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June TRR
Theme: Weddings! 

JUNE WEDDING reading challenge
Author: Something old...read a book published in the last decade (2000's) 

Say it: Something new...read a debut book OR first in series

Cover me: Something borrowed...guy could use a shirt? Or maybe not :) Find a cover featuring a shirtless male. 

Theme: Something blue...beach theme. The story takes place at the beach. This may include stories that involve sea creatures or a sizzing scene the takes place on a beach

Character: Sticking with marriage...a character who is married or getting married. 

Bonus: using author's FIRST or LAST name, character FIRST name or title of a novel. Spell out J-U-N-E.

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SUPER BONUS
List books you read with blue covers. Unlimited.

this sounds cool, Miss Kenjii. I'm in. I just have to see what I've already got that will fit in since I'm also in another challenge (which you well know) and I can't buy any books! LMAO

*full disclosure* I am in another group that has a challenge where I can neither buy any books for the next 4 months PLUS I am supposed to be reading books under 100 pages for the month of June. I will be done this challenge early because of this. I will try to add more super bonus books because of this, and I will count pages for the amount of super bonus books (100 pages =1 book for the count) to make it fair.

THEME: WEDDINGS

AUTHOR: The Christmas Present (2009)

SAY IT: Sex on Summer Sabbatical (Seasoned Women #1) completed 6/3/11

COVER ME: Sweet Punishment completed 6/4/11

THEME:

CHARACTER: The Birthday Present

BONUS:
J: Soldier (character Jenna) completed 6/3/11
U: Under the Covers
N: Erotique Nicole Austin
E: Educating Ansley completed 6/2/11

SUPER BONUS:

Bringing Her Home completed 6/2/11
A White Cougar Christmas
Close to Home completed 6/2/11
Zerendipity completed 6/4/11
What He Wants completed 6/4/11

Sassy-Hmmm...yes I kinda know which challenge you mean ;p

RESERVED
Sassy
Bronwyn
Kenjii
Bridget
Gabrielle 6/28

June TRR
Theme: Weddings! 
Challenge :3/5, bonus:4/4, super:

Author: Angels Wish by Kissa Starling 6/30

Say it: Sex Magick 6/28

Cover me: Overheated by Shosanna Evers 6/27

Theme:

Character:

Bonus: using author's FIRST or LAST name, character FIRST name or title of a novel. Spell out J-U-N-E.

J-Slave to Passion by Jessica Coulter Smith 6/1
U-Under My Hands by Chris Snow 6/1
N-Back to the Garden by Selena Kitt 6/24 (character Naomi)
E-Better Than 8 Fantasy by Erin Jamison 6/6

SUPER BONUS
List books you read with blue covers. Unlimited.]

Great Selection I am in again to start with, but I am supposed to start some study this month so I don't know how I will go but I will try. I will go get my list together now and post it later.

Sounds like a great challenge--count me in, too! :)

I'm in too! I sort of have an idea of what I'm going to do so I'm going to post a little now so I'm sort of prepared!


June TRR
Theme: Weddings! Gabby's Challenge 2/4 Complete


Cover Me: Done! 6-11-2011 4/5 Stars!

Say It: (First in the series.)

Author: (Read a book from the last decade.) Published in 2005 Done! 6-5-2011 4/5 Stars!


Theme: (Something blue...beach theme. The story takes place at the beach. This may include stories that involve sea creatures or a sizzing scene the takes place on a beach.)

Welcome Bronwyn, Bridget, and Gabrielle. Let's have fun :)

Will do Miss Kenjii! I just had a quick question about the author part of the challenge I know it sounds kind of silly. When you say;

"Author: Something old...read a book published in the last decade (2000's)?"

Do you just mean from 2000 to 2009? Or does 2010 and 2011 count also?

I'm thinking that she meant the previous decade, so that would be 2000-2009?

Oh, ok thanks Sassafrass!

Yes I meant 'old' as in from 2000-2009 :) thanks.

Cool! Thanks Miss Kenjii!

*full disclosure* I am in another group that has a challenge where I can neither buy any books for the next 4 months PLUS I am supposed to be reading books under 100 pages for the month of June. I will be done this challenge early because of this. I will try to add more super bonus books because of this, and I will count pages for the amount of super bonus books (200 pages =1 book for the count) to make it fair.

THEME: WEDDINGS

AUTHOR: The Christmas Present (2009) completed 6/4/11

SAY IT: Sex on Summer Sabbatical (Seasoned Women #1) completed 6/3/11

COVER ME: Sweet Punishment completed 6/4/11

THEME: The Birthday Present takes place while on vacation in the Canary Islands completed 6/4/11

CHARACTER: Slow Ride completed 6/4/11

BONUS:
J: Soldier (character Jenna) completed 6/3/11
U: Under the Covers completed 6/5/11
N: Erotique Nicole Austin completed 6/10/11
E: Educating Ansley completed 6/2/11

SUPER BONUS:
*total pages: 360

Bringing Her Home completed 6/2/11 (42 pages)
A White Cougar Christmas completed 6/5/11 (20 pages)
Close to Home completed 6/2/11 (36 pages)
Zerendipity completed 6/4/11 (14 pages)
What He Wants completed 6/4/11 (16 pages)
Unplugged completed 6/5/11 (7 pages)
The Wolf She Married completed 6/5/11 (10 pages)
The Latex Dress completed 6/10/11 (13 pages)
Falling For the Other Brother completed 6/10/11 (40 pages)
Super Erotic Bowl completed 6/11/11 (7 pages)
Landing in Love completed 6/11/11 (72 pages)
My Girlfriend's Roommate completed 6/12/11 (16 pages)
The Hitchhiker completed 6/12/11 (35 pages)
Riley's Dream completed 6/12/11 (11 pages)
The Perfect Secretary completed 6/16/11 (19 pages)
Playtime (36 pages)

Here is my choice of books so far - I am having trouble coming up with my blue book with beach theme. I will have to look at what others are reading

Challenge 1/5 Bonus 2/4 Super Bonus 2

Author: Applemere Summer by Harriet Hudson – published 01/2006
Say it: Loose Ends by Terry Reid – Ebook -
Cover me: Donovan’s Bed by Debra Mullins
Theme: Against the Tide by Rosemary Aitken - audio
Character: More Than a Man by Rebecca York - 2* 07/06/11

BONUS:

J – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin - 4* audio - 07/06/11
U – Black Out – Lisa Unger - audio - currently reading
N – Nights Secrets by Cherry Adaire - audio
E - Cross My Heart by Michelle Bardsley (Character Elizabeth Bretton) - 5* 15/06/11


SUPER BONUS – Blue Covers - possible list

The Demon's Daughter by Emma Holly
Polly’s Angel by Katie Flynn
Blood and Ice by Robert Marcello
Holiday with a Vampire
Fall Girl by Toni Jordan - audio
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton – audio
- 5* audio - 15/06/11
- 4* audio - 17/06/11

Oh your beach theme book doesn't haves to be blue...as in the cover :) also consider PNR with sea creatures like selkie, mer people and other mythical beings.

Bronwyn wrote: "Here is my choice of books so far - I am having trouble coming up with my blue book with beach theme. I will have to look at what others are reading

Author: Applemere Summer by Harriet Hudson – ..."

Bronwyn, the book I''m using features mermaids so sea creatures like that are allowed as well.

OK, here are the ones I know about thus far. And thanks to Bronwyn for listing The Demon's Daughter--looks quite interesting!

JUNE WEDDING reading challenge

Author: The Demon's Daughter by Emma Holly (2004)

Say it:

Cover me:

Theme:

Character:

Bonus: (1/4)

J: The Dangerous Lord by Sabrina Jeffries

U:

N: Night After Nightby Kathryn Smith****

E:

SUPER BONUS (1 of ....)
Blue Books:
Ascension (Currently reading)

When Darkness Comes

Be Mine Tonight *****

Bridget wrote: "OK, here are the ones I know about thus far. And thanks to Bronwyn for listing The Demon's Daughter--looks quite interesting!

JUNE WEDDING reading challenge

Author:[bookcover:The Demon's Daughte..."

This looks like a good selection. I have changed a couple of my ideas around and I found a book at the library with a beach scene and it's blue. Happy reading this month all.

Thanks for your assistance in book ideas, it is a great help.

Wow I'm doing much better this month! I guess it does pay to be prepared!

WTG, Bridget! Keep it up!!!

Have had do a ton of reading for work that's gotten in the way of the fun stuff a bit, but here's an update, since I've at least determined a few more books...Happy Friday!

JUNE WEDDING reading challenge

Author: The Demon's Daughter by Emma Holly (2004)

Say it: The Devil in Disguise: A Regency Rogues Novel

Cover me: Charity Received

Theme:

Character: After the Fall

Bonus: (2/4)

J: The Dangerous Lord by Sabrina Jeffries

U:

N: Night After Nightby Kathryn Smith****

E: Eye of the Beholder ****

SUPER BONUS (1 of ....)
Blue Books:
Ascension

When Darkness Comes

Be Mine Tonight *****

Bridget wrote: "Have had do a ton of reading for work that's gotten in the way of the fun stuff a bit, but here's an update, since I've at least determined a few more books...Happy Friday!

JUNE WEDDING reading ch..."

I love you selection of books they should be great.

Sassafrass wrote: "*full disclosure* I am in another group that has a challenge where I can neither buy any books for the next 4 months PLUS I am supposed to be reading books under 100 pages for the month of June. ..."

You've done well, where do you pick up these short stories?

June TRR

Theme: Weddings Gabby's Challenge 4/5 Complete!


Cover Me: Done! 6-11-2011 4/5 Stars!

Say It: (First in the series.) Done! 6-18-2011 4/5 Stars!

Author: (Read a book from the last decade.) Published in 2005 Done! 6-5-2011 4/5 Stars!

Theme: (Something blue...beach theme. The story takes place at the beach. This may include stories that involve sea creatures or a sizzling scene the takes place on a beach.)

Done! 6-24-2011 5/5 Stars

I started reading A Mermaid's Kiss the other day so I'm just going to stick with that! Can't wait to see what you guys up with for the July Challenge!


Character: Sticking with marriage...a character who is married or getting married. (The heroine is married and then remarries out of necessity.)

I'm going to try and get this from my library and read it while I still have some time left, wish me luck!

*full disclosure* I am in another group that has a challenge where I can neither buy any books for the next 4 months PLUS I am supposed to be reading books under 100 pages for the month of June. I will be done this challenge early because of this. I will try to add more super bonus books because of this, and I will count pages for the amount of super bonus books (200 pages =1 book for the count) to make it fair.

THEME: WEDDINGS

AUTHOR: The Christmas Present (2009) completed 6/4/11

SAY IT: Sex on Summer Sabbatical (Seasoned Women #1) completed 6/3/11

COVER ME: Sweet Punishment completed 6/4/11

THEME: The Birthday Present takes place while on vacation in the Canary Islands completed 6/4/11

CHARACTER: Slow Ride completed 6/4/11

BONUS:
J: Soldier (character Jenna) completed 6/3/11
U: Under the Covers completed 6/5/11
N: Erotique Nicole Austin completed 6/10/11
E: Educating Ansley completed 6/2/11

SUPER BONUS:
*total pages: 563

Bringing Her Home completed 6/2/11 (42 pages)
A White Cougar Christmas completed 6/5/11 (20 pages)
Close to Home completed 6/2/11 (36 pages)
Zerendipity completed 6/4/11 (14 pages)
What He Wants completed 6/4/11 (16 pages)
Unplugged completed 6/5/11 (7 pages)
The Wolf She Married completed 6/5/11 (10 pages)
The Latex Dress completed 6/10/11 (13 pages)
Falling For the Other Brother completed 6/10/11 (40 pages)
Super Erotic Bowl completed 6/11/11 (7 pages)
Landing in Love completed 6/11/11 (72 pages)
My Girlfriend's Roommate completed 6/12/11 (16 pages)
The Hitchhiker completed 6/12/11 (35 pages)
Riley's Dream completed 6/12/11 (11 pages)
The Perfect Secretary completed 6/16/11 (19 pages)
Riley's Surprise completed 6/16/11 (11 pages)
Peeping Tom completed 6/23/11 (32 pages)
Mikayla's Men completed 6/18/11 (107 pages)
Weaved for Pleasure: Sinclair completed 6/25/11 (45 pages)
Magnum Tales ~ D is for Deeply completed 6/26/11 (8 pages)
Lover Unleashed audiobook currently "reading" (489 pages)
Playtime (36 pages)

With only a couple of days in the month to go, I am not going to finish the challenge unfortunately, though it has been fun trying.

I have managed Challenge 4/5, Bonus 4/4, Super Bonus 2 only

Here is an update of my choices and what I have read -

1. Author - - 29/06/11
2. Say It - 2* audio - 26/06/11
3. Cover Me -
4. Theme - - 3* audio - 24/06/11
5. Character - - 2* 07/06/11

BONUS

J - - 4* audio - 07/06/11
U - - 3* audio 07/06/11
N - - 3* audio 30/06/11
E - (character Elizateth Bretton - 5* 15/06/11

SUPER BONUS

- 5* audio 15/06/11
- 4* audio 18/06/11

doing great bronwyn!

Lookin good Bronwyn! I'm working on my last book for the last part of the normal challenge, luckily it's not a real thick book so I might make it.

*full disclosure* I am in another group that has a challenge where I can neither buy any books for the next 4 months PLUS I am supposed to be reading books under 100 pages for the month of June. I will be done this challenge early because of this. I will try to add more super bonus books because of this, and I will count pages for the amount of super bonus books (200 pages =1 book for the count) to make it fair.

THEME: WEDDINGS

AUTHOR: The Christmas Present (2009) completed 6/4/11

SAY IT: Sex on Summer Sabbatical (Seasoned Women #1) completed 6/3/11

COVER ME: Sweet Punishment completed 6/4/11

THEME: The Birthday Present takes place while on vacation in the Canary Islands completed 6/4/11

CHARACTER: Slow Ride completed 6/4/11

BONUS:
J: Soldier (character Jenna) completed 6/3/11
U: Under the Covers completed 6/5/11
N: Erotique Nicole Austin completed 6/10/11
E: Educating Ansley completed 6/2/11

SUPER BONUS:
*total pages: 1104=11 books

Bringing Her Home completed 6/2/11 (42 pages)
A White Cougar Christmas completed 6/5/11 (20 pages)
Close to Home completed 6/2/11 (36 pages)
Zerendipity completed 6/4/11 (14 pages)
What He Wants completed 6/4/11 (16 pages)
Unplugged completed 6/5/11 (7 pages)
The Wolf She Married completed 6/5/11 (10 pages)
The Latex Dress completed 6/10/11 (13 pages)
Falling For the Other Brother completed 6/10/11 (40 pages)
Super Erotic Bowl completed 6/11/11 (7 pages)
Landing in Love completed 6/11/11 (72 pages)
My Girlfriend's Roommate completed 6/12/11 (16 pages)
The Hitchhiker completed 6/12/11 (35 pages)
Riley's Dream completed 6/12/11 (11 pages)
The Perfect Secretary completed 6/16/11 (19 pages)
Riley's Surprise completed 6/16/11 (11 pages)
Peeping Tom completed 6/23/11 (32 pages)
Mikayla's Men completed 6/18/11 (107 pages)
Weaved for Pleasure: Sinclair completed 6/25/11 (45 pages)
Magnum Tales ~ D is for Deeply completed 6/26/11 (8 pages)
The Edge of Morning completed 6/26/11 (52 pages)
Lover Unleashed audiobook currently "reading" completed 6/30/11 (489 pages)

June TRR

Theme: Weddings Gabby's Challenge 5/5 Complete! I'm done! :)

Cover Me: Done! 6-11-2011 4/5 Stars!

Say It:(First in the series.) Done! 6-18-2011 4/5 Stars

Author:(Read a book from the last decade.)Published in 2005 Done! 6-5-2011 4/5 Stars!

Theme: (Something blue...beach theme. The story takes place at the beach. This may include stories that involve sea creatures or a sizzling scene the takes place on a beach.)
Done! 6-24-2011 5/5 Stars!

Character: Sticking with marriage...a character who is married or getting married. (The heroine is married and then remarries out of necessity.) Done! 6-28-2011 4/5 Stars

:) awesome! I just posted next month's . Take a look!

Yay! I go look right now!

Going to need that marathon reading session, but I think I'll make it...Made a switch to accommodate a book I'm dying to finish :)
Fingers crossed....Where on earth did June go?!

JUNE WEDDING reading challenge

Author: The Demon's Daughter by Emma Holly (2004) Nearly Finished... ;)

Say it: The Devil in Disguise: A Regency Rogues Novel ***

Cover me: Charity Received Currently Reading

Theme: Stranger on the Shore ***1/2

Character: After the Fall

Bonus: (3/4)

J: The Dangerous Lord by Sabrina Jeffries***1/2

U: Unlocked

N: Once Upon a Wedding Night (Nicholas) Currently reading...

E: Eye of the Beholder ****

SUPER BONUS (6 of ....)
Blue Books:
Ascension ***

When Darkness Comes ****

Be Mine Tonight *****

With Seduction in Mind ****

The Charade *****

Night After Nightby Kathryn Smith****

*Throws virtual confetti!* You can do it Brigit!

I'm doing my last book now, but I could be done. I just want to finish this book. I'll post it when I finish tomorrow (hopefully)

Keep it up Bridget you're doing awesome!

Gabrielle, you met your goal, WTG!!!

Yeah, my first book completion since I started doing the challenges.

@Gabrielle- awesome you finished on the 28th! Just in time.

@Bridget- I started a bit early and got a ton of reading done this morning. Mostly for reviews. I will start my challenge reading tonight :)

I have just updated my last posting. I managed only 10 books in this Challenge.

Challenge 4/5, Bonus 4/4, Super Bonus 2 only

Congrats to everyone else who took part in this challenge for however many books you finished.

That's great Bronwyn :) I finished one more but I think that's it for me! A new month a new challenge tomorrow!

Yep! Good job this month everyone, I have another challenge for July that I'm going to do in lieu of this one.

I am however going to try and squeeze in at least two books for this challenge since I love these challenges so much!

Not going to be able to finish After the Fall, but other than that, everything is done.
On to July, then!
And thanks, everyone, for the encouragement! I wish the rest of life could be the same way :)

Well I have a lot if fun thinking up themes too!

*full disclosure* I am in another group that has a challenge where I can neither buy any books for the next 4 months PLUS I am supposed to be reading books under 100 pages for the month of June. I will be done this challenge early because of this. I will try to add more super bonus books because of this, and I will count pages for the amount of super bonus books (200 pages =1 book for the count) to make it fair.

Challenge: 5/5, Bonus 4/4, Super Bonus 11 total: 20

THEME: WEDDINGS

AUTHOR: The Christmas Present (2009) completed 6/4/11

SAY IT: Sex on Summer Sabbatical (Seasoned Women #1) completed 6/3/11

COVER ME: Sweet Punishment completed 6/4/11

THEME: The Birthday Present takes place while on vacation in the Canary Islands completed 6/4/11

CHARACTER: Slow Ride completed 6/4/11

BONUS:
J: Soldier (character Jenna) completed 6/3/11
U: Under the Covers completed 6/5/11
N: Erotique Nicole Austin completed 6/10/11
E: Educating Ansley completed 6/2/11

SUPER BONUS:
*total pages: 1104=11 books

Bringing Her Home completed 6/2/11 (42 pages)
A White Cougar Christmas completed 6/5/11 (20 pages)
Close to Home completed 6/2/11 (36 pages)
Zerendipity completed 6/4/11 (14 pages)
What He Wants completed 6/4/11 (16 pages)
Unplugged completed 6/5/11 (7 pages)
The Wolf She Married completed 6/5/11 (10 pages)
The Latex Dress completed 6/10/11 (13 pages)
Falling For the Other Brother completed 6/10/11 (40 pages)
Super Erotic Bowl completed 6/11/11 (7 pages)
Landing in Love completed 6/11/11 (72 pages)
My Girlfriend's Roommate completed 6/12/11 (16 pages)
The Hitchhiker completed 6/12/11 (35 pages)
Riley's Dream completed 6/12/11 (11 pages)
The Perfect Secretary completed 6/16/11 (19 pages)
Riley's Surprise completed 6/16/11 (11 pages)
Peeping Tom completed 6/23/11 (32 pages)
Mikayla's Men completed 6/18/11 (107 pages)
Weaved for Pleasure: Sinclair completed 6/25/11 (45 pages)
Magnum Tales ~ D is for Deeply completed 6/26/11 (8 pages)
The Edge of Morning completed 6/26/11 (52 pages)
Lover Unleashed audiobook currently "reading" completed 6/30/11 (489 pages)

Is everyone done posting? I'll post the results this weekend and post the tally in the Challenge Progress thread.

JUNE WEDDING reading challenge
Here's my final tally, for the record. Realized I could swap out the one I didn't finish for the one I had (so long as that's ok)...Woot woot!

Author: The Demon's Daughter by Emma Holly (2004)****

Say it: The Devil in Disguise: A Regency Rogues Novel ***

Cover me: Charity Received ***1/2

Theme: Stranger on the Shore ***1/2

Character: In Scandal They Wed *****

Bonus: (4/4)

J: The Dangerous Lord by Sabrina Jeffries***1/2

U: Unlocked ****

N: Once Upon a Wedding Night (Nicholas)****

E: Eye of the Beholder ****

SUPER BONUS (6 of 6)
Blue Books:
Ascension ***

When Darkness Comes ****

Be Mine Tonight *****

With Seduction in Mind ****

The Charade *****

Night After Nightby Kathryn Smith****

Great Job, Bridget!!!! You go girl!

Tally for the June Challenge:
*as of 07/01/2011

Gabrielle: 5/5 Challenge-->total 5
Bronwyn: 4/5 challenge, 4/4 bonus, 2 super-->total 10
Bridget: 5/5 challenge, 4/4 bonus, 6 super-->total 15
Miss Kenjii: 3/5 challenge, 4/4 bonus-->total 7
Sassy: 5/5 challenge, 4/4 bonus, 11 super-->total 20