2015 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge

Here's a new one for me. Though I like reading all kinds of romance, I'll be doing this one even though  only contemporary romance is allowed.  Will try to find other challenges for other kinds of romance. For this, I'll pick Level one for now, but may go up.   Sign up at Book Vixen for this one.  

The Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge was originally created and hosted by Pearl’s World of Romance, then was passed on to Fatin atRomance Book Maven, and is now hosted by The Book Vixen.

Reading Challenge Details:

• Runs January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015 (books read prior to 1/1/2015 do not count towards the challenge). You can join anytime before 9/30/2015. Sign up on The Book Vixen’s blog.
• The goal is to read as many Contemporary Romance books as you’d like. Books that qualify for this challenge can be young adult, new adult, or adult. Books can be M/F, M/M, or F/F. Books must be a work of fiction (sorry, nonfiction does not qualify for this challenge). Romances with the following elements do not qualify for this reading challenge: paranormal, historical, time-travel, fantasy, science fiction, or mystery/suspense/thriller. See the different levels below and pick the one that works best for you. You can move up a level as often as you’d like but no moving down. Remember, the idea is to challengeyourself.
• Books can be any format (print, ebook, audio).
• Novellas that are 100 pages in length (give or take), as well as full-length novels, will count for this reading challenge.
• Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.
• To join this challenge, grab the 2015 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge button below and post this reading challenge on your blog to track your progress. Please include a link back to this sign-up post so others can join the reading challenge too. You do not have to be a book blogger to participate; you can track your progress on Goodreads, LibraryThing, BookLikes, etc., so as long as you have a dedicated shelf for the 2015 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge and your profile is not private. The point of linking up is to have a place where people can see what you’re reading.

Levels:

• 1st Base: read 1 – 5 books
• 2nd Base: read 6 – 10 books
• 3rd Base: read 11 – 15 books
• Home Run: read 16 – 20 books
• Grand Slam: read 21+ books

Here is what I am reading:

1. The Elizabeth Berg Collection
2. Shopaholic to the Stars--Sophie Kinsella
3. Letting Go--Maya Banks
4. Ruby's Slippers--Leanna Ellis
5. Bridget Jones's Diary--Helen Fielding
6. Hero at Large--Janet Evanovich
7. Big Girl Panties--Stephanie Evanovich
8. The DUFF--Kody Keplinger
9. Big Little Lies--Liane Moriarty
10. The Cupcake Queen--Heather Hepler
11. Not Another Bad Date--Rachel Gibson
12. One Day--David Nicholls
13. Little Bitty Lies--Mary Kay Andrews
14. Bet Me--Jennifer Crusie
15. Don't Look Back--Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer
16. Art Geeks and Prom Queens--Alyson Noel
17. The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul--Deborah Rodriguez
18. Light of the Moon--Luanne Rice
19. Blue Ridge Reunion--Mia Ross
20. Hot Pursuit--Kathryn Jensen
21. Austenland--Shannon Hale
22. Pink Ice--Susanna Carr
23. Laguna Cove--Alyson Noel
24. Second Chance Summer--Morgan Matson
25. Paper Towns--John Green
26. Daddy's Little Girl--Mary Higgins Clark
27. Summer Days--Lisa Jackson
28. Sea Glass Winter--Joann Ross
29. The Sweet Spot--Stephanie Evanovich
30. Sunset in St. Tropez--Danielle Steel
31. Grey--E.L. James
32. Revenge Wears Prada--Lauren Weisberger
33. Leaving Time--Jodi Picoult
34. The Dark Garden--Eden Bradley
35. Shopaholic to the Rescue--Sophie Kinsella
36. The Girls of Mischief Bay--Susan Mallery
37. After You--Jojo Moyes
38. Cozy Christmas--Valerie Hansen
39. The Tea House on Mulberry Street--Sharon Owens

Challenge completed on December 24