It’s time for my monthly update!

I’ve finished two more challenges. I think I’m doing pretty well. Plus, I’ve finished my 150 Challenge through Goodreads. How are you doing?

Reading Challenge Addict

hosted by Bev @ My Reader’s Block. My Level is — In Flight: 11-15 Challenges (Entered & Completed)

1. 2014 Review Pile Reading Challenge – Complete February 2014
2. 2014 Mount TBR Challenge – Complete March 2014
3. 2014 Women Challenge – Complete Mayy 2014
4. 2014 Netgalley Reading Challenge – Complete May 2014
5. 2014 Historic Fiction Reading Challenge – Complete July 2014
6. What’s In A Name challenge – Complete July 2014
7. The Book Monopoly Challenge – Perpetual, Complete Oct, 2014 — Passed Go 2xs
8. 2014 Reading Challenge – IndieFever!, Complete Oct, 2014
9. 2014 Goodreads Challnge – 150 Books, Complete Oct, 2014

2014 Just for Fun Reading Challenge

1. January | The Doctor’s Secret Bride
2. February | Evening Stars
3. March | Love’s Stormy Gale
4. April | Planning for Love
5. May | Before We Kiss
6. June | The Battling Bluestocking
7. July | Once Upon a Prince
8. August | Four Weddings and a Kiss
9. September | Shadows of the Canyon
10. October | Moonlight Raider
11. November |
12. December |

Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge

1. JAN- The Doctor’s Secret Bride
2. FEB- Life Interrupted
3. MAR- Love’s Stormy Gale
4. APR- Lumière (Light)
5. MAY- Death’s Academy
6. JUN- Grave Consequences
7. JUL- Once Upon a Prince
8. AUG- Tried and True
9. SEP- Shadows of the Canyon
10. OCT- Kat McGee and the Halloween Costume Caper
11. NOV- Into, Sound, Blue, House, My, Last (The Last Santa)
12. DEC- Kiss, Fire, Ruin, White, Promise, Infinity

Fifty States 2014

No one appears to be hosting but I like this one so I’m doing it anyway 😉

Alaska – The Gold Rush Christmas, A Pioneer Christmas Collection Arizona – Gunpowder Tea California – Before We Kiss Colorado – Courting Trouble Georgia – Once Upon a Prince Idaho – Then Came You Illinois – Planning for Love Kansas – A January Bride Louisiana – Sweet Olive Maine – Beauty for Ashes Maryland – Betrayed Massachusetts – Love’s Stormy Gale Michigan – A Silent Night, A Pioneer Christmas Collection Mississippi – Liberty Frye and the Witches of Hessen

Nebraska – A Pony Express Christmas, A Pioneer Christmas Collection New Hampshire – The Doctor’s Secret Bride New Mexico – Confession New York – The Perfect Match North Carolina – A June Bride North Dakota – A Badlands Christmas, A Pioneer Christmas Collection Ohio – The Calling, A Pioneer Christmas Collection Oklahoma – Buckskin Bride, A Pioneer Christmas Collection Oregon – Life Interrupted Pennsylvania – Crimson Mountain South Dakota – The Cowboy’s Angel, A Pioneer Christmas Collection Tennessee – Don’t Bet On It Texas – Worth the Wait | No Quarter Asked Vermont – Smitten Book Club Washington – Always On My Mind Wyoming – Love Letter to the Editor Washington D.C. – Faith Departed

Monthly Mix-up Mania

Host: Book Dragon
Level: Read for each letter (74 Books)

J – A January Bride A – Guys Against the Girls N – What Next? U – Moms’ Ultimate Guide to the Tween Girl World A – Beauty for Ashes R – Rise and Shine Y – Then Came You F – Faith Departed E – Evening Stars B – The Doctor’s Secret Bride R – Really Weird Removals.com U – Until We Touch A – Always On My Mind R – Remains of Innocence Y – A Young Woman’s Guide to Setting Boundaries M – The Perfect Match A – An April Bride R – Revenge of the Flower Girls C – Smitten Book Club H – The Husband Campaign A – The Inmates Are Running the Asylum P – Planning for Love R – Rainbow Magic: The Ultimate Fairy Guide I – Glamorous Illusions L – Lumière M – A March Bride A – April Gold Y – Waiting On You J – A June Bride U – Waking Up Pregnant N – What a Son Needs From His Mom E – Don’t Even Think About It J –  U – Once Upon a Prince L – Love’s Stormy Gale Y – The Savvy Mom’s Guide to Sons: 101 Real-World Tips to Improve Your Relationship and Save Your Sanity A – The Scandalous Adventures of the Sister of the Bride U – Acting Up G – Gunpowder Tea U –  S – The Seahorse Legacy T – Soccer Injury Prevention and Treatment S – He’s So Fine E – Escape to the Hiding Place P – The Guy’s Guide to God, Girls, and the Phone in Your Pocket T – Fast Track E – Bobby Ether and the Academy M – When We Met B – What the Bride Didn’t Know E –  R – Moonlight Raider O – Sweet Olive C – A Girl to Come Home To T –  O – Nightmarriage: For Butter or Wurst B – Buyer Beware E – A Pony Express Christmas, A Pioneer Christmas Collection R –  N – No Quarter Asked O – The Apple Orchard V – No More! The Complete Guide to Preventing, Ending, and Responding to Sexual Violence E –  M – A May Bride B – Before We Kiss E –  R –  D – Gold Digger E –  C – Confession E – M – Crimson Mountain B – The Battling Bluestocking E –  R –

Read Your Freebies!

hosted by The Book Vixen. The goal is to read at least twelve (12) free ebooks.

1. The Doctor’s Secret Bride
2. Love’s Stormy Gale
3. Planning for Love
4. Glamorous Illusions
5. Grave Consequences
6. Crimson Mountain (I grabbed this from Netgalley & kindle)
7. Moms’ Ultimate Guide to the Tween Girl World
8. Life Interrupted
9. Liberty Frye and the Witches of Hessen
10. Nightmarriage: For Butter or Wurst

2014 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge

hosted by Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book. The goal is to read one book for each letter of the alphabet.

• Beauty for Ashes
• Bride”>The Doctor’s Secret Bride
• A Girl to Come Home To
• Don't Even Think About It”>Don’t Even Think About It
• Evening Stars
• What a Son Needs From His Mom
• Guys Against the Girls
• Escape to the Hiding Place
• The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
• A January Bride
• What the Bride Didn’t Know
• Love’s Stormy Gale
• Always On My Mind
• What Next?
• Sweet Olive
• The Perfect Match
• No Quarter Asked
• Rise and Shine
• Smitten Book Club
• Gunpowder Tea
• Moms’ Ultimate Guide to the Tween Girl World
• V – No More! The Complete Guide to Preventing, Ending, and Responding to Sexual Violence” By C. Edward Brost
• Worth the Wait
• Waiting On You

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Completed Challenges:

Completed 10/2014

The Book Monopoly Challenge – Perpetual

hosted by Crazy Challenge Connection.

1st Move: Rolled a 5 and moved to READING RAILROAD: Read a book by an author whose first and last names begin with the same letter, Blood Diaries: Tales of a 6th-Grade Vampire by Marissa Moss

2nd Move: Rolled a 3 and moved to VERMONT AVENUE: Read a book with a mostly white cover: The Scandalous Adventures of the Sister of the Bride

3rd Move: Rolled a 6 and moved to VIRGINIA AVENUE: Read a book with a mostly black cover: Lumière

4th Move: Rolled a 5 and moved to NEW YORK AVENUE: Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in “NEWYORKAVENUE” Packing Light by Allison Vesterfelt

5th Move: Rolled a 3 and moved to CHANCE #2: Read a book by one of your favorite authors The Seahorse Legacy

6th Move: Rolled a 2 and moved to ILLINOIS AVENUE: Read a book with a mostly red cover Highland Fling

7th Move: Rolled a 5 and moved to MARVIN GARDENS: Read a book whose title starts with M or G Glamorous Illusions

8th Move: Rolled a 4 and moved to COMMUNITY CHEST #3: Read any book from the CCC Bookshelf: The Princess and the Pea by Victoria Alexander

9th Move: Rolled a 1 and moved to PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE: Read a book by an author whose first or last initial can be found in “PENNSYLVANIA”: Betrayed by Rebecca York

10th Move: Rolled a 3 and moved to PARK PLACE: Read a book in which at least one character is wealthy: Waking Up Pregnant

Passed GO!

11th Move: Rolled a 6 and moved to BALTIC AVENUE: Read a book with a mostly purple cover: Crochet Lace: Techniques, Patterns, and Projects

12th Move: Rolled a 3 and moved to ORIENTAL AVENUE: Read a book with a mostly white cover: How to Marry a Cowboy

13th Move: Rolled a 2 and moved to VERMONT AVENUE: Read a book set in one of the New England states: Amorelle

14th Move: Rolled a 4 and moved to ELECTRIC COMPANY: Read a book with a daytime scene on the cover: Murder Strikes a Pose

15th Move: Rolled a 2 and moved to VIRGINIA AVENUE: Read a book with a mostly black cover: Remains of Innocence

16th Move: Rolled a 6 and moved to FREE PARKING: Read any book of your choice: It’s in His Kiss

17th Move: Rolled a 2 and moved to CHANCE #2: Read a book by one of your favorite authors: Tried and True

18th Move: Rolled a 3 and moved to B&O RAILROAD: Read a book set at least 50 years in the past: Four Weddings and a Kiss

19th Move: Rolled a 2 and moved to VENTNOR AVENUE: Read a book with a mostly yellow cover: It’s in His Kiss

20th Move: Rolled a 5 and moved to NORTH CAROLINA AVENUE: Read a book with a mostly green cover OR a book whose title starts with an N: Moonlight Raider

22nd Move: Rolled a 3 and Passed GO!

2014 Indie Fever Reading Challenge

hosted by b00k r3vi3ws by DDS. My level is — Amateur : Choose to read 1 – 24 New Authors. I’m hoping to add five new authors to my list.

1. Guys Against the Girls
2. The Doctor’s Secret Bride
3. The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
4. What Next?
5. Lumière
6. Faith Departed
7. The Seahorse Legacy
8. Liberty Frye and the Witches of Hessen
9. A Young Woman’s Guide to Setting Boundaries
10. Bobby Ether and the Academy
11. Don’t Bet On It
12. Murder Strikes a Pose
13. Acting Up
14. Nightmarriage: For Butter or Wurst