Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired discussion

     ~ Unexpected & Unusual Days to Celebrate in March ~

RULES: Let’s go off the beaten path this March and celebrate unexpected & unusual days occurring this month. Choose from the categories below, selecting a category more than once, if you desire. Also, there is the Spell-It-Out Option. Or you may do a bit of both!

DURATION: March 1 - 31st, 2016

LEVELS:  

1-2 - Easy
3-5 - Medium
6-9 - Harder
10 or more - Hardest

DATES/CATEGORIES:
March 6th
  Happy Dress in Blue Day: Read a book with a blue dress on the cover.
  White Chocolate Cheesecake Day: Read a book with a white cover.
  Take Your Action Figure to Work Day: Read a manga or graphic novel.
  Happy Day of the Dude: The word “dude” probably comes from the Scottish word for clothes, “duddies,” and has taken off from there. Read a book with a Scottish hero, or where someone is called “dude.”

March 8th
  Happy Check Your Batteries Day!: Read (or listen to) a book on an electrical device - with your batteries charged.
  Happy Be Nasty Day!: Read a book where someone is in a bad mood. Or where the villain is particularly nasty. Or read an erotic novel.

March 9th
  Happy Fill Our Staplers Day!: Read a book where someone works in an office.
  Happy National Get Over It Day!: Read a book by an author with whom you’ve been disappointed in the past; give them one more chance.

March 10th
  Happy Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book where the author or the main character uses their middle name.
  Happy National Blueberry Popover Day!: Read a book where someone bakes. Or one that is the color of blueberries.

March 11th
  Happy Johnny Appleseed Day!: Read a book with an apple on the cover.
  Happy Worship of Tools Day!: Read a book with a tool of some kind on the cover. If the hero turns out to be one at some point, & he’s on the cover, that works for us, too.

March 12th
  Happy Plant A Flower Day!: Read a book with a flower on the cover.

March 13th
  Happy National Open An Umbrella Indoors Day!: Read a book with an umbrella on the cover.

March 16th
  National Panda Day: Read a book with a panda in it. Or has a black & white cover.

March 18th
  Happy Goddess of Fertility Day!: Read a book where someone gets pregnant.

March 20th
  Happy Extraterrestrial Abductions Day!: Read a book about an alien or where someone thinks they've been abducted by them. Or read a book with a predominately green cover.

March 26th
  Happy Purple Day!: Read a book with a predominately purple cover. If you can find one with “purple” in the title or series name, we’ll take that, too.

Option #2 - Spell-It-Out: Select a word that speaks to you of any of these “Unexpected & Unusual Days to Celebrate” - or of March and Spell-It-Out. Maybe your middle name? Or your favorite tool? Read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last name), character (first or last name), that begin with letters that correspond to letters of the word you choose. You may ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc.).

Example of Spell-It-Out:

P. - Pegasus Down, by Philip S. Donlay
A. - Amelia Grey; author of Wedding Night With the Earl
N. - Nina Borg #4 - The Considerate Killer, by Lene Kaaberbøl
D. - Deaver, Jeffery; author of The Steel Kiss
A. - Adam Hauptman; character in Fire Touched, by Patricia Briggs

Check out Add a Book & Bookcover Link, if you need to know how.

Option #3 - Both! - Do a bit of both!

“Wild Card” Birthdays in March: Don’t forget: you may replace any book with one from one of these birthday babes’ shelves.

Susan (susayq)

  The Mods would like to give a special thank-you to Kirsten *Dogs Welcome - People Tolerated for posting these in the “Let’s Talk Julie Garwood” Group.

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I'm in. Since all my books are e-books, I'm going to leave that category for fill in at the end.

~ Unexpected & Unusual Days to Celebrate in March ~

Level: Hardest 11/11

✤✤ Categories can be used more than once ✤✤

✔ Happy Be Nasty Day!: Read an erotic novel.

by Tracy St. John - 05/03/2016

✔ Happy National Get Over It Day!: Read a book by an author with whom you’ve been disappointed in the past; give them one more chance.

by Robert Galbraith - 01/03/2016

✔ Happy Johnny Appleseed Day!: Read a book with an apple on the cover.

by Charlaine Harris - 13/03/2016

✔ Happy Worship of Tools Day!: Read a book with a tool of some kind on the cover. If the hero turns out to be one at some point, & he’s on the cover, that works for us, too.
(Sword is a tool for a mercenary)

✔ 1 - Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews - 09/03/2016
✔ 2 - Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews - 10/03/2016



✔ Happy Goddess of Fertility Day!: Read a book where someone gets pregnant.

by Ilona Andrews - 13/03/2016

✔ Happy Extraterrestrial Abductions Day!: Read a book about an alien

✔ 1 - Alien Interludes by Tracy St. John - 02/03/2016
✔ 2 - Alien Redemptionby Tracy St. John - 02/03/2016
✔ 3 - Alien Refuge by Tracy St. John - 03/03/2016
✔ 4 - Sister Katherine by Tracy St. John - 04/03/2016



✔ Happy Purple Day!: Read a book with a predominately purple cover. If you can find one with “purple” in the title or series name, we’ll take that, too.

by Tracy St. John - 06/03/2016

I'm in - I'm going to spell out my middle name.

Unexpected & Unusual Days To Celebrate in March
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I'm in with Categories! I'll figure out how many as I go.

DATES/CATEGORIES:
March 6th
Happy Dress in Blue Day: Nirvana 3/5
White Chocolate Cheesecake Day: The Duke's Accidental Wife 3/2
Take Your Action Figure to Work Day: Read a manga or graphic novel.
Happy Day of the Dude: Dragon Fall 3/6

March 8th
Happy Check Your Batteries Day!: This Heart of Mine 3/12
Happy Be Nasty Day!: Shadow Spell 3/10

March 9th
Happy Fill Our Staplers Day!: Fatal Jeopardy 3/1
Happy National Get Over It Day!: Read a book by an author with whom you’ve been disappointed in the past; give them one more chance.

March 10th
Happy Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book where the author or the main character uses their middle name.
Happy National Blueberry Popover Day!: Secrets of a Summer Night 3/10

March 11th
Happy Johnny Appleseed Day!: Read a book with an apple on the cover.
Happy Worship of Tools Day!: Read a book with a tool of some kind on the cover. If the hero turns out to be one at some point, & he’s on the cover, that works for us, too.

March 12th
Happy Plant A Flower Day!: Read a book with a flower on the cover.

March 13th
Happy National Open An Umbrella Indoors Day!: Read a book with an umbrella on the cover.

March 16th
National Panda Day: An Alpha's Storm 3/7

March 18th
Happy Goddess of Fertility Day!: Read a book where someone gets pregnant.

March 20th
Smileys Happy Extraterrestrial Abductions Day!: Gracie's Touch 3/10

March 26th
Happy Purple Day!: Read a book with a predominately purple cover. If you can find one with “purple” in the title or series name, we’ll take that, too.

READ: 9

I'm in, too. Not sure of my level, yet.

RLftCI: March 2016 Challenge: Unexpected & Unusual Days to Celebrate

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~ Unexpected & Unusual Days to Celebrate in March ~
DURATION: March 1 - 31st, 2016
LEVELS: 3-5 - Medium
Option #2 - Spell-It-Out: my middle name

1/5

M ~ Mirror, Mirror by J.D. Robb
A ~ Abby in Off Limits by Lauren Landish 3/7/16
R ~ Rock Redemption by Nalini Singh
I ~ Into the Fury by Kat Martin
E ~ Four to Score by Janet Evanovich

Looks like several of you ladies are doing your middle names; guess I'll do that, too.

hmm- another challenge for me to enter????
OKAY
6-9 - Harder
DURATION: March 1 - 31st, 2016
Read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last name), character (first or last name), that begin with letters that correspond to letters of the word you choose. You may ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc.).
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C: ✔ Chambers, Edward- (the Devil DeVere) #1)Devil in the Making by Victoria Vane 3/4
E: ✔Edward Chambers-The Devil You Know-3/7
C: ✔Connie Mason, The Pirate Prince-3/7
I: ✔ Ian, A Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift by Jennifer Ashley-3/9
L: ✔ Love Me Gently
I: ✔ Ibrahim , Laila Yellow Crocus 3/14
A: ✔Annabelle, Desperate Sylvia McDaniel 3/2

LOL! Yes, Rosemarie, they are a bit addictive.

This looks super fun.
I'll go for the medium level:
1. Happy Dress in Blue Day:
2. Happy Check Your Batteries Day!:
3. Happy Middle Name Pride Day:
4. Happy Plant A Flower Day!:

I managed to read three out of four so far and I liked all of them to various degrees. The best was , which I immediately followed with the second one in the series - that whole world is enchanting and I highly recommend it! Only is left.

I'm in :)

~ Unexpected & Unusual Days to Celebrate in March ~

Level: Hardest 8/10+

Read 13/10+ CHALLENGE COMPLETE

✔Happy Dress in Blue Day: Read a book with a blue dress on the cover. In Bed with a Highlander 3/16 ★★★★

✔White Chocolate Cheesecake Day: Read a book with a white cover. Deep Dark 3/12 ★★★★★

✔ Happy Day of the Dude: The word “dude” probably comes from the Scottish word for clothes, “duddies,” and has taken off from there. Read a book with a Scottish hero, or where someone is called “dude.” On Dublin Street 3/5 ★★★★

✔Check Your Batteries Day!: Read (or listen to) a book on an electrical device - with your batteries charged. I'm Watching You 3/23 ★★★★★

✔Happy Be Nasty Day!: Read a book where someone is in a bad mood. Or where the villain is particularly nasty. Or read an erotic novel. Laid Bare 3/3 ★★

✔Happy Fill Our Staplers Day!: Read a book where someone works in an office. Edge of Danger 3/13 ★★★★★

✔Happy National Get Over It Day!: Read a book by an author with whom you’ve been disappointed in the past; give them one more chance. The Darkest Hour 3/17 ★★★

✔Happy Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book where the author or the main character uses their middle name. Show No Fear 3/20 ★★★

✔Happy National Blueberry Popover Day!: Read a book where someone bakes. Or one that is the color of blueberries. Necessary Risk 3/6 ★★★

✔Happy Worship of Tools Day!: Read a book with a tool of some kind on the cover. If the hero turns out to be one at some point, & he’s on the cover, that works for us, too. Mermen 3/22 ★

✔Happy Goddess of Fertility Day!: Read a book where someone gets pregnant. Someone to Watch Over Me 3/8 ★★★★★

✔Happy Extraterrestrial Abductions Day!: Read a book about an alien or where someone thinks they've been abducted by them. Or read a book with a predominately green cover. How to Lose a Bachelor 3/21 ★★★

✔Happy Purple Day!: Read a book with a predominately purple cover. If you can find one with “purple” in the title or series name, we’ll take that, too. Under Fire 3/18 ★★★★

~ Unexpected & Unusual Days to Celebrate in March ~

Level: Hardest 12/10+

White Chocolate Cheesecake Day: Read a book with a white cover.
✔Silent Night

Happy Day of the Dude:
✔Tracks of Her Tears
✔Falcon Song: A love story
✔Shadows Strike
✔Portrait in Death

Happy Check Your Batteries Day!: Read (or listen to) a book on an electrical device - with your batteries charged.
✔House Rules
✔Hit List
✔︎Jagged

Happy Be Nasty Day!: Read a book where someone is in a bad mood. Or where the villain is particularly nasty.
✔Imitation in Death

Happy Fill Our Staplers Day!: Read a book where someone works in an office.
✔Beautiful Bastard

Happy National Blueberry Popover Day!: Read a book where someone bakes. Or one that is the color of blueberries.
✔Kiss the Dead

Happy Goddess of Fertility Day!: Read a book where someone gets pregnant.
✔SEAL Wolf Hunting

Happy Extraterrestrial Abductions Day!: Read a book about an alien or where someone thinks they've been abducted by them. Or read a book with a predominately green cover.
✔Dead in Her Tracks

I'm in! Not sure of my books yet. ; )

i'm in! =)

I'm in for medium level

5/5 - DONE

White Chocolate Cheesecake Day: Read a book with a white cover. ****3/17

Happy Check Your Batteries Day!: Read (or listen to) a book on an electrical device - with your batteries charged. ****3/13

Happy Be Nasty Day!: Read a book where someone is in a bad mood. Or where the villain is particularly nasty. Or read an erotic novel. ****3/12

Happy National Blueberry Popover Day!: Read a book where someone bakes. *** 3/5

Happy Goddess of Fertility Day!: Read a book where someone gets pregnant. **** 3/17

Welcome, everyone!

I'm in for at least 4 from these choices:

March 6th Happy Dress in Blue Day: March 11 5*
Happy Day of the Dude: March 22 5 stars
March 8th Happy Check Your Batteries Day!: March 4th 5 stars
Happy be nasty day: . March 20th 4 stars
March 10th Happy National Blueberry Popover Day: March 25th 4 stars
March 16th National Panda Day:. March 19th 5+ stars
March 20th Smileys Happy Extraterrestrial Abductions Day! March 27th 5 stars
March 26th Happy Purple Day!: March 29th 5 stars

going for the easy level 1/2 READ

march 12th: flower day : flowers on cover

: Stacy King 3.1

Unexpected & Unusual Days to Celebrate in March
DURATION: March 1 - 31st, 2016
Books read:16
Current Level:Hardest


LEVELS:
1-2 - Easy
3-5 - Medium
6-9 - Harder
10 or more - Hardest


DATES/CATEGORIES:
March 6th
Happy Dress in Blue Day: Through the Zombie Glass3/18/16
White Chocolate Cheesecake Day: Vampire University3/14/16
Take Your Action Figure to Work Day: The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel3/27/16
Happy Day of the Dude: Baehrly Bitten3/12/16

March 8th
Happy Check Your Batteries Day!: The Savage Marquess3/21/16
Happy Be Nasty Day!:Stolen Luck3/14/16

March 9th
Happy Fill Our Staplers Day!: Finding Lily3/27/16
Happy National Get Over It Day!:

March 10th
Happy Middle Name Pride Day:
Happy National Blueberry Popover Day!: Killer Cupcakes3/31/16

March 11th
Happy Johnny Appleseed Day!: Blood and Snow3/25/16
Happy Worship of Tools Day!: Keeper vs. Reaper3/30/16

March 12th
Happy Plant A Flower Day!: Water Skippers3/31/16

March 13th
Happy National Open An Umbrella Indoors Day!: Only the Good Spy Young3/26/16

March 16th
National Panda Day: Tanked: TANKED3/31/16

March 18th
Happy Goddess of Fertility Day!: Staged to Death3/22/16

March 20th
Smileys Happy Extraterrestrial Abductions Day!: In the Forest of Light and Dark: A Coming of Age Witchcraft Thriller3/27/16

March 26th
Happy Purple Day!:Reap & Repent3/23/16

Finished. All books were eBooks.

~ Unexpected & Unusual Days to Celebrate in March ~

Level: Hardest 11/11

✤✤ Categories can be used more than once ✤✤

✔ Happy Be Nasty Day!: Read an erotic novel.

by Tracy St. John - 05/03/2016

✔ Happy National Get Over It Day!: Read a book by an author with whom you’ve been disappointed in the past; give them one more chance.

by Robert Galbraith - 01/03/2016

✔ Happy Johnny Appleseed Day!: Read a book with an apple on the cover.

by Charlaine Harris - 13/03/2016

✔ Happy Worship of Tools Day!: Read a book with a tool of some kind on the cover. If the hero turns out to be one at some point, & he’s on the cover, that works for us, too.
(Sword is a tool for a mercenary)

✔ 1 - Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews - 09/03/2016
✔ 2 - Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews - 10/03/2016



✔ Happy Goddess of Fertility Day!: Read a book where someone gets pregnant.

by Ilona Andrews - 13/03/2016

✔ Happy Extraterrestrial Abductions Day!: Read a book about an alien

✔ 1 - Alien Interludes by Tracy St. John - 02/03/2016
✔ 2 - Alien Redemptionby Tracy St. John - 02/03/2016
✔ 3 - Alien Refuge by Tracy St. John - 03/03/2016
✔ 4 - Sister Katherine by Tracy St. John - 04/03/2016



✔ Happy Purple Day!: Read a book with a predominately purple cover. If you can find one with “purple” in the title or series name, we’ll take that, too.

by Tracy St. John - 06/03/2016

Congrats, Christine!

Yea Christine!

I'm in ! I'm not sure of level yet.

Unexpected & Unusual Days to Celebrate in March
DURATION: March 1 - 31st, 2016
Level: Hardest
Option #3 - Both! - Do a bit of both!

P ~ title
A ~ title
T ~ author Tracy Anne Warren
R ~
I ~ author Isabella Bradford
C ~ title
I ~ author Isabella Bradford
A ~ title

Happy Dress in Blue Day: Read a book with a blue dress on the cover.


Happy Be Nasty Day!: Read a book where someone is in a bad mood. Or where the villain is particularly nasty. Or read an erotic novel.


Happy National Get Over It Day!: Read a book by an author with whom you’ve been disappointed in the past; give them one more chance.


Happy National Open An Umbrella Indoors Day!: Read a book with an umbrella on the cover.


Happy Purple Day!: Read a book with a predominately purple cover. If you can find one with “purple” in the title or series name, we’ll take that, too.

message 9- challenge completed

Woohoo! Congrats, ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ & Rosemarie!

Yea Rosemarie!

~ Unexpected & Unusual Days to Celebrate in March ~

Level: Hardest 8/10+

Read 13/10+ CHALLENGE COMPLETE

✔Happy Dress in Blue Day: Read a book with a blue dress on the cover. In Bed with a Highlander 3/16 ★★★★

✔White Chocolate Cheesecake Day: Read a book with a white cover. Deep Dark 3/12 ★★★★★

✔ Happy Day of the Dude: The word “dude” probably comes from the Scottish word for clothes, “duddies,” and has taken off from there. Read a book with a Scottish hero, or where someone is called “dude.” On Dublin Street 3/5 ★★★★

✔Check Your Batteries Day!: Read (or listen to) a book on an electrical device - with your batteries charged. I'm Watching You 3/23 ★★★★★

✔Happy Be Nasty Day!: Read a book where someone is in a bad mood. Or where the villain is particularly nasty. Or read an erotic novel. Laid Bare 3/3 ★★

✔Happy Fill Our Staplers Day!: Read a book where someone works in an office. Edge of Danger 3/13 ★★★★★

✔Happy National Get Over It Day!: Read a book by an author with whom you’ve been disappointed in the past; give them one more chance. The Darkest Hour 3/17 ★★★

✔Happy Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book where the author or the main character uses their middle name. Show No Fear 3/20 ★★★

✔Happy National Blueberry Popover Day!: Read a book where someone bakes. Or one that is the color of blueberries. Necessary Risk 3/6 ★★★

✔Happy Worship of Tools Day!: Read a book with a tool of some kind on the cover. If the hero turns out to be one at some point, & he’s on the cover, that works for us, too. Mermen 3/22 ★

✔Happy Goddess of Fertility Day!: Read a book where someone gets pregnant. Someone to Watch Over Me 3/8 ★★★★★

✔Happy Extraterrestrial Abductions Day!: Read a book about an alien or where someone thinks they've been abducted by them. Or read a book with a predominately green cover. How to Lose a Bachelor 3/21 ★★★

✔Happy Purple Day!: Read a book with a predominately purple cover. If you can find one with “purple” in the title or series name, we’ll take that, too. Under Fire 3/18 ★★★★

Yea Danielle!

Finished!
I'm in for at least 4 from these choices:

March 6th Happy Dress in Blue Day: March 11 5 stars
Happy Day of the Dude: March 22 5 stars
March 8th Happy Check Your Batteries Day!: March 4th 5 stars
Happy be nasty day: . March 20th 4 stars
March 10th Happy National Blueberry Popover Day: March 25th 4 stars
March 16th National Panda Day:. March 19th 5+ stars
March 20th Smileys Happy Extraterrestrial Abductions Day! March 27th 5 stars
March 26th Happy Purple Day!: March 29th 5 stars

Yea Silvia!

Finished (message 25)

Mee

Yea Mee! You read a lot this month!

finished a total of 16 in msg 21

Thx Lara! Congrats to all! ; )

Yea Donna!

Congrats, Danielle, Silvia, Mee, & Donna! Woohoo!

Unexpected & Unusual Days to Celebrate

Level — Hardest – 10+ books
Completed — 19!

White Chocolate Cheesecake Day! (March 6) ➔ white cover
At Grave’s End, Jeaniene Frost – 3/26/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Happy Day of the Dude! (March 6) ➔ features a Scottish hero
The Duke’s Perfect Wife, Jennifer Ashley – 3/28/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Happy Check Your Batteries Day! (March 8) ➔ listen to a book
Rapture, J.R. Ward – 3/4/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮

Happy to Be Nasty Day! (March 8) ➔ villain is particularly nasty
Possession, J.R. Ward – 3/6/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Happy Fill-Our-Staplers Day! (March 9) ➔ character works in an office
Desired, Stacey Kennedy – 3/14/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Happy Middle Name Day! (March 10) ➔ author or main character uses his/her middle name
Feverborn, Karen Marie Moning – 3/16/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Happy National Blueberry Popover Day! (March 10) ➔ character bakes
Playing for Keeps, R.L. Mathewson – 3/12/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮

Happy Worship-of-Tools Day! (March 11) ➔ hero is a “tool” at some point
Phenomenal X, Michelle A. Valentine – 3/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

National Panda Day! (March 16) ➔ black & white cover
Sin & Suffer, Pepper Winters – 3/11/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Happy Goddess of Fertility Day! (March 18) ➔ character gets pregnant
Fall from India Place, Samantha Young – 3/18/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Happy Extraterrestrial Abductions Day! (March 20) ➔ character is an alien
Grabbed by Vicious, Lolita Lopez – 3/25/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Happy Purple Day! (March 26) ➔ purple cover
Midnight Awakening, Lara Adrian – 3/25/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰


Spell-It-Out Option
Select a word from one or more of the days listed, your middle name, favorite tool
use book titles, series name, first or last author or character name

Throttle Me, Chelle Bliss – 3/31/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Hard Evidence, Pamela Clare – 3/21/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Exquisite Trouble, Ann Mayburn – 3/14/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Reckoning, Jeaniene Frost – 3/31/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Evangeline Anderson — Sought – 3/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Stewart, Nicole — Ink for Three – 3/18/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Evie Adams — Dominus Club - Submit: – 3/19/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Yea KathyD! That's quite the haul!

Woohoo! Congrats, ☘KathyD☘!