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Love in Any Language (A Two Month Challenge: January/February)
if you keep sending me cupcakes like this one.. you can do that again and again :P
Kritika wrote: "if you keep sending me cupcakes like this one.. you can do that again again :P"LMBO! Okay.
My word will be romanse ~ 7/7 R ~ Private Affair by Rebecca York
O ~ Overruled by Connie Cliff
M ~ Bayou Hero by Marilyn Pappano
A ~ A Cowboy of Her Own by Marin Thomas
N ~ Never Say Never by Scarlett Avery
S ~ Sam's Creed by Sarah McCarty
E ~ Running Interference by Elley Arden
Welcome to the challenge, Jonel!
Lisa Kay wrote: "Oh, I love it, Sandra! You're so clever. Updated your link, BTW.":DDDDD
You guys are killing me with these challenges :)8/8
D: Deadly Shadows by Jaycee Clark 1/23 - 4.5★
R: Rising Tides by Nora Roberts 1/16 - 4★
U: Untraceable by Laura Griffin 1/12 - 4★
K: Karou from Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Lani Taylor 1/5 - 4.5★
K: Kleypas, Lisa Because You're Mine 1/7 - 4★
I: I Kissed an Earl by Julie Anne Long 1/26 - 4.5★
E: Elliott, Grayson from What Happens At Christmas by Victoria Alexander 1/2 - 4★
S: Sue Ann Simpkins from Holly Lane by Toni Blake 1/13 - 4★
LOL! Welcome to the challenge, Nikki♥!
Lisa Kay wrote: "LOL! Welcome to the challenge, Nikki♥!"Thanks Lisa Kay.
I'm in. I don't know if I can get all these, but I'll give it a whirl. There are a whole lot of "O's."HEAC: Love in Any Language
Duration: January - February, 2015
gelukkig / ooit / na / koffie = Happily Ever After Café
16/20
G. - ✔ Gibson, Rachel; author of Blue By You ★★★★✩ PB 1/15
E. - ✔ Elwes, Cary; author As You Wish ★★★★★ SJLibrary-CD-to-iPod-Touch 1/9
L. - ✔ Love By the Numbers #2 - Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord,
by Sarah MacLean ★★★★✩ eBook-Scribd 1/24
U. - The Ugly Duchess, by Eloisa James (audio-Scribd)
K. - ✔ Kate Burkholder #1 - Sworn to Silence, by Linda Castillo ★★★★½ SJLibrary-eBook 1/1
K. - ✔ Kim Harrison; author Dead Witch Walking ★★★★✩ SFLibrary-audio-Hoopla 1/10
I. - In Death #16 - Portrait in Death, by J.D. Robb (SJLibrary-ODA)
G. - ✔ Garwood, Julie = Castles ★★★★✩ audible.com 1/6
O. - ✔ Orchard #2 - Rotten to the Core, Sheila Connolly ★★★★½ PB 1/3
O. -
I. - ✔ Innocent 'til Proven Otherwise, by Amy Andrews ★★★★★ eBook-Scribd 1/6
T. - ✔ Thunder Point #1 - The Wanderer, by Robyn Carr ★★★★✩ audible.com 1/15
N. - ✔ Nancy Gideon = Masked by Moonlight ★★★★½ eBook-Scribd 1/3
A. - ✔ Against the Heart, by Kat Martin ★★★✩✩ eBook-Scribd 2/2
K. - ✔ Kat Martin; author of Against the Wild ★★★✩✩ Scribd-eBook 2/3
O. -
F. - ✔ Fine, Chelsea; author of Sophie & Carter ★★★★★ Scribe-eBook 2/4
F. - ✔ Fool's Gold #1 Chasing Perfect, by Susan Mallery ★★★★✩ SJLibrary-ODA 2/11/2015
I. - ✔ Ian McEwan; author of The Children Act ★★★★★ SFLibrary-eBook 1/12
E. - ✔ Enticing the Earl, by Nicole Byrd ★★★★★ PB 2/3
Alternates
I. - Immortals After Dark #10 - Demon from the Dark, by Kresley Cole (audible.com)
Good name choice yourself, Lisa Kay :)
HEA Love in Any LanguageDuration: 1st January - 28th February
Afrikaans
2/10 Completed
love = lief
ever = ooit
after = na
L Low Midnight
I Conspiracy in Death(in death) 3/1/15 ★★★★
E Etiquette & Espionage 4/1/15 ★★★
F Foxglove Summer
O Lyre (Series: Olympiana)
O
I in death
T
N Rock Courtship by Nalini Singh
A At Star's End
Sandra wrote: "Good name choice yourself, Lisa Kay :)"Thanks, Sandra. I thought... why not go for it?
Updated you, Sandra. :o)
5/8D: Darkest London Series Winterblaze by Kristen Callihan
R: Rising Tides by Nora Roberts
U: Untraceable by Laura Griffin 1/12 - 4★
K: Karou from Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Lani Taylor 1/5 - 4.5★
K: Kleypas, Lisa Because You're Mine 1/7 - 4★
I:
E: Elliott, Grayson from What Happens At Christmas by Victoria Alexander 1/2 - 4★
S: Sue Ann Simpkins from Holly Lane by Toni Blake 1/13 - 4★
Updated you, Nikki♥. :o)
LK, Read 4/6 so far ☺
Updated you, Pamela. :o)
...quotes regarding the language of love...
Updated you, Kritika. :o)
...quotes regarding the language of love...
Lisa Kay wrote: "I'm in. I don't know if I can get all these, but I'll give it a whirl. There are a whole lot of "O's."HEAC: Love in Any Language
Duration: January - February, 2015
gelukkig / ooit / na / ko..."
Lisa, how about Olivia Parker for your O's.
Elaine wrote: "Lisa, how about Olivia Parker for your O's."Yes, I like her, Elaine. In fact, I have one of her books on my nightstand. I just have to get to it. LOL!
I'll try this :) wish I'd seen it before
I'm going to keep this one simple and do the word After which would be "Na"N: Nora Roberts Land
A: All Fall Down
Finished my first book
Romance with a mystery! Good Book.
Welcome to the challenge, Cathrine!
Updated you, Melissa. :o)
...words of love...
Wait a minute, Jonel... are you done?
Lisa Kay wrote: "Wait a minute, Jonel... are you done?"I am. I probably should have picked a longer word....
Well, congrats on finishing! Woohoo!
**Psst! Clicking on pic will take you to wedsite on this topic.
Updated you, Amanda. :o)
Another challenge done.8/8
D: Deadly Shadows by Jaycee Clark 1/23 - 4.5★
R: Rising Tides by Nora Roberts 1/16 - 4★
U: Untraceable by Laura Griffin 1/12 - 4★
K: Karou from Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Lani Taylor 1/5 - 4.5★
K: Kleypas, Lisa Because You're Mine 1/7 - 4★
I: I Kissed an Earl by Julie Anne Long 1/26 - 4.5★
E: Elliott, Grayson from What Happens At Christmas by Victoria Alexander 1/2 - 4★
S: Sue Ann Simpkins from Holly Lane by Toni Blake 1/13 - 4★
Woohoo! Congrats, Nikki♥!
...words of love...
Thanks Lisa Kay. I can't wait to see the next language in March.
HEA Love in Any LanguageDuration: 1st January - 28th February
Afrikaans
3/10 Completed
love = lief
ever = ooit
after = na
L Low Midnight
I Conspiracy in Death(in death) 3/1/15 ★★★★
E Etiquette & Espionage 4/1/15 ★★★
F Foxglove Summer 29/1/15 ★★★★
O Lyre (Series: Olympiana)
O
I Blood Assassin by Alexandra Ivy
T
N Rock Courtship by Nalini Singh
A At Star's End
Welcome to the challenge, Kendra!Updated you, Sandra. :o)
Woohoo! Congrats, Melissa!
...language of love...
I've been working from a written list and decided it was time to get it posted. Then I realized that I was all done with the two short words I chose, so decided to add a 3rd - which may be a mistake; time will tell!Happily Ever After Cafe
Love in Any Language
DURATION (TWO MONTHS): January 1st - February 28th, 2015
8/13
We’ll try and go alphabetical, starting with Afrikaans.
Afrikaans:
love = lief
romance = romanse
hug = drukkie
hugs = drukkies
kiss = soen
squeeze = knyptang
happily = gelukkig
ever = ooit
after = na
café = koffie
Love/LIEF
√ L = Logan, Kylie: Mayhem at the Orient Express - 1.21
√ I = It Happened One Wedding by Julie James - 1.16
√ E = Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart by Sarah MacLean - 2.02
√ F = Finding Miss McFarland by Vivenne Lorret - 1.03
After/NA
√ N = Nora Roberts: Sea Swept - 1.13
√ A = And Then She Fell by Stephanie Laurens - 1.23
Romanse/ROMANSE
R = The Revenge of Lord Eberlin by Julia London
O = One Touch of Scandal by Liz Carlyle
√ M = Mary Balogh: Slightly Married - 2.03
A = The Autumn Bride by Anne Gracie
√ N = Nora Roberts: Rising Tides - 1.17
S = Stephanie Laurens: The Taming of Ryder Cavanaugh
E = Enoch, Suzanne: Christmas Brides
Welcome to the challenge, BJ Rose! Mini congrats on two words...
:o)
...words of love...
HEA Love in Any LanguageDuration: 1st January - 28th February
Afrikaans
5/10 Completed
love = lief
ever = ooit
after = na
L Low Midnight
I Conspiracy in Death(in death) 3/1/15 ★★★★
E Etiquette & Espionage 4/1/15 ★★★
F Foxglove Summer 29/1/15 ★★★★
O Lyre (Series: Olympiana, #2)
O Oryon (Tornians, #2.5) By M.K. Eidem 2/2/15 ★★★★
I Blood Assassin by Alexandra Ivy
T Inferno (Series: Tales of the Were, #2)
N Rock Courtship by Nalini Singh 31/1/15 ★★★
A At Star's End
Update you and me, Sandra. :o)
...words of love...
Finished 10 of 10!Updated Post #6
I've read some pretty good books so far this year! Loving Kim Harrisons's The Hollows series.
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My apologies, Kritika. Rectified it.
...apology cupcake...