Happy New Year

Wishing everyone a wonderful and Happy New Year! I stayed home with my hubby and youngest to ring in the New Year.  I am missing loved ones who are no longer with us, but are in a better place.  This year is the first year without both of my Grandparents, both were a huge part of my life.  I am much happier though, knowing they are together again and they get to ring in the New Year together.  I also want to thank all of you for stopping by here and our Facebook page for the past year.  I love sharing books, sales and contest.  I hope for many more years in the blogging world with all of you.  We just hit 1550 likes on facebook this week, Thank you all so much!!!

Authors, I am not taking any request for reviews at this time,  I want to read all the books piled up in my living room I bought over a year ago.  Not to mention the over 100 kindle books I have.  But I will still be signing up for Blog Tours and Cover Reveals. 

I did not make any New Year's resolutions.  Just some standard goals:

* be a better person

* Keep trying no matter what

* and read more!!

Goals for here:

*At least one review per week

* Reading Challenges updated once a month

* More giveaways! yay

Now on to the Reading Challenges for 2014

Since its not yet January, I can't post the Goodreads Button.  

In 2013 I read 95 books, my goal was originally 120.  But I changed it to 105.  

I still didn't meet my goal.  That's ok.

In 2014, my goal is to read 115 books.

As always Under The Covers Book Blog is having their Immortals Reading Challenge

I am signed up to read at least 3 books in the following catagories.

Category 1: Vampires
Read any THREE books with vampires as the main characters.
Bonus Entries: Additional TWO books with vampires

Category 2: Angels and Demons
Read any THREE books with angels and/or demons as the main characters.
Bonus Entries: Additional TWO books with angels and/or demons

Category 3: Fae and Magic
Read any THREE books with Fae/Witches as the main characters
Bonus Entries: Additional TWO books on Fae/Witches.

Category 4: Shifters/Werewolves
Read any THREE books with shifters or werewolves as the main characters.
Bonus Entries: Additional TWO books on shifters or werewolves.

If you would like to sign up for this challenge visit Under The Covers on their website or comment below and I will let you know how to sign up.

Under the Covers Book Blog is also having another reading challenge, I am not sure I am signing up.  But I will go ahead and do the initial post anyway.  I don't believe I have many books to fit in this challenge.  I will have to just read what I have "laying" around and find out.

 

* As this is a Contemporary Romance challenge, we won’t allow any books that have any paranormal/fantasy elements included, even if they fit under the other categories. The books must be set in a Contemporary setting. However, we accept genres such as Contemporary New Adult, Contemporary Erotic Romance and Contemporary M/M in this challenge.

Category 1: Bikers
Read any THREE books with bikers as the main characters.
Bonus Entries: Additional TWO books with bikers

Category 2: Billionaires
Read any THREE books with billionaires as the main characters.
Bonus Entries: Additional TWO books with billionaires

Category 3: Rock stars
Read any THREE books with rock stars as the main characters.
Bonus Entries: Additional TWO books with rock stars

Category 4: Hot Jocks
Read any THREE books with hot jocks as the main characters.
Bonus Entries: Additional TWO books with hot jocks

Category 5: Cowboys
Read any THREE books with cowboys as the main characters.
Bonus Entries: Additional TWO books with cowboys