Becky's Reading List and Challenges

[Becky]

Monthly Word Hunt - January
Duration: January 1 - January 31
Level: 9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

Completed: 10/10 * Complete *

✔ badger: Elle Kennedy, The Deal 1/24/2016
LOC 936: I’ve been badgering her for what feels like an eternity, and now that I’ve won, it’s almost like experiencing a sense of loss.

✔ call: Laura Kaye, Hearts in Darkness 1/5/2016
PAGE 2: She slung it over her arm once more and looked down at her phone to see whose call she’d missed.

✔ content: Sawyer Bennett, Alex 1/21/2016
LOC 385: I can see the Fury’s logo on the front and typed words, but past that the content is a mystery.

✔ excessive: Julia Quinn, When He Was Wicked 1/4/2016
PAGE 273: But she wasn’t shivering, nor did she show any signs of feeling excessively cold.

✔ goodbye: Kristian Higgins, Just One of the Guys 1/11/2016
PAGE 231: My chest aches. “That’s a gift, Trevor,” I whisper. “You gave them a chance to say goodbye.”

✔ hook: Kate Willoughby, Under the Spotlight 1/2/2016
LOC 1316: “Well, Hart and I were teasing him, trying to hook him up.

✔ hover: Kelly Oram, Cinder & Ella 1/1/2016
LOC 1707: If he was going to hover like that all the time now, I wasn’t going to last a week before I found myself in a center for suicidal teens.

✔ lantern: Sarah MacLean, The Rogue Not Taken 1/7/2016
LOC 1849: John Coachman materialized in the space, lantern in hand, the yellow light revealing Sophie’s utterly still, unsettlingly pale figure.

✔ property: Julie Garwood, The Bride
PAGE 201: Jamie shook her head. “It wouldn’t have been right to look inside. It isn’t my property, and everyone’s entitled to his privacy.”

✔ witness: Laura Kaye, Love in the Light 1/22/2016
LOC 3356: Hell, some of them didn’t mind witnesses, either.




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[Becky]

2016 Read-the-Month Norwegian Edition: FEBRUAR (February)
Duration: February 1st 2016 - February 29th 2016

Progress: 7/7 * Complete *

✔ F: Kristan Higgins, Fools Rush in (re-read) 2/9/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ E: Elle Kennedy, The Score 2/1/2016 ✭✭✭✭✭
✔ B: Joanna Bourne, The Spymaster's Lady 2/3/2016 ✭✭✭✭1/2
✔ R: J.D. Robb, Naked in Death 2/2/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ U: Courtney Milan, Unlocked 2/21/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ A: Kristen Ashley, Walk Through Fire 2/20/2016 ✭✭✭1/2
✔ R: Rebecca Yarros, Full Measures 2/7/2016 ✭✭✭1/2




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[Becky]

2016 February Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1 - February 29


Progress: 10/10 * Complete *

✔ 1. 'F' is for February: Marie Force, Fatal Justice 2/13/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 2. Member of the Month - Tammie: Linda Howard, To Die For 2/7/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge - Shannon Stacey: [Read a book published in 2006.] Lauren Dane, Taking Chase 2/14/2016 ✭✭✭

✔ 4. Feb. 3 - The Day the Music Died: [Read a book where a death plays an important part in the plot.] J.D. Robb, Naked in Death 2/2/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 5. Feb 7 - Super Bowl Sunday: [Read a sports romance] Elle Kennedy, The Score 2/1/2016 ✭✭✭✭✭

✔ 6. Feb 13 - Get a Different Name Day: [Read a book in which a character uses a name other than their legal name (nicknames count!)] Kristen Ashley, Walk Through Fire 2/20/2016 ✭✭✭1/2

✔ 7. Feb 20 - Love Your Pet Day: [Read a book with an animal on the cover] Kristan Higgins, Fools Rush in (re-read) 2/9/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 8. Feb 28 - Oscar Night: [Read a book that you think would make a really great movie or TV series.] Joanna Bourne, The Spymaster's Lady 2/3/2016 ✭✭✭✭1/2

✔ 9. Feb 29 - Leap Day: [Take a leap of faith...read a book by an author you've never read before] Rebecca Yarros, Full Measures 2/7/2016 ✭✭✭1/2

✔ 10. Reader's Choice: Sawyer Bennett, Garrett 2/13/2016 ✭✭✭✭



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[Becky]

Monthly Word Hunt - February
Duration: February 1 - February 29
Level: 9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

Completed: 10/10

✔ banana/s: Linda Howard, To Die For 2/7/2016
LOC 1002: I popped two slices of whole wheat bread into the toaster and peeled a banana.

✔ demonstration: Grace Callaway, The Duke Who Knew Too Much 2/29/2016
PAGE 161: “If you still need convincing after what just happened at Marieur’s, I would be happy to provide another demonstration.

✔ dirt: J.D. Robb, Naked in Death 2/2/2016
PAGE 163: “I’m head of this department, lieutenant, and the mess you make is left to me to clean. It’s time you stop digging at dirt and close the case.”

✔ donut: Rebecca Yarros, Full Measures 2/7/2016
LOC 1841: Gus was already in the dining room and on his third donut before I made it downstairs.

✔ dynasty: Kristen Ashley, Walk Through Fire 2/20/2016
PAGE 113: “Holy crap, this is Dynasty except British with a better wardrobe and set in the early 1900s,” I whispered to the TV.

✔ enemy: Marie Force, Fatal Justice 2/13/2016
LOC 3508: “You’ve got a very significant enemy there, Lieutenant.”

✔ group: Sawyer Bennett, Garrett 2/13/2016
LOC 3642: I turn away from the group before my false smile cracks, and immediately hear Alex talking about Zack again.

✔ panic: Elle Kennedy, The Score 2/1/2016
PAGE 132: Panic flutters through me when Hannah’s footsteps get ominously close to my bedroom door.

✔ pulse: Kristan Higgins, Fools Rush in (re-read) 2/9/2016
PAGE 308: My knees were humming and weak with terror, and my pulse must have been at least one hundred and twenty.

✔ watch: Joanna Bourne, The Spymaster's Lady 2/3/2016
LOC 340: He couldn’t fight Henri for her. There wasn’t a bloody thing he could do but watch.





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[Becky]

2016 Read-the-Month Norwegian Edition: MARS (March)
Duration: March 1st 2016 - March 31st 2016

Progress: 4/4 * Complete *

✔ M: Mariana Zapata, Kulti 3/8/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ A: Tessa Dare, Any Duchess Will Do (re-read) 3/18/2016 ✭✭✭✭✭
✔ R: Nora Roberts, Rising Tides 3/12/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ S: Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Dream a Little Dream 3/10/2016 ✭✭✭✭✭



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[Becky]

2016 March Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1 - March 31


Progress: 10/10 * Complete *

✔ 1. 'M' is for March: Mariana Zapata, Kulti 3/8/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 2. Member of the Month - Kelly: Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Dream a Little Dream 3/10/2016 ✭✭✭✭✭

✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge: Courtney Milan, Trade Me 3/27/2016 ✭✭✭1/2

✔ 4. National Craft Month: [Read a book where someone uses their hands in their profession] Vi Keeland, The Baller: A Down and Dirty Football Novel 3/13/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 5. National Peanut Month: [Read a 'peanut-sized book' (a shorter book)] Lauren Layne, After the Kiss 3/25/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 6. March 8 – International Women's Day: [Read a book written by a woman] Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down 3/19/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 7. March 15 – The Ides of March: [Read a book where someone gets stabbed.] J.M. Stone, Skin Deep 3/7/2016 ✭✭✭

✔ 8. March 20 – International Francophonie Day: [Read a book set in France or with a character who is French ] Joanna Bourne, The Forbidden Rose 3/20/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 9. March 25 – International Waffle Day: [Read a book set in Europe] Lisa Kleypas, Cold-Hearted Rake 3/2/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 10. Reader's Choice: Nora Roberts, Rising Tides 3/12/2016 ✭✭✭✭




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[Becky]

Monthly Word Hunt - March
Duration: March 1 - March 31
Level: 9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

Completed: 10/10 Plus 5/5 Bonus Words *Complete*

✔ acid: Mariana Zapata, Kulti 3/8/2016
LOC 786: What could have been acid or just overactive nerves in my cheeks made them feel weird as I forced an easygoing smile on my face that told Gardner it was fine that I’d just been ignored.

✔ awake: Lauren Layne, After the Kiss 3/25/2016
LOC 901 : “Oh, for God’s sake,” she muttered when she saw Mitchell jogging toward her. He looked obnoxiously sporty, fit, and awake.

✔ claw: Nora Roberts, Rising Tides 3/12/2016
PAGE 3: It had been like watching two angry tomcats spit and claw.

✔ division: Vi Keeland, The Baller: A Down and Dirty Football Novel 3/13/2016
PAGE 5: Monday afternoon mandatory meetings consisted of three hours of Charles Ulysses Macy the Third telling the mostly men in the sports programs division about his latest conquest.

✔ essence: Lisa Kleypas, Cold-Hearted Rake 3/2/2016
LOC 3103: She smelled like vanilla and some faint, flowery essence.

✔ fork: J.M. Stone, Skin Deep 3/7/2016
PAGE 30: Before I’d even set my fork down, Luke grabbed his wallet, threw some bills down on the table, stood up and said, “We’re done. Let’s go.”

✔ game: Courtney Milan, Trade Me 3/27/2016
PAGE 22: When I was a kid, the prospect of inheriting Cyclone felt like it would be the winning move in a worldwide game.

✔ juice: Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Dream a Little Dream 3/10/2016
PAGE 266: She led them toward the kitchen, where Cal was pouring orange juice into a pitcher, while Ethan stood next to him uncorking a champagne bottle.

✔ light: Joanna Bourne, The Forbidden Rose 3/20/2016
PAGE 3: She’d seen them with the others on the lawn in the light of torches.

✔ stallion: Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down 3/19/2016
PAGE 204: But then he said that if she loved him she wouldn’t be fucking her…” Allison broke off to laugh. “… Her ‘Italian Stallion’ all over Europe.”





Bonus Words

Completed: 5/5

✔ crimson: Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Dream a Little Dream 3/10/2016
PAGE 171: He drooled over Laura Delapino with her crimson lipstick, but because she was good old reliable Kristy Brown, he only wanted to criticize.

✔ droplet: Tessa Dare, Any Duchess Will Do 3/18/2016
PAGE 8: Shaking the muddy droplets from her skirts, Pauline ticked the items off in her memory.

✔ founder: Joanna Bourne, The Forbidden Rose 3/20/2016
PAGE 56: Any fool can founder a high-bred mare. A good horse will run her heart out and die under you.

✔ mutation: Lisa Gardner, Fear Nothing 3/28/2016
PAGE 212: Another sign of genetic mutation? My adoptive father had had it all wrong. He’d studied me for signs of pain, when he should’ve been analyzing me for signs of violence.

✔ propeller: Kristan Higgins, Catch of the Day 3/23/2016
PAGE 222: We’re already away from the buoys and lines that could become entangled in the propellers, so I’m safe enough.




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[Becky]

The Tribute Challenge
March 15, 2016 - June 14, 2016

Level 3- Read 2 books for each of the 10 categories

Progress: 20/20

1. Read a debut book by an author or a book where a character begins something new (i.e. a new job, a new marriage, a geographical move)
✔ → Sarina Bowen, The Year We Fell Down (MC starts college) 3/19/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ → Kristan Higgins, Until There Was You (MC opens a new business) 4/11/2016 ✭✭✭✭

2. Read a book with flower(s) on the cover or a book with a flower name in the title or character name (i.e. rose, daisy)
✔ → Joanna Bourne, The Forbidden Rose 3/20/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ → Jill Shalvis, Second Chance Summer (MC named Lily) 4/25/2016 ✭✭✭✭

3. Read a book with something that flies or has wings on the cover or a book with a character who is a singer or pilot
✔ → Penelope Ward, RoomHate (MC is a singer) 4/30/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ → Kristen Ashley, Bounty (MC is a singer) 5/16/2016 ✭✭✭✭

4. Read a book with a dress, or lips or has several colors on the cover
✔ → Lauren Layne, After the Kiss (dress on the cover) 3/25/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ → Rachel Gibson, I'm In No Mood For Love (dress on the cover) 4/8/2016 ✭✭✭1/2

5. Read a book set in Italy or has an Italian/Italian descent character or author or a book with the author's first or last name beginning with 'E' or 'U'.
✔ → Emma Chase, Appealed 4/27/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ → Sarah MacLean, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (MC's sister is Italian) 5/1/2016 ✭✭✭✭✭

6. Read a book set in the U.K. or has a British character or author or a book with red, blue and/or white on the cover.
✔ → Lisa Gardner, Fear Nothing (red,white,blue cover) 3/28/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ → Julia Quinn, The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After (set in the U.K.) 4/15/2016 ✭✭✭✭

7. Read a book set in the U.S.A. or has an American character or author or a book with star(s) on the cover.
✔ → Courtney Milan, Trade Me 3/27/2016 ✭✭✭1/2
✔ → Lauren Layne, Love the One You're With 4/4/2016 ✭✭✭✭

8. Read a book by an author who has a best-seller or popular title or read a new release you feel may become a best-seller/popular or read a book with 10,000 or more Goodreads reviews.
✔ → Sawyer Bennett, Zack (USA Today and NYT best seller) 4/10/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ → Lisa Gardner, Hide (USA Today NYT best seller) 4/13/2016 ✭✭✭✭1/2

9. Read a book that has won an award (of any kind) or a book with the one of the following words in the title- 'prize', 'award', 'trophy', 'win' , 'gold', 'silver'
✔ → Kristan Higgins, Catch of the Day (RITA award) 3/23/2016 ✭✭✭✭✭
✔ → Julia Quinn, On the Way to the Wedding (RITA Award.) 4/5/2016 ✭✭✭✭

10. Reada book with the genre Mystery, Historical, Romance or YA listed for it (sub-genres such as historical romance, mystery romance, YA romance encouraged ;)
✔ → Tessa Dare, Any Duchess Will Do (historical romance) 3/18/2016 ✭✭✭✭✭
✔ → Rachel Gibson, Sex, Lies, and Online Dating (mystery romance) 4/1/2016 ✭✭✭1/2




Bonus-

Read one book whose author is deceased


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[Becky]

2016 READ-THE-SEASON SPRING CHALLENGE: NORWEGIAN: VAR (Spring)
March 20, 2016 - June 19, 2016
Level: 3

Overall Progress 23/24

VAR (Spring)

Progress: 3/3

✔ V: Valerie Bowman, The Unlikely Lady 4/28/2016 ✭✭✭1/2
✔ A: Lauren Layne, After the Kiss 3/25/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ R: Rachel Gibson, Sex, Lies, and Online Dating ✭✭✭1/2



LANGFREDAG (Good Friday)

Progress: 9/10

✔ L: Lauren Layne, Love the One You're With 4/4/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ A: Christi Caldwell, Always a Rogue, Forever Her Love 4/22/2016 ✭✭1/2
✔ N: Sarah MacLean, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake 5/1/2016 ✭✭✭✭✭
✔ G: Lisa Gardner, Fear Nothing 3/28/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ F: Joanna Bourne, The Forbidden Rose 3/20/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ R: Kristen Ashley, Rock Chick 6/6/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ E: Emma Chase, Sidebarred 5/7/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ D: Josie Litton, Dream of Me 6/1/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ A: Kristen Ashley, Jagged 5/9/2016 ✭✭✭✭1/2
✔ G: Lisa Gardner, Hide 4/13/2016 ✭✭✭✭1/2




PÅSKEDAG (Easter)

Progress: 7/8

✔ P: Penelope Ward, RoomHate 4/30/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ A: Kristen Ashley, Law Man (re-read) 5/2/2016 ✭✭✭✭✭
✔ S: Sawyer Bennett, Zack 4/10/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ K: Kristan Higgins, Catch of the Day 3/23/2016 ✭✭✭✭✭
E: Norah Wilson, Every Breath She Takes
✔ D: Rachel Gibson, Daisy's Back In Town 5/4/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ A: Emma Chase, Appealed 4/27/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ G: Rachel Gibson, I'm In No Mood For Love 4/8/2016 ✭✭✭1/2



MAI (Labour Day)

Progress: 2/3

✔ M: Courtney Milan, Trade Me 3/27/2016 ✭✭✭1/2
✔ A: Jamie Beck, Accidentally Hers 5/6/2016 ✭✭✭1/2
✔ I: Julie James, It Happened One Wedding 5/21/2016 ✭✭✭✭




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[Becky]

2016 Read-the-Month Norwegian Edition: APRIL (April)
Duration: April 1st 2016 - April 30th 2016

Progress: 5/5 * Complete *

✔ A: Christi Caldwell, Always a Rogue, Forever Her Love 4/22/2016 ✭✭1/2
✔ P: Penelope Ward, RoomHate 4/30/2016 ✭✭✭✭
✔ R: Rachel Gibson, Sex, Lies, and Online Dating ✭✭✭1/2
✔ I: Rachel Gibson, I'm In No Mood For Love 4/8/2016 ✭✭✭1/2
✔ L: Lauren Layne, Love the One You're With 4/4/2016 ✭✭✭✭



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[Becky]

2016 April Monthly Challenge
Duration: April 1 - April 30


Progress: 10/10 * Complete *

✔ 1. 'A' is for April: Christi Caldwell, Always a Rogue, Forever Her Love 4/22/2016 ✭✭1/2

✔ 2. Member of the Month - Diane ~Firefly~: Rachel Gibson, I'm In No Mood For Love 4/8/2016 ✭✭✭1/2

✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge: Julia Quinn, On the Way to the Wedding 4/5/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 4. April 1 – April Fools Day: [Read a humorous book or a book with someone smiling on the cover] Kristan Higgins, Until There Was You 4/11/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 5. April 4 – School Librarian Day: [Read a book with a character who is a teacher] Kristan Higgins, Too Good to Be True 4/2/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 6. April 14 – Reach as High as You Can Day: [Read a longer book (250+ pages)] Sawyer Bennett, Zack 4/10/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 7. April 22 – Earth Day: [Read a book with an outdoorsy character] Jill Shalvis, Second Chance Summer 4/25/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 8. April 23 – Lover’s Day: [Read a romance book] Lauren Layne, Love the One You're With 4/4/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 9. April 23 – Take a Chance Day: [Read a book from a new to you series.] Rachel Gibson, Sex, Lies, and Online Dating 4/1/2016 ✭✭✭1/2

✔ 10. Reader's Choice: Lisa Gardner, Hide 4/13/2016 ✭✭✭✭1/2



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[Becky]

Monthly Word Hunt - April
Duration: April 1 - April 30
Level: 9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

Completed: 10/10 * Complete *

✔ amused: Sawyer Bennett, Zack 4/10/2016
LOC 722: I’m torn between being amused at her humor, because there’s no doubt she’s trying to get a smile out of me, and annoyed that she references me as his “daddy.”

✔ board: Lauren Layne, Love the One You're With 4/4/2016
LOC 3611: Her eyes scanned the huge board in the outfield.

✔ comb: Rachel Gibson, I'm In No Mood For Love 4/8/2016
LOC 1726: She watched Sebastian comb his fingers though his hair and tried to make sense of what had happened.

✔ groan: Julia Quinn, On the Way to the Wedding 4/5/2016
LOC 271: Lucinda Abernathy, better known to, well, everyone who knew her, as Lucy, stifled a groan as she turned to the gentleman who had crept up on her, presumably to make calf eyes at Hermione, as did, well, everyone who met Hermione.

✔ lick: Lisa Gardner, Hide 4/13/2016
PAGE 424: She whimpered. Tried to lick at my hands, tend her cut.

✔ paint: Christi Caldwell, Always a Rogue, Forever Her Love 4/22/2016
LOC 2818: Her charge colored and said slowly. “Mother said ladies paint landscapes.”

✔ pie: Kristan Higgins, Until There Was You 4/11/2016
PAGE 69: She could smell him… oil and soap and just the slightest hint of something warm and spicy, like pumpkin pie.

✔ shock: Penelope Ward, RoomHate 4/30/2016
LOC 1854: I was still in shock. It seemed like I was in the middle of a horrible dream.

✔ sneeze: Rachel Gibson, Sex, Lies, and Online Dating 4/1/2016
LOC 220: "It’s like a sneeze. It’s got to come out to relieve the pressure.”

✔ stocking: Kristan Higgins, Too Good to Be True 4/2/2016
PAGE 190: But, no, the only person in front of Ben & Jerry’s was a girl of about twelve, stocking up on Cinnamon Bun from the look of things.



Bonus Words

Completed: 5/5

✔ abashed: Sawyer Bennett, Zack
LOC 1118: Zack immediately looks abashed and turns his gaze back down to his oatmeal. 4/10/2016

✔ crowded: Julia Quinn, On the Way to the Wedding 4/5/2016
LOC 3286: He didn’t see Lucy, and it wasn’t so crowded yet that he might miss her.

✔ decorous: Christi Caldwell, Always a Rogue, Forever Her Love 4/22/2016
LOC 3202: For all his sisters’ dramatic outbursts through the years, Mother tended to demonstrate calm, decorous behavior.

✔ umbrella: Rachel Gibson, Sex, Lies, and Online Dating 4/1/2016
LOC 104: Lucy closed her umbrella, and her gaze took in the gold walls and the patrons sitting at brown tables and hard wooden chairs.

✔ thus: Kristan Higgins, Until There Was You 4/11/2016
PAGE 190: Posey glanced at the sheet, which advised limited activity until he felt better (which she guessed would be never, based on the total wimp he’d been thus far).



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[Becky]

2016 Read-the-Month Norwegian Edition: MAY (May)
Duration: May 1st 2016 - May 31st 2016

Progress: 3/3 * Complete *

✔ M: Sarah MacLean, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake 5/1/2016 ✭✭✭✭✭
✔ A: Kristen Ashley, Law Man (re-read) 5/2/2016 ✭✭✭✭✭
✔ I: Julie James, It Happened One Wedding 5/21/2016 ✭✭✭✭



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[Becky]

2016 May Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1 - May 31


Progress: 10/10 * Complete *

✔ 1. 'M' is for May: Marie Force, Line of Scrimmage 5/19/2016 ✭✭✭

✔ 2. Member of the Month - Becca: Sarah MacLean, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake 5/1/2016 ✭✭✭✭✭

✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge: Dakota Cassidy, Talk This Way 5/30/2016 ✭✭✭

✔ 4. "May the 4th be with you!": [Read a romance book with the additional 'science fiction' genre] Kristen Callihan, Firelight 5/13/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 5. Cinco de Mayo Day!: [Read a book with the number '5' in the page count (514 pages)] Kristen Ashley, Bounty 5/16/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 6. Mother's Day is May 8: [Read a book with a person who serves as a 'mother figure' for others as a MC] Kristen Ashley, Law Man (re-read) 5/2/2016 ✭✭✭✭✭

✔ 7. International Nurse Day: [Read a book with MC first or last name starting with 'F' or 'N' (MC's first name is Nicholas)] Sarah Maclean, Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord 5/23/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 8. Friday the 13th: [Read a book with 13 or more chapters (20 Chapters)] Rachel Gibson, Daisy's Back In Town 5/4/2016 ✭✭✭✭

✔ 9. Memorial Day: [Read a book where someone dies during the read​] Kristen Ashley, Jagged 5/9/2016 ✭✭✭✭1/2

✔ 10. Reader's Choice: Jamie Beck, Accidentally Hers 5/6/2016 ✭✭✭1/2




Challenge Thread

[Becky]

Monthly Word Hunt - May
Duration: May 1 - May 31
Level: 9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

Completed: 9/10 * Complete *

✔ blueberry Emma Chase, Sidebarred 5/7/2016
LOC 529: I set Chelsea up with a cup of tea on the couch, while Rosaleen and I start making enough strawberry and blueberry pancakes to feed an army.

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✔ captive Kristen Ashley, Law Man 5/2/2016
LOC 3925: His soulful eyes held mine captive as he repeated firmly, “Always.”

✔ eight Rachel Gibson, Daisy's Back In Town 5/4/2016
LOC 525: At half past eight, Daisy pulled into a parking spot next to a Mercedes.

✔ genuine Kristen Ashley, Bounty 5/16/2016
PAGE 49: You might ride for a while, but you had to demonstrate you were the genuine article and had staying power or it’d cut you out so fast, you’d wonder if it was a dream you ever got in.

✔ human Kristen Callihan, Firelight 5/13/2016
PAGE 46: He couldn’t remember the last time human hands had willingly touched him.

✔ iron Sarah MacLean, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake 5/1/2016
PAGE 129: He breathed deeply and stilled her with an iron grip, meeting her eyes.

✔ maximum Jamie Beck, Accidentally Hers 5/6/2016
PAGE 132: Avery held her breath, her heart rate reaching its maximum training zone.

✔ miserable Marie Force, Line of Scrimmage 5/19/2016
PAGE 149: We had a rough time after we lost Justin, but you weren’t miserable before that, not the way you’d be with him.

✔ powerless Kristen Ashley, Jagged 5/9/2016
PAGE 237: ...when Alana finally faded away, it was a relief, even to Cotton, who was ravaged by her illness, his powerlessness against it but not her loss.




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Completed: 3/5

degenerate

✔ dynamite Julie James, It Happened One Wedding 5/21/2016
PAGE 176: “So I’m dynamite in bed, huh?” Sidney preened a little, hearing that— especially coming from such an expert.

✔ gallery Kristen Callihan, Firelight 5/13/2016
PAGE 114: “How did you know I was here?” she said as she moved into the gallery to stand beside him.

✔ governor Rachel Gibson, Daisy's Back In Town 5/4/2016
LOC 3489: “Nathan says he’s going to catch his limit if it harelips thegovernor”

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[Becky]

2016 Read-the-Month Norwegian Edition: JUNI (June)
Duration: June 1st 2016 - June 30 2016

Progress: 1/4

✔ J: Josie Litton, Dream of Me 6/1/2016 ✭✭✭✭
U: Pamela Clare, Unlawful Contact
N: Norah Wilson, Every Breath She Takes
I: Amanda Usen, Impulse Control




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[Becky]

2016 June Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1 - June 30


Progress: 4/10

✔ 1. 'J' is for June: Josie Litton, Dream of Me 6/1/2016 ✭✭✭✭

2. Member of the Month - Ranzes Ryne: Christina Lauren, Beautiful Player

3. Featured Author Challenge: Pamela Clare, Unlawful Contact

✔ 4. June 1st- National Doughnut Day: [Read a book with a dessert or something round on the cover] Kristen Ashley, Rock Chick 6/6/2016 ✭✭✭✭

5. June 8th- Best Friend Day: [Read a book with best friends] Lauren Layne, Just One Night

✔ 6. June 12th- Red Rose Day: [Read a book that has something red on the cover] Sarah Maclean, A Rogue by Any Other Name 6/24/2016 ✭✭✭✭

7. June 15th- Smile Power Day: [Read a book with lips on the cover or a couple kissing.] Cindi Madsen, Getting Lucky Number Seven

8. June 20th- First day of Summer: [Read a book with a summer theme on the cover or in the setting of the story (island, tropical, beach setting, etc.)] Julie James, Suddenly One Summer

9. June 27th- Sunglasses Day: [Read a book with sun or sunglasses on the cover or a character who is blind or has another disability. (MC is deaf)​] Sandra Brown, Unspeakable

✔ 10. Reader's Choice: Diana Gaballdon, Outlander 6/18/2016 ✭✭✭✭




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[Becky]

Monthly Word Hunt - May
Duration: June 1 - June 31
Level: 9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

Completed: 3/10

✔ almond Kristen Ashley, Rock Chick 6/6/2016
PAGE 319: He also got out a bag of corn chips and one of those huge-ass bars of chocolate with almonds.

bent Cindi Madsen, Getting Lucky Number Seven
PAGE 161: I bent down and kissed the large bruise running down his side and he shot me a sidelong glance.

fork Lauren Layne, Just One Night
LOC 1856: “Hands off,” Riley said, stabbing a fork in Julie’s direction before turning back to Emma. “You. Talk.”

✔ ghost Josie Litton, Dream of Me 6/1/2016
PAGE 74: In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost”— his hand moved above them in the sign of the cross—“ I declare you husband and wife.”

grill Amanda Usen, Impulse Control
PAGE 181: “Hey— Wild Man. The meat isn’t going to grill itself.” She gestured at a tray of raw meat on the counter.

hit Norah Wilson, Every Breath She Takes
PAGE 12: Groaning, she rolled off the bed and hit the shower.

✔ odd Sarah Maclean, A Rogue by Any Other Name 6/24/2016
PAGE 154: The housekeeper gave no indication that she had even noticed the odd behavior, instead coming forward and dropping into a curtsy.

paper
PAGE 105: Wrapped in tissue paper was a picture frame, one that held a photograph of him and his father at the Illinois football game on Dad’s Weekend his junior year of college.

robot Christina Lauren, Beautiful Player
PAGE 269: We all laughed, particularly of the image of sweet, reserved Sara doing the robot or some spin drunk.

village Lisa Kleypas, Marrying Winterborne
LOC 2519: “He was called away to see a patient in the village, but he said it wouldn’t take long.”





Bonus Words

Completed: 2/5

✔ carcass Josie Litton, Dream of Me 6/1/2016
PAGE 5: “You’ll rot in here,” Derward continued. “You’ll weep and beg for food. You’ll fight over a rat’s carcass.

✔ glutton Diana Gabaldon, Outlander 6/18/2016
PAGE 256: You too, glutton,” he said to his mount. “Wait a bit, ’til we stop for a rest.”

lollipop Julie James, Suddenly One Summer
PAGE 34: “Ooh . . . the redhead in the black dress just licked a lollipop shaped like a penis. Seriously, why are we still sitting here?”

scenic
LOC 1664: A single window, its yellowed blinds hanging askew, offered a scenic view of the alley.

shaman Lisa Kleypas, Marrying Winterborne
LOC 1361: “I don’t care if we’re married in a church, the office of the Registrar General, or by a shaman wearing antlers in the wilds of North Wales.




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2016 RRRC COUNTDOWN
Duration: January 01, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Level Extreme - read for 2001-2016 - 136 books

Progress: 65/136

2001 Progress: 1/1 * Complete *
(view spoiler)[✔ 1 Dream of Me by Josie Litton 6/1/2016
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2002 Progress: 0/2
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2003 Progress: 0/3
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2004 Progress: 3/4
(view spoiler)[✔ 1 When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn 1/4/2016
✔ 2 To Die For by Linda Howard 2/7/2016
✔ 3 Daisy's Back In Town by Rachel Gibson
4 Midnight Man by Lisa Marie Rice
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2005 Progress: 0/5
(view spoiler)[1 Lie By Moonlight by Amanda Quick
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✔ 2006 Progress: 6/6 * Complete *
(view spoiler)[✔ 1 It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn 1/28/2016
✔ 2 Fools Rush in (re-read) by Kristan Higgins 2/9/2016
✔ 3 Taking Chase by Lauren Dane 2/14/2016
✔ 4 Sex, Lies, and Online Dating by Rachel Gibson 4/1/2016
✔ 5 On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn 4/5/2016
✔ 6 I'm In No Mood For Love by Rachel Gibson 4/8/2016

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2007 Progress: 2/7
(view spoiler)[✔ 1 Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins 3/23/2016
✔ 2 Hide by Lisa Gardner 4/13/2016
3 Tangled Up In You by Rachel Gibson

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2008 Progress: 4/8
(view spoiler)[✔ 1 Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins 1/11/2016
✔ 2 The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne 2/3/2016
✔ 3 Line of Scrimmage by Marie Force 5/19/2016
✔ 4 Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley 6/6/2016
5 Not Another Bad Date by Rachel Gibson
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2009 Progress: 1/9
(view spoiler)[1 Too Good to Be True by Kristan Higgins 4/2/2016
2 Instant Attraction by Jill Shalvis
3 Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas
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2010 Progress: 3/10
(view spoiler)[✔ 1 The Forbidden Rose by Joanna Bourne 3/20/2016
✔ 2 Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah Maclean 5/1/2016
✔ 3 Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord by Sarah Maclean 5/23/2016
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2011 Progress: 4/11
(view spoiler)[✔ 1 Hearts in Darkness by Laura Kaye 1/5/2016
✔ 2 Fatal Justice by Marie Force 2/13/2016
✔ 3 Unlocked by Courtney Milan 2/21/2013
✔ 4 Until There Was You by Kristan Higgins 4/11/2016
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2012 Progress 3/12
(view spoiler)[✔ 1 Law Man by Kristen Ashley 5/2/2016
✔ 2 Firelight by Kristen Callihan 5/13/2016
✔ 3 A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah Maclean 6/24/2016
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2013 Progress 8/13
(view spoiler)[✔ 1 The Law of Attraction by N.M. Silber 2/23/2016
✔ 2 Skin Deep by J.M. Stone 3/7/2016
✔ 3 Lick by Kylie Scott 2/27/2016
✔ 4 Any Duchess Will Do (re-read) by Tessa Dare 3/18/2016
✔ 5 After the Kiss by Lauren Layne 3/25/2016
✔ 6 Love the One You're With by Lauren Layne 4/4/2016
✔ 7 The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn 4/15/2016
✔ 8 Jagged by Kristen Ashley 5/9/2016
9 Texas Redeemed by Isla Bennet
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2014 Progress 7/14
(view spoiler)[✔ 1 Cinder & Ella by Kelly Oram 1/1/2016
✔ 2 Alex by Sawyer Bennett 1/21/2016
✔ 3 Full Measures by Rebecca Yarros 2/7/2016
✔ 4 The Year We Fell Down by Sarina Bowen 3/19/2016
✔ 5 Always a Rogue, Forever Her Love by Christi Caldwell 4/22/2016
✔ 6 It Happened One Wedding by Julie James 5/21/2016
✔ 7 The Year We Hid Away by Sarina Bowen 8/2/2016
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2015 Progress 15/15 * Complete *
(view spoiler)[✔ 1 Under the Spotlight by Kate Willoughby 1/2/2016
✔ 2 The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah Maclean 1/7/2016
✔ 3 Nuts by Alice Clayton 1/9/2016
✔ 4 Anything for You by Kristan Higgins 1/13/2016
✔ 5 The Deal (re-read) by Elle Kennedy 1/24/2016
✔ 6 The Mistake (re-read) by Elle Kennedy 1/25/2016
✔ 7 Garrett by Sawyer Bennett 2/13/2016
✔ 8 Walk Through Fire by Kristen Ashley 2/20/2016
✔ 9 The Duke Who Knew Too Much by Grace Calloway 2/29/2016
✔ 10 Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas 3/2/2016
✔ 11 Kulti by Mariana Zapata 3/8/2016
✔ 12 Trade Me by Courtney Milan 3/27/2016
✔ 13 Zack by Sawyer Bennett 4/10/2016
✔ 14 Second Chance Summer by Jill Shalvis 4/25/2016
✔ 15 The Unlikely Lady by Valerie Bowman 4/28/2016
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2016 Progress 8/16
(view spoiler)[✔ 1 Love in the Light by Laura Kaye 1/22/2016
✔ 2 The Score by Elle Kennedy 2/1/2016
✔ 3 The Baller: A Down and Dirty Football Novel by Vi Keeland 3/13/2016
✔ 4 Appealed by Emma Chase
✔ 5 RoomHate by Penelope Ward 4/30/2016
✔ 6 Bounty by Kristen Ashley 5/16/2016
✔ 7 Big Rock by Lauren Blakely 7/18/2016
✔ 8 Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas 7/28/2016
✔ 9 Wicked Sexy Liar by Christina Lauren
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[Becky]

2015 Read-the-Month Albanian Edition
QERSHOR (June)
Duration June 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015

Progress: 7/7 Complete!

✔ Q: Julia Quinn, The Duke and I 6/24/2015 ✭✭✭ 1/2
✔ E: Elle Kennedy, Hotter Than Ever 6/1/2015 ✭✭✭
✔ R: Linda Rettstatt, Rescued 6/16/2015 ✭✭✭
✔ S: Sabrina Jeffries, What the Duke Desires 6/7/2015 ✭✭✭✭
✔ H: Molly Harper, How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf 6/4/2015 ✭✭✭✭
✔ O: Tracey Garvis-Graves, On the Island 6/26/2015 ✭✭✭✭ 1/2
✔ R: Rebecca Zanetti, Forgotten Sins 6/9/2015 ✭✭✭✭




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[Becky]

2015 June Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1 - June 30


Progress: 10/10 Complete!

✔ 1. 'J' is for June: Sabrina Jeffries, What the Duke Desires 6/7/2015 ✭✭✭✭
✔ 2. Member of the Month: LaurLa: Shannon Stacey, Exclusively Yours 6/5/2015 ✭✭✭✭
✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge: Samantha Young, Down London Road 6/14/2015 ✭✭✭
✔ 4. Audiobook Month: Sarah MacLean, Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord 6/1/2015 ✭✭✭✭
✔ 5. LGBT Pride Month: ­­­­Elle Kennedy, Hotter Than Ever 6/1/2015 ✭✭✭
✔ 6. June 1st: Dare Day: Molly Harper, How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf 6/4/2015 ✭✭✭✭
✔ 7. June 6: D-Day: Rebecca Zanetti, Forgotten Sins 6/9/2015 ✭✭✭✭
✔ 8. June 21: Fathers Day: Sabrina Jeffries, When the Rogue Returns6/22/2015 ✭✭✭✭
✔ 9. June 26: Take your dog to work day: Linda Rettstatt, Rescued 6/16/2015 ✭✭✭
✔ 10. Reader's Choice - Read any book of your choice: Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil 6/21/2015 ✭✭✭✭1/2



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