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READ: 26/26
✔A: The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 1/22
✔B: Blood Will Tell - Dana Stabenow 4/19
✔C: City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare 4/23
✔D: Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4
✔E: Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter 6/12
✔F: Forbidden Highlander - Donna Grant 4/16
✔G: The Girl Most Likely To... - Susan Donovan 6/14
✔H: Hunter's Moon - Dana Stabenow 5/24
✔I: Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24
✔J: The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine 1/31
✔K: The King of Attolia - Megan Walen Turner 6/10
✔L: Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21
✔M: My Soul to Keep - Sharie Kohler 6/29
✔N: Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale - Christine Warren 6/9
✔O: One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17
✔P: Partials - Dan Wells 1/27
✔Q: The Quartered Sea - Tanya Huff 2/13
✔R: Rapture - Jacquelyn Frank 4/20
✔S: Spectre - Phaedra Weldon 3/30
✔T: Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23
✔U: Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9
✔V: The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/29
✔W: The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley 4/2
✔X: XO - Jeffrey Deaver 6/26
✔Y: You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz 2/20
✔Z: Zuri's Zargonnii Warrior - C.L. Scholey 7/26
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
AUTHORS
READ: 26/26
✔A: How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
✔B: Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7
✔C: Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
✔D: Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
✔E: Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23
✔F: Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2
✔G: A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold 3/28
✔H: No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5
✔I: Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy 6/7
✔J: Untraceable - S.R. Johannes 5/18
✔K: Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23
✔L: The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17
✔M: Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14
✔N: House Rules - Chloe Neill 11/13
✔O: Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21
✔P: Loving A Lost Lord - Mary Jo Putney 5/11
✔Q: One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10
✔R: Hollow City - Ransom Riggs 2/20
✔S: Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5
✔T: The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 2/10
✔U: White Wedding - Ursula Sinclair 8/11
✔V: Dreamveil - Lynn Viehl 7/20
✔W: Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23
✔X: The Golden Dragon - Tianna Xander 7/12
✔Y: Blood Past - Samantha Young 5/15
✔Z: Caring Is Creepy - David Zimmerman 7/10
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
I've Lost My Ever Loving Listopia Mind ChallengeDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
Complete: 10/36
January:
✔1. [One Name Title] Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5
✔2. [Recommended Thriller] Hour Game - David Baldacci 1/30
3. [New Books To Try] Blood Rights - Kristen Painter
February:
✔1. [Creepy Covers] Hollow City - Ransom Riggs 2/20
✔2. [Humorous Romance] Yours for the Taking - Robin Kaye 2/28
3. [Best Mythic] The Hollow Hills - Mary Stewart
March:
✔1. [Best Epic Fantasy] Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2
✔2. [Supernatural Romance] Big Bad Wolf - Christine Warren 3/16
3. [Thrillers You Must Read] The Bourne Identity - Robert Ludlum
April: SKIP
May:
✔1. [Flowers on Cover] Forever and a Day - Jill Shalvis 5/25
✔2. [In the Pink] Not One Clue - Lois Greiman 5/10
3. [Books Set in New Mexico] Fifth Grave Past the Light - Darynda Jones
June:
✔1. [The Best Urban Fantasy] Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher 6/1
July: SKIP
August:
✔1. [Best Highland/Scotland Romance Novels]A Warrior's Promise - Donna Fletcher 8/27
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Brrrr Winter Seasonal Challenge
Duration: December 22, 2013 - March 19, 2013
Level: Snowmobile 4+ tasks per category
Category 1 Winter Colors - COMPLETE!
Read a a book whose covers are:
✔Blue: Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23
✔White: Yours for the Taking - Robin Kaye 2/28
✔Gray: Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
✔Purple: Instant Gratification - Jill Shalvis 2/23
Category 2 Happy Holidays - COMPLETE!
✔Read a book that was a gift to you
The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine 1/31
✔Read a book about an angel
The Hour of Dust and Ashes - Kelly Gay 2/16
✔Read a book that has a shopping trip in it
The Falcon at the Portal - Elizabeth Peters 2/18
✔Read a book that features a family gathering
How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
Category 3 New Year - COMPLETE!
✔Read a new to you author
Black Hole Sun - David Macinnis Gill 12/22
✔Read a book that has any kind of new beginning in it
Dark Lycan - Christine Feehan 2/22
✔Read a book that is a new release
Hollow City - Ransom Riggs (1/14/14) 2/20
✔Read a book that you planned on reading in 2014
Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2
Category 4 Cold Nights - COMPLETE!
✔Read a book that's so cold it's one of your first 50 books on your TBR
The Quartered Sea - Tanya Huff (added 6/2009) 2/13
✔Read a book that has snow, bare trees, or someone wearing a jacket on the cover
Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24
✔Read a book that has a character who is cold hearted
The Kill Room - Jeffery Deaver 2/27
✔Read a book that's set in a location that gets pretty cold in winter
Seaborne - Katherine Irons (Maine) 12/31
Category 5 Valentine's Day - COMPLETE!
✔Read a book from an author you love
Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5
✔Read a book from the romance genre
Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7
✔Read a book where a character like chocolate
Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4
✔Valentine's Day is February 14th, read a book that was released in February or is #14 on your TBR
Partials - Dan Wells (Feb 2012) 1/27
Category 6 Spell Out:
Spell out with author, series, or title
Snow
S: Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews 2/25
N: The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9
O: One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10
W: Wraith - Phaedra Weldon
Scarf
S: Sleight of Hand - Phillip Margolin 12/27
C: Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14
A: Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow 1/3
R: Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/22
F: Finding the Lost - Shannon Butcher 12/29
Mitten
M: The Man Must Marry - Janet Chapman 2/9
I: Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5
T: Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21
T: The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 2/10
E: Deadly Heat - Cynthia Eden 2/22
N: Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell 1/8
Cold
C: Chains of Ice - Christina Dodd 3/5
O:
L: Lothaire - Kresley Cole 2/27
D: Dark Wolf - Christine Feehan 3/4
January Monthly Challenge
READ: 9/9
✔C: Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14
✔A: Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4
✔P: The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 1/22
✔R: Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5
✔I: Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24
✔C: Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
✔O: One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10
✔R: Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/22
✔N: The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
January Creature Feature ChallengeREAD: 7/5
1. [struggles with 2 identities] No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5
2. [struggles with 2 identities] Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5
3. [historical fiction] The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9
4. [2 beings on cover] Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks 1/10
5. [2 beings on cover] One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10
6. [Choices & Responsibilities] Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24
7. [set in London] The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine 1/31
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
January I Love Audiobooks ChallengeREAD: 4/3
✔1. The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9
✔2. The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 1/22
✔3. Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/22
✔4. Hour Game - David Baldacci 1/30
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
January Auld Lang Syne ChallengeREAD: 5/5
✔Run About the Slopes: Cold Copper - Devon Monk (blizzard in first chapter) 1/14
✔Paddled in the stream: The Navigator - Clive Cussler (lots of underwater swimming) 1/9
✔Seas between us broad have roared: Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes (set in Florida) 1/21
✔Good Will Draught: Hour Game - David Baldacci 1/30
✔Auld Lang Syne: Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks (in Scotland) /10
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
January In History ChallengeREAD: 6/7
1/8/1935 - Elvis Presley (1935-1977) was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. Read a book featuring “a hunk a hunk of burning love”.
Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/51/15/1559 - Elizabeth Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was crowned as Elizabeth I in Westminster Abbey. Read a book with a character named Elizabeth or a Queen of some sort.
No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/51/7/1714 - A patent was issued for the first typewriter designed by British inventor Henry Mill "for the impressing or transcribing of letters singly or progressively one after another, as in writing." Yay for the typewriter!! Read any book you want
Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/41/26/1998 - President Bill Clinton made an emphatic denial of charges that he had a sexual affair with Monica Lewinsky and had advised her to lie about it. "...I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky..." Read a book where someone does have sexual relations.
Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell 1/81/1/1801 - Ireland was added to Great Britain by an Act of Union thus creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Read a book set in Ireland or with an Irish character
Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy 1/201/14/1741 - Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) was born in Norwich, Connecticut. He was the American Revolutionary War hero who turned traitor, sending information to the British in exchange for money. Read a book with a traitor in it.
Partials - Dan Wells 1/27
February Monthly Challenge
READ: 8/8
✔A: Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews 2/25
✔M: The Man Must Marry - Janet Chapman 2/9
✔E: Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23
✔T: The Quartered Sea - Tanya Huff 2/13
✔H: Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7
✔Y: Yours for the Taking - Robin Kaye
✔S: Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe 2/28
✔T: The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 2/10
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
February Creature Feature ChallengeREAD: 9/5
1. [mythology] The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 2/10
2. [romantic love] The Man Must Marry - Janet Chapman 2/9
3. [romantic love] Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7
4. [romantic love] Untold - Sarah Rees Brennan 2/13
5. [romantic love] Dark Lycan - Christine Feehan 2/22
6. [romantic love] Deadly Heat - Cynthia Eden 2/22
7. [romantic love] Instant Gratification - Jill Shalvis 2/23
8. [romantic love] Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23
9. [romantic love] Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews 2/25
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
February I Love Audiobooks ChallengeREAD: 3/4
✔1. W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton 2/8
✔2. The Falcon at the Portal - Elizabeth Peters 2/18
✔3. The Kill Room - Jeffery Deaver 2/27
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February What's Your Name ChallengeMEANING: Barbara ... Saint Barbara is invoked as a protector against fire and lightning ..
READ: 2/3
Spectyr - Philippa Ballantine (fire on cover)✔
Deadly Heat - Cynthia Eden (fire=heat) 2/22✔
The Hour of Dust and Ashes - Kelly Gay (fire=ashes) 2/16
February Foreman Paris - Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate ChallengeREAD: 2/3
1. Unscrewed - Lois Greiman 2/17
2. Instant Gratification - Jill Shalvis 2/23
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March 2014 TCF'S Monthly Challenge
READ: 10/10
✔P: Primal Instincts - Susan Sizemore 3/24
✔I: Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis 3/26
✔S: Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2
✔C: Chains of Ice - Christina Dodd 3/5
✔E: He Shall Thunder in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 3/29
✔S: Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 3/20
Bonus:
✔Red Cross Month: Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag (red cover) 3/9
✔Old Stuff Day: A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold (on TBR since 2/2009) 3/28
✔Proposal Day: Lucky in Love - Jill Shalvis (romance genre) 3/23
✔Employee Appreciation Day: Concealed in Death - J.D. Robb 3/19
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
March Creature FeatureREAD: 8/4
✔1. [Set in Ireland] Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2
✔2. [Event/Christmas] All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 3/14
✔3. [Irish character] Concealed in Death - J.D. Robb 3/19
✔4. [Set in a bar/club] Big Bad Wolf - Christine Warren 3/16
✔5. [Event Cultural Festival-India] Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23
✔6. [Cover Green] Four Blind Mice - James Patterson 3/16
✔7. [Event Christmas] He Shall Thunder in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 3/29
✔8. [Creature: Fae] Shadows Before the Sun - Kelly Gay 3/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
March I Love Audiobooks Challenge
READ: 3/3
✔1. Atlantis Found - Clive Cussler 3/11
✔2. Concealed in Death - J.D. Robb 3/19
✔3. He Shall Thunder in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 3/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
March Challenge: "It's Spring Break Y'all!" READ: 7/7
✔1. [Like to Visit-Sweden] Faceless Killers - Henning Mankell 3/19
✔2. [Like to Visit-Egypt] He Shall Thunder in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 3/29
✔3. [Like to Visit-California] Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis 3/26
✔4. [Vacation Spot-Beach] Lucky in Love - Jill Shalvis 3/23
✔5. [Like to Visit-Scotland] MacRieve - Kresley Cole 3/13
✔6. [Like to Visit-India] Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23
✔7. [Like to Visit-California] Unmanned - Lois Greiman 3/26
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Wild and Wacky March Holidays READ: 8/8
✔Irish American Month - Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier (set in Ireland) 3/2
✔National Women's History Month - Primal Instincts - Susan Sizemore (female author) 3/24
✔Red Cross Month - The Silent Girl - Tess Gerritsen (red cover) 3/27
✔2~ Old Stuff Day - A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold (on TBR since 2/2009) 3/28
✔11~ Johnny Appleseed Day - Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis (trees on cover) 3/26
✔14~ National PI Day - Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke (pie/cake on cover) 3/20
✔17~ St Patrick's Day - Four Blind Mice - James Patterson (green cover) 3/16
✔27~ National Joe Day - Suited - Jo Anderton (author named Jo) 3/8
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
March in History ChallengeREAD: 8/7
✔5. 3/5/1770 - The Boston Massacre occurred as a group of rowdy Americans harassed British soldiers who then opened fire, killing five and injuring six. – Read a book set in Boston.
The Silent Girl - Tess Gerritsen 3/27
✔9. 3/12/1912 – Girl Scouts were founded. – Read a book that goes well with a box of Girl Scout cookies (my favorite are the Samoas).
You Belong to Me - Karen Rose (my favorite are Samoas too!) 3/22
✔10. 3/14/1879 - Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was born in Ulm, Germany. – Read a book with a nerdy scientist character or a book that someone references Einstein.
Concealed in Death - J.D. Robb (e-geeks) 3/19
✔11. 3/15/44 BC - Julius Caesar was assassinated in the Senate chamber in Rome by Brutus and fellow conspirators. – Read a book where a character is betrayed by their best friend.
Death's Rival - Faith Hunter 3/18
✔12. 3/17 – St. Patrick’s Day – Read a book with a green cover or that takes place in Ireland.
Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier (Ireland) 3/2
✔16. 3/24/1958 – Elvis Presley joins the Army. – Read a book that has Elvis in it (or an impersonator) or an Army man.
Atlantis Found - Clive Cussler (Marines) 3/11
✔17. 3/24/1874 - Harry Houdini (1874-1926) was born (as Erik Weisz) in Budapest, Hungary. – Read a book where a character makes a great escape.
A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold 3/28
✔19. 3/30/1981 - Newly elected President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest while walking toward his limousine in Washington, D.C. – Read a book where a character gets shot.
He Shall Thunder in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 3/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Yes Winter Is Over! Spring Challenge
Duration: March 20 - June 19, 2014
Level: 4+ tasks per category
READ: 25/24 tasks
Category 1 Spring Colors: Read a a book whose covers are at least 50%: COMPLETE!
✔Green: Unmanned - Lois Greiman 3/26
✔Yellow: The Stranger You Know - Andrea Kane 4/10
✔Pink: Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 3/20
✔Purple: Loving A Lost Lord - Mary Jo Putney 5/11
Category 2 Flowers: COMPLETE!
✔Read a book that has a flower(s) on the cover: Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters 4/13
✔Read a book that has the name of a flower in the title or the author's name:
Don't Tell - Karen Rose 6/6
✔Read a book that contains the letters of your favorite flower in the title (tulip)
Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher 6/1
✔Read a book whose cover is the same color as your favorite flower (yellow tulip)
The Darkest Surrender - Gena Showalter 4/25
Category 3 Tax Time: COMPLETE!
✔Read a book you've not been very excited to read: The Queen of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner 3/31
✔Read a book that has a number in the title: One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17
✔Read a book that has been released in April of any year: The King- J.R. Ward (April 2014) 4/8
✔Read a book that has the letters IRS in the title: The Silent Girl - Tess Gerritsen 3/27
Category 4 Stormy Weather: COMPLETE!
✔Read a book that is "electric": Born To Darkness - Suzanne Brockmann 4/24
✔Read a book that features any form of bad weather in it: The Turtle-Girl from East Pukapuka - Cole Alpaugh (tsunami) 6/3
✔Read a book that has lightening on the cover: He Shall Thunder in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 3/29
✔Read a book that you'd like to curl up/read while raining: The Firebird - Susanna Kearsley 5/12
Category 5 Mother's Day:
✔Read a book with a Mom in it: The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley 4/2
✔Read a book that you think your Mom would like: Lethal Legacy - Linda Fairstein 4/20
✔Read a book from the chick-lit genre: The Girl Most Likely To... - Susan Donovan 6/14
✔Read a book that was published in May: Lucky in Love - Jill Shalvis (May 22) 3/23
Category 6 Spell Out: Spell out with author, series, or title COMPLETE!
✔Eggs
E: Real - Katy Evans 3/29
G: Shadows Before the Sun - Kelly Gay 3/29
G: Forbidden Highlander - Donna Grant 4/16
S: Spectre - Phaedra Weldon 3/30
✔Easter
E: Eat Prey Love - Kerrelyn Sparks 5/16
A: Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5
S: Primal Instincts - Susan Sizemore 3/24
T: Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23
E: Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare 5/28
R: You Belong to Me - Karen Rose 3/22
✔Grass
G: Not One Clue - Lois Greiman 5/10
R: Retribution - Jilliane Hoffman 4/15
A: At Last - Jill Shalvis 4/29
S: Blood Will Tell - Dana Stabenow 4/19
S: The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/29
✔Wind
W: Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here - Christine Warren 4/13
I: Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis 3/26
N: A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold 3/28
D: Chains of Fire - Christina Dodd 4/11
✔Bugs
B: Backfire - Catherine Coulter 4/5
U: Untraceable - S.R. Johannes 5/18
G: The Golden One - Elizabeth Peters 5/8
S: Blood Past - Samantha Young 5/15
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
April Monthly Challenge
READ: 7/8
✔G: One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17
✔A: At Last - Jill Shalvis 4/29
✔R: Retribution - Jilliane Hoffman 4/15
✔D: Chains of Fire - Christina Dodd 4/11
✔E: Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters 4/13
N:
✔Kiss Your Mate Day: The King - J.R. Ward (lots of kissing) 4/8
✔Walk Around Things Day: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clark (been avoiding cuz it sucks--DNF-read 415/782 pages) 4/13
April Creature Feature READ: 7/7
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy
✔1. City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare 4/23
✔2. Born To Darkness - Suzanne Brockmann 4/24
✔3. Dragonflight - Anne McCaffrey 4/27
✔4. Tiger's Destiny - Colleen Houck 4/14
✔5. The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/29
✔6. Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5
✔7. Hounded - Kevin Hearne 4/28
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
April I Love Audiobooks Challenge READ: 4/3
✔1. Backfire - Catherine Coulter 4/5
✔2. Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters 4/13
✔3. Born To Darkness - Suzanne Brockmann 4/24
✔4. Cross Country - James Patterson 4/29
April Easter Egg Book Hunt READ: 7/7
✔1. A number: One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17
✔2. An animal: Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5
✔3. A verb: Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here - Christine Warren 4/13
✔4. Something Red: Blood Will Tell - Dana Stabenow 4/19
✔5. A noun: Forbidden Highlander - Donna Grant 4/16
✔6. Something dark: The Darkest Surrender - Gena Showalter 4/25
✔7. An element: Chains of Fire - Christina Dodd 4/5
April Showers Challenge
READ: 4/3
✔Wait, It’s Raining? - Read a book that makes you forget about the world around you.
Tiger's Destiny - Colleen Houck (non-stop action) 4/14
✔Holly Hobby - Read a book about your hobby or that has a character with a hobby similar to yours.
Hounded - Kevin Hearne (owns a bookstore) 4/28
✔Movie Time! - Read a book that is based on a movie or inspired a movie.
City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare 4/23
✔Get Out of Dodge - Forget the rain, read a book where a character goes on vacation or lives somewhere that’s always sunny.
The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks (vacations in Greece) 4/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
April In HistoryREAD: 7/7
✔April 2, 1792 - Congress established the first U.S. Mint at Philadelphia. - Read a book with a millionaire in it.
Chains of Fire - Christina Dodd (the leader is a millionaire) 4/11
✔April 3, 1860 - In the American West, the Pony Express service began as the first rider departed St. Joseph, Missouri. Read a book set in the American West or that has a mailman as a main character.
Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop (heroine works in the mailroom) 4/5
✔April 26, 1986 - At the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine, an explosion caused a meltdown of the nuclear fuel and spread a radioactive cloud into the atmosphere, eventually covering most of Europe. Read a book where someone or something, goes Nuclear.
The King - J.R. Ward (Wrath goes nuclear) 4/8
✔April 29, 1863 - American publisher William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) was born in San Francisco. Read a book with a journalist.
Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters (secondary char is a journalist) 4/13
✔April 29, 1913 - Gideon Sundback of Hoboken, N.J. patents the zipper. Celebrate this great invention and read a book with a character that you would love to unzip…in any way, shape or form.
Chains of Fire - Christina Dodd (Samuel Faa) 4/11
✔April 1, 1963 - Daytime soap opera General Hospital first airs on ABC Read a book that is pure soap goodness…or badness.
Long, Lean and Lethal - Lorie O'Clare 4/27
✔April 18, 1775 - The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes occurred as the two men rode out of Boston about 10 p.m. to warn patriots at Lexington and Concord of the approaching British. Read a book set in Boston or where a character has a very important message they have to share.
Born To Darkness - Suzanne Brockmann (Boston) 4/24
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
May Monthly
READ: 10/10
✔S: Seduce the Darkness - Gena Showalter 5/19
✔U: Untraceable - S.R. Johannes 5/18
✔N: Not One Clue - Lois Greiman 5/10
✔L: Loving A Lost Lord - Mary Jo Putney 5/11
✔I: Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23
✔M: Last Words - Mariah Stewart 5/20
✔E: Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare 5/28
✔National Police Week: The 9th Girl - Tami Hoag (cops) 5/21
✔National BBQ Month: Blood Trade - Faith Hunter (Mississippi) 5/29
✔World Press Freedom Day: The Firebird - Susanna Kearsley 5/12
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
May Creature Feature READ: 8/4
✔1. [strong heroine] Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 5/4
✔2. [mythology] Atlantis Betrayed - Alyssa Day 5/6
✔3. [warrior] The Demon You Know - Christine Warren 5/9
✔4. [war/strong heroine] The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley 5/14
✔5. [armed female] Blood Past - Samantha Young 5/15
✔6. [strong female] Untraceable - S.R. Johannes 5/18
✔7. [mythology] Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23
✔8. [mother] Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare 5/28
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
May I Love Audiobooks READ: 4/4
✔1. The Golden One - Elizabeth Peters 5/8
✔2. The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley 5/14
✔3. The 9th Girl - Tami Hoag 5/23
✔4. The Last Oracle - James Rollins 5/30
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
May In History READ: 7/7
✔May 1st - Observed as May Day, a holiday and spring festival since ancient times: Read a book with a flower or basket on the cover. Or with a person on the cover that you wish would put a flower basket on your doorstep so that you could run after them to kiss them.
Forever and a Day - Jill Shalvis (flowers on cover) 5/25✔May 4, 1494 - During his second journey of exploration in the New World, Christopher Columbus discovered Jamaica: Read the second book in a series that was a great discovery for you.
The Firebird - Susanna Kearsley 5/12✔May 14, 1686 - German physicist Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686-1736) was born in Danzig, Germany. His name is now attached to one of the major temperature measurement scales: Read a book that raises your temperature.
Atlantis Betrayed - Alyssa Day 5/6✔May 5th - Celebrated in Mexico as Cinco de Mayo, a national holiday in remembrance of the Battle of Puebla in 1862: Read a book set in Mexico or in which someone enjoys Mexican food or a margarita.
Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare (heroine loves margaritas) 5/28✔May 10, 1994 - Former political prisoner Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as president of South Africa: Read a book where someone goes from the bottom of the heap to the top.
Unwind - Neal Shusterman 5/21✔May 16, 1862 - During the American Civil War, Union General Benjamin Butler, military governor of New Orleans, issued his "Woman Order" declaring that any Southern woman showing disrespect for Union soldiers or the U.S. would be regarded as a woman of the town, or prostitute: Read a book set in New Orleans or with a “woman of the town” as a character.
Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23✔May 29, 1453 - The city of Constantinople was captured by the Turks, who renamed it Istanbul: Read a book set in any of the renamed towns, cities, countries listed on this page
Eat Prey Love - Kerrelyn Sparks (Thailand) 5/16CHALLENGE COMPLETE
May Book Hunt Take 2 READ: 8/12
✔1. Furniture: The False-Hearted Teddy - John J. Lamb 5/26
2. A form of art (sculpture, painting, etc)
3. A Mythical Creature:
4. An Animal: Highlander for the Holidays - Janet Chapman
✔5. A product of fire: The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley 5/14
✔6. A tattoo: The Darkest Seduction - Gena Showalter 5/31
✔7. A weapon: Blood Past - Samantha Young 5/15
8. Jewelry: The King of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner
✔9. Plant/Tree: Untraceable - S.R. Johannes 5/18
✔10. A hat: Renegade Most Wanted - Carol Arens 5/28
✔11. A woman: The Firebird - Susanna Kearsley 5/12
✔12. A man: Eat Prey Love - Kerrelyn Sparks 5/16
June Monthly
READ: 13/14
✔L: Last Breath - Mariah Stewart 6/16
✔I: It Had to Be You - Jill Shalvis 6/8
✔A: Angel Fire - L.A. Weatherly 6/13
✔M: The King of Attolia - Megan Walen Turner 6/10
✔N: Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale - Christine Warren 6/9
✔E: Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter 6/12
E: Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters
✔S: Sparks Fly - Katie MacAlister 6/15
✔O: One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin 6/29
✔N: Never Less Than a Lady - Mary Jo Putney 6/4
✔Friday the 13th: The Girl Next Door - Jack Ketchum (horror) 6/2
✔National Pink Day: The Girl Most Likely To... - Susan Donovan (pink cover) 6/14
✔Father's Day: Don't Tell - Karen Rose 6/6
✔Turkey Lovers Month: The Turtle-Girl from East Pukapuka - Cole Alpaugh (starts with T) 6/3
June Creature Feature - Shape Shifter READ: 5/4
1. Fugitive - Cheryl Brooks (cat shifter) 6/8
2. Sparks Fly - Katie MacAlister (dragon shifter) 6/15
3. Black Arts - Faith Hunter (cat shifter) 6/19
4. Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews (cat shifter) 6/23
5. My Soul to Keep - Sharie Kohler (werewolf) 6/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
June I Love Audiobooks READ: 4/4
✔1. Hostage - Kay Hooper 6/6
✔2. Dearly Devoted Dexter - Jeff Lindsay 6/13
✔3. Midnight Come Again - Dana Stabenow 6/19
✔4. XO - Jeffrey Deaver 6/26
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
June in HistoryREAD: 7/7
✔June 9, 1963: Johnny Depp, actor - Read a book with a pirate in it.
The Turtle-Girl from East Pukapuka - Cole Alpaugh 6/3✔June 1, 1926: Marilyn Monroe - Read a book with a beautiful, yet troubled main character.
Don't Tell - Karen Rose 6/6✔June 1, 1801: Brigham Young, Mormon religious leader - Read a book that takes place at a university/college.
Last Breath - Mariah Stewart 6/16✔June 5, 1878: Francisco "Pancho" Villa, Mexican revolutionary - Read a book that takes place in Mexico
Angel Fire - L.A. Weatherly 6/13✔June 29, 1944: Gary Busey, actor - Read a book with a character that's a little off their rocker.
Sparks Fly - Katie MacAlister 6/15✔June 2, 1731: Martha Washington, the very First Lady of the United States - Read a book with a powerful woman as the main character.
Black Arts - Faith Hunter 6/19✔June 25, 1945: Carly Simon, singer - Read a book featuring a musician.
XO - Jeffrey Deaver 6/26CHALLENGE COMPLETE
June Favorite Flavor READ: 15/8
Flavors:
✔Chunky Monkey: Angel Fire - L.A. Weatherly (720 pages) 6/13
✔That's my Jam: Hostage - Kay Hooper (paranormal) 6/6
✔Cherry Garcia: The Sum of All Kisses - Julia Quinn (red cover) 6/29
✔Karamel Sutra: Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter (erotica) 6/12
✔Chocolate Therapy: Don't Tell - Karen Rose (heroine could use therapy) 6/6
✔Coffee Coffee BuzzBuzzBuzz: Black Arts - Faith Hunter (released Jan 2014) 6/19
✔Half Baked: On the Hunt - anthology (4 novellas) 6/26
✔Late Night Snack: Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews 6/23
✔New York Super Fudge Chunk: The Darkest Craving - Gena Showalter (New York) 6/27
✔Pistachio Pistachio: Never Less Than a Lady - Mary Jo Putney (green cover) 6/4
✔Milk and Cookies: Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher (favorite author) 6/1
✔Chubby Hubby: Vampire in Atlantis - Alyssa Day (male on cover) 6/28
✔Banana Split: The Turtle-Girl from East Pukapuka - Cole Alpaugh (shoulda skipped it) 6/3
✔Cake Batter: The Girl Next Door - Jack Ketchum (new author) 6/2
✔Peanut Butter Cup: Bound to a Warrior - Donna Fletcher (HEA) 6/30
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Summertime and the Weather is Easy Challenge
Duration: June 20 - September 22, 2014
Level: 4+ tasks per category
READ: 26/25 tasks
Category 1 Summer Colors:
Read a a book whose covers are at least 50%:
✔Red: Whisper Kiss - Deborah Cooke 7/7
✔Orange: The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles 8/3
✔Blue: Back to You - Robin Kaye 7/14
✔Yellow: The Darkest Craving - Gena Showalter 6/27
✔Green: Shadow Highlander - Donna Grant 7/29
Category 2 July 4th:
✔Read a book that has firework chemistry
Dire Needs - Stephanie Tyler 7/9
✔Read a book that is 4th in a series:
My Soul to Keep - Sharie Kohler 6/29
✔Read a book whose title starts with any letter in July
Lucky in Love - Carolyn Brown 7/22
✔Read a book from the historical genre:
Bound to a Warrior - Donna Fletcher 6/30
Category 3 Vacations:
✔Read a book where the characters take a trip:
Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews (from Georgia USA to Georgia, Asia) 6/23
✔Read a book set in a different country than where you live
Bite Marks - Jennifer Rardin (Australia, I live in USA) 7/16
✔Read a book that is set in a place you've gone on vacation to
Blood Born - Linda Howard (Washington DC) 7/27
Category 4 Labor Day:
✔Read a book where a character works hard
The Serpent on the Crown - Elizabeth Peters 8/22
✔Read a book that has been released in September:
Ashfall - Mike Mullen (2011) 6/21
✔Read a book whose title has the letters of labor in it
The Broken Hearts Club - Ethan Black (brOken heARts cLuB) 7/8
✔Read a book that's so good you could stay home from work to finish
Nowhere Near Respectable - Mary Jo Putney 7/31
✔Read a book where the MC has their own business
The Big Dirt Nap - Rosemary Harris 8/17
Category 5 9/11:
✔Read a book set in New York
Drive Me Wild - Christine Warren 7/11
✔Read a book that you think is sad
Between, Georgia - Joshilyn Jackson 7/5
✔Read a book that features law enforcement:
XO - Jeffrey Deaver (FBI) 6/26
✔Read a book that is the 9th or the 11th published work of an author
Once in a Lifetime - Jill Shalvis 8/24
Category 6 Spell Out:
Spell out with author, series, or title
✔Beach
B: The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley 6/25
E: Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3
A: Vampire in Atlantis - Alyssa Day 6/28
C: Chill - Stephanie Rowe 7/9
H: His Carnal Need - Ruth Kerce 7/13
✔Sun
S: Spirit and Dust - Rosemary Clement-Moore 6/30
U: White Wedding -Ursula Sinclair 8/11
N: No Longer a Gentleman - Mary Jo Putney 8/30
✔Hot
H: Blood Born - Linda Howard 7/27
O: One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin 6/29
T: The Thirteenth House - Sharon Shinn 8/7
✔Tan
T: Tongue In Chic - Christina Dodd 7/12
A: Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis 7/5
N: Night Falls on the Wicked - Sharie Kohler 7/13
✔Bikini
B: Beauty - Robin McKinley 7/22
I: I, Alex Cross - James Patterson 7/8
K: Vampire Mine - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/2
I: The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17
N: Nightshine - Lynn Viehl 9/16
I: The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles 8/3
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
July 2014 TCF Monthly Challenge
READ: 14/14
✔J: Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis 7/5
✔K: Back to You - Robin Kaye 7/14
✔R: Beauty - Robin McKinley 7/22
✔O: [The Others] Drive Me Wild - Christine Warren 7/11
✔W: Whisper Kiss - Deborah Cooke 7/7
✔L: Loved By a Warrior - Donna Fletcher 7/26
✔I: I, Alex Cross - James Patterson 7/8
✔N: Nowhere Near Respectable - Mary Jo Putney 7/31
✔G: A Grave Denied - Dana Stabenow 7/2
**BONUS**
✔National Hot Dog Month: Read a book that has a werewolf in it
Night Falls on the Wicked - Sharie Kohler 7/13
✔Anti-Boredom Month: Read any book that keeps you from being bored
Bite Marks - Jennifer Rardin 7/16
✔Father's Day: Read a book with a father in it
Chill - Stephanie Rowe 7/9
✔National Nude Day: Read a book where someone is partially nude on the cover
His Carnal Need - Ruth Kerce 7/13
✔International Joke Day: Read a book that makes you laugh
Tongue In Chic - Christina Dodd 7/12
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
July Creature FeatureREAD: 6/4
1. [witches]Dire Needs - Stephanie Tyler 7/9
2. [witches]Drive Me Wild - Christine Warren 7/11
3. [magic]Beauty - Robin McKinley 7/22
4. [shaman]Shaman Rises - C.E. Murphy 7/23
5. [witch]Blood Born - Linda Howard 7/27
6. [witch/druid] Shadow Highlander - Donna Grant 7/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
July I Love AudiobooksREAD: 5/4
✔1. A Grave Denied - Dana Stabenow 7/2
✔2. I, Alex Cross - James Patterson 7/8
✔3. The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17
✔4. Beauty - Robin McKinley 7/22
✔5. Guardian of the Horizon - Elizabeth Peters 7/31
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
July Red, White & Blue Challenge READ: 12/12
Part 1 (3 Books): Read a book whose cover is primarily:
✔RED: Whisper Kiss - Deborah Cooke 7/7
✔WHITE: The Broken Hearts Club - Ethan Black 7/8
✔BLUE: The Seductive Impostor - Janet Chapman 7/20
Part 2 (6 Books):
✔The color red is associated with blood, sacrifice, danger, and courage. Read any book that features blood, danger, sacrifice or courage
A Grave Denied - Dana Stabenow (blood/danger) 7/2✔The color red is also associated with heat, passion, anger, love
Read any book that features heat, passion, anger or love
Tongue In Chic - Christina Dodd (all of the above) 7/12✔The color white is associated with innocence, perfection, honesty, goodness. Read any book that features a character that's innocent, honest, or a good person
Dire Needs - Stephanie Tyler (virgin heroine) 7/9✔The color white is also associated with new beginnings
Read any new to you author
Between, Georgia - Joshilyn Jackson 7/5✔The color blue is associated with harmony, faithfulness, and confidence. Read a book who's author you're faithful to
Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3✔The color blue is associated with the sky, sea, cold, and sadness
Read any book that has a sky or sea on the cover, or takes place in winter, or a book that you think is sad
Loved By a Warrior - Donna Fletcher 7/26✔Part 3 (3 Books):
Spell out using title, author, or series - Red, White, or Blue
R: Beauty - Robin McKinley 7/22
E: Guardian of the Horizon - Elizabeth Peters 7/31
D: Drive Me Wild - Christine Warren 7/11
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
JULY 2014 EOTM Challenge ~ NayNay READ: 5/5
✔1. What state/country do you currently live in? I LIVE IN WINDSOR, ONTARIO, CANADA
Dark Taste of Rapture - Gena Showalter (DTOR in winDsOR onTario) 7/18
✔15. What type of books do you like reading most? HISTORICAL FICTION
Nowhere Near Respectable - Mary Jo Putney 7/31
✔16. Who are your top 5 favorite authors?
SUSANNA KEARSLEY, ELIZABETH CHADWICK, ALISON WEIR, MARY BURTON, KARIN SLAUGHTER
Guardian of the Horizon - Elizabeth Peters 7/31
✔24. What's your favorite color? BLUE
Back to You - Robin Kaye 7/14
✔BONUS: Tell us three things about yourself not already mentioned here.
I WALK TEN MILES FIVE DAYS A WEEK
I LOVE TO TRAVEL, MY HUSBAND AND I GO AWAY THREE TIMES A YEAR
I LIKE TO GO ON PICNICS
The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg (Sweden) 7/17
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
August Monthly Challenge
READ: 11/11
✔S: Show and Tell - Jasmine Haynes 8/17
✔C: Darkfire Kiss - Deborah Cooke 8/29
✔H: Heart of Atlantis - Alyssa Day 8/11
✔O: Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21
✔O: Once in a Lifetime - Jill Shalvis 8/24
✔L: Frostfire - Lynn Viehl 8/30
✔Frankenstein Day: Read a book with a monster in it.
Darkest Highlander - Donna Grant 8/20
✔Book Lovers Day: Our kind of day. Read any book.
Dark Moon Defender - Sharon Shinn 8/23
✔Friendship Day: Read a book that one of your friends liked
The Thirteenth House - Sharon Shinn 8/7
✔Sisters Day: Read any book that the MC has a sister
Tall, Dark & Lonely - R.L. Mathewson 8/13
✔Work Like a Dog Day: main character works like a dog
The Serpent on the Crown - Elizabeth Peters 8/22
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
August Creature Feature READ: 6/5
✔1. [wings] Vampire Mine - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/2
✔2. {hero rescues heroine] Dark Moon Defender - Sharon Shinn 8/23
✔3. [swords] Darkest Highlander - Donna Grant 8/20
✔4. [fire] Cross Fire - James Patterson 8/5
✔5. [dragons] Darkfire Kiss - Deborah Cooke 8/29
✔6. [Asia/China] Sexiest Vampire Alive - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/31
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
What Happened on August 5, 1962? READ: 6/5
✔1. The Asphalt Jungle (1950) - Read a book that takes place in a large city that might be considered dangerous.
On the Prowl - Christine Warren (NYC) 8/4✔2. All About Eve (1950) - Read a book with a character named Eve, Marilyn, Norma, Jeane or a character who uses a pseudonym/fake name.
Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21✔3. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) - Read a book with a blonde character.
Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard 8/16✔6. Seven Year Itch (1955) - Read a book with a white dress on the cover or that is the seventh book in a series.
White Wedding - Ursula Sinclair 8/11✔8. Some Like It Hot (1959) - Read a book with a hot cover.
Heart of Atlantis - Alyssa Day 8/11✔10. The Misfits (1961) - Read a book where a main character doesn't seem to fit in, is different from others, or is not easily accepted.
Tall, Dark & Lonely - R.L. Mathewson 8/13CHALLENGE COMPLETE
August - It's My Birthday and Theirs Too! READ: 9/5
✔August 1, 1770 - William Clark: The Clark of “Lewis and Clark" - Read a book where the characters go on a road trip. Bonus points if the road trip is on foot.
The Thirteenth House - Sharon Shinn 8/7
✔August 8, 1976 - Joshua Chasez (J.C.): My favorite member of "N’SYNC" - Read the final book in a series that you need to say Bye, Bye, Bye to.
Heart of Atlantis - Alyssa Day 8/11
✔August 14, 1947 - Danielle Steel: Romance Novelist – Read a romance novel, bonus if it’s a Danielle Steel novel.
A Thief In A Kilt - Sandy Blair 8/9
✔August 16, 1958 – Madonna: Singer and actress – Like a Virgin – Read a book with a character that’s still a virgin (at least in the beginning of the book).
Tall, Dark & Lonely - R.L. Mathewson 8/13
✔August 17, 1958 - Belinda Carlisle: Singer – Heaven is a Place on Earth - Read a book with angels.
Vampire Mine - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/2
✔August 19, 1871 - Orville Wright: Aviator, "first in flight" – Read the first book in a series.
White Wedding - Ursula Sinclair 8/11
✔August 29, 1958 - Michael Jackson: Singer and songwriter – Read a thriller.
The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles 8/3
✔August 18, 1954 - Patrick Swayze: Actor and dancer – “Nobody puts Baby in a corner” – Read a book with a swoonworthy hero in it.
Darkest Highlander - Donna Grant 8/20
✔August 6, 1911 - Lucille Ball: Actress and comedian, famous for "I Love Lucy" – Read a comedy or a book that makes you laugh out loud.
Bitten in Two - Jennifer Rardin 8/31
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
August Back to School August Challenge READ: 8/8
✔Paper: Read a paperback or hardback book
The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles (paperback) 8/3✔Pencils: Read a book with a mostly yellow cover
A Taint In The Blood - Dana Stabenow 8/10✔Scissors: Read a book that's part of a series you decided to quit, or by an author you've decided to stop reading
White Wedding - Ursula Sinclair 8/11✔Notebooks: Read a book that's part of a series
Vampire Mine - Kerrelyn Sparks (love at Stake #10) 8/2✔Backpack: Read a book that features the characters traveling
The Thirteenth House - Sharon Shinn 8/7✔Laptop: Read an e-book
Slay It with Flowers - Kate Collins 8/9✔Hand Sanitizer: Read a naughty book
Show and Tell - Jasmine Haynes 8/17✔Glue: Read a book that has you "glued" to the pages
Dark Moon Defender - Sharon Shinn 8/23CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September Monthly Challenge
READ: 10/10
✔H: Hallowed - Cynthia Hand 9/25
✔A: Angel Fever - L.A. Weatherly 9/9
✔R: Must Love Dragons - Stephanie Rowe 9/20
✔V: Nightshine - Lynn Viehl 9/16
✔E: Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich 9/24
✔S: Shades of Blood - Samantha Young 9/20
✔T: Dire Desires - Stephanie Tyler 9/8
✔Cheese Pizza Day: Wanna Get Lucky? - Deborah Coonts (orange cover) 9/17
✔Miniature Golf Day: Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death - Denise Swanson (272 pages) 9/15
✔National Cheeseburger Day: A Deeper Sleep - Dana Stabenow 9/18
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September Creature Feature READ: 5/5
✔1. [witch] A Soul So Wicked - Sharie Kohler 9/5
✔2. [pnr]Dire Desires - Stephanie Tyler 9/8
✔3. [pnr]Flashfire - Deborah Cooke 9/9
✔4. [witch]Charmed Spirits - Carrie Ann Ryan 9/10
✔5. [pnr]Goddess - Fiona McIntosh 9/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September I Love Audiobooks ChallengeREAD: 3/3
✔1. Styxx - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/13
✔2. A Deeper Sleep - Dana Stabenow 9/18
✔3. Power Play - Catherine Coulter 9/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September Read a Book a Day Read: 40/30
1. Sunshine - Robin McKinley 9/3
2. A Soul So Wicked - Sharie Kohler 9/5
3. The Deadliest Bite - Jennifer Rardin 9/6
4. Dire Warning - Stephanie Tyler 9/7
5. Dire Desires - Stephanie Tyler 9/8
6. Angel Fever - L.A. Weatherly 9/9
7. Flashfire - Deborah Cooke 9/9
8. Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines 9/10
9. Charmed Spirits - Carrie Ann Ryan 9/10
10. Middle of Nowhere - Ridley Pearson 9/11
11. Styxx - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/12
12. Goddess - Fiona McIntosh 9/13
13. Green-Eyed Demon - Jaye Wells 9/13
14. Witchcraft - Jayne Ann Krentz 9/15
15. Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death - Denise Swanson 9/15
16. Nightshine - Lynn Viehl 9/16
17. Sometimes a Rogue - Mary Jo Putney 9/17
18. Wanna Get Lucky? - Deborah Coonts 9/17
19. A Deeper Sleep - Dana Stabenow 9/18
20. Come Fly With Me - Addison Fox 9/19
21. Must Love Dragons - Stephanie Rowe 9/20
22. Shades of Blood - Samantha Young 9/20
23. The Guardian - Margaret Mallory 9/21
24. Double Shot - Diane Mott Davidson 9/22
25. Playing Easy to Get - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/22
26. Never Kiss a Stranger - Heather Grothaus 9/22
27. Fifth Grave Past the Light - Darynda Jones 9/23
28. Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich 9/24
29. Kill Alex Cross - James Patterson 9/24
30. Animal Magnetism - Jill Shalvis 9/25
31. Hallowed - Cynthia Hand 9/25
32. On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn 9/25
33. Wanted: Undead or Alive - Kerrelyn Sparks 9/26
34. The Sinner - Margaret Mallory 9/27
35. Tomb of the Golden Bird - Elizabeth Peters 9/28
36. Running Scared - Shannon Butcher 9/28
37. Power Play - Catherine Coulter 9/29
38. Evertrue - Brodi Ashton (355 pages) 9/29
39. Killing Grounds - Dana Stabenow (256 pages) 9/30
40. Spectyr - Philippa Ballantine (310 pages) 9/30
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
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