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50 States Challenge 
READ: 50/50
✔Alabama - Allegiance - Susanna Sandlin 3/17
✔Alaska - Better To Rest - Dana Stabenow 4/15
✔Arizona - Don't Look Now - Linda Lael Miller 4/2
✔Arkansas - The Bird Eater - Ania Ahlborn 2/13
✔California - The Madness of Mercury - Connie Di Marco 5/18
✔Colorado - All That Bleeds - Kimberly Frost 6/15
✔Connecticut - Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay 4/7
✔Delaware - She'll Never Live - Hunter Morgan 10/14
✔Florida - The Scent of Jasmine - Jude Devereau 6/11
✔Georgia - Afterlight - Elle Jasper 9/6
✔Hawaii - Rogue Wave - Boyd Morrison 3/4
✔Idaho - Almost Like Being in Love - Christina Dodd 12/31
✔Illinois - Concrete Savior - Yvonne Navarro 7/7
✔Indiana - Dearly Depotted - Kate Collins 4/3
✔Iowa - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend - Katarina Bivald 3/17/17
✔Kansas - The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster - Scott Wilbanks 11/29
✔Kentucky - Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots -Luann McLane 7/13
✔Louisiana - Malevolent - Jana DeLeon 12/16
✔Maine - Fatal Fixer-Upper - Jennie Bentley 7/17
✔Maryland - Bad Nights - Rebecca York 2/23
✔Massachusetts - A Case of Need - Michael Crichton 3/11
✔Michigan - The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7
✔Minnesota - Me, Myself and Why? - Mary Janice Davidson 1/1
✔Mississippi - The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20
✔Missouri - A Killing Frost - Hannah Alexander 12/27
✔Montana - Lions, Tigers, and Sexy Bears Oh My! - Candace Havens 6/17
✔Nebraska - Hotwire - Alex Kava 4/29
✔Nevada - Lucky Bastard - Deborah Coonts 6/7
✔New Hampshire - Silent Auction - Jane K. Cleland 6/25
✔New Jersey - One Dog Night - David Rosenfelt 4/21
✔New Mexico - The Curse of Tenth Grave - Darynda Jones 1/11
✔New York - On What Grounds - Cleo Coyle 3/20
✔North Carolina - I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond 1/14
✔North Dakota - Immune - Shannon Mayer 12/30
✔Ohio - Spellbent - Lucy Snyder 9/5
✔Oklahoma - The Harder You Fall - Gena Showalter 8/31
✔Oregon - The Accidental Alchemist - Gigi Pandian 3/28
✔Pennsylvania - Stuck In Shangri-La - Kasey Michaels 4/18
✔Rhode Island - Fish Perfume - Sammie Grace 3/6
✔South Carolina - Full Scoop -Janet Evanovich 5/6
✔South Dakota - Forbidden Embers - Tessa Adams 9/11
✔Tennessee - 14 - J.T. Ellison 3/30
✔Texas - One Lucky Cowboy - Carolyn Brown 5/28
✔Utah - Dead Dry - Sarah Andrews 12/13
✔Vermont - Casting Spells - Barbara Bretton 12/28
✔Virginia - Die Like an Eagle - Donna Andrews 5/21
✔Washington - Changeling - Yasmine Galenorn 5/11
✔West Virginia - Brother - Ania Ahlborn 10/28
✔Wisconsin - Dead Sexy - Tate Hallaway 4/8
✔Wyoming - The Last Good Man - Kathleen Eagle 2/17
New 2U Authors Challenge Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2017
New Authors: 108
[January]
1. Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1 ★★★★
2. Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2 ★★
3. Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3 ★★★★★
4. The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8 ★★
5. A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison 1/9 ★★★
6. The Edge of the World - Kevin Anderson 1/13 ★★
7. The Immortals of Meluha - Amish Tripathi 1/15 ★★★★
8. Crow Lake - Mary Lawson 1/15 ★★
9. Graced - Amanda Pillar 1/17 ★★★★
10. On the Growl - Celia Kyle 1/18 ★★★
11. Vicious - Kevin O'Brien 1/19 ★★★
12. Darkness Dawns - Dianne Duvall 1/25 ★★★★
13. Blue Monday - Nicci French 1/26 ★★★
14. Ravens - George Dawes Green 1/28 ★★
15. The Hawk and His Boy - Christopher Bunn 1/31 ★★
.[February]
1. Immortal - Traci L. Slatton 2/2 ★★
2. Lost - Alice Lichtenstein 2/4 ★★
3. Blackbirds - Chuck Wendig 2/10 ★
4. On the Accidental Wings of Dragons - Julie Wetzel 2/11 ★★★★
5. Sword of the Raven - Diana Duncan 2/12 ★★★★
6. The Bird Eater - Ania Ahlborn 2/13 ★★★
7. Tuesday's Child - Dale Mayer 2/18 ★★★★
8. The Edinburgh Dead - Brian Ruckley 2/23 ★★★
9. 2066 - Peter Brandt 2/23 ★★★
10. In Cold Pursuit - Sarah Andrews 2/24 ★★
11. Raising the Past - Jeremy Robinson 2/28 ★★
[March]
1. Dark Enchantment - Kathy Morgan 3/4 ★★★★
2. Rogue Wave - Boyd Morrison 3/4 ★★★
3. The Savage Altar - Åsa Larsson 3/4 ★★
4. Fish Perfume - Sammie Grace 3/6 ★★★★
5. Eaten - Susan Crockford 3/7 ★★★
6. The Never List - Koethi Zan 3/9 ★★★
7. Hot Pursuit - Kathryn Jensen 3/9 ★★★★
8. Buried in a Bog - Sheila Connolly 3/12 ★★★
9. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend - Katarina Bivald 3/17 ★★★★
10. Swimming with the Dead - Kathy Brandt 3/18 ★★★
11. On What Grounds - Cleo Coyle 3/20 ★★★
12. Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris 3/25 ★★★★
13. The Lazarus Machine - Paul Crilley 3/27 ★★★
14. The Accidental Alchemist - Gigi Pandian 3/28 ★★★
[April]
1. The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey 4/4 ★★★★
2. The North Water - Ian McGuire 4/10 ★★
3. The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11 ★★★
4. The Scribe - Elizabeth Hunter 4/19 ★★★★
5. One Dog Night - David Rosenfelt 4/21 ★★★
6. The Conquest - Yxta Maya Murray 4/22 ★★
7. Haunted on Bourbon Street - Deanna Chase 4/26 ★★★★★
[May]
1. Ultraviolet - R.J. Anderson 5/6 ★★★★★
2. Chasing Payne - Chantel Seabrook 5/6 ★★★
3. Flora Segunda - Ysabeau S. Wilce 5/8 ★★★
4. The Woman Who Wouldn't Die - Colin Cotterill 5/14 ★★★★
5. The 120 Days of Sodom - Marquis de Sade 5/16 ★★
6. The Madness of Mercury - Connie Di Marco 5/18 ★★★
7. Lethal Investments - K.O. Dahl 5/26 ★★★
[June]
1. Going Organic Can Kill You - Staci McLaughlin 6/2 ★★★
2. The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5 ★★★
3. Havoc - Jack DuBrul 6/8 ★★★
4. Death Takes Priority - Jean Flowers 6/10 ★★★
5. Bella at Midnight - Diane Stanley 6/22 ★★★
6. Forbidden - Tabitha Suzuma 6/24 ★★★★
7. Silent Auction - Jane Cleland 6/25 ★★★★
8. Bad Monkey - Carl Hiaasen 6/30 ★★★
[July]
1. Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots - Luann McLane 7/13 ★★
2. Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 7/14 ★★★
3. A Catered St. Patrick's Day - Isis Crawford 7/14 ★★★
4. White Colander Crime - Victoria Hamilton 7/15 ★★★
5. The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk 7/17 ★★★
6. Fatal Fixer-Upper - Jennie Bentley 7/17 ★★★★
7. The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie R. King 7/18 ★★
8. The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22 ★★★
9. The Perfect Storm - Sebastian Junger 7/27 ★★
10. Heir to the Sky - Amanda Sun 7/29 ★★★★
[August]
1. Cancans, Croissants, and Caskets - Mary McHugh 8/7 ★★★
2. The Passage - Justin Cronin 8/8 ★★★
3. The Battle Sylph - L.J. McDonald 8/9 ★★★
4. Lick - Kylie Scott 8/10 ★★★
5. Blood of the Dark Moon - Adrianne Brennan 8/13 ★★
6. The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón 8/18 ★★★
7. The Girl with Ghost Eyes - M.H. Boroson 8/18 ★★★★
8. Cowboy Town - Kasey Millstead 8/25 ★★★★
[September]
1. Spellbent - Lucy Snyder 9/5 ★★
2. Out of the Easy - Ruta Sepetys 9/16 ★★★
3. Happy Hour at Casa Dracula - Marta Acosta 9/18 ★★
4. Hour of the Rat - Lisa Brackmann 9/18 ★★
5. Dairy Queen - Catherine Murdock 9/20 ★★★
6. Pirates! - Celia Rees 9/21 ★★★
7. Evil Harvest - Anthony Izzo 9/23 ★★
8. Year of the Hyenas - Brad Geagley 9/29 ★★★
[October]
1. Bite My Fire - Mary Hughes 10/14 ★★
2. Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor 10/17 ★★
3. Dorothy Must Die - Danielle Paige 10/19 ★★★★
4. Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry 10/23 ★★★
5. The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher 10/25 ★
6. The Persian Always Meows Twice - Eileen Watkins 10/26 ★★★★
7. Burning The Map - Laura Caldwell 10/28 ★★★
[November]
1. Dolled Up to Die - Lorena McCourtney 11/6 ★★★
2. The Dragons Want Her - Angela Foxxe 11/9 ★★★
3. Forgive Me - Daniel Palmer 11/13 ★★★
4. The Bedlam Stacks - Natasha Pulley 11/18 ★★
5. How to Wash a Cat - Rebecca M. Hale 11/22 ★★★★
6. Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina 11/23 ★★★★
7. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers 11/25 ★★★★★
8. To Brie or Not To Brie - Avery Aames 11/27 ★★★
9. The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster - Scott Wilbanks 11/29 ★★★★
[December]
1. Of Grave Concern - Max McCoy 12/4 ★★★★
2. Red 1-2-3 - John Katzenbach 12/9 ★★
3. Dreadmarrow Thief - Marjory Kaptanoglu 12/9 ★★★★★
4. The NYC Werewolf: Tales, Book One - Bert Murray 12/12 ★★
5. Dead Dry - Sarah Andrews 12/13 ★
6. The Four Sworn: Spring Equinox - Lenore Sagaskie 12/15 ★★★
7. Origin Phase - RTW Lipkin 12/17 ★★★★
8. Death on Paradise Island - B.M. Allsopp 12/19 ★★★★
9. Not What You Seem - Lena Maye 12/21 ★★★★
10. The Dragon Caller - Pauline M. Ross 12/23 ★★★★★
11. Headstone - Ken Bruen 12/26 ★★★
12. A Killing Frost - Hannah Alexander 12/27 ★★★
13. Casting Spells - Barbara Bretton 12/28 ★★★★
14. Sick Fux - Tillie Cole 12/30 ★★★★★
March: Luck of the Irish
READ: 11/10
Read books set in Ireland, about Ireland, written by an Irish author or that contain characters with Irish names
✔1. Dark Enchantment - Kathy Morgan (Ireland and Fae) 3/4
✔2. St. Patrick's Day Murder - Leslie Meier (Irish name: Malone) 3/8
✔3. Irish Mist - Erin Quinn (Ireland) 3/10
✔4. Buried in a Bog - Sheila Connolly (Ireland) 3/12
✔5. Kiss Me, I'm Irish - Rozanne St Claire / Jill Shalvis / Maureen Child 3/22
✔6. Echoes in Death - J.D. Robb (Roarke) 3/29
Read books with green covers
✔1. Some Like It Wild - Teresa Medeiros 3/13
Spell-It-Out
✔G: The Accidental Alchemist - Gigi Pandian 3/28
✔O: One Fell Sweep - Ilona Andrews 3/31
✔L: The Lazarus Machine - Paul Crilley 3/27
✔D: Dark Embers - Tessa Adams 3/24
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
April Challenge
READ: 15/15
R: One Dog Night - David Rosenfelt 4/21
A: The Secret of the Nagas - Amish Tripathi 4/17
B: Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay 4/7
B: Born of Vengeance - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/12
I: The North Water - Ian McGuire 4/10
T: Dead Sexy - Tate Hallaway 4/8
P: Fever Dream - Douglas Preston 4/27
O: One Fell Sweep - Ilona Andrews 4/1
L: Don't Look Now - Linda Lael Miller 4/2
K: Stuck In Shangri-La - Kasey Michaels 4/18
A: Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon - Nancy Atherton 4/22
D: Dragon of the Island - Mary Gillgannon 4/1
O: Once Upon Stilettos - Shanna Swendson 4/9
T: Tangled Threads - Jennifer Estep 4/20
S: Living on the Edge - Shannon Butcher 4/20
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
May Challenge
READ: 13/14
✔1. “April showers bring May flowers.”
Read a book with flowers or rain on the cover.
A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
✔2. “Be that as it may.”
Read a book that has an author whose name (first or last) that begins with “B”.
Silence Fallen - Patricia Briggs 5/1
✔3. “Cinco de Mayo.”
Read a book that is fifth in a series, or has five words or letters in the title.
Night Unbound - Dianne Duvall 5/20
✔4. “Devil-may-care attitude.”
Read a book where the protagonist has this attitude.
(i.e. Heedless of caution; reckless. Jovial and rakish in manner.)
Shadow's Seduction - Kresley Cole 5/18
✔5. “He who fights and runs away may live to fight another day.”
where the protagonist is a professional fighter or gets in a fight
Cold Vengeance - Douglas Preston 5/22
✔6. “If I may be so bold...”
Reader’s Choice.
Dirty Magic - Jaye Wells 5/23
✔7. “I may be crazy, but...”
Read a book where the protagonist gets “Gaslighted”... or a little crazy, paranoid, spooked, or rattled.
White Heat - Jill Shalvis 5/2
✔8. Mae West.
Read a book with a black & white cover
Seduced by the Storm - Sydney Croft 5/9
✔9. “May Day!”
Read a book that is first in a series.
Flora Segunda - Ysabeau S. Wilce 5/8
✔10. “May he rest in peace.”
Read a book with ghosts.
The Shadowy Horses - Susanna Kearsley 5/11
✔11. “May I count on you?”
Read a book with a number in the title
15th Affair - James Patterson 5/12
✔12. “Maybe, maybe not.”
Read a book that you’ve been pondering for awhile.
The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20
13. “Mayday! Mayday!”
Read a book where the protagonist works as some type of emergency personnel: fireman.
Blue Flame - Jill Shalvis
✔14. “Things may look good on the surface...”
Read a book with an attractive cover.
The Wild Irish Sea - Loucinda McGary 5/29
June Challenge
READ: 6/6
The Duke of York, Prince Andrew
✔A: Archangel's Heart - Nalini Singh 6/17
✔N: Nevernight - Jay Kristoff 6/20
✔D: Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris 6/26
✔R: Spectacle - Rachel Vincent 6/14
✔E: An English Bride In Scotland - Lynsay Sands 6/19
✔W: Wonderment in Death" from Down the Rabbit Hole - J.D. Robb 6/10
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
July Challenge
READ: 7/7
✔F: Fireproof - Alex Kava 7/6
✔I: Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 7/14
✔R: Ash and Quill - Rachel Caine 7/26
✔E: The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22
✔I: A Catered St. Patrick's Day - Isis Crawford 7/14
✔C: Concrete Savior - Yvonne Navarro 7/7
✔E: Judas Kiss - J.T. Ellison 7/28
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
August Challenge
READ: 11/11
✔B: Blood of the Dark Moon - Adrianne Brennan 8/13
✔E: Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3
✔A: Night Shift - N. Singh/I. Andrews/L. Shearin/M. Vane 8/12
✔T: Straight from the Heart - Tami Hoag 8/5
✔T: The Oath of the Vayuputras - Amish Tripathi 8/22
✔H: Hounding the Pavement - Judi McCoy 8/15
✔E: Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean 8/3
✔H: The Harder You Fall - Gena Showalter 8/31
✔E: A Dying Fall - Elly Griffiths 8/6
✔A: Bound By Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 8/11
✔T: Natural Evil - Thea Harrison 8/17
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September Challenge
READ: 6/6
Pirate
P: Crimson Shore - Douglas Preston 9/19
I: Fear the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 9/28
R: Pirates! - Celia Rees 9/21
A: Afterlight - Elle Jasper 9/6
T: Forbidden Embers - Tessa Adams 9/11
E: The End Game - Catherine Coulter 9/14
October Challenge
READ: 9/9
✔S: The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher 10/25
✔C: Burning The Map - Laura Caldwell 10/28
✔R: White Trash Zombie Unchained - Diana Rowland 10/7
✔E: The Persian Always Meows Twice - Eileen Watkins 10/26
✔A: Brother - Ania Ahlborn 10/28
✔M: Midnight's Captive - Donna Grant 10/12
✔B: Blind Faith - Rebecca Zanetti 10/16
✔O: Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor 10/17
✔O: The Outcast Dead - Elly Griffiths 10/30
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
November Challenge
READ: 7/7
✔A: The Dragons Want Her - Angela Foxxe 11/9
✔M: Dolled Up to Die - Lorena McCourtney 11/6
✔N: No Rest for the Dead - Andrew Gulli 11/20
✔E: Echoes of Ice - Boone Brux 11/26
✔S: Secrets in Death - J.D. Robb 11/3
✔I: Darkness Avenged - Alexandra Ivy 11/9
✔A: To Brie or Not To Brie - Avery Aames 11/27
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
December Challenge
READ: 9/9
✔C: Vampires Dead Ahead - Cheyenne McCray 12/5
✔H: Her Own Devices - Shelly Adina 12/7
✔R: Red 1-2-3 - John Katzenbach 12/9
✔I: Intensity - Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/9
✔S: Silver Silence - Nalini Singh 12/13
✔T: Terrier - Tamora Pierce 12/23
✔M: Mind Game - Iris Johansen 12/11
✔A: Dead Dry - Sarah Andrews 12/13
✔S: How to Seduce a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 12/14
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
American Ninja WarriorStart Date: March 22, 2016
End Date: March 22, 2017
✔Pick A Contestent: Drew - Likely To Die - Linda Fairstein (Drew Renaud, heroine's boyfriend) 3/23
Stage 1 ~ COMPLETE
✔Piston Road
--- Read the 1st book in a series
Sins & Shadows - Lyn Benedict (#1 Shadows Inquiries) 3/25 ☀☀
✔Propeller Bar
--- Read the 2nd book in a series
Hallowed Circle - Linda Robertson (#2 Persephone Alcamedi) 3/26 ☀☀☀
✔Silk Slider
--- Read the 3rd book in a series
Wicked Charms - Janet Evanovich (#3 Lizzy & Diesel) 3/26 ☀☀☀☀
✔Jumping Spider
--- Read a book with the word JUMPING or SPIDER in the title
The Girl in the Spider's Web - David Lagercrantz 3/27 ☀☀☀☀
✔Sonic Curve
--- Read a book with STEPS or a ROPE on the cover
Fatal Circle - Linda Robertson (steps) 4/11 ☀☀✔Warped Wall
--- Read a book with the word WARPED or WALL in the title
If Walls Could Talk - Juliet Blackwell 4/11 ☀☀☀
✔Coin Flip
--- Read the 7th book in a series
Fired Up - Jayne Ann Krentz (#7 Arcane Society) 4/13 ☀☀☀☀
✔Triple Swing
--- Read the 8th book in series
Feel the Burn - G.A. Aiken (#8 Dragon Kin) 4/13 ☀☀☀☀☀
Stage 2 ~ COMPLETE
✔Rope Jungle
--- Read a book with the word ROPE or JUNGLE in the title
Jungle Freakn' Bride - Eve Langlais 5/17 ☀☀
✔Double Salmon Ladder
--- Read a book with the word DOUBLE or SALMON or LADDER in the title
Double Fantasy - Cheryl Holt 5/20 ☀☀
✔Unstable Bridge
--- Read a book with the word UNSTABLE or BRIDGE in the title
Devil's Bridge - Linda Fairstein 5/26 ☀☀☀
✔Butterfly Wall
--- Read a book with the word BUTTERFLY or WALL in the title
Butterfly Tattoo - Deidre Knight 5/28 ☀☀☀☀
✔Roulette Row
--- Read a book with the word ROULETTE or ROW in the title
Death Row - William Bernhardt 5/29 ☀☀☀☀
✔3 Wall lifts -66 lbs, 88 lbs 110 lbs
--- Read a book with a 6, 8, 1 or 0 in the title (can be spelled out)
One Lucky Vampire - Lynsay Sands 5/31 ☀☀☀☀
Stage 3
✔Psycho Chainsaw
--- Read a book with the word PSYCHO or CHAINSAW in the title
Chainsaw Jane - Marie-Jo Fortis 10/21 ☀☀
✔Doorknob Grasp
--- Read a book with a DOORKNOB on the cover
The Ghoul Next Door - Victoria Laurie 11/1 ☀☀☀☀☀
(doorknob is in the D of door)✔Floating Boards
--- Read a book with the word FLOATING or BOARD in the title
Floating Staircase - Ronald Malfi 11/3 ☀☀
✔Ultimate Cliffhanger
--- Read a book with the word ULTIMATE or CLIFFHANGER in the title
Ultimate Weapon - Shannon McKenna 11/19 ☀☀☀
✔Pole Grasper
--- Read a book with the word POLE or GRASP in the title
North Pole Reform School - Jaimie Admans 11/23 ☀☀☀
✔Hang Climb
--- Read a book with the word HANG or CLIMB in the title
Hangman - Michael Slade 12/9 ☀☀☀
✔Area 51
--- Read a book with featuring Aliens
Alien in the Family - Gini Koch 12/14 ☀☀☀☀
✔Flying Bars
--- Read a book with the word FLYING or BAR in the title
I Love This Bar - Carolyn Brown 12/23 ☀☀☀☀
Stage 4 ~ COMPLETE
SPELL OUT ~ TITLES ONLY
✔M: Me, Myself and Why? - Mary Janice Davidson 1/1 ☀☀☀
✔O: Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2 ☀☀
✔U: Unchained - Caris Roane 3/22 ☀☀☀☀☀
✔N: Nautier and Wilder - Lora Leigh 1/23 ☀☀☀☀
✔T: Tuesday's Child - Dale Mayer 2/18 ☀☀☀☀
✔M: Midnight's Master - Donna Grant 1/28 ☀☀☀☀☀
✔I: The Immortals of Meluha - Amish Tripathi 1/15 ☀☀☀☀
✔D: Darkness Dawns - Dianne Duvall 1/25 ☀☀☀☀
✔O: Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1 ☀☀☀☀
✔R: Rogue - Katy Evans 2/2 ☀☀☀
✔I: I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond 1/14 ☀☀☀
✔Y: Yours, Mine, and Ours - Mary Janice Davidson ☀☀☀☀
✔A: A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison 1/9 ☀☀☀
✔M: The Memorist - M.J. Rose 1/29 ☀☀☀☀
✔A: Allegiance - Susanna Sandlin 3/17 ☀☀☀☀☀
KarmaStart Date: December 1, 2016
End Date: April 1, 2017
199/200 FOUND
Cold Cold Heart - Tami Hoag 12/3Combative - belligerent and combative, p380
Visualization - strategies she had learned at Weidman visualization, p109
Night and Day - Iris Johansen 12/4Exhibition - that was quite an exhibition, p77
Innovative - very innovative, in it's way, p260
Restless Heart - Emma Lang 12/5Adorable - flushed an adorable shade of pink, p76
Affectionate - his mother had never gotten used to their affectionate ways, p213
Afraid - don't be afraid, Angeline, p5
Angry - Sam, I know you're angry, p98
Appreciated - I know he would have appreciated it, p170
Ashamed - she wouldn't be ashamed of it, p107
Attention - it was his eyes that drew Sam's attention, p108
Awake - stretching on the soft bed until she felt more awake, p108
Bitter - it was a bitter truth that would not taste good, p99
Church - her father followed the teachings of the church, p23
Clever - we thought we'd been so clever, p100
Content - feeling relaxed and content, p121
Courtesy - as courtesy dictated, p263
Cross - a cross between a glow and a tingle, p243
Defeated - her voice was soft and defeated, p84
Delight - her blue eyes were full of delight, p89
Devoted - she was now a devoted newspaper person, p181
Discussion - wasn't his idea of a topic for discussion, p36
Disgust - I felt nothing but disgust, p24
Embrace - she leapt into his embrace p48
Envy - I envy your courage, p137
Exhausted - she was so exhausted, p162
Fearful - this time she'd been more fearful, p96
Freedom - before her flight to freedom, p73
Greedy - just give it to the greedy bastards, p202
Harmony - where she could live in harmony, p45
Honored - I would be honored to take care of Michael, p163
Innocent - she sounded sincere and incredibly innocent, p43
Jealous - I was jealous, p85
Kind - thank you kind sir, p156
Laughing - her friend surprised her completely by laughing, p172
Loathing - a far cry from fear and loathing, p155
Melancholy - Jane's gaze grew melancholy, p205
Miserable - she was both miserable and ecstatic, p78
Naughty - it felt good to use naughty words, p82
Nervous - are you afraid? No, just nervous, p56
Opinion - your opinion is very important to her, p151
Overjoyed - when I thought you were pregnant, I was overjoyed, p215
Overwhelmed - something she could only call rapture overwhelmed her, p60
Pity - without asking him questions or showing him pity, p121
Powerful - he buried himself with a powerful thrust, p104
Prayer - quickly sending a prayer, p40
Quiet - loud in the quiet room, p60
Reading - she had discovered the joy of reading books, p3
Rude - but didn't want to be rude, p34
Sacrifice - her face a mask of self-sacrifice p39
Soothe - it seemed to soothe Sam too, p128
Trust - life had taught her not to trust men, p30
Uncertain - he sounded confused and uncertain, p127
Vigorous - after a few minutes of vigorous rubbing, p16
Warmth - and felt the warmth of his skin, p98
One Moonlit Night - Samantha James 12/6Adrift - when she was spun adrift in a fiery tempo, p213
Alarm - that triggered an alarm in her head, p174
Anxiety - Olivia couldn't help but note her anxiety, p311
Arrogance - Olivia blinked. What arrogance. p24
Awareness - his last awareness before he sank into oblivion, p222
Awe - Olivia shook her head in awe, p56
Blunt - it was a blunt statement, p65
Brilliant - am I not brilliant, p329
Cautious - but then his features turned cautious, p316
Compassionate - he was warm and compassionate, p262
Contemptuous - he raked her with a contemptuous glance p201
Contrary - but contrary to what you think, p212
Covetous - their eyes were glittering and covetous, p35
Cruelty - because of one man's cruelty, p134
Dainty - for the lace was fine and dainty, p56
Disagreeable - she's not half as disagreeable as Mrs. Templeton, p74
Distaste - I don't think it's fear, I think it's distaste, p79
Dread - with a sick feeling of dread, p112
Feisty - a bit feisty at times, p356
Forlorn - her tone was as forlorn as her expression, p278
Frightened - so he won't be so frightened again, p39
Frustrated - Emily's tone was frustrated, p313
Generous - yet so generous to others, p150
Grief - the storm of grief inside her, p207
Harsh - he gave a short harsh laugh, p77
Hatred - with the frenzy of sheer hatred, p329
Heroic - several days after his heroic rescue, p241
Illusion - Dominic was under no illusions, p37
Impatient - scarcely aware of impatient fingers, p174
Indifferent - pretended to be coolly indifferent, p246
Judgment - you stand in judgment, p214
Malice - neither spite nor malice in the statement, p53
Natural - it was entirely natural, p166
Obtuse - Gilmore was either too obtuse to notice, p106
Poignancy - touched by a bittersweet poignancy, p136
Resigned - she'd resigned herself to a lifetime of blindness, p94
Reverent - her touch was light and reverent, p9
Triumph - shouting her sister's triumph, p50
Understood - it took a moment before she understood, p144
Vigilant, with him she was ever vigilant, p101
Woeful - Jane raised woeful eyes, p302
Writing - practice your reading and writing, p64
Skin Game - Jim Butcher 12/8Agitated - like an agitated cat thrashing his tail, p152
Benevolent - streetlights gleamed off of all of them with benevolent cheer, p284
Bonds - commitment to our cause beyond the meager bonds, p22
Challenges - fresh challenges. what would I do without them, p222
Defiant - I set my teeth in a defiant, futile snarl, p178
Disciplined - with steady, disciplined rhythm through her nose, p339
Evil - he formed his own Evil League of Evil, p148
Excited - bouncing off the walls, he was so excited, p338
Exuberance - had lost that sense of youthful exuberance p78
Fierce - bared her teeth in a fierce smile, p299
Furious - nearly human eyes burning with furious hate, p86
Horror - her expression whitened horror, p313
Isolated - it's designed to keep them isolated, p355
Loyalty - that yo have demonstrated your loyalty, p22
Maturity - a women in the full bloom of her strength and maturity, p443
Mollified - okay, Ascher said, seemingly mollified, p103
Nasty - it was a creepy, thoroughly nasty, sensation, p508
Oppressive - the weight out became oppressive, p265
Preparation - where the crew was making final preparations, p356
Relinquish - did not relinquish the weapons, p18
Reputation - reputation for being a survivor, p82
Sorrow - in love and sorrow in the face of the earth, p597
Violent - we were potentially violent, p143
Wrath - visit your wrath upon me, p321
Yielding - yielding the tool back to me, p181
Zone - critical impact zone, p545
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Hangman - Michael Slade 12/9Aggravate - migraines that were aggravated by the stress of her job, p45
Bullying - how Bart would enjoy bulling the scumbags, p139
Ethical - is it legal and ethical not to give the cops the name of the serial killer, p174
Excluded - he's excluded, the tester said, p212
Impartial - Curry was not an impartial juror, p104
Security - she disarmed the security system, p94
Volunteer - we didn't volunteer what we weren't asked, p297
Wicked Witch Murder - Leslie Meier 12/10Constructive - could be doing something constructive, p151
Versatile - it's so versatile, p173
Worship - the believers worship nature, p212
Captive Heart - Anne Windsor 12/11Generosity - he appreciated her generosity, p243
Worthy - worthy. that was how his father had described Rebecca, p41
Someone to Watch Over Me - Lisa Kleypas 12/11Zeal - with unflagging zeal, p26
Alien in the Family - Gini Koch 12/14Fulfillment - the next screaming from sexual fulfillment, p240
Youthful - Martini's youthful exploits, p352
Apprentice in Death - J.D. Robb 12/17Annoyed - took an annoyed bite, p180
Breathing - I would prefer he still be breathing, p128
Callous - even more callous than that, p147
Cheerful - all round and cheerful with a voice, p82
Control - the control you have to be able to see, p99
Cranky - behaving like cranky toddlers needing a nap, p235
Doubtful - it's doubtful he's had it more than six months, p175
Exercise - just out for a little exercise, p52
Experience - a cop with that much experience, p127
Focus - but we're going to focus on the girl's room, p130
Joy - the joy, the pride in the act, p3
Mean - dissolving into wild sobs. you're mean. p170
Obnoxious - leading with his obnoxious tie of the day, p5
Perspective - my perspective. Will was okay with Susan, p182
Protective - brought into protective custody, p123
Questioning - end of questioning, p213
Routine - realized he needs home and routine, p70
Unhappy - shooting unhappy looks at the snow, p7
Willingness - than a willingness to share it, p337
Normal - Graeme Cameron 12/18Carefree - an approximation of a carefree smile, p114
Glee - a nervous glee welled up inside me, p171
Imaginative - some imaginative folding, p238
Inconsiderate - at the moment you're just not being inconsiderate, p176
Mindful - mindful of the difficulty, p5
Optimism - I wish I could share his optimism, p125
Tranquility - Erica, on the other hand, was a picture of tranquility, p242
Valiant - over the years in a valiant yet inevitably vain struggle, p11
The Apple Orchard - Susan Wiggs 12/19Acceptance - face the world with weary acceptance, p50
Awful - this situation is awful, p99
Camaraderie - but she did miss the camaraderie, p40
Despair - in the midst of the sadness and despair, p137
Development - how to feel about this new development, p229
Discontent - the heavy fog of discontent, p404
Expectation - filled her heart with romantic expectations, p356
Family - very little in the way of friends and family, p14
Friends - she had good friends to celebrate with, p54
Grateful - and telling himself to be grateful, p59
Humanity - people were some kind of menace to humanity, p242
Idealistic - fiercely believing the idealistic words, p 212
Inspired - pulse of attraction inspired by that smile, p74
Kindred - the two of them would be kindred spirits, p69
Opportunities - bringing fresh opportunities each day, p252
Powerless - the city police were powerless, p255
Qualified - had just qualified for a mortgage, p58
Radical - shields brain cells from free radical damage, p123
Unique - our grandfather has a unique story, p502
Vibrant - create something vibrant with the proceeds, p463
Whimsical - long driveways into farms with whimsical names, p114
Whimsy - the design was a combination of whimsy and abundance, p225
Wholesome - blonde and wholesome looking, p347
I Love This Bar - Carolyn Brown 12/23Admiration - admiration and pride filled his heart, p284
Belligerent - he's getting more belligerent every day, p105
Dutiful - here I was hoping to play the dutiful husband every day, p350
Engagement - he'd already bought three engagement rings, p232
Flattered - I'm flattered, she giggled softly, p324
Lazy - get up off your lazy ass, p156
Mental - a slight touch had him creating erotic mental images, p167
Movement - in one swift movement the cowboy was on his feet, p2
Music - two jukeboxes provided music, p21
Patient - he was a patient man, p256
Sharing - wanted out of the apartment we were sharing, p93
Support - willed her legs to support her, p46
Teaching - on the dance floor teaching them to dance, p255
Wisdom - see the wisdom in tying the knot, p15
Wonder - causing him to wonder what she was dreaming about, p267
Zest - passion as in zest for living, p136
Compulsion - Allison Brennan 12/24Alive - You never said they were alive, Maxine, p158
Blue - but his blue eyes sparkled, p40
Bored - he would get bored and finally kill her, p272
Calm - the ego underneath the calm, p25
Comfort - there would be a comfort there, p74
Curious - he was curious about what his friend had done, p202
Diplomatic - because I am persuasive and diplomatic, p67
Education - her mom's early childhood education magazines, p214
Emotion - far more emotion than he'd shown in their interview, p59
Energized - too energized about this interview, p5
Feelings - Adam could have absorbed those feelings, p94
Fury - David yearned for her fury, p205
Giving - push him into giving her something quotable, p25
Habit - a bad habit she couldn't seem to break, p92
Humor - genuine and full of good humor, p156
Listen - not until she could listen to the tape again, p44
Misunderstanding - told the press that this was all a misunderstanding, p23
Moody - Bachman was moody and absolutely anal about his stuff, p11
Nature - all suspicious by nature, p2
Observation - I will be watching through the observation room, p18
Peers - respected among his peers, p122
Practice - preparation and practice to get everything just right, p1
Quest - her quest for the truth, p359
Rage - and in a fit of rage, p61
Relax - trying to relax, p25
Reliable - most reliable, most loyal people in my life, p370
Success - I read about your success, p124
Tragic - would add even more depth to this tragic story, p54
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Bite Me - Shelly Laurenston 12/24Bold - with bold gold jewelry on her neck, p210
Cool - how cool was that, p154
Dream - Olivia didn't eat, sleep and dream roller derby, p241
Fear - struggle not to cry in abject fear, p211
Happy - happy to be home, p66
Hope - a brief moment of hope, p59
Lost - too lost in her photographs to bother, p38
Love - where Livy would love to crash, p76
Lucky - Smith had not been so lucky, p284
Mad - unless I made you mad, p130
Pain - make you sad with her tears of pain, p65
Pride - she smiled with pride, p42
Prompt - might prompt you into doing something, p263
Vindictive - he's a vindictive prick, p366
Wish - I wish the fireplace worked, p146
Worried - honey badgers never worried, p26
Worry - Livy didn't have to worry about seeing her mother, p13
The Girl from Everywhere - Heidi Heilig 12/25Delighted - I couldn't help it, I laughed, delighted, p324
Delusion - this isn't about navigation, it's about delusion, p67
Elated - Mr. Hart's voice was elated, p264
Fortunate - it was quite fortunate, p233
Gentle - his right hand warm and gentle, p255
Lonely - I watched the lonely pool of light, p369
Solution - I racked my brain for a solution, p5
Time - pulling out a gold watch to check the time, p10
Wise - I am wise beyond my years, p185
The Current Between Us - Kindle Alexander 12/26Clarity - Trent would ask a question for clarity, p235
Hazards - yeah, hazards of working, p54
Inquisitive - to process all these inquisitive faces, p172
Overcome - the investigation is strong enough to overcome it, p186
Religion - so he's found religion, p61
Validation - I'm not sure where this need for constant validation keeps coming from, p155
Vow - he's taken a vow, p60
Well-behaved - so well behaved, they were perfect tonight, p177
Wicked - he thought of as his most wicked grin, p117
Priceless - Shannon Mayer 12/27Comical - he slumped and slid to the floor in a comical move, p122
Forgiving - the stone floor was not forgiving, p198
Talent - but you have such talent, p200
Vocal - the other very vocal part, p122
Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans - Denise Grover Swank 12/28Repentant - I'd only seen my repentant sister, p25
Resent - and don't resent me for it, p376
Utilitarian - I expected a utilitarian space, p272
Magic Binds - Ilona Andrews 12/28Adversity - if you removed adversity, you remove ingenuity, p263
Cordial - I figure I can be cordial for a day or two, p164
Devotion - nothing except complete devotion, p169
Improvement - it was a great improvement, p165
Label - hang any label you wish on it, p270
Lively - makes the blade lively, p262
Usefulness - Hugh outlived his usefulness, p33
The Likeness - Tana French 12/30Anticipate - I don't anticipate anyone shoving you out, p104
Pragmatic - how ruthlessly, lethally pragmatic, p349
Men of the Otherworld - Kelley Armstrong 12/31Authoritative - took on a tone at once soothing and authoritative, p23
Disinterest - but the disinterest wasn't mutual, p254
Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2Dejected - now that it's cooler he feels less dejected, p95
Jeer - jeer at them, but he resists the impulse, p280
Neurotic - you're the one with the neurotic guilt, p57
Nutrition - now he's covered the nutrition angle, p234
The Cannibals - Iain Lawrence 1/5Meek - the meek, they always inherit the Earth, p179
Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7Alienation - his despair and alienation increased, p104
Amends - let him make amends, p176
Aversion - attempts at self-administered aversion therapy, p96
Exhilaration - the fountain of exhilaration, p252
Vacation - dressed as if on permanent vacation, p115
Worthwhile - more worthwhile preoccupation, p139
The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7Aggressive - those aggressive vertical bars, p139
Fearless - she's absolutely fearless, p86
Glum - with a glum group of passengers, p191
The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8Haughty - standing lean and haughty on the deck, p11
Jolly - jolly with his club foot dangling, p73
Kinship - I feel such kinship with a slave, p98
The Edge of the World - Kevin Anderson 1/13Detriment - to the detriment of herself, p52
Query - didn't exactly answer his query, p16
Zealous - orders for his zealous men to arm themselves, p180
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I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond 1/14Insightful - she digested his insightful words, p150
Obstinate - she still felt Justine's obstinate pull, p42
Well-balanced - I'm putting you on a well-balanced diet, p80
The Immortals of Meluha - Amish Tripathi 1/15Ebullient - the emperor sounded ebullient, p248
Ostracized - despite the ways he's been ostracized, p151
Vitality - thankful for the extra vitality, p41
Crow Lake - Mary Lawson 1/15Exalt - my goal was less exalted, p68
Fair Game - Jasmine Haynes 1/21Vociferous - argued just as vociferously, p24
Omens - Kelley Armstrong 1/28Philanthropy - devote myself to volunteerism and philanthrophy, p10
Midnight's Master - Donna Grant 1/28Tireless - to put an end to her rode him tirelessly, p26
Desert God - Wilbur Smith 2/4Jubilation - by now my jubilation was swiftly evaporating, p420
Piety - dissuaded him from further demonstrations of piety, p105
A Harvest of Bones - Yasmine Galenorn 2/8Discrimination - take place in any such discrimination, p299
The Edinburgh Dead - Brian Ruckley 2/23Querulous - church elder continued his querulous advance, p67
Cold Plague - Daniel Kalla 2/27Xenon - the xenon blue headlights, p102
14 - J.T. Ellison 3/30Insensitivity - they were terribly upset by her insensitivity, p235
Silenced - Kristina Ohlsson 3/30Preconception - there were so many preconceptions, p66
Dragon of the Island - Mary Gillgannon 4/1Intolerant - why the Christian holy men are so intolerant, p74
NOT FOUND
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Monkey See...Monkey DoStart Date: February 1, 2017
End Date: June 28, 2017
Option 3: Monkey See...Monkey Do Spell-it-Out
Treasury : 25+ books
54/54 Complete
A: The Savage Altar - Åsa Larsson 3/4
M: The Legacy - Linda Lael Miller 3/27
U: Unchained - Caris Roane 3/22
S: Swimming with the Dead - Kathy Brandt 3/18
E: Echoes in Death - J.D. Robb 3/29
M: Finding Perfect - Susan Mallery 3/2
E: 14 - J.T. Ellison 3/30
N: Nothing Gold Can Stay - Dana Stabenow 3/11
T: Some Like It Wild - Teresa Medeiros 3/13
P: The Wicked Ways of Alexander Kidd - Paula Quinn 3/16
A: Allegiance - Susanna Sandlin 3/17
R: Rogue Wave - Boyd Morrison 3/4
K: Silenced - Kristina Ohlsson 3/30
P: Phantom Shadows - Dianne Duvall 3/19
E: The House at Sea's End - Elly Griffiths 4/6
T: Dead Sexy - Tate Hallaway 4/8
T: The Secret of the Nagas - Amish Tripathi 4/17
I: In the Company of Vampires - Katie MacAlister 3/5
N: The North Water - Ian McGuire 4/10
G: The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey 4/4
Z: The Never List - Koethi Zan 3/9
O: One Kick - Chelsea Cain 3/4
O: Once a Cavalier - Linda O. Johnston 3/16
B: Born of Vengeance - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/12
O: One Fell Sweep - Ilona Andrews 4/1
A: Beyond the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 3/25
T: Serpent's Kiss - Thea Harrison 4/22
S: Stuck In Shangri-La - Kasey Michaels 4/18
H: Haunted on Bourbon Street - Deanna Chase 4/26
O: Once Upon Stilettos - Shanna Swendson 4/9
W: When a Scot Ties the Knot - Tessa Dare 4/12
P: Fever Dream - Douglas Preston 4/27
H: Hotwire - Alex Kava 4/29
O: The 120 Days of Sodom - Marquis de Sade 5/16
N: Nevernight - Jay Kristoff 6/20
I: The Immortals - J.T. Ellison 6/19
C: The Conquest - Yxta Maya Murray 4/22
S: Better To Rest - Dana Stabenow 4/15
H: Harbinger - Pip Ballantine 4/25
O: One Dog Night - David Rosenfelt 4/21
O: One Night in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 6/3
R: The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend - Katarina Bivald 3/17
A: Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter - Nancy Atherton 3/26
Y: You and I, Me and You - Mary Janice Davidson 4/13
L: The Luckiest Lady in London - Sherry Thomas 4/23
A: Dark Embers - Tessa Adams 3/24
U: The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella 6/3
N: Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon - Nancy Atherton 4/22
D: Darkness Rises - Dianne Duvall 4/20
R: Spectacle - Rachel Vincent 6/14
O: One Last Look - Linda Lael Miller 6/28
M: The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11
A: The Accidental Alchemist - Gigi Pandian 3/28
T: Tangled Threads - Jennifer Estep 4/20
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Monkey See...Monkey Do ~~ Part IIStart Date: February 1, 2017
End Date: June 10, 2017
FOUND 157/121+
Rogue - Katy Evans 2/2Curious - I'm curious, I say, p117
Magnetic - confident of this magnetic electric pull, p119
Rocket - aha, you're rocket, p116
Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly 2/4Carrot - he had carrot red hair, p17
Dinosaur - dinosaurs, Killian thought, p168
Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly 2/4Ramadan - the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, p9
Desert God - Wilbur Smith 2/4Maze - or else we'll be lost in the maze, p568
Lost - Alice Lichtenstein 2/4Animals - people were just like animals, p2
Circus - it's a muted circus, p188
Dictionary - she kept a dictionary and a wooden file box, p88
Donut - how'd he forget the doughnuts, p27
Farm - he went through farm help like Dixie cups, p33
Fishing - his perfect vacation was hours of fishing, p31
Library - she covered downtown, the Cup, the Library, p37
Opposite - and get this is the opposite, p56
Pancakes - she found the pancakes scorched and steaming, p83
Puppy - a puppy would be too stimulating, p235.
Tool - the tools were in the box, p180
Train - he had dreams of being on a train, p19
Zoo - a cage in a zoo, p135
Three Sisters - Susan Mallery 2/4Apple - mingled with the fragrant cinnamon and apples, p11
Baby - a well-baby visit, p57
Beach - they were on the beach, p19
Bike - a girl's bike leaned against the porch, p7
Birthday - her birthday-cake scented shower wash, p45
Bowling - we're bowling and there's dinner, p211
Cake - a bouquet of flowers next to a cake, p57
Christmas - an entire display of yarn for Christmas, p82
City - packed up her place in the city, p9
Costume - a costume party at Halloween, p72
Dentist - offered a job with a dentist, p65
Garden - even its garden was more traditionally English, p7
Germs - and get their germs, p69
Good Night - I'm pretty tired he told her. Good night, p204
Holidays - anyone looking to knit a sweater for the holidays, p83
Ice Cream - the ice cream colors, p7
Lemonade - I'll have cookies next time and lemonade, p108
Maple Syrup - covered in maple syrup, p218
Rainbow - staring at the pastel rainbow of silk, p200
Recycling - bottles filled the recycling bin, p273
Seasons - heralded the coming seasons, p83
Seed - planted most of her garden directly with seeds, p35
Sleepover - Deanna had agreed to a sleepover, p156
Space - just an empty space, p9
Tick Tock - James Patterson 2/5Camping - he called it urban camping, p244
Car Wash - as the car wash spat him back out, p175
Firefighter - dozens of firefighters and cops, p74
First - until the first of August, p18
George - the guy's name was George Metesky, p107
Hospital - we're at the hospital, p78
Mini Golf - Seamus took the peewees to miniature golf, p284
Rides - taking Mary Catherine on all the rides, p153
St. Patrick's Day - this is St. Patrick's Day in July, p207
Toy Store - Fao Schwartz, the famous toy store, p171
Eleventh Grave in Moonlight - Darynda Jones 2/6Ballet - more graceful than a ballet dancer, p53
Bunny - I checked my bugs bunny watch, p52
Flies - he thinks they're flies, p196
Halloween - Halloween hit and run, p14
Hat - he tipped an invisible hat, p53
Haunted - he thinks the place is haunted, p11
School - I also shared well in school, p257
Table - drawing my attention to a table, p214
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The Chase - Clive Cussler 2/7Anniversary - they're throwing us an anniversary party, p448
Railroad - belonging to the president of the railroad, p18
Station - we should make the station in about an hour, p402
Tales - played Tales from the Vienna Woods, p138
Waves - the waves surged in from the middle of the lake, p421
Wisdom - an inner wisdom made him suspicious, p169
Yellow - not the prized yellow metal, p13
A Harvest of Bones - Yasmine Galenorn 2/8Chocolate - baked two batches of frozen chocolate chip cookies, p165
Gymnastics - Kip just started gymnastics, p29
Harvest - we're having a harvest dance, p339
Hiking - Jonathan was hiking down to the water, p210
Movie - may I go to a movie tomorrow afternoon, p57
Nap - I need a nap, p182
Parade - now their webs stretched in a parade, p12
Party - your party awaits, p398
Tree - trees, barren and bleak, 143
Visit - spirits rise to visit their loved ones, p98
The Covert Wolf - Bonnie Vanak 2/9Senses - sounds assaulting his senses, p14
Blackbirds - Chuck Wendig 2/10Monkey - I've never had sex with a circus monkey before, p80
Pinata - like kids on a pinata, p55
The Murder of King Tut - James Patterson 2/10Pennies - a thousand mud bricks for just ten pennies, p59
Night Reigns - Dianne Duvall 2/11Thanksgiving - the weird cousin no one wanted to invite to Thanksgiving, p120
On the Accidental Wings of Dragons - Julie Wetzel 2/11Adventure - made this little adventure look like a cake walk, p31
Dream - he used to dream he was a dragon, p42
Lost - I'll deal with it if he's lost, p40
Thank you - I'm sorry, thank you and you're welcome, p30
Sword of the Raven - Diana Duncan 2/12Aquarium - jelly fish she'd see in coastal aquariums, p67
Baseball - stared down at the baseball bat, p30
Home - no she'd go home, p29
Ocean - drove himself through the chilly ocean, p195
Police station - assisted her in the police station, p81
Roller coaster - while riding a roller coaster, p21
Sweet - pretend to kiss me all sweet and tender, p172
The Bird Eater - Ania Ahlborn 2/13Bigger - moving the little kids to a bigger building, p104
Homerun - like an improptu homerun, p174
Plumber - the kind of plumber or mechanic, p126
The Storm - Clive Cussler 2/15Airport - ten minutes from the airport, p46
Beach - on the march from the beach to the huts, p354
Counting - a disaster counting its victims in the millions, p408
Factory - to destroy the factory, p453
Medal - show us your Egyptian medal, 451
Rain - rain in the desert, p343
Restaurant - a cab pulled up to the restaurant, p455
Smaller - maneuvering in smaller increments, p314
Soccer - played soccer in an amateur league, p47
Stars - once the stars came out
So Sure Of Death - Dana Stabenow 2/16Dump Truck - a dump truck, a front end loader, p104
Fire - the man feeding the fire, p160
Found - found an otter charm, p98
Happy - he was fine, he sounded happy, p175
Snow - taxiways were clear of snow before the runways, p105
The Last Good Man - Kathleen Eagle 2/17Bake - did you bake these yourself, p54
Banana - Savannah banana, he called her, p156
Day - he could fit into his day, p283
Delivery - driver of a produce delivery truck, p22
Feed - she'll clean up and feed up real nice, p83
Job - I started getting a lot of jobs, p156
Paws - had grown into his paws, p29
Race - I don't need to race the trucks, p267
Shine - you've taken a shine to these old horses, p274
Silly - the hell with her silly ideas, p281
Snowy - and wagged her snowy head, p162
Surprise - she turned the surprise on him, p36
Winter - you get winter kill, p265
Tuesday's Child - Dale Mayer 2/18Complete - to complete the picture of doom, p5
Librarian - from the librarian he met a couple days ago, p202
Plant - she'd do well with plants, p78
Sun - the sun had lost most of its heat, p76
Team - one of my team is running his background, p188
Trip - the trip into Portland, p9
continued...
Yours, Mine, and Ours - Mary Janice Davidson 2/19Sticky - my hair was sticky, p16
Dead Ice - Laurell K. Hamilton 2/21Nursery - they looked like the Jack Sprat nursery rhyme, p54
Rescue - the princess didn't get to rescue herself, p121
Three - made me add between three and five years to his age, p4
The Edinburgh Dead - Brian Ruckley 2/23Discovery - the discovery inbued him with sudden vigour, p51
Kite - the fine act of making kites, p79
2066 - Peter Brandt 2/23Igloo - underground domed igloo-style homes, p11
Pizza - we used to go out for pizza, p27
In Cold Pursuit - Sarah Andrews 2/24Windy - damned windy place, p51
Cold Plague - Daniel Kalla 2/27Bookstore - who worked in a secondhand bookstore, p87
Dark Enchantment - Kathy Morgan 3/4Growth - microclimate here's congruous to such growth, p188
Honeybees - like a daffodil draws honeybees, p109
Fish Perfume - Sammie Grace 3/6Valentine's Day - Ian and I got married on Valentine's Day, p317
Eaten - Susan Crockford 3/7Newspaper - on behalf of the public and my newspaper, p123
Sledding - families take to local sledding hills, p34
Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris 3/25Treasury - greatly benefited the royal treasury, p199
The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey 4/4Alphabet - enough for all the letters of the alphabet, p43
The House at Sea's End - Elly Griffiths 4/6Easter - planning to meet up in the Easter holidays, p38
Murder Under a Mystic Moon - Yasmine Galenorn 4/12Hot Air Balloon - hopped up higher than a hot air balloon, p276
Serpent's Kiss - Thea Harrison 4/22Hanukkah - much like Christmas or Hanukkah, p127
Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon - Nancy Atherton 4/22Dog Show - the art show, the flower show and the dog show, p1
15th Affair - James Patterson 5/12Pat-A-Cake - I combed Julie's hair and played patty cake with her, p55
The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20Tadpole - let's move out, Tadpole, p17
The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella 6/3Paper Dolls - Samantha has faded away into a paper doll, p158
Down the Rabbit Hole - J.D. Robb 6/10Lemonade Stand - a car wash or a lemonade stand, p292
Hunger Games Challenge: Escape the Capitol Start Date: February 1, 2016
End Date: June 24, 2017
13/13 Districts Done
District 1: Precious Gems
T: Terminal City - Linda Fairstein 2/16
O: Odd Interlude - Dean Koontz 2/13
U: Under a Vampire Moon - Lynsay Sands 2/20
R: Rapture - J.R. Ward 2/28
M: Melting the Ice - Jaci Burton 2/13
A: Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea - Nancy Atherton 2/4
L: Bound to Darkness - Lara Adrian 2/2
I: Into Thin Air - Cindy Miles 2/7
N: Shards of Hope - Nalini Singh 2/12
E: Ecstasy Bound - Ruth Kerce 2/27
District 2: Masonry and Weapons
A: Agnes and the Hitman - Jennifer Crusie 3/6
L: Dark Sapphire - Lisa Jackson 3/9
A: Guardian - Jo Anderton 3/6
B: Burning Skies - Caris Roane 3/5
A: If I Should Die - Allison Brennan 3/8
S: Sweep in Peace - Ilona Andrews 3/13
T: The Bitter Season - Tami Hoag 4/4
E: England's Perfect Hero - Suzanne Enoch 3/18
R: Revived - Cat Patrick 3/13
District 3: Technology
T: The Wild Ways - Tanya Huff 4/7
E: Jungle Freakn' Bride - Eve Langlais 5/17
L: Immortal Ever After - Lynsay Sands 4/27
E: Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams 5/20
V: Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend - Victoria Laurie 5/22
I: If Walls Could Talk - Juliet Blackwell 4/11
S: Born of Shadows - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/13
I: In Too Deep - Tracey Alvarez 4/21
O: The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman 4/7
N: Night Marchers - Rebecca Gober 4/25
District 4: Fishing
T: The Target - David Baldacci 6/25
R: Gates of Rapture - Caris Roane 6/10
I: Invision - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/30
D: Devil's Bridge - Linda Fairstein 5/26
E: Edge of Darkness - Christine Feehan 7/24
N: Nemesis - Catherine Coulter 5/26
T: Last to Die - Tess Gerritsen 6/24
District 5: Power/Electricity
O: Of Silk and Steam - Bec McMaster 8/20
U: The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham 8/13
T: Thirty and a Half Excuses - Denise Grover Swank 8/6
L: Lawless - T.M. Frazier 8/12
E: Known - Kendra Elliot 8/6
T: The Temptation - Cheyenne McCray 8/21
District 6: Transportation
B: Blood Bank - Tanya Huff 8/26
I: If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
C: Changes - Jim Butcher 8/24
Y: The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
C: Circle of Desire - Keri Arthur 9/17
L: Fortune's Fool - Mercedes Lackey 8/28
E: Draykon - Charlotte English 8/22
S: Runaway Vampire - Lynsay Sands 8/30
District 7: Lumber
O: One Snowy Knight - Deborah MacGillivray 11/25
A: Waking the Witch - Kelley Armstrong 9/26
K: The Undead in My Bed - Katie MacAlister 9/18
P: Prince of Magic - Linda Winstead-Jones 10/24
I; Immoral - Brian Freeman 9/27
N; The Art of Duke Hunting - Sophia Nash 10/13
E: The Devil Wears Kilts - Suzanne Enoch 10/17
District 8: Textiles/Clothing
1. Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch (dress) 12/2
2. Alien in the Family - Gini Koch (dress) 12/14
3. Tutu Deadly - Natalie Roberts (tutus) 12/12
4. Someone to Watch Over Me - Lisa Kleypas (dress) 12/11
5. Skin Game - Jim Butcher (coat) 12/8
6. The Current Between Us - Kindle Alexander (jeans) 12/26
7. Priceless - Shannon Mayer (jacket) 12/27
8. Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans - Denise Grover Swank (dress) 12/28
9. Web of Lies - Jennifer Estep (t-shirt/jeans) 12/21
District 9: Grain/Harvest
A: A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison 1/9
L: The Cannibals - Iain Lawrence 1/5
F: The Final Cut - Catherine Coulter 1/5
A: Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
L: Crow Lake - Mary Lawson 1/15
F: Fair Game - Jasmine Haynes 1/21
A: Graced - Amanda Pillar 1/17
District 10: Livestock
S: Storm's Heart - Thea Harrison 1/30
L: The Lost Key - Catherine Coulter 1/23
A: Omens - Kelley Armstrong 1/28
U: Unchained - Caris Roane 3/22
G: Midnight's Master - Donna Grant 1/28
H: Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 1/26
T: Storm's Heart - Thea Harrison 1/30
E: Venom - Jennifer Estep 1/21
R: The Memorist - M.J. Rose 1/29
District 11: Agriculture
G: The Accidental Alchemist - Gigi Pandian 3/28
A: One Fell Sweep - Ilona Andrews 4/1
R: One Dog Night - David Rosenfelt 4/21
D: Dark Embers - Tessa Adams 3/24
E: Echoes in Death - J.D. Robb 3/29
N: Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter - Nancy Atherton 3/26
E: 14 - J.T. Ellison 3/30
R: Betrayed - Rebecca York 3/23
District 12: Mining
A: Hotwire - Alex Kava 4/29/17
U: Ultraviolet - R.J. Anderson 5/6
G: A Room Full of Bones - Elly Griffiths 5/4
E: Full Scoop -Janet Evanovich 5/6
R: Fruitcake - (Rebecca) R.J. Kaiser 5/4
M: The Conquest - Yxta Maya Murray 4/22
I: The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20
N: Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon - Nancy Atherton 4/22/17
E: Barely a Lady - Eileen Dreyer 5/13
Bonus!
District 13: Nuclear Weaponry
A: Die Like an Eagle - Donna Andrews 5/21
T: Two Graves - Douglas Preston 6/24
O: One Lucky Cowboy - Carolyn Brown 5/28
M: Midnight's Lover - Donna Grant 5/22
B: Getting Lucky - Carolyn Brown 6/4
O: One Night in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 6/3
M: The Chieftain - Margaret Mallory 5/24
B: Bella at Midnight - Diane Stanley 6/22
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Music Festivals: Seasonal Reading Challenge July & August Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2017
READ: 63/63
✔July ~ All Tomorrow's Parties, Iceland
A: Acts of Violets - Kate Collins 6/11
L: Lucky Bastard - Deborah Coonts 6/7
L: Less than a Treason - Dana Stabenow 6/8
T: Two Graves - Douglas Preston 6/24
O: One Night in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 6/3
M: Midnight's Seduction - Donna Grant 6/29
O: One Last Look - Linda Lael Miller 6/28
R: Spectacle - Rachel Vincent 6/14
R: Ash and Quill - Rachel Caine 7/26
O: Our Husband - Stephanie Bond 7/19
W: White Colander Crime - Victoria Hamilton 7/15
S: Snipped in the Bud - Kate Collins 6/5
P: Prime Cut - Diane Mott Davidson 7/4
A: All That Bleeds - Kimberly Frost 6/15
R: Pirates! - Celia Rees 9/21
T: Forbidden - Tabitha Suzuma 6/24
I: The Immortals - J.T. Ellison 6/19
E: An English Bride In Scotland - Lynsay Sands 6/19
S: Shadows Strike - Dianne Duvall 6/17
I: A Catered St. Patrick's Day - Isis Crawford 7/14
C: The Valcourt Heiress - Catherine Coulter 6/18
E: The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22
L: The Spy Who Wants Me - Lucy Monroe 7/5
A: Fireproof - Alex Kava 7/6
N: Archangel's Heart - Nalini Singh 6/17
D: Death Takes Priority - Jean Flowers 6/10
✔August ~ Doune the Rabbit Hole, Scotland
D: Darkling - Yasmine Galenorn 7/11
O: The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5
U: The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella 6/3
N: Nevernight - Jay Kristoff 6/20
E: Judas Kiss - J.T. Ellison 7/28
T: Melting into You - Tracey Alvarez 6/30
H: Havoc - Jack DuBrul 6/8
E: Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean 8/3
R: Down the Rabbit Hole - J.D. Robb 6/10
A: Heir to the Sky - Amanda Sun 7/29
B: Lost Gods - Brom 7/1
B: Bad Monkey - Carl Hiaasen 6/30
I: Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 7/14
T: Lord's Fall - Thea Harrison 7/4
H: Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris 6/26
O: The Oath of the Vayuputras - Amish Tripathi 8/22
L: Slipknot - Linda Greenlaw 7/13
E: Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3
S: Serpent's Kiss - Deborah Cooke 6/22
C: The Chocolate Mouse Trap - JoAnna Carl 6/24
O: Out of the Mist - JoAnn Ross 9/13
T: Straight from the Heart - Tami Hoag 8/5
L: The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker - Laura.R. Hieber 7/20
A: No Strings Attached - Kate Angell 7/31
N: No Man's Land - David Baldacci 7/9
D: The Scent of Jasmine - Jude Devereau 6/11
✔September ~ Glitch, Malta
G: Going Organic Can Kill You - Staci McLaughlin 6/2
L: Lick - Kylie Scott 8/10
I: Devoured by Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 7/24
T: Hidden Embers - Tessa Adams 8/8
C: Concrete Savior - Yvonne Navarro 7/7
H: Hounding the Pavement - Judi McCoy 8/15
M: The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk 7/17
A: Bound By Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 8/11
L: Bengal's Quest - Lora Leigh 8/17
T: Natural Evil - Thea Harrison 8/17
A: Blood of the Dark Moon - Adrianne Brennan 8/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Kate Daniels ChallengeStart Date: October 1, 2016
READ: 16/18
✔Bites - Spider's Bite - Jennifer Estep 10/25
✔Burns - Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews 10/30
✔Strikes - Shadows Strike - Dianne Duvall 6/17
✔Mourns - When Maidens Mourn - C.S. Harris 3/14
✔Bleeds - All That Bleeds - Kimberly Frost 6/15
✔Dreams - Fever Dream - Douglas Preston 4/27
✔Slays - Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon - Nancy Atherton 4/22
✔Gun - The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11
Metal -
Tests - Blood Test - Jonathan Kellerman
✔Gifts - The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey 4/4
✔Rises - Darkness Rises - Dianne Duvall 4/20
✔Steals - Steal the Dragon - Patricia Briggs 9/30
✔Breaks - Lucky Break - Deborah Coonts 8/26
✔Shifts - Night Shift - Nalini Singh 8/12
✔Starts - Starting Now - Debbie Macomber 6/12
✔Binds - Magic Binds - Ilona Andrews 12/28
✔Magic - Prince of Magic - Linda Winstead-Jones 10/24
Cleaning Out the TBR ClosetDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2017
READ: 28/45
✔1. 14 - J.T. Ellison 3/30
2. 18 Seconds - George D. Shuman
3. Assassin's Quest - Robin Hobb
✔ 4. Blood of the Dark Moon - Adrianne Brennan 8/13
5. The Calling - Inger Ash Wolfe
✔6. Cemetery Dance - Douglas Preston 3/23
✔ 7. Changeling - Yasmine Galenorn 5/11
✔8. Darkling - Yasmine Galenorn 7/11
✔ 9. Daughter of the Blood - Ann Bishop 1/22
10. Deerskin - Robin McKinley
11. Demon Mistress - Yasmine Galenorn
✔12. Don't Look Now - Linda Lael Miller 4/2
✔ 13. Dragon Wytch - Yasmine Galenorn 12/3
✔ 14. The Edge of the World - Kevin Anderson 1/13
✔ 15. Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean 8/3
16. The Experiment - John Darnton
✔ 17. Flora Segunda - Ysabeau S. Wilce 5/8
✔ 18. Fruitcake - R.J. Kaiser 5/4
19. Heir to Sevenwaters - Juliet Marillier
20. The Hollow Hills - Mary Stewart
21. The Invisible Ring - Ann Bishop
✔ 22. I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond 1/14
✔ 23. Judas Kiss - J.T. Ellison 7/28
✔ 24. The Lady in Question - Victoria Alexander 2/25
25. The Last Enchantment - Mary Stewart
26. Luscious Craving - Cameron Dean
✔ 27. The Memorist - M.J. Rose 1/29
✔ 28. The Murder of King Tut - James Patterson 2/10
✔ 29. The Naked Duke - Sally MacKenzie 12/16
✔ 30. Never Look Back - Linda Lael Miller 5/30
31. Night Huntress - Yasmine Galenorn
✔ 32. Once Upon Stilettos - Shanna Swendson 4/9
✔33. Our Husband - Stephanie Bond 7/19
✔ 34. Out of the Mist - JoAnn Ross 9/13
✔ 35. The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20
36. Royal Assassin - Robin Hobb
✔ 37. Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly 2/4
38. Seduced By Your Spell - Lois Greiman
39. The Shadow Queen - Ann Bishop
✔ 40. She'll Never Live - Hunter Morgan 10/14
✔ 41. Some Like It Wild - Teresa Medeiros 3/13
✔ 42. Spellbent - Lucy Snyder 9/5
✔ 43. Steal the Dragon - Patricia Briggs 9/30
44. Tangled Webs - Ann Bishop
45. The Wicked Day - Mary Stewart
Finish This Sentence...A Reading Challenge Start Date: October 1, 2015
Level: Deputy Managing Editor – Read 100-109 books
101/101 COMPLETED
✔“A woman’s place is...” ~ Melting into You - Tracey Alvarez 6/30/17
✔“Can you look me straight in the eye and tell me that…” ~ X Marks the Scot - Victoria Roberts 10/23/15
✔“Did you ever…” - Lick - Kylie Scott 8/10/17
✔“Did you know that...” ~ Going Organic Can Kill You - Staci McLaughlin 6/2/17
✔“Does this dress make me look...” ~ Strong, Sleek and Sinful - Lorie O'Clare 11/4/17
✔“Don’t drink the water here, it’s filled with...” ~ Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 7/14/17
✔“Every day we attack them with…” ~ White Heat - Jill Shalvis 5/2/17
✔“Everyone loves a…” ~ Fruitcake - R.J. Kaiser 5/4/17
✔“Everything is...” ~ Forbidden - Tabitha Suzuma 6/24/17
✔“For breakfast I had...” ~ Butterfly - Kathryn Harvey 10/17/15
✔“Happiness is...” ~ A Room Full of Bones - Elly Griffiths 5/4/17
✔“He came to...” ~ The Tower - Jean Johnson 10/21/15
✔“How is it possible that I've never heard of...”~The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy - Julia Quinn 10/11/15
✔“I can’t believe it was…” ~ a Changeling - Yasmine Galenorn 5/11/17
✔“I can’t wait until...” ~ Days of Blood & Starlight - Laini Taylor 10/13/15
✔“I confess, I...” ~ was Seduced by the Storm - Sydney Croft 5/9/17
✔“I feel better after drinking...” ~ SEVEN-X - Mike Wech 10/24/15
✔“I hate it when certain people...” ~ Bite My Fire - Mary Hughes 10/14/17
✔“I have a horrible…” ~ Everlasting Enchantment - Kathryne Kennedy 12/18/17
✔“I learned the hard way that...” ~ Death Takes Priority - Jean Flowers 6/10/17
✔“I left him/her...” ~ One Night in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 6/3/17
✔“I like my men...” ~ Snipped in the Bud - Kate Collins 6/5/17
✔“I love taking ‘selfies’ with…” ~ The Chieftain - Margaret Mallory 5/24/17
✔“I love to dance and sing with...” ~ The Shadowy Horses - Susanna Kearsley 5/11/17
✔“I often wonder why I bother to…” ~ seek Death on Paradise Island - B.M. Allsopp 12/19/17
✔“I used the money for…” ~ a Full Scoop -Janet Evanovich 5/6/17
✔“I want to eat my lunch with ...” ~ The Ghost Hunter - Lori Brighton 10/19/15
✔“I went to my prom with...” ~ Flora Segunda - Ysabeau S. Wilce 5/8/17
✔“I wonder why...” ~ Silence Fallen - Patricia Briggs 5/1/17
✔“I would do anything for you, except...” ~ Acts of Violets - Kate Collins 6/11/17
✔“I wouldn’t be caught dead…” ~ In Cowboy Town - Kasey Millstead 8/25/17
✔“I wrestled a...” ~ Bad Monkey - Carl Hiaasen 6/30/17
✔“I’d like to teach the world to sing, but...” ~ I'm Malevolent - Jana DeLeon 12/16/17
✔“I’d like to travel to...” ~ The Wild Irish Sea - Loucinda McGary 5/29/17
✔“I’d rather be...” ~ An English Bride In Scotland - Lynsay Sands 6/19/17
✔“I’d tell you with my dying breath that...” ~ She'll Never Live - Hunter Morgan 10/14/17
✔“I’m in love with my...” ~ One Lucky Cowboy - Carolyn Brown 5/28/17
✔“I’m really looking forward to...” ~ Dirty Magic - Jaye Wells 5/23/17
✔“I’m training to be a…” ~ Fingersmith - Sarah Waters 10/8/15
✔“If I could live anywhere, it would be...” ~ Where All the Dead Lie - J.T. Ellison 10/2/17
✔“If I had one superpower that would be...” ~ Blue Flame - Jill Shalvis 6/15/17
✔“If I’d known you were coming, I’d have...” ~ a Seizure - Kathy Reichs 5/25/17
✔“If only I had a dollar for every time I thought of...” ~ Waking Evil - Kylie Brant 10/16/15
✔“If only I had...” ~ Fever-Hot Dreams - Jaci Burton/Sherri King/Samantha Winston 10/10/15
✔“If you are ever chased by zombies, try…” ~ Midnight's Seduction - Donna Grant 6/29/17
✔“If you can’t beat them, …” ~ Forgive Me - Daniel Palmer 11/13/17
✔“If you had written a book, you would call it...” ~ Red Velvet Cupcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 5/9/17
✔ “In a land far, far way…” ~ Lions, Tigers, and Sexy Bears Oh My! - Candace Havens 6/17/17
✔“In the garden I found...” ~ A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17/17
✔“Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s...” ~ The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella 6/3/17
✔“It time for…” ~ a 15th Affair - James Patterson 5/12/17
✔“It took...” ~ The Heart of a Hero - Janet Chapman 10/25/15
✔“It was a dark and stormy night, just perfect for…” ~ Dexter in the Dark - Jeff Lindsay 10/23/15
✔“It’s rabbit season! It’s Duck season! No, it’s...” ~ The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5/17
✔“Last night I dreamed I was...” ~ Barely a Lady - Eileen Dreyer 5/13/17
✔“Last night I dreamt of...” ~ The Woman Who Wouldn't Die - Colin Cotterill 5/14/17
✔“Last night I was walking in the park and saw...” ~ Oracle's Moon - Thea Harrison 5/16/17
✔“Look out behind you, it’s a...” ~ Ruthless Game - Christine Feehan 10/29/15
✔“My father always said, ...” ~ So Close the Hand of Death - J.T. Ellison 8/29/17
✔“My favorite time of the year is...” ~ A Dying Fall - Elly Griffiths 8/6/17
✔“My most embarrassing moment was when...” ~ Chasing Payne - Chantel Seabrook 5/6/17
✔“My mother always told me to…” ~ Never Look Back - Linda Lael Miller 5/30/17
✔“My neighbor wants me to help her...” ~ (take) One Last Look - Linda Lael Miller 6/28/17
✔“My personal motto is...” ~ Down the Rabbit Hole - J.D. Robb 6/10/17
✔“My prom night was...” ~ Fatal Fixer-Upper - Jennie Bentley 7/17/17
✔“My secret talent is…” ~ Havoc - Jack DuBrul 6/8/17
✔“Once upon a time there was a ...” ~ Queen of Shadows - Sarah J. Maas 10/27/15
✔“Our paths will cross again when...” ~ Sliding Home - Kate Angell 8/31/17
✔“People always tell me...” ~ Dorothy Must Die - Danielle Paige 10/19/17
✔“People call me ...” ~ The Perfect Liar - Brenda Novak 7/23/17
✔“Poor vampire, he’s…” ~ Sealed with a Curse - Cecy Robson 10/22/15
✔“Right now is the perfect time to...” ~ Duck the Halls - Donna Andrews 12/25/17
✔“Run, if you see…” ~ The Preacher - Camilla Läckberg 5/31/17
✔“She had a heart like...” ~ The Ronin's Mistress - Laura Joh Rowland 5/27/17
✔“Sometimes I have to...” ~ Hide Your Heart - Tracey Alvarez 12/27/17
✔“That is a match made
✔“That reminds me; I need to…” ~ get Dolled Up to Die - Lorena McCourtney 11/6/17
✔“That was definitely NOT your average...” ~ Lucky Bastard - Deborah Coonts 6/7/17
✔“The best dream I ever had was about...” ~ A Taste of the Nightlife - Sarah Zettel 10/29/15
✔“The best things in life are...” ~ Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris 6/26/17
✔“The night is still young and…” ~ Vampires Dead Ahead - Cheyenne McCray 12/5/17
✔“The shocking truth is...” ~ I'll have a Wife by Wednesday - Catherine Bybee 12/13/17
✔“The specialty of the day is...” ~ Two Graves - Douglas Preston 6/24/17
✔“The world needs more...” ~ Lethal Investments - K.O. Dahl 5/26/17
✔“The worst nightmare I ever had was about...” ~ The Madness of Mercury - Connie Di Marco 5/18/17
✔“Then I met...” ~ The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22/17
✔“Today’s special is...” ~ Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots - Luann McLane 7/13/17
✔“Tomorrow, let’s go to...” ~ No Man's Land - David Baldacci 7/9/17
✔“Welcome to...” ~ Ultraviolet - R.J. Anderson 5/6/17
✔“What do you mean she said...” ~ Die Like an Eagle - Donna Andrews 5/21/17
✔“When I was little I wanted to be...” ~ Fireproof - Alex Kava 7/6/17
✔“When I woke up this morning, I thought...” ~ of Cancans, Croissants, and Caskets - Mary McHugh 8/7/17
✔“When I’m alone, I like to...” ~ To Brie or Not To Brie - Avery Aames 11/27/17
✔“When no one’s looking I like to...” ~ shag The Zig Zag Girl - Elly Griffiths 12/25/17
✔“When the weather is cold I like to...” ~ Wait for Dark - Kay Hooper 10/31/17
✔“When the weather is hot I like to...” ~ Body Check - Deirdre Martin 11/20/17
✔“Whenever I think of that time of year, I think of…” ~ Getting Lucky - Carolyn Brown 6/4/17
✔“Will you stay and be my…” ~ Midnight's Captive - Donna Grant 10/12/17
✔“Will you stay...” ~ in The Obsidian Chamber - Douglas Preston 11/5/17
✔“Wouldn’t it be nice if...” ~ we took The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers 11/25/17
✔“You couldn’t pay me to...” ~ be The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie R. King 7/18/17
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Peer PressureREAD: 9/15
Option 1 - Best of....
Popular Most Hated Books
Inferno - Dan Brown
✔The Valcourt Heiress - Catherine Coulter 6/18
The Magicians - Lev Grossman
✔The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón 8/18
✔Forever... - Jude Deveraux 11/19
Best Books of the 21st Century
Divergent - Veronica Roth
The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
✔The Passage - Justin Cronin 8/8
✔Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris 6/26
Case Histories - Kate Atkinson
✔Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor 10/17
✔The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella 6/3
✔Forbidden - Tabitha Suzuma 6/24
✔Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 7/14
The Blade Itself - Joe Abercrombie
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Miscellaneous Challenges
50 States
American Ninja Warrior
Cleaning Out the TBR Closet
Color Challenge
Finish This Sentence...A Reading Challenge
Hunger Games Challenge: Escape the Capitol
Karma
Kate Daniels Challenge
Monkey See...Monkey Do
Music Festivals: Seasonal Reading Challenge July & August
New 2 U Authors
Peer Pressure