Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Sorry, I'm posting this late!

N-O-V-E-M-B-E-R

The idea is simple: you take the letters of the month, and for each letter you find a book which either has an author whose first or last name starts with this letter or a book which title starts with the given letter. Remember to disregard all the articles: a, an, the...

The duration of the challenge is from the beginning of the month to the last day, but you can post your list ahead of time if you want to.

Challenge Duration: November 1 - November 30, 2010.

of course i'm in and I already have my 'V' picked out


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V - Voinov, Aleksandr - Special Forces
E
M
B
E - An Echo in the Bone - Diana Gabaldon (dropping An)
R

Read-the-Month Challenge : November


N - Nineteen Minutes
O - Outside the Ordinary World
V - My Soul to Take or Vampire Academy
E - Extraordinary
M - Murder at Mansfield Park
B - Beautiful Malice
E - In a Heartbeat
R - Happy Ever After

Apologies for any multiple event invites/emails anyone may have received ... if any! I have no idea what I'm doing and my brain is just refusing to compute right now :)

I'm in!

0/8 Read

N: Play of Passion by Nalini Singh
O: One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly
V: Better Read Than Dead by Victoria Laurie
E: Ecstasy in Darkness by Gena Showalter
M: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
B: Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
E: High Stakes by Erin McCarthy
R: Nothing But Trouble by Rachel Gibson

I'm in!

0/8 Completed

Tentative list:
N Nocturne
O Over The Moon by Angela Knight et. al.
VVampires Are Forever by Lynsay Sands
EEmbrace The Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
M one of
**Meljean Brook: The Iron Duke
**Moning, Karen Marie: Dreamfever
B one of:
**Banks, Ann: Daughter of the Blood
**Blameless
E one of:
**Elizabeth Amber: Raine
**Emma Holly: Cooking Up a Storm
Richelle Mead: Succubus Dreams

TBR

i am in as well!!

6/8 complete

N: Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts ** finished 11/11/10
O: Off Season by Ann Rivers Siddons
V: Very Valentine by Adriana Trigia ** Finished 11/27/10
E: Love Overboard by Janet Evanovich ** Finished 11/8/10
M: Maybe This Time by Jennifer Cruise ** finished 11/15/10
B: Bridal Favors by Connie Brockway ** finished 11/11/10
E: Home Safe by Elizabeth Berg
R: I'm In No Mood For Love by Rachel Gibson ** Finished 11/17/10

I'm in List may change...I was just about to start reading one of my E'S luckily hadn't started it yet :)

0/8

N Play of Passion Nalini Singh
O Sojourn Jana G Oliver
V Immortal Sea Virginia Kantra
E Hard Eight Janet Evanovich
M In the Company of Vampires Katie MaCalister
B Living Nightmare Shannon K Butcher
E Ecstasy in Darkness Gena Showalter
R Running Scared Shannon K Butcher

I think I might try this month. We aren't going anywhere so I am hoping to get lots of reading in.

N
O
V - Vengeance in Death by JD Robb
E
M
B - Bled Dry by Erin McCarthy
E
R - Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts

I am in! Here's my list.

0/8 Completed.

N - The Naked Duke By Sally MacKenzie.
O - The One That Got Away By Liz Carlyle.
V - The Virgin's Lover By Philippa Gregory.
E - Four to Score By Janet Evanovich.
M - Undead and Unpopular by Mary Janice Davidson.
B - Bargaining for King's Baby (Kings of California, #1) By Maureen Child.
E - High Five By Janet Evanovich.
R - The Rogue by Celeste Bradley.

I am definately in! This is my list:


N - Nightshade Andrea Craner
O - Once Bitten, Twice Shy Jennifer Rardin
V - Veil of Night: A Novel Linda Howard
E - One for the Money Janet Evanovich
M - Darkfever Karen Marie Moning
B - Bloodfever Karen Marie Moning
E - Emma Jane Austin
R - River's End Nora Roberts

I'm game to try, though I don't often finish the spell the month challenge :)

N -Night Lost by Lynn Viehl
O -Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
V -Private Demon by Lynn Viehl
E -Manhunt by Janet Evanovich
M -In the Company of Vampires: by Katie Macalister
B -Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding
E -Rebellious Rake, Innocent Governess by Elizabeth Beacon
R -Real Vampires Have Curves by Gerry Bartlett

I've been using books for other challenges to fill in ones in this group. However, this challenge could be over half filled by books I'm reading for other challenges. Does that seem like cheating? Should my challenge be to sign up less and complete the challenges I sign up for? *lol*

I don't think of that as cheating. I think of it as "playing smart"!

READ THE MONTH
0 of 8 Complete!

N – Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh
O – The Lost Recipe for Happiness by Barbara O’Neal
V – Sea Witch by Virginia Kantra
E – Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep
M - Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
B – Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon
E – Hard and Fast by Erin McCarthy
R – Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts

To Read:


Complete:

RRRC Read the Month NOVEMBER 2010 Challenge

0/8 Completed

N Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men
O An Original Sin
V Virgin's Blood
E Jennifer Estep - Venom
M Mercury's War
B Bite My Fire
E Elizabeth Bevarly - Lucy and the Loner (The Family Mccormick, #2) (Man of the Month)
R J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

I'm in....very tentative list!

0/8

N: Nothing Personal by Jaci Burton
O: Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough
V: A Virgin River Christmas by Robyn Carr
E: Embers by Laura Bickle
M: The Mane Event by Laura Bickle
B: Brady, Kate - Last to Die
E: Estep, Jennifer - Karma Girl
R: Raven's Shadow by Patricia Briggs

Ok, I'm in! Here's my tentive list.

N - Naked Dragon
O - Once Dead, Twice Shy
V - A Veiled Deception
E - Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich
M - Mine Till Midnight
B - Bloodfever
E - Enchanting the Lady
R - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

Amber wrote: "I've been using books for other challenges to fill in ones in this group. However, this challenge could be over half filled by books I'm reading for other challenges. Does that seem like cheating..."

Not at all. In fact, some people pride themselves on how many challenges they can squeeze a book in. : )

Yz the Whyz wrote: "Not at all. In fact, some people pride themselves on how many challenges they can squeeze a book in. :)"

This is very true. I felt very successful when I managed to get the same 10 books into 5 (of 7) reading challenges back in September. ;)

1/8 read :)

N -Night Lost by Lynn Viehl
O -Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
V -Private Demon by Lynn Viehl
E -Manhunt by Janet Evanovich - 11/1/10
M -In the Company of Vampires: by Katie Macalister
B -Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding
E -Rebellious Rake, Innocent Governess by Elizabeth Beacon
R -Real Vampires Have Curves by Gerry Bartlett

I'm in of course!! I'll post my list later:)

Read the Month November - Here's my tentative list!


N: The Neighbor (Detective D.D. Warren, #3) by Lisa Gardner
O:The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner
V: Vanish With the Rose by Barbara Michaels
E: Eye of the Beholder by Jayne Ann Krentz
M: Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas
B: Beyond Eden by Catherine Coulter
E: Eight Days to Live: An Eve Duncan Forensics Thriller by Iris Johansen
R: Reckless by Amanda Quick

5/8


N
O-On the Prowl by Patricia Briggs, Eileen wilks, Karen Chance and Sunny 11/4
V
E-The Executioner 11/28
M-Montana Glory by RC Ryan 1/12
B-Breathless Surrender by Tori Richards 11/20
E
R-Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason 11/21

I'm in List may change...

1/8

N Play of Passion Nalini Singh
O Sojourn Jana G Oliver
V Immortal Sea Virginia Kantra
E Hard Eight Janet Evanovich
M In the Company of Vampires Katie MaCalister
B Living Nightmare Shannon K Butcher
E Ecstasy in Darkness Gena Showalter 11/2
R Running Scared Shannon K Butcher



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N. L. wrote: "Yz the Whyz wrote: "Not at all. In fact, some people pride themselves on how many challenges they can squeeze a book in. :)"

This is very true. I felt very successful when I managed to get the sam..."

Fantastic!

RRRC Read The Month Challenge: NOVEMBER
4/8 Complete

N- Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean (11/01)
O- Once a Knight by Christina Dodd (reading)
V- Virgin River by Robyn Carr (11/07)
E- Elizabeth Lowell - Autumn Lover (Maxwells, #1)
M- Meljean Brook - The Iron Duke
B- Briggs, Patricia - Cry Wolf (11/03)
E- Enoch, Suzanne - The Rake (11/06)
R- Robb, J.D. - Holiday in Death

2/8 Completed.

N - The Naked Duke By Sally MacKenzie.
O - The One That Got Away By Liz Carlyle.
V - The Virgin's Lover By Philippa Gregory.
E - Four to Score By Janet Evanovich. Completed 11/2/10 **** (4 Stars)
M - Undead and Unpopular by Mary Janice Davidson.
B - Bargaining for King's Baby (Kings of California, #1) By Maureen Child. Completed 11/2/10 ** (2 Stars)
E - High Five By Janet Evanovich.
R - The Rogue by Celeste Bradley.

RRRC Read the Month - November 2010
1/8 completed

N Night of the Loving Dead by Casey Daniels 11/1/10
O
V
E
M
B
E
R

2/8

N -Night Lost by Lynn Viehl
O -Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
V -Private Demon by Lynn Viehl - 11/2/10
E -Manhunt by Janet Evanovich - 11/1/10
M -In the Company of Vampires: by Katie Macalister
B -Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding
E -Rebellious Rake, Innocent Governess by Elizabeth Beacon
R -Real Vampires Have Curves by Gerry Bartlett

I'm in!
Here's my tentative list...

Read The Month Challenge: NOVEMBER
Duration: Nov 1 - Nov 30

0/8 completed

N = No Hope for Gomez! by Graham Parke
O = One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake
V = Vicki Lewis Thompson's Wanted! (Sons of Chance, #1)
E = Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare
M = Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
B = Bite Me! by Adrienne Bishop
E = Embracing Silence by N.J. Walters
R = The Rancher's Rules by Lucy Monroe

2/8

N Play of Passion Nalini Singh
O Sojourn Jana G Oliver
V Immortal Sea Virginia Kantra
E Hard Eight Janet Evanovich
M In the Company of Vampires Katie MaCalister
B Living Nightmare Shannon K Butcher
E Ecstasy in Darkness Gena Showalter 11/2
R Running Scared Shannon K Butcher 11/3


Read

I'm in

Here is my list

3/8

N - "NEW MOON" Stephanie Meyer
O - "ON THE COUCH" Alisa Kwitney
V - Cecily Von Ziegesar "THE IT GIRL"
E - "ECLIPSE" Stephanie Meyer
M - Madelyn Alt " A CHARMED DEATH"
B - "BETRAYED" Kristin Cast and P C Cast
E - Emily Franklin "THE OTHER HALF OF ME"
R - Rachel Hawthorne " THE BOYFRIEND LEAGUE"

November Read the Month Challenge

Progress: 5 out of 8 completed as of 11/3/10

N -Notorious Rake, Innocent Lady by Bronwyn Scott

O - One Night With You by Sophie Jordan -Finished 11/3/10

V - Vixen by Jane Feather-Finished 11/4/10

E - The Earl's Forbidden Ward by Bronwyn Scott

M - Minx by Julia Quinn-Finished 11/1/10

B - Dark Fires by Brenda Joyce -Finished 11/1/10

E - Potent Pleasures by Eloisa James

R-The Dutiful Rake by Elizabeth Rolls -Finished 11/2/10

Picking book chocies this time by the author's name.

0/8 DONE; UPDATED: 11.3

N= Niffenegger Audrey the book Her Fearful Symmetry

O= O'Neal Barbara the book The Lost Recipe for Happiness

V= Vincenzi Penny the book Forbidden Places: A Novel

E= Eloisa James the book A Duke of Her Own

M= Michaels, Fern the book Exclusive

B= Berenson, Laurien the book Dog Eat Dog

E= Enoch, Suzanne the book Flirting With Danger

R= Robyn Sisman the book Weekend in Paris

FINISHED:

I'm in I'll post later

N: Nice Girls Don't Live Forever
O: Once Dead, Twice Shy
V: Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand
E: Every Which Way But Dead
M: Murder, She Wrote: Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch
B: Black Dust Mambo
E: An Echo in the Bone
R: Rusty Nail

Read The Month Challenge: NOVEMBER
Duration: Nov 1 - Nov 30

1/8 completed

N = No Hope for Gomez! by Graham Parke
O = One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake
V = Vicki Lewis Thompson's Wanted! (Sons of Chance, #1)
E = Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare
M = Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
B = Bite Me! by Adrienne Bishop
E = Embracing Silence by N.J. Walters 11/03
R = The Rancher's Rules by Lucy Monroe

3/8 Completed.

N - The Naked Duke By Sally MacKenzie. Completed 11/2/10 **** (4 Stars)
O - The One That Got Away By Liz Carlyle.
V - The Virgin's Lover By Philippa Gregory.
E - Four to Score By Janet Evanovich. Completed 11/2/10 **** (4 Stars)
M - Undead and Unpopular by Mary Janice Davidson.
B - Bargaining for King's Baby (Kings of California, #1) By Maureen Child. Completed 11/2/10 ** (2 Stars)
E - High Five By Janet Evanovich.
R - The Rogue by Celeste Bradley.

Read-the-Month
NOVEMBER
1/8

√ N = Navy Husband (Navy #6) by Debbie Macomber - Nov 3 (2.5*)
O = Out of Time #2 by Caroline Cooney
V = Virginia Kantra: Sea Witch OR Victory of Eagles by Naomi NOvik
E = Elizabeth Peters: The Ape Who Guards the Balance
M = McCullough, David: 1776
B = Both Sides of Time #1 by Caroline Cooney
E = Elizabeth Peters: The Falcon at the Portal
R = Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer

Read the Month Challenge:

NOVEMBER



N:
O: Out of the Mist by Joann Ross 11/03 ***
V:
E:
M:
B:
E:
R:

Read-the-Month Challenge : November


N - Nineteen Minutes
O - Outside the Ordinary World
V - My Soul to Take or Vampire Academy
E - Extraordinary 11/03/10
M - Murder at Mansfield Park
B - Beautiful Malice
E - In a Heartbeat
R - Happy Ever After

3/8

N Play of Passion Nalini Singh
O Sojourn Jana G Oliver
V Immortal Sea Virginia Kantra
E Hard Eight Janet Evanovich
M In the Company of Vampires Katie MaCalister
B Living Nightmare Shannon K Butcher 11/4
E Ecstasy in Darkness Gena Showalter 11/2
R Running Scared Shannon K Butcher 11/3


Read

I'm in, but I need to see what books I have. :)

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V

E - A Kiss at Midnight -Eloise James

M

B

E

R

TBR


Currently Reading

Read

4/8 Completed.

N - The Naked Duke By Sally MacKenzie. Completed 11/2/10 **** (4 Stars)
O - The One That Got Away By Liz Carlyle.
V - The Virgin's Lover By Philippa Gregory.
E - Four to Score By Janet Evanovich. Completed 11/2/10 **** (4 Stars)
M - Undead and Unpopular by Mary Janice Davidson.
B - Bargaining for King's Baby (Kings of California, #1) By Maureen Child. Completed 11/2/10 ** (2 Stars)
E - High Five By Janet Evanovich.
R - The Rogue by Celeste Bradley. Completed 11/4/10 ***** (5 Stars)

N - Naked Dragon
O - Once Dead, Twice Shy
V - A Veiled Deception
E - Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich
M - Mine Till Midnight
B - Bloodfever currently reading
E - Enchanting the Lady on 11/3
R - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

Read The Month Challenge: NOVEMBER
Challenge Duration: November 1 - November 30, 2010






N - Archangels' Kiss, Nalini Singh DONE NOV 1/10
O - On the Prowl, Patricia Briggs DONE NOV 28/10
V - Vampire Academy, Richelle Mead DONE NOV 26/10
E - Spider's Bite, Jennifer Estep DONE NOV 18/10
M - Faefever, Karen Marie Moning DONE NOV 8/10
B - Bloodfever, Karen Marie Moning DONE NOV 3/10
E - Ecstasy Unveiled, Larissa Ione DONE re-read NOV 20/10
R - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow, J.K. Rowling DONE re-read NOV 12/10

Read The Month Challenge: NOVEMBER
Duration: Nov 1 - Nov 30

2/8 completed

N = No Hope for Gomez! by Graham Parke
O = Olivia Gates's The Illegitimate King 11/04
V = Vicki Lewis Thompson's Wanted! (Sons of Chance, #1)
E = Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare
M = Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
B = Bite Me! by Adrienne Bishop
E = Embracing Silence by N.J. Walters 11/03
R = The Rancher's Rules by Lucy Monroe

Count me in!

0/8 Done

N: Nature of the Beast Anthology
O: Over Hexed by VLT
V: Viehl, Lynn - Stay the Night
E: Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost
M: Murder With Peacocks by Donna Andrews
B: Burns, Monica - Assassin's Honor
E: Embers by Laura Bickle
R: Running Scared by Shannon K. Butcher

Read The Month Challenge: NOVEMBER
Duration: Nov 1 - Nov 30

3/8 completed

N = No Hope for Gomez! by Graham Parke
O = Olivia Gates's The Illegitimate King 11/04
V = Vicki Lewis Thompson's Wanted! (Sons of Chance, #1) 11/05
E = Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare
M = Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
B = Bite Me! by Adrienne Bishop
E = Embracing Silence by N.J. Walters 11/03
R = The Rancher's Rules by Lucy Monroe