Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2011

[cindy]

Thanks :D

[Tuğçe]

Been awhile since updating...

1. Zeitoun by Dave Eggers ****
2. Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand ***
3. Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson ***
4. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte *****
5. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead ***
6. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen *****
7. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ****
8. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See ***(+ 1/2*)
9. The Challenge by Megan Hart **
10.Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson **
11.Awakened by PC Cast ***
12.Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn ****
13.Fantasy Lover by Sherrily Kenyon **
14.For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway ***
15. You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister ***
16. Undead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice Davidson ***
17. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen ****
18. Butterfly Tattoo by Diedre Knight ***
19. Irresistible Forces by Brenda Jackson **
20. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote ****
21. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen ***
22. Frostbite by Richelle Mead ****
23. Heart of Fire by Linda Howard ***
24. The Secret History by Donna Tartt ****
25. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead ****
26. The Pregnancy Test by Erin McCarthy ***
27. First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost ***
28. Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton ***
29. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks ****
30. Room by Emma Donoghue ***(+1/2*)
31. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman *****
32. Black Dust Mambo by Adrian Phoenix ***
33. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold ***
34. Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause ***
35. You Don't Know Jack by Erin McCarthy **
36. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis **
37. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins ****
38. House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III ***
39. The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer ****
40. Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward ****
41. Becoming Jane Austen by Jon Spence ****
42. Coraline by Neil Gaiman ****
43. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson ***
44. Sweet Possession by Maya Banks ***
45. Lying Awake by Mark Salzman ***
46. Jane Eyre's Daughter by Elizabeth Newark ***
47.Something About You by Julie James ***
48.The Secret by Julie Garwood ****
49.Blood Promise by Richelle Mead ****
50.Whiteout by Greg Rucka ***
51.The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins *****
52.Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom ****
53.Persuasion by Jane Austen *****
54.The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan ****
55.The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael David Lukas ***
56.Undead and Unreturnable by MaryJanice Davidson **
57.The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson ****
58.In the Woods by Tana French ****
59.XVI by Julia Karr ***
60.The Love of My Youth: A Novel by Mary Gordon **
61.Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning ****
62.Ransom by Julie Garwood ****
63.Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro ***
64.Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost ****
65.Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris ****
66.Let Me In by John Ajvide Lindqvist ****
67.Honor's Splendour by Julie Garwood ****
68.Naked in Death by J.D. Robb ****
69.A Lot Like Love by Julie James ****
70.Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead *****
71.Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand ****
72.Vince by J.M. Snyder ****
73.Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips ****
74.Promises by Marie Sexton ***
75.The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy ****
76.The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon *****
77.Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning **
78.A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness ****
79.Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James ***
80.Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead ****
81.Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips ****
82.Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie ***
83.Vampire Mine by Kerrelyn Sparks ***
84.North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell *****
85.The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn ****
86.Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost ****
87.The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han ***
88.One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost ****
89.A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin *****
90.Switch by Megan Hart ***
91.It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han ****
92.We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han *****
93.At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost ***
94.Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins *****
95.Deeper Than Midnight by Lara Adrian ****

[Marla]

I am giving the links a shot-hope they work!

1. The Tenth Circle- Jodi Picoult
2. Change of Heart- Jodi Picoult
3. Wuthering Heights- Emily Brontë
4. Into the Beautiful North-Luis Alberto Urrea
5. The Friday Night Knitting Club -Kate Jacobs
6. Cold Mountain -Charles Frazier
7. The Choice -Nicholas Sparks
8. Tales from Shakespeare -Charles Lamb
9. Great Expectations -Charles Dickens
10. A Tale of Two Cities -Charles Dickens
11. The Happiness Project -Gretchen Rubin
12. Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential -Joel Osteen
13. Their Eyes Were Watching God -Zora Neale Hurston
14. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption -Laura Hillenbrand
15. Lucky Man: A Memoir -Michael J. Fox
16. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World -Vicki Myron
17. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -Stieg Larsson
18. The Girl Who Played with Fire -Stieg Larsson
19. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest -Stieg Larsson
20. Veil of Roses -Laura Fitzgerald
21. Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living -Doug Fine
22. A Child Called "It" -Dave Pelzer
23. Bless Me, Ultima -Rudolfo Anaya
24. A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond Between Two Friends and a Lion -Anthony Bourke
25. Sweet Caroline -Rachel Hauck
26. Confessions of a Shopaholic -Sophie Kinsella
27. Water for Elephants -Sara Gruen
28. The Notebook -Nicholas Sparks
29. Boulevard -Stephen Jay Schwartz
30. Beat -Stephen Jay Schwartz
31. Crossing the Line -Stephen Jay Schwartz
32. The Help -Kathryn Stockett
33. The Old Man and the Sea -Ernest Hemingway
34. The Shadow of the Wind -Carlos Ruiz Zafón
35. Ape House -Sara Gruen
36. In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences -Truman Capote
37. Murder by Family: The Incredible True Story of a Son's Treachery & a Father's Forgiveness -Kent Whitaker
38. The Shining -Stephen King
39. My Own Country: A Doctor's Story -Abraham Verghese
40. The Art of Racing in the Rain -Garth Stein
41. The Witch of Cologne -Tobsha Learner
42. The Tennis Partner -Abraham Verghese
43. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl -Anne Frank
44. Cutting for Stone -Abraham Verghese
45. Kiss the Girls -James Patterson
46. To Kill a Mockingbird -Harper Lee
47. Memoirs of a Geisha -Arthur Golden
48. Lord of the Flies -William Golding
49. The Alchemist -Paulo Coelho
50. Marked
51. Untamed -P.C. Cast
52. Betrayed -P.C. Cast
53. Chosen -P.C. Cast
54. Hunted -P.C. Cast
55. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress -Dai Sijie
56. The Handmaid's Tale -Margaret Atwood
57. Three Cups of Tea One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time -Greg Mortenson
58. Tempted -P.C. Cast
59. The Unsung Hero -Suzanne Brockmann
60. The Surgeon -Tess Gerritsen
61. The Darkest Night -Gena Showalter
62. The Book Thief -Markus Zusak
63. Darkfever -Karen Marie Moning
64. Red Riding Hood -Sarah Blakley-Cartwright
65. The Kite Runner -Khaled Hosseini
66. Something Borrowed -Emily Giffin
67. The Woman in White -Wilkie Collins
68. The Luxe -Anna Godbersen
69. Halfway to the Grave -Jeaniene Frost -

[Karen (EarthAngel2911)]

Oooohhh... I'm so close to finishing this challenge! Only 5 more to go until I hit 100, so my goal then is to finish 100 books before the end of July. :-)

[Laura]

I have finished this challenge, and I'm on to Level number two.

[Melanie]

Congrats Laura:-D

[Aneeqah]

Congrats Laura!! Good luck with the next level! =)

[Afsana]

congrats laura and go for it karen!!

[Nici]

finished! YAY!

[Marla]

Congratulations Nici!

[Nici]

Thanks!

[Karen (EarthAngel2911)]

YAY!!! I finished Level 1! Moving on to Level 2. :-)

[Nici]

Good job!

[whimsicalmeerkat]

Woohoo, finished Level 1 about a week ago, now on to Level 2!

[Sashana]

Congrats, Denae and Karen!

[Karen (EarthAngel2911)]

Thanks ladies. :-) I attribute the number of books I'm reading this year (and I didn't think I would read this many) to the challenges I've joined in this group. They keep me from reading only one or two types of genres, and they definitely drive me to read more than I normally would. So, thanks!

[Chelsea]

Hi! I will be keeping track of my progression in the group that's entitled "Member's Reading Lists".

Here is the list that I will try to read from August 1, 2011:

1. 22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson
2. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (I didn't finish it because I didn't like the book.)
3. Apartment Therapy presents real homes, real people, hundreds of real design solutions by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan
4. Apartment Therapy: The Eight-Step Home Cure by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan
5. Artists' Journals and Sketchbooks: Exploring and Creating Personal Pages by Lynne Perrella
6. I Never Saw Another Butterfly by Hana Volavkova
7. Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner (won this book in First Reads :)
8. Nature Journaling: Learning to Observe and Connect with the World Around You by Clare Walker Leslie
9. The cat who dropped a bombshell by Lilian Jackson Braun
10. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (Pink Carnation, #1) by Lauren Willig

Note: I'll read all of Stephen White's books in order (I won't be reading The Siege since I read it recently before joining Goodreads). Following are his books (numbers 12-29) in order:

Privileged Information
Private Practices
Higher Authority
Harm's Way
Remote Control
Critical Conditions
Manner of Death
Cold Case
The Program
Warning Signs
The Best Revenge
Blinded
Missing Persons
Kill me
Dry Ice
Dead Time
The Last Lie

30. Dancing With Herons: Bearing Witness to Local Natural History by Joni L. James
31. Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
32. Books Can Be Deceiving (Library Lover's Mystery, #1) by Jenn McKinlay
33. You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay
34. The Cove (FBI Thriller, #1) by Catherine Coulter
35. Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base by Annie Jacobsen
36. The Enemy (Jack Reacher, #8) by Lee Child
37. The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler
38. At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson
39. A Conspiracy of Paper by David Liss
40. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle
41. Civil Disobedience and Other Essays: Collected Essays of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau
42. Deadly Ties: A Novel (Crossroads Crisis Center by Vicki Hinze
43. One silent sleepless night by Spencer W Kimball
44. Ritual by Mo Hayder
45. Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century by Boston Women's Health Book Collective
46. 2006 Writers Market (Writer's Market) by Joanna Masterson
47. The Deal by Adam Gittlin
48. Crime Fraiche (Capucine Culinary Mystery by Alexander Campion
49. Anna's Book by Barbara Vine
50. God Is a Bullet by Boston Teran
51. Summer in the South: A Novel by Cathy Holton
52. Folly Beach: A Lowcountry Tale by Dorothea Benton Frank
53. In Search of the Rose Notes by Emily Arsenault
54. English Tea Murder (Lucy Stone, #17) by Leslie Meier
55. Midnight Fear by Leslie Tentler
56. White Heat by M.J. McGrath
57. How I Found the Strong by Margaret McMullan
58. The Book of Lies by Mary Horlock
59. Light from a Distant Star: A Novel by Mary McGarry Morris
60. Unfit to Practice by Perri O'Shaughnessy
61. The Violets of March by Sarah Jio
62. Hiss of Death (Mrs. Murphy, #19) by Rita Mae Brown
63. Birds of Florida: field guide by Stan Tekiela
64.

I can't think of any more right now. This has been more difficult than I thought! Be back later!

Chelsea

[Tuğçe]

YAY! I have finished by July 18 but forgot to post.... Now on to Level2!

1. Zeitoun by Dave Eggers ****
2. Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand ***
3. Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson ***
4. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte *****
5. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead ***
6. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen *****
7. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ****
8. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See ***(+ 1/2*)
9. The Challenge by Megan Hart **
10.Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson **
11.Awakened by PC Cast ***
12.Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn ****
13.Fantasy Lover by Sherrily Kenyon **
14.For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway ***
15. You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister ***
16. Undead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice Davidson ***
17. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen ****
18. Butterfly Tattoo by Diedre Knight ***
19. Irresistible Forces by Brenda Jackson **
20. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote ****
21. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen ***
22. Frostbite by Richelle Mead ****
23. Heart of Fire by Linda Howard ***
24. The Secret History by Donna Tartt ****
25. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead ****
26. The Pregnancy Test by Erin McCarthy ***
27. First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost ***
28. Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton ***
29. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks ****
30. Room by Emma Donoghue ***(+1/2*)
31. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman *****
32. Black Dust Mambo by Adrian Phoenix ***
33. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold ***
34. Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause ***
35. You Don't Know Jack by Erin McCarthy **
36. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis **
37. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins ****
38. House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III ***
39. The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer ****
40. Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward ****
41. Becoming Jane Austen by Jon Spence ****
42. Coraline by Neil Gaiman ****
43. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson ***
44. Sweet Possession by Maya Banks ***
45. Lying Awake by Mark Salzman ***
46. Jane Eyre's Daughter by Elizabeth Newark ***
47.Something About You by Julie James ***
48.The Secret by Julie Garwood ****
49.Blood Promise by Richelle Mead ****
50.Whiteout by Greg Rucka ***
51.The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins *****
52.Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom ****
53.Persuasion by Jane Austen *****
54.The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan ****
55.The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael David Lukas ***
56.Undead and Unreturnable by MaryJanice Davidson **
57.The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson ****
58.In the Woods by Tana French ****
59.XVI by Julia Karr ***
60.The Love of My Youth: A Novel by Mary Gordon **
61.Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning ****
62.Ransom by Julie Garwood ****
63.Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro ***
64.Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost ****
65.Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris ****
66.Let Me In by John Ajvide Lindqvist ****
67.Honor's Splendour by Julie Garwood ****
68.Naked in Death by J.D. Robb ****
69.A Lot Like Love by Julie James ****
70.Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead *****
71.Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand ****
72.Vince by J.M. Snyder ****
73.Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips ****
74.Promises by Marie Sexton ***
75.The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy ****
76.The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon *****
77.Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning **
78.A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness ****
79.Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James ***
80.Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead ****
81.Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips ****
82.Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie ***
83.Vampire Mine by Kerrelyn Sparks ***
84.North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell *****
85.The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn ****
86.Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost ****
87.The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han ***
88.One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost ****
89.A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin *****
90.Switch by Megan Hart ***
91.It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han ****
92.We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han *****
93.At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost ***
94.Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins *****
95.Deeper Than Midnight by Lara Adrian ****
96.The Princess Bride by William Goldman ****
97.Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo **
98.Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips ****
99.Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda ***
100.The Cougar Meets Her Master The Cougar Club by KyAnn Waters **

[Chelsea]

Level 1 Serious Readers

Some updates for my list:

1. 22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (I didn't finish it because I didn't like the book.)

2. Apartment Therapy presents real homes, real people, hundreds of real design solutions by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan
3. Apartment Therapy: The Eight-Step Home Cure by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan

Artists' Journals and Sketchbooks: Exploring and Creating Personal Pages by Lynne Perrella (a very good book but not what I was looking for)

4. I Never Saw Another Butterfly by Hana Volavkova
5. Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner (won this book in First Reads :)
6. Nature Journaling: Learning to Observe and Connect with the World Around You by Clare Walker Leslie
7. The cat who dropped a bombshell by Lilian Jackson Braun (Aug. 1, 2011)

The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (Pink Carnation, #1) by Lauren Willig (decided not to read it)

Chelsea :-)

[Amy J.]

Tugce Nida wrote: "YAY! I have finished by July 18 but forgot to post.... Now on to Level2!

1. Zeitoun by Dave Eggers ****
2. Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand ***
3. [book:Undead and Unwed|..."


Congrats!

[Chelsea]

CONGRATULATIONS!That's great! I have a beginners sense of how hard it will be since just getting the list together, is taking a while! Thanks for sharing and working hard for the group. Good luck with Level 2!

Chelsea S. in FL

[Chelsea]

WooHoo! Keep up the great work!

Chelsea in FL

[Sans]

1. Surrender by Lora Leigh (fin 2 Jan, 1 star)
2. The Earl's Untouched Bride by Annie Burrows (fin 2 Jan, 2 stars)
3. Sweet Caroline by Lissa Matthews (fin 14 Jan, 3.5 stars)
4. Colters' Lady by Maya Banks (fin 14 Jan, 2.5 stars)
5. Willing Victim by Cara McKenna (4 stars)
6. Cracklin' Rosie by Lissa Matthews (fin 14 Jan, 3 stars)
7. Enemy Within by Marcella Burnard (fin 15 Jan, 3 stars)
8. Wolf Tales 1 by Kate Douglas (fin 19 Jan, 1 star)
9. Pemberley by the Sea by Abigail Reynolds (fin 20 Jan, 4 stars)
10. Rhapsody by Elizabeth Haydon (fin 30 Jan, 5 stars)
11. Colters' Daughter by Maya Banks (fin 2 Feb, 4 stars)
12. One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare (fin 6 Feb, 4 stars)
13. Morgan by Lori Foster (fin 14 Feb, 3 stars)
14. Ravished by a Highlander by Paula Quinn (fin 20 Feb, 3 stars)
15. Aunts Aren't Gentlemen by P.G. Wodehouse (fin 27 Feb, 3 stars)
16. First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (fin 28 Feb, 5+ stars)
17. Sylvester by Georgette Heyer (fin 28 Feb, 4 stars)
18. Everyone Loves a Hero by Marie Force (fin 5 Mar, 4 stars)
19. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (fin 6 Mar, 3 stars)
20. Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis (fin 11 Mar, 3 stars)
21. Winter's Passage by Julie Kagawa (fin 13 Mar, 4 stars)
22. Promises Linger by Sarah McCarty (fin 14 Mar, 3 stars)
23. Loving Lies by Lora Leigh (fin 15 Mar, 4 stars)
24. Carved in Stone by Vickie Taylor (fin 16 Mar, 3 stars)
25. The Demon in Me by Michelle Rowen (fin 17 Mar, 4 stars)
26. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (fin 20 Mar, 4 stars)
27. Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs (fin 22 Mar, 4 stars)
28. Coming Clean by Inez Kelly (fin 27 Mar, 5 stars)
29. Genesis (Enslaved I) by Kaitlyn O'Connor (fin 29 Mar, 2 stars)
30. Abducting Alice by Angela Castle (fin 30 Mar, 2 stars)
31. Gabe by Lori Foster (fin 30 Mar, 4 stars)
32. Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh (fin 1 April, 5++ stars)
33. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs (fin 2 April, 5+ stars)
34. Wither by Lauren DeStefano (fin 3 April, 3 stars)
35. Handcuffs and Leather by Kim Dare (fin 5 April, 4 stars)
36. Jesse by Jan Irving (fin 8 April, 3.5 stars)
37. An Accidental Goddess by Linnea Sinclair (fin 10 April, 4 stars)
38. Arabian Pearl by Emma Wildes (fin 10 April, 3 stars)
39. A Certain Wolfish Charm by Lydia Dare (fin 11 April, 2 stars)
40. Giving Chase by Lauren Dane (fin 13 April, 3 stars)
41. Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs (fin 15 April, 5 stars)
42. Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs (fin 16 April, 5 stars
43. Full Moon Mating by Stormy Glenn (fin 17 April, 2 stars)
44. Leap of Faith by Gabrielle Evans (fin 18 April, 2.5 stars)
45. Poison Study by Maria Snyder (fin 22 April, 5 stars)
46. Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward (fin 23 April, 5+ stars)
47. Dark Lover by J.R. Ward (fin 24 April, 5 stars)
48. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean (fin 29 April, 5 stars)
49. Alien Mate 3 by Eve Langalis (fin 25 April, 3 stars)
50. Maverick's Mate by some twit who should never be allowed near pen and paper or a computer ever again (fin 25 April, negative 5 stars
51. Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath (fin 28 April, 5 stars)
52. The Omegas by Annie Nicholas (fin 29 April, 3 stars)
53. The Alpha by Annie Nicholas (fin 29 April, 3 stars)
54. Size Matters by Stephanie Julian (fin 20 April, 3 stars)
55. Lover Mine by J.R. Ward (fin 1 May, 5 stars)
56. Goldilocks and His Three Bears by A.M. Riley (fin 5 May, 3 stars)
57. Hounded by Kevin Hearne (fin 8 May 5 stars)
58. Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder (fin 9 May, 5 stars)
59. His Hearth by Mary Calmes (fin 19 May, 2 stars)
60. The Butcher and the Beast by Sean Michael (fin 21 May, 2 stars)
61. Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione (fin 22 May, 3.5 stars)
62. The Squire by Shawn Lane (fin 22 May, 3 stars)
63. Baby Love by Catherine Anderson (fin 28 May, 4 stars)
64. Damaged Cowboys by Stacey Espino (fin 28 May, 2 stars)
65. Highland Destiny by Laura Hunsaker (fin 30 May, 5 stars)
66. What Would Mr. Darcy Do? by Abigail Reynolds (fin 11 June, 4 stars)
67. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (fin 12 June, 5 stars)
68. Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews (fin 16 June, 4 stars)
69. The Naked Gentleman by Sally MacKenzie (fin 20 June, 2 stars)
70. Suck This! by AM Riley (fin 20 June, 2 stars)
71. The Vampire King's Husband by Amber Kell (fin 20 June 2 stars)
72. The Thing He Loves by Emily Veinglory (fin 20 June, 3 stars)
73. Nearly a Lady by Alissa Johnson (fin 25 June, 5 stars)
74. Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis (fin 2 July, 5 stars)
75. Tempting Fate by Alissa Johnson (fin 4 July, 4 stars)
76. Prophecy: Child of Earth by Elizabeth Haydon (fin 8 July, 5 stars)
77. The Beauty and the Spy by Gayle Callen (fin 9 July, 3 stars)
78. Long Hard Ride by Lorelei James (fin 10 July, 3 stars)
79. Rode Hard, Put Up Wet by Lorelei James (fin 10 July, 4 stars)
80. Baby, Drive South by Stephanie Bond (fin 13 July, 4 stars)
81. Honor's Splendour by Julie Garwood (fin 18 July, 3 stars)
82. Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison (fin 20 July, 5 stars)
83. The Hellion and the Highlander (fin 23 July, 3 stars)
84. Phantom Waltz by Catherine Anderson (fin 24 July, 3 stars)
85. Dangerous Highlander by Donna Grant (fin 24 July, 1.5 stars)
86. First Frost, Mythos Academy prequel, by Jennifr Estep (fin 29 July, 1 star)
87. Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken (fin 31 July, 5 stars)
88. Summons: A Goblin King prequel by Shona Husk (fin 2 August, 4 stars)
89. Storm's Heart by Thea Harrison (fin 3 August, 4 stars)
90. Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews (fin 4 August, 4 stars)

[booklovinrn]

LEVEL 1 SERIOUS READERS CHALLENMGE 2011
NOTHING BUT READING CHALLENGES
COMPLETED 8/3/2011

1.Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts 1/1
2.Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden 1/3
3.Betrayal in Death by J D Robb 1/6
4.Interlude in Death by J D Robb 1/6
5.Unleashing the Storm by Sydney Croft 1/6
6.Seduction in Death by J D Robb 1/8
7.Seduced by the Storm by Sydney Croft 1/13
8.Taming the Fire by Sydney Croft 1/16
9.Tempting the Fire by Sydney Croft 1/19
10.Reunion in Death by J D Robb 1/21
11.Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles 1/24
12.Purity in Death by J D Robb 1/25
13.What I Did for Love by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 1/27
14.Portrait in Death by J D Robb 1/31
15.Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati 1/31
16.About A Dragon by G A Aiken 2/4
17.What A Dragon Should Know by G A AIken 2/5
18.Sisters Found by Joan Johnston 2/8
19.Crave by J R Ward 2/12
20.The Ranger by Monica McCarty 2/18
21.Divided in Death by J D Robb 2/18
22.Remember When by Nora Roberts/J D Robb 2/19
23.When Darkness Comes by Alexandra Ivy 2/20
24.Imitation in Death by J D Robb 2/21
25.Highland Protector by Hannah Howell 2/24
26.The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz 2/26
27.Immortal Danger by Cynthia Eden 3/3
28.Treachery in Death by J D Robb 3/4
29.Against the Wind by Kat Martin 3/7
30.Between Friends by Kristy Kiernan 3/9
31.Visions in Death by J D Robb 3/11
32.Risk No Secrets by Cindt Gerard 3/13
32.Here to Stay by Catherine Anderson 3/15
33.Survivor In Death by J D Robb 3/15
34.Lie with Me by Stephanie Tyler 3/19
35.Stormwalker by Allyson James 3/21
36.Laid Bare by Lauren Dane 3/25
37.Origin in Death by J D Robb 3/28
38.Invincible by Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/29
39.Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill 3/30
40.No Safe Place by Joann Ross 4/1
41.Witch Fire by Anya Bast 4/5
42.Memory in Death by J D Robb 4/7
43.Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble by H. P. Mallory 4/10
44.Haunted in Death by J D Robb 4/9
45.Breaking the Rules by Suzanne Brockmann 4/12
46.Virgin River by Robyn Carr 4/15
47.Lover Unleashed by J R Ward 4/16
48.Maid to Match by Deanne Gist 4/20
49.The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 4/22
50.White Heat by Brenda Novak 4/25
51.Pale Demon by Kim Harrison 4/30
52.Born in Death by J D Robb 5/1
53.Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr 5/2
54.Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr 5/3
55.This Side of the Grave by Jeaneinne Frost 5/4
56.Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh 5/7
57.A Virgin River Christmas by Robyn Carr 5/8
58.Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare 5/12
59.Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/14
60.Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione 5/16
61.Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr 5/18
62.Innocent in Death by J D Robb 5/18
63.Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh 5/22
64.Eternity in Death by J D Robb 5/23
65.Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr 5/27
66.Night Road by Krisitn Hannah 5/29
67.Against the Fire by Kat Martin 6/1
68.Firewalker by Allyson James 6/2
69.Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning 6/5
70.Creation in Death by J D Robb 6/5
71.Demon Hunting In Dixie by Lexi George 6/4
72.Grave Witch by Kalayna Price 6/7
73.Undertow by Cherry Adair 6/10
74.Rock Hard by Olivia Cunning 6/12
75.Primal Bonds by Jennifer Ashley 6/13
76.Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis 6/13
77.Witch Blood by Anya Bast 6/15
78.Strangers in Death by J D Robb 6/17
79.Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr 6/17
80.Awaken the Highland Warrior by Anita Clenney 6/20
82.Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts 6/25
83.The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter 6/27
84.When You Dare by Lori Foster 6/29
85.Once a Cowboy by Linda Warren 7/1
86.Salvation in Death by J D Robb 7/2
87.Eternal Hunter by Cynthia Eden 7/3
88.Ritual in Death by J D Robb 7/5
89.I'll Be Slaying You by Cynthia Eden 7/6
90.Against the Law by Kat Martin 7/9
91.Comanche Magic by Catherine Anderson 7/11
92.Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole 7/14
93.Promises in Death by J D Robb 7/15
94.Destiny of the Wolf by Terry Spear 7/17
95.Forbidden Falls by Robyn Carr 7/22
96.The Becoming by Jeanne C Stein 7/23
97.Tied Up, Tied Down by Lorelei James 7/25
98.Kindred in Death by J D Robb 7/26
99.Rode Hard, Put Up Wet by Lorelei James 7/29
100.Fantasy in Death by J D Robb 8/3

[Jex]

Grats Cathy!

[Tuğçe]

Amy wrote: "Tugce Nida wrote: "YAY! I have finished by July 18 but forgot to post.... Now on to Level2!

1. Zeitoun by Dave Eggers ****
2. Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand ***
3. [boo..."

Thanks Amy! and Congrats Cathy!

[Megan L]

1. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick 1/12
2. Crescendoby Becca Fitzpatrick 1/13
3. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead 1/15
4. Frostbite by Richelle Mead 1/16
5. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead 1/16
6. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead 1/18
7. Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead 1/20
8. Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead 1/21
9. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare 1/24
10. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare 1/25
11. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 1/28
12. One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 1/29
13. At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost 2/2
14. Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost 2/4
15. The Host by Stephenie Meyer 2/7
16. Dark Lover by J.R. Ward 2/8
17. Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward 2/9
18. Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward 2/10
19. Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward 2/12
20. Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward 2/13
21. Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward 2/14
22. Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward 2/16
23. Lover Mine by J.R. Ward 2/19
24. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 2/19
25. Linger by Maggie Stiefvater 2/21
26. Fallen by Lauren Kate 2/22
27. Torment by Lauren Kate 2/25
28. This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 3/1
29. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr 2/2
30. Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr 3/3
31. Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr 3/4
32. Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr 3/7
33. Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr 3/7
34. Evermore by Alyson Noel 3/8
35. Blue Moon by Alyson Noel 3/9
36. Shadowland by Alyson Noel 3/10
37. Dark Flame by Alyson Noel 3/11
38. Night Star by Alyson Noel 3/12
39. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray 3/14
40. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray 3/16
41. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray 3/18
42. Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning 3/20
43. Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning 3/21
44. Faefever by Karen Marie Moning 3/22
45. Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning 3/23
46. Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning 3/25
47. Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/26
48. Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/28
49. Dance With The Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/29
50. Kiss of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/29
51. Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/30
52. Seize the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/1
53. Sins of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/3
54. Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/3
55. Dark Side of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/5
56. The Dream-Hunter (Dark-Hunter, #10) by Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/7
57. Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/9
58. Upon The Midnight Clear (Dark-Hunter, #13) by Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/9
59. Dream Chaser (Dark-Hunter, #14) by Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/10
60. Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/13
61. One Silent Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/14
62. Dream Warrior (Dark-Hunter, #17) by Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/15
63. Bad Moon Rising (Dark-Hunter, #18) by Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/16
64. No Mercy (Dark-Hunter, #19) by Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/17
65. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare 4/19
66. Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward 4/22
67. Marked by P.C. Cast 4/23
68. Betrayed by P.C. Cast 4/26
69. Chosen by P.C. Cast 4/27
70. Untamed by P.C. Cast 4/28
71. Hunted by P.C. Cast 4/29
72. Tempted by P.C. Cast 5/1
73. Burned by P.C. Cast 5/2
74. Awakened by P.C. Cast 5/3
75. Graceling by Kristin Cashore 5/5
76. Fire by Kristin Cashore 5/6
77. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris 5/7
78. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 5/9
79. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich 5/10
80. Three To Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich 5/11
81. Four to Score by Janet Evanovich 5/12
82. High Five by Janet Evanovich 5/12
83. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich 5/13
84. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich 5/15
85. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich 5/15
86. To the Nines by Janet Evanovich 5/16
87. Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich 5/17
88. Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich 5/17
89. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich 5/18
90. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich 5/19
91. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich5/20
92. Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich 5/21
93. Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich5/22
94. Bitten by Kelley Armstrong 5/24
95. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 5/24
96. Stolen by Kelley Armstrong 5/26
97. Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women by Geraldine Brooks 4/27
98. Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong 6/1
99. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling 6/6
100. Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong 6/8

[Amy J.]

1) Lover Revealed 1/7 ****
2) Stolen 1/9 **
3) Valiant 1/11 ***
4) Lover Unbound 1/15 ****
5) Mirrors 1/16 ***
6) The Last Bridge 1/16 ****
7) Heartsick 1/20 ****
8) Covet 1/27 ****
9) Lover Enshrined 1/29 ***
10) Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Adventures of a Curious Character 1/31 ****
11) Anna Karenina 2/15 ****
12) The Scarlet Letter 2/17 ***
13) The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake 2/18 **
14) Original Sin 2/19 *****
15) Ivanhoe 2/21 ***
16) Spirit Bound 2/23 *****
17) Neverwhere 2/25 *****
18) The Hound of the Baskervilles 2/26 ****
19) Little Women 2/28 *****
20) I, Robot 3/2 *****
21) Shiver 3/3 **
22) The Almond: The Sexual Awakening of a Muslim Woman 3/3 *****
23) One Hundred Years of Solitude 3/5 ****
24) The Strain 3/7 ****
25) The Fall 3/9 ***
26) Pomegranate Soup: A Novel 3/10 *****
27) The Picture of Dorian Gray 3/11 ****
28) Lover Avenged 3/13 ****
29) The Metamorphosis 3/14 ***
30) The Elegance of the Hedgehog 3/18 ***
31) Father Mine: Zsadist and Bella's Story 3/19 *****
32) Candide 3/19 ****
33) The Bone People 3/23 ***
34) Of Mice and Men 3/25 *****
35) The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao 3/27 ***
36) Tender Morsels 3/31 ****
37) Jane Eyre The Graphic Novel: Original Text 4/1 ****
38) The Solitude of Prime Numbers 4/2 *****
39) The Yacoubian Building 4/5 ***
40) Jane Eyre's Daughter 4/7 ***
41) The Overcoat and Other Short Stories 4/9 ***
42) City of Fallen Angels 4/11 *****
43) Veronika Decides to Die 4/12 ***
44) Darkfever 4/15 *****
45) Lolita 4/17 ***
46) Snow 4/20 ***
47) The Thief and the Dogs 4/20 ****
48) Jane Eyre 4/22 *****
49) Inkspell 4/23 ****
50) The Inheritance of Loss 4/26 ****
51) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 4/27 *****
52) The Unbearable Lightness of Being 4/28 *****
53) A Discovery of Witches 4/30 ****
54) Dead Reckoning 5/3 ****
55) Envy 5/4 *****
56) Interview With the Vampire 5/4 ****
57) Moby-Dick or, The Whale 5/7 ***
58) American Gods 5/9 *****
59) The Name of the Wind 5/13 *****
60) Bloodfever 5/15 *****
61) The Vampire Lestat 5/15 **
62) Dance with a Vampire 5/15 ***
63) Eye in the Sky 5/17 ****
64) Ender's Game 5/19 *****
65) Lover Mine 5/21 ***
66) The Scarlet Pimpernel 5/25 ****
67) The Crying of Lot 49 5/27 **
68) The Egg Said Nothing5/28 ****
69) Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 6/4 **
70) Crave 6/8 ****
71) Stardust 6/9 ****
72) The Illustrated Man 6/10 ****
73) The Handmaid's Tale 6/13 ****
74)Bet Me 6/15 ***
75) Frankenstein 6/17 ***
76) Eragon 6/21 ****
77) The Last Unicorn 6/23 **
78) Girl in a Blue Dress 6/24 ****
79) The Gathering 6/25 ***
80) First Among Sequels 6/26 ****
81) Faefever 6/28 *****
82) Undead and Unwed 6/30***
83) The Graveyard Book 7/2 ***
84) The Little Prince 7/2 ****
85) Dreamfever 7/3 *****
86) Unearthly 7/4 *****
87) Undead and Unemployed 7/6 ***
88) Animal Farm 7/7 ****
89) Pleasure Unbound 7/9 ****
90) SEALed with a Kiss 7/10 ***
91) In the Woods 7/13 ***
92) Dogs and Goddesses 7/15 ****
93) Rosewater and Soda Bread 7/19 ****
94) Last Chance to See 7/21 ***
95) Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation 7/23 **
96) Sweetheart 7/25 ****
97) Coastliners 7/27 **
98) Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex 8/4 *****
99) Dangerous Cravings 8/5 *****
100) The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1 8/6 ****

]

[Aneeqah]

Congrats Amy and Megan! Good Luck on the next level!

[Morgan]

aaaand.... OUT! Level 2, here I come!!!

[Sashana]

Congrats, Alexei! :)

[Afsana]

Alexei wrote: "aaaand.... OUT! Level 2, here I come!!!"

way to go alexi- I will join you soon have 10 more to go

[Chelsea]

Congrats Alexei! WooHoo!

[Sans]

1. Surrender by Lora Leigh (fin 2 Jan, 1 star)
2. The Earl's Untouched Bride by Annie Burrows (fin 2 Jan, 2 stars)
3. Sweet Caroline by Lissa Matthews (fin 14 Jan, 3.5 stars)
4. Colters' Lady by Maya Banks (fin 14 Jan, 2.5 stars)
5. Willing Victim by Cara McKenna (4 stars)
6. Cracklin' Rosie by Lissa Matthews (fin 14 Jan, 3 stars)
7. Enemy Within by Marcella Burnard (fin 15 Jan, 3 stars)
8. Wolf Tales 1 by Kate Douglas (fin 19 Jan, 1 star)
9. Pemberley by the Sea by Abigail Reynolds (fin 20 Jan, 4 stars)
10. Rhapsody by Elizabeth Haydon (fin 30 Jan, 5 stars)
11. Colters' Daughter by Maya Banks (fin 2 Feb, 4 stars)
12. One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare (fin 6 Feb, 4 stars)
13. Morgan by Lori Foster (fin 14 Feb, 3 stars)
14. Ravished by a Highlander by Paula Quinn (fin 20 Feb, 3 stars)
15. Aunts Aren't Gentlemen by P.G. Wodehouse (fin 27 Feb, 3 stars)
16. First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (fin 28 Feb, 5+ stars)
17. Sylvester by Georgette Heyer (fin 28 Feb, 4 stars)
18. Everyone Loves a Hero by Marie Force (fin 5 Mar, 4 stars)
19. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (fin 6 Mar, 3 stars)
20. Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis (fin 11 Mar, 3 stars)
21. Winter's Passage by Julie Kagawa (fin 13 Mar, 4 stars)
22. Promises Linger by Sarah McCarty (fin 14 Mar, 3 stars)
23. Loving Lies by Lora Leigh (fin 15 Mar, 4 stars)
24. Carved in Stone by Vickie Taylor (fin 16 Mar, 3 stars)
25. The Demon in Me by Michelle Rowen (fin 17 Mar, 4 stars)
26. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (fin 20 Mar, 4 stars)
27. Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs (fin 22 Mar, 4 stars)
28. Coming Clean by Inez Kelly (fin 27 Mar, 5 stars)
29. Genesis (Enslaved I) by Kaitlyn O'Connor (fin 29 Mar, 2 stars)
30. Abducting Alice by Angela Castle (fin 30 Mar, 2 stars)
31. Gabe by Lori Foster (fin 30 Mar, 4 stars)
32. Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh (fin 1 April, 5++ stars)
33. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs (fin 2 April, 5+ stars)
34. Wither by Lauren DeStefano (fin 3 April, 3 stars)
35. Handcuffs and Leather by Kim Dare (fin 5 April, 4 stars)
36. Jesse by Jan Irving (fin 8 April, 3.5 stars)
37. An Accidental Goddess by Linnea Sinclair (fin 10 April, 4 stars)
38. Arabian Pearl by Emma Wildes (fin 10 April, 3 stars)
39. A Certain Wolfish Charm by Lydia Dare (fin 11 April, 2 stars)
40. Giving Chase by Lauren Dane (fin 13 April, 3 stars)
41. Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs (fin 15 April, 5 stars)
42. Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs (fin 16 April, 5 stars
43. Full Moon Mating by Stormy Glenn (fin 17 April, 2 stars)
44. Leap of Faith by Gabrielle Evans (fin 18 April, 2.5 stars)
45. Poison Study by Maria Snyder (fin 22 April, 5 stars)
46. Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward (fin 23 April, 5+ stars)
47. Dark Lover by J.R. Ward (fin 24 April, 5 stars)
48. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean (fin 29 April, 5 stars)
49. Alien Mate 3 by Eve Langalis (fin 25 April, 3 stars)
50. Maverick's Mate by some twit who should never be allowed near pen and paper or a computer ever again (fin 25 April, negative 5 stars
51. Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath (fin 28 April, 5 stars)
52. The Omegas by Annie Nicholas (fin 29 April, 3 stars)
53. The Alpha by Annie Nicholas (fin 29 April, 3 stars)
54. Size Matters by Stephanie Julian (fin 20 April, 3 stars)
55. Lover Mine by J.R. Ward (fin 1 May, 5 stars)
56. Goldilocks and His Three Bears by A.M. Riley (fin 5 May, 3 stars)
57. Hounded by Kevin Hearne (fin 8 May 5 stars)
58. Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder (fin 9 May, 5 stars)
59. His Hearth by Mary Calmes (fin 19 May, 2 stars)
60. The Butcher and the Beast by Sean Michael (fin 21 May, 2 stars)
61. Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione (fin 22 May, 3.5 stars)
62. The Squire by Shawn Lane (fin 22 May, 3 stars)
63. Baby Love by Catherine Anderson (fin 28 May, 4 stars)
64. Damaged Cowboys by Stacey Espino (fin 28 May, 2 stars)
65. Highland Destiny by Laura Hunsaker (fin 30 May, 5 stars)
66. What Would Mr. Darcy Do? by Abigail Reynolds (fin 11 June, 4 stars)
67. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (fin 12 June, 5 stars)
68. Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews (fin 16 June, 4 stars)
69. The Naked Gentleman by Sally MacKenzie (fin 20 June, 2 stars)
70. Suck This! by AM Riley (fin 20 June, 2 stars)
71. The Vampire King's Husband by Amber Kell (fin 20 June 2 stars)
72. The Thing He Loves by Emily Veinglory (fin 20 June, 3 stars)
73. Nearly a Lady by Alissa Johnson (fin 25 June, 5 stars)
74. Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis (fin 2 July, 5 stars)
75. Tempting Fate by Alissa Johnson (fin 4 July, 4 stars)
76. Prophecy: Child of Earth by Elizabeth Haydon (fin 8 July, 5 stars)
77. The Beauty and the Spy by Gayle Callen (fin 9 July, 3 stars)
78. Long Hard Ride by Lorelei James (fin 10 July, 3 stars)
79. Rode Hard, Put Up Wet by Lorelei James (fin 10 July, 4 stars)
80. Baby, Drive South by Stephanie Bond (fin 13 July, 4 stars)
81. Honor's Splendour by Julie Garwood (fin 18 July, 3 stars)
82. Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison (fin 20 July, 5 stars)
83. The Hellion and the Highlander (fin 23 July, 3 stars)
84. Phantom Waltz by Catherine Anderson (fin 24 July, 3 stars)
85. Dangerous Highlander by Donna Grant (fin 24 July, 1.5 stars)
86. First Frost, Mythos Academy prequel, by Jennifr Estep (fin 29 July, 1 star)
87. Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken (fin 31 July, 5 stars)
88. Summons: A Goblin King prequel by Shona Husk (fin 2 August, 4 stars)
89. Storm's Heart by Thea Harrison (fin 3 August, 4 stars)
90. Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews (fin 4 August, 4 stars)
91. Sweet Nothings by Catherine Anders on (fin 11 August, 4 stars)
92. Heartbreak Creek by Kaki Warner (fin 11 August, 4 stars)
93. Angel's Pawn by Nalini Sing (fin 17 August, 4 stars)
94. Roped by Eliza Gayle (fin 22 Aug, 3 stars)
95. The Geek Job by Eve Langlais (fin 22 August, 4 stars)
96. Angel's Blood by Nalini Singh (fin 23 August, 4 stars)
97. Going All In by Jess Dee (fin 24 August, 3 stars)
98. On the Prowl anthology (fin 28 August, 5 stars for Alpha & Omega, 2 stars for the rest of the novellas)
99. Naked Dragon by G.A. Hauser (fin 28 August, 2 stars)
100. All That Glitters by Aislinn Kerry (fin 28 August, 3 stars)




Level Two, here I come!

[Lisa Kay]

Congrats, Sans!

[Sans]

Thanks, hon!!

[Kristen]

I am sooo far behind! My excuse is that I had a baby three weeks ago. lol Now let's see if I can catch up.

2011 Serious Readers Challenge: Level 1
January 1 - December 31, 2011
45/100 Read

1. Red River by Lalita Tademy (1/5/11)
2. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch (1/7/11)
3. Alexander of Macedon 356-323 B.C.: A Historical Biography by Peter Green (1/14/11)
4. What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America by Thomas Frank (1/18/11)
5. The Reef by Edith Wharton (1/24/11)
6. Hard Rain by Peter Abrahams (1/25/11)
7. Daughter of Joy by Kathleen Morgan (2/7/11)
8. Stuck in the Middle by Virginia Smith (2/8/11)
9. The Reluctant Suitor by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss(2/17/11)
10. The Hope Chest by Jacquie D'Alessandro (2/23/11)
11. Why Not Tonight (24 Hours: Blackout) by Jacquie D'Alessandro (3/2/11)
12. Not Quite A Gentleman by Jacquie D'Alessandro (3/5/11)
13. Summer Snow by Nicole Baart (3/8/11)
14. Way Station by Clifford D. Simak (3/12/11)
15.Kiss the Cook by Jacquie D'Alessandro (3/13/11)
16. Never A Lady by Jacquie D'Alessandro (3/16/11)
17. Blood Ransom by Lisa Harris (3/23/11)
18.The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes (3/25/11)
19. Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende (3/30/11)
20. Just Trust Me... by Jacquie D'Alessandro (3/31/11)
21. Sleepless at Midnight by Jacquie D'Alessandro (4/3/11)
22. Confessions at Midnight by Jacquie D'Alessandro (4/4/11)
23. Seduced at Midnight by Jacquie D'Alessandro (4/5/11)
24. Touch Me by Jacquie D'Alessandro (4/13/11)
25. Tempted At Midnight by Jacquie D'Alessandro (4/14/11)
26. We Two: Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals by Gillian Gill (4/18/11)
27. The Children by Edith Wharton (4/20/11)
28. The Divide by Nicholas Evans (4/24/11)
29. Shanghai Girls by Lisa See (4/26/11)
30. Last Man Standing by David Baldacci (5/3/11)
31. Prelude to a Scandal by Delilah Marvelle (5/12/11)
32. Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz (5/20/11)
33. Set This House on Fire by William Styron (5/25/11)
34. Conversations with the Fat Girl by Liza Palmer (5/28/11)
35. Twisted Creek by Jodi Thomas (6/1/11)
36. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (8/28/11)
37. Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw by Norman Davies (9/8/11)
38. The Christmas Thief by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark (9/9/11)
39. Once Upon a Scandal by Delilah Marvelle (9/13/11)
40. The Perfect Scandal by Delilah Marvelle (9/18/11)
41. The Street Lawyer by John Grisham (9/23/11)
42. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (10/2/11)
43. True Light by Terri Blackstock (10/5/11)
44. Dawn's Light by Terri Blackstock (10/11/11)
45. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (10/26/11)
46. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (11/9/11)
47. The Crimson Rooms by Katharine McMahon (11/14/11)

[Rachel]

Awww! Congrats! Boy or girl? What did you name him/her? (I was refraining from calling the baby an "it". I hate when people do that!) :)

[Sashana]

Congrats on the baby, Mckris10!

[Jex]

Grats to everyone thats finished lately!

[Kristen]

Thanks Rachel and Sashana! My due date was today actually (Sept. 9) but he was born three weeks early on August 19th. His name is Carson Howell, the Howell is a family name. He weighed 4lb. 15oz, and was 18in. so he's a little guy! It was a rough start because he had to spend five days in the neonatal special care unit since he couldn't regulate his temperature and he was losing too much weight. But he has been home for two weeks now and everything is great. Sorry I have been MIA the last couple of months, but things have been crazy besides being pregnant and having the baby. My husband got a new job an hour away from where we were living so we moved the end of July, he started his new job the first of August, and Carson was born on the 19th. I'm ready for things to slow waaay down and get some reading done!

[Lisa Kay]

Congrats on the new bundle of joy, Mckris10! Yes, I can see how that and moving would cut into your reading.

[Kristen]

Thank you, Lisa Kay! We're slowly getting into a routine around here, which was badly needed. Carson is a joy.

[Afsana]

I have completed level 1 and am moving onto level 2 I hope to see the rest of you there

In Janruary
1) Ghost Whisperer: Ghost trap By Dorianne Durgin
2) One scream away by kate brady
3) Shadow Game By christine Feehan
4) Postcard Killers By James Patterson
5) Dead until dark By Chalaine Harris
6) Deviant Ways By Chris Mooney
7) The Next Accident By Lisa Gardner
8) Cross fire By James Patterson
9) Lullaby and Goodby By Wendy Corsi Staub
10) The Wrong Side Of Dead By Jordan Dane

February
11) Happy ever after By nora Roberts
12) Living Dead in Dallas By Charlaine Harris
13) Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong
14) Don't scream by Wendy Corsi Staub
15) The hunger GAmes By Suzanne Collins
16) Shutter Island By dennis Lehane
17) It only taks a moment by Mary Jane Clark
18)Perfect Husband By Lisa Gardner
19) Hot Blooded by Lisa Jackson
20) Smash cut by sandra Brown
21) Club Dead By Charlaine Harris

In MArch
22)Silent scream by Lynda La plante
23) Dead in The Water by Aline Templeton
24) A Good Women By Danielle Steel
25) Scarpetta by PAtricia cornwell
26) K is fir Killer By Sue Grafton
27)Skin privaligies by Karin Slaughter
28) Catching Fire By suzanne Collins
29) Mockingay By Suzanne Collins
30) Little women By Louisa May Alcott

In April
31) The Good wives By Louisa May alcott
32) Vanished: The Truth About the Disappearance of Madeleine McCann
33) Memory in death By jD Robb
34) Evil Without face By Jordan Dane
35) More Twisted By Jeffery Deaver
36) Witches & Wizards: The Gift by James Patterson
37) The Millionaires Mistress By Miranda Lee
38) Mind game By Christine feehan
39) Lies by Michael Grant
40) Keeper of The Bride By Tess Gerritsen
41) The onion Field By Joseph Wamburg
42) The Lost symbol By Dan Brown 30/04/2011

In MAy
43) Blindsighted By Karin Slaughter 01/05/11
44) The dying Hour By Rick Mofina 02/05/11
45) Cold Blooded By Lisa Jackson 03/05/2011
46) Dead on the Dance Floor By Heather Graham 06/05/2011
47) Shadowman By Cody Macfadyen by 09/05/2011
48) The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner 12/05/2011
49) Close Enough to Kill By Beverly Barton 14/05/2011
50) Don't blink by James Patterson
51) Just After Sunset By Stephen King 24/05/2011
52) Blood vines By erica spindler 27/05/2011
53) The face of death By Cody Mcfadyen 28/05/2011
54) Tick Tock By James Patterson (read 29/05/2011)

June Books read

55) Night Games By Christine Feehan (01/06/2011)
56) Killing Floor By Lee child (read 03.06.11)
57) Dead to the World by Charlaine harris (5/6/11)
58) I'm Watching You By Mary burton 09/06/2011)
59) Toys By James Patterson (11/06/2011)
60) Blindman's buff by Faye Kellerman (read 14/06/11)
61) Bad Friends by Claire Seeber (read 15.06.11)
62) R Is for Riccochet By Sue Grafton (17/06/11)
63) Recoil by Andy Mcnab ( 21.06.11)
64) Angel(maximum ride) By James Patterson(23/06/11)
65) Conspiracy Game by christine feehan (26/06/2011)
66) The missing Jane Casey (read 27.06.11)

Books read in July
67) Birdman by mo hayder (read 4th July)
68) Damaged by Alex Kava
69) Dangerous Deception by Beverly Barton
70) A Perfect Grave By Rick Mofina
71) Jericho Point by Meg Gardiner
72) A Darker side by Cody Mcfadyen
73) A Cradle to the Grave By Aline Templeton
74)through violet eyes by stephen Woodworth
75) Dead as a Doornail By Charlaine harris
76) Silent scream By Karen rose
77) A Time to Die By Beverly Barton
78) Triptych By Karin Slaughter

Read in August
79) Scarecrow By Matthew Reilly
80) Evidence by Jonathan Kellerman
81) Hells kitchen by Jeffery Deaver
82) Virals By Kathy reich
83) Kisscut by Karin slaughter)
84) Die Trying By Lee child
85) Deadly Game By Christine Feehan
86) L Is for Lawless by Sue Grafton
87) Red Wolf Liza Marklund
88) Private London By James Patterson
89) The Creeper by Tania Carver
90) Bones of Betrayal by jefferson Bass
91) Whose little girl are you by Bethany Campbell
92) Killing Hour by Andrew gross
93) Memory collector By Meg Gardner
94) The Missing by Chris Mooney

Books read in Sept
95) Cold fear By rick mofina
96) Amnesia By Beverley Barton
97) Plague By Michael Grant
98) M is For Malice By Sue Grafton
99) Caught By Harlan Coben
100) The Confession By John Grisham

[Sashana]

Congrats, Afsana!

[Afsana]

thanks

I am hoping to get through to at least 150 by end of year be behind last yr but this year have been working as well

[Jex]

1 more until 50

Level 1 of the Serious Reader's Challenge for 2011
Started: January 1st, 2011
Finished:
Deadline: December 31st, 2011

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

[Jane]

I'm late signing up for this challenge this year, but I have been working on the Goodreads challenge so have kept track of what I've read so far this year.

1. Dead in the Family 1/11
2. Small Favor1/11
3. The Help 1/11
4. The Emperor's Tomb 1/11
5. The Lost Symbol 1/11
6. The Book Thief 1/11
7. Bullet 2/11
8. Obsession 2/11
9. Notorious 2/11
10. Flirt 2/11
11. Purity in Death 2/11
12. A Quick Bite 2/11
13. The Black Echo2/11
14. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West 3/11
15. Lover Awakened 3/11
16. At Grave's End 3/11
17. Lover Eternal 3/11
18. The Paris Vendetta 3/11
19. Medicus 3/11
20. Alone 3/11
21. Late Nights on Air 3/11
22. Winter's Bone 3/11
23. Dark Lover 3/11
24. I am Number Four 3/11
25. Terra Incognita 4/11
26. Darkfever 4/11
27. Turn Coat 4/11
28. Lover Revealed 4/11
29. The Neighbor 4/11
30. The Third Angel4/11
31. Still Alice 4/11
32. Storm Track 4/11
33. The 9th Judgment 4/11
34. Catching Fire 4/11
35. Lover Unbound4/11
36. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 5/11
37. Uncommon Clay 5/11
38. This Side of the Grave 5/11
39. Ascendant Sun 5/11
40. Sarah's Key 5/11
41. Bloodfever 5/11
42. Relentless 5/11
43. Changes 5/11
44. Never Let Me Go 6/11
45. Cutting for Stone 6/11
46. Dead Reckoning 6/11
47. Hide 6/11
48. Faefever 6/11
49. Holy Fools 6/11
50. Mockingjay 7/11
51. The Winter Ghosts 7/11
52. Lover Enshrined 7/11
53. Call of the Herald 7/11
54. Live to Tell 7/11
55. The Divide 7/11
56. Dreamfever 8/11
57. Shadowfever 8/11
58. The Peach Keeper 8/11
59. City of Bones 8/11
60. The Mermaid Chair 8/11
61. Lover Avenged 8/11
62. The Alchemist 8/11
63. City of Ashes 8/11
64. Lover Mine 9/11
65. The Joy Luck Club 9/11
66. Ape House 9/11
67. Covet 9/11
68. Now You See Her 9/11
69. Losing You 9/11
70. Seduction in Death 9/11
71. Tell No One 9/11
72. Bossypants 9/11
73. Open House 9/11
74. Dead Witch Walking 10/11
75. The Accident 10/11
76. Night Fire 10/11
77. The Good, the Bad, and the Undead 10/11
78. One Grave at a Time 10/11
79. The Thirteenth Tale 10/11
80. Night Pleasures 10/11
81. The Passage 10/11
82. Bitten10/11
83. Irma Voth10/11
84. Stray 10/11
85. Rogue 10/11
86. Repossessed 11/11
87. Darkness, My Old Friend: A Novel11/11
88. The Paris Wife 11/11
89. Ender's Game11/11
90. Love You More 11/11
91. Crave 11/11
92. First Drop of Crimson 11/11
93. The Cat's Table 11/11
94. Stormwalker11/11
95. Monday Mourning 11/11
96. Firewalker11/11
97. Girl in Translation 11/11
98. The Night Circus 11-25
99. Angels' Blood11-26
100. Night Embrace11-27

[Aneeqah]

Over half way done!


Level 1- Serious Readers Challenge
52/100 Books Read


1. Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
2. Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
3. The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
4. The Magician by Michael Scott
5. The Sorceress by Michael Scott
6. The Necromancer by Michael Scott
7. I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
8. Beastly by Alex Flinn
9. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
10. The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
11. The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
12. Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor
13. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
14. Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins
15. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
16. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
17. Matched by Ally Condine
18. The Way of the Warrior by Chris Bradford
19. The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
20. Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
21. The Warlock by Michael Scott
22. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
23. The New World
24. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
25. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
26. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
27. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
28. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
29. Hereafter by Tara Hudson
30. True... Sort of by Katherine Hannigan
31. A Northern Light by Jennifer Donelly
32. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
33. Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
34. Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming
35. Shine by Lauren Myracle
36. Divergent by Veronica Roth
37. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
38. Entwined by Heather Dixon
39. Numbers by Rachel Ward
40. The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter
41. Across the Universe by Beth Revis
42. Sapphique by Catherine Fischer
43. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
44. Mindblind by Jennifer Roy
45. Unwind by Neal Shusterman
46. The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore
47. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
48. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
49. Good Enough by Paula Yoo
50. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
51. Linger by Maggie Stifvater
52. The Tempest by William Shakespeare

[Suzanne]

Woo Hoo!! All done!!!


1. Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich
2. Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern
3. The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport by Carl Hiaasen
4. There's No Place Like Here by Cecelia Ahern
5. Mrs Whippy by Ceclia Ahern
6. Flush by Carl Hiaasen
7. Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
8. Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
9. Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen
10. Scat by Carl Hiaasen
11. Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
12. Dave Barry Does Japan by Dave Barry
13. World of Warcraft: The Essential Sunwell Collection by Richard A. Knaak
14. Milk Glass Moon by Adriana Trigiani
15. Star Island by Carl Hiaasen
16. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
17. Home to Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani
18. Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt by Anne Rice
19. I Don't Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson
20. Me, Myself, and Why? by MaryJanice Davidson
21. Angel Time by Anne Rice
22. The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
23. Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
24. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
25. Of Love and Evil by Anne Rice
26. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
27. Say When by Elizabeth Berg
28. Empire by Orson Scott Card
29. PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
30. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
31. Amulet, Book 1: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi
32. Bossypants by Tina Fey
33. I'll Mature When I'm Dead: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood by Dave Barry
34. All-American Girl by Meg Cabot
35. Tricky Business by Dave Barry
36. Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber: The Katya Livingston Chronicles by Adele Lang
37. Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
38. Ready or Not by Meg Cabot
39. Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb
40. Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
41. The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation by Sid Jacobson
42. The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
43. Everlasting by Iris Johansen
44. Married with Zombies by Jesse Petersen
45. The Unicorn Sonata by Peter S. Beagle
46. Getting Rid Of Bradley by Jennifer Crusie
47. Airhead by Meg Cabot
48. The Golden Valkyrie by Iris Johansen
49. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
50. Goddess of Light by P.C. Cast
51. Amulet, Book 2: The Stonekeeper's Curse by Kazu Kibuishi
52. Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
53. Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
54. Go the Fuck to Sleep by Adam Mansbach
55. Marked by P.C. Cast
56. In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
57. The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
58. Lucky Charm by Carly Phillips
59. Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
60. White Cat by Holly Black
61. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
62. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
63. Vision in White by Nora Roberts
64. Something Blue by Emily Giffin
65. Bumped by Megan McCafferty
66. Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
67. The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
68. Cheap Psychological Tricks for Parents by Perry Buffington
69. Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession by Anne Rice
70. Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb
71. Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton
72. Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
73. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen
74. The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson
75. Blood Work by Kim Harrison
76. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
77. Animal Farm by George Orwell
78. Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton
79. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
80. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
81. Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
82. Discord's Apple by Carrie Vaughn
83. Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
84. It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
85. The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey
86. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
87. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
88. Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb
89. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
90. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
91. Beastly by Alex Flinn
92. 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
93. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
94. Betrayed by P.C. Cast
95. Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane
96. The Alchemist: A Graphic Novel by Paulo Coelho
97. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
98. I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence by Amy Sedaris
99. Unholy Magic by Stacia Kane
100. The Rana Look by Sandra Brown