Jess Michaels 2019 Reading Challenge discussion

As you read a book this year, be sure to report in here. An example post would be:

Book 1/100 : Title by Author
Book 2/100: Title by Author

Feel free to tell us if you liked the book or not and any other info!

1/125 3.5* Susanna Carr 2/125 3.5* Vanessa Vale 3/125 4.5* Rebecca Zanetti
4/125 3.5* Samantha Kane 5/125 2* Aiden Darke 6/125 3.25* Selena Kitt
7/125 3.25* Chance Carter 8/125 3.5* Vanessa Vale 9/125 3.5* Renee Vincent
10/125 3.5* Zoe Dawson 11/125 3.5* Christi Caldwell 12/125 3* Delilah Marvelle
13/125 3* Jaymie Holland 14/125 3* Liv Brywood 15/125 5* Sophie Jordan
16/125 3* Kelly Maher 17/125 3.5* Anthology 18/125 3* Sophie Jordan
19/125 3* Reece Butler 20/125 3.25* Elle James 21/125 3* Vanessa Vale
22/125 4.75* Laurann Dohner 23/125 4.5* V. K. Sykes 24/125 3* Holly Hart
25/125 3.75* Caitlyn O'Leary 26/125 5* Lynne Connolly 27/125 4* Elle Boone
28/125 3.5* Callie Hutton 29/125 3.75* Sabrina Jeffries 30/125 4* Jess Michaels
31/125 3.5* Dawn Ryder 32/125 4* Kathy Lyons 33/125 4* Seraphina Donavan
34/125 4* Jennifer Haymore 35/125 4* Laurann Dohner 36/125 3* Ashley Macnamara
37/125 5* B.J. Daniels 38/125 3.5* Julia Justiss 39/125 4* Laurann Dohner
40/125 5* Melissa Cutler 41/125 3* Elle James 42/125 3.5* Christi Caldwell
43/125 4* Stina Lindenblatt 44/125 3.5* Elle Boone 45/125 2.5* Chance Carter
46/125 4* Laurann Dohner 47/125 3.5* Victoria Roberts 48/125 3.25* Callie Hutton
49/125 4* Valerie Bowman 50/125 3* Elle James 51/125 4* Laurann Dohner
52/125 3.25* Amelia C. Adams 53/125 3.5* Pamela LaBud 54/125 5* Samantha Kane
55/125 4.75* Jess Michaels 56/125 4* Sabrina York 57/125 5* Sidney Halston
58/125 4* Lora Leigh 59/125 5* Katie Lane 60/125 4* Sarah Robinson
61/125 4* Mia Hopkins 62/125 5* Lecia Cornwall 63/125 4* Soraya Lane
64/125 3-* Sabrina Jeffries 65/125 4* Violetta Rand 66/125 4.5* Laurann Dohner
67/125 4* Jess Michaels 68/125 3* Sabrina Jeffries 69/125 3* Vonnie Davis
70/125 3.5* Ava Stone 71/125 4.5* Katie Lane 72/125 4.5* B. J. Daniels
73/125 4* V. Roberts/C. A. Roberts 74/125 3* Elle James 75/125 5* Cynthia D'Alba
76/125 4.5* Hildie McQueen 77/125 3.5* Elle Boon 78/125 4* Brownen Evans
79/125 4* Ava Stone 80/125 4.75* Vanessa Kelly 81/125 4.5* Jennifer Haymore
82/125 5* Rebecca Zanetti 83/125 2.75* Dawn Ryder84/125 5* Sabrina York
85/125 3.25* Stina Lindenblatt 86/125 3.5* Ashlyn Macnamara 87/125 4* Julia Justiss 89/125 3* Elle James 90/125 3.5* Anna DePalo
91/125 4* melissa Cutler 92/125 4* multi authors 93/125 Tartans and Trysts 4.5* Victoia Roberts
94/125 4.5* Callie Hutton 95/125 4* Sabrina Jeffries 96/125 3.75* Suzanne Enoch
97/125 4* BJ Daniels 98/125 4.5* Christi Caldwell 98/125 5* Sidney Halston
99/125 4* Vonda Sinclair 100/125 5* Kerrigan Byrne 101/125 3* Olivia Cornwell
102/125 4* Jess Michaels 103/125 4* Vanessa Kelly 104/125 3.75* Bronwen Evans
105/125 3* Vonnie Davis 106/125 3* Sharon Cullen 107/125 4* Sarah Robinson 108/125 3* Tara Nina 109/125 3* Delores Fossen 110/125 4* EE Burke
111/125 3* Elle Boon 112/125 4* Kirsten Lynn 113/125 4* Kit Morgan 114/125 3* Delores Fossen 115/125 4* Kit Morgan 116/125 5* Victoria James
117/125 3* Jan Springer

1/400 The Redemption of a Dissolute Earl by Julie Johnstone

5*****

Book 1/50 One Lucky Vampire by Lynsay Sands

2/400
A Mackenzie Clan Gathering by Jennifer Ashley

A perfection of 5*****

January Books: 53/100 (All books have written reviews on book page.)

1. Triple Dare by Regina Kyle ~ Read 01-01-2016 ~ ★★★★★
2. Gotcha! by Christie Craig ~ Read 01-02-2016 ~ ★★★★★
3. Red & Wide Open by Jaya Nicolet ~ Read 01-03-2016 ~ ★
4. The Good Luck Charm by Leanne Tyler ~ Read 01-03-2016 ~ ★★★★★
5. Up and Down by Oliver Jeffers ~ Read 01-04-2016 ~ ★★★★★
6. Fingering by Andrew Berg ~ Read 01-05-2016 ~ ★
7. Forever the One by Rochelle French ~ Read 01-06-2016 ~ ★★★★★
8. Dinosaur More! by Henrietta Strickland ~ Read 01-07-2016 ~ ★★★★★
9. Ten Grouchy Groundhogs, by Kathryn Heling ~ Read 01-07-2016 ~ ★★★★★
10. Ramps & Pathways: A Constructivist Approach to Physics with Young Children, by Retha DeVries & Christina Sales ~ Read 01-07-2016 ~ ★★★★★
11. Groundhog Weather School, by Joan Holub ~ Read 01-07-2016 ~ ★★★★★
12. Is Your Mama a Llama?, by Deborah Guarino ~ Read 01-07-2016 ~ ★★★★★
13. Teddy's Snow Day, by Ian Beck ~ Read 01-07-2016 ~ ★★★★★
14. Autumn Activities: Seasonal Activities for Kids, by Denise Bieniek ~ Read 01-07-2016 ~ ★★★★
15. Jelly on the Plate: An Anthology of Poems, June Factor ~ Read 01-07-2016 ~ ★★★★
16. I Like Pumpkins, by Jerry Smath ~ Read 01-08-2016 ~ ★★★★★
17. Lust in the Dust, by Lani Aames ~ Read 01-09-2016 ~ ★★
18. Thunder Snow, by Mimi Foster ~ Read 01-10-2016 ~ ★★★★★
19. The Billionaire Bride, by Marquita Valentine ~ Read 01-11-2016 ~ ★★★★★
20. The Smiley Snowman, by M. Christina Butler ~ Read 01-12-2016 ~ ★★★★★
21. The Missing Bride, by Tish Davis ~ Read 01-13-2016 ~ ★★★★★
22. How Big Was a Dinosaur?, by Anna Milbourne ~ Read 01-14-2016 ~ ★★★★★
23. The Cowboy Inherits a Bride, by Cora Seton ~ Read 01-15-2016 ~ ★★★★★
24. Footprints in the Snow, by Mei Matsuoka ~ Read 01-16-2016 ~ ★★★★★
25. Body Language from Head to Toe: Expressions, Idioms, Slang, and Quotes Related to Body Parts, by Per-Olf Hasselgren ~ Read 01-17-2016 ~ ★★★★★
26. When Love Calls, by Lorna Seilstad ~ Read 01-17-2016 ~ ★★★★★
27. American Blood, by Ben Sanders ~ Read 01-17-2016 ~ ★★★★★
28. Code of Silence, by Marliss Melton ~ Read 01-17-2016 ~ ★★★★★
29. Holding On, by Stephanie Tyler ~ Read 01-18-2016 ~ ★★★★★
30. Mutiny's Bounty, by Delilah Delvin ~ Read 01-18-2016 ~ ★★★★★
31. Warrior, by Gennita Low ~ Read 01-19-2016 ~ ★★★★★
32. My First Spanish Picture Dictionary, by Christina Mabileau & Irene Yates ~ Read 01-20-2016 ~ ★★★★★
33. Breaking Free, by Teresa J. Reasor ~ Read 01-21-2016 ~ ★★★★★
34. SEAL's Lost Dream, by J.M. Madden ~ Read 01-21-2016 ~ ★★★★★
35. SEAL My Destiny, by Sharon Hamilton ~ Read 01-22-2016 ~ ★★★★★
36. SEALED with a Kiss: Heroes with Heart, An Anthology ~ Read 01-22-2016 ~ ★★★★★
37. Mercy's Rescue, by Debra Holt ~ Read 01-23-2016 ~ ★★★★★
38. Marrying Mister Right, by Lizzie Shane ~ Read 01-24-2016 ~ ★★★★
39. Tom's Outdoor Adventure, by Angela Ward ~ Read 01-24-2016 ~ ★
40. The Venice Bucket List, by Ella Fairlie ~ Read 01-25-2016 ~ ★★★★★
41. Wrapped in You, by Kate Perry ~ Read 01-26-2016 ~ ★★★★★
42. America the Beautiful, by Katharine Lee Bates ~ Read 01-27-2016 ~ ★★★★★
43. Murphy's Law, by Sandy James ~ Read 01-27-2016 ~ ★★★★★
44. Family Pictures/Cuadroas de Familia, by Carmen Lomas Garza ~ Read 01-28-2016 ~ ★★★★★
45. Free Falling, by Sandy James ~ Read 01-29-2016 ~ ★★★★★
46. Executive Toy, by Cleo Peitsche ~ Read 01-29-2016 ~ ★★★★★
47. Khan: Lasting Impression ~ Sir's POV, by Red Phoenix ~ 01-29-2016 ~ ★★★★
48. Mountain Song, by Ruby Laska ~ Read 01-30-2016 ~ ★★★★★
49. 123 Count with Me: Fun with Numbers & Animals, by Sybrina Durant ~ Read 01-30-2016 ~ ★★★★★
50. Antarctic Affair, by Louise Rose-Innes ~ Read 01-31-2016 ~ ★★★★★
51. I Wonder Where Butterflies Go in Winter and Other Neat Facts About Insects, by Molly Marr ~ Read 01-31-2016 ~ ★★★★★
52. Biscuit's Christmas, by Alyssa Satin Capucilli ~ Read 01-31-2016 ~ ★★★★
53. A Stranger's Kiss, by Lis Fielding ~ Read 01-31-2016 ~ ★★★★★

3/400

Finished The Bargain by Mary Jo Putney

A beautiful 5* read

Jess wrote: "As you read a book this year, be sure to report in here. An example post would be:

Book 1/100 : Title by Author
Book 2/100: Title by Author

Feel free to tell us if you liked the book or not and a..."

Do Audible Books count?

4/400

Finished Lady Honor's Debt by Maggi Andersen

A charming 5* read

Teri wrote: "Jess wrote: "As you read a book this year, be sure to report in here. An example post would be:

Book 1/100 : Title by Author
Book 2/100: Title by Author

Feel free to tell us if you liked the book..."

Yes, Audible counts! Rereads count too! :)

5/400

Finished A Christmas in Cornwall by Tamara Gill

A delightful 5* read

1/90: Lonely Planet Southwest USA - Yes I made it through it after booking my summer trip ;)

Oh fun! I live in Arizona! So you may be passing through my way!

Book 1/100: To sin with a Tycoon by Cathy Williams in French - Liked it very much.

@Jess: could happen. I love to plan and map my trips. Ive only been to the Southern States, East Coast and NY before so the canyons etc look thrilling to me.

2/90 Die Gouvernante Und Ihr Geliebtes Ungeheuer by Courtney Milan - 3***
(OT: The Governess Affair)

1/50 Stars of fortune Nora Roberts. Love Nora Roberts, the witch thing? Not so much :)

6/400

Finished Miss Hillary Schools a Scoundrel by Samantha Grace

A very enjoyable 5* read

2/100: Protected by the Prince by Annie West in French - Loved it

Jess wrote: "Teri wrote: "Jess wrote: "As you read a book this year, be sure to report in here. An example post would be:

Book 1/100 : Title by Author
Book 2/100: Title by Author

Feel free to tell us if you l..."
That's great. I did participate much last year it was VERY busy professionally.

7/400

Finished Lady Catherine's Scandalous Christmas by Maggi Andersen

A freebie that is a very, very short story 3***

Aw thanks Megan! :)

1/135
Anyone But Alex 3.75 stars

3/100: Virgin by Radhika Sanghani in French: this book was awful. I don't recommend it at all

8/400

Finished Passions of a Wicked Earl by Lorraine Heath

A stonking 5*

9/400

Finished The Schoolmistress and the Spy by Julia Byrne

3***

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Currently Reading Secret by Kindle Alexander.

10/400

Finished If His Kiss Is Wicked by Jo Goodman

Brilliant 5*

11/400

Finished Lord Bartholomew's Christmas Bride by Maggi Andersen

Very short read 3***

1/100 Why Quantum Physicists Don't Get Fat by Gregory Kuhn
2*
2/100 The Corinthian by Georgette Heyer 5*
3/100 Cotillion by Georgette Heyer 4*
4/100 Frederica by Georgette Heyer 5*
5/100 The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer 5*
6/100 The Forgotten Daughter by Renita D'Silva 5*
7/100 Witch Is When It All Began by Adele Abbott 3*
8/100 Faro's Daughter by Georgette Heyer 4*
9/100 A White Room by Stephanie Carroll 3.5*
10/100 Witch Is When Life Got Complicated by Adele Abbott 3*
11/100 The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler 3*
12/100 Arabella by Georgette Heyer 3.5*
13/100 Witch Is When Everything Went Crazy - Adele Abbott 3*
14/100 The Cat Manual by Michael Ray Taylor - 3*
15/100 Witch Is When Things Fell Apart - Adele Abbott 3*
16/100 A Tale of a Ring: A Historical Women's Fiction Novel -
Ilan Sheinfeld 4*
17/100 Lady of Quality - Georgette Heyer 3*
18/100 Witch Is When the Bubble Burst - Adele Abbott 3*
19/100 Charity Girl - Georgette Heyer 4*
20/100 Bath Tangle - Georgette Heyer 3*
21/100 The Foundling - Georgette Heyer 3*
22/100 The Convenient Marriage - Georgette Heyer 2.5*
23/100 Witch Is When the Penny Dropped - Adele Abbott 3*
24/100 Witch Is When the Floodgates Opened - Adele Abbott 3*
25/100 Witch Is When the Hammer Fell - Adele Abbott 3*
26/100 Witch Is When My Heart Broke - Adele Abbott 3*
27/100 Game Console Hacking... - Joe Grand & Albert Yarusso 4*
28/100 The Brush of Black Wings - Grace Draven 3*
29/100 Witch Is When I Said Goodbye - Adele Abbott 3
30/100 Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep - Liz Kessler 3*
31/100 A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking 5*
32/100 Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 4*
33/100 Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris 4*
34/100 Club Dead by Charlaine Harris 4*
35/100 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 4*
36/100 Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 5*
37/100 The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan 5*
38/100 Death has no closure - only acceptance ... Love Decides by Brian Pinette 2*
39/100 Coraline by Neil Gaiman 5*
40/100 Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia 3*
41/100 The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen 5*
42/100 Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris 4*
43/100 Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris 4*
44/100 Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris 4*
45/100 All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris 4*
46/100 From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris 4*
47/100 Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris 4*
48/100 Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris 4*
49/100 The Sparrow Sisters by Ellen Herrick 5*
50/100 Dead Reckoning by Charlain Harris 4*
51/100 The Transcriptionist by Amy Rowland 5*
52/100 I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats by Francesco Marciuliano 4*
53/100 Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee 5*
54/100 I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai 4*
55/100 The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev 3*
56/100 Flower Net: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries Book 1) by Lisa See 4*
57/100 The Sevenfold Spell by Tia Nevitt 4*
58/100 Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas 4*
59/100 Storm Front (The Dresden Files Book 1) by Jim Butcher 4*
60/100 Fool's Moon (The Dresden Files Book 2) by Jim Butcher 4*
61/100 Grave Peril (The Dresden Files Book 3) by Jim Butcher 4*
62/100 The Interior (Red Princess Mysteries Book 2) by Lisa Lee 4*
63/100 The Devil Duke Takes a Bride by Rachel Van Dyken 3*
64/100 Summer Knight (The Dresden Files Book 4) by Jim Butcher 5*
65/100 Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris 4*
66/100 Beauty's Beast by Amanda Ashley 3*
67/100 Burning Bright by Maggie Shayne, Anne Stuart, and Judith Arnold 4*
68/100 The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss by Anderson Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt 4*
69/100 Death Masks (The Dresden Files Book 5) by Jim Butcher 4*
70/100 Blood Rites (The Dresden Files Book 6) by Jim Butcher 4*
71/100 The Painter's Daughter by Julie Klassen 3*
72/100 Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris 4*
73/100 Never Never by Colleen Hoover 3*
74/100 this is where it ends by Marieke Nijkamp 5*
75/100 Beauty and the Beast (Faerie Tale Collection Book 1) by Jenni James 3*
76/100 Dead Beat (The Dresden Files Book 7) by Jim Butcher 4*

3/90 - Sabrina Jeffries - 5*****

Highly rec!

12/400

Finished A Highlander's Heart by Jennifer Haymore

Read this again - 4****

13/400

Finished My Naughty Minette by Annabel Joseph

Enjoyable 3.5*

14/400

Finished The Lady Never Lies by Juliana Gray

Not so enjoyable for me 3*

15/400

Finished The Sport of Baronets by Theresa Romain

An o.k. 3*

16/400

Finished Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey

Bloody brilliant 5*****

LOL Megan, I know that feeling from the writing and reading perspective.

1/45 - Attached by Amir Levine MD and Rachel S.F. Heller, M.A.

Really interesting.

17/400

Finished The Magic of You by Johanna Lindsey

Another B. Brilliant 5*****

1/150 - Fuel Her Fire - Piper Black
2/150 - Shifters & Soulmates - Zoe Dakota
3/150 - Spread Him - Dick B. Thicke
4/150 - Stepbrother's Baby - Candy Quinn
5/150 - Wild Wolf - James D. Horton

1/100 Redemption by Kate Douglas
2/100 Of Flame and Promise by Cecy Robson
3/100 Plainsong by Kent Haruf

18/400

Finished Pleasures of a Notorious Gentleman by Lorraine Heath

4****

4/100: The rogue by Katharine Ashe: Fabulous read.

6/150 - True Love by Piper Black

7/150 - Licking Like a Starved Woman - Ff Seduction Threesome Romance Erotica by Piper Black

8/150 - Romance: Rock Bottom: Sons of Silence MC by E. Lovell

19/400

Finished Say You Love Me by Johanna Lindsey

I'm speechless about this series! 5*****

1/60: Jesse's Girl by Miranda Kenneally **** part of a series I like, but not one of the more enjoyable one for me. Still good for the series though.
2/60: Noah by Elizabeth Reyes *** enjoyed, lots of editing errors and repetitive thoughts but glad I read it.

20/400

Finished Again, My Lord by Katharine Ashe

So loved it! 5*****

4/90 by Erin Knightley
5/90 by Genevieve Turner
6/90 by Jennifer Haymore