2013 Reading Challenges!

This Challenge is hosted by http://www.escapewithdollycas.com/ ! It’s an alphabet challenge!!! The challenge is to read one book starting with every letter of the alphabet! This is cool. I am already trying to think of y and z! All book formats are included so this should be fun!
C~Can't Help Falling in Love by Bella Andre
D~ Degrees of Courage by Shari Vester
F~From this moment on by Bella Andre
Goodnight Brian by Steven Manchester
I~I Only have Eyes for you by Bella Andre
K~ Kings of Charleston by Kat H. Clayton
L~Look of Love by Bella Andre
O~Oddities and Entities by Ronald Allnach
P~Poppy the Proud by Emlyn Chand
R~Real Life Real Miracles by
S~StarFlower by Anne Elizabeth Stengl
T~ Tower of Obsidian by L. T. Getty
W~ Woman's guide to reading the Bible in a year by Diane Stortz

This Challenge is hosted by http://www.escapewithdollycas.com/ !!! 12 books in 12 months JUST FOR FUN. I joined this one because I want to read books that are sitting on a shelf, that I have not had the chance to read! This should make me read those!
1.Crochet one Skein Wonders
2. The Guilty Innocent by D. N. Simmons
3. My Very First Easter Story Sticker Book by Lois Rock
4. Life's a Pain by Todd Rettberg
5.

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1. A book with "Blue" or any shade of Blue (Turquoise, Aquamarine, Navy, etc) in the title.

2. A book with "Red" or any shade of Red (Scarlet, Crimson, Burgundy, etc) in the title.

3. A book with "Yellow" or any shade of Yellow (Gold, Lemon, Maize, etc.) in the title.
~Honey the Hero by Emlyn Chand

4. A book with "Green" or any shade of Green (Emerald, Lime, Jade, etc) in the title.

5. A book with "Brown" or any shade of Brown (Tan, Chocolate, Beige, etc) in the title.

6. A book with "Black" or any shade of Black (Jet, Ebony, Charcoal, etc) in the title.
~ Shadow of Black Wings by James Calbraith

7. A book with "White" or any shade of White (Ivory, Eggshell, Cream, etc) in the title.

8. A book with any other color in the title (Purple, Orange, Silver, Pink, Magenta, etc.).
~ Odor of Violet by Ju Ephraime

9. A book with a word that implies color (Rainbow, Polka-dot, Plaid, Paisley, Stripe, etc.).
~ Drawn to you by Janel Rodriguez Ferrer

I signed up for this because I think that it will be fun!! And besides why not? lol

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I picked this because it is like a search word! This should be interesting! I will switch out the months as the year goes on.
January~
1. Silver~ the Tainted Coin by Mel Starr
2. Winter~ Hot Winter Kiss by JoAnne Kenrick
3. Fire~ An Amish Kitchen by Long, Wiseman, and Clipston
4. Shiver~ Thunder by Taryn Kincaid
5. Smoke~ When Love and Submission Ignite by
6. Breath~ soul awakened by Jean Murray
7. Snow~ Though Mountains Fall by Dale Cramer
8. White~ Snow White and the seven Dwarfs to my Godchild. More than Once lol :)
9. Cold~Courtney Saves Christmas by Emlyn Chand
10. Freeze~ Writing Scary Scenes by Rayne Hall

February~
1. Love~ Deeply Loved by Keri Wyatt Kent
2. Heart~Corporate Affair by Linda Cunningham
3. Sweet~ Hearts of Ishira by Bethany Aan
4. Family~ Three Sisters by Helen Smith
5. Grace~ Threads of Grace by Kelly Long
6. Animal~ Summoner's Tale, order of the black swan book 3 by Victoria Danann
7. Diamond~ A Bride by Moonlight by liz Carlyle
8. Life~ Life in Suitcases by Melissa Kendall
9. Drink~ Food for a Hungry Ghost by Becky M. Pourchot
10. Beautiful~ The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back by Sariah Wilson

March~
1. Luck~ The Good Daughter by Jane Porter
2.Wish~ Unholy Hunger by Heather James
3.Gold~ Pocket your Dollars by Carrie Rocha
4. Rainbow~ Hidden Under Her Heart by Rachelle Ayala
5. Green~ Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by the Heath Brothers
6. Mountain~ Highland Surrender by Tracy Brogan
7.Valley~ Deeply Loved by Keri Wyatt Kent
8. Magic ~ First Visions by Heather Topham Wood
9. Farm~ A Season for Tending by Cindy Woodsmall
10. Treasure~ The Quest by Mary Absire

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Points to Know:

1. Read as many books as possible, by authors that YOU haven't read before.
2. You do not have to be a blogger to participate.
3. Books read may be any form (audio, print, e-book).
4. The books can overlap with other reading challenges.
5. Post your links to your reviews each month to share with other participants.
6. The challenge runs from January 1, 2013 to December 1, 2013. Its never too late to Join In!
Challenge Level:
Amateur : Choose to read 1 - 10 New Authors
Lover : Choose to read 11 - 20 New Authors
Expert : Choose to read 20 - 25 New Authors
Fanatic : Choose to read 25 or above New Authors
I am picking Fanatic level. I have that many book reviews scheduled for January and February already! LOL I hope they are NEW authors! We shall see!
1. River's Recruit by Charlotte Abel
2. Alaina Claiborne by MK McClintock
3. If you were mine by Bella Andre
4. Monster Hunter by Jack Templar
5. Road to Tomorrow by Mary Metcalfe
6. Lady in Deed by Ann Montclair
7. Bible Stories that end with a hug by Stephen Elkins
8. Root Bound by Tanya Karen Gough
9. Deep Connections by Rebecca Graf
10. Stepping into More by Rachel Karu
11. Margaret from Maine by Joseph Monninger
12. Chronicles of the Broken by Amanda Washington
13. Spurgeon Series by Charles H. Spurgeon
14. Radio Murders by Chuck Collins

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Between January 1 and December 31, 2013, read one book in each of the following categories:
A book with up or down (or equivalent) in the title
~Shuffle Up and Deal by Susan DiPlacido... LOVED IT 5 STARS!!
A book with something you'd find in your kitchen in the title
~Chicken Soup for the Father & Daughter soul.... A few made me cry!
A book with a party or celebration in the title
~Tommy Goes Trick or treating by Emlyn Chand
A book with fire (or equivalent) in the title
A book with an emotion in the title
~Shadows of Doubt by Corcoran
A book with lost or found (or equivalent) in the title
~Song Remains the Same by Allison Winn Scotch
I picked this Challenge because I figured why not! LOL what is 1 more Challenge?

 This is going to be the hardest, I think, especially the 5 row. ugh
Column I
~ Row 1 - Prison Riot by Glenn Longohr
Column II
~ Row 1- 1 book in a series- Showstoppers by Helen Smith
~ Row 2- 2 books in a series- Blood Fugue and Witch's Noctorne by E.J. Wesley
~ Row 3-
~ Row 4- Donna McDonald~ 1. Carved in Stone;
~ Row 5- 5 books in a series- Silver Presents (LASR) anthology :)
Column 5-
~Row 2- Reread 2 books. Descent of Blood and Ascent of Blood by Elizabeth Marx

 

I added this because my Hubby got me a Kindle for my Birthday! YAY!!!
Levels:
Floppy disk – 5 ebooks
CD – 10 ebooks
DVD – 25 ebooks
Memory stick – 50 ebooks
Hard drive – 75 ebooks
Server – 100 ebooks
Human brain – 150 ebooksThis should be fun!!!
1. Forever my Girl by Heidi McLaughlin
2. Seeds of Discovery by Breeana Puttroff
3. Saving Casey by Liza O'Connor
4. P-Town Queen by Ute Carbone
5. Afterglow by Ute Carbone
6. Daguerreotypist by Christopher Savio
7. Max Xylander by Jon Thomason
8. Captive Hero by Donna Michaels
9. Last Keeper's Daughter by Rebecca Trogner
10. Watcher by Lisa Voisin
11. The Art of Change by Kelly Andria
12. Frost by Taryn Kincaid
13. Seduced by Innocence by Kimberly Konrade
14. Pirates of the Danube by David J Schmidt
15. Devour by Megan Duncan
16. Sharply Struck E7 by Selkirk Doon
17.Til the Last Drop by Marquis Boone
18. Catching Stardust by Heather Thurmeier

This is another Alphabet Challenge, but this one is for mysteries :)
here is the goodreads group: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/85941-cozy-mystery-alphabet-challenge?auto_login_attempted=true
D~ Dangerous Deception by Cindy McDonald
K~ Knowing by Laurel Dewey
L ~ Lords of Prophecy by Michael Rothman
M~ Mistaken by Nancy S. Thompson
P~ Pandora's Temple by Jon Land
R~ Riptide by Amber Lea Easton
S~ Seven Year Itch by S.D. Skye
T~ There Comes a Prophet by David Litwack

This challenge is for free LEGAL downloads of books. These can be books offered through bigger sites, such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble, or smaller sites, such as Smashwords and All Romance Ebooks. Ebooks offered through author or publisher websites are acceptable as well, provided they are available free to everyone at the time of download. ARCs, library books, books free through Amazon Prime, books won or gifted, and galley ebooks DO NOT count toward this challenge. I have a lot of these that I have been getting!!!
Levels:Coupon Clipper: 12 Books
Penny Pincher: 24 Books
Buying in Bulk: 36 Books
Super Saver: 50 Books
Extreme Couponer: 100+ Books

 

 

1. Bishon Frise by John Williams

2. Zoe & Zak and the Ghost Leopard by Lars Guignard 

Audio Books~ Spy Killer by L ron Hubbard; Tomb of the Ten Thousand Dead;
As I read a book in each Challenge I will post it! If you wanna join me please do! This should add fun to reviews, and I will think about what books I pick! Good Luck to the other challengers!