2011 Book Challenge

2011 Book Challenge 
My challenge for reading books this year is 50.  This includes how to write books.  Check on my progress from time to time.  Book count 70, I'm still working on The Fiction Writers Workshop.   I have surpassed my goal.  Now I'm just reading because I love it.  

January
"Infinity" The Chronicles of Nick.  by Sherrilyn Kenyon.
"Infinity",  I'm reading it twice.
"Dream Warrior" by Sherrilyn Kenyon.  Part of the Dream Hunter Series.
"Born of Night" By Sherrilyn Kenyon.  First book of the League Series.
"Born of Night"  I'm reading it again.  Sorry I can't help it. It is so good. 
"Born of Fire" By Sherrilyn Kenyon. Second Book in the League Series.
"Born of Ice" By Sherrilyn Kenyon.  Third Book in the League Series.


February 
"Fire and Ice" by Sherrilyn Kenyon.  Novella from the book "In other worlds"  Continuation of the Born of Night series.  There are two more novellas in the books.  I have read them before and will again.
"Captive Desires." by Diane Whiteside.  This is my first book from this author. 
"WinterBorn" by Sherrilyn Kenyon.  Novella, free ebook for being a fan.
"No Mercy" by Sherrilyn Kenyon.  Full novel.
"The Pirate King" by R.A. Salvatore.  The Drizzt Do'Urden Series.  Transitions II.  I've been reading all the books from start to present for two years. There is one books out and another coming soon.  I better get reading.


March
"The Ghost King" by RA Salvatore,  Transitions III The Drizzt Do'Urden Series.  
"Tandem" by Tracy Bateman.  Author of Thirsty.  First time reading this author. 
"Siren Song" by Cat Adams.
"Midnight Sun" Partial Draft by Stephanie Meyers.
"The Good Sister" by Drusilla Campbell.  Author of Blood Orange. 
"Invincible" By Sherrilyn Kenyon.

April 
"The Girl in the Green Raincoat" By Laura Lippman A Tess Monaghen Story.
"Jane and the Maddness of Lord Byron"  by Stephanie Barron, a Jane Austen Mystery.
"Little Bee" By Chris Cleave
"Safe Haven" by Nicolas Sparks.
"Esperanza" By Trish J. MacGregor.
"Collection of Stories", Anthologies for Drizzt D'Urdan series by R.A.Salvatore.


May
"The Kensei" A Lawson Vampire Series by Jon F. Merz.
"Dark Lover" by J. R. Ward.
"Lover Eternal" by J. R. Ward.
"Lover Awakened" By J. R. Ward.
"Lover Unbound" By J. R. Ward
"Love Enshrined" by J. R. Ward
I Read Dark Lover again.  I'm waiting on "Lover Revealed" from the Library.  At this point I'm probably going to end up purchasing it.  These books are very good.  I'm not going to do any more reviews on J.R. Ward  she is a writer I will continue to read.
"Dark Lover, Love Eternal, Lover Awakened, Lover Unbound.

June
"Lover Enshrined" By J.R. Ward
"Lover Avenged" by J.R. Ward
"Lover Mine" By J. R. Ward.
"Lover Mine" By J. R. Ward.  I read it twice.  It's really good.
"Lover Unleashed" By J. R. Ward.
"Covet" by J.R. Ward, A Novel of the Fallen Angels.
"Born of Shadows" by Sherrilyn Kenyon, A League Novel. 
"Crave" by J.R. Ward, A Novel of the Fallen Angles. working on this one now.

July
"Born of Shadows" by Sherrilyn Keyon, A League Novel.  I read it again.
"Love Unleashed" by J. R. Ward.  I read it again.
"Solo Flight" By Tod  A friend of mine who self published his book.  This one is really cute. 
"The Back Dagger Brotherhood, An insider's Guide"  by J.R. Ward.  This is really cool.  I'm reading it for the second time. Contains deleted scenes, a Novella about one of the brothers, infor into each of the books, A piece on writing tips for writers plus a lot more.

August
"Crave" by J. R. Ward. Fallen Angles series.
"Dead after Dark"  Short Anthologies by Sherrilyn Kenyon, JR Ward, Susan Squires, Dianna Love 
"The Rebel" by J.R. Ward. Writing as Jessica Bird.
"Whispered Lies" By Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love.  A Bad Agency Book.  I'm working on the last two.
"Shifting Plains" by Jean Johnson.  Author of the Novels of the Sons of Destiny.  I'm reading it twice, it is so good. Love the ending.
"Shifting Plains"  by Jean Johnson.
'Irresistible Bachelor" by J.R. Ward.  A Jessica Bird book.

September
"Night Play" by Sherrilyn Kenyon.  A Dark Hunter Novel.
"Bad Moon Rising" by Sherrilyn Kenyon.  A Dark Hunter Novel.
"Retribution" by Sherrilyn Kenyon.
"Envy"  By J.R. Ward.
"Lover Unleashed"  by J.R. Ward.  I'm reading this one again because I like the character in Envy, he was in this book.
I do have some other books in waiting from different authors coming up.

 October 
 "Lords of the Vampires"  by Gena Showalter.  4 anthology stories in one book.  She's good. 
"Vampire Academy"  by Richelle Mead.  The first one.
"Frostbite"  Book two of the Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead.
"Shadow-Kiss" Book three of Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead.
" Blood Promise" Book Four of Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead.
"Spirit Bound"  Book Five of Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead.

November
"Final Sacrifice" Book Six of Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead.
"Boodlines"  Book one of new spin off of Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead.
"Succubus Revealed."  Book Six of Georgina Kincade Series.
"Storm Born"  A Dark Swan Novel by Richelle Mead. Book one in the series.
"Thorn Queen" A Dark Swan Novel by Richelle Mead.  Book two in the series.
"Iron Crowned" A Dark Swan Novel by Richelle Mead. Book three in the series.

December
"Out on the Hunt."  Anthology with Gena Showalter and more.
"The Witch of Portabello" by Paulo Coelho  
"The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

Writing books I'm studying.    
Elements of Fiction Writing Series of writing books by Writer's Digest
  Description By Monica Wood
  Beginning, Middles and Ends by Nancy Kress.
  Conflict, Action and Suspense. By William Noble.
  Plot and structure by James Scott Bell 
  Re-Visions and self Editing by James Scott Bell


Fiction Writer’s Workshop by Josip Novakovich.
   Going through each chapter and doing the exercises.  
45 Master Characters by Victoria Lynn Schmidt.
Writing Great Short Stories by Margaret Lucke. 


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