2011 July Reading Challenge

[Yz the Whyz]

July’s challenge is called: The Challenge of a Name.

Duration: July 1 – July 31, 2011


1. Read 2 books where the heroine’s name (first or last) starts with either your first or last name initial.

2. Read 2 books where the hero’s name (first or last) starts with either your first or last name initial.

3. Read 2 books where the author’s name (first or last) starts with either your first or last name initial

4. Read 2 books where a character’s name is similar to yours or someone in your family. Be sure to let us know who.

5. Read 2 books where a character’s name is one you would use to name a child of yours. Extra points if it is already one of your kid/s’ name.


PS: I'm looking for someone who can help me monitor the monthly challenges. If interested, please drop me a pm.

[Michelle]

I'm in for this one, will post as I go!

[FlibBityFLooB]

I'm in again :)

1. Heroine (Sorcha) - Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
2. Heroine (Zoë Smith) - Aphrodite's Kiss by Julie Kenner
3. Hero (Brendon Shaw) - The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston
4. Hero (Bobby Ray Smith) - The Beast in Him by Shelly Laurenston
5. Author - Shadowflame by Dianne Sylvan
6. Author - Secret Life of a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
7. Character (Alexia - neice) - Heartless by Gail Carriger
8. Character (Michael - Uncle) Wages of Sin by Jenna Maclaine
9. Child Name (Ian) - All I Want for Christmas Is a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
10. Child Name (Quinn) - Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur

[Shannon]

I'm totally in! Will post as I go!

Progress: 7/10

1. Last Name C = Heroine - Corrine Bishop - Deeper Than Midnight by Lara Adrian --Read 07/04
2. Last Name C = Heroine - Cheyenne Ross - Malcolm by Eliza Gayle --Read 07/04
3. S or C Hero
4. S or C Hero
5. Last Name C = Author Christine Feehan - Dark Prince --Read 06/02
6. S or C Author
7. Character - (Me) Shannon - His Purrfect Mate by Laurann Dohner --Read 07/08
8. Character - (Brother) Sam - Linger by Maggie Stiefvater --Read 07/12
9. Child Name - (Would Use) Charlotte - For Love's Sake Only by Lena Matthews --Read 07/10
10. Child Name - (Would Use) Isabel - Forever by Maggie Stiefvater --Read 07/17



Also Read This Month:

The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton --Read 07/18
Circus of the Damned by Laurell K. Hamilton --Read 07/26

[~Megan~]

I'm in as always...will post as I go!

[Lauren]

Here are mine - there may be changes as I go.
My initials are LB.
4/10

Heroine #1: Brenna Flannigan in Night's Kiss by Amanda Ashley - Finished: July 7
Heroine #2: Brenna Nichols in Dark Defender by Alexis Morgan

Hero #1: Tucker Longstreet in Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts - Finished: July 10
Hero #2: Liam Morrissey in Pride Mates by Jennifer Ashley

Author #1: Lara Adrian - Midnight Rising - Finished: July 7
Author #2: Anya Bast - Dark Enchantment

Family #1: Jack Winter in Street Magic by Caitlin Kittredge (Grandfather's name)
Family #2: Amanda Marion in Soul Deep by Lora Leigh (Cousin's name) - Finished: July 9

Kid #1: Olivia Gray in Tempt Me with Darkness by Shayla Black
Kid #2: Zack Jones in Sizzle and Burn by Jayne Ann Krentz

[Susan]

Count me in. I will post as I go.

[Dobarah]

I'm playing! My initials are: D/W

July’s challenge is called: The Challenge of a Name.

Duration: July 1 – July 31, 2011


1. Heroine Delphine Dream Warrior (Dark-Hunter, #17)
2. Heroine D/W

3. Hero Wulf Kiss of the Night
4. Hero D/W

5. Author D Kiss of Fire we are both legally Deborah
6. Author W Mortal Danger Eileen Wilks

7. Character (family) similar to yours or someone in your family
8. Character (family) similar to yours or someone in your family

9. Name I'd give to a child Garrett Lee/Connor Davis
10. Name of my child: Delaney Winter Kiss character: Delaney

[Jessica]

0/10

Heroine (Josephine) #1: The Renegade Hunter (Rogue Hunter, #3)
Heroine (Eshe) #2: Born to Bite
Hero (Edward) #1: Hit List
Hero (Janco) #2: Sea Glass
Author (Jim Butcher) #1: Proven Guilty
Author (Jeaniene Frost) #2: Eternal Kiss of Darkness
Family #1:
Family #2:
Kid #1:
Kid #2:

[Felicia (Ferishia)]

0/10


1. Heroine S - (Shay Angel):Red Fire (Gods of Midnight #1) by Deidre Knight
2.Heroine S - (Shay Pearson): Hunting the Demon (Demon Hunters, #2) by Jaci Burton
3. Hero S - (Harper Stoyan): The Reluctant Vampire (Argeneau, #15) by Lynsay Sands
4. Hero S - (Duncan of Skye): Mistress of the Storm by Teri Brisbin
5. Author F: This Side of the Grave by Jeanine Frost
6. Author F: Spencer's Secret by Joyee Flynn
7. Family - (Sarah - Grandmother) : Darkness Dawns (Immortal Guardians, #1) by Diane Duvall
8. Family - (Emma - Aunt): The Wallflower(Halle Pumas, #1) by Dana Marie Bell
9. Child Name (Alexandra):Kiss of Fury (Dragonfire #2) by Deborah Cooke
10. Child Name (Hunter):Deeper Than Midnight by Lara Adrian

[Amy J.]

I'll give it a try and I'll post as I go.

Heroine 1:
Heroine 2:
Hero 1:
Hero 2:
Author 1:
Author 2:
Family 1: Undead and Unemployed (Sister's name Tina)
Family 2: :In the Woods (Father's name Robert, which the character goes by)
Kid 1:
Kid 2:

[Drea]

I'm in...this will be my first. My initials are D. M.
3/10 read

Heroine 1: (Meagan) I Witch: The Powers of the Blood and the Heart****7/9/11
Heroine 2: (Elizabeth Moon) Sojourner
Hero 1: (Roman Draganesti) How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire
Hero 2: (Maximillian) Chosen by Desire ****7/10/11
Author 1: (Kerry Davidson) Luna's Sokjan
Author 2: (Danielle Lee) Inhuman
Character 1: (Alexandrine-nephew) My Forbidden Desire
Character 2: (Nick- brother) 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover
Child 1: (Aidan) Dreams of a Dark Warrior****read 7/5/11
Child 2: (Cassie) Seduced by the Wolf

[Jennifer]

I'm in. Will post as I go!

1. Heroine J/C
2. Heroine J/C

3. Hero J/C Last Night at Chateau Marmont: A Novel Lauren Weisberger read 7-7-11 *Julian is the male lead (I refuse to call him a hero because he's a huge jerk and not the "tortured soul" variety, until the very end)
4. Hero J/C

5. Author J/C Dead Reckoning Charlaine Harris read 7-1-11
6. Author J/C Fast Women Jennifer Crusie re-read 7-9-11

7. Character (family)
8. Character (family)

9. Name I'd give to a child Maybe This Time Jennifer Crusie The 12 year old boy in this story is named Carter and while it's not one of my top 2 names for a boy, it's still in the top 10-20 depending on the day read 7-2-11
10. Name I'd give to a child

[Maria]

I'm in! :) (My initials are M and D).

Read: 4/10

1. Heroine (Mercedes) - Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs - finished 7/21/11
2. Heroine (Maggie) - No Rest for the Wiccan by Madelyn Alt - finished 7/14/11
3. Hero (Mikhail Dubrinsky) - Dark Prince by Christine Feehan
4. Hero (Julian of Macedon) - Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon
5. Author (Deborah) - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness - finished 7/8/11
6. Author (MaryJanice) - Undead and Undermined by MaryJanice Davidson - finished 7/10/11
7. Character (Anthony - grandfather) - The Passage by Justin Cronin
8. Character (Alexia - cousin) - Soulless by Gail Carriger
9. Child Name (Harper) - Greywalker by Kat Richardson
10. Child Name (Lucien) - Insatiable by Meg Cabot

[Cindy (Squin)]

Name Challenge

Completed 6/10

Initials C & H

1. Heroine
2. Heroine
3. Hero (Carter) - Rode Hard, Put up Wet - Lorelei James 7/10
4. Hero (Christian) - Nocked for a Loop - Sam Cheever 7/15
5. Author - Reunion - FE Heaton 7/8
6. Author
7. Family Character (Cousin, Luke) - Cop Appeal - Ava Meyers 7/11
8. Family Character (Cousin, Scott) - Tit for Tat - Delilah Fawkes 7/15
9. Child Name (Bella) - Lover Awakened - JR Ward 7/15
10. Child Name

[Samantha]

The Challenge of a Name: Challenge
Duration: July 1-31st
0/10

My Initials are S&M

Heroine

1.Sabine-Kiss of a Demon King
2.Syn-Born of Fire

Hero

3.Micah-Micah
4.Shane-Ghost Town

Author

5.Suzanne Collins-Mockingjay
6.Maria V. Snyder-Magic Study

Resemblence

7.Wisty"Mistty" (BF/sister)-Witch & Wizard
8.Claire Roth "mothers last name"- Ashes of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #6)

Kids Name

9.Shanna-How To Marry a Millionaire Vampire
10.Vaughn- Visions of Heat


TO READ



READ


ALSO READ

[Zuany]

:s my initials are Z.V.

0/10

1. Heroine
2. Heroine
3. Hero (Zarek) Dance With The Devil
4. Hero
5. Author
6. Autho
7. Characther (Raphael, my brother) Archangel's Consort
8. Characther (Raphael) Archangel's Blade
9. Child's name
10. Child's name

[Steph Ann]

I'm in! This is my first challenge, so we'll see how this goes! My initials are SM

2/10

1. Heroine (Mercedes) Silver Borne
2. Heroine (Rhiannon Murphy) Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between

3. Hero (Michael) If Angels Burn
4. Hero (Drustan MacKelter) Kiss of the Highlander

5. Author (Mead) Storm Born
6. Author (Sands) A Quick Bite

7. Character (Anna- my middle name) The Watcher
8. Character (John- grandfather) Something from the Nightside

9. Child's Name (Elena) Broken
10. Child's Name (Ryan) Secrets of the Demon

[RogueHireling]

I'm in!! Kids names are going to be hard since I picked rather unusual names for my two. Will have to think on this one. =D

Oh, do middle names count?

[Samantha]

Steph wrote: "I'm in! This is my first challenge, so we'll see how this goes! My initials are SM

1. Heroine (Mercedes) Silver Borne
2. Heroine (Rhiannon Murphy) [book:Dead, Undead, or Somewher..."

good luck fellow SM'er :)

[Steph Ann]

Thanks, Sammie! Good luck to you too! :)

[Ms.soule]

0/10

My initials are R & S.

1. Heroine:
A. Jade Redfern – Beyond the Night by Joss Ware
B. Raine Tallentyre - Sizzle & Burn by Jayne Ann Krentz

2. Hero:
A. Skeeve – Another Fine Myth by Robert Lynn Asprin
B. Seth - Succubus on Top by Richelle Mead

3. Author:
A. Iron Crowned by Richelle Mead
B. Rough & Ready by Sandra Hill

4. Family:
A. Madison, Nika - Living Nightmare by Shannon K. Butcher
B. Luke – Feral Attraction by Paige McKellan & Marie Harte

5. Kids:
A. Daphne – Red Mortal by Deidre Knight
B. Hawke (not that my husband would let me) - Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh

[Lacy♪ ♫Movements of a Demigod ♪ ♫]

0/10 Complete

1. Heroine L/B- (Linder,Jody) Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard
2. Heroine L/B- (Lightwood,Isabelle) City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare

3. Hero L/B-
4. Hero L/B-

5. Author L/B- Brooks,Cheryl- Outcast
6. Author L/B- Lauren Kate- Fallen

7. Character (family)-
8. Character (family)-

9. Name I'd give to a child- (Adriana)Awakening by E.D. Beale
10. Name I'd give to a child-

[Susinok]

Oh man this one will be hard for me! My initials are SF, so the s is easy but F? How many F female names are there? At least in PNR Or romance, anyway. Not many heroes named Fred either.

And what if we don't have/don't want kids? :) LOL I can still pretend I guess.

I'm off to make a list. Yikes.

Initials SKF

1. Read 2 books where the heroine’s name (first or last) starts with either your first or last name initial.

2. Read 2 books where the hero’s name (first or last) starts with either your first or last name initial.

1. Rachel and the Hired Gun by Elaine Levine - Sagar

3. Read 2 books where the author’s name (first or last) starts with either your first or last name initial

4. Read 2 books where a character’s name is similar to yours or someone in your family. Be sure to let us know who.

5. Read 2 books where a character’s name is one you would use to name a child of yours. Extra points if it is already one of your kid/s’ name.

[*Ash*]

Sweet... Time to come up with a list. Woo

√ 1. A/D: Alexandria: Dark Gold; by Christine Feehan √ *** 07.04.11
√ 2. A/D: Amber: Dead Girl In Love; by Linda Joy Singleton √ *** 07.06.11
√ 3. A/D: Darius: Heart of the Dragon; by Gena Showalter √ **** 07.13.11
√ 4. A/D: Dane: Ain't Myth Behaving; by Katie MacAlister √ ** 07.19.11
5. A/D: Blood Spells; by Jessica Andersen
√ 6. A/D: On the Edge; by Ilona Andrews √ *** 07.15.11
√ 7. Aisling (Me): Holy Smokes; by Katie MacAlister √ *** 07.07.11
8. Nick (Nephew): He Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot; by Stephanie Rowe
√ 9. Savannah: Dark Magic; by Christine Feehan √ *** 07.09.11
√ 10. Jack: An Irresistible Bachelor; by Jessica Bird √ **** 07.25.11

[Danielle]

I'm in too :) My initials are D.W.

As you can see...lot's of D. W was hard, plus I don't like to break up series :)

Heroine D-Daphne: Past Redemption by Savannah Russe
Heroine D-Daphne: In the Blood by Savannah Russe

Hero D-Declan: Shadow of the Vampire by Meagan Hatfield
Hero D-Dag: Dragonbound by Jade Lee

Author D: The Gift by Deb Stover
Author D: Siren's Surrender by Devyn Quinn

Character Shane/brother in law: Twist by Colby Hodge
Character Kenneth/husband: Siren's Call by Devyn Quinn

Name I'd give my child Darius: Beyond the Pale by Savannah Russe
Name I'd give my child Gage: Beneath the Skin by Savannah Russe

[♥ Ashleigh ♥]

super excited to get started :D

will post when i have found my books.


also does the heroine or hero have to be the main character?? or can they be the second main character??

[♥ Ashleigh ♥]

00 of 10 Completed
My initials are A & W.

1. Heroine (A/W): Anita Blake - Obsidian Butterfly
2. Heroine (A/W): Alexia Tarabotti - Soulless

3. Hero (A/W): Wrath - Dark Lover
4. Hero (A/W): John Pritkin??

5. Author (A/W): Ally Condie - Matched
6. Author (A/W): Rachel Ward - Numbers

7. Character (Family): Asher (me)- Narcissus in Chains
8. Character (Family): Rose (sister) ??

9. Child's name: Cassiel/Castiel (if i had a boy or girl)- Unseen
10. Child's name: Gabriel ??

[♥ Ashleigh ♥]

this is much harder than i thought it would be!!

its hard trying to search for book's via there characters name, does any body know if there's a list or something i can look up??

[Yz the Whyz]

Token Female Gamer wrote: "I'm in!! Kids names are going to be hard since I picked rather unusual names for my two. Will have to think on this one. =D

Oh, do middle names count?"

Yes...I'll accept middle names.

[Christina]

I am totally in! I have some research to do! My initials are C & M. Very cool challenge!

[Christina]

This was so much more difficult than I thought it would be! My initials are C & M.

0/10

Heroine with C: Clary in City of Bones
Heroine with M: Mercy in Moon Called
Hero with M: Mikhail in Dark Prince
Hero with M: Maddox in The Darkest Night
Author with M: Richelle Mead's Storm Born
Author with C: Christine Feehan's Dark Desire
Similar name #1: John Matthew in Lover Mine (My Dad is John)
Similar name #2: Mary in Lover Eternal (My Grandmother is Mary)
Potential Childs name #1: Gideon in The Darkest Lie
Potential Childs name #2: Jane in Lover Unbound

[Jessica (BookRockGoddess)]

I think this is a really cool challenge I am so giving it a try:

Name Challenge

Initials J & B

1. Heroine- The Adoration of Jenna Fox7/9/11
2. Heroine- Crusade(Jenn)7/19/11
3. Hero- Vanish(Jacinda)7/22/11
4. Hero
5. Author- Sizzling Sixteenby Janet Evanovich 7/12/11
6. Author- My Boyfriend Bitesby Dan Jolley 7/23/11
7. Family Character-Cinder and Ella(Aunt Cindy)7/11/11
8. Family Character
9. Child Name( My daughter middle name Skylar)Passing
10. Child Name(My sons middle name Daniel)
Passion7/26/11

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

i'm in and I will post as I go

[Michelle]

♥ Ashleigh ♥ wrote: "this is much harder than i thought it would be!!

its hard trying to search for book's via there characters name, does any body know if there's a list or something i can look up??"

Try this link, I'm not sure how many names work but this was recommended to me when I needed a Michael (just change the name to suit).

http://www.shelfari.com/characters/mi...

or

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...

which is a database that SOS is working on to help with these challenges :)

[Jessica]

1/10

Heroine (Josephine) #1: The Renegade Hunter (Rogue Hunter, #3)
Heroine (Eshe) #2: Born to Bite
Hero (Edward) #1: Hit List 7/2 3 stars
Hero (Janco) #2: Sea Glass
Author (Jim Butcher) #1: Proven Guilty
Author (Jeaniene Frost) #2: Eternal Kiss of Darkness
Family #1:
Family #2:
Kid #1:
Kid #2:

[♥ Ashleigh ♥]

Michelle wrote: "Try this link, I'm not sure how many names work but this was recommended to me when I needed a Michael (just change the name to suit).

http://www.shelfari.com/characters/micha...

or

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=...

which is a database that SOS is working on to help with these challenges :)
"


Thanks heaps, i'll check em out now :D

[Patricia]

I'm in My initials are P & A
0/10

Heroine
1 (Alexia) Heartless Gail Carriger
2 (Pia) Dragon Bound Thea Harrison

Hero
3 (Falin Andrews) Grave Dance Kalayna Price
4 (Nicholas Argeneau) The Renegade Hunter Lynsay Sands

Author
5 Lara Adrian Deeper Than Midnight
6 Sharon Ashwood FrostBound

Family
7 (Stephanie sister)Smokin' Seventeen Janet Evanovich
8 (Chaz Cousin) Decieved by the Others Jess Haines

Kids Couple of the Names I Like
9 (Mira) Burn the Night Jocelyn Drake
10 (Sienna)Kiss of Snow Nalini Singh

[Samantha]

The Challenge of a Name: Challenge
Duration: July 1-31st
1/10

My Initials are S&M

Heroine

1.Sabine-Kiss of a Demon King
2.Syn-Born of Fire

Hero

3.Micah-Micah
4.Shane-Ghost Town

Author

5.Suzanne Collins-Mockingjay **** 7/2
6.Maria V. Snyder-Magic Study

Resemblence

7.Wisty"Mistty" (BF/sister)-Witch & Wizard
8.Claire Roth "mothers last name"- Ashes of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #6)

Kids Name

9.Shanna-How To Marry a Millionaire Vampire
10.Vaughn- Visions of Heat


TO READ



READ


ALSO READ

[Lora]

My initials are LS. Will post as I go

2/10

Heroine () #1:
Heroine () #2:
Hero (Leo) #1: Dare to Believe 2/7 ****
Hero () #2:
Author (Lisa McMann)#1: Cryer's Cross 1/7 *****
Author ()#2:
Family ()#1:
Family ()#2:
Kid ()#1:
Kid ()#2:

[Christina]

This was so much more difficult than I thought it would be! My initials are C & M.

1/10

Done! Thank God too, this was terrible...Heroine with C: Clary in City of Bones
Heroine with M: Mercy in Moon Called
Hero with M: Mikhail in Dark Prince
Hero with M: Maddox in The Darkest Night
Author with M: Richelle Mead's Storm Born
Author with C: Christine Feehan's Dark Desire
Similar name #1: John Matthew in Lover Mine (My Dad is John)
Similar name #2: Mary in Lover Eternal (My Grandmother is Mary)
Potential Childs name #1: Gideon in The Darkest Lie
Potential Childs name #2: Jane in Lover Unbound

[Erin]

PRN July 2011: The Challenge of a Name

Read: 1/10

Heroine 1: Eve Dallas in Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb
Heroine 2: Parker Brown in Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts
Hero 1: Elijah from Elijah by Jacquelyn Frank
Hero 2: Baran Arvid in Jane's Warlord by Angela Knight
Author 1: Mortal Danger by Eileen Wilks
Author 2: Dragon Bones by Patricia Briggs
Character 1: Kate Daniels (sister) in Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews
Character 2: Clay Bennett in Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh
Child Name 1: (Alexandra) Hungry for You by Lynsay Sands 7/2/11
Child Name 2: (Lucas) Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh

[♥ Ashleigh ♥]

01 of 10 Completed
My initials are A & W.

1. Heroine (A/W): Anita Blake - Obsidian Butterfly
2. Heroine (A/W): Alexia Tarabotti - Soulless - finish 4.7.2011 ***

3. Hero (A/W): Wrath - Dark Lover
4. Hero (A/W):

5. Author (A/W): Ally Condie - Matched
6. Author (A/W): Rachel Ward - Numbers

7. Character (Family): Asher (me)- Narcissus in Chains
8. Character (Family): Rose (sister) ??

9. Child's name: Cassiel/Castiel (if i had a boy or girl)- Unseen
10. Child's name: Gabriel ??

[Martina the Book Fairy]

I'm in and will likely fill in the blanks as I go.

Martina's July Challenge of a Name - 1/10 Complete!

1. HEROINE (M/B): Maggie - Where There's a Witch (Bewitching Mystery, #5) by Madelyn Alt - 7/3 - ★★★★
2. HEROINE (M/B):

3. HERO (M/B):
4. HERO (M/B):

5. AUTHOR (M/B): Bedeviled Angel (Works Like Magic, #2) by Annette Blair
6. AUTHOR (M/B):

7. CHARACTER (FAMILY):
8. CHARACTER (FAMILY):

9. CHILD NAME:
10. CHILD NAME:

[Michelle]

UPDATE - 4TH JULY 2011

Please note: For ease of tracking, could you please RE-POST your list with your progress after every update adding the DATE YOU FINISHED. You may also strike out the book's title if you wish. Thanks!

There are 35 participants in this month's challenge so far:

Amy
Arletta
*Ash*
♥ Ashleigh ♥ - 1/10 Read
Christina - 1/10 Read
Cindy
Clare
Danielle
Dobarah
Drea
Erin - 1/10 Read
Evil Twin One (Ange)
Felicia (Ferishia)
FlibBityFLoob
Jennifer
Jessica - 1/10 Read
Jessica (BookRockGodess)
Lacy♪♫Movements of a Demigod ♪♫
Lauren
❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥
Lora - 2/10 Read
Maria
Martina the Book Fairy - 1/10 Read
~Megan~
Michelle (shelli_m)
Mrs.soule
Patty
Sammie =^.^= - 1/10 Read
Shannon (Savhage Temptress)
Shazzy
Steph
Susan
Susinok
Token Female Gamer
Zuany


You cansign-up for the challenge at any time throughout the month

0 Readers have completed all 10 categories so far.

Total number of books read for the challenge = 8

Happy Reading Everyone!

[Michelle]

As everyone knows Yz has rather limited internet time at the moment, so I am going to be helping out to track the challenges for her. There will be a couple of updates throughout the month, and we are hoping to get the group stats back up and running at some point!

Thanks for all your help in reposting your lists, it really helps!

[Susan]

1/10 Complete
1. Read 2 books where the heroine’s name (first or last) starts with either your first or last name initial.

2. Read 2 books where the hero’s name (first or last) starts with either your first or last name initial.

3. Read 2 books where the author’s name (first or last) starts with either your first or last name initial

4. Read 2 books where a character’s name is similar to yours or someone in your family. Be sure to let us know who.

Conner Bryson- Connor (cousin) Silent Thunder by Iris and Roy Johansen

5. Read 2 books where a character’s name is one you would use to name a child of yours. Extra points if it is already one of your kid/s’ name.

[Christina]

This was so much more difficult than I thought it would be! My initials are C & M.

2/10

6/3/11 Done! Heroine with C: Clary in City of Bones
6/4/11 Done! Heroine with M: Mercy in Moon Called
Hero with M: Mikhail in Dark Prince
Hero with M: Maddox in The Darkest Night
Author with M: Richelle Mead's Storm Born
Author with C: Christine Feehan's Dark Desire
Similar name #1: John Matthew in Lover Mine (My Dad is John)
Similar name #2: Mary in Lover Eternal (My Grandmother is Mary)
Potential Childs name #1: Gideon in The Darkest Lie
Potential Childs name #2: Jane in Lover Unbound

[Shannon]

I'm totally in! Will post as I go!

Progress: 3/10

1. Last Name C = Heroine - Corrine Bishop - Deeper Than Midnight by Lara Adrian --Read 07/04
Last Name C = Heroine - Cheyenne Ross - Malcolm by Eliza Gayle
2. S or C Hero
S or C Hero
3. Last Name C = Author Christine Feehan - Dark Prince --Read 06/02
S or C Author
4. Character - ()
Character - ()
5. Child Name - ()
Child Name - ()

[Fallon]

I will try, though my Initials seem to be difficult (F,V)

1. Heroine
2. Heroine
3. Hero
4. Hero
5. Author
6. Author
7. Familial
8. Familial
9. Naming of Child: Verita (Ryan) - Read 7.03
10. Naming of Child