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July 2011 Challenge

Independence

Rules: 4 books that take place in the U.S. in honor of the 4th of July, America's Independence Day. And 1 book of your choice for a total of 5 books. There are 5 books in a challenge during the summer months.

Duration: July 1-31st

Hmmm.... A lot of my books take place outside of the United States, or in some "otherworld." I'm in, but I'll post my list later today.

I'm in too. Just need to look through my list.

I'm in, will post my list later

well I'll try, but like someone else said, a lot of my books don't occur in the US.

I'm in!

0/5 read



1. Dream Man by Linda Howard (Orlando, FL)
2. Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas (Houston, Tx)
3. Burn by Crystal Hubbard (Webster Groves, Missouri)
4. Endgame by Dee Davis
5. Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare

July Reads
0/5 Completed

1. Absolutely, Positively by Heather Webber (Boston, MA)
2. Fear No Evil by Allison Brennan (San Diego, CA)
3. Hard Evidence by Pamela Clare (Denver, CO)
4. An Unforgettable Lady by by Jessica Bird, aka JR Ward (NYC, NY)
5. Rescue Me by Christy Reece

Updated:

0/5 read

1. Dream Man by Linda Howard (Orlando, Florida)
2. Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas (Houston, Texas)
3. Burn by Crystal Hubbard (Webster Groves, Missouri)
4. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich (Trenton, NJ)
5. Stripped by Marcia Coletter (Boston, Mass)

I'm in!

I'm in! My first challenge with this group :-).
Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired: July 2011 Challenge
Duration: July 1 - July 31

* * * CHALLENGE * * *
* * * COMPLETED * * *
5/5 read

* Books that take place in the U.S. in honor of July 4th
� New Hampshire - Yours To Keep by Shannon Stacey --- July 10th | 3.5 stars
� Las Vegas, Nevada - Negligee Behavior by Shelli Stevens --- July 10th | 4.5 stars
� Seattle, Washington - Inside Out by Lauren Dane --- July 2nd | 2.5 stars
� Utah - Ruthless Heart by Emma Lang --- July 3rd | 5 stars

* One book of my choice
� Chicago, Illinois - Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill --- July 14th | 4.5 stars

Oh, good choices, Juliana! Negligee Behavior's heroine has the last name Summer.

Lisa Kay wrote: "Oh, good choices, Juliana! Negligee Behavior's heroine has the last name Summer."

Thanks! Just got the book from NetGalley and I'm looking forward to reading it - good call on the Summer name ... I might add it to my Lisa Kleypas Group Challenge: All Things Summer (http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...). I'm such a bad challenger (terminology??)! Ha, oh well ;-)

Am going to swap out my reader's choice for Featherstone's Sinful; I've been wanting to read it for what seems like forever and since I bought it a few weeks ago, this will be a good reason to tell myself that I have to.

Juliana wrote: "I'm in! My first challenge with this group :-).

July 2011 Challenge

0/5 read

1. Yours To Keep by Shannon Stacey (New Hampshire)
2. Negligee Behavior by Shelli Ste..."

Welcome!!

I'm in. I'll post as I read.

✿Michelle� wrote: "Welcome!!"

Thanks so much! :-) :-)

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "I'm in. I'll post as I read."

Hi Diane ~Firefly~ :)

1/5 read

1. Dream Man by Linda Howard (Orlando, Florida)
2. Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas (Houston, Texas)
3. Burn by Crystal Hubbard (Webster Groves, Missouri)
4. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich (Trenton, NJ)
5. Fallen by Lauren Kate (Savannah, GA)****

Off to a flying start Michelle! I've yet to even choose mine!

Hi Michelle!

2/5 read

1. North Carolina: Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen - 7/1/11
2. Hawaii: Hot Property by Rita Rainville - 7/2/11
3. TBD
4. TBD
5. TBD

July Independence Challenge

0/5 Read

1. Jude's Law by Lori Foster (Ohio)
2. Yours To Keep by Shannon Stacey (New Hampshire)
3. Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1) by Laurell K. Hamilton (Missouri)
4. Play of Passion by Nalini Singh (California)
5. A Knight in Central Park by Theresa Ragan (New York)



Unread:


Read:

I'm in
0/5

1 Kiss of Snow Nalini Singh (California)
2 Deeper Than Midnight Lara Adrian (Boston & Detroit)
3 Green-Eyed Envy Kasey Mackenzie (Boston)
4 Smokin' Seventeen Janet Evanovich (New Jersey)
5 Heartless Gail Carriger

July Independence Challenge

1/5 Read

1. Jude's Law by Lori Foster (Ohio)
2. Yours To Keep by Shannon Stacey (New Hampshire)
3. Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1) by Laurell K. Hamilton (Missouri)
4. Play of Passion by Nalini Singh (California) ***1/2
5. A Knight in Central Park by Theresa Ragan (New York)



Unread:


Read:

CaroB wrote: "July Independence Challenge

1/5 Read

1. Jude's Law by Lori Foster (Ohio)
2. Yours To Keep by Shannon Stacey (New Hampshire)
3. [book:Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Va..."

I love the UK covers of the Psy-Changeling series so much more than the ones we have available here.

So do I Michelle! It's so rare to get a face shot of the men, and they're all so yummy-looking... (can I say that or does it just sound desperate?)

CaroB wrote: "So do I Michelle! It's so rare to get a face shot of the men, and they're all so yummy-looking... (can I say that or does it just sound desperate?)"

LOL! Doesn't sound desperate at all. More like an extremely accurate description!

July 2011 Challenge � Independence

Duration: July 1st- June 31st

Participants:

CaroB � 1/5
Diane ~Firefly~ - 2/5
Gisela - 0/5
Heather � 0/5
Juliana - 0/5
Kelley � 0/5
Lisa Kay � 0/5
Megan � 0/5
Michelle � 1/5
Patty - 0/5
Valorie - 0/5

Total books read in this challenge so far: 4

Please re-post your list after every update. Updates will occur every Sunday.

Also, please have your total at the top of your post (example 1/6 books read). Striking out the books you have read is also helpful and/or dating them also helps!

Happy Reading!

If a book is not in the group bookshelf, please add it! Thank you!

July Reads
2/5 Completed

1. Absolutely, Positively by Heather Webber (Boston, MA)
2. Fear No Evil by Allison Brennan (San Diego, CA) 7/3 ***1/2
3. Hard Evidence by Pamela Clare (Denver, CO)
4. An Unforgettable Lady by by Jessica Bird, aka JR Ward (NYC, NY)
5. Rescue Me by Christy Reece 7/4 ***

RLFTCI July 2011 Challenge: Independence
0/5

1. The Search, by Nora Roberts Washington OD audio
2. The Doctor's Forever Family, by Marie Ferrarella New York PB
3. The Comeback Cowboy, by Cathy McDavid Wyoming PB
4. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein Washington PB
5. TBD

Currently listening to:

To Read: 5.-TBD

I haven't read all of Nora Robert's books, but The Search is by far my favorite so far. I hope you enjoy it Lisa Kay!

Heather wrote: "I haven't read all of Nora Robert's books, but The Search is by far my favorite so far. I hope you enjoy it Lisa Kay!"

Thanks, Heather! I've heard it was good.

My first challenge! I need to think on what books I have on my tbr that meet the criteria.

Great, Gisela! I hope you have fun with it us. :)

Gisela wrote: "My first challenge! I need to think on what books I have on my tbr that meet the criteria."

Hi Gisela!

July Independence Challenge

2/5 Read

1. Jude's Law by Lori Foster (Ohio)
2. Yours To Keep by Shannon Stacey (New Hampshire)
3. Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1) by Laurell K. Hamilton (Missouri) ****
4. Play of Passion by Nalini Singh (California) ***1/2
5. A Knight in Central Park by Theresa Ragan (New York)



Unread:


Read:

CaroB wrote: "July Independence Challenge

2/5 Read

1. Jude's Law by Lori Foster (Ohio)
2. Yours To Keep by Shannon Stacey (New Hampshire)
3. Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Va..."</i>


I really liked [book:Guilty Pleasures too. When I was done reading it, I went out and bought the next four books in the series. The Anita Blake series was like an addiction for me, but it just lost something for me around book # 10.

✿Michelle� wrote:

Hi Gisela!"

Lisa Kay wrote: "Great, Gisela! I hope you have fun with it us. :)"

Helloo to all!

I'm currently reading:

1. A Vote of Confidence set in Idaho.

I plan to read:

2.The Charade on Lisa Kay's recommendation

3. Something About You set in chicago

4.TBD
5.TBD

July Reads
4/5 Completed

1. Absolutely, Positively by Heather Webber (Boston, MA)
2. Fear No Evil by Allison Brennan (San Diego, CA) 7/3 ***1/2
3. Hard Evidence by Pamela Clare (Denver, CO) 7/7 ****
4. An Unforgettable Lady by by Jessica Bird, aka JR Ward (NYC,NY) 7/8 ***1/2
5. Rescue Me by Christy Reece 7/4 ***

ok

5/5
1. Dead Center(Wisconsin)***1/2 07/04
2.You Only Die Twice: A Novel(Miami, Florida)***07/05
3.Killer Dreams(Baltimore, Maryland)**07/08
4.The Dead Cat Bounce*** 07/10
5. River Of Ruin***07/06

RLFTCI July, 2011 Challenge: Independence

2/5 -- Updated 7/8/11


1. � The Comeback Cowboy, by Cathy McDavid Wyoming ★★★★� PB 7/7
2. The Doctor's Forever Family, by Marie Ferrarella New York PB
3. � The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein Washington ★★★★� PB 7/8
4. This Time Together, by Carol Burnett Across the USA - OD audio
5. TBD

Read: -- My Review of TAoRitR.


Currently reading/listening to:

To Read: 5. TBD

I used for another challenge! :)

July 2011 Challenge - Independence
Finished 1/5

1. - Malice by Lisa Jackson - (Finished 7/9/11)
2.
3.
4.

Reader's Choice
1.

Rules: 4 books that take place in the U.S. in honor of the 4th of July, America's Independence Day. And 1 book of your choice for a total of 5 books. There are 5 books in a challenge during the summer months.

Duration: July 1-31st

ok

1. A Vote of Confidence Done 7/10

2. on to Something About You

3. TBD
4. TBD

Reader's Choice

1.A Kingdom of Dreams

July 2011 Challenge � Independence

Duration: July 1st- June 31st

Participants:

CaroB � 2/5
Diane ~Firefly~ - 2/5
Gisela - 1/5
Heather � 4/5
Juliana - 2/5
Kelley � 1/5
Lisa Kay � 2/5
Megan � 0/5
Michelle � 1/5
Patty - 0/5
Ruth - 4/5
Valorie - 0/5

Total books read in this challenge so far: 19

Please re-post your list after every update. Updates will occur every Sunday.

Also, please have your total at the top of your post (example 1/6 books read). Striking out the books you have read is also helpful and/or dating them also helps!

Happy Reading!

If a book is not in the group bookshelf, please add it! Thank you!

Done!
5/5 read

I've got to thank whomever came up with this challenge. I only have until the end of next month to finish up my 1 book in every state challenge, so this let me easily add 3 to that.

1. North Carolina: Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen - 7/1/11
2. Hawaii: Hot Property by Rita Rainville - 7/2/11
3. Utah & Colorado: Crazy Hot by Tara Janzen - 7/7/11
4. Idaho: Truly Madly Yours by Rachel Gibson - 7/8/11
5. Maine: Harbor Nights by Marcia Evanick - 7/10/11

Congrats Diane!

Congrats, Diane! Wow! Speedy!

Holy Moly, well done Diane!

July Independence Challenge

3/5 Read

1. Jude's Law by Lori Foster (Ohio) **
2. Yours To Keep by Shannon Stacey (New Hampshire)
3. Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1) by Laurell K. Hamilton (Missouri) ****
4. Play of Passion by Nalini Singh (California) ***1/2
5. A Knight in Central Park by Theresa Ragan (New York)



Unread:


Read:

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Done!
5/5 read

I've got to thank whomever came up with this challenge. I only have until the end of next month to finish up my 1 book in every state challenge, so this let me easily add 3 to that..."

Way to go Diane!!