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2011 March Monthly Reading Challenge: Participants' Lists Thread

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Lindy here is a link to her profile which shows you her bookshelves.
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And here is the link to the Birthday List. You just scroll to the month of the challenge (i.e. March) and pick one of the names that matches your birthday.

(Geography gets me every time...)
March -
Birthday - Happy Birthday Lucy!
Geography -
Third Month -
March Off to War -
Mardi Gras -
St. Patrick's Day -
Doctor's Day -
Of Shelves and Lists -
Reader's Choice -
-OddBookOut

1/10 Completed
1. M - Magic Bites
2. Happy Birthday Morgan - Lover Enshrined
3. Sth Carolina - Host: A Rogue Mage Novel - Faith Hunter
4. Third Book - Keeping Paige
5. War -
6. Mardi Gras - Dark Needs at Night's Edge
7. St Pats - Devil's Cub
8. Doctor - Dark Embers
9. Contemp Rom - The Corset Diaries
10. Choice - Unholy Magic


Just remember I get to stop earlier as well :)
i am definetely in, probably for 5, i hope i make it to 8 though. (: will post the list when i complete the challenge. ^^
good luck everybody with the reading! (:
good luck everybody with the reading! (:

0/10 Completed
1. March: Read a book which title or authors name starts with “M”.
1 Queen of Babble in the Big City #2 2007 Meg Cabot
2. Birthday:
Anna
2 The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold
3. Geography: author, setting or character is from South Carolina.
3 Gunpowder Green #2 2002 Laura Childs
4. Third Month: third in a series, or has three words in the title.
4 Belong to Me Marisa de los Santos
5. March Off to War: war, the military or has a military character.
5 The Hostage: A Presidential Agent Novel
6. Mardi Gras: is set in New Orleans/Louisiana
6 Shiver Unabridged Lisa Jackson
7. St.Patrick's Day: related to Ireland (plot, cover, character, etc).
7 Jewels of the Sun (1999) #1 Nora Roberts
8. Doctor's Day: medical theme (plot, cover, setting) or a Dr. McDreamy char
8 Rules of Vengeance Unab Christopher Reich
9. Of Shelves and Lists: Read a book first 10 pages of the contemporary romance
9 Sea Swept (Chesapeake Bay Saga #1) Nora Roberts
10. Reader's Choice
10 Night Fire (Night Trilogy, #1) Catherine Coulter

2. HAPPY BIRTHDAY POOJA! - Frostbite - Richelle Mead
3. GEOGRAPHY - Hot Blooded - Anthology
4. 3RD IN SERIES - Shadow Kiss - Richelle Mead
5. WAR - Heat Seeker - Lora Leigh
6. MARDI GRAS - Riding The Storm - Sydney Croft
7. ST.PATRICK'S DAY -
8. DOCTOR'S DAY - Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Jennifer Rardin
9. OF SHELVES & LISTS - Maverick - Lora Leigh
10. MY CHOICE -


1/10 COMPLETED
1. March: Read a book which title name starts with “M”-Mistress by Mistake
2.Happy Birthday ExoticRogue!-The Nymph King
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from South Carolina.
4. Third Month: Darkness Within
5. March Off to War: The Pursuit of Pleasure
6. Mardi Gras: My Christmas Wish
7.
8. Doctor's Day:Just Right
9. Of Shelves and Lists:Once a Cowboy
10. Reader's Choice










0/10
1. M:
2. Birthday:
3. South Carolina.
4. 3.
5. Military.
6. Mardi Gras:
7. St.Patrick's Day:
8. Doctor
9. Contemps
10. Reader's Choice

2. Birthday: Happy Birthday BJ Rose Dead to the World
3. Geography: Carolina Moon
4. Third Month: Slave to Sensation
5. March Off to War: Goddess of the Sea
6. Mardi Gras: Masquerade
7. St.Patrick's Day: Darkfever
8. Doctor's Day: Mistress of the Art of Death
9. Of Shelves and Lists: The Hollow
10. Reader's Choice: Twenties Girl











2011 March Monthly Reading Challenge
Duration: March 1 - March 31
0/5 completed
1. March: Read a book which title or authors name starts with “M”.
2. Birthday: Read a book from a March B-day celebrant’s GR bookshelf whose “day” falls on the same “day” as yours. If no one has the exact same day, then go for the closest date.
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from South Carolina.
4. Third Month: Read a book that is third in a series, or has three words in the title.
5. March Off to War: Read a book about war, the military or has a military character.
6. Mardi Gras: Read a book that is set in New Orleans/Louisiana, has a colorful cover (at least 3 colors) or shows a party mask.
7. St.Patrick's Day: Read a book that has a predominantly green cover or has anything related to Ireland (plot, cover, character, etc).
8. Doctor's Day: Read a book with a medical theme (plot, cover, setting) to it or a Dr. McDreamy character.
9. Of Shelves and Lists: Read a book from the first 10 pages of the contemporary romance shelf.
10. Reader's Choice:

March Monthly Challenge
1/10 completed
1. March: The Host by Stephenie Meyers
2. Birthday: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Happy Birthday Nance!)
3. Geography: Tongue in Chic by Christina Dodd
4. Third Month: The Marriage Contract by Cathy Maxwell
5. March Off to War: Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
6. Mardi Gras/Colorful Cover: Garden Spells
8. Doctor's Day: Afterglow by Catherine Coulter
9. Of Shelves and Lists: Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl
10. Reader's Choice: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky











2/10 Completed
1. M -
2. Happy Birthday Morgan - Lover Enshrined
3. Sth Carolina - Host: A Rogue Mage Novel - Faith Hunter
4. Third Book - Keeping Paige
5. War -
6. Mardi Gras - Dark Needs at Night's Edge
7. St Pats - Devil's Cub
8. Doctor - Dark Embers
9. Contemp Rom - The Corset Diaries
10. Choice - Unholy Magic



1. Starts with M: (The) Masked Heiress by Vannesa Gray
2. Birthday (Joyce): Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks
3. South Carolina: Honey Moon by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
4. Third in Series: Iron Crowned by Richelle Mead
5. Military: Wild Man Creek by Robyn Carr
6. Colorful Cover: Simply Irresistible by Rachel Gibson
7. Green Cover: Passion by Lisa Valdez
9. Contemporary: The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton
10. My Choice: Pale Demon by Kim Harrison











1. March: My Immortal Highlander by Hannah Howell.
2. Birthday: Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward. Happy Birthday Dee!!
3. Geography: The Forever Kiss by Angela Knight.
4. Third Month: The Wedding Trap: A Novel by Tracy Anne Warren.
5. March Off to War: Dangerous Games by Lora Leigh.
6. Mardi Gras: Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon.
7. St.Patrick's Day: By Love Undone by Suzanne Enoch.
8. Doctor's Day: Houston, We Have A Problem by Erin McCarthy.
10. Reader's Choice: Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich.

If my internet connection cooperates tonight, I will try to compile a particapant list like Yz ususally does - wish me luck :)

1. M:
2. Birthday:
3. South Carolina.
4. 3. All Jacked Up - Lorelei James
5. Military.
6. Mardi Gras:
7. St.Patrick's Day:
8. Doctor
9. Contemps
10. Reader's Choice


1. Starts with M- Medeiros,Teresa- Goodnight,Tweetheart
2. Birthday- (Alexis)- Manhunting- Jennifer Crusie
3. S.Carolina- We Interrupt This Date- L.C. Evans (set in S. Carolina- .99 on kindle) or Vampire's Ball by Angela Knight (in Hot for the Holidays anthology)
4. 3rd in series or 3 words- Here Kitty,Kitty- Shelley Laurenstein
5. War/Military- Two to Love-Sophie Oak (cops at war with biker gang)
6. Colorful Cover- It's All Relative- 3/2
7. Green Cover- Love is Blind- Lynsay Sands
8. Medical Theme- Cindy's Doctor Charming- Teresa Southwick
9. Contemporary on 1st 10 pages of shelf- Her Best Friend- Sarah Mayberry
10. My Choice- First Step to Forever- 3/1












Duration: March 1 - March 31
1/5 completed
1. March: J.B. McDonald's Treasure Hunting
2. Birthday: Read a book from a March B-day celebrant’s GR bookshelf whose “day” falls on the same “day” as yours. If no one has the exact same day, then go for the closest date.
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from South Carolina.
4. Third Month: Read a book that is third in a series, or has three words in the title.
5. March Off to War: Read a book about war, the military or has a military character.
6. Mardi Gras: Read a book that is set in New Orleans/Louisiana, has a colorful cover (at least 3 colors) or shows a party mask.
7. St.Patrick's Day: Read a book that has a predominantly green cover or has anything related to Ireland (plot, cover, character, etc).
8. Doctor's Day: Read a book with a medical theme (plot, cover, setting) to it or a Dr. McDreamy character.
9. Of Shelves and Lists: Read a book from the first 10 pages of the contemporary romance shelf.
√ 10. Reader's Choice: The Blonde Bomb Tech by Lara Santiago == 03/02


Yes! And I'm feeling slack and left behind 'cos I still have two books to finish before I can start on my March challenges!! *sigh*

1. M for March: The Mane Event by Shelley Laurenston
3. Geography - South Carolina: Master of Wolves by Angela Knight
4. Third Month: Witch Baby by Francesca Lia Block
5. March Off to War: Elizabeth's Wolf by Lora Leigh
6. Mardi Gras: Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
7. St. Patrick's Day: Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb
8. Doctor's Day: Wild Thing by Maggie Shayne
9. Contemporary Romance Shelf: Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz or Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr
10. Reader's Choice: The Accidental Vampire by Lynsay Sands












1/8 Completed
1. M Book: Demon Moon by Meljean Brook
2. Happy Birthday Joyce! : Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
4. Three's Suck:
5. I Declare War!: Iron Crowned by Richelle Mead
6. Let Your Freak Flag Fly: Soulless by Gail Carriger
8. They Call Me Dr. Love: Stolen Fury by Elisabeth Naughton
9. Contemporary Romance: The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton
10. Reader's Choice: Skin Game by Ava Gray









1. Starts with M: Gunnar's Game by Marie Harte
3. South Carolina: Heartthrob
4. Third Month: Born of Ice
5. March Off to War: Julian's Jeopardy
7. St.Patrick's Day: Labor Day
8. Doctor's Day: Lover Unbound started reread 3/2
9. Contemporary: Sea Swept
10. Reader's Choice

2/8
1. Title or Author 'M': Madeline Hunter: By Possession
√ 2. BD:Same Day: Amanda - Open Season by Linda Howard - 3.01.11
3. Geography: South Carolina: Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs
4. 3rd in series/3-word title: Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts
√ 5. War/Military Character: The Untamed Bride by Stephanie Laurens - 3.02.11
6. Mardi Gras: SKIP
7. St. Patrick's Day: Tail Spin by Catherine Coulter - green cover
8. Doctor's Day: SKIP
9. Of Shelves & Lists: Hard Evidence by Pamela Clare (page 5)
10. Reader's Choice: TBD

0/8 completed
1. March - A Mutual Favor by Ann Jacobs
2. Birthday (Morgan) - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
3. Geography (South Carolina) - Kiss of a Traitor by Cat Lindler
4. Third Month - The Bleeding Dusk by Colleen Gleason
5. St.Patrick's Day - A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn
6. Doctor's Day - Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
7. Of Shelves and Lists (contemporary romance) - Virgin River by Robyn Carr
8. Reader's Choice - Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson









1/5 done
1. M-Book: Mistress of Mellyn by Victoria Holt
4. Third Month: Born in Shame by Nora Roberts
7. St. Patricks Day: Born in Ice by Nora Roberts
9. Shelves and Lists: Born in Fire by Nora Roberts
10. Reader's Choice: The Aristocrat by Catherine Coulter 3/2/11






Progress: 10/10
Yay! I'm done. Finally!
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1/7
1. March: Moon Burning Lucy Monroe
2. Birthday: River Marked Patricia Briggs (Happy BD Joyce)
4. Third Month: Green Eyed Demon Jaye Wells
6. Mardi Gras: Real Vampires Have More to Love Gerry Bartlett
9. Of Shelves and Lists: Key of Knowledge Nora Roberts
10. Reader's Choice Pale Demon Kim Harrison






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1. March: Moonlight Road by Robyn Carr
7. St.Patrick's Day: The Chief by Monica McCarty
9. Of Shelves and Lists: Remember When by Judith McNaught
10. Reader's Choice: Tempting the Marquess: A Weston Novel by Sara Lindsey






2/10 completed
2. Birthday: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Happy Birthday Nance!)
3. Geography: Tongue in Chic by Christina Dodd
4. Third Month: The Marriage Contract by Cathy Maxwell
5. March Off to War: Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
6. Mardi Gras/Colorful Cover: Garden Spells
8. Doctor's Day: Afterglow by Catherine Coulter
9. Of Shelves and Lists: Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl
10. Reader's Choice: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky











1. March: My Immortal Highlander by Hannah Howell.
2. Birthday: Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward. Happy Birthday Dee!!
3. Geography: The Forever Kiss by Angela Knight.
5. March Off to War: Dangerous Games by Lora Leigh.
6. Mardi Gras: Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon.
8. Doctor's Day: Houston, We Have A Problem by Erin McCarthy.
10. Reader's Choice: Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich.

1. M for March: The Mane Event by Shelley Laurenston
3. Geography - South Carolina: Master of Wolves by Angela Knight
4. Third Month: Witch Baby by Francesca Lia Block
5. March Off to War: Elizabeth's Wolf by Lora Leigh
6. Mardi Gras: Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
7. St. Patrick's Day: Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb
9. Contemporary Romance Shelf: Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz or Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr
10. Reader's Choice: The Accidental Vampire by Lynsay Sands











Also Read:


March 1 - 31, 2011
Completed: 2/10
1. "M" title or author for March
Midnight Crystal, Jayne Castle, 3-1-11
2. Happy Birthday BJ Rose
Garden Spells, Sarah Addison Allen
3. South Carolina
Death on Demand, Carolyn Hart
4. Third Month -- third in series, three word title
Night's Cold Kiss, Tracey O'Hara, 3-3-11
5. March Off to War -- war setting, military, military character
TBD
6. Mardi Gras -- New Orleans/Louisiana setting, has a colorful cover (at least 3 colors) or shows a party mask
Mercy Blade, Faith Hunter
7. St.Patrick's Day -- green cover, anything related to Ireland
Cast in Chaos, Michelle Sagara West,
8. Doctor's Day -- medical theme, Dr. McDreamy character
Sin Undone, Larissa Ione
9. Contemporary Romance Shelf
The Darkest Hour, Maya Banks
10. Reader's Choice
TBD



1. March: Marked by Elisabeth Naughton
2. Birthday: Accidently Yours by Susan Mallery (Alexis Roark)
3. Geography: The Ultimate Romantic Challenge by Katherine Garbera
5. March Off to War: Sealed with a Kiss by Mary Margaret Daughtridge
6. Mardi Gras: Fall Fury by Jaci Burton
8. Doctor's Day: Just One of the Guys by Kristen Higgins
9. Of Shelves and Lists: Double Play by Jill Shalvis









March is here! Hooray!
1. March:
2. Birthday:
3. Geography:
4. Third Month:
5. March Off to War:
6. "Show me your boobs and I'll give you cheap plastic beads!" In New Orleans this is perfectly acceptable. In small town Ohio this offer is generally frowned upon. Good thing I read a book based in the former and not the latter. - Be My Baby by Susan Andersen ** 1/2 (3/3)
7. St.Patrick's Day:
8. Doctor's Day:
9. Of Shelves and Lists:
10. Reader's Choice



Begins with M:Mockingjay
Diane's birthday:Catching Fire
South Carolina:Tongue In Chic
Third book in series:Unleashed
Military character:Yours Until Dawn
Colorful cover:Me, Myself, and Why?
Green cover:Devil of the Highlands
Medical theme:Banner O'Brien
Goodreads contemporary romance shelf:Trouble in High Heels
*The Hunger Games definitely lives up to the hype!*

2011 RRRC March Monthly Challenge
1/ READ
1. M is for: Morgan Hawke's Fallen Star
2. Happy B-Day, Joyce (3/25): Dark Time by Dakota Banks
4. Third in Series: Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
5. ♫♪ Oh I Marched to the Battle...: Twice Tempted by a Rogue by Tessa Dare - 3/4 ★★★
6. ...of New Orleans ♫♪: When a Man Loves a Weapon by Toni McGee Causey
7. Wearing of the Green: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
9. Modern Love: Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James
10. A Treat For Me:


Begins with M:Mockingjay
Diane's birthday:Catching Fire
South Carolina:Tongue In Chic
Third book in series:Unleashed..."
definitely tell us what you think of Catching Fire and Mockingjay. First book is so good! For me, the other two fell a little flat.

3/10 completed
2. Happy Birthday Nance!: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
3. Geography: Tongue in Chic by Christina Dodd
5. March Off to War: Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
6. Mardi Gras/Colorful Cover: Garden Spells
8. Doctor's Day: Afterglow by Catherine Coulter
9. Of Shelves and Lists: Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl
10. Reader's Choice: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky











1. March: My Immortal Highlander by Hannah Howell.
3. Geography: The Ultimate Romantic Challenge by Katherine Garbera.
5. March Off to War: Dangerous Games by Lora Leigh.
6. Mardi Gras: Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon.
8. Doctor's Day: Houston, We Have A Problem by Erin McCarthy.
10. Reader's Choice: Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich.

2. HAPPY BIRTHDAY POOJA! - Frostbite - Richelle Mead
3. GEOGRAPHY - Hot Blooded - Anthology
4. 3RD IN SERIES - Shadow Kiss - Richelle Mead
5. WAR - Heat Seeker - Lora Leigh
6. MARDI GRAS - Riding The Storm - Sydney Croft
7. ST.PATRICK'S DAY -
8. DOCTOR'S DAY - Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Jennifer Rardin
9. OF SHELVES & LISTS - Maverick - Lora Leigh
10. MY CHOICE -



1. Starts with M- Medeiros,Teresa- Goodnight,Tweetheart
2. Birthday- (Alexis)- Manhunting- Jennifer Crusie
3. S.Carolina- We Interrupt This Date- L.C. Evans (set in S. Carolina- .99 on kindle) or Vampire's Ball by Angela Knight (in Hot for the Holidays anthology)
4. 3rd in series or 3 words- Here Kitty,Kitty- Shelley Laurenstein
5. War/Military- Two to Love-Sophie Oak (cops at war with biker gang)
6. Colorful Cover- It's All Relative- 3/2
7. Green Cover- Love is Blind- Lynsay Sands
8. Medical Theme- Cindy's Doctor Charming- Teresa Southwick
9. Contemporary on 1st 10 pages of shelf- The Guy Next Door- Lori Foster 3/4 (page 10)
10. My Choice- First Step to Forever- 3/1












2/10 Read
M for March: Midnight Crystal by Jayne Castle
Happy B-day Christel!:
South Carolina: When Harry Met Molly by Kieran Kramer
Third Month: Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong
March off to War: Never Seduce a Scoundrel by Sabrina Jeffries
Mardi Gras: Night Game by Christine Feehan
St. Patrick's Day: Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning
Dr's Day: Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas
Lists & Shelves: Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas
My Choice:
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You mentioned in an earlier post that your birthday is June 14th. In the March list there is only one name listed under # 14. It's niquae."
For private profiles, choose another with a date close by as in the 12th or the 14th if you're birthday is on the 13th.