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Oct 24, 2014 02:20PM
Yes you did! I see you read "The Gamble", was that a reread for you or a new one? I loved that book :)
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Hayley wrote: "Yes you did! I see you read "The Gamble", was that a reread for you or a new one? I loved that book :)"That was a first time read/listen for me, Hayley. Really enjoyed it.
Awesome :). I really like her writing style. She's funny but definitely a great story too.
Yes, I get caught up in the characters. I've been know to read a couple of her books straight through, and you know how long they are... so that's crazy.
I know! When I was reading it on my iPad it said it was like 800 pages... GOODNESS! BUT they went fast.... I've only read two books of hers... I'm interested in more, just haven't gotten around to it yet :(..
Hey, when a book grabs your attention - if you're like me - you zip through it.
Of course, Real Life likes to sabotage us occasionally.
This is definitely true. My friend and I were just discussing how many books we want to read. YET there is NEVER enough time!
newly read genres: amish romance, bodice ripper,chick-lit, historical, mail order bride37/70 read - halftime finally☺
Edit Nov. 26th:
Going for a: Home Run (61-70 books)
Starting: February 2nd 2014
--> 45/61 read☺
♥ Action-Adventure Romance:
♥ African-American Romance:
♥ Amish Romance:✔ Sept
♥♥♥♥♥ Amnesia Romance:✔ May
♥♥♥-♥♥ Antebellum / Civil War / Reconstruction: Romance:
(ntebellum is the period prior to the Civil War in America, especially the pre-Civil War culture in southern states. Be advised, slavery is an issue in these. The American Civil War, also known as the War Between the States, was fought from 1861 to 1865; these Romances may be placed in the North or the South. The Reconstruction period was from 1865 to 1877.)
♥ Baby Love Romance(where a baby plays an important part in the plot-line of the Romance. It may be either the male or female lead that has a baby or child - by birth, adoption, or guardianship. ould be the heroine is pregnant, and the hero is not the father. ):✔
♥ (Blaire is pregnant)♥ BDSM Romance (bondage, discipline, submission, dominance.):✔ May 26th
♥♥ Bodice Ripper / Old School Romance(written in the 1970’s & 1980’s, bookcovers depicting the scantily clad heroine being grabbed by the hero; don’t be surprised to find alpha-heroes, un-politically correct action, forced seduction, eep! - rape, sold into slavery plot lines, mistresses, and - aack! - cheating):
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...✔ Sept.
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Cabin Romances / Road Trip Romances✔ July
(Road Romances devote large sections to journeys, either by land or by sea. They are filled with adventure, danger, and excitement.
Cabin Romances devote large sections to isolation of the hero and heroine. Sometimes they are isolated as a result of a journey. In other instances, the hero/heroine lives alone in the wild and rescues the other from danger, the elements, or injury, forcing them be together or hide out together. They have to come to grips with one another and their attraction in a (relatively) small place.):
♥♥-♥♥ Category Romances ( AKA series romances; major publishers are Mills & Boon/Harlequin/Silhouette):
♥ Celtic Romance (includes Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.):
♥ Chick-lit Romance
♥♥♥-♥♥ Classic Romance (ritten at least 50 years ago; think Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, etc):
♥ Colonial America / Pre-Revolutionary War / Revolutionary War Romance:
♥ Contemporary Romance:✔ April
♥♥♥♥♥ Courtesans / Mistresses / Gigolo / Prostitutes Romance:
♥ Dark Fantasy Romance (A fantasy story with not only a strong Romance, but with a pronounced horror element):✔ May
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Dystopian Romance (just add Romance. According to GoodReads, dystopia is a society where societal perfection or societal transcendence is obtained at the expense of something else. That “something else” could be a devalued class of people, the loss of a fundamental freedom, or the surrender of some aspect of human nature.)✔ June 26th
♥♥-♥♥ Early 20th Century Romance / Turn of the Century Romance (1899-1950, all romances that don’t fall under Western Romance-Historical or Americana Romance ):
♥ Enemies to Lovers Romance:✔ April
♥♥♥-♥♥ Erotica Romance:✔ March 22th
♥♥♥ Exotic Locales Romance:
♥ Fantasy Romance (These are romances that have an other-worldly setting, with characters who may or may not have special abilities. While the fantastical setting is important, the romance is still what takes center stage.):✔ April
♥♥♥♥♥ Fairy Tale Romances (original fairy tale to be recognizable):✔ March
♥♥♥♥♥ Fooled Around and Fell in Love Romance (One Night Stand that becomes more. Or buddies who plan the relationship to be “No-Strings-Attached”):✔ April
♥♥ Friends to Lovers Romance:✔ Nov.
♥ let's count their let's be friends thing although it was very short term♥ Frontier Romance / Americana Romance / Mail-Order-Bride Romance (These are set between 1880 and 1920 in the United States, with Americana usually in a small town or in the Midwest.):✔ Oct
♥♥-♥♥ Georgian Era Romance (british history, after kings George I-IV 1714–1830):
♥ GLBT Romance (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender):✔ Nov
♥♥♥ Glitz or Glamour Romance (actors, actresses, supermodels, or anyone on the world stage):
♥ Gothic Romance:
♥ Heroine in Pursuit Romance(knows the man of her dreams when she sees him, is confident enough to act on it, with eventual success. Heroine takes the initiative in furthering the emotional and physical relationship with the hero, for example by asking him out, seducing him, compromising him, even proposing to him. She either pursues him for greater parts of the novel, or she shows her love in a major, decisive step towards true commitment.):
♥ Highlander Hero Romance:
♥ Historical Romance:✔ Oct
♥♥♥♥ Holiday Romance (Christmas, New Year’s, Valentine’s Day, St. Patirick’s, Easter, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, etc.):
♥ Horror Romance:✔ June 3rd
♥♥♥♥ Inspirational / Christian / Religious Romance:
♥ Love & Laughter / Humorous Romance:
♥ Magical Realism Romance (where magical elements blend with real world):✔ Sept
♥♥♥♥♥ Marriage of Convenience Romance: ✔ February 26th
(that one or both characters have no choice in the marriage (even if the marriage is the heroine’s idea to begin with—such as if she needs to marry someone to keep from being forced to marry someone much less desirable or to hold on to her family’s property/wealth)
♥♥♥♥-♥ ♥ Medical Romance (a doctor,
(1st part)
♥♥♥♥ Medieval Romance (5th to the 15th century (476-1453), knights, barons, vassals, castles, tournaments, armor):
♥ Ménage à Trois Romance:
♥ Multicultural / Interracial / International Romance:✔ March
♥♥♥-♥♥ Native American Romance(contempor or historical):
♥ New Adult Romance(protagonists in the 18-25 age bracket,college, job choice):✔ March
♥♥-♥♥ Non-fiction Romance / Memoir Romance:
♥ Paranormal Romance✔ August
(involves going against scientific laws. It is extrasensory phenomena ):
♥♥-♥
♥
♥-♥♥ Post-Apocalypse Romance /
♥♥-♥♥ Regency Romance: (UK between 1811—when the Prince Regent ruled by proxy—and 1820)✔ February 17
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Renaissance Romance (1485 - 1603, typically set in Europe):
♥ Roaring Twenties Romance(time of great change, when women raised their hemlines and bobbed their hair - and Women got the vote! The First World War was over, the second still yet to come. Prohibition in the U.S. gave birth to an underground industry of speakeasies and bootleggers, all while a new music called jazz sang a siren tune nobody had heard before... It was a time of independence, courage, and adventure):
♥ Rock ‘n Roll Romance (rockstar):✔ April
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Romantic Suspense ✔ August
( here there is a suspense element (one or both the hero or heroine is personally in jeopardy) that is almost to equally important as the romance plot. Take out either thread, and the story falls apart. One of the characters may be involved in law-enforcement in some manner (an FBI agent, a police officer, a homeland security agent, etc.)):
♥♥-♥♥ Royalty / In Line for the Throne / Dukes Romance:
(rotagonist is of royal blood, be it legitimate or not. May be from the real world, or a fictitious one, as long as the hero or heroine is king/queen, prince/princess, tzar, emperor, or any other type of royal. Duke witch are in line for the trone)✔ March 4th
♥♥♥♥ ♥ Science Fiction Romance / Extraterrestrial Romance / Futuristic Romance:
♥ Shape-shifter Romance:✔ August
♥♥♥♥♥ Shotgun Wedding Romance / AKA Compromising Positions Romance ✔ September
(Marriages because the bride is pregnant or she has been hopelessly compromised. A third party may force the protagonists to marry (with or without weapon in hand), or the protagonists may be forced by their own sense of honor, and the knowledge that repercussion on themselves and their families would be severe if they did not marry.):
♥♥♥ Small Town Lovin’ Romance ✔ Nov
(Contemporary, small town life, in search of the old-fashioned intimacy of knowing all one’s neighbors... and them knowing all about the heroine’s love-life --> except the new guy ☺)
♥♥♥-♥♥ Sports Romance (They may be players or retired players, amateur enthusiasts, or those with careers revolving around sports, such as a sports agent, publicist or spin-doctor.):✔ May
♥♥♥♥ Steampunk Romance (Steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the 19th century's British Victorian era or American “Wild West,” in a post-apocalyptic future during which steam power has regained mainstream use, or in a fantasy world that similarly employs steam power):
♥ Supernatural Romance (concern things “not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material.” catch-all category. Books would include romances involving ghosts, psyches, telekinesis, religious miracles, angels, and yes, witches. ):✔
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Thriller Romance:
♥ Time-Travel Romance:✔ August
♥♥♥-♥♥ Two-Hankie-Read Romance (make you cry, not just a tear or two):✔ August
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Urban Fantasy Romance :✔ March 22th
(usually include vampires, werewolves, zombies, shape-shifters, and witches)
♥♥♥ Vampire Romance:✔ April 8th
♥♥♥♥ Victorian Romance(Queen Victoria’s reign: June, 1837 until her death January, 1901. Typically set in England):✔
♥♥♥♥♥ Viking Romance:
♥ Virgin Hero Romance:✔ March
♥♥ Wallflower / Bluestocking / Spinster / Governess Romance:
♥ Western Romance-Contemporary (cowboys & ranchers):
♥ Western Romance-Historical (Set in the American West, 18th century to 1890 stretches broadly to the end of Mexican Revolution in 1920; cowboys):
♥ Witch Romance (heroine is the witch):✔ May
♥♥♥ World War II-Era Romance:
♥ Young Adult Romance:✔ Oct
♥♥♥♥
Wow! You're doing great, Bookcrazy! Some great reads, too.
Thanks☺. I have one question. Is this challenge ending this year or do we count 12 months?I updated my 2 post before. 6 new reads including GLBT, Supernatural, Post-Apocalyptic, friends to lovers, medical and small town romance genre and 2 counting errors lead to --> 45/70 read☺
Or let's better say 45/61 - I'm switching to the lower number for the 'Home Run'.
You set your own duration, Bookcrazy. I thought I'd see what I could do in a year. But then I change my mind and want to see how long it would take me to get them all.Totally up to you. And you're doing great!
Eleven and 61?! Whoa. You're doing great, Kritika.
Thanks.. If I finish within a few months, I might uodate to another level! Just thinking, not sure though..:)
Good luck, if you do!
Lisa Kay wrote: "You set your own duration, Bookcrazy. I thought I'd see what I could do in a year. But then I change my mind and want to see how long it would take me to get them all.Totally up to you. And you..."
Thanks, great, then I have time.
Looking good, Karen! Thanks for the reminder, as I need to update, too.
wow, I completly forgot this challenge ;) thank you Karen for reminding me!
Let's look what I was able to finish ;)I was going for a: Home Run (61-70 books)
Starting: February 2nd 2014
--> 53/61 read☺ until February 2015
and until July '15: 64/61 DONE, YEAAHHH ☺☺☺☺☺
♥ Action-Adventure Romance:✔ March 15
♥♥♥♥♥ African-American Romance:
♥ Amish Romance:✔ Sept
♥♥♥♥♥ Amnesia Romance:✔ May
♥♥♥-♥♥ Antebellum / Civil War / Reconstruction: Romance:✔ June '15
(ntebellum is the period prior to the Civil War in America, especially the pre-Civil War culture in southern states. Be advised, slavery is an issue in these. The American Civil War, also known as the War Between the States, was fought from 1861 to 1865; these Romances may be placed in the North or the South. The Reconstruction period was from 1865 to 1877.)
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Baby Love Romance(where a baby plays an important part in the plot-line of the Romance. It may be either the male or female lead that has a baby or child - by birth, adoption, or guardianship. ould be the heroine is pregnant, and the hero is not the father. ):✔
♥ (Blaire is pregnant)♥ BDSM Romance (bondage, discipline, submission, dominance.):✔ May 26th
♥♥ Bodice Ripper / Old School Romance(written in the 1970’s & 1980’s, bookcovers depicting the scantily clad heroine being grabbed by the hero; don’t be surprised to find alpha-heroes, un-politically correct action, forced seduction, eep! - rape, sold into slavery plot lines, mistresses, and - aack! - cheating):
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...✔ Sept.
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Cabin Romances / Road Trip Romances✔ July
(Road Romances devote large sections to journeys, either by land or by sea. They are filled with adventure, danger, and excitement.
Cabin Romances devote large sections to isolation of the hero and heroine. Sometimes they are isolated as a result of a journey. In other instances, the hero/heroine lives alone in the wild and rescues the other from danger, the elements, or injury, forcing them be together or hide out together. They have to come to grips with one another and their attraction in a (relatively) small place.):
♥♥-♥♥ Category Romances ( AKA series romances; major publishers are Mills & Boon/Harlequin/Silhouette):
♥ Celtic Romance (includes Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.):✔ Nov
♥♥♥♥ Chick-lit Romance
♥♥♥-♥♥ Classic Romance (ritten at least 50 years ago; think Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, etc):
♥ Colonial America / Pre-Revolutionary War / Revolutionary War Romance:
♥ Contemporary Romance:✔ April
♥♥♥♥♥ Courtesans / Mistresses / Gigolo / Prostitutes Romance:
♥ Dark Fantasy Romance (A fantasy story with not only a strong Romance, but with a pronounced horror element):✔ May
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Dystopian Romance (just add Romance. According to GoodReads, dystopia is a society where societal perfection or societal transcendence is obtained at the expense of something else. That “something else” could be a devalued class of people, the loss of a fundamental freedom, or the surrender of some aspect of human nature.)✔ June 26th
♥♥-♥♥ Early 20th Century Romance / Turn of the Century Romance (1899-1950, all romances that don’t fall under Western Romance-Historical or Americana Romance ):✔ Apr '15
♥ Enemies to Lovers Romance:✔ April
♥♥♥-♥♥ Erotica Romance:✔ March 22th
♥♥♥ Exotic Locales Romance: Poppy & the sultan form Marocco(sidestory)✔ Nov
♥♥♥-♥♥ Fantasy Romance (These are romances that have an other-worldly setting, with characters who may or may not have special abilities. While the fantastical setting is important, the romance is still what takes center stage.):✔ April
♥♥♥♥♥ Fairy Tale Romances (original fairy tale to be recognizable):✔ March
♥♥♥♥♥ Fooled Around and Fell in Love Romance (One Night Stand that becomes more. Or buddies who plan the relationship to be “No-Strings-Attached”):✔ April
♥♥ Friends to Lovers Romance:✔ Nov.
♥ let's count their let's be friends thing although it was very short term♥ Frontier Romance / Americana Romance / Mail-Order-Bride Romance (These are set between 1880 and 1920 in the United States, with Americana usually in a small town or in the Midwest.):✔ Oct
♥♥-♥♥ Georgian Era Romance (british history, after kings George I-IV 1714–1830):Yorkshire England 1760✔ Apr '15
♥ GLBT Romance (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender):✔ Nov
♥♥♥ Glitz or Glamour Romance (actors, actresses, supermodels, or anyone on the world stage):✔ June '15
♥♥ Gothic Romance:✔ Dec
♥♥ Heroine in Pursuit Romance✔ June '15
(knows the man of her dreams when she sees him, is confident enough to act on it, with eventual success. Heroine takes the initiative in furthering the emotional and physical relationship with the hero, for example by asking him out, seducing him, compromising him, even proposing to him. She either pursues him for greater parts of the novel, or she shows her love in a major, decisive step towards true commitment.):
♥♥♥1/4♥ Highlander Hero Romance:✔ Jan '15
♥♥ Historical Romance:✔ Oct
♥♥♥♥ Holiday Romance: Christmas✔ Dec
♥♥♥♥♥ Horror Romance:✔ June 3rd
♥♥♥♥ Inspirational / Christian / Religious Romance:✔ May 15
♥♥♥-♥♥ Love & Laughter / Humorous Romance:✔ Jan '15
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Magical Realism Romance (where magical elements blend with real world):✔ Sept
♥♥♥♥♥ Marriage of Convenience Romance: ✔ February 26th
(that one or both characters have no choice in the marriage (even if the marriage is the heroine’s idea to begin with—such as if she needs to marry someone to keep from being forced to marry someone much less desirable or to hold on to her family’s property/wealth)
♥♥♥♥-♥ ♥ Medical Romance (a doctor,
(1st part)
♥♥♥♥ Medieval Romance (5th to the 15th century (476-1453), knights, barons, vassals, castles, tournaments, armor):✔ July '15
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Ménage à Trois Romance:
♥ Multicultural / Interracial / International Romance:✔ March
♥♥♥-♥♥ Native American Romance(contempor or historical):
♥ New Adult Romance(protagonists in the 18-25 age bracket,college, job choice):✔ March
♥♥-♥♥ Non-fiction Romance / Memoir Romance:
♥ Paranormal Romance✔ August
(involves going against scientific laws. It is extrasensory phenomena ):
♥♥-♥
♥
♥-♥♥ Post-Apocalypse Romance /
♥♥-♥♥ Regency Romance: (UK between 1811—when the Prince Regent ruled by proxy—and 1820)✔ February 17
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Renaissance Romance (1485 - 1603, typically set in Europe):
♥ Roaring Twenties Romance(time of great change, when women raised their hemlines and bobbed their hair - and Women got the vote! The First World War was over, the second still yet to come. Prohibition in the U.S. gave birth to an underground industry of speakeasies and bootleggers, all while a new music called jazz sang a siren tune nobody had heard before... It was a time of independence, courage, and adventure):
♥ Rock ‘n Roll Romance (rockstar):✔ April
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Romantic Suspense ✔ August
( here there is a suspense element (one or both the hero or heroine is personally in jeopardy) that is almost to equally important as the romance plot. Take out either thread, and the story falls apart. One of the characters may be involved in law-enforcement in some manner (an FBI agent, a police officer, a homeland security agent, etc.)):
♥♥-♥♥ Royalty / In Line for the Throne / Dukes Romance:
(rotagonist is of royal blood, be it legitimate or not. May be from the real world, or a fictitious one, as long as the hero or heroine is king/queen, prince/princess, tzar, emperor, or any other type of royal. Duke witch are in line for the trone)✔ March 4th
♥♥♥♥ ♥ Science Fiction Romance / Extraterrestrial Romance / Futuristic Romance:✔ Dec
♥♥♥ ♥ Shape-shifter Romance:✔ August
♥♥♥♥♥ Shotgun Wedding Romance / AKA Compromising Positions Romance ✔ September
(Marriages because the bride is pregnant or she has been hopelessly compromised. A third party may force the protagonists to marry (with or without weapon in hand), or the protagonists may be forced by their own sense of honor, and the knowledge that repercussion on themselves and their families would be severe if they did not marry.):
♥♥
♥ Small Town Lovin’ Romance ✔ Nov(Contemporary, small town life, in search of the old-fashioned intimacy of knowing all one’s neighbors... and them knowing all about the heroine’s love-life --> except the new guy ☺)
♥♥♥-♥♥ Sports Romance (They may be players or retired players, amateur enthusiasts, or those with careers revolving around sports, such as a sports agent, publicist or spin-doctor.):✔ May
♥♥♥♥ Steampunk Romance ✔ Febr '15
(Steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the 19th century's British Victorian era or American “Wild West,” in a post-apocalyptic future during which steam power has regained mainstream use, or in a fantasy world that similarly employs steam power):
♥♥♥♥ Supernatural Romance (concern things “not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material.” catch-all category. Books would include romances involving ghosts, psyches, telekinesis, religious miracles, angels, and yes, witches. ):✔
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Thriller Romance:✔ Dec
♥♥♥♥♥ Time-Travel Romance:✔ August
♥♥♥-♥♥ Two-Hankie-Read Romance (make you cry, not just a tear or two):✔ August
♥♥♥♥-♥♥ Urban Fantasy Romance :✔ March 22th
(usually include vampires, werewolves, zombies, shape-shifters, and witches)
♥♥♥ Vampire Romance:✔ April 8th
♥♥♥♥ Victorian Romance(Queen Victoria’s reign: June, 1837 until her death January, 1901. Typically set in England):✔
♥♥♥♥♥ Viking Romance:
♥ Virgin Hero Romance:✔ March
♥♥ Wallflower / Bluestocking / Spinster / Governess Romance:✔ July '15
♥♥♥♥♥♥ Western Romance-Contemporary (cowboys & ranchers):✔ July '15
♥♥-♥♥ Western Romance-Historical (Set in the American West, 18th century to 1890 stretches broadly to the end of Mexican Revolution in 1920; cowboys):
♥ Witch Romance (heroine is the witch):✔ May
♥♥♥ World War II-Era Romance:✔ Apr '15
♥♥♥ Young Adult Romance:✔ Oct
♥♥♥♥
Whoa. Congrats, Bookcrazy! Wooooooohoo!
I need to update this, too, Karen. Thanks for the "bump" reminder. :o)
Question will we have one of these for 2016? I'd love to complete a challenge like this. Is there one like this for 2015?
Sue, you may just use this one and put your start date as 2016. :o) Welcome!
I counted 47 finished books and if I didn't read more genres in all this time I doubt I will any time soon, therefore I'm finishing this challenge.Sub-genre Challenge: Romance
Duration: February 23rd 2014 - October 10th 2015
Level: Second Base
Completed: 47/47 - DONE
✔♥ Action-Adventure Romance: The Mercenary by Cherry Adair (2/3) ****
✔♥ Amnesia Romance: A Kiss to Remember by Teresa Medeiros (30/12) ****
✔♥ Baby Love Romance: Texas Splendor by Lorraine Heath (1/3) *****
✔♥ BDSM Romance: On His Terms by Sierra Cartwright (28/2) *****
✔♥ Bodice Ripper / Old School Romance: Fires of Winter by Johanna Lindsey (9/3) *****
✔♥ Cabin Romances / Road Trip Romances: In Bed with Mr. Wrong by Katee Robert (12/4) ****
✔♥ Category Romances: Blackmailed into the Greek Tycoon's Bed by Carol Marinelli (8/3) ****
✔♥ Contemporary Romance: Shades Of Twilight by Linda Howard (5/3) *****
✔♥ Enemies to Lovers Romance: Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas (7/3) *****
✔♥ Erotica Romance: Shade’s Fall by Jamie Begley (20/3) *****
✔♥ Fairy Tale Romances: Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros (23/6) ****
✔♥ Fooled Around and Fell in Love Romance: Mackenzie's Pleasure by Linda Howard (30/7) *****
✔♥ Friends to Lovers Romance: Naughty Little Secret by Shelley Bradley (21/8) ***
✔♥ Frontier Romance / Americana Romance / Mail-Order-Bride Romance: The Love Of A Cowboy by Anna Jeffrey (25/9) ***
✔♥ Georgian Era Romance: Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord by Sarah MacLean (11/5) *****
✔♥ Glitz or Glamour Romance: Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh (2/9) ***
✔♥ Heroine in Pursuit Romance: The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter (19/8) ***
✔♥ Highlander Hero Romance: The Border Lord by Sophia James (16/3) ****
✔♥ Historical Romance: Between the Devil and Desire by Lorraine Heath (4/3) *****
✔♥ Holiday Romance: Seduction of a Highland Lass by Maya Banks (1/6) *****
✔♥ Love & Laughter / Humorous Romance: The Game Plan by R.L. Mathewson (5/1) ****
✔♥ Marriage of Convenience Romance: Bound by Duty by Cora Reilly (8/5) *****
✔♥ Medical Romance: Found in Bliss by Sophie Oak (31/8) *****
✔♥ Medieval Romance: The Hawk by Monica McCarty (4/4) *****
✔♥ Ménage à Trois Romance: Be With Me by Maya Banks (11/4) ***
✔♥ Multicultural Romance / Interracial Romance / International Romance: Their Virgin Secretary by Shayla Black (17/4) ***
✔♥ Native American Romance: Before Sunrise by Diana Palmer (29/3) ***
✔♥ New Adult Romance: Be with Me by J. Lynn (17/6) ****
✔♥ Paranormal Romance: The Dragon Who Loved Me by G.A. Aiken (11/3) *****
✔♥ Pirate / Sea Captain / Sheikh / Sultan Romance: Where Darkness Lies by Bella Jewel (19/12) *****
✔♥ Regency Romance: Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLean (21/1) ***
✔♥ Rock ‘n Roll Romance: Lick by Kylie Scott (28/5) ****
✔♥ Romantic Suspense: Forged in Steele by Maya Banks (24/2) *****
✔♥ Royalty / In Line for the Throne / Dukes Romance: The Hazards of Hunting a Duke by Julia London (26/5) ***
✔♥ Shape-shifter Romance: Bear Naked by Dana Marie Bell (6/3) *****
✔♥ Shotgun Wedding Romance / AKA Compromising Positions Romance: Ravishing in Red by Madeline Hunter (10/8) *****
✔♥ Small Town Lovin’ Romance: Rising Assets by Rebecca Zanetti (3/4) *****
✔♥ Sports Romance: Strike Zone by Kate Angell (14/3) ***
✔♥ Supernatural Romance: Sommersgate House by Kristen Ashley (12/9) ****
✔♥ Time-Travel Romance: Dark Seduction by Brenda Joyce (16/3) **
✔♥ Urban Fantasy Romance: Stray by Rachel Vincent (22/5) **
✔♥ Vampire Romance: Vampire Mine by Aline Hunter (5/4) ****
✔♥ Victorian Romance: Surrender to the Devil by Lorraine Heath (7/3) ***
✔♥ Virgin Hero Romance: The Duchess War by Courtney Milan (17/4) ***
✔♥ Wallflower / Bluestocking / Spinster / Governess Romance: Rules of Surrender by Christina Dodd (25/3) ****
✔♥ Western Romance-Contemporary: Wyoming Tough by Diana Palmer (3/5) ***
✔♥ Western Romance-Historical: Promises Linger by Sarah McCarty (15/3) ****
You doing this every year, Gea? Great!
Done!Duration: February 1, 2014 - August 01, 2015
Level: Head Over Heels: = 40 sub-genre, 80-120 books
♥ Action-Adventure Romance:
♥ Amnesia Romance:
♥ Baby Love Romance:
♥ Bodice Ripper / Old School Romance:
♥ Category Romances:
♥ Chick-lit Romance / Women's Fiction Romance / Family Saga Romance:
♥ Classic Romance:
♥ Contemporary Romance:
♥ Dystopian Romance:
♥ Enemies to Lovers Romance:
♥ Exotic Locales Romance:
♥ Fantasy Romance:
♥ Fairy Tale Romances:
♥ Fooled Around and Fell in Love Romance:
♥ Friends to Lovers Romance:
♥ Frontier Romance / Americana Romance / Mail-Order-Bride Romance:
♥ Glitz or Glamour Romance:
♥ Heroine in Pursuit Romance:
♥ Historical Romance:
♥ Holiday Romance:
♥ Inspirational / Christian / Religious Romance:
♥ Love & Laughter / Humorous Romance:
♥ Marriage of Convenience Romance:
♥ Medical Romance:
♥ New Adult Romance:
♥ Paranormal Romance:
♥ Regency Romance:
♥ Rock ‘n Roll Romance:
♥ Romantic Suspense:
♥ Royalty / In Line for the Throne / Dukes Romance:
♥ Shotgun Wedding Romance / AKA Compromising Positions Romance:
♥ Small Town Lovin’ Romance:
♥ Supernatural Romance:
♥ Vampire Romance:
♥ Victorian Romance:
♥ Virgin Hero Romance:
♥ Wallflower / Bluestocking / Spinster / Governess Romance:
♥ Western Romance-Contemporary:
♥ Western Romance-Historical:
♥ Young Adult Romance:
Phew! Took me 18 months but I'm done with Head Over Heels and would like to upgrade the level to Soul Mates now.Level: Head Over Heels: = 40 sub-genre, 80-120 books [February 1, 2014 - August 01, 2015]
New Level: Soul Mates: = 60 sub-genre, 120-180 books
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♥ Amish Romance:
♥ Antebellum / Civil War / Reconstruction Romance:
♥ Cabin Romances / Road Trip Romances:
♥ Dark Fantasy Romance:
♥ Early 20th Century Romance / Turn of the Century Romance:
♥ Erotica Romance:
♥ Georgian Era Romance:
♥ Gothic Romance:
♥ Magical Realism Romance:
♥ Multicultural / Interracial / International Romance:
♥ Pirate / Sea Captain / Sheikh / Sultan Romance:
♥ Post-Apocalypse Romance / Apocalyptic Romance:
♥ Science Fiction Romance / Extraterrestrial Romance / Futuristic Romance:
♥ Shape-shifter Romance:
♥ Sports Romance:
♥ Steampunk Romance:
♥ Thriller Romance:
♥ Two-Hankie-Read Romance:
♥ Urban Fantasy Romance:
♥ Witch Romance:
I'm going to try this for 2016 - I'm signing up for Home run Level,64/76
Action-Adventure Romance: Midnight Rescue ***** 4/22
African-American Romance: Night Hawk **** 12/3
Amish Romance: The Scent of Cherry Blossoms *** 12/23
Amnesia Romance: Silent Run **** 3/27
Antebellum / Civil War / Reconstruction Romance: A Reason to Live ***** 11/20
Baby Love Romance: And Manny Makes Seven
***** 11/20
BDSM Romance - Velvet Blade **** 10/16
Bodice Ripper In The Warrior's Bed *** 5/12
Cabin Romances / Road Trip Romances: Trust the Focus **** 3/21
Category Romances: Her Perfect Life **** 2/11
Celtic Romance: Blood Magick **** 3/16
Chick-lit Romance / Women's Fiction Romance / Family Saga Romance: - Rescue My Heart **** 3/27
Classic Romance: Pride and Prejudice *** 4/20
Colonial America / Pre-Revolutionary War / Revolutionary War Romance:
Contemporary Romance: Romances with a contemporary setting Tucker's Crossing *** 1/9
Courtesans / Mistresses / Gigolo / Prostitutes Romance:
Dark Fantasy Romance: Master of Crows **** 12/15
Dystopian Romance: Shaw **** 1/26
Early 20th Century Romance / Turn of the Century Romance: Think of England **** 3/27
Enemies to Lovers Romance: Make love, not war. Cut & Run **** 4/19
Erotica Romance: Rocky Mountain Heat*** 3/8
Exotic Locales Romance: Honeymoon for One *** 11/25
Fairy Tale Romances: Tarnished Knight *** 7/31
Fantasy Romance: Poison Study **** 6/13
Fooled Around and Fell in Love Romance:
Friends to Lovers Romance: Title says it all. The Enlightenment of Daniel **** 4/3
Frontier Romance / Americana Romance / Mail-Order-Bride Romance:
Georgian Era Romance: 1714 - 1830 Wicked Intentions **** 12/10
GLBT Romance: Stands for “gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender.” The Dark Horse *** 1/28
Glitz or Glamour Romance: Featuring actors, actresses, supermodels, or anyone on the world stage The Spy Wore Blue **** 8/6
Gothic Romance:
Heroine in Pursuit Romance: A Lady by Midnight **** 12/15
Highlander Hero Romance: The Untamed MacKenzie ***** 4/29
Historical Romance: The old reliable, a Romance Novel in a historical setting. Out of the Blue ***** 2/18
Holiday Romance: Setting is during one of the major holidays Daniel's Christmas **** 7/30
Horror Romance:
Inspirational / Christian / Religious Romance: The Inn at Ocean's Edge *** 3/20
Love & Laughter / Humorous Romance: How to Howl at the Moon ***** 1/28
Magical Realism Romance: An aesthetic style/genre fiction where magical elements blend with real world
Marriage of Convenience Romance: These may be Historical or Contemporary. One of the key elements of this sub-genre is that one or both characters have no choice in the marriage Caine's Reckoning **** 11/20
Medical Romance: Frog **** 3/27
Medieval Romance: Set during the 5th to the 15th century (476-1453),
Ménage à Trois Romance: Rule of Three **** 7/29
Multicultural Romance / Interracial Romance / International Romance: (Watch Me) Break You **** 1/20
Native American Romance: Romances feature someone of Native American ancestry. Does not necessarily have to be Historical. The Good Fight **** 11/22
New Adult Romance: No Such Thing **** 11/19
Non-fiction Romance / Memoir Romance: First Family: Abigail and John Adams **** 5/19
Paranormal Romance: Touching Evil **** 3/10
Pirate / Sea Captain / Sheikh / Sultan Romance: Love on the high seas or in the hot desert.
Post-Apocalypse Romance / Apocalyptic Romance: Cruz **** 2/17
Regency Romance: Castles **** 5/1
Renaissance Romance: Spanning the years 1485 - 1603, typically set in Europe and usually involves a visit to Court.
Roaring Twenties Romance: Grave Phantoms **** 12/26
Rock ‘n Roll Romance: Sloe Ride ***** 5/10
Romantic Suspense: Die For Me **** 2/18
Royalty / In Line for the Throne / Dukes Romance: The Sleeping Beauty *** 3/3
Science Fiction Romance / Extraterrestrial Romance / Futuristic Romance: Dark Horse ***** 7/3
Shape-shifter Romance: Without Reservations ***** 3/4
Shotgun Wedding Romance / AKA Compromising Positions Romance Mountain Prey ***** 4/24
Small Town Lovin’ Romance: Head Over Heels ***** 5/28
Sports Romance: X-Factor **** 9/3
Steampunk Romance: Soulless **** 6/4
Supernatural Romance: Some Assembly Required **** 8/18
Time-Travel Romance: Yellowstone Heart Song *** 2/19
Two-Hankie-Read Romance:
Urban Fantasy Romance: A Boy and His Dragon **** 4/9
Vampire Romance: Destined for an Early Grave ***** 2/5
Victorian Romance: Set during Queen Victoria’s reign: June, 1837 until her death January, 1901. Silent in the Sanctuary **** 11/12
Viking Romance: To quote Anna Bowling, “Over a thousand years later, what’s the appeal of these ancient adventurers?
Virgin Hero Romance: Cold Fusion ***** 2/25
Wallflower / Bluestocking / Spinster / Governess Romance: A Week to Be Wicked **** 11/24
Western Romance-Contemporary: The Heart of Texas ***** 8/15
Western Romance-Historical: The Bad Luck Wedding Dress **** 4/5
Witch Romance: The hero is the witch. Flight of Magpies ***** 10/12
World War II-Era Romance: Into Deep Waters ***** 4/25
Young Adult Romance: City of Bones *** 4/11
That's super, Barbara. Welcome!
I had TOTALLY forgotten about this challenge! I think I"ll pick up where I left off ;)
I'll try this one too adding as I go alongSecond Base: = 41-50 books
DURATION: 2016 37 GENRES
51/ completed
♥ Amnesia Romance:]✔
-4/15✔
-5/1♥ Antebellum / Civil War / Reconstruction Romance:✔
-3/14♥ Baby Love Romance: ✔
-3/14♥ Cabin Romances / Road Trip Romances: ✔
2/12♥ Chick-lit Romance /Women's Fiction Romance / Family Saga Romance: ✔
-1/10 ✔
-5/5♥ Contemporary Romance: ✔
1/21 ♥ Courtesans / Mistresses / Gigolo / Prostitutes Romance: ✔
1/25♥ Erotica Romance: ✔
-2/29✔
3/7 ✔
-3/21♥ Fantasy Romance:Kelley Armstrong, Women of the Otherworld Series, 4 Book Collection: Bitten, Stolen, Dime Store Magic, Industrial Magic
♥ Friends to Lovers Romance:✔
-2/25 ✔
-3/16♥ Frontier Romance / Americana Romance / Mail-Order-Bride Romance: ✔
2/22✔
2/23 ✔
-3/19♥ Georgian Era Romance: ✔
2/8
2/29♥ Heroine in Pursuit Romance: ✔
2/17 ✔
-3/26✔
-4/6 ---The Mad Earl's Bride
♥ Highlander Hero Romance: ✔
-3/9 ♥ Historical Romance: -✔
-3/30 ✔
-5/6 ✔
-5/21♥ Holiday Romance: ✔
1/13✔
2/4♥ Inspirational / Christian / Religious Romance: ✔
-2/26✔
-5/16♥ Love & Laughter / Humorous Romance:
---- Three Weeks With Lady X
♥ Marriage of Convenience Romance:
✔
-3/23✔
5/23♥ Ménage à Trois Romance:
✔
-4/1♥ Multicultural / Interracial: ✔
1/19♥ Native American Romance: (contempory or historical): ✔
1/14♥ Pirate / Sea Captain / Sheikh / Sultan Romance:
✔
2/5 ✔
3/7♥ Regency Romance:
✔
2/14 ✔
2/18✔
1/28 ♥ Romantic Suspense: ✔
-3/19 ♥ Royalty / In Line for the Throne / Dukes Romance:
✔
-3/17♥ Science Fiction Romance / Extraterrestrial Romance / Futuristic Romance:
----
♥ Shotgun Wedding Romance / AKA Compromising Positions: ✔
1/28♥ Small Town Lovin’ Romance: ✔
1/3 ♥ Thriller Romance:
----- Shadows of the Past
♥ Two-Hankie-Read Romance (make you cry, not just a tear or two): ✔
2/12♥ Victorian Romance ✔
2/2 ♥ Virgin Hero Romance:
✔
-3/30♥ Wallflower / Bluestocking / Spinster / Governess Romance:
✔
]2/13♥ Western Romance-Historical ✔
-2/1✔
2/22 ✔
3/2♥ Western Romance-Contemporary:
----- The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride
♥ Young Adult Romance:
--- Blood Will Tell by Samantha Young Truth
Welcome, Rosemarie! Yeah, Susan, I need to get back to it, too. Neat you're back.
Thanks, Lisa Kay!
Can you add a book to more than one category?
Rosemarie wrote: "Can you add a book to more than one category?"No. Sorry, Rosemarie.
Lisa Kay wrote: "Rosemarie wrote: "Can you add a book to more than one category?"No. Sorry, Rosemarie."
I didn't think so. ;-)
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