Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

2015 January Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1 to January 31, 2014
Progress: 10 of 10 (COMPLETE!)

✔1. J is for January - Jagged by Kristen Ashley; Read 01/23/15

✔2. Member of the Month – Fran - Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan; Read 01/08/15

✔3. Author of the Month – Mary Balogh – Until Fountain Bridge by Samantha Young (set in the UK); Read 01/08/15

✔4. Many names of January - Revenant by Larissa Ione (6th book in the series); Read 01/18/15

✔5. January 6 - Three Wise Men Day/Ephiphany - Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian (3rd in the series); Read 01/07/15

✔6. Food Food Food…A Month of Comfort Food Days - Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews; Read 01/04/15

✔7. New Years Day, New to You – Burned by Karen Marie Moning; Read 01/21/15

✔8. Book Blitz Month - Night Broken by Patricia Briggs; Read 01/13/15

✔9. January 12 - Feast of Fabulous Wild Men - Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost; Read 01/15/15

✔10. Reader’s Choice - Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks; Read 01/14/15

2015 Read-the-Season Albanian Edition
DIRMA (Winter)
Duration: December 21, 2014 - March 19, 2015
Level: Level 2
Progress: 13 out of 13 (COMPLETE!)

DIRMA – Winter:

✔D – The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter; Read 12/25/14

✔I – Ilona Andrews; Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews; 01/04/15

✔R – Rock Courtship by Nalini Singh; Read 02/19/15

✔M – Monging, Karen Marie; Burned by Karen Marie Moning; Read 01/21/15

✔A – Ashley; Kristen; Jagged by Kristen Ashley; Read 01/23/15



MËSUESIT – Teacher’s Day (March 7th)

✔M – Madeline Sheehan; Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan; Read 01/08/15

✔Ë – Everlasting Bad Boys by Shelly Laurenston, Cynthia Eden, and Noelle Mack; Read 03/10/15

✔S – Sabrina Jeffries; A Hellion in Her Bed by Sabrina Jeffries; Read 12/28/14

✔U – Until Fountain Bridge by Samantha Young; Read 01/08/15

✔E – Evanovich, Janet; Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich; Read 03/06/15

✔S – Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks; Read 01/14/15

✔I – Ione, Larissa; Revenant by Larissa Ione; Read 01/18/15

✔T - A Tale Of Two Dragons by G.A. Aiken; Read 02/28/15

All Through the Year Quarterly Challenge
Duration: December 15, 2014 through March 14, 2015
Level: Level 3
Progress: 24 out of 24 (COMPLETE!)

Month Published:

✔January – Burned by Karen Marie Moning; Read 01/21/15

✔February – The Master by Kresley Cole; Read 02/26/15

✔March – Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks; Read 01/14/15

✔April – The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter; Read 12/25/14

✔May – Skinwalker by Faith Hunter; Read 02/03/15

✔June – Until Fountain Bridge by Samantha Young; Read 01/08/15

✔July – Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews; Read 01/04/15

✔August – Craving Constellations by Nicole Jacquelyn; Read 12/29/14

✔September – A Hellion in Her Bed by Sabrina Jeffries; Read 12/28/14

✔October – Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews; Read 12/20/14

✔November – Jagged by Kristen Ashley; Read 01/23/15

✔December – Revenant by Larissa Ione; Read 01/18/15



Birthstones:

✔January: Garnet (deep red color) – Burned by Karen Marie Moning; Read 01/21/15

✔February: Amethyst (purple) – Jagged by Kristen Ashley; Read 01/23/15

✔March: Aquamarine (pale blue) – Revenant Larissa Ione: Read 01/18/15

✔April: Diamond (white, clear) – Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks; Read 01/14/15

✔May: Emerald (deep green) – Reckoning by Jeaniene Frost; Read 03/03/15

✔June: Pearl (white) – Fish & Chips by Abigail Roux and Madeleine Urban; Read 02/05/15

✔July: Ruby (red) – Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich; Read 03/06/15

✔August: Peridot (yellow green; yellow and/or green on cover) – Until Fountain Bridge by Samantha Young; Read 01/08/15

✔September: Sapphire (deep blue) – First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost; Read 02/09/15

✔October: Opal (multi-colored, a cover with at least 4 distinct colors) – The Master by Kresley Cole; Read 02/26/15

✔November: Citrine (yellow gold) – A Hellion in Her Bed by Sabrina Jeffries; Read 12/28/14

✔December: Blue Topaz (blue) – Night Broken by Patricia Briggs; Read 01/13/15

2015 RRRC Countdown
Duration: January 01, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Level: Level 2
Progress: 35 out of 92

2008: 3 out of 8

(view spoiler)[✔1 – Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks; Read 01/14/15
✔2 – Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb; Read 03/03/15
✔3 – Everlasting Bad Boys by Shelly Laurenston; Read 03/10/15
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2009: 3 out of 9

(view spoiler)[✔1 – Skinwalker by Faith Hunter; Read 02/03/15
✔2 – Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich; Read 03/06/15
✔3 – Magic Mourns by Ilona Andrews; Read 03/11/15
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2010: 3 out of 10

(view spoiler)[✔1 – Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian; Read 01/07/15
✔2 – Fish & Chips by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux; Read 02/05/15
✔3 – First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost; Read 02/09/15
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2011: 3 out of 11

(view spoiler)[✔1 – Reason to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan; Read 02/24/15
✔2 – Reckoning by Jeaniene Frost; Read 03/03/15
✔3 – When You Dare by Lori Foster; Read 03/27/15
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2012: 2 out of 12

(view spoiler)[✔1 – Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan; Read 01/08/15
✔2 – Fair Game by Patricia Briggs; Read 03/13/15
3 – Cold As Ice by Anne Stuart
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2013: 8 out of 13

(view spoiler)[✔1 – Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost; Read 01/11/15
✔2 – Until Fountain Bridge Samantha Young; Read 01/08/15
✔3 – Jagged by Kristen Ashley; Read 01/23/15
✔4 – Never Too Far by Abbi Glines; Read 02/13/15
✔5 – Down London Road by Samantha Young; Read 02/24/15
✔6 – A Tale Of Two Dragons by G.A. Aiken; Read 02/28/15
✔7 – The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston; Read 03/10/15
✔8 – Castle Hill by Samantha Young; Read 03/23/15
9 – Fire Inside by Kristen Ashley
10 – Rules of Entanglement by Gina L. Maxwell
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2014: 6 out of 14

(view spoiler)[✔1 – Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews; Read 01/04/15
✔2 – Night Broken by Patricia Briggs; Read 01/13/15
✔3 – Revenant by Larissa Ione; Read 01/18/15
✔4 – Rock Courtship by Nalini Singh; Read 02/19/15
✔5 – Clipped Wings by Helena Hunting; Read 03/23/15
✔6 – Before Jamaica Lane by Samantha Young; Read 03/25/15
7 – The Lion's Daughter by Loretta Chase
8 – Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs
9 – Azagoth by Larissa Ione
10 – Fall from India Place by Samantha Young
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2015: 7 out of 15

(view spoiler)[✔1 – Burned by Karen Marie Moning; Read 01/21/15
2 – The Shadows by J.R. Ward
✔3 – The Master by Kresley Cole; Read 02/26/15
✔4 – Fury of Obsession by Coreene Callahan; Read 03/16/15
✔5 – Soaring by Kristen Ashley; Read 03/20/15
✔6 – Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs; Read 03/20/15
✔7 – An On Dublin Street Halloween by Samantha Young; Read 03/28/15
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2015 A-Z Book Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Progress: 18 out of 26

✔A – Azagoth by Larissa Ione; Read 04/26/15

✔B – Burned by Karen Marie Moning; Read 01/21/15

✔C – Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb; Read 03/03/15

✔D – Down London Road by Samantha Young; Read 02/24/15

✔E – Everlasting Bad Boys by Shelly Laurenston; Read 03/10/15

✔F – Fish & Chips by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux; Read 02/05/15

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✔I – In Bed With the Devil by Lorraine Heath; Read 04/01/15

✔J – Jagged by Kristen Ashley; Read 01/23/15

✔K – Kaleidoscope by Kristen Ashley; Read 04/29/15

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✔M – Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews; Read 01/04/15

✔N – Night Broken by Patricia Briggs; Read 01/13/15

✔O – On the Edge by Ilona Andrews; Read 04/16/15

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✔R – Revenant by Larissa Ione; Read 01/18/15

✔S – Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks; Read 01/14/15

✔T – Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost; Read 01/11/15

✔U – Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan; Read 01/08/15

✔V – Vengeance in Death by J. D. Robb; Read 05/05/15

✔W – Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich; Read 03/06/15

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2015 A-Z Author Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Progress: 21 out of 26

✔A – Ashley, Kristen; Jagged by Kristen Ashley; Read 01/23/15

✔B – Banks, Maya; Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks; Read 01/14/15

✔C – Cole, Kresley; The Master by Kresley Cole; Read 02/26/15

✔D – Darynda Jones; Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones; Read 05/20/15

✔E – Evanovich, Janet; Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich; Read 03/06/15

✔F – Faith Hunter; Skinwalker by Faith Hunter; Read 02/03/15

✔G – Glines, Abbi; Never Too Far by Abbi Glines; Read 02/13/15

✔H – Helena Hunting; Clipped Wings by Helena Hunting; Read 03/23/15

✔I – Ilona Andrews; Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews; Read 01/04/15

✔J – Jeaniene Frost; Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost; Read 01/11/15

✔K – Karen Marie Moning; Burned by Karen Marie Moning; Read 01/21/15

✔L – Larissa Ione; Revenant by Larissa Ione; Read 01/18/15

✔M – Madeline Sheehan; Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan; Read 01/08/15

✔N – Nalini Singh; Rock Courtship by Nalini Singh; Read 02/19/15

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✔P – Patricia Briggs; Night Broken by Patricia Briggs; Read 01/13/15

Q – Quinn, Paula; Seduced by a Highlander by Paula Quinn

✔R – Robb, J.D.; Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb; Read 03/03/15

✔S – Shelly Laurenston; Can't Get Enough in Everlasting Bad Boys by Shelly Laurenston; Read 03/10/15

✔T – Thea Harrison; Midnight's Kiss by Thea Harrison; Read 05/06/15

✔U – Urban, Madeleine and Roux, Abigail; Fish & Chips by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux; Read 02/05/15

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✔W – Ward, J.R.; The Shadows by J.R. Ward; Read 04/09/15

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✔Y – Young, Samantha; Until Fountain Bridge by Samantha Young; Read 01/08/15

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2015 A-Z Character Challenge (Female)
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Progress: 23 out of 26

✔A – Anna Latham; Fair Game by Patricia Briggs; Read 03/13/15

✔B – Blaspheme; Revenant by Larissa Ione; Read 01/18/15

✔C – Catarina Marín; The Master by Kresley Cole; Read 02/26/15

✔D – Denise MacGregor; First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost; Read 02/09/15

✔E – Ellie Carmichael; Until Fountain Bridge by Samantha Young; Read 01/08/15

✔F – Faith Malone; Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks; Read 01/14/15

✔G – Genevieve Spenser; Cold As Ice by Anne Stuart; Read 04/10/15

✔H – Hannah Nichols; Fall from India Place by Samantha Young; Read 03/30/15

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✔J – Johanna Walker; Down London Road by Samantha Young; Read 02/24/15

✔K – Kate Daniels; Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews; Read 01/04/15

✔L – Leila Dalton; Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost; Read 01/11/15

✔M – Mercedes Thompson; Night Broken by Patricia Briggs; Read 01/13/15

✔N – Natalie Benoit; Breaking Point by Pamela Clare; Read 05/24/15

✔O – O'Malley, Dani; Burned by Karen Marie Moning; Read 01/21/15

✔P – Page, Tenley; Clipped Wings by Helena Hunting; Read 03/23/15

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✔R – Rose Drayton; On the Edge by Ilona Andrews; Read 04/16/15

✔S – Shalin the Innocent; Can't Get Enough in Everlasting Bad Boys by Shelly Laurenston; Read 03/10/15

✔T – Thea Arsana; Rock Courtship by Nalini Singh; Read 02/19/15

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✔V – Vanessa MacGregor; Rules of Entanglement by Gina L. Maxwell; Read 04/12/15

✔W – Wynn, Blaire; Never Too Far by Abbi Glines; Read 02/13/15

✔X – Eva Fox; Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan; Read 01/08/15

✔Y – Yellowrock, Jane; Skinwalker by Faith Hunter; Read 02/03/15

✔Z – Zara Cinders; Jagged by Kristen Ashley; Read 01/23/15

2015 A-Z Character Challenge (Male)
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Progress: 21 out of 26

✔A – Adam Hauptman; Night Broken by Patricia Briggs; Read 01/13/15

✔B – Bones; Reckoning by Jeaniene Frost; Read 03/03/15

✔C – Curran Lennart; Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews; Read 01/04/15

✔D – David Rivera; Rock Courtship by Nalini Singh; Read 02/19/15

✔E – Everton Stark; Omega by S. M. Reine; Read 04/29/15

✔F – Fox, Zachary; Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh; Read 05/20/15

✔G – Gray Montgomery; Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks; Read 01/14/15

✔H – Graham "Ham" Reece; Jagged Kristen Ashley; Read 01/23/15

✔I – iAm; The Shadows by J.R. Ward; Read 04/09/15

✔J – Jericho Barrons; Burned by Karen Marie Moning; Read 01/21/15

✔K – Kincaid, Hop; Fire Inside by Kristen Ashley; Read 04/13/15

✔L – Lucian "Luke" Langdon, Earl of Claybourne; In Bed With the Devil by Lorraine Heath; Read 04/01/15

✔M – Mickey Donovan; Soaring by Kristen Ashley; Read 03/18/15

✔N – Nate Sawyer; Before Jamaica Lane by Samantha Young; Read 03/25/15

✔O – O'Brien, Takashi; Ice Blue by Anne Stuart; Read 05/04/15

✔P – Peter Jensen; Cold As Ice by Anne Stuart; Read 04/10/15

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✔R – Revenant; Revenant by Larissa Ione; Read 01/18/15

✔S – Spade; First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost; Read 02/09/15

✔T – Tegan; Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian; Read 01/07/15

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✔V – Vlad Tepesh; Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost; Read 01/11/15

✔W – West, Deuce; Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan; Read 01/08/15

✔X – Maddox, Travis; Mrs. Maddox by Jamie McGuire; Read 03/22/15

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✔Z – Zane Garrett; Fish & Chips by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux; Read 02/05/15

2015 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Level: Mor-book-ly Obese
Progress: 8 out of 8 (COMPLETE!)

✔1 – Burned by Karen Marie Moning (512 pages); Read 01/21/15

✔2 – The Shadows by J.R. Ward (592 pages); Read 04/09/15

✔3 – Reason to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan (466 pages)

✔4 – Golden Trail by Kristen Ashley (611 pages); Read 08/01/15

✔5 – For You by Kristen Ashley (535 pages); Read 05/18/15

✔6 – Games of the Heart by Kristen Ashley (600 pages); Read 08/31/15

✔7 – At Peace by Kristen Ashley (660 pages); Read 06/02/15

✔8 – Soaring by Kristen Ashley (597 pages); Read 03/18/15

2015 Read-the-Month Albanian Edition
JANAR (January)
Duration: January 1st 2015 - January 31st 2015
Progress: 5 out of 5 (COMPLETE!)

✔J - Jagged by Kristen Ashley; Read 01/23/15

✔A - Andrews, Ilona; Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews; Read 01/04/15

✔N - Night Broken by Patricia Briggs; Read 01/13/15

✔A - Adrian, Lara; Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian; Read 01/07/15

✔R - Revenant by Larissa Ione; Read 01/18/15

Back to Basics, Audiobook Style!
Duration: February 1st 2015 - May 31st 2015
Level: Earbuds are Fused to My Ears
Progress: 27 out of 25+ (COMPLETE!)

Author:

✔Favorite Author - Fair Game by Patricia Briggs; Read 03/13/15
✔New to You Author - Wallbanger by Alice Clayton; Read 04/17/15
✔Second Chance Author - Never Too Far by Abbi Glines; Read 02/13/15



Narrator:

✔Favorite Narrator - Lorelei King; Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich; Read 03/06/15
✔New to You Narrator - Hollis McCarthy; Soaring by Kristen Ashley; Read 03/18/15
✔Male Narrator - Cole Ferguson; Fury of Obsession by Coreene Callahan; Read 03/16/15
✔Female Narrator - Tavia Gilbert;Reckoning by Jeaniene Frost; Read 03/03/15



Series/Stand Alone:

✔First in Series - The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston; Read 03/10/15
✔Continuation of Series - Down London Road by Samantha Young; Read 02/24/15



Release Date:

✔New Release (2015) - Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs; Read 03/20/15
✔Release Date (2010-2014) - Fall from India Place by Samantha Young; Read 03/30/15
✔Release Date (2000-2009) - Cold As Ice by Anne Stuart (originally published in 2006); Read 04/10/15
✔Release Date (prior to 2000) - Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas (originally published in 2006); Read 04/20/15



Listening Time:

✔Under 6 Hours - Castle Hill by Samantha Young (2 hours and 41 minutes); Read 03/23/15
✔6 to under 10 Hours - Rules of Entanglement by Gina L. Maxwell; Read 04/12/15
✔10 to 15 Hours - Before Jamaica Lane by Samantha Young (11 hours and 6 minutes); Read 03/25/15
✔Over 15 Hours - The Shadows by J.R. Ward; Read 04/09/15



Genre:

✔Contemporary Romance - Fire Inside by Kristen Ashley; Read 04/13/15
✔Historical (European) - In Bed With the Devil by Lorraine Heath; Read 04/01/15
✔Paranormal - First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost; Read 02/09/15
✔Urban Fantasy - Skinwalker by Faith Hunter; Read 02/03/15
✔Romantic Suspense - When You Dare by Lori Foster; Read 03/27/15
✔Futuristic - Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb; Read 03/03/15
✔Erotica - The Master by Kresley Cole; Read 02/26/15
✔LGBT - Fish & Chips by Abigail Roux; Read 02/05/15
✔Young Adult - Reason to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan; Read 02/24/15
✔New Adult - Clipped Wings by Helena Hunting; Read 03/23/15

2015 Read-the-Month Albanian Edition
SHKURT (February)
Duration: February 1st 2015 - February 28th 2015
Progress: 6 out of 6 (COMPLETE!)

✔S - Down London Road by Samantha Young; Read 02/24/15

✔H - Skinwalker by Faith Hunter; Read 02/03/15

✔K - The Master by Kresley Cole; Read 02/26/15

✔U - Fish & Chips by Abigail Roux and Madeleine Urban; Read 02/05/15

✔R - Reason to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan; Read 02/24/15

✔T - A Tale Of Two Dragons by G.A. Aiken; Read 02/28/15

2015 February Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1 to February 28, 2015
Progress: 8 of 10 (COMPLETE!)

✔1. ‘F’ is for February: First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost; Read 02/09/15

2. Member of the Month: Jane (PS) : Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb

3. Author of the Month Jaci Burton: Giving Chase by Lauren Dane (Kyle is in landscaping)

✔4. Children’s Dental Health Month: Never Too Far by Abbi Glines; Read 02/13/15

✔5. Super Bowl Sunday (Feb 1): Reason to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan; Read 02/24/15

✔6. Groundhog Day (Feb 2): A Tale Of Two Dragons by G.A. Aiken; Read 02/28/15

✔7. Valentines Day (Feb 14): Down London Road by Samantha Young; Read 02/24/15

✔8. Presidents Day (Feb 16): Fish & Chips by Abigail Roux and Madeleine Urban; Read 02/05/15

✔9. Mardi Gras (Feb 17): Skinwalker by Faith Hunter; Read 02/03/15

✔10. Reader's Choice: The Master by Kresley Cole; Read 02/26/15

2015 March Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1 to March 31, 2015
Progress: 10 of 10 (COMPLETE!)

✔1 - 'M' is for March: The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston; Read 03/10/15

✔2 - Member of the Month: Sassafrass: Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb; Read 03/03/15

✔3 - Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author: Rebecca Zanetti: Fair Game by Patricia Briggs (paranormal romance); Read 03/13/15

✔4 - Old Stuff Day (March 2): Everlasting Bad Boys by Shelly Laurenston, Cynthia Eden, and Noelle Mack (added to TBR on 06/21/13); Read 03/10/15

✔5 - If Pets Had Thumbs Day (March 3): Fury of Obsession by Coreene Callahan (dragon shifter); Read 03/16/15

✔6 - Middle Name Pride Day (March 10): Magic Mourns by Ilona Andrews; Read 03/11/15

✔7 - National Goof Off Day (March 22): Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich; Read 03/06/15

✔8 - I am in Control Day (March 30): Reckoning by Jeaniene Frost; Read 03/03/15

✔9 - Take a Walk in the Park Day (March 30): Soaring by Kristen Ashley; Read 03/18/15

✔10 - Reader’s Choice: Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs; Read 03/20/15

2015 Read-the-Month Albanian Edition
MARS (March)
Duration: March 1st 2015 - March 31st 2015
Progress: 4 of 4 (COMPLETE!)

✔M - Magic Mourns by Ilona Andrews; Read 03/11/15 or The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston; Read 03/10/15

✔A - Soaring by Kristen Ashley; Read 03/18/15

✔R - Reckoning by Jeaniene Frost; Read 03/03/15

✔S - Everlasting Bad Boys by Shelly Laurenston, Cynthia Eden, and Noelle Mack; Read 03/10/15

Let's Set The Mood....A Settings Challenge
Duration: March 15, 2015 through June 14, 2015
Level: World Traveler
Progress: 25 out of 25 (COMPLETE!)

Settings:

✔1. Small Town - Soaring by Kristen Ashley; Read 03/18/15

✔2. City - Castle Hill by Samantha Young (Edinburgh, Scotland); Read 03/23/15

✔3. Farm/Ranch - Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs; Read 03/20/15

✔4. Jungle or Rain forest - Heart of Fire by Linda Howard; Read 05/10/15

✔5. Desert or Mountain Range - Fire Inside (Colorado mountains); Read 04/13/15

✔6. College - Clipped Wings by Helena Hunting; Read 03/23/15

✔7. Hotel or Apartment - Wallbanger (apartment); Read 04/17/15

✔8. Mansion or House - The Shadows by J.R. Ward; Read 04/09/15

✔9. Ship/Boat - Cold As Ice by Anne Stuart; Read 04/10/15

✔10. Tropical/Island - Rules of Entanglement by Gina L. Maxwell; Read 04/12/15

✔11. U.S.A. - When You Dare by Lori Foster (Kentucky); Read 03/27/15

✔12. Central or South America (including Mexico) - Breaking Point by Pamela Clare (Mexico); Read 05/24/15

✔13. Ireland - Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb (Dublin); Read 05/05/15

✔14. Italy - The Wicked House of Rohan by Anne Stuart; Read 05/20/15

✔15. England - In Bed With the Devil by Lorraine Heath 04/01/15

✔16. Australia - Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh (Auckland, New Zealand); Read 05/20/15

✔17. Canada - Omega by S.M. Reine (Toronto); Read 04/25/15

✔18. Asia - Ice Blue by Anne Stuart (Japan); Read 05/04/15

✔19. Scotland - Before Jamaica Lane by Samantha Young; Read 03/25/15

✔20. France - The Many Sins Of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley (Paris); Read 04/30/15



Bonus (covers):

✔1. Building/Dwelling - Fall from India Place by Samantha Young (faded buildings in the background); Read 03/30/15

✔2. Water or Boat - Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas; Read 04/20/15

✔3. Mountains - Kaleidoscope by Kristen Ashley; Read 04/29/15

✔4. Grass or Trees - On the Edge by Ilona Andrews; Read 04/16/15

✔5. Sand or Snow - Shards of Hope by Nalini Singh; Read 06/05/15

2015 April Monthly Challenge
Duration: April 1 to April 30, 2015
Progress: 10 of 10 (COMPLETE!)

✔1.'A' is for April - Azagoth by Larissa Ione; Read 04/26/15

✔2. Member of the Month - BJ Rose - In Bed With the Devil by Lorraine Heath; Read 04/01/15

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Patricia Briggs - Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs; 04/22/15

✔4. Hans Christian Anderson (April 2) - On the Edge by Ilona Andrews; Read 04/16/15

✔5. Reconciliation Day (April 2) - Wallbanger by Alice Clayton; Read 04/17/15

✔6. Look Up at the Sky day (April 14) - Fire Inside by Kristen Ashley; Read 04/13/15

✔7. Titanic (April 15) - Cold As Ice by Anne Stuart; Read 04/10/15

✔8. Take a chance day (April 23) - Omega by S.M. Reine; 04/25/15

✔9. Hug an Australian Day (April 26) - Rules of Entanglement by Gina L. Maxwell; Read 04/12/15

✔10. Reader's Choice - The Shadows by J.R. Ward; Read 04/09/15

2015 Read-the-Month Albanian Edition
PRILL (April)
Duration: April 1st 2015 - April 30th 2015
Progress: 5 of 5 (COMPLETE!)

✔P - Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs; 04/22/15

✔R - Rules of Entanglement by Gena L. Maxwell; Read 04/12/15

✔I - In Bed with the Devil by Lorraine Heath; Read 04/01/15

✔L - Azagoth by Larissa Ione; Read 04/26/15

✔L - Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas; Read 04/20/15

2015 Read-the-Season Albanian Edition
PRANVERA (Spring)
Duration: March 20, 2015 - June 20, 2015
Level: Level 2
Progress: 15 out of 15 (COMPLETE!)

PRANVERA – Spring:

✔P - Patricia Briggs; Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs; Read 03/20/15

✔R - Rules of Entanglement by Gina L. Maxwell; Read 04/12/15

✔A - Azagoth by Larissa Ione; Read 04/26/15

✔N - Naked Edge by Pamela Clare; Read 05/07/15

✔V - Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb; Read 05/05/15

✔E - Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones; Read 05/20/15

✔R - Reine, S.M.; Omega by S.M. Reine; Read 04/25/15

✔A - Anne Stuart; Cold As Ice by Anne Stuart; Read 04/10/15



PASHKËT – Easter (Apr 5):

✔P - Patricia Briggs; Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs; Read 04/22/15

✔A - Andrews, Ilona; On the Edge by Ilona Andrews; Read 04/16/15

✔S - Samantha Young; Castle Hill by Samantha Young; Read 03/23/15

✔H - Helena Hunting; Clipped Wings by Helena Hunting; Read 03/23/15

✔K - Kristen Ashley; Fire Inside by Kristen Ashley; Read 04/13/15

✔Ë - Echoes of Scotland Street by Samantha Young; Read 05/11/15

✔T - Thea Harrison; Midnight's Kiss by Thea Harrison; Read 05/06/15

2015 Read-the-Month Albanian Edition
MAJ (May)
Duration: May 1st 2015 - May 31st 2015
Progress: 3 of 3 (COMPLETE!)

✔M - Midnight's Kiss by Thea Harrison; Read 05/06/15

✔A - Ashley, Kristen; For You by Kristen Ashley; Read 05/18/15

✔J - Jones, Darynda; Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones; Read 05/20/15

2015 May Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1 to May 31, 2015
Progress: 10 of 10 (COMPLETE!)

✔1. 'M' is for May: Midnight's Kiss by Thea Harrison; Read 05/06/15

✔2. Member of the Month - Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel: Naked Edge by Pamela Clare; Read 05/07/15

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Elizabeth Lowell: Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh (contemporary romance); Read 05/20/15

✔4. 3rd May - Paranormal Day: Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones; Read 05/20/15

✔5. 15th May - Chocolate Chip Day: For You by Kristen Ashley (mostly brown cover); Read 05/18/15

✔6. 18th May - Museum Day: Ice Blue by Anne Stuart (Museum Curator); Read 05/04/15

✔7. 20th May - Be a Millionaire Day: Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb; Read 05/05/15

✔8. 22nd May - Goth Day: Heart of Fire by Linda Howard (mostly black cover); Read 05/10/15

✔9. 23rd May - Turtle Day: Echoes of Scotland Street by Samantha Young (lazy day read); Read 05/11/15

✔10. Reader's Choice: Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews; Read 05/13/15

2015 Read-the-Month Albanian Edition
QERSHOR (June)
Duration: June 1st 2015 - June 30th 2015
Progress: 7 of 7 (COMPLETE!)

✔Q - A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands; Read 06/14/15

✔E - Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione; Read 06/11/15

✔R - Risk the Night by Anne Stuart; Read 06/27/15

✔S - Shards of Hope by Nalini Singh; Read 06/05/15

✔H - Hero by Samantha Young; Read 06/14/15

✔O - Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz; Read 06/26/15

✔R - Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb; Read 06/08/15

2015 June Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1 to June 30, 2015
Progress: 10 of 10 (COMPLETE!)

✔1. 'J' is for June: J.D. Robb; Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb; Read 06/08/15

✔2. Member of the Month - LaurLa: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz; Read 06/26/15

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Samantha Young: Hero by Samantha Young; Read 06/14/15

✔4. Audiobook Month: Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione; Read 06/11/15

✔5. LGBT Pride Month: Shards of Hope by Nalini Singh; Read 06/05/15

✔6. June 1st - Dare Day: A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands (new to me author); Read 06/14/15

✔7. June 6 - D-Day: Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews (ficticious/fantasy military); Read 06/21/15

✔8. June 21 - Fathers Day: Forever Too Far by Abbi Glines; Read 06/06/15

✔9. June 26 - Take your dog to work day: At Peace by Kristen Ashley; Read 06/02/15

✔10. Reader's Choice: Risk the Night by Anne Stuart; Read 06/27/15

The Royalty of Rock Quarterly Challenge
Duration: June 15, 2015 through September 14, 2015
Level: Threw My Panties on the Stage
Progress: 20 of 20 (COMPLETE!)

✔Jailhouse Rock: Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb; Read 08/07/15

✔Blue Suede Shoes: Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas; Read 07/15/15

✔Love Me Tender: Rock Hard by Nalini Singh; Read 07/08/15

✔Heartbreak Hotel: The One You Want by Gena Showalter; Read 07/23/15

✔Viva Las Vegas: Lick by Kylie Scott; Read 08/03/15

✔A Little Less Conversation: Ice Storm by Anne Stuart; Read 07/22/15

✔Hound Dog: Steel's Edge by Ilona Andrews; Read 08/17/15

✔Return to Sender: Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb; Read 07/27/15

✔Don't Be Cruel: Hidden Ecstasy by Setta Jay; 06/16/15

✔In the Ghetto: A Pound of Flesh by Sophie Jackson; Read 07/03/15

✔Suspicious Minds: Risk the Night by Anne Stuart; Read 06/27/15

✔Burning Love: Between the Devil and Desire by Lorraine Heath; Read 07/10/15

✔All Shook Up: Twisted Perfection by Abbi Glines; Read 08/21/15

✔Little Sister: Golden Trail by Kristen Ashley; Read 08/01/15

✔Blue Hawaii: Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan; Read 08/11/15

✔Kentucky Rain: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz (clouds); Read 06/26/15

✔Hard Headed Woman: Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews; Read 06/21/15

✔Don't Cry Daddy: Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec; Read 07/08/15

✔GI Blues: Until November by Aurora Rose Reynolds; Read 08/17/15

✔Summer Kisses, Winter Tears: A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas; Read 07/03/15

2015 Stacking the Series Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Progress: 28 of 28 (COMPLETE!)

Level 7: On Dublin Street Series by Samantha Young

✔Until Fountain Bridge; Read 01/08/15
✔Down London Road; Read 02/24/15
✔Castle Hill; Read 03/23/15
✔Before Jamaica Lane; Read 03/25/15
✔Fall from India Place; Read 03/30/15
✔Echoes of Scotland Street; Read 05/11/15
✔Moonlight on Nightingale Way; Read 10/11/15



Level 6: Ice Series by Anne Stuart

✔Cold As Ice; Read 04/10/15
✔Ice Blue; Read 05/04/15
✔Ice Storm; Read 07/22/15
✔Married to It; Read 07/30/15
✔Fire And Ice; Read 08/04/15
✔On Thin Ice; Read 09/13/15



Level 5: The Burg Series by Kristen Ashley

✔For You; Read 05/18/15
✔At Peace; Read 06/02/15
✔Golden Trail; Read 08/01/15
✔Games of the Heart; Read 08/31/15
✔The Promise; Read 09/16/15



Level 4: The Edge Series by Ilona Andrews

✔On the Edge; Read 04/16/15
✔Bayou Moon; Read 05/13/15
✔Fate's Edge; Read 06/21/15
✔Steel's Edge; Read 08/17/15



Level 3: Penryn & the End of Days Trilogy by Susan Ee

✔Angelfall; Read 05/28/15
✔World After; Read 08/23/15
✔End of Days; Read 09/10/15



Level 2: Rock Kiss Series by Nalini Singh

✔Rock Addiction; Read 05/20/15

✔Rock Hard; Read 07/08/15



Level 1: Psy/Changeling Series by Nalini Singh (COMPLETE!)

✔Shards of Hope; Read 06/05/15

2015 Monthly Word Hunt
July
Duration: July 1st 2015 - July 31st 2015
Progress: 9 of 10 (COMPLETE!)

✔ability/ies: Ride Steady by Kristen Ashley; Read 07/01/15
Page 39: "It was clear he was concerned about his ability to defend me considering the firepower at Aaron’s back."

✔blindfold: Between the Devil and Desire by Lorraine Heath; Read 07/10/15
Page 143: "The man can follow clues blindfolded ."

✔brand: The One You Want by Gena Showalter; Read 07/23/15
Loc 1406 of 2073: "Her hips shot up off the couch, and he did it again, a slow lick that branded her soul-deep."

✔coddle: The Story of Son by J.R. Ward; Read 07/25/15
Loc 166 of 1406: "As that frail hand curled around Claire's Montblanc and drew a shaky approximation of "Eliza Merchant Castile Leeds" on the last line, Claire tried not to think of the four hours of work she'd lost or the fact that she couldn't stand coddling people."

✔destroy: The One You Want by Gena Showalter; Read 07/23/15
Loc 212 of 2073: "Not to support his dad's idiotic decision to marry the woman who had helped destroy their family."

diabolic/al:

✔reverse: Fighting for Irish by Gina L. Maxwell; Read 07/13/15
Loc 3385 of 4066: "With a sweeping move, he flipped them over, reversing their positions."

✔sound: Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec; Read 07/11/15
Loc 640 of 7182: "Oh my god, I sound like a chick."

✔sparkle/r: The One You Want by Gena Showalter; Read 07/23/15
Loc 379 of 2073: "After the little girl had oohed and aahed over the sparkling strawberry pendant that glistened with all the colors of a rainbow..."

✔violence: Rock Hard by Nalini Singh; Read 07/08/15
Loc 1906 of 4611: "She turned on her heel, all big, bruised eyes in a delicate face he wanted to cup in his hands as he kissed her, coaxed her, taught her he'd never lay a finger on her in violence ."

2015 July Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1 to July 31, 2015
Progress: 10 of 10 (COMPLETE!)

✔1. 'J' is for July: Jackson, Sophie; A Pound of Flesh by Sophie Jackson; Read 07/03/15

✔2. Member of the Month - D.G.: A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas; Read 07/03/15

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Maggie Osborne: Ride Steady by Kristen Ashley (Colorado mountains); Read 07/01/15

✔4. National Blueberry Month: Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas; Read 07/15/15

✔5. National Hot Dog Month: Fighting for Irish by Gina L. Maxwell (MMA Fighter); Read 07/13/15

✔6. July 1 – Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day: Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec; Read 07/11/15

✔7. July 2 – World UFO Day: The Story of Son: A Dark Vampire Romance by J.R. Ward; Read 07/25/15

✔8. July 14 – Bastille Day: Between the Devil and Desire by Lorraine Heath (Duchess of Lovingdon); Read 07/10/15

✔9. July 24 – Amelia Earhart Day: Rock Hard by Nalini Singh (New Zealand - Pacific Islands); Read 07/08/15

✔10. Reader's Choice: Ice Storm by Anne Stuart Read 07/22/15

2015 Read-the-Month Albanian Edition
KORRIK (July)
Duration: July 1st 2015 - July 31st 2015
Progress: 6 of 6 (COMPLETE!)

✔K - Kleypas, Lisa; Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas; Read 07/15/15

✔O - The One You Want by Gena Showalter; Read 07/23/15

✔R - Rock Hard by Nalini Singh; Read 07/08/15

✔R - Ride Steady by Kristen Ashley; Read 07/01/15

✔I - Ice Storm by Anne Stuart; Read 07/22/15

✔K - Kleypas, Lisa; A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas; Read 07/03/15

2015 Read-the-Season Albanian Edition
VERA (Summer)
Duration: June 21, 2015 - September 22, 2015
Level: Level 3
Progress: 36 out of 36 (COMPLETE!)

VERA – Summer:

✔V - Valentine by Samantha Young; Read 08/26/15

✔E - Ee, Susan; World After by Susan Ee; Read 08/23/15

✔R - Rock Hard by Nalini Singh; Read 07/08/15

✔A - Ashley, Kristen; Golden Trail by Kristen Ashley; Read 08/01/15



SOLSTIK VERËS - Summer solstice (Jun 21):

✔S - Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec; Read 07/11/15

✔O - Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz; Read 06/26/15

✔L - Lisa Kleypas; A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas; Read 07/03/15

✔S - Showalter, Gena; The One You Want by Gena Showalter; Read 07/23/15

✔T - Twisted Perfection by Abbi Glines; Read 08/21/15

✔I - Ice Storm by Anne Stuart; Read 07/22/15

✔K - Kristen Ashley; Ride Steady by Kristen Ashley; Read 07/01/15

✔V - Veronica Roth; The Initiate by Veronica Roth; Read 08/26/15

✔E - Everbound by Brodi Ashton; Read 09/05/15

✔R - Risk the Night by Anne Stuart; Read 06/27/15

✔Ë - Evertrue by Brodi Ashton; Read 09/13/15

✔S - The Story of Son by J.R. Ward; Read 07/25/15



BABAIT -Father's Day (Jun 21):

✔B - Between the Devil and Desire by Lorraine Heath; Read 07/10/15

✔A - Ashley, Jennifer; The Duke's Perfect Wife by Jennifer Ashley; Read 07/30/15

✔B - Brodi Ashton; Neverfall by Brodi Ashton; Read 08/24/15

✔A - Anne Stuart; Fire and Ice by Anne Stuart; Read 08/04/15

✔I - Ilona Andrews; Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews; Read 06/21/15

✔T - The Transfer by Veronica Roth; Read 09/01/15



BAJRAMIT TË MADH - Lesser Bajram/End of Ramadan (Jul 18):

✔B - Bound by Flames by Jeaniene Frost; Read 08/25/15

✔A - Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan; Read 08/11/15

✔J - Jackson, Sophie; A Pound of Flesh by Sophie Jackson; Read 07/03/15

✔R - Robb, J.D.; Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb; Read 07/27/15

✔A - Aurora Rose Reynolds; Until November by Aurora Rose Reynolds; Read 08/18/15

✔M - Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas; Read 07/15/15

✔I - Ilona Andrews, Steel's Edge by Ilona Andrews; Read 08/17/15

✔T - The Traitor by Veronica Roth; Read 09/01/15

✔T - Tangled by Emma Chase; Read 09/07/15

✔E - End of Days by Susan Ee; Read 09/10/15

✔M - Married to It by Anne Stuart; Read 07/30/15

✔A - Ashley, Jennifer; A Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift by Jennifer Ashley; Read 09/01/15

✔D - Dashner, James; Thomas’s First Memory of the Flare by James Dashner; Read 06/24/15

✔H - Heath, Lorraine; Surrender to the Devil by Lorraine Heath; Read 08/20/15

2015 Read-the-Month Albanian Edition
GUSHT (August)
Duration: August 1st 2015 - August 31st 2015
Progress: 5 of 5 (COMPLETE!)

✔G - Golden Trail by Kristen Ashley; Read 08/01/15

✔U - Until November by Aurora Rose Reynolds; Read 08/18/15

✔S - Sheridan, Mia; Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan; Read 08/11/15

✔H - Heath, Lorraine; Surrender to the Devil by Lorraine Heath; Read 08/20/15

✔T - Twisted Perfection by Abbi Glines; Read 08/21/15

2015 August Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1 to August 31, 2015
Progress: 10 of 10 (COMPLETE!)

✔1. 'A' is for August: Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan; Read 08/11/15

✔2. Member of the Month - Shan: Lick by Kylie Scott; Read 08/03/15

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Angela Knight World After by Susan Ee (fantasy); Read 08/23/15

✔4. Romance Awareness Month: Surrender to the Devil by Lorraine Heath; Read 08/20/15

✔5. Eighth Month of the Year: Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb (8th in series); Read 08/07/15

✔6. National Back to School Month: Golden Trail by Kristen Ashley (teacher); Read 08/01/15

✔7. August 6: National S'mores Day: Fire And Ice by Anne Stuart; Read 08/04/15

✔8. August 17 - National Thrift shop Day: Until November by Aurora Rose Reynolds; Read 08/18/15

✔9. August 25 - Kiss and Make Up Day Twisted Perfection by Abbi Glines; Read 08/21/15

✔10. Reader's Choice Steel's Edge by Ilona Andrews; Read 08/17/15

2015 Monthly Word Hunt
August
Duration: August 1st 2015 - August 31st 2015
Progress: 8 of 8 (COMPLETE!)

✔combat: Golden Trail by Kristen Ashley; Read 08/01/15
Loc 7130 of 13340: "That is, if I win at hand to hand combat defendin’ my son against a gonzo Joe Callahan.”

✔disease: Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb; Read 08/07/15
Loc 192 of 5462: "There were telltale spiderwebs of broken blood vessels over his dented face, obvious signs of malnutrition, and the scabs of what was likely some unattractive skin disease."

✔drink: Golden Trail by Kristen Ashley; Read 08/01/15
Loc 2690 of 13340: "When they both got into the kitchen, he saw the house was dark and he stopped thinking about how to convince Rocky to stay and have a drink."

✔federal: Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb; Read 08/07/15
Loc 4358 of 5462: "Plus there are probably federal restrictions.”

✔forest: Fire And Ice by Anne Stuart; Read 08/04/15
Loc 726 of 3507: "In a forest in Japan in the middle of winter, with nothing more than a sweatshirt for warmth and thin sneakers on her feet."

joyride:

loophole:

✔snake: Golden Trail by Kristen Ashley; Read 08/01/15
Loc 8201 of 13340: "“I don’t believe you!” she shot back and his hand snaked out and hooked her around the back of the neck."

✔sunrise: Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb; Read 08/07/15
Loc 109 of 5462: "The dealers and street whores would have finished the night’s business, would have crawled back into their flops before sunrise."

✔twelve: Fire And Ice by Anne Stuart; Read 08/04/15
Loc 1147 of 3507: "Like a twelve-year-old kid, he wanted to keep his erection, and think about her."

2015 Monthly Word Hunt
September
Duration: September 1st 2015 - September 30th 2015
Progress: 9 of 10 (COMPLETE!)

✔abandon: Everbound by Brodi Ashton; Read 09/05/15
Page 242 of 344: "The ominous shadow entreated me to abandon my hope."

✔absorb: A Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift by Jennifer Ashley; Read 09/01/15
Page 19 of 187: "Beth cuddled Belle in her arms and watched her husband become absorbed in his children."

✔bad: The Transfer by Veronica Roth; Read 09/01/15
Page 29 of 54: “You’re not a bad runner,” Tori says as she sidles up to me on the platform.

✔chaotic: Hades by Larissa Ione; Read 09/22/15
Page 24 of 153: "Before, there had always been a balanced mix of order and chaos. Organized chaos. Chaotic organization."

✔downward: Everbound by Brodi Ashton; Read 09/05/15
Page 66 of 344: "I cast my eyes downward."

✔guilt: Everbound by Brodi Ashton; Read 09/05/15
Page 18 of 344: "The guilt weighed heavy in my stomach for a moment."

✔insect: On Thin Ice by Anne Stuart; Read 09/13/15
Page 48 of 320: "All she could see was tanned skin and dirt and flinty eyes staring down at her as if she were an unwanted insect."

✔modern: A Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift by Jennifer Ashley; Read 09/01/15
Page 7 of 187: "Kilmorgan Castle was a large manor house now, the old castle having been pulled down a hundred and more years ago so that a modern, gigantic Georgian structure could be erected in its place."

recluse:
Loc:

✔worm: A Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift by Jennifer Ashley; Read 09/01/15
Page 34 or 187: "You looked at me, the great Mac Mackenzie, and I knew I was lower than worms.”

2015 September Monthly Challenge
Duration: September 1 to September 30, 2015
Progress: 10 of 10 (COMPLETE!)

✔1. 'S' is for September: The Son by Veronica Roth; Read 09/01/15

✔2. Member of the Month - Questian: On Thin Ice by Anne Stuart; Read 09/13/15

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Lorelei James: Evertrue by Brodi Ashton (bestseller); Read 09/13/15

✔4. Sept. 20th - National Women's Friendship Day: Everbound by Brodi Ashton; Read 09/05/15

✔5. Sept. 21st - Miniature Golf Day: The Traitor by Veronica Roth; 09/01/15

✔6. Sept. 9th - Teddy Bear Day: Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews; Read 09/04/15

✔7. Sept. 11th - Make Your Bed Day: Tangled by Emma Chase; Read 09/07/15

✔8. Sept. 16th - National Play Doh Day: A Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift by Jennifer Ashley; Read 09/01/15

✔9. Sept. 5th - Cheese Pizza Day: Hades by Larissa Ione; Read 09/22/15

✔10. Reader's Choice: End of Days by Susan Ee; Read 09/10/15

2015 Read-the-Month Albanian Edition
SHTATOR (September)
Duration: September 1st 2015 - September 30th 2015
Progress: 7 of 7 (COMPLETE!)

✔S - The Son by Veronica Roth; Read 09/01/15

✔H - Hades by Larissa Ione; Read 09/22/15

✔T - Tangled by Emma Chase; Read 09/07/15

✔A - Ashton, Brodi; Everbound by Brodi Ashton; Read 09/05/15

✔T - The Transfer by Veronica Roth; Read 09/01/15

✔O - On Thin Ice by Anne Stuart; Read 09/13/15

✔R - Roth, Veronica; The Traitor by Veronica Roth; Read 09/01/15

2015 Read-the-Season Albanian Edition
VJESHTA (Autumn)
Duration: September 23, 2015 - December 20, 2015
Level: Level 2
Progress: 15 out of 15 (COMPLETE!)

VJESHTA – Autumn:

✔V - Vision in White: Book One in the Bride Quartet by Nora Roberts; Read 11/10/15

✔J - J.D. Robb; Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb; Read 10/18/15

✔E - Edge of Survival by Toni Anderson; Read 11/09/15

✔S - The Seduction of Elliot McBride by Jennifer Ashley; Read 10/21/15

✔H - Hold On by Kristen Ashley; Read 10/27/15

✔T - Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr

✔A - Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh; Read 10/14/15



ÇLIRIMIT – Liberation Day (Nov 29):

✔C - Cherise Sinclair; Servicing the Target by Cherise Sinclair; Read 11/16/15

✔L - Larissa Ione; Revenant Epilogue by Larissa Ione; Read 11/01/15

✔I - Ione, Larissa; Hades by Larissa Ione; Read 09/23/15

✔R - Raphael by D.B. Reynolds; Read 10/07/15

✔I - Ilona Andrews; Night Shift by Ilona Andrews; Read 11/18/15

✔M - Midnight Pleasures with a Scoundrel by Lorraine Heath; Read 09/25/15

✔I - Into Eternity by Larissa Ione; Read 11/01/15

✔T - Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas; Read 11/13/15

Back to School Quarterly Challenge
Duration: September 15, 2015 through December 14, 2015
Level: College
Progress: 13 of 20

✔Math - One King's Way by Samantha Young; Read 11/16/15

✔English - Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley (heroine owns a used bookstore); Read 11/07/15

✔History - Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas; Read 09/21/15

✔Physical Education - Servicing the Target by Cherise Sinclair; Read 11/16/15

✔Government - Hold On by Kristen Ashley; Read 10/27/15

✔Civics/Current Events - Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb; Read 10/18/15

✔Social Studies - One Perfect Night by Bella Andre (California); Read 10/04/15

Foreign Language - Read a book set in a location where the primary language is different from yours.

Physics - Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon (nerdy=accountant)

✔Biology - The Seduction of Elliot McBride by Jennifer Ashley; Read 10/21/15

✔Chemistry - Moonlight on Nightingale Way by Samantha Young; Read 10/11/15

Botany/Earth Science - Fated by Rebecca Zanetti

✔Home EC - The Promise (The 'Burg Series) by Kristen Ashley; Read 09/16/15

Wood/Metal Shop - Read a book with a construction worker or mechanic or a book with a shirtless man on cover.

Agricultural Studies - Skin Deep by Pamela Clare

✔Photography/Fashion Design - Vision in White by Nora Roberts; Read 11/10/15

✔Business - Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas; Read 11/13/15

✔Theater - Midnight Pleasures with a Scoundrel by Lorraine Heath; Read 09/25/15

Music/Dance - Mine to Take by Cynthia Eden

Art - Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas

2015 Read-the-Month Albanian Edition
TETOR (October)
Duration: October 1st 2015 - October 31st 2015
Progress: 5 of 5 (COMPLETE!)

✔T - Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr; Read 10/04/15

✔E - Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost; Read 10/30/15

✔T - Texture of Intimacy by Nalini Signh; Read 10/31/15

✔O - One Perfect Night by Bella Andre; Read 10/04/15

✔R - Raphael by D.B. Reynolds; Read 10/07/15

2015 Monthly Word Hunt
October
Duration: October 1st 2015 - October 31st 2015
Progress: 10 of 10 (COMPLETE!)

✔absent: Hold On by Kristen Ashley; Read 10/27/15
Page 483 of 584: "He just knew the things I couldn’t hide— Trent was absent, and when he wasn’t, he was a loser."

✔anywhere: Hold On by Kristen Ashley; Read 10/27/15
Page 92 of 584: "You don’t let your boy anywhere near that house or the people in it."

✔awesome: Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr; Read 10/04/15
Loc 446 of 6379: "But the sound of the rushing river was awesome."

✔bang: The Seduction of Elliot McBride by Jennifer Ashley; Read 10/21/15
Page 47 of 310: "The last of his words were lost in a bang and a roar."

✔bitter/ness: Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr; Read 10/04/15
Loc 3805 of 6379: "It had been an ugly, bitter parting that left everyone scarred—mostly him."

✔contagious: Hold On by Kristen Ashley; Read 10/27/15
Page 454 of 584: It was like it was contagious."

✔filter: Raphael by D.B. Reynolds; Read 10/07/15
Page 90 of 214: "The three humans seemed to exchange a few words before climbing into the van, and Cynthia was trying to filter out the engine sounds to pull the conversation out of the noise, hoping for a destination of some sort."

✔opposition: Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr; Read 10/04/15
Loc 2589 of 6379: "The portable defibrillator was the same as the type carried on commercial air carriers with patches as opposed to paddles."

✔rust: The Seduction of Elliot McBrideby Jennifer Ashley; Read 10/21/15
Page 249 of 310: "They’d tried to fix the mechanism to lower it to replace the candles, but it was frozen with rust."

✔wolves: The Seduction of Elliot McBride by Jennifer Ashley; 10/21/15
Page 230 of 310: "If that means I throw Stacy to the wolves, then I throw him.”

2015 October Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1 to October 31, 2015
Progress: 10 of 10 (COMPLETE!)

✔1. 'O' is for October: One Perfect Night by Bella Andre; Read 10/04/15

✔2. Member of the Month - NayNay: Be Mine Tonight by Kathryn Smith; Read 10/29/15

✔3. Featured Author Challenge - Bella Andre: Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr (contemporary); Read 10/04/15

✔4. Fire Prevention Week (2nd week of October): Hold On by Kristen Ashley (cop); Read 10/27/15

✔5. Techies Day (October 3): Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb; Read 10/18/15

✔6. Do Something Nice Day (October 5): Moonlight on Nightingale Way by Samantha Young; Read 10/11/15

✔7. No Beard Day (October 18): Raphael by D.B. Reynolds; Read 10/07/15

✔8. United Nations Day (October 24): The Seduction of Elliot McBride by Jennifer Ashley (Scotland); Read 10/21/15

✔9. National Frankenstein Day (October 30): Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh; Read 10/14/15

✔10. Reader's Choice: Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost; Read 10/30/15

Back to Basics Audiobook Style - Revisited!
Duration: September 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015
Level: Earbuds are Fused to My Ears
Progress: 13 of 25+

Contemporary Romance:

Favorite Author
New to You Author
Second Chance Author: Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr
Favorite Narrator
New to You Narrator
Second Chance Narrator
Male Narrator
Female Narrator
Dual/Group Narration
First Person Narration
First in Series
Continuation of Series
Stand-Alone (not part of a series)
New Release - 2015
Release Date - 2010-2014
Release Date - 2000 - 2009
Release Date - prior to 2000
Under 6 hours in Length
6 to under 10 Hours in Length: One Perfect Night by Bella Andre
10 to 15 Hours in Length
✔Over 15 to 20 Hours in Length; The Promise (The 'Burg Series) by Kristen Ashley (18 hours and 3 minutes); Read 09/16/15
Over 20 Hours in Length: Hold On by Kristen Ashley



Historical - European:

Favorite Author
New to You Author
Second Chance Author: Seduced by a Highlander by Paula Quinn
Favorite Narrator
New to You Narrator
Second Chance Narrator
Male Narrator
Female Narrator
Dual/Group Narration
First Person Narration
First in Series
Continuation of Series: The Seduction of Elliot McBride by Jennifer Ashley
Stand-Alone (not part of a series)
New Release - 2015
✔Release Date - 2010-2014: Midnight Pleasures with a Scoundrel by Lorraine Heath; Read 09/25/15
✔Release Date - 2000 - 2009: Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas; Read 09/21/15
Release Date - prior to 2000
Under 6 hours in Length
✔6 to under 10 Hours in Length: A Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift by Jennifer Ashley (5 hours and 7 minutes); Read 09/01/15
10 to 15 Hours in Length: Tamed by a Highlander by Paula Quinn (10 hours and 18 minutes)
Over 15 to 20 Hours in Length
Over 20 Hours in Length



Paranormal:

Favorite Author
New to You Author: Raphael by D.B. Reynolds
Second Chance Author (one you've given up on for whatever reason)
Favorite Narrator
New to You Narrator
Second Chance Narrator
Male Narrator
Female Narrator
Dual/Group Narration
First Person Narration
First in Series: Be Mine Tonight by Kathryn Smith
Continuation of Series
Stand-Alone (not part of a series)
New Release - 2015
Release Date - 2010-2014: Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost
Release Date - 2000 - 2009
Release Date - prior to 2000
Under 6 hours in Length
6 to under 10 Hours in Length
10 to 15 Hours in Length
Over 15 to 20 Hours in Length
Over 20 Hours in Length



Urban Fantasy:

✔Favorite Author: Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews; Read 09/04/15
New to You Author
Second Chance Author (one you've given up on for whatever reason)
Favorite Narrator
New to You Narrator
Second Chance Narrator
Male Narrator
Female Narrator
Dual/Group Narration
First Person Narration
First in Series
Continuation of Series
Stand-Alone (not part of a series)
New Release - 2015
Release Date - 2010-2014: Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh
Release Date - 2000 - 2009
Release Date - prior to 2000
Under 6 hours in Length
6 to under 10 Hours in Length
10 to 15 Hours in Length
Over 15 to 20 Hours in Length
Over 20 Hours in Length



Romantic Suspense:

Favorite Author
New to You Author
Second Chance Author (one you've given up on for whatever reason)
Favorite Narrator
New to You Narrator
Second Chance Narrator
Male Narrator
Female Narrator
Dual/Group Narration
First Person Narration
First in Series
Continuation of Series
Stand-Alone (not part of a series)
New Release - 2015
✔Release Date - 2010-2014: On Thin Ice by Anne Stuart; Read 09/13/15
Release Date - 2000 - 2009
Release Date - prior to 2000: Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb
Under 6 hours in Length
6 to under 10 Hours in Length
10 to 15 Hours in Length
Over 15 to 20 Hours in Length
Over 20 Hours in Length



Erotica/Erotic Romance:

Favorite Author
New to You Author
Second Chance Author (one you've given up on for whatever reason)
Favorite Narrator
New to You Narrator
Second Chance Narrator
Male Narrator
Female Narrator
Dual/Group Narration
First Person Narration
First in Series
Continuation of Series
Stand-Alone (not part of a series)
New Release - 2015
Release Date - 2010-2014
Release Date - 2000 - 2009
Release Date - prior to 2000
Under 6 hours in Length
6 to under 10 Hours in Length
10 to 15 Hours in Length
Over 15 to 20 Hours in Length
Over 20 Hours in Length

LGBT:

Favorite Author
New to You Author
Second Chance Author (one you've given up on for whatever reason)
Favorite Narrator
New to You Narrator
Second Chance Narrator
Male Narrator
Female Narrator
Dual/Group Narration
First Person Narration
First in Series
Continuation of Series
Stand-Alone (not part of a series)
New Release - 2015
Release Date - 2010-2014
Release Date - 2000 - 2009
Release Date - prior to 2000
Under 6 hours in Length
6 to under 10 Hours in Length
10 to 15 Hours in Length
Over 15 to 20 Hours in Length
Over 20 Hours in Length

Young Adult:

Favorite Author
New to You Author
Second Chance Author (one you've given up on for whatever reason)
Favorite Narrator
New to You Narrator
Second Chance Narrator
✔Male Narrator: The Transfer by Veronica Roth (narrated by Aaron Stanford); Read 09/01/15
✔Female Narrator: End of Days by Susan Ee (narrated by Caitlin Davies); Read 09/10/15
Dual/Group Narration
First Person Narration
First in Series
✔Continuation of Series: Evertrue by Brodi Ashton; Read 09/13/15
Stand-Alone (not part of a series)
New Release - 2015
✔Release Date - 2010-2014: The Son by Veronica Roth; Read 09/01/15
Release Date - 2000 - 2009
Release Date - prior to 2000
✔Under 6 hours in Length: The Traitor by Veronica Roth (1 hour and 59 minutes); Read 09/01/15
✔6 to under 10 Hours in Length: Everbound by Brodi Ashton (8 hours and 21 minutes); Read 09/05/15
10 to 15 Hours in Length
Over 15 to 20 Hours in Length
Over 20 Hours in Length



New Adult:

Favorite Author
✔New to You Author: Tangled by Emma Chase; Read 09/07/15
Second Chance Author (one you've given up on for whatever reason)
Favorite Narrator
New to You Narrator
Second Chance Narrator
Male Narrator
Female Narrator
Dual/Group Narration
First Person Narration
First in Series
Continuation of Series
Stand-Alone (not part of a series)
New Release - 2015: Moonlight on Nightingale Way by Samantha Young
Release Date - 2010-2014
Release Date - 2000 - 2009
Release Date - prior to 2000
Under 6 hours in Length
6 to under 10 Hours in Length
10 to 15 Hours in Length
Over 15 to 20 Hours in Length
Over 20 Hours in Length

2015 Read-the-Month Albanian Edition
NENTOR (November)
Duration: November 1st 2015 - November 30th 2015
Progress: 6 of 6 (COMPLETE!)

✔N - New Year's Kisses by Nalini Singh; Read 11/01/15

✔E - Edge of Survival by Toni Anderson; Read 11/09/15

✔N - Naya’s Most Important Visitors by Nalini Singh; Read 11/01/15

✔T - Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas; Read 11/13/15

✔O - One King's Way by Samantha Young; Read 11/16/15

✔R - Roberts, Nora; Vision in White by Nora Roberts; Read 11/10/15

2015 Monthly Word Hunt
November
Duration: November 1st 2015 - November 30th 2015
Progress: x of 10

abrasive: stt, okw
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alienate:
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black: rc, ns, stt, okw, si, eos
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brick: rc, ns, stt, eos
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bully: si, eos (bullying)
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cross: rc, ns, stt, okw, si, eos
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elephant: ns, si, eos
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guru:
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leather: rc, ns, stt, okw, si, eos
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proposal: ns, stt
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2015 November Monthly Challenge
Duration: November 1 to November 30, 2015
Progress: 10 of 10 (COMPLETE!)

✔1. 'N' is for November: Naya’s Most Important Visitors by Nalini Singh; Read 11/01/15

✔2. Member of the Month - Sunshine: Vision in White by Nora Roberts; Read 11/10/15

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Molly Harper: Into Eternity by Larissa Ione (paranormal); Read 11/01/15

✔4. Daylight Savings time ends, November 1: New Year's Kisses by Nalini Singh (short read); Read 11/01/15

✔5. Election Day, November 3: Simply Irresistible by Jill Shavis (mayor); Read 11/13/15

✔6. Veteran’s Day, November 11: Servicing the Target by Cherise Sinclair; Read 11/16/15

✔7. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, November 24: One King's Way by Samantha Young; Read 11/16/15

✔8. Cyber Monday, November 30: Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley (used bookstore = shopping!); Read 11/07/15

✔9. November is Diabetes Month: Edge of Survival by Toni Anderson (heroine is diabetic); Read 11/09/15

✔10. Reader's Choice: Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas; Read 11/13/15