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Cities of the World - Vancouver, Canada
READ: 12/10
Part 1: Vancouver
Start in downtown Vancouver
watch marine life at the Vancouver Aquarium, - read a book set by the seashore
Running Hot - Jayne Ann Krentz (set in Hawaii) 9/26
Cross the Lions Gate Bridge to reach North Vancouver and West Vancouver. - read a book where a lion is mentioned
Alien Proliferation - Gini Koch (lion takes over the Veldt, p330) 9/29
Part 2: North Vancouver and West Vancouver
Ride the aerial tram down - read a book with a wonderful scenic cover
Before He Kills - Blake Pierce 9/11
Part 3: Horseshoe Bay
Along the way, detour west to Horseshoe Bay - read a book set west of where you live
Sweet Revenge - Diane Mott Davidson (I live Ohio, set in Colorado) 9/30
A waterfront playground makes a great family rest stop. - read a book about a family
Unloved - Katy Regnery 9/3
(about evil genetics being passed down to children)
Part 4: Britannia Beach
Continue north to Britannia Beach to visit the Britannia Mine Museum National Historic Site. - read a book where the mc goes to a museum
Storm Cycle - Iris & Roy Johansen 9/24
Board a mining train and travel deep into an old mining tunnel. - read a book where the mc goes underground
Black Market - Sheryl Steines 9/4
Part 5: Murrin Provincial Park
Relax tired muscles with a swim in the park’s lake or walk around the pleasant lakeside trail. - read any book you want
The Queen of the Tearling - Erika Johansen 9/2
Part 6: Shannon Falls Provincial Park
These dramatic falls rise 1,099 ft above Highway 99, making them some of the highest in the province. - read a book with a drama queen in it
The Best of Us - Sarah Pekkanen 9/27
Part 7: Stawamus Chief *
Adventurous visitors can try scaling the walls of this world-class climbing destination. - read a book where the mc has an adventure
Fortune's Pawn - Rachel Bach 9/24
Part 8: Squamish, billed as the “Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada”
windsurf at the Squamish Spit, - read a book where the mc tries something new
Divergent - Veronica Roth 9/22
Part 11: Whistler, one of the top four-season resorts in North America
Take the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola. - read the second book of a trilogy or series
Midnight Blue-Light Special - Seanan McGuire 9/10
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Dictionary Word of the Month-SeptemberREAD: 5/5
S: Black Market - Sheryl Steines 9/4
K: Alien Proliferation - Gini Koch 9/29
I: Storm Cycle - Iris & Roy Johansen 9/24
F: Fortune's Pawn - Rachel Bach 9/24
T: O' Artful Death - Sarah Stewart Taylor 9/18
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
I'll Drink to That! - beerREAD: 10/6+
✔Baron Von Awesome - read a book where the mc has a title
The Queen of the Tearling - Erika Johansen 9/2
✔Bouncing Czech - read a book that you purchased
Unloved - Katy Regnery 9/3
✔Druid Fluid - read a book with water on the cover
The Best of Us - Sarah Pekkanen 9/27
✔Evil Red Dead - read a book with a lot of red on the cover
Storm Cycle - Iris & Roy Johansen 9/24
✔Hoptimus Prime - read a book that was made into a movie
Divergent - Veronica Roth 9/22
✔Lumpy Gravy - read a book where the mc does a lot of cooking/baking
Sweet Revenge - Diane Mott Davidson 9/30
✔Old Horizontal - read a book where the cover has a person who is horizontal on it
Alien Proliferation - Gini Koch 9/29
✔Tactical Nuclear Penguin - read a science fiction book
Fortune's Pawn - Rachel Bach 9/24
✔The Men's Room - read a book by a male author
Popped Off - Jeffrey Allen 9/21
✔Vampire Blood - read a paranormal book
Shadow Rising - Yasmine Galenorn 9/16
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
TCF September/October Bonus Scavenger HuntDuration: September 1 - October 31, 2018
39/40 FOUND
The Queen of the Tearling - Erika Johansen 9/2Hay - made of wood and hay-thatched roofs, p53
Black Market - Sheryl Steines 9/4Cradle - Janie's hands cradled Annie, p259
Ember - embers rained around them, p256
Jug - setting the jug back in the sand, p5
Potion - took a swig of the pain potion, p134
Twig - twigs snapped and leaves crunched, p249
Dead Between the Lines - Denise Swanson 9/6 Audience - I looked over his audience, p16
Bolt - turned the knob on the dead bolt, p41
Classmate - he had been a classmate of ours, p98
Command - following his command, p38
Fried Chicken - in savoring Gran's fried chicken, p63
Full moon - howling like a wolf under a full moon, p180
Snob - that supercilious snob wrote that trash, p215
Surreal - all the more surreal, p58
Midnight Blue-Light Special - Seanan McGuire 9/10Skull - a mouse with a squirrel's skull atop his head, p99
Before He Kills - Blake Pierce 9/11Filing Cabinet - one of the ancient-looking filing cabinet, p88
O' Artful Death - Sarah Stewart Taylor 9/18Expression - it's almost but not quite a beautiful expression, p7
Poach - a whole poached salmon, p198
Stew - already made oyster stew, p256
Wire - moved his wire-rimmed glasses aside, p10
Popped Off - Jeffrey Allen 9/21Bleachers - parents behind me in the bleachers, p3
Legitimate - were flat-out legitimate bookies, p182
Fortune's Pawn - Rachel Bach 9/24Port - relatively close to the main port, p9
Straw - the straw that broke the Devil's back, p255
Running Hot - Jayne Ann Krentz 9/26Promotion - on the short list for promotion, p190
Victorian - during the victorian era, p31
The Best of Us - Sarah Pekkanen 9/27Mingle - feeling anger mingle with sympathy, p36
Tournament - and have a tournament, p124
The Scam - Janet Evanovich/Lee Goldberg 10/21Monogram - the sleeves on his hand-made monogrammed white shirt, p40
VIP - Nike and Kate walked into the VIP lobby, p31
Alien Proliferation - Gini Koch 9/29Headphones - pulled a headphone out of my ear, p310
The Devil in Denim - Melanie Scott 10/2First game of the season - first pitch of the first game, p52
Hot Ice - Cherry Adair 10/5 Hut - built around the round huts, p159
Five - Ursula Poznanski 10/8Graze - taking care not to graze there, p3
Suicide Forest - Jeremy Bates 10/13Teepee - stood teepee-like over the fire, p506
The Bad Luck Witch - Heather Hamilton 10/17Likeness - a likeness of a magical being, p254
A Kiss Before Dying - Ira Levin 10/25Laboratory - the laboratory manual, p74
Time's Convert - Deborah Harkness 10/28Licorice - the clean scents of licorice and bee-balm, p417
Wand - all those wands, p78
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Peck
I'll Drink to That! - juice
LEVEL: a full glass - read 6 or more books
READ: 9/8
fruit unloading - read a book from your TBR list
In Twilight's Shadow - Patti O'Shea (on TBR since 2009) 10/15
grading - read a book where the mc attends school
A Kiss Before Dying - Ira Levin (in college) 10/25
storage bins - read a book from your physical book shelf
Violet Fire - Brenda Joyce 10/13
grading - read a book that you will probably rate 5 stars
Stygian - Sherrilyn Kenyon 10/13
finisher - read a book that is towards the end of a series
The Scam - Janet Evanovich/Lee Goldberg 10/21
refrigerator tank - read a book set in a cold climate
Midnight Burning - Karissa Laurel (Alaska) 10/21
can filler - the the middle book of a trilogy
Breath of Fire - Amanda Bouchet 10/11
can closing machine - read a book on a device
When an Alpha Purrs - Eve Langlais (nook) 10/26
feed mill - read a book with food on the cover
A Catered Halloween - Isis Crawford 10/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Dictionary Word of the Month-October READ: 7/8
I: Magic Triumphs - Ilona Andrews 10/4
R: No One Left to Tell - Karen Rose 10/20
U: Under Oath - Margaret McLean 10/12
K: Stygian - Sherrilyn Kenyon 10/13
A: Hot Ice - Cherry Adair 10/5
N:
D: Death of a Neighborhood Witch - Laura Levine 10/19
I: A Kiss Before Dying - Ira Levin 10/25
Cities of the World - the Canary Islands READ: 13/7
Tenerife
✔ Los Gigantes Cliffs - read a book with 400+ pages
No One Left to Tell - Karen Rose (544 pages) 10/20
✔ Volcan Chinyero - read a book that might make your emotions 'erupt'
Stygian - Sherrilyn Kenyon 10/13
Fuerteventura
✔ Oasis Park - read a book with water on the cover
Pelican Point - Donna Kauffman 10/31
✔ Lobos Island - read a book with a wolf in it
Suicide Forest - Jeremy Bates 10/13
Gran Canaria
✔ Vegueta (a 15th century town) - read a book published in 2015
Midnight Burning - Karissa Laurel 10/21
✔ Sioux City (a Western-style theme park) - read a book set west of where you live
Death of a Neighborhood Witch - Laura Levine (California/Ohio) 10/19
✔ Roque Nublo (an 80 meter tall volcanic rock) - read a book with a tall character in it
Magic Triumphs - Ilona Andrews 10/4
Lanzarote
✔ Casa José Saramago (he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1998) - read a book that won an award
A Kiss Before Dying - Ira Levin 10/25
La Gomera
✔ Roques Pedro y Petra - read a book written by two authors
The Scam - Janet Evanovich/Lee Goldberg 10/21
✔ Playa del Ingles (nudist beach) - read a book with a lot of skin exposed on the cover
Hope Ignites - Jaci Burton 10/6
✔ Torre del Conde (the last place that Christopher Columbus stayed before setting sail for America) - read a bestseller
Time's Convert - Deborah Harkness 10/28
El Hierro
✔ Playa de Tacoron (a secluded little beach) - read a book with only a few ratings
Heart of the Season - Julianna Douglas (71 ratings) 10/5
✔ Ecomuseo de Guinea y Lagartario (a stone house museum) - read a historical book
Violet Fire - Brenda Joyce 10/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XXVIIIDuration: October 1 - December 31, 2018
48/50 FOUND
Suicide Forest - Jeremy Bates 10/13Missing tooth/teeth - revealing several missing teeth, p480
Spruce - the spruce, hemlocks and pines, p31
Eyes of Fire - Heather Graham 10/14Fantasy - it was a fantasy life, p44
Journal - his handsome dark head bent over a journal, p137
Velvet - revealed a dark velvet bag, p42
In Twilight's Shadow - Patti O'Shea 10/15Episode - see if she had a repeat episode, p180
Fax - before she made it past the fax machine, p44
Zap - he'd zap her, p332
The Bad Luck Witch - Heather Hamilton 10/17Coven - a lady of the grand coven, p84
Deception - his voice layered with sincerity and deception, p74
Somebody's Lover - Jasmine Haynes 10/18Washer - wasn't thanking him for the new washer, p63
Death of a Neighborhood Witch - Laura Levine 10/19Calories - give other calories a chance to frolic, p123
Kettle - turned off the burner under the kettle, p141
No One Left to Tell - Karen Rose 10/20Workshop - that's his workshop, p351
Midnight Burning - Karissa Laurel 10/21Fidget - try not to fidget, p141
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye - David Lagercrantz 10/23Police (or drug) Dog - then a drug-sniffer dog was led in, p30
Cure for the Common Breakup - Beth Kendrick 10/24Prescription - swallowed them like they were prescription pain killers, p111
A Kiss Before Dying - Ira Levin 10/25Tremor - steady as rocks, not a tremor, p173
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America- Erik Larson 10/27Telegram - little better than telegrams, p183
Time's Convert - Deborah Harkness 10/28Dowry - with a daughter in need of a dowry, p263
Intruder - without Marcus feeling like an intruder, p29
A Catered Halloween - Isis Crawford 10/29Drive for charity - it is a big fund-raiser for the volunteer fire department, p25
Goblin - carved in the shape of a goblin, p43
Remodel - is the last place they have to remodel, p74
Pelican Point - Donna Kauffman 10/31Binder - and work binder, p105
Job offer - he took the job offer, p248
Shattered Mirror - Iris Johansen 10/31Warp - your mind is operating at warp speed, p174
Beautiful Sacrifice - Elizabeth Lowell 11/4Husky - more a husky whisper than a word, p46
Bring the Heat - G.A. Aiken 11/6Antler - a giant cat-like head with antlers, p325
Brand - it wasn't like he'd branded her, p205
Full Speed - Janet Evanovich/Charlotte Hughes 11/7Green Pepper - in the process of chopping green peppers, p98
Savvy - seen how savvy he was, p81
Somewhere in the Shallow Sea - Dennis Macaraeg 11/8Capitol - in front of the provincial capitol building, p69
Dead End Dating - Kimberly Raye 11/10 Pluck - to pluck them from the pit of loneliness, p6
Sweet Home - Tillie Cole 11/18 Pageant - my emo pageant-queen friend, p41
Trust - Kylie Scott 11/27Busted - he's been busted, p198
Stuffy - makes me stuffy, p78
The Nightingale Before Christmas - Donna Andrews 12/10Poinsettia - the tree and the poinsettias, p66
The Care and Feeding of Unmarried Men - Christie Ridgeway 12/14 Creamer - saucer piled high with plastic thimbles of creamer, p46
Gluten for Punishment - Nancy Parra 12/18Online order - all the online order fulfillment, p30
Bonus List (optional)
Violet Fire - Brenda Joyce 10/13 Disguise - could not disguise wide almond-shaped eyes, p15
Freckles - a light dusting of freckles, p15
Suicide Forest - Jeremy Bates 10/13Shrub - aimed at a helpless shrub, p342
The Scam - Janet Evanovich/Lee Goldberg 10/21Food truck - Harlan's food truck blew up, p51
The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons 11/2Recall - trying to recall the last name, p755
The Pursuit - Janet Evanovich/Lee Goldberg 11/8Propane - something extremely flammable, perhaps propane, p295
Dead End Dating - Kimberly Raye 11/10 Orchard - near the pecan orchard, p268
Sour Apples - Sheila Connolly 12/29Raffle - and raffles and prizes, p30
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Baste
Christmas wedding
Dictionary Word of the Month-November
READ: 5/5
H: The Hypnotist - Lars Kepler 11/9
Y: Haunted Moon - Yasmine Galenorn 11/17
G: The Pursuit - Janet Evanovich/Lee Goldberg 11/8
G: The Evil Inside - Heather Graham 11/19
E: Endless Knight - Kresley Cole 11/15
I'll Drink to That! - energy drinks READ: 15/6+
5-hour energy - read a book within 25 hours
Endless Knight - Kresley Cole 11/15
AMP Energy - read a book by an author who uses initials
Bring the Heat - G.A. Aiken 11/6
Beaver Buzz - read a hardback or paperback book
Beautiful Sacrifice - Elizabeth Lowell 11/4
Blue Change - read a book with a lot of blue on the cover
My Bluegrass Baby - Molly Harper 11/23
Burn - read a where the mc exercises
The Running Dream - Wendelin Van Draanen 11/22
Hell Energy - read a book where mc has a very hard time
Trust - Kylie Scott 11/27
Hype Energy - read a book that has received a lot of hype (intensive publicity)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda - Becky Albertalli 11/17
Kore - read a book where you only see a body's core on the cover
Water and Fire - Demelza Carlton 11/19
Liquid X - read a book with a 'X' anywhere on the cover
The Hypnotist - Lars Kepler 11/9
(open scissors resemble an X)
Monster - read a book with any type of monster in it
Trail of Lightning - Rebecca Roanhorse 11/28
Mother - read a book where the mc is a mother
Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well - Nancy Atherton 11/25
Red Bull - read a book with a lot of red on the cover
Wicked Nights With a Lover - Sophie Jordan 11/16
Rockstar - listen to an audio book
Full Speed - Janet Evanovich/Charlotte Hughes 11/7
Shark Stimulation - read a book with water on the cover
Stone Spring - Stephen Baxter 11/12
Venom Energy - read a book with a villain in the story
The Evil Inside - Heather Graham 11/19
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Cities of the World - Luxembourg READ: 10/8
Grund (a little neighborhood) - read a book set in a small town
The Girl Who Chased the Moon - Sarah Addison Allen 11/27
The Bock and Casemates (massive rock outcroppings) - read a book with 400+ pages
Stone Spring - Stephen Baxter (499 pages)
Ilôt Gastronomique (a vertical mall) - read a book with food on the cover
Sprinkle with Murder - Jenn McKinlay 11/10
Place Guillaume II (a large plaza) - read the second book in a trilogy or series
Muse of Nightmares - Laini Taylor 11/22
Vianden Castle (a medieval castle) - read a historical novel
The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons 11/2
Museum of Modern Art (MUDAM) - read a book published in 2017 or 2018
Trail of Lightning - Rebecca Roanhorse (June 2018) 11/28
Benedictine Abbey of St. Maurice and St. Maur - read a book with two or more authors
The Pursuit - Janet Evanovich/Lee Goldberg 11/8
Vallée des Sept Châteaux (Valley of Seven Castles) - read a book from a series of seven or more books
Haunted Moon - Yasmine Galenorn (#13) 11/17
Adolphe Bridge (also called the New Bridge) - read a book that is new to you
Somewhere in the Shallow Sea - Dennis Macaraeg 11/8
Holy Ghost Citadel - read a book that might have a ghost in it
Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well - Nancy Atherton 11/25
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
TCF November/December Bonus Scavenger HuntDuration: November 1 - December 31, 2018
39/40 FOUND
The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons 11/2Ankle - had a scrape on the back of her ankle, p580
Bronze - her hand on Alexander's The Bronze Horseman book, p318
Cathedral - growing in front of Saint Isaac's cathedral, p442
Charge - charge the Germans on my starving gray mare, p388
Hero - maybe if he had become a hero, p331
Oil - I traded it for those soybeans and oil, p340
Prison - he had been in prison before, p81
Telephone - she passed the shared telephone, p18
Beautiful Sacrifice - Elizabeth Lowell 11/4Commercial - drove into the commercial section of town, p175
Grandmother - no doubt my great-grandmother, p2
Lottery - talking about the Mexican lottery, p361
Text - some texts are interpreted, p197
Bring the Heat - G.A. Aiken 11/6Ale - pulled out a falsk of Cadwaladr ale, p128
Decade - I never heard less than a decade, p101
Handle - he couldn't handle something like that, p203
Jewel - they were like the finest jewels, p116
Somewhere in the Shallow Sea - Dennis Macaraeg 11/8Debate - I don't think this is the time to debate, p22
The Hypnotist - Lars Kepler 11/9Flakes - leaping happily among the flakes, p426
Motive - the cruel motive behind the crime, p138
Powder - the powder sears his frozen hand, p160
Dead End Dating - Kimberly Raye 11/10Coma - trying to eat herself into a coma, p126
Sprinkle with Murder - Jenn McKinlay 11/10 Gratitude - as she pumped his hand in gratitude, p158
Pastel - clad in pastel gold duds, p55
Small Business Owner - she was a successful small business owner, p21
The Risk Agent - Ridley Pearson 11/13Embroidered - Embroidered with hummingbirds, p80
No One Heard Her ScreamDredge - no need to dredge up the past, p66
Endless Knight Frenzy - what's got them in such a frenzy, p54
Wicked Nights With a LoverOrphan - an orphan, for all intents and purposes, p17
Haunted MoonBrownie - I wonder if he got brownie points, p491
Cedar - Through a copse of cedar, p40
Restore - the balance must be restored, p446
Sweet Home - Tillie Cole 11/18Dismiss - class dismissed, p98
Service - snooty silver service dinners, p41
Tart - with Mommy Dearest and that tart, p241
Trust - Kylie Scott 11/27Part-time - diverting their energies with part-time jobs, p139
Secrets at Midnight - Nalini Singh 11/30Chicken Soup - chicken noodle soup, good for what ails you, p27
Swan and the Bear - Eve Langlais 11/30Chauffeur - a parked car whose chauffeur leaned against it, p113
Queen of the Darkness - Anne Bishop 12/8List - flipped the list back to the first page, p23
Sour Apples - Sheila Connolly 12/29Poll - we're paying for some polling, p68
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Title of a Christmas movie
Dictionary Word of the Month-December
READ: 7/7
•Pac
P: The Beet Fields - Gary Paulsen 12/6
A: Queen of the Darkness - Anne Bishop 12/8
C: The Care and Feeding of Unmarried Men - Christie Ridgeway 12/14
•Year
Y: Autumn Whispers - Yasmine Galenorn 12/12
E: When an Omega Snaps - Eve Langlais 12/1
A: Burning Lamp - Amanda Quick 12/12
R: The Rose Garden - Susanna Kearsley 12/8
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
The Maze of DeathDuration: March 21 - August 20, 2018
Move #1 - 4. stabbing
Island of Glass - Nora Roberts 3/23
(mc stabs villain in the heart, twice, killed her the second time)
Move #2 - 5 - explosives
Penguins and Mortal Peril - Ruby Loren 3/24
(villains blow up a restaurant at the zoo)
Move #3 - 9 - asphyxiation/suffocation/drowning
I Know a Secret - Tess Gerritsen 4/2
(murders committed by asphyxiation)
Move #4 - 2 - poison
Best Day Ever - Kaira Rouda 4/3
(husband poisons his wife)
Move #5 - 3 - fire
Bone Magic - Yasmine Galenorn 4/28
(building explodes, killing someone with the fire)
Move #6 - 6 - vehicular
Lake Silence - Anne Bishop 5/1
(the Elementals fry the villains inside their vehicles)
Move #7 - 2 - poison
Midnight's Kiss - Thea Harrison 5/4
(someone is poisoned in the first chapter)
Move #8 - 8 - blunt force
Blood, Smoke and Mirrors - Robyn Bachar 5/5
(heroine got her butt whooped by another female)
Move #9 - 1 - gun
City of Endless Night - Douglas Preston 5/6
(villain shoots mc)
Move #10 - 3 - fire
Cold Reign - Faith Hunter 5/8
(villains burn the vampires house down)
Move #11 - 7 - animal/insect/snake
Discount Armageddon - Seanan McGuire 5/10
(crypid killed a mutated human)
Move #12 - 9 - asphyxiation/suffocation/drowning
Better Homes and Hauntings - Molly Harper 5/19
(victim was killed by asphyxiation)
Move #13 - 4 - stabbing
Heart of Evil - Heather Graham 5/21
(victims were stabbed)
Move #14 - 9 - asphyxiation/suffocation/drowning
Bearly Departed - Meg Macy 5/28
(victim died from asphyxiation)
Move #15 - 3 - fire
Pale Horses - Jassy Mackenzie 6/15
(bad guys torch victims house)
Move #16 - 1 - gun
Inked Magic - Jory Strong 6/19
(cops shoot serial killer)
Move #17 - 6 - vehicular
Shady Cross - James Hankins 7/16
(a car accident kills a man)
Move #18 - 8 - blunt force
Every Heart a Doorway - Seanan McGuire 7/18
(victim was killed by blunt force to the head)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Bi-Annual Hard Scavenger Hunt IIDuration: July 1 - December 31, 2018
READ: 37/40
Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage - Jennifer Ashley 7/1 Ostrich - the ostrich feathers were already soaked, p40
Little Tiny Teeth - Aaron Elkins 7/1 Boiled - I always thought you boiled the bodies, p247
Trance - he was like a man in a trance, p14
Catering to Nobody - Diane Mott Davidson 7/4Station Wagon - that old station wagon of ours, p202
The Once and Future Duchess - Sophia Nash 7/6Sardonic - yes, he began sardonically, p255
The Darkest Warrior - Gena Showalter 7/7Pistachio - William, your's is pistachio, p270
No Good Duke Goes Unpunished - Sarah MacLean 7/9Myriad - the myriad of scars on his chest, p182
The Earl of Brass - Kara Jorgensen 7/10Charlatan - not to givbe their money to a charlatan, p283
Unlucky - Jana DeLeon 7/12Straight - to pull an inside straight with the cards he held, p28
Pompous - pompous ass, p203
Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon - Donna Andrews 7/13 Cantilever - had managed to cantilever his entire body, p43
Mermaid - need to glue the mermaid's green tentacles back on, p29
Shady Cross - James Hankins 7/16Pay Phone - no pay phone address, p95
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend 7/16Fedora - wearing a grey fedora, p176
Galoshes - he hadn't brought any galoshes, p184
Guild - council and guilds has granted us permission, p235
The Real Deal - Lucy Monroe 7/20Enigmatic - his expression enigmatic, p141
Henna Tattoo - one woman had henna tattoos on her hands, p238
Mundane - remember anything mundane like that, p215
Recluse - recluse genius to find household help, p32
Magic Stars - Ilona Andrews 7/22Rebar - bounced from some rebar, p37
Queen of Shadows - Dianne Sylvan 7/24Battering Ram - break in was with a battering ram, p256
Whiskey Sour - J.A. Konrath 7/25Chinos - clad in loose-fitting chinos, p137
Courting Darkness - Yasmine Galenorn 7/27Outhouse - I quickly used the rough outhouse, p127
The Astonishing Color of After - Emily X.R. Pan 7/28String Cheese - a piece of string cheese, p27
Memory Zero - Keri Arthur 7/29Hotwire - never had his aptitude for hot wiring, p32
Poison Promise - Jennifer Estep 7/31Tomato Juice - the tomato juice stained his fangs, p139
A Promise of Fire - Amanda Bouchet 8/3 Whitewash - lined with whitewash homes, p368
The Fourth Bear - Jasper Fforde 8/4Bas-relief - a 28-foot long marble bas-relief, p75
Spiral staircase - Jack climbed the spiral staircase, p103
Dark Bites - Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/5Pinto - he raced his pinto, p503
Bleeding Heart - Martha Powers 8/14Sawhorse - propped upside down on the sawhorse, p78
Earth to Hell - Kylie Chan 8/19Cloisonné - holding a black and silver cloisonne casket, p59
Someone donates blood - they only wanted platelets; they returned the plasma to the donor, p212
Sweet Revenge - Diane Mott Davidson 9/30Operator assisted phone call - the information operator connected me with the main number, p195
Eyes of Fire - Heather Graham 10/14Smorgasbord - she would look like a smorgasbord, p331
The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons 11/2 Transcendental - transcendentally new, p209
Trail of Lightning - Rebecca Roanhorse 11/28Shanty - the shanty town of trailers, p24
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Canadian Goose
Pickled herring
Qwerty
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XXVIIIDuration: October 1 - December 31, 2018
48/50 FOUND
Suicide Forest - Jeremy Bates 10/13Missing tooth/teeth - revealing several missing teeth, p480
Spruce - the spruce, hemlocks and pines, p31
Eyes of Fire - Heather Graham 10/14Fantasy - it was a fantasy life, p44
Journal - his handsome dark head bent over a journal, p137
Velvet - revealed a dark velvet bag, p42
In Twilight's Shadow - Patti O'Shea 10/15Episode - see if she had a repeat episode, p180
Fax - before she made it past the fax machine, p44
Zap - he'd zap her, p332
The Bad Luck Witch - Heather Hamilton 10/17Coven - a lady of the grand coven, p84
Deception - his voice layered with sincerity and deception, p74
Somebody's Lover - Jasmine Haynes 10/18Washer - wasn't thanking him for the new washer, p63
Death of a Neighborhood Witch - Laura Levine 10/19Calories - give other calories a chance to frolic, p123
Kettle - turned off the burner under the kettle, p141
No One Left to Tell - Karen Rose 10/20Workshop - that's his workshop, p351
Midnight Burning - Karissa Laurel 10/21Fidget - try not to fidget, p141
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye - David Lagercrantz 10/23Police (or drug) Dog - then a drug-sniffer dog was led in, p30
Cure for the Common Breakup - Beth Kendrick 10/24Prescription - swallowed them like they were prescription pain killers, p111
A Kiss Before Dying - Ira Levin 10/25Tremor - steady as rocks, not a tremor, p173
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America- Erik Larson 10/27Telegram - little better than telegrams, p183
Time's Convert - Deborah Harkness 10/28Dowry - with a daughter in need of a dowry, p263
Intruder - without Marcus feeling like an intruder, p29
A Catered Halloween - Isis Crawford 10/29Drive for charity - it is a big fund-raiser for the volunteer fire department, p25
Goblin - carved in the shape of a goblin, p43
Remodel - is the last place they have to remodel, p74
Pelican Point - Donna Kauffman 10/31Binder - and work binder, p105
Job offer - he took the job offer, p248
Shattered Mirror - Iris Johansen 10/31Warp - your mind is operating at warp speed, p174
Beautiful Sacrifice - Elizabeth Lowell 11/4Husky - more a husky whisper than a word, p46
Bring the Heat - G.A. Aiken 11/6Antler - a giant cat-like head with antlers, p325
Brand - it wasn't like he'd branded her, p205
Full Speed - Janet Evanovich/Charlotte Hughes 11/7Green Pepper - in the process of chopping green peppers, p98
Savvy - seen how savvy he was, p81
Somewhere in the Shallow Sea - Dennis Macaraeg 11/8Capitol - in front of the provincial capitol building, p69
Dead End Dating - Kimberly Raye 11/10 Pluck - to pluck them from the pit of loneliness, p6
Sweet Home - Tillie Cole 11/18 Pageant - my emo pageant-queen friend, p41
Trust - Kylie Scott 11/27Busted - he's been busted, p198
Stuffy - makes me stuffy, p78
The Nightingale Before Christmas - Donna Andrews 12/10Poinsettia - the tree and the poinsettias, p66
The Care and Feeding of Unmarried Men - Christie Ridgeway 12/14 Creamer - saucer piled high with plastic thimbles of creamer, p46
Gluten for Punishment - Nancy Parra 12/18Online order - all the online order fulfillment, p30
Bonus List (optional)
Violet Fire - Brenda Joyce 10/13 Disguise - could not disguise wide almond-shaped eyes, p15
Freckles - a light dusting of freckles, p15
Suicide Forest - Jeremy Bates 10/13Shrub - aimed at a helpless shrub, p342
The Scam - Janet Evanovich/Lee Goldberg 10/21Food truck - Harlan's food truck blew up, p51
The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons 11/2Recall - trying to recall the last name, p755
The Pursuit - Janet Evanovich/Lee Goldberg 11/8Propane - something extremely flammable, perhaps propane, p295
Dead End Dating - Kimberly Raye 11/10 Orchard - near the pecan orchard, p268
Sour Apples - Sheila Connolly 12/29Raffle - and raffles and prizes, p30
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✔21. Melon (more like continental breakfast honeydew) - read a book set in Europe
A Knight and White Satin - Jackie Ivie (Scotland) 8/17
✔20. Strawberry (tastes just like a strawberry, with a hint of chalk) - read a book with a teacher as a main character
The Breakdown - B.A. Paris 8/18
✔16. Watermelon Citrus (at first this is pleasantly fruity, but the chemical aftertaste betrays the fact that these flavors have no reason to be united) - read a book with a wedding in it
Shaded Vision - Yasmine Galenorn 8/11
✔14. Blue Cherry (this flavor asks more questions than it answers) - read a mystery book
The Fourth Bear - Jasper Fforde 8/4
✔12. Icy Charge (an invigorating combination of grape and melon; acceptable if guzzled very quickly) - read a book within 24 hours
Lucky in Love - Kasie West 8/22
✔9. Tropical Mango (just add vodka) - read the 2nd book in a trilogy or series
Spirit Woman - Zara Quentin 8/27
✔8. Cool Blue (description is accurate, this tastes just like the color blue) - read a book with a lot of blue on the cover
Skinny Dipping with Murder - Auralee Wallace 8/10
✔4. Fruit Punch (for the life of me I can't figure out what fruit this is modeled after) - read any fiction book
The Otter of Death - Betty Webb 8/15
✔1. Lemon-Lime (Gatorade built its empire on lemon-lime and the cornerstone is as strong as the day those U of F scientists completed their first pass to a thirsty Gators wide receiver) - read the 1st book in a trilogy or series
A Promise of Fire - Amanda Bouchet 8/3