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Over in a Flash - December 2014

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Arshiya 00/03
Becky ♡The Bookworm� 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Chris 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Elaine 11/11 - Done! Congrats!
His.Southern.Wife. 03/02 - Done! Congrats!
Ipshita 05/05 - Done! Congrats!
Ishi 00/??
Jonel 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Julianna 05/05 - Done! Congrats!
Kari 02/02 - Done! Congrats!
Kendra 00/03
Keri 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Kme_17 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Lennie 02/02 - Done! Congrats!
Lina 00/??
Lisa (Aussie Girl) 02/02 - Done! Congrats!
Melissa (MO) 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
±·¾±°ì°ì¾±ÓË� 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Poongothai 04/04 - Done! Congrats!
R.C. 01/02
Sandra 04/03 - Done! Congrats!
Sandra (AU) 02/02 - Done! Congrats!
Saxonjus 01/02


3 of 3 Complete
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Finished: 3 of 3
Updated: 12/26
� - Color/Green: Mortal Sins 12/17 ✰✰✰✰
� - Items/Sea or beach: The Unsung Hero 12/26 ✰✰✰✰
� - Color/White: Magic Breaks 12/19 ✰✰✰✰�




FINISHED 2/2
HOLIDAY THEME - HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

ITEM: CHRISTMAS TREE -


Duration : Dec 2014
COLOR:
Red
Green
White

HOLIDAY THEMES:
(1) World Aids Day {December 1st} Read a book where a character has Aids. Or one with a bookcover showing a red ribbon. Or one with a quilt on the bookcover.
(2) International Day of People with Disabilities, AKA “World Disabled Day�: {December 3rd} Read a book where a character has a disability, permanent or temporary.

(3) Human Rights Day: {December 10th} Choose a book where a main character fights for their - or others - rights.
(4) Monkey Day: {December 14th} Read a book that features a monkey, or where the hero acts like an ape (at least at the beginning). Or where the heroine is considered an “Ape Leader� (AKA: spinster).

(5) First Day of Winter: {December 21st} Pick a book whose cover or title features something that reminds you of winter: snow, ice, etc.

(6) Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and St. Stephen’s Day/Boxing Day: {December 24th, 25th, 26th} Read a book that is set during the holidays, specifically any of these days. Or the bookcover shows a present or a box. Or where the main character is named Eve, Day, or Stephen (AKA Steve or Steven).
ITEMS: December’s Birthstones are Zircon, Tanzanite, and Turquoise. Its flowers are the narcissus and holly. Zodiac Signs are Sagittarius and Capricorn. Other items are a sea and/or beach;


Isn't that often the case? LOL! Sorry...

Changed it, Elaine. Thanks for letting me know. �"
No worries. You had me going there...lol

0/2 Completed
COLOR: Green Rock Addiction
Old Architecture: Fury of the Demon



(will read 2 novellas = 1 book on some challenges)
0/11
RED COVER - Her Christmas Earl: A Regency Novella AND The Winter Wife: A Christmas Novella BOTH by Anna Campbell
GREEN COVER - The Wickedest Lord Alive by Christina Brooke
WHITE COVER - How Miss Rutherford Got Her Groove Back by Sophie Barnes
RED RIBBON - 'Twas the Night After Christmas by Sabrina Jeffries
CHARACTER WITH DISABILITY - Blind Fortune by Joanna Waugh
WINTER/SNOW/ICE - What Happens At Christmas by Victoria Alexander
CHRISTMAS STORY - Christmas In The Duke's Arms: A Christmas Anthology Burrows,Jewel,Neville,Galen (4 stories)
OLD ARCHITECTURE - Far Too Tempted by Emma Wildes
MALE/FEMALE COSTUME - Ridiculous by D.L. Carter
CHRISTMAS TREE/SNOW COVER - A Marquess for Christmas by Christi Caldwell AND An Heiress For All Seasons by Sophie Jordan
HOLLY COVER - Christmas Kisses by Cynthia A Clement AND Yuletide Lies by Susan Gee Heino
Thanks :o)

HOLIDAY THEME - HUMAN RIGHTS DAY The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1) by Paullina Simons. Finished 12/1/14. ★★★★�

ITEM: CHRISTMAS TREE - The Christmas He Loved Her (Bad Boys of Crystal Lake, #2) by Juliana Stone

COLOR: Red, Green, & White!

HOLIDAY THEMES: (6) Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and St. Stephen’s Day/Boxing Day: {December 24th, 25th, 26th} Read a book that is set during the holidays, specifically any of these days. Or the bookcover shows a present or a box. Or where the main character is named Eve, Day, or Stephen (AKA Steve or Steven).

ITEMS: Christmas Tree - one of the key points in the novel is when they go find a Christmas tree


Holiday Theme: First Day of Winter (snow, ice and etc.)

4**** Love this series! I want to become part of the O'Neil family! Wonderful Holiday story.

Updated you, Lisa. Mini congrats for being first on the board.
Welcome to the challenge, Jonel!
...Christmas Tree...![]()


1/2 Completed
COLOR: Green Rock Addiction 3/12/14 ★★★★�
Old Architecture: Fury of the Demon


Books mentioned in this topic
The Winter Lodge (other topics)Sing My Name (other topics)
One Silent Night (other topics)
Wait for the Sunrise (other topics)
The Christmas Journey (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Sylvia Thorpe (other topics)Alice Chetwynd Ley (other topics)
Jane Aiken Hodge (other topics)
Caroline Courtney (other topics)
Sheila Walsh (other topics)
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I stole this idea (with permission) from the SOS: Serious Overload of Series group.
Duration: December 1st through 31st, 2014.
Rules: Choose at least two (2) of the three (3) options below. (Meaning minimum of two books.) Color may be the predominant color of the book, or a “pop� of color that catches your eye. Holidays are explained. Items may be found on the cover, or the word found within the storyline.
Please feel free to post your book covers, dates read, and star ratings.
You may join at any time during the month. Feel free to do all three, or more, if you want.
Member Choosing: Elaine has been a GoodReads member since August, 2011 and a participant of Happily Ever After Café since January, 2014. No surprise, she likes Romance: Georgian, Regency, Victorian. Her favorite authors read are Sylvia Thorpe, Alice Chetwynd LeyAlice Chetwynd Ley, Jane Aiken Hodge, Caroline Courtney, and Sheila Walsh. Her favorite book: The Viscount Who Loved Me, by Julia Quinn. She also reads David Sedaris and John Creasey.
COLOR: Red, Green, & White!
HOLIDAY THEMES: (1) World Aids Day {December 1st} Read a book where a character has Aids. Or one with a bookcover showing a red ribbon. Or one with a quilt on the bookcover. (2) International Day of People with Disabilities, AKA “World Disabled Day�: {December 3rd} Read a book where a character has a disability, permanent or temporary. (3) Human Rights Day: {December 10th} Choose a book where a main character fights for their - or others - rights. (4) Monkey Day: {December 14th} Read a book that features a monkey, or where the hero acts like an ape (at least at the beginning). Or where the heroine is considered an “Ape Leader� (AKA: spinster). (5) First Day of Winter: {December 21st} Pick a book whose cover or title features something that reminds you of winter: snow, ice, etc. (6) Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and St. Stephen’s Day/Boxing Day: {December 24th, 25th, 26th} Read a book that is set during the holidays, specifically any of these days. Or the bookcover shows a present or a box. Or where the main character is named Eve, Day, or Stephen (AKA Steve or Steven).
ITEMS: December’s Birthstones are Zircon, Tanzanite, Blue Topaz, and Turquoise. Its flowers are the narcissus and holly. Zodiac Signs are Sagittarius and Capricorn. Other items are a sea and/or beach; old architecture; Buddha; male/female costume; Christmas Tree; or snow.