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Spicy & hot sex. Tragic violence. Great book.
C/D/E = D ante - Mona Lisa Craving by Sunny
U/V/W - V ictoria- The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason













1. A/B: Alexios - Atlantis Unmasked by Alyssa Day
5. L/M/N: Lucinda - Lucinda Dangerously by Sunny
6. O/P/Q: Opal Cowan - Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder
7. R/S/T: Schuyler Van Alen - The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa de la Cruz
8. U/V/W: Vardimal Santino - Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow





I'm coming in as a late runner. Here's my list, and what I've read so far this month
1. A/B Into the Flame Douglas Black
2. C/D/E Fanged & FabulousSarah Dearly
3. F/G/H Touch of DarknessTasya Hunnicutt
4. I/J/K Into The ShadowKaren Sonnet
5. L/M/N CovetMarie-Teresa Boudreau
6. O/P/Q Lady & the VampMichael Quinn
7. R/S/T Bitten & SmittenThierry de Bennicoeur 11/12 ***
8. U/V/W Scent of DarknessJasha Wilder
9. X/Y/Z Marked Marked (House of Night, #1)
Currently reading:
To read:
Finished:
Other books read/finished:
1. A/B Into the Flame Douglas Black
2. C/D/E Fanged & FabulousSarah Dearly
3. F/G/H Touch of DarknessTasya Hunnicutt
4. I/J/K Into The ShadowKaren Sonnet
5. L/M/N CovetMarie-Teresa Boudreau
6. O/P/Q Lady & the VampMichael Quinn
8. U/V/W Scent of DarknessJasha Wilder
9. X/Y/Z Marked Marked (House of Night, #1)
Currently reading:

To read:







Finished:

Other books read/finished:




Did you see the trailer with the 30 Seconds to Mars song playing? Made me want it even more but I'm hoping my boyfriend will buy it so I can spend my money on books, ha. I've been hooked on Uncharted 2 for a while now and that's been eating up a lot of my reading time as well. It's hard having multiple hobbies!

I haven't and although I saw in the user guide that they're in it - I've spent over 24 hours in the game so far and have yet to hear a peep from Jared Leto. =( And I totally understand, we've also got copies of Uncharted 2, the new Forza and Modern Warfare waiting to be played as well.
*** Update - I just watched it on youtube. Awesome! =)

Had to change a few books, may need to change 1 more if Lib can not come through.









1. A/B -Allie (Caleb)
2. C/D/E -Shahara Dagan (Born of Fire)
3. F/G/H -Regan Garret (Darkness Unleashed)
4. I/J/K -Katya Haas (Blaze of Memory)
5. L/M/N -Gaven Matthias (Shadowlight)
6. O/P/Q -Paenthers (Passion Untamed)
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Dang, I just found out that my boyfriend is bringing back New Super Mario Bros. for the Wii from his trip to New York. I have to pick him up at the airport around 11 tonight and I know I'm not going to get any homework or reading done! Sigh ...

1. A/B: Anita Blake,
2. C/D/E: Claire Danvers,
3. F/G/H:
4. I/J/K: Jennifer Scales,
5. L/M/N: Michael Glass,
6. O/P/Q: Quinn Black, Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts
7. R/S/T: Alexander Sterling,
8. U/V/W: Wrath, Dark Lover by J. R. Ward
9. X/Y/Z: Zoey Redbird, Tempted by P. C. Cast

2. C/D/E –
3. F/G/H – Galen McManus - Night Mischief - Nina Bruhns
4. I/J/K - Ivory Malinov - Dark Slayer - Christine Feehan
5. L/M/N –
6. O/P/Q – Quinn - Deadly Desire - Keri Arthur
7. R/S/T –
8. U/V/W – Wilder, Adric - Into The Shadow - Christina Dodd
9. X/Y/Z – Xylara - Warprize - Elizabeth Vaughan




Have I ever mentioned that I seriously HATE Windows VISTA? Trying to get DDO to download onto that is such a major pain in the patootie. And it just bombed out. AARRGGGHHHHHH sometimes I think Bill Gates should be taken out and SHOT for foisting that monstrosity on us. (Taking deep breaths.)
Ok, ok, feeling better now Angie--did you like Karma Girl? I thought that was really funny.
Ok, ok, feeling better now Angie--did you like Karma Girl? I thought that was really funny.

How did you like Bitten?? I love the Kelley Armstrong series!!
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I liked it. It didn't grab me as much as I had hoped from all the reviews here but I still enjoyed it and plan to continue the series.

Completed 3/9



1) A/B: Aidan Tremayne in Forever and the Night by Linda Lael Miller
2) C/D/E: Catherine Daniels in Tempting the Highlander by Janet Chapman
OR: Eve Dallas in Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb
3) F/G/H: Calder Holbrook in For All Eternity by Linda Lael Miller
OR Katya Haas in Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh
4) I/J/K: Jessa Bellamy in Shadowlight A Novel of the Kyndred by Lynn Viehl
8) U/V/W: Vin diPietro in Covet by J.R. Ward
OR: Winter MacKeage in Only With a Highlander by Janet Chapman
9) X/Y/Z: Yelena Zaltana in Magic Study by Maria Snyder
Also read this month:
The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
Home Song by LaVyrle Spencer
Days of Infamy by Newt Gingrich
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
A Little Magic (3 novellas) by Nora Roberts
The General's Daughter by Kate Huntington

1. A/B:
2. C/D/E:
4. I/J/K:
6. O/P/Q
9. X/Y/Z

BJ, please tell me what you loved about this book! I'm 40 pages in and feeling so bogged down, waiting for something to happen! (Ivan's just returned to his cousin's farm after finishing his research in Russia.) My reasons for sticking with it (Card is an amazing writer, all this Russian-Jewish-American parent/child relationship stuff is a cultural education, etc) are running thin! Help!

A/B - Annabelle Granger - Hide
C/D/E -
F/G/H - Holt Drennen - One Deadly Sin
I/J/K -
L/M/N - Leandros, Cal - Nightlife
O/P/Q - O'Dell, Maggie - Exposed
R/S/T -
U/V/W - William Thorne - The Vampire's Secret
X/Y/Z - Xhex - Lover Avenged

2. C/D/E - Eugenie Markham, Storm Born
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7. R/S/T - Sookie Stackhouse, Wolfsbane and Mistletoe
8. U/V/W - Wilhelmina Murray, Dracula
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Read:



To Read:


Also Read:


Currently Reading:


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3.F/G/H-Shiver-Grace
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5.L/M/N-Blood Bound-Mercy
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8.U/V/W-The Van Alen Legacy-Schuyler Van Alen
9.X/Y/Z-Skinwalker-Jane Yellowrock

I liked this book A LOT. It was different from the BDB but in a good way. I loved Vin,Jim,Adrian, and who can forget Dog!?
Bah! Ticker at last!

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1. A/B -
2. C/D/E - Clay Bennett - Mine to Possess
3. F/G/H -
4. I/J/K -
5. L/M/N - Mercy - Branded by Fire
6. O/P/Q - Queen Siena - Elijah
7. R/S/T - Schuyler Van Alen - The Van Alen Legacy
8. U/V/W - Wraith - Passion Unleashed
9. X/Y/Z -







Also Read:




Just finished Heroes at Risk by Moira J. Moore and while it isn't a strict PNR, it still sorta qualifies by having magical/supernaturalish activities and romance between the two main characters. But, it takes place on another world.
I like the series (of which this is the 4th book) in general, but found this one moved a bit slowly for my taste. IMO, they've been going steadily downhill, so I'm not sure yet if I'll pick up the 5th one. Although I'm sure I will since #4 ended with a bit of a cliffhanger. :-)
1. A/B - Raine Benares - The Trouble With Demons by Lisa Shearin
2. C/D/E -
3. F/G/H - Mercy Hollings - Angel of Mercy by Toni Andrews
4. I/J/K -
5. L/M/N - Missy Roper - Big Bad Wolf by Christine Warren
6. O/P/Q -
7. R/S/T -
8. U/V/W -
9. X/Y/Z - Zoe Martinique - Wraith by Phaedra Weldon








1.
2.
3. F/G/H Gabrielle Sansouci Chin- Marked By Passion by Kate Perry
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5. L/M/N Lisa Singleton-Dragon Heat by Allyson James
6. O/P/Q Quinn - Bound to Shadows by Keri Arthur
7. R/S/T Quinn Tyrell - Kiss of Fire by Deborah Cooke
8. U/V/W Volan - Heart of the Wolf by Terry Spear
9. X/Y/Z Kiara Zamir - Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon










1) A/B - Lara B oucher Secret Life of a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
3) F/G/H - Victoria G ardella The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason
4) I/J/K - J ean-Luc Echarpe The Undead Next Door by Kerrelyn Sparks
6) O/P/Q - P hil Jones Forbidden Nights with a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
7) R/S/T - T oni Davis All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
9) X/Y/Z - Althea Y ates Blood Red by Sharon Page
Currently reading:

To read:






Read:






Yes, it most certainly is :DDD Dorian... *swoon*

Had to change a few books, may need to change 1 more if Lib can not come through.









Time to re-arrange things a little
1. A/B - Anita Blake - The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #2) by Laurell K. Hamilton
2. C/D/E - Eric - Untamed by P.C. Cast
3. F/G/H - Heath - Chosen by P.C. Cast
5. L/M/N - Lauren - If Only It Were True by Marc Levy
6. O/P/Q - Jazz Parks - Bite Marks byJennifer Rardin
8. U/V/W - Vasilisa Dragomir - Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3) by Richelle Mead
9. X/Y/Z - Zsadist - Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward










Ann, you finished so super-quickly, I guess it just flew right past me.
Mega-Congratulations to you!!!





1) A/B: Aidan Tremayne in Forever and the Night by Linda Lael Miller
2) C/D/E: Catherine Daniels in Tempting the Highlander by Janet Chapman
OR: Eve Dallas in Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb
3) F/G/H: Calder Holbrook in For All Eternity by Linda Lael Miller
OR Katya Haas in Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh
4) I/J/K: Jessa Bellamy in Shadowlight A Novel of the Kyndred by Lynn Viehl
8) U/V/W: Vin diPietro in Covet by J.R. Ward
OR: Winter MacKeage in Only With a Highlander by Janet Chapman
Also read this month:
The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
Home Song by LaVyrle Spencer
Days of Infamy by Newt Gingrich
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
A Little Magic (3 novellas) by Nora Roberts
The General's Daughter by Kate Huntington

BJ, please tell me what you loved about this book! I'm 40 pages in and feeling so bogged down, waiting for something..."
Mrs. Soule, I forgot that it started out so slowly - I do recall thinking 'Get on with it already!' I listened to the audiobook version, so can't tell you how many pages in before it really takes off, but it does! Has Ivan gone to visit his cousin yet? It gets really interesting shortly after that.
Here's the review I wrote. There's a mild spoiler in it, so if you don't like spoilers of any kind, don't read on!
'A delightful tale of a Russian Sleeping Beauty and the modern-day grad student who wakens her, saves her from the magic bear who's been 'guarding' her, and travels back with her to the 9th century. While in Russia, Ivan, who also happens to excel in track-and-field, has been studying ancient Russian dialects; both of these skills will prove invaluable to him as he and the princess travel back and forth in time to elude Baba Yaga and try to find ways to defeat her and save Katerina's kingdom and its people.
When I read a book like this, I just like to enjoy it, not analyze it. This was just a lot of fun to listen to, and I liked that parts of it were from Baba Yaga's POV - it didn't make her less of an ogre, but it did make her a more interesting ogre. And that, lo and behold, some people in modern times (relatives naturally) had plenty of magic. Well, why should magic only exist in ancient times?!'

Updated: 4. I/J/K: changed from "Dark Slayer" to "Heart of Stone"
1. A/B:
2. C/D/E: Halfway to the Grave(Catherine) by Jeaniene Frost (Ebook)
3. F/G/H:
4. I/J/K: Heart Of Stone (Margrit Knight) By C. E. Murphy (Audiobook)
5. L/M/N:
6. O/P/Q:
7. R/S/T:
8. U/V/W: She's No Faerie Princess (Tobias Walker) by Christine Warren (Ebbok)
9. X/Y/Z:










Just finished Big Bad Wolf (The Others Series) by Christine Warren (***1/2). This is generally one of my favorite PNR series and I was genuinely looking forward to this book as it's a prequel story of how Graham & Missy, an established couple in the other books, came to be.
Unfortunately, I found this novel to be literally half sex scenes that didn't really move the story forward. I would have loved it if there was less sex (and I RARELY say that!) and more involvement in the "politics" of the world of The Others. Maybe next time.
1. A/B - Raine Benares - The Trouble With Demons by Lisa Shearin
2. C/D/E -
3. F/G/H - Mercy Hollings - Angel of Mercy by Toni Andrews
4. I/J/K -
5. L/M/N -
6. O/P/Q -
7. R/S/T -
8. U/V/W -
9. X/Y/Z - Zoe Martinique - Wraith by Phaedra Weldon







Good work guys. I'm working several different challenges right now, but this is the only one that's finished. Weirdly enough--this is also the one with the largest number of books to read. The others are "word" challenges (you know, you have to read books with titles that start with the letters in a word) and, since my library is starting to fuss at me (only have out 21 books right now) I have GOT to finish off those. And almost none of them will work for either of the other 2 challenges I'm doing. :oS

Progress: 2 of 9
1. A/B:
2. C/D/E: Dearn - Broken Wings
3. F/G/H: Helen - A Certain Slant of Light
4. I/J/K:
5. L/M/N: Lucien - The Darkest Kiss
6. O/P/Q: Paige Winterbourne - Stolen
7. R/S/T: Tanner, Scheme - Tanner's Scheme
8. U/V/W: Bert Vaughn - Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1)
9. X/Y/Z: Lucivar Yaslana - Daughter of the Blood










As of November 14:
7/9 Completed
3.F/G/H: currently reading- ☆☆☆☆☆ (I hope)
9.X/Y/Z:
READ







TO READ

CURRENTLY READING


A/B -
C/D/E -
F/G/H -
I/J/K -
L/M/N -
O/P/Q -
R/S/T -
U/V/W -
X/Y/Z -
COMPLETED 11/23

Have changed my books again, probably will again.
A/B
C/D/E
F/G/H
I/J/K Joy RandallA Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister
L/M/N
O/P/Q Quinn, Sullivan Wolf at the Door by Christine Warren
R/S/T
U/V/W
X/Y/Z










F/G/H--Clary Fray-City of Bones
I/J/K--Kate Daniels-Magic Bites
R/S/T--Mercy Thompson-Moon Called
U/V/W--Dante Valentine-Dead Man Rising
X/Y/Z--Zoey Redbird-Marked or Dr Laurel Young-Dark Protector or Zurael en Caym-Ghostland(depends on which one i can get my hands on)

C/D/E Ever, Shadowland Alyson Noel(not releases till 11/17)
I/J/K Caleb Johnson,Caleb a Shadow Wranglers series by Sarah McCarty
O/P/Q
U/V/W

2. C/D/E - Everdeen, Katriss -
3. F/G/H - Graham Winters -
4. I/J/K - Jessica Taylor -
5. L/M/N - Niol Lapen -
6. O/P/Q - Parthenopaeus, Acheron - Night Embrace
7. R/S/T - Sera Littlejohn -
8. U/V/W - Wroth, Murdoch A Deep Kiss of Winter
9. X/Y/Z - Zarael - Spider-Touched








6/9 done

U/V/W - V ictoria- The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason









2 DOWN, 7 TO GO!
1. A/B - Burning Alive by Shannon K. Butcher - Drake Asher
2. C/D/E On the Edge by Ilona Andrews - Rose Drayton
3. F/G/H -
4. I/J/K - Night Lost by Lynn Viehl Nicola Jefferson
5. L/M/N Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick - Nora Grey
6. O/P/Q - Born of Nightby Sherrilyn Kenyon - Nykyrian Quikiades
7. R/S/T - Real Murders by Charlaine Harris - Aurora Teagarden
8. U/V/W - Stardoc by S.L. Viehl - Cherijo Grey Veil
9. X/Y/Z -
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TO READ







ALSO READ


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