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I’m Ready for July – You?

Hi! I’m just checking in with my current challenge status. June was a month for catching up and I did a good job — well, at least, I’m not finishing books the night before I post for them any more 😉

Reading Challenge AddictReading 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
  2. 2014 Mount TBR Challenge
  3. 2014 Women Challenge
  4. 2014 Netgalley Reading Challenge

2014 Historic Fiction Reading Challenge 2014 Historic Fiction Reading Challenge

hosted by Ramblings of a Daydreamer. I’ll be reading 13-20 books (Traveling back in time) to complete this challenge.

  1. Beauty for Ashes
  2. Gunpowder Tea
  3. A Girl to Come Home To
  4. Escape to the Hiding Place
  5. The Husband Campaign
  6. April Gold
  7. The Scandalous Adventures of the Sister of the Bride
  8. Lumière
  9. The Seahorse Legacy
  10. The Battling Bluestocking
  11. Highland Fling
  12. Glamorous Illusions
  13. The King’s Pleasure
  14. Grave Consequences
  15. The King’s Pleasure
  16. Stuck Together
  17. Crimson Mountain
  18. Glittering Promises
  19. The Princess and the Pea

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

2014 Monthly Key Word Reading ChallengeMonthly Key Word Reading Challenge

  1. JAN- The Doctor’s Secret Bride
  2. FEB- Her, Life, Night, Red, Dark, Island
  3. MAR- Love’s Stormy Gale
  4. APR- Lumière (Light)
  5. MAY- Death’s Academy
  6. JUN- Grave Consequences

2014 Reading Challenge: Indie-Fever2014 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

What’s In A Name challengeWhat’s in a Name? Reading Challenge 2014

hosted at The Worm Hole.

  1. A reference to time – Always On My Mind
  2. A type or element of weather – Love’s Stormy Gale
  3. A number written in letters – No Quarter Asked
  4. A position of royalty – The Princess and the Pea
  5. A forename or names (Rebecca, Eleanor & Park, The Unfinished Work Of Elizabeth D.)

Fifty States 2014

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

    • Alabama –
    • Alaska –
    • Arizona – Gunpowder Tea
    • Arkansas –
    • California – Before We Kiss
    • Colorado –
    • Connecticut –
    • Delaware –
    • Florida –
    • Georgia – A March Bride & A May Bride
    • Hawaii –
    • Idaho –
    • Illinois – Planning for Love
    • Indiana –
    • Iowa –
    • Kansas – A January Bride
    • Kentucky –
    • Louisiana – Sweet Olive
    • Maine – Beauty for Ashes
    • Maryland – Betrayed
    • Massachusetts – Love’s Stormy Gale
    • Michigan –
    • Minnesota –
    • Mississippi –
    • Missouri –
    • Montana –
    • Nebraska –
    • Nevada –
    • New Hampshire – The Doctor’s Secret Bride
    • New Jersey –
    • New Mexico – Confession
    • New York – The Perfect Match
    • North Carolina –
    • North Dakota –
    • Ohio –
    • Oklahoma –
    • Oregon –
    • Pennsylvania – Crimson Mountain
    • Rhode Island –
    • South Carolina –
    • South Dakota –
    • Tennessee –
    • Texas – Worth the Wait | No Quarter Asked
    • Utah –
    • Vermont – Smitten Book Club
    • Virginia –
    • Washington – Always On My Mind
    • West Virginia –
    • Wisconsin –
    • Wyoming –
    • Washington D.C. – Faith Departed

    In DeathIn Death Reading Challenge – Perpetual

    Since I STILL haven’t finished yet…

    • Naked in Death, 1
    • Glory in Death, 2
    • Immortal in Death, 3
    • Rapture in Death, 4
    • Ceremony in Death, 5
    • Vengeance in Death, 6
    • Holiday in Death, 7
    • Midnight in Death, 7.5
    • Conspiracy in Death, 8
    • Loyalty in Death, 9
    • Witness in Death, 10
    • Judgment in Death, 11
    • Betrayal in Death, 12
    • Interlude in Death, 12.5
    • Seduction in Death, 13
    • Reunion in Death, 14
    • Purity in Death, 15
    • Portrait in Death, 16
    • Imitation in Death, 17
    • Remember When: Big Jack, 17.5
    • Divided in Death, 18
    • Visions in Death, 19
    • Survivor in Death, 20
    • Origin in Death, 21
    • Memory in Death, 22
    • Haunted in Death, 22.5
    • Born in Death, 23
    • Innocent in Death, 24
    • Eternity in Death, 24.5
    • Creation in Death, 25
    • Strangers in Death, 26
    • Salvation in Death, 27
    • Ritual in Death, 27.5
    • 2014:
      Next Up:
    • Promises in Death, 28
    • Kindred in Death, 29
    • Missing in Death, 29.5
    • Fantasy in Death, 30
    • Indulgence in Death, 31
    • Possession In Death, 31.5
    • Treachery in Death, 32
    • New York to Dallas, 33
    • Chaos in Death, 33.5
    • Celebrity in Death, 34
    • Delusion in Death
    • Calculated in Death
    • Thankless in Death
    • Taken in Death (Mirror, Mirror)

    Monthly Mix-UpMonthly 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 –

    • 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 – 
    • Y –

    • 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 –
    • I – Glamorous Illusions
    • L – Lumière

    • M – A March Bride
    • A – April Gold
    • Y – Waiting On You

    • J –
    • U – 
    • N – What a Son Needs From His Mom
    • E – Don’t Even Think About It

    • J – 
    • U – 
    • L – Love’s Stormy Gale
    • Y – 

    • A – The Scandalous Adventures of the Sister of the Bride
    • U – 
    • G – Gunpowder Tea
    • U – 
    • S – The Seahorse Legacy
    • T – Soccer Injury Prevention and Treatment

    • S – 
    • E – Escape to the Hiding Place
    • P – The Guy’s Guide to God, Girls, and the Phone in Your Pocket
    • T –
    • E – 
    • M – When We Met
    • B – What the Bride Didn’t Know
    • E – 
    • R – 

    • O – Sweet Olive
    • C – A Girl to Come Home To
    • T – 
    • O – 
    • B – Buyer Beware
    • E – 
    • R – 

    • N – No Quarter Asked
    • O – 
    • V – 
    • E – 
    • M – A May Bride
    • B – Before We Kiss
    • E – 
    • R – 

    • D –
    • 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

2014 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge2014 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge

hosted by Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book. The goal is to read at least twelve (12) free ebooks.

  • Beauty for Ashes
  • 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
  • Worth the Wait
  • X
  • Waiting On You
  • Z

2014 Alphabet Soup Reading ChallengeThe 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 ILLINOIS AVENUE: 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 with a mostly blue cover OR a book whose title starts with P, A, R or K OR a book in which at least one character is wealthy OR a book by an author whose first or last initial can be found in “PLACE”


Completed Challenges in Order of Completion:

2014 Review Pile Reading Challenge

hosted by Fiktshun and Phantasmic Reads!
I’m planning to get 10 (Apprentice) books done that I’ve Already signed up for but haven’t yet completed.

  1. Guys Against the Girls
  2. Beauty for Ashes
  3. A January Bride
  4. The Perfect Match
  5. Gunpowder Tea
  6. A Girl to Come Home To
  7. Smitten Book Club
  8. What the Bride Didn’t Know
  9. Always On My Mind
  10. Sweet Olive

2014 Mount TBR Challenge

hosted by Bev @ My Reader’s Block. I’ll be reading AT LEAST 12 books from my existing TBR pile.

  1. Guys Against the Girls
  2. Beauty for Ashes
  3. A January Bride
  4. The Perfect Match
  5. Gunpowder Tea
  6. A Girl to Come Home To
  7. Smitten Book Club
  8. What the Bride Didn’t Know
  9. Always On My Mind
  10. Sweet Olive
  11. Evening Stars
  12. A March Bride
  13. Escape to the Hiding Place
  14. The Husband Campaign
  15. Love’s Stormy Gale
  16. Don’t Even Think About It
  17. Buyer Beware
  18. What Next?
  19. What a Son Needs From His Mom

2014 Women ChallengeWomen Challenge

hosted by Peek a Book. I’m planning to read 16 to 20 books written by a woman author (SUPER GIRL). My favorites are Susan Mallery, Amanda Scott, Regina Scott, Jayne Anne Krentz, and Mary Connealy.

  1. Guys Against the Girls
  2. Beauty for Ashes
  3. A January Bride
  4. The Perfect Match
  5. Gunpowder Tea
  6. The Doctor’s Secret Bride
  7. Smitten Book Club
  8. What the Bride Didn’t Know
  9. Sweet Olive
  10. Evening Stars
  11. A March Bride
  12. The Husband Campaign
  13. Worth the Wait
  14. Love’s Stormy Gale
  15. Don’t Even Think About It
  16. Confession
  17. Buyer Beware
  18. What a Son Needs From His Mom
  19. Waiting On You
  20. An April Bride
  21. Planning for Love
  22. April Gold
  23. Planning for Love
  24. When We Met
  25. The Scandalous Adventures of the Sister of the Bride
  26. Lumière
  27. Before We Kiss
  28. Packing Light
  29. Faith Departed

2014 Netgalley Reading Challenge

hosted by Ariel Avalon. I’ll be completing 16-20 books from Netgalley.

  1. Beauty for Ashes
  2. A January Bride
  3. The Perfect Match
  4. Gunpowder Tea
  5. A Girl to Come Home To
  6. Smitten Book Club
  7. What the Bride Didn’t Know
  8. Sweet Olive
  9. Evening Stars
  10. A March Bride
  11. The Guy’s Guide to God, Girls, and the Phone in Your Pocket
  12. The Husband Campaign
  13. Don’t Even Think About It
  14. Buyer Beware
  15. What a Son Needs From His Mom
  16. Waiting On You
  17. An April Bride
  18. April Gold
  19. Rise and Shine
  20. When We Met
  21. The Scandalous Adventures of the Sister of the Bride
  22. Before We Kiss
  23. Packing Light

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