August '16 Serial Reader Challenge

[Nell]

AUGUST SERIAL READER CHALLENGE


Gladiolus, named for the gladiator's sword, sends a message of strength and sincerity for the high summer month of August.

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AUGUST CHALLENGE:
**Note the date changes.

♦Pick five series that you want to read.

♦It can be a new or an on-going series.

♦ Post the name of the series and the covers of at least two books that you have not read.

♦There must be at least two unread books in the series. No re-reads allowed.

♦You may re-post a series chosen before as long as there are at least two unread books.

♦Post series now through July 22nd.

♦Pairs will be posted on July 23rd.

♦ Select a series for your partner between July 23rd and 26th.

♦New to the challenge? The thread for challenge guidelines and questions is here

Challenge participants are advised not to block personal messages on their GR accounts. If there is a problem with your post and the moderator cannot contact you to correct it, you may be ineligible to participate in this month's challenge.

Comments on this thread will be limited to members posting series until the 22nd. After pairs are selected, the thread is open for discussion.

[Nell]

Participants/ Pairs:


√Linda picks for Shellii
√Jennifer picks for Rachel
√Jackie picks for Helen
√Julesy picks for Kay
√Mary picks for Mia
√Anna Catharina picks for Claire
√Connie picks for Jeanne
√Lori picks for Sara
√Rachel picks for Hilary
√Shellii picks for Kenna
√Kay picks for Linda
√Hilary picks for Jackie
√Sara picks for Connie
√Kenna picks for Stacie
√Anne picks for Karen
√Marianne picks for Sharon
√Becky picks for Gary
√Mia picks for Anne
√Helen picks for Lori
√Nell picks for Lindy-Lane
√Karen picks for Ruth
√Ruth picks for Marianne
√Gary picks for Louise
√Louise picks for Julesy
√Stacie picks for Jennifer
√Claire picks for Becky
√Jeanne picks for Anna Catharina
√Sharon picks for Mary

[Linda C]

My choices for August

Gabriella Giovanni Mysteries - Kristi Belcamino
#1 #2

Deadwood Mysteries - Ann Charles
#3 #4

Daisy Gumm Majesty Mysteries - Alice Duncan
#3 #4

Outer Banks Baker Mysteries - Phoebe T. Eggli
#1 #2

Jolie Gentil Mysteries - Elaine Orr
#1 #2

[Jennifer]

I'm in for August, please.

Gayle Trent's Daphne Martin Series:



Robert Crais' Elvis Cole Series:


M. C. Beaton's Hamish MacBeth


Heather Blake Potion Mysteries


Kate Carlisle's Bibliophile series:

[Jackie]

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Faith Fairchild:



Black Cat Bookshop:



Cruise Ship Christian Cozy:



Cupcake Bakery Mystery:



Tailorstown:

[Julesy]

Julesy's August serial read challenge picks:

Savannah Reid series by G.A. McKevett (ongoing series)


Jaine Austin series by Laura Levine (ongoing series)


Laurel McKay series by Cindy Sample (ongoing series)


Kate Turner series by Eileen Brady (new series)


Cranberry Cove series by Peg Cochran (new series)


Julesy picks for Kay
Louise picks for Julesy

[Mary]

I will be back in for August, Nell. I found Hope Callaghan and I am so happy with her Cruise Cozies I would like to try some of her others if it is possible:









Samantha Rite Mysteries:








Cruise Ship Myateries:











Garden Girls:











Mary

[Anna Catharina]

I'm in :)

Ann Granger: Lizzie Martin and Ben Ross (ongoing)


Donna Leon: Commissario Brunetti (ongoing)


T.C. LoTempio: Nick and Nora (new to me)


Martin Walker: Inspector Bruno (new to me)


Ben Aaronovitch: Peter Grant (ongoing)

[Connie N.]

I'm so far behind, but I'll keep going and try to catch up this month:

A Chrissy McMullen Mystery - Lois Greiman (ongoing)


Tattoo Shop Mystery - Karen E. Olson (ongoing)


Chloe Ellefson Mystery - Kathleen Ernst (new to me)


An Aunt Dimity Mystery - Nancy Atherton (ongoing)


Meg Langslow - Donna Andrews (ongoing)

[Lori]

Okay, I'm hooked and have to do this again. This month may be harder with it being back to school time.

Daisy Dalrymple


Bibliophile Mystery


A Scumble River Mystery


Aunt Dimity


Country Cooking School

[Rachel Anne]

I'm in. This will be my first time participating but I've read all the instructions and it looks like FUN! :)

Books by the Bay - Ellery Adams


Quilting Mystery - Mary Marks


County Cork - Sheila Connolly


Coffeehouse Mystery - Cleo Coyle


Haunted Souvenir - Christy Fifield

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My Choices for August

Hannah Swensen~Joanne Fluke
#2 #3

A Flower Shop Mystery~Kate Collins
#2 #3

A Domestic Diva Mystery~Krista Davis
#1 #2

Mystic Notch Cozy Mystery~Leighann Dobbs
#2 #3

Coffeehouse Mystery~Cleo Coyle
#1 #2

[Kay (Brigidsmomma)]

Brigidsmomma's August '16 Serial Reader Challenge:

I choose Outer Banks Baker for Linda
Julesy Chooses Hooked and Cooked for me!

Charlotte Denver:


Frannie Shoemaker:


Portman Creameries:


Hooked and Cooked:


Grasshopper Lawns:

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

Hilary's choices for August

Josephine Tey Mysteries by Nicola Upson


Hattie Davish Mysteries by Anna Loan-Wilsey


Yorkshire Dales Mysteries by Susan Parry


Bookbinding Mysteries by Kate Carlisle


Black Cat Cafe series by Lyndsey Cole

[Sara (Empress Pengy)]

I'd like to play please!


Cormoran Strike Mysteries by Robert Galbraith


Flavia de Luce Mysteries by Alan Bradley


Books by the Bay Mysteries by Ellery Adams


Death on Demand Mysteries by Carolyn G Hart


Witchcraft Mysteries by Juliet Blackwell

[Kenna]

Kenna's Selections....

Charles Todd (Inspector Ian Rutledge Series)


Sheila Connolly (County Cork Series)


Steve Robinson (Genealogical Crime Mystery)


Anna Loan-Wilsey (Hattie Davish Series)


Hannah Reed (Scottish Highlands Mystery Series)

[Anne]

Here are my selections for August:
Phryne Fischer


Murder She Wrote


Key West Culinary


Cruise Ship Christian Cozy


Josephine Tey

[Marianne]

My choices for August Read are:

A Tourist Trap Mystery Series by Lynn Cahoon
, .
Gladdy Gold Series by Rita Lakin
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Pampered Pet Mystery Series by Sparkle Abby ,
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Murder 101 Mystery Series by Maggie Barbieri .
Key West Culinary Series by Summer Prescott ,

[Becky]

Sat a few months out but i'm back! Can't wait to do it again.

Donut Shop series by Jessica Beck


Lucy Stone series by Leslie Meier



Domestic Diva series by Krista Davis


Stamping sisters series - by Terri Thayer


Memphis BBQ Series by Riley Adams

[Nicole]

I'm in! I haven't read any of these series, so recommend away!

Lady Darby series by Anna Lee Huber


Soup Lover's Mystery series by Connie Archer


Coffeehouse Mystery series by Cleo Coyle


Cackleberry Club series by Laura Childs


League of Literary Ladies series by Kylie Logan


Edited because there were too many culinary cozies on my list

[Helen]

I'm in for August, as I have several series waiting to be started or continued.
Edie Claire Leigh Koslow
Never Buried
Never Con a Corgi
Continuing a series I read a few years
Mary Daheim B&B ongoing
Scots on the Rocks
Saks & Violins
Denise Swanson Scumble River, ongoing
Murder of a Creped Suzette
Murder of the Cat's Meow: A Scumble River Mystery
Nancy Atherton Aunt Dimity new
Aunt Dimity and the Duke
Aunt Dimity: Snowbound
Cindy SampleLaurel McKay, new
Dying for a Date
Dying for a Daiquiri

[Lindy-Lane]

august choices: series i've enjoyed in the past but want to re-visit


charmed pie shoppe:Ellery Adams
Lemon Pies and Little White Lies
Pecan Pies and Homicides

claire malloy: Joan Hess
Pride v. Prejudice
A Holly, Jolly Murder

home repair: Sarah Graves
A Face at the Window
Wreck the Halls

hayley powell: Lee Hollis
Death of a Kitchen Diva
Death of a Country Fried Redneck

domestic bliss: Leslie Caine
Holly and Homicide
Death by Inferior Design

[Ruth]

August, here we come---
Kate Carlisle's Lighthouse Cove series:
A High-End Finish This Old Homicide
Josie Belle's Good Buy Girls series:
50% Off Murder A Deal to Die For
Avery Aames' Cheese Shop series:
The Long Quiche Goodbye Lost and Fondue
Diane Kelly's Paw Enforcement series:
Paw and Order Upholding the Paw
Jenn McKinlay's Library Lovers series:
Due or Die Book, Line and Sinker

[Gary]

Been meaning to do this but keep missing the dates to submit books. Looks like fun and I have been holding off on these books so I could use them this month. The first 4 are all books 1 & 2 the 5th is books 2 & 3.

The Tourist Trap Mystery Series by Lynn Cahoon


Miranda Vaughn Mystery Series by Ellie Ashe


The Miss Silver Mysteries by Patricia Wentworth


Poppy Peters Mysteries by A. Gardner


Helen Binney Mysteries by Gin Jones (Ongoing previously read book 1)

[Louise]

1. Housewife Assassins Handbook


2. Agatha Raisin


3. Cedar Bay


4. Dead Red


5. Hetta Coffey

[Stacie]

Count me in!

Frosted Love series by Summer Prescott-


Haley Powell Food and Cocktails Mysteries by Lee Hollis


Darling Deli Mysteries by Patti Benning


Bandit Hills Series by Blair Merrin


A Donut Hole Cozy Mystery by Susan Gillard

[Claire]

Oh, good, thought I'd missed the deadline! Glad to see it got extended.

Here are my August choices.

Kate Carlisle's Bibliophile Mysteries


Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate Series (ongoing)


Lilian Jackson Braun's The Cat Who Could Series


Sue Ann Jaffarian's Odelia Grey Mysteries


Hazel Holt's Mrs. Malory Investigates Series

[Jeanne]

Hi, just got back from an extended vacation. Am I too late or did I make the extension? If in time, my choices are the following, but if not in time I will save them until the next challenge.

Jessica Beck - The Donut Shop series (New to me)

Glazed Murder Glazed Murder Fatally Frosted Fatally Frosted
Marty Wingate - Potting Shed mysteries (New to me)

The Garden Plot
The Red Book of Primrose House A Potting Shed Mystery

Lee Harris - Christine Bennett mysteries (Ongoing)

The St. Patrick's Day Murder (Christine Bennett, #4) and The Christmas Night Murder [The Christmas Night Murder|367308]

Mary Daheim (ongoing)

The Alpine Decoy The Alpine Escape

Parnell Hall - The Puzzle Lady mysteries (Ongoing)

Puzzled to Death and A Puzzle in a Pear Tree

[Sharon]

Hi, everybody. I'm just finishing my second Bibliophile book for July.
Here's my "wish list" for August.
Phryne Fisher by Kerry Greenwood
Masie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
Henrie O by Caroline G. Hart
Death on Demand, also by Caroline Hart
Alpine Advocate by Mary Daheim

[Nell]

Karen's picks:

Donut Shop, Jessica Beck


Spice Shop, Leslie Budewitz


Booktown Mystery, Lorna Barrett


Chocoholic Mystery, JoAnna Carl


Hannah Swensen, Joannae Fluke

[Nell]

Lindy-Lane wrote: "august choices: series i've enjoyed in the past but want to re-visit"


Lindy-Lane

Re-Reads are not allowed for the serial reader challenge. The series you posted are not eligible. If you'd like to re-post, I will include your selections in round 2.

Nell

[Nell]

Pairs have been posted here

Please pick a series for your partner.

[Helen]

Hi Lori,
I'll have to pick one of my favourite series for you, the Scumble River mysteries.

[Jackie]

Helen, I pick The Murder of the Cat's Meow series for you. I love cats and I haven't read this series. I will be waiting to see if you like it.

[Julesy]

Kay, I pick the Hooked and Cooked by Lyndsey Cole series for you. I've seen that series and it looks interesting! I'm adding it to my list. Please share how you like the books after you've read them.

[Kay (Brigidsmomma)]

Linda C wrote: "My choices for August"

Linda,

I pick the Outer Banks Baker series for you... I've enjoyed it too, and may still have a couple to read if you want to do a Buddy Read on them...

[Helen]

Jacki, I'm confused. You have nominated a series I not only didn't post, but have never heard of.

[Helen]

Sorry about the last comment. I guess you mean the Scumble River series. The Cat's Meow is one of the titles, not the name of the series.
I have ordered several of the newer ones I haven't read yet, but only one has arrived. I'm looking forward to continuing this series.

[Kay (Brigidsmomma)]

Julesy wrote: "Kay, I pick the Hooked and Cooked by Lyndsey Cole series for you. I've seen that series and it looks interesting! I'm adding it to my list. Please share how you like the books after you've read them."

Thanks Julesy, I will.

[Rachel Anne]

Hilary wrote: "Hilary's choices for August

Josephine Tey Mysteries by Nicola Upson


Hattie Davish Mysteries by Anna Loan-Wilsey
[bookco..."

Hi Hilary! I pick the Hattie Davish Mysteries series for you. I haven't read them but I heard they were excellent.

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Kenna, Hi! =)

I would like to pick, The Genealogical Crime Mystery series for you! In the Blood & To the Grave A series I as well would like to start!

Hope you like them!

[Jackie]

Helen wrote: "Sorry about the last comment. I guess you mean the Scumble River series. The Cat's Meow is one of the titles, not the name of the series.
I have ordered several of the newer ones I haven't read yet..."

Sorry Helen! When I saw the posting this morning it was on my phone and I didn't have a chance to look at it closer. Glad you figured it out. That is the one I picked for you-enjoy!

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

Jackie wrote: "Cozy Mystery Corner

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Black Cat Bookshop:

Words With Fiends (Black Cat Bookshop Mystery, #3) by Ali Brandon Literally Murder (Black Cat Bookshop Mystery #4) by Ali Brandon

Hi Jackie - I don't know any of your series but the Block Cat Bookshop ones look fun so those are the ones I am picking for you!

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

Rachel wrote: "Hilary wrote: "Hilary's choices for August

Josephine Tey Mysteries by Nicola Upson


Hattie Davish Mysteries by Anna Loan..."

Thank you Rachel!

[Jackie]

Hilary wrote: "Jackie wrote: "Cozy Mystery Corner

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Black Cat Bookshop:

Words With Fiends (Black Cat B..."

Thanks Hilary! You can never go wrong with a cat series!

[Gary]

Hi Louise:

My pick for you is the Cedar Bay series. I don't know the series or author but I will be checking out that series at some point.

Hope you enjoy the series, looking forward to your reviews or comments on the books.

[Sara (Empress Pengy)]

Hi Connie! I'm going to pick the Meg Langslow Series by Donna Andrews for you because it's one of my favorites - happy reading!

[Claire]

Hello, Becky! I'm choosing the Domestic Diva series by Krista Davis for you, enjoy!

[Jennifer]

Rachel wrote: "I'm in. This will be my first time participating but I've read all the instructions and it looks like FUN! :)

Books by the Bay - Ellery Adams
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Rachel, i pick the Coffeehouse mysteries for you by Cleo Coyle -- i've read the whole published series so far!

[Jeanne]

Hello again Anna Catharina (remembered to spell your name right this time). I am choosing the T.C. LoTempio: (Nick and Nora Mysteries) for you. You've got some good ones listed and I almost went with Martin Walker and the vineyard mysteries for you, but the takeoff on Nick and Nora Charles was just too good to pass up. I will be interested to see if you like them so that I can add them to my to read list.