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message 1: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Over in a Flash - hopefully will be a reoccurring challenge.

I stole this idea (with permission) from the SOS: Serious Overload of Series group.

Over in a Flash ~ Cover Hunt & Theme Challenge ~
Duration: February 1st through February 28th.

Rules: Choose at least two (2) of the three (3) options below. (Meaning minimum of two books.) Color may be the predominant color of the book, or a “pop” of color that catches your eye. Holidays are explained. Items may be found on the cover, or the word found within the storyline.

Please feel free to post your book covers, dates read, and star ratings.

You may join at any time during the month. Feel free to do all three, or more, if you want.

Member Choosing: Chris has been a GoodReads member since October, 2012, and a participant of Happily Ever After Café since February, 2013. She love sports, reading, learning languages, fiber arts (knitting, spinning and weaving), dogs, current events, travel, history, computers, politics and humor. She’s an Air Force brat and wife, and has been fortunate to live and travel all over the world. She loves to read romances with great heroines and alpha males. Give her a good rake and Chris won't be doing yard work.

COLOR: Red or rouge !

February THEMES: (1) Chinese Lunar New Year: {February 1st} Read a book set in China or has a moon on the cover. Or even where the time is during the new year. (2) Super Bowl Sunday: {February 2nd} Read a book where the character plays or loves football. (3) Ground Hog Day: {February 2nd} Read a book where a character is stuck in a time loop, repeating the same day again and again. Or was published in 1993 (year the film came out) or 2006 (the day the film was added to the United States National Film Registry as being deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”). (4) Candlemas Day: {February 2nd} Read a where Candlemas takes place, or there is a candle or temple on the cover. (5) Valentine’s Day: {February 14th} Read a book with “Valentine” in the title or is set during that time of year. Or has a heart on the cover.(6) Presidents’ Day: {February 17th} Read a book where the main character is the president of something, or a politician.

ITEMS: February’s Birthstones are amethyst and pearl. Its flowers are Violets, Hyacinths, and Primroses. Zodiac Signs are Aquarius and Pisces. Other cover items are candy, football, a horse, a fish, a watch, clock or timepiece, and water.

CANDLEVIOLETSCHINESE LUNAR NEW YEARROGUEGROUNDHOG DAYPRIMROSEPISCESWATERPEARLSHYACINTHVALENTINES DAY


message 2: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (last edited Jul 01, 2014 11:07AM) (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Blinkie Text Generator at TextSpace.net


Aysa 2/2 - Done! Congrats!
BJ Rose 3/3 - Done! Congratulations!
Hanita 0/3
I♥BG (Teresa) 0/3
Ipshita 2/2 - Done! Congrats!
Jody 2/2 - Done! Congrats!
Kat 0/7
Kari 2/2 - Done! Congrats!
Kme_17 3/3 - Done! Congrats!
Kritika 0/2
Lisa - (Aussie Girl) 5/5 - Done! Congrats!
Melissa (MO) 1/3
Nikki♥ 3/3 - Done! Congrats!
Poongothai 8/8 - Done! Congrats!
Sandra 3/3 - Done! Congrats!
Saxonjus 2/2 - Done! Congrats!
Sherin 0/?
Theresa 0/2


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message 3: by Lisa - (Aussie Girl) (last edited Feb 24, 2014 11:07PM) (new)

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) | 13013 comments Ooh, Am I first to post this month. 5/5

RED: Up From the Grave (Night Huntress, #7) by Jeaniene Frost . (Red Hair!) Blood & Beauty A Novel of the Borgias by Sarah Dunant .Finished 2/7.★★★★

HOLIDAY: Moon Chased by Moonlight (Moonlight, #2) by Nancy Gideon . Finished 2/22. ★★★★

ITEMS; Horse Dark Witch (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy, #1) by Nora Roberts . Finished 2/18. ★★★
Water: Biting Bad (Chicagoland Vampires, #8) by Chloe Neill . Finished 2/25. ★★★☆


message 4: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Ooh, Am I first to post this month."

LOL! Yes, indeed. Welcome to the challenge, Lisa!


message 5: by Nikki ♥ (new)

Nikki ♥ | 2103 comments I'm in for at least three.


message 6: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Welcome to the challenge, Nikki♥!


message 7: by BJ Rose (new)

BJ Rose (bjrose) | 1216 comments I'm in for at least 2 - maybe more after I actually look at some covers.

Now I'd better get busy on January!!


message 8: by Ipshita (new)

Ipshita (miss_romanceaholic) | 1031 comments I'm in for 2.


message 9: by Melissa (new)

Melissa I think I'll do 3. Right now I believe it will be these 3:

Color Red: Dark Fire (Dark, #6) by Christine Feehan
Chinese Lunar, moon on cover: That Old Devil Moon by Anne Logan
Item horse: The Man from Blue River by Judith Bowen


message 10: by June (new)

June (ladyjune) | 630 comments Oh my God! Its almost Feb, time flies!


message 11: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Welcome to the challenge, BJ Rose, Ipshita, and Melissa... and possibly June?


message 12: by Sandra (new)

Sandra HEA February 2014 Challenge


0/3 Completed


1. Colour: Deadly Sting
2. Moon: Blood Drive
3. Water: Courting Carolina

Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, #8) by Jennifer Estep Blood Drive (Anna Strong Chronicles, #2) by Jeanne C. Stein Courting Carolina (Spellbound Falls, #3) by Janet Chapman


message 13: by Sherin (new)

Sherin Punnilath (shery_7) | 85 comments I'm in!


message 14: by Saxonjus (new)

Saxonjus | 138 comments Im in for two please

Colour:Red The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly
Item: Pearls Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier


message 15: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Welcome to the challenge, Sandra, Sherin, and Saxonjus!


message 16: by Sandra (new)

Sandra Thanks for reminding me about Janet Chapman, Lisa Kay :)


message 17: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Sandra wrote: "Thanks for reminding me about Janet Chapman, Lisa Kay :)"

LOL! You're welcome, Sandra. ☺


message 18: by Roma (new)

Roma | 33 comments 2 please
Red: John Lanchester-Capital
Pearl: Phillippa Gregory-White Queen


message 19: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Welcome to the challenge, Jody!


message 20: by Hanita (last edited Jan 25, 2014 08:43AM) (new)

Hanita | 33 comments I'm in! I'm excited with this month theme!

Color : Silk Is For Seduction (The Dressmakers, #1) by Loretta Chase

Valentine : The Trouble With Valentine's Day (Chinooks Hockey Team, #3) by Rachel Gibson

Items (Pearls) : Bride by Mistake (Devil Riders, #5) by Anne Gracie


message 21: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Welcome to the challenge, Hanita!


message 22: by ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) (last edited Jan 27, 2014 04:05PM) (new)

ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) (ilovebakedgoods) Over in a Flash
February 1-28
0/3


1. Color: Red
2. Valentine's Day: Heart
3. Superbowl


ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) (ilovebakedgoods) Lisa Kay, you've read Match Me If You Can (Chicago Stars, #6) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips so can you tell me if this would fit the Superbowl theme? I would assume a football player's agent likes football but I just wanted to be sure. Thanks!


message 24: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Lisa Kay, you've read Match Me If You Can (Chicago Stars, #6) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips so can you tell me if this would fit the Superbowl theme?"

Welcome to the challenge, Teresa! Oh, that one definitely works for Superbowl. It is part of SEP's great Chicago Stars series, which is her fictitious football team.


ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) (ilovebakedgoods) Awesome, thanks! I'm going to add it to my list. I've decided to read a lot of romance in February. Hope this mood sticks with me throughout the month.


message 26: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Me, too, Teresa. Good luck!


message 27: by Diana S (last edited Feb 19, 2014 06:24PM) (new)

Diana S Over in a Flash ~ Cover Hunt & Theme Challenge
Duration: February 1st through February 28th

COLOR: Red or rouge !

February THEMES:
(1)Chinese Lunar New Year: {February 1st}
Read a book set in China or has a moon on the cover. Or even where the time is during the new year.
(2)Super Bowl Sunday: {February 2nd}
Read a book where the character plays or loves football.
(3)Ground Hog Day: {February 2nd}
Read a book where a character is stuck in a time loop, repeating the same day again and again. Or was published in 1993 (year the film came out) or 2006 (the day the film was added to the United States National Film Registry as being deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”).
(4)Candlemas Day: {February 2nd}
Read a where Candlemas takes place, or there is a candle or temple on the cover.
(5)Valentine’s Day: {February 14th}
Read a book with “Valentine” in the title or is set during that time of year. Or has a heart on the cover.
(6) Presidents’ Day: {February 17th}
Read a book where the main character is the president of something, or a politician.

ITEMS:
February’s Birthstones are amethyst and pearl.
Flowers are Violets, Hyacinths, and Primroses.
Zodiac Signs are Aquarius and Pisces.
**Other cover items are candy, football, a horse, a fish, a watch, clock or timepiece, and water.
*candy - Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanna Fluke (2/15/14)

February Bookshelf
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1) by Joanne Fluke


message 28: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Updated your link, Teresa. Should I change your total, or leave it at 3?


ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) (ilovebakedgoods) 3 for now. I need to figure out what other books I plan to read will fit this challenge later. Thanks :)


message 30: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Sure. ☺


message 31: by Kari (last edited Feb 01, 2014 12:52AM) (new)

Kari | 1791 comments I'm in for two!


COLOR red - Wrong Bed, Right Guy (Come Undone, #1) by Katee Robert

THEME moon - Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night (Immortals After Dark, #4) by Kresley Cole


message 32: by Asya (new)

Asya | 23 comments I'm in for two, tbd, thanks!


message 33: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Welcome to the challenge, Kari & Asya!


message 34: by Kme_17 (new)

Kme_17 | 93 comments I will go for three : )


message 35: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Yay, Kim! Welcome to the challenge.


message 36: by Kari (new)

Kari | 1791 comments Over in a Flash - February
Finished 1/2

COLOR red - Wrong Bed, Right Guy (Come Undone, #1) by Katee Robert

THEME moon - Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night (Immortals After Dark, #4) by Kresley Cole - 2/2 - 5★ ✔


message 37: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments
Yay, Kari! First on the board!

violets



message 38: by Kari (new)

Kari | 1791 comments Thanks! And it was a great book too, loved it :)


message 39: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments I just adore that series. I'm "re-reading" Immortals After Dark via audio now. The narrator, Robert Petkoff, is to die for.


message 40: by Kari (new)

Kari | 1791 comments Lisa Kay wrote: "I just adore that series. I'm "re-reading" Immortals After Dark via audio now. The narrator, Robert Petkoff, is to die for."

Ohh, that sounds so good!!! :)


message 41: by Kritika (new)

Kritika | 497 comments Count me in for two


message 42: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Sure, Kritika! Welcome to the challenge.


message 43: by Roma (new)

Roma | 33 comments First one done
Red: John Lanchester-Capital 1*


message 44: by BJ Rose (new)

BJ Rose (bjrose) | 1216 comments I found 3, so I'll be brave!

Happily Ever After Cafe
Over in a Flash Cover Challenge
February 1-28, 2014

0/3


THEME: 2006: Murder on the Rocks (Gray Whale Inn Mystery, #1) by Karen MacInerney by Karen MacInerney

ITEM: WATER: Hummingbird Lake (Eternity Springs, #2) by Emily March by Emily March

ITEM: HORSE: Dark Witch (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy, #1) by Nora Roberts by Nora Roberts


message 45: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments
Neat, Jody!

Updated you, BJ Rose.

violets and pearls



message 46: by Kritika (new)

Kritika | 497 comments LK wrote: "Sure Kritika.."
Thanks:)


message 47: by Nikki ♥ (new)

Nikki ♥ | 2103 comments 1/3

Red: Up From the Grave (Night Huntress, #7) by Jeaniene Frost
Valentine's Day: takes place around and on Valentine's Day Innocent in Death (In Death, #24) by J.D. Robb 5* 2/3.


message 48: by Theresa (last edited Feb 03, 2014 10:13PM) (new)

Theresa (raineedayreader) I got 1/2 last month so I want to try again for 2.

How about Chinese: Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian and Water: Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth (there's water depicted on the cover but if it's not enough I'll find something else.)


message 49: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments
Works for me, Theresa. Welcome to the challenge!

Updated you, too, Nikki♥.

red...watch



message 50: by Kat (last edited Feb 04, 2014 09:14AM) (new)

Kat Morrisey (katmorrisey) | 23 comments I'm in. Hopefully I can finish this month! *fingers crossed*

Over In A Flash, February 2014 Challenge
Duration: February 1-February 28, 2014
Completed: 0/7


Color (red ):
Laid Bare: Hopefully this counts for red? There is a lot of red on the right there, and roses!
The Darkest Night
Romancing the Duke

Super Bowl Sunday: {February 2nd}
Read a book where the character plays or loves football. Sackmaster

Ground Hog Day: {February 2nd}
Read a book where a character is stuck in a time loop, repeating the same day again and again. Or was published in 1993 (year the film came out) or 2006 (the day the film was added to the United States National Film Registry as being deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”).
Somebody's Lover
Enforcer
The Courage to Love

Laid Bare (Brown Siblings, #1) by Lauren Dane The Darkest Night (Lords of the Underworld, #1) by Gena Showalter Romancing the Duke (Castles Ever After, #1) by Tessa Dare Sackmaster (Necessary Roughness, #1) by Ann Jacobs Somebody's Lover (The Jackson Brothers, #1) by Jasmine Haynes Enforcer (Cascadia Wolves, #1) by Lauren Dane The Courage to Love (Brothers in Arms, #1) by Samantha Kane


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