shewolf0316

I'm Kelley and I live in the DFW area with my three "children" of the four-footed and furry variety: Sheba, Aker, and Amun, affectionately known as cats.

I work as an environmental contractor for the Army Reserves, a job I've had since 1997 in which there is never a dull moment and no two days are the same.

I have been reviewing since 2001 and got started on it completely by accident. That accident turned out to be a blessing in disguise as I discovered a hobby I thoroughly enjoy and an outlet for my opinions about the books I love... or love to hate. Now I don't think I'll ever stop!

You'll see me hanging out primarily in the book buzz areas, especially the 100,000 Book Challenge which I'm participating in again this year. I joined the 100K challenge to see just how much I can read in a single year. I already know I can read more than 100 in a year so that's not the difficult part for me. I love many of the Harlequin lines but never have time to read them since my review books always take priority over "for pleasure" reads. So my real goal with the 100K challenge (since the purpose is to challenge ourselves after all) is to read more Harlequin books. And hey, it gives me a valid excuse to set aside the review books sometimes in favor of reading entirely for fun. In 2008 I went the team route and liked my team so much we're all together again this year! My team is a threesome made up of myself, debiw and debkc and we are "The D2K Paranormal Junkies" (where the D2 represents the two Debs and the K be me! LOL)

Are YOU up to the challenge?

Rating scale:
5 - Excellent
4 - Good
3 - Average
2 - You may want to think about it first
1 - Pass on this one

My Reading Goals for 2009:
Total 200 books
50% Harlequin Lines
At least one book each month from the featured line for Harlequin's 60th Anniversary Celebration
At least 25% from my TBR (to be read which include past purchased audio books)
At least 50% Print or eBook

Harlequin books: 70
Other books: 123

TBR: 117
New: 76

Featured Line of the Month:
January (Silhouette Desire) - 3
February (Harlequin Romance) - 1
March (Harlequin Blaze) - 5
April (Silhouette Romantic Suspense) - 2
May (Harlequin Historical) - 2
June (Harlequin American Romance) - 1
July (Harlequin Presents) - 1
August (Harlequin Intrigue) - 1
September (Harlequin Superromance) - 1
October (Silhouette Nocturne) - 1
(Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense) - 0
November (Medical Romance) -
(Love Inspired) -
December (Silhouette Special Edition) -

print books: 51
eBooks: 25
audio books: 117

Harlequin Lines I've read during the challenge (* indicates first time I read the line):
Harlequin American Romance - 2
Harlequin Blaze - 8
Harlequin Historical - 2
Harlequin Historical Undone -
Harlequin Intrigue - 1
Harlequin Mini - 3
Harlequin Mini Round Robin - 2 *
Harlequin Presents - 1 *
Harlequin Romance - 1
Harlequin Special Releases - 1
Harlequin SuperRomance - 3
Harlequin TEEN -
Harlequin TEEN Special Releases Shorts - 1 *
HQN - 1
HQN Special Releases Shorts - 3 *
LUNA - 3
LUNA Special Releases Shorts - 1 *
MIRA - 13
Silhouette Desire - 6
Silhouette Nocturne - 1
Silhouette Nocturne Bites - 11
Silhouette Romantic Suspense - 7
Silhouette Special Edition - 2
Silhouette Special Releases -
Steeple Hill Love Inspired - 4
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense - 1
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical -
Gold Eagle - 4

Defunct Lines:
Harlequin Everlasting Love - 2