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Frankie Johnson | 429 comments 2022 March Monthly Challenge

10/10 Completed. Finished


1. Happy March Birthday!
Read a book:
🔹published in March
Only One Love-Natasha Madison 3/17

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹featuring a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc).
This month's names:
Amelia/Emilia (Work),
Ivy (Climbing Vine Plant),
Felix (Happy and Prosperous),
Jack (God is Gracious).

(Jack Ryder)
Slip Out the Back Jack-Willow Rose 3/18

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Lucy Lennox
Read a book:
🔹published in 2016
Rake's Redemption-Chantal Fernando 3/17

4. Irish American Heritage Month -
Read a book:
🔹with a mostly green cover
Juniper Hill-Devney Perry 3/03

5. National Craft Month
Read a book:
🔹featuring a character who learns something new
Tattered-Devney Perry 3/09

6. Celebrate Your Name Week (first week) -
Read a book:
🔹with a name in the title
Seducing Sela-Tianna Xander 3/15

7. March 1: National Peanut Butter Lovers' Day
Read a book:
🔹where the title starts with a letter in PEANUT BUTTER
Tarnished Soul-Beth Flynn 3/04

8. March 6: Dentist's Day
Read a book:
🔹with double letters in the title or author's name, as in the Es in TEETH
Gone But Knot Forgotten-Mary Marks 3/20

9. March 21: World Poetry Day
Read a book:
🔹with an emotional component - any emotion (happy, sad, amused, scared, etc.)
A Love Letter to Whiskey: Fifth Anniversary Edition-Kandi Steiner 3/06

10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice!
Hot Secrets-Lisa Renee Jones 3/16
Only One Love (Only One, #7) by Natasha Madison Slip Out the Back Jack (Jack Ryder #2) by Willow Rose Rake's Redemption (Wind Dragons MC, #4) by Chantal Fernando Juniper Hill (The Edens, #2) by Devney Perry Tattered (Lark Cove, #1) by Devney Perry Seducing Sela (Magic, New Mexico Kindle Worlds Novella; Zolon Warriors Book 2) by Tianna Xander Tarnished Soul (Nine Minutes Spin-Off, #4) by Beth Flynn Gone But Knot Forgotten (A Quilting Mystery, #3) by Mary Marks A Love Letter to Whiskey Fifth Anniversary Edition by Kandi Steiner Hot Secrets (Tall, Dark & Deadly #1) by Lisa Renee Jones


message 52: by Jonquil (last edited Mar 29, 2022 04:28PM) (new)

Jonquil | 358 comments 2022 March Monthly Challenge

10/10 DONE

01. Happy March Birthday!: published in March
Mar 14, 2013 Neanderthal Seeks Human Penny Reid 3/8
02. Baby Names!: featuring a character named: Jack. -- Jack Rye Murder on the Brighton Express Edward Marston 3/20
03. Featured Author Challenge -has some sort of new start in life, AND with a mom character AND has children in story Zin Mignon and the Secret of the Pickled Pigs' Feet Michael Daswick 3/20
04. Irish American Heritage Month: green cover J.D. Robb 3/5
AND featuring characters of Irish descent - Roarke
Innocent in Death (In Death, #24) by J.D. Robb
05. National Craft Month: CRAFT in the title and author name Forbidden City James Ponti 3/14
06. Celebrate Your Name Week : name in title Mrs. Morris and the Ghost Traci Wilton 3/2
07. National Peanut Butter Lovers' Day: title starts with a letter in PEANUT BUTTER, AND a character eats a meal Put Out to Pasture Amanda Flower 3/21
08. Dentist's Day: 'tooth' in text "tooth and claw" loc 3502 Diablo Mesa Douglas Preston 3/2
09. World Poetry Day: letters of POEM in title A Three Book Problem Vicki Delany 3/1
10. Reader's Choice: High Jinx Kelley Armstrong 3/3


message 53: by AliciaJ (new)

AliciaJ | 1868 comments 2022 March Monthly Challenge
10/10 DONE! 😊💗🎈🌹

1. Happy March Birthday!
The Spiral Down (The Fall Up, #2) by Aly Martinez 3/21

2. Baby Names!
Wedlocked (Preslocke, #3) by Ella Frank (Happy and Prosperous) 3/11

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Lucy Lennox
Thick as Thieves (Aster Valley, #4) by Lucy Lennox 3/23

4. Irish American Heritage Month -
Mind over Magic (A Witch in Wolf Wood, #1) by Lindsay Buroker 3/1

5. National Craft Month -
It's Witchcraft (Criminal Intentions, #5) by Cole McCade (CRAFT in the title) 3/12

6. Celebrate Your Name Week (first week) -
The Ballad of Crow and Sparrow by V.L. Locey 3/10

7. March 1: National Peanut Butter Lovers' Day -
Brothersong (Green Creek, #4) by T.J. Klune 3/13

8. March 6: Dentist's Day -
Blood Heir (Aurelia Ryder, #1) by Ilona Andrews (Double letter O) 3/19

9. March 21: World Poetry Day -
The Fall Up (The Fall Up, #1) by Aly Martinez 3/20

10. Reader's Choice -
Wicked Heat (Chicago Heat, #1) by Ella Frank 3/5


message 54: by Susan (new)

Susan (scoutmomskf) | 1842 comments DONE!!

10/10

2022 March Monthly Challenge


1. Happy March Birthday!
Read a book:
☘️published in March
☘️a light blue cover in honor of the March birthstone, the Aquamarine.
Bride for a Day - Carolyn Brown (Sourcebooks - Apr 2022) (light blue cover) - Mar 13

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
☘️featuring a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc).
☘️a a character, plot, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Amelia/Emilia (Work), Ivy (Climbing Vine Plant), Felix (Happy and Prosperous), Jack (God is Gracious)..
The Bluebonnet Battle - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - Mar 2022) (Amelia) - Mar 3

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Lucy Lennox
Read a book:
☘️written by Lucy Lennox, or any author with her first or last name.

Fun Facts about Lucy Lennox:
-- Lucy didn't write her first novel until she was over 40 years old.
-- Her debut book BORROWING BLUE was published in 2016 and won her the A.C. Katt Gay Debut Novel Award
-- Lucy had a degree from Vanderbilt University in English Literature but it was the years and years of romance reading (many all night long) that most influenced her to begin writing.
-- Lucy writes gay romance with heart, humor, and heat!
-- She is married with three children and lives in the US.

Read a book:
☘️published in 2016
☘️featuring a character who has changed careers or has some sort of new start in life
☘️that features a character that is LGBTQ+
☘️with a mom character or has children in the story
First Responders on Deadly Ground - Colleen Thompson (HRS #2149 - Sept 2021) (career change) - Mar 5

4. Irish American Heritage Month - celebrated by proclamation of the President and Congress in the United States to honor the achievements and contributions of Irish immigrants and their descendants living in the United States. It was first celebrated in 1991. The heritage month is in March to coincide with Saint Patrick's Day, the Irish national holiday on March 17.
Read a book:
☘️with a mostly green cover
☘️featuring characters or author that are Irish or of Irish descent
☘️set in Ireland (any portion)
Half Moon Harbor - Donna Kauffman (Kensington - May 2014) (Irish MC) - Mar 25

5. National Craft Month - Learning a craft offers many benefits. Expressing one’s creativity provides stress relief and can lower blood pressure much like meditation. There’s natural positive reinforcement from learning a new skill. With each new step learned, the satisfaction from gaining the skill is rewarding. Most crafts require fine motor skills. Crafts teach young children these skills as well keep ours sharp as we age.
Read a book:
☘️featuring a character who does any kind of activity considered a craft (your interpretation)
☘️with a character who meditates or does some other stress-relieving activity
☘️with all the letters of CRAFT in the title, author or series name, may be combined
☘️featuring a character who learns something new
What Happens on Vacation... - Brenda Jackson (HD #2863 - Apr 2022) (dogsledding) - Mar 8

6. Celebrate Your Name Week (first week) - established in 1997 by American onomatology hobbyist Jerry Hill. Hill prescribed the first full week in March as a week for everyone worldwide to embrace and celebrate his or her name. It's also a week for appreciating names in general, and to have fun getting to know more about names. This week is set aside to participate in names-related hobbies, activities, and to take part in entertaining and enlightening names-related events.
Read a book:
☘️with a name in the title or where a character's name is somehow important in the story (your interpretation) or is given a name or nickname in the story
☘️featuring a character or author with a version of YOUR name OR a name you like and could see as your own
☘️first published in the 1990s
Highland Wolf - Lynsay Sands (Avon - Jan 2022) - Mar 8

7. March 1: National Peanut Butter Lovers' Day - Today is a sticky day! This day salutes America's favorite sandwich spread. What kid didn't grow up loving a PB&J sandwich? Smooth Peanut Butter is by far the most popular. Crunchy peanut butter is also on the market, and is enjoyed by many. Peanut Butter is popular on crackers, celery and other "peanut butter" holders. It is also used in recipes for cookies and snacks. And, don't forget peanut butter candies, too!
Read a book:
☘️where the title starts with a letter in PEANUT BUTTER
☘️where a characters eats a meal
☘️you consider to be smooth (easy to read) or crunchy (takes extra energy to read)
☘️that is by a favorite author
Silver Creek Bodyguard - Lindsay McKenna (Zebra - Apr 2022) (meals eater/favorite author) - Mar 7

8. March 6: Dentist's Day - Open your mouth and say "Aaaah!" This is a day to display a big, toothy grin. Your Dentist plays a role in that big, bright smile. He's an important person in keeping your smile bright, and your teeth and mouth healthy.
Read a book:
☘️with teeth showing on the cover (human or animal)
☘️with double letters in the title or author's name, as in the Es in TEETH
☘️with the word 'teeth' or 'tooth' in the text
The Heiress and the Baby Boom - Lauri Robinson (HH #1634 - Feb 2022) (SS and OO) - Mar 1

9. March 21: World Poetry Day - UNESCO declared World Poetry Day at their 30th meeting in Paris in 1999. Poetry makes the world go round, making it a much better place in which to live. Poetry is an extremely important and powerful art form. When we think about poetry, romance and love is what first comes to mind for most people. But, poetry is so much more. Poetry is a linguistic expression of just about anything: feelings, emotions, values, hopes, dreams, messages, and more. It addresses, war, peace, sickness, health, fear, happiness, anxiety, to name just a few. Yes, poems are written about any subject you can imagine.
Read a book:
☘️featuring poems in some way - could be a poetry book or where a person writes poetry (musical lyrics count)
☘️with all the letters of POEM in the title, author or series name, may be combined
☘️includes a poem or verse in the story - this could include musical lyrics or the use of a verse in the structure of the book (epigraph or beginning of each chapter, etc.)
☘️with an emotional component - any emotion (happy, sad, amused, scared, etc.)
A Blues Singer to Redeem Him - Elle Jackson (HH #1604 - Sept 2021) (singer/songwriter) - Mar 11

10. Reader's Choice -
☘️Read any book of your choice!
Deadly Days of Christmas - Carla Cassidy (HI #2036 - Nov 2021) - Mar 10


Bride for a Day by Carolyn Brown The Bluebonnet Battle by Carolyn Brown First Responders on Deadly Ground (Harlequin Romantic Suspense) by Colleen Thompson Half Moon Harbor (Bachelors of Blueberry Cove, #2) by Donna Kauffman What Happens on Vacation... (Westmoreland Legacy The Outlaws, #4) by Brenda Jackson Highland Wolf (Highland Brides, #10) by Lynsay Sands Silver Creek Bodyguard (Silver Creek, #4) by Lindsay McKenna The Heiress and the Baby Boom by Lauri Robinson A Blues Singer to Redeem Him by Elle Jackson Deadly Days of Christmas by Carla Cassidy


message 55: by =MYSTIQUE= (new)

=MYSTIQUE= | 186 comments Updated message #31

✅✅✅Challenge Completed✅✅✅

Thanks for the reading adventure!!!


message 56: by Bookchaser (new)

Bookchaser | 2019 comments 🍀🇮🇪🍀2022 March Monthly Challenge🍀🇮🇪🍀


I’m finished! Thanks for a fun challenge!


10/10 Completed


01. Happy March Birthday!: 🎂Read a book published in March or with a light blue cover in honor of the March birthstone, the Aquamarine.
Blush for Me by Kristen Proby 03/16/22
02. Baby Names!: 👶🏻Read a book featuring a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them. This month's names: Amelia/Emilia, Ivy, Felix, and Jack.
Butternut Summer by Mary McNear 03/04/22
03. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) ~ Lucy Lennox : 👩🏻‍💻Read a book written by Lucy Lennox, or any author with her first or last name.
Or Read a book published in 2016, featuring a character who has changed careers or has some sort of new start in life, that features a character that is LGBTQ+, or with a mom character or has children in the story.
Her Holiday Man by Shannon Stacey 03/18/22
04. Irish American Heritage Month: 🍀🇮🇪Read a book with a mostly green cover, featuring characters or author that are Irish or of Irish descent or set in Ireland (any portion).
I Want to Hold Your Hand by Marie Force 03/12/22
05. National Craft Month: 🧶Read a book featuring a character who does any kind of activity considered a craft (your interpretation), with a character who meditates or does some other stress-relieving activity, with all the letters of CRAFT in the title, author or series name, may be combined, or featuring a character who learns something new.
To Be Loved by You by Debbie Burns 03/22/22
06. Celebrate Your Name Week (first week): 🎉Read a book with a name in the title or where a character's name is somehow important in the story (your interpretation) or is given a name or nickname in the story, featuring a character or author with a version of YOUR name OR a name you like and could see as your own, or first published in the 1990s.
Emma And The Outlaw by Linda Lael Miller 03/23/22
07. National Peanut Butter Lovers' Day (March 1): 🥜Read a book where the title starts with a letter in PEANUT BUTTER, where a characters eats a meal, you consider to be smooth (easy to read) or crunchy (takes extra energy to read) or that is by a favorite author.
Till I Kissed You by Laura Trentham 03/14/22
08. Dentist's Day (March 6): 👨🏽‍⚕️Read a book with teeth showing on the cover (human or animal), with double letters in the title or author's name, as in the Es in TEETH or with the word 'teeth' or 'tooth' in the text.
Snowfall and Mistletoe by Michelle Pennington 03/24/22
09. World Poetry Day (March 21): 📕Read a book featuring poems in some way - could be a poetry book or where a person writes poetry (musical lyrics count), with all the letters of POEM in the title, author or series name, may be combined, includes a poem or verse in the story - this could include musical lyrics or the use of a verse in the structure of the book (epigraph or beginning of each chapter, etc.) or with an emotional component - any emotion (happy, sad, amused, scared, etc.).
It Must Be Your Love by Bella Andre 03/29/22
10. Reader's Choice: 📚Read any book of your choice!
Squeeze Play by Aven Ellis 03/11/22



Blush for Me (Fusion, #3) by Kristen Proby Butternut Summer (The Butternut Lake Series, #2) by Mary McNear Her Holiday Man by Shannon Stacey I Want to Hold Your Hand (Green Mountain, #2) by Marie Force To Be Loved by You (Rescue Me, #6) by Debbie Burns Emma And The Outlaw (Orphan Train, #2) by Linda Lael Miller Till I Kissed You (Cottonbloom, #3) by Laura Trentham Snowfall and Mistletoe (Christmas in Willow Falls Book 3) by Michelle Pennington It Must Be Your Love (Seattle Sullivans #3; The Sullivans #11) by Bella Andre Squeeze Play (Washington DC Soaring Eagles, #1) by Aven Ellis


message 57: by Connie N. (new)

Connie N. | 1316 comments Done!

2022 March Monthly Challenge
Timeframe: 3/1/22 to 3/31/22
10/10

1. Happy March Birthday! - Light blue cover - The Inn at Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods - 3/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
The Inn at Eagle Point (Chesapeake Shores, #1) by Sherryl Woods

2. Baby Names! - Featuring a character (doesn't need to be a MC) with one of the following popular baby names: Ivy - Heartbreak Cove by Lily Everett - 3/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
Heartbreak Cove (Sanctuary Island #3) by Lily Everett
Ivy is the dispatcher at the sheriff’s office where Andie is the sheriff.

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Lucy Lennox - Has children in the story - The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis - 3/12/22 ♥♥♥
The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5) by C.S. Lewis
Both Shasta and Aravis are called children, even though they go on dangerous adventures.

4. Irish American Heritage Month - Green cover - Kiss Me at Christmas by Valerie Bowman - 3/26/22 ♥♥♥♥
Kiss Me at Christmas (Playful Brides, #10) by Valerie Bowman

5. National Craft Month - Character who learns something new - Home for Christmas by Lily Everett - 3/20/22 ♥♥♥♥
Home for Christmas (Sanctuary Island #4) by Lily Everett
Libby has to learn how to cook in time to make Christmas dinner.

6. Celebrate Your Name Week (first week) - First published in the 1990s - Lush Life by Dallas Murphy - 3/16/22 ♥♥♥
Lush Life (Artie Deemer, #2) by Dallas Murphy
Pub 10/1/92

7. March 1: National Peanut Butter Lovers' Day - Title starts with a letter in PEANUT BUTTER - B - The Bride Who Got Lucky by Janna MacGregor - 3/4/22 ♥♥♥♥
The Bride Who Got Lucky (The Cavensham Heiresses #2) by Janna MacGregor

8. March 6: Dentist's Day - Double letters in the title or author's name - Breakable by Tammara Webber - 3/21/22 ♥♥♥♥
Breakable (Contours of the Heart, #2) by Tammara Webber
MM in Tammara and BB in Webber

9. March 21: World Poetry Day - With all the letters of POEM in the title, author or series name, may be combined - First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost - 3/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
First Drop of Crimson (Night Huntress World, #1) by Jeaniene Frost
P and O in Drop, E in Jeaniene, M in Crimson

10. Reader's Choice - Any book - The Soldier's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 3/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
The Soldier's E-Mail Order Bride (The Heroes of Chance Creek, #2) by Cora Seton

******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 3/26/22*****


message 58: by Mary! (last edited Apr 01, 2022 08:37AM) (new)

Mary! (u2sadie) | 85 comments Done! I was able to get all 10.

2022 March Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1 - 31, 2022
10/10


1. Read a book published in March
The Club by Ellery Lloyd 03/07/2022 (March)

2. Read a book featuring a character with one of the following popular baby names
This month's names: Jack (God is Gracious)
Die Noon by Elise Sax 03/31/2022

3. Read a book with a mom character or has children in the story
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder 03/28/2022

4. Read abook with a mostly green cover
Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton 03/12/2022
Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton

5. Read a book featuring a character who does any kind of activity considered a craft (your interpretation)
The Love Con by Seressia Glass 03/02/2022 (makes cosplay costumes)

6. Read a book featuring a character or author with a version of YOUR name OR a name you like and could see as your own
Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma 03/24/2022

7. Read a book that is by a favorite author
Nothing to Lose by J.A. Jance 03/04/2022

8. Read a book with double letters in the title or author's name, as in the Es in TEETH
Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan 03/01/2022

9. Read a book featuring poems in some way
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo 03/30/2022

10. Read any book of your choice!
The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich 03/30/2022


message 59: by Christine (new)

Christine (KizzieReads) (kizzie48) | 181 comments Finished last night, but covid brain has left me with no energy to update here.

...10/10 Completed March 31

1. Happy March Birthday!: 🔹with a light blue cover: Flipped for Murder by Maddie Day March 22, 4 stars

2. Baby Names!: Jack: Weekend Warriors by Fern Michaels March 4, 4 stars

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Lucy Lennox:🔹featuring a character who has changed careers or has some sort of new start in life: Lorie's Heart by Amy Lillard March 9, 3 stars

4. Irish American Heritage Month: 🔹with a mostly green cover: Seven Up by Janet Evanovich March 4, 4 stars

5. National Craft Month: 🔹with all the letters of CRAFT in the title, author or series name, may be combined: The Cluttered Corpse by Mary Jane Maffini March 12, 2 stars

6. Celebrate Your Name Week (first week):🔹with a name in the title: Just Plain Sadie by Amy Lillard March 19, 4 stars

7. March 1: National Peanut Butter Lovers' Day:🔹where the title starts with a letter in PEANUT BUTTER: Payback by Fern Michaels March 13, 4 stars

8. March 6: Dentist's Day - Open your mouth and say "Aaaah!": 🔹with double letters in the author's name: Duke with Benefits by Manda Collins March 20, 4 stars

9. March 21: World Poetry Day: 🔹includes a poem or verse in the story: Ready Set Rogue by Manda Collins March 16, 4 stars

10. Reader's Choice: Lover Mine by J.R. Ward March 31, 5 stars

Flipped for Murder (Country Store Mysteries #1) by Maddie Day Weekend Warriors (Sisterhood, #1) by Fern Michaels Lorie's Heart (Wells Landing #3) by Amy Lillard Seven Up (Stephanie Plum, #7) by Janet Evanovich The Cluttered Corpse (A Charlotte Adams Professional Organizer Mystery, #2) by Mary Jane Maffini Just Plain Sadie (Wells Landing #4) by Amy Lillard Payback (Sisterhood, #2) by Fern Michaels Duke with Benefits (Studies in Scandal, #2) by Manda Collins Ready Set Rogue (Studies in Scandal, #1) by Manda Collins Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #8) by J.R. Ward


message 60: by Barbara ★ (new)

Barbara ★ | 3901 comments March Monthly Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔ 1. Happy March Birthday!
Read a book:
🔹published in March
All the Murmuring Bones - Angela Slatter (pub Mar 9, 2021) 3/25

✔ 2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹with a a character, plot, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Amelia/Emilia (Work), Ivy (Climbing Vine Plant), Felix (Happy and Prosperous), Jack (God is Gracious)..
Chilled to the Cone - Ellie Alexander 3/31
(MCs revamp a storefront that is covered in ivy which needs to be torn down)

✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Lucy Lennox
Read a book:
🔹that features a character that is LGBTQ+
Steel Crow Saga - Paul Krueger (Princess Xiulan & Lee) 3/7

✔ 4. Irish American Heritage Month - celebrated by proclamation of the President and Congress in the United States to honor the achievements and contributions of Irish immigrants and their descendants living in the United States. It was first celebrated in 1991. The heritage month is in March to coincide with Saint Patrick's Day, the Irish national holiday on March 17.
Read a book:
🔹with a mostly green cover
Dead in Dublin - Catie Murphy 3/28

✔ 5. National Craft Month - Learning a craft offers many benefits. Expressing one’s creativity provides stress relief and can lower blood pressure much like meditation. There’s natural positive reinforcement from learning a new skill. With each new step learned, the satisfaction from gaining the skill is rewarding. Most crafts require fine motor skills. Crafts teach young children these skills as well keep ours sharp as we age.
Read a book:
🔹with all the letters of CRAFT in the title, author or series name, may be combined
Family Practice - Charlene Weir 3/8

✔ 6. Celebrate Your Name Week (first week) - established in 1997 by American onomatology hobbyist Jerry Hill. Hill prescribed the first full week in March as a week for everyone worldwide to embrace and celebrate his or her name. It's also a week for appreciating names in general, and to have fun getting to know more about names. This week is set aside to participate in names-related hobbies, activities, and to take part in entertaining and enlightening names-related events.
Read a book:
🔹with a name in the title or where a character's name is somehow important in the story Lucia in Love - Heather Graham Pozzessere 3/15

✔ 7. March 1: National Peanut Butter Lovers' Day - Today is a sticky day! This day salutes America's favorite sandwich spread. What kid didn't grow up loving a PB&J sandwich? Smooth Peanut Butter is by far the most popular. Crunchy peanut butter is also on the market, and is enjoyed by many. Peanut Butter is popular on crackers, celery and other "peanut butter" holders. It is also used in recipes for cookies and snacks. And, don't forget peanut butter candies, too!
Read a book:
🔹you consider to be crunchy (takes extra energy to read)
Ascendant - Michael R. Miller 3/20

✔ 8. March 6: Dentist's Day - Open your mouth and say "Aaaah!" This is a day to display a big, toothy grin. Your Dentist plays a role in that big, bright smile. He's an important person in keeping your smile bright, and your teeth and mouth healthy.
Read a book:
🔹with double letters in the title or author's name
The Deepest of Secrets - Kelley Armstrong 3/17

✔ 9. March 21: World Poetry Day - UNESCO declared World Poetry Day at their 30th meeting in Paris in 1999. Poetry makes the world go round, making it a much better place in which to live. Poetry is an extremely important and powerful art form. When we think about poetry, romance and love is what first comes to mind for most people. But, poetry is so much more. Poetry is a linguistic expression of just about anything: feelings, emotions, values, hopes, dreams, messages, and more. It addresses, war, peace, sickness, health, fear, happiness, anxiety, to name just a few. Yes, poems are written about any subject you can imagine.
Read a book:
🔹with an emotional component - any emotion (happy, sad, amused, scared, etc.)
Crowbones - Anne Bishop (scared) 3/14

✔ 10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice!
Ice Planet Barbarians - Ruby Dixon 3/5

All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter Chilled to the Cone (A Bakeshop Mystery, #12) by Ellie Alexander Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger Dead in Dublin (The Dublin Driver Mysteries, #1) by Catie Murphy Family Practice (Susan Wren, #3) by Charlene Weir Lucia in Love by Heather Graham Pozzessere Ascendant by Michael R. Miller The Deepest of Secrets (Rockton, #7) by Kelley Armstrong Crowbones (The World of the Others, #3; The Others, #8) by Anne Bishop Ice Planet Barbarians (Ice Planet Barbarians, #1) by Ruby Dixon

CHALLENGE COMPLETE


message 61: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne (joannemwct) | 464 comments Finished on post #17

2022 March Monthly Challenge
Read 10/10 DONE!

1. Happy March Birthday!
Read a book:
🔹published in March
The Summer Getaway by Susan Mallery The Summer Getaway by Susan Mallery 3/12/22 5stars (3/15/22)

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹featuring a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc).
This month's names: Amelia/Emilia (Work), Ivy (Climbing Vine Plant), Felix (Happy and Prosperous), Jack (God is Gracious)..
I Wish... (The Wishing Tree Series, #2) by Amanda Prowse I Wish... (The Wishing Tree Series #2) by Amanda Prowse 3/3/22 4stars (Jack - Verity and Sophie's neighbor in VT)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Lucy Lennox
Read a book:
🔹written by Lucy Lennox, or any author with her first or last name.
Link to Lucy Lennox's backlist - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Lucy Lennox:
-- Lucy didn't write her first novel until she was over 40 years old.
-- Her debut book BORROWING BLUE was published in 2016 and won her the A.C. Katt Gay Debut Novel Award
-- Lucy had a degree from Vanderbilt University in English Literature but it was the years and years of romance reading (many all night long) that most influenced her to begin writing.
-- Lucy writes gay romance with heart, humor, and heat!
-- She is married with three children and lives in the US.

Read a book:
🔹featuring a character who has changed careers or has some sort of new start in life
🔹with a mom character or has children in the story
A Family for the Rugged Rancher by Donna Alward A Family for the Rugged Rancher by Donna Alward 3/4/22 4stars (Emily is mom to Sam; Luke's sisters both have kids; Emily was a stay at home mom switched to being a housekeeper to survive and wants to go back to school)

4. Irish American Heritage Month - celebrated by proclamation of the President and Congress in the United States to honor the achievements and contributions of Irish immigrants and their descendants living in the United States. It was first celebrated in 1991. The heritage month is in March to coincide with Saint Patrick's Day, the Irish national holiday on March 17.
Read a book:
🔹with a mostly green cover
This Little Piggy Kappy King and the Pig Kaper by Amy Lillard This Little Piggy: Kappy King and the Pig Kaper by Amy Lillard 3/30/22 4stars

5. National Craft Month - Learning a craft offers many benefits. Expressing one’s creativity provides stress relief and can lower blood pressure much like meditation. There’s natural positive reinforcement from learning a new skill. With each new step learned, the satisfaction from gaining the skill is rewarding. Most crafts require fine motor skills. Crafts teach young children these skills as well keep ours sharp as we age.
Read a book:
🔹with a character who meditates or does some other stress-relieving activity
The Bluebonnet Battle by Carolyn Brown The Bluebonnet Battle by Carolyn Brown 3/9/22 4.5stars (Amelia and Nick jog/run)

6. Celebrate Your Name Week (first week) - established in 1997 by American onomatology hobbyist Jerry Hill. Hill prescribed the first full week in March as a week for everyone worldwide to embrace and celebrate his or her name. It's also a week for appreciating names in general, and to have fun getting to know more about names. This week is set aside to participate in names-related hobbies, activities, and to take part in entertaining and enlightening names-related events.
Read a book:
🔹with a name in the title
Sandy, Breaking the Pattern by P.D. Workman Sandy, Breaking the Pattern #2 by P.D. Workman 3/2/22 4stars

7. March 1: National Peanut Butter Lovers' Day - Today is a sticky day! This day salutes America's favorite sandwich spread. What kid didn't grow up loving a PB&J sandwich? Smooth Peanut Butter is by far the most popular. Crunchy peanut butter is also on the market, and is enjoyed by many. Peanut Butter is popular on crackers, celery and other "peanut butter" holders. It is also used in recipes for cookies and snacks. And, don't forget peanut butter candies, too!
Read a book:
🔹where the title starts with a letter in PEANUT BUTTER
🔹where a characters eats a meal
🔹you consider to be smooth (easy to read) or crunchy (takes extra energy to read)
The Perils of Paris a Provence Cozy Mystery (Julie Cavallo Investigates, #5) by Ana T. Drew The Perils of Paris: a Provence Cozy Mystery (Julie Cavallo Investigates #5) by Ana T. Drew 3/5/22 4stars (T The or P Perils; Julie and Cat eat together and with grandmother and father separately; good flow to story)

8. March 6: Dentist's Day - Open your mouth and say "Aaaah!" This is a day to display a big, toothy grin. Your Dentist plays a role in that big, bright smile. He's an important person in keeping your smile bright, and your teeth and mouth healthy.
Read a book:
🔹with the word 'teeth' in the text
Kindle location 1674 - I unclenched my teeth so I could speak.
Saving La Familia by Donna Del Oro Saving La Familia (La Familia #1) by Donna Del Oro 3/8/22 4stars

9. March 21: World Poetry Day - UNESCO declared World Poetry Day at their 30th meeting in Paris in 1999. Poetry makes the world go round, making it a much better place in which to live. Poetry is an extremely important and powerful art form. When we think about poetry, romance and love is what first comes to mind for most people. But, poetry is so much more. Poetry is a linguistic expression of just about anything: feelings, emotions, values, hopes, dreams, messages, and more. It addresses, war, peace, sickness, health, fear, happiness, anxiety, to name just a few. Yes, poems are written about any subject you can imagine.
Read a book:
🔹with an emotional component - any emotion (happy, sad, amused, scared, etc.)
Wish You Were Here (The Wishing Tree Series, #3) by Kay Bratt Wish You Were Here (The Wishing Tree Series #3) by Kay Bratt 3/11/22 4stars (Greta and Henry are scared due to Greta's illnesses)

10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice!
Front Page Murder (A Homefront News Mystery #1) by Joyce St. Anthony Front Page Murder (A Homefront News Mystery #1) by Joyce St. Anthony 3/13/22 4stars


message 62: by Julianna (new)

Julianna (authorjuliannad) | 1888 comments Final Update 4/3

1. Happy March Birthday!: Revenant by Larissa Ione (3/22)★★★★

4. Irish American Heritage Month: Passion by Lisa Valdez (3/15)★★★★★

6. Celebrate Your Name Week (first week): Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens (3/7)★★★

7. March 1: Bayou Brawl (from Blood Lite III: Aftertaste) by L. A. Banks (3/25)★★★1/2

8. March 6: Dentist's Day: The Steeple People (from Blood Lite III: Aftertaste) by John Alfred Taylor (3/25)★★1/2

9. March 21: World Poetry Day: One Night of Sin by Gaelen Foley (3/31)★★★★★

10. Reader's Choice: Chains & Flames (from Dragon Actually) by G.A. Aiken (3/9)★★★★1/2

Completed 7/7
Revenant (Lords of Deliverance, #6; Demonica, #12) by Larissa Ione Passion (Passion Quartet, #1) by Lisa Valdez Devil's Bride (Cynster, #1) by Stephanie Laurens Blood Lite III Aftertaste (Blood Lite, #3) by Kevin J. Anderson Blood Lite III Aftertaste (Blood Lite, #3) by Kevin J. Anderson One Night of Sin (Knight Miscellany, #6) by Gaelen Foley Dragon Actually (Dragon Kin, #1) by G.A. Aiken


message 63: by MountainKat, Moderator (new)

MountainKat | 31597 comments 2022 March Monthly Challenge

How can you finish a challenge on the 23rd and not get it posted until nearly a FULL month later?! 😂🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

In for the usual!

10 of 10. Completed 3.23.2022 DONE!

1. Happy March Birthday!: Lover at Last by J.R. Ward 3.9.2022
2. Baby Names - Amelia, Ivy, Felix, Jack: Fatal Accusation by Marie Force 3.2.2022
3. Featured Author Challenge - Lucy Lennox: Thick as Thieves by Lucy Lennox 3.16.2022
4. Irish Amerrican Heritage Month: Eternity in Death by J.D. Robb 3.17.2022
5. National Craft Month: The Engagement Arrangement by Jaci Burton 3.15.2022
6. Celebrate Your Name Week: The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley 3.23.2022
7. National Peanut Butter Lovers' Day - March 1: The King by J.R. Ward 3.22.2022
8. Dentist's Day - March 6: The Mane Attraction by Shelly Laurenston 3.20.2022
9. World Poetry Day - March 21: Ice Planet Honeymoon: Rukh & Harlow by Ruby Dixon 3.7.2022
10. Reader's Choice: Well Played by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward 3.7.2022

Fatal Accusation (Fatal #15) by Marie Force Well Played by Vi Keeland Ice Planet Honeymoon Rukh & Harlow (Ice Planet Barbarians, #4.5) by Ruby Dixon Lover at Last (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #11) by J.R. Ward The Engagement Arrangement (Boots and Bouquets #2) by Jaci Burton Thick as Thieves (Aster Valley, #4) by Lucy Lennox Eternity in Death (In Death #25.5) by J.D. Robb The Mane Attraction (Pride, #3) by Shelly Laurenston The King (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #12) by J.R. Ward The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie (MacKenzies & McBrides, #6) by Jennifer Ashley

Thanks for a fun challenge!


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