2016 Nothing But Reading Challenges

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


Miscellaneous Challenges
A-Z Author
Authors' Birthday Challenge
All About Me Part IV
Books About Books Reading Challenge
Catch The Reading Bug Challenge
Discovering History
Do the Math from A to Z
Earth Day Challenge
Materia Medica Challenge
New 2U Authors
Pet Names Alphabet Reading Challenge
Remembering David Bowie
Slice of Pi Challenge

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New 2U Authors Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

[January]
Push - Sapphire 1/8 ★★★
Backlash - D.L. Thomas 1/15 ★★★
Lost Highlander - Cassidy Cayman 1/16 ★★
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities - Ann & Jeff Vandermeer 1/22 ★★


[February]
Go Big or Go Home - Will Hobbs 2/2 ★★★
Iron & Velvet - Alexis Hall 2/5 ★★
Into Thin Air - Cindy Miles 2/7 ★★★
The Girl in 6E - A.R. Torre 2/7 ★★★
Big Stone Gap - Adriana Trigiani 2/16 ★★★
The Penalty Box - Deidre Martin 2/21 ★★
The Family Trade - Charles Stross 2/25 ★★


[March]
Drowning Mermaids - Nadia Scrieva 3/12 ★★★
Revived - Cat Patrick 3/13 ★★★
84, Charing Cross Road - Helena Hanff 3/22 ★★★★
The Girl in the Spider's Web - David Lagercrantz 3/27 ★★★★


[April]
Seven Years - Dannika Dark 4/20 ★★★
In Too Deep - Tracey Alvarez 4/21 ★★★★
Night Marchers - Rebecca Gober 4/25 ★★★


[May]
Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams 5/20 ★★★
The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24 ★★★
Death Row - William Bernhardt 5/29 ★★★★


[June]
The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks 6/6 ★★
King - T.M. Frazier 6/21 ★★★★
Cleopatra's Needle - Steven Siebert 6/23 ★★


[July]
Stamped Out - Terri Thayer 7/4 ★★★
Cocaine Blues - Kerry Greenwood 7/10 ★★★
Time Salvager - Wesley Chu 7/15 ★★
A Demon Bound - Debra Dunbar 7/30 ★★


[August]
The Ridge - Michael Koryta 8/8 ★★★★★
Draykon - Charlotte English 8/22 ★★★★


[September]
The Wicked Game - Olivia Fuller 9/4 ★★
If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5 ★★★★
Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble - H.P. Mallory 9/17 ★★
Dead on the Delta - Stacey Jay 9/24 ★★★★
Immoral - Brian Freeman 9/27 ★★★
Juliet - Anne Fortier 9/30 ★★★


[October]
Ready, Scrap, Shoot - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/2 ★★★★
Mister X - John Lutz 10/3 ★★★
Fighting to Forget - J.D. Salisbury 10/12 ★★★★★
Edge of Midnight - Charlene Weir 10/19 ★★★
Chainsaw Jane - Marie-Jo Fortis 10/21 ★★
Stolen: A Letter to My Captor - Lucy Christopher 10/23 ★★
The Hunter - Theresa Meyers 10/31 ★★★


[November]
Floating Staircase - Ronald Malfi 11/3 ★★
The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia - Barbara Wood 11/5 ★★★★
Town in a Lobster Stew - B.B. Haywood 11/6 ★★★
The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham 11/9 ★★★
Crash - Nicole Williams 11/11 ★★★★
The Fire Kimono - Laura Joh Rowland 11/14 ★★★


[December]
Hangman - Michael Slade 12/9 ★★★
Tutu Deadly - Natalie Roberts 12/12 ★★★
Normal - Graeme Cameron 12/18 ★★
The Girl from Everywhere - Heidi Heilig 12/25 ★★★
The Current Between Us - Kindle Alexander 12/26 ★★★★★
Priceless - Shannon Mayer 12/27 ★★★★
Poseidon’s Children - Michael West 12/31 ★★


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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February Challenge

READ: 12/13

Rijeka Carnival, Croatia

✔R: Rapture - J.R. Ward 2/28
✔I: Iron & Velvet - Alexis Hall 2/5
✔J: Forsaken - Jacquelyn Frank 2/14
✔E: Ecstasy Bound - Ruth Kerce 2/27
✔K: Haunted - Kay Hooper 2/24
✔A: Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea - Nancy Atherton 2/4


✔C: An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris 2/10
R:
✔O: Odd Interlude - Dean Koontz 2/13
✔A: Bound to Darkness - Lara Adrian 2/2
✔T: The Girl in 6E - A.R. Torre 2/7
✔I: Into Thin Air - Cindy Miles 2/7
✔A: Big Stone Gap - Adriana Trigiani 2/16

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March Challenge

READ: 6/6

✔S: Sins & Shadows - Lyn Benedict 3/25
✔W: Wings of Fire - Caris Roane 3/12
✔I: If I Should Die - Allison Brennan 3/8
✔R: Revived - Cat Patrick 3/12
✔L: The Lady is a Vamp - Lynsay Sands 3/28
✔S: Sweep in Peace - Ilona Andrews 3/13



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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July Challenge

READ: 13/13

✔M: Menagerie - Rachel Vincent 7/6
✔A: All Wound Up - Jaci Burton 7/10
✔C: Cocaine Blues - Kerry Greenwood 7/10
✔A: Allegiance of Honor - Nalini Singh 7/3
✔R: The Darkening - Caris Roane 7/22
✔O: Stiletto - Daniel O'Malley 7/14
✔N: No Limits - Alison Kent 7/16
✔I: The Immortal Who Loved Me - Lynsay Sands 7/11


✔S: Stamped Out - Terri Thayer 7/4
✔A: Frostbitten - Kelley Armstrong 7/8
✔L: Ghouls Gone Wild - Victoria Laurie 7/7
✔A: Unbound - Angela Knight 7/9
✔D: Dreamwalker - Allyson James 7/9


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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August Challenge

READ: 10/10

S: Thirty and a Half Excuses - Denise Grover Swank 8/6
U: The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham 8/13
N: The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
G: Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls - Victoria Laurie 8/14
L: Lawless - T.M. Frazier 8/12
A: Marked in Flesh - Anne Bishop 8/7
S: Stone Cold Lover - Christine Warren 8/16
S: Born of Betrayal - Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/18
E: Known - Kendra Elliot 8/6
S: The Mane Squeeze - Shelly Laurenston 8/20



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Creature Feature

READ: 9/10

✔G: A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin 10/10
✔R: Ready, Scrap, Shoot - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/2
✔I: Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews 10/30
✔M: Mister X - John Lutz 10/3

✔R: Rocked by Love - Christine Warren 10/16
✔E: The Devil Wears Kilts - Suzanne Enoch 10/17
✔A: The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher 10/1
✔P: Prince of Magic - Linda Winstead-Jones 10/24
✔E: Edge of Midnight - Charlene Weir 10/19
R: Sweet Revenge - Rebecca Zanetti

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October: Sarcastic Awareness Month

READ: 29/20

1. The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher (added Sep 2015) 10/1
2. Ready, Scrap, Shoot - Joanna Campbell Slan (added 2013)10/2
3. Hearts in Darkness - Laura Kaye (added 2012) 10/2
4. Mister X - John Lutz (added 2010) 10/3
5. Bear Meets Girl - Shelly Laurenston (added 2012) 10/5
6. 14th Deadly Sin - James Patterson (added 3/2015) 10/7
7. Captive Spirit - Anne Wind (added 2009) 10/7
8. What a Ghoul Wants - Victoria Laurie (added 8/2015) 10/8
9. A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin (added 2012) 10/10
10. The Sleeping Beauty - Mercedes Lackey (added 2011) 10/11



11. The Art of Duke Hunting - Sophia Nash (added 2012) 10/13
12. Thirty-Two and a Half Complications - Denise Grover Swank (added 2014) 10/16
13. The Devil Wears Kilts - Suzanne Enoch (added 2013) 10/17
14. Tall, Dark & Dead - Tate Hallaway (added 2010) 10/18
15. Edge of Midnight - Charlene Weir (added 2011) 10/19
16. Shadow on the Sun - David Macinnis Gill (added 2013) 10/20
17. Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett (added 2013) 10/22
18. Spell Bound - Kelley Armstrong (added 2011) 10/22
19. Stolen: A Letter to My Captor - Lucy Christopher (added 2011) 10/23
20. Highland Master - Hannah Howell (added 2013) 10/23


21. Prince of Magic - Linda Winstead-Jones (added 2011) 10/24
22. The Twelfth Card - Jeffery Deaver (added 2009) 10/24
23. Spider's Bite - Jennifer Estep (added 2009) 10/25
24. Quicksand - Iris Johansen (added 2009) 10/26
25. Not Quite a Wife - Mary Jo Putney (added 2014) 10/28
26. Total Control - David Baldacci (added 2010) 10/29
27. Paper, Scissors, Death - Joanna Campbell Slan (added 2011) 10/30
28. Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews (added 2014) 10/30
29. The Hunter - Theresa Meyers (added 2011) 10/31


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Holiday Treats
Duration: December 1, 2016 - January 31, 2017

READ: 16/16

M: Wicked Witch Murder - Leslie Meier 12/10
A: Alien in the Family - Gini Koch 12/14
R: Restless Heart - Emma Lang 12/5
S: Skin Game - Jim Butcher 12/8
H: Cold Cold Heart - Tami Hoag 12/3
M: Hangman - Michael Slade 12/9
A: Captive Heart - Anne Windsor 12/11
L: Someone to Watch Over Me - Lisa Kleypas 12/11
L: The Likeness - Tana French 12/30
O: One Moonlit Night - Samantha James 12/6
W: Wicked Witch Murder - Leslie Meier 12/10

P: Maximum Ride Forever - James Patterson 12/4
E: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch 12/2
E: Web of Lies - Jennifer Estep 12/21
P: Priceless - Shannon Mayer 12/27
S: Bethany's Heart - C.L. Scholey 12/18

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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All About Me Part IV
Duration: March 1, 2016 - February 28, 2017

2 ~ Your favorite place to read. Spell-it-out. Or read 4 books that have a depiction of it on the cover. (Examples ~ chair, couch, bedroom, library....)

✔C: Spirited Away - Cindy Miles 4/24
✔H: The Hotter You Burn - Gena Showalter 4/3
✔A: Feel the Burn - G.A. Aiken 4/13
✔I: If Walls Could Talk - Juliet Blackwell 4/11
✔R: Night Marchers - Rebecca Gober 4/25


11 ~ Your favorite season.

✔F: Forged - Jacquelyn Frank 3/25
✔A: Agnes and the Hitman - Jennifer Crusie 3/6
✔L: Dark Sapphire - Lisa Jackson 3/9
✔L: Likely To Die - Linda Fairstein 3/23


5 ~ Do you collect anything? Spell-it-out. Or read 3-4 books with it depicted some way on the cover.

✔D: Double Fantasy - Cheryl Holt
✔R: Born of Ashes - Caris Roane 5/11
✔A: Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams 5/20
✔G: Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun - Victoria Laurie 6/5
✔O: One Lucky Vampire - Lynsay Sands 5/31
✔N: Nemesis - Catherine Coulter 5/26
✔S: Shadow Rites - Faith Hunter 5/10


4 ~ Read three or four books that are basically like your favorite current T.V. shows. Give reasons as to why they fit.
Favorite TV shows: Criminal Minds and The Closer

✔A Vision of Murder - Victoria Laurie (murder investigation) 6/26
✔Last to Die - Tess Gerritsen (detective)
✔Stalked - Allison Brennan (FBI) 6/30
✔Devoted in Death - J.D. Robb (detective) 6/13


1 ~ Your favorite book. Spell-it-out using other books. Bonus - spell-it-out with other books from the same genre. ~ Outlander - Diana Gabaldon

✔O: Stiletto - Daniel O'Malley 7/14
✔U: Unbound - Angela Knight 7/9
✔T: Time Salvager - Wesley Chu 7/15
✔L: Ghouls Gone Wild - Victoria Laurie 7/7
✔A: All Wound Up - Jaci Burton 7/10
✔N: No Limits - Alison Kent 7/16
✔D: Dreamwalker - Allyson James 7/9
✔E: Edge of Darkness - Christine Feehan 7/24
✔R: Menagerie - Rachel Vincent 7/6


3 ~ Your TBR ~ read 3 or 4 books with the same title. If you don't have multiple books with the same title, find a book on your TBR with a seemingly common title and find other books to read with that title.

✔Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
✔Dead Heat - Allison Brennan 8/27
✔Dead Heat - Linda Barnes 8/11


12 ~ Repeat your favorite challenge month from Part 3 ~
3. Your favorite cartoon character. Spell it out.
✔W: Waking the Witch - Kelley Armstrong 9/26
✔Y: The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
✔L: Silent Mercy - Linda Fairstein 9/24
✔I: Shadow Play - Iris Johansen 9/11
✔E: Edge of Sight - Roxanne St. Claire 9/9

✔C: Dark Promises - Christine Feehan 9/15
✔O: If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
✔Y: The Isle of Blood - RickYancey 9/13
✔O: The Wicked Game - Olivia Fuller 9/4
✔T: Thirty-One and a Half Regrets - Denise Grover Swank 9/15
✔E: Matthew - Emma Lang 9/17



7 ~ Last food or beverage you ate or drank ~ spell-it-out.

✔D: Thirty-Two and a Half Complications - Denise Grover Swank 10/16
✔I: Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews 10/30
✔E: The Devil Wears Kilts - Suzanne Enoch 10/17
✔T: Tall, Dark & Dead - Tate Hallaway 10/17

✔P: Prince of Magic - Linda Winstead-Jones 10/24
✔E: Edge of Midnight - Charlene Weir 10/19
✔P: Paper, Scissors, Death - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/30
✔S: Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett 10/22
✔I: Quicksand - Iris Johansen 10/26



8 ~ Your TBR ~ read 3 or 4 of the books that have been on your TBR the longest. (added 2009).

1. The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia - Barbara Wood (added Apr 2009) 11/5
2. She'll Never Know - Hunter Morgan (added July 2009) 11/23
3. Captive Soul - Anne Windsor (added Sept 2009) 11/25
4. One Snowy Knight - Deborah MacGillivray (added July 2009) 11/25


10 ~ Your TBR ~ set it so that 100 books show on each page. Read 1 book off of 4 or 5 different pages.
✔1. Maximum Ride Forever - James Patterson 12/4
✔2. One Moonlit Night - Samantha James 12/6
✔3. The Apple Orchard - Susan Wiggs 12/19
✔4. Someone to Watch Over Me - Lisa Kleypas 12/11
✔5. Wicked Witch Murder - Leslie Meier 12/10


9 ~ A historical event that you like. Read 3 or 4 book about the event or spell-it-out.
(Not that I liked the civil war but I find it interesting.)
✔C: The Final Cut - Catherine Coulter 1/5
✔I: The Cannibals - Iain Lawrence 1/5
✔V: Venom - Jennifer Estep 1/21
✔I: The Immortals of Meluha - Amish Tripathi 1/15
✔L: The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8

✔W: The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs 1/12
✔A: A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison 1/9
✔R: The Memorist - M.J. Rose 1/29



6 ~ Oceans, Deserts, Arctic, Jungles, Mountains, Grasslands, Rivers, Cities ~ What's your favorite environment?
ARCTIC
✔Cold Plague - Daniel Kalla (Antarctica) 2/27
✔In Cold Pursuit - Sarah Andrews (Antarctica) 2/24
✔So Sure Of Death - Dana Stabenow (Alaska) 2/16
✔Raising the Past - Jeremy Robinson (Arctic/North Pole) 2/28

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Earth Day Challenge
Duration: April 14 - June 13, 2016

Carbon Credits Earned: 34/50

1 Carbon Credit Tasks:
✔☙ Save a tree - Read a book with a tree on the cover.
Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 4/29
✔☙ Walk to work - Read a book with a verb in the title.
Play Dirty - Lorie O'Clare 6/12
✔☙ Ride your bike - Read a book where someone travels for a living.
Night Marchers - Rebecca Gober 4/25
☙ Celebrate the day - Read a book that has 22 as part of the page numbers.
Red Velvet Cupcake Murder - Joanne Fluke (322 pages)
✔☙ Celebrate the Earth - Read a book that starts with the letter E, A, R, T or H.
How to Pursue a Princess - Karen Hawkins 5/16


2 Carbon Credit Tasks:
✔☙ Live green - Read a book with a mostly green cover.
Dragon Soul - Katie MacAlister 6/7
☙ Learn about the Earth - Read a science book.
☙ Plant Wildflowers - Read a book with a flower in the title.
☙ Save water - Read a book that's set at sea or where someone captains a ship or boat.


3 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Bring your own bags - Read 2 books where one title "fits" inside the other. (All of the letters of one book title are in the other one.) Example: Mine is inside A Straight Line to My Heart.
1. Stolen - Allison Brennan
2. The Second Betrayal - Cheyenne McCray

✔☙ Pick up Trash - Read 2 books that have been on your to-read shelf for over a year.
1. Bet Me - Jennifer Crusie (added 2012) 5/14
2. White Night - Jim Butcher (added 2012) 5/4

☙ Go Organic - Go back to basics by reading 2 books that are the first in their series
1. Seven Years - Dannika Dark 4/20
2.

✔☙ Pull Weeds - Read a book where someone fights against the "bad guys".
Born of Silence - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/16
☙ Visit a farmers market - Read a book set on a farm.


4 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Build up the local environment - Read 2 books that are 4+ in their series.
✔1. Nemesis - Catherine Coulter #19 5/26
✔2. Devil's Bridge - Linda Fairstein #17 5/26

✔☙ Plant a vegetable garden - Find 10 veggie names in a book. (Names may be repeated)
In Too Deep- Tracey Alvarez 4/21
1. (with an armful of carrots), p60
2. (sliced strips of green peppers), p104
3. (cherry tomatoes), p106
4. (studied the two avocados), p106
5. (she picked up an avocado), p106
6. (cod with skinny carrot thingies), p109
7. (and spinach overboard), p109
8. (Del had fired green peas at his head), p146
9. (one potato quartered), p154
10. (nearly choked on her carrot stick), p217

☙ Install solar panels - Read a book with a sun on the cover and a book that is set in a sunny climate.

✔☙ Clean Naturally - Clean your house naturally by reading 2 books with different essential oils in their text.
1. Fire Touched - Patricia Briggs 4/18
(eyes watered a little from the peppermint oil, p17)
2. Invision - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/30
(that was frankincense oil), p139

☙ Donate your time - Read a book that spans at least 3 years.


5 Carbon Credit Tasks:
☙ Plant a tree - Spell out the word TREE using spell-it-out rules.
✔T: The Future Falls - Tanya Huff 5/19
✔R: Born of Ashes - CarisRoane 5/11
✔E: Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams 5/20
✔E: Jungle Freakn' Bride - Eve Langlais 5/17

☙ Speak out - Read 4 books, each from a different genre that all have the same first letter in the title (A, An, The can be ignored if desired.)
✔1. Ghosts & Echoes - Lyn Benedict (URBAN FANTASY) 4/28
2. The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing - Melissa Bank (CHICK LIT)
✔3. Gates of Rapture - Caris Roane (PARANORMAL)
✔4. Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun - Victoria Laurie (COZY MYSTERY)

☙ Create a Plan B - Read a book that's set on another real planet.
☙ Setup a windmill for energy - Read a book with wind in the title or series and a book with something tall on the cover.
✔☙ Donate your money - Read a book with someone who has a lot of money.
Devoted in Death - J.D. Robb (hero is a bazillionaire) 6/13

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Discovering History
Duration: July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016
Level: ♔ King - 21+ books

READ: 32/51

1. Beneath: Beneath the Dark Ice - Greig Beck
✔ 2: Best: Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend - Victoria Laurie 5/22
3. Bitter: Bitter Night - Diana Pharaoh Francis
✔4. Blood: Blood Games - Chloe Neill 8/17/15
✔5. Bones: Bones Never Lie - Kathy Reichs 9/3/15
✔ 6. Bride: 7 Brides for 7 Bodies - Stephanie Bond 6/25
✔ 7. Circle: Hallowed Circle - Linda Robertson 3/26
✔ 8. Cleopatra: Cleopatra's Needle - Steven Siebert 6/23
✔ 9: Crown: Crown of Midnight - Sarah Maas 8/16/15
✔ 10. Cry: Don't Cry, Tai Lake - Qui Xiaolong 11/28/15
✔11. Daughter: Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor 7/22
12. Deception: Deadly Deception - Alexa Grace
✔ 13. Defiant: Defiant - Pamela Clare 6/28
✔ 14. Dice: Pies and PrejuDICE - Ellery Adams 5/20
✔ 15. Dirty: Play Dirty - Lorie O'Clare 6/12
16. Divided: Divide & Conquer - Abigail Roux
✔ 17. Drown: Drowning Mermaids - Nadia Scrieva 3/12
✔18. Family: The Family Trade - Charles Stross 2/25
19. Finding: Finding Abigail - Carrie Ann Ryan
✔ 20. First: The First Sin - Cheyenne McCray 5/12
21. Freedom: Freedom's Gate - Naomi Kritzer
✔22: Fruit: Forbidden Fruit - Erica Spindler 12/31/15
✔23. Ghost: Ghosts & Echoes - Lyn Benedict 4/28
24. Girl: The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing - Melissa Bank
25. Golden: Golden Fool - Robin Hobb
✔26. Heart: Tall, Dark & Heartless - R.L. Mathewson 9/29/15
✔27. Hope: Hope Flames - Jaci Burton 9/4/15
28. King: The Norse King's Daughter - Sandra Hill
29. Kingdom: The Kingdom of Gods - N.K. Jemisin
✔30. Kiss: Kiss of the Betrayer - Boone Brux 7/8
31. Knight: The Viking Takes a Knight - Sandra Hill
✔ 32. Lady: My Lady Quicksilver - Bec McMaster 3/17/16
33. Lies: Darkness & Lies - Brandi Salazar
✔34. Love: A Love Untamed - Pamela Palmer 9/12/15
35. Maid: The Maid of Lorne - Terri Brisbin
✔36. March: Night Marchers - Rebecca Gober 4/25
✔37. Noble: If He's Noble - Hannah Howell 9/17
✔38. Prince: The Prince of Frogs - Annaliese Evans 9/20
✔ 39. Princess: How to Pursue a Princess - Karen Hawkins 5/16
✔40. Queen: The Dairy Queen - Allison Rushby 9/22/15
41. Rebellion: Rebel - Cheryl Brooks
✔42. Redemption: Rock Chick Redemption - Kristen Ashley 10/1
43. Return: Exiles' Return - Gayle Greeno
✔44. Sapphire: Dark Sapphire - Lisa Jackson 3/9
✔45. Secret: The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy - Julia Quinn 10/11
46. Song: Lure of Song and Magic - Patricia Rice
47. Stranger: The Perfect Stranger - Alison Kent
✔48. Trail: Trail of Kisses - Merry Farmer 7/5/15
49. War: Spoil of War - Phoenix Sullivan
✔50. Warrior: Warrior Reborn - Melissa Mayhue 7/20/15
51. Weak: Heroes Are My WEAKness - Susan Elizabeth Phillips

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Professions & Avocations A-Z Challenge

READ:
383/383 letters done
26/26 Professions/Avocations Complete (A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,X,W,Y,Z)

A: Archaeologist COMPLETE!
A: Forced to Kill - Andrew Peterson 9/4/13
R: When Is A Pig A Hog?: A Guide To Confoundingly Related English Words - Bernice Randall 9/6/13
C: The Crystal Cave - Mary Stewart 9/4/13
H: Hunting Eve - Iris Johansen 9/14/13
A: Master of Darkness - Angela Knight 9/5/13
E: Emissary - Fiona McIntosh 9/11/13
O: Out of Breath - Rebecca Donovan 9/14/13
L: Little Shop of Homicide - Denise Swanson 10/22/13
O: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classical Mythology - Kevin Osborn 9/17/13
G: Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled - Dorothy Gilman 9/2/13
I: Ink Flamingos - Karen Olson 9/17/13
S: Kiss Me, Kill Me - Maggie Shayne 9/13/13
T: 12th of Never - James Patterson 9/26/13

B: (Marine) Biologist COMPLETE!
M: The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush: And Other Weird Medical Case Histories - Rob Myers 9/4/13
A: Aunt Dimity's Death - Nancy Atherton 9/8/13
R: Red Phoenix - Kylie Chan 9/26/13
I: What Doesn't Kill You - Iris Johansen 10/17/13
N: The Perfect Hope - Nora Roberts 9/21/13
E: Mortal Ties - Eileen Wilks 10/15/13

B: Bitter Blood - Rachel Caine 9/23/13
I: Magic Gifts - Ilona Andrews 10/26/13
O: Once Upon a Tower - Eloisa James 10/8/13
L: Affliction - Laurell K. Hamilton 11/9/13
O: Such Wicked Intent - Kenneth Oppel 10/26/13
G: Faerie Tales - Martin Greenberg 9/19/13
I: Gunmetal Magic - Ilona Andrews 10/25/13
S: Scarlet Nights - Jude Deveraux 9/20/13
T: Too Hot to Handle - Robin Kaye 10/9/13

C: (Image) Consultant COMPLETE!
I: Silencing Eve - Iris Johansen 11/16/13
M: Raven Calls - C.E. Murphy 10/6/13
A: Written in Red - Anne Bishop 9/16/13
G: Grave Secrets - Kathy Reichs 10/8/13
E: The Hippopotamus Pool - Elizabeth Peters 10/17/13

C: Hunted - P.C. Cast 10/5/13
O: One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10/13
N: No Way Back - Andrew Gross 10/19/13
S: Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell 10/10/13
U: Unzipped - Lois Greiman 9/2/13
L: Labyrinth - Kat Richardson 11/29/13
T: The Terror - Dan Simmons 10/23/13
A: Aunt Dimity and the Duke - Nancy Atherton 10/6/13
N: Starfire Angels - Melanie Nilles 12/15/13
T: Temptation Rising - A.C. Arthur 10/31/13

D: (Doctor) Anesthesiologist COMPLETE!
A: Hearts of Smoke and Steam - Andrew Mayer 10/18/13
N: No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5/13
E: Eternally Yours - Cate Tiernan 10/18/13
S: Split Second - Catherine Coulter 10/25/13
T: Time Untime - Sherrilyn Kenyon 11/10/13
H: Highlander's Curse - Melissa Mayhue 10/16/13
E: Eternity Base - Bob Mayer 11/21/13
S: Head Over Heels - Jill Shalvis 11/7/13
I: Initiation - Ruth Kerce 12/5/13
O: Long, Lean and Lethal - Lorie O'Clare 4/27/14
L: The Line Between Here and Gone - Andrea Kane 12/6/13
O: On the Hunt - anthology 6/26/14
G: R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton 10/4/13
I: Seaborne - Katherine Irons 12/31/13
S: Breakup - Dana Stabenow 12/18/13
T: Thankless in Death - J.D Robb 12/12/13

E: Egyptologist COMPLETE!
E: Seeing a Large Cat - Elizabeth Peters 11/23/13
G: Guilty as Sin - Tami Hoag 10/13/13
Y: Dark Moon - Rebecca York 9/17/13
P: The Bone Bed - Patricia Cornwell 10/28/13
T: Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes - Denise Grover Swank 12/14/13
O: One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin 6/29/14
L: Death Bringer - Derek Landy 12/12/13
O: Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21/14
G: Grave Surprise - Charlaine Harris 10/30/13
I: Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5/13
S: Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4/13
T: Fifth Quarter - Tanya Huff 12/11/13

F: FBI Agent COMPLETE!
F: Fall of Night - Rachel Caine 10/5/13
B: Blood Lies - Daniel Kalla 10/3/13
I: Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24/14

A: Firewalker - Allyson James 10/27/13
G: Grimm End - S.T. Cameron 12/9/13
E: The End of the World - Derek Landy 1/12/14
N: Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell 1/8/13
T: Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21/14

G: Gynecologist COMPLETE!
G: Black Hole Sun - David Macinnis Gill 12/22/13
Y: You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz 2/20/14
N: The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9/13
E: The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 1/22/14
C: Curfew - Phil Rickman 11/6/13
O: On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn 9/25/14
L: Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy 1/20/14
O: Oceanborne - Katherine Irons 10/22/14
G: Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9/13
I: Instant Gratification - Jill Shalvis 2/23/14
S: Finding the Lost - Shannon Butcher 12/29/13
T: The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 2/10/14

H: (Cruise Ships) Housekeeper COMPLETE!
C: Cream Puff Murder - Joanne Fluke 11/29/13
R: Raven Cursed - Faith Hunter 10/12/13
U: Ugly Beautiful - Seanpaul Thomas 10/1/13
I: Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews 2/25/14
S: Stranger - Zoe Archer 11/24/13
E: The Falcon at the Portal - Elizabeth Peters 2/18/14

S: Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5/14
H: Healing the Highlander - Melissa Mayhue 10/7/13
I: Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis 3/26/14
P: The Far West - Patricia Wrede 11/9/13
S: Suited - Jo Anderton 3/8/14

H: A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber 10/30/13
O: One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17/14
U: Untold - Sarah Rees Brennan 2/13/14
S: Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2/14
E: Deadly Heat - Cynthia Eden 2/22/14
K: Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff 11/13/13
E: Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23/14
E: He Shall Thunder in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 3/29/14
P: Sleight of Hand - Phillip Margolin 12/27/13
E: Real - Katy Evans 3/29/14
R: My Life As a White Trash Zombie - Diana Rowland 12/6/13

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I: Ichthyologist COMPLETE!
I: Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23/14
C: White Heat - Cherry Adair 11/2/13
H: A Year and a Day - Virginia Henley 11/3/13
T: The Quartered Sea - Tanya Huff 2/13/14
H: The Hit - David Baldacci 12/23/13
Y: Yours for the Taking - Robin Kaye 2/28/14
O: Crazy Thing Called Love - Molly O'Keefe 11/26/14
L: Lothaire - Kresley Cole 2/27/14
O: One Heart to Win - Johanna Lindsey 12/16/14
G: W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton 2/8/14
I: Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy 6/7/14
S: Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 3/20/14
T: Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23/14

J: (Plumbers) Journeyman COMPLETE!
P: Whitechapel Gods - S.M. Peters 11/11/13
L: Lucky in Love - Jill Shalvis 3/23/14
U: Unscrewed - Lois Greiman 2/17/14
M: Mountain Echoes - C.E. Murphy 11/18/13
B: Blood Rites - Jim Butcher 10/29/13
E: Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters 4/13/14
R: With All My Soul - Rachel Vincent 12/4/13
S: Primal Instincts - Susan Sizemore 3/24/14

J: Beyond the Night - Joss Ware 12/20/13
O: Once in a Lifetime - Jill Shalvis 8/24/14
U: Unmanned - Lois Greiman 3/26/14
R: Hollow City - Ransom Riggs 2/20/14
N: Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks 1/10/13
E: The Golden One - Elizabeth Peters 5/8/14
Y: You Belong to Me - Karen Rose 3/22/14
M: Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow 1/3/13
A: How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7/13
N: A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold 3/28/14

K: (Zoo) keeper COMPLETE!
Z: Rebel - Zoe Archer 9/8/13
O: One Dance with a Duke - Tessa Dare 12/27/14
O: Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1/15
K: The Hour of Dust and Ashes - Kelly Gay 2/16/14
E: Eat Prey Love - Kerrelyn Sparks 5/16/14
E: Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare 5/28/14
P: Four Blind Mice - James Patterson 3/16/14
E: Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter 6/12/14
R: Retribution - Jilliane Hoffman 4/15/14

L: (Applied) Linguist COMPLETE!
A: Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe 2/28/14
P: Wraith - Phaedra Weldon 12/27/13
P: Partials - Dan Wells 1/27/14
L: Lethal Legacy - Linda Fairstein 4/20/14
I: It Had to Be You - Jill Shalvis 6/8/14
E: Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3/14
D: Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14/14

L: Loving A Lost Lord - Mary Jo Putney 5/11/14
I: Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews 6/23/14
N: Not One Clue - Lois Greiman 5/10/14
G: The Darkest Secret - Gena Showalter 3/11/14
U: Untraceable - S.R. Johannes 5/18/14
I: I, Alex Cross - James Patterson 7/8/14
S: Born To Darkness - Suzanne Brockmann 4/24/14
T: Tiger's Destiny - Colleen Houck 4/14/14

M: (Junior Project) Manager COMPLETE~
J: The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine 1/31/14
U: Unwind - Neal Shusterman 5/21/14
N: The 9th Girl - Tami Hoag 5/21/14
I: The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17/14
O: One Sweet Ride - Jaci Burton 6/6/15
R: Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/22/14

P: Spectre - Phaedra Weldon 3/30/14
R: Concealed in Death - J.D. Robb 3/19/14
O: Starclimber - Kenneth Oppel 6/23/15
J: The Man Must Marry - Janet Chapman 2/9/14
E: The Broken Hearts Club - Ethan Black 7/8/14
C: Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16/14
T: The Queen of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner 3/31/14

M: MacRieve - Kresley Cole 3/13/14
A: Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9/14
N: Never Less Than a Lady - Mary Jo Putney 6/4/14
A: Atlantis Found - Clive Cussler 3/11/14
G: The Silent Girl - Tess Gerritsen 3/27/14
E: Guardian of the Horizon - Elizabeth Peters 7/31/14
R: Rapture - Jacquelyn Frank 4/20/14

N: (Home Health) Nurse COMPLETE
H: Hour Game - David Baldacci 1/30/14
O: Skybreaker - Kenneth Oppel 5/15/15
M: Faceless Killers - Henning Mankell 3/19/14
E: The Serpent on the Crown - Elizabeth Peters 8/22/14

H: Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7/14
E: Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich 9/24/14
A: Renegade Most Wanted - Carol Arens 5/27/14
L: City of the Sun - David Levien 5/13/14
T: The Turtle-Girl from East Pukapuka - Cole Alpaugh 6/3/14
H: Have Stakes, Will Travel - Faith Hunter 3/16/14

N: Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale - Christine Warren 6/9/14
U: Untamed Highlander - Donna Grant 6/18/14
R: The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley 5/14/14
S: Shadows Before the Sun - Kelly Gay 3/29/14
E: Tomb of the Golden Bird - Elizabeth Peters 9/28/14

O: Oceanographer COMPLETE
O: Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27/15
C: Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2/14
E: Evertrue - Brodi Ashton 9/29/14
A: Angel Fire - L.A. Weatherly 6/13/14
N: Night Falls on the Wicked - Sharie Kohler 7/13/14
O: Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2/15
G: Forbidden Highlander - Donna Grant 4/16/14
R: The Last Oracle - James Rollins 5/30/14
A: Ashfall - Mike Mullen 6/21/14
P: Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here - Christine Warren 4/13/14
H: Death's Rival - Faith Hunter 3/18/14
E: Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23/14
R: Don't Tell - Karen Rose 6/6/14

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P: Paranormal Researcher COMPLETE
P: The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt 9/28/13
A: All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 3/14/14
R: The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley 6/25/14
A: Atlantis Betrayed - Alyssa Day 5/6/14
N: Nowhere Near Respectable - Mary Jo Putney 7/31/14
O: Omega - Susannah Sandlin 3/24/15
R: Chill - Stephanie Rowe 7/9/14
M: Spirit Dances - C.E. Murphy 9/29/13
A: Vampire in Atlantis - Alyssa Day 6/28/14
L: Last Words - Mariah Stewart 5/20/14

R: Spirit and Dust - Rosemary Clement-Moore 6/30/14
E: Everywhere She Turns - Debra Webb 11/3/14
S: The Stranger You Know - Andrea Kane 4/10/14
E: The Grand Finale - Janet Evanovich 11/8/14
A: Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5/14
C: Chains of Ice - Christina Dodd 3/5/14
H: Hounded - Kevin Hearne 4/28/14
E: Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch 11/10/14
R: Back to You - Robin Kaye 7/14/14

Q: Quality Control Specialist COMPLETE
Q: Damn Him to Hell - Jamie Quaid 9/28/13
U: Uncorked - Lois Greiman 12/5/14
A: Dragonflight - Anne McCaffrey 4/27/14
L: The False-Hearted Teddy - John J. Lamb 5/25/14
I: Deadlock - Iris Johansen 10/30/14
T: The King of Attolia - Megan Walen Turner 6/10/14
Y: Blood Past - Samantha Young 5/15/14

C: Dark Lycan - Christine Feehan 2/22/14
O: Wild Child - Molly O'Keefe 4/26/15
N: No Longer a Gentleman - Mary Jo Putney 8/30/14
T: Dire Needs - Stephanie Tyler 7/9/14
R: Bite Marks - Jennifer Rardin 7/16/14
O: Obsession in Death - J.D. Robb 10/8/15
L: Last Breath - Mariah Stewart 6/16/14

S: The Firebird - Susanna Kearsley 5/12/14
P: Primal Cravings - Susan Sizemore 5/28/14
E: Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland 11/24/14
C: Dark Wolf - Christine Feehan 3/4/14
I: Live to See Tomorrow - Iris Johansen 12/4/14
A: At Last - Jill Shalvis 4/29/14
L: The Crafty Teddy - John Lamb 6/15/14
I: If There Be Dragons - Kay Hooper 12/18/14
S: Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 5/4/14
T: Tongue In Chic - Christina Dodd 7/12/14

R: Reflexologist COMPLETE
R: His Carnal Need - Ruth Kerce 7/13/14
E: Death Magic - Eileen Wilks 9/30/13
F: Pleasure - Jacquelyn Frank 4/21/14
L: The Clockwork Teddy - John Lamb 7/7/14
E: The Exiled Queen - Cinda Williams Chima 11/28/14
X: XO - Jeffrey Deaver 6/26/14
O: Pleasure Island - Lorie O'Clare 11/29/15
L: Lucky in Love - Carolyn Brown 7/22/14
O: One in a Million - Jill Shalvis 12/18/15
G: Sizzle - Julie Garwood 9/29/13
I: Clean Sweep - Ilona Andrews 1/6/15
S: Seduce the Darkness - Gena Showalter 5/19/14
T: Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons - Denise Grover Swank 8/28/14

S: Spelunker COMPLETE
S: The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley 4/2/14
P: Cross Country - James Patterson 4/29/14
E: Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips 11/22/14
L: Loved By a Warrior - Donna Fletcher 7/26/14
U: Up to Me - M. Leighton 3/12/15
N: Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death - Denise Swanson 9/15/14
K: The King- J.R. Ward 4/8/14
E: A River in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 11/23/14
R: Beauty - Robin McKinley 7/22/14

T: (Dolphin) Trainer COMPLETE
D: The Kill Room - Jeffery Deaver 2/27/14
O: Odd Interlude - Dean Koontz 2/13/16
L: Frostfire - Lynn Viehl 8/30/14
P: Middle of Nowhere - Ridley Pearson 9/11/14
H: Haven - Kay Hooper 5/20/14
I: Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews 1/15/15
N: Nightshine - Lynn Viehl 9/16/14

T: Dire Wants - Stephanie Tyler 8/26/14
R: Redemption - Susannah Sandlin 8/24/14
A: And One Last Thing ... - Molly Harper 8/27/14
I: If You Give a Rake a Ruby - Shana Galen 2/22/15
N: Never Kiss a Stranger - Heather Grothaus 9/22/14
E: Ember's Kiss - Deborah Cooke 12/12/14
R: Bitten in Two - Jennifer Rardin 8/31/14

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U: Underwater demolition expert COMPLETE
U: Unmade - Sarah Rees Brennan 3/25/15
N: North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24/14
D: Chains of Fire - Christina Dodd 4/11/14
E: Street of the Five Moons - Elizabeth Peters 12/12/14
R: Sunshine - Robin McKinley 9/3/14
W: Big Bad Wolf - Christine Warren 3/16/14
A: Angel Fever - L.A. Weatherly 9/9/14
T: Dire Desires - Stephanie Tyler 9/8/14
E: The Crossing Places - Elly Griffiths 12/13/14
R: The Deadliest Bite - Jennifer Rardin 9/6/14

D: The Demon You Know - Christine Warren 5/9/14
E: The Duke Is Mine - Eloisa James 12/26/14
M: My Soul to Keep - Sharie Kohler 6/29/14
O: Of Monsters and Madness - Jessica Verday 5/3/15
L: Letters from Skye: A Novel - Jessica Brockmole 10/30/14
I: Revenant - Larissa Ione 3/14/15
T: Twisted Things - Madge Swindells 11/9/14
I: Bound by Night - Larissa Ione 3/27/15
O: The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman 4/7/16
N: Nightborn - Lynn Viehl 10/31/14

E: Chilled - Kendra Elliot 1/21/15
X: The Golden Dragon - Tianna Xander 7/12/14
P: Playing Easy to Get - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/22/14
E: Ritual Magic - Eileen Wilks 3/11/15
R: Running Scared - Shannon Butcher 9/28/14
T: Blood Debt - Tanya Huff 11/11/14

V: Veterinarian (COMPLETE)
V: The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/29/14
E: Buried - Kendra Elliot 3/17/15
T: Thunder Moon - Lori Handeland 12/15/14
E: Endsinger - Jay Kristoff 3/18/15
R: Must Love Dragons - Stephanie Rowe 9/20/14
I: If He's Wild - Hannah Howell 3/31/15
N: Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles 11/9/14
A: Alex Cross, Run - James Patterson 11/14/14
R: The Six Sacred Stones - Matthew Reilly 10/21/14
I: Iron House - John Hart 4/7/15
A: The Pyramid Of Doom - Andy McDermott 11/7/14
N: House Rules - Chloe Neill 11/13/14

W: Writer COMPLETE!
W: Black Magic Woman - Christine Warren 5/8/14
R: Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn 11/1/14
I: Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11/15
T: Devil Without a Cause - Terri Garey 12/14/14
E: Echo - J.K. Accinni 5/5/15
R: Rapture Untamed - Pamela Palmer 11/4/14

X: Xylophone Repairman - COMPLETE
X: Don't Cry, Tai Lake - Xiaolong Qui 11/28/15
Y: Shades of Blood - Samantha Young 9/20/14
L: Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines 9/10/14
O: One Lucky Vampire - Lynsay Sands 5/31/16
P: Sometimes a Rogue - Mary Jo Putney 9/17/14
H: Hunter's Moon - Dana Stabenow 5/24/14
O: Obsidian Flame - Caris Roane 6/9/16
N: Mine to Possess - Nalini Singh 11/6/14
E: The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths 5/10/15

R: Charmed Spirits - Carrie Ann Ryan 9/10/14
E: Shadowglass - Erica Hayes 5/18/15
P: Spectyr - Philippa Ballantine 9/30/14
A: Just In Time - Addison Fox 12/8/14
I: If He's Dangerous - Hannah Howell 6/21/15
R: Contest - Matthew Reilly 11/13/14
M: The Guardian - Margaret Mallory 9/21/14
A: Carnal Sin - Allison Brennan 12/11/14
N: The Butterfly Farm - Diane Noble 11/25/14

Y: Yak herder COMPLETE!
Y: The Monstrumologist - Rick Yancey 1/8/15
A: Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis 7/5/14
K: The Girl Next Door - Jack Ketchum 6/2/14

H: Hostage - Kay Hooper 6/6/14
E: You Don't Know Jack - Erin McCarthy 6/13/15
R: The Ranger - Monica McCarty 11/30/14
D: The Darkest Seduction - Gena Showalter 5/31/14
E: Exposed - Alex Kava 6/24/15
R: Rescue My Heart - Jill Shalvis 11/30/14

Z: Zoologist ~ COMPLETE
Z: Z for Zachariah - Robert O'Brien 9/9/13
O: Stiletto - Daniel O'Malley 7/14/16
O: Of Silk and Steam - Bec McMaster 8/20/16
L: Down to You - M. Leighton 11/3/14
O: Play Dirty - Lorie O'Clare 6/12/16
G: The Darkest Surrender - Gena Showalter 4/25/14
I: It Happened One Wedding - Julie James 6/27/15
S: Blood Will Tell - Dana Stabenow 4/19/14
T: Trick of the Light - Rob Thurman 12/21/14

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Catch The Reading Bug Challenge

345/345 characters done
26/26 Letters Completed (A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z)

A = Aster Leafhoppers COMPLETE
A: Are You Scared Yet? - Hunter Morgan 8/19/14
S: The Seductive Impostor - Janet Chapman 7/20/14
T: The Thirteenth House - Sharon Shinn 8/7/14
E: Guardian of the Horizon - Elizabeth Peters 7/31/14
T: Dire Wants - Stephanie Tyler 8/26/14

L: Lucky in Love - Carolyn Brown 7/22/14
E: The Serpent on the Crown - Elizabeth Peters 8/22/14
A: Heart of Atlantis - Alyssa Day 8/11/14
F: Loved By a Warrior - Donna Fletcher 7/26/14
H: Blood Born - Linda Howard 7/27/14
O: On the Prowl - Christine Warren 8/4/14
P: Cross Fire - James Patterson 8/5/14
P: Middle of Nowhere - Ridley Pearson 9/11/14
E: Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich 9/24/14
R: Beauty - Robin McKinley 7/22/14
S: Some Kind Of Fairy Tale - Graham Joyce 8/22/14
B = Birch catkin feeders COMPLETE (view spoiler)[
B: Bizarre Life of Sydney Sedrick - Mandi Casey 10/19/14
I: Deadlock - Iris Johansen 10/30/14
R: Redemption - Susannah Sandlin 8/24/14
C: Darkfire Kiss - Deborah Cooke 8/29/14
H: Show and Tell - Jasmine Haynes 8/17/14

C: Slay It with Flowers - Kate Collins 8/9/14
A: And One Last Thing ... - Molly Harper 8/27/14
T: A Taint In The Blood - Dana Stabenow 8/10/14
K: Sexiest Vampire Alive - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/31/14
I: Live to See Tomorrow - Iris Johansen 12/4/14
N: No Longer a Gentleman - Mary Jo Putney 8/30/14

F: Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard 8/16/14
E: Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23/14
E: Everywhere She Turns - Debra Webb 11/3/14
D: Darkest Highlander - Donna Grant 8/20/14
E: Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland 11/24/14
R: The Big Dirt Nap - Rosemary Harris 8/17/14
S: Dark Moon Defender - Sharon Shinn 8/23/14

C = Crab lice COMPLETE

C: Flashfire - Deborah Cooke 9/9/14
R: Charmed Spirits - Carrie Ann Ryan 9/10/14
A: Angel Fever - L.A. Weatherly 9/9/14
B: Spectyr - Philippa Ballantine 9/30/14

L: Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines 9/10/14
I: The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg 7/17/14
C: Wanna Get Lucky? - Deborah Coonts 9/17/14
E: Tomb of the Golden Bird - Elizabeth Peters 9/28/14

D = Diamondback moths COMPLETE

D: Dark Taste of Rapture - Gena Showalter 7/19/14
I: The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles 8/3/14
A: Come Fly With Me - Addison Fox 9/19/14
M: Shaman Rises - C.E. Murphy 7/23/14
O: Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21/14
N: Nowhere Near Respectable - Mary Jo Putney 7/31/14
D: Shadow Highlander - Donna Grant 7/29/14
B: Evertrue - Brodi Ashton 9/29/14
A: Animal Magnetism - Jill Shalvis 9/25/14
C: Power Play - Catherine Coulter 9/29/14
K: Vampire Mine - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/2/14

M: The Mage in Black - Jaye Wells 8/28/14
O: Once in a Lifetime - Jill Shalvis 8/24/14
T: A Thief In A Kilt - Sandy Blair 8/9/14
H: Hallowed - Cynthia Hand 9/25/14
S: A Soul So Wicked - Sharie Kohler 9/5/14

E = Earthworms COMPLETE

E: Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch 11/10/14
A: The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry 10/25/14
R: Sunshine - Robin McKinley 9/3/14
T: Dire Warning - Stephanie Tyler 9/7/14
H: The Highlander's Forbidden Bride - Donna Fletcher 10/19/14
W: A Warrior's Promise - Donna Fletcher 8/27/14
O: On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn 9/25/14
R: The Deadliest Bite - Jennifer Rardin 9/6/14
M: Goddess - Fiona McIntosh 9/13/14
S: Styxx - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/12/14

F = Firebrats COMPLETE

F: Fifth Grave Past the Light - Darynda Jones 9/23/14
I: Oceanborne - Katherine Irons 10/22/14
R: Bitten in Two - Jennifer Rardin 8/31/14
E: The Grand Finale - Janet Evanovich 11/8/14
B: Born To Be Wild - Christine Warren 10/30/14
R: Running Scared - Shannon Butcher 9/28/14
A: The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 10/29/14
T: Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons - Denise Grover Swank 8/28/14
S: A Deeper Sleep - Dana Stabenow 9/18/14

G = Grape phylloxera COMPLETE!

G: Green-Eyed Demon - Jaye Wells 9/13/14
R: The Six Sacred Stones - Matthew Reilly 10/21/14
A: The Pyramid Of Doom - Andy McDermott 11/7/14
P: Playing Easy to Get - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/22/14
E: The Exiled Queen - Cinda Williams Chima 11/28/14

P: Kill Alex Cross - James Patterson 9/24/14
H: What Angels Fear - C.S. Harris 10/15/14
Y: Shades of Blood - Samantha Young 9/20/14
L: Letters from Skye: A Novel - Jessica Brockmole 10/30/14
L: Down to You - M. Leighton 11/3/14
O: Crazy Thing Called Love - Molly O'Keefe 11/26/14
X: X Marks the Scot - Victoria Roberts 10/23/15
E: A River in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 11/23/14
R: Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn 11/1/14
A: Alex Cross, Run - James Patterson 11/14/14

H = Hummingbird moths COMPLETE

H: The Hawk - Monica McCarty 10/26/14
U: White Wedding - Ursula Sinclair 8/11/14
M: Tall, Dark & Lonely - R.L. Mathewson 8/13/14
M: The Guardian - Margaret Mallory 9/21/14
I: If There Be Dragons - Kay Hooper 12/18/14
N: Nightshine - Lynn Viehl 9/16/14
G: Finders-Seekers - Gayle Greeno 10/17/14
B: The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness 10/28/14
I: Clean Sweep - Ilona Andrews 1/6/15
R: Must Love Dragons - Stephanie Rowe 9/20/14
D: Dire Desires - Stephanie Tyler 9/8/14

M: Merry Christmas, Alex Cross - James Patterson 10/30/14
O: One Heart to Win - Johanna Lindsey 12/16/14
T: The Trouble With Witches - Shirley Damsgaard 8/16/14
H: Much Ado About Marriage - Karen Hawkins 11/7/14
S: Whisper To The Blood - Dana Stabenow 10/15/14

I = Iris borers COMPLETE

I: Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews 1/15/15
R: Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs 12/31/14
I: If You Give a Rake a Ruby - Shana Galen 2/22/15
S: Lie With Me - Stephanie Tyler 12/27/14

B: Baby, I'm Yours - Susan Andersen 12/20/14
O: One Dance with a Duke - Tessa Dare 12/27/14
R: Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch 1/11/15
E: Chilled - Kendra Elliot 1/21/15
R: Devil Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/21/15
S: Scarlet - Jordan Summers 2/7/15 (hide spoiler)]

[Barbara ★]

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J = Japanese beetles COMPLETE
J: Witchcraft - Jayne Ann Krentz 9/15/14
A: Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles 11/9/14
P: Sometimes a Rogue - Mary Jo Putney 9/17/14
A: Just In Time - Addison Fox 12/8/14
N: Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death - Denise Swanson 9/15/14
E: Street of the Five Moons - Elizabeth Peters 12/12/14
S: Killing Grounds - Dana Stabenow 9/30/14
E: Ember's Kiss - Deborah Cooke 12/12/14

B: Blood Debt - Tanya Huff 11/11/14
E: The Crossing Places - Elly Griffiths 12/13/14
E: Ritual Magic - Eileen Wilks 3/11/15
T: Twisted Things - Madge Swindells 11/9/14
L: Frostfire - Lynn Viehl 8/30/14
E: Endsinger - Jay Kristoff 3/18/15
S: The Sinner - Margaret Mallory 9/27/14

K = Keratophagy COMPLETE
K: Wanted: Undead or Alive - Kerrelyn Sparks 9/26/14
E: Buried - Kendra Elliot 3/17/15
R: Contest - Matthew Reilly 11/13/14
A: Always Dakota - Debbie Macomber 12/24/14
T: Thunder Moon - Lori Handeland 12/15/14
O: Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1/15
P: Rapture Untamed - Pamela Palmer 11/4/14
H: House Rules - Chloe Neill 11/13/14
A: Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan 1/6/15
G: The Darkest Facts - Gena Showalter 11/24/14
Y: The Monstrumologist - Rick Yancey 1/8/15

L = Larva, white-line sphinx COMPLETE
L: Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline 10/16/14
A: Moloka'i - Alan Brennert 1/18/15
R: The Ranger - Monica McCarty 11/30/14
V: Dreamveil - Lynn Viehl 7/20/14
A: Antiques Flee Market - Barbara Allan 2/4/15

W: Waking Up with a Rake - Connie Mason 11/10/14
H: The Host - Stephanie Meyer 11/30/14
I: If He's Sinful - Hannah Howell 3/20/15
T: Devil Without a Cause - Terri Garey 12/14/14
E: Alone - Kendra Elliot 8/2/15

L: Lost - Gary Devon 11/15/14
I: If He's Wild - Hannah Howell 3/31/15
N: Never Kiss a Stranger - Heather Grothaus 9/22/14
E: The Escape - David Baldacci 8/21/15

S: The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/18/14
P: Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips 11/22/14
H: Hungry Like a Wolf - Christine Warren 12/17/14
I: Bound by Night - Larissa Ione 3/27/15
N: North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24/14
X: Don't Cry, Tai Lake - Xiaolong Qui 11/28/15

M = Myiasis COMPLETE
M: The Mad, Bad Duke - Jennifer Ashley 3/31/15
Y: Temping Is Hell - Cathy Yardley 11/21/15
I: In Rides Trouble - Julie Ann Walker 5/26/15
A: Archangel's Blade - Nalini Singh 3/26/15
S: King of the Damned - Juliana Stone 3/30/15
I: Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11/15
S: Sixth Grave on the Edge - Darynda Jones 5/13/15

N = Nightcrawlers COMPLETE
N: Nightborn - Lynn Viehl 10/31/14
I: Revenant - Larissa Ione 3/14/15
G: Flirting with Forever - Gwyn Cready 12/13/14
H: Still Waters - Tami Hoag 12/23/14
T: Trick of the Light - Rob Thurman 12/21/14
C: Blue Dragon - Kylie Chan 11/19/14
R: Rescue My Heart - Jill Shalvis 11/30/14
A: Carnal Sin - Allison Brennan 12/11/14
W: Blue-Blooded Vamp - Jaye Wells 11/29/14
L: A Lot Like Love - Julie James 11/15/14
E: The Duke Is Mine - Eloisa James 12/26/14
R: Rumor Has It - Jill Shalvis 12/14/14
S: Should've Known Better - Cassandra Carr 11/29/14

O = Oleander aphids COMPLETE
O: Of Monsters and Madness - Jessica Verday 5/3/15
L: Big Sky Country - Linda Lael Miller 11/23/14
E: Echo - J.K. Accinni 5/5/15
A: Absolution - Susannah Sandlin 2/5/15
N: Mine to Possess - Nalini Singh 11/6/14
D: Double Shot - Diane Mott Davidson 9/22/14
E: The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths 5/10/15
R: Restless In The Grave - Dana Stabenow 1/28/15

A: Shaedes of Gray - Amanda Bonilla 2/8/15
P: Cross My Heart - James Patterson 12/19/14
H: Her Sky Cowboy - Beth Ciotta 2/13/15
I: Iron House - John Hart 4/7/15
D: Just Desserts - Mary Daheim 12/7/14
S: 77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9/15

P = Pseudoscorpions COMPLETE
P: Playing to Win - Jaci Burton 3/4/15
S: A Night Too Dark - Dana Stabenow 12/9/14
E: Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy 4/5/15
U: Uncorked - Lois Greiman 12/5/14
D: The Dragon Legion Collection - Deborah Cooke 12/29/14
O: Skybreaker - Kenneth Oppel 5/15/15
S: Heart of the Wolf - Terry Spear 2/13/15
C: The City and the City - China Miéville 11/21/14
O: Wild Child - Molly O'Keefe 4/26/15
R: 206 Bones - Kathy Reichs 2/14/15
P: Phantasm - Phaedra Weldon 3/29/15
I: If He's Dangerous - Hannah Howell 6/21/15
O: One Sweet Ride - Jaci Burton 6/6/15
N: The Butterfly Farm - Diane Noble 11/25/14
S: The Saint - Monica McCarty 2/28/15

Q = Alar sQuama COMPLETE
A: Light My Fire - G.A. Aiken 1/5/15
L: Love Is All You Need - Lori Devoti 12/22/14
A: A Tale Of Two Dragons - G.A. Aiken 2/2/15
R: White Trash Zombie Apocalypse - Diana Rowland 2/25/15

S: Seraphina - Rachel Hartman 2/28/15
Q: Quarterback Draw - Jaci Burton 8/25/15
U: Up to Me - M. Leighton 3/12/15
A: Captured by the Pirate Laird - Amy Jarecki 2/25/15
M: Maiden Rock - Mary Logue 12/28/14
A: An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3/15

R = Rose curculios COMPLETE
R: Spider Bones - Kathy Reichs 3/22/15
O: Obsession in Death - J.D. Robb 10/8/15
S: So Damn Lucky - Deborah Coonts 3/8/15
E: Shadow's Curse - Alexa Egan 8/24/15

C: Bombshell - Catherine Coulter 1/16/15
U: Unmade - Sarah Rees Brennan 3/25/15
R: Festive in Death - J.D. Robb 2/16/15
C: Lucky Stiff - Deborah Coonts 2/16/15
U: Unlucky 13 - James Patterson 5/17/15
L: Love You More - Lisa Gardner 12/24/14
I: If He's Tempted - Hannah Howell 7/5/15
O: Pleasure Island - LorieO'Clare 11/29/15
S: Son of No One - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/9/15

[Barbara ★]

continued


S = Spotted wing Drosophila COMPLETE
S: Spirit Bound - Christine Feehan 3/20/15
P: The Map of Time - Felix Palma 4/18/15
O: One in a Million - Jill Shalvis 12/18/15
T: A Trouble of Fools - Linda Barnes 12/26/14
T: Taken by the Cowboy - Julianne MacLean 12/28/14
E: Everlasting Desire - Amanda Ashley 8/28/15
D: Dark Skye - Kresley Cole 2/10/15

W: Written in My Own Heart's Blood - Diana Gabaldon 12/23/14
I: Chained by Night - Larissa Ione 9/19/15
N: Nightbred - Lynn Viehl 12/2/14
G: The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - Gordon Dahlquist 3/7/15

D: Wicked as She Wants - Delilah Dawson 2/6/15
R: Daylighters - Rachel Caine 2/11/15
O: Obsidian Flame - Caris Roane 6/9/16
S: Sunrise with a Notorious Lord - Alexandria Hawkins 3/8/15
O: Play Dirty - Lorie O'Clare 6/12/16
P: Sunrise at Sunset - Jaz Primo 4/25/15
H: Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3/15
I: If He's Daring - Hannah Howell 8/9/15
L: The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4/15
A: Dead Case in Deadwood - Ann Charles 2/8/15

T = Twolined chestnut borer COMPLETE
T: Though Not Dead - Dana Stabenow 12/31/14
W: Water Bound - Christine Feehan 2/16/15
O: Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27/15
L: Last Stand of Dead Men - Derek Landy 3/16/15
I: If He's Noble - Hannah Howell 9/17/15
N: Biting Bad - Chloe Neill 12/5/14
E: Demon's Curse - Alexa Egan 7/30/15
D: A Dangerous Thing - Josh Lanyon 4/7/15

C: Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 1/19/15
H: Hidden Currents - Christine Feehan 2/21/15
E: Warrior's Curse - Alexa Egan 9/15/15
S: SEAL of Honor - Tonya Burrows 3/10/15
T: Master of Craving - Karen Tabke 1/29/15
N: Wild Things - Chloe Neill 12/31/14
U: Ubik - Phillip Dick 8/9/15
T: The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkein 2/26/15

B: Blood of Tyrants - Naomi Novik 1/24/15
O: Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2/15
R: The Recruit - Monica McCarty 3/27/15
E: The Prince of Frogs - Annaliese Evans 9/21/15
R: The Search - Nora Roberts 4/9/15

U = Uncinate COMPLETE
U: Unbinding - Eileen Wilks 6/14/15
N: Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 2/17/15
C: Crimson - Jordan Summers 3/16/15
I: It Happened One Wedding - Julie James 6/27/15
N: Angels' Flight - Nalini Singh 3/23/15
A: Deeper Than Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/2/15
T: Faithful Place - Tana French 3/4/15
E: Pinned for Murder - Elizabeth Lynn Casey 6/29/15

V = Valvula COMPLETE
V: Nightbound - Lynn Viehl 12/6/14
A: Asylum - Madeleine Roux 5/5/15
L: West of Want - Laura Kaye 3/21/15
V: Visions of Heat - Nalini Singh 3/29/15
U: Uprooted - Naomi Novik 7/26/15
L: The Little Stranger - Sarah Waters 5/6/15
A: Armageddon Cometh- J.K. Accinni 5/7/15

W = Wasps, paper COMPLETE
W: Warrior's Redemption - Melissa Mayhue 3/22/15
A: Curtain - Agatha Christie 4/2/15
S: South of Surrender - Laura Kaye 4/8/15
P: Beware the Wild - Natalie Parker 5/4/15
S: Seventh Grave and No Body - Darynda Jones 5/27/15

P: Flesh and Blood - Patricia Cornwell 4/10/15
A: Baby - J.K. Accinni 5/3/15
P: Courting Disaster - Joanne Pence 6/19/15
E: You Don't Know Jack - Erin McCarthy 6/13/15
R: How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back - Diana Rowland 4/29/15

X = Xylomycetophagy COMPLETE
X: X - Sue Grafton 1/10/16
Y: You Can't Hide - Karen Rose 2/7/15
L: A Shiver of Light - Laurell K. Hamilton 4/19/15
O: Stiletto - Daniel O'Malley 7/14/16
M: The Viper - Monica McCarty 12/29/14
Y: Your Next Breath - Iris Johansen 12/10/15
C: The Gray Wolf Throne - Cinda Williams Chima 3/28/15
E: Envy - J.R. Ward 10/31/15
T: Texas Gothic - Rosemary Clement-Moore 5/9/15
O: The Wicked Game - Olivia Fuller 9/4/16
P: Night Broken - Patricia Briggs 3/30/15
H: Hell on Wheels - Julie Ann Walker 3/19/15
A: Dinner with a Vampire - Abigail Gibbs 5/10/15
G: Gypsy Brothers Series-Books 1-7 - Lili St. Germain 3/12/15
Y: You Can Run... - Carlene Thompson 1/9/16

Y = Yellow ants COMPLETE
Y: Zuriel's Fate - Serena Yates 6/22/15
E: Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28/15
L: Fatal Shadows - Josh Lanyon 4/6/15
L: The Hell You Say - Josh Lanyon 4/9/15
O: Starclimber - Kenneth Oppel 6/23/15
W: The Woods - Harlan Coben 4/6/15

A: Armageddon Outta Here - Derek Landy 4/26/15
N: A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan 4/15/15
T: The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones - Jack Wolf 4/28/15
S: See How She Dies - Lisa Jackson 4/22/15

Z = Zebra caterpillars COMPLETE
Z: Zoo - James Patterson 3/5/15
E: Everything for Us - M. Leighton 5/25/15
B: Better Off Dead in Deadwood - Ann Charles 3/9/15
R: The Collector - Nora Roberts 5/13/15
A: Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter 3/3/15

C: Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman 3/1/15
A: About That Night - Julie James 3/3/15
T: Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven - Derek Landy 3/4/15
E: Embrace the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 7/21/15
P: Dawn's Early Light - Pip Ballantine 6/18/15
I: Invisible Murder- Lene Kaaberbøl 6/15/15
L: Bees in the Butterfly Garden - Maureen Lang 5/17/15
L: The Dying of the Light - Derek Landy 5/25/15
A: Dr. Franklin's Island - Ann Halam 3/6/15
R: The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater 4/17/15
S: Sapphires Are an Earl's Best Friend - Shana Galen 3/1/15

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Remembering David Bowie
Start Date: February 1, 2016
End Date: September 13, 2016

52/52 COMPLETE

Space Oddity
S: Born of Ice - Sherrilyn Kenyon 2/23
P: The Penalty Box - Deidre Martin 2/2
A: Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea - Nancy Atherton 2/4
C: The Closer You Come - Gena Showalter 2/9
E: Ecstasy Bound - Ruth Kerce 2/27

O: Odd Interlude - Dean Koontz 2/13
D: The Dirt on Ninth Grave - Darynda Jones 2/12
D: Dragon Justice - Laura Ann Gilman 2/21
I: Iron & Velvet - Alexis Hall 2/5
T: Terminal City - Linda Fairstein 2/16
Y: The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5

Young Americans
Y: The Isle of Blood - Rick Yancey 9/13
O: The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman 4/7
U: Under a Vampire Moon - Lynsay Sands 2/20
N: Shards of Hope - Nalini Singh 2/12
G: Go Big or Go Home - Will Hobbs 2/2

A: Kiss Me, Kill Me - Allison Brennan 2/18
M: Melting the Ice - Jaci Burton 2/13
E: England's Perfect Hero - Suzanne Enoch 3/18
R: Rapture - J.R. Ward 2/28
I: Into Thin Air - Cindy Miles 2/7
C: An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris 2/10
A: Agnes and the Hitman - Jennifer Crusie 3/6
N: Drowning Mermaids - Nadia Scrieva 3/12
S: Stud - Cheryl Brooks 3/2

Changes
C: The Family Trade - Charles Stross 2/25
H: Heart of Iron - Bec McMasters 2/6
A: Bound to Darkness - Lara Adrian 2/2
N: Night Marchers - Rebecca Gober 4/25
G: The Girl in 6E - A.R. Torre 2/7
E: Wicked Charms - Janet Evanovich 3/26
S: Sins & Shadows - Lyn Benedict 3/25

Modern Love
M: Dragon Fall - Katie MacAlister 3/11
O: One Lucky Vampire - Lynsay Sands 5/31
D: Dark Emerald - Lisa Jackson 2/27
E: Edge of Darkness - Christine Feehan 7/24
R: Burning Skies - Caris Roane 3/5
N: Nightwalker - Allyson James 6/26

L: Dark Sapphire - Lisa Jackson 3/9
O: Obsidian Flame - Caris Roane 6/9
V: Viking in Love - Sandra Hill 3/3
E: Known - Kendra Elliot 8/6

Rebel Rebel
R: Revived - Cat Patrick 3/13
E: Draykon - Charlotte English 8/22
B: Big Stone Gap - Adriana Trigiani 2/16
E: Edge of Sight - Roxanne St. Claire 9/9
L: The Lady is a Vamp - Lynsay Sands 3/28

R: Fatal Circle - Linda Robertson 4/11
E: Jungle Freakn' Bride - Eve Langlais 5/17
B: The Bitter Season - Tami Hoag 4/4
E: Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams 5/20
L: Likely To Die - Linda Fairstein 3/23

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Books About Books Reading Challenge
Duration: August 20, 2013 - October 22, 2016
Level: Book Ensnared: 20-24 books

READ: 24/24

1. Guilty as Sin - Tami Hoag 10/13/13
(love interest is an author and most of book is about his story)
2. The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley 4/2/14
(heroine is an author writing a novel)
3. Lethal Legacy - Linda Fairstein 4/20/14
(centers around the New York Public Library's rare book collection)
4. Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines 9/10/14
(m.c. is a librarian)
5. The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry 10/25/14
(Library of Alexandria)
6. The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness 10/28/14
(plot rests on finding an ancient book)
7. The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 10/29/14
(in a bookstore)
8. Contest - Matthew Reilly 11/13/14
(set in NY Public Library)
9. Fatal Shadows - Josh Lanyon 4/6/15
(mc owns bookstore)
10. A Dangerous Thing - Josh Lanyon 4/7/15
(mc owns bookstore)
11. The Hell You Say - Josh Lanyon 4/9/15
(mc owns bookstore)
12. Death of a Pirate King - Josh Lanyon 4/11/15
(mc owns bookstore)


13. The Dark Tide - Josh Lanyon 4/11/15
(mc owns bookstore)
14. The Book of Names - Jill Gregory 4/13/15
(Book of Names compiled by Adam)
15. Murder Past Due - Miranda James 6/10/15
(mc is a librarian )
16. Chapter and Hearse - Lorna Barrett 6/18/15
(mc owns bookstore)
17. Pinned for Murder - Elizabeth Lynn Casey 6/29/15
(mc is a librarian )
18. Caught Read-Handed - Terrie Farley Moran 8/3/15
(mc owns bookstore)
19. Spell Booked - Joyce & Jim Lavene 12/23/15
(searching for stolen spell book)
20. 84, Charing Cross Road - Helena Hanff 3/22/16
(heroine communicates with a bookstore throughout entire book to purchase books)
21. The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24
(characters are librarians in Heavens (or maybe Hells library)
22. Ink and Bone - Rachel Caine 7/25
(about the Great Library of Alexandria)
23. Paper and Fire - Rachel Caine 8/14
(about the Great Library of Alexandria)
24. Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett 10/22
(mc owns bookstore)


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Slice of Pi Challenge
Duration: July 9, 2014 - July 8, 2016
Pi = 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974
9445923078164062862089986280348253421170679821480865132823066470

READ: 52/21+

✔3 ~ [Lost Lords] Nowhere Near Respectable - Mary Jo Putney 7/31/14
✔14 ~ [author name=14] Vampire Mine - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/2/14
✔15 ~ [title=15] Heart of Atlantis - Alyssa Day 8/11/14
✔9 ~ [Lucky Harbor] Once in a Lifetime - Jill Shalvis 8/24/14
✔26 ~ [title & author]And One Last Thing ... - Molly Harper 8/27/14
✔5 ~ [Lost Lords]Sometimes a Rogue - Mary Jo Putney 9/17/14
✔3 ~ [Warriors of Ankh]Shades of Blood - Samantha Young 9/20/14
✔5 ~ [Charlie Davidson]Fifth Grave Past the Light - Darynda Jones 9/23/14
✔8 ~ [Bridgertons]On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn 9/25/14
✔9 ~ [title=9]Power Play - Catherine Coulter 9/29/14
✔7 ~ [title=7]Spectyr - Philippa Ballantine 9/30/14


✔9 ~ [author=9]You're The One - Robin Kaye 10/7/14
✔3 ~ [All Souls Trilogy] The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness 10/28/14
✔2 ~ [FBI/US Attorney] A Lot Like Love - Julie James 11/15/14
✔3 ~ [Dark Heavens] Blue Dragon - Kylie Chan 11/19/14
✔8 ~ [Chicagoland Vampires] Biting Bad - Chloe Neill 12/5/14
✔4 ~ [Animal Magnetism] Rumor Has It - Jill Shalvis 12/14/14
✔6 ~ [Claire Watkins] Maiden Rock - Mary Logue 12/28/14
✔2 ~ [Deadwood] Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1/15
✔6 ~ [Hellchasers] Son of No One - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/9/15
✔4 ~ [Deadwood]Better Off Dead in Deadwood - Ann Charles 3/9/15
✔3 ~ [Dead World]Crimson - Jordan Summers 3/16/15


✔3 ~ [Bone Secrets] Buried - Kendra Elliot 3/17/15
✔8 ~ [Author Last Name] Endsinger - Jay Kristoff 3/18/15
✔3 ~ [Penton Legacy]Omega - Susannah Sandlin 3/24/15
✔2 ~ [Psy-Changeling]Visions of Heat - Nalini Singh 3/29/15
✔7 ~ [author first name]King of the Damned - Juliana Stone 3/30/15
✔9 ~ [title=9]If He's Wild - Hannah Howell 3/31/15
✔50 ~ [title & author=50]How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back - Diana Rowland 4/29/15
✔2 ~ [Cat Who...]The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern - Lilian Jackson Braun 5/2/15
✔8 ~ [title=8]Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11/15
✔8 ~ [title=9]Dark Tort - Diane Mott Davidson 6/1/15
✔4 ~ [Booktown Mystery 04]Chapter and Hearse - Lorna Barrett 6/18/15


✔1 ~ [The Archived 01]The Archived - Victoria Schwab 6/21/15
✔9 ~ [Jane Yellowrock 09]Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4/15
✔7 ~ [Guild Hunter 07]Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2/15
✔1 ~ [Circle Reforged 01]The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce 8/5/15
✔6 ~ [Wherlocke 06]If He's Daring - Hannah Howell 8/9/15
✔9 ~ [Play By Play 09]Quarterback Draw - Jaci Burton 8/25/15
✔3 ~ [Connor Clan 03]Heart of a Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 8/27/15
✔9 ~ [Highland Guard 09]The Arrow - Monica McCarty 9/21/15
✔9 ~ [Psy Changeling 09] Play of Passion - Nalini Singh 10/28/15
✔3 ~ [Xylon Warriors 03] Flames of Arousal - Ruth Kerce 11/1/15


✔7 ~ [Inspector Chen 07] Don't Cry, Tai Lake - Xiaolong Qui 11/28/15
✔5 ~ [Dirk Pitt 05] Night Probe! - Clive Cussler 1/10/16
✔10 ~ [#10 on TBR] Stud - Cheryl Brooks 3/2/16
✔8 ~ [Viking I 08] Viking in Love - Sandra Hill 3/3/16
✔2 ~ [Guardians of Ascension 02]Burning Skies - Caris Roane 3/5/16
✔0 ~ [Guardians of Ascension 2.5] Brink of Eternity - Caris Roane 3/5/16
✔9 ~ [Mercy Thompson 9] Fire Touched - Patricia Briggs 4/18/16
✔7 ~ [Title=7] Nemesis - Catherine Coulter 5/26/16
✔4 ~ [Stormwalker 4] Nightwalker - Allyson James 6/26/16


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Authors' Birthday Challenge
Duration: December 10, 2013 - December 31, 2016

READ: 27/32

✔1. [January 1] - No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5
✔2. [July 2] - The Six Sacred Stones - Matthew Reilly 10/21
✔3. [October 3] - Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23
4. [May 4] - Gail Carriger
✔5. [April 5] The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness 10/28
✔6. [January 6] - Fallen - Karin Slaughter 10/6
✔7. [April 7] - Deadlock - Iris Johansen 10/30
✔8. [August 8] - The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine 1/31
✔9. [July 9] - 77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9
✔10. [March 10] - One Heart to Win - Johanna Lindsey 12/16
✔11. [December 11] - Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips 11/22
12. [September 12] - The Hollow Hills - Mary Stewart (MAY 2017)
✔13. [March 13] - Middle of Nowhere - Ridley Pearson 9/11
✔14. [July 14] - Dearly Devoted Dexter - Jeff Lindsay 6/13
✔15. [July 15] - The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9
✔16. [November 16] - The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley 6/25
17. [December 17] - Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord - Sarah MacLean
✔18. [November 18] - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater 4/17
✔19. [February 19] - A Shiver of Light - Laurell K. Hamilton 4/19
✔20. [September 20] A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin 10/10
✔21. [October 21] - Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
✔22. [October 22] - Some Kind Of Fairy Tale - Graham Joyce 8/22
✔23. [November 23] - Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow 1/3
✔24. [April 24] - W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton 2/8
✔25. [November 25] - A Bone to Pick - Charlaine Harris 1/11
✔26. [October 26] - Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher 6/1
✔27. [July 27] - City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare 4/23
✔28. [April 28] - One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin 6/29
✔29. [September 29] - The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 1/22
30. [July 30] - Cherie Priest
31. [Dec 31] - Joe Abercrombie

Bonus:
✔January 16 - The Red Hotel - Graham Masterton 12/5

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A-Z Author

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

[Barbara ★]

Pet Names Alphabet Reading Challenge
Duration: August 30, 2013 - December 31, 2016

READ: 23/26

A. - (Anubis), cat - The Hippopotamus Pool - Elizabeth Peters 10/17
B. - (Birdie), cat - Grave Secrets - Kathy Reichs 10/8
C. - (Chaos), ferret - Labyrinth - Kat Richardson 11/29
D. - (Dumbass), dog - The Perfect Hope - Nora Roberts 9/21
E. -
F. - (Farrow), dog - Z for Zachariah - Robert O'Brien 9/9
G. - (Grendel), cat - Gunmetal Magic - Ilona Andrews 10/25
H. - (Harry), dog - Guilty as Sin - Tami Hoag 10/13
I. - (Indy Anna), cat - The Bone Bed - Patricia Cornwell 10/28
J. - (Jim), dog - Dragon Fall - Katie MacAlister 3/11
K. - (Kudzo), dog - My Life As a White Trash Zombie - Diana Rowland 12/6
L. - (Libby), dog - Easter Bunny Murder - Leslie Meier 9/8
M. - (Milo), cat - Damn Him to Hell - Jamie Quaid 9/28
N. - (Nala), cat - Hunted - P.C. Cast 10/5
O. - (Oscar), gargoyle/familiar - Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell 10/10
P. - (Pushkin), cat - Curfew - Phil Rickman 11/6
Q. - (Q-Tip), cat - Then Came You - Jill Shalvis 7/29/15
R. - (Rabbit), dog - Shield of Winter - Nalini Singh 1/29/16
S. - (Styx), dog - With All My Soul - Rachel Vincent 12/4
T. -
U. - (Ursha), cat - The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley 5/14
V. -
W. - (Whiskers), cat - Never Less Than a Lady - Mary Jo Putney 6/4
X. - (Xena), snake - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber 10/30
Y. - (Yoda), dog - The Last Boyfriend - Nora Roberts 8/31/13
Z. - (Zeus), dog - Much Ado About Marriage - Karen Hawkins 11/7

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Do the Math from A to Z
Start Date May 1, 2015
End Date: January 2, 2017

264/264 letters done
26/26 Math Terms done ~ (A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z)

A = Algebra

A: Archangel's Legion - Nalini Singh 6/19/15
L: Big Sky Mountain - Linda Lael Miller 6/30/15
G: The Darkest Touch - Gena Showalter 7/12/15
E: Exposed - Alex Kava 6/24/15
B: Shield of Fire - Boone Brux 6/26/15
R: Bones Are Forever - Kathy Reichs 6/9/15
A: The Archived - Victoria Schwab 6/21/15

B = Binary

B: Beauty and the Blacksmith - Tessa Dare 7/6/15
I: Invisible Murder- Lene Kaaberbøl 6/15/15
N: Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks 6/6/15
A: Dragon Down Under - Angela Castle 7/7/15
R: Revenant - Phaedra Weldon 7/13/15
Y: Zuriel's Fate - Serena Yates 6/22/15

C = Conjugate

C: Chapter and Hearse - Lorna Barrett 6/18/15
O: Starclimber - Kenneth Oppel 6/23/15
N: Notorious - Allison Brennan 6/9/15
J: Murder Past Due - Miranda James 6/10/15
U: Unbinding - Eileen Wilks 6/14/15
G: Deadly Offerings - Alexa Grace 8/9/15
A: Deeper Than Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/2/15
T: Thrown by a Curve - Jaci Burton 6/3/15
E: Pinned for Murder - Elizabeth Lynn Casey 6/29/15

D = Denominator

D: Dark Tort - Diane Mott Davidson 6/1/15
E: Embrace the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 7/21/15
N: North of Beautiful - Justina Chen 6/4/15
O: One Sweet Ride - Jaci Burton 6/6/15
M: The Mists of Time - Susan Squires 6/9/15
I: If He's Dangerous - Hannah Howell 6/21/15
N: The Witness - Nora Roberts 7/25/15
A: Dragonquest - Anne McCaffrey 7/17/15
T: Tell the Wolves I'm Home - Carol Rifka Brunt 6/11/15
O: Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27/15
R: Rev It Up - Julie Ann Walker 6/16/15

E = Exponent

E: Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28/15
X: Don't Cry, Tai Lake - Xiaolong Qui 11/28/15
P: Courting Disaster - Joanne Pence 6/19/15
O: Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2/15
N: Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh 7/24/15
E: Demon's Curse - Alexa Egan 7/30/15
N: Dark Witch - Nora Roberts 8/8/15
T: Thrill Ride - Julie Ann Walker 7/11/15

F = Fibonacci Sequence

F: Fifty Shades of Alice Through the Looking Glass - Melinda DuChamp 7/10/15
I: If He's Daring - Hannah Howell 8/9/15
B: Big Sky River - Linda Lael Miller 7/10/15
O: Obsession in Death - J.D. Robb 10/8/15
N: Nauti Temptress - Lora Leigh 8/12/15
A: Darker After Midnight - LaraAdrian 6/4/15
C: Wild Fire - Christine Feehan 7/15/15
C: Hard Evidence - Pamela Clare 7/23/15
I: If He's Tempted - Hannah Howell 7/5/15

S: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - Mary Roach 7/11/15
E: Alone - Kendra Elliot 8/2/15
Q: Quarterback Draw - Jaci Burton 8/25/15
U: Ubik - Phillip Dick 8/9/15
E: Shadow's Curse - Alexa Egan 8/24/15
N: Deadtown - Nancy Holzner 8/11/15
C: Chain of Illusions - Boone Brux 8/7/15
E: Everlasting Desire - Amanda Ashley 8/28/15

G = Geometry

G: Grave Secret - Charlaine Harris 8/24/15
E: The Escape - David Baldacci 8/21/15
O: Pleasure Island - Lorie O'Clare 11/29/15
M: Trail of Kisses - Merry Farmer 7/5/15
E: Warrior's Curse - Alexa Egan 9/15/15
T: Then Came You - Jill Shalvis 7/29/15
R: Bones of the Lost - Kathy Reichs 7/23/15
Y: Temping Is Hell - Cathy Yardley 11/21/15

H = Hypotenuse

H: Darkhouse - Karina Halle 6/6/15
Y: Your Next Breath - Iris Johansen 12/10/15
P: Hunger Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/9/15
O: One in a Million - Jill Shalvis 12/18/15
T: Caught Read-Handed - Terrie Farley Moran 8/3/15
E: The Prince of Frogs - Annaliese Evans 9/21/15
N: High Noon - Nora Roberts 8/22/15
U: Uprooted - Naomi Novik 7/26/15
S: Still the One - Jill Shalvis 8/13/15
E: Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell 11/22/15

I = Irrational Number

I: If He's Noble - Hannah Howell 9/17/15
R: Dark Hunger - Sarah Reinke 8/15/15
R: Born in Chains - Caris Roane 8/30/15
A: The Assassin's Blade - Sarah Maas 7/18/15
T: The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce 8/5/15
I: Chained by Night - Larissa Ione 9/19/15
O: Odd Interlude - Dean Koontz 2/13/16
N: Blood Games - Chloe Neill 8/17/15
A: Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2/15
L: Book Clubbed - Lorna Barrett 8/8/15

N: Night Betrayed - Joss Ware 9/16/15
U: Luscious - Amanda Usen 10/2/15
M: Warrior's Last Gift - Melissa Mayhue 7/19/15
B: Dawn's Early Light - Pip Ballantine 6/18/15
E: The Enchantment Emporium - Tanya Huff 12/12/15
R: Savage Chains - Caris Roane 8/30/15

J = Jacobian

J: HIDE Omnibus - Jax Spenser 7/6/15
A: Abandon the Night - Joss Ware 8/21/15
C: Crown of Midnight - Sarah Maas 8/16/15
O: The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman 4/7/16
B: The Diamond Conspiracy - Pip Ballantine 7/18/15
I: It Happened One Wedding - Julie James 6/27/15
A: Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin 8/23/15
N: Blaze of Memory - Nalini Singh 8/31/15

K = Kruskal's Algorithm

K: The Knight - Monica McCarty 6/20/15
R: Santa's Executive - Carrie Ann Ryan 6/22/15
U: Under the Boardwalk - Carly Phillips 1/8/16
S: Savage Nature - Christine Feehan 9/5/15
K: Kiss of the Betrayer - Boone Brux 7/8/15
A: Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley 8/15/15
L: Big Sky Summer - Linda Lael Miller 8/4/15
S: Dead in the Water - Stuart Woods 8/1/15

A: Heart of a Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 8/27/15
L: Better Read Than Dead - Victoria Laurie 8/29/15
G: Geist - Phaedra Weldon 8/26/15
O: Obsidian Flame - Caris Roane 6/9/16
R: Bones Never Lie - Kathy Reichs 9/3/15
I: Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews 10/9/15
T: Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor 7/22/15
H: Hungry for You - Lynsay Sands 6/7/15
M: The Arrow - Monica McCarty 9/21/15

L = Logarithm

L: Lust for Life - Jeri Smith-Ready 9/9/15
O: Play Dirty - Lorie O'Clare 6/12/16
G: The Grove - Jean Johnson 12/8/15
A: Rock Chick Redemption - Kristen Ashley 10/1/15
R: The Raider - Monica McCarty 9/3/15
I: Waterborne - Katherine Irons 12/5/15
T: Twice Tempted by a Rogue - Tessa Dare 8/19/15
H: The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber 6/14/15
M: Warrior Untamed - Melissa Mayhue 9/7/15

M = Magic Square

M: The White Dragon - Anne McCaffrey 9/7/15
A: Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood - Ann Charles 10/18/15
G: The Ghost Hunter - Lori Brighton 10/19/15
I: In a Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson 12/29/15
C: Hero - Cheryl Brooks 8/29/15

S: Bring on the Night - Jeri Smith-Ready 8/21/15
Q: Queen of Shadows - Sarah J. Maas 10/27/15
U: Under a Vampire Moon - Lynsay Sands 2/20/16
A: Circle of Fire - Keri Arthur 12/3/15
R: Ruthless Game - Christine Feehan 10/29/15
E: East of Ecstasy - Laura Kaye 12/19/15

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N = Newton's Theorem

N: Archangel's Enigma - Nalini Singh 9/8/15
E: Edge of Dawn - Lara Adrian 11/3/15
W: Born Wild - Julie Ann Walker 8/30/15
T: Three Nights with a Scoundrel - Tessa Dare 9/21/15
O: One Lucky Vampire - Lynsay Sands 5/31/16
N: Night Forbidden - Joss Ware 10/14/15
S: Stuck on You - Patti Berg 11/1/15

T: Touched by an Alien - Gini Koch 9/19/15
H: Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
E: East - Edith Pattou 12/19/15
O: Of Silk and Steam - Bec McMaster 8/20/16
R: Sealed with a Curse - Cecy Robson 10/22/15
E: Full Blast - Janet Evanovich 12/22/15
M: The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma - Trenton Lee Stewart 10/24/15

O = Ordinal

O: Stiletto - Daniel O'Malley 7/14/16
R: The Red Hotel - Graham Masterton 12/5/15
D: The Devil of Kilmartin - Laurin Wittig 9/10/15
I: In the Air Tonight - Stephanie Tyler 11/5/15
N: Play of Passion - Nalini Singh 10/28/15
A: The Dairy Queen - Allison Rushby 9/22/15
L: Dexter in the Dark - Jeff Lindsay 10/23/15

P = Perpendicular

P: A Love Untamed - Pamela Palmer 9/12/15
E: Eve of Darkness - S.J. Day 12/22/15
R: Snow In April - Rosamunde Pilcher 12/27/15
P: Melting Stones - Tamora Pierce 9/15/15
E: Forbidden Fruit - Erica Spindler 12/31/15
N: Night of Cake & Puppets - Laini Taylor 11/8/15
D: Tempted At Midnight - Jacquie D'Alessandro 11/19/15
I: It's in His Kiss - Jill Shalvis 11/10/15
C: Crossfire - Joann Ross 9/4/15
U: Unbound - Angela Knight 7/9/16
L: Lifelines - C.J. Lyons 11/26/15
A: Aunt Dimity Goes West - Nancy Atherton 11/3/15
R: Mortal Stakes - Robert Parker 12/26/15

Q = Quadratic Equation

Q: The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy - Julia Quinn 10/11/15
U: The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham 8/13/16
A: The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie - Jennifer Ashley 12/17/15
D: Dragonbane - Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/15/15
R: Library of Souls - Ransom Riggs 1/3/16
A: Crave The Night - Lara Adrian 12/25/15
T: Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber 9/6/15
I: If I Should Die - Allison Brennan 3/8/16
C: Courting Carolina - Janet Chapman 9/12/15

E: Eighth Grave After Dark - Darynda Jones 1/18/16
Q: What Happens in London - Julia Quinn 7/3/16
U: The Undead in My Bed - Katie MacAlister 9/18/16
A: Beg for Mercy - Jami Alden 12/24/15
T: Tall, Dark & Heartless - R.L. Mathewson 9/29/15
I: In Other Worlds - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/20/16
O: The Wicked Game - Olivia Fuller 9/4/16
N: Bonds of Justice - Nalini Singh 9/28/15

R = Rhombus

R: Beauty's Kingdom - A.N. Roquelaure 1/4/16
H: Hell for Leather - Julie Ann Walker 9/11/15
O: If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5/16
M: Heir of Fire - Sarah Maas 9/13/15
B: Buffalo Valley - Debbie Macomber 9/16/15
U: Ultimate Weapon - Shannon McKenna 11/19/16
S: Street Game - Christine Feehan 9/14/15

S = Stem-and-Leaf Plot

S: Simply Magic - Mary Balogh 11/12/15
T: The Tower - Jean Johnson 10/21/15
E: England's Perfect Hero - Suzanne Enoch 3/18/16
M: SEVEN-X - Mike Wech 10/24/15

A: The Source of Magic - Piers Anthony 12/30/15
N: Night Chills - Dean Koontz 11/10/15
D: Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor 12/26/15

L: The Forgotten Room - Lincoln Child 9/25/15
E: The Emperor's Tomb - Steve Berry 11/23/15
A: All I Want - Jill Shalvis 1/12/16
F: Forbidden - Jacquelyn Frank 7/31/15

P: Protecting What's His - Tessa Bailey 12/13/15
L: Leopard's Prey - Christine Feehan 9/26/15
O: One Snowy Knight - Deborah MacGillivray 11/25/16
T: Turkey Day Murder - Leslie Meier 12/12/15

T = Trigonometry

T: Tangle of Need - Nalini Singh 12/12/15
R: The Liar - Nora Roberts 1/13/16
I: Sweep in Peace - Ilona Andrews 3/13/16
G: The Great Zoo of China - Matthew Reilly 1/2/16
O: One Moonlit Night - Samantha James 12/6/16
N: Kiss of Snow - Nalini Singh 11/13/15
O: Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1/17
M: Warrior Reborn - Melissa Mayhue 7/20/15
E: Wicked Charms - Janet Evanovich 3/26/16
T: Tithe - Holly Black 1/7/16
R: The Reluctant Vampire - Lynsay Sands 1/24/16
Y: You Can Run... - Carlene Thompson 1/9/16

U = Upsilon

U: Die for You - Lisa Unger 11/29/16
P: Parasite - Mira Grant 12/16/15
S: Samurai Game - Christine Feehan 11/21/15
I: Invisible Sun - David Macinnis Gill 3/28/16
L: Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo 11/27/15
O: Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2/17
N: Bad Wolf - Nele Neuhaus 12/20/15

V = Variance

V: Voracious - V.K. Forrest 7/19/15
A: Love Me to Death - Allison Brennan 1/25/16
R: The Dragon Keeper- Robin Hobb 1/23/16
I: If Walls Could Talk - Juliet Blackwell 4/11/16
A: Bound to Darkness - Lara Adrian 2/2/16
N: Night Resurrected - Joss Ware 11/30/15
C: Virgin - Cheryl Brooks 9/25/15
E: Jungle Freakn' Bride - Eve Langlais 5/17/16

W = Width

W: Without Regret - R.L. Mathewson 6/5/15
I: In Too Deep - Tracey Alvarez 4/21/16
D: Knock Me Off My Feet - Susan Donovan 11/27/15
T: A Taste of the Nightlife - Sarah Zettel 10/29/15
H: He's So Fine - Jill Shalvis 6/20/15

X = X Axis

X: X Marks the Scot - Victoria Roberts 10/23/15

A: Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea - Nancy Atherton 2/4/16
X: X - Sue Grafton 1/10/16
I: Iron & Velvet - Alexis Hall 2/5/16
S: Fingersmith - Sarah Waters 10/8/15

Y = Y Intercept

Y: You Don't Know Jack - Erin McCarthy 6/13/15

I: Into Thin Air - Cindy Miles 2/7/16
N: Heart of Obsidian - Nalini Singh 12/24/15
T: Days of Blood & Starlight - Laini Taylor 10/13/15
E: Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams 5/20/16
R: Speaking in Bones - Kathy Reichs 10/30/15
C: Crave - J.R. Ward 9/27/15
E: Edge of Darkness - Christine Feehan 7/24/16
P: Wulfe Untamed - Pamela Palmer 10/4/15
T: The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities - Ann & Jeff Vandermeer 1/22/16

Z = Zeta

Z: Forgotten Sins - Rebecca Zanetti 6/7/15
E: Ecstasy Bound - Ruth Kerce 2/27/16
T: Tarnished Knight - Bec McMasters 1/31/16
A: An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris 2/10/16

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

What's Your Major
Start Date: August 12, 2014
End Date: January 1, 2017

418/418 Letters done
26/26 Careers Done (A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,,U,V,W,X,Y,Z)

A= Animal Sciences ~COMPLETE(view spoiler)[
14/14

A: Are You Scared Yet? - Hunter Morgan 8/19/14
N: No Longer a Gentleman - Mary Jo Putney 8/30/14
I: The Devil's Punchbowl - Greg Iles 8/3/14
M: The Mage in Black - Jaye Wells 8/28/14
A: Heart of Atlantis - Alyssa Day 8/11/14
L: Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines 9/10/14

S: Vampire Mine - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/2/14
C: Cross Fire - James Patterson 8/5/14
I: Deadlock - Iris Johansen 10/30/14
E: The Serpent on the Crown - Elizabeth Peters 8/22/14
N: Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death - Denise Swanson 9/15/14
C: Slay It with Flowers - Kate Collins 8/9
E: Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich 9/24/14
S: Sexiest Vampire Alive - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/31/14 (hide spoiler)]
B= Business ~ COMPLETE(view spoiler)[
8/8

B: A Thief In A Kilt - Sandy Blair 8/9/14
U: White Wedding - Ursula Sinclair 8/11/14
S: A Soul So Wicked - Sharie Kohler 9/5/14
I: Oceanborne - Katherine Irons 10/22/14
N: Nightshine - Lynn Viehl 9/16/14
E: Tomb of the Golden Bird - Elizabeth Peters 9/28/14
S: Styxx - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/12/14
S: Sunshine - Robin McKinley 9/3/14 (hide spoiler)]
C= Criminal Justice ~ COMPLETE(view spoiler)[
15/15

C: Darkfire Kiss - Deborah Cooke 8/29/14
R: The Big Dirt Nap - Rosemary Harris 8/17/14
I: Live to See Tomorrow - Iris Johansen 12/4/14
M: Middle of Nowhere - Ridley Pearson 9/11/14
I: If There Be Dragons - Kay Hooper 12/18/14
N: Never Kiss a Stranger - Heather Grothaus 9/22/14
A: And One Last Thing ... - Molly Harper 8/27/14
L: Letters from Skye: A Novel - Jessica Brockmole 10/30/14

J: Show and Tell - Jasmine Haynes 8/17/14
U: Uncorked - Lois Greiman 12/5/14
S: A Deeper Sleep - Dana Stabenow 9/18/14
T: The Thirteenth House - Sharon Shinn 8/7/14
I: Clean Sweep - Ilona Andrews 1/6/15
C: Flashfire - Deborah Cooke 9/9/14
E: Evertrue - Brodi Ashton 9/29/14 (hide spoiler)]
D= Developmental & Family Science ~ COMPLETE(view spoiler)[
27/27

D: Darkest Highlander - Donna Grant 8/20/14
E: Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23/14
V: Frostfire - Lynn Viehl 8/30/14
E: (Eli Pace) - Born To Be Wild - Christine Warren 10/30/14
L: Down to You - M. Leighton 11/3/14
O: On the Prowl - Christine Warren 8/4/14
P: Playing Easy to Get - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/22/14
M: Goddess - Fiona McIntosh 9/13/14
E: (Erik MacSorley) - The Hawk - Monica McCarty 10/26/14
N: North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24/14
T: A Taint In The Blood - Dana Stabenow 8/10/14
A: Come Fly With Me - Addison Fox 9/19/14
L: Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline 10/16/14

&: Tall, Dark & Lonely - R.L. Mathewson 8/13/14

F: Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard 8/16/14
A: Animal Magnetism - Jill Shalvis 9/25/14
M: The Sinner - Margaret Mallory 9/27/14
I: Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews 1/15/15
L: A Lot Like Love - Julie James 11/15/14
Y: The Monstrumologist - Rick Yancey 1/8/15

S: Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons - Denise Grover Swank 8/28/14
C: Wanna Get Lucky? - Deborah Coonts 9/17/14
I: If You Give a Rake a Ruby - Shana Galen 2/22/15
E: Everywhere She Turns - Debra Webb 11/3/14
N: Nightborn - Lynn Viehl 10/31/14
C: Power Play - Catherine Coulter 9/29/14
E: The Grand Finale - Janet Evanovich 11/8/14 (hide spoiler)]
E= Entomology ~ COMPLETE(view spoiler)[
10/10

E: Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch 11/10/14
N: Mine to Possess - Nalini Singh 11/6/14
T: The Trouble With Witches - Shirley Damsgaard 8/16/14
O: Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21/14
M: The Guardian - Margaret Mallory 9/21/14
O: Once in a Lifetime - Jill Shalvis 8/24/14
L: Lost - Gary Devon 11/15/14
O: On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn 9/25/14
G: Some Kind Of Fairy Tale - Graham Joyce 8/22/14
Y: Shades of Blood - Samantha Young 9/20/14 (hide spoiler)]
F= Forestry ~ COMPLETE(view spoiler)[
8/8

F: A Warrior's Promise - Donna Fletcher 8/27/14
O: Crazy Thing Called Love - Molly O'Keefe 11/26/14
R: Redemption - Susannah Sandlin 8/24/14
E: Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland 11/24/14
S: Dark Moon Defender - Sharon Shinn 8/23/14
T: Dire Wants - Stephanie Tyler 8/26/14
R: Bitten in Two - Jennifer Rardin 8/31/14
Y: You Can't Hide - Karen Rose 2/7/15 (hide spoiler)]
G= Geology & Geophysics ~ COMPLETE(view spoiler)[
18/18

G: Green-Eyed Demon - Jaye Wells 9/13/14
E: The Exiled Queen - Cinda Williams Chima 11/28/14
O: One Heart to Win - Johanna Lindsey 12/16/14
L: Big Sky Country - Linda Lael Miller 11/23/14
O: One Dance with a Duke - Tessa Dare 12/27/14
G: Finders-Seekers - Gayle Greeno 10/17/14
Y: Temping Is Hell - Cathy Yardley 11/21/15

& Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor 7/22/15

G: The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 10/29/14
E: A River in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 11/23/14
O: Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1/15
P: Kill Alex Cross - James Patterson 9/24/14
H: Hallowed - Cynthia Hand 9/25/14
Y: Your Next Breath - Iris Johansen 12/10/15
S: Killing Grounds - Dana Stabenow 9/30/14
I: Bound by Night - Larissa Ione 3/27/15
C: Bizarre Life of Sydney Sedrick - Mandi Casey 10/19/14
S: Spectyr - Philippa Ballantine 9/30/14 (hide spoiler)]

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continued...H-M


H= Horticulture Science ~ COMPLETE! (view spoiler)[
19/19

H: The Highlander's Forbidden Bride - Donna Fletcher 10/19/14
O: Omega - Susannah Sandlin 3/24/15
R: The Deadliest Bite - Jennifer Rardin 9/6/14
T: Dire Warning - Stephanie Tyler 9/7/14
I: Revenant - Larissa Ione 3/14/15
C: Waking Up with a Rake - Connie Mason 11/10/14
U: Up to Me - M. Leighton 3/12/15
L: Love Is All You Need - Lori Devoti 12/22/14
T: Dire Desires - Stephanie Tyler 9/8/14
U: Unmade - Sarah Rees Brennan 3/25/15
R: Charmed Spirits - Carrie Ann Ryan 9/10/14
E: Street of the Five Moons - Elizabeth Peters 12/12/14

S: Whisper To The Blood - Dana Stabenow 10/15/14
C: Blue Dragon - Kylie Chan 11/19/14
I: If He's Sinful - Hannah Howell 3/20/15
E: Ember's Kiss - Deborah Cooke 12/12/14
N: Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles 11/9/14
C: The City and the City - China Miéville 11/21/14
E: The Crossing Places - Elly Griffiths 12/13/14 (hide spoiler)]
I= Industrial Engineering ~ COMPLETE! (view spoiler)[
21/21

I: If He's Wild - Hannah Howell 3/31/15
N: House Rules - Chloe Neill 11/13/14
D: The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness 10/28/14
U: Unlucky 13 - James Patterson 5/17/15
S: Sometimes a Rogue - Mary Jo Putney 9/17/14
T: Twisted Things - Madge Swindells 11/9/14
R: Must Love Dragons - Stephanie Rowe 9/20/14
I: In Rides Trouble - Julie Ann Walker 5/26/15
A: The Pyramid Of Doom - Andy McDermott 11/7/14
L: Love You More - Lisa Gardner 12/24/14

E: The Duke Is Mine - Eloisa James 12/26/14
N: The Butterfly Farm - Diane Noble 11/25/14
G: The Darkest Facts - Gena Showalter 11/24/14
I: Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11/15
N: Nightbred - Lynn Viehl 12/2/14
E: Buried - Kendra Elliot 3/17/15
E: Endsinger - Jay Kristoff 3/18/15
R: Running Scared - Shannon Butcher 9/28/14
I: Iron House - John Hart 4/7/15
N: Biting Bad - Chloe Neill 12/5/14
G: Flirting with Forever - Gwyn Cready 12/13/14 (hide spoiler)]
J= Japanese ~ COMPLETE! (view spoiler)[
8/8

J: Witchcraft - Jayne Ann Krentz 9/15/14
A: Angel Fever - L.A. Weatherly 9/9/14
P: Merry Christmas, Alex Cross - James Patterson 10/30/14
A: Alex Cross, Run - James Patterson 11/14/14
N: A Night Too Dark - Dana Stabenow 12/9/14
E: Chilled - Kendra Elliot 1/21/15
S: Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn 11/1/14
E: Ritual Magic - Eileen Wilks 3/11/15 (hide spoiler)]
K= Kinesiology ~ COMPLETE! (view spoiler)[
11/11

K: Wanted: Undead or Alive - Kerrelyn Sparks 9/26/14
I: Invisible Murder- Lene Kaaberbøl 6/15/15
N: Nightbound - Lynn Viehl 12/6/14
E: Pinned for Murder - Elizabeth Lynn Casey 6/29/15
S: The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/18/14
I: If He's Dangerous - Hannah Howell 6/21/15
O: One Sweet Ride - Jaci Burton 6/6/15
L: Lie With Me - Stephanie Tyler 12/27/14
O: Starclimber - Kenneth Oppel 6/23/15
G: Written in My Own Heart's Blood - Diana Gabaldon 12/23/14
Y: Zuriel's Fate - Serena Yates 6/22/15 (hide spoiler)]
L= Landscape Architecture ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
21/21

L: Maiden Rock - Mary Logue 12/28/14
A: The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry 10/25/14
N: Wild Things - Chloe Neill 12/31/14
D: Double Shot - Diane Mott Davidson 9/22/14
S: Should've Known Better - Cassandra Carr 11/29/14
C: Cross My Heart - James Patterson 12/19/14
A: Just In Time - Addison Fox 12/8/14
P: Rapture Untamed - Pamela Palmer 11/4/14
E: Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy 4/5/15

A: Carnal Sin - Allison Brennan 12/11/14
R: The Six Sacred Stones - Matthew Reilly 10/21/14
C: The Dragon Legion Collection - Deborah Cooke 12/29/14
H: What Angels Fear - C.S. Harris 10/15/14
I: It Happened One Wedding - Julie James 6/27/15
T: Blood Debt - Tanya Huff 11/11/14
E: Echo - J.K. Accinni 5/5/15
C: Bombshell - Catherine Coulter 1/16/15
T: Thunder Moon - Lori Handeland 12/15/14
U: Unbinding - Eileen Wilks 6/14/15
R: Contest - Matthew Reilly 11/13/14
E: The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths 5/10/15 (hide spoiler)]
M= Medieval & Renaissance Studies ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
27/27

M: Much Ado About Marriage - Karen Hawkins 11/7/14
E: Embrace the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 7/21/15
D: Fifth Grave Past the Light - Darynda Jones 9/23/14
I: If He's Tempted - Hannah Howell 7/5/15
E: Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28/15
V: The Viper - Monica McCarty 12/29/14
A: Always Dakota - Debbie Macomber 12/24/14
L: Light My Fire - G.A. Aiken 1/5/15

& Tall, Dark & Heartless - R.L. Mathewson 9/29/15

R: The Ranger - Monica McCarty 11/30/14
E: Demon's Curse - Alexa Egan 7/30/15
N: Blood of Tyrants - Naomi Novik 1/24/15
A: Baby, I'm Yours - Susan Andersen 12/20/14
I: If He's Daring - Hannah Howell 8/9/15
S: The Host - Stephanie Meyer 11/30/14
S: Rescue My Heart - Jill Shalvis 11/30/14
A: Antiques Flee Market - Barbara Allan 2/4/15
N: Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 2/17/15
C: A Bone to Pick - Charlaine Harris 1/11/15
E: Alone - Kendra Elliot 8/2/15

S: Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips 11/22/14
T: Devil Without a Cause - Terri Garey 12/14/14
U: Uprooted - Naomi Novik 7/26/15
D: Just Desserts - Mary Daheim 12/7/14
I: If He's Noble - Hannah Howell 9/17/15
E: The Escape - David Baldacci 8/21/15
S: Scarlet - Jordan Summers 2/7/15 (hide spoiler)]

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continued...N-S


N= Nuclear Engineering ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
18/18

N: Angels' Flight - Nalini Singh 3/23/15
U: Ubik - Phillip Dick 8/9/15
C: Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 1/19/15
L: A Trouble of Fools - Linda Barnes 12/26/14
E: Shadow's Curse - Alexa Egan 8/24/15
A: Moloka'i - Alan Brennert 1/18/15
R: Rumor Has It - Jill Shalvis 12/14/14

E: Everlasting Desire - Amanda Ashley 8/28/15
N: Archangel's Blade - Nalini Singh 3/26/15
G: The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - Gordon Dahlquist 3/7/15
I: Chained by Night - Larissa Ione 9/19/15
N: Visions of Heat - Nalini Singh 3/29/15
E: Warrior's Curse - Alexa Egan 9/15/15
E: The Prince of Frogs - Annaliese Evans 9/21/15
R: Bones to Ashes - Kathy Reichs 12/31/14
I: Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews 10/9/15
N: Night Broken - Patricia Briggs 3/30/15
G: Sapphires Are an Earl's Best Friend - Shana Galen 3/1/15 (hide spoiler)]
O= Oceanography ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
12/12

O: Wild Child - Molly O'Keefe 4/26/15
C: Candy Cane Murder - Joanna Fluke 2/26/15
E: Shadowglass - Erica Hayes 5/18/15
A: Absolution - Susannah Sandlin 2/5/15
N: Archangel's Storm - Nalini Singh 4/30/15
O: Skybreaker - Kenneth Oppel 5/15/15
G: Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter 3/3/15
R: Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch 1/11/15
A: A Tale Of Two Dragons - G.A. Aiken 2/2/15
P: Playing to Win - Jaci Burton 3/4/15
H: Still Waters - Tami Hoag 12/23/14
Y: You Don't Know Jack - Erin McCarthy 6/13/15 (hide spoiler)]
P= Planetary Sciences ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
17/17

P: Phantasm - Phaedra Weldon 3/29/15
L: The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4/15
A: Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan 1/6/15
N: The Name of the Star - Maureen Johnson 5/8/15
E: Everything for Us - M. Leighton 5/25/15
T: Taken by the Cowboy - Julianne MacLean 12/28/14
A: Shaedes of Gray - Amanda Bonilla 2/8/15
R: Trick of the Light - Rob Thurman 12/21/14
Y:

S: Though Not Dead - Dana Stabenow 12/31/14
C: Dead Case in Deadwood - Ann Charles 2/8/15
I: In the Air Tonight - Stephanie Tyler 11/5/15
E: Envy - J.R. Ward 10/31/15
N: Beware the Wild - Natalie Parker 5/4/15
C: Daylighters - Rachel Caine 2/11/15
E: Edge of Dawn - Lara Adrian 11/3/15
S: Heart of the Wolf - Terry Spear 2/13/15 (hide spoiler)]
Q= Quantitative Economics ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
21/21

Q: Quarterback Draw - Jaci Burton 8/25/15
U: Under the Boardwalk - Carly Phillips 1/8/16
A: Captured by the Pirate Laird - Amy Jarecki 2/25/15
N: The Collector - Nora Roberts 5/13/15
T: The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkein 2/26/15
I: If You Give a Rake a Ruby - Shana Galen 2/22/15
T: Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven - Derek Landy 3/4/15
A: About That Night - Julie James 3/3/15
T: Faithful Place - Tana French 3/4/156
I: It's in His Kiss - Jill Shalvis 11/10/15
V: Shut Your Eyes Tight - John Verdon 4/12/15
E: Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell 11/22/15

E: The Emperor's Tomb - Steve Berry 11/23/15
C: Water Bound - Christine Feehan 2/16/15
O: Of Monsters and Madness - Jessica Verday 5/3/15
N: A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan 4/15/15
O: Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27/15
M: Much Ado About Vampires - Katie MacAlister 2/15/15
I: If I Should Die - Allison Brennan 3/8/16
C: Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman 3/1/15
S: The Saint - Monica McCarty 2/28/15 (hide spoiler)]
R= Retail Management ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
16/16

R: White Trash Zombie Apocalypse - Diana Rowland 2/25/15
E: Exposed - Alex Kava 6/24/15
T: SEAL of Honor - Tonya Burrows 3/10/15
A: Dr. Franklin's Island - Ann Halam 3/6/15
I: Waterborne - Katherine Irons 12/5/15
L: Last Stand of Dead Men - Derek Landy 3/16/15

M: Mind Fuck - Manna Francis 3/21/15
A: Sunrise with a Notorious Lord - Alexandria Hawkins 3/8/15
N: Caressed by Ice - Nalini Singh 4/15/15
A: Armageddon Cometh- J.K. Accinni 5/7/15
G: Gypsy Brothers Series-Books 1-7 - Lili St. Germain 3/12/15
E: The Enchantment Emporium - Tanya Huff 12/12/15
M: Warrior's Redemption - Melissa Mayhue 3/22/15
E: East of Ecstasy - Laura Kaye 12/19/15
N: The Search - Nora Roberts 4/9/15
T: Texas Gothic - Rosemary Clement-Moore 5/9/15 (hide spoiler)]
S= Soil & Hydrologic Sciences ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
2/23

S: So Damn Lucky - Deborah Coonts 3/8/15
O: Pleasure Island - LorieO'Clare 11/29/15
I: Sweep in Peace - Ilona Andrews 3/13/16
L: The Hell You Say - Josh Lanyon 4/9/15

& Night of Cake & Puppets - Laini Taylor 11/8/15

H: Hungry Like a Wolf - Christine Warren 12/17/14
Y: You Can Run... - Carlene Thompson 1/9/16
D: A Dangerous Thing - Josh Lanyon 4/7/15
R: Seraphina - Rachel Hartman 2/28/15
O: One Lucky Vampire - Lynsay Sands 5/31/16
L: A Shiver of Light - Laurell K. Hamilton 4/19/15
O: Play Dirty - Lorie O'Clare 6/12/16
G: The Gray Wolf Throne - Cinda Williams Chima 3/28/15
I: Invision - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/30/16
C: Better Off Dead in Deadwood - Ann Charles 3/9/15

S: Son of No One - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/9/15
C: Crimson - Jordan Summers 3/16/15
I: Immortal - J.R. Ward 6/2/16
E: Eighth Grave After Dark - Darynda Jones 1/18/16
N: North of Beautiful - Justina Chen 6/4/15
C: Spirit Bound - Christine Feehan 3/20/15
E: Ecstasy Bound - Ruth Kerce 2/27/16
S: Seduce Me in Dreams - Jacquelyn Frank 4/25/15 (hide spoiler)]

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continued...T-Z


T= Turf Science & Management ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
22/22

T: Taken by Midnight - Lara Adrian 5/30/15
U: Luscious - Amanda Usen 10/2/15
R: Spider Bones - Kathy Reichs 3/22/15
F: Flash and Bones - Kathy Reichs 4/25/15

S: Saints Astray - Jacqueline Carey 4/16/15
C: Charmed by His Love - Janet Chapman 4/21/15
I: In a Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson 12/29/15
E: East - Edith Pattou 12/19/15
N: Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks 6/6/15
C: City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare 5/17/15
E: Full Blast - Janet Evanovich 12/22/15

& Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor 12/26/15

M: The Mad, Bad Duke - Jennifer Ashley 3/31/15
A: Deeper Than Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/2/15
N: Notorious - Allison Brennan 6/9/15
A: Darker After Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/4/15
G: Games Creatures Play - Charlaine Harris 5/2/15
E: Eve of Darkness - S.J. Day 12/22/15
M: Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4/15
E: Forbidden Fruit - Erica Spindler 12/31/15
N: Archangel's Legion - Nalini Singh 6/19/15
T: The Truth of All Things - Kieran Shields 4/5/15 (hide spoiler)]
U= Urban Studies & Planning ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
21/21

U: Unbound - Angela Knight 7/9/16
R: Devil Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/21/15
B: Baby - J.K. Accinni 5/3/15
A: Asylum - Madeleine Roux 5/5/15
N: Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh 7/24/15

S: 77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9/15
T: Master of Craving - Karen Tabke 1/29/15
U: The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham 8/13/16
D: Dark Skye - Kresley Cole 2/10/15
I: In Other Worlds - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/20/16
E: England's Perfect Hero - Suzanne Enoch 3/18/16
S: Sixth Grave on the Edge - Darynda Jones 5/13/15

& Steam & Sorcery - Cindy Spencer Pape 12/31/15

P: The Map of Time - Felix Palma 4/18/15
L: Lucky Stiff - Deborah Coonts 2/16/15
A: Shadow Walker - Allyson James 5/28/15
N: The Witness - Nora Roberts 7/25/15
N: Deadtown - Nancy Holzner 8/11/15
I: The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks 6/6/16
N: Nauti Temptress - Lora Leigh 8/12/15
G: Dinner with a Vampire - Abigail Gibbs 5/10/15 (hide spoiler)]
V= Veterinary Technician ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
20/20

V: Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1/15
E: Jungle Freakn' Bride - Eve Langlais 5/17/16
T: 206 Bones - Kathy Reichs 2/14/15
E: Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams 5/20/16
R: Restless In The Grave - Dana Stabenow 1/28/15
I: The Immortal Who Loved Me - Lynsay Sands 7/11/16
N: Blood Games - Chloe Neill 8/17/15
A: The Archived - Victoria Schwab 6/21/15
R: Festive in Death - J.D. Robb 2/16/15
Y: The Young Elites - Marie Lu 1/11/16

T: The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones - Jack Wolf 4/28/15
E: Edge of Darkness - Christine Feehan 7/24/16
C: Her Sky Cowboy - Beth Ciotta 2/13/15
H: Hell on Wheels - Julie Ann Walker 3/19/15
N: High Noon - Nora Roberts 8/22/15
I: Ink and Bone - Rachel Caine 7/25/16
C: Hidden Currents - Christine Feehan 2/21/15
I: It's a Wonderful Wife - Janet Chapman 8/13/16
A: Rock Chick - Kristen Ashley 5/31/15
N: Blaze of Memory - Nalini Singh 8/31/15 (hide spoiler)]
W= Wildlife ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
8/8

W: Blue-Blooded Vamp - Jaye Wells 11/29/14
I: In Too Deep - Tracey Alvarez 4/21/16
L: West of Want - Laura Kaye 3/21/15
D: Wicked as She Wants - Delilah Dawson 2/6/15
L: The Little Stranger - Sarah Waters 5/6/15
I: Immortal Ever After - Lynsay Sands 4/27/16
F: Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3/15
E: Known - Kendra Elliot 8/6/16 (hide spoiler)]
X= ToXicology ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
10/10

T: Thrown by a Curve - Jaci Burton 6/3/15
O: Obsession in Death - J.D. Robb 10/8/15
X: X Marks the Scot - Victoria Roberts 10/23/15
I: Invisible Sun - David Macinnis Gill 3/28/16
C: Curtain - Agatha Christie 4/2/15
O: One in a Million - Jill Shalvis 12/18/15
L: Fatal Shadows - Josh Lanyon 4/6/15
O: Obsidian Flame - Caris Roane 6/9/16
G: Gone - Mo Hayder 4/13/15
Y: The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5/16 (hide spoiler)]
Y= Youth Development ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
16/16

Y: The Isle of Blood - Rick Yancey 9/13/16
O: Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2/15
U: The Undead in My Bed - Katie MacAlister 9/18/16
T: Tell the Wolves I'm Home - Carol Rifka Brunt 6/11/15
H: The Hunter - Monica McCarty 5/26/15

D: The Dying of the Light - Derek Landy 5/25/15
E: Wicked Charms - Janet Evanovich 3/26/16
V: Voracious - V.K. Forrest 7/19/15
E: Draykon - Charlotte English 8/22/16
L: Love Irresistibly - Julie James 5/27/15
O: Stiletto - Daniel O'Malley 7/14/16
P: Sunrise at Sunset - Jaz Primo 4/25/15
M: Bees in the Butterfly Garden - Maureen Lang 5/17/15
E: Easter Bunny Murder - Leslie Meier 9/8/16
N: Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2/15
T: Trail of Kisses - Merry Farmer 7/5/15 (hide spoiler)]
Z= Zoology ~ COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
7/7

Z: Zoo - James Patterson 3/5/15
O: The Wicked Game - Olivia Fuller 9/4/16
O: If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5/16
L: See How She Dies - Lisa Jackson 4/22/15
O: One Snowy Knight - Deborah MacGillivray 11/25/16
G: The Book of Names - Jill Gregory 4/13/15
Y: Sword of the Rightful King - Jane Yolen 1/17/17 (hide spoiler)]

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Materia Medica Challenge
Start Date: August 1, 2016

✔Agrimony- Read a book where acharacter is in a coma or unconscious for a time, a book set in England, or a book with a church on the cover.
Fighting to Forget - J.D. Salisbury (heroine, 10 days in a coma) 10/12/16

A: About a Vampire - Lynsay Sands 8/11/16
G: Shadow on the Sun - David Macinnis Gill 10/20/16
R: Rogues - George R.R. Martin et al 11/13/16
I: It's a Wonderful Wife - Janet Chapman 8/13/16
M: The Sleeping Beauty - Mercedes Lackey 10/11/16
O: If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5/16
N: The Art of Duke Hunting - Sophia Nash 10/13/16
Y: A Harvest of Bones - Yasmine Galenorn 2/8/17

✔Aloe- Read a book set in Egypt, or a book with a character thought to be immortal, a book that mentions bombs or a military force, or a book that takes place during the summer. You may also read a book with a bright green cover.
Paper and Fire - Rachel Caine 8/14/16

A: Marked in Flesh - Anne Bishop 8/7/16
L: Love in the Light - Laura Kaye 10/16/16
O: The Wicked Game - Olivia Fuller 9/4/16
E: Known - Kendra Elliot 8/6/16

✔Arnica- Read a book where the MC is either an athlete or someone who is very active, a book where someone is poisoned, or a book with a yellow cover.
Bear Meets Girl - Shelly Laurenston (hero professional hockey player) 10/5/16

A: Bound by Flame - Anne Windsor 8/10/16
R: Rocked by Love - Christine Warren 10/16/16
N: The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3/16
I: Quicksand - Iris Johansen 10/26/16
C: Chainsaw Jane - Marie-Jo Fortis 10/21/16
A: Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong 8/2/16

✔Ashwagandha- Read a book set in India, or a book where the MC has/rides horses, or a book where someone is trying to become stronger or better in some way. You can also read a book with red on the cover.
The Hunter - Theresa Meyers 10/31/16

A: Best Laid Plans - Allison Brennan 9/2/16
S: Soulless - T.M. Frazier 9/4/16
H: Highland Master - Hannah Howell 10/23/16
W: Bound by Light - Anne Windsor 9/7/16
A: Alien Tango - Gini Koch 9/4/16
G: Ghost Story - Jim Butcher 10/15/16
A: Spell Bound - Kelley Armstrong 10/22/16
N: Not Quite a Wife - Mary Jo Putney 10/28/16
D: Dragonmark - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/3/16
H: Tall, Dark & Dead - Tate Hallaway 10/18/16
A: Anyone But You - Jennifer Crusie 10/29/16

✔Blackberry- Read a book where someone makes blackberry pie or jam, or with a character who is considered 'prickly', a book where someone has a cold, or a book with a purple cover.
Dark Passage - M.J. Putney 8/15/16

B: Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett 10/22/16
L: Stolen: A Letter to My Captor - Lucy Christopher 10/23/16
A: Thirteen - Kelley Armstrong 11/10/16
C: Cold, Cold Heart - Tami Hoag 12/3/16
K: The Kingdom of Gods - N.K. Jemisin 11/16/16
B: The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia - Barbara Wood 11/5/16
E: Easter Bunny Murder - Leslie Meier 9/8/16
R: The Fire Kimono - Laura Joh Rowland 11/14/16
R: Floating Staircase - Ronald Malfi 11/3/16
Y: Yours, Mine, and Ours - Mary Janice Davidson 2/19/17

✔Bloodroot- Read a book with vampires, or a book where the MC is either protecting someone or must be protected from something/someone. You may also read a book with a predominately white cover.
Dark Ghost - Christine Feehan 8/9/16

B: Beauty and the Werewolf - Mercedes Lackey 11/18/16
L: The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham 11/9/16
O: One Snowy Knight - Deborah MacGillivray 11/25/16
O: One Moonlit Night - Samantha James 12/6/16
D: The Twelfth Card - Jeffery Deaver 10/24/16
R: Rainshadow Road - Lisa Kleypas 11/20/16
O: On the Growl - Celia Kyle 1/18/17
O: Omens - Kelley Armstrong 1/28/17
T: Total Control - David Baldacci 10/29/16

✔Burdock- Read a book where the MC is a chef or loves to cook, or read a book where one of the characters is a doctor or healer. You can also read a book with something prickly or sharp on the cover.
Not Always a Saint - Mary Jo Putney (hero is a doctor) 11/24

B: Bethany's Heart - C.L. Scholey 12/18/16
U: The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham 8/13/16
R: Sweet Revenge - Rebecca Zanetti 11/20/16
D: The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair 11/5/16
O: Offside - Juliana Stone 1/29/17
C: Cold Days - Jim Butcher 11/22/16
K: Someone to Watch Over Me - Lisa Kleypas 12/11/16

✔Calendula- Read a book with a beautiful character, a romance or 'steamy' book, a book that has an irritating character, or is a part of a long series.
Runaway Vampire - Lynsay Sands (Argeneau #23) 8/30

C: A Confidential Source - Jan Brogan 11/24/16
A: Captive Soul - Anne Windsor 11/25/16
L: The Likeness - Tana French 12/30/16
E: The Devil Wears Kilts - Suzanne Enoch 10/17/16
N: Crash - Nicole Williams 11/11/16
D: The Witch Is Dead - Shirley Damsgaard 12/16/16
U: The Undead in My Bed - Katie MacAlister 9/18/16/16
L: Wolf with Benefits - Shelly Laurenston 11/7/16
A: The Keeper of Lost Causes - Jussi Adler-Olsen 11/19/16

✔California Poppy- Read a book set in California, a book that is relaxing or makes you feel good, or a book with a orange cover.
Dead Heat - Allison Brennan 8/27


C: Captive Heart - Anne Windsor 12/11/16
A: Alien in the Family - Gini Koch 12/14/16
L: The Ghoul Next Door - Victoria Laurie 11/1/16
I: Insidious - Catherine Coulter 11/7/16
F: Fair Game - Jasmine Haynes 1/21/17
O: Vicious - Kevin O'Brien 1/19/17
R: Restless Heart - Emma Lang 12/5/16
N: No Ghouls Allowed - Victoria Laurie 11/13/16
I: Third Degree - Greg Iles 11/26/16
A: Apprentice in Death - J.D. Robb 12/17/16

P: Prince of Magic - Linda Winstead-Jones 10/24/16
O: On the Accidental Wings of Dragons - Julie Wetzel 2/11/17
P: Paper, Scissors, Death - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/30/16
P: Maximum Ride Forever - James Patterson 12/4/16
Y: Bad Nights - Rebecca York 2/23/17

✔Cascara Sagrada - Read a book set in the Old West or with a Native American character. You may also read a book with red or purple on the cover.
Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5/16

C: Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo 12/17/16
A: The Apple Orchard - Susan Wiggs 12/19/16
S: Bite Me - Shelly Laurenston 12/24/16
C: Compulsion - Allison Brennan 12/24/16
A: The Current Between Us - Kindle Alexander 12/26/16
R: Rogue - Katy Evans 2/2/17
A: Men of the Otherworld - Kelley Armstrong 12/31/16

S: Sword of the Raven - Diana Duncan 2/12/17
A: Lost - Alice Lichtenstein 2/4/17
G: The Girl from Everywhere - Heidi Heilig 12/25/16
R: Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly 2/4/17
A: The Bird Eater - Ania Ahlborn 2/13/17
D: Dead Ice - Laurell K. Hamilton 2/21/17
A: The Lady in Question - Victoria Alexander 2/25/17

[Barbara ★]

part II

✔Catnip- Read a book where the MC has a cat or with a cat character, a book with a restless character or someone under a lot of stress, or a book taking place in Africa or the jungle.
The Ridge - Michael Koryta (m.c. runs big cat sanctuary) 8/8/16

C: The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7/17
A: A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison 1/9/17
T: Thirty-Two and a Half Complications - Denise Grover Swank 10/16/16
N: North Pole Reform School - Jaimie Admans 11/23/16
I: Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews 10/30/16
P: Priceless - Shannon Mayer 12/27/16

✔Cayenne- Read a 'spicy' book such as romance or erotica, a book with a red cover, a book that makes your heart race, or a book with a character who has some sort of illness.
Me, Myself and Why? - Mary Janice Davidson (m.c. has multiple personalities) 1/1/17

C: The Curse of Tenth Grave - Darynda Jones 1/11/17
A: The Edge of the World - Kevin Anderson 1/13/17
Y: Sword of the Rightful King - Jane Yolen 1/17/17
E: Edge of Midnight - Charlene Weir 10/19/16
N: Night and Day - Iris Johansen 12/4/16
N: Nightwalker - Jacquelyn Frank 12/29/16
E: Spider's Bite - Jennifer Estep 10/25/16

✔Chamomile- Read a book with a white or yellow cover, a book with a character who gardens or a garden on the cover, or a book that relaxes you. You may also read a book with something you consider to be frightening.
Thirty and a Half Excuses - Denise Grover Swank (owns garden/landscaping center) 8/6/16

C: The Cannibals - Iain Lawrence 1/5/17
H: Hard as a Rock - Christine Warren 9/21/16
A: Daughter of the Blood - Ann Bishop 1/22/17
M: Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7/17
O: Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2/17
M: Midnight's Master - Donna Grant 1/28/17
I: I Love This Bar - Carolyn Brown 12/23/16
L: Crow Lake - Mary Lawson 1/15/17
E: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch 12/2/16

✔Chaste Tree- Read a book with a MC who is a woman, a book with someone who has a baby, or a book with a purple cover.
Dark Destiny - M.J. Putney 9/14


C: The Final Cut - Catherine Coulter 1/5/17
H: Town in a Lobster Stew - B.B. Haywood 11/6/16
A: The Savage Altar - Åsa Larsson 3/4/17
S: Skin Game - Jim Butcher 12/8/16
T: Tutu Deadly - Natalie Roberts 12/12/16
E: Rogue with a Brogue - Suzanne Enoch 11/17/16

T: Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans - Denise Grover Swank 12/28/16
R: Ravens - George Dawes Green 1/28/17
E: Deadly Lies - Cynthia Eden 11/27/16
E: Mine - Katy Evans 11/30/16

✔Chicory- Read a book set in England or Ireland, a book with a character who drinks a lot, or a book with a light blue cover. You may also read a book with a character who loves coffee.
Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls - Victoria Laurie (Ireland) 8/14/16

C: The Lost Key - Catherine Coulter 1/23/17
H: Hangman - Michael Slade 12/9/16
I: Magic Binds - Ilona Andrews 12/28/16
C: Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 1/26/17
O: Of Silk and Steam - Bec McMaster 8/20/16
R: The Memorist - M.J. Rose 1/29/17
Y: Betrayed - Rebecca York 3/23/17

✔Cleavers- Read a book with a character who clings to a person or a way of life, a book with someone who has cancer or a tumor, or a book with a white or green cover.
Circle of Desire - Keri Arthur 9/17/16


C: The Chase - Clive Cussler 2/7/17
L: The Legacy - Linda Lael Miller 3/27/17
E: Draykon - Charlotte English 8/22/16
A: Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter - Nancy Atherton 3/26/17
V: The Covert Wolf - Bonnie Vanak 2/9/17
E: The Rocky Road to Romance - Janet Evanovich 12/25/16
R: Chains of Darkness - Caris Roane 2/27/17
S: So Sure Of Death - Dana Stabenow 2/16/17

✔Comfrey- Read a book where someone has a broken bone or has some sort of wound, or a book with a green, yellow, or purple cover.
A Case of Need - Michael Crichton 3/11


C: The Storm - Clive Cussler 2/15/17
O: Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1/17
M: Wicked Witch Murder - Leslie Meier 12/10/16
F: Silent Mercy - Linda Fairstein 9/24/16
R: Raising the Past - Jeremy Robinson 2/28/17
E: Web of Lies - Jennifer Estep 12/21/16
Y: You and I, Me and You - Mary Janice Davidson 4/13/17

✔Dandelion- Read a book with a lion shifter, a book with a yellow cover, or a book set during the summer. You may also use a book with a character who works in a winery or drinks wine.
The Mane Squeeze - Shelly Laurenston 8/20

D: Tuesday's Child - Dale Mayer 2/18/17
A: The Accidental Alchemist - Gigi Pandian 3/28/17
N: Nautier and Wilder - Lora Leigh 1/23/17
D: The Burning Wire - Jeffrey Deaver 2/18/17
E: Remy - Katy Evans 12/29/16
L: Jason - Laurell K. Hamilton 12/29/16
I: The Immortals of Meluha - Amish Tripathi 1/15/17
O: Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris 3/25/17
N: Night Watch - Linda Fairstein 8/28/16

✔Echinacea- Read a book with a purple cover, a book where someone is sick, or a book where someone is poisoned. You may also read a book with a Native American character.
Ghoul Interrupted - Victoria Laurie (hero is native American) 9/15

E: Some Like It Scot - Suzanne Enoch 1/8/17
C: Cold Plague - Daniel Kalla 2/27/17
H: Snow on the Bayou - Sandra Hill 9/30/16
I: Immoral - Brian Freeman 9/27/16
N: Normal - Graeme Cameron 12/18/16
A: Allegiance - Susanna Sandlin 3/17 /17
C: Buried in a Bog - Sheila Connolly 3/12/17
E: Venom - Jennifer Estep 1/21/17
A: Waking the Witch - Kelley Armstrong 9/26/16

✔Elderberry- Read a book with a light blue cover, a book that is "homey" or has otherworldly beings, or a book with a character who is musical.
Fortune's Fool - Mercedes Lackey (hero is a bard) 8/28

E: The Last Good Man - Kathleen Eagle 2/17/17
L: Beast Behaving Badly - Shelly Laurenston 9/28/16
D: Darkness Dawns - Dianne Duvall 1/25/17
E: The Edinburgh Dead - Brian Ruckley 2/23/17
R: The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend - Katarina Bivald 3/17/17
B: Barefoot Season - Susan Mallery 9/25/16
E: Eaten - Susan Crockford 3/7/17
R: Brotherhood in Death - J.D. Robb 9/29/16
R: Rogue Wave - Boyd Morrison 3/4/17
Y: The Isle of Blood - Rick Yancey 9/13/16

[Barbara ★]

Part III

✔Feverfew- Read a book with a white or yellow cover, a book where someone is under a lot of stress or has a head injury, or a book where the MC succeeds in keeping their distance from someone who 'bugs' them.
Don't Look Now - Linda Lael Miller 4/2/17

F: 14th Deadly Sin - James Patterson 10/7/16
E: On Her Father's Grave - Kendra Elliott 2/27/17
V: What a Ghoul Wants - Victoria Laurie 10/8/16
E: Echoes in Death - J.D. Robb 3/29/17
R: Ready, Scrap, Shoot - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/2/16
F: The Fire Dragon - Tianna Xander 12/18/16
E: 14 - J.T. Ellison 3/30/17
W: Captive Spirit - Anne Windsor 10/7/16

✔Ginkgo Biloba- Read a book set in China or Japan. Or read a book with a lot of characters or things to keep track of. You can also read a book with a tree on the cover.
A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin (25-30 pages of characters at end of book) 10/10/16

G: Fish Perfume - Sammie Grace 3/6/17
I: Immortal - Traci L. Slatton 2/2/17
N: Blue Monday - Nicci French 1/26/17
K: Born of Betrayal - Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/18/16
G: Dragon of the Island - Mary Gillgannon 4/1/17
O: One Kick - Chelsea Cain 3/4/17

B: Hot Pursuit - Suzanne Brockmann 8/25/16
I: In Cold Pursuit - Sarah Andrews 2/24/17
L: The Lazarus Machine - Paul Crilley 3/27/17
O: On What Grounds - Cleo Coyle 3/20/17
B: Holiday Games - Jaci Burton 8/31/16
A: Dark Embers - Tessa Adams 3/24/17

✔Ginseng- Read a book with a red cover, a book that is fifth in a series or with five words in the title. You may also read a romance or a book that you've been putting off.
Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble - H.P. Mallory 9/17/16

G: Graced - Amanda Pillar 1/17/17
I: I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond 1/14/17
N: Night Reigns - Dianne Duvall 2/11/17
S: Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3/17
E: The House at Sea's End - Elly Griffiths 4/6/17
N: Clash - Nicole Williams 2/25/17
G: The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey 4/4/17

✔Goldenseal- Read a book set in the jungle or a book that has a cover that you consider an eyesore. Or you may read a book with a yellow cover.
The Cat Who Said Cheese - Lillian Jackson Braun 4/5/17


G: The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11/17
O: Once a Cavalier - Linda O. Johnston 3/16/17
L: Hearts in Darkness - Laura Kaye 10/2/16
D: Dark Promises - Christine Feehan 9/15/16
E: The Scribe - Elizabeth Hunter 4/19/17
N: Nothing Gold Can Stay - Dana Stabenow 3/11/17
S: The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs 1/12/17
E: Tangled Threads - Jennifer Estep 4/20/17
A: The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher 10/1/16
L: Living on the Edge - Shannon Butcher 4/20/17

✔Heal-All- Read a book where a character is very good at many different things, a book with a square object on the cover, or a book with a character who is very strong.
Zero Hour - Clive Cussler (hero is like MacGuyver) 8/6/16

H: Holiday on Ice - Jaci Burton 8/31/16
E: A Room Full of Bones - Elly Griffiths 5/4/17
A: Circle of Death - Keri Arthur 8/18/16
L: Midnight Rainbow - Linda Howard 5/13/17

A: With Extreme Pleasure - Allison Kent 8/20/16
L: The Wild Irish Sea - Loucinda McGary 5/29/17
L: The Preacher - Camilla Läckberg 5/31/17

✔Kava Kava- Read a book with repeating words in the title, a book where a character is overly anxious, a book with vampires, or a romance.
Blood Bank - Tanya Huff 8/26/16

K: Kiss Me, I'm Irish - Roxanne St Claire / Jill Shalvis / Maureen Child 3/22/17
A: The Perfect Stranger - Alison Kent 8/27/16
V: Spectacle - Rachel Vincent 6/14/17
A: Hotwire - Alex Kava 4/29/17

K: The Shadowy Horses - Susanna Kearsley 5/11
A: Die Like an Eagle - Donna Andrews 5/21
V: The Valcourt Heiress - Catherine Coulter 6/18/17
A: Archangel's Heart - Nalini Singh 6/17/17

✔Mallow- Read a book with something soft on the cover (feather, silk, fur, etc.), a book that is #3 or #5 in a series, or a book featuring children.
Mister X - John Lutz (#5) 10/3/16

M: The Temptation - Cheyenne McCray 8/21/16
A: Acts of Violets - Kate Collins 6/11/17
L: Lions, Tigers, and Sexy Bears Oh My! - Candace Havens 6/17/17
L: Lucky Bastard - Deborah Coonts 6/7/17
O: Silenced - Kristina Ohlsson 3/30/17
W: The Water Dragon - Tianna Xander 12/21/16

✔Milk Thistle-Read a book with a green cover, a book where a character has a drinking problem or drinks alcohol in great quantities, or a book where a character likes to cook.
Lawless - T.M. Frazier 8/12/16

M: The Murder of King Tut - James Patterson 2/10/17
I: In the Company of Vampires - Katie MacAlister 3/5/17
L: Dead Heat - Linda Barnes 8/11/16
K: Hot Pursuit - Kathryn Jensen 3/9/17

T: The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8/17
H: The Hawk and His Boy - Christopher Bunn 1/31/17
I: Beyond the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 3/25/17
S: The Spirit Dragon - Tianna Xander 12/21/16
L: Less than a Treason - Dana Stabenow 6/8/17
E: Full Scoop -Janet Evanovich 5/6

✔Mugwort- Read a book with a silver cover, a book with ghosts, or a book shelved as paranormal.
Stone Cold Lover - Christine Warren (gargoyle shifters) 8/16

M: Three Sisters - Susan Mallery 2/4/17
U: Die for You - Lisa Unger 11/29/16
G: Murder Under a Mystic Moon - Yasmine Galenorn 4/12/17
W: White Lion's Lady - Tina St. John 2/22/17
O: Once Upon Stilettos - Shanna Swendson 4/9/17
R: Fruitcake - (Rebecca) R.J. Kaiser 5/4/17
T: Time Thief - Katie MacAlister 2/24/17

✔Mullein- Read a book with a yellow cover, a book that is #5 in a series, or a book with one of these on the cover: ear, rose, or lamp/candle.
Juliet - Anne Fortier 9/30/16


M: The Striker - Monica McCarty 4/15/17
U: Ultraviolet - R.J. Anderson 5/6/17
L: An English Bride In Scotland - Lynsay/17Sands 6/19
L: One Last Look - Linda Lael Miller 6/28/17
E: Matthew - Emma Lang 9/17/16
I: Shadow Play - Iris Johansen 9/11/16
N: Never Look Back - Linda Lael Miller 5/30/17

[Barbara ★]

Part IV

✔Queen-Anne’s lace- Read a book with characters who are royalty, a book with blood on the cover, or a book where a character that everyone thinks is an ally turns out to be evil.
The Snow Queen - Mercedes Lackey 9/19/16

Q: Siren's Call - Devyn Quinn 9/22/16
U: Unchained - Caris Roane 3/22/17
E: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight - Darynda Jones 2/6/17
E: Barely a Lady - Eileen Dreyer 5/13/17
N: The Never List - Koethi Zan 3/9/17
A: Fireproof - Alex Kava 7/6/17
N: Night Unbound - Dianne Duvall 5/20/17
N: Nevernight - Jay Kristoff 6/20/17
E: The Immortals - J.T. Ellison 6/19/17
S: Desert God - Wilbur Smith 2/4/17

L: Lucky Catch - Deborah Coonts 7/8/17
A: All That Bleeds - Kimberly Frost 6/15/17
C: Blackbirds - Chuck Wendig 2/10/17
E: The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22/17

✔Skullcap- Read a book that you find relaxing, a book with an older character, or a book with a blue or purple cover.
Dark Enchantment - Kathy Morgan 3/4/17


S: Stuck In Shangri-La - Kasey Michaels 4/18/17
K: Born of Vengeance - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/12/17
U: The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella 6/3/17
L: Lord's Fall - Thea Harrison 7/4/17
L: The Spy Who Wants Me - Lucy Monroe 7/5/17
C: Coming Home - Mariah Stewart 4/17/17
A: Melting into You - Tracey Alvarez 6/30/17
P: Poseidon’s Children - Michael West 12/31/16

✔St. John’s Wort- Read a book with a yellow cover, a book where a character is depressed or a book you consider sad. You may also read a book where the characters clash in some way.
Lost Gods - Brom 7/1


S: St. Patrick's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 3/8/17
T: Thirty-One and a Half Regrets - Denise Grover Swank 9/23/16

J: Dead on the Delta - Stacey Jay 9/24/16
O: One Fell Sweep - Ilona Andrews 4/1/17
H: When Maidens Mourn - C.S. Harris 3/14/17
N: No Man's Land - David Baldacci 7/9/17
S: Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files - Jim Butcher 9/11/16

W: Wrayth - Pip Ballantine 3/21/17
O: Oracle's Moon - Thea Harrison 5/16/17
R: Red Velvet Cupcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 5/9/17
T: Storm's Heart - Thea Harrison 1/30/17

✔Usnea- Read a book with an old man on the cover or with a character who is a wizard, a book with a green cover, or a book where a character is injured.
Changes - Jim Butcher 8/24/16

U: Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry 10/23/17
S: Swimming with the Dead - Kathy Brandt 3/18/17
N: Concrete Savior - Yvonne Navarro 7/7/17
E: Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean 8/3/17
A: Hidden Embers - Tessa Adams 8/8/17

✔Valerian- Read a book with a cat on the cover or a character who has a cat, a book with a white cover, or a book with a character who repels others. You may also read a book where a character does something special to de-stress (a beach visit, spa, party, etc)
Born of Legend - Sherrilyn Kenyon (hero is basically a jerk who keeps others at a distance) 9/9/16

V: Virals - Kathy Reichs 8/30/16
A: Bound By Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 8/11/17
L: Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots - Luann McLane 7/13/17
E: Edge of Sight - Roxanne St. Claire 9/9/16
R: A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17/17
I: Blood Game - Iris Johansen 9/17/16
A: Afterlight - Elle Jasper 9/6/17
N: Night Shift - N. Singh/I. Andrews/L. Shearin/M. Vane 8/12/18

✔Yarrow- Read a book with a character who is a soldier, something flat on the cover, or a book shelved as romance
Finding Perfect - Susan Mallery 3/2/17

Y: The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5/16
A: The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk 7/17/17
R: Seizure - Kathy Reichs 5/25/17
R: The Ronin's Mistress - Laura Joh Rowland 5/27/17
O: One Dog Night - David Rosenfelt 4/21/17
W: The Wicked Ways of Alexander Kidd - Paula Quinn 3/16/17