Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired discussion

Challenge Duration: Feb. 1-28th

You can join in this challenge at any time during the month!

This Challenge is in honor of St. Valentine's Day! 5 books, one for each letter in "HEART"!

Rules: You can spell out “HEART” with any of the words from the title- it does not have to be with the first word (and if you need it to A, An, The, etc. may count if you wish). Must be romance books that have been either on your physical bookshelf TBR pile for at least 1 moth and/or a book that has been on your GoodReads TBR shelf for at least 1 month. The only exceptions? If the “newer” book has a St. Valentine’s theme. Some examples of this would be characters such as Cupid & Psyche, locations such as Rome, a book that has heart, love, cupid, dove, etc. in the title or cover.

H-
E-
A-
R-
T-

0/5 Completed

I’m sure I’ll change my list along the way, but this is what I have for now! I'm getting ready now so I don't have to rush to think of books come Feb. 1st!

H - Branded Hearts by Shannon Drake (on my TBR shelf for years)
E - The Errant Earl by Amanda McCabe (on my TBR shelf for months)
A - After the Kiss by Karen Ranney (on my TBR shelf for at least a year)
R - The Runaway Heiress by Brenda Hiatt (on my TBR shelf for at least a year)
T - Till Next We Meet by Karen Ranney (on my TBR shelf for at least a year)

0/5 read


H Heartless by Kat Martin
E Everything and the Moon by Julia Quinn
A An Accidental Goddess by Linnea Sinclair
R Red Fire by Deidre Knight
T Treasures by Jo-Ann Power

I'm in I just need to pick out the books. Thanks for the invite Megan :)

lol, I'm in--not that I really need to join another challenge, but. . . Well, I guess I'm just a sucker for them. :o)

Glad to have you both in the challenge! Carolyn F.- thanks for joining!!! And Anna aka Iftcan- you can always use the same books from another challenge as well- no stress! :o)

I like that I can read HR books too in this challenge.

I KNOW- that's what Michelle and I wanted- a group where you can read ANY romance in the challenge! You can stick to one genre or pick from multiple!! :o)

H = Highland Captive by Hannah Howell
E = An Enchanted Season anthology
A = Tempting Evil by Keri Arthur
R = Ransom by Julie Garwood
T = The Taking by Erin McCarthy

4/5
in honor of St. Valentine's Day

H-Halfway to the Grave
E- Everlasting
A- A Mortal Bane
R- Redneck Cinderella
T- Texas! Lucky

I'm glad you finally signed up mom! I KNOW you are going to love Halfway to the Grave! :o)

0/5 Done

H- Huntress Anthology
E- Eve of Chaos by S.J. Day
A- A Connecticut Fashionista In King Arthur's Court by Marianne Mancusi
R- Rapture by Jacquelyn Frank
T- Twilight Fall by Lynn Viehl

To Read

Megan wrote: "I'm glad you finally signed up mom! I KNOW you are going to love Halfway to the Grave! :o)"

nag,nag,nag

0/5 read

I've swapped out Red Fire by Deidre Knight for The River Knows by Amanda Quick.


H Heartless by Kat Martin
E Everything and the Moon by Julia Quinn
A An Accidental Goddess by Linnea Sinclair
R The River Knows by Amanda Quick
T Treasures by Jo-Ann Power

I'm in!

H: The Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning
E: Embrace the Night Eternal by Joss Ware
A: The Awakening and The Struggle by L.J. Smith
R: Red Fire by Deidre Knight
T: Touch the Dark by Karen Chance

Welcome Shannon!

Thanks! : )

I'm a sucker for challenges!

I'm in!
0/5

H - Heart of Darkness by Showalter, Shayne, Krinard
E - Enslave Me Sweetly by Gena Showalter
A - A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands
R - Raintree: Inferno by Linda Howard
T - Tempt Me with Darkness by Shayla Black

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Hey LooLoo!

Michelle wrote: "Hey LooLoo!"

Hey Michelle!

Hey LoLoo! Have you read any of the Lynsay Sands vamp series before? If you haven't- be patient with A Quick Bite- in my opinion it is not as good as the others!

Megan wrote: "Hey LoLoo! Have you read any of the Lynsay Sands vamp series before? If you haven't- be patient with A Quick Bite- in my opinion it is not as good as the others!"

No I haven't read any of her stuff before. Thanks for the heads up. I read Christine Feehan's Dark Prince for the first time a couple months ago and wasn't too impressed but everyone tells me they get better too.

I read about 50 pages of Dark Prince probably about 6 or 7 years ago, and it didn't grab me then. I'm afraid to pick it up back again. A Quick Bite was the 3rd or 4th Lynsay Sands vampire book that I read- as they were published out of order- so I knew how much better the other were so I wasn't discouraged. However, I find it very hard to get over that first book in a series being not too good. It makes it very hard to pick up book 2.

Megan and Looloo--just remember--all first books tend to be the "worst" of a series, since the author is having to do so much setting up of the world/characters. I tend to be a little more lenient with a first book in a series than with the rest of the series. (Well, except for BDB--that one I just could NOT get into.) If the premise seems interesting, and you think that the world view has potential, then slog on through and head over the rest of the books.

Ann - I try to keep that in mind with a first book. I was talking to Suz the other day and she mentioned "firstbookitis" and I thought that was a good name for it. So you didn't like the first BDB? I didn't just love it but I stuck with it and now I really love the series. I thought it got much better as it went along. In fact the last book made me really like Wrath and I didn't care for him much in the first book. I've got faith the Lynsay Sands and Christine Feehan series will be the same way for me.

I like that- firstbookitis- that is def the easiest way to describe it!

Looloo--no I'm one of the minority who just does not get any of the hype about BDB. I never DID get all the way through the first BDB--I did manange to wade through the second one--but it took me 3 days--mainly because I couldn't get into it, so I kept putting it down and going to another book. Finally on the third day I decided I had to either read it or return it to the library, so I sat down and forced myself to read it. While it was slightly better than the first--I still don't understand why everyone loves them so much. But then, that's what makes these forums so fun--the fact that everyone has different tastes.

Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "Looloo--no I'm one of the minority who just does not get any of the hype about BDB. I never DID get all the way through the first BDB--I did manange to wade through the second one--but it took me ..."

Ann - I just finished Dark Lover yesterday, and can't for the life of me, see what all the hype was about. But, I will read the second book at some point as I've been told the series gets much better.

Still working on The Mercenary by Cherry Adair, then I'll get started on of my challenge books.

Feb. Heart challenge


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E The Eagle and the Nightingales by Mercedes Lackey
A

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This was a return to an author that I enjoyed but hadn't read in several years. I've recently found the Bardic Voices series by her, and am wondering how I'd missed them before. Ah well, too many books, not enough time I guess, right?

February Challenge – “HEART” - in Honor of St. Valentine's Day

Challenge Duration: Feb. 1-28th
You can join this challenge at any time!

Participants:

Anna aka Iftcan
Carolyn F.
LooLoo
Megan
Michelle
Ruth
Shannon
Valorie

Total books read in this challenge so far: 0

Please re-post your list after every update. Updates will occur every Sunday.

Also, please have your total at the top of your post (example 1/5 books read). Striking out the books you have read is also helpful and/or dating them also helps!

Thank you and enjoy your books everyone!

If a book is not in the group bookshelf, please add it! Thank you!

1/5 Completed

I’ve switched out my “H” and “E.” for and for .

H - House of Shadows by Morgan Hawke
E - Everlasting Kiss by Amanda Ashley
A - After the Kiss by Karen Ranney
R - The Runaway Heiress by Brenda Hiatt **02/03
T - Till Next We Meet by Karen Ranney

2/5 Completed

H - Heart of Darkness by Showalter, Shayne, Krinard
E - Enslave Me Sweetly by Gena Showalter 2/4/10 ****
A - A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands
R - Raintree: Inferno by Linda Howard 2/3/10 ***
T - Tempt Me with Darkness by Shayla Black

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1/5 Done

H- Heart of Darkness Anthology
E- Eve of Chaos by S.J. Day 2/4 *****
A- A Connecticut Fashionista In King Arthur's Court by Marianne Mancusi
R- Rapture by Jacquelyn Frank
T- Twilight Fall by Lynn Viehl

To Read
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Done

2/5 Completed

H - House of Shadows by Morgan Hawke
E - Everlasting Kiss by Amanda Ashley **02/04
A - After the Kiss by Karen Ranney
R - The Runaway Heiress by Brenda Hiatt **02/03
T - Till Next We Meet by Karen Ranney

Megan wrote: "2/5 Completed

H - House of Shadows by Morgan Hawke
E - Everlasting Kiss by Amanda Ashley **02/04
A - After the Kiss by Karen Ranney
R - The Runaway Heiress by Brenda Hiatt **02/03
T - Till..."

How did you like Everlasting Kiss?

Michelle wrote: "How did you like Everlasting Kiss?"

I liked it! I gave it 4 stars. It started out pretty slow for about the first 100 pages, but then the plot really took off and it was a page turner from there!

1/5 READ


H
E
A
R
T- Succubus On Top by Richelle Mead 02/03/2010 ☆☆☆☆ My Review


Link to My Other Challenges & Lists

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Here's mine... I do't know what books I'll do yet but we'll see if I manage it:
H -
E -
A -
R -
T - The Pink Carnation Book 2: The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig

3/5 Completed

H - Heart of Darkness by Showalter, Shayne, Krinard 2/6/10 ****
E - Enslave Me Sweetly by Gena Showalter 2/4/10 ****
A - A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands
R - Raintree: Inferno by Linda Howard 2/3/10 ***
T - Tempt Me with Darkness by Shayla Black

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Ya know--I'm glad this is not a really chatty group. I've been without a computer for the last 2 days (hubby was reloading the op sys with all the fun and games that requires) and, while its not completely fixed yet, it is better. :o)

February Challenge – “HEART” - in Honor of St. Valentine's Day

Challenge Duration: Feb. 1-28th

You can join this challenge at any time!

Participants:

Anna aka Iftcan - 0
Carolyn F. - 0
Cherra - 1 book
Kelley - 0
LooLoo - 3 books
Megan - 2 books
Michelle - 0
Ruth - 0
Shannon - 0
Valorie - 1 book


Total books read in this challenge so far: 7

Please re-post your list after every update. Updates will occur every Sunday.

Also, please have your total at the top of your post (example 1/5 books read). Striking out the books you have read is also helpful and/or dating them also helps!

Thank you and enjoy your books everyone!

If a book is not in the group bookshelf, please add it! Thank you!

1/5 read



H Heartless by Kat Martin
E Everything and the Moon by Julia Quinn
A An Accidental Goddess by Linnea Sinclair
R The River Knows by Amanda Quick 2/7***
T Treasures by Jo-Ann Power

I just finished The River Knows by Amanda Quick. It was the first novel I've ever read by her. Overall, I enjoyed it. I thought it started out a little slow, but it didn't take long before the story started to move along at a faster pace. Some pieces of the story were predicatable, but not so much so where I don't look forward to reading another Amanda Quick novel.

3/5 Completed

H - House of Shadows by Morgan Hawke
E - Everlasting Kiss by Amanda Ashley **02/04
A - After the Kiss by Karen Ranney
R - The Runaway Heiress by Brenda Hiatt **02/03
T - Till Next We Meet by Karen Ranney **02/08

H = Highland Captive by Hannah Howell
E = An Enchanted Season anthology
A = Tempting Evil by Keri Arthur
R = Ransom by Julie Garwood
T = The Taking by Erin McCarthy

Really liked book:The Taking|6582635]. Different enough book it kept my interest.

Carolyn F. wrote: "H = Highland Captive by Hannah Howell
E = An Enchanted Season anthology
A = Tempting Evil by Keri Arthur
R = Ransom by [author:Julie Garwoo..."


Have you read My Immortal and The Fallen? I have yet to start McCarthy's Seven Deadly Sin series, but I've heard good things.

aacckkkkk--I just realized--I didn't copy my document files onto the back-up hard drive--now I don't have any list of what I've been reading. (sob, sob, sob)

Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "aacckkkkk--I just realized--I didn't copy my document files onto the back-up hard drive--now I don't have any list of what I've been reading. (sob, sob, sob)
"

Oh no!! That really stinks! I hate when I lose something and I didn't back it up!!!

I have My Immortal but haven't read it yet. I'm in 3 challenges for February so I'll have to save it for March.

Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "aacckkkkk--I just realized--I didn't copy my document files onto the back-up hard drive--now I don't have any list of what I've been reading. (sob, sob, sob)
"

Can't you edit a prior entry and add to it? That's what I do.