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Heather Marie Adkins is the author of the upcoming independent novel "The Temple." She enjoys hoarding books, writing until the keys are erased from her keyboard, and hiding from her overly-affectionate pack of dogs.

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GIVE MEMORIES
  • Nickelback - Dark Horse
  • Nickelback - All the Right Reasons
  • Nickelback - The Long Road
  • Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
  • Maroon 5 - Songs about Jane
  • Crossfade - self-titled
  • Anna Nalick - Wreck of the Day
  • Sugarland - Twice the Speed of Life
  • Sugarland - Love on the Inside
  • Little Big Town - The Road to Here
may 4 2010 ∞
may 4 2010 +
  • MaryJanice Davidson
    • Undead and Unwed
    • Undead and Unemployed
    • Undead and Unappreciated
    • Undead and Unreturnable
    • Undead and Unpopular
    • Undead and Uneasy
  • Julie Kenner- Aphrodite's Passion
  • Gemma Townley- The Importance of Being Married
  • Katie Macalister- The Corset Diaries
  • Lynne Ewing
    • Into the Cold Fire
    • Nightshade
  • Whose Panties are These? Travel humor anth ed. Jen Lancaster
  • Janet Evanovich
    • Plum Spooky
jan 31 2010 ∞
jan 31 2010 +
  • The xmas elves, santas, penguins, snowmen, and mice that decorate every available surface in my aunt's house. Yes, it's great they're handmade (from pantyhose???) But, no. They aren't cute. They're f**king creepy.
  • Clowns. Even circus clowns.
  • I'm terrified of the dark. Shut me in a pitch black room and lock the door, I'll probably draw blood trying to claw my way out.
  • When people touch their eyeballs. Even though I wear contacts. Go figure.
  • Strangers who ask to be my friend on facebook. I do not want to be a pawn for a friend collector. It's like a serial killer, only not.
  • The sound of bones popping. Not mine. Other people's.
  • Not being able to see someone's face. Not as in a mask, but as in darkness. In T...
dec 28 2009 ∞
apr 5 2010 +

15 POINT TASKS

  • Seeing Double - Read two books whose covers are somehow related (i.e. they both have a same/similar picture, same colors, etc.)
    • Holidays are Hell and Hotter than Hell
    • Jemima J and Hell in High Heels
  • His and Hers - Read two books - one with a man's name in the title, and one with a woman's name in the title
    • Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married
    • The Vampire Armand
  • New to You - Choose an author you've never read before and read two books by that author: their first book, and their most recent
    • Fatal Fixer Upper and Spackled and Spooked by Jennie Bentley
  • Change of Season - Read two books set in ...
dec 19 2009 ∞
apr 5 2010 +
  • A- Jeannette Angell Call Girl
  • B- Julie Beard My Fair Lord
  • C- Mary Higgins Clark The Second Time Around
  • D- Mary Janice Davidson Fish Out of Water
  • E- Janet Evanovich Fearless Fourteen
  • F- Joanne Fluke Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
  • G- Neil Gaiman American Gods
  • H- Laurell K Hamilton Swallowing Darkness
  • I- Mineko Iwasaki Geisha: A Memoir
  • J- Susan Johnson French Kiss
  • K- Julie Kenner Aphrodite's Secret
  • L- Laura Levine This Pen for Hire
  • M- Frances Mayes Under the Tuscan Sun
  • N- Lee Nichols Wednesday Night Witches
  • O- Tyne O Connell _Sex with the Ex
  • P- Alexandra Potter Me and Mr Darcy
  • Q- Tracy Quan Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl
  • R- Rosemary Rogers A Reckless Encounter
  • S- Isabel Sharpe As Good As It Got
  • T- Gemma Townley When In Rome
  • U-
dec 16 2009 ∞
dec 16 2009 +
  • True Blood
  • The Office
  • How I Met Your Mother
  • Secret Diary of a Call Girl (season 2)
  • The Big Bang Theory
  • Dr Who (ecclestona and tenant years)
  • Warehouse 13
  • Ghosthunters
  • Sex and the City (season 2 and beyond)
  • Smallville (season 4 and beyond)
  • Inuyasha (season 6 and beyond)
  • Full Metal Alchemist (Disc 5 and beyond)
  • NCIS
  • Angel (season 4)
  • Scrubs
dec 11 2009 ∞
dec 11 2009 +
  • Never Say Macbeth
  • Did you hear about the Morgans?
  • City of Ember
  • Inkheart
  • Clash of the Titans
  • Death at a Funeral
  • Prince of Persia
  • Nine
  • Sherlock Holmes
  • Avatar
  • I hope they serve beer in hell
  • Coraline
  • Everybody's Fine
  • Boondock Saints II
  • Jim Carrey's Christmas Carol
  • He's just not that into you
  • Push
  • I love you Man
  • Adventureland
  • Hannah Montana
  • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
jun 13 2010 ∞
jun 13 2010 +
  • The Secret Scroll by Lynne Ewing
  • The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
  • Scot on the Rocks by Brenda Janowitz
  • The Curse of the Singles Table by Suzanne Schlosberg
  • Irish Girls are Back in Town anthology
  • This Year You Write Your Novel by Walter Mosley
  • The Sacrifice by Lynne Ewing
  • Don't Look Down by Jenny Crusie
  • The Lacemakers of Glenmara by Heather Barbieri
  • Last Trout in Venice by Doug Lansky
  • Norse Code by Greg Van Eekhout
  • More Confessions of Hollywood Starlet by lola Douglas
  • Jack with a Twist by Brenda Janowitz
  • Dark Legend by Christine Feehan
  • Special relationship by Robyn Sisman
  • Crate and Peril by JD Warren
  • Sleeping Arrangements by madeline Wickham...
apr 5 2010 ∞
apr 5 2010 +
  • Victoria Laurie
    • Death Perception
    • Doom with a View
  • Annette Blair
    • The Scot, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
  • Janet Evanovich
    • Manhunt
    • Naughty Neighbor
  • Tate Hallaway
    • Dead Sexy
  • Patti Berg
    • I'm No Angel
  • Katie Macalister
    • Improper English
    • Ain't Myth Behaving
dec 28 2009 ∞
jan 1 2010 +

From Andrew:

  • Harry Potter snuggie
  • Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince movie
  • Stuffed monkey in a santa hat
  • Two-tiered snowman plate set

From Kristen:

  • Coffee mug and tea set
  • Starbucks xmas blend coffee

From Mamaw and Alex:

  • Half Price gift card (already spent on a gaggle of books)
  • Hoodie sweatshirt in cream with a furred hood
  • Puzzle

From Mawmaw and Erica:

  • Doorway of the World ornament (Irish thatched cottage)
dec 27 2009 ∞
dec 27 2009 +

5 POINT TASKS

  • Judge A Book By Its Title – Choose a book because you love the title and read that book.
    • JD Warren- Bedlam, Bath, and Beyond
  • Luck of the Draw -- Place the titles of five books you want to read in a hat and draw one. Read that book.
    • Nose Down, Eyes Up by Merrill Markoe
  • How Romantic - Read a book with a Valentine’s Day-related word in the title: love, kiss, cupid, Valentine, heart, sweetheart, etc. OR Read a romance novel.
    • The Importance of Being Married by Gemma Townley
  • Dream On - Read a book about someone who does something you’ve always dreamed of doing yourself; OR Read a book whose tit...
dec 19 2009 ∞
apr 5 2010 +
  • Finish Constant State of Disaster
  • Finish Romance
  • Finish editing Abigail
  • Begin and finish editing The Temple
  • Write Flipping Spouses
  • Write reincarnation story
  • Write Angel
  • Number 13?
  • Werewolf girl?
dec 13 2009 ∞
dec 13 2009 +
  • Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey N.
  • Jemima J by jane Green
  • The Cinderella Deal By Jenny Crusie
  • Nose Down Eyes Up by Merrill Markoe
  • Shoe Addicts Anonymous by Beth Harbison
  • Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell
  • Dune Road by Jane Green
  • The Gift by Cecelia Ahern
  • Watermelon and Angel by Marian Keyes
  • O Come Ye Back to Ireland by Niall Williams
  • The Thong also Rises and More Sand in My Bra anthologies
  • The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
  • Unveiled by Eileen Rendahl
  • Hamlet by William Shakespeare
  • Love the One You're With by Emily Giffin
  • Cunningham's Book of Shadows
  • Cream Puff Murder by Joanne Fluke
  • Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
  • My Favorite Witch by Lisa Plumley
apr 5 2010 ∞
apr 5 2010 +
  • I'm one of the few and far between girls who is genuinely terrified of concrete commitment
  • I can read a book a day and still function on a human level--i.e. work, bathe, sleep, etc.
  • I spent a month in Ireland, March 2009, and now my heart will never be in the US with me again
  • I love to write, and on the surface I appreciate the fact that I'm fairly sufficient at it, but I have a problem with self fulfilling my prophecy of failure
  • I love to dance, and spent ten years in lessons, but was never really all that great at it
  • I can not sing a note to save my life, yet I belt out the country music in my car
  • I've made some severely bad decisions in my life, and they haunt me. All the time. Especially when I'm attempting to fall...
jan 16 2010 ∞
apr 5 2010 +

To Daddy:

  • Bah Humbug mug
  • Marvel comics book
  • Writer's box with Ernest Hemingway quote

To Cheryl:

  • "And they lived happily ever after..." wall hanging
  • Couple books
  • Potpourri jar
  • Santa Picture

To Rachel and Sheridan:

  • Deathnote blanket (Rachel)
  • Gir shirt (Sheridan)
  • Listography journals (both)
  • Half Price gift cards (both)

To Andrew:

  • freedom hall hoodie
  • Huge beer mug
dec 27 2009 ∞
dec 27 2009 +

10 POINT TASKS

  • Good Reads - Read a book that you first learned about on Goodreads (or, if you've been lucky, one that you've won on GR)
    • Blue Shoe by Anne Lamott
  • Single Letters - Read a book whose title contains a single letter as one of the words
    • I Scream, You Scream by Wendy Lyn Watson
  • Crossing the Pond - Read ONE book that takes place in TWO different countries
    • Special Relationship by Robyn Sisman
  • Weather or Not - Read a book whose title contains the name of a type of winter or spring weather (wind, rain, snow, sun, etc.)
  • Bug Me! - Read a book with a type of insect in the title
dec 19 2009 ∞
apr 5 2010 +
  • Buy a stool for my altar
  • New bookcase for Andrew's house
  • Get the cable I need to hook the old printer to my new computer
  • Finish sanding and painting kitchen tables and chairs, and find a fabric for them
  • Paint rooms at home?
    • Inside room a dark yellow with pumpkin orange accessories
    • Outside room with two walls light green, two dark green
  • Get a new cell phone, mine is utter shite
  • MINI LAPTOP!
  • Tiffany needs her shots
  • Go see the eye doctor, vision's gone blurry. Again.
  • Go to dentist before teeth rot and fall out
  • Get tattoos I want
dec 13 2009 ∞
jun 13 2010 +