Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired discussion

                                         What animal would Beatrix say you are?




I stole this from Nothing but Reading Challenges because it looked like so much fun. The only requirement I have added is that one of the books must be written by Lisa Kleypas! We can set it up for 14 months (start in April, if you read any LK then) - to be completed over the next 12 months, so that will give us time to add the latest Friday Harbor series book coming out in January, 2012.

This is what Lisarenee posted:

This challenge is inspired by one of my favorite authors, Lisa Kleypas. She has a character in her Hathaway series call Beatrix (aka Bea) who loves animals. She goes so far as to use animals to describe the personalities of people. So find out what your inner animal is so you can participate in this challenge. And don't forget to read. Go to: Kleypas’ What Type of Animal Are You? Quiz.
So here is the complete list of animals:

Lion
Pony
Rabbit
Hen
Fox
Hedgehog
Ferret
Cat
Swan

How do I play?
Step 1 - Answer the Quiz and find out what animal you are.
Step 2 - Read your animal by spelling it's name out and using the letters to pick your books. The letter must correspond to the first letter of a title, the first letter of an author's first or last name, or the first letter of a character's first or last name from the book. Just let us know what the link to the letter is if it's not obvious. And, no, you don't need to read a book by Lisa Kleypas, but you can if you want to.

Can I Have an example please?
I'm a Swan. :) So I might read:

S - Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
W - J.R. Ward (author - aka Jessica Bird) The Billionaire Next Door (The O'Banyon Brothers)
A - Amelia (character) in Mine Till Midnight, by Lisa Kleypas
N - Never Cry Werewolf, by Heather Davis

Seduce Me at Sunrise begins with S so that is the link to S.

Ward is the author's last name and it begins with W so that is the link to W.

Amelia is a character of the book Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas. Since Amelia starts with A that is the link to A.

Never Cry Wolf starts with N so that is the link to N.



Lisa Kay's note: Calling a lord by their title is acceptable. For example, using "Wolverton" for Lord Alex Raiford, the arrogant Earl of Wolverton in Then Came You is fine.

Edited 6/22/11
However, this still doesn’t give you much of a choice, so I’ll open it up and say, for the letters I, O, X, or Y you can choose a book whose main characters have the letter within their name, but only for Lisa Kleypas’ books.

Participants:	Animal	 Completed	Month Started 
Kit★		Rabbit	 6/6 - DONE!	May, 2011
Lisa Kay 	Ferret	 6/6 - DONE! April, 2011
✿Michelle✿	Cat	 2/3		May, 2011
Angie 		Rabbit	 0/6		July, 2011??
Taita		Rabbit	 6/6 - DONE!	July, 2011
SmittenKitten	Cat	 3/3 - DONE!	July, 2011
CaroB 		Hen	 3/3 - DONE! August, 2011
Heather		Pony	 4/4 - DONE! 	August, 2011
Susan (susayq)	Rabbit	 6/6 - DONE!	September, 2011
Cathy		Rabbit	 6/6 - DONE!	October, 2011
Laura		Rabbit	 1/6 		October, 2011
Cheryl		Rabbit	 6/6 - DONE! October, 2011
Midu		Swan	 4/4 - DONE! 	December, 2011
Glam_Gramma!	Hedgehog 8/8 - DONE! 	December, 2011

Name in bold indicated challenge completed.

Updated 7/28/12 @ 9:15 p.m. PST. Please let me know of any errors. Thanks!

A whole year to do this challenge? That might be one I can handle lol. Woo, if I do it, it'll be my first challenge ever! I took the quiz and it says I'm a rabbit... gotta say I was hoping for something a little more exciting, like a cat or a fox or even a hedgehog or something lol.

R
A - A Perfect Bride by Samantha James
B
B
I
T

Great, Kit★! I'll post your name.

I’m in! I'm a ferret! However, I am going to do all Kleypas and also to try to listen to as many of these as I can on audio.

6/6

F. ✔ Feilding, Sara from Dreaming of You, by Lisa Kleypas ★★★★★ PB 4/29 – re-read
E. ✔ Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bronson (Zachary's younger sister & character of 2ndary romance) from Where Dreams Begin, by Lisa Kleypas ★★★★★ Loupe-iPod/Touch 11/27 – re-read
R. ✔ Rosalyn Landor narrates Love in the Afternoon ★★★★½ OD audio 6/30 (“re-read”)
R. ✔ Rafe Bowman from A Wallflower Christmas, by Lisa Kleypas ★★★½✩ OD audio 12/10
E. ✔ Eby, Tanya narrates Christmas Eve in Friday Harbor, by Lisa Kleypas ★★★★★ audible.com 10/18
T. ✔ Travis, Gage from Sugar Daddy, by Lisa Kleypas★★★★★ OD audio 8/6



Alternate:
Rutledge, Harry from Tempt Me at Twilight, by Lisa Kleypas
Evangeline Jenner from Devil in Winter, by Lisa Kleypas
Ella Varner from Smooth Talking Stranger, by Lisa Kleypas


Dodger in a more innocent moment!

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Kit★, I love rabbits. They are so sweet.

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love rabbits...

Lisa Kay wrote: "Kit★, I love rabbits. They are so sweet.
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Aww it's adorable!

I'm in! I just took the quiz, and I'm a cat. I have to get my books together, and I'll post my list in a bit. Thanks for posting this Lisa Kay!

✿Michelle✿ Great! I've added you for 0/3.

Done!! And only 3 months late... so much for my first-ever challenge, lol :D

6/6

R - ✔ Rosalind de La Fontaine, heroine of Wizard's Daughter by Catherine Coulter ★★★
A - ✔ A Perfect Bride by Samantha James ★★★★
B - ✔ The Stanforth Secrets by Jo Beverley (B in Beverley) ★★★ and a half
B - ✔ The Spitfire by Bertrice Small (B in Bertrice) ★★★★
I - ✔ SImon Hunt, hero of Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas ★★★★
T - ✔ Temperance Dews, heroine of Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt ★★★★


Read:

I like this challenge. I'm in. I'm a rabbit.

R
A
B
B
I
T

I have one question, though. Can I just edit this message to update my progress, or would it be best to post a new message each time I read a book for this challenge?

Michelle the C.A.T

0/3 read

(short & sweet, like me!)

1. Cry Sanctuary by Moira Rogers
2. American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout
3. Tatiana and Alexander by Paullina Simons

Angie wrote: "I like this challenge. I'm in. I'm a rabbit.

R
A
B
B
I
T

I have one question, though. Can I just edit this message to update my progress, or would it be best to post a new message each ..."

I would think that would be ok. Lisa Kay?

Oh, so sorry I didn't answer, Angie! Duh! Yes, I think editing is fine; you'll be right here on the first page. :) (Thanks, ✿Michelle✿!)

Lisa Kay wrote: "Oh, so sorry I didn't answer, Angie! Duh! Yes, I think editing is fine; you'll be right here on the first page. :) (Thanks, ✿Michelle✿!)"

No problem Lisa Kay :)

How did I miss out the the requirement that at least one book must be written by Lisa Kleypas?! Duh!!! I'll update my list tonight.

Michelle the C.A.T

1/3 read

(short & sweet, like me!)

1. Cry Sanctuary by Moira Rogers
2. American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout
3. Tatiana and Alexander by Paullina Simons

✿Michelle✿ wrote: "How did I miss out the the requirement that at least one book must be written by Lisa Kleypas?! Duh!!! I'll update my list tonight."

I was going to say something... but the good news is that you get to read the next book in the Travises series! :-)

This is a really cool quiz! My animal is a swan which is super cool because my profile pic is Natalie Portman as the 'Black Swan'!

Now I just have to do the challenge!

Lisa Kay wrote: "✿Michelle✿ wrote: "How did I miss out the the requirement that at least one book must be written by Lisa Kleypas?! Duh!!! I'll update my list tonight."

I was going to say something... but the go..."

This is my first Challenge Lisa Kay. This may be a silly question, but these are books we have not read yet and will read over the next 14 months? Not books we have already read?

Hmm, can you recommend me a Kleypas novel that fits my I? Lol I've never read any by her, and I own one by her but it doesn't fit and it's also like 3rd or 4th in a series that I want to read from #1... I also did not realize I needed to read one by her for the challenge :)

Kit★ wrote: "Hmm, can you recommend me a Kleypas novel that fits my I? Lol I've never read any by her, and I own one by her but it doesn't fit and it's also like 3rd or 4th in a series that I want to read from ..."

'It Happened One Autumn'? I think that could work.

Kit★ wrote: "Hmm, can you recommend me a Kleypas novel that fits my I? Lol I've never read any by her, and I own one by her but it doesn't fit and it's also like 3rd or 4th in a series that I want to read from #1... I also did not realize I needed to read one by her for the challenge :)"

As Fiona said, It Happened One Autumn Wallflowers #2 (Title). There is a character named Ivo Jenner, is Evie's father and ex boxer; owns a gambling/prostitution joint and dies of consumption in The Devil in Winter Wallflowers #3.


Also:
Iris Harcourt is a character in Midnight Angel .


Both anthologies, Wish List and A Historical Christmas Present, contain Lisa Kleypas’ story entitled “I Will”.


I will take setting also, and in Suddenly You, ♥Jack Devlin, owner of the largest publishing house, John T. Devlin, is half Irish, black hair, bright blue eyes, and recalls his childhood there, with ♥Amanda Briars.


However, this still doesn’t give you much of a choice, so I’ll open it up and say, for the letters I, O, X, or Y you can choose a book whose main characters have the letter within their name, but only for Lisa Kleypas’ books (Suddenly You works, see above). This will let you start with the FIRST IN A SERIES :

♥Simon Hunt in Secrets of a Summer Night Wallflowers #1
♥Liberty Jones and Gage Travis in Sugar Daddy Travises #1
♥Julia Wentworth aka Jessica Wentworth in Somewhere I'll Find You Capital Theater #1
♥Wilihelmina Lawson, (“Lawless” Lily) and Alex, Earl of Raiford, in Then Came You Gamblers #1
♥Vivien Duvall in Someone to Watch Over Me Bow Street Runners #1

For anyone with the letters “O” or “Y” or “X” and you want to start at the beginning of a series:

(also see Liberty)
♥Annabelle Peyton in Secrets of a Summer Night Wallflowers #1
♥Holland "Holly" Taylor and ♥Zachary Bronson in Where Dreams Begin – standalone
♥Alex, Earl of Raiford, in Then Came You Gamblers #1



Let me know if anyone has any difficulty!

Thanks Lisa Kay! The one I have is Devil in Winter, so I want the others in the Wallflower series. Looks like I'm going to the store soon :)

External link to sneak peek at Rainshadow Road coming in January, 2012.
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Lisa Kay wrote: "✿Michelle✿ wrote: "How did I miss out the the requirement that at least one book must be written by Lisa Kleypas?! Duh!!! I'll update my list tonight."

I was going to say something... but the go..."

Exactly! I would list , but I fear it's going to be kidnapped my mother who's now a serious Lisa Kleypas fan after reading the Travises series.

LOL! I started listening to . Then I came to this thread to see where it fit into FERRET - and it doesn't! LOL! Oh well!

Fun! Lisa Kleypas is one of my favorite authors. I'm a Rabbit. Will post my picks soon.

The verdict is in... I'm a CAT. :D


C -
A -
T - Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas (since apparently Harry Rutledge is a CAT too)

3/6 ~ Half way done!


R - The Duke (Robert Knight, The Hero) by Gaelen Foley (7/31)
A
B - The Soldier by Grace Burrowes (7/22)
B
I
T - Timeless by Alexandra Monir (7/25)

Got me a copy of , and on the bargain rack too! Yay! It'll be my first Kleypas book. I hope it lives up to all the goodness that I hear her writing is :)

Is it too late for me to join this?
I never knew I was a hen! I was kinda hoping for something cuddly, but at least it's short :-)

It is not too late, CaroB!

Thanks Lisa Kay!
I'm in :-D

CaroB the HEN

Status: 0/3

1. H Haven Travis, Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas
2. E Ella Varner, Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas
3. N Mark Nolan, Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas

CaroB wrote: "CaroB the HEN

Status: 0/3

1. Heart of the Wolf by Terry Spear
2. Everything and the Moon by Julia Quinn
3. Nightwalker by Jocelynn Drake
"

CaroB, can you make one of those by Lisa Kleypas?

Just updated the participants' total; let me know if I messed up. Thanks!

This looks interesting. Never read a Lisa Kleypas book. Count me in.
I'm a Pony (but I don't horses, lol)

Complete 0/4

P - Prey: A Novel by Linda Howard (Comes out September)
O - Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire (Comes out November)
N - Nalini Singh, author of Slave to Sensation
Y - Annabelle Peyton, heroine from Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas (This one was hard until I notice Annabelle's last name.)

Oh, Heather! That's a good one to start with if it is your first Kleypas! :)

Read Sugar Daddy a couple months ago. Thought it was cute.

We can back date this challenge if you want and do it as a P.O.N.Y.+1 At the rate you're knocking them out, I'm sure you can get those four in b/f the end of the date+year posted, LOL!

Lisa Kay wrote: "CaroB, can you make one of those by Lisa Kleypas?..."

Lol, Lisa Kay. I can't believe I forgot about that. Thanks so much for the reminder :-) Will go have a look now.

I just started listening to this morning as a "re-read". Love Liberty!!

Lisa Kay wrote: "We can back date this challenge if you want and do it as a P.O.N.Y.+1 At the rate you're knocking them out, I'm sure you can get those four in b/f the end of the date+year posted, LOL!"

Oh, I think I'll read the ones I picked, including Secrets of a Summer Night. And I made sure I picked books not yet released, so I can pace myself on this challenge. lol

LOL! Okay, Heather. :)

Complete 1/4


P - Prey: A Novel by Linda Howard (Comes out September)
O - Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire (Comes out November)
N - Nalini Singh, author of Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
Y - Annabelle Peyton, heroine from Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas 8/13 ★★★1/2 - Wanted to love it more, but Annabelle drove me crazy.

I updated!

C -
A - Anita Mills, Fire and Steel 8/15
T - Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas (since apparently Harry Rutledge is a CAT too)

I updated you, Smiten Kitten! :)

6/6 Done ~ Rabbits Rule!


R - The Duke (Robert Knight) by Gaelen Foley (7/31)
A - Cloudy With A Chance of Marriage (Stephen Arrow) by Kieran Kramer (8/5)
B - The Soldier by Grace Burrowes (7/22)
B - It Happened One Autumn (Lilian Bowman) by Lisa Kleypas (8/23)
I - The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning (8/9)
T - Timeless by Alexandra Monir (7/25)