Summer is finally here!

How did everybody do in the spring reading challenge? Were you able to conquer all 30 books? I didn’t.

I managed to read three books from the spring challenge:

• A book associated with spring break: Bearly Spring Break by Karen Cobalt (review)
• An author born in March: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James (review)
• A book released in March: Sold to Daddy by Evie Clark (review)

Hopefully, I’ll have a chance to read more this summer. Here’s the list for the Summer Romance Reading Challenge:

1. A book set in the summer

 Hints:

• The Cowbear’s Summer of Love (Curvy Bear Ranch #7) by Liv Brywood
• Just One Summer by A.D. Justice
• Seaside Whispers (Love in Bloom: Seaside Summers #8) by Melissa Foster
• Truth and Temptation (Summer Love #3) by Riley Edgewood
• You Were Mine (The Rosemary Beach Series #9) by Abbi Glines

2. A book associated with summer vacation

Hints:

• Cruising for Love by Emily Walters
• Her Billionaire Lifeguard (Vacation Billionaires #1) by Sophia Summers
• Olivia (The Harris Legacy #1) by Jasper Trey
• Promise Not to Fall by Shey Stahl
• Step Summer: A Forbidden Romance by Tanya Gallagher

3. A book set in a popular European vacation country: Spain, Italy, Germany, Greece, or France

Hints:

• The Casanova Experience (Ballers Series #2) by Mickey Miller
• Finding Love in France by Samantha Dailey
• Lost in Italy (Italy Intrigue #1) by Stacey Joy Netzel
• One Week in Greece (International Affairs #3) by Demi Alex
• Sun & Moon (The Minstrel #1) by Lee Strauss

4. A romance author born in the summer

Hints:

• Loretta Chase (June)
• Christina Dodd (July)
• Alyssa Cole (August)
• Linda Howard (August)
• Stephanie Laurens (August)

5. A book featuring cowboys

Hints:

• Always on My Mind (The Dawson Brothers #1) by Ali Parker
• Buck Wild (Bennett Boys Ranch #1) by Lauren Landish
• A Cowboy’s Heart (Brie’s Submission #11) by Red Phoenix
• One More Summer by Dez Burke
• Untamed by Shey Stahl

6. A book set in the desert

Hints:

• Desert Bound (Cambio Springs Mysteries #2) by Elizabeth Hunter
• Desert Heart by Bobbi Smith
• Desert Heat (Sinclair Sisters #2) by Kat Martin
• Desert Hunt: The Wolves of Twin Moon Ranch-The Prequel by Anna Lowe
• Her Desert Prince (Desert Destiny #1) by Marie Truhart

7. A book set on the beach

Hints:

• The Pleasure of His Company (Miami Strong #534) by Lindsay Evans
• Summer Nights: Nadia (Sizzling Weekend #1) by Lola Ainsley
• Tropical Tiger Spy (Shifting Sands Resort #1) by Zoe Chant
• Waves of Love (Holidays Beach Read #1) by Lori Ann Mitchell
• Weekend Fling (Back to Jetty Beach #1) by Claire Kingsley

8. A red book

Hints:

• Hardwired (The Hacker Series #1) by Meredith Wild
• Lick (Stage Dive #1) by Kylie Scott
• Ravishing in Red (Rarest Blooms #1) by Madeline Hunter
• Seeing Red (Firefighters #3) by Jill Shalvis
• Tangled (Tangled #1) by Emma Chase

9. A white book

Hints:

• Beautiful Bastard (The Beautiful Series #1) by Christina Lauren
• Lord Dashwood Missed Out (Spindle Cove #4.5) by Tessa Dare
• One Night for Love (Bedwyn Prequels #1) by Mary Balogh
• The Pirate and I (Devil’s Duke #2.5) by Katharine Ashe
• Rush (Breathless #1) by Maya Banks

10. A blue book

Hints:

• The Billionaire’s Obsession: Simon (Billionaire’s Obsession #1) by J.S. Scott
• Blue (Clashing Colors #4) by Elin Peer
• Blue (Savages in Ruin #1) by Jane Anthony
• Mystery Man (Dream Man Series #1) by Kristen Ashley
• Perfect Rage (Unyielding #3) by Nashoda Rose

11. A book with merpeople

Hints:

• Drowning Mermaids (Sacred Breath #1) by Nadia Scrieva
• The Merman’s Kiss (Mates for Monsters #1) by Tamsin Ley
• Rising (Rising #1) by Holly Kelly
• Tangled Tides (Sea Monster Memoirs #1) by Karen Amanda Hooper
• Triton (Heroes Ever After #2) by Alana Albertson

12. A book set in Atlantis

Hints:

• Atlantis Rising (Warriors of Poseidon #1) by Alyssa Day
• Heart of a Dragon (Atlantis #1) by Gena Showalter
• The Mighty Hunter (Lords of the Abyss #1) by Michelle M. Pillow
• Return to Atlantis (Kingdom in the Sea #1) by Vivienne Savage & Domino Taylor
• Seduced by the Sea Lord (Lords of Atlantis #1) by Starla Night

13. A book with fireworks on the cover (doesn’t have to be 4^th of July related)

Hints:

• Dangerous Fireworks by Rodney Norman
• The Firework Exploded (The Holidays #3) by Tara Sivec
• Fireworks (Twelve Months of Romance #7) by Margaret Lake
• Fireworks by Lindsey Gray
• Protecting Freedom by Alexa Riley

14. A book with “hot” in the title

Hints:

• Hot Dad Next Door (Temptation Next Door #1) by Nicole Casey
• Hot Summer Lovin’ by Ali Parker
• Hot Summer Nights by Chloe Morgan
• Love So Hot (The Lawson Brothers #1) by Marquita Valentine
• Scary Hot (Confession Duet #6) by KD Robicheaux & Kayla Robicheaux

15. A book with “heat” in the title

Hints:

• Heat (Russo Saga #1) by Nicolina Martin
• Heat: Elements of Chemistry (Hypothesis #2) by Penny Reid
• Jungle Heat (Shifting Desires #1) by Lexy Timms
• Nuclear Heat (Firework Girls #4) by Jordyn White
• Rocky Mountain Heat (Six Pack Ranch #1) by Vivian Arend
• Summer Heat (Wild Pitch #1) by Alexis Anne

16. A book with “sun” in the title

Hints:

• A Place in the Sun by R.S. Grey
• Brighter than the Sun (KGI #11) by Maya Banks
• Racing for the Sun by Amy Lane
• The Sun (Cards of Love #6) by Stevie J. Cole
• Touch of a Yellow Sun (Colors of Love #2) by V.L. Locey

17. A book with “midsummer” in the title

Hints:

• A Midsummer’s Night Romp by Katie MacAlister
• Love on a Midsummer Night (Shakespeare in Love #2) by Christy English
• Mated by Midsummer (Stratton Wolves #1) by Mina Carter
• Midsummer Spell (Smoky Mountain Dragons #2) by Kristen Strassel
• One Midsummer’s Knight by various authors

18. A book associated with weddings

Hints:

• Changing Her Mind (O’Malleys #1) by Stevie MacFarlane
• Chasing Clouds by Kathryn Andrews
• My Best Friend’s Mardi Gras Wedding (Boys of the Bayou #1) by Erin Nicholas
• Tying the Knot (Thalia #4) by Jennifer Bene
• Wicked Wedding by Brooke Page

19. A book associated with Lumberjacks

Hints:

• Lumberjack (Real Man #1) by Jenika Snow
• Lumberjack Werebears (Saw Bears #1) by T.S. Joyce
• The Lumberjack’s Secret Guest (Forbidden Lake #2) by Elana Johnson
• Shared by the Lumberjacks (MFM Novella #4) by Eddie Cleveland
• Wife for the Lumberjack by Ambrielle Kirk

20. A book released in June

Hints:

• Breathless (Steel Brothers Saga #10) by Helen Hardt
• Hired for Heat by LeAnn Ryans
• On the Rocks by Kandi Steiner
• Shadow Warrior (Shadows Rider #4) by Christine Feehan
• Wolf Rain (Psy-Changeling Trilogy #3) by Nalini Singh

21. A book released in July

Hints:

• Bishop’s Knight (Endgame Trilogy #1) by Katie Reus
• Brazen and the Beast (The Bareknuckle Bastards #2) by Sarah MacLean
• Devoted to Love (Devoted Lovers #2) by Shayla Black
• Making Up by Helen Hunting
• Resist (Wicked Ways #1) by K. Bromberg

22. A book released in August

Hints:

• Blood Truth (Black Dagger Legacy #4) by J.R. Ward
• One Year Home by Marie Force
• Sapphire Flames (Hidden Legacy #4) by Illona Andrews
• Securing Piper (SEAL of Protection Legacy #3) by Susan Stoker
• The Wallflower Wager (Girl Meets Duke #3) by Tessa Dare

23. An LGBTQ book

Hints:

• Him (Him #1) by Elle Kennedy & Sarina Bowden
• Over and Back (Bronco’s Boys #5) by Andrew Grey
• Rarer Than Rubies (Precious Gems #1) by Em Lynley
• Summer Heat by Jay Northcote
• Try (Temptation #1) by Ella Frank

24. A book with a soldier love interest

Hints:

• Amalfi Affair (Navy SEALs of Valor #1) by Sabrina Devonshire
• The Bodyguard by Penelope Bloom
• Forged in Fire (Red-Hot SEALs #1) by Trish McCallan
• The Navy SEAL’s E-Mail Order Bride (Heroes of Chance Creek #1) by Cora Seton
• Pretend You’re Mine by Lucy Score

25. A book set in America

Hints:

• I Dream of Dragons (Boston Dragons #1) by Ashlyn Chase
• The Lure of Song and Magic (California Malcoms #1) by Patricia Rice
• Raphael (Vampires in America #1) by D.B. Reynolds
• Wanted by the Lion (Colorado Shifters #1) by Kristen Strassel
• Wicked Temptations (Task Force Hawaii #5) by Melissa Schroeder

26. A book with a sporty lover

Hints:

• Dominate (Harris Brothers #5) by Amy Daws
• Misadventures of a College Girl (Misadventures #8) by Lauren Rowe
• Player’s Ultimatum (Hands Off #1) by Koko Brown
• Pucked Off (Pucked #6) by Helena Hunting
• Real (The REAL series #1) by Katy Evans

27. A book associated with bikers

Hints:

• After Burn (Lost Kings MC #10) by Autumn Jones Lake
• Beauty (Devil’s Blaze MC #6) by Jordan Marie
• Hard (Biker MC Romance #1) by Scott Hildreth
• Property of Drex (Death Chasers MC #1) by C.M. Owens
• Relent (Sydney Storm #1) by Nina Levine

28. A book with mountains on the cover

Hints:

• Angel (Linear Tactical standalone) by Janie Crouch
• Claiming Felicity (Ace Security Series #4) by Susan Stoker
• Deliciously Mated (Ouachita Mountain Shifters #1) by P. Jameson
• Mountain Lion Rescue by Zoe Chant
• Something About a Mountain Man (Wild West #4) by Em Petrova

29. A book with “eagle” in the title

Hints:

• Battle Eagle (Warrior Brothers of Skye #3) by Jayne Castel
• Eye of the Eagle (Hotel LaBelle #3) by Sharon Buchbinder
• Landing Eagle (Dead Presidents MC 4) by Harley Stone
• Salted Eagle (Mates & Macarons #5) by Ellis Leigh
• Undercover Eagle (Return to Bear Creek #14) by Harmony Raines

30. A book with “Hollywood” in the title

Hints:

• Hollywood (SEAL Team Alpha #8) by Zoe Dawson
• A Hollywood Deal (Billionaires’ Brides of Convenience #1) by Nadia Lee
• Hollywood Dreams (Hollywood Hopeful #1) by Molly O’Hare
• Hollywood Heir (Westerly Billionaire #4) by Ruth Cardello
• Hollywood Playboy (Hollywood Royalty #1) by Natasha Madison

The challenge ends on the last day of the summer (depending on the year).

See you then and have a great summer reading!

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