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The BTC8 - Read, R8te, and Repeat (9)
Date 1�B is for Best � Book 9 � Scavenger Hunt RoseRead, R8te, and Repeat (9)
In Bed With the Devil, Lorraine Heath � 7/2/22 � ✮✮✮✮�
first-edition Kindle � 372 pages
how the book qualifies
🏆 Best � nominated for Romantic Times Reviewers� Choice Award Nominee, British Isle Set Romance
🏰 Bodice Ripper � main page genre historical romance
🍬 Bon-Bon � tagged sweet-romance x1
� Button � buttons on the coat of the Slovenian edition
Completion posting Team 9 Read R8te and Repeat
❤️ Date 1 Task: B is for Best
❤️ Book # for Date: 11
❤️ Book/cover link: The Secret of Pembrooke Park
❤️ Page Count: 416
❤️ Dated Completed: 7/3/22
❤️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
❤️ Qualifies:
B is for Best - literary award per ŷ book page
Completion posting Scavenger hunt # 10
Team 9 Read R8te and Repeat
❤️ Date 1 Task: B is for Best
❤️ Book # for Date: 12
❤️ Book/cover link: Slightly Dangerous
❤️ Page Count: 400
❤️ Dated Completed: 7/3/22
❤️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
❤️ Qualifies:
B is for Best - literary award per ŷ book page see above link
B is for Bodice Ripper - MPG Historical romance
B is for sweet - tagged heroine- sweet - nice- girl next door by 1 person pg 7, third column /work/shelve...
Tagged sweet-funny moments by 1 person pg 9 third column /work/shelve...
B is for Button - 2 buttons on man’s jacket
Completion Post - Date 1 Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat
❤️ Date 1 - B is for Best
❤️ Duke of MidnightDuke of Midnight, Elizabeth Hoyt
❤️ Kindle Edition, 400 pages
❤️ How book qualified
B is for Best: 2014 RITA Award Nominee
B is for Bodice Ripper: MPG Romance>Historical>
B is for Bon-Bon: Sweet as Sugar - 1 Person
B is for Button: Buttons on the jacket
❤️Completed: 07-03-22
❤️ Book# 8, Scavenger Hunt #2
Completion Post - Date 1Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat
❤️ Date 1 - B is for Best
❤️ Darling Beast, Elizabeth Hoyt
❤️ Kindle Edition, 400 pages
❤️ How book qualified
B is for Best: 2015 RITA Award Nominee
B is for Bodice Ripper: MPG Romance>Historical>
B is for Bon-Bon: Sweet 1 Person (sweet-hero)
B is for Button: Buttons on the jacket
❤️Completed: 07-03-22
❤️ Book# 9, Scavenger Hunt Rose #3
Date 1—B is for Best � Book 2Read, R8te, and Repeat (9)
The Winter King by C.L. Wilson
by C.L. Wilson7/04/22 � ✮✮✮✮�
first-edition Kindle � 608 pages
how the book qualifies
🏆 Best � All About Romance (AAR) Annual Reader Poll for Best Romantic Fantasy Fiction (2015)
Completion Post - Date 1Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat
❤️ Date 1 - B is for Best
❤️ Sweetest Scoundrel, Elizabeth Hoyt
❤️ Kindle Edition, 368 pages
❤️ How book qualified
B is for Best: 2016 RITA Award Nominee
B is for Bodice Ripper: MPG Romance>Historical>
B is for Bon-Bon: Sweet 1 person
B is for Button: Buttons on the dress
❤️Completed: 07-04-22
❤️ Book# 11, Scavenger Hunt Rose# 5
Completion Post - Date 1Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat
❤️ Date 1 - B is for Best
❤️ Beach Read, Emily Henry
❤️ Kindle Edition, 380 pages
❤️ How book qualified
B is for Best:
ŷ Choice Award Nominee for Romance (2020)
B is for Bodice Ripper: MPG Romance>Contemporary
B is for Bon-Bon: n/a
B is for Button: n/a
❤️Completed: 07-04-22
❤️ Book# 13,
Completion posting Team 9 Read R8te and Repeat
❤️ Date 1 Task: B is for Best
❤️ Book # for Date: 13
❤️ Book/cover link: To Beguile a Beast
❤️ Page Count: 374
❤️ Dated Completed: 7/4/22
❤️ Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
❤️ Qualifies:
B is for Best - literary award per ŷ book page
Completion Post - Date 1Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat
Date 1 - B is for Best
Book Count: 5
Book: Love and Ruin
Author: Paula McLain
First Edition Kindle Pages: 389
Date Read: 7-4-2022
Rating: 4 Stars
How book qualified:
B is for Best: Goodread Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2018)
Completion postingTeam 9 Read R8te and Repeat
Date 1 Task: B is for Best
Book # for Date: 6
Book: Just Listen
Author: Sarah Dessen
Page Count: 396 Kindle first edition
Date Compelted: 7-4-2022
Rating: 4 Stars
Qualifies:
B is for Best - Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2009)
bamaace83 wrote: "Completion postingTeam 9 Read R8te and Repeat
Scavenger Hunt Book 2
Date 1 Task: B is for Best
Book # for Date: 6
Book: Just Listen
Author: Sarah Dessen
Page Count: ..."
hi Anna...I don't believe this qualifies as a SHR book...it needs to be tagged 'historical' or 'historical romance' for bodice ripper.
Ohhhh, I don't know why I thought it was only romance. I had that in my brain somewhere. Let me fix this.
Date 1�B is for Best � Book 10 � Scavenger Hunt RoseRead, R8te, and Repeat (9)
The Highlander’s Touch, Karen Marie Moning � 7/4/22 � ✮✮✮✮�
first-edition Kindle � 384 pages
how the book qualifies
🏆 Best � RITA Award by Romance Writers of America, Best Paranormal Romance
🏰 Bodice Ripper � main page genre historical fiction
🍬 Bon-Bon � tagged sweet x2
� Button � button on the shirt of the Spanish edition
Hi All...I'm behind on tracking, but will work on that today and tomorrow.
Completion Post - Date 1Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat
❤️ Date 1 - B is for Best
❤️ Duke of Sin, Elizabeth Hoyt
❤️ Kindle Edition, 347 pages
❤️ How book qualified
B is for Best: 2017 RITA Award Romance Writers Nominee /book/show/2...
B is for Bodice: MPG Romance>Historical
B is for Bon-Bon: /work/shelve... 3-People
B is for Button: On his shirt
❤️Completed: 07-06-22
❤️ Book# 12, Scavenger Hunt Rose# 6
Date 1�B is for Best � Book 11 � Scavenger Hunt RoseRead, R8te, and Repeat (9)
The Outlaw and the Lady, Lorraine Heath � 7/6/22 � ✮✮✮✰�
first-edition Kindle � 375 pages
how the book qualifies
🏆 Best � All About Romance Annual Reader Poll, Best American Historical/Frontier Romance
🏰 Bodice Ripper � main page genre historical romance
🍬 Bon-Bon � tagged sweet-romance x3
� Button � buttons on dress of the Italian edition
Charanya wrote: "Date 1—B is for Best � Book 1
Read, R8te, and Repeat (9)
by Judith McNaughtA Kingdom of Dreams by [author:Judith McNaug..."
hi Charanya...please revise to the 2015 Kindle edition...362 pages...thanks!
Katt wrote: "Completion Post - Date 1Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat
❤️ Date 1 - B is for Best
❤️ Beach Read, Emily Henry
❤️ Kindle Edition, 380 pages
❤️ How book qualified
B is for Best: ..."
hi Katt...please revise to the May 16, 2020, edition...361 pages...thanks!
bamaace83 wrote: "Completion Post - Date 1Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat
Date 1 - B is for Best
Book Count: 5
Book: Love and Ruin
Author: Paula McLain
First Edition Kindle Pages: ..."
hi Anna...please revise to the May 1, 2018, edition...432 pages
Katt wrote: "Completion Post - Date 1Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat
❤️ Date 1 - B is for Best
❤️ Duke of Sin, Elizabeth Hoyt
❤️ Kindle Edition, 347 pages
❤️ How book qualified
B is for Bes..."
hi Katt...please revise to the May 31, 2016, edition...368 pages...thanks!
hey team...I believe I have updated all tracking through this post...I would appreciate it if someone could go through and check that I captured everything correctly...I'm pretty sure it's all accurate...but that was a lot of reading we all did since late last week! 😁
@Katt...FYI I'm not sure if you have other books you are reading for this challenge, but I've numbered them in the order you posted...not how you've labeled them (i.e., Beach Read is marked as book 13...I have listed as book 11) 😊
Kathy, mine are correct. I will go through and recheck the others tonight but a quick scan through they look good.
☘Kٳ� wrote: "thanks Jean!"Yes I have checked them all and they are good!
Charanya wrote: "Date 1—B is for Best � Book 1
Read, R8te, and Repeat (9)
by Judith McNaughtA Kingdom of Dreams by [author:Judith McNaug..."
Please correct to the first edition Kindle page count (362) and repost. Thanks.
The other corrections Kathy has asked are not necessary for me. For most of those books, there are multiple editions that would qualify and when I checked the books are good. You can choose to update your book if you wish, all of Kathy's changes were also valid. 😊When/if you do post a correction, please make sure it is clearly labels as such. Especially if I have not requested a correction! Thanks.
ETA: Kathy, your tracking matches mine for the number of books read.
Date 1—B is for Best � Book 1 - REPOST Read, R8te, and Repeat (9)
by Judith McNaughtA Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught
7/01/22 � ✮✮✮✮
first-edition Kindle � 362 pages
how the book qualifies
🏆 Best � RITA Award by Romance Writers of America Nominee for Best Romance of the Year & Nominee for Historical Single Title Romance (1990)
Correction Post:Completion Post - Date 1
Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat
❤️ Date 1 - B is for Best
❤️Beach Read, Emily Henry
❤️ Kindle Edition, 361 pages
❤️ How book qualified
B is for Best: ŷ Choice Award Nominee, Romance (2020)
B is for Bodice Ripper: MPG Romance>Contemporary
B is for Bon-Bon: n/a
B is for Button: n/a
❤️Completed: 07-04-22
❤️ Book# 11,
Correction Post Completion Post - Date 1
Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat
❤️ Date 1 - B is for Best
❤️ Duke of Sin, Elizabeth Hoyt
❤️ Kindle Edition, 368 pages
❤️ How book qualified
B is for Best: 2017 RITA Award Romance Writers Nominee /book/show/2...
B is for Bodice: MPG Romance>Historical
B is for Bon-Bon: /work/shelve... 3-People
B is for Button: On his shirt
Duke of Sin (Maiden Lane, #10) by Elizabeth Hoyt❤️Completed: 07-06-22
❤️ Book# 12, Scavenger Hunt Rose# 5
☘Kٳ� wrote: "@Katt...FYI I'm not sure if you have other books you are reading for this challenge, but I've numbered them in the order you posted...not how you've labeled them (i.e., Beach Read is marked as book..."Hi Kat - Updated and back on track. Sorry about that. You'll need another relaxing weekend after this.
thanks for checking and updating team! and thank you Kat for confirming!a couple of reminders...
� please remember that this date ends tomorrow, Friday July 8, at 11:59 pm EST
� ALL Date 1 books need to be posted before this time
� Keep an eye on notifications in case Kat requests a correction post; correction posts must be complete by Saturday, July 9, at 3:00 pm EST
� If a correction post is requested on a potential SHR book, make sure to repost your correction in that thread also
Kat will post details regarding the next date today or tomorrow...I'll keep a look out and post here...you can check our private group to see what potential SHR books we currently have...Jean listed a few and I'll have a list posted later today or tomorrow.
we've gotten off to a great start team! looking forward to Date 2! 😁
I'll try to get the qualifications for Date 2 up later today. 😊Has anyone heard from Shandrea?
I sent her a message earlier in the week and she assured me that she'd have her book complete by deadline...@Shandrea...if you see this, please give us a quick update...thanks!
Hi I’m on vacation and on my phone so I’ll try to figure out how to update tonight at the hotel. Currently taking a break for lunch. My version was also May 1, 2018 so I admit I was confused which one to use.
Just to clarify:If your page count comes from a Kindle edition published on the initial publication date on the editions page, it will count. If your page count comes from a Kindle edition labeled '1st edition', it will count. If your page count comes from the earliest dated English language Kindle edition, it will count. I am looking for one of those three things when confirming your books! As long the page count you list is correct, I will accept any link to the book.
If there are multiple Kindle editions released on the initial publication date or the earliest date for Kindle editions - you are free to use any of those page counts.
bamaace83 wrote: "Hi I’m on vacation and on my phone so I’ll try to figure out how to update tonight at the hotel. Currently taking a break for lunch. My version was also May 1, 2018 so I admit I was confused which ..."hi Anna...first, enjoy vacation! second, you don't have to update if you don't want to...the one I referenced published on the same day with a higher page count...no worries if you don't update. 😊
MountainKat wrote: "Just to clarify:If your page count comes from a Kindle edition published on the initial publication date on the editions page, it will count. If your page count comes from a Kindle edition label..."
thanks for clarifying Kat! 😊
COMPLETION POSTDate 1 - B is for Best
Book #1
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Pages - 383
Qualification - ŷ Choice Award Nominee for Romance (2021), Swoon Award for Contemporary Romance (2021)
Completed - 7/5
Rating - 5 Stars!!
Completion Post - Date 1Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat
❤️ Date 1 - B is for Best
❤️ To Taste Temptation, Elizabeth Hoyt
❤️ Kindle Edition, 390 pages
❤️ How book qualified
B is for Best: Holt Medallion /book/show/8...
B is for Bodice Ripper: MPG Romance>Historical
B is for Bon-Bon: Sweet -3 People>/work/shelve...
B is for Button: Button on his Jacket (German Ed.)
❤️Completed: 07-07-22
❤️ Book# 13, SHR #6
Date 1—B is for Best � Book 3Read, R8te, and Repeat (9)
by Kennedy RyanLong Shot by Kennedy Ryan
7/04/22 � ✮✮�
first-edition Kindle � 493 pages
HOW IT QUALIFIES
🏆 Best � RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Contemporary Romance: Long (2019)
Date 1—B is for Best � Book 4Read, R8te, and Repeat (9)
by Mariana ZapataFrom Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata
7/08/22 � ✮✮✮✮�
first-edition Kindle � 540 pages
HOW IT QUALIFIES
🏆 Best � ŷ Choice Award Nominee for Romance (2018)
Date 2 - A � Breakdown of the qualifications for possible tasks for Date 2.Please remember that all tags/lists must qualify IN CONTEXT!! Links MUST be provided.
Don’t make more work for yourself than necessary, if the qualifier is in the title or on the cover, use it! You don’t have to go searching for tags to make it work. 😊 If the link you use for the book is the same you are using for the page count and edition, say so (see above edition or something similar)! That saves us all some steps. But please double check your links!
You may use separate editions of your Scavenger Hunt books to qualify for the different tasks. Links MUST be provided.
A is for Abrazo � Read a book showing a couple in an embrace on the cover
To qualify for this task, the book’s cover needs to show people embracing. I do not need to see full bodies, but the cover must show enough to see that there are at least two people hugging on the cover.
A is for Alligator � Read a book set in one of the following southern US states - NC, SC, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas or Mississippi
To qualify, your book needs to be set in one of the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina or Texas. Qualification can be from the book details on the main book page (state or city within qualifying state), precis, title, or lists. Lists need to be specific to the qualifying states or will be examined similar to combo tags.
A is for Antagonist � read an enemies-to-lovers romance
To qualify, the title, series title, precis, tags or lists need to indicate that the selected book is an enemies-to-lovers romance.>/i>
A is for Anticipate � Read a book that has been released in 2022
To qualify, the selected book needs to be initially published in 2022. Make sure you use the initial publication date! If there is a date at the top of the editions page - USE IT! Otherwise, I will be looking for the earliest dated English language edition regardless of format for the qualification.
Completion Post - Date 1Team 9 - Read, R8te, and Repeat
❤️ Date 1 - B is for Best
❤️ Thief of ShadowsThief of Shadows, Elizabeth Hoyt
❤️ Kindle Edition, 377 pages
❤️ How book qualified
B is for Best: Romantic Times Reviewers� Choice Award for Historical Romance of the Year (2012)
B is for Bodice Ripper: MPG Romance>Historical
B is for Bon-Bon: Sweet � 1 person >/work/shelve...
B is for Button: Button on his pants (Croation Ed.)
❤️Completed: 07-08-22
❤️ Book# 14, SHR #7
Date 1�B is for Best � Book 12
Blood Heir, Ilona Andrews � 7/8/22 � ✮✮✮✮�
first-edition Kindle � 364 pages
how the book qualifies � Swoon Award, PRN/UF Romance
Date 1 B is for Best has finally ended!Any posts made after this will not qualify for this date. Remember do not edit your post, if you need to make any corrections - REPOST! If your post is edited after the date ends, it will not count.
You have until 3 PM US EST tomorrow to make any requested corrections.
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Date 1�B is for Best � Book 6 � Scavenger Hunt Rose
Read, R8te, and Repeat (9)
Only a Duke Will Do, Sabrina Jeffries � 6/30/22 � ✮✮✮✮�
first-edition Kindle � 384 pages
how the book qualifies
🏆 Best � nominated for Maggie Award for Excellence Historical Romance
🏰 Bodice Ripper � main page genre historical romance
🍬 Bon-Bon � tagged sweet-loving-romance x1
� Button � button on the sofa of the Czech edition