2017 The Challenge Factory

[Barbara ★]

November Forests of the World

READ: 10/10

Furtwangen - set in a large city
How to Wash a Cat - Rebecca M. Hale (San Francisco) 11/22
Gütenbach - 2nd book in a trilogy
In Stone's Clasp - Christie Golden 11/6
Königsfeld - published in a year that ends in 6
The Obsidian Chamber - Douglas Preston (pub 2016) 11/5
Niedereschach - a historical book
Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina 11/23
Schonach - a winter sport in it
Body Check - Deirdre Martin (hockey) 11/20
Schramberg - the mc is wounded
Widow’s Web - Jennifer Estep 11/30
Simonswald - a person's name in the title
The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster - Scott Wilbanks 11/29
St. Georgen - a religious person in it
Pig Island - Mo Hayder 11/12
St. Peter - someone dies
The Bedlam Stacks - Natasha Pulley 11/18
Titisee-Neustadt - a 400+ page book
Forgive Me - Daniel Palmer (416 pages) 11/13

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

November Copy Cat


READ: 10/5

1. A Tale of Two Vampires - Katie MacAlister (5 word title) 11/16
2. Pig Island - Mo Hayder (takes place on an island) 11/12
3. The Obsidian Chamber - Douglas Preston (water on cover) 11/5
4. Secrets in Death - J.D. Robb (mystery) 11/3
5. Dolled Up to Die - Lorena McCourtney (mystery) 11/6
6. No Rest for the Dead - Andrew Gulli (mystery) 11/20
7. How to Wash a Cat - Rebecca M. Hale (5 word title) 11/22
8. Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina (England) 11/23
9. Death Echo - Elizabeth Lowell (takes place on a boat) 11/25
10. To Brie or Not To Brie - Avery Aames (mystery) 11/27



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

♫ Foreman Lanelle - Tryptophan and Turkey?

READ: 10/10

T: Turkey - there were slices of turkey, p131
Forever... - Jude Deveraux 11/19

R: Rice Cake - a rice cake with honey on it, p204
The Bedlam Stacks - Natasha Pulley 11/18

Y: Yorkshire Pudding - roast beef, Yorkshire pudding and string beans, p40
To Brie or Not To Brie - Avery Aames 11/27

P: Pheasant - deprive him of his rancid pheasant, p98
A Tale of Two Vampires - Katie MacAlister 11/16

T: Tomatoes - adding minced sun-dried tomatoes had done the trick, p1
To Brie or Not To Brie - Avery Aames 11/27

O: Olives - jellies and jams, olives, p195
Kinked - Thea Harrison 11/13

P: Pineapple - a wheel barrow full of pineapples, p103
The Bedlam Stacks - Natasha Pulley 11/18

H: Honey - his weeks share of honey, p27
In Stone's Clasp - Christie Golden 11/6

A: Apples - picked up a gleaming red apple, p37
Body Check - Deirdre Martin 11/20

N: Nuts - bread, nuts, dried fruit, p195
Kinked - Thea Harrison 11/13

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

⚜Foreman Trea’s Sesame Street Challenge

READ: 6/6

✔S: Strong, Sleek and Sinful - Lorie O'Clare 11/4
✔K: Kinked - Thea Harrison 11/13
✔E: Echoes of Ice - Boone Brux 11/26
✔T: A Tale of Two Vampires - Katie MacAlister 11/16
✔C: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers 11/25
✔H: Pig Island - Mo Hayder 11/12



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Oct/Nov Scavenger Hunt
Duration: October 1 - November 30, 2017

37/40 FOUND

Ho-Ho-Homicide - Kaitlyn Dunnett 10/5
2. Beans - she'd have to spill the beans, p134
25. Noodle - thirty lashes with a wet noodle, p128

White Trash Zombie Unchained - Diana Rowland 10/7
1. Bat - couldn't see any sign of a rat or bat, p123
4. Beetle - at a dog-sized beetle, p158
9. Canal - the gator that hangs out in the canal, p61
23. Masked - masked a grin, p93
27. Orange - lavender and orange painted the heavens, p63
32. Reptile - flanked by the two enormous reptiles, p314

Highland Avenger - Hannah Howell 10/9
16. Fog - crawled her way up through the fog of sleep, p156
18. Gate - through the high iron-studded oak gates, p144
40. Worthy - behavior worthy of some tavern whore, p67

Golden Age and Other Stories - Naomi Novik 10/9
33. Spice - had the peculiar fragrance of the spice in his nostrils, p51

Midnight's Captive - Donna Grant 10/12
39. Windshield - through the windshield she could make out his strong jaw, p6

The Wrong Hostage - Elizabeth Lowell 10/12
10. Canvas - canvas sacks of pinto beans, p374
19. Hike - might be better to hike in, p117
29. Port - by using the new port of entry, p9

Bite My Fire - Mary Hughes 10/14
12. Caramel - and caramel mochas, p55

She'll Never Live - Hunter Morgan 10/14
13. Dial - the phone was an old dial wall unit, p294
15. Fertilizer - carrying all these fifty pound bags of fertilizer, p93
37. Vodka - his club soda that looked like vodka, p6

Blind Faith - Rebecca Zanetti 10/16
14. Director - you're no ordinary operations director, p134

Dorothy Must Die - Danielle Paige 10/19
17. Footprint - watched as my footprints filled back in, p380
26. Opal - like some kind of stone, opal I guess, p144
34. Tacky - it's a little tacky, p447

Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry 10/23
6. Bouquet - tucks the bouquet in Mary Lou's hand, loc 440

Godsgrave - Jay Kristoff 10/24
38. Wail - from the piteous wails, p33

The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher 10/25
7. Buffalo (or Bison) - had come west to capture the buffalo, p77
21. Hoof - shuffled nervously from hoof to hoof, p267

The Persian Always Meows Twice - Eileen Watkins 10/26
28. Perspective - tended to improve my perspective, p47
35. Teal - her teal-green knit pants, p33

Burning The Map - Laura Caldwell 10/28
11. Cappuccino - join us for a cappuccino, p19

The Outcast Dead - Elly Griffiths 10/30
30. Raisin - drinking juice and eating raisins, p123

Wait for Dark - Kay Hooper 10/31
24. Merge - how out energy would merge, p147

Strong, Sleek and Sinful - Lorie O'Clare 11/4
3. Beep - his radio beeped inside his car, p37

Dolled Up to Die - Lorena McCourtney 11/6
8. Buffet - check with someone about the buffet, p269

Pig Island - Mo Hayder 11/12
31. Recycle - we recycle, don't use pesticides, p46

Death Echo - Elizabeth Lowell 11/25
36. Toad - if your seeing that lying toad, p174

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5. Black Friday
20. Homemade cookies
22. Knock-knock joke

[Barbara ★]

December Monthly

READ: 20/10

✔C: Vampires Dead Ahead - Cheyenne McCray 12/5
✔H: Blood Pact - Tanya Huff 12/14
✔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: A Killing Frost - Hannah Alexander 12/27
✔S: How to Seduce a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 12/14

♘Read a book published in the month of December in any year.
Her Own Devices - Shelly Adina (pub 2011) 12/7

What’s So Great About December?
Bingo Month: Read a book with Bingo in the title (does not have to be consecutive)
Almost Like Being in Love - Christina Dodd 12/31

Wacky Holidays in December
December 1st: Eat a Red Apple Day: Read a book with a red apple on the cover or a red cover itself.
Duck the Halls - Donna Andrews 12/25

December 11: International Children’s Day: Read a book that has a child/children in it.
Hide Your Heart - Tracey Alvarez (4 y.o. boy) 12/27
December 23: Festivus: In celebration, read any book you’d like
Wife by Wednesday - Catherine Bybee 12/13
December 31: New Year’s Eve: Read a book that you really wanted to read this year and never did
Dragon Wytch - Yasmine Galenorn 12/3

History Facts for December
December 2nd: Read a book set in Utah or where a character has to undergo surgery or is near death
Dead Dry - Sarah Andrews 12/13
December 8: Former Beatle musician John Lennon was assassinated in New York City: Read a book set in New York City, that has a character that is a musician or an assassin, or a book where someone dies unexpectedly
The NYC Werewolf: Tales, Book Two - Bert Murray (set in NYC) 12/12
December 17: After three years of experimentation, Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first powered, controlled airplane flights.: Read a book where a character is a pilot or takes a trip by plane
Mind Game - Iris Johansen 12/11
December 23: Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh cut off his left ear during a fit of depression.: Read a book with a character that suffers from a mental illness or depression itself
Sick Fux - Tillie Cole 12/30
December 25: American nurse and philanthropist Clara Barton was born in Oxford, Massachusetts.: Read a book where a character is a nurse or is part of the Red Cross or any of its efforts, or a book set in Massachusetts
Malevolent - Jana DeLeon 12/16

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Cities (or Islands) of the World - Christmas Island

READ: 14/10

mammals
Maclear’s Rat - read a book where the mc's name starts with 'M'
Dragon Wytch - Yasmine Galenorn (Menolly) 12/3
Bulldog Rat - read a book where the mc owns a dog
Of Grave Concern - Max McCoy 12/4

birds
Christmas Island Flying Fox - read a book where the mc flies
The Four Sworn: Spring Equinox - Lenore Sagaskie 12/15
Christmas Island White-eye - read a book with a lot of white on the cover
Wife by Wednesday - Catherine Bybee 12/13

Christmas Swiftlet - read a book within 24 hours
Blood Pact - Tanya Huff 12/14

reptiles
Christmas Island Blind Snake - read a book by an author new to you
Sick Fux - Tillie Cole 12/30
Lister’s Gecko - read a book where the mc's name starts with 'L'
The NYC Werewolf: Tales, Book One - Bert Murray (Lucy) 12/12
Christmas Island Whiptail Skink - read a book with a slender person in it
Malevolent - Jana DeLeon 12/16
Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Skink - read a book with a hyphen in the title or author's name
Red 1-2-3 - John Katzenbach 12/9

fish
Christmas Dwarfgoby - read a fantasy book
Dreadmarrow Thief - Marjory Kaptanoglu 12/9

insects
Christmas Island Stick-insect - read a hardback or paperback book
Silver Silence - Nalini Singh 12/13
brushed trapdoor spider - read a book where the mc gets trapped
Blood Pact - Tanya Huff 12/14

plants
Christmas Island Spleenwort - read a book with a rock(s) on the cover
Dead Dry - Sarah Andrews 12/13

Ridley's Ground Orchid - read a book where the mc's name starts with 'R'
The Woman in Blue - Elly Griffiths (Ruth) 12/7

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

December Be A Copy Cat

The Polar Express - Chris Van Allsburg

READ: 9/5

✔1. Of Grave Concern - Max McCoy (3 word title) 12/4
✔2. Intensity - Sherrilyn Kenyon (grey cover) 12/9
✔3. Wife by Wednesday - Catherine Bybee (3 word title) 12/13
✔4. Malevolent - Jana DeLeon (house on cover) 12/16
✔5. The Four Sworn: Spring Equinox - Lenore Sagaskie (Christmas is celebrated) 12/15
✔6. Duck the Halls - Donna Andrews (Christmas is celebrated) 12/25
✔7. Hide Your Heart - Tracey Alvarez (3 word title) 12/27
✔8. Into the Fire - Amanda Usen (3 word title) 12/28
✔9. Stars of Fortune - Nora Roberts (3 word title) 12/31



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

December Bonus Scavenger Hunt

18/24 FOUND

Of Grave Concern - Max McCoy 12/4
Goose - deposited one at a time from the Keno goose, p98
Suit - tucking into the inside pocket of his suit, p296

Vampires Dead Ahead - Cheyenne McCray 12/5
Leftovers - an armload of scattered leftover lingerie, p91
Oil - and toss them in a vat of boiling oil, p122
Suite - I jerked open the door to the suite, p115

The Woman in Blue - Elly Griffiths 12/7
Coal - when they started using coal furnaces, p226
Fluffy - he's so fluffy and gorgeous, p342
Milk - a phial of her breast milk, p35
Traditional - it's traditional, of course, p346

Her Own Devices - Shelly Adina 12/7
Brandy - to smuggle in brandy from France p118
Ham - fresh-caught fish, salad and ham, p109
Peppermint - Claire gave her a peppermint, p102

Dreadmarrow Thief - Marjory Kaptanoglu 12/9
Bucket - took away the horse's feeding buckets, p33
Chimney - ordered you to clean out the chimney flue, p129
Feast - feast your eyes on the forbidden room, p113
Jelly - his insides turned to jelly, p98
Pure - followed by a gap of pure silence p40

Mind Game - Iris Johansen 12/11
Sunset/Sundown - the wedding isn't supposed to be until sunset,p369


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Boutique
Centerpiece
Concert
Rang
Tolerance
Tree lighting

[Barbara ★]

Winter Scavenger Hunt
Duration: December 1, 2016 - January 31, 2017

37/40 FOUND

Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch 12/2
14. Party - hadn't noticed her departure from the party, p70
17. Celebration - inclination to turn my celebration into a brawl, p54
19. Toast - I'd like to propose a toast, p162
26. Scarf - find you a wrap or a scarf, p57

Cold, Cold Heart - Tami Hoag 12/3
3. Fireplace - a stone fireplace dominated the end wall, p65
4. Blanket - the blanket had been thrown over her, p2
8. Christmas - for the Christmas season, p258
9. Wreath - garland and wreaths everywhere, p258
12. Santa Claus - I'm also aware that Santa Claus isn't real, p90
15. Holidays - short-handed due to the holidays, p95
18. Champagne - Maggie set a champagne flute on the table, p69
20. Balloons - her composure burst like a balloon, p52
29. Snow - cast into the snow, p109

Maximum Ride Forever - James Patterson 12/4
37. Snowball - rolling towards him like a snowball, p167

Night and Day - Iris Johansen 12/4
2. Ice - when the ice came, p131
36. Sled - she saw the sled explode, p214

Restless Heart - Emma Lang 12/5
34. Naughty - it felt good to use naughty words, p82

One Moonlit Night - Samantha James 12/6
16. Midnight -or did the midnight hour, p28

Hangman - Michael Slade 12/9
13. Stocking - in stocking feet she recalled, p76

Wicked Witch Murder - Leslie Meier 12/10
23. Decorations - like the Christmas decorations coming out, p191
25. Cookies - making chocolate chip cookies for Diana, p75

Captive Heart - Anne Windsor 12/11
27. Happy - live underwater like a happy clam, p15
35. Nice - blue jeans and a nice blue shirt, p219

Someone to Watch Over Me - Lisa Kleypas 12/11
30. Cuddle - urge to cuddle and caress her, p44

Tutu Deadly - Natalie Roberts 12/12
10. Presents - a few presents on holidays, p247
33. Sweater - the creature was wearing a sweater, p130

Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo 12/17
7. Hot Chocolate - gave me free hot chocolate, p295
32. Gingerbread - we'll make gingerbread, p169

The Apple Orchard - Susan Wiggs 12/19
21. Ornaments - hung with traditional wooden ornaments, p182
22. Holly - sprigs of holly and woven paper hearts, p182
40. Bells - bells and announcements went off, p54

Web of Lies - Jennifer Estep 12/21
6. Hat - neither one wore a hat or gloves, p2

I Love This Bar - Carolyn Brown 12/23
11. Rudolph - you are as red as Rudolph, p22

Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7
5. Mittens - with the neat little tape mittens, p305

The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8
38. Jolly - jolly with his club foot dangling, p73

A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison 1/9
31. Eggnog - Thomas sipped a glass of eggnog, p33

Ravens - George Dawes Green 1/28
39. Elf - Oh shit the stoned elf, what you doing here?, p151

[Barbara ★]

The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XXI
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2017

FOUND 50/50

✔1. Intersection: - Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3
(at each intersection countless markings), p25

✔2. Superstition: - The Immortals of Meluha - Amish Tripathi 1/15
(superstition can only be courted by another), p185

✔3. French: - Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
(cutting a piece of french toast), p53

✔4. Rabbit/Bunny: - Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
(across the clearing to the South comes a rabbit), p95

✔5. Swimming: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(Kelly's coming along for a bit of swimming), p261

✔6. Insurance: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(small life insurance payout), p2

✔7. Threat: - The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7
(neither Joe nor I was a threat to anybody), p209

✔8. Funeral: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(for my father's funeral), p10

✔9. Hail: - The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8
(strike as hail from a storm), p49

✔10. Vodka: - Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7
(carrying a double vodka and orange), p65

✔11. Beads: - Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3
(onyx beads decorated the cuffs), p63

✔12. Scholarship: - The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7
(call them scholarship pageants), p125

✔13. Leather: - Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3
(with one leather clad hand), p40

✔14. Ancestor: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(your ancestors on your father's side), p5

✔15. Cattle: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(highland cattle, Leith told me), p49

✔16. Ranch: - Ravens - George Dawes Green 1/28
(I think all these ranch houses and condos), p83

✔17. Sundress: - The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs 1/12
(holding up a chic sundress in a graphic print), p354

✔18. Dresser: - A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison 1/9
(furnished with a bed, a dresser, a toilet), p46

✔19. Dimples: - The Curse of Tenth Grave - Darynda Jones 1/11
(causing dimples to emerge), p7

✔20. Punishment: - Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3
(fury over took my fear of punishment), p27

✔21. History: - Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7
(his history was embedded too deeply), p9

✔22. Cake: - Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
(clutches on to the reality of those cakes), p50

✔23. Handshake: - The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7
(strong-guy macho handshake), p66

✔24. Turbulence: - The Lost Key - Catherine Coulter 1/23
(the plane hit another pocket of turbulence), p236

✔25. State: - The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7
(routinely win state speech and drama awards), p10

✔26. Daydream: - I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond 1/14
(twelve years of daydreams about a reunion), p198

✔27. Deadline: - Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly 2/4
(a deadline was set for 10 am today), p9

✔28. Genius: - Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
(supposed to be a tech genius), p25

✔29. Eyelashes: - Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3
(glancing through my eyelashes), p52

✔30. Striptease: - Daughter of the Blood - Ann Bishop 1/22
(undressing in a slow striptease), p152

✔31. cologne/perfume: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(caught a strong whiff of her perfume), p8

✔32. Bachelor: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(Gavin Mitchell was a long-time bachelor), p36

✔33. Sweatshirt: - The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7
(dressed in jeans and a sweatshirt), p22

✔34. Brick: - Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7
(shared a functional red brick building), p21

✔35. Shutters: - The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7
(still wore their winter shutters), p62

✔36. Steering Wheel: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(the steering wheel started pulling hard to the right), p12

✔37. Mausoleum: - The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs 1/12
(some might regard the room as a mausoleum), p59

✔38. Inheritance: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(that was quite the inheritance), p11

✔39. Deck Chair: - So Sure Of Death - Dana Stabenow 2/16
(and two deck chairs flanking them), p20

✔40. Catcher: - The Chase - Clive Cussler 2/7
(just behind the cow catcher), p4

Bonus Words
✔1. Key fob: - The Burning Wire - Jeffrey Deaver 2/18
(similar to a large car key fob), p38

✔2. Alarm system: - Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7
(suggest to Michael they fitted an alarm system on the house), p220

✔3. Novel: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(I'm going to write a novel), p8

✔4. Sorcerer/Sorceress: - The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8
(they took me for a sorcerer), p117

✔5. Angry: - Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
(Jimmy's father sounded angry), p18

✔6. Superhero: - The Curse of Tenth Grave - Darynda Jones 1/11
(trying to push the superhero angle), p98

✔7. Deja Vu: - I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond 1/14
(his scratch gave her a sense of deja vu), p328

✔8. Slide: - The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7
(boats would slide into their slips), p14

✔9. Shower: - Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
(until the girl was in the shower), p231

✔10. Reward: - Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7
(some how he'd reward Velinor), p258

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

February/March Scavenger Hunt
Duration: February 1 - March 31, 2017

39/40 FOUND

✔1. Football - Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly 2/4
(a structure the size of four football fields), p18

✔2. Championship - The Last Good Man - Kathleen Eagle 2/17
(a guy makes all-state on a championship team), p82

✔3. President - Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly 2/4
(the council had made and unmade presidents), p2

✔4. Green - Night Reigns - Dianne Duvall 2/11
(silent tears feel from green eyes), p156

✔5. Candy - Eleventh Grave in Moonlight - Darynda Jones 2/6
(perhaps I will use your heart as a candy dish), p291

✔6. Leprechaun - St. Patrick's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 3/8
(steals a pot of gold from a leprechaun), p92

✔7. February - St. Patrick's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 3/8
(blue sky and bright February sunshine), p68

✔8. March - The Storm - Clive Cussler 2/15
(on the march from the beach to the huts), p354

✔9. Hearts - The Last Good Man - Kathleen Eagle 2/17
(developing a theory about soft hearts), p296

✔10. Clover - Tuesday's Child - Dale Mayer 2/18
(some kind of four-leaf clover pattern), p16

✔11. Kiss - Rogue - Katy Evans 2/2
(ready to convince me with a kiss), p19

✔12. Party - A Harvest of Bones - Yasmine Galenorn 2/8
(your party awaits), p398

✔13. Valentine - Echoes in Death - J.D. Robb 3/29
(Darcy Valentine, of Valentine Event Coordinators to their wedding), p170

✔14. Chocolate - A Harvest of Bones - Yasmine Galenorn 2/8
(a chocolate cake from the bakery), p62

✔15. Pink - Immortal - Traci L. Slatton 2/2
(her pink lips dropping open in surprise), p14

✔16. Couples - Three Sisters - Susan Mallery 2/4
(going to insist on couples therapy), p31

✔17. Jersey - The Bird Eater - Ania Ahlborn 2/13
(despite his jersey being pulled impossibly tight), p97

✔18. Beer - Eaten - Susan Crockford 3/7
(walked in from the lounge with a beer), p80

✔19. Flowers - Desert God - Wilbur Smith 2/4
(such diseases as the plague and the yellow flowers), p52

✔20. Celebration - Rogue - Katy Evans 2/2
(Mel always throws a celebration), p140

✔21. Disneyland - Lost - Alice Lichtenstein 2/4
(a trip to Disneyland), p31

✔20. Lucky - Tick Tock - James Patterson 2/5
(well lucky old me), p45

✔23. Love - The Last Good Man - Kathleen Eagle 2/17
(there's all kinds of love), p361

✔24. Irish - Lost - Alice Lichtenstein 2/4
(ended up at an Irish bar), p131

✔25. Cupid - Rogue - Katy Evans 2/2
(Cupid used an arrow), p21

✔26. St. Patrick’s Day - Tick Tock - James Patterson 2/5
(this is St. Patrick's Day in July), p207

✔27. Romance - The Chase - Clive Cussler 2/7
(nor were his thoughts on romance), p36

28. Super Bowl -
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✔29. Valentine’s Day - Fish Perfume - Sammie Grace 3/6
(Ian and I got married on Valentine's Day), p317

✔30. Holidays - Three Sisters - Susan Mallery 2/4
(anyone looking to knit a sweater for the holidays), p83

✔31. Card - Rogue - Katy Evans 2/2
(pull out a card from last year), p79

✔32. Sexy - Night Reigns - Dianne Duvall 2/11
(a very sexy alien), p363

✔33. Pinch - Lost - Alice Lichtenstein 2/4
(you're going to pinch off a tiny amount), p79

✔34. Presents - Rogue - Katy Evans 2/2
(I don't want any presents), p219

✔35. Bar - Sword of the Raven - Diana Duncan 2/12
(she wove through the undulating crowd to the bar), p199

✔36. Washington - Tick Tock - James Patterson 2/5
(just got off the George Washington Bridge), p198

✔37. First - Tick Tock - James Patterson 2/5
(until the first of August), p18

✔38. Closed - A Harvest of Bones - Yasmine Galenorn 2/8
(just wanted to stamp "closed" on the file), p386

✔39. National - Tick Tock - James Patterson 2/5
(national this time), p77

✔40. Spring - Three Sisters - Susan Mallery 2/4
(spring had come to the Pacific northwest), p30

[Barbara ★]

Arizona's Interstate 17
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2017

Trip #1
✔ 339 (Lake Mary Road) - read a book where time is spent at a lake
~ Crow Lake - Mary Lawson 1/15
✔ 337 (John Wesley Powell Boulevard) - read a book by a male author
~ The Edge of the World - Kevin Anderson 1/13
✔ 326 (Willard Springs Road) - read a book with water on the cover
~ The Immortals of Meluha - Amish Tripathi 1/15
✔ 322 (Munds Park) - read a book that starts with a 'M'
~ Me, Myself and Why? - Mary Janice Davidson 1/1
✔ 320 (Schnebly Hill Road) - read a book with a lot of red on the cover *
~ Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 1/26
✔ 306 (Stoneman Lake Road) - read a book with one man on the cover
~ Darkness Dawns - Dianne Duvall 1/25
✔ 293 (McGuireville, Cornville) - read a book set in a small town/village
~ Omens - Kelley Armstrong 1/28
✔ 278 (SR 169, Dewey-Humboldt) - read a book with two authors
~ Blue Monday - Nicci French (Nicci Gerard/Sean French) 1/26
✔ 268 (Orme Road) - read a book whose title starts with an 'O'
~ Offside - Juliana Stone 1/29
✔ 263 (Arcosanti Road) - read an ebook
~ Graced - Amanda Pillar 1/17
✔ 259 (Bloody Basin Road) - read a book where things get bloody
~ Venom - Jennifer Estep (blood,guts & gore) 1/21
✔ 242 (Rock Springs) - read a book with rocks on the cover
~ Sword of the Rightful King - Jane Yolen (sword is jammed in rocks) 1/17
✔ 229 (Anthem Way) - read a book where music happens
~ The Memorist - M.J. Rose (Beethoven's music is center stage) 1/29
✔ 232 (New River) - read a book published in 2016 or 2017
~ The Curse of Tenth Grave - Darynda Jones (pub June 2016) 1/11
✔ 225 (Pioneer Road) - read a historical novel
~ The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8
✔ 223 (Carefree Highway) - read any book of your choice
~ The Lost Key - Catherine Coulter 1/23
✔ 222 (Dove Valley Road) - read a book with a religious person in it
~ Ravens - George Dawes Green 1/28



Trip #2
✔ 315 (Rocky Park Road) - read a book where the main character has a 'rocky' (difficult) time
~ Immortal - Traci L. Slatton 2/2
✔ 285 (General Crook Trail) - read a book with a military person in it
~ The Covert Wolf - Bonnie Vanak 2/9
✔ 256 (Badger Springs Road) - read a book where an animal plays an important part
~ The Hawk and His Boy - Christopher Bunn (a hawk is a mc) 1/31
✔ 244 (Black Canyon City) - read a book with a lot of black on the cover
~ The Bird Eater - Ania Ahlborn 2/13
✔ 227 (Daisy Mountain Drive) - read a book set in the mountains
~ The Last Good Man - Kathleen Eagle 2/17
✔ 221 (Sonoran Desert Drive) - read a book set in a desert
~ Desert God - Wilbur Smith 2/4
✔ 219 (Jomax Road) - read a book with a main character by the name of Jo, Joe, Joey, Josephine, etc.
~ The Storm - Clive Cussler (Joe Zavala) 2/15
✔ 218 (Happy Valley Road) - read a book that you think will make you happy
~ Eleventh Grave in Moonlight - Darynda Jones 2/6
✔ 217 (Pinnacle Peak Road) - read any book after you peek at the last page
~ Blackbirds - Chuck Wendig 2/10
✔ 212 (Bell Road) - read a book with a wedding in it
~ Rogue - Katy Evans 2/2
✔ 210 (Thunderbird Road) - read a book with a bird on the cover
~ Sword of the Raven - Diana Duncan 2/12
✔208 (Peoria Avenue) - read a book set in the USA
~ Dead Ice - Laurell K. Hamilton (Missouri) 2/21
✔ 206 (Northern Ave) - read a book set north of where you live
~ 2066 - Peter Brandt (set in Canada, I live in Ohio) 2/23
✔201 (Thomas Road) - read a book with a person's name in the title
~ The Murder of King Tut - James Patterson 2/10
✔ 200A (I-10 going to California) - read a book with a lot of traveling
~ Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly (m.c. is jetting all over the world for a competition) 2/4
✔ 199B (Adams Street) - read the first book in a series
~ Tuesday's Child - Dale Mayer 2/18
✔ 194 (Sky Harbor) - read a book where the main character flies on an airplane
~ Bad Nights - Rebecca York 2/23



Trip #3
✔ 340 (junction with I-40) - read a book where the main character is over 40
~ The Cat Who Said Cheese - Lillian Jackson Braun 4/5
✔ 333 (Kachina Boulevard) - read a book with a Native American character
~ Dark Embers - Tessa Adams 3/24
✔ 331 (Kelly Canyon Road) - read a book set in Ireland
~ Buried in a Bog - Sheila Connolly 3/12
✔ 317 (Fox Ranch Road) - read a book with a wild animal on the cover
~ Eaten - Susan Crockford 3/7
✔ 298 (SR 179 going to Sedona) - read a book with a beautiful character
~ Echoes in Death - J.D. Robb 3/29
✔ 248 (Bumble Bee Road) - read a book with flowers on the cover
~ The Legacy - Linda Lael Miller 3/27
✔ 236 (Table Mesa Road) - read a book where the main character is a chef/cook/baker
~ The Accidental Alchemist - Gigi Pandian 3/28
✔ 214A & B (Union Hills Drive/Yorkshire Drive) - read a book of short stories
~ Kiss Me, I'm Irish - Roxanne St Claire / Jill Shalvis / Maureen Child 3/22
✔ 211 (Greenway Road) - read a book with a lot of green on the cover
~ Some Like It Wild - Teresa Medeiros 3/13
✔ 207 (Dunlap Avenue) - read a book with only a torso on the cover
~ Phantom Shadows - Dianne Duvall 3/19
✔ 205 (Glendale Ave) - read a book set in California
~ Finding Perfect - Susan Mallery 3/2
✔ 204 (Bethany Home Road) - read a book with a mother as the main character
~ St. Patrick's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 3/8
✔ 203 (Camelback Road) - read a book where the main character rides an animal
~ Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter - Nancy Atherton (rides a horse) 3/26
✔ 202 (Indian School Road) - read a middle grade book
~ Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris 3/25
✔ 199A (Grant Street) - read a book where the main character receives a lot of money
~ Don't Look Now - Linda Lael Miller 4/2
✔ 198 (Buckeye Road) - read a book where eyes are prominent on the cover
~ Beyond the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 3/25
✔ 195A (16th Street) - read a YA book
~ The Lazarus Machine - Paul Crilley 3/27



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

April/May Scavenger Hunt
Duration: April 1 - May 31, 2017

36/30 FOUND

✔1. Easter - The House at Sea's End - Elly Griffiths 4/6
(planning to meet up in the Easter holidays), p38

2. Bunny -
(), p

✔3. Pole - A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
(if you bring the boat, I'll bring the pole), p283

✔4. April - The Cat Who Said Cheese - Lillian Jackson Braun 4/5
(I called them April, May, June and Holiday), p176

5. May -
(), p

✔6. Showers - One Lucky Cowboy - Carolyn Brown 5/28
(didn't have energy for anything other than showers), p141

✔7. Flowers - The Shadowy Horses - Susanna Kearsley 5/11
(bursting with cascades of bright spring flowers), p123

✔8. Candy - The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20
(she handed it out like candy in school), p500

✔9. Basket - Tangled Threads - Jennifer Estep 4/20
(was snoozing in his basket), p224

✔10. Fool - A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
(we're too cool to fool), p19

✔11. Mother - One Lucky Cowboy - Carolyn Brown 5/28
(it hasn't been home since mother died), p310

12. Star Wars -
(), p

✔13. Memorial - A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
(especially with Sybil's memorial service), p78

✔14. Funeral - A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
(they manage a chain of funeral parlors), p4

✔15. Soldier - A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
(what we did to the families of our fellow soldiers), p185

✔16. Bloom - The Ronin's Mistress - Laura Joh Rowland 5/27
(cherry trees in pink bloom), p311

✔17. Baseball - A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
(and matching baseball caps), p161

✔18. Trick - A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
(I've played a few tricks on people myself), p102

✔19. Mischief - A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
(there was a definite twinkle of mischief in her eye), p87

✔20. Joke - A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
(the Urbans had shut Sybil inside as a joke), p177

✔21. Sunday - The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20
(I told the pastor last Sunday), p354

✔22. egg - The House at Sea's End - Elly Griffiths 4/6
(a faint smell of rotten eggs), p27

✔23. Hunt - Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon - Nancy Atherton 4/22
(I'm on a dragon hunt), p178

✔24. Force - The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20
(a fluid force that shapes the surrounding land), p18

✔25. Battle - A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
(battle strategies and all that), p167

✔26. Space - A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
(next to outer space burials), p99

✔27. Barbecue - Don't Look Now - Linda Lael Miller 4/2
(I knew him from barbecues at Harry Senior's), p127

✔28. Memories - A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
(and lose all those precious memories), p128

✔29. Family The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey 4/4
(the map of family), p242

✔30. Fifth - Night Unbound - Dianne Duvall 5/20
(their marriage had rendered her the fifth wheel), p23

✔31. Tacos - Seizure - Kathy Reichs 5/25
(I downed the last of my taco), p141

✔32. Margaritas - One Lucky Cowboy - Carolyn Brown 5/28
(tilapia and a margarita), p107

✔33. Emerald - Midnight's Lover - Donna Grant 5/22
(her emerald eyes were bright), p84

✔34. Daisy - One Lucky Cowboy - Carolyn Brown 5/28
(with a daisy in the lapel), p328

✔35. Library - A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
(she was a walking library of quotations), p88

36. Armed Forces -
(), p

✔37. Church - A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
(giving them time to make it to church first), p79

✔38. Nation - The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20
(whipping boy for the nation on race), p354

✔39. Lily - A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
(a splash of lily-of-the-valley), p98

✔40. Diamond - A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17
(a collection of pearl and diamond jewelry), p97

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XXII
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2017

FOUND 46/50

✔1. Mardi Gras: Haunted on Bourbon Street - Deanna Chase 4/26
(Mardi Gras held more appeal than telling him about my honey dust experience), p17

✔2. Electric Blanket: The Madness of Mercury - Connie Di Marco 5/18
(and turned on the electric blanket), p25

✔3. Fan (the cooling kind): You and I, Me and You - Mary Janice Davidson 4/13
(the ceiling fan spun lazily), p309

✔4. Inspection: Once Upon Stilettos - Shanna Swendson 4/9
(laid it on a black velvet cloth for inspection), p297

✔5. Parking: Better To Rest - Dana Stabenow 4/15
(to judge from lack of parking spaces), p29

✔6. Fraud: When a Scot Ties the Knot - Tessa Dare 4/12
(they hated a fraud), p46

✔7. Motel: Stuck In Shangri-La - Kasey Michaels 4/18
(I stopped at the motel outside Harrisburg), p33

✔8. Lobby: Once Upon Stilettos - Shanna Swendson 4/9
(held in the buildings soaring catherdral-like lobby), p374

✔9. Recruit: Darkness Rises - Dianne Duvall 4/20
(we should also step up our attempts to recruit vampires), p193

✔10. Carnival Ride: The Wild Irish Sea - Loucinda McGary 5/29
(like she'd fallen off a carnival ride), p217

✔11. Poison: The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11
(she feared would taste worse than poison), p52

✔12. PTSD: Shadows Strike - Dianne Duvall 6/17
(I have read enough soldiers with PTSD), p200

✔13. Hallway: Stuck In Shangri-La - Kasey Michaels 4/18
(precede him down the hallway), p40

14. Potpourri:
(), p

✔15. Conviction: Better To Rest - Dana Stabenow 4/15
(arrest had resulted in a conviction), p28

✔16. Luggage: Stuck In Shangri-La - Kasey Michaels 4/18
(the remainder of her luggage still hidden in the trunk), p31

✔17. Red Lips: Harbinger - Pip Ballantine 4/25
(cant' keep anything behind those bright red lips of hers), p221

✔18. Showgirl: Flora Segunda - Ysabeau S. Wilce 5/8
(the illustrations were of scantily glad showgirls posing acrobatically), p110

✔19. Spy: The Striker - Monica McCarty 4/15
(how the hell could you bring a spy into camp), p288

✔20. Feline: Murder Under a Mystic Moon - Yasmine Galenorn 4/12
(the feline brigade came bouncing into the kitchen), p38

✔21. Murder: Better To Rest - Dana Stabenow 4/15
(that was what he hated most about murder scenes), p56

✔22. Blackmail: The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11
(are you blackmailing me), p250

✔23. Yawn: Darkness Rises - Dianne Duvall 4/20
(she gave him a sleepy grin. "made you yawn"), p116

✔24. Notebook: Don't Look Now - Linda Lael Miller 4/2
(a notebook full of dark, melodramatic poems), p394

✔25. Vault: Darkness Rises - Dianne Duvall 4/20
(was a thick and heavy as the door to a bank vault), p228

✔26. Alcove: When a Scot Ties the Knot - Tessa Dare 4/12
(when I cornered you in an alcove), p254

✔27. Target: Born of Vengeance - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/12-
(headed straight for him like he was their target), p106

✔28. Peninsula: Fever Dream - Douglas Preston 4/27
(lies on the eastern side of a small peninsula), p318

✔29. Check-in: Better To Rest - Dana Stabenow 4/15
(her feet were propped on the check-in counter), p156

✔30. Warrior: The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11
(he was as fierce and brave as any warrior), p40

31. Treehouse:
(), p

✔32. Moth: The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11
(a stupid, horny, broken-hearted moth), p287

✔33. Bacon: Don't Look Now - Linda Lael Miller 4/2
(I chose bacon and eggs), p335

✔34. Lawyer: The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11
(nobody wrote country songs about lawyers and doctors), p17

✔35. Spaghetti: The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11
(his leg muscles felt as limp as spaghetti), p134

✔36. Daughter: The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11
(he knew what it was like to lose a daughter), p52

✔37. Hometown: Coming Home - Mariah Stewart 4/17
(wanted a family to raise here in my hometown), p116

✔38. Disposal: Stuck In Shangri-La - Kasey Michaels 4/18
(and the sink still minus a garbage disposal), p313

✔39. Carpenter: The North Water - Ian McGuire 4/10
(Brownlee looks at the carpenter), p107

✔40. College: The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11
(when he'd graduated from college), p60


Bonus Words
✔1. Goofy: Once Upon Stilettos - Shanna Swendson 4/9
(he gave me a goofy smile), p367

✔2. Code: Murder Under a Mystic Moon - Yasmine Galenorn 4/12
(guys out in the valley live by a code), p165

✔3. Justice: When a Scot Ties the Knot - Tessa Dare 4/12
(it did not do ye justice), p116

✔4. Coffee Table: Darkness Rises - Dianne Duvall 4/20
(she set the phone on the coffee table), p131

5. Ferris Wheel:
(), p

✔6. Overachiever: White Heat - Jill Shalvis 5/2
(he's the overachiever in the family), p180

7. Podcast:
(), p

8. Unisex: Snipped in the Bud - Kate Collins 6/5
(in back near the unisex washroom), p140

✔9. Distraction: The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11
(he didn't have time for distractions), p122

✔10. Private Investigator: One Dog Night - David Rosenfelt 4/21
(I've hired some private investigators), p262

[Barbara ★]

June/July Scavenger Hunt
Duration: June 1 - July 31, 2017

40/40 FOUND

1. A dare - Serpent's Kiss - Deborah Cooke 6/22
(he had a vague memory of taking a dare from Viv), p10

2. A pink article of clothing - The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5
(a pink, itchy polyester dress), p16

3. An old maid - Getting Lucky - Carolyn Brown 6/4
(left at the altar and died an old maid), p27

4. Another word for blue - Snipped in the Bud - Kate Collins 6/5
(dressed in his navy tailcoat), p139

5. Another word for red - Prime Cut - Diane Mott Davidson 7/4
(I banged the tray on the ruby-veined shelf), p6

6. Another word for white - The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5
(Jo lay soaking in the ivory bathtub), p16

7. Ants - Going Organic Can Kill You - Staci McLaughlin 6/2
(I watched an ant that had strayed from the rest of the line), p129

8. Arctic - Havoc - Jack DuBrul 6/8
(he returned to the Canadian Arctic), p26

9. Banner - Lucky Bastard - Deborah Coonts 6/7
(I would have required the banner to be printed professionally), p37

10. Bob - The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5
(bobbing like a balloon ), p33

11. Calendar - Getting Lucky - Carolyn Brown 6/4
(write it on the calendar), p245

12. Ceramic - Down the Rabbit Hole - J.D. Robb 6/10
(plastic, ceramic and paper-mache), p276

13. Dunk - Havoc - Jack DuBrul 6/8
(I thought this was supposed to be a slam dunk), p67

14. Firefly - The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5
(twinkling like fireflies), p2

15. Fishing - Lucky Bastard - Deborah Coonts 6/7
(fishing for men is strictly catch and release), p200

16. Freedom - One Night in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 6/3
(we want our freedom), p75

17. Frog - Going Organic Can Kill You - Staci McLaughlin 6/2
(used the little cage I h ad a frog in once), p184

18. Fudge - The Chocolate Mouse Trap - JoAnna Carl 6/24
(a double fudge bonbon), p80

19. Gas/petrol station - Snipped in the Bud - Kate Collins 6/5
(waiting for a guy from the gas station), p6

20. Howl - Getting Lucky - Carolyn Brown 6/4
(setting up a howl for sex), p75

21. Lighthouse - Death Takes Priority - Jean Flowers 6/10
(with the Plymouth lighthouse scene), p111

22. Log cabin - Less than a Treason - Dana Stabenow 6/8
(an obvious add-on to the log cabin), p89

23. Monkey - The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5
(a pack of witches and monkeys argued politics), p6

24. Pearl - Getting Lucky - Carolyn Brown 6/4
(shirts with pearl snaps), p48

25. Population - Getting Lucky - Carolyn Brown 6/4
(get pregnant and keep up the population), p15

26. Rose - Getting Lucky - Carolyn Brown 6/4
(it looks like a rose), p210

27. Ruby - One Night in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 6/3
(the ruby easily the size of a man's fist), p244

28. Scotch - One Night in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 6/3
(taking a deeper pull on the scotch), p304

29. Sewing machine - Death Takes Priority - Jean Flowers 6/10
(and my sewing machine was broken), p141

30. Skiing - Lucky Bastard - Deborah Coonts 6/7
(the skiing is not like the Alps), p333

31. Smell of smoke - Melting into You - Tracey Alvarez 6/30
(and the faint wisp of wood smoke on his jersey), p134

32. Smores - Blue Flame - Jill Shalvis 6/15
(Amy brought out the makings for smores), p79

33. Sneeze - One Night in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 6/3
(the belching ash made her sneeze), p15

34. Stripes - Getting Lucky - Carolyn Brown 6/4
(the walls were papered in stripes), p97

35. Tank - Going Organic Can Kill You - Staci McLaughlin 6/2
(got to ride in the tanks and load the cannons), p187

36. Television - Getting Lucky - Carolyn Brown 6/4
(a floor model television set from the 80s), p10

37. Tent - One Night in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 6/3
(from a tent on the outskirts), p314

38. Trail - Going Organic Can Kill You - Staci McLaughlin 6/2
(hiked on the nearby farm trails), p5

39. Twins - One Night in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 6/3
(her two older sisters were twins), p45

40. Yoga - Going Organic Can Kill You - Staci McLaughlin 6/2
(especially with the yoga classes), p4

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XXIII
Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2017

FOUND 45/50

Lost Gods - Brom 7/1
12. Echo - with that distant echo to them, p68
16. Fort - I ran and hid in the play fort, p63
29. Needle - finds the needle in the haystack, p324

Lord's Fall - Thea Harrison 7/4
21. Hurricane - in 1989 hurricane Hugo had devastated the national forest, p31

Prime Cut - Diane Mott Davidson 7/4
28. Name of a saint - so I take care of Saint Nicholas and the children, p85
33. School bus - with the hesitant chug of a school bus, p170
38. Thunderstorm - one of our summer thunderstorms were brewing, p122

Gingerbread Cookie Murder - Joann Fluke 7/6
6. Ketchup - pretending it was ketchup kept her from thinking about what it really was, p33
11. Eagle - bald as an eagle, p238
13. Eggs Benedict - I'd like eggs benedict please, p199
17. Funky - one of those funky retro joints, p149
18. Google - gazing at him google-eyed, p150

Fireproof - Alex Kava 7/6
32. Raggedy - keeping an eye on the raggedy man, p100
36. Stained glass - suddenly the churches stained glass window burst, p182

Concrete Savior - Yvonne Navarro 7/7
31. Radar - does she popup in your mind like radar, p245

No Man's Land - David Baldacci 7/9
14. Elevator - from a truck for a construction elevator, p25
26. Mason/Masonry - and gripped the masonry, p129

Slipknot - Linda Greenlaw 7/13
4. Board game - scattered like pieces on a checker board, p39
23. Left-handed person - Dow might have been left-handed, p75
37. Tee - could have been a tee box anywhere in Scotland, p56

Fatal Fixer-Upper - Jennie Bentley 7/17
24. Macaroni & Cheese - crack open a frozen box of microwavable macaroni and cheese, p83
34. Shoplift - shoplifting, drunk drivers and the occasional domestic disturbance p43

Our Husband - Stephanie Bond 7/19
3. Birthday party - they had a birthday party sleepover, p173
7. Cheeseburger - the man who smelled like cheeseburgers, p229
19. helicopter - they were sightseeing in a helicopter, p40

The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber 7/20
25. Male in distress - the poor girl awoke from fever to find the man who shunned her half-strangled while the bowels of hell poured out, p15

The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22
1. Applesauce - it's mutton in applesauce, p179

Devoured by Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 7/24
10. Distinctive - he wanted to be wrapped in her distinctive smell, p138

The Perfect Liar - Brenda Novak 7/23
22. Immunization - they weren't immunized as children, p91

Ash and Quill - Rachel Caine 7/26
9. Column - he was leading a small column of people, p176

White Fire - Douglas Preston 7/29
15. Eye patch - like wearing an eye patch, p467
40. Waffle - ordered the Belgian waffles, p294

Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean 8/3
5. Cactus - occasional yucca or barrel cactus, p270

The Passage - Justin Cronin 8/8
8. Colony - for the common defense of the colony, p264

The Girl with Ghost Eyes - M.H. Boroson 8/18
2. Barber - barbers had clipped off his queue in prison, p105

The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón 8/18
20. Hemisphere - in the whole of the northern hemisphere, p33


*******************
27. Mouse pad
30. Power line
35. Single father
39. Ukulele


Bonus Words:
True Colors - Thea Harrison 7/2
5. Juggle - I could juggle three glasses, p73

Lord's Fall - Thea Harrison 7/4
7. Someone forgot something important - she felt like she was forgetting something, p126

The Spy Who Wants Me - Lucy Monroe 7/5
2. Eidetic (photographic) memory - and since she had a photographic memory, p253

Gingerbread Cookie Murder - Joann Fluke 7/6
1. Boat/Ship name - when she christened the Queen Mary, p124
9. Union (Labor) - a party at the Pipefitters Local Union 542, p245

A Catered St. Patrick's Day - Isis Crawford 7/14
10. Vehicle with a name/nickname - it's time to start shopping for a new car. sssh you don't want to hurt Matilda's feelings, p61

The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber 7/20
4. Immortal - whether goddess or immortal, p113

Natural Evil - Thea Harrison 8/17
3. Equinox - she liked the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, p13

Lucky Break - Deborah Coonts 8/26
6. Someone flips a coin - so I flipped a coin, you win, p180


*******
8. Someone splurges

[Barbara ★]

Aug/Sep Scavenger Hunt
Duration: August 1 - September 30, 2017

31/40 FOUND

Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3
26. Newspaper - like yesterday newspaper all crumpled up and thrown away, p127

Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean 8/3
2. Bloody Mary - you're not going to order a bloody mary, p221

Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea - Sophia Nash 8/5
27. Pardon - I beg your pardon, p138
37. Toad - what is to be done about that toad Paxton?, p265

Straight from the Heart - Tami Hoag 8/5
11. Elvis - short stop and Elvis impersonator, p135
38. Toolbox - to get out the toolbox, p11

A Dying Fall - Elly Griffiths 8/6
3. Brass - must have taken a fair bit of brass, p276
21. Homecoming - every homecoming is always marked, p134
22. Japan - spent a year teaching English in Japan, p11
23. Liberate - he also liberates a packet of dog biscuits, p328
31. Sarcophagus - a stone sarcophagus containing human remains, p98
33. Social media outlet - it was easy enough, she's on Facebook, p6

The Passage - Justin Cronin 8/8
15. Flood of water - it is my intention to send a flood of water, p710

The Battle Sylph - L.J. McDonald 8/9
30. Rocket - continued to rocket the wagon along, p140

Blue Labyrinth - Douglas Preston 8/14
14. Family photo - it was a family shot with the parents in the middle, p241
34. Speaker - pressed its speaker button, p208

Hounding the Pavement - Judi McCoy 8/15
5. Cinnamon roll - I'll make my special cinnamon pecan rolls, p202
16. Foliage - been to his foliage-covered cardboard box only once, p127

The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón 8/18
13. Encyclopedia - write anything from novels to encyclopedias, p31
19. Gravity - like that Isaac of the gravity thing, p149

Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/22
39. UFO - looked like a miniature black UFO, p362

Spider-Touched - Jory Strong 8/24
40. Vine - not yet reclaimed by forest nor covered in vines, p65

Cowboy Town - Kasey Millstead 8/25
20. Happy Birthday song - happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday to you, sings down the link, loc 158
25. Mosquito - reminds me of a mosquito buzzing, loc 1504

Lucky Break - Deborah Coonts 8/26
6. Complacent - let it lull me into a sense of complacency, p168

Death by the Dozen - Jenn McKinlay 8/27
7. Custard - and tucked in into a custard, p52

Sliding Home - Kate Angell 8/31
8. Dumpling - her second attempt at chicken and dumplings, p160
28. Playoffs - that left him co-captain through the playoffs, p276

Spellbent - Lucy Snyder 9/5
24. Migrate - a tiny monarch butterfly can migrate thousands of miles, p126

Happy Hour at Casa Dracula - Marta Acosta 9/18
32. Scribe - a fellow scribe, p7

Crimson Shore - Douglas Preston 9/19
4. Catfish - fried catfish, enjoy, p67


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1. Back to school (whole phrase)
9. DVR
10. Eclipse (solar or lunar)
12. Enameled
17. Goalpost
18. Grandstand
29. Prize winning recipe
35. State Fair
36. Sturgis

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U-Pick Definitions
Start Date: July 15, 2017

1. page 147, definitions 3, 17 and 24
#3 sacrament - one of the solemn religious ceremonies, as baptism, the Eucharist, etc.
The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk 7/17


2. page 111, definitions 6, 11 and 21
#11 necessary - 1) impossible to be done without; indispensable 2) not to be avoided
The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber 7/20


3. page 87, definitions 9, 10 and 25
#9 indelible - that cannot be removed, or effaced
The Perfect Liar - Brenda Novak 7/23


4. page 90, definitions 4,7,18
#18 intimidate - to make timid or fearful; especially to deter, as by threats; overawe
Devoured by Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 7/24


5. page 106, definitions 3,9 and 19
#19 mislead - to lead into a wrong way; lead astray; deceive
Ash and Quill - Rachel Caine 7/26


6. page 137, definitions 4,8 and 14
#14 quotable - capable or worthy of being quoted
White Fire - Douglas Preston 7/29


7. page 156, definitions 2,11 and 25
extra definition: diminution - the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less
Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean 8/3


8. page 66, definitions 3,4 and 7
#3 father - 1) a male parent 2) a forefather 3) a producer, author, or contriver
Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea - Sophia Nash 8/5


9. page 78, definitions 8,13 and 21
#8 ha - an exclamation of surprise or joy, or, repeated laughter or triumph
#13 hag - a witch
#21 halt - to stop, as in marching; arrest of progress
Hidden Embers - Tessa Adams 8/8


10. page 21, definitions 5,11 and 19
#5 betray - 1) to deliver to the enemy by treachery or fraud 2) to fail or desert in need 3) to mislead 4) to disclose or reveal
The Battle Sylph - L.J. McDonald 8/9


11. page 36, definitions 6,7 and 23
#23 conceal - to hide or withdraw from observation or sight; withhold knowledge of
Bound By Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 8/11


12. page 171, definitions 6,9 and 20
#6 taunt - 1) to reproach severely or insultingly; jeer at 2) sarcastic reproach
Night Shift - N. Singh/I. Andrews/L. Shearin/M. Vane 8/12


13. page 183, definitions 3,8 and 18
#18 vaccinate - inoculate with a vaccine, so as to prevent the future occurrence of a disease
Hounding the Pavement - Judi McCoy 8/15


14. page 111, definitions 1, 11 and 21
#11 necessary - 1) impossible to be otherwise, or to be done without; indispensable 2) not to be avoided; inevitable 3) acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary
Bengal's Quest - Lora Leigh 8/17


15. page 95, definitions 4,6 and 18
#18 late - 1) coming or doing after the usual or proper time; tardy 2) far advanced toward the end or close 3) lately, or gone out of the office
The Girl with Ghost Eyes - M.H. Boroson 8/18

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16. page 69, definitions 6,9 and 15
#15 follow - 1) to go or come after; attend 2) to succeed in order of time, rank, etc. 3) to result from
The Oath of the Vayuputras - Amish Tripathi 8/22


17. page 44, definitions 4,8 and 16
#4 curse - 1) to use profanely insolent language against 2) to utter curses
#8 cushion - 1) a soft pillow or pad 2) something like a cushion
#16 cutlery - edged instruments collectively
Spider-Touched - Jory Strong 8/24


18. page 58, definitions 2,3 and 8
#2 elicit - evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions
#3 eligibility - the state of having the right to do or obtain something through satisfaction of the appropriate conditions
#8 elongate - to lengthen; extend
How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/28


19. page 119, definitions 6,9 and 11
#6 pacify - to make to be at peace; peaceful; peaceable
#9 pack animal - an animal used in carrying packs, such as the mule or llama
#11 pact - an agreement; a compact
Sliding Home - Kate Angell 8/31


20. page 73, definitions 3,11 and 22
#11 gamble - to game; hazard something on a chance; wager
Shoots to Kill - Kate Collins 9/7


21. page 49, definitions 6,10 and 20
#20 desperate - 1) feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with 2) beyond or almost beyond hope or cure
Dragonsworn - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/9


22. page 93, definition 5,10 and 15
#5 kaleidoscope - an instrument containing loose pieces of colored glass, etc. and mirrors arranged to show symmetrical forms
#10 kennel - a house for a dog or dogs
#15 keyboard - bank, row, or set of keys as of a piano, typewriter, etc.
Forbidden Embers - Tessa Adams 9/11


23. page 57, definitions 7,8 and 19
#7 certainty - a state of being sure of something
#8 certificate - a document verifying qualification or ability or fact
#19 champion - the winner of a competition
Blue Hollow Falls - Donna Kauffman 9/14


24. page 299, definitions 8,11 and 19
#11 snack - 1) food eaten between meals 2) to eat when you are hungry
Happy Hour at Casa Dracula - Marta Acosta 9/18


25. page 222, definitions 3,9 and 14
#14 offend - to hurt someone's feelings; to insult
Evil Harvest - Anthony Izzo 9/23


26. page 164, definitions 2,8 and 21
#2 income - the money a person earns from work or investments; a salary
Steal the Dragon - Patricia Briggs 9/30


27. page 213, definitions 1,7 and 15
#7 mystify - to confuse; to puzzle; to bewilder
The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher 10/25


28. page 173, definitions 3,9 and 24
#9 intoxicate - 1) to enliven; to excite; to elate 2) to feel drugged or drunk
#24 inure - to accustom; to harden by use or exposure
Brother - Ania Ahlborn 10/28


29. page 321, definitions 3,11 and 18
#11 talkative - inclined to talk a lot; loquacious
Highland Wolf Pact - Selena Kitt 10/31


30. page 337, definitions 2,7 and 20 (LAST ONE)
#2 truck - a large, heavy vehicle with a least four wheels used to transport heavy materials or large quantities
Strong, Sleek and Sinful - Lorie O'Clare 11/4


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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TCF's It's Called WHAT???? (French version)
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2017

READ: 45/45

✔ S: Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3
✔ A: Allegiance - Susanna Sandlin 3/17
✔ I: The Immortals of Meluha - Amish Tripathi 1/15
✔ N: Nautier and Wilder - Lora Leigh 1/23
✔ T: The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8

✔ - The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5

✔ R: Ravens - George Dawes Green 1/28
✔ E: The Edge of the World - Kevin Anderson 1/13
✔ M: Me, Myself and Why? - Mary Janice Davidson 1/1
✔ Y: Yours, Mine, and Ours - Mary Janice Davidson 2/19

✔ - Spider-Touched - Jory Strong 8/24

✔ E: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight - Darynda Jones 2/6
✔ N: Night Reigns - Dianne Duvall 2/11

✔ - Red 1-2-3 - John Katzenbach 12/9

✔ B: The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs 1/12
✔ O: Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
✔ U: Unchained - Caris Roane 3/22
✔ Z: The Zig Zag Girl - Elly Griffiths 12/25
✔ E: The Edinburgh Dead - Brian Ruckley 2/23
✔ M: The Memorist - M.J. Rose 1/29
✔ O: Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
✔ N: The Never List - Koethi Zan 3/9
✔ T: Three Sisters - Susan Mallery 2/4

✔ - The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher 10/25

✔ S: Storm's Heart - Thea Harrison 1/30
✔ A: The Accidental Alchemist - Gigi Pandian 3/28
✔ I: I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond 1/14
✔ N: Nothing Gold Can Stay - Dana Stabenow 3/11
✔ T: Tick Tock - James Patterson 2/5

✔ - Fatal Fixer-Upper - Jennie Bentley 7/17

✔ G: Graced - Amanda Pillar 1/17
✔ E: Eaten - Susan Crockford 3/7
✔ N: The Never List - Koethi Zan 3/9
✔ E: Eaten - Susan Crockford 3/7
✔ S: Sword of the Raven - Diana Duncan 2/12
✔ T: Tuesday's Child - Dale Mayer 2/18

✔ - Stuck In Shangri-La - Kasey Michaels 4/18

✔ E: Echoes in Death - J.D. Robb 3/29
✔ T: Tangled Threads - Jennifer Estep 4/20

✔ - Ho-Ho-Homicide - Kaitlyn Dunnett 10/5

✔ I: In Cold Pursuit - Sarah Andrews 2/24
✔ S: So Sure Of Death - Dana Stabenow 2/16
✔ S: St. Patrick's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 3/8
✔ O: Omens - Kelley Armstrong 1/28
✔ N: Nothing Gold Can Stay - Dana Stabenow 3/11

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2017

READ: 36/36

January
✔1. The Cannibals - Iain Lawrence (added Jan 8, 2013) 1/5
✔2. Storm's Heart - Thea Harrison (added Jan 30, 2012) 1/30
✔3. The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs (pub Jan 1, 2014) 1/12


February
✔1. The Edinburgh Dead - Brian Ruckley (added Feb 11, 2012) 2/23
✔2. Eleventh Grave in Moonlight - Darynda Jones (added Feb 20, 2016) 2/6
✔3. The Lady in Question - Victoria Alexander (oldest book, added 2009) 2/25


March
✔1. 14 - J.T. Ellison (added Mar 2, 2009) 3/30
✔2. Allegiance - Susanna Sandlin (added Mar 24, 2015) 3/17
✔3. Phantom Shadows - Dianne Duvall (added Mar 23, 2012) 3/19


April
✔1. Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon - Nancy Atherton (added Apr 9, 2011) 4/22
✔2. Coming Home - Mariah Stewart (added Apr 26, 2011) 4/17
✔3. Harbinger - Pip Ballantine (added Apr 23, 2013) 4/25


May
✔1. Barely a Lady - Eileen Dreyer (added May 4, 2012) 5/13
✔2. Seduced by the Storm - Sydney Croft (added May 3, 2009) 5/9
✔3. Fruitcake - R.J. Kaiser (added May 30, 2009) 5/4


June
✔1. Archangel's Heart - Nalini Singh (added Jun 14, 2016) 6/17
✔2. An English Bride In Scotland - Lynsay Sands (pub Jun 25, 2013) 6/19
✔3. Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris (added Jun 11, 2011) 6/26


July
✔1. Prime Cut - Diane Mott Davidson (added July 30, 2011) 7/4
✔2. Ash and Quill - Rachel Caine (added July 25, 2016) 7/26
✔3. The Perfect Storm - Sebastian Junger ("J" author) 7/27


August
✔1. Blue Labyrinth - Douglas Preston (added Aug 18, 2014) 8/14
✔2. Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean (added Aug 2, 2009) 8/3
✔3. Cancans, Croissants, and Caskets - Mary McHugh (pub Aug 25, 2015) 8/7


September
✔1. Out of the Mist - JoAnn Ross (added Sep 19, 2009) 9/13
✔2. Afterlight - Elle Jasper (pub Sep 29, 2010) 9/6
✔3. The End Game - Catherine Coulter (added Sep 12 , 2015) 9/14


October
✔1. Brother - Ania Ahlborn (added Oct 4, 2015) 10/28
✔2. Ho-Ho-Homicide - Kaitlyn Dunnett (pub Oct 28, 2014) 10/5
✔3. Highland Wolf Pact - Selena Kitt (pub Oct 6, 2014) 10/31


November
✔1. No Rest for the Dead - Andrew Gulli (title starts N) 11/20
✔2. Midnight's Temptation - Donna Grant (added Nov 6, 2014) 11/30
✔3. Kinked - Thea Harrison (pub Nov 5, 2013) 11/13


December
✔1. A Killing Frost - Hannah Alexander (pub Dec 25, 2008) 12/27
✔2. Her Own Devices - Shelly Adina (pub Dec 4, 2011) 12/7
✔3. Immune - Shannon Mayer (added Dec 27, 2016) 12/30


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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TV Series Showcase: Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel
Duration: July 1 - December 31, 2017

READ: 20/20

✔️Spell Out "Batman"
B: Bite My Fire - Mary Hughes 10/14
A: To Brie or Not To Brie - Avery Aames 11/27
T: Terrier - Tamora Pierce 12/23
M: Midnight's Temptation - Donna Grant 11/30
A: Almost Like Being in Love - Christina Dodd 12/31
N: Golden Age and Other Stories - Naomi Novik 10/9


Characters
✔️Batman/Bruce Wayne: Read a book where a character is a millionaire businessman or a vigilante crime fighter
Crimson Shore - Douglas Preston 9/19


✔️Robin/Dick Grayson: Read a book where a character is an orphan, in high school, or is overly eager to help
The Obsidian Chamber - Douglas Preston (his ward is an orphan) 11/5


✔️Alfred: Read a book where a character is a butler, or where a character is the only one to know a secret
Secrets in Death - J.D. Robb 11/3


✔️Commissioner Gordon/Chief O'Hara: Read a book where a character is a police officer
Where All the Dead Lie - J.T. Ellison 10/2


✔️Barbara Gordon/Batgirl: Read a book with a female character that is a librarian, or that has a strong relationship with their father
Dreadmarrow Thief - Marjory Kaptanoglu 12/9


✔️The Riddler: Read a book where a male character works in the Intelligence community or a book where a character has to solve a puzzle
Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry 10/23


✔️The Catwoman: Read a book where a female character is manipulative considers herself a seductress
And I Darken - Kiersten White 10/30


✔️King Tut: Read a book where a character is Egyptian or works as a professor or an Egyptologist
Year of the Hyenas - Brad Geagley 9/29


✔️Mad Hatter: Read a book where a character likes to be well dressed or collects hats
Sick Fux - Tillie Cole 12/30


✔️Egghead (as played by Vincent Price): Read a book where a character is considered a genius, where a character makes/eats eggs, or a book that is listed as horror
Brother - Ania Ahlborn 10/28


✔️Marsha, Queen of Diamonds: Read a book that has a diamond on the cover, or where a character is a spell caster or has expensive tastes
Midnight's Captive - Donna Grant 10/12


✔️Olga, Queen of the Cossacks: Read a book where a character is Russian, is royalty, or works as a partner to someone else
Empire of Storms - Sarah J. Maas 9/27


✔️Louie the Lilac: Read a book where a character is a gangster or a florist
The Wrong Hostage - Elizabeth Lowell 10/12


Miscellaneous
✔️Considered to be a Campy, Upbeat, and Humorous show with a target audience of teenagers: Read a book that is listed as Young Adult
The Wood Queen - Karen Mahoney 10/4


✔️Ran for 3 seasons: Read the 3rd book in a series
Blind Faith - Rebecca Zanetti 10/16


✔️Did a Crossover with The Green Hornet: Read a book where the characters do an unusual team up
Kinked - Thea Harrison (a panther shifter and a harpy) 11/13


✔️Adam West was severely typecast after starring as Batman, leading to him becoming a pop culture icon for his work on the role: Read a book where a character is perceived to be something different than they are (like a biker that is actually a good guy, etc), or where they are such a celebrity that they become revered
Death Echo - Elizabeth Lowell (hero is perceived as a criminal) 11/25


✔️Adam West's popularity as a pop culture icon was so great that he wound up portraying himself in a number of roles, mostly through voice acting, one of the longest running being his role as the Mayor on Family Guy, where the lead writers went out of their way to avoid typecasting him by deliberately not making any references to Batman.: Read a book where a character is a Mayor of a town, has the ability to change their voice, or where someone goes out of their way to do something nice for someone else
The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher (mayor) 10/25


✔️After Adam West's death in 2017, Burt Ward, who played Robin, is the only surviving main cast member: Read a book that is the last in a series or was published in 2017
Highland Avenger - Hannah Howell 10/9


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Video Game Mania

READ: 5/7

Choose Your System:
✔️Super NES: Read a book that begins with an S
Silver Silence - Nalini Singh 12/13


FIGHTING GAMES:
✔️Mortal Kombat: Read a book with a where someone is killed
The Naked Duke - Sally MacKenzie 12/16


FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER:
✔️Wolfenstein 3D: Read a book set in Europe
The Devil's Triangle - Catherine Coulter 12/9


PLATFORM GAMES:
✔️Sonic the Hedgehog: Read a book with a character who is "fast" (your interpretation)
Mind Game - Iris Johansen (hero is a super fast fighter) 12/11


RACING GAMES:
Gran Turismo: Read a book with a car on the cover
Super Mario Kart: Read a book where there is a competition between friends

ROLE-PLAYING GAMES:
✔️Final Fantasy: Read a book with a MPG of Fantasy
Dreadmarrow Thief - Marjory Kaptanoglu 12/9


SURVIVAL HORROR:
Resident Evil: Read a book that was turned into a movie
Silent Hill: Read a book with a MPG of horror

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Movie Madness #90's

READ: 15/10

1996 - Jerry Maguire
* "Show me the money!" Read a book that has some sort of currency on the cover
Of Grave Concern - Max McCoy 12/4


1999 - The Sixth Sense
* Read a book with an MPG Paranormal
Vampires Dead Ahead - Cheyenne McCray 12/5


1995 - Se7en
* Read a book that has a number (numerical or spelled out) in the title
Red 1-2-3 - John Katzenbach 12/9


1993 - Jurassic Park
* Read a book with people go on an adventure outdoor in the story
Dreadmarrow Thief - Marjory Kaptanoglu 12/9


1995 - The Usual Suspects
* Keyser Soze. is prominent in this movie, Read a book that has an author with the initials K.S or S.K
Intensity - Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/9


1995 – Braveheart
* Read a book set in Scotland
Mind Game - Iris Johansen 12/11


1997 - Good Will Hunting
* Read a book where an MC goes to School
The NYC Werewolf: Tales, Book Two - Bert Murray 12/12


1994 – Forrest Gump
* Read a book where a character goes on some type of journey (physical or spiritual)
The Four Sworn: Spring Equinox - Lenore Sagaskie 12/15


1990 – Home Alone
* Read a book that has a house of some sort on the cover
Malevolent - Jana DeLeon 12/16


1992 - A Few Good Men
* Read a book with a red cover
The Naked Duke - Sally MacKenzie 12/16


1993 – Schindler's List
* Read a book with Historical Fiction as a main page genre.
Everlasting Enchantment - Kathryne Kennedy 12/18


1998 - American Beauty
* Read a book with MPG Romance
Hide Your Heart - Tracey Alvarez 12/27


1992 – Reservoir Dogs
* Read a book with an Orange cover
Into the Fire - Amanda Usen 12/28


1999 - The Blair Witch Project
* Read a book that features a witch OR serial killer
Casting Spells - Barbara Bretton 12/28


1992 - Basic Instinct
* Read a book that features a murder in the story
* Read a book tagged erotic at least 5 times
Sick Fux - Tillie Cole (tagged erotic 13x AND 6 murders happen) 12/30


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Rocking Around the Christmas Tree

READ: 15/15

✔️1. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Read a book with a red cover (50%); OR a book about an outcast.
Of Grave Concern - Max McCoy 12/4


✔️2. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - Read a murder mystery; OR read a book where there is some kind of accident central to the plot.
Death on Paradise Island - B.M. Allsopp 12/19


✔️3. Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Read a book that takes place in one of the following locations: Alaska, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, or Iceland; OR read a book about a naughty or nice character. (Left to your own interpretation!)
Blood Pact - Tanya Huff (Canada) 12/14


✔️4. Jingle Bell Rock - Read a book with the word "Jingle", "Bell" or "Rock" in the title: OR with a 1, 9, 5 or 7 in the total page count.
Almost Like Being in Love - Christina Dodd (375 pages) 12/31


✔️5. Do You Want to Build a Snowman? - Read a book with snow on the cover; OR a book about sisters.
Dragon Wytch - Yasmine Galenorn 12/3


✔️6. Sleigh Ride - Read a book with a mode of transportation on the cover (bonus badge if it's a sleigh!); OR a book with the word "ride" in the text.
Duck the Halls - Donna Andrews 12/25


✔️7. Blue Christmas - Read a book from the Books That Made You Cry list; OR a book with a blue cover (50%).
Dreadmarrow Thief - Marjory Kaptanoglu 12/9


✔️8. It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Read a book that has one of the following words in the title: Wonder/Wonderful, Time, or Year; OR has a character named Andy (will accept Andrew) or William(s) [First or Last Name].
The Four Sworn: Spring Equinox - Lenore Sagaskie (William Walker) 12/15


✔️9. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Read a book with the word "Song" in the title; OR has a fire on the cover.
Red 1-2-3 - John Katzenbach 12/9


✔️10. White Christmas - Read a book with a white cover (50%); OR a book with a 1, 9, 5 or 4 in the publication date.
Wife by Wednesday - Catherine Bybee 12/13


✔️11. Dominick the Italian Christmas Donkey - Read a book that takes place in Italy; OR has an animal on the cover.
The Devil's Triangle - Catherine Coulter 12/9


✔️12. Carol of the Bells (Pentatonix Acapella version)/Mormon Tabernacle Choir version - Read a book about a singer/musician; OR a book about a group of friends (group is 3 or more; siblings will work if the book centers around their dynamic).
The Dragon Caller - Pauline M. Ross 12/23


✔️13. All I Want for Christmas is You - Read a book by an author whose first or last name initial is M or C [middle initial does not count!]; OR read a romance novel.
The Naked Duke - Sally MacKenzie 12/16


✔️14. Holly Jolly Christmas - Read a book that takes place during Christmas time or where Christmas plays an important part to the plot; OR a book that fills you with cheer
Casting Spells - Barbara Bretton 12/28


✔️15. Frosty the Snowman - Read a Main Page Genre: Fantasy or book with magical elements; OR a book where one of the words in the title ends with "Y."
Dead Dry - Sarah Andrews 12/13


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Trim the Tree Challenge



Black: Read a book with a black cover
Dragon Wytch - Yasmine Galenorn 12/3

Blue: Read a book with a blue cover
Dreadmarrow Thief - Marjory Kaptanoglu 12/9

Gold: Read a book with a gold/yellow cover
Vampires Dead Ahead - Cheyenne McCray 12/5

Green: Read a book with a green cover
The Woman in Blue - Elly Griffiths 12/7

Purple: Read a book with a purple cover
Hide Your Heart - Tracey Alvarez 12/27

Red: Read a book with a red cover
Of Grave Concern - Max McCoy 12/4

White: Read a book with a white cover
Wife by Wednesday - Catherine Bybee 12/13

Animal: Read a book with an animal on the cover
Silver Silence - Nalini Singh (bear in upper right corner) 12/13

Retro & Fads: Read a book with an old-fashioned cover (your interpretation)
The Naked Duke - Sally MacKenzie 12/16

Snowflake: Read a book with a snowflake on the cover
A Killing Frost - Hannah Alexander 12/27

Topper: Read a book with an angel or a star on the cover
Stars of Fortune - Nora Roberts 12/31



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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AMMP Meets the Turtles
Duration: November 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017

READ: 14/14

EARN THE TURTLE..................................................................................
✹ Michelangelo - Marshmallow and Pepperoni -
Read a book where at least 50% of the cover is orange
Into the Fire - Amanda Usen 12/28


✹ Leonardo - Jelly Bean and Sausage -
Not What You Seem - Lena Maye 12/21


✹ Donatello - Guacamole and Marshmallow -
Read a book where at least 50% of the cover is purple
Dolled Up to Die - Lorena McCourtney 11/6


✹ Raphael - Popcorn -
Read a book where a character had a traumatic childhood/life
Forgive Me - Daniel Palmer 11/13


EARN THE TURTLE'S WEAPON.....................................................................
✹ Michelangelo's Nunchuks - Peanut Butter and Clams
Read a book with a sea setting or where a body of water is on the cover
The Obsidian Chamber - Douglas Preston 11/5


✹ Leonardo's Katanas - Granola and Licorice
Read a book with a drink on the cover
Secrets in Death - J.D. Robb 11/3


✹ Donatello's Bo-Staff - Peanut Butter, Salami and Yogurt
Read a book where a main character gets into a bad, sticky situation
The Bedlam Stacks - Natasha Pulley 11/18


✹ Raphael's Sais - Tuna Fish, Peanut Butter, and Grape Jelly
Read a book with that has a group of friends
How to Seduce a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 12/14


Cowabunga! A Bonus Category
✹ April O'Neil - Peanut Butter, Avocado, and Pickles
Read a book with a reporter (doesn't have to be the MC)
Pig Island - Mo Hayder 11/12


✹ Splinter - Anchovies and Bananas
Read a book with a mentor/teacher of some kind
The Dragon Caller - Pauline M. Ross 12/23


✹ Shredder - Chocolate Sprinkles and Clam Sauce
Read a book where the cover shows someone dressed in dark colors
Kinked - Thea Harrison 11/13


✹ Krang - Chocolate Fudge and Garlic
Read a book with at least a 50% pink color
Everlasting Enchantment - Kathryne Kennedy 12/18


✹Casey Jones - Chocolate Fudge, Sardine, Chili Pepper and Whipped Cream
Read a book with a vigilante character (your interpretation)
Sick Fux - Tillie Cole 12/30


✹ Rocksteady and Bebop - Shredded Coconut and Sweet Pickets
Read a book about two close friends or siblings
Dragon Wytch - Yasmine Galenorn 12/3


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Touring the Decades ~ Retro Toys of the 50s/60s
Duration: August 1- September 30, 2017

READ: 16/16

The 50's
✔ Barbie doll
✦ Read a book about a child, young adult or woman with blonde hair.
Blue Hollow Falls - Donna Kauffman 9/14


✔ Mr Potato Head
✦ Read a book with a weird looking cover (your interpretation)
Deadmen Walking - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/4


✔ Hoola Hoop
✦ Read a book where the cover has several colors or a rainbow
Lucky Break - Deborah Coonts 8/26


✔ Pogo Sticks
✦ Read a book where someone enters a competition
Death by the Dozen - Jenn McKinlay (bake-off) 8/27


✔ Magic 8 Ball
✦ Read a book with a psychic character
The Girl with Ghost Eyes - M.H. Boroson 8/18


✔ Play-Doh
✦ Read a book where someone makes something artistic, like a painting or sculpture
Shoots to Kill - Kate Collins 9/7
(m.c.'s mother makes all kinds of weird sculptures)


✔ Kiddie Record Player
✦ Read a book with a musician
✦ Read a book where someone goes to a concert
Lick - Kylie Scott 8/10


✔ Legos
✦ Read a book where a character is very imaginative
The End Game - Catherine Coulter (the killer is very creative) 9/14


The 60's
✔ Easy-Bake Oven
✦ Read a book with a dessert or sweet food item on the cover
Going, Going, Ganache - Jenn McKinlay 9/21


✔ G.I. Joe
✦ Read a book with a green cover
Night Shift - N. Singh/I. Andrews/L. Shearin/M. Vane 8/12


✔ Hot Wheels
✦ Read a book with a vehicle on the cover
Hour of the Rat - Lisa Brackmann (train) 9/18


✔ Lite-Brite
✦ Read a book that has the name of a color in the title
Blue Labyrinth - Douglas Preston 8/14


✔ Silly-String
✦ Read a book with a main character who loves parties
Happy Hour at Casa Dracula - Marta Acosta 9/18


✔ Etch-a-Sketch
✦ Read a book set in a school or university
Dairy Queen - Catherine Murdock 9/20


✔ Frosty Sno-Cone
✦ Read a book the main character lives in a hot climate OR
✦ Read a book where a character works hard to create something (project, work, etc.)
Out of the Easy - Ruta Sepetys 9/16
(mc lives in New Orleans and is trying to make something of herself)


✔ Rock'em Sock'em robots
✦ Read a book that is science-fiction genre
The Passage - Justin Cronin 8/8


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Touring the Decades ~ The 1950's
Duration: August 1- December 31, 2017

READ: 20/20

Sporting Events:
✔ 1) 1950 - Read a book with a rich main character OR read a book with a baseball player or with a baseball on the cover
Straight from the Heart - Tami Hoag 8/5

✔ 2) 1954 - Read a book with someone running on the cover OR with a 4 in the publication date
Highland Wolf Pact - Selena Kitt (pub Oct 2014) 10/31

✔ 3) 1956 - Read a book that is MPG YA, a MC who plays soccer OR a book set in Brazil.
And I Darken - Kiersten White 10/30

✔ 4) 1958 - Read a book with Sports as a MPG or WORLD CUP in the title (does not need to be consecutive)
Sliding Home - Kate Angell 8/31

Popular Culture:
✔ 1) 1950 - Read a book with a dog on the cover OR a character or author named Charles or Charlie
Hounding the Pavement - Judi McCoy 8/15


✔ 2) 1953 - Read a book with a MPG of erotic or a naked person on the cover OR a MC who is a writer or photographer
Cowboy Town - Kasey Millstead 8/25


✔ 3) 1953 - Read a book written by an author from the United Kingdom OR a book with a character names James
A Dying Fall - Elly Griffiths 8/6

✔ 4) 1955 - Read a book with an author or character named James, Jim, Jimmy or Dean OR read a book with a car accident in it
White Trash Zombie Unchained - Diana Rowland (mc's father is Jimmy) 10/7

Political/Military Events
✔ 1) 1950 - Read a book published on March 12th of any year OR read a book with two of the numbers from 57.68 in the page count
Death by the Dozen - Jenn McKinlay (276 pages) 8/27

✔ 2) 1951 - Read a book with some type of discrimination in the book OR read a book set in South Africa
Pirates! - Celia Rees (slavery) 9/21

✔ 3) 1957 - Read a book set in Space OR a book with SPUTNIK in the title (doesn't need to be consecutive)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers 11/25

✔ 4) 1959 - Read a book where someone takes over a job or position from someone OR where someone resigns from their job OR where someone flees from something
The Passage - Justin Cronin (flees from killer vampires ) 8/8

Technology Advances/Inventions
✔ 1) 1950 - Read a book where someone uses a credit card OR a book whose title or author's initial starts with C
Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/22

✔ 2) 1951 - Read a book where the main characters discuss birth control OR a MC or author named Luis or with the initials L.M.
The Battle Sylph - L.J. McDonald 8/9

✔ 3) 1952 - Read a book where the MC flies OR a book published on May 2nd of any year
The Four Sworn: Spring Equinox - Lenore Sagaskie 12/15
(mc has the gift of air and can actually fly)

✔ 4) 1954 - Read a book set in Boston or Paris OR read a book with ORGAN in the title (does not need to be consecutive)
Cancans, Croissants, and Caskets - Mary McHugh (Paris) 8/7

Disasters:
✔ 1) 1952 - Read a book with a grey cover (at least 50%) or a book with a 4 in the page count or publication date
Intensity - Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/9


✔ 2) 1954 - Read a book with a natural disaster OR a 1 and 6 in the page count or publication date
The Devil's Triangle - Catherine Coulter (a sand tsunami) 12/9

✔ 3) 1955 - Read a book with a plane on the cover OR with an explosion in the book
Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3

✔ 4) 1957 - Read a book with an animal with a hoof on the cover OR where an animal is killed
Dairy Queen - Catherine Murdock 9/20


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Touring the Decades ~ The 1960's
Duration: August 1- December 31, 2017

READ: 19/20

Sports:
✔ 1) 1960 - Read a book where the MC watches TV OR with an 8 and a 3 in the page count
Night Shift - N. Singh/I. Andrews/L. Shearin/M. Vane (378 pages) 8/12

✔ 2) 1961 - Read a book with a character who is a race car driver OR set in Italy
Burning The Map - Laura Caldwell 10/28

✔ 3) 1967 - Read a book that is a 1st in a series or with a football or football field on the cover
The Battle Sylph - L.J. McDonald 8/9

✔ 4) 1969 - Read a book with a boat on the cover OR a bookwhere a character travels on any type of water craft
The Oath of the Vayuputras - Amish Tripathi 8/22

Popular Culture:
✔ 1) 1961 - Read a book with a toy on the cover OR read a book that could be made into a Disney musical
Dolled Up to Die - Lorena McCourtney 11/6


✔ 2) 1962 - Read a book that has a superhero in the book OR read a book with an intact 15 in the page count or publication date
Brother - Ania Ahlborn (pub Sep 2015) 10/28

✔ 3) 1966 - Read a book that has more than 10,000 ratings on GRs OR that takes place in space
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers 11/25

✔ 4) 1969 - Read a book with MPG music OR that has a festival in it
Lick - Kylie Scott 8/10

Political/Military:
✔ 1) 1960 - Read a book with a military character or that is tagged War at least 15 times.
The Passage - Justin Cronin 8/8

✔ 2) 1962 - Read a book that is dystopian OR read a book that starts with a W.
Widow’s Web - Jennifer Estep 11/30

✔ 3) 1963 - Read a book where a character has a public speaking scene OR read a book where someone is assassinated or the MC is an assassin
Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3

4) 1969 - Read a book that is the 11th in a series OR a book with the author initials or N.A. or E.A.

Technology Advances/Inventions:
✔ 1) 1960 - Read a book where weather plays an important role OR a book with TIROS in the title (does not need to be consecutive)
Straight from the Heart - Tami Hoag 8/5

✔ 2) 1963 - Read a book where the MC listens to music OR read a book with a character who is a musician
Afterlight - Elle Jasper 9/6

✔ 3) 1964 - Read a book where two of the characters don't speak the same language OR read a book with a symbol on the cover
Year of the Hyenas - Brad Geagley 9/29


✔ 4) 1966 - Read a book with a baby on the cover OR where a MC is pregnant
Cowboy Town - Kasey Millstead 8/25

Disasters:
✔ 1) 1960 - Read a book with a fire on the cover OR a book with a "crazy" character
The End Game - Catherine Coulter (crazy Andy) 9/14

✔ 2) 1963 - Read a book with a mountain on the cover or with two of the following numbers are in the page count (1, 4, 8, 9, 0)
Out of the Mist - JoAnn Ross (384 pages) 9/13

✔ 3) 1964 - Read a book with a body of water on the cover OR read a book with a rain storm in the book
Spider-Touched - Jory Strong 8/24


✔ 4) 1966 - Read a book with a brown cover OR read a book published on Jan 11th of any year
The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher 10/25

[Barbara ★]

Touring the Decades ~ The 1970's
Duration: August 1- December 31, 2017

READ: 19/20

Sports:
✔1) 1973 - Read a book with a horse on the cover OR Read a book with Three 3's in the page count and publication date
Hounding the Pavement - Judi McCoy (336 pages, pub 2/3/2009) 8/15

✔2) 1973 - Ready a book with a battle of the sexes scene in it or Read a book with a character who goes by their first and middle names like Billy Jean
The Harder You Fall - Gena Showalter (Jessie Kay) 8/31

✔3) 1976 - Read a book that a GR friend gave a 5 star rating to OR Read a book that is MPG history or historical
And I Darken - Kiersten White 10/30

✔4) 1974 - Read a book from the list Books you read so much they should give you a spot in the Guinness Book of World Record OR read a book with a baseball player
Straight from the Heart - Tami Hoag 8/5

Popular Culture:
✔1) 1970 - Read a book where a couple or a group "break up" OR read a book tagged music at least 10 X or on the MP
Lick - Kylie Scott 8/10

✔2) 1972 - Read a book with PONG in the title (does not need to be consecutive) OR read a book where a character plays a video game
Photographs & Phantoms - Cindy Spencer Pape 8/16

✔3) 1975 - Read a book where a character swims in the ocean OR read a book that is 1st in a series
Spider-Touched - Jory Strong 8/24

✔4) 1979 - Read an author's first (debut) book OR read a book with an author whose first name is Michael
Origin Phase - RTW Lipkin 12/17

Political/Military:
✔1) 1970 - Read a book with an intact 43 in the page count OR read a book published in the 70's
Malevolent - Jana DeLeon (243 pages) 12/16

✔2) 1972 - Read a book where a character is a thief OR read a book that takes place in Washington D.C.
Dreadmarrow Thief - Marjory Kaptanoglu 12/9

✔3) 1975 - Read a book with MPG War OR read the last book in a series (may be the last book currently released)
Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean 8/3

✔4) 1977 - Read a book that has won an award OR Read a book whose title begins with an A
Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3

Technology Advances/Inventions:
✔1) 1974 - Read a book with UPC in the title (does not need to be consecutive) OR read a book where someone scans an item
Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/22

2) 1976 - Read a book where someone uses an Apple product OR with an apple on the cover

✔3) 1978 - Read a book where someone uses a cell phone OR read a book where the MC is an inventor
So Close the Hand of Death - J.T. Ellison 8/29

✔4) 1972 - Read a book with a watch on the cover OR read a book where keeping time is very important to the story
Sick Fux - Tillie Cole 12/30


Disasters:
✔1) 1974 - Read a book with an epidemic in it OR read a book where more than one person dies
The Passage - Justin Cronin 8/8

✔2) 1970 - Read a book where a character rides the train OR read a book with a 2, 3 and 6 in the page count and publication date
Burning The Map - Laura Caldwell 10/28

✔3) 1972 -Read a book where a character goes to a club or bar OR read a book set in Japan
Afterlight - Elle Jasper 9/6

✔4) 1978 - Read a book where a character either tries to or commits suicide OR read a book with a child (under 12) in the book
The Ghost Fields - Elly Griffiths (mc's daughter is under 5) 11/28

[Barbara ★]

Touring the Decades ~ The 1980's
Duration: August 1- December 31, 2017

READ: 17/20

Sports:
✔1) 1980 -Read a book about a hockey player OR read a book with a miracle in it
Body Check - Deirdre Martin 11/20

✔2) 1982 - Read a book where the author 's initials can be found in FIFA OR a book set in Italy or Spain
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Spain) 8/18

✔3) 1985 - Read a book from Great Debut Novels OR Read a book with a MC or author named Michael
Brother - Ania Ahlborn (Michael Monroe) 10/28

✔4) 1981 - Read a book where a character makes a great come back OR a book that makes you cry
The Oath of the Vayuputras - Amish Tripathi 8/22

Popular Culture:
✔1) 1981 - Read a book with a bride on the cover OR where the MC is royalty
How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days - Kerrelyn Sparks (Prince) 8/28

✔2) 1984 - Read a book set during Christmas OR read a book where someone is VERY poor
Lucky Break - Deborah Coonts 8/26

✔3) 1980 - Read a book where someone is shot OR read a book where the author uses their initials
The Battle Sylph - L.J. McDonald 8/9

✔4) 1986 - Read a book with a character whose name is the same as one of the above (first or last) OR read a book where the MC is a famous musician
Lick - Kylie Scott (hero is a rock star) 8/10

Political/Military:
✔1) 1981 - Read a book where the MC works in the justice system (lawyer, judge, court reporter). Law enforcement DOES NOT qualify OR read a book from Girls Who Kick Ass
And I Darken - Kiersten White 10/30

✔2) 1983 - Read a book with an explosion OR where the MC goes shopping
Wait for Dark - Kay Hooper 10/31

✔3) 1984 - Read a book set in the future OR read a book set in China
Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/22

✔4) 1987 - Read a book with a powerful woman OR read a book set in England
A Dying Fall - Elly Griffiths 8/6

Technology Advances/Inventions:
1) 1982 - Read a book set in Japan OR read a book where someone works in the music industry

2) 1987 - Read a book where a character wears contacts or glasses OR read a book where someone does something to positively change their appearance

✔3) 1986 - Read a book with a form of transportation on the cover OR read a book where a character works in construction
Golden Age and Other Stories - Naomi Novik 10/9


✔4) 1988 - Read a book where a character suffers from depression OR where a character works in the medical field
Hidden Embers - Tessa Adams (doctor/healer) 8/8

Disasters:
✔1) 1986 - Read a book set in one of the countries that was formerly part of the USSR OR read a book that you think is a disaster
Blood of the Dark Moon - Adrianne Brennan 8/13

✔2) 1986 - Read a book that is set in space OR read a book where a character is a teacher
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers 11/25

3) 1989 - Read a book set in Alaska OR read a book with a bird or animal that may have been effected by the spill on the cover

✔4) 1989 - Read a book where a character attends a sporting event OR read a book with an intact 96 in the page count
Sliding Home - Kate Angell (baseball game) 8/31

[Barbara ★]

Touring the Decades ~ The 1990's
Duration: August 1- December 31, 2017

READ: 19/20

Sports:
✔1) 1994 - The 1994 Major League Baseball season is cancelled when the Players Association goes on strike.
Task: Read a book with an overall GR rating of 3.0 or below OR read a book from a series that is not yet complete
The Devil's Triangle - Catherine Coulter 12/9

✔2) 90's - Michael Jordan and Chicago Bulls won six titles in the 90's 91, 92, 93, 96, 97 and 98
Task: Read the 6th book in a series OR read a book published in any of the years above
Lucky Break - Deborah Coonts (Lucky O'toole #6) 8/26

✔3) 1993 - Canada's Ben Johnson, is banned from athletics for life
Task: Read a book that has been banned OR read a book set in Canada or from a Canadian author
Blood Pact - Tanya Huff 12/14

✔4) 1997 - Mike Tyson Bites Evander Holyfield's ear during a match and is suspended from boxing
Task: Read a book where the MC gets in trouble at work OR read a book from The Ultimate List of Fighter Romance
Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry 10/23

Popular Culture:
✔1) 1997 - The first Harry Potter book is published by author J.K. Rowling.
Task: Read one of the Harry Potter books OR read a book with MPG Magic
The Bedlam Stacks - Natasha Pulley 11/18

✔2) 1991 - Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested on July 22nd after the remains of 11 men and boys are found in his Milwaukee, Wisconsin apartment
Task: Read a book with a serial killer OR with a MC named Jeffrey or Jeff
So Close the Hand of Death - J.T. Ellison 8/29

✔3) 1992 - Mafia boss John Gotti is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and racketeering.
Task: Read a book with a character in the mob OR read a book where a character is murdered
The Girl with Ghost Eyes - M.H. Boroson 8/18

✔4) 1994 - OJ Simpson flees police in his white ford bronco
Task: Read a book with a white cover OR read a book where someone flees from the police
The End Game - Catherine Coulter 9/14

Political/Military:
✔1) 1990 - Nelson Mandela is released from prison in South Africa and becomes the leader of the ANC.
Task: Read a book where the MC is or was in prison/jail OR read a book "bad boy" becomes a leader
Spider-Touched - Jory Strong 8/24

✔2) 1991 - Boris Yeltsin becomes Russia's first elected President.
Task: Read a book where a character is an elected official OR read a book with a Russian character
Silver Silence - Nalini Singh 12/13

3) 1996 - Kofi Annan becomes the Secretary General of the United Nations.
Task: Read a book from an author who's initials are K.A. OR read a book tagged political

✔4) 1999 - Helen Clark becomes the first female Prime Minister elected in New Zealand.
Task: Read a book where a woman is the first to do something OR read a book with just one woman on the cover
Hounding the Pavement - Judi McCoy 8/15


Technology Advances/Inventions/Discoveries:
✔1) 1991 - The Internet becomes available for unrestricted commercial use.
Task: Read a book where the internet is important OR read a book from Books with Nerdy, Geeky Or Genius Heroes and Heroines
The Devil's Triangle - Catherine Coulter 12/9
(villain uses the internet for his diabolical plot)

✔2) 1997 - Scientists at the Roslin Institute unveil "Dolly" the first successfully cloned sheep.
Task: Read a book where a character is genetically manipulated or engineered OR with a sheep on the cover
Bengal's Quest - Lora Leigh 8/17

✔3) 1993 - Dyson sells the first bagless cyclonic Vacuum Cleaner
Task: Read a book where a character cleans their house OR read a book with dirt or mud on the cover
The Harder You Fall - Gena Showalter 8/31


✔4) 1998 - The FDA approves Viagra for use as a treatment for male impotence, becoming the first pill to be approved to treat this condition in the United States.
Task: Read a book with a sex scene OR read a book where a character takes any type of medicine
How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/28

Disasters:
✔1) 1990's - Over 1,000 Jammu-Kashmir civilians were killed by land mines over this period along with nearly 9,000 injuries.
Task: Read a book with a military or former military character OR read a book set during a war
The Passage - Justin Cronin 8/8

✔2) 1992 - A dynamite explosion in Philippines mine killed 500 people.
Task: Read a book where someone is injured at work OR read a book with a 5 in the page count
Cancans, Croissants, and Caskets - Mary McHugh (352 pages) 8/7

✔3) 1993 - At least 188 workers were killed in a doll factory fire in Bangkok, Thailand.
Task: Read a book with a doll on the cover OR read a book with a fire in it
Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3

✔4) 1997 - In Thailand a kitchen fire went out of control at the 450-room Royal Jomtien Hotel in Pattaya and killed 90 people with 64 injured.
Task: Read a book where the MC is a cook/chef/baker OR read a book where a character stays at a hotel
Death by the Dozen - Jenn McKinlay 8/27

[Barbara ★]

Touring the Decades ~ Sesame Street Guest Stars Through the Ages
Duration: August 1- December 31, 2017

READ: 60/60

✔ 1969 - Carol Burnett (1st celebrity guest star)
Read a book that is first in a series
Hounding the Pavement - Judi McCoy 8/15

✔ 1969 - James Earl Jones
Read a book by an author who uses 3 names (initials are fine)
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón 8/18

✔ 1969 - Casey Kasem
Read a book with a Q in the title
Bengal's Quest - Lora Leigh 8/17

✔ 1970 - Jackie Robinson says the alphabet
Read a book about an athlete
Straight from the Heart - Tami Hoag (baseball player) 8/5

✔ 1970 - Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker
Read a book with more than one author
The Devil's Triangle - Catherine Coulter/J.T. Ellison 12/9

✔ 1970 - Peggy Fleming
Read a book tagged sports at least 10 times
Sliding Home - Kate Angell (tagged 73 times) 8/31

✔ 1971 - Tim Conway
Read a book with a title that begins with 'O'
The Oath of the Vayuputras - Amish Tripathi 8/22

✔ 1973 - Johnny Cash & Oscar
Read a book with a green cover
Night Shift - N. Singh/I. Andrews/L. Shearin/M. Vane 8/12


✔ 1973 - Julie Andrews with Snuffleupagus
Read a book set in Asia
Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks (China) 8/22

✔ 1974 - Richard Pryor plays 3 parts himself
Read a book about a group of 3 or more friends
The Harder You Fall - Gena Showalter (3 male BFs, 3 female BFs) 8/31

✔ 1975 - Lena Horne & Kermit
Read a book with several colors of the rainbow on the cover
Lucky Break - Deborah Coonts 8/26


✔ 1975 - Stevie Wonder & Grover
Read a book where someone plays a musical instrument
Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry 10/23

✔ 1976 - Paul Simon sings Me & Julio
Read a book that is a collaborative work (more than one author)
The End Game - Catherine Coulter/J.T. Ellison 9/14

✔ 1977 - Pink Panther
Read a book by an author with a P initial
Blue Labyrinth - Douglas Preston 8/14

✔ 1977 - Ray Charles sings with Bert and Ernie
Read a book by an author with an R or C initial
Pirates! - Celia Rees 9/21

✔ 1977 - Henry Winkler and Ron Howard
Read a book by an author with an H initial
She'll Never Live - Hunter Morgan 10/14

✔ 1979 - C-3P0 and R2-D2
Read a book with a number in the title
The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher 10/25

✔ 1979 - The Pointer Sisters sing the Alphabet
Read a book with a title starting with 'A'
And I Darken - Kiersten White 10/30

✔ 1981 - Mr. Rogers with Big Bird
Read a book where someone visits a new place
The Bedlam Stacks - Natasha Pulley (Englishman goes to Peru) 11/18

✔ 1982 - "Dr. J." with Big Bird
Read a book about a doctor
Hidden Embers - Tessa Adams 8/8

✔ 1982 - Billy Dee Williams with Mr. Honker
Read a book with someone facing backwards on the cover
Widow’s Web - Jennifer Estep 11/30


✔ 1983 - Gregory Hines (with Maurice Hines)
Read a book with something near and something far on the cover
Cancans, Croissants, and Caskets - Mary McHugh 8/7


✔ 1984 - Sally Ride
Read a book set in space or an another planet
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers 11/25

✔ 1985 - Mandy Patinkin with Big Bird
Read a book with a character who is a police officer
So Close the Hand of Death - J.T. Ellison 8/29

✔ 1986 - Smokey Robinson with the letter U
Read a book by an author who's initials are consecutive in the alphabet
Blood of the Dark Moon - Adrianne Brennan 8/13

✔ 1986 - Tony Danza with Oscar the Grouch
Read a book where someone writes or receives a letter
The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster - Scott Wilbanks 11/29

✔ 1986 - Carly Simon sings "Be With Me"
Read a book with a female Main Character
The Girl with Ghost Eyes - M.H. Boroson 8/18

✔ 1987 - Max Headroom
Read a book with a character named Max
Dragonsworn - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/9

✔ 1988 - Billy Joel (and Marlee Matlin) and Oscar
Read a book by an author with 2 first names or with the same first and last initial
Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean 8/3

✔ 1988 - Patti LaBelle with whole cast (all the muppets)
Read a book with at least 4 different colors on the cover
Death by the Dozen - Jenn McKinlay 8/27

[Barbara ★]

✔ 1988 - Yo-Yo Ma with Elmo and Bob
Read a book tagged music at least 10 times
Lick - Kylie Scott (tagged 333 times) 8/10

✔ 1989 - Bill Cosby with Oscar the Grouch
Read a book with a snake on the cover
Spellbent - Lucy Snyder 9/5


✔ 1989 - Kathleen Turner with the Count
Read a book by an author with a K or T initial
How to Seduce a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 12/14

✔ 1990 - Bo Jackson with Bo Diddley and Bo Peep
Read a book by an author with a J or D initial
Forever... - Jude Deveraux 11/19

✔ 1990 - Julia Roberts with Elmo
Read a book tagged Horror or Thriller
No Rest for the Dead - Andrew Gulli 11/20

✔ 1990 - Barbara Bush reads with Big Bird and Count
Read a book with a chair on the cover
Out of the Mist - JoAnn Ross 9/13


✔ 1992 - Queen Latifah with Prairie Dawn, Telly & Merry Monster
Read a book about royalty
How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days - Kerrelyn Sparks (hero is a prince) 8/28

✔ 1993 - Maya Angelou with Elmo
Read a book with a character who is a writer
Red 1-2-3 - John Katzenbach 12/9

✔ 1993 - Little Richard sings Rubber Duckie
Read a book with a bird on the cover
Of Grave Concern - Max McCoy 12/4


✔ 1995 - Picabo Street with Elmo
Read a book that has won an award
Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3

✔ 1995 - Liam Neeson with the Count
Read a book about a vampire
The Passage - Justin Cronin 8/8

✔ 1995 - Tony Bennet with Lexine
Read a book by an author with a T or B initial
Echoes of Ice - Boone Brux 11/26

✔ 1995 - Shari Lewis (and Lambchop) with Big Bird
Read a book with a farm animal on the cover
Dairy Queen - Catherine Murdock 9/20


✔ 1996 - Spin Doctors with Zoe, Telly & Elmo
Read a book with a character in the medical field
Malevolent - Jana DeLeon (nurse) 12/16

✔ 1998 - Ben Stiller with Telly
Read a book with food on the cover
Going, Going, Ganache - Jenn McKinlay 9/21


✔ 1999 - R. E. M. with monsters
Read a book with 2 or more adjectives in the title OR
Read a book by an author who uses their initials
The Battle Sylph - L.J. McDonald 8/9

✔ 2000 - The Goo Goo Dolls with Elmo
Read a book by an author with a G or D initial
Midnight's Kiss - Donna Grant 9/2

✔ 2000 - Hootie and the Blowfish with Elmo, Zoe & Elizabeth
Read a book where you can see someone's hand on the cover
Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea - Sophia Nash 8/5


✔ 2000 - NSync with monsters and people
Read a book by an author with an N initial
Golden Age and Other Stories - Naomi Novik 10/9

✔ 2000 - B. B. King with Bert, Benny Rabbit, Big Bird, and Baby Bear
Read a book with a title beginning with 'B'
Bound By Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 8/11

✔ 2001 - Whoopie Goldberg with Elmo
Read a book by an author with a W or G initial
The Persian Always Meows Twice - Eileen Watkins 10/26

✔ 2002 - Destiny's Child with Grover, Elmo, and Zoe
Read a book where someone goes for a walk
Dreadmarrow Thief - Marjory Kaptanoglu 12/9

✔ 2002 - Dixie Chicks with Big Bird, Bert, Baby Bear
Read a book where someone dances
Happy Hour at Casa Dracula - Marta Acosta 9/18

✔ 2003 - Aaron and Nick Carter with Two-Headed monster and Elmo
Read a book where someone has an argument
By a Thread - Jennifer Estep 9/11

✔ 2004 - Norah Jones with Elmo
Read a book with a title beginning with 'Y'
Year of the Hyenas - Brad Geagley 9/29

✔ 2005 - India Arie with Elmo
Read a book with a title beginning with 'I'
In Stone's Clasp - Christie Golden 11/6

✔ 2005 - Alicia Keys with Elmo
Read a book with a Key on the cover
Where All the Dead Lie - J.T. Ellison 10/2


✔ 2005 - Wyclef Jean with Cookie Monster
Read a book with a blue cover
Highland Avenger - Hannah Howell 10/9


✔ 2006 - John Legend with Hoots the Owl
Read a book by an author with a J or L initial
Metro Girl - Janet Evanovich 10/3

✔ 2008 - Feist
Read a book that is 4th in a series
To Brie or Not To Brie - Avery Aames 11/27

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

All About Disco #70's
Duration: October 2017

READ: 8/10

✔Read a book where the MC is gay, lesbian, African American or Latino OR Read a book with a feminist OR Read a book where the MC gets dressed up to go out.
Godsgrave - Jay Kristoff (mc is a lesbian) 10/24


✔Read a book where a character takes dance lessons OR where the MC is a kid (17 & Under) or a Senior Citizen (60 & Older) OR where a character roller skates, goes to the mall or stays in a hotel.
The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher (mc is 15) 10/25


✔Read a book published on July 12th of any year, Read a book where the MC goes to a baseball game OR read a book with the letters of DISCO in the title.
Golden Age and Other Stories - Naomi Novik 10/9


✔Read a book with shoes, jeans or a three piece suit on the cover OR read a book that starts with a D or T.
Dorothy Must Die - Danielle Paige 10/19


✔Read a book with the letters of HUSTLE in the title OR read a book written by two authors OR read a book where the MC dances.
And I Darken - Kiersten White 10/30


✔Read a book with a character or author whose first name is John OR read a book with a chicken or butterfly on the cover OR read a book with a Yellow Cover OR read a book with the letter YMCA somewhere in the title.
Foul Play - Janet Evanovich 10/21


✔Read a romance, read a book that you consider Hot or Read a book with a bad girl.
Highland Avenger - Hannah Howell 10/9


✔Earth, Wind, Fire, Silver, Fly, Robin, Chic, Dance, Love, Machine, Van, Hustle, Survive, Freak, Train, Sister, Family, White, Goodbye, Inferno, Town, Alive, Knock, Sunshine, Leave, Weather, Girls, Men, Queen, Lucky, Heart, Glass, Night, Cool
Read a book with any of the words in bold in the title (must be exact word) OR read a book with music as an MPG or where the MC is a musician.
Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry 10/23

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Halloween Costumes Through the Decades

READ: 14/14

The 1950's Popular Costumes:
✔Read a booktagged Western at least 3 times OR Read a book with a horse on the cover Or read a book where the title or author initial is C or I.
The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher (95 times) 10/25

✔Read a book where a character flies OR read a book where a character is in disguise OR where some of the setting takes places in nature OR read a romance.
Highland Wolf Pact - Selena Kitt 10/31

✔Read a book set in Russia or Hawaii OR Read a book where the MC is/was in the military OR Read a book where the author's first or last initial is S.
Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry 10/23


The 1960's Popular Costumes:
✔Read a book with a black cover OR read a book that starts with the letter M or read a book where a character is a troublemaker.
And I Darken - Kiersten White 10/30

✔Read a book with a character who is a politician OR read a book where a character dies before the age of 46 OR read a book featuring a couple.
Highland Avenger - Hannah Howell 10/9

✔Read a book with a musician or MPG of music OR read a book where someone is part of a group/team for work OR read a book that starts with a B.
Bite My Fire - Mary Hughes 10/14


The 1970's Popular Costumes
✔Read a book with a MPG of Science Fiction Or read a book with Stars on the cover or "Star" in the title (Must be intact) OR read a book with only one woman on the cover (no other people).
Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor 10/17

✔Read a book with a MPG of paranormal OR read a book with a mostly white cover OR read a book that begins with a G, D or W.
The Persian Always Meows Twice - Eileen Watkins 10/26

✔Read a book with the letters PAINT in the title (does not need to be consecutive) OR read a book with the word "Kiss" in the title or text (must be intact) OR Read a book where someone on the cover is wearing face paint.
Midnight's Captive - Donna Grant 10/12


The 1980's Popular Costumes
✔Read a book with the letters ET in the title in that order and consecutive OR read a book with a ghost in it OR read a book whose title or author initial begins with the letter E.
The Wrong Hostage - Elizabeth Lowell 10/12

✔Read a book where a character sings OR read a book with an author or character named Michael (Mike, Mikey) or Jim (James, Jimmy) or Tammy OR Read a book where a famous person (in the real world) is mentioned in the book. (Tell us who).
Brother - Ania Ahlborn (m.c. Michael Morrow) 10/28

✔Read a book with an MPG of historical OR read a book that takes place in a country other than the one you live in OR read a book that takes place over at least ten years.
Burning The Map - Laura Caldwell (Italy) 10/28


The 1990's Popular Costumes
✔Read a book about two best friends OR read a book about partners who work together OR read a romance OR read a book written by two authors.
Wait for Dark - Kay Hooper 10/31

✔Read a book with a colorful cover that has at least four different colors OR read a book with a team of people who work together OR read a book with 3 or more people on the cover.
Highland Avenger - Hannah Howell (team of guardians) 10/9


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Movie Madness #70's

READ: 11/10

1977 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
* Read a book that has a light showing on the cover (Sun counts)
The Wood Queen - Karen Mahoney 10/4


1971 – Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
* Read a book where the title contains at least 3 letters of WILLY WONKA
White Trash Zombie Unchained - Diana Rowland 10/7


1975 - Jaws
* Read a book that features a body of water on the cover
Golden Age and Other Stories - Naomi Novik 10/9


1972 - The Godfather
* Read a book that has a Mob or Gang (Bikers count)
The Wrong Hostage - Elizabeth Lowell 10/12


1978 - Superman
* Read a book that has a mainly Blue and Red cover
Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor 10/17


1977 - Saturday Night Fever
* Read a book that features some sort of competition
Godsgrave - Jay Kristoff (assassin competition) 10/24


1974 - Blazing Saddles
* Read a book that is tagged (at least twice) Western OR features a cowboy
The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher 10/25


1970 – The Aristocats
* Read a book that has a cat (domestic or wild) on the cover
The Persian Always Meows Twice - Eileen Watkins 10/26


1973 - The Excorcist
* Read a book that is tagged Horror at least 10 times
Brother - Ania Ahlborn 10/28


1976 - Rocky
* Read a book that features a brother & sister
And I Darken - Kiersten White 10/30


1978 - Halloween
* Read a book published in October
Highland Wolf Pact - Selena Kitt (Oct 2014) 10/31


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Star Wars 40th Anniversary Challenge
Duration: October 2017

READ: 10/10

Tasks:
Read a book with a star on the cover
Ho-Ho-Homicide - Kaitlyn Dunnett 10/5


Read a book with a black cover
1. White Trash Zombie Unchained - Diana Rowland 10/7
2. Dorothy Must Die - Danielle Paige 10/19
3. And I Darken - Kiersten White 10/30
4. Highland Wolf Pact - Selena Kitt 10/31


Read a book with the letters S-T-A-R in the title (any order)
1. Golden Age and Other Stories - Naomi Novik 10/9
2. The Wrong Hostage - Elizabeth Lowell 10/12
3. Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor 10/17
4. The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher 10/25
5. The Persian Always Meows Twice - Eileen Watkins 10/26


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

80's Grab Bag

1. Tangerine -
Strong, Sleek and Sinful - Lorie O'Clare 11/4


2. Emerald
The Obsidian Chamber - Douglas Preston 11/5


3. Baby Blue
The Bedlam Stacks - Natasha Pulley 11/18


4. Lavender -
To Brie or Not To Brie - Avery Aames 11/27


5. Neon Yellow
Midnight's Temptation - Donna Grant 11/30

[Barbara ★]

2017 Badge Lovers Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2017


Fantasy

Books Read: 15/15

Level One:
1. The Edge of the World - Kevin Anderson 1/13
2. The Immortals of Meluha - Amish Tripathi 1/15
3. Sword of the Rightful King - Jane Yolen 1/17
4. Daughter of the Blood - Ann Bishop 1/22
5. The Hawk and His Boy - Christopher Bunn 1/31


Level Two:
1. Eleventh Grave in Moonlight - Darynda Jones 2/6
2. On the Accidental Wings of Dragons - Julie Wetzel 2/11
3. Wrayth - Pip Ballantine 3/21
4. The Accidental Alchemist - Gigi Pandian 3/28
5. The Secret of the Nagas - Amish Tripathi 4/17


Level Three:
1. Ultraviolet - R.J. Anderson 5/6
2. The Order of Odd-Fish - James Kennedy 6/5
3. Spectacle - Rachel Vincent 6/14
4. Lost Gods - Brom 7/1
5. The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22

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Romance

Books Read: 15/15

Level One:
1. The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs 1/12
2. Nautier and Wilder - Lora Leigh 1/23
3. Fair Game - Jasmine Haynes 1/21
4. White Lion's Lady - Tina St. John 2/22
5. Bad Nights - Rebecca York 2/23


Level Two:
1. Finding Perfect - Susan Mallery 3/2
2. Fish Perfume - Sammie Grace 3/6
3. Hot Pursuit - Kathryn Jensen 3/9
4. Blue Hollow Falls - Donna Kauffman 9/14
5. Betrayed - Rebecca York 3/23


Level Three:
1. When a Scot Ties the Knot - Tessa Dare 4/12
2. The Striker - Monica McCarty 4/15
3. Coming Home - Mariah Stewart 4/17
4. White Heat - Jill Shalvis 5/2
5. The Chieftain - Margaret Mallory 5/24

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Paranormal

Books Read: 15/15

Level One:
1. The Curse of Tenth Grave - Darynda Jones 1/11
2. Graced - Amanda Pillar 1/17
3. On the Growl - Celia Kyle 1/18
4. Venom - Jennifer Estep 1/21
5. Darkness Dawns - Dianne Duvall 1/25



Level Two:
1. Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 1/26
2. Omens - Kelley Armstrong 1/28
3. Midnight's Master - Donna Grant 1/28
4. Storm's Heart - Thea Harrison 1/30
5. Night Reigns - Dianne Duvall 2/11


Level Three:
1. Sword of the Raven - Diana Duncan 2/12
2. Time Thief - Katie MacAlister 2/24
3. Dark Enchantment - Kathy Morgan 3/4
4. In the Company of Vampires - Katie MacAlister 3/5
5. Allegiance - Susanna Sandlin 3/17

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Mystery & Thriller

Books Read: 15/15

Level One:
1. Me, Myself and Why? - Mary Janice Davidson 1/1
2. Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
3. The Final Cut - Catherine Coulter 1/5
4. Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7
5. The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7


Level Two:
1. Vicious - Kevin O'Brien 1/19
2. The Lost Key - Catherine Coulter 1/23
3. Blue Monday - Nicci French 1/26
4. Tick Tock - James Patterson 2/5
5. A Harvest of Bones - Yasmine Galenorn 2/8


Level Three:
1. So Sure Of Death - Dana Stabenow 2/16
2. Tuesday's Child - Dale Mayer 2/18
3. Yours, Mine, and Ours - Mary Janice Davidson 2/19
4. The Edinburgh Dead - Brian Ruckley 2/23
5. One Kick - Chelsea Cain 3/4

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Young Adult

Books Read: 15/15

Level One:
1. Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3
2. Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris 3/25
3. The Lazarus Machine - Paul Crilley 3/27
4. The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey 4/4
5. Seizure - Kathy Reichs 5/25


Level Two:
1. Nevernight - Jay Kristoff 6/20
2. Ash and Quill - Rachel Caine 7/26
3. Heir to the Sky - Amanda Sun 7/29
4. Out of the Easy - Ruta Sepetys 9/16
5. Dairy Queen - Catherine Murdock 9/20


Level Three:
1. Pirates! - Celia Rees 9/21
2. Empire of Storms - Sarah J. Maas 9/27
3. The Wood Queen - Karen Mahoney 10/4
4. Dorothy Must Die - Danielle Paige 10/19
5. And I Darken - Kiersten White 10/30

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Historical Fiction

Books Read: 15/15

Level One:
1. The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8
2. Some Like It Scot - Suzanne Enoch 1/8
3. A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison 1/9
4. The Memorist - M.J. Rose 1/29
5. Immortal - Traci L. Slatton 2/2


Level Two:
1. Some Like It Wild - Teresa Medeiros 3/13
2. When Maidens Mourn - C.S. Harris 3/14
3. The Wicked Ways of Alexander Kidd - Paula Quinn 3/16
4. The Legacy - Linda Lael Miller 3/27
5. Dragon of the Island - Mary Gillgannon 481


Level Three:
1. The North Water - Ian McGuire 4/10
2. The Valcourt Heiress - Catherine Coulter 6/18
3. The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie R. King 7/18
4. Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina 11/23
5. Her Own Devices - Shelly Adina 12/7

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Chick Lit

Books Read: 6/15

Level One:
1. I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond 1/14
2. Three Sisters - Susan Mallery 2/4
3. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend - Katarina Bivald 3/17
4. The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella 6/3
5. Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots -Luann McLane 7/13


Level Two:
1. Burning The Map - Laura Caldwell 10/28
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Horror

Books Read: 7/15

Level One:
1. Ravens - George Dawes Green 1/28
2. Blackbirds - Chuck Wendig 2/10
3. The Bird Eater - Ania Ahlborn 2/13
4. Eaten - Susan Crockford 3/7
5. Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 7/14


Level Two:
1. Evil Harvest - Anthony Izzo 9/23
2. Brother - Ania Ahlborn 10/28
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Science Fiction

Books Read: 6/15

Level One:
1. Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
2. 2066 - Peter Brandt 2/23
3. One Fell Sweep - Ilona Andrews 4/1
4. Born of Vengeance - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/12
5. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers 11/25


Level Two:
1. Origin Phase - RTW Lipkin 12/17
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