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A-Z Author READ: 26/26
✔A: J.K. Accinni - Baby 5/3
✔B: Pip Ballantine - Dawn's Early Light 6/18
✔C: Beth Ciotta - Her Sky Cowboy 2/13
✔D: Melinda DuChamps - Fifty Shades of Alice in Wonderland 7/10
✔E: Kendra Elliot - Buried 3/17
✔F: V.K. Forrest - Voracious 7/19
✔G: Elly Griffiths - The Janus Stone 5/10
✔H: Laurell K. Hamilton - A Shiver of Light 4/19
✔I: Larissa Ione - Revenant 3/14
✔J: Amy Jarecki - Captured by the Pirate Laird 2/25
✔K: Sherrilyn Kenyon - Instinct 5/11
✔L: Derek Landy - Last Stand of Dead Men 3/16
✔M: Bec McMasters - Kiss of Steel 4/24
✔N: Chloe Niell - Blood Games 7/17
✔O: Kenneth Oppel - Starclimber 6/23
✔P: Felix Palma - The Map of Time 4/18
✔Q: Julia Quinn - The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy 10/11
✔R: Caris Roane - Born in Chains 8/30
✔S: Susannah Sandlin - Absolution 2/5
✔T: Karen Tabke - Master of Craving 1/29
✔U: Amanda Usen - Luscious 10/2
✔V: Victoria Schwab - The Archived 6/21
✔W: Julie Ann Walker - Hell on Wheels 3/19
✔X: Xiaolong Qui - Don't Cry, Tai Lake 11/28
✔Y: Rick Yancey - The Monstrumologist 1/8
✔Z: Rebecca Zanetti - Forgotten Sins 6/7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
A-Z Title READ: 26/26
✔A: Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 2/17
✔B: Bees in the Butterfly Garden - Maureen Lang 5/17
✔C: Charmed by His Love - Janet Chapman 4/21
✔D: Demon's Curse - Alexa Egan 7/30
✔E: Embrace the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 7/21
✔F: Forbidden - Jacqueline Frank 7/31
✔G: Games Creatures Play - Charlaine Harris 5/2
✔H: The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkein 2/26
✔I: In Rides Trouble - Julie Ann Walker 5/26
✔J: The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths 5/10
✔K: King of the Damned - Juliana Stone 3/30
✔L: Light My Fire - G.A. Aiken 1/5
✔M: Much Ado About Vampires - Katie MacAlister 2/15
✔N: Night Broken - Patricia Briggs 3/30
✔O: Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
✔P: Playing to Win - Jaci Burton 3/4
✔Q: Quarterback Draw - Jaci Burton 8/25
✔R: Rock Chick - Kristen Ashley 5/31
✔S: Saints Astray - Jacqueline Carey 4/16
✔T: Tall, Dark & Heartless - R.L. Mathewson 9/29
✔U: Up to Me - M. Leighton 3/12
✔V: Viper Game - Christine Feehan 12/28
✔W: Warrior's Redemption - Melissa Mayhue 3/22
✔X: X Marks the Scot - Victoria Roberts 10/23
✔Y: You Can't Hide - Karen Rose 2/7
✔Z: Zoo - James Patterson 3/5
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
A-Z Series READ: 24/26
✔A: [Aspect of Crow] The Reawakened - Jeri Smith-Ready 11/8
✔B: [Bringer and the Bane] Shield of Fire - Boone Brux 6/26
✔C: [Charley Davidson] Sixth Grave on the Edge - Darynda Jones 5/13
✔D: [Dead World] Scarlet - Jordan Summers 2/7
✔E: [Envy Chronicles] Night Betrayed - Joss Ware 9/16
F: [Farseer Trilogy] Royal Assassin - Robin Hobb
✔G: [Guardians of Destiny] The Tower - Jean Johnson 10/21
✔H: [Hearts of Anemoi] South of Surrender - Laura Kaye 4/8
✔I: [Immortals After Dark] Dark Skye - Kresley Cole 2/10
✔J: [Jewels of the Ton] Sapphires Are an Earl's Best Friend - Shana Galen 3/1
✔K: [Kilmartin Glen] The Devil of Kilmartin - Lauren Wittig 9/10
✔L: [The Lotus Wars] Endsinger - Jay Kristoff 3/18
✔M: [Mayhem in Mayfair] Tempted At Midnight - Jacquie D'Alessandro 11/19
✔N: [Nauti Girls] Nauti Temptress - Lora Leigh 8/12
✔O: [Once Upon A Time in the West] Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin 8/23
✔P: [Play By Play] Playing to Win - Jaci Burton 3/4
Q: [Department Q] The Keeper of Lost Causes - Jussi Adler-Olsen
✔R: [Rock Chick] Rock Chick - Kristen Ashley 5/31
✔S: [Seraphina] Seraphina - Rachel Hartman 2/28
✔T: [Temeraire] Blood of Tyrants - Naomi Novik 1/24
✔U: [Unearthly] Boundless - Cynthia Hand 11/29
✔V: [Vampire Chefs] A Taste of the Nightlife - Sarah Zettel 11/10/29
✔W: [Wherlocke] If He's Dangerous - Hannah Howell 6/21
✔X: [Xylon Warriors] Flames of Arousal - Ruth Kerce 11/3
✔Y: [Jane Yellowrock] Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
✔Z: [Zoe Martinique] Phantasm - Phaedra Weldon 3/29
A-Z Female CharacterREAD: 23/26
✔A: Aurora ~ A Bone to Pick - Charlaine Harris 1/11
✔B: Braith ~ A Tale Of Two Dragons - G.A. Aiken 2/2
✔C: Corazon ~ Much Ado About Vampires - Katie MacAlister 2/15
✔D: Diana ~ The Mists of Time - Susan Squires 6/9
✔E: Elina ~ Light My Fire - G.A. Aiken 1/5
✔F: Fallon ~ If You Give a Rake a Ruby - Shana Galen 2/22
✔G: Gloriana ~ Absolution - Susannah Sandlin 2/5
✔H: Honor ~ Archangel's Blade - Nalini Singh 3/26
✔I: Isabel - Sunrise with a Notorious Lord - Alexandria Hawkins 3/8
✔J: Josette - Son of No One - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/9
✔K: Katniss ~ Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 1/19
✔L: Lucky ~ Lucky Stiff - Deborah Coonts 2/16
✔M: Meagan ~ The Mad, Bad Duke - Jennifer Ashley 3/31
✔N: Nicole ~ Bound by Night - Larissa Ione 3/27
✔O: Olivia - Up to Me - M. Leighton 3/12
✔P: Pilar ~ Saints Astray - Jacqueline Carey 4/16
Q:
✔R: Rachel ~ Moloka'i - Alan Brennert 1/18
✔S: Sterling ~ Beware the Wild - Natalie Parker 5/4
✔T: Tess ~ You Can't Hide - Karen Rose 2/7
U:
✔V: Violet ~ Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1
✔W: Wyanet ~ Fire And Ice - Dana Stabenow 4/3
X:
✔Y: Yukiko - Endsinger - Jay Kristoff 3/18
✔Z: Zoe ~ Phantasm - Phaedra Weldon 3/29
A-Z Male CharacterREAD: 26/26
✔A: Archer ~ Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan 1/6
✔B: Blade ~ Kiss of Steel - Bec McMasters 4/24
✔C: Casper ~ Wicked as She Wants - Delilah Dawson 2/6
✔D: Duncan ~ Charmed by His Love - Janet Chapman 4/21
✔E: Ewan ~ Seduction of a Highland Lass - Maya Banks 5/30
✔F: Frost ~ A Shiver of Light - Laurell K. Hamilton 4/19
✔G: Griffin ~ Bombshell - Catherine Coulter 1/16
✔H: Hartley ~ If He's Wild - Hannah Howell 3/31
✔I: Indigo ~ Shadowglass - Erica Hayes 5/18
✔J: Jackson ~ Hidden Currents - Christine Feehan 2/21
✔K: Kyle ~ About That Night - Julie James 3/3
✔L: Locke ~ Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch 1/11
✔M: Morgan ~ Scarlet - Jordan Summers 2/7
✔N: Nick ~ Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11
✔O: Ollie ~ Bones Are Forever - Kathy Reichs 6/9
✔P: Perceval ~ The Truth of All Things - Kieran Shields 4/5
✔Q: Jim Qwilleran - The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern - Lilian Jackson Braun 5/2
✔R: Roarke ~ Festive in Death - J.D. Robb 2/16
✔S: Sebastian ~ City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare 5/17
✔T: Thronos ~ Dark Skye - Kresley Cole 2/10
✔U: Ulrich - Big Bad Beast - Shelley Laurenston 12/6
✔V: Volan ~ Heart of the Wolf - Terry Spear 2/13
✔W: William ~ Blood of Tyrants - Naomi Novik 1/24
✔X: Xander ~ Shaedes of Gray - Amanda Bonilla 2/8
✔Y: Luke Yarber - Zuriel's Fate - Serena Yates 6/22/15
✔Z: Zephyros ~ West of Want - Laura Kaye 3/21
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
A-Z Friends READ: 26/26
✔A: Ab2y ~ Bees in the Butterfly Garden - Maureen Lang 5/17
✔B: Barb W ~ The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths 5/10
✔C: Cheryl Koch ~ Don't Cry, Tai Lake - Qui Xiaolong 11/28
✔D: Danielle Book Huntress ~ Dawn's Early Light - Pip Ballantine 6/18
✔E: Elena Blythe ~ Dinner with a Vampire - Abigail Gibbs 5/10
✔F: FlibBityFLooB ~ X Marks the Scot - Victoria Roberts 10/23
✔G: G.K. Griswold ~ Baby - J.K. Accinni 5/3
✔H: Holly Barnes ~ Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley 8/15
✔I: Irinak ~ Seventh Grave and No Body - Darynda Jones 5/27
✔J: Jackie Lane ~ Dark Witch - Nora Roberts 8/8
✔K: Kat ~ White Trash Zombie Apocalypse - Diana Rowland 2/25
✔L: Leslie Adams ~ The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4
✔M: Marla ~ Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter 3/3
✔N: Nicole ~ Voracious - V.K. Forrest 7/19
✔O: Ora Amis ~ Demon's Curse - Alexa Egan 7/30
✔P: Patches Braz ~ 77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9
✔Q: Quinn Barrett ~ The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkein 2/26
✔R: Robin ~ The Crimson Crown - Cinda Williams Chima 5/22
✔S: Sara ~ Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/3
✔T: Tricia ~ Archangel's Blade - Nalini Singh 3/26
✔U: UnusualChild{beppy} (RRRC member) ~ Deadtown - Nancy Holzner 8/11
✔V: Valerie Battey ~ Deadly Offerings - Alexa Grace 8/9/15
✔W: Wendy T ~ The Witness - Nora Roberts 7/25
✔X: Xxdd_babyxx (RRRC member) ~ City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare 5/17
✔Y: Yz the Whyz ~ It Happened One Wedding - Julie James 6/27
✔Z: Zaira Gin Isidor ~ Boundless - Cynthia Hand 11/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
January As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 4/6
Set Once
✔1 ~ [Innkeeper Chronicles] Clean Sweep - Ilona Andrews 1/6
✔2 ~ [Gentleman Bastards] Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch 1/11
✔3 ~ [Hunger Games] Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 1/19
Set two
5 ~ [Animal Magnetism] Then Came You - Jill Shalvis
6 ~ [Lords of Deliverance] Revenant - Larissa Ione
✔7 ~ [Dragon Kin] Light My Fire - G.A. Aiken 1/5
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Scattegories - January
Letter = N
11 POINTS
General
1. Book Title:
2. Author: Blood of Tyrants - Naomi Novik 1/24 (2 POINTS)
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character: Natalie - Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1 (1 POINT)
5. Place:
6. Cover: naked man - Light My Fire - G.A. Aiken 1/5 (1 POINT)
January Specials
7. New: Leo's NEW enforcer nodded, p 113 (1 POINT)
Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
8. Loud: he called her name in a LOUD whisper, p389 (1 POINT)
77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9
9. Cold: working to solve new and COLD paranormal cases, p163 (1 POINT)
Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3
10. Red: RED carnations added bright color to an otherwise neutral decor, p29
Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1 (1 POINT)
11. Hobby: more of a HOBBY now than anything else, p266 (1 POINT)
The Monstrumologist - Rick Yancey 1/8
12. Manly:would land him on a nut-doctors couch, and in a new home in Nashville with his MANLY, musical dad, p112 (2 POINTS)
77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9
January 2015 Monthly ChallengeREAD: 10/10
✔1. Lose weight - Read a book about a character that is physically fit
Master of Craving - Karen Tabke 1/29
✔2. Quit Smoking (or for this challenge, any other bad or annoying habit).
- Read a book that is smoking hot (because of the characters/plot/story or because it's high on the best selling charts).
Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan 1/6
✔3. Get a better job.
- Read a book with a character who is working their way up the ladder, going to school to achieve a job goal, quitting school/current job (or losing such) and taking a chance on a complete change of career/following a dream, or
- Read a book that has a character in a job/role that you would love to have.
A Bone to Pick - Charlaine Harris (librarian) 1/11
✔4. Save Money - Read a book you got for free or on sale, a book from the library.
The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4
✔5. Find True Love - - Read a book where the main characters look for and find true love
Light My Fire - G.A. Aiken 1/5
✔6. Organize your Home.
- Read a book where the main character has a job or spends time organizing or decorating/updating houses, or
Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles (m.c. spends time updating houses she's trying to sell) 1/1
✔7. Try something new - Read a book in a genre or by a an author that is new to you.
Moloka'i - Alan Brennert 1/18
✔8. Spend more time with your loved ones- - find a buddy and do a buddy read,
Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews 1/15
✔9. Get more rest - Read a book that is a pure guilty pleasure read.
Restless In The Grave - Dana Stabenow 1/28
✔10. If you have a passion for something, 2015 is your time to give it the attention it deserves.
- Read a book where a main character volunteers or donates time/energy/money to a cause, or
Chilled - Kendra Elliot (search & rescue volunteer) 1/21
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
February As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 4/5
✔1. [Seraphina 01] Seraphina - Rachel Hartman 2/28
✔2. [Penton Legacy 02] Absolution - Susannah Sandlin 2/5
✔3. [Guild Hunter 03] Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 2/17
4. [Play By Play 04] Playing to Win - Jaci Burton
✔5. [Highland Guard 05] The Saint - Monica McCarty 2/28
February 2015 Monthly ChallengeREAD: 11/5
✔Read a Book that has one of these Item on the Cover:
☆ Sea ~ Hidden Currents - Christine Feehan 2/21
☆ money ~ The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkein 2/26
Read a Book with One of the Following Themes:
✔☆ Read a book that takes place on the sea or on a boat. (Pirate ships, cruise ships, racing boat, etc).
Captured by the Pirate Laird - Amy Jarecki (at sea with pirates) 2/25✔☆ Read a book that has a character that can only come out at night, or likes to howl at the moon, or changes shapes at a full moon. (by the light of the moon)
Heart of the Wolf - Terry Spear (werewolf) 2/13✔☆ Read a book that has a character that is a musician (singer, guitar player, etc., member of a band).
Lucky Stiff - Deborah Coonts (BF is a musician) 2/16✔☆ Read a book that takes place in England (schilling/5 pound note).
If You Give a Rake a Ruby - Shana Galen 2/22✔☆ Read a book that takes place on an island, or near the shore (beach/sand).
Dark Skye - Kresley Cole 2/10✔☆ Read a book in which a wedding takes place.
Daylighters - Rachel Caine 2/11✔☆ Read a book where a character takes a long trip (they sailed away for a year and a day).
Wicked as She Wants - Delilah Dawson (England to Russia) 2/6✔☆ Read a book in which the MC's find love.
Much Ado About Vampires - Katie MacAlister 2/15✔☆ Read a book from the fantasy genre (this poem is pure fantasy).
A Tale Of Two Dragons - G.A. Aiken 2/2CHALLENGE COMPLETE
March As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 8/8
Set I
✔1 ~ [Alice in Zombieland] Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter 3/3
✔2 ~ [Hearts of the Anemoi] West of Want - Laura Kaye 3/21
✔3 ~ [Lucky O'Toole] So Damn Lucky ( - Deborah Coonts 3/8
✔4 ~ [Play By Play] Playing to Win - Jaci Burton 3/4
Set II
✔1 ~ [Black Knights Inc] Hell on Wheels - Julie Ann Walker 3/19
✔2 ~ [Sister of the Heart] Spirit Bound - Christine Feehan 3/20
✔3 ~ [Dead] Crimson - Jordan Summers 3/16
✔4 ~ [Deadwood] Better Off Dead in Deadwood - Ann Charles 3/9
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
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Scattegories - March
Letter = H
20 POINTS
General
1. Book Title: Hell on Wheels - Julie Ann Walker 3/19 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Dr. Franklin's Island - Ann Halam 3/6 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Cole Holland - Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter 3/3 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Henry - Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman 3/1 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Hell - Son of No One - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/9 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: him and her -
About That Night - Julie James 3/3 (2 POINTS)March Specials
7. Something to do with war: Sapphires Are an Earl's Best Friend - Shana Galen 3/1
(he hunted and killed some of our best during the war, p16 (2 POINTS)
8. Something to do with time: Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman 3/1
(she'd had their first time together), p161 (1 POINT)
9. Womanly: Sunrise with a Notorious Lord - Alexandria Hawkins 3/8
(as the blunted flesh found her womanly core. His hips ground against her), p165 (4 POINTS)
10. Green: Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman 3/1
(hell, she especially hated that it was green), p233 (2 POINTS)
11. Spring: Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman 3/1
(he'd never given much thought to dining outdoors in early spring), p72 (1 POINT)
12. Something Shouted: Sunrise with a Notorious Lord - Alexandria Hawkins 3/8
(he headed for the door. You ruined everything, she shouted at his back), p246 (3 POINTS)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
March Monthly Challenge READ: 10/10
✔ Hearts - power to bring things to life
o Read a book about zombies
Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter 3/4✔ Shooting Stars - power to fly
o Read a book that has a character that can fly (angel, certain vampires, pilots, etc.)
Revenant - Larissa Ione 3/14✔ Horseshoes - power to speed things up
o Read a novella or an installment of a serial
Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven - Derek Landy 3/4✔ Clovers - luck, but you will never know what kind of luck you'll get
o Read a book where someone gets lucky
So Damn Lucky ( - Deborah Coonts 3/8✔ Blue Moons - power of invisibility
o Read a book about ghosts or a character that has the power of invisibility
Better Off Dead in Deadwood - Ann Charles 3/9✔☘ Rainbows - instantaneous travel from place to place
o Read a book that takes place somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit and let it transport you there.
The Recruit - Monica McCarty (Scotland) 3/27✔☘ Balloons - power to make things float
o Read a book with a higher power (angels, gods).
Archangel's Blade - Nalini Singh 3/26✔ Hourglass - power to control time
o Read a book that is a historical, fiction or not, any genre OR
Sapphires Are an Earl's Best Friend - Shana Galen 3/1Limited Edition Marshmallows (For Bonus Points)
There have been more than 30 featured limited edition marshmallow shapes over the years, with the introduction of themed Lucky Charms, such as Winter Lucky Charms. Some of these include:
✔ The "Hidden Key". It is a solid yellow marshmallow that resembles an arched door (similar to the shape of a tombstone; flat at the bottom, flat sides with a round top). When liquid is added to the cereal, the sugar in the marshmallow dissolves and the shape of a skeleton key appears "as if by magic." The tagline was, "Unlock the door with milk!"
o Read a book with a secret.
Up to Me - M. Leighton 3/12✔ In early June 2006, General Mills introduced Magic Mirror marshmallows
o Read a book that has magic or is magical to read.
Ritual Magic - Eileen Wilks 3/11CHALLENGE COMPLETE
April As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 10/10
Set I
✔1 ~ [Liam Campbell 01]Fire And Ice - Dana Stabenow 4/3
✔2 ~ [Spellbound Falls 02]Charmed by His Love - Janet Chapman 4/21
✔3 ~ [Adrien English 03]The Hell You Say - Josh Lanyon 4/9
✔4 ~ [Adrien English 04]Death of a Pirate King - Josh Lanyon 4/11
✔5~ [Deadwood]An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
Set II
✔1~ [Trilogia Victoriana]The Map of Time - Felix Palma 4/18
✔2~ [Santa Olivia]Saints Astray - Jacqueline Carey 4/16
✔3 ~ [Hearts of Anemoi 03]South of Surrender - Laura Kaye 4/8
✔4~ [White Trash Zombie]How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back - Diana Rowland 4/29
✔5~ [Jack Caffery 05]Gone - Mo Hayder 4/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Scattegories - April Letter = D
14 POINTS
General
1. Book Title:
2. Author: Fire And Ice - Dana Stabenow 4/3 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Dave - Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Doc - An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3 (1 POINT)
5. Place:
6. Cover: dice - Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy 4/5 (1 POINT)
April Specials
7. Pastel: Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy 4/5
but the visual of Corbin surrounded by females cooing over packs of pastel onesies was discomfiting , p163 (1 POINT)
8. Related to Trees: Fire And Ice - Dana Stabenow 4/3
the thicket of alder birch, spruce and willow appeared much too dense, p100 (1 POINT)
9. Music: Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
we all need to be marching to the same drum, p154 (1 POINT)
10. Running: An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
a clearer view didn't make me feel less like running back out the door, p21 (2 POINTS)
11. Travel: Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4
they traveled down through the continent the nights becoming colder , the days shorter, p33 (2 POINTS)
12. Glittery or Shiny: An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
her dark eyes glittering in the glow, p236 (1 POINT)
13. Rain: Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
the three hour drive was a journey into ugliness, a perception amplified by the cold drizzle, p239 (2 POINTS)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
May As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 5/5
✔1 ~ [Ripple Creek Werewolf] Beneath a Rising Moon - Keri Arthur 5/22
✔2 ~ [Black Knights Inc] In Rides Trouble - Julie Ann Walker 5/26
✔3 ~ [The Bad Boys] Everything for Us - M. Leighton 5/25
✔4 ~ [FBI/US Attorney] Love Irresistibly - Julie James 5/27
✔5 ~ [Mortal Instruments] City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare 5/17
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
May Challenge
Crops/Farm ~ Baby - J.K. Accinni (on a farm) 5/3
Sports/Games ~ Games Creatures Play - Charlaine Harris (all sports related short stories) 5/2
Carnival ~ Sanctum - Madeleine Roux (revolves around a carnival) 5/7
Spring ~ The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths (takes place in Spring) 5/10
Witches - Texas Gothic - Rosemary Clement-Moore (heroine is a witch) 5/9
Queen - The Crimson Crown - Cinda Williams Chima (heroine is the queen) 5/22
Fairies - Shadowglass - Erica Hayes (heroine is a faerie) 5/18
Farm Animals - Burial Rites - Hannah Kent (m.c. milks sheep) 5/20
Dancer - Beneath a Rising Moon - Keri Arthur 5/22
(having sex is called dancing, so the m.c. is "dancer")
Lizard - Shadow Walker - Allyson James (dragon) 5/28
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
June As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 5/5
✔1 ~ [Bringer and the Bane]Shield of Fire - Boone Brux 6/26
✔2 ~ [Pyte/Sentinel]Without Regret - R.L. Mathewson 6/5
✔3 ~ [Black Knights Inc]Rev It Up - Julie Ann Walker 6/16
✔4 ~ [Wherlocke]If He's Dangerous - Hannah Howell 6/21
✔5 ~ [FBI/U.S. Attorney]It Happened One Wedding - Julie James 6/27
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
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Scattegories - June
Letter = D
14 POINTS
General
1. Book Title: Dark Tort - Diane Mott Davidson 6/1 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Dark Tort - Diane Mott Davidson 6/1 (2 POINTS)
3. Main Character: Diana Dearborn - The Mists of Time - Susan Squires 6/9 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Dante - Deeper Than Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/2 (1 POINT)
5. Place:
6. Cover: drapes - Pinned for Murder - Elizabeth Lynn Casey 6/29 (1 POINT)
June Specials
7. Long: Dark Tort - Diane Mott Davidson 6/1
(from the sound of their talking down the hall, it was going to be a long night), p246 (1 POINT)
8. Wedding: Notorious - Allison Brennan 6/9
(she'd flown in the day before the wedding), p16 (1 POINT)
9. Aging: Deeper Than Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/2
(then the aging cop got desperate and dropped his elbow), p96 (2 POINTS)
10. Fatherly: Without Regret - R.L. Mathewson 6/5
(I don't think we should move yo so soon after surgery, he said in the same fatherly tone), p2
(1 POINT)
11. Sweet: Dark Tort - Diane Mott Davidson 6/1
(preliminary slurp, frowning and dumping another dose of the sweet stuff), p51 (2 POINTS)
12. Has a hole: Without Regret - R.L. Mathewson 6/5
(he slowly looked down to find a large gaping hole in his chest), p47 (1 POINT)
June ChallengeREAD: 6/5
✔1. Read a book that takes place in Iceland, or includes the Northern Lights. OR read a book that has a secret or has a form of light on the cover.
Deeper Than Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/2✔2. Read a book that takes place in Greece, or a beautiful beach. OR read a book that involves smugglers or a shipwreck.
Dawn's Early Light - Pip Ballantine 6/18(investigating Bermuda Triangle type disappearances of boats and planes)
3. Read a book that takes place in Mexico or along a river. OR read a book that involves scuba diving or in or under water.
✔4. Read a book that takes place in South America or a salt flat. OR read a book that has magic in it or a mirror on the cover.
Unbinding - Eileen Wilks 6/145. Read a book that takes place in Viet Nam, or involves a cave. OR read a book where a character is a climber (rappels) or an explorer.
✔6. Read a book that takes place in Norway, Sweden, Finland, or Denmark or a small village. OR read a book that makes you happy/content or with a character that keeps someone or something safe.
Invisible Murder- Lene Kaaberbøl 6/15✔7. Read a book that takes place in the Southern U.S. or includes a character that is Southern. OR read a book that involves a road trip or Southern food.
Murder Past Due - Miranda James 6/10✔8. Read a book that takes place in Italy or a vineyard. OR read a book that involves romance or yummy Italian cooking.
You Don't Know Jack - Erin McCarthy 6/139. Read a book that takes place in Australia or has an ocean on the cover. OR read a book that involves surfing, a rain forest or a scenic locale.
10. Read a book that takes place in the Caribbean or on an island. OR read a book that has an island theme or has a fruity or tropical drink on the cover.
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
July As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 6/8
✔1 ~ [Daughter of Smoke & Bone]Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor 7/22
✔2 ~ [Bringer & the Bane]Kiss of the Betrayer - Boone Brux 7/8
✔3 ~ [Parabla Montana]Big Sky River - Linda Lael Miller 7/10
✔4 ~ [Black Knights Inc]Thrill Ride - Julie Ann Walker 7/10
✔5 ~ [Animal Magnetism]Then Came You - Jill Shalvis 7/29
✔6 ~ [Feral Warriors]Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28
7 ~ [Guild Hunter]Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh
8 ~ [Highland Guard]The Raider - Monica McCarty
Scattegories - July Letter = F
15 POINTS
General
1. Book Title: Fifty Shades of Alice Through the Looking Glass - Melinda DuChamp 7/10 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: F'Lar - Dragonquest - Anne McCaffrey 7/17 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Frank - Thrill Ride - Julie Ann Walker 7/11 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Faela - Kiss of the Betrayer - Boone Brux 7/8 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: Face - Beauty and the Blacksmith - Tessa Dare 7/6 (1 POINT)
July Specials
7. Red: Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
(lying before a FIRE coals of red cedar glowed red), p101 (1 POINT)
8. Chilly: Hunger Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/9
(his FURIOUS FACE mere inches FROM his own as his hot breath wafted over her chilling FLESH), p27 (4 POINTS)
9. Related to a dog: Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
(I could have FOLLOWED it like a dog with a scent), p330 (1 POINT)
10. Loud: Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
(people having FUN are loud), p66 (1 POINT)
11. Food: HIDE Omnibus - Jax Spenser 7/6
(when Doris opens the FRIDGE, it's packed top to bottom with food), p125 (1 POINT)
12 Unearthly: Revenant - Phaedra Weldon 7/13
(she nearly pressed her unearthly FACE into the glass), p195 (1 POINT)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
August As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 7/7
✔1 ~ [Once Upon a Time in the West]Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin 8/23
✔2 ~ [Throne of Glass]Crown of Midnight - Sarah Maas 8/16
✔3 ~ [Connor Clan]Heart of a Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 8/27
✔4 ~ [Bone Secrets]Alone - Kendra Elliot 8/2
✔1 ~ [Circle Reforged]The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce 8/5
✔2 ~ [Psychic Eye Mystery]Better Read Than Dead - Victoria Laurie 8/29
✔3 ~ [Envy Chronicles]Abandon the Night - Joss Ware 8/21
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
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Scattegories - AUGUST
Letter = P
9 POINTS
General
1. Book Title:
2. Author: The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce 8/5 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Victoria Peres - Alone - Kendra Elliot 8/2 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place:
6. Cover: Photo - Better Read Than Dead - Victoria Laurie 8/29 (1 POINT)
August Specials
7. School - Alone - Kendra Elliot 8/2
(an older guy possibly influencing a bunch of high-school girls), p29 (1 POINT)
8. War - Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2
(after surviving an immortal war, she'd make it painless for them), p12 (1 POINT)
9. Naked - Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2
(she ran out of Central Park naked and screaming), p257 (1 POINT)
10. Camping - Grave Secret - Charlaine Harris 8/24
(I didn't remember him particularly enjoying the camping experience), p117 (1 POINT)
11. Friend - Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2
(despite the somber predictions of her father in childhood, she had friends), p13 (1 POINT)
12. Black - Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2
(clad in a simple black t-shirt and black cargo pants), p22 (1 POINT)
10 Fun Things to Do In August READ: 8/8
✔Lollapalooza (Chicago) - Read a book that takes place in Chicago OR a book that has a Concert or some type of musical performance.
Blood Games - Chloe Neill 8/17✔Happy Birthday Hawaii! - Read a book that is set on an island OR a book that was published in August.
Crown of Midnight - Sarah Maas (August 2013) 8/16✔Elvis Week (Memphis, TN) - Read a book that has an Elvis (real or impersonated) or Graceland in it OR a book with a King .
Chain of Illusions - Boone Brux 8/7✔Cowal Highland Gathering (Dunoon, Scotland) -Read a book set in Scotland/Highland OR a book with a skirt on the cover (in honor of all those Scotsmen in kilts).
Heart of a Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney (kilt on cover) 8/27✔Burning Man (Black Rock Desert, NV) - Read a book that has a fire on the cover OR a book where a character is cut off from civilization or isolated in some way.
Deadtown - Nancy Holzner 8/11✔Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (Sturgis, SD) - Read a book that has a character with a tatoo on the cover OR an MC genre book or a character that rides a motorcycle.
Born Wild - Julie Ann (MC rides a custom Harley) Walker 8/30✔World's Longest Yard Sale (127 Corridor Sale stretches more than 690 miles) - Read a book that has 400+ pages OR read a book from the library/freebie/borrowed/cheap.
The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce (550 pages) 8/5✔August Doins Rodeo (Payson, AZ) - Read a book with a cowboy/rodeo/ranch OR a book that is a wild ride.
Big Sky Summer - Linda Lael Miller (hero is a cowboy/rancher) 8/4CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 8/8
✔1~ [Hope] Hope Flames - Jaci Burton 9/4
✔2~ [Nina Quinn Mystery] Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber 9/6
✔3~ [Spellbound Falls] Courting Carolina - Janet Chapman 9/12
✔4~ [Dakota] Buffalo Valley - Debbie Macomber 9/16
✔1~ [Lux] Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2
✔2~ [MoonBound Clan Vampire] Chained by Night - Larissa Ione 9/19
✔3~ [Throne of Glass] Heir of Fire - Sarah Maas 9/13
✔4~ [WVMP Radio] Lust for Life - Jeri Smith-Ready 9/9
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September Challenge READ: 9/5
✔*Read the 7th or 9th installment in a series
A Love Untamed - Pamela Palmer (Feral Warriors #7) 9/12
✔*Read a book published in September
Archangel's Enigma - Nalini Singh (Sept 2015) 9/8
✔*Read a book that has flowers on the front of it (Spring)
Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber 9/6
✔*Read a book with a character who is a photographer
Savage Nature - Christine Feehan 9/5
✔*Read a book in which a war is waged
Heir of Fire - Sarah Maas 9/13
✔*Read a book that has a character that is a judge or centers around a court case
Bonds of Justice - Nalini Singh (psychic judge) 9/28
✔*Read a book that has blue/sapphire color on the cover
Buffalo Valley - Debbie Macomber 9/16
✔*Read a book that has a character that meditates or does yoga or some other discipline used to find peace or clarity of thought.
The Forgotten Room - Lincoln Child 9/25
✔*Read a book that has a character that is in the medical field
Bones Never Lie - Kathy Reichs (forensic anthropologist) 9/3
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
October As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 16/17
Set 1
✔1 ~ [Guardians of Destiny] The Tower - Jean Johnson 10/21
✔2 ~ [Sexy Chefs] Luscious - Amanda Usen 10/2
✔3 ~ [Rock Chick] Rock Chick Redemption - Kristen Ashley 10/1
✔4 ~ [Spellbound Falls] The Heart of a Hero - Janet Chapman 10/25
✔5 ~ [Envy Chronicles] Night Forbidden - Joss Ware 10/14
✔6 ~ [Deadwood] Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood - Ann Charles 10/18
7 ~ [Play By Play] Melting the Ice - Jaci Burton
✔8 ~ [Kate Daniels] Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews 10/9
✔9 ~ [Psy-Changeling] Play of Passion - Nalini Singh 10/28
Set 2
✔1 ~ [Weird Girls] Sealed with a Curse - Cecy Robson 10/22
✔2 ~ [Mindhunters] Waking Evil - Kylie Brant 10/16
✔3 ~ [Fifty Shades] Fifty Shades Freed - E.L. James 10/6
✔4 ~ [Smythe-Smith Quartet] The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy - Julia Quinn 10/11
Set 3
✔1 ~ [Vampire Chefs] A Taste of the Nightlife - Sarah Zettel 10/29
✔2 ~ [Daughter of Smoke & Bone] Days of Blood & Starlight - Laini Taylor 10/13
✔3 ~ [Dexter] Dexter in the Dark - Jeff Lindsay 10/23
✔4 ~ [Throne of Glass] Queen of Shadows - Sarah J. Maas 10/27
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Scattegories - October
Letter = D
15 POINTS
General
1. Book Title: Dexter in the Dark - Jeff Lindsay 10/23 (2 POINTS)
2. Author:
3. Main Character: Kate Daniels - Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews 10/9 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Dorian - Queen of Shadows - Sarah J. Maas 10/27 (1 POINT)
5. Place:
6. Cover: Door -
Ruthless Game - Christine Feehan 10/29 (1 POINT)October Specials
7. Fall: Play of Passion - Nalini Singh 10/28
(don't you dare make me fall in love with you), p209 (2 POINTS)
8. Costume: Luscious - Amanda Usen 10/2
(the costumes are fantastic, the dancers are beautiful, and the orchestra is phenomenal), p157 (1 POINT)
9. Drinking: Night Forbidden - Joss Ware 10/14
(drinking, not sipping, not nursing, but definitely drinking a healthy dose of whiskey), p284 (3 POINTS)
10. Statue: The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma - Trenton Lee Stewart 10/24
(gives us a direct view of that statue), p223 (1 POINT)
11. Beach: Days of Blood & Starlight - Laini Taylor 10/13
(the day - dazzling, cloudless - grew into a patchwork of hush and horror, rush and rumor and bodies washing up on the beaches), p450 (2 POINTS)
12. Pink: Fifty Shades Freed - E.L. James 10/6
(beautifully decorated in pale pink), p8 (1 POINT)
October Challenge READ: 15/15
✔3. Read a book that has over 4,000 ratings on Goodreads
Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews (7504 ratings) 10/9
✔4. Read a book that has a character that is a witch
Sealed with a Curse - Cecy Robson 10/22
✔8. Read a book that has a stingy character OR a character named Jack
Fifty Shades Freed - E.L. James 10/6
✔9. Read a book that is 400+ pages
Queen of Shadows - Sarah J. Maas (648 pages) 10/27
✔10. Read a book that has a face on the cover or one that is 150 pages or less
Days of Blood & Starlight - Laini Taylor 10/13
✔11. Read a book that has food on the cover
Luscious - Amanda Usen 10/2
✔15. Read a book with an orange or a black cover
Fingersmith - Sarah Waters 10/8
✔17. Read a book in which an MC owns or IS or CHANGES INTO a cat
The Heart of a Hero - Janet Chapman (hero has 5 cats) 10/25
✔19. Read a book with one of the following words in the title: Witches, Night, Snap, Apple, Samhain, Summer, End
Night Forbidden - Joss Ware 10/14
✔21. Read a book that takes place in Scotland OR has a mirror on the cover
X Marks the Scot - Victoria Roberts 10/23
✔24. Read a book that has a fully dressed person on the cover OR a person on the cover that is shown from the back only
Dexter in the Dark - Jeff Lindsay 10/23
✔25. Read a book set in Mexico OR that has a ghoul in it
Ruthless Game - Christine Feehan (set in Mexico) 10/29
✔32, 33 Read any book that has a crime committed in it
Butterfly - Kathryn Harvey 10/17
✔35. Read a book that has a ghost in it OR set in Hong Kong
The Ghost Hunter - Lori Brighton 10/19
✔37. Read a book from a series that is really long - has 10 or more books in the series
Play of Passion - Nalini Singh (#9 out of #15) 10/28
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
November As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 7/9
Set 1
✔1 ~ [Necessary Evil 01]Temping Is Hell - Cathy Yardley 11/21
2 ~ [Guardians of Destiny 02] The Grove - Jean Johnson
✔3 ~ [Shadow Force 03]In the Air Tonight - Stephanie Tyler 11/5
✔4 ~ [Mayhem in Mayfair 04]Tempted At Midnight - Jacquie D'Alessandro 11/19
✔5 ~ [Parable, Montana 05]Big Sky Wedding - Linda Lael Miller 11/8
✔6 ~ [Cotton Malone 06]The Emperor's Tomb - Steve Berry 11/23
Set 2
✔1 ~ [Six of Crows 01] Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo 11/27
2 ~ [Guys & Dogs 02]Beware of Doug - Elaine Fox
✔3 ~ [Mindhunters 03]Waking the Dead - Kylie Brant 11/17
November Challenge - Route 66 READ: 11/10
Illinois
✔- First book in a series or new to you author (Chicago, IL is considered the starting point of Route 66)
Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell (new author) 11/22
Missouri ~ COMPLETE
✔- Book with a bridge on the cover or a book that is a *.5 in a series (novella that bridges the gap between two major installments of a book series) (The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge)
Night of Cake & Puppets - Laini Taylor #2.5 11/8
✔- Book with a character that goes on vacation
Aunt Dimity Goes West - Nancy Atherton 11/3
Kansas
✔- Book where a murder takes place or a book that has a bordello or prostitute as a theme/character (Galena’s Murder Bordello)
Dead Head - Rosemary Harris (murder) 11/6
Oklahoma
✔- Book with a whale on the cover or in story or takes place on/near the ocean (Catoosa, OK - 80-foot Blue Whale)
For the Love of Magic - Janet Chapman (whale shifter in the town lake) 11/22
Texas ~ COMPLETE
✔- Book set in Texas (at some point within the book)
Butterfly - Sharon Sala (set in Dallas) 11/1
✔- Book that has an artist who uses paint as a medium or a character that drives a cadillac or a classic car. (Cadillac Ranch - graffiti)
Stuck on You - Patti Berg (old lady drives pink cadillac) 11/1
New Mexico
✔- Read a book that has a tee-pee on the cover or features a character who is native american - (Tucumcari, NM - Tee Pee Curios is a souvenir shop and Indian art shop)
Bad Blood - Dana Stabenow (Alaskan Native American) 11/24
Arizona
✔- Read a sci-fi or post-apocalypse book or book where earth is threatened by meteor or other threat from space (Meteor Crater)
The Reawakened - Jeri Smith-Ready (post apocalypse) 11/8
California ~ COMPLETE
✔- Book set in California (at some point within the book)
Kiss of Snow - Nalini Singh (set in San Francisco) 11/13
✔- Book that is last in a series. (Santa Monica, CA - Sign at the Santa Monica Pier marks the symbolic end of the legendary American highway)
Big Sky Wedding - Linda Lael Miller (conclusion) 11/8
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
December As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 8/8
SET 1
✔1 ~ [Gale Women] The Enchantment Emporium - Tanya Huff 12/12
✔2 ~ [Guardians of Destiny] The Grove - Jean Johnson 12/8
✔3 ~ [Seaborne]Waterborne - Katherine Irons 12/5
✔4 ~ [Catherine Ling]Your Next Breath - Iris Johansen 12/10
SET 2
✔1 ~ [Southern Roads[book:Baby, Drive South|9951460] - Stephanie Bond 12/21
✔2 ~ [Xanth]The Source of Magic - Piers Anthony 12/30
✔3 ~ [Daughter of Smoke & Bone]Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor 12/26
✔4 ~ [Hearts of Anemoi #4]East of Ecstasy - Laura Kaye 12/19
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
December Challenge - End of Year Show READ: 8/5
✔☯ Read a book that is the last in a series
Waterborne - Katherine Irons 12/5✔☯ Read a book added to your TBR in December of any year
One in a Million - Jill Shalvis (December 15, 2013) 12/18✔☯ Read a book from the end of your TBR
Forbidden Fruit - Erica Spindler (July 8, 2009) 12/31✔☯ Read a book which has a sweet ending
The Highlander Next Door - Janet Chapman 12/2✔☯ Read a book that ends with a new beginning
East - Edith Pattou 12/19✔☯ Read a book that has a character that dies
Your Next Breath - Iris Johansen 12/10✔☯ Read a book where a character wins in the end
Beg for Mercy - Jami Alden 12/24✔☯ Read a book that involves the end of the world
Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor 12/26CHALLENGE COMPLETE
"Get It Done Already" ChallengePsy-Changeling (I've read 1,4,6)
3/29
4/15
7/24
4/27
8/31
9/28
10/28
11/13
12/12
12/24
Temperance Brennan (I've read 1-10) COMPLETE!
1/21
2/14
3/22
4/10
6/9
7/23
9/3
10/30The League (I've read 1)
Wherlocke (I've read 1) COMPLETE!
3/20
3/31
6/21
7/5
8/9
9/17Play By Play (I've read 1-3)
3/4
6/3
6/6
8/25Guardians of Ascension (I've read 1)
Highland Guard (I've read 1-4) COMPLETE!
2/28
3/27
5/26
9/3
9/21Guild Hunters (I've read 1-2) COMPLETE!
2/17
3/26
4/30
6/19
8/2
9/8Midnight Breed (I've read 1-7) COMPLETE!
5/30
6/2
6/4
11/3
12/25Cat Star Chronicles (I've read 1-5)
8/29
9/25
Ghostwalkers (I've read 1-7) COMPLETE!
9/14
10/29
11/21
12/28Envy Chronicles (I've read 1,2) COMPLETE!
8/21
9/16
10/14
11/30Feral Warriors (I've read 1-4) COMPLETE!
7/9
7/28
9/12
10/4Deadwood (I've read 1) COMPLETE!
1/1
2/8
3/9
4/3
10/18Heart of Anemoi (I've read 1) COMPLETE!
3/21
4/8
12/19Bone Secrets (I've read 1) COMPLETE!
1/21
3/17
8/2Leopard People (I've read 1-3) COMPLETE!
7/15
9/5
9/26Arthurian Saga (I've only read 1)
Matt Cruse (I've read 1) COMPLETE!
5/15
6/23Seven Realms (I've read 1-2) COMPLETE!
3/28
5/22Connor Clan (I've read 1) COMPLETE!
7/21
8/27Farseer Trilogy (I've read 1)
Jewels of the ton (I've read 1) COMPLETE!
2/22
3/1Hell's Cross (I've read 1)
Mindhunters (I've read 1) COMPLETE!
10/16
11/17White Trash Zombie (I've read 1-2) COMPLETE!
2/25
4/29Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences (I've read 1-2) COMPLETE!
6/18
7/18Ghatti's Tales (I've read 1)
'I Wanna Be a Rock Star' Challenge Start Date: May 14, 2015
Task One - Put Your Band Together
V: The Archived - Victoria Schwab 6/21
O: Skybreaker - Kenneth Oppel 5/15
C: City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare 5/17
A: Beneath a Darkening Moon - Keri Arthur 5/23
L: Bees in the Butterfly Garden - Maureen Lang 5/17
S: Shield of Fire - Boone Brux 6/26
G: Touched by an Alien - Gini Koch 9/19
U: Unlucky 13 - James Patterson 5/17
I: If He's Noble - Hannah Howell 9/17
T: Trail of Kisses - Merry Farmer 7/5
A: Archangel's Legion - Nalini Singh 6/19
R: Rev It Up - Julie Ann Walker 6/16
D: Dawn's Early Light - Pip Ballantine 6/18
R: Revenant - Phaedra Weldon 7/13
U: Unbinding - Eileen Wilks 6/14
M: The Mists of Time - Susan Squires 6/9
S: Santa's Executive - Carrie Ann Ryan 6/22
B: Beneath a Rising Moon - Keri Arthur 5/22
A: Dragon Down Under - Angela Castle 7/7
S: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - Mary Roach 7/11
S: Savage Nature - Christine Feehan 9/5
S: Street Game - Christine Feehan 9/14
A: The Assassin's Blade - Sarah Maas 7/18
X: X Marks the Scot - Victoria Roberts 10/23
O: Starclimber - Kenneth Oppel 6/23
P: Courting Disaster - Joanne Pence 6/19
H: Hungry for You - Lynsay Sands 6/7
O: One Sweet Ride - Jaci Burton 6/6
N: Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks 6/6
E: Exposed - Alex Kava 6/24
Task Two - Choose a name
✔Band Name = Crimson Butterfly
[CRIMSON]-The Crimson Crown - Cinda Williams Chima 5/22
[BUTTERFLY]-Bees in the Butterfly Garden - Maureen Lang 5/17
✔Album Name = Voracious Touch
[VORACIOUS] - Voracious - V.K. Forrest 7/19
[TOUCH] - The Darkest Touch - Gena Showalter 7/12
Task Three - Choose Your Songs
Track
✔#1 ~ In The Air Tonight (Phil Collins) - In the Air Tonight - Stephanie Tyler 11/5
✔#2 ~ Notorious (Duran Duran) - Notorious - Allison Brennan 6/9
✔#3 ~ You Can't Hurry Love (Supremes) - Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27
✔#4 ~ Wildfire (Michael Murphy) - Wild Fire - Christine Feehan 7/15
✔#5 ~ Hell Bent for Leather (Judas Priest) - Hell for Leather - Julie Ann Walker 9/11
#6 ~ Two Princes (Spin Doctors)
✔~ [Prince] The Prince of Frogs - Annaliese Evans 9/21
~ [Two] The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkien
#7 ~ Forever Young (Rod Stewart)
✔~ [Forever] Forever - Jacquelyn Frank 9/23
~ [Young] The Young Elites - Marie Lu (JANUARY)
#8 ~ Every Breath You Take (Sting)
~ [Every]
~ [Breath] Your Next Breath - Iris Johansen 12/10
~ [You] Stuck on You - Patti Berg 11/1
~ [Take] The Viking Takes a Knight - Sandra Hill (APRIL)
#9 ~
#10 ~
Task Four - Go On Tour
✔ ♪ ♬ ♩ ~ UK Tour ~ ♪ ♬ ♩
1. [England] The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber 6/14
2. [Scotland] The Knight - Monica McCarty 6/20
3. [London,England] If He's Dangerous - Hannah Howell 6/21
4. [Yorkshire,England] The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy - Julia Quinn 10/11
5. [Somerset, England] Simply Magic - Mary Balogh 11/12
✔ ♪ ♬ ♩ ~ USA Tour ~ ♪ ♬ ♩
1. [New Mexico] Seventh Grave and No Body - Darynda Jones 5/28
2. [Missouri] Thrown by a Curve - Jaci Burton 6/3
3. [Mississippi] Murder Past Due - Miranda James 6/10
4. [New Hampshire] Chapter and Hearse - Lorna Barrett 6/18
5. [South Carolina] Pinned for Murder - Elizabeth Lynn Casey 6/29
✔ ♪ ♬ ♩ ~ World Tour ~ ♪ ♬ ♩
(No UK or USA)
1. [Iceland] Burial Rites - Hannah Kent 5/20
2. [Australia] Shadowglass - Erica Hayes 5/18
3. [China] North of Beautiful - Justina Chen 6/4
4. [Denmark] Invisible Murder- Lene Kaaberbøl 6/15
5. [Italy] Luscious - Amanda Usen 10/2
✔Task Five - Get a Number One Record
(spell out word of find in title)
✔ONE - It Happened One Wedding - Julie James 6/27
✔HIT
H: He's So Fine - Jill Shalvis 6/20
I: If He's Tempted - Hannah Howell 7/5
T: Tell the Wolves I'm Home - Carol Rifka Brunt 6/11
✔GOLD
G: The Ghost Hunter - Lori Brighton 10/19
O: Obsession in Death - J.D. Robb 10/8
L: Lust for Life - Jeri Smith-Ready 9/9
D: The Devil of Kilmartin - Laurin Wittig 9/10
Scattegories - May Letter = T
18 POINTS
General
1. Book Title: Texas Gothic - Rosemary Clement-Moore 5/9 (1 POINT)
2. Author:
3. Main Character:
4. Secondary Character: Toti (Thorvandur) - Burial Rites - Hannah Kent 5/20 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Texas - Texas Gothic - Rosemary Clement-Moore 5/9 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: tree - The Winter People - Jennifer McMahon 5/3 (1 POINT)
May Specials
7. Dancing - Beware the Wild - Natalie Parker 5/4
(and then she's dancing. she twirls on bare feet), p126 (2 POINTS)
8. Related to Horses - Of Monsters and Madness - Jessica Verday 5/3
(the horse threw a shoe and it had to be replaced), p6 (3 POINTS)
9. Maternal Attribute - Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11
(my maternal instincts don't kick in noon), p13 (1 POINT)
10. Related to the Armed Forces - The Little Stranger - Sarah Waters 5/6
(thanks to his time in the RAF), p146 (4 POINTS)
11. Multi-purpose item - The Winter People - Jennifer McMahon 5/3
(pockets stuffed full of all things Buzz: smokes, lighter, Leatherman multi-tool), p45 (1 POINT)
12. Green - The Winter People - Jennifer McMahon 5/3
(the trees that lined the green were bare now), p66 (3 POINTS)
When I Grow UpStart Date: June 1, 2015
READ: 15/15
✔ACTOR
1. Read a book with an actor or actress character.
Demon's Curse - Alexa Egan (heroine is an actress) 7/30✔ASTRONAUT
2. Read a book where someone travels a long distance.
Starclimber - Kenneth Oppel (Earth to outer space) 6/23✔ATHLETE
1. Read a book with a character who is an athlete.
Quarterback Draw - Jaci Burton (professional football player) 8/25DANCER
✔2. Read a book where the characters attend a dance or ball.
Steam & Sorcery - Cindy Spencer Pape 12/31✔DETECTIVE
1. Read a mystery book.
Better Read Than Dead - Victoria Laurie 8/29DOCTOR
✔1. Read a book with a character who is a doctor.
Parasite - Mira Grant 12/16✔FIREFIGHTER
3. Read a book with a word in the title relating to fire: Flame, Hot, Burn etc.
Hope Flames - Jaci Burton 9/4✔LAWYER
1. Read a book with a lawyer.
Dead in the Water - Stuart Woods 8/1✔MUSICIAN
2. Read a book with a character who is a singer.
Big Sky Summer - Linda Lael Miller (heroine is a professional singer) 8/3✔PILOT
2. Read a book set in an exotic location.
Pleasure Island - Lorie O'Clare (set on a private island) 11/29✔POLICE OFFICER
1. Read a book with a law enforcement character.
Exposed - Alex Kava (heroine is FBI) 6/24✔SCIENTIST
1. Read a book with a character who is a scientist.
Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh (heroine is a scientist) 7/24✔TEACHER
1. Read a book with a character who is a teacher or lecturer.
Simply Magic - Mary Balogh 11/12✔VETERINARIAN
1. Read a book with a character who works with animals.
Then Came You - Jill Shalvis (H/H are both veterinarians) 7/29✔WRITER
2. Read a book by a New To You author.
Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor 7/22CHALLENGE COMPLETE
You Called Me What??? Duration: July 19, 2015 - July 18, 2016
100/100 FOUND
✔1. ACE Knute – (Jessica Simpson)
All Wound Up - Jaci Burton 7/10
~ (they brought in their ACE closer), p111
✔2. ALABAMA Gypsy Rose – (Drea de Matteo)
The Target - David Baldacci 6/25
~ (and the state of ALABAMA won), p4
✔3. APPLE – (Gwyneth Paltrow / Chris Martin)
A Vision of Murder - Victoria Laurie 6/26
~ (the APPLE might not fall far from the tree), p94
✔4. AUDIO Science – (Shannyn Sossaman )
Vision in Silver - Anne Bishop 7/19
~ (Meg labeled that AUDIO memory), p67
✔5. BAMBOO – (Big Boi)
Invisible Sun - David Macinnis Gill 3/28/16
~ (with a BAMBOO whisk), p72
✔6. BANDIT – (Gerard Way )
Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews 10/9
~ (merge to BANDIT), p285
✔7. BANJO – (Rachel Griffiths)
Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood - Ann Charles 10/18
~ (she looks like her BANJO ain't tuned just right), p288
✔8. BARRON – (Donald Trump)
Dark Sapphire - Lisa Jackson 3/9/16
~ (after all, I be BARON), p120
✔9. Bear BLAZE – (Kate Winslet)
Heart of Iron - Bec McMasters 2/6
~ (a healthy BLAZE crackling), p132
✔10. BEAR Blu – (Alicia Silverstone)
Chained by Night - Larissa Ione 9/19
~ (Bear Roar was often shocked), p139
✔11. BLUE Ivy – (Beyonce / Jay Z )
Coraline - Neil Gaiman 7/6
~ (she counted everything BLUE), p6
✔12. BLUEBELL Madonna – (Geri Halliwell)
The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy - Julia Quinn 10/11
~ (I can't remember what else tulip, bluebell?), p6
✔13. Bodhi RANSOM – (Megan Fox )
Nemesis - Catherine Coulter 5/26
(you believed it was for RANSOM?), p146
✔14. BRONX Mowgli – (Ashlee Simpson /Pete Wentz)
The Second Betrayal - Cheyenne McCray 7/21
~ (who lives in the BRONX), p89
✔15. BROOKLYN – (David & Victoria Beckham)
Caught Read-Handed - Terrie Farley Moran 8/3
~ (before Brigy and I left BROOKLYN), p4
✔16. BUNNY – (Katie Price)
Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 6/28
~ (just a BUNNY, boys), p5
✔17. CALICO – (Alice Cooper)
Fingersmith - Sarah Waters 10/8
~ (and shimmy were Calico), p76
✔18. CAMERA – (Arthur Ashe)
Deadtown - Nancy Holzner 8/11
~ (Kane looked straight into the CAMERA), p126
✔19. CANNON – (Larry King)
Demon's Curse - Alexa Egan 7/30
~ (ready to charge the CANNON's mouth), p305
✔20. CRICKET Pearl – (Busy Phillips)
Aunt Dimity & the Deep Blue Sea - Nancy Atherton 2/4
~ (on the pro CRICKET tour), p3
✔21. DANDELION – (Keith Richards)
Forbidden - Jacquelyn Frank 7/31
~ (the seeds of a DANDELION plucked by ferocious winds), p241
✔22. DELTA – (Dax Shepard/ Kristen Bell )
The Perfect Stranger - Alison Kent 8/27
~ (sat on the DELTA of the Rio Verde), p18
✔23. DENIM Cole – (Toni Braxton)
Deadly Offerings - Alexa Grace 8/9
~ (he tugged her denim jacket), p127
✔24. DIEZEL Ky – (Toni Braxton)
Wicked Charms - Janet Evanovich 3/26
~ (it belonged to Diesel), p16
✔25. DIVA Muffin – (Frank Zappa)
Ghouls Gone Wild - Victoria Laurie 7/7
~ (you're a bit of a DIVA), p15
✔26. DREAM – (Ginuwine)
The Darkening - Caris Roane 7/22
~ (she lived in a DREAM), p23
✔27. EGYPT – (Alicia Keys)
Embrace the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 7/21
~ (call off the trip to Egypt in the spring), p14
✔28. EVER Imre – (Alanis Morrisette)
The Darkest Torment - Gena Showalter 6/17
~ (sat down to play beauty shop with EVER), p464
✔29. FIRE – (Steve Vai )
Book Clubbed - Lorna Barrett 8/8
~ (it must be one hell of a FIRE), p204
✔30. FREE – (Barbara Hershey /David Carradine )
A Demon Bound - Debra Dunbar 7/30
~ (could I possibly be FREE?), p213
✔31. FUCHSIA – (Sting)
Dark Hunger - Sarah Reinke 8/15
~ (above the V of her FUCHSIA-trimmed robe), p7
✔32. FUTURE Zahir - (Ciara)
In Other Worlds - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/20
~ (and he saw his FUTURE ), p79
✔33. GENESIS – (Alicia Keys)
Allegiance of Honor - Nalini Singh 7/3
~ (the packs unique GENESIS), p30
✔34. HAPPY – (Macy Gray)
7 Brides for 7 Bodies - Stephanie Bond 6/25
~ (happy people planning HAPPY occasions), p39
✔35. HAVEN – (Jessica Alba)
Quarterback Draw - Jaci Burton 8/25
~ (I really wish Haven could be here), p1
✔36. HEAVEN Rain – (Brooke Burke)
The Lady is a Vamp - Lynsay Sands 3/28/16
~ (so your mother is in HEAVEN), p 18
✔37. HEAVENLY Hiraani Tiger Lily – ( Paula Yates / Michael Hutchence)
Blood Games - Chloe Neill 8/17
~ (that smelled absolutely HEAVENLY), p160
✔38. HERO – (Myleene Klass)
Rock Chick Redemption - Kristen Ashley 10/1
~ (she's my HERO), p223
✔39. HOPPER Jack – (Robin Wright / Sean Penn)
Unbound - Angela Knight 7/9
~ (laughing like a Savannah HOPPER), p176
✔40. INDIANA August – (Casey Affleck )
Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
~ (Al Mazrah stud is in INDIANA). p108
✔41. IRELAND – (Kim Basinger / Alec Baldwin)
Child of the Prophecy - Juliet Marillier 1/30
~ (a beautifully realized background of IRELAND), p1
✔42. JAVA – (Josh Holloway)
Small Favor - Jim Butcher 6/14
~ (a dollar for a foam cup of JAVA), p26
✔43. JETT Riviera– (Katie Price)
Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley 8/15
~ (my name is Jet, don't get me excited), p 1
✔44. JOURNEY – (Taboo)
Crown of Midnight - Sarah Maas 8/16
~ (about a long JOURNEY to the Southern Continent), p31
✔45. JUSTICE – (Steven Seagal)
Bones of the Lost - Kathy Reichs 7/23
~ (recognition and justice for the dead), p116
✔46. KANSAS – (David Carridine)
Sweep in Peace - Ilona Andrews 3/13/16
~ (a lovely coastal villa in KANSAS), p95
✔47. KARMA – (Ludacris)
Then Came You - Jill Shalvis 7/29
~ (KARMA was such a bitch), p10
✔48. KENYA – (Quincey Jones / Nastassja Kinski )
Congo - Michael Crichton 3/6
~ (Rudolph in northern Kenya), p86
✔49. KNIGHT – (Kelis)
If I Should Die - Allison Brennan 3/8
~ (I'm certainly not a KNIGHT), p258
✔50. LARK Song – (Mia Farrow)
Melting Stones - Tamora Pierce 9/15
~ (since Lark and my first teacher), p6
✔51. LION – (Alex O’Loughlin)
The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24
~ (a gesture that took in the LION pit), p110
✔52. LUCKY Rose – (Cedric The Entertainer)
Straddling the Line - Jaci Burton 3/14
~ (looks like Ten-Spot is going to get LUCKY), p32
✔53. LYRIC Sonny Roads – (Soleil Moon Frye)
Possession - J.R. Ward 3/20
~ (you write your own LYRICs), p62
✔54. MAPLE Sylvie – (Jason Bateman)
Last to Die - Tess Gerritsen 6/24
~ (that MAPLE branch was definitely within reach), p1
✔55. MARS Merkaba – (Erykah Badu)
Tempt Me If You Can - Janet Chapman 7/4
~ (a spaceship headed for MARS), p118
✔56. MEADOW - (Paul Walker)
Gates of Rapture - Caris Roane 6/10
~ (a sweet MEADOW elixir), p26
✔57. MEMPHIS Eve – (Bono)
The Liar - Nora Roberts 1/13
~ (we're going to MEMPHIS), p127
✔58. MILAN – (Shakira)
Likely To Die - Linda Fairstein 3/23/16
~ (the reporter from MILAN), p203
✔59. MIRAGE – (Eric Burdon)
Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin 8/23
~ (memory flickered, a mirage), p14
✔60. MOON Unit – (Frank Zappa)
Ink and Bone - Rachel Caine 7/25
~ (he stared up at the swelling white MOON), p 38
✔61. MOXIE Crimefighter – (Penn Jillette)
Fire Touched - Patricia Briggs 4/18
~ (it takes real MOXIE), p27
✔62. Nell MARMALADE – (Helen Baxendale)
How to Entice an Enchantress - Karen Hawkins 6/29
~ (splattered with orange MARMALADE), p202
✔63. NORTH West – (Kim Kardashian / Kanye West )
Immortal - J.R. Ward 6/2
~ (from out of the NORTH), p72
✔64. OCEAN – (Forest Whittaker)
Stiletto - Daniel O'Malley 7/14
~ (huring themselves into the OCEAN), p136
✔65. ORION – (Chris Noth)
If He's Daring - Hannah Howell 8/9
~ (ORION never poached), p22
✔66. PEACHES Honeyblossom – (Paula Yates / Bob Geldof)
Voracious - V.K. Forrest 7/19
~ (held only peaches and mashed potatoes), p121
✔67. PHOENIX Chi – (Mel B)
Chain of Illusions - Boone Brux 8/7
~ (transformed into a PHOENIX), p178
✔68. PILOT Inspektor – (Jason Lee)
All I Want - Jill Shalvis 1/12
~ (she's a PILOT), p268
✔69. PIRATE – (Jonathan Davis)
Dark Witch - Nora Roberts 8/8
~ (cowboy, PIRATE, wild tribal horseman), p73
✔70. PIXIE – (Paula Yates / Bob Geldof)
Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27
~ (trailed behind her like PIXIE dust), p250
✔71. POET Sienna Rose – (Soleil Moon Frye)How to Capture a Countess - Karen Hawkins 3/20
~ (the POET Bryon has been taking London by storm), p108
✔72. PRINCESS Tiaamii – (Katie Price)
Courting Carolina - Janet Chapman 9/12
~ (especially a high-maintenance princess), p10
✔73. PUMA – (Erykah Badu)
Bonds of Justice - Nalini Singh 9/28
~ (akin to a lithely muscled puma), p4
✔74. RACER – (Robert Rodriguez)
Alien Tango - Gini Koch 9/4
~ (Kitty playing Speed RACER), p386
✔75. RAINBOW Aurora – (Holly Madison)
Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28
~ (I wish I could follow the RAINBOW), p8
✔76. REBEL – (Robert Rodriguez)
The Witness - Nora Roberts 7/25
~ (too many shots of REBEL Yell), p103
✔77. REIGN Aston – (Kourtney Kardashian)
The Shadows - J.R. Ward 4/1/16
~ (centuries of the current monarch's REIGN), p 20
✔78. ROCKET – (Robert Rodriguez )
Last to Die - Tess Gerritsen 6/24
~ (it doesn't take a ROCKET scientist), p259
✔79. ROGUE – (Robert Rodriguez)
Shards of Hope - Nalini Singh 2/12
~ (how to track down the ROGUE), p320
✔80. ROYAL Reign – (Lil’ Kim)
My Lady Quicksilver - Bec McMaster 3/17
~ (suit his ROYAL pastiness), p58
✔81. SABBATH – (Zakk Wylde)
Hallowed Circle - Linda Robertson 3/26
~ (and your ringtone is an old Black SABBATH tune?), p342
✔82. SAGE Moonblood – (Sylvester Stallone)
Burning Skies - Caris Roane 3/5
~ (the scent of sweet SAGE), p191
✔83. SAILOR Gene – (Liv Tyler)
Drowning Mermaids - Nadia Scrieva 3/12/16
~ (eventhough I'm a shitty SAILOR), p 32
✔84. SAINT Lazslo – (Pete Wentz)
England's Perfect Hero - Suzanne Enoch 3/18
~ (that I love SAINT as much as he loves me), p73
✔85. SATCHEL – (Mia Farrow)
Uprooted - Naomi Novik 7/26
~ (no trick left in my SATCHEL), p73
✔86. SAXON – (Alex O’Loughlin)
Viking in Love - Sandra Hill 3/3
~ (earlier to visit her in her SAXON home), p3
✔87. SCOUT – (Demi Moore /Bruce Willis)
Ubik - Phillip Dick 8/9
~ (a SCOUT from one of the), p9
✔88. SEVEN Sirius – (Erykah Badu)
Heart of Stone - Christine Warren 7/5
~ (he would have easily reached SEVEN foot tall), p14
✔89. SHEPHERD – (Jerry Seinfeld)
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - George R.R. Martin 3/19
~ (and SHEPHERD girls), p254
✔90. SIERRA – (Brooke Burke)
Shield of Winter - Nalini Singh 1/29
~ (destination was the SIERRA Nevada wolf den), p362
✔91. SNOW – (Robin Gibb)
Forged - Jacquelyn Frank 3/25
~ (the wet SNOW melted by her body), p24
✔92. SONNET – (Forest Whittaker)
If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
~ (of all the poetry, the SONNETs, the verses), p243
✔93. SPARROW James Midnight – (Nicole Richie/Joel Madden)
The Dirt on Ninth Grave - Darynda Jones 2/12
~ (focused on the SPARROW trying to protect it's nest), p231
✔94. STORM Brieanne – (Nikki Sixx)
Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh 7/24
~(how to deal with the STORM inside me), p326
✔95. STORY Elias – (Jenna Elfman)
The Girl in the Spider's Web - David Lagercrantz 3/27
~(even if something looks like a good STORY), p13
✔96. SUNDAY Rose – (Nicole Kidman/Keith Urban)
Stalked - Allison Brennan 6/30
~ (cold but sunny SUNDAY afternoon), p322
✔97. SUNNY Bebop – (Michael ‘Flea’ Balzary)
Stamped Out - Terri Thayer 7/4
~ (turned into a SUNNY room), p75
✔98. TENNESSEE James –( Reese Witherspoon)
Poison Princess - Kresley Cole 7/31
~ (the town's welcome sign. Requiem, TENNESSEE 1212), p11
✔99. TRUE – (Forest Whittaker )
Tyrant - T.M. Frazier 7/5
~ (just wanted it to be TRUE), p175
✔100. ZEPPELIN – (Jonathan Davis )
The Wild Ways - Tanya Huff 4/7
~ (drum solo from Zeppelin's Moby Dick), p118
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Scattegories - September Letter = A
15 POINTS
General
1. Book Title: Archangel's Enigma - Nalini Singh 9/8 (1 POINT)
2. Author: The Prince of Frogs - Annaliese Evans 9/21 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Andromeda - Archangel's Enigma - Nalini Singh 9/8 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Ana - Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber 9/6 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Afghanistan - Crossfire - Joann Ross 9/4 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: Arms - Lust for Life - Jeri Smith-Ready 9/9 (1 POINT)
September Specials
7. Yellow: Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2
(but also a few yellow envelopes), p110 (1 POINT)
8. Work: Crossfire - Joann Ross 9/4
(would you actually show up for work the next day?), p55 (1 POINT)
9. Baby: Savage Nature - Christine Feehan 9/5
(the babies made eager sounds as the adult approached), p2 (2 POINTS)
10. Fly/flew/flown: Savage Nature - Christine Feehan 9/5
(the money shot is as they're actually rising to fly), p149 (1 POINT)
11. Love: Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2
(who had asked seven of the tribes strongest warriors to prove their love by doing something only she had been able to do), p58 (2 POINTS)
12. Football/Sports: Crossfire - Joann Ross 9/4
(along with being an assistant basketball coach), p25 (2 POINTS)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Scattegories - November >Letter = P
14 POINTS
General
1. Book Title: Pleasure Island - Lorie O'Clare 11/29 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Stuck on You - Patti Berg 11/1 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Paige - In the Air Tonight - Stephanie Tyler 11/5 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Pitch Pantera - Flames of Arousal - Ruth Kerce 11/1 (2 POINTS)
5. Place: Parkland Hospital - Butterfly - Sharon Sala 11/1 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: Path - Bad Blood - Dana Stabenow 11/24 (1 POINT)
November Specials
7. Celebration: Edge of Dawn - Lara Adrian 11/3
(middle of a high visibility celebration of our so called peace and optimistic plans for the future), p25 (2 POINTS)
8. Food: Flames of Arousal - Ruth Kerce 11/1
(everything from food processing to docking system controls), p92 (1 POINT)
9. Winter Sport/Activities: Waking the Dead - Kylie Brant 11/17
(lots of people snow mobile, cross-country ski and snowshoe in winter), p42 (1 POINT)
10. Horn(s): Krampus: The Yule Lord - Brom 11/18
(he felt his skin prickle...and horns sprouted from the side of their heads), p10 (1 POINT)
11. Spiritual Reference: Aunt Dimity Goes West - Nancy Atherton 11/3
(my guests aren't allowed to discuss religion or politics under my roof), p192 (1 POINT)
12. Orange: Flames of Arousal - Ruth Kerce 11/1
(just declared a code orange alert - personal transports are no longer cleared), p12(1 POINT)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Scattegories - December Letter = D
15 POINTS
General
1. Book Title- Dragonbane - Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/15 (1 POINT)
2. Author- Eve of Darkness - S.J. Day 12/22 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character- Dee-Ann Smith - Big Bad Beast - Shelly Laurenston 12/6 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character- David - The Enchantment Emporium - Tanya Huff 12/12 (1 POINT)
5. Place- Darkhana - The Grove - Jean Johnson 12/8 (1 POINT)
6. Cover- Dog - The Highlander Next Door - Janet Chapman 12/2 (1 POINT)
December Specials
7. Gift- The Highlander Next Door - Janet Chapman 12/2
(can we share your campfire if we come bearing gifts? she asked holding out the towel-wrapped dish), p90 (1 POINT)
8. Hot- Fade to Black - Morgan Kearns 12/7
(a trail of hot moist kisses moved their way from her lips and her neck and down to her collarbone), p25 (1 POINT)
9. Dark- The Highlander Next Door - Janet Chapman 12/2
(preferred dying instantly to drowning in a cold dark river), p132 (2 POINTS)
10. Drink- Protecting What's His - Tessa Bailey 12/13
(picking up his drink and disappearing back into the crowd), p35 (1 POINT)
11. Blue- Circle of Fire - Keri Arthur 12/3
(in the blue depths of his eyes she saw a hint of desperation and pain that went far Deeper), p22 (3 POINTS)
12. Wedding-The Grove - Jean Johnson 12/8
(and myself would be hard-pressed to carry out a Darkhanan wedding ceremony if Teral hadn't conducted several), p39 (1 POINT)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Christmas in July Challenge READ: 10/10
☑ Christmas Tree - Read a book with a Tree on cover
The Witness - Nora Roberts 7/25
☑ Star - book that is a "star" - one that won an award, is climbing the best seller lists or is a 5-star read for you.
Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27
☑ Elves/Santa - Read a book that has an elf or a fae character in it.
Warrior Reborn - Melissa Mayhue 7/20
☑ angel - Read a book that has an angel in it
Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor 7/22
☑ family - Read a book about a family or where family plays a big role.
Big Sky River - Linda Lael Miller 7/10
Extra Credit
☑Bells ~ The Assassin's Blade - Sarah Maas 7/18
(when the city bells peeled), p171
☑Christmas Ornaments ~ Thrill Ride - Julie Ann Walker 7/11
(lighting up Rock's tree house like a Christmas ornament), p46
☑Ice Skating ~ The Diamond Conspiracy - Pip Ballantine 7/18
(as if he were ice skating), p46
☑Sleigh/sled ~ Uprooted - Naomi Novik 7/26
(hitched four horses to the lightest sleigh), p59
☑Wreath ~ The Darkest Touch - Gena Showalter 7/12
(procure a pair of serpentine wreaths), p117
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
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