Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

I found this for Cadence if anyone is interested. It looks good:

well, she's a female pet and she routinely shows up throughout all the books in the series...it was worth a try...lol! i keep hoping she is going to turn out to be some kind of shifter or something

Jane (PS) wrote: "Delicious Dee Challenge Addict wrote: "can we use a female pet for aubury?? cause I know of one...lol! (the cat in the Georgina Kincaid series is Aubrey)"

LOL! I think the question was tongue-in-c..."

Here's a Payton: Practice Makes Perfect.

I already read it but could that be read for Peyton?

If you're looking for the name Brooklyn, this book will work! It's YA, but was a quick read for me, and actually quite good.

That book sounds good, Megan! I'll it to my shelf. :)

D.G. ~Frisky She-Devil~ wrote: "Here's a Payton: Practice Makes Perfect.

I already read it but could that be read for Peyton?"

Yes - that is fine - as long as she is female :)

Valerie ~Varuca~ wrote: "There's a Cameron in Something About You which I think could be used for Camryn...."

Yup - the names sound the same...

Jane (PS) wrote: "Yes - that is fine - as long as she is female :)"

Yup, she is. That's the heroine. :)

Julie James likes those formerly-thought-as-male-names for her heroines:
Taylor - 1st book
Payton - 2nd book
Cameron - 3rd book
Jordan - 4th book

ETA: Could we use Jordan for Jordyn?

And all her books are fantastic so anybody that hasn't read it and wants to for the challenge, it's in for a treat.

I'm planning to read #4 this month.

Good list DG. I might have to give 'contemporary' another go :)

Should JJ's books be read in order or are they all stand alone books?

Thanks for the tips ladies. I was missing a Peyton book so I will keep those in mind. I actually found a couple of female Jordan's in my TBR pile. I haven't looked for a Taylor yet.

I still haven't come across a single book with a female with a first name of Addison. I will be checking what people post to see if anyone comes up with one.

Can I use Rylie for Riley? I'm assuming yes but thought I'd check.

there is a female Jordan in Drawing in the Dust - IIRC, and it was an interesting read about archeology and Israeli history from a fiction standpoint

Hey Jane - I've added two books to my challenge that I don't really know the page counts of (the joy of ereaders). On my ereader they both came in at over just over 150 pages but my ereader changes the numbers when I change the font size. They had the feel of novella's instead of a short story.

Is that okay? They're down on good reads as 0 pages.

They were Male Call (Sean) and Private Maneuvers (Mitch)

Please please say it's okay so I can have covers with hot military guys on the cover on my list :p

Jacqueline wrote: "That spreadsheet is amazing. I think this group should make our own. I would love to have a database for general romance."

YES!! I agree!!

Can I use Aidan instead of Aiden, and Mackayla instead of Makayla?

(Because even if the names look alike, they make a different sound.)

I pronounce them the same personally.

Mary wrote: "Can I use Rylie for Riley? I'm assuming yes but thought I'd check."

Yes - that is fine :)

Payton's Passion

I just found this. I wouldn't pay that much for an ebook but someone else might be interested.

Tania wrote: "Hey Jane - I've added two books to my challenge that I don't really know the page counts of (the joy of ereaders). On my ereader they both came in at over just over 150 pages but my ereader change..."

Great bods!! Can I pass this to Sandra for a page conversion?! (I'm hoping they are fine - because those boys are FINE!!)

Gen wrote: "Can I use Aidan instead of Aiden, and Mackayla instead of Makayla?

(Because even if the names look alike, they make a different sound.)"

I would have thought they sound pretty much the same as well. Because I pronounce them the same, they are fine :)

@ Mary - its about $4 cheaper is you buy direct from EC...they jack up their prices majorly on amazon

Jane (PS) wrote: "Great bods!! Can I pass this to Sandra for a page conversion?! (I'm hoping they are fine - because those boys are FINE!!) ..."

I know! Aren't they purty... And yeah that's fine. I've added them to my list so I don't forget but if the ruling comes down that they don't count I'll remove them.

For those who haven't seen the covers...

I'm not an ebook fan so really any money for one is too much IMHO.

I'll save that as a last resort. If I get every other name filled and buying that gets me all the names then-maybe.

Question please -- Are these veriation okay?

Ashlyn = Aisling
Ellie = Elly
Isabelle = Isobel

Tylor = Ty

I have kind of a silly question, how do you use the strikethough? I can not make it work the way I want it to. Thanks for your help!

Linda - If you click on the link (some html is ok), it will tell you instructions as to how to do a strikethrough.

Tania wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Great bods!! Can I pass this to Sandra for a page conversion?! (I'm hoping they are fine - because those boys are FINE!!) ..."

I know! Aren't they purty... And yeah that's fine...."

The judgement has been made: Sorry Tania :( The professional opinion has Male Call at 70 - 100 pages, and Private Maneuvers at 85 - 130 pages.

Dang - they would have been good short reads ;)

Wan "Artemis", the Dark-Hunters' Goddess wrote: "Question please -- Are these veriation okay?

Ashlyn = Aisling
Ellie = Elly
Isabelle = Isobel

Tylor = Ty"

Hi Wan: I'll accept the top 3 but not Ty :)

for anyone that likes Urban Fantasy, several of the names show up in Richelle Mead's Succubus series...Kendall, Carter, are two that I saw specifically

D.G. ~Frisky She-Devil~ wrote: "Linda - If you click on the link (some html is ok), it will tell you instructions as to how to do a strikethrough."

Let us know if you still can't work it out :)

OK am I pronouncing Aisling wrong? Because to me that sounds nothing like Ashlynn. I always pronounced Ay-sling. Or is one of those names like Siobhan which is pronounced nothing like it's spelled?

Oh and I'm not complaining. The Aisling ruling really helps me. I have an Aisling book (Irish Moonlight by Kate Freiman). I do not own an Ashlynn book. So thanks for asking Wan!

OK would you take Alia for Aaliyah?

Mary wrote: "OK am I pronouncing Aisling wrong? Because to me that sounds nothing like Ashlynn. I always pronounced Ay-sling. Or is one of those names like Siobhan which is pronounced nothing like it's spelled?"

My understanding is that it is often pronounced Ashlyn. When I read You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister, I thought early on it actually said how it was pronounced... My memory was along the lines of Ashlyn. Can anyone help on this? (My book has gone to the second hand store.)

The Wiki defn: Aisling is an Irish feminine given name meaning "dream" or "vision" ...

Variant forms of the name include Aishling, Aislin, Aislinn, Aislynn, Ashleen, Ashling, Eislinn and Isleen. Ashlyn and Ashlynn are used most often in the United States.

Pronunciation of the name varies. The most common pronunciation is /ˈæʃlɪŋ/ (ASH-ling); other forms acceptable to Irish speakers include /ˈæʃlɪn/ (Ash-lynn) and /ˈæʃliːn/ (Ash-leen).

I think there is enough scope to allow Aisling.

Mary wrote: "OK would you take Alia for Aaliyah?"

LOL! - I'll go check...

Mary wrote: "OK would you take Alia for Aaliyah?"

Yup = just checked: both names seem to be pronounced along the lines of 'uh-lee-uh'. :)

Cool. I found a book I might be ineterested in with that spelling. Now if I can remember which book it was because I didn't write it down.

Thanks for the answer on Aisling, Jane. I had no idea it was pronounced like Ashlynn.

OK the only 3 names that I have no possible book ideas for are: Addison, Kennedy and Harper.

I know that I've read a book with a female with a first name of Harper (not the Harper Connelly books but a romance). But for the life of me I can't remember what it was.

maybe a danielle steele...it sounds like the kind of name she would have...lol!

Ha, Mary, I just realized that the latest Kristan Higgins - My One and Only has the female lead by the name Harper James (guessing the last name). I have it on my TBR, so I can cross that one off.

ohh, i might pick that one up...its been a whiel since i've read a kristan higgins

Thanks for tip. I'll put it on my list as a possible library option.

Jane wrote:"My understanding is that it is often pronounced Ashlyn. When I read You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister, I thought early on it actually said how it was pronounced... My memory was along the lines of Ashlyn. Can anyone help on this? (My book has gone to the second hand store.)"

On the first page she writes "It's pronounced ash-ling."

Jane (PS) wrote: "Tania wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Great bods!! Can I pass this to Sandra for a page conversion?! (I'm hoping they are fine - because those boys are FINE!!) ..."

I know! Aren't they purty... And yea..."

They were good quick reads. But then I'm a stupidly fast reader anyway so I can't judge.

It's okay. I've found some cowboys to replace my soldiers.

Jane, my list is at message #44 instead of #46, as listed in the participants thread. Just thought I would let you know.

Thanks

Jane (PS) wrote: "Wan "Artemis", the Dark-Hunters' Goddess wrote: "Question please -- Are these veriation okay?

Ashlyn = Aisling
Ellie = Elly
Isabelle = Isobel

Tylor = Ty"

Hi Wan: I'll accept the top 3 but not Ty :)"

OK thanks.

Mary wrote: "Oh and I'm not complaining. The Aisling ruling really helps me. I have an Aisling book (Irish Moonlight by Kate Freiman). I do not own an Ashlynn book. So thanks for asking Wan!"

No problem! just try to make the most out of everything you know. :-)

It would never have occured to me that those 2 names were pronounced the same.