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Series Madness Challenge

Plans to Start (2009)
Caitlin Kittredge - Nocturne City series
In Between:
Jeanine Frost's Night Huntress series
Karen Chance - Cassie Palmer series
Suzanne Brockmann - Troubleshooter series (Non-PNR)
Patricia Briggs - Mercedes Thompson series (Blood Bound)
Nalini Singh - Psy/Changeling Book 4 (Mine to Possess)
Christine Feehan - Leopard series ( Wild Rain)
Christine Feehan - Ghostwalkers (Murder Game)
Lara Adrian - Midnight Breed (Veil of Midnight)
Christine Feehan - Dark (Dark Curse)
Jayne Ann Krentz - Arcane Society (Running Hot)
Gena Showalter - Lords of the Underworld (The Darkest Pleasure)
Charlaine Harris - Sookie Stackhouse (Club Dead)
Shanna Swendson - Katie Chandler series (Once Upon Stilettos)
Cheyenne McCray - Magic series (Seduced by Magic)
Angela Knight - Megaverse (Master of the Night)
Waiting for Release:
JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood - Lover Avenged April 2009
Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark -Kiss of the Demon King Jan 2009
Deborah Cooke's Dragonfire series - Kiss of Fate Feb 2009
Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake - Skin Trade June 2009
Alexis Morgan's Paladins - Darkness Unknown Feb 2009
Karen Marie Moning- Fever (DreamFever)
Finished:
Karen Marie Moning - Highlander (finished Jan)
Deidre Knight - Midnight Warriors (finished Jan)
Jackie Kessler - The Road to Hell (finished Jan)
Jacquelyn Frank - Nightwalkers (finished Feb) for now...
Nora Roberts - Sign of the Seven trilogy (finished March)
Will be updating...as I remember more..Oh, dear..I can't believe how many series I am in between...Has to start knocking them down...LOL
this is a great idea.. i will post mine as soon as i can figure out where i am and write them up.. cheers for Yz :D ur a great group leader...

Lara Adrian- Midnight Breeds*
Alyssa Day- Poseidon*
Jacquelyn Frank- Nightwalker(started)*
Elizabeth Amber- Lords Of Satyr*
Toni Andrews- Merci Hollings
Jennifer Armintrout- Blood Ties*
Keri Arthur- Riley Jensen*
Karen Chance- Cassandra Palmer*
Cheyenne McCray- Magic
Kathryn Smith- Brotherhood of Blood
Kathy Love - Young Brothers*
Katie MacAlister- Guardian
Kerrelyn Sparks- Love At Stake*
Richelle Mead- Vampire Academy( Started 2/09)*
Susan Sizemore- Prime Vmpires
Chris Marie Green- Vampire Babylon
Michelle M Pillows- Lords Of Var/Dragon Lords
Adrian Phoenix- Maker's Song *
Lilith Saintcrow- Jill Kismet
Monica Mccarty- Campbell Trilogy*
Monica Mccarty- Macleod Trilogy
Erin Mccarthy- Vegas Vamps*
Kresley Cole- IAD*
Sandra Hill- Vikings #1 & 2*
LA Banks- Vampire Huntress*
Suzanne Sizemore- Prime
Dean Koontz- Odd Thomas
James Patterson- Maximum Ride*
( the * represent titles I own, I may have all or some in the series)
In Between
Christine Warren- The Others( book 3)
Janet Evanovich- Stephanie Plum (book3)
Anya Bast- Elemental Witches(book 2)
Carrie Vaughn- Kitty Norville( book 5)
Jeaniene Frost- Night Huntress ( Book 4)
Louise Rennison- Georgia Nicholson(book 7)
P.C. Cast- House Of Night(book 3)
Larissa Ione- Demonica Series ( book 2)
Lilith Saintcrow- Dante Valentine( Book2)
Ilona Andrews- Kate Daniels ( book 3)
Caitlin Kitteredge- Nocturne City ( book 2)
Ellen Schriber- Vampire Kisses( book 3)
Cassandra Clare- Mortal Instruments ( book 2)
Nalini Singh- Psychangelings ( book 2)
KMM- Fever- (book 3)
Waiting for Release
An Early Grave(Night Huntress 4) by Frost
Darkest Whisper( Lords of the Underworld book 4) by Showalter
Dead and Gone( Sookie Stackhouse,9) Harris
Dead If I Do ( Garnet Lacy 4) by Hallaway
Hunting Ground( Alpha&Omega 2) by Briggs
Immortal Hunter( Argeneau 11) By Sands
Lover Avenged(Black Dagger Brotherhood 7) by Ward
Pride(Werecats 3) by Vincent
Skin Trade( Anita Blake 17) by Hamilton
Thorn Queen(Dark Swan 2) by Mead
Undead and Unwelcome(Queen Betsy book 8) by Davidson
Lord of Misrule/ Carpe Corpus( Morganville Vamps 5/6) by Caine
Blood Promise by Mead ( Vampire Academy 4)
Immortal Outlaw by Lisa Hendrix( Immortal Brotherhood 2)
Finished
Twilight By Stephanie Meyers
The Darkyn by Lynn Viehl

Plans to Start (2010)
Bride Finder - Susan Carroll
In Between:
Midnight Breed - Lara Adrian;
Psy-Changeling - Nalini Singh;
Seven Deadly Sins - Erin McCarthy;
Primal Instincts - Rhyannon Byrd;
Maker's Song - Adrian Phoenix;
Dresden Files - Jim Butcher;
Troubleshooter series - Suzanne Brockmann;
Arcane Society - Jayne Ann Krentz;
The Immortals series - Jennifer Ashley & co.
Bodyguards series - Cindy Gerard;
Eve Dallas - JD Robb;
Silver Dragons - Katie MacAlister;
House of Night - PC & Kristin Cast
Daughters of the Glen - Melissa Mayhue;
Lupi series - Eileen Wilks;
Riley Jenson - Keri Arthur;
Dark Hunter series - Sherrilyn Kenyon;
The Nightwalkers series - Jacquelyn Frank;
Moon Chasers - Sharie Kohler;
The Brethren - Sara Reinke;
Study series - Maria V. Snyder
Waiting for Release:
Rachel Morgan/Hollows - Kim Harrison;
Pink Carnation - Lauren Willig;
Greywalker - Kat Richardson;
Fallen Angels (Crave) - JR Ward
Black Dagger Brotherhood (Lover Mine) - JR Ward;
Dream Catcher trilogy (Gone) - Lisa McMann;
Anita Blake - Laurell K. Hamilton;
Meredith Gentry - Laurell K Hamilton;
Paladins - Alexis Morgan;
Cassie Palmer - Karen Chance;
Dorina Basarab - Karen Chance;
Fever series - Karen Marie Moning;
Lords of the Underworld (Aeron's story)- Gena Showalter;
Aisling Grey - Katie MacAllister;
Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead;
Stephanie Plum (16) - Janet Evanovich;
Stephanie Plum In-between - Janet Evanovich;
Dark Swan (Thorn Queen)- Richelle Mead;
Queen Betsy - MaryJanice Davidson;
Wicked Lovely series - Melissa Marr;
Noah Bishop/Special Crimes - Kay Hooper;
Sookie Stackhouse - Charlaine Harris;
Lady Jane Gray series - Deanna Raybourn;
The Strain series - Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan;
Gallagher Girls - Ally Carter;
The Immortals - Alyson Noel;
Hunger Games series - Suzanne Collins;
Glass series - Maria V. Snyder;
Night Huntress - Jeaniene Frost
Finished:
The Sign of Seven trilogy - Nora Roberts;
Darkyn series - Lynn Viehl;
Gardella Vampire Chornicles - Colleen Gleason;
Immortality Bites - Michelle Rowen;
Truth Series - Mariah Stewart;
Looking Glass Wars - Frank Beddor;
Harper Connelly series - Charlaine Harris

I see you have Suz Brockmann's Troubleshooters in your list. I actually read the last four books of her series and was hooked. I have to go back and start it from the beginning.

I swear I do not know how you are able to manage these challenges. I spent forever last night going over my list to for 2 other challenges you have going. I still have to post those and now ANOTHER one OMG!!! Wait maybe there is 3 other ones.. yes!! there is. This one is going to take even more thought.
I can see what I will be doing this weekend .. organizing myself.. what books go where my head is spinning ...but I am loving every minute!! Oh! wait there maybe 4 ..oh wait.. you are still coming up with that one something about...BOOTCAMP!!LOL!!!
How do you do it??

LOL...looks like I have no life at the moment..LOL..yesterday, was my day off, so while doing house chores, and reading in between, I thought i'll post more. Don't worry, except for the January challenge, the rest can be done leisurely. They are mostly good for the whole year.
As for the non-books related weight-loss bootcamp, I'm still thinking about that. It will not be up probably until the latter part of January. Still have to put my thinking cap, how to make it feasible.
I have to admit goodreads have become my new obssession...LOL
i love this group... its so fun to be in.. i swear i just keep busy being on here and trying to read what i need to stay up to date... but fun is the word.. :)

Wow! I have a lot of series to get started on. These are just the ones on my ŷ TBR shelf. There are many more on my spreadsheet. I better get busy!
Plans to Start (2009)
Alexandra Ivy - Guardians of Eternity Series
Ann Aguirre - The Jax Series
Anya Bast - Elemental Witches Series
Cheyenne McCray - Magic Series
Christine Feehan - Carpathians Dark Series
Diana Gabaldon - Outlander Series
Elizabeth Amber - The Lords of Satyr Series
Jeaniene Frost - Night Huntress Series
Jenna Black - Guardians of the Night Series
Jenna Black - Morgan Kingsley Series
Karen Chance - Cassandra Palmer Series
Kathy Love - Young Brothers Series
Kelley Armstrong - Women of the Underworld Series
Kresley Cole - The MacCarrick Brothers Trilogy
Lara Adrian - Midnight Breed Series
Larissa Ione - Demonica Series
Nalini Singh - Psy- Changelings Series
Patricia Briggs - Mercedes Thompson Series
Richelle Mead - Vampire Academy Series
Richelle Mead - Dark Swan Series
Richelle Mead - Georgina Kincaid Series
Ronda Thompson - Wild Wulfs of London Serieis
Sarah Monette - Doctrine of Labyrinths Series:
Shana Abé - Drakon Series
Sunny - Monere: Children of the Moon Series
Jaid Black - Viking Series
Joey W. Hill - The Nature Of Desire Series
Jourdan Lane - Soul Mates Series
Kate Douglas - Wolf Tales Series
Kate Pearce - House of Pleasure Series
Lora Leigh - THE BREEDS Series
Lora Leigh - BOUND HEARTS series
Lora Leigh - The Nauti’s Series
Lorelei James - Rough Riders Series
Meljean Brook - The Guardians Series
Shiloh Walker - Hunter Series
In Between:
Kim Harrison - The Hallows Series (For a Few Demons More)
Laurell K. Hamilton - Merry Gentry Series(Swallowing Darkness)
Jet Mykles - Dark Elves Series (Dissent)
Waiting for Release:
Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments Series:City of Glass - March 24th
Charlaine Harris, The Sookie Stackhouse a.k.a. Southern Vampire Series:Dead and Gone - May 5th
J.R. Ward, Black Dagger Brotherhood series:Lover Avenged - May 5th
Kresley Cole - The Immortals Series:Kiss of a Demon King - Jan 20th
Laurell K. Hamilton - Anita Blake Series:Skin Trade - Jun 09
Sherrilyn Kenyon - Dark-Hunter Series:Dream Warrior - Feb 2nd
Jet Mykles - Heaven Series:Heaven Sent: Revelations - TBD
Finished:
Stephenie Meyer - Twilight Series
Jennifer Armintrout - Blood Ties Series

I've been trying to figure out: Do you have to read the Brockmann books in order, or are they stand alone?
Also, since both you and Jael want to start the Cassie Palmer books, I can't recommend them enough! They are super! Definitely put them on your TBR pile.

The first book I read was book 11 (Force of Nature), and although there were references to other characters in previous books, I was able to enjoy. Then I read book 12, book 10 and book 13. By then, i'm starting to get the hang of who the other people are. Still there are so many characters, that I feel I should just go back and start from the beginning.
I love her style of writing, and she writes the guys POVs so well. I can't wait for Dark of Night, her latest, to come out...although the Amazon readers are shredding it apart already because of how they feel about the pairings...
Have you read her before? The Troubleshooters books are my first with her, although I'm planning to look up her other series, Tall, Dark and Dangerous.

Planning on getting 2:
Alison Croggon - Books of Pellinor
Amy Lane - Little Goddess
Cassandra Clare - Mortal Instruments
Christopher Paolini - Inheritance
Garth Nix - Abhorsens
Jasper Fforde - Thursday Next
Karen Chance - Dhampir
Kim Harrison - Madison Avery*
Marion Zimmer Bradley - Avalon
Scott Westerfeld - Uglies
Suzanne Collins - Hunger
In Between:
Diana Gabaldon - Outlander
James Clavell - Shogun
Jenna Maclaine - Wages of Sin
Rachel Vincent - Werecats
Caught up with*:
Carrie Vaughn - Kitty Norville
Charlaine Harris - Sookie Stackhouse
Charlaine Harris - Harper Connelly
Eileen Wilks - World of the Lupi
Ilona Andrews - Kate Daniels
Jeanine Frost - Night Huntress
Karen Chance - Cassie Palmer
Kim Harrison - Hollows
Lilith Saintcrow - Dante Valentine
Patricia Briggs - Mercedes Thompson
Rachel Caine - Outcast
Rachel Caine - Weather Warden
Richelle Mead - Vampire Academy
Richelle Mead - Georgina Kincaid
Richelle Mead - Dark Swan
Abandoned:
Anne Rice - Vampire Chronicles
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - Den of Shadows
C.E. Murphy - Urban Shaman
Holly Black - A Modern Tale of Faerie
J.R. Ward - Black Dagger Brotherhood
Jeanne C. Stein - Anna Strong
Keri Arthur - Guardian (Riley Jenson)
Katie MacAllister - Aisling Grey
Laurell K. Hamilton - Anita Blake
Lee Child - Jack Reacher
Megan Whalen Turner - Eugenides
Rachel Caine - Morganville Vamps
Rob Thurman - Cal Leandros
Terry Pratchett - Discworld
Yasmine Galenorn - Sisters of the Moon
Finished
Charlaine Harris - Lily Bard
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter
J.R.R. Tolkien - LOTR
Maria V. Snyder - Study Books
Sapkowski - The Witcher
Stephenie Meyer - Twilight
& more....
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*Upcoming releases:
Charlaine Harris - Harper Connelly 4 (Grave Secret)
Jeanine Frost - Night Huntress 4 (An Early Grave)
Richelle Mead - Vampire Academy 4 (Blood Promise)
Richelle Mead - Georgina Kincaid 4 (Succubus Heat)
Richelle Mead - Dark Swan 2 (Thorn Queen)
Karin Slaughter - Grant County 0 (Genesis)
Rachel Caine - Weather Warden 8 (Cape Storm)
Kim Harrison - Madison Avery 1 (Once Dead, Twice Shy)
Patricia Briggs - Mercedes Thompson 5 (Silver Bone)

Richelle Mead - Succubus series
Lynn Viehl - Darkyn Series
Ilona Andrews - Magic Bites series
Jenna Black - Guardians of the Night Series
Kate Douglas - Wolf Tales Series
Yasmine Galenorn - Sisters of the Moon
Eileen Wilks - World of the Lupi (Blood Lines)
In Between:
Jim Butcher - Dresden series
Allison Kent - SG 5 series
Jeanne Stein - Anna Strong
Christine Feehan - Carpathians
Christine Feehan - GhostWalkers
Waiting For Release:
Jeanine Frost - Night Huntress 4 (An Early Grave)
Kim Harrison - Hollows 7 (White Witch, Black Curse)
Karen Chance - Cassie Palmer 4 (Curse the Dawn)
Patricia Briggs - Hunting Ground (Alpha and Omega 2)
Charlaine Harris - Sookie Stackhouse 9 (Dead and Gone)
Carrie Vaughn - Kitty Raises Hell
Kim Harrison - [new :] (Once Dead, Twice Shy)
Kelley Armstrong - Nadia Stafford book 2
Laurell K. Hamilton - Anita Blake Series:Skin Trade
Kinley Macgregor - Darkness Within
Jenna Black - Morgan Kinsley - Speak of the Devil
Larissa Ione - Desire Unchained
Janet Evanovich - finger lickin fifteen
MJ Davidson - queen betsy
J.R. Ward � BDB :Lover Avenged
Caitlin Kittredge - second skin
Kimberly Raye - Dead end Dating
Katie Macalister - Silver Dragons series
Finished:
Stephenie Meyer - Twilight Series
Jennifer Armintrout - Blood Ties Series
Lilith Saintcrow - Dante Valentine
Kresley Cole - MacCarrick Brothers Trilogy
Katie Macalister - Aisling Grey series

nm.. i figured it out"
You are doing fine. Wow...you have read so many series, and are simply waiting for the next book.
I, on the other hand, needs to do some major catching up. I basically started reading PNR/UF like over a year and a half ago...but so far, I'm addicted...LOL

The Anita Blake series is definately not done, her next book is due June and its called Skin Trade.
Same goes for her Merry Gentry series (though you didnt list this one)

True Anita Blake is still going strong. Just not for me. I've stopped reading the series half way through (8th or 9th book), I just don't find it entertaining any more... Hence i put it in the "Finished" pile. I'm finished with it. Me, personally. Sorry if it wasn't stated clearly ;) Same goes for Morganville Vamps; I don't think Rachel Caine is done there either.

I haven't read Suzanne Brockmann before, but I picked up the first book in each of her series to try. I got them about the same time I did the first book in each of Cindy Gerard's series. They look similar. I got some other discount copies at the local 2nd hand store, but they went right to the TBR pile... At least until I finish the Jan. challenge over at the PNR group site! :)


Brockmann has a large base fan, and even JR Ward of the BDB books calls her as her inspiration. I think you will enjoy her books. I did enjoy the latter Troubleshooters books, that much I know.
Lori,
I know what you mean. I returned to reading fiction when I picked up Dark Lover and Lover Awakened from a library sale about a year and half ago. Now, most of the books I read are predominantly PNR.

And I love it lol





I'm a little leery of starting the Dark Carpathian series just because there are sooo many of them.. it's like Kenyon's Dark hunter series lol



Jael - I'm not sure the difference between sci fantasy or urban fantasy.. but basically dresden is a wizard in a world where people know magic exists but don't necessarily believe in it. He has various cases from book to book, and he sometimes works with the local police. I like the books because Dresden's character has a sarcastic humor that I love and there is a lot of action. But sometimes it takes me a little while to pick it up because I do like books that have some romance involved and this one doesn't really.


I think I know what you mean about the Dresden books. I've picked Storm Front up twice at the library to read, but I've never read it yet. I think I'll have to be in a mood to read it, and right now I'm more in the mood for PNR and suspense. I still want to read the series, though. I picked up the Welcome to the Jungle graphic novel, and I really liked it.

I agree, but since each book is about a different Carpathian with some cross over characters, once you've gotten into the series, you will look forward to reading about the characters from the older books. This series is one of my very favorites, even with the author sticking to her "formula", but I do need to be in the mood for them.



Either Google KDL What's Next or cut and past this address:
The search is kind of particular, so you have to use exact names and spelling to get your results. Works like a charm though.

has anyone read anything by Allison Kent, I just picked up her book The Bane Affair, it was on a whim, I don't even know what it's about! lol.

http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1...



List of Individual series books I
Plan to start(means I own the book):
Crimson Moon (bk1)
Darkness Chosen (bk1)
will continue reading
Psy-changling
Vampire Huntress
Riley Jensen
Sherrilyn Kenyon Dark Hunters'
Sazi
Heaven Sent
Black Dagger Brotherhood
have read
-Brothers in Arms the courage to Love (Brothers in Arms Bk 1) by Samantha Kane, 1/09
-Nauti Dreams by Lora Leigh (Bk 3), 1/09
-The Hunted by L A Banks (BK 3)0 1/09
-If angels burn By Lynn Viehl, 1/09
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-DARK LOVER BY JR WARD (BK 1) 2-09
-Halfway to the grave (Night Huntress Bk1) 2-09
-Working for the Devil (Dante Valentine Bk1) 2-09
-PLEASURE UNBOUND BY LARISSA IONE (BK1) 2-09
-Dark Elves 1: Taken by Jet Mykles (bk1) 3-09

Stephenie Meyer- Twilight
Lacey Alexander- City Heat
A.N. Roquelaure- Sleeping Beauty
Stephanie Julian- Magical Seduction
J.R. Ward- Black Dagger Brotherhood

Finish Series:
-Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries by Tamar Myers Read 12, have 4 to go
-Aunt Dimity by Nancy Atherton Read 13, with #14 coming out this month
Start new series:
- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. Not sure I'll like this or not, but I have the first 2 books in the series. At this point, I only plan on reading the first book and see how it goes from there.
- Heart of Texas series by Debbie Macomber There are 8 books in the series, of which I've only read the last 2. I put 6 on my A-Z book challenge list, and the other 2 on a name challenge
-Jeeves stories by P.G. Wodehouse He wrote 25 short stories and 12 novels about the valet Jeeves. The library has 1 short story and 4 novels. I bought one omnibus with 2 more novels and 10 short stories. So reading what I can get my hands on since I can't afford to get them all.
-Cedar Cove series by Debbie Macomber
-Booktown Mysteries by Lorna Barrett Just discovered these. First came out last year, second on Feb 3rd and third in Dec 2009. The author wrote on her website that the series is picked up for another 3 books. It's murders are set around a small town that has multiple bookshops.
nearly forgot about this one...
In the Middle of the Series:
-Janet Dailey's Americana Series. One book for each of the 50 states. I've read 13, which leaves 37 to go. I've worked 2 more into challenges so far.
Might start new series if I have time: lol
- Monica Ferris mysteries There are 12. (I own the first 10, with the author having signed the first 6)
- Ian Fleming James Bond novels There are 12 novels and 2 books of short stories (9 stories).

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5. Soul Deep
6. The Breed Next Door
7. Megan's Mark
8. Harmony's Way
9. Wolfe's Hope
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14. Dawn's Awakening
15. Jaguar's Kiss
16. Mercury's War
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** Virgin River
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Books mentioned in this topic
Be Still My Vampire Heart (other topics)Lover Unleashed (other topics)
Born to Bite (other topics)
Twilight Prophecy (other topics)
Kindred in Death (other topics)
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Duration: Jan 1 - Dec 31
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