Thursday, August 22, 2013

Fall ROR 2013 Challenge (14/15)

It's time for another Readers of Romance Challenge! (how can that be??).
Here's the new list:

1. F- Read a book with Fire or Flame in the title
Redemption by Fire by Andrew Grey

2. A- Alpha Male
Vision of Heat by Nalini Singh

3. L- Lord or Lady in the title
The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles

4. L- Author's first or last name starts with "L"
Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin

5. Pick a favorite or five star book from a friends bookshelf 
Surrender by Pamela Clare (Lauren's Shelf)

6. Read a Western (United States) Historical or Contemporary
A Wanted Man by Rebecca Hagan Lee

7. In honor of Trick or Treat get some "Man Candy", read a book with a cover that has a naked male torso on it.
Bound by Deception by Ava March

8. Showing support for Breast Cancer Awareness, read a book with a cover that has PINK on it (could be heroine's dress, the sky, etc)
Ruined by a Rake by Erin Knightley

9. Read an author from our sister group's Author Spotlight for the months of June-August 2013 (Julie Garwood, Linda Howard, Shannon Stacey)
All the Queen's Men by Linda Howard

10. Read a book that was nominated for the RITA Awards 
Shades of Honor by Wendy Lindstrom

11. Read a book where the Hero/Heroine is a villain 
The Dragon and the Pearl by Jeannie Lin

12. Reader's Choice
The Hell You Say by Josh Lanyon

13. Reader's Choice
Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines

14. Second (third, fourth) chances: read a book by an author that you have given up on, or everyone else loves but you dislike
A Matter of Time, Book 1-3 by Mary Calmes (she and this series are universally loved and I wouldn't go so far as to say I hated it, but it was completely ridiculous and so beyond reality, it should have been a fantasy, not a a contemporary romance).

15. Read a Gothic Romance
Winterblaze by Kristen Callihan

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Books to Read in August

Audiobooks:
Trapped by Kevin Hearne
Hunted by Kevin Hearne
Vision of Heat by Nalini Singh
The Bridegroom Wore Plaid by Grace Burrowes
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (BR)
Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas
Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas
Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
Where Dreams Begin by Lisa Kleypas

Library Books:
Cooked by Michael Pollan
Dinosaurs in the Attic by Douglas Preston
Inferno: A Novel by Dan Brown
The Perfect Ghost: A Novel by Linda Barnes
Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella
On Hold:

New Series/Authors:
Introduction to Pleasure by Jess Michaels
Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin

Continuing Series:
Armed & Dangerous by Abigail Roux
A Dangerous Thing by Josh Lanyon
Stars & Stripes by Abigail Roux
Touch & Geaux by Abigail Roux
Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong
Mary Fran and Matthew by Grace Burrowes

Stand Alones/Non-Fiction:
Far too Human by Anitra Lynn McLeod
Caught Running by Abigail Roux & Madeleine Urban
Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts

Currently Reading:
Dinosaur's in the Attic by Douglas Preston
Cooked by Michael Pollan
Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin
Vision of Heat by Nalini Singh

Read:
Armed & Dangerous by Abigail Roux
The Bridegroom Wore Plaid by Grace Burrowes
Mary Fran and Matthew by Grace Burrowes
An Introduction to Pleasure by Jess Michaels
Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas
Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs 
Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas
Stars & Stripes by Abigail Roux
Where Dreams Begin by Lisa Kleypas
A Dangerous Thing by Josh Lanyon
Caught Running by Abigail Roux & Madeleine Urban