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Read the Month Albanian – SHTATOR (September)
7 of 7 Completed
✔S: Seduction of a Highland Lass - Maya Banks - 09.03 ★★★★
✔H: Hold Me - Susan Mallery - 09.27 ★★★★
✔T: Tell Me - Olivia Cunning - 10.05 ★★★★
✔A: As If You Never Left Me - Katriena Knights - 09.15 ★★★
✔T: Then Comes Marriage - Christie Ridgway - 09.09 ★★★★
✔O: On Any Given Sundae - Marilyn Brant - 09.26 ★★★
✔R: Rock Chick Revolution - Kristen Ashley - 09.18 ★★★★★
Pass the Parcel Team ChallengeTeam: Sweet & Spicy Ones
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Week 11:
Book: Cooper
Page numbers: 224 (Kindle Edition)
Qualifications: page 23 of Popular Male Pov Books
Read: 11.21
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
Completed Books: (view spoiler)
Back to School Quarterly Challenge
September 15, 2015 through December 14, 2015
College + Extra Credit - 25 of 25 Classes
Classes
✔Math: Chocolate for Two - Maria Murnane - 12.11 ★★★
✔English: Dream of You - Kate Perry (heroine is a writer) - 10.26 ★★★★
✔History: Emerald Ecstasy - Lynette Vinet (historical) - 11.03 ★★★
✔Physical Education: Ice Games - Jessica Clare (Ice Dancing is a sport, right?) - 09.26 ★★★
✔Government: Fatal Scandal - Marie Force (hero is US Vice President) - 09.23 ★★★★
✔Civics/Current Events: Where Danger Hides - Terry Odell (romantic suspense) - 12.13 ★★★
✔Social Studies: Rock Chick Revolution - Kristen Ashley (Denver, CO) - 09.18 ★★★★★
✔Foreign Language: You Can't Have But One Man - Melissa F. Hart (novellas take place in Austria) - 09.29 ★★
✔Physics: Sheer Delights (Behind The Red Doors Anthology) - Leslie Kelly (heroine is sheltered private schoolteacher) - 11.07 ★★★
✔Biology: Colters' Promise - Maya Banks (menage relationships are always steamy…) - 11.03 ★★★
✔Chemistry: The Billionaire's Dance - Melody Anne (couple embracing) - 11.10 ★★★
✔BotanyEarth Science: Wild - Lori Foster (flower on cover) - 12.10 ★★★★
✔Home EC: On Any Given Sundae - Marilyn Brant (food on cover) - 09.26 ★★★
✔Wood/Metal Shop: Baby, Drive South - Stephanie Bond (hero is helping rebuild a town devastated by tornado) - 11.10 ★★★★
✔Agricultural Studies: Long Time Gone - Lorelei James (hero is a rancher) - 09.25 ★★★★
✔Photography/Fashion Design: Planning for Love - Christi Barth (hero is a videographer/photographer) - 12.10 ★★★
✔Business: Breaching the Billionaire: Alethea's Redemption - Ruth Cardello (hero is wealthy) - 10.19 ★★★
✔Theater: Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard (heroine works undercover with an alias) - 11.07 ★★★★
✔Music/Dance: The Right Moves - Emma Hart (MCs are enrolled in Julliard) - 10.21 ★★★★★
✔Art: Looking for You - Kate Perry (heroine is a gourd artist - yes, gourds) - 09.23 ★★★
Extra Credit
✔Favorite Subject - US History: US historical romance: Brave in Heart - Emma Barry - 11.18 ★★★
✔Best Subject - English Lit: librarian or bookstore owner: Sadie's Story - Jenny Jacobs (heroine owns bookstore) - 11.13 ★★★
✔ Favorite Teacher's Class - Algebra/Geometry: math based profession: Worth the Effort - Mara Jacobs (MCs are engineers) - 12.14 ★★★★
✔Least Favorite Class - Speech: arguing or debate: The Home Court Advantage - N.M. Silber (MCs are lawyers) - 12.06 ★★★★
✔ Major/Career/Life Choice - Marketing: marketing or PR: The Perfect Proposal - Rhonda Nelson (MCs work at ad/marketing agency) - 12.07 ★★★
Read the Season Albanian - VJESHTA (Autumn)
September 23, 2015 - December 20, 2015
Level 3 – Season & 3 Holidays
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VJESHTA (Autumn)
✔V: A Vow to Keep - Lana Williams - 11.21 ★★★
✔J: Just a Hint - Clint - Lori Foster - 11.25 ★★★★
✔E: Eat Play Lust - Tawna Fenske - 10.24 ★★★
✔S: SEALed Forever - Mary-Margret Daughtridge - 09.24 ★★★★
✔H: Hold Me - Susan Mallery - 09.27 ★★★★
✔T: Tell Me - Olivia Cunning - 10.05 ★★★★
✔A: Against the Tide - Kat Martin - 11.05 ★★★
Dita e ÇLIRIMIT (Liberation Day)
✔Ç: Colters' Gift - Maya Banks - 12.18 ★★★
✔L: Long Time Gone - Lorelei James - 09.25 ★★★★
✔I: Ice Games - Jessica Clare - 09.26 ★★★
✔R: Reforming Jake - Leslie Kelly - 09.28 ★★★★
✔I: If You Only Knew - Kristan Higgins - 11.19 ★★★★
✔M: Mad About You - Kate Perry - 12.19 ★★★
✔I: I Do! - Rachel Gibson - 11.30 ★★★
✔T: Tamed by You - Kate Perry - 11.29 ★★★
Dita KOMBËTARE e RINISË (National Youth Day)
✔K: Kiss MeKiss Me - Susan Mallery - 10.28 ★★★★
✔O: On Any Given Sundae - Marilyn Brant - 09.26 ★★★
✔M: Marriage Most Scandalous - Johanna Lindsey - 11.02 ★★★★
✔B: Breaching the Billionaire: Alethea's Redemption - Ruth Cardello - 10.19 ★★★
✔E: Endgame - Dee Davis - 11.15 ★★★★
✔T: Tease Me - Olivia Cunning - 10.17 ★★★
✔A: Ask For It - Selena Blake - 12.15 ★★★
✔R: The Right Moves - Emma Hart - 10.21 ★★★★★
✔E: Emerald Ecstasy - Lynette Vinet - 11.03 ★★★
✔R: Ring of Fire - Taylor Lee - 11.18 ★★★
✔I: In the Balance - Vanessa Graham - 10.27 ★★★
✔N: Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks - 10.16 ★★★★
✔I: Indecision - Elizabeth Grace - 12.19 ★★★
✔S: The Secret Life Of Bryan - Lori Foster - 11.08 ★★★★
✔E: Enigma - Dee Davis - 12.03 ★★★
October PIFMFrom Logan
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New York's Little Italy Pizza:
NEW: Angels' Blood - Nalini Singh
TBR: Season of Desire (Trilogy Bundle) - Melissa F. Hart
Scottish Pizza Supper or Pizza Crunch:
NEW: The Chief - Monica McCarty
✔TBR: Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks - 10.16 ★★★★
Chicago-style deep-dish pizza:
NEW: Slightly Married - Mary Balogh
✔TBR: Marriage Most Scandalous - Johanna Lindsey - 11.02 ★★★★
Brazilian Chocolate Pizza:
NEW: Virgin River - Robyn Carr
TBR: The Perfect Proposal - Rhonda Nelson
Australian "Gourmet Pizzas":
NEW: Tender Mercies - Kitty Thomas
✔TBR: To Command and Collar - Cherise Sinclair - 10.15 ★★★★
World's Largest Pizza:
NEW: Silver Bastard - Joanna Wylde
TBR: Behind Closed Doors - Shannon McKenna
13% of the U.S. Population:
NEW: Comanche Moon - Catherine Anderson
◘ TBR: Staking His Claim - Lynda Chance
Sicilian Pizza:
NEW: Hardwired - Merideth Wild
TBR: Sinful Seduction - Katie Reus
October Monthly Challenge
9 of 10 Complete
✔1. 'O' is for October:
◘ Once Upon a Masquerade - Tamara Hughes - 11.16 ★★★
✔2. Member of the Month - NayNay:
◘ Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard - 11.07 ★★★★
✔3. Featured Author Challenge - Bella Andre:
◘ Dream of You - Kate Perry - 10.26 ★★★
✔4. Fire Prevention Week (2nd week of October):
◘ Ring of Fire - Taylor Lee - 11.18 ★★★
✔5. Techies Day (October 3):
◘ Breaching the Billionaire: Alethea's Redemption - Ruth Cardello - 10.19 ★★★
✔6. Do Something Nice Day (October 5):
◘ In the Balance - Vanessa Graham - 10.27 ★★★
✔7. No Beard Day (October 18):
◘ The Billionaire's Dance - Melody Anne - 11.10 ★★★
✔8. United Nations Day (October 24):
◘ Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks - 10.16 ★★★★
✔9. National Frankenstein Day (October 30):
◘ Shadow Spell - Nora Roberts - 12.15 ★★★★
✔10. Reader's Choice:
◘ Simon Says Die - Lena Diaz - 10.25 ★★★
Read the Month AlbanianTETOR (October)
5 of 5 Completed
✔T: Tease Me - Olivia Cunning - 10.17 ★★★
✔E: Eat Play Lust - Tawna Fenske - 10.24 ★★★
✔T: 'Til Death - Sharon Sala - 10.31 ★★★
✔O: Once Upon a Masquerade - Tamara Hughes - 11.16 ★★★
✔R: The Right Moves - Emma Hart - 10.15 ★★★★★
Meet n Greet - Round 12October-November 2015
10 of 20
Group 2:
✔Donna: Curveball - Kate Angell - 11.12 ★★★★
✔Elke: SEALed at Midnight - Cat Johnson - 11.24 ★★★
✔Gea: Locke - Harper Sloan - 12.28 ★★★★
✔Grace: True Bliss - B.J. Harvey - 11.27 ★★★
◘ Jennifer: Improper Pleasures - Cheryl Howe
◘ Jojo: Honor Unraveled - Elaine Levine
✔Katie: Rock Chick Redux - Kristin Ashley - 10.17 ★★★★
✔KellyJo: Against the Tide - Kat Martin - 11.05 ★★★
◘ ~Melissa~: Double Dare - R.L. Mathewson
✔MKat: Still the One - Jill Shalvis - 11.06 ★★★★
◘ Nadine: The Darkest Hour - Maya Banks
✔Nichole: Shadow Spell - Nora Roberts - 12.15 ★★★★
✔Penney: Talk Me Down - Victoria Dahl - 10.09 ★★★★
◘ Preethi: Smokey Mountains - Melissa F. Hart
◘ Prismseven: Deceitful Appearances (Trilogy Bundle) - Melissa F. Hart
✔Raine: To Command and Collar - Cherise Sinclair - 10.15 ★★★★
◘ Sassafrass: Bad Medicine - J.D. Faver
◘ Stephanie: Lady in Waiting - Denise Domning
✔Sunshine: If You Only Knew - Kristan Higgins - 11.19 ★★★★
✔Zara: For Maggie's Sake - Lora Leigh - 11.13 ★★★★
November PIFMFrom Tammie
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Top 40:
NEW: Hero - Samantha Young - Published this year in February and currently rated 4.14. I thought it was very well written and one of my favorite authors…you’ve read her as well
Country:
✔TBR: Against the Tide - Kat Martin - 11.05 ★★★
Classic Rock:
✔TBR: Emerald Ecstasy - Lynette Vinet - Published in 1987 - 11.03 ★★★
Classical:
✔TBR: The Secret Life Of Bryan - Lori Foster - on your list since 2013. This is a cute series and does get better as it goes. - 11.08 ★★★★
Indie:
NEW: Love Unscripted - Tina Reber - I don’t know that much about publishers, but this was published by CreateSpace an independent platform. This book is longer, but I breezed through it…one of my favorties! I am on pins and needles waiting for the 3rd one to come out.
Blues:
NEW: Reasonable Doubt Full Series - Whitney Gracia Williams - This is kinda racey, but very good! A stand alone (3 parter), quick read.
Alternative Rock:
NEW: Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh - This is a very good series…I’m not done with it yet but the first two books are very good
NEW: Thoughtless - S.C. Stephens - another awesome series…I finished in less than a week…there is a 4th due out soon.
Techno:
✔TBR: Heat Seeker - Lora Leigh - suspense - 11.30 ★★★★
November Monthly Challenge
10 of 10 Complete
✔1. 'N' is for November:
Never Let You Go - Katy Regnery
Read 11.25 ★★★★★
✔2. Member of the Month - Sunshine:
Brave in Heart - Emma Barry - pubbed July
Read 11.18 ★★★
✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Molly Harper:
For Maggie's Sake - Lora Leigh - Lora Leigh is from Kentucky
Read 11.13 ★★★★
✔4. Daylight Savings time ends, November 1:
Sheer Delights from Behind the Red Doors - Leslie Kelly - 98 pages
Read 11.03 ★★★
✔5. Election Day, November 3:
Naked in Death - J.D. Robb - Senator's daughter is the victim
Read 11.15 ★★★★★
✔6. Veteran’s Day, November 11:
The Heat is On - Elle Kennedy - Navy SEAL
Read 11.14 ★★★
✔7. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, November 24:
Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard - orange cover
Read 11.07 ★★★★
✔8. Cyber Monday, November 30:
Superb and Sexy - Jill Shalvis - a stretch, but flying relies on technology…
Read 11.29 ★★★★
✔9. November is Diabetes Month:
Sweet on You - Kate Perry - sweet in title
Read 11.14 ★★★
✔10. Reader's Choice:
Sadie's Story - Jenny Jacobs
Read 11.13 ★★★
Read the Month AlbanianNËNTOR (November)
6 of 6 Completed
✔N: Never Let You Go - Katy Regnery - 11.25 ★★★★★
✔E: Emerald Ecstasy - Lynette Vinet - 11.03 ★★★
✔N: Naked in Death - J.D. Robb - 11.15 ★★★★★
✔T: Tamed by You - Kate Perry - 11.29 ★★★
✔O: Once Upon a Masquerade - Tamara Hughes - 11.16 ★★★
✔ R: Ring of Fire - Taylor Lee - 11.18 ★★★
December PIFMFrom Elke
3 of 4
Star Wars: The Force Awakens:
NEW: Kade's Dark Embrace - Kym Grosso - Pretty good start to a PR series
Alvin & The Chipmunks:
✔TBR: Raphael/Parish - Alexandra Ivy - Animal cover and a shiftere book - 12.24 ★★★★
Sisters - A comedy starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler:
◘ TBR: Bet Me - Jennifer Crusie - read this a long time ago, but still remember it cause it was that good!!
Daddy's Home - A Comedy starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg:
TBR: Family Secrets - Jamie Hill - looks interesting and it is about family.
Christmas Eve - A power outage traps six groups of New Yorkers in elevators on Christmas Eve:
✔TBR: A Special 'Ops and Cops Christmas:Sexy Romantic Suspense Holiday Novella - Taylor Lee - looks like a steamy novella! - 12.21 ★★★
Concussion - A football themed drama starring Will Smith:
NEW: The Perfect Play - Jaci Burton - you have Jaci Burton on your shelves but not this series...which is HOT!!
Joy - The story of a woman who founds a business dynasty:
NEW: Moon Called - Patricia Briggs - it is a start to a great series with a kick ass heroine!
The Big Short - Banking movie starring Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt and Christian Bale:
✔TBR: Locke - Harper Sloan - short title and a HOT cover!! - 12.28 ★★★★
Meet n Greet - Round 13December 2015-January 2016
6 of 15
Group 3:
◘ Becca: Hidden Agendas - Lora Leigh
◘ Ezinwanyi: Blood Magick - Nora Roberts
✔fleurette: Double Time - Olivia Cunning - 12.06 ★★★★
✔Jane(PS): Getting Hotter - Elle Kennedy - 12.26 ★★★★
◘ Karla: Start Me Up - Victoria Dahl
◘ Katherine: Bedroom Games - Jessica Clare
◘ Katie: Feral Sins - Suzanne Wright
✔Kay: Shadow Spell - Nora Roberts - 12.15 ★★★★
◘ KellyJo: The Darkest Hour - Maya Banks
✔Logan: Between a Rake and a Hard Place - Mia Marlowe - 12.23 ★★★★
◘ Mai: Like No Other Lover - Julie Anne Long
✔Raine: Feeling Hot - Elle Kennedy - 12.17 ★★★
✔Skandia: As Hot as It Gets - Elle Kennedy - 12.28 ★★★★
◘ Stacie is a machine: Double Dare - R.L. Mathewson
◘ Zara: For the Good of All - Nicky Charles
December Monthly Challenge
10 of 10 Complete
✔1. 'D' is for December:
✔Double Time - Olivia Cunning
Read 12.06 ★★★★
✔2. Member of the Month - Shannon:
✔Planning for Love - Christi Barth - pubbed February 2012
Read 12.10 ★★★
✔3. Featured Author Challenge - Tessa Dare:
✔Here with You - Kate Perry - set in San Fransisco, CA
Read 12.21 ★★★
✔4. Dec 1 - Eat a Red Apple Day:
✔Enigma - Dee Davis - red cover
Read 12.03 ★★★★
✔5. Dec 7 - Pearl Harbor Day:
✔Feeling Hot - Elle Kennedy - hero is Navy SEAL
Read 12.17 ★★★
✔6. Dec 8 - Take it in the Ear Day:
✔Shadow Spell - Nora Roberts - available in audio
Read 12.15 ★★★★
✔7. Dec 21 - Look on the Bright Side Day:
✔The Home Court Advantage - N.M. Silber - Humorous, light-hearted book
Read 12.06 ★★★★
✔8. Dec 22 - Solstice (Shortest/Longest Day):
✔A Little Bit of Hot - Elle Kennedy - very short! 42 pages
Read 12.28 ★★★
✔9. Dec 6-14, 25, 26, 31 - Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year's Eve:
✔Totally Worth Christmas - Mara Jacobs - Christmas themed
Read 12.25 ★★★
✔10. Reader's Choice:
✔Wild - Lori Foster
Read 12.10★★★★
Read the Month AlbanianDHJETOR (December)
7 of 7 Completed
✔D: Delayed Penalty - Shey Stahl - 12.21 ★★★
✔H: Hotter Than Ever - Elle Kennedy - 12.27 ★★★★
✔J: Jamie - Lori Foster - 12.29 ★★★★
✔E: Enigma - Dee Davis - 12.03 ★★★★
✔T: There Goes the Groom in That's Amore! - Leslie Kelly - 12.24 ★★★★
✔O: Once Upon A Wish - Pam Andrews Hanson - 12.22 ★★★
✔R: Raphael/Parish - Alexandra Ivy - 12.24 ★★★★
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8 of 10 Complete
✔1. 'S' is for September:
◘ Simon Says Die - Lena Diaz
◘ Read - 10.25 ★★★
✔2. Member of the Month-Questian:
◘ The Perfect Hope - Nora Roberts (on Questian's read shelf)
◘ Read - 10.09 ★★★★
✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author-Lorelei James:
◘ Long Time Gone - Lorelei James
◘ Read - 09.25 ★★★★
✔4. Sept. 20th- National Women's Friendship Day:
◘ Seduction of a Highland Lass - Maya Banks (heroine saves the hero multiple times)
◘ Read - 09.03 ★★★★
✔5. Sept. 21st- Miniature Golf Day:
◘ A Big Country Lodge Story - Melissa F. Hart (short book)
◘ Read - 09.08 ★★★
✔6. Sept. 9th- Teddy Bear Day:
◘ Honey on Your Mind - Maria Murnane
◘ Read - 12.02 ★★★
✔7. Sept. 11th- Make Your Bed Day:
◘ Bucking The Odds - Patricia Watters (neglected book)
◘ Read - 09.12 ★★★
✔8. Sept. 16th- National Play Doh Day:
◘ Wicked Beat - Olivia Cunning (hero is drummer in a band)
◘ Read - 09.11 ★★★★
✔9. Sept. 5th- Cheese Pizza Day:
◘ Squeeze Play - Kate Angell (heroine owns coffee and gourmet pastry shop)
◘ Read - 09.02 ★★★
✔10. Reader's Choice:
◘ Protecting Katie - H.D. Thomson
◘ Read - 09.09 ★★★