Very Official Counting of Points

[Mireille Duval]

(Going ahead with this! :D )

I finished on July 11 a Contemporary Romance > Small Town:

The Wanderer by Robyn Carr (Thunder Point, #1)

(It was good! I mostly liked the cover!)

Which brings my total to a whopping 1 point!

[Katie]

I finished Contemporary Romance > Straight Contemporary:

The Chocolate Touch by Laura Florand

Which was good I want to cry now.

I now have 1 point!

[Jess]

I finished Historical Romance > Regency:

To Charm a Naughty Countess by Theresa Romain.

1 point for me!

[Mireille Duval]

I finished Other > Other (Erotica!) with this:

The Theory of Attraction by Delphine Dryden. It was fine!

I now have 2 points.

[Jess]

I finished Contemporary > Cop:

All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming.

2 points for me!

[Mireille Duval]

I read Paranormal > Ghosts:


The Mediator by Meg Cabot. Not a lot of romance actually happens (this is book 1 & 2). I'd be fine not counting it if you guys don't think it should be eligible.

In the meantime, that's 3 points for me!

[steph]

I finished Historical Romance > Men in Kilts:

The Secret by Julie Garwood.

I now have 1 point.

[Katie]

I finished Inspirational Romance > Regular Christian:

To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer

I now have 2 points.

[Mireille Duval]

I felt bad about reading only one very short story, so I read two.

Other > Short story:


The Spring Before I Met You and The Summer Before I Met You by Sarah Rees Brennan.

I have 4 points. Winning!

[Jess]

I read Young Adult > Any:

Better Off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg

I have 3 points.

[Mireille Duval]

Jess, that'd be 4 points, since finishing YA is 1 bonus point :)

I read Paranormal Romance > Vampire:

Team Human by Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan.

That's 5 points for me!

[Katie]

I read Paranormal Romance > Other > Trolls:

Stolen Songbird by Danielle L. Jensen

3 Points!

[steph]

I finished Historical Romance > Regency:

The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn.

I now have 2 points.

[Jess]

I finished Contemporary > Tattoo:

First Ink by Laura Wright.

That makes 5 points. I am coming for you!

[Katie]

I finished Other > Fantasy:

Heart of the Dragon's Realm by Karalynn Lee

Four points for me!

[steph]

I finished Historical Romance > Middle Ages:

Charming the Shrew by Laurin Wittig

I now have 3 points.

[Mireille Duval]

I finished Contemporary Romance > Cop:



Getting Rid of Bradley by Jennifer Crusie. It was terrific. Read it!

I now have 6 points - not going down without a fight!

[Katie]

I finished New Adult > Any:

Lick by Kylie Scott

This book was REALLY hot. Felt more contemporary romance than new adult, but maybe that's a good thing for the genre.

I get a bonus point for finishing the category, so 6 points, ha!

[Jess]

I finished Contemporary > Sports centered:

On The Surface by Kate Willoughby.

6 points!

[Katie]

I finished Contemporary > Cop:

Getting Rid of Bradley by Jennifer Crusie

Which was awesome.

7 points Winning!

[Mireille Duval]

I finished Contemporary > Sports:



Rush Me by Allison Parr.

7 points!

[Jess]

I finished Contemporary > Cowboy:

Lost and Found by Nicole Williams.

7 points!

[steph]

I finished Historical Romance > Pioneer / Cowboy / 1800’s American West:

Texas Pride by Leigh Greenwood

I now have 4 points - how are you all up to 7 already? Impressed.

[Jess]

I finished Inspirational > Regular Christian:

Against the Tide by Elizabeth Camden.

8 points. Winning!!!

[Grace]

I finished Contemporary > Straight Contemporary:

The Chocolate Temptation by Laura Florand

That is 1 point for me. PROGRESS, shhhh.

[Mireille Duval]

I WON'T PUT MY HANDS UP AND SURRENDER.

I finished New Adult > Any:


Stir Me Up by Sabrina Elkins.

Since this gave me 1 bonus point, I have 9 points.

[Katie]

OH YEAH?

Well, I finished Young Adult > Any:

The Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle

With the bonus point, I now have 9 points.

[Mireille Duval]

I read a romantic suspense book and it turned out to be a novella. SORRY NOT SORRY. (They count right??)

I finished Romantic Suspense > Contemporary romantic suspence:


Risk the Night by Anne Stuart.

10 points!

[Jess]

I read Contemporary > Multicultural/Multiracial:

Recipe for Temptation by Maureen Smith.

9 points!

[Jess]

I read Contemporary > Small Town:

Once in a Lifetime by Jill Shalvis.

10 points!

[steph]

I finished Historical Romance > Asian:

The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran.

and Contemporary > Pets and Vets:

Getting Rid of Bradley by Jennifer Cruise.

6 points :)

[Mireille Duval]

I finished Historical Romance > Regency* :


The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan.

11 points!

* Having both "Regency" and "Victorian" on the list threw me a bit, but this is set in 1835, so not yet Victorian even though it was past the actual, short Regency period, and the next book in the series will be Victorian. This challenge is teaching me so much!

[steph]

I finished Historical Romance > Other>Colonial America:

Captain of My Heart by Danelle Harmon

7 points

[Jess]

I finished Contemporary > Firefighters:

On a Night Like This by Barbara Freethy (linking to the review not the book since I read it as part of a bundle)

11 points!

[Jess]

I finished Contemporary > Other > Billionaire:

Shopping for a Billionaire by Julia Kent (link goes to review for same reasons)

12 points!

[steph]

I finished Historical Romance > Victorian:

The Duchess War by Courtney Milan

and

Other > Christmas:

A Kiss for Midwinter by Courtney Milan

9 points

[Katie]

I finished Contemporary Romance > Small Town:

Every Woman for Herself by Trisha Ashley

That's probably pushing it a little, as it's more chick lit than straight romance, but, whatever, I'm falling too far behind and I don't want to read a more traditional small town romance!

10 points

[Katie]

I finished Historical Romance > Regency:

Mr. Impossible by Loretta Chase

That gives me 11 points. Watch out!

Wait, don't watch out. Nothing to see here. *whistles innocently*

[Jess]

I finished Contemporary > Pets and Vets:

Hope Flames by Jaci Burton.

I also finished Other > Time Travel:

Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon, which is one of my three rereads and yes, is a romance even if she doesn't want it shelved there.

14 points!!!

[Katie]

ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?

I finished Romantic Suspense - CIA/FBI:

Fair Game by Josh Lanyon

So I get one point for that AND I now have a book in every category, which snags me five bonus points.

I now have 17 points.

Mini-wave in celebration of me!

[Jess]

Oh it is ON, Katie!

I finished Contemporary: Medical:

Emergency: Mother Wanted by Sarah Morgan

That gives me 15 points and a grudge.

[Mireille Duval]

Ahhhhhh

I finished Historical Romance > Man In Kilts:

Scotsmen Prefer Blondes by Sara Ramsey.

12 points. I will come back from this!!!

[Mireille Duval]

I finished Young Adult > Any:

The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong.

You know where this is going, right? 14 points.

[Jess]

I finished Romantic Suspense > Contemporary Romantic Suspense:

The Rome Affair by Addison Fox.

16 points!!!

Two more books and those bonus points are MINE.

[Katie]

I finished Paranormal Romance > Fae:

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Sadly not a winner, though, at least I finally read it! It was on the top of my "this looks interesting" shelf forever. (But yeah. I didn't hate the romance, but it was one of those that didn't work for me to such extent that I feel weird counting it for the challenge.)

Anyway, 18 points and Jess needs to stop reading!

[Jess]

I finished New Adult > Any:

Harder by Robin York.

I get 1 point for that book and 1 point for finishing the category, which gives me 18 points! Mwahahaha.

[Jess]

I also finished Contemporary > LGBTQ:

Get What You Need by Jeanette Grey.

19 points!!! #winning

[Katie]

I finished Paranormal Romance > Vampires:

Hearts at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey

This is getting me down! I have read good YA paranormal romances, right? That wasn't just a dream?

At least I have 19 points, so THERE, Jess!

[steph]

I finished Historical Romance > Rome:

The Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn

10 points! (I blame a week reading that addicting Milan series for this. lol)

[steph]

I finished Young Adult:

On The Fence by Kasie West

That is 1 point plus the bonus point so 12 points. Slowly catching up with you all!