Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Melody came up with this idea in the suggestion thread, and I thought it will be perfect as another challenge:

Here is how she describes it, complete with a sample:

How about "Build Your Own Boxset"? (something I've done with movies that should translate to books): choose 3 or 4 titles (by different authors that are not part of a series) that relate by theme or by title (title your boxset and/or explain your reasoning).

Example (related by title):
(Un)Dressing Your Cowboy, one book at a time:

Blue Jeans, Tuesday Morrigan
Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots, Luann McLane
Scrooge Wore Spurs, Janet Daily
Under This Cowboy's Hat, Rob Knight

Now for some ground rules:

1. There should be a minimum of 3 books in your boxed set. They should not belong in the same series or written by the same author.

2. There is no time limit for this and you can complete as many as you can depending on your creativity. However, although cross-challenged titles are fine, the books must have not been read before you post your entry.

3. Unlike other challenges, before starting, you must post the complete list of books that will belong to your boxed set.

4. Be sure to include an explanation of your boxset's theme.

Have fun, ladies.

PS: Thanks again for the brilliant idea, Melody.

Make your own boxed set challenge

Boxed Set #1
Theme: Mysteries around people who work with books

1. Murder, She Wrote: Murder on the QE2 by Jessica Fletcher & Donald Bain Main character is an author. She's on a free cruise to give lectures on the art of the mystery and script a play when the leading lady turns up dead.

2. Lethal Legacy A Novel by Linda Fairstein A murder mystery that involves a conservator of rare books and maps, and secret tunnels and chambers of the New York Public Library. (Side Note: I won this as a first reads giveaway on GRs.)

3. Murder is Binding by Lorna Barnett A murder mystery where the main character owns a mystery bookstore. She tries to find out who killed the owner of the cookbook store next door after a rare cookbook is found missing.

4. The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom Main character moves to Ireland where he prepares to drive a mobile library around a small, damp Irish town, but where are the books? The rolling library's 15,000 volumbes have mysteriously gone missing.

Boxed Set #2
Theme: Sherlock Holmes

#1. Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy A Case to Remember by William Seil It was a dark and stormy night in 1912 when Dr. John Watson was called out of retirement to join his friend Sherlock Holmes on board the Titanic. They were to travel to America to carry out a top-secret government mission. While on board, Holmes, disguised as a Naval Commodore, is to look after a young secret agent who is transporting important submarine plans to the U.S. Navy. The plans are stolen, corpses appear, the investigation proceeds, and all the while the ship moves across the Atlantic toward what the passengers think is a New York City dock?but readers know differently.

#2 Holmes on the Range by Steve Hockensmith Two farm hands in 1893 who love reading Sherlock Holmes stories employ their holmes-inspired "deducifyin" skills to set out to solve a murder.

#3 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: A Case of Identity by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The original

Boxed Set #3
Theme: Fictional stories about Chefs

1. Recipes & Wooden Spoons (Tales from Grace Chapel Inn) by Judey Baer

2. The Quilter's Kitchen An Elm Creek Quilts Novel with Recipes by Jennifer Chaiaverini Anna Del Maso had known that she wanted to be a chef since she was in the seventh grade. "Somehow everything in my life ends up being about food," she realizes, as she begins the latest of her food-themed quilts. Her twin passions have converged in a brand-new position as head chef for Elm Creek Quilts, Waterford, Pennsylvania's popular quilting retreat.

#3/#4 - Table For Two by Nora Roberts. Two books in One.
Summer Desserts When love-resistant dessert chef Summer Lyndon develops a taste for her delectable boss Blake Cocharan, her legendary willpower is put to the ultimate test.
Lessons Learned Publicist Juliet Trent never mixes business with pleasure, but her newest client, charming ladies' man and chef Carlo Franconi, is determined to whet her appetite for love.

Theme: Meals

1. Latte Trouble ~ Cleo Coyle (breakfast)

2. Sushi for Beginners A Novel ~ Marian Keyes (lunch)

3. Revenge of the Barbeque Queens ~ Lou Jane Temple (dinner)

4. Crime Brulée ~ Nancy Fairbanks (dessert)

Very creative, Briansgirl and Courtney.

Ooo, going gangbusters there Briansgirl! :O) And Courtney, yummy, you and Briansgirl both have foodie books, I love foodie books!

Now I have to come up with something "brilliant"! (My library can't get 2 of the titles from my example. Bad Library *swat nose*.)

lol@melody's library

As for mine, they weren't as difficult to put together as I thought they'd be. I won a firstreads copy of Lethal Legacy and I recently ordered Murder is Binding (rare for me to pay full price for a book, really rare). And I found the Case of the Missing Books book online recently for $1.99. Happened to pick up several Murder She Wrote books from the library and I have a few, so putting that set together wasn't hard.

Sherlock Holmes too a bit more work. I found the Holmes on the Range for $1.99 online and it arrived in the mail today (along with the missing books book above). I have the complete works of Sherlock Holmes but they're too long to read for this. lol But I have 4 audio books that I have 3 yet to listen to so added one for the original. I had to search for a third Holmes book and that's a YA one my library has and I'm a titanic history buff so it should be interesting. The book I REALLY wanted to add to it is OOP and nowhere to be found even online for sale. (I tried 8 sites). It's The Federation Holmes Casebook Number One a Baker's Dozen of Sherlock Holmes--Star Trek Parodies. I'm a ST fan so it would have been perfect but I couldn't find it anywhere online and library doesn't have it. My only option left is if, by chance, I can order it on interlibrary loan. (Will add it to the list if my library can find it).

I love cooking so the chefs books should be good. I found the quilt one at the library and have it checked out now. The Nora Roberts one I've been waiting to read. It's 2 books in 1 but the goal was for 3 books by different authors. The only other book I know of with a chef in it that's fiction is Legend, which will be a reread for me.

Courtney wrote: "Theme: Meals

Love your theme Courtney!

Briansgirl wrote: "The book I REALLY wanted to add to it is OOP and nowhere to be found even online for sale. (I tried 8 sites). It's The Federation Holmes Casebook Number One a Baker's Dozen of Sherlock Holmes--Star Trek Parodies...."

Just for fun, I checked my library. :O) I can't get it either.

(Ooo, did you see, CSI is doing Star Trek tomorrow?!)

Melody wrote: "(Ooo, did you see, CSI is doing Star Trek tomorrow?!) "

oohhh! I'll go look! Thanks

Complete list on Member's reading list. Books added as read.

Box Set #1
The Horror (books in the horror genre)!

Box Set #2
Secret Agent Man(Covert Missions/Cop Themed)

Box Set #3
Sweet Surrender (Family/Singles with Kids/She's having his baby)

Box Set #4
The Lone Star State

Box Set #1: Faeries
1. Bones of Faerie
2. Wings A Fairy Tale
3. Wondrous Strange
4. The Faerie Door

(I'll come up with more box sets later...)
Box Set #2: Bring out the animal in him
1. Cry Wolf
2. Tender Morsels
3. The Princess and the Bear

Box Set #1
Rock My Cock

1. Child'sPrey 1 Orange Moon by Barbara Sheridan - When a chance meeting brings the influential rockers of ChildsPrey to the aid of the young musician, Hideki discovers the chemistry between himself and famed bassist Toru doesn't end in the studio.

2. Adder by Alley Blue - Adder has a plan for his life: play his music for millions of adoring fans, who will reward him with money, fame and as much sex as he can handle. It’s a goal he’s been working toward since his teens and is on the cusp of achieving. The idea of a relationship never entered his mind—until a new drummer joins his band. One taste of Kalil, and all he wants is more.

3. Survival by D.J. Manly - Gray was the love of Russ's life until Gray's stepfather, Johnny, decided he wanted Russ for himself. When Russ is punished for rejecting Johnny by being locked out of Survival, the rock group he created, he hits rock bottom, losing Gray, and his career. A few years later, on the night of Survival's homecoming, Russ is hoping to kill his pain on a barstool across town.

4.Heaven Sent: Revelations by Jet Mykles - Not yet released, this is the story of Gretchen, Manager of the rock band Heaven. Yep, she's a girl but Jet's promised some hot menage, M/M action and I know she'll live up to her promise.

Box Set #2
Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy

1. Bareback by by Chris Owen - Jake Taggart's life was almost perfect He'd worked hard to overcome his past, and he loved his job as foreman on a ranch in Arkansas. The only thorn in his side was a dark eyed cowboy named Tornado whose stubborn attitude brought frustration and confusion to Jake's mostly happy existence.

2. Stroke of Luck by Jourdan Lane - Dale and Brandt are doing all right on their ranch in Colorado, raising horses and living together. Brandt still has a jealous bone, and sometimes they fuss about the small stuff, but Dale knows they love each other, and that things will straighten themselves out as long as he and Brandt are honest with each other.

3. The Tin Star by J.L. Langley - When James Killian comes out to his father, he finds himself banished from his home and fired from his job. His savior comes in the unlikely form of Ethan Whitehall, his older brother's best friend. Ethan has always had a soft spot where Jamie Killian was concerned, and he will do whatever it takes to keep his new lover safe.

Box Set #3
Is that your Nightstick officer, or are you just happy to see me?

1. Shady Ridge and the Neon Sky by Chris Owen - Hank is happy with his life in Shady Ridge, the small town he grew up in and now works as a police officer in. And if he has to go to the Neon Sky, a gay bar a couple hours away in the middle of nowhere once every six months or so to get his jollies, well it's working for him. At least it is until Charlie joins the force.

2. The Long Way Home by Z.A. Maxfield - When young boys go missing, psychic Kevin Quinn is called in to help the police department. Quinn's partner is Connor Dougal, a newer detective on the force, and a skeptic when it comes to psychic abilities.

3. The Assignment by Evangeline Anderson - Detective Nicholas Valenti, tall, dark and stoic, has been best friends with his partner, Sean O'Brian for six years. The two men have seen each other through divorce, disaster, and danger, and saved each other's asses more times than Valenti can count. Exactly when he started seeing his blond, intense partner in another light, Valenti isn't really sure. He only knows that he wants O'Brian in a way that had nothing to do with friendship and everything to do with possession. It is a desire he will have to hide forever because O'Brian is undeniably straight.

Box Set #4
Rear THRUSTERS engaged Captain.

1. My Fair Captain by J. L Langley - Swarthy Intergalactic Navy Captain Nathaniel Hawkins ran from a past he had no intention of ever reliving. But when his Admiral asks him to use his peerage, as an earl and the heir to a dukedom, to investigate a missing weapons stash, hes forced to do just that. As if being undercover on a Regency planet where the young men are supposed to remain pure until marriage isnt bad enough, Nate finds himself attracted to the kings unmarried son.

2. Hot Cargo by Nicki Bennett - Captured and accused of piracy, privateer Blaise Risner, captain of the Golden Stallion, finds himself in a clinch - literally - with Confederation Admiral Peter Keller, who promises to see justice done by way of hard labor. Keller dispenses his own forms of painful justice and sensual discipline, which usually involve a not-so-resistant Blaise on his knees bound and determined to give as good as he gets.

3. Lost Star Interstellar Service & Discipline 3 by Morgan Hawke - Aubrey was a tech engineer with a dirty little secret that the Moribund Company was willing to destroy everyone and everything to get their hands on. When Deshryt Seht, blood prince of Skeldhor, saved the dying boy's life, it set off a contest of wills as strong as the call of their blood. Unfortunately Aubrey has one more secret that severs their relationship before it can truly begin.

4. Broken Boundaries by Evangeline Anderson - Chaz is the youngest recruit the Academy has ever seen. Godlike reflexes and hawk eyes make him a natural gunner assigned to fly the futuristic ship with technology so advanced it's still classified. But it takes a two-man crew and Chaz, the lone wolf, must have a partner. Tension climbs to a breaking point when Ferron informs him that in order to fly the Needle he and Chaz must have their bodies pressed together in a dance of sensual intimacy that makes the sexually straight Chaz angry and uncomfortable.

:: spurts coffee all over the monitor ::

(Reminder: do not drink coffee while in front of computer)

Lori!!!! Your Box Sets are killing me!!! (Love them)

Kenjii wrote: "Complete list on Member's reading list. Books added as read.

Box Set #1
The Horror (books in the horror genre)!

Box Set #2
Secret Agent Man(Covert Missions/Cop Themed)

Box Set #3
Sweet Surrend..."


Kenjii,

Based on rule # 3, you might want to post your complete list for your boxed sets here and then track them on your personal thread. Then after completing them, just come back here and update. Sounds fair?

Lori,

You crazy girl..LOL...Brilliant theme titles...LOL

Haha Lori, I almost died reading those titles and was glad my coworker wasn't standing right behind me while I was looking at the screen hehe! Very nice...

Wheee! Lori, what fun! :O)

Training for the marathon!
1. The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
2. Run
3. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
4. The Kite Runner

God? You there?
1. American Gods
2. The God of Small Things
3. The Pillars of the Earth (gothic cathedrals, murder, arson, lust, love and church)
4. The House of God
5. The Shack (don't ask me, I just know there's some religious crap in it...)
6. The Poisonwood Bible
7. The Hour I First Believed

Eat me! (feeling hungry)
1. The Edible Woman
2. White Teeth
3. Prey
4. Hunger
5. The Hunger Games
6. A Clockwork Orange (yum! love oranges)
7. Five Quarters of the Orange
8. The Onion Girl (onions are not that yummy, but healthy as hell, or so I've heard)

I'm a creep! I'ma weirdo!! What the hell am I doing here?! I don't belong here!!
1. Breathers: A Zombie's Lament
2. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
3. Grotesque

OK YZ! =D

Box Set #1

The Horror (books in the horror genre)!
Swan Song by Robert McCammon
Nine Levels Down by William R Dantz
Fears Unnamed by Tim Lebbon

Box Set #2
Secret Agent Man(Covert Missions/Cop Themed)

Covert Cowboy by Harper Allen

Rocky Mountain Maverick: Colorado Confidential by Gayle Wilson

Confiscated Conception by Delores Fossen



Box Set #3
Sweet Surrender (Family/Singles with Kids/She's having his baby)

Good With Children by Margot Early

Nanny Makes Three by Joan Kilby

Adopted Son by Linda Warren

box Set #4
The Lone Star State

Texas Bluff By Linda Warren

Texas Baby by Kathleen O'Brien

Lone Star Legacy by Roxanne Rustand

The Man from Texas 0 by Linda Style

Box Set #4
Say My Name

Cabal by Clive Barker

American Heroes Riley by Lori Foster

Lazlo's Last Stand by Kathleen Creighton

This'll get some of those romance suspense/home and family off my shelf I have been neglecting =)

Lori!! Ha. Love your sets.

Whoa, Kasia, can you lift those boxes?! :O)

Boxset Challenge (I brought this on myself!) :O)

Boxset #1: This Could Be "Dangerous"

Dangerous Curves, Pamela Britton
Dangerous Cravings, Evangeline Anderson
Dangerous Visions, Harlan Ellison
Dangerous Laughter, Steven Millhauser

Melody wrote: "Whoa, Kasia, can you lift those boxes?! :O)"

Nope, heavy as hell!

LOL, Kasia. I have found ONE book to cross challenge YAY!

Box Set 1: What's Under Your Kilt Books starring those sexy Highlanders
Highland Warriorby Monica McCarty
Highland SinnerbyHannah Howell
The Eternal HighlanderbyLynsay Sands
Tall, Dark and KiltedbyAllie Mackay

Box Set 2 I wish I was a Teen Again
Books intended for YA
The SummoningbyKelley Armstrong
City of AshesbyCassandra Clare
Ink ExchangebyMelissa Marr
ElsewherebyGabrielle Zevin

Box Set 3 Not The Brotherhood But Just As Good
Books that are similar to the BDB.
Atlantis RisingbyAlyssa Day
A Hunger Like No OtherbyKresley Cole( I'll read the Warlord Wants Forever first)
When Darkness ComesbyAlexandra Ivy
Kiss of MidnightbyLara Adrian

Kenjii wrote: "LOL, Kasia. I have found ONE book to cross challenge YAY!"

Which book are you talking about, girl?

"What's Under Your Kilt"?! - another naughty one!! Way to go Jael!!!

TY Kasia. I've been reading more books with highlanders in them and I really want to know what under them. I hope it's what I'm thinking ;)

Well... I know there's no underwear, I can tell you that!

(BTW did you read Diana Gabaldon? I just loved Outlander...)

No Underwear! exactly what I thought. No I haven't read it yet but have been hearing great reviews

In the few highlander books I have read they nay mention underpants.

Kasia: I was laughing about your reply but the one book I found to cover a couple of challenges was "Riley". For my SAY MY NAME box set and WHAT's in a name challenge.

Well I recommend it (Outlander, that is)! But beware... it's longish (800+ pages) So: If you ever get your hands on it, prepare - it's gonna consume your time, then you'll probably get hooked, and once you're hooked, the farther you go in the series, the longer the books. Yeah, one is over 1400 pages!!! Nice, huh? Consider yourself warned!

Kenjii wrote: "I was laughing about your reply but the one book I found to cover a couple of challenges was "Riley". For my SAY MY NAM..."

All clear now, thanks.

Kasia wrote: "Well I recommend it (Outlander, that is)! But beware... it's longish (800+ pages) So: If you ever get your hands on it, prepare - it's gonna consume your time, then you'll probably get hooked, and ..."

1400 pages! I'd be in reading addict heaven. LOL

Jael,

Inspired by your What's Under Your kilt theme, I thought you would find this video funny...LOL

LOl @ YZ Youtube has eveything

true..LOL..there is actually a series of commercials with hot, sexy guys in kilts...but I can't remember the brand of the liquor being advertised...LOL..oh well..

now you're sending me on a sexy men in kilt's search. LOL

LOL....I remember now...William Lawson Great Scotch

Yz's Boxed Set #1:

Put Your Best Foot Forward

Trouble in High Heels by Christina Dodd
Head Over Heels - Susan Andersen
Once Upon Stillettos - Shanna Swendson
Stakes and Stillettos - Michelle Rowen
Stomping: These Boots Were Made For (anthology)

Box Set #1

Texas Born, Texas Made, Texas Proud
1. Texas Two-Step by Debbie Macomber {05/07}
2. Fearless by Diana Palmer {05/04}
3. Brazen by Maya Banks {11/07}
4. Under Her Skin by Susan Mallery {07/07}
5. Loving Control by Ann Jacobs {05/16}



Box Set #2

Out of this World
1. Dark Light by Jayne Castle {05/07}
2. Slave Planet by J.W. McKenna
3. Shards of the Mind by Theolyn Boese
4. Dark Elves: Taken by Jet Mykles
5. Menagerie by Lara Santiago {04/26}

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Box Set #3

Calgon Take Me Away
1. Package Deal by Nikki Soarde
2. Perfect Cover by Claire Thompson {04/29}
3. Summer Fever by Catt Ford
4. Swing by Opal Carew {10/27}
5. Cabin Fever by Diana Hunter

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Box Set #4

Three's Company
1. Dangerous Boys and Their Toy by Shayla Black {09/21}
2. Their One and Only by Trista Ann Michaels {05/19}
3. Ceremony of Three by Evangeline Anderson {04/27}
4. Rough, Raw, and Ready by Lorelei James {12/14}
5. Two Masters For Alex by Claire Thompson



Box Set #5

That Thing Called Love
1. Between Two Lovers by Carol Lynne {04/21}
2. Love Under Siege by Samantha Kane
3. Loving Control by Ann Jacobs {05/16}
4. Love's Evolution by Ally Blue
5. Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward {05/12}



Box Set #6

Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy
1. A Tall Dark Cowboy by MacKenzie MaKade
2. The Cowboy Takes a Wife by Joan Johnston {06/}
3. Lonesome Cowboy by Debbie Macomber {05/04}
4. Patton's Way (Cattleman's Club) by Jenny Penn
5. Hot In The Saddle 1: Chase 'n' Ana by Ciana Stone {11/24}



Box Set #7

It's Twins!!!
1. Twin Temptations by Carol Lynne {04/22}
2. Twin Fantasies by Opal Carew
3. Twin Peaks by Susan Johnson



Box Set #8

It's Raining Men!!!
1.The Assignment by Evangeline Anderson {04/26}
2. Theron's Return by Carol Lynne {05/17}
3. Heaven by Jet Mykles {05/03}
4. Nut Cream by Jade Buchanan {06/23}
5. Out of Bounds by T.A. Chase {11/09}

ok just read the rules so I changing my first box set since three books are by the same author

This was so much fun I had to add another set. Now I've just got to find the time to read them all!

Me too Lori. This box set idea is great!

Box Set 4 The More The Merrier
A box set of Anthologies
Dates From HellbyKim Harrisonet al
Naughty or Nice?bySherrilyn Kenyonet al
ShifterbyAngela Knightet al
My Big Fat Supernatural WeddingbyP.N. Elrodet al

Box Set 5 Gimme More
Books by authors with more than one series( I've only read one but not the others)
Ill WindbyRachel Caine( read the Morganville Vampire series)
High StakesbyErin McCarthy( read her 7 Deadly Sins )
A Girl's Guide to VampiresbyKatie MacAlister( Just started her Silver Dragons series)
TriadbyLauren Dane( read the first in her Cascadia Wolves series)

Box Set 6 Are those scales, Or are you just happy to see me?
Books with Dragons in them
The Smoke ThiefbyShana Abé
You Slay MebyKatie MacAlister
The Dragon's WarriorbyShiloh Walker
Dragon HeatbyAllyson James

Boxed Set #4
Theme: To be young again (all Young Adult books)

1. Princess Mia by Meg Cabot
2. London Calling by Nicole Clarke
3. The Sound of Munich by Suzanne Nelson

Boxed Set #5
Theme: Tell me something about yourself (autobiographies)

1. Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
2. Up Till Now The Autobiography by William Shatner
3. Michael Palin Diaries The Python Years, 1969-1979 by Michael Palin
4. Actors Life by Charlton Heston
5. Dear Charlie by Christopher Kimball

Arg...I got carried away and these wouldn't fit in the same post as my others. There may be more to come....no pun intended :)

Box Set #5
SUCK this

1. Master Of Obsidian by Jamie Craig - Jesse Madding has been working for Gideon, a vampire fighting to maintain the balance between good and evil, for two years, and has loved him for nearly that long. When Gideon slams him against an alley wall and demands sex, Jesse is too happy to oblige, but it opens doors in their relationship that Gideon isn't sure he wants to enter.

2. Blood Brothers by Barbara Sheridan - In a world where the nights are darker and the passions run deeper, two young men go from friends to something more when a dangerous stranger appears on their doorstep. When the summer night brings a mysterious stranger to their door, the most dangerous desires of their dreams and nightmares are awakened. Blood now binds Kiyoshi and Sakurai together where once love did, but can this tie last an eternity?

3. Blood Claim by Various Authors - This volume features a trio of M/M tales from three of the genre's hottest authors.

Box Set #6
My, what a big HOSE you have

1. Aidan and Ethan by Cameron Dane - Thirteen years ago Aidan disappeared in the dead of night, but he is home now. Aidan has come home to take the job of chief of the fire department and to reconnect with his brother and sister. He wants Ethan back too. Unable to forget their kiss, Aidan wants to explain why he went away, and he wants a second chance to win Ethan’s heart.

2. 911 by Chris Owen - Drew is a fireman who loves the rush of his job, and is looking for a roommate to share costs. Scott is a doctor looking for somewhere to live that doesn't leave him rooming with his now ex-lover. The match seems more than perfect when Scott moves in with Drew. It's more than just costs that they share. They find it hard to resist getting to know each other in the most intimate way, and soon things are heating up enough to make even Drew wonder if they can handle the fire.

3. On Fire by Drew Zachary - Take one tall, broad-shouldered fireman in his early thirties. Mix well with one skinny, eighteen-year-old college kid who lives for sex, and the results are sheer pleasure.

Box Set #7
I'm a SLAVE for you Baby

1. Creations Control by Marie Harte - Drekk knows what it's like to have the needs only a Creation can experience. He's learned to blend in with the populace and balance a Creation's desire to submit with his own powerful personality. He'll teach Ryen the same, but it won't be easy.

2. Slave Boy by Evangeline Anderson - Wren has been in love with his master from the moment he laid eyes on him. Haven rescued him from a life of sexual slavery and his gratitude is exceeded only by his desire for the tall, broad shouldered man he calls Master.

3. Blue Ruin 1 Some Kind of Stranger by Katrina Strauss - Shane "Blue" McGowan wakes up groggy, blindfolded, and chained to a stranger's bed. Upon finding himself in luxurious surroundings, the cunning Blue realizes two things: he has no desire to return to a life on the streets, and his handsome captor stirs strange and unfulfilled longings in him.

HueueHAHAHAhhhahaha!

Jael, I like the Gimme More idea. If I made a similar boxed set for mine, it would take me the rest of the year to finish them all! :)

Boxed Set #6
Theme: The Book before the Movie

1. Forrest Gump by Winston Groom
2. Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
3. The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
4. Searching for Bobby Fischer The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess by Fred Waitzkin
5. All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein
6. Crossfire Trail by Louis L'Amour
7. Montana Sky by Nora Roberts
8. Ben Hur A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace

Boxed Set #7
Theme: The Book after the TV show

1. CSI: Killing Game by Max Allan Collins
2. Walker, Texas Ranger BLO (Siege on the Belle) by James Reasoner
3. Highlander Scotland the Brave by Jennifer Roberson
4. Dr. quinn medicine woman - growing pains by Teresa Warfield
5. SeaQuest DSV - The Novel by Rockne O'Bannon
6. Murder, She Wrote - Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch by Jessica Fletcher & Donald Bain

Boxed Set #8
Theme: Watch out for that Iceberg!

Fiction
1. Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy A Case to Remember by William Seil
2. Something's Alive on the Titanic by Robert J. Serling
3/4 Titanic The Long Night and Remembering the Titanic by Diane Hoh
Non-Fiction
5. The Discovery of the Titanic by Dr. Robert D. Ballard
6. The Myth of the Titanic by Richard Howells
7. Titanic Legacy of the World's Greatest Ocean Liner by Susan Wels

Boxed Set 9#
Theme: Know When to Hold Em, Know When to Fold Em

1. Phil Gordon's Little Blue Book: More Lessons and Hand Analysis in No Limit Texas Hold'em by Phil Gordon
2. Read 'Em and Weep: A Bedside Poker Companion by John Stravinsky
3. How to Cheat Your Friends at Poker: The Wisdom of Dickie Richard by Penn Jillette
4. The Education of a Poker Player by Herbert O. Yardley

Boxed Set 10#
Theme: Can you guess what I'd like to do?

1. How to Write a Cookbook and Get It Published by Sara Pitzer
2. The Recipe Writer's Handbook, Revised and Updated by Barbara Gibbs Ostmann and Jane L. Baker
3. The Way to Write and Publish a Cookbook by Doris McFerran Townsend
4. Will Write for Food - The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Restaurant Reviews, Articles, Memoir, Fiction and More by Dianne Jacob

I think I'll stop at 10. lol I only made this many as there is no time limit and I have them TBR. I've only listed I think 4 library books between the ten boxed sets. Sad that I can add books to each of these still from what's in the house TBR (or for boxed set #10, one more that I've read). lol