2014 Create Your Own Reading Challenge

[Fran, Moderator]

2014 Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge

With the year ending, most of us have started looking forward to the new year and have some reading goals we really want to reach.

This is the place to Create-Your-Own-Reading Challenge for 2014.

I've used the acronym SMART to explain how you can put yours together.

SPECIFIC - Sure we have goals and resolutions, but for this challenge you need to be specific on what you will read. Are you going for all classics, books of a specific author, books you already own, etc? You set the parameters, but make sure there is one.

MEASURABLE - Please don't say as many as I can read, please :). Knowing the titles in advance is not required, but you need to put a number of books as your goal. This is a requirement to participate in this challenge.

ATTAINABLE - Be realistic for this challenge. I know how we can go overboard, but you know, how many hours you read in a day. Do not set yourself up to fail. On this note, you are only allowed to have one Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge entry.

REWARDING - A tenet I follow everytime I create and/or join a challenge, is that it should be fun. This is not a punishment, but an activity that you really want to do. You get a better chance of completing it, if you are enjoying yourself.

TIME-BOUND - This challenge is good for the whole year. If you want to set a different start and end date, its up to you, but make sure I can see the duration period of your challenge.

Here is the suggested format:

Challenge Title:
Duration:
Number of Books:
Challenge Description:
List of Books: (you can post it in advanced or post as you complete them)

[Fran, Moderator]

*Posting this thread a bit early in case anyone needs some extra time to work out their self-made challenges and set up their thread :)

[Mary X]

Me.

My goal is to read 50 books in 2014 that I have owned for more than 1 year. Print, audio & ebook count for this but aiming for mostly print as my shelves are cluttered and we're having some remodeling done this year.

50 I've owned for more than a year:


1/1/2014 to 12/31/2014
RRRC: Create Your Own Challenge 2014. Yearly Challenges folder.

Page 1, post 3.

50 books I've owned for more than a year:

1/1/2014 to 12/31/2014

1: Alternate Rialto-Kimberly Minozzi 1/4/13 ★
2:Crown of Crystal Flame-CL Wilson ★★★★★
3: The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library-Alice Kimberly ★★★★
4: Samurai Game-Christine Feehan ★★★★
5: The Ghost and the Femme Fatale-Alice Kimberly ★★★★
6: Kiss of Snow-Nalini Singh ★★★★\
7: Confessions of an Improper Bride-Jennifer Heymore ★★★★★
8: Night of the Living Deed-EJ Copperman ★★★ 1/2
9: Bayou Moon-Ilona Andrews ★★★★
10: Call of the Highland Moon-Kendra Leigh Castle ★★★★
11: Animal Magnetism-Jill Shalvis ★★★★★
12: In the Dark: The True Story of the Blackout Ripper-Simon Read ★★★★
13: The Chief-Monica McCarty ★★★
14: Seduction-Amanda Quick ★★★
15: Spun By Sorcery-Barbara Bretton ★★★★
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[Cassandra]

2014 Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge - 86/35+ Read
Minimum of 10 books per section, aside from section 4.

Section 1: Single Novels - 14/10+ Read - (view spoiler)[
✓1. ePistols at Dawn by Z.A. Maxfield - 1/3
✓2. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie♦♫ - 3/17
✓3. Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts♦ - 3/23
✓4. The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie♦ - 4/24
✓5. Runaway Mistress by Robyn Carr♦ - 4/30
✓6. Don't Look Down by Jennifer Crusie♦♫ - 7/13
✓7. Trust Me on This by Jennifer Crusie♦ - 7/17
✓8. Four Friends by Robyn Carr♦ - 8/21
✓9. Rules of the Game by Sandy James♦ - 9/2
✓10. The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider - 9/19
✓11. The Martian by Andy Weir - 9/21
✓12. Alias Hook by Lisa Jensen - 9/29
✓13. A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall - 10/6
✓14. Heroes Are My Weakness by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 10/23 - (hide spoiler)]


Section 2a: 2014 Releases, First Half - 23/10+ Read - (view spoiler)[
✓1. The Chance by Robyn Carr♦ - 3/19
✓2. Haunting Blackie by Laurann Dohner - 4/25
✓3. Concealed in Death by J. D. Robb♦ - 4/26
✓4. Up From the Grave by Jeaniene Frost♦♫ - 7/17
✓5. Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich♦♫ - 7/29
✓6. The Promise by Robyn Carr♦ - 8/17
✓7. The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison♦♫ - 8/20
✓8. Pia Saves the Day by Thea Harrison - 8/21
✓9. The Cursed by Heather Graham♦ - 8/27
✓10. Crimson Twilight by Heather Graham - 8/27
✓11. Azagoth by Larissa Ione - 8/28
✓12. The Curious Case by Gail Carriger - 8/30
✓13. Enigma by Moira Rogers - 8/31
✓14. Burning Dawn by Gena Showalter♦ - 9/3
✓15. Marked by Midnight by Lara Adrian - 9/8
✓16. A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton♦ - 9/11
✓17. Huntsman's Prey by Marie Hall - 9/12
✓18. Dark Bites by Sherrilyn Kenyon♦♫ - 9/30
✓19. Crimson Veil by Yasmine Galenorn - 10/9
✓20. The King by J. R. Ward♦ - 10/19
✓21. Homicide in High Heels by Gemma Halliday - 10/22
✓22. Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones♦♫ - 10/30
✓23. Night Broken by Patricia Briggs♦ - 11/6 - (hide spoiler)]


Section 2b: 2014 Releases, Second Half - 21/10+ Read - (view spoiler)[
✓1. Peanut Goes to School by Thea Harrison - 8/28
✓2. How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back by Diana Rowland - 8/30
✓3. Fight For Love by Samantha Kane - 9/6
✓4. Her Last Whisper by Karen Robards - 9/7
✓5. Night's Honor by Thea Harrison - 9/10
✓6. Rumpel's Prize by Marie Hall - 9/13
✓7. Hood's Obsession by Marie Hall - 9/14
✓8. Festive in Death by J.D. Robb - 9/16
✓9. Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews - 9/18
✓10. Poison Promise by Jennifer Estep - 10/11
✓11. Son of No One by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 10/12
✓12. Born of Fury by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 10/14
✓13. The Homecoming by Robyn Carr - 10/15
✓14. The Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison - 10/18
✓15. Wood Sprites by Wen Spencer - 10/15
✓16. Priestess Dreaming by Yasmine Galenorn - 10/31
✓17. Immortal by J.R. Ward - 11/1
✓18. Twisted by Elisabeth Naughton - 11/4
✓19. Her One Wish by Marie Hall 0 - 11/7
✓20. Undead and Unwary by MaryJanice Davidson - 11/9
✓21. Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones - 11/10 - (hide spoiler)]


Section 3: Kindle Freebies - 23/10+ Read - (view spoiler)[
✓1. A Promise to Keep by Carter Tachikawa - 1/5
✓2. The Job Offer by Eleanor Webb - 3/18
✓3. You Again by Carolyn Scott - 3/27
✓4. Meghan's Wish by Amy Gamet - 4/26
✓5. Wildfire Kiss by Claudy Conn - 5/11
✓6. A Bride For Christmas by Aileen Fish - 8/20
✓7. Lily's Lovers by Leda Swann - 8/20
✓8. Her Mad Hatter by Marie Hall* - 9/1
✓9. Gerard's Beauty by Marie Hall* - 9/1
✓10. Red and Her Wolf by Marie Hall* - 9/2
✓11. After Thoughts by Jen Ryan - 9/2
✓12. The Call by Merrill Gemus - 9/23
✓13. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott - 9/24
✓14. To Catch a Highlander: A Highland Erotic Romance by Krystal LaCroix - 9/25
✓15. To Love a Bear: A Paranormal Werebear Shifter Romance by Kay Perry - 9/26
✓16. Marked by Elisabeth Naughton - 9/27
✓17. The Colony by John M. Davis - 10/3
✓18. Iron Horse King by Rebecca Bernadette Mance - 10/2
✓19. Once Upon A Misty Bluegrass Hill by Rebecca Bernadette Mance - 10/7
✓20. Love at First Date by Susan Hatler - 10/14
✓21. My Last Blind Date by Susan Hatler - 10/14
✓22. Save the Date by Susan Hatler - 10/20
✓23. Driven to Date by Susan Hatler - 11/3
*Really the Kingdom Series Collection: Books 1-3 - (hide spoiler)]


Section 4: 2013 DNF Books - 5/5 Read - (view spoiler)[
I DNF (did not finish) several books this year and I'm hoping to change that with this section. I'm including other books in the same series, since I wouldn't have read them without this section giving me a push to give the DNF book another chance.
✓1. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon - 2/14
✓2. Real Vampires Hate Skinny Jeans by Gerry Bartlett - 1/19
✓3. A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin - 2/1
✓4. Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon♦ - 8/30
✓5. The Space Between by Diana Gabaldon♦ - 9/15 - (hide spoiler)]

[Ora]

Challenge Title: Seven Deadly Sins
Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2104
Challenge Description: Seven books for each of the seven deadly sins
Number of Books: 45/49 Read

http://www.deadlysins.com/sins/

Pride Excessive belief in one's abilities, pride is also known as vanity. Pride is linked to the horse and the color purple.
1. Bitter Sweet Love Jennifer L. Armentrout 01/05
2. The Wicked Wallflower Maya Rodale 01/17
3. The Darkest Whisper Gena Showalter 02/10
4. Twice the Temptation Beverley Kendall 02/23
5. Angels' Dance Nalini Singh 02/27
6. Loving Lord Ash Sally MacKenzie 03/06
7. Wallflower Gone Wild Maya Rodale 04/11


Envy: Desire for other's traits, status, abilities or situation. Envy is linked with the dog and the color green.
1. Mine to Keep Cynthia Eden 02/18
2. Rising Assets Rebecca Zanetti 04/09
3. Ivory Terrors Georgiana Derwent 05/15
4. Flirting with Fortune Erin Knightley 05/18
5. A Promise of More Bronwen Evans 06/19
6. The Ruin of a Rogue Miranda Neville 07/18
7. The Suffragette Scandal Courtney Milan 07/16


Gluttony: Inordinate dessire to consume more than that which requires one. Gluttony is linked with the pig and the color orange.
1. Sucking in San Francisco Jessica McBrayer 01/04
2. Hostage to Pleasure Nalini Singh 01/25
3. Branded by FireNalini Singh 03/05
4. Blaze of MemoryNalini Singh 03/11
5. Bear Naked Jessica Sims <04/12
6. How to Tame a Wild Fireman [autho r:Jennifer Bernard|5263027] 04/22
7. Opposition Jennifer L. Armentrout 08/05


Lust: Inordinate craving for pleasures of the body. It is linked with the cow and the color blue.
1. Bred Jenna McCormick 01/02
2. The Professional: Part 3 Kresley Cole 01/21
3. Sins of the Night Sherrilyn Kenyon 03/17
4. The Darkest Seduction Gena Showalter 05/07
5. About Last Night Ruthie Knox 05/13
6. The Mane Event Shelly Laurenston 05/23
7. Sweet Filthy Boy Christina Lauren 05/30


Anger: Manifested in the indiviaual who spurns love and opts instead for fury, also known as wrath. It is linked witht he bear and the color red.
1. B Cubed Book Three: Borg Jenna McCormick 01/02
2. The Darkest Night Gena Showalter 01/09
3. Mine to PossessNalini Singh 01/20
4. The Darkest Kiss Gena Showalter 01/30
5. The Darkest Passion Gena Showalter 03/22
6. The Darkest Secret Gena Showalter 04/14
7. The Darkest Surrender Gena Showalter 05/03


Greed: Desire for wealth or gain. It is also called Avarice or Covetousness. Greed is linked with the frog and the color yellow.
1. The Professional: Part 2 Kresley Cole 01/07
2. The Ever After of Ella and Micha Jessica Sorensen 01/13
3. The Darkest Pleasure Gena Showalter 02/07
4. How to Lose a Bride in One Night Sophie Jordan 03/19
5. The Darkest Lie Gena Showalter 03/24
6. Vampire Most Wanted Lynsay Sands 03/28
7. One Fine Fireman Jennifer Bernard 04/10


Sloth: Avoidance of of physical or spiritual work. Sloth is linked with the goat and the color of light blue.
1. Caressed By Ice Nalini Singh 01/11
2. When the Rogue Returns Sabrina Jeffries 02/11
3. A Rake's Midnight Kiss Anna Campbell 03/30
4. Eternal Kiss of Darkness Jeaniene Frost 04/03
5. A Scandalous Countess Jo Beverley 04/04
6. Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard Vanessa Kelly 04/29
7. Shield of Winter Nalini Singh 06/05

[Lynne]

Ran Out of Characters space in trying to record my entire year in one post. So, here is my first six months. The last half of the year is post #45.

2014 Create Your Own Challenge (7)
Duration: January 1, 2014 – January 31, 2014
122 of 60 (at least) Completed!

I’m always picking up free books for my Kindle, but not always reading them. I’m going to read 5 Kindle books each month. That would be 60 books completed by the EOY. Yippee!

January -- 7 Books Read this Month!
1. Unexpected Gifts by Elena Aitken – 1/1
2. Find Her, Keep Her: A Martha's Vineyard Love Story by Z. L. Arkadie – 1/10
3. Fire at Twilight by Lila Ashe – 1/17
4. Bud's Christmas Wish by Ashley Nemer – 1/18
5. You Belong With Me by Shannon Guymon – 1/22
6. Ever Since Eve by Pamela Browning – 1/24
7. When the Earth Moves by Roxanne St. Clair – 1/29



February -- 8 Books Read This Month!
8. The Doctor Wears A Stetson by Anne Marie Novak – 2/1
9. Now and Then by Brenda Rothert – 2/5
10. Mistletoe Mischief by Stacey Joy Netzel – 2/10
11. It All Started With a Lima Bean by Kimi Flores – 2/12
12. Steven by Kirsten Osbourne – 2/13
13. Baehrly Breathing by Elizabeth A. Reeves – 2/20
14. The Wicked Wallflower by Maya Rodale – 2/23
15. Vanilla on Top by C. J. Ellison – 2/27



March -- 5 Books Read This Month!
16. Love Songs for the Road by Farrah Taylor – 3/19
17. Hired by the Cowboy (Western Weddings, #3) by Donna Alward – 3/20
18. Her Sexiest Mistake by Jill Shalvis – 3/22
19. The Wedding Date by Cara Connelly – 3/23
20. Prodigal Son : Family Business by Susan Mallory – 3/26



April -- 9 Books Read This Month!
21. The Executive's Decision by Bernadette Marie – 4/1
22. Joyfully Yours by Amy Lamont – 4/2
23. Love's Second Chance by L. P. Dover – 4/7
24. Rule of Three by Kelly Jamieson – 4/9
25. Howling For You by Chloe Neill – 4/10
26. The Tycoon's Revenge by Melody Anne – 4/12
27. The Best Man by Ana Blaze – 4/20
28. Rules of Entanglement by Gina Maxwell – 4/23
29. Quinn's Woman by Susan Mallery – 4/29



May -- 12 Books Read This Month!
30. The Law of Attraction by N. M. Silber – 5/2
31. The Italian Billionaire's Pregnant Bride by Lynne Graham – 5/5
32. Feral Heat by Jennifer Ashley – 5/5
33. The Chief by Monica McCarty – 5/9
34. Perfection by R. L. Mathewson – 5/10
35. Hajar's Hidden Legacy by Maisy Yates – 5/12
36. Stealing the Groom by Sonya Weiss – 5/15
37. Weapons Training by Nalini Singh – 5/16
38. The Plumed Bonnet by Mary Balogh – 5/21
39. Tied with Me by Kristen Proby – 5/24
40. Undeniably Yours by Shannon Stacey – 5/25
41. The Aristocrat: by Catherine Coulter – 5/27
42. The Greek Tycoon's Baby Bargain by Sharon Kendrick – 5/30




June -- 12 Books Read This Month!
43. Amazon Heat by Melinda Leigh – 6/5
44. How to Marry a Highlander by Katherine Ashe – 6/6
45. Something About Emmaline by Elizabeth Boyle – 6/10
46. Against the Wall by Julie Prestsator – 6/11
47. Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase – 6/12
48. My Christmas Curse by Joan Gable – by 6/13
49. His Unexpected Legacy by Chantelle Shaw – 6/14
50. Second Chance Valentines by Shawn Inmon – 6/17
51. His Ring Is Not Enough by Maisy Yates – 6/21
52. The Bad Boy Billionaire's Wicked Arrangement by Maya Rodale – 6/21
53. Lick by Kylie Scott – 6/22
54. Merry Christmas, Babies by Tara Taylor Quinn – 6/30

[Amy]

2014- Create Your Own Reading List Read 10 Books a Month





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Wedding Books

[*Nan*]

Clear the Shelves
1/1/14-12/31/14

Books read 20/60

Goal to read as many books as you can that you already own. Books borrowed or bought after 12/31/13 can not be counted for this challenge.

My goal it to read 60 books for the year that I already own. I can't wait to start this since I have hundreds of books I own and would love to get rid of. The books I read can also be used toward other challenges.


1.Slide - 1/2/14 - 4.5
2.Wholehearted - 1/19/14
3.More Than Chemistry - 2/03/14 - 3 stars
4.Cowboy Waltz - 1/28/14 - 4 stars
5.Sole Support - 2/04/14 - 3.5 stars
6.The Broken Road Cafe-1/21/14 - 4 stars
7. Cast Off - 2/05/14 - 4 stars
8. Saving Alexander - 2/06/14 - 4.5 stars
9. - Unbreak My Heart - 2/13/14 - 3.5 stars
10. - Cut & Run - 2/24 - 4.5 stars
11.The Book Of Daniel - 3/10/14 - 3 stars
12. Aaron - 3/28/14 - 5 stars
13. Barefoot in the Sun - 3/28/14 - 4 stars
14.Barefoot in the Sand - 4/14/14/ - 3 stars
15.Barefoot in the Rain
16.Skin Deep - 3/31/14 - 4 stars
17.First Strike - 4/01/14 - 4 stars
18.Striking Distance - 4/07/14 - 4 stars
19.Ties that Bind - 4/08/14 - 3.5 stars
20.Rare - 4/09/14 - 4.5 stars
21.Colters' Gift - 4/14/14 - 4 stars
22.Trust Me If You Dare - 4/24/14 - 3 stars
23.Covet Thy Neighbor - 4/23/14 - 3.5 stars
24. Divide & Conquer - 5/06/14 - 4 stars
25.Armed & Dangerous - 5/12/14 - 4 stars
26.Bear, Otter, and the Kid - 5/13/14 - 5 stars
27.Forged in Steele - 5/21/14 - 4 stars
28.Midnight Secrets - 6/12/14 - 3.4 stars
29. - Finding Master Right - 7/30/14 - 3 stars
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Second part of my challenge is to finish 5 series that I have already started

Whispering Pines Series - Done

1.Conner's Courage
2.Jess's Journey
3.Riveted

Harbor Cove
Wholehearted
Ironhearted


KGI Series
Forged in Steele - 5/21/14 - 4 stars
After the Storm
When Day Breaks

Barefoot Bay Series
Barefoot in the Sand - 4/14/14 - 3 stars
Barefoot in the Rain
Barefoot in the Sun - 3/28/14 - 4 stars
Barefoot by the Sea

[Maggie]

Challenge Title: Read what you can
Duration: 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2014
Number of Books: 60 books
Challenge Description: Read at least 60 books

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[Barbara ★]

I'm definitely going to do this but I'm just too tired to figure it out today. I'll be back with a goal and a list.

ETA: Hmmm guess I forgot to come back. Oh well, here's the list.
READ: 29/30

A. Listopia Challenge #1 - Best Highland/Scotland Romances
✔1. [#13]Bound to a Warrior - Donna Fletcher 6/30
✔2. [#36]The Guardian - Margaret Mallory 9/21
✔3. [#37]The Hawk - Monica McCarty 10/26
✔4. [#56]The Highlander's Forbidden Bride - Donna Fletcher 10/19
✔5. [#69]Loved By a Warrior - Donna Fletcher 7/26
✔6. [#86]The Ranger - Monica McCarty 11/30
✔7. [#102]The Sinner - Margaret Mallory 9/27
✔8. [#112]The Viper - Monica McCarty 12/29
✔9. [#113]A Warrior's Promise - Donna Fletcher 8/27
✔10. [#117]The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley 4/2


B. Listopia Challenge #2 - Best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Novels of 2011

✔1. [#5]The Silent Girl - Tess Gerritsen 3/27
✔2. [#15]You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz 2/20
✔3. [#21]Kill Alex Cross - James Patterson 9/24
✔4. [#25]Cross Fire - James Patterson 8/5
✔5. [#56]You Belong to Me - Karen Rose 3/22
✔6. [#6]Fallen - Karin Slaughter 10/6
✔7. [#28]The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry 10/25
✔8. [#3]Love You More - Lisa Gardner 12/24
✔9. [#55]Contest - Matthew Reilly 11/13
✔10. [#50]Untraceable - S.R. Johannes 5/18


C. Listopia Challenge #3 - Best Epic Fantasy

✔1. [#13]Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clark DNF 4/13
✔2. [#35]Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2
✔3. [#54]The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 2/13
4. [#109]Disney after Dark - Ridley Pearson
✔5. [#25]Dragonflight - Anne McCaffrey 4/27
✔6. [#41] The King of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner 6/10
✔7. [#21]The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley 5/14
✔8. [#17]The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley 6/25
✔9. [#65]Sunshine - Robin McKinley 9/3
✔10. [#91]Beauty - Robin McKinley 7/22

[Bookchaser]

2014 Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge

Challenge Title: Taking Control of My DTB TBR Pile ~ The Sequel
Duration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Number of Books: 36 "old" + 36 "new" = 72 total
Challenge Description:
Part 1: Read "old" paperback books that I own, then trade in/give away/donate books that are not going to be "keepers".
Part 2: Read "new" books (published 2012 - 2014) from the public library or OverDrive so as NOT TO ADD more books to my DTB TBR Pile.

List of Books:
Part 1: Out With The Old
01: Brighter Than the Sun by Julia Quinn - 01/06/14
02: Another Chance to Dream by Lynn Kurland - 01/20/14
03: Unearthed by C.J. Barry - 01/27/14
04: If I Had You by Lynn Kurland - 02/09/14
05: Shielder by Catherine Spangler - 03/04/14
06: Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery - 03/07/14
07: Dagger-Star by Elizabeth Vaughan - 03/21/14
08: Midnight Rainbow by Linda Howard - 03/24/14
09: Dreams Of Stardust by Lynn Kurland - 03/30/14
10: Worth Any Price by Lisa Kleypas - 04/08/14
11: A Perfect Bride by Samantha James - 04/16/14
12: The Secret by Julie Garwood - 04/23/14
13: When I Fall in Love by Lynn Kurland - 04/27/14
14: Cowboy Come Home by Judy Christenberry - 04/30/14
15: The Best Bride by Susan Mallery - 04/30/14
16: Amazon Lily by Theresa Weir - 05/22/14
17: Marriage on Demand by Susan Mallery - 05/29/14
18: Ransom by Julie Garwood - 06/02/14
19: One Enchanted Evening by Lynn Kurland - 06/23/14
20: Father in Training by Susan Mallery - 07/15/14
21: This Is All I Ask by Lynn Kurland - 07/23/14
22: Part-Time Wife by Susan Mallery - 07/29/14
23: Hard Lovin' Man by Lorraine Heath - 08/18/14
24: The More I See You by Lynn Kurland - 08/30/14
25: From This Moment On by Lynn Kurland - 09/18/14
26: To Kiss In the Shadows by Lynn Kurland - 10/15/14
27: Full-Time Father (Hometown Heartbreakers, #5) by Susan Mallery - 10/17/14
28: Holly and Mistletoe (Hometown Heartbreakers, #6) by Susan Mallery - 10/23/14
29: Only Time Will Tell by Sherry Lewis - 10/27/14
30: Shadower by Catherine Spangler - 10/29/14
31: Husband by the Hour by Susan Mallery - 10/31/14
32: Shamara by Catherine Spangler - 11/06/14
33: Shadow Crossing by Catherine Spangler - 11/12/14
34: Unraveled by C.J. Barry - 11/19/14
35: Good Husband Material by Susan Mallery - 11/19/14
36: A Perfect Hero by Samantha James - 12/04/14
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37: Shadow Fires by Catherine Spangler - 12/13/14
38: Completely Smitten by Susan Mallery - 12/28/14
39: Unleashed by C.J. Barry - 12/31/14




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Part 2: Don't Buy The New
01: The Hero by Robyn Carr - 01/07/14
02: Snow Day: Heart of the Storm\Seeing Red\Land's End by Shannon Stacey, Jennifer Greene & Barbara Dunlop - 01/11/14
03: Two of a Kind by Susan Mallery - 01/26/14
04: Three Little Words by Susan Mallery - 02/05/14
05: Christmas on 4th Street by Susan Mallery - 02/12/14
06: Deception Cove by Jayne Castle - 02/13/14
07: The Other Side of Us by Sarah Mayberry - 02/16/14
08: Big Sky Secrets by Linda Lael Miller - 02/18/14
09: The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn - 03/09/14
10: Fair Game by Patricia Briggs - 03/10/14
11: The Hunter by Monica Mc Carty - 03/15/14
12: Always On My Mind by Jill Shalvis - 03/18/14
13: Once in a Lifetime by Jill Shalvis - 04/04/14
14: Love a Little Sideways by Shannon Stacey - 04/21/14
15: Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh - 05/04/14
16: Rumor Has It by Jill Shalvis - 06/02/14
17: About That Night by Julie James - 06/04/14
18: The Untamed Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley - 06/06/14
19: Oracle's Moon by Thea Harrison - 06/11/14
20: Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich - 06/12/14
21: How to Run with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper - 06/15/14
22: Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick - 06/22/14
23: The Sweetheart Bargain by Shirley Jump - 06/28/14
24: The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley - 06/30/14
25: The Marriage Pact by Linda Lael Miller - 07/03/14
26: The Sweetheart Rules by Shirley Jump - 07/06/14
27: Feral Heat by Jennifer Ashley - 07/07/14
28: A Time For Home by Alexis Morgan - 07/11/14
29: Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich - 07/16/14
30: The Chance by Robyn Carr - 07/23/14
31: Taken with You by Shannon Stacey - 07/25/14
32: The Promise by Robyn Carr - 07/28/14
33: An Outlaw's Christmas by Linda Lael Miller - 07/31/14
34: Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich - 08/02/14
35: More Than a Touch by Alexis Morgan - 08/04/14
36: When We Met by Susan Mallery - 08/07/14
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37: Before We Kiss by Susan Mallery - 08/09/14
38: The Escape by Mary Balogh - 08/14/14
39: Wild Wolf by Jennifer Ashley - 08/19/14
40: Falling for Max by Shannon Stacey - 09/03/14
41: Love Irresistibly by Julie James - 09/05/14
42: Liquid Lies by Hanna Martine - 09/11/14
43: The Knight by Monica McCarty - 09/12/14
44: The Hot Zone by Jayne Castle - 09/14/14
45: It's in His Kiss by Jill Shalvis - 09/22/14
46: Montana Bride by Jillian Hart - 09/27/14
47: Alone with You by Shannon Stacey - 10/01/14
48: The Homecoming by Robyn Carr - 10/03/14
49: The Sweetheart Secret by Shirley Jump - 10/05/14
50: Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh - 10/08/14
51: Until We Touch by Susan Mallery - 10/11/14
52: Then Came You by Jill Shalvis - 10/20/14
53: Natural Evil by Thea Harrison - 11/01/14
54: What I Love About You by Rachel Gibson - 11/08/14

[Lindy-Lane]

Challenge Title #1: Inspiration
Duration: 1.2014 - 12.2014
Number of Books Read: 9/30
Challenge Description: read inspirational fiction that I own. Will post books as I read along.
updated: 9.10

Hope by Lori Copeland
June by Lori Copeland
Whispers of Winter by Tracie Peterson
Gods and Kings by Lynn Austin
The Coming Storm by Tracie Peterson
The Rescuer by Dee Henderson
Silk by Linda Lee Chaikin
A Lady of High Regard by Tracie Peterson
To Dream Anew by Tracie Peterson








Challenge Title #2: RT booklovers convention authors
Duration: 1.2014 - 12.2014
Number of Books Read: 8/40
Challenge Description: read books written by authors that will be attending the 2014 RT convention. Will post books as I read along.
updated: 6.24


*Lisa Kleypas:
Secrets of a Summer Night

*Cassandra Clare:
City of Bones
City of Ashes

*Ashlyn Chase:
The Vampire Next Door

* Brenda Jackson
A Madaris Bride for Christmas
Zane
Tonight And Forever

* Heather Graham
Waking the Dead

[UnusualChild{beppy}]

PATCHWORK CHALLENGE
january 1 to december 31
number of books read: 147/147
challenge description: read books that i already own but haven't read

status: COMPLETED

patch 1 2014 new releases 10/10
1. Poster Boy anne tenino 3 stars, 05/24
2. Play kylie scott 3 stars, 07/13
3. Magic Breaks ilona andrews 5 stars, 09/21
4. Bite Me 3 stars, 04/11
5. River Road 3 stars, 01/21
6. Mark of Cain 4 stars, 09/01
7. Sixth Grave on the Edge 5 stars, 09/25
8. The Collector 4 stars, 07/12
9. The Art of Breathing 4 stars, 07/20
10. Heart Knot Mine 5 stars, 10/14

patch 2 buzz books books that have been talked about a lot, or recommended a lot 10/10
1. Virgin River 2 stars, 02/14
2. The Sea of Tranquility 5 stars, 08/26
3. The Best Man 4 stars, 09/05
4. The Rosie Project 4 stars, 09/11
5. Hard as It Gets 3 stars, 11/22
6. Written in Red 5 stars, 11/29
7. Painted Faces 5 stars, 11/28
8. Embattled Hearts 3 stars, 11/23
9. Neanderthal Seeks Human: A Smart Romance 3 stars, 03/28
10. Bone Rider 5 stars, 11/27

patch 3 books owned for over 2 years 10/10
1. The Frog Prince 4 stars, 02/24
2. Faro's Daughter 4 stars, 03/10
3. Try 2 stars, 05/28
4. Garden Spells 3 stars, 03/22
5. Behind Closed Doors 5 stars, 03/24
6. Home is the Sailor 5 stars, 02/26
7. Rescue Me 4 stars, 01/27
8. Fallen from Grace 4 stars, 01/04
9. Attachments 5 stars, 01/28
10. I've Got Your Number 4.5 stars, 12/27

patch 4 books i desperately want to read 10/10
1. Special Delivery 5 stars, 03/27
2. The Damsel in This Dress 2 stars, 03/04
3. Heart Mate 3 stars, 05/29
4. If Angels Burn 2 stars, 06/30
5. Breaking Cover 5 stars, 04/19
6. Finding Home 2 stars, 02/12
7. Holding Out for a Fairy Tale 3 stars, 05/18
8. Coming Undone 5 stars, 04/26
9. Breaking the Silence 4 stars, 03/23
10. One Small Thing 5 stars, 02/27

patch 5 kindle freebies 15/15
1. Falling for the Ghost of You 4 stars, 03/30
2. Breathe: A Novel of Colorado 3 stars, 01/03
3. L.A. Caveman 1 star, 01/17
4. Her Mad Hatter 2 stars, 02/05
5. Cost of Repairs 3 stars, 03/28
6. Downtime 5 stars, 04/27
7. Leather, Lace and Rock-n-Roll 1 star, 08/06
8. Man of My Dreams 3 stars, 08/27
9. Sacred Waters 3 stars, 06/04
10. Journey to the Center of the Earth 4 stars, 03/27
11. The Lion and the Crow 4 stars, 02/11
12. Hairy Harry's Car Seat 3 stars, 02/03
13. Intervention 2 stars, 04/08
14. Cutters vs. Jocks1 star, 12/02
15. Marriage by Mistake3.5 stars, 12/16


patch 6: start of a series 10/10
1. Grave Sight 4 stars, 03/02
2. Some Girls Bite 5 stars, 02/11
3. Flirting With Danger 4 stars, 03/08
4. The Alpha's Mate 5 stars, 11/20
5. Nearly Departed in Deadwood 2 stars, 11/16
6. Rock Chick 5 stars, 10/26
7. Sinner's Gin 5 stars, 10/24
8. Once Upon A Haunted Moor 4 stars, 08/07
9. Lord of the Fading Lands 5 stars, 11/21
10. Unspoken 5 stars, 11/16

patch 7: next book in a series 10/10
1. Visions of Heat 4 stars, 03/14
2. Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet 5 stars, 01/27
3. Tracking the Tempest 4 stars, 06/16
4. Sacrificial Magic 5 stars, 03/12
5. The Mane Attraction 4 stars, 04/13
6. Then You Hide 4 stars, 02/28
7. Summoning the Night 4 stars, 01/26
8. Bloodfever 5 stars, 03/15
9. The Great Escape 3 stars, 05/12
10. Criss Cross 4 stars, 05/20

patch 8: dtb books 20/20
1. Tatya's Story 4 stars, 01/18
2. Lord St. Claire's Angel 3 stars, 02/16
3. Fade to Black 4 stars, 03/04
4. Mine to Take 2 stars, 09/06
5. Miss Milton Speaks Her Mind 3 stars, 02/12
6. Dancing at the Harvest Moon 3 stars, 09/14
7. Pickett's Fence 3 stars, 09/14
8. Under the Stars of Paris 2 stars, 09/13
9. Fallen Angel 2 stars, 02/13
10. Forever 4 stars, 01/17
11. Wide Sargasso Sea 3 stars, 01/16
12. Coup de Grace 4 stars, 01/10
13. Lord of the Storm 4 stars, 12/1
14. Scoundrel 3 stars, 12/11
15. Night in Eden 5 stars, 12/11
16. Painted by the Sun 5 stars, 12/11
17. Raging Passion 3 stars, 12/29
18. Together Always 4.5 stars, 12/28
19. Exeter's Daughter 3.5 stars, 12/28
20. Scandalous Journey 2 stars, 12/28

patch 9: a to z authors i have never read before 26/26
Armstrong, tibby- acting out 3 stars, 10/23
Bardugo, leigh- shadow and bone 5 stars, 10/26
Culpepper, s.e.- private eye 3 stars, 10/26
Downing, mia- just ask 3 stars, 03/11
Elkeles, simone- perfect chemistry 4 stars, 09/18
Ford, catt- strong hand 3 stars, 04/10
Grant, cat- only one who knows 3 stars, 07/20
Harrison, kim- dead witch walking 3 stars, 09/29
I-paterka, kathleen Irene- fatty patty 3 stars, 01/29
Jacobs, annabelle- capture 3 stars, 11/05
Kennedy, sean- tigers and devils 4 stars, 08/01
Langley, j.l.- tin star 3 stars, 01/01
Mcauley, s.a.- an Immoveable solitude 5 stars, 11/4
N. phillips- emo and the jock 1 star, 02/12
O'neill, lisa clark- deception 3 stars, 04/25
Paton, alan- cry the beloved country 5 stars, 10/26
Quinn, caisey- girl with guitar 3 stars, 12/07
Raiya, m.- notice 2 stars, 11/08
Sloane, veronica- stories beneath our skin 5 stars, 10/27
Taylor dean- for nick 4 stars, 11/20
Underscore, saura- indie radio 101 3 stars, 02/02
Vale, k.- forever is now 3 stars, 11/09
Wayne, s.p.- winter wolf 2 stars, 11/06
X-aleXander, fyn- skinny on love 3 stars, 09/04
Yukio takamura- caged slave 1 star, 05/02
Z.a. maxfield- st. nacho's fire 4 stars, 03/01

patch 10: a to z titles of authors never read before 26/26
Archer's voice- mia sheridan 5 stars, 06/28
Blinding light by renae kaye 4 stars 08/20
Charmed by beth ciotta 4 stars, 12/17
Dreams 'til monday by allison cassatta 2 stars, 10/04
Edward unconditionally by lynn lorenz 3 stars, 05/05
For the love of pete by julia harper 3 stars, 06/14
Garden spells by sarah addison allen 3 stars, 03/22
Horizons by mickie b. ashling 4 stars, 02/14
I just play one on tv by a.l. turner 4 stars, 09/14
Jurassic heart by anna martin 4 stars, 03/03
Karnak cafe by naguib mahfouz 4 stars, 08/21
Lessons in love by charlie cochrane 3 stars, 06/16
Mountain prey by lyn gala 3 stars, 03/24
Notebook by nicholas sparks 4 stars, 09/29
Out of the woods by syd mcginley 5 stars, 08/1/
Past lies by shayla kersten 2 stars, 09/05
Queen's man by terri brisbi 3 stars, 12/15
Rookie move by sam b. morgan 4 stars, 11/03
Sweet gum tree by katherine allred 5 stars, 10/22
Transcendence by shay savage 5 stars, 09/29
Under pretenses by jenna ryan 3 stars, 08/02
Vengeance born by kylie griffin 5 stars, 12/20
Wolf and his diva by chris t. kat 2 stars, 09/27
X-eXposed by skylar m. cates 3 stars, 09/12
Year we fell down by sarina bowen 4 stars, 12/09
Zack by irish winters 4 stars, 12/26

[Shannon]

Title: Make Steve Happy Challenge
January 1-December 31, 2014
36 Books at least Books read....59
My husband gripes at me all the time about the amount of books on my bookshelf. He says I can't read them in a lifetime and am always buying more books or checking books out of the library. This is a challenge to prove Steve wrong and to show him that I can read all of my books.
My goal is to read at least 3 books a month from my own bookshelf. I can count these books in my monthly challenges.
January:
1. Running with the Devil-Lorelei James
2. Dirty Deeds-Lorelei James
3. Four Play-Maya Banks and Shayla Black
4. In Bed with a Highlander-Maya Banks
5. Almost a Scandal-Elizabeth Essex
6. Thief of Shadows-Elizabeth Hoyt

February
1. In Bed with the Enemy- Kathie DeNosky
2. Dad by Choice-Marie Ferrarella
3. The Chef's Choice- Kristin Hardy
4. Undressed- Stef Ann Holm
5. Lions Heat- Lora Leigh
6. Wickedest Witch- Eve Langlais
7. Ain't Misbehaving-Molly Cannon


March
1. A Breath of Scandal- Elizabeth Essex
2. Made For You- Vi Keeland
3. Inside Out- Lauren Dane

April
1. The Look of Love- Bella Andre
2. Once Upon a Time in Bliss- Sophie Oak
3. Shadow of Sin- Parker Kincade
4. One Night Stand- Parker Kincade
5. The Dom Who Loved Me- Lexi Blake
6. Leather, Lace, and Rock n Roll- Mia Dymond
7. Incidental Contact- Eden Connor
8. Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch- BJ Daniels

May
0 Books Read

June
1. Kidnapped at the Gun Show- Lavender Daye
2. Wild Men of Alaska - Tiffinie Helmer
3. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Molly Cannon
4. Back in Bliss - Sophie Oak
5. Love Transposed- Chelsey Day

July
1. Sixth Grave on the Edge- Darynda Jones
2. Mystery Man- Kristen Ashley
3. Melting the Ice- Jaci Burton
4. The Wild Ones- M. Leighton
5. Another Saturday Night and I Ain't Got No Body- Jennie Marts

August
1. Outlander- Diana Gabaldon
2. Easy Like Sunday Mourning- Jennie Marts
3. Edge- Tiffinie Helmer

September
1. Short Rides-Lorelei James
2. Ballroom Blitz-Lorelei James
3. Wild Man-Kristen Ashley
4. Top Secret Twenty One-Janet Evanovich
5. The Wanderer-Robyn Carr
6. Hooked-Tiffinie Hellmer

October
1. Law Man- Kristen Ashley
2. Just Another Maniac Monday- Jennie Marts
3. Rush- Maya Banks
4. Agains the Ropes-Sarah Castille

November
1. Come Home to Me-Brenda Novak
2. When you Dare-Lori Foster
3. All You Need is Love-Marie Force
4. Highlander Untamed-Monica McCarty
5. The Dirty Girl's Book Club-Savanna Fox

December
1. The Newcomer-Robyn Carr
2. Fever-Maya Banks
3. The Unsung Hero-Suzanne Brockmann
4. Trace of Fever-Lori Foster
5. Redneck Romeo-Lorelei James
6. The Chief-Monica McCarty
7. Flat Out Sexy-Erin McCarthy

[Mary Ann]

2014 Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge
Challenge Title: Cleaning up TBR-Owned Books Shelf!
Duration: January 1, 2014-December 31, 2014
Number of Books: Minimum of 100
Challenge Description: I have so many TBR-Kindle Owned books. My goal is to read a minimum of 100 books from this shelf.
List of Books: (you can post it in advanced or post as you complete them)

100/100 Completed

1. What If 12/11
2. Broken 12/14
3. Jaded1/13
4. Into the Deep1/23
5. Chasing Nikki1/26
6. Avoiding Commitment 7/19
7. Bright Side 12/19
8. Enforce 12/24
9. Crossover: Franchise Mtg. 12/21
10. The Bet 12/26
11. Consequences 7/17
12. Take This Regret 2/22
13. Significance 2/16
14. True Love Story
15. If You Stay 3/15
16. Beautifully Damaged 4/16
17. That Which Destroys Me 9/03
18. Rush2/20
19. Maybe Baby 8/27
20. Kaleb 8/13
21. Off Sides 10/19
22. Stolen: A Letter to My Captor 9/10
23. The Story of Us 12/28
24. A Beautiful Lie
25. Opiate Jane 7/3
26. Nothing's Shocking1/3
27. The Other Sister1/5
28.Unbeautifully2/3
29. Crow's Row 2/6
30. When It Rains 2/5
31. No Way Back 2/12
32. Falling Into Infinity2/8
33.Elite2/23
34.Shatter2/27
35.Forever2/28
36.The Destiny of Violet & Luke 3/4
37.Lila and Ethan: Forever and Always3/1
38. Mine 3/9
39. Sins & Needles 3/13
40. Kindred 3/18
41.Come Back To Me 3/11
42. Rocked 3/21
43. Destroyed 3/23
44.Bad Things 3/26
45. Caught Up in Us3/20
46. Don't Make Me Beautiful4/11
47. Just for Now 4/9
48. Backstage Pass 4/18
49. Reviving Izabel 4/19
50. Addicted for Now 4/23
51. Falling for a Bentley 5/10
52.Precious Consequences 5/23
53. Deviation 5/29
54.Shattered Ties 5/17
55. Outlander5/10
56.Reckless 5/4
57.Perfecting Patience 5/2
58.Entice 5/27
59. Until Trevor 6/6
60.Impossible 6/10
61.Jake Undone 6/15
62.Twisted Together 6/17
63.Bride By Design: Flights of Fancy 6/20
64.The Probability of Violet & Luke 6/24
65. Inevitable 6/30
66.Like Gravity 7/12
67. Beautiful Broken Promises 7/9
68. Zoya 7/4
69. All Over You 8/6
70. Tangled 8/8
71. Tattered Love 8/11
72. Love on the Line 8/17
73. Maybe Someday 8/16
74. Ugly Love 8/18
75. Nova and Quinton: No Regrets 8/24
76. Debt Inheritance 8/22
77. Left Drowning 9/2
78. Fight with Me 9/5
79.A Whole New Crowd 9/7
80. Play with Me 9/8
81. Come Away with Me 9/10
82. Torn 9/18
83. Saving Quinton 9/19
84. Overwhelmed by You 9/22
85. Shattered 9/23
86. Young Annabelle 9/28
87. Elicit 9/26
88. Someone to Love 10/18
89. Forever Black 10/16
90. Gone Girl 10/13
91.Now or Never 10/02
92.Fallen Fourth Down 10/9
93.Crazy Beautiful Love 10/21
94. Rain Girl 10/16
95. The Certainty of Violet & Luke 10/29
96. Fortitude 11/09
97. The Decimation of Mae 11/14
98.Wicked Ties 11/28
99. Facade 11/30
100. Save Riley 12/09

[KarenF]

Historicals on Parade

I feel like I do a lot of challenges geared towards UF/F/PNR and I'm ignoring historical books (both romance & mysteries) even though they are some of my favorites.

Working from an offline list I'm going to start set a goal of reading 50 of these books I've been neglecting in 2014.

0/50 Read

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[Rebecca]

My goal is to read all the competition wins I have not yet read.
(signed, first editions and pre release)

Jan 1st to Dec 31st 2014


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[Angie]

Challenge Title: Pre-orders Clear-out
Duration: 1/1/14-31/12/14
Number of Books: 50
Challenge Description: Read my 2013 pre-orders that I never got round to reading as well as reading my 2014 pre-orders as they arrive.
List of Books:
2013
1 - Kinked - Thea Harrison
2 - Twisted - Rebecca Zanetti
3 - One Lucky Vampire - Lynsay Sands
4 - Briar Rose - Jana Oliver
5 - Reaver - Larissa Ione
6 - Cloak & Silence - Sherrilyn Kenyon
7 - Lady Eve's Indiscretion - Grace Burrowes
8 - Lady Jenny's Christmas Portrait - Grace Burrowes
9 - Possession - J.R. Ward
10 - Shadowed - Rebecca Zanetti
11 - Happily Ever After - Julia Quinn
12 – The Vampire With A Dragon Tattoo - Kerrelyn Sparks
13 - Burn With Me - R.G. Alexander
14 - Girls Night Out - Lauren Dane
15 - The Cursed - Alyssa Day
16 - Twice Tempted - Jeaniene Frost
17 - Striking Distance - Pamela Clare
18 - For The Love of Magic - Janet Chapman
19 - The Darkest Craving - Gena Showalter
20 - Deception Cove - Jayne Castle
21 - Bayon/Jean-Baptiste - Alexandra Ivy/Laura Wright
22 - Styxx - Sherrilyn Kenyon
23 - Ours To Love - Shayla Black
24 - Moon - Laurann Dohner
25 - Dragos Takes A Holiday - Thea Harrison
2014
1 - The King - J.R. Ward
2 - Crave The Night - Lara Adrian
3 - Wulfe Untamed - Pamela Palmer
4 - Theirs To Cherish - Shayla Black
5 - Opposition - Jennifer L Armentrout
6 - Rebel - Cheryl Brooks
7 - Howling For You - Chloe Neill
8 - High Stakes - Chloe Neill
9 - Wild Things - Chloe Neill
10 - Blood Games - Chloe Neill
11 - After The Storm - Maya Banks
12 - Killer Frost - Jennifer Estep
13 - Jonathan and Amy - Grace Burrowes
14 - Enigma - Moira Rogers
15 - To Kiss A Dragon - G.A. Aiken
16 - Sea of Shadows - Kelley Armstrong
17 - Night Broken - Patricia Briggs
18 - Air Bound - Christine Feehan
19 - Up From The Grave - Jeaniene Frost
20 - How To Seduce A Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks
21 - Burning Dawn - Gena Showalter
22 - Silver Shadows - Richelle Mead
23 - Bite Me - Shelly Laurenston
24 - Born of Fury - Sherrilyn Kenyon
25 - Branded - Laura Wright

[Catherine]

I'm in for this :)

I think it will be another "Clear the Shelves(and bed)!" challenge..lol my pile of books doesn't seem to have gotten smaller! in fact..I think it has grown! :)


1. Written in Our Own Heart's Blood..Diana Gabaldon(book 8)(10 Jul)
2. Somerset..Leila Meacham(book 2)
3. Vienna Nocturne..Vivien Shotwell(23 Aug)
4. City of Heavenly Angels..Cassandra Clare(book 5)
5. Scarlet..Marissa Meyer(book 2)(14 Mar)
6. The Corsican Caper..Peter Mayle(book 3)(11 Sept)
7. The Supreme Macaroni Company..Adriana Trigiani(book 3)
8. Thinking of You..Jill Mansell(15 Jan)
9. The Bookseller..Mark Pryor(book 1)(19 Jan)
10. The Scottish Play Murder..Anne Rutherford(book 2)(29 Jan)
11. Touchstone..Laurie R. King(book 1)(9 Jan)
12. Daring to Dream..Nora Roberts(book 1)
13. The Crypt Thief..Mark Pryor(book 2)(read)
14. His Majesty's Hope..Susan Elia MacNeal(book 3)(6 Feb)
15. Cress..Marissa Meyer(book 3)
16. The Bones of Paris..Laurie R. King(book 2)(24 Apr)
17. A Clash of Kings..G.R.R. Martin(book 2)
18. Meet Me at the Cupcake Café..Jenny Colgan(book 1)
19. Born In Shame..Nora Roberts(book 3)(7 Feb)
20. The Sheen on the Silk..Anne Perry(22 Jan)

21. The Elegance of the Hedgehog..Muriel Barbery(9 May)
22. The House of Hades..Rick Riordan(book 4)(22 Apr)
23. Wicked Company..Ciji Ware(26 Feb)
24. Gabriel's Redemption..Sylvain Reynard(book 3)(read)
25. Songs of Willow Frost..Jamie Ford
26. The Death of a Robber Baron..Charles O'Brien(book 1)
27. Cutting For Stone..Abraham Verghese
28. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas..John Boyne(16 Jan)
29. The Welsh Girl..Peter Ho Davies(11 Feb)
30. Forest Born..Shanon Hale(book 4)(26 Jan)
31. Reckless..S.C. Stephens(book 3)(2 Feb)
32. Reading Lolita in Tehran..Azar Nafisi
33. The Book of Lost Fragrances..M.J.Rose(book 4)(22 May)
34. Fingal O'Reilly: Irish Doctor..Patrick Taylor(book 8)(26 Jun)
35. Marrying Up..Wendy Holden(30 Mar)
36. Don't Want to Miss a Thing..Jill Mansell(12 Jun)
37. Tears of Pearl..Tasha Alexander(book 4)(1 Mar)
38. Seduction..M.J. Rose(book 5)(14 Jul)
39. Dangerous to Know..Tasha Alexander(book 5)(9 May)
40. The Blood Promise..Mark Pryor(book 3)(11 May)

41. Tumbleweeds..Leila Meacham
42. The Cuckoo's Calling..Robert Galbraith
43. Just One Year..Gayle Forman(book 2)(24 Jan)
44. The Prime Minister's Secret Agent..Susan Elia MacNeal(book 4)(16 Aug)
45. Anna and the French Kiss..Stephanie Perkins(book 1)(16 Feb)
46. Keegan's Lady..Catherine Anderson(book 1)(19 Feb)
47. Sweet Expectations..Mary Ellen Taylor(book 2)(read)
48. Dark Witch..Nora Roberts(book 1)(28 Feb)
49. The Collector of Dying Breaths..M.J. Rose(book 6)(read)
50. Heat Seeker..Lora Leigh(book 3)(3 Mar)
51. Snowblind..Christopher Golden(9 Mar)
52. Black Jack..Lora Leigh(book 4)(1 May)
53. The Vanishing Thief..Kate Parker(book 1)(23 Mar)
54. Magic Burns..Ilona Andrews(book 2)(18 Mar)
55. The Taker..Alma Katsu(book 1)(6 May)
56. The Arnifour Affair..Gregory Harris(book 1)(read)
57. The Wiley O'Reilly: Irish Country Tales..Patrick Taylor(book 9?)
58. In the Shadows of Paris(The Predator of Batignolles)..Claude Izner(book 5)(21 Mar)
59. Renegade..Lora Leigh(book 5)(21 May)
60. Strangled in Paris(Le Talisman de la Villette)..Claude Izner(book 6)(28 Mar)

61. Blue Dahlia..Nora Roberts(book 1)(27 Mar)
62. Magic Strikes..Ilona Andrews(book 3)(read)
63. The Winter People..Jennifer McMahon(2 Apr)
64. Shadow Spell..Nora Roberts(book 2)(6 Apr)
65. Black Rose..Nora Roberts(book 2)(30 Apr)
66. The Aviator's Wife..Melanie Benjamin(15 Sept)
67. The Witch's Daughter..Paula Brackston(book 1)
68. Magic Bleeds..Ilona Andrews(book 4)(27 May)
69. Billy Boyle..James R. Benn(book 1)(28 Apr)
70. Spring Fever..Mary Kay Andrews(3 May)
71. The Soldier's Wife..Margaret Leroy(15 May)
72. Red Lily..Nora Roberts(book 3)(19 May)
73. The Serpent of Venice..Christopher Moore(22 Jul)
74. The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris..Jenny Colgan(25 May)
75. A Paris Apartment..Michelle Gable
76. Romance is My Day Job..Patience Bloom
77. An Officer and a Spy..Robert Harris(5 Oct)
78. Death, Taxes and a French Manicure..Diane Kelly(book 1)(9 Jun)
79. The Kept..James Scott
80. Coming Up Roses..Catherine Anderson

81. Jack of Spies..David Downing(book 1)(25 Aug)
82. Murder in the Marais..Cara Black(book 1)(1 Jun)
83. Magic Slays..Ilona Andrews(book 5)(6 Jun)
84. Death, Taxes, and a Skinny No-Whip Latté..Diane Kelly(book 2)(15 Jun)
85. Murder in Belleville..Cara Black(book 2)(read)
86. Live Wire..Lora Leigh(book 6)(12 Jun)
87. The White Princess..Philippa Gregory(book 5)(19 Jun)
88. Get the Guy..Matthew Hussey(read)
89. Seraphina..Rachel Hartman(book 1)(15 Jul)
90. The Marriage Bargain..Jennifer Probst(book 1)(17 Jul)
91. The Inn at Rose Harbour..Debbie Macomber(book 1)(1 Aug)
92. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane..Katherine Howe(25 Jul)
93. Simply Irresistible..Jill Shalvis(book 1)(25 Jul)
94. Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray..Diane Kelly(book 3)(2 Aug)
95. The Marriage Trap..Jennifer Probst(book 2)(8 Aug)
96. The Duke and I..Julia Quinn(book 1)(28 Aug)
97. The Winter Guest..Pam Jenoff(3 Sept)
98. Tonight and Always..Nora Roberts(4 Sept)
99. The Counterfeit Lady..Kate Parker(book 2)(8 Aug)
100. A Grave Matter..Anna Lee Huber(book 3)(read)

101. The Bellingham Bloodbath..Gregory Harris(book 2)(16 Sept)
102. The Button Man..Mark Pryor(book 4)(read)
103. Sous Chef..Michael Gibney(18 Sept)
104. Sweetshop of Dreams(Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams..Jenny Colgan(book 1)(21 Sept)
105. Jewels of the Sun..Nora Roberts(book 1)(21 Sept)
106. Unmasking Juliet..Teri Wilson(24 Sept)
107. No Job for a Lady..Carol McCleary(book 4)(read)
108. The Twelfth Night Murder..Anne Rutherford(book 3)(2 Oct)
109. Stoker's Manuscript..Royce Prouty(7 Oct)
110. The King's Curse..Philippa Gregory(book 6)(read)
111. The Intern's Handbook..Shane Kuhn
112. More Things in Heaven and Earth..Jeff High(book )(16 Oct)
113. Home Leave..Brittani Sonnenberg(26 Oct)
114. A Wedding in Provence..Ellen Sussman(read)
115. The Thirteeth Tale..Diane Setterfield(2 Nov)
116. The Secret Keeper..Kate Morton(7 Nov)
117. The Blood of Olympus..Rick Riordan(book 5)(9 Nov)
118. An Irish Doctor in Peace and at War..Patrick Taylor(book 9)(read)
119. Death of a Schoolgirl..Joanna Campbell Slan(book 1)(27 Nov)
120. Captivated By You..Sylvia Day(book 4)(8 Dec)

121. Blood Magick..Nora Roberts(book 3)(read)
122. The Divorce Papers..Susan Rieger(read)
123. Head Over Heels..Jill Shalvis(book 3)(read)
124. Tears of the Moon..Nora Rbers(book 2)(read)
125. Lucky in Love..Jill Shalvis(book 4)(28 Dec)
126. Sisters of Treason..Elizabeth Freemantle(30 Dec)
127. Heart of the Sea..Nora Roberts(book 3)
128. At Last..Jill Shalvis(book 5)
129. Death of a Dowager..Joanna Campbell Slan(book 2)(read)

[Gianna]

Challenge Name: Finishing the Series
Duration: 01/01/14-12/31/14
Number of Books: 35 (may change throughout the year)
Description: These titles are part of series that are not used in any other challenges.

Book List: (will be adding as I've read them)
1/98 completed (may change as I continue with challenges)

The Zoey Chronicles 1/1 (4)
The Zoey Chronicles: Revelations

Alpha & Omega 0/9 (10)

Highland Pleasures 0/6(7)

Shaede Assassin 0/4 (5)

Flights of Fancy 0/1 (2)

Daly Way 0/4 (5)

Wolf Pack Mates 0/4 (5)

The Ta'e'sha Chronicles 0/1 (2)

Power Play 0/1 (2)

Heat 0/4 (5)

Bound 0/2 (5)

Pierced Hearts 0/1) (2)

Magnus Pack 0/2 (4)

Assassin/Shifter 0/8 (13)

Allegro Vivace 0/1 (2)

Safeword 0/4 (6)

Assignment 0/2 (4)

Inside Out 0/8 (9)

Men In Love 0/6 (7)

Ranch 0/2 (3)

Sir 0/1 (2)

Pact of Princes 0/2 (3)

Willow Springs Ranch 0/4 (5)

Moon Pack 0/7 (10)

Altered States 0/2 (3)

The Devil's Kiss 0/3 (4)

Halle Pumas 0/8 (9)

Table For Two 0/2 (3)

[chasey]

[Challenge Name: How many can i read.
Duration: 01/01/14-12/31/14
Number of books: 50-100
Description: To read as many of my books that i have collected for the last 3 years.

List of books will be added as i go. 0/100.

Untameable rogue. Kelly hunter.
bookcover:Untameable Rogue|7980816]

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

RRRC 2014 Create Your Own Reading Challenge
Challenge Title: Danielle's Graphic Novel Read-a-Thon Challenge
Duration: 1/1/14-12/31/14
Number of Books: 30
Challenge Description: Read a minimum of 30 graphic novels in the year of 2014.
List of Books: (you can post it in advanced or post as you complete them)

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[Sheila]

RRRC 2014 Create Your Own Reading Challenge

Challenge Title: Sheila's Clear the Kobo & Home Library Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Number of Books: 35
Challenge Description: Clean out my personal Library & Kobo E-Reader! Read books I own, or have purchased for Kobo and are on my TBR list from Dec.31.2013 or earlier.

Book List: To be posted as I go

0/35

[Kathy]

Challenge Title: A bit of the old, a bit of the new.
Duration: 1/1/2014 to 12/31/2014
Number of books: 125
Challenge description: Read books/e-books currently own and new releases in 2014. Books can be used in other challenges.

List of books:
E-books:
1. Shadow of the Night 1/12........Deborah Harkness
2. The Hit.........David Baldacci
3. Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
4. Grave Danger.........Heather Graham
5. Eye of the Witch.......Dana Donovan
6. Hounds of Autumn........Heather Blackwood
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Series:

Predator Allison Brennon
1. The Prey
2. The Hunt
3. The Kill

Harmony Series (Arcane Society future) Jayne Castle
1. Bridal Jitters (ss--Charmed)
2. After Dark
3. After Glow
4. Ghost Hunters
5. Silver Masters
6. Dark Light
7. Obsidian Prey
8. The Lost Night
9. Deception Cove

The FBI Series Catherine Coulter
1. The Cove 1/16
2. The Maze 1/16
3. The Target 1/17
4. The Edge 1/17
5. Riptide 1/18
6. Hemlock Bay 1/18
7. Blindside 1/19
8. Blowout 1/19
9. Point Blank 1/20
10. Double take 1/22
11. Tailspin
12. Knockout
13. Whiplash
14. Split Second
15. Backfire
16. Bombshell
17. Powerplay *new release in 2014*

Brit in FBI Series Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison
1. Final Cut
2. The Lost Key *new release in 2014*

Darkness Chosen Christina Dodd
1. Scent of Darkness 1/5
2. Touch of Darkness 1/5
3. Into the Shadow 1/10
4. Into the Flame 1/10

Chosen Ones Christina Dodd
1. Storm of Visions 1/2
2. Storm of Shadows 1/3
3. Chains of Ice 1/2
4. Chains of Fire 1/3
4. Wilder 1/4

The Drake Sisters Christine Feehan
1. The Twilight Before Christmas 1/11
2. Oceans of Fire 1/8
3. Dangerous Tides 1/8
4. Safe Harbor 1/9
5. Turbulent Sea 1/9
6. Hidden Currents 1/10

Sea Haven Christine Feehan
1. Water Bound 1/1
2. Spirit Bound 1/4
3. Air Bound *new release in 2014*

Harrison Investigators Heather Graham
1. Haunted 2/24
2. Ghost Walk 2/25
3. The Vision 2/25
4. The Dead Room 2/26
5. The Death Dealer 2/26
6. Deadly Gift 2/27
7. Deadly Night 2/27
8. Deadly Harvest 2/28
9. Phantom Evil 3/1
10. Heart of Evil 3/2
11. Sacred Evil 3/3
12. The Evil Inside 3/3

Krewe Hunters Heather Graham
1. The Unseen 3/4
2. The Unholy 3/4
3. The Unspoken 3/5
4. The Uninvited 3/6
5. The Night is Watching 3/6
6. The Night is Alive 3/7
7. The Night is Forever 3/7

Bishop/Special Crimes Kay Hooper
1. Stealing Shadows 2/5
2. Hiding in the Shadows 2/5
3. Out of the Shadows 2/6
4. Touching Evil 2/6
5. Whispers of Evil 2/7
6. Sense of Evil 2/7
7. Hunting Fear 2/10
8. Chill of Fear 2/10
9. Sleeping with Fear 2/11
10. Blood Dreams 2/11
11. Blood Sins 2/12
12. Blood Ties 2/12
13. Haven 2/13
14. The First Prophet 2/13
15. Hostage 1/1
16. Haunted *new release 2014*

Medieval Series Lisa Jackson
1. Impostress
2. Temptress
3. Sorceress

The League. .Sherrilyn Kenyon
1. Born of Night
2. Born of Fire
3. Fire & Ice
4. Paradise City/Born of Ice (ss-Man of My Dreams)
5. Born of Shadows
6. Born of Silence
7. Born of Fury

Arcane Society Jayne Ann Krentz
1. Scargill Cove Case Files
2. Second Sight
3. White Lies
4. Sizzle &Burn
5. Third Circle
6. Running Hot
7. Perfect Poison
8. Fired Up
9. Burning Lamp
10. Midnight Crystal
11. In Too Deep
12. Quicksilver
13. Canyons of Night

Ladies of Lantern Street Amanda Quick
1. Crystal Gardens
2. Mystery Woman
3. Otherwise Engaged *new release in 2014*

Cousins of O'Dwyers Nora Roberts
1. Dark Witch 1/13
2. Shadow Spell *new release 2014*
3. Blood Magic. *new release 2014*

Signs of Seven Nora Roberts
1. Blood Brothers
2. The Hollow
3. The Pagan Stone
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New Releases in 2014, NOT mentioned above
1. Hot ShotJulie Garwood
2. Fast Track Julie Garwood
3. River Road Jayne Ann Krentz
4. The Collector Nora Roberts
5. Concealed in Death J.D. Robb
6. Festive in Death J.D. Robb

[Maggie]

Okay, I've accumulating books on my kindle for nearly 4 years now. The result is over 2000 books most of which I haven't even downloaded. (shamefaced). It's an addiction, I admit it. So I'm going to do a threefold challenge for the year.

Challenge Title: I have too many books.
Duration: 1/1/2014 to 12/31/2014
Number of books: 24/72
Challenge description: 24 graphic novels, 24 historical romances and 24 kindle freebies.

24 graphic novels

1. Hawkeye, Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon
2. Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #1
3. Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #2
4. Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #3
5. Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #4
6. iZombie, Vol. 1: Dead to the World
7. iZombie, Vol. 2: uVampire
8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
9. Grimm Volume 1
10. iZombie, Vol. 3: Six Feet Under and Rising



24 historical romances

1. A Night to Surrender
2. Once Upon a Winter's Eve
3. The Governess Affair
4. Noble Intentions
5. The Laird
6. Lord of Scoundrels
7. Saving Grace
8. A Week to Be Wicked
9. Kiss of Steel



24 kindle freebies

1. Girl with the Cat Tattoo
2. Sizable Chemistry
3. Club Shadowlands
4. Sackmaster
5. Lessons in Love

[Julianna]

The challenge I've done for the past couple of years has worked very well for me, so I'm going to stick with it.

Challenge Title: The Triple Challenge
Duration: Jan 1, 2014 – Dec 31, 2014
Number of Books: 17/16

Part I - 10 Oldest TBR Books
Read the 10 oldest books from my GoodReads TBR list. I'm making an exception for two books that I added not knowing they were part of a series that I'm not caught up on and replacing them with the next book in the series.

1.An Irresistible Bachelor by Jessica Bird (8/14)★★★★1/2
2.Wild and Wicked by Joanne Rock (3/5)★★★★
3.Promises Keep by Sarah McCarty (7/29)★★★★
4.Jake's Touch by Mary Anne Wilson (2/1)★★★★
5.Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult (4/30)★★★★★
6.The Witness by Sandra Brown (5/7)★★★★1/2
7.Voyeur by Lacey Alexander (10/31)★★★★★
8.Rebellious Desire by Julie Garwood (6/4)★★★1/2
9.Wet & Wild by Sandra Hill (2/28)★★★★★
10.The Mirror of Her Dreams by Stephen R. Donaldson (10/26)★★★★

Completed 10/10


Part II - Book to Movie
Read at least three books that were made into movies and then watch the movie.
1.Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (1/28)★★★★★ *MW (3/8)
2.Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion (2/23)★★★★1/2 *MW (3/1)
3.Divergent by Veronica Roth (3/24)★★★★ *MW (8/16)
4.Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult (5/1)★★★★★ *MW (11/19)
5.Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (10/6)★★★★★ *MW (12/2)

Read 5/3
*MW = Movies Watched 5/3


Part III - Finish Anthologies
I have a habit of starting anthologies because of one particular story and then not finishing them. So, I'm going to finish all anthologies started the previous year unless one of the stories in it is part of a series that I'm not caught up on.
1.Dead After Dark (11/22)★★★★1/2
2.The Manning Brides (3/9)★★★★
3.That Holiday Feeling

Read 2/3

[Emma]

2014 Create Your Own Reading Challenge (Jan-Dec)

1/1/14 to 12/31/14
Number of Books: 24

Classic to Modern - I've only read newer books for the past few years, but I know there are lots of great classics that I would also enjoy (I just never actually pick any up). For my challenge I plan to start out each month reading a classic book and follow it up with a modern book that is in some way related/linked/inspired by the other.

January
Emma - Jane Austen - completed 1/7/14
Searching for Someday - Jennifer Probst - completed 1/15/14



February
The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux - completed 2/21/14
Sing Me to Sleep - Angela Morrison - completed 3/2/14 (better late than never)



March
Ethan Frome - Edith Wharton - completed 3/25/14
Treading Water - Marie Force - completed 3/28/14



April
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Bronte
Finding Pride - Jill Sanders

May
A Room with a View - E.M. Forster
Reached - Ally Condie

June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Some more possible books:
Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier
Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
Villette - Charlotte Bronte
Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell

Completed: 6/24

[D.G.]

2014 Clean the TBR
Jan 1st - Dec 31st 2014
31/70

A. Read or DNF 50 books from the first 200 books on my TBR, sorted by position.
UPDATE - Starting on 6/14, only choose from the first 100 OR books in Msg 2 & 3.
1. Noah by Elizabeth Reyes (#171) - 1/12/14 ★★★
2. Promises by Marie Sexton (#107) - 1/20/14 ★★★★
3. Cowgirls Don't Cry by Lorelei James (#65) - 1/25/14 ★★
4. Last Summer by Theresa Weir (#165) - 1/26/14 ★★★½
5. To Seduce an Earl by Lori Brighton (#92) - 1/26/14 DNF
6. Redemption Games by Barry Eisler (#184) - 1/30/14 ★★★★½
7. A Precious Jewel by Mary Balogh (#90) - 2/1/14 ★★★
8. Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts (#124) - 1/24/14 ★★★★
9. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia (#183) - 2/18/14 DNF
10. Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon (#73) - 3/1/14 ★★★★
11. Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles (#176) - 3/3/14 ★★
12. Among the Living by Jordan Castillo Price (#69) - 3/18/14 ★★★★
13. Sticks & Stones by Abigail Roux (#57) - 4/5/14 DNF
14. Beyond the Night by Joss Ware (#60) - 4/13/14 ★★½
15. Sylvester by Georgette Heyer (#133) - 4/22/14 ★★★★½
16. Blood Will Tell by Samantha Young (#104) - 4/25/14 DNF
17. Mystic City by Theo Lawrence (#182) - 5/6/14 RFT*
18. The Anatomist's Apprentice by Tessa Harris (#84) - 5/18/14 ★★
19. Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park (#61) - 6/2/14 ★★★★
20. The Empress' New Clothes by Jaid Black (#117) - 6/3/14 ★★
21. The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells (#155) - 6/10/14 ★★★★
22. Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan (#90) - 7/19/14 ★★★★
23. The Other Mr. Darcy by Monica Fairview (#20)- 7/26/14 ★★★

B. Finish or DNF 15 books in my may finish later shelf.
1. Romeo, Romeo by Robin Kaye - 1/26/14 DNF
2. The Prince Of Midnight by Laura Kinsale - 2/7/14 ★★★½
3. Dangerous Cravings by Evangeline Anderson - 4/27/14 ★★★
4. Lie With Me by Stephanie Tyler - DNF

C. Read or DNF 5 print books.
1. When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris - 1/4/14 DNF
2. The Notorious Rake by Mary Balogh - 3/13/14 ★★★
3. A Perfect Match by Shelley Bradley - 3/16/14 ★★
4. Breakable by Tammara Webber - 4/17/14 ★★★★



*RFT - Removed from TBR due to friend's review.

[Mary]

Clean TBR (kindle & PB )
36/45
A- Read 30 PB's/Kindle that I own * may include series books if owned

1. Grace Green-The Only Man To Trust
2. Joey W Hill-If Wishes Were Horses
3. Sabrina Jeffries - How to Woo A Reluctant Lady
4. Doris Rangel - Prenuptual Agreement
5. Linda W. Jones - Untouchable
6. Susan Grant - Once A Pirate
7. Yvonne Lindsay- Honor Bound Groom
8. Darynda Jones - Sixth Grave On The Edge
9. Sabrina Jeffries - To Wed A Wild Lord
10. Alice LaPlante - A Circle Of Wives
11. Kira Sinclair - Caught Off Guard
12. Nora Roberts - The Search
13. Maggie Osborne - A Stranger's Wife
14. Linda W Jones - Fever
15. Kallypso Masters - Masters At Arms
16. Sharon Sala - Going Gone
17. Anne Stuart - Ice Storm
18. Kallypso Masters - Nobody's Angel
19. Lilian J Braun - The Cat Who Came To Breakfast
20. Janet Evanovich - Top Secret Twentyone
21. Nora Roberts - Morrigan's Cross
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B- read 5 Short Stories

1. Violet Summers - Temair's Fire
2. Carrie Alexander - His Mistress
3. R.G. Alexander - Three For Me?
4. Dakota Cassidy - Talk This Way
5. James Rollins + Rebecca Cantrell - City Of Screams

C Read 10 Series books (starts or continuing count)

1. Sabrina Jeffries - A Hellion In Her Bed
3. Darynda Jones - Second Grave On The Left
4. Piers Anthony - A Well Tempered Clavicle
5. Darynda Jones - Third Grave Dead Ahead
6. Rebecca Zanetti - Forgotten Sins
7. Dorothy Cannell - The Importance Of Being Ernestine
8. Darynda Jones - Forth Grave Beneath My Feet
9. Jim Butcher - Blood Rites
10.Darynda Jones - Fifth Grave Past The Light

[Kat]

Create Your Own Challenge 2014
The Montgomery-Taggert Challenge
Duration: Dec. 26, 2013-Dec. 31, 2014
Number of Books: 25
Challenge Description: Finish the Mongomery-Taggert series (going by this series reading order listed on Amazon.)

Completed: 3/25

1. Dec. 26, 2013
2. Jan. 2, 2014
3. Jan. 3, 2014
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(Will continue to add books -and the date I read them- as I go! :D )

[Shan ~A~]

My goal is to complete some challenges that were incomplete for 2013. In this case, rereads(unless stated otherwise), all formats, no minimum page number.

a. January Monthly Reading Challenge
Original Progress: 5 of 10
Remaining Progress:1/5

1. 'J' is for January: James, Lorelei Corralled 02/05

2.Happy Birthday! Sarah: Dark Lover by J R Ward Finished 01/24/13

3. Geography:

4. 'New Year' means New Year Resolutions!: Reinventing Mona by Jennifer Coburn Finished 01/20/13

5. National Stay Healthy Month:

6. 13 Jan - This is, of course, Rubbie Duckie's Birthday!: Bluebell the Land of the Hidden Faires by Julie Brant Finished 01/08/13

7. 14 Jan - National Dress Up Your Pet day:

8. National Hugging Day and Make Your Dreams Come True Day are both in January: How to Abduct a Highland Lord by Karen Hawkins Finished 01/14/13

9. Backwards Day is Jan 31:

10.Reader's Choice: Candy Kisses by Jade Buchanan Finished 01/07/13

b.MARCH Monthly Challenge:
Original Progress: 7/8
Remaining Progress: 0/1
1.'M' is for March: My Familiar Stranger (Black Swan, #1) by Victoria Danann Finished 03.21


2. Happy Birthday! Susan (susayq)'s: Black Ties and Lullabies by Jane Graves Finished 03.02

4. Third Month: Game for Love(Bad Boys of Football #3) by Bella Andre Finished 03.23

5. Erin Go Bragh (Mar 17): Darkfever (Fever#1) by Karen Marie Moning Finished 03.25

6. Old Stuff Day (Mar 2): Scandalous Desires (Maiden Lane #3) by Elizabeth Hoyt Finished 03.27


7. Popcorn Lover's Day:

9. Smoke and Mirrors Day (Mar 29): The Magician's Lover(The Prophecy Girl, #1) by Danielle Austen Finished 03.11

10. Reader's Choice: The Doctor's Deadly Affair by Stephanie Doyle Finished 03.04

c.Read Your Name Challenge
Original Progess: 5/11
Remaining Progress: 2/604/27/13

Scandalous Desires(Maiden Lane #3) by Elizabeth Hoyt Finished 03.27.13
Heart of Atlantis (The Warrior's of Poseidon #8) by Alyssa Day Finished 02.09.13
Any Duchess Will Do(Spindle Cove #4) by Tessa Dare 01/22/14
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Duke is Mine,The (Fairytales #3) by Eloisa James Finished 02.01.13
Rock Chick (Rock Chicks #1) by Kristen Ashley 01/19/14
Inappropriate Thoughts(Victoria Wilde #1) by Ian Dalton Finished 04.05.13
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Almost Perfect(Perfect Trilogy #1) by Julie Ortolon 04/07

d.RRRC’s Not Quite a Tournament Challenge
Original Progress: 4/5
Remaining Progess: 0/1

Theme: Fire
1. Hina's Category - Embers of Hope(Second Gift #1) by Kristen James 06/13/13
2. Sassafrass's Category - Fanning the Flames(Romance the Firemen) by Amanda Perry 05/03/13

3. Nikita's Category - Taming Graeme(Taming the Billionaire #1) by Kate Britton 05/09/13
4. JoJo's Category - Read a book with something that will extinguish a fire/flame - it can be on the cover or in the title (eg. rain/wind/water/fire extinguisher) (post cover - if needed)

5. Katie’s Category - Kiss of Midnight(Midnight Breed #1) by Lara Adrian 06/04/13

e.Romance 101 Reading Challenge
Original Progress: 10/12
Remaining Progress: 0/2 books

1. Contemporary Romance: Black Ties and Lullabies by Jane Graves Finished 03/02/13
2. Historical Romance: The Duke is Mine (Fairytales #3) by Eloisa James Finished 02/01/13
3. Romantic Suspense or Suspenseful Romance: Deadly Valentine (A Valentine Mystery, #1) by Jenna Harte Finished 02/24/13
4. Paranormal Romance: Heart of Atlantis (The Warriors of Poseidon #8) by Alyssa Day Finished 02/09/13
5. Science-Fiction or Futuristic Romance:
6. Fantasy Romance: Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon Finished 02/10/13
7. Time-travel Romance: Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning Finished 02/28/13
8. Inspirational or Christian Romance: Chef Charming by Lyn Ellerbe Finished 07/08/13
9. Multi-cultural or Interracial Romance: Taming the Scotsman by Sienna Mynx Finished 07/22/13
10. Erotic Romance: The Perfect Play (Play by Play #1) by Jaci Burton Finished 02/14/13
11. Serial or Category Romance (Silhouette, Harlequin, Mills&Boon, etc): Doukakis's Apprentice by Sarah Morgan Finished 02/25/13
12. Classic or Mainstream Fiction that includes a love story as a major part of its storyline:

f.TOY STORIES READING CHALLENGE
Original Progress: 8/10 + Bonus: 2/2 read
Remaining Progress: 0/2

1. Barbie:
2. GI Joe:Seduced by the Storm Seduced by the Storm (ACRO #3) by Sydney Croft Finished 04.17.13
3. Easy Bake Oven:Chef Charming Chef Charming by Lyn Ellerbe Finished 07.08.13
4. Hot Wheels:
5. Lite Brite:Black Ties and Lullabies Black Ties and Lullabies by Jane Graves Finished 03.02.13
6. Rock'em Sock'em Robots:Heart of Atlantis Heart of Atlantis by Alyssa Day Finished 02.09.13
7. Cabbage Patch Kids:Iced (Dani O'Malley #1) Iced(Fever Series #6) by Karen Marie Moning Finished 05.31.13
8. Etch-A-Sketch:Kiss of Midnight Kiss of Midnight(Midnight Breeds #1) by Lara Adrian Finished 06.04.13
9. Connect Four:The Ugly Duchess The Ugly Duchess (Fairytales #4) by Eloisa James Finished 02.18.13
10. Raggedy Ann & Andy:Almost Perfect Almost Perfect(Perfect Trilogy #1) by Julie Ortolon Finished 04.07.13

Bonus two: Pick your favorite toys and post your own book categories!

1. My Little Pony:With Horse or in a ranch or western setting Long Hard Ride Long Hard Ride(Rough Riders #1) by Lorelei James Finished 04.14.13
2. Stuffed Animals:With weres of any kindThe Mating The Mating(Law of the Lycans, #1) by Nicky Charles Finished 05.15.13

g.♣♦ Series Shuffler Challenge ♠♥ (no rereads for this challenge)
Level: Snowman
Original Progress: 3/8 Books
Remaining Progress: 0/5
Key to play:We will be using a special deck with only 5 types of cards: 2s, 3s, 4s, Queens and Kings. If you draw a:
2 - You read a second in series
3 - You read a third in series
4 - You read a fourth in series
Q - You read a book 5-10 in the series
K - You can read any book in the series 2+. So you can read a #2, #7, a #19, etc.

That's right. First in series are NOT allowed. :)

Draws:Draw a Card
1. 2♣ ~ Night Pleasures (Dark-Hunter #2)Finished 07.20 ★★★★
2. Q♠ ~ Iced (Fever #6) by Karen Marie Moning Finished 05.31 ★★★★★

Draws:
3. K♦ ~
4. Q♣ ~ Once Upon a Tower(Fairy Tales #5)Finished 07.18 ★★★★★

h.b>August Monthly Challenge
Original Progress: 5/8
Remaining Progress: 1/3

1. "A" is for August: Juliet by Anne Fortier 08/11
2. Member of the Month: Tina "coffee and books": Second Grave on the Left(Charley Davidson #2) by Darynda Jones 08/27
3. Geography: "A" is for Alibi(Kinsey Millhone #1) by Sue Grafton 02/05/14
4. Girlfriend's Day (August 1st): The Marriage Bargain(Marriage to a Billionaire #1) by Jennifer Probst 08/02
5. National Night Out (August 3rd): The Witch's Dream(The Order of the Black Swan #2) by Victoria Danann
6. Work Like a Dog Day (August 5th):
7. National Relaxation Day (August 15): Simply Sinful(House of Pleasures #2) by Kate Pearce 08/11 meaning to get to
8. Best Friends Day (August 15):
9. Be An Angel Day (August 22nd):
10. Readers Choice: Kiss of the Highlander(Highlanders #4) by Karen Marie Moning 08/23

i.Zodiac Challenge
Original Progress: 7/8
Remaining Progress: 0/1
Spell it Out

Long Hard Ride(Rough Riders #1) by Lorelei James 04/14
Embers of Hope(Second Gift #1) by Kristen James 06/12
Out of Time(Out of Time #1) by Monique Martin 04/16

Zodiac Sign Number: Series Number(5)
Read a book that is fifth in a series or has the number 5/five/fifth/5th in its title

Once Upon a Tower(Fairy Tales #5) by Eloisa James 07/18

Ruling Element: Fire - Red/Orange
Read a book that has your element in the title or cover or the element color on the cover.

Tripped Up Love by Julie Farley 07/31

Chinese Zodiac: Sheep
Read a book that has your Chinese zodiac animal in the title/on the cover or featured in the book

A Night to Surrender(Spindle Cove #1) by Tessa Dare (featured in the book) 06/16

Career: Leo
Read a book where one of the main character is in a job that is most compatible with your zodiac sign

Leo - CEO, performer, tour guide, real estate agent, interior decorator, fashion designer, government, salesperson.

A Weekend Temptation by Krista Caley 04/17

Birthstone: August
Read a book where your birthstone appears in the title or the color appears on the cover
Peridot(Light Green)

j.RRRC Read a Rainbow Challenge

Paranormal
Original Progress: 5/7
Remaining Progress: 0/2

Violet: Slave to Sensation(Psy-Changeling #1) by Nalini Singh 07.29
Indigo/ Black: Kiss of the Highlander(Highlanders #4) by Karen Marie Moning 08.23
Blue: Second Grave on the Left(Charley Davidson #2) by Darynda Davidson 08.27.
Green:
Yellow:
Orange:
Red: Watchers in the Night(The Guardians of the Night, #1) by Jenna Black 10.10.



Historical
Original Progress: 4/7
Remaining Progress: 0/3

Violet: A Night of Forever(Night #1.5) by Lori Brighton 10.20
Indigo/ Black:
Blue: Simply Sinful(House of Pleasure #2) by Kate Pearce 08.12
Green: Once Upon a Winter's Eve(Spindle Cove #1.5) by Tessa Dare 10.20
Yellow:
Orange:
Red: What Happens in London(Bevelstoke #2) by Julia Quinn 09.03

[Shannon]

Put a Dent in my TBR Pile

Start: January 1, 2014
Finish: December 31, 2014

Challenge Description: I, like so many, have been floundering and adding to my "to be read" pile of books as opposed to actually reading what I already have. This challenge will hopefully motivate me to clear the decks a bit so I can add more books to my shelves! My goal is to read at least 40 books that have been on my shelves for more than 1 year.

Progress: 4/40




1. Death Blows by D.D. Barant --Read 01/14
2. Destiny Kills by Keri Arthur --Read 01/24
3. Noah by Jacquelyn Frank
4. Shakespeare's Counselor by Charlaine Harris
5. Passion Untamed by Pamela Palmer
6. Nicholas by Elizabeth Amber
7. Kiss of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
8. Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
9. Rogue by Rachel Vincent
10. Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong
11. Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop
12. Tracking the Tempest by Nicole Peeler
13. Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance
14. Stealing Kathryn by Jacquelyn Frank
15. Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
16. The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. Liu
17. Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian
18. Dark Defender by Alexis Morgan
19. My Fair Succubi by Jill Myles
20. Howling at the Moon by Karen MacInerney
21. Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire
22. Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews
23. The Soft Edge of Midnight by Stella Price
24. A Brush of Darkness by Allison Pang
25. Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
26. Tiger Eye by Marjorie M. Liu
27. Blood Rights by Kristen Painter
28. Haunting Blackie by Laurann Dohner
29. Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
30. Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
31. Lover At Last by J.R. Ward
32. Up From the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
33. Happy Hour of the Damned by Mark Henry
34. Velveteen by Daniel Marks
35. Haunted Moon by Yasmine Galenorn
36. Timeless by Gail Carriger --Read 02/14
37. My Liege of Dark Haven by Cherise Sinclair
38. Wrath by Laurann Dohner
39. Stormfire by Christina Monson
40. Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh
41. Blood Song by Cat Adams --Read 02/09

[Ms.soule]

Challenge Title: Series Discovery
Duration: Jan-Dec 2014
Number of Books: 42 (+ 23 books that weren’t on my original list) = 65
Challenge Description: 2013 was not the best reading year for me. While I discovered some amazing gems (Little, Big, The Rook, Heart of Obsidian), most of my reading was re-reading old favorites or the last book published by my favorite authors . This year I need to get back on track with reading – I want to read more books and they need to be new-to-me books. My TBR list contains 96 books that are first-in-series, so I’m tackling these. Here’s to finding some new favorites!

List of Books:
Completed:41/42

I Own These:
1. The Pride of Chanur (Compact Space, #1) by C.J. Cherryh - ♥♥♥ - 12/10
2. The Perfect Play (Play by Play #1) by Jaci Burton - ♥♥♥– 3/1
3. An Unforgettable Lady (An Unforgettable Lady, #1) by Jessica Bird - ♥♥♥♥– 8/30
4. Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls #1) by Lisa See - ♥♥♥♥– 12/14
5. Booked To Die (Cliff Janeway, #1) by John Dunning – ♥♥♥– 12/26
6. Somewhere I'll Find You (Capital Theatre, #1) by Lisa Kleypas- ♥♥♥– 1/25

Fantasy:
1. DragonSpell (DragonKeeper Chronicles, #1)by Donita K. Paul -♥♥♥ – 7/16
2. Raising Dragons (Dragons in Our Midst, #1) by Bryan Davis – ♥♥♥♥– 3/19
3. Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1) by Brandon Mull - ♥♥♥♥– 5/4
4. TheWeirdstone of Brisingamen (Tales of Alderley, #1) by Alan Garner - ♥♥♥– 3/4
5. Here, There Be Dragons (Chronicles of the ImaginariumGeographica, #1) by James A. Owen - ♥♥♥♥– 7/9
6. Dagger-Star (Epic of Palins, #1) by Elizabeth Vaughan - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 4/26
7. First Truth (Truth, #1) by Dawn Cook - ♥♥♥– 4/20
8. Masques (Sianim, #1 / Aralorn, #1) by Patricia Briggs - ♥♥♥♥– 12/30

Historical Romance:
1. Surrender (MacKinnon’s Rangers, #1) by Pamela Clare - ♥♥– 4/21
2. The Lion's Daughter (Scoundrels, #1) by Loretta Chase - ♥♥♥ - 10/6
3. The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1) by Elizabeth Hoyt - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 5/26
4. Penelope& Prince Charming (Nvengaria #1) by Jennifer Ashley - ♥♥♥ - 4/18
5. A Dance Through Time (MacLeod, #1) by Lynn Kurland - ♥♥♥♥ - 7/24
6. Love and Other Scandals (Scandals, #1) by Caroline Linden – ♥♥♥♥♥ - 4/20
7. The Duchess Hunt (House of Trent, #1) by Jennifer Haymore - ♥♥♥ - 9/13
8. The Truth About Lord Stoneville (Hellions of Halstead Hall, #1) by Sabrina Jeffries – ♥♥♥♥ - 2/9
9. Barely a Lady (The Drake's Rakes, #1) by Eileen Dreyer - ♥♥ - 11/14
10. A Lady Never Lies (Affairs by Moonlight, #1) by Juliana Gray – ♥♥♥♥– 4/21

Young Adult:
1. My Fair Godmother (My Fair Godmother, #1) by Janette Rallison – ♥♥♥♥– 3/2
2. Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) by Cassandra Clare - ♥♥♥ - 5/6
3. Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness #1) by Tamora Pierce - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 2/18
4. Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1) by Simone Elkeles - ♥♥♥♥– 3/8
5. Stargirl (Stargirl, #1) by Jerry Spinelli - ♥♥♥ - 12/7
6. Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School, #1) by Gail Carriger - ♥♥♥♥ - 12/6

Paranormal:
1. Wicked Game (WVMP Radio, #1) by Jeri Smith-Ready - ♥♥♥– 3/7
2. Red-Headed Stepchild(Sabina Kane, #1) by Jaye Wells - ♥♥♥– 11/13
3. Once Bitten, Twice Shy (Jaz Parks, #1) by Jennifer Rardin - ♥♥♥♥– 3/14
4. A Crack in the Line (Withern Rise, #1) by Michael Lawrence - ♥♥♥♥– 3/20
5. Masked by Moonlight (Moonlight, #1) by Nancy Gideon - ♥♥♥♥– 4/9
6. Kindling the Moon (Arcadia Bell, #1)by Jenn Bennett – ♥♥♥♥ - 10/12
7. Firelight (Darkest London, #1) by Kristen Callihan - ♥♥♥♥– 11/3
8. Spider's Bite (Elemental Assassin, #1)by Jennifer Estep - ♥♥♥♥– 7/12
9. Queen of Shadows (Shadow World, #1)by Dianne Sylvan - ♥♥♥♥ – 11/8
10. Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (Jane Jameson, #1)by Molly Harper - ♥♥♥♥– 9/22
11. Grave Witch (Alex Craft, #1) by Kalayna Price - ♥♥♥– 12/16
12. The Mane Event (Pride, #1) by Shelley Laurenston – I started it at least!

Decided Against:
1. Hearts at Stake (Drake Chronicles, #1) – this book has two different titles and I couldn’t find either one in time for this challenge
2. Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1) – this is over 500 pages long, making it too long for me this year, but I’ll definitely come back to this one
3. Pieces of Sky (Blood Rose, #1) – again, really long and only on ebook that I can find – I can’t do long books on an ereader
4. The Winter Sea (The Slains, #1) – again, over 500 pages and my local library only has it on CD – no long trips so far this year
5. Pretty When She Dies (Pretty When She Dies, #1) – I thought I owned this ebook, but my version is over 800 pages, while everywhere else lists it as being under 300 – so I’m not sure what this book on my e-reader is and I’m not interested in a pre-edit version
6. My Soul to Take (Soul Screamers, #1) – my library had this in their catalog, but when I put it on hold, it disappeared, so I guess it’s not on there anymore
7. A Tale Dark & Grimm (A Tale Dark & Grimm, #1) – turned out to be a children’s book, decided not to use for this challenge
8. The King of the Trees (King of the Trees, #1) – turned out to be a children’s book, decided not to use for this challenge



Other First in Series:

1. Beast Master, Vol. 1 by KyousukeMotomi –♥♥♥ - 2/4
2. Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec – ♥♥♥♥♥ - 2/22
3. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken – ♥♥– 3/9
4. Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin -♥♥♥♥– 3/25
5. Red River, Vol. 1 by Chie Shinohara – ♥♥♥ - 4/8
6. SakuraTaisen, Vol. 01 by KosukeFujishima, HiroiOuji, Ikku Masa – ♥♥♥ - 4/18
7. Shadowland by Meg Cabot - ♥♥♥♥ - 5/31
8. Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire - ♥♥♥ - 5/7
9. The Elfin Ship by James P. Blaylock - ♥♥♥♥ - 6/9
10. The Shining by Stephen King - ♥♥♥♥ – 6/18
11. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters- ♥♥♥ – 6/25
12. Enemy Withinby Marcella Burnard– ♥♥♥♥♥ – 7/17
13. Lucan by Susan Kearny- ♥♥♥♥- 8/22
14. The Rake by Suzanne Enoch- ♥♥♥♥ -8/27
15. Give Him the Slip by Geralyn Dawson - ♥♥♥♥ - 10/18
16. Minerva by Marion Chesney– ♥♥♥ – 10/23
17. Mark of the Succubus, vol. 1 by Ashly Raiti – ♥♥♥ - 11/8
18. Happy Cafe, Vol. 1by Kou Matsuzuki – ♥♥♥ - 12/1
19. Cipher, Volume 1 by Minako Narita – ♥♥♥ - 12/4
20. Battle Angel Alita, Volume 01: Rusty Angel by Yukito Kishiro – ♥♥♥♥ – 12/20
21. Death Of A Gossip by M.C. Beaton – ♥♥♥♥ - 12/19
22. Texas Secrets (The Gallaghers of Morning Star, #1) by Jean Brashare - ♥♥♥ - 12/20
23. Unexpected Gifts by Elena Aitken - ♥♥♥ - 12/26

[Gwnhwyfer]

Challenge Title: 14 in '14
Duration: 1 January - 31 December 2014
Description: Read 5 books for each of the listed 14 categories. No rereads; books must be unique to a category (even if it fits in more than one); any format. Of the categories, half are specifically romance-based. The rest can be comprised of any genre.

I'm a little behind in signing up, but I'm hoping to clear out some of my backlog.

Books: 6/70

1. Read the RITAs
As an ongoing (and personal) goal, I'm attempting to read all the listed winners and nominees of the RITAs. (view spoiler)[
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2. AAR Top 100 (2010)
Ditto with AAR's list of the top 100 romances. (view spoiler)[
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3. Men in Kilts
Romance featuring highlanders, a Scottish setting, or by a Scottish author. In honour of Scotland's independence vote in September. (view spoiler)[
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4. Canadiana
Romances featuring Canadian characters, setting, or by a Canadian author. 'Cause I don't read enough featuring my country. (view spoiler)[
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5. Pagan TBR
Pagan, witchcraft, Wiccan, spiritual, etc. I have a couple of TBR pages devoted to these types of books on GR. (view spoiler)[
i. The Goddess is in the Details: Wisdom for the Everyday Witch by Deborah Blake
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6. OverDrive
I've only started using my library's electronic book lending system this year. This should be an easy category, but... (view spoiler)[
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7. Have You Heard?
Audio or eAudiobooks. (view spoiler)[
i. The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy
ii. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
iii. Body of Lies by Iris Johansen
iv. Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth
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8. Next in Line
Next book in a romance series. (view spoiler)[
i. Alien Tango by Gini Koch
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9. Nice to Meet You
New (to me) romance authors. (view spoiler)[
i. Waking Up Married by Mira Lyn Kelly
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10. "Picture" Books
Graphic novels and manga. (view spoiler)[
i. One Piece, Volume 01: Romance Dawn by Eiichiro Oda
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11. And the Winner Is...
Award winning (not including RITAs). (view spoiler)[
i. Above All Things by Tanis Rideout
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12. The Grand Tour
Romances set around the world, not including US, Canada, or the UK. (view spoiler)[
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13. WWI
In remembrance of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War. (view spoiler)[
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14. ILLOs-R-Us
Interlibrary loan books - because I'm famous for requesting but not reading. (view spoiler)[
i. The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
ii. A Rake's Vow by Stephanie Laurens
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And I'm hoping planning to finally complete my book (which I wrote for NaNoWriMo in 2012, but never got around to actually finishing... ;)

[Shannon]

Put a Dent in my TBR Pile

Start: January 1, 2014
Finish: December 31, 2014

Challenge Description: I, like so many, have been floundering and adding to my "to be read" pile of books as opposed to actually reading what I already have. This challenge will hopefully motivate me to clear the decks a bit so I can add more books to my shelves! My goal is to read at least 40 books that have been on my shelves for more than 1 year.

Progress: 4/40




1. Death Blows by D.D. Barant --Read 01/14
2. Destiny Kills by Keri Arthur --Read 01/24
3. Noah by Jacquelyn Frank
4. Shakespeare's Counselor by Charlaine Harris
5. Passion Untamed by Pamela Palmer
6. Nicholas by Elizabeth Amber
7. Kiss of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
8. Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
9. Rogue by Rachel Vincent
10. Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong
11. Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop
12. Tracking the Tempest by Nicole Peeler
13. Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance
14. Stealing Kathryn by Jacquelyn Frank
15. Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
16. The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. Liu
17. Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian
18. Dark Defender by Alexis Morgan
19. My Fair Succubi by Jill Myles
20. Howling at the Moon by Karen MacInerney
21. Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire
22. Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews
23. The Soft Edge of Midnight by Stella Price
24. A Brush of Darkness by Allison Pang
25. Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
26. Tiger Eye by Marjorie M. Liu
27. Blood Rights by Kristen Painter
28. Haunting Blackie by Laurann Dohner
29. Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
30. Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
31. Lover At Last by J.R. Ward
32. Up From the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
33. Happy Hour of the Damned by Mark Henry
34. Velveteen by Daniel Marks
35. Haunted Moon by Yasmine Galenorn
36. Timeless by Gail Carriger --Read 02/14
37. My Liege of Dark Haven by Cherise Sinclair
38. Wrath by Laurann Dohner
39. Stormfire by Christina Monson
40. Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh
41. Blood Song by Cat Adams --Read 02/09

[Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!}]

Challenge Title: Romance Book Shelf Clean-up
Duration: February 25th 2014 to February 25th 2015
Number of Books: 15
Challenge Description: I'm reading all the romance novels on my bookshelf that I haven't read yet. I will list the books here as I finish reading them.

List of Books:

1. Darkfever
2. Comanche Flame
3. The Tycoon's Revenge
4. Caress and Conquer
5. Sheik
6. Kink
7. Kick Ass

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

"RRRC Create Your Own Challenge 2014"

Challenge Title: To Clean up my TBR list, Complete Challenges & Series
Duration: Jan.1,2014-Dec.31,2014
Number of Books: 75
Challenge Descriptions: To catch up on my series and to clean up my TBR list, both at home and on GR that are growing.

List of Challenges:

Goodreads Choice Award(1 book from 5 different category): 1/5
NBRC 2014 New Releases Reading3/12
NBRC It's All in the Title: 10/30
NBRC Antonym Challenge: 7/25
NBRC Pages Challenge: 6,760/20,000
NBRC Author Alphabet Reading Challenge 2014:12/26
NBRC Title Challenge Read the Alphabet(Yearly):14/26
NBRC Color Challenge(open ended):8/10
NBRC Author Alphabet Reading Challenge (open ended):12/26
NBRC Soundtrack Challenge "13 Going on 30": 10/35
NBRC Ten Book Author Train:2/10
NBRC 50 States Challenge: 9/50
NBRC Books About Books Reading Challenge: 1/5
✓A Little bit of Everything Hot! Group "Winter Challenge-Somewhere Over the Rainbow":10/10, Completed 3/16/14
RRRC 2014 Stacking the Series Challenge: 4/15
Goodreads Yearly A-Z Challenge: 13/26
NBRC Pyramid Series Challenge: 9/21
NBRC "A Book a Day Keeps the Boredom at Bay Challenge" 5/31 books
NBRC "April Showers Bring May Flowers (April/May) Reading Challenge" 3/11
NBRC "The Twelve Towers Challenge"(duration:2-3 years) 0/78
NBRC "Game of Thrones Reading Challenge" (At your own pace) 2/30 books
RRRC "2014 A-Z Character Challenge (Female)" 10/26
RRRC "2014 A-Z Character Challenge (Male)" 11/26
NBRC "Texting Acronyms: An A-Z Spell-It-Out Challenge"
NBRC "He said,She said; He wrote, She wrote Challenge" 13/20
Goodreads "Yearly A-Z Challenge"17/26
Goodreads "Colourful Year Challenge"15/26

Monthly Challenges
✓"Few of My Favorite Things" Challenge: 3/3 books
✓The World of Maya Banks Jan. Challenge "Out with the Old...In with the New" 3 sets(6 books: Completed 1/31/14
✓NBRC March Reading Rainbow Challenge: 7/7 books, Completed
✓March's Monthly Challenge "Maya Bank's It's all Green to Me" 4/4 books, Completed
Maya Banks "Spring Color Challenge!" 3/6
NBRC "April's 3R's Challenge" 2/5 books

Books Read: 27/75

[Shea]

RRRC Create-Your-Own-Challenge 2014: Challenge Clean-Up

Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014


This challenge is to complete all the unread books from my 2013 challenge lists.

0/30 Completed

1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Twilight

2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Last Gleaming

3. The Darkest Secret

4. The Darkest Surrender

5. The Darkest Seduction

6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

7. Desire Unchained

8. Passion Unleashed

9. Ecstasy Unveiled

10. Eternity Embraced



11. Sin Undone

12. Secrets of a Proper Lady

13. Seduction of a Proper Gentleman

14. A Scoundrel's Surrender

15. Sins of the Demon

16. Dark Needs at Night's Edge

17. Bloody Little Secrets

18. Thoughtless

19. Schindler's List

20. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running



21. The Boy in the Burning House

22. I Heart You, You Haunt Me

23. Love Story

24. One for Sorrow

25. Deakeny's Bride

26. Remastering Jerna

27. Unfair Advantage

28. Resisting Her

29. The Fault in Our Stars

30. Seduced in the Dark

[Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!}]

Challenge Title: Zodiac
Duration: April 24th 2014 to April 24th 2015
Number of Books: 24
Challenge Description: l will go through each zodiac as the year progresses and based on astrological profiles, read the genres that could be interpretated as the meaning of each trait (i.e mysterious could mean dystopian or mystery).


Aquarius -


Pisces -


Aries -


Taurus -
Cookbooks or food theme: Low-Carb Vegetarian
Love Story: Tipping the Velvet

Gemini -


Cancer -


Leo -


Virgo -


Libra -


Scorpio -


Sagittarius -


Capricorn -

[Liza]

2014 Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge

Challenge Title: 100 Books
Duration: January 1 - December 31
Number of Books: 100
Challenge Description: To read 100 books this year, with 50 being books purchased before 2014.



GENERAL LIST OF 2014


NEW & BORROWED
1. Irresistable (01/01/13 - 01/09/14)
2. Ghost Ship - Short (01/06/14)
3. Red Lily Nights & Other Vignettes (01/06/14)
4. Hollywood Heels - Do All Dogs Go To Heaven? - Eva Headley Short (01/06/14)
5. De-Clutter Your Stuff AND Simplify Your Life- 40 Ideas’ How To De-Clutter & Simplify Your Life In Just Minutes A Day - Suzy Right (01/06/14)
6. Krampus: The Yule Lord - (01/09/14 - 01/28/14)
7. The Heist - (01/ /14 - 01/13/14)
8. The Other Woman (1/21/14 - 1/28/14)
9. Sleepyhead? NOT! (1/24/14)
10. You've Got It All Wrong (2/4/14 - 02/14/14)
11. Quartet in Autumn (03/01/14 - 03/14/14)
12. Crazy Summer (03/05/14)
13. Your Wife Will Pay (03/13/14)
14. How Organic, Fast Food and Obesity Affects Our Lives - Three Books Collection - Lauren Hill (03/13/14)
15. The Catcher in the Rye (03/20/14 - 3/21/14)
16. Prepared for a Purpose: The Inspiring True Story of How One Woman Saved an Atlanta School Under Siege (04/01/14 - 04/04/14)
17. The Mother Load (04/01/14 - 04/06/14)
18. x0 (04/04/14 - 04/22/14)
19. Decadence (04/21/14 -
20. Little Bee (04/21/14 -
21. Tangled(05/07/14 - 05/14/14)
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1. And the Mountains Echoed - Audio (01/01/14 - 01/07/14)
2. Maintenance Man II (01/01/13 - 01/04/14)
3. The Alchemist - (01/09/14 - 01/14/14)
4. The Eye Unseen - (01/01/14 - 01/16/14)
5. Innocent in Death (01/16/14 - 2/3/14)
6. Max (1/16/14 - 1/31/14)
7. Anything We Love Can Be Saved (2/4/14 - 02/25/14)
8. The Eyes of the Dragon (02/17/14 - 03/07/14)
9. Manhunt (02/17/14 - 02/21/14)
10. Love Overboard (02/21/14 - 02/26/14)
11. The Saints and Sinners of Okay County: A Novel (03/16/14 - 03/17/14)
12. What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day (03/01/14 - 03/13/14)
13. Flush (03/06/14 - 03/12/14)
14. Zane's The Sisters of APF: The Indoctrination -of Soror Ride Dick (03/17/14 - 3/24/14)
15. Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (03/18/14 - 03/25/14)
16. Something Borrowed (03/26/14 - 04/01/14)
17. Bag of Bones (04/03/14 -
18. Play Dirty (04/04/14 - 04/15/14)
19. The Between (05/06/14 - 5/22/14)
20. The Crimson Brand (06/02/14 -
21. R L'S Dream (06/02/14 - 06/12/14)
22. The Gate House (06/13/14 - 07/04/14)
23. Fearless Fourteen (07/04/14 - 07/05/14)
24. Finger Lickin' Fifteen (07/05/14 -
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[Cmkage]

I did a challenge like that a few years back and liked it so I thought I'd do it again.

Challenge Title: US States
Duration: Jan 01 - Dec 31, 2014
Number of Books: 37/50
Challenge Description: Read a book set in each of the 50 states.
List of Books:

AL Alabama - Shades - Nov 08
AK Alaska - How to Run with a Naked Werewolf - Jan 02
AZ Arizona - Branded for You - Sep 20
AR Arkansas -
CA California - Crash - Apr 23
CO Colorado - Nash - Apr 25
CT Connecticut -
DE Delaware -
FL Florida -
GA Georgia - On the Edge - Jun 15
HI Hawaii -
ID Idaho - Reaper's Legacy - Feb 02
IL Illinois - It Happened One Wedding - May 11
IN Indiana - The Promise - Jul 20
IA Iowa - Heartbreaker - Oct 26
KS Kansas -
KY Kentucky - Take Me On - Aug 09
LA Louisiana - Black Arts - Feb 22
ME Maine - Archer's Voice - May 15
MD Maryland - Hard as It Gets - May 04
MA Massachusetts - Undead and Unwelcome - Sep 04
MI Michigan - Mr. Perfect - Jan 25
MN Minnesota - Point of Return - May 06
MS Mississippi -
MO Missouri - Move the Sun - May 08
MT Montana - Unbeautifully - Oct 11
NE Nebraska -
NV Nevada - Hot Finish - Jan 22
NH New Hampshire - Exclusively Yours - Jan 20
NJ New Jersey - Takedown Twenty - Jun 16
NM New Mexico - Sixth Grave on the Edge - May 24
NY New York - Tall, Tatted and Tempting - May 02
NC North Carolina - Dream a Little Dream - Mar 15
ND North Dakota - Shield of Winter - Aug 05
OH Ohio - The Good, the Bad, and the Undead - May 27
OK Oklahoma - Rescue Me - Sep 19
OR Oregon - Stone Cold - Apr 20
PA Pennsylvania - Stay with Me - Sep 27
RI Rhode Island - Better Homes and Hauntings - Aug 03
SC South Carolina -
SD South Dakota - Lucas
TN Tennessee -
TX Texas - It Ain't Me Babe - Apr 29
UT Utah -
VT Vermont - The Beautiful Ashes - Aug 26
VA Virginia -
WA Washington - Night Broken - Mar 12
WV West Virginia - Within Temptation - May 12
WI Wisconsin - Asher - Sep 22
WY Wyoming - The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden - Apr 26

[Cassandra]

I'm considering myself done with this one. I've read at least 10 books in each of my sections, aside from #4, which was only meant to have 5 books anyway. I'll likely read more books that work for each section, but I've read 86 books when the plan was to read 35. My post.

[UnusualChild{beppy}]

i am DONE, thank goodness. 147 books read...that's pretty good i think, especially since i decided in mid-november that i was actually going to finish the challenges that i started this year.

[Ms.soule]

Done - I might have the last book finished by midnight, but this will be the last time I can post!

[Lynne]

Ran Out of Characters trying to post my whole year together, so this is the second half of my year. The first half is Post #6. Thanks for a great challenge!

July -- 17 Books Read This Month!
55. Carmen's New York Climax by Nikki Sex – 7/2
56. Angel's Wolf by Nalini Singh – 7/6
57. Play by Kylie Scott – 7/11
58. The Theory of Attraction by Delphine Dryden – 7/12
59. Zane’s I'll Be Home for Christmas: An eShort Story – 7/12
60. Lawful Escort by Tina Folsom – 7/13
61. McLain's Law by Kylie Brant – 7/16
62. One Fine Fireman by Jennifer Bernard – 7/17
63. Fatal Affair by Marie Force – 7/22
64. Declaration of Courtship by Nalini Singh – 7/24
65. Rocky Mountain Heat by Vivian Arend – 7/25
66. The Bad Boy Billionaire: What a Girl Wants by Maya Rodale – 7/26
67. Dragos Takes a Holiday – 7/27
68. Pia Saves the Day – 7/27
69. Peanut Goes to School by Thea Harrison – 7/27
70. Baehrly Beginning by Elizabeth A. Reeves – 7/27
71. Whisper of Sin by Nalini Singh – 7/30



August -- 12 Books Read This Month!
72. The Fireman Who Loved Me by Jennifer Bernard – 8/1
73. Officer Off Limits by Tess Bailey – 8/3
74. The Gamble by Kristen Ashley – 8/6
75. Freshwater Kisses: A Billionaire Love Story by Krista Lakes – 8/10
76. Slow Summer Burn by Elizabeth Barrett – 8/14
77. After Math by Denise Grover Swank – 8/18
78. Forced Wife, Royal Love-Child by Trish Morey – 8/19
79. The Return of Brody McBride by Jennifer Ryan – 8/20
80. Saved by the Rancher by Jennifer Ryan – 8/22
81. One Night with a Hero by Laura Kaye – 8/25
82. Safe in His Arms by Rita Herron – 8/26
83. The Wedding Favor by Cara Connelly – 8/28



September -- 7 Books Read This Month!
84. Kaleb by Nicole Edwards – 9/2
85. Once in a Lifetime by Jill Shalvis – 9/3
86. Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan – 9/11
87. Anything for You by Jessica Scott – 9/11
88. April's Promise by Karen Rose Smith – 9/12
89. I Married a Billionaire by Melanie Marchande – 9/12
90. Engaging the Boss by Noelle Adams – 9/13

Once in a Lifetime

October -- 7 Books Read This Month!
91. Protecting What's Theirs by Tess Bailey – 10/5
92. Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh – 10/8
93. Thrown by a Curve by Jaci Burton (baseball) – 10/9
94. Under the Covers by Rebecca Zanetti – 10/12
95. Ever After by Samantha Chase – 10/22
96. Yule Be Mine by Lori Foster – 10/25
97. The Day He Kissed Her by Juliana Stone – 10/26



November -- 9 Books Read This Month!
98. Single Wolf Female by Jessica Sims – 11/1
99. Holiday Games by Jaci Burton – 11/2
100. Scandal And The Duchess by Jennifer Ashley – 11/8
101. Private Practice by Samanthe Beck – 11/10
102. Wallflower Gone Wild by Mary Rodale – 11/12
103. Asking for Trouble by Tess Bailey – 11/14
104. Lead by Kylie Scott – 11/18
105. My Little Runaway by Helen Conrad – 11/20
106. Loving Lauren by Jill Sanders – 11/28

My Little Runaway

December -- 16 Books Read This Month!
107. Room for You by Beth Ehemann – 12/6
108. Getting Off by Abby Green – 12/9
109. In Bed with Mr. Wrong by Katee Robert – 12/10
110. Resisting the Bad Boy by Violet Duke – 12/12
111. Falling for the Good Guy by Violet Duke – 12/12
112. Room for More by Beth Ehemann – 12/13
113. Room for Just a Little Bit More by Beth Ehemann – 12/14
114. Edge of Survival by Toni Anderson – 12/14
115. Tempt Me, Cowboy by Megan Crane – 12/15
116. A Family for Christmas by Helen Scott Taylor – 12/15
117. Santa Wore Leathers by Vonnie Davis – 12/14
118. Game for Tonight by Karen Erickson – 12/17
119. Losing Control by Nina Croft – 12/18
120. One Hot Scot: A Holiday Story by Suzanne Enoch – 12/18
121. Light Her Fire by Samanthe Beck – 12/19
122. Yours to Keep by Shannon Stacey – 12/18
Losing Control

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

RRRC 2014 Create Your Own Reading Challenge
Challenge Title: Danielle's Graphic Novel Read-a-Thon Challenge
Duration: 1/1/14-12/31/14
Number of Books: 30
Challenge Description: Read a minimum of 30 graphic novels in the year of 2014.
List of Books: (you can post it in advanced or post as you complete them)

Update: 1/1/15

Completed: 115/30

I read 115 graphic novels this past year.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Julianna]

Create Your Own Challenge
Challenge Title: The Triple Challenge
Duration: Jan 1, 2014 – Dec 31, 2014
Number of Books: 18/16 - All Done!

Part I - 10 Oldest TBR Books
Read the 10 oldest books from my GoodReads TBR list. I'm making an exception for two books that I added not knowing they were part of a series that I'm not caught up on and replacing them with the next book in the series.

1.An Irresistible Bachelor by Jessica Bird (8/14)★★★★1/2
2.Wild and Wicked by Joanne Rock (3/5)★★★★
3.Promises Keep by Sarah McCarty (7/29)★★★★
4.Jake's Touch by Mary Anne Wilson (2/1)★★★★
5.Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult (4/30)★★★★★
6.The Witness by Sandra Brown (5/7)★★★★1/2
7.Voyeur by Lacey Alexander (10/31)★★★★★
8.Rebellious Desire by Julie Garwood (6/4)★★★1/2
9.Wet & Wild by Sandra Hill (2/28)★★★★★
10.The Mirror of Her Dreams by Stephen R. Donaldson (10/26)★★★★

Completed 10/10


Part II - Book to Movie
Read at least three books that were made into movies and then watch the movie.
1.Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (1/28)★★★★★ *MW (3/8)
2.Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion (2/23)★★★★1/2 *MW (3/1)
3.Divergent by Veronica Roth (3/24)★★★★ *MW (8/16)
4.Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult (5/1)★★★★★ *MW (11/19)
5.Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (10/6)★★★★★ *MW (12/2)

Read 5/3
*MW = Movies Watched 5/3


Part III - Finish Anthologies
I have a habit of starting anthologies because of one particular story and then not finishing them. So, I'm going to finish all anthologies started the previous year unless one of the stories in it is part of a series that I'm not caught up on.
1.Dead After Dark (11/22)★★★★1/2
2.The Manning Brides (3/9)★★★★
3.That Holiday Feeling (12/20)★★★★

Read 3/3