Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Delicious Dee the book slut answered me that very same question a couple months ago. She told me normally it is posted around the 25th but I don't know about the voting on thing, I think it is already set.

-hope that helps Mary

OK I'll keep an eye out now that I know about when it'll be posted. I looked at the polls and didn't see one for an Aug author so I figured it was probably chosen by the moderators.

Mary - Yz has the list all made out, but she keeps it very close to the chest until she posts...if you have some ideas you can likely post them here, but who knows...and yeah, around the 25th or so is when the next month's is normally posted! Feel free to join in this month though

I don't have any Janet Evanovichs and don't like her enough to go out and get one. I'm sorry I missed the Lora Leigh and Christine Feehan ones though.

Ok I'm dying to know the August author.

I am with you Mary, but it is usually around the 25th, only a couple more days - yeah =)

Just wanted to know if Janet Evanovich's # series is something you need to read in order? I have read only a couple of her books in the past but none of her series (number or Plum). I ask because I have a couple of the number books that friends have given me but have not read them yet because of the 'order' thing. Thanks for any help you can give me :)

Mary wrote: "Ok I'm dying to know the August author."

I'm dying for the August author too!

Renee wrote: "Just wanted to know if Janet Evanovich's # series is something you need to read in order? I have read only a couple of her books in the past but none of her series (number or Plum). I ask because..."

Definitely MUST read in order. It really is more fun and each book refers to past events in some small way.

Thank you, now I know not to begin the ones I have and to start at the beginning :) This is why I love and am addicted to GR's. I always get great reviews and awesome advise and info from everyone. Thank you again Melissa.

I'll chime in here n Janet Evanovich. The first book of hers I read was ... maybe book #4. I didn't read another one for a few years. I didn't like it that much.

Then I read book #1 and I TOTALLY got hooked. I think she spends the first book or two making you fall in love with her characters then after that she ASSUMES you love her characters and just makes them NUTS. Which is the fun of it of course. But if you don't already love (ex.) Grandma Mazur, she's just going to bug you. So definitely read them in order.

June 2010 - Lora Leigh

89 signed up and 58 completed

A
Delicious Dee - Forbidden Pleasure or Soul Deep 6/1 A
Nita - Jacob's Faith 6/3 A
Jin - Wild Card 6/27 A
Fran - Soul Deep 6/4 A
Gigi - Nauti Boy 6/21 A
Alathea - A Christmas Kiss from Hot for the Holidays 6/3 A
Leosharkie - Tempting the Beast 6/5 A
Angelique - Tempting the Beast 6/13 A
Valorie - Tempting the Beast 6/28 A
Christine - A Jaguar's Kiss from Shifter 6/23 A
Lynne - Lion's Heat 6/6 A
Judithe - Kiss of Heat 6/7 A
saninbham - Lion's Heat 6/5 A
theandrelle - Lion's Heat 6/3 A and Shifter 6/6 A
Shawna - Black Jack 6/5 A
Crystal - Dawn's Awakening 6/22 A
Samantha - Kiss of Heat 6/21 A
Daffodil - Nauti Deceptions 6/27 A

B
Lili - Tempting the Beast 6/17 B
Photojim - Nauti Boy 6/12 B
Dina - Bengal's Heart 6/18 B
Kimberly aka Kyhm - Wild Card 6/15 B
Julie (Mom2lnb) - Kiss of Heat 6/30 B
Angie - Tempting the Beast 6/23 B
Yz - Tanner's Scheme 6/13 A
Nikki - Rescue Me 6/21 C
Penney - Elizabeth's Wolf 6/23 B
colleen - Bengal's Heart 6/2 B
Toni - Dawn's Awakening and Lion's Heat 6/30 A
Annie (a mad hamster)- Nauti Deceptions 6/9 B
Annvelwis - Megan's Mark 6/15 B
Sandra - Christmas Heat from the The Magical Christmas Cat 6/19 A

C
Tammy - Tempting the Beast 6/25 B
N.L. - Wild Card 6/3 B
Debbie - Tempting the Beast or Nauti Boy 6/9 A
Sarah ~Sehrenity~ - Wild Card 6/13 C
Macwolf01 [Elise:]- Nauti Boy 6/8 B
Kimkirt - Maverick 6/13 B
FlibBityFLooB - Tempting the Beast 6/12 B
Amy ~Book Lover~ - Tempting the Beast 6/24 A
Erin - A Jaguar's Kiss from Shifter 6/6 B
Tonya - Tempting the Beast 6/21 B
Ayo - Bengal's Heart 6/16 A
Ang - Submission & Seduction and Dawn's Awakening 6/12 A
♦Jennifer♦ - Tempting the Beast 6/22 B
Gus - Tanner's Scheme 6/20 C
Sandy - Dangerous Games 6/12 B
Nairabell - Wild Card 6/28 B
Shazzy - Mercury's War 6/10 B
Mel W - Megan's Mark 6/6 B
SheSwitches - Nauti Boy 6/8 A
Sallie - Nauti Boy 6/3 B
Lindy-Lane - Wild Card 6/23 C
BJ Rose - Heat Seeker 6/15 C
Carla - Tempting the Beast 6/17 C
Heather - Tempting the Beast 6/10 B
Robin - Nauti Boy 6/26 A
Patricia - Killer Secrets 6/28 B

D
Alexis - Tempting the Beast 6/13 B

Yaz:

For our August FAM I'm reading An Irresistible Bachelor. I am a "C".

oooh, new author should be up soon (*eagerly but impatiently waiting*) =)

Yz, are there any Male authors on the cards this year??

Charlotte (Buried in Books) wrote: "Yz, are there any Male authors on the cards this year??"

At the way things are, no. Unless someone gets really popular dramatically.

July 2010 - Janet Evanovich

79 signed up and 60 finished

A
Jane - Three To Get Deadly 7/10 A
Sarah ~Sehrenity~ - Sizzling Sixteen 7/17 A
Sallie - Sizzling Sixteen 7/10 A
FlibBityFLooB - Sizzling Sixteen 7/1 A
Kimkirt - Finger Lickin' Fifteen 7/4 A
Daffodil - Full House 7/14 A
Andrea - Sizzling Sixteen 7/10 A
SheSwitches - The Rocky Road to Romance 7/9 A
Anita - Sizzling Sixteen 7/7 A
Patricia - Seven Up 7/6 A
Lynne - Sizzling Sixteen 7/9 A
Jen(jlkish)- Sizzling Sixteen 7/7 A
Lotte_ladybird - The Grand Finale 7/11 A
Lindy-Lane - Two for the Dough 7/10 A
Jen ~ "Dhexterity" - Twelve Sharp 7/2 A
Valorie - Sizzling Sixteen 7/24 A
Melissa - Seven Up 7/2
Jenny - Sizzling Sixteen 7/2
Michelle - Sizzling Sixteen 7/1 A
Nancy - Manhunt 7/11 A
colleen - Hero at Large 7/12 A
Melody - Sizzling Sixteen 7/26 A

B
Mel W - One for the Money 7/10 B
Photojim - Full Tilt 7/9 and One for the Money 7/10 B
Diane (deebotte) - Plum Spooky 7/20 B
Rebecca - Two for the Dough 7/6
Thenia - One for the Money 7/2 A
Debbie - Hero at Large 7/7 B
Shazzy - Sizzling Sixteen 7/18 B
Macwolf01 [Elise:] - Smitten 7/31 A
Beth(MN) - Three To Get Deadly 7/7 B
Megan aka *Mheghan* - Love Overboard or Two for the Dough 7/21 A
Sarah - High Five 7/18 B

C
Nairabell - One for the Money 7/20 A
Delicious Dee the book slut - One for the Money or Metro Girl 7/9 B
Fran - The Rocky Road to Romance 7/16 B
Crystal - Hero at Large 7/5 A
Yz - One for the Money 7/3 B
Tina - One for the Money 7/12 A
Kimberly *Kyhm* - Foul Play 7/10 B
Charlotte (Buried in Books) - One for the Money 7/27 B
Kaila - Back to the Bedroom 7/1 A
N.L. - One for the Money 7/10 B
Jenny - Plum Spooky 7/12 A
Drqangel - Naughty Neighbor or Manhunt 7/5 C
Amy ~Book Lover~ - Thanksgiving 7/19 B
Lili - One for the Money 7/6 A
Sandy - One for the Money 7/15 B
Hina - One for the Money 7/19 B
Michelle - One for the Money 7/2 A and Two for the Dough 7/11 A
Alisha - One for the Money 7/25 B
Judithe - Two for the Dough 7/4 B
Melinda - One for the Money 7/4 A
Erin - Manhunt 7/5 B
Sara - To the Nines 7/31 B
Heather - One for the Money 7/16
Brenda - One for the Money 7/19
Toni - One for the Money 7/4 A

D
Barbara - Smitten 7/28 A
BJ Rose - Full House 7/15 B

Yz, any word on the October author yet ?

I was being patient. I'm glad you asked Debbie.

lol, I was trying to also. Don't worry it didn't last long.

Okay folks, October's author is up. Sorry for the delay. : )

yeah, thanks Yz :)

August 2010 - J.R. Ward

121 signed up and 74 finished

A
Jen ~ "Dhexterity" - Covet 8/31 A
Photojim - An Unforgettable Lady 8/3 and An Irresistible Bachelor 8/5 A
AH - Lover Avenged 8/4 A
Yz - Story of Son from Dead After Dark 8/16
Delicious Dee the book slut - Lover Revealed 8/6 A
Buggy - An Unforgettable Lady 8/1
Gus - Lover Awakened or Lover Revealed 8/12 A
Sandy - Lover Awakened 8/5 A
Sallie - Covet 8/31 A
Valorie - Covet 8/21 A
Debbie - Covet 8/12 A
N.L. - Story of Son and Father Mine: 8/1 A
SheSwitches - An Unforgettable Lady 8/3 A
Penney - The Billionaire Next Door 8/5 A
Lili -Covet 8/30 A
Sarah ~Sehrenity~ - An Unforgettable Lady 8/7 A
Cher - Story of Son from Dead After Dark 8/20 B
Judithe - Lover Avenged 8/27 A
Fran - Story of Son from Dead After Dark 8/4 A
Kimberly *Kyhm* -Beauty And The Black Sheep 8/11 A
Carla - Covet 8/29 A
Alathea - Heart of Gold 8/1 A or Lover Revealed
Charlotte(Buried in Books) - Lover Enshrined 8/27 A
Shay - The Billionaire Next Door 8/22 A
Lisa - Lover Mine 8/25
Cindyg - Story of Son from Dead After Dark 8/11
Harper - Lover Avenged or An Unforgettable Lady 8/5 A
Tammy - Lover Avenged 8/5 A
Macwolf01 [Elise:] = Covet 8/31 A
Robin - The Billionaire Next Door 8/23 A
Crystal - An Unforgettable Lady 8/23 A
Katie - An Irresistible Bachelor 8/21 A
Julie (Mom2lnb) - Story of Son from Dead After Dark 8/31
Tina - An Unforgettable Lady 8/20 A
Barb - Lover Mine 8/17 A
Angelique - Lover Awakened 8/28 A
Leah *~*Pherocious*~* - Lover Mine 8/20 A
Karen - An Unforgettable Lady 8/3 A

B
Dina - Lover Unbound 8/12
Samantha - Lover Mine 8/19 B
Sue - Lover Revealed 8/3 A
Miss - Lover Avenged 8/15 A
BJ Rose - Lover Mine 8/30 B
Erin - Story of Son from Dead After Dark 8/20 B
Sandra - Lover Eternal 8/26 A
Raine - Lover Revealed 8/7 A
Katherine - Covet 8/15 B
AshleyAlexis - Covet 8/1
Greenfairylv - Lover Eternal 8/28 A
Leosharkie - Dark Lover 8/26 A
Purple - Lover Mine 8/31 A
Nandar - Dark Lover 8/1 A
Sandra J - Lover Avenged 8/30 B
Daffodil - Covet 8/23 B
Christine - Lover Eternal 8/6 A
colleen - Covet 8/16 B

C
Nook4b - Covet 8/4
Rachel - Dark Lover 8/11 A
Bobble - Dark Lover 8/7 C
Amy ~Book Lover~ - Dark Lover 8/23 A
Patricia - Dark Lover 8/17 C
Amanda - Dark Lover 8/25 A
Hina - Dark Lover 8/18 A
KimKirt - Dark Lover 8/24 A
Drq - Dark Lover 8/3 A
D.G. - Dark Lover 8/21 A
Joanne - Dark Lover 8/6 A
Nancy - An Unforgettable Lady 8/1 B
Chloe - Dark Lover 8/30 C
Jess - Dark Lover 8/10 A
Lindy-Lane - An Irresistible Bachelor 8/24 A
Amanda Maria - Dark Lover 8/20 A
Pam - An Unforgettable Lady 8/22 B
Lauren - Lover Unbound 8/26 A
Starr416 - Lover Eternal 8/27 A

September 2010 - Tess Gerritsen

55 signed up and 37 completed

A
Sheila - Harvest 9/7 A
Kim - Vanish 9/17 A

B
Christine US - The Surgeon 9/30 B
Sallie - The Surgeon 9/30 A
Lindy-Lane - The Surgeon 9/11 A
Valorie - The Bone Garden 9/6 A
BJ Rose - Keeper Of The Bride 9/9 B
Raine - Body Double 9/3 A
Pam - Ice Cold: 9/5 A
Suza - The Bone Garden 9/15
colleen - The Surgeon 9/29 C
Bridgit - Vanish 9/30

C
Delicious Dee the book slut - The Surgeon 9/15 B
Sarah~Sehrenity~ - The Bone Garden 9/17 A
Sandy - The Surgeon 9/13 B
Yz - The Bone Garden 9/27 B
Fran - The Surgeon 9/6 C
Cher - Vanish 9/3 A
Lili - The Surgeon 9/25 B
Nook4b - Presumed Guilty / Keeper Of The Bride 9/5 B
Macwolf01 [Elise:] - Body Double 9/30 A
Photojim - The Surgeon 9/6 B
Debbie - The Bone Garden 9/5 B
Madonna - The Surgeon and The Apprentice 9/28
Buggy - Vanish 9/29 A
Sara - The Surgeon 9/21 B
Patricia - The Mephisto Club 9/26
Daffodil - The Surgeon 9/10 B
Karen - The Surgeon 9/16 B
Mel W - Girl Missing 9/7 B
Joanne - The Surgeon 9/7 B
Mary - Body Double 9/3 A
Drq - Bloodstream 9/25 B
Becky - The Surgeon 9/11 B
Miss - The Surgeon 9/7 A
Melanie - The Surgeon 9/30

can't wait to see who the December author is!!!

Delicious Dee Challenge Addict wrote: "can't wait to see who the December author is!!!"

Me too, me too!!

Okay....i hear you guys...LOL!

I'm putting it together right now.

Yay, Thanks Yz! I love the featured author because you dont have to read a specific book, but can read any books by the author! I find it much easier and enjoyable than the book of month that other groups have.

I tried BOM reads in some of the groups I'm a member of, and I can't seem to finish them on time, and I feel overwhelmed.

So, I settle on challenges, and lately, I'm on a kick for single-book challenges. : )

Yz the Whyz wrote: "I tried BOM reads in some of the groups I'm a member of, and I can't seem to finish them on time, and I feel overwhelmed.

So, I settle on challenges, and lately, I'm on a kick for single-book chal..."

The single book challenges are a great idea! Nice, easy peasy challenge to finish!

This might be a good challenge for me for January's pick. After so long lurking, I am having fun picking up some challenges.

Is the FAC continuing in 2011? I love this challenge and I've found some authors that I really like through it! Thanks!

Carla wrote: "Is the FAC continuing in 2011? I love this challenge and I've found some authors that I really like through it! Thanks!"

Yes, it will continue to 2011.

Happy to hear that you like this challenge. It's one of my favorites, too. : )

Yz, can't wait to see who the January author is! ;)

me too!! is it january yet!!

I can't wait to see who is next!

The tension is palpable.

i know Yz won't post the next person for a few days, but I wanna know!! lol!! and it is a short month - Yz, I think you need to put us out of our misery early!!

Me too Dee, me too!!

oooh oooh oooh

As requested, ladies. The thread is up. :)

I wonder who April will be. I haven't had much luck with the last two.

I have started to wonder also Kami - I am hoping for another new-to-me author. Shouldn't be too much longer.

I hope July author is famous in worldwide, we don't have all books here.
(bad English is bad. sorry :/)

Have you got the December 2012 FAC author picked out? If not, could I nominate one of my favorites for writing passionate hawt as well as sweet, heartfelt stories?

Elizabeth Lowell

Her Donovan series is probably one of her most famous (just 4 books I think, not in this order):

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Lots of people also liked her St. Kilda Consulting series but I didn't think they were quite up to her suspenseful OR passionate standards.

My favorite of hers is the one set on an island off the Great Barrier Reef--and Lowell is sooooo good at painting vibrant word pictures, you can just feel the sand in your toes and the salty ocean spray on your face. This is a standalone and a little hard to find these days.



She's written "90 distinct works" according to Goodreads and I probably have read over 30 of them, maybe closer to 50. She's right up there on my "gotta read" list with Nora Roberts, Linda Howard, Suzanne Brockmann and (most of you might not have heard of her)
Shannon McKenna, though Shannon's sex scenes are notoriously explicit and frequently pages long....they've even begun to wear on my patience. I think it is authors like Shannon that the 50 shades wannabes started wanna-being.

Elizabeth Lowell has the ability to create a sense of passionate love--without sex. She writes a great sex scene, esp. first kisses, but she can create the passion in your heart without resorting to the lust of the flesh. When she does both, you're a goner :)

My apologies if we're not supposed to nominate authors for the FAC but I saw Lowell's name missing and she's been around as long (or longer) than many of the others nominated, best-selling with the best of 'em.

-sry
@webbiegrrl

The December and January ones are picked. December will be posted around the 20th

Oh well, but thanks for telling me, Dee. Elizabeth Lowell has a lot of Christmas stories (she's been writing romance for something like 30 years so you can imagine =) Maybe she could be picked for February? She's certainly done nearly as many Valentine's Day stories as she has xmas shorts. I just can't believe she hasn't been on the list in over 2 years of your doing this list! Guess I'm a fangrrl huh? :)

-sry
@webbiegrrl

Yz has this secret magic sauce that she doesn't even share with the other mods on how she picks authors...it is like a family secret ;)

In my dark distant mind, I think we've already had Elizabeth Lowell... Let me check...

***edit***

I was wrong. Yz may yet pull EL out of her hat :)