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here goes:
1 - Beneath the Skin - Adrian Phoenix - Makers Song # 3
2 - Mind Games - Christine Feehan - GhostWalkers #2
3 - Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh - Psy Changeling # 5
4 - Haunted - Kelley Armstrong - Women of the Otherworld # 5
5 - Magic Bites - Ilona Andrews - Kate Daniels #1
6 - Dissent - Jet Mykles - Dark Elves # 4
7 - Bound to Shadows - Keri Arthur - Riley Jenson Guardian #8
8 - The Dream Thief - Shana Abe - Drakon #2
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10 -









1. Shadowglass - Shadowfae #2
2. Flirt - Anita Blake #18
3. The Mane Event - Pride #1
4. Changeless - Parasol Protectorate #2
5...."
Wow! i totaly missed Shadowglass coming out early this month! I'm adding it to April's challenge!!! YAY

April 2010
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1. Shades of Midnight by Lara Adrain (Midnight Breed, #7)
2. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia (The Caster Chronicles, #1)
3. Possession by Jennifer Armintrout (Blood Ties, #2)
4. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (Mercedes Thompson, #1)
5. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)
6. Succubus On Top by Richelle Mead (Georgina Kincaid, #2)
7. Dangerous Games by Keri Arthur (Riley Jenson Guardian, #4)
8. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld (Uglies, #2)
9. Chosen by P.C. Cast (House of Night, #3)
10. Stolen by Kelley Armstrong (Women of the Otherworld, #2)










I am looking forward to reading it. The first in the series was weird and gross at times, but I liked the story's uniqueness. :D



Ah makes sense! Thank you!

No worries. If you look through the March thread, you'll see how everyone does it and then you can decide what suits you. Enjoy the challenge! =)

1. Undead and Unwed (Unwed #1)
2. Moon Called (Mercy Thompson #1)
3. Fantasy Lover (Dark-Hunter #1)
4. Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires #1)
6. City of Bones (Mortal Instruments #1)
7. Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy #1)
8. Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1)
8. Lover Eternal (BDB #2)
9. Bitten (Women of the Otherworld #1)
10. The Rest Falls Away (Gardella Vampire #1)
And if I need to switch any due to availability of my holds at the library I've got some waiting on my shelves:
Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress #1)
The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake #2)
Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan #1)
Lasher (Mayfair Witches #2)
Lover Awakened (BDB #3)
Lover Revealed (BDB #4)
Lover Unbound (BDB #5)
Kiss of Midnight (Midnight Breed #1)
A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark #2)*** Hey I read this was #2 according to GoodReads, is it necessary to read the short story before book one???










Maybe:










2.
3.Storm Glass by M.V. Snyder (Glass #1)
4.
5.Prophecy of the sisters by M. Zink (Prophecy of the sisters#1)
6.Envy by A. Godbersen (Luxe #3)
7.Tempted by P.C. Cast (House of the night #6)
8.
9.
10.








I might end up changing the last two on my list...I'm just not sure on those yet
1. The Reckoning by Kelly Armstrong (Darkest Powers, #3)
2. Divine By Choice by P.C. Cast (Divine, #2)
3. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (Night Huntress, #1)
4. Guilty Pleasures by Laurell Hamilton (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1)
5. Fallen by Lauren Kate (Fallen, #1)
6. Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5)
7. Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #6)
8. The Mane Squeeze by Shelly Laurenston (Pride, #4)
9. Evermore by Alyson Noel (The Immortals, #1)
10. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (Mercedes Thompson, #1)











I didn't read the short story first and I had no problems.
Britski--remember, we also want to know what you THINK about the books you read. We don't always post (hey, there are a LOT of us doing this challenge, so sometimes we get a little, um, well, side-tracked reading each others posts (cough*I do*cough) but still. . .) Give us a number of stars or just say "I liked/did not like XXXX" That way us nosey Parkers can know if we see a title we haven't read yet and can check it out. :o)

From what I hear "A Hunger Like No Other" jumps right in with the main characters. If you want to know how they met you can read the short story. I read the short story for last month's challange and it is pretty good. If you happen to run across it, I would pick it up but you will not be lost if you dont read it first.

0/10 Done
1. The Accidental Demon Slayer (Demon Slayers, #1) by Angie Fox
I just started this series and unfortunately bought all 3 books @ 1 time. FYI: this series is so boring. I read a LOT of reviews abt how funny it was and it's not.

From..."
You can get the short story, The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark, #1) free from Amazon in PDF format, I downloaded it the other day. It's here:
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images...

Oh okay! I can do that! I'm so excited to start reading..darn 9 more days! :(

Thanks Amy--


2. Succubus Shadows (Georgia Kincaid #5)by Richelle Mead
3. Blood promise (Vampire Academy #4)by Richelle Mead
4. Burned (House of Night, #7) by P.C. Cast
5. Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows #1) by Kim Harrison
6. Divine by Mistake(Partholon, #1) by P.C. Cast
7. Gentlemen Prefer Succubi (Succubus Diaries #1) by Jill Myles
8. Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood #5) by J.R. Ward
9. Witchling(Sisters of the Moon Book 1) by Yasmine Galenorn
10. Covet (Fallen Angels, #1) J.R. Ward

Thank you all!! I'll be sure to grab the short story there!
Ashley

0/10 Done
1. The Accidental Demon Slayer (Demon Slayers, #1) by Angie Fox
I just started this series and ..."
Thanks for the heads up Jesslynn!

1. Changeless by Gail Carriger (The Parasol Protectorate #2)
2. Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead (Georgina Kincaid #5)
3. Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler (Jane True #1)
4. Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder (Glass #2)
5. The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong (Darkest Powers #3)
6. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely #1)
7. Burned by P.C. Cast (House of Night #7)
8. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Iron Fey #1)
9. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (Uglies #1)
10.
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1. Succubus Blues (Georgina Kincaid #1) by Richelle Mead
2. All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #7) by Charlaine Harris
3. Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood #1) by J.R. Ward
4. Vampire Academy #1 by Richelle Mead
5. Twilight #1 by Stephanie Meyer
6. Divine by Mistake (Parthalon #1) by P.C. Cast
7. Covet (Fallen Angels #1) by J. R. Ward
8. Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress #1) by Gena Showalter
9. Full Moon Rising (Riley Jensen #1) by Keri Arthur
10. The Darkest Night (Lords of the Underworld #1) by Gena Showalter


1)Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson #4)
2)Cast In Secret (Chronicles of Elantra #3)
3)Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2) (Vampire Academy, #2)
4)Darkfever (Fever #1)
5)Born of Fire (The League, #2) (The League #2)
6)Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels #3)
7)Kitty Takes a Holiday (Kitty Norville #3)
8)Shades of Dark (Dock Five Universe #2)
9)
10)
Will have to decide on nine and ten as I go along.

0/10 COMPLETE
1. Silver Borne (Mercedes Thompson, #5) by Patricia Briggs
2. Changes (Dresden Files #12) by Jim Butcher
3. Black Magic Sanction (Rachel Morgan/The Hollows, #8) by Kim Harrison
4. Magic in the Shadows (Allie Beckstrom #3) by Devon Monk
5. Fade Out (Morganville Vampires #7) by Rachel Caine
6. Soulless (Parasol Protectorate #1) by Gail Carriger
7. Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (Jane Jameson #1) by Molly Harper
8.
9.
10.







One question about the challenge...do the books on our lists have to be books we haven't read before?
Thanks so much for your quick replies Jaime, Lily, and Yz the Whyz! (Haven't read the rest of the list, so thanks to anyone I missed!)
I'm in...and jealous that many of you can get your hands on some of the new releases so early! So, scanning my list of books coming in April & May (re-read the book before the new May book), and revisiting some old ones I haven't seen in awhile...here's my list (with spaces for some new series after looking at everyone else's lists!)
1. Silver Borne (Mercedes Thompson #5)by Patricia Briggs
2. Lion's Heat (Breeds #20) by Lora Leigh
3. Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse #9) by Charlaine Harris
4. Queen of Dragons (Drakon #3) by Shana Abe
5. Burning Wild (Leopard People #3) by Christine Feehan
6. Shattered Glass (Austra Family #1) by Elaine Bergstrom
7. Darkfever (MacKayla Lane #1) by Karen Marie Moning
8. Howling Moon (Tales of the Sazi #4) by CT Adams & Cathy Clamp
9.
10.











You can choose re-reads but you have to read the book completely. No skimming or skipping. I dont think there is a limit of how many re-reads per month. I have found so many new books since starting here I havent had time to re-read any of my favorites :)
Judithe,
Pretty much what Jaime said. Rereads are fine, as long as you reread the whole book. No skimming or scanning. No limit on number of rereads.
Pretty much what Jaime said. Rereads are fine, as long as you reread the whole book. No skimming or scanning. No limit on number of rereads.

2. Succubus Shadows (Georgina Kincaid, #5)
3. Silver Born (Mercedes Thompson, #5)
4. The Reckoning (Darkest Powers, #3)
5. Radiant Shadows (Wicked Lovely, #4)
6. Rules of Attraction (perfect Chemistry, #2)
7. Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #8)
8. Burned (House of Night, #7)
9. Magic Burns (Kate Daniels, #2)
10. Naked in Death (In Death, #1)











#1 Fantasy Lover (Dark Hunter #1) by Sherrilyn Keyon (read 01.04.2010)
#2 Blaze of Memory (Psy-Changeling#7) by Nalini Singh (read 04.04.2010)
#3 Outlander (Outlander #1) by Diana Gabaldon (read 08.04.2010)
#4 Pleasure (Shadowdwellers#3) by Jacquelyn Frank (read 11.04.2010)
#5 Pleasure Unbound (Demonica#1) by Larissa Ione (read 20.04.2010)
#6 The Beast in Him (The Pride#2) by Shelly Laurenston (read 23.04.2010)
#7 To Challenge a Dragon (Dragon Kin#1) by Shelly Laurenston (read 26.04.2010)
#8 Lover Mine (BDB#8) by JR Ward (read 27.04.2010)
#9 The Secret Diaries of Miss Marinda Cheever (Bevelstoke, #1) by Julia Quinn (read 28.04.2010)
#10










1. “Bite the Bullet” (A Crimson Moon Novel #2) L.A. Banks
2. “Fire Raiser” (Spellbinder #2) Melanie Rawn
3 “Personal Demons” (Megan Chase #1) Stacia Kane
4 “The Dead Tossed Waves” Sequel to “Forest of Hands and Teeth” by Carrie Ryan
5 “Hex in the City” (Nightside #4) by Simon Green
6 “Skin Game” (Skin #1) by Ava Grey
7 “Deaths Mistress” (Dorina Basarab #2). By Karen Chance
8 “First Lord’s Fury” (Codex Alera #6) by Jim Butcher
9 “Bone Magic” (Sisters of the Moon #7) by Yasmine Galenorn
10 “Black Magic Sanction” (Rachel Morgan/The Hollows #8) by Kim Harrison

1. Succubus Shadows (Georgina Kincade #5)
2. Silver Bourne (Mercedes Thompson series #5)
3. The Summoning (Dark Powers #1)
4. Burned (House of Night Series #7)
5. Bitten (Woman of the Other World series #1)
6. Firespell (Dark Elite #1)
7.Moonlight (Dark Guardian Series #1)








2. Burned (House of Night #7)
3. Kitty and the Silver Bullet (Kitty Norville #4)
4. Changless (Parasol Protectorate #2)
5. Blood Rites (Dresden Files #6)
6. Prey (Werecats #4)
7. Black Magic Sanction (Hollows #8)
8. Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood #9)
9. The Vampire and the Virgin (Love at Stake #8)
10. Shadow Souls (Vampire Diaries - the Return #2)










1. “Bite the Bullet” (A Crimson Moon Novel #2) L.A. Banks
2. “Fire Raiser” (Spellbinder #2) Melanie Rawn
3 “Personal Demons” (Megan Chase #1) Stacia Kane
4 “The Dead Tossed Waves” Sequel to “Forest of Hands and Teeth” by Carrie Ryan
5 “Hex in the City” (Nightside #4) by Simon Green
6 “Skin Game” (Skin #1) by Ava Grey
7 “Deaths Mistress” (Dorina Basarab #2). By Karen Chance
8 “First Lord’s Fury” (Codex Alera #6) by Jim Butcher
9 “Bone Magic” (Sisters of the Moon #7) by Yasmine Galenorn
10 “Black Magic Sanction” (Rachel Morgan/The Hollows #8) by Kim Harrison











DONE:
1.
2.
3.
4.(or 4-7?)
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.(or 9 and 10?)
10.
11. (or 11-16?)
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
TOTALS:
Series-16
Books- 30

1.Sea Witch by Virginia Kantra (Children of the Sea #1)
2. Storm of Shadows by Christina Dodd (The Chosen Ones #2)
3. Playing with Fire by Gena Showalter (Tales of an Extraordinary Girl #1)
4. Finding the Lost by Shannon K. Butcher (The Sentinel Wars #2)
5. Primal Heat by Susan Sizemore (Primes #5)
6. Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken (Dragon Kin #1)
7. Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson #5)
8. Lover Mine by JR Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood #8)
9. The Sword by Jean Johnson (Sons of Destiny #1)
10. Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark-Hunter #6)
possible substitutes: The Warlord's Daughter or Warrior Ascended













1. Succubus Shadows (Georgina Kincaid #5)
2. Covet (Fallen Angels #1)
3. Hex Hall (Hex Hall #1)
4. A Kiss of Shadows (Meredith Gentry, #1)
5. Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood #1)
6. The Hollow (The Hollow #1)
7. Storm Glass (Glass #1)
8. Burned (House of Night #7)
9. Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires #1)
10. Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress #1)











1 Patricia Briggs Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson #5)
2 Alexandra Ivy Beyond the Darkness (Guardians of Eternity #6)
3 Jaye Wells The Mage in Black (Sabina Kane #2)
4 Jim Butcher Changes (Dresden Files #12)
5 Kelley Armstrong The Reckoning (Darkest Powers #3)
6 Nicole Peeler Tempest Rising (Jane true #1)
7 Linda Robertson Vicious Circle (Persephone Alcmedi #1)
8 L.J. McDonald The Battle Sylph (Sylph #1)
9 Diana Pharaoh Francis Bitter Night (Horngate Witches #1)
10 Gail Carriger Soulless (Parasol Protectorate #1)











1. Storm Bornby Richelle Mead(Dark Swan #1)
2. Beautiful Creaturesby Kami Garcia(The Caster Chronicles #1)
3. Thunderbird Fallsby CE Murphy(Walker Papers #2)
4. Chosenby P.C. Cast(House of Night #3)
5. Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaughn (Kitty Norville #2)
6. Kiss of Crimsonby Lara Adrian (Midnight Breed #2)
7. The Mage in Blackby Jaye Wells (Sabina Kane #2)
8. The Darkest Kissby Keri Arthur (Riley Jenson Guardain #6)
9. Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost (Night Huntress #4)
10. The Highlander's Touchby Karen Marie Moning (Highlander #3)
possible alternates
Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Homeby Michele Bardsley (Broken Heart Vampires #4)
Undead and Unappreciatedby Mary Janice Davidson (Undead #3)
Witch Craftby Caitlin Kittredge (Nocturne City #4)
Succubus On Topby Richelle Mead (Georgina Kincaid #2)

1. Caressed by Ice (Psy-Changeling #3) by Nalini Singh
2. Tears of the Moon (Gallaghers of Ardmore #2) by Nora Roberts
3. Changeless (Parasol Protectorate #2) by Gail Carriger
4. Ecstasy Unveiled (Demonica #4) by Larissa Ione
5. Pleasure of a Dark Prince (IAD#9) by Kresley Cole
6. Succubus Blues (Georgina Kincaid #1) by Richelle Mead
7. Silver Borne (Mercy #5) by Patricia Briggs
8. Full Moon Rising (Riley Jenson Guardian #1) by Keri Arthur
9. Radiant Shadows (Wicked Lovely #4) by Melissa Marr
10. Stray (Shifters #1) by Rachel Vincent
Just In Case:
Lover Mine (BDB #7) by JR Ward
Dawnkeepers (Final Prophecy #2) by Jessica Andersen
Jacob (Nightwalkers #1) by Jacquelyn Frank












AmandaG

#1 Hourglass by Claudia Gray(Evernight Academy #3)
#2 Marked by P.C.Cast(House of night novels #1)
#3 Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead(VA #1)
#4 Shadow Souls by L.J.Smith(The Return series #2)
#5 Love Bites by Ellen Schreiber(Vampire Kisses #7)
#6 Boys That Bite by Mari Mancusi(The Blood Coven #1)
#7 Dark Lover by J.R Ward(Black Dagger Brotherhood #1)
#8 Moon Called by Patricia Briggs(Mercedes Thompson#1)
#9 Betrayals by LiLi St.Crow(Strange Angels novel #2)
#10 The Initiation by L.J.Smith(The Secret Circle #1)
Some of these might change as I go along.
Here are some other possibilities I might throw in the mix.
#1 The Hollow by Christopher Golden(The Hollow #1)
#2 A Great And Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray(book #1)
#3 The Prophecy Of The Sisters by Michelle Zink(book#1)
Well, after counting my "coming out end of March/first of April" pre-orders--I have 6 that way. Just have to hold off on 2 of the books I have sitting around. Or else find some MORE books that I want to read, since its STILL a week before we can start them, and I don't have the greatest will power when it comes to resisiting the siren lure of books. :oP

I totally understand--I already got some of the books from this challenge at the library and it's totally killing me not to start early!!!
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