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2012 February Monthly Challenge- Participant's Thread

0/3 completed
1-F is for February: Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy
4-Leap Year: Rapture in Death by J.D Robb
7-National Weatherman's Day Feb.5: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan




2. Happy Birthday Saranda!: A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James.
4. Leap Year: Tempt Me with Darkness by Shayla Black.
5. Make A Friend Day-Feb. 11: Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis.
8. Judy Blume's Birthday- Feb.12: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.

2/8 Read
2. Happy Birthday!: A Proper Companion by Candice Hern
3. Geography: Nerd in Shining Armor by Vicki Lewis Thompson
5. Make a Friend Day-Feb. 11: The Wild Child by Mary Jo Putney
6. Valentine's Day: Second Chance by Virginia Jewel
9. National Cherry Month: The Fashion Police by Sibel Hodge.
10. Reader's Choice: Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips









1. February: Pride & Passion by Charlotte Featherstone
2. Happy Birthday Lisa: Navarro's Promise by Lora Leigh - (Feb 1)
3. Arizona: White Heat by Brenda Novak
4. Leap Year: It's In His Kiss by Julia Quinn - (Feb 2)
5. Make a Friend Day: Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh - (Feb 5)
6. Valentine's Day (flowers): The Perfect Poison by Amanda Quick - (Feb 7)
7. Cherry Month:A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
8. Reader's Choice: Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz - (Feb 3)

3/8
1. 'F" is for February:
2. Happy Birthday!: (Happy Birthday Carla) Micah
3. Geography: Private Arrangements
4. Leap Year: Whispers in the Dark
5. Make A Friend Day-Feb. 11: TBA
7. National Weatherman's Day-Feb. 5/National Umbrella Day- Feb. 10: Into the Mist
9. National Cherry Month:
10. Reader's Choice:




1. 'F" is for February: Earlene Fowler - Kansas Troubles
2. Happy Birthday!(Bhie): Some Girls Bite - Chloe Niell
3. Geography (AZ): Shadow Heir - Richelle Mead
4. Leap Year-4 words in title: Tall, Dark and Deadly - Lori O'Clare
5. Friend's Shelf: Liberty A:Wicked Game - Jeri Smith-Ready
6. Valentine's Day: Heart of Dixie - Tami Hoag
7.
8. Banned book: SKIP
9. National Cherry Month-red cover:Killing Me Softly - Maggie Shayne
10.










February 2012 Monthly Challenge: 3/10
2. Happy Birthday, Kira: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
3. Geography- Arizona: Enchanting the Lady by Kathryne Kennedy
4. Leap Year (Four Words): The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason
5. Make-A-Friend Day : Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J K Rowling
7. National Weatherman's Day: Her Husband's Harlot by Grace Callaway
9. National Cherry Month: Addicted by Charlotte Featherstone
10. Reader's Choice: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern











1. 'F" is for February:Gideon by Jacquelyn Frank
2. Happy Birthday!:Choose Christine Cinder and Ella
3. Geography: Werewolf in the North Woods by Vickie Lewis Thompson
4. Leap Year: Read a book that is the fourth in a series,Destined for an Early Grave Jeaniene Frost, 2/1/12
5. Make A Friend Day-Feb.:Lisa Kay- Married By Morning, Lisa Kleypas 2/5/12
6.Valentine's Day: To Catch a Bride by Anne Gracie
7. National Weatherman's Day-Feb.Blameless by Gail Carriger
8. Judy Blume's Birthday- Feb.12: Read a book by this author or a book found on a banned list.
9. National Cherry Month: Vampire Mine Kerreyln Sparks 2/3/12
10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.

3/8 Read
2. Happy Birthday!: A Proper Companion by Candice Hern
5. Make a Friend Day-Feb. 11: The Wild Child by Mary Jo Putney
6. Valentine's Day: Second Chance by Virginia Jewel
9. National Cherry Month: The Fashion Police by Sibel Hodge.
10. Reader's Choice: Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips









2. Happy Birthday!: Both Carla and Christine(not me) have Divergent by Veronica Roth on their shelves. – Feb 03
4. Leap Year: The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa (#4 of The Iron Fey)
5. Make A Friend Day-Feb. 11: (borrowed from John) Dust by Joan Frances Turner
9. National Cherry Month: (red cover) Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones – Feb 05
10. Reader's Choice: Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare






4. Leap Year: Tempt Me with Darkness by Shayla Black.
5. Make A Friend Day-Feb. 11: Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis.
8. Judy Blume's Birthday- Feb.12: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.

Read: 3/6
3. Grography - Arizona: Light In Shadow by Jayne Ann Krentz
4. Leap Year: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
5. Make a Friend Day: Sea Witch by Virginia Kantra






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Challenge Duration: February 1 to February 29, 2012
2/8
1. 'F" is for February: Fire and Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon
2. Happy Birthday!(Sarah 7th Feb): Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
5. Friend's Shelf (Leea) In Bed with a Highlander by Maya Banks
6. Valentine's Day: Flower Zinnia by Jayne Castle
9. National Cherry Month-red cover: Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman
10. My Choice: The Sublime and Spirited Voyage of Original Sin by Colette Moody









1. 'F" is for February:The Fire Lord's Lover
2.Happy Birthday Laurie Martin :
4. Leap Year:Rapture in Death
5. Make A Friend Day-Thanks Brett!Deeper Than Midnight
6.Valentine's Day: Marry Me
7. National Weatherman's Day-Heat Stroke
9. National Cherry Month:
10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.Spirit Bound
TO READ






READ



3/5 Completed
1. "F"- Felicia Watson, Where the Allegheny Meets the Monongahela
2. Happy Birthday Hira!- Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally2/3 (3*)
3. Geography-Arizona author- Tina Gerow-Into a Dangerous Mind or Hansel & Gretel's Real Estate Ventures or Talking About Sex... by Vicki Lewis Thompson
4. Leap Year- Too Wild To Wed (Harlequin Temptation, No 333) by Jayne Ann Krentz
5. Make A Friend Day-Jim-PIFM- Summer at Seaside Cove 2/6 (4*)
6.Valentine's Day- Cross My Heart or Love In A Nutshell by Janet Evanovich
7.Weather/Got It Wrong -(mistaken for gay)Heaven2/2 (3.5*)
8.Judy Blume-Deenie
9.Cherry Month-(red cover) Third Grave Dead Ahead
10. Choice-











3/5 Completed
4. Leap Year: (four words in the title)
Three To Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich 02/04/12 ****
5. Make A Friend Day-Feb. 11: (Aleksandra's shelf)
Rage of Angels by Sidney Sheldon 02/03/12 ****
9. National Cherry Month: (book with a red cover)
P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern 02/07/12 ***




Duration: February 1st to February 29th 2012
5/10 completed
February Monthly Challenge
1. 'F" is for February:
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
2. Happy Birthday!:
Happy Birthday to me! One Moment, One Memory ( if it arrives in the mail) This one did not
arrive yet!
Changed to: The Baby Truce by Jeannie Watt. 02/02/2012
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Arizona.
Light in Shadow by Jayne Ann Krentz 02/04/2012
4. Leap Year:
Children of my Heart by Gabrielle Roy. (4 words in title)
5. Make A Friend Day-Feb. 11: Read a book from a Goodreads friend's shelf, or recommended by any friend, or borrowed from any friend or from any RRRC member's shelf (and may
Can You Keep A Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
6.Valentine's Day:
Love Transposed (Cupid Gone Wild) by Chelsy Day and Pepper O'Neal√ 02/01/2012
7. National Weatherman's Day-Feb. 5/National Umbrella Day- Feb. 10:
Intimate Strangers by Laura Taylor (snowfall on cover) February 5th, 2012
8. Judy Blume's Birthday- Feb.12:
Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
9. National Cherry Month: Read a book with a virgin H/h or a book with a red cover.
Rough Justice by Lisa Scottoline (red cover)
10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo (they are filming the movie in my little village!) 02/05/2012






Goal: 2/7
1. "F" Read:
2. Happy Birthday Lacey! : Everneath by Brodi Ashton
4. Crazy Fours: Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh
5. BFF in Book Love:
7. You Can Stand Under My Umbrella: Vengeance Born by Kylie Griffin
9. Cherry Popper: Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement-Moore
10. Reader's Choice: TBD







4. Leap Year: Tempt Me with Darkness by Shayla Black.
8. Judy Blume's Birthday- Feb.12: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.

3/8 Completed
01. "F" is for February: Read a book in which the title or author's first/last name begins with F.
02. Happy Birthday: Read a book from a February birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf whose name/nickname begins with the same letter as yours.
Happy Birthday Becky! (Feb 13)
An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn
OR
Somewhere I'll Find You by Lisa Kleypas
03. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Arizona.
McKettrick's Luck (McKettrick Men, #1) by Linda Lael Miller
04. Leap Year: Read a book that is the fourth in a series, has four words in the title, or whose page count is evenly divisible by four.
05. Make a Friend Day (Feb 11) : Read a book from a GR friend's shelf, or recommended by any friend, or borrowed from any friend or any RRRC member's shelf.
Recommended by Pam:
06. Valentine's Day: Read a book with a heart/candy/flowers/Cupid on the cover or that has one of those words in the title.
The Trouble With Valentine's Day by Rachel Gibson
OR
Blame It On Chocolate by Jennifer Greene
07. National Weatherman's Day (Feb 5)/National Umbrella Day (Feb 10): Read a book with rain, lightning or an umbrella on the cover, or a story where someone can control the elements, or a character who has sorely misjudged a situation or character.
Winter Kiss by Deborah Cooke
08. Judy Blume's Birthday (Feb 12): Read a book by this author or a book found on a banned list.
Skip
09. National Cherry Month: Read a book with a virgin H/h, or a book with a red cover.
The Way Home by Megan Chance
OR
His Secondhand Wife by Cheryl St. John
10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
The Irish Bride by Alexis Harrington
XXX













2/5 Completed
1. 'F": Jacquelyn Frank - Hunting Julian
2. Arizona: Gail Koger - The Nasty Vamp
3. Leap Year:
4. Make A Friend Day-Feb. 11: *waves to Steph* - A Hunger Like no Other
5. Choice:






5/8
1. 'F" is for February:
2. Happy Birthday!: (Happy Birthday Carla)
3. Geography:
4. Leap Year: Whispers in the Dark
5. Make A Friend Day-Feb. 11: TBA
7. National Weatherman's Day-Feb. 5/National Umbrella Day- Feb. 10: Into the Mist
9. National Cherry Month:
10. Reader's Choice:






1 February - 29th February 2012
3/5
5. Make A Friend Day-Feb. 11: Lady Danielle Desert Warrior by Nalini Singh
10. Reader's Choice: Texas Hold Him by Lisa Cooke






3/3 Completed
3. Geography:
7. National Weatherman's Day-Feb. 5/National Umbrella Day- Feb. 10:
10. Reader's Choice:




Goal: 3/7
1. "F" Read:
2. Happy Birthday Lacey! : Everneath by Brodi Ashton
4. Crazy Fours:
5. BFF in Book Love:
7. You Can Stand Under My Umbrella: Vengeance Born by Kylie Griffin
9. Cherry Popper: Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement-Moore
10. Reader's Choice: TBD







1. Starts with F - Firelight by Callihan
2. Birthday (Hira) - The Season by MacLean
3. Arizona - Strawberries for Dessert by Sexton
4. 4 Words - To Command and Collar by Sinclair
5. Friend's Shelf - Honored Vow by Calmes
7. Misjudged Situation - Cinder by Sexton
8. Banned - Brave New World by Huxley
9. Red Cover - Cinder by Snake
10. My Choice - The Shadow Reader by Williams











3/5 Completed
1. 'F": Jacquelyn Frank - Hunting Julian
2. Arizona: Gail Koger -
3. Leap Year:
4. Make A Friend Day-Feb. 11: *waves to Steph* - A Hunger Like no Other
5. Choice:






Read: 4/7
3. Geography - Arizona: Light In Shadow by Jayne Ann Krentz
4. Leap Year: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
5. Make a Friend Day: Sea Witch by Virginia Kantra







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2/5
1. "F" Title:
2. Birthday:
3. Arizona:
4. Leap Year:
5. Make a Friend Day:
6. Valentine's Day: Heart of Fire by Linda Howard
7. National Weatherman's Day:
8. Judy Blume's Birthday:
9. National Cherry Month:
10. Reader's Choice:




4/5 Completed
1. "F"- Felicia Watson, Where the Allegheny Meets the Monongahela
2. Happy Birthday Hira!- Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally2/3 (3*)
3. Geography-Arizona author- Tina Gerow-Into a Dangerous Mind or Hansel & Gretel's Real Estate Ventures or Talking About Sex... by Vicki Lewis Thompson
4. Leap Year- Too Wild To Wed (Harlequin Temptation, No 333) by Jayne Ann Krentz 2/8 (2.5*)
5. Make A Friend Day-Jim-PIFM- Summer at Seaside Cove 2/6 (4*)
6.Valentine's Day- Cross My Heart or Love In A Nutshell by Janet Evanovich
7.Weather/Got It Wrong -(mistaken for gay)Heaven2/2 (3.5*)
8.Judy Blume-Deenie
9.Cherry Month-(red cover) Third Grave Dead Ahead
10. Choice-











8. Judy Blume's Birthday- Feb.12: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.

4/8 Read
F for February: The Fire Lord's Lover by Kathryne Kennedy
Happy B-Day Kira! Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead
Arizona: Shadow Heir by Richelle Mead
Leap Year: Bad Boys Do by Victoria Dahl (384/4 = 96)
Make a Friend Day:
Valentine's Day:
National Cherry Month:
My Choice:
Unread:




Read:





RRRC: February Monthly Challenge
Challenge Duration: February 1 to February 29, 2012
1/8
1. 'F' is for February: Fools Rush In by Janice Thompson
2. Happy Birthday! One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
3. Geography:
4. Leap Year (Divisible by 4): A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
5. Friend's Shelf: The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
6. Valentine's Day (heart): I Heart Paris by Lindsey Kelk
9. National Cherry Month (red cover):Burn by Linda Howard
10. My Choice: The Next Always by Nora Roberts or Prisoner Of Tehran by Marina Nemat










2. Happy belated birthday Amanda!: Seize the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
4. Leap Year: Ice Storm by Anne Stuart (4th in series)
7. National Weatherman's Day-Feb. 5/National Umbrella Day- Feb. 10: Read a book with either precipitation (snow, rain, mist, etc.), lightning, or an umbrella on the cover or a story where someone can control the elements or a character who has sorely misjudged a situation or character.
10. Reader's Choice: About a Dragon by G.A. Aiken

RRRC: February Monthly Challenge
Challenge Duration: February 1 to February 29, 2012
3/8
1. 'F' is for February: Fools Rush In by Janice Thompson
2. Happy Birthday!
3. Geography:
4. Leap Year (Divisible by 4): A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
5. Friend's Shelf: The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
6. Valentine's Day (heart): I Heart Paris by Lindsey Kelk
9. National Cherry Month (red cover):Burn by Linda Howard
10. My Choice:









4/8 Completed
01. "F" is for February: Read a book in which the title or author's first/last name begins with F.
02. Happy Birthday: Read a book from a February birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf whose name/nickname begins with the same letter as yours.
Happy Birthday Becky! (Feb 13)
Somewhere I'll Find You by Lisa Kleypas
03. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Arizona.
McKettrick's Luck (McKettrick Men, #1) by Linda Lael Miller
04. Leap Year: Read a book that is the fourth in a series, has four words in the title, or whose page count is evenly divisible by four.
05. Make a Friend Day (Feb 11) : Read a book from a GR friend's shelf, or recommended by any friend, or borrowed from any friend or any RRRC member's shelf.
Recommended by Pam:
06. Valentine's Day: Read a book with a heart/candy/flowers/Cupid on the cover or that has one of those words in the title.
The Trouble With Valentine's Day by Rachel Gibson
OR
Blame It On Chocolate by Jennifer Greene
07. National Weatherman's Day (Feb 5)/National Umbrella Day (Feb 10): Read a book with rain, lightning or an umbrella on the cover, or a story where someone can control the elements, or a character who has sorely misjudged a situation or character.
Winter Kiss by Deborah Cooke
08. Judy Blume's Birthday (Feb 12): Read a book by this author or a book found on a banned list.
Skip
09. National Cherry Month: Read a book with a virgin H/h, or a book with a red cover.
The Way Home by Megan Chance
OR
His Secondhand Wife by Cheryl St. John
10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.












1. February: Pride & Passion by Charlotte Featherstone
2. Happy Birthday Lisa: Navarro's Promise by Lora Leigh - (Feb 1)
3. Arizona: White Heat by Brenda Novak
4. Leap Year: It's In His Kiss by Julia Quinn - (Feb 2)
5. Make a Friend Day: Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh - (Feb 5)
6. Valentine's Day (flowers): The Perfect Poison by Amanda Quick - (Feb 7)
7. Cherry Month:A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole - (Feb 8)
8. Reader's Choice: Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz - (Feb 3)

1. 'F" is for February: Earlene Fowler - Kansas Troubles
2.
3. Geography (AZ): Shadow Heir - Richelle Mead
4. Leap Year-4 words in title: Tall, Dark and Deadly - Lori O'Clare
5. Friend's Shelf: Liberty A:Wicked Game - Jeri Smith-Ready
6. Valentine's Day: Heart of Dixie - Tami Hoag
7.
8. Banned book: SKIP
9. National Cherry Month-red cover:Killing Me Softly - Maggie Shayne
10.










1. 'F" is for February: Read a book that starts with 'F' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'F'.
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Arizona.
6.Valentine's Day: Read a book with a heart/candy/flowers/cupid on cover or has one of those words in the title.
8. Judy Blume's Birthday- Feb.12: Read a book by this author or a book found on a banned list.
9. National Cherry Month: Read a book with a virgin H/h or a book with a red cover.






2. Happy Birthday!: A Proper Companion by Candice Hern
5. Make a Friend Day-Feb. 11: The Wild Child by Mary Jo Putney
6. Valentine's Day: Second Chance by Virginia Jewel
10. Reader's Choice: Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips









Duration 01.02.2012. - 29.02.2012.
Books read: 2/4
Leap Year (page count is divisible by four) ~ Spin
Make A Friend Day (book from a Glass's shelf) ~ Clockwork Angel


Read: 5/7
4. Leap Year: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
5. Make a Friend Day: Sea Witch by Virginia Kantra







Also Read:


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5/5 Completed- will try for more...
1. "F"- Felicia Watson, Where the Allegheny Meets the Monongahela
2. Happy Birthday Hira!- Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally2/3 (3*)
3. Geography-Arizona author- Tina Gerow-Into a Dangerous Mind or Hansel & Gretel's Real Estate Ventures or Talking About Sex... by Vicki Lewis Thompson
4. Leap Year- Too Wild To Wed (Harlequin Temptation, No 333) by Jayne Ann Krentz 2/8 (2.5*)
5. Make A Friend Day-Jim-PIFM- Summer at Seaside Cove 2/6 (4*)
6.Valentine's Day- Cross My Heart or Love In A Nutshell by Janet Evanovich
7.Can Manipulate the Weather- ObsidianJennifer L. Armentrout2/9 (4*)
8.Judy Blume-Deenie
9.Cherry Month-(red cover) Third Grave Dead Ahead
10. Choice-Heaven2/2 (3.5*)











Books mentioned in this topic
The Picture of Dorian Gray (other topics)Bloodfever (other topics)
Divide & Conquer (other topics)
Midnight Crystal (other topics)
Where the Allegheny Meets the Monongahela (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Jacquelyn Frank (other topics)Gail Koger (other topics)
Jasper Fforde (other topics)
Sherrilyn Kenyon (other topics)
Richelle Mead (other topics)
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1. "F" Title:
2. Birthday:
3. Arizona:
4. Leap Year:
It's Always Been You by Victoria Dahl2/4/125. Make a Friend Day:
6. Valentine's Day:
7. National Weatherman's Day:
8. Judy Blume's Birthday:
9. National Cherry Month:
10. Reader's Choice: