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2010 Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge
2010 Create-Your-Own Reading ChallengeChallenge title: A Book a Day (Keeps the Doctor Away)
Duration: January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010
Number of Books: 365
Challenge Description: Read (at least) a book a day throughout the year. Read books in romance category (no "regular" fiction or non-fiction books). Re-reads and DNFs do NOT count!
6th update (July 2, 2010)
books read in January 2010: 32 (book list)
books read in February 2010: 31 (book list)
books read in March 2010: 35 (book list I., book list II.)
books read in April 2010: 30 (book list)
books read in May 2010: 19 (book list) (a "slow" month)
books read in June 2010: 39 (book list)
total books read in 2010: 186 (51%)
P.S. Back on track.
Clean Off My Category Shelf Challenge Challenge Title: Clean off the Category Romances On Your Shelf
Duration: 1/1/2010-12/31/2010
Number of Books: 60 (minimum)
Challenge Description: Read at least five category romances on my bookshelf a month. I have a backlog of category romances that I have accumulated over the years. They must be books that I owned as of January 1, 2010. Any category romances I read that are new will not count towards my challenge goal.
January
1.A Bride for His Majesty's Pleasure by Penny Jordan 1/18
2.The Oilman's Baby Bargain by Michelle Celmer 1/18
3.Marriage on the Rebound by Michelle Reid 1/18
4.The Desert King's Bejewelled Bride 1/18
5. Second-Best Bride by Sara Wood 1/18
February
6. Pure Princess, Bartered Bride by Caitlin Crews 2/7
7.The Brazillian's Blackmailed Bride by Michelle Reid 2/20
8.The Outback Bridal Rescue by Emma Darcy 2/21
9.The Greek's Innocent Virgin by Lucy Monroe 2/21
10.Mr. Strictly Business by Day Leclaire 2/21
10/60 completed. Monthly goal: 5/5 completed (January and February).
11.Reluctant Mistress, Blackmailed Wife by Lynne Graham 2/28 11/60 completed, 6/5 completed February
March
12.Secret Baby, Convenient Wife by Kim Lawrence 3/2
13.Ruthlessely Bedded, Forcibly Wedded by Abby Green 3/6
14.Blackmailed into Marriage by Lucy Monroe 3/6
15.Rafe Sinclair's Revenge by Gayle Wilson 3/6
16.Saints and Sinners by Olivia Rupprecht 3/14
16/60 completed, 5/5 completed monthly goal March
Update 4/22/10
17.Against the Rules by Linda Howard 4/11
18.A Tough Man to Tame by Iris Johansen 4/11
19.She's Got it Bad by Sarah Mayberry 4/17
20.The Sheikh's Rebellious Mistress by Sandra Marton 4/20
21.The Cowboy and the Lady by Diana Palmer 4/22
21/60 completed. Monthly goal 5/5 April.
Update 5/19/10
22.The French Tycoon's Pregnant Mistress by Abby Green 5/15
23.Night Rescuer by Cindy Dees 5/15
24.On Thin Ice by Debra Lee Brown 5/17
25.The Greek's Forced Bride by Michelle Reid 5/17
26.Blackmailed Bride, Inexperienced Wife by Annie West 5/18
26/60 Completed. Monthly Goal 5/5
2 More Completed for May
27.Pregnant by the Greek Tycoon by Kim Lawrence 5/29
28.Capelli's Captive Virgin by Sarah Monroe 5/29
Monthly Goal 7/5 28/60 Completed
June Update (6/21)
29.Just a Normal Marriage by Leigh Michaels 6/6
30.Bossman Millionaire by Kathy DeNosky 6/13
31.Hostage by Madeleine Ker 6/13
32.Rich, Ruggged, Ruthless by Jennifer Mikels 6/16
33.Mr. Temptation by Cait London 6/19
34.Instinctive Male by Cait London 6/19
Monthly Goal 6/5 34/60 Completed
July Update (7/7/10)
35.House of Glass by Michelle Reid (7/5/10)
36.Substitute Wife by Rachel Lindsay (7/5/10)
37.Shotgun Marriage by Day Leclaire (7/5/10)
38.The Bedroom Barter by Sara Craven (7/6/10)
39.Newlyweds of Convenience by Jessica Hart (7/6/10)
Monthly Goal 5/5 39/60 Completed
UPDATE...This list contains 25 books:
Caitlin Kittredge : Nocturne City Series
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2. Second Skin Book 3
3. Witch Craft Book 4
JR ward: Black Dagger Brotherhood Series
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Charlaine Harris: Sookie Stackhouse Series
1. Dead in the Family - Book 10
Jenna Black: Morgan Kingsley Series
1. The Devil Inside
Jennifer Estep - Elemental Assassin Series
1. Spiders Bite
C.E. Murphy - Walker Papers
1.
Kim Harrison - Rachel Morgan Series
1. Black Magic Sanction - Book 8
Kelley Armstrong - Darkest Powers Series
1. The Summoning
Ilona Andrews - The Edge Series
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Richelle Mead - Georgina Kincaid Series
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Rachel Vincent - Soul Screamers Series
1. My Soul to Take
Devon Monk - Allie Beckstrom Series
1. Magic to the Bone
Patricia Briggs - Mercedes Thompson Series
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P.C. Cast - House of Night Series
1. Tempted Book 6
Lara Adrian - Midnight Breed Series
1. Veil Of Midnight Book 5
2. Ashes of Midnight Book 6
3. Shades of Midnight Book 7
Kresley Cole - Immortals After Dark Series
1. Kiss of a Demon King book 7
2. Pleasure of a Dark Prince Book 8
Jeaniene Frost - Night Huntress Series
1. First Drop of Crimson - Book 1
Laurell K. Hamilton:
1. Bullet
Challenge Title: Series readerDuration:June 21 2010-June 21 2011
Number of Books:
Challenge Description: To at lest start 10 new series and finish 10 series. I will post as I go.
Started
1. Laurell K. Hamilton -Meredith Gentry
2. Christine Warren- Others
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1. J.R. Ward-Blackdagger Brotherhood
2. Patricia Briggs-Mercedes Thompson
3. Christina Dodd-Darkness Chosen
4. Gerry Bartlett- Glory St. Clair
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Reading
Iron Kissed(Mercy Thompson series)
Wolf at the door(Others series)
Done
Challenge Title: Page-Turner, Button Pusher Challenge Challenge Duration: Mar. 1, 2010 to Dec. 31, 2010
Goal: 20 (10 paper and 10 ebook) 17/20 1 CR
Challenge Description: Read 10 paper books and 10 ebooks that I already own before the year is over. This is to help prevent me from compulsively buying books when I have enough to last me at least a year. I know it won't completely prevent it but it should help get the pile down LOL! They will be from ANY genre I choose. They can span from one month to the next unlike most of the challenges I am doing. (I can start a book in one month and finish it the next and it still counts as long as it is completed during the challenge duration)
PAPER 8/10
1. Dead as a Doornail - March 20th, 2010 ****
2. Definitely Dead - April 13th, 2010 ***
3. All Together Dead - April 22nd, 2010
4. Inkdeath - May 31st, 2010 ****
5. Interview With the Vampire *** 5/26/2010
6. The Awakening and The Struggle
7. From Dead to Worse
8. The Notebook
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ebook/Kindle 9/10
11. Handmaid's Tale
12. Midnight Cravings
13. Demon In My View
14. Shattered Mirror
15. Midnight Predator
16. Marked
17. Dark Angel
18. Chosen
19. Soulmate
20. A Kiss of Shadows - CR
☪☠Lizz☠☪ wrote: "Challenge Title: Series readerDuration:June 21 2010-June 21 2011
Number of Books:
Challenge Description: To at lest start 10 new series and finish 10 series. I will post as I go.
Started
1...."
You can get yourself in trouble that way :-P Finish 10, Start 10! :) Cool challenge idea!
Challenge Title: 2010 - 1001 Books ChallengeDuration: 1/1/10 to 12/31/10
Number of Books: 50
Challenge Description: Read 50 books this calendar year from the book 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die edited by Peter Boxall
Current status: 26 of 50 completed
List of Books:
1.The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera 1/2/10
2.Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor 1/3/10
3.The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor 1/4/10
4.Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor 1/11/10
5.Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis 1/14/10
6.The End of the Affair by Graham Greene 1/18/10
7.The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene 1/27/10
8.The Third Man by Graham Greene 1/27/10
9.The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene 2/10/10
10.The Quiet American by Graham Greene 2/23/10
11.Shame by Salman Rushdie 2/28/10
12.Myra Breckinridge by Gore Vidal 3/2/10
13.Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding 3/15/10
14.One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 4/1/10
15.The Turn of the Screw by Henry James 4/28/10
16.The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie 5/10/10
17.The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 5/13/10
18.The Awakening by Kate Chopin 5/13/10
19.Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith 5/14/10
20.The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley 5/15/10
21.Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth 5/15/10
22.Pierre and Jean by Guy de Maupassant 5/16/10
23.Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant 5/17/10
24.The Absentee by Maria Edgeworth 6/12/10
25.One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 6/15/10
26. The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje 7/17/10
I may very well not get this one completed.
Series Completion Challenge - Part I
Duration: Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2010
Number of Books:150
Description:I am currently in the middle of at least 32 different series. My goal is to complete as many of those series as I can (through publication).
List: Will post as I go.
Bakery Sisters/Susan Mallery - Completed 03/31/10
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Knight Miscellany/Gaelen Foley - Completed 05.02.10
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Mercenary Trilogy/Lucy Monroe - Completed 01/04/10
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I-Team/Pamela Clare - Completed thru Publication 04.01.10
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Black Daggar Brotherhood/J.R. Ward - Completed thru Publication 07.06.10
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Highland Pleasures/Jennifer Ashley - Completed thru Publication 07.10.10
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Hold Trilogy/Stephanie Tyler - Completed 03/22/10
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Neville Family/Liz Carlyle - Completed 06/11/10
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Chesapeake Bay Saga/Nora Roberts - Completed 05/21/10
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The Bridgerton's/Julia Quinn
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26. On the Way to the Wedding
Bodyguard/Cindy Gerard
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31. Into the Dark
Goddard Project Trilogy/Lucy Monroe - Completed 07/18/10
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Temptation Brothers/Lori Foster - Completed 04.29.10
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Tall, Dark & Dangerous by Suzanne Brockmann
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45. Night Watch
Firefigher/Jill Shalvis
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47. Seeing Red
Wilder/Jill Shalvis
48. Instant Temptation
Luxe/Anna Godbersen - Completed 07/13/10
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UPDATEChallenge Title:TBR Clean-UP
Duration:June 21st 2010-January 1st 2011
Number of Books:25
Challenge Description:To read at least 25 books off of my current TBR shelf by January 1st 2011. I'm enclosing a link of books on shelf at moment to keep from counting books I may add after this date. http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...
List of Books: I'll post as I go
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southpaw285 wrote: "I may very well not get this one completed."You and me, both. I challenged myself to 100 books, not quite as many as you, but I'm feeling your pain! Why is it that some of these challenge lists make me NOT read the books?
Challenge Title: Val's stolen from LibraryLass & tweaked challengeDuration: Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2010
No. of Books: 38/62
Descrip: Books that I need to finish!
10 books from TBR Pile
1. Legend of the Jade Dragon by Yasmine Galenorn
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9 PNR/UF books
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3. Turned by Julie Kenner
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7. Bled Dry by Erin McCarthy
8. Sucker Bet by Erin McCarthy
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8 books that finish a series that I started.
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2. Stay The Night by Lynn Viehl
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7. Shades of Midnight by Lara Adrian
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7 Cozy Myst books
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6 Harlequin books
1. Guardians:Eternally by Maureen Child
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3. Out of Nowhere by Rebecca York
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5. Dream Stalker by Jenna Kernan
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5 Romantic Suspense books
1. Shoot to Thrill by Nina Bruhns
2. Thrill Me to Death by Roxanne St. Claire
3. Intimate Danger by Amy J. Fetzer
4. Spy Games by Gina Robinson
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4 New Authors
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2. Kelly Meading - Three Days to Dead
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4. Jessa Slade - Seduced in Shadows
3 Y/A books
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3. Wake by Lisa McMann
2 Chick-Lit books
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1 Complete Series
1. Wolf Tales 1-8 by Kate Douglas
Melissa wrote: "southpaw285 wrote: "I may very well not get this one completed."You and me, both. I challenged myself to 100 books, not quite as many as you, but I'm feeling your pain! Why is it that some of..."
LOL, I know Melissa. And all I can think about is Yz's acronym. She specifically said to be realistic...to be SMART. Had I done as you did and set my goal at 100, I might have been able to finish it. However, even that is doubtful at this point.
I would ask you to join me in my misery, but somehow it just doesn't seem fair for me to ask you not to finish your challenge.
The song by Heart comes to mine..."Alone".
Series Completion Challenge - Part I
Duration: Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2010
Number of Books:150
Description:I am currently in the middle of at least 32 different series. My goal is to complete as many of those series as I can (through publication).
List: Will post as I go.
Bakery Sisters/Susan Mallery - Completed 03/31/10
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Knight Miscellany/Gaelen Foley - Completed 05.02.10
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Mercenary Trilogy/Lucy Monroe - Completed 01/04/10
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I-Team/Pamela Clare - Completed thru Publication 04.01.10
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Black Daggar Brotherhood/J.R. Ward - Completed thru Publication 07.06.10
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Highland Pleasures/Jennifer Ashley - Completed thru Publication 07.10.10
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Hold Trilogy/Stephanie Tyler - Completed 03/22/10
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Neville Family/Liz Carlyle - Completed 06/11/10
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Chesapeake Bay Saga/Nora Roberts - Completed 05/21/10
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The Bridgerton's/Julia Quinn
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Bodyguard/Cindy Gerard
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31. Into the Dark
Goddard Project Trilogy/Lucy Monroe - Completed 07/18/10
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Temptation Brothers/Lori Foster - Completed 04.29.10
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Tall, Dark & Dangerous by Suzanne Brockmann
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45. Night Watch
Firefigher/Jill Shalvis
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47. Seeing Red
Wilder/Jill Shalvis
48. Instant Temptation
Luxe/Anna Godbersen - Completed 07/13/10
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STATUS: 15/54 completeList of Books:
Acts of Mercy - Mariah Stewart
Bad Moon Rising - Sherrilyn Kenyon
Bed of Roses - Nora Roberts
Beg for Mercy - Toni Andrews
Be Still My Vampire Heart - Kerrilyn Sparks
Bloodring - Faith Hunter
Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon
Born of Ice - Sherrilyn Kenyon
Born of Night - Sherrilyn Kenyon
Breaking Midnight - Emma Holly
Burning Alive - Shannon Butcher
Covet - J.R. Ward
Dark Hunger - Rita Herron
Dark Slayer - Christine Feehan
Dawnbreaker - Jocelyn Drake
The Demon You Know - Christine Warren
Destiny - Alex Archer
If He's Wicked - Hannah Howell
The Immortal Hunter - Lynsay Sands
Lord of Legends - Susan Krinard
Lord of Sin - Susan Krinard
Obsession Untamed - Pamela Palmer
Passion Untamed - Pamela Palmer
Possess Me at Midnight - Shayla Black
The Renegade Hunter - Lynsay Sands
Scottish Companion - Karen Ranney
A Scotsman in Love - Karen Ranney
Sea Lord - Virginia Kantra
Seduce Me in Shadow - Shayla Black
Shifting Plains - Jean Johnson
Skin Trade - Laurell K. Hamilton
Skykeepers - Jessica Andersen
Sold to a Laird - Karen Ranney
So Still the Night - Kim Lenox
Storm Born - Richelle Mead
Storm of Shadows - Christina Dodd
Storm of Visions - Christina Dodd
Unclean Spirits - M.L.N. Hanover
Undead Next Door - Kerrilyn Sparks
Vamps and the City - Kerrilyn Sparks
Walk on the Wild Side - Christine Warren
Wild Blue Under - Judi Fennell
God help me but this is less than half of what's on this triple deep shelf.
READ:
Series Completion Challenge - Part I
Duration: Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2010
Number of Books:150
Description:I am currently in the middle of at least 32 different series. My goal is to complete as many of those series as I can (through publication).
List: Will post as I go.
Bakery Sisters/Susan Mallery - Completed 03/31/10
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Knight Miscellany/Gaelen Foley - Completed 05.02.10
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Mercenary Trilogy/Lucy Monroe - Completed 01/04/10
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I-Team/Pamela Clare - Completed thru Publication 04.01.10
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Black Daggar Brotherhood/J.R. Ward - Completed thru Publication 07.06.10
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Highland Pleasures/Jennifer Ashley - Completed thru Publication 07.10.10
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Hold Trilogy/Stephanie Tyler - Completed 03/22/10
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Neville Family/Liz Carlyle - Completed 06/11/10
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Chesapeake Bay Saga/Nora Roberts - Completed 05/21/10
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The Bridgerton's/Julia Quinn
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Bodyguard/Cindy Gerard
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31. Into the Dark
Goddard Project Trilogy/Lucy Monroe - Completed 07/18/10
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Temptation Brothers/Lori Foster - Completed 04.29.10
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Tall, Dark & Dangerous by Suzanne Brockmann
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45. Night Watch
Firefigher/Jill Shalvis
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Wilder/Jill Shalvis
48. Instant Temptation
Luxe/Anna Godbersen - Completed 07/13/10
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Challenge Title: 2010 - 1001 Books ChallengeDuration: 1/1/10 to 12/31/10
Number of Books: 50
Challenge Description: Read 50 books this calendar year from the book 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die edited by Peter Boxall
Current status: 27 of 50 completed
List of Books:
1.The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera 1/2/10
2.Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor 1/3/10
3.The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor 1/4/10
4.Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor 1/11/10
5.Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis 1/14/10
6.The End of the Affair by Graham Greene 1/18/10
7.The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene 1/27/10
8.The Third Man by Graham Greene 1/27/10
9.The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene 2/10/10
10.The Quiet American by Graham Greene 2/23/10
11.Shame by Salman Rushdie 2/28/10
12.Myra Breckinridge by Gore Vidal 3/2/10
13.Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding 3/15/10
14.One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 4/1/10
15.The Turn of the Screw by Henry James 4/28/10
16.The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie 5/10/10
17.The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 5/13/10
18.The Awakening by Kate Chopin 5/13/10
19.Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith 5/14/10
20.The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley 5/15/10
21.Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth 5/15/10
22.Pierre and Jean by Guy de Maupassant 5/16/10
23.Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant 5/17/10
24.The Absentee by Maria Edgeworth 6/12/10
25.One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 6/15/10
26. The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje 7/17/10
27. Pamela by Samuel Richardson 8/12/10
2010 Create-Your-Own Reading ChallengeChallenge title: A Book a Day (Keeps the Doctor Away)
Duration: January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010
Number of Books: 365
Challenge Description: Read (at least) a book a day throughout the year. Read books in romance category (no "regular" fiction or non-fiction books). Re-reads and DNFs do NOT count!
7th update (August 13, 2010)
books read in January 2010: 32 (book list)
books read in February 2010: 31 (book list)
books read in March 2010: 35 (book list I., book list II.)
books read in April 2010: 30 (book list)
books read in May 2010: 19 (book list) (a "slow" month)
books read in June 2010: 39 (book list)
books read in July 2010: 47 (book list I., book list II.)
total books read in 2010: 232 (63%)
Challenge Title: Shyloh's 50 State ChallengeDuration: May - December 2010
Number of Books: 50
Challenge Description: I must read one book from each state, but this cannot include the Janet Dailey America series.
10/50
Alabama
Alaska -
Arizona
Arkansas
California -
Colorado
Conneticut -
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisianna -
Maine
Maryland
Massachusettes
Michigan
Minnesota -
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey -
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina -
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennslyvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota -
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia -
Washington-
West Virgina
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Clean Off My Category Shelf Challenge Challenge Title: Clean off the Category Romances On Your Shelf
Duration: 1/1/2010-12/31/2010
Number of Books: 60 (minimum)
Challenge Description: Read at least five category romances on my bookshelf a month. I have a backlog of category romances that I have accumulated over the years. They must be books that I owned as of January 1, 2010. Any category romances I read that are new will not count towards my challenge goal.
January
1.A Bride for His Majesty's Pleasure by Penny Jordan 1/18
2.The Oilman's Baby Bargain by Michelle Celmer 1/18
3.Marriage on the Rebound by Michelle Reid 1/18
4.The Desert King's Bejewelled Bride 1/18
5. Second-Best Bride by Sara Wood 1/18
February
6. Pure Princess, Bartered Bride by Caitlin Crews 2/7
7.The Brazillian's Blackmailed Bride by Michelle Reid 2/20
8.The Outback Bridal Rescue by Emma Darcy 2/21
9.The Greek's Innocent Virgin by Lucy Monroe 2/21
10.Mr. Strictly Business by Day Leclaire 2/21
10/60 completed. Monthly goal: 5/5 completed (January and February).
11.Reluctant Mistress, Blackmailed Wife by Lynne Graham 2/28 11/60 completed, 6/5 completed February
March
12.Secret Baby, Convenient Wife by Kim Lawrence 3/2
13.Ruthlessely Bedded, Forcibly Wedded by Abby Green 3/6
14.Blackmailed into Marriage by Lucy Monroe 3/6
15.Rafe Sinclair's Revenge by Gayle Wilson 3/6
16.Saints and Sinners by Olivia Rupprecht 3/14
16/60 completed, 5/5 completed monthly goal March
Update 4/22/10
17.Against the Rules by Linda Howard 4/11
18.A Tough Man to Tame by Iris Johansen 4/11
19.She's Got it Bad by Sarah Mayberry 4/17
20.The Sheikh's Rebellious Mistress by Sandra Marton 4/20
21.The Cowboy and the Lady by Diana Palmer 4/22
21/60 completed. Monthly goal 5/5 April.
Update 5/19/10
22.The French Tycoon's Pregnant Mistress by Abby Green 5/15
23.Night Rescuer by Cindy Dees 5/15
24.On Thin Ice by Debra Lee Brown 5/17
25.The Greek's Forced Bride by Michelle Reid 5/17
26.Blackmailed Bride, Inexperienced Wife by Annie West 5/18
26/60 Completed. Monthly Goal 5/5
2 More Completed for May
27.Pregnant by the Greek Tycoon by Kim Lawrence 5/29
28.Capelli's Captive Virgin by Sarah Monroe 5/29
Monthly Goal 7/5 28/60 Completed
June Update (6/21)
29.Just a Normal Marriage by Leigh Michaels 6/6
30.Bossman Millionaire by Kathy DeNosky 6/13
31.Hostage by Madeleine Ker 6/13
32.Rich, Ruggged, Ruthless by Jennifer Mikels 6/16
33.Mr. Temptation by Cait London 6/19
34.Instinctive Male by Cait London 6/19
Monthly Goal 6/5 34/60 Completed
July Update (7/7/10)
35.House of Glass by Michelle Reid (7/5/10)
36.Substitute Wife by Rachel Lindsay (7/5/10)
37.Shotgun Marriage by Day Leclaire (7/5/10)
38.The Bedroom Barter by Sara Craven (7/6/10)
39.Newlyweds of Convenience by Jessica Hart (7/6/10)
Monthly Goal 5/5 39/60 Completed
August Update (8/23/10)
40.Public Scandal, Private Mistress by Susan Napier (8/8/10)
41.Destined to Meet by Jessica Steele (8/21/10)
42.The Greek Tycoon's Disobedient Bride by Lynne Graham (8/21/10)
43.The Italian's Demand by Sara Wood (8/21/10)
44.Just Friends...To Just Married by Renee Roszel (8/21/10)
45.Island of Dolphins by Lillian Cheatham (8/22/10)
46.In McGillivray's Bed by Anne McCallister (8/22/10)
Monthly Goal 7/5 46/60 Completed
2010 Create-Your-Own Reading ChallengeChallenge title: A Book a Day (Keeps the Doctor Away)
Duration: January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010
Number of Books: 365
Challenge Description: Read (at least) a book a day throughout the year. Read books in romance category (no "regular" fiction or non-fiction books). Re-reads and DNFs do NOT count!
8th update (September 1, 2010)
books read in January 2010: 32 (book list)
books read in February 2010: 31 (book list)
books read in March 2010: 35 (book list I., book list II.)
books read in April 2010: 30 (book list)
books read in May 2010: 18 (book list) (a "slow" month)
books read in June 2010: 39 (book list)
books read in July 2010: 47 (book list I., book list II.)
books read in August 2010: 17 (book list) (another "slow" month...had other things to do beside reading)
total books read in 2010: 249 (68%)
Challenge Title: Read What You OwnDuration: 4 months- September 1st-December 31st 2010
Number of Books: 20
Challenge Description: I will read books that I own but haven't gotten around to reading. Will include some of my challenge books for the next few months.
List of Books: 6/20
1. Trust Me- Jayne Ann Krentz
2. Allure- Jo-Ann Power
3. A Dangerous Love- Brenda Joyce
4. Suddenly You- Lisa Kleypas
5. Duchess in Love- Eloisa James
6. Fool for Love- Eloisa James
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8.
9. Perfect- Sara Shepard
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11.
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13. First Comes Marriage- Mary Balogh
14. Summer at Tiffany- Marjorie Hart
15. Soulless- Gail Carriger
16. Highland Scandal- Julia London
17. A Courtesan's Scandal- Julia London
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19. Desires of a Perfect Lady- Victoria Alexander
20. A Long Fatal Love Chase- Louisa May Alcott
Clean Off My Category Shelf Challenge Challenge Title: Clean off the Category Romances On Your Shelf
Duration: 1/1/2010-12/31/2010
Number of Books: 60 (minimum)
Challenge Description: Read at least five category romances on my bookshelf a month. I have a backlog of category romances that I have accumulated over the years. They must be books that I owned as of January 1, 2010. Any category romances I read that are new will not count towards my challenge goal.
January
1.A Bride for His Majesty's Pleasure by Penny Jordan 1/18
2.The Oilman's Baby Bargain by Michelle Celmer 1/18
3.Marriage on the Rebound by Michelle Reid 1/18
4.The Desert King's Bejewelled Bride 1/18
5. Second-Best Bride by Sara Wood 1/18
February
6. Pure Princess, Bartered Bride by Caitlin Crews 2/7
7.The Brazillian's Blackmailed Bride by Michelle Reid 2/20
8.The Outback Bridal Rescue by Emma Darcy 2/21
9.The Greek's Innocent Virgin by Lucy Monroe 2/21
10.Mr. Strictly Business by Day Leclaire 2/21
10/60 completed. Monthly goal: 5/5 completed (January and February).
11.Reluctant Mistress, Blackmailed Wife by Lynne Graham 2/28 11/60 completed, 6/5 completed February
March
12.Secret Baby, Convenient Wife by Kim Lawrence 3/2
13.Ruthlessely Bedded, Forcibly Wedded by Abby Green 3/6
14.Blackmailed into Marriage by Lucy Monroe 3/6
15.Rafe Sinclair's Revenge by Gayle Wilson 3/6
16.Saints and Sinners by Olivia Rupprecht 3/14
16/60 completed, 5/5 completed monthly goal March
Update 4/22/10
17.Against the Rules by Linda Howard 4/11
18.A Tough Man to Tame by Iris Johansen 4/11
19.She's Got it Bad by Sarah Mayberry 4/17
20.The Sheikh's Rebellious Mistress by Sandra Marton 4/20
21.The Cowboy and the Lady by Diana Palmer 4/22
21/60 completed. Monthly goal 5/5 April.
Update 5/19/10
22.The French Tycoon's Pregnant Mistress by Abby Green 5/15
23.Night Rescuer by Cindy Dees 5/15
24.On Thin Ice by Debra Lee Brown 5/17
25.The Greek's Forced Bride by Michelle Reid 5/17
26.Blackmailed Bride, Inexperienced Wife by Annie West 5/18
26/60 Completed. Monthly Goal 5/5
2 More Completed for May
27.Pregnant by the Greek Tycoon by Kim Lawrence 5/29
28.Capelli's Captive Virgin by Sarah Monroe 5/29
Monthly Goal 7/5 28/60 Completed
June Update (6/21)
29.Just a Normal Marriage by Leigh Michaels 6/6
30.Bossman Millionaire by Kathy DeNosky 6/13
31.Hostage by Madeleine Ker 6/13
32.Rich, Ruggged, Ruthless by Jennifer Mikels 6/16
33.Mr. Temptation by Cait London 6/19
34.Instinctive Male by Cait London 6/19
Monthly Goal 6/5 34/60 Completed
July Update (7/7/10)
35.House of Glass by Michelle Reid (7/5/10)
36.Substitute Wife by Rachel Lindsay (7/5/10)
37.Shotgun Marriage by Day Leclaire (7/5/10)
38.The Bedroom Barter by Sara Craven (7/6/10)
39.Newlyweds of Convenience by Jessica Hart (7/6/10)
Monthly Goal 5/5 39/60 Completed
August Update (8/23/10)
40.Public Scandal, Private Mistress by Susan Napier (8/8/10)
41.Destined to Meet by Jessica Steele (8/21/10)
42.The Greek Tycoon's Disobedient Bride by Lynne Graham (8/21/10)
43.The Italian's Demand by Sara Wood (8/21/10)
44.Just Friends...To Just Married by Renee Roszel (8/21/10)
45.Island of Dolphins by Lillian Cheatham (8/22/10)
46.In McGillivray's Bed by Anne McCallister (8/22/10)
Monthly Goal 7/5 46/60 Completed
September Update
47. Ruthless Awakening by Sara Craven (9/5/10)
48. Sold into Marriage by Ann Major (9/6/10)
49. The Greek Tycoon's Virgin Wife by Helen Bianchin (9/6/10)
50. The Ruthless Marriage Proposal by Miranda Lee (9/6/10)
51.The Italian Boss's Mistress by Lynne Graham (9/6/10)
Monthly Goal 5/5 51/60 Completed
Challenge Title: Read What You OwnDuration: 4 months- September 1st-December 31st 2010
Number of Books: 20
Challenge Description: I will read books that I own but haven't gotten around to reading. Will include some of my challenge books for the next few months.
List of Books: 7/20
1. Trust Me- Jayne Ann Krentz
2. Allure- Jo-Ann Power
3. A Dangerous Love- Brenda Joyce
4. Suddenly You- Lisa Kleypas
5. Duchess in Love- Eloisa James
6. Fool for Love- Eloisa James
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9. Perfect- Sara Shepard
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13. First Comes Marriage- Mary Balogh
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15. Soulless- Gail Carriger
16. Highland Scandal- Julia London
17. A Courtesan's Scandal- Julia London
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19. Desires of a Perfect Lady- Victoria Alexander
20. A Long Fatal Love Chase- Louisa May Alcott
Challenge Title: Read What You Ownhttp://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...
Duration: 4 months- September 1st-December 31st 2010
Number of Books: 20
Challenge Description: I will read books that I own but haven't gotten around to reading. Will include some of my challenge books for the next few months.
List of Books: 8/20
1. Trust Me- Jayne Ann Krentz
2. Allure- Jo-Ann Power
3. A Dangerous Love- Brenda Joyce
4. Suddenly You- Lisa Kleypas
5. Duchess in Love- Eloisa James
6. Fool for Love- Eloisa James
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9. Perfect- Sara Shepard
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15. Soulless- Gail Carriger
16. Highland Scandal- Julia London
17. A Courtesan's Scandal- Julia London
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19. Desires of a Perfect Lady- Victoria Alexander
20. A Long Fatal Love Chase- Louisa May Alcott
Challenge Title: 2010 - 1001 Books ChallengeDuration: 1/1/10 to 12/31/10
Number of Books: 50
Challenge Description: Read 50 books this calendar year from the book 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die edited by Peter Boxall
Current status: 33 of 50 completed
List of Books:
1.The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera 1/2/10
2.Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor 1/3/10
3.The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor 1/4/10
4.Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor 1/11/10
5.Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis 1/14/10
6.The End of the Affair by Graham Greene 1/18/10
7.The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene 1/27/10
8.The Third Man by Graham Greene 1/27/10
9.The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene 2/10/10
10.The Quiet American by Graham Greene 2/23/10
11.Shame by Salman Rushdie 2/28/10
12.Myra Breckinridge by Gore Vidal 3/2/10
13.Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding 3/15/10
14.One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 4/1/10
15.The Turn of the Screw by Henry James 4/28/10
16.The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie 5/10/10
17.The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 5/13/10
18.The Awakening by Kate Chopin 5/13/10
19.Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith 5/14/10
20.The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley 5/15/10
21.Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth 5/15/10
22.Pierre and Jean by Guy de Maupassant 5/16/10
23.Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant 5/17/10
24.The Absentee by Maria Edgeworth 6/12/10
25.One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 6/15/10
26.The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje 7/17/10
27.Pamela by Samuel Richardson 8/12/10
28.The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole 9/8/10
29.The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 9/8/10
30.In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 9/12/10
31.Ulysses by James Joyce 9/22/10
32.The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain 9/25/10
33.Death In Venice by Thomas Mann 9/26/10
Clean Off My Category Shelf Challenge Challenge Title: Clean off the Category Romances On Your Shelf
Duration: 1/1/2010-12/31/2010
Number of Books: 60 (minimum)
Challenge Description: Read at least five category romances on my bookshelf a month. I have a backlog of category romances that I have accumulated over the years. They must be books that I owned as of January 1, 2010. Any category romances I read that are new will not count towards my challenge goal.
January
1.A Bride for His Majesty's Pleasure by Penny Jordan 1/18
2.The Oilman's Baby Bargain by Michelle Celmer 1/18
3.Marriage on the Rebound by Michelle Reid 1/18
4.The Desert King's Bejewelled Bride 1/18
5. Second-Best Bride by Sara Wood 1/18
February
6. Pure Princess, Bartered Bride by Caitlin Crews 2/7
7.The Brazillian's Blackmailed Bride by Michelle Reid 2/20
8.The Outback Bridal Rescue by Emma Darcy 2/21
9.The Greek's Innocent Virgin by Lucy Monroe 2/21
10.Mr. Strictly Business by Day Leclaire 2/21
10/60 completed. Monthly goal: 5/5 completed (January and February).
11.Reluctant Mistress, Blackmailed Wife by Lynne Graham 2/28 11/60 completed, 6/5 completed February
March
12.Secret Baby, Convenient Wife by Kim Lawrence 3/2
13.Ruthlessely Bedded, Forcibly Wedded by Abby Green 3/6
14.Blackmailed into Marriage by Lucy Monroe 3/6
15.Rafe Sinclair's Revenge by Gayle Wilson 3/6
16.Saints and Sinners by Olivia Rupprecht 3/14
16/60 completed, 5/5 completed monthly goal March
Update 4/22/10
17.Against the Rules by Linda Howard 4/11
18.A Tough Man to Tame by Iris Johansen 4/11
19.She's Got it Bad by Sarah Mayberry 4/17
20.The Sheikh's Rebellious Mistress by Sandra Marton 4/20
21.The Cowboy and the Lady by Diana Palmer 4/22
21/60 completed. Monthly goal 5/5 April.
Update 5/19/10
22.The French Tycoon's Pregnant Mistress by Abby Green 5/15
23.Night Rescuer by Cindy Dees 5/15
24.On Thin Ice by Debra Lee Brown 5/17
25.The Greek's Forced Bride by Michelle Reid 5/17
26.Blackmailed Bride, Inexperienced Wife by Annie West 5/18
26/60 Completed. Monthly Goal 5/5
2 More Completed for May
27.Pregnant by the Greek Tycoon by Kim Lawrence 5/29
28.Capelli's Captive Virgin by Sarah Monroe 5/29
Monthly Goal 7/5 28/60 Completed
June Update (6/21)
29.Just a Normal Marriage by Leigh Michaels 6/6
30.Bossman Millionaire by Kathy DeNosky 6/13
31.Hostage by Madeleine Ker 6/13
32.Rich, Ruggged, Ruthless by Jennifer Mikels 6/16
33.Mr. Temptation by Cait London 6/19
34.Instinctive Male by Cait London 6/19
Monthly Goal 6/5 34/60 Completed
July Update (7/7/10)
35.House of Glass by Michelle Reid (7/5/10)
36.Substitute Wife by Rachel Lindsay (7/5/10)
37.Shotgun Marriage by Day Leclaire (7/5/10)
38.The Bedroom Barter by Sara Craven (7/6/10)
39.Newlyweds of Convenience by Jessica Hart (7/6/10)
Monthly Goal 5/5 39/60 Completed
August Update (8/23/10)
40.Public Scandal, Private Mistress by Susan Napier (8/8/10)
41.Destined to Meet by Jessica Steele (8/21/10)
42.The Greek Tycoon's Disobedient Bride by Lynne Graham (8/21/10)
43.The Italian's Demand by Sara Wood (8/21/10)
44.Just Friends...To Just Married by Renee Roszel (8/21/10)
45.Island of Dolphins by Lillian Cheatham (8/22/10)
46.In McGillivray's Bed by Anne McCallister (8/22/10)
Monthly Goal 7/5 46/60 Completed
September Update
47. Ruthless Awakening by Sara Craven (9/5/10)
48. Sold into Marriage by Ann Major (9/6/10)
49. The Greek Tycoon's Virgin Wife by Helen Bianchin (9/6/10)
50. The Ruthless Marriage Proposal by Miranda Lee (9/6/10)
51.The Italian Boss's Mistress by Lynne Graham (9/6/10)
52.Substitute Bride by Margaret Pargeter (9/11/10)
52.Cry Wolf by Amanda Carpenter (9/16/10)
53.First Time Forever Cara Coulter (9/26/10)
54.Getting Red-Hot with the Rogue by Ally Blake (9/28/10)
55.The Maverick's Greek Island Mistress by Kelly Hunter (9/28/10)
Monthly Goal 11/5 55/60 Completed
2010 Create-Your-Own Reading ChallengeChallenge title: A Book a Day (Keeps the Doctor Away)
Duration: January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010
Number of Books: 365
Challenge Description: Read (at least) a book a day throughout the year. Read books in romance category (no "regular" fiction or non-fiction books). Re-reads and DNFs do NOT count!
9th update (October 1, 2010)
books read in January 2010: 32 (book list)
books read in February 2010: 31 (book list)
books read in March 2010: 35 (book list I., book list II.)
books read in April 2010: 30 (book list)
books read in May 2010: 18 (book list)
books read in June 2010: 39 (book list)
books read in July 2010: 47 (book list I., book list II.)
books read in August 2010: 17 (book list)
books read in September 2010: 70 (book list I., book list II.)
total books read in 2010: 319 (87%)
2010 "Create-Your-Own" ChallengeDuration: 01/01/10 - 12/31/10
Challenge Description:
⇢ Read book #1 in 50 different "new2me" series
⇢ Pick from the books listed here
⇢ No books maybe in current challenges (as of 12/31/09); Future 2010 challenges ok
COMPLETED: 50/50 @ 10/8/10
January 2010 (15)
February 2010 (5)
March 2010 (5)
Apr 2010 (1)
May 2010 (5)
June 2010 (4)
July 2010 (9)
August 2010 (4)
September 2010 (1)
October 2010 (1)
Congratulations, Steph! That was quite a challenge fr yourself. : )
RRRC 2010 Create Your Own ChallengeChallenge: Val's stolen from LibraryLass & tweaked
Duration: Jan 1, 2010 - Dec 31, 2010
42/62 Done
Descrip: Books I need to finish!
10 TBR
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9 PNR/UF
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3. Turned by Julie Kenner
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7. Bled Dry by Erin McCarthy
8. Sucker Bet by Erin McCarthy
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8 that finish a series.
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2. Stay The Night by Lynn Viehl
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7 Cozy Myst
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6 HQN
1. Guardians:Eternally by Maureen Child
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3. Out of Nowhere by Rebecca York
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5. Dream Stalker by Jenna Kernan
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5 Romantic Suspense
1. Shoot to Thrill by Nina Bruhns
2. Untraceable by Laura Griffin
3. The Second Betrayal by Cheyenne McCray
4. No More Lies by Susan Squires
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4 New Authors
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2. Kelly Meading - Three Days to Dead
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3 Y/A
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2 Chick-Lit
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1 Complete Series
1. Wolf Tales 1-8 by Kate Douglas 8/27
COMPLETED (Since I reached my goal so early, I'm gonna see how many more I can knock off by the deadline.)Challenge Title:TBR Clean-UP
Duration:June 21st 2010-January 1st 2011
Number of Books:25
Challenge Description:To read at least 25 books off of my current TBR shelf by January 1st 2011. I'm enclosing a link of books on shelf at moment to keep from counting books I may add after this date. http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...
List of Books: I'll post as I go
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Thank you very much, Yz! I thought this challenge would be easy but it wasn't, given that I had a limited amount of books to choose from. I'm constantly adding new books to my TBR shelf & it sucked that my requirements meant I couldn't count them. But I succeeded!
Clean Off My Category Shelf Challenge Challenge Title: Clean off the Category Romances On Your Shelf
Duration: 1/1/2010-12/31/2010
Number of Books: 60 (minimum)
Challenge Description: Read at least five category romances on my bookshelf a month. I have a backlog of category romances that I have accumulated over the years. They must be books that I owned as of January 1, 2010. Any category romances I read that are new will not count towards my challenge goal.
January
1.A Bride for His Majesty's Pleasure by Penny Jordan 1/18
2.The Oilman's Baby Bargain by Michelle Celmer 1/18
3.Marriage on the Rebound by Michelle Reid 1/18
4.The Desert King's Bejewelled Bride 1/18
5. Second-Best Bride by Sara Wood 1/18
February
6. Pure Princess, Bartered Bride by Caitlin Crews 2/7
7.The Brazillian's Blackmailed Bride by Michelle Reid 2/20
8.The Outback Bridal Rescue by Emma Darcy 2/21
9.The Greek's Innocent Virgin by Lucy Monroe 2/21
10.Mr. Strictly Business by Day Leclaire 2/21
10/60 completed. Monthly goal: 5/5 completed (January and February).
11.Reluctant Mistress, Blackmailed Wife by Lynne Graham 2/28 11/60 completed, 6/5 completed February
March
12.Secret Baby, Convenient Wife by Kim Lawrence 3/2
13.Ruthlessely Bedded, Forcibly Wedded by Abby Green 3/6
14.Blackmailed into Marriage by Lucy Monroe 3/6
15.Rafe Sinclair's Revenge by Gayle Wilson 3/6
16.Saints and Sinners by Olivia Rupprecht 3/14
16/60 completed, 5/5 completed monthly goal March
Update 4/22/10
17.Against the Rules by Linda Howard 4/11
18.A Tough Man to Tame by Iris Johansen 4/11
19.She's Got it Bad by Sarah Mayberry 4/17
20.The Sheikh's Rebellious Mistress by Sandra Marton 4/20
21.The Cowboy and the Lady by Diana Palmer 4/22
21/60 completed. Monthly goal 5/5 April.
Update 5/19/10
22.The French Tycoon's Pregnant Mistress by Abby Green 5/15
23.Night Rescuer by Cindy Dees 5/15
24.On Thin Ice by Debra Lee Brown 5/17
25.The Greek's Forced Bride by Michelle Reid 5/17
26.Blackmailed Bride, Inexperienced Wife by Annie West 5/18
26/60 Completed. Monthly Goal 5/5
2 More Completed for May
27.Pregnant by the Greek Tycoon by Kim Lawrence 5/29
28.Capelli's Captive Virgin by Sarah Monroe 5/29
Monthly Goal 7/5 28/60 Completed
June Update (6/21)
29.Just a Normal Marriage by Leigh Michaels 6/6
30.Bossman Millionaire by Kathy DeNosky 6/13
31.Hostage by Madeleine Ker 6/13
32.Rich, Ruggged, Ruthless by Jennifer Mikels 6/16
33.Mr. Temptation by Cait London 6/19
34.Instinctive Male by Cait London 6/19
Monthly Goal 6/5 34/60 Completed
July Update (7/7/10)
35.House of Glass by Michelle Reid (7/5/10)
36.Substitute Wife by Rachel Lindsay (7/5/10)
37.Shotgun Marriage by Day Leclaire (7/5/10)
38.The Bedroom Barter by Sara Craven (7/6/10)
39.Newlyweds of Convenience by Jessica Hart (7/6/10)
Monthly Goal 5/5 39/60 Completed
August Update (8/23/10)
40.Public Scandal, Private Mistress by Susan Napier (8/8/10)
41.Destined to Meet by Jessica Steele (8/21/10)
42.The Greek Tycoon's Disobedient Bride by Lynne Graham (8/21/10)
43.The Italian's Demand by Sara Wood (8/21/10)
44.Just Friends...To Just Married by Renee Roszel (8/21/10)
45.Island of Dolphins by Lillian Cheatham (8/22/10)
46.In McGillivray's Bed by Anne McCallister (8/22/10)
Monthly Goal 7/5 46/60 Completed
September Update
47. Ruthless Awakening by Sara Craven (9/5/10)
48. Sold into Marriage by Ann Major (9/6/10)
49. The Greek Tycoon's Virgin Wife by Helen Bianchin (9/6/10)
50. The Ruthless Marriage Proposal by Miranda Lee (9/6/10)
51.The Italian Boss's Mistress by Lynne Graham (9/6/10)
52.Substitute Bride by Margaret Pargeter (9/11/10)
52.Cry Wolf by Amanda Carpenter (9/16/10)
53.First Time Forever Cara Coulter (9/26/10)
54.Getting Red-Hot with the Rogue by Ally Blake (9/28/10)
55.The Maverick's Greek Island Mistress by Kelly Hunter (9/28/10)
Monthly Goal 11/5 55/60 Completed
October Reading
56. Claiming His Runaway Bride by Yvonne Lindsay 10/10
57. Millionaire's Marriage Bargain by Leanne Banks 10/23
58. Public Wife, Private Mistress by Sarah Morgan 10/23
59. Inherited: One Child by Leanne Banks 10/24
60. Scandalous by Charlotte Lamb 10/24
Monthly goal: 5/5 60/60 completed
(I will continue until the year ends)
2010 Create-Your-Own Reading ChallengeChallenge title: A Book a Day (Keeps the Doctor Away)
Duration: January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010
Number of Books: 365
Challenge Description: Read (at least) a book a day throughout the year. Read books in romance category (no "regular" fiction or non-fiction books). Re-reads and DNFs do NOT count!
10th update (November 1, 2010)
books read in January 2010: 32 (book list)
books read in February 2010: 31 (book list)
books read in March 2010: 35 (book list I., book list II.)
books read in April 2010: 30 (book list)
books read in May 2010: 18 (book list)
books read in June 2010: 39 (book list)
books read in July 2010: 47 (book list I., book list II.)
books read in August 2010: 17 (book list)
books read in September 2010: 70 (book list I., book list II.)
books read in October 2010: 28 (book list)
total books read in 2010: 347 (95%)
Challenge Title:
November TBR Challenge! Duration: 2/11/10 - 30/11/10
Number of Books: 58 minimum
Challenge Description: Read a minimum of 2 books per day for a month! (I might try for more)
List of Books: I'll post as I go!
55/(58) Done!
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Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "Clean Off My Category Shelf Challenge Challenge Title: Clean off the Category Romances On Your Shelf
Duration: 1/1/2010-12/31/2010
Number of Books: 60 (minimum)
Challenge Description: Read ..."
CONGRATULATIONS! Great job!
Whew! Done and done.RRR Create-Your-Own-Challenge 2010
Challenge Title: Paranormal Overload
Challenge Duration: Jan. 1, 2010 to Dec. 31, 2010
Goal: 60 books
Challenge Description: Read 10 books each with one of the following paranormal creatures.
Wow, excellent job, Melinda!
RRRC Series Completion Challenge
Duration: 01/01/10 - 12/31/10
Bakery Sisters/Susan Mallery - Completed 03/31/10
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Knight Miscellany/Gaelen Foley - Completed 05/02/10
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Mercenary Trilogy/Lucy Monroe - Completed 01/04/10
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I-Team/Pamela Clare - Thru Publication 04/01/10
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Black Daggar Brotherhood/J.R. Ward - Thru Publication 07/06/10
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Highland Pleasures/Jennifer Ashley - Thru Publication 07/10/10
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Hold Trilogy/Stephanie Tyler - Completed 03/22/10
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Neville Family/Liz Carlyle - Completed 11/07/10
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Chesapeake Bay Saga/Nora Roberts - Completed 05/21/10
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The Bridgerton's/Julia Quinn - Completed 07/30/10
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Bodyguard/Cindy Gerard - Completed 09/30/10
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Goddard Project Trilogy/Lucy Monroe - Completed 07/18/10
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Temptation Brothers/Lori Foster - Completed 04/29/10
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Tall, Dark & Dangerous/Suzanne Brockmann - Completed 09/23/10
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Firefigher/Jill Shalvis - Completed 08/05/10
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Wilder/Jill Shalvis - Completed 11/08/10
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I won't complete this one, but I'll get as far as I can.
definitely not going to finish this challenge. read over 250 books this year but not these.STATUS: 20/53 complete
List of Books:
Acts of Mercy - Mariah Stewart
Bad Moon Rising - Sherrilyn Kenyon
Beg for Mercy - Toni Andrews
Be Still My Vampire Heart - Kerrilyn Sparks
Bloodring - Faith Hunter
Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon
Born of Ice - Sherrilyn Kenyon
Born of Night - Sherrilyn Kenyon
Breaking Midnight - Emma Holly
Burning Alive - Shannon Butcher
Covet - J.R. Ward
Dark Hunger - Rita Herron
Dark Slayer - Christine Feehan
Dawnbreaker - Jocelyn Drake
The Demon You Know - Christine Warren
If He's Wicked - Hannah Howell
The Immortal Hunter - Lynsay Sands
Lord of Sin - Susan Krinard
Obsession Untamed - Pamela Palmer
Passion Untamed - Pamela Palmer
Possess Me at Midnight - Shayla Black
The Renegade Hunter - Lynsay Sands
A Scotsman in Love - Karen Ranney
Sea Lord - Virginia Kantra
Seduce Me in Shadow - Shayla Black
Shifting Plains - Jean Johnson
Skin Trade - Laurell K. Hamilton
Skykeepers - Jessica Andersen
Sold to a Laird - Karen Ranney
So Still the Night - Kim Lenox
Storm Born - Richelle Mead
Storm of Shadows - Christina Dodd
Storm of Visions - Christina Dodd
Undead Next Door - Kerrilyn Sparks
Vamps and the City - Kerrilyn Sparks
Walk on the Wild Side - Christine Warren
God help me but this is less than half of what's on this triple deep shelf.
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All done! Yay!Make Space For New Books Challenge: January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010
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Challenge Title: 2010 - 1001 Books ChallengeDuration: 1/1/10 to 12/31/10
Number of Books: 50
Challenge Description: Read 50 books this calendar year from the book 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die edited by Peter Boxall
Current status: 40 of 50 completed
List of Books:
1.The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera 1/2/10
2.Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor 1/3/10
3.The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor 1/4/10
4.Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor 1/11/10
5.Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis 1/14/10
6.The End of the Affair by Graham Greene 1/18/10
7.The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene 1/27/10
8.The Third Man by Graham Greene 1/27/10
9.The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene 2/10/10
10.The Quiet American by Graham Greene 2/23/10
11.Shame by Salman Rushdie 2/28/10
12.Myra Breckinridge by Gore Vidal 3/2/10
13.Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding 3/15/10
14.One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 4/1/10
15.The Turn of the Screw by Henry James 4/28/10
16.The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie 5/10/10
17.The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 5/13/10
18.The Awakening by Kate Chopin 5/13/10
19.Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith 5/14/10
20.The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley 5/15/10
21.Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth 5/15/10
22.Pierre and Jean by Guy de Maupassant 5/16/10
23.Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant 5/17/10
24.The Absentee by Maria Edgeworth 6/12/10
25.One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 6/15/10
26.The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje 7/17/10
27.Pamela by Samuel Richardson 8/12/10
28.The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole 9/8/10
29.The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 9/8/10
30.In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 9/12/10
31.Ulysses by James Joyce 9/22/10
32.The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain 9/25/10
33.Death In Venice by Thomas Mann 9/26/10
34. The God of Small Things by Roy Arundhati 10/7/10
35. Elective Affinities by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 10/11/10
36. The Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis 10/15/10
37. Fanny Hill by John Cleland 10/16/10
38. She by H. Rider Haggard 11/9/10
39. Hunger by Knut Hamsun 11/10/10
40. Uncle Silas by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 11/11/10
Challenge Title:
November TBR Challenge! Duration: 2/11/10 - 30/11/10
Number of Books: 58 minimum
Challenge Description: Read a minimum of 2 books per day for a month! (I might try for more)
List of Books: I'll post as I go!
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One more left, MJ! : )
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Challenge Title: Page-Turner, Button Pusher Challenge
Challenge Duration: Mar. 1, 2010 to Dec. 31, 2010
Goal: 20 (10 paper and 10 ebook)
Challenge Description: Read 10 paper books and 10 ebooks that I already own before the year is over. This is to help prevent me from compulsively buying books when I have enough to last me at least a year. I know it won't completely prevent it but it should help get the pile down LOL! They will be from ANY genre I choose. They can span from one month to the next unlike most of the challenges I am doing. (I can start a book in one month and finish it the next and it still counts as long as it is completed during the challenge duration)
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1. Dead as a Doornail - March 20th, 2010 ****
2. Definitely Dead - April 13th, 2010 ***
3. All Together Dead - April 22nd, 2010
4. Inkdeath - May 31st, 2010 ****
5. Interview With the Vampire *** 5/26/2010
6. The Awakening and The Struggle
7. From Dead to Worse - CR
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11. Handmaid's Tale
12. Midnight Cravings
13. Demon In My View
14. Shattered Mirror
15. Midnight Predator
16. Marked
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