ROR Summer 2013 Challenge (10/15)

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

1. It's getting hot out there! Read an erotic romance OR a book that AAR rated 'hot' or 'burning'
Fish & Chips by Abigail Roux and Madeleine Urban 

2. Read a series romance (ie Harlequin, Silhouette)
Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin (Harlequin Historical) or Defying the Prince by Sarah Morgan (Harlequin Presents) (reading now)

3. Read a book with a woman on the cover who appears to be nude or wearing lingerie
Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning (or The Mystery Woman by Amanda Quick -showing off her garter)

4. Pick any book with a summery looking cover!
Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas

5. Read a book with an animal word in the title (real or fictional: Hawk, Dragon, etc.), OR an animal on the cover
Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison

6. Read a book that uses alliteration in the title (example: Dangerous Duke, Husband Hunt, etc.)
Twice Tempted by a Rogue by Tessa Dare

7. Read any contemporary romance
Cut & Run by Abigail Roux and Madeleine Urban

8. Read a book with Seducing, Seductive, or Seduce in the title
The Seduction Hypothesis by Delphine Dryden

9. Read a marriage of convenience story
How to Dance with a Duke by Manda Collins

10. What's your favorite color? Pick a book where the heroine is wearing it on the cover!
Three Nights with a Scoundrel by Tessa Dare (purple)

11. Read a book were the h/h is, or used to be, a mistress, courtesan, or prostitute
http://www.likesbooks.com/mistress.html
An Introduction to Pleasure by Jess Michaels

12. Read a sport themed romance (or the h/h are an athlete)
Caught Running by Abigail Roux and Madeleine Urban or Ride with Me by Ruthie Knox

13. Read a book with an author whose first or last name starts with an 'S' for summer
The Kingdom by Amanda Stevens

14. Readers Choice I
The Prophet by Amanda Stevens

15. Readers Choice II
Sticks & Stones by Abigail Roux and Madeleine Urban

Books to Read in May

Audiobooks:
Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
The Restorer by Amanda Stevens
On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves
One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare
Where Dreams Begin by Lisa Kleypas

Library Books:
The Mystery Woman by Amanda Quick

New Series/Authors:
The Laird's Forbidden Lover by Amelia C. Gormley

Continuing Series:
The Lady Most Willing... by Julia Quinn et. al.
Headed for Trouble by Suzanne Brockmann

Stand Alone/Non-Fiction:
Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts
Small, Medium and Large by Cheryl Brooks

Reading Now:
Where Dreams Begin by Lisa Kleypas
Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
Headed for Trouble by Suzanne Brockmann
The Mystery Woman by Amanda Quick

Read:
The Restorer by Amanda Stevens
The Laird's Forbidden Lover by Amelia C. Gormley
The Lady Most Willing... by Julia Quinn et. al.
Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves
Small, Medium and Large by Cheryl Brooks
One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare

Books to Read in April

Audiobooks:
Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis*
The Demon Under the Mircroscope by Thomas Hager
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
The Good, the Bad and the Undead by Kim Harrison
Hexed by Kevin Hearne
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Library Books:
Hidden Away by Maya Banks*
Low Pressure by Sandra Brown

On Request/To request:
Shadow Woman by Linda Howard
Straight by Hanne Blank

New Series/Authors:
Along Came Trouble by Ruthie Knox
The Courtesan's Daughter by Claudia Dain
Fatal Affair by Marie Force*
Halfway to the Grave by Jeanine Frost*
The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook
Storm Front by Jim Butcher

Continuing Series: 
Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill
Highlander Most Wanted by Maya Banks
Like No Other Lover by Julie Anne Long
Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong
The Ranger by Monica McCarty
The Seduction of Elliott McBride by Jennifer Ashley
Winterblaze by Kristen Callihan

Stand Alone/Non-Fiction:
Last Call by Daniel Okrent
Zen to Done by Leo Babauta

Not on Original Plan:

Glitches by Marissa Meyer
The Queen's Army by Marissa Meyer
Hot Head by Damon Suede
Girl Walks into a Bar... by Rachel Dratch
Fair Game by Josh Lanyon
The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan
The Abandoned by Amanda Stevens

Currently Reading:
The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook
Where Dreams Begin by Lisa Kleypas

Read:
Fatal Affair by Marie Force

Glitches by Marissa Meyer
The Queen's Army by Marissa Meyer
The Good, the Bad and the Undead by Kim Harrison
Hot Head by Damon Suede
The Demon Under the Mircroscope by Thomas Hager
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Fair Game by Josh Lanyon
Girl Walks into a Bar... by Rachel Dratch
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan
The Abandoned by Amanda Stevens

*ROR Challenge Books

Books to Read in March

Audiobooks:
Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis*
The Demon Under the Mircroscope by Thomas Hager
The Good, the Bad and the Undead by Kim Harrison
Hexed by Kevin Hearne
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Library Books:
Hidden Away by Maya Banks*
On Request/To request:
Low Pressure by Sandra Brown
Shadow Woman by Linda Howard
Straight by Hanne Blank

New Series/Authors:
The Courtesan's Daughter by Claudia Dain
Fatal Affair by Marie Force*
Halfway to the Grave by Jeanine Frost*
The Harlot by Saskia Walker
Mark of the Witch by Maggie Shayne
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon*
Storm Front by Jim Butcher

Continuing Series: 
Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill
Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong
The Ranger by Monica McCarty
The Seduction of Elliott McBride by Jennifer Ashley
Winterblaze by Kristen Callihan

Stand Alone/Non-Fiction:
Last Call by Daniel Okrent
Zen to Done by Leo Babauta

Not on Original Plan:

The Happy Hooker by Xaviera Hollander
The Dark Farewell by Josh Lanyon

Currently Reading:
The Demon Under the Mircroscope by Thomas Hager
The Good, the Bad and the Undead by Kim Harrison

Read:
The Harlot by Saskia Walker
The Happy Hooker by Xaviera Hollander
The Dark Farewell by Josh Lanyon
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs

*ROR Challenge Books

ROR Spring 2013 Challenge (12/15)

It's time for a new challenge from the Readers of Romance Challenge Group!

1)Luck of the Irish for March--Read a book with Green in the Title or on the cover (can be Emerald also or a variation of Green)
Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris

2)April Showers--Read a book with Rain, Mist, Showers etc in the Title or on the cover 
Storm Front by Jim Butcher

3)May Flowers--Read a book with flowers on the cover or in the title (can be a specific type of flower like Rose or Lily) 
One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare

4)Read a book the All About Romance site deemed an A read (reviewed with an A-, A or A+ on the site) 
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

5)Read a book in the All About Romance site deemed a D or an F (D+ or D- will work too).
Hidden Away by Maya Banks

6)Read a paranormal romance.
The Restorer by Amanda Stevenson

7)Read a May/December or a December/May romance.  
On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves

8)Read a book where the Hero or the Heroine is in the medical profession. 
Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis

9)Read a book with multiple authors (can be a book penned by 2 or more authors or an anthology where there are 3 different stories by different authors).
The Lady Most Willing... by Julie Quinn, Eloisa James and Connie Brockway

10)I love Military Men--Read a book where the hero is in the Military (or ex military) or Special Ops etc. 
Headed for Trouble by Suzanne Brockmann (reading now)

11)Just because I like Pretty things--Read a book with a cover you find pretty.
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

12)Read a New-to-You Author
Fatal Affair by Marie Force

13)Random choice--Close your eyes and pick a book off your TBR. 
Hot Head by Damon Suede

14)Read a book with a tortured Hero/Heroine.
Iron Duke by Meljean Brook

15)Reader's Choice
The Good, the Bad and the Undead by Kim Harrison

Books to Read in February

Audiobooks:
Confession of an Improper Bride by Jennifer Haymore
Hounded by Kevin Hearne
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones

Library Books:
Curse of the Blue Tattoo by L. A. Meyer
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick
Hidden Away by Maya Banks
The Spiral Staircase by Karen Armstrong
Under the Jolly Roger by L. A. Meyer
On Request/To request:
Low Pressure by Sandra Brown
Shadow Woman by Linda Howard
Straight by Hanne Blank

BOTM/Challenges/Buddy Reads:
Mark of the Witch by Maggie Shayne
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

New Series/Authors:
Somebody Killed His Editor by Josh Lanyon
A Seduction at Christmas by Cathy Maxwell

Slave by Cheryl Brooks
Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath

Continuing Series: 
All She Wrote by Josh Lanyon
The Good, the Bad and the Undead by Kim Harrison
No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong
The Ranger by Monica McCarty
The Seduction of Elliott McBride by Jennifer Ashley

Stand Alone/Non-Fiction:
Last Call by Daniel Okrent

Not on Original Plan:

Rogues by Ava March
Texas Glory by Lorraine Heath
Texas Spendor by Lorraine Heath
Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis
The Lady Takes a Pair by Cheryl Brooks
Skies of Fire by Zoe Archer
Confession of an Improper Bride by Jennifer Haymore

Currently Reading:
Last Call by Daniel Okrent
Skies of Fire by Zoe Archer
Confession of an Improper Bride by Jennifer Haymore

Read:
Somebody Killed His Editor by Josh Lanyon
Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath
All She Wrote by Josh Lanyon
Rogues by Ava March
Hounded by Kevin Hearne
No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong
Texas Glory by Lorraine Heath
Texas Splendor by Lorraine Heath
Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones
The Lady Takes a Pair by Cheryl Brooks
Slave by Cheryl Brooks
Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis

Serial Addict Challenge - TV Edition

From the Serious Overload of Series Group on Goodreads comes:
TV Series Serial Addict Challenge
Total # of Books: 31 books

Rules: All books listed must be a part of a series (state the name of the series along with your book choice). Re-reads are allowed. All formats are allowed. Anthologies are not allowed.

NOTE: You may choose to participate in the entire challenge or only parts, it’s up to you, but only those that complete the ENTIRE challenge can truly say, “I’m a TV Series Serial Addict!” HAPPY READING

1: TV Dinners, although not always good for ya, are a top selling frozen food (8 BOOKS)

Read a book with a title that begins with each letter (omitting 'The', 'A', 'An') -or- author’s FIRST OR LAST name that begins with each letter: T-V-D-I-N-N-E-R (They do not have to all be a #1. They just have to be a book in a series. They can be any # within any series.)

T Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong
V Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh (Psy-Changling Series)

D Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
I Inferno's Kiss by Monica Burns
N Night Shifted by Cassie Alexander
N
E Every Which Way but Dead by Kim Harrison
R

2: 5 Types of TV Series (15 BOOKS)
NOTE: You may choose books from one series or from different series for each of these; it's up to you!
* Drama - read 5 books in a UF series
Women of the Otherworld Series by Kelley Armstrong

• No Humans Involved
• Personal Demon
• Living with the Dead
• Frostbitten
• Waking the Witch

* Soap - read 4 books in a PNR series
Psy/Changlings Series by Nalini Singh

• Slave to Sensation
• Caressed by Ice
• Mine to Possess
• Hostage to Pleasure

* Sci-Fi/Fantasy - read 3 books in a Fantasy series (can be high fantasy, sci-fi, sci-fi romance, etc)
Cat Star Chronicles Series by Cheryl Brooks

• Slave
• Warrior
• Rogue

* Kids - read 2 books in a YA series
Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

• Cinder
• Scarlet

* Sitcom - read 1 book in a humorous series (Shelly Laurenston's series -and similar- would qualify)
Naked Werewolf Series by Molly Harper

• How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper

3: "True Blood" (1 BOOK)
Read a series book featuring vampires

• Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill

4: "Vampire Diaries" (1 BOOK)
Read a series book featuring vamp brothers -OR- shifters -OR- both vamps & shifters who are enemies

• Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs

5: "Supernatural" (1 BOOK)
Read a series book featuring immortals (of any type: gods, angels, reapers, demons, etc)

• Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones

6: "Jericho" (1 BOOK)
Read a post-apocalyptic series book

7: "The Walking Dead" (1 BOOK)
Read a series book featuring zombies (Sorry, I love this show, so I had to include it)

• The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook (reading now)

8: "Buffy" (1 BOOK)
Read a series book with a character who is a vampire slayer

• Skinwalker by Faith Hunter

9: "Charmed" (1 BOOK)
Read a series book featuring magic (of any type: witch, fae, magicians/mages, etc)

• Storm Front by Jim Butcher

10: "Being Human" (1 BOOK)
Read a series book featuring a ghost -OR- vamps and weres who are friendly, instead of enemies

• The Restorer by Amanda Stevens