Color Me Romantic Quarterly Challenge - 12/14

Color Me Romantic Quarterly Challenge

September 15, 2025 - December 14, 2025

 

Here are 30 popular color names....please complete the following tasks below corresponding to each color - have fun!
I've started with the colors of the rainbow and then added a bunch more....which one is your favorite?
 
Pick a level and begin reading on September 15th!
 
Level 1- Read 5 books
Level 2- Read 10 books
Level 3- Read 20 books
Level 4- Read 30 books
*Bonus can be added to any level
 
 
**There is no minimum page requirement for this challenge.
Any amount of color for the covers is fine
Audiobooks and rereads are allowed.
You can always add levels as you go.
You may update your original post with your progress or repost, it is your choice. But please repost upon completion**

12/30
 
Tasks for the Color Me Romantic Quarterly Challenge-
 
1. Red - Read a book with red on the cover or a book with a passionate or intense character
 
2. Yellow - Read a book with yellow on the cover or a book with a 'sunny' or happy character
 
3. Orange - Read a book with orange on the cover or a book with a character who plays or watches a sport
 
4. Green - Read a book with green on the cover or a book with a jealous or outdoorsy character

The Wilderness Hut - Mary Wibberley (HR #1968 - Apr 1976) (outdoorsy) - Sept 30
 
5. Blue - Read a book with blue on the cover or a book with a character who works in the medical or mental health field or a character dealing with a physical or mental health issue

Duty Devoted - Dominic Pierce (Calamitte Jane Pub - July 2025) (medical) - Oct 30
 
6. Indigo - (third eye chakra)- Read a book with a nerdy/geeky/brainy character or a spiritual romance book
 
7. Violet - (chakra connected to enlightenment)- Read a book with a new-to-you author or a book with an interesting cover

The Lyon Loves Last - Charlie Lane (Dragonblade - Aug 2025) (new author) - Oct 26
 
8. Black - Read a book with black on the cover or a book with a mystery in the story

Duty Unbound - Dominic Pierce (Calamitte Jane Pub - June 2025) (black and mystery) - Oct 29
 
9. White - Read a book with white on the cover or a book with an innocent or virginal character
 
10. Gray - Read a book with gray on the cover or a book with an older character

The Forever Wedding Date - Tif Marcelo (HSE #3104 - Aug 2025) (older) - Sept 27
 
11. Silver - Read a book with silver on the cover or a road trip romance or story with travel (maybe they are driving a car with silver rims?)

Fake Date on the Orient Express - Jessica Gilmore (HR #4959 - Aug 2025) (travel) - Sept 16
 
12. Gold - Read a book with gold on the cover or a book with a wealthy character or a character who wants to become wealthy
 
13. Beige - (calm and simplicity)-Read a shorter story or a book you would want to read while curled up in bed or by the fire
 
14. Purple - Read a book with purple on the cover or a book with a character who is royalty or nobility or deals with someone royal or noble

The Lyon's Dilemma - Jude Knight (Dragonblade - July 2025) (noble - Duke) - Oct 9
 
15. Lavender - (floral symbol of love at first sight)- Read an insta-love story or a book you immediately wanted to read from either the cover, title or description
 
16. Pink - Read a book with pink on the cover or a book with a romantic or loving character
 
17. Brown - Read a book with brown on the cover or a shifter story (maybe a bear shifter?)
 
18. Turquoise - Read a book set on an island or a book with water on the cover
 
19. Mauve - Read a book with clothing on the cover or a book with a fashionable character
 
20. Tan - Read a book set in a rural area or set on a farm or ranch or a book with a character who goes on vacation

Meet Me in the Orchard - Carolyn Brown (Sourcebooks - Aug 2025) (farm) - Oct 22
 
21. Navy Blue - Read a book with a character in the military or a veteran or a book with a boat on the cover
 
22. Royal Blue - Read a book set in Europe or a book with a character who is a 'royal pain' (annoying)
 
23. Coral - (named after the coral at the bottom of the sea)- Read a book that has been lingering at the bottom of your tbr pile or a book with a genre you don't read often
 
24. Sky Blue - Read a book with a sky on the cover or a book with a pilot or airport in the story

He Falls First - Jill Shalvis (Sourcebooks - Aug 2025) (sky) - Oct 18
 
25. Maroon - Read a book with a character who is stranded somewhere or a book that is a stand-alone read.

Storing Secrets - Janice Kay Johnson (HI #2306 - Aug 2025) (stand-alone) - Oct 6
 
26. Peach - Read a book set in the South (in the U.S.) or a book with a sweet character
 
27. Teal - (name comes from a bird)- Read a book with an animal on the cover or in the story

Beckett - Josie Jade (Calamitte Jane Pub - Sept 2025) (in story) - Oct 2
 
28. Olive - (The color of combat and camouflage)- Read a book with a deceptive or sneaky character or a book you want to read on your e-reader to hide the cover
 
29. Bronze - Read a historical book or a book that has won an award

A Lyon's Promise - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Sept 2025) (historical) - Sept 28
 
30. Mint Green - Read a book with lips or a mouth on the cover or a book that you find refreshing
 
 

BONUS

Read a book that contains the name of a color you like, either in the title, series name, or author's name -
 
Feel free to read as many titles as you would like...how many can you find that contain a favorite color?
(i.e. Red, White & Royal Blue, Blue Bloods, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, The Destiny of Violet & Luke, Violet Blaze, The Cruel Prince by Holly Black, Looking for Alaska by John Green)
 

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