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SPELL OUT:
Complete the spell out section of this challenge by spelling out each of the titles listed below using the following options: first letter of book title, first letter of the author's first or last name, first letter of a series title, or first letter of a main character's first or last name. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only be found in the title, author's first or last name, series title, or main character's first or last name.
1. Dixie Divas
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2. Drop Dead Divas
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3. Dixie Diva Blues
4. Divas and Dead Rebels
5. Divas Do Tell
Not Done just adding the books i want to read
Well, since I've been working on this one well over a year, I'm calling it done without the Bonus section. Time to move on...
26. SCC: Series Exploration: Dixie Divas Challenge
Date: 04/01/18 - 06/15/19
80/80 Completed
Challenge Link: SCC: Series Exploration: Dixie Divas Challenge
TASKS:
✔1. DIXIE DIVAS:
☀Read a book with two title words that begin with the same letter.
Beautiful Boy|David Sheff|04.04.18|★★
✔2. VIRGINIA BROWN:
☀Read a book tagged as "Romance".
Straight from the Hip|Susan Mallery|04.08.18|★★★
✔3. TITLES:
☀Read a book with a twoword title (all words count).
Ice Cold|Tess Gerritsen|04.01.18|★★★
✔4. RATINGS, PAGES & REVIEWS:
☀Read a book which has over 3,208 ratings.
The Snowman|Jo Nesbø|04.03.18|★★★★|77,472 Ratings
✔5. SETTING:
☀Read a book set in a city with the letter "M".
Before We Were Yours|Lisa Wingate|04.10.18|★★★★|Memphis
COVER ITEMS:
✔6. DIXIE DIVAS:
☀Read a book with a yellow cover
Al Capone Throws Me a Curve|Gennifer Choldenko|08.04.18|★★★★
✔7. DROP DEAD DIVAS:
☀Read a book with a Blue cover.
The Matchmaker|Elin Hilderbrand|04.11.18|★★
✔8. DIXIE DIVA BLUES:
☀Read a book with one of the following items found on the cover: Shoes
Toe to Toe|Sammie Grace|08.05.18|★★★
✔9. DIVAS AND DEAD REBELS:
☀Read a book with a blue cover.
The Wife Between Us|Greer Hendricks|05.09.18|★★★
✔10. DIVAS DO TELL:
☀Read a book with a white cover.
Wingshooters|Nina Revoyr|06.16.18|★★★★
SPELL OUT:
① Dixie Divas:
✔11. D = David Grann|Killers of the Flower Moon|05.12.18|★★★★
✔12. I = Into the Water|Paula Hawkins|04.12.18|★★★
✔13. X = BoX, C.J.|Savage Run|05.29.18|★★★
✔14. I = The Indigo Girl|Natasha Boyd|04.25.18|★★★★
✔15. E = Elizabeth Peters|The Last Camel Died at Noon|04.05.18|★★★
✔16. D = Death of a Snob|M.C. Beaton|08.11.18|★★★
✔17. I = Isaacson, Walter|Leonardo da Vinci|05.11.18|★★★★
✔18. V = Velva Jean Learns to Drive|Jennifer Niven|06.10.18|★★★
✔19. A = Alcott, Kate|The Hollywood Daughter|04.20.18|★★
✔20. S = Stacy Schiff|The Witches: Salem, 1692|04.17.18|★
② Drop Dead Divas:
✔21. D = Death is a Cabaret|Deborah Morgan|06.17.18|★★
✔22. R = The Ripper's Shadow|Laura Joh Rowland|04.18.18|★
✔23. O = The Orphan's Tale|Pam Jenoff|04.13.18|★★★★
✔24. P = Pillars of the Earth|Ken Follett|04.15.18|★★★★
✔25. D = David Baldacci|The Target|06.03.18|★★★
✔26. E = Elly Griffiths|The Zig Zag Girl|04.14.18|★
✔27. A = The Aftermath|Rhidian Brook|04.24.18|★
✔28. D = Dobbs, Michael|One Minute to Midnight|08.14.18|★★★★
✔29. D = Divorced, Desperate and Delicious|Christie Craig|07.19.18|★★★
✔30. I = The Identicals|Elin Hilderbrand|06.06.18|★★★
✔31. V = The Violets of March|Sarah Jio|06.13.18|★★★
✔32. A = Alexander, Sara|Under a Sardinian Sky|05.02.18|★
✔33. S = Susan Mallery|Hot on Her Heels|04.30.18|★★★
③ Dixie Diva Blues:
✔34. D = Downie, Ruth|Persona Non Grata|07.19.18|★★★
✔35. I = Ian Fleming|Casino Royale|07.13.18|★★★
✔36. X = Wax, Wendy|The House on Mermaid Point|07.13.18|★★
✔37. I = Ivey, Eowyn|The Snow Child|07.24.18|★★★★
✔38. E = Elly Griffiths|Smoke and Mirrors|07.03.18|★★★
✔39. D = Divided in Death|J.D. Robb|07.30.18|★★★★
✔40. I = Ian Fleming|Live and Let Die|09.05.18|★★★
✔41. V = Vince Flynn|Kill Shot|06.24.18|★★★★
✔42. A = Ariel Lawhon|The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress|05.10.18|★★★
✔43. B = Behind Her Eyes|Sarah Pinborough|04.29.18|★
✔44. L = Lisa See|The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane|05.07.18|★★★
✔45. U = Unger, Lisa|Sliver of Truth: A Novel|04.05.18|★★★
✔46. E = Evanovich, Janet|Curious Minds|07.09.18|★★★
✔47. S = Samantha Silva|Mr. Dickens and His Carol|05.01.18|★★★
④ Divas and Dead Rebels:
✔48. D = David Baldacci|The Guilty|08.02.18|★★★★
✔49. I = Island Beneath the Sea|Isabel Allende|09.14.18|★★★
✔50. V = Victoria Thompson|Murder on Washington Square|06.28.18|★★★
✔51. A = All-American Murder|James Patterson|05.17.18|★★★★
✔52. S = Secrets in the Stones|Tessa Harris|07.11.18|★★★
✔53. A = Alison Weir|Queens of the Conquest|06.19.18|★★★★
✔54. N = No Time to Explain|Kate Angell|08.04.18|★★★
✔55. D = Debbie Reynolds|Unsinkable|08.23.18|★★
✔56. D = Doyle, Arthur Conan|The Sign of the Four|08.25.18|★★★
✔57. E = Edna Buchanan|Miami, It's Murder|08.20.18|★★★
✔58. A = Anne George|Murder on a Bad Hair Day|06.29.18|★★★
✔59. D = Dewey|Vicki Myron|08.30.18|★★★
✔60. R = Revelation|C.J. Sansom|04.21.18|★★★★
✔61. E = Ellery Adams|A Killer Plot|08.22.18|★★★
✔62. B = Beyond What is Given|Rebecca Yarros|06.05.18|★★★
✔63. E = Ellis Peters|One Corpse Too Many|08.28.18|★★★
✔64. L = Laura Andersen|The Boleyn King|05.08.18|★★★
✔65. S = Steve Berry|The Lost Order|08.10.18|★★★★
⑤ Divas Do Tell:
✔66. D = David Rosenfelt|First Degree|09.03.18|★★★
✔67. I = Ian Fleming|Moonraker|10.04.18|★★★
✔68. V = Velva Jean Learns to Fly|Jennifer Niven|07.12.18|★★
✔69. A = Anne George|Murder Runs in the Family|07.10.18|★★★
✔70. S = The Secrets of Wishtide|Kate Saunders|08.24.18|★★★
✔71. D = David Cowan|To Sleep with the Angels|09.30.18|★★★★
✔72. O = Odd Child Out|Gilly Macmillan|04.27.18|★★★
✔73. T = To Die but Once|Jacqueline Winspear|07.06.18|★★★★
✔74. E = Ellery Adams|A Deadly Cliché|09.10.18|★★★
✔75. L = The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy|Rachel Joyce|05.24.18|★★★
✔76. L = Lilian Jackson Braun|The Cat Who Could Read Backwards|06.25.18|★★★
MATCHING WORDS:
✔77. Drop Dead Divas:
A Drop in the Ocean|Jenni Ogden|05.31.18|★★★
✔78. Dixie Diva Blues:
The Diva Runs Out of Thyme|Krista Davis|07.16.18|★★★
✔79. Divas and Dead Rebels:
Dead Cold Brew|Cleo Coyle|09.08.18|★★★
✔80. Divas Do Tell
Don't Tell a Soul|M. William Phelps|06.15.19|★★★
☀☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀CHALLENGE COMPLETED 06/15/19☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀☀

26. SCC: Series Exploration: Dixie Divas Challenge
Date: 04/01/18 - 06/15/19
80/80 Completed
Challenge Link: SCC: Series Exploration: Dixie Divas Challenge
TASKS:
✔1. DIXIE DIVAS:
☀Read a book with two title words that begin with the same letter.
Beautiful Boy|David Sheff|04.04.18|★★
✔2. VIRGINIA BROWN:
☀Read a book tagged as "Romance".
Straight from the Hip|Susan Mallery|04.08.18|★★★
✔3. TITLES:
☀Read a book with a twoword title (all words count).
Ice Cold|Tess Gerritsen|04.01.18|★★★
✔4. RATINGS, PAGES & REVIEWS:
☀Read a book which has over 3,208 ratings.
The Snowman|Jo Nesbø|04.03.18|★★★★|77,472 Ratings
✔5. SETTING:
☀Read a book set in a city with the letter "M".
Before We Were Yours|Lisa Wingate|04.10.18|★★★★|Memphis





COVER ITEMS:
✔6. DIXIE DIVAS:
☀Read a book with a yellow cover
Al Capone Throws Me a Curve|Gennifer Choldenko|08.04.18|★★★★

✔7. DROP DEAD DIVAS:
☀Read a book with a Blue cover.
The Matchmaker|Elin Hilderbrand|04.11.18|★★

✔8. DIXIE DIVA BLUES:
☀Read a book with one of the following items found on the cover: Shoes
Toe to Toe|Sammie Grace|08.05.18|★★★

✔9. DIVAS AND DEAD REBELS:
☀Read a book with a blue cover.
The Wife Between Us|Greer Hendricks|05.09.18|★★★

✔10. DIVAS DO TELL:
☀Read a book with a white cover.
Wingshooters|Nina Revoyr|06.16.18|★★★★

SPELL OUT:
① Dixie Divas:
✔11. D = David Grann|Killers of the Flower Moon|05.12.18|★★★★
✔12. I = Into the Water|Paula Hawkins|04.12.18|★★★
✔13. X = BoX, C.J.|Savage Run|05.29.18|★★★
✔14. I = The Indigo Girl|Natasha Boyd|04.25.18|★★★★
✔15. E = Elizabeth Peters|The Last Camel Died at Noon|04.05.18|★★★
✔16. D = Death of a Snob|M.C. Beaton|08.11.18|★★★
✔17. I = Isaacson, Walter|Leonardo da Vinci|05.11.18|★★★★
✔18. V = Velva Jean Learns to Drive|Jennifer Niven|06.10.18|★★★
✔19. A = Alcott, Kate|The Hollywood Daughter|04.20.18|★★
✔20. S = Stacy Schiff|The Witches: Salem, 1692|04.17.18|★










② Drop Dead Divas:
✔21. D = Death is a Cabaret|Deborah Morgan|06.17.18|★★
✔22. R = The Ripper's Shadow|Laura Joh Rowland|04.18.18|★
✔23. O = The Orphan's Tale|Pam Jenoff|04.13.18|★★★★
✔24. P = Pillars of the Earth|Ken Follett|04.15.18|★★★★
✔25. D = David Baldacci|The Target|06.03.18|★★★
✔26. E = Elly Griffiths|The Zig Zag Girl|04.14.18|★
✔27. A = The Aftermath|Rhidian Brook|04.24.18|★
✔28. D = Dobbs, Michael|One Minute to Midnight|08.14.18|★★★★
✔29. D = Divorced, Desperate and Delicious|Christie Craig|07.19.18|★★★
✔30. I = The Identicals|Elin Hilderbrand|06.06.18|★★★
✔31. V = The Violets of March|Sarah Jio|06.13.18|★★★
✔32. A = Alexander, Sara|Under a Sardinian Sky|05.02.18|★
✔33. S = Susan Mallery|Hot on Her Heels|04.30.18|★★★













③ Dixie Diva Blues:
✔34. D = Downie, Ruth|Persona Non Grata|07.19.18|★★★
✔35. I = Ian Fleming|Casino Royale|07.13.18|★★★
✔36. X = Wax, Wendy|The House on Mermaid Point|07.13.18|★★
✔37. I = Ivey, Eowyn|The Snow Child|07.24.18|★★★★
✔38. E = Elly Griffiths|Smoke and Mirrors|07.03.18|★★★
✔39. D = Divided in Death|J.D. Robb|07.30.18|★★★★
✔40. I = Ian Fleming|Live and Let Die|09.05.18|★★★
✔41. V = Vince Flynn|Kill Shot|06.24.18|★★★★
✔42. A = Ariel Lawhon|The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress|05.10.18|★★★
✔43. B = Behind Her Eyes|Sarah Pinborough|04.29.18|★
✔44. L = Lisa See|The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane|05.07.18|★★★
✔45. U = Unger, Lisa|Sliver of Truth: A Novel|04.05.18|★★★
✔46. E = Evanovich, Janet|Curious Minds|07.09.18|★★★
✔47. S = Samantha Silva|Mr. Dickens and His Carol|05.01.18|★★★














④ Divas and Dead Rebels:
✔48. D = David Baldacci|The Guilty|08.02.18|★★★★
✔49. I = Island Beneath the Sea|Isabel Allende|09.14.18|★★★
✔50. V = Victoria Thompson|Murder on Washington Square|06.28.18|★★★
✔51. A = All-American Murder|James Patterson|05.17.18|★★★★
✔52. S = Secrets in the Stones|Tessa Harris|07.11.18|★★★
✔53. A = Alison Weir|Queens of the Conquest|06.19.18|★★★★
✔54. N = No Time to Explain|Kate Angell|08.04.18|★★★
✔55. D = Debbie Reynolds|Unsinkable|08.23.18|★★
✔56. D = Doyle, Arthur Conan|The Sign of the Four|08.25.18|★★★
✔57. E = Edna Buchanan|Miami, It's Murder|08.20.18|★★★
✔58. A = Anne George|Murder on a Bad Hair Day|06.29.18|★★★
✔59. D = Dewey|Vicki Myron|08.30.18|★★★
✔60. R = Revelation|C.J. Sansom|04.21.18|★★★★
✔61. E = Ellery Adams|A Killer Plot|08.22.18|★★★
✔62. B = Beyond What is Given|Rebecca Yarros|06.05.18|★★★
✔63. E = Ellis Peters|One Corpse Too Many|08.28.18|★★★
✔64. L = Laura Andersen|The Boleyn King|05.08.18|★★★
✔65. S = Steve Berry|The Lost Order|08.10.18|★★★★


















⑤ Divas Do Tell:
✔66. D = David Rosenfelt|First Degree|09.03.18|★★★
✔67. I = Ian Fleming|Moonraker|10.04.18|★★★
✔68. V = Velva Jean Learns to Fly|Jennifer Niven|07.12.18|★★
✔69. A = Anne George|Murder Runs in the Family|07.10.18|★★★
✔70. S = The Secrets of Wishtide|Kate Saunders|08.24.18|★★★
✔71. D = David Cowan|To Sleep with the Angels|09.30.18|★★★★
✔72. O = Odd Child Out|Gilly Macmillan|04.27.18|★★★
✔73. T = To Die but Once|Jacqueline Winspear|07.06.18|★★★★
✔74. E = Ellery Adams|A Deadly Cliché|09.10.18|★★★
✔75. L = The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy|Rachel Joyce|05.24.18|★★★
✔76. L = Lilian Jackson Braun|The Cat Who Could Read Backwards|06.25.18|★★★











MATCHING WORDS:
✔77. Drop Dead Divas:
A Drop in the Ocean|Jenni Ogden|05.31.18|★★★
✔78. Dixie Diva Blues:
The Diva Runs Out of Thyme|Krista Davis|07.16.18|★★★
✔79. Divas and Dead Rebels:
Dead Cold Brew|Cleo Coyle|09.08.18|★★★
✔80. Divas Do Tell
Don't Tell a Soul|M. William Phelps|06.15.19|★★★




☀☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀CHALLENGE COMPLETED 06/15/19☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀☀

Thank you, Connie! I'm looking forward to your thoughts on those books. I'm sure I'll start the series at some point, but don't know when.

Date: Open
DONE....June 11, 2019....(Except for reading Dixie Diva's And some of the matching word)...
1. DIXIE DIVAS: The first book of the Dixie Divas series was published June 1, 2009. The last book of the series was published October 25, 2013.
☀Read a book published between June 1, 2009 and October 25, 2013 (inclusive), OR
The Gamble by Kristen Ashley...March 30, 2018
Published April 2011
☀Read a book with two title words that begin with the same letter, OR.
☀Read a book with the letter "X" found in the title.
2. VIRGINIA BROWN:
Virginia Brown has been a member of Goodreads since January 2013. She writes books in the following genres: Romance, Mystery. She has been writing since 1984, writing over 50 romance novels, many of which have been nominated for the Romantic Times' Reviewer's Choice award. She is a native of Tennessee, but as a "military brat" she's lived all over the US and in Japan.
☀Read a book with the author's first and last initials found in VIRGINIABROWN, OR
☀Read a book set in Tennessee or Japan, OR
☀Read a book tagged as "Romance"
The Last Original Wife by Dorothea Benton Frank.....April 1, 2018 Romance
3. TITLES:
There are a total of five books in the Dixie Divas series. Each title contains the word "DIVAS". Each title begins with the letter "D". The shortest title contains 2 words, while the longest title contains 4 words.
☀Read a book with the word "Divas" found in the title, OR
☀Read a book with a title that begins with the letter "D" (disregard A, An, The), OR
☀Read a book with a two or four word title (all words count).
Real Murders by Charlaine Harris...April 5, 2018 Two word title
4. RATINGS, PAGES & REVIEWS:
The Dixie Divas series contains combined total ratings of 3,208. Dixie Divas has the shortest page count at 266 pages, while Dixie Diva Blues and Divas And Dead Rebels both have the highest page count at 292 pages. The combined total number of reviews for all five books is approximately 288.
☀Read a book which has over 3,208 ratings, OR
Night Myst by Yasmine Galenorn...April 8, 2018
4,400 ratings
☀Read a book between 266 and 292 pages (inclusive), OR
☀Read a book which has over 288 reviews here on Goodreads.
5. SETTING:
The Dixie Divas series seems to be primarily set in Holly Springs, Mississippi.
☀Read a book set in Mississippi, OR
☀Read a book set in a location starting with the letter "H" (Holly Springs), OR
☀Read a book set in a city, state or country that begins with the letter "M".
The Sound of Gravel: A Memoir by Ruth Wariner.....April 9, 2018 Set mostly in Mexico
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COVER ITEMS:
Find a book with these items found on the cover. One book per item. Please post the cover.
1. DIXIE DIVAS:
☀Read a book with one of the following items found on the cover: Apple, Orange, Strawberry, Shoes, or Dress, OR
☀Read a book with a yellow cover

2. DROP DEAD DIVAS:
☀Read a book with Shoes found on the cover, OR
☀Read a book with a Blue, Red, or Orange cover.

3. DIXIE DIVA BLUES:
☀Read a book with one of the following items found on the cover:
Dog, Shoes, or Blood, OR
☀Read a book with a green cover.

4. DIVAS AND DEAD REBELS:
☀Read a book with one of the following found on the cover:
Roses, Skull & Cross Bones, or Shoes, OR
☀Read a book with a blue cover.

5. DIVAS DO TELL:
☀Read a book with Popcorn or Movie Tape shown on the cover, OR
☀Read a book with a white cover.


Complete the spell out section of this challenge by spelling out each of the titles listed below using the following options: first letter of book title, first letter of the author's first or last name, first letter of a series title, or first letter of a main character's first or last name. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only be found in the title, author's first or last name, series title, or main character's first or last name.
1. Dixie Divas
D. Darcie Wilde.....A Useful Woman by Darcie Wilde....April 3, 2018
I. Inger Wolf....Under a Black Sky...April 19, 2018
X. Xarissa, Diana.... Aunt Bessie Believes ...Nov. 14, 2018
I. Indrioason, Arnaldur....Arctic Chill...May 13, 2018
E. Elkins, Aaron....Good Blood ....April 16, 2018
D. Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden.....May 3, 2018
I. It Happened in Minnesota by Darrell Ehrlick....June 19, 2018
V. Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman....July 8, 2018
A. Anya Bast.....Witch Fire....April 14, 2018
S. Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult....June 26, 2018
2. Drop Dead Divas
D. Diana Wallis Taylor....Journey to the Well ....May 29, 2018
R. Robyn Carr....Temptation Ridge....June 5, 2018
O. Optical Delusions in Deadwood by Ann Charles.....May 26, 2018
P. Pope Brock....Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam...June 18, 2018
D. David Baldacci..... One Summer....June 3, 2018
E. East by Edith Pattou.....April 21, 2018
A. Annabelle Gurwitch.... You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story ....June 24, 2018
D. The Dry by Jane Harper....June 8. 2018
D. The Deep Blue Crush by Clint Hollingsworth....June 16, 2018
I. I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga...July 23, 2018
V. Vachss, Andrew....Aftershock....September 30, 2018
A. Aaron Carroll.... The Bad Food Bible: How and Why to Eat Sinfully ....June 14, 2018
S. Sarah Dessen.....The Truth About Forever ....August 26, 2018
3. Dixie Diva Blues
D. Dionne, Karen....The Marsh King's Daughter ....July 5, 2018
I. Island of Bones by Gaby Triana....Sept. 2, 2018
X. The X by Lorena Bathey....Dec. 13, 2018
I. Ilona Andrews....Clean Sweep..Sept. 9, 2018
E. Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover.....April 22, 2018
D. The Dark Angel by Elly Griffiths....July 25, 2018
I. Ilona Andrews....book:Sweep in Peace|27251242]....Sept, 30, 2018
V. Victoria Forester....The Girl Who Could Fly ....March 21, 2019
A. Aaron Elkins....Where There's a Will....August 13, 2018
B. Badlands by C.J. Box....May 5, 2018
L. Lionel Shriver....Big Brother...Sept. 26, 2018
U. An Untimely Frost by Penny Richards....Sept. 16, 2018
E. Evanovich, Janet....Finger Lickin' Fifteen ....April 25, 2018
S. Sully: My Search for What Really Matters by Chesley Sullenberger....Sept. 6, 2018
4. Divas and Dead Rebels
D. Dillon, Lucy....94. Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts ....August 5, 2018
I. Ivy, Alexandra....Pretend You're Safe....Dec. 1, 2018
V. Vaughn, Carrie....Kitty's Big Trouble....March 26, 2019
A. Archer, Ursula....Five....Sept. 17, 2018
S. Stuart Woods....Orchid Beach....Sept. 4, 2018
A. Allison Brook....Death Overdue ....October 5, 2018
N. Neggers, Carla...That Night on Thistle Lane... July 1, 2018
D. David Baldacci....The Winner.....Oct. 1, 2018
D. David Baldacci..... Memory Man....Oct. 4, 2018
E. Evanovich, Janet...Takedown Twenty ...May 6, 2018
A. Ann M. Martin....On Christmas Eve ....October 13, 2018
D. David Baldacci....The Last Mile...October 26, 2018
R. The Rejected Writers' Book Club by Suzanne Kelman...June 21, 2018
E. An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo....August 27, 2018
B. Beth Harbison, When in Doubt, Add Butter ...May 15, 2018
E. Ellen Byron....Body on the Bayou....Jan. 18, 2019
L. Ludwig, Benjamin....Ginny Moon...June 19, 2018
S. Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts....Sept. 20, 2018
5. Divas Do Tell
D. Daley, Kathi....Halloween Hijinks.....Nov. 10, 2018
I. Ivy, Alexandra....What Are You Afraid Of? ....Dec. 7, 2018
V. Verne, Jules....Around the World in Eighty Days....June 10, 2019
A. Andrews, Donna....Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon....Nov. 2, 2018
S. Sweets & a Stabbing by Harper Lin....Sept. 29, 2018
D. A Double Life by Flynn Berry....Nov. 21, 2018
O. Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love by Larry Levin....July 22, 2018
T. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham....Oct, 8, 2018
E. Enchanted, Inc. by Shanna Swendson....Oct. 13, 2018
L. Lovelace, Maud Hart....The Betsy Tacy Treasury....August 22, 2018
L. Linda Castillo.....A Gathering of Secrets....Sept. 24, 2018
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As done as I am getting with the matching word :)
MATCHING WORDS:
Complete the matching word section by reading a book with a title that has a matching word for each of the titles below. One book per title, 5 books total.
1. Dixie Divas
2. Drop Dead Divas....Well Read, Then Dead by Terry Farley Moran...Jan. 2, 2019 Dead
3. Dixie Diva Blues....Orchid Blues by Stuart Woods....Sept. 13, 2018 Blues
4. Divas and Dead Rebels
5. Divas Do Tell
BONUS SECTION:
Complete the bonus section of this challenge by reading a book from this series. Please Note: You may only include this bonus section by completing at least one regular section above.

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TASKS:
Complete a task for each item below:
1. DIXIE DIVAS: The first book of the Dixie Divas series was published June 1, 2009. The last book of the series was published October 25, 2013.
☀Read a book with two title words that begin with the same letter-American Assassin by Vince Flynn 2/10/21
2. VIRGINIA BROWN:
Virginia Brown has been a member of Goodreads since January 2013. She writes books in the following genres: Romance, Mystery. She has been writing since 1984, writing over 50 romance novels, many of which have been nominated for the Romantic Times' Reviewer's Choice award. She is a native of Tennessee, but as a "military brat" she's lived all over the US and in Japan.
☀Read a book tagged as "Romance"-Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas 5/26/20
3. TITLES:
There are a total of five books in the Dixie Divas series. Each title contains the word "DIVAS". Each title begins with the letter "D". The shortest title contains 2 words, while the longest title contains 4 words.
☀Read a book with a title that begins with the letter "D" (disregard A, An, The)-Death Masks by Jim Butcher 10/9/20
4. RATINGS, PAGES & REVIEWS:
The Dixie Divas series contains combined total ratings of 3,208. Dixie Divas has the shortest page count at 266 pages, while Dixie Diva Blues and Divas And Dead Rebels both have the highest page count at 292 pages. The combined total number of reviews for all five books is approximately 288.
☀Read a book which has over 3,208 ratings-Crier's War by Nina Varela 5/29/20
5. SETTING:
The Dixie Divas series seems to be primarily set in Holly Springs, Mississippi.
☀Read a book set in a city, state or country that begins with the letter "M".-All We Can Do Is Wait by Richard Lawson 6/2/20
Complete a task for each item below:
1. DIXIE DIVAS: The first book of the Dixie Divas series was published June 1, 2009. The last book of the series was published October 25, 2013.
☀Read a book with two title words that begin with the same letter-American Assassin by Vince Flynn 2/10/21
2. VIRGINIA BROWN:
Virginia Brown has been a member of Goodreads since January 2013. She writes books in the following genres: Romance, Mystery. She has been writing since 1984, writing over 50 romance novels, many of which have been nominated for the Romantic Times' Reviewer's Choice award. She is a native of Tennessee, but as a "military brat" she's lived all over the US and in Japan.
☀Read a book tagged as "Romance"-Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas 5/26/20
3. TITLES:
There are a total of five books in the Dixie Divas series. Each title contains the word "DIVAS". Each title begins with the letter "D". The shortest title contains 2 words, while the longest title contains 4 words.
☀Read a book with a title that begins with the letter "D" (disregard A, An, The)-Death Masks by Jim Butcher 10/9/20
4. RATINGS, PAGES & REVIEWS:
The Dixie Divas series contains combined total ratings of 3,208. Dixie Divas has the shortest page count at 266 pages, while Dixie Diva Blues and Divas And Dead Rebels both have the highest page count at 292 pages. The combined total number of reviews for all five books is approximately 288.
☀Read a book which has over 3,208 ratings-Crier's War by Nina Varela 5/29/20
5. SETTING:
The Dixie Divas series seems to be primarily set in Holly Springs, Mississippi.
☀Read a book set in a city, state or country that begins with the letter "M".-All We Can Do Is Wait by Richard Lawson 6/2/20
COVER ITEMS:
Find a book with these items found on the cover. One book per item. Please post the cover.
1. DIXIE DIVAS:
☀Read a book with one of the following items found on the cover: Apple, Orange, Strawberry, Shoes, or Dress-Mask of Duplicity by Julia Brannan 5/20/20
2. DROP DEAD DIVAS:
☀Read a book with a Blue, Red, or Orange cover.-City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare 5/31/20
3. DIXIE DIVA BLUES:
☀Read a book with one of the following items found on the cover:
Dog, Shoes, or Blood-In Your Dreams by Kristan Higgins 3/26/20 (Dog on the cover)
4. DIVAS AND DEAD REBELS:
☀Read a book with a blue cover.-Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott 4/17/20
5. DIVAS DO TELL:
☀Read a book with a white cover.-Frostblood by Elly Blake 5/3/20
Find a book with these items found on the cover. One book per item. Please post the cover.
1. DIXIE DIVAS:
☀Read a book with one of the following items found on the cover: Apple, Orange, Strawberry, Shoes, or Dress-Mask of Duplicity by Julia Brannan 5/20/20
2. DROP DEAD DIVAS:
☀Read a book with a Blue, Red, or Orange cover.-City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare 5/31/20
3. DIXIE DIVA BLUES:
☀Read a book with one of the following items found on the cover:
Dog, Shoes, or Blood-In Your Dreams by Kristan Higgins 3/26/20 (Dog on the cover)
4. DIVAS AND DEAD REBELS:
☀Read a book with a blue cover.-Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott 4/17/20
5. DIVAS DO TELL:
☀Read a book with a white cover.-Frostblood by Elly Blake 5/3/20
1. Dixie Divas
D-Divergent by Veronica Roth 1/3/21
I-The Inn by James Patterson 8/29/20
X
I-Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer 12/13/20
E-11/22/63 by Stephen King 10/8/21
*
D-Dead Beat by Jim Butcher 2/15/21
I-The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling 12/29/20
V-Vow of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson 7/16/21
A-Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman 5/12/20
S-Scythe by Neal Shusterman 5/11/20
2. Drop Dead Divas
D-Don't Look by Alexandra Ivy 3/13/21
R-The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare 9/5/20
O-Outlawed by Anna North 5/28/21
P-The Princess Will Save You by Sarah Henning 9/20/20
*
D-Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson 7/13/21
E-Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King 6/10/22
A-As Old As Time by Liz Braswell 10/12/20
D-A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik 8/30/21
*
D-The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich 10/17/21
I-Insurgent by Veronica Roth 1/8/21
V-A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer 3/20/22
A-Allegiant by Veronica Roth 1/15/21
S-Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco 6/20/20
3. Dixie Diva Blues
D-A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness 2/19/22
I-The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey 5/19/21
X
I-In Her Sights by Katie Ruggle 6/23/21
E
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D-Dark Lover by J.R. Ward 7/30/22
I-The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 9/8/21
V-Violets Are Blue by James Patterson 12/18/22
A-A.D. 30 by Ted Dekker 6/12/21
*
B-Blood Red Road by Moira Young 5/4/20
L-The Last Star by Rick Yancey 5/22/21
U-Unearthly by Cynthia Hand 6/18/20
E
S-Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells 8/8/20
4. Divas and Dead Rebels
D-Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher 12/15/22
I-The Immortal Crown by Richelle Mead 10/17/21
V
A-Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith 6/22/21
S-Summer Knight by Jim Butcher 8/31/20
*
A-Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody 6/30/21
N-Nyxia by Scott Reintgen 2/6/21
D-Dating Dracula by Kinsley Adams 2/13/23
*
D-Dark Sky by C.J. Box 3/16/23
E
A-A.D. 33 by Ted Dekker 7/4/21
D
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R-The Runelords by David Farland 9/18/20
E
B-The Baby-Sitter 3 by R.L. Stine 5/6/20
E
L-The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney 5/28/21
S-Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick 2/23/21
5. Divas Do Tell
D
I-I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak 7/1/22
V
A-After by Anna Todd 8/14/21
S-Savage Run by C.J. Box 1/28/21
*
D
O-One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus 1/7/22
*
T-Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 6/7/20
E
L-The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik 11/2/21
L-Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas by Shea Ernshaw 9/3/22
D-Divergent by Veronica Roth 1/3/21
I-The Inn by James Patterson 8/29/20
X
I-Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer 12/13/20
E-11/22/63 by Stephen King 10/8/21
*
D-Dead Beat by Jim Butcher 2/15/21
I-The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling 12/29/20
V-Vow of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson 7/16/21
A-Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman 5/12/20
S-Scythe by Neal Shusterman 5/11/20
2. Drop Dead Divas
D-Don't Look by Alexandra Ivy 3/13/21
R-The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare 9/5/20
O-Outlawed by Anna North 5/28/21
P-The Princess Will Save You by Sarah Henning 9/20/20
*
D-Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson 7/13/21
E-Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King 6/10/22
A-As Old As Time by Liz Braswell 10/12/20
D-A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik 8/30/21
*
D-The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich 10/17/21
I-Insurgent by Veronica Roth 1/8/21
V-A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer 3/20/22
A-Allegiant by Veronica Roth 1/15/21
S-Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco 6/20/20
3. Dixie Diva Blues
D-A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness 2/19/22
I-The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey 5/19/21
X
I-In Her Sights by Katie Ruggle 6/23/21
E
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D-Dark Lover by J.R. Ward 7/30/22
I-The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 9/8/21
V-Violets Are Blue by James Patterson 12/18/22
A-A.D. 30 by Ted Dekker 6/12/21
*
B-Blood Red Road by Moira Young 5/4/20
L-The Last Star by Rick Yancey 5/22/21
U-Unearthly by Cynthia Hand 6/18/20
E
S-Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells 8/8/20
4. Divas and Dead Rebels
D-Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher 12/15/22
I-The Immortal Crown by Richelle Mead 10/17/21
V
A-Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith 6/22/21
S-Summer Knight by Jim Butcher 8/31/20
*
A-Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody 6/30/21
N-Nyxia by Scott Reintgen 2/6/21
D-Dating Dracula by Kinsley Adams 2/13/23
*
D-Dark Sky by C.J. Box 3/16/23
E
A-A.D. 33 by Ted Dekker 7/4/21
D
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R-The Runelords by David Farland 9/18/20
E
B-The Baby-Sitter 3 by R.L. Stine 5/6/20
E
L-The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney 5/28/21
S-Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick 2/23/21
5. Divas Do Tell
D
I-I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak 7/1/22
V
A-After by Anna Todd 8/14/21
S-Savage Run by C.J. Box 1/28/21
*
D
O-One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus 1/7/22
*
T-Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 6/7/20
E
L-The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik 11/2/21
L-Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas by Shea Ernshaw 9/3/22
MATCHING WORDS:
Complete the matching word section by reading a book with a title that has a matching word for each of the titles below. One book per title, 5 books total.
1. Dixie Divas
2. Drop Dead Divas
3. Dixie Diva Blues
4. Divas and Dead Rebels
5. Divas Do Tell
Complete the matching word section by reading a book with a title that has a matching word for each of the titles below. One book per title, 5 books total.
1. Dixie Divas
2. Drop Dead Divas
3. Dixie Diva Blues
4. Divas and Dead Rebels
5. Divas Do Tell

Date: Open
TASKS:
Complete a task for each item below:
1. DIXIE DIVAS: The first book of the Dixie Divas series was published June 1, 2009. The last book of the series was published October 25, 2013.
☀Read a book published between June 1, 2009 and October 25, 2013 (inclusive), OR
☀Read a book with two title words that begin with the same letter, OR.
☀Read a book with the letter "X" found in the title.
2. VIRGINIA BROWN:
Virginia Brown has been a member of Goodreads since January 2013. She writes books in the following genres: Romance, Mystery. She has been writing since 1984, writing over 50 romance novels, many of which have been nominated for the Romantic Times' Reviewer's Choice award. She is a native of Tennessee, but as a "military brat" she's lived all over the US and in Japan.
☀Read a book with the author's first and last initials found in VIRGINIABROWN, OR
☀Read a book set in Tennessee or Japan, OR
☀Read a book tagged as "Romance"
3. TITLES:
There are a total of five books in the Dixie Divas series. Each title contains the word "DIVAS". Each title begins with the letter "D". The shortest title contains 2 words, while the longest title contains 4 words.
☀Read a book with the word "Divas" found in the title, OR
☀Read a book with a title that begins with the letter "D" (disregard A, An, The), OR
☀Read a book with a two or four word title (all words count).
4. RATINGS, PAGES & REVIEWS:
The Dixie Divas series contains combined total ratings of 3,208. Dixie Divas has the shortest page count at 266 pages, while Dixie Diva Blues and Divas And Dead Rebels both have the highest page count at 292 pages. The combined total number of reviews for all five books is approximately 288.
☀Read a book which has over 3,208 ratings, OR
☀Read a book between 266 and 292 pages (inclusive), OR
☀Read a book which has over 288 reviews here on Goodreads.
5. SETTING:
The Dixie Divas series seems to be primarily set in Holly Springs, Mississippi.
☀Read a book set in Mississippi, OR
☀Read a book set in a location starting with the letter "H" (Holly Springs), OR
☀Read a book set in a city, state or country that begins with the letter "M".
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COVER ITEMS:
Find a book with these items found on the cover. One book per item. Please post the cover.
1. DIXIE DIVAS:
☀Read a book with one of the following items found on the cover: Apple, Orange, Strawberry, Shoes, or Dress, OR
☀Read a book with a yellow cover
2. DROP DEAD DIVAS:
☀Read a book with Shoes found on the cover, OR
☀Read a book with a Blue, Red, or Orange cover.
3. DIXIE DIVA BLUES:
☀Read a book with one of the following items found on the cover:
Dog, Shoes, or Blood, OR
☀Read a book with a green cover.
4. DIVAS AND DEAD REBELS:
☀Read a book with one of the following found on the cover:
Roses, Skull & Cross Bones, or Shoes, OR
☀Read a book with a blue cover.
5. DIVAS DO TELL:
☀Read a book with Popcorn or Movie Tape shown on the cover, OR
☀Read a book with a white cover.
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SPELL OUT:
Complete the spell out section of this challenge by spelling out each of the titles listed below using the following options: first letter of book title, first letter of the author's first or last name, first letter of a series title, or first letter of a main character's first or last name. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only be found in the title, author's first or last name, series title, or main character's first or last name.
1. Dixie Divas
2. Drop Dead Divas
3. Dixie Diva Blues
4. Divas and Dead Rebels
5. Divas Do Tell
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MATCHING WORDS:
Complete the matching word section by reading a book with a title that has a matching word for each of the titles below. One book per title, 5 books total.
1. Dixie Divas
2. Drop Dead Divas
3. Dixie Diva Blues
4. Divas and Dead Rebels
5. Divas Do Tell
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BONUS SECTION:
Complete the bonus section of this challenge by reading a book from this series. Please Note: You may only include this bonus section by completing at least one regular section above.

Dixie Divas Challenge
Duration: 4/1/18- 9/3/19
SPELL OUT:
Complete the spell out section of this challenge by spelling out each of the titles listed below using the following options: first letter of book title, first letter of the author's first or last name, first letter of a series title, or first letter of a main character's first or last name. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only be found in the title, author's first or last name, series title, or main character's first or last name.
1. Dixie Divas
D: Dark Descendant- Jenna Black- 7/8/18
I: The Icebound Land- John Flanagan- 4/6/18
X: Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My!- Sara C. Roethle- 7/12/18
I: Into the Fire- Jeaniene Frost- 4/22/18
E: Erak's Ransom- John Flanagan- 5/28/18
D: Demon Driven- John Conroe- 7/21/18
I: The Iron Daughter- Julie Kagawa- 5/9/18
V: A Vision of Murder- Victoria Laurie- 12/5/18
A: Alchemy- Sheena Boekweg- 4/13/18
S: Seabiscuit: An American Legend- Laura Hillenbrand- 4/26/18
2. Drop Dead Divas
D: Duel Nature- John Conroe- 7/22/18
R: Rock Chick Revolution- Kristen Ashley- 7/12/18
O: Oracles of Delphi Keep- Victoria Laurie- 6/23/18
P: Prophecy of the Six- Sheena Boekweg- 9/11/18
D: Desperate Covenant- Amanda M. Lee- 9/20/18
E: The Eloquent Parrot- Robin Knowles- 6/9/18
A: And Then There Were None- Agatha Christie- 4/19/18
D: A Dragon of a Different Color- Rachel Aaron- 10/22/18
D: Dragon's Blood- Jane Yolen- 11/1/18
I: I'll Tell You Mine- Pip Harry- 6/2/18
V: Vision Impossible- Victoria Laurie- 12/20/18
A: Attack of the Fiend- Joseph Delaney- 4/29/18
S: Succubus Blues- Richelle Mead- 5/3/18
3. Dixie Diva Blues
D: Diamond Fire- Ilona Andrews- 11/6/18
I: Iron and Magic- Ilona Andrews- 6/26/18
X: X Marks the Spot- M.J. O'Shea- 12/25/18
I: Infernal Magic- C.N. Crawford- 11/13/18
E: Enchanted, Inc.- Shanna Swendson- 6/30/18
D: Death of a Red Heroine- Qiu Xiaolong- 11/21/18
I: Invisible Elder- T.S. Paul- 11/25/18
V: The Violet Fairy Book- Andrew Lang- 2/25/19
A: Along Came a Spider- James Patterson- 5/20/18
B: The Battle for Skandia- John Flanagan- 5/23/18
L: Lie Down with Dogs- Hailey Edwards- 4/16/18
U: Unwritten & Underwater- Amanda M. Lee- 4/23/18
E: Executable- John Conroe- 7/24/18
S: The Spook's Tale: And Other Horrors- Joseph Delaney- 5/21/18
4. Divas and Dead Rebels
D: Dangerous Seas- Lily Harper Hart- 12/10/18
I: Influential Magic- Deanna Chase- 12/7/18
V: Vanishing Acts- Jodi Picoult- 8/15/19
A: Anne of Avonlea- L.M. Montgomery- 6/20/18
S: The Sorcerer of the North- John Flanagan- 6/16/18
A: The ABC Murders- Agatha Christie- 6/22/18
N: Night of the Soul Stealer- Joseph Delaney- 4/9/18
D: Death Perception- Victoria Laurie- 12/17/18
D: Doom with a View- Victoria Laurie- 12/18/18
E: Edge Of Evil- J.A. Jance- 8/12/18
A: Angels and Demons- Dan Brown- 6/29/18
D: The Dragon Conspiracy- Lisa Shearin- 12/29/18
R: Rogues- John Conroe- 7/27/18
E: Extra! Extra! Dead All About It- Amanda M. Lee- 8/28/18
B: The Body Reader- Anne Frasier- 6/17/18
E: Everlasting Covenant- Amanda M. Lee- 9/21/18
L: Leverage in Death- J.D. Robb- 9/4/18
S: Sleeping Beauty- K.M. Shea- 6/18/18
5. Divas Do Tell
D: Deadly Forecast- Victoria Laurie- 1/2/19
I: Irresistible Magic- Deanna Chase- 12/8/18
V: Vendetta in Death- J.D. Robb- 9/3/19
A: All My Witches- Amanda M. Lee- 9/18/18
S: The Silver Dwarf- Victor Kloss- 7/4/18
D: Demon Divine: A novel of the Demon Accords- John Conroe- 1/7/19
O: On Deadline & Under Fire- Amanda M. Lee- 9/9/18
T: They Do It With Mirrors- Agatha Christie- 4/3/18
E: The Emperor of Nihon-Ja- John Flanagan- 11/14/18
L: Lover Avenged- J.R. Ward- 9/23/18
L: Last Dragon Standing- Rachel Aaron- 11/11/18

MATCHING WORDS (5/5)
1. Dixie Divas – DIXIE - Gem & Dixie by Sara Zarr - 11/15/18 ♥♥♥♥
2. Drop Dead Divas - DEAD - Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie - 6/10/18 ♥♥♥♥
3. Dixie Diva Blues - DIVA - The Diva Takes the Cake by Krista Davis - 7/2/19 ♥♥♥♥
4. Divas and Dead Rebels - AND - Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton - 10/21/18 ♥♥♥♥
5. Divas Do Tell – TELL - I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter - 3/7/20 ♥♥♥






Dixie Divas Challenge
Timeframe: 4/1/18 to 5/29/22
82/82
TASKS (5/5)
1. DIXIE DIVAS - Published between June 1, 2009 and October 25, 2013 - Pub 2/12 - Celebrity in Death by J.D. Robb - 4/5/18 ♥♥♥♥♥

2. VIRGINIA BROWN - Author's initials in VIRGINIABROWN - A, G - Author Anne George - Murder Runs in the Family - 4/10/18 ♥♥♥♥

3. TITLES – Two-word title - Risk It by Jennifer Chance - 4/2/18 ♥♥♥

4. RATINGS, PAGES & REVIEWS - Has over 3,208 ratings - 7280 ratings as of 4/11/18 - The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman - 4/6/18 ♥♥♥♥

5. SETTING - Set in a city, state or country that begins with M - Milwaukee Wisconsin - The Escape Diaries by Juliet Rosetti - 4/7/18 ♥♥♥♥♥

COVER ITEMS (5/5)
1. DIXIE DIVAS - Yellow cover - The Curse of Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones - 4/29/18 ♥♥♥♥

2. DROP DEAD DIVAS – Blue/Orange cover - Summer Nights by Susan Mallery - 4/11/18 ♥♥♥♥

3. DIXIE DIVA BLUES - Green cover - House of Mirrors by Yvonne Whittal - 4/26/18 ♥♥♥♥

4. DIVAS AND DEAD REBELS - Blue cover - Rock Chick Renegade by Kristen Ashley - 4/24/18 ♥♥♥♥♥

5. DIVAS DO TELL - White cover - Tall, Dark & Hungry by Lynsay Sands - 6/16/18 ♥♥♥♥

SPELL OUT (66/66)
Dixie Divas (10/10)
D - Death by the Dozen by Jenn McKinlay - 5/25/18 ♥♥♥♥
I - Indiscreet by Kasey Michaels - 4/16/18 ♥♥♥♥
X - X Marks the Spot by Opal Carew - 8/17/18 ♥♥♥
I - The Illusion of Separateness by Simon Van Booy - 5/12/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Nicole Edwards - Bad Reputation - 4/22/18 ♥♥♥♥
D - Devil's Own by Megan Crane - 5/30/18 ♥♥♥♥
I - Author Alyssa Rose Ivy - Soar - 5/19/18 ♥♥♥♥
V - Author Valerie Bowman - The Unexpected Duchess - 5/5/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - Almost Forever by Kathy Clark - 4/13/18 ♥♥♥
S - The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis - 4/12/18 ♥♥♥♥
Drop Dead Divas (13/13)
D - Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/9/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Rock Chick Revenge by Kristen Ashley - 6/21/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman - 4/20/18 ♥♥♥
P - Author Pamela Clare - Unlawful Contact - 5/11/18 ♥♥♥
D - Author Donna Alward - The Crown Prince's Bride - 6/13/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Emily March - Heartache Falls - 6/12/18 ♥♥♥
A - Author Jackie Ashenden - Wrong for Me - 4/27/18 ♥♥♥♥
D - Do Over by Serena Bell - 6/23/18 ♥♥♥♥
D - Author Donna Andrews - Cockatiels at Seven - 6/28/18 ♥♥♥♥
I - It Happened One Wedding by Julie James - 5/31/18 ♥♥♥♥
V - Author Victoria Vane - Hell on Heels - 5/24/18 ♥♥♥
A - All Summer Long by Susan Mallery - 5/18/18 ♥♥♥♥
S – Author Sawyer Bennett - Hawke - 7/28/18 ♥♥♥
Dixie Diva Blues (14/14)
D - Author Donna Douglas - The Nightingale Sisters - 7/6/18 ♥♥♥♥
I - Author Ilona Andrews - Magic Bleeds - 5/31/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
X - The X Factor: A Quest for Excellence by George Plimpton - 10/24/18 ♥♥♥
I - I've Been Thinking . . .Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life by Maria Shriver - 6/7/18 ♥♥♥
E - Author Ellery Adams - Peach Pies and Alibis - 7/8/18 ♥♥♥
D - Author Diane Mott Davidson - The Last Suppers - 7/7/18 ♥♥♥♥
I - It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet by James Herriot - 6/11/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
V - Author Valerie Bowman - The Accidental Countess - 6/30/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Jackie Ashenden - Take Me Deeper - 5/20/18 ♥♥♥♥
B - Author Jaci Burton - Nothing Personal - 4/18/18 ♥♥♥♥
L - Love Me Again by Jaci Burton - 5/7/18 ♥♥♥♥
U - Until Trevor by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 5/4/18 ♥♥♥
E - Enemy Lover by Pamela Kent - 7/31/18 ♥♥♥♥
S - The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie - 5/3/18 ♥♥♥♥
Divas and Dead Rebels (18/18)
D - Author Donna Andrews - Six Geese A-Slaying - 7/15/18 ♥♥♥♥
I - I See Life Through Rosé-Colored Glasses by Lisa Scottoline - 7/25/18 ♥♥♥♥
V - Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh - 7/20/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - The Art of Hiding by Amanda Prowse - 6/8/18 ♥♥♥♥
S - Author Sandra Brown - Breakfast in Bed - 6/6/18 ♥♥♥
A - Author Annie Rains - Forbidden Kisses - 6/15/18 ♥♥♥
N - Now and Then by Mira Lyn Kelly - 4/19/18 ♥♥♥
D - Author Laura Drewry - How Forever Feels - 8/10/18 ♥♥♥
D - Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend by Victoria Laurie - 8/20/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Erin McCarthy - Love Taker - 8/30/18 ♥♥♥
A - Author Jackie Ashenden - Make It Hurt - 7/12/18 ♥♥♥
D - Dream Maker by Erin McCarthy - 8/21/18 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rush by Beth Yarnall - 6/24/18 ♥♥♥
E - Author Evelyn David - Zoned for Murder - 9/4/18 ♥♥♥
B - A Bone to Pick by Charlaine Harris - 4/19/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Erin S. Riley - Odin's Shadow - 9/11/18 ♥♥♥♥
L - Love Struck by Laurelin McGee - 5/9/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
S – Author Sue Grafton - L is for Lawless - 5/23/18 ♥♥♥♥
Divas Do Tell (11/11)
D - Author Richard Doetsch - The 13th Hour - 9/9/18 ♥♥♥♥
I - Author Alexandra Ivy - When Darkness Comes - 8/31/18 ♥♥♥
V - Author Vina Jackson - The Pleasure Quartet: Autumn - 8/24/18 ♥♥♥♥
A – Author A.A. Milne - The Sunny Side: Short Stories and Poems for Proper Grown-Ups - 4/20/18 ♥♥♥♥
S - Spurred On by Sabrina York - 7/11/18 ♥♥♥♥
D - Author Dorothy Gilman - The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax - 10/23/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Once Upon a Thanksgiving by Holly Jacobs - 4/25/18 ♥♥♥♥
T - Author Terri Brisbin - Christmas in Kilts - 7/3/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elin Hilderbrand - The Matchmaker - 9/27/18 ♥♥♥♥
L – Author Nina LaCour - You Know Me Well - 6/25/18 ♥♥♥
L - Author Lilian Jackson Braun - The Cat Who Saw Red - 6/18/18 ♥♥♥♥
MATCHING WORDS (5/5)
1. Dixie Divas – DIXIE - Gem & Dixie by Sara Zarr - 11/15/18 ♥♥♥♥
2. Drop Dead Divas - DEAD - Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie - 6/10/18 ♥♥♥♥
3. Dixie Diva Blues - DIVA - The Diva Takes the Cake by Krista Davis - 7/2/19 ♥♥♥♥
4. Divas and Dead Rebels - AND - Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton - 10/21/18 ♥♥♥♥
5. Divas Do Tell – TELL - I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter - 3/7/20 ♥♥♥





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BONUS SECTION (1/1)
Book from this series - Dixie Divas by Virginia Brown - 5/29/22 ♥♥♥

#1 Dixie Divas
******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 5/29/22*****

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Complete a task for each item below:
1. DIXIE DIVAS: The first book of the Dixie Divas series was published June 1, 2009. The last book of the series was published October 25, 2013.
☀Read a book published between June 1, 2009 and October 25, 2013 (inclusive), OR
☀Read a book with two title words that begin with the same letter, OR.
☀Read a book with the letter "X" found in the title.
2. VIRGINIA BROWN:
Virginia Brown has been a member of Goodreads since January 2013. She writes books in the following genres: Romance, Mystery. She has been writing since 1984, writing over 50 romance novels, many of which have been nominated for the Romantic Times' Reviewer's Choice award. She is a native of Tennessee, but as a "military brat" she's lived all over the US and in Japan.
☀Read a book with the author's first and last initials found in VIRGINIABROWN, OR
☀Read a book set in Tennessee or Japan, OR
☀Read a book tagged as "Romance"
3. TITLES:
There are a total of five books in the Dixie Divas series. Each title contains the word "DIVAS". Each title begins with the letter "D". The shortest title contains 2 words, while the longest title contains 4 words.
☀Read a book with the word "Divas" found in the title, OR
☀Read a book with a title that begins with the letter "D" (disregard A, An, The), OR
☀Read a book with a two or four word title (all words count).
4. RATINGS, PAGES & REVIEWS:
The Dixie Divas series contains combined total ratings of 3,208. Dixie Divas has the shortest page count at 266 pages, while Dixie Diva Blues and Divas And Dead Rebels both have the highest page count at 292 pages. The combined total number of reviews for all five books is approximately 288.
☀Read a book which has over 3,208 ratings, OR
☀Read a book between 266 and 292 pages (inclusive), OR
☀Read a book which has over 288 reviews here on Goodreads.
5. SETTING:
The Dixie Divas series seems to be primarily set in Holly Springs, Mississippi.
☀Read a book set in Mississippi, OR
☀Read a book set in a location starting with the letter "H" (Holly Springs), OR
☀Read a book set in a city, state or country that begins with the letter "M".
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COVER ITEMS:
Find a book with these items found on the cover. One book per item. Please post the cover.
1. DIXIE DIVAS:
☀Read a book with one of the following items found on the cover: Apple, Orange, Strawberry, Shoes, or Dress, OR
☀Read a book with a yellow cover
2. DROP DEAD DIVAS:
☀Read a book with Shoes found on the cover, OR
☀Read a book with a Blue, Red, or Orange cover.
3. DIXIE DIVA BLUES:
☀Read a book with one of the following items found on the cover:
Dog, Shoes, or Blood, OR
☀Read a book with a green cover.
4. DIVAS AND DEAD REBELS:
☀Read a book with one of the following found on the cover:
Roses, Skull & Cross Bones, or Shoes, OR
☀Read a book with a blue cover.
5. DIVAS DO TELL:
☀Read a book with Popcorn or Movie Tape shown on the cover, OR
☀Read a book with a white cover.
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SPELL OUT:
Complete the spell out section of this challenge by spelling out each of the titles listed below using the following options: first letter of book title, first letter of the author's first or last name, first letter of a series title, or first letter of a main character's first or last name. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only be found in the title, author's first or last name, series title, or main character's first or last name.
1. Dixie Divas
2. Drop Dead Divas
3. Dixie Diva Blues
4. Divas and Dead Rebels
5. Divas Do Tell
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MATCHING WORDS:
Complete the matching word section by reading a book with a title that has a matching word for each of the titles below. One book per title, 5 books total.
1. Dixie Divas
2. Drop Dead Divas
3. Dixie Diva Blues
4. Divas and Dead Rebels
5. Divas Do Tell
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BONUS SECTION:
Complete the bonus section of this challenge by reading a book from this series. Please Note: You may only include this bonus section by completing at least one regular section above.