Spell September Challenge

[Nissie Lambert]

LOL! They're manswords. :) I don't know the plural, I could go into shock trying to deal with more than one at a time! But then......

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Nissie wrote: "LOL! They're manswords. :) I don't know the plural, I could go into shock trying to deal with more than one at a time! But then......"

Yeah, yeah, yeah... we know the truth about you... LOL

[Nissie Lambert]

LOL! Why, I don't know what you're talking about. I'm as pure as the driven snow. ;)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

;) Your secret is safe with me!

I'm off to bed to read. Have a good night!

[Nissie Lambert]

Thank you so much!! You have a good night too!! **hugs**

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

Update 9/10/10 Completed 4/9

S='Salem's Lot by Stephen King
E=Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione 9/8
P=Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder 9/10
T=The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
E=The Eternal Kiss: 13 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire by
Trisha Telep 9/4
M=Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland 9/8
B=Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh
E=The Earl and the Governess by Sarah Elliot
R=Ruthless by Anne Stuart

[Katherine]

Spell September list may change before then

3/9

S-Sara Gruen Water for Elephants finished 4*
E- Evanovich, Janet Sizzling Sixteen finished 3*
P- (the) Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
T- Three Nights with a Scoundrel finished 3 1/2*
E- Eagle, Kathleen Heat Lightning
M- Mary Balogh First Comes Marriage
B- Baby Love
E- Eloisa, James A Duke of Her Own
R- Rebecca

[Kate]

SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE

5/9

S- Summer at Tiffany- Marjorie Hart
E- Eloisa James- A Kiss at Midnight 9/3 ★★★★★
P- Flawless- Sara Shepard 9/4
T- Tessa Dare- Three Nights with A Scoundrel 9/7 ★★★★
E- Eat, Pray, Love- Elizabeth Gilbert
M- Murder is Binding- Lorna Barrett 9/10 ★★★★
B- Balogh, Mary- First Comes Marriage
E- Eloisa James- Suddenly You
R- Roberts, Nora- Blue Dahlia 9/6 ★★★★★

[Dina]

SPELL SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE
Duration: September 1 - September 30

5/9 completed

S = Surrender by Pamela Clare 09/03
E = The Education of Mrs. Brimley by Donna MacMeans 09/02
P = Pamela Clare's Untamed
T = Tara Janzen's Crazy Hot 09/05
E = Evangeline Anderson's The Assignment 09/10
M = Miss Wonderful by Loretta Chase 09/07
B = Bonnie Dee & Summer Devon's The Gentleman and the Rogue
E = Suzanne Enoch's Reforming a Rake
R = Reckless Passion by Amanda Young

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

How was The Assignment, Dina? I keep wanting to read that.

[Dina]

Ho-hum, UM. I didn't connect with the heroes and the HEA wasn't satisfying. I'm going to write a review this weekend, as soon as I collect my thoughts.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Thanks for the info, Dina. I'm sorry you didn't like it. I keep hearing such good things about it.

Have you read Zero at the Bone ?

[Dina]

Yes, I have, UM. I thought it was OK (3 stars) and that was disappointing considering all the raving reviews I'd read. I can't say I recommend it, but I think you should see it for yourself. D (one of the heroes) was... different. ;)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I have it, so I'll read it eventually. M/M isn't my first love, so I really want to KNOW I'm going to like it. I also have Faith & Fidelity and Keeping Promise Rock. Have you read those?

[Cheryl]

I am in awe of you ladies doing this challenge!

Dhestiny, I see you have some really great books lined up for this challenge! I can't wait to read your thoughts on some of them!

[Dina]

No, UM. I have Keeping Promise Rock on my Wish List, but I've never heard of the other book you mentioned. I'll wait for your review. :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Cheryl wrote: "I am in awe of you ladies doing this challenge!

Dhestiny, I see you have some really great books lined up for this challenge! I can't wait to read your thoughts on some of them!"

Thanks, Cheryl!!! It's more challenging than I thought it would be, Cheryl, but it's making me clean some books off my TBR heap because I'm using these for the Sept Build Your Own Challenge, challenge too! You should join us in October for the Build Your Own. You choose the # of books, at least 4, then decide how you want to challenge yourself. There will be a PNR and a non-PNR edition.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I'll try to get to it sooner rather than later, Dina. I want to read it because I've heard it's super good.

[Dina]

Okay, I'll be waiting - patiently. No pressure. :)

[Cheryl]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Thanks, Cheryl!!! It's more challenging than I thought it would be, Cheryl, but it's making me clean some books off my TBR heap because I'm using these for the Sept Build Your Own Challenge, challenge too! You should join us in October for the Build Your Own. You choose the # of books, at least 4, then decide how you want to challenge yourself. There will be a PNR and a non-PNR edition."

I think I will do the October challenge. This one just seemed to sneak up on me! And isn't it great reading through the books you own knowing you are marking off that list!?!?! It's a good feeling!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

It's a great feeling!!! When I'm through with September, there will be 9 less on my TBR shelves!

[Nissie Lambert]

It IS great! Before these challenges I just sat and looked at my mountain range in despair. Now there's a little more order coming into the picture!

[MashJ]

S Slightly Married- Mary Balogh-completed 3 stars
E Eloisa James- Midnight Pleasures-completed 3 stars
P Paretsky, Sarah - Hardball-completed 3 stars
T Three Little Secrets- Liz Carlyle- completed 4 stars
E Elliot, George - Adam Bede
M More than a Mistress - Mary Balogh-completed 5 stars
B Ben Kane - The Silver Eagle-completed 3 stars
E L'Engle, Madeleine- A Wrinkle in Time
R Rawn, Melanie - Dragon Prince

I've got 3 to go but I'm heading over to Amsterdam for 10 days cycling on Thursday so I'm going to try to finish a Wrinkle in Time before I go and take Adam Bede and Dragon Prince with me. If there's room in the luggage Diana Gabaldon's Voyager will be going to.

It's been interesting reading to a schedule-I'm not sure whether I'll do it again though as work has been crazy this week and the family world never gets any lighter.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

It's rough, Mshj, especially with 9 letters in the month :(

[Dina]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "How was The Assignment, Dina? I keep wanting to read that."

UM, my review is finally up, if you're still curious. I might be the only reader who didn't love the book. Why, oh why? I wanted to love it so much! *sighs*

[Nissie Lambert]

3/9 Completed

S- Shayla Black- Wicked Ties--Done
E- Eden Close- Anita Shreve--Done
P- Portrait of My Heart- Patrica Cabot
T- Twilight Fall- Lynn Viehl
E- Edwards,Cassie- Savage Paradise
M- Midnight Embrace- Amanda Ashley
B- Beast of Darkness- Lisa Renee Jones--Done
E- Eagan, Denise- The Wild One
R- Reding,Jaclyn- The Second Chance

[Kate]

SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE

6/9

S- Summer at Tiffany- Marjorie Hart 9/11 ★★★★★
E- Eloisa James- A Kiss at Midnight 9/3 ★★★★★
P- Flawless- Sara Shepard 9/4 ★★★★★
T- Tessa Dare- Three Nights with A Scoundrel 9/7 ★★★★
E- Eat, Pray, Love- Elizabeth Gilbert
M- Murder is Binding- Lorna Barrett 9/10 ★★★★
B- Balogh, Mary- First Comes Marriage
E- Eloisa James- Suddenly You
R- Roberts, Nora- Blue Dahlia 9/6 ★★★★★

[Katherine]

Spell September list may change before then

4/9

S-Sara Gruen Water for Elephants finished 4*
E- Evanovich, Janet Sizzling Sixteen finished 3*
P- (the) Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
T- Three Nights with a Scoundrel finished 3 1/2*
E- Eagle, Kathleen Heat Lightning
M- Mary Balogh First Comes Marriage finished 4*
B- Baby Love
E- Eloisa, James A Kiss at Midnight
R- Rebecca

[Kate]

SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE

7/9

S- Summer at Tiffany- Marjorie Hart 9/11 ★★★★★
E- Eloisa James- A Kiss at Midnight 9/3 ★★★★★
P- Flawless- Sara Shepard 9/4 ★★★★★
T- Tessa Dare- Three Nights with A Scoundrel 9/7 ★★★★
E- Eat, Pray, Love- Elizabeth Gilbert
M- Murder is Binding- Lorna Barrett 9/10 ★★★★
B- Balogh, Mary- First Comes Marriage 9/12 ★★★★
E- Eloisa James- Suddenly You
R- Roberts, Nora- Blue Dahlia 9/6 ★★★★★

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

6/9 Complete

S: Shannon Stacey- Becoming Miss Becky Finished 08 September
E: Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost Finished 06 September
P: The Passage by Justin Kronin Finished 13 September
T:
E: Elaine Dreyer, Jennifer Cruise & Annie Stuart- The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes Finished 05 September
M: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins Finished 05 September
B: Black and White by Jackie Kessler & Caitlin Kittredge
E:
R: Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells Finished 01 September

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

Update 9/13/10 Completed 5/9

S='Salem's Lot by Stephen King 9/13
E=Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione 9/8
P=Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder 9/10
T=The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
E=The Eternal Kiss: 13 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire by
Trisha Telep 9/4
M=Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland 9/8
B=Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh
E=The Earl and the Governess by Sarah Elliot
R=Ruthless by Anne Stuart

[Nissie Lambert]

4/9 Completed

S- Shayla Black- Wicked Ties--Done
E- Eden Close- Anita Shreve--Done
P- Portrait of My Heart- Patrica Cabot
T- Twilight Fall- Lynn Viehl
E- Edwards,Cassie- Savage Paradise
M- Midnight Embrace- Amanda Ashley
B- Beast of Darkness- Lisa Renee Jones--Done
E- Eagan, Denise- The Wild One
R- Reding,Jaclyn- The Second Chance--Done

[Hina]

Sorry I have not been updating here as often as I should!!

5/9 Completed

S - A Gentleman's Honor By Stephanie Laurens. Completed 9/3/10 ***** (5 Stars)
E - To Beguile a Beast By Elizabeth Hoyt.
P - At the Bride Hunt Ball By Olivia Parker.
T - To Seduce A Sinner By Elizabeth Hoyt. Completed 9/7/10 ***** (5 Stars)
E - Two for the Dough By Janet Evanovich. Completed 9/6/10 **** (4 Stars)
M - The Manning Grooms By Debbie MaComber. Completed 9/11/10 ***** (5 Stars)
B - The Bride By Julie Garwood. Completed 9/4/10 ***** (5 Stars)
E - An Affair Before Christmas By Eloisa James.
R - The Rogue and the Rival By Maya Rodale.

[Kate]

Complete 4/9

S - Shadow Game
E - Elkeles, Simone Return to Paradise
P - Purnhagan, Mara Tagged
T - Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird or Tempted by a Warrior
E - Ender's Game
M - Marked by Moonlight
B - The Bride and the Beast
E - Eloisa James Desperate Duchesses or Eileen Cook What Would Emma Do?
R - The Red Pyramid

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

For some reason I didn't have you on the participants list, Miss Kate, but I've added you now :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

5/9 completed



S - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella - Stephenie Meyer - Done
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - The Raven Prince
P - Pamela Clare - Naked Edge
T - Three Nights with a Scoundrel- Tessa Dare - Done
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - The Leopard Prince
M - McClean, Sarah - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake Done
B - Black Jack – Lora Leigh Done
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - The Serpent Prince
R - The Ranger - Rhonda Nelson - Done

[KK]

My list :
5/9

S = Street Game (GhostWalkers #8) - Christine Feehan
E = Erin McCarthy - The Pregnancy Test (NY Girlfriends #1) + NY Girlfriends #2
P = Patricia Briggs - Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega #1) + Alpha & Omega #2
T = To Catch an Heiress (Ex-spies #1) - Julia Quinn + Ex-spies #2
E = Elizabeth Lane - The Borrowed Bride + His Substitute Bride, The Horseman's Bride
M = Morgan, Alexis - Dark Protector (Paladins of Darkness #1)
B = Brent Weeks - The Way of Shadows (Night Angel #1) + Night Angel #2, #3
E = Emily Brontë - Wuthering Heights
R = the Road - Cormac McCarthy

[Dina]

SPELL SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE
Duration: September 1 - September 30

6/9 completed

S = Surrender by Pamela Clare 09/03
E = The Education of Mrs. Brimley by Donna MacMeans 09/02
P = Pamela Clare's Untamed
T = Tara Janzen's Crazy Hot 09/05
E = Evangeline Anderson's The Assignment 09/10
M = Miss Wonderful by Loretta Chase 09/07
B = Nina Bruhns's A Kiss to Kill 09/14
E = Suzanne Enoch's Reforming a Rake
R = Reckless Passion by Amanda Young

[Hina]

Changed my book for the letter R, since I have that.

6/9 Completed

S - A Gentleman's Honor By Stephanie Laurens. Completed 9/3/10 ***** (5 Stars)
E - To Beguile a Beast By Elizabeth Hoyt.
P - At the Bride Hunt Ball By Olivia Parker.
T - To Seduce A Sinner By Elizabeth Hoyt. Completed 9/7/10 ***** (5 Stars)
E - Two for the Dough By Janet Evanovich. Completed 9/6/10 **** (4 Stars)
M - The Manning Grooms By Debbie MaComber. Completed 9/11/10 ***** (5 Stars)
B - The Bride By Julie Garwood. Completed 9/4/10 ***** (5 Stars)
E - An Affair Before Christmas By Eloisa James. Completed 9/15/10 **** (4 Stars)
R - The Runaway Princess By Christina Dodd.

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

7/9 Complete

S: Samantha and Her Genie by Daisy Dexter Dobbs Finished 15 September
E: Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost Finished 06 September
P: The Passage by Justin Kronin Finished 13 September
T:
E: Elaine Dreyer, Jennifer Cruise & Annie Stuart- The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes Finished 05 September
M: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins Finished 05 September
B: Becoming Miss Becky by Shannon Stacey Finished 08 September
E:
R: Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells Finished 01 September

[Katherine]

You guys are killing me. LOL I can't keep up.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

5/9 completed



S - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella - Stephenie Meyer - Done
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - The Raven Prince
P - Pamela Clare - Naked Edge
T - Three Nights with a Scoundrel- Tessa Dare - Done
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - The Leopard Prince
M - McClean, Sarah - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake Done
B - Black Jack – Lora Leigh Done
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - The Serpent Prince
R - The Ranger - Rhonda Nelson - Done

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Ladies, for some reason I'm not getting email notifications regularly here. I promise I'll keep checking so I can update your stats.

[MashJ]

Wish me luck- I'm now off to the Netherlands for 11 days cycling holiday so I'm taking 2 of my September reads with me. I'm also taking Voyager which maybe I should have saved until "spell November" but what the heck.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Have a very fun, exciting, safe trip, Mshj!

[BJ Rose]

SPELL SEPTEMBER
6/9

S = The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd Sept 2 (4*)
E = Elizabeth Thornton: Princess Charming - Sept 16 (4*)
P = Pamela Clare: Sweet Release
T = Three Nights with a Scoundrel by Tessa Dare Sept 7 (5*)
E = Eco, Umberto: The Name of the Rose: Including Postscript
M = My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart Sept 3 (4.5*)
B = Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause Sept 5 (2.5*)
E = Elizabeth Hoyt: To Taste Temptation
R = Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz Sept 5 (3.5*)

[Katherine]

Spell September list may change before then

5/9

S-Sara Gruen Water for Elephants finished 4*
E- Evanovich, Janet Sizzling Sixteen finished 3*
P- (the) Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
T- Three Nights with a Scoundrel finished 3 1/2*
E- Eagle, Kathleen Heat Lightning
M- Mary Balogh First Comes Marriage finished 4*
B- Baby Love
E- Eloisa, James A Kiss at Midnight finished 5*
R- Rebecca

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

Update 9/17/10 Completed 6/9

S='Salem's Lot by Stephen King 9/13
E=Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione 9/8
P=Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder 9/10
T=The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner 9/17
E=The Eternal Kiss: 13 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire by
Trisha Telep 9/4
M=Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland 9/8
B=Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh
E=The Earl and the Governess by Sarah Elliot
R=Ruthless by Anne Stuart

[Christine (Cagnes)]

Update 9/19/10
8/9 Complete

S = Suzanne Collins : The Hunger Games (9/8)
E = Ebershoff, David : The 19th Wife (9/7)
P = The Prize by Julie Garwood (9/18)
T = A Texan's Luck by Jodi Thomas (9/3)
E = Eloisa James : A Kiss at Midnight (9/16)
M = Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (9/10)
B = Because You're Mine by Lisa Kleypas (9/12)
E = Elizabeth Boyle : No Marriage of Convenience
R = Robb, J.D. : Ceremony in Death (9/16)

[Nissie Lambert]

5/9 Completed

S- Shayla Black- Wicked Ties--Done
E- Eden Close- Anita Shreve--Done
P- Portrait of My Heart- Patrica Cabot
T- Twilight Fall- Lynn Viehl
E- Edwards,Cassie- Savage Paradise
M- Midnight Embrace- Amanda Ashley
B- Beast of Darkness- Lisa Renee Jones--Done
E- Eagan, Denise- The Wild One-- Done
R- Reding,Jaclyn- The Second Chance--Done