Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired discussion

       ~ Double-Decker Alphabet Bus: Z-A ~

Yay! We are going back in the other direction for this alliterations challenge in 2014.

DURATION : January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014

RULES :

In Order
Travelling in order from Z to A this time around, read one book per letter where EITHER the author’s, or main character’s first and last name, or two words in the title, begin with the same letter.

Also, ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc.), such as in the title
An Apple from Eve, by Betty Neels; this would NOT count.

In other words, the double letter has to be in the one place: the title, OR the series, OR the author, OR the character’s name. Not one of each.

Except for...

Quick Stops*
There will be up to five “quick stops” where Q, U, V, X, Y, and Z, which will allow the two letters to be taken ANYWHERE from within the title, main characters, series or author's name. Indicated by an asterisk.

Examples

AA -   Title: Atlantis Awakening, by Alyssa Day
BB -   Title: Bad Blood, by Kristen Painter
CC -   Author: Christie Craig: Shut Up and Kiss Me
...
*QQ - Series & Author: Just Like Heaven Smythe-Smith Quartet #1 -
               by Julia Quinn

or
            Title & Author: Quicksilver, by Amanda Quick
...
*XX - Character: Lord Xavier, Alexander Edgeware in
               Season for Surrender, by Theresa Romain

Yay! This year we are allowing narrators’ names to the mix.

Examples

CC - Narrator
The Sweetest Thing, by Jill Shalvis & Narrated by Celeste Ciulla

*UU - Title & Narrator
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, by P.D. James & Narrated by Tammy Ustinov

Quickie Copy List Under Spoiler (to save space) (view spoiler)[
*ZZ -
*YY -
*XX -
WW -
*VV -
*UU -
TT -
SS -
RR -
*QQ -
PP -
OO -
NN -
MM -
LL -
KK -
JJ -
II -
HH -
GG -
FF -
EE -
DD -
CC -
BB -
AA - (hide spoiler)]

Participants
◆Anna - Done! Congrats!
◆Cathy - Done! Congrats!
◆Dani
◆Dawn KNH
◆Diane ~Firefly~
◆Dami
◆Gea
◆Gisela - Done! Congrats!
◆Ipshita - Done! Congrats!
◆Jeannette
◆JenniferJ
◆Joann - Done! Congrats!
◆Juana "Darkness"
◆Judy
◆Kritika
◆Lindy-Lane
◆Lisa Kay - Done! Congrats!
◆Manvir - Done! Congrats!
◆Mary: HDLS - Done! Congrats!
◆Mave
◆Nichole
◆Nikita - Done! Congrats!
◆Patty
◆Poongothai -Done! Congrats!
◆ShoSho - Done! Congrats!
◆❤Stephanie (withdrew to pursue other challenges)
◆Susan
◆Susanne
◆Teresa

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I'm in and I should start looking for my ZZ book !!!

I think VV was easy to find the hardest one was YY IMO!

I'm in too. I agree with you ShoSho! That's the only one I don't have several choices for. It should be a quickstop :)

HAHAHA I didn't even complete this one in 2013, so I'll give it another try next year. I also agree that YY should be a quickstop. In my planning, it was hard to find.

Oh! And I have my ZZ ready to go...since I didn't get to it this time LOL

14/26

*ZZ Sizzing by Susan Mallery
*YY Another Chance to Dream by Lynn Kurland (character Rhys dePiaget)
*XX Ride With Me by Ruthie Knoxx (Character Lexie Marshall)
WW Wed to a Highland Warrior by Donna Fletcher
*VV Victoria Vane, author of The Sheik Retold
*UU Undeniabe (Undeniable #1) by Madeline Sheehan
TT Tangled Thing Called Love by Juliet Rosetti
SS Silver Skin by D L McDermott
RR Rock Chick Renegade by Kristen Ashley
*QQ Julia Quinn author of Smythe-Smith Quartet book #1, Just Like Heaven
PP Pleasing the Pirate by Sharon Cullen
OO In Bed With Mr Wrong (Out if Uniform #1) by Katee Robert
NN (Naked Nobility #2) The Naked Baron by Sally Mackenzie
MM Monica MCarty, author of The Saint
LL
KK
JJ
II
HH
GG
FF
EE
DD
CC
BB
AA

READ:

I added a few good ZZ to my DD shelf about 12 of them , check it out if you have problem finding zz books!

I'm in! For ZZ I read a book by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.

I'll try this one!

Alright, ladies. I added "Y" as a "Quick Stop."

Kris (Online Elf) wrote: "Alright, ladies. I added "Y" as a "Quick Stop.""

Yay! Thanks, Kris!

Woohoo! Thanks!

i completely failed this in the 2013 one so i will give it another go.

I'm in, too. I haven't finished 2014, but I might make it yet. Don't count me out. LOL!

You're quite welcome.

I'll join in too!

*ZZ -Alternate Rialto-Kimberly MenoZZi 1/3-
*YY - You've Got Male (title & names) The Sharper Your Knife The Less You Cry
*XX - Lexxie Couper
WW - To Wed a Wild Lord-Sabrina Jeffries
*VV - Victoria Vane: on Kindle
*UU - Untie My Heart (Judith Ivory)Ultimatum-Susan Kearney
TT -Tommy & Tuppences series (on IPOD). Til The End of Time (aka Haunting Ellie)
SS - Sugar Springs series, Spun by Sorcery, Surrender of a Siren, Saga of the Skolian Empire(I)
RR -Roxie Rivera (K)Never Romance a Rake Hedy's Folly by Richard Rhodes
*QQ -Smith-Smythe Quartet-Julia Quinn
PP - Play by Play series, Paradise Point series (K), Pirate & the Puritan (K)
OO -Out of Sight, Out of Mind (K)
NN -Never Say Never, Naughty By Nature, Naughty Naughty, Naughty or Nice
MM - Missing Pieces Mystery, Karen Marie Moning, Margaret Mallory, Muses of Mayfaire, Marja McGraw, Miss marple
LL -Ladies of Larkspur series, Leena Lehtolainen (on kindle), Laura Lippman,Ladies of Lantern Street (IPOD), Laura Landon (K)
KK -Karen Kelley, Kathryn Kramer (on kindle), Kiss Me Once Kiss Me Twice
JJ -Jean Johnson, JJ GRaves series-Liliana Hart (on kindle)
II -
HH -Harlequin Holiday Collection, Harry Hole, Heroes at Heart series (K)
GG -Dead Girl in a Green Dress (on kindle), Ghost & the Graveyard (on kindle)
FF - The State Counsellor: The Further Adventures Of Erast Fandorin Firefighters of Station Five
EE - Eternity Embraced (K)
DD -Daisy Dahlrymple, Deadly Desire, Daisy Dexter Dobbs, A Death Displaced (on kindle)
CC -Corinna Chapman, Crown of Crystal Flame
BB - Agatha Raisin & The Busy Body, Barbara Bretton. Bellman & Black, Bride Wore Blue
AA - Ann Aguire, Alex Archer

Im In!

Welcome, babes: Joann, Mary: HDLS, & Dani!

January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
26/26

ZZ -✔1/7/14 Betty Zane by Zane Grey
YY -✔1/16/14 I'll See You In Your Dreams
XX -✔1/20/14 The Xanadu Adventure by Lloyd Alexander
WW -✔2/8/14 The Woman in White
VV -✔2/10/2014 Victoria Vane A Wild Night's Bride
UU - ✔2/19/2014Ursula, Under
TT -✔2/27/2014 Tracy Tegan Absolutely Unforgivable
SS -✔3/2/2014 Sleeping with Mr. Sexy
RR -✔3/4/2014 The Red Road
QQ -✔3/10/2014 Quicksilver
PP -✔3/23/2014 A Passion Most Pure
OO -✔4/5/2014Out to Pasture: But Not over the Hill
NN -✔4/13/2014 Now or Never
MM -✔4/14/2014 Mail Order Millie
LL -✔4/20/2014 A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
KK -✔4/23/2014 A Killer's Kiss
JJ -✔4/29/2014 James Joyce A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
II -✔5/3/2014 The Italian's Inexperienced Mistress
HH -✔5/15/2014 Her Husband's Harlot
GG -✔5/16/2014 Gabriel Gadget The Mystery of Hollow Oak
FF -✔5/28/2014 Fatal February
EE -✔6/8/2014 Eternal Eden
DD -✔6/8/2014 Dancing with the Duke
CC -✔6/8/2014 Courted by a Cowboy
BB -✔6/8/2014 Bed and Breakfast
AA -✔6/9/2014 Alone and Afraid

Anna wrote: "I'm in too"

Added you, babe.

I am in too. Still planning to finish this for 2013.

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "I am in too. Still planning to finish this for 2013."

Added you, too, babe.

Anyone need the RR I would suggest The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart.

My list is up and I'm ready to go....

I need II suggestions.

"II" Titles


"II" Authors
India Ink
Inez Haynes Irwin

Does "if" count as a word for this?. I know of, an, the & a don't count. What about "is"

The only ones that don't count are "a" ,"an" and "the"!

I'll give it a try again...didn't get very far last time. :(

*ZZ - Zombie Fallout (Zombie Fallout, #1) by Mark Tufo
*YY - Yellowstone Heart Song (Yellowstone Romance #1) by Peggy L. Henderson
*XX - XVI (XVI, #1) by Julia Karr
WW - Would-Be Witch by Kimberly Frost
*VV - The Vicious Deep (The Vicious Deep #1) by Zoraida Córdova
*UU - Unearthly (Unearthly, #1) by Cynthia Hand
TT - Too Hot To Touch by Louisa Edwards
SS - Sprinkles and Secrets by Lisa Schroeder
RR - Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
*QQ - Quarantine: The Loners (Quarantine, #1) by Lex Thomas
PP - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
OO - My One and Onlyby MacKenzie Taylor
NN - No Shoes, No Shirt, No Spells by Rose Pressey
MM - Monster in My Closet by R.L. Naquin
LL - Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
KK - Shut Out by Kody Keplinger
JJ - Beauty and the Beast by Jenni James
II - Scent to Her Grave by India Ink
HH - Happy Hour of the Damned by Mark Henry
GG - The Ghost and the Graveyard by Genevieve Jack
FF - Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
EE - Early to Death, Early to Rise by Kim Harrison
DD - Don of the Dead by Casey Daniels
CC - The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
BB - Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
AA - ReVamped by Ada Adams

You know what, I think I have Scent to Her Grave. Or I did at one time. It might have been donated.

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "You know what, I think I have Scent to Her Grave. Or I did at one time. It might have been donated."

That's a good enough series, Mary: HDLS. In fact, I read them all... I should have held off. LOL!

~RLftCI: Double-decker Alphabet Bus~
1st Jan 2014 to 31 Dec 2014
15/26

✔Z *quickstop* - Mackenzie's Mission (Mackenzie Family #2) by Linda Howard (4/1) *****
✔Y *quickstop* - Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh (14/1) ***** (Katya Haas)
✔X *quickstop* - Seize Me by by Crystal Spears (16/1) ** (Braxxon Breaker)
✔W - White Wolf by Jianne Carlo (17/1) ***
✔V *quickstop* - A Breach of Promise by Victoria Vane (17/1) ***
✔U *quickstop* - Undeniable (Undeniable #1) by Madeline Sheehan (21/1) ***
✔T - Texas Glory (Texas Trilogy #2) by Lorraine Heath (2/2) *****
✔S - Short Straw Bride by Dallas Schulze (16/2) ****
✔R - Strike Zone by Kate Angell (Richmond Rogues #3) (14/3) ***
✔Q *quickstop* - The Sum of All Kisses (Smythe-Smith Quartet #3) by Julia Quinn (22/3) *****
✔P - Changing the Game (Play by Play #2) by Jaci Burton (29/4) ****
✔O - Their One and Only by Trista Ann Michaels (4/5) ***
✔N - A Night of No Return by Sarah Morgan (25/5) ****
✔M - Exposed: Misbehaving with the Magnate by Kelly Hunter (30/5) ****
✔L - Nauti Enchantress by Lora Leigh (22/6) ***
K -
J -
I -
H - Enjoy Your Stay by Carmen Jenner
G -
F -
E -
D -
C -
B -
A - The Deed by Lynsay Sands

JenniferJ and Gea, I added you, babes.

RLftCI: Double Decker 2014

26/26 FINISHED!

*ZZ: Title
✔Winning the Zero Moment of Truth - ZMOT, by Jim Lecinski ★★★★☆ Kindle-vook 1/8

*YY: Title & Author
✔Pick Your Poison, by Leann Sweeney ★★★★☆ SJLibrary-OCD 1/9

*XX: Title, Series Name, & Character (Xander Bennett)
✔The Ex Who Hired Her The Ex Files, by Kate Hardy ★★★★☆ SFLibrary eBook 1/15

WW: Title
✔ What's a Witch to Do?, by Jennifer Harlow ★★★½☆ SFLibrary-eBook 1/18

*VV: Title & Series Name
✔ A Veiled Deception A Vintage Magic Mystery #1, by Annette Blair ★★★★½ Kindle 1/21

*UU: Author & Narrator
✔ Dear Me, by Peter Ustinov ★★★★☆ Audio-cassette 2/21/14

TT: Title
✔ Tempest in the Tea Leaves, by Kari Lee Townsend ★★★★☆ PB 4/6

SS: Author
✔ The Cinderella Pact, by Sarah Strohmeyer ★★★★½ SJLibrary-HC 4/11

RR: Series Name
✔ The Duke's Holiday The Regency Romp Trilogy #1, by Maggie Fenton ★★★★☆ Kindle 6/1

*QQ: Title & Series Name & Character Name (Collin Quinn)
✔ The Mighty Quinns: Conor The Mighty Quinns #1, by Kate Hoffmann ★★★★☆ 6/7

PP: Title
✔ Price of Passion, by Susan Napier ★★★☆☆ Kindle 7/12

OO: Title
✔ Odd Man Out, by B.J. Daniels ★★★☆☆ SFLibrary-eBook 7/12

NN: Title
✔ Naughty but Nice, by Jill Shalvis ★★★½☆ SFLibrary-eBook 7/13

MM: Title
✔ Mackenzie's Mission, by Linda Howard ★★★★☆ audible.com 7/14

LL: Title (also author)
✔ Liver Let Die, by Liz Lipperman ★★★★☆ PB 7/17

KK: Title
✔ Kiss Me, Kill Me, by Maggie Shayne ★★★½☆ audible.com 11/29

JJ: Author
✔ Snowbound, by Janice Kay Johnson ★★★½☆ SFLibrary-eBook 12/2

II: Title
✔ Innocent in the Ivory Tower, by Lucy Ellis ★★★✩✩ e-Book-Scribd 12/5

HH: Title
✔ Hot in Here, by Sophie Renwick ★★★★☆ PB 12/5

GG: Character, Grace Gauthier
✔ One Touch of Scandal, by Liz Carlyle ★★★★☆ SJLibrary-ODA 12/8

FF: Title
✔ For Christmas, Forever, by Ruth Wind ★★★½☆ eBook-Scribd 12/9

EE: Author
✔ The Hundred Dresses, by Eleanor Estes ★★★★☆ SJLibrary-eBook 12/10

DD: Title
✔ When You Give a Duke a Diamond, by Shana Galen ★★★★☆ Kindle 12/10

CC: Author
On What Grounds, by Cleo Coyle ★★★★☆ audible.com 12/11 “re-read via audio”

BB: Title
✔ Books Can Be Deceiving, by Jenn McKinlay ★★★★½ PB 12/11

AA: Author
✔ Desire the Night, by Amanda Ashley ★½✩✩✩ PB 12/12

Looks fun. I'm in!

I'm in

Double-Decker Alphabet Bus: ZZ-AA
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
01/26

ZZ - The Absence Of Harry, Sex Without Love, Love Without Sex by Zander Zink 1-17-14
*YY -
*XX -
WW -
*VV -
*UU -
TT -
SS -
RR -
*QQ -
PP -
OO -
NN -
MM -
LL -
KK -
JJ -
II -
HH -
GG -
FF -
EE -
DD -
CC -
BB -
AA -

Update


Yay! This year we are allowing narrators’ names to the mix.

Examples

CC - Narrator
The Sweetest Thing, by Jill Shalvis & Narrated by Celeste Ciulla

*UU - Title & Narrator
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, by P.D. James & Narrated by Tammy Ustinov

Lisa Kay, Ipshita, and Patty, gotcha, babes!

Judy wrote: "I want to try some different challenges in 2014- so I'm in!"

Added you, babe.

I'm in. Still hoping to finish the last 2-3 books for the other challenge too.

Manvir, I added you, babe.

What's the minimum page count for the challenge?

Gea wrote: "What's the minimum page count for the challenge?"

No minimum page count whatsoever !

Great, I have a nice short V book then :)

You ladies are brave!

No go this year, Susanne?

Lisa Kay wrote: "No go this year, Susanne?"

I think I'm taking the backseat this year. It was a struggle this year, and next year I will have even less time. Or maybe I just don't have any good books to start with. Lol! I'll wait and see if I'm lured in xD

Yeah, Susanne, I'm hoping being all organized will help. We'll see. I have a big year ahead, too.

I'm in!
~RLftCI: Double-decker Alphabet Bus~
1st Jan 2014 to 31 Dec 2014
16/26
*ZZ -
*YY -Entwined with You, Sylvia Day, 01/20/14 ***
*XX -
WW -
*VV -
*UU - Undead and Unemployed, MaryJanice Davidson, 02/09/14 ****
TT -The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield, 04/14/14 ****
SS -A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini, 04/04/14 *****
RR -Eleanor & Park, Rainbow Rowell, 07/08/14 ****
*QQ -
PP -
OO -The Out of Office Girl, Nicola Doherty,02/26/14 ****
NN -
MM - La Mécanique du cœur, Mathias Malzieu, 01/29/14 ***
LL - This is What Happy Looks Like, Jennifer E Smith, 05/31/14 ****
KK -
JJ -
II -If I Were You, Lisa Renee Jones, 02/21/14 ***
HH -Hard Hats and Doormats, Laura Chapman, 07/29/14 ****
GG -Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn, 03/19/14 ****
FF -Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See, 03/31/14 ****
EE -
DD -One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, 05/03/14 ***
CC -The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden, Jessica Sorensen, 04/16/14****
BB -Boy Meets Boy, David Levithan, 03/04/14 ***
AA - Garden Spells, Sarah Addison Allen, 01/08/14 *****