2015 The Challenge Factory

[Barbara ★]

List of Challenges


Monthly Challenges
January ~ EOTM Challenge
February ~ EOTM Challenge
March ~ EOTM Challenge
April ~ EOTM Challenge
May ~ EOTM Challenge
June ~ EOTM Challenge
July
August ~ EOTM Challenge
September
October
November ~ EOTM Challenge
December

Seasonal Challenges
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter

Miscellaneous Challenges
Alphabet Yearly Challenge - Author
Alphabet Yearly Challenge - Titles/Series
Birth Flower Spell Out
GAME: Snakes & Ladders
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XIII
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XIV
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XV
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XVI
TCF's It's Called WHAT????
The Really, Really Hard Challenge Take 3!
The Reporter's Challenge
Science Fiction and Fantasy Challenge
Themes, Settings, & Plots!

[Barbara ★]

Alphabet Yearly Challenge - Titles/Series

READ: 0/26

A:
B:
C:
D:
E:
F:
G:
H:
I:
J:
K:
L:
M:
N:
O:
P:
Q:
R:
S:
T:
U:
V:
W:
X:
Y:
Z:

[Barbara ★]

Alphabet Yearly Challenge - Author

READ: 0/26

A:
B:
C:
D:
E:
F:
G:
H:
I:
J:
K:
L:
M:
N:
O:
P:
Q:
R:
S:
T:
U:
V:
W:
X:
Y:
Z:

[Barbara ★]

The Really, Really Hard Challenge Take 3!
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2015

January – This month: New Year = new authors! Read 5 books that are new to you authors.
The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4
Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan 1/6
The Monstrumologist - Rick Yancey 1/8
Moloka'i - Alan Brennert 1/18

February – This month: Read 5 books with a red or pink cover to celebrate Valentine's Day
Antiques Flee Market - Barbara Allan 2/4
Scarlet - Jordan Summers 2/7
If You Give a Rake a Ruby - Shana Galen 2/22
Candy Cane Murder - Joanna Fluke 2/26


✔March – This month: March Madness!!! Read 3000 pages. (Read 3,012 pages)
Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman (325 pages) 3/1
Sapphires Are an Earl's Best Friend - Shana Galen (324 pages) 3/1
Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter (404 pages) 3/3
About That Night - Julie James (284 pages) 3/3
Playing to Win - Jaci Burton (320 pages) 3/4
Faithful Place - Tana French (400 pages) 3/4
Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven - Derek Landy (288 pages) 3/4
Zoo - James Patterson (395 pages) 3/5
Dr. Franklin's Island - Ann Halam (272 pages) 3/6

✔April – This month: Rain Rain Go Away! Read 5 books from 5 different genres.
1. [Mystery]Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
2. [Classics]Curtain - Agatha Christie 4/2
3. [M/M] Fatal Shadows - Josh Lanyon 4/6
4. [Religious]The Book of Names - Jill Gregory 4/13
5. [Fantasy]A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan 4/15

✔May – This month: School is Out! Read 5 books where something comes to an end.
1. Baby - J.K. Accinni (m.c. dies) 5/3
2. City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare (lots of chars die) 5/17
3. Burial Rites - Hannah Kent (m.c. dies) 5/20
4. The Crimson Crown - Cinda Williams Chima (series conclusion) 5/22
5. The Dying of the Light - Derek Landy (series conclusion) 5/25

✔June – This month: Vacation Time! Read 5 books set in different locations.
1. [Colorado]Dark Tort - Diane Mott Davidson 6/1
2. [Scotland]Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks 6/6
3. [Canada]Hungry for You - Lynsay Sands 6/7
4. [England]The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber 6/14
5. [Denmark]Invisible Murder- Lene Kaaberbøl 6/15

✔July – This month: July 4th! Read 5 books with a red, white, or blue cover.
Beauty and the Blacksmith - Tessa Dare 7/6
Thrill Ride - Julie Ann Walker 7/10
Dragonquest - Anne McCaffrey 7/17
The Assassin's Blade - Sarah Maas 7/18
Forbidden - Jacquelyn Frank 7/31


✔August – This month: It's Hot as Hades! Read 5 books that are hot romances or 5 hot new releases.
Nauti Temptress - Lora Leigh (erotic) 8/12
Quarterback Draw - Jaci Burton (2015 release) 8/25
Still the One - Jill Shalvis (2015 release) 8/13
Caught Read-Handed - Terrie Farley Moran (2015 release) 8/3
Born in Chains - Caris Roane (erotic) 8/30

✔September – This month: Labor Day! Read 5 books where the main characters have a different profession.
Hope Flames - Jaci Burton (veterinarian) 9/4
Savage Nature - Christine Feehan (travel guide) 9/5
Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber (gardener) 9/6
Hell for Leather - Julie Ann Walker (accountant) 9/11
Forever - Jacquelyn Frank (psychiatrist) 9/23

✔October – This month: Redo April: Rain Rain Go Away! Read 5 books from 5 different genres.
Wulfe Untamed - Pamela Palmer (paranormal) 10/4
Fifty Shades Freed - E.L. James (BDSM/erotica) 10/6
Fingersmith - Sarah Waters (historical fiction) 10/8
Days of Blood & Starlight - Laini Taylor (young adult) 10/13
Butterfly - Kathryn Harvey (chick lit) 10/17

✔November – This month: The Year is Almost Over! Read 5 books that you need to catch up on either for a challenge(s), reviews, etc.
Stuck on You - Patti Berg (50 States - Wyoming) 11/1
Butterfly - Sharon Sala (SRC Challenge) 11/1
Dead Head - Rosemary Harris (50 States - Connecticut) 11/6
Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell (50 States - Nebraska) 11/22
Tempted At Midnight - Jacquie D'Alessandro (final book in CCC OPI challenge) 11/19

✔December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read 600 pages from any genre. (Paranormal= 1,786 pages)
The Highlander Next Door - Janet Chapman (417 pages) 12/2
Waterborne - Katherine Irons (320 pages) 12/5
Big Bad Beast - Shelly Laurenston (307 pages) 12/6
Tangle of Need - Nalini Singh (422 pages) 12/12
Dragonbane - Sherrilyn Kenyon (320 pages) 12/15

[Barbara ★]

2014/2015 TCF's Frozen Winter Challenge

READ: 24/24 tasks

✔Category 1 Winter Colors:
Read a a book whose covers are at least 50%:
✔Blue: Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
✔White: Written in My Own Heart's Blood - Diana Gabaldon 12/23
✔Gray/Silver: Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan 1/6
✔Red: Always Dakota - Debbie Macomber 12/24


✔Category 2 Happy Holidays:
✔Read a book that was a gift:
Blood of Tyrants - Naomi Novik 1/24
✔Read a book with any book that leaves you with a good feeling:
Lucky Stiff - Deborah Coonts 2/16
✔Read a book where family in involved:
Restless In The Grave - Dana Stabenow 1/28
✔Read a book that takes place during the holidays:
Festive in Death - J.D. Robb (Christmas) 2/16


✔Category 3 New Year:
✔Read a book by a new to you author:
The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4
✔Read a book that is a new release:
Wild Things - Chloe Neill 12/31
✔Read a book from a different genre than you usually read
Moloka'i - Alan Brennert 1/18
✔Read a book that has the letters NEW in the title:
Taken by the Cowboy - Julianne MacLean 12/28


✔Category 4 President's Day:
✔Read a book with a male lead
Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch 1/11
✔Read a book from the historical genre:
One Dance with a Duke - Tessa Dare 12/27
✔Read a book that has a politician in it:
Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
✔Read a book set in the US:
Love You More - Lisa Gardner (Massachusetts) 12/24


✔Category 5 Valentine's Day:
✔Read a book from the romance genre:
Love Is All You Need - Lori Devoti 12/22
✔Read a book by an author you love
Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews 1/15
✔Read a book that has a heart on the cover
White Trash Zombie Apocalypse - Diana Rowland 2/25
✔Read a book that has the letters HEART in the title
Heart of the Wolf - Terry Spear 2/13


Category 6 Spell Out:
Spell out with author, series, or title

✔Ice
I: Clean Sweep - Ilona Andrews 1/6
C: The Dragon Legion Collection - Deborah Cooke 12/29
E: The Duke Is Mine - Eloisa James 12/26


✔Gift
G: The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - Gordon Dahlquist 3/7
I: If You Give a Rake a Ruby - Shana Galen 2/22
F: Water Bound - Christine Feehan 2/16
T: Trick of the Light - Rob Thurman 12/21


✔Winter
W: White Trash Zombie Apocalypse - Diana Rowland 2/25
I: Revenant - Larissa Ione 3/14
N: Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 2/17
T: Though Not Dead - Dana Stabenow 12/31
E: Chilled - Kendra Elliot 1/21
R: Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs 12/31


✔Freeze
F: Hidden Currents - Christine Feehan 2/21
R: 206 Bones - Kathy Reichs 2/14
E: Ritual Magic - Eileen Wilks 3/11
E: Buried - Kendra Elliot 3/17
Z: Zoo - James Patterson 3/5
E: Endsinger - Jay Kristoff 3/18


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

January History Challenge

READ: 15/15

1. midnight - 77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9
(he woke well past midnight ), p562

2. door - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(at the council house door), p16

3. December - 77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9
(came in from the December night), p13

4. ghost - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(who claims to be able to sniff out ghosts), p14

5. visitor - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(by the enforcers of our visitors), p87

6. darkness - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(the Sons of Darkness), p34

7. whispered - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(leaned towards me and whispered), p35

8. window - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(black shutters framed the windows), p27

9. heart - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(what's wrong with his heart), p108

10. lord or lady - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(he was raised by a Lady), p77

11. grim - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(sight of Millie in a black grim reapers robe), p222

12. feather - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(you've still got tail feathers), p35

13. prophet - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(my inner prophet needed glasses), p23

14. lamplight - The Monstrumologist - Rick Yancey 1/8
(shining in the lamplight), p3

15. shadow - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(she shrank into the shadows), p40



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

January Monthly Challenge

READ: 9/9

✔G: Light My Fire - G.A. Aiken 1/5
✔A: Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan 1/6
✔R: Devil Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/21
✔N: Blood of Tyrants - Naomi Novik 1/24
✔E: Chilled - Kendra Elliot 1/21
✔T: Master of Craving - Karen Tabke 1/29



BONUSES:
✔National Soup Month: Read a book that could be considered a couple of different genres
Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins (YA, dystopian,romance, sci-fi) 1/19

✔Penguin Awareness Day: Read a book that's set in somewhere cold
Restless In The Grave - Dana Stabenow (set in Alaska) 1/28

✔Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a book whose title starts with any of the letters in Winnie the Pooh
The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Great Wall Marathon


Duration: January 2015
GOAL: 5,164 steps

5355/5164 read

Each book in this section will take you 162 steps:
Read any 200+ page book you'd like.
✔A Bone to Pick - Charlaine Harris (266 pages) 1/11
✔Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch (558 pages) 1/11
✔The Monstrumologist - Rick Yancey (454 pages) 1/8
✔Restless In The Grave - Dana Stabenow (373 pages) 1/28
✔Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan (345 pages) 1/6

Read a book with flower on the cover.
✔Moloka'i - Alan Brennert 1/18

Read a book that does not have "the," "a" or "an" in the title.
✔Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1

Read a book that is mostly red on the cover.
✔Bombshell - Catherine Coulter 1/16



Each book in this section will take you 324 steps:
✔Read a book that has been made into a movie.
Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 1/19
✔Read a book that has two or more authors.
Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews (husband/wife writing team) 1/15


✔Each book in this section will take you 646 steps:
Read a historical fiction book that does not take place in Europe.
Blood of Tyrants - Naomi Novik (Japan, China, Russia) 1/24


✔Each book in this section will take you 2,582 steps:(only one book from this section)
Read a book that is at least 400 pages long.
The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn (480 pages) 1/4


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

"All Things New" in January 2015

READ: 3/3

✔1. Clean Sweep - Ilona Andrews 1/5
✔2. The Monstrumologist - Rick Yancey 1/8
✔3. 77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

January I Love Audiobooks

READ: 4/3

✔1. 77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9
✔2. Bombshell - Catherine Coulter 1/16
✔3. Devil Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/21
✔4. Restless In The Grave - Dana Stabenow 1/28



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

February Monthly Challenge

READ: 8/10

✔L: Lucky Stiff - Deborah Coonts 2/16
✔I: If You Give a Rake a Ruby - Shana Galen 2/22
✔N: Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 2/17
✔C: Captured by the Pirate Laird - Amy Jareki
O: Omega - Susannah Sandlin
L: The Republic of Thieves - Scott Lynch
✔N: Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 2/17




✔Get a Different Name Day: Read a book that the author has a pseudo name as well
Festive in Death - J.D. Robb (alter ego = Nora Roberts) 2/16

✔The Day the Music Died: Read a book with a musician in it
Seraphina - Rachel Hartman 2/28

✔National Cherry Month: Read a book with a mostly red cover
Candy Cane Murder - Joanna Fluke 2/26

[Barbara ★]

What Happened on February 15, 1965?

READ: 7/5

✔2. A maple leaf is on the Canadian penny. Read a book about someone who is poor or needs money.
Dead Case in Deadwood - Ann Charles 2/8

✔5. The two red borders are based on the Royal Military College's flag. Read a book about a military member, active duty or discharged.
The Saint - Monica McCarty (Scottish military) 2/28

✔6. The red leaf has 11 points. Read a book with a number in the title.
206 Bones - Kathy Reichs 2/14

✔7. Prime Minister Lester Pearson formed a 15-member committee in 1963 to select a design for a national flag. Read a book where an important decision is made.
Absolution - Susannah Sandlin 2/5

✔8. The new design received a passing vote in the House of Commons on December 15, 1964. Read a book set during the month of December.
Festive in Death - J.D. Robb 2/16

✔9. Two days later it was approved by the Senate. Read the second book in a series.
Scarlet - Jordan Summers 2/7

✔10. Elizabeth UK, Queen of Canada, publicly announced that Canada had a new flag on January 28, 1965. Read a book with royalty in it.
Seraphina - Rachel Hartman 2/28

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

February Book It to the Finish Line

READ: 4/4

✔To go 8 kilometers to the Promenade du Vieux-port, choose one:
Read a book with a severe weather event. Specify
Hidden Currents - Christine Feehan (tsunami) 2/21

✔To go 2 kilometers to the Bickerdike Dock, choose one:
Read any 200+ page book you'd like
You Can't Hide - Karen Rose (499 pages) 2/7

✔To go 3 kilometers to the La Ville Imaginaire, choose one:
Read a book set in Canada
206 Bones - Kathy Reichs (Montreal) 2/14

✔To go 4 kilometers back to the Clock Tower (finish line), choose one:
Read a book with a 'q' or 'x' somewhere in the title
Read a book where a significant amount of time is spent on a boat or ship
Captured by the Pirate Laird - Amy Jarecki 2/25

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

February Creature Feature

READ: 6/3

1. [urban fantasy] Scarlet - Jordan Summers 2/7
2. [demon] Dark Skye - Kresley Cole 2/10
3. [pnr] Much Ado About Vampires - Katie MacAlister 2/15
4. [psychic] Water Bound - Christine Feehan 2/16
5. [pnr] Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 2/17
6. [psychic] Hidden Currents - Christine Feehan 2/21



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

March 2015 TCF's Monthly Challenge

READ: 12/12

✔M: The Recruit - Monica McCarty 3/27
✔A: Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter 3/3
✔D: So Damn Lucky - Deborah Coonts 3/8
✔N: Visions of Heat - Nalini Singh 3/29
✔E: Endsinger - Jay Kristoff 3/18
✔S: SEAL of Honor - Tonya Burrows 3/10
✔S: Sunrise with a Notorious Lord - Alexandria Hawkins 3/8



Bonus
✔St. Patrick's Day: Read a book with a green cover
Buried - Kendra Elliot 3/17

✔Irish American Month: Read a book set in Ireland or with an Irish character
Last Stand of Dead Men - Derek Landy 3/16

✔Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book who's author uses their middle name
Unmade - Sarah Rees Brennan 3/25

✔March Madness: Read a book with an athlete in it
Playing to Win - Jaci Burton 3/4

✔National Goof Off Day: Read any book you'd like!
West of Want - Laura Kaye 3/21

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Irish Mythology. Leprechauns Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔Read any book where a character has a beard
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - Gordon Dahlquist 3/7

✔Read any book with the word wish, three, release, or magic in the title
Ritual Magic - Eileen Wilks 3/11

✔Read any book that has some form of mythology in it
Son of No One - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/9

✔Read any book set in Ireland
Last Stand of Dead Men - Derek Landy 3/16

✔Read any book with a gold cover
Endsinger - Jay Kristoff 3/18

✔Read any book that has fairies in it
Warrior's Redemption - Melissa Mayhue 3/22

✔Read any book that has an old man in it
Angels' Flight - Nalini Singh 3/23

✔Read any book with a character that likes to cause mischief
Night Broken - Patricia Briggs (Coyote) 3/30

✔Read any book with a wealthy character
The Mad, Bad Duke - Jennifer Ashley 3/31

✔Read any book that has a character with red hair
King of the Damned - Juliana Stone (heroine has red hair) 3/30



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

What Happened on March 2, 1904?

READ: 9/5

✔1938 - The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins Read a book with a hat on the cover.
Last Stand of Dead Men - Derek Landy 3/16

✔1940 - Horton Hatches the Egg Read a book that happens in the springtime.
West of Want - Laura Kaye 3/21

✔1947 - McElligot's Pool Read a book where someone goes swimming.
Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman 3/1

✔1950 - If I Ran the Zoo Read a book with an animal you might find in the zoo on the cover.
Dr. Franklin's Island - Ann Halam 3/6

✔1957 - The Cat in the Hat Read a book where a cat plays a major part in the story.
The Mad, Bad Duke - Jennifer Ashley (black panther) 3/31

✔1960 - One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Read a book with a number in the title.
Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven - Derek Landy 3/4

✔1960 - Green Eggs and Ham Read a book with a green cover.
Buried - Kendra Elliot 3/17

✔1963 - Hop On Pop Read a book about a father.
Night Broken - Patricia Briggs 3/30

✔1990 - Oh, The Places You'll Go! Read a book about someone who travels to a foreign country.
SEAL of Honor - Tonya Burrows (USA to Colombia) 3/10

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Creature Feature March 2015: PHOBIAS

READ: 8/5

✔1. [historical fiction] Sapphires Are an Earl's Best Friend - Shana Galen 3/1
✔2. [kidnap/hostage] Dr. Franklin's Island - Ann Halam 3/6
✔3. [kidnap/hostage] Gypsy Brothers Series-Books 1-7 - Lili St. Germain 3/12
✔4. [historical fiction] The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - Gordon Dahlquist 3/7
✔5. [creatures] Endsinger - Jay Kristoff 3/18
✔6. [anxiety] Mind Fuck - Manna Francis 3/21
✔7. [ugly monster]Night Broken - Patricia Briggs 3/30
✔8. [PTSD inducing] Unmade - Sarah Rees Brennan (buried alive) 3/25



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Spring has Sprung Seasonal Challenge
Duration: March 20 - June 20, 2015
Level: Duckling: 4+ tasks per category

READ: 25/24 tasks

Category 1 Spring Colors:
Read a a book whose covers are at least 50%:
✔Purple ~ In Rides Trouble - Julie Ann Walker 5/26
✔Pink ~ Seventh Grave and No Body - Darynda Jones 5/27
✔Green ~ The Search - Nora Roberts 4/9
✔Yellow ~ A Shiver of Light - Laurell K. Hamilton 4/19
✔Blue ~ King of the Damned - Juliana Stone 3/30


Category 2 Easter:
✔Read a book from the YA genre
The Gray Wolf Throne - Cinda Williams Chima 3/28
✔Read any book that starts with any of the letters in EASTER
The Recruit - Monica McCarty 3/27
Read a book where the characters go to church in it
✔Read any book published in the month of April
Phantasm - Phaedra Weldon (April 2009) 3/29
Read a book where the character likes to eat chocolate


Category 3 Earth Day:
✔Read a book who's cover is blue and green
Charmed by His Love - Janet Chapman 4/21
✔Read a book that is either an ebook or an audio
Spirit Bound - Christine Feehan (ebook) 3/20
✔Read a book that has the letters EARTH in the title (doesn't have to be consecutive)
Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4
✔Read a book from the sci-fi genre
Echo - J.K. Accinni 5/5
Read any book that has a character that recycles or is "green"


Category 4 Mother's Day:
✔Read a book that is written by a female author
If He's Sinful - Hannah Howell 3/20
✔Read a book that has a Mom in it
Spider Bones - Kathy Reichs 3/22
✔Read a book that has the letters MOM in the title (doesn't have to be consecutive)
How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back - Diana Rowland 4/29
✔Read a book that's been published in May (any year)
Archangel's Blade - Nalini Singh (May 2011) 3/26


Category 5 Spring Cleaning:
✔Read a book that's been on your TBR for over 3 months
West of Want - Laura Kaye (added Oct 2012) 3/21
✔Read a book by a new to you author
Mind Fuck - Manna Francis 3/21
✔Read a book from the contemporary genre
Wild Child - Molly O'Keefe 4/26
✔Read a book that's a new release or one that completes a series/most current edition
Night Broken - Patricia Briggs 3/30


Category 6 Spell Out:
Spell out with author, series, or title
✔Bugs
B: Bound by Night - Larissa Ione 3/27
U: Unmade - Sarah Rees Brennan 3/25
G: Gone - Mo Hayder 4/13
S: Shut Your Eyes Tight - John Verdon 4/12


✔Flowers
F: Flesh and Blood - Patricia Cornwell 4/10
L: Death of a Pirate King - Josh Lanyon 4/11
O: Omega - Susannah Sandlin 3/24
W: Warrior's Redemption - Melissa Mayhue 3/22
E: Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy 4/5
R: The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater 4/17
S: See How She Dies - Lisa Jackson 4/22


✔Warm
W: The Woods - Harlan Coben 4/6
A: Angels' Flight - Nalini Singh 3/23
R: Shadow Scale - Rachel Hartman 4/17
M: The Mad, Bad Duke - Jennifer Ashley 3/31


✔Clean
C: Caressed by Ice - Nalini Singh 4/15
L: South of Surrender - Laura Kaye 4/8
E: Shadowglass - Erica Hayes 5/18
A: Armageddon Outta Here - Derek Landy 4/26
N: Visions of Heat - Nalini Singh 3/29


✔Buds
B: The Book of Names - Jill Gregory 4/13
U: Unlucky 13 - James Patterson 5/17
D: The Dark Tide - Josh Lanyon 4/11
S: Saints Astray - Jacqueline Carey 4/16


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Welcome April

READ: 17/16

❈ National Welding Month: Read books from the Steampunk genre.
✔The Map of Time - Felix Palma 4/18
✔Kiss of Steel - Bec McMasters 4/24


❈ Library Week: Only read books from the library April 1st-11th.
✔Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4
✔The Truth of All Things - Kieran Shields 4/5
✔Flesh and Blood - Patricia Cornwell 4/10


❈ Medical Labs Week: Read books that take place in a hospital or have medical professionals in them April 19th-25th.
✔Flash and Bones - Kathy Reichs 4/25


❈ Keep America Beautiful Month: Read books set in the U.S.
✔Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy (Nevada) 4/5
✔Charmed by His Love - Janet Chapman (Maine) 4/21
✔An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles (South Dakota) 4/3
✔How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back - Diana Rowland (Louisiana) 4/29
✔Fire And Ice - Dana Stabenow (Alaska) 4/3
✔Fatal Shadows - Josh Lanyon (California) 4/6
✔Iron House - John Hart (North Carolina) 4/7
✔Blue Heaven - C.J. Box (Idaho) 4/14
✔Sunrise at Sunset - Jaz Primo (Georgia) 4/25
✔Wild Child - Molly O'Keefe (Arkansas) 4/26


✔ ❈ April 2nd: Children’s Book Day: Read a children’s book.
Armageddon Outta Here - Derek Landy 4/26

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

April ~ I Was a Fool Not to Read This

READ: 11/11

✔❊Read any book who's average rating is 4.0 or higher
South of Surrender - Laura Kaye (4.29) 4/8

✔❊Read any book that's been recommended to you
The Map of Time - Felix Palma 4/18

✔❊Read any book that's been turned into either a movie or TV show
Flash and Bones - Kathy Reichs (Bones TV show) 4/25

✔❊Read any book that's been rated over 3,000 times here on GR
The Search - Nora Roberts (29,829 ratings) 4/9

✔❊Read any book that's won a Goodreads Choice Award
The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater (2012) 4/17

✔❊Read any popular new release from this year.
Shadow Scale - Rachel Hartman (#8 on list) 4/17

✔❊Read any book that's on the top 10 of any list from the Best of Lists
A Shiver of Light - Laurell K. Hamilton (June 2014) 4/19

✔❊Read one of those "I need to read it but haven't done so yet" books
Seduce Me in Dreams - Jacquelyn Frank (added Feb 2011) 4/25

✔❊Read a book that's been on your TBR for over 6 months
Kiss of Steel - Bec McMasters (added Oct 2012) 4/24

✔❊Read a book that's been on your TBR for over a year
Curtain - Agatha Christie (added Jan 2014) 4/2

✔❊Read a book that you strictly picked up because of it's cover
A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan 4/15

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

What Happened on April 28th, 1947?

READ: 5/5

✔There was a pet parrot named Lorita on board- read a book with a large bird in the story.
Fire And Ice - Dana Stabenow (enormous ravens) 4/3

✔The United States Army donated equipment- read a book with an army soldier.
Seduce Me in Dreams - Jacquelyn Frank 4/25

✔They sailed for 101 days before smashing into a reef at Raroia in Tuamotu Islands- read a book where time is spent on a boat.
A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan 4/15

✔Heyerdahl's book became a bestseller- read a book you consider a bestseller.
The Search - Nora Roberts 4/9

✔In 2012, a movie was made about the Kon-Tiki trip - read a book that was published in 2012.
The Truth of All Things - Kieran Shields 4/5

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

April Creature Feature

READ: 5/5

1. [young adult]Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4
2. [paranormal]South of Surrender - Laura Kaye 4/8
3. [young adult]The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater 4/17
4. [young adult]Shadow Scale - Rachel Hartman 4/17
5. [young adult]Armageddon Outta Here - Derek Landy 4/26



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

April Monthly Challenge

READ: 11/12

E: Everything for Us - M. Leighton
✔A: Armageddon Outta Here - Derek Landy 4/26
✔R: The Search - Nora Roberts 4/9
✔T: The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones - Jack Wolf
✔H: The Hell You Say - Josh Lanyon 4/9


Bonus
National Garlic Day: Read a book with a vampire in it
✔Archangel's Storm - Nalini Singh 4/30
✔Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy 4/5
✔Sunrise at Sunset - Jaz Primo 4/25
✔Kiss of Steel - Bec McMasters 4/24



Take a Chance Day: Read a book by a new to you author
✔The Truth of All Things - Kieran Shields 4/5
✔Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4
✔Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1

[Barbara ★]

April's Famous Fours

READ: 5/5

✔4 cardinal directions - north, south, east and west
South of Surrender - Laura Kaye (south in title) 4/8

✔The Fab Four - John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney
Think of a Number - John Verdon (author named John) 4/1

✔the 4 blood types - A, B, O, AB
Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy (starts with B) 4/5

✔4 seasons - spring, summer, autumn, winter
An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles (autumn) 4/3
The Hell You Say - Josh Lanyon (winter) 4/9



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

May TCF'S Monthly Challenge

READ: 10/10

Emerald
✔E: Echo - J.K. Accinni 5/5
✔M: Bees in the Butterfly Garden - Maureen Lang 5/17
✔E: Shadowglass - Erica Hayes 5/18
✔R: The Collector - Nora Roberts 5/13
✔A: Armageddon Cometh- J.K. Accinni 5/7
✔L: Love Irresistibly - Julie James 5/27
✔D: Dinner with a Vampire - Abigail Gibbs 5/10


Bonus:
✔National Salad Month: Read a book with a green cover
Sixth Grave on the Edge - Darynda Jones 5/13

✔Wear Purple for Peace Day: Read a book with a purple cover
In Rides Trouble - Julie Ann Walker 5/26

✔No Diet Day: Read a guilty pleasure book
Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

What Was Issued in May of 1939?

READ: 9/5

✔The Joker: Read a funny book
Sixth Grave on the Edge - Darynda Jones 5/13

✔Penguin: Read a book that one of the character are a mobster or a thief -
Bees in the Butterfly Garden - Maureen Lang 5/17

✔Catwoman: Read a book that MC has a cat -
The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern - Lilian Jackson Braun 5/2

✔Poison Ivy: Read a book about fairies or other creature that lives in plants or in the wild
Shadowglass - Erica Hayes (faeries) 5/18

✔Clayface: MC has a shape-shifting abilities
Beneath a Darkening Moon - Keri Arthur (werewolf) 5/23

✔Firebug: MC is or was a solder -
In Rides Trouble - Julie Ann Walker 5/26

✔Two-Face: MC is an attorney or a lawyer -
Love Irresistibly - Julie James (lawyer) 5/27

✔Ragdoll: MC is a disappointment to his/her family
Beneath a Rising Moon - Keri Arthur 5/22

✔Ra's al Ghul: Read a book with a demon -
Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

May - Creature Feature

READ: 6/5

1. [Succubus]Shadowglass - Erica Hayes 5/18
2. [Erotica]Beneath a Rising Moon - Keri Arthur 5/22
3. [Erotica]Beneath a Darkening Moon - Keri Arthur 5/23
4. [Mythology]Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11
5. [Death]The Dying of the Light - Derek Landy 5/25
6. [UF]Seventh Grave and No Body - Darynda Jones 5/27


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Toss back to the 80's TV

READ: 10/10

✔1. The A-Team ~ Read a book who's author first, middle, or last name starts with A
Echo - J.K. Accinni 5/5

✔5. Dallas ~ Read a book that's set in Texas
Texas Gothic - Rosemary Clement-Moore 5/9

✔6. Dukes of Hazard ~ Read a book with a character that drives a fast car
Seventh Grave and No Body - Darynda Jones 5/27

✔7. Fantasy Island ~ Read any book from the fantasy genre
The Dying of the Light - Derek Landy 5/25

✔9. Highway to Heaven ~ Read a book with an angel in it
City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare 5/17

✔10. The Love Boat ~ Read a book from the romance genre
The Collector - Nora Roberts 5/13

✔12. Night Court ~ Read a book who's title or series name has the word night in it
Taken by Midnight - Lara Adrian 5/30

✔13. Punky Brewster ~ Read a book from the YA genre
Of Monsters and Madness - Jessica Verday 5/3

✔15. Three's Company ~ Read a book that's part of a trilogy
Skybreaker - Kenneth Oppel (book 2 of 3) 5/15

✔16. Who's the Boss? ~ Read a book with an "unusual arrangement"
Burial Rites - Hannah Kent 5/20
(a murderess is housed with a local family with children awaiting execution)



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

June TCF'S Monthly Challenge

READ: 13/14

Johnny Depp
✔J: Rev It Up - Julie Ann Walker 6/16
✔O: Starclimber - Kenneth Oppel 6/23
✔H: If He's Dangerous - Hannah Howell 6/21
✔N: Archangel's Legion - Nalini Singh 6/19
✔N: Notorious - Allison Brennan 6/9
✔Y: You Don't Know Jack - Erin McCarthy 6/13

✔D: Dark Tort - Diane Mott Davidson 6/1
✔E: Exposed - Alex Kava 6/24
✔P: Courting Disaster - Joanne Pence 6/19
✔P: Dawn's Early Light - Pip Ballantine 6/18


BONUS:
✔Flag Day: Read a book where the title has FLAG in it (doesn't have to be consecutive)
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber (stranGeLy beAutiFul) 6/14

✔Rose Month: Read any romance book
Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks 6/6

National Splurge Day: Read a book that's been released this year
Dark Heir - Faith Hunter (pub 4/17/15)

✔Aquarian Month: Read a book with a mostly blue cover
The Mists of Time - Susan Squires 6/9

[Barbara ★]

What Happened on June 26, 1997?

READ: 7/3

✔1. Read a book with a scarred character.
North of Beautiful - Justina Chen (port-wine stain on face) 6/4

✔2. Read a book with a character that is good at a sport.
Thrown by a Curve - Jaci Burton (hero is a professional baseball player) 6/3

✔3. Read a book about someone who fights an enemy.
Darker After Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/4

✔4. Read a book about an orphan of any age.
The Mists of Time - Susan Squires 6/9

✔5. Read a book with someone who is wealthy.
You Don't Know Jack - Erin McCarthy (hero is a millionaire) 6/13

✔6. Read a book with a character that wears glasses.
Unbinding - Eileen Wilks (heroine wears glasses) 6/14

✔7. Read a book where someone goes away to school.
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber 6/14
(heroine goes away to school)



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Foreman Lanelle~ June Bug

READ: 15/5

✔1. Spring - Thrown by a Curve - Jaci Burton (set during Spring Training) 6/3
✔2. Bite - Darker After Midnight - Lara Adrian (hero bites heroine) 6/4
✔3. House - Darkhouse - Karina Halle (house in title) 6/6
✔4. Brown - Forgotten Sins - Rebecca Zanetti (brown cover) 6/7
✔5. Famous - Notorious - Allison Brennan (m.c. is a TV star) 6/9
✔6. Name - You Don't Know Jack - Erin McCarthy (character name in title) 6/13
✔7. Human - Unbinding - Eileen Wilks (human vs faerie) 6/14
✔8. Door - The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber (story hinges on being able to open a portal/door) 6/14
✔9. Summer- Rev It Up - Julie Ann Walker (m.c. is Jake Sommers) 6/16
✔10. Sneak - Invisible Murder- Lene Kaaberbøl (chars sneak into a closed place) 6/15
✔11. Early - Dawn's Early Light - Pip Ballantine (early in title) 6/18
✔12. Flying - Archangel's Legion - Nalini Singh (heroine is an angel who flies) 6/19
✔13. Light - Deeper Than Midnight - Lara Adrian (lights on cover) 6/2
✔14. Little - Courting Disaster - Joanne Pence (heroine is 5'2") 6/19
✔15. Clothes - Santa's Executive - Carrie Ann Ryan (clothes on cover) 6/22



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

June Challenge - Mellow Yellow

READ: 6/5

✔1. Yellow Caution Tape: Read a murder mystery
Murder Past Due - Miranda James 6/10

✔2. Yellow Caution Light: Read a book that's in the middle of a series
Rev It Up - Julie Ann Walker 6/16

✔3. Yellow Dog Contract: Read any book with a character that's a lawyer
It Happened One Wedding - Julie James 6/27

✔4. Yellow Submarine: Read a book with a character that's in the military
Forgotten Sins - Rebecca Zanetti 6/7

✔5. Yellowbellied: Read a book with a coward
Without Regret - R.L. Mathewson 6/5

✔6. Yellow Cab: Read a book set in New York
Archangel's Legion - Nalini Singh 6/19



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

The Happiest Place on Earth

READ: 8/8

✔Haunted Mansion: Read a book with ghosts in it
Darkhouse - Karina Halle 6/6

✔Radiator Springs Racers: Read a book with an MC that drives fast
One Sweet Ride - Jaci Burton (race car driver) 6/6

✔California Screamin’: Read a book set in California
Notorious - Allison Brennan 6/9

✔Anna & Elsa’s Royal Welcome: Read a book set in winter
Bones Are Forever - Kathy Reichs 6/9

✔Golden Zephyr: Read a book set in the 1920’s or from the steampunk genre
Dawn's Early Light - Pip Ballantine 6/18

✔It’s a Small World: Read a book set in a country other than your own
North of Beautiful - Justina Chen (half book set in China) 6/4

✔Sorcerer’s Workshop: Read a book filled with magic
Unbinding - Eileen Wilks 6/14

✔Storybook Land Canal Boats: Read any book you’d like (250 pages or more)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home - Carol Rifka Brunt (360 pages) 6/11

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Summer Time & The Weather is Easy Seasonal Challenge
Duration: June 21 - September 22, 2015
Level: Sunshine: 4+ tasks per category

READ: 26/24 tasks

Category 1 Summer Colors:
Read a a book whose covers are at least 50%:
✔Orange ~ HIDE Omnibus - Jax Spenser 7/6
✔Blue ~ Forbidden - Jacquelyn Frank 7/31
✔Pink ~ Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28
✔Green ~ Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley 8/15
✔Red ~ Exposed - Alex Kava 6/24


Category 2 Happy Independence Day:
✔Read any book where the character is "fighting" for freedom, independence, etc
Crown of Midnight - Sarah Maas 8/16
✔Read any book published in July
Caught Read-Handed - Terrie Farley Moran (pub July 7, 2015) 8/3
✔Read any book that has the word fireworks in the text
The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce 8/5
(hey Copper Curls, nice fireworks), p53
✔Read any book that's 4th in a series
Revenant - Phaedra Weldon 7/13


Category 3 Back to School:
✔Read a book from the YA/NA Genre
The Archived - Victoria Schwab 6/21
✔Read any book that has a number in the title
Fifty Shades of Alice Through the Looking Glass - Melinda DuChamp 7/10
✔Read a book who's author's last name starts with any letter in SCHOOL
Big Sky River - Linda Lael Miller 7/10
✔Read a book that's in the top 10 of any listopia
Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2


Category 4 Hot Weather:
✔Read a book that takes place during the summer
Big Sky Summer - Linda Lael Miller 8/4
✔Read a book from the romance genre
If He's Dangerous - Hannah Howell 6/21
✔Read a book that has the letters HOT in the title
It Happened One Wedding - Julie James 6/27
✔Read a book where the characters go to the beach or live by the beach
Voracious - V.K. Forrest (live at Rehobeth Beach) 7/19


Category 5 Vacation Time:
✔Read a book that's set in any place you've been to before
Santa's Executive - Carrie Ann Ryan (Montana) 6/22
✔Read a book where the characters travel at some point in the story
Thrill Ride - Julie Ann Walker (Costa Rica to USA) 7/11
✔Read a book who's title starts with any of the letters in VACATION
Trail of Kisses - Merry Farmer 7/5
✔Read a book that's been released in July or August of any year
If He's Daring - Hannah Howell (August 2014) 8/9


Category 6 Spell Out:
Spell out with author, series, or title
✔Sun
S: Shield of Fire - Boone Brux 6/26
U: Uprooted - Naomi Novik 7/26
N: Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh 7/24


✔Trip
T: Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor 7/22
R: Bones of the Lost - Kathy Reichs 7/23
I: If He's Tempted - Hannah Howell 7/5
P: Hard Evidence - Pamela Clare 7/23


✔Tan
T: Then Came You - Jill Shalvis 7/29
A: Dragon Down Under - Angela Castle 7/7
N: The Witness - Nora Roberts 7/25


✔Heat
H: Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
E: Embrace the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 7/21
A: The Assassin's Blade - Sarah Maas 7/18
T: Twice Tempted by a Rogue - Tessa Dare 8/19


✔Pool
P: Hunger Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/9
O: Starclimber - Kenneth Oppel 6/23
O: Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27
L: Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin 8/23


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

July Monthly Challenge

READ: 17/17

✔F: Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
✔I: If He's Tempted - Hannah Howell 7/5
✔R: Revenant - Phaedra Weldon 7/13
✔E: Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28
✔C: Dragon Down Under - Angela Castle 7/7
✔R: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - Mary Roach 7/11
✔A: The Assassin's Blade - Sarah Maas 7/18
✔C: Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27
✔K: Kiss of the Betrayer - Boone Brux 7/8
✔E: Demon's Curse - Alexa Egan 7/30
✔R: Bones of the Lost - Kathy Reichs 7/23


*
Bonus
✔I Forgot Day: Read a book that's been on your TBR for at least 6 months
Dragonquest - Anne McCaffrey (added 2009) 7/17

✔Anti Boredom Month: Read any book
HIDE Omnibus - Jax Spenser 7/6

✔National Nude Day: Read a book that has a partially nude person on the cover
Thrill Ride - Julie Ann Walker 7/11

✔Yellow Pig Day: Read a book with a mostly yellow cover
Uprooted - Naomi Novik 7/26



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

July Creature Feature: Mermaids/Mermen

READ: 6/5

✔1. [UF] Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
✔2. [Erotica] Fifty Shades of Alice in Wonderland - Melinda DuChamp 7/9
✔3. [Erotica] Fifty Shades of Alice Through the Looking Glass - Melinda DuChamp 7/10
✔4. [Mythology] The Darkest Touch - Gena Showalter 7/12
✔5. [UF]Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh 7/24
✔6. [Mythology] Forbidden - Jacquelyn Frank 7/31



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

July EOTM Challenge ~ Colleen

READ: 5/5

✔4. What's your favorite color? blue
Forbidden - Jacquelyn Frank 7/31

✔12. Who's your top 3 authors?
according to goodreads: Dean Koontz, Lee Child, Kathy Reichs (because of series)
Bones of the Lost - Kathy Reichs 7/23

✔13. Do you have any pets, and if so what are they and what are their names?
I adopted a cat named Malcolm and a dog named Butter.
Then Came You - Jill Shalvis (dog on cover) 7/29

✔15. What method of reading do you prefer i.e. Kindle, paperback, audio, etc?
I usually have one of each going. I prefer eBooks when traveling.
Fifty Shades of Alice in Wonderland - Melinda DuChamp (115 pages) 7/9 (read on Nook)
Fifty Shades of Alice Through the Looking Glass - Melinda DuChamp (131 pages) 7/10


✔Bonus: - I have a tattoo of a sunflower on my left shoulder.
The Darkest Touch - Gena Showalter (tattoo on cover) 7/12
OR
Dragon Down Under - Angela Castle 7/7

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

August Monthly Challenge

READ: 12/12


✔J: Bring on the Night - Jeri Smith-Ready 8/21
✔A: Abandon the Night - Joss Ware 8/21
✔C: Chain of Illusions - Boone Brux 8/7
✔K: Alone - Kendra Elliot 8/2

✔B: Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin 8/23
✔L: Book Clubbed - Lorna Barrett 8/8
✔A: Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2
✔C: Crown of Midnight - Sarah Maas 8/16
✔K: Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley 8/15



Bonus
✔Book Lover's Day: Read any book
Deadly Offerings - Alexa Grace 8/9

✔Frankenstein Day: Read a classic
Ubik - Phillip Dick (classic sci fi) 8/9

✔Sisters Day: Read a book where the MC has a sister
Nauti Temptress - Lora Leigh (has 3 sisters) 8/12




CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

What Happened on August 24, AD 79?

READ: 9/5

✔Cleveland (Alaska) - read a book set in the USA
Nauti Temptress - Lora Leigh (Kentucky) 8/12

✔Wolf (Ecuador) - read a book with a wolf or werewolf in the story
Shadow's Curse - Alexa Egan 8/24

✔Parker (Philippines) - read a book where someone drives (and parks) a car
Blood Games - Chloe Neill (hero drives (and parks) a ferrari) 8/17

✔Mt. Spurr (Alaska) - read a book with a cowboy or cowgirl
Big Sky Summer - Linda Lael Miller (hero is a cowboy) 8/4

✔MacDonald (French Polynesia) - read a book with a Scottish character
Heart of a Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 8/27

✔Kick 'em Jenny (Grenada) - read a book with a tough or aggressive character
Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley 8/15

✔Big Ben (Heard Island, Indian Ocean) - read a book set in London
Twice Tempted by a Rogue - Tessa Dare 8/19

✔Lone Butte (Canada) - read a book with a one word title
Alone - Kendra Elliot 8/2

✔South Island (Kenya) - read a book set south of where you live
Grave Secret - Charlaine Harris (set in Texas, I live in Ohio) 8/24



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

August: The Beginning of...

READ: 7/7

✔1. Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin (Once Upon a Time in the West #1) 8/23
✔2. Born in Chains - Caris Roane (Men in Chains #1) 8/30
✔3. Dark Witch - Nora Roberts (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy #1) 8/8
✔4. Deadly Offerings - Alexa Grace (Deadly Trilogy #1) 8/9
✔5. Deadtown - Nancy Holzner (Deadtown #1) 8/11
✔6. Nauti Temptress - Lora Leigh (Nauti Girls #1) 8/12
✔7. The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce (Circle Reforged #1) 8/5



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Notorious "August"

READ: 8/5

➸August Strindberg 1849-1912, playwright: Miss Julie ~ Read any erotica book
Born in Chains - Caris Roane 8/30

➸August Ferdinand Möbius 1790-1868, mathematician: ➸Möbius strip ~ Read any book that's in dead tree format
The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce 8/5

➸August Alsina 1992-, R&B Singer:Life Under the Gun ~ Read any book with a gun on the cover
Deadtown - Nancy Holzner 8/11

➸August Horch 1868-1951, entrepreneur: Audi ~ Read any book that has a car on the cover
Abandon the Night - Joss Ware 8/21

➸August Kekule 1820-1896, scientist: Chemist ~ Read any book from the steampunk or sci-fi genre
Ubik - Phillip Dick (science fiction) 8/9

➸August Schellenberg 1936-, actor: New World ~ Read a book set in a country that you've never visited or lived in
Twice Tempted by a Rogue - Tessa Dare (England) 8/19

➸August Gailit 1891-1960, poet: Toomas Nipernaadi ~ Read any book with a liar, cheater, con man, player
Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin (conman) 8/23

➸August Leimbach 1882-1965, architect: 12 Madonna of the Trail Monuments ~ Read any book with a female author
Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Creature Feature

READ: 5/5

✔1. [UF] Deadtown - Nancy Holzner 8/11
✔2. [UF] Blood Games - Chloe Neill 8/17
✔3. [UF] Bring on the Night - Jeri Smith-Ready 8/21
✔4. [Erotica] Born in Chains - Caris Roane 8/30
✔5. [Seraphim] Geist - Phaedra Weldon 8/26



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

September Monthly

READ: 11/11

✔S: Street Game - Christine Feehan 9/14
✔A: Archangel's Enigma - Nalini Singh 9/8
✔P: The Prince of Frogs - Annaliese Evans 9/21
✔P: A Love Untamed - Pamela Palmer 9/12
✔H: Hope Flames - Jaci Burton 9/4
✔I: Chained by Night - Larissa Ione 9/19
✔R: Crossfire - Joann Ross 9/4
✔E: Warrior's Curse - Alexa Egan 9/15



Bonus
✔Teddy Bear Day: Read any book that's title starts with any letter in teddy bear
Tall, Dark & Heartless - R.L. Mathewson 9/29

✔Read a Book Day: Read any book
Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber 9/6

✔Make Your Bed Day: Read a book where the characters spend some time in bed
Three Nights with a Scoundrel - Tessa Dare 9/21



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

What Happened on September 8, 1966?

READ: 8/7

✔The Enemy Within - read a book where family members fight
Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2

✔What Are Little Girls Made Of? - read a book with a young girl
Melting Stones - Tamora Pierce (m.c. is 14) 9/15

✔The Menagerie - read a book with a zoo animal on the cover
Leopard's Prey - Christine Feehan 9/26

✔The Conscience of the King - read a book with royalty
The Prince of Frogs - Annaliese Evans (m.c. is a queen) 9/21

✔Balance of Terror - read a thriller
The Forgotten Room - Lincoln Child 9/25

✔Court Martial - read a book where someone serves in the military
Crossfire - Joann Ross 9/4

✔Space Seed - read a book that takes place in outer space
The White Dragon - Anne McCaffrey 9/7

✔Operation: Annihilate! - read a book with an assassin
Heir of Fire - Sarah Maas 9/13

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Foreman Lanelle - a poem for September

READ: 17/17

brush of fall by Sandra Adams

✔the old maple has grown tall with age
Bonds of Justice - Nalini Singh (tall buildings on cover) 9/28

✔its branches are layered in green
Chained by Night - Larissa Ione (author name in green letters) 9/19

✔little leaves that turn upward
Warrior's Curse - Alexa Egan (sword held upwards) 9/15

✔to drink a gentle rain
Crossfire - Joann Ross (water on cover) 9/4

✔its roots twist and turn
The Forgotten Room - Lincoln Child (murder mystery with many plot twists) 9/25

✔beneath earth's dirt
Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber (dirt on cover) 9/6

✔they bask in (10 letters)
Hope Flames - Jaci Burton (10 letters in title) 9/4

✔summer's
Warrior Untamed - Melissa Mayhue (authors initials in suMMer's) 9/7

✔sun
Street Game - Christine Feehan (cover is yellow) 9/14

✔September's air touches much like death
Lust for Life - Jeri Smith-Ready (life is the opposite of death) 9/9

✔the tree shivers beneath her breath
Tall, Dark & Heartless - R.L. Mathewson (author's name is beneath the title) 9/29

✔and strips itself free of leaves
Virgin - Cheryl Brooks (mostly naked guy on cover) 9/25

✔as they dance in her wind
Heir of Fire - Sarah Maas (her hair is blowing in the wind) 9/13

✔colorful splashes
Courting Carolina - Janet Chapman (colorful cover) 9/12

✔yellow, orange,
Night Betrayed - Joss Ware (orange cover) 9/16

✔red... turn
Melting Stones - Tamora Pierce (she is turned from facing front) 9/15

✔brown
Archangel's Enigma - Nalini Singh (brown cover) 9/8

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Forman Jenne ~ New York New York

READ: 13/7

✔Central Park: Read any book with a form of plant life on the cover
Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber 9/6

✔Empire State Building: Read any book that's over 500 pages
Heir of Fire - Sarah Maas (562 pages) 9/13

✔Rockefeller Center: Read a book with a male author or a book from a male's POV
The White Dragon - Anne McCaffrey 9/7

✔Time's Square: Read a book that's the last in a series or the most current release
Lust for Life - Jeri Smith-Ready (conclusion) 9/9

✔Grand Central Terminal: Read a book where the characters travel at some point in the story
Night Betrayed - Joss Ware 9/16

✔Ellis Island: Read a book that's set in a different country than the one you live in
Warrior's Curse - Alexa Egan (Scotland, I live in USA) 9/15

✔September 11th Memorial: Read a book that features a character in the military, law enforcement, or a firefighter
Street Game - Christine Feehan 9/14

✔Coney Island: Read a YA/NA book
Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2

✔Brooklyn Bridge: Read a book with a bridge on the cover
Three Nights with a Scoundrel - Tessa Dare 9/21

✔Carnegie Hall: Read a book with a musician
Leopard's Prey - Christine Feehan 9/26

✔Chrysler Building: Read a book with a vehicle on the cover
Hell for Leather - Julie Ann Walker (motorcycle) 9/11

✔Plaza Hotel: Read a book where the characters stay at a hotel
Bonds of Justice - Nalini Singh (H/H stay at a hotel) 9/28

✔Chinatown: Read a book set in China or with a Chinese character
Archangel's Enigma - Nalini Singh 9/8

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

September Employee of the Month ~ Trea

READ: 5/5

✔2. What is your favorite genre? Romance, for certain! I tend to stay in the Contemporary end of the pool, but have been known to dip my toes into Paranormal, Historical, and Romantic Suspense romance novels as well.
Courting Carolina - Janet Chapman 9/12

✔3. Where do you live? Fairborn, Ohio (small city 30 minutes outside Dayton, OH. About an hour from Cincinnati and Columbus both.)
Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber (takes place in Ohio) 9/6

✔4. What's your favorite color? Blue, but arguments can be made for the Jewel Tones of Green, Red and Purple
Crossfire - Joann Ross 9/4

✔16. What are you currently reading? One Night with You by Marie Force, which I will finish today, then starting Fatal Affair by Marie Force.
Three Nights with a Scoundrel - Tessa Dare 9/21

✔20. Where's your favorite place to go on vacation to?
My family never went on regular vacations when I was younger, and I’ve never been able to afford to go on vacations as an adult either, so I don’t have a favorite place really. My Dream Vacation would be to go on a tour of Ireland, Scotland, and England, ending in London at 221B Baker Street.
The Devil of Kilmartin - Laurin Wittig (Scotland) 9/10

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Fall Seasonal Challenge
Duration: September 23 - December 20, 2015
Level: Turkey: 4+ tasks per category

READ: 24/24 tasks

Category 1 - Fall Colors:
✔Orange: Waking the Dead - Kylie Brant 11/17
✔Red: Parasite - Mira Grant 12/16
✔Brown: The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy - Julia Quinn 10/11
✔Black: Fifty Shades Freed - E.L. James 10/6


Category 2 - Harvest Season:
✔Read a book from the historical genre: Fingersmith - Sarah Waters 10/8
✔Read a book with a countryside scene on the cover:The Highlander Next Door - Janet Chapman 12/2
✔Read a book with food on the cover: Luscious - Amanda Usen 10/2
✔Read a book involving a family business: A Taste of the Nightlife - Sarah Zettel (brother/sister own restaurant) 10/29


Category 3 - Halloween:
✔Read a book from the horror genre: SEVEN-X - Mike Wech 10/24
✔Read a book where someone dies
Dead Head - Rosemary Harris 11/6
✔Read a book that has a spooky cover
Night Chills - Dean Koontz 11/10
✔Read a book released in October
Krampus: The Yule Lord - Brom (October 30, 2012) 11/18


Category 4 - Cool Weather:
✔Read a book that is set in fall:One in a Million - Jill Shalvis 12/18
✔Read a book from the romance genre: East of Ecstasy - Laura Kaye 12/19
✔Read a book where the characters are dressed for cool/cold weather on the cover
It's in His Kiss - Jill Shalvis 11/10
✔Read a book with a weather word in the title
Kiss of Snow - Nalini Singh 11/13


Category 5 - Thanksgiving:
✔Read a book set in the US
Big Sky Wedding - Linda Lael Miller (Montana) 11/8
✔Read a book with a family member in the title
Aunt Dimity Goes West - Nancy Atherton 11/3
✔Read a book where someone visits family: Rock Chick Redemption - Kristen Ashley 10/1
✔Read a book released in November: Days of Blood & Starlight - Laini Taylor (2012) 10/13


Category 6 - Spell Out:
Spell out with author, series, or title
✔Corn
C: Circle of Fire - Keri Arthur 12/3
O: Obsession in Death - J.D. Robb 10/8
R: Ruthless Game - Christine Feehan 10/29
N: Play of Passion - Nalini Singh 10/28


✔Harvest
H: Butterfly - Kathryn Harvey 10/17
A: Edge of Dawn - Lara Adrian 11/3
R: Sealed with a Curse - Cecy Robson 10/22
V: X Marks the Scot - Victoria Roberts 10/23
E: Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell 11/22
S: Simply Magic - Mary Balogh 11/12
T: Days of Blood & Starlight - Laini Taylor 10/13


✔Pie
P: Stuck on You - Patti Berg 11/1
I: Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews 10/9
E: The Emperor's Tomb - Steve Berry 11/23


✔Candy
C: Samurai Game - Christine Feehan 11/21
A: Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood - Ann Charles 10/18
N: Night Resurrected - Joss Ware 11/30
D:Dragonbane - Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/15
Y: Temping Is Hell - Cathy Yardley 11/21


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

October Monthly

READ: 11/12

✔P: Wulfe Untamed - Pamela Palmer 10/4
✔U: Luscious - Amanda Usen 10/2
✔M: The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma - Trenton Lee Stewart 10/24
✔P: Play of Passion - Nalini Singh 10/28
✔K: Butterfly - Kathryn Harvey 10/17
✔I: Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews 10/9
✔N: Night Forbidden - Joss Ware 10/14


✔L: Dexter in the Dark - Jeff Lindsay 10/23
I:
✔B: Waking Evil - Kylie Brant 10/16
✔R: Rock Chick Redemption - Kristen Ashley 10/1
✔A: Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood - Ann Charles 10/18