2022 Outdo Myself Challenge

 Each year I challenge myself to read more books than the previous year.  The last few years I have not met that challenge.  I hope to read 125 books in 2022.

January

Beach Wedding by Michael Ledwidge

Better Off Dead by Andrew Child & Lee Child

Cry Wolf by Hans Rosenfeldt

Down Range by Taylor Moore

Prodigal Son by Greg Hurtwitz

The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf

The Reading List by Sarah Nisha Adams (audio)

Wicked All Night by Jeanne Frost

February

A Scot to the Heart by Caroline Linden (audio)

An Echo In The Bone by Diana Gabaldon (audio)

An Impossible Imposter by Deanna Raybourn

Hidden Creed by Alex Kava

Last Duke Standing by Julia London

Lost and Found Family by Jennifer Ryan

Someone Perfect by Mary Balogh

The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly

The Horsewoman by James Patterson and Mile Lupica

The Summer Getaway by Susan Mallery

March

A Family Affair by Robyn Carr

Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner

Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas (audio)

Flirting With Disaster by Sheryl Woods

Fortune Favors the Duke by Kristin Vayden

Hidden by Laura Griffin

Made In Manhattan by Lauren Layne 

Mile High With A Vampire by Lynsay Sands

Never A Duke by Grace Burrowes

Reminder of Him by Colleen Hoover

Such A Quiet Place by Megan Miranda (audio)

Summer At The Cape by RaeAnn Thayne

Summer on the Island by Brenda Novak

The Back-Up Plan by Sheryl Woods

The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews

Written In My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon (audio)

April

Angel In A Devil's Arms by Julie Ann Long (audio)

Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb

Lightening In A Mirror by Jayne Ann Krentz

No One Will Miss Her by Kat Rosenfield (audio)

Sunrise by Susan May Warren

The Deepest of Secrets by Kelley Armstrong

The Family You Make by Jill Shalvis

The Last Guest by Tess Little

The Rake Gets Ravished by Sophie Jordan

The Wrong Victim by Allison Brennan

Wild Child by Eloisa James (audio)

May

An Heiress to Remember by Maya Rodale (audio)

Beach House Summer by Sarah Morgan

Fear No Evil by James Patterson

Sweet Home Alaska by Jennifer Snow

Mother May I by Joshilyn Jackson

One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (audio)

The Boardwalk Bookstore by Susan Mallery

The Duchess Hunt by Lorraine Heath (audio)

The Honeymoon Cottage by Lori Foster

The Perfect Equation by Elizabeth Everett

The Runaway Duchess by Joanna Lowell

The Wolf by J.R. Ward

The Wrong Woman by Leanne Kale Sparks

These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant

With Love From London by Sarah Jio

June

Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwtiz

Gated Prey by Lee Goldberg

Highland Wolf by Lynsay Sands (audio)

Immortal Rising by Lynsay Sands

Mercy by David Baldacci

Scandal Wears Satin by Loretta Chase (audio)

Silk is for Seduction by Lorretta Chase (audio)

Somewhere I'll Find You by Lisa Kleypas (audio)

The Harbor by Katrine Engberg (audio)

The Hidden One by Linda Castillo

The Match by Harlan Coben

The Sweetest Thing by Sasha Summers

When She Dreams by Amanda Quick

July

Because You're Mine by Lisa Kleypas (audio)

Flight by Laura Griffin

Lover Arisen by JR Ward

Movieland by Lee Goldberg

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

The Chase by Candace Fox

The Edge of Summer by Viola Shipman

The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews

Vixen in Velvet by Loretta Chase (audio)

Watching Over You by Lori Foster

August

A Duke For Diana by Sabrina Jeffries

City on Fire by Don Winslow

Cold, Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs

Dukes Prefer Blonds by Lorretta Chase (audio)

Something Wilder by Christina Lauren (audio)

Sugar and Salt by Susan Wiggs

The Autumn Bride by Anne Gracie (audio)

The Cage by Bonnie Kistler (audio)

The Inheritance by Rochelle Alers

The Lost and Found Girl by Maisy Yates

The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich

The Sorority Murder by Allison Brennan

Wonderful by Jill Barnett (audio) DNF

September

After Dark With The Duke by Julie Ann Long

All the Dirty Secrets by Aggie Blum Thompson

Blame It One The Earl by Jane Ashford

Shattered by James Patterson and James O. Born

The Lady's Mine by Francine Rivers

The Second Husband by Kate White (audio)

The Winter Bride by Anne Gracie (audio)

October

A Rip Through Time by Kelly Armstrong

Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb

Leif by Celeste Barclay (audio)

My Dearest Duke by Kristin Vayden

Nightwork by Nora Roberts

Stay Awake by Megan Goldin

The Book Haters  Book Club by Gretchen Anthony

The Escape Artist by Brad Meltzer

The Personal Assistant by Kimberly Belle

The Spring Bride by Annie Grace (audio)

Where Dreams Begin by Lisa Kleypas (audio)

You Were Made to Be Mine by Julie Ann Long

November

A Hard Day For A Hangover by Darynda Jones

Darius by J.R. Ward (audio)

Four Weeks A Scandal by Megan Frampton

Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean (audio)

Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins

Remember Love by Mary Balogh

The Hidden Beach by Karen Swan

The Road to Christmas by Shelia Roberts

The Summer Bride by Annie Grace (audio)

The Sunshine Girls by Molly Fader

December

Do It Afraid by Joyce Meyer (NF)

Duke Most Wicked by Lenora Bell

Home Sweet Christmas by Susan Mallery

Once A Solider by Mary Jo Putney (audio)

Sunburst by Susan May Warren

The Best Is Yet To Come by Debbie Macomber

The Duke Not Taken by Julia London

2021 Outdo Myself

2021 Outdo Myself Challenge

Each year I challenge myself to read more books than the previous year.  The last few years I have not met that challenge.  I hope to read 150+ books in 2021.

January

As Death Draws Near by Anna Lee Huber
Daylight by David Baldacci
Dream Man by Linda Howard (audio)
If Wishes Were Earls by Elizabeth Boyle (audio)
My Last Duchess by Eloisa James (audio)
Sand Castle Bay by Sherryl Woods
Someone to Romance by Mary Balogh
The Earl Takes A Fancy by Lorraine Heath
The Forever Girl by Jill Shalvis
This Time Will Be Different by Mae Wood (audio)
Warm Heart In Winter by J.R. Ward
What Happens In Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand
Wind Chime Lane by Sherryl Woods
Written in Red by Anne Bishop

February

All The Colors of The Night by Jayne Anne Krentz
Almost Just Friends by Jill Shalvis
Better Than Chocolate by Shelia Roberts
Fallen by Rebecca Zanetti
Hidden by Rebecca Zanetti
Indiscreet by Mary Balogh
Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop
Once Upon A Real Good Time by Lauren Blakely (audio)
Once Upon A Sure Thing by Lauren Blakely (audio)
Once Upon A Wild Fling by Lauren Blakely (audio) 

Plaid To The Bone by Mia Marlowe
Sea Glass Island by Sherryl Woods
Storming The Castle by Eloisa James
Ten Things I Hate About The Duke by Loretta Chase (audio)
The Tenant by Katrine Engberg
The Vineyard At Painted Moon by Susan Mallery
The Wrong Highlander by Lynsay Sands
Wild At Heart by K.A. Tucker

March

A Brush With Shadows by Anna Lee Huber

Cobble Hill by Cecily Van Ziegesar (audio)

Deep In The Valley by Robyn Carr

Love In The Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas (audio)

Married by Morning by Lisa Kleypas (audio)

Moonlight Lane by Robyn Carr

Tell No Lies by Allison Brennan

The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenni Colgan

The Bookstore by Deborah Meyler

The Path to Sunshine Cove by RaeLynn Thayer

Unforgiven by Mary Balogh

Win by Harlan Coben

Yes, And I Love You by Roni Loren

April

Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb

How To Catch A Duke by Grace Burrowes

Layla by Colleen Hoover

Reckless Road by Christine Feehan

Seven Years by Dannika Dark (audio)

Six Months by Dannika Dark (audio)

Summertime Guests by Wendy Francis

The Bounty by Janet Evanovich and Steve Hamilton (audio)

The Butterfly House by Katrine Engberg (audio)

The Sentinel By Lee Child and Andrew Child

The Stranger in Town by Kelly Armstrong

Thick as Thieves by Sandra Brown

May
An Artless Demise by Anne Lee Huber
Five Weeks by Dannika Dark (audio)
Gathering Dark by Candice Fox
It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas (audio)
Lover Unveiled by J.R. Ward
Night of the Scoundrel by Kelly Bowen
Quiet In Her Bones by Nalini Singh
The Governess Game by Tessa Dare
The Summer Seekers by Sarah Morgan
When A Rogue Met His Match by Elizabeth Hoyt
Wreckless by Katie Golding

June
An Unexpected Peril by Deanna Raybourn
Good Eggs by Rebecca Hardiman (audio)
Highland Treasure by Lynsay Sands
No Holding Back by Lori Foster
The Stepsisters by Susan Mallery
The Summer of No Attachments by Lori Foster
The Murder List by Hannah Phillippi Ryan
The Headmistress of Rosemere by Sarah E Ladd
Shelter Mountain by Sheryl Woods
The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin (audio)

July
Heiress in Red Silk by Madeline Hunter
In A Book Club Far Away by Tif Marcelo
Instinct by Jason M. Hough (audio)
Love For Beginners by Jill Shalvis
Meant to Be Immortal by Lynsay Sands
Save Me From Dangerous Men by S.A. Lelchuk
The Lady Has A Past by Amanda Quick
Troubles in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand
Under the Southern Sky by Kristy Woodson Harvey (audio)

August
A Duke In Time by Janna MacGregor
An Extraordinary Lord by Anna Harrington
Bone Canyon by Lee Goldberg
Buried by Lynda LaPlante
Devil In Winter by Lisa Kelypas (audio)
Judas Horse by Lynda LaPlante
Liar’s Paradox by Taylor Stevens
One Got Away by S.A. Lelchuk
The Drifter by Nicholas Petrie
The Lady’s Formula For Love by Elizabeth Everett
The Russian by JP and James O Born
The Warlord by Gena Showalter

September
Claimed by J.R. Ward
Devil In Disguise by Lisa Kleypas
Forgiving What You Can’t Forget by Lisa TerKeurst (NF)
Heartless by Dannika Dark (audio)
Liar’s Legacy by Taylor Stevens
Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas (audio)
Someone To Cherish by Mary Balogh
That Summer by Jennifer Weiner (audio)
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave (audio)
The Other Passenger by Louise Candlish

October
A Wicked Conceit by Anne Lee Huber
Afterlife by Dannika Dark (audio)
Bombshell by Sarah MacLean
Burning Bright by Nick Petrie
Legacy by Nora Roberts
The Break Up Book Club by Wendy Wax
The Duke Goes Down by Sophie Jordan
The Runaway Heiress by Meg Tilly

November
A Cup of Silver Linings by Karen Hawkins
A Little Christmas Spirit by Sheryl Woods
Game On by Janet Evanovich
I’m Only Wicked With You by Julie Ann Long
Stronger Than You Know by Lori Foster (audio)
The Bone Code by Kathy Reichs
The Christmas Escape by Sarah Morgan
The Christmas Wedding Guest by Susan Mallery


December
A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon (audio)
Fallen by Linda Castillo
Mistletoe Christmas (audio anthology)
To Sir With Love, by Lauren Layne (audio)
Vision in Silver by Anne Biship
When Stars Collide by Susan Eliabeth Phillips

2020 Challenge Myself

In 2019 I read 123 books.  I like to challenge myself to read more in the next year.  2019 was a difficult year physically that lowered the amount of reading time, so hopefully this year things will turn around in all areas!

 In 2020 I challenge myself to read 150 books.

January
All Fired Up by Lori Foster
Blackout by Danika Dark (audio)
Desperate Creed by Alex Kava
Gaslight by Danika Dark (audio)
Leave No Trace by Mindy Meja (audio)
Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci
Shamed by Linda Castillo
The Devil in the Saddle by Julia London
The Third to Die by Allison Brennan
Vendetta in Death by J.D Robb

February
A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci
Nevermore by Danika Dark (audio)
Say You Still Love Me by K.A. Tucker
Tucker by Emily March
Where Winter Finds You by J.R. Ward

March
Bones Don’t Lie by Melinda Leigh
Golden in Death by J.D. Robb
Moonstruck by Dannika Dark (audio)
Outfox by Sandra Brown
Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
Spellbound by Dannika Dark (audio)
The Honey Don’t List by Christina Lauren
The Third Heiress by Brenda Joyce
Vendetta Road by Christine Feehan
Willowleaf Lane by RaeAnne Thayne

April
A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones
Cemetery Road by Greg Iles (audio)
Huckleberry Lake by Catherine Anderson
Hunting For A Highlander by Lynday Sands
Life and Other Inconveniences by Kristian Higgins
Passion on Park Avenue by Lauren Layne (audio)
Sunrise on Half Moon By by Robyn Carr
Twice in A Blue Moon by Christina Lauren
Vendetta by Iris Johansen
What You Wish For by Katherine Center
When You See Me by Lisa Gardner
Winter’s Proposal by Sherryl Woods

May
Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean (audio)
Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas
Once Upon A Christmas Eve by Elizabeth Hoyt (audio)
The Finders by Jeffrey B. Burton
The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda (audio)
This Is How I Lied by Heather Gudenkauf
When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald
Where the Light Enters by Sara Donati
Whiteout by Adrianna Anders


June

A Royal Kiss and Tell by Julia London (audio)
All The Water In The World by Karen Raney (audio)
Best Man by Katy Evans (audio)
Forbidden Promises by Katee Robert
House on Fire by Joseph Finder
How Quickly She Disappears by Raymond Fleischmann
Once Upon A Moonlit Night by Elizabeth Hoyt (audio)
Sisters By Choice by Susan Mallery
Smoke Screen by Terri Blackstock
Starting Over At Blueberry Creek by Annie Rains
Under A Firefly Moon by Donna Kauffman

July

Alone in the Wild by Kelley Armstrong
Dance Away With Me by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Feels Like Falling by Kristin Harvey Woodsen
From Alaska With Love by Ally James
Gone By Midnight by Candice Fox
Heiress for Fire by Madeline Hunter
Hello Summer by Mary Kay Andrews
Hour of the Assassin by Matthew Quirk
Love on Lexington by Lauren Layne (audio)
Mine by Courtney Cole (audio)
My Own True Duke by Grace Burrowes
Say Yes to The Duke by Eloisa James
The Bastard’s Bargain by Katee Robert
The Big Lie By James Grippando
The Country Guesthouse by Robyn Carr
The Night Fire by Michael Connelly
The Sinner by J.R. Ward
Under Cover Attraction by Katee Robert

August
A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn (audio)
Cleaning the Gold By Lee Child and Karen Slaughter
Close Up by Amanda Quick
Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean
From Alaska With Love by Jennifer Snow
Hideaway by Nora Roberts
Into The Fire by Gregg Hurwitz
Marriage On Madison by Lauren Layne (audio)
The Book Charme by Karen Hawkins (audio)
The Conspiracy of Bones by Kathy Reichs
The Friendship List by Susan Mallery
The Summer Deal by Jill Shalvis
Walk the Wire by David Baldacci
Your Life Is Mine by Nathan Ripley (audio)

September
A Duke By Any Other Name by Grace Burrowes
A Princess by Christmas by Julia London
An Ocean Boulevard by Mary Alice Monroe
Beyond Scandal and Desire by Lorraine Heath (audio)
Blue Moon by Lee Child
Camino Winds by John Grisham
In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren
Mortal Arts by Anna Lee Huber
Summer Darlings by Brook Lea Foster (audio)
The Boy From The Woods by Harlan Coben
The Persuasion by Iris Johansen
The Sommerset Girls by Lori Foster (audio)
Treacherous Is The Night by Anna Lee Huber
Under An Alaskan Sky by Jennifer Snow
When A Duke Loves A Woman by Lorraine Heath (audio)

October

A Duke Too Far by Jane Ashford
A Grave Matter by Anna Lee Huber
A Sweet Alaskan Fall by Jennifer Snow
A Wild River Retreat by Jennifer Snow
Desolation Road by Christine Feehan
Duchess In His Bed by Lorraine Heath (audio)
Final Judgment by Marcia Clark (audio)
Happily This Christmas by Susan Mallery
Not The Duke's Darling by Elizabeth Hoyt
Outsider by Linda Castillo
Patience For Christmas by Grace Burrowes
Ride the Tide by Julie Ann Walker
The Girl From Widow Hills by Megan Miranda (audio)
The Jackal by J.R. Ward
The Scoundrel In Her Bed by Lorraine Heath (audio)
The Yankee Widow by Linda Lael Miller
Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich
Wicked Bite by Jeanine Frost
You Can't Catch Me by Catherine McKenzie (audio)

November
A California Christmas by Brenda Novak
A Study In Death by Anna Lee Huber
Louisiana Lucky by Julie Pennell (audio)
Mine Til Midnight by Lisa Kleypas (audio)
My One And Only Duke by Grace Burrowes
One Perfect Summer by Brenda Novak
Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas (audio)
Tall, Duke and Dangerous by Megan Frampton
Tempt Me At Twilight by Lisa Kleypas (audio)
The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs (audio)
The Me I Used to Be by Jennifer Ryan
The Mountains Wild by Sarah Stewart Taylor
When A Duchess Says I Do by Grace Burrowes

December

2020 Challenges

First Book 2020

Outdo Myself Challenge

Outdo Myself Challenge

My goal for 2018 is to read 231 or more books.  

January
‘Twas The Night After Christmas by Sabrinia Jeffries
A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn
Badlands by C.J. Box
Between The Devil and the Duke by Kelly Bowen
Can’t Let Go by Gena Showalter
Drowning to Breath by A.L. Jackson (audio)
Duke in Shining Armor by Loretta Chase (audio)
Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchert
Immortally Yours by Lynsay Sands
Irresistible You by Kate Meader (audio)
Map of the Heart by Susan Wiggs
Rules of Contact by Jaci Burton
Seeing Red by Sandra Brown
Survive the Night by Katie Ruggle
The First Kiss of Spring by Emily March
The Late Show by Michael Connelly
The Midnight Line by Lee Child
The Switch by Joseph Finder
Too Shattered For Mending by Peter Brown Hoffmeister
Year One by Nora Roberts

February

About That Kiss by Jill Shalvis (audio)

Blood Fury by J.R. Ward

Boxing Dirty by Harper St. George and Tara Wyatt

Breach of Contract by Chantal Fernando

Don’t  Let Go by Harlan Coben (audio)

Eight Simple Rules For Dating A Dragon by Kerrelyn Sparks

End Game by David Baldacci (audio)

Fast Burn by Lori Foster

Hardcore Twenty-Four by Janet Evanovich

Paradise Valley by C.J. Box

Promise Not To Tell by Jayne Ann Krentz

Say You’re Sorry by Melinda Leigh

Silent City by Carrie Smith

Someone to Hold by Mary Balogh

Someone To Love by Mary Balogh

Sweet Spot by Stella Rhys (audio)

Take Down by Harper St. George and Tara Wyatt

Tangled Destinies by Diana Palmer (audio)

The Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand

The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne

This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff (audio)

Touch of Red by Laura Griffin (audio)

Turtles All The Way Down by John Green

Welcome to Moonlight Harbor by Shelia Roberts

Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught

Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand

March
A Stranger In The House by Shari LaPena (audio)
Beyond Danger by Kat Martin
Cowboy Up by Harper Sloan (audio)
Dearest Ivie by J.R. Ward
Defenseless by Corrine Michaels (audio)
Hellbent by Gregg Hurwitz (audio)
It Happened On Love Street by Lia Riley (audio)
Judgment Road by Christine Feehen
Love Me By Christmas by Jaci Burton (audio)
Roomies by Christina Lauren (audio)
Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak
Sisters Like Us by Susan Mallery
So Over You by Kate Meader (audio)
Surrender to the Highlander by Lynsay Sands (audio)
The Art of Running in Heels by Rachel Gibson
The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor
The Exile by JP and Alison Joseph
The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews
The Last King by Katee Robert
The People vs Alex Cross by James Patterson
What A Lady Needs For Christmas by Grace Burrowes

April

A Devil of A Duke by Madeline Hunter

Bad for You by J. Daniels (audio)

Beach House For Rent by Mary Alice Monroe
Dark in Death by J.D. Robb
If You Knew Her by Emily Elgar (audio)

Necessary Risk by Tara Wyatt (audio)

Someone to Wed by Mary Balogh

The  Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth

The Art of Sinning by Sabrina Jeffreys
The Lyon's Lady by Julie Garwood

The Summer That Made Us by Robyn Carr

This Fallen Prey by Kelley Armstrong

Tips For Living by Renee Shafransky

Unexpected Rush by Jaci Burton (audio)

May
Beyond Reason by Kat Martin
Big Jack by J.D. Robb
Built to Last by Julie Ann Walker
Fifty-Fifty by James Patterson and Candice Fox
Hello Stranger by Lisa Kleypas (audio)
I Flipping Love You by Helen Hunt
Kiss Me Back by Sidney Halston (audio)
Legend by Katy Evans
Like A Boss by Lili Valente and Sylvia Pierce (audio)
Look For Me by Lisa Gardner
Ruthless King by Megan March (audio)
Shattered by Allison Brennan
The Immortalists by Chole Benjamin
The One You Can’t Forget by Roni Loren
The Study of Seduction by Sabrina Jeffries
The Thief by J.R. Ward
Wolves of Winter by Tyrell Johnson (audio)

June

A Death in Live Oak by James Grippando

A Nantucket Wedding by Nancy Thayer (audio)

As You Wish by Jude Deveraux

Bottom Feeders by John Shepphird (audio)

Nickle by Winter Travers (audio)

Rogue by Katy Evans (audio)

Tempting the Laird by Julia London

The Cactus by Sarah Haywood

The Danger of Desire by Sabrina Jeffries

The Dry by Jane Harper

The Other Lady Vanishes by Amanda Quick

The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

Troublemaker by Linda Howard

You Me Everything by Catherine Issac

July
Between You and Me by Susan Wiggs

Limelight by Amy Poeppel (audio)

Perfect Gentleman by Candace Camp (audio)

Pipe by Winter Travers (audio)

Someone To Care by Mary Balogh (audio)

Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

The Designs of Lord Randolph Cavanaugh by Stephanie Laurens (audio)

The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran

The Home For Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman

The Policeman’s Daughter by Trudy Nan Boyce

The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker

Too Wilde To Wed by Eloisa James

What A Difference A Duke Makes by Lenora Bell

When We Found Home by Susan Mallery

August

A Gathering of Secrets by Linda Castillo

Believe Me by JP Delaney

Beyond Control by Kat Martin
Big Little Love by Katy Regan

Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier

Keep Her Safe by K.A. Tucker (audio)

Laura and Emma by Kate Greathead (audio)

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren (audio)

More Than Words by Mia Sheridan (audio)
Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh

Rock Courtship by Nalini Singh (audio)

The Christmas Wishing Tree by Emily March

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

The Innocent Wife by Amy Lloyd

The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy

The Woman Left Behind by Linda Howard

Through the Fire by Katie Ruggle
Twice Bitten by Lynsay Sands

Unforeseen by KC Decker (audio)

Why Not Tonight by Susan Mallery

Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean (audio)

September:

Before and Again by Barbara Delinsky (audio/print)

Crimson Lake by Candice Fox

Lying In Wait by Liz Nugent (audio)

Mogel by Katey Evans (audio)

Not Quite Over You by Susan Mallery

Ocean Light by Nalini Singh

Rock Redemption by Nalini Singh (audio)

Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering (audio)

The Ever After by Sarah Pekkanen (audio)

The Pleasure of Passion by Sabrina Jeffries

The Rehearsal by J.R. Ward

The Wedding by J.R. Ward

Under the Dark Sky by Lori Rader-Day

You Were Made For This by Michelle Sacks (audio)

October:

Blind Kiss by Renee Carlino (audio)

Deadly Games by Karen Rock (audio)

Good Luck With That by Kristan Higgins

Her Pretty Face by Robyn Harding
Hot Winter Nights by Jill Shalvis

How to Forget A Duke by Vivenne Lorret (audio)

Our House by Louise Candlish

Past Tense by Lee Child

Rainy Day Friends by Jill Shalvis

Rock Wedding by Nalini Singh (audio)

Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones

Tailspin by Sandra Brown

The Fallen by David Baldacci

The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
The Moscow Deception by Karen Robards (audio)

The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand (audio)

The Women of the Dunes by Sarah Maine (audio)

Unbridled by Diana Palmer

November
1000 Books To Read Before You Die by James Mustich (NF)

All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover (audio)

Before I Ever Met You by Karina Halle (audio)

Consumed by J.R. Ward

Devoted to Pleasure by Shayla Black (audio)

Driven to Distraction by Lori Foster

Find You In The Dark by Nathan Ripley (audio)

I’ve Got My Eyes on You by Mary Higgins Clark (audio)

Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews

Smash Cut by Sandra Brown

Someone To Trust by Mary Balogh

The Highlander’s Promise by Lynsay Sands (audio)

December
Abandoned by Allison Brennan
Ambush by James Patterson and James O. Born (audio)
Christmas by Accident by Camron Wright
Desperate Girls by Laura Griffin (audio)
Dreams of Falling by Karen White
Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis NF
Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts

Where Are You Reading? 2018

This is one of the two challenges that I participate in every year. I have been working on reading in all 50 states for eight years now and have yet to complete the challenge. This year I am going to do something a bit different and track where the books are set that I read and not worry about trying to read a book set in every State.

Alabama
Alaska - 2
Arizona -1
Arkansas
California - 21
Colorado - 7
Connecticut -1
Delaware - 1
Florida- 4
Georgia - 7
Hawaii
Idaho - 1
Illinois - 5
Indiana 1
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana - 1
Maine - 1
Maryland-1
Massachusetts 10
Michigan 3
Minnesota-1
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana - 2
Nebraska
Nevada 2
New Hampshire - 1
New Jersey 3
New Mexico 1
New York - 29
North Carolina - 1
North Dakota - 2
Ohio 3
Oklahoma 1
Oregon-1
Pennsylvania - 3
Rhode Island
South Carolina- 2
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas - 8
Utah
Vermont -1
Virginia - 4
Washington 8
Washington, DC 1
West Virginia - 1
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Australia - 4
Canada - 6
England - 28
France - 3
Ireland - 2
Russia - 1
Scotland - 4
Sweden - 1

2017 Where Are You Reading?

This is one of the two challenges that I participate in every year. I have been working on reading in all 50 states for seven years now and have yet to complete the challenge. For two years I've read 45 of 50 states, so this year I hope to read at least 46!

• Alabama - The Almost Sisters
• Alaska - 
• Arizona - Come and Get Us
• Arkansas
• California - Moral Defense
• Colorado - Run To Ground
• Connecticut - Anytime Any Place
• Delaware
• Florida - Most Dangerous Place
• Georgia- The Shadow of the Moon
• Hawaii
• Idaho - Someone Else's Summer
• Illinois - Wild Ride
• Indiana
• Iowa- Not A Sound
• Kansas - The Roanoke Girls
• Kentucky -  Real Good Man
• Louisiana- Sting
• Maine - Nowhere Man
• Maryland
• Massachusetts- Find Her
• Michigan - The Drafter
• Minnesota - Everything You Want Me To Be
• Mississippi- Mississippi Blood
• Missouri
• Montana - Will of Steel
• Nebraska- The Professional
• Nevada - One Snowy Night
• New Hampshire - Beautiful
• New Jersey - Turbo Twenty-Three
• New Mexico - Eleventh Grave
• New York - Searching For Disaster
• North Carolina - Hit The Spot
• North Dakota
• Ohio- Under Pressure
• Oklahoma- Can't Hardly Breathe
• Oregon- A Mulberry Moon
• Pennsylvania - Leave Me
• Rhode Island - The Sister Chase
• South Carolina - The Guests on South Battery
• South Dakota
• Tennessee - Real Dirty
• Texas - Wanted and Wired
• Utah - A Promise to Kill
• Vermont - The Mistletoe Inn
• Virginia- No Man's Land
• Washington - Where All The Girls Have Gone
• West Virginia - An Ounce of Hope
• Wisconsin - The Sweetest Burn
• Wyoming- Always A Cowboy

2016 Challenges

2016 Challenges

First Book of 2016

Outdo Myself - read more books than last year - success 236/225

Where Are You Reading? 45/50 - still have not met this challenge

2016 Favorites

Outdo Myself Challenge 2017

My goal for 2017 is to read 237 or more books.  

January
$10,000,000 Marriage Proposal by Hilary Lifkin (audio)
A Breath of Fire by Amanda Bouchet
A Merciful Death by Kendra Elliot
Accidentally On Purpose by Jill Shalvis
Always A Cowboy by Linda Lael Miller (audio)
Baby Doll by Holly Overton (audio)
Blood Vows by J.R. Ward
Books For Living by Will Schwalbe (NF)
Chasing River by K.A. Tucker (audio)
Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones
Find Her by Lisa Gardner
Here’s To Us by Elin Hilderbrand (audio)
I Let You Go by Clare Macintosh
In The Shadow of the Moon by Karen White (audio)
Learning to Ride by Erin Knightley (audio)
Leave Me by Gayle Foreman
Missing Presumed by Susie Steiner
Moral Defense by Marcia Clark
Mulberry Moon by Catherine Anderson
Nowhere Man by Gregg Hurwitz
Sleepless In Manhattan by Sarah Morgan
Sting by Sandra Brown
The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa (audio)
The Mistletoe Inn by Richard Paul Evans (audio)

February
Beautiful by Christina Lauren (audio)
Beneath These Lies by Meghan March (audio)
Beneath These Shadows by Meghan March (audio)
Everything You Want Me To Be by Mindy Mejia (audio)
Forever A Hero by Linda Lael Miller
Forsaken By Night by Larissa Ione
Four Letter Word by J. Daniels (audio)
Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens
One Snowy Night by Jill Shalvis
Signal by Patrick Lee
Someone Else’s Summer by Rachel Bateman
The Drafter by Kim Harrison
The Guests on South Battery by Karen White
The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole
Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich
Wanted and Wired by Vivien Jackson
When All The Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz
Whispers of Goodbye by Karen White (audio)
Wild Ride by Julie Ann Walker
Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand (audio)

March
A Darkness Absolute by Kelly Armstrong
Black and Blue by Candice Fox (audio)
Come and Get Us by Shaun Serafinn (audio)
Dark Swan by Gena Showalter
Devil In Spring by Lisa Kleypas
Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
Hot Pursuit by Lynn Raye Harris
Into The Fire by Jeaniene Frost
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner (audio)
Roman Crazy by Alice Clayton and Nina Bocci (audio)
Run to Ground by Katie Ruggle
Scandalized by Lori Foster (audio)
Searching For Disaster by Jennifer Probst (audio)
Tell The Truth Shame The Devil by Melina Marchetta
The Dime by Kathleen Kent
The Operator by Kim Harrison (audio)
The Return by Erin Knightly
The Safest Lies by Megan Miranda
Timber by Frankie Love (audio)
Under Pressure by Lori Foster
Will of Steel by Diana Palmer (audio)

April
Any Time, Any Place by Jennifer Probst (audio)
Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard (audio)
Her Every Fear by Peter Swanson
Hit The Spot by J. Daniels (audio)
Hot Winter Nights by Codi Gray
Mr. President by Katy Evans (audio)
No Man’s Land by David Baldacci (audio)
Pull Me Close by Sidney Halston (audio)
Seven Minutes in Heaven by Eloisa James (audio)
Still Life With Tornado by A.S. King
The Chosen by J.R. Ward
The Fix Up by Kendall Ryan (audio)
The House Husband by JP and Duane Swierczynski (audio)
The River At Night by Erica Ferencik (audio)
The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon
The Trouble With Dukes by Grace Burrowes (audio)
Until It Fades by K.A. Tucker
What Light by Jay Asher

May
A Million Little Things by Susan Mallery
A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn
Blush For Me by Kristen Proby (audio)
Commander in Chief by Katy Evans (audio)
Crime Story by David Swinson
Dead Man Switch by Matthew Quirk (audio)
Falling For The Highlander by Lynsay Sands
How to Tame A Beast In Seven Days by Kerrelyn Sparks
IQ by Joe Ide (audio)
Never, Never by JP and Candice Fox (audio)
Real Good Love by Meghan March (audio)
Real Good Man by Meghan March (audio)
Say Goodbye For Now by Catherine Ryan Hyde (audio)
Short Time To Die by Susan Bickford (audio)
The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson
The Bodyguard by Jessica Linden (audio)
The Woman’s War by JP and Shaun Sherafin (audio)
The Womanizer by Katy Evans (audio)

June
Against the Ropes by Sarah Castille (audio)
Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Close Enough To Touch by Colleen Oakley
Cross The Line by James Patterson (audio)
Echoes In Death by J.D. Robb
Fuel For Fire by Julie Ann Walker
Hard Justice by Lori Foster (audio)
Into The Firestorm by Kat Martin
Lost Rider by Sloan Harper (audio)
Most Dangerous Place by James Grippando (audio)
The Black Book by JP and David Ellis (audio)
The Most Dangerous Duke in London by Madeline Hunter
The Shut-In by JP and Duane Swierczynski (audio)
The Twilight Wife by A. J. Banner (audio)
The Wicked Heir by Elisabeth Michels


July
A Twist of the Knife by Becky Masterman
Always by Sarah Jio
At Close Range by Laura Griffin
Come Back to Me by Sara Foster (audio)
Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo
Mississippi Blood by Greg Iles (audio)
Not A Sound by Heather Gudenkauf
Purple Hearts by Tess Wakefield (audio)
Royally Matched by Emma Chase (audio)
Take Me Back by Meghan March (audio)
The Fix by David Baldacci (audio)
The Girl With the Make Believe Husband by Julia Quinn
The Night Mark by Tiffany Reisz
The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel
The Young Wives Club by Julie Pennell (audio)
To Love Jason Thorne by Ella Maise (audio)
Woman No. 17 by Elan Lepucki

August:
A Piece of the World by Christina Baker
Burn Town by Jennifer McMahon
Chasing Red by Isabella Ronin
Come Sundown by Nora Roberts
Match Up edited by Lee Child (audio)
On The Chase by Katie Ruggle
The Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacLean
The Fifth Letter by Nicola Moriarty
The Night the Lights Went Out by Karen White
The Sister Chase by Sarah Healy
The Sunshine Sisters by Jane Green (audio)
The Wicked City by Beatriz Williams
To Hate Adam Connor by Elle Maise (audio)
Too Scot to Handle by Grace Burrowes
Tycoon by Katy Evans (audio)

September
A Promise to Kill by Erik Story (audio)
Always Red by Isabella Ronin
Dating You, Hating You by Christina Lauren (audio)
Duke of Pleasure by Elizabeth Hoyt (audio)
Hot Pursuit by Julie Ann Walker
Hot Touch by Deborah Smith
Into The Water by Paula Hawkins
Lady Jenny’s Christmas Portrait by Grace Burrowes (audio)
Make Me Stay by Sydney Halston (audio)
Nothing Short of Dying by Erik Storey
Real Dirty by Megan March (audio)
Real Sexy by Megan March (audio)
Silver Silence by Nalini Singh
Snap Judgment by Marcia Clark
Sparking the Fire by Kate Meader
The Book of Polly by Kathy Hepinstall
The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey
The Darkest Hour by Liliana Hart (audio)
The Devil’s Cut by J.R. Ward (audio)
The Duelist’s Seduction by Lauren Smith (audio)
The Game Changer by Scott Hildreth (audio)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Amanda Quick
The Professional by Kresley Cole
The Sweetest Burn by Jeaniene Frost
The Weight of Lies by Emily Carpenter
Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent (audio)

October
All or Nothing At All by Jennifer Probst (audio)
Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber (audio)
Cocoa Beach by Beatriz Williams
Exit Strategy by Steve Hamilton
Genuine Fraud by E Lockhart
Hades by Candice Fox
Hello Sunshine by Laura Dave
Kiss My Boots by Harper Sloan (audio)
Perfect Gravity by Vivien Jackson
Some Kind of Hero by Suzanne Brockmann
The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey
The Governess Was Wicked by Julia Kelly
The Master by Kresley Cole (audio)
The Secret Life of Nick Mason by Steve Hamilton
The Trouble With Twelfth Grave by Darynda Jones
Undaunted by Diana Palmer
Where Dead Men Meet by Mark Mills (audio)
You Say It First by Susan Mallery


November
A Pound of Flesh by Sophie Jackson (audio)
After the End by Katie Ruggle
Can’t Hardly Breath by Gena Showalter
Caught by the Scot by Karen Hawkins (audio)
Chasing Christmas Eve by Jill Shalvis
Close Contact by Lori Foster (audio)
Dangerous Minds by Janet Evanovich
Detective Cross by James Patterson
Haunted by James Patterson and James Born
I like You Just Fine When You Are Not Around by Ann Garvin (audio)
Love and Always by Sophie Jackson (audio)
No Other Duke Will Do by Grace Burrowes
Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins
Sawbones by Melissa Lenhardt (audio)
Secrets in Death by J.D. Robb
The Cuban Affair by Nelson De Mille (audio)
The Good Boss by Scott Hildreth (audio)
The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren
The Secret of the Tulip Sisters by Susan Mallery
True North by Liora Blake
Wired by Julie Garwood


December