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2011 Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV Edition. Categories are based on popular Classic TV shows. DURATION: March 1 - May 31, 2011
Completed: 20/20
Finished 4/14/11
Welcome Back Kotter: -
Laverne & Shirley: -
Happy Days: -
WKRP in Cincinatti: -
Gilligan's Island: -
One Day at a Time: -
Dallas: -
MASH: -
Hawaii 5-0: -
E.R.: -
Green Acres: -
I Love Lucy!: -
The Brady Bunch: -
Star Trek: -
The A-Team: -
BONUS:
Early Edition: Newspaper and/or reporter -
Dark Shadows: Vampire or other paranormal -
The Fugitive: Escaped convict -
Streets of San Francisco: Set in San Francisco -
Courtship of Eddie's Father: Single Dad -
SERIAL READER CHALLENGE - Done!!!Duration: Feb 1, 2011 - Jan 31, 2012 (1 year)
Completed: 30/30
1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):
Take 5 series, read:
5 books from 1st series (of your choice) - Rough Riders
4 from 2nd - Night Huntress
3 from 3rd - Virgin River
2 from 4th - Navy SEALs
1 from the last one - Play by Play
2) Una-book-bomber (5 books):
chick-lit:
romance:
mystery:
pnr/urban-fantasy/fantasy/sci-fi:
young adult:
3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book):
4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book)
5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book):
6) The Book Strangler (1+ books) - Kelly Group International
7) 3rd Degree (3 books): Key Trilogy
BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book):
Completed:
2011 Featured Author Challenge: January: Charlaine Harris Dead Until Dark 1/23/11
February: Julie Garwood Honor's Splendour 2/13/11
March: Catherine Coulter Born To Be Wild 3/13/11
April Debbie Macomber 4/6/11
May Iris Johansen5/4/11
June Lynsay Sands 6/15/11
July Linda Lael Miller 7/19/11
August Lori Foster 8/8/11
September P.C. Cast 9/8/11
October Richelle Mead 10/2/11
November Sandra Brown 11/12/11
December Diana Palmer 12/13/11
2011 April Monthly Challenge - Finished 4/14/11Completed: 10/10
1. April:
2. Birthday: Happy Birthday, Ladykati!
3. Geography:
4. Fourth Month:
5. The Royal Wedding:
6. April Fool's Day:
7. Find-A-Rainbow Day:
8. Taxes are due in US (15 April):
9. Pets Are Wonderful month:
10. Reader's Choice:
2011 April Pick it for Me Challenge - Selections made by ShirleyFriends : The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
Collins, Suzanne
Romance : The Christmas Lamp: A Novella Copeland, Lori
Intense : Outlander (Outlander, #1) Gabaldon, Diana
Emotions : The Shop on Blossom Street(Blossom Street, #1) Macomber, Debbie
New : Tea is for Terror (The Claire Gulliver Mysteries) #1 Gayle Wigglesworth Kindle
Don’t forget : Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove Series Macomber, Debbie 16 Lighthouse Road
Support : Summer At Willow Lake(Lakeshore Chronicles, #1) Wiggs, Susan
Bonus : Vision in White Bride Quartet #1 Nora Roberts
Picked to read:
by Suzanne Collins 4/4/11
by Debbie Macomber 4/6/11
2011 May Monthly Challenge Completed: 6/10
1.1 M is for May:
2.2 Birthday:
3.1 Geography: Glutton For Pleasure
4.2 Cinco de Mayo: Crazy Love
5.3 Mother May I: Wicked Ties
6.3 "Mayday mayday mayday! We're going down!":
7.1 April showers bring May flowers (and what do Mayflowers bring? Pilgrims!):
8.3 Maybe if things had been different... Maybe things will change in the future.... The world is full of maybes, might bes, and might have beens: Out of Time
9.1 Friday the 13th!:
10 Reader's Choice:
To be read:
Read:
2011 June Monthly Challenge9/10 Completed
1. Repeat Repeat:
2. Happy Birthday Ai:
3. Geography:
4. U.F.O Day:
5. Best Friends:
6. Summer Solstice:
7. Graduation Month:
8. Old Maid's Day:
9. Yummy Yummy:
10. Reader's Choice:
Completed:
I Need a Vacation Challenge!Duration: June 1, 2011 through August 31, 2011
10/10 Completed!
1. Island Hopping:
2. Road Trip with the Kids:
3. Ski Trip:
4. Tourist Trap:
5. Camping Out:
6. Amusement Park:
7. Vegas Baby! (Rolled 6 and 1):
8. Cruise Ship:
9. Relaxing Day at Home: Read a book by your favorite author!
10. Romantic Getaway:
Completed:
As much as I don't need another challenge fueling my obsession, this is just too good to pass up - I'm in!RRRC's 2nd Reading Tournament: The Name Game
Duration: May 1, 2011 - October 31, 2011
Final Totals
Girl's Names: 60/100 Complete
Boy's Names: 76/100 Complete
Updated: 11/1/11
Girls' Names
Aaliyah, Abby, Abigail, Addison,
Boys' Names
Books Read:
Chasing the Night 5/4/11 Girls: Katherine (Catherine), Natalie Boys: Alex
Lie with Me 5/8/11 Girls: Riley Boys: Cameron, Gabriel
Sh*t My Dad Says 5/8/11 Boys: Justin, Sam
Promise Canyon 5/13/11 Girls: Lily (Lilly), Paige Boys: Aiden, Nathaniel
Second Time Lucky 5/20/11 Girls: Annabelle, Mia Boys: David
Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord 5/24/11 Girls: Isabelle Boys: James, Nicholas
Up Close and Dangerous 5/25/11 Girls: Bailey Boys: Logan
Love Only Once 5/30/11 Girls: Ellie Boys: Anthony, Jason
Out of Time 6/1/11 Girls: Elizabeth Boys: Charlie, Sebastian
The Chase 6/3/11 Girls: Kendall, Sarah(Sara) Boys: Evan, Ryder
Wild Man Creek 6/5/11 Boys: Colin, Jack, Luke, Noah
The Beast in Him 6/7/11 Boys: Robert
Angels' Blood 6/8/11 Boys: Elijah
Simply Irresistible 6/14/11 Girls: Chloe, Madelyn (Madeline) Boys: Jackson
Magic Bites 6/16/11 Girls: Anna
Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart 6/18/11 Girls: Juliana
Caught Running 6/19/11 Boys: Brandon, Jake, Jonathan
Hot in Here 6/21/11 Girls: Emily, Gabriella Boys: Bryce
Secrets of a Summer Night 6/25/11 Girls: Lillian, Olivia Boys: William
Gentle Rogue 6/28/11 Girls: Reagan (Regan) Boys: Ian, Thomas
Time to Run 7/10/11 Girls: Hannah Boys: Chase
Deeper Than Midnight 7/13/11 Girls: Savannah Boys: Hunter
One Night of Sin 7/15/11 Girls: Eva Boys: Alexander
How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf 7/17/11 Girls: Gracie Boys: Cooper, Eli, John (Buzz)
The Present 7/18/11 Girls: Maria, Molly Boys: Christopher
Logan 7/19/11 Girls: Brianna (Briana) Boys: Dylan, Joshua, Tyler
A Loving Scoundrel 7/22/11 Girls: Claire Boys: Andrew
Holding Out for a Hero series #1-4 by Shelli Stevens 7/25/11 Girls: Megan Boys: Ryan
Sweet Surrender 7/26/11 Boys: Connor, Grayson, Micah, Nathan
You Slay Me 7/26/11 Girls: Ashlyn (Aisling)
Practice Makes Perfect 7/29/11 Girls: Alexandra, Evelyn, Peyton (Payton)
No Choice But Seduction 7/31/11 Girls: Grace
Smokin' Seventeen 8/1/11 Girls: Bella Boys: Joseph
First Drop of Crimson 8/1/11 Girls: Emma Boys: Oliver
When You Dare 8/8/11 Boys: Adrian
That Perfect Someone 8/10/11 Girls: Julia
She's Got It Bad8/13/11 Girls: Zoe Boys: Liam
All Jacked Up 8/16/11 Boys: Carson, Carter
Chasing Fire 8/18/11 Girls: Ella Boys: Lucas, Matthew, Michael
Blue Dahlia 8/19/11 Girls: Hailey (Hayley), Stella Boys: Gavin
The Darkness Beyond 8/21/11 Boys: Blake
Black Rose 8/22/11 Girls: Amelia Boys: Austin, Mason
Garden Spells 8/23/11 Girls: Sydney Boys: Henry
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress 8/25/11 Girls: Ava Boys: Aaron, Caleb
Jacob 9/2/11 Girls: Isabella Boys: Jacob
Moon Called 9/3/11 Boys: Adam, Samuel
Eternal Kiss of Darkness 9/8/11 Girls: Keira (Kira)
Quicksilver 9/14/11 Girls: Adriana, Charlotte Boys: Owen
Changing the Game 9/16/11 Girls: Victoria
Double Play 9/18/11 Girls: Samantha
New York to Dallas 9/23/11 Boys: Isaac
Raising Kane 9/30/11 Boys: Colton, Hayden
No Turning Back (Suspense Series, #3) 10/8/11 Girls: Nevaeh (Neveah)
Cowgirls Don't Cry 10/14/11 Boys: Landon
Canyons of Night 10/17/11 Boys: Devin
The Defiant Hero 10/18/11 Girls: Alyssa Boys: Daniel, Max
Curveball 10/20/11 Girls: Sophie
Kiss Me If You Can 10/26/11 Girls: Alexis
Animal Magnetism 10/29/11 Girls: Lyla (Lylah) Boys: Brady
Sea Swept 10/29/11 Boys: Ethan
Rising Tides 10/31/11 Girls: Aubrey
Men Out of Uniform: Three Novellas of Erotic Surrender 10/31/11 Girls: Layla, Sophia
2011 July Monthly Challenge!10/10 Completed!
1. J is for July:
2. Happy Birthday Emmaline!
3. Geography:
4. USA Independence Day (July 4):
5. Bastille Day (July 14):
6. Life's a Beach:
7. Parents' Day (July 24):
8. I Forgot Day (July 2):
9. International Joke Day (July 1):
10. Reader's Choice:
Completed:
Also Read:
RRRC Cocktails ChallengeDuration: July 15, 2011 - June 30, 2012
Intoxication Level: Schwasted
Completed: 25/25
A book selected by location:
Wine of choice (Columbia Valley AVA, Washington State) ~
Mojito ~
Tennessee Cowboy ~
Tequila Sunrise ~ skip
Rob Roy ~
Manhattan ~
Long Island Ice Tea ~
Bay Breeze ~
Rusty Nail ~
Rum Runner ~
Jägerbomb ~
White Russian ~
Mint Julep ~
A book by theme:
Bloody Mary ~
Virgin Bloody Mary (for the teetotalers) ~
Cosmo (ala Sex in the City) ~
Martini (shaken not stirred) ~
Sex on the Beach ~
Salty Dog ~
7&7 ~
Lemon Drop ~
Snakebite ~
Kamikaze ~
Zombie ~
Flaming Lamborghini ~
Bonus themes:
Harvey Wallbanger ~
Completed:
2011 August Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed!
1. "A" is for August:
2. Happy Birthday Fran!:
3. Geography:
4. Kiss and Make up Day:
5. National Thriftshop Day:
6. Frankenstein Day:
7. Lazy Day:
8. Back to School:
9. Romance Awareness Month:
10. Reader's Choice:
Completed:
SERIAL READER CHALLENGEDuration: July 15, 2011 - June 14, 2012 (1 year)
Completed: 30/30
1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):
Take 5 series, read:
5 books from 1st series (of your choice) - Malory Family
The Present 7/18/11
A Loving Scoundrel 7/22/11
Captive of My Desires 7/28/11
No Choice But Seduction 7/31/11
That Perfect Someone 8/10/11
4 from 2nd - Rough Riders
Shoulda Been a Cowboy 7/30/11
All Jacked Up 8/16/11
Raising Kane 9/30/11
Cowgirls Don't Cry 10/14/11
3 from 3rd - Sweet
Sweet Surrender 7/26/11
Sweet Persuasion 8/6/11
Sweet Seduction 11/19/11
2 from 4th - Paladins
Bound by Darkness 7/23/11
The Darkness Beyond 8/21/11
1 from the last one - Montana Creeds
Logan 7/19/11
2) Una-book-bomber (5 books):
chick-lit: Stephanie Plum Smokin' Seventeen 8/1/11
romance: Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor When You Dare 8/8/11
mystery: Deadly Fear 9/27/11
pnr/urban-fantasy/fantasy/sci-fi: Aisling Grey You Slay Me 7/26/11
young adult: Perfect Chemistry Perfect Chemistry 8/11/11
3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book): Suspense Out Of Her League 8/4/11
4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book): Boys of Summer Curveball 10/20/11
5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book): Naked Werewolf How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf 7/18/11
6) The Book Strangler (1+ books): Cut & Run
Cut & Run 8/14/11
Sticks & Stones 8/28/11
Fish & Chips 9/10/11
7) 3rd Degree (3 books): In the Garden
Blue Dahlia 8/19/11
Black Rose 8/22/11
Red Lily 9/18/11
BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book): New York to Dallas 9/23/11
Completed:
2011 September Monthly Challenge11/11 Completed!
1. 'S' is for September:
2. Happy Birthday Monica!:
3. Geography:
4. Talk Like a Pirate Day:
5. Tolkien Week:
6. Business Women's Day:
7. Read a Book Day:
8. National Health and Physical Fitness Day:
9. OcktoberFest: (joker)
10. Reader's Choice:
Bonus Category:
11. National Preparedness Month:
Finished:
Willy Wonker’s Chocolate Challenge Duration: 1 September – 30 November 2011
15/15 completed
1. Snickers -
2. Milky Way –
3. Starburst –
4. Baby Ruth –
5. M&Ms –
6. Junior Mint –
7. Twix –
8. KitKat –
9. Cherry Ripe –
10. Crunchie/Voilet Crumble –
11. Bounty –
12. 3 Musketeers –
13. 100 Grand Bar –
14. Flake -
15. Rolo -
Finished:
2011 October Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed
1. "O" is for October:
2. Happy Birthday Kate!:
3. Geography:
4. Breast Cancer Awareness Month:
5. Reading Group Month:
6. National Grouch Day:
7. First Day of Autumn:
8. World Food Day:
9. Happy Halloween!:
10. Reader's Choice:
Finished:
RRRC Cocktails ChallengeDuration: July 15, 2011 - June 30, 2012
Second Round Started 10/6/11
Intoxication Level: Stomach Pumped
Completed: 50/50!
A book selected by location:
Wine of choice
✔1. Mine to Possess (Central Valley/Sierra Foothills AVAs, California) 12/19/11
✔2.Blood Bound Columbia Valley AVA, Washington State 1/29/12
Mojito
✔1. Rules of Attraction 11/17/11
✔2. Chain Reaction 2/3/12
Tennessee Cowboy
✔1. Cowgirls Don't Cry 10/14/11
✔2. Magnolia Summer 2/8/12
Tequila Sunrise
✔1. The Killing Game 12/25/11
✔2. Whispers in the Dark 1/7/12
Rob Roy
✔1. In Bed with a Highlander 11/9/11
✔2. Surrender 1/14/12
Manhattan
✔1. Kiss Me If You Can 10/26/11
✔2. Blaze of Memory 2/10/12
Long Island Ice Tea
✔1. Faith & Fidelity 11/18/11
✔2. The Fiery Cross 1/13/12
Bay Breeze
✔1. Sea Swept 10/29/11
✔2. Nightfire 2/18/12
Rusty Nail
✔1. The Defiant Hero 10/18/11
✔2. Make Your Move 12/31/11
Rum Runner
✔1. Curveball 10/20/11
2.
Jägerbomb
✔1. Heartbreaker 10/12/11
✔2. The Search 12/31/11
White Russian
✔1. Rising Tides 10/31/11
✔2. Head Over Heels 2/10/12
Mint Julep
✔1. Canyons of Night 10/16/11
2.
A book by theme:
Bloody Mary
✔1. This Side of the Grave 10/10/11
✔2. One Grave at a Time 1/17/12
Virgin Bloody Mary (for the teetotalers)
✔1. Slave to Sensation 11/3/11
✔2. The Mercenary 1/9/12
Cosmo (ala Sex in the City)
✔1. It Happened One Autumn 12/6/11
2.
Martini (shaken not stirred)
✔1. Men Out of Uniform: Three Novellas of Erotic Surrender 10/31/11
✔2. Devil in Winter 1/22/12
Sex on the Beach
✔1. Only Mine 10/11/11
✔2. Copper Beach 2/6/12
Salty Dog
✔1. His Wicked Kiss 10/10/11
✔2. Forbidden Falls 1/31/12
7&7
✔1. Animal Magnetism 10/29/11
✔2. Backstage Pass 1/18/12
Lemon Drop
✔1. Animal Attraction 11/6/11
✔2. Succubus Dreams 2/19/12
Snakebite
✔1. The Bite Before Christmas 11/25/11
✔2. Lover Unleashed 1/22/12
Kamikaze
✔1. Eve 11/15/11
✔2. Naked Edge 1/28/12
Zombie
✔1. No Turning Back (Suspense Series, #3) 10/8/11
✔2. First Grave on the Right 1/20/12
Flaming Lamborghini
✔1. Succubus on Top 12/30/11
✔2. Dragon Actually 1/4/12
Bonus themes:
✔Redheaded Slut (Redheaded character): Visions of Heat 11/9/11
✔Rocky Mountain Bear F*cker (Set in Rocky Mountains): Sweet Anger 11/12/11
✔Caribbean Breeze (Set in Caribbean):Undertow 11/15/11
Completed:
2011 November Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed
Finished 11/23/11
1. 'N' is for November:
2. Happy Birthday Tara!:
3. Geography:
4. Chemistry Week:
5. Young Readers Day (Nov 8):
6. Native American Heritage Month:
7. Red Planet Day (Nov 28):
8. Transgender Day of Remembrance (Nov 20):
9. Absurdity Day (Nov 20):
10. Reader's Choice:
Finished:
Love Is…Duration: 11/15/11 - 3/14/12 (120 days)
Completed: 25/25
Finished!
Early Stages:
✔1. Puppy Love - Sweet Temptation 11/22/11
✔2. Young Love - Rules of Attraction 11/17/11
✔3. Love at First Sight - Afternoon Delight 11/27/11
✔4. Love's First Kiss - All I Want for Christmas is You 12/16/11
✔5. Blind Date - It Happened One Autumn 12/6/11
✔6. Friends First (More Later) - The Killing Game 12/25/11
✔7. Summer Lovin' - Zachary'S Virgin (Xmas) 12/18/11
Middle Stages:
✔8. Love and Marriage - One Grave at a Time 1/17/12
✔9. A Serious Commitment - The Fiery Cross 1/13/12
✔10. We're Comfortable - Misunderstanding Mason 1/29/12
✔11. Keeping Things Interesting - Sweet Seduction 11/19/11
✔12. Finding a New Home - The Sweetest Thing 12/9/11
✔13. First comes love, second comes marriage, then comes Joey in a baby carriage! - Undeniably Yours 12/5/11
✔14. I love my job! - Deadly Heat 11/23/11
The End and Beyond:
✔15. Sometimes we have to say goodbye to the ones we love - Faith & Fidelity 11/18/11
✔16. Death isn't always the end - The Bite Before Christmas 11/25/11
✔17. My ex isn't dead. I just wish they were - High-Powered, Hot-Blooded (Silhouette Desire) 12/1/11
✔18. I didn't know what I had until you were gone - Bring Me Home for Christmas 12/17/11
✔19. We've been together forever - Chasin' Eight 11/26/11
✔20. The Golden Years - Yours to Keep 12/14/11
✔21. This can't be all there is! - Whispers in the Dark 1/7/12
Other Loves
✔22. Love thy God - Forbidden Falls 1/31/12
✔23. Filial Love - The Sugar Queen 12/11/11
✔24. Love thy neighbor - Next to Die 12/6/11
✔25. Love your pets - The Search 12/31/11
Completed:
2011 December Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed
1. 'D' is for December:
2. Happy Birthday Shannon (Holy Terror)!
3. Geography:
4. Christmas Theme:
5. Walt Disney's Birthday:
6. Explore-A-Series:
7. Pearl Harbor Day:
8. Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies:
9. Holiday Clean-Up:
10. Reader's Choice:
Completed:
2012 Books Read - January through June1. Dragon Actually 1/4/12 ebook
2. Whispers in the Dark 1/7/12 ebook
3. The Mercenary 1/9/12 ebook
4. The Fiery Cross 1/13/12 ebook
5. Surrender 1/14/12 ebook
6. One Grave at a Time 1/17/12 audio
7. Backstage Pass 1/18/12 ebook
8. First Grave on the Right 1/20/12 audio
9. Lover Unleashed 1/22/12 ebook
10. Devil in Winter 1/22/12 audio
11. Naked Edge 1/28/12 ebook
12. Misunderstanding Mason 1/29/12 ebook
13. Blood Bound 1/29/12 audio
14. A Wet & Wild Night 1/30/12 ebook
15. Forbidden Falls 1/31/12 audio
16. Hot Secrets: A Dangerous Lover Novella 2/1/12 ebook
17. Deenie 2/1/12 audio
18. Chain Reaction 2/3/12 ebook
19. Darker After Midnight 2/3/12 audio
20. Copper Beach 2/6/12 audio
21. Magnolia Summer 2/8/12 ebook
22. Blaze of Memory 2/10/12
23. Head Over Heels 2/10/12 ebook
24. The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie 2/15/12 ebook
25. Gideon 2/15/12 audio
26. Nightfire 2/18/12 ebook
27. Understood 2/18/12 ebook
28. Succubus Dreams 2/19/12 audio
29. Tempting Adam 2/20/12 ebook
30. Inner Harbor 2/22/12 audio
31. Relentless (Suspense Series, #4) 2/24/12 ebook
32. Bonds of Justice 2/26/12 audio
33. Scandal in Spring 2/28/12 audio
34. Seduction of a Highland Lass 2/29/12 ebook
35. Overheard 3/1/12 ebook
36. Undenied 3/1/12 ebook
37. Temptation 3/3/12 audio
38. Never Love a Highlander 3/4/12 ebook
39. Carolina Moon 3/5/12 audio
40. Dragon Bound 3/7/12 audio
41. Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog 3/10/12 audio
42. Absolution (Suspense Series, #5) 3/9/12 ebook
43. Taking a Shot 3/13/12 ebook
44. Celebrity in Death 3/14/12 audio
45. Snowy Night Seduction 3/14/12 ebook
46. The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf 3/16/12 audio
47. Breaking Point 3/17/12 ebook
48. The Girl Who Played With Fire 3/19/12 audio
49. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest 3/22/12 audio
50. Hidden Summit 3/23/12 audio
51. Wedding the Highlander 3/26/12 ebook
52. Play of Passion 3/26/12 audio
53. For Her Pleasure 3/30/12 ebook
54. Kiss an Angel 3/30/12 audio
55. The Heat Is On 3/31/12 audio
56. Take Me 4/1/12 ebook
57. The Ideal Man 4/3/12 audio
58. Lover Reborn 4/7/12 ebook
59. Redwood Bend 4/7/12 audio
60. Going All In (Three of a Kind, #1) 4/9/12 ebook
61. Trace of Fever 4/9/12 audio
62. Once a Rebel 4/11/12 audio
63. Dare to Believe 4/12/12
64. A Rogue By Any Other Name 4/14/12 audio
65. Slow Ride 4/16/12 ebook
66. About That Night 4/18/12 ebook
67. Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage 4/21/12 ebook
68. Shadow Game 4/25/12 audio
69. Kiss of Snow 4/29/12 audio
70. Smart and Sexy 4/30/12 ebook
71. All She Wants For Christmas 5/2/12 ebook
72. Over the Edge 5/6/12 audio
73. Stranger in My Arms 5/9/12 audio
74. The Gamble 5/10/12 ebook
75. Bet Me 5/11/12 audio
76. Ruby Tuesday 5/12/12 ebook
77. Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs 5/14/12 audio
78. Savor the Danger 5/19/12 ebook
79. After Dark 5/19/12 audio
80. Seducing Simon 5/21/12 ebook
81. Irish Heat 5/22/12 ebook
82. Irish Mist 5/22/12 ebook
83. Irish Kiss 5/23/12 ebook
84. Storm's Heart 5/25/12 audio
85. Guarding Suzannah 5/26/12 ebook
86. Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor 5/26/12 audio
87. Saving Grace 5/30/12 ebook
88. Skin Deep 5/31/12 ebook
89. Succubus Heat 5/31/12 audio
90. Lucky in Love 6/3/12 ebook
91. Rainshadow Road 6/3/12 audio
92. One Small Thing 6/4/12 ebook
93. If You Dare 6/6/12 ebook
94. Only Yours 6/7/12 audio
95. Simply Irresistible 6/10/12 ebook
96. Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night 6/11/12 audio
97. Sweet Possession 6/13/12 audio
98. The Mane Attraction 6/15/12 ebook
99. Delicious 6/18//12 ebook
100. Immortal Rider 6/18/12 audio
101. One Real Thing 6/19/12 ebook
102. One Reckless Summer 6/23/12 ebook
103. Promises 6/24/12 ebook
104. Love & Loyalty 6/25/12 ebook
105. Duty & Devotion 6/26/12 ebook
106. Elijah 6/27/12 audio
107. Divide & Conquer 6/28/12 audio
108. Love in Play 6/30/12 audio
2012 Books Read - July through December109. Secret Agent, Secret Father 7/4/12 audio
110. Echoes at Dawn 7/6/12 ebook
111. Blue-Eyed Devil 7/6/12 audio
112. Strange Bedpersons 7/6/12 audio
113. Once Burned 7/12/12 audio
114. If You Desire 7/14/12 ebook
115. Pride and Prejudice 7/15/12 audio
116. Jacked Up 7/16/12 ebook
117. Shades Of Twilight 7/17/12 audio
118. Return To Sender 7/18/12 audio
119. Master of the Mountain 7/20/12 ebook
120. Darkfever 7/21/12 audio
121. Fifty Shades of Grey 7/27/12 ebook
122. Only His 7/27/12 audio
123. Fifty Shades Darker 8/2/12 ebook
124. Reckoning 8/3/12 ebook
125. Soulless 8/3/12 audio
126. If You Deceive 8/7/12 ebook
127. Iron Kissed 8/7/12 audio
128. Again the Magic 8/8/12 audio
129. Don't Let Go 8/8/12 ebook
130. Bloodfever 8/14/12 audio
131. Serpent's Kiss 8/20/12 audio
132. At Last 8/21/12 audio
133. The Egg and I 8/21/12 ebook
134. Totally Tubular 8/23/12 ebook
135. Happily Never After 8/2/12 ebook
136. Only You 8/27/12 audio
137. A Wrinkle in Time 8/28/12 audio
138. Follow My Leader 8/28/12 paperback
139. Forever and a Day 9/3/12 ebook
140. Rough Cut 9/4/12 ebook
141. Softly at Sunrise 9/5/12 ebook
142. Queen's Surrender 9/6/12 ebook
143. The Little Mermaid 9/6/12 ebook
144. You Melted Me 9/6/12 ebook
145. Carnal Innocence 9/6/12 audio
146. Zero to Sexy 9/7/12 ebook
147. Valentine Master 9/7/12 ebook
148. Out in the Field 9/8/12 ebook
149. A Kiss at Midnight 9/9/12 audio
150. Sail Away 9/10/12 audio
151. Playing to Win 9/12/12 ebook
152. Lethal Rider 9/13/12 audio
153. Dream Lake 9/14/12 audio
154. Million Dollar Baby 9/17/12 audio
155. When the Walls Fell 9/18/12 ebook
156. Smooth Talking Stranger 9/18/12 audio
157. It's Not the End of the World 9/19/12 audio
158. Fifty Shades Freed 9/25/12 ebook
159. A Breath of Snow and Ashes 9/29/12 audio
160. Clear Water 9/29/12 ebook
161. The Ghost on My Couch 9/30/12 ebook
162. Warrior's Cross 10/4/12 ebook
163. Phantom Evil 10/4/12 audio
164. Mr. Perfect 10/5/12 audio
165. A Wallflower Christmas 10/6/12 audio
166. Wild Heat 10/7/12 ebook
167. When Beauty Tamed the Beast 10/7/12 audio
168. Changeless 10/12/12 audio
169. Shattered Glass 10/13/12 ebook
170. True Colors 10/14/12 ebook
171. Oracle's Moon 10/18/12 audio
172. All He Ever Needed 10/19/12 ebook
173. Heart of Evil 10/20/12 audio
174. A Stolen Life 10/23/12 audio
175. Sunrise Point 10/24/12 audio
176. Storming the Castle 10/26/12 audio
177. A Little Bit Wild 10/23/12 ebook
178. Slow Heat 10/31/12 ebook
179. Mind Game 11/1/12 audio
180. On the Island 11/1/12 audio
181. Club Shadowlands 11/1/12 ebook
182. Ryan's Place (The Devaneys) 11/4/12 ebook
183. A Wedding Story 11/4/12 ebook
184. Hearts in Darkness 11/5/12 ebook
185. The Many Sins of Lord Cameron 11/10/12 audio
186. Heart of Danger 11/10/12 ebook
187. Mistletoe & Margaritas 11/11/12 audio
188. A Rare Gift 11/12/12 ebook
189. Giving Chase 11/15/12 ebook
190. Blameless 11/16/12 audio
191. The Winter Courtship Rituals of Fur-Bearing Critters 11/16/12 ebook
192. Delusion in Death 11/18/12 audio
193. Winning the Wallflower 11/19/12 ebook
194. Reckless Night 11/21/12 ebook
195. Unveiled 11/21/12 audio
196. Only Us: A Fool's Gold Holiday Novella 11/21/12 ebook
197. A Hunger Like No Other 11/25/12 audio
198. Extreme Exposure 11/27/12 audio
199. Night Game 12/1/12 audio
200. Hot as Sin 12/2/12 ebook
201. Bared to You 12/4/12 audio
202. Natural Evil 12/5/12 ebook
203. Devil's Gate 12/5/12 ebook
204. Do Over 12/6/12 ebook
205. Hunter's Season 12/7/12 ebook
206. Mistletoe Mischief 12/8/12 ebook
207. The Duke Is Mine 12/8/12 audio
208. Sno Ho 12/10/12 ebook
209. My Kind of Christmas 12/11/12 audio
210. All I Want For Christmas 12/13/12 audio
211. Game for Anything 12/14/12 ebook
212. Under the Mistletoe 12/14/12 ebook
213. The Look of Love 12/18/12 audio
214. Seduction and Snacks 12/18/12 ebook
215. If I Must 12/19/12 ebook
216. A Present in Swaddling Clothes 12/19/12 ebook
217. From This Moment On 12/20/12 audio
218. Frog 12/22/12 ebook
219. Can't Help Falling In Love 12/22/12 audio
220. Dark Citadel 12/27/12 ebook
221. The Reluctant Vampire 12/29/12 audio
222. I Suck at Girls 12/29/12 audio
223. Love in a Nutshell 12/31/12 audio
224. Port of Paradise 12/31/12 ebook
2012 Chubby Chunkster ChallengeDo These Books Make my Butt Look Big?
5/5 Completed!
✔1. The Fiery Cross 1/13/12 (1,443 pages)
✔2. Lover Unleashed 1/22/12 (489 pages)
✔3. Carolina Moon 3/5/12 (470 pages)
✔4. The Girl Who Played With Fire 3/19/12 (503 pages)
✔5. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest 3/22/12 (563 pages)
2012 A-Z Title Challenge
A - Absolution 3/9/12
B - Backstage Pass 1/18/12
C - Chain Reaction 2/3/12
D - Dragon Actually 1/4/12
E - Elijah 6/27/12
F - The Fiery Cross 1/13/12
G - Gideon 2/15/12
H - Head Over Heels 2/10/12
I - Inner Harbor 2/22/12
J - Jacked Up 7/16/12
K - Kiss an Angel 3/30/12
L - Lover Unleashed 1/22/12
M - The Mercenary 1/9/12
N - Naked Edge 1/28/12
O - One Grave at a Time 1/17/12
P - Play of Passion 3/26/12
Q - Queen's Surrender 9/6/12
R - Relentless 2/24/12
S - Surrender 1/14/12
T - Tempting Adam 2/20/12
U - Understood 2/18/12
V - Valentine Master 9/7/12
W - Whispers in the Dark 1/7/12
X - Smart and Sexy 4/30/12
Y - You Melted Me 9/6/12
Z - Zero to Sexy 9/7/12
2012 A-Z Author Challenge
A - G. A. Aiken - Dragon Actually 1/4/12
B - Patricia Briggs - Blood Bound 1/29/12
C - Cherry Adair - The Mercenary 1/9/12
D - Darynda Jones - First Grave on the Right 1/20/12
E - Simone Elkeles - Chain Reaction 2/3/12
F - Jeaniene Frost - One Grave at a Time 1/17/12
G - Diana Gabaldon - The Fiery Cross 1/13/12
H - Molly Harper - The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf 3/16/12
I - Larissa Ione - Immortal Rider 6/18/12
J - Judy Blume - Deenie 2/1/12
K - Lisa Kleypas - Devil in Winter 1/22/12
L - Lara Adrian - Darker After Midnight 2/3/12
M - Maya Banks - Whispers in the Dark 1/7/12
N - Nalini Singh - Blaze of Memory 2/10/12
O - Olivia Cunning - Backstage Pass 1/18/12
P - Pamela Clare - Surrender 1/14/12
Q - Erin Quinn - Irish Mist 5/22/12
R - Robyn Carr - Forbidden Falls 1/31/12
S - Jill Shalvis - Head Over Heels 2/10/12
T - Thea Harrison - Dragon Bound 3/7/12
U - Madeleine Urban - Divide & Conquer 6/28/12
V - Piper Vaughn - One Small Thing 6/4/12
W - J.R. Ward - Lover Unleashed 1/22/12
X - Jude Deveraux - Temptation 3/3/12
Y - Donna Young - Secret Agent, Secret Father 7/4/12
Z - Zuri Day - Love in Play 6/30/12
2012 A-Z Character Challenge - Male
A - Alaric McCabe - Seduction Of A Highland Lass 2/29/12
B - Brian Sinclair - Backstage Pass 1/18/12
C - Sterling Chase - Darker After Midnight 2/3/12
D - Dev Santos - Blaze of Memory 2/10/12
E - Ethan Kent - All She Wants For Christmas 5/2/12
F - Fearghus - Dragon Actually 1/4/12
G - Gabriel Rossiter - Naked Edge 1/28/12
H - Luke Hutchinson - Absolution 3/9/12
I - Iain MacKinnon - Surrender 1/14/12
J - Jamie Fraser - The Fiery Cross 1/13/12
K - Noah Kincaid - Forbidden Falls 1/31/12
L - Luis Fuentes - Chain Reaction 2/3/12
M - Manuel Manello - Lover Unleashed 1/22/12
N - Nathan Kelly - Whispers in the Dark 1/7/12
O - Rourke O'Reilly - Irish Heat 5/22/12
P - Crispin Phillip Arthur Russell III (Bones) - One Grave at a Time 1/17/12
Q - Phillip Quinn - Inner Harbor 2/22/12
R - Roark - Celebrity in Death 3/14/12
S - Marc Savin - The Mercenary 1/9/12
T - Sam Tanner - Magnolia Summer 2/8/12
U - Ubie (Uncle Bob) - First Grave on the Right 1/20/12
V - Viscount St. Vincent - Devil in Winter 1/22/12
W - Wes Hoffman - Undenied 3/1/12
X - Alex Markov - Kiss an Angel 3/30/12
Y - Adam Young - Tempting Adam 2/20/12
Z - Zach McBride - Breaking Point 3/17/12
2012 A-Z Character Challenge - Female
A - Annwyl - Dragon Actually 1/4/12
B - Annie Burns - Surrender 1/14/12
C - Cat Crawfield Russell - One Grave at a Time 1/17/12
D - Charley Davidson - First Grave on the Right 1/20/12
E - Evangeline Jenner - Devil in Winter 1/22/12
F - Clare Fraser - The Fiery Cross 1/13/12
G - Georgina Kincaid - Succubus Dreams 2/19/12
H - Katya Haas - Blaze of Memory 2/10/12
I - Indigo Riviere - Play of Passion 3/26/12
J - Kirsten Jones - Misunderstanding Mason 1/29/12
K - Katherine James - Naked Edge 1/28/12
L - Legna (Magdalegna) - Gideon 2/15/12
M - Myrna Evans - Backstage Pass 1/18/12
N - Nikki Cruz - Chain Reaction 2/3/12
O - Temperance O'Neil - Temptation 3/3/12
P - Payne - Lover Unleashed 1/22/12
Q - Grace Quinn - Inner Harbor 2/22/12
R - Abby Radwell - Copper Beach 2/6/12
S - Shea Peterson - Whispers in the Dark 1/7/12
T - Tavia Fairchild - Darker After Midnight 2/3/12
U - Ursula - The Little Mermaid 9/6/12
V - Victoria Jones - The Mercenary 1/9/12
W - Wilmadeen Fenner - Deenie 2/1/12
X - Daisy Deveraux - Kiss an Angel 3/30/12
Y - Marissa York - A Little Bit Wild 10/26/12
Z - Zoey Kent - All She Wants For Christmas 5/2/12
2012 New (To Me) Author-A-Month Challenge
January - G.A. Aiken (Dragon Actually), Olivia Cunning (Backstage Pass), Darynda Jones (First Grave on the Right), Clare Ashgrove (Misunderstanding Mason)
February - Jennifer Ashley (The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie)
March - Thea Harrison (Dragon Bound), Lisa Scottoline (Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog), Arianna Hart (Snowy Night Seduction)
April - Bella Andre (Take Me), Jess Dee (Going All In), Dana Marie Bell (Dare to Believe)
May - Kristen Ashley (The Gamble), Calista Fox (Irish Heat), Erin Quinn (Irish Mist), Mary Leo (Irish Kiss), Norah Wilson (Guarding Suzannah)
June - Piper Vaughn (One Small Thing), Rachel Gibson (Simply Irresistible), Jami Alden (Delicious), Anah Crow & Dianne Fox (One Real Thing), Toni Blake (One Reckless Summer), Marie Sexton (Promises)
July - Donna Young (Secret Agent, Secret Father), Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice), Cherise Sinclair (Master of the Mountain), E L James (Fifty Shades of Grey)
August - Gail Carriger (Soulless), Gwen Hayes (Totally Tubular)
September - Kate McMurray (Out in the Field), Eloisa James (A Kiss at Midnight), Amy Lane (Clear Water), L. A. Gilbert (The Ghost on My Couch)
October - Dani Alexander (Shattered Glass), Jaycee Dugard (A Stolen Life), Victoria Dahl (A Little Bit Wild)
November - Tracey Garvis-Graves (On the Island), Laura Kaye (Hearts in Darkness), Lauren Dane (Giving Chase), Courtney Milan (Unveiled)
December - Sylvia Day (Bared to You), Stacey Joy Netzel (Mistletoe Mischief), Ethan Day (Sno Ho), Tara Sivec (Seduction and Snacks), Andrew Grey (A Present in Swaddling Clothes), Mary Calmes (Frog)
2012 January Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed!
I started only trying for 5, but since I've done that and still have half the month left, I'm going to go ahead and shoot for 10!
✔1. 'J' is for January: One Grave at a Time 1/17/12
✔2. Happy Birthday Katherine!: The Fiery Cross 1/13/12
✔3. Geography: The Mercenary 1/9/12
✔4. First-in-Series: Surrender 1/14/12
✔5. Friday the 13th: Whispers in the Dark 1/7/12
✔6. Elementary, my dear Watson: Naked Edge 1/28/12
✔7. Year of the Dragon: Dragon Actually 1/4/12
✔8. Australia Day: Lover Unleashed 1/22/12
✔9. New Year: Backstage Pass 1/18/12
✔10. Reader's Choice: First Grave on the Right 1/20/12
Completed:
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January Featured Author Challenge
Maya Banks Whispers in the Dark 1/7/12
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2012 Pick It For Me Challenge
January - Picked by Elke, Post #149
Welcome the New Year
1. First Day: Twice Loved by Lori Copeland.
2. Second Day:
3. Third Day: The Host by Stephanie Meyer.
During the Year
4. Goodbye, Rabbit!: Darkfever by Karen Moning.
5. Welcome, Dragon!: Giving Chase by Lauren Dane.
6. Poor Cat: Too Much Temptation by Lori Foster.
7. Pass the Luck Around:
Celebrate the New Year – Buddy Reads
8. Spread the Love: Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Moning.
9. Lantern Festival:
Read:
2012 February Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed!
✔1. 'F" is for February: Gideon 2/15/12
✔2. Happy Birthday Kira!: Chain Reaction 2/3/12
✔3. Geography: The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie 2/15/12
✔4. Leap Year: Nightfire (320 pages) 2/18/12
✔5. Make A Friend Day-Feb. 11: Blaze of Memory 2/10/12
✔6.Valentine's Day: Magnolia Summer 2/8/12
✔7. National Weatherman's Day-Feb. 5/National Umbrella Day- Feb. 10: Head Over Heels 2/10/12
✔8. Judy Blume's Birthday- Feb.12: Deenie 2/1/12
✔9. National Cherry Month: Darker After Midnight 2/3/12
✔10. Reader's Choice: Copper Beach 2/6/12
Completed:
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February Featured Author Challenge
Jayne Ann Krentz Copper Beach 2/6/12
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February PIFM - Picked by Dee, Post #161
Cupid Rules! Romance Abounds ;)
1. Always and Forever:
The Girl Who Chased the Moon
2. Cupid Rules! Good Girls Don't
Where the Allegheny Meets the Monongahela
3. Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend: No Mercy
Stupid Cupid! Who Needs Romance When You Have Books!
4. Single and Loving It: Hot in Here
Untouched
My One and Only
5. Stupid Cupid, Stop Picking on Me: The Surgeon
The Name of the Star
6. Valentines Day Massacre: Some Girls Bite
Storm Front
Other Stuff Happens in February You Know!
7. Black History Month: Over the Edge
King's Passion
8. President's Day (and Lincoln's Birthday): Falling For Gracie
Come Unto These Yellow Sands
9. Maslenitsa (Russian Spring Festival): The Bronze Horseman
Eye of the Red Tsar: A Novel of Suspense
Bonus Time! Vision in White
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2012 March Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed!
✔1. 'M' is for March: Never Love a Highlander 3/4/12
✔2. Happy Birthday, Kathy! Dragon Bound 3/7/12
✔3. Geography: Breaking Point 3/17/12
✔4. Third Month: Taking a Shot 3/13/12
✔5. Popcorn Lover's Day (8 Mar): Carolina Moon 3/5/12
✔6. Mardi Gras: The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf 3/16/12
✔7. Single Parents' Day: Temptation 3/3/12
✔8. March Fo(u)rth! (4 Mar): Absolution (Suspense Series, #5) 3/9/12
✔9. American Red Cross Month: Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman 3/10/12
✔10. Reader's Choice: Celebrity in Death 3/14/12
Finished:
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March Featured Author Challenge
Jude Deveraux Temptation 3/3/12
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March PIFM - Picked by Nancy, Post #
1. Mad as a March hare
Original premise: And One Last Thing ...
Funky title:
Funky title #2: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
Set in Canada: Any of the Anne of Green Gables series, or Emily of New Moon – all by L.M.Montgomery
2. Non Compos Mentis:
Law: Any by John Grisham
Religion: Pope Joan
Magic: A Discovery of Witches
3. (Not So) Sweet 16
Any of the Nero Wolfe series by Rex Stout
Any of the early novels by P.D. James featuring Adam Dalgliesh
Any of the early novels by Martha Grimes featuring Richard Jury
4. The lights are on, but nobody's home
Talk Me Down
Tropical Kiss
The Lighter Side of Life and Death
5. Elite 8
Sports theme: Playing For Pizza
Best seller:
Super popular book: How about a super popular author like Susan Elizabeth Phillips or Charlaine Harris?
6. Nutty as a fruitcake
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Twenties Girl
7. Final 4
Post apocalyptic book: The Hunger Games or The Maze Runner
Latest book published by one of your pickee's favorite authors:
Book published on a leap year: The Last Time I Was Me
8. Neither rhyme nor reason: Male Call
9. Buddy Read...Chicken or Egg?
Our Lady of Immaculate Deception
Semi-Sweet: A Novel of Love and Cupcakes
Read:
2012 April Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed!
✔1. “A" is for April: About That Night 4/18/12
✔2. Happy Birthday to me!: Lover Reborn 4/7/12
✔3. Geography: The Ideal Man 4/3/12
✔4. Fourth Month: Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage 4/21/12
✔5. Eight Track Tape Day - April 11: A Rogue By Any Other Name 4/14/12
✔6. Earth Day - April 22: Redwood Bend 4/7/12
✔7. Take a Chance Day - April 23: Dare to Believe 4/12/12
✔8. Babe Ruth Day - April 27: Slow Ride 4/16/12
✔9. National Shrimp Scampi Day - April 29: Going All In (Three of a Kind, #1) 4/9/12
✔10. Reader's Choice: Trace of Fever 4/9/12
Finished:
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April Featured Author Challenge
Robyn Carr Redwood Bend 4/7/12
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April PIFM - Picked by Laura, Post #200
From Your Pickee's TBR Cupboard:
Chocolate Raisins - Smart and Sexy 4/30/12
Nut Clusters - Dead Until Dark
Truffles - Untouched
Hot Cocoa - Suddenly You
From Your Pantry Shelves:
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries - Goddess of the Sea
Chocolate Fondue - Lust
Dark Chocolate - Someone To Watch Over Me
Chocolate Covered Ants - Storm Front
Buddy Reads:
From Their TBR - Dare to Believe 4/12/12
From Your TBR - A Summer Affair
Read:
2012 May Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed!
✔1. 'M' is for May: Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs 5/14/12
✔2. Happy Birthday, KarenF! Over the Edge 5/6/12
✔3. Geography: Ruby Tuesday 5/12/12
✔4. Cinco de Mayo (5 May): All She Wants For Christmas 5/2/12
✔5. May Day (May 1): Stranger in My Arms 5/9/12
✔6. Recommitment Month: Bet Me 5/11/12
✔7. Towel Day (25 May): After Dark 5/19/12
✔8. Kentucky Derby: Savor the Danger 5/19/12
✔9. Mother's Day: Seducing Simon 5/21/12
✔10. Reader's Choice: The Gamble 5/10/12
Finished:
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May Featured Author Challenge
Suzanne Brockmann Over the Edge 5/6/12
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May PIFM - Picked by Lady Allison, Post #277
May is Loyalty Month - ✔Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs 5/14/12
May is Graduation Time - Divergent
International Space Day, May 4 - Naked in Death
Join Hands Day, May 4 - Shiver
Tourist Appreciation Day, May 6 - Paris in Love: A Memoir
National Teacher Day, May 8 - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Armed Forces Day, May 18 - ✔Over the Edge 5/6/12
Maritime Day, May 22 - ✔Bet Me 5/11/12
Buddy Reads:
Clean Up Your Room Day, May 10 Midnight Angel or Somewhere I'll Find You
Chocolate Chip day, May 15 - Lora Leigh or About a Dragon
Read:
2012 June Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed!
✔1. “J" is for June: Simply Irresistible 6/10/12
✔2. Happy Birthday, Jenny (Eternally Books)!: If You Dare 6/6/12
✔3. Geography: Rainshadow Road 6/3/12
✔4. Sixth Month: Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night 6/11/12
✔5. Donut Day - June 1: Chocolate Ice Cream Day - June 7; National Jelly-filled Donut Day June 8; Peanut Butter Cookie Day - June 12; Fudge Day - June 16: Delicious 6/18//12
✔6. Repeat Day - June3! Repeat Day - June 3! Only Yours 6/7/12
✔7. Father's Day - June 17: One Small Thing 6/4/12
✔8. First Day of Summer - June 21: The Mane Attraction 6/15/12
✔9. Helen Keller's Birthday - June 27: Lucky in Love 6/3/12
✔10. Reader's Choice: Sweet Possession 6/13/12
Completed:
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June Featured Author Challenge
Susan Mallery Only Yours 6/7/12
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June PIFM - Picked by Rachel-Goodbye Borders, Post #141
1. Schools Out for Summer! Divergent *B?*
2. Flag Day, June 14th Wild Heat *B?*
3.Don't Forget the Sunscreen Darkness Dawns
4.I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream Unveiled
5.Fire up the BBQ About a Dragon
✔6.Summer Solstice One Reckless Summer *B?* 6/23/12
✔7.Gay Pride Month Promises *B?* 6/24/12
8.Old Maids Day, June 4th Shifter
9. Sand in Your Shorts Fifty Shades of Grey *B?*
✔10.Best Friends Day, June 8th Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night 6/11/12
*B* = buddy read?
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2012 July Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed!
✔1. 'J' is for July: - Once Burned 7/12/12
✔2. Happy Birthday, Kruti!: - Pride and Prejudice 7/15/12
✔3. Geography: - Blue-Eyed Devil 7/6/12
✔4. 7th Month: - Echoes at Dawn 7/6/12
✔5. Fourth of July: - Strange Bedpersons 7/9/12
✔6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: - If You Desire 7/14/12
✔7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th: - Shades Of Twilight 7/17/12
✔8. I Forgot Day, July 2nd: - Master of the Mountain 7/20/12
✔9. Ugly Truck Day, July 20th: - Jacked Up 7/16/12
✔10. Reader's Choice: - Return To Sender 7/18/12
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July Featured Author Challenge
Fern MichaelsReturn To Sender 7/18/12
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July PIFM - Picked by Megan L, Post #190
1. Blockbuster Hit - Fifty Shades of Grey.
✔2. Tearjerker - Blue-Eyed Devil 7/6/12
✔3. Independent Film - Master of the Mountain 7/20/12
✔4. Enduring Classic - Pride and Prejudice 7/15/12
5. Sequels, Sequels - Darkfever
✔6. On the Edge of Your Seat… Shades Of Twilight 7/17/12
Buddy Reads:
7. Summer Hit - Faking It
✔8. New Release - Once Burned 7/12/12
Read:
2012 August Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed
✔1. “A" is for August: Again the Magic 8/8/12
✔2. Happy Birthday KellyJo!: Bloodfever 8/14/12
✔3. Geography: Iron Kissed 8/7/12
✔4. US Coast Guard Day – August 4: Don't Let Go 8/8/12
✔5. Sister’s Day and Friendship Day – August 5: At Last 8/21/12
✔6. Romance Awareness Month/Book Lover’s Day – August 9: If You Deceive 8/7/12
✔7. National Smile Week/National Tell a Joke Day – August 16: The Egg and I 8/21/12
✔8. Senior Citizen’s Day – August 21: Serpent's Kiss 8/20/12
✔9. National Dog Day – August 26: Soulless 8/3/12
✔10. Reader's Choice: Reckoning 8/3/12
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August Featured Author Challenge
Jeaniene Frost Reckoning 8/3/12
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August PIFM - Picked by Amy J, Post #165
1. Superman:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Persuasion by Jane Austen
2. Green Lantern:
✔Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs 8/7/12
✔Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning 8/14/12
3. Batman:
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Wicked Ties by Shayla Black
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
4. Wolverine:
Covet by J.R. Ward
Marked by Elisabeth Naughton
Fire Me Up by Katie MacAlister
5. The Hulk:
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
6. Wonder Woman
Storm Born by Richelle Mead
✔Soulless by Gail Carriger 8/3/12
7. Thor:
Love Me by Kelly Jamieson
What Happened In Vegas... by Wendy Etherington
BUDDY READS:
8. Spider Man
A Touch of Greek by Tina Folsom
Omega Mine by Aline Hunter
9. Captain America:
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
2012 September Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed
✔1. 'S' is for September: Sail Away 9/10/12
✔2. Happy Birthday, Kathy Anne!: Carnal Innocence 9/6/12
✔3. Geography: Million Dollar Baby 9/17/12
✔4. National Beheading Day: Playing to Win 9/12/12
✔5. Neither Rain Nor Snow Day: Fifty Shades Freed 9/25/12
✔6. Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month: Rough Cut 9/4/12
✔7. Read a Book Day: Lethal Rider 9/13/12
✔8. 9/11: Softly at Sunrise 9/5/12
✔9. National Hispanic Heritage Month: Out in the Field 9/8/12
✔10. Reader's Choice: A Kiss at Midnight 9/9/12
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September Featured Author Challenge
Lisa Jackson Sail Away 9/10/12
Million Dollar Baby 9/17/12
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September PIFM - Picked by Jane (PS) - Post #350
Baseball - From Their To-Read (or Similar Unread) Shelf:
✔Home Run: Lethal Rider 9/13/12
✔Field of Dreams: Clear Water 9/29/12
Clean Up Hitter: Cowboy Casanova
✔World Series: The Ghost on My Couch 9/30/12
Football - From Your Shelves or New to Them:
First and Goal: Life Lessons
✔Friday Night Lights: Fifty Shades Freed 9/25/12
Touchdown: Shattered Glass
Super Bowl: Warrior's Cross
Completed:
2012 October Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed!
✔1. “O" is for October: Oracle's Moon 10/18/12
✔2. Happy Birthday, Kate!: Shattered Glass 10/13/12
✔3. Geography: All He Ever Needed 10/19/12
✔4. Mad Hatter Day (October 6) Mr. Perfect 10/5/12
✔5. National Angel Food Cake Day (October 10): Warrior's Cross 10/4/12
✔6. Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day (October 11): Wild Heat 10/7/12
✔7. White Cane Safety Day (October 15): When Beauty Tamed the Beast 10/7/12
✔8. Wear Something Gaudy Day (October 17): Changeless 10/12/12
✔9. Halloween (October 31): Phantom Evil 10/4/12
✔10. Reader's Choice: A Wallflower Christmas 10/6/12
Read:
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October Featured Author Challenge Heather Graham
Phantom Evil 10/4/12
Heart of Evil 10/20/12
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October PIFM - Picked by Lexa, Post #186
Spring
✔1. Spring Cleaning: A Wallflower Christmas 10/6/12
✔2. Season of Rebirth: A Stolen Life 10/23/12
Summer
✔3. Summer Flings: Mr. Perfect 10/5/12
4. Beach Reads: Holly's Inbox
Autumn
✔5. Sports Season: Slow Heat 10/31/12
6: TV Seasons: Rock Chick
Winter
7. Cozy Winter: That Holiday Feeling
8. Pass it On: The Darkest Night
Completed:
November Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed!
✔1. “N" is for November: The Witness 11/7/12
✔2. Happy Birthday Kasi!: Club Shadowlands 11/1/12
✔3. Geography: A Rare Gift 11/12/12
✔4. Plan Your Epitaph Day (November 1): Heart of Danger 11/10/12
✔5. Book Lover’s Day (November 3): Blameless 11/16/12
✔6. Forget Me Not Day (November 10): Ryan's Place (The Devaneys) 11/4/12
✔7. Young Readers Day (November 13): On the Island 11/1/12
✔8. Shopping Reminder Day (November 26): Mistletoe & Margaritas 11/11/12
✔9. Stay At Home Because You're Well Day (November 30): Hearts in Darkness Recommended by Nikki 11/5/12
✔10. Reader's Choice: The Many Sins of Lord Cameron 11/10/12
Read:
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November Featured Author Challenge
Sherryl WoodsRyan's Place (The Devaneys) 11/4/12
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November PIFM - Picked by Nikki, Post #190
1. Turkey: On Dublin Street
Bared to You
2. Mashed Potatoes: Seduction and Snacks
✔A Wedding Story 11/4/12
3. Gravy: Enemy Mine
✔Hearts in Darkness 11/5/12
4. Pumpkin Pie: Playing for Keeps
✔Giving Chase 11/15/12
The Best Man
Completed:
2012 December Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed!
✔1. 'D' is for December: Devil's Gate 12/5/12
✔2. Happy Birthday, Karen ~ Divhine!: Do Over 12/6/12
✔3. Geography: Mistletoe Mischief 12/8/12
✔4. Winter (Southern) Solstice, Dec.21: Hunter's Season 12/7/12
✔5. Winter (Southern) Solstice, Dec.21: Bared to You 12/4/12
✔6. Humbug Day, Dec.21: Natural Evil 12/5/12
✔7. Look on the Bright Side Day, Dec. 21: My Kind of Christmas 12/11/12
✔8. New Year's Eve, Dec. 31: Game for Anything 12/4/12
✔9. New Year's Eve, Dec. 31: Seduction and Snacks 12/18/12
✔10. Reader's Choice: The Duke Is Mine 12/8/12
Read:
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December Featured Author Challenge Sylvia Day
Bared to You 12/4/12
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December PIFM - Picked by Sassafrass, Post #217
1. Release Date:
Within 6 months: Nauti Temptress
✔Over 2 years: Game for Anything 12/14/12
both of these are on my TBR as well so if you want to buddy read let me know. :)
2. Book Length:
✔Do Over (under 200 pages) 12/6/12
Cowboy Casanova (over 400 pages)
3. Author:
✔Favorite: My Kind of Christmas 12/11/12
✔New: Bared to You 12/4/12
4. Cover:
✔HOT: Dark Citadel 12/27/12
The Locker Room
Taking Chase
✔COOL: Sno Ho 12/10/12
Armed & Dangerous
✔Seduction and Snacks 12/18/12
Read:
Treasure Hunt (Quarterly Challenge) - aka Barbie & KenDuration: 15 February – 14 May 2012
29/?? Completed
We are having a treasure hunt! This quarterly challenge is based solely on book covers. Join up to read 5, 10, 15 or 20+ books over the next 90 days. If you can find one of the below listed items on a book cover that book may be used for this challenge. No item can be used twice. Only one item per book cover. So find these items on the covers of your books, then get reading!
Items for selection:
Clothing (or predominant part thereof):
cowboy hat - Once a Rebel 4/11/12
top hat
beanie - All She Wants For Christmas 5/2/12
singlet/sleeveless top
shirt - Relentless (Suspense Series, #4) 2/24/12
pants - Breaking Point 3/17/12
skirt
dress - Succubus Dreams 2/19/12
underpants - For Her Pleasure 3/30/12
bra - Tempting Adam 2/20/12
stockings - Snowy Night Seduction 3/14/12
jacket - About That Night 4/21/12
business shoes
high-heels - Take Me 4/1/12
boots
socks
sandals
scarf
tie/cravat
belt - Play of Passion 3/26/12
Other items:
Personal 5/5
eye glasses (sunglasses are fine) - Trace of Fever 4/9/12
ring
pendant/necklace - Nightfire 2/18/12
bracelet/arm-band - Dare to Believe 4/12/12
earring or other piercing - Kiss an Angel 3/30/12
tattoo - Bonds of Justice 2/26/12
watch/pocket-watch
fan
hand-mirror
Weapons 3/2
sword - Wedding the Highlander 3/26/12
knife - Lover Reborn 4/7/12
gun - The Ideal Man 4/3/12
Nice to have 6/4
flower - A Rogue By Any Other Name 4/14/12
candle - Understood 2/18/12
chocolates/candy
sports ball or other sports equipment - Taking a Shot 3/13/12
playing cards - Going All In (Three of a Kind, #1) 4/9/12
piece of fruit - Bet Me 5/11/12
book - The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf 3/16/12
computer
Bet MeTransportation 4/2
boat - Inner Harbor 2/22/12
car - Slow Ride 4/16/12
motorbike - Redwood Bend 4/7/12
bicycle
plane (helicopter) - Absolution (Suspense Series, #5) 3/9/12
carriage/stagecoach
horse if it is actively being used as transport (ridden or pulling carriages)
Earn a bonus point (and the title 'Barbie' or 'Ken' for the day) if you can completely dress (full body coverage including underwear) and accessorise yourself through your book selection. To accessorise, you must have at least:-
Personal items - 5 of 9 Done
Weapons - 2 of 3 Done
Nice to have - 4 of 8 Done
Transportation - 2 of 7 Done
Battle of the Bands - Quarterly ChallengeDuration: 15 May – 14 August 2012
I'm definitely in for 15, and hope to finish all 20 - but I'm really dating myself by some of the bonus bands I'm using! :)
19/20 Completed
✔1. Stone Temple Pilots - Immortal Rider 6/18/12
✔2. Alice in Chains - Sweet Possession 6/13/12
✔3. Kings of Leon - Storm's Heart 5/21/12
✔4. Black Eyed Peas - Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night 6/11/12
✔5. Disturbed - Delicious 6/18/12
✔6. Green Day - Irish Heat 5/21/12
✔7. Incubus - Succubus Heat 5/31/12
✔8. Jane’s Addiction - Lucky in Love 6/3/12
✔9. Muse - Rainshadow Road 6/3/12
✔10. Paramore - One Real Thing 6/11/12
✔11. Rage Against the Machine - Seducing Simon 5/21/12
✔12. Sublime - Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor 5/26/12
✔13. The White Stripes - After Dark 5/19/12
✔14. Big Time Rush - One Small Thing 6/4/12
✔15. Jack Johnson - The Mane Attraction 6/15/12
Bonus Books
✔16. Bryan Adams (Set in Canada) - Guarding Suzannah 5/26/12
✔17. Huey Lewis and the News (newspaper reporter) - Saving Grace 5/30/12
✔18. John Denver (Set in Colorado) - Skin Deep 5/31/12
✔19. Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (Medical Profession) - Only Yours 6/7/12
Finished:
Yowza! It's going to be a Groovy, Cool, Tubular, Rockin' Time- it's The Decades ChallengeDuration: July 1, 2012- January 1st, 2013.
30/30 Completed
6/6 Decades Completed!
The 1940's:
✔1. Song- White Christmas by Bing Crosby - Strange Bedpersons 7/6/12
✔2. Movie-Casablanca - Fifty Shades Darker 8/2/12
✔3.TV Show-Howdy Doody - Don't Let Go 8/8/12
✔4. Popular Books of the 40's - The Egg and I 8/21/12
✔5. Fad- Slinky - Master of the Mountain 7/20/12
The 1950's:
✔1.Song- Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis - Shades Of Twilight 7/17/12
✔2.Movie- Some Like It Hot - Once Burned 7/12/12
✔3.TV Show- The Honeymooners - Return To Sender 7/18/12
✔4.Popular Books of the 50's - Follow My Leader 8/28/12
✔5.Fad - Hula Hoop - Totally Tubular 8/23/12
The 1960's:
✔1.Song-I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Marvin Gaye - Soulless 8/3/12
✔2.Movie-Bonnie and Clyde - Echoes at Dawn 7/6/12
✔3.TV Show- The Munsters - Reckoning 8/3/12
✔4.Popular Books of the 60's - A Wrinkle in Time 8/28/12
✔5.Fad - Flower Power - Forever and a Day 9/3/12
The 1970's:
✔1.Song- Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin - Blue-Eyed Devil 7/6/12
✔2.Movie- The Godfather - Happily Never After 8/2/12
✔3.TV Show- All In The Family - Again the Magic 8/8/12
✔4.Popular Books of the 1970's - It's Not the End of the World 9/19/12
✔5.Fad- Disco music - Iron Kissed 8/7/12
The 1980's:
✔1.Song- Born In The USA by Bruce Springsteen - Only His 7/27/12
✔2.Movie- Back to the Future - When the Walls Fell 9/18/12
✔3.TV Show- Cheers - At Last 8/21/12
✔4.Popular Books of the 1980's - Only You 8/27/12
✔5.Fad- Classic Coke - Pride and Prejudice 7/15/12
The 1990's:
✔1.Song- My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion - If You Desire 7/14/12
✔2.Movie-Titanic - If You Deceive 8/7/12
✔3.TV Show- E.R. - Fifty Shades of Grey 7/27/12
✔4.Popular Books of the 1990's - Carnal Innocence 9/6/12
✔5.Fad- Beanie Babies - Darkfever 7/21/12
Romance Lovers Quarterly ChallengeAugust 15, 2012 - November 15th, 2012
15/15 Completed
✔1. Erotic Fifty Shades Freed (C)borrowed from library 9/25/12
✔2. Suspense Carnal Innocence (H)favorite author 9/6/12
✔3. Contemporary At Last (F)new release 8/21/12
✔4. Historical A Kiss at Midnight (L)long book 9/9/12
✔5. YA Totally Tubular (G)new to me author 8/23/12
✔6. Paranormal/Fantasy/Sci-Fi Happily Never After (K)short book 8/2/12
✔7. Christian/Religious/Inspirational Lethal Rider (A)from MountainKat's bookshelves 9/13/12
✔8. Western Only You (D)on TBR for a while 8/27/12
✔9. Interracial Out in the Field (B)ebook 9/8/12
✔10. GLBT Clear Water (E)recommendation list 9/29/12
✔11. Time Travel When the Walls Fell (I)series 9/18/12
✔12. Category (Harlequin, etc.) Sail Away (J)stand-alone 9/10/12
BONUS-
✔13. read a book with a setting of a place you love or would love to visit. Dream Lake 9/10/12 There's something really wrong about the fact that I've lived less than 100 miles from Friday Harbor all my life, and I've never been there...
✔14. read a book with a cover that you love
9/12/12 C'mon, do I really need to explain why I love this cover? Really??? :D✔15. read a book that uses your favorite plot device (surprise/secret baby) Smooth Talking Stranger 9/19/12
Completed:
Around The World In 80 Days (or so) Quarterly ChallengeDuration: November 15, 2012 - February 14, 2013
59/59 Completed!
Spell out the Continent - with bonus: All books must be related to the continent.
North America 12/12 completed
✔N - Natural Evil by Thea Harrison 12/5/12
✔O - Only Us: A Fool's Gold Holiday Novella by Susan Mallery 11/21/12
✔R - Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb 11/18/12
✔T - Devil's Gate by Thea Harrison 12/5/12
✔H - Hunter's Season by Thea Harrison 12/7/12
✔A - The Winter Courtship Rituals of Fur-Bearing Critters by Amy Lane 11/16/12
✔M - My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr 12/11/12
✔E - Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare 11/27/12
✔R - All I Want For Christmas by Nora Roberts 12/13/12
✔I - If I Must by Amy Lane 12/19/12
✔C - A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole 11/25/12
✔A - Game for Anything by Bella Andre 12/14/12
Europe 6/6 completed
✔E - Winning the Wallflower: A Novella by Eloisa James 11/19/12
✔U - Unveiled by Courtney Milan 11/21/12
✔R - Reckless Night by Lisa Marie Rice 11/21/12
✔O - On Dublin Street by Samantha Young 1/3/13
✔P - Port of Paradise by Lisa Marie Rice 12/31/12
✔E - The Duke Is Mine by Eloisa James 12/8/12
Spell out the Continent - without bonus
South America 12/12 completed
✔S - Bared to You by Sylvia Day 12/4/12
✔O - An On Dublin Street Christmas by Samantha Young 1/6/13
✔U - Under the Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis 12/14/12
✔T - Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec 12/18/12
✔H - Hot as Sin by Bella Andre 12/2/12
✔A - A Present in Swaddling Clothes by Andrew Grey 12/10/12
✔M - Mistletoe Mischief by Stacey Joy Netzel 12/8/12
✔E - Sno Ho by Ethan Day 12/10/12
✔R - The Reluctant Vampire by Lynsay Sands 12/29/12
✔I - I Suck at Girls by Justin Halpern 12/29/12
✔C - Night Game by Christine Feehan 12/1/12
✔A - From This Moment On by Bella Andre 12/20/12
Africa 6/6 completed
✔A - Can't Help Falling In Love by Bella Andre 12/22/12
✔F - Frog by Mary Calmes 12/22/12
✔R - I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier by Crystal Rose 1/13/13
✔I - Rogue Rider by Larissa Ione 1/5/13
✔C - Do Over by Mari Carr 12/6/12
✔A - The Duke's Perfect Wife by Jennifer Ashley 1/13/13
Asia 4/4 completed
✔A - A Taste of Love by Andrew Grey 1/19/13
✔S - Shades of Gray by Maya Banks 1/5/13
✔I - I Only Have Eyes for You by Bella Andre 1/18/13
✔A - All He Ever Desired by Shannon Stacey 1/12/13
Australia 9/9 completed
✔A - Keeping Promise Rock by Amy Lane 1/24/13
✔U - Unlocked by Courtney Milan 1/16/13
✔S - Dark Citadel by Cherise Sinclair 12/27/12
✔T - Cherish by Tere Michaels 1/20/13
✔R - Captivated by Nora Roberts 1/21/13
✔A - A Serving of Love by Andrew Grey 1/23/13
✔L - Love in a Nutshell by Janet Evanovich 12/31/12
✔I - If You Were Mine by Bella Andre 1/19/13
✔A - Let Me Be The One by Bella Andre 1/25/13
Antarctica 10/10 completed
✔A - Never Too Hot by Bella Andre 1/28/13
✔N - No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole 1/11/13
✔T - Talker's Redemption by Amy Lane 1/27/13
✔A - Talker by Amy Lane 1/26/13
✔R - Entranced by Nora Roberts 1/22/13
✔C - The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy 1/15/13
✔T - Talker's Graduation by Amy Lane 1/27/13
✔I - The Italian by Lisa Marie Rice 1/31/13
✔C - Hard Evidence by Pamela Clare 2/1/13
✔A - The Locker Room by Amy Lane 2/2/13
Romance Readers Reading Challenges
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Challenge Duration: March 1-31, 2011
10/10 Done
1. March:
In the Dark Marliss Melton3/4/112. Happy Birthday Ann(noumena12):
Extreme Exposure Pamela Clare3/18/113. South Carolina:
Jane's Warlord Angela Knight3/13/114. Third Month:
Call Me Irresistible Susan Elizabeth Phillips3/2/115. March Off to War:
The Darkest Hour Maya Banks3/6/116. Mardi Gras:
Angel's Peak Robyn Carr3/10/117. St.Patrick's Day:
Treachery in Death J.D. Robb3/6/118. Doctor's Day:
Crossing The Line (Perfect Anatomy, #1) Lori Wilde3/8/119. Contemporary Romance Shelf:
The Perfect Play Jaci Burton3/14/1110. Reader's Choice:
Deja Vu Fern Michaels3/9/11