2017 June Monthly Challenge

[BJ Rose]

Going to come up one short again - looks like I should have set my goal a little lower…

RRRC Monthly Challenge
June 1 - 30, 2017

7/8

1. J = Julie Hyzy = Eggsecutive Orders
√ 2. June 2017 = The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn - 3.5* - 6.04
√ 3. FAC = Lorraine Heath = The Earl Takes All - 4* - 6.08
√ 4. Flip-a-Coin = Heads = HR = The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer - 3.5* - 6.12
√ 5. Historical Romance = The Prince Who Loved Me by Karen Hawkins - 3* - 6.24
√ 7. A Favorite Author: Christine Feehan = Bound Together - 4.5* - 6.28
√ 8. Father's Day: Roger has two children - An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon - 5* - 6.11 (audiobook)
√ 10. Reader's Choice: The Incurable Matchmaker by Mary Balogh- 3.5* - 6.20

[Lacy]

Fran wrote: "Congrats Christie, Emerson and Lacy!!"

Thank you!

[Ranzes Ryne]

2017 June Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1 – 30, 2017
Completed: 10/10
DONE!!!

√ 1. 'J' is for June – Blood Kiss by J.R. Ward – 6/4
√ 2. Happy Anniversary! – From Sanctum with Love by Lexi Blake – 6/17
√ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author – Lorraine Heath – The Captive by Joanne Rock – 6/10
√ 4. June 1- Flip a Coin Day – Yours to Keep by Shannon Stacey – 6/2
√ 5. June 2- Rocky Road Day – Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare – 6/12
√ 6. June 4- Old Maid's Day – Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole – 6/9
√ 7. June 8- Best Friend's Day – When I'm With You by Sloan Harper – 6/15
√ 8. June 18- Father's Day – The Unimaginable by Dina Silver – 6/19
√ 9. June 19- National Kissing Day – Appealed by Emma Chase – 6/6
√ 10. Reader's Choice – A Twist In Time by Susan Squires – 6/30

[LaurLa]

Read them all!!! Thanks for hosting :-)
June Monthly Challenge

10 of 10 Complete



✔1. 'J' is for June:
❇️Just This Once - Rosalind James
❇️Read: 06.19 ★★★★

✔2. Happy Anniversary!
❇️Whiskey Sour - Liliana Hart ~ pubbed June 20126
❇️Read: 06.19 ★★★

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Lorraine Heath
❇️Falling Stars - Anita Mills ~ historical
❇️Read: 06.01 ★★★

✔4. June 1 - Flip a Coin Day
❇️Out of the Dark - Geri Foster ~ heads: favorite genre - romantic suspense
❇️Read: 06.13 ★★★

✔5. June 2 - Rocky Road Day
❇️Kidnapped - Suzanne Ferrell ~ road on cover
❇️Read: 06.22 ★★★

✔6. June 4 - Old Maid's Day
❇️The Night She Got Lucky - Susan Donovan ~ single personon cover
❇️Read: 06.13 ★★★★

✔7. June 8 - Best Friend's Day
❇️Big Jack - J.D. Robb ~ favorite author & series
❇️Read: 06.12 ★★★★

✔8. June 18 - Father's Day
❇️Brighter Than the Sun - Maya Banks ~ 338 pp
❇️Read: 06.26 ★★★

✔9. June 19 - National Kissing Day
❇️That Baby - Jillian Dodd ~ sweet romance
❇️Read: 06.04 ★★★★

✔10. Reader's Choice
❇️Embrace The Darkness - Alexandra Ivy
❇️Read: 06.21 ★★★★

[Fran, Moderator]

Great job Ranzes Ryne and LaurLa!!

[Sonja]

UPDATE: 7 down!!
Gonna be 7/10... anticipate finishing my Rocky Road Day pick tonight... hmmmm rocky road....

1. 'J' is for June: The King's Courtesan by Judith James

2. Happy Anniversary! -Little White Lies

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author -Lorraine Heath. This one was easy since I already had one of hers on my to read list! In Bed with the Devil **** My Review

4. June 1- Flip a Coin Day- Heads it is! Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

5. June 2- Rocky Road Day- If I Only Had a Duke (historical) ***** My Review

6. June 4- Old Maid's Day- Once Upon a Marquess (one person on cover, also a Best Friend!) *** My Review

7. June 8- Best Friend's Day- Lisa Kleypas or Courtney Milan... Sugar Daddy (LOVE Lisa Kleypas!) or The Wall of Winnipeg and Me (recommended by GR friend Heather Cam for May, but I didn't get it in time from my library and Heather graciously loaned me hers! And I'm not sure I'll get Sugar Daddy in time now! LOL) ***** My Review

8. June 18- Father's Day- Almost an Angel (133 ratings) *** My Review

9. June 19- National Kissing Day- I don't think you can get more 'kissable' than this cover... :) The Bachelor ** My Review

10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice. I always pick two... How the Duke Was Won **** My Review or The Maiden of Ireland


DONE:
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[Christine]

I didn't think I would complete this month, but just finished! Updated post 15.

[Sandra (Book Loves)]

I'm currently reading this book called Living Anonymous by Shataya Simms.

[Julianna]

Final Update 7/1

1. 'J' is for June: Green Like God by Jonathan Merritt (6/21)★★★★1/2

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author -Lorraine Heath: Raven's Vow by Gayle Wilson (6/30)★★★★

5. June 2- Rocky Road Day: Love with the Proper Husband by Victoria Alexander (6/25)★★★★

8. June 18- Father's Day: The Maze Runner by James Dashner (6/8)★★★★★

10. Reader's Choice: Prairie Embrace by Rosanne Bittner (6/18)★★★★★

Completed 5/5

[MountainKat, Moderator]

2017 June Monthly Challenge

I'm in!

10 of 10. Completed 6.30.17, updated 7.1.17 DONE!

1. 'J' is for June: Jungle Freakn' Bride by Eve Langlais 6.26.17
2. Happy Anniversary JoAnne: Buns by Alice Clayton 6.7.17
3. Featured Author Challenge - Lorraine Heath: In Bed with the Devil by Lorraine Heath 6.29.17
4. June 1 - Flip a Coin Day: Royally Matched by Emma Chase 6.10.17
5. June 2 - Rocky Road Day: This Duchess of Mine by Eloisa James 6.23.17
6. June 4 - Old Maid's Day: Every Little Thing by Samantha Young 6.5.17
7. June 8 - Best Friend's Day: Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb 6.15.17
8. June 18 - Father's Day: The Bunny is Coming by Tara Sivec 6.7.17
9. June 19 - National Kissing Day: Joy Ride by Lauren Blakely 6.16.17
10. Reader's Choice: Mister Moneybags by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward 6.30.17



Congrats to all the finishers!!

[Beth]

Finished!


1. or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'J'. The Islands of ChaldeaThe Islands of Chaldea, Diana Wynne Jones 6/17/17

2. Happy Anniversary! -
or read a book of an RRRC member that joined in June of any year. Link to member list, beginning with June 2016 -
Fliwan: First Grave on the Right = First Grave on the Right, Darynda Jones 6/30/17

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author -Lorraine Heath.
You may also read a book set in England, or Texas, One Fell Sweep Ilona Andrews 6/14/17 (Texas)
or a romance that is Contemporary, Historical or Paranormal, Shadow's Seduction, Kresley Cole 6/13/17 (paranormal)

4. June 1- Flip a Coin Day- Read a book based on the flip of a coin- If you get 'heads', read a book from your favorite genre. If you get 'tails', read a book from a genre you read infrequently or is new to you. Angeleyes, Michael Z Williamson 6/5/17 (SF) (heads)
Or, read a book with a wealthy character, or a character in the banking industry. Trial by Fire: A Riley Donovan Mystery, Norah McClintock 6/16/17 (banker was bad guy)

5. June 2- Rocky Road Day- Rocky Road ice cream was created in the 1920's. -
or a book with a road or food on the cover The Coyote's Bicycle: The Untold Story of 7,000 Bicycles and the Rise of a Borderland Empire, Kimball Taylor 6/12/17

6. June 4- Old Maid's Day- Read a book with an older character in the story, , Ben Aaronovitch 6/19/17 (Nightingale is old)
or a book with one person on the cover. Snow Hunters, Paul Yoon 6/2/17

7. June 8- Best Friend's Day-
or a book with friends in it, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, Becky Chambers 6/26/17
or a book recommended to you by a friend. The Golden Mean, Annabel Lyon 6/6/17

8. June 18- Father's Day- Father's Day has been celebrated for 108 years.- Read a book with a father figure in the story, The Best Man, Richard Peck 6/7/17
or a book with 108 or more ratings on Goodreads, You, Caroline Kepnes 6/13/17
or a book with a 1, 0, or 8 in the page count. Illuminae, Amie Kaufman 6/25/17 (608)

9. June 19- National Kissing Day-
or a book with lips on the cover, Trickster's Choice, Tamora Pierce 6/9/17

10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice. Pilot X, Tom Merritt 6/16/17

[Fran, Moderator]

Congrats Christine, Julianna, MountainKat and Beth!!

[Fran, Moderator]

Sonja wrote: "UPDATE: 7 down!!
Gonna be 7/10......"

Nice job Sonja!!

[Juana "Darkness"]

That's all I got done.

June Monthly Challenge

6. June 4- Old Maid's: The Man from Stone Creek by Linda Lael Miller 6/7/17

7. June 8- Best Friend's Day- Dark Needs on A Winter's Night by Kresley Cole 6/10/17

[Katherine]

June Monthly Challenge
Read: 10/10

1. J is for June - Jennifer Estep - By a Thread 7/6/17
2. Happy Anniversary -Big Vamp on Campus 18/6/17
3. Featured Author Challenge - Overtime 8/6/17
4. Flip a Coin Day - Grave Visions 3/6/17
5. Rocky Road Day -The House Mate 3/6/17
6. Old Maid's Day -Persuasion 24/6/17
7. Best Friend's Day -Fangs for the Memories 18/6/17
8. Father's Day -White Hot 23/6/17
9. National Kissing Day -Listen to Me 28/6/17
10. Reader's Choice - The Player 18/6/17

[Fran, Moderator]

Congrats Katherine!

[Fran, Moderator]

Thanks to everyone for participating in the June Monthly!!

Enjoy all of the July Challenges!!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Finally! =P

2017 June Monthly Challenge
10/10 Completed!

1. 'J' is for June: Jungle Freakn' Bride 6/28/17
2. Happy Anniversary! - Wrangled and Tangled 6/22/17
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author -Lorraine Heath: In Bed with the Devil 6/14/17
4. June 1- Flip a Coin Day: No Ordinary Billionaire 6/3/17
5. June 2- Rocky Road Day: This Duchess of Mine 6/2/17
6. June 4- Old Maid's Day: Full Package 6/9/17
7. June 8- Best Friend's Day: Falling Hard 6/18/17
8. June 18- Father's Day: Egomaniac 6/26/17
9. June 19- National Kissing Day: Royally Matched 6/21/17
10. Reader's Choice: Every Little Thing 6/29/17

Completed:


Congrats to all the finishers!

[Shelby]

Ok so I finished on time and am only now getting to update things.

RRRC Monthly
June 1, 2017 - June 30, 2017


☑ June - 10/10

1. 'J' is for June - Human Frailties, Human Strengths (6/6) ★★★½
2. Happy Anniversary! - An Unnatural Vice (6/8) ★★★★½
3. Featured Author Challenge - Darkness Before Dawn (6/23) ★★★½
4. Flip a Coin Day - Chasing Death Metal Dreams (6/9) ★★𗰵★½
5. Rocky Road Day - Undertow (6/11) ★★★★
6. Old Maid's Day - Painting with Fire (6/2) ★★★
7. Best Friend's Day - Winter (6/7) ★★★★★
8. Father's Day - Empire of Night (6/3) ★★★★½
9. National Kissing Day - Bound: Forget Me Knot (6/7) ★★★★
10. Reader's Choice - The Night Circus (6/4) ★★★★★

[Shannon]

Better late than never right?

1. J is for June: SKIPPED
2. Happy Anniversary: SKIPPED
3. Featured Author Challenge: The Professional FINISHED 6/5
4. Flip a Coin Day-June 1: Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories FINISHED 6/29
5. Rocky Road Day-June 2: An Extraordinary Union FINISHED 6/17
6. Old Maid's Day-June 4: What We Find FINISHED 6/12
7. Best Friends Day-June 8: Hawke FINISHED 6/5
8. Father's Day-June 18: SKIPPED
9. National Kissing Day-June 19: Nauti Nights FINISHED 6/30
10. Reader's Choice: The Master FINISHED 6/25