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Reading List
1. Me, Myself and Why? - Mary Janice Davidson (302 pages) 1/1
2. Off Kilter - Hannah Reed (304 pages) 1/1
3. Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood (400 pages) 1/2
4. Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen (469 pages) 1/3
5. The Final Cut - Catherine Coulter (464 pages) 1/5
6. The Cannibals - Iain Lawrence (240 pages) 1/5
7. Birdman - Mo Hayder (448 pages) 1/7
8. The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl (240 pages) 1/7
9. The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh (464 pages) 1/8
10. Some Like It Scot - Suzanne Enoch (368 pages) 1/8
11. A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison (371 pages) 1/9
12. The Curse of Tenth Grave - Darynda Jones (342 pages) 1/11
13. The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs (368 pages) 1/12
14. The Edge of the World - Kevin Anderson (608 pages) 1/13
15. I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond (384 pages) 1/14
16. The Immortals of Meluha - Amish Tripathi (436 pages) 1/15
17. Crow Lake - Mary Lawson (324 pages) 1/15
18. Sword of the Rightful King - Jane Yolen (376 pages) 1/17
19. Graced - Amanda Pillar (314 pages) 1/17
20. On the Growl - Celia Kyle (287 pages) 1/18
21. Vicious - Kevin O'Brien (416 pages) 1/19
22. Venom - Jennifer Estep (389 pages) 1/21
23. Fair Game - Jasmine Haynes (336 pages) 1/21
24. Dragon's Grace - Nicole Dennis (59 pages) 1/21
25. Daughter of the Blood - Ann Bishop (384 pages) 1/22
26. The Lost Key - Catherine Coulter (464 pages) 1/23
27. Nautier and Wilder - Lora Leigh (352 pages) 1/23
28. Darkness Dawns - Dianne Duvall (345 pages) 1/25
29. Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris (320 pages) 1/26
30. Blue Monday - Nicci French (416 pages) 1/26
31. Omens - Kelley Armstrong (486 pages) 1/28
32. Ravens - George Dawes Green (325 pages) 1/28
33. Midnight's Master - Donna Grant (361 pages) 1/28
34. Offside - Juliana Stone (254 pages) 1/29
35. The Memorist - M.J. Rose (453 pages) 1/29
36. Storm's Heart - Thea Harrison (305 pages) 1/30
37. The Hawk and His Boy - Christopher Bunn (225 pages) 1/31
Reading List
38. Immortal - Traci L. Slatton (515 pages) 2/2
39. Rogue - Katy Evans (288 pages) 2/2
40. Desert God - Wilbur Smith (426 pages) 2/4
41. Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly (416 pages) 2/4
42. Lost - Alice Lichtenstein (242 pages) 2/4
43. Three Sisters - Susan Mallery (352 pages) 2/4
44. Tick Tock - James Patterson (448 pages) 2/5
45. Eleventh Grave in Moonlight - Darynda Jones (352 pages) 2/6
46. The Chase - Clive Cussler (448 pages) 2/7
47. A Harvest of Bones - Yasmine Galenorn (277 pages) 2/8
48. The Covert Wolf - Bonnie Vanak (283 pages) 2/9
49. Blackbirds - Chuck Wendig (381 pages) 2/10
50. The Murder of King Tut - James Patterson (332 pages) 2/11
51. Night Reigns - Dianne Duvall (393 pages) 2/11
52. Sword of the Raven - Diana Duncan (324 pages) 2/12
53. The Bird Eater - Ania Ahlborn (278 pages) 2/13
54. The Storm - Clive Cussler (416 pages) 2/15
55. So Sure Of Death - Dana Stabenow (304 pages) 2/16
56. The Last Good Man - Kathleen Eagle (373 pages) 2/17
57. Tuesday's Child - Dale Mayer (326 pages) 2/18
58. The Burning Wire - Jeffrey Deaver (414 pages) 2/18
59. Yours, Mine, and Ours - Mary Janice Davidson (334 pages) 2/19
60. Dead Ice - Laurell K. Hamilton (566 pages) 2/21
61. White Lion's Lady - Tina St. John (320 pages) 2/22
62. The Edinburgh Dead - Brian Ruckley (342 pages) 2/23
63. 2066 - Peter Brandt (296 pages) 2/23
64. Bad Nights - Rebecca York (331 pages) 2/23
65. In Cold Pursuit - Sarah Andrews (336 pages) 2/24
66. Time Thief - Katie MacAlister (341 pages) 2/24
67. The Lady in Question - Victoria Alexander (384 pages) 2/25
68. Clash - Nicole Williams (216 pages) 2/25
69. Cold Plague - Daniel Kalla (336 pages) 2/27
70. On Her Father's Grave - Kendra Elliott (100 pages) 2/27
71. Chains of Darkness - Caris Roane (320 pages) 2/27
72. Raising the Past - Jeremy Robinson (295 pages) 2/28
Reading List
73. Finding Perfect - Susan Mallery (346 pages) 3/2
74. Dark Enchantment - Kathy Morgan (353 pages) 3/4
75. One Kick - Chelsea Cain (309 pages) 3/4
76. Rogue Wave - Boyd Morrison (392 pages) 3/4
77. The Savage Altar - Åsa Larsson (310 pages) 3/4
78. In the Company of Vampires - Katie MacAlister (343 pages) 3/5
79. Fish Perfume - Sammie Grace (330 pages) 3/6
80. Eaten - Susan Crockford (318 pages) 3/7
81. St. Patrick's Day Murder - Leslie Meier (256 pages) 3/8
82. The Never List - Koethi Zan (303 pages) 3/9
83. Hot Pursuit - Kathryn Jensen (296 pages) 3/9
84. Irish Mist - Erin Quinn (60 pages) 3/10
85. A Case of Need - Michael Crichton (416 pages) 3/11
86. Nothing Gold Can Stay - Dana Stabenow (304 pages) 3/11
87. Buried in a Bog - Sheila Connolly (304 pages) 3/12
88. Some Like It Wild - Teresa Medeiros (384 pages) 3/13
89. When Maidens Mourn - C.S. Harris (341 pages) 3/14
90. The Wicked Ways of Alexander Kidd - Paula Quinn (400 pages) 3/15
91. Once a Cavalier - Linda O. Johnston (294 pages) 3/16
92. Allegiance - Susanna Sandlin (344 pages) 3/17
93. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend - Katarina Bivald (394 pages) 3/17
94. Swimming with the Dead - Kathy Brandt (272 pages) 3/18
95. Phantom Shadows - Dianne Duvall (390 pages) 3/19
96. On What Grounds - Cleo Coyle (275 pages) 3/19
97. Wrayth - Pip Ballantine (384 pages) 3/21
98. Kiss Me, I'm Irish - Rozanne St Claire / Jill Shalvis / Maureen Child (505 pages) 3/22
99. Unchained - Caris Roane (384 pages) 3/22
100. Betrayed - Rebecca York (317 pages) 3/23
101. Cemetery Dance - Douglas Preston (435 pages) 3/23
102. Dark Embers - Tessa Adams (301 pages) 3/24
103. Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris (271 pages) 3/25
104. Beyond the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy (370 pages) 3/25
105. Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter - Nancy Atherton (240 pages) 3/26
106. The Legacy - Linda Lael Miller (323 pages) 3/27
107. The Lazarus Machine - Paul Crilley (280 pages) 3/27
108. The Accidental Alchemist - Gigi Pandian (350 pages) 3/28
109. Echoes in Death - J.D. Robb (384 pages) 3/29
110. 14 - J.T. Ellison (410 pages) 3/30
111. Silenced - Kristina Ohlsson (344 pages) 3/30
Reading List
112. Dragon of the Island - Mary Gillgannon (412 pages) 4/1
113. One Fell Sweep - Ilona Andrews (257 pages) 4/1
114. Don't Look Now - Linda Lael Miller (424 pages) 4/2
115. Dearly Depotted - Kate Collins (304 pages) 4/3
116. The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey (460 pages) 4/4
117. The Cat Who Said Cheese - Lillian Jackson Braun (264 pages) 4/5
118. The House at Sea's End - Elly Griffiths (352 pages) 4/6
119. Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay (269 pages) 4/7
120. Dead Sexy - Tate Hallaway (304 pages) 4/8
121. Once Upon Stilettos - Shanna Swendson (303 pages) 4/9
122. The North Water - Ian McGuire (272 pages) 4/10
123. The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major (376 pages) 4/11
124. When a Scot Ties the Knot - Tessa Dare (384 pages) 4/12
125. Born of Vengeance - Sherrilyn Kenyon (406 pages) 4/12
126. Murder Under a Mystic Moon - Yasmine Galenorn (288 pages) 4/12
127. You and I, Me and You - Mary Janice Davidson (320 pages) 4/13
128. Better To Rest - Dana Stabenow (272 pages) 4/15
129. The Striker - Monica McCarty (444 pages) 4/15
130. The Secret of the Nagas - Amish Tripathi (396 pages) 4/17
131. Coming Home - Mariah Stewart (376 pages) 4/17
132. Stuck In Shangri-La - Kasey Michaels (320 pages) 4/18
133. The Scribe - Elizabeth Hunter (306 pages) 4/19
134. Darkness Rises - Dianne Duvall (403 pages) 4/20
135. Living on the Edge - Shannon Butcher (359 pages) 4/20
136. Tangled Threads - Jennifer Estep (357 pages) 4/20
137. One Dog Night - David Rosenfelt (387 pages) 4/21
138. Serpent's Kiss - Thea Harrison (336 pages) 4/22
139. The Conquest - Yxta Maya Murray (304 pages) 4/22
140. Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon - Nancy Atherton (240 pages) 4/22
141. The Luckiest Lady in London - Sherry Thomas (276 pages) 4/23
142. Harbinger - Pip Ballantine (305 pages) 4/25
143. Haunted on Bourbon Street - Deanna Chase (262 pages) 4/26
144. Fever Dream - Douglas Preston (416 pages) 4/27
145. Hotwire - Alex Kava (288 pages) 4/29
Reading List
146. Silence Fallen - Patricia Briggs (352 pages) 5/1
147. White Heat - Jill Shalvis (321 pages) 5/2
148. Fruitcake - R.J. Kaiser (448 pages) 5/4
149. A Room Full of Bones - Elly Griffiths (352 pages) 5/4
150. Ultraviolet - R.J. Anderson (410 pages) 5/6
151. Chasing Payne - Chantel Seabrook (170 pages) 5/6
152. Full Scoop -Janet Evanovich (347 pages) 5/6
153. Flora Segunda - Ysabeau S. Wilce (431 pages) 5/8
154. Red Velvet Cupcake Murder - Joanne Fluke (325 pages) 5/9
155. Seduced by the Storm - Sydney Croft (339 pages) 5/9
156. The Shadowy Horses - Susanna Kearsley (432 pages) 5/11
157. Changeling - Yasmine Galenorn (278 pages) 5/11
158. 15th Affair - James Patterson (480 pages) 5/12
159. Barely a Lady - Eileen Dreyer (392 pages) 5/13
160. Midnight Rainbow - Linda Howard (256 pages) 5/13
161. The Woman Who Wouldn't Die - Colin Cotterill (307 pages) 5/14
162. The 120 Days of Sodom - Marquis de Sade (376 pages) 5/16
163. Oracle's Moon - Thea Harrison (336 pages) 5/16
164. A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins (304 pages) 58/17
165. Shadow's Seduction - Kresley Cole (248 pages) 5/18
166. The Madness of Mercury - Connie Di Marco (312 pages) 5/18
167. The Quiet Game - Greg Iles (580 pages) 5/20
168. Night Unbound - Dianne Duvall (432 pages) 5/20
169. Die Like an Eagle - Donna Andrews (293 pages) 5/21
170. Cold Vengeance - Douglas Preston (545 pages) 5/22
171. Midnight's Lover - Donna Grant (341 pages) 5/22
172. Dirty Magic - Jaye Wells (381 pages) 5/23
173. The Chieftain - Margaret Mallory (391 pages) 5/24
174. Seizure - Kathy Reichs (496 pages) 5/25
175. Lethal Investments - K.O. Dahl (368 pages) 5/26
176. The Ronin's Mistress - Laura Joh Rowland (324 pages) 5/27
177. One Lucky Cowboy - Carolyn Brown (336 pages) 5/28
178. The Wild Irish Sea - Loucinda McGary (310 pages) 5/29
179. Never Look Back - Linda Lael Miller (361 pages) 5/30
180. The Preacher - Camilla Läckberg (432 pages) 5/31
Reading List
181. Going Organic Can Kill You - Staci McLaughlin (297 pages) 6/2
182. One Night in Scotland - Karen Hawkins (335 pages) 6/3
183. The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella (432 pages) 6/3
184. Getting Lucky - Carolyn Brown (405 pages) 6/4
185. The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy (416 pages) 6/5
186. Snipped in the Bud - Kate Collins (296 pages) 6/5
187. Lucky Bastard - Deborah Coonts (282 pages) 6/7
188. Havoc - Jack DuBrul (368 pages) 6/8
189. Less than a Treason - Dana Stabenow (320 pages) 6/8
190. Death Takes Priority - Jean Flowers (292 pages) 6/10
191. Down the Rabbit Hole - J.D. Robb (432 pages) 6/10
192. Acts of Violets - Kate Collins (320 pages) 6/11
193. The Scent of Jasmine - Jude Devereau 6/11
194. Starting Now - Debbie Macomber (352 pages) 6/12
195. Spectacle - Rachel Vincent (432 pages) 6/14
196. Blue Flame - Jill Shalvis (336 pages) 6/15
197. All That Bleeds - Kimberly Frost (299 pages) 6/15
198. Archangel's Heart - Nalini Singh (381 pages) 6/17
199. Shadows Strike - Dianne Duvall (411 pages) 6/17
200. Lions, Tigers, and Sexy Bears Oh My! - Candace Havens (164 pages) 6/17
201. The Valcourt Heiress - Catherine Coulter (368 pages) 6/18
202. The Immortals - J.T. Ellison (400 pages) 6/19
203. An English Bride In Scotland - Lynsay Sands (384 pages) 6/19
204. Nevernight - Jay Kristoff (400 pages) 6/20
205. Serpent's Kiss - Deborah Cooke (296 pages) 6/22
206. Bella at Midnight - Diane Stanley (278 pages) 6/22
207. Two Graves - Douglas Preston (484 pages) 6/24
208. Forbidden - Tabitha Suzuma (418 pages) 6/24
209. The Chocolate Mouse Trap - JoAnna Carl (228 pages) 6/24
210. Silent Auction - Jane Cleland (304 pages) 6/25
211. Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris (342 pages) 6/26
212. One Last Look - Linda Lael Miller (336 pages) 6/28
213. Midnight's Seduction - Donna Grant (349 pages) 6/29
214. Melting into You - Tracey Alvarez (304 pages) 6/30
215. Bad Monkey - Carl Hiaasen (317 pages) 6/30
Reading List
216. Lost Gods - Brom (489 pages) 7/1
217. True Colors - Thea Harrison (93 pages) 7/2
218. Lord's Fall - Thea Harrison (281 pages) 7/4
219. Prime Cut - Diane Mott Davidson (384 pages) 7/4
220. The Spy Who Wants Me - Lucy Monroe (295 pages) 7/5
221. Gingerbread Cookie Murder - Joann Fluke (362 pages) 7/6
222. Fireproof - Alex Kava (307 pages) 7/6
223. Concrete Savior - Yvonne Navarro (356 pages) 7/7
224. Lucky Catch - Deborah Coonts (258 pages) 7/8
225. No Man's Land - David Baldacci (420 pages) 7/9
226. Darkling - Yasmine Galenorn (281 pages) 7/11
227. Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots -Luann McLane (304 pages) 7/13
228. Slipknot - Linda Greenlaw (272 pages) 7/13
229. A Catered St. Patrick's Day - Isis Crawford (323 pages) 7/14
230. Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion (256 pages) 7/14
231. White Colander Crime - Victoria Hamilton (295 pages) 7/15
232. The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk (442 pages) 7/17
233. Fatal Fixer-Upper - Jennie Bentley (323 pages) 7/17
234. The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie R. King (346 pages) 7/18
235. Our Husband - Stephanie Bond (292 pages) 7/19
236. The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber (320 pages) 7/20
237. Midnight's Warrior - Donna Grant (336 pages) 7/20
238. The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger (432 pages) 7/22
239. The Perfect Liar - Brenda Novak (423 pages) 7/23
240. Devoured by Darkness - Alexandra Ivy (368 pages) 7/24
241. Ash and Quill - Rachel Caine (368 pages) 7/26
242. The Perfect Storm - Sebastian Junger (301 pages) 7/27
243. Judas Kiss - J.T. Ellison (395 pages) 7/28
244. Heir to the Sky - Amanda Sun (293 pages) 7/29
245. White Fire - Douglas Preston (470 pages) 7/29
246. No Strings Attached - Kate Angell (360 pages) 7/31
Reading List
247. Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep (400 pages) 8/3
248. Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean (311 pages) 8/3
249. Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea - Sophia Nash (384 pages) 8/5
250. Straight from the Heart - Tami Hoag (240 pages) 8/5
251. A Dying Fall - Elly Griffiths (390 pages) 8/6
252. Cancans, Croissants, and Caskets - Mary McHugh (352 pages) 8/7
253. The Passage - Justin Cronin (766 pages) 8/8
254. Hidden Embers - Tessa Adams (317 pages) 8/8
255. The Battle Sylph - L.J. McDonald (323 pages) 8/9
256. Lick - Kylie Scott (286 pages) 8/10
257. Bound By Darkness - Alexandra Ivy (374 pages) 8/11
258. Night Shift - Nalini Singh (378 pages) 8/12
259. Blood of the Dark Moon - Adrianne Brennan (220 pages) 8/13
260. Blue Labyrinth - Douglas Preston (416 pages) 8/14
261. Hounding the Pavement - Judi McCoy (336 pages) 8/15
262. Photographs & Phantoms - Cindy Spencer Pape (169 pages) 8/16
263. Bengal's Quest - Lora Leigh (352 pages) 8/17
264. Natural Evil - Thea Harrison (102 pages) 8/17
265. The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón (487 pages) 8/18
266. The Girl with Ghost Eyes - M.H. Boroson (288 pages) 8/18
267. The Oath of the Vayuputras - Amish Tripathi (653 pages) 8/22
268. Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks (372 pages) 8/22
269. Spider-Touched - Jory Strong (372 pages) 8/24
270. Cowboy Town - Kasey Millstead (220 pages) 8/25
271. Lucky Break - Deborah Coonts (290 pages) 8/26
272. Death by the Dozen - Jenn McKinlay (276 pages) 8/27
273. How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days - Kerrelyn Sparks (396 pages) 8/28
274. So Close the Hand of Death - J.T. Ellison (408 pages) 8/29
275. Sliding Home - Kate Angell (277 pages) 8/31
276. The Harder You Fall - Gena Showalter (410 pages) 8/31
Reading List
277. Midnight's Kiss - Donna Grant (372 pages) 9/2
278. Deadmen Walking - Sherrilyn Kenyon (304 pages) 9/4
279. Spellbent - Lucy Snyder (368 pages) 9/5
280. Afterlight - Elle Jasper (336 pages) 9/6
281. Shoots to Kill - Kate Collins (336 pages) 9/7
282. Dragonsworn - Sherrilyn Kenyon (352 pages) 9/9
283. By a Thread - Jennifer Estep (384 pages) 9/11
284. Forbidden Embers - Tessa Adams (302 pages) 9/11
286. Out of the Mist - JoAnn Ross (384 pages) 9/13
287. The End Game - Catherine Coulter (464 pages) 9/14
288. Blue Hollow Falls - Donna Kauffman (368 pages) 9/14
289. Out of the Easy - Ruta Sepetys (346 pages) 9/16
290. Scone Cold Dead - Kaitlyn Dunnett (256 pages) 9/17
291. Happy Hour at Casa Dracula - Marta Acosta (314 pages) 9/18
292. Hour of the Rat - Lisa Brackmann (371 pages) 9/18
293. Crimson Shore - Douglas Preston (339 pages) 9/19
294. Dairy Queen - Catherine Murdock (275 pages) 9/20
295. Going, Going, Ganache - Jenn McKinlay (276 pages) 9/21
296. Pirates! - Celia Rees (384 pages) 9/21
297. Fear the Dark - Kay Hooper (272 pages) 9/23
298. Evil Harvest - Anthony Izzo (464 pages) 9/23
299. Empire of Storms - Sarah J. Maas (693 pages) 9/27
300. Fear the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy (377 pages) 9/28
301. Year of the Hyenas - Brad Geagley (291 pages) 9/29
302. Steal the Dragon - Patricia Briggs (288 pages) 9/30
Reading List
303. Where All the Dead Lie- J.T. Ellison (368 pages) 10/2
304. Metro Girl - Janet Evanovich (374 pages) 10/3
305. The Wood Queen - Karen Mahoney (321 pages) 10/4
306. Ho-Ho-Homicide - Kaitlyn Dunnett (304 pages) 10/5
307. White Trash Zombie Unchained - Diana Rowland (336 pages) 10/7
308. Highland Avenger - Hannah Howell (352 pages) 10/9
309. Golden Age and Other Stories - Naomi Novik (179 pages) 10/9
310. Midnight's Captive - Donna Grant (372 pages) 10/12
311. The Wrong Hostage - Elizabeth Lowell (496 pages) 10/12
312. Bite My Fire - Mary Hughes (258 pages) 10/14
313. She'll Never Live - Hunter Morgan (304 pages) 10/14
314. Blind Faith - Rebecca Zanetti (384 pages) 10/16
315. Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor (416 pages) 10/17
316. Dorothy Must Die - Danielle Paige (452 pages) 10/19
317. Foul Play - Janet Evanovich (288 pages) 10/21
318. Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry (224 pages) 10/23
319. Godsgrave - Jay Kristoff (448 pages) 10/24
320. The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher (364 pages) 10/25
321. The Persian Always Meows Twice - Eileen Watkins (304 pages) 10/26
322. Brother - Ania Ahlborn (322 pages) 10/28
323. Burning The Map - Laura Caldwell (388 pages) 10/28
324. The Outcast Dead - Elly Griffiths (371 pages) 10/30
325. And I Darken - Kiersten White (475 pages) 10/30
326. Wait for Dark - Kay Hooper (327 pages) 10/31
327. Highland Wolf Pact - Selena Kitt (222 pages) 10/31
Reading List
328. Secrets in Death - J.D. Robb (400 pages) 11/3
329. Strong, Sleek and Sinful - Lorie O'Clare (416 pages) 11/4
330. The Obsidian Chamber - Douglas Preston (560 pages) 11/5
331. In Stone's Clasp - Christie Golden (457 pages) 11/6
332. Dolled Up to Die - Lorena McCourtney (316 pages) 11/6
333. Pillaged - Kayci Morgan (46 pages) 11/6
334. Darkness Avenged - Alexandra Ivy (355 pages) 11/9
335. Levet - Alexandra Ivy (71 pages) 11/9
336. The Dragons Want Her - Angela Foxxe (185 pages) 11/9
337. Pig Island - Mo Hayder (352 pages) 11/12
338. Forgive Me - Daniel Palmer (416 pages) 11/13
339. Kinked - Thea Harrison (294 pages) 11/13
340. Entwined - Colette Gale (68 pages) 11/13
341. A Tale of Two Vampires - Katie MacAlister (332 pages) 11/16
342. Field of Graves - J.T. Ellison (368 pages) 11/17
343. The Bedlam Stacks - Natasha Pulley (336 pages) 11/18
344. Forever... - Jude Deveraux (359 pages) 11/19
345. No Rest for the Dead - Andrew Gulli (256 pages) 11/20
346. Body Check - Deirdre Martin (336 pages) 11/20
347. How to Wash a Cat - Rebecca M. Hale (295 pages) 11/22
348. Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina (259 pages) 11/23
349. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers (518 pages) 11/25
350. Death Echo - Elizabeth Lowell (392 pages) 11/25
351. Echoes of Ice - Boone Brux (240 pages) 11/26
352. To Brie or Not To Brie - Avery Aames (336 pages) 11/27
353. The Ghost Fields - Elly Griffiths (384 pages) 11/28
354. The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster - Scott Wilbanks (379 pages) 11/29
355. Midnight's Temptation - Donna Grant (422 pages) 11/30
356. Widow’s Web - Jennifer Estep (384 pages) 11/30
Reading List
357. Dragon Wytch - Yasmine Galenorn (275 pages) 12/3
358. Of Grave Concern - Max McCoy (304 pages) 12/4
359. Vampires Dead Ahead - Cheyenne McCray (333 pages) 12/5
360. The Woman in Blue - Elly Griffiths (358 pages) 12/7
361. Red 1-2-3 - John Katzenbach(400 pages) 12/9
362. The Devil's Triangle - Catherine Coulter (495 pages) 12/9
363. Dreadmarrow Thief - Marjory Kaptanoglu(225 pages) 12/9
364. Intensity - Sherrilyn Kenyon (400 pages) 12/9
365. Mind Game - Iris Johansen (352 pages) 12/11
366. The NYC Werewolf: Tales, Book One - Bert Murray (132 pages) 12/12
367. The NYC Werewolf: Tales, Book Two - Bert Murray (148 pages) 12/12
368. Silver Silence - Nalini Singh (452 pages) 12/13
369. Dead Dry - Sarah Andrews (377 pages) 12/13
370. Wife by Wednesday - Catherine Bybee (221 pages) 12/13
371. How to Seduce a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks (374 pages) 12/14
372. Blood Pact - Tanya Huff (384 pages) 12/14
373. The Four Sworn: Spring Equinox - Lenore Sagaskie (366 pages) 12/15
374. Malevolent - Jana DeLeon (243 pages) 12/16
375. The Naked Duke - Sally MacKenzie (317 pages) 12/16
376. Origin Phase - RTW Lipkin (353 pages) 12/17
377. Everlasting Enchantment - Kathryne Kennedy (384 pages) 12/18
378. Death on Paradise Island - B.M. Allsopp (310 pages) 12/19
379. Not What You Seem - Lena Maye (437 pages) 12/21
380. Terrier - Tamora Pierce (584 pages) 12/23
381. The Dragon Caller - Pauline M. Ross (386 pages) 12/23
382. Duck the Halls - Donna Andrews (320 pages)12/25
383. The Zig Zag Girl - Elly Griffiths (328 pages)12/25
384. Headstone - Ken Bruen (256 pages)12/26
385. Hide Your Heart - Tracey Alvarez (282 pages)12/27
386. A Killing Frost - Hannah Alexander (368 pages)12/27
387. Into the Fire - Amanda Usen (201 pages) 12/28
388. Casting Spells - Barbara Bretton (308 pages) 12/28
389. Sick Fux - Tillie Cole (314 pages) 12/30
390. Immune - Shannon Mayer (242 pages) 12/30
391. Stars of Fortune - Nora Roberts (314 pages) 12/31
392. Almost Like Being in Love - Christina Dodd (375 pages) 12/31
A-Z Author ChallengeREAD: 26/26
✔ A - Dark Embers - Tessa Adams 3/24
✔ B - Lost Gods - Brom 7/1
✔ C - On What Grounds - Cleo Coyle 3/20
✔ D - Darkness Dawns - Dianne Duvall 1/25
✔ E - The Last Good Man - Kathleen Eagle 2/17
✔ F - Blue Monday - Nicci French 1/26
✔ G - Ravens - George Dawes Green 1/28
✔ H - Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7
✔ I - Devoured by Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 7/24
✔ J - Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3
✔ K - The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5
✔ L - Crow Lake - Mary Lawson 1/15
✔ M - Going Organic Can Kill You - Staci McLaughlin 6/2
✔ N - Concrete Savior - Yvonne Navarro 7/7
✔ O - Silenced - Kristina Ohlsson 3/30
✔ P - The Accidental Alchemist - Gigi Pandian
✔ Q -The Wicked Ways of Alexander Kidd - Paula Quinn 3/16
✔ R - Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly 2/4
✔ S - Out of the Easy - Ruta Sepetys 9/16
✔ T - The Immortals of Meluha - Amish Tripathi 1/15
✔ U - Into the Fire - Amanda Usen 12/28
✔ V - Spectacle - Rachel Vincent 6/14
✔ W - Blackbirds - Chuck Wendig 2/10
✔ X - A Killing Frost - Hannah Alexander 12/27
✔ Y - Bad Nights - Rebecca York 2/23
✔ Z - The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón 8/18
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
A-Z Title ChallengeREAD: 26/26
✔ A - Afterlight - Elle Jasper 9/6
✔ B - The Bird Eater - Ania Ahlborn 2/13
✔ C - Cold Vengeance - Douglas Preston 5/22
✔ D - Darkling - Yasmine Galenorn 7/11
✔ E - The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22/17
✔ F - Fever Dream - Douglas Preston 4/27
✔ G - The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey 4/4
✔ H - The House at Sea's End - Ruth Galloway 4/6
✔ I - In the Company of Vampires - Katie MacAlister 3/5
✔ J - Judas Kiss - J.T. Ellison 7/28
✔ K - Kinked - Thea Harrison 11/13
✔ L - The Legacy - Linda Lael Miller 3/27
✔ M - Midnight's Warrior - Donna Grant 7/20
✔ N - Never Look Back - Linda Lael Miller 5/30
✔ O - Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris 3/25
✔ P - Phantom Shadows - Dianne Duvall 3/19
✔ Q - The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20
✔ R - Rogue Wave - Boyd Morrison 3/4
✔ S - Some Like It Wild - Teresa Medeiros 3/13
✔ T - Tuesday's Child - Dale Mayer 2/18
✔ U - Unchained - Caris Roane 3/22
✔ V - Vampires Dead Ahead - Cheyenne McCray 12/5
✔ W - Wrayth - Pip Ballantine 3/21
✔ X - Sick Fux - Tillie Cole 12/30
✔ Y - Yours, Mine, and Ours - Mary Janice Davidson 2/19
✔ Z - The Zig Zag Girl - Elly Griffiths 12/25
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Season - Winter
Duration: December 21, 2016 - March 19, 2017
READ: 62/65
Hiver - COMPLETE!
H: Fair Game - Jasmine Haynes 1/21
I: I Love This Bar - Carolyn Brown 12/23
V: Vicious - Kevin O'Brien 1/19
E: The Rocky Road to Romance - Janet Evanovich 12/25
R: The Memorist - M.J. Rose 1/29
Noel - COMPLETE!
N: Nightwalker - Jacquelyn Frank 12/29
O: Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
E: Remy - Katy Evans 12/29
L: Bite Me - Shelly Laurenston 12/24
Jour de l'an - 8/9 read
J: Jason - Laurell K. Hamilton 12/29
O: Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
U:
R: Ravens - George Dawes Green 1/28
D: Me, Myself and Why? - Mary Janice Davidson 1/1
E: The Edge of the World - Kevin Anderson 1/13
L: The Likeness - Tana French 12/30
A: Compulsion - Allison Brennan 12/24
N: Blue Monday - Nicci French 1/26
Epiphanie - COMPLETE!
E: Some Like It Scot - Suzanne Enoch 1/8
P: Priceless - Shannon Mayer 12/27
I: Magic Binds -Ilona Andrews 12/28
P: Graced - Amanda Pillar 1/17
H: Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7
A: A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison 1/9
N: Nautier and Wilder - Lora Leigh 1/23
I: The Immortals of Meluha - Amish Tripathi 1/15
E: Venom - Jennifer Estep 1/21
Carnival de Nice - COMPLETE!
C: The Current Between Us - Kindle Alexander 12/26
A: Daughter of the Blood - Ann Bishop 1/22
R: Rogue - Katy Evans 2/2
N: Night Reigns - Dianne Duvall 2/11
I: I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond 1/14
V: The Covert Wolf - Bonnie Vanak 2/9
A: Omens - Kelley Armstrong 1/28
L: Crow Lake - Mary Lawson 1/15
D: The Curse of Tenth Grave - Darynda Jones 1/11
E: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight - Darynda Jones 2/6
N: Clash - Nicole Williams 2/25
I: The Cannibals - Iain Lawrence 1/5
C: The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7
E: The Last Good Man - Kathleen Eagle 2/17
la Saint-Valentin - 13/15 read
L: The Lost Key - Catherine Coulter 1/23
A: The Bird Eater - Ania Ahlborn 2/13
S: Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3
A: The Lady in Question - Victoria Alexander 2/25
I: In Cold Pursuit - Sarah Andrews 2/24
N:
T: Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans - Denise Grover Swank 12/28
V:
A: Allegiance - Susanna Sandlin 3/17
L: Dead Ice - Laurell K. Hamilton 2/21
E: The Edinburgh Dead - Brian Ruckley 2/23
N: The Never List - Koethi Zan 3/9
T: The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8
I: Immortal - Traci L. Slatton 2/2
N: Nothing Gold Can Stay - Dana Stabenow 3/11
Mardi Gras - COMPLETE
M: Men of the Otherworld - Kelley Armstrong 12/31
A: Lost - Alice Lichtenstein 2/4
R: Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly 2/4
D: Darkness Dawns - Dianne Duvall 1/25
I: In the Company of Vampires - Katie MacAlister 3/5
G: The Girl from Everywhere - Heidi Heilig 12/25
R: Bad Nights - Rebecca York 2/23
A: The Savage Altar - Åsa Larsson 3/4
S: The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs 1/12
January Challenge
READ: 10/10
✔1. 'J' is January: Venom - Jennifer Estep 1/21
✔2. Happy Anniversary: The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs (pub Jan 1, 2014) 1/12
✔3. Featured Author Challenge: Some Like It Scot - Suzanne Enoch (historical romance) 1/8
✔4. New Year's Day: Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
✔5. Fruitcake Toss Day: The Curse of Tenth Grave - Darynda Jones (funny/wacky heroine) 1/11
✔6. Cuddle Up Day: Offside - Juliana Stone 1/29
✔7. Male Watcher's Day: Storm's Heart - Thea Harrison 1/30
✔8. Friday to the 13th: Midnight's Master - Donna Grant 1/28
✔9. Punch the Clock Day: I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond (two of the three MCs work) 1/14
✔10. Reader's Choice: Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month - January (French) READ: 7/7
✔J: The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8
✔A: Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
✔N: Nautier and Wilder - Lora Leigh 1/23
✔V: Vicious - Kevin O'Brien 1/19
✔I: The Cannibals - Iain Lawrence 1/5
✔E: Some Like It Scot - Suzanne Enoch 1/8
✔R: Ravens - George Dawes Green 1/28
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
January Word Hunt 15/15 FOUND
✔ artificial - Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
(Jimmy's mother said it was all artificial), p27
✔ fabric - Some Like It Scot - Suzanne Enoch 1/8
(any conversation about fabric and fashion), p172
✔ fatal - Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
(but which fatal moment), p307
✔ freak - Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3
(like watching a circus freak show), p149
✔ hunt - Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7
(the thrill of the hunt), p66
✔ machine - Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3
(like some great machine), p137
✔ metal - Some Like It Scot - Suzanne Enoch 1/8
(metal clicked behind him), p8
✔ missing - I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond 1/14
(the mystery of the missing stuff), p7
✔ profile - Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7
(Joni sat in profile), p305
✔ sex - Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7
(they did not have consensual sex), p91
Bonus
✔ blossom - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(when gorse is out o'blossom, kissin's out o' fashion), p184
✔ clot - Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3
(blood that would not clot), p345
✔ elaborate - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(plenty of time later to elaborate), p289
✔ hickory - Ravens - George Dawes Green 1/28
(beneath the hickory tree), p53
✔ luminous - I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond 1/14
(turned large, luminious eyes in their direction), p102
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
February Challenge
READ: 9/10
1. 'F' is for February: TBD
✔2. Happy Anniversary:
Clash - Nicole Williams (Biana, Feb 29, 2016) 2/25
✔3. Featured Author Challenge - Darynda Jones:
Eleventh Grave in Moonlight - Darynda Jones 2/6
✔4. February celebrates Black History Month -
The Lady in Question - Victoria Alexander (Historical romance) 2/15
✔5. February 5 is Superbowl Sunday -
Tick Tock - James Patterson 2/5
✔6. February 14 is Valentine's Day -
Three Sisters - Susan Mallery (romance) 2/4
✔7. February 17 is Random Acts of Kindness Day -
Yours, Mine, and Ours - Mary Janice Davidson (gift) 2/19
✔8. February 22 is traditionally George Washington's Birthday.
The Last Good Man - Kathleen Eagle 2/17
✔9. February 27 is Polar Bear Day -
So Sure Of Death - Dana Stabenow (Alaska) 2/16
✔10. Reader's Choice:
On the Accidental Wings of Dragons - Julie Wetzel 2/11
Read the Month - February (French) READ: 6/7
F:
E: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight - Darynda Jones 2/6
V: The Covert Wolf - Bonnie Vanak 2/9
R: Rogue - Katy Evans 2/2
I: Immortal - Traci L. Slatton 2/2
E: The Last Good Man - Kathleen Eagle 2/17
R: Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly 2/4
February Word Hunt 14/15 FOUND
authentic
✔bacon - Tick Tock - James Patterson 2/5
(kaiser rolls and two pounds of bacon), p72
✔blink - The Chase - Clive Cussler 2/7
(faster than you can blink), p26
✔challenge - Immortal - Traci L. Slatton 2/2
(when you're faced with a challenge), p9
✔diary - Tick Tock - James Patterson 2/5
(Diary of a Wimpy Kid books), p191
✔event - A Harvest of Bones - Yasmine Galenorn 2/8
(the event left the Chintz n China spotty on inventory), p14
✔farmer - Lost - Alice Lichtenstein 2/4
(not like a farmer), p1
✔owl - Blackbirds - Chuck Wendig 2/10
(she's a night owl), p83
✔predict - The Lady in Question - Victoria Alexander 2/25
(there is no predicting what will happen next), p122
✔sudden - Rogue - Katy Evans 2/2
(why are you here all of a sudden), p76
Bonus:
✔autopsy - Lost - Alice Lichtenstein 2/4
(the autopsy supports Corey's claim), p230
✔blackout - The Burning Wire - Jeffrey Deaver 2/18
(also known as a rolling blackout), p9
✔chop - Sword of the Raven - Diana Duncan 2/12
(I will load your balls into my cuisinart and press chop), p88
✔horrors - Dead Ice - Laurell K. Hamilton 2/21
(my own share of horrors to overcome), p74
✔pineapple - The Storm - Clive Cussler 2/15
(staring at a pineapple grenade in Kurt's hand), p281
March Challenge
READ: 10/10
✔1.'M' is for March: Rogue Wave - Boyd Morrison 3/4
✔2. Happy Anniversary! Kiss Me, I'm Irish - Rozanne St Claire / Jill Shalvis / Maureen Child (pub March 2012) 3/22
✔3. Featured Author Marie Force. Fish Perfume - Sammie Grace (set in Rhode Island) 3/6
✔4. March 4th and Do Something Day! On What Grounds - Cleo Coyle (new author) 3/20
✔5. March 12, daylight savings: Once a Cavalier - Linda O. Johnston (time travel) 3/16
✔6. March 13, Jewel Day: Finding Perfect - Susan Mallery 3/2
✔7. March 19, Let’s Laugh Day: In the Company of Vampires - Katie MacAlister 3/5
✔8. March 23, Make up your Own Holiday Day: St. Patrick's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 3/8
✔9. March 28, Something ‘on a stick’ Day: The Accidental Alchemist - Gigi Pandian (major character is a chef) 3/28
✔10. Reader's Choice: The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend - Katarina Bivald 3/17
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month - March (French) READ: 4/4
✔M: A Case of Need - Michael Crichton 3/11
✔A: Allegiance - Susanna Sandlin 3/17
✔R: Rogue Wave - Boyd Morrison 3/4
✔S: Some Like It Wild - Teresa Medeiros 3/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
March Word Hunt 15/15 FOUND
✔ clover - Dark Enchantment - Kathy Morgan 3/4
(made from apple juice, clover, heather and fermented honey), p115
✔ defeat - Phantom Shadows - Dianne Duvall 3/19
(Bastien didn't like the defeat that colored her voice), p19
✔ enormous - St. Patrick's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 3/8
(and gave an enormous yawn), p31
✔ fang - Allegiance - Susanna Sandlin 3/17
(a diamond embedded in one of his fangs), loc 78
✔ mask - St. Patrick's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 3/8
(primitive spears, shields and masks), p141
✔ payment - When Maidens Mourn - C.S. Harris 3/14
(getting his payment in the form of a bullet), p232
✔ quaint - Dark Enchantment - Kathy Morgan 3/4
(the quaint setting), p164
✔ rub - The Wicked Ways of Alexander Kidd - Paula Quinn 3/16
(squeeze past him and rub up against), p195
✔ station - Eaten - Susan Crockford 3/7
(set down on the lawn of the RCMP station), p65
✔ travel - In the Company of Vampires - Katie MacAlister 3/5
(so he is able to travel with me), p187
Bonus:
✔ clippings - The Never List - Koethi Zan 3/9
(carefully preserved newspaper clippings), p171
✔ gaudy - Once a Cavalier - Linda O. Johnston 3/16
(despite the gaudy clothes), p72
✔ hapless - Beyond the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 3/25
(hammering into the hapless curs), p124
✔ mountainous - The Legacy - Linda Lael Miller 3/27
(bent to kiss her bare, mountainous stomach), p220
✔ unkempt - Irish Mist - Erin Quinn 3/10
(his beard looked scruffy and unkempt), p5
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Season - Spring
Duration: March 20 - June 19, 2017
READ: 58/64
Printemps
P: The Accidental Alchemist - Gigi Pandian 3/28
R: Red Velvet Cupcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 5/9
I: The North Water - Ian McGuire 4/10
N: Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon - Nancy Atherton 4/22
T: The Secret of the Nagas - Amish Tripathi 4/17
E: Echoes in Death - J.D. Robb 3/29
M: The Striker - Monica McCarty 4/15
P: Harbinger - Pip Ballantine 4/25
S: Seduced by the Storm - Sydney Croft 5/9
Paques
P: Cemetery Dance - Douglas Preston 3/23
A: Hotwire - Alex Kava 4/29
Q: The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20
U: Unchained - Caris Roane 3/22
E: 14 - J.T. Ellison 3/30
S: Better To Rest - Dana Stabenow 4/15
la fete du Travail
L: Living on the Edge - Shannon Butcher 4/20
A: Acts of Violets - Kate Collins 6/11
F: Fever Dream - Douglas Preston 4/27
E: Tangled Threads - Jennifer Estep 4/20
T: Dark Embers - Tessa Adams 3/24
E: The House at Sea's End - Elly Griffiths 4/6
D: Don't Look Now - Linda Lael Miller 4/2
U: Ultraviolet - R.J. Anderson 5/6
T: When a Scot Ties the Knot - Tessa Dare 4/12
R: Betrayed - Rebecca York 3/23
A: Die Like an Eagle - Donna Andrews 5/21
V:
A:
I:
L: The Lazarus Machine - Paul Crilley 3/27
Jour de la Victoire
J: Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay 4/7
O: Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris 3/25
U: The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella 6/3
R: Seizure - Kathy Reichs 5/25
D: Dragon of the Island - Mary Gillgannon 4/1
E: The Scribe - Elizabeth Hunter 4/19
L: The Legacy - Linda Lael Miller 3/27
A: Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter - Nancy Atherton 3/26
V:
I: Beyond the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 3/25
C: Coming Home - Mariah Stewart 4/17
T: The Luckiest Lady in London - Sherry Thomas 4/23
O: Silenced - Kristina Ohlsson 3/30
I:
R: The Ronin's Mistress - Laura Joh Rowland 5/27
E: A Room Full of Bones - Elly Griffiths 5/4
Jour de l'Ascension
J: 15th Affair - James Patterson 5/12
O: One Dog Night - David Rosenfelt 4/21
U:
R: A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
D: Dearly Depotted - Kate Collins 4/3
E: Full Scoop -Janet Evanovich 5/6
L: The Cat Who Said Cheese - Lillian Jackson Braun 4/5
A: The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11
S: Stuck In Shangri-La - Kasey Michaels 4/18
C: The Conquest - Yxta Maya Murray 4/22
E: Barely a Lady - Eileen Dreyer 5/13
N: Never Look Back - Linda Lael Miller 5/30
S: Serpent's Kiss - Thea Harrison 4/22
I: One Fell Sweep - Ilona Andrews 4/1
O: Once Upon Stilettos - Shanna Swendson 4/9
N: Night Unbound - Dianne Duvall 5/20
April Challenge
READ: 9/8
✔1. A' is for April: Hotwire - Alex Kava 4/29
✔2. Happy Anniversary!: Once Upon Stilettos - Shanna Swendson (April 2006) 4/9
✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author: Harbinger - Pip Ballantine (paranormal ) 4/25
✔4. National Humor Month: You and I, Me and You - Mary Janice Davidson 4/13
✔5. Lawn and Garden Month: Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay 4/7
✔7. April 3 - World Party Day: The Cat Who Said Cheese - Lillian Jackson Braun (pub 1995) 4/5
✔8. April 9 - Name Yourself Day: Living on the Edge - Shannon Butcher (my initials=BS) 4/20
✔9. April 27 - Take Your Daughter to Work: Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon - Nancy Atherton (m.c. has twins) 4/22
✔10. Reader's Choice: Darkness Rises - Dianne Duvall 4/20
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month - April (French) READ: 4/5
✔A: The Secret of the Nagas - Amish Tripathi 4/17
V:
✔R: One Dog Night - David Rosenfelt 4/21
✔I: One Fell Sweep - Ilona Andrews 4/1
✔L: The Cat Who Said Cheese - Lillian Jackson Braun 4/5
April Word Hunt 14/15 FOUND
✔ April - The Cat Who Said Cheese - Lillian Jackson Braun 4/5
(I called them April, May, June and Holiday), p176
✔ Agent - The Cat Who Said Cheese - Lillian Jackson Braun 4/5
(travel agents around the country), p2
✔ body - The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11
(warmed her with his own body), p37
✔ charm - Don't Look Now - Linda Lael Miller 4/2
(doesn't have the same charm coming from him), p326
✔ crunch - Dead Sexy - Tate Hallaway 4/8
(I heard a crunch as she found something she liked), p287
✔ defect - The Conquest - Yxta Maya Murray 4/22
(known as a trial septal defect), p43
✔ dinosaur - Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay 4/7
(since the card catalog went the way of the dinosaur), p6
✔ mortal - The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey 4/4
(hug that fear to your mortal soul), p4
✔ scar - The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey 4/4
(the wobbly diagonal of his scar), p43
✔ stun - Born of Vengeance - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/12
(he clicked his weapon from stun to kill), p111
✔ unite - The House at Sea's End - Elly Griffiths 4/6
(and maybe unite George's parents), p349
Bonus
birthmark -
(), p
✔ daydream - Dragon of the Island - Mary Gillgannon 4/1
(even in a day dream), p383
✔ flaming - Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay 4/7
(who left a flaming bag of dog poop), p229
✔ guts - One Fell Sweep - Ilona Andrews 4/1
(he reached into the guts of the boost bike), p14
✔ skyline - Once Upon Stilettos - Shanna Swendson 4/9
(you can see the skyline ahead), p140
May Challenge
READ: 10/10
✔1. 'M' is for May ~ Midnight's Lover - Donna Grant 5/22
✔2. Happy Anniversary ~ 15th Affair - James Patterson (pub May 2016) 5/12
✔3. Featured Author Challenge ~ One Lucky Cowboy - Carolyn Brown (contemporary romance) 5/28
✔4. May, the month of Lily of the Valley flower ~ Seduced by the Storm - Sydney Croft (white sheet on cover) 5/9
✔5. May 1st, International Workers' Day ~ The Chieftain - Margaret Mallory (historical romance) 5/24
✔6. May 6th, International No Diet Day ~ Night Unbound - Dianne Duvall (paranormal) 5/20
✔7. May 9th, Lost Sock Memorial day ~ The Madness of Mercury - Connie Di Marco (colorful cover) 5/18
✔8. May 13th, Frog Jumping Day ~ Fruitcake - R.J. Kaiser (green cover) 5/4
✔9. May 29th, Paper Clip Day ~ The Quiet Game - Greg Iles (things all work out) 5/20
✔10. Reader's Choice ~ Shadow's Seduction - Kresley Cole 5/18
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month - May (French)READ: 3/3
✔M: Midnight's Lover - Donna Grant 5/22
✔A: Die Like an Eagle - Donna Andrews 5/21
✔I: The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
May Word Hunt 14/15 FOUND
✔adopt - Seduced by the Storm - Sydney Croft 5/9
(you told me you were adopted), p166
✔ambulance - Fruitcake - R.J. Kaiser 5/4
(the ambulance took off up the street), p44
bash -
(), p
✔belly - Seduced by the Storm - Sydney Croft 5/9
(it slipped around her waist and up her belly), p183
✔cunning - Chasing Payne - Chantel Seabrook 5/6
(the man was cunning, merciless and intelligent), p 81
✔hum - Chasing Payne - Chantel Seabrook 5/6
(the hum of the electrical devices), p 31
✔junior - Flora Segunda - Ysabeau S. Wilce 5/8
(some junior aide showed up), p129
✔notice - Full Scoop -Janet Evanovich 5/6
(notice my new haircut), p 345
✔risk - Fruitcake - R.J. Kaiser 5/4
(he never took unnecessary risks), p 30
✔truck - White Heat - Jill Shalvis 5/2
(with two old military trucks), p 46
BONUS
✔cavity - Flora Segunda - Ysabeau S. Wilce 5/8
(the cavity closed), p220
✔fortress - Fruitcake - R.J. Kaiser 5/4
(in a fortress with armed guards), p 260
✔fumbling - Changeling - Yasmine Galenorn 5/11
(fumbling for my breast), p296
✔pancake - Changeling - Yasmine Galenorn 5/11
(she flipped the last pancake onto the stack), p57
✔tenuous - Fruitcake - R.J. Kaiser 5/4
(knowing how tenuous my position is), p358
June Challenge
READ: 10/10
✔1. J is for June - Havoc - Jack DuBrul 6/8
✔2. Happy Anniversary - An English Bride In Scotland - Lynsay Sands (pub June 2013) 6/19
✔3. Featured Author Challenge - The Valcourt Heiress - Catherine Coulter (set in England) 6/18
✔4. Flip a Coin Day - The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy (rarely read genre) 6/5
✔5. Rocky Road Day - The Chocolate Mouse Trap - JoAnna Carl (manages a chocolate shop) 6/24
✔6. Old Maid's Day - Archangel's Heart - Nalini Singh (heroine is kickass/independent) 6/17
✔7. Best Friend's Day - Less than a Treason - Dana Stabenow (fave author) 6/8
✔8. Father's Day - Forbidden - Tabitha Suzuma 6/24
(teenage boy must be "man of the house" and
✔9. National Kissing Day - Shadows Strike - Dianne Duvall (lips on cover & kissable) 6/17
✔10. Reader's Choice - Lucky Bastard - Deborah Coonts 6/7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month - June (French) READ: 4/4
J: The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5
U: The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella 6/3
I: The Immortals - J.T. Ellison 6/19
N: Archangel's Heart - Nalini Singh 6/17
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
June Word Hunt 15/15 FOUND
✔argue - Midnight's Seduction - Donna Grant 6/29
(I didn't come her to argue or fight), p100
✔boot - Midnight's Seduction - Donna Grant 6/29
(she stuffed her feet into black boots), p6
✔competition - Getting Lucky - Carolyn Brown 6/4
(Diane saw mother as competition), p152
✔dust - Getting Lucky - Carolyn Brown 6/4
(dust settled into the sweat), p37
✔found - Starting Now - Debbie Macomber 6/12
(if her grandmother found out), p150
✔lean - The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5
(a lean, spindly man), p390
✔naïve - The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5
(Dugan bristled, "you're naive"), p255
✔pump - Going Organic Can Kill You - Staci McLaughlin 6/2
(I pump gas at Running on Fumes), p181
✔science - One Night in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 6/3
(his advanced knowledge of sciences and histories), p6
✔stage - The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5
(made his way towards the stage), p319
Bonus
✔hood - Lucky Bastard - Deborah Coonts 6/7
(I sounded like a petty hood), p46
✔juicy - The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5
(the fruit was juicy, warm and tart), p132
✔robust - Havoc - Jack DuBrul 6/8
(while he had never been a robust man), p3
✔spiders - Midnight's Seduction - Donna Grant 6/29
(he had used her fear of spiders), p1
✔suspenders - Melting into You - Tracey Alvarez 6/30
(along with negligees, suspender belts and even a bustier), p140
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Season - Summer
Duration: June 20, 2017 - September 21, 2017
READ: 45/56
Été
E: Judas Kiss - J.T. Ellison 7/28
T: Two Graves - Douglas Preston 6/24
E: Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3
le Tour de France
L: Lost Gods - Brom 7/1
E: Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean 8/3
T: Forbidden - Tabitha Suzuma 6/24
O: One Last Look - Linda Lael Miller 6/28
U:
R: Ash and Quill - Rachel Caine 7/26
D: Serpent's Kiss - Deborah Cooke 6/22
E: A Dying Fall - Elly Griffiths 8/6
F: Fireproof - Alex Kava 7/6
R: Pirates! - Celia Rees 9/21
A: The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk 7/17
N: Concrete Savior - Yvonne Navarro 7/7
C: The Chocolate Mouse Trap - JoAnna Carl 6/24
E: So Close the Hand of Death - J.T. Ellison 8/29
Festlival d’Avignon
F: Gingerbread Cookie Murder - Joann Fluke 7/6
E: The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22
S: Silent Auction - Jane Cleland 6/25
T: Melting into You - Tracey Alvarez 6/30
L: Lord's Fall - Thea Harrison 7/4
I: Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 7/14
V: White Colander Crime - Victoria Hamilton 7/15
A: Devoured by Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 7/24
L: Lucky Catch - Deborah Coonts 7/8
D: Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris 6/26
A: Heir to the Sky - Amanda Sun 7/29
V:
I: A Catered St. Patrick's Day - Isis Crawford 7/14
G: Midnight's Seduction - Donna Grant 6/29
N: No Man's Land - David Baldacci 7/9
O: Our Husband - Stephanie Bond 7/19
N: The Perfect Liar - Brenda Novak 7/23
les journée du patrimoine
L: Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots - Luann McLane 7/13
E: Afterlight - Elle Jasper 9/6
S: Slipknot - Linda Greenlaw 7/13
J: The Perfect Storm - Sebastian Junger 7/27
O: Out of the Mist - JoAnn Ross 9/13
U:
R:
N: No Strings Attached - Kate Angell 7/31
E: By a Thread - Jennifer Estep 9/11
E:
D: Darkling - Yasmine Galenorn 7/11
U:
P: Prime Cut - Diane Mott Davidson 7/4
A: Hidden Embers - Tessa Adams 8/8
T: Straight from the Heart - Tami Hoag 8/5
R:
I: Bound By Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 8/11
M: The Spy Who Wants Me - Lucy Monroe 7/5
O: The Oath of the Vayuputras - Amish Tripathi 8/22
I: Night Shift - N. Singh/Ilona Andrews/L. Shearin/M. Vane 8/12
N:
E:
July Challenge
READ: 10/10
✔1. 'J' is for July: Gingerbread Cookie Murder - Joann Fluke 7/6
✔2. Happy Anniversary! Ash and Quill - Rachel Caine (July 11, 2017) 7/26
✔3. (FAC) author - Jennifer Ashley: Fatal Fixer-Upper - Jennie Bentley 7/17
✔4. Independence Day, July 4. White Fire - Douglas Preston (white cover) 7/29
✔5. World Population Day, July 11. Warm Bodies - Isaac Mariom (2 peeps on cover) 7/14
✔6. Bastille Day, July 14. The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk (set in Estonia, I live in USA) 7/17
✔7. National Ice Cream Day, July 16. No Strings Attached - Kate Angell (ice cream on cover) 7/31
✔8. Int'l Day of Friendship, July 30. Concrete Savior - Yvonne Navarro (pub May 2011) 7/7
✔9. Mutt's Day, July 31. Fatal Fixer-Upper - Jennie Bentley (cat on cover) 7/17
✔10. Reader's Choice: Lucky Catch - Deborah Coonts 7/8
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month - July (French)READ: 6/7
✔J: Fatal Fixer-Upper - Jennie Bentley 7/17
U:
✔I: A Catered St. Patrick's Day - Isis Crawford 7/14
✔L: Lucky Catch - Deborah Coonts 7/8
✔L: Lost Gods - Brom 7/1
✔E: The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22
✔T: Lord's Fall - Thea Harrison 7/4
July Word Hunt 15/15 FOUND
✔ conclusion - Our Husband - Stephanie Bond 7/19
(no right to jump to conclusions), p248
✔ crash - Our Husband - Stephanie Bond 7/19
(watched the vase of red roses crach to the ground), p359
✔ ethical - The Perfect Storm - Sebastian Junger 7/27
(it doesn't seem ethical), p182
✔ formal - Slipknot - Linda Greenlaw 7/13
(quite formal, I thought), p55
✔ happy - The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk 7/17
(I asked him what was making him so happy), p232
✔ hawk - The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk 7/17
(as proud hawks fly over nettles), p178
✔ magnet - Fatal Fixer-Upper - Jennie Bentley 7/17
(there was a white magnet sign on the door), p15
✔ playground - Lost Gods - Brom 7/1
(the world will be our playground), p456
✔ poetic - Fireproof - Alex Kava 7/6
(actually it did sound poetic), p89
✔ square - Slipknot - Linda Greenlaw 7/13
(except for an eerie square luminescence), p99
Bonus
✔ absurd - A Catered St. Patrick's Day - Isis Crawford 7/14
(her being here really was absurd), p255
✔ backbone - Fatal Fixer-Upper - Jennie Bentley 7/17
(and if you had any backbone), p296
✔ cave - Concrete Savior - Yvonne Navarro 7/7
(standing in the midst of a totally lightless cave), p211
✔ cult - No Man's Land - David Baldacci 7/9
(belonged to some freak cult), p4
✔ heroes - The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22
(spin tales of Issamiri heroes), p56
August Challenge
READ: 9/10
✔1. A is for August - Blood of the Dark Moon - Adrianne Brennan 8/13
✔2. Happy Anniversary! - Cancans, Croissants, and Caskets - Mary McHugh (pub August 2015) 8/7
✔3. Featured Author Challenge - Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep (heroine owns and operates a restaurant) 8/3
4. National Catfish Month - someone goes fishing OR with a fish on the cover OR is set in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi or Texas
✔5. National Picnic Month - Blue Labyrinth - Douglas Preston (sky on cover) 8/14
✔6. National Mountain Climbing Day - Hounding the Pavement - Judi McCoy (set in NYC) 8/15
✔7. Wiggle Your Toes Day - The Battle Sylph - L.J. McDonald (Feb 2010) 8/9
✔8. Aviation Day - Bengal's Quest - Lora Leigh (Kitty cat on cover) 8/17
✔9. Just Because Day - Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea - Sophia Nash 8/5
✔10. Reader's Choice - The Passage - Justin Cronin 8/8
Read the Month - August (French) READ: 3/4
✔A: Hidden Embers - Tessa Adams 8/8
✔O: The Oath of the Vayuputras - Amish Tripathi 8/22
U:
✔T: Straight from the Heart - Tami Hoag 8/5
August Word Hunt 15/15 FOUND
✔ account - Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3
(bank accounts and passports), p 277
✔ crown - Straight from the Heart - Tami Hoag 8/5
(complimentary King of the Pirates crown), p127
✔ drain - The Battle Sylph - L.J. McDonald 8/9
(I don't want to drain her energy), p247
✔ earn - The Battle Sylph - L.J. McDonald 8/9
(they make you earn everything), p68
✔ interfere - Lick - Kylie Scott 8/10
(if it stars to interfere with us), p212
✔ one - Bound By Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 8/11
(a vampire's one vulnerability was magic), p14
✔ outrageous - Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea - Sophia Nash 8/5
(in response to the outrageous accusations), p4
✔ plastic - A Dying Fall - Elly Griffiths 8/6
(eats at a plastic table in the front garden), p9
✔ stamp - Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3
(all stamped with my spider rune), p 367
✔ tow - Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea - Sophia Nash 8/5
(a stream of scantily clad females in tow), p7
Bonus
✔ giant - Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3
(the giant screamed in pain), p 22
✔ fate - Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean 8/3
(I know the fate of the human being), p6
✔ rustic - Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3
(filled with rustic, woodsy furniture), p 246
✔ shave - The Battle Sylph - L.J. McDonald 8/9
(forced the butler to shave him), p168
✔ volcano - Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3
(sparks, smoke and ash erupted like a volcano), p201
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September Challenge
READ: 10/10
✔1. 'S' is for September: Read a book that starts with 'S' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'S'.
Spellbent - Lucy Snyder 9/7
✔2. Happy Anniversary!
The End Game - Catherine Coulter (Sept 2015) 9/14
✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author-Sabrina Jeffries
Out of the Easy - Ruta Sepetys (set in New Orleans) 9/16
✔4. September - Happy cat month.
Dairy Queen - Catherine Murdock (makes me feel royal) 9/20
✔5. 5th Sep - Be Late For Something Day.
Crimson Shore - Douglas Preston 9/19
✔6. 6th Sep - Read a book day.
Midnight's Kiss - Donna Grant 9/2
✔7. 15th Sep - International dot day.
Out of the Mist - JoAnn Ross 9/13
✔8. 20th Sep - Punch day.
Scone Cold Dead - Kaitlyn Dunnett (256 pages) 9/17
✔9. 25th Sep - One-Hit wonder day.
Pirates! - Celia Rees (stand alone) 9/21
✔10. Reader's Choice:
Blue Hollow Falls - Donna Kauffman 9/14
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Read the Month - September (French) READ: 9/9
✔ S: Spellbent - Lucy Snyder 9/5
✔ E: Afterlight - Elle Jasper 9/6
✔ P: Crimson Shore - Douglas Preston 9/19
✔ T: Forbidden Embers - Tessa Adams 9/11
✔ E: By a Thread - Jennifer Estep 9/11
✔ M: Happy Hour at Casa Dracula - Marta Acosta 9/18
✔ B: Blue Hollow Falls - Donna Kauffman 9/14
✔ R: Pirates! - Celia Rees 9/21
✔ E: The End Game - Catherine Coulter 9/14
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September Word Hunt 14/15 FOUND
✔bless - Out of the Mist - JoAnn Ross 9/13
(bless his little doggie heart), p255
✔church - Out of the Mist - JoAnn Ross 9/13
(the parade of clans piped into the church), p313
✔fix - Blue Hollow Falls - Donna Kauffman 9/14
(not enough to fix anything long term), p61
✔heal - Crimson Shore - Douglas Preston 9/19
(the town could heal), p229
✔jog - Crimson Shore - Douglas Preston 9/19
(from a stiff walk into a steady even jog), p120
✔melt - Forbidden Embers - Tessa Adams 9/11
(melt like butter at your feet), p183
✔pig - Deadmen Walking - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/4
(we have pig blood on the ship), p115
✔rotten - Dragonsworn - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/9
(the rotten bastard had spared none of them), p73
✔stream - Blue Hollow Falls - Donna Kauffman 9/14
(water flow pattern of creeks and streams), p118
✔ugly - Spellbent - Lucy Snyder 9/5
(will forget about the whole ugly incident), p93
BONUS
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✔controversial - Out of the Mist - JoAnn Ross 9/13
(the most controversial part of the games), p165
✔hammer - Midnight's Kiss - Donna Grant 9/2
(he used a hammer to knock down a half-burnt out wall), p68
✔rifle - Forbidden Embers - Tessa Adams 9/11
(flung his scoped rifle over his shoulder), p255
✔unexpected - Deadmen Walking - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/4
(Cameron burst out laughing at the unexpected dry comment), p16
Read the Season - Autumn
Duration: September 22 - December 20, 2017
READ: 51/55
automne ~ COMPLETE
A: Brother - Ania Ahlborn 10/28
U: Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry 10/23
T: Kinked - Thea Harrison 11/13
O: Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor 10/17
M: Midnight's Captive - Donna Grant 10/12
N: Golden Age and Other Stories - Naomi Novik 10/9
E: Where All the Dead Lie - J.T. Ellison 10/2
le Salon du Chocolat
L: The Four Sworn: Spring Equinox - Lenore Sagaskie 12/15
E: Metro Girl - Janet Evanovich 10/3
S: She'll Never Live - Hunter Morgan 10/14
A: And I Darken - Kiersten White 10/30
L: Death Echo - Elizabeth Lowell 11/25
O: The Outcast Dead - Elly Griffiths 10/30
N: The Bedlam Stacks - Natasha Pulley 11/18
D: Dorothy Must Die - Danielle Paige 10/19
U:
C: Burning The Map - Laura Caldwell 10/28
H: Ho-Ho-Homicide - Kaitlyn Dunnett 10/5
O: Of Grave Concern - Max McCoy 12/4
C: Vampires Dead Ahead - Cheyenne McCray 12/5
O: The Obsidian Chamber - Douglas Preston 11/5
L: The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster - Scott Wilbanks 11/29
A: Her Own Devices - Shelly Adina 12/7
T: Blood Pact - Tanya Huff 12/14
la Toussaint
L: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers 11/25
A: Dead Dry - Sarah Andrews 12/13
T:
O: Origin Phase - RTW Lipkin 12/17
U:
S: Highland Wolf Pact - Selena Kitt 10/31
S: The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher 10/25
A: Death on Paradise Island - B.M. Allsopp 12/19
I: Evil Harvest - Anthony Izzo 9/23
N: No Rest for the Dead - Andrew Gulli 11/20
T:
la fête de Saint Nicolas ~ COMPLETE
L: Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina 11/23
A: The Dragons Want Her - Angela Foxxe 11/9
F: Foul Play - Janet Evanovich 10/21
E: The Wrong Hostage - Elizabeth Lowell 10/12
T: To Brie or Not To Brie - Avery Aames 11/27
E: The Persian Always Meows Twice - Eileen Watkins 10/26
D: White Trash Zombie Unchained - Diana Rowland 10/7
E: Empire of Storms - Sarah J. Maas 9/27
S: Steal the Dragon - Patricia Briggs 9/30
A: Darkness Avenged - Alexandra Ivy 11/9
I: Intensity - Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/9
N: Silver Silence - Nalini Singh 12/13
T: A Tale of Two Vampires - Katie MacAlister 11/16
N: The Naked Duke - Sally MacKenzie 12/16
I: In Stone's Clasp - Christie Golden 11/6
C: The Devil's Triangle - Catherine Coulter 12/9
O: Strong, Sleek and Sinful - Lorie O'Clare 11/4
L: Dolled Up to Die - Lorena McCourtney 11/6
A: Fear the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 9/28
S: Secrets in Death - J.D. Robb 11/3
October Challenge
READ: 10/10
✔1. 'O' is for October: Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor 10/17
✔2. Happy Anniversary!- Ho-Ho-Homicide - Kaitlyn Dunnett (pub October 2014) 10/15
✔3. Featured Author:Katie MacAlister: Midnight's Captive - Donna Grant 10/12
✔4. Oct 6 - World Smile Day: Highland Avenger - Hannah Howell 10/9
✔5. Oct 7 - International Frugal Fun Day: White Trash Zombie Unchained - Diana Rowland (library) 10/7
✔6. Oct 17 - Wear Something Gaudy Day: Foul Play - Janet Evanovich
✔7. Oct 24 - UN Day: The Wrong Hostage - Elizabeth Lowell (Mexico, I live in USA) 10/12
✔8. Oct 28 - Make a Difference Day: Where All the Dead Lie - J.T. Ellison (mc is a cop) 10/2
✔9. Oct 31 - Halloween: Brother - Ania Ahlborn (horror) 10/28
✔10. Reader's Choice: The Wood Queen - Karen Mahoney 10/4
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Read the Month - October (French) READ: 6/7
✔O: Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor 10/17
✔C: Burning The Map - Laura Caldwell 10/28
T:
✔O: The Outcast Dead - Elly Griffiths 10/30
✔B: Bite My Fire - Mary Hughes 10/14
✔R: White Trash Zombie Unchained - Diana Rowland 10/7
✔E: The Persian Always Meows Twice - Eileen Watkins 10/26
October Word Hunt 15/15 FOUND
✔ dirt - The Wrong Hostage - Elizabeth Lowell 10/12
(leaving a rooster tail of dirt in her wake), p13
✔ erect - The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher 10/25
(and then held itself erect), p78
✔ explain - Midnight's Captive - Donna Grant 10/12
(explain yourself), p147
✔ fence - Golden Age and Other Stories - Naomi Novik 10/9
(the other side of the tall fence), p9
✔ frame - The Wood Queen - Karen Mahoney 10/4
(removed the now twisted metal from the frame), p219
✔ friend - Golden Age and Other Stories - Naomi Novik 10/9
(the dragon was his friend), p60
✔ point - The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher 10/25
(but before the point of no return), p51
✔ ship - Highland Avenger - Hannah Howell 10/9
(across the heaving deck of the ship), p1
✔ stand - The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher 10/25
(they passed a cool stand of cottonwood trees), p29
✔ undress - Highland Avenger - Hannah Howell 10/9
(did not think he had ever undressed her so fast), p330
bonus
✔ branch - The Wood Queen - Karen Mahoney 10/4
(her foot hit a fallen branch), p17
✔ fabulous - The Wrong Hostage - Elizabeth Lowell 10/12
(you'll look fabulous in a white tux), p406
✔ filthy - The Wrong Hostage - Elizabeth Lowell 10/12
(in a filthy alley), p100
✔ servant - Dorothy Must Die - Danielle Paige 10/19
(her job as a servant in Dorothy's court), p253
✔ succinct - Bite My Fire - Mary Hughes 10/14
( the report was succinct), p43
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
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