June's Spell it Out! Challenge

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

It's time for June's Spell it Out! Challenge!

Duration: June 1st through 30th.

Those of you who have been around awhile understand how these challenges work, but for those of you who might be new to the Not Too Challenging Challenges, it's like this:

They work the way you want them to work.

For the Spell it Out! Challenges, choose a word that reminds you of whatever month we're in and make your books fit that word, or vice versa.

Since June reminds me of hot weather, kids out of school for the summer, BBQs, pool parties, out of town guests, etc... so the word I choose to spell is CALGON, as in, GET ME OUTTA HERE!

Example:

C - Carnal Gift - Pamela Clare
A - Ashley, Jennifer - The Duke's Perfect Wife
L - Lisa Kleypas - Rainshadow Road
G - The Golden Dynasty - Kristen Ashley
O - Over the Edge - Suzanne Brockmann
N - Nora Roberts - Black Ice

That's just an example - it's up to YOU to make it work for YOU.

The only restrictions: You can NOT begin reading before June 1st and you must have finished your book on or before June 30th.

Remember to update your stats so they're easy for me to spot. Something like 3 done, or, 4/5, etc... I appreciate it when I can find them quickly!

If you're interested in joining us, sign up below :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Alycia-------------------------------4/4 - - Done!!!
Ariana------------------------5/5 - - - Done!!!
BJ Rose-----------------6/8
Brandilyn----------------7/7 - - - Done!!
Carol----------------------------------4/4 - - Done!!!!
Cheryl--------------------2/6
Christina--------------------------------------8/8 - - - Done!!!
Christine Cagnes------------------------------6/6 - - -Done!!!
Desiree----------------------------------10/10 - - Done!!!
Elise--------------------4/10
Katherine--------------------------7/7 - - - Done!!
Kesha------------------------------6/6 - - - Done!!
Lisa Kay------------------------10/10 - - - Done!!!
Susan-----------------------------5/5 - - - Done!!!
Susanne------------------------------6/6 - - - Done!
Trish----------------------------2/8

[S]

I'm in! When I think of June I think of warm summer days, sunshine and light clothes and therefore I will spell "PASTEL".

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WLLK June's Spell it Out: "PASTEL"
Duration: 1 June - 30 June 2012

Read: 0/6

P: Carly Phillips' Serendipity
A: Again the Magic
S: Shana Galen's The Rogue Pirate's Bride
T: To Sir Phillip, With Love
E: Eric Donovan in Real Men Will
L: Lisa Kleypas' Seduce Me at Sunrise

Alternatives:
Parasol Protectorate #1 Soulless
Play by Play #1 The Perfect Play
Ashley's The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie
A Girl Like You
Truly Madly Yours
To Catch an Heiress
Elizabeth Hoyt Notorious Pleasures
Erin McCarty Flat-Out Sexy
Lord of Scoundrels
Lisa Kleypas (anything)
Lorelei James (anything)

[Desiree M ~*~*~]

I'm in. And as usual I have no idea what I want to spell yet. :)

[Lisa Kay]

I'm in! Ditto what Desiree said. Let me think on it, Dhes. Love the pic for June, BTW. ☺

[Trish]

Checking this from my Kindle...I'm in! Gonna see what I can find for "barbecue," but y'know how it goes...LOL!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Thanks, Lisa Kay!

Trish... yeah, I know how it goes! LOL!

[Trish]

Okay - - I just need a "U" book, and am open for suggestions! Worst case scenario, I've downloaded the "Darkfever" Audio Book (I'm going to LISTEN to the FEVER series, at some point" which has "Unseelie" in it. But this is a last-resort, because I've already read this book (but not listened to it) three times or more. :) Help, anyone?

WLLK June's Spell It Out: Barbecue
May 1-31
Read: 0/8

B - Beverly Kendall - All's Fair in Love and Seduction
A - Karen Hawkins - How to Abduct a Highland Lord
R - Pamela Clare - Sweet Release
B - Sabrina Jeffries - Beware a Scot's Revenge
E - Julie Ann Long - I Kissed an Earl
C - Sherrilyn Kenyon - Chronicles of Nick: Infinity
U -
E - EL James - Fifty Shades of Grey

[Desiree M ~*~*~]

Trish - Here are a few 'U' books that I've found:

Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark Hunter Series #8)
Upon the Midnight Clear by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark Hunter Series #13)
Unlawful Contact by Pamela Clare (I-Team Series #3)
Untamed by Pamela Clare (MacKinnon Rangers Series #2)
Unveiled by Courtney Milan (she also has a few other U titles)
Untouched by Anna Campbell
Unseelie - Any of Laurell K. Hamilton's 'Meredith Gentry Series'
Pamela Palmer has the word 'Untamed' in most or all of the titles of the 'Feral Series'.
Larissa Ione's Demonica Series has some 'U' words in the titles too.
There are also a few Buffy the Vampire Slayer books with 'U' titles (Unseen Trilogy, Unnatural Selection)

Hope those help. :)

I'm going to spell 'Rain Storms'. Summer doesn't actually kick in around here until about July 5th. :)

WLLK-June Spell It Out! Challenge
Duration: June 1-June 30

Completed 0/10

R - Rio; Wild Rain by Christine Feehan
A - Amun; The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter
I - Immortals After Dark; Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole (reread)
N - Night World; Dark Angel by L.J. Smith



S - Singh, Nalini; Hostage to Pleasure
T - Turbulent Sea by Christine Feehan
O - Out of the Madhouse by Christopher Golden (reread/restart)
R - Raphael; Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
M - Mistral's Kiss by Laurell K Hamilton (if I don't get to it in May's PNR Challenge)
S - Sweet Release by Pamela Clare



Alternates
M - Morgan; Untamed by Pamela Clare
R - RECKLESS by Michael Bates
N - Nora Roberts; Morrigan's Cross
S - Singh, Nalini; Branded by Fire

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Desiree wrote:


Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark Hunter Series #8)
Upon the Midnight Clear by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark Hunter Series #13)
Unlawful Contact by Pamela Clare (I-Team Series #3)
Untamed by Pamela Clare (MacKinnon Rangers Series #2)
Unveiled by Courtney Milan (she also has a few other U titles)
Untouched by Anna Campbell

I've read each of those books and can vouch for their amazingness.

Also,

Unlocked and Unclaimed by Courtney Milan. So, so good.

[Christina]

I'm in!!!

[Alycia]

I'm going for a change and will do this challenge. I'm keeping it simple and will spell June.

0/4 Complete
J- James, Lorelei Kissin' Tell
U- Undone by Her Tender Touch or Unexpected Pleasures
N- A Night Like This
E- Eloisa James When the Duke Returns

[Carol Cork *Young at Heart Oldie*]

I'm in and I'll take the easy option and spell JUNE. I'll post my books shortly.

[Carol Cork *Young at Heart Oldie*]

WLLK-June Spell It Out! Challenge
Duration: June 1-June 30

Completed 0/4

J ~ Jeffries, Sabrina; The Pirate Lord
U ~ Unlocked by Courtney Milan
N ~ Nuest, A.J.; Jezebel's Wish
E ~ Esmeralda Fine, heroine in Nobody's Darling by Teresa Medeiros

[Trish]

Thanks for all of the suggestions! You can see the "U" book I've chosen below. Anna Campbell is a new author for me, too. Can't wait! There are a couple of other books which WLLK friends have strongly recommended, too, so if you see one of your books, let me know, and I'll keep you posted as I read them.

WLLK June's Spell It Out: Barbecue
June 1-30
Read: 0/8

B - Beverly Kendall - All's Fair in Love and Seduction
A - Karen Hawkins - How to Abduct a Highland Lord
R - Pamela Clare - Sweet Release
B - Sabrina Jeffries - Beware a Scot's Revenge
E - Julie Ann Long - I Kissed an Earl
C - Sherrilyn Kenyon - Chronicles of Nick: Infinity
U - Anna Campbell - Untouched
E - EL James - Fifty Shades of Grey

[Susan]

I'm in....

[Christine (Cagnes)]

I'm in! When I think of June I think of weddings, so I'll spell Brides.

WLLK June's Spell It Out: BRIDES
June 1-30

Read: 5/6

B: The Beloved One by Danelle Harmon (6/11)
R: The Ranger by Monica McCarty (6/19)
I: Ice Study by Maria V. Snyder (reading)
D: Danelle Harmon - The Wild One (6/9)
E: Elizabeth Peters - Lion in the Valley (6/22)
S: Shana Abé - The Last Mermaid (6/15)

[Trish]

Question - - I have a Kindle, and can let friends "borrow" the books I've read for 14 days...one time per book. Was wondering if any of you have the ability to share ebooks this way, too, so that maybe the expense of purchasing books can be minimized? For example, I'm looking for Chronicles of Nick - Infinity (book 1). If anyone would like to lend it to me, that would be wonderful! I can also set a new category in my lists of "kindle ebooks to lend" or some such.

I know this should/could become a non-spell-it-out-challenge topic...but I thought I'd send it out to y'all first.

Thoughts? Thanks!

[Christine (Cagnes)]

Trish wrote: "Question - - I have a Kindle, and can let friends "borrow" the books I've read for 14 days...one time per book. Was wondering if any of you have the ability to share ebooks this way, too, so that m..."

Unfortunately Chronicles of Nick isn't lendable. If a book is lendable, it would state "Lending: Enabled" on Amazon under the Product Details.

I have a lending list, but haven't been keeping it up to date. http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...

I mainly do my borrowing & lending on http://lendle.me/ . It's a really good lending site!

[Christina]

0/8 completed

All the useful things you can learn on the Internet..

This challenge I'm using the word marriage. I learned June is named after the Roman goddess Juno aka Greek goddess Hera. Goddess of marriage. Plus, I'm married and I live in wedding central USA (Gaitinburg, TN). Plus I work in a department store that does wedding registries so basically marriages are everywhere this month!!

Also ladies here's a quote from Wiki.com I found about the month of June that I had to share. So enjoy!!

"In Iceland, folklore says that if you bathe naked in the morning dew on the morning of June 24, you are supposed to keep aging at bay for longer."

[Lisa Kay]

Guess I'm flying to Iceland.

[Carol Cork *Young at Heart Oldie*]

I'm afraid a trip to Iceland would be too late for me!

As you can see the ravages of age have already taken their toll...

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Lisa Kay wrote: "Guess I'm flying to Iceland."

Let me know where you'll be, Lisa Kay, so I can avoid that area. I don't think the poor Iclandic men would ever recover should they stumble upon the both of us bathing nude in the dew.

That much beauty in one area would simply be too much to bear.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Carol.

One word: Exfoliate. And Sunblock. So that's two words.

Girl, maybe you should just MOVE to Iceland.

Damn.

Just sayin'...

[Alycia]

June 24 is my anniversary. It's a good day :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Congratulations, Alycia! Maybe you should head to Iceland! :)

[Lisa Kay]

LMAO! Oh, Lord! Carol & Dhes, I'm glad I just went to the bathroom right before sitting down at the computer. You ladies kill me.

[Christina]

ROTFL!!!! Iceland it is everyone!!!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Lisa Kay, that picture TOTALLY makes me think of the old crone in the HEA Fairy Tale story.

[Lisa Kay]

Yes, it does, Dhes! TOTALLY!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Lisa Kay wrote: "Yes, it does, Dhes! TOTALLY!"

You agree? REALLY??

[Lisa Kay]

W♥LK: Spell-It-Out June

I’m in again! I’ll spell S.U.M.M.E.R. W.I.N.D.

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00/10

S. - Seduction in Death, by J.D. Robb (ODA)
U. - Unveiled, by Courtney Milan (Kindle)
M. - Melina Marchetta = Saving Francesca (Library-CDs & Library-PB)
M. - MacAlister, Katie = Fire Me Up (OCD & PB)
E. - Elizabeth Haydon = Prophecy: Child of Earth* (PB)
R. - Robb, J.D. = Betrayal in Death (ODA “waitlist”)

W. - Wildes, Emma = Twice Fallen (PB)
I.   - Interlude in Death, by J.D. Robb (ODA)
N. - Nalini Singh = Branded by Fire (PB)
D. - Dean Koontz = Watchers (ODA & PB)



Alternates:
River Marked, by Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson, #6 (ODA “waitlist”)
Donna Andrews = You've Got Murder (Library-HC) [West Virginia]



*Yes, I know! This book is on my list yet again. I really, really need to finish it. LOL!

[Alycia]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Congratulations, Alycia! Maybe you should head to Iceland! :)"

Lol! Yes, I should :)

[Trish]

Christine - - send me your lendle ID, so I can give you the credit (if it's not too late). Is there a way to send private messages? Not sure...still relatively new to Goodreads...

[Christine (Cagnes)]

Trish wrote: "Christine - - send me your lendle ID, so I can give you the credit (if it's not too late). Is there a way to send private messages? Not sure...still relatively new to Goodreads..."

Thanks Trish! I'm cagnes on lendle, my refferal code is 0FALYE24. I'm not sure if you can send pm's, but you can follow other members.

[Trish]

Christine, mine is taclaussen. I added you to my preferences, fingers crossed!

[Cheryl]

I'm going to give this a go and spell CALGON because it brings back memories.

0/6

C- Coyote's Mate by Lora Leigh
A- Alexander, Victoria author of What A Lady Wants
L- Liz Carlyle author of Wicked All Day
G- Greiman, Lois author of Charming the Devil
O- O'Banyon, Constance author of Highland Love Song
N- A Necessary Deception by Laurie Alice Eakes

[Elise]

I'm in!

[Katherine]

I'm in. Going to spell Boating


0/7


B Brighter Than the Sun
O Once Upon a Winter's Eve
A About That Night
T Tami Hoag Down the Darkest Road
I Into the Fire
N The 9th Judgment
G Gibson, Rachel Not Another Bad Date

[Ariana]

Oh, a bit late but I'm in! Books to be determined!! :)

[Elise]

0/10





SUMMERTIME

Smythe-Smith Quartet #2: A Night Like This: Julia Quinn
U
Mcnaught, Judith: Paradise
Moning, Karen Marie: Bloodfever
Elizabeth Hoyt: To Desire A Devil
Revolution: Jennifer Donnelly
Tawni O'Dell: Fragile Beasts
I
Moning, Karen Marie: Faefever
E

[Ariana]

Ok here is my list:


B The Last Boyfriend- Nora Roberts
R Rescue Me- Rachel Gibson
E Everything I know about love I learned from Romance Novels- Sarah Wendell
A A Night Like This- Julia Quinn
K I Kissed an Earl- Julie Anne Long

5/5

[BJ Rose]

A little late to the party, but I'm in! I'll spell Barbecue (thanks, Trish!). Now off to make my list...

[Susan]

Here's my list:
0/5 completed

B - The Last Boyfriend~~Nora Roberts
E - Elizabeth Hoyt~~ Wicked Intentions
A- A Night Like This ~~Julia Quinn
C- Cynster Novel By Stephanie Laurens
H- Hoyt, Elizabeth~~ Notorious Pleasures

[Trish]

BJ Rose - - may we BOTH have luck with the 8-letter word this month!

[BJ Rose]

Trish - shall we be each other's cheerleader?

Finally got my list - now to start reading them!

We Love Lisa Kleypas
Spell It Out
June 1-30
0/8

B = Beyond a Wicked Kiss by Jo Goodman
A = Ann Elizabeth Cree: The Viscount's Bride
R = Roberts, Nora: Sullivan's Woman
B = The Bride Finder by Susan Carroll
E = Enoch, Suzanne: Taming an Impossible Rogue
C = Confessions of a Scoundrel by Karen Hawkins
U = Unclaimed by Courtney Milan
E = Elizabeth Lowell: Whirlpool

[Christina]

2/8 completed

M:
A:
R:From Rags by Suzanne Wright 5 stars!!
R:Love Unscrpited by Tina Reber 5stars!! Even though the heroine turned a bit annoying at the end it was still a really awesome story!!
I:
A:
G:
E:

[Desiree M ~*~*~]

WLLK-June Spell It Out! Challenge
Duration: June 1-June 30

Completed 1/10

R - Rio; Wild Rain by Christine Feehan
A - Amun; The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter
I - Immortals After Dark; Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole (reread)
N - Night World; Dark Angel by L.J. Smith



S - Singh, Nalini; Hostage to Pleasure Done 6/3 ****1/2
T - Turbulent Sea by Christine Feehan
O - Out of the Madhouse by Christopher Golden (reread/restart)
R - Raphael; Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
M - McCarthy, Erin; Hot Finish
S - Sweet Release by Pamela Clare



Alternates
R - RECKLESS by Michael Bates
R - Riley; Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh
A - Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas
N - Nora Roberts; Morrigan's Cross
M - Morgan; Untamed by Pamela Clare
M - Milan, Courtney; Unveiled

[S]

When I think of June I think of warm summer days, sunshine and light clothes and therefore I will spell "PASTEL".

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WLLK June's Spell it Out: "PASTEL"
Duration: 1 June - 30 June 2012

Read: 2/6

✔ P: Pia in Dragon Bound 5+ stars 6/2
A: Ashley, Jennifer The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie
✔ S: Sugar Creek 4 stars 6/3
T: Tessa Dare A Week to Be Wicked
E: Erin McCarty Hard and Fast
L: Lord of Scoundrels

[Lisa Kay]

Pretty!