Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired discussion

It is all about location, location, location!

Location, location, location! Challenge. Where do the characters in your books make love? If you have found a scene that is anywhere other than a bed, use it for this challenge.

Duration: One year from the date you start the challenge. Please post your start dates with your list.
Genre: Any! As long as there is a love scene, even off camera (if it is implied). You may use anthologies & re-reads.
Levels: Choose the level that best suits you.

Easy=3 books
Moderate=6 books
Difficult=9 books
Excellent=12 books

Updates: Edit your original post or add a new post with your updates. Whatever you like. Just please be clear as to the number of your books completed, for example:

6/9 completed

Repeats: You can use categories twice, such as in a body of water; use ocean for one book and Jacuzzi for another.

Locations:
Against a wall, or a door.
Airplane or helicopter (better be a big one!).
At work.
Car: front seat, back seat, hood, or trunk.
Chair.
Closet or storage room.
Couch, soft, settee, loveseat, chaise longue.
Desktop, credenza.
Dressing room at a mall or department store.
Elevator or lift.
Gazebo, pagoda, summerhouse, or folly.
Hay: hayloft, stable, or barn.
Horseback, camelback, elephant's back.
In a body of water: ocean, lake, bathtub, swimming pool, Jacuzzi.
In front of a fireplace.
Monastery, abbey, or church.
On the floor: wooden, carpeted, or cement.
Out in the open, such as during a picnic, in a park, or at a camping site, sports stadium, Amazon rainforest, the beach.
Public bathroom.
Restaurant.
Roof top.
Shower.
Tabletop: kitchen table, dining room table, pool table, some kind of table.
Trampoline.
Unique place not mentioned in this list!

Participants	Completed	Start Date
CaroB. 		 12/12 	 07/05/11 - Round I (2nd done)
Lisa Kay 	 12/12 	 07/04/11
Heather	 	 12/12 	 07/05/11 - Round I (1st done)
Heather	 	 12/12	 08/11/11 - Round II (1st again!)
Heather	 	 12/12	 09/05/11 - Round III (1st yet again!)
Diane ~Firefly~ 12/12 	 07/??/11
taita 		 12/12	 08/02/11
Kate 	 	 12/12	 08/08/11
Juliana 	 03/12	 08/25/11
Steamywindows♥♫	 07/12	 09/04/11
❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ 02/12	 	 09/15/11
Mary 		 10/XX	 October, 2011


Name in bold = Done!

Participants Post #2 - Updated 11/13/11 @08:43 p.m. PST Please let me know of any errors. Thanks!

SPECIAL NOTE: I am going to finish out your rounds, then only do the yearly!

Cumulative Yearily Totals

Participants	Completed	Start Date
CaroB.		 52/XX 	 July, 2011
✿Michelle✿ 	 02/XX 	 July, 2011
Lisa Kay 	 39/XX 	 July, 2011
Heather	 	 67/XX 	 July, 2011
Diane ~Firefly~  12/XX 	 July, 2011
taita 		 20/XX	 August, 2011
Kate 	 	 21/XX	 August, 2011
Juliana 	 03/XX	 August, 2011
Steamywindows 07/XX	 September, 2011
Lizz 		 02/XX	 September, 2011
Mary 		 10/XX	 October, 2011
Bookcrazy 	 18/12	 November, 2011
Midu 	 21/XX	 November, 2011
Judy 	 02/12	 April, 2012
Robin 	 06/12	 June, 2012
Catherine 	 04/XX	 December, 2012 
Participants Post #3 - Updated 2/04/13 @12:37 a.m. PST. Please let me know of any errors. Thanks!

I'm in. I'll go for the "Excellent" level of 12 books in a year. I'll start from 7/1/11. --Updated 8/3/11.

12/12 - Done!

✔1. Tabletop: dinning room table. The Search ★★★★½ OD audio 7/7
✔2. Body of water: river in broad daylight! One Whisper Away ★★★★✩ PB 7/24
✔3. Body of water: Boise Hot Springs. Brides of Prairie Gold ★★★★½ both HC & OD audio 7/26
✔4. Hay: abandoned barn. Caroline and the Raider ★★★★½ PB 7/28
✔5. Out in the open: Scottish forrest The Bride ★★★★★ MyiLibrary audio 7/30
✔6. Against a wall. Last Night's Scandal, by Loretta Chase ★★★★ ½ PB 7/31
✔7. The kitchen sink. Die for You, by Lisa Unger ★★★★✩ OD audio 8/3
✔8. On the beach. Rafferty's Wife, by Kay Hooper ★★½✩✩ OD audio 8/25
✔9. In bathtub. Angels' Blood, by Nalini Singh ★★★★☆(library ebook AD) 8/22
✔ 10. Air shuttle, front lawn. Rapture in Death, by J.D. Robb ★★★★★ OD audio 9/1
✔ 11. Against a door. Notorious Pleasures, by Elizabeth Hoyt ★★★★✩PB 9/15
✔ 12. In a cave. (Yes, they went back to the cave!) To Kiss a Texan, by Jodi Thomas ★★★★¼ PB 9/21

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Love the pic! Love the challenge! Thank you Lisa Kay :)

I'm definitely in!!!


ps. Monastery? Abby? Didn't you and I both read one like that already? Hehehe!!!

Lisa Kay, you're a crack up, what a fun challenge! I'm so in for this one! We just post as we go, yes?

Location, location location! Challenge
5th July 2011 to 4th July 2012

0/12 Complete

Ahhhh... finally got one! The hero in is a carpenter and he built a dining room table... and then "initiated" it. :)

Start Date: 5th July 2011

0/12 Read

Lisa Kay wrote: "Ahhhh... finally got one! The hero in is a carpenter and he built a dining room table... and then "initiated" it. :)"

Oh my!

Oh, I'm in too and I'll go for the gold.

0/12 Read
Start date of July 5, 2011

Lisa Kay wrote: "Ahhhh... finally got one! The hero in is a carpenter and he built a dining room table... and then "initiated" it. :)"

Loved that scene Lisa! It was hot!!

CaroB wrote: "
Loved that scene Lisa! It was hot!!"

Good thing he built it to survive a good hammering so sturdy. **hee hee**

Lisa Kay wrote: "Good thing he built it to survive a good hammering so sturdy. **hee hee**"

LMAO!!! You crack me up!

Lisa Kay wrote: "CaroB wrote: "
Loved that scene Lisa! It was hot!!"

Good thing he built it to survive a good hammering so sturdy. **hee hee**"

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lisa Kay wrote: "CaroB wrote: "
Loved that scene Lisa! It was hot!!"

Good thing he built it to survive a good hammering so sturdy. **hee hee**"

That he did indeed!! lol
Gotta love Simon

Okay, so I'm not sure if I can count this as 2 or just one since it was in the same book. (They haven't made it to the bed yet, lol)
1/12 or 2/12 Completed
Couch (round one and two)- Hard Evidence
Shower - Hard Evidence

I think this book has literal steam coming from the pages.

Heather wrote: "Okay, so I'm not sure if I can count this as 2 or just one since it was in the same book. (They haven't made it to the bed yet, lol)
1/12 or 2/12 Completed
Couch (round one and two)- [book:Hard E..."

I kind of had the same question. The book I'm reading they did it on the car hood and an elevator so far...

I am in for the challenge, probably at the excellent level.

You two are killing me. LMAO.

I think maybe one scene for one book, LOL! Maybe, in this case, the one you liked the best. :)

Diane, which book is that? ;)

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "I kind of had the same question. The book I'm reading they did it on the car hood and an elevator so far..."

Diane, please let us know what book that is. Enquiring minds want to know, and to read :-)

They ended up doing on a desk during a stake-out as well and I think in a garden also. Another couple in the book decided to be normal and only do it in a bed...

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "They ended up doing on a desk during a stake-out as well and I think in a garden also. Another couple in the book decided to be normal and only do it in a bed...

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That's one of the one's I'm planning to read. I heard there's all sorts of weird places where couples decide to get together in this series.

✿Michelle✿ wrote: "That's one of the one's I'm planning to read. I heard there's all sorts of weird places where couples decide to get together in this series."

Good to know. I think I have the next 5 or so books, so I might have to get to them sooner instead of later for this challenge.

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "They ended up doing on a desk during a stake-out as well and I think in a garden also. Another couple in the book decided to be normal and only do it in a bed...

"

Thanks Diane. One more to add to the list, but the garden lovin' qualifies higher ranking in the list. ;-)

You know, I thought I'd have this challenge in the bag, but so far, nothing!!! I'll have to break out the erotica once the mother-in-law leaves...

LOL! You're killing me Carol! I've only had bedroom scenes lately. Let's hope you can get one in for July, at least.

2/12 Completed
Couch (round one and two)- Hard Evidence
Motel wall (is that really sanitary?)-Deadly Fear

3/12 completed.


1. car hood (and a bunch more crazy places)- Crazy Hot by Tara Janzen - 7/7/11
2. Linen closet at hotel - Truly Madly Yours by Rachel Gibson - 7/8/11
3. tub - Mercy Burns by Keri Arthur - 7/13/11

Heather wrote: " 2/12 Completed
Couch (round one and two)- Hard Evidence
Motel wall (is that really sanitary?)-Deadly Fear"

Heather, I think it is wise you chose the couch instead of the shower. I think you're sure to get another shower scene somewhere. IMHO! I've read a lot of them. Or maybe I just remember them better, LOL!

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "3/12 completed.

1. car hood (and a bunch more crazy places)- Crazy Hot by Tara Janzen - 7/7/11"

A car hood? Really. **scurries off to mark book as tbr**

3/12 Completed
1. Couch (round one and two)- Hard Evidence
2. Motel wall (is that really sanitary?)-Deadly Fear
3. Shower (didn't take long to find one Lisa Kay! lol)- Ice

Heather wrote: " 3. Shower (didn't take long to find one Lisa Kay! lol..."

Heather wrote: " 3/12 Completed
2. Motel wall (is that really sanitary?)-Deadly Fear..."

Is anywhere in a motel room sanitary? OMG! The wall just might be better than the bedspread. ...maybe.

Nice graphics Lisa Kay!
And you might be right about the state of things in the motel room. ;-)

4/12 Completed


1. Couch (round one and two)- Hard Evidence
2. Motel wall (is that really sanitary?)-Deadly Fear
3. Shower - Ice
4. Hallway (*fans self* May need to read on a few cold winter days) - Beast Behaving Badly

Oh really! **Lisa makes note of Beast Behaving Badly**

The characters and plot are great too. lol

5/12 Completed


1. Couch (round one and two)- Hard Evidence
2. Motel wall (is that really sanitary?)-Deadly Fear
3. Shower - Ice
4. Hallway - Beast Behaving Badly
5. Stairs - Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men

I was getting a lot of mattress action; finally getting other locations. :)

Glad to hear it Lisa Kay!

6/12 Completed


1. Couch (round one and two)- Hard Evidence
2. Motel wall (is that really sanitary?)-Deadly Fear
3. Shower - Ice
4. Hallway - Beast Behaving Badly
5. Stairs - Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men
6. Kitchen floor, Shower, Living room floor, etc. (lol) - Divine Evil

Woohoo! Finally, I'm in the running :-)

Location, location location! Challenge
5th July 2011 to 4th July 2012

1/12 Read
1.Floor - Ready and Willing

7/12 Completed


1. Couch (round one and two)- Hard Evidence
2. Motel wall (is that really sanitary?)-Deadly Fear
3. Shower - Ice
4. Hallway - Beast Behaving Badly
5. Stairs - Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men
6. Kitchen floor, Shower, Living room floor, etc. - Divine Evil
7. Office and a pool - Glory in Death



I have a funny feeling that I may have the 12 by the end of August. Maybe I'll just continue with this challenge for the year, but noting down all the non-bed spots to see how many I can get. lol

Heather, at this rate you are going to be finished well before the end of next month!

LOL, yeah I may have to agree with you.

Heather wrote: " I have a funny feeling that I may have the 12 by the end of August. Maybe I'll just continue with this challenge for the year, but noting down all the non-bed spots to see how many I can get. lol ..."

That's not a bad idea Heather :-)

8/12 Completed


1. Couch - Hard Evidence
2. Motel wall -Deadly Fear
3. Shower - Ice
4. Hallway - Beast Behaving Badly
5. Stairs - Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men
6. Kitchen floor, Shower, Living room floor, etc. - Divine Evil
7. Office and a pool - Glory in Death
8. Gym (all that sweaty smexy time makes me want a gym membership) - Immortal in Death

Location, location location! Challenge
5th July 2011 to 4th July 2012

2/12 Read
1. Floor, couch - Ready and Willing
2. Table, wall - Last Night's Scandal

CaroB., I just finished last night and when I got to the table scene I got worried b/c I already have one, LOL! Thank goodness for the wall! :)

lol! I was thinking the same thing which one should I include?
And I have to admit, I'm noticing the other's locations and adding to my wishlist. Gotta love it when they get creative :-)