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NBRC 26 Alphabet 16: Professions & Avocations: A to Z (Mixed)
Part II
I: Ichthyologist COMPLETE!I: Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23/14
C: White Heat - Cherry Adair 11/2/13
H: A Year and a Day - Virginia Henley 11/3/13
T: The Quartered Sea - Tanya Huff 2/13/14
H: The Hit - David Baldacci 12/23/13
Y: Yours for the Taking - Robin Kaye 2/28/14
O: Crazy Thing Called Love - Molly O'Keefe 11/26/14
L: Lothaire - Kresley Cole 2/27/14
O: One Heart to Win - Johanna Lindsey 12/16/14
G: W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton 2/8/14
I: Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy 6/7/14
S: Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 3/20/14
T: Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23/14
J: (Plumbers) Journeyman COMPLETE!P: Whitechapel Gods - S.M. Peters 11/11/13
L: Lucky in Love - Jill Shalvis 3/23/14
U: Unscrewed - Lois Greiman 2/17/14
M: Mountain Echoes - C.E. Murphy 11/18/13
B: Blood Rites - Jim Butcher 10/29/13
E: Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters 4/13/14
R: With All My Soul - Rachel Vincent 12/4/13
S: Primal Instincts - Susan Sizemore 3/24/14
J: Beyond the Night - Joss Ware 12/20/13
O: Once in a Lifetime - Jill Shalvis 8/24/14
U: Unmanned - Lois Greiman 3/26/14
R: Hollow City - Ransom Riggs 2/20/14
N: Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks 1/10/13
E: The Golden One - Elizabeth Peters 5/8/14
Y: You Belong to Me - Karen Rose 3/22/14
M: Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow 1/3/13
A: How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7/13
N: A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold 3/28/14
K: (Zoo) keeper COMPLETE!Z: Rebel - Zoe Archer 9/8/13
O: One Dance with a Duke - Tessa Dare 12/27/14
O: Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1/15
K: The Hour of Dust and Ashes - Kelly Gay 2/16/14
E: Eat Prey Love - Kerrelyn Sparks 5/16/14
E: Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare 5/28/14
P: Four Blind Mice - James Patterson 3/16/14
E: Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter 6/12/14
R: Retribution - Jilliane Hoffman 4/15/14
L: (Applied) Linguist COMPLETE!A: Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe 2/28/14
P: Wraith - Phaedra Weldon 12/27/13
P: Partials - Dan Wells 1/27/14
L: Lethal Legacy - Linda Fairstein 4/20/14
I: It Had to Be You - Jill Shalvis 6/8/14
E: Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3/14
D: Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14/14
L: Loving A Lost Lord - Mary Jo Putney 5/11/14
I: Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews 6/23/14
N: Not One Clue - Lois Greiman 5/10/14
G: The Darkest Secret - Gena Showalter 3/11/14
U: Untraceable - S.R. Johannes 5/18/14
I: I, Alex Cross - James Patterson 7/8/14
S: Born To Darkness - Suzanne Brockmann 4/24/14
T: Tiger's Destiny - Colleen Houck 4/14/14
M: (Junior Project) Manager COMPLETE~J: The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine 1/31/14
U: Unwind - Neal Shusterman 5/21/14
N: The 9th Girl - Tami Hoag 5/21/14
I: The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17/14
O: One Sweet Ride - Jaci Burton 6/6/15
R: Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/22/14
P: Spectre - Phaedra Weldon 3/30/14
R: Concealed in Death - J.D. Robb 3/19/14
O: Starclimber - Kenneth Oppel 6/23/15
J: The Man Must Marry - Janet Chapman 2/9/14
E: The Broken Hearts Club - Ethan Black 7/8/14
C: Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16/14
T: The Queen of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner 3/31/14
M: MacRieve - Kresley Cole 3/13/14
A: Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9/14
N: Never Less Than a Lady - Mary Jo Putney 6/4/14
A: Atlantis Found - Clive Cussler 3/11/14
G: The Silent Girl - Tess Gerritsen 3/27/14
E: Guardian of the Horizon - Elizabeth Peters 7/31/14
R: Rapture - Jacquelyn Frank 4/20/14
N: (Home Health) Nurse COMPLETEH: Hour Game - David Baldacci 1/30/14
O: Skybreaker - Kenneth Oppel 5/15/15
M: Faceless Killers - Henning Mankell 3/19/14
E: The Serpent on the Crown - Elizabeth Peters 8/22/14
H: Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7/14
E: Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich 9/24/14
A: Renegade Most Wanted - Carol Arens 5/27/14
L: City of the Sun - David Levien 5/13/14
T: The Turtle-Girl from East Pukapuka - Cole Alpaugh 6/3/14
H: Have Stakes, Will Travel - Faith Hunter 3/16/14
N: Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale - Christine Warren 6/9/14
U: Untamed Highlander - Donna Grant 6/18/14
R: The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley 5/14/14
S: Shadows Before the Sun - Kelly Gay 3/29/14
E: Tomb of the Golden Bird - Elizabeth Peters 9/28/14
O: Oceanographer COMPLETEO: Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27/15
C: Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2/14
E: Evertrue - Brodi Ashton 9/29/14
A: Angel Fire - L.A. Weatherly 6/13/14
N: Night Falls on the Wicked - Sharie Kohler 7/13/14
O: Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2/15
G: Forbidden Highlander - Donna Grant 4/16/14
R: The Last Oracle - James Rollins 5/30/14
A: Ashfall - Mike Mullen 6/21/14
P: Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here - Christine Warren 4/13/14
H: Death's Rival - Faith Hunter 3/18/14
E: Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23/14
R: Don't Tell - Karen Rose 6/6/14
Part III
P: Paranormal Researcher COMPLETEP: The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt 9/28/13
A: All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 3/14/14
R: The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley 6/25/14
A: Atlantis Betrayed - Alyssa Day 5/6/14
N: Nowhere Near Respectable - Mary Jo Putney 7/31/14
O: Omega - Susannah Sandlin 3/24/15
R: Chill - Stephanie Rowe 7/9/14
M: Spirit Dances - C.E. Murphy 9/29/13
A: Vampire in Atlantis - Alyssa Day 6/28/14
L: Last Words - Mariah Stewart 5/20/14
R: Spirit and Dust - Rosemary Clement-Moore 6/30/14
E: Everywhere She Turns - Debra Webb 11/3/14
S: The Stranger You Know - Andrea Kane 4/10/14
E: The Grand Finale - Janet Evanovich 11/8/14
A: Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5/14
C: Chains of Ice - Christina Dodd 3/5/14
H: Hounded - Kevin Hearne 4/28/14
E: Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch 11/10/14
R: Back to You - Robin Kaye 7/14/14
Q: Quality Control Specialist COMPLETEQ: Damn Him to Hell - Jamie Quaid 9/28/13
U: Uncorked - Lois Greiman 12/5/14
A: Dragonflight - Anne McCaffrey 4/27/14
L: The False-Hearted Teddy - John J. Lamb 5/25/14
I: Deadlock - Iris Johansen 10/30/14
T: The King of Attolia - Megan Walen Turner 6/10/14
Y: Blood Past - Samantha Young 5/15/14
C: Dark Lycan - Christine Feehan 2/22/14
O: Wild Child - Molly O'Keefe 4/26/15
N: No Longer a Gentleman - Mary Jo Putney 8/30/14
T: Dire Needs - Stephanie Tyler 7/9/14
R: Bite Marks - Jennifer Rardin 7/16/14
O: Obsession in Death - J.D. Robb 10/8/15
L: Last Breath - Mariah Stewart 6/16/14
S: The Firebird - Susanna Kearsley 5/12/14
P: Primal Cravings - Susan Sizemore 5/28/14
E: Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland 11/24/14
C: Dark Wolf - Christine Feehan 3/4/14
I: Live to See Tomorrow - Iris Johansen 12/4/14
A: At Last - Jill Shalvis 4/29/14
L: The Crafty Teddy - John Lamb 6/15/14
I: If There Be Dragons - Kay Hooper 12/18/14
S: Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 5/4/14
T: Tongue In Chic - Christina Dodd 7/12/14
R: Reflexologist COMPLETE R: His Carnal Need - Ruth Kerce 7/13/14
E: Death Magic - Eileen Wilks 9/30/13
F: Pleasure - Jacquelyn Frank 4/21/14
L: The Clockwork Teddy - John Lamb 7/7/14
E: The Exiled Queen - Cinda Williams Chima 11/28/14
X: XO - Jeffrey Deaver 6/26/14
O: Pleasure Island - Lorie O'Clare 11/29/15
L: Lucky in Love - Carolyn Brown 7/22/14
O: One in a Million - Jill Shalvis 12/18/15
G: Sizzle - Julie Garwood 9/29/13
I: Clean Sweep - Ilona Andrews 1/6/15
S: Seduce the Darkness - Gena Showalter 5/19/14
T: Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons - Denise Grover Swank 8/28/14
S: Spelunker COMPLETES: The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley 4/2/14
P: Cross Country - James Patterson 4/29/14
E: Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips 11/22/14
L: Loved By a Warrior - Donna Fletcher 7/26/14
U: Up to Me - M. Leighton 3/12/15
N: Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death - Denise Swanson 9/15/14
K: The King- J.R. Ward 4/8/14
E: A River in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 11/23/14
R: Beauty - Robin McKinley 7/22/14
T: (Dolphin) Trainer COMPLETED: The Kill Room - Jeffery Deaver 2/27/14
O: Odd Interlude - Dean Koontz 2/13/16
L: Frostfire - Lynn Viehl 8/30/14
P: Middle of Nowhere - Ridley Pearson 9/11/14
H: Haven - Kay Hooper 5/20/14
I: Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews 1/15/15
N: Nightshine - Lynn Viehl 9/16/14
T: Dire Wants - Stephanie Tyler 8/26/14
R: Redemption - Susannah Sandlin 8/24/14
A: And One Last Thing ... - Molly Harper 8/27/14
I: If You Give a Rake a Ruby - Shana Galen 2/22/15
N: Never Kiss a Stranger - Heather Grothaus 9/22/14
E: Ember's Kiss - Deborah Cooke 12/12/14
R: Bitten in Two - Jennifer Rardin 8/31/14
Part IV
U: Underwater demolition expert COMPLETE U: Unmade - Sarah Rees Brennan 3/25/15
N: North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24/14
D: Chains of Fire - Christina Dodd 4/11/14
E: Street of the Five Moons - Elizabeth Peters 12/12/14
R: Sunshine - Robin McKinley 9/3/14
W: Big Bad Wolf - Christine Warren 3/16/14
A: Angel Fever - L.A. Weatherly 9/9/14
T: Dire Desires - Stephanie Tyler 9/8/14
E: The Crossing Places - Elly Griffiths 12/13/14
R: The Deadliest Bite - Jennifer Rardin 9/6/14
D: The Demon You Know - Christine Warren 5/9/14
E: The Duke Is Mine - Eloisa James 12/26/14
M: My Soul to Keep - Sharie Kohler 6/29/14
O: Of Monsters and Madness - Jessica Verday 5/3/15
L: Letters from Skye: A Novel - Jessica Brockmole 10/30/14
I: Revenant - Larissa Ione 3/14/15
T: Twisted Things - Madge Swindells 11/9/14
I: Bound by Night - Larissa Ione 3/27/15
O: The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman 4/7/16
N: Nightborn - Lynn Viehl 10/31/14
E: Chilled - Kendra Elliot 1/21/15
X: The Golden Dragon - Tianna Xander 7/12/14
P: Playing Easy to Get - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/22/14
E: Ritual Magic - Eileen Wilks 3/11/15
R: Running Scared - Shannon Butcher 9/28/14
T: Blood Debt - Tanya Huff 11/11/14
V: Veterinarian (COMPLETE)V: The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/29/14
E: Buried - Kendra Elliot 3/17/15
T: Thunder Moon - Lori Handeland 12/15/14
E: Endsinger - Jay Kristoff 3/18/15
R: Must Love Dragons - Stephanie Rowe 9/20/14
I: If He's Wild - Hannah Howell 3/31/15
N: Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles 11/9/14
A: Alex Cross, Run - James Patterson 11/14/14
R: The Six Sacred Stones - Matthew Reilly 10/21/14
I: Iron House - John Hart 4/7/15
A: The Pyramid Of Doom - Andy McDermott 11/7/14
N: House Rules - Chloe Neill 11/13/14
W: Writer COMPLETE! W: Black Magic Woman - Christine Warren 5/8/14
R: Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn 11/1/14
I: Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11/15
T: Devil Without a Cause - Terri Garey 12/14/14
E: Echo - J.K. Accinni 5/5/15
R: Rapture Untamed - Pamela Palmer 11/4/14
X: Xylophone Repairman - COMPLETEX: Don't Cry, Tai Lake - Xiaolong Qui 11/28/15
Y: Shades of Blood - Samantha Young 9/20/14
L: Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines 9/10/14
O: One Lucky Vampire - Lynsay Sands 5/31/16
P: Sometimes a Rogue - Mary Jo Putney 9/17/14
H: Hunter's Moon - Dana Stabenow 5/24/14
O: Obsidian Flame - Caris Roane 6/9/16
N: Mine to Possess - Nalini Singh 11/6/14
E: The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths 5/10/15
R: Charmed Spirits - Carrie Ann Ryan 9/10/14
E: Shadowglass - Erica Hayes 5/18/15
P: Spectyr - Philippa Ballantine 9/30/14
A: Just In Time - Addison Fox 12/8/14
I: If He's Dangerous - Hannah Howell 6/21/15
R: Contest - Matthew Reilly 11/13/14
M: The Guardian - Margaret Mallory 9/21/14
A: Carnal Sin - Allison Brennan 12/11/14
N: The Butterfly Farm - Diane Noble 11/25/14
Y: Yak herder COMPLETE!Y: The Monstrumologist - Rick Yancey 1/8/15
A: Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis 7/5/14
K: The Girl Next Door - Jack Ketchum 6/2/14
H: Hostage - Kay Hooper 6/6/14
E: You Don't Know Jack - Erin McCarthy 6/13/15
R: The Ranger - Monica McCarty 11/30/14
D: The Darkest Seduction - Gena Showalter 5/31/14
E: Exposed - Alex Kava 6/24/15
R: Rescue My Heart - Jill Shalvis 11/30/14
Z: Zoologist ~ COMPLETE Z: Z for Zachariah - Robert O'Brien 9/9/13
O: Stiletto - Daniel O'Malley 7/14/16
O: Of Silk and Steam - Bec McMaster 8/20/16
L: Down to You - M. Leighton 11/3/14
O: Play Dirty - Lorie O'Clare 6/12/16
G: The Darkest Surrender - Gena Showalter 4/25/14
I: It Happened One Wedding - Julie James 6/27/15
S: Blood Will Tell - Dana Stabenow 4/19/14
T: Trick of the Light - Rob Thurman 12/21/14
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Love the icons, Barbara★ - and welcome to the challenge!
Barb wrote: "LOL Wow, that's fast :)"are you referring to Lisa Kay saying she is finished? I was wondering that myself! lol ;)
Catherine wrote: "Barb wrote: "LOL Wow, that's fast :)"are you referring to Lisa Kay saying she is finished? I was wondering that myself! lol ;)"
Yep, that's what I meant :)
No. Sorry for the confusion. By "just finished this one," I meant, since I just finished that book, I added it to the list and joined this challenge. After you all twisted my arm. **hee hee**
Ohhhh LOL Thanks for the clarification :)
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Holy crap Barbara ~ you're really ambitious! lol
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Cathie wrote: "Holy crap Barbara ~ you're really ambitious! lol"She usually is!
ok...does writing obits count for anything? it's not exactly journalism, and it's not truly writing(like novels or articles)
I'd count it for Obituary Writer :) Somebody has to do it, right?
Cathie wrote: "Holy crap Barbara ~ you're really ambitious! lol"I just figure it's easier than trying to find a career for each book I read. Other than all those "O"s. They are going to be H-A-R-D!!!!
Besides, someone went through a lot of trouble to come up with all those professions. I'd feel bad if no one used them. :)
Started: 2013-09-06Author (Bimbos of the Death Sun)
BLM agent (Wild Inferno)
Constable (In the Shadow of the Glacier)
Dancer (The Painted Girls)
Egyptologist (The Mummy Case)
Fireman (Fahrenheit 451))
Gold prospectors (The Luminaries)
Herb gatherer (The Warded Man)
Innkeeper (The Name of the Wind)
Journalist (The Story Of My Assassins)
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Librarian(The Woman Who Died a Lot)
Mercenary (Magic Bites)
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Organizer (Objects of My Affection)
Pirate (Pirate Latitudes)
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Teacher (Ce qui se passe dans la cave reste dans la cave). -
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Veterinarian: Water for Elephants
Wizard (Cold Days)
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Barbara ★ wrote: "Besides, someone went through a lot of trouble to come up with all those professions. I'd feel bad if no one used them. :) "You are a noble woman Barbara! :-).
How do you read so many books?
Barbara ★ wrote: "Besides, someone went through a lot of trouble to come up with all those professions. I'd feel bad if no one used them. :)"LMBO!
I am in!!~ Professions & Avocations A-Z Challenge ~ (Jobs & Hobbies)
Start...September 07, 2013
8/26 Complete
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C: Chemist The Perfect Christmas, Debbie Macomber, 01/11/14 ***
D: Doctor: Eight Cousins,01/31/14 ****
E: Event PlannerEveryone Worth Knowing, Lauren Weisberger, 12/07/13 ***
F: Farmer The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, Ree Drummond, 01/15/14 ****
G:Gynecologist Moonlight Road, Robyn Carr, 11/29/13 ****
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I: Investigator Hallowe'en Party, Agatha Christie, 12/10/13 ****
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N: Nursery Nurse Virgin River, Robyn Carr, 09/28/13 ****
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Neat, Mauve! Welcome to the challenge.
Cathie wrote: "Barbara ★ wrote: "Besides, someone went through a lot of trouble to come up with all those professions. I'd feel bad if no one used them. :) "You are a noble woman Barbara! :-).
How do you read so many books?..."
I don't have kids or a husband so my time is my own and my job is slow so I read most of the day at work.
I really don't need to join another challenge...but I think I will! Professions & Avocations A-Z Challenge
Start date: 21.09.2013
Goal end date: 21.09.2014
Books Completed: 18/26
Will be adding books/professions as I read them.
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B Barista
Book: Let It Snow
Addie works part-time as a barista at the local Starbucks.
C Cook
Book: Sweet Damage
Tim insists he is not a chef only a 'lowly cook'
D Delivery Boy
Book: Double Cross
Tobey makes deliveries of an illegal sort.
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F Forensic Anthropologist
Book: Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs
Temperance Brennan works as a forensic anthropologist
G Gamekeeper
Oliver Mellors is the gamekeeper at Wragby Hall in Lady Chatterley's Lover
H Historian
Book: The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles by Kateherine Pancol
Josephine is a twelfth century historian
I Investigator
Book: Death In The Clouds by Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot is somewhat of a private investigator whose 'little grey cells' often help out police with murders. Does not appear to work for profit.
J Journalist
Book: The Quiet American by Graham Greene
Fowler is a journalist in Vietnam for a British newspaper
K Kitchen Hand
Book: You Against Me by Jenny Downham
Mikey works as a kitchen hand in a pub, with the wish to be a chef.
L Leader of the Resistance
Book: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Castle is the leader of the resistance to the Reestablishment forces.
M Mechanic
Book: Noughts Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Callum works as a mechanic after he splits up from Morgan and Jude to go into hiding.
N Naval Commander
Book: On The Beach by Nevil Shute
Captain Dwight Towers commands the last of the American submarines.
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P Princess
Book: The Tale Of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Princess Pea is the daughter of King Phillip.
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R Reboot
Book: Reboot by Amy Tintera
Wren and Callum are, both by definition and also profession, 'reboots', humans that have died and 'rebooted'.
S Station Owner.
Book: A Little Bush Maid by Mary Grant Bruce.
Norah's father owns a cattle and sheep station.
I didn't think 'farmer' or 'stockman' were quite appropriate so have gone with 'station owner'.
T Teacher
Book: Forgive Me Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick.
Herr Silverman, Leonard's friend and mentor, teaches Holocaust history at Leonard's high school.
U Unicyclist
Book: Slowspoke by Mark Schimoeller
Mark travels the country on a unicycle.
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Book: Player One by Douglas Coupland
Rachel is a white mice breeder.
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ok...I am reading
and the main character is a doctor in 1200 Constantinople....but she is called a physician..and that is not listed anywhere...do I put it under D anyway?
Super, Brit! Welcome to the challenge.
Catherine wrote: "ok...I am reading and the main character is a doctor in 1200 Constantinople....but she is called a physician..and that is not listed anywhere...do I put it under D anyway?"Catherine, you may add any profession, even if it isn't listed. You may put it under "D," or "P," or even the type of doctor they are, of which we have several listed under doctor, or their speciality...
Lisa Kay wrote: "Catherine wrote: "ok...I am reading and the main character is a doctor in 1200 Constantinople....but she is called a physician..and that is not listed anyw..."Ok...great..thanks Lisa Kay :)
First profession completed.
A: Archaeologist COMPLETE!A: Forced to Kill - Andrew Peterson 9/4/13
R: When Is A Pig A Hog?: A Guide To Confoundingly Related English Words - Bernice Randall 9/6/13
C: The Crystal Cave - Mary Stewart 9/4/13
H: Hunting Eve - Iris Johansen 9/14/13
A: Master of Darkness - Angela Knight 9/5/13
E: Emissary - Fiona McIntosh 9/11/13
O: Out of Breath - Rebecca Donovan 9/14/13
L: Little Shop of Homicide - Denise Swanson 10/22/13
O: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classical Mythology - Kevin Osborn 9/17/13
G: Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled - Dorothy Gilman 9/2/13
I: Ink Flamingos - Karen Olson 9/17/13
S: Kiss Me, Kill Me - Maggie Shayne 9/13/13
T: 12th of Never - James Patterson 9/26/13
NBRC: Professions & Avocations A-Z ChallengeDuration: Start Date: September 1, 2013
17/26
A. - agent, FBI Off the Grid, by P.J. Tracy ★★★★☆ audible.com 10/14
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C. - cook The Five Dollar Mail Book, by Regina Shelley ★★★☆☆ Kindle 9/10
D. - detective It Had to Be You, by Jill Shalvis ★★★★☆ audible.com 9/10
E. - expert crime analyst Killjoy, by Julie Garwood ★★★★½ ODA 9/15
F. - firefighter Always On My Mind, by Jill Shalvis ★★★★☆audible.com 10/12
G. - graveyard restorer The Prophet, by Amanda Stevens ★★★★☆ audible.com 9/4
H. - hair dresser Permed to Death, by Nancy J. Cohen ★★★½☆ Library-HC 10/11
I. - investigator The Mysterious Affair at Styles, by Agatha Christie ★★★★★ ODA 9/14
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L. - livery worker Shades of Honor, by Wendy Lindstrom ★★★½☆ audible.com 10/9
M. - mechanic Start Me Up, by Victoria Dahl ★★★★☆ audible.com 9/1
N. - naval surgeon Master and Commander, by Patrick O'Brian ★★★★☆ ODA 9/8
O. - operative, former Delta Force Watchers, by Dean Koontz ★★★★½ ODA 10/5
P. - postal worker The Sugar Queen, by Sarah Addison Allen ★★★★☆ Library-HC 9/12
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R. - railroad assessor Behind His Blue Eyes, by Kaki Warner ★★★★☆ PB 9/14
S. - secretary The Cuckoo's Calling, by Robert Galbraith ★★★★★ HC 10/8
T. - tycoon Ruthlessly Bedded by the Italian Billionaire, by Emma Darcy ★★★★☆ Library-eBook 9/29
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W. - wizard Dead Beat, Jim Butcher ★★★★★ audible.com 9/21
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Lisa Kay wrote: "NBRC: Professions & Avocations A-Z ChallengeA. - agent, FBI Off the Grid, by P.J. Tracy"
This is one of my favorite series! I do wish they would write faster LOL
Barb wrote: "This is one of my favorite series! I do wish they would write faster LOL"Yes, I enjoy the series; love the characters; very memorable, even if you haven't read them in awhile. The first one was the best, though.
Updating again, finished a couple of these:
D – DANCER - COMPLETED 10/29/13
✓ D – author Diane Mott Davidson - The Whole Enchilada (Goldy Schulz #17), finished 10/4
✓ A – As I Close My Eyes (Breaking Fate #1), by Sarah DiCello, finished 10/5
✓ N – author Nancy Jill Thames - Murder In Half Moon Bay (Jillian Bradley #1), finished 10/17
✓ C – author John Dickson Carr - The Dead Man's Knock (Dr. Gideon Fell #19), finished 10/8
✓ E – author J.T. Ellison & Catherine Coulter - The Final Cut (A Brit in the FBI #1), finished 10/29
✓ R – A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick, finished 10/18
E – EDITOR - COMPLETED 10/26/13
✓ E – author Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl #1), finished 10/26
✓ D – Daemon (Daemon #1), by Daniel Suarez, finished 10/4
✓ I – In for a Penny (Cleopatra Jones #1), by Maggie Toussaint, finished 10/12
✓ T – author Terra Harmony - Water (Akasha #1), finished 10/10
✓ O – Oolong Dead (Tea Shop #10), by Laura Childs, finished 10/6
✓ R – Rigged For Murder (Windjammer #1), by Jennifer LeClair, finished 10/21
That one was easier to count, right? LOL
Finished a second one. This is harder than I thought! I choose a bunch of "ologists" so lots of Os and Is. Ugh this may take a while.
B: (Marine) Biologist COMPLETE!M: The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush: And Other Weird Medical Case Histories - Rob Myers 9/4/13
A: Aunt Dimity's Death - Nancy Atherton 9/8/13
R: Red Phoenix - Kylie Chan 9/26/13
I: What Doesn't Kill You - Iris Johansen 10/17/13
N: The Perfect Hope - Nora Roberts 9/21/13
E: Mortal Ties - Eileen Wilks 10/15/13
B: Bitter Blood - Rachel Caine 9/23/13
I: Magic Gifts - Ilona Andrews 10/26/13
O: Once Upon a Tower - Eloisa James 10/8/13
L: Affliction - Laurell K. Hamilton 11/9/13
O: Such Wicked Intent - Kenneth Oppel 10/26/13
G: Faerie Tales - Martin Greenberg 9/19/13
I: Gunmetal Magic - Ilona Andrews 10/25/13
S: Scarlet Nights - Jude Deveraux 9/20/13
T: Too Hot to Handle - Robin Kaye 10/9/13
11/13-11/1426/26
A. - Actor, Just One Year 12-19-13
B. - Bar Owner, North of Nowhere 12-13-13
C. - Cotton Farmer-Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry 11-18-13
D. - Doctor, Unwind 12-01-13
E. - Education Tutor, Easy 2-4-14
F. - Fighter, Insurgent 2-2-14
G. - Gardener, Apothecary 12-29-13
H. - Holistic Medicine, Hopeless 1-1-14
I. - Industrialist, Watsons Go To Birmingham 1-10-14
J. - Junkie, Shine 2-8-14
K. - Killer--Shatter Me 1-28-14
L. - Librarian--Escape From Mr. Lemoncellos Library 12-9-13
M. - Museum Curator--The Diviners--11-24-13
N. - Nail Salon Owner Counting by 7's 1-26-14
O. - Orphan-City of Orphans 2-12-14
P. - Psychatrist-The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer 11-27-13
Q. - Quardian-Iron Fey 1-26-14
R. - Real Estate--This Is How I Find Her 12-03-13
S. - Sub Sandwich Maker--The F* It List 12-15-13
T. - Teacher--Coraline 1-4-14
U. - User--Bo at Ballard Creek 2-5-14
V. - Victim--Freedom Train 2-10-14
W. - Witch--Breadcrumbs 2-1-14
X. - x-ray tech--Maybe One Day 3-18-14
Y. - Yacht Driver--Between 3-21-14
Z. -Zealot--Fallout 3-1-14
Oh, Barbara★! Ugh is right. (Oh - get it? LOL!)
Finished my challenge...phew, did not think I would find something for Z that I would like to read, but I did!!!26/26
A Anthropologist
B Bookstore Owner
C Carpenter
D Dark Magic
E Event Planner
F Farmer
G Geisha
H Horse Center
I Instruction Manuals
J Jouster
K Knight
L Lady-In-Waiting
M Maid
N Nurse
O Ouzeri (a rough and ready eatery were farmers gather to drink)
P Police Sniper
Q Queen
R Regent (represents the King in his absence)
S Soldier
T Teacher
U US Army Sniper
V Vintage Cloths Shop
W Work Camp
X x0 (group in another universe)
Y Yeoman
Z Zoologist
Read the Alphabet: Professions and Avocations***COMPLETE***
Goal: 26/26
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
A - Actress: Losing It (03/04/14)
B - Baseball Player: The Perfect Game (01/25/14)
C - College Students: The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden (02/09/14)
D - Duke: The Duke and I (06/26/14)
E - Emperor: Cress (03/15/14)
F - Finder: After Hello (03/05/14)
G - Guard: The Guard (02/11/14)
H - Heiress: These Broken Stars (03/08/14)
I - Investment Banker: Tangled (04/10/14)
J - Jockey: Racing Savannah (03/29/14)
K - Kicker: Extras (01/24/14)
L - Librarian: Before Jamaica Lane (01/30/14)
M - Mathematics Professor: Not Quite a Husband (04/05/14)
N - Nurse: Nash (07/19/14)
O - Origin (alien): Opposition(09/24/14)
P - Piercing Technician: Rome (01/15/14)
Q - Quarterback: Drew + Fable Forever (04/19/14)
R - Rock Star: Finding My Forever (02/05/14)
S - Storyteller: The Storyteller's Daughter (01/04/14)
T - Tattoo Artists: Masquerade (02/04/14)
U - Underground Boxer: Mine (02/18/14)
V - Volunteer worker: Before We Fall (07/25/14)
W - Waitress: One Week Girlfriend (03/16/14)
X - Executive: Twisted Together (11/10/14)
Y - Yoga Instructor: Searching for Someday (09/09/14)
Z - Zombie: Die for Me (09/20/14)
Welcome to the challenge, Laila Jane!
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26/26 Professions/Avocations Complete (A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,X,W,Y,Z)
A: Forced to Kill - Andrew Peterson 9/4/13
R: When Is A Pig A Hog?: A Guide To Confoundingly Related English Words - Bernice Randall 9/6/13
C: The Crystal Cave - Mary Stewart 9/4/13
H: Hunting Eve - Iris Johansen 9/14/13
A: Master of Darkness - Angela Knight 9/5/13
E: Emissary - Fiona McIntosh 9/11/13
O: Out of Breath - Rebecca Donovan 9/14/13
L: Little Shop of Homicide - Denise Swanson 10/22/13
O: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classical Mythology - Kevin Osborn 9/17/13
G: Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled - Dorothy Gilman 9/2/13
I: Ink Flamingos - Karen Olson 9/17/13
S: Kiss Me, Kill Me - Maggie Shayne 9/13/13
T: 12th of Never - James Patterson 9/26/13
M: The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush: And Other Weird Medical Case Histories - Rob Myers 9/4/13
A: Aunt Dimity's Death - Nancy Atherton 9/8/13
R: Red Phoenix - Kylie Chan 9/26/13
I: What Doesn't Kill You - Iris Johansen 10/17/13
N: The Perfect Hope - Nora Roberts 9/21/13
E: Mortal Ties - Eileen Wilks 10/15/13
B: Bitter Blood - Rachel Caine 9/23/13
I: Magic Gifts - Ilona Andrews 10/26/13
O: Once Upon a Tower - Eloisa James 10/8/13
L: Affliction - Laurell K. Hamilton 11/9/13
O: Such Wicked Intent - Kenneth Oppel 10/26/13
G: Faerie Tales - Martin Greenberg 9/19/13
I: Gunmetal Magic - Ilona Andrews 10/25/13
S: Scarlet Nights - Jude Deveraux 9/20/13
T: Too Hot to Handle - Robin Kaye 10/9/13
I: Silencing Eve - Iris Johansen 11/16/13
M: Raven Calls - C.E. Murphy 10/6/13
A: Written in Red - Anne Bishop 9/16/13
G: Grave Secrets - Kathy Reichs 10/8/13
E: The Hippopotamus Pool - Elizabeth Peters 10/17/13
C: Hunted - P.C. Cast 10/5/13
O: One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10/13
N: No Way Back - Andrew Gross 10/19/13
S: Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell 10/10/13
U: Unzipped - Lois Greiman 9/2/13
L: Labyrinth - Kat Richardson 11/29/13
T: The Terror - Dan Simmons 10/23/13
A: Aunt Dimity and the Duke - Nancy Atherton 10/6/13
N: Starfire Angels - Melanie Nilles 12/15/13
T: Temptation Rising - A.C. Arthur 10/31/13
A: Hearts of Smoke and Steam - Andrew Mayer 10/18/13
N: No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5/13
E: Eternally Yours - Cate Tiernan 10/18/13
S: Split Second - Catherine Coulter 10/25/13
T: Time Untime - Sherrilyn Kenyon 11/10/13
H: Highlander's Curse - Melissa Mayhue 10/16/13
E: Eternity Base - Bob Mayer 11/21/13
S: Head Over Heels - Jill Shalvis 11/7/13
I: Initiation - Ruth Kerce 12/5/13
O: Long, Lean and Lethal - Lorie O'Clare 4/27/14
L: The Line Between Here and Gone - Andrea Kane 12/6/13
O: On the Hunt - anthology 6/26/14
G: R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton 10/4/13
I: Seaborne - Katherine Irons 12/31/13
S: Breakup - Dana Stabenow 12/18/13
T: Thankless in Death - J.D Robb 12/12/13
E: Seeing a Large Cat - Elizabeth Peters 11/23/13
G: Guilty as Sin - Tami Hoag 10/13/13
Y: Dark Moon - Rebecca York 9/17/13
P: The Bone Bed - Patricia Cornwell 10/28/13
T: Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes - Denise Grover Swank 12/14/13
O: One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin 6/29/14
L: Death Bringer - Derek Landy 12/12/13
O: Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21/14
G: Grave Surprise - Charlaine Harris 10/30/13
I: Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5/13
S: Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4/13
T: Fifth Quarter - Tanya Huff 12/11/13
F: Fall of Night - Rachel Caine 10/5/13
B: Blood Lies - Daniel Kalla 10/3/13
I: Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24/14
A: Firewalker - Allyson James 10/27/13
G: Grimm End - S.T. Cameron 12/9/13
E: The End of the World - Derek Landy 1/12/14
N: Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell 1/8/13
T: Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21/14
G: Black Hole Sun - David Macinnis Gill 12/22/13
Y: You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz 2/20/14
N: The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9/13
E: The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 1/22/14
C: Curfew - Phil Rickman 11/6/13
O: On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn 9/25/14
L: Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy 1/20/14
O: Oceanborne - Katherine Irons 10/22/14
G: Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9/13
I: Instant Gratification - Jill Shalvis 2/23/14
S: Finding the Lost - Shannon Butcher 12/29/13
T: The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 2/10/14
C: Cream Puff Murder - Joanne Fluke 11/29/13
R: Raven Cursed - Faith Hunter 10/12/13
U: Ugly Beautiful - Seanpaul Thomas 10/1/13
I: Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews 2/25/14
S: Stranger - Zoe Archer 11/24/13
E: The Falcon at the Portal - Elizabeth Peters 2/18/14
S: Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5/14
H: Healing the Highlander - Melissa Mayhue 10/7/13
I: Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis 3/26/14
P: The Far West - Patricia Wrede 11/9/13
S: Suited - Jo Anderton 3/8/14
H: A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber 10/30/13
O: One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17/14
U: Untold - Sarah Rees Brennan 2/13/14
S: Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2/14
E: Deadly Heat - Cynthia Eden 2/22/14
K: Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff 11/13/13
E: Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23/14
E: He Shall Thunder in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 3/29/14
P: Sleight of Hand - Phillip Margolin 12/27/13
E: Real - Katy Evans 3/29/14
R: My Life As a White Trash Zombie - Diana Rowland 12/6/13