2015 Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge

[Fran, Moderator]

2015 Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge

With the year ending, most of us have started looking forward to the new year and have some reading goals we really want to reach.

This is the place to Create-Your-Own-Reading Challenge for 2015.

I've used the acronym SMART to explain how you can put yours together.

SPECIFIC - Sure we have goals and resolutions, but for this challenge you need to be specific on what you will read. Are you going for all classics, books of a specific author, books you already own, etc? You set the parameters, but make sure there is one.

MEASURABLE - Please don't say as many as I can read, please :). Knowing the titles in advance is not required, but you need to put a number of books as your goal. This is a requirement to participate in this challenge.

ATTAINABLE - Be realistic for this challenge. I know how we can go overboard, but you know, how many hours you read in a day. Do not set yourself up to fail. On this note, you are only allowed to have one Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge entry.

REWARDING - A tenet I follow everytime I create and/or join a challenge, is that it should be fun. This is not a punishment, but an activity that you really want to do. You get a better chance of completing it, if you are enjoying yourself.

TIME-BOUND - This challenge is good for the whole year. If you want to set a different start and end date, its up to you, but make sure I can see the duration period of your challenge.

Here is the suggested format:

Challenge Title:
Duration:
Number of Books:
Challenge Description:
List of Books: (you can post it in advanced or post as you complete them)

[Fran, Moderator]

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[~Leslie~]

I'm in for this!

Ebooks I Own Challenge

Duration: 1/1/15 - 12/31/15

0/100

To read 100 ebooks that I purchased prior to 1/1/15. Any page length.

[Bookchaser]

2015 Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge


Challenge Title: Taking Control of My DTB TBR Pile: Part 3
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Number of Books: 36 "old" + 36 "new" = 72 total

Challenge Description:
Part 1: Read "old" paperback books that I own, then give away/trade in/donate books that are not going to be "keepers".
Part 2: Read "new" books (published 2013 - 2015) from the public library or OverDrive so as NOT TO ADD more books to my DTB TBR Pile.

List of Books:
Part 1: Out With The Old
01: One in a Million by Susan Mallery - 01/14/15
02: Mine to Take by Dara Joy - 01/16/15
03: Stardust of Yesterday by Lynn Kurland - 01/20/15
04: Quinn's Woman by Susan Mallery - 01/24/15
05: Last Wolf Watching by Rhyannon Byrd - 02/24/14
06: The Magic by Juliana Garnett - 03/07/15
07: Maid of Killarney (The Riordan Brothers, #4) by Ana Seymour - 04/21/15
08: Till There Was You by Lynn Kurland - 05/21/15
09: Unmasked by C.J. Barry - 07/31/15
10: Randall Pride by Judy Christenberry - 09/26/15
11: Randall Riches by Judy Christenberry - 09/28/15
12: Randall Honor by Judy Christenberry - 09/30/15
13: One Magic Moment by Lynn Kurland - 10/05/15
14: Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery - 10/06/15
15: Heart Fire by Robin D. Owens - 10/25/15
16: Randall Wedding by Judy Christenberry - 10/27/15
17: Randall Renegade by Judy Christenberry - 10/28/15
18: A Randall Returns by Judy Christenberry - 10/30/15
19: Randall On The Run by Judy Christenberry - 10/31/15
20: Highland Warrior by Monica McCarty - 11/02/15
21: Duncan's Bride by Linda Howard - 11/17/15
22: The Warrior by Heather Grothaus - 11/19/15
23: A Randall Thanksgiving by Judy Christenberry - 11/25/15
24: Highland Outlaw by Monica McCarty - 11/28/15
25: Parallel Attraction by Deidre Knight - 11/30/15
26: A Randall Hero by Judy Christenberry - 12/04/15
27: 'Tis the Season: A Promise to Keep/Christmas at Wayfarer Inn/Twelfth Knight by Susan Spencer Paul - 12/14/15
28: Wish List by Lisa Kleypas - 12/28/15
29: Long Time Coming by Sandra Brown - 12/29/15
30: Parting Gifts by Lorraine Heath - 12/30/15
31: His Baby! by Maureen Child - 12/30/15
32: First Comes Love by Elizabeth Bevarly - 12/31/15
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Part 2: Don't Buy The New
01: One in a Million by Jill Shalvis - 01/03/15
02: Merry Christmas, Baby by Jill Shalvis - 01/03/15
03: The Heist by Janet Evanovich - 01/10/15
04: Turn Up the Heat by Kimberly Kincaid - 01/12/15
05: A Reason to Love by Alexis Morgan - 01/22/15
06: Her Secret Agent by Paige Tyler - 01/30/15
07: Her Perfect Mate by Paige Tyler - 01/31/15
08: The Chase by Janet Evanovich - 02/05/15
09: Hope Smolders by Jaci Burton - 02/06/15
10: Find My Way Home by Michele Summers - 02/10/15
11: Only Enchanting by Mary Balogh - 02/14/15
12: Hope Flames by Jaci Burton - 02/21/15
13: The Mystery Woman by Amanda Quick - 02/21/15
14: It Happened One Wedding by Julie James - 02/28/15
15: Shield of Winter by Nalini Singh - 02/28/15
16: The Marriage Charm by Linda Lael Miller - 03/03/15
17: Sugar's Twice as Sweet by Marina Adair - 03/17/15
18: The Arrow by Monica McCarty - 03/23/15
19: Forgotten Siens by Rebecca Zanetti - 03/28/15
20: Hope Ignites by Jaci Burton - 03/31/15
21: One Wish by Robyn Carr - 04/04/15
22: Unleashed by Rachel Lacey - 04/07/15
23: Bear Attraction by Jennifer Ashley - 04/10/15
24: Rock Hard by Nalini Singh - 04/16/15
25: Hope Burns by Jaci Burton - 04/26/15
26: Mate Bond by Jennifer Ashley - 05/04/15
27: The Devil in Denim by Melanie Scott - 05/09/15
28: Hold Me by Susan Mallery - 05/09/15
29: The Wicked by Thea Harrison - 05/13/15
30: Kinked by Thea Harrison - 05/20/15
31: The Sweetest Summer by Susan Donovan - 05/26/15
32: The Sugar Cookie Sweetheart Swap by Donna Kauffman - 05/29/15
33: Angel in Armani by Melanie Scott - 05/31/15
34: Dragos Takes a Holiday Thea Harrison - 06/02/15
35: The Job by Janet Evanovich - 06/04/15
36: The Marriage Season by Linda Lael Miller - 06/07/15
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37: Lawless In Leather by Melanie Scott - 06/15/15
38: For Keeps by Rachel Lacey - 06/18/15
39: Air Bound by Christine Feehan - 06/19/15
40: Still the One by Jill Shalvis - 06/28/15
41: Suddenly One Summer by Julie James - 06/29/15
42: Until Fountain Bridge by Samantha Young - 07/01/15
43: Love After All by Jaci Burton - 07/08/15
44: One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean - 07/12/15
45: Sunflower Lane by Jill Gregory - 07/14/15
46: Second Chance Summer by Jill Shalvis - 07/18/15
47: Meet Me at the Beach by V.K. Sykes - 07/26/15
48: Just for You by Rosalind James - 07/28/15
49: Earth Bound by Christine Feehan - 07/29/15
50: Sweet Revenge by Rebecca Zanetti - 08/03/15
51: A New Hope by Robyn Carr - 08/04/15
52: Summer at the Shore by V.K. Sykes - 08/07/15
53: Not So New In Town by Michele Summers - 08/11/15
54: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline - 08/13/15
55: Kiss Me by Susan Mallery - 08/15/15
56: No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean - 08/27/15
57: Sweet Talk Me by Kieran Kramer - 09/07/15
58: Night's Honor by Thea Harrison - 09/09/15
59: Willowleaf Lane by RaeAnne Thayne - 09/15/15
60: Midnight's Kiss by by Thea Harrison - 09/17/15
61: Suddenly Last Summer by Sarah Morgan - 09/23/15
62: Down London Road by Samantha Young - 10/10/15

[GreenFairy]

Challenge Title: Books That Don't Fit Other Challenges
Duration: 1/1/-15-12/31/15
Number of Books: 500+
Challenge Description: I read a lot (for a living and enjoyment) but not all of the books I read fit into any particular challenge I am doing.

2/50+

List of Books:
Four Score 1/11
The Listener 6/1

[Amanda P]

I'm going to give this a try. I don't get a lot of time to read and after finishing grad school am ready to start reading again. However, short on cash, and slow sometimes so I feel like I can't really do a lot of the other challenges. Therefore, I am going to read books I already have.

Challenge Title: Books that are Lying Around Challenge
Duration: 1/1/15 - 12/31/15
Number of Books: 2/20
Challenge Description: Save some money and read the books I have already purchased or gotten for free. All books and short stories count, so any page length. Edit - I decided to also include books I got for free through my boyfriends share with me on kindle or from author giveaways, which are not included on the lists below, but I still did not pay for, so I will include in this challenge.

I took the time to search through my electronic reading devices and organized some lists.
Ones I got for Free 2014: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/29796147-amanda-p?shelf=free-books
Ones I got for Free 2015: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/29796147-amanda-p?shelf=free-books-2015&utf8=✓
Ones I Purchased: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/29796147-amanda-p?shelf=purchased-unread


1. The Maze Runner (5/18)
2. The Queen's Army (6/7)

[Angie]

Challenge Title: Newbies!
Duration: 1/1/15-31/12/15
Number of Books: 0/50
Challenge Description: I have lots of books on my TBR that get bumped in favour of my favourite authors so I'm going to (hopefully) read the 50 oldest on my list and hopefully find some new favourite authors :)

1 - Moon Dance - J.R. Rain
2 - Dragon's Blood - Paulin Brynn
3 - A Vampire's Salvation - Virna DePaul
4 - Midnight Medusa - Stephanie Draven
5 - Untamed Magick - Eliza Gayle
6 - Hot Pursuit - Lynn Raye Harris
7 - Guardian Agent - Dana Marton
8 - Death's Hand - S.M. Reine
9 - Fastball - V.K. Sykes
10 - Big Girls Do It Better - Jasinda Wilder
11 - Blood and Snow - RaShelle Workman
12 - Blood Magic - Jennifer Lyon
13 - Dreamcatcher - Anna Leonard
14 - Decent Exposure - Lacy Dane
15 - You Have Me - Wendi Zwaduk
16 - Something About You - Julie James
17 - Rule - Jay Crownover
18 - Dangerous Craving - Emmy Curtis
19 - What She Wants - Anne Rainey
20 - The Mighty Storm - Samantha Towle
21 - Soul Ties - Lisa Swallow
22 - One Week Girlfriend - Monica Murphy
23 - Ember X - Jessica Sorenson
24 - Renegade - Nancy Northcott
25 - Tortured Rake - Sarah Morgan
26 - Demon Love - Georgia Tribell
27 - All Jacked Up - Penny McCall
28 - The Raven Prince - Elizabeth Hoyt
29 - Visions of Magic - Regan Hastings
30 - Claimed By The Wolf - Charlene Teglia
31 - The Smoke Thief - Shana Abe
32 - Heat of the Moment - Elle Kennedy
33 - Beyond The Night - Joss Ware
34 - The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover - Victoria Janssen
35 - Feral Passions - Stephanie Bedwell-Grime
36 - Michael - Angela Cameron
37 - Deadly Obsession - Patricia A Rasey
38 - Midnight Sun - Rene Lyons
39 - Shifting Winds - Lex Valentine
40 - Slow Hands - Leslie Kelly
41 - Daughter of the Blood - Anne Bishop
42 - Ruthless - Anne Stuart
43 - The Sailmaster's Woman - Annie Windsor
44 - When She Was Bad - Cara Summers
45 - Someone's Baby - Dani Sinclair
46 - Don't Tempt Me - Dawn Atkins
47 - Surviving Demon Island - Jaci Burton
48 - Deadly Shadows - Jaycee Clark
49 - Closer - Jo Leigh
50 - Highlander Untamed - Monica McCarty

[NayNay]

Challenge Title: My Favorite Genre:
Duration: January 1/15 - December 31/15
Number of Books: 100
Challenge Description: I will be reading Historical Fiction for this challenge....I love everything TUDOR

List of Books:
1 Dissolution by C.J. Sansom 01/01/15 *****
2 Queen Elizabeth I by J.E. Neale 01/02/15 ***
3 The Roots of the Olive Tree by Courtney Miller Santo 01/05/15 *****
4 Tragic Beauty :The Lost 1914 Memoirs of Evelyn Nesbit by Evelyn Nesbit 01/06/15 ***
5 Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom 01/09/15 *****
6 Elisabeth: The Struggle for the Throne by David Starkey 01/10/15 ****
7 The Bastard by John Jakes 10/12/15 *****
8 Witchfall by Victoria Lamb 01/13/15 ***
9 Master of Surrender by Karin Tabke 01/17/15 *****
10 Scoundrel by Annette Blake 01/18/15 ***
11 Plain Jane by Laurien Gardner 01/19/15 ****
12 Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale 01/19/15 ***
13 Sovereign by C.J. Sansom 01/21/15 *****
14 In the Garden of Temptation by Cynthia Wicklund 01/23/15 **
15 Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House by Stephanie Barron 01/24/15 ***
16 A Sound Among the Trees by Susan Meissner 01/25/15 ****
17 Elizabeth: Fortune's Bastard by Richard Rex 01/26/15 ***
18 A Regimental Murder by Ashley Gardner 01/28/15 ***
19 The Royal Road to Fotheringhay by Jean Plaidy 01/29/15 ****
20 All the Flowers in Shanghai by Ducan Jepson 01/29/15 ***
21 King's Touch by Jude Morgan 01/31/15 ***
22 The May Bride by Suzannah Dunn 02/01/15 ****
23 The Last Wife of Henry VIII by Carolly Erickson 02/02/15 ****
24 Young Bess by Margaret Irwin 02/05/15 ****
25 Tristan and Iseult by J.D. Smith 02/06/15 ****
26 Things Half in Shadow by Alan Finn 02/08/15 *****
27 The Price of Blood by Patricia Bracewell 02/09/15 *****
28 Lady Jane Grey: Nine Day Queen of England by Faith Cook 02/11/15 *****
29 Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique 02/12/15 ***
30 Namesake by Sue MacLeod 02/12/15 ***
31 Emilie's Voice by Susanne Dunlap 02/13 15 ***
32 The Third Target by Joel C. Rosenberg 02/16/15 ****
33 The Red Queen's Daughter by Jacqueline Kolosov 02/17/15 *****
34 A Love Most Dangerous by Martin Lake 02/19/15 ***
35 My Dearest Cecelia by Diane Haegar 02/20/15 ****
36 The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor 02/20/15 ***
37 Serena by Ron Rash 02/22/15 *****
38 The Historian by Elizabeth Kistova 02/24 15 ***
39 The Flyer by Stuart Harrison 02/28/15 ****
40 The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton 03/01/15 ***
41 Sword Song by Bernard Cornwell 03/04/14 ****
42 The Last Queen of India by Michelle Moran 03/04/15 *****
43 Motown by Loren D. Estleman 03/05/15 ***
44 Mistress Firebrand by Donna Thorland 03/08/15 ****
45 The Woman Who Heard Color by Kelly Jones 03/09/15 *****
46 Three Maids for a Crown by Ella March Chase 03/10/15 ****
47 Great Protector by Kathryn Le Veque 03/12/15 ****
48 Dark Stranger by Heather Graham 03/15/15 ****
49 Precious Bones by Irina Shapiro 03/16/15 ***
50 The Angel and the Outlaw by Madeline Baker 03/17/15 ****
51 Root of the Tudor Rose by Mari Griffith 03.19.15. ****
52 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 03.20.15 *****
53 A Dangerous Inheritance by Alison Weir 3.22.15 ***
54 The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham 03.22.15 ****
55 Court of Conspiracy by April Taylor 03/31/15 ****
56 Anne Bleyn:The Tragic Story of Henry VIII's Most Notorious Wife by Norah Lofts 04/02/15 ****
57 Miracle in a Dry Season by Sarah Loudin Thomas 04/05/15 ****
58 At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen 04/07/15 ***
59 Dear Heart, How Like You This? by Wendy J. Dunn 04/07/15 ****
60 Mist of Midnight by Sandra Byrd 04/10/15 ****
61 Until the Harvest by Sarah Loudin Thomas 04/10/15 *****
62 The Bloodletter's Daughter by Linda Lafferty 04/12/15 ****
63 The Needle in the Blood by Sarah Bower 04/14/15 ***
64 Seeds of Hope by Kristiana Gregory 04/16/15 ***
65 Natchez Burning by Greg Iles 04/18/15 *****
66 Virgin Earth by Philippa Gregory 04/22/15 ***
67 To Be Queen: A Novel of the Early Life of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Christy English 04/25/15 ****
68 The Dream Lover: A Novel of George Sand by Elizabeth Berg 04/26/15 ***
69 The Reign of Elizabeth I by Carole Levin 04/28/15 ***
70 The Things We Cherished by Pam Jenoff 04/29/15 ***
71 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 05/03/15 ****
72 The Queen of Last Hopes by Susan Higginbotham 05/04/15 ****
73 A King's Ransom by Sharon Kay Penman 05/05/15 *****
74 The Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J. Rose 05/06/15 *****
75 I am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits 05/09/15 ****
76 The Orchid House by Lucinda Riley 05/10/15 ***
77 The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers 05/08/15 ***
78 The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman 05/12/15 **
79 Eleanor the Queen by Norah Lofts 05/15/15 ****
80 Delicious! by Ruth Reichl 05/21/15 *****
81 The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop: A Memoir, a History by Lewis Buzbee 05/22/15 ***
82 The Last Days of Henry VIII: Conspiracies, Treason and Heresy at the Court of the Dying Tyrant by Robert Hutchinson 05/23/15 ****
83 The Midwife of Hope River 05/24/15 *****
84 Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer 05/27/15 ****
85 The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry 05/27/15 ***
86 The Virgin's Daughter by Laura Andersen 05/31/15 ****
87 Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller by Sarah Miller 06/04/15 *****
88 The Queen's Favourite by Laura Dowers 06/05/15 ***
89 Revelation by C.J. Sansom 06/06/15 *****
90 A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley 06/07/15 ***
91 Cascade by Maryanne O'Hara 06/09/15 ***
92 The Art Forger by Barbara A. Shapiro 06/12/15 ***
93 Royal Mistress by Anne Easter Smith 06/15/15 ****
94 The King's Hounds by Martin Jensen 06/15/15 ****
95 In Bed With Anne Boleyn by Lacey Baldwin Smith 06/16/15 ***
96 Watch the Lady by Elizabeth Fremantle 06/17/15 *****
97 Mr. Darcy Came to Dinner by Jack Caldwell 06/18/15 ****
98 The Queen's Sorrow by Suzannah Dunn 06/20/15 *
99 The Silver Witch by Paula Brackston 06/22/15 ***
100 The Courts of Love by Jean Plaidy 06/24/15 *****

[Ms.soule]

Challenge Title: E-book TBR Clean-Up
Duration: Jan-Dec 2015
Number of Books: 35
Challenge Description: I’ve downloaded so many free and bargain e-books this year, my TBR list is feeling out of control. I’m challenging myself to read all my currently-owned fiction e-books with a Goodreads rating of 3.9 or higher.


List of Books:
Completed: 6/35

All These Pieces of Me (The Stables, #1)
Apart From Love
Awakening
Camouflaged (Hiding from Love, #0.5)
Captured by the Pirate Laird (Highland Force, #1) by Amy Jarecki - ♥♥♥ - 4/25
Chances Are (Chance at Love, #1)
Cowboy Heat (Hell Yeah!, #1)
Embracing the Darkness (Black Rose, #1)
Enemies on Tap by Avery Flynn - ♥♥♥♥♥ - ⅖
Every Breath (Every Life, #1) by Tasha Ivey - ♥♥♥ - 4/8
Fragments Of Grace (Dragonblade Trilogy, #0.5)
Ignited (Titanium Security, #1)
Learn to Fly
Let Love In (Love, #1)
Life's A Cappella (A Cappella, #1)
Lust (Pure Passion Series)
Miss Landon and Aubranael (Tales of Aylfenhame)
Mugs & Monasteries by Cait O’Sullivan - ♥♥♥ - 10/19
Outback Hearts (Beyond Reality, #1) by Susan Stoker - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 4/21
Ready to Reach (Nashville #1)
Resisting the Bad Boy (Nice Girl To Love, #1)
Rocky Mountain Heat (Six Pack Ranch, #1)
Snow on Magnolias: A Bon Amie Novel
Storm in A B Cup - A Breast Cancer Tale
Stray (Touchstone, #1)
Sweet Dreams (Colorado Mountain, #2)
Sweet Girl (Titan, #1.5)
The Color of Heaven
The Twelfth Child (Serendipity #1)
Treasure Me (Liberty, #1)
Tucker (The Family Simon, #1)
Wander and Roam
Whispers and Wishes (Sage Springs #1)
White Raven's Lover by Nhys Glover - ♥♥♥ - 2/24
Wicked Nights (Angels of the Dark, #1)

[Margaret]

I have so many free books on my kindle that I just don't get to read. So my challenge will be to read 12 of the freebies already on my kindle (1 for each month of the year).

Challenge Title: Kindle Freebies
Duration: 1 January to 31 December, 2015
Number of Books: 12
Challenge Description: To read 1 book on my kindle each month that I got for free.

List of Books

Link to my shelf of free books to read, with books sorted as of date added: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Books to be read from oldest date added.

Note: This list can be changed if a book is used in another challenge earlier in the year.

Read = 1 / 12



January: Caroline by Cynthia Wright
February: A Man To Trust by Cheryl Yeko
March: Bridge Water by Allen Renfro
April: The Warrior's Maiden by Denise Domning
May: Silver Storm by Cynthia Wright
June: At Long Odds by Hannah Hooton
July: Deadly Offerings by Alexa Grace read 6/7/15 ★★
August: Undertow by Elizabeth O'Roark
September: A Walk in Heaven by Marie Higgins
October: A Beautiful Fall by Chris Coppernoll
November: A Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift by Jennifer Ashley
December: The Honeymoon Cottage: A Pajaro Bay Cozy Mystery + Sweet Romance by Barbara Cool Lee

[Tania]

I have been looking through my TBR books and have notice I have 80+ books of authors I've never read. So I am setting myself the challenge to read at least 2 new authors a month for the next year.

New Authors To Me
1 Dec 2014 - 31 Dec 2015
Target number of 26 books to read
Actually read = 71

December
1- Sherryl Woods - A Chesapeake Shores Christmas - 2 Dec - 3 stars
2- Alan Titchmarsh - Rosie - 25 Dec - 4 stars

January
3- Alan Dean Foster - Star Trek Into Darkness - 3 Jan - 4 stars
4- Robert Louis Stevenson - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - 24 Jan - 4 stars
5- Margaret McDonagh-Shirley Jump-Carole Mortimer - Christmas Weddings: His Christmas Eve Proposal / Snowbound Bride / Their Christmas Vows - 27 Jan - 4 stars - 3 new authors for the price of one

Febuary
6- Jim Butcher - Blood Rites List of the states - 14 Feb - 4 stars
7- Stanley Williams - Surviving The Volcano - 24 Feb - 4 stars
8- Adam Croft - Exit Stage Left - 24 Feb - 2 stars
9- Ben Sherwood - The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud 26 Feb - 5 stars

March
10- Åsne Seierstad - The Bookseller of Kabul - 2 Mar
11- George Fyler Townsend - Aesop's Fables Aesop's Fables - 17 Mar
12- Colette Gale - Entwined - 20 Mar
13- Eva Ibbotson - Journey to the River Sea -23 Mar
14- Henrietta Branford - Fire, Bed, and Bone - 27 Mar
15- Clara Olink Kelly - The Flamboya Tree: Memories Of A Family's Wartime Courage - 31 Mar

March seems to be the month for YA books for me

April
16- Bernard Cornwell - Sharpe's Prey - 8 Apr
17- Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist - 9 Apr - 4 stars
18- Eleanor Estes - The Hundred Dresses - 22 Apr - 4 stars

May
19- Monica Ali - Alentejo Blue - 4 May - 1 star
20-John Green - Looking for Al aska - 7 May - 5 stars
21- Tom Schabarum - The Narrows, Miles Deep: A Novella and Stories - 8 may - 4 stars
22- Kevin Powers - The Yellow Birds - 20 May - 5 stars

June
23- M.L. Stedman - The Light Between Oceans - 2 Jun - 5 stars
24- Robert James Waller - The Bridges of Madison County - 3 Jun - 4 stars
25- Sarah Addison Allen - Lost Lake - 7 Jun - 4 stars
26- Nicole Dykes - Soulmates - 9 Jun - 3 stars
27- Tess Oliver - Gage - 16 June - 4 stars
28- Justin Torres - We the Animals - 28 jun - 4 stars

July
29- Rebecca Shaw - The New Rector - 7 Jul - 3 stars
30- L.A. Witt - From Out in the Cold - 8 Jul - 4 stars
31- Robert Allison - The Letter Bearer - 12 Jul - 3.5 stars
32- Ismail Kadare - The Fall of the Stone City - 22 Jul - 4 stars
33- Douglas Leas - The Dolphins of Klein Bonaire - 27 Jul - 4 stars
34- Melynda Price - Win by Submission - 29 Jul - 4 stars

August
35- Susan Casey - The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean - 2 Aug - 5 stars
36- Cherie Burns - The Great Hurricane: 1938 - 5 Aug - 5 stars
37- Francesco D'Adamo - Iqbal - 6 Aug - 5 stars
38- W. Bruce Cameron - A Dog for Christmas - 8 Aug - 4 stars
39- Julie Anderson - Winter to Spring - The Village e-shorts Vol 1 - 14 Aug - 4 stars
40- Donald Hamilton - Matt Helm - The Terminators - 15 Aug - 4 stars
41- Ernest Hemingway - The Old Man and the Sea - 17 Aug - 5 stars
42- Victoria Hislop - The Last Dance: And Other Stories - 19 Aug - 4 stars
43- Yukio Tsuchiya - Faithful Elephants: A True Story of Animals, People, and War 26 Aug - 5 stars
44- Sara lindley - A Papa for Peso - 28 Aug - 3 stars
45- John Grisham - The Summons - 30 Aug - 4 strs

September
46- Peter Geye - Safe from the Sea - 2 Sept - 4 stars
47- Granville A. Deitz - Mountain Memories I - 7 Sept - 4 stars
48- Steve Alten - Meg: Origins - 9 Sept - 4 stars
49- Nicholas Bella - Embraced: Chained in Darkness - 17 Sept - 2 stars
50- Susan Power - The Grass Dancer - 25 Sept - 4.5 stars
51- David McCullough - The Johnstown Flood - 25 Sept - 4 stars

October
52- Belle Aurora - Night Fury: First Act - 1 Oct - 3 stars
53- Brian Kimberling - Snapper - 4 Oct - 4 stars
54- Michael Cargill - Shelter from Thunder - 7 Oct - 4 stars
55- Marnie Laird - Water Rat - 20 Oct - 4 stars
56- Michael Capuzzo - Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 - 31 Oct - 4.5 stars

November
57 - Alec Wilkinson - The Ice Balloon: S. A. Andrée and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration - 17 Nov - 4 stars
58 - Gary Paulsen - Hatchet - 20 Nov - 5 stars
59- Lindsey Davis - A Cruel Fate - 22 Nov - 3 stars
60- Shayne Parkinson - All I Want - 24 Nov - 4 stars
61- Alex Morritt - Impromptu Scribe 27 Nov - 4 stars
62- H G Wells - The War of the Worlds - 29 Nov - 5 stars
63- Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - Carmilla - 30 Nov - 3 stars

December
64- Stephen King - Carrie - 5 Dec - 4 stars
65- Ismail Kadare - The Ghost Rider - 13 Nov - 3 stars
66- Barbara Comyns - The Vet's Daughter - 13 Nov - 3 stars
67- Greg Kincaid - A Dog Named Christmas - 13 Nov - 4 stars
68- Keri Lake - Ricochet - 17 Dec - 4 stars
69- Jack Coughlin - One Hit - 21 Dec - 4 stars
70- Nawal El-Saadawi - Women At Point Zero - 27 Dec - 4 stars
71- Rebecca Raisin - Christmas at the Gingerbread Café - 30 Dec - 3 stars

[Barbara ★]

I have no idea what I'm going to do just yet but I'm reserving my spot.

[[deleted user]]

I have to think about this but I am reserving my spot.

Challenge Title: Authors Born In The 50 States (USA)
Duration: January 1, 2015 Thru December 31, 2015
Number of Books: 50
Challenge Description: Read authors born in the 50 states
List of Books:

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

[Megan L]

Kindle Monthly Deals Challenge
1/1/15-12/31/15
Total Books: 16/136+

January
1. Crazy Little Thing/Tracy Brogan - ★★★☆☆ - 1/9/15
2. Saving the CEO/Jenny Holiday - ★★★★☆ - 1/16/15
3. Midnight Betrayal/Melinda Leigh - ★★★★★ - 1/15/15
4. The Best Medicine/Tracy Brogan - ★★★★★ - 2/2/15
5. Midnight Sacrifice/Melinda Leigh - ★★★★☆ - 2/15/15
6. One Lavender Ribbon/Heather Burch - ★★☆☆☆ - 2/25/15
7. Midnight Exposure/Melinda Leigh - ★★★★☆ - 3/5/15
8. Meant to Be/Terri Osburn - ★★★★☆ - 3/23/15
9. Left Drowning/Jessica Park - ★★★★☆ - 4/10/15
10. The Remains/Vincent Zandri
11. Easily Amused/Karen McQuestion - ★★★☆☆ - 3/3/15
12. Kissing Under the Mistletoe/Marina Adair
13. Summer in Napa/Marina Adair
14. The Biscuit Witch/Deborah Smith - ★★☆☆☆ - 3/19/15
15. The Lives of Tao/Wesley Chu
16. Justice for Sara/Erica Spindler - ★★★★★ - 4/19/15
17. A Risk Worth Taking/Victoria James - ★★☆☆☆ - 5/8/15
18. The Best Man's Baby/Victoria James - ★★★☆☆ - 6/1/15
19. The Doctor's Fake Fiancée/Victoria James - ★★☆☆☆ - 6/19/15
20. Killing Time/Cindy Gerard
21. The Chronicles of Katrina/Karin Tabke
22. Marriage Most Scandalous/Johanna Lindsey - ★★★☆☆ - 3/31/15
23. Forever, Interrupted/Taylor Jenkins Reid
24. The Deaths of Tao/Wesley Chu
25. Hotter After MidnightCynthia Eden
26. Midnight Sins/Cynthia Eden
27. This Time Forever/Kathleen Eagle
28. Any Way You Want It/Kathy Love
29. I Want You To Want Me/Kathy Love
30. Demon Can't Help It/Kathy Love
31. Herb of Grace/Adina Senft
32. The Pregnancy Test/Erin McCarthy
33. You Don't Know Jack/Erin McCarthy

February
1. The Glassblower/Petra Durst-Benning
2. I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You/Courtney Maum
3. Voyage of the Heart/Soraya Lane
4. The Reluctant Fundamentalist/Mohsin Hamid
5. A Shift in the Water/Patricia D. Eddy
6. Home by Morning/Alexis Harrington
7. A Day at the Office/Matt Dunn
8. Sanctuary Island/Lily Everett
9. Bittersweet/Noelle Adams
10. The Great Alone/Janet Dailey
11. Reason to Believe/Kathleen Eagle
12. Fatal Error/Colleen Thompson
13. The Gardens Of Kyoto/Kate Walbert
14. Home by Nightfall/Alexis Harrington
15. Dixie Cowboy: Volume 1/Dolores Wilson
16. Promise Me Heaven/Connie Brockway
17. All Through the Night/Connie Brockway
18. A Man Above Reproach/Evelyn Pryce
19. Deeper Than Need/Shiloh Walker
20. Anywhere You Are/Constance O'Day-Flannery
21. Dream Castle/Andrea Kane

March:
1. The PMS Club/Carolyn Brown
2. Just One Thing/Holly Jacobs
3. A Forever Thing/Carolyn Brown
4. In Shining Whatever/Carolyn Brown
5. Life After Wife/Carolyn Brown
6. The Dreadful Debutante/M.C. Beaton
7. Die For Me: A Novel of the Valentine Killer/Cynthia Eden
8. Fear For Me: A Novel of the Bayou Butcher/Cynthia Eden
9. Scream For Me: A Novel of the Night Hunter/Cynthia Eden
10. The Ivy Tree/Carolyn Brown
11. One Pink Line/Dina Silver
12. The Forgotten Sister: Mary Bennet's Pride and Prejudice/Jennifer Paynter
13. The Baby Thief/L.J. Sellers
14. Dangerous Waters/Toni Anderson
15. Dark Waters/Toni Anderson
16. Lions And Lace/Meagan McKinney
17. Chasing Trouble/Joya Ryan
18. Chasing Temptation/Joya Ryan
19. Rules of Protection/Alison Bliss
20. Burn For Me/Cynthia Eden
21. Once Bitten, Twice Burned/Cynthia Eden
22. Demon Hunting in Dixie/Lexi George
23. Demon Hunting in the Deep South/Lexi George
24. Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar/Lexi George
25. Prince of Magic/Anne Stuart
26. Alice at Heart/Deborah Smith
27. Tempting Her Fake Fiancé/Julie Particka
28. Conspire/Erin Noelle
29. Nightfall/Anne Stuart
30. Never Tempt A Duke/Virginia Brown
31. Only You/Deborah Grace Staley
32. Grave Intentions/Lori Sjoberg
33. Cold Iron/D.L. McDermott
34. Find Me I'm Yours/Hillary Carlip

April:
1. Hour of Need/Melinda Leigh
2. Before I Go/Colleen Oakley
3. Crazy for Her/Sandra Owens
4. Someone Like Her/Sandra Owens
5. True Love/Jude Deveraux
6. Burying Water/K.A. Tucker
7. Barely Breathing/Rebecca Donovan
8. Out of Breath/Rebecca Donovan
9. The Night Before/Lisa Jackson
10. The Morning After/Lisa Jackson
11. The Scoop/Fern Michaels
12. Exclusive/Fern Michaels
13. Late Edition/Fern Michaels
14. Deadline/Fern Michaels
15. Breaking News/Fern Michaels
16. Classified/Fern Michaels
17. The Beast in Him/Shelly Laurenston
18. The Mane Attraction/Shelly Laurenston
19. The Mane Squeeze/Shelly Laurenston
20. The Note/Teresa Mummert
21. The Prince Who Loved Me/Karen Hawkins
22. Searching for Someday/Jennifer Probst
23. Searching for Perfect/Jennifer Probst
24. Left To Die/Lisa Jackson
25. Chosen To Die/Lisa Jackson
26. Born To Die/Lisa Jackson
27. Afraid To Die/Lisa Jackson
28. Ready to Die/Lisa Jackson
29. The Last Victim/Karen Robards
30. The Last Kiss Goodbye/Karen Robards
31. The Album/Mary Roberts Rinehart
32. How Hard Can It Be?/Robyn Peterman
33. Cursed/S.J. West
34. Blessed/S.J. West
35. Forgiven/S.J. West
36. Flat-Out Matt/Jessica Park
37. Flat-Out Celeste/Jessica Park
38. Loving a Lost Lord/Mary Jo Putney
39. Never Less Than a Lady/Mary Jo Putney
40. The Crossroads Cafe/Deborah Smith
41. Lord Of War: Black Angel/Kathryn Le Veque
42. The Dark One: Dark Knight/Kathryn Le Veque
43. Beast: Great Bloodlines Converge/Kathryn Le Veque
44. Want, Need, Love/Niobia Bryant
45. Highlander Betrayed/Laurin Wittig
46. Highlander Avenged/Laurin Wittig
47. What Might Have Been/Matt Dunn
48. Daierwolves of Paris - Lou/Roxane Dambre

[Shea]

RRRC Create-Your-Own-Challenge 2015: Challenge Clean-Up

Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2015


This challenge is to complete all the unread books from my 2014 challenge lists. This year I am so going to complete this challenge for once!

0/37 Completed

1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Twilight

2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Last Gleaming

3. The Darkest Secret

4. The Darkest Surrender

5. The Darkest Seduction

6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

7. Desire Unchained

8. Passion Unleashed

9. Ecstasy Unveiled

10. Eternity Embraced



11. Sin Undone

12. Secrets of a Proper Lady

13. Seduction of a Proper Gentleman

14. A Scoundrel's Surrender

15. Sins of the Demon

16. Dark Needs at Night's Edge

17. Bloody Little Secrets

18. Thoughtless

19. Schindler's List

20. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running



21. The Boy in the Burning House

22. I Heart You, You Haunt Me

23. Love Story

24. One for Sorrow

25. Deakeny's Bride

26. Remastering Jerna

27. Unfair Advantage

28. The Darkest Craving

29. The Darkest Touch

30. Hunger




31. Lies

32. Plague

33. Fear

34. Devil's Game

35. Where She Went

36. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

37. Epilogue

[Nikki]

I've been wanting to catch up on some series that I either forgot about while waiting for the next one to come out or got distracted by the many other books on my tbr. This is the perfect time to do so!

Challenge Title: Catching Up On Favorite Series'
Duration: Jan 1st - Dec 31st 2015
Number of Books: 24
Challenge Description: Time to catch up on some of my favorite series' that have been neglected. (not all, just the faves)

2/24

• Series: Ghosts & Reincarnation
1. Fairytale Come Alive
2. Lucky Stars

• Series: Tulle and Tulips
1. Handcuffed in Housewares
2. Debauched in Diamonds

• Series: Immortals After Dark
1. Dark Skye

• Series: Assassins Hockey
1. Breaking Away 1/10/15 ★★★★
2. Laces and Lace

• Series: Gamble Brothers
1. Tempting the Player
2. Tempting the Bodyguard

• Series: Out of Uniform
1. Hotter Than Ever 2/6/15 ★★★★
2. A Little Bit of Hot
3. As Hot As It Gets

• Series: Barringer's Pass
1. Gold Fire
2. Wild for the Girl
3. Up in Flames

• Series: The McCallans
1. Tame This
2. Only This

• Series: The MacKenzie Family
1. A Christmas Wish: Dane
2. To Catch a Cupid: Thomas
3. Secrets and Satin
4. Sins and Scarlet Lace
5. Sizzle

• Series: The Wedding
1. Always A Bridesmaid
2. Forever Bound

[Catherine]

I'm in for this one :)



1. Home to Holly Springs..Jan Karon(book 1)(read)
2. The House on Blackberry Hill..Donna Alward(book 1)(10 Jan)
3. Heart of the Sea..Nora Roberts(book 3)(read)
4. At Last..Jill Shalvis(book 5)(read)
5. Forever and a Day..Jill Shalvis(book 6)(8 Jan)
6. To Scotland, with Love..Patience Griffin(book 1)(11 Jan)
7. Juliet's Nurse..Lois Leveen(14 Jan)
8. Angel's Rest..Emily March(book 1)(18 Jan)
9. It Had to Be You..Jill Shalvis(book 7)(read)
10. The Witch's Daughter..Paula Brackston(read)
11. Revolutionary Road..Richard Yates(23 Jan)
12. Looking for Trouble..Victoria Dahl(book 2)(24 Jan)
13. For the Love of venice..Donna Jo Napoli(25 Jan)
14. The Nine Lives of Christmas..Sheila Roberts(27 Jan)
15. Sisters of Treason..Elizabeth Freemantle(read)
16. Moriarty..Anthony Horowitz(book 2)(read)
17. The French House..Don Wallace(read)
18. The Fortune Hunter..Daisy Goodwin(read)
19. Much Ado About You..Eloisa James(book 1)(4 Feb)
20. The Kept..James Scott(read)

21. Hummingbird Lake..Emily March(book 2)(read)
22. The Expats..Chris Pavone(read)
23. The Trouble with Paradise..Jill Mansell(read)
24. Coming Up Roses..CatherineAnderson(read)
25. Wallbanger..Alice Clayton(book 1)(read)
26. The Devil of Clan Sinclair..Karen Ranney(book 1)(read)
27. The Accidental Highwayman..Ben Tripp(book1)(read)
28. The Number 7..Jessica Lidh(erad)
29. The Fortune hunter..daisy Goodwin(read)
30. Saint Brigid's Bones..Philip Freeman(17 Mar)
31.

[Shan ~A~]

I found a challenge online that I want to give a go. It's posted at www.popsugar.com.

Popsugar.com's 2015 Reading Challenge:
Progress:4/50

1.A book with more than 500 pages
2.A Classic Romance
3.A book that became a movie
4.A book published this year
5.A book with a number in the title
6.A book written by someone under 30
7.A book with nonhuman characters
8.A funny book
9.A book with a female author~Rock Chick Regret by Kristen Ashley 01/17/15
10.A mystery or thriller
11.A book with a one-word title~Brazen by Maya Banks 01/20/15
12.A book of short stories
13.A book set in a different country
14.A nonfiction book
15.A popular author's first book
16.A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet
17.A book a friend recommended
18.A Pulitzer Prize winning book
19.A book based on a true story
20.A book at the bottom of your to read list
21.A book your mom loves
(substitute with any family member, my mom doesn't read for fun)
22.A book that scares you
23.A book more than 100 years old
24.A book based entirely on its cover
25.A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
26.A memoir
27.A book you can finish in a day
28.A book with antonyms in the title
29.A book set somewhere you always wanted to visit
30.A book that came out the year you were born
31.A book with bad reviews~A Table for Three by Lainey Reese 01/14/15
32.A trilogy
33.A book from your childhood
34.A book with a love triangle
35.A book set in the future
36.A book set in high school
37.A book with a color in the title
38.A book that made you cry
39.A book with magic
40.A graphic novel
41.A book by an author you've never read before~Axel by Harper Sloan 01/18/15
42.A book you own but have never read
43.A book that takes place in your hometown
(this one I will substitute with home state)
44.A book that was originally written in a different language
45.A book set during Christmas
46.A book written by an author with your same initials
47.A play
48.A banned book
49.A book based on or turned into a TV show
50.A book you started but never finished

[Lindy-Lane]

Challenge Title: re-new:author/series
Duration: 2015

Challenge Description: trying new-for-me author/series and visiting cherished favorite "book families"
List of Books: posting as i read them
READ= 47/40

new-for-me series :

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code name verity:Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein 1.2
dream man: Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley1.4
choas: Own the Wind by Kristen Ashley 1.4
hollywood station : Hollywood Crowsby Joseph Wambaugh 1.16
bailey flanigan: Loving 1.13 & Learning 4.19 by Karen Kingsbury
twilight, texas: The Sweethearts' Knitting Club by Lori Wilde 1.18
stapleton-downes: The Ideal Wife by Mary Balogh 1.27
zion covenant: Vienna Prelude by Bodie Thoene 2.5
rock chick: Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley 3.4
unwanteds: The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann 3.10
capital theater: Because You're Mine by Lisa Kleypas 3.28
lady julia grey": Silent In The Grave by Deanna Raybourn 4.7
orchard: One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly 4.3
emma harte Emma's Secret by Barbara Taylor Bradford 4.12
mitchell & assoc.: Tough Customer by Sandra Brown 4.14
magical bakery: Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates 4.16
women of primrose creek: Bridget by Linda Lael Miller 4.28
the hathaways: Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas 4.30
chronicles of brother cadfael: The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters 5.3
peter decker:Justice by Faye Kellerman 5.15
st. kilda consulting: Always Time to Die by Elizabeth Lowell 6.2
spenser: Hundred-Dollar Baby by Robert B. Parker 6.3
chintz n' china Legend of the Jade Dragon by Yasmine Galenorn 5.14
dragons of pern: Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey 6.9
alex delaware: Motive by Jonathan Kellerman 6.16
crossfire: Bared to You by Sylvia Day 6.19
needlecraft mystery: Sins and Needles by Monica Ferris 6.30
on dublin street: On Dublin Street by Samantha Young 6.25
vegas: Vegas Heat by Fern Michaels 7.10
adam daglish: Cover Her Face by P.D. James 7.22
second chance cat: The Whole Cat and Caboodle by Sofie Ryan 8.10

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cherished book series families :

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stone barrington by Stuart Woods
Dirty Work 2.1
New York Dead 3.20

weezie & bebe by Mary Kay Andrews
Savannah Breeze 3.6
Savannah Blues 3.17

isabel dalhousie by Alexander McCall Smith
The Right Attitude to Rain 4.10

wild west wind by Lauraine Snelling
Whispers in the Wind 5.20
A Place to Belong 6.15

aurora teagarden by Charlaine Harris
Poppy Done to Death 6.4

windy city neighbors by Neta Jackson
Penny Wise 5.9
Pound Foolish 5.17

darcy & rachel by Emily Giffin
Something Blue 5.20

cat in the stacks by Miranda James
Murder Past Due 6.10

pink carnation by Lauren Willig
The Masque of the Black Tulip 6.12

cupcake bakery mystery by Jenn McKinlay
Dark Chocolate Demise 6.17

sisterchicks by Robin Jones Gunn
Sisterchicks in Sombreros 6.20

o'malley by Dee Henderson
The Healer 7.5 (hide spoiler)]

[Lily]

Challenge Title: 2014 TBR Read-a-thon
Challenge Description: Read 75 books bought in 2014


72/75 ~~ updated Sept 30th (unable to finish challenge due to work/real life issues)

1~ The Biker's Pup by Sean Michael ~ 1/10/15 ~ 3★
2~ The Working Elf Blues by Piper Vaughn ~ 3/10/15 ~ 3.5★
3~ Arctic Absolution by Lynn Kelling ~ 1/13/15 ~ 4★
4~ Fire and Water by Andrew Grey ~ 7/13/15 ~ 3★
5~ Angel in a Book Shop by R.J. Scott ~ 1/16/15 ~ 3.5★
6~ Winter Hearts by Fyn Alexander ~ 3/26/15 ~ 3.5★
7~ Candy Man by Amy Lane ~ 1/4/15 ~ 4★
8~ Willy the Kinky Elf & His Bad-Ass Reindeer by Candi Kay ~ 1/8/15 ~ 3.5★
9~ Epitaph by Andrea Speed ~ 1/25/15 ~ 5★
10~ David's Selfie by Daisy Harris ~ 1/11/15 ~ 3.5★
11~ Christmas at Leo's by Gillibran Brown ~ 2/1/15 ~ 4★
12~ Where There's Smoke by L.A. Witt ~ 3/20/15 ~ 3★
13~ Feast of Stephen by K.J. Charles ~ 5/3/15 ~ 4★
14~ ZA: Run & Gun by I.D. Locke ~ 4/3/15 ~ 3.5★
15~ Bad Behavior by K.A. Mitchell ~ 3/29/15 ~ 4★
16~ Blood and Rain by Shira Anthony ~ 3/22/15 ~ 4★
17~ First Class Package by Jay Northcote ~ 5/6/15 ~ 3★
18~ Twelfth of Never by N.R. Walker ~ 7/6/15 ~ 4★
19~ My Mate Jack by Garrett Leigh ~ 2/7/15 ~ 3★
20~ A King Undone by Cooper Davis ~ 1/2/15 ~ 3★
21~ Fighting Instinct by Mary Calmes ~ 2/5/15 ~ 4★
22~ Bowl Full of Cherries by Raine O'Tierney ~ 3/5/15 ~ 3.5★
23~ Hearts by Anyta Sunday ~ 4/3/15 ~ 3★
24~ The Devil's Ride by K.A. Merikan ~ 5/3/15 ~ 3.5★
25~ All's Fair in Mate Bonds and Publishing by Alana Ankh ~ 2/2/15 ~ 3★
26~ Vixen's Valor by Charlie Cochet ~ 2/21/15 ~ 3.5★
27~ And Manny Makes Seven by Sean Michael ~ 5/3/15 ~ 3.5★
28~ Corkscrewed by M.J. O'Shea ~ 1/22/15 ~ 3★
29~ Aria by Shira Anthony ~ 3/17/15 ~ 3.5★
30~ Safe in His Arms by Renae Kaye ~ 2/10/15 ~ 4★
31~ Here Comes Trouble by A.E. Via ~ 2/9/15 ~ 4★
32~ Always Have, Always Will by B.J. Sheppard ~ 4/4/15 ~ 4★
33~ Black Hurricane by Erica Pike ~ 5/20/15 ~ 4★
34~ Blue Mountain by Cardeno C. ~ 1/8/15 ~ 3.5★
35~ Glitter by Jeff Erno ~ 3/21/15 ~ 3.5★
36~ Hook, Line, & Sinker by Piper Vaughn ~ 3/13/15 ~ 3.5★
37~ Smoky Mountain Dreams by Leta Blake ~ 1/29/15 ~ 4★
38~ (Watch Me) Body You by Avril Ashton ~ 3/30/15 ~ 3.5★
39~ Five Dates by Amy Jo Cousins ~ 1/7/15 ~ 3.5★
40~ Semper Fi by Keira Andrews ~ 2/14/15 ~ 3.5★
41~ Winter Hearts by Fyn Alexander ~ 3/26/15 ~ 3.5★
42~ Protector of the Alpha by Parker Williams ~ 1/21/15 ~ 3.5★
43~ Dust of Snow by Indra Vaughn ~ 1/14/15 ~ 3.5★
44~ There's Something About Ari by L.B. Gregg ~ 6/2/15 ~ 3.5★
45~ A Chaotic Range by Andrew Grey ~ 3/12/15 ~ 3.5★
46~ Hesitant Heart by Morticia Knight ~ 8/5/15 ~ 3★
47~ Full Circle by Riley Hart ~ 3/3/15 ~ 3.5★
48~ Blue Days by Mary Calmes ~ 1/3/15 ~ 3.5★
49~ No Boundaries by S.E. Jakes
50~ Starstruck by L.A. Witt ~ 4/21/15 ~ 3.5★
51~ Manipulation by Eden Winters ~ 6/14/15 ~ 4.5★
52~ Flight of Magpies by K.J. Charles ~ 4/20/15 ~ 4★
53~ Two Steps Back by Lyn Gala ~ 3/14/15 ~ 3★
54~ Never Go Back by Lisa Oliver ~ 1/15/15 ~ 3.5★
55~ Brandon Mills versus the V-Card by Lisa Henry & J.A. Rock ~ 2/19/15 ~ 3.5★
56~ Foundation of Trust by A.M. Arthur ~ 2/23/15 ~ 3.5★
57~ Red Dirt Heart 3 by N.R. Walker ~ 1/27/15 ~ 5★
58~ Matches: A Christmas Story by Rick R. Reed ~ 4/6/15 ~ 3★
59~ Going Home by Max Vos ~ 1/10/15 ~ 3.5★
60~ ZA: And the Dead Shall Rise by I.D. Locke ~ 5/6/15 ~ 3.5★
61~ The Boyfriend Mandate by River Jaymes ~ 3/17/15 ~ 4★
62~ Calming the Enforcer by Anya Byrne
63~ The Half of Us by Cardeno C. ~ 1/16/15 ~ 4★
64~ Love You Senseless by Susan Mac Nicol ~ 1/6/15 ~ 4★
65~ Bloodline by Jordan L. Hawk ~ 1/31/15 ~ 5★
66~ Work in Progress by John Inman ~ 3/25/15 ~ 4★
67~ The Boy with the Painful Tattoo by John Lanyon ~ 3/24/15 ~ 4★
68~ rock by Anyta Sunday ~ 2/27/15 ~ 4★
69~ Never Too Early: Finding Their Way by Chris Owen & Tory Temple ~ 7/8/15 ~ 3.5★
70~ Say Something by B.A. Tortuga
71~ Blue Moon II: This Is Reality by A.E. Via ~ 1/18/15 ~ 4★
72~ The Shearing Gun by Renae Kaye ~ 2/15/15 ~ 4★
73~ All Fired Up by Morticia Knight ~ 1/4/15 ~ 3.5★
74~ A Forbidden Rumspringa by Keira Andrews ~ 1/5/15 ~ 4★
75~ Going Home by Kris Ripper ~ 3/31/15 ~ 3★

[UnusualChild{beppy}]

patchwork challenge
jan 1 - dec 31
0/250 read
goal: to lower mt tbr without buying any more while using a variety of books

freebies 0/20 read

owned over 3 years 0/20 read

non-romance 0/9 read

really want to read 0/14 read

re-reads 0/10 read

buzz books 0/12 read

new to me series 0/12 read

continuing on with a series 0/20 read

selected as amazon book of the month 0/10 read

dtb 0/20 read

historical romance 0/12 read

romantic suspense 0/12 read

romance 0/12 read

pnr 0/12 read

m/m romance 0/55 read

[Liza]

Create My Own Challenge -
I challenge myself to read at least 30 books off my OWNED books this year, purchased before 2014.

1. The Black History of the White House (01/01/15 -
2. A Million Little Pieces (01/01/15 - 02/09/15)
3. The 19th Wife AUDIO (01/20/15 - Done)
4. The Husband List (01/27/15 - 01/29/15)
5. Sex in the Title: A Comedy about Dating, Sex, and Romance in NYC (01/05/15 - 02/12/15)

6. Explosive Eighteen (02/11/15 - 02/14/15)
7. Who Fears Death (02/11/15 - 02/25/15)
8. Notorious Nineteen (02/15/15 - 02/19/15)


9. Key of Light (03/12/15 - 03/24/15)
10.Key of Knowledge (03/31/15 - 04/06/15)

11.Key of Valor (04/07/15 - 04/12/15)
12.Jubilee (04/13/15 - 04/30/15)


13.The Face Of Deception 5/15/15


14. Magic City (06/22/15 - 06-28-15)


15. Vinegar Hill (06/29/15 - 07/05/15)
16. Christmas Letters (07/20/15 - 08/04/15)
17. One Righteous Man: Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York - (07/09/15 - 07/24/15)

18.Smile (03/01/15 - 03/10-15)

19.Interpreter of Maladies (08/05/15 - 08/12-15)

20. Gorilla, My Love (09/24/15 - 09/30/15)

21. Afterburn (10/01/15 - 11/16/15)

22. Quinn Invisible (10/2015)

23. Nineteen Minutes (10/7/15 -

[Katherine]

2015 Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge
Title: The Crazy-maybe-not Music challenge
Duration: All 2015 year.
DONE

Challenge Description: In the list will be named a song list I know and some may love or like. To complete the challenge I need one of these:
*to read a book with the same first or last name of the artist (if it is a group then you need one of the artist);
*in the book title needs to be at least one word of song name;
*the book released in the same year as official music video;
*the tittle describes the MC, for example Madonna - Like a Virgin - the MC is a virgin.

List of Songs:
✔Meghan Trainor - Lips Are Movin - 2014 - Slade 8/2/14
✔Sia - Chandelier - 2014 - Five Miles 11/2/15
✔OneRepublic - Counting Stars - 2013 - Ivan 10/1/15
✔Lorde - Royals - Ensnared 9/1/15
✔Imagine Dragons - Radioactive - 2012 - Magic Dreams 21/1/15
✔Demi Lovato - Heart Attack - 2013 - Because You're Mine 10/1/15
✔Katy Perry - Roar - Curran POV Collection
✔Beyoncé - Love On Top - The Look of Love 3/1/15
✔Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song - 2011 - Rock Chick Revenge
✔Jessie J - Price Tag - 2011 - The Perfect Play 27/2/15
✔Adele - Someone Like You - 2011 - Fifty Shades Darker 6/2/15
✔Christina Perri - Human - 2014 - Raw 17/2/15
✔Avril Lavigne - Let Me Go - 2013 - Twice Tempted 11/5/15
✔Ed Sheeran - Give Me Love - 2012 - Naked
✔Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness - 2013 - Sentinel 21/5/15
✔Anna Kendrick - Cups - 2013 - Clean Sweep 7/3/15
✔One Direction - Story of My Life - 2013 - Origin 19/1/15
✔Fall Out Boy - The Phoenix - 2013 - Beauty and the Billionaire 24/6/15
✔Thirty Seconds To Mars - Up In The Air - 2013 - Scarlet 22/6/15
✔Linkin Park - Numb - 2007 - Halfway to the Grave 27/1/15
✔Paramore - Crushcrushcrus - 2007 - Blood Bound 20/4/15
✔3 Doors Down - Here Without You - 2009 - The Mane Squeeze 13/7/15
✔Seether - Broken - 2009 - Destined for an Early Grave 31/1/15
✔Maroon 5 - Misery - 2010 - Rock Chick Redemption 2/1/15
✔Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You - 2009 - At Grave's End 30/1/15
✔Britney Spears - Womanizer - 2009 - Mark of the Demon 20/8/15
✔Taylor Swift - Shake It Off - 2014 - Rock Addiction 6/1/15
✔Ariana Grande - Break Free - 2014 - Kiro's Emily 16/2/15
✔Iggy Azalea - Black Widow - 2014 - Cruel Beauty 20/6/15
✔Chris Brown - New Flame - 2014 - Seeds of Iniquity 24/4/15
✔Sam Smith - I'm Not The Only One - 2014 - Twist Me 25/5/15
✔John Legend - All of Me - 2013 - Thrown by a Curve 4/3/15
✔John Newman - Love Me Again - Keep Me Safe 9/1/15
✔Calvin Harris - Summer - 2014 - Lovely Trigger 13/4/15
✔David Guetta - Lovers On The Sun - 2014 - Night Shift 21/2/15
✔Shakira - She Wolf - Cry Wolf 20/1/15
✔Madonna - Like A Virgin - The Billionaire and the Virgin 19/2/15
✔Michael Jackson - Billie Jean - 2009 - Blaze of Memory 23/3/15
✔Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop - 2013 - One Sweet Ride 22/2/15
✔Selena Gomez - Come & Get It - 2013 - Tears of Tess 1/3/15
✔Justin Bieber - Beauty And A Beat - 2012 - Motorcycle Man 28/3/15
✔Nicki Minaj - Super Bass - 2011 - Magic Slays 25/1/15
✔Christina Aguilera - Your Body - 2012 - Bared to You 28/2/15
✔Ellie Goulding - Burn - 2013 - Beautiful Bombshell 17/2/15
✔Ella Henderson - Ghost - 2014 - Four Score 12/2/15

[chasey]

2015 create my own reading challenge.
Jan 1-Dec 31, 2015
150/150
Description: To start Reading books on my to read Shelf.

1. Manhunt by Janet Evanovich 1/1/15
2. Hot Stuff by Janet Evanovich 1/14/15
3. Holiday in death by J.D. Robb 1/16/15
4. Naughty Neighbor by Janet Evanovich 1/20/15
5. The Heist By Janet Evanovich 1/25/15
6. Black Hills by Nora Roberts 2/2/15
7. Full Bloom (5) by Janet Evanovich 2/3/15
8. The pussy trap 3 by Nene Capri 2/4/15
9. Full Scoop (6) by Janet Evanovich 2/6/15
10. Baby Proof by Emily Giffen 2/9/15
11. 4th of July by James Patterson 2/12/15
12. the wind through the keyhole by stephen king 2/15/15
13. Don't look down by Jennifer Crusie 2/17/15
14. Metro Girl (1) by Janet Evanovich 2/18/15
15. Motor Mouth (2) by Janet Evanovich 2/19/15
16. The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson 2/20/15
17. Bared to you (1) by Sylvia Day 2/21/15
18. Full House (1) by Janet Evanovich 2/23/15
19. The fifth horseman (5) by James Patterson 2/24/15
20. Reflected in you (2) by Sylvia Day 2/22/15
21. Full tilt (2) by Janet Evanovich 3/1/15
22. Full Blast (4) by Janet Evanovich 3/2/15
23. Baller Bitches by DeJa King 3/3/15
24. The 9/11 report by sid jacobsson 3/4/15
25. The 6th target by James Patterson 3/5/15
26. Full Speed (3) by Janet Evanovich 3/7/15
27. Entwined with you (3) by sylviua day 3/8/15
28. wife for hire (3) by Janet Evanovich 3/10/15
29. Dashing through the snow by Mary Higgins Clark 3/11/15
30. He sees you when your sleeping by Mary higgins clark 3/16/15
31. Something Blue Emily Giffin 3/17/15
31. Dashig through the snow by mary higgins clark 3/14/15
32. then we came to the end by joshua ferris 3/15/15
33. Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham 3/19/15
34. Love the one you're with by Emily Giffin 3/21/15
35. The shadow of your smile by mary higgins clark 3/22/15
36. 7th heaven by James Patterson 3/26/15
37. what the bride didn't know by Kelly Hunter 3/25/15
38. the angel experiment by James Patterson 3/26/15
39. v is for vengeance by Sue Grafton 3/28/15
40. bungalow 2 by Danielle Steele 3/30/15
41. the almost moon by Alice Sebold 3/31/15
42. vision in white (1) by Nora Roberts 4/2/15
43. Married by morning by Lisa Kleptas 4/3/15
44. Summer Days by Susan Mallery 4/5/15
45. Daddy's gone hunting by Mary Higgins Clark 4/6/15
46. When the snow falls by Fern Michaels 4/8/15
47. Bed of roses by Nora Roberts 4/9/15
48. the 8th confession by James Patterson 4/10/15
49. Back to the bedroom by Janet Evanovich 4/11/15
50. Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio 4/14/15
51. Broken by Karin Slaughter 4/16/15
52. Strange Bedpersons by Jennifer Crusie 4/18/15
53. Revenge of the spellmans by Lisa lutz 4/19/15
54. chocolate chip cookie murder by Joanne Fluke 4/22/15
55. Dark rivers of thee heart by Dean Koontz 4/25/15
56. Two little girls in blue by mary higgins clark 4/26/15
57. the 9th judgement by James Patterson 4/27/15
58. 10th annivarsary by James Patterson 4/28/15
59. the 11th hour by James Patterson 4/29/15
60. Savour the moment by Nora Roberts 4/30/15
61. Sweetness in the belly by Camilla Gibb 5/2/15
62. the rocky road to romance by Janet Evanovich
63. the vegan's guide to to new york city
64. the stand Stephen King 5/7/15
65. the vegetarian family cookbook nava atlas 5/8/15
67. beadwork creates jewelry jean campbell 5/10/15
68. Fifty shades of grey by E.L.James 5/10/15
69. the sisterhood of the traveling pants by Ann Basheres 5/12/15
70. The crimso petal and the white michael faber 5/20/15
71. Shopaholic ties the knot by sophie kinsella 5/22/15
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73 promises in death by JD robb 5/24/15
74 shifting shadows patricia briggs 5/25/15
'75 salvation in death (27) by JD Robb 5/26/15
'76. Crunch Time (16) by Diane Mott Davidson 5/28/15
77 the fire next time by James baldwin 5/29/15
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79. Hungry girl 1,2,3 lisa lillien 6/2/15
80. all through the night by mary higgins clark 6/3/15
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82 i'll walk alone mary higgins clark 6/5/15
83. Eating well after weight loss patt levine 6/7/15
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85. Beautiful Beads alexandra kidd 6/8/15
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87. To sin with the tycoon By Cathy Williams 6/9/15
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89. Taming his viking women by michelle skles 6/13/15
90. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte 6/14/15
91. The secret his mistress carried by Lynne Grahem 6/18/15
92. Harry Potter and the order of the pheonix jk rowling 6/19/15
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94. Born to scandal by Diae Gaston 6/22/15
95. Mr. miracle(10) Debbie Macomber 6/23/15
96. Safe Haven by nicholas Sparks 6/28/15
97. To have and to hold Jane Green 7/1/15
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99. Taking Aim by elle james 7/8/15
100. Key of light (1) by Nora Roberts 7/9/15
101. Bodyguard under fire by elle james 7/11/15
102. london bridges by james patterson 7/12/15
103. sail by james patterson 7/17/15
104. tick tock by james patterson 7/19/15
105. Deadly Reckoning elle james 7/23/15
106. Fantasy in death (30) JD robb 7/26/15
107. Misery by stephen king 7/28/15
108. Deadly Engagement elle james 7/29/15
109. Sweet temptation (4) maya banks 8/4/15
110. sweet possession (5) maya banks 8/9/15
111. mistress by james patterson 8/12/15
112. the first patient michael palmer 8/20/15
113. the last surgeon michael palmer 8/23/15
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115. the secret lives of hoarders matt paxton 9/1/15
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117. Because you are mine beth kery 9/8/15
118. Bound by love (4) emily jane trent 9/15/15
119. Red Lily (3) nora roberts 9/22/15
120. Life Expectancy dean koontz 9/28/15
121. marley and me by john grogan 10/6/15
122. 206 bones by kathy reichs 10/17/15
123. i'll mature when i'm dead by dave barry 10/18/15
124. the earls convenient wife by marion lenox 10/25/15
125. the fifth vial by michael palmer 10/28/15
126. memory in death (22) by JD robb 11/1/15
127. witness in death (10) by JD robb 11/7/15
128. The reptile room (2) by lemony Snicket 11/9/15
129. The austere academy (5) by lemony snicket 11/11/15
130. the wide window (3) by lemony snicket 11/14/15
131. Prodigal Son by 11/19/15
132. alices adventures in wonderland by lewis carroll 11/21/15
133. through the lookin glass by lewis carrol 11/22/15
134. It had to be you (5) by Jill Churchill 11/24/15
135. the vile village (7) by lemony snicket 11/25/15
136. Lightining dean koontz 11/29/15
137. the secret by rhonda byrne 12/515
138. state of fear michael cricton 12/8/15
139. who's sorry now jill churchill 12/9/15
140.
141. All together dead (7) Charlaine harris 12/15/15
142. False Memory by dean koontz 12/19/15
143. the Execution by dick wolf 12/22/15
144. the strange case of dr jekyll and mr. hyde 12/24/15
145. the bad beginning by lemoy snicket
146. the hostile hospital by lemony snicket
147the slippery slope by lemony snicket
148 the grim gritto by lemony sicket
149the penultimate peril by lemony snicket 12/29/15
150. wicked charms by janet evanovich 12/30/15

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[Sarah]

2015 Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge
Challenge Title: Paperback Reduction
Duration: Jan-Dec 2015
Number of Books: 40
Challenge Description: Reduce the number of paperback books on my shelf by 40
Read: 40/40
List of Books:
1.Mustang Wild 1/8/15
2.Warrior's Bride 3/3/15
3.Edge of Danger 3/14/15
4.Pleasure Me 4/8/15
5.Underneath It All (Harlequin Blaze #344) 4/12/15
6.Loving You 5/3/15
7.The Naked Truth (Harlequin Blaze #350) 6/8/15
8.The Paid Companion 6/27/15
9.Maverick Wild 7/2/15
10.Edge Of Fear 7/5/15
11.Someone Like You 7/16/15
12.Heart of the Hawk 7/17/15
13.Kill Me Twice 7/23/15
14.The Calling 8/6/15
15.Edge of Darkness 7/29/15
16.Mountain Wild8/13/15
17.For Lust Or Money (Harlequin Blaze #356) 8/16/15
18.His Bride 8/2/15
19.Trouble in High Heels 8/22/15
20.The Darkening 8/20/15
21. Perfect Timing: Those Were the Days/Pistols at Dawn/Time After Time 9/6/15
22. Hot Pursuit 9/25/15
23. Thrill Me to Death 10/3/15
24. The Stone Prince 10/11/15
25. Soul of a Highlander 10/18/15
26. The Awakening 10/17/15
27. White Heat 10/28/15
28. The Vampire Who Loved Me 10/30/15
29. Tall, Dark And Filthy Rich (Harlequin Blaze #362) 11/8/15
30. Dark and Dangerous 11/13/15
31. Never Love a Cowboy 11/22/15
32. Some Kind of Wonderful 11/27/15
33. Storm Watch (Harlequin Blaze, #487) 11/25/15
34. A Date with the Other Side 11/29/15
35. Veiled Truth 12/20/15
36. Pick Me Up 12/6/15
37. Coming Soon (Harlequin Blaze #386) 12/15/15
38. Have Mercy 12/29/15
39. What She Really Wants for Christmas (Harlequin Blaze #368)(Million Dollar Secrets) 12/23/15
40. A Maverick for the Holidays12/26/15

[Mary]

2015 create you own challenge

Title House and kindle overloaded with books
duration 1/1/15-12/31/15
number of books 40 *may go over*
description read some old read some new * in this challenge size does NOT matter *

read 5 new to me authors

1 Karen Robards - The Senator's Wife
2 Ed McBain - Blood Relatives
3 Bec McMaster - My Lady Quicksilver
4 Freda Vasilos - Moon Madness
5 Lindsay Armstrong - Wildcat Wife

read 5 kindle books

1 Ann Mayburn - Prides of the Moon Series 1-5 contains Amber Moon, Emerald Moon, Turquiose Moon, Onyz Moon and Amethyst Moon 1/15
2 Megan McMinimy - Immortal Blood
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read 5 series romance books

1 Jill Shalvis - Head Over Heels (Lucky Harbor 3)
2 Angie Fox - Immortally Yours (monster MASH 1)
3 Donna Sterling - Hot Blooded Hero (sweet talker 4)
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1 Ksren M Moning - Burned (Fever 7)
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read 5 favorite authors

1 Susan E Phillips - Heroes Are My Weakness
2 Nora Roberts - The Collector
3 Maggie Shayne - Vampires in Paradise
4 Katie MacAlister - Time Thief
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read 5 owned dtb

1 Jill Shalvis - Roughing It With Ryan
2 Dorie Graham - Tempting Adam
3 Joanne Rock - Wild & Willing
4 Lynsey Stevens - Male For Christmas
5 Janelle Denison - Bride Included

read 5 library books

1 Lilian J Braun - The Private Life Of The Cat Who...
2 Margaret & Lizz Weiss - Warrior Angel
3 Tami Hoag - Sarah's Sin
4 Elizabeth August - A Royal Mission
5 James Clemens - Shadowfall

Overage

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[Emily]

2015 Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge
Challenge Title: 50 New to Me Authors
Duration: Jan-Dec 2015
Number of Books: 50
Challenge Description:Branch out of my comfort zone and find new authors
List of Books:
1.Ellen, Jo -Wolf Creek Alpha 1.5.15
2. Faulkner, Gail - Jamie's Cherub 1.6.15
3. Coulter Smith, Jessica-Moonlight Guardian 1.7.15
4 Lane, Jesse Walk on the Striped Side 1.10.15
5 Chase, Deanna Accepting Fate 1.10.15
6 Gayle, Tina IT Exec's Baby 1.11.15
7 Steiner, Kandi Song Chasher 1.12.15
8 Chance, Lynda Rule's Addiction 1.14.15
9 Kennedy, Jeff Under His Touch 1.14.15
10 Bower, Annette Moving On 1.15.15
11. Brockmann, Suzanne Night Sky 1.17.15
12. Bliler, Susan A King 1.17.15
13. Strife, Eme Basilisks Creed 1.18.15
14. Hunter, Elizabeth Desert Bound 1.21.15
15. Dean, Bianca Quarterback Sneak 1.22.15
16. Burrowes, Grace The Traitor 1.23.15
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[Shannon]

I completed this challenge!!
I read 85 of my own books of my shelf! I probably bought and received double this amount of books though! I will try again for next year!

2015 Create Your Own Challenge
Title: Make Steve Even Happier Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2015-December 31, 2015
Number of Books: At Least 72
Challenge Description: Last year, I set out to prove my husband wrong when he said that I couldn't read all the books on my shelf in a lifetime. My 2014 challenge was to read at least 3 books a month of my own personal books. This year I am going to double the amount of personal books read per month. I will read 6 of my own books per month. I can use these books in other challenges as well.

January
1. Good Call- Jase Robertson
2. A Cowboy and a Gentleman- Helen Hardt
3. Shiver- Tiffinie Helmer
4. Motorcycle Man- Kristen Ashley
5. Burn- Maya Banks
6. Own the Wind- Kristen Ashley
7. Their Virgin Captive- Shayla Black & Lexi Blake
8. Hope Smolders- Jaci Burton
9. Sweet Release- Pamela Clare


February
1. Flirting with Forever- Molly Cannon
2. Hope Flames- Jaci Burton
3. Hope Ignites- Jaci Burton
4. Blood of Luna- Maya DeLeina
5. Savor the Danger- Lori Foster
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March
1. Death Cache- Tiffinie Helmer
2. Dark Lover- J.R. Ward
3. Cherished- Maya Banks
4. The Hawk- Monica McCarty
5. Until There Was You-Kristan Higgins
6. Hell on Wheels-Julie Ann Walker
7. Anything He Wants-Sara Fawkes
8. Castaway-Sara Fawkes
9. Vipers Run-Stephanie Tyler

April
1. In Rides Trouble-Julie Ann Walker
2. The Ranger-Monica McCarty
3. Unfaded Glory-Sara Arden
4. High Stakes Loving-Fiona Archer
5. Lover Eternal- J.R. Ward
6. Chloe's Double Draw- Fiona Archer
7. Tart- Lauren Dane

May
1. My Wicked Nanny- Ann Mayburn
2. Never Seduce a Scot- Maya Banks
3. The Longest Ride- Nicholas Sparks
4. The Viper- Monica McCarty
5. King Cobra- Jayne Rylon
6. Lush- Lauren Dane
7. A Cold Day For Murder- Dana Stabenow
8. Summer in Sonoma- Robyn Carr
9. Reaper's Property- Joanna Wylde

June
1. Wild Women of Alaska- Tiffinie Helmer
2. Slick Rock Cowboys- Becca Van
3. Lover Awakened- J. R. Ward
4. Fire Inside- Kristen Ashley
5. Third Grave Dead Ahead- Darynda Jones
6. Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet- Darynda Jones

July
1. Rock Addiction-Nalini Singh
2. Fifth Grave Past the Light-Darynda Jones
3. Lover Revealed-J. R. Ward
4. Sweet Dreams-Kristen Ashley
5. Double E Ranch-Becca Van
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August
1. The Gamble-Kristen Ashley
2. Rodeo Queen-Helen Hardt
3. The Principals Office-Jasmine Haynes
4. Her Ex Marines-Becca Van
5. Hot Six-Janet Evanovich
6. Seven Up-Janet Ivanovich


September
1. Lover Unbound J. R. Ward
2. Plays Well With Others-Brynn Paulin
3. Leah's Irish Heroes- Becca Van
4. Belonging to Them- Brynn Paulin
5. Keys to the Castle- Donna Bell
6. Rev It Up- Julie Ann Walker
7. Fill Her Up-Brynn Paulin
8. Curvy Temptation- Aidy Award
9. Hard Eight- Janet Evanovich


October
1.The Rake and the Recluse- Jen LeBlanc
2. Second Chance at Forever- Heather Lire
3. Second Chance at Happiness- Heather Lire
4. Sixth Grave on the Edge- Darynda Jones
5. Their Wayward Bride- Vanessa Vale
6. What Alice Forgot- Liane Moriarty
7. Cowboy Take Me Away- Lorelei James
8. Lady Luck- Kristen Ashley

November
1. Rock Hard- Nalini Singh
2. Lover Enshrined- JR Ward
3. Curvy Persuasion-Aidy Award
4. The Vampire's Mail Order Bride- Kristen Painter
5. Tucked Away- Jennie Marts
6. Lady Luck- Kristen Ashley

December
1. Breathe- Kristen Ashley
2. The Girl on the Train- Paula Hawkins
3. The Werewolf Meets his Match- Kristen Painter
4. Rock Redemption- Nalini Singh
5. Master of the Mountain- Cherise Sinclair
6. Twelve Sharp- Janet Evanovich

[Nadia]

2 Rom Con reader Judge books a month.

[Breann]

2015 Create Your Own Challenge
Title: 2015 Re-read Challenge!
Duration: January 1, 2015-December 31, 2015
Number of Books: 30
Challenge Description: Reread some old favorites that I've been meaning to get to!

Read: 22/30

1. The Dark Tide 1.12 ★★★★★
2. Slave to Sensation 1.17 ★★★★☆
3. Visions of Heat 1.29 ★★★★☆
4. Caressed by Ice 2.12 ★★★★☆
5. Mine to Possess 2.22 ★★★☆☆
6. Hostage to Pleasure 3.16 ★★★☆☆
7. Branded by Fire 3.20 ★★★★☆
8. Unholy Ghosts 3.27 ★★★★☆
9. The Rebuilding Year 3.29 ★★★★☆
10. Blaze of Memory 4.7 ★★★☆☆
11. Nowhere Ranch 4.25 ★★★☆☆
12. Something Like Winter 5.2 ★★★★★
13. Unholy Magic 5.8 ★★★★☆
14. Bonds of Justice 5.12 ★★★☆☆
15. Play of Passion 6.19 ★★★★☆
16. City of Ghosts 6.21 ★★★★★
17. Kiss of Snow 8.10 ★★★★☆
18. Tangle of Need 8.31 ★★★☆☆
19. Heart of Obsidian 9.18 ★★★★★
20. Duck! 9.29 ★★★★☆
21. Sacrificial Magic 10.2 ★★★★★
22. Shield of Winter 11.18 ★★★☆☆
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[Dedra]

2015 Create Your Own Challenge
Title: To read all 61 books off of My Public Library wish list
Duration: January 1, 2015-December 31, 2015

I will post titles as I finish
(few are also on my TBR list)

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[Taya:)]

Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge
Challenge Title: Re- Romancing Genre
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Number of Books: 12 books
Challenge Description: Read an old favorite genre you haven't read in 6 months or more

GENRE: M/F

1. All Strings Attached 2/23 ★★★★
2.Stripped Raw - Coffin Nails MC California 3/10 ★★★★1/2 (m/f)
3. Fate - 3/10 DNF (M/F)
4.Tangled ★★★ 3/15
5.Hand Job 5/20 ★★★★
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[Sarah]

Shan wrote: "I found a challenge online that I want to give a go. It's posted at www.popsugar.com.

Popsugar.com's 2015 Reading Challenge:

1.A book with more than 500 pages
2.A Classic Romance
3.A book that b..."

This sounds good I might give it a try!!

[Sarah]

To be completed between 1st January 2015 & 1st January 2016

2/50 completed

Popsugar.com's 2015 Reading Challenge:

1.A book with more than 500 pages
2.A Classic Romance
3.A book that became a movie
4.A book published this year
5.A book with a number in the title
6.A book written by someone under 30
7.A book with nonhuman characters
8.A funny book
9.A book with a female author
10.A mystery or thriller
11.A book with a one-word title
12.A book of short stories
13.A book set in a different country
14.A nonfiction book
15.A popular author's first book
16.A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet
17.A book a friend recommended
18.A Pulitzer Prize winning book
19.A book based on a true story
20.A book at the bottom of your to read list
21.A book your mom loves
22.A book that scares you
23.A book more than 100 years old
24.A book based entirely on its cover
25.A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
26.A memoir
27.A book you can finish in a day
28.A book with antonyms in the title
29.A book set somewhere you always wanted to visit
30.A book that came out the year you were born
31.A book with bad reviews
32.A trilogy
33.A book from your childhood
34.A book with a love triangle
35.A book set in the future
36.A book set in high school
37.A book with a color in the title
38.A book that made you cry
39.A book with magic
40.A graphic novel
41.A book by an author you've never read before
42.A book you own but have never read
43.A book that takes place in your hometown
(I will substitute this one for any city in the UK)
44.A book that was originally written in a different language
45.A book set during Christmas
46.A book written by an author with your same initials
47.A play
48.A banned book
49.A book based on or turned into a TV show
50.A book you started but never finished

Sarah's Reading Challenges

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Challenge Title: (Still working on title)
Duration: 1/1-12/31/15
Number of Books:
Challenge Description: For every book I buy I have to read two of the books I owned the longest

List of Books:

[Daydream Books]

Challenge Title: Series Finisher Blitz
Duration: 1/1 - 31/12/15
Number of Books: 75
Challenge Description: To complete as many already started series as possible. Any length.
List of Books:

4/75 completed

1. New Year in Manhattan
2. Bad Romeo
3. Dance For Me
4. Dusk

[Cassandra]

2015 Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge

Kindle Freebies - 22 Read
Read the 15 oldest non series kindle books I own. List subject to change if the book turns out to be part of a series. For now, this is the only section of my challenge. Update (April 5) I've read the first 15, so the goal is now 20 books. Update (April 8) Read the next 5, so the goal is now 25. Update: 12/26: Done as I'm going to get with this one this year. I got a Kindle Paperwhite for Christmas, so I hope to read more Kindle books next year - (view spoiler)[
✓1. Miracle at the Museum of Broken Hearts by Talli Roland - 1/8
✓2. In the Marshal's Arms by Emma Jay - 1/8
✓3. The Taste of Magic by Gina Rosavin - 1/11
✓4. Love By The Book by Dara England - 2/23
✓5. The Age of The Titans by Emily R. Mitchell - 3/8
✓6. The Next Victim by Margery Scott - 3/8
✓7. Dirty Eden by J.A. Redmerski - 3/30
✓8. My Stubborn Heart by Becky Wade - 3/31
✓9. Lady Deception by Rizzo Rosko - 4/1
✓10. The Lady of Fairhaven by Lee Scott - 4/2
✓11. A Shameful Secret by Anne Ireland - 4/2
✓12. The Princess' Dragon Lord by Mandy Rosko - 4/4 - (hide spoiler)]

✓13. Helter Skelter by Della Galton - 4/5
✓14. Thorn by Intisar Khanani - 4/5
✓15. Falling Star by Diana Dempsey - 4/5
✓16. Intimate Strangers by Laura Taylor - 4/6
✓17. Bone Deep by Bonnie Dee - 4/6
✓18. Rebel Heart by Lizzy Ford - 4/6
✓19. The Silverton Scandal by Amanda Grange - 4/7
✓20. Sweet and Wild by Cerian Hebert - 4/8
✓21. My Lady Coward by Jaimey Grant - 4/8
✓22. Looking Out for Lexy by K.T. Dalton - 4/9

[Julianna]

My Triple Challenge has been working so well for me the last couple of years, I'm going to stick with it.

Challenge Title: The Triple Challenge
Duration: Jan 1, 2015 – Dec 31, 2015
Number of Books: 16/17

Part I - 10 Oldest TBR Books
Read the 10 oldest books from my GoodReads TBR list. I'm making an exception for one book that I added not knowing it was part of a series that I'm not caught up on and replacing it with the next book in the series.

1.Beauty and the Black Sheep by Jessica Bird (3/22)★★★★1/2
2.The Devil to Pay by Liz Carlyle (10/12)★★★★★
3.Paradise by Judith McNaught (2/28)★★★★★
4.Perfect by Judith McNaught (9/28)★★★★1/2
5.Call of the Highland Moon by Kendra Leigh Castle (8/17)★★1/2
6.Only By Your Touch by Catherine Anderson (5/10)★★★★1/2
7.Sin and Sensibility by Suzanne Enoch (11/30)★★★1/2
8.A Wild Yearning by Penelope Williamson (7/1)★★★★★
9.Hannah's Hero by Denise Richards (1/24)★★★★
10.A Bride for a Bit by JoAnn A. Grote, Cathy Marie Hake, Janelle Burnham Schneider, Pamela Kaye Tracy (5/31)★★★★1/2

Completed 10/10


Part II - Book to Movie
Read at least three books that were made into movies and then watch the movie.
1.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling (1/18)★★★★★ *MW (5/2, 5/22)
2.Insurgent by Veronica Roth (3/10)★★★★ *MW (8/7)
3.The Lorax by Dr. Seuss (11/19)★★★★★

Read 3/3
*MW = Movies Watched 2/3


Part III - Finish Anthologies
I have a habit of starting anthologies because of one particular story and then not finishing them. So, I'm going to finish all anthologies started the previous year unless one of the stories in it is part of a series that I'm not caught up on.
1.When Good Things Happen To Bad Boys (7/8)★★★★1/2
2.I'm Your Santa
3.Midnight Kiss (1/20)★★★1/2
4.Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron (9/3)★★★1/2

Completed 3/4

[Amy]

Challenge Title: My 2015 Reading Challenge
Duration: 1-3-15 to 12-31-15
Number of Books: My Goal is to read at least 200 book this year.
Challenge Description: I'd like to read some of the books i have bought up and are lying around in addition to the ones i check out of the Library.
List of Books:
1. The Nature of Good and Evil - Sylvia Browne (Library - Done - started 1-3-15 Finished 1-4-15)
2. Chicken Soup for the Soul The Dog Did What - Amy Newmark (Mine - Done - Started 1-4-15 Finished 1-7-15)
3. The Christmas Cat - Melody Carlson (Library - Done - Started 1-7-15 Finished 1-7-15)
4. Big Little Lies - Liane Moriarty - Done - Started 1-7-15 Finished 1-11-15)
5.Chicken Soup for the Soul The Power of Forgiveness - Amy Newmark & Anthony Anderson (Mine - Done - Started 1-11-15 Finished 1-18-15)
6. How to Steal a Dragon's Sword [How To Train Your Dragon Book 9] - Cressida Cowell (Library - Done - Started 1-18-15 Finished 1-19-15)
7. Saving Baby - Jo Anne Normile and Lawrence Lindner (Library - Done - Started 1-19-15 Finished 1-21-15)
8. How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel [How To Train Your Dragon Book 10] - Cressida Cowell (Library - Done - Started 1-21-15 Finished 1-23-15)
9. The Blue Nowhere - Jeffery Deaver (Library - Done - Started 1-23-15 Finished 1-27-15)
10. Seekers #1 The Quest Begins - Erin Hunter (Library - Done - Started 1-2/-15 Finished 1-29-15)
11. True Crimes - Robert Jackson (Library - Done - Started 1-29-15 Finished 1-29-15)
12. When the Ghost Screams - Leslie Rule (Library - Done - Started 1-29-15 Finished 1-30-15)
13. Seekers #2 Great Bear Lake - Erin Hunter (Library - Done - Started 1-30-15 Finished 1-31-15)
14. Fifty Shades of Grey - EL James (Library only becuse i had lent my copy to one of my coworkers - Done - Started 1-31-15 Finished 2-4-15)
15. Haunted Memphis - Laura Cunningham (Library - Done - Started 2-4-15 Finished 2-4-15)
16. Banned Questions About the Bible - Christian Piatt (Library - Done - Started 2-4-15 Finished 2-4-15)
17. Seekers #3 Smoke Mountain - Erin Hunter (Library - Done - Started 2-4-15 Finished 2-6-15)
18. Jaguar Pride - Terry Spear (Mine - Done - Started 2-6-15 Finished 2-7-15)
19. Shifters Unbound #1 Pride Mates - Jennifer Ashley (Mine - Done - Started 2-7-15 Finished 2-8-15)
20. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - A 30-minute Chapter-by-Chapter Summary - Instaread (Mine - Done - Started 2-7-15 Finished 2-9-15)
21. Left Behind - Tim Lahaye and Jerry b. Jenkins (Mine - Done - Started 2-9-15 Finished 2-11-15)
22. Primal Bonds - Jennifer Ashley (Mine - Done - Started 2-11-15 Finished 2-13-14)
23. Body Guard - Jennifer Ashley (Mine - Done - Started 2-13-15 Finished 2-14-15)
24. Wild Cat - Jennifer Ashley (Mine - Done - Started 2-14-15 Finished: 2-21-15)
25. Praying for Sleep - Jeffery Deaver (Library - Done - Started 2-16-15 Finished 2-2115)
26. Hard Mated - Jennifer Ashley (Mine [Nook book] - Done - Started 2-21-15 Finished 2-22-15)
27. Missing you - Harlan Coben (Mine [Nook book] - Don - Started 2-22-15 Finished 2-27-15)
28. Seekers #4 The Last Wilderness - Erin Hunter (Library - Done - Started 2-27-15 Finished 2-28-15)
29. Mate Claimed - Jennifer Ashley (Mine - Done - Started 2-28-15 Finished 3-2-15)
30. Myths of the Cherokee - James Mooney (Library - Done - Stared 3-2-15 Finished 3-3-15)
31. Perfet Mate - Jennifer Ashley (Mine [Nook book] - Done - Started 3-3-15 Finished 3--15)
32. Lone Wolf - Jennifer Ashley (mine [Nook book] - Done - Started 3-4-15 Finished 3-4-15)
33. Tiger Magic - Jennifer Ashley (Mine - Done - Started 3-4-15)
34. Feral Heat - Jennifer Ashley (Mine [Nook book] - Done - Started 3-5-15 Finished 3-6-15)
35. Wil Wolf - Jennifer Ashley (Mine - Done - Started 3-6-15 Finished 3-8-15)
36. Bear Attraction - Jennifer Ashley - (Mine [Nook book] - Done - Started 3-8-15 Finished 3-9-15)
37. Too Late To Say Goodbye - Ann Rule - (Library - Currently Reading - Started 3-9-15)

[Suzanne]

Romance Readers Reading Challenges
2015 Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2015 - 12/31/2015

Progress: 24 out of 30

Challenge Title: Goodreads Award Contestants
Duration: 1 Year
Number of Books: 30
Challenge Description: Read as many Goodreads Choice Awards books as you can.
List of Books:

Goodreads Choice Awards 2014
Goodreads Choice Awards 2013
Goodreads Choice Awards 2012

1. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes - ***** - 1/14/2015 - 369 Pages - Goodreads Choice Awards 2013
2. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - **** - 1/23/2015 - 181 Pages - Goodreads Choice Awards 2013
3. Saga, Volume 3 by Brian K. Vaughan - ***** - 2/21/2015 - Goodreads Choice Awards 2014
4. Wallbanger by Alice Clayton - **** - 3/10/2015 - 384 Pages - Goodreads Choice Awards 2013
5. Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 4/1/2015 - Goodreads Choice Awards 2014
6. Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout - **** - 4/5/2015 - 382 Pages - Goodreads Choice Awards 2013
7. Written in Red by Anne Bishop - ***** - 4/9/2015 - 433 Pages - Goodreads Choice Awards 2013
8. Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor - *** - 4/30/2015 - 613 Pages - Goodreads Choice Awards 2014
9. Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys by Billy Crystal - ***** - 5/7/2015 - 288 Pages - Goodreads Choice Award 2013
10. Prodigy by Marie Lu - **** - 5/11/2015 - 371 Pages - Goodreads Choice Award 2013
11. Hawkeye, Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon by Matt Fraction - ***** - 6/23/2015 - 136 Pages - Goodreads Choice Award 2013
12. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg - ***** - 6/24/2015 - 217 Pages - Goodreads Choice Award 2013
13. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - **** - 6/26/2015 - 295 Pages - Goodreads Choice Award 2013
14. Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost - ***** - 7/18/2015 - 346 Pages - Goodreads Choice Award 2012
15. The Line by J.D. Horn - ***** - 7/21/2015 - 296 Pages - Goodreads Choice Award 2014
16. One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson - **** - 8/12/2015 - 456 Pages - Goodreads Choice Award 2013
17. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - ***** - 8/16/2015 - 399 Pages - Goodreads Choice Awards 2012
18. Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness - ***** - 9/7/2015 - Goodreads Choice Awards 2012
19. Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson - ***** - 11/4/2015 - Goodreads Choice Awards 2014
20. The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness - **** - 12/1/2015 - 561 Pages - Goodreads Choice Awards 2014
21. Calling Dr. Laura: A Graphic Memoir by Nicole J. Georges - ***** - 12/8/2015 - Goodreads Choice Awards 2013
22. Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren - **** - 12/15/2015 - Goodreads Choice Awards 2013
23. The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth - ***** - 12/17/2015 - Goodreads Choice Awards 2012
24. Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris - ***** - 12/21/2015 - 291 Pages
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[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Challenge Title: Out with the old and in with the new
Duration: 1/1-12/31/15
Number of Books: 2
Challenge Description: For every book I buy I have to read two of the books I owned the longest and read the books I bought

List of Books:
Bought
A Midsummer's Nightmare
Visions of Heat
Entangled
Nightfall
Don't Kill The Messenger
The Vicious Deep 1/11
Boyfriend from Hell
The Shattered Dark
The Warrior Heir
Dirty Little Secret
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn
Kiss of Fate
Kiss of Fury
Winter Kiss

Own
1. Real Vampires Don't Wear Size Six 1/15
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5
6
7
8
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25
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27
28

[*Nan*]

Back to M/F
1/01/15 - 12//31/15

31/50


I am starting to read M/F books again after reading mostly M/F for the past few years. I am getting back into M/F so my goal is 50 books for this year

1. Shadowboxer - 4 stars
2, Finding You - 01/23/15 - 3.5 stars
3. Fair Play - 01/25/15 - 3.5 stars
4. Floor Time - 02/04/15 - 3 stars
5. Exceeding Boundaries - 02/06/15 - 3.5 stars
6. Fastball - 02/12/15 - 3 stars
7. On Shadow Beach - 02/25/15 - 3.5 stars
8. Power Play - 03/04/15 - 2.5 stars
9.Who He Is - 03/11/15 - 3 stars
10.Private India - 03/21/15 - 3 stars
11. Who We Are - 03/19/15 - 3 stars
12.Be My Love - 03/19/15 - 3 stars
13.Cold Cold Heart - 03/28/15 - 3 stars
14.The Year We Fell Down - 03/29/15 - 3.5 stars
16. Wicked Ways - 04/06/15 - 3 stars
17. NYPD Red 3 - 04/25/15 - 4 stars
18.Temptation - 05/11/15 - 4 stars
19. Memory Man - 05/09/15 - 4 stars
20. Miracle at Augusta - 05/16/15 - 3 stars
21. Virtuous - 05/23/15 - 4 stars
22. Grey Mountain - 05/21/15 - 3 stars
23. Valorous - 05/24/15 - 4 stars
24. Victorious = 05/25/15 - 4 stars
25.Gray Mountain - 05/21/15 - 3 stars
26.Cane and Abe - 06/12/15 - 3 stars
27.Die Again - 06/24/15 - 4 stars
28. Fly Away - 08/19/15 - 4 stars
29.Home Front - 09/01/15 - 5 stars
30 The English Spy - 08/27/15 - 4 stars
31. Chasing Justice - 08/29/15 - 3.5 stars
32.The Nightingale - 09/30/15 - 5 stars
33.Orphan Train - 09/24/15 - 4 stars
34.Country: A Novel - 10/13/15 - 4 stars
35.Firewall - 10/04/15 - 3 stars
36.When Day Breaks - 10/10/15 - 4 stars

[Becky]

Complete!
I finished up a dollar short of my goal of $250. But I proved what I wanted to- that a Scribd subscription is a smart financial decision for me.


Bang For the Buck Challenge
Duration: Jan 14-April 14
Goal: $250
Challenge Description: I've got a 3 month free trial membership for Scribd, and I want to try to read $250 worth of books in that time. Prices for each title will come from the current Kindle price.

1/14- Dead in the Desert $2.99
1/14- Giving In $1.49
1/14- There's Something About Ari $3.99
1/15- Dead Shot $2.99
1/16- Blood Heat $4.99
1/17- Inseparable $3.03
1/19- Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened $10.99
1/24- Out of the Darkness $6.29
1/25- Something For Nothing $6.99
1/26- Hell on Wheels $6.99
1/28- Of Dark and Bright $5.38
1/30- Lone Wolf $7.99
2/1- I Love You, Asshole! $3.99
2/3- Golden Boy $13.99
2/5- Blood Moon $6.99
2/6- Coming Home $6.29
2/9- An Unsettled Range $5.38
2/10- The Dark Angels: With Wings $5.99
2/13- Under the Rushes $6.29
2/21- The Secret of Othello: A Fisher Key Adventure $4.99
2/26- Dirty Secret $5.38
3/3- Bloodlines $5.38
3/6- Frat House Troopers $6.29
3/9- Spider's Bite $7.49
3/10- The River Leith $3.99
3/12- Duck Duck Ghost $5.38
3/12- Gambling Men: The Novel $5.38
3/18- The Persistence of Memory $4.99
3/22- Jackdaw $3.44
3/23- Bob the Book $5.99
3/29- Blood Rock $4.61
3/29- Finally Fallen $5.99
3/31- Apartment 14 and the Devil Next Door $.99
3/31- Steaming Up Your Love Scenes $.99
4/2- Does This Baby Make Me Look Straight?: Confessions of a Gay Dad $11.99
4/3- Player vs Player $6.99
4/3- Making It Pay $2.99
4/5- Addicted $10.99
4/8- The Straight Road to Kylie $8.99
4/9- Carry the Ocean $4.24
4/10- Venetian Masks $6.29
4/11- The Curious Case of the Werewolf That Wasn't, the Mummy That Was, and the Cat in the Jar $.99
4/11- Krampusz $1.99
4/12- A Clean Break $4.99
4/14- Heat Trap $4.24

Total: $249.00

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Challenge Title: Out with the old and in with the new
Duration: 1/1-12/31/15
Number of Books: 4
Challenge Description: For every book I buy I have to read two of the books I owned the longest and read the books I bought

List of Books:
Bought
A Midsummer's Nightmare
Visions of Heat
Entangled 1/29
Nightfall
Don't Kill The Messenger
The Vicious Deep 1/11
Boyfriend from Hell
The Shattered Dark
The Warrior Heir
Dirty Little Secret
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn
Kiss of Fate
Kiss of Fury
Winter Kiss

Own
1. Real Vampires Don't Wear Size Six 1/15
2. Alice in Zombieland 2/6
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[Tania]

People seem to be having verying degrees of luck with this challenge. I am doing better than I thought I would at reading new authors. ( #12 ). Keep up the good work every one

[Megan L]

A Book A Day
April 1 - December 31, 2015
Kindle Daily Romance Deals
Total: 16/98

1. Beneath Bone Lake/Colleen Thompson - ★★☆☆☆ - 4/12/15
2. Bringing Home the Bad Boy/Jessica Lemmon - ★★★★☆ - 4/18/15
3. Unequal Affections: A Pride and Prejudice Retelling/Lara S. Ormiston - ★★★★☆ - 4/24/15
4. The House at Riverton/Kate Morton
5. Bad Romeo/Leisa Rayven - ★★★★☆ - 5/7/15
6. The Ladies Room/Carolyn Brown - ★★★★☆ - 5/9/15
7. Daisies in the Canyon/Carolyn Brown - ★★☆☆☆ - 5/14/15
8. Long, Hot Texas Summer/Carolyn Brown - ★★★☆☆ - 5/30/15
9. Hidden Secrets/Carolyn Brown - ★★☆☆☆ - 6/4/15
10. A Gentleman and a Scoundrel/Norma Darcy - ★★★☆☆ - 6/9/15
11. The Bluestocking and the Rake/Norma Darcy - ★★★★☆ - 6/10/15
12. The Troublemaker Next Door/Marie Harte - ★★★☆☆ - 6/12/15
13. A Single Kiss/Grace Burrowes - ★★★☆☆ - 6/17/15
14. Blood Orchids/Toby Neal - ★★★★☆ - 6/21/15
15. Torch Ginger/Toby Neal - ★★★★☆ - 6/24/15
16. Black Jasmine/Toby Neal - ★★★★☆ - 7/7/15
17. Broken Ferns/Toby Neal - ★★★☆☆ - 7/16/15
18. Twisted Vine/Toby Neal
19. Shattered Palms/Toby Neal
20. Dark Lava/Toby Neal
21. Fire Beach/Toby Neal
22. Not Yet/Laura Ward
23. Summer Rental/Mary Kay Andrews
24. Spring Fever/Mary Kay Andrews
25. Save the Date/Mary Kay Andrews
26. In the Cards/Jamie Beck
27. Seaside Dreams/Melissa Foster
28. Seaside Hearts/Melissa Foster
29. Seaside Sunsets/Melissa Foster
30. Seaside Secrets/Melissa Foster
31. Bliss and the Art of Forever/Alison Kent
32. For All Their Lives/Fern Michaels
33. Sweet Filthy Boy/Christina Lauren
34. Sweet Filthy Morning After/Christina Lauren
35. Dirty Rowdy Thing/Christina Lauren
36. Bride for A Day/Carolyn Brown
37. The Velvet Promise/Jude Deveraux
38. Highland Velvet/Jude Deveraux
39. Red River Deep/Carolyn Brown
40. A Royal Pain/Megan Mulry
41. If the Shoe Fits/Megan Mulry
42. Wait for Me/Samantha Chase
43. Trust in Me/Samantha Chase
44. Stay with Me/Samantha Chase
45. Return to You/Samantha Chase
46. Meet Me at the Cupcake Café/Jenny Colgan
47. The Gilded Cuff/Lauren Smith
48. Extreme Measures/Elisabeth Naughton
49. Lethal Consequences/Elisabeth Naughton
50. The Captive/Grace Burrowes
51. The Traitor/Grace Burrowes
52. The Laird/Grace Burrowes
53. At Wolf Ranch/Jennifer Ryan
54. Roulette/Megan Mulry
55, Blackberry Summer/RaeAnne Thayne
56. Woodrose Mountain/RaeAnne Thayne
57. Billionaires Make Bad Lovers/Andi Bryce
58. Fated/Rebecca Zanetti
59. Claimed/Rebecca Zanetti
60. Hunted/Rebecca Zanetti
61. Consumed/Rebecca Zanetti
62. Provoked/Rebecca Zanetti
63. Shadowed/Rebecca Zanetti
64. Marked/Rebecca Zanetti
65. The Guardians/Mandy M. Roth
66. A Convenient Arrangement: The Italian's Wife\The Spanish Groom/Lynne Graham
67. The Man from Stone Creek/Linda Lael Miller
68. A Wanted Man/Linda Lael Miller
69. The Rustler/Linda Lael Miller
70. A Stone Creek Christmas/Linda Lael Miller
71. The Bridegroom/Linda Lael Miller
72. At Home In Stone Creek/Linda Lael Miller
73. In Your Wildest Scottish Dreams/Karen Ranney
74. Welcome to Last Chance/Hope Ramsay
75. Home At Last Chance/Hope Ramsay
76. Last Chance Beauty Queen/Hope Ramsay
77. Last Chance Christmas/Hope Ramsay
78. Last Chance Book Club/Hope Ramsay
79. Last Chance Knit & Stitch/Hope Ramsay
80. Inn at Last Chance/Hope Ramsay
81. Last Chance Family/Hope Ramsay
82. Maiden and the Monster/Michelle M. Pillow
83. Love in the Afternoon/Alison Packard
84. The Winning Season/Alison Packard
85. Catching Heat/Alison Packard
86. Breaking His Rules/Alison Packard
87. Heartbreaker/Julie Garwood
88. Always With You/Andrea Hurst
89. Vampire in Denial/Dale Mayer
90. Vampire in Distress/Dale Mayer
91. Vampire In Design/Dale Mayer
92. Vampire in Deceit/Dale Mayer
93. Vampire In Defiance/Dale Mayer
94. Vampire in Conflict/Dale Mayer
95. Vampire in Chaos/Dale Mayer
96. The Werewolf Wears Prada/Kristin Miller
97. Waiting for the One/L.A. Fiore
98. Nobody's Hero/Kallypso Masters

[Megan L]

Audilbe Recommendations
April 1 - December 31, 2015
Kindle Daily Romance Deals
Total: 14/60

1. Beta/Jasinda Wilder - ★★★★★ - 4/15/15
2. Exquisite Trouble/Ann Mayburn - ★★★★☆ - 4/24/15
3. No Ordinary Billionaire/J.S. Scott - ★★★☆☆ - 5/1/15
4. Jaked/Sabrina Stark - ★★★★☆ - 5/6/15
5. Silver Bastard/Joanna Wylde - ★★★★☆ - 6/22/15
6. The Blinding Light/Renae Kaye - ★★★★★ - 6/23/15
7. Manwhore/Katy Evans - ★★★★★ - 6/26/15
8. A Stone in the Sea/A.L. Jackson - ★★★★ώ - 7/9/15
9. Beneath the Stain/Amy Lane - ★★★★★ - 7/17/15
10. In Bed with Mr. Wrong/Katee Robert - ★★★☆☆ - 7/21/15
11. The Last Thing He Needs/J.H. Knight - ★★★★☆ - 8/10/15
12. Fever Pitch/Heidi Cullinan - ★★★★☆ - 8/21/15
13. Not Just Friends/Jay Northcote - ★★★★☆ - 9/3/15
14. Who He Is/Shanora Williams - ★★★★☆ - 9/12/15
15. Knight/Kristen Ashley
16. Channeling Morpheus for Scary Mary/Jordan Castillo Price
17. Beautiful Bombshell/Christina Lauren
18. Beautiful Player/Christina Lauren
19. Beautiful Beginning/Christina Lauren
20. Beautiful Beloved/Christina Lauren
21. Beautiful Secret/Christina Lauren
22. Unexpected Fate/Harper Sloan
23. Overruled/Emma Chase
24. Blue Days/Mary Calmes
25. Quiet Nights/Mary Calmes
26. Guarding Morgan/R.J. Scott
27. Then the Stars Fall/Brandon Witt
28. Last Hit/Jessica Clare
29. Last Breath/Jessica Clare
30. Last Kiss/Jessica Clare
31. Only Love/Garrett Leigh
32. At Any Price/Brenna Aubrey
33. Manwhore +1/Katy Evans
34. Criss Cross/Jordan Castillo Price
35. Hell & High Water/Charlie Cochet
36. Blood & Thunder/Charlie Cochet
37. Rack & Ruin/Charlie Cochet
38. Rise & Fall/Charlie Cochet
39. Body and Soul/Jordan Castillo Price
40. Secrets/Jordan Castillo Price
41. Camp Hell/Jordan Castillo Price
42. Exquisite Danger/Ann Mayburn
43. The Backup Boyfriend/River Jaymes
44. Back-Up/A.M. Madden
45. The Boss/Abigail Barnette
46. Grey/E.L. James
47. Rocked/Taryn Elliott
48. Chasing Seth/J.R. Loveless
49. Forgiving Thayne/J.R. Loveless
50. Waiting for Rain/Susan Mac Nicol
51. Rock Addiction/Nalini Singh
52. Jacked/Tina Reber
53. The Way Things Are/A.J. Thomas
54. Stinger/Mia Sheridan
55. Fire Inside/Kristen Ashley
56. Ride Steady/Kristen Ashley
57. Easy Love/Kristen Proby
58. Easy Charm/Kristen Proby
59. Heart of the Race/Mary Calmes
60. Sultry Sunset/Mary Calmes

[Emily]

2015 Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge -DONE
Challenge Title: 50 New to Me Authors
Duration: Jan-Dec 2015
Number of Books: 50
Challenge Description:Branch out of my comfort zone and find new authors



1 Ellen, Jo Wolf Creek Alpha 1.5.15
2 Faulkner, Gail Jamie's Cherub 1.6.15
3 Coulter Smith, Jessica Moonlight Guardian 1.7.15
4 Lane, Jesse Walk on the Striped Side 1.10.15
5 Chase, Deanna Accepting Fate 1.10.15
6 Gayle, Tina IT Exec's Baby 1.11.15
7 Steiner, Kandi Song Chasher 1.12.15
8 Chance, Lynda Rule's Addiction 1.14.15
9 Kennedy, Jeff Under His Touch 1.14.15
10 Bower, Annette Moving On 1.15.15
11 Brockmann, Suzanne Night Sky 1.17.15
12 Bliler, Susan A King 1.17.15
13 Strife Eme Basilisks Creed 1.18.15
14 Hunter, Elizabeth Desert Bound 1.21.15
15 Dean, Bianca Quarterback Sneak 1.22.15
16 Burrowes, Grace The Traitor 1.23.15
17 Peace, Catherine Embers Secret 1.26.15
18 Washington, C.J. Duke 1.28.15
19 Fox, Ella Picture Perfect 2.4.15
20 Groome, Charlene His Game, Her Rules 2.8.15
21 Webb Rita, Webb T.J. Taking Chances 2.8
22 Sellon, Sue Ann Secrets of the Porch 2.14
23 Michaels, Victoria Concealed 2.16
24 Raven, Elle The Don: Sebastiano 2.16
25 Beck, Jamie In The Cards 2.18
26 Karlsson, Norma Jeanne Shrouded in Blackness 2.21
27 Martin, Kelley R. Down and Out 2.21
28 Strauss, Lee Heart & Soul 2.28
29 Altig, Claire First Beginnings 3.3
30 Bloomfield, Kate Alpha Girl 3.6
31 Lee, Linda Francis Sinfully Sexy 3.7
32 Grey, T.A> Take Me 3.9
33 Clark, Suzanne Freedom To Ride 3.10
34 Carver, Cassi If You Want Me 3.16
35 Rowan, Lydia Elah's Playground 3.16
36 Angell, Kate No One Like You 3.20.
37 Knight, Sapphire Secrets 3.22
38 MacAdam, Layne Wolf on Wheels 3.22
39 Jones, Shelly Right Kind of Wrong 3.22
40.  Bethany-Kris Filthy Marcellos: Lucian 3.24
41 Gray, Cody Bad For Me 3.30
42 Taylor, Stephanie Lucky For Her 4.20
43 Miller, London In the Beginning 4.21
44 Hoover, Colleen Hopeless 4.27
45 Loren, Roni Nice Girls Don’t Ride 4.27
46 Todd, E.L. Sadie 4.28
47 Smith, C.P Property Of 4.28
48 Asher, Brynne Beautiful Life 4.28
49 Greaves, Laura The Ex-Factor 4.29
50  Ford, Keri Cupcakes and Crushes 4.29

[Fran, Moderator]

Great job Emily!
I hope you found some new authors that you enjoyed :)

[Emily]

Fran wrote: "Great job Emily!
I hope you found some new authors that you enjoyed :)"
I did, found a couple of keepers.