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1. “J" is for June: Read a book that starts with 'J' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'J'.

2. Happy Birthday!: Read a book from a June birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf. To change up your choices a bit, this month choose a June birthday celebrant whose name/nickname starts with the letter before your initial in the alphabet. If no one has the that letter, choose someone with the closest letter to it alphabetically, just not your letter. RRRC June Birthday List

3. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Greece. OR/ Greece is well known for its beautiful beaches, fabulous art, and the Greek Gods – read a book that has beaches, art or Greek mythology as a significant element.
4. Sixth Month: Read a book that is the sixth in a series, has six words in the title or has the number six in the title.

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: Read a book in which cooking/baking is an important part of the book, that takes place in a bakery or restaurant, or whose main character is a dentist!
6. Repeat Day - June3! Repeat Day - June 3! Read a book about twins, in which a word is repeated in the title, or reread an old favorite
7. Father's Day - June 17: Read a book involving a single father, written from the male perspective or the presence or lack of father is a significant part of the story.

8. First Day of Summer - June 21: Read a book about a summer love, that takes place during the summer.
9. Helen Keller's Birthday - June 27:Read a book with a main character that has a handicap of some sort (blindness, in a wheelchair, mutism, etc.), or has overcome an accident or other traumatic event.
10. Reader's Choice
My reviews can be found here Susan's 2012 Reading List as well as on my goodreads page

3. Geography: Marked by P.C. Cast (June 4th)
6. Repeat Day: Betrayed by P.C Cast (June 5th)
10. Reader's Choice: Chosen by P.C Cast (June 6th)




JUNE MONTHLY CHALLENGE 5/6
1. “J" is for June: Eclipse Bay ~ Jayne Ann Krentz







Duration June 1~June 30, 2012
3/10 Read
1. "J" is for...: Jennifer Turner ~ Eternal Seduction
2. Happy Birthday Ori!: Wicked : The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
3. Gods, Gyros & Blue Waters: Seduce Me by Robyn DeHart
4. Seis, Sechs, Roku, Six:
5. Stuff Yourself w/ Sweets Month: Too Hot to Handle by Robin Kaye
6. Repeat Day: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
7. Father's Day!:
8. 1st Day of Summer: Slow Heat by Jill Shalvis
9. Helen Keller's B'day: Sin Undone by Larissa Ione
10. Thanks for Pick Dawn!:











RRMC - June 2012
1/10
1. “J" Title: What Happens in London by Julia Quinn
2. Birthday:
3. Greece::
4. Sixth Month:
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:
6. Repeat Day:
7. Father's Day:
8. First Day of Summer:
9. Helen Keller's Birthday
10. Reader's Choice: An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon




Read 2/5
2. Happy Birthday Kristi!: Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb
7. Father's Day: What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
10. Reader's Choice: Dancing with the Devil by Laura Drewry




3. Geography: The Darkest Seduction by Gena Showalter.
4. Sixth Month: Secrets of the Highlander by Janet Chapman.

2/8 Read
1. J is for June: A Night Like This by Julia Quinn
2. Happy B-Day Kate! The Temptation of the Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig
3. Greece: Enraptured by Elisabeth Naughton
4. Sixth Month: How to Woo a Reluctant Lady by Sabrina Jeffries
5. All Sorts of Food Day: TBD
6. Father's Day: Kindling the Moon by Jenn Bennett 6/7/12
7. First Day of Summer: TBD
8. My Choice: Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher 6/3/12
Unread:




Read:



2/10 Completed
01. “J" is for June: Read a book that starts with 'J' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'J'.
Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz
02. Happy Birthday!: Read a book from a June birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf. To change up your choices a bit, this month choose a June birthday celebrant whose name/nickname starts with the letter before your initial in the alphabet. If no one has that letter, choose someone with the closest letter to it alphabetically, just not your letter.
Happy Birthday Angie! (June 17)
03. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Greece. OR/ Greece is well known for its beautiful beaches, fabulous art, and the Greek Gods – read a book that has beaches, art or Greek mythology as a significant element.
Scoundrel by Zoë Archer
04. Sixth Month: Read a book that is the sixth in a series, has six words in the title or has the number six in the title.
Darkfire Kiss by Deborah Cooke
05. 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): Read a book in which cooking/baking is an important part of the book, that takes place in a bakery or restaurant, or whose main character is a dentist!
06. Repeat Day (June3!) Repeat Day (June 3!): Read a book about twins, in which a word is repeated in the title, or reread an old favorite
The Perfect Waltz by Anne Gracie
OR
His-And-Hers Twins by Rita Herron
07. Father's Day (June 17) : Read a book involving a single father, written from the male perspective or the presence or lack of father is a significant part of the story.
Whose Baby? (Marriage of Inconvenience) by Janice Kay Johnson
OR
Sheriff Needs a Nanny (Baby on Board) by Teresa Carpenter
OR
Single Dad Sheriff by Lisa Childs
08. First Day of Summer (June 21): Read a book about a summer love or that takes place during the summer.
Summer Days by Susan Mallery
OR
One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake
OR
A Summer in Sonoma by Robyn Carr
09. Helen Keller's Birthday (June 27): Read a book with a main character that has a handicap of some sort (blindness, in a wheelchair, mutism, etc.), or has overcome an accident or other traumatic event.
Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros
OR
To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt
OR
Candle in the Window by Christina Dodd
10. Reader's Choice:
Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr
OR
Just Over the Mountain by Robyn Carr




















3. Geography: Marked by P.C. Cast (June 4th)
6. Repeat Day: Betrayed by P.C Cast (June 5th)
9. Helen Keller's Birthday (traumatic event):Masked by Moonlight by Nancy Gideon (June 8th)
10. Reader's Choice: Chosen by P.C Cast (June 6th)





5/9
5. Donut Day: The Rebel
6. Repeat Day: Stranger In My Arms
7. Father's Day: Toxic Bachelors
8. First Day of Summer: TBA






3. Geography: The Darkest Seduction by Gena Showalter.

2/5 Completed
1. “J" is for June: Janet Chapman - Spellbound Falls
2. Happy Birthday Raine!: The Rest Falls Away
3. Sixth Month: Branded by Fire
4. Repeat Day - June3! Repeat Day - June 3!: Running Hot 9/6/12 ★★★★
5. Reader's Choice: Shadow Chase 4/6/12 ★★★★






5/10
3. Geography : A Week At The Beach by Virginia Jewel
4. Sixth Month: The Long Midnight Of Barney Thomson by Douglas Lindsay
7.Fathers Day 17th June: Loves Me, Loves Me Not by Kayla Russo
9. Helen Kellers’s Birthday – 27th June : Move Heaven and Earth by Christina Dodd
10. Reader's Choice : The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts











Read 3/5
2. Happy Birthday Kristi!: Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb
7. Father's Day: What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen




Duration: June 1 - 30, 2012
I'll list them all, but I'm shooting for five as my goal.
3/5
1. “J" is for June:
✔ James Herriot's Dog Stories, by James Herriot ★★★★★ PB 6/6
2. Happy Birthday: from Jyl22075's (Jenny's) bookshelf
Unveiled, by Courtney Milan (Kindle-doc-transfer)
3. Geography: Greece, Greek Gods
Oh. My. Gods., by Tera Lynn Childs (Libary-PB needs to be “waitlisted”)
4. Sixth Month: sixth in the series
Branded by Fire, by Nalini Singh Psy-Changeling,#6 (PB)
5. Donut Day: cooking/baking is an important part of the book (also twins)
Rose, by Leigh Greenwood (Kindle) - currently reading
6. Repeat Day: twins
Mustang Wild, by Stacey Kayne (Kindle)
7. Father's Day: father issues
✔ Timeless, by Gail Carriger ★★★★½ audible.com 6/7
8. First Day of Summer: Summer love
Secrets of a Summer Night, by Lisa Kleypas (audible.com) “re-read via audio”
9. Helen Keller's B-Day: main character overcomes an accident or other traumatic event
✔ I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier, by Crystal Rose ★★★★✩ Kindle-doc 6/8 “buddy read”
10. Reader's Choice: my choice!
The Lion's Lady, by Julie Garwood (PB) “buddy read” - currently reading











Read: 3/5
1. J is for June: Possession in Death (In Death, #31.5) by J.D. Robb
10. Reader's Choice: Alien Tango by Gini Koch






3/10 Completed
01. “J" is for June: Read a book that starts with 'J' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'J'.
Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz
02. Happy Birthday!: Read a book from a June birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf. To change up your choices a bit, this month choose a June birthday celebrant whose name/nickname starts with the letter before your initial in the alphabet. If no one has that letter, choose someone with the closest letter to it alphabetically, just not your letter.
Happy Birthday Angie! (June 17)
03. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Greece. OR/ Greece is well known for its beautiful beaches, fabulous art, and the Greek Gods – read a book that has beaches, art or Greek mythology as a significant element.
04. Sixth Month: Read a book that is the sixth in a series, has six words in the title or has the number six in the title.
Darkfire Kiss by Deborah Cooke
05. 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): Read a book in which cooking/baking is an important part of the book, that takes place in a bakery or restaurant, or whose main character is a dentist!
06. Repeat Day (June3!) Repeat Day (June 3!): Read a book about twins, in which a word is repeated in the title, or reread an old favorite
The Perfect Waltz by Anne Gracie
OR
His-And-Hers Twins by Rita Herron
07. Father's Day (June 17) : Read a book involving a single father, written from the male perspective or the presence or lack of father is a significant part of the story.
Whose Baby? (Marriage of Inconvenience) by Janice Kay Johnson
OR
Sheriff Needs a Nanny (Baby on Board) by Teresa Carpenter
OR
Single Dad Sheriff by Lisa Childs
08. First Day of Summer (June 21): Read a book about a summer love or that takes place during the summer.
Summer Days by Susan Mallery
OR
One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake
OR
A Summer in Sonoma by Robyn Carr
09. Helen Keller's Birthday (June 27): Read a book with a main character that has a handicap of some sort (blindness, in a wheelchair, mutism, etc.), or has overcome an accident or other traumatic event.
Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros
OR
To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt
OR
Candle in the Window by Christina Dodd
10. Reader's Choice:
Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr
OR
Just Over the Mountain by Robyn Carr



















7/9
5. Donut Day: The Rebel
8. First Day of Summer: TBA








Duration June 1~June 30, 2012
5/10 Read
1. "J" is for...: Jennifer Turner ~ Eternal Seduction
2. Happy Birthday Ori!: Wicked : The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
3. Gods, Gyros & Blue Waters:
4. Seis, Sechs, Roku, Six:
5. Stuff Yourself w/ Sweets Month: Too Hot to Handle by Robin Kaye
6. Repeat Day:
7. Father's Day!:
8. 1st Day of Summer: Slow Heat by Jill Shalvis
9. Helen Keller's B'day: Sin Undone by Larissa Ione
10. Thanks for Pick Dawn!:











8/9
8. First Day of Summer: TBA









4/8 Read
1. J is for June: A Night Like This by Julia Quinn
2. Happy B-Day Kate! The Temptation of the Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig
3. Greece: Enraptured by Elisabeth Naughton
4. Sixth Month:
5. All Sorts of Food Day: TBD
6. Father's Day:
7. Helen Keller B-day:
8. My Choice:
Unread:



Read:





4/xx
1. J is for June What the Lady Wants by Jennifer Crusie 6/6/12
3. Geography character from Greece Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore 6/3/12
7. Father's Day Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn 6/10/12
9. Helen Keller's Birthday heroine is deaf in her left ear Seven Years to Sin by Sylvia Day 6/4/12

6/10 Completed
✔1. “J" is for June: Simply Irresistible 6/6/12
✔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
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:
✔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
✔9. Helen Keller's Birthday - June 27: Lucky in Love 6/3/12
10. Reader's Choice: TBD
Completed:







I'm in for 10!
6 of 10. Updated 6.10.12

1. "J" is for June: Lucky in Love by Jill Shalvis 6.10.12
2. Happy Birthday Lindsey!: If You Dare by Kresley Cole 6.7.12
3. Geography - Greece: Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas 6.3.12 (Artist and Beach!)
4. Sixth Month: The Breed Next Door by Lora Leigh 6.5.12
5. Donut Day; Chocolate Ice Cream Day; National Jelly-Filled Donut Day; Peanut Butter Cookie Day; Fudge Day: TBD
6. Repeat Day - June 3rd! Repeat Day - June 3rd!: Seeing Double by Cara North
7. Father's Day - June 17th: One Small Thing by Piper Vaughn & M.J. O'Shea 6.4.12
8. First Day of Summer - June 21st: The Mane Attraction by Shelly Laurenston
9. Helen Keller's Birthday - June 27th: Saving Grace by Norah Wilson 6.9.12
10. Reader's Choice: TBD







Read 4/5
2. Happy Birthday Kristi!: Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb
7. Father's Day: What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen





6/10
3. Geography : A Week At The Beach by Virginia Jewel
4. Sixth Month: The Long Midnight Of Barney Thomson by Douglas Lindsay
7.Fathers Day 17th June: Loves Me, Loves Me Not by Kayla Russo
9. Helen Kellers’s Birthday – 27th June : Move Heaven and Earth by Christina Dodd











4/ 6 Completed
1. “J" is for June:Jess Dee, Office Affair 6/5 3*
3. Geography: Art Heist- Heist Society by Ally Carter
4. Sixth Month:(6 words in title) You and a Billion Blue Tiles 6/4 4*
6. Repeat Day - June3! Repeat Day - June 3!-(Heroes and Heroines are twins)-Seeing Double by Cara North
7. Father's Day - June 17:(father plays a significant role in story)Completely Smitten (Hometown Heartbreakers, #9)6/4 4.5*
10. Reader's Choice- Out in the Field- 6/9 4.5*








3/8
2. Happy Birthday! to Me ;) Broken Wings by Lora Leigh
3. Geo(Greece)- Greek Myth: The Darkest Seduction by Gena Showalter
4. 6th Month - 6th in series: Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward
9. Helen Keller's Birthday(27th) - blindness: Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward
10. Reader's Choice: Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews









4/10 Completed
01. “J" is for June: Read a book that starts with 'J' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'J'.
Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz
02. Happy Birthday!: Read a book from a June birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf. To change up your choices a bit, this month choose a June birthday celebrant whose name/nickname starts with the letter before your initial in the alphabet. If no one has that letter, choose someone with the closest letter to it alphabetically, just not your letter.
Happy Birthday Angie! (June 17)
03. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Greece. OR/ Greece is well known for its beautiful beaches, fabulous art, and the Greek Gods – read a book that has beaches, art or Greek mythology as a significant element.
04. Sixth Month: Read a book that is the sixth in a series, has six words in the title or has the number six in the title.
Darkfire Kiss by Deborah Cooke
05. 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): Read a book in which cooking/baking is an important part of the book, that takes place in a bakery or restaurant, or whose main character is a dentist!
06. Repeat Day (June3!) Repeat Day (June 3!): Read a book about twins, in which a word is repeated in the title, or reread an old favorite
The Perfect Waltz by Anne Gracie
OR
His-And-Hers Twins by Rita Herron
07. Father's Day (June 17) : Read a book involving a single father, written from the male perspective or the presence or lack of father is a significant part of the story.
Whose Baby? (Marriage of Inconvenience) by Janice Kay Johnson
OR
Sheriff Needs a Nanny (Baby on Board) by Teresa Carpenter
OR
Single Dad Sheriff by Lisa Childs
08. First Day of Summer (June 21): Read a book about a summer love or that takes place during the summer.
Summer Days by Susan Mallery
OR
One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake
OR
A Summer in Sonoma by Robyn Carr
09. Helen Keller's Birthday (June 27): Read a book with a main character that has a handicap of some sort (blindness, in a wheelchair, mutism, etc.), or has overcome an accident or other traumatic event.
Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros
OR
To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt
OR
Candle in the Window by Christina Dodd
10. Reader's Choice:



















Duration: June 1st, 2012 - June 30th, 2012
Completed: 4/3
1. “J" is for June: Read a book that starts with 'J' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'J'.
2. Happy Birthday!: Read a book from a June birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf. To change up your choices a bit, this month choose a June birthday celebrant whose name/nickname starts with the letter before your initial in the alphabet. If no one has the that letter, choose someone with the closest letter to it alphabetically, just not your letter. href=http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2... June Birthday List
3. Geography: The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks (6/19)
4. Sixth Month: Read a book that is the sixth in a series, has six words in the title or has the number six in the title.
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: Read a book in which cooking/baking is an important part of the book, that takes place in a bakery or restaurant, or whose main character is a dentist!
6. Repeat Day - June3! Repeat Day - June 3!: An Independent Wife by Linda Howard (6/21)
7. Father's Day - June 17: Read a book involving a single father, written from the male perspective or the presence or lack of father is a significant part of the story.
8. First Day of Summer - June 21: Summer Days by Susan Mallery (6/15)
9. Helen Keller's Birthday - June 27: Read a book with a main character that has a handicap of some sort (blindness, in a wheelchair, mutism, etc.), or has overcome an accident or other traumatic event.
10. Reader's Choice: How to Marry a Duke by Vicky Dreiling(6/30)





The first one to finish all 10! "
Why am I not surprised? :D
Congrats Hina! :)

The first one to finish all 10! "
Why am I not surprised? :D
Congrats Hina! :)"
LOL :) Thanks Dragana!

1. June - Justice by Karen Robards (June 5)✔ 3.5★'s
2. Happy Birthday Susinok - It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas (June 3)✔ 5★'s
3. Greece - The Darkest Lie by Gena Showalter
4. 6th in Series - Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh (June 9)✔ 5★'s
5. Repeat Day - Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
6. Summer - Never Too Hot by Bella Andre
7. Hellen Keller (heroine has OCD)- Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole (June 12)✔ 4★'s
8. Reader's Choice - Nothing Personal by Jaci Burton - (June 2)✔ 3★'s

Status: 06/06 COMPLETED
Updated: 06.12
Finished:







Read: 5/7
1. J is for June: Possession in Death (In Death, #31.5) by J.D. Robb
10. Reader's Choice: Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh







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1. “J" is for June: Jane by April Lindner
2. Happy Birthday!: Happy birthday href="http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27...
">Melissa! - Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
3. Geography: The Goddess Hunt (The Goddess's Test #1.5) by Aimee Carter
4. Sixth Month : Twilight (The Mediator #6) by Meg Cabot
5. Donut Day : SKIP
6. Repeat Day : Stardust by Neil Gaiman
7. Father's Day : Immortal Awakening by KC Randall
8. First Day of Summer : Getting Over Garrett Delaney by Abby McDonald
or 13 Little Blue Envelopes (Little Blue Envelopes #1) by Maureen Johnson
(not sure about these two, I think they set in Summer)
9. Hellen Keller's Birthday : Unspeakable by Sandra Brown
10. Reader's Choice : Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire06/04 rating 5/5