔25. What's your preferred method of reading? i.e. paperback, Kindle, audio etc? Ohhhhh Audio...I am soooo addicted to this ....
Backfire - Catherine Coulter (listened on audio) 4/5
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
May Employee of the Month Challenge - Vicci Audio Nerd READ: 7/7
✔ 3. What are you currently reading? Onyx
Eat Prey Love - Kerrelyn Sparks (black cover) 5/16✔ 5. What are your five all time favorite books? The Darkest Minds ....just Wow
The Darkest Seduction - Gena Showalter (darkest in title) 5/31✔ 8. What is your favorite thing about yourself? I'm calm under pressure
Under the Mistletoe - Jill Shalvis (under in title) 5/25✔ 10. What is the #1 most played song on your IPOD? One Day Like This by Elbow
Not One Clue - Lois Greiman (one in title) 5/10✔ 13. What was the first book that you remember reading/being read?
I remember my reading obsession started with Firestarter
The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley (fire on cover) 5/14✔ 15. What type of books do you like reading most? YA books
Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23✔ 25. What's your preferred method of reading? i.e. paperback, Kindle, audio etc? Ummm.......Audio lol
The 9th Girl - Tami Hoag (audiobook) 5/21CHALLENGE COMPLETE
June Employee of The Month Challenge ~ Wanda READ: 6/6
✔1. What state/country do you currently live in?
I live in a small town in NE Florida near Jacksonville
Dearly Devoted Dexter - Jeff Lindsay (set in Florida) 6/13✔3. What are you currently reading?
Citadel; Pirate's Passage; Hurricane Bay
The Turtle-Girl from East Pukapuka - Cole Alpaugh (has pirates) 6/3✔10. What is the #1 most played song on your IPOD?
The Blue Danube Waltz
The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley 6/25✔15. What type of books do you like reading most?
Being a History major--Historical Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers but really read most all genres except Horror.
Bound to a Warrior - Donna Fletcher 6/30✔17. If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would you meet?
King Richard III of England
Sparks Fly - Katie MacAlister (set in England) 6/15✔25. What's your preferred method of reading? i.e. paperback, Kindle, audio etc?
Hardcover is my preferred but after that Kindle
Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher (read as a hardcover) 6/1CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Wild & Wacky June HolidaysREAD: 13/13
✔June 1st: Dare Day - The Girl Most Likely To... - Susan Donovan (chick lit) 6/14
✔June 2nd: National Rocky Road Day - Ashfall - Mike Mullen (travel a rocky road) 6/21
✔June 4th: Hug Your Cat Day - Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher 6/1
✔June 8th: Name Your Poison Day - Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy 6/7
✔June 8th: Best Friends Day - The Sum of All Kisses - Julia Quinn (best friends) 6/29
✔June 13th: Friday the 13th - The Girl Next Door - Jack Ketchum 6/2
✔June 15th: Father's Day - Don't Tell - Karen Rose (father is the villain) 6/6
✔June 15th: Smile Power Day - Sparks Fly - Katie MacAlister 6/15
✔June 18th: National Splurge Day - Black Arts - Faith Hunter 6/19
✔June 21st: Finally Summer Day - Midnight Come Again - Dana Stabenow (summer in Alaska) 6/19
✔June 23rd: National Pink day - Fugitive - Cheryl Brooks (pink cover) 6/8
✔June 28th: Paul Bunyan Day - Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter (502 pages) 6/12
✔June 29th: Hug Holiday - Don't Tell - Karen Rose (heroine needs a hug) 6/6
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Themes, Settings, & Plots! Duration: July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015
Level: Hard - 9-12 Themes (54 to 72 books)
READ: 60/60
Murder
1. The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles 8/3
2. A Taint In The Blood - Dana Stabenow 8/10
3. Are You Scared Yet? - Hunter Morgan 8/19
4. A Deeper Sleep - Dana Stabenow 9/18
5. Double Shot - Diane Mott Davidson 9/22
6. Fallen - Karin Slaughter 10/6
Chicks With Guns
1. Bite Marks - Jennifer Rardin 7/16
2. The Mage in Black - Jaye Wells 8/28
3. Bitten in Two - Jennifer Rardin 8/31
4. The Deadliest Bite - Jennifer Rardin 9/6
5. Green-Eyed Demon - Jaye Wells 9/13
6. Silver-Tongued Devil - Jaye Wells 10/11
Love & War
1. Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21
2. Wanted: Undead or Alive - Kerrelyn Sparks 9/26
3. Running Scared - Shannon Butcher 9/28
4. The Highlander's Forbidden Bride - Donna Fletcher 10/19
5. Crazy Thing Called Love - Molly O'Keefe 11/26
6. Hungry Like a Wolf - Christine Warren 12/17
Law Enforcement
1. The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17
2. Cross Fire - James Patterson 8/5
3. Middle of Nowhere - Ridley Pearson 9/11
4. Kill Alex Cross - James Patterson 9/24
5. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross - James Patterson 10/30
6. Alex Cross, Run - James Patterson 11/14
Cozy Mystery
1. Slay It with Flowers - Kate Collins 8/9
2. The Trouble With Witches - Shirley Damsgaard 8/16
3. The Big Dirt Nap - Rosemary Harris 8/17
4. Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons - Denise Grover Swank 8/28
5. Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death - Denise Swanson 9/15
6. Wanna Get Lucky? - Deborah Coonts 9/17
Shifters
1. Whisper Kiss - Deborah Cooke (dragon)7/7
2. Drive Me Wild - Christine Warren (jaguar) 7/11
3. The Thirteenth House - Sharon Shinn (anything) 8/7
4. Darkfire Kiss - Deborah Cooke (dragon) 8/29
5. Flashfire - Deborah Cooke (dragon) 9/9
6. Wild About You - Kerrelyn Sparks (werebear) 10/3
Angels & Demons
1. Night Falls on the Wicked - Sharie Kohler (demon) 7/13
2. Darkest Highlander - Donna Grant (demon) 8/20
3. A Soul So Wicked - Sharie Kohler (angel) 9/5
4. Angel Fever - L.A. Weatherly (angel) 9/9
5. Hallowed - Cynthia Hand (angel) 9/25
6. Evertrue - Brodi Ashton (demon) 9/29
Forensics
1. Hidden - Kendra Elliot (forensic dentist) 10/23
2. Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland (morgue assistant) 11/24
3. Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs (forensic anthropologist) 12/31
4. Devil Bones - Kathy Reichs (forensic anthropologist) 1/21
5. 206 Bones - Kathy Reichs (forensic anthropologist) 2/14
6. White Trash Zombie Apocalypse - Diana Rowland (morgue assistant) 2/25
Alpha Male
1. Vampire Mine - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/2
2. On the Prowl - Christine Warren 8/4
3. Tall, Dark & Lonely - R.L. Mathewson 8/13
4. Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard 8/16
5. Redemption - Susannah Sandlin 8/24
6. Dark Blood - Christine Feehan 10/8
Motorcycle Club
1. Dire Needs - Stephanie Tyler 7/9
2. Dire Wants - Stephanie Tyler 8/26
3. Dire Desires - Stephanie Tyler 9/8
4. Gypsy Brothers Series-Books 1-7 - Lili St. Germain 3/12
5. Hell on Wheels - Julie Ann Walker 3/19
6. In Rides Trouble - Julie Ann Walker 5/26
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Around the World Spell ChallengeStart Date July 18, 2014
End Date November 20, 2016
READ: 312/312
Australia
A: Heart of Atlantis - Alyssa Day 8/11/14
U: White Wedding - Ursula Sinclair 8/11/14
S: The Seductive Impostor - Janet Chapman 7/20/14
T: The Thirteenth House - Sharon Shinn 8/7/14
R: Beauty - Robin McKinley 7/22/14
A: Are You Scared Yet? - Hunter Morgan 8/19/14
L: Lucky in Love - Carolyn Brown 7/22/14
I: The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles 8/3/14
A: And One Last Thing ... - Molly Harper 8/27/14
Bangladesh
B: A Thief In A Kilt - Sandy Blair 8/9/14
A: Angel Fever - L.A. Weatherly 9/9/14
N: Nowhere Near Respectable - Mary Jo Putney 7/31/14
G: Dark Taste of Rapture - Gena Showalter 7/19/14
L: Frostfire - Lynn Viehl 8/30/14
A: Come Fly With Me - Addison Fox 9/19/14
D: Shadow Highlander - Donna Grant 7/29/14
E: The Serpent on the Crown - Elizabeth Peters 8/22/14
S: Shaman Rises - C.E. Murphy 7/23/14
H: Show and Tell - Jasmine Haynes 8/17/14
Belize
B: Blood Born - Linda Howard 7/27/14
E: Guardian of the Horizon - Elizabeth Peters 7/31/14
L: Loved By a Warrior - Donna Fletcher 7/26/14
I: Deadlock - Iris Johansen 10/30/14
Z: Zuri's Zargonnii Warrior - C.L. Scholey 7/26/14
E: Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich 9/24/14
Bulgaria
B: Spectyr - Philippa Ballantine 9/30/14
U: Uncorked - Lois Greiman 12/5/14
L: Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines 9/10/14
G: Darkest Highlander - Donna Grant 8/20/14
A: Animal Magnetism - Jill Shalvis 9/25/14
R: Redemption - Susannah Sandlin 8/24/14
I: Live to See Tomorrow - Iris Johansen 12/4/14
A: Animal Attraction - Jill Shalvis 10/4/14
Cameroon
C: Cross Fire - James Patterson 8/5/14
A: The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry 10/25/14
M: The Mage in Black - Jaye Wells 8/28/14
E: Tomb of the Golden Bird - Elizabeth Peters 9/28/14
R: The Big Dirt Nap - Rosemary Harris 8/17/14
O: On the Prowl - Christine Warren 8/4/14
O: Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21/14
N: No Longer a Gentleman - Mary Jo Putney 8/30/14
Denmark
D: Dreamveil - Lynn Viehl 7/20/14
E: Evertrue - Brodi Ashton 9/29/14
N: Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death - Denise Swanson 9/15/14
M: Middle of Nowhere - Ridley Pearson 9/11/14
A: The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 10/29/14
R: Bitten in Two - Jennifer Rardin 8/31/14
K: Vampire Mine - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/2/14
Egypt
E: Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23/14
G: Some Kind Of Fairy Tale - Graham Joyce 8/22/14
Y: Shades of Blood - Samantha Young 9/20/14
P: Sometimes a Rogue - Mary Jo Putney 9/17/14
T: A Taint In The Blood - Dana Stabenow 8/10/14
Finland
F: Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard 8/16/14
I: If There Be Dragons - Kay Hooper 12/18/14
N: Nightshine - Lynn Viehl 9/16/14
L: Letters from Skye: A Novel - Jessica Brockmole 10/30/14
A: Alex Cross, Run - James Patterson 11/14/14
N: Never Kiss a Stranger - Heather Grothaus 9/22/14
D: Dire Wants - Stephanie Tyler 8/26/14
France
F: A Warrior's Promise - Donna Fletcher 8/27/14
R: Sunshine - Robin McKinley 9/3/14
A: The Pyramid Of Doom - Andy McDermott 11/7/14
N: Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts 10/8/14
C: Slay It with Flowers - Kate Collins 8/9/14
E: Everywhere She Turns - Debra Webb 11/3/14
Great Britain
G: Green-Eyed Demon - Jaye Wells 9/13/14
R: The Deadliest Bite - Jennifer Rardin 9/6/14
E: The Grand Finale - Janet Evanovich 11/8/14
A: Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles 11/9/14
T: Tall, Dark & Lonely - R.L. Mathewson 8/13/14
B: The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington 10/1/14
R: Charmed Spirits - Carrie Ann Ryan 9/10/14
I: Clean Sweep - Ilona Andrews 1/6/15
T: The Trouble With Witches - Shirley Damsgaard 8/16/14
A: Just In Time - Addison Fox 12/8/14
I: Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews 1/15/15
N: North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24/14
Hong Kong
H: Hallowed - Cynthia Hand 9/25/14
O: Oceanborne - Katherine Irons 10/22/14
N: Nightborn - Lynn Viehl 10/31/14
G: The Guardian - Margaret Mallory 9/21/14
K: Styxx - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/12/14
O: Crazy Thing Called Love - Molly O'Keefe 11/26/14
N: House Rules - Chloe Neill 11/13/14
G: The Space Between - Diana Gabaldon 10/3/14
Iceland
I: If You Give a Rake a Ruby - Shana Galen 2/22/15
C: Wanna Get Lucky? - Deborah Coonts 9/17/14
E: Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch 11/10/14
L: Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline 10/16/14
A: Carnal Sin - Allison Brennan 12/11/14
N: Mine to Possess - Nalini Singh 11/6/14
D: A Deeper Sleep - Dana Stabenow 9/18/14
Ireland
I: Revenant - Larissa Ione 3/14/15
R: Running Scared - Shannon Butcher 9/28/14
E: Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland 11/24/14
L: Down to You - M. Leighton 11/3/14
A: Baby, I'm Yours - Susan Andersen 12/20/14
N: The Butterfly Farm - Diane Noble 11/25/14
D: Double Shot - Diane Mott Davidson 9/22/14
Around the World Spell Challenge - Part IIcontinued
Italy
I: If He's Sinful - Hannah Howell 3/20/15
T: Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons - Denise Grover Swank 8/28/14
A: Always Dakota - Debbie Macomber 12/24/14
L: A Lot Like Love - Julie James 11/15/14
Y: You're The One - Robin Kaye 10/7/14
Ivory Coast
I: Bound by Night - Larissa Ione 3/27/15
V: The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/18/14
O: Once in a Lifetime - Jill Shalvis 8/24/14
R: Red - Jordan Summers 10/10/14
Y: The Monstrumologist - Rick Yancey 1/8/15
C: Darkfire Kiss - Deborah Cooke 8/29/14
O: On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn 9/25/14
A: Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan 1/6/15
S: Dark Moon Defender - Sharon Shinn 8/23/14
T: Dire Desires - Stephanie Tyler 9/8/14
Jamaica
J: Witchcraft - Jayne Ann Krentz 9/15/14
A: Moloka'i - Alan Brennert 1/18/15
M: Goddess - Fiona McIntosh 9/13/14
A: Antiques Flee Market - Barbara Allan 2/4/15
I: If He's Wild - Hannah Howell 3/31/15
C: Power Play - Catherine Coulter 9/29/14
A: Absolution - Susannah Sandlin 2/5/15
Japan
J: Kill Alex Cross - James Patterson 9/24/14
A: Shaedes of Gray - Amanda Bonilla 2/8/15
P: Merry Christmas, Alex Cross - James Patterson 10/30/14
A: A Tale Of Two Dragons - G.A. Aiken 2/2/15
N: Nightbred - Lynn Viehl 12/2/14
Kenya
K: Sexiest Vampire Alive - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/31/14
E: Street of the Five Moons - Elizabeth Peters 12/12/14
N: Biting Bad - Chloe Neill 12/5/14
Y: You Can't Hide - Karen Rose 2/7/15
A: Captured by the Pirate Laird - Amy Jarecki 2/25/15
Luxembourg
L: Lost - Gary Devon 11/15/14
U: Unmade - Sarah Rees Brennan 3/25/15
X: X Marks the Scot - Victoria Roberts 10/23/15
E: The Exiled Queen - Cinda Williams Chima 11/28/14
M: The Sinner - Margaret Mallory 9/27/14
B: Bizarre Life of Sydney Sedrick - Mandi Casey 10/19/14
O: One Heart to Win - Johanna Lindsey 12/16/14
U: Unbinding - Eileen Wilks 6/14/15
R: The Six Sacred Stones - Matthew Reilly 10/21/14
G: When You Give a Duke a Diamond - Shana Galen 10/12/14
Madagascar
M: The Hawk - Monica McCarty 10/26/14
A: Dr. Franklin's Island - Ann Halam 3/6/15
D: Flashfire - Deborah Cooke 9/9/14
A: Sunrise with a Notorious Lord - Alexandria Hawkins 3/8/15
G: Finders-Seekers - Gayle Greeno 10/17/14
A: Better Off Dead in Deadwood - Ann Charles 3/9/15
S: A Soul So Wicked - Sharie Kohler 9/5/14
C: Born To Be Wild - Christine Warren 10/30/14
A: Angels' Flight - Nalini Singh 3/23/15
R: Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn 11/1/14
Malawi
M: Must Love Dragons - Stephanie Rowe 9/20/14
A: Archangel's Blade - Nalini Singh 3/26/15
L: Big Sky Country - Linda Lael Miller 11/23/14
A: The Mad, Bad Duke - Jennifer Ashley 3/31/15
W: Wanted: Undead or Alive - Kerrelyn Sparks 9/26/14
I: Iron House - John Hart 4/7/15
Mexico
M: Much Ado About Marriage - Karen Hawkins 11/7/14
E: A River in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 11/23/14
X: Don't Cry, Tai Lake - Xiaolong Qui 11/28/15
I: In Rides Trouble - Julie Ann Walker 5/26/15
C: Should've Known Better - Cassandra Carr 11/29/14
O: One Dance with a Duke - Tessa Dare 12/27/14
Mozambique
M: Waking Up with a Rake - Connie Mason 11/10/14
O: Omega - Susannah Sandlin 3/24/15
Z: Zuriel's Fate - Serena Yates 6/22/15
A: Armageddon Outta Here - Derek Landy 4/26/15
M: The City and the City - China Miéville 11/21/14
B: The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness 10/28/14
I: Invisible Murder- Lene Kaaberbøl 6/15/15
Q: Quarterback Draw - Jaci Burton 8/25/15
U: Unlucky 13 - James Patterson 5/17/15
E: Ember's Kiss - Deborah Cooke 12/12/14
New Zealand
N: A Night Too Dark - Dana Stabenow 12/9/14
E: The Crossing Places - Elly Griffiths 12/13/14
W: Wild About You - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3/14
Z: Forgotten Sins - Rebecca Zanetti 6/7/15
E: The Duke Is Mine - Eloisa James 12/26/14
A: Archangel's Storm - Nalini Singh 4/30/15
L: Love Is All You Need - Lori Devoti 12/22/14
A: Shadow Walker - Allyson James 5/28/15
N: Nightbound - Lynn Viehl 12/6/14
D: Dark Blood - Christine Feehan 10/8/14
Norway
N: Wild Things - Chloe Neill 12/31/14
O: Wild Child - Molly O'Keefe 4/26/15
R: Rapture Untamed - Pamela Palmer 11/4/14
W: Who Do, Voodoo? - Rochelle Staab 10/13/14
A: Rock Chick - Kristen Ashley 5/31/15
Y: You Don't Know Jack - Erin McCarthy 6/13/15
Oman
O: Skybreaker - Kenneth Oppel 5/15/15
M: Just Desserts - Mary Daheim 12/7/14
A: The Archived - Victoria Schwab 6/21/15
N: Blood of Tyrants - Naomi Novik 1/24/15
Peru
P: Playing Easy to Get - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/22/14
E: Chilled - Kendra Elliot 1/21/15
R: Contest - Matthew Reilly 11/13/14
U: Uprooted - Naomi Novik 7/26/15
Qatar
Q: The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy - Julia Quinn 10/11
A: Deeper Than Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/2/15
T: Twisted Things - Madge Swindells 11/9/14
A: Darker After Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/4/15
R: The Ranger - Monica McCarty 11/30/14
Romania
R: Rescue My Heart - Jill Shalvis 11/30/14
O: One Sweet Ride - Jaci Burton 6/6/15
M: The Viper - Monica McCarty 12/29/14
A: Archangel's Legion - Nalini Singh 6/19/15
N: Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 2/17/15
I: If He's Dangerous - Hannah Howell 6/21/15
A: Dragon Down Under - Angela Castle 7/7/15
Senegal
S: Killing Grounds - Dana Stabenow 9/30/14
E: Buried - Kendra Elliot 3/17/15
N: Visions of Heat - Nalini Singh 3/29/15
E: Endsinger - Jay Kristoff 3/18/15
G: The Darkest Facts - Gena Showalter 11/24/14
A: The Assassin's Blade - Sarah Maas 7/18/15
L: Love You More - Lisa Gardner 12/24/14
Around the World Spell Challenge - Part IIISouth Africa
S: Silver-Tongued Devil - Jaye Wells 10/11/14
O: Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1/15
U: Ubik - Phillip Dick 8/9/15
T: Blood Debt - Tanya Huff 11/11/14
H: Highlander for the Holidays - Janet Chapman 10/4/14
A: Baby - J.K. Accinni 5/3/15
F: Fifth Grave Past the Light - Darynda Jones 9/23/14
R: Rumor Has It - Jill Shalvis 12/14/14
I: Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11/15
C: Blue Dragon - Kylie Chan 11/19/14
A: Asylum - Madeleine Roux 5/5/15
Sweden
S: Fallen - Karin Slaughter 10/6/14
W: Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5/14
E: Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy 4/5/15
D: Whisper To The Blood - Dana Stabenow 10/15/14
E: An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3/15
N: Night Broken - Patricia Briggs 3/30/15
Tanzania
T: Thunder Moon - Lori Handeland 12/15/14
A: Armageddon Cometh- J.K. Accinni 5/7/15
N: The Search - Nora Roberts 4/9/15
Z: A Taste of the Nightlife - Sarah Zettel 10/29/15
A: Dinner with a Vampire - Abigail Gibbs 5/10/15
N: Caressed by Ice - Nalini Singh 4/15/15
I: It Happened One Wedding - Julie James 6/27/15
A: Dragonquest - Anne McCaffrey 7/17/15
Trinidad and Tobago
T: Devil Without a Cause - Terri Garey 12/14/14
R: Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs 12/31/14
I: If He's Tempted - Hannah Howell 7/5/15
N: A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan 4/15/15
I: If He's Daring - Hannah Howell 8/9/15
D: The Highlander's Forbidden Bride - Donna Fletcher 10/19/14
A: Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2/15
D: The Dragon Legion Collection - Deborah Cooke 12/29/14
A: Abandon the Night - Joss Ware 8/21/15
N: Beware the Wild - Natalie Parker 5/4/15
D: Dark Skye - Kresley Cole 2/10/15
T: Trick of the Light - Rob Thurman 12/21/14
O: Of Monsters and Madness - Jessica Verday 5/3/15
B: Blue-Blooded Vamp - Jaye Wells 11/29/14
A: Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley 8/15/15
G: Flirting with Forever - Gwyn Cready 12/13/14
O: Starclimber - Kenneth Oppel 6/23/15
Ukrane
U: Luscious - Amanda Usen 10/2/15
K: 77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9/15
R: Devil Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/21/15
A: Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin 8/23/15
N: The Name of the Star - Maureen Johnson 5/8/15
E: Echo - J.K. Accinni 5/5/15
United Kingdom
U: Under the Boardwalk - Carly Phillips 1/8/16
N: The Collector - Nora Roberts 5/13/15
I: If He's Noble - Hannah Howell 9/17/15
T: A Trouble of Fools - Linda Barnes 12/26/14
E: The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths 5/10/15
D: Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips 11/22/14
K: Much Ado About Vampires - Katie MacAlister 2/15/15
I: Chained by Night - Larissa Ione 9/19/15
N: North of Beautiful - Justina Chen 6/4/15
G: Written in My Own Heart's Blood - Diana Gabaldon 12/23/14
D: Daylighters - Rachel Caine 2/11/15
O: Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27/15
M: Maiden Rock - Mary Logue 12/28/14
United States
U: Up to Me - M. Leighton 3/12/15
N: Notorious - Allison Brennan 6/9/15
I: Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews 10/9/15
T: Taken by the Cowboy - Julianne MacLean 12/28/14
E: Shadowglass - Erica Hayes 5/18/15
D: Dead Case in Deadwood - Ann Charles 2/8/15
S: The Host - Stephanie Meyer 11/30/14
T: Lie With Me - Stephanie Tyler 12/27/14
A: Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter 3/3/15
T: Though Not Dead - Dana Stabenow 12/31/14
E: Everything for Us - M. Leighton 5/25/15
S: Still Waters - Tami Hoag 12/23/14
Venezuela
V: Shut Your Eyes Tight - John Verdon 4/12/15
E: Exposed - Alex Kava 6/24/15
N: Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks 6/6/15
E: Pinned for Murder - Elizabeth Lynn Casey 6/29/15
Z: Sweet Revenge - Rebecca Zanetti 11/20/16
U: Unbound - Angela Knight 7/9/16
E: Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28/15
L: Lucky Stiff - Deborah Coonts 2/16/15
A: Everlasting Desire - Amanda Ashley 8/28/15
Yemen
Y: Temping Is Hell - Cathy Yardley 11/21/15
E: Embrace the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 7/21/15
M: Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 1/19/15
E: Demon's Curse - Alexa Egan 7/30/15
N: Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh 7/24/15
Zimbabwe
Z: Zoo - James Patterson 3/5/15
I: It's in His Kiss - Jill Shalvis 11/10/15
M: The Saint - Monica McCarty 2/28/15
B: Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3/15
A: About That Night - Julie James 3/3/15
B: Bombshell - Catherine Coulter 1/16/15
W: What Angels Fear - C.S. Harris 10/15/14
E: Ritual Magic - Eileen Wilks 3/11/15
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XI Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2014
FOUND 50/50
✔1. Virgin - Whisper Kiss - Deborah Cooke 7/7
dragons were only interested in virgins p157
✔2. Nude Recreation - Lucky in Love - Carolyn Brown 7/22
skinny dipping did sound wonderful p137
✔3. Fried Chicken - A Taint In The Blood - Dana Stabenow 8/10
ordered as much deep-fried chicken as could fit p89
✔4. Sundae - Night Falls on the Wicked - Sharie Kohler 7/13
the biggest ice cream sundae you ever seen p149
✔5. Teddy Bear - Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis 7/5
Leah clutching a life-sized teddy bear p44
✔6. Wine Glass - The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17
Patrik handed her one of the wine glasses p209
✔7. Corset - The Broken Hearts Club - Ethan Black 7/8
we found corsets in his house p318
✔8. Someone with Different Colored Eyes - Nowhere Near Respectable - Mary Jo Putney 7/31
and your eyes are two different colors p36
✔9. Caviar - The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17
lumpfish caviar and finely chopped red onions p207
✔10. Lollipop/Sucker - Dark Taste of Rapture - Gena Showalter 7/19
licked her fork like it was a lollipop p239
✔11. Ice Cream - Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis 7/5
with it's cafe, arcade, ice cream shop p15
✔12. Hammock - Tongue In Chic - Christina Dodd 7/12
long afternoons curled up on the hammock p96
✔13. Mustard - Caring Is Creepy - David Zimmerman 7/10
a beef sandwich with mustard p194
✔14. Watermelon - Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21
that girl had brass ballas the size of watermelons p66
✔15. Hot Dog - The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17
Erica had seen her down by Acke's hot dog kiosk p73
✔16. Lighthouse - Heart of Atlantis - Alyssa Day 8/11
shining like a lighthouse beacon p182
✔17. S’mores - Hallowed - Cynthia Hand 9/25
it's time for smores. Who wants smores? p122
✔18. Classical Music - Dire Needs - Stephanie Tyler 7/9
she'd been more into classical music p282
✔19. Beheading - Bite Marks - Jennifer Rardin 7/16
and chop off her head p162
✔20. Pirate - Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3
my great ambition in life is to have boarded a pirate vessel p394
✔21. Bookstore - Between, Georgia - Joshilyn Jackson 7/5
I was going over to the bookstore p118
✔22. Pearl Necklace - Dreamveil - Lynn Viehl 7/20
the dainty pearl necklace p87
✔23. Prostitute/Courtesan - Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3
her mother an Egyptian prostitute p6
✔24. Bonnet - The Seductive Impostor - Janet Chapman 7/20
a blue dress and a straw bonnet p289
✔25. Grocery Store - Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis 7/5
which included the grocery store and laundromat p140
✔26. Vice President - I, Alex Cross - James Patterson 7/8
Vice President Tillman stood with his back to them p29
✔27. Contract - Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis 7/5
I hate contracts and rules p48
✔28. Bathing Suit - Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis 7/5
she came up with a bathing suit p61
✔29. An Award - The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles 8/3
I presented the citizenship awad to Paul p348
✔30. A Coffee Mug - I, Alex Cross - James Patterson 7/8
Nana raised her coffee cup in salute p16
✔31. Sprinkler - Between, Georgia - Joshilyn Jackson 7/5
the sprinkler system came on p260
✔32. Red Shirt/top - Whisper Kiss - Deborah Cooke 7/7
she wore a tightly fitted red and gold blouse p81
✔33. Graffiti - Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3
Walter, there are several graffiti on the facade p173
✔34. Fedora - I, Alex Cross - James Patterson 7/8
standing there holding his trademark fedora p85
✔35. Telephone (no cell phone) - Between, Georgia - Joshilyn Jackson 7/5
he set the phone back down in it's cradle on the hall table p4
✔36. An Injury - Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3
the scratches were deeper than he had realized p46
✔37. An Invitation - Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3
if I had declined the invitation p17
✔38. A Pool Tale - Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis 7/5
over the years they've added a pool table p86
✔39. Hot Tub - Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis 7/5
out back in the hot tub p166
✔40. A Carriage - Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3
while they were getting out of the carriage p105
Bonus Items
✔1. Honey (the food) - The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles 8/3
as surely as honey draws a bear p289
✔2. Stroller - Back to You - Robin Kaye 7/14
guided her around a woman pushing a stroller p246
✔3. Car Older Than 1960 - Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines 9/10
I squinted through the sunglasses to see a 1958 Plymouth Fury racing toward me p255
✔4. Writer (Character in the book) - Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3
but Margaret had her own hard-won career as a writer and newspaper correspondent p52
✔5. Celebration - Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3
we had a genuine celebration p287
✔6. Whiskey - Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3
for a final whiskey and soda p27
✔7. Blind Date - The Broken Hearts Club - Ethan Black 7/8
well I hate blind dates p4
✔8. Scavenger Hunt - Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich 9/24
it had more the flavor of a scavenger hunt p198
✔9. Hippie - The Clockwork Teddy - John Lamb 7/7
stood a protest march's worth of hippie attired bears p10
✔10. A Kilt - Blood Born - Linda Howard 7/27
with their long hair and kilts p91
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
August 2014 EOTM Challenge ~ Lanelle READ: 5/5
✔4. What's your favorite color? bright and cheerful orange
Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard 8/16✔7. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Ah, green and cool northern Oregon.
A Thief In A Kilt - Sandy Blair 8/9✔8. What's your favorite ice cream flavor? Baskin Robbins Quarterback Crunch - It's only available during football season
Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe (sports romance) 8/21✔15. What method of reading do you prefer i.e. Kindle, paperback, audio, etc? Kindle, then maybe a hardback book
The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles (hardcover) 8/3Bonus:
✔1. I have long blonde hair.
Frostfire - Lynn Viehl 8/30CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September 2014 EOTM Challenge ~ Elena READ: 6/6
✔1. What are your 5 favorite books? A Kingdom of Dreams, The Black Lyon, Valley of Silence,Death Angel, and If Tomorrow Comes
Angel Fever - L.A. Weatherly 9/9✔2. What is your favorite genre? Romance and Thrillers
Sometimes a Rogue - Mary Jo Putney 9/17✔4. What's your favorite color? Black
Wanted: Undead or Alive - Kerrelyn Sparks 9/26✔5. Name 2 books that you didn't like. I really didn't care for
. Fifty Shades of Grey and Dark Prince
Styxx - Sherrilyn Kenyon (dark in series and m.c. is a prince) 9/12✔15. What method of reading do you prefer i.e. Kindle, paperback, audio, etc?
Audio and paperback
A Deeper Sleep - Dana Stabenow (audiobook) 9/18✔19. If you could be any character from a book who would it be and what book is he/she from? Any female vampire
Green-Eyed Demon - Jaye Wells 9/13CHALLENGE COMPLETE
TCF's It's Called WHAT???? (Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch) -- a city in walesDuration: August 1, 2014 - July 31, 2015
READ: 58/58
L: Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines 9/10
L: Letters from Skye: A Novel - Jessica Brockmole 10/30
A: Are You Scared Yet? - Hunter Morgan 8/19
N: No Longer a Gentleman - Mary Jo Putney 8/30
F: Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard 8/16
A: And One Last Thing ... - Molly Harper 8/27
I: If There Be Dragons - Kay Hooper 12/18
R: Redemption - Susannah Sandlin 8/24
P: Playing Easy to Get - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/22
W: A Warrior's Promise - Donna Fletcher 8/27
L: A Lot Like Love - Julie James 11/15
L: Lost - Gary Devon 11/15
G: The Guardian - Margaret Mallory 9/21
W: Wanna Get Lucky? - Deborah Coonts 9/17
Y: You're The One - Robin Kaye 10/7
N: Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death - Denise Swanson 9/15
G: The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 10/29
Y: You Can't Hide - Karen Rose 2/7
L: Live to See Tomorrow - Iris Johansen 12/4
L: Love Is All You Need - Lori Devoti 12/22
G: Green-Eyed Demon - Jaye Wells 9/13
O: Once in a Lifetime - Jill Shalvis 8/24
G: The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - Gordon Dahlquist 3/7
E: Evertrue - Brodi Ashton 9/29
R: Running Scared - Shannon Butcher 9/28
Y: You Don't Know Jack - Erin McCarthy 6/13
C: Come Fly With Me - Addison Fox 9/19
H: Hallowed - Cynthia Hand 9/25
W: Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich 9/24
Y: The Young Elites - Marie Lu
R: Red - Jordan Summers 10/10
N: Never Kiss a Stranger - Heather Grothaus 9/22
D: The Deadliest Bite - Jennifer Rardin 9/6
R: Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn 11/1
O: On the Prowl - Christine Warren 8/4
B: Bitten in Two - Jennifer Rardin 8/31
W: Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
L: Love You More - Lisa Gardner 12/24
L: Lie With Me - Stephanie Tyler 12/27
L: Light My Fire - G.A. Aiken 1/5
L: Lucky Stiff - Deborah Coonts 2/16
A: Angel Fever - L.A. Weatherly 9/9
N: Nightshine - Lynn Viehl 9/16
T: The Thirteenth House - Sharon Shinn 8/7
Y: Your Next Breath - Iris Johansen 12/10
S: Styxx - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/12
I: If You Give a Rake a Ruby - Shana Galen 2/22
L: Last Stand of Dead Men - Derek Landy 3/16
I: If He's Sinful - Hannah Howell 3/20
O: On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn 9/25
G: Goddess - Fiona McIntosh 9/13
O: One Heart to Win - Johanna Lindsey 12/16
G: The Gray Wolf Throne - Cinda Williams Chima 3/28
O: Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
G: Gone - Mo Hayder 4/13
O: One Dance with a Duke - Tessa Dare 12/27
C: Carnal Sin - Allison Brennan 12/11
H: Heart of Atlantis - Alyssa Day 8/11
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XII Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2014
FOUND 50/50
✔1. Lotion - Who Do, Voodoo? - Rochelle Staab 10/13
(I slathered rose-scented lotion over my body), p59
✔2. Non Traditional Hair Color - House Rules - Chloe Neill 11/13
(her hair was a newly vibrant shade of blue) p13
✔3. Napkin - Wild About You - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
(he handed a wad of napkins to Howard), p275
✔4. Speech - Fallen - Karin Slaughter 10/6
(rehearsed plenty of speeches), p136
✔5. Ferry - Wild About You - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
(after a short ferry trip), p27
✔6. Comb - Animal Attraction - Jill Shalvis 10/4
(I have no desire to comb the depths of a woman's purse), p134
✔7. Blinds or Curtains - Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts 10/8
(they should close the curtains), p494
✔8. Bulletin Board - Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts 10/8
(pinned the market receipt tot he little bulletin board), p174
✔9. Dominoes - Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline 10/16
(on a plate like fallen dominoes), p160
✔10. Skipping Stone - Oceanborne - Katherine Irons 10/22
(and skimming stones across the tops of the waves) p184
✔11. Teapot - Finders-Seekers - Gayle Greeno 10/17
(the Ghatta examined the teapot), p98
✔12. Bee - Animal Attraction - Jill Shalvis 10/4
(flocked to him like bees to honey), p14
✔13. Pumpkin - Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
(the unfashionable pumpkin dress), p245
✔14. Ghost - Animal Attraction - Jill Shalvis 10/4
(a ghost of a smile), p79
✔15. Feast - The Space Between - Diana Gabaldon 10/3
(when he went to feast with the folk), p85
✔16. Family - Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts 10/8
(gathered with her and his family for Christmas), p5
✔17. Turkey - The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington 10/1
(nicking the witches turkey-wattle neck), p77
✔18. Tinsel - Blue-Blooded Vamp - Jaye Wells 11/29
(her metallic-silver hair shone like tinsel), p86
✔19. Star - Wild About You - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
(look at all these stars), p140
✔20. Angel - Highlander for the Holidays - Janet Chapman 10/4
(a Christmas card with a beautiful angel), p129
✔21. Christmas Tree - Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts 10/8
(toward the big, shiny gift under the Christmas tree), p192
✔22. Wreath - The Space Between - Diana Gabaldon 10/3
(making a wreath of laurel leaves), p81
✔23. Frost - The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington 10/1
(morning brought a thick frost to their beards), p98
✔24. Leaves - The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington 10/1
(leaves swirled around the doorway), p79
✔25. Monster - The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington 10/1
(this seemed to decide the matter for the monster), p133
✔26. Cranberry - Merry Christmas, Alex Cross - James Patterson 10/30
(Ava brought the cranberry sauce) p138
✔27. Concierge - The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry 10/25
(he obtained a flashlight from the hotels concierge) p187
✔28. A Latin Ballroom Dance - Merry Christmas, Alex Cross - James Patterson 10/30
(a little salsa, a little merengue) p318
✔29. An Emerald - Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts 10/8
(she could only stare at the perfect square-cut emerald), p479
✔30. A Magic Spell - Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
(so the spell worked then?), p46
✔31. An Accent - Wild About You - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
(Alastair explained in a crisp British accent), p16
✔32. Dolphin - Wild About You - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
(I've met some tigers and dolphins), p330
✔33. Camping Trip - Whisper To The Blood - Dana Stabenow 10/15
(Johnny began packing to leave on his camping trip) p88
✔34. Gym - Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts 10/8
(he considered a treadmill at his gym), p39
✔35. Cemetery - The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington 10/1
(the cemetery. boneyard. graveyard.), p119
✔36. Red Lipstick - Silver-Tongued Devil - Jaye Wells 10/11
(in harlot red lipstick), p24
✔37. Helicopter - Animal Attraction - Jill Shalvis 10/4
(would fly him in there Bell 47 helicopter), p57
✔38. A Bad Habit - Animal Attraction - Jill Shalvis 10/4
(ok so she'd run off. bad habit.), p113
✔39. Roller Coaster - Deadlock - Iris Johansen 10/30
(an emotional roller coaster) p83
✔40. A High Five - Wild About You - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
(and gave her a high five), p130
Bonus Items
✔1. Sunrise or Sunset - The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington 10/1
(a stray reflection of the glorious sunset), p324
✔2. Thunder - The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington 10/1
(a report of thunder deafening him), p225
✔3. Handcuffs - Wild About You - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
(she eyed the handcuffs on his desk), p14
✔4. A Con Artist - Who Do, Voodoo? - Rochelle Staab 10/13
(you let a con artist use Sophie's memory), p244
✔5. An FBI Agent - Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23
(special agent Jeff Hines, at the Portland FBI office) p126
✔6. Countdown - Contest - Matthew Reilly 11/13
(the countdown started when he put his wrist outside), p231
✔7. Beach House - The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/18
(spent several hours at a were-dolphins beach house), p160
✔8. One Night Stand - Animal Attraction - Jill Shalvis 10/4
(imagine her having a one-night stand), p38
✔9. Mason Jar - The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness 10/28
(Sarah's mason jars glinted in the light) p134
✔10. Appetizer - Highlander for the Holidays - Janet Chapman 10/4
(we didn't order appetizers), p7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
October 2014 EOTM Challenge ~ Logan READ: 7/7
✔1. What are your 5 favorite books?
This question never fails to stump me, but I'll go with Outlander, Shadow and Bone, Leviathan, The Lord of the Rings, and Watchers. (Can you tell I like great world-building?)
Finders-Seekers - Gayle Greeno 10/17
✔2. What is your favorite genre?
I love them all, but go through phases where I spend months reading mostly one genre. Right now I'm in a big romance phase. It's pretty much all I'm reading these days.
You're The One - Robin Kaye (romance) 10/7
✔4. What's your favorite color?
Purple! One day I left the house with a purple phone, shoes, bag, shirt, and planner. I have a problem.
Whisper To The Blood - Dana Stabenow (purple cover) 10/15
✔11. What's your favorite thing about/at TCF?
Is it a cop out to say the challenges? I love the Monopoly game and the Super Series team challenge!
Dark Blood - Christine Feehan (used for SS team challenge) 10/8
✔12. Who's your top 3 authors?
William Shakespeare, James Rollins, and Jane Austen. All three of them can get me to pick up any of their books and know I'll enjoy it.
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross - James Patterson (author named James) 10/30
✔13. Do you have any pets, and if so what are they and what are their names?
I have a 9 year old Boston Terrier named Carey (short for Tenderheart Care Bear). Carey in the car
Highlander for the Holidays - Janet Chapman (dog on cover) 10/4
✔17. What book did you just finish?
Just in the nick of time for a challenge, I read Of Gods and Monsters: Menoetius yesterday.
The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington (religion & monsters theme) 10/1
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Science Fiction and Fantasy Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015
READ: 15/15
Board: Fantasy
✔1. Rolled 4 - Best Fantasy
[Best Fairytales & Retellings]Beauty - Robin McKinley 7/22
✔2. Rolled 5 - Unique Magic System
[Most Interesting Magic System] Sunshine - Robin McKinley 9/3
✔3. Rolled 4 - Shifters, Vampires, Werewolves
✔4. Rolled 6 - switched boards
A Soul So Wicked - Sharie Kohler (m.c. werewolf) 9/5
Board: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
✔4. Rolled 2 - Mythology
Styxx - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/12
✔5. Rolled 5 - Alien
Contest - Matthew Reilly 11/13
✔6. Rolled 5 - Award Winner
Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 1/19
✔7. Rolled 5 - Urban
[The Best Urban Fantasy]Shaedes of Gray - Amanda Bonilla 2/8
✔8. Rolled 6 - Free/Roll Again - switched boards
Board: Fantasy
✔8. Rolled 5 - Ghosts/ESP
Dead Case in Deadwood - Ann Charles 2/8
✔9. Rolled 2 - Unique Magic System
[Most Interesting Magic System]The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkein 2/26
✔10. Rolled 5 - Best Fantasy
[Best Fantasy World]Seraphina - Rachel Hartman 2/28
✔11. Rolled 2 - Dragons / Elves / Fairies
Son of No One - Sherrilyn Kenyon (dragon important to plot) 3/9
✔12. Rolled 1 - Magic Users
Ritual Magic - Eileen Wilks (sorcerers/witches) 3/11
✔13. Rolled 5 - Demons / Angels
Revenant - Larissa Ione (angels) 3/14
✔14. Rolled 1 - Ghost/ESP
Last Stand of Dead Men - Derek Landy (psychic abilities) 3/16
✔15. Rolled 5 - Swords / Sorcery
Endsinger - Jay Kristoff 3/18
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
November 2014 EOTM Challenge ~ Kristen READ: 7/7
✔1. Question #2 - What is your favorite genre?
I used to think my favorite genre was adult contemporary but lately it's been all things paranormal. I'm also a fan of YA.
Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles 11/9✔2. Question #4 - What's your favorite color? Royal Blue
Blue Dragon - Kylie Chan 11/19✔3. Question #5 - Name 2 books that you didn't like.
Bully (Fall Away, #1) by Penelope Douglas White Trash Beautiful (White Trash Trilogy, #1) by Teresa Mummert
Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland (white trash in title) 11/24✔4. Question #8 - What's your favorite ice cream flavor? Pistachio Almond... yum!
Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch (light green cover) 11/10✔5. Question #13 - Do you have any pets, and if so what are they and what are their names?
I have 2 golden retrievers - Sadie & Stella
Rescue My Heart - Jill Shalvis (dog on cover, could be a golden retriever) 11/30✔6. Question #15 - What method of reading do you prefer i.e. Kindle, paperback, audio, etc?
Once I got accustomed to listening to audio books, I've become addicted to them.
Contest - Matthew Reilly (audio) 11/13✔7. Bonus -> For living in a basketball state, I'm a big fan of football.
Should've Known Better - Cassandra Carr (sports romance) 11/29CHALLENGE COMPLETE
December 2014 EOTM Challenge ~ Leslie READ: 7/7
✔1. What are your 5 favorite books?
Blow Me Down by Katie MacAlister, The Perfect Rake (The Merridew Sisters, #1) by Anne Gracie, Deception by Amanda Quick, Heart of Fire by Linda Howard, and The Texan's Wager (Wife Lottery, #1) by Jodi Thomas
A Trouble of Fools - Linda Barnes 12/26✔2. What is your favorite genre?
Romance! Gotta be a love story or it doesn't feel worth it
Just In Time - Addison Fox 12/8✔4. What's your favorite color? Blue
A Night Too Dark - Dana Stabenow 12/9✔12. Who's your top 3 authors?
tough call, Jayne Anne Krentz aka Stephanie James aka Jayne Castle aka Amanda Quick, Linda Howard, and Janet Evanovich with an honorable mention of Anne Gracie, Hannah Howell and Katie MacAlister
Lie With Me - Stephanie Tyler 12/27✔15. What method of reading do you prefer i.e. Kindle, paperback, audio, etc?
paperback, I like having the real thing
The Duke Is Mine - Eloisa James 12/26✔18. Name a book, author, or series that you loved and wouldn't of know about if it weren't for Goodreads.
Honestly, nothing. I read a series by Jill Shalvis that was okay. And I discovered Sandra Hill too, but I don't love them.
Rumor Has It - Jill Shalvis 12/14✔20. Where's your favorite place to go on vacation to? Kauai was pretty fun
Ember's Kiss - Deborah Cooke (set in Hawaii) 12/12CHALLENGE COMPLETE
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XIII Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2015
FOUND 50/50
✔1. Detective - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(checking for detective Cooper), p33
✔2. Map - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(the Kid showed us a map), p132
✔3. Sparkle - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(that sparkled like stars), p185
✔4. Kitten - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(soon little kitten you will have to find the spike) p38
✔5. Thief - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(he's a cheatin' thife), p35
✔6. Bookcase - 77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9
(in the open shelf of his bookcase), p57
✔7. Snowshoe(s) - Chilled - Kendra Elliot 1/21
(stepping carefully with the homemade snowshoes), p70
✔8. Winter - The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4
(Spring follows Winter), p17
✔9. Illegal Transaction - The Monstrumologist - Rick Yancey 1/8
(yes, grave robbing is a crime), p7
✔10. Stethoscope - The Monstrumologist - Rick Yancey 1/8
(pressed the end of his stethescope), p20
✔11. Valentine - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(we didn't exchange valentine's cards), p82
✔12. Transplant - You Can't Hide - Karen Rose 2/7
(he says he's on a list for a transplant), p225
✔13. Oatmeal - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(oatmeal, I grunted), p99
✔14. Flagpole - Moloka'i - Alan Brennert 1/18
(at the top of a tall flagpole), p141
✔15. Beans - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(snug as a bug - on a bag of beans), p130
✔16. Cuddling - Light My Fire - G.A. Aiken 1/5
(but cuddling and showing affection), p223
✔17. Puddle - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(basically a puddle of goo), p72
✔18. Poker Chips - Better Off Dead in Deadwood - Ann Charles 3/9
(I was just going to get out the poker chips), p303
✔19. Resolution - Moloka'i - Alan Brennert 1/18
(issued a joint resolution), p141
✔20. Museum - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(one of the museums was featuring a science fiction exhibit), p69
✔21. A Grouch - Absolution - Susannah Sandlin 2/5
(he's such a curmudgeon), p151
✔22. Batteries - Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 1/19
(fresh fruit, solar batteries and soap), p26
✔23. A Greeting Card - Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman 3/1
(my real grandparents never even sent me a card), p226
✔24. Tortilla Chips - Buried - Kendra Elliot 3/17
(and dug into a bowl of tortilla chips), loc 1644
✔25. Missing Tooth - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(Sunrise had lost a tooth in Leo's service), p299
✔26. Peanuts - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(peanuts and cola on the flight), p192
✔27. Screwdriver - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(he pulled a screwdriver from his back pocket), p107
✔28. A Wedding - Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan 1/6
(she married him - a shotgun wedding), p69
✔29. A Divorce - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(must have been about her messy divorce), p96
✔30. A Sacrifice - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(sacrificing myself to woo that long-legged widow-maker), p103
✔31. A Pregnancy - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(I noticed a very pregnant woman), p174
✔32. A National Holiday - Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan 1/6
(Christmas came and went), p255
✔33. Shopping - Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan 1/6
(using my own reusable shopping bags), p23
✔34. Trophy - 77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9
(a trophy preserved as if for study), p493
✔35. Over-Protective Person - Chilled - Kendra Elliot 1/21
(so you're the over protective big brother), p153
✔36. Sick Day - Dark Skye - Kresley Cole 2/10
(glad you saved up sick days), p240
✔37. Winter Hat - Festive in Death - J.D. Robb 2/16
(in her winter coat, scarf, boots and hat), p9
✔38. Tarot Cards - Devil Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/21
(despite the tarot cards), p260
✔39. Empire - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(it's a Mughal empire), p56
✔40. Epic Battle - Daylighters - Rachel Caine 2/11
(an internal battle of epic proportions), p190
Bonus: from Scavenger Hunt Part I
✔1. Deck of Cards - Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch 1/11
(called for attendants, food, new decks of cards), p18
✔2. Car Bomb - Scarlet - Jordan Summers 2/7
(hydrogen car bomb blasts), p126
✔3. Jet - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(get caught in the jet stream), p80
✔4. Stripper - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(cross dressing stripper), p127
✔5. Butler/Housekeeper/Maid - 77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9
(after Tolliver, the butler, murdered the Stock family), p34
✔6. Engagement Ring - Playing to Win - Jaci Burton 3/4
(she flashed her engagement ring), p17
✔7. Spaceship - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(an alien who came to Earth in a spaceship), p209
✔8. Rainbow - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(all the colors of the rainbow), p91
✔9. Wrecked Car - Clean Sweep - Ilona Andrews 1/6
(one vehicle is completely in chunks of scrap metal), loc 1566
✔10. Golf Cart - Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman 3/1
(on the older one of the gold carts), p212
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XIVDuration: April 1 - June 30, 2015
FOUND 47/50
1. Chandelier ~ Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4
(a glass chandelier shaped like a grapevine), p5
2. Fountain ~ Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4
(her balcony overlooked a fountain), p43
3. Mascara ~ An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
(added a dab more mascara), p158
4. Confetti ~ Fatal Shadows - Josh Lanyon 4/6
(dotted the newsprint like confetti), p105
5. Chapstick ~ How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back - Diana Rowland 4/29
(pulled out a tube of cherry chapstick), p341
6. Boutonniere ~
(), p
7. Cricket ~ The Truth of All Things - Kieran Shields 4/5
(sounds of night breezes and crickets), p328
8. Quest ~ Fatal Shadows - Josh Lanyon 4/6
(in our quest of ambiance), p12
9. Arrow ~ Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4
(they were each sleek as arrows), p23
10. Lei ~
(), p
11. Axe ~ An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
(the axe swooped sideways), p264
12. Stake ~ Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
(the stakes were too high), p51
13. Steak ~ Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
(like he's tenderizing a fucking steak), p278
14. Black Belt ~ Saints Astray - Jacqueline Carey 4/16
(I hold a 7th ranked black belt in tae kwon do), p27
15. Cherry Lip Gloss ~ An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
(wearing that cherry flavored lip gloss), p294
16. Fire Hydrant ~ Iron House - John Hart 4/7
(parked cars, a fire hydrant), p134
17. Chaise Lounge ~ Curtain - Agatha Christie 4/2
(resumed her place on the chaise lounge), p132
18. Mulch ~ Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
(planting and mulching activity), p76
19. Corn on the Cob ~
(), p
20. Postage Stamp ~ Iron House - John Hart 4/7
(the gate was a postage stamp), p92
21. Raven ~ Fire And Ice - Dana Stabenow 4/3
(an enormous raven surveyed), p26
22. Shield ~ Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4
(they held rectangular shields), p41
23. Shadow ~ An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
(the shadow returned), p19
24. Cabinet ~ Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
(continuing to look in the cabinet), p94
25. Jewelry Box ~ An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
(she pulled out a small box. a jewelry box), p143
26. Comforter ~ Fire And Ice - Dana Stabenow 4/3
(a single bed with a down comforter), p130
27. Morgue ~ The Truth of All Things - Kieran Shields 4/5
(the fetid air of the underground morgue), p38
28. Rugby ~ The Truth of All Things - Kieran Shields 4/5
(boxer and rugby football player), p5
29. Jealousy ~ Curtain - Agatha Christie 4/2
(one was a case of jealousy), p19
30. Tulips ~ Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
(he realized that starting tulip bulbs), p8
31. Singer ~ The Search - Nora Roberts 4/9
(hot affair with Nina Abbott. The singer?), p37
32. Zucchini ~ Dark Tort - Diane Mott Davidson 6/1
(teaching me to make zucchini bread), p135
33. Police Officer ~ Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
(mailing them to local police officers), p5
34. Throw Rug ~ Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
(he tripped on the bedside throw rug), p374
35. Penny ~ An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
(without a single penny or word), p287
36. Applesauce ~ Flash and Bones - Kathy Reichs 4/25
(in a Mott's applesauce carton), p1
37. Doughnut ~ The Woods - Harlan Coben 4/6
(dollars to doughnuts), p256
38. Pilot ~ Fire And Ice - Dana Stabenow 4/3
(the pilot had shut down both engines), p4
39. Celebrity ~ An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
(figure out some way to use his celebrity status), p208
40. Hobby ~ Curtain - Agatha Christie 4/2
(his hobby grows and grows), p186
Bonus Words
1. Star Wars Reference ~ Armageddon Outta Here - Derek Landy 4/26
(comic books and Star Wars movies), p183
2. Someone in Labor ~ Iron House - John Hart 4/7
(Elena labored for three and a half hours), p421
3. Crossing Over a Border ~ Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4
(served as a continental divide between east and west), p25
4. Chemically Impaired Person ~ Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
(she's on heavy duty medication), p242
5. Accountant ~ Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
(handwriting like an accountants), p71
6. Grandfather Clock ~ An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
(in the shape of a grandfather clock), p20
7. TV Show Mentioned in a Book ~ Fire And Ice - Dana Stabenow 4/3
(she could tape All My Children every day), p118
8. Single Man with a Pet Cat ~ The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern - Lilian Jackson Braun 5/2
(bachelor breakfast...on his breakfast table there was a Siamese cat), p1
9. Wrapping Paper ~ Darker After Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/4
(long rolls of wrapping paper), p92
10. News Report ~ Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
(get ready for sensational headlines), p155
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XVDuration: July 1 - September 30, 2015
FOUND 48/50
✔1. Talon - Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
(his talons spreading claw-like), p20
✔2. EMT - Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
(if hadn't been part of my EMT training), p360
✔3. Eclair - Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2
(eclairs made fresh), p38
✔4. Mustache - The Assassin's Blade - Sarah Maas 7/18
(I'll draw a mustache on you), p189
5. Pecans -
(), p
✔6. Mimosa - Voracious - V.K. Forrest 7/19
(both had a second mimosa), p122
✔7. Hawk - Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28
(he thought the hawk spirit had left him), p2
✔8. Dead Body - Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
(grief like a dead body), p59
✔9. Name Tag - Hunger Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/9
(she'd discovered her name badge missing), p54
✔10. Curly Hair - Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
(the female had curly red hair), p21
✔11. Kleenex/facial tissue - HIDE Omnibus - Jax Spenser 7/6
(a tissue in her hand catches the sweat), p340
✔12. Top Floor - The Assassin's Blade - Sarah Maas 7/18
(occupied the entire top floor), p10
✔13. Post Office - Big Sky River - Linda Lael Miller 7/10
(someone she chatted with at the post office), p132
✔14. Volcano - Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
(like magma in a volcano), p289
✔15. Poet - High Noon - Nora Roberts 8/22
(not much of a poet is he), p58
✔16. Military Maneuver or Tactic - Uprooted - Naomi Novik 7/26
(bawling out orders and making siege preparations), p310
✔17. A Liar - If He's Tempted - Hannah Howell 7/5
(backstabbers, liars and worse), p196
✔18. A Puppy - Kiss of the Betrayer - Boone Brux 7/8
(who had followed him around like a puppy), p39
✔19. Throwing Weapon - Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
(and pulled out a small throwing blade), p329
✔20. Lemon Flavored Pastry - Revenant - Phaedra Weldon 7/13
(I recognized her lemon cake), p106
✔21. Muffins - The Diamond Conspiracy - Pip Ballantine 7/18
(toasted muffins and clean clothes), p9
✔22. Ice Cream Therapy - Caught Read-Handed - Terrie Farley Moran 8/3
(if you're going to have a fight, there is ice cream in the frezer. You can east it when you make up), p170
✔23. Skyscraper - Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2
(even so high up in a skyscraper), p11
✔24. Tissue Paper - The Witness - Nora Roberts 7/25
(dug into the tissue paper), p97
✔25. Raspberry - The Witness - Nora Roberts 7/25
(raspberry vinegar), p108
✔26. Lasagna - Voracious - V.K. Forrest 7/19
(she made lasagna), p271
✔27. Marshmallow - The Darkest Touch - Gena Showalter 7/12
(made Roman Gladiators look like marshmallows), p32
✔28. Earthquake - Hunger Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/9
(cause an earthquake that would destroy the temple), p317
✔29. Puppet - Kiss of the Betrayer - Boone Brux 7/8
(made him look like a brainless puppet), p81
✔30. Popsicle - Still the One - Jill Shalvis 8/13
(let's blow this popsicle stand), p89
✔31. Mailman - Then Came You - Jill Shalvis 7/29
(vampire snacking on the mailman), p28
32. Fortune Cookie -
(), p
✔33. Mud - Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh 7/24
(she took in his mud-splattered clothing), p328
✔34. Golf Club - Abandon the Night - Joss Ware 8/21
(stumbled towards the bag of golf clubs), p4
✔35. Bus - Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28
(can you get this bus in gear), p179
✔36. Wallet - Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
(all my papers were in my wallet), p56
✔37. Sand Castle - The Diamond Conspiracy - Pip Ballantine 7/18
(crumbling before her much like a child's sand castle), p171
✔38. Margarita - The Witness - Nora Roberts 7/25
(we're talking frozen margaritas), p286
✔39. Lemonade - The Witness - Nora Roberts 7/25
(Anson offered Abigail the lemonade), p386
✔40. Wallpaper - Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
(had once matched the wallpaper), p136
Bonus Words
✔1. An Assassination - Thrill Ride - Julie Ann Walker 7/11
(that assassinated those American criminals), p196
✔2. Someone Moves - Embrace the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 7/21
(they'd always gotten along before Renee moved), p14
✔3. Bad Hair Day - Then Came You - Jill Shalvis 7/29
(had to wonder if he was having a bad hair day), p150
✔4. Rescue Animal - HIDE Omnibus - Jax Spenser 7/6
(that's from when I used to rescue dogs), p209
✔5. Someone Bored - Voracious - V.K. Forrest 7/19
(everyone's a little bored), p290
✔6. A character who is friendly with their neighbor - High Noon - Nora Roberts 8/22
(that's neighborly of you), p35
✔7. A stupid question is asked - The Darkest Touch - Gena Showalter 7/12
(how had Hades pleased her? Stupid question.), p129
✔8. Comic Book/Graphic Novel - The Witness - Nora Roberts 7/25
(mutant superhero from the graphic novels), p110
✔9. Thumbs Up - Hunger Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/9
(his had forming a thumbs up), p357
✔10. Someone Faints - If He's Tempted - Hannah Howell 7/5
(his wife swooned at the sight of him naked), p216
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✔4. The white camellia became the symbol of the Women's Suffrage in NZ. Read a book with a mostly white cover.
✔5. These male politicians supported Women's Suffrage in NZ: John Hall, Robert Stout, Julius Vogel and William Fox. Read a book with a character or author with one of those names.
✔6. The 1892 petition demanding the right for women to vote had 23,853 signatures. Read a book that you think at least 23,000 people have read.
✔7. It took 4 tries to pass the Amendment. Read a book that is the 4th in a series.
✔8. Later that year in the November elections, Elizabeth Yates was the first woman to be elected to the office of mayor in NZ. Read a book with a character that holds any elected position.