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Thanks!And congrats to everyone who attempted this!
Thanks LisaKay and Lady Danielle!
I'm not done yet, but there's no way I'll finish this one before the end of the year...FAIL2011 A-Z Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2011
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A-Z Author ChallengeCompleted
A- Catherine Anderson - Annie's Song 04.14.11
B- Suzanne Brockmann - The Unsung Hero 06.27.11
C- Jennifer Crusie - Agnes and the Hitman 06.16.11
D- Kim Dare - Duck 05.11.11
E- Suzanne Enoch - Rules of an Engagement 04.15.11
F- Jeaniene Frost - This Side of the Grave 09.03.11
G- Heather Graham - Ghost Night 06.10.11
H- Linda Howard - Death Angel 08.27.11
I- Larissa Ione - Pleasure Unbound 03.28.11
J- Julie James - Practice Makes Perfect 04.17.11
K- Lisa Kleypas - Love in the Afternoon 07.04.11
L- Marjorie M. Liu - The Red Heart of Jade 03.13.11
M- Linda Lael Miller - The Man from Stone Creek 07.07.11
N- Chloe Neill - Hard Bitten 07.14.11
O- Sophie Oak - Two to Love 08.10.11
P- Susan Elizabeth Phillips - It Had to Be You 06.10.11
Q- Julia Quinn - Everything and the Moon 07.08.11
R- Rachel Caine - Ill Wind 05.19.11
S- Suzanne Collins - Catching Fire 03.10.11
T- Jodi Thomas - The Texan's Wager 08.17.11
U- Ursula Sinclair - White Wedding 07.02.11
V- Victoria Laurie - Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye 03.27.11
W- J.R. Ward - Lover Revealed 04.12.11
X- Lacey Alexander - French Quarter 09.15.11
Y- Cathy Yardley - Crave 07.31.11
Z- Zoe Archer - Warrior 03.15.11
Well, I dragged my feet and didn't finish. I'll try it again for next year.Congrats to all the finishers!
A: Atherton, Nancy/Aunt Dimity's Death 1/12
B: Barry, C.J./Unraveled 1/11
C: Castle, Richard/Naked Heat 1/7
D: Day, Alyssa/Atlantis Betrayed 2/14
E: Eisdorfer, Erica/The Wet Nurse's Tale 1/25
F: Fisher, Catherine/Incarceron 5/23
G: Greiman, Lois/One Hot Mess 3/6
H: Hurley, Tonya/Ghostgirl: Homecoming 1/14
I: Ivy, Alexandra/Embrace the Darkness 2/27
J: James, Brian/Zombie Blondes 3/1
K: Kagawa, Julie/The Iron Daughter 1/19
L: Laurie, Victoria/A Vision of Murder 1/10
M: Miller, Linda Lael/One Wish 1/16
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O: O'Connell, Tyne/Pulling Princes 1/12
P: Pettersson, Vicki/The Scent of Shadows10/31
Q: Quinn, Spencer/Thereby Hangs a Tail 4/17
R: Ryan, Carrie/The Forest of Hands and Teeth 2/3
S: Showalter, Gena/Jewel of Atlantis 2/2
T: Thurman, Rob/Roadkill 1/5
U: Unger, Lisa/Die for You 12/22
V: Viehl, Lynn/Evermore 1/8
W: Webber, Minda/The Reluctant Miss Van Helsing 2/23
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Y: York, Rebecca/Edge of the Moon 4/9
Z: Zevin, Gabrielle/Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac 5/18
Again, wasn't paying much attention with a busy year, but here's how I didA - Sarah Addison Allen - Girl who Chased the Moon
B - Sandra Brown - Tough Customer
C - Meg Cabot - Vanished
D - Terri Dulong - Spinning Forward
E - Elin Hildebrand - Nantucket Nights
F - Joy Fielding - Now you See Her
G - Kim Gruenfelder - There's Cake in my Future
H - Patti Callahan Henry - Driftwood Summer
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J - Jennifer Brown - Bitter End
K - Kelley Armstrong - Dime Store Magic
L - Lauren Kate - Torment
M - Maggie Stiefwater - Linger
N - Nancy Pickard - Scent of Rain and Lightning
O - Lauren Oliver - Before I Fall
P - Neil Pisricha - Book of Awesome
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R - Cheryl Rainfield - Scars
S - Nicholas Sparks - Safe Haven
T - Carlene Thompson - Nowhere to Hide
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V - Valerie Sherrard - testify
W - Elizabeth Woods - Choker
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Z - Sara Zarr - Sweethearts
Better luck this year
Didn't quite make it, but I hope to do better in 2012. Congrats to those who did finish!!!RRRC 2011 A-Z Author Challenge
22/26 Completed
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I finished afterall came across a book for Y last night and read finished it today. A: Annette Blair: Larcency and Lace2/17
B: Banks, Maya: The Darkest Hour 1/12
C:Craig, Christie Divorced, Desperate and Delicious-1/8
D:De Los Santos, Marisa:Belong to Me 1/8-1/10
E: Estep, Jennifer : Spider's Bite
F:Feehan, Christine Dark Peril-3/17-
G:Greenwood, Kerry: Flying Too High 1/19
H:Heather Graham: The Vision-
I: Ilona Andrews: Must Love Hellhounds
J: Jaci Burton: Riding Wild-
K: Karen Marie Moning Faefever 3/5
L:Lynne Connelly:Seductive Secrets 1/15
M:Moning, Karen Marie:Darkfever 1/1-1/3
N:Nicole, Byrd 41: Gilding the Lady
O:Olivia Parker: At the Bride Hunt Ball
P:Pickard, Nancy: The Virgin of Small Plains 1/4-
Q:Quick, Amanda: Quicksilver 7/9
R:Ranney, Karen: Sold to a Laird 3/3-3/4
S: Black Ice-Anne Stuart 1/16-
T:Terri Brisbin: A Storm of Passion-2/10
U:Unger, Lisa: Beautiful Lies 1/27-
V: Vicki Lewis Thompson: ]Blonde with a Wand
W:Wiggs, Susan The Hostage 1/6-1/7
X:LaCroiX, Marianne: Pirate's Mistress-5/6
Y: Yvvone Jocks: The Rancher's Daughter: Proving Herself
Z:Zafon, Carlos Ruis: [book:The Angel's Game|4912857
Congrats, Mary! Congrats, everyone who finished. Well done to anyone who picked up a book during the busy holiday season.
Congratulations, Gen!!Congratulations, Mary!!
Finished all but "U", but all in all happy with getting as far as I did. Also, looks like one of the books I read, I forgot to put into Goodreads, so don't know the exact day I finished. I just know it was in December. Sigh . . .A to Z Author Challenge
(1 January - 31 December, 2011)
A = Adams, Cat; Siren Song (1/4)
B = Briggs, Patricia; River Marked (11/31)
C = Cremer, Andrea; Nightshade(4/25)
D = D'Arc, Bianca; Once Bitten, Twice Dead (1/23)
E = Estep, Jennifer; Web of Lies (1/31)
F = Folsom, Tina; Gabriel’s Mate (11/7)
G = Graison, Lily; The Calling (11/17)
H = Hawke, Morgan; Insatiable (2/4)
I = Illona Andrews; Magic Slays (8/?)
J = Jordan, Sophie; Firelight (2/6)
K = Kenyon, Sherrilyn; Born of the Night (1/19)
L = Liss, David; The Twelfth Enchantment (10/16)
M = McCray, Cheyenne; Taking on the Law (10/13)
N = Nell, Janni; Allegra Fairweather (2/2)
O = Oscar Wilde; The Picture of Dorian Grey (2/24)
P = Price, Kalayna; Grave Witch (3/21)
Q = Quinn, Devyn; Possession (12/31)
R = Rowland, Diana; Secrets of the Demon (1/13)
S = Singh, Nalini; Archangel’s Consort (4/19)
T = Thea Harrison; Dragon Bound (5/24)
U = :-(
V = Vaughn, Carrie; Voices of Dragons (3/14)
W = White, Kiersten; Paranormalcy (5/2)
X = Xander, Tiana & Leigh, Bonnie Rose; Mia’s Discovery (12/?)
Y = Yvonne Navarro; Highborn (3/18)
Z = Zanetti, Rebecca; Fated (3/20)
Well done, Melinda! That "U" is hard; I'm going to try and knock it out in January or February this time around (it was such a pain!).
Well, I didn't make it - thanks to the darn letter "U" too, ugh! - but I'm happy and hopeful. I made it in 2010 so I can make it again in 2012. Yes, I can! :)2011 A-Z Author Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
25/26 completed
A = Autumn Piper's Lone Star Trouble == 01/14
B = Jaci Burton's Midnight Velvet == 01/28
C = Mari Carr's Saturday Night Special == 01/12
D = Cameron Dane's The Sweetest Tattoo == 01/18
E = Cynthia Eden's Hotter After Midnight == 01/20
F = Charlotte Featherstone's Lust == 02/18
G = Graham Parke's Random Acts of Senseless Kindness == 02/04
H = Hannah Murray's Tooth and Nailed == 01/02
I = Inez Kelley's Sweet as Sin == 02/12
J = Lorelei James's Raising Kane == 01/10
K = Kimberly Killion's Highland Dragon == 01/09
L = Lorelei James's All Jacked Up == 01/04
M = Mari Carr's Friday I'm in Love == 01/06
N = Cara North's Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off == 01/25
O = Olivia Brynn's Tessa's Pride == 01/26
P = Patrice Michelle's Hunger and Temptation == 01/22
Q = Julia Quinn's Where's My Hero? == 05/08
R = Rhonda Nelson's Feeling The Heat (Harlequin Blaze #361) == 01/21
S = Cherise Sinclair's Master of the Mountain == 01/11
T = Dee Tenorio's Shaken == 01/19
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V = Lex Valentine's Christmas Hookup == 02/26
W = Shiloh Walker's Good Girls Don’t == 01/23
X = Harper Fox's Nine Lights Over Edinburgh == 02/23
Y = Amanda Young's Sins of the Past == 07/25
Z = Z.A. Maxfield's I Heard Him Exclaim == 02/22
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Lisa Kay wrote: "Well done, Melinda! That "U" is hard; I'm going to try and knock it out in January or February this time around (it was such a pain!)."Thanks, Lisa Kay! Yeah, me too on getting the "U" out early, I found a book by Unberto Eco, but didn't read it in time for this one. So, that will be my "U" for the 2012 reads! LOL!
Congrats to all the finishers, and a Happy New Year to all!RRRC A-Z Author Challenge 2011
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Congrats to Valorie and everyone who finished and competed!
Melinda wrote: "Thanks, Lisa Kay! Yeah, me too on getting the "U" out early, I found a book by Unberto Eco, but didn't read it in time for this one. So, that will be my "U" for the 2012 reads! LOL!"Sounds like an excellent plan!
Congratulations to all our 2011 finishers and thanks to all those who participated.2011 A-Z Author Challenge
Duration: Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2011
Megan
N.L.
Hina
Katie
colleen
Joanne
Mojca
Lynne
Joann
D.G. ~Vile Temptress~
Lili
Lisa Kay
Barb
Shazzy
Ceej
FlibBityFLooB
Jane(PS)
Erin
Judithe
Angie
BJ Rose
Ananda
Mary
Barbara
Wan ~Steampunk Junkie~
Tiffanny
Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress"
MountainKat
Diane ~Firefly~
Gen
Mary
Valorie
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Congratulations to the finishers and thank you to all participants.
Megan
N.L.
Hina
Katie
colleen
Joanne
Mojca
Lynne
Joann
D.G. ~Vile Temptress~
Lili
Lisa Kay
Barb
Shazzy
Ceej
FlibBityFLooB
Jane(PS)
Erin
Judithe
Angie
BJ Rose
Ananda
Mary
Barbara
Wan ~Steampunk Junkie~
Tiffanny
Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress"
MountainKat
Diane ~Firefly~
Gen
Mary
Valorie
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Congrats, MountainKat, Diane, and anyone else who finished, and those who participated!