Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

2022 April Monthly Challenge

1. Happy April Birthday!: Read a book published in April, or a book with a white cover in honor of April's birthstone, the Diamond.

2. Baby Names Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc). Alternately, you may choose a book with a character, plot, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative! This month's names: Ava (Like a Bird), Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand), Milo (Soldier), Elizabeth (God is My Oath).

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Read a book by this month's Featured Author, Avery Flynn, or by any author with one of her first or last names.

Fun Facts about Avery Flynn:
★ She writes contemporary romance often with humor.
★ She fell in love with romance reading Johanna Lindsey's Mallory series.
★ She has three slightly wild kids and a hockey addicted husband.
★ She loves to write about smartass alpha heroes and heroines who are feisty, fierce and fabulous.

So you may also read any book by Johanna Lindsey. You can also read any book featuring children or sports Or you can read any book shelved as Contemporary Romance or Humor.

4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Or read a book with a multicolored cover.

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!

6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Zoos are often more than a place just to see animals from around the world. They can be nature conservators and public educators. I have been very fortunate to have access to one of the greatest for most of my life - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Read a book with animals in the story or a shifter romance.

7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also curates a lot of plant species! Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.

8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Personally, I am a big fan of bats and how they help control the insect population! (Living in a rural area, the bugs are more than plentiful!) Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters.

9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance!

10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!

You can choose any number of categories depending on your reading speed, book availability and/or time commitment.

When posting your challenge progress, please make sure to put the date/s when you finished your book/s.

Upon completion, please repost your challenge as it helps when updating, plus we all want to see all the pretty books you've read! You may update your original challenge as you go or repost if you choose.

Happy Reading!!

🌷🐇🐣💐2022 April Monthly Challenge💐🐣🐇🌷



10/10 Completed


01. Happy April Birthday!: 🎂Read a book published in April, or a book with a white cover in honor of April's birthstone, the Diamond.
Wild Fire by Tiffinie Helmer 04/06/22
02. Baby Names: 👶🏻Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them. This month's names: Ava (Like a Bird), Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand), Milo (Soldier), Elizabeth (God is My Oath).
Playing Dirty by Susan Andersen 04/11/22
03. Featured Author Challenge ~ Avery Flynn: 👩🏻‍💻Read a book by this month's Featured Author, Avery Flynn, or by any author with one of her first or last names.
You may also read any book by Johanna Lindsey. You can also read any book featuring children or sports. Or you can read any book shelved as Contemporary Romance or Humor.
Christmas In Blue Hollow Falls by Donna Kauffman 04/14/22
04. Find a Rainbow Day (April 3): 🌈Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Or read a book with a multicolored cover.
The Great Easter Bunny Hunt by S.E. Smith 04/01/22
05. Go for Broke Day (April 5): 💵Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!
Christmas in the Cop Car by Laura Trentham 04/27/22
06. Zoo Lover's Day (April 8): 🦒Read a book with animals in the story or a shifter romance.
Pearl's Dragon by S.E. Smith 04/28/22
07. International Plant Appreciation Day (April 13): 🪴Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.
Someone to Love by Mary Balogh 04/23/22
08. Bat Appreciation Day (April 17): 🦇Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters.
Nightwalker by Allyson James 04/17/22
09. Lover's Day (April 23): 💘Read a romance!
Shaking the Sleigh by Delancey Stewart 04/08/22
10. Reader’s Choice: 📚Read any book of your choosing!
A Highlander Is Coming to Town by Laura Trentham 04/05/22

🌈🌂🌂🌂2022 April Monthly Challenge🌂🌂🌂🌈
7/6 8/8COMPLETELED

🌂🐇1. Happy April Birthday!: Read a book published in April, or a book with a white cover in honor of April's birthstone, the Diamond. published in April 19th 2022
His Little Diamond by: Paige Michaels (07/28/2022)

2. Baby Names Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc). Alternately, you may choose a book with a character, plot, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative! This month's names: Ava (Like a Bird), Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand), Milo (Soldier), Elizabeth (God is My Oath).

🌂🐇3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Read a book by this month's Featured Author, Avery Flynn, or by any author with one of her first or last names.
Betting the Billionaire by: Avery Flynn (04/18/20222)

(view spoiler)[Fun Facts about Avery Flynn:
★ She writes contemporary romance often with humor.
★ She fell in love with romance reading Johanna Lindsey's Mallory series.
★ She has three slightly wild kids and a hockey addicted husband.
★ She loves to write about smartass alpha heroes and heroines who are feisty, fierce and fabulous.
So you may also read any book by Johanna Lindsey. You can also read any book featuring children or sports Or you can read any book shelved as Contemporary Romance or Humor. (hide spoiler)]

🌂🐇4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Or read a book with a multicolored cover.
The Problem with Forever by: Jennifer L. Armentrout (04/06/2022)

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!

🌂🐇6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Zoos are often more than a place just to see animals from around the world. They can be nature conservators and public educators. I have been very fortunate to have access to one of the greatest for most of my life - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Read a book with animals in the story or a shifter romance.
Alpha and Omega by: Patricia Briggs (04/16/2022)

🌂🐇7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also curates a lot of plant species! Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.
Someone to Love by: Mary Balogh (04/14/2022)


🌂🐇8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Personally, I am a big fan of bats and how they help control the insect population! (Living in a rural area, the bugs are more than plentiful!) Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters.
His Little Emerald by: Paige Michaels (04/02/2022)

🌂🐇9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance!
The Love Hypothesis by: Ali Hazelwood (04/05/2022)

🌂🐇10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!
Desolation Road by: Christine Feehan (04/05/2022)

2022 April Monthly Challenge
10/10

✔ Happy April Birthday!: Read a book published in April.
Boss Witch, Ann Aguirre (publ 4/5/22)

✔ Baby Names Read a book that includes a character or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them:
Elizabeth (God is My Oath)
And the Miss Ran Away with the Rake, Elizabeth Boyle

✔ Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: You can also read any book featuring children or sports
Any Man of Mine, Rachel Gibson (hockey)

✔ Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Or read a book with a multicolored cover.
How to Howl at the Moon, Eli Easton

✔ Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!
Famous in a Small Town, Kylie Scott

✔ Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Read a book with animals in the story or a shifter romance.
Casting Spells, Barbara Bretton (cats & shifters)

✔ International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also curates a lot of plant species! Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.
The Guy at The Wedding, Katherine Center

✔ Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters.
Cursed Luck, Kelley Armstrong

✔ Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance!
Sweetest in the Gale, Olivia Dade

✔ Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!
I Flipping Love You, Helena Hunting

2022 April Monthly Challenge

10/10 Completed. Finished

1. Happy April Birthday!:
Read a book published in April.
Rattle Some Cages-Lani Lynn Vale 4/21

2. Baby Names
Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them. This month's names:
Ava (Like a Bird),
Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand),
Milo (Soldier),
Elizabeth (God is My Oath).
Ava Harrison-Tarnished Empire 4/23

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn:
Read a book any book featuring sports.
Technical-Alexandria House 4/10

4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride.
Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance.
Refrain-Anne Mercier 4/22

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5:
Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!
The Surgeon-Tess Gerritsen 4/14

6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8:
Read a shifter romance.
Isaiah's Haven-N.J. Walters 4/04

7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13:
Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.
In Defense of Plants: An Exploration into the Wonder of Plants-Matt Candeias 4/12

8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17:
Read a Paranormal Romance.
Dark Lover-J.R. Ward 4/19

9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple -
Read a romance!
It Had to Be You-Jill Shalvis 4/08

10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!
All You Need is Love-Marie Force 4/23

2022 April Monthly Challenge
5/5 ROMANCE

1. Happy April Birthday!: Read a book published in April, or a book with a white cover in honor of April's birthstone, the Diamond.
Amore, neve e cioccolato (=The Little Swiss Ski Chalet) by Julie Caplin 12 April; 4☆


2. Baby Names Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc). Alternately, you may choose a book with a character, plot, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative! This month's names: Ava (Like a Bird), Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand), Milo (Soldier), Elizabeth (God is My Oath).

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Read a book by this month's Featured Author, Avery Flynn, or by any author with one of her first or last names.

So you may also read any book by Johanna Lindsey. You can also read any book featuring children or sports Or you can read any book shelved as Contemporary Romance or Humor.

4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Or read a book with a multicolored cover.

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!
Tracking a Kidnapper by Valerie Hansen 5 April; 4 1/2☆


6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Zoos are often more than a place just to see animals from around the world. They can be nature conservators and public educators. I have been very fortunate to have access to one of the greatest for most of my life - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Read a book with animals in the story or a shifter romance.
Explosive Situation by Terri Reed 2 April; 4 1/2☆


7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also curates a lot of plant species! Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.

8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Personally, I am a big fan of bats and how they help control the insect population! (Living in a rural area, the bugs are more than plentiful!) Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters.

9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance!
Forrest for the Trees by Kilby Blades 16 April; 4☆


10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!
Scene of the Crime by Sharon Dunn 8 April; 4 1/2☆

2022 April Monthly Challenge
5/10


1. Happy April Birthday!: Read a book with a white cover in honor of April's birthstone, the Diamond.
Getting Schooled


2. Baby Names: Read a book that includes a character or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names: Ava (Like a Bird), Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand), Milo (Soldier), Elizabeth (God is My Oath).

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Read a book featuring children.
Where We Found Our Home


4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Or read a book with a multicolored cover.

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!

6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Read a book with animals in the story,
Ruby Fever


7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.
Together We Burn


8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters.

9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance!
Informed Consent


10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!

2022 April Monthly Challenge
Timeframe: 4/1/22 to 4/30/22
8/10

1. Happy April Birthday! - White cover - The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen - 4/14/22 ♥♥♥♥


2. Baby Names - Character named Benjamin - Every Time You Go Away by Beth Harbison - 4/18/22 ♥♥♥♥


3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn - Shelved as Humor - Fork in the Road ... and Other Pointless Discussions by Linda M. Au - 4/4/22 ♥♥♥♥


4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Or read a book with a multicolored cover.

5. Go for Broke Day - You actually paid for - Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb - 4/9/22 ♥♥♥♥♥


6. Zoo Lover's Day - Shifter romance - Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh - 4/16/22 ♥♥♥♥♥


7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also curates a lot of plant species! Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.

8. Bat Appreciation Day - April 17: Paranormal Romance - Embrace the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy - 4/5/22 ♥♥♥


9. Lover's Day - April 23: Romance - Suddenly One Summer by Julie James - 4/2/22 ♥♥♥♥


10. Reader’s Choice - Any book - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris - 4/8/22 ♥♥♥♥

I'm in for 5 as usual! I'll start with these and see where I get...
1. Happy April Birthday!: The Road Trip (April Pub)
2. Baby Names: Ava (Like a Bird) The Layover (MC is Ava)
3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: You Deserve Each Other (Contemporary)
4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Meet Me in Paradise (multi-color cover)
5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Flirting With Danger (I had to pay for it cuz I couldn’t get it from the library or KU! *gasp*)
6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The Runaway Duchess (plants on cover and in story!)
8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: The Book Charmer (a bit paranormal I’m told!)
9. Lover's Day - April 23: How to Be a Wallflower (romance)
10. Reader’s Choice: Good Wives

Books:

Read:

April Monthly Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. Happy April Birthday!: Read a book published in April, or a book with a white cover in honor of April's birthstone, the Diamond.
The Importance of Being Alice - Katie MacAlister (65.5% white) 4/24

✔2. Baby Names Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them. This month's names: Ava (Like a Bird), Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand), Milo (Soldier), Elizabeth (God is My Oath).
Lowcountry Boil - Susan M. Boyer (MC Elizabeth Talbot) 4/17

✔3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Read a book by this month's Featured Author, Avery Flynn, or by any author with one of her first or last names. You may also read any book by Johanna Lindsey OR read any book featuring children or sports Or you can read any book shelved as Contemporary Romance or Humor.
A Trail Through Time - Jodi Taylor 4/9

✔4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Or read a book with a multicolored cover.
Kindred Spirits - C.B. Scott 4/6

✔5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!
Elysium Dreams - Hadena James 4/13

✔6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Zoos are often more than a place just to see animals from around the world. They can be nature conservators and public educators. I have been very fortunate to have access to one of the greatest for most of my life - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Read a book with animals in the story or a shifter romance.
Reptile Memoirs - Silje Ulstein (a python in story) 4/7

✔7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also curates a lot of plant species! Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.
A Fate of Wrath & Flame - K.A. Tucker (flowers) 4/3

✔8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Personally, I am a big fan of bats and how they help control the insect population! (Living in a rural area, the bugs are more than plentiful!) Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters.
Key to Conflict - Talia Gryphon 4/5

✔9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance!
Dead Wrong - Mariah Stewart 4/15

✔10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!
The Second Blind Son - Amy Harmon 4/6



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

2022 April Monthly Challenge

1. Happy April Birthday!: Read a book published in April, or a book with a white cover in honor of April's birthstone, the Diamond.

2. Baby Names Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc). Alternately, you may choose a book with a character, plot, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative! This month's names: Ava (Like a Bird), Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand), Milo (Soldier), Elizabeth (God is My Oath).

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Read a book by this month's Featured Author, Avery Flynn, or by any author with one of her first or last names.

Fun Facts about Avery Flynn:
★ She writes contemporary romance often with humor.
★ She fell in love with romance reading Johanna Lindsey's Mallory series.
★ She has three slightly wild kids and a hockey addicted husband.
★ She loves to write about smartass alpha heroes and heroines who are feisty, fierce and fabulous.
So you may also read any book by Johanna Lindsey. You can also read any book featuring children or sports Or you can read any book shelved as Contemporary Romance or Humor.

4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Or read a book with a multicolored cover.

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!

6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Zoos are often more than a place just to see animals from around the world. They can be nature conservators and public educators. I have been very fortunate to have access to one of the greatest for most of my life - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Read a book with animals in the story To Fetch a Felon 04/07/2022

7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also curates a lot of plant species! Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.

8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Personally, I am a big fan of bats and how they help control the insect population! (Living in a rural area, the bugs are more than plentiful!) Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters.

9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance! The Unspoken, Heather Graham 04/03/2022

10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!

2022 April Monthly Challenge

Read 9/10 DONE!

1. Happy April Birthday!: Read a book published in April
Iron & Fire by Kerrin Willis 4/17/22 4.5stars (April 5, 2022)

2. Baby Names Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc). Alternately, you may choose a book with a character, plot, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative! This month's names: Ava (Like a Bird), Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand), Milo (Soldier), Elizabeth (God is My Oath).
Go Hex Yourself (The Hex series #1) by Jessica Clare 4/12/22 3stars (Ben short for Caliban which he hates)

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Read a book by this month's Featured Author, Avery Flynn, or by any author with one of her first or last names.

Fun Facts about Avery Flynn:
★ She writes contemporary romance often with humor.
★ She fell in love with romance reading Johanna Lindsey's Mallory series.
★ She has three slightly wild kids and a hockey addicted husband.
★ She loves to write about smartass alpha heroes and heroines who are feisty, fierce and fabulous.
You can also read any book featuring children
Hazard of the Hills (Parks Pat Mysteries, #6) by P.D. Workman 4/19/22 4stars (3 year old daughter of victim woven throughout as is Margie's teenage daughter and friends)

4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. Read a book with a multicolored cover.
Dessert at The Beach House Hotel (Beach House Hotel #6) by Judith S. Keim 4/15/22 4.5stars

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!

6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Zoos are often more than a place just to see animals from around the world. They can be nature conservators and public educators. I have been very fortunate to have access to one of the greatest for most of my life - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Read a book with animals in the story
Lady Helena Investigates (Scott-De Quincy Mysteries #1) by Jane Steen 4/5/22 4stars (sheep; horses; dog)

7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also curates a lot of plant species! Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.
Immersed in the View (Parks Pat Mysteries #4) by P.D. Workman 4/18/22 4stars (trees and plants in the water)

8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Personally, I am a big fan of bats and how they help control the insect population! (Living in a rural area, the bugs are more than plentiful!) Read a book with scary or evil characters.
Lady Odelia's Secret (Scott-De Quincy Mysteries #2) by Jane Steen 4/8/22 4.5stars (someone is sending threatening letters; dead animals to others and also there is a murder and attempted murder)

9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance!
Crazy For You by Mollie Mathews 4/2/22 4stars

10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!
Paws of Death - Book 3 of 3 in the Canine Confections series: A Dog Bakery Cafe Cozy Mystery (A Canine Confections Mystery) by Amy Hueston 4/16/22 3.5stars

2022 April Monthly Challenge

DONE

1. Happy April Birthday!: white cover E.M. Forster 4/7

2. Baby Names author named:Elizabeth Taken In Elizabeth Lynn Casey 4/13
3. Featured Author Challenge - author with her first name Dutch Courage: A Brandy Wyne Mystery Anne Avery 4/14
Fun Facts about Avery Flynn: Contemporary Romance Deeper Than The Ocean Julie Ann Walker 4/18
4. Find a Rainbow Day -LGBTQ+ characters or romance Halfway There Eve Langlais 4/16
5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: actually paid for Kakadu Sunset Annie Seaton 4/22
6. Zoo Lover's Day - shifter romance Destiny of the Wolf Terry Spear 4/7
7. International Plant Appreciation Day -at least one plant on cover Laurien Berenson 4/17

8. Bat Appreciation Day -Paranormal Romance Rogue Wolf Paige Tyler 4/17
9. Lover's Day - romance! Colton's Killer Pursuit Tara Taylor Quinn V9
10. Reader’s Choice Night Shift Nora Roberts 4/17

April Monthly Challenge 2022

10/10

1. Published in April:Rescued by the Rake Annabelle Anders 4☆ 20/4/22
2. Baby names/Elizabeth:A Lady's Heart Deceived Sasha Cottman 5☆ 19/4/22
3. Children in book:Seeking the Sheriff Calle J. Brookes 5☆ 11/4/22
4. Multi-coloured cover:Scoundrel of My Heart Lorraine Heath 4☆ 9/4/22
5. Book paid for:Midnight Thunder Vicki Lewis Thompson 5☆ 1/4/22
6. Animals in story:Her Billionaire Rancher Boss Genevieve Turner 4☆ 4/4/22
7. Plants on cover:An Affair by the Sea Erica Ridley 3☆ 6/4/22
8. Paranormal romance:Kane's Bounty A.S. Fenichel 4☆ 12/4/22
9. Romance: The Beast's Belle Eva Devon 5☆ 5/4/22
10. Reader's Choice: The Wager Carole Mortimer 5☆ 3/4/22

2022 April Monthly Challenge 🌼🌻🌺💐💐
Completed 4/10

✔🐣1. Happy April Birthday!: book with a white cover -
Lunch in Paris - Elizabeth Bard -4/4

✔🐣2. Baby Names - Benjamin - Building Her Amish Dream - JoAnn Brown - 4/20

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Read a book by this month's author -
Back in the Burbs or Awk-Weird

4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: . Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance
See Jane Snap - Bethany Crandell

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for -
A Rogue to Remember - Chasity Bowlin

6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Read a book with animals in the story -
Loving Her Highland Thief - Maeve Greyson

7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.

8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters.

✔🐣9. Lover's Day - April 23: - read a romance! - The Truth About Lord Stoneville - 4/29

✔🐣10. Reader’s Choice: A Family Affair - Robyn Carr - 4/6

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2022 April Monthly Challenge
4/10

✔1. Happy April Birthday!:
The Café at Marigold Marina by Tilly Tennant
April 9th - ⭐⭐⭐⭐

✔2. Baby Names:
The Highlander's Stolen Bride by Madeline Martin
April 10th - ⭐⭐⭐1/2

✔3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn:
Beauty and the Baller by Ilsa Madden-Mills
April 17th - ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

🐇4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3:

🐇5. Go for Broke Day - April 5:

✔6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8:
Her Easter Prayer: An Uplifting Inspirational Romance by Lee Tobin McClain
April 2nd - ⭐⭐⭐⭐

🐇7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13:

🐇8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17:

🐇9. Lover's Day - April 23:

🐇10. Reader’s Choice:

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2022 April Monthly Challenge

1. Happy April Birthday!: Read a book published in April, or a book with a white cover in honor of April's birthstone, the Diamond.
Boss: Time Served MC by Cee Bowerman 4.4
2. Baby Names Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc). Alternately, you may choose a book with a character, plot, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative! This month's names: Ava (Like a Bird), Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand), Milo (Soldier), Elizabeth (God is My Oath).

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Read a book by this month's Featured Author, Avery Flynn, or by any author with one of her first or last names.
So you may also read any book by Johanna Lindsey. You can also read any book featuring children or sports Or you can read any book shelved as Contemporary Romance or Humor.
Delight by Erin Osborne 4.1
4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Or read a book with a multicolored cover.
Blurred Lines by Jessica Prince 4.6
5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!
Keep by Rachel Van Dyken 4.17
6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Zoos are often more than a place just to see animals from around the world. They can be nature conservators and public educators. I have been very fortunate to have access to one of the greatest for most of my life - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Read a book with animals in the story or a shifter romance.
Hook by Cee Bowerman 4.8
7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also curates a lot of plant species! Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.

8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Personally, I am a big fan of bats and how they help control the insect population! (Living in a rural area, the bugs are more than plentiful!) Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters.
Twice For Treasure by Emily Rose 4.9
9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance!
Bastard Bully by Echo Slater 4.5
10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney 4.5

2022 April Monthly Challenge
COMPLETED 4/26 🎇🎈😂

1. Happy April Birthday!: Read a book published in April, or a book with a white cover in honor of April's birthstone, the Diamond.

4/9

2. Baby Names Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc). Alternately, you may choose a book with a character, plot, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative! This month's names: Ava (Like a Bird), Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand), Milo (Soldier), Elizabeth (God is My Oath).

(Heloise is like a bird) 4/11

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Read a book by this month's Featured Author, Avery Flynn, or by any author with one of her first or last names.

Fun Facts about Avery Flynn:
★ She writes contemporary romance often with humor.
★ She fell in love with romance reading Johanna Lindsey's Mallory series.
★ She has three slightly wild kids and a hockey addicted husband.
★ She loves to write about smartass alpha heroes and heroines who are feisty, fierce and fabulous.
So you may also read any book by Johanna Lindsey. You can also read any book featuring children or sports Or you can read any book shelved as Contemporary Romance or Humor.

4/7

4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Or read a book with a multicolored cover.

4/9

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!

4/4

6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Zoos are often more than a place just to see animals from around the world. They can be nature conservators and public educators. I have been very fortunate to have access to one of the greatest for most of my life - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Read a book with animals in the story or a shifter romance.

4/25

7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also curates a lot of plant species! Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.

4/13

8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Personally, I am a big fan of bats and how they help control the insect population! (Living in a rural area, the bugs are more than plentiful!) Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters.

4/2

9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance!

4/2

10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!

4/6

I'm in!

...10/10 Completed April 30

1. Happy April Birthday!: In My Sister's Shoes by Sinéad Moriarty April 25, 4 stars

2. Baby Names: Ava: Relentless Pursuit by Sara Orwig April 28, 4 stars

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Tender Is the Storm by Johanna Lindsey April 30, 4 stars

4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Into the Gray by Margaret Killjoy April 29, 3 stars

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: The Heart Surgeon's Baby Surprise by Meredith Webber April 30, 2 stars

6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Death by Coffee by Alex Erickson April 13, 2 stars

7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The Trouble with Love by Beth Ciotta April 23, 4 stars

8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Red Rain by R.L. Stine April 6, 4 stars

9. Lover's Day - April 23: Anything But Love by Beth Ciotta April 30, 4 stars

10. Reader’s Choice: A Witch Before Dying by Heather Blake April 20, 4 stars

-April Monthly Challenge-
Completed 10 / 10

1. Happy April Birthday!: Read a book published in April, or a book with a white cover in honor of April's birthstone, the Diamond.

To Marry and to Meddle 4/8

2. Baby Names! This month's names: Ava (Like a Bird), Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand), Milo (Soldier), Elizabeth (God is My Oath).

Fathomless 4/28

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Read a book by this month's Featured Author, Avery Flynn, or by any author with one of her first or last names.

You may also read any book by Johanna Lindsey. You can also read any book featuring children or sports Or you can read any book shelved as Contemporary Romance or Humor.

Sir Andrew and the Authoress 4/18

4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Or read a book with a multicolored cover.

A Companion for the Count 4/17

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!

A Convenient Fiction 4/8

6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Read a book with animals in the story or a shifter romance.

The Winter Companion 4/11

7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.

As Dawn Breaks 4/9

8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters.

Relic 4/13

9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance!

With Love, Louisa 4/13

10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!

The Matchmaker's Request 4/14

Going to try this one. I am looking forward to reading Avery Flynn

RRRC 2022 April Monthly Challenge

Completed: 9/

1. Happy April Birthday!: (white cover) 4/11

2. Baby Names Milo (Soldier) (Akiva is a solider) 4/12

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: 4/7

4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: (multicolored cover) 4/4

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: 4/19

6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: (animals in the story) 4/6

7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also curates a lot of plant species! Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.

8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: (Paranormal Romance) 4/8

9. Lover's Day - April 23: 4/20

10. Reader’s Choice: 4/3

2022 April Monthly Challenge

Completed 10/10

✔️1. Happy April Birthday!: Read a book published in April

Aphrodite by Kaitlin Bevis - 02/04/2022

✔️2. Baby Names Read a book with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning Milo (Soldier)

Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 14/04/2022

✔️3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Read a book shelved as Contemporary Romance.

It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey - 08/04/2022

✔️4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance.

About That Kiss by Harper Bliss - 18/04/2022

✔️5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!

Penthouse Prince by Kendall Ryan - 11/04/2022

✔️6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Read a shifter romance.

When He’s Dark by Suzanne Wright - 12/04/2022

✔️7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.

Virgin River by Robyn Carr - 17/04/2022

✔️8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Read a Paranormal Romance

Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - 01/04/2022

✔️9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance!

Andrew: Lord of Despair by Grace Burrowes - 03/04/2022

✔️10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!

Barbarian's Mate by Ruby Dixon - 01/04/2022


Upon completion, please repost your challenge as it helps when updating, plus we all want to see all the pretty books you've read! You may update your original challenge as you go or repost if you choose.

RaeRae wrote: "Going to try this one. I am looking forward to reading Avery Flynn"

Welcome RaeRae!

In again for April Monthly Challenge !! 😍😍
Completed : 10/10

✔️1. Happy April Birthday!: Read a book published in April, or a book with a white cover in honor of April's birthstone, the Diamond.
Mission: All In by Nicole Edwards
☀️☀️☀️☀️🌤

✔️2. Baby Names : This month's names: Ava (Like a Bird), Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand), Milo (Soldier), Elizabeth (God is My Oath).
Lovely by Elizabeth Safleur
☀️☀️☀️🌤

✔️3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Read a book by this month's Featured Author, Avery Flynn, or by any author with one of her first or last names.
Awk-Weird
☀️☀️☀️🌤

✔️4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Or read a book with a multicolored cover.
Headstrong Like Us by Krista and Becca Ritchie
☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!
Crowbones by Anne Bishop
High Stakes by Freya Barker

✔️6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Zoos are often more than a place just to see animals from around the world. They can be nature conservators and public educators. I have been very fortunate to have access to one of the greatest for most of my life - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Read a book with animals in the story or a shifter romance.
Protected Mate by J. H. Croix
☀️☀️☀️

✔️7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also curates a lot of plant species! Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.
Twist Me
☀️☀️☀️☀️

✔️8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Personally, I am a big fan of bats and how they help control the insect population! (Living in a rural area, the bugs are more than plentiful!) Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters.
Love Potions by Michelle M. Pillow
☀️☀️☀️☀️

✔️9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance!
Rafe by Kathy Ivan
☀️☀️☀️🌤

✔️10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!
Shadow Woman by Linda Howards
☀️☀️☀️☀️

I'm in!

9/10


1. Happy April Birthday!:
🐰Read a book published in April, or a book with a white cover in honor of April's birthstone, the Diamond.
Summer at the Cape - RaeAnne Thayne (HQN - Apr 2022) - Apr 13

2. Baby Names
🐰Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc). Alternately, you may choose a book with a character, plot, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Ava (Like a Bird), Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand), Milo (Soldier), Elizabeth (God is My Oath).
Saving Her Mysterious Soldier - Bronwyn Scott (HH #1623 - Jan 2022) (Elizabeth) - Apr 6

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn:
🐰Read a book by this month's Featured Author, Avery Flynn, or by any author with one of her first or last names.

Fun Facts about Avery Flynn:
★ She writes contemporary romance often with humor.
★ She fell in love with romance reading Johanna Lindsey's Mallory series.
★ She has three slightly wild kids and a hockey-addicted husband.
★ She loves to write about smartass alpha heroes and heroines who are feisty, fierce, and fabulous.

🐰So you may also read any book by Johanna Lindsey. You can also read any book featuring children or sports or you can read any book shelved as Contemporary Romance or Humor.
Just a Little Married - Reese Ryan (HD #2830 - Oct 2021) - Apr 11

4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride.
🐰Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Or read a book with a multicolored cover.
How to Rope a Real Man - Melissa Cutler (Zebra - May 2014) (gay character) - Apr 8

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5:
🐰Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!

6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Zoos are often more than a place just to see animals from around the world. They can be nature conservators and public educators. I have been very fortunate to have access to one of the greatest for most of my life - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
🐰Read a book with animals in the story or a shifter romance.
Snowed In With a Colton - Lisa Childs (HRS #2171 - Mar 2022) (cattle) - Apr 7

7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also curates a lot of plant species!
🐰Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.
Against the Wild - Kat Martin (Zebra - June 2014) - Apr 10

8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Personally, I am a big fan of bats and how they help control the insect population! (Living in a rural area, the bugs are more than plentiful!) 🐰Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters.
Cinderella and the Scarred Viscount - Sarah Mallory (HH #1618 - Dec 2021) (evil villain) - Apr 4

9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple -
🐰read a romance!
The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride - Cora Seton (Cora Seton - May 2014) - Apr 8

10. Reader’s Choice:
🐰Read any book of your choosing!
At the Crossroads)At the Crossroads - B.J. Daniels (HQN - Nov 2021) - Apr 5


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1. Happy April Birthday!: Read a book published in April, or a book with a white cover in honor of April's birthstone, the Diamond.

2. Baby Names Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc). Alternately, you may choose a book with a character, plot, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative! This month's names: Ava (Like a Bird), Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand), Milo (Soldier), Elizabeth (God is My Oath).

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Read a book by this month's Featured Author, Avery Flynn, or by any author with one of her first or last names.

4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Or read a book with a multicolored cover.

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!

6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Zoos are often more than a place just to see animals from around the world. They can be nature conservators and public educators. I have been very fortunate to have access to one of the greatest for most of my life - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Read a book with animals in the story or a shifter romance.

7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also curates a lot of plant species! Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.

8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Personally, I am a big fan of bats and how they help control the insect population! (Living in a rural area, the bugs are more than plentiful!) Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters.

9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance!

10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!

Good luck Becky!

💟📚📖ROMANCE READERS READING CHALLENGES📖📚💟
2022 April Monthly Challenge
April 1 - April 30, 2022
✅✅✅✅✅✅✅Challenge Completed✅✅✅✅✅✅✅
Progress: 9/5

✅1. Happy April Birthday! Read a book
✔️published in April
- Mystic Guardian 4/10/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
or a book with a white cover in honor of April's birthstone, the Diamond.

🥀2. Baby Names Read a book with this month's names:
🐣Ava (Like a Bird),
🐣Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand),
🐣Milo (Soldier),
🐣Elizabeth (God is My Oath).

✅3. Featured Author Challenge - Books by Avery Flynn: Read a book:
Avery Flynn
or by any author with one of her first or last names.
by Johanna Lindsey
✔️featuring children or sports
- Frog 4/20/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
or any book shelved as Contemporary Romance or Humor.

✅4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Read a book:
✔️featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance
- Darkness Master 4/12/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
or read a book with a multicolored cover.

✅5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book
✔️you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!
- It Was Always You 4/19/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Read a book
with animals in the story
✔️or a shifter romance.
- White Knight 4/9/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: Read a book
✔️with at least one plant on the cover.
- Amaryllis 4/22/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Read a
✔️Paranormal Romance
- On the Wings of War 4/6/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
or a book with scary or evil characters.

✅9. Lover's Day - April 23: Read
✔️a romance!
- Blood Prophecy 4/13/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅10. Reader’s Choice:
✔️Read any book of your choosing!
- Stars 4/5/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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April 6/10

1. Happy April Birthday!: Read a book published in April, or a book with a white cover in honor of April's birthstone, the Diamond.

2. Baby Names Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc). Alternately, you may choose a book with a character, plot, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative! This month's names: Ava (Like a Bird), Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand), Milo (Soldier), Elizabeth (God is My Oath).

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Read a book by this month's Featured Author, Avery Flynn, or by any author with one of her first or last names.

Fun Facts about Avery Flynn:
★ She writes contemporary romance often with humor.
★ She fell in love with romance reading Johanna Lindsey's Mallory series.
★ She has three slightly wild kids and a hockey addicted husband.
★ She loves to write about smartass alpha heroes and heroines who are feisty, fierce and fabulous.
So you may also read any book by Johanna Lindsey. You can also read any book featuring children or sports Or you can read any book shelved as Contemporary Romance or Humor. - A Lowcountry Bride - Finished 4/25

4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Or read a book with a multicolored cover.

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah! - The Devil and the Heiress Finished 4/6

6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Zoos are often more than a place just to see animals from around the world. They can be nature conservators and public educators. I have been very fortunate to have access to one of the greatest for most of my life - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Read a book with animals in the story or a shifter romance.

7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also curates a lot of plant species! Read a book with at least one plant on the cover. - Peony in Love- finished 4/24

8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Personally, I am a big fan of bats and how they help control the insect population! (Living in a rural area, the bugs are more than plentiful!) Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters. - The Collective - Finished 4/14

9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance! - People You Meet On Vacation Finished 4/5

10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!- The Rose Code - Finished 4/12

I'm in for seven this month.

Oops - I just realized I never signed up for my own challenge!! 😂🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

I'm in for the usual 10. 😊

2022 April Monthly Challenge
Duration: April 1 - 30, 2022
10/10

1. Happy April Birthday!: Read a book published in April
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 04/21/2022

2. Baby Names Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names: This month's names: Ava (Like a Bird), Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand), Milo (Soldier), Elizabeth (God is My Oath).
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 04/14/2022 (Elizabeth)

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Read any book shelved as Contemporary Romance or Humor.
Inside Mr. Enderby by Anthony Burgess 04/18/2022

4. Find a Rainbow Day: Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance.
Under the Rainbow by Celia Laskey 04/24/2022

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow 04/06/2022

6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Read a book with animals in the story or a shifter romance.
The Caiman by Maria Eugenia Manrique 04/19/2022

7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow 04/06/2022


8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters.
The Change by Kirsten Miller 06/13/2022

9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance!
The Wish by Nicholas Sparks 04/01/2022

10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston 04/08/2022

April Monthly Challenge
Read: 7/10

✔️1. Happy April Birthday!:
Read a book published in April
- Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman - 4/16/22

2. Baby Names
Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them
Read a book that is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them Read a book with a character, plot, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses).

This month's names:
Ava (Like a Bird),
Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand),
Milo (Soldier),
Elizabeth (God is My Oath).

✔️3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn:
Read a book shelved as Contemporary Romance or Humor.
- Drawn That Way by Elissa Sussman - 4/18/22

✔️4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance.
- So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens - 4/3/22

✔️5. Go for Broke Day - April 5:
Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!
- A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin - 4/2/22

✔️6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8:
Read a shifter romance.
- In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens

7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13:
Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.

✔️8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Read a Paranormal Romance
- Not the Witch You Wed by April Asher - 4/23/22

✔️9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple
Read a romance!
- Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma - 4/12/22

10. Reader’s Choice:
Read any book of your choosing!

2022 April Monthly Challenge
Read: 2/10

1. Happy April Birthday!: Read a book with a white cover in honor of April's birthstone, the Diamond.
💝Origin by A.J. Sherwood

2. Baby Names Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc). Alternately, you may choose a book with a character, plot, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative! This month's names: Ava (Like a Bird), Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand), Milo (Soldier), Elizabeth (God is My Oath).

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Read a book by this month's Featured Author, Avery Flynn, or by any author with one of her first or last names.

Fun Facts about Avery Flynn:
★ She writes contemporary romance often with humor.
★ She fell in love with romance reading Johanna Lindsey's Mallory series.
★ She has three slightly wild kids and a hockey addicted husband.
★ She loves to write about smartass alpha heroes and heroines who are feisty, fierce and fabulous.
So you may also read any book by Johanna Lindsey. You can also read any book featuring children or sports Or you can read any book shelved as Contemporary Romance or Humor.

4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Or read a book with a multicolored cover.

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!
💝Intercepted by Alexa Martin

✔️6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Read a book with animals in the story or a shifter romance.
💝The Dog Who Knew Too Much by Krista Davis▪️4/20/22▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also curates a lot of plant species! Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.

8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Personally, I am a big fan of bats and how they help control the insect population! (Living in a rural area, the bugs are more than plentiful!) Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters.

✔️9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance!
💝A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole▪️3/29/2022▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!
💝Dirty Little Secrets by Mallory Kane

Amy's

2022 April Monthly Challenge
1 April to 30 April, 2022
Read: 3/10

1. Happy April Birthday!: Windy City Dragon by Genevieve Jack

2. Baby Names: Cold & Deadly by Toni Anderson

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Parental Guidance by Avery Flynn

4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Changing the Game by Jaci Burton (23/4/2022)

6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Savage Urges by Suzanne Wright (25/4/2022)

7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The Earl Not Taken by A.S. Fenichel

8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Fire in His Blood by Ruby Dixon

9. Lover's Day - April 23: Dating the Player by Erin McCarthy (10/4/2022)

April Monthly Challenge
April 2022

My Monthly Challenge (msg 39)

Books Read ➺ 10



☑️1. Happy April Birthday!
🔹Read a book published in April
🔹The Seduction of Emily ➺ 04.14 ★★★

☑️2. Baby Names
🔹This month's names: Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand)
🔹Dark Moon ➺ 04.03 ★★★★

☑️3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn
🔹Read any book featuring children or sports
🔹Blitzing Emily ➺ 04.16 ★★★

☑️4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3
🔹Read a book with a multicolored cover
🔹Wrong Text, Right Love ➺ 04.103 ★★★★

☑️5. Go for Broke Day - April 5
🔹Read a book you actually paid for
🔹Sweet Stuff ➺ 04.09 ★★★★

☑️6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8
🔹Read a book with animals in the story or a shifter romance
🔹A Stranger in Paradise ➺ 04.08 ★★★

☑️7. International Plant Appreciation Day - April 13
🔹Read a book with at least one plant on the cover
🔹Legacy ➺ 04.16 ★★★★

☑️8. Bat Appreciation Day - April 17
🔹Read a Paranormal Romance
🔹In a Badger Way ➺ 04.21 ★★★★

☑️9. Lover's Day - April 23
🔹Let's keep this one simple - read a romance!
🔹The Bromance Book Club ➺ 04.12 ★★★★

☑️10. Reader’s Choice
🔹Read any book of your choosing!
🔹Spite Club ➺ 04.01 ★★★★

Though I'm late, I'm sorely in need of some book therapy. Hopefully, one of these honeys will revive my spirits.

Started
❌Finished

1. Published in April: Life's Too Short
❌2. Benjamin: While We Were Dating ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. Avery Flynn: Parental Guidance
4. Featuring LGBTQ+ characters. Malibu Rising
5. You actually paid for: Vision in White
6. Shifter romance: Twilight
7. Plant on the cover. The Belles
8. Paranormal Romance: A Court of Thorns and Roses
9. Read a romance! A Novel Obsession
10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing! Blitzed



Alternates:

Competed!
1. Read a book with a white cover: Unforgiven April 1💖 💖 💖 💖 💖

2. Ava, like a bird (Kestrel is also a kind of bird): The Winner's Curse April 17th 💖 💖 💖 💖

3. Contemporary Romance: Fire in YouApril 28 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖

4. Book with a multicolored cover: The Spanish Love Deception April 20th💖 💖 💖 💖

5. Read a book you actually paid for:Cold As Ice April 24 💖 💖 💖 💖

6. Read a book with animals in the story: Be with Me April 24 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖

7. Read a book with at least one plant on the cover: Her Darling Mr. Day April 29 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖

8. Read a Paranormal Romance: Lair of the Lion April 7th 💖 💖 💖 💖

9. Read a romance! : The Winner's Kiss April 18 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖

10. Reader's Choice: The Winner's Crime April 18th 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖

2022 April Monthly Challenge
Completed: 10/10

1. Happy April Birthday!: Part Of Your World by Abby Jimenez 4/28
2. Baby Names The No-Show by Beth O'Leary 4/27
3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: The Summer Getaway by Susan Mallery 4/11
4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood 4/25
5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Rugged Rockclimber by Amelia C. Adams 4/16
6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: A Soldier's Dare by Jo McNally 4/24
7. International Plant Appreciation Day: How to Be a Wallflower by Eloisa James 4/23
8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Murder Gone Cold by B.J. Daniels 4/25
9. Lover's Day - April 23: Duke Gone Rogue by Christy Carlyle 4/3
10. Reader’s Choice: Their New Year's Beginning by Michelle Major 4/17

2022 April Monthly Challenge

1. Happy April Birthday!: Forever in Cape May (Apr 2021) - 4/7/22

2. Baby Names:

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: Royal Bastard 4/10/22

4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3:

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Wanderlust 4/1/22

6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8:

7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: .

8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17:

9. Lover's Day - April 23:

10. Reader’s Choice:

2022 April Monthly Challenge Completed 4/20

1. : Read a book published in April Tough Luck 4/2

2. ! This month's names: Ava (Like a Bird), Benjamin (Son of My Right Hand), Milo (Soldier), Elizabeth (God is My Oath). BEN Ghost of Truth Alice Winters

3. Featured Author Challenge - book shelved as Contemporary Romance.Jon's Crazy Head-Boppin' Mystery A.J. Sherwood

4. Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Year of the Rat Marshall Thornton 4/1

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5: Not His Kiss to Take Finn Marlowe 4/6

6. Read a book with animals in the story or a shifter romance. Last Date S.C. Wynne 4/5

7. Read a book with at least one plant on the cover. Last Gasp S.C. Wynne 4/4

8. Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters. Never Trust a Guy With Fangs Mia Monroe 4/3

9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance! Faking It Riley Hart

10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing! Love Struck Amarra Skye

2022 April Monthly Challenge

✅ 1. Read a book published in April - Crashed (Driven, Tome 3)
✅ 2. Character from one of baby names (Ava)-The Sex Surrogate
✅ 3. Read any book featuring sports- Beauty and the Baller
✅ 4. Read a book with a multicolored cover- Pool Girl
5. Read a book you actually paid for-
✅ 6. Read a book with animals in story - Come Back to Bed
7. Read a book with at least one plant on the cover - Lead- tbr
✅ 8. Read a Paranormal Romance- The Song of the Marked
✅ 9. Let's keep this one simple - read a romance- Thoroughly Whipped
✅ 10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing- Driven

COMPLETE

2022 April Monthly Challenge
10/10

✔ Happy April Birthday!: Read a book published in April.
Boss Witch, Ann Aguirre (publ 4/5/22)

✔ Baby Names Read a book that includes a character or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them:
Elizabeth (God is My Oath)
And the Miss Ran Away with the Rake, Elizabeth Boyle

✔ Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn: You can also read any book featuring children or sports
Any Man of Mine, Rachel Gibson (hockey)

✔ Find a Rainbow Day - April 3: Rainbow flags are a symbol of LGBTQ+ Pride. Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. Or read a book with a multicolored cover.
How to Howl at the Moon, Eli Easton

✔ Go for Broke Day - April 5: Read a book you actually paid for - one that made you part with some cold, hard moolah!
Famous in a Small Town, Kylie Scott

✔ Zoo Lover's Day - April 8: Read a book with animals in the story or a shifter romance.
Casting Spells, Barbara Bretton (cats & shifters)

✔ International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13: The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also curates a lot of plant species! Read a book with at least one plant on the cover.
The Guy at The Wedding, Katherine Center

✔ Bat Appreciation Day -April 17: Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters.
Cursed Luck, Kelley Armstrong

✔ Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance!
Sweetest in the Gale, Olivia Dade

✔ Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing!
I Flipping Love You, Helena Hunting

I just finished this one!

2022 April Monthly Challenge
5/5 ROMANCE

1. Happy April Birthday!: Read a book with a white cover in honor of April's birthstone, the Diamond.
Amore, neve e cioccolato (=The Little Swiss Ski Chalet) by Julie Caplin 12 April; 4☆


2. Baby Names .

3. Featured Author Challenge - Avery Flynn.

4. Find a Rainbow Day - April 3.

5. Go for Broke Day - April 5. Read a book you actually paid for.
Tracking a Kidnapper by Valerie Hansen 5 April; 4 1/2☆


6. Zoo Lover's Day - April 8. Read a book with animals in the story.
Explosive Situation by Terri Reed 2 April; 4 1/2☆


7. International Plant Appreciation Day -April 13.

8. Bat Appreciation Day -April 17.

9. Lover's Day - April 23. Read a romance.
Forrest for the Trees by Kilby Blades 16 April; 4☆


10. Reader’s Choice. Read any book of your choosing.
Scene of the Crime by Sharon Dunn 8 April; 4 1/2☆

✅Started 10/10
❌Mostly Finished 10/10

❌1. Published in April: Business Not as Usual ⭐⭐⭐⭐ FINISHED April 21, 2022
❌2. Benjamin: While We Were Dating ⭐⭐⭐⭐ FINISHED April 9, 2022
❌3. Avery Flynn: Parental Guidance⭐⭐ FINISHED April 27, 2022
❌4. Featuring LGBTQ+ characters. Malibu Rising⭐⭐ FINISHED April 19, 2022
❌5. Owned: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ FINISHED April 30, 2022
❌6. Shifter romance: Twilight⭐⭐⭐ FINISHED April 24, 2022
❌7. Plant on the cover. The Belles⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ FINISHED April 27, 2022
❌8. Paranormal Romance: A Court of Thorns and Roses⭐⭐ FINISHED April 29, 2022
❌9. Read a romance! Blitzed ⭐⭐⭐ FINISHED April 19, 2022
❌10. Reader’s Choice: Sister Stardust⭐⭐⭐ FINISHED April 16, 2022

FINISHED

2022 April Monthly Challenge Completed

10/10

1. Happy April Birthday!: Read a book published in April The Mastermind by Amy Lane 09.04.2022 ⭐⭐⭐

2. Baby Names (Robbie) Henri by Ella Frank 02.04.2022 ⭐⭐⭐

3. Featured Author Challenge read any book featuring sports Nice Guys Finish First by Billie Bloom 11.04.2022 ⭐⭐⭐

4. Find a Rainbow Day Read a book featuring LGBTQ+ characters or romance. My Roommate Romeo by Billie Bloom 05.04.2022 ⭐⭐⭐

5. Go for Broke Day Read a book you actually paid for The 5th Gender by G.L. Carriger 12.04.2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

6. Zoo Lover's Day -Read a book with animals in the story Learning to Feel by N.R. Walker 07.04.2022 ⭐⭐⭐

7. International Plant Appreciation Day Read a book with at least one plant on the cover. Bound for the Forest by Kay Berrisford 13.04.2022 ⭐⭐⭐

8. Bat Appreciation Day Read a Paranormal Romance or a book with scary or evil characters. Bound to the Beast by Kay Berrisford 12.04.2022 ⭐⭐⭐

9. Lover's Day - April 23: Let's keep this one simple - read a romance! Vanilla Clouds by Roe Horvat 16.04.2022 ⭐⭐⭐

10. Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choosing! Secrets & Lies by Brooke Blaine 08.04.2022 ⭐⭐⭐

Congrats Heather, Patrizia and Elena!!

Finished on post 14.
Thanks - see you all in May!