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RLftCI's May Monthly Challenge
Flowers, Nurses and Mothers. Oh my!

Thought we would do a bit simpler monthly challenge for May. As May is a month to celebrate flowers (Wildflower Week), Mother's Day and Nurses Week, I'm taking my cues from them.




Rules:Choose six (6) books for this month's challenge. Re-reads are allowed as long as it's been six (6) months since you last read the book.

SPELLING IT OUT
It's gonna be a Spell-It Month. You can use book or series titles, main characters first or last names, or authors' first or last names to spell the option you pick from below.

Spell It Out with: NURSE or a five letter flower ( such as: lilac, bloom, pansy, tulip, daisy, viola), plus one Reader's Choice.
You can also choose to spell out a MOTHER or a six letter flower (such as: azalea, dahlia, orchid, paeony, violet).

Examples:

N. No Regrets by Shannon K. Butcher
U. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
R. Roxanne St. Claire, author of Edge of Sight
S. Spying in High Heels by Gemma Halliday
E. Eloise Kelly, heroine of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
My Choice. The Witness by Nora Roberts


OR

D. Double Down by Katie Porter
A. A Poisoned Season by Tasha Alexander
H. Heather Simmons, heroine of The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
L. L.O.S.T. Series, Enemy Lover by Karin Harlow
I. I Do, I Do, I Do by Maggie Osborne
A. Andersen, Susan, author of Burning Up



Don't forget to add your books to the RLftCI group 2,012 in 2012 Book Count Challenge. More info here. If you're already a part of this group challenge, don't forget to tag these with the appropriate bookshelf!
                                                                                

PARTICIPANTS


Lisa Kay
Susan
Joann
Jenn
Jenny
Judy
Heather

Pretty! I'm in Heather. Don't know what I'll spell yet...

I'm not sure what I'll spell yet, but I'm in!

Great to have you on board!

I'm in - love Spell It Out challenges!

Joann wrote: "I'm in - love Spell It Out challenges!"

Me too!

RLftCI ~ Flowers, Nurses and Mothers. Oh my! ~

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N. - Nalini Singh = Hostage to Pleasure (PB) Planned “buddy read”.
U. - The Undomestic Goddess, by Sophie Kinsella (PB & OCD)
R. - Robb, J.D. = Betrayal in Death
S. - Sue Grafton = V is for Vengeance (ODA)
E. - The Edge, #3 Fate's Edge, by Ilona Andrews (PB)
Reader’s Choice: The Seduction of the Crimson Rose, by Lauren Willig (PB) Planned “buddy read”.

Read

Alternates
Uviller, Daphne = Super in the City (need to transfer Library-CDs to iPod/Touch)
Sara Gruen = Water for Elephants (need to transfer Library-CDs to iPod/Touch)

To Choose From

I am of course in! Need to figure out what I'm going to read now haha :)

Welcome to the challenge, Susan, Joann, Jenn, Jenny, & Judy!!!!!

Glad to have you all!

RLFTCI - May
I'll be spelling out my favorite flower :)

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A Affaire Royale (Cordina #1) by Nora Roberts
Z Zoe Martinque #1 Wraith by Phaedra Weldon
A Adian, Lara Kiss of Midnight
L Lora Leigh, Nauti Nights
E Elite Ops #5 Renegade by Lora Leigh
AAfter Dark by Jayne Castle




And I'm really going to read the Lara Adrian book this month. I've had it listed for the last 2 months and changed it out. This time, I'm scratching it off!

I'll be spelling out DAHLIA, which symbolizes good taste

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D: Dear Sir, I'm Yours by Joely Sue Burkhart
A: Rumors by Anna Godbersen
H: Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
L: The Rogue Hunter by Lynsay Sands
I: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
A: Alec Lightwood in City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

Oh, Susan! A series that starts with "Z"! Thanks!

Welcome to the challenge, Amy. Wow. You are on book #5 of The Mortal Instruments!

You're welcome, Lisa Kay! I'm using for the A-Z series challenge, which is probably what you were thinking of :)

Susan (susayq) wrote: "You're welcome, Lisa Kay! I'm using for the A-Z series challenge, which is probably what you were thinking of :)"

Yup!

Hi, I am new to the group and this will be my first challenge. . .. it might take me a little while to figure out my list, though. :)

Hi Jamie! Welcome to the group and this challenge!

Yes, Jamie! Welcome! So neat this is your first challenge.

I'm in....I'm going to do use the In Death series by J.D. Robb for my books!

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Origin in Death
Reunion in Death
Conspiracy in Death
Holiday in Death
Imitation in Death
Divided in Death

Welcome Jamie. Don't worry too much about the list, you're fine to make changes...

Timeframe: May 2012
Completed: 6/6

T Tolan, Sandy The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East 5/7/12 ♥♥♥
U Unseen by Mari Jungstedt 5/13/12 ♥♥♥♥
L Lisa Kleypas Rainshadow Road 5/2/12 ♥♥♥♥
I Ian Sansom Mr. Dixon Disappears 5/20/12 ♥♥
P Parrish, Leslie Cold Touch 5/2/12 ♥♥♥
? Firethorn by Ronie Kendig 5/1/12 ♥♥♥♥

Great, Kirsten! Welcome to the challenge.

Alright, this is what I've come up with so far. .
D - Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
A - Adrian, Lara - Kiss of Midnight
H - Hard Evidence by Pamela Clare
L - Liz Fitch in The Witness by Nora Roberts
I - In Death Series - Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb
A - Abby Hughes in Take No Prisoners by Cindy Gerard

Jamie, I'm reading for this too! Maybe we should do a buddy read :)

I'm in, I'll post my picks soon.

Neat choices, Jessie, Judy & Jamie!!

Welcome to the challenge, Cheryl!

I'm in. Will post my choices soon.

RLFTCI – May
Pansy + 1
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P Playing With Fire Katie MacAlister
A Alexander, Victoria What A Lady Wants
N The Night Circus, Erin Morganstern
S Sh*T My Dad Says Justin Halpern
Y The Yiddish Policemen's Union Michael Chabon
Choice: The Husband Hunt Lynsay Sands

loving the lists, ladies!!
need to pick out mine.

Challenge: Flowers, Nurses and Mothers. Oh my!
Duration: May 2012
Details: Spell it out: book or series titles, main characters first or last names, or authors' first or last names

Complete: 6/6

O. October Daye series - A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire ★★★★ May 26, 2012
R. Rusty Nail by J.A. Konrath ★★★★ May 10, 2012
C.Cas Lowood - Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake ★★★★ May 22, 2012
H. How Did I Get Here: The Ascent of an Unlikely CEO by Tony Hawk ★★★★ May 17, 2012
I. No Proper Lady by Isabel Cooper ★★★★ May 25, 2012
D. A Darker Domain by Val McDermid ★★★★ May 19, 2012

MAY 2012 CHALLENGE
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M. Melissa Mayhue, author of Healing the Highlander
O. One Night To Be Sinful by Samantha Garver
T. To Tame a Dangerous Lord by Nicole Jordan
H. Hathaway, Beatrix heroine of Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas
E. Enoch, Suzanne author of A Lady's Guide to Improper Behavior
R. Rebellious Desire by Julie Garwood

Couldn't choose a flower, so I'll just spell FLOWER

F - Frost, Jeaniene - Halfway to the Grave
L - Laird of the Mist - Paula Quinn
O - O'Connell, Ellen - Sing My Name
W - Where the Wind Blows by Caroline Fyffe
E - Emily and the Dark Angel by Jo Beverley
R - Reforming Lord Ragsdale by Carla Kelly

Oh, Gisela! You are going to read !! I've been thinking about that one.

Loved - hope you do too.

I'm in! I need to think about this a bit though, and hope to post my choices tonight.

Okay, here are my choices:

P: Tamora Pierce, author of Mastiff

A: Alexia Maccon, heroine of Timeless

N: Nearly Departed in Deadwood

S: Lucas Sebastian, hero of Crystal Gardens

Y: Samantha Young, author of Blood Will Tell

Reader's Choice: ???

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Neat, Lara! Love the Parasol Protectorate! I'll have to check out a couple of your other ones.

Susan, that would be great! It will probably be later in the month when I get to it, but let me know when you want to start.

Jamie wrote: "Susan, that would be great! It will probably be later in the month when I get to it, but let me know when you want to start."

Whenever you want to start it is fine with me! You want to say around the 25th?

Sure. Sounds great to me!

Great! I'll set up a thread for it closer to the date :)

I'm not very good at challenges but I'm going to give it a try! spelling out Lilac

L - The Lady of the Storm by Kathryne Kennedy - finished on 5-4-12
I - If He's Dangerous by Hannah Howell-finished 5-12-12
L - Lauren Willig The Seduction Of The Crimson Rose - finished 5-12-12
A - Arianna in Highland Avenger by Hannah Howell - finished on 5-5-12
C - Colin MacAlister in Highlander Curse by Melissa Mayhue - finished 5-19-12
Reader's choice - Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick - finished on 5-6-12







I'm done,this is the first challenge I have finished in a long time!

Wonderful, Ann! Welcome to the challenge.

I'm in! It's been awhile for me for challenges. Lets hope I can get through this one :). I'll post a list later!

Fabulous, Hayley! Welcome to the challenge.

Thanks Lisa :)

RLftCI's May Monthly Challenge

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V: Vanessa Rutledge in Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr
I: I Love This Bar by Carolyn Brown
O: Open Season by Linda Howard
L: Lynch, Sayre in White Hot by Sandra Brown
E: Envy by Sandra Brown
T: The Alibi by Sandra Brown

I think this will be the only challenge I'm actively participating in this month... feels like I've been overdoing it and not completing many. Here's hoping I get to finish this month :-)

I've been feeling that way too, CaroB. I was thinking of skipping all challenges next month and just read from the year long challenges I'm in. Or even, just read whatever strikes my fancy at the moment.