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January As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 8/9
Set 1
✔1~ Instant Attraction [Wilder] - Jill Shalvis 1/24
✔2~ The Janus Affair [Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences] - Philippa Ballantine 1/31
✔3~ Cold Copper [Age of Steam] - Devon Monk 1/14
Set 2
✔1~ Partials [Partials] - Dan Wells 1/27
✔2~ Hour Game [Sean King & Michelle Maxwell] - David Baldacci 1/30
3~ The Hour of Dust and Ashes [Charlie Madigan] - Kelly Gay
Set 3
✔1~ Never Seduce a Scot [Montgomerys and Armstrongs] - Maya Banks 1/10
✔2~ Unplugged [Chrissy McMullen] - Lois Greiman 1/9
✔3~ No Quarter [Quarters]- Tanya Huff 1/5
Cable Channel Challenge January: Game Show Network READ: 6/7
✔1. Family Feud: Read a book where a family fights with another family; or where a character earns fast money; or is listed somewhere as a #1.
Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks 1/102. The Newlywed Game: Read a book with a Newlywed couple; or read a book with odd euphemisms (make whoopee); or has a bride on the cover.
✔3. Press your Luck: Read a whammy (book you gave 2 stars or less); or read a book with a creature; or has a character who gets by on luck.
Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21✔4. Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader: Read a YA or childrens book; or has classmates; or is 5th in a series.
Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy 1/20✔5. Who Wants to be a Millionaire: Read a book with a rich character; or where a phone call to a friend is made; or a book that starts out slow but gained momentum
The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9✔6. Let's Make a Deal: Read a book in which a deal is made; or has a costume on the cover; or a book published in several formats.
Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24✔7. Password: Read a book with a celebrity (real or fictional); or comments are made to the audience/reader; or involves a secret.
Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4
Scattegories - JanuaryLetter = L
POINTS: 12
General
1. Book Title: Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Larissa Ione - Reaver 1/5 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Lemuel Lee - Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21(2 POINTS)
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place: Los Angeles - Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: lightning - One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10 (1 POINT)
January Specials
7. New: I decided I would start the first day of my new life tomorrow p186 Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4 (1 POINT)
8. Loud: the applause roared louder, as I made my way across the two mile-long stage p214 Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4 (1 POINT)
9. Cold: the pain of her lungs filling with shockingly cold air p23 Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5 (1 POINT)
10. Red: I could tell that he had been restricted to his use of language, and his father was growing very red in the face p202 Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4 (1 POINT)
11. Hobby: I list 'pranks involving nuclear waste' and 'making demons eat things' as my hobbies p87 Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16 (1 POINT)
12. Manly: does my manliness overwhelm your delicate lady sensibilities? p237 How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7 (1 POINT)
February As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 8/8
Set One - Romance
✔1~ The Man Must Marry (Sinclair Brothers) - Janet Chapman 2/9
✔2~ Instant Gratification - Jill Shalvis (Wilder) 2/23
✔3~ Unscrewed - Lois Greiman (Chrissy McMullen) 2/17
✔4~ Yours for the Taking - Robin Kaye (Domestic Gods) 2/28
Set Two - Urban Fantasy
✔1~ The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner (Queen's Thief) 2/10
✔2~ Deadly Heat - Cynthia Eden (Deadly) 2/22
✔3~ The Hour of Dust and Ashes - Kelly Gay (Charlie Madigan) 2/16
✔4~ Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews (The Edge) 2/25
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Cable Channel Challenge February: Food Network READ: 7/7
✔1. Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: Read a book where a character works in the food industry; or has blonde hair; or has a “guy” on the cover.
The Quartered Sea - Tanya Huff 2/13✔2. Chopped: Read a book about a contest; or has a judge as a character; or has a basket on the cover.
Yours for the Taking - Robin Kaye 2/28✔3. Giada at Home: Read a book with a character of italian descent; or set in California; or has a “Jade” colored cover.
Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7✔4. Dinner Impossible: Read a book with a spy character, or one that is undercover; or read a book where a character has to beat a deadline; or has food on the cover.
Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews 2/25✔5. Good Eats: Read a book that was a “good read” 5 stars; or a book that references Julia Child, Mr. Wizard or Monty Python; or a book that made you laugh out loud.
Unscrewed - Lois Greiman 2/17✔6. 30 Minute Meals: Read a short book (less than 200 pages); or A book whose author’s first and last name begin with the same letter; or a book where the character says some unique phrases.
Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5✔7. Semi-Homemade Cooking: Read a book with a girl on a budget; or a character that drinks too much; or a book someone you know had a critical review of but you enjoyed.
Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe 2/28CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Scattegories - February Letter = S
21 POINTS
General
1. Book Title: Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews 2/25 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Susan Sizemore - Dark Stranger 2/5 (2 POINTS)
3. Main Character: Sam Sinclair - The Man Must Marry - Janet Chapman 2/9 (2 POINTS)
4. Secondary Character: Shep - You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz (1 POINT)
5. Place: Scotland - Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: skin - Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5 (1 POINT)
February Specials:
7. Something there are two of: Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5
(a husband, two wives and several children) p107 (1 POINT)
8. Floral: Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7
(andyet now it bloomed, like the first blossom of spring, spreading it's petals to seek the sun) p61 (4 POINTS)
9. Small: Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7
(stripping of of her clothes, she went to the basin) p113 (2 POINTS)
10. Animal: Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7
(there wasn't a single person or animal that she could see in any direction) p55 (2 POINTS)
11. Purple: Untold - Sarah Rees Brennan 2/13
(short skirt riding up her purple tights, as she put her boots back on) p16 (3 POINTS)
12. Romantic: Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7
(a kiss was something wonderful, romantic. something exchanged by two lovers) p1581 (1 POINT)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
March As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 8/8
Set 1
✔1 ~ [Kovac & Liska] Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9
✔2 ~ [Hannah Swenson] Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 3/20
✔3 ~ [Wilder] Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis 3/26
✔4 ~ [Lucky Harbor] Lucky in Love - Jill Shalvis 3/23
Set 2
✔1 ~ [Baltimore] You Belong to Me - Karen Rose 3/22
✔2 ~ [Others] Big Bad Wolf - Christine Warren 3/16
✔3 ~ [The Chosen Ones] Chains of Ice - Christina Dodd 3/5
✔4 ~ [Chrissy McMullen] Unmanned - Lois Greiman 3/26
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Cable Channel Challenge March: Teen Nick READ: 7/7
✔1. Degrassi: Read a YA book; or a book set in Canada; or by a Canadian writer.
Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23✔2. H2O: Read a book with mermaids or other sea creatures; or set in Australia ;or a book with a character named Rikki, Emma or Cleo.
You Belong to Me - Karen Rose (Cleo) 3/22✔3. Zoey 101: Read a book that has a school as setting, or is set on the pacific coast; or is the first in a series.
Lucky in Love - Jill Shalvis (Washington State) 3/23✔4. Drake and Josh; Read a book that has at least 2 brothers; or has an evil sibling.
Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis (3 brothers) 3/26✔5. Alien Surf Girls: Read a book with aliens; or set at the beach; or came out in 2012.
Death's Rival - Faith Hunter (Oct 2012) 3/18✔6. Big Time Rush: Read a book with a musician,; or a funny book; or a book that has won an award.
Unmanned - Lois Greiman 3/26✔7. Victorious: Read a book where the main character has a special talent; or involves the best friends brother; or has mention of a puppet.
Suited - Jo Anderton 3/8CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Scattegories - MarchLetter = T
18 POINTS
General
1.Book Title: Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23 (1 POINT)
2.Author: Tami Hoag - Ashes to Ashes 3/9 (1 POINT)
3.Main Character: Dimitri Tirunul - Dark Wolf - Christine Feehan 3/4 (1 POINT)
4.Secondary Character:
5.Place:
6.Cover: thighs -
- Kerrelyn Sparks 3/14 (1 POINT)March Specials
7.Something to do with war: Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2
(even Liam would contribute some heroic tale containing detailed descriptions of battles and technicalities of armed and unarmed combat) p 37 (2 POINTS)
8.Something to do with time: Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2
(sooner or later, the Fair Folk would decide it was time; time to meddle in our lives again, time to pickup the half finished tapestry and weave a few more twisted patterns into it) p22 (5 POINTS)
9.Womanly: MacRieve - Kresley Cole 3/13
(another thought struck her. Those womanly instincts she'd experienced earlier, they were succubus instincts.) p185 (3 POINTS)
10.Green: Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2
(with a trace of shadow around the luminous green eyes) p 37 (1 POINT)
11.Spring: Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2
(Spring was not much more than a thought) p33 (2 POINTS)
12.Something Shouted: Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2
(somebody shouted, No! and she took one step into space) p 360 (1 POINT)
April As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 8/8
✔1~ Hounded - Kevin Hearne [Iron Druid Chronicles] 4/28
✔2~ Long, Lean and Lethal - Lorie O'Clare [FBI] 4/27
✔3~ The Stranger You Know - Andrea Kane [Forensic Instincts] 4/10
✔4~ Chains of Fire - Christina Dodd [The Chosen Ones] 4/11
✔5~ City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare [Mortal Instruments] 4/23
[bookover:City of Lost Souls|8755776]✔1~ Dragonflight - Anne McCaffrey [Pern]
✔2~ Forbidden Highlander - Donna Grant [Dark Sword] 4/16
✔3~ Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here - Christine Warren [The Others] 4/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Scattegories - April Letter = O
10 POINTS
General
1. Book Title: One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Lori O'Clare - Long, Lean and Lethal - Lorie O'Clare 4/27 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Olivia - The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/29 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place:
6. Cover:
April Specials
7. Related to Trees: Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5
(when he was looking at open land and stands of trees) p.122 (1 POINT)
8. Music: Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5
(the next day there was no mention on the TV news of anything happening outside the Northeast region, and all radio talk shows were replaced with music) p.108 (1 POINT)
9. Running: Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5
(office Kowalski was in Run & Thump earlier, running on the treadmill) p.20 (1 POINT)
10. Travel: Tiger's Destiny - Colleen Houck 4/14
(one week after traveling through the vortex) p.422 (1 POINT)
11. Glittery or Shiny: Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5
(and Star spotted something shiny in one of the cans at the curb) p.55 (2 POINTS)
12. Rain: Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5
(the rain put out the fire) p.152 (1 POINT)
May As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 4/4
✔1~ Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare [I-Team] 5/28
✔2~ The False-Hearted Teddy - John J. Lamb [A Bear Collector's Mystery] 5/25
✔3~ Wicked Highlander - Donna Grant [Dark Sword] 5/30
✔4~ Black Magic Woman - Christine Warren [The Others] 5/8
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
June As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 7/7
✔1~ Bound to a Warrior - Donna Fletcher [The Warrior King] 6/30
✔2~ The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley [Damar] 6/25
✔3~ The Crafty Teddy - John Lamb [A Bear Collector's Mystery] 6/15
✔4~ My Soul to Keep - Sharie Kohler [Moon Chasers] 6/29
✔5~ One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin [Jaz Parks] 6/29
✔6~ Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews [Kate Daniels] 6/23
✔7~ Vampire in Atlantis - Alyssa Day [Warriors of Poseidon] 6/28
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Scattegories - June Letter = B
12 POINTS
General
1. Book Title: Black Arts - Faith Hunter 6/19 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Jim Butcher - Proven Guilty 6/1 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Butter - The Turtle-Girl from East Pukapuka - Cole Alpaugh 6/3 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Brom - Sparks Fly - Katie MacAlister 6/15 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Baradan (planet) - Fugitive - Cheryl Brooks 6/8 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: Bar - Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher 6/1 (1 POINT)
June Specials
7.Long: Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher 6/1
before I could think about it for too long, p35 (1 POINT)
8.Wedding: Fugitive - Cheryl Brooks 6/8
we can have a big wedding or a small one, p130 (1 POINT)
9.Aging: Never Less Than a Lady - Mary Jo Putney 6/4
he'll be back to Oxford soon, but he consented to escort his aging parent tonight, p214 (1 POINT)
10.Fatherly: Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher 6/1
barked at them in a tone of pure paternal authority to stay near them, p82 (1 POINT)
11.Sweet: The Girl Next Door - Jack Ketchum 6/2
he smelled salty and sticky-sweet, like old bad meat, p109 (1 POINT)
12.Has a hole: Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher 6/1
Rawlins was built a lot heavier than me, but he fit through the time-widened hole (1 POINT)
(I didn't write down the page number)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
July As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 5/5
✔1~ Dire Needs - Stephanie Tyler [Eternal Wolf Clan] 7/9
✔2~ His Carnal Need - Ruth Kerce [Xylon Warriors] 7/13
✔3~ Nowhere Near Respectable - Mary Jo Putney [Lost Lords] 7/31
✔4~ The Clockwork Teddy - John Lamb [A Bear Collector's Mystery] 7/7
✔5~ Whisper Kiss - Deborah Cooke [Dragonfire] 7/7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Scattegories - July Letter = R
10 POINTS
General
1. Book Title:
2. Author: Chill - Stephanie Rowe 7/9 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Roxanne - Whisper Kiss - Deborah Cooke 7/7 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Ramses - Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3 (1 POINT)
5. Place:
6. Cover: Red dress - Loved By a Warrior - Donna Fletcher 7/26 (1 POINT)
July Specials
7.Red: Whisper Kiss - Deborah Cooke 7/7 (1 POINT)
(Chen's scales were a richer shade of red) p80
8. Chilly: Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3 (1 POINT)
(Nefret had refused in that same chilly voice) p278
9. Related to a dog: Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3 (1 POINT)
(his long face relapsed into lines like those of a mournful hound) p106
10.Loud: Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3 (1 POINT)
(Mother! Ramses said loudly) p38
11.Food: Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3 (1 POINT)
(you eat the rest of your egg) p30
12 Unearthly: Dire Needs - Stephanie Tyler 7/9 (1 POINT)
(but when she heard the unearthly shrieking begin, she backup up and refused to go any further) p254
Ducks In A Row Challenge - June/July READ: 7/7
✔5~ Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy [Guardians of Eternity] 6/12
✔6~ Dark Taste of Rapture - Gena Showalter [Alien Hutress] 7/19
✔7~ Black Arts - Faith Hunter [Jane Yellowrock] 6/19
✔8~ Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis [Lucky Harbor] 7/5
✔14~ Hostage - Kay Hooper [Bishop/Special Crimes Unit] 6/6
✔15~ Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters [Amelia Peabody] 7/3
✔16~ I, Alex Cross - James Patterson [Alex Cross] 7/8
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
August As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 6/7
✔1~ [Crooked Creek Ranch] - Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21
✔2~ [A Flower Shop Mystery] - Slay It with Flowers - Kate Collins 8/9
✔3~ [The Warrior King] - A Warrior's Promise - Donna Fletcher 8/27
✔4~ [Lost Lords] - No Longer a Gentleman - Mary Jo Putney 8/30
5~ [Darynda Jones]Fifth Grave Past the Light - Darynda Jones (Finished 9/23)
✔6~ [Dark Sword] - Darkest Highlander - Donna Grant 8/20
✔7~ [Jaz Parks] - Bitten in Two - Jennifer Rardin 8/31
Scattegories - August Letter = W
18 POINTS
General
1. Book Title: White Wedding - Ursula Sinclair 8/11 (2 POINTS)
2. Author: On the Prowl - Christine Warren 8/4 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Walker Kimbal - Frostfire - Lynn Viehl 8/30 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: William - Redemption - Susannah Sandlin 8/24 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Wales - Darkfire Kiss - Deborah Cooke 8/29 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: Wings - Vampire Mine - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/2 (1 POINT)
August Specials
7. School: Vampire Mine - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/2
is the school well guarded p15 (1 POINT)
8. War: Vampire Mine - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/2
Jean-Luc was watching Roman's back just as he had done during the Great Vampire War p192 (3 POINTS)
9. Naked: Vampire Mine - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/2
his gaze wandered over her body. I've seen you naked before. p176 (1 POINT)
10. Camping: A Taint In The Blood - Dana Stabenow 8/10
Johnny had been camping at the Lost Wife Mine p18 (1 POINT)
11. Friend: Vampire Mine - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/2
Connor's smile faded as he watched his vamp friends emerging from the chapel, nearly all of them with a wife at his side p7 (3 POINTS)
12. Black: Vampire Mine - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/2
a black animated bat flapped it's wings while underneath p8 (2 POINTS)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 7/7
Set One
✔1~ [Return of the Highlanders]The Guardian - Margaret Mallory 9/21
✔2~ [Alaskan Nights]Come Fly With Me - Addison Fox 9/19
✔3~ [Eternal Wolf Clan]Dire Desires - Stephanie Tyler 9/8
✔4~ [Kyndred]Nightshine - Lynn Viehl 9/16
Set Two
✔1~ [Magic Ex Libris]Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines 9/10
✔2~ [Immortally Sexy]Must Love Dragons - Stephanie Rowe 9/20
✔3~ [Angel]Angel Fever - L.A. Weatherly 9/9
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Scattegories - September Letter = T
18 POINTS
General
1. Book Title: Tomb of the Golden Bird - Elizabeth Peters 9/28 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Stephanie Tyler - Dire Desires 9/8 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Tresa King - A Soul So Wicked - Sharie Kohler 9/5 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Tariq - Goddess - Fiona McIntosh 9/13 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Toth (fabled city) - Spectyr - Philippa Ballantine 9/30 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: trees - Dire Desires - Stephanie Tyler 9/8 (1 POINT)
September Specials
7. Yellow - Sunshine - Robin McKinley 9/3
(and then we turned it into a tiny swatch of fabric, yellow with blue dots) p47 (3 POINTS)
8. Work - Sunshine - Robin McKinley 9/3
(by the time I got off work at noon) p233 (2 POINTS)
9. Baby - Sunshine - Robin McKinley 9/3
(who'd stayed for almost two years, and one mom and one baby seemed like pie in the sky in comparison) p6 (2 POINTS)
10. Fly/flew/flown - Sunshine - Robin McKinley 9/3
(maybe they'd be able to fly afterward) p199 (2 POINTS)
11. Love - Sunshine - Robin McKinley 9/3
(but you don't have to talk when your making love) p205 (2 POINTS)
12. Football/Sports - Sunshine - Robin McKinley 9/3
(after our school had taken away all his sports awards) p210 (1 POINT)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
October As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 4/4
✔1~ [Hearts of the Anemoi] North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24
✔2~ [Animal Magnetism] Animal Attraction - Jill Shalvis 10/4
✔3~ [All Souls Trilogy] The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness 10/28
✔4~ [Sinclare Brothers] The Highlander's Forbidden Bride - Donna Fletcher 10/19
Scattegories - October Letter = F
13 POINTS
General
1. Book Title: Fallen - Karin Slaughter 10/6 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Dark Blood - Christine Feehan 10/8 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Faith - Fallen - Karin Slaughter 10/6 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Frederick Fairchild - What Angels Fear - C.S. Harris 10/15 (2 POINTS)
5. Place: France - What Angels Fear - C.S. Harris 10/15 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: Face - You're The One - Robin Kaye 10/7 (1 POINT)
October Specials
7. Fall - Whisper To The Blood - Dana Stabenow 10/15
once in the spring after breakup and once in the fall before the first snow, p26 (1 POINT)
8. Costume - You're The One - Robin Kaye 10/7
minus the green face paint, maybe Rocki was trying out her halloween costume, p263 (1 POINT)
9. Drinking - Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
I'd rather be free than safe, and drinking someone's blood, p139 (1 POINT)
10. Statue - Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
the fat one yanked the dog back hissing "it's only a statue.", p189 (1 POINT)
11. Beach - Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts 10/8
I'm going to take a walk on the beach, come back and start a fire, p23 (1 POINT)
12. Pink - The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington 10/1
prodded the swollen pinkness bordering the four gashes, p82 (1 POINT)
November As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 5/5
✔1~ [The Bad Boys] Down to You - M. Leighton 11/3
✔2~ [White Trash Zombie] Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland 11/24
✔3~ [Samantha Jellicoe] Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch 11/10
✔4~ [Chicago Stars] Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips 11/22
✔5~ [Sabina Kane] Blue-Blooded Vamp - Jaye Wells 11/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Scattegories - November Letter = G
13 POINTS
General
1. Book Title: The Grand Finale - Janet Evanovich 11/8 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Lost - Gary Devon 11/15 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Gabe Bonner - Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips 11/22 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Mrs. Gaspich - The Grand Finale - Janet Evanovich 11/8 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Ghosenhall (country) - Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn 11/1 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: gams - Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch 11/10 (1 POINT)
November Specials
7.Celebration- Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn 11/1
(or are you going to spout some nonsense about Riders not being fit to participate in the celebration?), p216 (1 POINT)
8.Food- Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn 11/1
(the food was good), p19 (1 POINT)
9.Winter Sport/Activities- Crazy Thing Called Love - Molly O'Keefe 11/26
(the Maverick's first line, O'Neill, Blake, Grotosky, surged back into Renegade ice, skating their hearts out [hockey]), p14 (1 POINT)
10.Horn(s)- Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch 11/10
(the metal escape gave a few protesting creaks and groans, but the sounds blended nearly undetectably with the engines and horns on the street), p122 (2 POINTS)
11.Spiritual Reference- Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn 11/1
(they didn't realize the gods still watched over them), p246 (1 POINT)
12.Orange-Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn 11/1
(blue-clad soldiers galloped through the orange wall), p298 (1 POINT)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
December As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 4/5
✔1 ~ [Devil's Bargain] Devil Without a Cause - Terri Garey 12/14
✔2 ~ [Seven Deadly Sins] Carnal Sin - Allison Brennan 12/11
✔3 ~ [Alaskan Nights] Just In Time - Addison Fox 12/8
✔4 ~ [Highland Guard] The Viper - Monica McCarty
5 ~ [Twelve Houses] Fortune and Fate - Sharon Shinn
Scattegories - December Letter = C
15 POINTS
General
1. Book Title: Carnal Sin - Allison Brennan 12/11 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Biting Bad - Chloe Neill 12/5 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Christian - Nightbred - Lynn Viehl 12/2 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Catcher Bell - Biting Bad - Chloe Neill 12/5 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Chicago - Biting Bad - Chloe Neill 12/5 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: Cityscape - Biting Bad - Chloe Neill 12/5 (1 POINT)
November Specials
7. Gift - Nightbred - Lynn Viehl 12/2 (1 POINT)
(she considered using her gift once more ), p183
8. Hot - Nightbred - Lynn Viehl 12/2 (2 POINTS)
(her arm curled around his neck, and her damp hot cheek rested against his heart), p170
9. Dark - Nightbred - Lynn Viehl 12/2 (2 POINTS)
(curling his hands into fists as he stared up at the dark ceiling), p74
10. Drink - Biting Bad - Chloe Neill 12/5 (2 POINT)
(ever the gentleman - at least in coffee bars in February- Catcher paid for both drinks), p110
11. Blue - Biting Bad - Chloe Neill 12/5 (1 POINT)
(the cap was pulled down low over her blue hair), p26
12. Wedding - Biting Bad - Chloe Neill 12/5 (1 POINT)
(they'll start obsessing about Chicago wedding locations), p85
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Back to School Quarterly ChallengeDuration: September 1st, 2013 to January 31st, 2014
LEVEL: College 13-15 subjects
READ: 28/28
Reading COMPLETE!
♦Emissary - Fiona McIntosh (fiction) 9/11
♦The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classical Mythology - Kevin Osborn (non fiction) 9/17
Mathematics COMPLETE!
♦12th of Never - James Patterson (number in title) 9/26
♦Bitter Blood - Rachel Caine (#13 in Morganville Vampires series) 9/23
Chemistry COMPLETE!
♦Spirit Dances - C.E. Murphy (m.c. is a shaman) 9/29
♦The Perfect Hope - Nora Roberts (romance) 9/21
Biology COMPLETE!
♦Blood Lies - Daniel Kalla (m.c. is doctor) 10/3
♦Death Magic - Eileen Wilks (werewolf) 9/30
Political Science/Government COMPLETE!
♦Temptation Rising - A.C. Arthur (hero is a lawyer) 10/31
♦Scarlet Nights - Jude Deveraux (hero is undercover cop) 9/20
Acting/Drama COMPLETE!
♦Blood Rites - Jim Butcher (made into TV show) 10/29
♦Hour Game - David Baldacci (villain should have gotten an award for his performance) 1/30
Choir/Band COMPLETE!
♦Fifth Quarter - Tanya Huff (singing bard) 12/11
♦Healing the Highlander - Melissa Mayhue (heroine plays cello) 10/7
Writing COMPLETE!
♦Guilty as Sin - Tami Hoag (hero is a writer) 10/13
♦Forced to Kill - Andrew Peterson (new author) 9/4
Physical Education COMPLETE!
♦Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis (mc owns outdoor sports company) 1/24
♦Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks (athletic looking) 1/10
American History COMPLETE!
♦Kiss Me, Kill Me - Maggie Shayne (set in Vermont) 9/13
♦The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt (western set in 1851) 9/28
History COMPLETE!
♦Rebel - Zoe Archer (historica, 1800s Canada) 9/8
♦Ink Flamingos - Karen Olson (h/h have history) 9/17
Art COMPLETE!
♦Too Hot to Handle - Robin Kaye (heroine is a painter) 10/9
♦The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine (great cover) 1/31
Computer Science COMPLETE!
♦Initiation - Ruth Kerce (sci-fi romance) 12/5
♦The Line Between Here and Gone - Andrea Kane (m.c. techno geek) 12/6
Lunch/Recess COMPLETE!
♦Labyrinth - Kat Richardson (m.c. is a baker) 11/29
♦Seeing a Large Cat - Elizabeth Peters (guilty pleasure) 11/23
Detention COMPLETE!
♦Damn Him to Hell - Jamie Quaid (bad boy hero) 9/28
♦Hunting Eve - Iris Johansen (m.c. kidnapped) 9/14
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Ducks In A Row Challenge - December/January READ: 6/7
✔5~ Reaver [Lords of Deliverance] - Larissa Ione 1/5
✔6~ Death Bringer [Skulduggery Pleasant] - Derek Landy 12/12
✔7~ With All My Soul [Soul Screamers] - Rachel Vincent 12/4
8~ Dark Stranger [Primes] - Susan Sizemore
✔9~ Break No Bones [Temperance Brennan] - Kathy Reichs 1/22
✔10~ The Ape Who Guards the Balance [Amelia Peabody] - Elizabeth Peters 1/22
✔11~ Dreams of a Dark Warrior [Immortals After Dark] - Kresley Cole 1/16
Quarterly Challenge- Oh The Places You'll Go!Duration: November 16, 2013 - February 15, 2014
READ: 27/28
I: Spell out a destination from the list below. You can use author, title or series
V: With All My Soul - Rachel Vincent 12/4
E: Seeing a Large Cat - Elizabeth Peters 11/23
G: Grimm End - S.T. Cameron 12/9
A: Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4
S: Breakup - Dana Stabenow 12/18
M: Mountain Echoes - C.E. Murphy 11/18
I: Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5
N: Starfire Angels - Melanie Nilles 12/15
S: Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5
K: Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
F: Cream Puff Murder - Joanne Fluke 11/29
A: How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
R: My Life As a White Trash Zombie - Diana Rowland 12/6
G: Black Hole Sun - David Macinnis Gill 12/22
O: One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10
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III. Read a book where a trip is made to another location. we're not talking trip to the store here a trip to another city, state, country, planet. The kind of trip that usually requires packing a bag. Be sure to list your characters destinations. Let's see how much of the globe we can cover.
1. Stranger - Zoe Archer (U.S. to England to Fairyland) 11/24
2. Eternity Base - Bob Mayer (Wash DC to Antarctica) 11/21
3. Initiation - Ruth Kerce (California to outer space) 12/5
4. Seaborne - Katherine Irons (Maine to Atlantis) 12/31
5. The Hit - David Baldacci (DC to Ireland to Canada) 12/23
6. Sleight of Hand - Phillip Margolin (DC to Washington) 12/27
7. The Navigator - Clive Cussler (DC to Turkey) 1/9
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IV. Pack it up. Read books with the following items on the cover.
SUITCASE OR BAG- read a book with something to carry you belongings in on the cover
✔FRIEND- Beyond the Night - Joss Ware (couple on cover) 12/20
✔CLOTHES- Labyrinth - Kat Richardson (fully clothed) 11/29
✔CITY- Dead Beat - Jim Butcher (cityscape) 11/30
✔TRANSPORTATION- The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine (leviathan upper left corner) 1/31
✔DESTINATION- Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs (house on cover) 1/22
Books based on Art ChallengeDuration: August 21, 2013 - February 21, 2014
Level: Acrylic Paint: Read three books for each art
READ: 36/36
Witch - COMPLETE!
1. The Crystal Cave - Mary Stewart (hero is a warlock) 9/4
2. Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell (m.c. is a witch) 10/10
3. Blood Rites - Jim Butcher (hat on cover) 10/29
Angel - COMPLETE!
1. Hunted - P.C. Cast (villain is a fallen angel) 10/5
2. Mortal Ties - Eileen Wilks (gravestones on cover) 10/15
3. Grave Surprise - Charlaine Harris (cemetery/gravestones on cover) 10/30
Red Riding Hood - COMPLETE!
1. The Last Boyfriend - Nora Roberts (red haired heroine) 8/31
2. River of Eden - Glenna McReynolds (flowers on cover) 8/29
3. Aunt Dimity and the Duke - Nancy Atherton (flowers on cover) 10/6
Man and Wolf - COMPLETE!
1. Master of Darkness - Angela Knight (H/h are werewolves) 9/5
2. Dark Moon - Rebecca York (man & wolf on cover) 9/17
3. Death Magic - Eileen Wilks (wolf on cover) 9/30
Fairy - COMPLETE!
1. Faerie Tales - Martin Greenberg (fairies on cover) 9/19
2. Highlander's Curse - Melissa Mayhue (m.c. is part fae) 10/16
3. Time Untime - Sherrilyn Kenyon (wings on cover) 11/10
Man and Dragon - COMPLETE!
1. Firewalker - Allyson James (dragon shifter) 10/27
2. How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken (dragon shifter) 1/7
3. Dark Storm - Christine Feehan (dragon shifter) 2/2
Cat Girl - COMPLETE!
1. Bitter Blood - Rachel Caine (female head/shoulders on cover) 9/23
2. Fall of Night - Rachel Caine (female head/shoulders on cover) 10/5
3. What Doesn't Kill You - Iris Johansen (black haired female on cover) 10/17
Steampunk Girl - COMPLETE!
1. Hearts of Smoke and Steam - Andrew Mayer (steampunk) 10/18
2. Whitechapel Gods - S.M. Peters (steampunk) 11/11
3. Stranger - Zoe Archer (steampunk gadgets on cover) 11/24
Mermaid - COMPLETE!
1. Deep Six - Clive Cussler (water on cover) 8/23
2. Damn Him to Hell - Jamie Quaid (busty babe on cover) 9/28
3. The Navigator - Clive Cussler (water on cover) 1/9
Girl in White - COMPLETE!
1. Rebel - Zoe Archer (blonde heroine) 9/8
2. Written in Red - Anne Bishop (girl on cover) 9/16
3. Sizzle - Julie Garwood (girl in white on cover) 9/29
Beauty and the Beast - COMPLETE!
1. Healing the Highlander - Melissa Mayhue (hero horribly scarred) 10/7
2. Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole(hero horribly scarred) 1/16
3. The Kill Room - Jeffery Deaver (paraplegic) 2/27
Vampire -
1. Hunted - P.C. Cast (vampires) 10/5
2. Raven Calls - C.E. Murphy (black haired female on cover) 10/6
3. Raven Cursed - Faith Hunter (vampires) 10/12
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Ducks In A Row Challenge - February/March READ: 13/13
Set One
✔1~ Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe (Rogues of the Sea) 2/28
✔2~ Deadly Heat - Cynthia Eden (Deadly) 2/22
✔3~ The Hour of Dust and Ashes - Kelly Gay (Charlie Madigan) 2/16
✔4~ Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews (The Edge) 2/25
✔5~ All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks (Love at Stake) 3/14
Set Two
✔7~ The Darkest Secret - Gena Showalter (Lords of Underworld) 3/11
✔8~ Four Blind Mice - James Patterson (Alex Cross) 3/16
✔9~ Primal Instincts - Susan Sizemore (Primes) 3/24
✔10~ The Kill Room - Jeffery Deaver (Lincoln Rhyme) 2/27
✔11~ The Falcon at the Portal - Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody) 2/18
✔12~ Lothaire - Kresley Cole (Immortals After Dark) 2/27
✔13~ MacRieve - Kresley Cole (Immortals After Dark) 3/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
A-Z Young Adult ChallengeREAD: 26/26
A: Airborn - Kenneth Oppel 7/12/12
B: The Book of Earth - Marjorie Kellogg 8/23/11
C: Cold Fire - Tamora Pierce 8/17/11
D: Defiance - Lili St. Crow 11/19/11
E: Eona - Alison Goodman 6/29/12
F: Firelight - Sophie Jordan 9/17/11
G: Grim Tuesday - Garth Nix 12/27/11
H: Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones 3/17/13
I: The Iron Knight - Julie Kagawa 12/9/11
J: Julie of the Wolves - Jean Craighead George 8/19/12
K: Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy 1/20/14
L: Last Breath - Rachel Caine 12/26/11
M: Mister Monday - Garth Nix 12/13/11
N: A Necklace of Water - Cate Tiernan 5/18/12
O: Outside In - Maria Snyder 10/12/12
P: Partials - Dan Wells 1/27/14
Q: The Queen of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner 3/31/14
R: Running with the Demon - Terry Brooks 9/16/11
S: Search for Senna - Katherine Applegate 9/28/11
T: Twisted - Gena Showalter 12/18/11
U: Unnatural - Michael Griffo 2/28/13
V: The Viking Claw - Michael Dahl 4/30/12
W: The White Mountains - John Christopher 10/9/12
X: X Isle - Steve Augarde 1/26/12
Y: The Ylem - Tatiana Vila 4/29/13
Z: Z for Zachariah - Robert O'Brien 9/9/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
♔ Disney Non-Princess Challenge ♔: The MoviesDuration: June 1, 2013 - May 31, 2014
READ: 164/164
Atlantis
A: The Rising - Kelley Armstrong 6/23
T: A Taste of Sin - Connie Mason 8/9
L: Lover At Last - J.R. Ward 6/4
A: The Friday Society - Adrienne Kress 7/4
N: Dragon Unmasked - Kathleen Nance 6/30
T: The Temptation of Your Touch - Teresa Medeiros 8/11
I: Taking Eve - Iris Johansen 8/10
S: Someone Like You - Roald Dahl 6/7
Alice In Wonderland
A: Black Friday - Alex Kava 7/27
L: Lion's Heat - Lora Leigh 6/7
I: Hunting Eve - Iris Johansen 9/14
C: The Chocolate Frog Frame-Up - JoAnna Carl 7/27
E: The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
I: Ink Flamingos - Karen Olson 9/17
N: Fruits Basket, Volume 01 - Natsuki Takaya 8/11
W: Whiplash - Catherine Coulter 6/20
O: On Dublin Street - Samantha Young 6/14
N: Naked Edge - Pamela Clare 8/3
D: Dark Mirror - Mary Jo Putney 6/25
E: Meet Me in Venice - Elizabeth Adler 7/4
R: Six Seconds - Rick Mofina 6/29
L: Magic's Child - Justine Larbalestier 6/27
A: The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper 8/3
N: Chasing Fire - Nora Roberts 8/21
D: The Darkest Edge of Dawn - Kelly Gay 7/5
The Black Cauldron
T: 12th of Never - James Patterson 9/26
H: Shadow Woman - Linda Howard 6/4
E: Lion in the Valley - Elizabeth Peters 6/11
B: Before I Wake - Rachel Vincent 6/9
L: Last Man Standing - Cindy Gerard 8/5
A: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - Seth Grahame-Smith 8/4
C: Black Dawn - Rachel Caine 7/2
K: Valley of Dust - Karoleen Vry Brucks 6/29
C: Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare 8/2
A: Frog King, The: A Love Story - Adam Davies 8/11
U: Under Your Spell - Lois Greiman 7/3
L: The Last Boyfriend - Nora Roberts 8/31
D: Demon Hunts - C.E. Murphy 6/28
R: Barely Breathing - Rebecca Donovan 8/12
O: This Dark Endeavour - Kenneth Oppel 6/26
N: Aunt Dimity's Death - Nancy Atherton 9/8
Cars
C: The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler 8/16
A: Master of Darkness - Angela Knight 9/5
R: A Brisket, a Casket - Delia Rosen 8/13
S: Silk Dreams - Diana Groe 6/17
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
T: Ugly Beautiful - Seanpaul Thomas 10/1
H: Hannah's Dream - Diane Hammond 6/15
E: Everneath - Brodi Ashton 6/18
H: Hunted - P.C. Cast 10/5
U: Unencumbered - Dennis Glawe 7/5
N: The Perfect Hope - Nora Roberts 9/21
C: Winter Kiss - Deborah Cooke 8/14
H: Healing the Highlander - Melissa Mayhue 10/7
B: Boyfriend from Hell - Jamie Quaid 7/29
A: Forced to Kill - Andrew Peterson 9/4
C: Deep Six - Clive Cussler 8/23
K: Dawn in Eclipse Bay - Jayne Ann Krentz 7/3
O: Enchantment - Orson Scott Card 7/29
F: Emissary - Fiona McIntosh 9/11
N: Aunt Dimity and the Duke -Nancy Atherton 10/6
O: Over the Edge - Suzanne Brockmann 7/31
T: Too Hot to Handle - Robin Kaye 10/9
R: Sandstorm - James Rollins 8/26
E: Everbound - Brodi Ashton 6/25
D: Deeply Odd - Dean Koontz 6/17
A: Rebel - Zoe Archer 9/8
M: Mutiny on the Bounty - John Boyne 8/20
E: The Snake, the Crocodile & the Dog - Elizabeth Peters 8/13
♔ Disney Non-Princess Challenge ♔: The Movies (cont)The Jungle Book
T: Guilty as Sin - Tami Hoag 10/13
H: A Highlander's Homecoming - Melissa Mayhue 7/10
E: The Ugly Duchess - Eloisa James 8/13
J: The Well of Shades - Juliet Marillier 8/7
U: Undercover - Lauren Dane 7/7
N: NOS4A2 - Joe Hill 7/18
G: A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin 6/13
L: Little Shop of Homicide - Denise Swanson 10/22
E: Eyes Wide Open - Andrew Gross 8/26
B: The Paris Vendetta - Steve Berry 7/8
O: Delirium - Lauren Oliver 7/13
O: Unwanted - Kristina Ohlsson 8/21
K: The Guardian - Sherrilyn Kenyon 6/18
Lady & the Tramp
L: Unzipped - Lois Greiman 9/2
A: Written in Red - Anne Bishop 9/16
D: A Cold-Blooded Business - Dana Stabenow 7/8
Y: Briar Rose - Jane Yolen 7/6
&: Firewalker - Allyson James 10/27
T: Eternally Yours - Cate Tiernan 10/18
H: Hot Head - Damon Suede 7/11
E: The Seventh Sinner - Elizabeth Peters 8/28
T: The Terror - Dan Simmons 10/23
R: Fatal Voyage - Kathy Reichs 7/15
A: Shades of Midnight - Lara Adrian 7/17
M: M Is for Malice - Sue Grafton 6/24
P: Playboy's Challenge - Jo Barrett 7/30
Lilo & Stitch
L: Coyote's Mate - Lora Leigh 7/14
I: What Doesn't Kill You - Iris Johansen 10/17
L: Affliction - Laurell K. Hamilton 11/9
O: Z for Zachariah - Robert O'Brien 9/9
&: Temptation Rising - A.C. Arthur 10/31
S: Scales And A Tail - Stormy Glenn 6/30
T: Time Untime - Sherrilyn Kenyon 11/10
I: Magic Gifts - Ilona Andrews 10/26
T: Thankless in Death - J.D Robb 12/12
C: Citadel - Kate Mosse 7/16
H: Highlander's Curse - Melissa Mayhue 10/16
The Rescuers
T: Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes - Denise Grover Swank 12/14
H: Raven Cursed - Faith Hunter 10/12
E: Death Magic - Eileen Wilks 9/30
R: River of Eden - Glenna McReynolds 8/29
E: Once Upon a Tower - Eloisa James 10/8
S: Slow Heat - Jill Shalvis 7/31
C: Unspoken - Sarah Rees Brennan 8/8
U: The Immortal Fire - Anne Ursu 7/20
E: Mortal Ties - Eileen Wilks 10/15
R: The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush: And Other Weird Medical Case Histories - Rob Myers 9/4
S: The Sweetest Thing - Jill Shalvis 8/28
Robin Hood
R: When Is A Pig A Hog?: A Guide To Confoundingly Related English Words - Bernice Randall 9/6
O: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classical Mythology - Kevin Osborn 9/17
B: Bitter Blood - Rachel Caine 9/23
I: Gunmetal Magic - Ilona Andrews 10/25
N: No Way Back - Andrew Gross 10/19
H: Hearts of Smoke and Steam - Andrew Mayer 10/18
O: Out of Breath - Rebecca Donovan 9/14
O: Such Wicked Intent - Kenneth Oppel 10/26
D: Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled - Dorothy Gilman 9/2
Peter Pan
P: P is for Peril - Sue Grafton 8/2
E: The Hippopotamus Pool - Elizabeth Peters 10/17
T: Fifth Quarter - Tanya Huff 12/11
E: Eternity Base - Bob Mayer 11/21
R: Red Phoenix - Kylie Chan 9/26
P: Payback - Fern Michaels 6/16
A: White Heat - Cherry Adair 11/2
N: Starfire Angels - Melanie Nilles 12/15
Tarzan
T: Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21
A: Stranger - Zoe Archer 11/24
R: R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton 10/4
Z: Scoundrel - Zoe Archer 8/18
A: The Line Between Here and Gone - Andrea Kane 12/6
N: No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5
Treasure Planet
T: The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 2/10
R: Raven Calls - C.E. Murphy 10/6
E: Seeing a Large Cat - Elizabeth Peters 11/23
A: Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow 1/3
S: Kill Me Again - Maggie Shayne 8/16
U: Utterly Charming - Kristina Grayson 8/30
R: Fall of Night - Rachel Caine 10/5
E: The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 1/22
P: The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt 9/28
L: Labyrinth - Kat Richardson 11/29
A: Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4
N: Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell 1/8
E: Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23
T: The Quartered Sea - Tanya Huff 2/13
Toy story
T: Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9
O: One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10
Y: Dark Moon - Rebecca York 9/17
S: Capture My Heart - Bobbi Smith 8/30
T: Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23
O: One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17
R: The Red Heart of Jade - Marjorie Liu 8/31
Y: A Year and a Day - Virginia Henley 11/3
Wall-E
W: With Red Hands - Stephen Woodworth 7/9
A: How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
L: Death Bringer - Derek Landy 12/12
L: Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy 1/20
E: The Falcon at the Portal - Elizabeth Peters 2/18
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Literature Map Chain ChallengeDuration: August 1, 2013 - May 31, 2014
Start with Author: Alex Kava COMPLETE!
✔1. Black Friday - Alex Kava 7/27/13
✔2. Taking Eve - Iris Johansen 8/10/13
✔3. Kill Me Again - Maggie Shayne 8/16/13
✔4. Dark Moon - Rebecca York 9/17/13
✔5. Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2/14
✔6. The Man Must Marry - Janet Chapman 2/9/14
✔7. The Darkest Secret - Gena Showalter 3/11/14
✔8. MacRieve - Kresley Cole 3/13/14
✔9. All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 3/14/14
✔10. Big Bad Wolf - Christine Warren 3/16
Start with Author: Cassandra Clare COMPLETE!
✔1. Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare 8/2/13
✔2. Red Phoenix - Kylie Chan 9/26/13
✔3. 12th of Never - James Patterson 9/26/13
✔4. The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9/14
✔5. Hour Game - David Baldacci 1/30/14
✔6. Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9/14
✔7. You Belong to Me - Karen Rose 3/22/14
✔8. The Silent Girl - Tess Gerritsen 3/27/14
✔9. Retribution - Jilliane Hoffman 4/15/14
✔10. One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17/14
Start with Author: Jill Shalvis COMPLETE!
✔1. Slow Heat - Jill Shalvis 7/31/13
✔2. The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper 8/3/13
✔3. Chasing Fire - Nora Roberts 8/21/13
✔4. Guilty as Sin - Tami Hoag 10/13/13
✔5. The Bone Bed - Patricia Cornwell 10/28/13
✔6. Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/22/14
✔7. W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton 2/8/14
✔8. Four Blind Mice - James Patterson 3/16/14
✔9. Haven - Kay Hooper 5/20/14
✔10. Last Words - Mariah Stewart 5/20/14
Start with Author: Eloisa James COMPLETE!
✔1. A Taste of Sin - Connie Mason 8/9/13
✔2. Sizzle - Julie Garwood 9/29/13
✔3. Scarlet Nights - Jude Deveraux 9/20/13
✔4. The Perfect Hope - Nora Roberts 9/21/13
✔5. What Doesn't Kill You - Iris Johansen 10/17/13
✔6. Split Second - Catherine Coulter 10/25/13
✔7. A Year and a Day - Virginia Henley 11/3/13
✔8. Time Untime - Sherrilyn Kenyon 11/10/13
✔9. Dead Beat - Jim Butcher 11/30/13
✔10. Fifth Quarter - Tanya Huff 12/11/13
Start with Author: Anne Bishop
✔1. Written in Red - Anne Bishop 9/16/13
✔2. Raven Cursed - Faith Hunter 10/12/13
✔3. Affliction - Laurell K. Hamilton 11/9/13
✔4. With All My Soul - Rachel Vincent 12/4/13
✔5. No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5/14
✔6. Dark Lycan - Christine Feehan 2/22/14
✔7. Chains of Ice - Christina Dodd 3/5/14
✔8. The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/29/14
✔9. Atlantis Betrayed - Alyssa Day 5/6
✔10. Black Magic Woman - Christine Warren 5/8
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Ducks In A Row Challenge - April/May READ: 8/9
✔1~ The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley [The Slains] 4/2
✔2~ Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop [The Others] 4/5
✔3~ Pleasure - Jacquelyn Frank [Shadowdwellers] 4/21
✔4~ Tiger's Destiny - Colleen Houck [Tiger Saga] 4/14
✔5~ At Last - Jill Shalvis [Lucky Harbor] 4/29
✔6~ Blood Will Tell - Dana Stabenow [Kate Shugak] 4/19
7~ Black Arts - Faith Hunter [Jane Yellowrock] (finished 6/19)
✔8~ The Darkest Surrender - Gena Showalter [Lords of the Underworld] 4/25
✔9~ Eat Prey Love - Kerrelyn Sparks [Love at Stake] 5/16
Summer Vacation Quarterly ChallengeDuration: May 16 - August 15, 2014
READ: 23/25
Spell it Out - Using Author, title or series first letter.
✔1. Sun
S: Wicked Road to Hell - Juliana Stone 5/26
U: Untraceable - S.R. Johannes 5/18
N: Unwind - Neal Shusterman 5/21
✔2. Sand
S: Hunter's Moon - Dana Stabenow 5/24
A: The Turtle-Girl from East Pukapuka - Cole Alpaugh 6/3
N: Night Falls on the Wicked - Sharie Kohler 7/13
D: The Darkest Seduction - Gena Showalter 5/31
✔3. Hot
H: Haven - Kay Hooper 5/20
O: On the Hunt - anthology 6/26
T: The King of Attolia - Megan Walen Turner 6/10
✔4. Pool
P: Cross Fire - James Patterson 8/5
O: One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin 6/29
O: On the Prowl - Christine Warren 8/4
L: Last Breath - Mariah Stewart 6/16
✔5. Barbecue
B: Blood Trade - Faith Hunter 5/29
A: Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews 6/23
R: Renegade Most Wanted - Carol Arens 5/27
B: Fugitive - Cheryl Brooks 6/8
E: Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare 5/28
C: Wilder - Christina Dodd 5/22
U: Untamed Highlander - Donna Grant 6/18
E: Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter 6/12
✔7. Baseball
B: Black Arts - Faith Hunter 6/19
A: Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis 7/5
S: The Sum of All Kisses - Julia Quinn 6/29
E: The Broken Hearts Club - Ethan Black 7/8
B: The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley 6/25
A: Angel Fire - L.A. Weatherly 6/13
L: The Crafty Teddy - John Lamb 6/15
L: The Clockwork Teddy - John Lamb 7/7
✔9. Summer
S: The Girl Most Likely To... - Susan Donovan 6/14
U: White Wedding - Ursula Sinclair 8/11
M: Sparks Fly - Katie MacAlister 6/15
M: My Soul to Keep - Sharie Kohler 6/29
E: Guardian of the Horizon - Elizabeth Peters 7/31
R: Don't Tell - Karen Rose 6/6
Cover Hunt - Find the items on the cover of the book, and post the covers.
✔10. Water:
- Alyssa Day 6/28✔12. Bare skin:
- Gena Showalter 5/19✔13. Blue Sky:
- Donna Fletcher 6/30✔14. No people:
- Tami Hoag 5/21✔15. Bike/motorcycle:
- Stephanie Tyler 7/9Destinations - Read books set in or where a trip is made to these locations.
✔19. Florida: Dearly Devoted Dexter - Jeff Lindsay 6/13
✔20. A National Park or Monument: A Grave Denied - Dana Stabenow 7/2
✔21. California: Primal Cravings - Susan Sizemore 5/28
✔24. New York: Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale - Christine Warren 6/9
✔26. England: Never Less Than a Lady - Mary Jo Putney 6/4
Summer Loving
✔28. Read a book set in a Summer month
Midnight Come Again - Dana Stabenow 6/19
✔29. Read a book with a road trip.
The Thirteenth House - Sharon Shinn 8/7
✔32. Read a book where a character camps, or sleeps outside.
Ashfall - Mike Mullen 6/21
✔34. Read a book where a character takes a ride on a boat.
Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3
✔35. Read a book where a character eats ice cream.
XO - Jeffrey Deaver (cop is addicted) 6/26
✔36. Read a new release must read book.
Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon (released 4/1/14) 5/23
Ducks In A Row Challenge - August/September READ: 9/9
✔1~ [Penton Legacy] - Redemption - Susannah Sandlin 8/24
✔2~ [Sabina Kane] - The Mage in Black - Jaye Wells 8/28
✔3~ [Elsie Hawkins] - Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich 9/24
✔4~ [Black Ops] - Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard 8/16
✔5~ [Lost Lords] - Sometimes a Rogue - Mary Jo Putney 9/17
✔6~ [Moon Chasers] - A Soul So Wicked - Sharie Kohler 9/5
✔7~ [Dragonfire] - Flashfire - Deborah Cooke 9/9
✔8~ [Warriors of Poseidon] - Heart of Atlantis - Alyssa Day 8/11
✔9~ [Lucky Harbor] - Once in a Lifetime - Jill Shalvis 8/24
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
♔ Disney Non-Princess Challenge ♔: The Animated Non-PrincessesDuration: October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014
Level 3: 3 tasks per princess
READ: 44/45
Non-Humans
Maid Marian - COMPLETE!
1. Healing the Highlander - Melissa Mayhue (virgin) 10/7
2. Suited - Jo Anderton (vixen) 3/8
3. Aunt Dimity and the Duke - Nancy Atherton (England) 10/6
Lady - COMPLETE!
1. Once Upon a Tower - Eloisa James (lady on cover) 10/8
2. Lothaire - Kresley Cole (rags to riches) 2/27
3. MacRieve - Kresley Cole (char running away) 3/13
Miss Bianca - COMPLETE!
1. Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes (in a swamp) 1/21
2. Too Hot to Handle - Robin Kaye (proposal) 10/9
3. Labyrinth - Kat Richardson (treasure hunt) 11/29
Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl - COMPLETE!
1. Renegade Most Wanted - Carol Arens (cowgirl) 5/27
2. Stranger - Zoe Archer (collection of gadgets) 11/24
3. Head Over Heels - Jill Shalvis (heroine is a redhead) 11/7
Sally Carrera - COMPLETE!
1. Instant Gratification - Jill Shalvis (relocates to a small town) 2/23
2. Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell (owns clothing store) 10/10
3. Hunted - P.C. Cast (set in Tulsa Oklahoma) 10/5
EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) - COMPLETE!
1. Hearts of Smoke and Steam - Andrew Mayer (robots) 10/18
2. Initiation - Ruth Kerce (space travel) 12/5
3. Thankless in Death - J.D Robb (Set in 2060) 12/12
Captain Amelia - COMPLETE!
1. Raven Calls - C.E. Murphy (heroine is shaman/shifter) 10/6
2. Temptation Rising - A.C. Arthur (undercover cop) 10/31
3. The Terror - Dan Simmons (set on a ship) 10/23
Humans
Jane Porter - COMPLETE!
1. The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley (exploration) 5/14
2. The Hippopotamus Pool - Elizabeth Peters (set in Egypt/Africa) 10/17
3. Silencing Eve - Iris Johansen (raised by single parent) 11/16
Kida (Kidagakash Nedakh) - COMPLETE!
1. Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff (female warrior) 11/13
2. Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore (heroine is a princess) 2/5
3. Seaborne - Katherine Irons (partly set in Atlantis) 12/31
Alice Liddell - COMPLETE!
1. Hollow City - Ransom Riggs (talking animals) 2/20
2. Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier (heroine meets lots of people) 3/2
3. Yours for the Taking - Robin Kaye (rose on cover) /28
Lilo Pelekai
1. The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks (partially on an island) 4/29
2. Loving A Lost Lord - Mary Jo Putney (adopts animal) 5/11
3. Read a book where the heroine goes to a dance class.
Wendy Darling - COMPLETE!
1. R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton (heroine is named Kinsey) 10/4
2. The Far West - Patricia Wrede (heroine has 7 brothers) 11/9
3. Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe (pirates) 2/28
Esmerelda - COMPLETE!
1. Eternally Yours - Cate Tiernan (practice witchcraft) 10/18
2. Grimm End - S.T. Cameron (attends a carnival) 12/9
3. Grave Secrets - Kathy Reichs (love triangle) 10/8
Shanti - COMPLETE!
1. Born To Darkness - Suzanne Brockmann 4/24
2. The Turtle-Girl from East Pukapuka - Cole Alpaugh 6/3
3. Dark Storm - Christine Feehan (set in jungle) 2/2
Eilonwy of Llyr - COMPLETE!
1. Guilty as Sin - Tami Hoag (a child is kidnapped) 10/13
2. Highlander's Curse - Melissa Mayhue (fairies) 10/16
3. Blood Rites - Jim Butcher (m.c. is a wizard) 10/29
Ducks In A Row Challenge - October/NovemberREAD: 12/12
✔1~ [Sydney Sedrick] Bizarre Life of Sydney Sedrick - Mandi Casey 10/19
✔2~ [Highland Guard] The Hawk - Monica McCarty 10/26
✔3~ [Animal Magnetism] Rescue My Heart - Jill Shalvis 11/30
✔4~ [Sinclare Brothers] The Highlander's Forbidden Bride - Donna Fletcher 10/19
✔5~ [Will Trent] Fallen - Karin Slaughter 10/6
✔6~ [MacLean Curse] Much Ado About Marriage - Karen Hawkins 11/7
✔7~ [Chicagoland Vampires] House Rules - Chloe Neill 11/13
✔8~ [Highlander] Highlander for the Holidays - Janet Chapman 10/4
✔13~ [Love at Stake] Wild About You - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
✔14~ [Love at Stake] The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/18
✔15~ [The Others] Born To Be Wild - Christine Warren 10/30
✔16~ [Kate Shugak] Whisper To The Blood - Dana Stabenow 10/15
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
2014 Birthday ChallengeDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
January - COMPLETE!
✔1. Turtlecollector - Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/22
✔2. Melissa - Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5
✔3. Roxy - Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks 1/10
March - COMPLETE!
✔1. Marla - Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9
✔2. Toni - Big Bad Wolf - Christine Warren 3/16
April - COMPLETE!
✔1. JoAnne - At Last - Jill Shalvis 4/29
✔2. Angi - Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 5/4
✔3. Steph Ann - The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/29
May - COMPLETE!
✔1. Dana - Atlantis Betrayed - Alyssa Day 5/8
✔2. JenniferJ - Under the Mistletoe - Jill Shalvis 5/25
✔3. Angel - Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23
✔4. ~♥ Kat ♥~ - Wicked Highlander - Donna Grant 5/30
June - COMPLETE!
✔Dawn - Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter 6/12
July
Rosina - Written in My Own Heart's Blood - Diana Gabaldon
✔Connie N - The Seductive Impostor - Janet Chapman 7/20
August - COMPLETE!
✔Ilovebakedgoods - A Taint In The Blood - Dana Stabenow 8/10
✔Paris - Redemption - Susannah Sandlin 8/24
September - COMPLETE!
✔Lizz Neil - Dire Desires - Stephanie Tyler 9/8
October - COMPLETE!
✔Dawn (Kat N Hat) - Animal Attraction - Jill Shalvis 10/4
✔Deb - The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry 10/25
November - COMPLETE!
✔Tina - Down to You - M. Leighton 11/3
✔Jenn - Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland 11/24
December - COMPLETE!
✔Ezi - Nightbound - Lynn Viehl 12/6
✔Shannon - Carnal Sin - Allison Brennan 12/11
✔Tia - The Crossing Places - Elly Griffiths 12/13
✔Nikita - Rumor Has It - Jill Shalvis 12/14
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
2014 "Get It Done Already" ChallengeKate Shugak (I've read 1-5,7,11,12) COMPLETE!
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Amelia Peabody (I've read 1-9) COMPLETE!
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Alex Cross (I've read 1-7, 9-13) COMPLETE!
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The Others (I've read 1,9,10,12,13,14) COMPLETE!
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Love at Stake (I've read 1,2,3,4,6,7) COMPLETE!
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Dragonfire (I've read 1-4) COMPLETE!
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Lucky Harbor (I've read 1-3) COMPLETE!
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A Chrissy McMullen Mystery (I've only read #1) COMPLETE!
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Lords of the Underworld (I've read 1-6) COMPLETE!
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Dark Sword (I've only read #1) COMPLETE!
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Dark/Carpathians (I've read 1-22) COMPLETE!
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Jaz Parks (I've read 1-4) COMPLETE!
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Twelve Houses (I've read 1)
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Primes (I've read 1-7) COMPLETE!
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Warriors of Poseidon (I've read 1-5) COMPLETE!
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A Bear Collector's Mystery (I've read 1,5) COMPLETE!
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Immortals After Dark (I've read 1-10) COMPLETE!
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Alien Huntress (I've read 1-3) COMPLETE!
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Arthurian Saga (I've only read #1)
Jane Yellowrock (I've read 1-4) COMPLETE!
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Moon Chasers (I've read 1-4) COMPLETE!
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Chicagoland Vampires (I've read 1-6) COMPLETE!
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Kyndred (I've read 1) COMPLETE!
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Shadowdwellers (I've only read #1) COMPLETE!
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Charlie Madigan (I've read 1-2) COMPLETE!
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Quarter (I've read 1-2) COMPLETE!
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Tiger's Saga (I've read 1-2) COMPLETE!
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Warriors of Ankh (I've read 1) COMPLETE!
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2014 It’s All in a Name ChallengeBOYS Names
READ: 90/100
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