Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy discussion

Well here it is--8 days until the end of April, so it's time to post the next challenge.


Another “special challenge” this month. We are going back (sort of) to the roots of the Romance genre. Your author challenge this month is for Barbara Cartland, who died in May of 2000 at the age of 99. In addition to being the Queen of Romance she was also the step-grandmother of Lady Diana, Princess of Wales. So your special challenge this month is to read a story where one of the characters is a king/queen/prince/princess--of whatever stripe. Werewolf, vampire, alien, human, we'll accept any of them.

And the regular challenge is another oldie.

The Power of Three challenge—the author must use 3 names (ex. Jane Ann Krentz), the title of the book must have 3 words in it (ex. Sparrow Hill Road—The, And, An, A do not count for the word counts) or the book must be #3 in its series OR it must be part of a trilogy (and ONLY a trilogy—no 4, 5, 6 lengths for this requirement—if the series had more than 3 books, then it MUST be the third book.)

I'll try it out!

Power of 3 Challenge

Completed 3/11

3 Names
The Curse Keepers - Denise Grover Swank 5/23

3rd in Series
Blind Faith - Rebecca Zanetti 5/8


Special
Royalty: The Professional - Kresley Cole (Mafiya Princess) 5/15

I'm finished!!
11/11

1. How (not) to Kiss a Toad by Elizabeth A. Reeves 05/01
2. Cupcakes, Trinkets, and other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge 05/02
3. Wicked as She Wants by Delilah S. Dawson 05/04
4. Twenty - Eight and a Half Wishes by Denise Grover Swank 05/05
5. A Study in Silks by Emma Jane Holloway 05/06
6. Black and Blue 05/08
7. Trinkets, Treasures, and other Bloody Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge 05/10
8. Once Bitten by Trina M. Lee 05/14
9. Dreams of Lilacs 05/16
10. Sparrow Hill Road 05/17
Bonus Long Live the Queen 05/13

Power of Three Challenge

10/11 Completed

1. Never Seduce a Scot Maya Banks 05/05
2. Declaration of Courtship Nalini Singh 05/09
3. Texture of Intimacy Nalini Singh 05/10
4. About Last Night Ruthie Knox 05/13
5. Maybe Matt's Miracle Tammy Falkner 05/16
6. Flirting with Fortune Erin Knightley 05/17
7. Wish for You Marquita Valentine 05/19
8. Tangle of Need Nalini Singh

Third in series and also part of a trilogy
9. Ivory Terrors Georgiana Derwent 05/15
10. The Day He Kissed Her Juliana Stone 05/19

Royalty
Burn for You Marquita Valentine 05/23<\b>

I'm in.
The Power of Three challenge
0/11

#3 in its series
1Chosen By Sin
2Bound in Sin
3Kiss of Temptation
4Captive of the Deep
5Fangs for the Memories

3 words
6Knight after Night
7Born of Shadows
8The Darkest Passion
9One Lucky Vampire
10Bonds of Justice

special challenge (read a story where one of the characters is a king/queen/prince/princess)
11TBA

I'm in

Ana aka Iftcan
Can the author use 2 initials? Or must it be 3 names spelled out? Thanks

Executive decision--name and 1 initial plus the last name. SSOOOO Laurell K. Hamilton would be ok, but J.R. Ward would not be. (Which means that J.R.R. Tolkien is also off the table--and I am thinking seriously about reading the ENTIRE series--including the "extras" that he wrote for himself to keep his mythology straight. Guess I'll put that off for another month--especially since now that I think about it--May will be a really bad month for me, reading wise, as that's the month that I will be moving in. . . )

May Challenge - The Power of Three
0/11 ★

3 names:
Summer in Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

3 words:
Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros
Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase
Play of Passion by Nalini Singh
Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh

3d in series:
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi

part of trilogy:
Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

Princess:
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Excited to try the Power of Three Challenge

Finished 0/10

3 names:
Nobody by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Sweet Venom by Tara Lynn Childs

3 words:


3rd in series:
Bitter Demons (Peachville High Demons #3) by Sarra Cannon

Part of trilogy:
Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
The Selection by Kiera Cass
Entangled by Nikki Jefford
Born by Tara Brown

Royalty:

I'm new to goodreads, new to the group and up for this exciting challenge!!

Oooo this one sounds like fun!!

I thought one?

You are required to always do 10 books if you want to complete the entire challenge. This is one of the months that has a "special" challenge in it, but you are not required to do that special, you can just do the regular challenge. Or, if you are going to not have a lot of time this month (raising hand) you could just do the "special".

However, having said all of that, there are people who don't ever get that many read--this is mostly a way to challenge YOURSELF, so if all you normally read is say 4 books a month, to challenge yourself you might decide to up your count to 5.

This is one of the challenge months that also allows you a little more lee-way in your books. You don't have to do a specified number of books in any of the 3 categories. So, if you want to read all of the books in a series, that's ok, as long as the author's name meets the requirements or the titles meet the requirements (3's this month, all 3's.) :o)

Ana aka lftcan. Thanks for the clarification. So many authors I read use 2 initials...so this helps. I'm in.

0/10 Read



3 names:
1. The Red Zone by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
2. Dark Highland Fire by Kendra Leigh Castle
3. Sweet Dreams by Dana Marie Bell

3 words:
4. Jewel of Atlantis by Gena Showalter
5. Master of Darkness by Susan Sizemore
6. Bayon/Jean-Baptiste by Alexandra Ivy

3rd in series:
7. Burning Wild by Christine Feehan
8. The Dragon Master by Allyson James
9. Wicked Highlander by Donna Grant

Part of trilogy:
10. If You Dare by Kresley Cole

Royalty
11.

I'll give it a try. I'll post as I go.


May 2014 Challenge


3 Names:
1.
2. (CR)
3. (CR)

3 Words:
1.
2.
3.

3rd in series/ Part of a Trilogy:
1.
2.
3.

Royalty:

I'll post the rest later.

I am in

11/11

Part of Trilogy
1) May 2nd 2014

2) May 5th 2014

3) May 6th 2014

Three word titles

4) 9th May 2014

5) 7th May 2014

Three Name Author

6) 9th May 2014

7) 10th May 2014

8) 10th May 2014

9) 10th May 2014

10) 11th May 2014

Royalty

11. (vampire princess) 8th May 2014

May 2014 Challenge

3 Words:
1. Sparrow Hill Road ---- Seanan McGuire

3rd in a series:
1. The Indigo spell ---- Richelle Mead

Part of a Trilogy:
1. Death and the girl next door ---- Darynda Jones

3/3

I'm in.

0/11

1 - Worth The Risk - Savannah Stuart
2 - The Nerd Who Loved Me - Vicki Lewis Thompson
3 - Born In Blood - Alexandra Ivy
4 - Kiss of Darkness - Deborah Cooke
5 - Ruin - Rachel Van Dyken
6 - Taste of Darkness - Maria V Snyder
7 - Vampire Most Wanted - Lynsay Sands
8 - Opal - Jennifer L Armentrout
9 - Declan and Tori - Shiloh Walker
10 - Sizzle and Burn - Jayne Ann Krentz
Special - Unknown - Melissa Pearl

Read a story where one of the characters is a king/queen/prince/princess.
1. The Queen Is Dead



The Power of Three challenge—the author must use 3 names (ex. Jane Ann Krentz), the title of the book must have 3 words in it (ex. Sparrow Hill Road—The, And, An, A do not count for the word counts) or the book must be #3 in its series OR it must be part of a trilogy (and ONLY a trilogy—no 4, 5, 6 lengths for this requirement—if the series had more than 3 books, then it MUST be the third book.)

1. 3 Word Title Sexy as Sin
2. 3 Word Title The Businessman's Tie
3. 3 Word Title Kiss of Steel
4. 3 Word Title Maggie for Hire

I'm in :) will post as I go

0/10 Read
0/1 Bonus

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10.
Royalty:

Well, April was a terrible challenge month, but I'll give this one a try. I'll post as I go, since I haven't decided on all of mine yet.

0/10 Read
0/1 Bonus

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2.
3.
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5.
6.
7.
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Royalty:

MAY CHALLENGE - DONE!
Read: 10/10
Bonus: 1/1

3 Names:
Legacy Read May 21 ★★★1/2
Destiny Read May 22 ★★★★

3 Words:
Long Hard Ride Read May 14 ★★

3rd in Series:
Forever Read May 11 ★★
Beautiful Player Read May 6 ★★★1/2
Blood Unleashed Read May 8 ★★★1/2

Part of Trilogy:
Shatter Me Read May 24 ★★★★
Unravel Me Read May 26 ★★★★
Ignite Me Read May 27 ★★★★1/2
Captive in the Dark Read May 12 ★★★1/2



Bonus:
The King Read May 31 ★★★★

I'm in
0/11

1 Burning Dawn Gena Showalter (3rd book)
2 Ruins Dan Wells (3rd book)
3 Hammered Kevin Hearne (3rd book)
4 Born in Blood Alexandra Ivy
5 Concealed in Death J.D Robb
6 Born to Bite Lynsay Sands
7 My Immortal Assassin Carolyn Jewel
8 Insurgent Veronica Roth (Trilogy)
9 Allegiant Veronica Roth (Trilogy)
10 The Mayfair Moon J.A Redmerski (Trilogy)
Bonus: The One Kiera Cass

May's The Power of Three Challenge
0/10 Complete

Three Name Author
1. (Royalty)The King by J.R. Ward
2. To Kill a Warlock by H.P. Mallory
3. House of Cards by C.E. Murphy

Three Word Title
4. Last Kiss Goodnight by Gena Showalter
5. Vampire Most Wanted by Lynsay Sands
6. Wings of Vengeance by Kylie Price
7. Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill

#3 in Series/Part of Trilogy
8. Rebel(The Blades of the Rose #3) by Zoe Archer
9. Starfire (DemonSlayers #3) by Kate Douglas
10.Ignite Me (Shatter Me #3) by Taherah Mafi

0/11
Update later

The Power of Three challenge
2/11

#3 in its series
1Chosen By Sin
2Bound in Sin
3Kiss of Temptation
4Captive of the Deep ★★★ 5/2/14
5Fangs for the Memories

3 words
6Knight after Night ★★★ 5/3/14
7Born of Shadows
8The Darkest Passion
9One Lucky Vampire
10Bonds of Justice

special challenge (read a story where one of the characters is a king/queen/prince/princess)
11TBA

May Challenge - The Power of Three
3/11

3 names:
Summer in Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz ★★★★★ 01/05/2014
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

3 words:
Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros ★★★★★ 01/05/2014
Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase
Play of Passion by Nalini Singh
When Darkness Comes by Alexandra Ivy ★★★★ 04/05/2014

3d in series:
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi

part of trilogy:
Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

Princess:
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

I'm in :) will post as I go

1/10 Read
0/1 Bonus

1.Love, In English 3 words
2.Play with Me 3rd in series 5/4 ★★★★
3.Independent Study part of a trilogy
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
King/Queen: The Seelie King

1/10 Read



3 names:
1. The Red Zone by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
2. Dark Highland Fire by Kendra Leigh Castle
3. Sweet Dreams by Dana Marie Bell 5/5

3 words:
4. Jewel of Atlantis by Gena Showalter
5. Master of Darkness by Susan Sizemore
6. Bayon/Jean-Baptiste by Alexandra Ivy

3rd in series:
7. Burning Wild by Christine Feehan
8. The Dragon Master by Allyson James
9. Wicked Highlander by Donna Grant

Part of trilogy:
10. If You Dare by Kresley Cole

The Power of Three
11 of 11 Read - DONE

3 names (Executive decision--name and 1 initial plus the last name. SSOOOO Laurell K. Hamilton would be ok, but J.R. Ward would not be.):
1- Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready - finished 5-21-14
2- Doing It Right by MaryJanice Davidson - finished 5-23-14
3- Unnatural Time by Julio Angel Ortiz - finished 5-31-14

3 words (The, And, An, A do not count for the word counts)guessing also "of":
1- The Death of Joan of Arc by Michael Scott - finished 5-9-14
2- Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz - finished 5-13-14
3- Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions edited by Melissa Marr - finished 5-30-14

3rd in its series:
1- The Indigo Spell(Bloodlines, #3) by Richelle Mead - finished 5-8-14
2- Something Deadly This Way Comes by Kim Harrison - finished 5-18-14

OR it must be part of a trilogy:
1- Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison - finished 5-16-14
2- Early to Death, Early to Rise by Kim Harrison - finished 5-17-14

Royalty:
1- The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead - finished 5-5-14
(Moroi princess Jill Dragomir is a secondary character in the book.)

Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy
May 2014 Challenge
Duration: 5/1/2014 - 5/31/2014

Progress: 5 out of 13 (Give or Take)

3 Author Names:
1. The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd - ***** - 5/18/2014
2.
3.



3 Words in Title (The, And, An, A do not count for the word counts):
1. Thinking of You by Jill Mansell - ***** - 5/8/2014
2. Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 5/14/2014
3.



3rd in a Series:
1. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead - ***** - 5/7/2014
2. Shadow Kiss: The Graphic Novel by Richelle Mead - ***** - 5/14/2014
3.



Part of Trilogy:
1.
2.
3.

Bonus:
The King by J. R. Ward

I'm in :) will post as I go

2/10 Read
0/1 Bonus

1.Love, In English 3 words 5/6 ★★★★
2.Play with Me 3rd in series 5/4 ★★★★
3.Independent Study trilogy
4.Nowhere but Here 3 words
5.The Singer trilogy
6.I Am Wolf 3 words
7.
8.
9.
10.
King/Queen: The Seelie King

2/10 Read



3 names:
1. The Red Zone by Sandrine Gasq-Dion 5/6
2. Dark Highland Fire by Kendra Leigh Castle
3. Sweet Dreams by Dana Marie Bell 5/5

3 words:
4. Jewel of Atlantis by Gena Showalter
5. Master of Darkness by Susan Sizemore
6. Bayon/Jean-Baptiste by Alexandra Ivy

3rd in series:
7. Burning Wild by Christine Feehan
8. The Dragon Master by Allyson James
9. Wicked Highlander by Donna Grant

Part of trilogy:
10. If You Dare by Kresley Cole

May Challenge - The Power of Three
4/11

3 names:
Summer in Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz ★★★★★ 01/05/2014
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

3 words:
Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros ★★★★★ 01/05/2014
Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase ★★★★ 06/05/2014
Play of Passion by Nalini Singh
When Darkness Comes by Alexandra Ivy ★★★★ 04/05/2014

3d in series:
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi

part of trilogy:
Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

Princess:
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Finished 3/10

3 names:
Nobody by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Sweet Venom by Tara Lynn Childs

3 words:
Killing Ruby Rose by Jessie Humphreys

3rd in series:
Bitter Demons (Peachville High Demons #3) by Sarra Cannon Finished May 9th

Part of trilogy:
Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
The Selection by Kiera Cass Finished May 6th
The Elite bu Kiera Cass Finished May 8th
Entangled by Nikki Jefford
Born by Tara Brown

Royalty:

The Power of Three challenge
4/11

#3 in its series
1Chosen By Sin
2Bound in Sin ★★★★ 5/3/14
3Kiss of Temptation
4Captive of the Deep ★★★ 5/2/14
5Fangs for the Memories

3 words
6Knight after Night ★★★ 5/3/14
7Born of Shadows ★★★★ 5/10/14
8The Darkest Passion
9One Lucky Vampire
10Bonds of Justice

special challenge (read a story where one of the characters is a king/queen/prince/princess)
11TBA

I'm in :) will post as I go

3/10 Read
0/1 Bonus

1.Love, In English 3 words 5/6 ★★★★
2.Play with Me 3rd in series 5/4 ★★★★
3.Independent Study trilogy
4.Nowhere but Here 3 words reading
5.The Singer trilogy 5/11 ★★★★★
6.I Am Wolf 3 words reading
7.
8.
9.
10.
King/Queen: The Seelie King

Even though I don't read as many books as most of you, I am always in!

1/10

Royalty: 1. The Vampire Academy ~ Richelle Mead

Part of a trilogy:
2. Hedge Witch ~ Simon Kewin 11/05

All Done 11/11

Part of Trilogy
1) May 2nd 2014

2) May 5th 2014

3) May 6th 2014

Three word titles

4) 9th May 2014

5) 7th May 2014

Three Name Author

6) 9th May 2014

7) 10th May 2014

8) 10th May 2014

9) 10th May 2014

10) 11th May 2014

Royalty

11. (vampire princess) 8th May 2014

May Challenge - The Power of Three
5/11

3 names:
Summer in Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz ★★★★★ 01/05/2014
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

3 words:
Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros ★★★★★ 01/05/2014
Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase ★★★★ 06/05/2014
Play of Passion by Nalini Singh
When Darkness Comes by Alexandra Ivy ★★★★ 04/05/2014

3d in series:
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
Allegiant by Veronica Roth ★★★★ 13/05/2014
Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi

part of trilogy:
Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

Princess:
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

I'm in :) will post as I go

4/10 Read
0/1 Bonus

1.Love, In English 3 words 5/6 ★★★★
2.Play with Me 3rd in series 5/4 ★★★★
3.Independent Study trilogy
4.Nowhere but Here 3 words
5.The Singer trilogy 5/11 ★★★★★
6.I Am Wolf 3 words 5/13 ★★★
7.Finally, Forever third book
8.Wild About You 3 words - reading
9.Ruby Red trilogy
10.The False Prince 3 words
King/Queen: The Seelie King

The Power of Three challenge
Duration: 01/05/14 - 31/05/14
Progress: 05/11

The author must use 3 names
1. ✔ Divine Misdemeanours by Laurell K. Hamilton
2. A Marked Man by Sanderine Gasq-Dion
3. Live by Mary Ann Rivers


3 words in title
4. ✔ Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb
5. Werewolves Be Damned by Stacey Kennedy
6. Taming the Fire by Sydney Croft


#3 in its series
7. ✔ Seduced by Moonlight by Laurell K. Hamilton
8. ✔ Daylight Again by S.E. Jakes
9. Burning Dawn by Gena Showalter
10. Seduced by the Storm by Sydney Croft



Special Challenge - Princess
11. ✔ A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton

May Challenge - The Power of Three
6/11

3 names:
Summer in Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz ★★★★★ 01/05/2014
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

3 words:
Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros ★★★★★ 01/05/2014
Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase ★★★★ 06/05/2014
Play of Passion by Nalini Singh
When Darkness Comes by Alexandra Ivy ★★★★ 04/05/2014

3d in series:
Ghost Hunter by Jayne Castle ★★★★★ 12/05/2014
Allegiant by Veronica Roth ★★★★ 13/05/2014
Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi

part of trilogy:
Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

Princess:
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

The Power of Three challenge
6/11

#3 in its series
1Chosen By Sin★★ 5/14/14
2Bound in Sin ★★★★ 5/3/14
3Kiss of Temptation
4Captive of the Deep ★★★ 5/2/14
5Fangs for the Memories

3 words
6Knight after Night ★★★ 5/3/14
7Born of Shadows ★★★★ 5/10/14
8The Darkest Passion
9One Lucky Vampire ★★★★ 5/12/14
10Bonds of Justice

special challenge (read a story where one of the characters is a king/queen/prince/princess)
11TBA

Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "Well here it is--8 days until the end of April, so it's time to post the next challenge.

Another “special challenge” this month. We are going back..."

I just recently found the book challenge posts and so am still trying to get the hang of what you all want. Thanks it is a lot of fun.

So, I am looking for a little added clarification. I don't believe it was in any of the tree posts, or was there more and I missed it.
3 words (The, And, An, A do not count for the word counts)
So I am guessing also "of"?
Such as in Witches of East End

What about a book that fits into more than one category? Should we just put it in one and try and find others?
Such as Shade from the Young adult paranormal trilogy byJeri Smith-Ready?

I'm in :) will post as I go

5/10 Read
0/1 Bonus

1.Love, In English 3 words 5/6 ★★★★
2.Play with Me 3rd in series 5/4 ★★★★
3.Independent Study trilogy
4.Nowhere but Here 3 words
5.The Singer trilogy 5/11 ★★★★★
6.I Am Wolf 3 words/3 names/trilogy 5/13 ★★★
7.Finally, Forever third book
8.Wild About You 3 words 5/14 ★★★★
9.Ruby Red trilogy - reading
10.The False Prince 3 words/trilogy
King/Queen: The Seelie King 3 names

Finished 4/10

3 names:
Sweet Venom by Tara Lynn Childs

3 words:
Killing Ruby Rose by Jessie Humphreys

3rd in series:
Bitter Demons (Peachville High Demons #3) by Sarra Cannon Finished May 9th

Part of trilogy:
Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
The Selection by Kiera Cass Finished May 6th
The Elite bu Kiera Cass Finished May 8th
Entangled by Nikki Jefford
Born by Tara Brown
Dark Witch by Nora Roberts Finished May 17th
Shadow Spell by Nora Roberts Currently Reading

Royalty: