TART Challenge - Round 3 - The Loitering Layabouts (7)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Thanks everyone - we have a crazy busy day today with cattle and a community event, so the shorter book (that is, not 300pp) is appreciated :)

***edit***
My other choices I was thinking on were 18 hours or 13 hours: my choice is half that time ;)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Task 3 - Selection
Read +1,000pp as a team, books MPG Romance + Contemporary

Shipping the Captain (first edition)
- name then updated to Captain Silver Fox
Pages: 216 Kindle 1st Ed
Qualification: MPG Romance > MM Romance (x21) + Contemporary (x7)

[*book:Shipping the Captain|50855142]

[Shannon]

Task 2 Completion Post
1000 Pages MPG Contemporary Romance


Curiosity by Carly Marie
Pages: 377
Qualification: MPG Romance 15x, MPG Contemporary 4x
Read: 3/19/21
Rating: ★★★★

Watching Logan and Trent torture themselves in this book was a painful thing to witness. They were almost perfect for each other. Enter Aiden, the compliment to both of them making the perfect triad. This book was smoking hot and super sweet. Not too kinky, not too angsty, just the perfect blend of all things sexy!! Loving this series.

[*book:Curiosity|54258463]

[Donna]

TASK 3: COMPLETION POST
Read 1000 pages tagged romance and contemporary.


Starting From the Top Starting From series #5 by Lane Hayes
310 pgs/GR Finished 3/20 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tagged x6 times for Romance
Tagged x4 times for Contemporary

[ bookcover:Starting From the Top|56326575]

By far, my favorite in the series... my Granny always said, "watch out for the quiet ones!" *grin*

This has been an enjoyable series and we were lucky enough to have the best for last... IMHO! Sean and Johnny just clicked! Their lives didn't mesh... their lifestyles were miles apart... but, somehow it was just meant to be!

Of course, Penny and Parker added a different dimension to the whole feel of the story and then there were the times I even had to wipe a tear or two... good job, Ms. Hayes!

I am sure that I will be reading more from this author in the near future! ;D

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

I’ll finish my book in the morning 😊 (in 16 hours or so) I hav an hour left..

We are off to an Ag Show AGM (annual general meeting) & dinner so no more reading today.

[Lisa]

Task 3 completion post
Read 1000 pages tagged romance and contemporary.

Mahu Fire
308 pages
Date read: 3/20/21
4 stars
How it fits: tagged x15 times contemporary and x9 romance on mpg.

Its taken me a long time to start reading this series but it is getting better and better with each book.
I like how we have alot about Kimo's home life and family as well as the mystery.
This time Kimo starts to see a fireman called Mike and its an issue because Mike is so far in the closet it will be interesting to see how it pans out.

[Lisa]

So, I am going to wait until the task tomorrow to see if I can fit it in with this week's PtP.

Today is Scavenger Hunt business. Got to get the team threads up, finish the April bonus and oh yeah, think up the 48 bingo topics for the April round.

[Donna]

Lisa wrote: "So, I am going to wait until the task tomorrow to see if I can fit it in with this week's PtP.

Today is Scavenger Hunt business. Got to get the team threads up, finish the April bonus and oh yeah,..."

Don't forget to add a bubble bath to your nice relaxing day! *snort* LOL!!!

Armie, Lexzi, and I are planning her daddy's birthday party that we are having tomorrow! There are cupcakes to be baked... I feel that my day may be a tad bit more fun than yours... sorry! :'(

[Shannon]

Today I have to....clean something? Buy something? Ooooh, I'm going to Whole Paycheck (Whole Foods) to shop for my daughter. There, I have something to do too!!

[Donna]

Shannon wrote: "Today I have to....clean something? Buy something? Ooooh, I'm going to Whole Paycheck (Whole Foods) to shop for my daughter. There, I have something to do too!!"

Aww, look at us being overacheivers! *snort* LOL!!!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

My main aim today was to wake up without a huge kangaroo dent in our car! 4 hour return trip to a dinner - watching out for roos the whole way. (We haven't yet put our bullbar on the car which will help with frontal impacts at least.) ...Job achieved.

And now we load cattle and I finish my book!

[Donna]

Jane (PS) wrote: "My main aim today was to wake up without a huge kangaroo dent in our car! 4 hour return trip to a dinner - watching out for roos the whole way. (We haven't yet put our bullbar on the car which will..."

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

😅🤣

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Task 3 - COMPLETION
Read +1,000pp as a team, books MPG Romance + Contemporary

Shipping the Captain (first edition)
- name then updated to Captain Silver Fox
Pages: 216 Kindle 1st Ed
Qualification: MPG Romance > MM Romance (x21) + Contemporary (x7)
Finished: 21 March
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
Very enjoyable story with realistic issues and fears, and fortunately a (generally) happy outcome ;) Excellent narration by Tim Paige & Liam DiCosimo

[*book:Shipping the Captain|50855142]

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Task 3 - Summary post
+1000 pages with MPG Contemporary Romance

Lisa - Mahu Fire - msg 206 - 308pp
Jane - Shipping the Captain - msg 214- 216pp
Shannon - Curiosity - msg 203 - 377pp
Donna - Starting From the Top - msg 204 - 310pp
Total page count - 1,211pp

[MountainKat, Moderator]

See you again in the morning!

[Shannon]

Oh. My. God! I too hate it when I'm driving around Oregon and hit a freaking kangaroo. Nothing gets me crazier. I really should get one of those bar thingies too! :p

[Donna]

Shannon wrote: "Oh. My. God! I too hate it when I'm driving around Oregon and hit a freaking kangaroo. Nothing gets me crazier. I really should get one of those bar thingies too! :p"

ROFLMAO!!!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Shannon wrote: "Oh. My. God! I too hate it when I'm driving around Oregon and hit a freaking kangaroo. Nothing gets me crazier. I really should get one of those bar thingies too! :p"

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Do you hit moose or something? (Please ignore this question Lisa ;) You must have some decent-sized road kill over there...

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Task 3 - COMPLETION
Read +1,000pp as a team, books MPG Romance + Contemporary

Shipping the Captain (first edition)
- name then updated to Captain Silver Fox
Pages:..."

Oooh yeah - and the first time I have EVER read about 'littles'! Finally baptised into this kink (in a very light third-hand way)... Not sure I'll be chasing it unless its for our challenges ;)

[Donna]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Task 3 - COMPLETION
Read +1,000pp as a team, books MPG Romance + Contemporary

Shipping the Captain (first edition)
- name then updated to [book:Captain Silver Fo..."

It is an acquired taste! Some authors do it well, but other authors are just OTT with repetitive phrases... grrr

[Donna]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Shannon wrote: "Oh. My. God! I too hate it when I'm driving around Oregon and hit a freaking kangaroo. Nothing gets me crazier. I really should get one of those bar thingies too! :p"

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Do you..."

We don't have to "hit" deer here in WV, we can just be driving down the road and they will jump off of the hillside and land on the hood of your truck... well, that is what happened to HB, anyways! *grin*

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Shannon wrote: "Oh. My. God! I too hate it when I'm driving around Oregon and hit a freaking kangaroo. Nothing gets me crazier. I really should get one of those bar thingies too! ..."

Probably pretty similar really. I was just driving along the highway last year and a roo jumped into the side of my car from off road 🤷‍♀️ But in terms of bulk, you win 🤩 - 🦘vs 🦌

[Donna]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Shannon wrote: "Oh. My. God! I too hate it when I'm driving around Oregon and hit a freaking kangaroo. Nothing gets me crazier. I really should get one of those bar ..."

Not so sure... we don't have Elk here, just white-tail... much smaller! Not sure if your Roo would win weight-wise, but would kick my deer's butt in a fistfight! *grin*

[Shannon]

That just happened to my sister who is from Arizona and now traumatized. Driving down the road and a deer ran into the side of her car. And my friend rounded a curve and hit a freaking cow. That was unusual but it did total her car and freak her son out for life. If we had roos too, I don't think anyone would drive anymore. Too expensive!!

[Shannon]

We're getting a new task today, yes?

[Lisa]

Yes, just waiting. Hopefuuly soon. Would like some reading before bed. Also tomorrow I am having my first jab.

[Donna]

Lisa wrote: "Yes, just waiting. Hopefuuly soon. Would like some reading before bed. Also tomorrow I am having my first jab."

First one is a piece of cake!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Here is your next task!

Task 4 - 29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.

Professions such as LEO, military or musician are ok. Just don't try to pass a rancher and a chef off as both being in the food industry - not close enough! Please include the selected profession in your completion post and to let me know how you know the book qualifies - title, precis, tags or lists. I need to know where to look to confirm your books. Remember to use the first edition Kindle page count.

[Lisa]

Task 4 Selection Post
Read 750 pages about the same profession - law enforcement

Mahu Vice
320 pages
How it fits: When a Chinese teenager dies in a fire at a Honolulu shopping center, homicide detective Kimo Kanapa'aka must overcome his issues with his ex-boyfriend, fire inspector Mike Riccardi, to investigate an underworld of illegal immigration, gambling and prostitution.

[Donna]

SELECTION POST:

Task 4 - 29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.

Law Enforcement: Private detective, Adrian Elias, knows what trouble looks like, and ruthless mobster and lion shifter, Sage Tamir, was just that with a capital T. here...

That Mafioso Magic: A Dark Mafia Paranormal Romance Mages & Mayhem #1 by Nicholas Bella
294 pgs/Amazon

[ bookcover:That Mafioso Magic: A Dark Mafia Paranormal Romance|57456340]

Hell & High Water by Charlie Cochet

How it works: When homicide detective Dexter J. Daley’s testimony helps send his partner away for murder, the consequences- here...
297 pgs/GR

[ bookcover:Hell & High Water|22675544]

[Donna]

Shannon, can you add the page count to this one? TIA!!!

That Mafioso Magic: A Dark Mafia Paranormal Romance Mages & Mayhem #1 by Nicholas Bella
294 pgs/Amazon

[Shannon]

I just discovered M.A. Innes is also Shaw Montgomery. Might be on our list already. Didn't look.

[Donna]

We are having a neighborhood cookout for AJ's birthday, so I probably won't get much reading done this evening... sorry! :(

[Shannon]

Task 4 Selection Post
750 Pages Law Enforcement


Bashful by MA Innes
Pages: 265
Qualification: Precis Gideon, aka Cutie the Cop, knows there’s more to life than just going from work to home...

[*book:Bashful|56671409]

[Shannon]

Donna wrote: "We are having a neighborhood cookout for AJ's birthday, so I probably won't get much reading done this evening... sorry! :("

No worries. We have all day tomorrow as well. :)

[Donna]

Shannon wrote: "Donna wrote: "We are having a neighborhood cookout for AJ's birthday, so I probably won't get much reading done this evening... sorry! :("

No worries. We have all day tomorrow as well. :)"

We will be on the road all day, Tuesday... going to hate leaving the kids, but will love to be home! ;D

[Lisa]

Next call is Tues around the same time.

[Donna]

Shannon wrote: "Task 4 Selection Post
750 Pages Law Enforcement


Bashful by MA Innes
Pages: 265
Qualification: Precis Gideon, aka Cutie the Cop, knows there’s more to l..."

Is GR glitching again? I just read this a few days ago, but it's not posted on GR... maybe I forgot to post it? *headdesk* ;p

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Task 4 - Selection
Read +750pp as a team, same profession
Law Enforcement

Late in the Day
Pages: 202 Kindle 1st Ed
Qualification: shelved law enforcement x6
https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...

[*book:Late in the Day|36409352]

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Task 4 - COMPLETION
Read +750pp as a team, same profession
Law Enforcement

Late in the Day
Pages: 202 Kindle 1st Ed
Qualification: shelved law enforcement x6
https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...
Finished: 22 March
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
Definitely enjoyed this a lot more the second time around. I have recently read both A Day Makes and Mine which helped enormously in connecting dots and relationships sprinkled through those books back our MC and some of the other characters. There is also a connection to Duncan Stiel in Parting Shot, Nathan Qells & Dreo Fiore in Acrobat and one of the books in the Marshals series - so watch for that one :)
The romance is less interesting, but still enjoyable.

Beautifully narrated by Greg Boudreaux.


[*book:Late in the Day|36409352]

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

All ready for the next task! Looks like I may have to start one of my non-fiction books since it doesn't fit into these challenges... 🤓

[Donna]

Donna wrote: "SELECTION POST:

Task 4 - 29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.

Law Enforcement: Private detective, Adrian Elias, knows what trouble looks like..."


OMW!!! This is horrible... 22% in and I am cringing! Is it too late to change books? *headdesk*

[Shannon]

I was too so I changed mine!!

[Shannon]

Task 4 Completion
Read 750 Pages of Law Enforcement


Pretty Poison by Aimee Nicole Walker
Pages: 283
Qualification: Precis When the sexy federal marshal turns up in Savannah,...
Read: 3/22/21
Rating: ★★★★

The conclusion of the series and my most anticipated couple. Asher and Rocky. Rocky is one of the three main guys so we've known him but we met Asher in the last book and ever since then I've been wondering what happened with these two. And now we know. What a great love story. We never questioned the love these two have for each other for a moment, Rocky just had to work through some things first. Loved this series and all the guys. Especially loved Marla. A staple character throughout the series and so, so great!

[*book:Pretty Poison|56795402]

[Lisa]

Donna wrote: "Donna wrote: "SELECTION POST:

Task 4 - 29. Read over 750 pages in books about the same profession, teams decide which profession.

Law Enforcement: Private detective, Adrian Elias, knows what trou..."

You can change at anytime .

[Donna]

SORRY! Don't be angry! Having girl's day out with my DIL! Just got my nails done, hmmm

[Lisa]

Task 4 Completion Post
Read 750 pages about the same profession - law enforcement

Mahu Vice
320 pages
Date read: 03/22/21
4 stars
How it fits: When a Chinese teenager dies in a fire at a Honolulu shopping center, homicide detective Kimo Kanapa'aka must overcome his issues with his ex-boyfriend, fire inspector Mike Riccardi, to investigate an underworld of illegal immigration, gambling and prostitution.

I am really enjoying this series. The mysteries are good and you always get a further insight into Kimo, his family and his lovelife.

[Donna]

So, I just need to find a 150 pg book? *grin*

[Shannon]

Donna wrote: "So, I just need to find a 150 pg book? *grin*"

Two hours tops!!