A - Z Author Challenge

[Jonetta]

Goal: Read books in 2019 by 26 authors whose last names begin with the letters of the alphabet.

1). For the letters "Q," "X" and "Z," any author's name with those letters in it are acceptable.
2). All books must be read in 2019.
3.) If there are multiple authors, all may be used.

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A - Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2019
Progress: 0/26

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Alicia
Angie
Ariel
Cindy
Jennifer, Just Beyond Normal
Jonetta
Joy
Namita
Sarah
Shannon

[Jonetta]

A - Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2019
Progress: 19/26

A: Lyssa Kay Adams - The Bromance Book Club
B: Linda Barrett - The House on the Beach
C: Robyn Carr - The Best of Us
D: Robert Dugoni - The Eighth Sister
E: J.S Ellis - In Her Words
F: Marie Force - Fatal Invasion
G: Tess Gerritsen - John Doe
H: Sally Hepworth - The Mother-In-Law
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J: Lisa Jewell - Watching You
K: Angie Kim - Miracle Creek
L: Shari Lapena - An Unwanted Guest
M: Lex Martin - Shameless
N: Brenda Novak - Blind Spot
O: Delia Owens - Where the Crawdads Sing
P: Heidi Perks - Her One Mistake
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R: Nora Roberts - Of Blood and Bone
S: Shannon Stacey - Flare Up
T: Victoria Thompson - Murder on Sisters' Row
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W: J.R. Ward - Dearest Ivie
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[Angie]

A - Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2019
Progress: 24/26

A: Catherine Anderson - Comanche Moon 1/10/19
B: Sandra Brown - Hello, Darkness - 1/1/19
C: Laura Childs - Eggs on Ice - 1/5/19
D: Jude Deveraux - The Summerhouse - 1/20/19
E: Janet Evanovich - Look Alive Twenty-Five - 4/19/19
F: Joanne Fluke - Chocolate Cream Pie Murder - 4/21/19
G: Sarah Graves - Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake - 3/6/19
H: Kristin Hannah - Distant Shores - 1/21/19
I: Susan Isaacs - Magic Hour - 5/27/19
J: J.A. Jance - Failure to Appear 1/3/19
K: Jonathan Kellerman - Night Moves - 4/27/19
L: Mike Lupica - Robert B. Parker's Blood Feud -1/11/19
M: Fern Michaels - Finders Keepers - 1/11/19
N: Carla Neggers - Echo Lake - 1/16/19
O: Constance O'Day-Flannery - Seasons - 6/4/19
P: James Patterson - Liar Liar - 1/22/19
Q: Julia Quinn - The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband - 1/7/19
R: Luanne Rice - The Edge of Winter - 1/3/19
S: Maggie Sefton - A Deadly Yarn - 3/27/19
T: Sherry Thomas - The Hollow of Fear - 2/10/19
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V: Isabel Sánchez Vegara - Frida Kahlo - 8/22/19
W: Stuart Woods - Dead Eyes - 1/28/19
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Y: Frank Yerby - Devilseed - 8/22/19
Z: Dean Koontz - The Husband - 12/21/19

[Jennifer, Just beyond normal ♑]

A - Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2019
Progress: 0/26

A: Nova Archer
B:Michele Bardsley
C:C.N. Crawford
D:Carmen DeSousa
E: Hailey Edwards
F:A.L. Fogerty
G: Yasmine Galenorn
H:Charlene Hartnady
I:Ilona Andrews
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L:Andie M Long
M:Seanan McGuire
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P:Rose Pressey
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R: J.D. Robb
S: E.J. Stevens
T: Marti Talbott
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W:Amelia Wilson
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Z:Anna Zaires

[Sarah]

A - Z Author Challenge
Duration: 01/01/2019 – 12/31/2019
Progress: 23/26

A: Jeff Abbott - No Rest for the Dead
B: Sandra Brown - Mean Streak
C: Robyn Carr - Forbidden Falls
D: Vicki Delany - White Sand Blues
E: Janet Evanovich - Love in a Nutshell
F: Candice Fox - Black & Blue
G: Lee Goldberg - The Shell Game
H: Linda Howard - Troublemaker
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J: Linda Jones - Running Wild
K: Dorien Kelly - Love in a Nutshell
L: Katie Lane - All I Want for Christmas is a Cowboy
M: Macomber Debbie - Cottage by the Sea
N: Okorafor Nnedi - Binti
O: Janette Oke - Dana's Valley
P: James Patterson - French Kiss
Q: Amanda Quick - The Paid Companion
R: Nora Roberts - All I Want for Christmas
S: Erin St. Claire - Words of Silk
T: Marcia Talley - No Rest for the Dead
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W: Jennifer Weiner - Good in Bed
X: Malcolm X - The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known: Dramatic Readings Celebrating the Enduring Spirit of Dissent
Y: Maisey Yates - Take Me, Cowboy
Z: Howard Zinn - The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known: Dramatic Readings Celebrating the Enduring Spirit of Dissent

[Namita]

A - Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2019
Progress: 19/26

A: Andrews Ilona Iron and Magic ✔ 1/3
B: Bec McMaster; You Only Love Twice ✔ 2/3
C: Christine Feehan; Leopard's Run ✔ 1/23
D: Deleon, Jana; Dreadful ✔ 1/26
E: Estep Jennifer;Venom in the Veins ✔ 1/20
F: Feehan Christine; Judgment Road ✔ 1/9
G: Gena Showalter; The Darkest Warrior
H: Hunter Elizabeth; The Staff and the Blade ✔ 1/13
I: Ilona Andrews; Magic Triumphs ✔ 1/8
J: James Rollins; The Kill Switch ✔ 1/1
K: Ken Follett; Fall of Giants ✔ 1/7
L: Lee Child; Killing Floor
M: McMaster Bec; To Catch A Rogue ✔ 2/8
N: Nora Roberts; Night Shift ✔ 1/2
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P: Preston, Douglas; The Book of the Dead ✔ 2/27
Q: Quick Amanda; Tightrope
R: Rollins James; War Hawk ✔ 1/10
S: Sherrilyn Kenyon; Death Doesn't Bargain ✔ 2/1
T: Thea Harrison; Lionheart ✔ 2/1
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W: Warren Christine; Hard as a Rock ✔ 1/21
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Z: Suzanne Wright; Feral Sins ✔ 1/20

[AliciaJ]

A - Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2019
Progress: 26/26

DONE!

A: Ilona Andrews, Sweep of the Blade 8/17
B: Kathleen Brooks, Built for Power 7/19
C: Claudia Connor, Waiting For You 8/23
D: Jocelynn Drake, Deadly Lover 1/23
E: Eden Elsworth, Sebastian's Journal 1/25
F: Rhys Ford, Ramen Assassin 8/17
G: Abbi Glines, Fallen Too Far 4/8
H: Karina Halle, My Life in Shambles 5/3
I: Larissa Ione, Reaver 3/16
J: Kelly Jensen, Purple Haze 5/27
K: Elle Kennedy, The Risk 3/14
L: Mark Lawrence, Holy Sister 8/15
M: Ilsa Madden-Mills, Boyfriend Bargain 5/19
N: K.M. Neuhold, Face the Music 4/24
O: Michelle Obama, Becoming 6/28
P: Elle Parker, Like Coffee and Doughnuts 1/25
Q: Taryn Quinn, Protecting His Rockstar 6/27
R: Becca Ritchie & Kristia Ritchie, Tangled Like Us 1/21
S: Kylie Scott, Repeat 4/10
T: Laini Taylor, Muse of Nightmares 6/4
U: Madeleine Urban, Caught Running 10/27
V: Ashlee Vance, Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future 5/6
W: Penelope Ward, RoomHate 7/4
X: Roxanne St. Claire, Secrets on the Sand 5/15
Y: Maisy Yates, A Tall, Dark Cowboy Christmas 6/28
Z: Z.A. Maxfield, I Heard Him Exclaim 1/29

[♥ Joy Joy ♥]

NRG's 2019 Author Challenge
A - Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2019

1). For the letters "Q," "X" and "Z," any author's name with those letters in it are acceptable.
2). All books must be read in 2019.


A: Rachel Aaron, Minimum Wage Magic 1/3
B: Linda Barlow, Alpha's Darkling Bride 1/2
C. - Charla Layne, Year of the Witch 1/6
D: David Stag, Bill Smith Goes to College 1/3
E: Emery Belle, Beached & Bewitched 1/15
F. - Stephanie Foxe, Borrowed Magic 1/21
G: Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera 1/4
H: Lily Harper Hart, Dangerous Seas 1/4
I: Ilona Andrews, Origins 2/1
J: J.M. Page, Cinderstellar 1/5
K: Carolyn Keene, The Sign of the Twisted Candles 1/1
L: Anna Lowe, Rebel Alpha 1/4
M: Marg McAlister, Good to Go 1/2
N: Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter 1/5
O: Sandra Owens, Jack of Hearts 1/6
P: Joe Piela, The Dragon Helm of Tevya: An Epic Fantasy Adventure Tale 1/7
Q: Paula Quinn, Ember 2/3
R: Ruby Dixon, Prison Planet Barbarian 1/4
S: Sable Sylvan, Panda Bear Buns 1/2
T: Reina Torres, Their UnBearable Destiny 1/3
U: Amanda Usen, Bottoms Up 3/6
V: Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own 1/23
W: H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man 1/10
X: Ophelia Sexton, Blaze 1/13
Y: W.B. Yeats, The Trembling of the Veil 1/13
Z: Zoe Chant, Wildfire Griffin 1/6

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[Sarah]

If a book has more than one author can each be used to satisfy this challenge or just one of them?

[Jonetta]

Each can be used. Thanks for the question, Sarah! I’ve changed the instructions above to reflect as much.

[Sarah]

Awesome

[Cindy]

A - Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2019
Progress: 18/26

A: Dallis Adams - Uma's Umbrage
B: Keira K. Barton - Tillie's Theatre
C: Cathryn Chandler - Phebe's Promise
D: Maxine Douglas - Leanna's Light
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G: Lisa Gardner - Alone
H: Peggy L. Henderson - Emma: Bride of Kentucky
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J: Sara Jolene - Catalina's Cause
K: Pamela M. Kelley - Make-Believe Marriage
L: Michele Lindsey - Yetta's Yearning
M: George H. McVey - Dorthy's Disasters: A Ryders Legacy Historical Book
N: Jo Noelle - Learning to Love
O: Kirsten Osbourne - Jessamine's Journal
P: Cissie Patterson - Vera's Virtues
Q:
R: Danni Roan - Wendi's Wish
S: Laura Stapleton - Sally's Sailor
T: Reina Torres - Imogene's Ingenuity
U:
V: Heidi Vanlandingham - Mia's Misfits
W: Lynn Winchester - Katriona's Keeper
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[Ariel]

A - Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2019
Progress: 20/26

A: Hiro Ainana, Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, Vol. 1
B: Patricia Briggs, Storm Cursed
C: Candice Carty-Williams, Queenie
D: Ja'Nese Dixon, Yuki's Luck
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F: Harper Fox, Brothers of the Wild North Sea
G: Olivia Gaines, It Happened Last Wednesday
H: Rachel Howzell Hall, They All Fall Down
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J: Niya James, Enforced Love: BWWM Second Chance Romance
K: Erosa Knowles, Protect the Seed
L: Josh Lanyon, The Monet Murders
M: Kathleen McClure, The Gemini Hustle
N: Christa Nardi, Murder at Cold Creek College
O: Temi Oh, Do You Dream of Terra-Two?
P: Edgar Allen Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
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R: Nora Roberts, Vision in White
S: Nalini Singh, Archangel's Prophecy
T: Stuart Turton, The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
U:
V: Eve Vaughn, GianMarco
W: Florence Welch, Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry
X:
Y: J.Y. Yang, Waiting on a Bright Moon
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[Shannon]

A - Z Author Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2019
Progress: 11/26

A: Mary Kay Andrews, Sunset Beach
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C: Stephanie Clifford, Everybody Rise
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E: Stephanie Evanovich, Look Alive Twenty-Five
F: Suzanne Woods Fisher, Phoebe's Light
G: Victoria Gilbert, Past Due for Murder
H: Margot Hunt, For Better and Worse
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K: Susan Kietzman, The Summer Cottage
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M: Sarah Morgan, One Summer in Paris
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R: Nora Roberts, Risky Business
S: Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
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W: Karen White, Dreams of Falling
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