July 2020 To Be Read Pile

My goal this year is 225  books, if I break that down it comes out to 18 books per month, with 3 to 4  books a week. Totally doable in my books, so as the proverb says, you can eat an elephant one bite at a time, so here are my first few bites:

To be real the last few weeks have been very trying and I haven't really gotten anything read. I start a whole bunch of stuff and DNF for now because I just don't feel the reading bug. Or the blogging bug or anything really, I'm just working on getting up and going to work on time. I do believe though if you fail to plan that you plan to fail so here is my obviously ambitious plan for the month, well see at the end where we are.

Key:
Blue means the book added during the month. 
Red= DNF (Did Not Finish) 
Black= Original Titles at the beginning of the month.

Read So Far This Year: 

63

TBR Pile 

225

TBR Balance:
162

Lemonade Syllabus:

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Perpetual Author Challenge:

• Spencer's Forbidden Seduction Brenda Jackson 
• Beverly Jenkins
• Coel's Red Hot Pursuit by Brenda Jackson
• Bane by Brenda Jackson
• One Night with the Wealthy Rancher by Brenda Jackson
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Black Out Challenge:

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Erotica books:

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Non Fiction Books:

1. Religious Book
2. Religious Book
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How is this quarantine affecting your reading my loves?? What are you going to be reading my loves?? Share in the comments down below if you have read any of these and as always

Happy Reading

May 2020 TBR

My goal this year is 225  books, if I break that down it comes out to 18 books per month, with 3 to 4  books a week. Totally doable in my books, so as the proverb says, you can eat an elephant one bite at a time, so here are my first few bites:

TO be real the last few weeks have been very trying and I haven't really gotten anything read. is tart a whole bunch of stuff and DNF for now because I just don't feel the reading bug. Or the blogging bug or anything really, I'm just working on getting up and going to work on time. I do believe though if you fail to plan that you plan to fail so here is my obviously ambitious plan for the month, well see at the end where we are.

Key:
Blue means the book added during the month. 
Red= DNF (Did Not Finish) 
Black= Original Titles at the beginning of the month.

Read So Far This Year: 

47

TBR Pile 

225

TBR Balance:
178

Lemonade Syllabus:

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Perpetual Author Challenge:

• Brenda Jackson 
• Beverly Jenkins
• Brenda Jackson

Finish Series Challenge:

• Panther Prowling by Yasmine Galenorn ✓
• Yasmine Galenorn ✓
• Sylvia Day Georgian series
• Christine Feehan Shadow Riders: Published 2020
• Christine Feehan Water Bound (Book 1)
• Air Bound by Christine Feehan
• Earth Bound by Christine Feehan  

ARC

• Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai ✓
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Black Out Challenge:

• The Right Swipe Alisha Rai ✓
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Erotica books:

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Non Fiction Books:

1. Religious Book
2. Religious Book
3. Finance Book
4. Social issues Book
5. Personal Interest Book

How is this quarantine affecting your reading my loves?? What are you going to be reading my loves?? Share in the comments down below if you have read any of these and as always

Happy Reading

April 2020 TBR

My goal this year is 225  books, if I break that down it comes out to 19 books per month, with 4 to 5  books a week. Totally doable in my books. This month's theme is also going to pivot off my perfect reading TBR along with YA and NA being the major focus of the month.  I have so many of these books on my shelf that I want to get read so I'm jumping in. As the proverb says, you can eat an elephant one bite at a time, so here are my first few bites:

Key:
Blue means the book added during the month. Red= DNF (Did Not Finish) Black= Original Titles at the beginning of the month.

Read So Far This Year: 

39

TBR Pile
225

TBR Balance:
186

Brenda Jackson Challenge:

• Westmoreland Book
• Steele Book
• Bennett Book

YA/ New Adult Challenge:

1. The Fight by L Divine
2. Jacqueline Woodson
3. Nic Stone
4. Walter Dean Mosley
5. Brave by Tammara Webber ( my final unread book by her) 
6. Losing It by Cora Cormack
7. Slammed Colleen Hoover
8. The Edge of Never by J.R Redmerski

Perpetual Author Challenge:

• Christine Feehan
• Sylvia Day
• A. R Torre'
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Finish Series Challenge: ( YA/ NA Books) 

• Forged by Fire by Sharon M Draper
• Darkness Before Dawn by Sharon M Draper
• Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally
• Things I Can't Forget by Miranda Kenneally
• Racing Savannah by Miranda Kenneally
• Holly Black Title 
• Holly Black Title

ARC

• Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson
• How To Love Your Elef by Kerrelyn Sparks
• Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai
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Black Out Challenge:

• Panic by Sharon M Draper
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Erotica Books:

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Non Fiction Books:

1. Religious Book

What are you going to be reading my loves?? Share in the comments down below if you have read any of these and as always

Happy Reading

February To Be Read

My goal this year is 225 books, if I break that down it comes out to 19 books per month, with 5 books a week. Totally doable in my books, so as the proverb says, you can eat an elephant one bite at a time, so here are my first few bites:

Last month I really just focused on setting up my planners, my vision board and my new year. I barely read anything. Plus, Scribd limited what I could listen to just 2 TWO books. I'm still salty about it.  It's a new month and I'm willing to forgive them because I'm only paying $8.99 a month and getting access to so much, but I'm still side eyeing them.

Key:
Blue means the book added during the month. Red= DNF (Did Not Finish) Black= Original Titles at the beginning of the month.

Read So Far this Year: 3

TBR Pile 

225

TBR Balance:
223

Mocha Girl Reads Book Club:

• We're Going To Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union 

Nora Roberts/ JD Robb Challenge:

• Black Rose ✓
• Red Lily ✓

Brenda Jackson:

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Perpetual Author Challenge:

• "Second Time Sweeter" Beverly Jenkins
• Beverly Jenkins
• Christine Feehan
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Finish It Series:

• Night Huntress by Yasmine Galenorn  ✓
• Demon Mistress by Yasmine Galenorn
• Bone Magic by Yasmine Galenorn 
• Harvest Hunting by Yasmine Galenorn 
• Shadow of Night (All Souls Book 2)
• The Book of Life (All Souls Book 3)

Freshman Series Challenge:

• Freshman Dorm (Freshman 1) 

Men Made In America Challenge:

• Call It Destiny (Alabama) by Jayne Ann Krentz 
• Borrowed Dreams (Alaska) by Debbie Macomber

ARC:

• Awaken The Dragon by A.C. Arthur
• A Cowboy To Remember by Rebekah Weatherspoon
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Black Out Challenge:

• Tears of the Tiger Sharon Draper
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Erotica Books:

• Under His Kilt by Melissa Blue ✓
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Non Fiction Books:

1. Religious Book

What are you going to be reading my loves?? Share in the comments down below if you have read any of these and as always

Happy Reading

December 2019 To Be Read

Welcome my loves it's December 2019 the end of the year is right around the corner. With the end of the Gregorian calendar, I'm looking at the resolutions I made at the beginning of the year and I'm so happy about how close I am to making my goals.

And my November was a fantastic month of reading.  not just in the number of books I read, but also in the quality of books I read. I had a lot of 4 and 5 stars reads and I'm hoping this month will also be the same. This month I came closer to my

My goal this year is 150  books, if I break that down it comes out to 13 books per month, with 3 to 4  books a week. Totally doable in my books, so as the proverb says, you can eat an elephant one bite at a time, so here are my first few bites:

Read So Far This Year: 144

TBR Pile 150

TBR Balance: 6

Monthly Goal: 13

Perpetual Author Challenge:

• Brenda Jackson 
• Beverly Jenkins
• Nora Roberts/ JD Robb  Festive In Death #39, 

Finish Series Challenge:

• Sylvia Day 

Top 19  List

• Jan Read: Shifting (haven't finished yet)
• April Read:
• May Read:

Black Out Challenge:

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Erotica Book Selection: 

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Book Club Book: (This month I'm skipping this one since it's not a title I own, however, I'm listing it so I know what the book was for this month at the end of the year).

• The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

What are you going to be reading my loves?? Share in the comments down below if you have read any of these and as always

Happy Reading

November 2019 To Be Read

Hi my loves,

It's my birthday month and I can't wait!!! It's also the Bookoutlet Black Friday sale, as well as the month Frozen comes out, incidentally ON my birthday!!!!!
I'm so freaking excited.  It's also time to decorate for Yule and now that I'm in my own space?? Girl you best believe I'm going even more ham than before. I so excite!!!

It's time for holiday books and holiday movies, soup, crockpot dinners and cozy fall days. The last few months have been amazing in reading for me and I'm so close to my goal for the year. This month I hope to finish it out strong.

My goal this year is 150  books, if I break that down it comes out to 13 books per month, with 3 to 4  books a week. Totally doable in my books, so as the proverb says, you can eat an elephant one bite at a time, so here are my first few bites:

Read So Far This Year: 133

TBR Pile 150

TBR Balance: 17
Monthly Goal: 13

Non Fiction November Challenge: Can be found on Goodreads and Booktube hosted by The Book Olive. Video can be found here.

• Design.
• Sport
• True
• Voice

Holiday Reading List Can be found in the link. I have a whole slew of books to read and I will also be watching and enjoying a ton of Yule movies. I'll be sharing my thoughts and opinions with you as well on those. Make sure to share your favorite movies below so I can check them out as well. Of course Holiday book recommendations are always appreciated as well.

Perpetual Author Challenge:

• Brenda Jackson 
• Beverly Jenkins

Finish Series Challenge:

• Sylvia Day 

Top 19  List

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Black Out Challenge:

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Erotica Book Selection: 

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Book Club Book: (This month I'm skipping this one since it's not a title I own, however, I'm listing it so I know what the book was for this month at the end of the year).

• There There by Tommy Orange 

What are you going to be reading my loves?? Share in the comments down below if you have read any of these and as always

Happy Reading

October 2019 To Be Read

Hi my loves

It's October and officially my favorite month of the year. We've been kicking ass on our goals so far this year and I'm loving my reading. This month I want to work on the books from the paranormal shelf, which I have been severely neglecting so far this year. Listed below are a few of the authors I want to read this month.

My goal this year is 150  books, if I break that down it comes out to 13 books per month, with 3 to 4  books a week. Totally doable in my books, so as the proverb says, you can eat an elephant one bite at a time, so here are my first few bites:

Read So Far This Year: 117

TBR Pile 150

TBR Balance: 33
Monthly Goal: 13

Perpetual Author Challenge:

• Brenda Jackson 
• Beverly Jenkins

Finish Series Challenge:

• Diana Madden Series by Alessandra Torre': If You Dare, Don't Disturb

Clean Up my Unread Friday Reads:

• The Witches by Roald Dahl 
• The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

Black Out Challenge:

• .LA Banks 
• .L.L. McKinney A Dream So Dark 
• Rebekah Weatherspoon " Xeni A Marriage of Inconvenience" 

Rewind Books:

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Erotica Book Selection: 

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Book Club Book: (This month I'm skipping this one since it's not a title I own, however, I'm listing it so I know what the book was for this month at the end of the year).

• The Memory Thief by Lauren Mansy

Spooky Reads for the Season:

Authors:

• L.A. Banks 
• Heather Graham & the Krewe of Hunters series
• Gena Showalter
• Nalini Singh
• Yasmine Galenorn
• Maggie Shayne
• Shiloh Walker
• Katie MacAlister
• Jennifer L Armentrout
• Holly Black
• Lilith Saintcrow
• Natasha Preston
• Christine Feehan
• Alice Hoffman

These are some of the authors who write within the paranormal genre I have a few books I want to buy and wish to read. If you have any favorite authors in the genre let me know and I will definitely add to them to my TBR list to check out.

What are you going to be reading my loves?? Share in the comments down below if you have read any of these and as always

Happy Reading

September 2019 To Be Read

Hey my loves, with Fall coming I love looking back at the year and seeing how I have done so far, this year I decided to look back at previous Septembers and seeing how my numbers look.

I have been going back over the past few years worth of tbr videos & lists shared here on the blog.  I decided I wanted to look at the books and prompts that I missed and see what I can add on my tbr for this year.What i found is I have missed 43 prompts in the last few years and 44 actual book titles that I shared. This year I wanted to grab a few books from these prompts and lists for this years reading lists.

My goal this year is 150  books, if I break that down it comes out to 13 books per month, with 3 to 4  books a week. Totally doable in my books, so as the proverb says, you can eat an elephant one bite at a time, so here are my first few bites:

Read So Far This Year: 105

TBR Pile 150

TBR Balance: 45
Monthly Goal: 13

Perpetual Author Challenge:

• Brenda Jackson 
• Beverly Jenkins

Finish Series Challenge:

• Sylvia Day 

Black Out Challenge:

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Erotica Book Selection: 

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Book Club Book: (This month I'm skipping this one since it's not a title I own, however, I'm listing it so I know what the book was for this month at the end of the year).

• Educated by Tara Westover 

2013 to 2018 Prompts and Titles I want to check out this year:

Banned Books Week TBR:

• The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison
• Beloved Toni Morrison
• Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Prompts:

• Christine Feehan book ( new one coming this month so I will read that one) 
• 10 books from shelves
• A little Night Magic by Lucy Monroe 
• 3 L. A Banks books: Crimson Moon Series 
• Krewe of Hunters by Heather Graham
• Gena Showalter
• Cheyenne Mcray
• Holly Black
• Nora Roberts Black Rose
• Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
• Faerie Tale
• Alice Hoffman title
• YA horror/ paranormal
• NA horror/ paranormal
• Paranormal titles 5

These are the ones I want to work on this month. Plus I will be putting up my Spooky TBR for the entire fall season.  What are you going to be reading my loves?? Share in the comments down below if you have read any of these and as always

Happy Reading

August 2019 To Be Read

Welcome my loves it's August 2019. And my July was a fantastic month of reading; not just in the number of books I read, but also in the quality of books I read. I had a lot of 4 and 5 stars reads and I'm hoping this month will also be the same.

For August besides my usual prompts, I'm going to be doing ARC August as well as Austen In August. Find our what I plan to read for those down below.

My goal this year is 150  books, if I break that down it comes out to 13 books per month, with 3 to 4  books a week. Totally doable in my books, so as the proverb says, you can eat an elephant one bite at a time, so here are my first few bites:

Read So Far This Year: 87

TBR Pile 150

TBR Balance: 63

Monthly Goal: 13

I actually am doing VEDA (Vlog every day in August) this year and I made a TBR video as well, I'll link it here.

Perpetual Author Challenge:

• Brenda Jackson Star of Hi Heart, Stranded with a tempting stranger
• Beverly Jenkins

Finish Series Challenge:

• Don't Tempt Me Sylvia Day 

Top 19  List

• Jan Read: Shifting (haven't finished yet)
• April Read:
• May Read: A Princess Theory by Alyssa Cole
• June: Second Time Sweeter Beverly Jenkins
• July: Souls Revealed by Dawn Marie Daniels & Candace Sandy

Black Out Challenge:

• Jambalaya by Luisah Teish
• .A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney

Kimberla Lawson Roby:

• A Taste of Reality
• A Deep Dark Secret
• The Perfect Marriage
• Best Friends Forever
• One in a Million
• Copycat

Erotica Book Selection: 

• The Exhibitionist by Tara Sue Me 

Book Club Book: (This month I'm skipping this one since it's not a title I own, however, I'm listing it so I know what the book was for this month at the end of the year).

• Murder with Fried Chicken & Waffles by A. L Herber

ARCs

• Color Me In Natasha Diaz
• Last Night Karen Ellis
• A Map Of the Dark Karen Ellis
• Highland Crown May McGoldrich
• The Perfect Date Evelyn Lozada
• Kingdom of Exiles Maxiym Matineau
• No Other Duke But You
• The Long call Ann Cielves
• Never Day Duke Erica Ridley
• Feels Like Summer Time Tammy Faulkner
• Ferocity Summer 

2018 ARCs Only:

• Dare to Fall Estelle Maskame
• The XY Virginia Bergin
• Kiss the Girls Tara Sivec

Leftover Books: Books from other months TBR that I didn't conquer.

• Valiant by Holly Black
• The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson
• That Summer by Sarah Dessen

Non Fiction Reads:

• The Principles of Druidry by Emma Restall Orr
• Seasons of the Sacred Earth by Cliff Seryntine

So this is a pretty ambitious TBR, but I think I can knock some of these off easily.  What are you going to be reading my loves?? Share in the comments down below if you have read any of these and as always

Happy Reading

July 2019 To Be Read

Welcome my loves it's July 2019. This month's theme is going to be Jennifer July, Originally the Jennifer challenge was about reading Jennifer L Armentrout's books from my shelves, this year I want to read all the Jennifer authors I have on the shelves.  I'm also pulling any authors with "jen" in their names, like Jenna/Jenn and such.

My goal this year is 150  books, if I break that down it comes out to 13 books per month, with 3 to 4  books a week. Totally doable in my books, so as the proverb says, you can eat an elephant one bite at a time, so here are my first few bites:

Read So Far This Year: 79

TBR Pile 150

TBR Balance: 71
Monthly Goal: 13

June Left Over:

1. With The Fire On High Elizabeth Acevado
2. This Man by Jodi Ellen Malpas
3. Long Way Home Katie McGarry
4. On The Come Up Angie Thomas
5. The Darkest Part of the Forest Holly Black
6. Valiant Holly Black

Perpetual Author Challenge:

• Brenda Jackson 
• Beverly Jenkins

Finish Series Challenge:

• Sylvia Day 

Top 19  List

• Jan Read: Shifting (haven't finished yet)
• April Read:
• May Read: 
• June: Second Time Sweeter Beverly Jenkins

Black Out Challenge:

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Erotica Book Selection: 

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Book Club Book: (This month I'm skipping this one since it's not a title I own, however, I'm listing it so I know what the book was for this month at the end of the year).

• Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen

Jennifer In July Reading List:

Jennifer Cruise

1. Anyone but you 
2. Hot Toy (ARC)
3. Agnes and the hitman
4. Faking it

Jennifer Probst

1. Searching for Perfect
2. Searching for Beautiful
3. Searching for always
4. Searching for disaster
5. Searching for Someday
6. All or nothing at all
7. The marriage bargain
8. Everywhere & Everyway
9. All the Way
10. The marriage trap

Jennifer Donnelly

1. Deep Blue
2. Rogue Wave
3. These Shallow Graves

JLA

1. Lux Beginnings
2. Origin
3. The Return
4. White Hot Kiss
5. Stone Cold Touch

Jennifer Brown

1. Thousand Words

Jenn Murgio

1. Forest of Whispers

Jen Greene

1. Where is he now
2. Blame it on Paris

Jennifer Morey

1. A Rancher's dangerous affair

Jennifer E Smith

1. The Statistical Probability of love at first sight

Jennifer Stevenson

1. The Velvet Chair

Jen Bernand

1. The fireman who loved me
2. Hot for fireman

Jenny B Jones

1. Save The Date

Jenn Lynn Barnes

1. Trial by Fire
2. Raised by Wolves

Jenna Black

1. Glimmerglass

Jenn Colonita

1. VIP I'm with the band

This gives me a whole variety of books I can read from so I won't be bored. What are you going to be reading my loves?? Share in the comments down below if you have read any of these and as always

Happy Reading

June 2019 To Be Read:

Welcome back to another round of goals for June 2019. This month I'm going with a theme since summer officially starts in June I want to read all the summer books. All the fun lighthearted reads for summer especially the romances. I'm also going to read the books with Summer in the title.

My goal this year is 150  books, if I break that down it comes out to 13 books per month, with 3 to 4  books a week. Totally doable in my books, so as the proverb says, you can eat an elephant one bite at a time, so here are my first few bites:

Read So Far This Year: 

TBR Pile 150

TBR Balance: 94
Monthly Goal: 13

Summer Reading Lists:

I'm talking all the books on my shelves with the title "Summer" in there:

• How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles
• The Summer I Found You by Jolene Perry
• Suddenly Last Summer by Sarah Morgan
• Secrets of the Lost Summer Carla Neggers
• Blazing Midsummer Nights by Leslie Kelly
• Big Sky Summer Linda Lael Miller
• Summer Days Susan Mallery
• Endless Summer Nights Anthology with Donna Hill, Grace Octavia Delaney Diamond
• Last Summer with Maizon Jacqueline Woodson
• Ferocity Summer by Alissa Grosso

I also want to read books that are considered summer reads from my shelves. Books that take place during the summer, books that are always listed on summer reading lists on goodreads, especially mermaid books. (I physically own all of these, so these will count to my Read My Shelves goal for 2019)

Sarah Dessen Catalog (I Own these):

1. Along For the Ride
2. Keeping THe Moon
3. Someone Like You 
4. The Truth About Forever
5. Dreamland
6. Just Listen

Random titles:

• Excuse my fins by Tera Lynn Childs
• Since You've Been Gone Morgan Matson
• Nantucket Red by Leila Howland
• Beautiful Day Elin Hilderbrand
• Three Sisters (Blackberry Island 2) Susan Mallery
• This is What Happy Looks Like Jennifer Smith * If I don't get to this for June I'll add it into Jennifer July*
• Waiting For You Susanne Colasanti

Nora Roberts:

1. Whiskey Beach
2. Rising Tides
3. Inner Harbor
4. Chesapeake Blue
5. Homeport 
6. Seaswept

Books I'll Borrow: These are titles I need to read to be able to read the books I actually own, due to them being the second or third in a series))

• Nantucket Blue
• Barefoot Season (Blackberry Island 1) by Susan Mallery

Book Club Book: (This month I'm skipping this one since it's not a title I own, however, I'm listing it so I know what the book was for this month at the end of the year).

• The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde

Non-Summer Reads (not necessarily on theme, but I want to get read anyway)

Nora Roberts:

• Northern Lights
• Hot Rocks
• Tribute
• High Noon
• Honest Illusions
• Public Secrets 

These are some of her standalone titles and I want to clean up that shelf, because I may have ordered more of her books from paperbackswap, and of course, in July the big annual library book sale is going to happen so I need space on this shelf.

What are you going to be reading my loves?? Share in the comments down below if you have read any of these and as always

Happy Reading

May 2019 To Be Read:

Welcome my loves it's May 2019. And my April was a fantastic month of reading.  not just in the number of books I read, but also in the quality of books I read. I had a lot of 4 and 5 stars reads and I'm hoping this month will also be the same.

My goal this year is 150  books, if I break that down it comes out to 13 books per month, with 3 to 4  books a week. Totally doable in my books, so as the proverb says, you can eat an elephant one bite at a time, so here are my first few bites:

Read So Far This Year: 42

TBR Pile 150

TBR Balance: 108
Monthly Goal: 13

Perpetual Author Challenge:

• Brenda Jackson A Brother's Honor
• Beverly Jenkins 

Finish Series Challenge:

• Sylvia Day Crossfire Series
• 
  

Top 19  List

• Jan Read: Shifting (haven't finished yet)
• April Read:
• May Read:

Black Out Challenge:

• Beverly Jenkin's Capture
• Beverly Jenkins Wind Sweet Love

Erotica Book Selection: 

• 
  

Book Club Book: (This month I'm skipping this one since it's not a title I own, however, I'm listing it so I know what the book was for this month at the end of the year).

• S.J Sindu  Marriage of A Thousand Lies

What are you going to be reading my loves?? Share in the comments down below if you have read any of these and as always

Happy Reading

April 2019 To Be Read:

And Spring has officially sprung and we are into a new month. It's a fresh new start and we have a chance to kick this quarter's goals in the butt. So let's go!!!

We are going to put in the reading work and achieve 150 books read.  Watching my pattern from the past few years, during the fall I don't get much if anything read, so I'm changing up the plan of attack. 

My goal this year is 150  books, if I break that down it comes out to 18 books per month, with 3 to 4  books a week. Totally doable in my books, so as the proverb says, you can eat an elephant one bite at a time, so here are my first few bites:

Read So Far This Year: 30

TBR Pile 150

TBR Balance: 120
Monthly Goal: 20

Lemonade Syllabus:

1. Jan Read: Disappearing Acts by Terry McMillian
2. April Read: 

Perpetual Author Challenge:

• Brenda Jackson A Brother's Honor

Finish Series Challenge:

• Sylvia Day Crossfire Series

Top 19  List

• Jan Read: Shifting ( haven't finished yet)
• March Read: Pushout (haven't finished yet)
• April Read:

Black Out Challenge:

• Beverly Jenkin's Sexy/Dangerous
• Beverly Jenkin's Capture
• Beverly Jenkins Wind Sweet Love

Book Club Book: (This month I'm skipping this one since it's not a title I own, however, I'm listing it so I know what the book was for this month at the end of the year).

• The Fifth Season by N. K. Jeminson

These are a few of the known books I'm going to read and then everything else will be mood reading. What are you going to be reading my loves?? Share in the comments down below if you have read any of these and as always

Happy Reading

March 2019 To Be Read:

Welcome to March of 2019 my loves, we're three months in and I'm kind of slacking on the reading goal, however this month I really want to put in the work and knock down the 18 books I want to read.

Put in the reading work and achieve 150 books read.  Watching my pattern from the past few years, during the fall I don't get much if anything read, so I'm changing up the plan of attack. 

My goal this year is 150  books, if I break that down it comes out to 18 books per month, with 3 to 4  books a week. Totally doable in my books, so as the proverb says, you can eat an elephant one bite at a time, so here are my first few bites:

Read So Far this Year: 

18

TBR Pile 

150

TBR Balance:
132

Lemonade Syllabus:

1. Disappearing Acts by Terry McMillan 
2. Watch the movie adaptation
3. Shifting by Charisse Jones

Perpetual Author Challenge:

• Brenda Jackson A Brother's Honor
• Christine Feehan

Finish Series Challenge:

• Monica Murphy Savor & Intoxicated.

Men Made in America (two titles per month)

• Jan
• Jan
• Feb
• Feb
• Mar
• Mar

Black Out Challenge:

• Like Water for Chocolate~ Book Club read
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Sylvia Day

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Top 19 Books:

1. Jewel Beverly Jenkins
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Book Club Picks:

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

I know this doesn't have a lot of books listed but I'm leaving myself the room to pick up books based on mood. I'm also trying to stick within each of the topics.  I have a few books that have rolled over from last month that I need to pick up and complete. What are you going to be reading my loves?? Share in the comments down below if you have read any of these and as always

Happy Reading

Month In Review: June 2018

My goal this year is 150  books, if I break that down it comes out to 13 books per month, with 3 to 4  books a week. Totally doable in my books, so as the proverb says, you can eat an elephant one bite at a time, so here are my first few bites.

Book Haules:

• Stacking the Shelves (13)
• Stacking the Shelves (14)
• Stacking the Shelves (15)
• Stacking the Shelves (16)

Highly Anticipated Reads:

• Waiting on Wednesday: Copycat by Hannah Jayne
• Waiting on Wednesday: Moonlight Seduction by Jennifer L Armentrout
• Waiting on Wednesday: Even Money Alessandra Torre'
• Waiting on Wednesday: 

Reviews On THe Blog This Month:

• Swipe Right To Mate by D. J Bryce
• All I Need by Suzanne Colasanti

This month I completed the 13 books and have now moved up to the following statistics

Read So Far this Year: 

71

TBR Pile 

150

TBR Balance:

79

KEY: ✔ Read / Section Completed, Blue _ title added in during the Month   Red- Books read from the original TBR list

Lemonade Syllabus Books:

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Perpetual Challenge Books:

• 2-3 books from Brenda Jackson's Westmoreland Series
• Judgement Road by Christine Feehan
• The Next Always Inn Boonsboro Trilogy Bk 1 Nora Roberts

Finish Series:

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ARC:

1. Swipe Right to Mate by D.J Bryce

Non-Fiction Books:

1. Financial Book
2. Religious Studies Book
3. Religious Studies Book

Erotica Romance:

1. Their Virgin Mistress by Shayla Black & Lexi Blake  RE-READ

Black-Out Challenge Books:

• Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
• Something Old Something New by Beverly Jenkins
• A Wish & A Prayer by Beverly Jenkins
• Crystal Clear by Beverly Jenkins
• Heart of Gold by Beverly Jenkins
• For Your Love by Beverly Jenkins
• Stepping into a New Day by Beverly Jenkins
• Chasing Down a Dream by Beverly Jenkins

Non Challenge or Category Books:

• Convicted Wife for The Bedroom by Carol Martinolli RE-READ

I picked up so many good books this month almost all of them where 3 stars or higher. I was able to read very quickly this month and despite having two weeks where I wasn't really reading I still got my numbers in. I love it.

What did you read this month?? Share down below and we can encourage each other this month.  

Happy Reading

2017 Monthly Reading List: February

Goal: 365
So Far: 17
Left to Go: 348

Monthly Goal: 30

These are a few of the books I'm planning to read this month:

• Christine Feehan Book
• Non Fiction Book
• J. D. Robb 
• Nora Roberts
• Erotica Challenge book
• Book from my shelves
• YA Challenge book
• Paranormal Challenge book
• New Adult Challenge Book
• Book from 52 Books in 52 Weeks Challenge
• Ebook Challenge Books
• Black Author's Challenge
• Randomly Selected Book from previous monthly list: Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
• Witches and Witchcraft Challenge Book: 

The Random.org pick was chosen via book case 1-4 pick was 2. shelves 1-4 pick was 1, a or b (front books or back books since my books are double stacked) pick was A (1),  books 1-50  pick was 11. My 11th book was actually Abbi Glines' Seabreeze book, but that's book 7 in a series that I haven't read yet, so I skipped it to the next book.  

Of course these are just prompts to help me pick books. This month I'm thinking I wish to pick up some of the smaller romance books on the shelves and try them out.  I counted I have over 50 books that are 250 pages or less and these can easily be read and reviewed.  So I'm going to add those in with my Challenge books.  Wish me Luck!!

And of course good luck to all of you in your next month of reading.  

2017 Challenges: 52 Books in 52 Weeks: Introduction

As a way to clear my shelves I'm trying to only read what I own.  As such, here are the 52 books from my shelves that I want to get read.  Mostly these are my non fiction and religious books that have been severely neglected.

Jamaica Kincaid:

• Annie John
• See Now Then
• Lucy

Tony Morrison:

• Song of Solomon
• Beloved
• Paradise
• Sula
• Tar baby 
• Jazz

Maya Angelou:

• Me & Mom & Mom & Me
• The Heart of a Woman
• Letter to my daughter

Clarissa Eses

• Women Who Run With Wolves

Cliff Seruntine

• Seasons of the Sacred Earth 

Carol Christ

• Womanspirit Rising

Diahann Carroll

• The Legs Are The Last To GO

Lama Surya Das

• Awakening To The Sacred
• Awakening The Buddha Within

The Dalai Lama

• How To Practice
• An Open Heart
• How to see Yourself as you really are

Debren Jackson Gandy

• Sacred Pampering Principles

Dawn Marie Daniels

• Souls Reveled

Alex Kotlowitz

• There are no children Here

I will be adding more to this list as the year goes along.  These are the ones I'm looking for now. One each week is the goal.  I wan to clear some of my mostly neglected genres and I need to get some more religious books back into my life.  

Are there any books on this list that you have read or want to read?? Share in the comments down below.  Thanks so much, and see you next post.

2017 Monthly Reading Challenge: January

My goal for this year is to turn one of my bookshelves into a read book shelf and with that the goal of 365 books need to be read.  Since it's January and I want to start the year off right I have a few prompts down below to help keep me on track while making sure my all my reading habits are being explored.

These are a few of the books Im planning to read this month:

• Christine Feehan Book: Shadow Game ( Borrowed from the library) 
• Non Fiction Book: Season's of the Sacred Earth 
• J. D. Robb Calculated In Death
• Nora Roberts  Nightshade
• Erotica Challenge Book: 
• Book from my shelves: Let's Get It On Anthology with Francis Ray & Brenda Jackson
• YA Challenge Book:
• Paranormal Challenge Book: Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
• New Adult Challenge Book:
• Book from 52 Books in 52 Weeks Challenge:  Am Open Heart Dali Lama
• Ebook Challenge Books: 
• Lora Leigh Challenge 
• Brenda Jackson Challenge Book:  Quade's babies 
• Series Yearly Read-athon: Heartbreaker by Julie Garwood
• Randomly Selected Book (using random.org _ Sarah Dessen Lock & Key
• Witchcraft & Witches Challenge Book: 

Since I also need to read 15 more books than just these challenge ones I'm leaving those open to books I feel the urge to read.  And books series I wish to catch up on and any books series I plan to finish this year. 

What's on your tbr for January?? Share in the comments down below and we can compare and encourage each other.