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Next I chose a series: The Fever series I was hooked after the first book and listen to all 5 in a little over a week. I was totally addicted to Fay and am not sure I have kicked it yet. I am still having withdraws.

I then listened to a new release: How to Woo a Reluctant Lady by Sabrina Jefferies. It was good but difficult coming off of the Fever series. I was not crazy about the new narrator in the series Sarah Coomes. But I will give her another try as one of my challenges.

I will post more updates as I continue through the Challenge.
I am really enjoying the Challenge!!!
Thanks to everyone who put it together!!!

OK, which categories:
Definitely a DIK book. Maybe Archangel’s Kiss — I just bought that
First in a series — not sure what. I’d choose the Shadowfever series but I gather the first few are weak-ish
I go with other listeners’ favorites all the time, so that one’s easy.
I kept looking — you know, I’m going to do all fourteen of them. The one I’d hesitate about is abridged but I do listen to Richard Armitage.
I’ve already gotten stuff from the library so that’s easy. A TBL might be the hardest — I’ve put off listening to them for good reason.
It’ll be interesting to have someone else choose one.
Tell you what. Bet I do all fourteen before the year’s half over. Not that I’m competitive, mind you.
Here’s a challenge just for me. Listen to something by an author I know well. For that reason I’ve avoided Jo Beverley, Barbara Samuel, Carla Neggers and Maggie Shayne, though I’ve listened to Crusie’s stuff and she’s my BFF.
But there’s something that stops me when it’s my friends, and it would be a good personal challenge for me.
I’ll check back in July 1st. Hell, I might do it all in 3 months. I’m so obsessed with audio books that I have three audible accounts.

Another Breathing Room fan here and Mackenzie’s Pleasure is an all time favorite in print and audio. Glad you were able to track down Carnal Innocence, great find.

Off to read the Phil Gigante interview!!

~~Nina, no I haven’t listened to Mackenzie’s Mission yet. I just felt like skipping right over this and going to my favorite one. Yes, I’m interested in Call Me Irresistible as well. I’ll probably read it in paper first and then give the audio a try a while later since there has been good buzz on this reader. As someone who owns every SEP/Anna Fields audio available, I could barely get through the sample of What I Did For Love so it may end up being a glaring hole in my collection.

~~Lea, I don’t get to listen to audiobooks for long stretches at a time, so I’m only about a third of the way into Darkfever. I’m enjoying it for the most part but Mac has gotten on my nerves about a hundred times so far. I trust that will improve!

~~Kaetrin, glad to find someone else who really likes Breathing Room (Nina too!) Have you begun Darkfever and if so, how are you liking it?

It’s very hard to chat on this blog but I guess blogs aren’t designed for that?

2. Tempt yourself to find a series that grabs hold and won’t let go by listening to the first in a series.
TroubleShooter Series- Suzanne Brockmann

3. Listen to another listener’s romance favorite.
Diana says:
February 24, 2010 at 8:55 pm (Quote)
Son of the Morning by Linda Howard

4.Listen to a book recommended in a previous Speaking of Audiobooks column (and following discussion).
jennifer crusie strange bedpersons

5. Listen to a new-to-you author. Elizabeth Hoyt- To Beguile a Beast

7. Listen to a romance book released in 2011.
SEP- CMI or Diana Palmer’s Lord of the Desert

9. Listen to an audiobook that has been languishing in your to-be-listened (TBL) pile
Sandra Brown’s Smoke Screen or A Treasure Worth Seeking

10. Relisten to a favorite book
SEP- Match me if you can

11. Give a less-than-favorite narrator a second chance
Lucky Series Carly Philps

12. Share in your listening – listen to a book someone else chooses for you
Ask for suggestions in any Speaking of Audiobooks column or check the thread we have going over at our Romance
Audiobook Message Board at AAR.

What?? Unabridged recording of Open Season? Who? Where? The abridged version I got was from audible. (Oh, maybe this came up in a previous discussion – googled and found Sound Library, Dec 2001, narrator Deborah Hazlett) Where did you get your copy?