June '17 Serial Reader Challenge

[Nell]

JUNE '17 SERIAL READER CHALLENGE


Welcome June's warm breezes with a bouquet of roses, the floral mainstay of romance.

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JUNE CHALLENGE:

♦Pick five series that you want to read.

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

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

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

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

♦Post series now through May 20th.

♦Pairs will be posted on May 21st.

♦Select a series for your partner between May 21st and 25th...sooner is better

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

Challenge participants are advised not to block personal messages on their GR accounts.

Comments on this thread will be limited to members posting series until the 21st. After pairs are selected, the thread is open for discussion.

[Nell]

Participants/Pairs:


√Hilary picks for Beth
√Jennifer picks for Danielle
√Linda C picks for Connie
√Helen picks for Kristie
√Karen picks for Susan
√Jess picks for Linda R
√Mary W picks for Marianne
√Sandra picks for Jess
√Meg picks for Hilary
√Barbara picks for Sandra
√Michelle picks for Lori
√Lori picks for Barbara
√Connie picks for Jeanne
√Jeanne picks for Christine
√Kristie picks for Karen
√Mary Jean picks for Cynthia
√Susan picks for Michele
√Gary picks for Meg
Cynthia picks for Gary
√Linda R picks for Linda C
√Danielle picks for Helen
√Anne picks for Mary W
√Christine picks for Sharon
√Marianne picks for Anne
√Beth picks for Jennifer
√Sharon picks for Mary-Jean

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

Hilary's picks for June

Laura Bradford's Jenkins Burns Series
Deadly Getaway
Deadly Expressions: A Jenkins Burns Mystery

Lyndsey Cole's Black Cat Cafe Series
RaspBuried Tort
PoisonBuried Punch

Sheila Connolly's Relatively Dead series
Defending the Dead
Watch for the Dead

Matthew Costello's Cherringham series
Mystery at the Manor
Murder by Moonlight

Joyce Lavene's Peggy Lee series
Lethal Lily
Killing Weeds

[Jennifer]

in!
Sisi:


Jack Daniels:


Crochet mysteries:


Haunted Bookshop:


Cupcake

[Linda C]

I'm in

Ballroom Dance Mysteries - Ella Barrick


Home Repair is Homicide - Sarah Graves


Agatha Raisin Mysteries - M. C. Beaton


Southern Ladies Mysteries - Miranda James


A Mall Cop Mystery - Laura DiSilverio

[Helen]

I'm in again. Picked up some new paperbacks at my favourite second-hand bookshop over Easter.

Nancy Atherton, Aunt Dimity

, (Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon),

Mary Daheim, Emma Lord,

,

Denise Swanson, Scumble River

,

Robin Paige, Victorian mysteries.

,

Sharon Short, Josie Toadfern

,

[Karen]

I'm in for June! Here are my pics:
Christmas Caramel Murder Banana Cream Pie Murder
Sleeping With Anemone Dirty Rotten Tendrils
Agatha Raisin The Curious Curate and The Buried Treasure Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House
Due or Die Book, Line and Sinker
On What Grounds Through the Grinder

[Jess]

I want to try for the first time! So many to read!

Laura Childs (new to me)
,

Joanne Fluke (on going)
,

Tamar Myers (on going)
,

Cleo Coyle (new to me)
,

Louise Penny (new to me)
,

*please recommend a series available in kindle as I live in Australia where not all the hardcopies are available. Thanks :)

They are all available for me! Silly me. Now I got the rule.

[Mary]

Here are my picks for June/March (just kidding):

Joanne Fluke: , , ,
,
Ongoing for me!

Lea Wait: , ,
Ongoing for me!

Maggie Sefton: ,
, , , , Ongoing for me!

Laura Bradford: , , New to me!

Laura DiSilveria: , New to me!

Mary

[Sandra]

I'm in!


Magical Bakery Mystery series by Bailey Cates (New-to-Me)


Cape Bay Cafe Mystery series by Harper Lin (New-to-Me)


Charmed Pie Shoppe Mysteries series by Ellery Adams (New-to-Me)


A Flower Shop Mystery series by Kate Collins (New-to-Me)


Cupcake Bakery Mystery series by Jenn McKinlay (New-to-Me)

[Meg]

Here are mine for June! All are ongoing...

Barbara Allen, Trash and Treasures


Traci Andrighetti, Franki Amato


Deborah Brown, Florida Keys/Paradise


Camilla Chafer, Lexi Graves


Rae Davis, Dusty Deals

[Barbara]

I'm in. I've found so many good series through this group. Most of these are ongoing:

Tourist Trap Mysteries by Lynn Cahoon (ongoing):


Mainely Needlepoint by Lea Wait (ongoing):


Odelia Grey by Sue Ann Jaffarian (ongoing):


Mrs. Malory by Hazel Holt (ongoing):


Bakeshop Mysteries by Ellie Alexander (new to me):

[Michelle]

I actually finished my May challenge so let's give it a go for June....here are my picks...

Gladly Gold Series by Rita Larkin
#1 Getting Old is Murder
#2 Getting Old is the Best Revenge

The Haunted Tour Guide Series by Rose Pressey
#1 These Haunt Are Made for Walking
#2 A Walk on the Haunted Side

A Kelly Jackson Mystery by Janet Finsilver
#1 Murder at Redwood Cove
#2 Murder at the Mansion

A Fixer-Upper Mystery by Kate Carlisle
#2 This Old Homicide
# 3 Crowned and Moldering

A Novel Idea Mystery by Lucy Arlington
#3 Books, Cooks and Crooks
#4 Played by the Book

[Lori]

I'm in for June. Need to do something for summer vacation.

Daisy Dalrymple


Agatha Raisin


Paws and Claws Mysteries


Lucy Stone Mystery


Orchard Series

[Connie N.]

Count me in again, even though I'm a little behind:

Lizzy & Diesel - Janet Evanovich (ongoing)


A Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery - Ellery Adams (ongoing)


The Cat Who - Lilian Jackson Braun (new to me)


Stephanie Plum - Janet Evanovich (ongoing)


Lucy Stone - Leslie Meier (ongoing)

[Jeanne]

I'm in for June, so here we go:

Lorna Barrett - Booktown Mysteries. (Ongoing)

Bookplate Special Chapter and Hearse

Mary Daheim - Alpine series (Ongoing)

The Alpine Decoy The Alpine Escape

Krista Davis - The Diva series (Ongoing for me)

The Diva Paints the Town The Diva Cooks a Goose

Kate Carlisle (new for me)

Homicide in Hardcover and The Lies that Bind


Alice Kimberly (new for me)

The Ghost and Mrs. McClure and The Ghost and the Dead Deb

[Kristie]

I'm in for June!

Maine Clambake by Barbara Ross (new to me)


Books by the Bay by Ellery Adams (ongoing)


Key West Food Critic by Lucy Burdette (ongoing)


Yarn Retreat by Betty Hechtman (ongoing)


Dangerous Type by Paige Shelton (new to me)

[Mary]

I am in for June - First Challenge so let me know if I get something wrong:

Chintz & China Mystery - Yasmine Galenorn


Coffeehouse Mysteries - Cleo Coyle


Goldy Bear - Diane Mott Davidson


Witches of Hemlock Cove - Kennedy Chase


Lighthouse Inn Mystery - Tim Myers

[Susan]

Here are my picks for June
Molly Mystery Mysteries

Hemlock Falls Mysteries

Hercule Poirot mysteries
Mrs. Jeffries mysteries
inspector Alleyn Mysteries

[Gary]

Here are this month's choices:

Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery series by Sherry Harris
#1 #2

Poppy Peters Mysteries by A. Gardner
#1 #2

Miranda Vaughn Mystery Series by Ellie Ashe
#1 #2

Gideon Oliver series by Aaron Elkins (previously read book 4 for the first Baker's Dozen challenge)
#1 #2

The Tourist Trap Mystery Series by Lynn Cahoon
#6 #7

[Cynthia]

Here are my picks:
Magic Potion Mysteries (On-going, Relatively new)
#2) #3

Magical Baking Mysteries (On-going, Relatively new)
#2 #3

Harper Connelly Mysteries (On-going, Quite new)
#2 #3

No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Mysteries (Favorite, On-going)
#5 #6

Savannah Reid Mysteries (Favorite, On-going)
#6 #7

Also open to suggestions.

[Linda]

June Picks! All are ongoing series.

Southern Sisters Mysteries by Anne George


County Cork Mysteries by Sheila Connolly


Tara Holloway Series by Diane Kelly


Scrap-N-Craft Mysteries by Joanna Campbell Slan


Candy Shop mysteries by Sammi Carter

[Danielle]

I am in for this month :)

Haunted Vintage Mysteries (On-going)

All Dressed Up and No Place to Haunt
Haunt Couture and Ghosts Galore

Wischcraft Mysteries (On-going)

The Good, the Bad, and the Witchy
The Goodbye Witch
Prose and Cons
Magical Cat Mysteries (New to Me)

Curiosity Thrilled the Cat
Sleight of Paw

Magical Bookshop Mysteries (New to me)

Crime and Poetry
Prose and Cons

Jaine Austen Mysteries

Killing Cupid
Shoes To Die For
The PMS Murder

[Anne]

I am in for June

Trash'n Treasure


Agnes Barton Senior Slueth


Cruise Ship Christian Mysteries


Sea Knitters Mysteries

Cat in the Stacks

[Christine]

Im in again

Witchcraft series by juliet blackwell

Haunted home renovation by juliet blackwell


Witchcraft by heather blake


Jessica beck donut shop

Haunted yarn shop by molly macrae

[Marianne]

I'm in again and my choices are:

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[Beth]

Okay I didn't get my May books read because all the books I had on request from the library came at once :D So...on to June....

Flower Shop Mysteries-Kate Collins-Ongoing
Sleeping With Anemone
Dirty Rotten Tendrils

Cookie Shop Mysteries-Joanne Fluke-Ongoing
Carrot Cake Murder
Cream Puff Murder

Domestic Diva Mysteries-Krista Davis- Ongoing
The Diva Paints the Town
The Diva Cooks a Goose

Agatha Raisin Mysteries-MC Beaton-Ongoing
Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley
Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage

Her Royal Spyness Mysteries-Rhys Brown-Ongoing
Royal Flush
Royal Blood

[Sharon]

I'm in again. But still have to use a low-tech series list. All of these are continuing for me (but I have to say I have really been enjoying Agatha Raisin).
Phryne Fisher by Kelly Greenwood
Hamish Macbeth by M.C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin by M.C. Beaton
Kate Shackleton by Frances Brody (I read a newer one and want to go back to the beginning)
Death on Demand by Carolyn Hart

[Nell]

Welcome to the challenge! We have several newbies joining us this month.

Pairs are posted here. Please pick a series for your partner.

[Michelle]

I pick for Lori the Paws and Claws Series, enjoy Lori!

[Meg]

I'm choosing the Peggy Lee series for Hilary!

[Lori]

For Barbara I pick the tourist trap series. I've enjoyed that series a lot so I hope you continue to enjoy it too.

[Susan]

Good morning Michelle
I have picked the Kelly Jackson series for you this June. Hoping for sunny warm days to enjoy your reading time.

[Gary]

Meg for you I pick the Franki Amato series. One of my favorite series. If you haven't read Traci's Danger Cove novel it is also really good.

[Karen]

Hi Susan,
You have some great pics here. I'm going to pick the Agatha Christie series for you. Happy Reading!

Susan wrote: "Here are my picks for June
Molly Mystery Mysteries

Hemlock Falls Mysteries
[bookcover:A Dash o..."

[Mary]

Marianne wrote: "I'm in again and my choices are:

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and .

[..."

Marianne,

Because I have read some of the Scumble River Series and enjoyed them so much. I am picking those for you for this month. If you have not read them before, I hope you enjoy them. If you have read some, I hope you continue to enjoy them.

Mary W.

[Susan]

Karen wrote: "Hi Susan,
You have some great pics here. I'm going to pick the Agatha Christie series for you. Happy Reading!
You're right there are a lot of good reads out there.
I will move Hercule to the top of my TBR pile
Susan wrote: "Here are my picks for June
Molly Mystery Mysteries
[bookcover:Murphy's L..."

[Connie N.]

Connie picks for Jeanne

Hi Jeanne, I pick Mary Daheim - Alpine series for you. I haven't read this series, but it seems appropriate for vacation season.

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

Beth wrote: "Okay I didn't get my May books read because all the books I had on request from the library came at once :D So...on to June....

Domestic Diva Mysteries-Krista Davis- Ongoing
The Diva Paints the Town (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #3) by Krista Davis The Diva Paints the Town
The Diva Cooks a Goose (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #4) by Krista Davis The Diva Cooks a Goose"

Hello Beth - for June I am picking the Domestic Diva series - have fun!

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

Meg wrote: "I'm choosing the Peggy Lee series for Hilary!"

Thank you Meg :D

[Beth]

Jennifer wrote: "in!
Sisi:


Jack Daniels:


Crochet mysteries:..."

Jennifer,
You have some interesting selections. I am choosing the Sisi series as it sounds interesting and different. Let me know how you like it!

[Beth]

Hilary wrote: "Beth wrote: "Okay I didn't get my May books read because all the books I had on request from the library came at once :D So...on to June....

Domestic Diva Mysteries-Krista Davis- Ongoing
The Diva ..."

Thanks Hilary, I have been wanting to get back to that series!

[Jennifer]

Danielle, i pick the Wishcraft Mysteries for you because I really like this series and I hope you do too!

[Jennifer]

Thank you, Beth! I just found out this actually IS a series, not just a couple of random standalone books I picked up here and there! I'll keep you posted!

[Anne]

Mary W
I pick the Hannah Swenson Series for you. I really enjoy those book.. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

[Linda]

Linda C wrote: "I'm in

Ballroom Dance Mysteries - Ella Barrick


Home Repair is Homicide - Sarah Graves
[bookcover:Repair to Her Gra..."

Linda C -

I haven't read any of these series but I'm going to go with the Home Repair is Homicide for you. Happy reading!

[Meg]

Gary wrote: "Meg for you I pick the Franki Amato series. One of my favorite series. If you haven't read Traci's Danger Cove novel it is also really good."

Thanks, Gary! I'll double check and see if I have her Danger Cove book; I have quite a few DCs but can't remember what they are ...

[Jeanne]

Christine wrote: "Im in again

Witchcraft series by juliet blackwell

Haunted home renovation by ju..."

Hello Christine,
Don't know much about your first three selections, but as an avid knitter (or crocheter) myself, I choose the Haunted Yarn Shop for you. Happy reading!

[Jess]

Linda wrote: "June Picks! All are ongoing series.

Southern Sisters Mysteries by Anne George


County Cork M..."

I haven't read any of these series so had a little bit of researching on them and I pick County Cork series. Seems interesting and I added this on my want to read list as well, together with her Orchard series.

Hope you enjoy!

[Linda]

Jess wrote: "Linda wrote: "June Picks! All are ongoing series.

Southern Sisters Mysteries by Anne George

..."

Thank you! Looking forward to them!