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She is definitely the Queen of Regency Romance as far as I'm concerned - I love the wit and humor in her books.

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Challenge Duration: June - June 30, 2010
1. "J" for June: Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank
2. Birthday: Covet by J.R. Ward off Dhexteritys bookshelf
3. Geography: Magnolia Wednesdays by Wendy Wax
4. Gemini Connection: Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
5. Great Outdoors Month: Enchanted by Nora Roberts
6. Marriage of Convenience: To Seduce A Sinner by Elizabeth Hoyt
7. Repeat Day (June3): Megan’s Mark by Lora Leigh
8. Erotic Romance: Nauti Boy by Lora Leigh
9. Of Lists and Shelves: MacKenzie’s Mission (part of MacKenzie Legacy which is Mac Mission & Mac’s Mountain) by Linda Howard
10. Reader's Choice: Fire by Kristen Cashore

1. June: Read a book which title starts with "J." Jewel by Beverly Jenkins
2. Birthday: Read a book from a June B-day celebrant. Under Her Skin by Susan Mallery (I'm the birthday girl!)
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Georgia.Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon
5. Great Outdoors Month: Wild Heat by Bella Andre
6. Marriage of Convenience:The Stranger I Married by Sylvia Day
8. Erotic romance: The Bikini Diaries by Lacey Alexander
9. Of Lists and Shelves: Gideon by Jacquelyn Frank
10. Reader's Choice: The Missing by Shiloh Walker









4.Gemini Connection: Lover Revealed (JR Ward) (Because of Phury and Z...a stretch, I know.)DONE!
5. Great Outdoors Month: Magic Study (Maria Snyder)DONE!
9. Of Lists and Shelves: Embrace the Night (Cassandra Palmer, #3)DONE!


1. Starts with J - Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank
2. June birthday shelves (Gus) - Deja Demon by Julie Kenner
3. Georgia - Magic Burns by Illona Andrews
4. Twin characters - Silent Night, Haunted Night by Terri Garey
5. Outdoors - Manhunting by Jennifer Crusie
6. Married - Test of Time by Jayne Ann Krentz
7. Same initials - Sex and the Single Ghost by Tawny Taylor
8. Erotic Romance - The Demon's Daughter by Emma Holly
9. Book for group's shelves - Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
10. Reader's Choice - Blood Song by Cat Adams










(titles are subject to change)

1. Begins with 'J' - TBD
2. Birthday (FlibBityFLooB) - Uglies
3. Geography - Peaches
4. Gemini - The Midnight Twins
5. Great Outdoors - Hatchet
6. Already Wed - Ceremony in Death
7. Repeat Day - Wondrous Strange
8. Romance - Nauti Deceptions
9. Of Lists and Shelves - City of Bones
10. Reader's Choice - TBD

Ang - feel free to use them for your categories.

1/10 Completed
1. June:
2. Birthday: (Thanks Flib) - Light My Fire
3. Georgia: You're the One that I Haunt
4. Gemini - twins: Raven's Calling
5. Great Outdoors Month: Adventure Lover
6. Already Wed: I Married a Dragon
7. Repeat Day: Raintree: Sanctuary by Beverly Barton
8. Erotic: (too many to choose from, I'll have to see what I feel like)
9. Group’s bookshelf: Naked Dragon
10. My Choice: We'll see


2.B-DAY -
3.GEORGIA -
4.GEMINI -
5.OUTDOOR PROFESSION -
6.MARRIED COUPLE -
7.REPEAT DAY -
8.EROTIC ROMANCE -
9.GROUPS BOOKSHELF -
10.READERS CHOICE -
I'm in, will post as I go :)
Michelle (shelli_m)

72 participants have signed up so far for this month's challenge:
Alathea
Ang (out of 5)
Angelique
Angie
Ann aka Iftcan
Annie (a mad hamster)
Ari
Ashley
Barbara
Beth (MN)
BJ Rose
Buggy
Carla (out of 5)
Carolyn F
Charlotte (Buried in Books) (out of 5)
Christine (cdunbar)
Claudia
D.G. (out of 5)
Danielle (Smiley1881) (out of 3)
Debbie
Dedria
Delicious Dee
Diane (debotte)
Donna
Erin
Erin B
FlibBityFLooB
Fran (out of 5)
Gaijinmama
Gus
Jackie (jacquelineo)
Jane (janelba)
Janelle
Jasmin
Julie (Mom2lnb)
Katherine
Kingzkid
Kristi (Passion for the Page) (out of 8)
Laura Lulu
Lethal Lovely (out of 6)
Lili
Lindy-Lane
Lizz
Lotte_ladybird
Lynne
m.allen
Macwolf01 [Elise:]
Mel W
Melissa (So Cal Gal)
Michelle (ChelleLee)
Michelle (meesh_ox) (out of 3)
Michelle (shelli_m)
N.L.
Nicole (nicolerene) (out of 3)
Nikki
Nita (out of 8)
Penney
Penny (out of 3 or 5)
Photojim
Pollyanna (out of 5)
Purple
Rossy
Sallie
Samantha (out of 8)
Sandra
Sandy (sandyc88)
Sharon O
Shazzy
Sheila
Valorie
Vanessa
Yz
You can sign up at anytime throughout the month.
Please note: For ease of tracking, could you please RE-POST your official list with your progress after every update. Striking out the book's title and/or a finished date after the book's name will be best.
Next update will be June 7.
Reminder: Don't forget to add your challenge books to the group's bookshelf. Thanks!
To our first-time challengers - welcome!
Good luck and happy reading, everyone!

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2.
3.
4. Up in Smokes by KAtie Macalister
5.
6. Something Wonderful by Judith Mcknaught
7. SKIPPED
8.
9. Heaven Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
10.

1. June: Just Take My Heart
2. Birthday: A is For Alibi from Julie’s Bookshelf
3. Geography: Savannah Blues
4. Gemini Connection: The Opposite of Me
5. Great Outdoors Month: The Island
6. Already Wed: The Lies We Told
7. Repeat Day (June3): The Marriage Wager
8. Romance Genre: Too Wicked To Wed
9. Of Lists and Shelves: Someone to watch over me.
10. Reader's Choice: Case Histories

1. June: Read a book which title starts with "J."
J is for Judgement - Sue Grafton
2. Birthday: Read a book from a June B-day celebrant. (http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2162...)
Single White Vampire - Lyndsay Sands from FlibBityFLooB's shelf
8. Romance Genre: Read an erotic romance. (Adjust level of steaminess to one ‘s taste.)
User Friendly - Erin McCarthy (From the Bad Boys online anthology)
9. Of Lists and Shelves: Read a book from our group’s bookshelf.
Sweet Spot -Susan Mallery
10. Reader's Choice
Mary Queen of Scots Queen without a country - Kathryn Lasky finished June 1

2.B-DAY -
3.GEORGIA -
4.GEMINI -
5.OUTDOOR PROFESSION -
6.MARRIED COUPLE -
7.REPEAT DAY -
8.EROTIC ROMANCE -
9.GROUPS BOOKSHELF -
10.READERS CHOICE -

The pregnancy hormones didn't help but I bubbled like a baby! Can't believe it's over...

0/10
June 1-31 2010
1. J for June:
2. B-day:(Karen)A Great and Terrible Beauty
3. Georgia: Gone With The Wind
4. Gemini/Twins:
5. Great Outdoors:
6. Already Wed:
7. Repeat Day:
8. Erotica:
9. Of Lists and Shelves:Kissing Sin
10. Reader's Choice:Shiver
Reading
Kissing Sin
Done
To Read
A Great and Terrible Beauty
Gone with the Wind
Living Dead in Dallas
Shiver


Ok Thanks

1. June: SKIP
2. Birthday:
3. Geography: Sanctuary by Nora Roberts
4.Gemini Connection: SKIP
5. Great Outdoors Month: Pushing Up Daisies by Rosemary Harris (main character starts a gardening business)
6. Already Wed: Still Mr. & Mrs. by Mary McBride
7. Repeat Day (June3): Marriage by the Book by Joan Johnston
8. Romance Genre: Night Game by Christine Feehan (a stretch for erotica, maybe, but they're some of the hottest books I own)
9. Of Lists and Shelves: From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
10. Reader's Choice: Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
To Read:







Completed:


Status - 1/10 - 10%
1. June: Jake
2. Birthday: Forbidden Pleasure from Judy's list
3. Geography: Magic Bites
4. Gemini Connection: Lover Eternal
5. Great Outdoors: Wild Heat
6. Already Wed: This Duchess of Mine
7. Repeat Day: Soul Deep COMPLETE
8. Erotic Romance: Faith & Fidelity M/M romance - IN PROGRESS
9. Group Bookshelf: A Duke of Her Own
10. Readers Choice: When the Duke Returns

1. Starts with "J": Jacob
2. Birthday: FlibBityFLooB, Undead and Unwed
3. Georgia: Magic Bleeds
4. Gemini (twins): Night Pleasures
5. Outdoors: The Hunger Games
6. Already Wed: Ceremony in Death
7. Repeat Day: Lora Leigh, Wild Card
8. Erotic: Overlord's Vessel
9. RRRC Bookshelf: Halfway to the Grave
10. Reader's Choice: One Foot in the Grave











2/10 completed
1. June: Read a book which title starts with "J."
2. Birthday: Read a book from a June B-day celebrant. (http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2162...)
Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris 6/1/10 (FlibBityFLooB)
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Georgia.
4.Gemini Connection: Read a book where there is a twin/s character in the story or the word twin/s in the title.
5. Great Outdoors Month: Read book where a character’s profession requires him/her to spend most of the time outdoors, or read a book which have a man vs nature theme, or read a book where majority of the story takes place outdoors..
6. Already Wed June is from Juno, goddess of Marriage. Read a book where the main couple is already married, including marriage of convenience, husband/wife disappearance, marriage by mistake, etc.
7. Repeat Day (June3) Read a book where the first letter repeats for both an author’s first and last name. (Ex. Lora Leigh, Amanda Ashley, Beverly Barton, etc)
Bengal's Heart by Lora Leigh 6/2/10
8. Romance Genre: Read an erotic romance. (Adjust level of steaminess to one ‘s taste.)
9. Of Lists and Shelves: Read a book from our group’s bookshelf.
10. Reader's Choice
Challenge Duration: June - June 30, 2010

1. "J" for June: Whispersby Lisa Jackson
2. Birthday: Too Good To Be True by Kristan Higgins(Ana)
3. Geography: A Perfect Love by Lenora Worth
4.Gemini Connection: TBD
5. Great Outdoors Month: Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer
6. Already Wed: The Best Gift by Wendy Markham
7. Repeat Day (June 3): The Giver by Lois Lowry
8. Erotic Romance Genre: TBD
9. Of Lists and Shelves: Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
10. Reader's Choice: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris

For a book to start with "J for June"...if the title starts with "The" (like "The Jury"), does that work? or does the T override the J?


June
1/10 completed
1. Starts with J: Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
2. June BD: Aileen: Wed Him Before You Bed Him by Sabrina Jeffries
3. Geography: Georgia: A Bone to Pick by Charlaine Harris *library
4. Gemini: twins: Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
5. Great Outdoors: Ride the Fire by Pamela Clare OR Apache Summer
6. Already Wed: The Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer
7. Repeat Day: Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr OR Double Take by Catherine Coulter
8. Romance: erotica: Claiming the Courtesan by Anna Campbell OR Heat Seeker by Lora Leigh
9. Of Lists & Shelves: Our Group Shelf: Stolen OR The Reckoning by K. Armstrong OR The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockman

For a book to start with "J for June"...if the title starts with "The" (like "The Jury"), does that wor..."
Yes, you can skip articles like A, An and The.

1. June: Read a book which title starts with "J." Jewel by Beverly Jenkins
2. Birthday: Read a book from a June B-day celebrant. Under Her Skin by Susan Mallery (I'm the birthday girl!)
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Georgia.Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon
5. Great Outdoors Month: Wild Heat by Bella Andre
8. Erotic romance: The Bikini Diaries by Lacey Alexander
9. Of Lists and Shelves: Gideon by Jacquelyn Frank
10. Reader's Choice: The Missing by Shiloh Walker









Duration: June 1 - June 30, 2010
* 1 / 10 Read: (subject to change)
1. June:
2. Birthday: (FlibBityFLooB) (Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs)
3. Geography: (Night Fever by Diana Palmer)
4. Gemini Connection: (Twin of Ice by Jude Deveraux/Face of Deception by Iris Johansen/Dragonswan by Sherrilyn Kenyon)
6. Already Wed: (First Comes Marriage by Mary Balogh/Married by Morning by Lisa Kleypas)
7. Repeat Day: (Tempting the Beast or Nauti Boy by Lora Leigh)
8. Romance Genre: (Projected Pleasure by Jennifer Salaiz)
9. Of Lists and Shelves: (Lover Mine/Poppy Done to Death/Dark Peril)
10. Reader's Choice:


Status - 2/10 - 20%
1. June: Jake
2. Birthday: Forbidden Pleasure from Judy's list
3. Geography: Magic Bites
4. Gemini Connection: Lover Eternal
5. Great Outdoors: Wild Heat
6. Already Wed: This Duchess of Mine
7. Repeat Day: Soul Deep COMPLETE
8. Erotic Romance: Faith & Fidelity M/M romance - COMPLETE
9. Group Bookshelf: A Duke of Her Own
10. Readers Choice: When the Duke Returns

1. June -
2. Birthday (FlibBityFLooB) - Seize the Night
4. Gemini Connection - The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
6. Already Wed - Raven's Shadow
7. Repeat Day (June 3) - Wanderlust
8. Romance Genre - Sinful
9. Of Lists and Shelves - The Cursed One
10. Reader's Choice - Naked Dragon









2/10 Completed
1. June:
2. Birthday: (Thanks Flib) - Light My Fire
3. Georgia: You're the One that I Haunt
4. Gemini - twins: Raven's Calling
5. Great Outdoors Month: Adventure Lover
6. Already Wed: I Married a Dragon
7. Repeat Day: Raintree: Sanctuary by Beverly Barton
8. Erotic: (too many to choose from, I'll have to see what I feel like)
9. Group’s bookshelf: Naked Dragon
10. My Choice:



J for June: Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts
Happy Birthday FlibBityFloob: Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas
Georgia Geography: Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson
Gemini Twins: Wicked Pleasure by Lora Leigh
Great Outdoors: Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
Already Wed:
Repeat Day: Soul of a Highlander by Melissa Mayhue
Erotic Romance:
Group's Bookshelf: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
My Choice: Visions in Death by J.D. Robb











1/10
June 1-31 2010
1. J for June:
2. B-day:(Karen)A Great and Terrible Beauty
3. Georgia: Gone With The Wind
4. Gemini/Twins:
5. Great Outdoors:
6. Already Wed:
7. Repeat Day:
8. Erotica:
9. Of Lists and Shelves:Kissing Sin
10. Reader's Choice:
Reading
Done
To Read
A Great and Terrible Beauty
Gone with the Wind
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Challenge Duration: June - June 30, 2010
1. "J" for June: Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank
2. Birthday: Covet by J.R. Ward off Dhexteritys bookshelf
3. Geography: Magnolia Wednesdays by Wendy Wax
4. Gemini Connection: Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
5.
6. Marriage of Convenience: To Seduce A Sinner by Elizabeth Hoyt
7. Repeat Day (June3): Megan’s Mark by Lora Leigh
8. Erotic Romance: Nauti Boy by Lora Leigh
9. Of Lists and Shelves: MacKenzie’s Mission (part of MacKenzie Legacy which is Mac Mission & Mac’s Mountain) by Linda Howard
10. Reader's Choice: Fire by Kristen Cashore

6. Already Wed:Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas
7. Repeat Day:Darklight by Lesley Livingston
8. Erotic Romance:A Witch's Beauty by Joey W. Hill
9. Of Lists & Shelves:Claiming the Courtesan by Anna Campbell
10. Reader's Choice:TBD






1. June: Just One Sip by Katie MacAlister
2. Birthday: The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #4) by Laurell K. Hamilton
3. Geography - Georgia: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
4.Gemini Connection: Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
6. Already Wed: Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost
7. Repeat Day (June3): The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
8. Romance Genre - erotic romance: Catching Midnight by Emma Holly
9. Of Lists and Shelves: Mind Game by Christine Feehan
10. Reader's Choice: The Red Heart of Jade by Marjorie M. Liu










Also Read:



6/10 completed
1. June: Read a book which title starts with "J."
2. Birthday: Read a book from a June B-day celebrant. (http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2162...)
Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris 6/1/10 (FlibBityFLooB)
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Georgia.
4.Gemini Connection: Read a book where there is a twin/s character in the story or the word twin/s in the title.
Dr. Constantine's Bride by Jebbifer Taylor 6/2/10
5. Great Outdoors Month: Read book where a character’s profession requires him/her to spend most of the time outdoors, or read a book which have a man vs nature theme, or read a book where majority of the story takes place outdoors.
Time Raiders: The Avenger by P. C. Cast 6/3/10
6. Already Wed June is from Juno, goddess of Marriage. Read a book where the main couple is already married, including marriage of convenience, husband/wife disappearance, marriage by mistake, etc.
7. Repeat Day (June3) Read a book where the first letter repeats for both an author’s first and last name. (Ex. Lora Leigh, Amanda Ashley, Beverly Barton, etc)
Bengal's Heart by Lora Leigh 6/2/10
8. Romance Genre: Read an erotic romance. (Adjust level of steaminess to one ‘s taste.)
9. Of Lists and Shelves: Read a book from our group’s bookshelf.
Magic on the Storm by Devon Monk 6/3/10
10. Reader's Choice
Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton 6/2/10
Challenge Duration: June 1 - June 30, 2010

J for June: Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank
Geography: The Year of Disappearances by Susan Hubbard (re-read)
Gemini Connection: Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur
Already Wed: Undead and Unwelcome by MaryJanice Davidson
Of Lists and Shelves: The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
Reader's Choice: Insatiable by Meg Cabot










1. June: Read a book which title starts with "J."
2. Birthday: Read a book from a June B-day celebrant. (http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2162...) (Julie)

3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Georgia.
Triptych (currently reading)

4.Gemini Connection: Read a book where there is a twin/s character in the story or the word twin/s in the title.

5. Great Outdoors Month: Read book where a character’s profession requires him/her to spend most of the time outdoors, or read a book which have a man vs nature theme, or read a book where majority of the story takes place outdoors.
The Mermaid's Mirror (currently reading)

6. Already Wed June is from Juno, goddess of Marriage. Read a book where the main couple is already married, including marriage of convenience, husband/wife disappearance, marriage by mistake, etc.
7. Repeat Day (June3) Read a book where the first letter repeats for both an author’s first and last name. (Ex. Lora Leigh, Amanda Ashley, Beverly Barton, etc)
The Fire Lord's Lover (currently reading)
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8. Romance Genre: Read an erotic romance. (Adjust level of steaminess to one‘s taste.)
The Song of Solomon: Love Poetry of the Spirit (currently reading) - laugh if you will but trust me, when you actually know the interpretation of this book, it is some seriously spicy stuff!

9. Of Lists and Shelves: Read a book from our group’s bookshelf.
Shiver

10. Reader's Choice
The Family Plan (currently reading)

Challenge Duration: June - June 30, 2010
You can choose 3, 5, 8 or all 10 categories depending on your reading speed, books availability and/or time commitment.

Status - 2/10 - 20%
1. June: Jake
2. Birthday: Forbidden Pleasure from Judy's list
3. Geography: Magic Bites
4. Gemini Connection: Lover Eternal
5. Great Outdoors: Wild Heat
6. Already Wed: This Duchess of Mine
7. Repeat Day: Soul Deep COMPLETE
8. Erotic Romance: Faith & Fidelity M/M romance - COMPLETE
9. Group Bookshelf: A Duke of Her Own
10. Readers Choice: Married By Morning - IN PROGRESS

5/10
Starts with "J" - James Potter and the Vault of Destinies by G. Norman Lippert
Birthday - Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead (Ana's shelf)
Geography: Georgia - Cape Refuge by Terri Blackstock
Gemini Connection -
Great Outdoors -
Already Wed -
Repeat Day -
Erotic Romance - Lion's Heat by Lora Leigh
RRRC Group Bookshelf - The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
Reader's Choice -

1. Start with J:
2. Birthday : Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
3. Georgia:
4. Twins:
5. Outdoors:
6. Marriage:
7. Same initial author: A Lady Never Tells by Candace Camp
8. Erotic Romance:
9. Group Bookshelf: Thunder and Roses by Mary Jo Putney
10. My Choice:
will need to finish my list!





4. Double your pleasure, double your fun... Twin Temptation (6/2) and Twin Seduction (6/3) Because why have one book about twins when you can have matching books about twins?

2. Birthday: FlibBityFLooB, Undead and Unwed
3. Georgia: Darkfever
4. Gemini (twins): Night Pleasures
5. Outdoors: The Hunger Games
6. Already Wed: Ceremony in Death
7. Repeat Day: Lora Leigh, Wild Card
8. Erotic: Overlord's Vessel
9. RRRC Bookshelf: Changeless
10. Reader's Choice: Vampire Academy











1/10 Complete!
1. "J" for June: Jacob
2. Birthday: Outlander (FlibBityFLooB)
3. Geography: Gone With the Wind
4.Gemini Connection: Lover Awakened
5. Great Outdoors Month: In the Wilderness
6. Already Wed: Slightly Married
7. Repeat Day (June 3): Cassandra Clare: City of Ashes
8. Erotic Romance Genre: The Bounty
9. Of Lists and Shelves: Slave to Sensation
10.
Read:

To Read:









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