2015 Nothing But Reading Challenges

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List of Challenges


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

Miscellaneous Challenges
Collect Them All Challenge
Farm to Table Challenge
Life's A Box of Chocolates
The Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder Squad Reading Challenge
2015 New 2 U Authors
The Twelve Towers Challenge

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January Time for Tea Challenge

READ: 5/5

✔Step 1 - Boil the water
Read books that are a bit "steamy", set in a hot climate or make you feel warm inside. Or books where the author's name or title begins with B, O, I or L.
Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews 1/15

✔Step 2 - Choose your tea
Read books with a color on the cover to match the type of tea you choose.
Bombshell - Catherine Coulter 1/16

✔Step 3 - Steep the tea
Read books with page counts to indicate how strong you like your tea
Strong - 301 pages or more
Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins (451 pages) 1/19

✔Step 4 - Sweet?
Read books to indicate how sweet you like your tea.
Two spoonfuls - Book two in a series
Chilled - Kendra Elliot (#2 in Bone Secrets series) 1/21

✔Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea
Cream - Fantasy/sci fi genre book
The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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February - The Amazing Hemispheric Race Challenge

READ: 9/9

Random Numbers: 3,3,9,7,4,9,2,7,1

✔3 - Gates - Read a book that's part of a series, a book with gates on the cover or one that has a word about gates or goals in the title.
Absolution - Susannah Sandlin (Penton Legacy #2) 2/5

✔3 - Gates - Read a book that's part of a series, a book with gates on the cover or one that has a word about gates or goals in the title.
Wicked as She Wants - Delilah Dawson (Blud #2) 2/6

✔9 - Yard Sale - Read a book where someone moves houses or changes something big in their life.
Shaedes of Gray - Amanda Bonilla 2/8

✔7 - Stunt - Read a book where a main character is a thrill seeker, where the cover is almost entirely in one color or the title has a word about stunts or dare-devils in the title.
Her Sky Cowboy - Beth Ciotta 2/13

✔4 - Tree - Read a book where a main character likes to be outdoors or spends a lot of time outdoors, a book with trees on the cover or one with a nature term in the title.
Hidden Currents - Christine Feehan 2/21

✔9 - Yard Sale - Read a book where someone moves houses or changes something big in their life.
White Trash Zombie Apocalypse - Diana Rowland (house lost in a flood) 2/25

✔2 - Mogul - Read a book where a main character has a bumpy path, a book with hills on the cover or one that with a word about bumps, hills or mountains in the title.
Captured by the Pirate Laird - Amy Jarecki (heroine is captured by pirates) 2/25

✔7 - Stunt - Read a book where a main character is a thrill seeker, where the cover is almost entirely in one color or the title has a word about stunts or dare-devils in the title.
Candy Cane Murder - Joanna Fluke 2/26

✔1 - Aerial - Read a book with a large expanse of sky on the front, a book about flying or airplanes or one with a word about the sky or air in the title.
Seraphina - Rachel Hartman 2/28

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Stacie's Marvelous March Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. ◄ March is Irish American Month. Read a book that takes place in Ireland, or was written by an Irish author.
Last Stand of Dead Men - Derek Landy (in Ireland) 3/16

✔2. ◄ March is Women’s History Month. Read a book by a new to you female author, or a book with a strong female lead.
Sunrise with a Notorious Lord - Alexandria Hawkins (female author) 3/8

✔3. ◄ The flower of March is the daffodil. Read a book that has a predominately yellow or white cover, or where the first letter of the title can be found in DAFFODIL.
Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter (starts with A) 3/3

✔4. ◄ March was named for Mars, the Roman god of war. Read a book set in space, a book about war, or a book with a red cover.
Warrior's Redemption - Melissa Mayhue (red cover) 3/22

✔5. ◄ March: to walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread. Read a book where a character is very determined with moving towards their goal or a book with a character in the military.
SEAL of Honor - Tonya Burrows (hero is a SEAL) 3/10

✔6. ◄ March splits Pisces and Aries for zodiac signs. Read a book with water or fire on the cover, the final book in a series, or the first book in a series.
West of Want - Laura Kaye (water on cover) 3/21

✔7. ◄ March Madness is the college basketball tournament performed each Spring in the US. Read a book featuring a sports team or someone who plays a sport.
Playing to Win - Jaci Burton (football player) 3/4

✔8. ◄ March 2nd is Old Stuff Day. This is a day to try something new, break out of your routine, make a change! Read a book from a new genre or author. Break out of your reading rut!
Hell on Wheels - Julie Ann Walker (new author) 3/19

✔9. ◄ March 17th is Saint Patrick’s Day. Read a book written by an author named Patrick (first or last name) or with Patrick as the main character (Pat is acceptable). Alternatively, read a book where the main cover color is green or has alcohol on it.
Buried - Kendra Elliot (green cover) 3/17

✔10. ◄ March 20th is the first day of Spring in the United States. Spring represents ideas of rebirth, rejuvenation, renewal, resurrection and regrowth. Read a book where the main character undergoes a transformation of some kind or gives birth to something (a person, a new idea, a business).
Crimson - Jordan Summers (werewolf) 3/16



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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April Challenge

READ: 14/16

Option 1 - AUSTRALIAN AUTHORS
1. Beneath a Rising Moon - Keri Arthur
2. Beneath a Darkening Moon - Keri Arthur


Option 3 - Spell it Out
✔T: Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
✔A: Armageddon Outta Here - Derek Landy 4/26
✔S: Shadow Scale - Rachel Hartman 4/17
✔M: The Map of Time - Felix Palma 4/18
✔A: Curtain - Agatha Christie 4/2
✔N: A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan 4/15
✔I: Iron House - John Hart 4/7
✔A: An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3


✔H: The Hell You Say - Josh Lanyon 4/9
✔O: Wild Child - Molly O'Keefe 4/26
✔B: Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy 4/5
✔A: Archangel's Storm - Nalini Singh 4/30
✔R: The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater 4/17
✔T: Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4

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MAY ~ Major League Baseball Challenge

READ: 7/7

✔O: Of Monsters and Madness - Jessica Verday 5/3
✔R: The Collector - Nora Roberts 5/13
✔I: Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11
✔O: Skybreaker - Kenneth Oppel 5/15
✔L: Love Irresistibly - Julie James 5/27
✔E: Echo - J.K. Accinni 5/5
✔S: Shadowglass - Erica Hayes 5/18



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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June Challenge ~ Doughnuts and Donuts

READ: 7/7

✔D: Darker After Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/4
✔U: Unbinding - Eileen Wilks 6/14
✔T: Tell the Wolves I'm Home - Carol Rifka Brunt 6/11
✔C: Courting Disaster - Joanne Pence 6/19
✔H: He's So Fine - Jill Shalvis 6/20
✔I: If He's Dangerous - Hannah Howell 6/21
✔E: You Don't Know Jack - Erin McCarthy 6/13



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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July Book-Pictionary

READ: 13/13

✔Bird: 7/28
✔Boy: 7/12
✔Circle: 7/6
✔Cowboy: 7/10
✔Dog: 7/29
✔Eye: 7/15
✔Face: 7/22
✔Girl: 7/26
✔Jacket: 7/30
✔Laser: 7/18
✔Outside: 7/7
✔Shirt: 7/5
✔Water: 7/25

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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September Make Your Own Pizza

READ: 13/13

✔H: Hell for Leather - Julie Ann Walker 9/11
✔A: The Arrow - Monica McCarty 9/21
✔M: Buffalo Valley - Debbie Macomber 9/16

✔& Tall, Silent & Lethal - R.L. Mathewson 9/29

✔P: Melting Stones - Tamora Pierce 9/15
✔I: If He's Noble - Hannah Howell 9/17
✔N: Archangel's Enigma - Nalini Singh 9/8
✔E: Warrior's Curse - Alexa Egan 9/15
✔A: Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2
✔P: The Prince of Frogs - Annaliese Evans 9/21
✔P: A Love Untamed - Pamela Palmer 9/12
✔L: Lust for Life - Jeri Smith-Ready 9/9
✔E: [Envy Chronicles] Night Betrayed - Joss Ware 9/16

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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October Creature Feature

READ: 12/12

✔U: Luscious - Amanda Usen 10/2
✔N: Night Forbidden - Joss Ware 10/14
✔I: Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews 10/9
✔C: Sealed with a Curse - Cecy Robson 10/22
✔O: Obsession in Death - J.D. Robb 10/8
✔R: Ruthless Game - Christine Feehan 10/29
✔N: Play of Passion - Nalini Singh 10/28



✔D: Days of Blood & Starlight - Laini Taylor 10/13
✔W: Waking Evil - Kylie Brant 10/16
✔A: Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood - Ann Charles 10/18
✔R: X Marks the Scot - Victoria Roberts 10/23
✔F: Fifty Shades Freed - E.L. James 10/6



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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November Challenge

READ: 11/11

✔C: Samurai Game - Christine Feehan 11/21
✔O: Pleasure Island - Lorie O'Clare 11/29
✔R: The Reawakened - Jeri Smith-Ready 11/8
✔N: Kiss of Snow - Nalini Singh 11/13
✔I: It's in His Kiss - Jill Shalvis 11/10
✔S: Stuck on You - Patti Berg 11/1
✔H: How to Run with a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper 11/27

✔H: Boundless - Cynthia Hand 11/29
✔E: Edge of Dawn - Lara Adrian 11/3
✔N: Aunt Dimity Goes West - Nancy Atherton 11/3
✔S: Simply Magic - Mary Balogh 11/12



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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December Word Hunt

READ: 176/60

Circle of Fire - Keri Arthur 12/3
1. Christmas - dark branches of an old Christmas-tree like pine, p129
2. Companionship - forced to find companionship from a pet, p44
3. Dancing - a hint of a smile dancing across his lips, p43
4. Inn - he had to be at the inn, p38
5. Joy - oh joy, p138
6. Miracle - hadn't yet given up on a miracle, p190
7. Punch - the force of the punch threw her backwards, p122
8. Relationship - wanted more from the relationship, p41
9. Tradition - it's something of a tradition, p66
10. Vacation - go on a vacation, p141

Waterborne - Katherine Irons 12/5
11. Charity - she does some charity work, p268
12. Child - every child in the kingdom, p32
13. Chimney - thrust his hand up the chimney, p80
14. Fireplace - with its blazing fireplace p16
15. Illumination - without a spark of illumination, p11
16. Prayer - would hold prayer services, p32
17. Presents - would receive special presents, p32
18. Priest - priests and priestesses, p32
19. Twinkling - a string of twinkling Christmas lights, p276

The Red Hotel - Graham Masterton 12/5
20. Epiphany - my Aunt Epiphany told me that, p34

Fade to Black - Morgan Kearns 12/7
21. Chocolate - surely you've got some chocolate in this place, p327

The Grove - Jean Johnson 12/8
22. Awe - Aradin stared in awe, p58
23. Greenery - finger-long stalks of greenery, p74
24. Greens - except the sauce on the greens, p164

Your Next Breath - Iris Johansen 12/10
24. Gold - he's spelling it out for us in gold, p13
25. Innocence - there's an innocence and a sensuality, p144

Turkey Day Murder - Leslie Meier 12/12
26. Parade - Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, p99
27. Turkey - are you here to see the turkeys? p21

Protecting What's His - Tessa Bailey 12/13
28. Boxes - scattered furniture and boxes stacked everywhere, p100
29. Dance - with three floors of dance music, p33
30. Holding Hands - hand holding didn't seem like a typical Derek move, p80
31. Lord - worked with what the good Lord gave her, p140

The Enchantment Emporium - Tanya Huff 12/12
32. Appreciation - moderately skeevy appreciation, p48
33. Candles - in with the candles, p96
34. Community - crucial to the local community, p26
35. Dolls - looking like one of the apple dolls, p36
36. Duck - fuck a duck, p116
37. Mail - by the time mail came, p23
38. Memories - he shook the sadder memories off, p90
39. Pies - much like pies, pancakes, p20
40. Ritual - rituals brought the wild ones home, p26
41. Shock - but Allie could hear shock and grief, p27
42. Train - hung around the train station, p69
43. Travel - who ran Darsden East's single travel agency, p29
44. White - likely to say white, p44
45. Winter - commemorating the Winter Olympics, p37

Dragonbane - Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/15
46. Sanctuary - one of the rare males at Sanctuary, p2
47. Vanilla - scent of sandalwood and vanilla, p111

The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie - Jennifer Ashley 12/17
48. Angel - an angel who looked down on him, p273
49. Blessings - small blessings, p217
50. Coal - under a few sacks of coal, p156
51. Expensive - beautiful expensive married women, p168
52. Feast - Daniel ordered a feast, p202
53. Hostess - I must attend my hostess, p153
54. Sack - a cart? a sack of coal? p156
55. Sauce - scraping the last of his sauce p113
56. Stable - Dad led his own racing stable, p250
57. Stockings - he slid off her other stocking, p10

One in a Million - Jill Shalvis 12/18
58. Jesus Christ - Jesus Christ he gasped, p127

East - Edith Pattou 12/19
59. Reindeer - the reindeer was not comfortable, p488
60. Shepherd - a good and gentle shepherd, p476
61. Silver Bells - could no longer hear the silver bells, p256
62. Sleigh - but the sleigh was comfortable, p100
63. Sleigh Bells - dogs barking, sleigh bells ringing, p2
64. Snow - there was some snow on the ground, p43
65. Workshop - an adequate workshop, p142

East of Ecstasy - Laura Kaye 12/19
66. Celebration - a small celebration of the thwarted tragedy, p289
67. Children - children bearing the sins of the parents, p204
68. Family - love and hope and family, p257
69. Wonder - a shiver of wonder, p210

Bad Wolf - Nele Neuhaus 12/20
70. Aroma - faint aroma of leather and wood, p317
71. Belonging - the house belonging to the neighbor's best friend, p97
72. Birch - the birches that gave the property its name, p82
73. Donation - any donations would go towards construction, p164
74. Email - I'll send you three photos as an email attachment, p88
75. Home - postponed his trip home to Turkey, p104
76. Hope - I hope you will understand why, p101
77. Host - friendly unassuming hosts, p54
78. Invitation - mailing of the invitations, p79
79. Kisses - kisses, smiles, effusive embraces, p20
80. Music - laughter, yelling, music, p40
81. Quality - count on the quality, p125
82. Relative - some relative who only wanted to, p50
83. Reunion - planning to go to her class reunion, p5
84. Shopping - he set down the shopping bag, p1
85. Stress - after all that stress, p56
86. Stuffing - knock the stuffing out of her, p230
87. Temple - white dome of the Baha'i temple, p49
88. Thanks - thanks, she took a big swig, p43
89. Trust - the look of trust in her dark eyes, p2
90. Wrapping - wrapping his arms around her, p5

Baby, Drive South - Stephanie Bond 12/21
91.Blitzen - Donner and Blitzen, p189
92. Comet - You know Comet and Cupid, p189
93. Donner - Cupid, Donner, p189
94. Entertainment - for your own entertainment, p11
95. Evergreen - the frothy evergreens, p88
96. Quirky - quirky looking man, p228
97. Roots - you don't want to put down roots, p169
98. Tension - the tension in the air was palpable, p20
99. Volunteers - she thanked the volunteers, p228

Full Blast - Janet Evanovich 12/22
100. Christian - I feel it's my Christian duty, p24
101. Christmas - decorating the house for Christmas, p82
102. Communication - called in Touch Communications, p167
103. Friendship - nothing more than friendship, p176
104. Fruitcake - yeah he's a real fruitcake, p25
105. Gift - saving it for a Christmas gift, p166
106. Goose - she was as loose as a goose, p68
107. Holidays - I usually spend holidays with them, p81
108. Holy - holy mackerel Jamie said, p122
109. Love - you're afraid of falling in love, p16
110. Message - the tape of the phone messages, p11
111. Midnight - to show up at my door at midnight, p106
112. Party - birthday party tomorrow night, p39
113. Peace - swore out a peace bond, p177
114. Post office - written him via our post office box, p16
115. Questions - he was asking a lot of questions, p26
116. Reflection - she told her reflection, p157
117. Religious - also found religious literature, p35

Spell Booked - Joyce & Jim Lavene 12/23
118. Freedom - you can't know the freedom, p225
119. Mincemeat - would make mincemeat of us, p176
120. Symbol - the symbol of my power, p37

Beg for Mercy - Jami Alden 12/24
121. Lights - get me the lights this time, p245
122. Oven - looking like a chicken in an oven, p134
123. Purity - experience her purity, p53
124. Resolution - more like resolution, p18
125. Worship - he'd worship her body, p139

Heart of Obsidian - Nalini Singh 12/24
126. Friends - we can finally be friends, p126
127. Tenderness - a painful tenderness, p203
128. Trees - the light breeze coming off the trees, p10

Crave The Night - Lara Adrian 12/25
129. Sundown - tonight at sundown, p146

Mortal Stakes - Robert Parker 12/26
130. Songs - I am going to sing songs, p264

Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor 12/26
131. Expectation - belittled Jael for his expectations, p364
132. Festival - Removed their festival masks, p201
133. Flatbread - couscous, flatbread, p165
134. Forgiveness - forgiveness? graditude? Fellowship? p399
134. Laughter - here's where the laughter came in, p199
135. Magi - go unremarked by magi, p301
136. Miraculous - miraculous accident of geology, p129
137. Myths - grow myths on history, p256
138. Nostalgia - she felt nostalgia and longing, p179
139. Occasion -on several occasions, p366
140. Pageant - Jael's pagent was a stroke of cunning, p147
141. Phone calls - she made phone calls, p482
142. Pride - though the pride was gone, p100
143. Refuge - became their refuge, p432
144. Rooftop - cast it to the rooftops, p110
145. Season - for her first dream season, p280
146. Sending - not unlike a sending, p281
147. Star - like a star in the cupped hands, p109
148. Universal - he made the universal sign for brr, p86
149. Unity - there was an extraordinary unity, p596
150. Wishes - that our three wishes are about to come true, p351
151. Worshiper -the number nearly eight hundred worshipers, p354

Snow In April - Rosamunde Pilcher 12/27
152. Bells - the sound of bells, p27
153. Nuts - a small dish of salted nuts, p144

Frozen - Kate Watterson 12/28
154. Santa Claus -rather like Santa Claus, p209
155. Symbolism - symbolism was not to be discounted, p28
156. Walnuts - Ellie took a bite of walnuts and cranberries, p19

In a Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson 12/29
157. Baking - an unhappy death baking in the Outback, p6
158. Camels - people on camels, p10
159. December - by December when they arrived, p30
160. Festive - it's not as festive, p56
161. Heartland - I was now in the rural heartland, p72
162. Infant - big enough to hold four hundred infants, p19
163. Journey - based almost entirely on cab journeys, p11
164. Network - through its network of rocky tunnels, p32
165. Stand - many places finer to stand, p54

Forbidden Fruit - Erica Spindler 12/31
166. Cards - all the cards she'd been dealt, p400
167. Exchange - the horrible ones we exchanged, p225
168. Merry - We'd all have a merry Christmas, p241
169. Ribbon - with lace, ribbons and bows, p69
170. Thankful - so thankful for her support, p281

Steam & Sorcery - Cindy Spencer Pape 12/31
171. Elves - believe in fairies and elves, p83
172. Faith - I have faith in your recuperative abilities, p181
173. Heart - finding its moldering black heart, p9
174. Homeward - through the rainy streets, homeward, p90
175. Music Box - his mother's music box, p33
176. Ornaments - remove all fragile ornaments, p33

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Farm to Table Challenge

Duration: June 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015

READ: 110/110

Harvest
✔Pomegranate
11/11

P: Never Less Than a Lady - Mary Jo Putney 6/4
O: On the Hunt - anthology 6/26
M: Sparks Fly - Katie MacAlister 6/15
E: Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter 6/12
G: The Girl Next Door - Jack Ketchum 6/2
R: Don't Tell - Karen Rose 6/6
A: Angel Fire - L.A. Weatherly 6/13
N: Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale - Christine Warren 6/9
A: Ashfall - Mike Mullen 6/21
T: The Turtle-Girl from East Pukapuka - Cole Alpaugh 6/3
E: Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3


✔Yukon Gold
9/9

Y: Shades of Blood - Samantha Young 9/20
U: Untamed Highlander - Donna Grant 6/18
K: Sex and the Single Earl - Vanessa Kelly 6/20
O: One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin 6/29
N: Night Falls on the Wicked - Sharie Kohler 7/13

G: The Girl Most Likely To... - Susan Donovan 6/14
O: On the Prowl - Christine Warren 8/4
L: Last Breath - Mariah Stewart 6/16
D: Dearly Devoted Dexter - Jeff Lindsay 6/13


The Tools
✔Irrigation Line
14/14

I: It Had to Be You - Jill Shalvis 6/8
R: Spirit and Dust - Rosemary Clement-Moore 6/30
R: The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley 6/25
I: Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy 6/7
G: The Darkest Craving - Gena Showalter 6/27
A: Vampire in Atlantis - Alyssa Day 6/28
T: The King of Attolia - Megan Walen Turner 6/10
I: Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews 6/23
O: Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21
N: Nowhere Near Respectable - Mary Jo Putney 7/31

L: The Crafty Teddy - John Lamb 6/15
I: I, Alex Cross - James Patterson 7/8
N: No Longer a Gentleman - Mary Jo Putney 8/30
E: The Broken Hearts Club - Ethan Black 7/8


✔Hoe
3/3

H: Hostage - Kay Hooper 6/6
O: On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn 9/25
E: Guardian of the Horizon - Elizabeth Peters 7/31


Farm Equipment
✔Combine
7/7

C: Fugitive - Cheryl Brooks 6/8
O: Oceanborne - Katherine Irons 10/22
M: Midnight Come Again - Dana Stabenow 6/19
B: Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher 6/1
I: The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17
N: Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death - Denise Swanson 9/15
E: The Serpent on the Crown - Elizabeth Peters 8/22


✔Tractor
7/7

T: Dire Needs - Stephanie Tyler 7/9
R: Back to You - Robin Kaye 7/14
A: Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis 7/5
C: Drive Me Wild - Christine Warren 7/11
T: Tongue In Chic - Christina Dodd 7/12
O: Crazy Thing Called Love - Molly O'Keefe 11/26
R: Chill - Stephanie Rowe 7/9


Pest Control
✔Diatomaceous Earth
17/17

D: Bound to a Warrior - Donna Fletcher 6/30
I: The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles 8/3
A: Heart of Atlantis - Alyssa Day 8/11
T: The Golden Dragon - Tianna Xander 7/12
O: One Heart to Win - Johanna Lindsey 12/16
M: My Soul to Keep - Sharie Kohler 6/29
A: Are You Scared Yet? - Hunter Morgan 8/19
C: Caring Is Creepy - David Zimmerman 7/10
E: Evertrue - Brodi Ashton 9/29
O: One Dance with a Duke - Tessa Dare 12/27
U: White Wedding - Ursula Sinclair 8/11
S: The Sum of All Kisses - Julia Quinn 6/29

E: Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23
A: And One Last Thing ... - Molly Harper 8/27
R: Bite Marks - Jennifer Rardin 7/16
T: The Thirteenth House - Sharon Shinn 8/7
H: His Carnal Need - Ruth Kerce 7/13


✔Ladybug
7/7

L: The Clockwork Teddy - John Lamb 7/7
A: Angel Fever - L.A. Weatherly 9/9
D: XO - Jeffrey Deaver 6/26
Y: You're The One - Robin Kaye 10/7
B: Black Arts - Faith Hunter 6/19
U: Up to Me - M. Leighton 3/12
G: A Grave Denied - Dana Stabenow 7/2


Types of Gardens
✔Hydroponic
10/10

H: Blood Born - Linda Howard 7/27
Y: The Monstrumologist - Rick Yancey 1/8
D: Whisper Kiss - Deborah Cooke 7/7
R: Beauty - Robin McKinley 7/22
O: Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
P: Cross Fire - James Patterson 8/5
O: Omega - Susannah Sandlin 3/24
N: Nightshine - Lynn Viehl 9/16
I: Deadlock - Iris Johansen 10/30
C: The Seductive Impostor - Janet Chapman 7/20


✔Vegetable
9/9

V: Dreamveil - Lynn Viehl 7/20
E: Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich 9/24
G: Dark Taste of Rapture - Gena Showalter 7/19
E: Tomb of the Golden Bird - Elizabeth Peters 9/28
T: A Taint In The Blood - Dana Stabenow 8/10
A: Come Fly With Me - Addison Fox 9/19
B: A Thief In A Kilt - Sandy Blair 8/9
L: Lucky in Love - Carolyn Brown 7/22
E: Everywhere She Turns - Debra Webb 11/3


Other Necessities
✔Mulch
5/5

M: Shaman Rises - C.E. Murphy 7/23
U: Uncorked - Lois Greiman 12/5
L: Loved By a Warrior - Donna Fletcher 7/26
C: Slay It with Flowers - Kate Collins 8/9
H: Show and Tell - Jasmine Haynes 8/17


✔Shaker
6/6

S: Shadow Highlander - Donna Grant 7/29
H: The Big Dirt Nap - Rosemary Harris 8/17
A: Animal Magnetism - Jill Shalvis 9/25
K: Vampire Mine - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/2
E: The Grand Finale - Janet Evanovich 11/8
R: Bitten in Two - JenniferRardin 8/31


✔Worms
5/5

W: A Warrior's Promise - Donna Fletcher 8/27
O: Once in a Lifetime - Jill Shalvis 8/24
R: Redemption - Susannah Sandlin 8/24
M: The Mage in Black - Jaye Wells 8/28
S: Sexiest Vampire Alive - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/31


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Life's A Box of Chocolates

Duration: October 15, 2014 - October 14, 2015

READ: 109/109

Vegetable: Spicy: Cinnamon:
V: The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/18
E: Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23
G: The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 10/29
E: Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland 11/24
T: Thunder Moon - Lori Handeland 12/15
A: The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry 10/25
B: Bizarre Life of Sydney Sedrick - Mandi Casey 10/19
L: A Lot Like Love - Julie James 11/15
E: The Exiled Queen - Cinda Williams Chima 11/28

S: Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips 11/22
P: A River in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 11/23
I: Live to See Tomorrow - Iris Johansen 12/4
C: The City and the City - China Miéville 11/21
Y: The Monstrumologist - Rick Yancey 1/8

C: Should've Known Better - Cassandra Carr 11/29
I: If There Be Dragons - Kay Hooper 12/18
N: North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24
N: The Butterfly Farm - Diane Noble 11/25
A: Just In Time - Addison Fox 12/8
M: The Ranger - Monica McCarty 11/30
O: Oceanborne - Katherine Irons 10/22
N: Nightbred - Lynn Viehl 12/2

Caramel: Dulce de Leche
C: Cross My Heart - James Patterson 12/19
A: Carnal Sin - Allison Brennan 12/11
R: The Six Sacred Stones - Matthew Reilly 10/21
A: Always Dakota - Debbie Macomber 12/24
M: The Host - Stephanie Meyer 11/30
E: Street of the Five Moons - Elizabeth Peters 12/12
L: Big Sky Country - Linda Lael Miller 11/23

D: The Darkest Facts - Gena Showalter 11/24
U: Uncorked - Lois Greiman 12/5
L: Lost - Gary Devon 11/15
C: Blue Dragon - Kylie Chan 11/19
E: Ember's Kiss - Deborah Cooke 12/12

D: The Highlander's Forbidden Bride - Donna Fletcher 10/19
E: The Crossing Places - Elly Griffiths 12/13

L: Love Is All You Need - Lori Devoti 12/22
E: The Duke Is Mine - Eloisa James 12/26
C: The Dragon Legion Collection - Deborah Cooke 12/29
H: Hungry Like a Wolf - Christine Warren 12/17
E: Chilled - Kendra Elliot 1/21


Sweet: Vanilla Cake
S: Still Waters - Tami Hoag 12/23
W: Whisper To The Blood - Dana Stabenow 10/15
E: Ritual Magic - Eileen Wilks 3/11
E: Buried - Kendra Elliot 3/17
T: Devil Without a Cause - Terri Garey 12/14

V: Nightbound - Lynn Viehl 12/6
A: Baby, I'm Yours - Susan Andersen 12/20
N: Biting Bad - Chloe Neill 12/5
I: Clean Sweep - Ilona Andrews 1/6
L: Love You More - Lisa Gardner 12/24
L: Lie With Me - Stephanie Tyler 12/27
A: Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan 1/6

C: Bombshell - Catherine Coulter 1/16
A: Moloka'i - Alan Brennert 1/18
K: Dark Skye - Kresley Cole 2/10
E: Endsinger - Jay Kristoff 3/18

Alaska Wild Berry
A: Light My Fire - G.A. Aiken 1/5
L: A Trouble of Fools - Linda Barnes 12/26
A: Captured by the Pirate Laird - Amy Jarecki 2/25
S: Though Not Dead - Dana Stabenow 12/31
K: 77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9
A: Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter 3/3

W: What Angels Fear - C.S. Harris 10/15
I: Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews 1/15
L: Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch 1/11
D: Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline 10/16

B: The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness 10/28
E: Echo - J.K. Accinni 5/5
R: Rescue My Heart - Jill Shalvis 11/30
R: Rumor Has It - Jill Shalvis 12/14
Y: [Yuki,char]Unlucky 13 - James Patterson 5/17

Chocolatier Australia
C: Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
H: The Hawk - Monica McCarty 10/26
O: Crazy Thing Called Love - Molly O'Keefe 11/26
C: A Bone to Pick - Charlaine Harris 1/11
O: One Heart to Win - Johanna Lindsey 12/16
L: The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4
A: A Tale Of Two Dragons - G.A. Aiken 2/2
T: Trick of the Light - Rob Thurman 12/21
I: If You Give a Rake a Ruby - Shana Galen 2/22
E: The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths 5/10
R: Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs 12/31

A: Dead Case in Deadwood - Ann Charles 2/8
U: Up to Me - M. Leighton 3/12
S: Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 1/19
T: Taken by the Cowboy - Julianne MacLean 12/28
R: Devil Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/21
A: Absolution - Susannah Sandlin 2/5
L: Lucky Stiff - Deborah Coonts 2/16
I: Revenant - Larissa Ione 3/14
A: Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 2/17

Guylian
G: Finders-Seekers - Gayle Greeno 10/17
U: Unmade - Sarah Rees Brennan 3/25
Y: You Can't Hide - Karen Rose 2/7
L: Maiden Rock - Mary Logue 12/28
I: If He's Sinful - Hannah Howell 3/20
A: Antiques Flee Market - Barbara Allan 2/4
N: A Night Too Dark - Dana Stabenow 12/9

Perugina
P: Playing to Win - Jaci Burton 3/4
E: Shadowglass - Erica Hayes 5/18
R: Restless In The Grave - Dana Stabenow 1/28
U: [Madeline Usher, char]The Fall - Bethany Griffin 5/10
G: Flirting with Forever - Gwyn Cready 12/13
I: If He's Wild - Hannah Howell 3/31
N: Wild Things - Chloe Neill 12/31
A: Shaedes of Gray - Amanda Bonilla 2/8

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

The Twelve Towers Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2015

READ: 64/78

12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date) ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. No Way Back - Andrew Gross (from library Oct 18) 10/19/13
✔2. Split Second - Catherine Coulter (from library Oct 17) 10/25/13
✔3. Grave Surprise - Charlaine Harris (from library Oct 26) 10/30/143
✔4. Silencing Eve - Iris Johansen (from library Nov 11) 11/16/13
✔5. Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff (from library Nov 1) 11/13/13
✔6. Seeing a Large Cat - Elizabeth Peters (from library Nov 10) 11/23/13
✔7. The Line Between Here and Gone - Andrea Kane (from library Nov 30) 12/6/13
✔8. Thankless in Death - J.D Robb (from library Dec 6) 12/12/13
✔9. The Stranger You Know - Andrea Kane (from library in April) 4/10/14
✔10. Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon (purchased in April) 5/23/14
✔11. Black Arts - Faith Hunter (purchased in May) 6/19/14
✔12. Spirit and Dust - Rosemary Clement-Moore (library on June 29) 6/30/14


11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these)
1. The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
✔2. Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell 10/10/13
3. Simply Unforgettable - Mary Balogh
✔4. A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold 3/28/14
✔5. The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - Gordon Dahlquist 3/7/15
6. The Hollow Hills - Mary Stewart
✔7. Dragonflight - Anne McCaffrey 4/27/14
8. Assassin's Quest - Robin Hobb
9. The Kingdom of Gods - J.K. Nemisin
✔10. Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews 2/23/14
11. Shadow Magic - Jaida Jones


10 books you randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go or pre-choose)
✔1. The Girl Next Door - Jack Ketchum 6/2/14
✔2. Fugitive - Cheryl Brooks 6/8/14
✔3. Sex and the Single Earl - Vanessa Kelly 6/20/14
✔4. Some Kind Of Fairy Tale - Graham Joyce 8/22/14
✔5. Lost - Gary Devon 11/15/14
✔6. The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4/15
✔7. Gypsy Brothers Series-Books 1-7 - Lili St. Germain 3/12/15
8.
9.
10.


9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Fall of Night - Rachel Caine (#14) 10/5/13
✔2. Hunted - P.C. Cast (#5) 10/5/13
✔3. Raven Calls - C.E. Murphy (#7) 10/6/13
✔4. Healing the Highlander - Melissa Mayhue (#7) 10/7/13
✔5. Grave Secrets - Kathy Reichs (#5) 10/8/13
✔6. Gunmetal Magic - Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels spin-off) 10/25
✔7. Affliction - Laurell K. Hamilton (#22) 11/9
✔8. Time Untime - Sherrilyn Kenyon (#23) 11/10
✔9. The Far West - Patricia Wrede (trilogy conclusion) 11/9


8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case. ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Magic Gifts - Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels 5.4) 10/26/13
✔2. The End of the World - Derek Landy (Skulduggery Pleasant 6.5) 1/12/14
✔3. Have Stakes, Will Travel - Faith Hunter (Jane Yellowrock 4.5) 3/16/14
✔4. Under the Mistletoe - Jill Shalvis (Lucky Harbor 6.5) 5/25/14
✔5. Wrong Side of Hell - Juliana Stone (League of Guardians 0.5) 5/26/14
✔6. To Hell and Back - Juliana Stone (League of Guardians 1.5) 5/27/14
✔7. On the Hunt - anthology (4 short stories) 6/26/14
✔8. Zuri's Zargonnii Warrior - C.L. Scholey (144 pages) 7/26


7 books that everyone seems to have read but you
1. Divergent - Veronica Roth
2. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking - Susan Cain
✔3. Hounded - Kevin Hearne 4/28/14
✔4. The City and the City - China Miéville 11/21/14
✔5. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkein 2/26/15
✔6. Ashfall - Mike Mullen 6/21/14
✔7. Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 1/19/15


6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date) ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Reaver - Larissa Ione (released 12/17/13) 1/5/14
✔2. Hollow City - Ransom Riggs (released 1/14/14) 2/20/14
✔3. Dark Wolf - Christine Feehan (released 1/7/14) 3/4/14
✔4. Concealed in Death - J.D. Robb (released 2/17/14) 3/19/14
✔5. Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop (released 3/4/14) 4/5/14
✔6. The King- J.R. Ward (released 4/1/14) 4/8/14


5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads
✔1. Letters from Skye: A Novel - Jessica Brockmole 10/30/14
✔2. Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21/14
✔3. Mind Fuck - Manna Francis 3/21/15
✔4. Bees in the Butterfly Garden - Maureen Lang 5/17/15
5.


4 books that you started but never finished
1. The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
✔2. The Host - Stephanie Meyer 11/30/14
✔3. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke (415/782 pages) DNF 4/13/14
4.


3 books that you've already read before ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters (read 10/30/12) 1/22/14
✔2. Guardian of the Horizon - Elizabeth Peters (read 2009) 7/31/14
✔3. The Serpent on the Crown - Elizabeth Peters (read 2010) 8/22/14


2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4/14
✔2. The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley 4/2/14


1 book that intimidates you ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. The Terror - Dan Simmons (960 pages) 10/23/13

[Barbara ★]

August Slide Maze


Moves:
✔U ~ Bring on the Night - Jeri Smith-Ready ~ 4 words 8/21
✔R ~ Ubik - Phillip Dick ~ 4 letters 8/9
✔R ~ Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin ~ 24 letters 8/23
✔R ~ Twice Tempted by a Rogue - Tessa Dare ~ 20 letters 8/19
✔R ~ Blood Games - Chloe Neill ~ 10 letters 8/17
✔R ~ Chain of Illusions - Boone Brux ~ 16 letters 8/7
✔R ~ Ubik - Phillip Dick ~ 4 letters 8/9
✔U ~ The Escape- David Baldacci ~ 2 words 8/21
✔U ~ Book Clubbed - Lorna Barrett ~ 2 words 8/8
✔R ~ Deadtown - Nancy Holzner ~ 8 letters 8/11
✔U ~ Dark Hunger - Sarah Reinke ~ 2 words 8/15
✔U ~ Nauti Temptress - Lora Leigh ~ 2 words 8/12
✔L ~ Abandon the Night - Joss Ware ~ 15 letters 8/21

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

The Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder Squad Reading Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2013 - ??
Level: Lead Homicide Detective

READ: 46/50

Amateur Sleuth COMPLETE!
✔1. Aunt Dimity's Death - Nancy Atherton 9/8
✔2. Aunt Dimity and the Duke - Nancy Atherton 10/6


Aristocratic Detective (British gentry)
✔1. What Angels Fear - C.S. Harris 10/15
2.


Caper COMPLETE!
✔1. Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9
✔2. Unscrewed - Lois Greiman 2/17


Cozy Mystery COMPLETE!
✔1. A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber 10/30
✔2. Ink Flamingos - Karen Olson 9/17


Culinary Mystery COMPLETE!
✔1. Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 3/20
✔2. A Brisket, a Casket - Delia Rosen 8/13


Double Act COMPLETE!
✔1. Hour Game - David Baldacci 1/30
✔2. The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine 1/31


FBI/CIA/ATF COMPLETE!
✔1. Split Second - Catherine Coulter 10/25
✔2. Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9


Forensic Specialist COMPLETE!
✔1. The Bone Bed - Patricia Cornwell 10/28
✔2. Grave Secrets - Kathy Reichs 10/8


Futuristic COMPLETE!
✔1. Thankless in Death - J.D Robb 12/12
✔2. Concealed in Death - J.D. Robb 3/19


Historical Mystery COMPLETE!
✔1. The Snake, the Crocodile & the Dog - Elizabeth Peters 8/13
✔2. The Seventh Sinner - Elizabeth Peters 8/28


Legal COMPLETE!
✔1. Guilty as Sin - Tami Hoag 10/13
✔2. Sleight of Hand - Phillip Margolin 12/27


Medical COMPLETE!
✔1. Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow 1/3
✔2. Blood Lies - Daniel Kalla 10/3


Missing Person Mystery COMPLETE!
✔1. Unwanted - Kristina Ohlsson 8/21
✔2. P is for Peril - Sue Grafton 8/2


Noir COMPLETE!
✔1. The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17
✔2. The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler 8/16


Paranormal Mystery COMPLETE!
✔1. Blood Rites - Jim Butcher 10/29
✔2. Who Do, Voodoo? - Rochelle Staab 10/13


Police Procedural COMPLETE!
✔1. Four Blind Mice - James Patterson 3/16
✔2. 12th of Never - James Patterson 9/26


Private Eye COMPLETE!
✔1. R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton 10/4
✔2. W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton 2/8


Professional Sleuth COMPLETE!
✔1. Blood Will Tell - Dana Stabenow 4/19
✔2. Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher 6/1


Proprietor Mysteries COMPLETE!
✔1. Slay It with Flowers - Kate Collins 8/9
✔2. Little Shop of Homicide - Denise Swanson 10/22


Romantic Suspense COMPLETE!
✔1. Kiss Me, Kill Me - Maggie Shayne 9/13
✔2. Last Breath - Mariah Stewart 6/16


Rooting for the Bad Guy COMPLETE!
✔1. Dearly Devoted Dexter - Jeff Lindsay 6/13
✔2. The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington 10/1


Sci-Fi
✔1. The City and the City - China Miéville 11/21
2.


Scotland Yard (British)
1.
2.

Thriller COMPLETE!
✔1. The Hit - David Baldacci 12/23
✔2. You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz 2/20


Technothriller COMPLETE!
✔1. Sandstorm - James Rollins 8/26
✔2. Deep Six - Clive Cussler 8/23

[Barbara ★]

October Urban Legends Challenge

READ: 8/8

✔Express Train to Hell
Read a book that has a train in the cover, or that is set in a train or involves traveling. Or read a book where the main character spends some time in hell or equivalent. You can also read a book where a character is trying to save his soul or where a pact or deal with the devil or a demon lord is made.
Fingersmith - Sarah Waters 10/8

✔Black Dog of Hanging Hills
Read a book with a black dog on the cover. Or that has Joy or Sorrow or Death in the title (synonyms will work too). You can also read a book with a legend/myth about a black dog or an omen of death.
Waking Evil - Kylie Brant (Red Mist portends death) 10/16

✔White Lady
Read a book with a white dress on the cover. Or where the main character is looking for a missing person. You can also read a book where the main character distrust men in general.
Butterfly - Kathryn Harvey 10/17

✔Vanishing Hitchhiker
Read a book where the main character can see or interact with ghosts. Or read a book about traveling in a desert road or that involves hitchhiking. You can also read a book where someone just vanish without explanation.
Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews 10/9

✔The Spider Bite
Read a book with the words "Spider" or "Bite" (related words count too) in the title. Or with a character known as "the spider" or where a character bites people.
Ruthless Game - Christine Feehan 10/29

✔Alligators in the Sewers
Read a book where someone has an unusual pet. Or that has an alligator in the story or on the cover or title. Or read a book where the main character has to take a trip to the sewers.
Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood - Ann Charles (m.c. has a chicken) 10/18

✔Sasquatch
Read a book with a furry creature that supposedly doesn’t exist (a sasquatch, a werewolf or another type of shapeshifter). Or read a book set in Alaska or Canada or within a forest area.
Wulfe Untamed - Pamela Palmer (werewolf) 10/4

✔The Fatal Hairdo
Read a book with a character that spends a lot of time taking care of his/her appearance. Or that the character is always trying the easier/faster way of achieving something. You can also read a book with a bug infestation or that has a bug on title or cover.
Rock Chick Redemption - Kristen Ashley 10/1

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Baby Got Book
Duration: November 1, 2014 - October 31, 2015

READ: 22/13

1. A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin (1125 pages)
✔2. Written in My Own Heart's Blood - Diana Gabaldon (825 pages) 12/23
✔3. The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - Gordon Dahlquist (760 pages) 3/7
✔4. The Host - Stephanie Meyer (620 pages) 11/30
✔5. The Exiled Queen - Cinda Williams Chima (586 pages) 11/28
✔6. Blue Dragon - Kylie Chan (567 pages) 11/19
✔7. Cross My Heart - James Patterson (544 pages) 12/19
✔8. The Pyramid Of Doom - Andy McDermott (496 pages) 11/7
✔9. The Map of Time - Felix Palma (613 pages) 4/18
✔10. Last Stand of Dead Men - Derek Landy (604 pages) 3/16
✔11. The Gray Wolf Throne - Cinda Williams Chima (517 pages) 3/28
✔12. Shadow Scale - Rachel Hartman (608 pages) 4/17
✔13. The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones - Jack Wolf (560 pages) 4/28
✔14. City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare (725 pages) 5/17
✔15. The Crimson Crown - Cinda Williams Chima (598 pages) 5/22
✔16. The Dying of the Light - Derek Landy (605 pages) 5/25
✔17. Heir of Fire - Sarah Maas (562 pages) 9/13
✔18. Crave - J.R. Ward (454 pages) 9/27
✔19. Tall, Dark & Heartless - R.L. Mathewson (470 pages) 9/29
✔20. Fifty Shades Freed - E.L. James (579 pages) 10/6
✔21. Fingersmith - Sarah Waters (582 pages) 10/8
✔22. Butterfly - Kathryn Harvey (544 pages) 10/17
✔23. Queen of Shadows - Sarah J. Maas (648 pages) 10/27

[Barbara ★]

2015 New 2 U Authors
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2015

[January]
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]
Antiques Flee Market - Barbara Allan 2/4 ★★
Shaedes of Gray - Amanda Bonilla 2/8 ★★★
Her Sky Cowboy - Beth Ciotta 2/13 ★★★★★
Heart of the Wolf - Terry Spear 2/13 ★★★★
Captured by the Pirate Laird - Amy Jarecki 2/25 ★★★★
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkein 2/26 ★★
Seraphina - Rachel Hartman 2/28 ★★★★★



[March]
Dr. Franklin's Island - Ann Halam 3/6 ★★★
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - Gordon Dahlquist 3/7 ★★★
SEAL of Honor - Tonya Burrows 3/10 ★★★★
Up to Me - M. Leighton 3/12 ★★★★
Gypsy Brothers Series-Books 1-7 - Lili St. Germain 3/12 ★★★
Hell on Wheels - Julie Ann Walker 3/19 ★★★★★
Mind Fuck - Manna Francis 3/21 ★★★



[April]
Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1 ★★★★
Curtain - Agatha Christie 4/2 ★★
Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4 ★★★★
The Truth of All Things - Kieran Shields 4/5 ★★★
Fatal Shadows - Josh Lanyon 4/6 ★★★
Iron House - John Hart 4/7 ★★★★
The Book of Names - Jill Gregory 4/13 ★★★
The Map of Time - Felix Palma 4/18 ★★
Cruel Beauty - Rosamund Hodge 4/19 ★★★
Kiss of Steel - Bec McMasters 4/24 ★★★★★
Sunrise at Sunset - Jaz Primo 4/25 ★★
The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones - Jack Wolf 4/28 ★★



[May]
The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern - Lilian Jackson Braun 5/2 ★★
Of Monsters and Madness - Jessica Verday 5/3 ★★★★
The Winter People - Jennifer McMahon 5/3 ★★★
Baby - J.K. Accinni 5/3 ★★★
Beware the Wild - Natalie Parker 5/4 ★★★★
Asylum - Madeleine Roux 5/5 ★★★
The Little Stranger - Sarah Waters 5/6 ★★
The Name of the Star - Maureen Johnson 5/8 ★★★
Dinner with a Vampire - Abigail Gibbs 5/10 ★★★
Bees in the Butterfly Garden - Maureen Lang 5/17 ★★★
Burial Rites - Hannah Kent 5/20 ★★★



[June]
North of Beautiful - Justina Chen 6/4 ★★★
Darkhouse - Karina Halle 6/6 ★★
Forgotten Sins - Rebecca Zanetti 6/7 ★★★★
Murder Past Due - Miranda James 6/10 ★★★
Tell the Wolves I'm Home - Carol Rifka Brunt 6/11 ★★
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber 6/14 ★★★★
Courting Disaster - Joanne Pence 6/19 ★★★
The Archived - Victoria Schwab 6/21 ★★★
Zuriel's Fate - Serena Yates 6/22 ★★★
Shield of Fire - Boone Brux 6/26 ★★★★
Pinned for Murder - Elizabeth Lynn Casey 6/29 ★★



[July]
Trail of Kisses - Merry Farmer 7/5 ★★★
HIDE Omnibus - Jax Spenser 7/6 ★★★★★
Dragon Down Under - Angela Castle 7/7 ★★★★
Fifty Shades of Alice in Wonderland - Melinda DuChamp 7/9 ★★★
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - Mary Roach 7/11 ★★★
Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor 7/22 ★★★★★
Demon's Curse - Alexa Egan 7/30 ★★★★


[August]
Caught Read-Handed - Terrie Farley Moran 8/3 ★★★
Deadly Offerings - Alexa Grace 8/9 ★★★★
Ubik - Phillip Dick 8/9 ★★
Deadtown - Nancy Holzner 8/11 ★★★
Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin 8/23 ★★
Born in Chains - Caris Roane 8/30 ★★★



[September]
Touched by an Alien - Gini Koch 9/19 ★★★★
The Dairy Queen - Allison Rushby 9/22 ★★★



[October]
The Ghost Hunter - Lori Brighton 10/19 ★★
SEVEN-X - Mike Wech 10/24 ★★


[November]
Stuck on You - Patti Berg 11/1 ★★★
Temping Is Hell - Cathy Yardley 11/21 ★★★★
Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell 11/22 ★★★
Lifelines - C.J. Lyons 11/26 ★★★
Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo 11/27 ★★★★★


[December]
Fade to Black - Morgan Kearns ★★
Protecting What's His - Tessa Bailey 12/13 ★★★★
East - Edith Pattou 12/19 ★★★★
Bad Wolf - Nele Neuhaus 12/20 ★★★★
Eve of Darkness - S.J. Day 12/22 ★★
Spell Booked - Joyce & Jim Lavene 12/23 ★★★
Beg for Mercy - Jami Alden 12/24 ★★★
Frozen - Kate Watterson 12/28 ★★★
In a Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson 12/29 ★★★


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Collect Them All Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2014 - ?

Zoo Name: Golden Menagerie

G: Written in My Own Heart's Blood - Diana Gabaldon 12/23/14
O: One Dance with a Duke - Tessa Dare 12/27/14
L: Love Is All You Need - Lori Devoti 12/22/14
D: The Dragon Legion Collection - Deborah Cooke 12/29/14
E: The Duke Is Mine - Eloisa James 12/26/14
N: Wild Things - Chloe Neill 12/31/14

M: Maiden Rock - Mary Logue 12/28/14
E: [Elizabeth] Still Waters - Tami Hoag 12/23/14
N: Blood of Tyrants - Naomi Novik 1/24/15
A: Always Dakota - Debbie Macomber 12/24/14
G: Love You More - Lisa Gardner 12/24/14
E: Chilled - Kendra Elliot 1/21/15
R: Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs 12/31/14
I: [Isabella] The Viper - Monica McCarty 12/29/14
E: [Epona] The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4/15

Region: Africa
A: [Arianrhod] Master of Craving - Karen Tabke 1/29/15
F: Water Bound - Christine Feehan 2/16/15
R: Restless In The Grave - Dana Stabenow 1/28/15
I: [In Death #39] Festive in Death - J.D. Robb 2/16/15
C: Dead Case in Deadwood - Ann Charles 2/8/15
A: Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 2/17/15


Cages (Series books in order #1,2,3,4,5,6)
1. [Highland Force 01] Captured by the Pirate Laird - Amy Jarecki 2/25
2. [The Bad Boys 02] Up to Me - M. Leighton 3/12
3. [Dead World 03] Crimson - Jordan Summers 3/16
4. [Guild Hunter 04] Archangel's Blade - Nalini Singh 3/26
5. [Deadwood 05] An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
6. [Chronicles of Nick 06] Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11

Animals
•Lion - City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare 5/17
~ (reminded her of a lion), p518
•Tiger - The Great Zoo of China - Matthew Reilly 1/2
~ (the tigers, the bears, the alligators), p71
•Bear - Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2
(a big bear, black and furry), p60
•Giraffe - Exposed - Alex Kava 6/24
~ (skinny neck and sloped shoulders reminded Tully of a giraffe), p74
•Elephant - The Collector - Nora Roberts 5/13
~ (I think they have elephants), p438
•Monkey - Crave The Night - Lara Adrian 12/25
~ (a very nice monkey suit), p169
•Zebra - Crossfire - Joann Ross 9/4
(leopard suddenly sporting neon zebra stripes), p49

Optional Features
• Popcorn Stand - Read a book that has a bright yellow cover.
Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11
• Landscaping - Read a book with flowers on the cover.
If He's Dangerous - Hannah Howell 6/21

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Region: Australia
A: Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter 3/3
U: Unmade - Sarah Rees Brennan 3/25
S: The Saint - Monica McCarty 2/28
T: Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven - Derek Landy 3/4
R: Ritual Magic - Eileen Wilks 3/11
A: About That Night - Julie James 3/3
L: Bound by Night - Larissa Ione 3/27
I: If He's Sinful - Hannah Howell 3/20
A: Angels' Flight - Nalini Singh 3/23

Cages (Series books in order #1,2,3,4,5,6)
1. [Throne of Glass 01]Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4
2. [Dave Gurney 02]Shut Your Eyes Tight - John Verdon 4/12
3. [Psy-Changeling 03]Caressed by Ice - Nalini Singh 4/15
4. [White Trash Zombie 04]How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back - Diana Rowland 4/29

Animals
•Koala - How to Run with a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper 11/27
~ (clinging to Leonard like a koala), p182
•Kangaroo - Armageddon Cometh- J.K. Accinni 5/7
~ (and even a kangaroo), p54
•Dingo - In a Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson 12/29
~ (when a white dingo hunter), p192
•Emu - Library of Souls - Ransom Riggs 1/3
~ (the emu-raff's long face), p33

Optional Features
• Landscaping - Read a book where the main character is a gardener or cares for a garden.
Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber 9/6
• Specialized Animal Caretaker - Read a book where a main character is a vet.
Hope Flames - Jaci Burton 9/4

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Region: House Pets
H: Dr. Franklin's Island - Ann Halam 3/6
O: Omega - Susannah Sandlin 3/24
U: [Madeline Usher]The Fall - Bethany Griffin 5/10
S: Sapphires Are an Earl's Best Friend - Shana Galen 3/1
E: Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy 4/5

P: Playing to Win - Jaci Burton 3/4
E: Buried - Kendra Elliot 3/17
T: Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
S: Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman 3/1

Cages (Series books in order #1,2,3,4,5,6)
1. [Goodnight Family] Texas Gothic - Rosemary Clement-Moore 5/9
2. [Matt Cruse]Skybreaker - Kenneth Oppel 5/15
3. [McCabe Trilogy]Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks 6/6
4. [Da Vinci Time Travel]The Mists of Time - Susan Squires 6/9
5. [FBI/U.S. Attorney]It Happened One Wedding - Julie James 6/27
6. [Play By Play]One Sweet Ride - Jaci Burton 6/6
7. [Cat Star Chronicles]Virgin - Cheryl Brooks 9/25
8. [Psy/Changeling] Bonds of Justice - Nalini Singh 9/28
9. [Psy/Changeling] Play of Passion - Nalini Singh 10/28

Animals
•Cat - A Potion to Die For - Heather Blake 1/21
~ (gave the two cats belly rubs), p50
•Dog - All I Want - Jill Shalvis 1/12
~ (the gray one climbed up the big dog), p124
•Bird - Heart of Iron - Bec McMasters 2/6
~ (Will could parrot things back), p139
•Hamster - Big Sky Wedding - Linda Lael Miller 11/8
~ (a chance to get off the hamster wheel), p160
•Rabbit - Envy - J.R. Ward 10/31
~ (in the rabbit maze of wards), p121
•Fish - Stuck on You - Patti Berg 11/1
~ (flick the little gold fish), p292
•Snake - Krampus: The Yule Lord - Brom 11/18
~ (all manner of dried creatures: frogs, lizards, snakes), p210
•Ferret - Eighth Grave After Dark - Darynda Jones 1/18
~ (we tried to train that ferret), p224
•Mouse - Aunt Dimity Goes West - Nancy Atherton 11/3
~ (the sort of meek little mouse), p69

Optional Features
• Popcorn Stand - Read a book with "Pop", "Corn", or "Stand" in the title or a book that has a bright yellow cover.
Brighter Than the Sun - Darynda Jones 1/30

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continued...


Region: Under the Sea
U: Unlucky 13 - James Patterson 5/17
N: Night Broken - Patricia Briggs 3/30
D: The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - Gordon Dahlquist 3/7
E: Echo - J.K. Accinni 5/5
R: Spider Bones - Kathy Reichs 3/22

T: The Truth of All Things - Kieran Shields 4/5
H: The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkein 2/26
E: The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths 5/10

S: Seraphina - Rachel Hartman 2/28
E: Shadowglass - Erica Hayes 5/18
A: The Mad, Bad Duke - Jennifer Ashley 3/31

Cages
1. [Gilded Legacy]Bees in the Butterfly Garden - Maureen Lang 5/17
2. [Ripple Creek Werewolf]Beneath a Darkening Moon - Keri Arthur 5/23
3. [Stormwalker]Shadow Walker - Allyson James 5/28
4. [FBI/US Attorney]Love Irresistibly - Julie James 5/27
5. [Play By Play]Thrown by a Curve - Jaci Burton 6/3
6. [Guild Hunter]Archangel's Legion - Nalini Singh 6/19
7. [Psy-Changeling]Blaze of Memory - Nalini Singh 8/31

Animals
•Fish - Stuck on You - Patti Berg 11/1
(the scent of rainbow and cutthroat trout), p47
•Shark - Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo 11/27
~ (no different than the shark teeth), p147
•Dolphin - Courting Carolina - Janet Chapman 9/12
(trying to spot whales and dolphins), p38
•Whale - Virgin - Cheryl Brooks 9/25
(one giant whale of an orgasm), p83
•Sea Otter - The Reawakened - Jeri Smith-Ready 11/8
~ (that he was fox, horse, butterfly or otter), p26
•Turtle - The Red Hotel - Graham Masterton 12/5
~ (eyes as black and hooded as a turtle), p44
•Frog - Savage Nature - Christine Feehan 9/5
(frogs and insects going silent), p3

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Region: Creepy Crawly
C: Candy Cane Murder - Joanna Fluke 2/26
R: The Recruit - Monica McCarty 3/27
E: Everything for Us - M. Leighton 5/25
E: [Ewen Lamont]The Hunter - Monica McCarty 5/26
P: Phantasm - Phaedra Weldon 3/29
Y: You Don't Know Jack - Erin McCarthy 6/13

C: Crimson - Jordan Summers 3/16
R: The Search - Nora Roberts 4/9
A: Archangel's Storm - Nalini Singh 4/30
W: West of Want - Laura Kaye 3/21
L: Fatal Shadows - Josh Lanyon 4/6
Y: Zuriel's Fate - Serena Yates 6/22

Cages
1. [Bringer and the Bane]Shield of Fire - Boone Brux 6/26
2. [Pyte/Sentinel]Without Regret - R.L. Mathewson 6/5
3. [McCabe Trilogy]Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks 6/6
4. [Da Vinci Time Travel]The Mists of Time - Susan Squires 6/9
5. [FBI/U.S.Attorney]It Happened One Wedding - Julie James 6/27
6. [Maggie O'Dell]Exposed - Alex Kava 6/24
7. [Guild Hunter]Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2
8. [Booktown Mystery]Book Clubbed - Lorna Barrett 8/8

Animals
•Spider - Heir of Fire - Sarah Maas 9/13
(a spider with a fly in it's web), p55
•Ant - Vixen 03 - Clive Cussler 1/14
(he brushed away a bagrant ant), p424
•Mosquito - The Highlander Next Door - Janet Chapman 12/2
~ (I've had worse mosquito bites), p93
•Cockroach - Chained by Night - Larissa Ione 9/19
(make that cockroach stop breathing), p30
•Fly - Warrior's Curse - Alexa Egan 9/15
(faster than a fly on cake), p45
•Beetle - Bad Wolf - Nele Neuhaus 12/20
~ (helpless on her back like a beetle), p226
•Moth - The Night Sister - Jennifer McMahon 1/13
~ (it was a luna moth), p111
•Butterfly - Fifty Shades Freed - E.L. James 10/6
(suddenly there are butterflies in my stomach), p68

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Region: Paranormal
P: Flesh and Blood - Patricia Cornwell 4/10
A: Armageddon Outta Here - Derek Landy 4/26
R: Revenant - Larissa Ione 3/14
A: Asylum - Madeleine Roux 5/5
N: Visions of Heat - Nalini Singh 3/29
O: Wild Child - Molly O'Keefe 4/26
R: The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater 4/17
M: Warrior's Redemption - Melissa Mayhue 3/22
A: Baby - J.K. Accinni 5/3
L: Last Stand of Dead Men - Derek Landy 3/16

Cages
1. [Of Monsters and Madness]Of Monsters and Madness - Jessica Verday 5/3
2. [Black Knights]In Rides Trouble - Julie Ann Walker 5/26
3. [Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences]Dawn's Early Light - Pip Ballantine 6/18
4. [Booktown Mystery]Chapter and Hearse - Lorna Barrett 6/18
5. [Wherlocke] If He's Tempted - Hannah Howell 7/5
6. [Feral Warriors] Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28
7. [Wherlocke 06]If He's Daring - Hannah Howell 8/9
~ [Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy 01] Dark Witch - Nora Roberts 8/8
8. [Animal Magnetism 06]Still the One - Jill Shalvis 8/13
~ [Rock Chick 02]Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley 8/15
9. [Zoe Martinique 05] Geist - Phaedra Weldon 8/26
~ [Harper Connelly 04] Grave Secret - Charlaine Harris 8/24
10. [Cat Star Chronicles 06]Hero - Cheryl Brooks 8/29
~ [Jeremy Logan 04]The Forgotten Room - Lincoln Child 9/25
11. [Highland Guard 09]The Arrow - Monica McCarty 9/21
~ [World of Nighwalkers 02]Forever - Jacquelyn Frank 9/23
12. [Leopard People 06]Leopard's Prey - Christine Feehan 9/26
~ [Deadwood 06]Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood - Ann Charles 10/18
13. [Throne of Glass 04] Queen of Shadows - Sarah J. Maas 10/27
~ [Ghostwalkers 09] Ruthless Game - Christine Feehan 10/29

Animals
•Zombie - Night Resurrected - Joss Ware 11/30
~ (the damn zombies were coming), p14
•Vampire - The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires - Molly Harper 1/26
~ (glamours life of the Hollow's only vampire concierge), p3
•Werewolf - Lost Highlander - Cassidy Cayman 1/16
~ (if a werewolf came tearing out of the forest), p84
•Were-creature - Dragonbane - Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/15
~ (laughed at the female were-bear's quick humor), p10
•Alien - Flames of Arousal - Ruth Kerce 11/1
(brought to some alien world), p45
•Fairy - Steam & Sorcery - Cindy Spencer Pape 12/31
~ (believe in fairies and elves), p83
•Wizard - Saint Odd - Dean Koontz 1/17
~ (that sorcerers and wizards), p117
•Demon - The Young Elites - Marie Lu 1/11
~ (as a red-eyed demon lunges out fro the wall), p249
•Monster - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor 12/26
~ (at the mention of monsters), p8
•Angel - Boundless - Cynthia Hand 11/29
~ (wait, wasn't he the angel who told Angela), p42
•Devil - Dark Ruby - Lisa Jackson 1/20
~ (Idelle is no devil), p31
•Dragon - The Enchantment Emporium - Tanya Huff 12/12
~ (we've got dragons), p80
•Merperson - Waterborne - Katherine Irons 12/5
~ (I've become some sort of mermaid), p74

CHALLENGE COMPLETE