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January Word Search
15/15 Found
1. Happy - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(your job is to make Leo happy), p68
2 & 3. New Year - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(during Mardi Gras and New Year's), p122
4. Resolution - Moloka'i - Alan Brennert 1/18
(issued a joint resolution), p141
5. Champagne - Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan 1/6
(offered us a glass of champagne), p256
6. Parade - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(when the parade reached), p114
7. Midnight - 77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9
(he woke well past midnight), p562
8. Tradition - The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4
(a callous disregard for traditions), p128
9. Celebration - The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4
(death was a time for celebration), p104
10. Entertainment - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(stir up some entertainment), p35
11. Games - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
(I didn't have time for games), p62
12. Family - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(make sure your family is safe), p132
13. Fun - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(vicious, venomous, nasty fun), p144
14. Food - Light My Fire - G.A. Aiken 1/5
(food? she asked), p227
15. Drinks - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
(everything you feel as he drinks), p73
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
January Mini ChallengeREAD: 12/15
☀ Behind Door #1 ---> [Read a book by a new-to-you female author that is from (or lives in) the same country as where you currently live.] (I live in USA, author born in California)
Notorious - Allison Brennan☀ Behind Door #2 ---> [Read a book by a new-to-you male author that is from (or lives in) a different country than where you currently live.] (I live in USA, author born in Australia)
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkein ☀ Behind Door #3 ---> [Read a book by a new-to-you author who has been on your TBR longer than 3 years. ] (Added Jan 2012)
Shaedes of Gray - Amanda Bonilla✔☀ Behind Door #4 ---> [Happy Birthday to Barbara★, Angela, Beverly, and Amy~Lover of Books~! Read a book by a new-to-you author that you found on one of Angela's, Beverly's, or Amy ~ Lover of Books'~ shelves.]
Master of Craving - Karen Tabke 1/29SPELL-OUT
✔M: The Monstrumologist - Rick Yancey 1/8
✔I: Clean Sweep - Ilona Andrews 1/6
✔A: Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan 1/5
✔S: Restless In The Grave - Dana Stabenow 1/28
✔H: The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4
✔E: Chilled - Kendra Elliot 1/21
✔R: Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch 1/11
✔I: Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews 1/15
✔D: Devil Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/21
✔A: Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
✔N: Blood of Tyrants - Naomi Novik 1/24
February Word Search
15/15 Found
1. Valentine ~ You Can't Hide - Karen Rose 2/7
(it was a Valentine's Day sale), p213
2. Love ~ Shaedes of Gray - Amanda Bonilla 2/8
(under the guise of love and devotion), p13
3. Romance/Romantic ~ Antiques Flee Market - Barbara Allan 2/4
(a romantic relationship with the chief), p179
4. Candy ~ Antiques Flee Market - Barbara Allan 2/4
(in fluffy cotton candy), p11
5. Conversation ~ Antiques Flee Market - Barbara Allan 2/4
(interjected himself into the conversation), p20
6. Heart ~ Absolution - Susannah Sandlin 2/5
(the final cut to skewer the heart), p41
7. Red ~ Antiques Flee Market - Barbara Allan 2/4
(red plastic cookie cutters), p11
8. Chocolate ~ Antiques Flee Market - Barbara Allan 2/4
(hardened white chocolate), p11
9. Date ~ Antiques Flee Market - Barbara Allan 2/4
(date rape? back then?), p45
10. Kiss ~ Wicked as She Wants - Delilah Dawson 2/6
(he had stolen my first kiss), p69
11. Hug ~ Wicked as She Wants - Delilah Dawson 2/6
(a tight messy hug), p201
12. Friend ~ Absolution - Susannah Sandlin 2/5
(in a small town with friends who came in), p22
13. Cute ~ Antiques Flee Market - Barbara Allan 2/4
(cute pointy-toed stilettos), p57
14. Secret ~ Absolution - Susannah Sandlin 2/5
(it had always been her secret), p46
15. Admirer ~ Shaedes of Gray - Amanda Bonilla 2/8
(you've drawn an interesting admirer), p96
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
February Mini ChallengeREAD: 4/4
✔1. Nice Moves
Read a book that you and a Goodreads friend have in common, ORSeries/TBR #1.
Her Sky Cowboy - Beth Ciotta 2/13
✔2. Got Luv?
Read a book with some type of punctuation in the title, OR a Series/TBR #2.
You Can't Hide - Karen Rose 2/7
✔3. Secret Admirer
Read a book with a heart on the cover or a romantic word in the title, OR a Series/TBR #3.
Heart of the Wolf - Terry Spear 2/13
✔4. Friend Me
Happy Birthday to Greta and Amy :)! Read a book by a new-to-you author that you found on one of Greta's or Amy's shelves.
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
March Word Search
15/15 Found
1. Strange ~ Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman 3/1
(making it even stranger still), p148
2. Beautiful ~ Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter 3/3
(big beautiful Birmingham), p23
3. Wings ~ Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven - Derek Landy 3/4
(birds have wings), p67
4. Feather ~ Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman 3/1
(a thick feather bed topper), p161
5. Family ~ Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter 3/3
(that killed my family), p27
6. Disappear ~ Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter 3/3
(seeming to disappear inside me), p128
7. Twin ~ Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman 3/1
(for you and the twins), p18
8. Bird ~ Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman 3/1
(discretion gone the way of the passenger pigeons), p10
9. Sorrow ~ Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter 3/3
(life's way too short to wallow in sorrow), p29
10. Bakery ~ Playing to Win - Jaci Burton 3/4
(possibly an entire bakery), p71
11. Fate ~ Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman 3/1
(just handed Olivia his fate), p167
12. Fly ~ Sapphires Are an Earl's Best Friend - Shana Galen 3/1
(when she wore the green dress, she could fly), p2
13. Angel ~ Sapphires Are an Earl's Best Friend - Shana Galen 3/1
(she was some sort of fallen angel), p151
14. Lavender ~ Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter 3/3
(thick honeysuckle and lavender perfume), p10
15. Bonfire ~ Last Stand of Dead Men - Derek Landy 3/16
(he lit a small bonfire), p602
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
March Mini ChallengeREAD: 4/4
✔1. Green:
Read a book with a green cover, OR a Series/TBR #1.
Buried - Kendra Elliot (green cover) 3/17
✔2. March:
Read a book whose title begins with the letter 'M', OR a Series/TBR #3.
Crimson - Jordan Summers (Dead #3) 3/16
✔3. Pot of Gold:
Read a book with a very colorful cover or with a rich character, OR a Series/TBR #3.
Endsinger - Jay Kristoff (#3) 3/18
✔4. Four Leaf Clover:
It represents faith, hope, love, and luck. Read a book by an author whose first or last initial is 'F', 'H' or 'L', OR a Series/TBR #4.
If He's Sinful - Hannah Howell (H author) 3/20
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
April Word Search
15/15 Found
feminist ~ Fatal Shadows - Josh Lanyon 4/6
(hard-boiled feminist stuff), p27
modern ~ Curtain - Agatha Christie 4/2
(a girl sure of herself, modern, independent), p101
hormones ~ An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
(cramps, hormones and all), p206
empower ~ The Hell You Say - Josh Lanyon 4/9
(the idea of being able to empower yourself), p59
upstairs ~ An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
(you know that chicken is not supposed to be upstairs), p202
downstairs ~ Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
(outside their downstairs bedroom), p13
sexism ~ The Search - Nora Roberts 4/9
(some people would complain it's sexist), p75
flirting ~ Curtain - Agatha Christie 4/2
(having fun, flirting), p72
shave ~ Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
(showered and shaved), p13
normal ~ Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
(can't put the normal labels on anything), p42
liberation ~ The Book of Names - Jill Gregory 4/13
(our liberation is imminent), p216
mirror ~ An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
(dresser top with an attached mirror), p66
intervention ~ Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
(without conscious intervention), p95
choice ~ An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
(we do have a choice), p251
polite ~ Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
(he was polite...but), p68
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
April Mini Challenge READ: 8/8
✔1. Easter Basket:
Beautiful Easter baskets are filled with lots of goodies for the little ones. Read a book in which a child (or children) play an important part of the story, OR a Series/TBR #1.
Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy 4/5✔2. Easter Egg Hunt:
A game in which decorated eggs are hidden for children to find. Read a book with a decorated or "busy" cover, OR a Series/TBR #2.
Shut Your Eyes Tight - John Verdon (Dave Gurney 02) 4/12✔3. Easter Bunny:
The Easter Bunny carries colored eggs, candy and toys in his basket for good little girls and boys. Read a book with some type of candy on the cover or in the title, OR a Series/TBR #3.
South of Surrender - Laura Kaye 4/84. April Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Sheila, Suzanne, Debbie, Barb, and Liis! Read a book found on one of their shelves:
✔SHEILA: Blue Heaven - C.J. Box 4/14
✔SUZANNE: Flash and Bones - Kathy Reichs 4/25
✔DEBBIE: The Search - Nora Roberts 4/9
✔BARB: Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
✔LIIS: Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
May Word Search
14/15 Found
Tale ~ Beware the Wild - Natalie Parker 5/4
(I've ever heard tell his own swamp tale), p30
Thirteen ~ Of Monsters and Madness - Jessica Verday 5/3
(declaration of the thirteen United States), p73
Interview ~ The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern - Lilian Jackson Braun 5/2
(presented herself for the interview), p251
Ghost ~ Of Monsters and Madness - Jessica Verday 5/3
(poor thing was as pale as a ghost), p145
Recluse ~ The Collector - Nora Roberts 5/13
(but is largely a recluse), p336
Yew ~
(), p
Inheritance ~ The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths 5/10
(feel-good stories, inheritance tracks, bizarre facts), p124
Furnace ~ The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths 5/10
(thrown into the furnace), p129
Ladder ~ The Little Stranger - Sarah Waters 5/6
(stand on a pair of ladders), p25
Reunion ~ Armageddon Cometh- J.K. Accinni 5/7
(more time for his reunion), p149
Truth ~ Of Monsters and Madness - Jessica Verday 5/3
(trying to read the truth in them), p201
Underground ~ Asylum - Madeleine Roux 5/5
(she remained underground), p165
Sister ~ Beware the Wild - Natalie Parker 5/4
(I know my own sister), p23
Ruin ~ Texas Gothic - Rosemary Clement-Moore 5/9
(it would be a shame to ruin that view), p169
Spoon ~ The Winter People - Jennifer McMahon 5/3
(the clink of a spoon), p10
May Mini Challenge READ: 11/12
1. May:
Read a book whose title begins with 'M', or a Series/TBR #5.
MISTS OF TIME
✔2. Star Wars Day:
Read a book tagged "science fiction" on the book's main page, or a Series/TBR #2.
Baby - J.K. Accinni 5/3
✔3. Mother's Day:
Read a book in which a main character is a mother, or a Series/TBR #3.
Unlucky 13 - James Patterson 5/17
✔4. Memorial Day:
Read a book with a red, white or blue cover, OR a Series/TBR# 4.
The Crimson Crown - Cinda Williams Chima 5/22
✔5. Spell Out - Star Wars
S: Sixth Grave on the Edge - Darynda Jones 5/13
T: Texas Gothic - Rosemary Clement-Moore 5/9
A: Asylum - Madeleine Roux 5/5
R: The Collector - Nora Roberts 5/13
W: The Winter People - Jennifer McMahon 5/3
A: Armageddon Cometh - J.K. Accinni 5/7
R: Sanctum - Madeleine Roux 5/7
S: Skybreaker - Kenneth Oppel 5/15
June Word Search
13/15 FOUND
Monastery - Tell the Wolves I'm Home - Carol Rifka Brunt 6/11
(a remote monastery in Italy), p237
Politics - Deeper Than Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/2
(had been mired in politics), p15
Lawyer - Dark Tort - Diane Mott Davidson 6/1
(the lawyers are coming), p12
Relic - North of Beautiful - Justina Chen 6/4
(a relic of my car), p67
Disability -
(), p
Reform - Dark Tort - Diane Mott Davidson 6/1
(with tort reform), p168
Interrogate - Deeper Than Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/2
(interrogate him for information on Dragos), p151
Scholar -
(), p
Commission - Thrown by a Curve - Jaci Burton 6/3
(being out of commission this long), p27
Infirmary - Deeper Than Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/2
(she's in the infirmary), p78
Chanting - Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks 6/6
(amidst the noise and chanting comes a clear call), p224
Sword - Thrown by a Curve - Jaci Burton 6/3
(on the edge of his sword), p80
Poison - Deeper Than Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/2
(like a burning poison seeping into him), p138
Confession - Thrown by a Curve - Jaci Burton 6/3
(the softly voiced confession), p321
Melancholy - Notorious - Allison Brennan 6/9
(a dark sense of melancholy overcame her), p13
June Mini Challenge 5/5 Tasks Done
✔1. June:
Read a book whose title begins with 'J', OR a Series/TBR #6.
Exposed - Alex Kava 6/24
✔2. Father's Day:
Father's Day is June 21st. Read a book by a male author or with a man on the cover, OR a Series/TBR #5.
Starclimber - Kenneth Oppel 6/23
✔3. Applesauce Cake Day:
June 4th is Applesauce Cake Day. Read a book with an edible item on the cover or in the title, OR a Series/TBR #4.
Dark Tort - Diane Mott Davidson 6/1
✔4. Smile Power Day:
June 15 is Smile Power Day. Read a book whose cover shows someone smiling, OR a book by an author whose first AND last name contain the letters S, P, D - in any order, OR a Series/TBR #3.
Rev It Up - Julie Ann Walker 6/16
✔5. Wacky Bookshelf:
Add a book to Wacky's bookshelf. Be sure to post the book link here for the book you added.
Forgotten Sins - Rebecca Zanetti 6/7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
July Word Search
16/15 FOUND
✔Dragon - Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
(colorful red-striped dragon on the front), p38
✔Musician - Kiss of the Betrayer - Boone Brux 7/8
(the whining strains of several street musicians), p79
✔Scales - Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27
(she had to balance the scales), p16
✔Soul - Trail of Kisses - Merry Farmer 7/5
(the same gloom settled in her soul), p19
✔Bells - The Assassin's Blade - Sarah Maas 7/18
(when the city bells peeled), p171
✔Tapestry - Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
(a tapestry moved and Leo entered), p281
✔Earring - Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
(myriad earrings hanging from her ears), p305
Flute -
(), p
✔Treaty - Uprooted - Naomi Novik 7/26
(to negotiate a treaty), p116
✔Memory - If He's Tempted - Hannah Howell 7/5
(it clouds the memory), p65
✔Vision - Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
(occasionally present in night vision), p186
✔Chord - Thrill Ride - Julie Ann Walker 7/11
(he's sent his vocal chords through a meat grinder), p143
✔Funeral - Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
(like funeral clothes), p5
✔Equation - Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh 7/24
(he's have to be taken out of the equation), p59
✔Prince - Beauty and the Blacksmith - Tessa Dare 7/6
(when he's playing Prince Meriadoc), p48
Optional Words:
✔Diabolical - The Darkest Touch - Gena Showalter 7/12
(the diabolical warror), p70
✔Mathematics - Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
(a golden rectangle, a Greek mathematical concept), p187
July Mini Challenge6/6 Tasks Done
✔1. July:
Read a book published in July (any year), OR a Series/TRB #7.
Fifty Shades of Alice in Wonderland - Melinda DuChamp July 2012) 7/9
✔2. 4th of July:
Read a book with red, white AND blue on the cover, OR a Series/TBR #4.
The Diamond Conspiracy - Pip Ballantine 7/18
✔3. Pecan Pie Day:
Celebrate Pecan Pie Day (July 12th) by reading a book with a pie on the cover, OR a Series/TBR #1, #2 or #12.
Kiss of the Betrayer - Boone Brux (Bringer & the Bane 02) 7/8
✔4. Amelia Earhart Day:
Amelia Earhart Day is celebrated on July 22. Read a book by a female author, OR a Series/TBR #2 or #22.
Dark Heir - Faith Hunter (female author) 7/4
✔5. Wacky's Red, White and Blue:
Add a book to Wacky's bookshelf that has a red, white OR blue cover.
Beauty and the Blacksmith - Tessa Dare 7/6
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Spell Out
✔F: Voracious - V.K. Forrest 7/19
✔R: Revenant - Phaedra Weldon 7/13
✔E: Embrace the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 7/21
✔E: Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28
✔D: The Darkest Touch - Gena Showalter 7/12
✔O: Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27
✔M: Trail of Kisses - Merry Farmer 7/5
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
August Mini Challenge
READ: 4/5
✔1. BACK TO SCHOOL:
For many, August means back to school. Read a book with a child or children as part of the story, OR a Series/TBR #1.
Big Sky Summer - Linda Lael Miller 8/4(Heroine has 2 11-year old girls, hero has 2 boys 7 and 5)
✔2. LAZY DAY:
Lazy Day is August 10th. Celebrate by reading a book from your favorite genre, OR a Series/TBR #2.
Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley 8/15✔3. BAD POETRY DAY:
Bad Poetry Day is August 18th. Read a book with a Goodreads average rating of <3.00, OR a Series/TBR #3.
Chain of Illusions - Boone Brux 8/7✔4. NATIONAL DOG DAY:
National Dog Day is August 26th. Read a book with a dog on the cover, OR a Series/TBR #4.
Still the One - Jill Shalvis 8/135. WACKY'S BACK TO SCHOOL:
Add a book to Wacky's bookshelf that has either a school bus on the cover, or is primarily a yellow cover.
August Word Search 20/20 FOUND
terrace - The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce 8/5
~ (opened onto a marble terrace), p110
the past - Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2
~ (the past is the past), p25
cigarette - Alone - Kendra Elliot 8/2
~ (cheap batteries, cigarettes and skin care), p55
handkerchief - The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce 8/5
~ (yanked a handkerchief out), p145
postcard - Book Clubbed - Lorna Barrett 8/8
~ (a handful of old postcards), p232
gossip - Dead in the Water - Stuart Woods 8/1
~ (at the home of the gossip columnist), p7
companion - The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce 8/5
~ (waved farewells to their companions), p60
countryside - The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce 8/5
~ (the whole countryside was afire), p324
moonlight - Deadtown - Nancy Holzner 8/11
~ (where the moonlight streamed in), p49
gloves - Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2
~ (the leather half-gloves), p2
scorn - Book Clubbed - Lorna Barrett 8/8
~ (too bad for you, he said with scorn), p157
portrait - The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce 8/5
~ (it was a very good portrait), p74
costume - Deadtown - Nancy Holzner 8/11
~ (Gwen had made Halloween costumes), p69
inexperienced - Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2
~ (so inexperienced in the ways of the world), p148
blackmail - The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce 8/5
~ (Sandry found out about the blackmail), p34
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Optional Words:
rhododendron - The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce 8/5
~ (felt better on the rhododendron walk), p354
melodrama - Deadtown - Nancy Holzner 8/11
~ (you're being melodramatic), p130
marmalade - Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2
~ (my personal favorite had to do with marmalade), p34
tangerine - Caught Read-Handed - Terrie Farley Moran 8/3
~ (meanie, meanie, tangerine-y), p183
degradation - The Escape - David Baldacci 8/21
~ (we're talking a serious degradation of marksmanship), p10
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September Word Search
READ: 18/20
jewelry ~ Courting Carolina - Janet Chapman 9/12
(which were filled with jewelry), p20
advertisement ~ Savage Nature - Christine Feehan 9/5
(contacted her through her guide advertisement), p47
apartment ~ Crossfire - Joann Ross 9/4
(outside your apartment), p17
notebook ~ Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2
(to pick up notebooks), p87
abandon ~ Hope Flames - Jaci Burton 9/4
(who'd either been abandoned or lost), p5
metaphor ~ Crossfire - Joann Ross 9/4
(not to mix her metaphors), p17
popcorn ~ Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2
(get tons of popcorn), p215
film ~ Hope Flames - Jaci Burton 9/4
(she grabbed the film and slid it in), p8
possibility ~ Crossfire - Joann Ross 9/4
(the possibility of having to play bodyguard), p22
Universe ~ Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2
(than I do anything in this universe), p84
vibe ~ Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2
(gave off a more bad ass vibe), p157
intense ~ Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2
(a flash of intense red-yellow light), p73
apology ~ Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2
(other than delivering a crappy apology), p33
father ~ Crossfire - Joann Ross 9/4
(having some idea of what her father), p42
true love ~ Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber 9/6
(bud I suppose true love did exist), p37
Optional Words
bohemian ~
(), p
fortune-teller ~ The Prince of Frogs - Annaliese Evans 9/21
(infused with their fortune-telling magic), p224
sushi ~ Virgin - Cheryl Brooks 9/25
(who was fond of sushi), p204
soulmate ~ Warrior Untamed - Melissa Mayhue 9/7
(by finding Jamie a soulmate), p318
Los Angeles ~
(), p
September Mini Challenge READ: 5/5
✔1. Be Late for Something Day:
This bizarre holiday is celebrated on September 5th.
Read a book that everyone else has read (or so it seems) but you, OR a Series/TBR #5.
Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2✔2. Fight Procrastination Day:
Fight Procrastination Day is September 6th.
Read a book you've been putting off for a while, OR a Series/TBR #6.
The White Dragon - Anne McCaffrey (been trying to read since January) 9/7✔3. Labor Day:
In the US, many of us will be celebrating Labor Day on September 7th.
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in LABORDAY, or a Series/TBR #7.
A Love Untamed - Pamela Palmer 9/12✔4. Swap Ideas Day:
Swap Ideas Day is celebrated on September 10th.
Read a book recommended to you, OR a Series/TBR #10.
The Dairy Queen - Allison Rushby 9/22✔5. Wacky's Fall Celebration:
Add a book to Wacky's bookshelf that has leaves or pumpkins on the cover, or a book with a red, yellow, orange, or brown cover.
Archangel's Enigma - Nalini Singh 9/8CHALLENGE COMPLETE
October Mini Challenge
READ: 5/6
✔1. Candy Corn:
Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are found in CANDYCORN, OR a Series/TBR #3.
Sealed with a Curse - Cecy Robson 10/22
✔2. Breast Cancer Awareness Month:
Read a book with a pink cover, OR a Series/TBR #1.
The Ghost Hunter - Lori Brighton 10/19
✔3. Fire Prevention Week (week 2):
Read a book with a character who is a firefighter, OR a Series/TBR #2.
Waking Evil - Kylie Brant 10/16
✔4. National Golf Day (Oct 4):
Read a book in which the letters G, O, L and F are found in the title (any order), OR a Series/TBR #4.
Days of Blood & Starlight - Laini Taylor 10/13
(G in starliGht, O in blOod, L in starLight, F in oF)
5. Wacky Halloween:
Add a book to Wacky's bookshelf that has a Halloween related cover (ghost, pumpkin, jack-o-lantern, black cat, etc).
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✔SPELL:
P: Wulfe Untamed - Pamela Palmer 10/4
U: Luscious - Amanda Usen 10/2
M: Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood - Ann Charles 10/18
P: Play of Passion - Nalini Singh 10/28
K: Butterfly - Kathryn Harvey 10/17
I: Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews 10/9
N: Night Forbidden - Joss Ware 10/14
October Word Search 17/20 FOUND
bayou ~
(), p
✔forgiveness ~ The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy - Julia Quinn 10/11
(high capacity for forgiveness), p184
✔haunting ~ Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood - Ann Charles 10/18
(that she was haunting the Hessler house), p148
✔heartbeat ~ Days of Blood & Starlight - Laini Taylor 10/13
(afraid when her heartbeat scittered), p124
✔listen ~ Night Forbidden - Joss Ware 10/14
(he often stopped to listen), p90
✔niche ~ Obsession in Death - J.D. Robb 10/8
(niches ranged on the opposing walls), p97
✔peace ~ Night Forbidden - Joss Ware 10/14
(the strangers would let them live in peace), p106
✔redemption ~ Days of Blood & Starlight - Laini Taylor 10/13
(no possibility of redemption), p114
✔ritual ~ Fifty Shades Freed - E.L. James 10/6
(as is our ritual on a Monday), p102
✔rocking chair ~ Fingersmith - Sarah Waters 10/8
(another chair, a rocking chair), p290
✔root ~ Luscious - Amanda Usen 10/2
(you need to shake off your roots), p183
✔secrets ~ Fingersmith - Sarah Waters 10/8
(they were thinking secrets), p101
✔silence ~ Fifty Shades Freed - E.L. James 10/6
(against my lips to silence me), p92
✔sparrow ~ The Ghost Hunter - Lori Brighton 10/19
(a brown sparrow landed a few feet), p280
✔vengeance ~ Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews 10/9
(driven by vengeance), p306
Optional Words
✔asylum ~ Fingersmith - Sarah Waters 10/8
(the looming asylum gates), p237
✔crypt ~ Days of Blood & Starlight - Laini Taylor 10/13
(Karou dreamed herself in a crypt), p266
kindred spirit ~
(), p
matchbook ~
(), p
✔voodoo ~ Fifty Shades Freed - E.L. James 10/6
(we'll go to Voodoo), p275
November Mini Challenge
READ: 5/6
✔1. Happy Thanksgiving:
Read any book of your choice, OR a Series/TBR #1.
Temping Is Hell - Cathy Yardley 11/21✔2. Looking for Circles Day (2nd):
Read a book with a circle or circular object on the cover, OR a Series/TBR #2.
The Emperor's Tomb - Steve Berry 11/23✔3. Veteran's Day (11th):
Read a book in which a character is or was in a branch of the military or a book in which a war takes place, OR a Series/TBR #3.
In the Air Tonight - Stephanie Tyler (black ops) 11/5✔4. Beautiful Day (20th):
Read a book with a beautiful cover (beautiful is open to interpretation - if it's beautiful to you, it works), OR a Series/TBR #4.
Don't Cry, Tai Lake - Qui Xiaolong 11/285. Wacky's Thanksgiving Celebration:
Add a book to Wacky's bookshelf that has some type of food or drink on the cover.
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SPELL:
✔F: Flames of Arousal - Ruth Kerce 11/1
✔R: The Reawakened - Jeri Smith-Ready 11/8
✔I: It's in His Kiss - Jill Shalvis 11/10
✔E: Edge of Dawn - Lara Adrian 11/3
✔N: Kiss of Snow - Nalini Singh 11/13
✔D: Dead Head - Rosemary Harris 11/6
✔S: Stuck on You - Patti Berg 11/1
November Word Search 19/20 FOUND
✔brilliant ~ Aunt Dimity Goes West - Nancy Atherton 11/3
(I think it's a brilliant plan), p11
✔bruise ~ Flames of Arousal - Ruth Kerce 11/1
(she'd be covered in bruises come morning), p71
✔bully ~ Aunt Dimity Goes West - Nancy Atherton 11/3
(because a local bully taunted him), p68
✔desperate ~ Dead Head - Rosemary Harris 11/6
(a chowhound desperate for caffeine), p155
✔glasses ~ Aunt Dimity Goes West - Nancy Atherton 11/3
(filling their glasses with orange juice), p47
✔headphones ~ Krampus: The Yule Lord - Brom 11/18
(she wore headphones), p235
✔hospital ~ Butterfly - Sharon Sala 11/1
(waking up in a hospital), p37
✔lake ~ Aunt Dimity Goes West - Nancy Atherton 11/3
(the glittering lake), p46
✔ponytail ~ Butterfly - Sharon Sala 11/1
(a band for her ponytail), p222
✔pub ~ Aunt Dimity Goes West - Nancy Atherton 11/3
(the darts team at the pub), p2
✔sandwich ~ Aunt Dimity Goes West - Nancy Atherton 11/3
(sandwich in case you're hungry), p29
✔software ~ In the Air Tonight - Stephanie Tyler 11/5
(continue to develop software on my own), p296
✔stash ~ Butterfly - Sharon Sala 11/1
(skimmed the surface of the stash), p82
✔uniform ~ Flames of Arousal - Ruth Kerce 11/1
(Pitch's uniform hung open), p8
✔vacuum ~ Stuck on You - Patti Berg 11/1
(impressons of a vacuum cleaner), p292
Optional Words
✔duvet ~ Aunt Dimity Goes West - Nancy Atherton 11/3
(I pushed the duvet aside), p46
✔flip-flops ~ Temping Is Hell - Cathy Yardley 11/21
(caused her stomach to do little flip flops), p28
Rolls-Royce ~
(), p
✔sequin ~ Dead Head - Rosemary Harris 11/6
(could I weed in a sequined jumpsuit), p31
✔stock market ~ Night of Cake & Puppets - Laini Taylor 11/8
(bores her with stock market reports), p
December Mini Challenge
READ: 3/6
✔1. Merry Christmas:
Read a book of your choice.
The Red Hotel - Graham Masterton 12/52. Twelve Days of Christmas:
Read any book, number 1 through 12, from your TBR.
English Passengers - Matthew Kneale (#11)✔3. Friends & Family:
Choose a book from a Goodreads friend's bookshelf to read. If you can't find one you like, ask for recommendations.
Heart of Obsidian - Nalini Singh 12/24✔4. Stocking Stuffers:
Read a book from one of your favorite authors
Tangle of Need - Nalini Singh 12/125. Wacky's Christmas Celebration:
Add any book to Wacky's Bookshelf that has a Christmas item on the cover (wreath, Christmas tree, Christmas lights, etc).
SPELL:
✔H: The Highlander Next Door - Janet Chapman 12/2
✔A:Beg for Mercy - Jami Alden 12/24
✔P: Snow In April - Rosamunde Pilcher 12/27
✔P: The Source of Magic - Piers Anthony 12/30
Y: The Young Elites - Marie Lu
✔H: The Enchantment Emporium - Tanya Huff 12/12
✔O: One in a Million - Jill Shalvis 12/18
✔L: East of Ecstasy - Laura Kaye 12/19
✔I: Waterborne - Katherine Irons 12/5
✔D: Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor 12/26
✔A: Crave The Night - Lara Adrian12/25
✔Y: Your Next Breath - Iris Johansen 12/10
✔S: Forbidden Fruit - Erica Spindler 12/31
December Word Search 14/15 FOUND
Carol -
(), p
✔Dance - Protecting What's His - Tessa Bailey 12/13
(three floors of dance music), p33
✔Dove - The Enchantment Emporium - Tanya Huff 12/12
(like cats moving in on a mourning dove), p310
✔Drum - The Enchantment Emporium - Tanya Huff 12/12
(sudden sound of a snare drum), p243
✔French - Fade to Black - Morgan Kearns 12/7
(picking at her French fries), p203
✔Four - The Grove - Jean Johnson 12/8
(representing the four seasons), p13
✔Gold - Your Next Breath - Iris Johansen 12/10
(reached down and touched the gold chain), p1
✔Laying* - The Highlander Next Door - Janet Chapman 12/2
(madder than an old laying hen), p174
✔Lord - Protecting What's His - Tessa Bailey 12/13
(worked what the good Lord gave her), p140
✔Maid - Waterborne - Katherine Irons 12/5
(these Lemorian warrior-maids were a race apart), p19
✔Ninth* - Parasite - Mira Grant 12/16
(a quarter of the ninth floor), p34
✔Pear - East - Edith Pattou 12/19
(the crate of pears), p338
✔Pipe - Fade to Black - Morgan Kearns 12/7
(if I need my oil checked or my pipes snaked), p107
✔Swim - The Enchantment Emporium - Tanya Huff 12/12
(smart enough not to swim near a loireag), p98
✔Twelve - Waterborne - Katherine Irons 12/5
(where he remained until twelve sharp), p 5
First Quarter - Historical Landmarks of Illinois READ: 10/10
✔1. Sears Roebuck & Company:
A complex that was the main headquarters for Sears Roebuck Company for almost 70 years.
☀ Read a book with a building on the cover, OR a Series/TBR #7.
Dead Case in Deadwood - Ann Charles 2/8
✔2. Chicago Board of Trade:
Built in 1930, this skyscraper stands at 605 feet tall.
☀ Read a book with the number 6, 0, or 5 in the total number of pages, OR a Series/TBR #6.
Lucky Stiff - Deborah Coonts (364 pages) 2/16
3. John Deere Home:
This is the site known as the location where the steel plow was invented by John Deere in 1837.
☀ Read a book with a green cover, OR a Series/TBR #3
The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4
✔4. Lincoln Home:
The only home that President Lincoln ever owned. It was donated to the state of Illinois by Robert Todd Lincoln in 1887, on the condition it would always be well maintained and open to the public, free of charge.
☀ Read a book you got for free, OR a Series/TBR #1.
Her Sky Cowboy - Beth Ciotta 2/13
✔5. Modac Rock Shelter:
A rock cliff that was undercut by the Ice Age floods. It is significant for the archaeological evidence of the Archaic Period in the Eastern US. The site was discovered in 1951, and is located in the Mississippi River Valley.
☀ Read a book with a rock on the cover, OR a Series/TBR #5.
206 Bones - Kathy Reichs 2/14
✔6. Soldier Field:
An American football stadium, it opened in 1924. It is the oldest NFL stadium.
☀ Read a book with a character who is an athlete, OR a Series/TBR #2.
Absolution - Susannah Sandlin 2/5
✔7. Robert S. Abbot House:
This was home to the found of the Chicago Defender newspaper, Robert S. Abbott.
☀ Read a book by an author with first or last initial of 'R' or 'A', OR a Series/TBR #8.
Moloka'i - Alan Brennert 1/18
✔8. Adler Planetarium:
This is America's first planetarium, and was opened in 1930. It was founded by Chicago business leader Max Adler.
☀ Read a book whose title begins with 'A', OR a Series/TBR #4.
Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 2/17
✔9. Bishop Hill Colony:
This is a historic district colony, founded in 1846 by a group of religious people who emigrated from Sweeden.
☀ Read a book set in any country other than the US, OR a Series/TBR #9.
Much Ado About Vampires - Katie MacAlister 2/15
✔10. Charles G. Dawes House:
The mansion of Nobel Peace Prize winner Charles Gates Dawes. Dawes also served as Vice President under Calvin Coolidge, and was Ambassador to Great Britain.
☀ Read a book that has won an award, OR a Series/TBR #10.
Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 1/19
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
First Quarter - Illinois Spell Challenge READ: 16/16
M: Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 1/19
O: Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
D: Devil Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/21
A: Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan 1/6
C: Clean Sweep - Ilona Andrews 1/6
R: Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch 1/11
O: Omega - Susannah Sandlin 3/24
C: Bombshell - Catherine Coulter 1/16
K: 77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9
S: Scarlet - Jordan Summers 2/7
H: Heart of the Wolf - Terry Spear 2/13
E: Chilled - Kendra Elliot 1/21
L: Lucky Stiff - Deborah Coonts 2/16
T: A Tale Of Two Dragons - G.A. Aiken 2/2
E: Ritual Magic - Eileen Wilks 3/11
R: Restless In The Grave - Dana Stabenow 1/28
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Second Quarter - Historical Landmarks of New Hampshire Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2015
READ: 10/10
✔1. Canterbury Shaker Village: Located in Canterbury, New Hampshire, the Canterbury Shaker Village is one of a number of Shaker communities founded in the 19th century. It was established in 1792.
☀ Read a book in which religion plays a part, OR a book that takes place sometime in the 1700’s, OR a Series/TBR #1.
The Book of Names - Jill Gregory 4/13✔2. Mount Washington Hotel: The Mount Washington Hotel was constructed from 1900-1902 by Joseph Stickney at a cost of $1.7 million (at that time). Stickney brought in 250 Italian artisans to build it.
☀ Read a book that features a hotel in some part of the story, OR a book that takes place in Italy, OR a Series/TBR #2.
How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back - Diana Rowland 4/29✔3. John Paul Jones House: Built in 1758, this is the only known structure associated with John Paul Jones – an American Revolutionary War naval hero. Jones resided here from 1781 to 1782.
☀ Read a book with a character who is in the military, OR a book with a boat on the cover, OR a Series/TRB #3.
South of Surrender - Laura Kaye 4/8✔4. Dalton Covered Bridge: This historic covered bridge is located in Warner, New Hampshire. The name was a reference to a nearby resident at the time of construction (Mrs. Dalton, and later Widow Dalton). It was built in 1853 by Joshua Sanborn.
☀ Read a book in which the first letter of every word in the title can be found in DALTONBRIDGE, OR a book with some type of bridge on the cover, OR a Series/TBR #4.
Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4✔5. Alton Bay Railroad Station: This historic railroad station was built in 1907 by the Boston and Maine Railroad.
☀ Read a book first published in the early 1900’s (prior to 1925), OR a book with the word “Rail”, “Road” or “Railroad” found in the title, OR a Series/TBR #5.
An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3✔6. District No. 9 Schoolhouse: This historic schoolhouse is located in Gilford, New Hampshire. It was built in 1815, and served as a schoolhouse until 1935.
☀ Read a book with a character who is a teacher, OR a book with a red cover, OR a Series/TBR #6.
Sunrise at Sunset - Jaz Primo 4/25✔7. Swallow Boathouse: The Swallow Boathouse is located on a cove of Moultonborough Neck on Lake Winnipesaukee in central New Hampshire. It is a wooden structure mounted on eight stone piers set in approximately 10 feet of water. It was designed by Harry J. Carlson, and is 80 feet long, 37 feet wide.
☀ Read a book by an author whose first or last initial can be found in SWALLOW, OR a book with a body of water on the cover, OR a Series/TBR #7.
Fire And Ice - Dana Stabenow 4/3✔8. Sawyer Tavern: The Sawyer Tavern is a historical building located in Keene, New Hampshire. Built sometime between 1803 and 1906, it served as a tavern in both the 19th and 20th centuries. It was built by American Revolutionary War veteran Abraham Wheeler, Jr. His son-in-law Josiah Sawyer later took over the business.
☀ Read a book with a bar or tavern in the story (doesn’t have to be significant – just mentioned), OR a book with a building on the cover, OR a Series/TBR #8.
The Map of Time - Felix Palma 4/18✔9. Brick Store: Located in Bath, New Hampshire, the Brick Store claims to be the oldest continuously operating general store in the US.
☀ Read a book with a some type of store front on the cover, OR a book in which the main character own’s his/her own business, OR a Series/TBR #9.
Fatal Shadows - Josh Lanyon (hero owns bookstore) 4/6✔10. Robert Frost Farm: The Robert Frost Farm is located in Derry, New Hampshire and was the home of poet Robert Frost from 1900 to 1911.
☀ Read a book by Robert Frost, OR a book in which the main character is a writer, journalist, poet, etc., OR a Series/TBR #10
Wild Child - Molly O'Keefe 4/26CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Second Quarter - New Hampshire Spell Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2015
READ: 28/28
S: Saints Astray - Jacqueline Carey 4/16
W: The Woods - Harlan Coben 4/6
A: Armageddon Outta Here - Derek Landy 4/26
L: The Hell You Say - Josh Lanyon 4/9
L: A Shiver of Light - Laurell K. Hamilton 4/19
O: Of Monsters and Madness - Jessica Verday 5/3
W: The Winter People - Jennifer McMahon 5/3
*
B: Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy 4/5
O: Skybreaker - Kenneth Oppel 5/15
A: Archangel's Storm - Nalini Singh 4/30
T: The Truth of All Things - Kieran Shields 4/5
H: Shadow Scale - Rachel Hartman 4/17
O: One Sweet Ride - Jaci Burton 6/6
U: Unlucky 13 - James Patterson 5/17
S: See How She Dies - Lisa Jackson 4/22
E: Echo - J.K. Accinni 5/5
N: A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan 4/15
E: The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths 5/10
W: Without Regret - R.L. Mathewson 6/5
*
H: Games Creatures Play - Charlaine Harris 5/2
A: Asylum - Madeleine Roux 5/5
M: The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater 4/17
P: Flesh and Blood - Patricia Cornwell 4/10
S: Seduce Me in Dreams - Jacquelyn Frank 4/25
H: Iron House - John Hart 4/7
I: Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11
R: The Search - Nora Roberts 4/9
E: Shadowglass - Erica Hayes 5/18
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Third Quarter - Historical Landmarks of Wisconsin Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2015
READ: 10/10
✔1. S.C. Johnson Admin Building & Research Tower:
Designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright it was constructed from 1936 to 1939. ☀Read a book set in Wisconsin, OR a book in which the entire title can be found in the letters of FRANKLLOYDWRIGHT, OR a Series/TBR #3.
Chain of Illusions - Boone Brux 8/7✔2. Dousman Hotel:
This hotel was built in 1864 to accommodate railroad and steamboat travelers. The hotel operated until the 1920's ☀Read a book with a train, train tracks, RR crossing or with some type of boat on the cover, OR a book published between 1864 - 1929, OR a Series/TBR #8
Book Clubbed - Lorna Barrett 8/8✔3. Pabst Theater:
Built in 1895, "the Pabst" is the fourth oldest continuously operating theater in the US. ☀Read a book by an author whose first or last initial can be found in PABST, OR a book with an actor character, OR a Series/TBR #9.
Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4✔4. Ringling Brothers Circus Winter Headquarters:
Located in Baraboo, this is where the Ringling Brothers Circus first began their tour as a circus in 1884. ☀Read a book with a circus character as a character, OR with a circus tent on the cover, OR a Series/TBR #1.
Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor 7/22✔5. Milwaukee City Hall:
With a bell tower at 353 feet, completed in 1895, made it the tallest habitable building in the US at the time. ☀Read a book in which the number 3 or 5 can be found in the total number of pages, OR a Series/TBR #5.
Then Came You - Jill Shalvis 7/29✔6. Fourth Street (Meir) School:
Renamed the Golda Meir School after the fourth Prime Minister of Israel, who attended the school between 1906 - 1912, this is a Milwaukee public school for gifted and talented students. ☀Read a book with a student as a character, OR a book in which the first letter of each title word can be found in GOLDAMEIR, OR a Series/TBR #4.
Thrill Ride - Julie Ann Walker 7/11✔7. Greendale Historic District:
Located in Greendale, WI, this is one of three greenbelt towns built by the federal government along with Greenbelt, Maryland and Greenhills, Ohio during the Great Depression. Read a book set during the Great Depression (1929 - 1939), OR a book that a Goodreads friend rated 3 stars or lower, OR a Series/TBR #2.
Shadow's Curse - Alexa Egan 8/24✔8. Ten Chimneys:
Built in 1915, Ten Chimneys was home to Broaway actors Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt. It was visited by many other notable actors of the time such as Noel Coward, Helen Hayes, Laurence Olivier, and Vivien Leigh. It was so named for the total of 10 chimneys present on the grounds. ☀Read a book with a number in the title or on the cover, OR with a chimney on the cover, OR a Series/TBR #10.
Dark Witch - Nora Roberts 8/8✔9. Astor Fur Warehouse:
The Astor Fur Warehouse is a historic fur warehouse in Prairie du Chien. It was built by American Fur Company agent Joseph Rolette in 1828. The town of Prairie du Chien was a fur trading center in the 18th century due to the French and Canadian fur trade on the Mississippi River. ☀Read a book by a French or Canadian author, OR a book between 200 - 325 pages, OR a Series/TBR #7.
Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2✔10. Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum:
The Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum was built in 1913 by family members to house the collection of amateur geologist Thomas A. Greene. It is a mineral and fossil museum located in Milwaukee. ☀Read a book with a character who is a geologist or works in a museum, OR a book set in a large US nationally known city, OR a Series/TBR #6.
Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Third Quarter - Spell Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2015
READ: 22/22
✔R: Revenant - Phaedra Weldon 7/13
✔I: If He's Tempted - Hannah Howell 7/5
✔N: Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh 7/24
✔G: The Darkest Touch - Gena Showalter 7/12
✔L: Big Sky Summer - Linda Lael Miller 8/4
✔I: If He's Daring - Hannah Howell 8/9
✔N: The Witness - Nora Roberts 7/25
✔G: Deadly Offerings - Alexa Grace 8/9
✔B: Beauty and the Blacksmith - Tessa Dare 7/6
✔R: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - Mary Roach 7/11
✔O: Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27
✔T: Trail of Kisses - Merry Farmer 7/5
✔H: HIDE Omnibus - Jax Spenser 7/6
✔E: Embrace the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 7/21
✔R: Bones of the Lost - Kathy Reichs 7/23
✔S: Dead in the Water - Stuart Woods 8/1
✔C: Hard Evidence - Pamela Clare 7/23
✔I: Chained by Night - Larissa Ione 9/19
✔R: Dark Witch - Nora Roberts 8/8
✔C: Caught Read-Handed - Terrie Farley Moran 8/3
✔U: Uprooted - Naomi Novik 7/26
✔S: Shadow's Curse - Alexa Egan 8/24
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Fourth Quarter - Historical Landmarks of GeorgiaDuration: October 1 - December 31, 2015
READ: 10/10
✔1. College Hill: Home of George Walton, signer of the US Declaration of Independence, it was built in 1795, near Augusta.
☀Read a book that takes place in the US state of Georgia, OR a Series/TBR #1.
Temping Is Hell - Cathy Yardley (Necessary Evil #1) 11/21✔2. Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant: Headquarters of the Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company, where the transition from Coca-Cola as a drink served at a soda fountain to a mass-market bottled soft drink took place.
☀Read a book with a beverage on the cover, OR a Series/TBR #2.
A Taste of the Nightlife - Sarah Zettel (bottle of wine) 10/29✔3. Fox Theatre: The Fox Theatre is a 4,678 seat auditorium originally planned as part of a large Shrine temple. It was eventually developed into a lavish movie theater in the Fox Theatres chain. It opened in 1929.
☀Read a book with a lavish structure on the cover, OR a Series/TBR #3.
Don't Cry, Tai Lake - Xiaolong Qui 11/28✔4. Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home: Home to the 28th president of the United States, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, where he spent his formative years between 1860-1870.
☀Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with 'W', OR a Series/TBR #4.
Fingersmith - Sarah Waters 10/8✔5. Traveler's Rest: An early tavern and inn built by James R. Wyly sometime around 1815, it served as an inn for traveler's on the newly constructed Unicoi Turnpike.
☀Read a book that mentions an inn or with the word "Inn" shown in the title (series and subtitles count), OR aSeries/TBR #5.
For the Love of Magic - Janet Chapman (Spellbound Falls #5) 11/22✔6. Stephen Vincent Benet House: Also known as President's Home, Commandant's House, Augusta Arsenal, it was the home of the Commandant of the Augusta Arsenal. The poet and writer Stephen Vincent Benet lived and wrote here.
☀Read a book by a an author from Georgia or a book of poetry, OR a Series/TBR #6.
Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood - Ann Charles 10/18✔7. Central of Georgia Depot & Trainshed:
A former passenger depot and trainshed built in 1860 before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
☀Read a book in which the first letter of each title word can be found in CENTRALOFGEORGIADEPOT, or a Series/TBR #7.
Rock Chick Redemption - Kristen Ashley 10/1✔8. Green-Meldrim House: This historic house was built by architect John Norris between 1853-1861 at a cost of $93,000.00. It was first owned by wealthy cotton merchant, Charles Green.
☀Read a book in which the authors first and last initials can be found in GREENMELDRIM, or a Series/TBR #8.
Wulfe Untamed - Pamela Palmer 10/4✔9. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site: This historic site is made up of several building, one of which is Martin Luther King, Jr. was born.
☀Read a book whose title begins with the letter 'M', 'L' or 'K', or a Series/TBR #9.
Luscious - Amanda Usen 10/2✔10. New Echota: This was the capital of the Cherokee Nation from 1825 until their forced removal in the 1830's.
☀Read a book with a Native American character, OR a Series/TBR #10.
The Reawakened - Jeri Smith-Ready 11/8CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Fourth Quarter - Georgia Spell Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2015
READ: 31/31
C: Samurai Game - Christine Feehan 11/21
E: Envy - J.R. Ward 10/31
N: Night Forbidden - Joss Ware 10/14
T: Days of Blood & Starlight - Laini Taylor 10/13
R: The Reawakened - Jeri Smith-Ready 11/8
A: Aunt Dimity Goes West - Nancy Atherton 11/3
L: Lifelines - C.J. Lyons 11/26
O: Obsession in Death - J.D. Robb 10/8
F: Flames of Arousal - Ruth Kerce 11/1
G: The Ghost Hunter - Lori Brighton 10/19
E: Edge of Dawn - Lara Adrian 11/3
O: Pleasure Island - LorieO'Clare 11/29
R: The Red Hotel - Graham Masterton 12/5
G: The Grove - Jean Johnson 12/8
I: Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews 10/9
A: The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie - Jennifer Ashley 12/17
D: Dead Head - Rosemary Harris 11/6
E: Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell 11/22
P: Stuck on You - Patti Berg 11/1
O: One in a Million - Jill Shalvis 12/18
T: The Tower - Jean Johnson 10/21
&:Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor 12/26
T: Tempted At Midnight - Jacquie D'Alessandro 11/19
R: Snow In April - Rosamunde Pilcher 12/27
A: Beg for Mercy - Jami Alden 12/24
I: It's in His Kiss - Jill Shalvis 11/10
N: Night Chills - Dean Koontz 11/10
S: Simply Magic - Mary Balogh 11/12
H: Butterfly - Kathryn Harvey 10/17
E: The Emperor's Tomb - Steve Berry 11/23
D: Knock Me Off My Feet - Susan Donovan 11/27
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
WRC A Pick Your Fate AdventureDuration: April 1, 2014 - February 28, 2015
✔Quest One (WRC)
The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley 4/2 review
✔Quest Two (ACATT)
The King - J.R. Ward 4/8 review
✔Quest Three (ACATT)
The Stranger You Know - Andrea Kane (New York) 4/10 review
✔Quest Four (AMMP)
Tiger's Destiny - Colleen Houck 4/14 review
✔Quest Five (WRC)
Rapture - Jacquelyn Frank 4/20 review
✔Quest Six (WRC)
City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare 4/23 review
✔Quest Seven (Abbie - ACATT)
Dragonflight - Anne McCaffrey 4/27 review
✔Quest Eight (ACATT)
Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23 review
✔Quest Nine (ACATT)
Wicked Road to Hell - Juliana Stone 5/26 review
✔Quest Ten (ACATT) historical fiction
BOOK: Written in My Own Heart's Blood - Diana Gabaldon 12/23 review
✔Quest Eleven (AMMP)
BOOK: 77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9 review
✔Quest Twelve (Wacky)
BOOK: The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkein 2/26 review
✔Quest Thirteen (AMMP) Choose category first. A
BOOK: Seraphina - Rachel Hartman 2/28 review
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Page Number Fun!Duration: June 9, 2014 - March 11, 2015
READ: 80/80
Level One: Page #1 ~~ COMPLETE!
1. Vampire in Atlantis - Alyssa Day (311 pages) 6/28
2. One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin (312 pages) 6/29
3. Whisper Kiss - Deborah Cooke (391 pages) 7/7
4. Bite Marks - Jennifer Rardin (314 pages) 7/16
5. The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg (416 pages) 7/17
6. Dark Taste of Rapture - Gena Showalter (451 pages) 7/19
7. Dreamveil - Lynn Viehl (312 pages) 7/20
8. Zuri's Zargonnii Warrior - C.L. Scholey (144 pages) 7/26
Level Two: Page #2 ~~ COMPLETE!
1. On the Prowl - Christine Warren (293 pages) 8/4
2. A Thief In A Kilt - Sandy Blair (320 pages) 8/9
3. A Taint In The Blood - Dana Stabenow (352 pages) 8/10
4. Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard (372 pages) 8/16
5. The Trouble With Witches - Shirley Damsgaard (292 pages) 8/16
6. The Big Dirt Nap - Rosemary Harris (256 pages) 8/17
7. Darkest Highlander - Donna Grant (322 pages) 8/20
8. Once in a Lifetime - Jill Shalvis (321 pages) 8/24
Level Three: Page #3 ~~ COMPLETE!
1. Redemption - Susannah Sandlin (357 pages) 8/24
2. Dire Wants - Stephanie Tyler (367 pages) 8/26
3. A Warrior's Promise - Donna Fletcher (384 pages) 8/27
4. And One Last Thing ... - Molly Harper (310 pages) 8/27
5. The Mage in Black - Jaye Wells (326 pages) 8/28
6. Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons - Denise Grover Swank (352 pages) 8/28
7. Darkfire Kiss - Deborah Cooke (394 pages) 8/29
8. Frostfire - Lynn Viehl (308 pages) 8/30
Level Four: Page #4 ~~ COMPLETE!
1. No Longer a Gentleman - Mary Jo Putney (384 pages) 8/30
2. Sunshine - Robin McKinley (405 pages) 9/3
3. Angel Fever - L.A. Weatherly (496 pages) 9/9
4. Middle of Nowhere - Ridley Pearson (416 pages) 9/11
5. Nightshine - Lynn Viehl (314 pages) 9/16
6. Sometimes a Rogue - Mary Jo Putney (415 pages) 9/17
7. Come Fly With Me - Addison Fox (384 pages) 9/19
8. Shades of Blood - Samantha Young (342 pages) 9/20
Level Five: Page #5 ~~ COMPLETE!
1. The Guardian - Margaret Mallory (354 pages) 9/21
2. Playing Easy to Get - Sherrilyn Kenyon (352 pages) 9/22
3. Kill Alex Cross - James Patterson (375 pages) 9/24
4. Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich (256 pages) 9/24
5. Animal Magnetism - Jill Shalvis (295 pages) 9/25
6. Killing Grounds - Dana Stabenow (256 pages) 9/30
7. The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington (543 pages) 10/1
8. Highlander for the Holidays - Janet Chapman (325 pages) 10/4
Level Six: Page #6 ~~ COMPLETE!
1. Red - Jordan Summers (368 pages) 10/10
2. When You Give a Duke a Diamond - Shana Galen (356 pages) 10/12
3. Whisper To The Blood - Dana Stabenow (368 pages) 10/15
4. The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo - Kerrelyn Sparks (369 pages) 10/18
5. The Six Sacred Stones - Matthew Reilly (506 pages) 10/21
6. North of Need - Laura Kaye (263 pages) 10/24
7. The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness (561 pages) 10/28
8. The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly (261 pages) 10/29
Level Seven: Page #7 ~~ COMPLETE!
1. Deadlock - Iris Johansen (374 pages) 10/30
2. Rapture Untamed - Pamela Palmer (372 pages) 11/4
3. Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles (376 pages) 11/9
4. Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch (373 pages) 11/10
5. Lost - Gary Devon (372 pages) 11/15
6. A Lot Like Love - Julie James (274 pages) 11/15
7. Blue Dragon - Kylie Chan (567 pages) 11/19
8. A River in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters (307 pages) 11/23
Level Eight: Page #8 ~~ COMPLETE!
1. Big Sky Country - Linda Lael Miller (384 pages) 11/23
2. The Darkest Facts - Gena Showalter (186 pages) 11/24
3. Crazy Thing Called Love - Molly O'Keefe (368 pages) 11/26
4. The Exiled Queen - Cinda Williams Chima (586 pages) 11/28
5. The Ranger - Monica McCarty (398 pages) 11/30
6. Live to See Tomorrow - Iris Johansen (368 pages) 12/4
7. Just In Time - Addison Fox (384 pages) 12/8
8. Carnal Sin - Allison Brennan (448 pages) 12/11
Level Nine: Page #9 ~~ COMPLETE!
1. Ember's Kiss - Deborah Cooke (393 pages) 12/12
2. Trick of the Light - Rob Thurman (339 pages) 12/21
3. A Trouble of Fools - Linda Barnes (219 pages) 12/26
4. Broken Soul - Faith Hunter (329 pages) 1/3
5. Scarlet - Jordan Summers (292 pages) 2/7
6. You Can't Hide - Karen Rose (499 pages) 2/7
7. Much Ado About Vampires - Katie MacAlister (319 pages) 2/15
8. Festive in Death - J.D. Robb (389 pages) 2/16
Level Ten: Page #0 ~~ COMPLETE!
1. White Trash Zombie Apocalypse - Diana Rowland (320 pages) 2/25
2. Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter (404 pages) 3/3
3. Faithful Place - Tana French (400 pages) 3/4
4. Playing to Win - Jaci Burton (320 pages) 3/4
5. The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - Gordon Dahlquist (760 pages) 3/7
6. Sunrise with a Notorious Lord - Alexandria Hawkins (304 pages) 3/8
7. Better Off Dead in Deadwood - Ann Charles (400 pages) 3/9
8. Ritual Magic - Eileen Wilks (409 pages) 3/11
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
February Favorite Album - Glass Houses Duration: February 1 - March 31, 2015
READ: 10/10
✔1. Glass Houses: Glass Houses was the 7th studio album by Billy Joel
♬ Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in GLASSHOUSES, OR a Series/TBR #7.
Hidden Currents - Christine Feehan 2/21
✔2. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me: This single released from the album became Billy Joel's first song to peak at #1 on Billboard's Pop Singles Chart. It spend 11 weeks in the Top 10, but was #1 from July 19 - August 1, 1980.
♬ Read a book originally published in July or August, OR a Series/TBR #1
Absolution - Susannah Sandlin (Aug 2012) 2/5
✔3. Album Cover: The album cover features Joel posed with a rock in hand, facing the front of his home.
♬ Read a book with some type of glass on the cover or with the "glass" in the title, OR a Series/TBR #2
Dead Case in Deadwood - Ann Charles (windows) 2/8
✔4. Producer: The album was produced by Phil Ramone and was the third collaboration between he and Joel.
♬ Form a word from the letters - PHILRAMONE, and read a book with that word found in the title, OR read a Series/TBR #10
Her Sky Cowboy - Beth Ciotta (HER) 2/13
✔5. Grammy Award: Glass Houses won a Grammy Award in 1981 for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male.
♬ Read a book by a male author, OR a Series/TBR #5
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - Gordon Dahlquist 3/7
✔6. American Music Awards: Glass Houses won the AMA Favorite Pop/Rock Album award in 1981.
♬ Read a book that has won an award, OR a Series/TBR #6.
Revenant - Larissa Ione 3/14
✔7. Length: The album runs 35 minutes, 6 seconds.
♬ Read a book in a position on your TBR that contains the number '3', '5' or '6', OR a Series #3.
Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 2/17
✔8. Release Date: The album was recorded in 1979 and released on March 10, 1980. It ranked #4 on Billboard's 1980 year-end album chart.
♬ Read a book originally published in 1980, OR a Series/TBR #4
Better Off Dead in Deadwood - Ann Charles 3/9
✔9. Genre: Glass Houses is classified as Rock, New Wave. Interestingly, Joel references New Wave in the song "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me".
♬ Read a book in a new-to-you genre, OR a Series/TBR #9.
Much Ado About Vampires - Katie MacAlister (Dark Ones #9) 2/15
✔10. Billy Joel: According to some sources, Billy Joel is the 6th best-selling recording artist in the US.
♬ Read a in which the first letter of every word in the title can be found in BILLYJOEL, OR a Series/TBR #8.
Last Stand of Dead Men - Derek Landy 3/16
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Favorite Genre ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2014 - April 30, 2015
GENRE: Paranormal Romance
READ: 19/20
✔1. Book of Choice: – Read a book of your choice from your favorite genre.
Atlantis Betrayed - Alyssa Day 5/6
✔2. Recommended Book: – read a book recommended to you by Goodreads, based on the book read for task #1.
Shaedes of Gray - Amanda Bonilla (2015) 2/8
✔3. Literature Map: – go to www.literature-map.com and type in the name of the author of the book you read for either task #1 or task #2. Read a book by an author that closely matches the name you just entered. This can be an author you’ve read before.
Eat Prey Love - Kerrelyn Sparks 5/16
✔4. New Author: – Read a book by a new-to-you author from your favorite genre.
Dire Needs - Stephanie Tyler 7/9
✔5. New Series: – start a new series from your favorite genre by reading the first book of a new-to-you series. No re-reads for this one, please.
Wicked Road to Hell - Juliana Stone 5/26
✔6. Goodreads Friends: – Read a book from your favorite genre that you found on a Goodreads friend’s shelf. Please tell us the friend and the shelf. (Friend: Sassy Amy, Shelf: Voodoo)
Black Magic Woman - Christine Warren 5/8
✔7. TBR: – Read a book from your favorite genre that has been on your TBR for more than a year.
The Demon You Know - Christine Warren (added 2009) 5/9
✔8. Related Genre: – read a book from a related genre that is either new-to-you or seldom read.
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - Gordon Dahlquist 3/7
✔9. 2014: – Read a book from your favorite genre that was published in 2014.
Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon (pub April 2014) 5/23
✔10. Series Next Book: – Read the next book in a series from your favorite genre.
Blood Past - Samantha Young 5/15
✔11. Series Last Book: – Read the last book in a series from your favorite genre, or one that brings you current in the series.
Wilder - Christina Dodd (conclusion) 5/22
✔12. Format: – Read a book from your favorite genre, using a different format than you usually read. If you normally read a paperback, you could try an audio book, a hard back, e-reader, etc.
Primal Cravings - Susan Sizemore (ereader)5/28
✔13. Explore: – Go to 'Explore' located at the top of any page, click on the down arrow and choose 'genres'. Click on your favorite genre under the 'Browse' section, located on the right hand side of the page. Choose a book to read from the 'New Releases Tagged' List. Please note: this changes often.
A Shiver of Light - Laurell K. Hamilton 4/19
✔14. Listopia: – Go to 'explore' at the top of any page, click on the down arrow and choose 'listopia'. Under the 'Browse By Tag' section, click on your favorite genre. Choose a Listopia list from the first page, and read a book from that list. Be sure to tell us the Listopia list you used.
Listopia: 2013 Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy (July - December)
Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews 6/23
15. Latest Book Added: – Read the latest book added to your TBR that is from your favorite genre.
Jason - Laurell K. Hamilton
✔16. Re-read: – Re-read a book from your favorite genre, OR read a book from your favorite genre that was originally published in the same year you joined Goodreads.
Seduce the Darkness - Gena Showalter (pub 6/2009, joined 2/2009) 5/19
✔17. Wacky Bookshelf: – Read a book from your favorite genre found on Wacky's bookshelf. Can't find a book in your favorite genre? Add one to the bookshelf and read it.
Fifth Grave Past the Light - Darynda Jones 9/23
✔18. Favorite Color: – Read a book from your favorite genre with a cover that is your favorite.
It doesn't have to be the entire cover, but should be easily seen.
Vampire in Atlantis - Alyssa Day 6/28
✔19. Location: – Read a book from your favorite genre that takes place in a country you would like to visit. This should be a country other than where you currently live.
Wicked Highlander - Donna Grant (Scotland) 5/30
✔20. Interactive: – Below is a list of five groups. Choose one of those five groups and read a book from your favorite genre, found listed somewhere in the group. It can be from a discussion thread, from the group's bookshelf, or a book found in a challenge.
(I choose the Seasonal Reading Challenge and found this book in post #166 from Jingles)
XO - Jeffrey Deaver 6/26
Favorite Album - Time Well Wasted Duration: April 1 - May 31, 2015
READ: 8/10
✔1. Time Well Wasted: Time Well Wasted is the 4th studio album released by Brad Paisley. Read a book with the word “time”, “well” or “wasted” in the title, OR a Series/TBR #4.
The Map of Time - Felix Palma 4/18✔2. Cover: The album cover features a clock hanging on the guitar. Read a book with a number found on the cover or in the title, OR a Series/TBR #2.
Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1✔3. Release Date: The album was released on August 16, 2005. Read a book originally published in August (of any year) , OR a Series/TBR #5
The Dying of the Light - Derek Landy (pub August 2014) 5/254. Album of the Year: Time Well Wasted was Country Music Association’s Album of the Year for 2006. Read a book by a favorite author, OR a Series/TBR #6
Air Bound - Christine Feehan✔5. Number One Singles: The album produced three number one singles: (1) When I Get to Where I’m Going, (2) The World, (3) She’s Everything. Read the first book on your TBR or a Series Book #1, OR a book with a title that begins with ‘W’ or ‘S’.
A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan 4/15✔6. When I Get Where I’m Going: When I Get Where I’m Going features background vocals from country music legend, Dolly Parton. Read a book written by a female author, OR a Series/TBR #3.
In Rides Trouble - Julie Ann Walker 5/26✔7. Billboard: Time Well Wasted reached #1 on US Billboard Top Country Albums in 2005. Read an award winning book or one that has been nominated for an award, OR a Series/TBR #7.
The Hunter - Monica McCarty 5/268. Brad Paisley: Brad Paisley was born October 28, 1972 and began performing at an early age. Read a book by a debut author or one published after 1972, OR a Series/TBR #8.
Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon (pub 1996) ✔9. First Guitar: Paisley has long attributed his love for country music to his maternal grandfather who gave him his first guitar. Read a book someone has given you or one you got for free, OR a Series/TBR #9.
Armageddon Outta Here - Derek Landy 4/26✔10. Producer: Time Well Wasted was produced by Frank Rogers, who Paisley met while both were attending Belmont University. Read a book by an author whose initials can be found in BELMONTUNIVERSITY, OR a Series/TBR #10.
Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy 4/5
Top Ten Books of 2014Duration: October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015
READ: 141/141
1.
(added 10/2012)D: Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
E: Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23
G: The Space Between - Diana Gabaldon 10/3
R: Red - Jordan Summers 10/10
E: Everywhere She Turns - Debra Webb 11/3
E: The Grand Finale - Janet Evanovich 11/8
S: The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington 10/1
O: Oceanborne - Katherine Irons 10/22
F: Fallen - Karin Slaughter 10/6
W: When You Give a Duke a Diamond - Shana Galen 10/12
R: Who Do, Voodoo? - Rochelle Staab 10/13
O: Crazy Thing Called Love - Molly O'Keefe 11/26
N: Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts 10/8
G: Finders-Seekers - Gayle Greeno 10/17
2.
(added 7/2012)F: The Highlander's Forbidden Bride - Donna Fletcher 10/19
I: Deadlock - Iris Johansen 10/30
F: Flirting with Forever - Gwyn Cready 12/13
T: Twisted Things - Madge Swindells 11/9
H: Highlander for the Holidays - Janet Chapman 10/4
G: The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 10/29
R: You're The One - Robin Kaye 10/7
A: Animal Attraction - Jill Shalvis 10/4
V: The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/18
E: Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch 11/10
P: Merry Christmas, Alex Cross - James Patterson 10/30
A: Alex Cross, Run - James Patterson 11/14
S: Whisper To The Blood - Dana Stabenow 10/15
T: Blood Debt - Tanya Huff 11/11
T: Thunder Moon - Lori Handeland 12/15
H: What Angels Fear - C.S. Harris 10/15
E: Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland 11/24
L: Letters from Skye: A Novel - Jessica Brockmole 10/30
I: Live to See Tomorrow - Iris Johansen 12/4
G: The Darkest Facts - Gena Showalter 11/24
H: The Hawk - Monica McCarty 10/26
T: Devil Without a Cause - Terri Garey 12/14
3.
(added 3/2012)T: Trick of the Light - Rob Thurman 12/21
H: The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness 10/28
E: The Exiled Queen - Cinda Williams Chima 11/28
H: Much Ado About Marriage - Karen Hawkins 11/7
O: One Heart to Win - Johanna Lindsey 12/16
U: Uncorked - Lois Greiman 12/5
R: The Six Sacred Stones - Matthew Reilly 10/21
O: One Dance with a Duke - Tessa Dare 12/27
F: Festive in Death - J.D. Robb 2/16
D: Dark Blood - Christine Feehan 10/8
U: Up to Me - M. Leighton 3/12
S: Silver-Tongued Devil - Jaye Wells 10/11
T: A Trouble of Fools - Linda Barnes 12/26
A: The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry 10/25
N: North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24
D: Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline 10/16
A: The Pyramid Of Doom - Andy McDermott 11/7
S: Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn 11/1
H: House Rules - Chloe Neill 11/13
E: A River in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 11/23
S: Should've Known Better - Cassandra Carr 11/29
4.
(added 3/2013)T: Taken by the Cowboy - Julianne MacLean 12/28
H: The Host - Stephanie Meyer 11/30
E: Street of the Five Moons - Elizabeth Peters 12/12
W: Wild About You - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
I: If There Be Dragons - Kay Hooper 12/18
N: Nightborn - Lynn Viehl 10/31
T: Though Not Dead - Dana Stabenow 12/31
E: Ember's Kiss - Deborah Cooke 12/12
R: Rapture Untamed - Pamela Palmer 11/4
S: Still Waters - Tami Hoag 12/23
E: The Crossing Places - Elly Griffiths 12/13
A: Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles 11/9
5.
(added 7/2009)T: Lie With Me - Stephanie Tyler 12/27
H: Hungry Like a Wolf - Christine Warren 12/17
E: The Duke Is Mine - Eloisa James 12/26
L: Down to You - M. Leighton 11/3
A: Just In Time - Addison Fox 12/8
S: Scarlet - Jordan Summers 2/7
T: Master of Craving - Karen Tabke 1/29
O: Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
R: Contest - Matthew Reilly 11/13
A: Carnal Sin - Allison Brennan 12/11
C: Born To Be Wild - Christine Warren 10/30
L: A Lot Like Love - Julie James 11/15
E: Chilled - Kendra Elliot 1/21
6.
(added 5/2013)T: A Tale Of Two Dragons - G.A. Aiken 2/2
H: Her Sky Cowboy - Beth Ciotta 2/13
E: Ritual Magic - Eileen Wilks 3/11
N: Mine to Possess - Nalini Singh 11/6
I: Clean Sweep - Ilona Andrews 1/6
N: The Butterfly Farm - Diane Noble 11/25
T: Heart of the Wolf - Terry Spear 2/13
H: Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
G: Lost - Gary Devon 11/15
I: Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews 1/15
R: The Ranger - Monica McCarty 11/30
L: Big Sky Country - Linda Lael Miller 11/23
7.
(added 6/2013)I: If You Give a Rake a Ruby - Shana Galen 2/22
L: Nightbred - Lynn Viehl 12/2
L: Nightbound - Lynn Viehl 12/6
U: Unmade - Sarah Rees Brennan 3/25
S: 77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9
I: Revenant - Larissa Ione 3/14
O: Omega - Susannah Sandlin 3/24
N: A Night Too Dark - Dana Stabenow 12/9
8.
(added 10/2013)M: Bizarre Life of Sydney Sedrick - Mandi Casey 10/19
U: Unlucky 13 - James Patterson 5/17
R: Rescue My Heart - Jill Shalvis 11/30
D: Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips 11/22
E: Buried - Kendra Elliot 3/17
R: Rumor Has It - Jill Shalvis 12/14
O: Wild Child - Molly O'Keefe 4/26
F: Water Bound - Christine Feehan 2/16
C: Waking Up with a Rake - Connie Mason 11/10
R: Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs 12/31
O: Of Monsters and Madness - Jessica Verday 5/3
W: Blue-Blooded Vamp - JayeWells 11/29
S: Shaedes of Gray - Amanda Bonilla 2/8
9.
(added 7/2013)C: Blue Dragon - Kylie Chan 11/19
O: Skybreaker - Kenneth Oppel 5/15
N: Biting Bad - Chloe Neill 12/5
C: The City and the City - China Miéville 11/21
E: Endsinger - Jay Kristoff 3/18
A: Baby, I'm Yours - Susan Andersen 12/20
L: Love Is All You Need - Lori Devoti 12/22
E: An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
D: Just Desserts - Mary Daheim 12/7
I: If He's Sinful - Hannah Howell 3/20
N: Wild Things - Chloe Neill 12/31
D: The Dragon Legion Collection - Deborah Cooke 12/29
E: Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy 4/5
A: Always Dakota - Debbie Macomber 12/24
T: The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkein 2/26
H: Hidden Currents - Christine Feehan 2/21
10.
(added 7/2012)K: Dark Skye - Kresley Cole 2/10
I: Bound by Night - Larissa Ione 3/27
N: Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 2/17
G: The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - Gordon Dahlquist 3/7
D: Daylighters - Rachel Caine 2/11
O: One Sweet Ride - Jaci Burton 6/6
M: The Viper - Monica McCarty 12/29
O: Starclimber - Kenneth Oppel 6/23
F: Faithful Place - Tana French 3/4
T: Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven - Derek Landy 3/4
H: Seraphina - Rachel Hartman 2/28
E: Echo - J.K. Accinni 5/5
W: Written in My Own Heart's Blood - Diana Gabaldon 12/23
I: If He's Wild - Hannah Howell 3/31
C: Cross My Heart - James Patterson 12/19
K: Son of No One - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/9
E: The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths 5/10
D: Dead Case in Deadwood - Ann Charles 2/8
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
EuroTrip Challenge Duration: March 14, 2015 - March 13, 2016
READ: 25/25
✔Albania
Read a book with a mostly black-and-red cover OR read a book that is set somewhere cold where you need to heat your house.
Fire And Ice - Dana Stabenow (Alaska) 4/3✔Bulgaria
Read a book where the author or a (main) character in the book is called “Sofia” or a form of it (Sophie, Sophia...) OR read a book with a feline on the cover.
Unlucky 13 - James Patterson 5/17✔Denmark
Read a book with fish on the cover OR read a book where someone visits an adventure park or carnival.
Sanctum - Madeleine Roux 5/7✔Germany
Read a book where somebody sells something OR read a book with more than two narrative perspectives.
Shadowglass - Erica Hayes 5/18✔Estonia
Read a book with trees on the cover OR read a book where a message (received or not) is crucial for the story.
Spider Bones - Kathy Reichs 3/22✔Finland
Read a book where somebody gets a present OR read a book that is set partly below ground (in a cellar, cave, tunnel…)
Omega - Susannah Sandlin 3/24✔France
Read a book with Poems OR read a book that is considered as “Chick lit”
You Don't Know Jack - Erin McCarthy 6/13✔Ireland
Read a book with fairies, leprechauns or hobgoblins OR read a book where somebody is in deep need for some guiding light.
Warrior's Redemption - Melissa Mayhue 3/22✔Iceland
Read a book with an author or character in it whose name is equally difficult as “Reykjavík” OR read a book in which some hot and steamy action takes place ;)
Endsinger - Jay Kristoff (Akihito) 3/18✔Italy
Read a book with a lot of technology in it OR read a book with a biiiiig family.
The Collector - Nora Roberts (hero has 13 siblings) 5/13✔Andorra, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City
Read a book with Short Stories OR read a book with small creatures in it (Dwarfs, Midgets, Gnomes, Hobbits...)
Angels' Flight - Nalini Singh (4 short stories) 3/23✔Latvia
Read a book in which somebody goes to a concert OR read a book with a bird on its cover.
The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater 4/17✔Lithuania
Read a book with a Granny in it OR read a book with a sad ending.
Burial Rites - Hannah Kent 5/20✔The Netherlands
Read a book with a very beautiful and artistic cover OR read a book where somebody is “tilting at windmills”
Bees in the Butterfly Garden - Maureen Lang 5/17✔Norway
Read a book in which somebody is “in deep water” OR read a book with a coast line or beach on the cover
Dr. Franklin's Island - Ann Halam (kidnapped/experimented on) 3/6✔Poland
Read a book where a marriage takes place OR read a book where somebody discovers something BIG (doesn’t matter if its something big for all the world or only him/herself)
The Mad, Bad Duke - Jennifer Ashley 3/31✔Romania
Read a book with vampires OR read a book with some sort of light source on the cover.
Archangel's Blade - Nalini Singh 3/26✔Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkey
Read a book written by two authors (not different stories in one book, but two authors wrote at one story) OR read a book where two cultures meet. (Everything from Romans and Celts to Humans and Aliens is possible)
Baby - J.K. Accinni (humans & aliens) 5/3✔Switzerland
Read a book with an yellow or golden cover OR read a book set high above (sky scraper, mountain, hot air balloon, heaven…)
A Shiver of Light - Laurell K. Hamilton 4/19✔Sweden
Read a book with a piece of furniture on the cover OR read a book where somebody wins something.
Games Creatures Play - Charlaine Harris 5/2✔Czechia
Read a book with some sort of “Guys Night Out” OR read a book with glasses on its cover
Sixth Grave on the Edge - Darynda Jones 5/13✔Ukraine
Read a book that has more than 700 pages OR read a Dystopia.
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - Gordon Dahlquist (760 pages) 3/7✔Hungary
Read a book where the characters have to solve a riddle OR read a book with a title with 6 or more words.
Unmade - Sarah Rees Brennan 3/25✔United Kingdom
Read a book set in Asia, Australia, Africa or South America OR read a book where someone can cook extremely good or bad.
SEAL of Honor - Tonya Burrows (Colombia) 3/10***Extra Point***
✔Scotland - Read a book with a sea monster or with a really proud and headstrong person in it.
The Recruit - Monica McCarty 3/27CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Favorite Album - Bathhouse Betty READ: 10/10
✔1. BATHHOUSE BETTY:
The ninth studio album released by Bette Midler. ♫Read a book in which double letters appear in the title (example: Hello, Darkness), OR a Series/TBR #10.
Thrill Ride - Julie Ann Walker 7/11✔2. COVER:
The cover features Midler in a beautiful black and white floor-length gown. ♫Read a book with stripes found on the cover, OR a Series/TBR #4.
The Diamond Conspiracy - Pip Ballantine 7/18✔3. RELEASE DATE:
The album was released in 1998, and was Midler's debut album with Warner Bros. Records. ♫Read a book originally published in 1998, OR a Series/TBR #8.
Book Clubbed - Lorna Barrett (Booktown Mystery #8) 8/8✔4. BETTE MIDLER:
Bette Midler, also known as The Devine Miss M, was born in Honolulu, Hi in 1945. ♫Read a book set in Hawaii, OR a Series/TBR #5.
Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer (Feral Warriors #5) 7/28✔5. BILLBOARD:
Bathhouse Betty reached number 32 on Billboard 200. ♫Read a book with the numbers 3 and 2 found in the total number of pages, OR a Series/TBR #3.
Voracious - V.K. Forrest (352 pages) 7/19✔6. I'M BEAUTIFUL:
The single I'm Beautiful was remixed and became a major dance floor hit, making it hit number 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. ♫Read a book with the word "beautiful (or some form of the word) found in the title, OR a Series/TBR #1.
Beauty and the Blacksmith - Tessa Dare 7/6✔7. PRODUCER:
Bathhouse Betty was produced by Arif Mardin, who was also the musical arranger. ♫Read a book in which the author's first and last initials can be found in ARIFMARDIN, OR a Series/TBR #7.
Trail of Kisses - Merry Farmer 7/5✔8. LENGTH:
The album is 44 minutes, 58 seconds long. ♫Read a book between 445 - 580 pages, OR a Series/TBR #2.
The Assassin's Blade - Sarah Maas (448 pages) 7/18✔9. COLLABORATIONS:
The second single featured from the album was My One True Friend. Composed by David Foster, Carole King and Carol Bayer Sager, it was the lead song for the movie One True Thing starring Meryl Streep and William Hurt. ♫Read a book which has won some type of award, OR a Series/TBR #6.
If He's Daring - Hannah Howell 8/9✔10. LABEL:
Bathhouse Betty was Midler's debut album with Warner Bros. Records. The label was founded in 1958 by Jack L. Warner, and has become one of the top recording labels in the world. ♫Read a book in which the first letter of each title word can be found in WARNERBROS, OR a Series/TBR #9.
Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Summer Fun Seasonal ChallengeDuration: June 1 - August 31, 2015
READ: 24/25
✔1. Be a Tourist: Choose a location you have always wanted to visit and read a book that takes place there. Let us know where you visited.
The Knight - Monica McCarty (Scotland) 6/20✔2. Explore a Museum: Read a book that is labeled historical fiction, a book where art is an important component or a book that partially takes place in a museum.
Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin 8/23✔3. Take Your Dog to the Park: Read a book with a dog on the cover or a book where a dog is an integral part of the plot.
Then Came You - Jill Shalvis 7/29✔4. Build a Sand Castle: Read a book that has a castle in the story or a book with a beach or sand on the cover.
Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks (Scottish castle) 6/6✔5. Attend a Family Reunion: Read a book about a family or a book where there is a family gathering of some sort.
Big Sky River - Linda Lael Miller 7/10✔6. Catch Fireflies: Read a book with a light source of some kind on the cover (natural or man made).
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber 6/147. Sing Along to the Radio: Tell us your favorite summer song and read a book that has one of the song title words in the book title.
✔8. Make a Splash: Read a book that takes place by the ocean, a lake or river or has a body of water on the cover.
The Witness - Nora Roberts 7/25✔9. Have a Summer BBQ: Read a book that has two B's in the title (they do not have to be next to each other) or a book whose author's First AND Last Initials can be found in the word: SUMMER.
Beauty and the Blacksmith - Tessa Dare 7/6✔10. Ride a Ferris Wheel or Roller Coaster: Read a book that has a circular object or carnival ride on the cover, or read a book that kept you on the edge of your seat.
HIDE Omnibus - Jax Spenser 7/6✔11. Plant a Garden: Read a book that has a green cover, a book with flowers on the cover or a book that grew on you as your read it.
If He's Dangerous - Hannah Howell 6/21✔12. Can Fresh Fruits or Vegetables: Read a book that has a vegetable or fruit on the cover or a book with a recipe included.
Dark Tort - Diane Mott Davidson 6/1✔13. Go On a Road Trip: Read a book that has a road trip of some sort in it or a book with a vehicle on the cover.
One Sweet Ride - Jaci Burton 6/6✔14. Find the Perfect Summer Read: Read a book from one of the following Listopia lists. Please let us know which list your book came from.
Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor (Smart Summer Reads List #317) 7/22✔15. Make Homemade Ice Cream or S'mores: Read a book with a tasty treat on the cover or a book you consider an indulgence.
Dragon Down Under - Angela Castle 7/7✔16. Take Me Out to the Ballgame: Read a book that mentions baseball, a book that has something diamond shaped on the cover or a Series #3.
Thrown by a Curve - Jaci Burton (professional baseball player) 6/3✔17. Let's Go Camping: Read a book that takes place in the great outdoors or in a national park.
Wild Fire - Christine Feehan 7/15✔18. Visit Your Local Library: Read a book you have checked out from your local library (online checkouts count).
Bones of the Lost - Kathy Reichs 7/23✔19. Learn Something New: Read a non-fiction book or a book where you learned something new.
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - Mary Roach 7/11✔20. Rekindle the Spark: Read a Romance or a book that pulled at your heart strings.
He's So Fine - Jill Shalvis 6/20✔21. Just Be Lazy: Read a book between 125 and 250 pages long or a book that took little effort to read.
Fifty Shades of Alice Through the Looking Glass - Melinda DuChamp (133 pages) 7/10✔22. Watch a Movie: Read a book that has been adapted into a movie.
High Noon - Nora Roberts 8/22✔23. Soak Up the Sun: Read a book with a yellow or tan cover or a book with the word "sun" in the title.
The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce 8/5✔24. Join or Start a Summer Book Club: Read a book that has the tag "Book Club" on it's main page.
Tell the Wolves I'm Home - Carol Rifka Brunt 6/11✔25: Gaze at the Stars: Read a book with the word NIGHT or STAR in the title or read a 5 star book from a friends book shelf (please let us know whose shelf it was from).
Crown of Midnight - Sarah Maas 8/16
The GooniesDuration: March 1 - August 31, 2015
READ: 13/15
1. Read an adventure or comedy book OR a book published in 1985 OR a best selling book from 1985.
✔2. Read a book with a character or author named Richard, Steven or Chris (in any form, first or last) OR a book set in Oregon.
Buried - Kendra Elliot 3/17✔3. Read a book that someone is searching for treasure (can be anything that is treasured) OR a book with a pirate OR a book with the total pages that contains a 1, 6, 3 , or 2.
The Map of Time - Felix Palma (613 pages) 4/18✔4. Read a book with a group of people that are friends OR a book where people are losing their homes OR a book with more than three people on the cover.
Son of No One - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/9✔5. Read a book with a character or author named Mike, Brandon or Walsh (in any form) OR a book with characters that are brothers OR a book with a character that does not drive.
Faithful Place - Tana French 3/4✔6. Read a book where a character has a funny nickname OR a book with a character that is a plumber, inventor, klutzy or overweight.
The Diamond Conspiracy - Pip Ballantine (hero invents steampunk elements) 7/187. Read a book with an attic or map on the cover OR where an attic plays a part in the story OR a book where a character uses a map.
✔8. Read a book with an Italian character OR with a criminal character OR a book where a character was or is in jail.
Sixth Grave on the Edge - Darynda Jones 5/13✔9. Read a book that features a cheerleader OR a self important character OR a best friend.
Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor 7/22✔10. Read a book with a tunnel OR a book where the bad guys are chasing someone OR where a dead body or skeleton found.
Endsinger - Jay Kristoff 3/18✔11. Read a book with a bat on the cover OR a book with bats mentioned in the story OR where someone makes a successful escape.
Gypsy Brothers Series-Books 1-7 - Lili St. Germain 3/12✔12. Read a book where a friendship is made between characters that are opposites OR with a sweet kiss OR finding something that is hidden.
Then Came You - Jill Shalvis 7/29✔13. Read a book in which you find the words pirate ship, pipe organ or walk the plank (let us know the sentence you find it in) OR a book with a cave OR a beach.
The Mad, Bad Duke - Jennifer Ashley 3/31(taking a pirate ship across to France), p218
✔14. Read a book with a character(s) that is/are police OR parents OR reporters/camera crew.
Hard Evidence - Pamela Clare 7/23✔15. Read a book with a happy ending OR where characters get saved.
Ritual Magic - Eileen Wilks 3/11
Alice in Wonderland 150th Anniversary ChallengeDuration: April 1, 2015 - March 31, 2016
Option 1 – Read at least 5 from the list below.
23/10 done
✔✿ Read a book based on Alice’s Adventures
Fifty Shades of Alice in Wonderland - Melinda DuChamp 7/9✔✿ Read a book with a character named Alice
Fifty Shades of Alice Through the Looking Glass - Melinda DuChamp 7/10 ✔✿ Read a book written by a male author
Armageddon Outta Here - Derek Landy 4/26✔✿ Read a book that takes place in England
Kiss of Steel - Bec McMasters 4/24✔✿ Read a book with flowers on the cover or in the title
If He's Dangerous - Hannah Howell 6/21✔✿ Read a Series Book Number 1
Beneath a Rising Moon - Keri Arthur 5/22✔✿ Read a Series Book Number 2
Beneath a Darkening Moon - Keri Arthur 5/23✔✿ Read a book with a hat on the cover
The Map of Time - Felix Palma 4/18✔✿ Read a book with the word heart, spade, club, or diamond in the title
The Diamond Conspiracy - Pip Ballantine 7/18✔✿ Read a book with a heart on the cover
A Dangerous Thing - Josh Lanyon 4/7✔✿ Read a book with a Queen as a character
The Crimson Crown - Cinda Williams Chima 5/22✔✿ Read a book that takes place in a fantasy world
City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare 5/17✔✿ Read a book with twins in the story
The Fall - Bethany Griffin 5/10✔✿ Read a book where the character celebrates a birthday
Bees in the Butterfly Garden - Maureen Lang 5/17✔✿ Read a book that makes you grin
Sixth Grave on the Edge - Darynda Jones 5/13✔✿ Read a book with a clock or watch on the cover
Murder Past Due - Miranda James 6/10✔✿ Read a book with a knight as a character
The Knight - Monica McCarty 6/20✔✿ Read a book with a mirror (looking glass) on the cover or in the title
Pinned for Murder - Elizabeth Lynn Casey 6/29✔✿ Read a book published in November
Kiss of the Betrayer - Boone Brux (November 2012) 7/8✔✿ Read a book with an animal that talks
Dragonquest - Anne McCaffrey 7/17✔✿ Read a book that references or quotes the story
Then Came You - Jill Shalvis 7/29(feeling a little bit like Alice in Wonderland must have)), p5
✔✿ Read a book with a girl or woman wearing a blue dress on the cover
Twice Tempted by a Rogue - Tessa Dare 8/19✔✿ Read a book where the character has a cat
The Escape - David Baldacci (hero has a cat named Awol) 8/21Option #2: Spell-It-Out : title, author, character, series
22/22 DONE
C: Curtain - Agatha Christie 4/2
H: The Hell You Say - Josh Lanyon 4/9
E: An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
S: Skybreaker - Kenneth Oppel 5/15
H: Burial Rites - Hannah Kent 5/20
I: Iron House - John Hart 4/7
R: The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater 4/17
E: Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy 4/5
C: Charmed by His Love - Janet Chapman 4/21
A: Asylum - Madeleine Roux 5/5
T: The Truth of All Things - Kieran Shields 4/5
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W: The Woods - Harlan Coben 4/6
H: How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back - Diana Rowland 4/29
I: Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11
T: Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4
E: Echo - J.K. Accinni 5/5
R: Cruel Beauty - Rosamund Hodge 4/19
A: Archangel's Storm - Nalini Singh 4/30
B: The Book of Names - Jill Gregory 4/13
B: Blue Heaven - C.J. Box 4/14
I: [Ice & Indigo]Shadowglass - Erica Hayes 5/18
T: The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones - Jack Wolf 4/28
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Wacky Scramble Personal ChallengeDuration: May 3, 2015 - April 30, 2016
TOTAL POINTS = 2040/2000
Title #1: Of Monsters and Madness
Words Claimed: NAME, STAR
Book Read: The Name of the Star - Maureen Johnson 5/8
Pages: 372
Points: 20+20 = 40
Words Claimed: STONE
Book Read: The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths 5/10
Pages: 352
Points: 30
Words Claimed: MOON
Book Read: Beneath a Rising Moon - Keri Arthur 5/22
Pages: 248
Points: 30
Words Claimed: MOON
Book Read: Beneath a Darkening Moon - Keri Arthur 5/23
Pages: 248
Points: 30
Title #2: Beneath a Darkening Moon
Words Claimed: THE
Book Read: The Dying of the Light - Derek Landy 5/25
Pages: 605
Points: 20+30=50
Words Claimed: TAKEN
Book Read: Taken by Midnight - Lara Adrian 5/30
Pages: 387
Points: 30
Words Claimed: THAN
Book Read: Deeper Than Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/2
Pages: 387
Points: 30
Words Claimed: NORTH
Book Read: North of Beautiful - Justina Chen 6/4
Pages: 373
Points: 30
Words Claimed: ONE, RIDE
Book Read: One Sweet Ride - Jaci Burton 6/6
Pages: 263
Points: 60
Words Claimed: TIME
Book Read: The Mists of Time - Susan Squires 6/9
Pages: 339
Points: 30
Words Claimed: HOME
Book Read: Tell the Wolves I'm Home - Carol Rifka Brunt 6/11
Pages: 360
Points: 30
Words Claimed: DON'T
Book Read: You Don't Know Jack - Erin McCarthy 6/13
Pages: 255
Points: 30
Words Claimed: ONE
Book Read: It Happened One Wedding - Julie James 6/27
Pages: 292
Points: 30
Words Claimed: HIDE
Book Read: HIDE Omnibus - Jax Spenser 7/6
Pages: 342
Points: 30
Words Claimed: AND
Book Read: Beauty and the Blacksmith - Tessa Dare 7/6
Pages: 148
Points: 30
Title #3: Beauty and the Blacksmith
Words Claimed: SKY
Book Read: Big Sky River - Linda Lael Miller 7/10
Pages: 368
Points: 20
Words Claimed: ALICE
Book Read: Fifty Shades of Alice Through the Looking Glass - Melinda DuChamp 7/10
Pages: 131
Points: 30
Words Claimed: HUMAN
Book Read: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - Mary Roach 7/11
Pages: 303
Points: 30
Title #4: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Words Claimed: TOUCH
Book Read: The Darkest Touch - Gena Showalter 7/12
Pages: 489
Points: 20
Words Claimed: FIRE
Book Read: Wild Fire - Christine Feehan 7/15
Pages: 455
Points: 30
Words Claimed: VORACIOUS
Book Read: Voracious - V.K. Forrest 7/19
Pages: 337
Points: 30
Words Claimed: LOST
Book Read: Bones of the Lost - Kathy Reichs 7/23
Pages: 324
Points: 30
Words Claimed: HARD, EVIDENCE
Book Read: Hard Evidence - Pamela Clare 7/23
Pages: 328
Points: 60
Words Claimed: CAN'T, LOVE
Book Read: Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27
Pages: 384
Points: 60
Words Claimed: UNTAMED
Book Read: Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28
Pages: 372
Points: 30
Words Claimed: THEN, CAME
Book Read: Then Came You - Jill Shalvis 7/29
Pages: 304
Points: 60
Words Claimed: DEMON'S, CURSE
Book Read: Demon's Curse - Alexa Egan 7/30
Pages: 400
Points: 60
Words Claimed: ALONE
Book Read: Alone - Kendra Elliot 8/2
Pages: 352
Points: 30
Words Claimed: CHAIN
Book Read: Chain of Illusions - Boone Brux 8/7
Pages: 368
Points: 30
Words Claimed: NAUTI
Book Read: Nauti Temptress - Lora Leigh 8/12
Pages: 336
Points: 30
Words Claimed: ONE
Book Read: Still the One - Jill Shalvis 8/13
Pages: 320
Points: 30
Words Claimed: RESCUE
Book Read: Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley 8/15
Pages: 500
Points: 60
Words Claimed: HUNTER
Book Read: Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin 8/23
Pages: 300
Points: 30
Words Claimed: CURSE
Book Read: Shadow's Curse - Alexa Egan 8/24
Pages: 384
Points: 30
Words Claimed: SECRET
Book Read: Grave Secret - Charlaine Harris 8/24
Pages: 306
Points: 30
Words Claimed: HEART
Book Read: Heart of a Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 8/27
Pages: 338
Points: 30
Words Claimed: DESIRE
Book Read: Everlasting Desire - Amanda Ashley 8/28
Pages: 364
Points: 30
Words Claimed: HERO
Book Read: Hero - Cheryl Brooks 8/29
Pages: 376
Points: 30
Words Claimed: READ, THAN
Book Read: Better Read Than Dead - Victoria Laurie 8/29
Pages: 296
Points: 60
Words Claimed: CHAINS
Book Read: Born in Chains - Caris Roane 8/30
Pages: 352
Points: 30
Words Claimed: RAIDER
Book Read: The Raider - Monica McCarty 9/3
Pages: 400
Points: 30
Words Claimed: NEVER, LIE
Book Read: Bones Never Lie - Kathy Reichs 9/3
Pages: 336
Points: 60
Words Claimed: CROSSFIRE
Book Read: Crossfire - Joann Ross 9/4
Pages: 374
Points: 30
Words Claimed: FLAMES
Book Read: Hope Flames - Jaci Burton 9/4
Pages: 320
Points: 30
Words Claimed: NATURE
Book Read: Savage Nature - Christine Feehan 9/5
Pages: 367
Points: 30
Words Claimed: UNTAMED
Book Read: Warrior Untamed - Melissa Mayhue 9/7
Pages: 339
Points: 30
Words Claimed: LUST, LIFE
Book Read: Lust for Life - Jeri Smith-Ready 9/9
Pages: 352
Points: 60
Words Claimed: DEVIL
Book Read: The Devil of Kilmartin - Laurin Wittig 9/10
Pages: 272
Points: 30
Words Claimed: LEATHER
Book Read: Hell for Leather - Julie Ann Walker 9/11
Pages: 352
Points: 30
Words Claimed: CAROLINA
Book Read: Courting Carolina - Janet Chapman 9/12
Pages: 274
Points: 30
Words Claimed: LOVE, UNTAMED
Book Read: A Love Untamed - Pamela Palmer 9/12
Pages: 368
Points: 60
Words Claimed: HEIR, FIRE
Book Read: Heir of Fire - Sarah Maas 9/13
Pages: 562
Points: 30+30+50= 110
Words Claimed: STREET
Book Read: Street Game - Christine Feehan 9/14
Pages: 423
Points: 30
Words Claimed: STONES
Book Read: Melting Stones - Tamora Pierce 9/15
Pages: 316
Points: 30
Words Claimed: CURSE
Book Read: Warrior's Curse - Alexa Egan 9/15
Pages: 352
Points: 30
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Remember When Cartoons Were Funny?Duration: January 9, 2014 - ??
READ: 86/100
A. Bugs Bunny ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book that takes place in New York.
Partials - Dan Wells 1/27/14
✔2. Read a book with a rabbit on the cover or in the title.
Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death - Denise Swanson 9/15/14
✔3. Read a book with a character who is a trickster.
Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5/14
✔4. Read a book with a character who is harassed by others.
Nowhere Near Respectable - Mary Jo Putney 7/31/14
✔5. Read a book with an insect on the cover.
The Butterfly Farm - Diane Noble 11/25/14
B. Woody Woodpecker ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book where a secondary character steals the "show".
Back to You - Robin Kaye 7/14/14
✔2. Read a book with a blue, white or red cover.
The Silent Girl - Tess Gerritsen 3/27/14
✔3. Read an erotic novel.
Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter 6/12/14
✔4. Read a book with a nuisance character.
Goddess - Fiona McIntosh 9/13/14
✔5. Read a book with a character who has an evil laugh.
Cross Country - James Patterson 4/29814
C. Heckle and Jeckle ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book with a bird on the cover.
Tiger's Destiny - Colleen Houck 4/14/14
✔2. Read a book with twins.
The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine 1/31/14
✔3. Read a book where the evil villain prevails.
Hour Game - David Baldacci 1/30/14
✔4. Read a book with a mischievous character.
Trick of the Light - Rob Thurman 12/21/14
✔5. Read a book with a black or orange cover.
One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17/14
D. Wile E. Coyote & the Road Runner ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book with a coyote somewhere in the story.
Shaman Rises - C.E. Murphy (a coyote is heroine's spirit guide) 7/23/14
✔2. Read a book where someone uses an elaborate plan to capture someone.
Chains of Ice - Christina Dodd 3/5/14
✔3. Read a book by an author who uses an initial.
How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7/14
✔4. Read a book that you find amusing.
Unmanned - Lois Greiman 3/26/14
✔5. Read a book that is set in Mexico
Angel Fire - L.A. Weatherly 6/13/14
E. Mighty Mouse
✔1. Read a book with a superhero-type character.
Born To Darkness - Suzanne Brockmann 4/24/14
✔2. Read a book with a "mighty" character.
Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews 6/23/14
3. Read a book with a mouse on the cover or in the title.
✔4. Read a book that is a parody of something else.
Fifty Shades of Alice in Wonderland - Melinda DuChamp 7/9/15
✔5. Read a book where a character changes their name.
Don't Tell - Karen Rose 6/6/14
F. Daffy Duck
1. Read a book with a duck on the cover or in the title.
✔2. Read a book that is first in a series.
Real - Katy Evans 3/29/14
3. Read a book with a daffy or screwball character.
✔4. Read a book with a black or yellow cover.
W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton 2/8/14
✔5. Read a book with arch-rivals or best friends.
Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks 1/10/14
G. Tweety Bird ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book with a yellow cover.
The Hour of Dust and Ashes - Kelly Gay 2/16/14
✔2. Read a book with a male protagonist.
Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21/14
✔3. Read a book with a title that is "a play on words".
Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop (a flock of crows is called a murder) 4/5
✔4. Read a book that takes place in Spain or on an island.
The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks (island) 4/29/14
✔5. Read a book with a character who fights dirty.
Styxx - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/12/14
H. Tasmanian Devil ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book with a short tempered or impatient character.
MacRieve - Kresley Cole 3/13/14
✔2. Read a book with a demon or devil.
Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5/14
✔3. Read a book with a character who is always eating.
Forbidden Highlander - Donna Grant 4/16
✔4. Read a book that takes place in Australia.
Bite Marks - Jennifer Rardin 7/16/14
✔5. Read a book with a character who gets bitten.
Dark Lycan - Christine Feehan 2/22/14
I. Yosemite Sam ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book that takes place in California.
Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24/14
✔2. Read a western.
Lucky in Love - Carolyn Brown 7/22/14
✔3. Read a book with an outlaw or pirate character.
Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe (Rogues of the Sea) 2/28
✔4. Read a book with a gun on the cover.
Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14/14
✔5. Read a book with a character or author named Sam.
Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag (Sam Kovac) 3/9/14
J. Foghorn Leghorn ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book set in the South.
Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs (South Carolina) 1/22/14
✔2. Read a book with a loud and obnoxious character.
Long, Lean and Lethal - Lorie O'Clare 4/27/14
✔3. Read a book with a white cover.
Atlantis Found - Clive Cussler 3/11/14
✔4. Read a book with a prominent leg on the cover.
Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9/14
✔5. Read a book with a character who acts chicken or cowardly.
He Shall Thunder in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 3/29/14
K. Marvin the Martian ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book with aliens.
Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5/14
✔2. Read a book with a genuinely evil character.
Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2/14
✔3. Read a book that you can connect to mythology.
The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 2/10/14
✔4. Read a book with a green cover.
No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5/14
✔5. Read a book with a helmet or skirt on the cover.
At Last - Jill Shalvis 4/29/14
L. Porky Pig
1. Read a book with a pig on the cover or in the title.
✔2. Read a book with a pink cover.
Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 3/20/14
✔3. Read a book with a mild-mannered/shy character.
Big Bad Wolf - Christine Warren 3/16/14
✔4. Read a book with a character who has a speech impediment.
You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz 2/20/14
✔5. Read a book with a character who has a zany side kick.
Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy 1/20/14
M. Pepe Le Pew
✔1. Read a book with "love" or "amour" in the title.
Lucky in Love - Jill Shalvis 3/23/14
✔2. Read a book with a black AND white cover.
Real - Katy Evans 3/29/14
✔3. Read a book with a character who doesn't bathe.
No Longer a Gentleman - Mary Jo Putney (10 yrs in prison) 8/30
4. Read a book that takes place in France.
✔5. Read a book with a character who stalks someone.
Death's Rival - Faith Hunter 3/18/14
N. Rocky & Bullwinkle
✔1. Read a book that takes place in Russia or has a Russian character.
Dark Wolf - Christine Feehan (Russia) 3/4/14
2. Read a book with a moose (or deer-like animal) on the cover.
✔3. Read a book with something that flies on the cover.
All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks (bat) 3/14/14
✔4. Read an adventure book.
The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9/14
✔5. Read a book by an author named Boris or Natasha OR with a character whose name starts with B or N.
Yours for the Taking - Robin Kaye (Ben Walsh) 2/28/14
O. Huckleberry Hound
✔1. Read a book with two words in the title starting with the same letter.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16/14
✔2. Read a book with a character who has an accent.
The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley (wicked Scottish brogue) 4/2
✔3. Read a book with a character who is a "hound" (player).
The Darkest Secret - Gena Showalter (Paris) 3/11/12
4. Read a book with a dog as the main character.
✔5. Read a book with a blue cover.
Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4/14
P. Underdog
✔1. Read a book where someone is saved.
The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 1/22/14
✔2. Read a book with "under" in the title.
Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch 1/11/15
✔3. Read a book where a character has an alter-ego.
Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow (antagonist is a lawyer/assassin) 1/3/14
4. Read a book with a rhyming title.
✔5. Read a romance.
One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10/14
Q. Tom and Jerry
✔1. Read a book with frenemies.
Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7/14
2. Read a book with a cat or mouse on the cover.
3. Read a book by an author named Tom or Jerry.
4. Read a comic or manga.
✔5. Read a book in a series you are already reading (not the first book).
Dark Storm - Christine Feehan (Carpathians #23) 2/2/14
R. The Flintstones
✔1. Read a book with a caveman-type character.
Sex and the Single Earl - Vanessa Kelly 6/20/14
2. Read a book with two best friends as the main characters.
✔3. Read a book with a character named Betty.
The Hell You Say - Josh Lanyon 4/9/15
4. Read a book with a prehistoric setting.
5. Read a book with a prehistoric animal on the cover.
S. The Jetsons ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book set in the future (at least 50 years).
Concealed in Death - J.D. Robb (2060) 3/19/14
✔2. Read a book that has a robot in it.
Bitten in Two - Jennifer Rardin (robotic cat) 8/31
✔3. Read a book with advanced technology.
Suited - Jo Anderton 3/8/14
✔4. Read a book that starts with "J".
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke 4/13
✔5. Read a science fiction book.
A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold 3/28/14
T. Scooby Doo ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book about a group of friends.
Untold - Sarah Rees Brennan 2/13/14
✔2. Read a mystery.
The Falcon at the Portal - Elizabeth Peters 2/18/14
✔3. Read a paranormal book.
Lothaire - Kresley Cole 2/27/14
✔4. Read a book with four words in the title.
Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell 1/8/14
✔5. Read a book where a dog is a big part of the plot.
Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis (monster-sized great dane) 7/5/14
Candlelight ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2014 - ?
READ: 54/60
1. ABERCROMBIE & FITCH
✔ Letters A, A, & F in title - Fifth Grave Past the Light - Darynda Jones 9/23
✔ Author’s initials in ABERCROMBIE - Sunshine - Robin McKinley 9/3
✔ Cute guy on the cover - Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
2. ALABAMA SLAMMA
✔ Letters B, A, M & A found in title - Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews 1/15/15
✔ Author’s initials in SLAMMA - The Guardian - Margaret Mallory 9/21
✔ Book with red cover - Running Scared - Shannon Butcher 9/28
3. BATHTIME WITH POOH
✔ Letters P, O, O & H in title - The Pyramid Of Doom - Andy McDermott 11/7
✔ Author’s initials in BATHTIME - Evertrue - Brodi Ashton 9/29
• Cover with bath tub, teddy bear or children’s toy
4. BERRYLICIOUS
✔ Letters B, E, R & Y in title: The Butterfly Farm - Diane Noble 11/25
✔ Author's initials in LICIOUS - Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch 1/11/15
✔ Book with a blue cover - Contest - Matthew Reilly 11/13
5. BLUEBERRY MONKEY BREAD
✔ Letters B, L, U & E in title: Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland 11/24
✔ Author’s initials in MONKEY - Chilled - Kendra Elliot 1/21/15
✔ Food on the cover: Just Desserts - Mary Daheim 12/7
6. CLEOPATRA’S CLOSET
✔ Letters C, L, E & O in title - Come Fly With Me - Addison Fox 9/19
✔ Author’s initials in CLOSET - Dire Desires - Stephanie Tyler 9/8
✔ Book with woman on the cover - Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death - Denise Swanson 9/15
7. DOODLE BUG
✔ Letters B, U & G in title - Blue Dragon - Kylie Chan 11/19
✔ Author’s initials in DOODLE - Double Shot - Diane Mott Davidson 9/22
✔ Book with a butterfly on cover - The Darkest Facts - Gena Showalter 11/24
8. ESKIMO KISSES
✔ Letters K, I, S & S in title - Never Kiss a Stranger - Heather Grothaus 9/22
✔ Author’s initials in ESKIMO - Styxx - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/12
✔ Book with something cold on the cover - North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24
9. CHARLEY BROWN CHRISTMAS
• Letters C, B & C found in title -
✔ Author's initials found in CHRISTMAS - Charmed Spirits - Carrie Ann Ryan 9/10
✔ Book Christmas tree on the cover- Highlander for the Holidays - Janet Chapman 10/4
10. HOME SWEET HOME
✔ Letters H, O, M & E in title - Middle of Nowhere - Ridley Pearson 9/11
✔ Author’s initials in SWEETHOME - Twisted Things - Madge Swindells 11/9
✔ Book with a house on the cover - A Deeper Sleep - Dana Stabenow 9/18
11. LUAU PARTY
✔ Letters with L, U & A in title: Wild About You - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
✔ Author initials in PARTY: Trick of the Light - Rob Thurman 12/21
• Book with beach on the cover
12. MANGO TANGO
✔ Letters M, A, & N in title - Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines 9/10
✔ Author’s initials in TANGO: Devil Without a Cause - Terri Garey 12/14
✔ Book with an orange cover - Flashfire - Deborah Cooke 9/9
13. MIDNIGHT IN MACON
✔ Letters M, I & D in title: The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/18
✔ Author’s initials in MACON: Crazy Thing Called Love - Molly O'Keefe 11/26/14
✔ Book with night scene on cover - Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles 11/9
14. NOVEMBER RAIN
✔ Letters R, A, I & N in title - Bizarre Life of Sydney Sedrick - Mandi Casey 10/19
✔ Author's initials in NOVEMBER: Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts 10/8
✔ Book with yellow cover: When You Give a Duke a Diamond - Shana Galen 10/12
15. PINK STRAWBERRY CHAMPAGNE
✔ Letters P, I, N & K found in title - Waking Up with a Rake - Connie Mason 11/10
✔ Author's initials in STRAWBERRY - Must Love Dragons - Stephanie Rowe 9/20
✔ Book with champagne on the cover: Uncorked - Lois Greiman 12/5
16. PUT A RING ON IT
✔ Letters P, U, & T in title - Rapture Untamed - Pamela Palmer 11/4
• Author’s initials in RINGONIT -
✔ Book with a man and woman on the cover - A Soul So Wicked - Sharie Kohler 9/5
17. SOFT BLANKET
✔ Letters S, O, F & T in title: Street of the Five Moons - Elizabeth Peters 12/12
✔ Author's initials in BLANKET: A Trouble of Fools - Linda Barnes 12/26
• Blanket or baby on the cover:
18. TRICK OR TREAT
✔ Letters T, R, I, & E in title - Sometimes a Rogue - Mary Jo Putney 9/17
✔ Author’s initials in TRICKTREAT: Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs 12/31
✔ Book with a an orange: HIDE Omnibus - Jax Spenser 7/6
19. TURQUOISE SKY
✔ Letters S, K & Y in title - Letters from Skye: A Novel - Jessica Brockmole 10/30
• Author's initials in TURQUOISE:
✔ Book with sky or clouds on the cover - Hallowed - Cynthia Hand 9/25
20. WINTER CANDY APPLE
✔ Letters W, C & A in title - Witchcraft - Jayne Ann Krentz 9/15
✔ Author’s initials in WINTERCANDY: One Dance with a Duke - Tessa Dare 12/27
✔ Book with a winter scene on the cover: Just In Time - Addison Fox 12/8
Design Your Dream Home Duration: October 1, 2014 - ??
PART ONE
Environment
✔I) In a field, meadow, prairie, etc. – Big Sky Country - Linda Lael Miller 11/23/14
✔J) In a small town – Animal Attraction - Jill Shalvis 10/4/14
Location
H) South Pacific – Read a book that takes place in the South Pacific.
Architecture
✔G) Ranch – Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson (Blud #1) 10/5/14
Exterior Color
✔A) White – The Six Sacred Stones - Matthew Reilly (white cover) 10/21/14
Exterior Trim Color
✔F) Green - Highlander for the Holidays - Janet Chapman (title in green) 10/4/14
Exterior Door Color
✔F) Green - Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts (GREEN) 10/8/14
Stories
✔B) 2 – Dark Blood - Christine Feehan (two-word title) 10/8/14
Parking
✔E) Detached 2 car garage – Blue Dragon - Kylie Chan (m.c. live together) 11/19/14
Backyard
✔A) Swimming pool – Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles (in July) 11/9/14
✔C) Outdoor shower –
North of Need - Laura Kaye (snow on cover) 10/24/14G) Flower garden – Read a book with a cover that gives you pleasure.
✔H) Vegetable garden – A Lot Like Love - Julie James (wine tasting) 11/15/14
I) Greenhouse – Read a steamy book.
J) Storage shed – Read an anthology.
✔K) Pond and Waterfall –
Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman (waterfall on cover) 3/1/15✔M) Tree House –
- Bizarre Life of Sydney Sedrick - Mandi Casey (tree on cover) 10/19/14✔S) Stone Fence – The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington (453 pages) 10/1/14
PART TWO
First Floor
ENTRYWAY/FOYER
✔1. Flooring - C) Wood – Fallen - Karin Slaughter (double LLs in fallen) 10/6/14
✔2. Wall Color - White –
Down to You - M. Leighton 11/3✔3. Accent Color - Born To Be Wild - Christine Warren (title starts with B) 10/30/14
✔4. STAINED GLASS WINDOW – Who Do, Voodoo? - Rochelle Staab (3+ colors on cover) 10/13/14
✔5. WAINSCOTTING – The Highlander's Forbidden Bride - Donna Fletcher (in Scotland) 10/19/14
✔6. CATHEDRAL CEILING – What Angels Fear - C.S. Harris (England) 10/15/14
✔7. COAT RACK – House Rules - Chloe Neill (in December) 11/13/14
✔8. CONSOLE TABLE – The Pyramid Of Doom - Andy McDermott (adventure,thriller,romance) 11/7/14
✔9. SECURITY SYSTEM – Deadlock - Iris Johansen (thriller) 10/30/14
✔10. TELEPHONE – Merry Christmas, Alex Cross - James Patterson (police) 10/30/14
✔11. CHANDELIER –
Ritual Magic - Eileen Wilks (sparkles on cover) 3/11/1512. MIRROR – Read a book with at least 2 identical objects on the cover.
✔13. CLOSET – The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly (mystery) 10/29/14
✔14. VASE – Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch (hero a billionaire) 11/10/14
LIVING ROOM
✔1. Flooring Carpet – The Grand Finale - Janet Evanovich 11/8/14
✔2. Wall Color White-
Hungry Like a Wolf - Christine Warren 12/17/14✔3. Accent Color Blue- Letters from Skye: A Novel - Jessica Brockmole ("L" title) 10/30/14
✔4. BAY WINDOW –
Whisper To The Blood - Dana Stabenow (house on cover) 10/15/145. DRAPES – Read a book with a character that loves to gossip.
6. ROCKING CHAIR – Read a book where the main character is older than you are.
✔7. ARM CHAIR – Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland (sitting person cover) 11/24/14
✔8. COFFEE TABLE – Still Waters - Tami Hoag (owns newspaper) 12/23/14
✔9. THROW PILLOW – Baby, I'm Yours - Susan Andersen (chick lit) 12/20/14
✔10. LOVE SEAT – You're The One - Robin Kaye (romance) 10/7/14
✔11. END TABLE – Lost - Gary Devon (surprise ending) 11/15/14
✔12. RECLINER CHAIR – The Butterfly Farm - Diane Noble (Caribbean) 11/25/14
✔13. SECTIONAL SOFA – Trick of the Light - Rob Thurman (big plot twist) 12/21/14
14. OTTOMAN – Read a book with feet on the cover (only feet and a bit of leg allowed)
✔15. BLANKET – Just Desserts - Mary Daheim (cozy) 12/7/14
16. FIREPLACE – Read a book with fire or a flame on the cover.
✔17. PLANT/FLOWERS – Rumor Has It - Jill Shalvis (dogs on cover) 12/14/14
18. THROW PILLOW – Read a book with “chick lit” on its main page.
GAME ROOM
✔1. Flooring Carpet – Better Off Dead in Deadwood - Ann Charles (easy/fun) 3/9/15
✔2. Wall Color White –
Love You More - Lisa Gardner 12/24/14✔3. Accent Color Red- Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline ("D" title) 10/16/14
✔4. FRENCH DOORS – The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness (in France) 10/28/14
✔5. VERTICAL BLINDS – Nightbred - Lynn Viehl (sunset on cover) 12/2/14
✔6. DROP CEILING – Though Not Dead - Dana Stabenow (heroine is 5 foot) 12/31/14
7. BILLIARDS/POOL TABLE – Read a book with a small object on the cover.
✔8. DART BOARD – Finders-Seekers - Gayle Greeno (death plot) 10/17/14
✔9. STEREO – Street of the Five Moons - Elizabeth Peters (pub 1978) 12/12/14
✔10. BOARD GAMES – Everywhere She Turns - Debra Webb (revenge) 11/3/14
✔11. DECK OF CARDS – One Heart to Win - Johanna Lindsey (heart in title) 12/16/14
✔12. GAME SYSTEM –Contest - Matthew Reilly 11/13/14
✔13. GAME TABLE – Playing to Win - Jaci Burton (football player) 3/4/15
✔14. PING PONG TABLE – Live to See Tomorrow - Iris Johansen 1(witty dialogue) 12/4/14
15. WET BAR – Read a book where the main character is addicted to something (chocolate, alcohol, reading, etc.).
✔16. DVD/BLU RAY PLAYER – The Host - Stephanie Meyer 11/30/14
17. LAMP – Read a book in which the main character has an “ah-ha” moment.
18. SURROUND SOUND – Read a book that has “audiobook” or “audiobooks” on the first page of its genres.
✔19. TELEVISION – Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs (TV show Bones) 12/31/14
✔20. TELEPHONE – Rescue My Heart - Jill Shalvis (search & rescue) 11/30/14
✔21. BAR STOOL – The Exiled Queen - Cinda Williams Chima (bar/tavern scene) 11/28/14
WRC personal folder -- Part IIKITCHEN
✔1. Flooring Tile – Blood Debt - Tanya Huff (square on cover) 11/11/14
✔2. Wall Color Yellow -
Wild Things - Chloe Neill 12/31/14✔3. Accent Color White – Hidden - Kendra Elliot ("H" title) 10/23/14
4. PICTURE WINDOW – Read a book with a cover that shows an outdoor scene as viewed from inside
✔5. CAFÉ CURTAINS – Love Is All You Need - Lori Devoti 12/22/14
✔6. TREY CEILING – Cross My Heart - James Patterson (544 pages) 12/19/14
✔7. STAINLESS STEEL FREEZER – The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/18/14
✔8. STAINLESS STEEL REFRIGERATOR – The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry (pub in January) 10/25/14
9. COLORED MICROWAVE – Read a book with a color word in the title or author’s name.
✔10. STAINLESS STEEL STOVETOP/RANGE – Oceanborne - Katherine Irons (paranormal) 10/22/14
✔11. GRANITE COUNTERTOP – Nightborn - Lynn Viehl (new series) 10/31/14
✔12. ISLAND –Ember's Kiss - Deborah Cooke (tropical cover) 12/12/14
✔13. LIGHT WOOD CABINETS – Taken by the Cowboy - Julianne MacLean (pub in June) 12/28/14
✔14. BACKSPLASH – Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips (flashbacks) 11/22/14
✔15. BLENDER – Waking Up with a Rake - Connie Mason & Mia Marlowe 11/10/14
16. COFFEE POT – Read a book with at least one scene that takes place in a café.
✔17. DOUBLE SINK – Sunrise with a Notorious Lord - Alexandria Hawkins (2 people on cover) 3/8/15
✔18. TOASTER – Much Ado About Marriage - Karen Hawkins (title in cursive) 11/7/14
✔19. TEAPOT/KETTLE – Twisted Things - Madge Swindells (set in England) 11/9/14
✔20. COOKWARE – Carnal Sin - Allison Brennan (448 pages) 12/11/14
21. DISH CLOTH – Read a book with at least one scene where a character cleans something.
✔22. DRINKWARE –
Uncorked - Lois Greiman (beverage on cover) 12/5/14✔23. GARBAGE BIN – If There Be Dragons - Kay Hooper 12/18/14
✔24. PANTRY – Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter (nightmares) 3/3/15
✔25. SILVERWARE – Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn (starts with R) 11/1/14
✔26. SPICE RACK – Gypsy Brothers Series-Books 1-7 - Lili St. Germain (erotica) 3/12/15
✔27. TUPPERWARE – Written in My Own Heart's Blood - Diana Gabaldon 12/23/14
✔28. RECESSED LIGHTS – The Ranger - Monica McCarty (favorite authors) 11/30/14
✔29. BAR STOOL – Up to Me - M. Leighton (in a bar) 3/12/15
BREAKFAST NOOK
✔1. Flooring Tile –
Son of No One - Sherrilyn Kenyon (hexagon on cover) 3/9/152. Wall Color Yellow - Read a book whose cover is at least 75% yellow.
✔3. Accent Color White – The Hawk - Monica McCarty ("H" title) 10/26/14
✔4. DUTCH DOOR – The Crossing Places - Elly Griffiths (England) 12/13/14
✔5. BISTRO CHAIR – Rapture Untamed - Pamela Palmer (Olivia) 11/4/14
6. BISTRO TABLE – Read a book with at least once scene that takes place in a restaurant.
DINING ROOM
✔1. Flooring Wood – Mine to Possess - Nalini Singh (double S's) 11/6/14
✔2. Wall Color White –
Faithful Place - Tana French 3/4/15✔3. Accent Color Tan/Brown - Blue-Blooded Vamp - Jaye Wells (B in brown) 11/29/14
✔4. DINING CHAIR – Moloka'i - Alan Brennert (#192) 1/18/15
✔5. DINING TABLE – Always Dakota - Debbie Macomber (large family meal) 12/24/14
6. CHINA CABINET – Read a book set in China or by a Chinese born author.
✔7. CEILING FAN – A Night Too Dark - Dana Stabenow (in summer) 12/9/14
✔8. PLACEMAT – Just In Time - Addison Fox (Alaska) 12/8/14
✔9. PLANT/FLOWERS –
Dr. Franklin's Island - Ann Halam (animal on cover) 3/6/15✔10. TABLECLOTH – A River in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters (garnet) 11/23/14
11. BUFFET TABLE – Read a book with lots of food on the cover.
POWDER ROOM
1. Flooring Tile – Read a book with a geometric object on the cover.
2. Wall Color White – Read a book whose cover is at least 75% white.
✔3. Accent Color Green - Nightbound - Lynn Viehl (starts with N) 12/6/12
4. PICTURE WINDOW – Read a book with a cover that shows an outdoor scene as viewed from inside
5. MINI BLINDS – Read a book that has between 125-175 pages.
✔6. PEDESTAL SINK – The Dragon Legion Collection - Deborah Cooke 12/29/14
✔7. PLUNGER – Flirting with Forever - Gwyn Cready 12/13/14
8. SHOWER CURTAIN – Click on “Recommendations” at the top of GR’s. Read a book from the first list of recommended books.
✔9. SOAP DISH – Crazy Thing Called Love - Molly O'Keefe (lots of drama) 11/26/14
10. TOILET – Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in “PORCELAIN”.
11. TOILET BRUSH - Reread a book that you read for school (high school or college).
12. TOWEL – Read a book with a number from your age in the total number of pages (ex. 32 years old – book must have 2 or 3 in the number of pages).
13. TOWEL RACK – Read a book with a photograph (no art) on the cover.
14. VANITY – beautiful person on cover
✔15. MAGAZINE RACK – Devil Without a Cause - Terri Garey (rockstar) 12/14/14
✔16. RUG – The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkein (#10 on list) 2/26/15
LAUNDRY ROOM
1. Flooring Tile – Read a book with a geometric object on the cover.
2. Wall Color White – Read a book whose cover is at least 75% white.
✔3. Accent Color White – Thunder Moon - Lori Handeland (begins with T) 12/15/14
✔4. CLOTHES DRYER – Biting Bad - Chloe Neill (caught in rain) 12/5/14
5. WASHING MACHINE – Read a “clean” book (i.e. no sex).
6. FARM/APRON SINK – Read a book that takes place in a rural area.
7. LAMP – Read a book in which the main character has an “ah-ha” moment.
PORCH
✔1. Flooring Wood – Should've Known Better - Cassandra Carr (double T in title) 11/29/14
✔2. Wall Color Tan/Brown -
SEAL of Honor - Tonya Burrows 3/10/15✔3. Accent Color White – Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven - Derek Landy (starts with T) 3/4/15
4. BENCH – Read a book with a park/garden on the cover.
5. WINDCHIME – Read a book with a title that is pleasant to your ears.
OUTDOORS
1. GRILL – Read a book in which a picnic takes place.
2. OUTDOOR DINING CHAIR – Read a book that takes place in spring.
3. OUTDOOR DINING TABLE – Read a book that takes place in the eastern hemisphere.
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