2015 Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge

[Lacy]

Almost made it!!!!!!
I'm happy with the progress that I made. Happy New Year everyone!

Challenge Title: Get those books off of your shelf!
Duration:5/1 to 12/31
Number of Books: 27/30
Challenge Description: Read books that I own! Nothing purchased after 4/30.
List of Books:

1. Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie 5/2
2. Lick by Kylie Scott 5/5
3. Lovers at Heart by Melissa Foster 5/27
4. Finding Cinderella by Colleen Hoover 5/28
5. Stay with Me by J. Lynn 5/29
6. Devil May Cry by Sherrily Kenyon 6/8
7. Semper Fi by Laura Cooper 6/23
8. Frigid by J. Lynn 7/21
9. Fired Up (Arcane Society, #7) by Jayne Ann Krentz 7/28
10. Upon the Midnight Clear by Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/13
11. Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas 8/24
12. A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas 8/26
13. Betrayal in Death J.D. Robb 9/7
14. The Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison 9/18
15. Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb 9/23
16. Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/27
17. Charming the Highlander by Janet Chapman 9/30
18. Loving the Highlander by Janet Chapman 10/4
19. Bewitching by Jill Barnett 10/12
20. Purity in Death by J.D. Robb 10/18
21. The Accidental Sheriff by Cathy McDavid 10/25
22. Wedding the Highlander by Janet Chapman 10/28
23. Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb 11/6
24. Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb 11/9
25. A Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift by Jennifer Ashley 12/2
26. Out of This World by Jill Shalvis 12/12
27. Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis 12/16

[Anita Reads]

Create Your Own Reading Challenge
Duration: The rest of the year
Started: 05/01/15 - 12/31/15
Finished: 0/25

Challenge idea: Using the Literature map to discover new authors/series. I'll use 5 different favorite books (preferably 5 different genres) of last year and find books by authors similar to them.

Book 1: Dark Lover by J.R. Ward (PNR)
1. The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole
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Book 2: Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella (Chick-Lit)
1. Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
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Book 3: Northern Lights by Nora Roberts (Rom. Suspense)
1. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
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Book 4: Poison Study | Maria V. Snyder (Fantasy)
1. Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow
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Book 5: The Romanov Prophecy by Steve Berry (Thriller)
1. Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
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[Tania]

Have made my target of 26 new authors this year already so am going to add another 12 books and see how I go. Found some by seeing what other people are reading. Its been great fun.

[NayNay]

Finished my challenge...happy reading!

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 *****

[Katherine]

Katherine wrote: "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 lov..."

DONE

[Fran, Moderator]

Congratulations NayNay and Katherine on reaching your goals!! Great job!!

[❆ Crystal ❆]

A - Z Narrator Challenge
Initial first or last name.
X can be anywhere in the name
Same narrator can be used for first and then again for last BUT must be different books.
If multiple narrators listed can use any of them, but only the book 1 time.

A - Richard Armitage ~ Sylvester 4/4
B - By Paul Boehmer ~ Assassin's Apprentice 9/16
C - Christopher Ragland ~ I Am Pilgrim 9/6
D - Dennis Boutsikaris ~ The Winter of Frankie Machine
E - Raul Esparza ~ Runner 9/29
F - Frank Muller ~ The Shawshank Redemption 8/22
G - Tavia Gilbert ~ It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War 9/8
H - Edward Herrmann ~ Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
I - India Fisher ~ The Girl on the Train 4/25
J - Jorjeana Marie ~ Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland 8/31
K - Kimberly Farr ~ Isabella: The Warrior Queen
L - Jenna Lima ~ The Chosen One 9/12
M - Frank Muller ~ The Green Mile 8/21
N - Norma Lana ~ Wish You Well 8/9
O - Orlagh Cassidy ~ King and Maxwell 6/19
P - Will Patton ~ Finders Keepers 9/11
Q -
R - Ron McLarty ~ Salem's Lot 8/28
S - Juliet Stevenson ~ North and South 8/12
T - Jennifer Thompson-Cannino ~ Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption 8/4
U -
V -
W - Will Patton ~ Mr. Mercedes 8/15
X -
Y - Sebastian York ~ Reasonable Doubt Full Series 5/8
Z - Zachary Webber ~ Grey

[Katherine]

Challenge Title: To read as many book in a series as I can.
Duration: 21/9/15 - 3/12/15
Read: 58/58

FINISHED!!!

Completed:

[Bookchaser]

Is this challenge going to be repeated in 2016? I really hope it is. It has helped me reduce my out of control TBR pile.

[Liza]

Challenge is to read at least 30 book off my own shelf that have been there for YEARS. Starting with those I failed to complete last year.

1. Angels Watching Over Me - Michael R. Phillips
2. Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
3. Devil Creek - Casey L. Bond
4. Cinder - Melissa Meyer
5. Peace - A.D. Koboah
6. The Maker of Saints - Thulani Davis
7. Bailey's Cafe - Gloria Naylor
8. The Farming of Bones - Edwidge Danticut
9. And After Many Days
10. The Last Boyfriend - Nora Roberts
11. The Perfect Hope - Nora Roberts
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[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Bookchaser wrote: "Is this challenge going to be repeated in 2016? I really hope it is. It has helped me reduce my out of control TBR pile."

Yes, we will have it again next year...it should be posted soon!

[Bookchaser]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Bookchaser wrote: "Is this challenge going to be repeated in 2016? I really hope it is. It has helped me reduce my out of control TBR pile."

Yes, we will have it again next year...it should be pos..."

Thank you!

[Cassandra]

I'm as done with my challenge as I'm going to get. I read 22 kindle freebies this year, which is a good start.

My OP

[Dedra]

Dedra wrote: "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 lis..."

I won't get 61 read but i did come closer then i thought i would 37. 61 was my goal though.

[Tania]

FINISHED for this year

New Authors To Me
1 Dec 2014 - 31 Dec 2015
Target number of 26 books to read
Actually read = 71 - a lot more than I thought I would read

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

[Julianna]

Challenge Title: The Triple Challenge (Msg. 38)
Duration: Jan 1, 2015 – Dec 31, 2015
Number of Books: 17/17 - ALL DONE!

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)★★★★★ *MW (12/29)

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


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 (12/8)★★★1/2
3.Midnight Kiss (1/20)★★★1/2
4.Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron (9/3)★★★1/2

Completed 4/4

[Bookchaser]

2015 Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge

I'm done. Not too bad. I didn't finish the first part. But I had lots of extra books in the second part.

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

[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

I DID IT!

[Breann]

Didn't quite make it. I think I'll try it again this year, though!


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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[Fran, Moderator]

Congratulations to everyone who reached their personal goals and for those that tried but didn't quite get there!!


Great job and I hope to see you over on the 2016 Create- Your- Own Reading Challenge thread!