Men in Uniform Challenge

2019 Men in Uniform Challenge

January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

Who doesn’t love a man in uniform? They’re hot, resourceful, and they’re always well equipped. And If you like reading books featuring men in uniform, then this is the reading challenge for you!

Reading Challenge Details:

Runs January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019 You can join any time.

The goal is to read as many novels that feature men in uniform as you’d like. It can be a policeman, firefighter, paramedic, doctor, veterinarian, mechanic, military, etc. – as long as the leading man wears some sort of uniform, it counts. See the different levels below and pick the one that works best for you. You can move up a level as often as you’d like but no moving down. Remember, the idea is to challenge yourself.

Books can be any format (print, ebook, audio).

Books can be any genre (romance, m/m romance, fiction, non-fiction, mystery/thriller, etc.).

Novellas that are 100 pages in length (give or take), as well as full-length novels, will count for this reading challenge.

Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.

Levels:

Sergeant: read 1–10 men in uniform novels

Lieutenant: read 11–20 men in uniform novels

Captain: read 21–30 men in uniform novels

Chief: read 31-40 men in uniform novels
General: 41-50 men in uniform novels
Chairman, Joint Chiefs: 51+ men in uniform novels


1. A Ranger for Christmas - Stella Bagwell (HSE #2661 - Dec 2018) (park ranger) - Jan 4

2. The Firefighter's Christmas Reunion - Christy Jeffries (HSE #2662 - Dec 2018) (fire chief) - Jan 9

3. The Marshal's Wyoming Bride - Tatiana March (HHSS #489 - Dec 2018) (US Deputy Marshal) - Dec 11

4. The Little Maverick Matchmaker - Stella Bagwell (HSE #2641 - Sept 2018) (doctor) - Jan 11
5. An Amish Match on Ice Mountain - Kelly Long (Kensington - Nov 2018) (firefighter)  - Jan 13
6. Owen - Melody Anne (Amazon Publishing - Dec 2018) (firefighter) - Jan 28

7. Flare Up - Shannon Stacey (Carina Press - Jan 2019) (firefighter) - Jan 29

8. The Army Doc's Christmas Angel - Annie O'Neil (HMED #997 - Dec 2018) (doctor) - Feb 17

9. New Year's Resolution: Romance - Christie Ridgway, Leslie Kelly, Tanya Michaels (HQN - Jan 2015) - Just a Fling by Tanya Michaels (FBI agent) - Feb 24

10. Love of the Game - Lori Wilde (Avon - May 2016) (baseball) - Feb 25
11. The Spitfire Girls - Soraya Lane (Lake Union Pub - Feb 2019) (RAF) - Feb 26
12. The Billionaire's Christmas Wish - Tina Beckett (HMED #998 - Dec 2018) (doctor) - Mar 3

13. Daniel's True Desire - Grace Burrowes (Sourcebooks Casablanca - Nov 2015) (clergy) - Mar 5
14. An Irish Doctor in Peace and at War - Patrick Taylor (Forge - Oct 2014) (doctor) - Mar 7
15. The House on Main Street - Shirlee McCoy (Zebra - Nov 2013) (sheriff) - Mar 17

16. The Captain Claims His Lady - Annie Burrows (HHS #482 - Aug 2018) (Royal Navy) - Mar 18
17. An Irish Doctor in Love and at Sea - Patrick Taylor (Forge - Oct 2015) (Royal Navy) - Mar 19
18. Island Doctor to Royal Bride? - Scarlet Wilson (HMED #1009 - Feb 2019) (doctor) - Mar 20
19. Frozen Memories - Cassie Miles (HI #1736 - Sept 2017) (FBI) - Mar 26

20. Ice Cold Killer - Cindi Myers (HI #1847 - Apr 2019) (state trooper) - Mar 26

21. Snowbound Suspicion - Cindi Myers (HI #1853 - May 2019) (US Marshal) - Mar 27

22. Love in Catalina Cove - Brenda Jackson (HQN - Nov 2018) (sheriff) - Apr 1

23. The Military Wife - Laura Trentham (St. Martin's - Feb 2019) (SEAL) - Apr 4

24. Small-Town Face-Off - Tyler Anne Snell (HI #1748 - Nov 2017) (sheriff) - Apr 17

25. The Lone Star Lawman - Justine Davis (Tule - Apr 2019) (police chief) - Apr 21

26. Look Alive Twenty-Five - Janet Evanovich (Penguin - Nov 2018) (police) - Apr 29

27. Stealing Taffy - Susan Donovan (St. Martin's - Aug 2012) (DEA) - May 7

28. Ain't She a Peach - Molly Harper (Gallery Books - June 2018) (sheriff) - May 17

29. Peachy Flippin' Keen - Molly Harper (Pocket - Apr 2018) (sheriff) - May 24

30. Guarding the Amish Midwife - Dana R. Lynn (LIS #755 - June 2019) (police officer) - May 30

31. Call to Redemption - Tawny Weber (HQN - Nov 2017) (SEAL) - June 5
32. Hot Texas Sunrise - Delores Fossen (HQN - Mar 2019) (deputy) - June 24
33. Saved by Their One-Night Baby - Louisa George (HMED #1039 - July 2019) (doctor) - July 6
34. Calculated Risk - Janie Crouch (HI #1864 - July 2019) (deputy) - July 6
35. Wind River Protector - Lindsay McKenna (Zebra - Aug 2019) (EMT/pilot) - July 9

36. Security Risk - Janie Crouch (HI #1871 - Aug 2019) (deputy) - July 19

37. Cavanaugh Standoff - Marie Ferrarella (HI #1714 - May 2017) (police detective) - July 23

38. Marriage Made in Rebellion - Sophia James (HH #1268 - Feb 2016) (British army) - July 26
39. Cavanaugh Encounter - Marie Ferrarella (HRS #1956 - Aug 2017) (police detective) - July 30

40. Cavanaugh Vanguard - Marie Ferrarella (HRS #1988 - Apr 2018) (police detective) - Aug 1

41. Cavanaugh's Secret Delivery - Marie Ferrarella (HRS #2000 - July 2018) (police detective) - Aug 4

42. Cavanaugh Cowboy - Marie Ferrarella (HRS #2040 - May 2019) (police detective) - Aug 6

43. Cavanaugh's Missing Person - Marie Ferrarella (HRS #2053 - Aug 2019) (police detective) - Aug 8

44. Tangled Threat - Heather Graham (HI #1875 - Sept 2019) (FBI) - Aug 11

45. Wanted by the Marshal - Ryshia Kennie (HI #1880 - Sept 2019) (US Marshal) - Aug 16

46. Constant Risk - Janie Crouch (HI #1879 - Sept 2019) (deputy) - Sept 1

47. Risk Everything - Janie Crouch (HI #1883 - Oct 2019) (deputy) - Sept 9

48. Lilac Lane - Sherryl Woods (Mira - Oct 2017) (chef) - Sept 11

49. First Responder on Call - Melinda Di Lorenzo (HRS #2054 - Aug 2019) (EMT) - Sept 12

50. The Hunt for Red October - Tom Clancy (Naval Institute Press - Oct 1984) (navy) - Sept 13
51. Finn - JoAnn Ross (Castlelough Publishing - Dec 2016) (pilot) - Sept 19

52. The Cottage on the Corner - Shirlee McCoy (Zebra - Aug 2014) (deputy) - Sept 25
53. Cold Conspiracy - Cindi Myers (HI #1884 - Oct 2019) (Wildlife officer) - Oct 1
54. Wrapped Up in You - Jill Shalvis (HarperCollins - Sept 2019) (sheriff) - Oct 5

55. Seduction on a Snowy Night - Mary Jo Putney, Madeline Hunter, Sabrina Jeffries (Kensington - Sept 2019) - A Perfect Match by Sabrina Jeffries (British army) - Oct 7
56. The Nurse's Christmas Temptation - Ann Mcintosh (HMed #1061 - Oct 2019) (doctor) - Oct 8

57. Reunited by the Badge - Deborah Fletcher Mello (HRS #2062 - Oct 2019) (doctor) - Oct 10

58. Cowboy's Rescue - Marie Ferrarella (HRS #2048 - July 2019) (SAR) - Oct 15

59. Baby's Bodyguard - Lisa Childs (HRS #2052 - Aug 2019) (police detective) - Oct 16

60. Homeplace - JoAnn Ross (Pocket - Mar 1999) (sheriff) - Oct 24
61. Military Grade Mistletoe - Julie Miller (HI #1751 - Dec 2017) (Marine) - Oct 25

62. Sea Glass Island - Sherryl Woods (Mira - June 2013) (doctor) - Nov 2
63. Murdered in Conard County - Rachel Lee (HI #1878 - Sept 2019) (forest ranger) - Nov 4

64. Saving the Sister - Cindi Myers (Cindi Myers - June 2019) (deputy) - Dec 1

65. Deadly Devotion - Cindi Myers (Cindi Myers - June 2019) (sheriff) - Dec 2

66. Final Secrets - Cindi Myers (Cindi Myers - June 2019) (deputy) - Dec 3

67. Redeeming Her Brooding Surgeon - Sue MacKay (HMED #1040 -July 2019) (doctor) - Dec 7

68. Highland Doc's Christmas Rescue - Susan Carlisle (HMED #1063 - Nov 2019) (doctor) - Dec 9

69. Deadly Texas Reunion - Beth Cornelison (HRS #2060 - Oct 2019) (FBI) - Dec 12

70. Reunited in the Snow - Amalie Berlin (HMED #1060 - Oct 2019) (doctor) - Dec 12
71. A Christmas Kiss with Her Ex-Army Doc - Tina Beckett (HMED #1065 - Nov 2019) (doctor) - Dec 14
72. A Mistletoe Kiss for the Single Dad - Traci Douglass (HMED #1062 - Oct 2019) (doctor) - Dec 29