Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired discussion

There are four types of exercise, so that fits perfectly with the four quarters of 2017.

• 1st Q - Flexibility exercises stretch your muscles and can help your body stay limber.

• 2nd Q - Endurance, or aerobic, activities increase your breathing and heart rate.

• 3rd Q - Strength exercises make your muscles stronger.

• 4th Q - Balance exercises help prevent falls, a common problem in older adults.

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Duration of 1st Quarter Challenge:   January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017

Rules: Let’s start with...

Flexibility - 1st Quarter
- Read a books showing muscles on the cover.
- Read a book depicting a limber sex scene, or one that takes place in an unusual place.
- Read a book where someone practices or teaches yoga, tai chi, or ballet.
    (Listopia's Dancers in Romance, Om: Yoga in Romance.)
- Read a book where the hero or heroine is resilient (view spoiler)[(has the ability to rebound after a difficult situation). (hide spoiler)]
- Read a book where the protagonist has to change their plans or goal.
- Read a book where a “fish out of water” protagonist eventually adapts
    to their new enviroment. (Listopia's: Fish Out of Water Romances.)

Spell-It-Out Option: Using titles, series name, or authors’ first and last name, spell out a word related to an exercise that requires flexibility. You may ignore “the,” “an,” and “a,” etc. Words such as...

flexibility, Yoga, muscles, aerobic, ballet, tai chi, flexible, gymnastic, flex, dance, stretch...

Example - We used books that are coming out this quarter, something you do not need to do.

D. - Downward Facing Death #2 - A Death at the Yoga Café, by Michelle Kelly
A. - Accidentally on Purpose, by Jill Shalvis
N. - New York Confidential #1 - A Perfect Obsession, by Heather Graham
C. - Case, Andrew - A Falling Knife
E. - Echoes in Death, by J.D. Robb

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

Hey Noel...this sounds like fun...count me in! In the Spell-it-out option...are the examples you list, words that we can use as an acronym? I only ask because in the instructions it says to use coffee related words...which do we do?

Theresa wrote: "Hey Noel...this sounds like fun...count me in! In the Spell-it-out option...are the examples you list, words that we can use as an acronym? I only ask because in the instructions it says to use cof..."

It's exercise related. Thanks for catching that, fixed it!

Flexibility

January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017

Completed 12/12
Option 3 - a bit of both

Tasks
✔ Read a books showing muscles on the cover.

by J.R. Ward - 08/01/2017

✔ Read a book depicting a limber sex scene

by Megan Hart - 05/01/2017

✔ Read a book where the hero or heroine is resilient (has the ability to rebound after a difficult situation)

by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 15/01/2017

✔ Read a book where the protagonist has to change their plans or goal.

by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 14/01/2017

✔ Read a book where a “fish out of water” protagonist eventually adapts to their new enviroment.

by Maya Rodale - 02/01/2017

Spell-It-Out Option: Words such as...
flexibility, Yoga, muscles, aerobic, ballet, tai chi, flexible, gymnastic, flex, dance, stretch...

Muscles 7/7

✔ M - The Heir and the Spare by Maya Rodale - 02/01/2017
✔ U - Unexpected by Maisey Yates - 08/01/2017
✔ S - So Speaks the Heart by Johanna Lindsey - 04/01/2017
✔ C - The Lost Night by Jayne Castle - 04/02/2017
✔ L - Defy the Dawn by Lara Adrian - 03/01/2017
✔ E - Something Blue by Emily Giffin - 01/01/2017
✔ S - Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin - 01/01/2017

Flexibility
January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017
Spell-It-Out Option

An exercise I'm going to try again in 2017. They definitely require strength and flexibility, as well as the constant reminder of "no, I'm not going to drop this thing on my head.":

Kettlebells
K: Knight, Angela, Passionate Ink: A Guide to Writing Erotic Romance 1/14/17
E:
T: Taken by Passion 1/3/17
T: To the Far Blue Mountains 3/6/17
L:
E:
B: Blake, Devlin, Write 7,000 Words An Hour: Up Your Word Count & Get A Rough Draft In Under 10 Days 1/18/17
E:
L:
L:
S: Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses 3/3/17

Noel (Online Elf) wrote: "Theresa wrote: "Hey Noel...this sounds like fun...count me in! In the Spell-it-out option...are the examples you list, words that we can use as an acronym? I only ask because in the instructions it..."

Thank you...that clears it up:)

FIRST QUARTERLY CHALLENGE: FLEXIBILITY
January 1st 2017 - March 31st 2017

Read 7/7

S: Still in My Heart Kathryn Smith 5*
T: To Lure a Proper Lady Ashlyn Macnamara 4*
R: (The) Reluctant Duchess Sharon Cullen 4*
E: Ellis, Madelynne The Ghosts of Christmas Past 3.75*
T: The Story of a Baron Linda Rae Sande 4*
C: Cat Sebastian The Soldier's Scoundrel 4*
H: Hale, Deborah Snowbound with the Baronet 4*

I'm in for Spell-It-Out my word choice is= Tai Chi

My Spell it out option is going to be: PILATES

-Read a books showing muscles on the cover.

- Read a book depicting a limber sex scene, or one that takes place in an unusual place.
- Read a book where someone practices or teaches yoga, tai chi, or ballet.

- Read a book where the hero or heroine is resilient

- Read a book where the protagonist has to change their plans or goal.
- Read a book where a “fish out of water” protagonist eventually adapts to their new environment.

P-Patricia Briggs Moon Called
I-Ione, Larissa Pleasure Unbound
L-Laini Taylor Daughter of Smoke & Bone
A-An Act of Obsession
T-Tahereh Mafi Fracture Me
E-Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones
S-SL Jennings Born Sinner

I'm in!

Flexibility - 1st Quarter
- Read a books showing muscles on the cover. The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride 1/20
- Read a book depicting a sex scene that takes place in an unusual place (spa hot spring pool). Just This Once 1/6
- Read a book where someone practices or teaches yoga, tai chi, or ballet. An Unlikely Witch 1/14
- Read a book where the hero or heroine is resilient One Fell Sweep 1/14
- Read a book where the protagonist has to change their plans or goal. Dukes Prefer Blondes 1/18
- Read a book where a “fish out of water” protagonist eventually adapts to their new environment. Maybe This Time 1/13

READ: 7

Flexibility ~ 1st Quarter Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017
Spell-It-Out Option: aerobic & dance

4/12

aerobic
A ~
E ~ Evanovich, Janet - The Heist 1/3/17
R ~ Raines, Harmony - Saving You, Saving Me 1/9/17
O ~
B ~ Becoming Dragon - Eve Langlais 1/7/17
I ~
C ~ A Cajun Werewolf Christmas - Selena Blake 1/8/17


dance
D ~
A ~
N ~
C ~
E ~

Flexibility - 1st Quarter scavenger hunt
Completed: 7/6

- Read a book showing muscles on the cover.


- Read a book depicting a limber sex scene, or one that takes place in an unusual place.


- Read a book where someone practices tai chi


- Read a book where the heroine is resilient


- Read a book where the protagonist has to change their plans or goal.


- Read a book where a “fish out of water” protagonist eventually adapts to their new environment.

January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017
Completed on 3/30/17
Q1: Flexibilty

Completed 6/6

Tasks:

Read a books showing muscles on the cover.
Rock Addiction

Read a book depicting a limber sex scene, or one that takes place in an unusual place. *Backyard in a bed she has ordered for them to be able to sleep in the garden. Not SUPER unusual but not the ordinary
Rock Redemption

Read a book where someone practices or teaches yoga, tai chi, or ballet.Reasonable Doubt Full Series

Read a book where the hero or heroine is resilient (has the ability to rebound after a difficult situation) Exit Light Overall a good read, I would say it leans more towards the fantasy than the romance side of things even though romance is a large part of it.

Read a book where the protagonist has to change their plans or goal. This one took me a second to get into but once I was I could not put it down. Hilariously witty.
Seduction and Snacks

Read a book where a “fish out of water” protagonist eventually adapts to their new environment.
Rock Hard


Spell-It-Out Option:
Aerial Yoga 10/10
A: The Art of Social War: A Novel
E: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight
R: Rock Wedding
I: Amour Amour
A: Infini
L: Love in Lingerie

Y:The Best Kind of Trouble The Hurley boys
O:Highindigo lounge
G: Gentlemen Prefer Succubi
A: Anything but Minor

Ahh! I am so excited!

Flexibility 1st Quarter Challenge
Spell-it-out

D
A
N
✔C Change of Skies by Louise Pakeman
✔E Eye of the Storm by Frank Cavallo

B
✔A Anna Snoekstra Only Daughter
✔L Little Girl Lost by Janet Gover
L
E
T

Duration of 1st Quarter Challenge: January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017

Rules: Let’s start with...

0/6 read

Flexibility - 1st Quarter
- Read a books showing muscles on the cover.
- Read a book depicting a limber sex scene, or one that takes place in an unusual place.
- Read a book where someone practices or teaches yoga, tai chi, or ballet.
- Read a book where the hero or heroine is resilient (view spoiler)
- Read a book where the protagonist has to change their plans or goal.
- Read a book where a “fish out of water” protagonist eventually adapts to their new enviroment.

i'm in!

I'm in !

FIRST QUARTERLY CHALLENGE: FLEXIBILITY
January 1st 2017 - March 31st 2017

- Read a books showing muscles on the cover.
- Read a book depicting a limber sex scene, or one that takes place in an unusual place.
- Read a book where someone practices or teaches yoga, tai chi, or ballet.
- Read a book where the hero or heroine is resilient
- Read a book where the protagonist has to change their plans or goal.
- Read a book where a “fish out of water” protagonist eventually adapts to their new enviroment.

Can one book serve for more than one of these?

Carly wrote: "Can one book serve for more than one of these?"

Nope. However, you may use a book for another challenge.

Flexibility - 1st Quarter
✓Read a books showing muscles on the cover.

Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✓Read a book depicting a limber sex scene, or one that takes place in an unusual place.

In a graveyard...Hero STILL covered in dirt...lol.
Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✓Read a book where someone practices or teaches yoga, tai chi, or ballet.

h is a ballerina for New York City Ballet :)
Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✓ Read a book where the hero or heroine is resilient

Both hero and heroine resilient to each other's emotions!
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✓Read a book where the protagonist has to change their plans or goal.

Hero has to change plans towards heroine once a war starts brewing and his feelings change.
Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✓Read a book where a “fish out of water” protagonist eventually adapts to their new environment.

Heroine goes to sleep in modern day Seattle, wakes up in another world/universe that seems ancient with savages.
Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

DONE!

Welcome to the challenge, Carly! Is this your first ever?

Lisa Kay wrote: "Welcome to the challenge, Carly! Is this your first ever?"

It is indeed Miss Lisa! I'm pretty excited about it :)

Any book recs with someone who practices tai chi, yoga, or ballet? I read Act of Obsession, and the protagonist was a dancer...did not specify the type of dance though...I used it in my spelling challenge...could probably use it for this category, but thought I would ask...I have read several in the past but I don't think I have anything right now...any recs are welcome!

Theresa wrote: "Any book recs with someone who practices tai chi, yoga, or ballet? I read Act of Obsession, and the protagonist was a dancer...did not specify the type of dance though...I used it in my spelling ch..."

I had to do a little research myself for this too because I had several books in mind that are centered around "dancing" but not tai chi or yoga, or ballet...haha I am an avid ballet fan as I did it for 15 years so I looked for ballet romance books and found one called A Company of Swans which takes place in the early 1900s and gets great reviews. There's lists out there too that has romance books that involve dance. :)

.•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*•. Christine .•*¨`*•✿ ✿•*¨`*• wrote: "Flexibility

January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017

Completed 8/??
Option 3 - a bit of both

Tasks
✔ Read a books showing muscles on the cover.

by [author:J.R. Ward|2024..."

I like your organization how are you doing the little checkmarks?

Theresa wrote: "Any book recs with someone who practices tai chi, yoga, or ballet? I read Act of Obsession, and the protagonist was a dancer...did not specify the type of dance though...I used it in my spelling ch..."

First Position by Prescott Lane is an interesting story featuring a ballet dancer.

Welcome Home, Cowboy by Annie Rains features a yoga instructor. However, this is the second book in the series Hero's Welcome.

Theresa wrote: "Any book recs with someone who practices tai chi, yoga, or ballet? I read Act of Obsession, and the protagonist was a dancer...did not specify the type of dance though..."

is the first that comes to mind. I'll have to check into it.

Also:

Then, there are the Downward Dog Mysteries.

Ah... GR's listopia has Dancers in Romance.

Lisa Kay wrote: "Ah... GR's listopia has Dancers in Romance."

Carly wrote: "Theresa wrote: "Any book recs with someone who practices tai chi, yoga, or ballet? I read Act of Obsession, and the protagonist was a dancer...did not specify the type of dance though...I used it i..."

Thank you all so much for the recommendations...there are several that I can use and some I already own...I just didn't realize they had this component...thanks for taking the time to help, I really appreciate it...you guys are the best!

Sure, Theresa. You're welcome.

FYI: They now refer to it as "Lists" under the the "Browse" dropdown menu. But it still says listopia on the things posted.

Added Listopia's Dancers in Romance, as well as Om: Yoga in Romance to the challenge for helpful info.

Also added Listopia's: Fish Out of Water Romances.

Debora Geary's Modern Witch series has a character who is a yoga teacher lead in one book and supporting character in most of the rest. Sometimes she is more of a strong secondary character as well.

Cool, Lara. Thanks!

lead female character is a dancer, just cannot remember if it is ballet (more prominent theme in be 2 or 3)

GTK, Jodie.

Lara wrote: "Debora Geary's Modern Witch series has a character who is a yoga teacher lead in one book and supporting character in most of the rest. Sometimes she is more of a strong secondary ..."

This series is SO SO SO good. I devoured them as they came back and she is now writing under another name
Lesbian Assassins

@Jaybird, I haven't tried that one yet, but it sounded kind of fun. Have you read any of them?

Completed the challenge option...still going for the spell it out option:)

Yea Theresa!

Thanks Lara!

Cool, Theresa. And congrats on the first part.

Flexibility ~ 1st Quarter Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017
Option: #3- Both! (Do a bit of both options!)
Read: 15/15

Option # 2: Spell-It-Out
G- Good Girls Don't Date Rock Stars by Codi Gary-2/20/17
Y- Adam's Obsession by Sabrina York-2/21/17
M- Mastering Her Senses by Laura Kaye-3/1/17
N- Nuts by Alice Clayton-2/23/17
A- Axe to Grind by Savannah Skye-3/6/17
S- Breaking Colt (A Capestrana Crime Family Novel): dark, mafia, bad-boy romance by Savannah Skye-3/7/17
T- Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb-3/14/17
I- Irish Cream Dreams by Graylin Rane-2/8/17
C- Maybe It's You by Candace Calvert-1/28/17

Option #1: Tasks
- Read a book showing muscles on the cover.: Show Time by KB Winters-1/19/17
- Read a book depicting a limber sex scene, or one that takes place in an unusual place.: Sweet Thursday by Mari Carr-2/5/17
- Read a book where someone practices or teaches yoga, tai chi, or ballet.: Stars, Love And Pirouettes by Alicia Street-1/25/17
- Read a book where the hero or heroine is resilient: Lazy Love by Kirsten Osbourne-2/9/17
- Read a book where the protagonist has to change their plans or goal.: The Perfect Match by Pat White-1/12/17
- Read a book where a “fish out of water” protagonist eventually adapts to their new enviroment.: Mortal Musings by Aria Glazki-3/14/17

Anyone willing to look at my bookshelves and tell me if any of those books have a sex scene that is limber or in an odd place? lol really want to read one from my 200 tbr books

Carly wrote: "Anyone willing to look at my bookshelves and tell me if any of those books have a sex scene that is limber or in an odd place? lol really want to read one from my 200 tbr books"

If remember correctly this one has at least one


there are some more books on your shelf that I think they have one but I'm not sure as I've read them ages ago.

Carly wrote: "Anyone willing to look at my bookshelves and tell me if any of those books have a sex scene that is limber or in an odd place? lol really want to read one from my 200 tbr books"

Carly, we have an old challenge entitled Location, location, location. You could skim through the thread and see compare it to your TBR pile.

Carly wrote: "Anyone willing to look at my bookshelves and tell me if any of those books have a sex scene that is limber or in an odd place? lol really want to read one from my 200 tbr books"

Any by Laurell K. Hamilton should (though they get racier has the series progresses) and I'm pretty sure has one or the other and and are good bets. And definitely .

You ladies are awesome thank you SOOOOO much! I have so many books on my TBR shelf I'm like...I really need to try and pick from the epic pile versus adding extras I knew there had to be something! :)

I have read 3 out of the 4 Jodie mentioned and they certainly fit the description:)