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http://www.likesbooks.com/lists.html

http://www.likesbooks.com/lists.html"
That is a good site!


That's also how I pass slow time at work. I'll go to random.org and make up reading lists based on my TBR shelf.

You're welcome!
The only problem with creating all these lists, is that I spend more time creating them than I do checking items off. ^_^;


Level: Difficult
10/100
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Level: Difficult
3/100
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Girl Next Door:
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I guess she might have gypsy magic in her ancestry, so would that count as paranormal?

I think it would depend upon the character. I'm going to use one in September Moon b/c she is very intelligent (at least book-wise, and over-qualified for the job), but I've read others were the governesses/teachers are just of average intelligence. Everything is relative, though; are they considered intelligent for the era they live in? Kind of iffy - maybe they are a bluestocking.

Level: Difficult
4/100
Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking:
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Level: Difficult
5/100
Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking:
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Wallflower:
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Professional:
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Rich Girl:
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Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt:
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Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine - Tough, self-sufficient, self-thinking woman who will not conform just because she's told to by others or because society dictates it. A person who wishes to control her is barking up the wrong tree.
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Wallflower Heroine - Plain looking an overlooked by most but an extraordinary type of woman that excels at everything but small talk. Needs someone who can look beyond the surface and see her inner beauty.
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Professional Heroine - Sometimes mistaken as being a bitch for using her authority, but she just knows how to handle people and will not be pushed around. Needs someone not intimidated by her brain or her authority and can give as good as they take.
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Rich Girl Heroine - Rich and smart and a little spoiled, but has a good heart. Needs someone who'll appreciate her for her and not her money.
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Brainiac Heroine - Smarter than your average bear and willing to use that to her advantage. Needs someone that will not be intimidated by her brain and can hold their own.
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Spinster Heroine - Thought to be too old to ever marry, but possesses hidden passion and is too smart to settle for anything less than she deserves. She needs someone that has it all.
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Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt Heroine - Tough, self-sufficient, uncompromising and needs someone that won't change her and accepts her the way she is -faults & all.
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Minx/She-Devil Heroine - Mischievous, feisty, and self-thinking. Will give a person a run for their money and will be well worth it.
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Girl Next Door Heroine - She's pretty, smart, sweet, wholesome, but somewhat naïve. Most likely to fall for the boy next store.
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Paranormal Heroine - Strong, self-sufficient, and dangerous woman who won't put up with cr@p. Needs a person who can handle her and not be intimidated. Can be a witch, vampire, shape-shifter, etc.
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10/10
Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine: Dragon's Kiss-Tielle St. Claire 2/25
Wallflower Heroine: At the Bride Hunt Ball-Olivia Parker
Professional Heroine: Blackmailed Into The Italian's Bed 10/11
Rich Girl Heroine: Soul Deep-Lora Leigh 2/23
Brainiac Heroine: Seduce Me-Robyn Dehart
Spinster Heroine: The Dead Travel Fast-Deanna Raybourn
Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt Heroine: Faefever-Karen Marie Moning 3/5
Minx/She-Devil Heroine: :Ill Wind-Rachel Caine-(she's got a demon in her so seems appropriate)
Girl Next Door Heroine: Instant Temptation-Jill Shalvis
Paranormal Heroine:Into the Lair-Maya Banks

Congrats! I'm still working on mine, I think I overextended myself on challenges this year!
I think that's what one of my resolutions is going to be...ease up the reading challenges or none at all until I've finished ones that I'm already working on.


:) Yeah I'm committed for next year already, I'm starting two in January!

After I finish each category, I'll crown ♔ ~ The Ultimate Queen ~ . I'll re-read, if none can compare to a previously known queen.
90/90 + 1 - Done!
Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine: 9/9 - Done!
1. ✔ Turner's Woman, by Jenna Kernan ★★★★½ PB 2/5
2. ✔ The Smoke Thief, by Shana Abé ★★★★★ 4/10
3. ✔ I Do, I Do, I Do, by Maggie Osborne ★★★★½ PB 4/24
4. ✔ Strange Bedpersons, by Jennifer Crusie - re-read ★★★★☆ HC 5/27
5. ✔ Unexpected, by Lori Foster ★★★★½ PB 6/29
6. ✔ Love in the Afternoon ★★★★ ½ OD audio 6/30 (“re-read”)
7. ✔ The Girl Who Chased the Moon, by Sarah Addison Allen ★★★☆☆ OD audio 8/7
8. ✔ ~ The Ultimate Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine Queen: Lisbeth Salander ~
♔The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson ★★★★☆ OD audio 8/21.
Here is the link to my goodreads review .
9. ✔ The Texan's Touch, by Jodi Thomas ★★★★½ PB 9/12









Wallflower Heroine: 9/9
1. ✔ The Bachelor Tax , by Carolyn Davidson ★★★★☆ PB
2. ✔ The Promise of Jenny Jones, by Maggie Osborne ★★★★★ HC 3/16
3. ✔ He Loves Lucy, by Susan Donovan ★★★★☆ PB 4/1
4. ✔ Soulless, by Gail Carriger ★★★★½ PB 5/30
5. ✔ Crocodile on the Sandbank, by Elizabeth Peters ★★★★★ PB 7/6
6. ✔ Garden Spells, by Sarah Addison Allen ★★★★★ PB 4/7
7. ✔ Changeless, by Gail Carriger ★★★★✩ Adobe Digital 10/21
8. ✔ A Wallflower Christmas, by Lisa Kleypas ★★★½✩ OD audio 12/10
9. ✔ ~ The Ultimate Wallflower Heroine Queen: Louise Downe ~
♔Silver Lining, by Osborne, Maggie ★★★★★ Kindle 12/12; my GoodReads review









Professional Heroine: 9/9 - Done!
1. ✔ Sun Kissed, by Catherine Anderson (re-read) ★★★★☆ PB
2. ✔ Smooth Talking Stranger, by Lisa Kleypas (re-read) ★★★★★ HC 4/15
3. ✔ Across a Moonlit Sea, by Marsha Canham ★★★★★ PB 4/22
4. ✔ Welcome to Harmony, by Jodi Thomas ★★★★½ PB 6/1
5. ✔ Naked in Death, by J.D. Robb ★★★★★ OD audio 5/11
6. ✔ Immortal in Death, by J.D. Robb ★★★★½ OD audio 6/11
7. ✔ When You Dare, by Lori Foster ★★★★☆ PB 8/22
8. ✔ Hot Rocks, by Nora Roberts ★★★★✩ OD audio 8/23
9. ✔ ~ The Ultimate Professional Heroine Queen: Eve Dallas ~
♔ Glory in Death, by J.D. Robb ★★★★★ library CD to iPod 10/11









Rich Girl Heroine: 9/9 - Done!
1. ✔ ~ The Ultimate Rich Girl Heroine Queen: Haven Travis ~
♔ Blue-Eyed Devil, by Lisa Kleypas ★★★★★ 1/13 – re-read
2. ✔ First Lady, by Susan Elizabeth Phillips ★★★★½ Adobe Digital 4/7
3. ✔ Heiress For Hire, by Erin McCarthy ★★★★½ PB 4/26
4. ✔ The English Heiress, by Roberta Gellis – re-read ★★★★★
5. ✔ Redneck Cinderella, by Luann McLane ★★★★☆ PB 5/16 (Note: rags to riches!!)
6. ✔ The Unsung Hero, by Suzanne Brockmann ★★★★½ PB 5/16
7. ✔ Night in Eden, by Candice Proctor ★★★★★ PB 6/8 (Note: riches to rags!!)
8. ✔ Notorious Pleasures, by Elizabeth Hoyt ★★★★✩PB 9/15
9. ✔ Through a Dark Mist, by Marsha Canham ★★★★✩ PB 9/26









Brainiac Heroine: 9/9
1. ✔ Warrior, by Zoe Archer ★★★★★ 3/9
2. ✔ Dreaming of You, by Lisa Kleypas ★★★★★ PB 4/29
3. ✔ Just One Night, by Tielle St. Clare - re-read ★★★★ Adobe Digital novella 5/29
4. ✔ September Moon, by Candice Proctor ★★★½☆ PB 6/13
5. ✔ Thunder and Roses, by Mary Jo Putney ★★★★☆ PB 6/30
6. ✔ Die For Me, by Karen Rose ★★★★★ PB MyiLibrary audio 7/18
7. ✔ Inner Harbor, by Nora Roberts ★★★★☆OD audio 8/5
8. ✔ Borrower of the Night, by Elizabeth Peters ★★★½✩ MyiLibrary audio 8/9
9. ✔ ~ The Ultimate Brainiac Heroine Queen: Desdemona Carlisle ~
♔ As You Desire, by Connie Brockway ★★★★¼ Kindle 12/28; “buddy read









Spinster Heroine: 9/9 - Done!
1. ✔ Feels Like Home , by Maggie Shayne ★★★½☆ Adobe Digital 3/7
2. ✔ Rachel by Linda Lael Miller★★★★☆
3. ✔ Always a Scoundrel, by Suzanne Enoch★★★★ ☆ Kindle 3/30
4. ✔ ~ The Ultimate Spinster Heroine Queen: Bailee Moores ~
♔ The Texan's Wager (Wife Lottery, #1), by Jodi Thomas – ★★★★½ finished 4/12
5. ✔ The Trouble With Harry, by Katie MacAlister ★★★★☆ 5/7
6. ✔ The Forever Man, by Carolyn Davidson ★★★½ ☆ PB 5/18
7. ✔ Ravished, by Amanda Quick ★★★★½ OD audio 6/22
8. ✔ Unlocked, by Courtney Milan ★★★★½ ebook 9/12
9. ✔ Heartstrings and Diamond Rings, by Jane Graves ★★★★✩ PB 10/16









Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt Heroine: 9/9 - Done!
1. ✔ Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1), by Ilona Andrews ★★★★☆ MyiLibrary audio 4/2
2. ✔ Poison Study, by Maria V. Snyder ★★★★½ Kindle 4/23
3. ✔ Magic Study, by Maria V. Snyder ★★★★½ Kindle 5/9
4. ✔~ The Ultimate Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt Heroine: Katsa ~
♔ Graceling, by Kristin Cashore ★★★★½ HC 6/8 my GoodReads review
5. ✔ A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin★★★★★ PB 6/26
6. ✔ A Clash of Kings, by George R.R. Martin; ★★★★★ PB 7/21
7. ✔ Chasing Fire, by Nora Roberts ★★★★½ OD audio 7/25
8. ✔ Moon Called, by Patricia Briggs ★★★★✩ library/PB 10/15
9. ✔ At Grave's End, by Jeaniene Frost ★★★✩✩ OD audio 11/22









Minx/She-Devil Heroine: 9/9 - Done! NOTE: I lean toward "minx"; only #3 is a "she-devil" so far.
1. ✔ Scandal of the Year, by Laura Lee Guhrke ★★★★½ PB 2/7
2. ✔ Garters, by Pamela Morsi (re-read) ★★★★★ PB 3/14
3. ✔ Something About Emmaline, by Elizabeth Boyle (re-read) ★★★½☆ PB 3/14
4. ✔ Pleasure Unbound, by Larissa Ione ★★★★☆ Kindle 5/23
5. ✔ ~ The Ultimate Minx Heroine Queen: Lucy Waltham ~
♔Goddess of the Hunt, by Tessa Dare ★★★★½ PB 5/26
6. ✔ Caroline and the Raider, by Linda Lael Miller ★★★★½ PB 7/28
7. ✔ Last Night's Scandal, by Loretta Chase ★★★★½ PB 7/31
8. ✔ Texas Hold Him, by Lisa Cooke ★★★★✩Kindle 10/10
9. ✔ Danger's Kiss, by Sarah McKerrigan ★★★★✩ PB 10/22









Girl Next Door Heroine: 9/9 – Done!
1. ✔ The Wedding Promise, by Carolyn Davidson ★★★★★ PB 1/11
2. ✔ Tallie's Knight, by Anne Gracie ★★★★★ PB 1/12
3. ✔ More Than a Mistress, by Mary Balogh - re-read ★★★★★ PB 1/17
4. ✔ Led Astray, by Sandra Brown (re-read) ★★★☆☆ PB 3/16
5. ✔ Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor, by Lisa Kleypas ★★★★★ HC 4/12
6. ✔ Fangs for the Memories, by Kathy Love ★★★½☆ PB 2/15
7. ✔ Surrender, by Pamela Clare ★★★★★ & a WOW! PB 5/13
8. ✔ The Midwife, by Carolyn Davidson ★★★★½ PB 5/21
9. ✔ ~ The Ultimate Girl Next Door Heroine Queen: Liberty Jones ~
♔ Sugar Daddy, by Lisa Kleypas ("re-read") ★★★★★ OD audio 8/6.
Here is the link to my goodreads review .









Paranormal Heroine: 9/9
1. ✔ A Hunger Like No Other, by Kresley Cole - re-read ★★★★★PB 4/7
2. ✔ Halfway to the Grave, by Jeaniene Frost ★★★★★ OD-audio 5/8
3. ✔ One Foot in the Grave, by Jeaniene Frost ★★★★½ OD audio 6/6
4. ✔ Demon from the Dark, by Kresley Cole ★★★★☆ PB 7/11
5. ✔ Dragon Bound, by Thea Harrison ★★★★★ PB 7/22
6. ✔ Storm's Heart, by Thea Harrison ★★★★☆ PB 8/5
7. ✔ Cry Wolf, by Patricia Briggs ★★★★½ Nook for PC 8/16
8. ✔ Angels' Blood, by Nalini Singh ★★★★☆ library ebook/AD 8/23
9. ✔ ~ The Ultimate Paranormal Heroine Queen: Anna Latham ~
♔ Hunting Ground, by Patricia Briggs ★★★★★ PC for Nook 8/27









Additional:
Fish Out of Water
1. ✔ Heartbreak Creek, by Kaki Warner ★★★★½ PB 8/11


After I finish each category, I'll crown ♔ ~ The Ultimate Queen ~ . I'll re-read, if none can compare to a previously known queen.
90/90 + 1 - Done!
Outsider/Rebel/..."
Wow! Great job Lisa Kay!

I'll be doing the easy level.
The Heroine Challenge
Start Date: February 1, 2012
End Date: February 1, 2013
Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine -
Wallflower Heroine -
Professional Heroine -
Rich Girl Heroine -
Brainiac Heroine -
Spinster Heroine -
Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt Heroine -
Minx/She-Devil Heroine -
Girl Next Door Heroine -
Paranormal Heroine -

The Heroine Challenge
Start Date: 5 April 2012
End Date: TBD
Progress: 2/10
Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine - Tris Prior - Divergent by Veronica Roth
Wallflower Heroine -
Professional Heroine -
Rich Girl Heroine -
Brainiac Heroine - Flavia de Luce - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Spinster Heroine -
Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt Heroine -
Minx/She-Devil Heroine -
Girl Next Door Heroine -
Paranormal Heroine -

Wildflower Heroine:
Professional Heroine: New York to Dallas, jd robb
Rich Girl Heroine: Clockwork Prince, cassandra clare
Brainiac Heroine:
Spinster Heroine: Water for Elephants, sara gruen
Woman Warrior~Kick Butt Heroine: Divergent, Veronica Roth Read 10.08
Minx~She-Devil Heroine: First Grave on the Right, darynda jones Read 02.24.2013
Girl Next Door Heroine: Forever, maggie stiefvater
Paranormal Heroine: The Iron Daughter, julie kagawa


Start Date: April 23, 2012
End Date: ?
Level: Easy - 1 - 3 books for every type of heroine.
Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine:
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Wallflower Heroine:
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Professional Heroine:
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Rich Girl Heroine:
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Brainiac Heroine:
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Spinster Heroine:
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Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt Heroine:
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Minx/She-Devil Heroine:
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Girl Next Door Heroine:
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Paranormal Heroine:
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Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine:
1. Cora from Grave Consequences

Wallflower Heroine:
Professional Heroine:
1. Melanie from Trouble in Store
2. Cathy from If There Be Thorns


Rich Girl Heroine:
1. Violet from Hill Country Cattleman
2. Amelia from The Heiress of Winterwood
3. Celine from Moonlight Masquerade



Brainiac Heroine:
1. Cleopatra from Cleopatra: A Life

Spinster Heroine:
1. Ruth from Calico Brides
2. Rosemary from When the Heart Heals


Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt Heroine:
Minx/She-Devil Heroine:
1. Cathy from Petals on the Wind

Girl Next Door Heroine:
1. Cassia from Matched
2. Cathy from Flowers in the Attic


Paranormal Heroine:
1. Sookie from Dead Ever After

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