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Short term challenges
Just in case
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Challenges 3
Challenges 2
Challenges 1
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📌✔ Long-term projects(4.43?) Faithful by Amanda Bible Williams. Ann Voskamp, Ginny Owens, Kelly Minter, Kelly Needham, Lisa Harper, Raechel Myers, Ruth Chou Simons, Sally Lloyd-Jones, Sarah MacIntosh, Savannah Locke, Trillia J. Newbell & Amy Grant (Introduction) ?* ?/?/? (208) set mostly in today's Israel & neighboring Middle East region; Nashville, Tennessee
(0.00?) Krea.tief beten: Inspirationen für Herzensbegegnungen mit Gott (Pray Deeper Creatively: Inspirations for Meetings of the Heart With God) by Nelli Bangert & Mira Weiss ?* ?/?/24 (256)
Giant Print Reference Bible-KJV-Classic by Anonymous 5* ?/?/? (1,526) (view spoiler)
✔📌 Reading (more or less)
(4.36?) Agent out of Time by Guy S. Stanton III ?* ?/?/25 (214) The Agents for Good #3 - Idaho mountains; NYC; Deshavi Songwillow Longtree, Trent Rogerson, Caleb Longtree
(3.33?) Agentenspiel=All Men Are Lonely Now by Francis Clifford ?* ?/?/25 (204) London; weekend cottage in Connemara & Dublin, Ireland - David Lancaster, Catherine Tierney
Homecoming Homicide by Virginia Vaughan book 7 in Pursued ?* ?/?/25 (203) Merritt Lake, Mississippi; Kim Clarkson, Mike Clarkson
(4.22?) Im Schatten des Allmächtigen=Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot by Elisabeth Elliot ?* ?/?/25 (288?) Ecuador; Chicago; Portland; farm in eastern Washington;
(2.78?) Niewidzialne miasto=The Invisible City by Emili Rosales ?* ?/?/25 (258) Spain
(4.25?) Nightwork by Nora Roberts ?* ?/?/25 (466?) Chicago; Harrison Silas 'Harry' Booth
(3.78?) No Accident by Dan Webb ?* ?/?/25 (337) L.A.; Alex Fogarty
(4.34?) The Overlander's Daughter by Amy Isaman ?* ?/?/25 (368) The Overlander's #1 - 1847/2017; Portland; Independence, Missouri; Indiana; Sarah, Agnes, Harper
(4.07?) The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams ?* ?/?/25 (430) 2017/2019 London; Mukesh Patel, Aleisha
(0,00?) The Retirement Quilt by Ronald Lee Gaudreau ?* ?/?/25 (257) Morton, NSW, Australia; Geoffrey Hamilton
(3.96?) See Bride Run! by Charlotte Hughes ?* ?/?/25 (211) Pinckney & Atlanta, Georgia; Katherine Anne 'Annie' Hartford, Samuel Aaron 'Sam' Ballard
(4.58?) Selber machen statt kaufen - Garten und Balkon: 111 Projekte und Ideen für den naturnahen Biogarten (DIY Instead of Buying - Garden and Balcony: 111 Projects and Ideas for a Nature-Orientated Biological Garden) by smarticular Verlag (editor) ?* ?/?/26 (192)
(4.43?) Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith by Ann Spangler & Lois Tverberg & Elisa Stanford (study guide) ?* ?/?/25 (304)
(4.08?) Still: Die Bedeutung von Introvertierten in einer lauten Welt=Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain ?* ?/?/25 (465)
(4.04?) The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin ?* ?/?/25 (273) Alice Island, ?; A.J. 'Ajay' Fikry, Alice ?
(4.54?) A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading and Life by George Saunders ?* ?/?/25 (561+) NYC;
(3.99?) Under a Raging Moon by Frank Zafiro ?* ?/?/25 (232) River City #1 - River City, Washington (modeled after Spokane); Thomas 'Tommy' 'Tom' Chisolm, Katie MacLeod; Stefan 'Stef' Kopriva; Karl Winter, (Sgt. Miyamoto Shen)
(3.70?) Under Currents by Elaine Meece ?* ?/?/25 (365) Faith, Missouri; Caleb McGregor, Julie Ross
(3.81?) A Wrong Way Home by Alice Orr ?* ?/?/25 (274) Riverton Road #1 - Riverton, New York; Matthew 'Matt' Kalli, Kara Cartwright
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November 2025December 2025
(4.29?) Almost Christmas by Brooke St. James ?* 12/?/25 (197) Virginia; northern Kentucky; near Charleston, West Virginia; Ohio; Mae Abbott, Jesse Ward
(4.11) Christmas From The Heart - Boxed Set: My True Love Gave To Me - Forever Christmas - Home for the Holidays by Christine Lynxwiler ?* 11/?/25 (350)
Christmas Carol book 2 in Christmas Kisses by Michele Gorman ?* 11/?/25 (122) Scotland; Carol ?
The Twelve Days to Christmas book 3 in Christmas Kisses by Michele Gorman ?* 11/?/25 (122) Single in the City #3 - Hong Kong; Hannah ?, Sam ?
((3.62?) Christmas Kisses by Michele Gorman ?* 11/?/25 (374))
Last Chance by V.B. Tenery book 2 in Sleigh Bells and Suspense: Inspiration Christmas Stories ?* 11/?/25 (103) Matt Foley/Sara Bradford #4.5? - Afghanistan; Crawford Chase?
((4.63?) Sleigh Bells and Suspense: Inspiration Christmas Stories by Lillian Duncan, V.B. Tenery, Mary Vee & Susette Williams ?* 11/?/25 (539))
(4.04?) Christmas at Harrington's by Melody Carlson ?* 11/?/25 (177) ?; Lena Markham (aka Mrs. Santa)
The Yuletide Angel by Sandra Ardoin ?* 11/?/25 (110) 1890s; Meadowmead; Hugh Barnes, Violet Madison
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On the Wings of a Whisper by Lynette Bonner ?* ?.-?.?. (501) Songs of Spice Isle #1-6 - Zanzibar, Africa; - On the Wings of a Whisper
- Lay Down Your Heart
- Made Perfect in Weakness
- A Walk Through the Waters
- The Trail of Chains
- The Joy of the Morning
Shady by Mary Hiker ?* ?.?. (ganz? - 95?) Shady Springs Dog Mysteries #1 - Shady Springs,
- Family
- Dog House
📌✔ Long-term projects(4.43?) Faithful by Amanda Bible Williams. Ann Voskamp, Ginny Owens, Kelly Minter, Kelly Needham, Lisa Harper, Raechel Myers, Ruth Chou Simons, Sally Lloyd-Jones, Sarah MacIntosh, Savannah Locke, Trillia J. Newbell & Amy Grant (Introduction) ?* ?/?/? (208) set mostly in today's Israel & neighboring Middle East region; Nashville, Tennessee
(0.00?) Krea.tief beten: Inspirationen für Herzensbegegnungen mit Gott (Pray Deeper Creatively: Inspirations for Meetings of the Heart With God) by Nelli Bangert & Mira Weiss ?* ?/?/24 (256)
(0.00?) Time with The Timeless One by Lisa Buffaloe ?* ?/?/? (202)
Giant Print Reference Bible-KJV-Classic by Anonymous 5* ?/?/? (1,526) (view spoiler)
Started Waiting to Happen
(4.36?) Agent out of Time by Guy S. Stanton III ?* ?/?/25 (214) The Agents for Good #3 - Idaho mountains; NYC; Deshavi Songwillow Longtree, Trent Rogerson, Caleb Longtree
(3.33?) Agentenspiel=All Men Are Lonely Now by Francis Clifford ?* ?/?/25 (204) London; weekend cottage in Connemara & Dublin, Ireland - David Lancaster, Catherine Tierney
(4.00?) Bless Like Jesus: Stop Trying to Convert and Simply Show People They Matter by Joe Caples & Sarah Caples ?* ?/?/? (156)
(3.91?) The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams ?* ?/?/? (280) Bromance Book Club #1 - Nashville, Tennessee; Gavin Scott
(0.00?) Brot backen kann jeder BROT BACKEN IM TOPF: Das Brotbackbuch für Brot mit Sauerteig, Hefe, Brot backen ohne Kneten & mehr – perfektes Brot backen für Anfänger ... - die besten Rezepte) by Aléna Ènn ?* ?/?/? (246) ? #13
(4.17?) Chef Sugarlips by Tawna Fenske ?* ?/?/? (218) Ponderosa Resort Romantic Comedies #2 - Ponderosa Resort, central Oregon; Amber King, Sean Bracelyn
(3.40?) The Chicken Sisters by K.J. Dell'Antonia ?* ?/?/? (369) Merinac, Kansas; NYC; Amanda Moore Pogociello, Mae Moore
(4.33?) Deceived by Irene Hannon ?* ?/?/? (418) Private Justice #3 - St. Louis, Missouri; Hilton, New York; Kate Marshall, Connor Sullivan
(3.89?) edition The Disappearing Spoon...and other true tales from the Periodic Table by Sam Kean ?* ?/?/? (401)
(4.20?) Double Cross book 2 in The FBI: Houston Collection: Firewall / Double Cross / Deadlock by DiAnn Mills ?* ?/?/? (421) FBI: Houston #2 - Houston; Laurel Evertson, Daniel Hilton
(4.44?) Fearless: 24 Abenteuer an Gottes Seite - Wahre Glaubensgeschichten (subtitle: 24 Adventures With God - True Faith Stories) by Anja Schäfer ?* ?/?/? (169) Weltveränderer (World Changer) #1
(4.05?) Das Geheimnis der Eulerschen Formel=The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa 5*? ?/?/? (256) 1992; Hiroshima
(4.31?) The Gilboa Iris by Zahava D. Englard ?* ?/?/? (467) 1983-2002; Israel; Germany; Lebanon; Dara Harow, Aharon ‘Roni’ Ben-Ari
(3.71?) Golden Gate=The Golden Gate by Alistair MacLean ?* ?/?/? (312) - San Francisco;
(4.11?) The Good Nearby by Nancy Moser ?* ?/?/? (281) - Gigi ?, Margery Lamborn, Angie Schuster, Talia Soza, Gennifer Mancowitz
(4.04?) Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith ?* ?/?/? (386) Arkady Renko #1 - Moscow; NYC; Arkady Renko
(4.28?) Grüne Tomaten=Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg ?* ?/?/? (430?) Whistle Stop, AL #1 - Davenport, Iowa (1929); various places in Alabama (1929-1987?); Ruth, Mrs. Ninny Threadgoode, Evelyn Couch, Idgie
(3.90?) Das Haus der Geschichten (The House of Stories/Histories) by Thomas Franke ?* ?/?/? (288) Berlin; Marvin Heider
Homecoming Homicide by Virginia Vaughan book 7 in Pursued ?* ?/?/25 (203) Merritt Lake, Mississippi; Kim Clarkson, Mike Clarkson
BibOF ??? (4.21?) Ich, der Roboter=I, Robot by Isaac Asimov ?* ?/?/? (304?) Robot #0.1, Robot, chronological order #0.1, Greater Foundation Universe #1 - ?; Susan Calvin, Mike Donovan
(4.22?) Im Schatten des Allmächtigen=Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot by Elisabeth Elliot ?* ?/?/25 (288?) Ecuador; Chicago; Portland; farm in eastern Washington;
(4.33?) Knowing God by J.I. Packer ?* ?/?/? (356)
(3.61?) Kopia doskonała (Perfect Replica) by Małgorzata Rogala ?* ?/?/? (352) Celina Stefańska #1 - France: Lyon, ; Warszawa; Celina Stefańska
(4.49?) The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros ?* ?/?/? (434) Telluride, Colorado; undisclosed locations (most likely) in the Middle East; Beckett 'Chaos' Gentry, Ella MacKenzie, Margaret 'Maisie' & Colton 'Colt' MacKenzie, Ryan 'Ry' 'Mac' MacKenzie
(4.29?) Lobpreisstrasse=Praise Avenue by Don Gossett ?* ?/?/? (160) several locations in the US; Mauritius;
(3.73?) A Love That Never Tires by Allyson Jeleyne ?* ?/?/? (379) Linley & Patrick #1 - Morocco (1913); London (?); Linley Talbot-Martin, Patrick Wolford, Marquess of Kyre
(3.93?) Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear ?* ?/?/? (321) Maisie Dobbs #1 - 1929; (1910-1917?); London & Kent, England; France (WWII); Maisie Dobbs
(4.08?) Der Morgen davor und das Leben danach=Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano ?* ?/?/? (417) Newark, New Jersey; Edward ‘Eddie’ Adler
(2.78?) Niewidzialne miasto=The Invisible City by Emili Rosales ?* ?/?/25 (258) Spain
(4.25?) Nightwork by Nora Roberts ?* ?/?/25 (466?) Chicago; Harrison Silas 'Harry' Booth
(3.78?) No Accident by Dan Webb ?* ?/?/25 (337) L.A.; Alex Fogarty
Organizing from the Heart: Change Your Mindset, Conquer Your Challenges by Stephanie Baker, Beth Beutler & Karina Whisnant ?* ?/?/? (130)
(4.34?) The Overlander's Daughter by Amy Isaman ?* ?/?/25 (368) The Overlander's #1 - 1847/2017; Portland; Independence, Missouri; Indiana; Sarah, Agnes, Harper
(4.61?) Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer by Tyler Staton & Tim Mackie (Foreword) ?* ?/?/? (262) NYC; Portland
(3.79?) The Ranger by Ace Atkins ?* ?/?/? (346) Quinn Colson #1 - Jericho, (northeastern) Mississippi
(4.07?) The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams ?* ?/?/25 (430) 2017/2019 London; Mukesh Patel, Aleisha
(0,00?) The Retirement Quilt by Ronald Lee Gaudreau ?* ?/?/25 (257) Morton, NSW, Australia; Geoffrey Hamilton
(3.94?) SEAL of Honor by Tonya Burrows ?* ?/?/? (301) HORNET #1 - Bogotá, Colombia; Dominical, Costa Rica; D.C.; Gabriel ‘Gabe’ Bristow, Audrey Van Amee
(3.96?) See Bride Run! by Charlotte Hughes ?* ?/?/25 (211) Pinckney & Atlanta, Georgia; Katherine Anne 'Annie' Hartford, Samuel Aaron 'Sam' Ballard
(3.96?) Seven Days From Sunday book 1 in The MP-5 CIA Thriller Series Boxed Set by M.H. Sargent ?* ?/?/? (323) MP-5 CIA #1 - Baghdad
(3.86?) Sind Sie hochsensibel?: Wie Sie Ihre Empfindsamkeit erkennen, verstehen und nutzen=The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You by Elaine N. Aron ?* ?/?/? (290?)
(3.93?) Sister Belles by Annie Jones ?* ?/?/? (373) Belles Will Be Belles #1 - New Bethany, Tennessee; (somewhere in Maine); Naomi Beauchamp, Rose Holcomb, Gayle Shorter Barrett, Mary Lucille 'Lucy' Jewell
(4.43?) Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith by Ann Spangler & Lois Tverberg & Elisa Stanford (study guide) ?* ?/?/25 (304)
(3.99?) The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 5*? ?/?/? (428) Wolverine River, Alaska; Jack, Mabel, Faina
(4.08?) Still: Die Bedeutung von Introvertierten in einer lauten Welt=Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain ?* ?/?/25 (465)
(4.04?) The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin ?* ?/?/25 (273) Alice Island, ?; A.J. 'Ajay' Fikry, Alice ?
(3.62?) The Storm and the Splendor book 1 in Love and Adventure Collection - Part 1 by Jennifer Blake ?* ?/?/? (408) Love and Adventure Collection #1 - at sea; London; Louisiana; Havana (port); Canary Islands (port area); Julia Dupré Thorpe aka Jullanar, Rudyard Thorpe
(4.54?) A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading and Life by George Saunders ?* ?/?/25 (561+) NYC;
(3.83?) The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry ?* ?/?/? (514) Cotton Malone (chronological) #2, Cotton Malone #1 - France; Denmark;
(4.25?) To Hide from Death by Theresa Moretimer ?* ?/?/? (229) To Hide from Death #1 -
(3.99?) Under a Raging Moon by Frank Zafiro ?* ?/?/25 (232) River City #1 - River City, Washington (modeled after Spokane); Thomas 'Tommy' 'Tom' Chisolm, Katie MacLeod; Stefan 'Stef' Kopriva; Karl Winter, (Sgt. Miyamoto Shen)
(3.70?) Under Currents by Elaine Meece ?* ?/?/25 (365) Faith, Missouri; Caleb McGregor, Julie Ross
(4.45?) Vow of Justice by Lynette Eason ?* ?/?/? (323) Blue Justice #4 - Columbia, Charlestown area & Hilton Head Island, South Carolina; Lincoln ‘Linc’ St. John aka Rick, Allison ‘Allie’ Radcliffe aka Nina
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September 2025(4.44) Swamp Team 3 by Jana Deleon 5* 9/1/25 (272) Miss Fortune Mysteries #4; Sinful (& New Orleans), Louisiana; (DC; Iraq); Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert, Carter LeBlanc, Ally (Lemarque)
Ich muss brechen, sagte die Welle: Über 350 Dad Jokes, die nur Väter witzig finden* by Karl Lauer 4* 9/4/25 (128) *the title is a word play joke meaning literally 'I must break, said the wave' (view spoiler)
(4.11) That Old Flame of Mine by J.J. Cook 4* 9/5/25 (306) Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Mystery #1 - Sweet Pepper, Tennessee; Chicago; Stella Griffin, John Trump, Eric Gamlyn
(4.02) The Yosemite book 1 in The Neverending Treasures of Yosemite by John Muir 2* 9/5/25 (215) 1868-1903; California (Lamon: Virginia; Illinois; Texas)
(4.26) Jake book 3 in The Complete Sinner Saints Box Set by Adrienne Bell 4.5* 9/7/25 (208) Sinner Saints #3 - various locations in California; (Ann Arbor, Michigan; Afghanistan); Jake ('Bruiser') Thorne, Verity Green
(4.47) Gator Bait by Jana Deleon 5* 9/8/25 (252) Miss Fortune Mystery #5 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; (Washington, DC; Florida; Cuba; Morocco; Middle East - most likely Iraq (according to previous book)); Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert aka Crazy Annie
DNF Prowadź swój pług przez kości umarłych=Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead & Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk 9/8/25 (after about 29 pages each)
(4.50-9/13) Whacked by Adrienne Giordano 3* 9/8/25 (241) Lucie Rizzo Mystery #5 (should be #4) - Franklin & Chicago, Illinois; (NYC; LA); Lucia ‘Lucie’ ‘Luce’ Rizzo, Tim O’Brien
(4.47-9/13) Soldiers of Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 9/10/25 (252) Miss Fortune Mystery #6 - Sinful (aka Crazytown & New Orleans), Louisiana; (Washington, DC; Colorado; Iraq; Turkey; late 1960s Vietnam); Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow aka Mary, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert aka Tina (aka Junior aka Madame of the Bayou aka She-Hulk)
(4.15) Cupcake Overload by Bethany Lopez 4* 9/11/25 (188) Delilah Horton #2 - Greenswood & Gordonswood, somewhere in the (continental) US; (Hawaii; Florida); Delilah 'Lila' 'Red' 'Lils' Horton
(4.51) Hurricane Force by Jana Deleon 5* 9/13/25 (240) Miss Fortune Mystery #7 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; (Washington, DC; California; Iraq; late 1960s Vietnam); Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.10) Playing with Fire by J.J. Cook 4* 9/14/25 (306) Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Mystery #2 - Sweet Pepper, Tennessee; Chicago; Stella Ann Griffin, Eric Gamlyn, Douglas 'Doug' Connelly
(3.94) State of the Art Heist by Maisie Dean book 2 in Sassy Sleuths Detective Mysteries: 13 Cozy Mystery Novels 3* 9/15/25 (176) Kacey Chance Mysteries/Booker Brothers Detective Agency #1; L.A.; Kacey Chance, Lucky Booker
(4.50) Fortune Hunter by Jana Deleon 4* 9/17/25 (248) Miss Fortune Mystery #8 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; (Washington, DC; Iraq; late 1960s Vietnam); Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.48) Later Gator by Jana Deleon 4* 9/22/25 (236) Miss Fortune Mystery #9 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; (Washington, DC; Iraq; late 1960s Vietnam); Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.27) You Matter to God: Discovering Your True Value and Identity in God's Eyes by Derek Prince & Kirbyjon Caldwell (Foreword) 4* 9/24/25 (152)
(4.05) Northern Lights by Nora Roberts 4* 9/28/25 (673) Lunacy, Alaska; Baltimore, Maryland; Nate Burke, Meg Galloway
(4.49) Hook, Line and Blinker by Jana Deleon 4* 9/28/25 (260) Miss Fortune Mystery #10 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; (Washington, DC; Iraq; late 1960s Vietnam); Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.34) Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 9/30/25 (312) In Death #7 - 2058; NYC; (Texas); Eve Dallas, Roarke
October 2025
(4.37) Last Minute book 2 in The Janet Black Mystery Series Books 1-3: Janet Black Mystery Series by Libby Kirsch 4* 10/1/25 (258) Janet Black Mystery #2 - Knoxville, Tennessee; Janet Black
(3.84) My People, the Amish: The True Story of an Amish Father and Son by Joe Keim 3* 10/2/25 (219) various locations in Ohio & Pennsylvania; (North Carolina); Joe & Esther Keim
(4.29) Death of a Double Dipper book 11 in Sassy Sleuths Detective Mysteries: 13 Cozy Mystery Novels by Angela Pepper 4* 10/3/25 (400) Stormy Day Mystery #5 - Misty Falls, Oregon; Stormy ('Whirlwind') Day, Jessica Kelly
Midnight in Death book 2 in Three in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 10/4/25 (122) In Death #7.5 - 2058; NYC; (Pennsylvania; off-planet); Eve Dallas, Roarke
(4.05) Provoked by Angela Ford 3* 10/8/25 (240) NYC; Zakopane; Basia Lis, Riley Briggs, Darek Bernard
✔📌 Currently Reading
(4.17?) Beyond All Dreams by Elizabeth Camden ?* 10/?/25 (368) 1897; Washington, D.C.; (Alexandria, Virginia; Maryland; Maine); Anna O'Brien, Luke Callahan
(3.78?) Breathless by Louise Marley ?* ?/?/25 (397) 1695 & contemporary times; Port Rell & Rell Bay, UK; Lainey Jennings, Zachary 'Zac' Nelson
(4.59?) Change of Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 9/?/25 (272) Miss Fortune Mystery #11 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; (Washington, DC; Iraq; late 1960s Vietnam); Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.25?) Collateral Damage by Lynette Eason ?* ?/?/25 (319) Danger Never Sleeps #1 - Greenville, South Carolina; Afghanistan; Brooke Adams, Asher 'Ash' James
Add ACE Frauen in der Welt - Frauen in der Mission: Geschichte und Gegenwart des Deutschen Frauen-Missions-Gebetsbundes (Women in the World - Women in Ministry: History and Present of the German Women-Missions-Prayer League) by Ursula Pasut ?* ?/?/25 (80) Germany; Indonesia;
(4.01?) Mirror Ball: Living Boldly and Shining Brightly for the Glory of God by Matt Redman 5* ?/?/25 (180)
(4.23?) No One to Trust by Lynette Eason 4*? 10/?/25 (338) Hidden Identity #1 - Charleston, South Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina; (New York City; Afghanistan); Summer Abernathy, Kyle Abernathy (actually David Hackett)
(3.76?) White Gold by Rachel Amphlett ?* ?/?/25 (464) Dan Taylor #1 - Oxford; Brisbane; Berlin; Paris; (2009: Irak); Dan Taylor, Peter Edgewater *restarted reading 7/19/25)
Planned:
(4.37?) Conspiracy In Death by J.D. Robb ?* ?/?/25 (312) In Death #8 - 2059; NYC; (Texas); Eve Dallas, Roarke
(4.33?) Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb ?* ?/?/25 (359) In Death #9 - 2059; NYC; (Texas); Eve Dallas, Roarke
(4.51?) Reel of Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 9/?/25 (302) Miss Fortune Mystery #12 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; (Washington, DC; Iraq; late 1960s Vietnam); Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
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July 2025(3.84) The Watchers by Mark Andrew Olsen 4* 7/3/25 (416) Covert Missions #1 - Pacific Palisades, Beverly Hills, Malibu & Reseda, California; NYC; St. Louis, Missouri; Marion, Indiana; Atlanta; Langley, Virginia; (Billings, Montana; Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Alabama (mid-1960s); air space over Texas; rain forest, Lagos, Sungbo’s Erebo=Ijebu Ode?, Port Harcourt & coastal air space, Nigeria; Jerusalem*; air space over the Mediterranean; St. Petersburg; London; Amsterdam & Scheveningen, The Netherlands; (Caracas); air space above the Atlantic; Heaven; ‘Iya Agba’ Abigail ‘Abby’ Sherman (as herself and in the body of NT-Anna (from the Gospels)) aka Isabelle Rawlins aka Mrs. (Paul) Skinner aka Suleima Eggleston aka Beachdreamer (@mycorner.com); Dylan Hatfield aka Dr. Frederick Eggleston aka Reverend Paul Skinner aka Marcus Bryce aka Lloyd Sanders aka River aka Delta Force (previously also Jonathan Peruggia, and Joseph Stevens)
*current time; at the time of Jesus’ presentation at the Temple
(4.63-7/8) Fireworks, Forensics and Felonies by Colleen Mooney 4* 7/4/25 (237) The New Orleans Go Cup Chronicles #7 - NOLA, Eden Isles & Kenner; Brandy Alexander, (Geoffrey) ‘Jiff’ Heinkel aka Mr. Wonderful
(4.35) Uncharted book 2 in Treasure Hunter Security Box Set: Books 1-3 by Anna Hackett 4* 7/5/25 (194) Treasure Hunter Security #2 - Cambodian jungle; Callum 'Cal' Ward, Dani Navarro
(4.16-7/8) Prophet by R.J. Larson 5* 7/6/25 (354) Books of the Infinite #1 - Istgard; Tracelands; Siphra; Parne (fictional countries); Ela Roeh, Tzana Roeh, Kien Lantec, Tsir Aun, Pet aka Scythe (destroyer - a horse-like monster)
(4.39) Knocked Off by Adrienne Giordano 4* 7/8/25 (252) Lucie Rizzo Mystery #2 - Chicago & Franklin, Illinois; Bruce Correctional Facility, just over the Wisconsin border; Michigan; Lucia ‘Lucie’ ‘Luce’ Rizzo, Tim O’Brien, Frank ‘Frankie’ Falcone aka Mr. Perfect
(4.41) Alien Ambush by Nikki Haverstock 4* 7/10/25 (196) Captain Liz Laika Mysteries #2 - Research Planet Epsilon Violet & surrounding space; Captain Elizabeth ’Liz’ ‘Cap’ Laika, Navigator Raphael ‘Raph’ Johnson, Chloe, James Markswell
DNF Tainted Ladies: Female Outlaws, Renegade Women and Soiled Doves of the Wild West by Vickie Britton 7/10/25 (after 20 pages)
Limbo by Adrienne Giordano 4* 7/10/25 (63) Lucie Rizzo Mystery #3 (should be #2.5) - Evanston, Illinois; Lucia ‘Lucie’ ‘Luce’ Rizzo, Tim O’Brien
DNF You Are There Bible Adventures with David and Goliath by Paul J. Loth & Rick Incrocci DNF 7/11/25 (after less than 10 pages)
(4.06-7/19) Flip-Flops and Murder by H.Y. Hanna 3* 7/14/25 (221) Barefoot Sleuth Mysteries #1 - Florida; London; (past recollections: France, Spain); Elinor ‘Ellie’ Bishop
DNF Jane Austen: Ein Leben=Obstinate heart: Jane Austen, a biography by Valerie Grosvenor Myer DNF 7/16/25 (after 50 pages)
(4.45) Boosted by Adrienne Giordano 3.5* 7/16/25 (249) Lucie Rizzo Mystery #4 (should be #3) - Franklin & Chicago, Illinois; Lucia ‘Lucie’ ‘Luce’ Rizzo, Tim 'O'Hottie' O’Brien
(4.42) An Invisible Client by Victor Methos 4* 7/17/25 (256) Utah; (California; Kansas; Arizona; Las Vegas); Noah Byron, Olivia Polley, Joel Whiting, Rebecca Whiting
(4.43-7/19) Union with Christ: The Way to Know and Enjoy God by Rankin Wilbourne 5* 7/18/25 (229 - 2nd half continued 3/20/25 - started on page 114)
(4.40) Unexplored book 3 in Treasure Hunter Security Box Set: Books 1-3 by Anna Hackett 3.5* 7/18/25 (199) Treasure Hunter Security #3 - Peruvian Andes; Denver; Washington D.C.; (past or other team members' locations: Cambodian jungle; Gobi Desert; Petra, Jordan); Logan O'Connor, Sydney 'Sid' Granger
DNF The Ridiculously Divine Comedy: A Sample of True Tall Tales by Torry Martin & Doug Peterson DNF 7/18/25 (read less than 5 pages)
(3.94) Pint of No Return by Dana Mentink 4* 7/22/25 (290) Shake Shop Mysteries #1 - Upper Sprocket, Oregon; (Miami); Trinidad Jones
(3.70-7/30) Elementary: The Periodic Table Explained by James M. Russell 3.5* 7/27/25 (193)
DNF The Housewife Assassin's Handbook (old cover edition) by Josie Brown DNF 7/27/25 (after 20 pages)
(4.22-7/30) Living Lies by Natalie Walters 3.5* 7/28/25 (320) Harbored Secrets #1 - Walton & Savannah, Georgia; (Afghanistan; the French Riviera); Lane Kent, Charlie Lynch; Noah Kent, Miguel Roa
DNF Son, Give Me Back My Trousers (old cover edition) by John Martin DNF 7/28/25 (after 10 pages)
DNF Anything for a Mystery by Cynthia Hickey DNF 7/30/25 (after 57 pages)
(4.36) Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 7/30/25 (465) In Death #6 - 2058; NYC; Dublin & Wexford, Ireland; Eva Dallas, Roarke
DNF Murder on the Hill by Kennedy Chase DNF 7/31/25 (after 35 pages)
August 2025
(4.13-8/7) Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 8/3/25 (401) In Death #1 - 2058; NYC; New Washington; Virginia; (New Jersey; Mexico; Paris; off planet); Eva Dallas, Roarke
(4.2-8/7) Louisiana Longshot book 1 in Miss Fortune Series Boxset 1 by Jana Deleon 5* 8/5/25 (282) Miss Fortune Mysteries #1 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; (Washington D.C.; Middle East aka Huge Sandbox; Congo; 1961, Vietnam); Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert, Carter LeBlanc
(4.17) The Ghost Who Wasn't by Bobbi Holmes 4* 8/6/25 (519) Haunting Danielle #3 - Frederickport, Oregon; Palm Springs, California; Danielle 'Dani' Boatman, Walter 'Walt' 'Marvin' Marlow, Lily Miller, Sadie
(4.27) Glory in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 8/8/25 (322) In Death #2 - 2058; NYC; (Texas; (New Jersey; Connecticut; Arizona, California; Pennsylvania; Michigan; Maine; Mexico; Rome; Maldives; Australia; off planet)); Eva Dallas, Roarke
(2.88) »Nach dem Pfefferspray war das Steak ungenießbar!«: Die lustigsten Produktbewertungen aus dem Internet ("After Using Pepper Spray the Steak was Unswallowable!": The Most Hilarious Product Reviews From the Net) by Jörg Breithut 2* 8/8/25 (224)
(4.71) Heated by Kathleen Brooks 3* 8/9/25 (298) Shadows Landing: The Townsends #4 - Shadows Landing & Charleston, South Carolina; NYC; (New Jersey; Delaware; Maryland; Washington D.C.; Virginia; Nevada; California; Paris); Wilder Elliott 'Wild' Townsend, Bexley 'Bex' Moretti aka Tiffany Anderson
(4.20) Escape From Danger by Courtney McFarlin 2* 8/10/25 (168) Escape From Reality #1 - Deadwood, South Dakota; (Arizona; Colorado); Shay Reynolds, Jared Hayes, Abby Cooper, Garrett Locke
(4.28) Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 8/12/25 (322) In Death #3 - 2058; NYC; (Texas; (Chicago; California; Hawaii; off planet)); Eva Dallas, Roarke
(3.97) Crime Chowder by Hillary Avis 2* 8/14/25 (232) Death Du Jour #1 - Newbridge, Connecticut; (Louisiana); Bethany ('Bethy') Bradstreet
(4.13) The Ghost Who Wanted Revenge by Bobbi Holmes 4* 8/16/25 (266) Haunting Danielle #4 - Frederickport, Portland & Salem, Oregon; (Phoenix); Danielle ‘Dani’ Boatman, Walter Marlow, Lily Miller, Ian Bartley, Sadie
(3.92-8/20) Always Room for Cupcakes by Bethany Lopez 3* 8/17/25 (177) Delilah Horton #1 - Greenswood, ?; Delilah Horton
Mexican Sunsets book 2 in Resort Romance 4-book Boxed Set by Elle Rush 4* 8/18/25 (45) Resort Romance #2 - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Dena Thompson, Curtis Schuster
Dominican Stars book 3 in Resort Romance 4-book Boxed Set by Elle Rush 3.5* 8/19/25 (56) Resort Romance #3 - Dominican Republic; Julie Beresford, Dennis Wilson
(4.40) Lethal Bayou Beauty book 2 in Miss Fortune Series Boxset 1 by Jana Deleon 5* 8/21/25 (276) Miss Fortune Mysteries #2 - Sinful, Mudbug & New Orleans, Louisiana; (LA; DC; Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts; Mississippi; Indiana; Iraq; Cancun); Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert, Carter LeBlanc
Mayan Midnights book 4 in Resort Romance 4-book Boxed Set by Elle Rush 3.5* 8/21/25 (70) Resort Romance #4 - Playa del Carmen, Mexico; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Tim Griffin, Angie Adams
(4.50) Resort Romance 4-book Boxed Set by Elle Rush 4* 8/21/25 (221 - 171 pages read this month) Resort Romance #1-4 - Cuba; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Dominican Republic; Playa del Carmen, Mexico; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Lisa Kleyson, Dr. Hank Anderson; Dena Thompson, Curtis Schuster; Julie Beresford, Dennis Wilson; Tim Griffin, Angie Adams
(4.05) Pride, Prejudice, & Permutations: A Collection of Pride & Prejudice Variations by Tiffany Thomas 3* 8/22/25 (407) Netherfield Park, Meryton, Pemberley/Derbyshire, Longbourn, London, Hunsford, (Lambton, Rosings Park/Kent, Eaton, Matlock, Ramsgate, Brighton; Scottland; France; New World); Elizabeth Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy, Caroline Bingley, George Wickham, Mary Bennet, Catherine ‘Kitty’ Bennet, Richard Fitzwilliam, Jane Bennet, Charles Bingley, Fanny Bennet, Lydia Bennet, William Collins
(3.84) My Grammar and I (Or Should That Be 'Me'?): Old-School Ways to Sharpen Your English by Caroline Taggart & J.A. Wines 3* 8/22/25 (193)
(4.41) Swamp Sniper book 3 in Miss Fortune Series Boxset 1 by Jana Deleon 5* 8/24/25 (300) Miss Fortune Mysteries #3 - Sinful, Louisiana; (DC; New Jersey; Omaha; Middle East); Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert, Carter LeBlanc
(4.28) Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 8/25/25 (417) In Death #4 - 2058; NYC; East Washington (today's Washington DC; (California; Texas; London; Paris; Maldives; Tokyo); off-planet; Eve Dallas, Roarke
(4.07-8/28) Three to Ride by Sophie Oak=Lexi Blake 4* 8/26/25 (257) Nights in Bliss, Colorado #1; Bliss, (Del Norte & Denver), Colorado; (Dallas & Houston, Texas; California; New Mexico; Virginia); Rachel 'Rach' Swift (actually Elizabeth 'Liz' Courtney aka Rachel Elizabeth Harper aka Amanda 'Mandy' Cooper), Maxwell 'Max' Harper, Sheriff Ryan 'Rye' Harper, (Quigley, Maurice the Moose)
(4.12-8/30) Steeped in Suspicion by Eryn Scott 4* 8/26/25 (264) Pebble Cove Teahouse #1 - Pebble Cove (& Portland, Oregon; Washington; the East Coast); Rosemary ('Rosie') Woodmere, Asher
(3.70-8/30) Mountain Darkness by Vanessa Vale 3* 8/27/25 (162) Wild Mountain Men #1 - Cutthroat, (Billings & Missoula), Montana; (Florida; Afghanistan); Kittredge 'Kit' 'Kitty Kat' Lancaster, Nixon 'Nix' Knight, Donovan ('Donnie') Nash
Schlaf gut, kleiner Fuchs!: Gute-Nacht-Geschichten (Sleep Well, Little Fox!: Good-Night-Stories) by Dörte Müller 3* 8/31/25 (47)
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May 2025(4.64) Swamp Spies by Jana Deleon 3* 5/1/25 (314) Miss Fortune #26 - Sinful, Mudbug (including surrounding swamps) & New Orleans, Louisiana; Houston (airport); Iran; Strait of Hormuz; Khasab, Oman; Dubai (airport); Fortune Redding, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert, Carter LeBlanc
DNF Spotless by Camilla Monk 5/2/25 (after 75 pages)
(4.69-5/6) Baskets and Beignets by Jana Deleon 3* 5/3/25 (326) Miss Fortune #27 - Sinful, Magnolia Pass & New Orleans, Louisiana; Fortune Redding, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.67-5/6) Marsh Madness by Jana Deleon 4* 5/5/25 (349) Miss Fortune #28 - Sinful, Voodoo Island, Houma & New Orleans, Louisiana; D.C.
DNF Rodeo Rescue by Teri Wilson DNF 5/6/25 (after 109 pages)
(4.43) Drive Thru Murder by Colleen Mooney 3* 5/10/25 (334) The New Orleans Go Cup Chronicles #3 - New Orleans; Brandy Alexander, 'Jiff' Heinkel, Dante Deedler
(3.96) Last Call by Libby Kirsch 4* 5/11/25 (260) Janet Black Mystery #1 - Knoxville, Tennessee; Janet Black
(4.27) Death By Rum Balls by Colleen Mooney 1.5* 5/12/25 (234) The New Orleans Go Cup Chronicles #4 - New Orleans; Brandy Alexander, (Geoffrey) ‘Jiff’ Heinkel, Dante Deedler
(4.29) Undiscovered book 1 in Treasure Hunter Security Box Set: Books 1-3 by Anna Hackett 4* 5/13/25 (225) Treasure Hunter Security #1 - Egypt (mostly desert regions); Bangkok*; Afghanistan*; Denver; Layne Rush, Declan ‘Dec’ Ward
(3.67) (Murder at) Yappy Hour by Diana Orgain 3* 5/15/25 (288) Roundup Crew #1 - Pacific Cove, California; Maggie Petterson
(4.22) Dog Gone and Dead by Colleen Mooney 4* 5/15/25 (180) The New Orleans Go Cup Chronicles #5 - Noverre Beach, Pensacola & Destin, Florida; Brandy Alexander, (Geoffrey) ‘Jiff’ Heinkel
(4.20-5/20) The Quilt Ripper by Mary Devlin Lynch & Debbie Devlin Zook 4* 5/16/25 (191) Miranda Hathaway Adventures #1 - Cutler, Pennsylvania; (Boston & Newton, Massachusetts; Paris; London (1795)); Miranda 'Mandy' Hathaway, Gabe Downing
(4.60-5/20) The Other You by Marion Ueckermann 4* 5/17/25 (234) Heart of Africa #2 - The DeBois Family Wine Estate, Stellenbosch & Cape Town, South Africa; NYC & Ossining, New York; Gig Harbor, Washington; Armand DeBois, Taylor Cassidy (view spoiler)
(4.49-5/20) Politicians, Potholes and Pralines by Colleen Mooney 3* 5/18/25 (238 - paperback edition - reflects reading time more accurately than the page number for the Kindle edition) The New Orleans Go Cup Chronicles #6 - New Orleans; Brandy Alexander, (Geoffrey) ‘Jiff’ Heinkel
(3,48-5/20) Crime & Punctuation by Kaitlyn Dunnett 4* 5/19/25 (213) Deadly Edits #1 - Lenape Hollow, New York; (Maine;) Michelle 'Mikki' 'Mik' Lincoln
The Cowboy's Widowed and Pregnant Bride by Emma Ashwood 3* 5/20/25 (45) Brides of Wild Water Creek #1 - 1885; Wild Water Creek, Texas; Boston; (Katherine) 'Katie' Westinhouse, Daniel Olsten
(3.91-5/22) Tie Died by Carol Dean Jones 4* 5/21/25 (214) Quilting Cozy #1 - Middletown, eastern or north-eastern US; (Seattle; Boston;) Sarah Miller, Charles Parker, Barney, Sophie Ward
(4.44) Two Days in Caracas by Luana Ehrlich 4* 5/24/25 (377) Titus Ray Thrillers #2 - Margarita Island & Caracas, Venezuela; San José, Costa Rica; (Nicaragua; Colombia; Iran; Afghanistan; Langley, Virginia; Norman, Oklahoma; Miami (airport); Louisville, Kentucky; Houston & Dallas, Texas; D.C.;) Flint, Detroit & Ann Arbor, Michigan; Titus Ray aka David Awerbuch aka Rafael Arroyo aka Hammid; Ben Mitchell
DNF Maui Widow Waltz by JoAnn Bassett DNF 5/24/25 (after 45 pages)
(3,69-5/26) One Hit Wonder by Kristi Rose 3* 5/25/25 (170) Samantha True Mysteries #1 - Wind River, Washington; Samantha 'Sam' 'Sammy' True
(4.08) Death of a Batty Genius by Angela Pepper book 9 in Sassy Sleuths Detective Mysteries: 13 Cozy Mystery Novels 4* 5/27/25 (346) Stormy Day Mystery #3 - Misty Falls & Flying Squirrel Lodge, Oregon; Stormy Day, Christopher 'Chris' Fairchild, Jessica 'Jess' Kelly, Logan Sanderson
(4.10-6/4) Running Stitches by Carol Dean Jones4* 5/28/25 (196) Quilting Cozy #1 - Middletown & Hamilton, US (driving distance from Ohio's Amish country, not on the east coast); (Ohio; NYC;) Sarah Miller, Sophie Ward, Charles Parker, Caitlyn 'Cat' 'Susan' Buckley, Andrew 'Andy' Burgess, Barney
(4.13-6/4) Knifed In Nice by Zara Keane 4* 5/29/25 (376) Travel P.I. Mysteries #1 - London; Nice, the outskirts of Antibes, Montpelier, Paris & Aix-en-Provence; Mediterranean Sea (10 sea miles off Nice); Angélique 'Angel' Doyle aka Monique Beaufour aka Anne Marchand, (Peregrine) Sidney Roland Foggington-Smythe aka Paul Edwards, Césaire, (Jean-)Luc Fournier
(4.00-6/4) A Heartless Design by Elizabeth Cole 4* 5/30/25 (397) Secrets of the Zodiac #1 - 1806 London; Calais & French coast not far away from Calais; (1800 Paris); Cordelia 'Heartless' Bering aka (Mr.) Lear, Sebastien 'Sagittarious' Thorne, Earl of Thornbury aka Jackson Bourne
Faith Like a Girl: Faith Lessons from Bathsheba by Hannah R. Conway 4* 5/31/25 (41)
June 2025
Where's My Monster? by Wendy Monica Winter & Yulia Popova 4* 6/2/25 (57) Where's My? #2 - no location details; Lucy, Aurora, Calvin, Bryce and Mama & Papa Monster Archon
The Quilt That Jack Built book 1 in The Quilt that Jack Built; How He Won the Bicycle by Annie Fellows Johnston 3* 6/2/25 (25) Cosy Corner #9 - no location details; Family Miller
(4.75) Kitchen Addiction! by Lizz Lund 3* 6/5/25 (384) Mina Kitchen Cozy Comedy #1 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania; NYC; Vermont; Wilhelmina ‘Mina’ ‘Toots’ Kitchen, Vito Spaghetti aka Vladimir ‘Vlad’ Pryzchntchynzski, Beatrice ‘Trix(ie)’, Bauser (actually Ralph Bausman), Norman Mudd, Aunt Muriel ‘Mu’, Vinnie ‘Vin’, Jimmy Camille ‘Jim’ O'Bauseman, Louise ‘Lou’ Kitchen
(4.09) Losers Like Us by Daniel Hochhalter 4* 6/6/25 (236) Portland, Oregon; Missoula, Montana; (Washington, D.C.; L.A.; Birmingham, London & an unnamed university city, England;) Roman province of Palestine (today's Israel)
(4.13) Pieces of Silver by Maureen Lang 4* 6/8/25 (378) World War One Novel #1 - 1917; Washington D.C.; (NYC; Norfolk, Virginia; Baltimore; Labor Day weekend 1908 North Carolina); Liesel Bonner aka Katherine 'Katie' Harris, David de Serra, Josef von Woerner aka Patria aka Andrew Nesbit
(4.51-6/11) Rose Petal Revenge by Agatha Frost 4* 6/9/25 (282) Claire's Candles #4 - Northash, Blackburn, (Blackpool & Preston), England; Claire Harris, Damon ?, Ryan Taylor
(3.72-6/11) Morgen ist leider auch noch ein Tag: Irgendwie hatte ich von meiner Depression mehr erwartet (Unfortunatelly Tomorrow Is Another Day: Somehow I Expected More From My Depression) by Tobi Katze ?* 6/9/25 (256) Dortmund, Bremen; Tobias 'Katzerich' Katze
(3.96) Dog Collar Crime by Adrienne Giordano 4.5* 6/9/25 (290) Lucie Rizzo Mystery #1 - Chicago & Franklin, Illinois; Bruce Correctional Facility, Wisconsin; Kildare Castle, England; Lucia ‘Lucie’ ‘Luce’ ‘Squish’ ('Mob Princess') Rizzo, Frank ‘Frankie’ ('Princess Puff Puff') Falcone
(4.23-6/11) Rhys book 2 in The Complete Sinner Saints Box Set by Adrienne Bell 4.5* 6/10/25 (208 single book edition) The Sinner Saints #2 - several location in the Bay Area, California; Rhys 'Iceman' Vaughn, Dr. Teresa Grace 'Tessa' Rosental
(4.22) Space Murder by N.L. Haverstock=Nikki Haverstock 4.5* 6/12/25 (204) Captain Liz Laika #1 - Cerulea, Aquaria & a fueling station in the Nighthorse galaxy & intra-galactic travel; Captain Elizabeth ’Liz’ ‘Cap’ (‘Goldie’ ‘Lying Liz’) Laika, Navigator Raphael ‘Raph’ Johnson, Chloe, Horton ‘Tonny’ (officially Brucelious Horotico Basaltic), Eugene ‘Genie’ Basaltic (AI), Pox (Cerulean caline - a part-cat-part-dog creature)
(4.25) Alles außer Kontrolle (Everything Out of Control) by Birgit Gruber 3.5* 6/13/25 (249) Kati Blum ermittelt (Kati Blum investigates) #7 - Bayreuth & Kulmbach; Kati Blum, Lars Winkelmann aka Hans Kasper, Nina ?
DNF Grade A Stupid by A.J. Lape DNF 6/14/25 (after 80 pages)
(4.10) The Eagle book 2 in Spy Girl: Books 1-3 by Jillian Dodd 4.5* 6/16/25 (204) Spy Girl #2 - D.C.; France; Zurich; Ibiza; Montrovia; ; Huntley ‘Lee’ Penelope Bond-Von Allister aka X aka Spy Girl aka Bag Girl (nee Calliope Ann Cassleberry), Aristotle ‘Ari’ Bradford-Von Allister, (King) Lorenzo ‘Enzo’ Vanletta, Terrance ‘T’ ?
The True Story of the American Flag by John Henry Fow 1* 6/16/25 (41)
(4.17-6/17) Casket Cache by Janice J. Richardson 3* 6/17/25 (291) Spencer Funeral Home Niagara Cozy Mystery #1 - Niagara Peninsula, Canada; (Ontario; Ottawa); Las Vegas; Jennifer ‘Jen’ Spencer, Marcia ?, DS Ryan Gillespie, Peter ?, Elaine ?, Anne
(4.18-6/25) The Society book 3 in Spy Girl: Books 1-3 by Jillian Dodd 4.5* 6/16/25 (186) Spy Girl #3 - Montrovia; England; (flashbacks: Casablanca, Morocco; Florence); a ranch in Texas
(4.38-6/25) Leverage in Death by J.D. Robb 5* 6/22/25 (379) In Death #47 - March 2061; NYC; Eve Dallas, Roarke, Delia ‘Dee’ ‘She-body’ Peabody, Ian McNab, Ryan Feeney {“I ate. I pulled a Roarke and ordered in pizza for the team.” (p. 248)}
DNF Best Murder in Show by Debbie Young DNF 6/23/25 (after 55 pages)
(3.59-6/25) The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan 3* 6/23/25 (158) May-June 1914; London; various places in Galloway (Scotland); Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe); Richard Hannay aka Mr. Twisdon aka
(4.23) Death of a Modern King book 10 in Sassy Sleuths Detective Mysteries: 13 Cozy Mystery Novels by Angela Pepper 4* 6/26/25 (317) Stormy Day #3 - Misty Falls & Portland, Oregon; Stormy Day, Logan Sanderson aka Dr. Feelgreat aka Mr. Standerson
(4.18) The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey 5* 6/28/25 (301)
(4.38) Imperfect by Christy Barritt book 2 in Pursued 3* 6/30/25 (258) Perfect, West Virginia; Virginia Beach, Virginia; Morgan Blake, Tyler Carlson, Gavin Antoine
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March 2025(4.50) Fortune Hunter by Jana Deleon 4* 3/2/25 (248) Miss Fortune Mysteries #8 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.49-3/6) Later Gator by Jana Deleon 4* 3/4/25 (236) Miss Fortune Mysteries #9 - Sinful, Louisiana; Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.53-3/6) Coconut Milk Casualty book 3 in Claire's Candles Cozy Mysteries Volume 1: Books 1-3 by Agatha Frost 4* 3/5/25 (202) Claire's Candles #3 - Northash & Manchester, England; Claire Harris
(4.49) Hook, Line and Blinker by Jana Deleon 4* 3/8/25 (260) Miss Fortune Mysteries #10 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.39-3/11) Der Beschützer=The Guardian by Dee Henderson 4.5* 3/10/25 (386) O'Malley #2 - Chicago; western Kentucky; Montana; Virginia; Baltimore, Maryland; NYC; D.C.; Marcus O'Malley, Shari Hanford
(4.60) Change of Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 3/11/25 (272) Miss Fortune Mysteries #11 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; D.C.; Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert, Carter LeBlanc {The Lowery brothers are renting their place from Shorty the butcher}
(4.51) Reel of Fortune by Jana Deleon 4* 3/15/25 (302) Miss Fortune Mysteries #12 - Sinful, Louisiana; Fortune Redding, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.37) The Truth Seeker by Dee Henderson 4* 3/17/25 (340) O'Malley #3 - Chicago & Lake Forest, Illinois; Montana; Baltimore, Maryland; Houston; Wisconsin; Lisa O'Malley, Quinn Diamond
(4.43) Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb 4.5* 3/18/25 (369) In Death #51 - NYC; Ireland; Côte d'Azur; Italy; Eve Dallas, Roarke
(4.41) Mostaccioli Murder by Nicolette Pierce 3* 3/19/25 (288) Jade Sommer #1 - Chicago; Jade Sommer, Logan ?
(4.55) Swamp Spook by Jana Deleon 4* 3/20/25 (290) Miss Fortune #13 - Sinful, Louisiana; Fortune Redding, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.59) Cajun Fried Felony by Jana Deleon 5* 3/23/25 (302) Miss Fortune #15 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; Fortune Redding, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.51) Fortune Furlough by Jana Deleon 4* 3/25/25 (296) Miss Fortune #14 - Quiet Key, Florida; Sinful, Louisiana; Hawaii; Fortune Redding, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.63) Bullets and Beads by Jana Deleon 5* 3/28/25 (322) Miss Fortune #17 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; Fortune Redding, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert, Carter LeBlanc
(4.20) Red Zone by Kelli Hughett 3.5* 3/29/25 (271) Loveland/Thompson Valley/Denver, Colorado; (Albuquerque,) New Mexico, Oakland/Alameda, California, NYC; Marcy Farris, Jack Briggs; Bobby Farris, Carter Cunningham
21 Prayers of Thanksgiving: Transform Your Prayer Life by Giving Thanks by Rachel Larkin 3* 3/30/25 (61)
(3.86) Bundle of Trouble by Diana Orgain 3* 3/31/25 (284) Maternal Instincts #1 - San Francisco; Kate Connolly
Death on Arrival book 5 in The Helen Bradley Mysteries: Boxed Set by Patricia H. Rushford 3.5* 3/31/25 (83) Helen Bradley Mysteries #0.5 - Lincoln City, (Bay Valley & Portland,) Oregon; Paris and French Riviera; Helen Bradley
April 2025
(4.65) Gators and Garters by Jana Deleon 4* 4/6/25 (332) Miss Fortune #18 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; Fortune Redding, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert, Carter LeBlanc
(4.59) Fortune Funhouse by Jana Deleon 4* 4/7/25 (322) Miss Fortune #19 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; Fortune Redding, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert, Carter LeBlanc
DNF Poodle Versus the Assassin by Anne Shillolo DNF 4/7/25 (after 50 pages)
(4.46) Frightfully Fortune by Jana Deleon 4* 4/8/25 (292) Miss Fortune #20 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; Fortune Redding, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert, Carter LeBlanc
(4.59) Swamp Sweets by Jana Deleon 5* 4/11/25 (287) Miss Fortune #21 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; Fortune Redding, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.65) Flame and Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 4/13/25 (292) Miss Fortune #22 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; Fortune Redding, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.45) Dangerous Ground by Gayla K. Hiss book 4 in A Second Date with Danger 3.5* 4/14/25 (338 - Kindle edition; no page number for this book set available) Peril in the Park #2 - Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tyler's Glen,Tennessee; Kate Phillips, David Jennings
(4.70) Swamp Spirits by Jana Deleon 5* 4/15/25 (291) Miss Fortune #23 - Sinful, New Orleans & Mudbug, Louisiana; Fortune Redding, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(3.64) Zwei Bräute zu viel=Two Brides Too Many by Mona Hodgson 3* 4/18/25 (320) The Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek #1 - Cripple Creek, Colorado; Portland, Maine; Katherine 'Kat' Sinclair, Morgan Cutshaw, (Rosita, Nell Sinclair, Judson Archer)
Der grüne Vogel (The Green Bird) by Dörte Müller 3* 4/18/25 (55)
(4.68) Clue Krewe by Jana Deleon 5* 4/19/25 (332) Miss Fortune #24 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; Fortune Redding, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.73) Fortune Teller by Jana Deleon 5* 4/26/25 (298) Miss Fortune #25 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; Fortune Redding, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(3.76) Divine Invasion: A Jesus Novel by Michael L. Monhollon 3* 4/26/25 (348) ~30 CE; Roman province Palestine (today's Israel)
(4.13) Killer Thriller by Lee Goldberg 4* 4/29/25 (289) Ian Ludlow #2 - Hong Kong!; classified location, Kangbashi District, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China!; Singapore*; Qatar*; Turkey; France; onboard a plane over Pacific (between L.A. and Hong Kong)*; South China Sea (onboard a cargo ship between Hong Kong and Singapore); L.A.*; D.C.*; Seattle*; Ian Ludlow, Margo French
(4.14) Mystery of the Tea Cup Quilt by Jodi Allen Brice 1.5* 4/29/25 (216) Harland Creek Mystery Quilters #1 - Harland Creek, Mississippi; Dove Agnew aka Catherine Lecroix
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January 2025(3.59-2/1) Snowflakes and Sparks by Sophie-Leigh Robbins 3* 1/1/25 (240) Old Pine Cove #1 - Old Pine Cove, Wisconsin; LA; Florida; Alex Denverton, Suzie Stonebrooks
Kleiner Fisch und großer Hai: Eine Geschichte über Freundschaft(Little Fish and big Shark: A Story About Friendship) by Rosalind Schwarz 3* 1/2/25 (11) somewhere in the ocean - Finn, Harold
(4.05) Rescued By A Kiss by Colleen Mooney 4* 1/3/25 (232) The New Orleans Go Cup Chronicles #1 - New Orleans; Brandy Alexander
(3.86-1/9) A Cowboy Firefighter for Christmas by Kim Redford 3* 1/6/25 (378) Smokin’ Hot Cowboys #1 - Wildcat Bluff, Texas; Trey Duval, Misty Reynolds
(3.75-1/9) A Christmas Charade by Karla Hocker 4* 1/7/25 (326) 1810; Stenton Castle, Sussex; London & Hertfordshire, England; Elizabeth ('Lizzy') Gore-Langton, Clive Rowland, Fifth Duke of Stenton, Annie Tuck
(4.30-1/9) Jennifer: An O'Malley Love Story by Dee Henderson 5* 1/8/25 (161) O'Malley #0.6 - Dallas; Jennifer O'Malley, Tom Peterson
(4.33) The Negotiator by Dee Henderson 5* 1/10/25 (322) O'Malley #1 - Chicago; Wisconsin; Dave Richman, Kate O'Malley (née Emerson)
Es regnet seinen Lauf: Darcy und die sieben Tage Regenwetter=A Succession of Rain by Abigail Reynolds 3* 1/10/25 (55) Longbourn, Hertfordshire; Elizabeth ‘Lizzy’ Bennet, (Fitzwilliam) Darcy
(3.66) The Introvert Charismatic: The Gift of Introversion in a Noisy Church by Mark Tanner & David Wilkinson (Foreword) 3* 1/11/25 (225) UK; Canada; USA
Murder in Ashville by Jane T. O'Brien 2* 1/13/25 (123 - 158 paperback edition) Samantha Degan #3 - Ashville & Lancashire, New York; California; Samantha Degan, Joseph 'Fletch' Fletcher
(4.20-1/16) Dead and Breakfast by Colleen Mooney 3* 1/13/25 (259) The New Orleans Go Cup Chronicles #2 - New Orleans; Brandy Alexander, (Jiff Heinkel, Dante Deedler, Julia Richard)
(add ACE) The Darcys of Derbyshire: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Abigail Reynolds 3* 1/13/25 (104) London, Derbyshire & Gretna Green; Elizabeth 'Lizzy' Bennet, (Fitzwilliam) Darcy
(3.70-1/16) Granny's Got a Gun by Harper Lin 4* 1/15/25 (158) Secret Agent Granny #1 - Cheerville, New England (most likely Massachusetts); (South Bronx; Pakistan; Beirut; Iraq; Cairo; Somalia; Central America); Barbara Gold
(0.00) Der nagelneue Wissenstest für Kinder: Die Welt in 150 Fragen (The Brand-new Knowledge Test For Children: The World in 150 Questions) by Antonia Bauer 4.5* 1/17/25 (176)
(4.24) Louisiana Longshot book 1 in Miss Fortune Series Boxset 1 by Jana Deleon 5* 1/18/25 (282) Miss Fortune Mysteries #1 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; D.C.; somewhere in the Middle East; Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.80-1/21) Forever Lasting by Kathleen Brooks 5* 1/19/25 (336) Forever Bluegrass #23; Bluegrass - All Series #37 - Keeneston, Kentucky; Quantico, Virginia; D.C.; France; Crusina (fict. small European country); Bermalia (fict. small Middle Eastern island country); Iran; Iraq; Syria?; Cassidy 'Cass' Davies, Warrick ‘War’ Vidar (born Warren Hawkins)
add ACE Winterwunder sind Schnee von gestern (Winter Wonder Are Water Under The Bridge) by Birgit Gruber 4* 1/20/25 (61) Kati Blum ermittelt (Kati Blum investigates) #6.5 - Bayreuth
DNF Handcuffs & High Heels by J.M. Edwards DNF 1/21/25 (after 75 pages)
(3.78) Mr. Darcy's Promise by Jeanna Ellsworth 3* 1/24/25 (351) Pemberley, Longbourne, Netherfield, London; Elizabeth 'Lizzy' Bennet, Fitzwilliam 'William' Darcy, Georgiana 'Georgie' Darcy
add ACE! (3.98) Murder On The Menu by Zanna Mackenzie 2* 1/26/25 (235) A Recipe For Disaster Cozy Mystery #1 - Amswick & Eskdale Top (Cumbrian hills), UK; Lizzie Carter, Jack Mathis
(4.70) Rescued by Kathleen Brooks 4* 1/27/25 (276) Shadows Landing: The Townsends #3 - Shadows Landing & Charleston, South Carolina; Upstate New York & NYC; D.C.; at least two different (unnamed) Caribbean island countries; Mexico; onboard a cargo ship back from the Caribbean to Charleston; Kane Townsend, Waverly Davenport
Love Wears Plaid for Christmas by Marlene Bierworth 3* 1/31/25 (75) Ornamental Match Maker #2 - Livingston, Montana; Tamara Spencer, Joel Parker, Christine 'Chris' Spencer, Annie Parker
February 2025
(4.21) Redemption by David Baldacci 4* 2/1/25 (465) Amos Decker #5 - Burlington, Ohio; Amos Decker, Alex Jamison
(3.84) The Heist by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg 4* 2/2/25 (402) O'Hare and Fox #1 - California; various locations in California; Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Gallup, New Mexico; Las Vegas; (Florida, El Paso); Mount Athos, Greece; Berlin; Bois-le-Roi, France; Dajmaboutu, the crook’s private island in the Flores Sea & Bali, Indonesia; Singapore; Hong Kong; Kate O’Hare aka Dr. Eunice Huffnagle, Nicholas ‘Nick’ Fox aka Nicolas Raider aka Dr. William Scholl aka Cliff Clavin aka Norm Peterson (aka Father Dowling) aka Count Lippe of Lisbon aka Bret Maverick aka Sam Malone
(3.75-2/6) Granny Undercover by Harper Lin 4* 2/3/25 (162) Secret Agent Granny #2 - Cheerville, New England (most likely Massachusetts); (Kandahar, Afghanistan; Medellín, Columbia; Mogadishu, Somalia); Barbara Gold
(4.14-2/8) Murder at Bray Manor book 3 in Ginger Gold Mystery Bundle by Lee Strauss 4* 2/4/25 (226) Ginger Gold Mystery #3 - October (& November) 1923 or 1924; Hertfordshire & London; (WWI France) (Georgia) ‘Ginger’ Gold, Basil Reed
(4.40-2/8) Lethal Bayou Beauty book 2 in Miss Fortune Series Boxset 1 by Jana Deleon 5* 2/6/25 (276) Miss Fortune Mysteries #2 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.46-2/8) Murder in Seabrook Shores by Jane T. O'Brien 1.5* 2/7/25 (165) Samantha Degan #4 & #4.5 - Seabrook Shores & L.A., California; Lancashire, New York; Samantha Degan Fletcher, Joseph 'Fletch' Fletcher
Murder in Seabrook Shores 1.5* 2/7 (135)
Murder at Pepperberry Lake 2.5* 2/7 (30)
(4.47) Gator Bait by Jana Deleon 5* 2/9/25 (252) Miss Fortune Mysteries #5 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.47-2/13) Soldiers of Fortune by Jana Deleon 5* 2/11/25 (252) Miss Fortune Mysteries #5 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(3.70) Spy Candy by Gina Robinson 2* 2/11/25 (337) Spy Camp #1 - Arizona; Jenna 'Domino' Jarvis, Torquil 'Torq' Toricelli
(3.97) Death of a Crafty Knitter book 8 in Sassy Sleuths Detective Mysteries: 13 Cozy Mystery Novels by Angela Pepper 4* 2/14/25 (364) Stormy Day Mystery #2 - Misty Falls, Oregon; Stormy Day, Logan Sanderson
(3.88-2/18) The Housewife Assassin's Deadly Dossier by Josie Brown 3.5* 2/16/25 (296) The Housewife Assassin #0.5 - L.A.; Miami; Vancouver; France; Venice; Cologne; Donna Stone aka Doreen Sugarbaker, Jack Craig aka Anders Zorn aka Steve Stover aka Carl Stone, (Carl Stone aka Simon)
DNF Jesus in Red: 365 Meditations on the Words of Jesus by Ray Comfort 2/16/25 (after 67 pages)
(4.30) It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered by Lysa TerKeurst 6* 2/16/25 (287) North Carolina
(4.11-2/18) Hope For Fitzwilliam by Jeanna Ellsworth 4* 2/17/25 (286) Hope Trilogy #2 - July 1812-May 1813; Pemberley, Liverpool, Sussex, London & Rosings Park, (Huntsford cottage/parsonage - recollections & flashbacks), England; Queenston, British side of the Niagara River, Canadian colonies; sea journey (both ways); Charlotte Collins, Richard Fitzwilliam
(4.20) Death of a Dead Man by Karin Kaufman 3.5* 2/22/25 (197) Juniper Grove #1 - Juniper Grove, Colorado; Rachel Stowe
(4.42) Swamp Sniper book 3 in Miss Fortune Series Boxset 1 by Jana Deleon 5* 2/23/25 (300) Miss Fortune Mysteries #3 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.51-2/26) Hurricane Force by Jana Deleon 5* 2/24/25 (240) Miss Fortune Mysteries #7 - Sinful & New Orleans, Louisiana; Fortune Redding aka Sandy-Sue Morrow, Ida Belle, Gertie Hebert
(4.35) Granny Goes Viral by Harper Lin 4.5* 2/28/25 (162) Special Agent Granny #11 - Cheerville, New England; Barbara Gold
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