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UPDATE Completed 7/26A -
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Nope. You can start any time. Just has to end for you after a year.
My favourite genre is romance, and am finding it really hard to choose a specific sub-genre for this, as I read them all. I've been reading a lot of paranormal lately, so will go with that. Hope that's ok.
HEA Yearly: ABC's of Your Favorite Genre Challenge.Favorite Genre: Paranormal
Duration: 16th August 2011 - 15th August 2012
Completed: 0/26
Sounds good to me, CaroB. It sounds like a good umbrella of traditional fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, science fiction, steampunk, time-travel, vampires, shapeshifters, ghosts, and characters with psychic abilities, like telekinesis or telepathy.
Lisa Kay wrote: "Sounds good to me, CaroB. It sounds like a good umbrella of traditional fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, science fiction, steampunk, time-travel, vampires, shapeshifters, ghosts, and characte..."Exactly! lol, I'm also hoping that will mean a wider range to choose from :-)
Update 7/26A - Ann Brashiers – The Last Summer of You and Me – July 26, 2011***
E - Elin Hilderbrang – Silver Girl –Augsut 6, 2011 ***
F - Forget Me Knot – Sue Margolis - August 1, 2011 *****
L - Love the One You’re With – Emily Giffin – August 1, 2011 ***
N - Nancy Thayer – Heat Wave –August 2, 2011 ****
R - Rice, Luanne – The Silver Boat – August 1, 2011 ***
S - Someone Like You – Sarah Dessen – August 11, 2011****
HEA Yearly: ABC's of Your Favorite Genre Challenge.Favorite Genre: Paranormal
Duration: 16th August 2011 - 15th August 2012
Completed: 25/26
A- Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh ★★★★
B- Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs ★★★★
C- Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs ★★★
Deveraux, Elena from Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh ★★
E- Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost ★★★★
F- First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones ★★★★
Gail Carriger - Blameless ★★★
H- Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs ★★★★★
I - Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs ★★★★★
John Mason from Nightfall by Ellen Connor ★★★
Kirsten Painter - Blood Rights ★★★★
Lachlain MacRieve, from A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole ★★★
M- Moon Called by Patricia Briggs ★★★
N- No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole ★★★
O- One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost ★★
Pia Giovanni from Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison ★★★★★
Q - Queen of Dragons by Shana Abe ★★★
Raphael, from Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh ★★★
S- The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe ★★★★
T- This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost ★★★
U- Under Her Skin by J. Frost, M. Brook & I. Andrews ★★★
V- The Vampire Voss by Colleen Gleason ★★★
W- The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole ★★★
X - Mr X from Dark Lover by J.R. Ward ★★★★
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Zane Langford from The Dream Thief by Shana Abe ★★★
HEA Yearly: ABC's of Your Favorite Genre Challenge.Favorite Genre: Historical Romance
Duration: 20th August 2011 - 19th August 2012
Completed: 21/26
A- Again The Magic by Lisa Kleypas ★★★★
Black Wolf from Through a Dark Mist by Marsha Canham ★★★
Carriger, Gail: author - Soulless ★★★
D- Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James ★★★
Ethan MacCarrick: character - If You Deceive ★★★
F- A Fool Again by Eloisa James ★★
G- Guilty Pleasures by Laura Lee Guhrke ★★★★
Honoria Wetherby from Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens ★★★
I- If You Dare by Kresley Cole ★★★
Judith Hampton from The Secret by Julie Garwood ★★★★
Kresley Cole: author - If You Desire ★★★
Lorraine Heath: author - Texas Destiny ★★★★★
Maccon, Alexia from Changeless by Gail Carriger ★★★★
N- Notorious Pleasures by Elizabeth Hoyt ★★★
Only Love: novella in It Happened One Season anthology by Mary Balogh ★★★★
Poppy: character - An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James ★★★
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R- Ransom by Julie Garwood ★★★
Stormy Gale from The Twisted Tale of Stormy Gale by Christine Bell ★★
T- The Texan's Wager by Jodi Thomas ★★★★
U- Untouched by Anna Campbell ★★★½
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W- Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt ★★★★
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Updates done as of 8/20/11 at 12:38 a.m. PST.
Oh, giving me an excuse to read only Romantic Suspense?? Sign me up please. =)I'll be updating this post, rather than creating new ones each time. Great challenge, Lisa Kay.
HEA Yearly: ABC's of My Fave Genre (Romantic Suspense) Challenge
26/26
A- Ashley Fitzgerald, heroine in Slow Burn by Ednah Walters 9/17/11 ★★★☆☆
B- Behind Closed Doors by Shannon McKenna 9/24/11 ★★★★☆
C- Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb 8/30/11 ★★★★★
D- Dead By Midnight by Beverly Barton 9/26/11 ★★☆☆☆
E- Eden, Cynthia, author of Deadly Heat 10/26/11 ★★★★☆
F- Fatal Affair by Marie Force 12/18/11 ★★★★☆
G- Garwood, Julie, author of Killjoy 1/6/12 ★★★★☆
H- Heart of Fire by Linda Howard 12/31/11 ★★★★☆
I- In Death Series book#10 Witness in Death by J.D. Robb 12/3/11 ★★★★★
J- Johannsen, Sophie, heroine in Die For Me by Karen Rose 10/21/11 ★★★★1/2
K- Kill Me Twice by Roxanne St. Claire 10/13/11 ★★☆☆☆
L- Longstreet, Tucker, hero in Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts 10/9/11 ★★★★☆
M- McBride, Zach, hero of Breaking Point 10/24/11 ★★★★☆
N- Naked Edge by Pamela Clare 9/5/11 ★★★1/2☆
O- Open Season by Linda Howard 12/29/11 ★★★★☆
P- Prey by Linda Howard 9/8/11 ★☆☆☆☆
Q- Quinn, hero of Crazy Hot 02/20/12 ★★★☆☆
R- Roarke, hero from Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb 9/14/11 ★★★★★
S- Stolen Fury by Elisabeth Naughton 9/7/11 ★★★☆☆
T- True Betrayals by Nora Roberts 9/20/11 ★★★☆☆
U- Untraceable by Laura Griffin 8/27/11 ★★★1/2☆
V- Veil of Night by Linda Howard 8/24/11 ★★★☆☆
W- Webb Tallant, hero of Shades Of Twilight by Linda Howard 11/5/11 ★★★★★
X- Alex McNeil, hero of Mackenzie's Magic by Linda Howard 11/8/11 ★★★★☆
Y- Yost, Sy, villain of Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb 12/24/11 ★★★★★
Z- Zack Knight, hero in Under Fire by Jo Davis 9/3/11 ★★☆☆☆
In order of reading:
Unread:
Great, Heather! Welcome to the challenge. Knowing you, you'll zip right through it. :)
Oh, I don't know about that. Right now I'm reading two books and they are both paranormal. Maybe I should create a second list. Something to think over before I do anything hasty. =)
Heather, Since I am doing "Romantic Suspense/Mysteries With a Touch of Romance", I'll be interested in seeing your list.
Lisa Kay wrote: "Heather, Since I am doing "Romantic Suspense/Mysteries With a Touch of Romance", I'll be interested in seeing your list."Have you read the In Death series? I think the series alone could fill up a lot of this challenge. Something like 33 books in the series so far and it fits the genre. lol
I am "re-reading" them right now, via audio. They are soooooooo well narrated. They are very popular and I ususally have to wait for them to b/c available at the library. I could jump around, I guess. But, I'd like to do them in order.
I've only read through book 3, as the library is taking soooooo long to give me #4, but I'm with you. I'm only going to "read" these as audiobooks. The narrator does a phenomenal job! Don't think I could enjoy the series as much without her telling the story.
Great! I just got book #4, Heather.
I just got #4 from the library last night too!!! So excited to dive into that one!Also received A Game of Thrones from the library last night too. No idea when I'll start that one though.
How long can you check
out for, Heather? It may take you a while to get through. Keep us posted on how you like it.
Once I download it to my MP3 player, I have it until I delete it, so I'm in no rush to read it. I know I'll be at it for a loooooonnnnngggggg time. lol
Question, Heather: When you reconnect your MP3 player to download something else from your library, will the library software "take it back"?
No, it will remove it from my computer only. If I've put it on my MP3 player, I have to remove it off of it myself. =)
HEA Yearly: ABC's of My Second Fave Genre (Paranormal (w/UF) Romance) Challenge24/26
A- Anna Latham, heroine from Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs 12/8/11 ★★★★1/2
B- Blameless by Gail Carriger 10/20/11 ★★★★☆
C- Canyons of Night by Jayne Castle 10/11/11 ★★★★☆
D- Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison 9/2/11 ★★★★★
E- Eden, Cynthia, author of Midnight Sins 11/11/11 ★★★☆☆
F- First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones 12/13/11 ★★★1/2☆
G- Gena Showalter, author of Awaken Me Darkly 10/16/11 ★★★☆☆
H- Harmony Series #7 Midnight Crystal by Jayne Castle 11/2/11 ★★★★☆
I- Isabella Spaga, heroine of Happily Never After by Jeaniene Frost 12/3/11 ★★★★☆
J- Jennifer DeLucy, author of Whisper of Light 9/24/11 ★★★1/2☆
K- Kyle Treharne, hero in Sun, Sand, Sex by Shelly Laurenston 11/13/11 ★★★★☆
L- Lynsay Sands, author of The Bite Before Christmas 11/3/11 ★★★★☆
M- Magic Graves by Jeaniene Frost and Ilona Andrews 10/30/11 ★★★★☆
N- Nightfall by Ellen Connor 10/29/11 ★★★1/2☆
O- One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost 8/30/2011 ★★★★1/2
P- Parker, Jane, heroine from Lord of the Vampires by Gena Showalter 11/9/11 ★★☆☆☆
Q- Quinn Tyrrell, hero of Kiss of Fire by Deborah Cooke 2/19/12 ★★★☆☆
R- Rosa Cortez, heroine of Midnight by Ellen Connor 12/1/11 ★★★☆☆
S- Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh 8/28/2011 ★★★★☆
T- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 11/13/2011 ★★★★★
U- Uncle Ubie of Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones 2/28/12 ★★☆☆☆
V- Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh 2/7/12 ★★★★☆
W- Warrior by Zoe Archer 9/3/2011 ★★★★☆
X- Alexia Tarabotti, heroine from Soulless by Gail Carriger 9/23/11 ★★★★☆
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was that your first read Heather? Isn't it great!?
It was really good!! First read and intro to the series. Not sure when I'll grab the second one, but it will be soon!
Something is screwy with the "edit" ability on goodreads right now, Heather. But I will add this! I've been meaning to get to that series too. :)
If you want to read the books in chronological order, check out Nalini's website. I've just gotten up to date with this series and have loved it!
I'm going to try and read them one book a month. Prolong the enjoyment like I am with the I-Team series and trying to only read 2 0r 3 books in the In Death series. We'll see how long my patience lasts. lol
Heather wrote: "HEA Yearly: ABC's of My Second Fave Genre (Paranormal Romantic) Challenge"Love the title change, LOL!
Well it is. lol I'm a suspense girl to the soul. ;-)
Last Updated: 9/01/11 @5:45 p.m. PST
I'm going with Paranormal since its the genre I've been reading the most of lately. HEA Yearly: Favorite Genre ABC - Paranormal Romance
Duration: 8 September, 2011 to 7 September, 2012
Complete: 17/26
A- Ashes of Midnight by Lara Adrian - Read: Sept 10 3.5 Stars
B- Bound by Shadow by Anna Windsor - Read: Sept 10 4 Stars
C- Claimed by Evangeline Anderson Read: Dec 25, 2 Stars
D- Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison - Read: Sept 16 5 Stars
E- Edge Of Hunger by Rhyannon Byrd - Read: Oct 19, 5 Stars
F- First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost - Read: Sept 14 4.5 Stars
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H- Hiding in the Shadows (Shadows, #2) by Kay Hooper - Read: Sept 20 4 Stars
I- Inferno's Kiss by Monica Burns - Read: Dec 4, 4 Stars
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K- Kiss of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon Read: Sept 27, 4 Stars
L- Living Nightmare by Shannon K. Butcher Read: Nov 9, 5 Stars
M- Mercury's War by Lora Leigh Read: Dec , 5 Stars
N- Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon Read: Nov 19, 4 Stars
O- Out of Body by Stella Cameron Read: Oct 9, 3 Stars
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R-Rapture Untamed by Pamela Palmer - Read: Sept 11 4 Stars
S- Shades of Midnight by Lara Adrian - Read: Oct 5, 5 Stars
T- The Third Circle by Amanda Quick - Read: Oct 28, 4 Stars
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W-Warrior by Zoe Archer - Read: Sept 9, 4 Stars
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Great, Lauren! I have you added. I'll eventually put in hyperlinks when I get home...
I have a quandary:
is a a Time Travel book mostly set in the 19th century. Would this be classified as a paranormal or historical?
That's a good question. What do you think, Pamela?
@MarijayneIs your total 5/26 or 8/26??
I see it classified as many things... steampunk, fantasy, scifi, historical, time travel, paranormal. I would say use it where you need to :)
I saw the same thing... so, I concur. :)
Last Updated: 9/13/11 3:15 p.m. PST Let me know if I messed up anyone's numbers. 85 books so far! Woohoo!
I had to correct mine. I apparently didn't edit mine right.
Lisa Kay wrote: "@MarijayneIs your total 5/26 or 8/26??"
I'm actually at 10/26. Just updated my list.
Last Updated: 9/13/11 4:25 p.m. PSTOkay, I think I have it now. 89 books! Pats on the back to everyone. :o)
Participants Post #3 updated 9/19/11 @ 3:30 p.m. Let me know of any errors or updates. Thanks!
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