Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Read the Month Dutch Edition
December (December)
Duration: December 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013


The challenge lasts the entire month of December, starting on the first and ending on the thirty-first.


Rules: Using the letters of the month, you may read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with that letter or you may read a book whose title or series title starts with that letter. Feel free to disregard articles: a, an, the, etc. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list.

*Please repost your progress rather than updating a previous post!*

Happy Reading!

Sorry, it is late!

No worries Kat! Plenty of time to make our lists!

I'm in! And have my list ready.

Read the Month Dutch Edition
December (December)
Duration: 12/1/13 - 12/31/13
Read 0/8 books

D:A Discovery of Witches- Deborah Harkness
E: Estep Jennifer - Web of Lies
C: Cora Carmack - Faking It orA Clash of Kings or Christine Feehan
E: Exquisite
M: Mallery Susan - Three Little Words or Murder Game
B: Blacktop Cowboys series, Turn and Burn
E: Elizabeth Vaughan - Warprize
R:Rachel Gibson - Blue By You or Roth, Veronica - Allegiant

In

0/8 complete

D Dawn of Darkness
E Eli Easton Blame It On The Mistletoe
C Carol of the Bellskis
E Eric Arvin The Mingled Destinies of Crocodiles and Men
M Merry Gentlemen
B Belleau, Heidi Apple Polisher
E Everything Under the Sun
R Reindeer Games



man that is a lot of "E" books...

8/8 Read COMPLETE Dec 17

D - Poppy Dennison Body Magic Dec 4 ★★★★
E - Eli Easton Dec 16 ★★★★ Superhero
C - The Christmas Throwaway Dec 7 ★★★
E - Enlightenment: Provoked Dec 13 ★★★★★
M - Josephine Myles Screwing the System Dec 12 ★★★★
B - Be Brave Dec 1 ★★★★★
E - Eden Winters Dec 17 ★★★★★Corruption
R - Rowan SpeedwellIllumination Dec 3 ★★★★

D~ Spinning Forward, terri dulong
E~ Takedown Twenty, janet evanovich
C~ Chihuahua Confidential, waverly curtis
E~ Etiquette & Espionage, gail carriger
M~ Magnolia Wednesdays, wendy wax
B~ Black Dawn, rachel caine finished~12.05
E~ The Raven Prince, elizabeth hoyt
R~ The Royal Treatment, maryjanice davidsonbook

1/8 Completed 13%

Monthly Challenges > Read-the-Month Dutch Edition: December (December)
8/8

D - Darkness Rises (Immortal Guardians #4) by Dianne Duvall 12/26/13
E - Elizabeth Goddard - North Dakota Weddings 12/03/13
C - Close to You(Lost Texas Hearts #3) by Christina Dodd 12/11/13
E - Eve Langlais - Delicate Freakn' Flower (Freakn' Shifters #1) 12/24/13
M - Maureen Child - The Lone Star Cinderella (Texas Cattleman’s Club: A Missing Mogul #5) 12/06/13
B - Samanthe Beck - Private Practice 12/23/13
E - Extreme Exposure (I-Team #1) by Pamela Clare 12/27/13
R - Rachel Gibson - Tangled Up In You (Writer Friends #3) 12/01/13

Hmmm lots of Es this month.


READ: 0/8

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I'm in will post later.

D - Obsidian - Laurann Dohner
E - Even Demons Get The Blues - Maree Anderson
C - Catching Caroline - Sylvia Day
E - The Fangover - Erin McCarthy & Kathy Love
M - Witches of the East - Melissa De La Cruz
B - Waiting For It - Rhyannon Byrd
E - Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James
R - Can't Buy Me Lust - Riley Ashford

D: Dear, Rockstar
E: Erin Morgenstern, Night Circus
C: Clara Bayard, One Night Stand
E: Emma Chase, Tangled
M: Madeline Sheehan, Unbeautifully
B: Beautiful Stranger
E: Entanglement
R: Ruin

Placeholder - will update shortly

0/8

D. Don't...
E. The Elegant Corpse
C. Chase in Shadow
E.
M. The Melody Thief
B. Between Sinners and Saints
E.
R. Remastering Jerna

I'm in again!
1/8 Completed
D: The Brokenby Ker Dukey
E: The Edge of Always
C: Masquerade by Cambria Hebert
E: Emerge
M: Making Faces
B: Broken Hart
E: At the Cowboy's Mercy by Emma Jay 12/4
R: Until November by Aurora Rose Reynolds

READ THE MONTH D-E-C-E-M-B-E-R
0 of 8 Complete!

D. Here Comes Trouble by Donna Kauffman
E. Wasted by Jennifer Estep
C. Collected by Shawntelle Madison
E. Edge of Sight by Roxanne St. Claire
M. A Christmas Bride by Susan Mallery
B. Lady Jenny's Christmas Portrait by Grace Burrowes
E. Originally Human by Eileen Wilks
R. Heiress Without a Cause by Sara Ramsey

To Read:


Complete:

I'm in!

8/8

D: Dare You To 5 ★ [12/15/13]
E: Em Woods: No Distractions [12/30/13] 2 ★
C: Cards On The Table 3.5 ★ [12/8/13]
E: Eli Easton: Blame It On The Mistletoe 5 ★ [12/17/13]
M: A Marked Man 3 ★ [12/11/13]
B: The Backup Boyfriend 5 ★ [12/5/13]
E: Eric Arvin, et. al: Crack the Darkest Sky Wide Open 4 ★ [12/13/13]
R: R. J. Scott: Got Your Six 2 ★ [12/31/13]

Finished:

Read the Month Dutch Edition - December
Duration: December 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013

Read: 8/8 COMPLETED

✓D: The Dara Nichols Series 1: A Hard Lesson by Marata Eros 12/16 ★★★☆☆
✓E: Edwards, Nicole - Holidays with the Walker Brothers ★★★★☆
✓C: Caught Running by Madeleine Urban 12/15 ★★★★☆
✓E: Exotic Indulgence by Vivian Arend 12/23 ★★☆☆☆
✓M: Marlowe, Finn - Not His Kiss to Take 12/18 ★★★★☆
✓B: Burn by C.D. Reiss 12/9 ★★★★★
✓E:Exposure by Iris Blaire 12/31 ★★★★☆
✓R: Redford, Jodi - The Naughty List 12/13 ★★★☆☆

Read the Month Dutch Edition
December (December)
Duration: December 1/13 - December 31/13

D Warrior's Wife by Denise Downing 12/16/13 ****
E Ellis Island by Kate Kerrigan 12/01/13 ****
C The Maid by Kimberly Cutter 12/01/13 ***
E Edge of Time by Melissa Lynne Blue 10/02/13 ****
M Merry and Bright by Jill Shalvis 12/08/13 ***
B Freddy the Magician by Walter R. Brooks 12/03/13 ***
E Engaging the Earl by Mandy Goff 12/03/13 ***
R Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy: The Last Man in the World by Abigail Reynolds 12/18/13 ***

I'm in again!
Read the Month Dutch Edition
December (December)
Duration: December 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Read 8/8 books
D:Damned, Chuck Palahniuk, 12/14/13 ****
E: Ruthless Billionaire, Forbidden Baby, Emma Darcy, 12/15/13 ***
C: Hallowe'en Party, Agatha Christie, 12/10/13 ****
E:Everyone Worth Knowing, Lauren Weisberger, 12/07/13 ***
M: The Maiden's Hand, Susan Wiggs, 12/19/13 ****
B:The Bastard of Istanbul, Elif Shafak, 12/31/13 ****
E:Mischief and Marriage, Emma Darcy, 12/24/13 **
R:Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Roald Dahl, 12/20/13 ****

I'm in, but list will take a while - I'm still struggling with November!

Read the Month Dutch Edition - December 2013
Read: 0/8

Dahll, Kenn ~ Happy New Year
Ethan Day ~ At Piper's Point
Cade, Scotty ~ Wings of Love
Edwards, Nicole ~ Chasing Dreams
Myles, Josephine ~ Merry Gentlemen
Borino, Liz ~ No Flag
Edwards, Nicole ~ Seduction
Reid, S.A. ~ Manhandled

This looks great - I'm in!


Read the Month Dutch Edition - December
Duration: December 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013

Read 0/8 books

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I'm in.

READ THE MONTH DUTCH EDITION: December1-31

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Read the Month Dutch Edition--December
0/8 Completed


D - Once Upon a Winter's Eve by Tessa Dare
E - The Edge of Always by J.A. Redmerski
C - Cross Country Christmas by Tiffany Snow
E - Real by Katy Evans
M - Winter Kisses by Addison Moore
B - A Marine for Christmas by Beth Andrews
E - Chilled by Kendra Elliot
R - Big Boy by Ruthie Knox

I'm in

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I will go for it

READ: 4/8

D:Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams
E:Ephron, Nora I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
C:Child, Lee First Thrills
E:
M:Myracle, Lauren ttyl
B:The Breathing Method
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Read the Month Dutch Edition
December (December)
Duration: December 1/13 - December 31/13

D:(Dream): The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle #2) (2013) by Maggie Stiefvater (12/07/13)
E:(Evelyn): Men at Arms (Sword of Honour #1) (1952) by Evelyn Waugh (12/12/13)
C:(Carlson) Junius and Albert's Adventures in the Confederacy: A Civil War Odyssey (2013) by Peter Carlson (12/30/13)
E:(Evening): Evening Is the Whole Day (2008) by Preeta Samarasan (12/19/13)
M: (Michaels): The Walker in Shadows (1979) by Barbara Michaels (12/23/13)
B:(Boyett) Ariel (Change #1) (1983) by Steven R. Boyett (12/09/13)
E:
R: (Robertson) Instruments of Darkness (Crowther and Westerman #1) (2009) by Imogen Robertson (12/25/13)

did I sign up for this...? of course, I'm in!

Read the Month Dutch Edition - December

Duration: December 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013

Read 0/8 books

D - Obsidian by Laurann Dohner
E - The Last Man on Earth by Evangeline Anderson
C - Highest Bidder by Lexxie Couper
E - Tandem Unit by Evangeline Anderson
M - Moon by Laurann Dohner
B - White Christmas by Ros Baxter
E - Enemy Embrace 1 - Rebel by Aubry Ross
R - Enemy Embrace 2 - Toymaker by Aubry Ross

I'm in. I'll post as I go.

0/8 Read

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RRRC Read the Month Dutch Edition December (December)
Duration: December 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013

0/8 Completed

D: Laurann Dohner - Tiger
E: Eternity in Death
C: Changeling Dawn
E: Enraptured
M: Seanan McGuire - Discount Armageddon
B: Blood Politics
E: tbd
R: The Rogue Hunter

I'm in!

RRRC Read the Month Dutch Edition - December

Duration: December 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013

Read 0/8 books

D - Obsidian by Laurann Dohner
E - The Last Man on Earth by Evangeline Anderson
C - Warlord's Bounty by Cynthia Sax
E - Tandem Unit by Evangeline Anderson
M - Moon by Laurann Dohner
B - White Christmas by Ros Baxter
E - Enemy Embrace 1 - Rebel by Aubry Ross
R - Enemy Embrace 2 - Toymaker by Aubry Ross

Read the Month: December
Duration: 12/1/13 - 12/31/13

1/8 Completed

D: The Darkest Minds, Alexadra Bracken 4 stars 12/8/13
E: Ember X, Jessica Sorensen
C: Covenant #5: Sentinel, Jennifer L. Armentrout
E: Ellis Carrington, Stripped Clean
M: McKenna, Kendall, Strength of the Pack
B: Brandon Shire, Listening To Dust
E: Elemental #1: Storm, Brigid Kemmerer
R: Raeder, Leah, Unteachable

December (Dutch Edition)
Completed: 0/8

D: Touch of Darkness by Christina Dodd
E: Please Don't Tell by Elizabeth Adler
C: Goddess of the Sea by P.C. Cast
E: Enslaved by Virginia Henley
M: Legend by Marie Lu
B: Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
E: Lord of Darkness by Elizabeth Hoyt
R: The Next Always by Nora Roberts

December (Dutch Edition)
Completed: 0/8

D: kiss of DEATH ---- Rachel Caine
E:
C: Chloe Neill ---- Firespell
E:
M: Mercy Blade ---- Faith Hunter
B: Blood Promise ---- Richelle Mead
E:
R: Richelle Mead ---- Frostbite

5/8

Ran out of time for November, so moved the 'E's forward - but not sure how much better I'll do in another holiday month, and we're in the middle of a bathroom remodel!

Read the Month Dutch Edition November/November
Duration: December 1-31, 2013
0/8

D = Dark Storm by Christine Feehan
E = Enoch, Suzanne: Rules to Catch a Devilish Duke
C = The Collectors by David Baldacci
E = Enoch, Suzanne: The Handbook to Handling His Lordship
M = MacLean, Sarah: No Good Duke Goes Unpunished
B = Balogh, Mary: The Arrangement
E = Enoch, Suzannne: The Devil Wears Kilts
R = Roberts, Nora: Local Hero

BJ Rose wrote: "Ran out of time for November, so moved the 'E's forward - but not sure how much better I'll do in another holiday month, and we're in the middle of a bathroom remodel!"

Good luck! I do not envy you the remodel though - been there, done that!

In

1/8 complete

D Dawn of Darkness
E Eli Easton Blame It On The Mistletoe
C
E Eric Arvin The Mingled Destinies of Crocodiles and Men
M Miracle of the Bellskis finished 12/1 4*
B Belleau, Heidi Apple Polisher
E Everything Under the Sun
R Reindeer Games



man that is a lot of "E" books...

In

2/8 complete

D Dawn of Darkness
E Eli Easton Blame It On The Mistletoe finished 12/1 5*
C
E Eric Arvin The Mingled Destinies of Crocodiles and Men
M Miracle of the Bellskis finished 12/1 4*
B Belleau, Heidi Apple Polisher
E Everything Under the Sun
R Reindeer Games



man that is a lot of "E" books...

Romance Readers Reading Challenges
Read-the-Month Dutch Edition: December (December)
Duration: 12/1/2013 - 12/31/2013

Using the letters of the month, you may read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with that letter or you may read a book whose title or series title starts with that letter.

Progress: 8 out of 8

D: David Sedaris; Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls - ***** - 12/30/2013
E: Eloisa James; When Beauty Tamed the Beast - ***** - 12/29/2013
C: Chocolate Lovers: Futures and Frosting by Tara Sivec - ***** - 12/4/2013
E: Eloisa James; Winning the Wallflower - ***** - 12/28/2013
M: Maya Banks; Fever - **** - 12/9/2013
B: Bone Magic by Yasmine Galenorn - *** - 12/2/2013
E: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan - **** - 12/27/2013
R: Richelle Mead; Frostbite: The Graphic Novel - ***** - 12/14/2013

Im In
4 of 10
1. Deceived by: Eve Carter
2. Exclusively Yours by: Shannon Stacey
3. Caroline’s Curves by: Serena St. Claire12/2
4. Everything You Desire by: Elyssa Patrick12/2
5. Until You by: Sandra Morten12/1
6. Banging Bill’s Wife by: Stephen Leather12/1
7. Edge of Disaster by: A.M. Hargrove
8. No One to Trust by: Katie Reus

In

4/8 complete

D The Dickens With Love finished 12/2 4*
E Eli Easton Blame It On The Mistletoe finished 12/1 5*
C Calmes, Mary Bulletproof finished 12/1 5*
E Eric Arvin The Mingled Destinies of Crocodiles and Men
M Miracle of the Bellskis finished 12/1 4*
B Belleau, Heidi Apple Polisher
E Everything Under the Sun
R Reindeer Games



man that is a lot of "E" books...

In

6/8 complete

D The Dickens With Love finished 12/2 4*
E Eli Easton Blame It On The Mistletoe finished 12/1 5*
C Calmes, Mary Bulletproof finished 12/1 5*
E Eric Arvin The Mingled Destinies of Crocodiles and Men
M Miracle of the Bellskis finished 12/1 4*
B Blue, Ally The Happy Onion finished 12/4 3.5*
E Exposure finished 12/2 4*
R Reindeer Games



man that is a lot of "E" books...

In

7/8 complete

D The Dickens With Love finished 12/2 4*
E Eli Easton Blame It On The Mistletoe finished 12/1 5*
C Calmes, Mary Bulletproof finished 12/1 5*
E Eric Arvin Kid Christmas Rides Again finished 12/4 5*
M Miracle of the Bellskis finished 12/1 4*
B Blue, Ally The Happy Onion finished 12/4 3.5*
E Exposure finished 12/2 4*
R Reindeer Games



man that is a lot of "E" books...

Read the Month Dutch Edition--December
2/8 Completed


D - Once Upon a Winter's Eve by Tessa Dare
E - The Edge of Always by J.A. Redmerski~~Dec 4 ***½
C - Cross Country Christmas by Tiffany Snow
E - Real by Katy Evans
M - Winter Kisses by Addison Moore
B - A Marine for Christmas by Beth Andrews~~Dec 1 **
E - Chilled by Kendra Elliot
R - Big Boy by Ruthie Knox

Failed to complete last months so let's see how well I can do this month.

8/8 DONE! Yeah!

D Ditching The Dream Isabelle Peterson 12/11
E Temptation Nicole Edwards12/5
C ConvictionNicole Edwards 12/4
E SeductionNicole Edwards 12/6
M Ivan's Captive SubmissiveAnn Mayburn 12/2
B The Bride: In the Rich Man's World Maya Banks 12/4
EAddicted Nicole Edwards 12/7
R Run the Risk Lori Foster 12/9

I'm in again!
2/8 Completed
D: The Brokenby Ker Dukey 12/5
E: The Edge of Always
C: Masquerade by Cambria Hebert
E: Emerge
M: Making Faces
B: Broken Hart
E: At the Cowboy's Mercy by Emma Jay 12/4
R: Until November by Aurora Rose Reynolds

Read the Month Dutch Edition--December
5/8 Completed


D - Once Upon a Winter's Eve by Tessa Dare~~Dec 5 **
E - The Edge of Always by J.A. Redmerski~~Dec 4 ***½
C - Cross Country Christmas by Tiffany Snow
E - Real by Katy Evans
M - Winter Kisses by Addison Moore
B - A Marine for Christmas by Beth Andrews~~Dec 1 **
E - Chilled by Kendra Elliot~~Dec 6 ****
R - Big Boy by Ruthie Knox~~Dec 6 ****

Duration: December 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013

Read 2/8 books

D - Obsidian by Laurann Dohner
E - ✔ The Last Man on Earth by Evangeline Anderson - 12/1 (★★★★)
C - ✔ Warlord's Bounty by Cynthia Sax - 12/1 (★★★)
E - Tandem Unit by Evangeline Anderson
M - Moon by Laurann Dohner
B - White Christmas by Ros Baxter
E - Enemy Embrace 1 - Rebel by Aubry Ross
R - Enemy Embrace 2 - Toymaker by Aubry Ross

RRRC Read the Month Dutch Edition December (December)
Duration: December 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013

2/8 Completed

D: Laurann Dohner - Tiger 7/12/13 ★★★★
E: Eternity in Death
C: Changeling Dawn
E: Enraptured
M: Seanan McGuire - Discount Armageddon 4/12/13 ★★★★
B: Blood Politics
E: tbd
R: The Rogue Hunter

Done

8/8 complete

D The Dickens With Love finished 12/2 4*
E Eli Easton Blame It On The Mistletoe finished 12/1 5*
C Calmes, Mary Bulletproof finished 12/1 5*
E Eric Arvin Kid Christmas Rides Again finished 12/4 5*
M Miracle of the Bellskis finished 12/1 4*
B Blue, Ally The Happy Onion finished 12/4 3.5*
E Exposure finished 12/2 4*
R Rick R Reed Caregiver finished 12/7 5*



man that is a lot of "E" books...