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Challenge name: Back to school fall time time challenge

AUTHOR
The author's FIRST name starts with S

COVER ME
An item representing 'back to school' is on the cover. School supplies, school bus, children etc

SAY IT
The words TEACH, TEACHER, SCHOOL, BACK TO SCHOOL, are in the title (words ending in 's', 'ing', 'ed' etc are acceptable)

CHARACTER
Is a teacher or 'teaches a lesson' to another character

THEME
Cougar (younger male/older female character)

BONUS
Using CHARACTER first name, author first OR last name, and the FIRST word of titles (you can skip the, a an if needed). SPELL
S
E
P
T
E
M
B
E
R

SUPER BONUS
find covers with fall colors. Example red, orange, brown.

Reserved 'who's in'
Miss Kenjii
Bridget
Gabrielle
Sassy

Count me in! I'm going to hold off on posting books for a little, until I know where I stand with the August challenge. (How is it nearly autumn already? Yikes!)

Yay! I love Autumn! Oh and I might see you guys in October, I'm a little over booked challenge wise this month.

I kind of changed my mind because I have the perfect book for the cover me portion so I will be in this month! I will probably be posting more as the month goes along, I'm not entirely sure yet though!

Cover Me (An item representing 'back to school' is on the cover. School supplies, school bus, children etc.)

Does this cover work Sassafrass? It's got a kid on it.

Gabrielle ~ Bhlack Benehvolence ~ wrote: "I kind of changed my mind because I have the perfect book for the cover me portion so I will be in this month! I will probably be posting more as the month goes along, I'm not entirely sure yet tho..."

This one's gotta be Miss Kenjii's call. She's in charge this month. :) LOL

Count me in, although I'm going to concentrate only on the bonus and super, I think.



Challenge name: Back to school fall time time challenge

AUTHOR
The author's FIRST name starts with S

COVER ME
An item representing 'back to school' is on the cover. School supplies, school bus, children etc

SAY IT
The words TEACH, TEACHER, SCHOOL, BACK TO SCHOOL, are in the title (words ending in 's', 'ing', 'ed' etc are acceptable)

CHARACTER
The Contract - The Boss teaches his pet D/s

THEME
Cougar (younger male/older female character)
Three to Play

BONUS
Using CHARACTER first name, author first OR last name, and the FIRST word of titles (you can skip the, a an if needed). SPELL
S Shades of Midnight
E Real Men Will character Eric Donovan
P The Pet Shop
T
E
M Memories
B Glass Slipper by Abigail Barnette
E
R Rough Play

SUPER BONUS
find covers with fall colors. Example red, orange, brown.

Me!!! Since this is my first time. I'll paste the info here first, then update as I go along. I'm not sure if I'll be able to finish it, but well, gotta try! :) And it sounds like fun.


Challenge 2/5 Bounus 5/9 Super 2/??


AUTHOR
In Pursuit of Miss Eliza Cynster: A Cynster Novel by Stephanie Laurens Done! 9/20 (3/5 stars)

COVER ME
An item representing 'back to school' is on the cover. School supplies, school bus, children etc

SAY IT
Woman to Wed? by Penny Jordan Done! 9/5/2011 (4/5 stars!)



CHARACTER
Is a teacher or 'teaches a lesson' to another character

THEME
Cougar (younger male/older female character)

BONUS
Using CHARACTER first name, author first OR last name, and the FIRST word of titles (you can skip the, a an if needed). SPELL
S Mastered By Love byStephanie Laurens Done! 9/25 (5/5 stars)
E
P Confessions of an Improper Bride by Jennifer Haymore For "Phoebe", the heroine's sister. Done! 9/3/2011 (3/5 stars)
T The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen Done! 9/11/2011 (4/5 stars)
E
M The Master's Mistress by Carole Mortimer Done! 9/27/2011 (3/5 stars)
B
E
R Legally Bound by Rynne Raines Done! 9/29/2011 (4/5 stars)

SUPER BONUS
Storm Kissed by Jessica Andersen Done! 9/7/2011 (5/5 stars!)
Daring by Dee Davis For hero "Rafe" Winters Done! 9/12/2011 (4/5 stars!)

By the way, how do you guys do the crossed out thingy? Coz I'm about to be done with Storm Kissed! Thanks!

Also, can we repeat books? Like, in my entry, Storm Kissed is under "Bonus" but then I realized it's also red in color! Can I enter that under Super Bonus as well? Thanks!

Ashia wrote: "By the way, how do you guys do the crossed out thingy? Coz I'm about to be done with Storm Kissed! Thanks!"


if you look in the top right hand corner of the comment box you'll see "(some html is ok)", if you click on that, it'll give you hints for all the things you can do.

Sassafrass wrote: "Ashia wrote: "By the way, how do you guys do the crossed out thingy? Coz I'm about to be done with Storm Kissed! Thanks!"

if you look in the top right hand corner of the comment box you'll see ..."

Thanks for the tip! I'll take a look.

You can only use a book once in the challenge

Sizzlin Miss Kenjii wrote: "You can only use a book once in the challenge"

Thanks, Miss Kenjii!

Gabrielle ~ Bhlack Benehvolence ~ wrote: "I kind of changed my mind because I have the perfect book for the cover me portion so I will be in this month! I will probably be posting more as the month goes along, I'm not entirely sure yet tho..."

Sure, kids rep back to school :)

Challenge 0/5 Bounus 4/9 Super1/??

AUTHOR
The author's FIRST name starts with S

COVER ME
An item representing 'back to school' is on the cover. School supplies, school bus, children etc

SAY IT
The words TEACH, TEACHER, SCHOOL, BACK TO SCHOOL, are in the title (words ending in 's', 'ing', 'ed' etc are acceptable)

CHARACTER
Is a teacher or 'teaches a lesson' to another character

THEME
Cougar (younger male/older female character)

BONUS
Using CHARACTER first name, author first OR last name, and the FIRST word of titles (you can skip the, a an if needed). SPELL

S
E
P- Paradise Found (title) 9-17
T- Tangled Past (title)9/14
E
M- My Demon Lover from Red Roses and Shattered Glass antho 9/15
B- A fantasy to remember from Red Roses and Shattered Glass antho, by HC Brown 9/15
E
R-

SUPER BONUS
find covers with fall colors. Example red, orange, brown.

Another question, regarding the BONUS, we can also use the character first name. Should this be for the main characters only? What if there's a secondary romance in the story and the woman's name can apply to one of the letters? Thanks!

Sizzlin Miss Kenjii wrote: "Gabrielle ~ Bhlack Benehvolence ~ wrote: "I kind of changed my mind because I have the perfect book for the cover me portion so I will be in this month! I will probably be posting more as the m..."

That's what I thought, thanks Miss Kenjii!

Ashia wrote: "Another question, regarding the BONUS, we can also use the character first name. Should this be for the main characters only? What if there's a secondary romance in the story and the woman's name c..."

Any character is fine. Major or minor. Male or female is fine too

@Gabrielle- you are welcome :)

Sizzlin Miss Kenjii wrote: "Ashia wrote: "Another question, regarding the BONUS, we can also use the character first name. Should this be for the main characters only? What if there's a secondary romance in the story and the ..."

Any character is fine. Major or minor. Male or female is fine too



That is soooo great! Thanks a lot, Miss Kenjii!

Ashia, it looks like you've got the strike going now! I'm glad you were able to find it.

Miss Kenjii, what about the word STUDENT for say it?

Sassy just those listed or variations such as teach, teaches. I will allow use 'to' from the back to school phrase. You dont have to use all three words :)

Got it!

Count me in, although I'm going to concentrate only on the bonus and super, I think.



Challenge name: Back to school fall time time challenge

AUTHOR
The author's FIRST name starts with S

COVER ME
An item representing 'back to school' is on the cover. School supplies, school bus, children etc

SAY IT
The words TEACH, TEACHER, SCHOOL, BACK TO SCHOOL, are in the title (words ending in 's', 'ing', 'ed' etc are acceptable)

CHARACTER
The Contract - The Boss teaches his pet D/s done 9/3

THEME
Cougar (younger male/older female character)
Three to Play done 9/5

BONUS
Using CHARACTER first name, author first OR last name, and the FIRST word of titles (you can skip the, a an if needed). SPELL
S Shades of Midnight done 9/2
E Real Men Will character Eric Donovan done 9/9
P The Pet Shop done 9/9
T
E Extinction done 9/11
M Memories done 9/9
B Glass Slipper by Abigail Barnette done 9/11
E Eve Berlin Desire's Edge
R Rough Play done 9/3

SUPER BONUS
find covers with fall colors. Example red, orange, brown.
done 9/5

These are the ones I know about so far :)

Back to school fall time time challenge

AUTHOR: Wicked in Your Arms Sophie Jordan

COVER ME:

SAY IT:

CHARACTER:

THEME:


BONUS:
S: Some Like It Brazen by Deborah Raleigh

E:

P: Pleasure Unbound

T: Till Dawn with the Devil

E:

M: Miss Darcy Falls in Love by Sharon Lathan (Currently Reading)

B: The Bride Wore Scarlet (Since I didn't get to it in August, Tee hee)

E:

R: The Renfield Syndrome

SUPER BONUS:
Find covers with fall colors. Example red, orange, brown.

Shadowman 09/06 *****

Mistress by Marriage 09/07 ****

Scoundrel's Honor

A Secret Desire (Currently Reading)

Bridget, it says the author's first name has to start with S, not the last name. That tripped me up too.

Thanks for pointing that out! I edited my post above :)

Sassafrass wrote: "Ashia, it looks like you've got the strike going now! I'm glad you were able to find it."

Yes, thank you! Only now, I decided not to do the strike out thing. LOL Maybe I'll change my mind later on...

Update: I decided to strike it out after all. It's a bit confusing when I didn't.

Sassafras, you read fast, girl! I'm amazed!

Let's not forget to post our reviews over at www.theromancereviews.com :)

Sizzlin Miss Kenjii wrote: "Let's not forget to post our reviews over at www.theromancereviews.com :)"

Sure will! :)

Count me in, although I'm going to concentrate only on the bonus and super, I think.

Challenge 3/5, Bonus 8/8, Super Bonus 1/?


Challenge name: Back to school fall time time challenge

AUTHOR
The author's FIRST name starts with S
Belong To Me by Shayla Black done 9/15


COVER ME
An item representing 'back to school' is on the cover. School supplies, school bus, children etc

SAY IT
The words TEACH, TEACHER, SCHOOL, BACK TO SCHOOL, are in the title (words ending in 's', 'ing', 'ed' etc are acceptable)
Getting to Happy "to"

CHARACTER
The Contract - The Boss teaches his pet D/s done 9/3

THEME
Cougar (younger male/older female character)
Three to Play done 9/5

BONUS
Using CHARACTER first name, author first OR last name, and the FIRST word of titles (you can skip the, a an if needed). SPELL
S Shades of Midnight done 9/2
E Real Men Will character Eric Donovan done 9/9
P The Pet Shop done 9/9
T Heidi and the Kaiser character Ty done 9/17
E Extinction done 9/11
M Memories done 9/9
B Glass Slipper by Abigail Barnette done 9/11
E Eve Berlin Desire's Edge done 9/16
R Rough Play done 9/3

SUPER BONUS
find covers with fall colors. Example red, orange, brown.
done 9/5
done 9/25

Sassy- That's fine you can choose whatever part of the challenge you would like to do :) Sometimes the bonus works better, sometimes the challenge :)

Update! :)

Back to school fall time time challenge

AUTHOR: Wicked in Your Arms Sophie Jordan 09/18 ***1/2

COVER ME:

SAY IT:

CHARACTER: Glass Slipper 09/25 ***1/2

THEME:


BONUS:
S: The Seduction of Sophie Seacrest 09/26 ***1/2


E: To Desire A Devil

P: Pleasure Unbound 09/22 ****

T: Till Dawn with the Devil

E:

M: Miss Darcy Falls in Love by Sharon Lathan 09/24 ****

B: The Bride Wore Scarlet

E:

R: The Renfield Syndrome (Currently reading)

SUPER BONUS:
Find covers with fall colors. Example red, orange, brown.

Shadowman 09/06 *****

Mistress by Marriage 09/07 ****

Scoundrel's Honor (Currently reading)

A Secret Desire 09/12 *****

Darkness Dawns 09/20 ****

I have read a few books this month and since they fit in with this challenge I thought I would join in. I am not reading as much as I have been lately so it's hard to keep up with the challenges.

1/5 Bonus 5/9 Super Bonus 0/0

AUTHOR
The author's FIRST name starts with S

COVER ME
An item representing 'back to school' is on the cover. School supplies, school bus, children etc

SAY IT
The words TEACH, TEACHER, SCHOOL, BACK TO SCHOOL, are in the title (words ending in 's', 'ing', 'ed' etc are acceptable)

CHARACTER
Is a teacher or 'teaches a lesson' to another character - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (school principal – Dominick) 3* 26/09/11

THEME
Cougar (younger male/older female character)

BONUS
Using CHARACTER first name, author first OR last name, and the FIRST word of titles (you can skip the, a an if needed). SPELL
S – Linger by Maggie Stiefvater 4* audio 10/09/11
E
P – Angel Puss by Colleen McCullough auido - currently reading
T – Twin Fantasies by April Carew 5* 10/09/11
E – Not a Day Goes By E. Lynn Harris 3* audio 12/09/11
M - Cents & Sensibility by Maggie Alderson 5* audio 26/09/11
B – Blue Angel by Belle Logan 4* 21/09/11
E
R

oh wlc Bronwyn :) Im able to read more this month it seems.

Count me in, although I'm going to concentrate only on the bonus and super, I think.

Challenge 5/5, Bonus 9/9, Super Bonus 3/?


Challenge name: Back to school fall time time challenge

AUTHOR
The author's FIRST name starts with S
Belong To Me by Shayla Black done 9/15


COVER ME
An item representing 'back to school' is on the cover. School supplies, school bus, children etc
done 9/30/11


SAY IT
The words TEACH, TEACHER, SCHOOL, BACK TO SCHOOL, are in the title (words ending in 's', 'ing', 'ed' etc are acceptable)
Getting to Happy "to" done 9/30/11

CHARACTER
The Contract - The Boss teaches his pet D/s done 9/3

THEME
Cougar (younger male/older female character)
Three to Play done 9/5

BONUS
Using CHARACTER first name, author first OR last name, and the FIRST word of titles (you can skip the, a an if needed). SPELL
S Shades of Midnight done 9/2
E Real Men Will character Eric Donovan done 9/9
P The Pet Shop done 9/9
T Heidi and the Kaiser character Ty done 9/17
E Extinction done 9/11
M Memories done 9/9
B Glass Slipper by Abigail Barnette done 9/11
E Eve Berlin Desire's Edge done 9/16
R Rough Play done 9/3

SUPER BONUS
find covers with fall colors. Example red, orange, brown.
done 9/5
done 9/25
done 9/27

Please post final tallies today so I can update the list! Thanks!!!

There unfortunately won't be any final tallies from me, I did really bad this month. :(

I was a little wrapped up in another challenge for another group that I was working on. I'm more prepared for October though so expect a big improvement!

Bridget wrote: "Update! :)

Back to school fall time time challenge

AUTHOR: Wicked in Your Arms Sophie Jordan 09/18 ***1/2

COVER ME:

SAY I..."

I love your choice of books they are right up mtalley of books I would like to read

I didn;t get to finish the 2 stories I was reading last so my final tally will be a disppointment to me.

1/5 Bonus 5/9 Super Bonus 0/0

Congrats to those who finished the challenge.

Tally: let me know if this isn't right...

Bronwyn Challenge 1/5, Bonus 5/9, Super 0 = 6
Gabrielle ????
Bridget Challenge 2/5, Bonus 8/9, Super 5 = 15
Miss Kenjii Challenge 0/5, Bonus 4/9, Super 1 = 5
Sassy Challenge 5/5, Bonus 9/9, Super 3 = 17
Ashia Challenge 2/5, Bonus 5/9, Super 2 = 9

Total for the month: 46 books!

Sassafrass wrote: "Tally: let me know if this isn't right...

Bronwyn Challenge 1/5, Bonus 5/9, Super 0 = 6
Gabrielle ????
Bridget Challenge 2/5, Bonus 3/9, Super 4 = 9
Miss Kenjii Challenge 0/5, Bonus 4/9, Super ..."



I didn't get any books read for September, so just mark my score down as a big fat nothing. :(

Thanks Sassy!

All in all, not too badly..here's to October, everyone :)

Back to school fall time time challenge

AUTHOR: Wicked in Your Arms Sophie Jordan 09/18 ***1/2

COVER ME:

SAY IT:

CHARACTER: Glass Slipper 09/25 ***1/2

THEME:


BONUS:
S: The Seduction of Sophie Seacrest 09/26 ***1/2


E: Spider’s Revenge by Jennifer Estep 09/13 ****


P: Pleasure Unbound 09/22 ****

T: In the Barrister’s Chambers by Tina Gabrielle 09/28 ****

E: Shadowman by Erin Kellison 09/06 *****

M: Miss Darcy Falls in Love by Sharon Lathan 09/24 ****

B:

E: The Warlord's Promise Character: Ethan 09/28 ****

R: The Renfield Syndrome 09/30 ****

SUPER BONUS:
Find covers with fall colors. Example red, orange, brown.


Mistress by Marriage 09/07 ****

Scoundrel's Honor **1/2

A Secret Desire 09/12 *****

Darkness Dawns 09/20 ****

Flawless 09/29 *****

Bridget wrote: "All in all, not too badly..here's to October, everyone :)

Back to school fall time time challenge

AUTHOR: Wicked in Your Arms [author:Soph..."



Yep! good luck everyone! :D

Wow, cool!