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message 1: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (last edited Dec 14, 2014 07:24AM) (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Over in a Flash - hopefully will be a reoccurring challenge.

I stole this idea (with permission) from the SOS: Serious Overload of Series group.

Over in a Flash ~ Cover Hunt & Theme Challenge ~
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.

ZIRCONAIDSSNOWCHRISTMAS TREEBUDDASAGITTARIUSMONKEYHOLLYTANZANITEDISABILITIES DAYNARCISSUS


message 2: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (last edited Jan 05, 2015 01:08AM) (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments

 
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



message 3: by Kme_17 (new)

Kme_17 | 93 comments going for three : )


message 4: by Sandra (new)

Sandra | 249 comments WooHoo! I am in for at least 3! I am ready for Christmas!


message 5: by Nikki � (new)

Nikki ♥ | 2103 comments I'm in for at least three!


message 6: by btwthesepages (new)

btwthesepages | 33 comments In for three!


message 7: by R.C. (new)

R.C. Matthews (rcmatthews) | 271 comments I'm in for two. I'll try for three but it is a busy month!


message 8: by Lina (new)

Lina | 1 comments I am in for the Dec 3rd challenge. I am going to read the Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn .... Love her


message 9: by Elaine (new)

Elaine I'm in for 10 initially.


message 10: by Chris (last edited Dec 08, 2014 05:06PM) (new)

Chris (cdavies1951) | 266 comments I'm in for 3

3 of 3 Complete

1. By Winter's Light (Cynster, #21) by Stephanie Laurens 12/06 - Holiday Season.

2. Edge of Eternity (The Century Trilogy, #3) by Ken Follett Fighting for Human Rights - 12/07

3. Loving Rose The Redemption of Malcolm Sinclair (Casebook of Barnaby Adair, #3) by Stephanie Laurens 12/02 (Somewhere between Regency and Victorian)


message 11: by Julianna (new)

Julianna (authorjuliannad) | 671 comments Count me in for 5 this time.


message 12: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Welcome to the challenge, Kim, Sandra, ±·¾±°ì°ì¾±ÓË�, Arshiya, R.C., Lina, Elaine, Chris, and Julianna!


message 13: by Becky ♡The Bookworm� (last edited Dec 27, 2014 07:24AM) (new)

Becky ♡The Bookworm♡ (mckennamuse) | 292 comments Over in a Flash/December
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 ✰✰✰✰�

Mortal Sins (World of the Lupi, #5) by Eileen Wilks The Unsung Hero (Troubleshooters, #1) by Suzanne Brockmann Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels, #7) by Ilona Andrews


message 14: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Welcome to the challenge, Becky ♡The Bookworm�!


Becky ♡The Bookworm♡ (mckennamuse) | 292 comments Thanks, LK! It's nice to be back. I missed November!


message 16: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Some months are like that, Becky.


message 17: by Lisa - (Aussie Girl) (last edited Dec 12, 2014 02:34PM) (new)

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) | 13013 comments Two for me this month. FINISHED

FINISHED 2/2

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 . 12/12/14. ★★★★


message 18: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Welcome to the challenge, Lisa!


message 19: by Sandra (new)

Sandra Damn, I just finished a book with a blind h.

Will have to see what I've got for next month.


message 20: by Melissa (new)

Melissa I'm in for 3

Green/character has disability: Georgia Love Is Just Peachy in Four Complete Novels by Gina Fields
Monkey Day/"Ape-leader" Spinster: Second Sight (Arcane Society, #1) by Amanda Quick
Beach: Love By Design (Loving Jack #1 & 2) by Nora Roberts


message 21: by Poongothai (last edited Jan 04, 2015 10:49PM) (new)

Poongothai (poongsa) | 67 comments I'm in for 4

Duration : Dec 2014

COLOR:
Red
Green
White How to Dance with a Duke (Ugly Ducklings, #1) by Manda Collins Dec 12

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.
Sing My Name by Ellen O'Connell Dec 29
(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).
Claiming the Highlander (Brotherhood/MacAllister, #2) by Kinley MacGregor Dec 2
(5) First Day of Winter: {December 21st} Pick a book whose cover or title features something that reminds you of winter: snow, ice, etc.
The Winter Lodge (Lakeshore Chronicles #2) by Susan Wiggs Dec 22
(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; Tempting the Negotiator by Zana Bell Dec 3 old architecture; Buddha; male/female costume; Christmas Tree; or snow.


message 22: by Keri (new)

Keri | 17 comments I'm in for at least 3. :)


message 23: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Sandra wrote: "Damn, I just finished a book with a blind h."

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


message 24: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Welcome to the challenge, Sandra, Melissa, Poongothai, and Keri!


message 25: by Elaine (new)

Elaine I think I joined in Aug 2011?


message 26: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Elaine wrote: "I think I joined in Aug 2011?"

Changed it, Elaine. Thanks for letting me know. �


message 27: by Elaine (new)

Elaine Lisa Kay wrote: "Elaine wrote: "I think I joined in Aug 2011?"

Changed it, Elaine. Thanks for letting me know. �"


No worries. You had me going there...lol


message 28: by Ishi (new)

Ishi Bhanot Count me in!


message 29: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Welcome to the challenge, Ishi and Dendra!


message 30: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments It was a test, Elaine, to see if you were paying attention. **hee hee**


message 31: by Elaine (new)

Elaine **smiles** lol


message 32: by Sandra (new)

Sandra HEA December 2014 Challenge


0/2 Completed


COLOR: Green Rock Addiction
Old Architecture: Fury of the Demon

Rock Addiction (Rock Kiss, #1) by Nalini Singh Fury of the Demon (Kara Gillian, #6) by Diana Rowland


message 33: by Elaine (new)

Elaine I'm down for 10 but will change it to 11 if that's o.k.


message 34: by Elaine (new)

Elaine HEAC DECEMBER CHALLENGE
(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)


message 35: by Saxonjus (new)

Saxonjus | 138 comments ok going for two

Gorillas In The Mist

and to decide second


message 36: by Lennie (new)

Lennie Daluz (lenniedaluz) | 24 comments Sign me up for 2. I'll just update you regarding which books I'll be reading. Thanks Lisa Kay. :)


message 37: by Saxonjus (new)

Saxonjus | 138 comments Two for me please

Gorilla's In The Mist for one choice

Will work on another title :)


message 38: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Welcome, Lennie and Saxonjus!

Gotcha, Sandra and Elaine.


message 39: by Sandra (new)

Sandra Lisa Kay, you might want to add my 2 books to the participants lists rather than the ?????????? LOL


message 40: by Kari (new)

Kari | 1791 comments In for 2 books :-)


message 41: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments Welcome, Kari!

Oopps, Sandra. Changed it. �


message 42: by Sandra (new)

Sandra ;)


Lisa - (Aussie Girl) | 13013 comments FINISHED 1/2

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

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


message 44: by Jonel (last edited Dec 06, 2014 07:52PM) (new)

Jonel Completed: 3/3

COLOR: Red, Green, & White!
Come Home for Christmas, Cowboy by Megan Crane

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).

Full Throttle (Black Knights Inc., #7) by Julie Ann Walker (ok, so I'm stretching a bit on this one... This cover shows what I WANT as a present for Christmas)

ITEMS: Christmas Tree - one of the key points in the novel is when they go find a Christmas tree
His Mistletoe Bride by Cara Colter


message 45: by Sandra (last edited Dec 01, 2014 12:19PM) (new)

Sandra | 249 comments 12/1/14 Completed 1/3
Holiday Theme: First Day of Winter (snow, ice and etc.)

Maybe This Christmas (O'Neil Brothers, #3) by Sarah Morgan

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


message 46: by Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 21897 comments
Updated you, Lisa. Mini congrats for being first on the board.

Welcome to the challenge, Jonel!

...Christmas Tree...



message 47: by Melissa (new)

Melissa Finished my first book
Second Sight (Arcane Society, #1) by Amanda Quick

3-3.5Ó˥♥ÓË�

Read for Monkey(Ape leader) Spinster


message 48: by Ipshita (new)

Ipshita (miss_romanceaholic) | 1031 comments I'm in for two books.


*~His.Southern.Wife.~* (hissouthernwife) | 9 comments Hey there, y'all. I'm a'gonna try this, even though it's the busiest month of the year.... & I'm not a speed reader... but love to read & wanting to make more time for it... hoping this here challenge will help. It looks fun.


message 50: by Sandra (new)

Sandra HEA December 2014 Challenge


1/2 Completed


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

Rock Addiction (Rock Kiss, #1) by Nalini Singh Fury of the Demon (Kara Gillian, #6) by Diana Rowland


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