March 2015 Challenge: Tell Us a Story!

[Phoenix (Online Elf), Moderator]

~ March Challenge ~

   

We want you to tell us a story! Tell us your story.

RULES: Yes, a story! Please feel free to make one up, using titles of the books you read this month. Or pick whichever story outline below and “Fill in the Blanks.” You don't have to match the books you read with the genre. You may delete or add sentences or words, as you desire; these are just sentences to give your inspiration. Blanks may be filled with one or more words.

There is also the option to Spell-It-Out, using a word that reminds you of March. Or do both! You still have the use of two Reader's Choice and the Wild Card Birthday Babies shelf.

DURATION:   March, 2015

LEVELS:  

1-2 - Easy
3-5 - Medium
6-9 - Harder
10 or more - Hardest

Once upon a time, I dreamed of a _____________ named ___________. He/She had beautiful __________ eyes, and lips the color of __________. His hair was as shinny as __________. He/She lived in a __________. He/She let me ___________, and then I __________ and ___________. He/She gave me a ___________ that I put on my ____________. Eventually, he/she took me to see a ____________ fairy who granted us each three wishes. I wished for a __________, a _________, and ___________. This last I was so surprised over that I shouted, “______________!”

Once upon a time in the Old West there was a __________ who __________. He/She lived in a __________ and had a pet __________. Evidently, he/she thought I needed a ____________ . Seeking that, I ran in to some ___________, but I got away. I eventually found an old ___________ and made my fortune, but found that __________ was more important than _____________. After discovering this, I rode off into the sunset with __________ and lived ____________.

One day I was just walking _____________ when I came across a ___________. Imagine my surprise when he said, "_______________." You could have knocked me over with a _________________. I did think it was awfully ____________ and a bit amusing. Didn't he know I was ____________? Eventually, we spend the day together and it ran into the night, one I'll ____________.

Example of a Story Using Titles:
March has been a Crazy month for me. Right off the bat I met a Wild Man. He wanted to Knock Me Off My Feet - and he succeeded. He even liked my sense of humor and called me, "Funny Girl." That is saying Something, Maybe. He showed me Gardens of Delight and made me shout, "Seduce Me at Sunrise!"

“WILD CARD!”: Remember, you may still use books from the shelves of our “Wild Card” Birthday Babies. Either added them on as additional, or work them into the story-line.

Susan (susayq)

Option #2 - Spell-It-Out: Select the name of your favorite Irishman, such as Roarke, or something pertaining to March and Spell-It-Out. Read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last name), character (first or last name), that begin with letters that correspond to letters of the word you choose. You may ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc.).

Example of Spell-It-Out:

M. - Mira Lyn Kelly, author of Front Page Affair
A. - An American Heiress in London #3 - Catch a Falling Heiress,
       by Laura Lee Guhrke
R. - Robb, J.D.; author of Obsession in Death
C. - Charles Cornick; character in Dead Heat, by Patricia Briggs
H. - His to Take, by Shayla Black

Check out Add a Book & Bookcover Link, if you need to know how.

Option #3 - Both! - Do a bit of both!

[Phoenix (Online Elf), Moderator]

Cathy			00/12
Chris			00/??
♥•Cristina•♥•		08/12
Holli			11/11 - Done! Congrats!
Ipshita			09/08 - Done! Congrats!
♥KathyD♥		30/30 - Done! Congrats!
Kme_17			11/11 - Done! Congrats!
Kritika			00/??
Lara			05/05 - Done! Congrats!
Lisa Kay		04/04 - Done! Congrats!
Maggie			00/05
Maritza			11/11
Meltem			05/05 - Done! Congrats!
Molly			00/??
Shannan			02/17
❤Stephanie		05/05 - Done! Congrats!
Trea			15/15 - Done! Congrats!

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[⚜️XAR]

What a cool idea! I'm in, just gotta figure out a story, which I now have done!

March 2015 Challenge: Tell Us a Story!
Duration: 1st March - 31st March
Level: Hardest
Read: 15/15

Every night, I would dream a dream that I was To Love A Wicked Scoundrel. We would steal away to Joe's Diner and Hide in Plain Sight from everyone that would ridicule our love. We’d order The Sweetest Thing and get Shamrocked, on it. After the Sweet Release that the dessert would bring, we’d find Becoming Bea, and get All Dressed Up in Love: A March Wedding Story for a Threesome Sweetness (Irish Kisses, #3). Dance, ending the dance with a Hot Winter Kiss and a Marry Me, I'm Irish proposal. Since things were getting Crazy Hot, we’d cool things down with a Chill Factor and a Luscious movie. After Breathing His Air for a while, I’d wake up and realize it was all just a dream, then roll over and snuggle up next to my scoundrel of a husband, smiling as I drifted back off to sleep.

1. To Love A Wicked Scoundrel by Annabelle Bryant-3/12/15
2. Joe's Diner by Gail Sattler-3/7/15
3. Hide in Plain Sight by Marta Perry-3/14/15
4. The Sweetest Thing by Jill Shalvis-3/22/15
5. Shamrocked, by JoAnne Kenrick-3/14/15
6. Sweet Release by Pamela Clare-3/30/15
7. Becoming Bea by Leslie Gould-3/1/15
8. All Dressed Up in Love: A March Wedding Story by Ruth Logan Herne-3/3/15
9. Threesome Sweetness (Irish Kisses, #3). by JoAnne Kenrick-3/14/15
10. Hot Winter Kiss by JoAnne Kenrick-3/15/15
11. Marry Me, I'm Irish by Joanne Kenrick-3/17/15
12. Crazy Hot by Tara Janzen-3/2/15
13. Chill Factor by Sandra Brown-3/18/15
14. Luscious by Amanda Usen-3/26/15
15. Breathing His Air by Debra Kayn-3/29/15

[Phoenix (Online Elf), Moderator]

Great, Trea. Welcome.

[Cathy]

My Fairy Tale
Completed 0/12

Once upon a time, I dreamed of a Devil in a Kilt named Delicious. He had beautiful Decadent eyes, and lips the color of Life Blood. His hair was as shiny as Radiance. He let me Ready Player One, and then I Seduced by Magic and made A Discovery of Witches. Eventually, he took me to see a fairy who granted us each three wishes. I wished for a Beautiful Bastard, a Beautiful Stranger, and My Fair Succubi . This last I was so surprised over that I shouted, "Styxx!"

[•♥•Tina•♥•]

This sounds so cool! I'm in :)

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

I'm in! I know I'll be swamped, but I'll give it a go.

[Phoenix (Online Elf), Moderator]

Welcome to the challenge, Cathy, Cristina, and LK!

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

March 2015 Challenge: Tell Us a Story!
Duration: 1st March - 31sy March
Option: Two
Level: ??
0/5

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[ShoSho , Moderator]

ROFL !Trea , I love your story !

[ShoSho , Moderator]

I can't wait to read everyone's story !

[Phoenix (Online Elf), Moderator]

Welcome to the challenge, ❤Stephanie!

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Yeah, Cathy and Trea, I enjoyed your stories. LOL!

[⚜️XAR]

Lisa Kay wrote: "Yeah, Cathy and Trea, I enjoyed your stories. LOL!"

ShoSho wrote: "ROFL! Trea , I love your story!"

Thank you! Hubby read it and liked it too, though I thought it was a little cheezy!

[☘KathyD☘]

i'm in!! i'll figure out my books/level later...if that's ok?! :)

[Holli]

First thing that popped in my mind when I saw spell-it-out.

11/11

I - Back in the Fight: The Explosive Memoir of a Special Operator Who Never Gave Up 3/12/15
D - Diary of a Wimpy Kid #3, The Last Straw 3/16/15
E - Blockbuster Plots Romance Writers Plot ebook 3/12/15
S - Showalter, Gena, The Darkest Fire 3/1/15
O - The Busy Writer's One Hour Plot 3/21/15
F - Fast and Furious: Writing for Amazon and Kindle 3/7/15

M - Meg North, The 9 Master Plots for Bestsellers & Blockbusters 3/26/15
A - Alex Foster, Writing a Kindle Book a Week 3/20/15
R - Red Queen 3/18/15
C - Cole, Alexis (main character), Fight For Me 3/2/15
H - Heffley, Greg (main character), Rodrick Rules 3/16/15

[Maritza]

okay here we go, this is my story.


I am a Good Girl Gone Bad who has been
Hardwired by a Broken Hart and forced In His Keeping where it Feels like Home

[Chris]

I'm in! Will decide which to do later.

[Lara]

I'm in too! However, I'm not sure what I'll do yet.
ETA: I've decided to do spell-it-out. I'm not sure if I'll manage a story or not.

M McMord in The Family Way 3/6
A Alien in the Family 3/2
R
C Charles in Dead Heat 3/4
H The Hero 3/7

READ: 4/5

[meltem]

I'm in too. First option is looking very hard for me though (non English speaker here)

My brother's birthday is in March. So I decide to spell his name ^^

Done!

5/5

D - Deirdre Martin - Chasing Stanley
E - Experiment in Terror #9 - Dust to Dust
N - Novak, Brenda - Dead Silence
İ - I Do! by Rachel Gibson
Z - Zoe Hayes Mystery #1 - The Nanny Murders

[Molly]

This is cool, i'm in!
P.S. Trea - the story rocked and was very impressive!

[Phoenix (Online Elf), Moderator]

Welcome to the challenge, ♥Kathy, Holli, Maritza, Chris, Lara, Meltem, and Molly!

[⚜️XAR]

Molly wrote: "This is cool, i'm in!
P.S. Trea - the story rocked and was very impressive!"

Thank you!

[Kritika]

I'm in. Haven't figured out which story I'll use or if I'll make one up. By the way, do we have to read the books in order of the blanks??

[Kritika]

Reserved

[Phoenix (Online Elf), Moderator]

Kritika wrote: "By the way, do we have to read the books in order of the blanks??"

Welcome to the challenge, Kritika! You may read the books in any order.

[Kritika]

Winter (Online Elf) wrote: "Kritika wrote: "By the way, do we have to read the books in order of the blanks??"

Welcome to the challenge, Kritika! You may read the books in any order."

ok.thanks

[Ipshita]

Looks like fun. I'm in!

[•♥•Tina•♥•]

March 2015 Challenge: Tell Us a Story
Duration: March 1st-31st
Option: Three
8/12

5/5
R Author Robson, Cecy Once Perfect 3-24-15
O MC Kate O’Shaughnessy Easy Love 3-16-15
W MC Hannah Wells The Deal 3-23-15
A Author is Anderson, Susan Cutting Loose 3-11-15
N Author is Nalini Singh Rock Addiction 3-3-15

3/7
It Happened One Wedding, I was dancing and having fun, but secretly I was Searching for Perfect. Suddenly, I was grabbed from behind and this Dark Lover (3-31-15) started dancing with me. He spun me around and that's when I saw him, he was Tall, Tatted and Tempting, everything I was looking for. I knew that I was Losing Control (3-8-15), he made me feel like Beauty Awakened and that's when I realized he was The Last Man on Earth (3-25-15) for me.

UNFINISHED:


Finished:

[ShoSho , Moderator]

Heeeheee, Cristina what a love story ;)

[Maggie]

~ March Challenge ~
3/1 - 3/31
Spell it out
5/5

March:

M: Moon 3/10 ****
A: Scandal And The Duchess by:Jennifer Ashley 3/31 ****
R: Judgment in Death by:J.D. Robb 3/26 ****
C: Caressed by Ice 3/19 ****
H: The Dangers of Dating a Rebound Vampire by:Molly Harper 3/30 ****

To Read:

Finished:

[Shannan]

Oh this is a really cool idea! I'm in :) And here is my story!

2/17 -- Hardest

Once upon a time, I dreamed of The Pirate Lord who was called The Devil of Clan Sinclair. He had beautiful blue yet seemingly Soulless eyes, and lips the color of Ruby Red. His hair, the color of Cinder. He seemed to be kind sometimes, but then acted like a Cruel Beauty, like a Beast. He lived in a castle in The Darkest Part of the Forest. He tried to tutor me for The Goddess Test but found me Unteachable, and I didn't feel like One Smart Cookie at all! He became angry, then possessed by darkness, and he brought upon me a Beautiful Disaster in the form of dark Witch Magic that I eventually saved us from. To thank me for my courage, he took me to see a fairy who granted me three wishes. I wished to be A Little in Love, to have Seduction and Snacks, and to be The Fairest of Them All, thus becoming the goddess I was meant to be after all. And in the end, he became my Prince and I said goodbye To All the Boys I've Loved Before, and we were wed and whispered to each other “I Need You Now and Forever”.

To read:

Finished:

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

LOL! Good one, Shannan.

[ShoSho , Moderator]

LOL! Shannan,love it!

[Chris]

Shannan wrote: "Oh this is a really cool idea! I'm in :) And here is my story!

0/17 -- Hardest

Once upon a time, I dreamed of The Pirate Lord who was called [book:The Devil of Clan Sinclair|160656..."

Very good!

[Phoenix (Online Elf), Moderator]

Welcome to the challenge, Ipshita, Maggie, and Shannan. Updated your link, Cristina.

[Kme_17]

I will try this one sounds so fun! : )

Done!

mMiddle Men: Stories
aAll In
rRevolution
cCross My Heart, Hope to Die
hHaunting You

EThe Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
aAmerican Gods
sSlave to Sensation
tTaunting Krell
eThe Escape
rThe Remains of the Day

[Phoenix (Online Elf), Moderator]

Welcome to the challenge, Kim!

[⚜️XAR]

March 2015 Challenge: Tell Us a Story!
Duration: 1st March - 31st March
Level: Hardest
Read: 1/15

Finished Becoming Bea today. I feel very strongly about the basis of this book, and my review reflects it a bit.

[Phoenix (Online Elf), Moderator]

Neat, Trea. First on the board.

[⚜️XAR]

Winter (Online Elf) wrote: "Neat, Trea. First on the board."

Thanks, Winter! It helped that this was my Dance Party book too!

[•♥•Tina•♥•]

ShoSho wrote: "Heeeheee, Cristina what a love story ;)"

Thank you!! :))

[Ipshita]

March 2015 Challenge: Tell Us a Story

Read: 9 books!

I met a guy, he was wearing an Indigo shirt. He told me that I was His Heart's Desire, the only problem being that I was also His Enemy's Daughter. We were stuck In Between with no way to go. I began to think that it might be Someone Else's Fairytale. He told me to ignore all the Pride and Prejudice, and proposed by saying,"I Love You to Death". We decided to get Married at Midnight, and that's how I became A March Bride.

(03/03), (04/03), (05/03), (06/03), (08/03), (19/03), (29/03), (22/03), (31/03)

[Lara]

These stories are great. I love reading them.

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Aren't they neat, Lara? Fun. LOL!

[Shannan]

As of today, I've finished and ! Both were good novellas and I'll probably continue those series :)

I'm now starting and !

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Wow, Shanna. I haven't heard of any of those authors before, except the first. Good for you.

[Phoenix (Online Elf), Moderator]

Updated you, Ipshita & Shannan. :o)

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

March 2015 Challenge: Tell Us a Story!
Duration: 1st March - 31sy March
Option: Two
Level: Medium
5/5

M - A Taste of Honey by Christopher Hawthorne Moss (01/03/15)
A - Nothing Like Paris by Amy Jo Cousins (08/03/15)
R - Red Spanking by Lynn Hagen (05/03/15)
C - Fantasy, Legend, And The Guardian by Gabrielle Evans *Caspian Reyes* (03/03/15)
H - Edge of Control by Lynn Hagen (05/03/15)



COMPLETED

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Woohoo! Congrats, ❤Stephanie!