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Monthly ChallengesBook Bingo Challenges
January 2015 - A Calendar Event
February 2015 - Valentine Edition
March 2015 - Beware the Ides of March
April 2015 - April Fool's Day
May 2015 - Cinco de Mayo
June 2015 - Father's Day-Male Names
BOOK it to the finish line! Challenges
January 2015 - Great Wall Marathon
February 2015 - Bota Bota Ice Canoe Race
March 2015 - Lake Inari King of Reindeer Race
April 2015 - Great Steamboat Race
May 2015 - Taipei 101 Tower Run
June 2015 - Annual Swim Around Key West
Monthly Challenges
TCF's June Challenge
Foreman Challenges
Lanelle's June Bug Challenge
Yearly & Other ChallengesThe Really, Really Hard Challenge
Ready, Set, Cover Part Deux
It's Called WHAT??
Progressive Reading Challenge
Monopoly Game Challenge
Team Challenge Grimm Readers
R4 Team Challenge SSThread: R4: SS A Novel Idea
--Week 9: Come A Little Bit Closer
--Week 10: The Thrill of It
--Week 11: Animal Attraction
--Week 12: Loving Luke
R5 Team Challenge SSThread: R5: SS Not So Dirty Dozen
Week 1: Spot 8
Read: #8 in series - Dancing With Danger
Week 2: Spot 11
Read: #1 in series - Sea of Suspicion
Week 3: Spot 20
Read: Stand alone - April Lady
Week 4: Spot 25
Read: #5 in series - Tie Me
Week 5: Spot 35
Read: #3 in series - Mountain Moonlight
Week 6: Spot 43
Read: #4 in series - Rumor Has It
Week 7: Spot 51
Read: #5 in series - Off Chance
Week 8: Spot 57
Read: #5 in series - Rock Chick Revenge
Week 9: Spot 63
Read: # 6 in series Surrender to Temptation
Week 10: Spot 72
Read: # 2 in series Of One Heart
The Really, Really, Hard 2015 Challenge! January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015
Completed: 63 of 63
✔✔January – New Year = new authors! Read 5 books that are new to you authors.
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✔✔February – Valentine's Day! Read 5 books with a red or pink cover to celebrate
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✔✔March – March Madness!!! Read 3000 pages.
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✔✔April – Rain Rain Go Away! Read 5 books from 5 different genres.
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✔✔May – School is Out! Read 5 books where something comes to an end. Could be a death, end of a series, divorce, etc.
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✔✔June – Vacation Time! Read 5 books set in different locations.
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✔✔July – July 4th! Read 5 books with a red, white, or blue cover.
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✔✔August – It's Hot as Hades! Read 5 books that are hot romances or 5 hot new releases.
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✔✔September – Labor Day! Read 5 books where the main characters have a different profession.
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✔✔October – Oktoberfest! Read 5 books that have 2 of the 3 colors of the German flag - black, red or gold (substitute challenge).
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✔✔November – The Year is Almost Over! Read 5 books that you need to catch up on either for a challenge(s), reviews, etc.
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✔✔December – Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read 600 pages from any genre.
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Ready, Set, Cover Part DeuxJanuary 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015
Level: Easy (1-2 books month)
Books read: 24
Cover Items
January: A Shirtless Person (male or female)
01.12 ★★★
01.17 ★★★★February: A Weapon
02.10 ★★★★
02.12 ★★★March: Dress
03.19 ★★★
03.15 ★★★ April: Animal
04.25 ★★★★★
04.30 ★★★★May: Sports Equipment
05.29 ★★★★
07.26 ★★★★June: Kissing (mouth or other body part)
06.17 ★★★★
06.15 ★★★★July: Jewelry
08.18 ★★★★
07.25 ★★★★August: Tattoo
08.10 ★★★★
08.24 ★★★★September: Mode of Transportation
10.28 ★★★★
09.23 ★★★★October: Food
10.24 ★★★
11.14 ★★★November: Body of Water
11.28 ★★★
11.05 ★★★December: Snow
12.14 ★★★★
12.24 ★★★Alternate Cover Items
January: Purple Cover
01.29 ★★★★
01.27 ★★★February: Red Cover
02.12 ★★★
02.15 ★★★★March: Green Cover
03.16 ★★
03.31 ★★★April: Blue Cover
04.25 ★★★★
04.18 ★★★May: Flowers
06.21 ★★★
05.07 ★★★June: Pink Cover
06.03 ★★★
06.02 ★★★July: White Cover
07.26 ★★★★
10.21 ★★★★★August: Yellow Cover
08.08 ★★★
09.23 ★★★★September: Orange Cover
10.10 ★★★★
09.07 ★★★October: Spooky Cover
12.15 ★★★★
10.25 ★★★November: Black Cover
12.05 ★★★★
11.21 ★★★★December: Something Christmasy
12.25 ★★★
12.21 ★★★
It's Called WHAT????February 2015-January 2016
Completed: 46 of 58
LLAN - FAIR - PWLL - GWYN - GYLL - GO - GER - YCH - WYRN - DROB - WLL - LLAN - TY - SILIO - GO - GO - GOCH
Translation - Saint Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio of the red cave.
✔L: Long Road Home - Maya Banks - 02.13 ★★★
✔L: Lean on Me – Cherise Sinclair - 04.11 ★★★★
✔A: Animal Attraction - Angel Payne - 03.13 ★★★
✔N: No Place to Hide - Shannon Stacey - 02.10 ★★★★
✔F: The Frog Prince - Elle Lothlorien - 02.01 ★★★★
✔A: Against the Wall – Rebecca Zanetti - 04.08 ★★★★
✔I: Indulgent Pleasures - Monica Murphy - 03.19 ★★★
✔R: Razzmatazz - Patricia Burroughs - 03.28 ★★★
✔P: Playing Games – Jessica Clare - 04.07 ★★★★
✔W: What I Love About You - Rachel Gibson - 02.06 ★★★★
✔L: Letters to a Secret Lover – Toni Blake - 04.09 ★★★★
✔L: Love...Under Different Skies – Nick Spalding - 06.07 ★★★
✔G: Gilding the Lily-pad - Elle Lothlorien - 06.27 ★★★★
✔W: Waking Up with a Rake - Connie Mason - 02.08 ★★★★
✔Y: Yours for Christmas - Susan Mallery - 07.26 ★★★
✔N: A Night of Misbehaving - Carmen Falcone - 03.15 ★★★
✔G: Gansett After Dark – Marie Force - 06.02 ★★★
✔Y: Yield to Me - Sarah Castille - - 07.13 ★★★
✔L: Luke: Complete Series – Cassia Leo - 04.14 ★★★
✔L: Legend's Passion - Jaci Burton - 09.10 ★★★
✔G: The Great Jackalope Stampede - Ann Charles - 08.08 ★★★★
✔O: Operation Valentine - Loretta Hill - 03.11 ★★★
✔G: The Game Plan - R.L. Mathewson - 09.27 ★★★★
✔E: Every Second with You - Lauren Blakely - 03.14 ★★★★
✔R: Rescue My Heart - Jill Shalvis - 03.20 ★★★★
✔Y: You Can't Have But One Man - Melissa F. Hart - 09.27 ★★
✔C: Confessions of an Alli Cat - Courtney Cole - 02.18 ★★★★
✔H: Her Last Chance - Michele Albert - 02.12 ★★★
✔W: The Way You Look Tonight – Bella Andre - 04.25 ★★★★
◘ Y: You Light My Fire (The All Fired Up Omnibus Collection) - Taylor Lee
✔R: Rise of the Billionaire - Ruth Cardello - 03.31 ★★★
✔N: The Next Always - Nora Roberts - 05.12 ★★★★
✔D: The Darkest Surrender - Gena Showalter - 02.08 ★★★1/2
✔R: Rock Chick Renegade – Kristen Ashley - 04.24 ★★★★★
✔O: Off Season – Sawyer Bennett - 06.06 ★★★★
✔B: Betrayed: Book Two - The Road to Redemption - Nicky Charles - 03.20 ★★★★
✔W: Wildflower Redemption - Leslie P. Garcia - 06.21 ★★★
✔L: The Law of Attraction - N.M. Silber - 05.08 ★★★★
✔L: The Last Boyfriend - Nora Roberts - 06.26 ★★★★
✔L: Looking for You - Kate Perry - 09.24 ★★★
✔L: Long Time Gone - Lorelei James - 09.25 ★★★★
✔A: April Lady – Georgette Heyer - 04.05 ★★★
✔N: Never Let Me Go – Donna Marie Rogers - 06.08 ★★★
✔T: Three Little Words - Susan Mallery - 02.05 ★★★★
✔Y: You Can Count on Me (I'll Be Home for Christmas) - Roxanne St. Claire - 12.27 ★★★
✔S: The Storm and the Splendor - Jennifer Blake - 02.17 ★★★★
✔I: In Bed with a Highlander - Maya Banks - 02.28 ★★★★
✔L: Lessons Learned (Great Chefs, #2) - 08.08 ★★★
✔I: Indian Moon - Carolyn McCray - 03.16 ★★
✔O: One Perfect Night – Bella Andre - 04.17 ★★★★
✔G: The Grand Sophy - Georgette Heyer - 09.07 ★★★
✔O: One Night with a Rake - Connie Mason - 07.13 ★★★★
✔G: Getting Hotter - Elle Kennedy - 12.26 ★★★★
✔O: One in a Million - Jill Shalvis - 07.03 ★★★★
◘ G: Going Down Hard - Tawny Weber
✔O: Of One Heart – Cynthia Wright - 05.28 ★★★
✔C: Chance for Love - Marie Force - 03.08 ★★★
✔H: Heart of the Ocean - Heather B. Moore - 02.28 ★★★
Progressive Reading ChallengeFebruary 2015-January 2016
Level: Medium - 14 of 15
✔First Comes Love - 02.04 ★★★★
✔What I Love About You - 02.06 ★★★★
✔Say You Love Me - 02.24 ★★★
✔Every Second With You - 03.14 ★★★★
✔The Very Thought of You - 03.17 ★★★
✔The Way You Look Tonight - 04.25 ★★★★
✔Close to You - 07.01 ★★★
✔Return to You - 08.01 ★★★
✔Just To Be With You - 08.16 ★★★★
✔I Love How You Love Me - 08.28 ★★★★
✔As If You Never Left Me - 09.15 ★★★
✔Never Love a Highlander - 10.16 ★★★★
✔Never Let You Go - 11.27 ★★★★★
✔Tamed By You - 11.29 ★★★
✔Here With You - 12.21 ★★★
Book Bingo - January 2015A Calendar Event
✔One: Just One Kiss - Susan Mallery - 01.02 - ★★★★
✔Day: Betrayed: Days of the Rogue - Nicky Charles - 01.03 - ★★★★
✔Fools: Two of a Kind - Susan Mallery (Fool's Gold series) - 01.04 - ★★★★
✔Patrick: A Treasure Worth Keeping - Marie Patrick - 01.05 - ★★★★
✔Five: Willow Springs - Toni Blake (number five in Destiny series) - 01.06 - ★★★★
BOOK It - January 2015Great Wall Marathon - 5,164 steps into history
Steps Completed: 5,164 of 5,164
Each book in this section will take you 162 steps – Read a book that does not have "the," "a" or "an" in the title
✔Infinity – Maggie Shayne - 01.22 ★★★★
✔Animal Attraction – Jill Shalvis - 01.25 ★★★★
✔Mini Shopaholic – Sophie Kinsella - 01.23 ★★★
✔Borrowed Billionaire: Complete Collection – Mimi Strong - 01.24 ★★★
Each book in this section will take you 646 steps – Read a book with a season, holiday or month in the title
✔Keeping Christmas – B.J. Daniels - 01.27 ★★★
Each book in this section will take you 1,291 steps – Read a book with a doctor or nurse as a main character
✔Nursing The Doctor – Bobby Hutchinson - 01.26 ★★★
Each book in this section will take you 2,582 steps – Read a book that is at least 400 pages long
✔Betrayed: Days of the Rogue – Nicky Charles - 01.03 ★★★★
Book Bingo - February 2015Valentine Edition
Diagonal Left to Right Starting with B:
✔Bracelet: The Frog Prince - Elle Lothlorien - 02.01 ★★★★
✔Ring: First Comes Love - Christie Ridgway - 02.04 ★★★★
✔Free Space: Dark Citadel - Cherise Sinclair - 02.23 ★★★★
✔February: Three Little Words - Susan Mallery - 02.08 ★★★★
✔Romance: Falling for Max - Shannon Stacey - 02.03 ★★★★
Book It Challenge – FebruaryBota Bota Ice Canoe Rrace – 17 kilometers
✔To go 8 kilometers to the Promenade du Vieux-port, Read a book that is at least 400 pages long
--The Darkest Surrender – Gena Showalter
-- 02.08 ★★★1/2
✔To go 2 kilometers to the Bickerdike Dock, Read any 200+ page book you'd like
--What I Love About You – Rachel GIbson
-- 02.06 ★★★★
✔To go 3 kilometers to the La Ville Imaginaire, Read a book with no people on the cover
--The Frog Prince – Elle Lothlorien
-- 02.01 ★★★★
✔To go 4 kilometers back to the Clock Tower, Read a book with a 'q' or 'x' somewhere in the title
--Falling for Max – Shannon Stacey
-- 02.03 ★★★★
Book Bingo - March 2015Beware the Ides of March
Diagonal from Blood
✔Blood: Follow the Sun – Judith Arnold - 03.01 ★★★★
-- "Like all the other movies coming out of the studio, El Diablo featured gallons of blood, hordes of motorcycles..."
✔Tony: Saving the Sheikh – Ruth Cardello - 03.02 ★★★
-- "in the words of the American motivational speaker Tony Robbins..."
✔Free Space: Children of Dynasty – Christine Carroll - 03.02 ★★★
✔Mark: Turn on a Dime - Blane's Turn – Tiffany Snow - 03.03 ★★★★
-- "I thought it was Sheila and her boyfriend, Mark..."
✔Stabbing: Meant for Love – Marie Force - 03.07 ★★★★
-- "So if your sister and her husband did you a favor by stabbing you in the back..."
Book It Challenge – March 2015Lake Inari King of Reindeer Race
Dasher: read a short story
✔Double Booked (Double the Heat Anthology) – Elizabeth Bevarly - 03.08 ★★★
Dancer: read a book where dancing happens
✔A Night of Misbehaving – Carmen Falcone - 03.15 ★★★
Dunder (Thunder): read a book with something that makes a noise in the title
✔Breaking Free – Cherise Sinclair - 03.22 ★★★★
Prancer: read a book with someone who rides a horse AND
Vixen: read a book about a shrewish, ill-tempered woman
✔Rescue My Heart – Jill Shalvis - 03.20 ★★★★
Comet: read a book with something celestial on the cover AND
Cupid: read a romance
✔Indian Moon – Carolyn McCray - 03.16 ★★
Blixem (Lightning): read a book where a severe storm plays a major part of the story
✔Eyewall – H.W. Buzz Bernard - 03.21 ★★★★
Book Bingo - April 2015April Fool’s Day
G-Down
✔Mayor: Christmas on 4th Street – Susan Mallery - "An old convertible went by with Mayor Marsha perched in the back." - 04.06 ★★★1/2
✔April: April Lady – Georgette Heyer - Title - 04.05 ★★★
✔Game: Playing Games – Jessica Clare - Title - 04.07 ★★★★
✔Gravity: Against the Wall – Rebecca Zanetti - "Gravity would win over wishful hopes any day." - 04.08 ★★★★
✔Laugh: Reaper's Property – Joanna Wylde - "I heard them laughing behind me. Not a friendly laugh." - 04.07 ★★★★
Book It Challenge – April 2015Great Steamboat Race
Task 1: Jousting Inflatable - read a book where someone rides a horse
✔Viking's Prize – Tanya Anne Crosby - 05.23 ★★★★
Task 2: Obstacle Course - read a book where someone overcomes an obstacle
✔Her Sanctuary – Toni Anderson (hero’s ranch on verge of bankruptcy) - 05.02 ★★★
Task 3: Handy Line Toss - read a book with a handy (useful or helpful) person
✔Just Breathe – Janette Paul (hero acts as mentor to heroine) - 04.25 ★★★★
Task 4: Monkey Fist Toss - read a book where someone monkeys around (goofs off)
✔In Bed with Mr. Wrong – Katee Robert (MCs have snowball fight) - 04.27 ★★★
Task 5: Calliope Contest - read a book where someone listens to music
✔Sleeping Beauty – Elle Lothlorien (heroine’s brother is a musician in a band) - 04.24 ★★★★
Task 6: Buoy Flag Retrieval - read a book that you have 'flagged' to read later (tbr list)
✔Luke: Complete Series – Cassia Leo - 04.14 ★★★
Task 7: VIP Retrieval - read a book with a very important person
✔Excess All Areas – Mandy Baggot (hero is a film star) - 04.28 ★★★
Task 8: Bourbon Barrel Retrieval - read a book with an alcoholic beverage
✔Playing for Keeps – Emma Hart (takes place at a college – of course there’s alcohol!) - 04.02 ★★★
Monopoly Game
Laurla, Sarah & Nichole
Starting Space: Oriental Avenue
Roll #9: 5+4=9
New Space: Pennsylvania Railroad – Read a book set in Pennsylvania
Book: The Home Court Advantage - N.M. Silber - 12.06 ★★★★
Starting Space: Mediterranean Avenue
Roll #8: 3+2=5
New Space: Oriental Avenue - 2013 Shelf
Book: Truce - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
Starting Space: Chance
Roll #7: 1+4=5
New Space: Mediterranean Avenue - Favorites Shelf
Book: Rock Chick Reckoning - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... - 07.05 ★★★★
Starting Space: Marvin Gardens
Roll #6: 1+6=7
New Space: Chance → Roll 10: It's Your Birthday - Read a book you got for your birthday or where someone celebrates their birthday.
Read: The Other F-Word - 06.26 ★★★★
Starting Space: Chance
Roll #5: 5+2=7
New Space: Marvin Gardens - Recommended Books - Read 2 to own
Read:
Dark Witch - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... - 06.12 ★★★
The Devil Wears Prada - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... - 06.14 ★★★
Starting Space: Pennsylvania Railroad
Roll #4: 5+2=7
New Space: Chance → Roll 5: Play Ball - Read a book with a sports theme or athlete in it.
Book: When We Met - 05.17 ★★★1/2
Starting Space: Electric Company
Roll #3: 1+2=3
New Space: Pennsylvania Railroad – Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
Read: The Law of Attraction - 05.08 ★★★★
Starting Space: Chance
Roll #2: 5
New Space: Electric Company - Read a book where the characters have electric chemistry.
Read: In Bed with Mr. Wrong - 04.27 ★★★1/2
Roll #1: 7
Space: Chance → Roll 6: Laugh Riot - Read a book that makes you laugh
Read:Neanderthal Seeks Human - 04.20 - ★★★★
Book Bingo - May 2015Cinco de Mayo
N - down
✔Tequila: Stolen Chances – Elisabeth Naughton - "'Tequila. Double.'" - 05.25 ★★★
✔Heritage: The Next Always – Nora Roberts - "The red hair, milk-white skin and dash of freckles might declare her Scot heritage, but..." - 05.12 ★★★★
✔Free Space: Her Sanctuary – Tony Anderson - 05.02 ★★★
✔White: Off Chance – Sawyer Bennett - "Flames leap out of the downstairs windows and thick, white smoke pours out from under the eaves." - 05.05 ★★★
✔Mexican food: Rock Chick Revenge – Kristen Ashley - "Lee and Matt escorted all the girls to Las Delicias and we had Mexican food." - 05.14 ★★★★
Book it Challenge - May 2015Taipei 101 Tower Run - 91 Floors
Books from this section will take you 5 floors:
✔Read any 200+ book – Viking's Prize – Tanya Anne Crosby (384 pages - 05.23 ★★★★
Each book in this section will take you 45 floors:
✔Read a book where a main character is a chef – Summer Desserts – Nora Roberts (heroine is a pastry chef)- 06.20 ★★★
✔Read a book that is at least 400+ pages – Gilding the Lily-pad – Elle Lothlorien (416 pgs) - 06.27 ★★★★
Book Bingo - June 2015Father's Day-Male Names
N Down
✔Andrew: Never Let Me Go - Donna Marie Rogers - 06.08 ★★★
Though Drew was a pretty big guy,...
✔Peter: Storm Warning - Toni Anderson - 06.30 ★★★★
Peter Hughes, the head warden, stood close...
✔Free: The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger - 06.14 ★★★
✔Michael: Boom! Listen To Your Heart - Roxanne Rogerson - 06.04 ★★★
“I have mixed feelings about using a flogger on a woman I’ve never met,” Michael explained.
✔Adam: The Other F-Word - M.K. Schiller - 06.26 ★★★★
Of course, Stevie and Adam had a similar relationship...
Book it Challenge - June 2015Annual Swim Around Key West
To get to Fort Zachary Taylor, choose one book:
✔Read a historical book: Arrow to the Heart - Jennifer Blake - 06.15 ★★★★
To get to the Overseas Highway bridge, choose one book:
✔Read a book that takes place overseas from you: Breathing Room - Susan Elizabeth Phillips (takes place in Italy, also traveling and car on cover) - 06.07 ★★★★★
To get to Cow Key Marina, choose one book:
✔Read a book from your TBR list: Gilding the Lily-pad - Elle Lothlorien (I suppose you could find a frog on a farm...) - 06.27 ★★★★
To get back to Smathers Beach, choose one:
✔Read a book with a title that starts with a 'S': Summer Desserts - Nora Roberts - 06.20 ★★★
TCF's June Challenge
June 1-30, 2015
Hard Level: National Pink Day - Pink on covers
✔✔Words Associated With June: Dad
✔D: Dark Witch - Nora Roberts (pink author name) - 06.12 ★★★
✔A: Arrow to the Heart - Jennifer Blake (pink background) - 06.15 ★★★★
✔D: The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger (pink in background) - 06.14 ★★★
Birthdays in June: Prince
✔P: Public Property - Mandy Baggot (pink author name, I think) - 06.22 ★★★★
✔R: Rock Chick Reckoning - Kristen Ashley (corally pink cover) - 07.05 ★★★★
✔I: It Takes a SEAL - Delilah Devlin (pink sunset colors) - 06.06 ★★★
✔N: Never Let Me Go - Donna Marie Rogers (barely pinkish flowers on trees) - 06.08 ★★★
✔C: Close to You - Kate Perry (pink author name) - 07.01 ★★★
✔E: Embattled Christmas - J.M. Madden (no pink unless you squint your eyes and pretend the wooden door has a pinkish hue...) - 06.14 ★★★
Bonus:
Flag Day: Read a book where the title has FLAG in it (doesn't have to be consecutive)
✔Engaged at the Chatsfield - Melanie Milburne - 06.15 ★★★
Rose Month: Read any romance book
✔Royally Ever After - Loretta Chase - 06.27 ★★★
National Splurge Day: Read a book that's been released this year
✔Total Surrender - Rebecca Zanetti - 06.09 ★★★★
Aquarian Month: Read a book with a mostly blue cover
✔One in a Million - Jill Shalvis - 07.03 ★★★★
Forgiveness Day: Read any book from an author/series you were ready to give up on
✔Love...Under Different Skies - Nick Spalding - 06.07 ★★★
Foreman Lanelle ~ June Bug Challenge
Words found in text
Complete: 16 of 18
✔little: It Takes a SEAL - 06.06 ★★★
She knew her laugh was a little horsey...
✔brown: Off Season - 06.06 ★★★★
I inhale, trying to appreciate the spicy scent of his cologne or the warmth in his brown eyes.
✔famous: Breathing Room - 06.07 ★★★★★
This is one of the most famous Etruscan artifacts in the world...
✔porch: Never Let Me Go - 06.08 ★★★
We were out on the back porch and didn’t hear the phone right away.
✔light: Boom! Listen To Your Heart - 06.04 ★★★
She had her almost bare back to them, waiting for the green light.
✔house: Engaged at the Chatsfield - 06.15 ★★★
I can’t wear a ring that costs more than a house!
✔Spring: Unbreakable SEAL - 06.14 ★★★★
As she walked down the street toward her apartment, basking in the glorious Virginia spring...
✔Summer: Kisses After Dark - 06.17 ★★★★
...her blonde hair billowing in the summer breeze...
✔sneak: Dark Witch - 06.12 ★★★
The man could sneak up on a body, Boyle thought...
✔flying: Arrow to the Heart - 06.15 ★★★★
It was a wild melee of flying coattails and flashing hooves.
✔door: Embattled Christmas - 06.14 ★★★
...so after a few big guffaws and waves and ho ho hos he walked out the front door.
✔clothes: Storm Warning - 06.30 ★★★★
He weighed more than lead, heavy clothes dragging him into the swirling depths.
✔ninja: Love...Under Different Skies - 06.07 ★★★
I’m starting to wish Manjula had taken my eyes out with her ninja book throwing.
✔human: Wildflower Redemption - 06.21 ★★★
They’d lived their lives as barn cats, disdainful of human confinement...
✔bite: Gilding the Lily-pad - 06.27 ★★★★
She bites her lip, like she’s about to cry again.
✔name: Queen For A Night - 06.27 ★★★
She liked the name she had noticed emblazoned on the stern, L’escapade.
✔early: Return to You - 08.01 ★★★
“It’s never too early for fifty year single-malt.”
✔May: Rock Chick Reckoning - 07.05 ★★★★
It was a warm end of May evening and jackets weren’t allowed.
Team Challenge Grimm Readers
Team ~ Beauty and the Beast
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Week 7
Task - Fantasy or Mystery genre
Mini - Has characters: Fairy, Prince, Grandma, King, Shifter, Student, Princess
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Week 6
Task - Features scarred/tortured hero or single mom struggling;
Mini - Tom Thumb words in title or series (view spoiler)
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Week 5
Task - Features scarred/tortured hero or single mom struggling;
Mini - Props: Apple, Basket, Shell, Thorns, Pumpkin, Shoes, Rose on cover/title/series/author name
(view spoiler)
Week 4
Task - Features a demon; Mini - Author duo, pseudonym, duo anthology, featured in two series
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Week 3
Task - Features a demon; Mini - Castle on cover or in title or text
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Week 2
Task - Yellow on Cover; Mini - male cover, POV, author
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Week 1
Task - Yellow on Cover; Mini - time on cover
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Book Bingo - July 2015Fourth of July
O Diagonal
✔Blue: Don't Cry for Me - Sharon Sala - 07.11 ★★★★
I'll send Cyrus and Avery with Blue and Red to go upstream…
✔Fourth: Deadly Pursuit - Misty Evans - 07.29 ★★★★
The Palomino Apartments in Carlsbad, fourth floor.
✔Free space: Devil's Game - Joanna Wylde - 07.22 ★★★★
✔Stars: One in a Million - Jill Shalvis - 07.03 ★★★★
The night was a bright one, a million stars and a near-full moon bathed them in a light blue glow.
✔White: Against the Sky - Kat Martin - 07.23 ★★★
...towering mountains, soon to be white-capped through the long winter months ahead.
Book it Challenge - July 2015Running with the Bulls
Babe the blue ox: read a book with a mostly blue cover
✔It Must Be Your Love - Bella Andre - 08.04 ★★★★
Nandi (Translates to happy or joyous): read a book with a happy character
✔It Must Be Your Love - Bella Andre - heroine is always happy, upbeat and quirky - 08.04 ★★★★
Taurus (constellation): read a book with stars on the cover
✔Phone Kitten - Marika Christian - 07.05 ★★★
Minotaur: read a book that involves Greek mythology
✔The Darkest Touch - Gena Showalter - 07.06 ★★★
John Bull: read a book with a character by the name of John or something similar
✔Night with a SEAL - Cat Johnson - MC is Jon - 07.31 ★★★
The Chicago Bulls: read a book where someone plays or watches a sports game
✔Burning Dawn - Gena Showalter - heroine plays a game called Boulder Dodgeball - yes, its for immortals and she's not - 07.09 ★★★
TCF's July Challenge
10 of 15
Hard Level: Amelia Earhart - All female authors
✔F: Back to Buckhorn - Lori Foster - 07.25 ★★★★
✔O: One in a Million - Jill Shalvis - 07.03 ★★★★
✔U: Uncaged - Harper Sloan - 07.25 ★★★★
✔R: Rock Chick Regret - Kristen Ashley - 07.21 ★★★★
✔T: Truly - Ruthie Knox - 08.30 ★★★★
✔H: His to Keep - Katee Robert - 08.23 ★★★
✔T: Then Came You - Jill Shalvis - 07.31 ★★★★
✔O: One Night with a Rake - Connie Mason - 07.13 ★★★★
✔B: Burning Dawn - Gena Showalter - 07.09 ★★★★
✔Y: Yours for Christmas - Susan Mallery - 07.26 ★★★
✔I Forgot Day: Strong and Sexy - Jill Shalvis -- on TBR since May 2013 - 08.26 ★★★★
✔Anti Boredom Month: The Prairie Prince - Marcia Lynn McClure - 08.30 ★★★★
✔National Nude Day: The Vixen and the Vet - Katy Regnery - 07.16 ★★★★
✔Yellow Pig Day: Until We Touch - Susan Mallery - 07.11 ★★★
✔Canada Day: First a Dream - Nicole Andrews Moore -- Montreal - 07.07 ★★★
Team Challenge Grimm Readers
Team ~ Beauty and the Beast Post #2
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Week 10
Task - Hair Color - Belle has brown hair
Mini - Any book who's title or series title has the word(s): Happy, Happily, Happiness, Happier, Happiest; Ever, forever; After, Afterwards
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Week 9
Task - Hair Color - Belle has brown hair
Mini - Curses - set in:The Caribbean, Louisiana, Egypt, Africa or Massachusetts; where: A curse, Voodoo, Witchcraft, Hoodoo or Hexing is involved
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Week 8
Task - Fantasy or Mystery genre
Mini - Nursery Rhymes - Any book that has a word in the title, series title, the author's name, or a character's name that rhymes with any word in any title qualifies
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Week 7
Task - Fantasy or Mystery genre
Mini - Has characters: Fairy, Prince, Grandma, King, Shifter, Student, Princess
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Book Bingo - August 2015Hot August Nights
B Diagonal
✔B: Shelby Cobra Mustang: SEALed with a Ring - Mary Margret Daughtridge - that was a ‘64 Mustang logo embroidered smack-dab over the crucial spot - 08.04 ★★★★
✔I: Nights: Make Me, Sir - Cherise Sinclair - The sense of satisfaction in knowing he’d taken one more monster off the streets made all the late nights worthwhile - 08.10 ★★★★
✔N: Free Space: Snowed - Pamela Burford - 08.22 ★★★
Chevelle
◘ G: Chevelle:
✔O: TransAm: SEALed with a Promise - Mary Margret Daughtridge - The Trans Am he drove had a rebuilt motor and good tires, - 08.05 ★★★
Book it Challenge - August 2015The Palio di Siena horse race
3 of 3
✔Giraffa (Giraffe): Return to You - Kate Perry - side character called Lurch due to his extreme height - 08.01 ★★★
✔Valdimontone (Valley of the Ram): Truce - R.L. Mathewson - MCs start out as enemies - 08.14 ★★★★
✔Torre (Tower): It Must Be Your Love - Bella Andre Seattle - sky-line showing the Spaceneedle - 08.04 ★★★★
TCF's August Challenge
15 of 16 Complete
August Word: STURGIS - Hard Level: Thrift Shop
✔S: SEALed with a Promise - Mary Margret Daughtridge - 08.05 ★★★1/2
✔T: Truce - R.L. Mathewson - 08.14 ★★★★
✔U: Under the Covers - Rebecca Zanetti - 08.29 ★★★
✔R: Return to You - Kate Perry - 08.01 ★★★
✔G: The Great Jackalope Stampede - Ann Charles - 08.10 ★★★★
✔I: It Must Be Your Love - Bella Andre - 08.04 ★★★★
✔S: SEALed with a Ring - Mary Margret Daughtridge - 08.18 ★★★★
Birthday: JACK - Hard Level: Thrift Shop
✔J: Just To Be With You - Bella Andre - 08.16 ★★★★
✔ A: All I Ever Need Is You - Bella Andre - 08.31 ★★★★
✔C: Colters' Daughter - Maya Banks - 08.25 ★★★★
✔K: Kiss Me - Susan Mallery - 10.28 ★★★★
Bonus:
✔Davy Crocket & William Travis' Birthday: His Temporary Wife - Leslie P. Garcia - 08.08 ★★★
✔Book Lover's Day: Strong and Sexy - Jill Shalvis - 08.26 ★★★★
✔Frankenstein Day: Aesop's Fables - 08.12 ★★★
✔Sisters Day: Nauti Enchantress - Lora Leigh - 08.24 ★★★★
✔Toasted Marshmallow Day: Lessons Learned (Great Chefs, #2) - Nora Roberts - 08.08 ★★★
Foreman Jenne - Notorious "August"
Completed: 10
✔August Strindberg 1849-1912, playwright: Miss Julie - Make Me, Sir - Cherise Sinclair - 08.10 ★★★★
✔August Horch 1868-1951, entrepreneur: Audi - The Great Jackalope Stampede - Ann Charles - 08.10 ★★★★
✔August Macke 1887-1914, painter: Colorful Landscapes - All I Ever Need Is You - Bella Andre - 08.31 ★★★★
✔August Schellenberg 1936-, actor: New World - Making It Last - Ruthie Knox - 08.13 ★★★
✔August Kitzberg 1855-1927, playwright: Comedic works - Must Love Otters - Eliza Gordon - 08.19 ★★★★
✔August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi - Heat of the Night - Elle Kennedy - 08.16 ★★★
✔August Wilhelm Hupel 1737-1819, non-fiction author: Estonian Medical Textbook - When A Man Loves A Woman - Taylor Lee - 08.16 ★★★
✔August Malk 1900-1987, novelist: Õitsev Meri (The Flowering Sea) - I Love How You Love Me - Bella Andre - 08.28 ★★★★
✔August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments - Protecting His Witness - Katie Reus - 08.21 ★★★
✔August Stradal 1860-1930, pianist: Music Teacher - It Must Be Your Love - Bella Andre - 08.04 ★★★★
Book Bingo - September 2015Collectibles
B across, third row
✔B: Necktie: Deadly Deception - Misty Evans - 09.05 ★★★
✔I: Artwork/Painging: The Perfect Hope - Nora Roberts - 10.09 ★★★★
✔N: Free Space: Seduction of a Highland Lass - 09.02 ★★★★
✔G: Hat: Rescue at Cardwell Ranch - B.J. Daniels - 09.19 ★★★
✔O:Rocks: SEALed Forever - Mary-Margret Daughtridge - 09.24 ★★★★
Book it Challenge - September 2015Dressed Up to the Nines Marathon
3 of 3
✔Read a book with a lot of purple on the cover: 8 vineyards
◘ Fatal Scandal - Marie Force - purple cover - 09.23 ★★★★
✔Read a book that was published at least 30 years ago: 20 vineyards
◘ The Grand Sophy - Georgette Heyer - pubbed 1950 - 09.07 ★★★
✔Read a book that is at least 400+ pages: 32 vineyards
◘ Rock Chick Revolution - Kristen Ashley - 532 pp - 09.18 ★★★★★
TCF's September Challenge
11 of 14 Complete
September Word: Fire
✔F: Falling Fast - Lucy Kevin - 09.06 ★★★
✔I: Ice Games - Jessica Clare - 09.26 ★★★
✔R: Rescue at Cardwell Ranch - B.J. Daniels - 09.19 ★★★
✔E: Emerald Desire - Lynette Vinet - 09.13 ★★
Birthday: Roger
✔R: Rock Chick Revolution - Kristen Ashley - 09.18 ★★★★★
✔O: On Any Given Sundae - Marilyn Brant - 09.26 ★★★
✔G: The Grand Sophy - Georgette Heyer - 09.07 ★★★
✔E: Emerald Enchantment - Lynette Vinet - 09.14 ★★
✔R: Reforming Jake - Leslie Kelly
Bonus:
✔Teddy Bear Day: Dream of You - Kate Perry - 10.26 ★★★★
✔Read a Book Day: Colters' Gift - Maya Banks - 12.18 ★★★
✔Miniature Golf Day: You Can't Have But One Man - Melissa F. Hart - 09.29 ★★
✔Make Your Bed Day: Kiss Me - Susan Mallery - 10.28 ★★★★
✔Skyscraper Day: Deadly Deception - Misty Evans - 09.05 ★★★
Foreman Jenne - SeptemberNew York, New York
Hard Level: Completed: 15
✔Central Park: Legend's Passion - Jaci Burton - 09.10 ★★★
✔Empire State Building: Rock Chick Revolution - Kristen Ashley - 09.18 ★★★★★
✔Statue of Liberty: Emerald Desire - Lynette Vinet - 09.13 ★★
✔Rockefeller Center: Ice Games - Jessica Clare - 09.26 ★★★
✔Time's Square: Long Time Gone - Lorelei James - 09.25 ★★★★
✔Grand Central Terminal: Honey on Your Mind - Maria Murnane
✔Ellis Island: Seduction of a Highland Lass - Maya Banks - 09.02 ★★★★
✔September 11th Memorial: Saved By A SEAL - Cat Johnson - 09.19 ★★★
✔Coney Island: The Deal - Elle Kennedy
✔Radio City Music Hall: Wicked Beat - Olivia Cunning - 09.11 ★★★★
✔Madison Square Garden: Squeeze Play - Kate Angell - 09.01 ★★★
✔Carnegie Hall: Tell Me - Olivia Cunning - 10.05 ★★★★
✔Chrysler Building: Fatal Scandal - Marie Force - 09.23 ★★★★
✔Little Italy: On Any Given Sundae - Marilyn Brant - 09.26 ★★★
✔Plaza Hotel: The Perfect Hope - Nora Roberts - 10.09 ★★★★
Read the NFL
September 2015 - February 2016
Level: Quarterback: 4 tasks per category (or more...)
Completed: 33 of 42
Spell-out:
✔J: Just a Hint - Clint - Lori Foster - 11.25 ★★★★
✔E: Emerald Enchantment - Lynette Vinet - 09.14 ★★
✔T: Talk Me Down - Victoria Dahl - 10.09 ★★★★
✔S: Saved By A SEAL - Cat Johnson - 09.19 ★★★
✔C: Colters' Promise - Maya Banks - 11.03 ★★★
✔O: Once Upon a Masquerade - Tamara Hughes - 11.16 ★★★
✔L: Long Time Gone - Lorelei James - 09.25 ★★★★
✔T: Tamed by You - Kate Perry - 11.29 ★★★
✔S: Simon Says Die - Lena Diaz - 10.25 ★★★
✔R: Reforming Jake - Leslie Kelly - 09.28 ★★★★
✔A: As If You Never Left Me - Katriena Knights - 09.15 ★★★
✔M: Mad About You - Kate Perry - 12.19 ★★★
✔S: SEALed at Midnight - Cat Johnson - 11.24 ★★★
✔L: Locke - Harper Sloan - 12.28 ★★★★
✔I: Ice Games - Jessica Clare - 09.26 ★★★
✔O: On Any Given Sundae - Marilyn Brant - 09.26 ★★★
✔N: Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks - 10.17 ★★★★
✔S: SEALed Forever - Mary-Margret Daughtridge - 09.24 ★★★★
✔✔Covers:
✔Redskins: Falling Fast - Lucy Kevin - 09.06 ★★★
✔Browns: Curveball - Kate Angell - 11.12 ★★★★
✔49ers: The Secret Life Of Bryan - Lori Foster - 11.08 ★★★★
✔Packers: Emerald Desire - Lynette Vinet - 09.13 ★★
✔Patriots: Squeeze Play - Kate Angell - 09.01 ★★★
✔Steelers: Tell Me - Olivia Cunning - 10.05 ★★★★
✔Panthers: Want Me - Jocelyn Bell - 09.06 ★★
✔Cowboys: In the Balance - Vanessa Graham - 10.27 ★★★
Location:
✔Dolphins: Shroud of Fog - Janice Kay Johnson - 02.14 ★★★★
✔Saints: Prisoner of Desire - Jennifer Blake - 01.30 ★★★
✔Texans: Bad Medicine - J.D. Faver - 01.27 ★★★
✔Jaguars: The Darkest Hour - Maya Banks - 01.19 ★★★★★
✔Giants: Honey on Your Mind - Maria Murnane - 12.02 ★★★
✔Chargers: Then Comes Marriage - Christie Ridgway - 09.09 ★★★★
◘ Seahawks: Beg for Mercy - Jami Alden
✔Vikings: Seduction of a Highland Lass - Maya Banks - 09.02 ★★★★
✔✔Themes, genres, & items:
✔Cardinals: Protecting Katie - H.D. Thomson - 09.10 ★★★
✔Falcons: The Grand Sophy - Georgette Heyer - 09.07 ★★★
✔Buccaneers: Pirate's Bride - Lynette Vinet - 01.07 ★★★
✔Broncos: Bucking The Odds - Patricia Watters - 09.12 ★★★
✔Raiders: Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns - 10.23 ★★★
✔Chiefs: When Bruce Met Cyn - 11.23 ★★★★
✔Bengals: Raphael/Parish - Alexandra Ivy - 12.24 ★★★★
✔Titans: Wicked Beat - Olivia Cunning - 09.11 ★★★★1/2
Book Bingo - October 2015Jackie Collings Tribute
N Down
✔Married: Marriage Most Scandalous - Johann Lindsey - 11.02 ★★★
✔Kiss: Kiss Me - Susan Mallery - 10.28 ★★★★
✔Free Space: Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns - Lauren Weisberger - 10.23 ★★★
◘ Lady: Lady in Waiting - Denise Domning
✔Dead: 'Til Death - Sharon Sala - 10.31 ★★★
Book it Challenge - October 2015World Solar Challenge
6 of 6
✔To get to Dunmarra: read a book with a police officer in the story
◘ Ring of Fire - Taylor Lee - 11.18 ★★★
✔To get to Kulgera: read a book where time is spent at an inn, tavern or nightclub (roadhouse)
◘ The Perfect Hope - Nora Roberts - 10.05 ★★★★
✔To get to Glendambo: read a book with a vehicle on the cover
◘ 'Til Death - Sharon Sala - 10.30 ★★★
✔Glendambo Four Wheel Drive Outback Challenge - water pit: read a book where a main character goes swimming
◘ The Billionaire's Dance - Melody Anne - 11.10 ★★★
✔Glendambo Four Wheel Drive Outback Challenge - pipe hurdle: read a book where title or author's name starts with 'P'
◘ Dream of You - Kate Perry - 10.26 ★★★
✔To get to Adelaide: read a book published in 2005
◘ Marriage Most Scandalous - Johanna Lindsey - 11.02 ★★★
TCF's October Challenge
7 of 15 Complete
October Word: LIBRE
✔L: Locke - Harper Sloan - 12.28 ★★★★
✔I: In the Balance - Vanessa Graham - 10.27 ★★★
✔B: The Billionaire's Dance - Melody Anne - 11.10 ★★★
✔R: Ring of Fire - Taylor Lee - 11.18 ★★★
✔A: Against the Tide - Kat Martin - 11.05 ★★★
Birthday: BRETT FAVRE
✔B: Breaching the Billionaire: Alethea's Redemption - Ruth Cardello - 10.19 ★★★
✔R: Rock Chick Redux - Kristen Ashley - 10.17 ★★★★
✔E: Eat Play Lust - Tawna Fenske - 10.24 ★★★
✔T: Talk Me Down - Victoria Dahl - 10.09 ★★★★
✔T: To Command and Collar - Cherise Sinclair - 10.15 ★★★★
✔F: Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard - 11.07 ★★★★
✔A: Ask For It - Selena Blake - 12.15 ★★★
✔V: A Vow to Keep - Lana Williams - 11.21 ★★★
✔R: Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns - Lauren Weisberger - 10.23 ★★★
✔E: Emerald Ecstasy - Lynette Vinet - 11.03 ★★★
Foreman Lanelle - October Frankenstein Friday
Completed: 7 of 12
✔F: Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard - 11.07 ★★★★
✔R: The Right Moves - Emma Hart - 10.21 ★★★★★
✔A: Against the Tide - Kat Martin - 11.05 ★★★
✔N: Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks - 10.16 ★★★★
✔K: Kiss Me - Susan Mallery - 10.28 ★★★★
✔E: Eat Play Lust - Tawna Fenske - 10.24 ★★★
✔N: Nora Roberts - Shadow Spell - 12.15 ★★★★
✔S: Sweet on You - Kate Perry - 11.14 ★★★
✔T: Talk Me Down - Victoria Dahl - 10.09 ★★★★
✔E: Emerald Ecstasy - Lynette Vinet - 11.03 ★★★
✔I: In the Balance - Vanessa Graham - 10.27 ★★★★
✔N: Nora Roberts - The Perfect Hope - 10.05 ★★★★
"What's In YOUR Book?" Team Challenge
Team Six
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Completed Books:
Week 3: Characters
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Week 1: Setting
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Book it Challenge - November 2015STA Ferret Rescue Race
4 of 4
Cross the bridge:
✔The Billionaire's Dance - Melody Anne - hero gives heroine expensive ruby necklace - 11.10 ★★★
Cross the see-saw:
✔Curveball - Kate Angell - heroine wears glasses - 11.12 ★★★★
Cross the pool:
✔When Bruce Met Cyn - Lori Foster - hero is a preacher who helps the heroine, a former prostitute, turn her life around - 11.23 ★★★★
Turn around:
✔Still the One - Jill Shalvis - heroine rescues dogs to train as therapy dogs - 11.06 ★★★★
TCF's November Challenge
16 of 16 Complete
November Word: CITRINE
✔C: Colters' Promise - Maya Banks - 11.03 ★★★
✔I: I Do! - Rachel Gibson - 11.30 ★★★
✔T: True Bliss - BJ Harvey - 11.27 ★★★
✔R: Ring of Fire - Taylor Lee - 11.18 ★★★
✔I: If You Only Knew - Kristan Higgins - 11.19 ★★★★
✔N: Naked in Death - J.D. Robb - 11.15 ★★★★★
✔E: Endgame - Dee Davis - 11.15 ★★★★
Birthday: BO JACKSON
✔B: Baby, Drive South - Stephanie Bond - 11.10 ★★★★
✔O: Once Upon a Masquerade - Tamara Hughes - 11.16 ★★★
✔J: Just a Hint - Clint - Lori Foster - 11.25 ★★★★
✔A: Against the Tide - Kat Martin - 11.05 ★★★
✔C: Cooper - Harper Sloan - 11.21 ★★★★
✔K: Kissed by a SEAL - Cat Johnson - 11.28 ★★★
✔S: SEALed at Midnight - Cat Johnson - 11.24 ★★★
✔O: Once Upon a Christmas from I'll Be Home for Christmas - Catherine Mulvany - 11.09 ★★★
✔N: Never Let You Go - Katy Regnery - 11.27 ★★★★★
Foreman Trea - NovemberClean Out Your Refrigerator Day
Level: Abandon All Hope and Get a New Fridge! -- 10+ books
Completed: 16 of 16
✔✔Cheese and Dairy
✔Cheese slices: The Secret Life Of Bryan - Lori Foster - female character gets stabbed - 11.08 ★★★★
✔Shredded Cheese: Just a Hint - Clint - Lori Foster - hero is considered hard - 11.25 ★★★★
✔Milk: Curveball - Kate Angell - milk in refrigerator - 11.12 ★★★★
✔✔Condiments
✔Barbecue sauce: Baby, Drive South - Stephanie Bond - set in Georgia - 11.10 ★★★★
✔Dill pickle spears: Naked in Death - J.D. Robb - set in New York - 11.15 ★★★★★
✔Hot sauce: The Heat is On - Elle Kennedy - erotic - 11.14 ★★★★
✔Ketchup: Superb and Sexy - Jill Shalvis - red cover - 11.29 ★★★★
✔Mayonnaise: Tamed by You - Kate Perry - cream cover - 11.29 ★★★
✔Soy/Teriyaki sauce: Kissed by a SEAL - Cat Johnson - chinese take out - 11.28 ★★★
✔Yellow or Dijon mustard: Brave in Heart - Emma Barry - brown cover - 11.18 ★★★
✔Worcestershire sauce: Marriage Most Scandalous - Johann Lindsey - set in England - 11.02 ★★★
✔✔Produce
✔Carrots: Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard - orange cover - 11.07 ★★★★
✔Mushrooms: Endgame - Dee Davis - blue cover - 11.15 ★★★★
✔✔Miscellaneous
✔Bacon or bacon bits: True Bliss - BJ Harvey - friend fixes heroine breakfast - 11.27 ★★★
✔Crescent Roll Dough: Sweet on You - Kate Perry - heroine is a pastrty-chef - 11.14 ★★★
✔Yeast: If You Only Knew - Kristan Higgans - bakes bread and pastry when depressed - 11.19 ★★★★
Book Bingo - December 2015"The Last ________"
I Down
✔Song: Mad About You - Kate Perry
“You do know they’re playing a fast song, right?” - 12.19 ★★★
✔Guardian: The Perfect Proposal - Rhonda Nelson - 12.07 ★★★
Mitch had appointed himself “Guardian of the Grounds”...
✔Man: Colters' Gift - Maya Banks
The problem with that fantasy was that she’d chosen the wrong man... - 12.18 ★★★
✔Season: Honey on Your Mind - Maria Murnane - 12.03 ★★★
The hectic NBA season was just getting under way...
✔Straw: Indecision - Elizabeth Grace
...yet he’d toppled the wall as easily as if it were made of straw. - 12.19 ★★★
Book it Challenge - December 2015Chitwan Elephant Festival
13 of 13
✔Babar (a elephant prince): Between a Rake and a Hard Place - Mia Marlowe - 12.23 ★★★★
✔Ruby (the painting elephant): Enigma - Dee Davis - 12.03 ★★★★
✔Lin Wang (the longest living captive elephant): Chocolate for Two - Maria Murnane - 12.11 ★★★
✔Nellie the Elephant (a 1956 song): Where Danger Hides - Terry Odell - 12.13 ★★★
✔Horton (he heard a Who): All for You - Kete Perry - 12.21 ★★★
✔Manny (from Ice Age): The Stolen Mackenzie Bride - Jennifer Ashley - 12.09 ★★★★
✔Dumbo (a Disney movie): Getting Hotter - Elle Kennedy - 12.26 ★★★★
✔Surus (Hannibal's surviving elephant): Locke - Sloan Harper - 12.28 ★★★★
✔Lotsa Heart (a Care Bear cousin): Indecision - Elisabeth Grace - 12.19 ★★★
✔Tantor (from Tarzan): Shadow Spell - Nora Roberts - 12.15 ★★★★
✔Elmer the Patchwork Elephant (a children's book): As Hot as It Gets - Elle Kennedy - 12.28 ★★★★
✔Queenie (the waterskiing elephant): Double Time - Olivia Cunning - 12.06 ★★★★
✔Jumbo (a famous circus elephant): Too Hard to Handle - Julie Anne Walker - 12.31 ★★★★★
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