The Challenge Factory discussion

How It Works:

○Below there will be a list of words associated with August You will choose 1 or more word from the list and choose/read books that either the •Title •Author or •Series begins with each letter!

○To Move up to the Hard Level you will choose books from the same Genre or Theme (Listed Below) for each word you read! *If you do more than one word you can use a different genre or theme for each word☺


There will be a couple of Bonus Options for those who want to add a little something extra!

•Some Info to Keep In Mind•

♦You CAN do re-reads as long as they are read during challenge.

♦You CAN change you •Books & •Level of Difficulty at any time during the challenge.

♦Update your orginal list, as well as updating a post occasioanlly.
•Strike out Finished Books
•Rate your Finished Books 1-5 ♥'s 1 5 Being the Best!
•Add a tally of completed books to Orginal Post= 0/5 completed!

If you have questions Please ask me here, or PM me or any of the Mods!

August Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With August:
• Olympics • Leo • Gladiolas • Peridot • Virgo • Summer • Picnic • Watermelon • Sunshine • Friendship • Camping • Pool •

Birthdays in August:
(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
• H.P. Lovecraft • Mary Shelley • Ray Bradbury • Danielle Steel • Jerry Garcia • Cameron Diaz • Jason Priestley • Mother Teresa • Billy Ray Cyrus • Sean Connery • Cal Ripken Jr.

Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
Admit Your Happy Month: All of your books must make you happy.
Romance Awareness Month: All of your books must be from the romance genre.
Women’s Equality Day: All of your books must be written by female authors.
National Mustard Day: All of your books must have yellow covers.
Senior Citizen’s Day: All of your books must be 65 years or older.

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Lighthouse Day: Read a book with a lighthouse on the cover.
Book Lover’s Day: Read any book you want.
National Tell a Joke Day: Read a book that makes you laugh out loud.
Kiss and Make Up Day: Read a book where people kiss and make up after an argument.
Friendship Week: Read a book that features a strong friendship.

~Michelle~'s August Monthly Challenge
August 1 - 31, 2016
Completed 11/11


***COMPLETED 8-26-2016***


August Words to Choose From:

Words Associated With August:

✓ L ~ Jenny Lawson|Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things 8-2-2016 | 3*

✓ E ~ Book Lover’s Day: Read any book you want. Triptych|Karin Slaughter 8-4-2016 | 4*

✓ O ~ National Tell a Joke Day: Read a book that makes you laugh out loud. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency|Alexander McCall Smith 8-22-2016 | 4*

Birthdays in August:

✓ M ~ R.L. Mathewson --> Perfection 8-11-2016 | 3*

✓ I ~ {Friendship Week: Read a book that features a strong friendship.} Shane|Jack Schaefer 8-18-2016 | 4*

✓ C ~ Cold Mountain|Charles Frazier 8-2-2016 | 3*

✓ H ~ Heather Anastasiu|Tsura 8-10-2016 | 4*

✓ E ~ Eligible|Curtis Sittenfeld 8-7-2016 | 3*

✓ L ~ Michael Lister|Innocent Blood 8-21-2016 | 3*

✓ L ~ The Last Suppers|Diane Mott Davidson 8-26-2016 | 4*

✓ E ~ James Ellroy|The Black Dahlia 8-17-2016 | 3*

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Lighthouse Day: Read a book with a lighthouse on the cover.
Book Lover’s Day: Read any book you want.
National Tell a Joke Day: Read a book that makes you laugh out loud.
Kiss and Make Up Day: Read a book where people kiss and make up after an argument.
Friendship Week: Read a book that features a strong friendship.

August Monthly Challenge
Progress: 16 / 16

Words Associated With August:

O - Octavia Butler - Kindred
L The Little Flower Shop by the Sea
Y Your Perfect Life
M Maisie Dobbs
P P.D. James - An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
I Ireland Wouldn't It Be Deadly
C use bonus
S - Summer by the Sea

L - Ley - Jewelled Snuff box
E - Elin Hilderbrand The Beach Club
O Outlander


Birthdays in August:

J - Jonasson - The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
A - As Death Draws Near
S The Sweetness of Forgetting
O On Folly Beach
N - The Nest


Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own

Book Lover’s Day: Read any book you want. Vintage Home: Using 20th-century Design in the Contemporary Home

Cindy's August Monthly Challenge
August 1 - August 31, 2016
Progress: 9/12

Words Associated With August:
P: Prepping Made Easy: The First Steps For Successful Prepping [8/10]
O: The One [8/18]
O: Substitute Book Lover’s Day: Read any book you want: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone [8/7]
L: Substitute Kiss and Make Up Day: Read a book where people kiss and make up after an argument: Stripped Raw [8/31]

Birthdays in August:
B: Boss Me Good (An Alpha Male Romance) [8/30]
R: Ripped From the Pages [8/8]
A: Substitute Friendship Week: Read a book that features a strong friendship: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [8/9]
D: Delivered To The Billionaire (The Billionaire's Offer, Book 3) [8/31]
B: Boss Me Hard (An Alpha Male Romance) [8/31]
U:
R:
Y:

Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
Admit You're Happy Month: All of your books must make you happy.
Romance Awareness Month: All of your books must be from the romance genre.
Women’s Equality Day: All of your books must be written by female authors.
National Mustard Day: All of your books must have yellow covers.
Senior Citizen’s Day: All of your books must be 65 years or older.

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own:
National Lighthouse Day: Read a book with a lighthouse on the cover.
Book Lover’s Day: Read any book you want.
National Tell a Joke Day: Read a book that makes you laugh out loud.
Kiss and Make Up Day: Read a book where people kiss and make up after an argument.
Friendship Week: Read a book that features a strong friendship.

TCF'S monthly challenge:

Month: August 1 - August 31

1/4

S
Ellen Schreiber Full moon Kisses
A
Naomi and Ely's no kiss list by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan 8/10/16***

16/16 ~ finished Aug 27th



•Watermelon•

Will & Patrick Wake Up Married by Leta Blake & Alice Griffiths ~ 8/10/16 ~3.5★
All These Hidden Scars by Avril Ashton ~ 8/16/16 ~ 4.5★
Tempest by Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock ~ 8/11/16 ~ 4★
Endings and Beginnings by K.C. Wells & Parker Williams ~ 8/9/16 ~ 4★
Rag and Bone by K.J. Charles ~ 8/11/16 ~ 4★
My Lord's Judgment by Taylor Law ~ 8/13/16 ~ 3★
Ezekiah by Lisa Henry ~ 8/16/16 ~ 3.5★
Lessons in Trust by Charlie Cochrane ~ 8/20/16 ~ 4★
One Step Too Close: Coffin Nails MC Louisiana by K.A. Merikan ~ 8/13/16 ~ 4★
Normal Enough by Marie Sexton ~ 8/27/16 ~ 3★


•Cal Ripken Jr.•

Connections by K.C. Wells ~ 8/17/16 ~ 3.5★
As the Leaves Fall by R.J. Jones ~ 8/25/16 ~ 4★
Lima Oscar Victor Echo and The Truth About Everything by Suki Fleet ~ 8/14/16 ~ 3.5★


•Bonus•
Book Lover’s Day: Dom of Las Vegas by Tricia Owens ~ 8/7/16 ~ 3★
National Tell a Joke Day: Bob the Destroyer of Leads by Sue Brown ~ 8/26/16 ~ 3.5★
Friendship Week: For Never and Always by Ana J. Phoenex ~ 8/18/16 ~ 3★

Rachel's August Monthly Challenge
August 1 - August 31, 2016
Progress: 5/5 Done!!! As of 8/18!!!

Words:
L: Witchstruck by Victoria Lamb Finished 8/13
E: Blind Spot by Laura Ellen Finished 8/12
O: The Outliers by Kimberly McCreight Finished 8/18


Birthdays:
H.: The Viscountess Bequest: A Regency Romance by Sophy Hester Finished 8/10
P.: Pointe by Brandy Colbert Finished 8/2


And to make it hard...
Women’s Equality Day: All of your books must be written by female authors.

August Monthly Challenge

READ: 13/13

✔G: Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls - Victoria Laurie 8/14
✔L: Dead Heat - Linda Barnes 8/11
✔A: About a Vampire - Lynsay Sands 8/11
✔D: Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
✔I: It's a Wonderful Wife - Janet Chapman 8/13
✔O: Of Silk and Steam - Bec McMaster 8/20
✔L: Lawless - T.M. Frazier 8/12
✔U: The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham 8/13
✔S: Stone Cold Lover - Christine Warren 8/16




✔Book Lover’s Day: Read any book you want.
Marked in Flesh - Anne Bishop 8/7

✔National Tell a Joke Day: Read a book that makes you laugh out loud.
The Mane Squeeze - Shelly Laurenston 8/20

✔Kiss and Make Up Day: Read a book where people kiss and make up after an argument.
The Temptation - Cheyenne McCray 8/21

✔Friendship Week: Read a book that features a strong friendship
Born of Betrayal - Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/18



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Reserved - will be back soon :-)

Andria's August Monthly Challenge

Words Associated with August
7/6 Completed

S: Soseki, Natsume - Kokoro - ***
U: An Unattractive Vampire - Jim McDoniel - ****
M: Michael A. Armstrong - Truck Stop Earth - ***
M: Margaret Atwood - Hag-Seed - ****
E: Every Mountain Made Low - Alex White - *
R: Robert Glancy - Please Do Not Disturb - ****

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Lighthouse Day: Read a book with a lighthouse on the cover.
Book Lover’s Day: Read any book you want. We Eat Our Own - Kea Wilson - ****
National Tell a Joke Day: Read a book that makes you laugh out loud.
Kiss and Make Up Day: Read a book where people kiss and make up after an argument.
Friendship Week: Read a book that features a strong friendship.

August Monthly Challenge
8/1 to 8/31/16

Read 13/13 DONE!

F
R Rachel Hauck - The Wedding Dress 8/13/16 4stars
I
E Erin Knightley - Learning to Ride 8/3/16 3.5stars
N
D Dawson, Jennifer, Kate Angell,, Sharla Lovelace - The Cottage on Pumpkin and Vine 8/16/16 4stars
S Sunshine Creek Vineyard, #1 - A Better Man by Candis Terry 8/5/16 4stars
H Her Enemy at the Altar by Virginia Heath 8/5/16 4stars
I
P



L Lanigan, Catherine - Sophie's Path (Shores of Indian Lake #6) 8/11/16 4stars
E Ever After (Love to the Rescue #3) by Rachel Lacey 8/10/16 4stars
O Olivia Gates - Twin Heirs to His Throne (Billionaires and Babies #65) 8/2/16 4stars


Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
Admit Your Happy Month: All of your books must make you happy.
Romance Awareness Month: All of your books must be from the romance genre.

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own

National Lighthouse Day: Read a book with a lighthouse on the cover.
A Wandering Heart (Angel Island #3) by Thomas Kinkade, Katherine Spencer 8/24/16 4stars

Book Lover’s Day: Read any book you want.
The Texas Takedown by Kathryn Brocato 8/7/16 4stars

National Tell a Joke Day: Read a book that makes you laugh out loud.
Second Chance Summer (Cedar Ridge #1) by Jill Shalvis 8/8/16 4stars (antics between the Kincaid brothers, their mom's style and Jonathan's thoughts)

Kiss and Make Up Day: Read a book where people kiss and make up after an argument.
My Kind of Wonderful (Cedar Ridge #2) by Jill Shalvis 8/9/16 4stars (Bailey and Hud)

Friendship Week: Read a book that features a strong friendship.
The Girl He Used to Love (Grace Notes Records #1) by Amy Vastine 8/6/16 5stars (Faith and Addison/Lily and Kylie)

August Monthly Challenge

7/7
DONE

C Cook the Books 8/12
A Allegiances 8/1
M Mary Feliz Address to Die For 8/1
P Pajonas, S.J. The Daydreamer Detective 8/12
I Illusion Town 8/8
N The Naked Eye 8/2
G Generation 18 8/3

August Monthly Challenge

25 Read

Hard Level: Romance Awareness Month: All of your books must be from the romance genre.

L - Last Man Standing ~ 8/31/16 ~ ★★★
E - Ezrabet Bishop ~ Heart's Protector ~ 8/15/16 ~ ★★★
O - Out of Uniform series ~ Falling for His Best Friend ~ 8/6/16 ~ ★★★★

V - Vaughn, Piper ~ Prickly By Nature ~ 8/12/16 ~ ★★★★★
I - Kiss and Make Up Day Wand-Losing & Other Things You Shouldn't Be Doing ~ 8/10/16 ~ ★★
R - Rae, Amelita ~ Taken by His Best Friend: A Yaoi Romance ~ 8/29/16 ~ ★★★
G - Garret Leigh ~ Misfits ~ 8/14/16 ~ ★★★★★
O - Out of Uniform series - His Lover to Protect ~ 8/21/16 ~ ★★

S - Special Delivery series~ Tough Love ~ 8/16/16 ~ ★★★★★
U - Unguarded ~ 8/21/16 ~ ★★★
M - Mary Calmes ~ Just Desserts ~ 8/12/16 ~ ★★★
M - Mercy Celeste ~ Bootleg Diva: Confessions of a Quarterback Princess by Levi Brody ~ 8/24/16 ~ ★★★★
E - Emma Chase ~ Tamed ~ 8/13/16 ~ ★★★1/2
R - Rhys Ford ~ Dirty Kiss ~ 8/25/16 ~ ★★★★★

C - Cooper, R. ~ Dancing Lessons ~ 8/2/16 ~ ★★1/2
A - At First Sight series ~ The Queen & the Homo Jock King ~ 8/8/16 ~ ★★★★
M - Merikan, K.A. ~ Guns n' Boys: He Is Poison ~ 8/9/16 ~ ★
P - Peterson, S.J.D ~ Quinn's Need ~ 8/3/16 ~ ★★★
I - Friendship Week Absinthe of Malice ~ 8/26/16 ~ ★★★★1/2
N - A Nick Fallon Investigation series ~ A Deadly Game ~ 8/26/16 ~ ★★
G - The Ghost on My Couch ~ 8/5/16 ~ ★★★★

H. - Hexbreaker ~ 8/20/16 ~ ★★★★
P. - The Prince's Guard ~ 8/27/16 ~ ★★1/2


Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Lighthouse Day: Read a book with a lighthouse on the cover.
Book Lover’s Day: Read any book you want. Good For You ~ 8/11/16 ~ ★★★★
National Tell a Joke Day: Read a book that makes you laugh out loud. How to Wish Upon a Star ~ 8/19/16 ~ ★★★★

~Danielle~'s August Monthly Challenge
August 1 - 31, 2016
Level; Hard
Romance Awareness Month: All of your books must be from the romance genre.
Completed 10/10

August Words to Choose From:

Words Associated With August:

L ~ Polar Bared by Eve Langlais 8/8 ★★★

E ~Want Me by Cynthia Eden 8/6 ★★★

O ~ Off the Edge by Carolyn Crane 8/28 ★★★★

Birthdays in August:

D ~ Die For Me by Karen Rose 8/3 ★★★★★

I ~ It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas 8/12 ★★★★★

A ~ Jake by Adrienne Bell 8/14 ★★★★

Z ~ Zero at the Bone by Jane Seville 8/9 ★★★★

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Lighthouse Day: Read a book with a lighthouse on the cover.
Book Lover’s Day: Read any book you want: Her Darkest Nightmare 8/15 ★★★★
National Tell a Joke Day: Read a book that makes you laugh out loud.
Kiss and Make Up Day: Read a book where people kiss and make up after an argument. Taste of Torment 8/18 ★★★★
Friendship Week: Read a book that features a strong friendship. Kaleb 8/13 ★★

TCF August 2016 Monthly Challenge
14/19

Sunshine:
S: Shalvis, Jill - Forever and a Day 2/8/16
U: Under the Lights 28/8/16
N: Neighbor from Hell #2 - Perfection 26/8/16
S: Sugar Daddy 4/8/16
H: Huss, J.A. - Mr. Perfect 31/8/16
I:
N:
E: Elkeles, Simone - Chain Reaction 20/8/16


Cameron Diaz:
C: Christina Lauren - Beautiful Boss 17/8/16
A: Ashley, Katie - The Pairing 9/8/16
M: Maggie Stiefvater - The Raven King 1/8/16
E:
R: Ryan, Carrie Ann - An Alpha's Path 31/8/16
O:
N : Neighbor from Hell #8 - Fire & Brimstone 29/8/16


D: The Duchess War 24/8/16
I:
A: Alice Clayton - Cream of the Crop 3/8/16
Z: Zapata, Mariana - The Wall of Winnipeg and Me 6/8/16

TCF August 2016 Monthly Challenge

L Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle - 8/4
E The Blue Rose by Anthony Eglin - 8/11
O Once Upon Stilettos by Shanna Swendson - 8/30

S Murder on Wheels by Stuart Palmer - 8/3
U Undead and Unpopular by MaryJanice Davidson - 8/12
N The Last Planet by Andre Norton - 8/2
S The Necromancer by Michael Scott - 8/10
H Hill of Secrets: An Israeli Jewish mystery novel by Michal Hartstein - 8/14
I If You Ask Me by Betty White - 8/6
N Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts - 8/8
E Ice Blue by Emma Jameson - 8/15

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Lighthouse Day: Read a book with a lighthouse on the cover.
Book Lover’s Day: Read any book you want.
National Tell a Joke Day: Read a book that makes you laugh out loud.
Kiss and Make Up Day: Read a book where people kiss and make up after an argument.
Friendship Week: Read a book that features a strong friendship.

TCF August 2016 Monthly Challenge

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I'll use the theme Women's Equality Day and read books by female authors only

I'm in!

August Monthly Challenge
Level: Hard – Women’s Equality Day Theme

C: Must Love Wieners by Casey Griffin (Rescue Dog Romance) - ♥♥♥ - 8/6/16
A:
L: Till I Kissed You by Laura Trentham (Cottonbloom) - ♥♥♥ - 8/7/16

R: Foolproof Love by Katee Robert (Foolproof Love) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 8/1/16
I: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 8/2/16
P: Tailored for Trouble by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff (Happy Pants) - ♥♥♥♥.5 - 8/9/16
K: Close to You by Kristen Proby (Fusion) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 8/11/16
E:
N:

J: Beautiful Redemption by Jamie McGuire (Maddox Brothers) - ♥♥♥♥ - 8/13/16
R: Fool Me Once by Katee Robert (Foolproof Love) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 8/3/16


Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
Book Lover’s Day: Read any book you want. - Random Acts of Marriage by Boone Brux (Wedding Favors) - ♥♥♥♥ - 8/9/16
National Tell a Joke Day: Read a book that makes you laugh out loud.
Kiss and Make Up Day: Read a book where people kiss and make up after an argument. - Beautiful Sacrifice by Jamie McGuire (Maddox Brothers) - ♥♥♥.5 - 8/14/16
Friendship Week: Read a book that features a strong friendship. - Best Friend Bargain by Robin Bielman (Kisses in the Sand) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 8/8/16

TCF August 2016 Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1st - 31st

W: Write to Market: Deliver a Book that Sells 8/10/16
A: Ace Atkins, Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot 8/2/16
T: Thorne, Jack, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 8/3/16
E: Eoin Colfer, And Another Thing... 8/16/16
R: Robert B. Parker's Kickback 8/4/16
M: Mortimore, Jim, Babylon 5 Security Manual 8/31/16
E: Evanovich, Janet, The Husband List 8/20/16
L: Launch to Market: Easy Marketing For Authors 8/13/16
O: Odd Thomas #6, Deeply Odd 8/30/16
N:

TCF August Challenge

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Bonus:
Book Lovers Day:

TCF's August Challenge


0 of 19 Complete

August Word: OLYMPICS
✧O: Overexposed - Leslie Kelly
✧L: The Last Word - Lisa Lutz
✧Y: Yours to Keep - Serena Bell
✧M: The Marcelli Bride - Susan Mallery
✧P: Playboy's Lesson - Melanie Milburne
✧I: Isle of Lies - Donna Fletcher
✧C: Chase Me - Tessa Bailey
✧S: The Score - Elle Kennedy




August Birthday: GARCIA
✧G: Game for Trouble - Karen Erickson
✧A: Against The Odds - Mara Jacobs
✧R: Rebel Ink - Laura Wright
✧C: Corralled - Lorelie James
✧I: Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis
✧A: Absolutely, Positively - Heather Webber




EXTRAS:
✧National Lighthouse Day: Pelican Point - Donna Kauffman
✧Book Lover’s Day: Haunted Honeymoon at Casa Dracula - Marta Acosta
✧National Tell a Joke Day: Legally Wed - N.M. Silber
✧Kiss and Make Up Day: Baby, Come Home - Stephanie Bond
✧Friendship Week: Betrayal in Death - J.D. Robb

Duration: 1 - 31 August 2016
1/5 completed

J - John Tiffany: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 4/8
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anolinde's August Monthly Challenge
August 1 - August 31, 2016
Progress: 8/8

Words Associated With August:

O - Off Campus - Amy Jo Cousins (done)
L - Los hombres que no amaban a las mujeres - Stieg Larsson (done)
Y - You Will Know Me - Megan Abbott (done)
M - Morgoth's Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien (done)
P - Prince's Gambit - C.S. Pacat (done)
I - If I Stay - Gayle Forman (done)
C - Captive Prince - C.S. Pacat (done)
S - Secrets of a Summer Night - Lisa Kleypas (done)

COMPLETE

Done on post 12 - 13/13!

All done. Post 8.

Finished :) i'm post 7.

Done! :)

~Michelle~'s August Monthly Challenge
August 1 - 31, 2016
Completed 11/11


***COMPLETED 8-26-2016***


August Words to Choose From:

Words Associated With August:

✓ L ~ Jenny Lawson|Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things 8-2-2016 | 3*

✓ E ~ Book Lover’s Day: Read any book you want. Triptych|Karin Slaughter 8-4-2016 | 4*

✓ O ~ National Tell a Joke Day: Read a book that makes you laugh out loud. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency|Alexander McCall Smith 8-22-2016 | 4*

Birthdays in August:

✓ M ~ R.L. Mathewson --> Perfection 8-11-2016 | 3*

✓ I ~ {Friendship Week: Read a book that features a strong friendship.} Shane|Jack Schaefer 8-18-2016 | 4*

✓ C ~ Cold Mountain|Charles Frazier 8-2-2016 | 3*

✓ H ~ Heather Anastasiu|Tsura 8-10-2016 | 4*

✓ E ~ Eligible|Curtis Sittenfeld 8-7-2016 | 3*

✓ L ~ Michael Lister|Innocent Blood 8-21-2016 | 3*

✓ L ~ The Last Suppers|Diane Mott Davidson 8-26-2016 | 4*

✓ E ~ James Ellroy|The Black Dahlia 8-17-2016 | 3*

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Lighthouse Day: Read a book with a lighthouse on the cover.
Book Lover’s Day: Read any book you want.
National Tell a Joke Day: Read a book that makes you laugh out loud.
Kiss and Make Up Day: Read a book where people kiss and make up after an argument.
Friendship Week: Read a book that features a strong friendship.

~Danielle~'s August Monthly Challenge
August 1 - 31, 2016
Level; Hard
Romance Awareness Month: All of your books must be from the romance genre.
Completed 10/10

August Words to Choose From:

Words Associated With August:

L ~ Polar Bared by Eve Langlais 8/8 ★★★

E ~Want Me by Cynthia Eden 8/6 ★★★

O ~ Off the Edge by Carolyn Crane 8/28 ★★★★

Birthdays in August:

D ~ Die For Me by Karen Rose 8/3 ★★★★★

I ~ It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas 8/12 ★★★★★

A ~ Jake by Adrienne Bell 8/14 ★★★★

Z ~ Zero at the Bone by Jane Seville 8/9 ★★★★

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Lighthouse Day: Read a book with a lighthouse on the cover.
Book Lover’s Day: Read any book you want: Her Darkest Nightmare 8/15 ★★★★
National Tell a Joke Day: Read a book that makes you laugh out loud.
Kiss and Make Up Day: Read a book where people kiss and make up after an argument. Taste of Torment 8/18 ★★★★
Friendship Week: Read a book that features a strong friendship. Kaleb 8/13 ★★

Finished.

TCF August 2016 Monthly Challenge

L Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle - 8/4
E The Blue Rose by Anthony Eglin - 8/11
O Once Upon Stilettos by Shanna Swendson - 8/30

S Murder on Wheels by Stuart Palmer - 8/3
U Undead and Unpopular by MaryJanice Davidson - 8/12
N The Last Planet by Andre Norton - 8/2
S The Necromancer by Michael Scott - 8/10
H Hill of Secrets: An Israeli Jewish mystery novel by Michal Hartstein - 8/14
I If You Ask Me by Betty White - 8/6
N Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts - 8/8
E Ice Blue by Emma Jameson - 8/15

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Lighthouse Day: Read a book with a lighthouse on the cover.
Book Lover’s Day: Read any book you want.
National Tell a Joke Day: Read a book that makes you laugh out loud.
Kiss and Make Up Day: Read a book where people kiss and make up after an argument.
Friendship Week: Read a book that features a strong friendship

Missed by one :-(

TCF's August Challenge

18 of 19 Complete

August Word: OLYMPICS
✔O: Overexposed - Leslie Kelly - 08.16 ★★★
✔L: The Last Word - Lisa Lutz - 08.21 ★★★
✧Y: Yours to Keep - Serena Bell
✔M: The Marcelli Bride - Susan Mallery - 08.03 ★★★★
✔P: Picking Clover - Bobby Hutchinson - 08.05 ★★★
✔I: Isle of Lies - Donna Fletcher - 08.30 ★★★★
✔C: Chase Me - Tessa Bailey - 08.20 ★★★★
✔S: Seducing Cinderella - Gina Maxwell - 08.24 ★★★★




August Birthday: GARCIA
✔G: Game for Trouble - Karen Erickson - 08.03 ★★★
✔A: The Arrivals - Melissa Marr - 08.06 ★★★★
✔R: Rebel Ink - Laura Wright - 08.27 ★★★★
✔C: Corralled - Lorelie James - 08.08 ★★★★
✔I: Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis - 08.17 ★★★★
✔A: Absolutely, Positively - Heather Webber - 08.31 ★★★★




EXTRAS:
✔National Lighthouse Day: Pelican Point - Donna Kauffman - 08.25 ★★★★★
✔Book Lover’s Day: Haunted Honeymoon at Casa Dracula - Marta Acosta - 08.15 ★★★★
✔National Tell a Joke Day: Legally Wed - N.M. Silber - 08.10 ★★★★
✔Kiss and Make Up Day: Baby, Come Home - Stephanie Bond - 08.10 ★★
✔Friendship Week: Betrayal in Death - J.D. Robb - 08.24 ★★★★★

TCF Monthly Challenge — August
Completed — 13!

Words Associated With August
Wylde, Joanna — Reapers and Bastards Anthology – 8/23/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Armed & Dangerous, Abigail Roux – 8/4/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Their Virgin Concubine, Shayla Black & Lexi Blake – 8/28/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Evans, Katy — Real – 8/10/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Reynard, Sylvain — Gabriel’s Redemption – 8/26/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Midnight in Death, J.D. Robb – 8/3/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Eugene, Lisa — Grayson – 8/10/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Lara Adrian — For 100 Days – 8/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Out Of Control, Shannon McKenna – 8/13/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Need You Now, Lisa Renee Jones – 8/22/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰


Book Lover’s Day ➔ any book you want
Heart Recaptured, Tillie Cole – 8/21/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮

Kiss and Make Up Day ➔ characters kiss and make up after an argument
Sweet Dreams, Kristen Ashley – 8/16/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮

Friendship Week ➔ features a strong friendship
The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan – 8/26/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰