Challenges 2011

You can find my original post on my 2011 Reading Challenges here. But listed below is a running list of my progress. I'm allowing myself some cross-challenge selections...(mostly because that 50-states challenge is going to be tough enough to find unique entries for ^_^).


1st in a Series Challenge
(hosted by Katy at A Few More Pages)
Chosen Level: Series Lover (6 first-in-series books)

1. Queen of Shadows by Dianne Sylvan (Shadow World, #1) [Jan. 3]
2. Grimspace by Ann Aguirre (Sirantha Jax, #1) [Jan. 6]
3. The Willow by Stacey Kennedy (The Magical Sword, #1) [Jan. 11]
4. Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas (The Hathaways, #1) [Jan. 16]
5. To Kill a Warlock by H.P. Mallory (Dulcie O'Neil, #1) [Jan. 27]
6. Darkness Dawns by Dianne Duvall (Immortal Guardians, #1) [Feb. 13]

Historical Romance Challenge
(hosted by Danielle at Romance Book Junkies)

1. Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas [Jan. 16]
2. How to Marry a Duke by Vicky Dreiling [Feb. 7]
3. The Vampire Voss by Colleen Gleason [Mar. 3]
4. The Vampire Dimitri by Colleen Gleason [Apr. 20]
5. Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley [May 5]
6. Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart [May 19]
7. Vampire Dreams by Gabrielle Bisset [June 19]
8. The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley [Aug. 10]
9. A Love by any Measure by Killian McRae [Nov. 2]
10. A Widow's Gamble by Gloria Burland [Nov]
11. Belinda, My Love by Emma Lane [Nov]
12. Annabel Horton, Lost Witch of Salem by Vera Jane Cook [Dec. 12]

50 States Challenge
(hosted by Tasha at Book Obsessed)
Alabama: AL
Alaska:
How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper [Mar. 12]
Arizona: AZ
Arkansas: AR
California:
Becca's Best by Jessica Barksdale Inclan [Jan. 18]
Colorado: Ivy League Cowboy by Helen Hardt [Nov]
Connecticut: CT
Delaware: DE
Florida: FL
Georgia:
Dirty Beautiful by Jodie Becker [Dec. 19]
Hawaii: HI
Idaho: ID
Illinois: IL
Indiana: IN
Iowa: IA
Kansas: KS
Kentucky: KY
Louisiana: Giving Up the Ghost by Melissa Ecker [May 13]
Maine: Blind Love by Nina Pierce [May 31]
Maryland: Blood of the Maple by Dana Marie Bell [May 7]
Massachusetts: Her Dear & Loving Husband by Meredith Allard [Sep. 20]
Michigan: Forever Freed by Laura Kaye [Sep. 13]
Minnesota: MN
Mississippi: MS
Missouri: MO
Montana: MT
Nebraska: Attachments by Rainbow Rowell [Dec. 1]
Nevada: Immortalis: Carpe Noctem by Katie Salidas [Mar. 10]
New Hampshire: NH
New Jersey: NJ
New Mexico: NM
New York: NY
North Carolina:
Darkness Dawns by Dianne Duvall [Feb. 13]
North Dakota: ND
Ohio:
American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout [Jan. 25]
Oklahoma: OK
Oregon: OR
Pennsylvania:
 Collide by Megan Hart [July 3]
Rhode Island: RI
South Carolina: The Restorer by Amanda Stevens [May 9]
South Dakota: SD
Tennessee:
Stolen Dreams by Stacey Kennedy [Apr. 23]
Texas: Queen of Shadows by Dianne Sylvan [Jan. 3]
Utah: UT
Vermont: VT
Virginia: VA
Washington:
Coming Undone by Lauren Dane [Jan. 23]
West Virginia: WV
Wisconsin: WI
Wyoming: WY

Bonus, Washington, D.C.: Hearts in Darkness by Laura Kaye [Dec. 23] 

Vampire Challenge
(hosted by Rachel at Parajunkee's View)

1. Queen of Shadows by Dianne Sylvan [Jan. 3]
2. Midnight Rising by Lara Adrian [Jan. 13]
3. American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout [Jan. 25]
4. Darkness Dawns by Dianne Duvall [Feb. 13]
5. The Vampire Voss by Colleen Gleason [Mar. 3]
6. Immortalis: Carpe Noctem by Katie Salidas [Mar. 10]
7. The Vampire Dimitri by Colleen Gleason [Apr. 20]
8. 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover by Linda Wisdom [Apr. 16]
9. Blood of the Maple by Dana Marie Bell [May 7]
10. Vampire Dreams by Gabrielle Bisset [June 19]
11. Goddess with a Blade by Lauren Dane [July 3]
12. The Renfield Syndrome by J. A. Saare [Aug. 21]
13. Forever Freed by Laura Kaye [Sep. 13]
14. Her Dear & Loving Husband by Meredith Allard [Sep. 20]
15. Raphael by D. B. Reynolds [Oct. 1]
16. Love is Darkness by Caroline Hanson [Nov. 11]
17. Forever Vampire by Michele Hauf [Dec. 19]
18. The Secret Guide to Dating Monsters by Sierra Dean [Dec. 28]
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I'll also be participating in the following book clubs for 2011. I won't be reading every month's selections, but will try to participate when possible.



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