September's Build Your Own Challenge

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

4/9

I'm going to read 9 or more books from my To Be Read Shelf.

All 9 are books I already own.
Three are a trilogy I'll start and complete.
Two will be authors I've never read before - Elizabeth Hoyt and Sarah McClean.
Two are series I'm catching up on, I-Team by Pamela Clare and EliteOPS by Lora Leigh



1 - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella - Stephenie Meyer - Done
2 - The Raven Prince- Elizabeth Hoyt
3 - Naked Edge - Pamela Clare
4 - Three Nights with a Scoundrel- Tessa Dare - Done
5 - The Leopard Prince - Elizabeth Hoyt
6 - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake- McClean, Sarah Done
7 - Black Jack – Lora Leigh
8 - The Serpent Prince- Elizabeth Hoyt
9 - The Ranger – Rhonda Nelson - Done

[Catherine]

Good job UM! Are you going to start the Prince trilogy soon?

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Thanks, Catherine!

I think I'll read Naked Edge next so my HRs aren't running together. I have to decide though.. I need something else to read now.

[D.G.]

W♥LK - Sept. Build Your Own Challenge - 8/11 Completed

Read 11 Books
- At least 10 from my TBR (8/10)
- At least 2 must have 400+ pgs. (2/2)
- At least 1 book from 5 different series (5/5)

[Beverly]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "I think Black Jack will be easy, but The Duke was such a good book and left me with such deep feelings about it that I'm struggling."

Would you recommend The Duke? I've heard many good comments about Gaelen Foley's Knight series so I've got all 7 on my wish list.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Beverly, YES! I would definitely recommend it. It's not a light, fluffy read, but it doesn't have near the angst of McNaught's books. The Duke is a very good story. I'm trying to find the rest of the series used before I continue reading.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Good for you, Anja! I agree, that probably feels great!! Was it A Passion for Him? Have you read Passion for the Game?

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Anja wrote: "...but reading it three years later shows me how much I have changed. The smut was tame to me. I feel like I've turned into a pervert.
"

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!! You and me both!!!

Believe it or not, the Twilight Saga books had me blushing and ***fanning myself*** when I read them, but the Black Dagger Brotherhood and those wild Carpathians were a shock to my nearly virginal eyes. Now I read eeeevvvvvverything! LOL

[Catherine]

UM - How did the Twilight books have you blushing? There was no sex in there! Barring the fade to black one...

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Catherine wrote: "UM - How did the Twilight books have you blushing? There was no sex in there! Barring the fade to black one..."

That's how "naive and innocent" I was. YES, they had me blushing. The part in... I can't remember which book, but Bella spends the day at the Cullen's to keep her safe, and she and Edward are on the bed kissing... I kid you not, I marked that page to re-read when I didn't have kids around.

[Catherine]

LOL. And look at you now!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Catherine wrote: "LOL. And look at you now!"

I know! I'm such a literary tart!

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

LOL aren't we all? : )

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Suzanne wrote: "LOL aren't we all? : )"

Indeed, it would seem so! LOL

[BJ Rose]

Catherine wrote: "Almost there!

Who's your 4th historical author going to be BJ?"

Elizabeth Thornton - I'm halfway thru Princess Charming

[Catherine]

Good so far?

[BJ Rose]

Catherine wrote: "Good so far?"

Yep! It's not going to be a 5* read, but I'm enjoying it. This is a romantic suspense, and the heroine doesn't know why people are after her, and of course the hero is going to find out, with the help of Special Branch, but right now they're all befuddled! And there's a good secondary couple who can't stand each other, so you know they're going to get together!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

5/9

I'm going to read 9 or more books from my To Be Read Shelf.

All 9 are books I already own.
Three are a trilogy I'll start and complete.
Two will be authors I've never read before - Elizabeth Hoyt and Sarah McClean.
Two are series I'm catching up on, I-Team by Pamela Clare and EliteOPS by Lora Leigh



1 - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella - Stephenie Meyer - Done
2 - The Raven Prince- Elizabeth Hoyt
3 - Naked Edge - Pamela Clare
4 - Three Nights with a Scoundrel- Tessa Dare - Done
5 - The Leopard Prince - Elizabeth Hoyt
6 - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake- McClean, Sarah Done
7 - Black Jack – Lora Leigh - Done
8 - The Serpent Prince- Elizabeth Hoyt
9 - The Ranger – Rhonda Nelson - Done

[Catherine]

My goal is to read 10 books from my "Own-but-haven't-read" shelf.

10/10 - Finished

1. The Pirate Next Door by Jennifer Ashley - Completed 9/2
2. The Matchmaker by Rexanne Becnel - Completed 9/3
3. Seven Secrets of Seduction by Anne Mallory - Completed 9/4
4. Ruthless by Anne Stuart - Completed 9/5
5. A Little Bit Wild by Victoria Dahl - Completed 9/6
6. Three Nights with a Scoundrel by Tessa Dare - Completed 9/7
7. Last Dragon Standing by G.A. Aiken - Completed 9/7
8. The Devil's Waltz by Anne Stuart - Completed 9/9
9. Once A Rake by Rona Sharon - Completed 9/12
10. For the Earl's Pleasure by Anne Mallory - Completed 9/13




Bonus books!

1. About A Dragon by G.A. Aiken - Completed 9/9
2. Ill Wind by Rachel Caine - Completed 9/11
3. Changeless by Gail Carriger - Completed 9/15

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Awesome, Catherine!!! WTG!

[Catherine]

Thanks!

[BJ Rose]

Catherine wrote: "My goal is to read 10 books from my "Own-but-haven't-read" shelf.

10/10 - Finished"

Congratulations, Catherine!!

[BJ Rose]

Build Your Own Challenge
September 1 - 30
12/12 DONE!

Read 5 books from the library by 5 different authors

1. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd- Sept. 2 (4*)
2. Don of the Dead by Casey Daniels - Sept 3 (3*)
3. My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart - Sept 3 (4.5*)
4. Finding Miracles by Julia Alvarez - Sept 6 (3.5*)
5. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros - Sept 8 (3.5*)

Read 4 historical romances from 4 different authors
1. Three Nights with a Scoundrel by Tessa Dare - Sept 7 (5*)
2. Let It Be Love by Victoria Alexander - Sept 11 (4*)
3. Guardian Angel by Julie Garwood - Sept 13 (4.5*)
4. Princess Charming by Elizabeth Thornton - Sept 16 (4*)

Read 3 paranormal books from 3 different authors
1. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris - Sept 9 (3.5*)
2. Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz - Sept 4 (4*)
3. Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause - Sept 5

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Excellent, BJ! Congratulations!!!

[Catherine]

Good job BJ!

[BJ Rose]

Thanks, UM & Catherine!

[D.G.]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Believe it or not, the Twilight Saga books had me blushing and ***fanning myself*** when I read them, but the Black Dagger Brotherhood and those wild Carpathians were a shock to my nearly virginal eyes. Now I read eeeevvvvvverything! LOL

OMG Dhestiny! LOLOLOLOL!

I think the book that turned me into really hot books
. I used to read romance but nothing like this.

I remember picking it up at a Barnes & Noble, read a few pages and then my eyes almost came out of my head when I read the rest, LOLOLOL! Of course, I bought it right away. :p

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

Congrats Catherine and BJ Rose! : )

[Catherine]

Thanks!

[BJ Rose]

Suzanne wrote: "Congrats Catherine and BJ Rose! : )"

Thanks, Suzanne!

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

4/6 Complete
Read one from each catergory

Paranormal Romance: Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh
Urban Fantasy: Red-headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells Finished 01 September
Steampunk: Whitechapel Gods by S.M. Peters Finished 16 September
Historical Romance: Only in My Dreams by Eve Byron
Young Adult: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins Finished 05 September
Open Choice: The Passage by Justin Kronin Finished 13 September

[Beverly]

I've finished Elizabeth's Hoyt Legend of the Four Soldiers, , which was excellent and To Desire A Devilwhich was not as good as the others IMHO.

I'm now reading Pamela Clare's Surrender and have the strange desire to be in a sweat lodge (with Iain).

That's 10/12 completed.

[D.G.]

W♥LK - Sept. Build Your Own Challenge - 9/11 Completed

Read 11 Books
- At least 10 from my TBR (9/10)
- At least 2 must have 400+ pgs. (2/2)
- At least 1 book from 5 different series (6/5)

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Congrats to BJ and Catherine!

[Catherine]

Thanks Danielle!

[BJ Rose]

My thanks as well, Danielle!

[Catherine]

Wow! Look at you go Melissa! You're almost there.

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

5/6 Complete
Read one from each catergory

Paranormal Romance: Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh Finished 18 September
Urban Fantasy: Red-headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells Finished 01 September
Steampunk: Whitechapel Gods by S.M. Peters Finished 16 September
Historical Romance: Only in My Dreams by Eve Byron
Young Adult: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins Finished 05 September
Open Choice: The Passage by Justin Kronin Finished 13 September

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

6/9

I'm going to read 9 or more books from my To Be Read Shelf.

All 9 are books I already own.
Three are a trilogy I'll start and complete.
Two will be authors I've never read before - Elizabeth Hoyt and Sarah McClean.
Two are series I'm catching up on, I-Team by Pamela Clare and EliteOPS by Lora Leigh



1 - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella - Stephenie Meyer - Done
2 - The Raven Prince- Elizabeth Hoyt
3 - Naked Edge - Pamela Clare - Done
4 - Three Nights with a Scoundrel- Tessa Dare - Done
5 - The Leopard Prince - Elizabeth Hoyt
6 - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake- McClean, Sarah Done
7 - Black Jack – Lora Leigh - Done
8 - The Serpent Prince- Elizabeth Hoyt
9 - The Ranger – Rhonda Nelson - Done

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

D.G. I know what you mean about Passion. Holy hell, I wasn't sure I'd get past the first couple of chapters because all I wanted to do was re-read their first "encounter!" LOL

There are books that are labeled erotica and are so dry it's painful. When I read Passion I was floored that it wasn't labeled erotica. It turned out to be so much more than I had expected though. It was a truly emotional story, and love story for the ages.

[Catherine]

Good job UM! Only one more trilogy to go!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Thanks, Catherine :) I tried to start The Raven Prince last night but my daughter and I watched Dorian Gray so by the time I hit the pillow at 2am, I was exhausted!

[Catherine]

Was the movie good? My husband watched it a bit ago and said it wasn't bad.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I liked it pretty well. I'm not going to rush out and buy it, but I thought it was good.

[Catherine]

That's about the same impression I got from him.

[Becky]

The Laird Who Loved Me by Karen Hawkins
To Desire a Devil by Elizabeth Hoyt
Midnight Pleasures with a Scoundrel by Lorraine Heath Finished 9/6

Trying new authors:
Heather Grothaus with The Warrior
Tess Gerritsen with The Surgeon (also a new genre)
P.Q. Glisson with Her Sanctuary

4/6 for September

[D.G.]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "D.G. I know what you mean about Passion. Holy hell, I wasn't sure I'd get past the first couple of chapters because all I wanted to do was re-read their first "encounter!" LOL There a..."

I kept thinking...your womb, woman! Your womb!

I was also surprised that book wasn't labeled erotica. It's really hot and the story was very good. I think I teared up myself at their separation.

I love The Raven Prince. It's one of my few keepers and I hope to read it again one of these days. I hope you enjoy it!

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

FINISHED!

6/6 COMPLETE
Read one from each catergory

Paranormal Romance: Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh Finished 18 September
Urban Fantasy: Red-headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells Finished 01 September
Steampunk: Whitechapel Gods by S.M. Peters Finished 16 September
Historical Romance: Only in My Dreams by Eve Byron Finished 19 September
Young Adult: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins Finished 05 September
Open Choice: The Passage by Justin Kronin Finished 13 September

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

Thanks : )

[D.G.]

W♥LK - Sept. Build Your Own Challenge - 10/11 Completed

Read 11 Books
- At least 10 from my TBR (10/10)
- At least 2 must have 400+ pgs. (2/2)
- At least 1 book from 5 different series (7/5)