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National Salad Month: Read a book with a green cover
Mother Goose Day: Read a book with a fairy or a fairy tale
John Wayne's Birthday: Read a book with a cowboy
Wear Purple for Peace Day: Read a book with a purple cover
No Diet Day: Read a guilty pleasure book
May 2015Level: Hard
15/15
Adele ~ Boy's Club Day: All of your books be by a male author or have a male as the lead character
A: True North by Ashlyn Kane & Bethany Brown ~ 5/11/15 ~ ★★�
D: Breathing Snow by Dev Bentham ~ 5/5/15 ~ ★★�
E: Elements of Retrofit ~ 5/5/15 ~ ★★★★�
L: Love Lessons ~ 5/24/15 ~ ★★★★1/2
E: Lighting the Way Home by E.M. Lynley ~ 5/22/15 ~ ★★�1/2
(Emmitt) Smith ~ National Recommitment Month: All of your books must be from an author you've previously read before
S: Falling for Max by Shannon Stacey ~ 5/12/15 ~ ★★★★1/2
M: Midsummer Baker ~ 5/20/15 ~ ★★�
I: In the Service of the King ~ 5/14/15 ~ ★★★★
T: Who We Are by T.J. Klune ~ 5/21/15 ~ ★★★★�
H: The Hot Floor ~ 5/4/15 ~ ★★★★
Cam (Newton) ~ National Hamburger Month: All of your books must be set in the U.S.
C: The Last Guy Breathing by Skylar M. Cates ~ 5/9/15 ~ ★★★★
A: Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout ~ 5/18/15 ~ ★★★★1/2
M: Let It Snow Series: Minnesota Christmas ~ 5/2/15 ~ ★★★★�
Bonus:
John Wayne's Birthday: Chase the Storm ~ 5/7/15 ~ ★★★★�
No Diet Day: Stay with Me ~ 5/28/15 ~ ★★1/2
May TCF'S Monthly Challenge5/1 - 5/31
11/11
Memorial Day
M: Married to the Bad Boy5/2 ***
E: Preacher, Book 2 by:Garth Ennis 5/12 ****
M: Crave by:Monica Murphy 5/12 ***
O: Overload 5/4 ***
R: The Game Plan by:R.L. Mathewson 5/2 ****
I: Interlude in Death 5/20 ****
A: Fall for You by:Angela Verdenius 5/10 ****
L: Darkness by:Laurann Dohner 5/18 ****
D: Deep 5/6 ***
A: Avion 5/16 ****
Y: Y: The Last Man, Vol. 2: Cycles 5/2 ****
To Read:
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May3/3 complete
May TCF'S Monthly Challenge0/7 read
M The Mark of Athena
E Jennifer Estep Touch of Frost
L Lara Adrian A Taste of Midnight
I Immortal
S The Son of Neptune
S The Serpent's Shadow
A Lara Adrian Deeper Than Midnight
Bonus: Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own
National Salad Month: Read a book with a green cover
Mother Goose Day: Read a book with a fairy or a fairy tale
John Wayne's Birthday: Read a book with a cowboy
Wear Purple for Peace Day: Read a book with a purple cover
No Diet Day: Read a guilty pleasure book
Boy's Club Day: All of your books have a male as the lead character9/10 ~~ updated May 30th (unable to complete challenge by end date)
Words Associated With May:
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M - Memories of the Heart by Felice Stevens ~ 5/15/15 ~ 3.5�
O - One Perfect Wish by L.M. Brown ~ 5/9/15 ~ 3.5�
T - Talbot, Julia - Drive Your Truck ~ 5/11/15 ~ 3�
H - Hoarfrost by Jordan L. Hawk ~ 5/19/15 ~ 4.5�
E - Erica Pike - Black Hurricane ~ 5/20/15 ~ 4�
R - Riley, Con - True Brit ~ 5/22/15 ~ 3.5�
Birthdays in May:
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C - Clan, Honor, and Empire by Tracy St. John ~ 5/30/15 ~ 4�
H - Hall, Alexis - Waiting for the Flood ~ 5/8/15 ~ 3�
E - Elsborg, Barbara - Bloodline
R - Restless Spirits by Jordan L. Hawk ~ 5/26/15 ~ 4�
May 2015National Hamburger Month-set in US
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12/12 ReadG: Mother Goose Day: Under the Final Moon
E: End of Days
O: A Touch of Greek Out of Olympus #1
R: Hell on Heels by Robyn Peterman
G: The Darkest Lie by Gena Showalter
E: No Diet Day: Highlander's Challenge
S: Deer in Headlights by Staci Hart
T: A Touch of Greek
R: Veiled Threat Rylee Adamson #7
A: Matched by Ally Condie
I: MacRieve IAD #13
T: Tomorrow Land
May Monthly ChallengeBegins: 01May15 / Ends: 31May15
8/6 completed
M - Mary Beth Keane / Fever � � 09May15
O - ORMAN, Suze / The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom � - 26May15
T - To Begin Again � � 06May15
H - HOSSEINI, Khaled / And the Mountains Echoed � � 28May15
E - Elva Treviño Hart / Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child � � 22May15
R - Richard Flanagan / Narrow Road to the Deep North � � 12May15
BONUS - Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own
National Salad Month - Green cover -
� � 14May15 Mother Goose Day: Read a book with a fairy or a fairy tale
John Wayne's Birthday: Read a book with a cowboy
Wear Purple for Peace Day: Read a book with a purple cover
No Diet Day: Read a guilty pleasure book - Cold Day For Murder � � 03May15
TCF Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1/15 - May 31/15
May Words
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May TCF'S Monthly Challenge 14/16
Mother:
M: Marked Men #6 - Asa 4/5/15
O: Once Burned 7/5/15
T: Twice Tempted 11/5/15
H: Hartman, Rachel - Seraphina: The Audition 11/5/15
E: Estep Jennifer - Spider's Bite 19/5/15
R: Rosemary Beach #11 - When I'm Gone 16/5/15
Adele:
A: Andre, Bella - Let Me Be the One 15/5/15
D: Double Dare 13/5/15
E: Emma Chase - Overruled 5/5/15
L: Lauren, Christina - Beautiful Secret 1/5/15
E: Eternal Kiss of Darkness 9/5/15
Bonus:
National Salad Month: Bound by Flames 12/5/15
Mother Goose Day: Read a book with a fairy or a fairy tale
John Wayne's Birthday: Overruled 5/5/15
Wear Purple for Peace Day: Read a book with a purple cover
No Diet Day: Beautiful Secret 1/5/15
May TCF'S Monthly Challenge 8/13 Level: Hard
National Hamburger Month (Set in US)
M-The Precious One by Marisa de los Santos **** 5/1/15
E-The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides **** 5/17/15
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I-It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini 5/15/15
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L-The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh 5/18/15
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National Salad Month: Read a book with a green cover Boy Toy by Barry Lyga 5/18/15
Mother Goose Day: Read a book with a fairy or a fairy tale
John Wayne's Birthday: Read a book with a cowboy
Wear Purple for Peace Day: Read a book with a purple cover The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern 5/6/15
No Diet Day: Read a guilty pleasure book Under the Influence by L.B. Simmons 5/31/15
May TCF'S Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1 - 31
Completed: 1/8
Words Associated With May: Memorial
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May TCF'S Monthly ChallengeDuration : May 1, 2015 to May 31, 2015
Completed: 5/10
L: Lynsay Sands
I: An Ice Cold Grave 5/10/15
L: The Lunar Chronicles
Y: Yes Please 5/23/15
T: This Side of Paradise 5/19/15
A: Series: Alex Cross, Hope to Die 5/8/15
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M Model Spy 5/14
O The Old Deep and Dark 5/20
T Twisted Threads 5/15
H Hot Pursuit 5/15
E Eternity 5/18
R Royal Pains: First, Do No Harm 5/22
J John D. MacDonald The Deep Blue Good-By 5/9
A Aunt Dimity and the Summer King 5/15
M Mission to Murder 5/18
E Elaine Flinn Dealing in Murder 5/20
S The Sentry 5/5
National Salad Month: green cover A Deadly Web 5/15
John Wayne's Birthday: with a cowboy Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire 5/18
Wear Purple for Peace Day: purple cover Heavy Mental: A Clancy Parker Mystery 5/19
No Diet Day: The Immortal Who Loved Me 5/11
I'm in.DONE
M: Michaels, Tere - Truth & Tenderness 5/4
O: Owen, Chris - 911 5/10
T: The Persistence of Memory 5/3
H : Hollis Shiloh - Fireproof 5/8
E: Executive Assistant: Manlove Edition 5/6
R: Ryde the Lightning 5/5
C : Cothern, Brenda - Guns & Hoses 5/9
H:Hands On 5/13
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No Diet Day: Read a guilty pleasure book --There Are No Wolves in California 5/4
TCF May ChallengeRead: 6/6
Boy's Club Day: All of your books be by a male author or have a male as the lead character
� M: Mark and Tony � ★★★★� | 5/1
� O: O'Shea, M.J. - Letting Go � ★★★★� | 5/18
� T: The Beach House � ★★★★� | 5/3
� H: Hall, Alexis - Waiting for the Flood � ★★★★� | 5/16
� E: Erickson, Megan - Trust The Focus � ★★★★� | 5/26
� R: Ridges, A.J. - Say You're Mine! � ★★★★� | 5/16
TCF Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1/15 - May 31/15
M Dancers in Mourning by Margery Allingham - 5/21/15
E The Rhine Maiden by Erin Evans - 5/18/15
M Sunshine Hunter by Maddie Cochere - 5/8/15
O One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie - 5/25/15
R Glory in Death by J.D. Robb - 5/15/15
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A And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie - 5/26/15
L Too Cute To Kill by Linda Crowder - 5/18/15
TCF Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1/15 - May 31/15
Read 12/12
M Midnight Alias (Killer Instinct #2) by Elle Kennedy 5/19/15 4stars
O Outlaw Hearts (Outlaw Hearts #1) by Rosanne Bittner 5/11/15 5stars
T Topper, Jessica - Courtship of the Cake (Much "I Do" About Nothing, #2) 5/7/15 4stars
H Hot Cowboy Nights, Book 3 - Sharp Shootin' Cowboy by Victoria Vane 5/3/15 4sttars
E Elle Kennedy - Midnight Games (Killer Instincts #3) 5/22/15 5stars
R SEE BELOW
A Angell, Kate - No One Like You (Barefoot William #4) 5/9/15 4stars
D Drive It Deep (Desert Dogs, #2.5) by Cara McKenna 5/14/15 3stars
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L Linda Morris - High Heat (Hard Hitters, #1) 5/13/15 4stars
E SEE BELOW
BONUS - Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own
National Salad Month: Read a book with a green cover
The Simulations by John Forelli 5/17/15 3starsMother Goose Day: Read a book with a fairy or a fairy tale
John Wayne's Birthday: Read a book with a cowboy
Twice a Texas Bride (Bachelors of Battle Creek #2) by Linda Broday 5/23/15 4starsWear Purple for Peace Day: Read a book with a purple cover
Never Resist a Rake (Somerfield Park #2) by Mia Marlowe 5/30/15 4starsNo Diet Day: Read a guilty pleasure book
Sea Glass Sunrise (The Brides of Blueberry Cove #1) by Donna Kauffman 5/31/15 4stars
TCF Monthly Challenge - May 2015Duration May 1st-May 31st
Level: Hard - READ 11/11
Cinco de Mayo (National Recommitment Month: All of your books must be from an author you've previously read before.)
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TCF Monthly Challenge - May 2015Finished 11/11
C The Colossus 05/06/15
I In Praise of Messy Lives: Essays 05/14/2015
N No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Blue Shoes and Happiness 05/21/2015
C Cheryl Strayed Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail 05/27/2015
O One Salt Sea 05/03/2015
D Deep Down 05/25/2015
E Eleanor and Park 05/15/2015
M The Maze Runner 05/24/2015
A Ashes of Honor 05/10/2015
Y Yes Please 06/09/2015
O Octavia Butler - Dawn 05/04/15
May ChallengeREAD: 10/10
Emerald
̧: Echo - J.K. Accinni 5/5
: Bees in the Butterfly Garden - Maureen Lang 5/17
̧: Shadowglass - Erica Hayes 5/18
✸: The Collector - Nora Roberts 5/13
✔A: Armageddon Cometh- J.K. Accinni 5/7
✔L: Love Irresistibly - Julie James 5/27
✼: Dinner with a Vampire - Abigail Gibbs 5/10
Bonus:
✔National Salad Month: Read a book with a green cover
Sixth Grave on the Edge - Darynda Jones 5/13
✔Wear Purple for Peace Day: Read a book with a purple cover
In Rides Trouble - Julie Ann Walker 5/26
✔No Diet Day: Read a guilty pleasure book
Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
The Challenge FactoryMay TCF'S Monthly Challenge
Duration: 5/1/2015 - 5/31/2015
Progress: 11 out of 11
Cinco de Mayo
C: P.C. Cast; Hunted - *** - 5/4/2015 - 323 Pages
I: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai - - 5/26/2015
N: Nora Roberts; The Collector - - 5/31/2015
C: P.C. Cast; Tempted - *** - 5/5/2015 - 319 Pages
O: Of Neptune by Anna Banks - - 5/29/2015
D: Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay - - 5/30/2015
E: Elizabeth Lowell; Untamed - **** - 5/6/2015 - 416 Pages
M: Marni Mann; Unblocked - Episode One - - 5/8/2015 - 109 Pages
A: Rachel Aaron; The Spirit Thief - - 5/18/2015 - 310 Pages
Y: Yasmine Galenorn; Night Myst - - 5/27/2015
O: Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James - 5/28/2015
May TCF'S Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1 - 31
I'm in.
MOTHER
M.DiAnn Mills-Firewall 5/10/15
O.Out Of The Depths by Valarie Hansen 5/24/15
T.The Trouble with Cowboys by Denise Hunter 5/17/15
H.Robin Lee Hatcher-A Promise Kept 5/7/15
E.Elizabeth Camden-Into the Whirlwind 5/2/15
R.Robin Lee Hatcher-A Promise Kept 5/7/15
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All done!TCF May Monthly Challenge
Level: Hard
Finished: 10/10
National Recommitment Month: All of your books must be from an author you've previously read before
National Hamburger Month:All of your books must be set in the U.S.
M: Asa by Jay Crownover (Marked Men) - ♥♥♥♥� - 5/2/15
E: Exposed by Tracy Wolff (Ethan Frost) - ♥♥�.5 - 5/8/15
M: Maybe This by Hadley Quinn (The McCallans) - ♥♥♥♥� - 5/2/15
O: Falling for Her Soldier by Ophelia London (Perfect Kisses) - ♥♥�.5 - 5/22/15
R: Ruined by Tracy Wolff (Ethan Frost) - ♥♥�.5 - 5/7/15
I: I Belong to You by Lisa Renee Jones (Inside Out) - ♥♥� - 5/16/15
A: All of Me by Lisa Renee Jones (Inside Out) - ♥♥� - 5/16/15
L: Game Play by Lynda Aicher (Power Play) - ♥♥♥♥.5 - 5/21/15
Extras
Mother Goose Day: Rogue’s Pawn by Jeffe Kennedy (Covenant of Thorns) - ♥♥ - 5/9/15
No Diet Day: Behind the Mask by Carolyn Crane (The Associates) - ♥♥♥♥� - 5/16/15
MOTHERM.DiAnn Mills-Firewall 5/10/15
O.Out Of The Depths by Valarie Hansen 5/24/15
T.The Trouble with Cowboys by Denise Hunter 5/17/15
H.Robin Lee Hatcher-A Promise Kept 5/7/15
E.Elizabeth Camden-Into the Whirlwind 5/2/15
R.Robin Lee Hatcher-A Promise Kept 5/7/15
I'm finished
❶Ĵʴ❶ wrote: "May 2015Level: Hard
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Finished!!
UPDATE Message # 11 - Challenge Completed - 28May15May Monthly Challenge
Begins: 01May15 / Ends: 31May15
8/6 completed
M - Mary Beth Keane / Fever � � 09May15
O - ORMAN, Suze / The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom � - 26May15
T - To Begin Again � � 06May15
H - HOSSEINI, Khaled / And the Mountains Echoed � � 28May15
E - Elva Treviño Hart / Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child � � 22May15
R - Richard Flanagan / Narrow Road to the Deep North � � 12May15
BONUS - Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own
National Salad Month - Green cover -
� � 14May15 Mother Goose Day: Read a book with a fairy or a fairy tale
John Wayne's Birthday: Read a book with a cowboy
Wear Purple for Peace Day: Read a book with a purple cover
No Diet Day: Read a guilty pleasure book - Cold Day For Murder � � 03May15
Didn't quite make it but here's what I did.TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1/15 - May 31/15
M Dancers in Mourning by Margery Allingham - 5/21/15
E The Rhine Maiden by Erin Evans - 5/18/15
M Sunshine Hunter by Maddie Cochere - 5/8/15
O One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie - 5/25/15
R Glory in Death by J.D. Robb - 5/15/15
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A And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie - 5/26/15
L Too Cute To Kill by Linda Crowder - 5/18/15
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How It Works:
○Below there will be a list of words associated with May You will choose 1 or more word from the list and choose/read books that either the •Title •Author or •Series begins with each letter!
○To Move up to the Hard Level you will choose books from the same Genre or Theme (Listed Below) for each word you read! *If you do more than one word you can use a different genre or theme for each word�
There will be a couple of Bonus Options for those who want to add a little something extra!
•Some Info to Keep In Mind�
♦You CAN do re-reads as long as they are read during challenge.
♦You CAN change you •Books & •Level of Difficulty at any time during the challenge.
♦Update your orginal list, as well as updating a post occasioanlly.
•Strike out Finished Books
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May Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With May:
•Mother •Cinco de Mayo •Memorial (Day) •Flower(s) •May Day
•Emerald •Lily •Taurus •Victoria (Day) •Kentucky Derby
Birthdays in May:
(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
•James Brown •Adele •Cam Newton •Janet Jackson •George Strait •Tina Fey •John F Kennedy •Melissa McBride •Emmitt Smith •Cher
Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
National Recommitment Month: All of your books must be from an author you've previously read before
National Hamburger Month:All of your books must be set in the U.S.
National Police Week:All of your books must be from the thriller or mystery genre
National Hoagie Day: All of your books must be a mix of at least 2 of the different hard levels
Boy's Club Day: All of your books be by a male author or have a male as the lead character
National Salad Month: Read a book with a green cover
Mother Goose Day: Read a book with a fairy or a fairy tale
John Wayne's Birthday: Read a book with a cowboy
Wear Purple for Peace Day: Read a book with a purple cover
No Diet Day: Read a guilty pleasure book
Good Luck & Happy Reading!