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2011 January Reading Challenge

0/10 completed
Vampires - Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper
Werewolves - My Sister is a Werewolf by Kathy Love
Shifters - Kiss of Fury by Deborah Cooke
Goddess - Jewel of Atlantis by Gena Showalter
Demon - Roadkill by Rob Thurman
Warlock - Mind Games by Carolyn Crane
Fae - The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa
Aliens - Unraveled by C J Barry
Psychic - A Vision of Murder by Victoria Laurie
Warrior - Destiny's Star by Elizabeth Vaughan

1. Vampires - Bespelling Jane Austen (anthology)
2. Werewolves - Wolf at the Door by Christine Warren
3. Shifters - Pride Mates by Jennifer Ashley
4. Immortals/Mythology - Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning (reread)
5. Demons/Angels - Black Wings by Christina Henry
6. Mages - Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells
7. Fae - Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning
8. Aliens - The Host by Stephenie Meyer (reread)
9. Time-travel - A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
10. Slayers/Guardians - Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara West











1. vampires
(undead, different species, spawned by aliens, even sparkly ones all accepted)
2. werewolves
(most popular of all weres, our lupine faves deserved their own separate category)
3. shifters
(transforms to any kind of animal except for wolves...see category 2)
4. gods/goddesses/immortals
Succubi like it Hot by Jill Myles
5. demons/angels
Fy Fair Succubi by Jill Myles
6. witches/warlocks/sorcerers/mages
(all of the aformentioned plus any practitioners of magic)
7. fae/fairies
SHADOWFAE!! by Karen Maire Moning
8. aliens/space cowboys/space adventurers/space mercenaries
(or any story set in space)
9. psychics/ghosts/humans with paranormal abilities
(telekinesis, mind reading, time travel, etc)
10. hunters/warriors/slayers/guardians
(men or women who live to fight and/or protect)

0/10 done
1. Vampires - Devoured by Darkness
2. Werewolves - Play of Passion
3. Shifters - Rogue
4. Gods/Goddesses - Goddess of Legend
5. Demons -Secrets of the Demon
6. Mages - Magic Strikes
7. Fae - Shadowfever
8. Aliens - Doubleblind
9. Psychics - Frostfire
10. Guardians - Geist











1. Vampires - Origins
2. Werewolves - Once in a Full Moon
3. Shifters - Hex Hall
4. Immortals/Gods - The Lightning Thief
5. Demons/Angels - Personal Demons
6. Magic/Witches - Once a Witch
7. Fae - A Stroke of Midnight
8. Space Adventurers- Wanderlust
9. Ghosts/Psychics - Grave Sight
10. Slayers/Guadians - Awaken Me Darkly











1. Vampires -
2. Werewolves -
3. Shifters -
4. Immortals/Gods -
5. Demons/Angels -
6. Magic/Witches -
7. Fae -
8. Space Adventurers-
9. Ghosts/Psychics -
10. Slayers/Guadians

1. Vampires -
2. Werewolves -
3. Shifters -
4. Immortals/Gods -
5. Demons/Angels -
6. Magic/Witches -
7. Fae -
8. Space Adventurers-Born of Fire
9. Ghosts/Psychics -
10. Slayers/Guadians-



1. Vampires - Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K Hamilton
2. Werewolves - Heart of the Wolf by Terry Spear
3. Shifters - Enchanting the Lady by Kathryne Kennedy
4. Immortals/Gods - Desire Untamed by Pamela Palmer
5. Demons/Angels - Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
6. Magic/Witches - The Unsuspecting Mage by Brian Pratt
7. Fae - Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning
8. Space Adventurers- TBD
9. Ghosts/Psychics - I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder
10. Slayers/Guadians- Awakened by PC Cast










1. vampires: Born to Bite by Lynsay Sands
2. werewolves: Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong
3. shifters: Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews
4. gods/goddesses/immortals: Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
5. demons/angels: Hounding the Moon by P.R. Frost
6. witches: Grave Witch by Kalayna Price
7. fae: Wicked Enchantment by Anya Bast
8. aliens/space : The Accidental Goddess by Linnea Sinclair
9. humans with paranormal abilities: In the Company of Vampires by Katie MacAlister
10. hunters/warriors/slayers/guardians: Web of Lies by Jennifer Estep










(titles will change)
LethalLovely~Punch the Bitch You Hate Today! wrote: "Do healers count for category 6? If they "heal" in a magical way? Like with a touch?"
If magic is involved, yes.
If magic is involved, yes.

10/10--Yay!! I'm done :)
1. (Vampires) Awakened by PC Cast **1/7/11
2. (Werewolves) Once in a Full Moon by Ellen Schreiber**1/8/11
3. (Shifters) Paranormalcy by Kiersten White**1/21/11
4. (Immortals)Immortal by Gillian Shields **1/17/11
5. (Angels/Demons) Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers**1/5/11
6. (Witches)Firespell by Chloe Neill**1/20/11
7. (Fairies/Fae) Shadowspell by Jenna Black**1/14/11
8. (Aliens/Space) Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Showalter **1/13/11
9. (Pyschic/Ghosts)Deadly Little Games by Laurie Faria Stolarz **1/4/11
10. (Hunters/Guardians) Hearts at Stake by Alyxendra Harvey**1/10/11











1) Lover Mine
2) Play of Passion
3) Bayou Moon
4) Crown of Crystal Flame
5) The Darkest Pleasure
6) Masques (Sianim, #1)
7) Cast in Chaos
8) King's Sacrifice
9) Bonds of Justice
10) Mockingjay











Read: 0/10
1. vampires: Tall, Dark & Hungry by Lynsay Sands
(undead, different species, spawned by aliens, even sparkly ones all accepted)
2. werewolves: Mortal Danger by Eileen Wilks
(most popular of all weres, our lupine faves deserved their own separate category)
3. shifters: Queen of Dragons by Shana Abe
(transforms to any kind of animal except for wolves...see category 2)
4. gods/goddesses/immortals: Atlantis Awakening by Alyssa Day
(doesn’t matter what mythology inspired them: Greek, Roman, Norse, etc)
5. demons/angels: Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh
(demons: whether good or bad; angels: fallen or not, winged or not: any other denizen of either heavenly or hellish persuasion)
6. witches/warlocks/sorcerers/mages: Vicious Circle by Linda Robertson
(all of the aformentioned plus any practitioners of magic)
7. fae/fairies: Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
(elves, seelie/unseelie, etc)
8. aliens/space cowboys/space adventurers/space mercenaries: An Accidental Goddess by Linnea Sinclair
(or any story set in space)
9. psychics/ghosts/humans with paranormal abilities: Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz
(telekinesis, mind reading, time travel, etc)
10. hunters/warriors/slayers/guardians: Jane's Warlord by Angela Knight
(men or women who live to fight and/or protect)











EDIT: the list:
1. vampires:

2. werewolves
3. shifters
4. gods/goddesses/immortals

5. demons/angels
6. witches/warlocks/sorcerers/mages
7. fae/fairies
8. aliens/space cowboys/space adventurers/space mercenaries
9. psychics/ghosts/humans with paranormal abilities
10. hunters/warriors/slayers/guardians

9/10
1. vampires

(undead, different species, spawned by aliens, even sparkly ones all accepted)
2. werewolves

(most popular of all weres, our lupine faves deserved their own separate category)
3. shifters

(transforms to any kind of animal except for wolves...see category 2)
4. gods/goddesses/immortals

(doesn’t matter what mythology inspired them: Greek, Roman, Norse, etc)
5. demons/angels

(demons: whether good or bad; angels: fallen or not, winged or not: any other denizen of either heavenly or hellish persuasion)
6. witches/warlocks/sorcerers/mages

(all of the aformentioned plus any practitioners of magic)
7. fae/fairies

(elves, seelie/unseelie, etc)
8. aliens/space cowboys/space adventurers/space mercenaries
(or any story set in space)
9. psychics/ghosts/humans with paranormal abilities

(telekinesis, mind reading, time travel, etc)
10. hunters/warriors/slayers/guardians

(men or women who live to fight and/or protect)

0/10 Completed
Tentative list!
Duration: 1/1 - 1/31/11
Opening 2011 with a favorite, our popular Paranormal Creatures challenge.
1. vampiresDarkness Revealed
(undead, different species, spawned by aliens, even sparkly ones all accepted)
2. werewolvesKitty and the Silver Bullet
(most popular of all weres, our lupine faves deserved their own separate category)
3. shiftersSilver Borne
(transforms to any kind of animal except for wolves...see category 2)
4. gods/goddesses/immortalsEternal Prey
(doesn’t matter what mythology inspired them: Greek, Roman, Norse, etc)
5. demons/angelsSuccubus Heat
(demons: whether good or bad; angels: fallen or not, winged or not: any other denizen of either heavenly or hellish persuasion)
6. witches/warlocks/sorcerers/magesWitch Blood
(all of the aformentioned plus any practitioners of magic)
7. fae/fairiesStorm Born
(elves, seelie/unseelie, etc)
8. aliens/space cowboys/space adventurers/space mercenariesGrimspace
(or any story set in space)
9. psychics/ghosts/humans with paranormal abilitiesRuthless Game
(telekinesis, mind reading, time travel, etc)
10. hunters/warriors/slayers/guardiansJane's Warlord
(men or women who live to fight and/or protect)











Progress: 10/10 Completed 01/31/11!
1. Vampires -
2. Werewolves -
3. Shifters -
4. Immortals -
5. Demons and Angels -
6. Magic Practitioners -
7. Fae/Fairies -
8. Story setting: Space -
9. Humans w/Paranormal Abilities -
10. Hunter -











0/10 read
1. vampires - Born to Bite
2. werewolves - Hunting Ground
3. shifters - Crown of Crystal Flame
4. gods/goddesses/immortals - American Gods
5. demons/angels - Succubus on Top
6. witches/warlocks/sorcerers/mages - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
7. fae/fairies - Harvest Hunting
8. aliens/space cowboys/et al. - Awaken Me Darkly
9. psychics/ghosts/humans w. paramornal abilities - Sea Glass
10. hunters/warriors/slayers/guardians - Warrior
Ed. Note: Swapped American Gods for Mortal Seductions because it finally came into the library. I was going to start reading it today (12/31), but realized if I wait another 10 hours, I could use it for this challenge.

1. vampires:
2. werewolves:Nightshade by; Andrea Cremer *** read: Jan 13 - 14
3. shifters:
4. gods/goddesses/immortals:
5. demons/angels:
6. witches/warlocks/sorcerers/mages:
7. fae/fairies:
8. aliens/space cowboys/space adventurers/space mercenaries
(or any story set in space) <--- Yeah... It's not gonna happen
9. psychics/ghosts/humans with paranormal abilities:
10. hunters/warriors/slayers/guardians:


1. vampire: Lover Mine - J.R. Ward
2. werewolf: Dragon Moon - Rebecca York
3. shifter: Naked Dragon - Annette Blair
4. gods/immortal: Passion Untamed - Pamela Palmer
5. demons/angels: Covet - J.R. Ward
6. witch/warlock/mage: Bloodring - Faith Hunter
7. fae: Wicked Enchantment - Anya Bast
8. aliens/space: Born of Night - Sherrilyn Kenyon
9. psychic/ghosts: Night Tides - Alex Prentiss
10. hunters/warriors: Night's Rose - Annaliese Evans










I'm In--will post as I go along (and hopefully will have all of my files over on the new computer by then.)

2. Werewolves - Tempting Danger: Eileen Wilks
3. Shifters - Dark Demon: Christin Feehan
4. Immortals/Gods - Angel's Blood Nalini singh
5. Demons/Angels - Grave: J.R. Ward
6. Magic/Witches - Demon from the Dark: Kresley Cole
7. Fae - Wicked Enchantment: Anya Bast
8. Space Adventurers- Born of Ice: Sherrilyn Kenyon
9. Ghosts/Psychics - Shadow Games Christin Feehan
10. Slayers/Guadians - Bad Blood: L.A. Banks

1. Vampires - Devoured by Darkness (Guardians of Eternity, #7) Alexandra Ivy
2. Werewolves - Wild Instinct (Wild, #4-6) Sarah McCarty
3. Shifters - Mortal Seductions (Mortal Series, #2) Allyson James
4. Immortals/Gods - Forbidden Highlander (Dark Sword, #2) Donna Grant
5. Demons/Angels - Archangel's Kiss (Guild Hunter, #2) Nalini Singh
6. Magic/Witches - Forbidden Magic (Magic Series, #1) Cheyenne McCray
7. Fae - Cruel Enchantment (Dark Magick #2) Anya Bast
8. Space Adventurers- Born of Ice (The League, #3) Sherrilyn Kenyon
9. Ghosts/Psychics - The Ghost Shrink, the Accidental Gigolo, & the Poltergeist Accountant (Karmic Consultants #1) Vivi Andrews
10. Slayers/Guardians - Desire Untamed (Feral Warriors, #1) Pamela Palmer











0/10
1 Vampires - Taken by the Others Jess Haines
2. Werewolves - Arcane Circle Linda Robertson (boyfriend werewolf)
3. Shifters - Mercy Blade Faith Hunter
4. gods/goddesses/Immortals - Eternal Prey Nina Bangs
5. Demons/Angels - Secrets of the Demon Diana Rowland
6. witches/warlocks/sorcerers/mages - Crimson Wind Diana Pharaoh Francis
7. Fae/Fairies - Shadowfever Karen Marie Moning
8. Aliens/Space Cowboys/Space Adventurers/Space Mercenaries - Touched by an Alien Gini Koch
9. Psychics/Ghosts/Humans with Paranormal Abilities - Frostfire Lynn Viehl
10. Hunters/Warriors/Slayers/Guardians - Warrior Zoe Archer











Duration: January 1, 2011 - January 31, 2011
The challenge is to read one book for each popular paranormal creature/s lis..."

1) First Drop of Crimson - Jeaniene Frost
2) Hunter's Moon - Lori Handeland
3) About A Dragon - G.A. Aiken
4) Death's Daughter - Amber Benson
5) Blood Trinity - Sherrilyn Kenyon
6) The Untamed One - Ronda Thompsn
7) King of Sword and Sky - C.L. Wilson
8) In Other Worlds - Sherrilyn Kenyon
9) Nightwalker - Jocelyn Drake
10) Desire Untamed - Pamela Palmer










Jackie--one warning about the Nooks--if you have books that are NOT from B&N make sure that you have them on an SD micro-disk storage device. Whenever there are software updates for the Nook, it wipes out your entire "documents" library. After snarling through that 2 times, I got wise and bought myself an 8 gig micro SD card. Now I just sigh and do the software updates without losing my (500+) personal library that i've downloaded from all over the web. Oh, and that reminds me--for the rest of you Dr. Who fans out there--BBC has posted the current Christmas story on line for free download. Get it fast.

I ordered my Micro SD card from Amazon.com. It was $6.45 or something like that for an 8 gig one. You can get them at Best Buy, Staples and places like that too. They are used a lot in phones, Ipods, GPS units etc. Just don't buy one at a cell phone store--they are seriously over-priced there.

Paranormal Creatures Challenge
Duration: 1/1 - 1/31
0/10 Completed
1. Vampires One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
2. Werewolves Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
3. Shifters Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
4. Goddesses Awakened by P C Cast
5. Demons/Angels
6. Witches The Calling by Jennifer Ashley
7. Fae/Fairies
8. Aliens/Space Cowboys/Space Adventurers/Space Mercenaries
9. Psychics Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
10. Warriors Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian








1. Vampires - Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
2. Werewolves - Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
3. Shifters - About A Dragon by G.A. Aiken
4. Immortals/Gods - Red Fire by Deidre Knight
5. Demons/Angels - Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
6. Magic/Witches - Witch Fire by Anya Bast
7. Fae/Fairies -
8. Aliens - Menagerie by Lara Santiago
9. Psychics/Ghosts - Spirited Away by Cindy Miles
10. Warriors/Hunters/Slayers - The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason

1. Vampires - At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost
2. Werewolves - Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
3. Shifters - Stray by Rachel Vincent
4. Gods/Goddesses/Immortals: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
5. Demons/Angels: Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
7. Fae/Fairies: Entice by Carrie Jones
8. Space/Aliens: Daniel X: Demons and Druids by James Patterson
9. Psychics/Ghosts: Shadowlight by Lynn Viehl
10. Warriors: City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

1. Vampires - The Vampire's ImageDONE 1/18/11
2. Werewolves - The Dark DivineDONE 1/20/11
3. Shifters - Magic BitesDONE 1/22/11
4. Immortals/Gods - Entice(Norse)DONE 1/13/11
5. Demons/Angels - aNgelDONE 1/23/11
6. Magic/Witches - Remedial MagicDONE 1/18/11
7. Fae - Forever Frost DONE 1/9/11
8. Aliens - Daniel X: Demons and Druids DONE 1/17/11
9. Ghosts/Psychics - I Heart You, You Haunt Me DONE 1/13/11
10. Slayers/Guadians - Clockwork AngelDONE 1/7/11











Duration: 1/1 - 1/31
0/10 Completed
1. Vampires One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
2. Werewolves Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
3. Shifters Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
4. Goddesses Awakened by P C Cast
5. Demons/Angels Succubus Dreams by Richelle Mead
6. Witches The Calling by Jennifer Ashley
7. Fae/Fairies Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
8. Aliens Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
9. Psychics Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
10. Warriors Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian










Some Alternatives




1. vampires-Eternal Kiss of Darkness By Jjeaniene Frost
2. werewolves-Wicked deeds on a Winters Night by Kresley Cole
3. shifters- Pride by Rachel Vincent
4. gods/goddesses/immortals-Dream Hunter By Sherrilyn Kenyon
5. demons/angels-Misguided Angel by Melissa De La Cruz
6. witches/warlocks/sorcerers/mages- Friday night Bites By Chloe Neill
7. fae/fairies- Mistral's Kiss by Laurell K hamilton
8. aliens-Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
9. psychics-Twice Bitten By chloe Neill
10. hunters/warriors/slayers/guardians-Devil may Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon











1. vampires - Awakened - PC Cast
2. werewolves - Once in a Full Moon - Ellen Schreiber
5. demons/angels - Crescendo - Becca Fitzpatrick
8. aliens/space cowboys/space adventurers/space mercenaries ????????
Angel's Blood Nalina Singh

Demons/Angels-Raziel
Fae/Fairies-Dark Fever, Blood Fever, Fae Fever, Dream Fever, Shadow Fever







Goal: 0/10
1. Vampires: A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris
2. Werewolves: Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
3. Shifters: Mistwood by Leah Cypess
4. Goddesses/Immortals: Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh
5. Demons/Angels: Asmodeus by Dawn McClure
6. Witches/Magic: Healer's Choice by Jory Strong
7. Fae: Glimmerglass by Jenna Black
8. Aliens: Savor Me Slowly by Gena Showalter
9. Psychics/Ghosts: TBD
10. Guardians/Slayers: TBD








Books mentioned in this topic
Huntress (other topics)Magic in the Blood (other topics)
Night Shift (other topics)
I Burn for You (other topics)
Jared (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Sydney Somers (other topics)J.K. Beck (other topics)
Annette McCleave (other topics)
Carolyn Jewel (other topics)
Moira Rogers (other topics)
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Duration: January 1, 2011 - January 31, 2011
The challenge is to read one book for each popular paranormal creature/s listed below:
1. vampires
(undead, different species, spawned by aliens, even sparkly ones all accepted)
2. werewolves
(most popular of all weres, our lupine faves deserved their own separate category)
3. shifters
(transforms to any kind of animal except for wolves...see category 2)
4. gods/goddesses/immortals
(doesn’t matter what mythology inspired them: Greek, Roman, Norse, etc)
5. demons/angels
(demons: whether good or bad; angels: fallen or not, winged or not: any other denizen of either heavenly or hellish persuasion)
6. witches/warlocks/sorcerers/mages
(all of the aformentioned plus any practitioners of magic)
7. fae/fairies
(elves, seelie/unseelie, etc)
8. aliens/space cowboys/space adventurers/space mercenaries
(or any story set in space)
9. psychics/ghosts/humans with paranormal abilities
(telekinesis, mind reading, time travel, etc)
10. hunters/warriors/slayers/guardians
(men or women who live to fight and/or protect)
You can post your list anytime you like, but no reading until the 1st of January.