2013 Book Reading Challenges

Well, once again, it's time of the year to do the book reading challenges post. I'm one book away of finishing this year's by tomorrow night and before midnight. Sadly, this year was the final year that my Romance BookClub egroup would have a romantic-theme challenge. It's closing its doors this week. So now I have the usual to line out this year's challenges, one by one. So here we go.

P.S. Good news. Someone saved the Romance Book Club from closing the egroup. I'll keep my challenges open until March to create some room in my TBR list.

To Be Read Main Picks
1. FreeFall by Joann Ross
2. Wild Wild West by Casey Daniels
3. Blood Vines by Erica Spindler
4. Halfway to Her Grave by Jeanine Frost
5. Sprinkle With Murder by Jenn McKinlay
6. The 9th Girl by Tami Hoag
7. Hot Dish by Connie Brockway
8. Sing It to Her Bones by Marcia Talley
9. Afraid of the Dark by James Grippando
10. Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare
11. Shear Murder by Nancy Cohen
12. Tunnel Vision by Gary Braver

TBR Alternates
1. Gone  Girl by Gillian Flynn
2. Perfect Timing by Catherine Anderson
3. Posed for Murder by Meredith Cole
4. Shooters and Chasers by Lenny Klenstad
5. Can't Stand the Heart by Louisa Edwards
6. Jane and the Madness of Lord Byron by Stephanie Barron
7. The Rope by Nevada Barr
8. Master of Surrender by Karin Tabke
9. Deadly Grind by Victoria Hamilton
10. The Whisper by Carla Neggers
11. Secret Identity by Paula Graves
12. The Cat, the Wife and the Weapon by Leann Sweeney

TBR Lite
1. Nightwatcher by Wendy Corsi Staub
2. Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo
3. Mastering the Marquess by Vanessa Kelly
4. The Lincoln Conspiracy by Tim O'Brien
5. Coyote Waits by Tony Hillerman
6. Forbidden Magic by Cheyenne McCray

On the Porch Swing
1. One of the senses--Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep
2. Spell out the month March: M for Midnight Comes Again by Dana Stabenow
                        A for Arsenic and Old Paint by Hayley Lind
                       R for Rapture in Death by JD Robb
                        C for Can You Keep A Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
                       H for Hell's Belles by Jackie Kessler
3. Salutation--Hello Goodbye by Emily Chenowith
4.  Somewhere where you were born: Mind Scrambler by Chris Grabenstein (New Jersey)

Mystery Readers Cafe
1. Flower/Herb/Spice in title--Slay it With Flowers by Kate Collins
2. Grave/cemetery, etc. in title--Skirting the Grave by Annette Blair
3. A body part or organ in title--Eyes of the Innocent by Brad Parks
4.  Favorite color in title/book cover--The Turquoise Girl by Aimee Thurlo, The Silver Needle Murder by Laura Childs

Beth's Challenge
1. Something in the Kitchen--A Night of Long Knives by Rebecca Cantrell
2. Lost/Missing or Equivalent--The Missing by Chris Mooney
3. Up/Down or Equivalent--Dolled Up in Murder by Jane Cleland
4. Fire/Burning, etc.--Burn by Linda Howard
5. Party/Celebration--Wedding Party by Robyn Carr
6. Emotion--Dead Scared by SJ Bolton