NBRC 26 Alphabet 6: Cooking and Cookware: A to Z (Spell-it-Out)

[Lisa Kay]

Mini congrats times five, Barb!

[Barb]

Thanks :)

[Barbara ★]

I finished "K"


K=Kugelhopf COMPLETE
K: Master of Darkness - Angela Knight 9/5/13
U: The Ugly Duchess - Eloisa James 8/13/13
G: Sizzle - Julie Garwood 9/29/13
E: Death Magic - Eileen Wilks 9/30/13
L: Labyrinth - Kat Richardson 11/29/13
H: Healing the Highlander - Melissa Mayhue 10/7/13
O: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classical Mythology - Kevin Osborn 9/17/13
P: The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt 9/28/13
F: Fall of Night - Rachel Caine 10/5/13

[Lisa Kay]

Mini congrats, Barbara★!

[Barbara ★]

Finished another one.


L=Linzer Torte
L: The Line Between Here and Gone - Andrea Kane 12/6/13
I: Gunmetal Magic - Ilona Andrews 10/25/13
N: No Way Back - Andrew Gross 10/19/13
Z: Scoundrel - Zoe Archer 8/18/13
E: Once Upon a Tower - Eloisa James 10/8/13
R: The Red Heart of Jade - Marjorie Liu 8/31/13

T: A Taste of Sin - Connie Mason 8/9/13
O: Such Wicked Intent - Kenneth Oppel 10/26/13
R: When Is A Pig A Hog?: A Guide To Confoundingly Related Words - Bernice Randall 9/6/13
T: 12th of Never - James Patterson 9/26/13
E: Mortal Ties - Eileen Wilks 10/15/13

[Lisa Kay]

Mini congrats again, Barbara★!

[Barbara ★]

Finished another one.


M=Microwave COMPLETE!
M: Kiss Me, Kill Me - Maggie Shayne 9/13/13
I: Magic Gifts - Ilona Andrews 10/26/13
C: The Crystal Cave - Mary Stewart 9/4/13
R: Red Phoenix - Kylie Chan 9/26/13
O: One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10/13
W: The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush: And Other Weird Medical Case Histories - Rob Myers 9/4/13
A: White Heat - Cherry Adair 11/2/13
V: With All My Soul - Rachel Vincent 12/4/13
E: Eternally Yours - Cate Tiernan 10/18/13

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats again, Barbara★!

[Barb]

Finished several more here too:

DRIZZLE - COMPLETED 11/29/13
✓ D – author Daniel Suarez - Daemon (Daemon #1), finished 10/4
✓ R – author Ben Rehder - The Driving Lesson, finished 9/22
✓ I – I Shot You Babe (Bombay Assassins #4), by Leslie Langtry, finished 9/25
✓ Z – character Zachary - Till the Cows Come Home (Stella Crown #1), by Judy Clemens, finished 11/26
✓ Z – character Zee - Vineyard Deceit(J.W. Jackson #3), by Philip R. Craig, finished 11/29
✓ L – author Laura Childs - The Silver Needle Murder (Tea Shop #9), finished 9/27
✓ E – author Emilie Richards - Blessed Is The Busybody (Ministry is Murder #1), finished 11/15


OVEN - COMPLETED 12/16/13
✓ O – character Old Hermit Qiangba – Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet, by Xinran, finished 12/16
✓ V – The Vintage Caper (Sam Levitt #1), by Peter Mayle, finished 11/19
✓ E – character Elaine - Murder With Peacocks (Meg Langslow #1), by Donna Andrews, finished 11/23
✓ N – No Place Like Home (Camilla Randall #3), by Anne R. Allen, finished 12/5


TONGS = COMPLETED 12/19/13
✓ T – Thistle and Twigg (Thistle & Twigg #1), by Mary Saums, finished 11/21
✓ O – character Logan O'Donnell - Candlelight Christmas (Lakeshore Chronicles #10), by Susan Wiggs, finished 12/19
✓ N – No Game for a Dame (Maggie Sullivan #1), by M. Ruth Myers, finished 10/25
✓ G – author Lisa Gardner - Alone (D.D. Warren #1), finished 10/31
✓ S – author Shirley Rousseau Murphy - Cat on the Edge (Joe Grey #1), finished 10/12


POT HOLDER - COMPLETED 12/31/13
✓ P – Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant #1), by William Gibson, finished 11/30
✓ O – The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, by Jonas Jonasson, finished 12/27
✓ T – author Adriana Trigiani - The Supreme Macaroni Company (Valentine #3), finished 12/12

✓ H – The Highly Effective Detective (Highly Effective Detective #1), by Rick Yancey, finished 11/11
✓ O – Over Her Dead Body (Bailey Weggins #4), by Kate White, finished 12/31
✓ L – author Leslie Meier - Christmas Carol Murder (Lucy Stone #20), finished 10/15
✓ D – author Dave Franklin - The Goodreads Killer, finished 11/12
✓ E – Emily's Gold, by Randy Talley, finished 12/31
✓ R – A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick, finished 10/18


ROLLING PIN - COMPLETED 1/14/14
✓ R – Rigged For Murder (Windjammer #1), by Jennifer LeClair, finished 10/21
✓ O – One Imperfect Christmas, by Myra Johnson, finished 12/17
✓ L – author Lorena McCourtney - Stranded (Ivy Malone #4), finished 10/16
✓ L – author Livia J. Washburn - The Fatal Funnel Cake (Fresh Baked #8), finished 11/14
✓ I – If Fried Chicken Could Fly (Country Cooking School #1), by Paige Shelton, finished 11/17
✓ N – author Nageeba Davis - Artful Dodger (Maggie Kean Mis-Adventure #1), finished 11/7
✓ G – Gilt Trip (Scrapbooking Mystery #11), by Laura Childs, finished 11/2

✓ P – character Precious Ramotswe – The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #14), by Alexander McCall Smith, finished 11/27
✓ I – I Am the Messenger, by Markus Zusak, finished 1/14
✓ N – author Amy Sue Nathan - The Glass Wives, finished 11/9


ZESTER - COMPLETED 1/17/14
✓ Z – The Zero Game, by Brad Meltzer, finished 11/20
✓ E – character Edward – The Trinity Six, by Charles Cummings, finished 12/15
✓ S – character Sam - Dream Lake (Friday Harbor #3), by Lisa Kleypas, finished 1/17
✓ T – character Taft - The Secret of Zoom, by Lynne Jonell, finished 12/17
✓ E – author Edie Claire - Never Neck at Niagara (Leigh Koslow #3.5), finished 12/25
✓ R – author Robert Bucchianeri - Acapella Blues, finished 11/15

UTENSIL - COMPLETED 1/20/14
✓ U – Unbound (Booklover’s #2), by Julie Kaewert, finished 12/10
✓ T – Thunder Point (Sean Dillon #2), by Jack Higgins, finished 11/26
✓ E – author Elizabeth J. Duncan – A Killer's Christmas in Wales (Penny Brannigan #3), finished 12/14
✓ N – The Next Always (Inn Boonsboro #1), by Nora Roberts, finished 11/8
✓ S – Shift (ChronoShift #1), by Zack Mason, finished 11/29
✓ I – I Didn't Kill Your Cat (Frankie Jackson #1), by R. Stim, finished 1/20
✓ L – The Litigators, by John Grisham, finished 10/13

QUART - COMPLETED 1/31/14
✓ Q – character Jericho Quinn - National Security Q – character Jericho Quinn – National Security (Jericho Quinn #1), by Marc Cameron, finished 1/31
✓ U – Unlucky, by Jana DeLeon, finished 11/4
✓ A – Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (Agatha Raisin #8), by M.C. Beaton, finished 9/24/
✓ R – author Rick Dewhurst - The Good Book Club (Jane Sunday #1), finished 10/2
✓ T – author John Tayman - The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai, finished 12/10

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Nice! Some Z's. Mini congrats time eight, Barb.

[Barb]

And I really liked all of the Z books, which makes it even better :) Thanks!

[Lisa Kay]

That's great.

[Renee]

Now I've finished B & C! 3 down and 23 more to go!

BASIL
B: Blessings by Anna Quindlen 10/15/13
A: Ansay, A. Manette: Vinegar Hill 11/10/13
S: Sinister Shorts by Perri O'Shaughnessy 12/17/13
I: I Feel Good by James Brown 1/13/14
L: Lisey's Story by Stephen King 1/24/14

CUT
C: Cross Roads by William Paul Young 11/27/13
U: Underwood, Michael: Dual Engima12/8/13
T: Twelve Years A Slave by Solomon Northup 2/12/14

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats times two, Renee!

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

Cooking and Cookware A-Z Challenge
Duration: 10/1/13 - 10/1/15
Book Progress: 132/132
Word Progress: 26/26

A Allie Beckstrom -Magic on the Storm by Devon Monk 2/27/2014
V Vamps by Nancy A. Collins 3/25/14
O Old Twentieth by Joe Haldeman 7/30/14
C The Cannibals of Candyland by Carlton Mellick III 10/20/13
A Aberystwyth Mon Amour by Malcolm Pryce 12/12/13
D Dead Pan by Gayle Trent 11/25/2013
O Ocean Isle by Kevin Pickell 8/22/14

B Blackstone & Brenwen: Swansong for a Sibling by Andrew D. Mellusco 2/4/2014
A American Gods by Neil Gaiman 2/25/2014
S Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd 2/12/14
T Touch of Darkness by Christina Dodd 2/21/14
E Falcon by Emma Bull 6/1/2014

C Crime Spells by Martin H. Greenberg 5/2/2014
A Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith 4/30/2014
P Killing Time byJohn Penney 6/22/2014
E Crawl by Edward Lorn 6/16/2014
R Fanged & Fabulous by Michelle Rowen 5/28/2014
S Strangeville by Kenneth Tingle 6/15/2014

D Magic in the Shadows BY Devon Monk 1/1/2014
I Iron Druid Series - Hounded by Kevin Hearne 3/25/15
J Dark Lover by J.R. Ward 10/10/2014
O The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 1/25/15
N Last Vampire Standing by Nancy Haddock 10/29/2014

E Ellie Creed - Pet Sematary by Stephen King 4/6/15
N Sunglasses After Dark by Nancy A. Collins 5/22/15
T Tricked by Kevin Hearne 9/10/15
R Homesick by Richard Simms 3/27/15
E Five Glass Slippers by Elisabeth Brown 8/8/15
E Elise Nicholson - Fire Watcher by Lilith Saintcrow 8/12/15

F The Final Winter by Iain Rob Wright 11/6/13
I INFECTED by James Schannep 2/8/14
L Lady & the Vamp by Michelle Rowen 6/10/2014
L The Last Master by Gordon R. Dickson 4/16/2014
E The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King 4/24/2014
T Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales by Ellen Datlow 4/17/2014

G The Gunslinger by Stephen King 8/22/14
A A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin 5/23/2014
R Bitten & Smitten by Michelle Rowen 5/19/2014
L La Vida Vampire by Nancy Haddock 7/31/14
I Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder 7/6/14
C City of Bones by Cassandra Clare 5/12/2014

H Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein 7/14/14
E Either Side of Midnight by Tori de Clare 8/31/14
A After Dark by Nancy A. Collins 7/14/14
T Theo Morgan - Dark Watcher by Lilith Saintcrow 9/23/14

I In the Blood by Nancy A. Collins 5/28/15
C Coyote Wind by Peter Bowen 12/28/14
I Ill Wind by Rachel Caine 4/9/15
N Always the Vampire by Nancy Haddock 1/8/15
G Glazed Murder by Jessica Beck 2/19/15

J Viral House by Joe Sharp 1/15/15
U The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin 11/20/14
I Infected by Scott Sigler 6/18/15
C Betrayal of Thieves by C. Greenwood 12/19/14
E Enclave by Ann Aguirre 5/8/15
R Mind Over Magic by William Rabkin 10/31/14

K The Kingmakers by Clay and Susan Griffith 1/15/14
O Once Upon A Halloween by Richard Laymon 1/20/14
S A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin 2/26/14
H A Heartbeat Away by Michael Palmer 10/23/13
E E. Godz by Robert Lynn Asprin 3/13/14
R The Rift Walker by Clay and Susan Griffith11/19/13

L The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle 6/5/2014
O Old Nathan by David Drake 6/24/2014
A A Rotten Core by Angie Hulme 3/7/14
F For Whom The Spell Tolls by H.P. Mallory10/15/13

M Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk 11/11/13
A Afterlife by Douglas Clegg 10/18/13
S Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George 1/3/14
H The Housemates by Iain Rob Wright 11/16/13

N Night Life by Nancy A. Collins 6/13/2014
U The Uncanny Valley: Tales from a Lost Town by Gregory Miller 6/4/15
T Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck 4/6/14
M Magic at the Gate by Devon Monk 9/4/14
E Sleeping Helena by Erzebet YellowBoy 1/1/15
G Dead Pan by Gayle Trent 11/25/13

O Once Upon a Curse: Stories and Fairy Tales for Adult Readers by Peter S. Beagle 11/12/14
I The Infection by Craig DiLouie 8/26/14
L The Little Sisters of Eluria by Stephen King 8/3/14

P 2020 Season 1 The Thrilling Post-Apocalyptic Series by Paul Moxham 10/12/14
A Murder With Puffins by Donna Andrews 7/19/14
S Lurker by Stefan Petrucha 8/12/14
T Tom Steinberg - The Fall byRobert J. Duperre 2/4/15
A Already Dead by Charlie Huston 9/4/14

Q A Quest of Heroes by Morgan Rice 10/31/15
U Underworld by Greg Cox 11/15/15
A And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 11/5/14
R The Real Mother Goose by Selena Kitt 10/7/14
T Tall, Dark & Fangsome by Michelle Rowen 4/27/15

R The King's Bastard by Rowena Cory Daniells 8/28/14
I I, Robot by Isaac Asimov 10/16/14
C Half the Blood of Brooklyn by Charlie Huston 10/2/14
EExtreme Measures by Michael Palmer 10/23/14

S Darkened by Bryan Smith 4/19/14
I The Picture Frame: A Horror Novel by Iain Rob Wright 5/30/15
F Fundraising the Dead by Sheila Connolly 1/18/15
T Torn by Stefan Petrucha 7/24/15

T Tippy Toe Murder by Leslie Meier 5/19/15
O Outpost by Adam Baker 3/31/15
N DEAD(ish) Omnibus: Books 1-5 by Naomi Kramer 10/31/14
G Magic of Thieves by C. Greenwood 11/16/14
SThe Dark Ones by Bryan Smith 12/8/14

U The Unlikely Event by Joshua Wright 8/12/14
T Two Hearts by Peter S. Beagle 6/11/2014
E Teeth: Vampire Tales by Ellen Datlow 5/16/2014
N The Dead Love Longer by Scott Nicholson 6/29/2014
S Firstborn by Brandon Sanderson 6/18/2014
I Ravage by Iain Rob Wright 7/11/14
L The Last Surgeon by Michael Palmer 7/23/14

V Valley Of Death, Zombie Trailer Park by William Bebb 10/4/14
I Hexed - Iron Druid Series by Kevin Hearne 5/11/15
N No Dominion by Charlie Huston 9/18/14
E Every Last Drop by Charlie Huston 2/11/15
G Malice by Griffin Hayes 3/30/14
A Death's Daughter by Amber Benson 11/8/2014
R The Saint Zita Society Ruth Rendell 9/11/14

W Weirder Than Weird by Francis Burger 4/18/2014
H Zombies Vs. Unicorns by Holly Black 5/22/2014
I Deadlock by Iris Johansen 3/21/14
S The Stalker by Bill Pronzini 4/12/14
K Killer Sweet Tooth: A Daphne Martin Cake Mystery by Gayle Trent 3/31/14

X Xenoform by Mike Berry 10/30/14
Z Zone One by Colson Whitehead 12/14/14

Y In the Face of Death by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro 5/31/15
E Eyes to See by Joseph Nassise 4/30/15
A Cat's Claw by Amber Benson 11/26/14
S Stakes & Stilettos by Michelle Rowen 12/3/14
T The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks 3/22/15

Z The Zona by Nathan Yocum 6/8/2014
I Into The Shadow by Christina Dodd 3/16/14
T Murder Takes the Cake by Gayle Trent 10/28/13
I Into the Flame by Christina Dodd 3/20/14

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

2/1/14-2/28/15
Letters Done: 1
Books Done: 9

A
Apple
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A:Ashlyn ChaseFlirting Under a Full Moon2/5
P:Phantom Evil3/24
P:Pushing the Limits5/10
L:Felicia LockeChosen By Blood2/27
E:EurekaTeardrop3/17 (hide spoiler)]

B
Barbecue

B: The Becoming 6/3
A:Anna How to Run with a Naked Werewolf 5/19
R: Raziel 5/22
B
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C:Cheyenne McCray Demons Not Included 5/29
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[Barbara ★]

Finished "S"


S=Spaetzle (7/8)
S: Scarlet Nights - Jude Deveraux 9/20/13
P: The Far West - Patricia Wrede 11/9/13
A: Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow 1/3/13
E: The Falcon at the Portal - Elizabeth Peters 2/18/14
T: Thankless in Death - J.D Robb 12/12/13
Z: Z for Zachariah - Robert O'Brien 9/9/13
L: Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy 1/20/14
E: Deadly Heat - Cynthia Eden 2/22/14

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats, Barbara★!

[Juana "Darkness"]

Update

COOKING/ COOK WARE A-Z SPELL OUT CHALLENGE


AROMA
A: Allie Mackay- 11/17/13
R: 11/8/13
O: 11/20/13
M: 9/22/13
A: Aiken, G.A.- 12/13/13


BAKERS
B: 10/2/13
A: Andrea Pickens- 1/4/14
K: Kenyon, Sherrilyn-
E: 10/5/13
R: Royal, Lauren- 1/11/14
S: 9/22/13


COOKIE PRESS
C: 10/9/13
O: 1/16/14
O: 2/20/14
K: 12/6/13
I: 10/6/13
E: 11/14/13


P: Palmer, Diana- 1/21/14
R: Rosemary Rogers- 2/18/14
E: Ella Quinn- 11/22/13
S: Showalter, Gena- 9/29/13
S: Susan Wiggs- 10/12/13


DASH
D: Deborah MacGillivray- 10/14/13
A: Alexandra Ivy- 1/9/14
S: Showalter, Gena- 11/30/13
H: Hoyt, Elizabeth- 1/1/14


ESCARGOT
E: Elise Marion- 12/27/13
S: Suzanne Wright- 1/14/14
C: 10/30/13
A: Ashe, Katherine- 2/2/14
R: R.L. Stine- 2/27/14
G: Goodwin, Emily- 2/12/14
O:
T: 11/1/13


FILLET
F: Fletcher, Penelope- 2/20/14
I:
L: 11/5/13
L:
E: Evangeline Anderson- 3/15/14
T: 1/20/14


GRATE
G:
R:
A: 2/10/14
T: Teddy Jacobs- 1/18/14
E:


HONEY
H: 1/22/14
O:
N: 2/27/14
E:
Y: Young, Samantha- 3/3/14


ICE
I:
C: Crawford, Toni- 2/5/14
E:


JAM
J: Jeffries, Sabrina- 12/25/13
A:
M: 12/28/13


KAKAVIA
K: Kenyon, Sherrilyn- 11/27/13
A:
K: Kenyon, Sherrilyn- 1/29/14
A: Armstrong, Kelley- 3/18/14
V: 1/11/13
I:
A: Aldous Huxley- 3/11/14


LEAVES
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V: 3/22/14
E:
S: Shayla Black- 2/7/14


MELT
M: 1/6/14
E:
L:
T: 3/9/14


NUTS
N:
U: 3/7/14
T: 3/3/14
S: Shayla Black- 2/3/14


OIL
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PIT
P: Poppet- 2/16/14
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QUART
Q: Quick, Amanda- 1/26/14
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SIFT
S: Sarra Cannon- 2/15/14
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UNMOLD
U: 3/20/14
N:
M: Maria Rachel Hooley- 3/15/14
O:
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D: 2/23/14


VANILLA
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WINE
W: Ward, J.R.- 10/2/13
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YEAST
Y: 2/28/14
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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats times four, Juana "Darkness"!

[Juana "Darkness"]

Thank you. :)

[Barb]

Finished the challenge! See my books read in Message 12 and Message 13

[Lisa Kay]

Wooooohoo! Congrats, Barb!

(view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]

[Barb]

Thanks :)

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

Cooking and Cookware: A to Z Spell-It-Out
Start: 1st October 2013
End: When i'm finished
Worlds: 26/26
Letters: 107/107


ALE Done
✔A Rees by Allyson James (14/10/13)
✔L Burning up Flint by Laurann Dohner (06/10/13)
✔E Enemy Mine by Aline Hunter (08/10/13)


BOIL Done
✔B Beauty Awakened by Gena Showalter (06/10/13)
✔O Overtime by Bad Penny Press (14/10/13)
✔I When Darkness Comes by Alexandra Ivy (22/10/13)
✔L Falke's Peak Madison Layle, Anna Leigh Keaton


CAKE Done
✔C Damon by Teresa Gabelman *Nicole Callahan* (11/10/13)
✔A Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning *Adrienne de Simone* (14/10/13)
✔K The Keeping by Nicky Charles (11/10/13)
✔E Tempered by Fire by Ella Dominguez (08/10/13)


DICE Done
✔D Desperately Seeking Shapeshifter by Jessica Sims
✔I Raphael/Parish by Alexandra Ivy and Laura Wright (08/11/13)
✔C Full Moon Mating by Stormy Glenn *Joe Cheyne Nash* (29/10/13)
✔E Marked Elizabeth Naughton (13/10/13)


EGG Done
✔E Love, Always, Promise by Stormy Glenn *Ethan Brown* (30/10/13)
✔G The Ghost Hunter by Lori Brighton (26/10/13)
✔G Dolphin Dreams by Jules Jones *George* (28/10/13)


FRY Done
✔F Man in the Middle by Stormy Glenn *Taylor Foyt* (13/11/13)
✔R Roan's Fall by Marisa Chenery (09/11/13)
✔Y Tempting Danger by Eileen Wilks *Lily Yu* (18/10/13)


GRIND Done
✔G Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? by Stormy Glenn (31/10/13)
✔R Male of the Species by Kate Steele *Ryan Mitchell* (10/11/13)
✔I Isaac Dragos by Joyee Flynn (19/11/13)
✔N Pretty Baby by Stormy Glenn *Tommy Nash* (01/11/13)
✔D A Dillon Sandwich by Joyee Flynn *Dillon Dragos* (11/11/13)


HERB Done
✔H Stefan by Joyee Flynn *Patrick Hawk* (14/11/13)
✔E Travis Rhodes by Joyee Flynn *Emmett Loughlan* (01/12/13)
✔R Remus by Joyee Flynn(14/11/13)
✔B Maverick's Mate by Lynn Hagan *Maverick Brac* (18/11/13)


ICE Done
✔I Blood Prince by Stormy Glen *Zacarius Ivinovav* (30/10/13)
✔C Damian by Joyee Flynn *Cyrus Diaz* (20/11/13)
✔E Leap of Faith by Gabrielle Evans (24/11/13)


JAM Done
✔J Heart & Soul by Stormy Glenn *Jasper* (13/11/13)
✔A Darcy Burke by Joyee FLynn *Ayden Magee* (24/11/13)
✔M Micah by Joyee Flynn (14/11/13)


KNEAD Done
✔K Holly by Lily Rede *Holly Kringle* (03/12/13)
✔N Nutter Nero by Lynn Hagen (31/12/13)
✔E Deal with the Devil by Evangeline Anderson (23/12/13)
✔A A Brio Grinder by Joyee Flynn (06/12/13)
✔D Maverick Danker by Joyee Flynn *Maverick Danker* (02/12/13)


LOAF Done
✔L Cowboy Easy by Stormy Glenn *Lachlan Blaecleah* (01/12/13)
✔O Stealing the Wind by Shira Anthony *Ian Dunaidh(Owyn)* (03/11/13)
✔A A Very Marius Christmas by Joyee Flynn (03/12/13)
✔F Ferris Braden by Joyee Flynn (03/12/13)


MELT Done
✔M Man to Man by Stormy Glen (30/10/13)
✔E Bound to Seduction by Elizabeth Naughton (09/11/13)
✔L Barnabas Leopold by Joyee Flynn *Barnabas Leopold* (25/11/13)
✔T Tristan by Joyee Flynn (21/11/13)

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

Part 2

NUTS Done
✔N Nicholas's Wolf by Lynn Hagen (31/12/13)
✔U Unexpected Mate by Toni Griffin (22/11/13)
✔T Cowboy Keeper by Stormy Glenn *Billy Thornton* (21/12/13)
✔S derecho by Quinn Cimarron *Sinclair* (24/11/13)


OIL Done
✔O A Caleb Footlong by Joyee Flynn *Lorcan O'Hagan* (13/11/13)
✔I Dreams of a Dark Warrior *Immortals After Dark series* by Kresley Cole (08/12/13)
✔L Hawk's Pretty Baby by Lynn Hagen (21/12/13)


PUREE Done
✔P Torem by Lynn Hagen *Sidney Porter* (26/01/14)
✔U The Barbarian Prince by Michelle M. Pillow *Ualan* (28/11/13)
✔R Covet by J.R Ward (07/11/13)
✔E The Demon in Me by Michelle Rowen *Eden Riley* (27/01/14)
✔E Christian's Menace by Lynn Hagen *Christian LeAnthony Espelimbergo* (28/01/14)


QUICHE Done
✔Q Just A Taste Of Me by Stormy Glenn *Quilliam Reese* (29/10/13)
✔U MacRieve by Kresley Cole *Uilleam Andriu MacRieve* (02/12/13)
✔I Demon from the Dark *Immortals After Dark series* by Kresley Cole (13/12/13)
✔C Keata's Promise by Lynn Hagen *Cody Wilder* (22/12/13)
✔H George's Turn by Lynn Hagen (26/12/13)
✔E Lewis's Dream by Lynn Hagen *Evan Triamade* (30/12/13)


RICE Done
✔R Before The Moon Rises by Catherine Bybee *Max Ritter* (05/12/13)
✔I Immortal Warrior by Lisa Hendrix (18/12/13)
✔C Gabriel by Joyee Flynn *Caven Magee* (04/12/13)
✔E Elan by Joyee Flynn (06/01/14)


SALT Done
✔S Moon's Sweet Poison by Scarlet Hyacinth (09/12/13)
✔A Sunshine’s Savior by Lynn Hagen *Dakota Amergan* (21/12/13)
✔L Remi's Pup by Lynn Hagen (22/12/13)
✔T Loco's Love by Lynn Hagen *Tangee Highland (29/12/13)


TEA Done
✔T Three River Ranch by Roxanne Snopek (10/01/14)
✔E Storm Warrior by Dani Harper *Morgan Edwards* (21/01/14)
✔A Heaven's Hell by Lynn Hagen *Heaven Armstrong* (31/12/13)


UTENSIL Done
✔U The Savage King by Michelle M. Pillow *Ulyssa Payne* (07/01/14)
✔T Carter's Tryck by Lynn Hagen *Tryck Santiago* (15/01/14)
✔E Just A Vampire by Stormy Glenn *Electus Luca Ucathya* (28/11/13)
✔N Nija's Temptation by Lynn Hagen (30/01/14)
✔S Stormy Eyes by Lynn Hagen (22/12/13)
✔I Prince of Desire by Donna Grant *Isabelle Ferguson* (07/01/14)
✔L Oliver's Heart by Lynn Hagen (22/12/13)


VANILLA Done
✔V Victor by Joyee Flynn (16/11/13)
✔A Rocky Mountain Heat by Vivian Arend (26/12/13)
✔N True *New Species series* by Laurann Dohner (04/01/14)
✔I A Bevin Hero by Joyee Flynn *Bevin Innocente* (04/01/14)
✔L Mark's Not Gay by Lynn Hagen (30/12/13)
✔L Falcon by Lynn Hagen (29/12/13)
✔A Clove Sutherland by Joyee Flynn *Jordy Aldo* (05/01/14)


WINE Done
✔W Feral Sins by Suzanne Wright (19/10/13)
✔I Tempted by Elizabeth Naughton *Isadora* (19/02/14)
✔N The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Visual Companion by Jude Fisher *Nori* (09/02/14)
✔E A Brac Pack Crazy Family Christmas by Lynn Hagen *Evan* (11/02/14)


XL Done
✔X Blood Contract by Stormy Glenn *Prince Dominic Xavier Lucian Ruelle* (12/11/13)
✔L Murphy's Madness by Lynn Hagen (31/12/13)


YEAST Done
✔Y Reaver by Larissa Ione *Reaver/Yenreith* (02/01/14)
✔E Dire Needs *Eternal Wolf Clanseries* by Stephanie Tyler (12/01/14)
✔A Chameleon Wolf by Stormy Glenn *Aiden Kane* (08/01/14)
✔S Saving Ciaran by Cassandra Gold (09/01/14)
✔T Beowulf and Roxie by Marisa Chenery *Beowulf Thorsson* (13/01/14)


ZITI Done
✔Z A Zane Po' Boy by Joyee Flynn *Zane* (19/11/13)
✔I Eli's Way by Lynn Hagen *Jersey Iachino* (23/02/14)
✔T Joshua's Law by Lynn Hagen *Joshua Tate* (16/01/14)
✔I Strawberry Thief by Ian Creasey (29/03/14)


COMPLETED

[Alisha]

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Aroma 4/5
A Ari Tracker's Sin 4/6/14
R Remus Joyee Flynn 3/29/14
O O'Hagan, Sean A Dillon Sandwich 4/2/14
M McCarty, Sarah Tucker's Claim 3/28/14
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B Brooke Total Eclipse of the Heart 4/7/14
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C Colton Manor By Francene Carroll 3/28/14
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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Whoa. Major congratulations, ❤Stephanie!

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Alisha!

[Barbara ★]

Finished a couple.


N=Noisette COMPLETE!
N: Starfire Angels - Melanie Nilles 12/15/13
O: One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17/14
I: Silencing Eve - Iris Johansen 11/16/13
S: Spirit Dances - C.E. Murphy 9/29/13
E: Eternity Base - Bob Mayer 11/21/13
T: Guilty as Sin - Tami Hoag 10/13/13
T: The Terror - Dan Simmons 10/23/13
E: Seeing a Large Cat - Elizabeth Peters 11/23/13

W=Whipped Cream COMPLETE!
W: A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber 10/30/13
H: Highlander's Curse - Melissa Mayhue 10/16/13
I: Instant Gratification - Jill Shalvis 2/23/14
P: Sleight of Hand - Phillip Margolin 12/27/13
P: Partials - Dan Wells 1/27/14
E: Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23/14
D: Damn Him to Hell - Jamie Quaid 9/28/13

C: Cream Puff Murder - Joanne Fluke 11/29/13
R: My Life As a White Trash Zombie - Diana Rowland 12/6/13
E: Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters 4/13/14
A: Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe 2/28/14
M: Mountain Echoes - C.E. Murphy 11/18/13

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats times two, Barbara★!

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Updated

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats times one, again, Lizz!

[Barbara ★]

Slow but steady. Finished another one.


U=Utensil COMPLETE!
U: Ugly Beautiful - Seanpaul Thomas 10/1/13
T: Too Hot to Handle - Robin Kaye 10/9/13
E: Real - Katy Evans 3/29/14
N: A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold 3/28/14
S: Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell 10/10/13
I: Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23/14
L: Lethal Legacy - Linda Fairstein 4/20/14

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats, Barbara★!

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Updated

[Rabaab]

I am in.

[Anita Reads]

Cookin and Cookware A-Z Spell Out
Duration: Open ended
Started: 06/06/14
Finished: 196/196


A: Aprons

A: Arthur Conan Doyle | A Study in Scarlet 06/30/14 ★★★★
P: Perkins, Stephanie | Anna and the French Kiss 06/18/14 ★★★
R: Richelle Mead | Succubus Blues 06/08/14 ★★★★
O: Obsidian | Jennifer L. Armentrout 06/23/14 ★★★★★
N: Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman 06/30/14 ★★★
S: Stardust | Neil Gaiman 06/09/14 ★★★★


B: Barbecue

B: A Bridge to Love | Nancy Herkness 07/22/14 ★★★★
A: Ava Miles | Nora Roberts Land 07/27/14 ★★★★½
R: Roth, Veronica | Divergent 07/09/14 ★★★★
B: Jim Butcher | Storm Front 07/28/14 ★★★★
E: Eva Reflected in You | Sylvia Day 07/28/14 ★★★
C: Catching Fire | Suzanne Collins 06/12/14 ★★★★★
U: Unseen Mari Jungstedt 07/19/14 ★★★
E: Eve Naked in Death | J.D. Robb 08/15/14 ★★★★½


C: Chocolate

C: Collins, Suzanne | Mockingjay 06/15/14 ★★★★★
H: Chanda Hahn | UnEnchanted 07/31/14 ★★★★
O: The One You Love | Paul Pilkington 08/27/14 ★★★
C: Confessions of a Shopaholic | Sophie Kinsella 06/25/14 ★★★½
O: Opposing Sides | C.M. Doporto 10/03/14 ★★★.5
L: Leighann Dobbs | Killer Cupcakes 07/10/14 ★★★★
A: Akiva Daughter of Smoke & Bone | Laini Taylor 07/31/14 ★★★½
T: To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee 06/19/14 ★★★
E: Eoin Colfer | Artemis Fowl 08/21/14 ★★★


D: Dijon

D: Dark Lover | J.R. Ward 07/05/14 ★★★★★
I: The Immortal Rules | Julie Kagawa 06/29/14 ★★★★
J: Jessica Clare | Stranded with a Billionaire 08/16/14 ★★½
O: Outlander | Diana Gabaldon 12/02/14 ★★★★
N: Sheryl Nantus | In the Black 08/09/14 ★★★


E: Espresso

E: Ellen Schreiber | Vampire Kisses 09/08/14 ★★★
S: Succubus on Top | Richelle Mead 07/24/14 ★★★★
P: A Perfect Fit | Heather Tullis 08/04/14 ★★★★
R: Richelle Mead | Silver Shadows 08/07/14 ★★★★★
E: Emma Chase | Tangled 10/23/14 ★★★★
S: Shopaholic Takes Manhattan | Sophie Kinsella 08/04/14 ★★★★
S: Sophie Kinsella | Can You Keep a Secret? 08/17/14 ★★★★★
O: Sarah Ockler | Bittersweet 02/13/15 ★★★.5


F: Fondue

F: Fletcher, Giovanna | You're the One That I Want 06/26/14 ★★★½
O: Suzie O'Connell | Mountain Angel 03/10/15 ★★.5
N: Northern Lights | Nora Roberts 08/13/14 ★★★★★
D: Dylan The Teacher's Billionaire | Christina Tetreault 08/11/14 ★★★★
U: Uglies | Scott Westerfeld 09/14/14 ★★★★
E: Enslaved | Shoshanna Evers 10/25/14 ★★★


G: Ganache

G: Groupie | Ginger Voight 06/20/14 ★★★★
A: Alice Clayton | Wallbanger 08/19/14 ★★★★★
N: Nightwalker | Jocelynn Drake 09/03/14 ★★★
A: Catherine Anderson | Comanche Moon 08/30/14 ★★★★★
C: City of Fallen Angels | Cassandra Clare 08/28/14 ★★★★.5
H: Heist Society | Ally Carter 08/18/14 ★★★
E: Elda Minger | Annie's Child 01/12/15 ★★★


H: Herb Mincers

H: Kim Harrison | The Good, the Bad, and the Undead 09/18/14 ★★★★
E: Jennifer Estep | Spider's Bite 02/05/15 ★★★★★
R: Nora Roberts | The Witness 09/23/14 ★★★★★
B: Jim Butcher | Fool Moon 08/21/14 ★★★★
M: Skyla Madi | Your Guardian Angel 08/31/14 ★★★★.5
I: The Iron King Julie Kagawa 07/13/14 ★★★★
N: Nancy Straight | Blood Debt 09/30/14 ★★★★★
C: Charlaine Harris | Dead Until Dark 09/27/14 ★★★★.5
E: Jennifer Estep | Web of Lies 03/22/15 ★★★★
R: Richelle Mead | Succubus Dreams 09/25/14 ★★★★.5
S: Samantha Adams Immortal Prophecy 08/25/14 ★★★.5


I: Ice Cream

I: Ignite | Kaitlyn Davis 08/02/14 ★★★★
C: A Clash of Kings | George R.R. Martin 10/23/14 ★★★★.5
E: Elisabeth Naughton | Marked 04/08/15 ★★★★
C: John Corwin | Sweet Blood of Mine 11/02/14 ★★★
R: Abigail Roux | Cut & Run 10/14/14 ★★★★★
E: Ellen Crosby | The Merlot Murders 04/23/15 ★★★★
A: Alannah Lynne | Savin' Me 09/07/14 ★★★.5
M: Maria V. Snyder | Poison Study 09/06/14 ★★★★★


J: Julienne

J: Jim Butcher | Grave Peril 08/23/14 ★★★★.5
U: Lisa Unger | Die for You 11/20/14 ★★
L: Lover Eternal J.R. Ward 07/16/14 ★★★★½
I: Icons | Margaret Stohl 09/22/14 ★★★
E: Elaine Meece | Dark Side of the Mirror 05/03/15 ★★★★
N: Nora Roberts | Whiskey Beach 11/15/14 ★★★
N: Nora Roberts | Three Fates 01/30/15 ★★★★
E: Eileen Cook | Unraveling Isobel 05/07/15 ★★★★


K: Kettle

K: Kendare Blake | Antigoddess 09/14/14 ★★★
E: Jennifer Estep | Venom 05/10/15 ★★★★★
T: Teasing Trent | M. Malone 10/10/14 ★★★★
T: The Titan's Curse | Rick Riordan 01/08/15 ★★★★
L: Leighann Dobbs | Dying For Danish 08/14/14 ★★★★
E: Every Which Way But Dead | Kim Harrison 06/29/15 ★★★★★


L: Ladles

L: Leighann Dobbs | Murder, Money & Marzipan 10/01/14 ★★★★
A: Against the Wall | Julie Prestsater 09/15/14 ★★★★
D: Kimberly Derting | The Body Finder 09/19/14 ★★★★★
L: Leslie A. Kelly | Fade to Black 10/06/14 ★★★★
E: Susan Ee | Angelfall 07/05/15 ★★★★
S: Sue Grafton | A is for Alibi 10/12/14 ★★★


M: Marinade

M: Mara Jacobs | Worth the Weight 09/09/14 ★★
A: Ali McNamara | Breakfast at Darcy's 09/19/14 ★★★★★
R: Rick Riordan | The Sea of Monsters 10/31/14 ★★★★
I: In the Band | Jean Haus 10/02/14 ★★★★★
N: Nancy Warren | Frosted Shadow 02/17/15 ★★★★★
A: Kelley Armstrong | The Gathering 09/29/14 ★★★★
D: Darkness of Light | Stacey Marie Brown 11/21/14 ★★★★
E: Jennifer Estep | Tangled Threads 08/02/15 ★★★★


N: Noodles

N: Nora Roberts | Born in Ice 03/08/15 ★★★★
O: Over Sea, Under Stone | Susan Cooper 03/14/15 ★★★★
O: One Foot in the Grave | Jeaniene Frost 08/27/15 ★★★★★
D: Jana Deleon | Louisiana Longshot 11/27/14 ★★★★
L: Leigh Bardugo | Shadow and Bone 10/19/14 ★★★★.5
E: Everneath | Brodi Ashton 09/01/15 ★★★★
S: Bianca Sommerland | Game Misconduct 10/28/14 ★★★★

[Anita Reads]

O: Olive

O: On Dublin Street | Samantha Young 09/09/15 ★★★
L: Losing at Love | Jennifer Iacopelli 02/27/15 ★★★
I: Imogen Rose | Portal 10/21/14 ★
V: Virgin River | Robyn Carr 02/25/15 ★★★★
E: Eternal Kiss of Darkness | Jeaniene Frost 09/29/155 ★★★★


P: Pancake

P: Gabriella Poole | Secret Lives 11/09/14 ★★★
A: Alexia Purdy | Reign of Blood 11/09/14 ★★★
N: Nora Roberts | The Liar 05/08/15 ★★★★
C: The Cuckoo's Calling | Robert Galbraith 01/08/15 ★★★★★
A: Kelley Armstrong | The Calling 12/03/14 ★★★★★
K: Stephen King | The Gunslinger 11/13/14 ★★★★
E: Eleven Days: An Unexpected Love | Lora Lindy 09/30/15 ★★★


Q: Quiche

Q: The Quaker Café | Brenda Bevan Remmes 05/14/15 ★★
U: Unspoken | Sarah Rees Brennan 02/25/15 ★★★
I: Immortal in Death | J.D. Robb 12/18/14 ★★★★
C: Melissa de la Cruz | Blue Bloods 11/04/14 ★★★★.5
H: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | J.K. Rowling 11/12/14 ★★★
E: Emma Chase | Overruled 10/12/15 ★★★★


R: Ramekin

R: J.D. Robb | Glory in Death 10/20/14 ★★★★★
A: Kelley Armstrong | The Rising 12/26/14 ★★★★★
M: The Miniaturist | Jessie Burton 10/30/14 ★★★.5
E: Extreme Measures | Elisabeth Naughton 10/28/15 ★★★★.5
K: Sophie Kinsella | I've Got Your Number 01/02/15 ★★★★★
I: Ilona Andrews | Magic Bites 12/24/14 ★★★★
N: Neanderthal Seeks Human | Penny Reid 05/19/15 ★★★


S: Spatula

S: Steve Berry | The Romanov Prophecy 11/11/14 ★★★★★
P: Patrick Rothfuss | The Wise Man's Fear 11/18/14 ★★★★
A: Alexandra Adornetto | Halo 01/20/15 ★★★★
T: Tish Thawer | Raven's Breath 01/24/15 ★★★
U: Unending Devotion | Jody Hedlund 09/14/15 ★★★★
L: Lexi Blake | Steal the Light 03/15/15 ★★★
A: Kelley Armstrong | Bitten 01/25/15 ★★★★


T: Thermal Mug

T: The Templar Legacy | Steve Berry 03/28/15 ★★★★
H: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | J.K. Rowling 11/23/14 ★★★★
E: An Ember in the Ashes | Sabaa Tahir 11/26/15 ★★★★★
R: J.K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 11/29/14 ★★★★★
M: Melissa Foster | Sisters in Love 12/01/14 ★★★★
A: Adrienne Bell | The Wedding Trap 03/23/15 ★★★★
L: The Last Olympian | Rick Riordan 03/20/15 ★★★★
M: Richelle Mead | Succubus Heat 12/30/15 ★★★.5
U: The Undomestic Goddess | Sophie Kinsella 06/23/15 ★★★★
G: Gregor the Overlander | Suzanne Collins 01/03/15 ★★★★


U: Utensil

U: Shawn Underhill | Silver-White 10/23/15 ★★
T: Terry Pratchett | The Color of Magic 05/18/15 ★★★★
E: Erin Quinn | The Five Deaths of Roxanne Love 11/28/15 ★★★★
N: Nora Roberts | Born in Shame 05/21/15 ★★★★
S: Jessica Sims | Beauty Dates the Beast 03/17/15 ★★★★
I: Iron Kissed | Patricia Briggs 03/26/15 ★★★★★
L: The Lost Hero | Rick Riordan 04/10/15 ★★★★



V: Vanilla

V: Rachel Vincent | My Soul to Take 07/26/15 ★★★★
A: Melody Anne | The Billionaire Wins the Game 04/12/15 ★★★
N: Nora Roberts | Montana Sky 06/07/15 ★★★.5
I: Ilona Andrews | Magic Burns 06/05/15 ★★★
L: Living Dead in Dallas | Charlaine Harris 04/14/15 ★★★★★
L: Linda Howard | Kill and Tell 04/17/15 ★★★★
A: Belinda Alexandra | Golden Earrings 04/20/15 ★★★★



W: Whipped Cream

W: White Cat | Holly Black 01/19/15 ★★★
H: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams 04/28/15 ★★★
I: Invisible | Lorena McCourtney 06/10/15 ★★★
P: Patricia Briggs | Moon Called 01/18/15 ★★★★
P: Pierce Brown | Red Rising 01/20/15 ★★★★
E: Jennifer Estep | Spider’s Revenge 12/18/15 ★★★★
D: Dragonfly in Amber | Diana Gabaldon 04/27/15 ★★★★
C: Cart Before the Horse | Bernadette Marie 01/12/15 ★★★
R: Richelle Mead | Storm Born 04/11/15 ★★★★★
E: Eye of the Beholder | Jayne Ann Krentz 12/28/15 ★★★★
A: Lara Adrian | Kiss of Midnight 04/27/15 ★★★★
M: Me Before You | Jojo Moyes 05/26/15 ★★★★


X: Xavier

X: Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My! | Sara C. Roethle 12/07/15 ★★★★
A: Bella Andre | Wild Heat 04/30/15 ★★★★
V: A Very Accidental Love Story | Claudia Carroll 08/05/15 ★★★★★
I: Ilona Andrews | Magic Strikes 06/17/15 ★★★★
E: Every Shade of Blue | Linzi Drew-Honey 02/29/16 ★★.5
R: Rick Riordan | The Son of Neptune 05/15/15 ★★★★


Y: Yellow Mustard

Y: You Cannoli Die Once | Shelley Costa 05/28/15 ★
E: Jennifer Estep | By a Thread 03/11/16 ★★★★★
L: The Look of Love | Bella Andre 05/05/15 ★★★★
L: Little Women | Louisa May Alcott 05/11/15 ★★★★
O: One Grave at a Time | Jeaniene Frost 01/06/16 ★★★★★
W: J.R. Ward | Lover Revealed 05/20/15 ★★★★
M: Masquerade | Melissa de la Cruz 05/26/15 ★★★
U: An Unlikely Match | Barbara Dunlop 11/03/15 ★★★★
S: Summer Knight | Jim Butcher 05/07/15 ★★★★
T: Taking the Fall: A Cozy Mystery | Laney Monday
A: Amy Plum | Die for Me 05/01/15 ★★★★
R: Richelle Mead | Succubus Revealed 05/28/15 ★★★★★
D: Dead to the World | Charlaine Harris 05/31/15 ★★★★


Z: Zedoary

Z: Jennifer Zane | Gnome On The Range 05/15/15 ★★★★
E: Eoin Colfer | The Arctic Incident 03/29/16 ★★★
D: Jude Deveraux | First Impressions 06/16/15 ★★★
O: Olivia Noble | Club Luxe 1: The Private Room 01/24/16 ★★
A: Adrian Phoenix | A Rush of Wings 08/14/15 ★★★
R: S.M. Reine | Witch Hunt 06/11/15 ★★★★
Y: Samantha Young | Hero 08/09/15 ★★★★

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Rabaab and Anita!

[Barbara ★]

Finished another one.



Z=Zuppa Inglese COMPLETE!
Z: Rebel - Zoe Archer 9/8/13
U: Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9/13
P: The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine 1/31/14
P: Spectre - Phaedra Weldon 3/30/14
A: How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7/13

I: Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy 6/7/14
N: The 9th Girl - Tami Hoag 5/21/14
G: Black Hole Sun - David Macinnis Gill 12/22/13
L: Lothaire - Kresley Cole 2/27/14
E: The Golden One - Elizabeth Peters 5/8/14
S: Suited - Jo Anderton 3/8/14
E: Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare 5/28/14

[Lisa Kay]

Mini congrats, Barbara★!

[Laurie]

Cooking and Cookware: Starting - 9/1/13

A: After the Funeral by Agatha Christie: 9/10
P: Pendragon by Catherine Coulter: 9/17
P: First, Kill All The Lawyers by Patricia Clark: 10/12
L: Kill and Tell by Linda Howard: 9/13
E: Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman: 9/13

B: Buried in Quilts by Sara Hoskinson Frommer: 11/14
A: Cliffhanger by Amy Saunders: 10/4
N: True Betrayals by Nora Roberts: 9/7
A: The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie: 10/14
N: How to Murder a Millionaire by Nancy Martin
A: The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie: 10/14

C: The Cajun Cowboy by Sandra Hill: 9/14
U: An Uninvited Ghost by E.J. Copperman: 9/17
P: The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson: 10/18
C: Consigned to Death by Jane K. Cleland: 9/14
A: Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie: 10/15
K: Sex, Murder And A Double Latte by Kyra Davis: 2/13
E: Excuses Begone!: How to Change Lifelong, Self-Defeating Thinking Habits by Wayne W. Dyer: 9/17
S: Son of the Morning by Linda Howard: 9/4

D: Dead End by Barry Friedman: 11/14
U: Angel with Two Faces by Nicola Upson: 11/20
S: Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. Feynman: 10/28
T: Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival by Joe Simpson: 9/22

E: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters: 9/27
C: The Case That Never Dies: The Lindbergh Kidnapping by Lloyd C. Gardner: 12/10
L: Love Overdue by Pamela Morsi: 10/3
A: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson: 10/19
I: I See You by Holly Lisle: 9/1
R: Resurrection in Mudbug by Jana Deleon: 9/12

F: Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble by H.P. Mallory: 10/16
O: Old Haunts by E.J. Copperman: 9/21
N: High Noon by Nora Roberts: 9/19
D: The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean: 11/20
U: Up Close and Dangerous by Linda Howard: 1/31
E: The Extinguished Guest by Jeanne Glidewell: 9/30

G: Ghost: The True Story of One Man's Descent into Madness and Murder by Glenn Puit: 10/13
A: The Art of War by Sun Tzu: 10/26
N: Bury the Lead by Mary Nealy: 9/28
A: The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie: 10/31
C: A Christmas Corpse by Frances MacArthur: 1/31
H: Hotel for Spies by Sara M. Barton: 9/30
E: The Chinese Orange Mystery by Ellery Queen: 10/13

H: Hour of the Rat by Lisa Brackmann: 10/6
O: Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie: 10/4
N: Nothing But Trouble by Rachel Gibson: 10/2
E: Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor: 9/30
Y: The Yard by Alex Grecian: 3/23

I: I'm In No Mood For Love by Rachel Gibson: 10/7
C: Can't Take My Eyes Off of You by Kasey Michaels: 2/2
E: Killer Hair by Ellen Byerrum: 12/5
C: Crazy For You by Jennifer Crusie: 2/3
R: Restrike by Reba White Williams: 9/21
E: Designer Knockoff by Ellen Byerrum: 12/7
A: Nemesis by Agatha Christie: 11/6
M: Murder at Longbourn by Tracy Kiely: 9/11

J: Joyland by Stephen King: 9/26
A: Angels Fall by Nora Roberts: 11/10
M: Murder in Port Aux Basques by Richard C. Thuss: 10/22

K: Corpse Pose by Diana Killian: 2/22
A: All Roads Lead Home by Diane Greenwood Muir: 12/3
B: A Box of Pandoras by Steve Brewer: 12/28
O: Oklahoma Blue by S. D. Gripton: 10/10
B: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket: 12/31

L: Home For The Holidays by Johanna Lindsey: 10/11
O: The Obituary Writer by Ann Hood: 10/17
A: Dance of the Winnebagos by Ann Charles: 12/22
F: Fatal Vision by Joe McGinniss: 11/6

M: Murder Spins a Tale by Veryl Ann Grace: 11/17
U: The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes by Jennifer Crusie: 2/11
F: Four Days in November: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Vincent Bugliosi: 11/6
F: February's Files: A Manny Rivera Mystery by Rich Curtin: 2/25
I: If You Can't Stand the Heat by Robin Allen: 10/12
N: Blood Orchids by Toby Neal: 10/5
S: Sizzle by Julie Garwood: 1/3

Half Way Point - done!

[Laurie]

Cooking and Cookware: Starting - 9/1/13

N: Black Hills by Nora Roberts: 10/8
O: Once Smitten, Twice Shy by Lori Wilde: 11/27
O: Who Killed Bobby?: The Unsolved Murder of Robert F. Kennedy by Shane O'Sullivan: 12/20
D: Dark Paradise by Tami Hoag: 11/30
L: The Last Queen of England by Steve Robinson: 10/19
E: Hostile Makeover by Ellen Byerrum: 12/9
S: Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas: 1/5

O: Obitchuary by Stephanie Hayes: 1/28
I: In Her Prime: The Murder of a Political Star by Glenn Puit: 12/27
L: League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth by Mark Fainaru-Wada: 11/10

P: Pleating for Mercy by Melissa Bourbon: 2/6
A: Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie: 12/26
N: The Night Is Alive by Heather Graham: 10/15
C: Dogs and Goddesses by Jennifer Crusie: 2/4
A: Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer: 1/2
K: Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier: 1/3
E: Raiders of the Lost Corset by Ellen Byerrum: 12/10

Q: Quilt Trip: A Southern Quilting Mystery by Elizabeth Spann Craig: 1/13
U: Unseen by Nancy Bush: 3/28
I: In the Mood by Suzanne Macpherson: 12/17
N: The Night Is Forever by Heather Graham: 10/16
O: Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough: 2/22
A: The Puppet Maker's Bones by Alisa Tangredi: 1/22

R: Roses in Moonlight by Lynn Kurland: 9/24
A: Vittorio, The Vampire by Anne Rice: 1/24
M: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt: 11/21
E: Grave Apparel by Ellen Byerrum: 12/12
K: A Knight's Vow by Lynn Kurland: 4/9
I: The Ideal Man by Julie Garwood: 1/16
N: Daring to Dream by Nora Roberts: 12/25

S: Next of Kin by Sharon Sala: 1/9
T: Totally Evil by Gale Borger: 9/24
E: Everyone Loves a Hero....and that's the problem by Marie Force: 12/21
W: Welcome to Last Chance by Hope Ramsay: 12/19

T: This Strange and Familiar Place by Rachel Carter: 10/26
O: O' Artful Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor: 4/18
A: The Paper Doll Museum by Abigail Padgett: 2/6
S: Sweet Talk by Julie Garwood: 1/20
T: Totally Fishy by Gale Borger: 10/30

U: Unwanted by Kristina Ohlsson: 5/30
T: Tall Tales and Wedding Veils by Jane Graves: 11/28
E: The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova: 12/24
N: Dead Girls Don't Wear Diamonds by Nancy Martin: 12/29
S: Summer People by Aaron Stander: 2/27
I: In the Shadow of the Glacier by Vicki Delany: 2/20
L: Low Pressure by Sandra Brown: 1/17

V: Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi: 10/24
A: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley: 4/16
N: Dark Witch by Nora Roberts: 3/15
I: The Intelligencer by Leslie Silbert: 2/27
L: The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar: Solving the Oak Island Mystery by Steven Sora: 11/28
L: The Life of Reilly by Sue Civil-Brown: 2/14
A: Murder With Puffins by Donna Andrews: 4/9

W: A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas: 12/22
H: Murder in Jackson Hole by J. Royal Horton: 4/21
I: Hot Chocolate by Dawn Greenfield Ireland: 3/17
S: The Third Secret by Steve Berry: 3/12
K: Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton: 4/7

X: The Secret Piano: From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations by Zhu Xiao-Mei: 4/21
L: The Lies That Bind by Kate Carlisle: 2/23

Y: Pisaq Pipeline, A World Heritage Mystery by Will Young: 6/3
E: Arkansas Traveler by Earlene Fowler: 12/30
A: Beneath a Buried House by Bob Avey: 2/19
S: Murder in C Major by Sara Hoskinson Frommer: 3/22
T: Totally Buzzed by Gale Borger: 1/11

Z: Zero Day by David Baldacci: 10/24
I: The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg: 4/25
T: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield: 1/15
I: House of Evidence by Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson: 5/21

Second Half - done!

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Whoa. Big Time Congratulations, Laurie!

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

Some words finished...



B Blackstone & Brenwen: Swansong for a Sibling by Andrew D. Mellusco 2/4/2014
A American Gods by Neil Gaiman 2/25/2014
S Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd 2/12/2014
T Touch of Darkness by Christina Dodd 2/21/2014
E Falcon by Emma Bull 6/1/2014

C Crime Spells by Martin H. Greenberg 5/2/2014
A Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith 4/30/2014
P Killing Time byJohn Penney 6/22/2014
E Crawl by Edward Lorn 6/16/2014
R Fanged & Fabulous by Michelle Rowen 5/28/2014
S Strangeville by Kenneth Tingle 6/15/2014

F The Final Winter by Iain Rob Wright 11/6/2013
I INFECTED by James Schannep 2/8/14
L Lady & the Vamp by Michelle Rowen 6/10/14
L The Last Master by Gordon R. Dickson 4/16/2014
E The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King 4/24/2014
T Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales by Ellen Datlow 4/17/2014

L The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle 6/5/2014
O Old Nathan by David Drake 6/24/2014
A A Rotten Core by Angie Hulme 3/7/2014
F For Whom The Spell Tolls by H.P. Mallory10/15/13

W Weirder Than Weird by Francis Burger 4/18/2014
H Zombies Vs. Unicorns by Holly Black 5/22/2014
I Deadlock by Iris Johansen 3/21/2014
S The Stalker by Bill Pronzini 4/12/2014
K Killer Sweet Tooth: A Daphne Martin Cake Mystery by Gayle Trent 3/31/2014

Z The Zona by Nathan Yocum 6/8/2014
I Into The Shadow by Christina Dodd 3/16/2014
T Murder Takes the Cake by Gayle Trent 10/28/2013
I Into the Flame by Christina Dodd 3/20/2014

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats times six, Sunshine!

[Barbara ★]

Finished a few more.


P=Périgeux COMPLETE!
P: The Bone Bed - Patricia Cornwell 10/28/13
E: The End of the World - Derek Landy 1/12/14
R: R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton 10/4/13
I: Initiation - Ruth Kerce 12/5/13
G: Grave Secrets - Kathy Reichs 10/8/13
E: The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 1/22/14
U: Utterly Charming - Kristina Grayson 8/30/13
X: XO - Jeffrey Deaver 6/26/14

Q=Quinoa COMPLETE!
Q: Boyfriend from Hell - Jamie Quaid 7/29/13
U: Unzipped - Lois Greiman 9/2/13
I: Seaborne - Katherine Irons 12/31/13
N: No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5/13
O: On the Hunt - anthology 6/26/14
A: Stranger - Zoe Archer 11/24/13

R=Rolling Pin COMPLETE!
R: Raven Calls - C.E. Murphy 10/6/13
O: One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin 6/29/14
L: Death Bringer - Derek Landy 12/12/13
L: Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21/14
I: Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5/13
N: Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell 1/8/13
G: Grave Surprise - Charlaine Harris 10/30/13

P: Whitechapel Gods - S.M. Peters 11/11/13
I: Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24/14
N: Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks 1/10/13

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini Congrats times three, Barbara ★!

[Barbara ★]

Finished "X"



X=Xiang Cài COMPLETE!
X: The Golden Dragon - Tianna Xander 7/12/14
I: Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews 2/25/14
A: Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9/14
N: Not One Clue - Lois Greiman 5/10/14
G: Grimm End - S.T. Cameron 12/9/13

C: Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14/14
A: Atlantis Found - Clive Cussler 3/11/14
I: I, Alex Cross - James Patterson 7/8/14