50 States Challenge (Timeframe Changed to "You Set the Pace!)

[Lani]

Start Date: 7/8/11
End Date: 7/7/12

4/50

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)- The Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra Dallas (7/8)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)- The Walking Dead (Volume 1): Days Gone Bye by Robert Kirkman (7/13)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)- Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippman (7/14)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)- Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain (7/8)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)

[Diane ~Firefly~]

9/1/10 - 8/31/11
44/50 completed
Don't think I'll make it, but at least I'll be close...

Alabama (AL) - Open Season by Linda Howard - 4/17/11
Alaska (AK) - Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong - 5/2/11
Arizona (AZ) - Buttercream Bump Off by Jenn McKinlay - 4/1/11
Arkansas (AR) - Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris - 9/18/10
California (CA) - Unzipped by Lois Greiman - 9/11/10
Colorado (CO) - Twice as Hot by Gena Showalter - 11/11/10
Connecticut (CT) - Death by Diamonds by Annette Blair - 9/20/10
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL) - He Loves Lucy by Susan Donovan - 11/20/10
Georgia (GA) - High Anxiety by Charlotte Hughes - 9/8/10
Hawaii (HI) - Hot Property by Rita Rainville - 7/2/11
Idaho (ID) - Truly, Madly Yours by Rachel Gibson - 7/8/11
Illinois (IL) - Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill - 9/24/10
Indiana (IN) - Four Dollars and Fifty-one Cents by Lass Small - 11/5/10
Iowa (IA) - Witch Hunt by Shirley Damsgaard - 10/20/10
Kansas (KS) -
Kentucky (KY) - Strange Bedpersons by Jennifer Crusie - 6/1/11
Louisiana (LA) - The Iron King by Julie Kagawa - 3/8/11
Maine (ME) - Only with a Highlander by Janet Chapman - 10/4/10
Maryland (MD) - Paper-Thin Alibi by Mary Ellen Hughes - 7/29/11
Massachusetts (MA) - Red Hot Fury by Kasey MacKenzie - 9/17/10
Michigan (MI) - The Chocolate Snowman Murders by JoAnna Carl - 7/21/11
Minnesota (MN) - Kiss of Fury by Deborah Cooke - 9/6/10
Mississippi (MS) - Dixie Divas by Virginia Brown - 6/23/11
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT) - Montana Glory by R.C. Ryan - 12/20/10
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV) - Fired Up by Jayne Ann Krentz - 2/13/11
New Hampshire (NH) - Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett - 3/30/11
New Jersey (NJ) - Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman - 9/15/10
New Mexico (NM) - Deadly Gambit by Connie Shelton - 7/26/11
New York (NY) - The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong - 10/28/10
North Carolina (NC) - A Timely Vision by Joyce and Jim Lavene - 10/13/10
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH) - Wild Ride by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer - 10/1/10
Oklahoma (OK) - Holiday with a Vampire II by Merline Lovelace & Lori Devoti -12/12/10
Oregon (OR) - Eternal Prey by Nina Bangs - 4/27/11
Pennsylvania (PA) - Can't Take My Eyes Off of You by Kasey Michaels - 11/7/10
Rhode Island (RI) - Cat's Claw by Amber Benson - 10/17/10
South Carolina (SC) - Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie & Bob Mayer -
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN) - Delicious and Suspicious by Riley Adams - 12/31/10
Texas (TX) - Would-Be Witch by Kimberly Frost - 10/3/10
Utah (UT) - Crazy Hot by Tara Janzen - 7/7/11
Vermont (VT) - Tangled Up in Blue by Marcia Evanick - 12/25/10
Virginia (VA) - The Diva Cooks a Goose by Krista Davis - 5/5/11
Washington (WA) - Trust Me by Jayne Ann Krentz - 9/9/10
West Virginia (WV) - You've Got Murder by Donna Andrews - 3/11/11
Wisconsin (WI) - Tall, Dark and Dead by Tate Hallaway - 9/5/10
Wyoming (WY) - Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost - 10/13/10

[Chelsea]

Alabama (AL) The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree by Susan Wittig Albert
Alaska (AK) A cold day for murder by Dana Stebenow
Arizona (AZ) Sprinkle with murder by Jenn McKinlay
Arkansas (AR) Strangled prose by Joan Hess
California (CA) Riding for a fall by Lillian M. Roberts
Colorado (CO) Privilege information by Stephen White
Connecticut (CT) Six strokes under by Roberta Isleib
Delaware (DE) The best of Barbara Johnson : three bestselling works complete in one volume
Florida (FL) Every crooked nanny by Kathy Hogan Trocheck
Georgia (GA) A rumor of bones by Beverly Connor
Hawaii (HI) One man's paradise by Douglas Corleone
Idaho (ID) Dead aim by Ridley Pearson
Illinois (IL) The blade itself by Marcus Sakey
Indiana (IN) Faux finished by Peg Marberg
Iowa (IA) Blood moon by Ed Gorman
Kansas (KS) The winter widow by Charlene Weir
Kentucky (KY) Death's favorite child by Frankie Y. Bailey
Louisiana (LA) Maid for murder by Barbara Colley
Maine (ME) Trouble at high tide by Donald Bain (Murder, She Wrote series #37)
Maryland (MD) Wreath of deception by Mary Ellen Hughes
Massachusetts (MA) Denial by Keith Ablow
Michigan (MI) Motor city blue by Loren D. Estleman
Minnesota (MN) May day by Jess Lourey
Mississippi (MS) Murder past due by Miranda James
Missouri (MO) Blooming murder by Jean Hager
Montana (MT) Death of a garage sale newbie by Sharon Dunn
Nebraska (NE) Holding up the earth by Dianne E. Gray
Nevada (NV) Dark eye by William Bernhardt
New Hampshire (NH) Murder is binding by Lorna Bartlett
New Jersey (NJ) Some like it hot-buttered by Jeffrey Cohen
New Mexico (NM) The stolen blue by Judith Van Gieson
New York (NY) Blood run by Leah Ruth Robinson
North Carolina (NC) The language of sand by Brett Ellen Block
North Dakota (ND) The ditched blonde by Harold Adams
Ohio (OH) Two points for murder by D. B. Borton
Oklahoma (OK) The war on Charity Ross by Jack Bickham
Oregon (OR) Whirlpool by Lorena McCourtney
Pennsylvania (PA) The January corpse by Neil Albert
Rhode Island (RI) Gravewriter by Mark Arsenault
South Carolina (SC) Sew deadly by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
South Dakota (SD) Funeral food: a Tory Bauer mystery by Kathleen Taylor
Tennessee (TN) Carved in bone: a Body Farm novel by Jefferson Bass
Texas (TX) The brush-off: a hair-raising mystery by Laura Bradley
Utah (UT) Endangered by Eric C. Evans (Eric Charles)
Vermont (VT) Mad season by Nancy Means Wright
Virginia (VA) Murder under blue skies by Bill Crider with Willard Scott
Washington (WA) Rain dance by Skye Kathleen Moody
West Virginia (WV) Shawnee alley fire by John Douglas
Wisconsin (WI) Uncommon grounds by Sandra Balzo
Wyoming (WY) The eagle catcher by Margaret Coel

I decided to add the following since it was also listed in www.stopyourekillingme.com:

District of Columbia (Washington DC) Murder at the Kennedy Center by Margaret Truman

[Chelsea]

I just added my list above (today too) which took me over 2 hours of work to complete! :-) I enjoyed it, though, since I've a list of authors now (most) whose books I've never read before and many are part of series so the fun extends into the future.

I've lived in FL, CT, MA, UT, ID, NM and IL. So...I'll enjoy reading the mysteries based in those states for sure. Some states I don't know a lot about so I'll be reading a little bit about those states prior to the story for background knowledge.

I'm new with Goodreads and I just love this group! So much to do and learn here. I hope to meet some of you as we share about this challenge. To all - good luck and happy reading!

Chelsea in FL

[Chelsea]

Diane, that's incredible! You give me hope that I, too,can do it. Have fun in your next reading adventure. :-)

Chelsea in FL

[Jex]

Slow but steady...

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)

[Lisa Kay]

Update: 27/50 -- start 6/1/11

My Post #93

[Lisa Kay]

Updated: 30/50 -- start 6/1/11

My Comment Post #93

[Sashana]

I'm glad you're doing this challenge, LK. I thought it was abandoned. And how did I miss that picture?! It is awesome. A book-map...genius!

[Lisa Kay]

I've been whittling away at it for months now, Sashana. Last month I decided to start posting my update links b/c I'm hoping more people will join - so I can see what they're reading! **cackles privately at Ulterior Motive**

[Sashana]

lol you are an evil genius ;)

I've been meaning to ask, how do you hyperlink a specific post?

[Lisa Kay]

How to Hyperlink to a Specific Post

Do you want add a hyperlink from your ~ Reading Goals ~ Folder to your post in a challenge? (This folder may have a different name, depending on which group you post in.) Here’s how:

1. Once you set up your folder, click on the “some html is ok” look-up at the top of the comment box and follow the Link directions.

2. You want to copy the following from the look-up

<a href="http://www.goodreads.com">my link text</a>

3. Replace the section of html code (in-between the two quotation marks - made bold in the example above above) with the post's link.

4. You can copy that by placing your cursor on the "post's time stamp" (for lack of a better term) located in the beige bar.

5. On the drop down menu, use your right-mouse-click button on “Copy shortcut” and copy link location.

6. Next, change the “my link text” to what you want (such as the name of the challenge).

<a href=" http://www.goodreads.com"> my link text </a>

Example:
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6... ~ The 50 States & Capitals Points Challenge ~ Message #14

Result:
~ The 50 States & Capitals Points Challenge ~ Message #14

[Lisa Kay]

Standing Out

Instead of my link text, do you want to make a certain link bold?

See the part of the html code where you would insert your link name, just insert the bold commands:

<a href="http://www.goodreads.com"><b>my link text</b></a>

Results:

my link text

[Sashana]

LK's link text

Edit: Thanks, Lisa Kay. I got it!

[Lisa Kay]

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

I am going to give this a try again come January.

Duration: 2012

1/50

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY) She's No Faerie Princess, Christine Warren, 1/7/12
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)

[Lisa Kay]

Great, Dawn! Love to see the books you hunt down. ☺

[Roseann]

I am a little late getting started, but am willing to take the challenge in 2012!

Start Date: 1/1/2012
End Date: 1/1/13

Total so far: 10/50

Alabama (AL) Murder Gets A Life1/29/12
Alaska (AK) The End of The Road 1/9/12
Arizona (AZ)[Dinosaur Cat by Garrison Allen]
Arkansas (AR) Grave Sight 1/8/12
California (CA)Homicide in Hardcover 1/1/12
Colorado (CO) Give My Secrets Back: An Alison Kaine Mystery1/12/12
Connecticut (CT)[Best In Show by Laurien Berenson]
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA) Deliverance 2/24/12
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME) Delirium 2/15/12
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ) Smokin' Seventeen 2/11/12
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
North Carolina (NC) The Peach Keeper2/1/12
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA): A Harvest of Bones 1/2/12
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)

Cheat link www.stopyourekillingme.com (for finding books).

[Lisa Kay]

Thanks, Roseann! Very helpful. ☺

[Roseann]

Lisa Kay wrote: "Thanks, Roseann! Very helpful. ☺"

I wish I could take credit, but I copied it from the first page just to help myself ;-).

[Lisa S]

I'll start this one tomorrow

1.1.12-1.1.13

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)-The Store by Bentley Little 2.14.12
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA) His Father's Son by Bentley Little 1.8.12
Colorado (CO) Unclean Spirits by M.L.N. Hanover 1.1.12
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL) Orchid Beach by Stuart Woods 1.28.12
Georgia (GA)-The Stranger You Seek by Amanda Kyle Williams 3.2.12
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)-Lamb by Bonnie Nadzam 1.1.12
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)-The Mist by Stephen King 3.5.12
Maryland (MD) You Belong to Me by Karen Rose 1.26.12
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)-Labor Day by Joyce Maynard 2.27.12
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)-A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness 1.6.12
North Carolina (NC)-The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain 1.8.12
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)-Heartless by Allan Leverone 3.8.12
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)-On Folly Beach by Karen White 3.6.12
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)-Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'easter by Lisa Patton 3.8.12
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA) Hannah's List by Debbie Macomber1.10.12
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)

[Lisa Kay]

Great, Lisa! Welcome to the challenge.

[Lisa Kay]

Roseann wrote: "I wish I could take credit, but I copied it from the first page just to help myself ;-)."

So it is, Roseann. Hmmm. Missed that, or it has been so long, I forgot. LOL! Checked around the site last night and here is the Location Index. Though the A-Z character and author index will come in handy for other challenges.

[Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads)]

I will give this a try and post as I go. My start date will be after January 1st. It will depend which book I read first. I think I am planning to read a British book first so it wouldn't work for this. I have a long TBR so I must be able to knock off most of these with no problem. :)

[Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads)]

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)

[Amanda]

Definitely going to try!

[Lisa Kay]

Great, Awesomevegan & Amanda! Welcome to the challenge. ☺

[Sanskriti]

Start: Jan '12
End: Dec '12

COMPLETED: 0/50

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)

[Lisa Kay]

Great, Sanskriti! You're here, too!

[Jennifer]

HEY! Did you guys know goodreads has a group called "settings" which not only breaks down books by settings but also seems to have seasons and months in there as well????

[Sanskriti]

Lisa Kay wrote: "Great, Sanskriti! You're here, too!"

Yup! I plan to get into as many reading challenges as I can this year. Just attempting a different reading experience.

[Lisa Kay]

Update: Post #93 = 32/50

[Sashana]

I'm in! I don't know if I'll be able to complete this in a year either. Might have to use one or two of my gift cards.

Lisa Kay, permission to steal your book map? :p

[Lisa Kay]

Oh, please do, Sashana! And the gift card is a great idea.

[Sashana]

Thanks, Lisa Kay :)

[Kristina]

If it's alright I'd like to continue mine without the time limit as well, here's what I have for 2011

50 States Challenge

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ) The Lying Game 1/17
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA) Why? Because We Still Like You: An Oral History of the Mickey Mouse Club 2/11
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT) Ominous 3/7
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL) Dream Factory 2/4
Georgia (GA) Sea Change 1/28
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL) Vixen 3/29
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA) Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World 2/27
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA) Dead Until Dark 3/21
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD) Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood 6/29(Re-read)
Massachusetts (MA) Trapped 3/10
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN) Shiver 3/27
Mississippi (MS) Club Dead 4/7
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT) Cryer's Cross 6/22
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ) One for the Money 2/25
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY) The Lightning Thief 3/9
North Carolina (NC) Hit and Run 3/20
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH) The Funhouse 7/3
Oklahoma (OK) The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels--A Love Story 9/11
Oregon (OR) If I Stay 5/31
Pennsylvania (PA) Twisted 7/5
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD) The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie 6/19
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX) Living Dead in Dallas 4/2
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA) The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver 11/14/11
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI) The Westing Game 4/13
Wyoming (WY)

COMPLETED: 24/50

[Sashana]

(10/50)
Official Challenge Post
✔ = done!
♠ = currently reading

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
✔California- Only His by Susan Mallery
✔Colorado- Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl
Connecticut
Delaware
✔ Florida- Sleepless by Terri Clark
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
✔Michigan- Love in a Nutshell by Janet Evanovich
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
✔New Mexico- Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
✔Ohio- Smokeless Fire by Samantha Young
Oklahoma
Oregon
✔Pennsylvania- Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
✔Rhode Island- Love Unscripted by Tina Reber
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
✔Washington- Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
West Virginia
Wisconsin
✔Wyoming- Hallowed by Cynthia Hand

[Lisa Kay]

Yay! You're on the board, Sashana!

[Sashana]

Lisa Kay wrote: "Yay! You're on the board, Sashana!"

Finally! :)

[Turtlecollector Dennis]

Start: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
Completed: 35/50

Alabama
Alaska Restless in the Grave by Dana Stabenow 4/23/12 ♥♥♥♥
Arizona The Rope by Nevada Barr 3/12/12 ♥♥♥
Arkansas The Witness by Nora Roberts 5/7/12 ♥♥♥♥
California The Angel Experiment by James Patterson 2/3/12 ♥♥♥
Colorado Lover's Leap: An Eternity Springs Novel by Emily March 1/22/12 ♥♥♥
Connecticut Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay 5/6/12 ♥♥♥
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida Hot Property by Sherryl Woods 1/2/12 ♥♥♥
Georgia Waking Nightmare by Kylie Brant 1/15/12 ♥♥♥♥
Hawaii
Idaho Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis 1/11/12 ♥♥♥
Illinois Divergent by Veronica Roth 3/13/12 ♥♥♥♥
Indiana Longing by Karen Kingsbury 1/22/12 ♥♥♥♥
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky Next of Kin by Sharon Sala 4/21/12 ♥♥♥hearts;
Louisiana
Maine Black at Heart by Leslie Parrish 2/27/12 ♥♥♥♥
Maryland Pitch Black by Leslie Parrish 2/8/12 ♥♥♥♥
Massachusetts Born to Darkness by Suzanne Brockmann 5/11/12 ♥♥♥♥♥
Michigan Sleepwalker by Karen Robards 2/7/12 ♥♥♥
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri Of Mice and Murderers by John Stockmyer 8/12/12 3♥
Montana Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead 5/29/12 ♥♥♥
Nebraska My Ántonia by Willa Cather 1/16/12 ♥♥♥
Nevada Garnet by Carolyn Brown 2/24/12 ♥♥♥
New Hampshire The World According to Garp by John Irving 1/24/12 ♥♥♥♥
New Jersey Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich 1/6/12 ♥♥♥♥
New Mexico
New York The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger 1/18/12 ♥♥
North Carolina I Want Candy by Susan Donovan 7/2/12 3♥
North Dakota
Ohio Beloved by Toni Morrison 7/7/12 3♥
Oklahoma Marked by P C Cast 5/17/12 ♥♥♥
Oregon One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 1/22/12 ♥♥
Pennsylvania The January Corpse by Neil Albert 1/19/12 ♥♥
Rhode Island
South Carolina The Backup Plan by Sherryl Woods 2/18/12 ♥♥♥
South Dakota
Tennessee Waking Evil by Kylie Brant 2/14/12 ♥♥♥
Texas Against the Storm by Kat Martin 2/6/12 ♥♥♥♥
Utah
Vermont One Step Away by Sherryl Woods 6/10/12 3♥
Virginia Fade to Black by Leslie Parrish 1/13/12 ♥♥♥♥
Washington Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 2/20/12 ♥♥♥♥
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming Quinn by R C Ryan 4/16/12 ♥♥♥

[Lisa Kay]

Update: Post #93 = 34/50

[Sharon]

50 States Challenge (Perpetual)
Start: Jan 1, 2012 -
Completed: 11/50

✔Alabama (AL) - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (05/08/12)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
✔Connecticut (CT) - Vision in White by Nora Roberts (02/21/12)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
✔Illinois (IL) - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (02/05/12)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
✔Maine (ME) - 11/22/63 by Stephen King (04/03/12)
Maryland (MD)
✔Massachusetts (MA) - Memoirs Aren't Fairytales: A Story of Addiction by Marni Mann (06/04/12)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
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Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
✔New Jersey (NJ) - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich (02/15/12)
New Mexico (NM)
✔New York (NY) - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (01/22/12)
✔North Carolina (NC) - The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (08/14/12)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
✔South Carolina (SC) - Beach Music by Pat Conroy (04/22/12)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
✔Virginia (VA) - The Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright (02/08/12)
✔Washington (WA) - Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James (08/22/12)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)

[Lisa Kay]

And you're on the board, Sharon! Great!

[Lisa Kay]

Update: Post #93 = 35/50

[Theo]

50 States Challenge
1/50
Start Date: January 29, 2012

Alabama (AL)
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Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)

[Lisa Kay]

Update: Post #93 = 36/50

[Abby]

So, even though it's the beginning of Feb. I'm going to count the books I've read in January...
START DATE JAN. 02, 2012

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)

Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
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Iowa (IA)
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Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)

Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)

Mississippi (MS)

Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)

New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
The Sisters Grimm series (3/9)
The Wondrous Strange series

North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)

Pennsylvania (PA)

Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)

South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
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Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)

[Barbara ★]

Duration: February 15, 2011 - February 14, 2012

READ: 49/50
Alabama: Close Enough To Kill - Beverly Barton 6/18/11
Alaska: Ice - Stephanie Rowe 5/16/11
Arizona: Stormwalker - Allyson James 4/14/11
Arkansas: Grave Sight - Charlaine Harris 1/4/12
California: Torment - Lauren Kate 7/2/11
Colorado: The Grilling Season - Diane Mott Davidson 4/28/11
Connecticut: Taken - Chris Jordan 4/8/11
Delaware: She'll Never Tell - Morgan Hunter 11/17/11
Florida: Unhallowed Ground - Heather Graham 5/18/11
Georgia: Eve - Iris Johansen 5/22/11
Hawaii: Swimsuit - James Patterson 5/31/11
Idaho: Killer View - Ridley Pearson 2/14/12
Illinois: Fool Moon - Jim Butcher 4/10/11
Indiana: Home for a Spell - Madelyn Alt 7/8/11
Iowa: An Enchanted Season - anthology 4/26/11
Kansas: Kansas Troubles - Earlene Fowler 2/14/12
Kentucky: For Her Eyes Only - Cait London 12/29/11
Louisiana: Invincible - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/10/11
Maine: Dreamcatcher - Stephen King 3/3/11
Maryland: Wicked Game - Jeri Smith-Ready 2/12
Massachusetts: Ashes of Midnight - Lara Adrian 4/28/11
Michigan: Whiskey on the Rocks - Nina Wright 2/5/12
Minnesota: Dust to Dust - Tami Hoag 5/21/11
Mississippi: Waltz in Time - Eugenia Riley 1/19/12
Missouri: Brain Dead - Eileen Dryer 2/4/12
Montana: Spirit Bound - Richelle Mead 5/8/11
Nebraska: Sing Them Home - Stephanie Kallos 5/14/11
Nevada: Walk on the Wild Side - Christine Warren 5/28/11
New Hampshire: Murder is Binding - Lorna Barrett 2/8/12
New Jersey: Enchanted Ivy - Sarah Beth Durst 4/18/11
New Mexico: Taos Chill - Linda Lea Castle6/1/11
New York: Lover Mine - J.R. Ward 3/15/11
North Carolina: Flat-Out Sexy - Erin McCarthy 3/22/11
North Dakota: I Am Not A Serial Killer - Dan Wells
Ohio: Halfway to the Grave - Jeaniene Frost 3/18/11
Oklahoma: Unraveled - Gena Showalter 2/15/11
Oregon: Marked - Elisabeth Naughton 6/22/11
Pennsylvania: Acts of Mercy - Mariah Stewart 5/29/11
Rhode Island: Sail - James Patterson 2/8/12
South Carolina: Master of Smoke - Angela Knight 3/28/11
South Dakota: Tall, Dark and Deadly - Lori O'Clare 2/14/12
Tennessee: Black Rose - Nora Roberts 8/6/11
Texas: Ghost Town - Rachel Caine 5/3/11
Utah: Thunderhead - Preston/Child 10/27/11
Vermont: Killing Me Softly - Maggie Shayne 2/12
Virginia: One Foot in the Grave - Jeaniene Frost 5/20/11
Washington: Twenty Wishes - Debbie Macomber 4/21/11
West Virginia: The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes - Jennifer Crusie 5/13/11
Wisconsin: Amazon Ink - Lori Devoti 8/12/11
Wyoming: Atlantis Redeemed - Alyssa Day 2/5/12

[Lisa Kay]

Barbara, you're getting sooooooo close! ☺

[Shay]

I'm starting over from January 1, 2012.

Alabama (AL)Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Alaska (AK) Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Arizona (AZ)Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories by Elmore Leonard
Arkansas (AR)Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock by David Margolick
California (CA)Ghost in the Polka Dot Bikini by Sue Ann Jaffarian
Colorado (CO) Misery by Stephen King
Connecticut (CT)Ten Things We Did by Sarah Mlynowski
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL) When Elves Attack: A Joyous Christmas Greeting from the Criminal Nutbars of the Sunshine State by Tim Dorsey
Georgia (GA)Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)Illuminate by Aimee Agresti
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS) In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA) Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Maine (ME) Chocolate Covered Murder by Leslie Meier
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV) John Dies at the End by David Wong
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ) Mr. Monk on Patrol by Lee Goldberg
New Mexico (NM) Wild Wild Death by Casey Daniels
New York (NY) American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
North Carolina (NC)Maid to Match by Deeanne Gist
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison
Oklahoma (OK) I'm the Vampire, That's Why by Michele Bardsley
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA) The Fine Art of Truth or Dare by Melissa Jensen
Rhode Island (RI)The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN) Article 5 by Kristen Simmons
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley
Washington (WA) Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)

Total Books Read: 25 of 50