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Aphrodisiac Categories - Part I:◆Almonds: According to folklore, the scent of almonds makes women feel amorous. But this one's better off left in fairytale land, according to Dolores Kent, MD, a gynecologist and cosmetic surgeon in Los Angeles. But here's the interesting news: An ingredient in almonds might actually be beneficial for your overall sex drive. "Almonds contain L-arginine, a substance that is found in some medicated creams and gels that you apply to the genitals to increase arousal," she says. While it's not clear how many almonds you'd need to eat to reap the same libido-boosting effects, Dr. Kent says it wouldn't hurt to snack on almonds every once in a while in the name of better sex (and health). Read a book that is set in California, the number one exporter of these tasty nuts. Or read a book based on a fairytale theme.
◆Artichoke: Greek mythology holds Zeus responsible for the creation of the artichoke. After being rejected by a beautiful young woman, the god turned his object of affection into a thorny and difficult thistle. Tough on the outside and soft on the inside, artichokes are well versed in the game of hard-to-get, but their history as an aphrodisiac is mostly due to folklore. Catherine de Medici, known for her insatiable appetite for both food and romance, brought artichokes to France when she married Henry II. 17th century French writer and sexologist Dr. Nicolas Venette reported that Swedish women who were feeling neglected in the bedroom would serve their husbands artichokes in an effort to increase their desire and stamina. Whether or not you believe in the romantic power of the artichoke, eating one certainly won’t hurt. They’re packed with healthy antioxidants and they’re delicious too! Read a book where the hero or heroine is considered difficult or “thorny.” One set in Greece or France will also work. Or is based on Greek Mythology.
◆Asparagus & Avocados: The Vitamin E in these green eats helps your body churn out hormones like testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone, which circulate in your bloodstream and stimulate sexual responses like clitoral swelling and vaginal lubrication. (FYI: The Aztecs even named avocadoes after testicles, notes board-certified sexologist Tammy Nelson, Ph.D., author of Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together. If you want a delicious salad using both these ingredients, try Asparagus & Potato Salad (link to website) from the book The Oh She Glows Cookbook: Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out, by Angela Liddon. It was a huge hit with my family! FYI, about asparagus: Is it true not everyone's urine smells after asparagus? Well, it depends on a gene. And NOT the genes of the person consuming the asparagus, but the genes of the person smelling the urine. LOL! (I thought it was the other way around.) From WebMD, & to save room, put under a (view spoiler). Read a book with a title that has two “As” in it, or is by an author whose first and last names both start with “A.”
◆Bananas: Well, obviously it's the shape, which makes you think of sex. Also, all that potassium is required for muscle contraction, which you definitely need for super-intense orgasms. Read a book with a predominately yellow cover. Or one with a tropical setting.
◆Beets: Beets have long been considered an aphrodisiac in many cultures. Ancient Romans believed that beets and their juice promoted amorous feelings. Frescoes of beets decorate the walls of the Lupanare brothel in Pompeii. In Greek mythology Aphrodite ate beets to enhance her appeal. This quaint folklore actually has some basis in reality. Beets are a natural source of tryptophan and betaine, both substances that promote a feeling of well-being. They also contain high amounts of boron, a trace mineral that increases the level of sex hormones in the human body. Read a book with a purple or magenta cover, or one with a scene set in a brothel.
◆Caviar: Caviar is associated with new life. In fact, eggs were considered the ultimate symbol of fertility for many ancient nations. The sense of luxury that comes with dipping your spoon into a bowl of caviar makes the experience far sexier than the act of consuming more pedestrian chicken eggs. The tactile sensation of the black pearls bursting against the tongue adds to the sensualist’s delight with this gastronomic indulgence. Read a book that features a baby. Or with pearls on the cover.
◆Celery: It’s not the sexiest of foods, but it contains phyto-androgens, which is similar to testosterone and can increase sexual desire in women. Read a book with a tall heroine. For help, check out GR's listopia: Books with Tall Heroines.
◆Champagne: While it's true that alcoholic drinks can reduce your inhibitions, do they really increase your sex drive? Most won't, says Dr. Schwartz, who notes that many alcoholic beverages actually have the reverse effect: They'll give you a buzz, but quickly leave you with little energy or a lack of the blood flow that you need for arousal. Champagne, however, is the exception, she says. "Champagne is the perfect arousal drink," she explains. "Because of the carbonation, you don't have to drink as much and you feel the effects a lot quicker." Read a book where a wedding takes place.
◆Cherries: This superfruit is packed with feel-good vitamins (A, C, and E), potassium, magnesium, folate, iron, and more. It also has melatonin, an antioxidant to help regulate your heart. Plus, any woman who can tie a knot in a cherry stem while it's inside her mouth in going to do wonders for a male's libido. Read a book with a virgin – heroine or hero.
◆Chocolate: Cocoa contains the chemical phenylethylamine, a stimulant that conjures just the sort of subtle feelings of well-being and excitement that make sex seem like a great idea. Read a book depicting chocolate on the cover, or is predominately brown.
Aphrodisiac Categories - Part II:◆Figs: Figs, whose leaves became clothing in the biblical story of Adam and Eve, are filled with antioxidants, flavonoids, fiber and potassium. They are the ultimate paradox in sensual food; their many seeds represent fertility while their leaves are associated with modesty. Rumored to be Cleopatra’s favorite fruit, the erotically shaped fig has been associated with sexuality in almost every culture. In Ancient Greece, where they were believed to be a symbol of love, the arrival of a new fig crop elicited a copulatory ritual. Try them drizzled with honey for an aphrodisiac flavor sensation. Read a book where the hero or heroine are named either Adam or Eve. Or one about Cleopatra.
◆Ginseng: Many aphrodisiacs gain their reputation because of their resemblance to sexual organs. This is true for ginseng, an Asian herb used to boost immune function, whose name means "man root." According to the FDA, "Ginseng has been looked on as an invigorating and rejuvenating agent for centuries in China, Tibet, Korea, Indochina, and India." Studies have shown that ginseng may sexually stimulate animals, but there is no conclusive evidence that it has any effect on a human's sexual response. Feel free to give it a try though! Read a book set in China, Tibet, Korea, Indochina, and India. Or where the protagonist is descended from one of those countries or is a world traveler.
◆Honey: They don't call it a "honeymoon" for nothing! Ancient customs encouraged newlyweds to drink mead, a fermented drink made with honey, to increase fertility and add sweetness to the marriage. But you don't need mead to sweeten your relationship — enjoy honey on its own, dissolved in tea, or in place of sugar. Honey is also known for its cancer-fighting antioxidants and wound-healing powers, though the most erotic thing you can do is drizzle it on your lover and lick it off. Read a book where a honeymoon occurs. This could be anywhere in the storyline, beginning, middle, or end. Also, if the set-up is that the hero or heroine gets stood up at the altar and decide to use the honeymoon tickets, this works, too.
◆Hot Chilies: Capsaicin, a chemical found in fiery peppers, increases circulation to get blood pumping and stimulates nerve endings so you'll feel more turned on. Read a book depicting fire on the cover, or has that words “Hot” or “Fire” in the title or series name.
◆Liquorice (licorice): The Chinese have used licorice for medicinal purposes since ancient times. The essence of the Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) plan, glycrrhizin, is 50 time sweeter than sugar. Chewing on bits of licorice root is said to enhance love and lust. It is particularly stimulating to woman. Read a book with a predominately black cover.
◆Maca: This sweet root vegetables has been nicknamed Peruvian Viagra, and animal studies have indicated some aphrodisiac qualities, although this hasn’t been extensively tested on humans. It is also thought to increase stamina and heighten awareness. Really, the studies are quite interesting on its aphrodisiac effect; if you want to read more, check out this Psychology Today article. Read a book set in Peru. Or has a mountain setting. Or one with a psychologist in the storyline.
◆Mustard: Mustard is the oldest condiment known to the human race, although no one knows for sure who first used it to flavor food. It is believed to have originated in ancient Egypt where seeds have been found in the tombs of the ancient pharaohs. It is believed to stimulate the sexual glands and increase desire; in European history, it has long been considered a potent aphrodisiac. Throughout much of recorded time, monks were not permitted to ingest mustard for it was believed to lead the men of God down the path to temptation. The ancient Chinese also considered mustard an aphrodisiac due to its spicy hot taste. Read a book set in Egypt. Or the hero has been living as a sexual “monk” for awhile before hooking up with the heroine.
◆Olive Oil: Packed with antioxidants, olives and their oil have been used for centuries for health. The Greeks believed they made men more virile as well. Olive oil is a good source of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, which are critical for a healthy heart, blood flow and hormone production, says Beverly Whipple, of the World Association of Sexology. Read a book with a heart on the cover. Or one with a character that is a sex expert.
◆Oysters: We know, we know, oysters as an aphrodisiac sounds so clichéd, but they really can spark randiness. These shellfish are brimming with zinc, a mineral that cranks up the production of testosterone, which has been linked to a higher sex drive. The funniest thing I ever heard anyone say about oysters was when were we eating them at a dinner party and one guy said to his wife, "Sweetheart, remember when I ate eight of these one night and one of them didn't work?" LOL! Read a book showing the ocean on the cover, or is set in a seaside town.
◆Pine Nuts: High in energizing zinc, which has been linked to a healthy sex drive, pine nuts are also considered aphrodisiacs because of the effort required to procure these oily gems from pine cones. Make a pesto with pine nuts, basil and olive oil, which The Doctors say also helps performance down there. Read a book depicting pine trees on the cover. Or where someone is “pining” for someone not present.
Aphrodisiac Categories - Part III:◆Pomegranates: The pom owes its passion power to antioxidants, which protect the lining of blood vessels, allowing more blood to course through them. The upshot? Increased genital sensitivity. Read a sweet, sensitive book. Or one that makes you tear up a bit.
◆Pop Rocks: Put them in your mouth and... well... **coughcough** ...you know. Read a book with an explosion takes place in the storyline.
◆Red Wine: Besides relaxing you faster than a neck rub can, red wine contains resveratrol, an antioxidant that helps boost blood flow and improves circulation before and during intercourse. Read a book with a wine glass or bottle on the cover.
◆Salmon & Walnuts: They're packed with omega-3 fatty acids, which keep sex-hormone production at its peak. (Pumpkin seeds and flaxseeds also contain this good stuff.) Read a book that is third in a series.
◆Strawberries: These delicious summer berries are considered erotic because of their likeness to nipples. They're also a rich source of vitamin C, fiber, and water. Eat them on their own, or add them to your favorite salad, smoothie, or dessert. If you want to multiply the berries' "aphrodisiac" powers, dip them in warm chocolate and feed them to your lover! Read a book with a red cover. Or one depicting straw on the cover.
◆Truffles: Throughout history, truffles, both black and white, have been dubbed everything from the “diamonds of cookery” to the “testicles of the earth.” Today, its generally accepted that a large part of their allure is their rarity. And let us not forget that truffles are among the world’s most healthy indulgences. The scientific community is yet to weigh in on whether or not their high concentration of protein, (needed for sustained energy if you know what I mean) and amino acids lends to truffles aphrodisiac attributes. But clearly, their nutritional makeup doesn’t hurt their potential to make the heart (and a few other things) flutter. The Greeks and the Romans considered the rare Truffle to be an aphrodisiac. You see, the scent of truffles is extremely similar to a male pheromone. This musky scent is said to stimulate and sensitize the skin. Read a book that was hard for you to get a hold of. Maybe a long waitlist at the library, or you had to safe up to purchase it. Or you waited a long time for it to be written by the author.
◆Vanilla: Post-dinner, devour ice cream flavored with this sweet bean. It mildly stimulates nerves, making sexual sensations feel even better. Read book by an author whose first or last name starts with “V.”
◆Watermelon: Make yours a watermelon martini. The juicy fruit contains the phytonutrient citrulline, which leads to an uptick in the amount of nitric oxide in your body. That spike causes blood vessels to relax and speeds up circulation. As a result, you'll get more aroused in less time. Read a book set in the summertime. Or with a predominately pink or green cover.
◆Wheat Germ: A great source of vitamin E, which could help you in the bedroom. "Vitamin E is often called the main sex vitamin," says Lauri Grossman, DC, the chair of the Department of Medicine and Humanistic Studies at the American Medical College of Homeopathy. "It's a powerful antiaging antioxidant that protects cell membranes from free-radical damage and is required for the synthesis of hormones." It also helps female bodies balance estrogen. Too much estrogen, explains Dr. Grossman, can cause PMS, anxiety, bloating, headaches, muscle aches and mood swings—all things that put a damper on a woman's sex drive. (Personally, I think these little guys look like the moment of conception, when the sperm meets the egg.) Read a book set on a farm.
◆Whipped Cream: Decadent yet light as air, it just isn't dessert without this rich topping. While there's no evidence that whipped cream will boost libido, it's sure to put you in the mood. (Or maybe that's only if you apply it correctly. Then get some “exercise.” LOL!) Read a book with a predominately white cover. Or one with a sensual whipped cream scene.
Participants
Sensory Gate: Mind Consciousness = 31-40 booksBegin: 3/23/2016
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◆Almonds: Read a book that is set in California, the number one exporter of these tasty nuts. Or read a book based on a fairytale theme.
✔Artichoke: Jason
◆Asparagus & Avocados: Read a book with a title that has two “As” in it, or is by an author whose first and last names both start with “A.”
✔Bananas: Memory in Death
✔Beets: Craved
◆Caviar: Read a book that features a baby. Or with pearls on the cover.
✔Celery: Born in Death
✔Champagne: A Whole New Light
✔Cherries: The Consequence of Loving Colton
✔Chocolate: Web of Lies
✔Figs: Visions in Death
✔Ginseng: Royal Chase
Honey: Breaking Dawn
✔Hot Chilies: Kissed by Fire
✔Liquorice (licorice): Haunted in Death / Eternity in Death
✔Maca: Eclipse
◆Mustard: Read a book set in Egypt. Or the hero has been living as a sexual “monk” for awhile before hooking up with the heroine.
◆Olive Oil: Read a book with a heart on the cover. Or one with a character that is a sex expert.
✔Oysters: Coming Undone
◆Pine Nuts: Read a book depicting pine trees on the cover. Or where someone is “pining” for someone not present.
◆Pomegranates: Read a sweet, sensitive book. Or one that makes you tear up a bit.
✔Pop Rocks: Affliction
◆Red Wine: Read a book with a wine glass or bottle on the cover.
✔Salmon & Walnuts: Reluctant
✔Strawberries: Dark Lover
✔Truffles: At Blade's Edge
◆Vanilla: Read book by an author whose first or last name starts with “V.”
✔Watermelon: Take the Cake and Run: A Modern Love Story Short Romantic Comedy
✔Wheat Germ: Cowgirl Up and Ride
✔Whipped Cream: Whipped
✔D Dane
✔A Alexandra Ivy Out of Control
✔F Frost, Jeaniene Outtakes from the Grave
✔F Fury of Ice
✔O Origin in Death
✔D Dane, Lauren Celebration for the Dead
✔I Innocent in Death
✔L Liliaha Hart A Christmas Wish: Dane
Trea's Aphrodisiacs - A ChallengeSensory Gate: Mind Consciousness = 31-40 books
Begin: 4/1/2016
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◆Almonds: Read a book that is set in California, the number one exporter of these tasty nuts. Or read a book based on a fairytale theme.: Rumpel's Prize by Marie Hall-5/7/16
◆Artichoke: Read a book where the hero or heroine is considered difficult or “thorny.” One set in Greece or France will also work. Or is based on Greek Mythology.: Larkspur Dreams by Anita Higman-7/21/16
◆Asparagus & Avocados: Read a book with a title that has two “As” in it, or is by an author whose first and last names both start with “A.”: Outpost by Ann Aguirre-6/9/16
◆Bananas: Read a book with a predominately yellow cover. Or one with a tropical setting: Win Me Over by Nichole Michaels-4/21/16
◆Beets: Read a book with a purple or magenta cover, or one with a scene set in a brothel.: Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones-9/14/16
◆Caviar: Read a book that features a baby. Or with pearls on the cover.: Wrong Question, Right Answer by Elle Casey-8/8/16
◆Celery: Read a book with a tall heroine. For help, check out GR's listopia: Books with Tall Heroines.: Royal Date by Sariah Wilson-5/18/16
◆Champagne: Read a book where a wedding takes place.: Draw Me Close by Nichole Michaels-5/5/16
◆Cherries: Read a book with a virgin – heroine or hero: Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas-4/7/16
◆Chocolate: Read a book depicting chocolate on the cover, or is predominately brown.: The Embattled Road by J. M. Madden-5/2/16
◆Figs: Read a book where the hero or heroine are named either Adam or Eve. Or one about Cleopatra.: Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb-5/13/16
◆Ginseng: Read a book set in China, Tibet, Korea, Indochina, and India. Or where the protagonist is descended from one of those countries or is a world traveler.: Wallbanger by Alice Clayton-6/11/16
◆Honey: Read a book where a honeymoon occurs. This could be anywhere in the storyline, beginning, middle, or end. Also, if the set-up is that the hero or heroine gets stood up at the altar and decide to use the honeymoon tickets, this works, too.: For Better or Worse by Jennifer Collins Johnson-6/5/16
◆Hot Chilies: Read a book depicting fire on the cover, or has that words “Hot” or “Fire” in the title or series name.: Controlled Burn by Shannon Stacey (#2 in the Boston Fire series)-4/1/16
◆Liquorice (licorice): Read a book with a predominately black cover.: Remember When by Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb-8/2/16
◆Maca: Read a book set in Peru. Or has a mountain setting. Or one with a psychologist in the storyline.: Divided in Death by J.D. Robb-8/4/16
◆Mustard: Read a book set in Egypt. Or the hero has been living as a sexual “monk” for awhile before hooking up with the heroine.: Fully Ignited by Shannon Stacey-5/11/16
◆Olive Oil: Read a book with a heart on the cover. Or one with a character that is a sex expert: The Date by Lillianna Blake-4/9/16
◆Oysters: Read a book showing the ocean on the cover, or is set in a seaside town.: Alaskan Summer by Marilou H. Flinkman-7/10/16
◆Pine Nuts: Read a book depicting pine trees on the cover. Or where someone is “pining” for someone not present.: Instant Temptation by Jill Shalvis-6/8/16
◆Pomegranates: Read a sweet, sensitive book. Or one that makes you tear up a bit.: Music of the Heart by Katie Ashley-6/16/16
◆Pop Rocks: Read a book with an explosion takes place in the storyline.: Fearless by Kimberly Kincaid-7/18/16
◆Red Wine: Read a book with a wine glass or bottle on the cover.: Wedding Cake and Big Mistakes by Nancy Naigle-5/20/16
◆Salmon & Walnuts: Read a book that is third in a series.: How to Catch a Prince by Rachel Hauck-6/13/16
◆Strawberries: Read a book with a red cover. Or one depicting straw on the cover: #24 Fall in Love by Lillianna Blake-4/9/16
◆Truffles: Read a book that was hard for you to get a hold of. Maybe a long waitlist at the library, or you had to safe up to purchase it. Or you waited a long time for it to be written by the author.: Bitter Bite by Jennifer Estep (Long wait at the Library!)-4/28/16
◆Vanilla: Read book by an author whose first or last name starts with “V.”: The Virgin Sex Queen by Angela Verdenius-9/1/16
◆Watermelon: Read a book set in the summertime. Or with a predominately pink or green cover: Sammy's Christmas List by Lillianna Blake-4/9/16
◆Wheat Germ: Read a book set on a farm.: Aloha Love by Yvonne Lehman-6/11/16
◆Whipped Cream: Read a book with a predominately white cover. Or one with a sensual whipped cream scene.: One Night with a Hero by Laura Kaye-5/1/16
B- Barely Breathing by Pamela Clare-5/30/16
L- Love Finds You in Miracle, Kentucky by Andrea Boeshaar-6/5/16
A- Always Watching by Lynette Eason-5/22/16
C- Forever Road by Catie Rhodes-4/29/16
K- Heat of the Moment by Elle Kennedy-5/19/16
O- Getting Lei'd by Ann Omasta-7/28/16
L- Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder-7/21/16
I- Interlude in Death by J.D. Robb-5/14/16
V- Visions in Death by J.D. Robb-8/13/16
E- Temporary Arrangement by Karen Erickson-4/15/16
S- Good Girl Gone Plaid by Shelli Stevens-5/8/16
I'm in: Sensory Gate: Touch = 25-30 books26/30
◆Almonds: read a book based on a fairytale theme. The Goose Girl **** 7/16
One set in Greece or France will also work. Or is based on Greek Mythology. A Touch of Greek *** 8/28
◆Asparagus & Avocados: Read a book by an author whose first and last names both start with “A.” Cost of Repairs **** 6/6 Author is A.M. Arthur
◆Bananas: Read a book with a predominately yellow cover. Gone for Good **** 5/9
◆Beets: Read a book with a purple or magenta cover, or one with a scene set in a brothel.
**** 5/1 Julie Garwood◆Caviar: Read a book that features a baby. Wicked Intentions **** 12/10
◆Celery: Read a book with a tall heroine. For help, check out GR's listopia: Books with Tall Heroines. Marked] **** 4/7
◆Champagne: Read a book where a wedding takes place. Beneath the Canyons **** 10/13
◆Cherries: Read a book with a virgin – heroine or hero. Knight of Ocean Avenue ***** 7/11
◆Chocolate: Read a book depicting chocolate on the cover, or is predominately brown. Into Deep Waters **** 4/25
◆Figs: Read a book where the hero or heroine are named either Adam or Eve. And Manny Makes Seven ***** 11/20
◆Ginseng: Read a book set in China, Tibet, Korea, Indochina, and India. Or where the protagonist is descended from one of those countries or is a world traveler. The Duke of Shadows **** 7/4
◆Honey: Read a book where a honeymoon occurs. This could be anywhere in the storyline, beginning, middle, or end. Also, if the set-up is that the hero or heroine gets stood up at the altar and decide to use the honeymoon tickets, this works, too. The Bad Luck Wedding Dress **** 4/5
◆Hot Chilies: Read a book depicting fire on the cover, or has that words “Hot” or “Fire” in the title or series name. A Walk Through Fire **** 6/11
◆Liquorice (licorice): Read a book with a predominately black cover. The Sign of Four *** 4/9
◆Maca: Or has a mountain setting. Or one with a psychologist in the storyline. Second Chance Summer **** 7/24
◆Mustard: Read a book set in Egypt. Fires of Alexandria *** 6/16
◆Olive Oil: Read a book with a character that is a sex expert. The Enlightenment of Daniel **** 4/4
◆Oysters: Read a book showing the ocean on the cover, or is set in a seaside town. The Isle of... Where? **** 7/25
◆Pine Nuts: Read a book depicting pine trees on the cover. Or where someone is “pining” for someone not present. Mountain Prey ***** 4/24
◆Pomegranates: Read a sweet, sensitive book. Or one that makes you tear up a bit. A Solid Core of Alpha ***** 9/23
◆Pop Rocks: Read a book with an explosion takes place in the storyline. Born of Fire **** 10/29
◆Red Wine: Read a book with a wine glass or bottle on the cover.
◆Salmon & Walnuts: Read a book that is third in a series. Mercy Blade **** 4/24
◆Strawberries: Read a book with a red cover. Heartsick **** 4/7
◆Truffles: Read a book that was hard for you to get a hold of. Maybe a long waitlist at the library, or you had to safe up to purchase it. Or you waited a long time for it to be written by the author. The Collector **** 6/4
◆Vanilla: Read book by an author whose first or last name starts with “V.” Menagerie **** 7/24 Author Rachel Vincent
◆Watermelon: Read a book set in the summertime. Or with a predominately pink or green cover. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie *** 5/13
◆Wheat Germ: Read a book set on a farm.
◆Whipped Cream: Read a book with a predominately white cover. Or one with a sensual whipped cream scene. Cut & Run**** 4/19
I'm in. Aphrodisiacs Challenge
Duration: March 29, 2016-
Option: 3 a bit of both
Levels:
Sensory Gate: Touch = 25-30 books
◆Almonds: Read a book that is set in California, the number one exporter of these tasty nuts. Or read a book based on a fairytale theme.
◆Artichoke: Read a book where the hero or heroine is considered difficult or “thorny.” One set in Greece or France will also work. Or is based on Greek Mythology.
◆Asparagus & Avocados: Read a book with a title that has two “As” in it, or is by an author whose first and last names both start with “A.”
◆Bananas: Read a book with a predominately yellow cover. Or one with a tropical setting.
◆Beets: Read a book with a purple or magenta cover, or one with a scene set in a brothel.
◆Caviar: Read a book that features a baby. Or with pearls on the cover.
◆Celery: Read a book with a tall heroine. For help, check out GR's listopia: Books with Tall Heroines.
◆Champagne: Read a book where a wedding takes place.
◆Cherries: Read a book with a virgin – heroine or hero.
◆Chocolate: Read a book depicting chocolate on the cover, or is predominately brown.
◆Figs: Read a book where the hero or heroine are named either Adam or Eve. Or one about Cleopatra.
◆Ginseng: Read a book set in China, Tibet, Korea, Indochina, and India. Or where the protagonist is descended from one of those countries or is a world traveler.
◆Honey: Read a book where a honeymoon occurs. This could be anywhere in the storyline, beginning, middle, or end. Also, if the set-up is that the hero or heroine gets stood up at the altar and decide to use the honeymoon tickets, this works, too.
◆Hot Chilies: Read a book depicting fire on the cover, or has that words “Hot” or “Fire” in the title or series name.
◆Liquorice (licorice): Read a book with a predominately black cover.
◆Maca: Read a book set in Peru. Or has a mountain setting. Or one with a psychologist in the storyline.
◆Mustard: Read a book set in Egypt. Or the hero has been living as a sexual “monk” for awhile before hooking up with the heroine.
◆Olive Oil: Read a book with a heart on the cover. Or one with a character that is a sex expert.
◆Oysters: Read a book showing the ocean on the cover, or is set in a seaside town.
◆Pine Nuts: Read a book depicting pine trees on the cover. Or where someone is “pining” for someone not present.
◆Pomegranates: Read a sweet, sensitive book. Or one that makes you tear up a bit.
◆Pop Rocks: Read a book with an explosion takes place in the storyline.
◆Red Wine: Read a book with a wine glass or bottle on the cover.
◆Salmon & Walnuts: Read a book that is third in a series.
◆Strawberries: Read a book with a red cover. Or one depicting straw on the cover.
◆Truffles: Read a book that was hard for you to get a hold of. Maybe a long waitlist at the library, or you had to safe up to purchase it. Or you waited a long time for it to be written by the author.
◆Vanilla: Read book by an author whose first or last name starts with “V.”
◆Watermelon: Read a book set in the summertime. Or with a predominately pink or green cover.
◆Wheat Germ: Read a book set on a farm.
◆Whipped Cream: Read a book with a predominately white cover. Or one with a sensual whipped cream scene.
Welcome to the challenge, Mandi, Trea, Barbara Ann, & Juana "Darkness"!
Aphrodisiacs - A Challenge Duration: You decide!
◆Almonds: Read a book that is set in California, the number one exporter of these tasty nuts. Or read a book based on a fairytale theme.
◆Artichoke: Read a book where the hero or heroine is considered difficult or “thorny.” One set in Greece or France will also work. Or is based on Greek Mythology.
◆Asparagus & Avocados: Read a book with a title that has two “As” in it, or is by an author whose first and last names both start with “A.”
◆Beets: Read a book with a purple or magenta cover, or one with a scene set in a brothel.
◆Celery: Read a book with a tall heroine. For help, check out GR's listopia: Books with Tall Heroines.
◆Cherries: Read a book with a virgin – heroine or hero.
◆Chocolate: Read a book depicting chocolate on the cover, or is predominately brown.
◆Figs: Read a book where the hero or heroine are named either Adam or Eve. Or one about Cleopatra.
◆Ginseng: Read a book set in China, Tibet, Korea, Indochina, and India. Or where the protagonist is descended from one of those countries or is a world traveler.
◆Hot Chilies: Read a book depicting fire on the cover, or has that words “Hot” or “Fire” in the title or series name.
◆Liquorice (licorice): Read a book with a predominately black cover.
◆Mustard: Read a book set in Egypt. Or the hero has been living as a sexual “monk” for awhile before hooking up with the heroine.
◆Pine Nuts: Read a book depicting pine trees on the cover. Or where someone is “pining” for someone not present.
◆Pomegranates: Read a sweet, sensitive book. Or one that makes you tear up a bit.
◆Pop Rocks: Read a book with an explosion takes place in the storyline.
◆Salmon & Walnuts: Read a book that is third in a series.
◆Strawberries: Read a book with a red cover. Or one depicting straw on the cover.
◆Truffles: Read a book that was hard for you to get a hold of. Maybe a long waitlist at the library, or you had to safe up to purchase it. Or you waited a long time for it to be written by the author.
◆Vanilla: Read book by an author whose first or last name starts with “V.”
◆Watermelon: Read a book set in the summertime. Or with a predominately pink or green cover.
◆Wheat Germ: Read a book set on a farm.
Welcome, Joanne♥~Bookworm Extraordinaire!
Aphrodisiacs Sensory Gate: Mind Consciousness = 31-40 books
Begin: 5/1/2016
Read 38/38
✔ ◆Almonds: Read a book that is set in California, the number one exporter of these tasty nuts. Or read a book based on a fairytale theme. When Snow Falls 5/4 ★★★★
✔ ◆Artichoke: Read a book where the hero or heroine is considered difficult or “thorny.” One set in Greece or France will also work. Or is based on Greek Mythology. Midnight Revenge 9/2 ★★★★★
✔ ◆Asparagus & Avocados: Read a book with a title that has two “As” in it, or is by an author whose first and last names both start with “A.” At Any Cost 5/21 ★★★★
✔ ◆Bananas: Read a book with a predominately yellow cover. Or one with a tropical setting. Crazy Sweet 6/22 ★★
✔ ◆Beets: Read a book with a purple or magenta cover, or one with a scene set in a brothel. Cutting Loose 7/25 ★★★★
✔ ◆Caviar: Read a book that features a baby. Or with pearls on the cover. Nobody's Baby but Mine 8/4 ★★★★
✔ ◆Celery: Read a book with a tall heroine. For help, check out GR's listopia: Books with Tall Heroines. The Friend Zone 6/12 ★★★★★
✔ ◆Champagne: Read a book where a wedding takes place. It Happened One Wedding 6/7 ★★★★★
✔ ◆Cherries: Read a book with a virgin – heroine or hero. Archer's Voice 9/12 ★★★
✔ ◆Chocolate: Read a book depicting chocolate on the cover, or is predominately brown. Love & Loyalty 10/7 ★★★
✔ ◆Figs: Read a book where the hero or heroine are named either Adam or Eve. Or one about Cleopatra. The Men with the Golden Cuffs 7/14 ★★★
✔ ◆Ginseng: Read a book set in China, Tibet, Korea, Indochina, and India. Or where the protagonist is descended from one of those countries or is a world traveler. The Job 5/15 ★★★★★
✔ ◆Honey: Read a book where a honeymoon occurs. This could be anywhere in the storyline, beginning, middle, or end. Also, if the set-up is that the hero or heroine gets stood up at the altar and decide to use the honeymoon tickets, this works, too. Crazy Kisses 5/20 ★★★
✔ ◆Hot Chilies: Read a book depicting fire on the cover, or has that words “Hot” or “Fire” in the title or series name. Under Fire 5/30 ★★★
✔ ◆Liquorice (licorice): Read a book with a predominately black cover. Fueled 5/7 ★★★
✔ ◆Maca: Read a book set in Peru. Or has a mountain setting. Or one with a psychologist in the storyline. You Can't Hide 7/1 ★★★★
✔ ◆Mustard: Read a book set in Egypt. Or the hero has been living as a sexual “monk” for awhile before hooking up with the heroine. Damian 5/14 ★★★★
✔ ◆Olive Oil: Read a book with a heart on the cover. Or one with a character that is a sex expert. Wicked Memories 6/27 ★★★
✔ ◆Oysters: Read a book showing the ocean on the cover, or is set in a seaside town. Taste of Torment 8/18 ★★★★
✔ ◆Pine Nuts: Read a book depicting pine trees on the cover. Or where someone is “pining” for someone not present. The Way Home 5/9 ★★★★
✔ ◆Pomegranates: Read a sweet, sensitive book. Or one that makes you tear up a bit. Outlander 5/7 ★★★★
✔ ◆Pop Rocks: Read a book with an explosion takes place in the storyline. On the Loose 7/10 ★★★★★
✔ ◆Red Wine: Read a book with a wine glass or bottle on the cover. Sex, Lies and Mistletoe 8/20 ★★★
✔ ◆Salmon & Walnuts: Read a book that is third in a series. Wicked Burn 5/10 ★★★★★
✔ ◆Strawberries: Read a book with a red cover. Or one depicting straw on the cover. After Dark 6/4 ★
✔ ◆Truffles: Read a book that was hard for you to get a hold of. Maybe a long waitlist at the library, or you had to safe up to purchase it. Or you waited a long time for it to be written by the author. Marrying Winterborne 10/5 ★★★★
✔ ◆Vanilla: Read book by an author whose first or last name starts with “V.” Alien Warrior's Mate 6/13 ★★★
✔ ◆Watermelon: Read a book set in the summertime. Or with a predominately pink or green cover. Morgan's Hunter 5/6 ★
✔ ◆Wheat Germ: Read a book set on a farm. When Summer Comes 5/28 ★★★
✔ ◆Whipped Cream: Read a book with a predominately white cover. Or one with a sensual whipped cream scene. Outfoxed by Love 5/18 ★★★★
And I'm going with Pop Rocks because that one just cracked me up as an aphrodisiac
✔ P: The Protector 7/31 ★
✔ O: One Kiss More 5/18 ★★★
✔ P: Phenomenal X 6/25 ★★★
✔ R: Risking it All 7/30 ★★★★
✔ O: Only Her 7/9 ★★★★★
✔ C: Confessions of an Alli Cat 6/8 ★★★★
✔ K: Kaleb 8/13 ★★
✔ S: Savage Urges 5/1 ★★★★
i'm in! =)since the duration is open ended, can i back date to jan 1?
Welcome to the challenge, Danielle & ☘KathyD☘!
◆Almonds: Read a book that is set in California, the number one exporter of these tasty nuts. 
Or read a book based on a fairytale theme.
◆Artichoke: Read a book where the hero or heroine is considered difficult or “thorny.”
One set in Greece or France will also work. Or is based on Greek Mythology.
◆Asparagus & Avocados: Read a book with a title that has two “As” in it, or is by an author whose first and last names both start with “A.”
◆Bananas: Read a book with a predominately yellow cover.
Or one with a tropical setting.
◆Beets: Read a book with a purple or magenta cover,
or one with a scene set in a brothel.
◆Caviar: Read a book that features a baby.
Or with pearls on the cover.
◆Celery: Read a book with a tall heroine. For help, check out GR's listopia: Books with Tall Heroines.
◆Champagne: Read a book where a wedding takes place.
◆Cherries: Read a book with a virgin – heroine or hero.
◆Chocolate: Read a book depicting chocolate on the cover, or is predominately brown.
◆Figs: Read a book where the hero or heroine are named either Adam or Eve.
◆Ginseng: Read a book set in China, Tibet, Korea, Indochina, and India. Or where the protagonist is descended from one of those countries or is a world traveler.
◆Honey: Read a book where a honeymoon occurs. This could be anywhere in the storyline, beginning, middle, or end. Also, if the set-up is that the hero or heroine gets stood up at the altar and decide to use the honeymoon tickets, this works, too.
◆Hot Chilies: Read a book depicting fire on the cover, or has that words “Hot” or “Fire” in the title or series name.
◆Liquorice (licorice): Read a book with a predominately black cover.
◆Maca: Read a book set in Peru. Or has a mountain setting. Or one with a psychologist in the storyline.
◆Mustard: Read a book (set in Egypt.) Or the hero has been living as a sexual “monk” for awhile before hooking up with the heroine.
◆Olive Oil: Read a book with a heart on the cover.
Or one with a character that is a sex expert.
◆Oysters: Read a book showing the ocean on the cover, or is set in a seaside town.
◆Pine Nuts: Read a book depicting pine trees on the cover. Or where someone is “pining” for someone not present.
◆Pomegranates: Read a sweet, sensitive book. Or one that makes you tear up a bit.
◆Pop Rocks: Read a book with an explosion takes place in the storyline.
◆Red Wine: Read a book with a wine glass or bottle on the cover.
◆Salmon & Walnuts: Read a book that is third in a series.
or you had to save up to purchase it.
Or you waited a long time for it to be written by the author.
◆Vanilla: Read book by an author whose first or last name starts with “V"
Michelle A. Valentine◆Watermelon: Read a book set in the summertime. Or with a predominately pink or green cover.
◆Wheat Germ: Read a book set on a farm.
◆Whipped Cream: Read a book with a predominately white cover. Or one with a sensual whipped cream scene.
Welcome to the challenge, Jodie!
Lisa Kay wrote: "Welcome to the challenge, Jodie!"Thanks Lisa
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AphrodisiacsStart date: june 2016
Option #3
Level: sensory gate: touch: 25-30 books
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So can we start this anytime here or HEA Cafe I like to do this one it just seem loaded with fun ;-)
Looking good, Lindy-Lane!
Vicki wrote: "So can we start this anytime here or HEA Cafe I like to do this one it just seem loaded with fun ;-)"Yup. Anytime, anywhere.
AphrodisiacsStart date: 08/31/16
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Sensory Gate: Mind Consciousness
Progress: 0/31 -40
Option #3
Tasks:
◆Almonds: Read a book that is set in California, the number one exporter of these tasty nuts. Or read a book based on a fairytale theme.
◆Artichoke: Read a book where the hero or heroine is considered difficult or “thorny.” One set in Greece or France will also work. Or is based on Greek Mythology.
◆Asparagus & Avocados: Read a book with a title that has two “As” in it, or is by an author whose first and last names both start with “A.”
◆Bananas: Read a book with a predominately yellow cover. Or one with a tropical setting.
◆Beets: Read a book with a purple or magenta cover, or one with a scene set in a brothel.
◆Caviar: Read a book that features a baby. Or with pearls on the cover.
◆Celery: Read a book with a tall heroine. For help, check out GR's listopia: Books with Tall Heroines.
◆Champagne: Read a book where a wedding takes place.
◆Cherries: Read a book with a virgin – heroine or hero.
◆Chocolate: Read a book depicting chocolate on the cover, or is predominately brown.
◆Figs: Read a book where the hero or heroine are named either Adam or Eve. Or one about Cleopatra.
◆Ginseng: Read a book set in China, Tibet, Korea, Indochina, and India. Or where the protagonist is descended from one of those countries or is a world traveler.
◆Honey: Read a book where a honeymoon occurs. This could be anywhere in the storyline, beginning, middle, or end. Also, if the set-up is that the hero or heroine gets stood up at the altar and decide to use the honeymoon tickets, this works, too.
◆Hot Chilies: Read a book depicting fire on the cover, or has that words “Hot” or “Fire” in the title or series name.
◆Liquorice (licorice): Read a book with a predominately black cover.
◆Maca: Read a book set in Peru. Or has a mountain setting. Or one with a psychologist in the storyline.
◆Mustard: Read a book set in Egypt. Or the hero has been living as a sexual “monk” for awhile before hooking up with the heroine.
◆Olive Oil: Read a book with a heart on the cover. Or one with a character that is a sex expert.
◆Oysters: Read a book showing the ocean on the cover, or is set in a seaside town.
◆Pine Nuts: Read a book depicting pine trees on the cover. Or where someone is “pining” for someone not present.
◆Pomegranates: Read a sweet, sensitive book. Or one that makes you tear up a bit.
◆Pop Rocks: Read a book with an explosion takes place in the storyline.
◆Red Wine: Read a book with a wine glass or bottle on the cover.
◆Salmon & Walnuts: Read a book that is third in a series.
◆Strawberries: Read a book with a red cover. Or one depicting straw on the cover.
◆Truffles: Read a book that was hard for you to get a hold of. Maybe a long waitlist at the library, or you had to safe up to purchase it. Or you waited a long time for it to be written by the author.
◆Vanilla: Read book by an author whose first or last name starts with “V.”
◆Watermelon: Read a book set in the summertime. Or with a predominately pink or green cover.
◆Wheat Germ: Read a book set on a farm.
◆Whipped Cream: Read a book with a predominately white cover. Or one with a sensual whipped cream scene.
Welcome to the challenge, Shan!
I started a little late but I made it.Almond=book with a Fairy Tail Theme=
Banana=Book With Tropical Theme=
Strawberries= Book with Red Cover=
Wheat Germ=Book Set on Farm=
And I loved everyone.
Hawaiian Heroes? Sounds intriguing, Vicki.
Lisa Kay wrote: "Hawaiian Heroes? Sounds intriguing, Vicki."It is an interesting series.
Aphrodisiacs Sensory Gate: Mind Consciousness = 31-40 books
Begin: 5/1/2016
Read 38/38
✔ ◆Almonds: Read a book that is set in California, the number one exporter of these tasty nuts. Or read a book based on a fairytale theme. When Snow Falls 5/4 ★★★★
✔ ◆Artichoke: Read a book where the hero or heroine is considered difficult or “thorny.” One set in Greece or France will also work. Or is based on Greek Mythology. Midnight Revenge 9/2 ★★★★★
✔ ◆Asparagus & Avocados: Read a book with a title that has two “As” in it, or is by an author whose first and last names both start with “A.” At Any Cost 5/21 ★★★★
✔ ◆Bananas: Read a book with a predominately yellow cover. Or one with a tropical setting. Crazy Sweet 6/22 ★★
✔ ◆Beets: Read a book with a purple or magenta cover, or one with a scene set in a brothel. Cutting Loose 7/25 ★★★★
✔ ◆Caviar: Read a book that features a baby. Or with pearls on the cover. Nobody's Baby but Mine 8/4 ★★★★
✔ ◆Celery: Read a book with a tall heroine. For help, check out GR's listopia: Books with Tall Heroines. The Friend Zone 6/12 ★★★★★
✔ ◆Champagne: Read a book where a wedding takes place. It Happened One Wedding 6/7 ★★★★★
✔ ◆Cherries: Read a book with a virgin – heroine or hero. Archer's Voice 9/12 ★★★
✔ ◆Chocolate: Read a book depicting chocolate on the cover, or is predominately brown. Love & Loyalty 10/7 ★★★
✔ ◆Figs: Read a book where the hero or heroine are named either Adam or Eve. Or one about Cleopatra. The Men with the Golden Cuffs 7/14 ★★★
✔ ◆Ginseng: Read a book set in China, Tibet, Korea, Indochina, and India. Or where the protagonist is descended from one of those countries or is a world traveler. The Job 5/15 ★★★★★
✔ ◆Honey: Read a book where a honeymoon occurs. This could be anywhere in the storyline, beginning, middle, or end. Also, if the set-up is that the hero or heroine gets stood up at the altar and decide to use the honeymoon tickets, this works, too. Crazy Kisses 5/20 ★★★
✔ ◆Hot Chilies: Read a book depicting fire on the cover, or has that words “Hot” or “Fire” in the title or series name. Under Fire 5/30 ★★★
✔ ◆Liquorice (licorice): Read a book with a predominately black cover. Fueled 5/7 ★★★
✔ ◆Maca: Read a book set in Peru. Or has a mountain setting. Or one with a psychologist in the storyline. You Can't Hide 7/1 ★★★★
✔ ◆Mustard: Read a book set in Egypt. Or the hero has been living as a sexual “monk” for awhile before hooking up with the heroine. Damian 5/14 ★★★★
✔ ◆Olive Oil: Read a book with a heart on the cover. Or one with a character that is a sex expert. Wicked Memories 6/27 ★★★
✔ ◆Oysters: Read a book showing the ocean on the cover, or is set in a seaside town. Taste of Torment 8/18 ★★★★
✔ ◆Pine Nuts: Read a book depicting pine trees on the cover. Or where someone is “pining” for someone not present. The Way Home 5/9 ★★★★
✔ ◆Pomegranates: Read a sweet, sensitive book. Or one that makes you tear up a bit. Outlander 5/7 ★★★★
✔ ◆Pop Rocks: Read a book with an explosion takes place in the storyline. On the Loose 7/10 ★★★★★
✔ ◆Red Wine: Read a book with a wine glass or bottle on the cover. Sex, Lies and Mistletoe 8/20 ★★★
✔ ◆Salmon & Walnuts: Read a book that is third in a series. Wicked Burn 5/10 ★★★★★
✔ ◆Strawberries: Read a book with a red cover. Or one depicting straw on the cover. After Dark 6/4 ★
✔ ◆Truffles: Read a book that was hard for you to get a hold of. Maybe a long waitlist at the library, or you had to safe up to purchase it. Or you waited a long time for it to be written by the author. Marrying Winterborne 10/5 ★★★★
✔ ◆Vanilla: Read book by an author whose first or last name starts with “V.” Alien Warrior's Mate 6/13 ★★★
✔ ◆Watermelon: Read a book set in the summertime. Or with a predominately pink or green cover. Morgan's Hunter 5/6 ★
✔ ◆Wheat Germ: Read a book set on a farm. When Summer Comes 5/28 ★★★
✔ ◆Whipped Cream: Read a book with a predominately white cover. Or one with a sensual whipped cream scene. Outfoxed by Love 5/18 ★★★★
And I'm going with Pop Rocks because that one just cracked me up as an aphrodisiac
✔ P: The Protector 7/31 ★
✔ O: One Kiss More 5/18 ★★★
✔ P: Phenomenal X 6/25 ★★★
✔ R: Risking it All 7/30 ★★★★
✔ O: Only Her 7/9 ★★★★★
✔ C: Confessions of an Alli Cat 6/8 ★★★★
✔ K: Kaleb 8/13 ★★
✔ S: Savage Urges 5/1 ★★★★
Congrats, Danielle! Woohoo!
AphrodisiacsJanuary 1 – December 31, 2016
Level — Sensory Gate – Mind Consciousness (31+ books)
Completed — 280/280!
Categories — 30/30
Almonds ➔ set in California
Amaury’s Hellion, Tina Folsom – 1/12/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Artichoke ➔ heroine is considered difficult or “thorny”
Drawn Together, Lauren Dane – 4/29/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Asparagus & Avocados ➔ author’s first and last name begin with “A”
Dom Fever, Alaska Angelini – 11/12/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Bananas ➔ tropical setting (Fiji)
Laid Open, Lauren Dane – 4/29/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Beets ➔ purple/magenta cover
Dark Desires After Dusk, Kresley Cole – 2/25/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Caviar ➔ pearls on the cover
For 100 Days, Lara Adrian – 8/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Celery ➔ features a tall heroine
Natural Evil, Thea Harrison – 4/17/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Champagne ➔ includes a wedding
Hook Me, Chelle Bliss – 4/27/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Cherries ➔ features a virgin heroine
Whiskey Prince, Toni Aleo – 4/3/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Chocolate ➔ chocolate on the cover
Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic, Meghan Ciana Doidge – 6/13/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Figs ➔ heroine named Eve
Ceremony In Death, J.D. Robb – 5/3/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Ginseng ➔ main character is a world traveler (photographer)
Screwdrivered, Alice Clayton – 2/29/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Honey ➔ heroine gets stood up at the altar and uses the honeymoon tickets
Frenched, Melanie Harlow – 4/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Hot Chilies ➔ fire on the cover
Under His Command, Kristine Cayne – 2/7/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Liquorice (licorice): ➔ black cover
Sin & Suffer, Pepper Winters – 3/11/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Maca ➔ mountain setting/features a psychologist
Sticks & Stones, Madeleine Urban – 2/26/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Mustard ➔ hero has been living as a sexual “monk” for awhile prior to hooking up with the heroine
Midnight Awakening, Lara Adrian – 3/25/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Olive Oil ➔ heart on the cover
Love in the Light, Laura Kaye – 2/19/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Oysters ➔ set in a seaside town
Dragons at Midnight, Selena Illyria – 2/26/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Pine Nuts ➔ pine trees on the cover
Master of the Mountain, Cherise Sinclair – 2/12/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Pomegranates ➔ sweet, sensitive book/makes you tear up a bit
Becoming the Whiskey Princess, Toni Aleo – 4/3/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Pop Rocks ➔ explosion takes place in the story
Five Miles, Lili St. Germain – 4/26/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Red Wine ➔ bottle on the cover
Wild Man, Kristen Ashley – 1/27/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Salmon & Walnuts ➔ third book in a series
Gabriel’s Mate, Tina Folsom – 3/29/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Strawberries ➔ red cover
Twice Upon a Roadtrip, Stacey Shannon – 2/6/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Truffles ➔ long wait for it to be written by the author
Feverborn, Karen Marie Moning – 3/16/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Vanilla ➔ author’s last name begins with “V”
Phenomenal X, Michelle A. Valentine – 3/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Watermelon ➔ green cover
Holiday on Ice, Jaci Burton – 1/26/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Wheat Germ ➔ set on a farm
Tied Up, Tied Down, Lorelei James – 5/14/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Whipped Cream ➔ white cover
How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf, Molly Harper – 5/4/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
AphrodisiacsJanuary 1 – December 31, 2016
Spell-It-Out — 250/250
All Wound Up, Jaci Burton – 4/21/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Last Hit: Reloaded, Jessica Clare – 1/27/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Michelle M. Pillow — The Bound Prince – 3/31/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
On the Plus Side, Tabitha Vargo – 4/9/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Never Enough, Lauren Dane – 4/26/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Dark Needs at Night’s Edge, Kresley Cole – 1/29/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Shayla Black — Delicious – 3/22/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Assets, Shannon Dermott – 1/6/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Rock Hard, Nalini Singh – 1/23/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Three Kings for Sarah, Noa Xireau – 1/30/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Immortal, J.R. Ward – 3/9/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Claimed, Rebecca Zanetti – 2/20/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Holiday Games, Jaci Burton – 1/15/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
One Sweet Ride, Jaci Burton – 1/6/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Kiss of a Demon King, Kresley Cole – 4/17/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Elle Kennedy — Body Check – 1/23/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
At Grave’s End, Jeaniene Frost – 3/26/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Stacey Kennedy — Desired – 3/14/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Pack Challenge, Shelly Laurenston – 1/16/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Awakening, Erika Wilde – 2/4/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Reckoning, Jeaniene Frost – 3/31/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Aiken, G.A. — Dragon Actually – 3/6/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Good Boy, Bad Boy, Jane Nin – 3/15/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Uncivilized, Sawyer Bennett – 1/4/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Say My Name, Julie Kenner – 4/24/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
&
Abigail Roux — Cross & Crown – 4/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Voight, Ginger — The Luck of the Irish – 3/31/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Oracle’s Moon, Thea Harrison – 4/4/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Coming Undone, Lauren Dane – 3/7/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Adams, Evie — Dominus Club - Submit: – 3/19/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Dirty Ride, Chantal Fernando – 2/9/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Overruled, Emma Chase – 1/28/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Straddling the Line, Jaci Burton – 1/22/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
&
Baumgartners Plus One, Selena Kitt – 4/11/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Ashley, Jennifer — The Duke’s Perfect Wife – 3/28/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Night with a SEAL, Cat Johnson – 2/27/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Ashley, Jennifer — Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift – 4/13/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Nikolai, Roxie Rivera – 2/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Ashley, Jennifer — The Many Sins Of Lord Cameron – 1/25/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Surrender, Pamela Clare – 2/14/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Burton, Jaci — Melting the Ice – 1/20/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Elle Kennedy — The Deal – 4/6/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Extreme Exposure (reread), Pamela Clare – 2/22/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Throttle Me, Chelle Bliss – 3/31/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Seven Sons, Lili St. Germain – 2/3/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Callie Hart — Fracture – 1/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Adrian, Lara — Kiss of Crimson – 1/19/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Vagrant, Gemma James – 4/16/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Ink for Three, Nicole Stewart – 3/18/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Aleo, Toni — Taking Shots – 1/21/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Rapture, J.R. Ward – 3/4/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Christine Edwards – Naughty in Norway – 5/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Echoes of Scotland Street, Samantha Young – 4/15/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Long Way Down, Laura Day – 2/20/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Exquisite Danger, Ann Mayburn – 4/12/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Ryder, Jani Kay – 2/14/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Young, Samantha — Before Jamaica Lane – 2/23/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Chantal Fernando — Tracker’s End – 2/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Hard Evidence, Pamela Clare – 3/21/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Alice Clayton — Rusty Nailed – 2/9/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Mistress, Tiffany Reisz – 4/22/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Possession, J.R. Ward – 3/6/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Abigail Roux — Shock & Awe – 1/13/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Gena Showalter — The Darkest Prison – 2/22/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
N.M. Silber — The Law of Attraction – 2/11/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Exquisite Trouble, Ann Mayburn – 3/14/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Cat Johnson — Trey – ✮✮✮✰✰
Harrison, Thea — True Colors – 2/9/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Erin McCarthy — Final Lap – 2/3/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Riding the Storm, Sydney Croft – 2/29/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
R.J. Prescott — The Hurricane – 1/13/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Inside Out, Lauren Dane – 4/18/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Erin McCarthy — Full Throttle – 1/14/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Six Brothers, Lili St. Germain – 4/25/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Catherine Bybee — Wife by Wednesday – 2/29/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Hart, Callie — Twisted – 8/24/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Olivia Cunning — Rock Hard – 1/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, A.N. Roquelaure (aka Anne Rice) – 8/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
One Love, Lili St. Germain – 5/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Loving the Senator, Mia Villano – 1/18/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Aleo, Toni — Trying to Score – 2/15/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Two Worlds Colliding, Jani Kay – 2/17/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Emma Chase — Tamed – 1/24/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Fool Moon, Jim Butcher – 5/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Ione, Larissa — Sin Undone – 7/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Grabbed by Vicious, Lolita Lopez – 3/25/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Saved By A SEAL, Cat Johnson – 4/4/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Gena Showalter — The Darkest Fire – 4/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Into the Crossfire, Lisa Marie Rice – 2/175/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Need You Now, Lisa Renee Jones – 8/22/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Showalter, Gena — The Darkest Pleasure – 2/7/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Edwards, Nicole — Temptation – 4/19/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Nurse and the Soldier, Victoria Wessex – 6/10/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Gallos: The Beginning, Chelle Bliss – 1/14/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Heart Recaptured, Tillie Cole – 8/21/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Out Of Control, Shannon McKenna – 8/13/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Nina Levine — Destined Havoc – 6/10/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Evangeline Anderson — Sought – 3/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Young, Samantha — Fall from India Place – 3/18/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Hell or High Water, Julie Ann Walker – 6/7/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Owned by Fate, Tessa Bailey – 5/28/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Their Virgin Captive, Shayla Black – 1/3/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Cain, Addison — Born to be Bound – 8/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Happily Never After, Jeaniene Frost – 6/7/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
It Had to Be You, Susan Elizabeth Phillips – 5/19/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Lexi Blake — The Dom Who Loved Me – 2/19/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
If You Dare, Evelyn Troy – 5/29/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Emma Chase — Tied – 2/27/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
St. Germain, Lili — Three Years – 5/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Lili St. Germain — Two Roads – 5/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
If You Want It, Evelyn Troy – 5/29/16 – ✮✮✰✰✰
Quarterback Draw, Jaci Burton – 2/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Unfiltered & Unlawful, Payge Gavin – 4/29/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
One for the Money, Jeaniene Frost – 7/3/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Rebecca Zanetti — Tempted – 5/7/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
If You Trust Me, Evelyn Troy – 5/31/16 – ✮✮✰✰✰
Callie Hart — Burn, Callie Hart – 4/10/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Ellis Carrington — Two Night Stand – 2/20/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
AphrodisiacsJanuary 1 – December 31, 2016
Spell-It-Out
Michelle M. Pillow — The Playful Prince – 1/9/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Ashley, Kristen — Walk Through Fire – 1/27/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Clare, Pamela — Defiant – 5/25/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
At Love’s Command, Samantha Kane – 5/6/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Michaels, Tere — Truth & Tenderness – 1/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
UnRidden, Cat Johnson – 1/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
St. Germain, Lili — Four Score – 4/20/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Thea Harrison — Devil’s Gate – 6/17/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Armed & Dangerous, Abigail Roux – 8/4/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Roxie Rivera — Sergei – 5/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Destined for an Early Grave, Jeaniene Frost – 6/9/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
One Night in Vegas, Mari Carr, et al – 5/22/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Last Call, Alice Clayton – 6/13/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
It Ain’t Me, Babe, Tillie Cole – 6/18/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Vegas Vacation, Crystal Jordan – 4/23/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Edwards, Christine — Nordic Lessons – 5/14/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Olivia Cunning — Hot Ticket – 6/10/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Ione, Larissa — Eternal Rider – 9/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Last Kiss, Jessica Clare – 6/27/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
One King’s Way, Samantha Young – 7/19/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Yvette’s Haven, Tina Folsom – 6/22/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Seize the Night, Sherrilyn Kenyon – 5/21/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Tempting the Beast, Lora Leigh – 7/20/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Evans, Katy — Real – 8/10/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Rebecca Zanetti — Hunted – 5/17/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Perfect Soldier, Haley Nix – 4/7/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Indulge, Angela Graham – 9/28/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Nalini Singh — Rock Redemption – 7/11/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Evangeline Anderson — Sought – 3/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Nalini Singh — Allegiance of Honor – 9/17/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Urban, Madeleine — Cut & Run – 1/17/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Tina Folsom — Zane’s Redemption – 8/23/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Showalter, Gena — The Darkest Whisper – 5/12/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Playing for Keeps, R.L. Mathewson – 1/9/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Olivia Cunning — Wicked Beat – 7/24/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Midnight in Death, J.D. Robb – 8/3/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Emily Cantore — Billionaire Bound – 6/9/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Gamble, Kristen Ashley – 5/10/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Resist Me, Chelle Bliss – 5/26/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Adrian, Lara — Midnight Rising – 5/30/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Naked Edge, Pamela Clare – 9/26/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Alice Clayton — Mai Tai’d Up – 5/31/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Tessa Bailey — Protecting What’s His – 7/14/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Emily Cantore — Hot Springs Werewolf, Part 6 – 6/9/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Simon Says: Mine, Cherise Sinclair – 5/15/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Pamela Clare — Upon a Winter’s Night – 5/28/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
One Grave at a Time, Jeaniene Frost – 9/6/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Pamela Clare — Unlawful Contact – 6/20/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Ruby Tuesday, Mari Carr – 5/20/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Outtakes from the Grave, Jeaniene Frost – 10/28/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Cassidy, Dakota — An American Werewolf in Hoboken – 5/23/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Kaye, Laura — Hard Ever After – 2/21/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Samantha Young — Fall from India Place – 3/18/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Robb, J.D. — Vengeance in Death – 6/24/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Evans, Katy — Manwhore – 7/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Devil to Pay, Jeaniene Frost – 6/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Wicked Fall, Sawyer Bennett – 8/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Immortal Rider, Larissa Ione – 10/22/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Nalini Singh — Archangel’s Heart – 11/16/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Elle Kennedy — The Mistake – 6/21/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Sugar Daddy, Sawyer Bennett – 6/11/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Ashley, Kristen — Law Man – 6/17/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Lexi Blake — The Men with the Golden Cuffs – 6/13/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Marissa Meyer — Cinder – 6/15/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Olivia Cunning — Double Time – 10/12/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Nicole Edwards — Addicted – 10/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
&
Worth the Fall, Claudia Connor – 7/27/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Ashley, Kristen — Motorcycle Man – 6/25/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Love: Uncivilized, Sawyer Bennett – 6/30/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Neanderthal Seeks Human, Penny Reid – 10/18/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Urban, Madeleine — Fish & Chips – 4/25/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Their Virgin’s Secret, Shayla Black & Lexi Blake – 7/6/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Seduction of Elliot McBride, Jennifer Ashley – 6/29/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
&
Showalter, Gena — The Darkest Passion – 7/13/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Tonia Brown — Clockworks and Corsets – 8/14/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Rough, Raw, and Ready, Lorelei James – 7/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Abigail Roux & Madeliene Urban — Divide & Conquer – 7/11/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Wicked Ride, Rebecca Zanetti – 9/21/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Bait & Switch, Kendall Ryan – 2/13/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Eugene, Lisa — Grayson – 8/10/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Reynard, Sylvain — Gabriel’s Redemption – 8/26/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Robb, J.D. — Conspiracy in Death – 8/31/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Irresistibly Yours, Lauren Layne – 10/31/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Eve Langlais — Swan and the Bear – 9/18/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Samantha Young — Valentine – 7/4/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Tillie Cole — Souls Unfractured – 9/9/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Roquelaure, A.N. (aka Anne Rice) — The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty – 8/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Untamed, Pamela Clare– 5/16/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Fated, Rebecca Zanetti – 1/11/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Frog, Mary Calmes – 3/19/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Lauren, Christina — Beautiful Bitch – 7/29/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Ella Steele — Secrets – 9/19/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Scarlett Dawn — Valan Playboys – 6/19/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Void, Cassy Roop – 1/9/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Ashley, Kristen — Sweet Dreams – 8/16/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Nicole Edwards — Seduction – 10/28/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Ione, Larissa — Lethal Rider – 11/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Lucian Bane — Dom Wars: Round One – 7/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Lorelei James — Unraveled – 8/18/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Ashley, Jennifer — The Untamed MacKenzie – 8/19/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
AphrodisiacsJanuary 1 – December 31, 2016
Spell-It-Out
Witness in Death, J.D. Robb – 10/6/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Abigail Roux — Stars & Stripes – 9/12/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Their Virgin Concubine, Shayla Black & Lexi Blake – 8/28/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Enslaved by the Ocean, Bella Jewel – 9/28/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Reapers and Bastards Anthology, Joanna Wylde – 8/23/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Mercury Striking, Rebecca Zanetti – 7/10/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Eli Easton — How to Howl at the Moon – 10/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Lena Hart — His Bedpost Queen – 7/14/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Olivia Noble — Club Luxe 1: The Private Room – 9/28/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
N.M. Silber — The Home Court Advantage – 11/14/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Wolff, Tracy — Lovegame – 10/28/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Hart, Callie — Fallen – 4/10/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Easy with You, Kristen Proby – 10/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
About That Night, Julie James – 7/22/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Trouble Comes in Threes, Tymber Dalton – 9/2/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Grave Peril, Jim Butcher – 6/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Emma Chase — Sustained – 10/20/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Robb, J.D. — Holiday in Death – 7/18/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Moonlight on Nightingale Way, Samantha Young – 7/18/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Wicked Deeds of Daniel MacKenzie, Jennifer Ashley – 11/14/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Hope Smolders, Jaci Burton – 6/14/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Immortals After Dark — Demon from the Dark, Kresley Cole – 11/22/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Paula Quinn — The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell – 6/30/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Paige Tyler — Her Lone Wolf – 7/23/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Eve Langlais — Jealous and Freakn’ – 10/24/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Divorced, Desperate and Delicious, Christie Craig – 6/27/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Christina Lauren — Beautiful Bastard (reread) – 7/28/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
R.L. Mathewson — Perfection – 7/26/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
El Diablo, M. Robinson – 11/9/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Ashley, Kristen — Broken Dove – 7/30/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Marissa Meyer — Scarlet – 8/29/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
**In case it’s not obvious, I really loved this challenge! Kudos to the organizer(s)!!
remembered to update my original post #22 of this thread. i've got 19 read.
Holy Mole, ☘KathyD☘! Congrats seems inadequate, but I'm too stunded to think of anything else.Looking good, Lindy-Lane! Congrats!
Thanks Lisa! I had a great time with this challenge! Looking forward to what 2017 brings! =)
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Most experts we found on the Internet attribute the mythical properties of aphrodisiacs to the power of suggestion. In other words, if you believe a certain thing will turn you on, it probably will. And it isn't just foods that can put you in the mood — according to researchers at the Chicago-based Smell and Taste Foundation, studies reveal that certain smells can also be sexually arousing. They cite as examples lavender, pumpkin pie, and licorice.
Ultimately, though, the best aphrodisiac is a healthy diet combined with regular exercise. Eating healthfully and staying in shape will keep your body — and your libido — in top form. You should be able to find those in our list, as the majority of these sexy foods are very good for you!
Duration: You decide!
Rules: Using the categories below, read corresponding books. There is also a Spell-It-Out Option. Or do a bit of both!
Levels: CATEGORIES - For more in-depth descriptions & baking hints for these flours - and clues as to our definitions, see Post #2, #3 or #4 below.
◆Almonds: Read a book that is set in California, the number one exporter of these tasty nuts. Or read a book based on a fairytale theme.
◆Artichoke: Read a book where the hero or heroine is considered difficult or “thorny.” One set in Greece or France will also work. Or is based on Greek Mythology.
◆Asparagus & Avocados: Read a book with a title that has two “As” in it, or is by an author whose first and last names both start with “A.”
◆Bananas: Read a book with a predominately yellow cover. Or one with a tropical setting.
◆Beets: Read a book with a purple or magenta cover, or one with a scene set in a brothel.
◆Caviar: Read a book that features a baby. Or with pearls on the cover.
◆Celery: Read a book with a tall heroine. For help, check out GR's listopia: Books with Tall Heroines.
◆Champagne: Read a book where a wedding takes place.
◆Cherries: Read a book with a virgin – heroine or hero.
◆Chocolate: Read a book depicting chocolate on the cover, or is predominately brown.
◆Figs: Read a book where the hero or heroine are named either Adam or Eve. Or one about Cleopatra.
◆Ginseng: Read a book set in China, Tibet, Korea, Indochina, and India. Or where the protagonist is descended from one of those countries or is a world traveler.
◆Honey: Read a book where a honeymoon occurs. This could be anywhere in the storyline, beginning, middle, or end. Also, if the set-up is that the hero or heroine gets stood up at the altar and decide to use the honeymoon tickets, this works, too.
◆Hot Chilies: Read a book depicting fire on the cover, or has that words “Hot” or “Fire” in the title or series name.
◆Liquorice (licorice): Read a book with a predominately black cover.
◆Maca: Read a book set in Peru. Or has a mountain setting. Or one with a psychologist in the storyline.
◆Mustard: Read a book set in Egypt. Or the hero has been living as a sexual “monk” for awhile before hooking up with the heroine.
◆Olive Oil: Read a book with a heart on the cover. Or one with a character that is a sex expert.
◆Oysters: Read a book showing the ocean on the cover, or is set in a seaside town.
◆Pine Nuts: Read a book depicting pine trees on the cover. Or where someone is “pining” for someone not present.
◆Pomegranates: Read a sweet, sensitive book. Or one that makes you tear up a bit.
◆Pop Rocks: Read a book with an explosion takes place in the storyline.
◆Red Wine: Read a book with a wine glass or bottle on the cover.
◆Salmon & Walnuts: Read a book that is third in a series.
◆Strawberries: Read a book with a red cover. Or one depicting straw on the cover.
◆Truffles: Read a book that was hard for you to get a hold of. Maybe a long waitlist at the library, or you had to safe up to purchase it. Or you waited a long time for it to be written by the author.
◆Vanilla: Read book by an author whose first or last name starts with “V.”
◆Watermelon: Read a book set in the summertime. Or with a predominately pink or green cover.
◆Wheat Germ: Read a book set on a farm.
◆Whipped Cream: Read a book with a predominately white cover. Or one with a sensual whipped cream scene.
Option #2 - Spell-It-Out: Select a word that speaks to you of any of these “Aphrodisiacs” - or of Spring and Spell-It-Out. Read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last name), character (first or last name), that begin with letters that correspond to letters of the word you choose. You may ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc.). Option #3 - Both! - Do a bit of both!Category Definitions from Cosmopolitan, EverydayHealth, EatSomethingSexy, Reader's Digest, PBS, PsychologyToday, NapaTruffleFestival, etc., but tweaked a bit. There are more at Gourmet Sleuth, if we haven't satisfied you with these 30 ...and you're curious.
*This challenge also appears in Happily Ever After Café