Books to Read in June

Total Number Read: 11

Audiobooks:
All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Bonk by Mary Roach
Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History by Scott Andrew Selby

Library Books:
Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick*
Guts by Kristen Johnson
A Lady Awakened by Celia Grant*(e-book)
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg (e-book)
Somewhere I'll Find You by LK (e-book)
Straight by Hanne Blank
On Request:
Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
Quiet by Susan Cain

AOTM/Challenges:
Lair of the Lion by Christine Feehan
Seduction by Amanda Quick*
The Witness by Nora Robert*

New Series/Authors:
Firelight by Kristen Callihan*
I Love the Earl by Caroline Linden

Continuing Series:
Stolen by Kelley Armstrong*
The Duke is Mine by Eloisa James*
The Duke's Perfect Wife by Jennifer Ashley*
The Good, the Bad and the Undead by Kim Harrison*
Lover Unbound by J. R. Ward
River Marked by Patricia Briggs*
The Vampire Who Loved Me by Teresa Medeiros*

Currently Reading:

Seduction by Amanda Quick
Bonk by Mary Roach
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Read:

All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris

I Love the Earl by Caroline Linden
Carnal Machines

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
A Lady Awakened by Celia Grant
Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick
Stolen by Kelley Armstrong

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris

The Witness by Nora Roberts 

Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History by Scott Andrew Selby

*ROR Summer Challenge Books

ROR Summer 2012 Challenge (10/15)

From the Shelfari Readers of Romance Group

1. Title the includes a Flower
For the Roses by Julie Garwood
The Forbidden Rose by Joanna Bourne

2. Title the includes the word 'Love'
Lover Unbound by J. R. Ward
The Vampire Who Loved Me

3. Title that has a wedding word
The Wedding by Julie Garwood

4. Title with a Color word

Copper Beach by Jayne Ann Krentz

5. Book with a one word title

Stolen by Kelley Armstrong

6. Read one new author

Untraceable by Laura Griffin

7. Title the inlcudes the word Prince or Princess
The Serpent Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt

8. Title with a jewel in the title

Crystal Gardens by Jayne Ann Krentz

9. Title with a word that makes you think summer

River Marked by Patricia Briggs

10. Title includes a 'W' word any word

The Witness by Nora Roberts

11. Title that includes a number

Four Play by Maya Banks & Shayla Black

12. Title with a time word
The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks

13. Title with Lord or Lady in the title

A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant

14. Author whose first or last names starts with 'J'

The Duke's Perfect Wife by Jennifer Ashley

15. Author whose first or last names starts with 'A'

Seduction by Amanda Quick

RITA Challenge 2012

The RITA nominees are out!  I decided to make a little challenge to myself to read the nominated books that I already own before the winners are announced on July 28, 2012.

Best First Book:  

• First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (St. Martin's Press)
• How to Marry a Duke by Vicky Dreilling (Grand Central Publishing Forever)

Contemporary Single Title:   

• Black Ties and Lullabies by Jane Graves (Grand Central Publishing Forever)
• Heartstrings and Diamond Rings by Jane Graves (Grand Central Publishing Forever)

Historical Romance:   

• The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne (Berkley Publishing Group)
• Silk Is for Seduction by Loretta Chase (Avon Books)
• Scandalous Desires by Elizabeth Hoyt (Grand Central Publishing)
• Unveiled by Courtney Milan (HQN Books)
• The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation)

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements:   

• First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (St. Martin's Press)

Paranormal Romance:  

• Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation)
• Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation)

Regency Historical Romance:   

• How to Marry a Duke by Vicky Dreiling (Grand Central Publishing Forever)
• When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James (Avon Books)
• A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare (Avon Books)

Romance Novella:   

• I Love the Earl by Caroline Linden (Avon Impulse)

Romantic Suspense:   

• Hidden Away by Maya Banks (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation)
• Secrets of Bella Terra by Christina Dodd (New American Library)

Skipped Categories:    

• Contemporary Series Romance
• Contemporary Series Suspense/Adventure
• Inspirational Romance
• YA Romance

What's the name of that book??

A few good places to look for books if you can't remember the author or title:
Romance Precision Book Search
Romance Reader at Heart
Stop You're Killing Me

Steampunk Online Comic

Must check out Girl Genius an online steampunk comic that I found on a romance book blog (can't remember which one.  Grr).

Books to Read in May

Total Number Read: 13

Audiobooks:
Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
The War for Late Night by Bill Carter
The Wrong Hostage by Elizabeth Lowell
A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris

Library Books:
After Midnight by Teresa Medieros (e-book)
Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick
Guts by Kristen Johnston
Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
Paris in Love by Eloisa James
The Proposal by Mary Balogh*
Quiet by Susan Cain
Somewhere I'll Find You by LK (e-book)
On Request:
Copper Beach by JAK
Grave Mercy by Robin Lefevers
Straight by Hanne Blank

AOTM/Challenges:
Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Stolen by Kelley Armstrong
Untie My Heart by Judith Ivory*

New Series/Authoris:
Firelight by Kristen Callihan
Flawless by Carrie Lofty
Fools Rush In by Kristan Higgins
In Bed With a Highlander by Maya Banks
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon*

Continuing Series:
Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong
The Duke's Perfect Wife by Jennifer Ashley
Everyday, Average Jones by Suzanne Brockmann*
Heartless by Gail Carriger
Lover Unbound by J. R. Ward
River Marked by Patricia Briggs

Stand-Alones/Non-Fiction:
Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell
The Witness by Nora Robert

Unplanned Reading:
Seduction of a Highland Lass
Never Love a Highlander

Reading Now:

Quiet by Susan Cain

A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris

Read:

In Bed With a Highlander by Maya Banks

Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris

Seduction of a Highland Lass

Never Love a Highlander

The War for Late Night by Bill Carter

Paris in Love by Eloisa James
After Midnight by Teresa Medieros*
Everyday, Average Jones by Suzanne Brockmann*

Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris

The Wrong Hostage by Elizabeth Lowell
One Word Answer by Charlaine Harris (short story) 
Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison

The Proposal by Mary Balogh

*Readers of Romance Challenge