Barbara's 2016 Many Lost Challenges

[Barbara ★]

Monthly Challenges
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Miscellaneous Challenges
A-Z Author
A-Z Bands Challenge
A-Z Female Character
A-Z Friends
A-Z Male Character
A-Z Series
A-Z Title
31 Flavors
50 States Challenge
Back To School: College Edition
Halloween Costume Contest
It's My Party Challenge
Olympics Challenge

[Barbara ★]

A-Z Title Challenge

READ: 26/26

✔ A: The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher 10/1
✔ B: Born of Ice - Sherrilyn Kenyon 2/23
✔ C: Circle of Desire - Keri Arthur 9/17
✔ D: A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin 10/10
✔ E: Eighth Grave After Dark - Darynda Jones 1/18
✔ F: Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble - H.P. Mallory 9/17
✔ G: Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun - Victoria Laurie 6/5
✔ H: Heart of Stone - Christine Warren 7/5
✔ I: If I Should Die - Allison Brennan 3/8
✔ J: Jason - Laurell K. Hamilton 12/29
✔ K: Kiss Me, Kill Me - Allison Brennan 2/18
✔ L: Library of Souls - Ransom Riggs 1/3
✔ M: Matthew - Emma Lang 9/17
✔ N: Nemesis - Catherine Coulter 5/26
✔ O: Obsidian Flame - Caris Roane 6/9
✔ P: Poison Princess - Kresley Cole 7/31
✔ Q: Quicksand - Iris Johansen 10/26
✔ R: The Reluctant Vampire - Lynsay Sands 1/24
✔ S: The Shadows - J.R. Ward 4/1
✔ T: Turn Coat - Jim Butcher 7/23
✔ U: Under the Boardwalk - Carly Phillips 1/8
✔ V: Vision in Silver - Anne Bishop 7/25
✔ W: The Wild Ways - Tanya Huff 4/7
✔ X: X - Sue Grafton 1/9
✔ Y: You Can Run... - Carlene Thompson 1/10
✔ Z: Zero Hour - Clive Cussler 8/5

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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A-Z Author Challenge

READ: 26/26

✔ A: Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea - Nancy Atherton 2/4
✔ B: Fire Touched - Patricia Briggs 4/18
✔ C: Ink and Bone - Rachel Caine 7/25
✔ D: Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 4/29
✔ E: Wicked Charms - Janet Evanovich 3/26
✔ F: Forsaken - Jacquelyn Frank 2/14
✔ G: Last to Die - Tess Gerritsen 6/24
✔ H: The Dragon Keeper - Robin Hobb 1/23
✔ I: Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews 10/30
✔ J: Blood Game - Iris Johansen 9/17
✔ K: Fired Up - Jayne Ann Krentz 4/13
✔ L: Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend - Victoria Laurie 5/22
✔ M: Child of the Prophecy - Juliet Marillier 1/30
✔ N: League of Dragons - Naomi Novik 6/20
✔ O: Stiletto - Daniel O'Malley 7/14
✔ P: Not Quite a Wife - Mary Jo Putney 10/28
✔ Q: Siren's Call - Devyn Quinn 9/22
✔ R: White Trash Zombie Gone Wild - Diana Rowland 7/7
✔ S: Shield of Winter - Nalini Singh 1/29
✔ T: The Girl in 6E - A.R. Torre 2/7
✔U: Die for You - Lisa Unger 11/29
✔ V: Menagerie - Rachel Vincent 7/6
✔ W: Bound by Flame - Anne Windsor 8/10
✔ X: The Ice Dragon - Tianna Xander 12/18
✔ Y: The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
✔Z: Sweet Revenge - Rebecca Zanetti 11/20

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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A-Z Series Challenge

READ: 26/26

✔A: [Argeneau] The Reluctant Vampire - Lynsay Sands 1/24
✔B: [Black Dagger Brotherhood] The Beast - J.R. Ward 7/17
✔C: [Chronicles of Nick] Invision - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/30
✔D: [Dark Mirror] Dark Passage - M.J. Putney 8/15
✔E: [Eve Duncan] Shadow Play - Iris Johansen 911
✔F: [Fallen Angels] Immortal - J.R. Ward 6/2
✔G: [Guardian Angelinos] Edge of Sight - Roxanne St. Claire 9/8
✔H: [Harper Connelly] An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris 2/10
✔I: [In Death] Devoted in Death - J.D. Robb 6/13
✔J: [Jonathan Stride] Immoral - Brian Freeman 9/29
✔K: [Kate Kane Paranormal Investigator] Iron & Velvet - Alexis Hall 2/5
✔L: [London Steampunk] My Lady Quicksilver - Bec McMaster 3/17
✔M: [MacKinnon's Rangers]Defiant - Pamela Clare 6/28
✔N: [Night Marchers] Night Marchers - Rebecca Gober 4/25
✔O: [Oxenburg Princes] The Prince Who Loved Me - Karin Hawkins 6/25
✔P: [Persephone Alcmedi] Hallowed Circle - Linda Robertson 3/26
✔Q: [Frank Quinn] Mister X - John Lutz 10/3
✔R: [Rose Gardner] Thirty-One and a Half Regrets - Denise Grover Swank 9/23
✔S: [Sevenwaters] Child of the Prophecy - Juliet Marillier 1/30
✔T: [Tales of Dunk & Egg] A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - George R.R. Martin 3/19
✔U: [Unearthly World] Bethany's Heart - C.L. Scholey 12/18
✔V: [Viking] The Norse King's Daughter - Sandra Hill 7/11
✔W: [World of Nighwalkers] Forged - Jacquelyn Frank 3/25
✔X: [Xylon Warriors] Ecstasy Bound - Ruth Kerce 2/27
✔Y: [Jane Yellowrock] Shadow Rites - Faith Hunter 5/10
✔Z: [White Trash Zombie] White Trash Zombie Gone Wild - Diane Rowlands 7/7

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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A-Z Friends Challenge

READ: 26/26

✔A: [Alicia Jespersen] ~ The Shadows - J.R. Ward 4/1
✔B: [BarbW] ~ Nemesis - Catherine Coulter 5/26
✔C: [Carrie] ~ Drowning Mermaids - Nadia Scrieva 3/12
✔D: [Darcie Mae] ~ The First Sin - Cheyenne McCray 5/12
✔E: [Eliza March] ~ Poison Princess - Kresley Cole 7/31
✔F: [FlibBityFLooB] ~ Dragon Fall - Katie MacAlister 3/11
✔G: [Gina Niesen-Pennycuff ] ~ Immoral - Brian Freeman 9/27
✔H: [Holly] ~ Invision - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/30
✔I: [Irinak] ~ The Mane Squeeze - Shelly Laurenston 8/20
✔J: [Jackie Lane] ~ Edge of Sight - Roxanne St. Claire 9/8
✔K: [Keri E] ~ Tutu Deadly - Natalie Roberts 12/12
✔L: [Lauren Berman] ~ Vision in Silver - Anne Bishop 7/19
✔M: [Marialys Scarano ] ~ A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin 10/10
✔N: [Nita Gill] ~ Heart of Stone - Christine Warren 7/5
✔O: [OmG_iTs_LiZaRd] ~ Siren's Call - Devyn Quinn 9/22
✔P: [PepperPot Owens] ~ The Darkest Torment - Gena Showalter 6/17
✔Q: [Quinn Barrett] ~ Congo - Michael Crichton 3/6
✔R: [Rebecca] ~ The Reluctant Vampire - Lynsay Sands 1/24
✔S: [Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)] ~ Wicked Charms - Janet Evanovich 3/26
✔T: [Taylor] ~ Invisible Sun - David Macinnis Gill 3/28
✔U: [Ulrika] ~ Hearts in Darkness - Laura Kaye 10/2
✔V: [Valerie Grenier ] ~ The Penalty Box - Deidre Martin 2/21
✔W: [Wendy T] ~ Kiss Me, Kill Me - Allison Brennan 2/18
✔X: [x-Poison-Ivy-x ] ~ Revived - Cat Patrick 3/13
✔Y: [Yz the Whyz ] ~ Spell Bound - Kelley Armstrong 10/22
✔Z: [Zee] ~ Time Salvager - Wesley Chu 7/15



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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A-Z Female Character

READ: 22/26

✔A: [Adelina] ~ The Young Elites - Marie Lu 1/11
✔B: [Brianna] ~ Ecstasy Bound - Ruth Kerce 2/27
✔C: [Carys] ~ Bound to Darkness - Lara Adrian 2/2
✔D: [Dina] ~ Sweep in Peace - Ilona Andrews 3/13
✔E: [Evelyn] ~ Lost Highlander - Cassidy Cayman 1/16
✔F: [Fainne] ~ Child of the Prophecy - Juliet Marillier 1/30
✔G: [Glain] ~ Paper and Fire - Rachel Caine 8/14
✔H: [Harper] ~ An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris 2/10
✔I: [Iris] ~ The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires - Molly Harper 1/26
✔J: [Jessica] ~ The Girl in 6E - A.R. Torre 2/7
✔K: [Katina] ~ Forged - Jacquelyn Frank 3/25
✔L: [Lucy] ~ Kiss Me, Kill Me - Allison Brennan 2/18
✔M: [Mercy] ~ Fire Touched - Patricia Briggs 4/18
✔N: [Nikki] ~ The Bitter Season - Tami Hoag 4/4
✔O: [Olivia] ~ What Happens in London - Julia Quinn 7/3
✔P: [Piper] ~ The Night Sister - Jennifer McMahon 1/13
Q: [] ~
✔R: [Rose] ~ How to Capture a Countess - Karen Hawkins 3/20
✔S: [Sophea] ~ Dragon Soul - Katie MacAlister 6/7
✔T: [Thymara] ~ The Dragon Keeper- Robin Hobb 1/23
✔U: [Ushara] ~ Born of Legend - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/9
✔V: [Vienne] ~ Invisible Sun - David Macinnis Gill 3/28
W: [] ~
X: [] ~
Y: [] ~
✔Z: [Zoe Stone] ~ All I Want - Jill Shalvis 1/12

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A-Z Male Character Challenge

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✔A: [Aden] ~ Shards of Hope - Nalini Singh 2/12
✔B: [Brantly] ~ King - T.M. Frazier 6/21
✔C: [Caedmon] ~ Viking in Love - Sandra Hill 3/3
✔D: [Devyn] ~ Born of Ice - Sherrilyn Kenyon 2/23
✔E: [Erik] ~ Beauty and the Werewolf - Mercedes Lackey 11/18/16
✔F: [Fain] ~ Born of Betrayal - Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/18
✔G: [Griffin Lott] ~ The Liar - Nora Roberts 1/13
✔H: [Hamish Cameron] ~ The Great Zoo of China - Matthew Reilly 1/2
✔I: [iAm] ~ The Shadows - J.R. Ward 4/1
✔J: [Jacob Portman] ~ Library of Souls - Ransom Riggs 1/3
✔K: [Kostya] ~ Dragon Fall - Katie MacAlister 3/11
✔L: [Leto] ~ Gates of Rapture - Caris Roane 6/10
✔M: [Mikael] ~ The Girl in the Spider's Web - David Lagercrantz 3/27
✔N: [Nick] ~ Invision - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/30
✔O: [Odd Thomas] ~ Saint Odd - Dean Koontz 1/17
✔P: [Paul] ~ The Penalty Box - Deidre Martin 2/2
✔Q: [Quinn Lewis] ~ Backlash - D.L. Thomas 1/15
✔R: [Reyes] ~ Eighth Grave After Dark - Darynda Jones 1/18
✔S: [Syn Wade] ~ Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon 1/6
✔T: [Trevin] ~ Dark Ruby - Lisa Jackson 1/20
✔U: [Uffe] ~ The Keeper of Lost Causes - Jussi Adler-Olsen 11/19/16
✔V: [Vasic] ~ Shield of Winter - Nalini Singh 1/29
✔W: [Will] ~ Heart of Iron - Bec McMaster 2/6
✔X: [Xavier] ~ Allegiance of Honor - Nalini Singh 7/3/16
Y: [] ~
✔Z: [Zaccaria] ~ Edge of Sight - Roxanne St. Claire 9/9

[Barbara ★]

50 States Challenge

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READ: 50/50

✔Alabama ~ A Potion to Die For - Heather Blake 1/21
✔Alaska ~ Drowning Mermaids - Nadia Scrieva 3/12
✔Arizona ~ Nightwalker - Allyson James 6/26
✔Arkansas ~ Thirty and a Half Excuses - Denise Grover Swank 8/6
✔California ~ Saint Odd - Dean Koontz 1/17
✔Colorado ~ Cold Snap - Allison Brennan 7/30
✔Connecticut ~ The Penalty Box - Deidre Martin 2/21
✔Delaware ~ She'll Never Know - Hunter Morgan 11/23
✔Florida ~ King - T.M. Frazier 6/21
✔Georgia ~ Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams 5/20
✔Hawaii ~ Night Marchers - Rebecca Gober 4/25
✔Idaho ~ All I Want - Jill Shalvis 1/12
✔Illinois ~ White Night - Jim Butcher 5/4
✔Indiana ~ Got Your Number - Stephanie Bond 4/5
✔Iowa ~ The Witch Is Dead - Shirley Damsgaard 12/16
✔Kansas ~ Edge of Midnight - Charlene Weir 10/19
✔Kentucky ~ The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires - Molly Harper 1/26
✔Louisiana ~ Shadow Rites - Faith Hunter 5/10
✔Maine ~ Mother's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 4/30
✔Maryland ~ Floating Staircase - Ronald Malfi 11/3
✔Massachusetts ~ The Family Trade - Charles Stross 2/25
✔Michigan ~ A Vision of Murder - Victoria Laurie 6/26
✔Minnesota ~ The Bitter Season - Tami Hoag 4/4
✔Mississippi ~ Third Degree - Greg Iles 11/26
✔Missouri ~ All Wound Up - Jaci Burton 7/10
✔Montana ~ The Highway - C.J. Box 3/16
✔Nebraska ~ Revived - Cat Patrick 3/13
✔Nevada ~ Fired Up - Jayne Ann Krentz 4/13
✔New Hampshire ~ Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett 10/22
✔New Jersey ~ Under the Boardwalk - Carly Phillips 1/8
✔New Mexico ~ Eighth Grave After Dark - Darynda Jones 1/18
✔New York ~ Likely To Die - Linda Fairstein 3/23
✔North Carolina ~ An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris 2/10
✔North Dakota ~ Priceless - Shannon Mayer 12/27
✔Ohio ~ Hallowed Circle - Linda Robertson 3/26
✔Oklahoma ~ The Closer You Come - Gena Showalter 2/9
✔Oregon ~ Known - Kendra Elliot 8/6
✔Pennsylvania ~ Stamped Out - Terri Thayer 7/4
✔Rhode Island ~ A Confidential Source - Jan Brogan 11/24
✔South Carolina ~ Agnes and the Hitman - Jennifer Crusie 3/6
✔South Dakota ~ Go Big or Go Home - Will Hobbs 2/2
✔Tennessee ~ The Liar - Nora Roberts 1/13
✔Texas ~ Sweep in Peace - Ilona Andrews 3/13
✔Utah ~ Tutu Deadly - Natalie Roberts 12/12
✔Vermont ~ The Night Sister - Jennifer McMahon 1/13
✔Virginia ~ Big Stone Gap - Adriana Trigiani 2/16
✔Washington ~ Rainshadow Road - Lisa Kleypas 11/20
✔West Virginia ~ You Can Run... - Carlene Thompson 1/9
✔Wisconsin ~ Tall, Dark & Dead - Tate Hallaway 10/18
✔Wyoming ~ Restless Heart - Emma Lang 12/5

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

January As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge

READ: 6/7

Set One
✔1~ [Rainwild Chronicles]~ The Dragon Keeper - Robin Hobb 1/23
✔2~ [The League]~Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon 1/6
✔3~ [Sevenwaters]~ Child of the Prophecy - Juliet Marillier
✔4~ [Sleeping Beauty]~ Beauty's Kingdom - A.N. Roquelaure 1/4



Set Two
✔1~ [Lost Highlander]~ Lost Highlander - Cassidy Cayman 1/16
2~ [Guardians of Ascension]~ Burning Skies - Caris Roane
✔3~ [Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children]~ Library of Souls - Ransom Riggs 1/3

[Barbara ★]

Scattegories - January
Letter = S

17 POINTS

General
1. Book Title- Shield of Winter - Nalini Singh 1/29 (1 POINT)
2. Author- Sherrilyn Kenyon - Born of Fire 1/6 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character- Syn - Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon 1/6 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character- Sharon - Library of Souls - Ransom Riggs 1/3 (1 POINT)
5. Place- Santa Teresa, California - X - Sue Grafton 1/10 (1 POINT)
6. Cover- sword - The Young Elites - Marie Lu 1/11 (1 POINT)


January Specials
7. New - Tithe - Holly Black 1/7
(her strange new self stretched out in the car), p90 (3 POINTS)

8. Loud - The Great Zoo of China - Matthew Reilly 1/2
(surprised at the arrival of this loud, large beast), p386 (1 POINT)

9. Cold - Library of Souls - Ransom Riggs 1/3
(but it's not cold outside I said and she shrugged), p170 (3 POINTS)

10. Red - The Great Zoo of China - Matthew Reilly 1/2
(towards a small red door), p160 (1 POINT)

11. Hobby - Library of Souls - Ransom Riggs 1/3
(I've heard of strange hobbies), p183 (1 POINT)

12. Manly - The Great Zoo of China - Matthew Reilly 1/2
(she breathed in the warm, manly scent of him), p41 (2 POINTS)

[Barbara ★]

February As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge

READ: 4/5

✔1 ~ [Kate Kane] ~ Iron & Velvet - Alexis Hall 2/5
✔2 ~ [Lucy Kincaid] ~ Kiss Me, Kill Me - Allison Brennan 2/18
✔3 ~ [Harper Connelly] ~ An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris 2/10
✔4 ~ [New York Blades] ~ The Penalty Box - Deidre Martin 2/21
5 ~ [Game of Thrones] ~ A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin

[Barbara ★]

Scattegories - February

12 POINTS

General
1. Book Title:
2. Author: Bound to Darkness - Lara Adrian 2/2 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Lori - Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea - Nancy Atherton 2/4 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place: London - Iron & Velvet - Alexis Hall 2/5 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: lipstick - The Dirt on Ninth Grave - Darynda Jones 2/12 (1 POINT)

February Specials
7. Something there are two of: Go Big or Go Home - Will Hobbs 2/2 (2 POINTS)
(let's leave it at this, the Carver twins and I had a complicated relationship), p17

8. Red: Go Big or Go Home - Will Hobbs 2/2 (1 POINT)
(as long as I live, I'll always have an extreme connection to the red planet), p185

9. Small: Bound to Darkness - Lara Adrian 2/2 (2 POINTS)
(led by Lucan, a small army of Breed warriors), p143

10. Animal: Bound to Darkness - Lara Adrian 2/2 (1 POINT)
(no life was spared not even the animals in their pens), p143

11. Purple: The Girl in 6E - A.R. Torre 2/7 (1 POINT)
(a purple suitcase I hadn't seen since last summer), p51

12. Romantic: Iron & Velvet - Alexis Hall 2/5 (1 POINT)
(I love you. That makes it my problem. Always the romantic.), p16

[Barbara ★]

March As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge

READ: 5/5

✔1 ~ [Sacred Breath] ~ Drowning Mermaids - Nadia Scrieva 3/12
✔2 ~ [Guardians of the Ascension] ~ Burning Skies - Caris Roane 3/5
✔3 ~ [Dark Jewels Trilogy] ~ Dark Sapphire - Lisa Jackson 3/9
✔4 ~ [World of Nightwalkers] ~ Forged - Jacquelyn Frank 3/25
✔5 ~ [Fallen Angels] ~ Possession - J.R. Ward 3/20



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Scattegories - March

13 POINTS

General
1. Book Title: Revived - Cat Patrick 3/13 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Hallowed Circle - Linda Robertson 3/26 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Rosalind - My Lady Quicksilver - Bec McMaster 3/17 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Ronald - The Highway - C.J. Box 3/16 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Reltan (alien planet) - Stud - Cheryl Brooks 3/2 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: RUNNING - If I Should Die - Allison Brennan 3/8 (1 POINT)


March Specials
7. Something to do with war: - Stud - Cheryl Brooks 3/2 (1 POINT)
(a man enough to stage a war against an entire world and win), p36

8. Something to do with time: - Guardian - Jo Anderton 3/6 (1 POINT)
(they weren't regular enough to provide a decent way to estimate time), p101

9. Womanly: -
(), p

10. Green: - Stud - Cheryl Brooks 3/2 (2 POINTS)
(the rocky barren wasteland had risen up and given way to fields of green), p127

11. Spring: - Dragon Fall - Katie MacAlister 3/11 (2 POINTS)
(I realized with surprise that he was tense and ready to spring), p196

12. Something Shouted: - Viking in Love - Sandra Hill 3/3 (1 POINT)
(her shouted reprimands could be heard by one and all), p29

[Barbara ★]

April As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge

READ: 8/8

✔1~[Haunted Home Renovation]~ If Walls Could Talk - Juliet Blackwell 4/11
✔2~[Original Heartbreakers]~ The Hotter You Burn - Gena Showalter 4/3
✔3~[Persephone Alcmedi]~ Fatal Circle - Linda Robertson 4/11
✔4~[Lucy Kincaid]~ Silenced - Allison Brennan 4/15
✔5~[The League]~ Born of Shadows - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/13


✔1~[Due South]~ In Too Deep - Tracey Alvarez 4/21
✔2~[Gale Women]~ The Wild Ways - Tanya Huff 4/7
✔3~[Blud]~ Wicked After Midnight - Delilah Dawson 4/29


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Scattegories - April
Letter = M

17 POINTS

General
1. Book Title: Mother's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 4/30 (2 POINTS)
2. Author: Spirited Away - Cindy Miles 4/24 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Melanie - If Walls Could Talk - Juliet Blackwell 4/11 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Menessos - Fatal Circle - Linda Robertson 4/11 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Maine - Mother's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 4/30 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: Moon - Fired Up - Jayne Ann Krentz 4/13 (1 POINT)


April Specials
7. Something foolish: The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman 4/7 (2 POINTS)
(you mean real milk from a cow, and then felt foolish), p19

8. Something to do with money: The Wild Ways - Tanya Huff 4/7 (1 POINT)
(she wore the glamour money provided in order to look in her mid thirties), p25

9. Flower(s): Wicked After Midnight - Delilah Dawson 4/29 (3 POINTS)
(our drinks are mostly made of fermented flowers and magic), p24

10. Something to do with helping others: Silenced - Allison Brennan 4/15 (1 POINT)
(she wanted to help teenage girls make better choices), p190

11. Egg(s): Got Your Number - Stephanie Bond 4/5 (2 POINTS)
(our eggs are getting old with every month that passes, we're becoming more barren ), p88

12. Shower(s): Got Your Number - Stephanie Bond 4/5 (1 POINT)
(twice she came out of the shower to find people measuring), p74



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

May As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge

READ: 3/3

✔1 ~ [Lexi Steele] ~ The First Sin - Cheyenne McCray 5/12
✔2 ~ [Dragon Falls] ~ Dragon Storm - Katie MacAlister 5/17
✔3 ~ [Gale Women] ~ The Future Falls - Tanya Huff 5/19



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Scattegories - May
Letter = W

14 POINTS

1. Book Title: White Night - Jim Butcher 5/4 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Death Row - William Bernhardt 5/29 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Michael Warner - Butterfly Tattoo - Deidre Knight 5/28 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place: Washington DC - Nemesis - Catherine Coulter 5/26 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: Wings - Born of Ashes - Caris Roane 5/11 (1 POINT)


May Specials
7. Related to Flying: Born of Ashes - Caris Roane 5/11 (2 POINTS)
(they couldn't exactly fly, since wings were too fragile to bear the process), p5

8. Race: White Night - Jim Butcher 5/4 (3 POINTS)
(well enough to be able to face who they were planning to kill. It became a race between us.), p181

9. Celebration: Born of Silence - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/16 (1 POINT)
(her ladyship always wore this set for all state functions and at all celebrations), p439

10. Dog: White Night - Jim Butcher 5/4 (1 POINT)
(the little dog in her arms caught her mood at once and began wagging his tail), p240

11. Related to Learning: White Night - Jim Butcher 5/4 (1 POINT)
(how many lessons do yo think it will take the kids to learn this one), p217

12. Wedding: Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams 5/20 (1 POINT)
(she owned no makeup and had only her watch, a pair of diamond studs and her wedding rings as accessories), p13

[Barbara ★]

June As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge

READ: 2/3

✔1 ~ [King] ~ King - T.M. Frazier 6/21
2 ~ [Lexi Steele] ~ The Second Betrayal - Cheyenne McCray
✔3 ~ [Ghost Hunter Mystery] ~ Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun - Victoria Laurie 6/5

[Barbara ★]

Scattegories - June

Letter = P

13 POINTS

1. Book Title: Play Dirty - Lorie O'Clare 6/12 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Defiant - Pamela Clare 6/28 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Peter - Stalked - Allison Brennan 6/30 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Pandora - The Darkest Torment - Gena Showalter 6/16 (1 POINT)
5. Place:
6. Cover: pistol - Small Favor - Jim Butcher 6/14 (1 POINT)


June Specials
7. Rose: The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks 6/6 (1 POINT)
(to the left rose a set of clear PLASTIC drawers), p48

8. Wedding: Dragon Soul - Katie MacAlister 6/7 (1 POINT)
(I've always wanted to PLAN a wedding), p222

9. Something Fatherly: King - T.M. Frazier 6/21 (2 POINTS)
(they're having a PARTY since Daddy over here got PISSED when he threw the last one and grounded him), p178

10. Candy: Small Favor - Jim Butcher 6/14 (1 POINT)
(wasn't that kind of candy store that I would ever want the kids to PLAY in), p403

11. Corn: Nightwalker - Allyson James 6/26 (1 POINT)
(PERFORMING my morning ritual of scattering corn), p81

12. Summer: A Vision of Murder - Victoria Laurie 6/26 (2 POINTS)
(I learned a very POWERFUL lession the PREVIOUS summer), p36

[Barbara ★]

July As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge

READ: 5/5

✔1 ~ [Phryne Fisher] ~ Cocaine Blues - Kerry Greenwood 7/10
✔2 ~ [King] ~ Tyrant - T.M. Frazier 7/5
✔3 ~ [The Others] ~ Vision in Silver - Anne Bishop 7/19
✔4 ~ [Ghost Hunter Mystery] ~ Ghouls Gone Wild - Victoria Laurie 7/7
✔5 ~ [White Trash Zombie] ~ White Trash Zombie Gone Wild - Diana Rowland 7/7



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Scattegories - July
Letter = N

13 POINTS

1. Book Title: No Limits - Alison Kent 7/16 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Allegiance of Honor - Nalini Singh 7/3 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Nell - Unbound - Angela Knight 7/9 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Nalah - Menagerie - Rachel Vincent 7/6 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Nevada - Unbound - Angela Knight 7/9 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: Notecard - What Happens in London - Julia Quinn 7/3 (1 POINT)


July Specials
7. Ice Cream - No Limits - Alison Kent 7/16
(then came the NIGHT when the popcorn turned into ice cream), p70 (1 POINT)

8. Body of Water - Allegiance of Honor - Nalini Singh 7/3
(happily NERDY Leila, who loved the sun and the ocean and who was NEVER more contented than when swimming), p28 (2 POINTS)

9. Hug - Allegiance of Honor - Nalini Singh 7/3
(but NOT without hugging Mercy first), p30 (1 POINT)

10. Tree - What Happens in London - Julia Quinn 7/3
(would have run for the trees by NOW), p151 (1 POINT)

11. Opposite - Tempt Me If You Can - Janet Chapman 7/4
(then fixed his gaze on the opposite wall as they read the short, succinct NOTE), p1 (1 POINT)

12. Flag - Tyrant - T.M. Frazier 7/5
(NEXT to the American flag), p68 (1 POINT)



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

August As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge

READ: 6/6

✔1 ~ [Sea of Trolls] ~ The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
✔2 ~ [Gargoyles] ~ Stone Cold Lover - Christine Warren 8/16
✔3 ~ [King] ~ Lawless - T.M. Frazier 8/12
✔4 ~ [Alpha & Omega] ~ Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
✔5 ~ [Bone Secrets] ~ Known - Kendra Elliot 8/6
✔6 ~ [Vicki Nelson] ~ Blood Bank - Tanya Huff 8/26



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

August Scavenger Hunt

47/30 FOUND

✔1. Bathing - Draykon - Charlotte English 8/22
(Llandry kept her bathing short), p 161

✔2. Barbecue - Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
(pool chairs, bar and barbecue), p212

✔3. Bay -Lawless - T.M. Frazier 8/12
(rowboat in the middle of the bay), p188

✔4. Beach - Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong 8/2
(gang agent in a beach tent), p19

✔5. Bikini - Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong 8/2
(carpet of rainbow-hued bikinis), p20

✔6. Boat - The Ridge - Michael Koryta 8/8
(that ailed a car, boat, tractor), p184

✔7. Coast - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(we are the proud masters of this coast), p60

✔8. Cove - Zero Hour - Clive Cussler 8/6
(they've renamed the cove where they found you), p 133

✔9. Crab - Marked in Flesh - Anne Bishop 8/7
(allowing most of the crabs to fall free), p 210

✔10. Dune - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(grass from the dunes), p18

✔11. Fish - Lawless - T.M. Frazier 8/12
(mixed with sunscreen and fish), p51

✔12. Gull - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(gulls, terns and puffins scattered before them), p120

✔13. Hat - Known - Kendra Elliot 8/6
(to vanish under his black stocking hat), p 9

✔14. Hot - Thirty and a Half Excuses - Denise Grover Swank 8/6
(like butter off hot corn on the cob), p 218

✔15. Ice cream - Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
(Charles bought Anna an ice cream cone), p 275

✔16. Jellyfish - Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
(shivering like a jellyfish), p 231

17. Lifeguard -
(), p

✔18. Ocean - Marked in Flesh - Anne Bishop 8/7
(Ocean is going to vomit the dead fish), p99

✔19. Pebble - Zero Hour - Clive Cussler 8/6
(he spun just in time to see a trickle of pebbles), p 74

✔20. Picnic - Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong 8/2
(at Christmas parties and picnics), p 40

✔21. Reef - Zero Hour - Clive Cussler 8/6
(as part of the Great Barrier Reef project), p54

✔22. Sail - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(the wind was strong and the great sails filled), p120

✔23. Sand - Thirty and a Half Excuses - Denise Grover Swank 8/6
(there was sand shifting under my feet), p 127

✔24. Sandals - Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong 8/2
(sandals hanging over my arm), p20

✔25. Sandcastle - Stone Cold Lover - Christine Warren 8/16
(like a beach-free sand castle), p 157

✔26. Scuba - Zero Hour - Clive Cussler 8/6
(it was most commonly seen in scuba divers), p52

✔27. Sea - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(threw them into the sea), p63

✔28. Seahorse - The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham 8/13
(nothing in the water but seahorses), p 387

✔29. Seashell - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(I could use these seashells), p171

✔30. Seaweed - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(sunlight polished the seaweed), p54

✔31. Shark - Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
(the shark is coming), p 45

✔32. Shore - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(Jack ran along the shore), p54

✔33. Snorkel - The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham 8/13
(loved snorkeling and diving for treasure), p27

34. Starfish -
(), p

✔35. Sun - Dark Ghost - Christine Feehan 8/9
(he would have to allow the sun to take him), p3

✔36. Sunburn - Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
(like a sunburn, only deeper), p282

✔37. Sunglasses - Dark Ghost - Christine Feehan 8/9
(rummaged blindly for her sunglasses), p101

✔38. Sunscreen - Thirty and a Half Excuses - Denise Grover Swank 8/6
(bring some water and sunscreen), p 40

✔39. Surf - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(he heard surf breaking in the distance), p150

✔40. Surfboard - The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham 8/13
(paddling along side their surfboard), p166

✔41. Swim - Lawless - T.M. Frazier 8/12
(I feel like a f*ing swim), p188

✔42. Tan - Virals - Kathy Reichs 8/30
(a spotted tan oval), p 6

✔43. Tide - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(with the tide out), p54

✔44. Towel - About a Vampire - Lynsay Sands 8/11
(still wrapped only in a towel), p45

✔45. Trunks - Marked in Flesh - Anne Bishop 8/7
(Simon was wearing swimming trunks), p120

✔46. Umbrella - Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong 8/2
(bikinis and umbrellas), p20

✔47. Vacation - Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong 8/2
(young enough to be on vacation), p26

48. Volleyball -
(), p

✔49. Water - The Ridge - Michael Koryta 8/8
(the water had this beautiful shimmer), p154

✔50. Waves - Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong 8/2
(from the waves rolling off him), 83

[Barbara ★]

September As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge

READ: 6/6

✔1 ~ [Dark Tides] ~ Siren's Call - Devyn Quinn 9/22
✔2 ~ [Katherine "Kitty" Katt] ~ Alien Tango - Gini Koch 9/4
✔3 ~ [Gargoyles] ~ Hard as a Rock - Christine Warren 9/21



✔1 ~ [Wicked Game] ~ The Wicked Game - Olivia Fuller 9/4
✔2 ~ [Monstrumologist] ~ The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
✔3 ~ [Dark Crescent Sisterhood] ~ Bound by Light - Anne Windsor 9/7



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

September Scavenger Hunt

47/30 FOUND

✔1. Art - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(deportment, art, music), p9

✔2. Assignment - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(the assignment had been a fitting punishment), p91

✔3. Backpack - Born of Legend - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/9
(somehow it leaped out of my backpack), p162

✔4. Biology - The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
(philosophy of aberrant biology), p44

✔5. Calculator - Juliet - Anne Fortier 9/30
(with a calculator and a bottle of champagne), p8

✔6. Chalk - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(along with slates and chalk), p43

✔7. Chemistry - Born of Legend - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/9
(as they deciphered the chemistry), p532

✔8. Classroom - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(wasting anymore valuable classroom time), p52

✔9. Coach - Soulless - T.M. Frazier 9/4
(the little league coach), p193

✔10. College - Best Laid Plans - Allison Brennan 9/2
(went on to college), p235

✔11. Degree - Edge of Sight - Roxanne St. Claire 9/9
(her law degree, her dream), p220

✔12. Desk - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(return to their desks), p11

13. Detention -
(), p

14. Diploma -
(), p

✔15. Drama - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(daily drama of living with a woman), p187

✔16. Education - Best Laid Plans - Allison Brennan 9/2
(early childhood education), p231

✔17. English - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(adding tidbits of English history), p61

✔18. Eraser - Shadow Play - Iris Johansen 9/11
(I cut eraser sticks as markers), p8

✔19. Freshman - Alien Tango - Gini Koch 9/4
(when we were both freshman), p32

✔20. Geography - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(she'd read every geography book in the library), p6

✔21. Grades - Shadow Play - Iris Johansen 9/11
(any problem with attendance or grades), p255

✔22. Graduate - Best Laid Plans - Allison Brennan 9/2
(I haven't talked to Rick since I graduated), p218

✔23. Gym - Bound by Light - Anne Windsor 9/7
(since she'd been to the gym), p24

✔24. History - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(heeding my history lecture), p51

✔25. Homework - Born of Legend - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/9
(anything to help him with his homework), p108

✔26. Junior - Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files - Jim Butcher 9/11
(they let the junior varsity have the ball), p242

✔27. Kindergarten - Best Laid Plans - Allison Brennan 9/2
(teaches kindergarten), p231

✔28. Lecture - The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
(his lecture on proper etiquette), p154

✔29. Lesson - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(he would benefit from a lesson in manners), p25

✔30. Literature - The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
(well-documented history in the literature), p196

✔31. Math - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(I'm adept at mathematics), p7

✔32. Notebook - The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
(found some old notebooks), p7

✔33. Pencil - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(set down her pencil at once), p197

✔34. Principal - Easter Bunny Murder - Leslie Meier 9/8
(keep track with the principal mourners), p54

✔35. Professor - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(in the dark robes of a professor), p50

✔36. Prom - Soulless - T.M. Frazier 9/4
(just been crowned Prom Queen), p60

✔37. Recess - The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
(some inner recess of his jacket), p204

✔38. Ruler - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(she spied the ruler he lifted), p50

✔39. School - Best Laid Plans - Allison Brennan 9/2
(school. graduation. a safe job.), p193

✔40. Science - Easter Bunny Murder - Leslie Meier 9/8
(planned to study veterinary science), p68

41. Semester -
(), p

✔42. Senior - Dead on the Delta - Stacey Jay 9/24
(Cane and Abe are the senior officers), p47

✔43. Sophomore - Hard as a Rock - Christine Warren 9/21
(dropped out of university after her sophomore year), p211

✔44. Student - Bound by Light - Anne Windsor 9/7
(praying no students had been injured), p164

✔45. Study - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(the rest of the study), p78

✔46. Subject - Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files - Jim Butcher 9/11
(not to violate the graves of my subjects), p152

✔47. Teacher - Best Laid Plans - Allison Brennan 9/2
(she's a teacher), p231

✔48. Test - Alien Tango - Gini Koch 9/4
(this was a test question), p65

✔49. Textbook - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(by examining his textbooks), p44

✔50. University - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(a classroom of university students), p54

[Barbara ★]

October As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge

READ: 3/3

✔1 ~ [Cinder Spires] ~ The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher 10/1
✔2 ~ [Royal Entourage] ~ The Art of Duke Hunting - Sophia Nash 10/13
✔3 ~ [Fighting] ~ Fighting to Forget - J.D. Salisbury 10/12



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

October Scavenger Hunt

50/30 FOUND

The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher 10/1
6. Boo - ("Boo" Gwendolyn shouted), p238
13. Cobwebs - (spread like giant cobwebs), p13
14. Coffin - (a mass the size of a small coffin), p129
27. Horror - (Gwen watched in horror), p344
32. Party - (dispatched Kettle with an armed shore party), p123
38. Skeleton - (concealing her skeleton smile), p385
39. Skull - (the coats skull-shaped silver buttons), p16
40. Spider - (it's segmented body was something like a spider), p342

Ready, Scrap, Shoot - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/2
5. Bones - (shocked at how pronounced her bones were), p10
16. Costume - (Anya's so excited about her costume), p17
8. Candles - (to light the Shabbas candles), p218

Mister X - John Lutz 10/3
4. Blood - (later might come the blood), p69
15. Corpse - (ever seen a corpse before), p109
17. Creepy - (definitely something creepy about her), p192
18. Demon - (a demon roused from its dreams), p96
35. Rats - (like rats in a cage), p174
41. Spooky - (spooky. spooky.), p62
50. Zombie - (bumping into each other like zombies), p292

Bear Meets Girl - Shelly Laurenston 10/5
9. Candy - (gifts for her - flowers, candy), p64
21. Fangs - (panting hard, fangs out), p57
30. Nightmare - (my life was kind of a nightmare), p94
36. Scary - (the guy was really scary looking), p13
37. Scream - (feel free to scream), p231
43. Trick - (probably did the trick), p12
49. Witch - (go toe-to-toe with the witch), p98

Captive Spirit - Anne Windsor 10/7
7. Broomstick - (with a broomstick for a bat), p211
19. Devil - (start about vampires and werewolves and devils), p112
22. Ghost - (did anyone see a ghost), p7
24. Graveyard - (bones banging in a graveyard wind), p267
26. Haunted - (a tired haunted sadness), p46
28. Monster - (the death-monster slid towards him), p76
34. Pumpkin - (Duncan would be turning into a pumpkin), p117
48. Wicked - (wicked claws and fangs), p21

What a Ghoul Wants - Victoria Laurie 10/8
23. Ghoul - (since we joined the cast of Ghoul Getters), p131
33. Phantom - (what black phantom?), p240

A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin 10/10
1. Apple - (keep the bad apples from the good), p402
3. Bats - (the skeleton of gigantic bats), p454
42. Treat - (come to treat with His Grace), p580
46. Warlock - (the warlock's said), p483

The Sleeping Beauty - Mercedes Lackey 10/11
11. Cauldron - (with a big cauldron of water), p35

Ghost Story - Jim Butcher 10/15
10. Cat - (she vanished Cheshire Cat style), p199
12. Cemetery - (run out of cemetery space pretty fast), p56
45. Vampire - (hurled by a vampire assassin), p28
47. Werewolf - (back and forth between the two werewolf girls), p556

The Devil Wears Kilts - Suzanne Enoch 10/17
2. Banshee - (screeching like a banshee), p16

Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett 10/22
31. October - (pumpkin festival in October), p76

Spell Bound - Kelley Armstrong 10/22
29. Mummy - (like a half-wrapped mummy), p305

Tall, Dark & Dead - Tate Hallaway 10/18
20. Dracula - (you've obviously never read Dracula), p51
25. Halloween - (during my halloween ritual), p182
44. Undead - (opposed to being glamorously undead), p88

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

November As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge

READ: 6/6

✔1 ~ [Apollonian Case Files 01] ~ The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham 11/9
✔2 ~ [Candy Holliday 02] ~ Town in a Lobster Stew - B.B. Haywood 11/6
✔3 ~ [Dragons of Challon 03] ~ One Snowy Knight - Deborah MacGillivray 11/25




✔1 ~ [Crash 01] ~ Crash - Nicole Williams 11/11
✔2 ~ [Scandalous Highlanders 02] ~ Rogue with a Brogue - Suzanne Enoch 11/17
✔3 ~ [Deadly 03] ~ Deadly Lies - Cynthia Eden 11/27



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

November Scavenger Hunt

44/30 FOUND

THANKSGIVING

✔1. Blessing - The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia - Barbara Wood 11/5
(what a blessing it was), p154

✔2. Corn - Floating Staircase - Ronald Malfi 11/3
(mashed potatoes and corn bread), p27

3. Cranberry -
(), p

✔4. Dessert - Floating Staircase - Ronald Malfi 11/3
(for dessert Beth set out an apple pie), p27

✔5. Dinner - The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair 11/5
(you'll come for dinner), p389

6. Family - North Pole Reform School - Jaimie Admans 11/23
(maybe you should get his family up here), p63

✔7. Feast - The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia - Barbara Wood 11/5
(preparing food for the great feast), p342

✔8. Gravy - Beauty and the Werewolf - Mercedes Lackey 11/18
(a soup with thick gravy), p78

✔9. Heritage - One Snowy Knight - Deborah MacGillivray 11/25
(and finally his heritage), p45

✔10. Holiday - Town in a Lobster Stew - B.B. Haywood 11/6
(with the upcoming holiday week), p62

11. Massachusetts -
(), p

12. Mayflower -
(), p

✔13. Native - The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia - Barbara Wood 11/5
(the native people had begun to lose their ownership), p42

✔14. Parade - Town in a Lobster Stew - B.B. Haywood 11/6
(the main event will be the Memorial Day parade), p10

✔15. Pecan - Wolf with Benefits - Shelly Laurenston 11/7
(eating gourmet butter-pecan ice cream), p139

✔16. Pie - Wolf with Benefits - Shelly Laurenston 11/7
(the wild dogs always have pie), p40

✔17. Pilgrim - Wolf with Benefits - Shelly Laurenston 11/7
(a few years before those pilgrims ever did), p200

✔18. Pumpkin - Rainshadow Road - Lisa Kleypas 11/20
(piled with pumpkin cookies), p44

✔19. Squash - Beauty and the Werewolf - Mercedes Lackey 11/18
(squash with butter), p78

20. Stuffing -
(), p

✔21. Thanksgiving - Wolf with Benefits - Shelly Laurenston 11/7
(whenever he comes for thanksgiving), p270

✔22. Thursday - Town in a Lobster Stew - B.B. Haywood 11/6
(it was the Thursday before the Memorial Day weekend), p39

✔23. Tradition - Floating Staircase - Ronald Malfi 11/3
(it's tradition), p80

✔24. Turkey - The Ghoul Next Door - Victoria Laurie 11/1
(turkey turkey BLT on wheat), p132

25. Yam -
(), p


GUY FAWKES NIGHT

✔1. Bang - The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair 11/5
(a loud bang), p485

✔2. Blast - The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham 11/9
(had been injured in the blast), p6

✔3. Bonfire - The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham 11/9
(on the other side of the bonfire), p212

✔4. Burn - The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham 11/9
(unless you want all of us to burn alive), p247

✔5. Crackle - The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia - Barbara Wood 11/5
(the flames in the fireplace crackled), p314

✔6. Display - Thirteen - Kelley Armstrong 11/10
(didn't display an iota of curiosity), p69

✔7. Explosion - The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair 11/5
(an explosion burst through the air), p243

✔8. Fifth - Town in a Lobster Stew - B.B. Haywood 11/6
(on the fifth landing), p328

✔9. Fireworks - The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair 11/5
(concert and fireworks), p13

✔10. Flames - Insidious - Catherine Coulter 11/7
(flames leaping up from his back), p327

✔11. Fuse - The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham 11/9
(and the fuse of a comedic black powder bomb), p95

✔12. Gunpowder - The Fire Kimono - Laura Joh Rowland 11/14
(the air smelled of gunpowder), p11

✔13. Guy - The Ghoul Next Door - Victoria Laurie 11/1
(he looked like a guy), p25

✔14. November - The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia - Barbara Wood 11/5
(these three weeks each November), p73

✔15. Parliament - The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia - Barbara Wood 11/5
(think that everyone in Parliament), p216

✔16. Plot - The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham 11/9
(history of the Babington plot again Queen Elizabeth), p47

✔17. Pop - The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair 11/5
(a staccato series of pops), p485

✔18. Remember - Wolf with Benefits - Shelly Laurenston 11/7
(he didn't remember ever happening before), p266

✔19. Rocket - Ultimate Weapon - Shannon McKenna 11/19
(like making cookies with a rocket launcher), p22

✔20. Smoke - Insidious - Catherine Coulter 11/7
(major head trauma, smoke inhalation), p329

✔21. Sparkler - The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair 11/5
(a huge handful of sparklers), p171

✔22. Squeal - The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair 11/5
(uninterrupted by any squeals from her scanner), p174

✔23. Treason - The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham 11/9
(that action was tantamount to treason), p141

✔24. Wheel - Floating Staircase - Ronald Malfi 11/3
(I leaned over the steering wheel ), p178

✔25. Whistle - The Ghoul Next Door - Victoria Laurie 11/1
(clean as a whistle), p 277

[Barbara ★]

December As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge

READ: 6/6

✔1 ~ [Girl From Everywhere] ~ The Girl from Everywhere - Heidi Heilig 12/25
✔2 ~ [Elemental Assassin] ~ Web of Lies - Jennifer Estep 12/21
✔3 ~ [Real] ~ Remy - Katy Evans 12/29



✔1 ~ [Rylee Adamson] ~ Priceless - Shannon Mayer 12/27
✔2 ~ [Six of Crows] ~ Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo 12/17
✔3 ~ [Katherine "Kitty" Katt] ~ Alien in the Family - Gini Koch 12/14


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

December Scavenger Hunt

40/40 FOUND

Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch 12/2
27. Party - hadn't noticed her departure from the party, p70
19. Mince pies - roast mutton and mincemeat pies, p302

Cold, Cold Heart - Tami Hoag 12/3
3. Bell - ringing like a bell, p307
8. Christmas - for the Christmas season, p258
11. Decorations - Christmas decorations, maybe some hand tools, p283
15. Garland - garland and wreaths everywhere, p258
16. Gift - the gift that keeps on giving, p32
28. Pine - the smell of pine and spruce, p258
34. Santa - I'm also aware that Santa Claus isn't real, p90
37. Snow - cast into the snow, p109

Maximum Ride Forever - James Patterson 12/4
30. Pudding - closer to pudding than milk, p141
38. Snowball - rolling towards him like a snowball, p167

Night and Day - Iris Johansen 12/4
9. Cold -you never did like the cold, p53
35. Sled - she saw the sled explode, p214

Restless Heart - Emma Lang 12/5
2. Angel - but the blond angel, p28
4. Candle - with only a candle to light her way, p80
14. Frost - frost was thick this morning, p2

One Moonlit Night - Samantha James 12/6
7. Chimney - the side of a crumbling chimney, p323

Skin Game - Jim Butcher 12/8
26. Pantomime - pantomiming sticking a pin in something, p114

Hangman - Michael Slade 12/9
42. Stocking - in stocking feet she recalled, p76
46. Turkey - fortified with a bottle of Wild Turkey, p151

Wicked Witch Murder - Leslie Meier 12/10
10. December - Christmas tree fires in December, p233
20. Mistletoe - the mistletoe, a sacred plant, p208
47. Winter - ancient celebrations of the winter solstice, p208
50. Yule - the yule log, bringing light into the home, p208

Captive Heart - Anne Windsor 12/11
45. Tree - the trees bother me, p20

Someone to Watch Over Me - Lisa Kleypas 12/11
32. Robin - nicknamed the Runners "Robin Redbreast", p42

Tutu Deadly - Natalie Roberts 12/12
25. Nutcracker - annual production of The Nutcracker, p2
29. Presents - a few presents on holidays, p247

Apprentice in Death - J.D. Robb 12/17
6. Chestnuts - roasted chestnuts that had scented the street, p159

Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo 12/17
18. Merry - the merry light had gone from his eyes, p45
39. Snowflake - you sure you want this fight, snowflake, p253

Normal - Graeme Cameron 12/18
41. Star - dotted with shimmering stars, p127

Bethany's Heart - C.L. Scholey 12/18
40. Snowman - were they the abominable snowmen, p21
44. Toys - he's miserable when his toys are taken, p76
48. Wrapping - wrapping around him, p96

The Apple Orchard - Susan Wiggs 12/19
22. Nativity - and a moss-clad nativity scene, p367

I Love This Bar - Carolyn Brown 12/23
24. North Pole - she could have melted ice on the North Pole, p5
33. Rudolph - you are as red as Rudolph, p22
49. Wreath - a wreath of white roses, p158

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

2016 Olympics Challenge
Duration: August 1 - October 31, 2016

READ: 15/15

Category 1: Spell the word using author names and titles ~ COMPLETE!

✔BRAZIL
B: Bound by Flame - Anne Windsor 8/10
R: The Ridge - Michael Koryta 8/8
A: About a Vampire - Lynsay Sands 8/11
Z: Zero Hour - Clive Cussler 8/6
I: It's a Wonderful Wife - Janet Chapman 8/13
L: Lawless - T.M. Frazier 8/12

✔MEDAL
M: Marked in Flesh - Anne Bishop 8/7
E: Known - Kendra Elliot 8/6
D: Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
A: Dead Heat - Allison Brennan 8/27
L: The Mane Squeeze - Shelly Laurenston 8/20

✔OLYMPICS
O: Of Silk and Steam - Bec McMaster 8/20
L: Easter Bunny Murder - Leslie Meier 9/8
Y: The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
M: Fortune's Fool - Mercedes Lackey 8/28
P: Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong 8/2
I: If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
C: Changes - Jim Butcher 8/24
S: Hot Pursuit - Suzanne Brockmann 8/25

✔RELAY
R: Runaway Vampire - Lynsay Sands 8/30
E: Edge of Sight - Roxanne St. Claire 9/9
L: Ghoul Interrupted - Victoria Laurie 9/15
A: The Perfect Stranger - Alison Kent 8/27
Y: The Isle of Blood - Rick Yancey 9/13

✔WINNER
W: With Extreme Pleasure - Allison Kent 8/20
I: Blood Game - Iris Johansen 9/17
N: Night Watch - Linda Fairstein 8/28
N: Not Quite a Wife - Mary Jo Putney 10/28
E: Matthew - Emma Lang 9/17
R: Brotherhood in Death - J.D. Robb 9/29


Category 2: Events ~ COMPLETE!

✔Beach Volleyball: Read a book that takes place, at least in part on a beach.
The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham 8/13

✔Equestrian: Read a book that has a horse in the story.
Dark Passage - M.J. Putney 8/15

✔Modern Pentathlon: Read a book over 500 pages.
Born of Betrayal - Sherrilyn Kenyon (512 pages) 8/18

✔Sailing: Read a book that takes place, at least in part on a boat.
The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer (Viking raids from longships) 8/3

✔Swimming: Read a book with water on the cover
Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls - Victoria Laurie 8/14


Category 3: The XXXI Olympiad ~ COMPLETE!

✔Read a book that is 3rd or 1st in a series.
Thirty and a Half Excuses - Denise Grover Swank (#3 in series)8/6

✔Read a book that is set in a recent host nation, that is not your own.
Stone Cold Lover - Christine Warren (Montreal, Canada) 8/16

✔Read a book that is set in multiple countries.
Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble - H.P. Mallory (USA and Europe) 9/17

✔Read a book published in 2016.
Paper and Fire - Rachel Caine (pub July 5, 2016) 8/14

✔Read a book that you believe deserves a gold medal.
Born of Legend - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/9



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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It's My Party Challenge
Duration: September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017

READ: 20/20

Party Costumes - COMPLETE
Read a book with a character (does not have to be a main character) who is a:

✔Animal (shifters are acceptable) - Circle of Desire - Keri Arthur (wolf shifter) 9/17
✔Cowboy - Matthew - Emma Lang 9/17
✔Fairy - Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble - H.P. Mallory 9/17
✔Vampire - The Undead in My Bed - Katie MacAlister 9/18
✔Witch/Wizard - Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files - Jim Butcher 9/11


Party Buffet ~ COMPLETE
Read books with food or drink on the covers or in the titles
✔1. Town in a Lobster Stew - B.B. Haywood 11/6
✔2. The Apple Orchard - Susan Wiggs (apples on trees) 12/19
✔3. The Curse of Tenth Grave - Darynda Jones 1/11
✔4. The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs 1/12
✔5. A Harvest of Bones - Yasmine Galenorn 2/8


Party Bags ~ COMPLETE

✔Balloon
B: Best Laid Plans - Allison Brennan 9/2
A: Alien Tango - Gini Koch 9/4
L: Silent Mercy - Linda Fairstein 9/24
L: Beast Behaving Badly - Shelly Laurenston 9/28
O: The Wicked Game - Olivia Fuller 9/4
O: If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
N: Not Quite a Wife - Mary Jo Putney 10/28

✔Bracelet
B: Barefoot Season - Susan Mallery 9/25
R: Ready, Scrap, Shoot - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/2
A: Waking the Witch - Kelley Armstrong 9/26
C: Captive Spirit - Anne Windsor 10/7
E: Easter Bunny Murder - Leslie Meier 9/8
L: Bear Meets Girl - Shelly Laurenston 10/5
E: Edge of Sight - Roxanne St. Claire 9/9
T: Thirty-One and a Half Regrets - Denise Grover Swank 9/23

✔Candy
C: Dark Promises - Christine Feehan 9/15
A: Juliet - Anne Fortier 9/30
N: The Art of Duke Hunting - Sophia Nash 10/13
D: Dark Destiny - M.J. Putney 9/14
Y: The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5

✔Crayons
C: Chainsaw Jane - Marie-Jo Fortis 10/21
R: Brotherhood in Death - J.D. Robb 9/29
A: The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher 10/1
Y: The Isle of Blood - Rick Yancey 9/13
O: One Snowy Knight - Deborah MacGillivray 11/25
N: North Pole Reform School - Jaimie Admans 11/23
S: Soulless - T.M. Frazier 9/4

✔Whistle
W: Hard as a Rock - Christine Warren 9/21
H: Snow on the Bayou - Sandra Hill 9/30
I: Shadow Play - Iris Johansen 9/11
S: Dragonmark - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/3
T: Thirty-Two and a Half Complications - Denise Grover Swank 10/16
L: Mister X - John Lutz 10/3
E: The Devil Wears Kilts - Suzanne Enoch 10/17

Party Games ~ COMPLETE
✔Hunt the Thimble - Read a book where somebody has to search for something
Ghoul Interrupted - Victoria Laurie (search for a lost Native American artifact) 9/15

✔Hide & Seek - Read a book where somebody has to hide
Edge of Sight - Roxanne St. Claire (heroine witnessed a crime and now someone is trying to kill her) 9/9

✔Spin The Bottle - Read a book where somebody falls in love
Bound by Light - Anne Windsor 9/7

✔Musical Chairs - Read a book where somebody plays an instrument
The Snow Queen - Mercedes Lackey (godmother plays the harp) 9/19

✔Charades - Read a book where somebody pretends to be something they are not.
Born of Legend - Sherrilyn Kenyon (hero pretends to be a ghost to spook someone) 9/9



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

31 Flavors
Duration: October 1, 2016 - March 31, 2018

366/371 Letters Complete
26/31 Flavors Complete (Banana Nut Fudge, Black Walnut, Burgundy Cherry, Butterscotch Ribbon, Cherry Macaroon, Chocolate, Chocolate Almond, Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Mint, Chocolate Ribbon, Coffee, Coffee Candy, Egg Nog, French Vanilla, Green Mint Stick, Lemon Crisp, Lemon Sherbet, Orange Sherbet, Peach, Peppermint Stick, Pineapple Sherbet, Raspberry Sherbet, Rocky Road, Strawberry, Vanilla, Vanilla Burnt Almond )

Part I - Spell it Outs
✔Banana Nut Fudge ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
B: The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia - Barbara Wood 11/5/16
A: The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher 10/1/16
N: Not Quite a Wife - Mary Jo Putney 10/28/16
A: Anyone But You - Jennifer Crusie 10/29/16
N: Crash - Nicole Williams 11/11/16
A: The Keeper of Lost Causes - Jussi Adler-Olsen 11/19/16
*
N: No Ghouls Allowed - Victoria Laurie 11/13/16
U: Ultimate Weapon - Shannon McKenna 11/19/16
T: Thirty-Two and a Half Complications - Denise Grover Swank 10/16/16
*
F: 14th Deadly Sin - James Patterson 10/7/16
U: Die for You - Lisa Unger 11/29/16
D: The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair 11/5/16
G: Ghost Story - Jim Butcher 10/15/16
E: The Devil Wears Kilts - Suzanne Enoch 10/17/16 (hide spoiler)]
✔Black Walnut ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
B: Beauty and the Werewolf - Mercedes Lackey 11/18/16
L: Mister X - John Lutz 10/3/16
A: Spell Bound - Kelley Armstrong 10/22/16
C: Captive Spirit - Anne Windsor 10/7/16
K: Hearts in Darkness - Laura Kaye 10/2/16
*
W: What a Ghoul Wants - Victoria Laurie 10/8/16
A: Captive Soul - Anne Windsor 11/25/16
L: Love in the Light - Laura Kaye 10/16/16
N: North Pole Reform School - Jaimie Admans 11/23/16
U: Unchained - Caris Roane 3/22/17
T: Tall, Dark & Dead - Tate Hallaway 10/18/16 (hide spoiler)]
✔Burgundy Cherry ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
B: Cold Days - Jim Butcher 11/22/16
U: Ultraviolet - R.J. Anderson 5/6/17
R: Ready, Scrap, Shoot - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/2/16
G: Shadow on the Sun - David Macinnis Gill 10/20/16
U: The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella 6/3/17
N: Not Always a Saint - Mary Jo Putney 11/24/16
D: Me, Myself and Why? - Mary Janice Davidson 1/1/17
Y: Sword of the Rightful King - Jane Yolen 1/17/17
*
C: Stolen: A Letter to My Captor - Lucy Christopher 10/23/16
H: Highland Master - Hannah Howell 10/23/16
E: Edge of Midnight - Charlene Weir 10/19/16
R: Rocked by Love - Christine Warren 10/16/16
R: Floating Staircase - Ronald Malfi 11/3/16
Y: Betrayed - Rebecca York 3/23/17 (hide spoiler)]
✔Butterscotch Ribbon ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
B: Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett 10/22/16
U: Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry 10/23/17
T: The Twelfth Card - Jeffery Deaver 10/24/16
T: Total Control - David Baldacci 10/29/16
E: Spider's Bite - Jennifer Estep 10/25/16
R: The Fire Kimono - Laura Joh Rowland 11/14/16
S: The Sleeping Beauty - Mercedes Lackey 10/11/16
C: Cold, Cold Heart - Tami Hoag 12/3/16
O: One Snowy Knight - Deborah MacGillivray 11/25/16
T: Town in a Lobster Stew - B.B. Haywood 11/6/16
C: Captive Heart - Anne Windsor 12/11/16
H: The Hunter - Theresa Meyers 10/31/16
*
R: Rainshadow Road - Lisa Kleypas 11/20/16
I: Quicksand - Iris Johansen 10/26/16
B: Bethany's Heart - C.L. Scholey 12/18/16
B: Bite Me - Shelly Laurenston 12/24/16
O: One Moonlit Night - Samantha James 12/6/16
N: Night and Day - Iris Johansen 12/4/16 (hide spoiler)]
✔Cherry Macaroon ~ COMPLETE! (view spoiler)[
C: Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo 12/17/16
H: She'll Never Know - Hunter Morgan 11/23/16
E: Rogue with a Brogue - Suzanne Enoch 11/17/16
R: Sweet Revenge - Rebecca Zanetti 11/20/16
R: The Memorist - M.J. Rose 1/29/17
Y: A Harvest of Bones - Yasmine Galenorn 2/8/17
*
M: Maximum Ride Forever - James Patterson 12/4/16
A: A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison 1/9/17
C: The Current Between Us - Kindle Alexander 12/26/16
A: Graced - Amanda Pillar 1/17/17
R: Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly 2/4/17
O: Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1/17
O: Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2/17
N: Night Unbound - Dianne Duvall 5/20/17 (hide spoiler)]
✔Chocolate ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
C: The Final Cut - Catherine Coulter 1/5/17
H: Hangman - Michael Slade 12/9/16
O: On the Growl - Celia Kyle 1/18/17
C: The Hawk and His Boy - Christopher Bunn 1/31/17
O: Omens - Kelley Armstrong 1/28/17
L: The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham 11/9/16
A: Alien in the Family - Gini Koch 12/14/16
T: Thirteen - Kelley Armstrong 11/10/16
E: Deadly Lies - Cynthia Eden 11/27/16 (hide spoiler)]
✔Chocolate Almond ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
C: The Lost Key - Catherine Coulter 1/23/17
H: Dead Ice - Laurell K. Hamilton 2/21/17
O: Omens - Kelley Armstrong 1/28/17
C: The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7/17
O: On the Accidental Wings of Dragons - Julie Wetzel 2/11/17
L: Wolf with Benefits - Shelly Laurenston 11/7/16
A: Lost - Alice Lichtenstein 2/4/17
T: Tutu Deadly - Natalie Roberts 12/12/16
E: Venom - Jennifer Estep 1/21/17
*
A: The Bird Eater - Ania Ahlborn 2/13/17
L: The Likeness - Tana French 12/30/16
M: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch 12/2/16
O: Offside - Juliana Stone 1/29/17
N: Nautier and Wilder - Lora Leigh 1/23/17
D: Darkness Dawns - Dianne Duvall 1/25/17 (hide spoiler)]

[Barbara ★]

31 Flavors, continued...

✔Chocolate Chip ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
C: The Chase - Clive Cussler 2/7/17
H: Storm's Heart - Thea Harrison 1/30/17
O: On Her Father's Grave - Kendra Elliott 2/27/17
C: Cold Plague - Daniel Kalla 2/27/17
O: One Kick - Chelsea Cain 3/4/17
L: The Legacy - Linda Lael Miller 3/27/17
A: Allegiance - Susanna Sandlin 3/17 /1`7
T: Three Sisters - Susan Mallery 2/4/17
E: The Edge of the World - Kevin Anderson 1/13/17
*
C: Blackbirds - Chuck Wendig 2/10/17
H: Hot Pursuit - Kathryn Jensen 3/9/17
I: Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews 10/30/16
P: Priceless - Shannon Mayer 12/27/16 (hide spoiler)]
Chocolate Fudge ~ (view spoiler)[
C: Cemetery Dance - Douglas Preston 3/23/17
H: Haunted on Bourbon Street - Deanna Chase 4/26/17
O: Once a Cavalier - Linda O. Johnston 3/16/17
C: A Case of Need - Michael Crichton 3/11/17
O: Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris 3/25/17
L: The Lazarus Machine - Paul Crilley 3/27/17
A: The Apple Orchard - Susan Wiggs 12/19/16
T: Tick Tock - James Patterson 2/5/17
E: Restless Heart - Emma Lang 12/5/16
*
F: Fighting to Forget - J.D. Salisbury 10/12/16
U:
D: Desert God - Wilbur Smith 2/4/17
G: Fish Perfume - Sammie Grace 3/6/17
E: Mine - Katy Evans 11/30/16 (hide spoiler)]
✔Chocolate Mint ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
C: Coming Home - Mariah Stewart 4/17/17
H: Jason - Laurell K. Hamilton 12/29/16
O: Silenced - Kristina Ohlsson 3/30/17
C: The Cat Who Said Cheese - Lillian Jackson Braun 4/5/17
O: Once Upon Stilettos - Shanna Swendson 4/9/17
L: Don't Look Now - Linda Lael Miller 4/2/17
A: Dark Embers - Tessa Adams 3/24/17
T: Time Thief - Katie MacAlister 2/24/17
E: The Edinburgh Dead - Brian Ruckley 2/23/17
*
M: Men of the Otherworld - Kelley Armstrong 12/31/16
I: Insidious - Catherine Coulter 11/7/16
N: Normal - Graeme Cameron 12/18/16
T: Dead Sexy - Tate Hallaway 4/8/17 (hide spoiler)]
✔Chocolate Ribbon ~ COMPLETE! (view spoiler)[
C: Chasing Payne - Chantel Seabrook 5/6/17
H: Hotwire - Alex Kava 4/29/17
O: One Fell Sweep - Ilona Andrews 4/1/17
C: Seduced by the Storm - Sydney Croft 5/9/17
O: The 120 Days of Sodom - Marquis de Sade 5/16/17
L: Someone to Watch Over Me - Lisa Kleypas 12/11/16
A: Die Like an Eagle - Donna Andrews 5/21/17
T: White Lion's Lady - Tina St. John 2/22/17
E: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight - Darynda Jones 2/6/17
*
R: Apprentice in Death - J.D. Robb 12/17/16
I: Hide Away - Iris Johansen 11/16/16
B: A Confidential Source - Jan Brogan 11/24/16
B: Skin Game - Jim Butcher 12/8/16
O: One Lucky Cowboy - Carolyn Brown 5/28/17
N: Blue Monday - Nicci French 1/26/17 (hide spoiler)]
✔Coffee ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
C: The Woman Who Wouldn't Die - Colin Cotterill 5/14/17
O: One Night in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 6/3/17
F: The Fire Dragon - Tianna Xander 12/18/16
F: Fever Dream - Douglas Preston 4/27/17
E: The Rocky Road to Romance - Janet Evanovich 12/25/16
E: Remy - Katy Evans 12/29/16 (hide spoiler)]
✔Coffee Candy ~ COMPLETE! (view spoiler)[
C: The Chocolate Mouse Trap - JoAnna Carl 6/24/17
O: One Last Look - Linda Lael Miller 6/28/17
F: Fruitcake - R.J. Kaiser 5/4/17
F: Death Takes Priority - Jean Flowers 6/10/17
E: Eaten - Susan Crockford 3/7/17
E: Echoes in Death - J.D. Robb 3/29/17
*
C: The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey 4/4/17
A: The Accidental Alchemist - Gigi Pandian 3/28/17
N: Night Reigns - Dianne Duvall 2/11/17
D: The Burning Wire - Jeffrey Deaver 2/18/17
Y: Yours, Mine, and Ours - Mary Janice Davidson 2/19/17 (hide spoiler)]
Date Nut (view spoiler)[
D: The Witch Is Dead - Shirley Damsgaard 12/16/16
A: Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter - Nancy Atherton 3/26/17
T: When a Scot Ties the Knot - Tessa Dare 4/12/17
E: The Earth Dragon - Tianna Xander 12/18/16
*
N: Clash - Nicole Williams 2/25/17
U:
T: The Secret of the Nagas - Amish Tripathi 4/17/17 (hide spoiler)]
✔Egg Nog ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
E: The Last Good Man - Kathleen Eagle 2/17/17
G: The Girl from Everywhere - Heidi Heilig 12/25/16
G: Dragon of the Island - Mary Gillgannon 4/1/17
*
N: Nothing Gold Can Stay - Dana Stabenow 3/11/17
O: Our Husband - Stephanie Bond 7/19/17
G: The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11/17 (hide spoiler)]
✔French Vanilla ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
F: All That Bleeds - Kimberly Frost 6/15/17
R: Chains of Darkness - Caris Roane 2/27/17
E: A Room Full of Bones - Elly Griffiths 5/4/17
N: The Never List - Koethi Zan 3/9/17
C: The Storm - Clive Cussler 2/15/17
H: Midnight Rainbow - Linda Howard 5/13/17
*
V: The Covert Wolf - Bonnie Vanak 2/9/17
A: Beyond the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 3/25/17
N: Never Look Back - Linda Lael Miller 5/30/17
I: Third Degree - Greg Iles 11/26/16
L: The Lady in Question - Victoria Alexander 2/25/17
L: Living on the Edge - Shannon Butcher 4/20/17
A: Airwoman - Zara Quentin 2/1/18 (hide spoiler)]

[Barbara ★]

31 Flavors, continued

Fudge Ribbon (view spoiler)[
F: Finding Perfect - Susan Mallery 3/2/17
U:
D: So Sure Of Death - Dana Stabenow 2/16/17
G: Changeling - Yasmine Galenorn 5/11/17
E: Web of Lies - Jennifer Estep 12/21/16
*
R: The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend - Katarina Bivald 3/17/17
I: I Love This Bar - Carolyn Brown 12/23/16
B: Swimming with the Dead - Kathy Brandt 3/18/17
B: Wrayth - Pip Ballantine 3/21/17
O: The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5/17
N: Archangel's Heart - Nalini Singh 6/17/17 (hide spoiler)]
✔Green Mint Stick ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
G: Going Organic Can Kill You - Staci McLaughlin 6/2/17
R: A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17/17
E: Some Like It Scot - Suzanne Enoch 1/8/17
E: 14 - J.T. Ellison 3/30/17
N: No Man's Land - David Baldacci 7/9/17
*
M: The Murder of King Tut - James Patterson 2/10/17
I: The Ice Dragon - Tianna Xander 12/18/16
N: The Perfect Liar - Brenda Novak 7/23/17
T: Immortal - Traci L. Slatton 2/2/17
*
S: Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3/17
T: The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8/17
I: Magic Binds - Ilona Andrews 12/28/16
C: Compulsion - Allison Brennan 12/24/16
K: The Kingdom of Gods - N.K. Jemisin 11/16/16 (hide spoiler)]
✔Lemon Crisp ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
L: The Wild Irish Sea - Loucinda McGary 5/29/17
E: The House at Sea's End - Elly Griffiths 4/6/17
M: The Striker - Monica McCarty 4/15/17
O: The Oath of the Vayuputras - Amish Tripathi 8/22/17
N: Concrete Savior - Yvonne Navarro 7/7/17
*
C: The Curse of Tenth Grave - Darynda Jones 1/11/17
R: Red Velvet Cupcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 5/9/17
I: The Immortals of Meluha - Amish Tripathi 1/15/17
S: Sword of the Raven - Diana Duncan 2/12/17
P: Paper, Scissors, Death - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/30/16 (hide spoiler)]
Lemon Custard (view spoiler)[
L: The Preacher - Camilla Läckberg 5/31/17
E: The Scribe - Elizabeth Hunter 4/19/17
M: The Chieftain - Margaret Mallory 5/24/17
O: The Outcast Dead - Elly Griffiths 10/30/17
N: Golden Age and Other Stories - Naomi Novik 10/9/17
*
C: Snipped in the Bud - Kate Collins 6/5/17
U:
S: The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs 1/12/17
T: Serpent's Kiss - Thea Harrison 4/22/17
A: Acts of Violets - Kate Collins 6/11/17
R: The Ronin's Mistress - Laura Joh Rowland 5/27/17
D: Dearly Depotted - Kate Collins 4/3/17 (hide spoiler)]
✔ Lemon Sherbet ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
L: Lions, Tigers, and Sexy Bears Oh My! - Candace Havens 6/17/17
E: Tangled Threads - Jennifer Estep 4/20/17
M: Starting Now - Debbie Macomber 6/12/17
O: Out of the Mist - JoAnn Ross 9/13/17
N: The NYC Werewolf: Tales, Book Two - Bert Murray 12/12/17
*
S: Stuck In Shangri-La - Kasey Michaels 4/18/17
H: When Maidens Mourn - C.S. Harris 3/14/17
E: Full Scoop -Janet Evanovich 5/6/17
R: Rogue Wave - Boyd Morrison 3/4/17
B: Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay 4/7/17
E: Barely a Lady - Eileen Dreyer 5/13/17
T: Some Like It Wild - Teresa Medeiros 3/13/17 (hide spoiler)]
Maple Nut (view spoiler)[
M: Dark Enchantment - Kathy Morgan 3/4/17
A: Melting into You - Tracey Alvarez 6/30/17
P: The Wicked Ways of Alexander Kidd - Paula Quinn 3/16/17
L: Less than a Treason - Dana Stabenow 6/8/17
E: An English Bride In Scotland - Lynsay Sands 6/19/17
*
N: The Bedlam Stacks - Natasha Pulley 11/18/17
U:
T: The Luckiest Lady in London - Sherry Thomas 4/23/17 (hide spoiler)]
✔Orange Sherbet ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
O: Out of the Easy - Ruta Sepetys 9/16/17
R: Spectacle - Rachel Vincent 6/14/17
A: The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk 7/17/17
N: No Rest for the Dead - Andrew Gulli 11/20/17
G: Midnight's Lover - Donna Grant 5/22/17
E: The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22/17
*
S: Better To Rest - Dana Stabenow 4/15/17
H: Harbinger - Pip Ballantine 4/25/17
E: Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3/17
R: Pirates! - Celia Rees 9/21/17
B: Buried in a Bog - Sheila Connolly 3/12/17
E: Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean 8/3/17
T: Two Graves - Douglas Preston 6/24/17 (hide spoiler)]
✔Peach ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
P: Prince of Magic - Linda Winstead-Jones 10/24/16
E: A Dying Fall - Elly Griffiths 8/6/17
A: Fireproof - Alex Kava 7/6/17
C: Cold Vengeance - Douglas Preston 5/22/17
H: The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber 7/20/17 (hide spoiler)]

[Barbara ★]

31 Flavors, continued...

✔Peppermint Stick ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
P: Phantom Shadows - Dianne Duvall 3/19/17
E: So Close the Hand of Death - J.T. Ellison 8/29/17
P: Prime Cut - Diane Mott Davidson 7/4/17
P: The Passage - Justin Cronin 8/8/17
E: Where All the Dead Lie - J.T. Ellison 10/2/17
R: Blind Faith - Rebecca Zanetti 10/16/17
M: St. Patrick's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 3/8/17
I: In Cold Pursuit - Sarah Andrews 2/24/17
N: The North Water - Ian McGuire 4/10/17
T: Forbidden - Tabitha Suzuma 6/24/17
*
S: The Savage Altar - Åsa Larsson 3/4/17
T: Lord's Fall - Thea Harrison 7/4/17
I: In the Company of Vampires - Katie MacAlister 3/5/17
C: Serpent's Kiss - Deborah Cooke 6/22/17
K: Kiss Me, I'm Irish - St Claire / Shalvis / Child 3/22/17 (hide spoiler)]
✔Pineapple Sherbet ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
P: Silence Fallen - Patricia Briggs 5/1/17
I: The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20/17
N: The NYC Werewolf: Tales, Book One - Bert Murray 12/12/17
E: Metro Girl - Janet Evanovich 10/3/17
A: Blood of the Dark Moon - Adrianne Brennan 8/13/17
P: 15th Affair - James Patterson 5/12/17
P: Blue Labyrinth - Douglas Preston 8/14/17
L: Lethal Investments - K.O. Dahl 5/26/17
E: The Woman in Blue - Elly Griffiths 12/7/17
*
S: The Scent of Jasmine - Jude Devereau 6/11/17
H: Havoc - Jack DuBrul 6/8/17
E: Foul Play - Janet Evanovich 10/21/17
R: White Trash Zombie Unchained - Diana Rowland 10/7/17
B: Blue Flame - Jill Shalvis 6/15/17
E: The Persian Always Meows Twice - Eileen Watkins 10/26/17
T: Hidden Embers - Tessa Adams 8/8/17 (hide spoiler)]
✔Raspberry Sherbet ~ COMPLETE(view spoiler)[
R: Secrets in Death - J.D. Robb 11/3/17
A: Sliding Home - Kate Angell 8/31/17
S: Shadows Strike - Dianne Duvall 6/17/17
P: Dorothy Must Die - Danielle Paige 10/19/17
B: The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie R. King 7/18/17
E: Death Echo - Elizabeth Lowell 11/25/17
R: How to Wash a Cat - Rebecca M. Hale 11/22/17
R: Red 1-2-3 - John Katzenbach 12/9/17
Y: Bad Nights - Rebecca York 2/23/17
*
S: Silent Auction - Jane Cleland 6/25/17
H: Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris 6/26/17
E: Field of Graves - J.T. Ellison 11/17/17
R: The Dragon Caller - Pauline M. Ross 12/23/17
B: Bella at Midnight - Diane Stanley 6/22/17
E: The Wrong Hostage - Elizabeth Lowell 10/12/17
T: Kinked - Thea Harrison 11/13/17 (hide spoiler)]
✔Rocky Road ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
R: Stars of Fortune - Nora Roberts 12/31/17
O: Oracle's Moon - Thea Harrison 5/16/17
C: The Madness of Mercury - Connie Di Marco 5/18/17
K: The Shadowy Horses - Susanna Kearsley 5/11/17
Y: You and I, Me and You - Mary Janice Davidson 4/13
*
R: Seizure - Kathy Reichs 5/25/17
O: Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor 10/17/17
A: And I Darken - Kiersten White 10/30/17
D: Darkness Rises - Dianne Duvall 4/20/17 (hide spoiler)]
✔Strawberry ~ COMPLETE! (view spoiler)[
S: Shadow's Seduction - Kresley Cole 5/18/17
T: To Brie or Not To Brie - Avery Aames 11/27/17
R: In the Shadow of the Gods - Rachel Dunne 1/13/18
A: Brother - Ania Ahlborn 10/28/17
W: White Heat - Jill Shalvis 5/2/17
B: Bad Monkey - Carl Hiaasen 6/30/17
E: The Ghost Fields - Elly Griffiths 11/28/17
R: At Wolf Ranch - Jennifer Ryan 1/6/18
R: Mister Hockey - Lia Riley 2/15/18
Y: Murder Under a Mystic Moon - Yasmine Galenorn 4/12/17 (hide spoiler)]
✔ Vanilla ~ COMPLETE! (view spoiler)[
V: The Valcourt Heiress - Catherine Coulter 6/18/17
A: Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina 11/23/17
N: Silver Silence - Nalini Singh 12/13/17
I: The Immortals - J.T. Ellison 6/19/17
L: Lucky Bastard - Deborah Coonts 6/7/17
L: Lucky Catch - Deborah Coonts 7/8/17
A: (hide spoiler)]
✔Vanilla Burnt Almond ~ COMPLETE! (view spoiler)[
V: White Colander Crime - Victoria Hamilton 7/15/17
A: The Dragons Want Her - Angela Foxxe 11/9/17
N: The Naked Duke - Sally MacKenzie 12/16/17
I: Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 7/1417
L: Slipknot - Linda Greenlaw 7/13/17
L: The Spy Who Wants Me - Lucy Monroe 7/5/17
A: Darkness Avenged - Alexandra Ivy 11/9/17
*
B: Getting Lucky - Carolyn Brown 6/4/17
U: Into the Fire - Amanda Usen 12/28/17
R: Down the Rabbit Hole - J.D. Robb 6/10/17
N: Not What You Seem - Lena Maye 12/21/17
T: A Tale of Two Vampires - Katie MacAlister 11/16/17
*
A: Bound By Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 8/11/17
L: Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots - Luann McLane 7/13/17
M: Midnight's Seduction - Donna Grant 6/29/17
O: Strong, Sleek and Sinful - Lorie O'Clare 11/4/17
N: Crush - Nicole Williams 2/3/18
D: Dirty Magic - Jaye Wells 5/23/17 (hide spoiler)]

[Barbara ★]

31 Flavors

Part II - The Specialty Flavors Scavenger Hunt

31/31 Complete

✔1) Box of Chocolates (2004)
Read a book where someone runs a long way OR where someone gives someone else a box of chocolates OR with and author named Sally or Tom
The Naked Duke - Sally MacKenzie 12/16

✔2) 0031 Secret Bonded (1965)
Read a book about a spy OR a book where a secret is of great importance to the story OR a book with 00 in the publication year (2003 ok 2010, not ok,) or page number (400 ok, 1020 not ok)
Our Husband - Stephanie Bond (pub 2000) 7/19

✔3) Oreo® X-Mint (2003)
Read a book about a group of friends OR a book with both humans & “other” or non human creatures OR read a book with an author named Marie or Charles
Chainsaw Jane - Marie-Jo Fortis 10/21

✔4) S’More Spirit (2002)
Read a book where there is an actual campfire OR a book where a ghost story is told OR a book published in 2002
The Conquest - Yxta Maya Murray (pub 2002) 4/22

✔5) Bobsled Brownie (2002)
Read a book set during winter where there is lots of snow or ice OR read a book where someone is timed for something OR read a book with a 9 or a 3 in the number of pages
Raising the Past - Jeremy Robinson (set at the North Pole) 2/28

✔6) Decathalemon (1979)
Read a book about an athlete that participates in more than one sport OR read a book where there is a large competition (not just between some friends)
Lord's Fall - Thea Harrison (Sentinel Games) 7/4


✔7) Triple Play (2006)
Read a book with the letters T AND P in the title (does not have to be in that order) OR a book where something that is rare happens OR a book with a 7 in the page number or the publication year
Crow Lake - Mary Lawson (pub 2007) 1/15

✔8) Beatle Nut (1964)
Read a book where the Beatles are mentioned (mention the location & the sentence in which they are referred to) OR a book with a mostly or prominently green cover
Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon - Nancy Atherton 4/22


✔9) Chunk A Cherry Burning Love (1951)
Read a book where something burns OR a book about a song writer or a singer OR a book with an author named Dennis, Arthur or Elvis
Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris (m.c. house burns down) 1/26

✔10) Bewitched (1970)
Read a supernatural book OR a book where a person changes their ways for someone OR a book written by someone named Samantha or Darren
Rogue - Katy Evans (hero changes for the heroine) 2/2

✔11) Here Comes The Fudge (1968)
Read a book with humor listed on the books main GR page OR a book by an author named Rowan or Martin
A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin 10/10

✔12) Miami Ice (1986)
Read a book set in the 80’s OR a book with both green and pink on the cover
The Ghoul Next Door - Victoria Laurie 11/1


✔13) Steverino (1963)
Read a book with a title beginning with a letter in the word “STEVERINO” (exclude a, an, the) OR read a book where someone plays a gag on someone else.
Vicious - Kevin O'Brien 1/19

✔14) Wheel of Fortune Choco Letter Crunch (1996)
Read a book in which a game or competition is played OR a boo with a single letter in the title (A, I) or a single letter on the cover (show cover) OR read a book by an author named Vanna or Pat
I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond 1/14

✔15) Candi-Date (1960)
Read a book with an election (of any kind – school, political, etc) OR read a book by an author with one of the following initials: JFK
Nightwalker - Jacquelyn Frank 12/29

✔16) Saxy Candidate (1996)
Read a political book – either fiction or non fiction OR read a book with “Fair,” “Just,” or “Liberal” in the title
Fair Game - Jasmine Haynes 1/21

✔17) Six Flags over Georgia (1968)
Read a book set in Georgia, OR read a book that is 5th in a series OR a book with any kind of Amusement park ride on the cover (show cover)
Afterlight - Elle Jasper 9/6

✔18) whYte 2K chocolate overload (2000)
Read a book where there is widespread panic about something OR Read a “chunky” book (400+ pages)
Omens - Kelley Armstrong (486 pages) 1/28

✔19) America’s Birthday Cake (2004)
Read a book set in America OR read a book with a red, white and blue cover
Bear Meets Girl - Shelly Laurenston 10/5


✔20) Apple Pie a la Mode (2006)
Read a book set in your home state/province/area OR read a book with double letters in the title (Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone)
One Dog Night - David Rosenfelt (set in New Jersey) 4/21

✔21) Valley Forge Fudge (1976)
Read a book where there is a birthday celebration OR read a book set in Pennsylvania
Ash and Quill - Rachel Caine 7/25

✔22) Astronut (1961), Lunar Cheesecake (1969), Lunar Cheesecake II (1970)
Read a book set in space OR a book about astronauts OR read a book published in 1969 or 1970
Born of Vengeance - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/12

✔23) Fiona’s Fairytale (2004), Puss N’ Boots Chocolate Mousse, Shrek’d Out Chocolate Mint (2001)
Read a book where a person finds their true love OR read a book that is part of a series
Daughter of the Blood - Ann Bishop (Black Jewels #1) 1/22

✔24) Transylvania Twist Ice Cream (1994)
Read any book set in Transylvania, any of the books listed above or any book by any of the authors listed above OR read a book tagged Magical or Fantasy on it’s main GR page.
Nevernight - Jay Kristoff 6/20

✔25) Casper’s Red, White and Boo (1995)
Read a book with a hero or with “hero” in the title OR read a book that is tagged supernatural on it’s main GR page OR read a book published in 1955 or with 55 (intact) in the page numbers
Robot Academy - R.T.W. Lipkin (355 pages) 1/6

✔26) Marathon Mint (1980)
Read a book where the main character is a runner (either professionally or as a work out) OR read a book about a marathon or marathon runner OR read a book with 4, 2, or 6 in the total number of pages
Tuesday's Child - Dale Mayer (326 pages) 2/18

✔27) Olympecan (1980)
Read a book about an athlete OR read a book set in Rio or in Canada OR read a book with a medal on the cover
2066 - Peter Brandt (set in Canada) 2/23

✔28) Dating Game (1966)
Read a book where the main character goes on a blind date OR read a book that has been revived or revised and updated OR read a book with the letters “A B and C” in the title (does not have to be together or in any order)
The Cannibals - Iain Lawrence 1/5

✔29) Sesame Sweet (1972)
Read a children’s book (can be exempt from page limit) OR read a book that is tagged humor or cultural or educational on its GR main page OR read a book that was originally published in November
Midnight's Warrior - Donna Grant (pub Nov 2012) 1/28

✔30) Tiny Toon Crunch (1990)
Read a young adult book OR read a book that is a collaborative effort between 2 or more authors or publishers, etc…OR read a book that was published between 1990 and 1995
Night Shift - Nalini Singh (anthology) 8/12

✔31) Tony the Tiger Swirl (1987)
Read a book where the main character is in advertising OR read a book that spans 2 or more generations OR read a book with a tiger on the cover
Bengal's Quest - Lora Leigh 8/17


Part III: The mix ins

7/7 Complete

✔Butterfinger - ⌘Read a book with an adjective in the title (crispy, crunchy, smooth, creamy, etc) OR read a book with a yellow cover
The Art of Duke Hunting - Sophia Nash 10/13


✔Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - ⌘Read a book with a title that has 2 or more words stating with the same letter OR read a book with a brown cover
Thirty-Two and a Half Complications - Denise Grover Swank 10/16


✔Heath - ⌘Read a book with a blended family OR read a book with white & brown cover (2 colors should be dominate)
Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans - Denise Grover Swank 12/28


✔M and M - ⌘Read a book with a brightly colored cover OR read a book with a 6 in the original publishing date.
Wicked Witch Murder - Leslie Meier 12/10


✔Snickers - ⌘Read a book with a one word title OR read a book with an exclamation point on the cover
Rogues - George R.R. Martin et al 11/13


✔Oreo - ⌘Read a book with a black and white cover OR read a book you consider an indulgence.
Ravens - George Dawes Green 1/28


✔Peanut Butter Cup - ⌘Read a book with a cup on the cover OR read a book where the main character has a dream.
On What Grounds - Cleo Coyle 3/20

[Barbara ★]

Little Shop of Horrors Challenge
Duration: October 22, 2016 - January 21, 2017

READ: 12/12

✔1. "Little Shop of Horrors" – Read a book with the word Little, Shop or Horror in the title OR with a main character who works in a shop.
Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett (works in a book shop) 10/22

✔2. "Skid Row (Downtown)" - Read a book set in a big city OR that has a character with money problems.
Thirty-Two and a Half Complications - Denise Grover Swank 10/16
(m.c. owns a landscaping business that is in debt, needs money to save)

✔3. "Da-Doo" – Read a book that relates in some way to the lyrics of this song. Please explain briefly how it fits.
Shadow on the Sun - David Macinnis Gill 10/20
(line: like something from another world. book takes place on Mars)

✔4. "Grow for Me" - Read a book where somebody donates blood or is bitten by a vampire OR with a character who works as a gardener.
Tall, Dark & Dead - Tate Hallaway 10/18

✔5. "Somewhere That's Green" – Read a book with a rural setting OR with a green cover.
The Devil Wears Kilts - Suzanne Enoch 10/17


✔6. "Some Fun Now" – Read a book that makes you laugh OR that has the letters F U N in the title (in any order).
Anyone But You - Jennifer Crusie 10/29

✔7. "Dentist!" – Read a book where somebody works as or visits a dentist OR rides a motorcycle OR enjoys inflicting pain.
Quicksand - Iris Johansen (villain is a serial killer who tortures his victims) 10/26

✔8. "Feed Me (Git It)" – Read a book where somebody cooks for other people OR where somebody tempts somebody else.
The Hunter - Theresa Meyers (heroine is a succubus who temps hero) 10/31

✔9. "Suddenly, Seymour" – Read a book with an alliterative title. (Title is at least two words and all words begin with the same letter.) OR where the m/c falls in love with someone they only considered as a friend.
Rainshadow Road - Lisa Kleypas 11/20

✔10. "Suppertime" – Read a book with food on the cover OR where somebody's secret is discovered.
The Twelfth Card - Jeffery Deaver 10/24
(140 year mystery involving a secret that m.c. needs to uncover)

✔11. "The Meek Shall Inherit" – Read a book where someone gets an inheritance OR with a meek or timid character.
The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham 11/9
(m.c. gets inheritance from deceased father)

✔12. "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space" – Read a book involving aliens OR with a main character who is a mother.
Paper, Scissors, Death - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/30

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Happy Holidays Challenge
Duration: November 22, 2016 - January 21, 2017

READ: 35/16

Thanksgiving ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book by an author you are thankful for.
Highland Master - Hannah Howell 10/23
✔3. Read a book set in the US or Canada.
I Love This Bar - Carolyn Brown (set in Texas) 12/23
✔4. Read a book with a historical setting.
The Devil Wears Kilts - Suzanne Enoch 10/17
✔5. Read a book with a big shopping trip as part of the plot.
Alien in the Family - Gini Koch (wedding dress shopping) 12/14


Day of the Dead ~ COMPLETE!
✔2. Read a book where a death plays a part in the plot.
Quicksand - Iris Johansen (serial killer) 10/26
✔3. Read a book where a cemetery or church is visited.
Remy - Katy Evans (church visited for the wedding) 12/29
✔4. Read a book with a flower on the cover.
The Sleeping Beauty - Mercedes Lackey 10/11
✔5. Read a book with a voyage.
Hide Away - Iris Johansen (Georgia to Scotland) 11/16


Chanukah / Hanukkah ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book that is part of a series with at least 8 books.
14th Deadly Sin - James Patterson (#14 in series) 10/7
✔2. Read a book with a light on the cover.
No Ghouls Allowed - Victoria Laurie 11/13
✔3. Read a book with a door on the cover.
The Ghoul Next Door - Victoria Laurie
✔5. Read a book with a blue or white cover.
The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham 11/9


Kwanzaa ~ COMPLETE!
✔2. Read a book with a dress on the cover.
Not Quite a Wife - Mary Jo Putney 10/28
✔3. Read a book about a different community or culture from your own.
Paper, Scissors, Death - Joanna Campbell Slan (Jewish community) 10/30
✔4. Read a book from a series that has at least 7 books published.
Ghost Story - Jim Butcher (#13 in series) 10/15
✔5. Read a book with a red, black or green cover.
Thirteen - Kelley Armstrong 11/10


Christmas ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book with a tree on the cover, pine or otherwise.
Town in a Lobster Stew - B.B. Haywood 11/6
✔3. Read a book by an author with at least 25 published works.
Insidious - Catherine Coulter (118 distinct works) 11/7
✔4. Read a book with a character or author that has Chris as part of their name. (Any spelling).
Stolen: A Letter to My Captor - Lucy CHRIStopher 10/23
✔5. Read a book with a mostly red or green cover.
Spell Bound - Kelley Armstrong 10/22


Boxing Day ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book you got as a gift, or free.
The Keeper of Lost Causes - Jussi Adler-Olsen (library) 11/19
✔2. Read the leftovers, being the last book in a series, or at least the last one
published.
Deadly Lies - Cynthia Eden (conclusion) 11/27
✔3. Read a book with an author or character that has Stephen as part of their name. (Any spelling).
The Rocky Road to Romance - Janet Evanovich (Steven Crow) 12/25
✔4. Read a book where there is a hunt of some sort.
The Hunter - Theresa Meyers (hunter of the supernatural) 10/31
✔5. Read a book with a black cover.
Chainsaw Jane - Marie-Jo Fortis 10/21
bookcover:Deadly Lies|9314030]

New Year’s Day ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book with a drink on the cover, or someone drinking.
The Apple Orchard - Susan Wiggs 12/19
✔2. Read a book in a new to you series.
Tall, Dark & Dead - Tate Hallaway 10/18
✔3. Read a book by a new to you author.
Edge of Midnight - Charlene Weir 10/19
✔4. Read a book published in the last 12 months.
Rocked by Love - Christine Warren (pub March 2016) 10/16
✔5. Read a book where a baby is born.
Mine - Katy Evans 11/30


Valentine’s Day ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a love story.
Fighting to Forget - J.D. Salisbury 10/12
✔2. Read a book with a couple on the cover.
Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews 10/30
✔3. Read a book where a character has wings.
Maximum Ride Forever - James Patterson (bird/human mutant) 12/4
✔4. Read a book you gave 5 stars.
Love in the Light - Laura Kaye 10/16
✔5. Read a book with a chocolate colored cover.
Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans - Denise Grover Swank 12/28


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

A-Z Bands Challenge
Start Date: November 1, 2016
End Date: January 16, 2019

332/332 characters
26/26 Bands done

A = Adam and the Ants
(14/14)

A: The Keeper of Lost Causes - Jussi Adler-Olsen 11/19/16
D: The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia - Barbara Wood 11/5/16
A: Captive Soul - Anne Windsor 11/25/16
M: Floating Staircase - Ronald Malfi 11/3/16

A: The Apple Orchard - Susan Wiggs 12/19/16
N: No Ghouls Allowed - Victoria Laurie 11/13/16
D: The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair 11/5/16

T: Town in a Lobster Stew - B.B. Haywood 11/6/16
H: She'll Never Know - Hunter Morgan 11/23/16
E: Web of Lies - Jennifer Estep 12/21/16

A: Apprentice in Death - J.D. Robb 12/17/16
N: Crash - Nicole Williams 11/11/16
T: Thirteen - Kelley Armstrong 11/10/16
S: Wolf with Benefits -Shelly Laurenston 11/7/16

B = Boomtown Rats
(12/12)

B: A Confidential Source - Jan Brogan 11/24/16
O: One Snowy Knight - Deborah MacGillivray 11/25/16
O: One Moonlit Night - Samantha James 12/6/16
M: Beauty and the Werewolf - Mercedes Lackey 11/18/16
T: Tutu Deadly - Natalie Roberts 12/12/16
O: Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1/17
W: Wicked Witch Murder - Leslie Meier 12/10/16
N: North Pole Reform School - Jaimie Admans 11/23/16

R: Rogues - George R.R. Martin et al 11/13/16
A: Alien in the Family - Gini Koch 12/14/16
T: Cold, Cold Heart - Tami Hoag 12/3/16
S: Skin Game - Jim Butcher 12/8/16

C = Counting Crows
(11/11)

C: Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo 12/17/16
O: Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2/17
U: Ultimate Weapon - Shannon McKenna 11/19/16
N: Not Always a Saint - Mary Jo Putney 11/24/16
T: The Likeness - Tana French 12/30/16
I: Insidious - Catherine Coulter 11/7/16
N: Nightwalker - Jacquelyn Frank 12/29/16
G: The Ghoul Next Door - Victoria Laurie 11/1/16

C: Cold Days - Jim Butcher 11/22/16
R: The Fire Kimono - Laura Joh Rowland 11/14/16
O: On the Growl - Celia Kyle 1/18/17
W: Captive Heart - Anne Windsor 12/11/16
S: Bethany's Heart - C.L. Scholey 12/18/16

D = Dexys Midnight Runners
(20/20)

D: The Witch Is Dead - Shirley Damsgaard 12/16/16
E: Rogue with a Brogue - Suzanne Enoch 11/17/16
X: The Fire Dragon - Tianna Xander 12/18/16
Y: Sword of the Rightful King - Jane Yolen 1/17/17
S: Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3/17

M: Men of the Otherworld - Kelley Armstrong 12/31/16
I: Hide Away - Iris Johansen 11/16/16
D: Me, Myself and Why? - Mary Janice Davidson 1/1/17
N: Normal - Graeme Cameron 12/18/16
I: Third Degree - Greg Iles 11/26/16
G: The Girl from Everywhere - Heidi Heilig 12/25/16
H: Hangman - Michael Slade 12/9/16
T: The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8/17

R: Rainshadow Road - Lisa Kleypas 11/20/16
U: Die for You - Lisa Unger 11/29/16
N: Nautier and Wilder - Lora Leigh 1/23/17
N: Blue Monday - Nicci French 1/26/17
E: Deadly Lies - Cynthia Eden 11/27/16
R: Ravens - George Dawes Green 1/28/17
S: Storm's Heart - Thea Harrison 1/30/17

E = Echo and The Bunnymen
(18/18)

E: Mine - Katy Evans 11/30/16
C: The Current Between Us - Kindle Alexander 12/26/16
H: Jason - Laurell K. Hamilton 12/29/16
O: On the Accidental Wings of Dragons - Julie Wetzel 2/11/17

A: Daughter of the Blood - Ann Bishop 1/22/17
N: Night Reigns - Dianne Duvall 2/11/17
D: Darkness Dawns - Dianne Duvall 1/25/17

T: Tick Tock - James Patterson 2/5/17
H: The Hawk and His Boy - Christopher Bunn 1/31/17
E: Restless Heart - Emma Lang 12/5/16

B: Bite Me - Shelly Laurenston 12/24/16
U: Unchained - Caris Roane 3/22/17
N: Clash - Nicole Williams 2/25/17
N: Nothing Gold Can Stay - Dana Stabenow 3/11/17
Y: Yours, Mine, and Ours - Mary Janice Davidson 2/19/17
M: Maximum Ride Forever - James Patterson 12/4/16
E: The Rocky Road to Romance - Janet Evanovich 12/25/16
N: Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter -Nancy Atherton 3/26/17

F = A Flock of Seagulls
(16/16)

A: A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison 1/9/17

F: The Final Cut - Catherine Coulter 1/5/17
L: The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham 11/9/16
O: Omens - Kelley Armstrong 1/28/17
C: The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7/17
K: The Kingdom of Gods - N.K. Jemisin 11/16/16

O: Vicious - Kevin O'Brien 1/19/17
F: Fair Game - Jasmine Haynes 1/21/17

S: The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs 1/12/17
E: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch 12/2/16
A: The Bird Eater - Ania Ahlborn 2/13/17
G: Graced - Amanda Pillar 1/17/17
U: Ultraviolet - R.J. Anderson 5/6/17
L: The Lost Key - Catherine Coulter 1/23/17
L: Dead Ice - Laurell K. Hamilton 2/21/17
S: Sword of the Raven - Diana Duncan 2/12/17

G = Guns n Roses
(10/10)

G: Midnight's Master - Donna Grant 1/28/17
U: The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella 6/3/17
N: Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon - Nancy Atherton 4/22/17
S: Stuck In Shangri-La - Kasey Michaels 4/18/17

N: Night Unbound - Dianne Duvall 5/20/17

R: The Memorist - M.J. Rose 1/29/17
O: Offside - Juliana Stone 1/29/17
S: Serpent's Kiss - Thea Harrison 4/22/17
E: Remy - Katy Evans 12/29/16
S: Seduced by the Storm - Sydney Croft 5/9/17

H = Human League
(11/11)

H: Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7/17
U: Five - Ursula Poznanski 10/8/18
M: The Murder of King Tut - James Patterson 2/10/17
A: Lost - Alice Lichtenstein 2/4/17
N: Never Look Back - Linda Lael Miller 5/30/17

L: Crow Lake - Mary Lawson 1/15/17
E: Some Like It Scot - Suzanne Enoch 1/8/17
A: The Lady in Question - Victoria Alexander 2/25/17
G: The Accidental Alchemist - Gigi Pandian 3/28/17
U: Under Oath - Margaret McLean 10/12/18
E: The Edge of the World - Kevin Anderson 1/13/17

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A-Z Bands Challenge, continued...

I = Iron Maiden
(10/10)

I: Night and Day - Iris Johansen 12/4/16
R: Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly 2/4/17
O: On Her Father's Grave - Kendra Elliot 2/27/17
N: Archangel's Heart - Nalini Singh 6/17/17

M: Time Thief - Katie MacAlister 2/24/17
A: Allegiance - Susanna Sandlin 3/17 /17
I: Magic Binds - Ilona Andrews 12/28/16
D: Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 1/26/17
E: Venom - Jennifer Estep 1/21 /17
N: Nevernight - Jay Kristoff 6/20/17

J = Jon Bon Jovi
(10/10 )

J: The Burning Wire - Jeffrey Deaver 2/18/17
O: Once a Cavalier - Linda O. Johnston 3/16/17
N: No Man's Land - David Baldacci 7/9/17

B: Blackbirds - Chuck Wendig 2/10/17
O: On What Grounds - Cleo Coyle 3/20/17
N: No Strings Attached - Kate Angell 7/31/17

J: Raising the Past - Jeremy Robinson 2/28/17
O: Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris 3/25/17
V: The Covert Wolf - Bonnie Vanak 2/9/17
I: I Love This Bar - Carolyn Brown 12/23/16

K = Kings of Leon
(11/11)

K: Someone to Watch Over Me - Lisa Kleypas 12/11/16
I: I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond 1/14/17
N: Concrete Savior - Yvonne Navarro 7/7/17
G: Fish Perfume - Sammie Grace 3/6/17
S: So Sure Of Death - Dana Stabenow 2/16/17

O: One Fell Sweep - Ilona Andrews 4/1/17
F: Finding Perfect - Susan Mallery 3/2/17

L: The Legacy - Linda Lael Miller 3/27/17
E: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight - Darynda Jones 2/6/17
O: Once Upon Stilettos - Shanna Swendson 4/9/17
N: Night Shift - N. Singh/I. Andrews/L. Shearin/M. Vane 8/12/17

L = Cyndi Lauper
(11/11)

C: The Curse of Tenth Grave - Darynda Jones 1/11/17
Y: A Harvest of Bones - Yasmine Galenorn 2/8/17
N: Golden Age and Other Stories - Naomi Novik 10/9/17
D: Desert God - Wilbur Smith 2/4/17
I: The Cannibals - Iain Lawrence 1/5/17

L: The Lazarus Machine - Paul Crilley 3/27/17
A: The Savage Altar - Åsa Larsson 3/4/17
U: Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry 10/23/17
P: 2066 - Peter Brandt 2/23/17
E: The Edinburgh Dead - Brian Ruckley 2/23/17
R: Chains of Darkness - Caris Roane 2/27/17

M = Motley Crue
(10/10)

M: Three Sisters - Susan Mallery 2/4/17
O: Silenced - Kristina Ohlsson 3/30/17
T: Tuesday's Child - Dale Mayer 2/18/17
L: St. Patrick's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 3/8/17
E: The Last Good Man - Kathleen Eagle 2/17/17
Y: Bad Nights - Rebecca York 2/23/17

C: The Chase - Clive Cussler 2/7/17
R: Rogue Wave - Boyd Morrison 3/4/17
U: Into the Fire - Amanda Usen 12/28/17
E: Rogue - Katy Evans 2/2/17

N = Neneh Cherry
(11/11)

N: Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea - Sophia Nash 8/5/17
E: Eaten - Susan Crockford 3/7/17
N: Natural Evil - Thea Harrison 8/17/17
E: Echoes in Death - J.D. Robb 3/29/17
H: Hot Pursuit - Kathryn Jensen 3/9/17

C: A Case of Need - Michael Crichton 3/11/17
H: When Maidens Mourn - C.S. Harris 3/14/17
E: 14 - J.T. Ellison 3/30/17
R: The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend - Katarina Bivald 3/17/17
R: Red Velvet Cupcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 5/9/17
Y: Betrayed - Rebecca York 3/23/17

O = Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
(29/29)

O: Oracle's Moon - Thea Harrison 5/16/17
R: A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17/17
C: The Storm - Clive Cussler 2/15/17
H: Haunted on Bourbon Street - Deanna Chase 4/26/17
E: Tangled Threads - Jennifer Estep 4/20/17
S: Buried in a Bog - Sheila Connolly 3/12/17
T: Dark Embers - Tessa Adams 3/24/17
R: The Ronin's Mistress - Laura Joh Rowland 5/27/17
A: Hotwire - Alex Kava 4/29/17
L: Don't Look Now - Linda Lael Miller 4/2/17

M: Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay 4/7/17
A: Die Like an Eagle - Donna Andrews 5/21/17
N: Silver Silence - Nalini Singh 12/13/17
O: The 120 Days of Sodom - Marquis de Sade 5/16/17
E: The House at Sea's End - Elly Griffiths 4/6/17
U: The Unseen - Heather Graham 12/21
V: The Valcourt Heiress - Catherine Coulter 6/18/17
R: Seizure - Kathy Reichs 5/25/17
E: A Room Full of Bones - Elly Griffiths 5/4/17
S: Swimming with the Dead - Kathy Brandt 3/18/17

I: The Immortals of Meluha - Amish Tripathi 1/15/17
N: The Naked Duke - Sally MacKenzie 12/16/17

T: Two Graves - Douglas Preston 6/24/17
H: Midnight Rainbow - Linda Howard 5/13/17
E: Full Scoop -Janet Evanovich 5/6/17

D: Cemetery Dance - Douglas Preston 3/23/17
A: All That Bleeds - Kimberly Frost 6/15/17
R: Spectacle - Rachel Vincent 6/14/17
K: Cold Plague - Daniel Kalla 2/27/17

P = Pink Floyd
(9/9)

P: Priceless - Shannon Mayer 12/27/16
I: In the Company of Vampires - Katie MacAlister 3/5/17
N: Not What You Seem - Lena Maye 12/21/17
K: Kiss Me, I'm Irish - Roxanne St Claire / Jill Shalvis / Maureen Child 3/22/17

F: Fever Dream - Douglas Preston 4/27/17
L: Living on the Edge - Shannon Butcher 4/20/17
O: One Dog Night - David Rosenfelt 4/21/17
Y: You and I, Me and You - Mary Janice Davidson 4/13/17
D: Dark Enchantment - Kathy Morgan 3/4/17

Q = Quiet Riot
(9/9)

Q: The Wicked Ways of Alexander Kidd - Paula Quinn 3/16/17
U: Unloved - Katy Regnery 9/3/18
I: Immortal - Traci L. Slatton 2/2/17
E: The Scribe - Elizabeth Hunter 4/19/17
T: White Lion's Lady - Tina St. John 2/22/17

R: Down the Rabbit Hole - J.D. Robb 6/10/17
I: In Cold Pursuit - Sarah Andrews 2/24/17
O: One Lucky Cowboy - Carolyn Brown 5/28/17
T: Dead Sexy - Tate Hallaway 4/8/17

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A-Z Bands Challenge, continued...

R = Red Hot Chili Peppers
(18/18)

R: Ash and Quill - Rachel Caine 7/26/17
E: Barely a Lady - Eileen Dreyer 5/13/17
D: Dearly Depotted - Kate Collins 4/3/17

H: Havoc - Jack DuBrul 6/8/17
O: The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5/17
T: The Luckiest Lady in London - Sherry Thomas 4/23/17

C: The Cat Who Said Cheese - Lillian Jackson Braun 4/5/17
H: Lions, Tigers, and Sexy Bears Oh My! - Candace Havens 6/17/17
I: Beyond the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 3/25/17
L: Lethal Investments - K.O. Dahl 5/26/17
I: The North Water - Ian McGuire 4/10/17

P: Wrayth - Pip Ballantine 3/21/17
E: An English Bride In Scotland - Lynsay Sands 6/19/17
P: Harbinger - Pip Ballantine 4/25/17
P: Silence Fallen - Patricia Briggs 5/1/17
E: The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22/17
R: Red 1-2-3 - John Katzenbach 12/9/17
S: The Shadowy Horses - Susanna Kearsley 5/11/17

S = Siouxsie and The Banshees
(22/22)

S: Shadows Strike - Dianne Duvall 6/17/17
I: The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20/17
O: One Night in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 6/3/17
U: The Red Hunter - Lisa Unger 4/12/18
X: The Astonishing Color of After - Emily X.R. Pan 7/28/18
S: Snipped in the Bud - Kate Collins 6/5/17
I: The Immortals - J.T. Ellison 6/19/17
E: Judas Kiss - J.T. Ellison 7/28/17

A: Acts of Violets - Kate Collins 6/11/17
N: Stars of Fortune - Nora Roberts 12/31/17
D: Dirty Magic - Jaye Wells 5/23/17

T: Forbidden - Tabitha Suzuma 6/24/17
H: Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris 6/26/17
E: Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3/17

B: Blue Flame - Jill Shalvis 6/15/17
A: Fireproof - Alex Kava 7/6/17
N: The Bedlam Stacks - Natasha Pulley 11/18 /17
S: The Scent of Jasmine - Jude Devereau 6/11/17
H: The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber 7/20/17
E: Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean 8/3/17
E: A Dying Fall - Elly Griffiths 8/6/17
S: Starting Now - Debbie Macomber 6/12/17

T = Tears for Fears
(13/13)

T: Lord's Fall - Thea Harrison 7/4/17
E: So Close the Hand of Death - J.T. Ellison 8/29/17
A: The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk 7/17/17
R: Secrets in Death - J.D. Robb 11/3/17
S: Going Organic Can Kill You - Staci McLaughlin 6/2/17

F: Fatal Fixer-Upper - Jennie Bentley 7/17/17
O: Our Husband - Stephanie Bond 7/19/17
R: How to Wash a Cat - Rebecca M. Hale 11/22/17

F: Death Takes Priority - Jean Flowers 6/10/17
E: Echoes of Ice - Boone Brux 11/26/17
A: Heir to the Sky - Amanda Sun 7/29/17
R: White Trash Zombie Unchained - Diana Rowland 10/7/17
S: Silent Auction - Jane Cleland 6/25/17

U = The Undertones
(15/15)

T: Melting into You - Tracey Alvarez 6/30/17
H: Bad Monkey - Carl Hiaasen 6/30/17
E: Death Echo - Elizabeth Lowell 11/25/17

U: Unlucky - Jana DeLeon 7/12/18
N: Night's Honor - Thea Harrison 1/2/17
D: Less than a Treason - Dana Stabenow 6/8/17
E: The Ghost Fields - Elly Griffiths 11/28/17
R: At Wolf Ranch - Jennifer Ryan 1/6/18
T: Hidden Embers - Tessa Adams 8/8/17
O: One Last Look - Linda Lael Miller 6/28/17
N: Crush - Nicole Williams 2/3/18
E: Charming - Elliott James 1/10/18
S: Serpent's Kiss - Deborah Cooke 6/22/17

V = Velvet Revolver
(14/14)

V: White Colander Crime - Victoria Hamilton 7/15/17
E: On Turpentine Lane - Elinor Lipman 1/20/18
L: The Wild Irish Sea - Loucinda McGary 5/29/17
V: Violca's Dragon - Leilani Love 1/27/18
E: Mind Magic - Eileen Wilks 1/23/18
T: Terrier - Tamora Pierce 12/23/17

R: In the Shadow of the Gods - Rachel Dunne 1/13/18
E: Everlasting Enchantment - Kathryne Kennedy 12/18/17
V: Vampires Dead Ahead - Cheyenne McCray 12/5/17
O: The Oath of the Vayuputras - Amish Tripathi 8/22
L: The Preacher - Camilla Läckberg 5/31/17
V: The Vampire King - Heather Killough-Walden 2/5/18
E: The Zig Zag Girl - Elly Griffiths 12/25/17
R: Mister Hockey - Lia Riley 2/15/18

W = Warrant
(7/7)

W: White Heat - Jill Shalvis 5/2/17
A: Bound By Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 8/11/17
R: The Dragon Caller - Pauline M. Ross 12/23/17
R: Robot Academy - R.T.W. Lipkin 1/6/18
A: Sliding Home - Kate Angell 8/31/17
N: No Rest for the Dead - Andrew Gulli 11/20/17
T: A Tale of Two Vampires - Katie MacAlister 11/16/17

X = XTC
(3/3)

X: The Spirit Dragon - Tianna Xander 12/21/16
T: Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans - Denise Grover Swank 12/28/16
C: Compulsion - Allison Brennan 12/24/16

Y = Yumi Matsutoya
(13/13)

Y: Murder Under a Mystic Moon - Yasmine Galenorn 4/12/17
U: Unexpected Rush - Jaci Burton 1/1/19
M: The Striker - Monica McCarty 4/15/17
I: Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 7/14/17

M: Midnight's Warrior - Donna Grant 7/20/17
A: Devoured by Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 7/24/17
T: When a Scot Ties the Knot - Tessa Dare 4/12/17
S: Better To Rest - Dana Stabenow 4/15/17
U: The Unholy - Heather Graham 1/16/18
T: The Secret of the Nagas - Amish Tripathi 4/17/17
O: The Outcast Dead - Elly Griffiths 10/30/17
Y: The Conquest - Yxta Maya Murray 4/22/17
A: The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11/17

Z = ZZ Top
(5/5)

Z: Sweet Revenge - Rebecca Zanetti 11/20/16
Z: The Never List - Koethi Zan 3/9/17

T: Some Like It Wild - Teresa Medeiros 3/13/17
O: One Kick - Chelsea Cain 3/4/17
P: Phantom Shadows - Dianne Duvall 3/19/17

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Halloween Costume Contest
Duration: September 21 - December 20, 2016

READ: 38/20

✔1. Witch - Captive Spirit - Anne Windsor (heroine is a witch) 10/7
✔2. Vampire - Hangman - Michael Slade (like a cross between a vampire and a witch) 12/9
✔3. Ghost - Ghost Story - Jim Butcher (hero is a ghost) 10/15
✔4. Fairy - The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia - Barbara Wood (she thought of her mother as a fairy princess) 11/5
✔5. Princess - The Sleeping Beauty - Mercedes Lackey (heroine is a princess) 10/11
✔6. Robot - Deadly Lies - Cynthia Eden (like some kind of freaking robot) 11/27
7. Action Hero
✔8. Wolf - Thirteen - Kelley Armstrong (theme=werewolf) 11/10
✔9. Zombie - The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair (which meant a zombie would track and kill) 11/5
✔10. Demon - Captive Heart - Anne Windsor (theme=demons) 12/11
✔11. Angel - Night and Day - Iris Johansen (like a guardian angel) 12/4
✔12. Cheerleader - Cold Cold Heart - Tami Hoag (a picture of herself and Casey in their cheerleader outfits) 12/3
✔13. Bride - Not Always a Saint - Mary Jo Putney (off on holiday with his new bride) 11/24
14. 80's wear
15. 50's wear
16. Historical Figure
✔17. Native American - What a Ghoul Wants - Victoria Laurie (hero is Native American) 10/8
✔18. Pirate - Ultimate Weapon - Shannon McKenna (aftermatch of the organ pirate adventure) 11/19
✔19. Rock Star - Third Degree - Greg Iles (you don't become a rock star at forty-five) 11/26
✔20. Greek/Toga - Skin Game - Jim Butcher (Greek God of Death) 12/8
✔21. Gypsy - The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham (gypsies play an important role) 11/9
✔22. Law Enforcement - 14th Deadly Sin - James Patterson (heroine is a cop) 10/7
23. Movie Icon
✔24. Sports player - Wolf with Benefits - Shelly Laurenston (was a damned talented sports player) 11/7
✔25. Cowboy - Restless Heart - Emma Lang (theme=cowboy) 12/5
✔26. Candy/Sweets - Tutu Deadly - Natalie Roberts (Christmas cookies and homemade candy) 12/12
✔27. Religious Figure - The Fire Kimono - Laura Joh Rowland (he beckoned the priests) 11/14
✔28. Doctor - Anyone But You - Jennifer Crusie (hero is a doctor) 10/29
✔29. Grim Reaper - Captive Soul - Anne Windsor (swing it like the grim reaper) 11/25
30. Hippy
✔31. Skeleton - Rogues - George R.R. Martin et al (with the skeletons of small birds and animals) 11/13
✔32. Mermaid - Someone to Watch Over Me - Lisa Kleypas (mermaids, porpoises and fish) 12/11
✔33. Cat - Tall, Dark & Dead - Tate Hallaway (cat on cover) 10/18
✔34. Dog - Cold Days - Jim Butcher (super dog, though he might be, he's still a dog) 11/22
✔35. Mouse - The Fire Dragon - Tianna Xander (bumped the mouse for his computer to wake it up) 12/18
✔36. Frog - Sweet Revenge - Rebecca Zanetti (I caught a frog) 11/20
✔37. Bee - Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch (did you swallow a bee, she muttered) 12/2
✔38. Primate - Normal - Graeme Cameron (a simple trained chimpanzee would be more cost-effective) 12/18
39. Geisha
✔40. Elvis - Floating Staircase - Ronald Malfi (Adam selected an Elivis Presley CD) 11/3
✔41. Ninja - Crash - Nicole Williams (I'm a fence making ninja) 11/11
✔42. Nurse - Not Quite a Wife - Mary Jo Putney (heroine is a nurse) 10/28
✔43. Devil - Rogue with a Brogue - Suzanne Enoch (Deirdre and the Stewarts could all go to the devil) 11/17
✔44. Dragon - One Snowy Knight - Deborah MacGillivray (foster brother to the black dragon) 11/25
✔45. Knight - Highland Master - Hannah Howell (hero is a knight) 10/23

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Back To School: College Edition
Duration: October 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017

READ: 42/42

✔Chemistry is sometimes called the central science because it bridges other natural sciences, including physics, geology and biology.
✔**Cover – read a book with an equation or chemistry items (beaker, microscope, etc) OR a bridge
Wrayth - Pip Ballantine 3/21

✔**Read a book with characters who have a strong chemistry
Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews 10/30
✔**Spell: TEST TUBE (9)
T: Thirty-Two and a Half Complications - Denise Grover Swank 10/16
E: The Devil Wears Kilts - Suzanne Enoch 10/17
S: Hangman - Michael Slade 12/9
T: Tall, Dark & Dead - Tate Hallaway 10/18
T: Total Control - David Baldacci 10/29
U: Ultimate Weapon - Shannon McKenna 11/19
B: Cold Days - Jim Butcher 11/22
E: Rogue with a Brogue - Suzanne Enoch 11/17

✔Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments
✔**Cover: read a book with a map of some sort
The Girl from Everywhere - Heidi Heilig 12/25
(maps at the beginning of each chapter )
✔**Read a book where there is a lot of travel OR a book that has a location in the title
The Hunter - Theresa Meyers 10/31
(m.c. bops all over the west coast on a quest to save the world)
✔**Spell MARKERS (7)
M: She'll Never Know - Hunter Morgan 11/23
A: The Keeper of Lost Causes - Jussi Adler-Olsen 11/19
R: Rainshadow Road - Lisa Kleypas 11/20
K: The Kingdom of Gods - N.K. Jemisin 11/16
E: Deadly Lies - Cynthia Eden 11/27
R: Sweet Revenge - Rebecca Zanetti 11/20
S: Priceless - Shannon Mayer 12/27

✔Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound and silence.
✔**Cover: read a book with something musical on it (an instrument, music, music symbols)
Not Quite a Wife - Mary Jo Putney (piano on cover) 10/28

✔**Read a book with a main character that works or studies this subject or a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
The Memorist - M.J. Rose (revolves around Beethoven & his music) 1/29
✔**Spell: RECORDER (8)
R: Rogues - George R.R. Martin et al 11/13
E: Deadly Lies - Cynthia Eden 11/27
C: Captive Soul - Anne Windsor 11/25
O: One Snowy Knight - Deborah MacGillivray 11/25
R: The Fire Kimono - Laura Joh Rowland 11/14
D: The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair 11/5
E: Restless Heart - Emma Lang 12/5
R: Floating Staircase - Ronald Malfi 11/3

✔Psychology is really a very new science, with most advances happening over the past 150 years or so. However, its origins can be traced back to ancient Greece, 400 – 500 years BC.
✔**Cover – read a book with something “Greek” – a statue, the flag, OR a cover that is only blue & white
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend - Katarina Bivald 3/17

✔**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
The Lost Key - Catherine Coulter (FBI profiler uses psychology) 1/23
**Read a book set in Greece
✔**Spell KLEENEX (7)
K: Thirteen - Kelley Armstrong 11/10
L: The Likeness - Tana French 12/30
E: Web of Lies - Jennifer Estep 12/21
E: Venom - Jennifer Estep 1/21
N: Normal - Graeme Cameron 12/18
E: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight - Darynda Jones 2/6
X: The Fire Dragon - Tianna Xander 12/18

✔Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. The early civilizations in recorded history, such as the Babylonians, Greeks, Indians, Egyptians, Nubians, Iranians, Chinese, and Maya performed methodical observations of the night sky.
✔**Cover: read a book with stars, moons, asteroids, anything found in space
Beauty and the Werewolf - Mercedes Lackey 11/18

✔**Read a book by an author originally from Greece, India, Egypt, Iran, or China
A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison 1/9
✔**Spell: TELESCOPE (9)
T: Town in a Lobster Stew - B.B. Haywood 11/6
E: The Rocky Road to Romance - Janet Evanovich 12/25
L: The Ghoul Next Door - Victoria Laurie 11/1
E: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch 12/2
S: Shadow on the Sun - David Macinnis Gill 10/20
C: Cold, Cold Heart - Tami Hoag 12/3
O: One Moonlit Night - Samantha James 12/6
P: Prince of Magic - Linda Winstead-Jones 10/24
E: Remy - Katy Evans 12/29

✔Accounting: Mathematics is essential in many fields, including natural science, engineering, medicine, finance and the social sciences. Applied mathematics has led to entirely new mathematical disciplines, such as statistics and game theory. Mathematicians also engage in pure mathematics, or mathematics for its own sake, without having any application in mind.
✔**Cover: a book with a number on the cover (The 5th Horseman is ok but Zero Day is not)
14th Deadly Sin - James Patterson 10/7

✔**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Love in the Light - Laura Kaye (heroine is an accountant) 10/16
✔**Spell – ABACUS (6)
A: Spell Bound - Kelley Armstrong 10/22
B: Skin Game - Jim Butcher 12/8
A: Alien in the Family - Gini Koch 12/14
C: Captive Heart - Anne Windsor 12/11
U: Die for You - Lisa Unger 11/29
S: Someone to Watch Over Me - Lisa Kleypas 12/11

✔Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication, particularly the human ability to do so, and a language is any specific example of such a system
✔**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs (hero speaks 5 or 6 languages) 1/12
✔**Read a book where the main character can speak more than one language
Chainsaw Jane - Marie-Jo Fortis (Russian and English) 10/21
✔**Spell – DICTIONARY (10)
D: Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans - Denise Grover Swank 12/28
I: Third Degree - Greg Iles 11/26
C: Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo 12/17
T: Tutu Deadly - Natalie Roberts 12/12
I: Night and Day - Iris Johansen 12/4
O: Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
N: North Pole Reform School - Jaimie Admans 11/23
A: Men of the Otherworld - Kelley Armstrong 12/31
R: Ravens - George Dawes Green 1/28
Y: Sword of the Rightful King - Jane Yolen 1/17

✔Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation.
✔**Cover: read a book with some form of technology on it – (computer, e-reader, stereo, etc))
The Current Between Us - Kindle Alexander (camera) 12/26

✔**Read a book with a main character that works or studies the subject OR a book that you can justify for this subject (tell us how it works)
Rocked by Love - Christine Warren (heroine is a computer hacker) 10/16
✔**Read a book where use of technology is important (the use of a computer for research to find something, the use of GPS to get somewhere, etc)
The Twelfth Card - Jeffery Deaver 10/24
(m.c. is a quadriplegic and uses sophisticated electronics to solve crimes)

✔Religious studies originated in the 19th century, when scholarly and historical analysis of the Bible had flourished, and Hindu and Buddhist texts were first being translated into European languages.
✔**Read a book with a main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Immortal - Traci L. Slatton (revolves around Christian religion) 2/2
✔**Read a book where religion is important to the plot
The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8
✔**Spell: BIBLE (5)
B: A Confidential Source - Jan Brogan 11/24
I: Quicksand - Iris Johansen 10/26
B: Bethany's Heart - C.L. Scholey 12/18
L: No Ghouls Allowed - Victoria Laurie 11/13
E: The Edge of the World - Kevin Anderson 1/13

[Barbara ★]

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✔Earth sciences: Earth, the third planet from the sun, is the fifth largest planet in the solar system; only the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are bigger. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets of the inner solar system, bigger than Mercury, Venus and Mars.
✔**Cover: read a book with a cover with an outdoor scene
Ghost Story - Jim Butcher 10/15

✔**Read a book with a main character that works/studies in this subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us why it fits)
Spider's Bite - Jennifer Estep (m.c. fights an Earth Elemental) 10/25
✔**Read a book that is set outdoors OR that is 3rd or 5th in a series
Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett (Booktown Mystery #5) 10/22

✔Writing is a medium of human communication that represents language and emotion through the inscription or recording of signs and symbols. In most languages, writing is a complement to speech or spoken language
✔**Cover – read a book with words/letters or writing symbols (other than title & authors name)
Fighting to Forget - J.D. Salisbury (tattoos are names/phrases) 10/12

✔**Read a book with an main character who works or studies the subject OR a book you can justify works with this subject (tell us how it fits)
Stolen: A Letter to My Captor - Lucy Christopher 10/23
(m.c. writes a 300 page letter to her kidnapper)
✔**Read a book that you found to be well written (this is opinion based, but please tell us why you think so)
The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia - Barbara Wood 11/5
(the prose of this book puts you into the Australian Outback. You can see, feel and even smell the flavor of the barrenest place on earth. Makes you want to take the next plane out or totally convinces you this isn't a place to vacation.)

✔Medicine has existed for thousands of years, during most of which it was an art (an area of skill and knowledge) frequently having connections to the religious and philosophical beliefs of local culture.
✔**Cover: read a book with something medical on it (stethoscope, prescription bottle)
Birdman - Mo Hayder (forcepts?)1/7

✔**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Anyone But You - Jennifer Crusie (hero is a doctor) 10/29
✔**Read a book where someone needs medical attention
Hide Away - Iris Johansen (m.c. needs to be airlifted out of Scotland) 11/16

✔Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.
✔**Cover – read a book with a child on the cover
Daughter of the Blood - Ann Bishop 1/22

✔**Read a YA book
Crash - Nicole Williams 11/11
✔**Spell: BINDER (6)
B: Bite Me - Shelly Laurenston 12/24
I: I Love This Bar - Carolyn Brown 12/23
N: Not Always a Saint - Mary Jo Putney 11/24
D: The Witch Is Dead - Shirley Damsgaard 12/16
E: Some Like It Scot - Suzanne Enoch 1/8
R: Raising the Past - Jeremy Robinson 2/28

✔Criminal justice~~ Criminal justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts.
✔**Read a book with a main character who works or studies in the subject OR a book you can justify for this subject (tell us how it fits)
Edge of Midnight - Charlene Weir (m.c. is a police chief) 10/19
✔**Read a book where a character goes through the legal system (either rightly or wrongly accused - must go through 2 or more processes - jailed, arraignment, court, etc)
Apprentice in Death - J.D. Robb 12/17
✔**Spell: BRIEFCASE (9)
B: The Hawk and His Boy - Christopher Bunn 1/31
R: Rogue - Katy Evans 2/2
I: Insidious - Catherine Coulter 11/7
E: The Last Good Man - Kathleen Eagle 2/17
F: The Final Cut - Catherine Coulter 1/5
C: Compulsion - Allison Brennan 12/24
A: The Art of Duke Hunting - Sophia Nash 10/13
S: Paper, Scissors, Death - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/30
E: The Edinburgh Dead - Brian Ruckley 2/23

CHALLENGE COMPLETE