Spell The States Part 1

[Tari]

Completed, post 1 of 4

Spell The States Part 1
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
January 1, 2021-?
1-6: this set is done

1. Delaware done
D A Deadly Edition Victoria Gilbert 1/12/21
Emmie Caldwell-A Wicked Yarn Emmie Caldwell 1/7/21
Light Ivy mc-Brewing Up Trouble Constance Barker 1/6/21
Alice Maguire mc-Murder Turns the Page Thea Cambert 1/2/21
Wood Holly mc Slay Bells Ring Mona Marple 1/1/21
Avis Hillary-Tomes and Terriers Hillary Avis 1/3/21
Rye Allison mc-Pages and Pyrenees Hillary Avis 1/4/21
E Escape From Danger Courtney McFarlin 1/11/21

2. Pennsylvania done
P A Pie to Die For Stacey Alabaster 1/5/21
E Eggnog, Extortion and Evergreen Tonya Kappes 1/17/21
Nora Pennington mc-Ink and Shadows Ellery Adams 2/4/21
N Nearly Dead in Iowa Wendy Byrne 2/10/21
S S'more Murder Rosie A. Point 1/8/21
Y RaspBuried Torte LYndseY Cole 1/12/21
Lush Tara-Grounds for Murder Tara Lush 1/9/21
Vicki Delany-A Curious Incident Vicki Delany 1/27/21
Avis Hillary-Libraries and Labradors Hillary Avis 1/8/21
Naida Griffith mc-Unbaked Croakies Sam Cheever 2/13/21
Isis Crawford-A Catered Book Club Murder Isis Crawford 1/23/21
Appleton Mac mc-Perpetrators and Pumpkins Summer Prescott 1/13/21

3. New Jersey
Nell McCarthy-The Legacy J.A. Whiting and Nell McCarthy 2/19/21
Evaline Belinda J-Cranberry Spice Murder Belinda J Evaline 1/23/21
Woolsey Corina-Specters and Sage Corina Woolsey 1/17/21

Joanne Fluke Cherry Cheesecake Murder Joanne Fluke 1/3/21
E The Eleventh Hour Anina Collins 1/30/21
Rosie A Point-Christmas Cake Murder Rosie A. Point 1/6/21
S A Slippery Slope of Murder Summer Prescott 1/14/21
Esme Springman mc-Breakfast Can Be Murder Arlene Morgan 1/30/21
Y Your Eight O'Clock Is Dead Kat Jorgensen 1/22/21

4. Georgia done
G Gunpowder Chowder Lyndsey Cole 1/10/21
Emrick KJ-Death in Room 7 K.J. Emrick 2/1/21
O One Poison Pie Lynn Cahoon 1/28/21
R Rock Candy and Robberies Patti Benning 1/11/21 MI
Gin Jones-Rhubarb Pie Before You Die Gin Jones 1/15/21
I Irish Parade Murder Leslie Meier 2/6/21
A Antique Secrets Libby Howard 1/16/21

5. Connecticut done
Cath Greenstone mc A Hiss-tory of Magic Harper Lin 1/26/21
Odessa Jones mc-A Glimmer of Death Valerie Wilson Wesley 2/9/21
NCocoa Chaos Allyssa Mirry 1/24/21
N No Lathering Matter S.E.Babin 3/3/21
Emrick KJ-Death Comes to Town K.J. Emrick 2/3/21
Callaghan Hope-Who Murdered Mr. Malone? Hope Callaghan 2/5/21
Tru Becket mc-The Broken Spine Dorothy St. James 1/25/21
Isabel Addington mc-Dead Velvet Cake Emily James 2/20/21
Cambert Thea-Murder Paints a Picture Thea Cambert 2/6/21
U Undercover on the Calypso Lizzie Josephson 2/21/21
Taylor Hope mc-Hope, Faith and a Corpse Laura Jensen Walker 1/29/21

6. Massachusetts done
Mystery Bookshop series-A Tourist's Guide to Murder V.M. Burns 1/31/21
Amanda Diamond-Murder Is the Pits J.A. Whiting and Amanda Diamond 2/4/21
Stanley Arlo mc A Murder Between the Pages Amy Lillard 1/19/21
Suzanne Hart mc-Fatally Frosted Jessica Beck 1/20/21
Abbott Mildred-Cruel Candy Mildred Abbott 2/15/21
Christy Barritt-Bomb Pop Threat Christy Barritt 2/7/21
Hannah Kurz-Prove It:Murder In the Mix Hannah R. Kurz 1/29/21
U Under the Cover of Murder Lauren Elliott 4/6/21
Sanders Angela M-Bait and Witch Angela M. Sanders 1/21/21
Erickson Alex-Death by Pumpkin Spice Alex Erickson 2/15/21
T True Confections Ruth Hartzler 2/11/21
Tonya Kappes-Ropes, Riddles and Robberies Tonya Kappes 2/13/21
S Seriously Serial Patti Benning 1/21/21

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Completion post 2 of 4

Spell The States Part 1 post 2
7-12-This section finished

7. Maryland done
Meg Macy-Have Yourself a Beary Little Murder Meg Macy 2/8/21
Angie Roseland mc-Sweet Deceit J.A. Whiting 2/12/21
Rothberg Candice mc-Cranberry Candies and Crime Patti Benning 2/16/21
Y-WhitneY mc-Murder with a View Diane Kelly 2/11/21
Linnea West The Garden Plot Thickens Linnea West 2/2/21
Adrianne Chrisander mc-Peril Through the Panama Lizzie Josephson 2/23/21
Nettie Tucker mc-Paris, Before You Die Mary Bowers 3/8/21
D Dead in the Doorway Diane Kelly 2/10/21

8. South Carolina done
S Sinister Sprinkles Jessica Beck 2/12/21
Olivia Matthews-Murder by Page One Olivia Matthews 3/23/21
U Used for Murder Heidi Buck 6/4/21
T Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder Joanne Fluke 3/4/21
Hannah Swensen mc-Key Lime Pie Murder Joanne Fluke 2/17/21

Cambert Thea-Murder Makes a Toast Thea Cambert 2/26/21
Amanda Flower-Farm to Trouble Amanda Flower 2/24/21
Roberts Christy mc-Dog Days, Murderous Nights Emily Page
O Once Upon a Crime Mona Marple 3/23/21
Lyn Emmie-Mixing Up Murder Emmie Lyn 2/17/21
Isabel Addington mc-Gum Drop Dead Emily James 2/21/21
Nosey Parker series-Murder on the Menu Fiona Leitch 3/18/21
Ava Decker mc-Fudge & Felonies Lisa Siefert 2/26/21

9. New Hampshire done
Nautical Seaside series-Seashore Magic Constance Barker and Corrinne Winters 3/24/21
Emily Monk mc Don't Taco 'Bout Murder Mona Marple 2/16/21
W Whiskers of Murder Patti Benning 2/25/21

Hannah Cooper mc-Vicious Valentine Patti Benning 2/21/21
Abby Collette-A Game of Cones Abby Collette 3/2/21
M Maddie's Recipe of Mysteries Emily Page 2/22/21
P Purrs for Murder Patti Benning 3/9/21
Sadie Silver mc-Catalina, Crimes and Coconut Pies Kailin Gow 2/18/21
Harper Susan-Murder in the City Susan Harper 2/23/21
Isabel Addington mc-A Sampling of Murder Emily James 2/24/21
Robbins Becca mc-Fruit of All Evil Paige Shelton 2/19/21
Elizabeth Rain-Risky Bisqueness Elizabeth Rain 3/3/21

10. Virginia done
V Vanilla & Vendettas Lisa Siefert 3/19/21
Iris Buckley mc-Thread and Dead Elizabeth Penney 3/14/21
RA Muth The Squeaky Clean Skeleton R.A. Muth 3/5/21
Graves Sarah-Death by Chocolate Snickerdoodle Sarah Graves 3/6/21
Inn Vermont Cozy series-Peril at Pumpkin Hill Thea Cambert 3/22/21
Nova Powers-Pumpkin Pie or Die Eva Belle 4/11/21
Iris Buckley mc-Bodies and Bows Elizabeth Penney 3/31/21
Alice Evans mc-Murder Loves a Fair Thea Cambert 3/6/21

11. New York done
Nell McCarthy-The Sea Witch J.A. Whiting and Nell McCarthy
Essie Lang-A Deadly Chapter Essie Lang 3/9/21
Winters Corrinne Momentary Paws Corrinne Winters 3/5/21

Y MewY Christmas Summer Prescott 3/17/21
Oregon Honeycomb series-A Matter of Hive and Death Nancy Coco 4/21/21
Rosie A Point-Muffin But Murder Rosie A. Point 3/17/21
Kappes Tonya-Frothy Foul Play Tonya Kappes 3/7/21

12. North Carolina done
Nina Fleet mc-Peaches and Schemes Anna Gerard 5/17/21
O Open for Murder Mary Angela 5/15/21
Rosie A Point Murder and Marshmallows Rosie A. Point 3/1/21
Taylor Georgie mc-Cookies and Scream CeeCee James 3/10/21
Hannah Darci Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop Darci Hannah 2/27/21
California Witching series-Witches and Wine Samantha Silver 3/8/21
A All Wands on Deck Mara Webb 3/11/21
Razzy Cat Mysteries-The Body in the Park Courtney McFarlin 3/25/21
O Outdoors, Oars & Oaths Tonya Kappes 6/29/21
L Long Island Iced Tina Ellen Byron 2/28/21
Innes Louise R-Death at the Salon Louise R. Innes 4/16/21
N Nothing Like a Pool Party Jennifer M. Baldwin 5/21/21
Apple HomiCider series-A Peel of Murder Belinda J Evaline 3/14/21

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Completion post 3 of 4

Spell The States Part 1 post 3
13-19
This section done

13. Rhode Island done
Rosie A Point-Donut Murder Rosie A. Point 4/4/21
Harper Susan Criminals on Campus Susan Harper 3/11/21
O Ordered Outrage Patti Benning 7/1/21
Donna Doyle-The Missing Pom Donna Doyle 3/13/21
Eve Calder-Sugar and Vice Eve Calder 3/12/21

Inn Vermont series-Honey Butter at the Hill Thea Cambert 4/17/21
Secret Library series-Tall Tails Secret Book Club CeeCee James 3/20/21
L Loaf or Death A.R. Winters 3/15/21
Amanda Trent mc Artistic License to Kill Paula Darnell 3/16/21
N A New Leash on Life Chelsea Thomas 5/27/21
Daley Kathi-Kiss 'N Tell Kathi Daley 3/15/21

14. Vermont done
V Victim at the Vet Susan Harper 4/2/21
Emma mc The Queen of Cozy Mountain Pamela Grandstaff 3/23/21
Rowling JK-Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone J.K. Rowling 4/5/21
M Murder Mansion M.K.Scott 3/24/21
O One for the Hooks Betty Hechtman 8/5/21
Nancy Coco-Have Yourself a Fudgy Little Christmas Nancy Coco 7/5/21
T A Tale of Two Bodies Mona Marple 3/26/21

15. Kentucky done
Kathleen Suzette-Murder at the Ranch Kathleen Suzette 3/25/21
Ember McNair mc-Temporary Paws Corrine Winters 3/27/21
Nell McCarthy-The Runaway J.A. Whiting and Nell McCarthy 5/31/2021
Tonya Kappes-Paddlers, Promises & Poison Tonya Kappes
Urban Tails Pet Shop Mysteries-The Time for Murder Is Meow T.C. LoTempio 6/10/21
Cooper Hannah mc Party Perils Patti Benning 3/21/21
Kathi Daley-Alaskan Alliance Kathi Daley 3/28/21
Y-AmY Wright mc-Deed for a Deathbed Sue Preston 3/27/21

16. Tennessee done
T. Lockhaven-A Garden to Die For T. Lockhaven 4/7/21
Elliott Lauren-Proof of Murder Lauren Elliott 3/30/21
Nessa Pierce mc-Eclairs and Escapes Ramona Ransom 7/12/21
Nell McCarthy-Double Calamity J.A. Whiting and Nell McCarthy 7/31/21
Elliott Lauren-A Page Marked for Murder Lauren Elliott 4/1/21
Summer Campbell Derailed Plot Summer Campbell 3/29/21
S Suitable for Framing Lori Roberts Herbst 4/7/21
Emmaline Duncan-Fresh Brewed Murder Emmaline Duncan 4/10/21
Elisabeth Crabtree-Death by Pink Flamingo Elisabeth Crabtree 4/11/21

17. Ohio done
Ogilvy Norman mc-Make Room for Murder Amerie Brand 9/19/21
Hansen Annie Give Me Chocolate Annie Hansen 4/3/21
I Insects, Ivy & Investgations Tonya Kappes 5/4/21
O'Neill Alana mc-Treasures Amy Alessio 9/29/21

18. Louisiana done
Lee Hollis-Poppy Harmon and the Pillow Talk Killer Lee Hollis 4/14/21
O Once Upon a Seaside Murder Maggie Blackburn 10/8/21
U Untimely Death on the Mountain Liz Turner 12/10/21
Ice Cream Shop Mysteries-Pint of No Return Dana Mentink 5/23/21
Summers Renee Raspberry Cupcake Mistake Renee Summers 4/8/21
Inn Vermont series-Murder Mystery at the Inn Thea Cambert 5/28/21
Amanda Trent mc-Vanished into Plein Air Paula Darnell 4/8/21
Nancy Drew mc-The Clue of the Broken Locket Carolyn Keene 8/9/21
Amanda Flower-Marshmallow Malice Amanda Flower 4/20/21

19. Indiana done
I Inn Over Her Head Dixie Davis 6/5/21
N A Novel Crime A.C.F.Bookens 8/12/21
Deborah Garner A Flair for Chardonnay Deborah Garner 4/13/21
Inn Vermont Cozy Mysteries-Berried in Murder Thea Cambert 9/1/21
Amanda Flower-Candy Cane Crime Amanda Flower 4/22/21
Nora Jones mc-Body in the Books Heather Huffman 8/17/21
Abby Byne-Raspberry Ripple Murder Abby Byne 4/25/21

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And completion post 4 of 4

Spell The States Part 1 post 4
20-25
This post complete

20. Mississippi done
M Mrs. Morris and the Sorceress Traci Wilton 4/12/21
I Ice Cream and Guilty Pleasures Amber Crewes 6/17/21
Sennefelder Debra What Not to Wear to a Graveyard Debra Sennefelder 4/9/21
Summer Prescott-Charming Chalice Summer Prescott 4/11/21
Ice Cream Shop series-The Rocky Road to Ruin Meri Allen 7/24/21
Skinner Mabel mc-Laid Out in Lavender Gin Jones 4/19/21
Susan Harper-Dangers of Dog Walking Susan Harper 4/21/21
Inn Vermont Cozy Mysteries-Wedding Whims at the Inn Thea Cambert 7/25/21
Powell Hayley mc-Death of a Christmas Caterer Lee Hollis 4/15/21
Patti Benning-Claws of Murder Patti Benning 4/18/21
Inn Vermont series-Murder in the Sand Thea Cambert 7/28/21

21. Illinois done
Ivy Culpepper mc-Kneaded to Death Winnie Archer 8/15/21
LB Holding-Planted on Perry Street L.B. Holding 4/26/21
L Lemon Drop Dead Amanda Flower 4/27/21
Island Sisters series-Danger at the Cove Hannah Dennison 8/16/21
N No Grater Crime Maddie Day 8/23/21
O On the Trail of a Killer Cate Lawley 10/10/21
I If Fried Chicken Could Fly Paige Shelton 8/19/21
Sunny Charles mc Chicken Murder Soup Rosie A. Point 4/23/21

22. Alabama done
All-Day Breakfast Cafe series-Whole Latte Murder Lena Gregory 4/27/2021
Lester Paula-Cruising for a Bruising M.E. Harmon and Paula Lester 4/28/21
Adams Ellery-Murder in the Cookbook Nook Ellery Adams 4/29/21
Brooke Penny-A Page of Murder Penny Brooke 5/5/21
Amy Hueston-Paws for Concern Amy Hueston 5/7/21
Melinda Craig Cuppa Chaos Melinda Craig 4/19/21
Andrea Wisden mc-Tall, Dark and Deadly Patti Benning 5/9/21

23. Maine done
M Murder 101 Lynn Cahoon 4/29/21
Adams Ellery-Murder in the Reading Room Ellery Adams 5/14/21
Inn Vermont Cozy Mysteries-Halloween at Pumpkin Hill Thea Cambert 9/16/21
Nancy Coco-Here Comes the Fudge Nancy Coco 9/22/21
Eve Calder A Tale of Two Cookies Eve Calder 4/26/21

24. Missouri done
M M The Magician Vickie Carroll 5/5/21
Isabel Addington mc-Poison-Spiced Cupcakes Emily James 9/21/21
S Serving Up Suspects Emmie Lyn 4/30/21
Suzanne Dietz mc-Egg Shooters Laura Childs 5/1/21
O Owl Be Home for Christmas Rosie A. Point 12/12/21
U Up to No Gouda Linda Reilly 1/16/22
Rosie A Point-Mint Murder Rosie A. Point 5/8/21
Innes-Death at Holly Lodge Louise R. Innes 9/24/21

25. Arkansas done
Allyssa Mirry-Canines, Costumes and Murder Allyssa Mirry 5/19/21
Rosie A Point Buttercream Murder Rosie A. Point 4/10/21
Kylie Logan-A Trail of Lies Kylie Logan 5/13/21
Allyssa Mirry-Barkers, Birthdays and Murder Allyssa Mirry 5/20/21
Nick/Stella Buckley mcs-Well-Offed in Vermont Amy Patricia Meade 10/6/21
Sharyn Bradford Lunn-Peril in the Pines Sharyn Bradford Lunn 5/2/21
A Apocalypse Meow Zara Keane 5/24/21
S Strawberry Cake and Corpses Patti Benning 5/3/21

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Tari!

[Tari]

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Thanks, JoAnne!

[Julia]

Spell The States Part 1
Duration: Open Ended from 1/1/2022
Object: Spell Out each letter of the states by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initial.

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0/25 States

✔1. Delaware: (view spoiler)[

✔D: Dieu Lan in The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai (2/7)
✔E: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (1/6)
✔L: A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny (1/8)
✔A: Ali Hazelwood, author of Below Zero (6/17)
✔W: Poppy Wick in Sweetest in the Gale by Olivia Dade (4/27)
✔A: Attachments by Rainbow Rowell (1/22)
✔R: Richter in Hot Target by Suzanne Brockmann (1/28)
✔E: Eden in Breaking the Rules by Suzanne Brockmann (1/25)

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✔2. Pennsylvania: (view spoiler)[

P: People We Meet on Vacation
✔E: Enid in Ghost World by Daniel Clowes (6/27)
✔N: Nao in Himawari House by Harmony Becker (3/14)
✔N: Nana (the cat) in The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
✔S: Saga, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan (2/20)
✔Y: Yoko in Yoko Learns to Read by Rosemary Wells
✔L: Leslie in Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (2/15)
✔V: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (6/9)
✔A: Alana in Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan (2/17)
✔N: All Through the Night by Suzanne Brockmann (3/17)
✔I: Inside Mari, Volume 5 Shuzo Oshimi (5/29)
✔A: When Tony Met Adam by Suzanne Brockmann (4/7)

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3. New Jersey: (view spoiler)[

✔N: Julie Newcomb in Be Buried in the Rain by Barbara Michaels (6/12)
✔E: Esme Tran in The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (5/16)
✔W: Wes Ramirez in Mayday by Olivia Dade (5/18)
✔J: Ghost Girl in the Corner by Daniel José Older (1/4/22)
✔E: Over the Edge by Suzanne Brockmann (2/28)
✔R: Landline by Rainbow Rowell (2/22)
✔S: Saga, Volume 3 by Brian K. Vaughan (2/21)
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4. Georgia: (view spoiler)[

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✔O: Olive in The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (2/17)
✔R: Ready to Roll by Suzanne Brockmann
✔G: Gina in Breaking Point by Suzanne Brockmann (3/20)
✔I: Izzy in Free Fall by Suzanne Brockmann (4/4)
✔A: All the Feels by Olivia Dade (4/3)

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5. Connecticut: (view spoiler)[

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6. Massachusetts: (view spoiler)[

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7. Maryland: (view spoiler)[

M: These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card
✔A: Alana in Saga, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan
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8. South Carolina: (view spoiler)[

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9. New Hampshire: (view spoiler)[

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W: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
H: Cultivating a Past: Essays on the History of Hadley, Massachusetts by Marla R. Miller
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10. Virginia: (view spoiler)[

✔V: The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson (1/19)
I: The Impossible Knife of Memory
R:
✔G: Gwendolyn in Saga, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan (3/8)

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11. New York: (view spoiler)[

N:
E: The Souls of Black Folk: The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois by W.E.B. Du Bois
W: Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000–2016, with A Journal of a Writer's Week by Ursula K. Le Guin
Y: I Couldn't Love You More by Esther Freud
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K: The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction by Ursula K. Le Guin

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12. North Carolina: (view spoiler)[

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13. Rhode Island: (view spoiler)[

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14. Vermont: (view spoiler)[

V: The Vixen by Francine Prose
E:
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✔M: Marko in Saga, Volume 7 by Brian K. Vaughan (3/10)
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15. Kentucky: (view spoiler)[

K: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
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16. Tennessee: (view spoiler)[

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17. Ohio: (view spoiler)[

O:
✔H: Hazel in Saga, Volume 6 by Brian K. Vaughan (3/9)
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18. Louisiana: (view spoiler)[

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19. Indiana: (view spoiler)[

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20. Mississippi: (view spoiler)[

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21. Illinois: (view spoiler)[

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22. Alabama: (view spoiler)[

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23. Maine: (view spoiler)[

M: Marissa Meyer, author of Wires and Nerve, Volume 1
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E: Ernest J. Gaines, author of A Lesson Before Dying

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24. Missouri: (view spoiler)[

✔M: Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains by Kerri Arsenault (3/7)
I:
✔S: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (3/6)
✔S: Saga, Volume 9 by Brian K. Vaughan (3/15)
O:
✔U: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (2/12)
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25. Arkansas: (view spoiler)[

✔A:All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles (4/4)
✔R: Drama by Raina Telgemeier (3/14)
K: The Vanished Days by Susanna Kearsley
✔A: Alyssa in Gone Too Far by Suzanne Brockmann (3/3)
N:
✔S: Spoiler Alert Olivia Dade (4/1)
A:
✔S: Saga, Volume 8 by Brian K. Vaughan (3/15)

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[JoAnne]

Welcome Julia!

[Melissa A]

FINISHED!!! Spell the States Part 1 of Part 1
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
Starting This Part 04/01/22 - 06/04/23

I started with Part Two First -

Object: Spell Out each letter of the states by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initial.

States: 25/25 States
224/224 books

X 1. Delaware (8)
D - The Dry Jane Harper 04/13/22
E - Engaging Mr. Darcy Rachel John 04/20/22
L - Judy Leigh(Author) - The Golden Girls' Getaway Judy Leigh 04/03/22
A - Arsenic and Adobo Mia P. Manansala 04/22/22
W - The Wedding Date Jasmine Guillory 04/02/22
A - André Alexis (author) Fifteen Dogs 04/29/22
R - The Road Trip Beth O'Leary 04/10/22
E - Louise Erdrich The Sentence 04/15/22

X 2. Pennsylvania (12)
P - The Paris Apartment Lucy Foley 04/10/22
E - Eve Rodsky Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do 05/16/22
N - Narwhal's School of Awesomeness Ben Clanton 08/17/22
N - Noriko (Main Character) - Fifty Words for Rain Asha Lemmie 07/21/22
S - Stamped Out Tonya Kappes 05/02/22
L - Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus 05/23/22
V - Valentine Harris (Main Character) - Bleeding Tarts Kirsten Weiss 04/03/22
A - The Age of Misadventure Judy Leigh 05/09/22
N - Erik Norwalk (Main Character) - Stuck with You Ali Hazelwood 09/01/22
N - Noelle Fox (author) - What Child Is This? 07/31/22
I - Invisible Girl Lisa Jewell 06/26/22
A - Armand Gamache (Main Character) - The Brutal Telling Louise Penny 05/19/22

X 3. New Jersey (9)
N - Nicole (Main Character) - Happy New Year-Baby! Masami Hoshino 08/17/22
E - Esmé (Main Character) - The Dictionary of Lost Words Pip Williams 05/13/22
W - While We Were Dating Jasmine Guillory 04/21/22
J - Just Haven't Met You Yet Sophie Cousens 04/09/22
E - T.S. Eliot (author) - Four Quartets 05/29/22
R - Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt 05/27/22
S - Sarah Jio (author) With Love from London 05/08/22
E - Elle Cosimano (author) Finlay Donovan Is Killing It 06/03/22
Y - Susie Yang (author) White Ivy 06/20/22

X 4. Georgia (7)
G - Groundskeeping Lee Cole 04/10/22
E - Ellen Raskin (author) The Westing Game 07/04/22
O - Olivia Green (Main Character) The Messy Lives of Book People Phaedra Patrick 06/28/22
R - Royal Holiday Jasmine Guillory 05/18/22
G - Great Circle Maggie Shipstead 05/01/22
I - Isabella Alan (author) - Murder, Plainly Read 07/21/22
A - Armand Gamache (Main Character) - Bury Your Dead Louise Penny 05/24/22

X 5. Connecticut (11)
C - Beverly Cleary A Girl from Yamhill 04/28/22
O - Alice Oseman (author) Radio Silence
N - Nikki Erlick (author) - The Measure 09/15/22
N - Nicki Firth (Main Character) - Diving in Gretchen Galway 09/22/22
E - Elin Hilderbrand (author) Summer of '79: A Summer of '69 Story 07/10/22
C - Caitlin Doughty (Author) From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death 05/12/22
T - This Time Next Year Sophie Cousens 04/19/22
I - Isabella Alan (author) - Murder, Plain and Simple 07/27/22
C - Caitlin Doughty (Author) - Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And other Questions about Dead Bodies 05/13/22
U - An Unwanted Guest Shari Lapena 05/26/22
T - Talk Bookish to Me Kate Bromley 05/16/22

X 6. Massachusetts (13)
M - The Murder Stone Louise Penny 04/11/22
A - Anatomy: A Love Story Dana Schwartz 05/24/22
S - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory Caitlin Doughty 05/11/22
S - Send for Me Lauren Fox 07/22/22
A - All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr 05/30/22
C - Albert Camus (author) - The Plague 05/21/22
H - Happiness: A Memoir: How to Build a Family Out of True Love and Spare Parts Heather Harpham 04/08/22
U - Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith Jon Krakauer 05/05/22
S - The Summer Place Jennifer Weiner 05/23/22
E - Emmy Everett (main character) Meant to Be Emily Giffin 07/11/22
T - The Tourist Attraction Sarah Morgenthaler 07/01/22
T - Twice in a Blue Moon Christina Lauren 07/06/22
S - Something Wilder Christina Lauren 06/16/22

X 7. Maryland (8)
M - Migrations Charlotte McConaghy 04/21/22
A - Abby Jimenez (author) - The Friend Zone 07/20/22
R - Roomies Christina Lauren 06/10/22
Y - Young Mungo Douglas Stuart 08/30/22
L - Leave the World Behind Rumaan Alam 05/16/22
A - Armand Gamache (main character) The Beautiful Mystery Louise Penny 06/29/22
N - The Night Masquerade Nnedi Okorafor 10/05/22
D - Death in the Clouds Agatha Christie 05/08/22

8. South Carolina (13)
S - Sorrow and Bliss Meg Mason 06/25/22
O - Oh My Goddess!, Volume 1 Kosuke Fujishima 08/04/22
U - Under One Roof Ali Hazelwood 08/05/22
T - A Trick of the Light Louise Penny 06/03/22
H - The Honey-Don't List Christina Lauren 04/18/22
C - The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena 06/02/22
A - Armand Gamache (main character) How the Light Gets In Louise Penny 07/01/22
R - Richard Powers (author) Bewilderment 06/13/22
O - Out of My Mind Sharon M. Draper 08/22/22
L - The Lincoln Highway Amor Towles 05/08/22
I - Ian (Main Character) - Below Zero Ali Hazelwood 08/05/22
N - Neil Gaiman Coraline 11/16/22
A - Armand Gamche (main character) The Long Way Home Louise Penny 07/04/22

X 9. New Hampshire (12)
N - Nola (main character) Resting Scrooge Face Meghan Quinn 12/16/22
E - Enjoy the View Sarah Morgenthaler 07/12/22
W - Wifey Judy Blume 05/01/22
H - How to Wear a Sari Darshana Khiani 05/18/22
A - Arthur Pepper (main character) The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Phaedra Patrick 07/05/22
M - Mark Di Vincenzo (author) - Buy Shoes on Wednesday and Tweet at 4:00: More of the Best Times to Buy This, Do That, and Go There 05/24/22
P - The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake Aimee Bender 04/28/22
S - Sarah Morgenthaler (author) Mistletoe and Mr. Right 07/03/22
H - Sally Hepworth (author) - The Family Next Door 07/19/22
I - Isabella Alan (author) - Murder, Simply Stitched 08/17/22
R - Karen Roosa (author) Beach Day 06/20/22
E - Edith/Edi (main character) The Break Up Charlotte Barnes 07/13/22

X 10. Virginia (8)
V - The Violets of March Sarah Jio 06/17/22
I - Isabella Alan (author) - Murder, Served Simply 08/26/22
R - Rachel Lynn Solomon (author) - Weather Girl 07/24/22
G - God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 06/20/22
I - The It Girl Ruth Ware 09/04/22
N - Naoise Dolan Exciting Times 01/19/23
I - Isabella Alan (author) - Murder, Plainly Read 09/06/22
A - Alex Gino (author) -Melissa 07/05/22

X 11. New York (7)
N - Nora Goes Off Script Annabel Monaghan 01/23/23
E - Emily Giffin (author) Meant to Be 07/13/22
W - Well Matched Jen DeLuca 05/05/22
Y - Year of Wonders Geraldine Brooks 10/09/22
O - The Other Einstein Marie Benedict 08/28/22
R - Rules of Civility Amor Towles 07/29/22
K - Kristy Woodson Harvey (author) - The Wedding Veil 06/12/22

Continued on post #141

[JoAnne]

Melissa wrote: "I’m In - Spell the States Part 1
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
Starting This Part 02/25 /22

I started with Part Two First - but decided that I would start filling any this challenge ..."

The rules say: Spell The States Part 1
Duration: Open Ended from your start date. You cannot backdate in a challenge like this one!

[Melissa A]

JoAnne wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I’m In - Spell the States Part 1
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
Starting This Part 02/25 /22

I started with Part Two First - but decided that I would start filling any..."

My Bad!
I should have posted sooner.
I went back and changed the date to 04/01/22 and deleted the eight books.

Thanks -

[JoAnne]

Welcome Melissa!

[Shash]

Finished! :)

Spell The States - Part 1

1. Delaware
D - A Dangerous Nativity by Caroline Warfield (12/31/20)
E - Elizabeth Johns, Dangerous Knight (9/29/21)
L - Lies, Love, and Breakfast at Tiffany's by Julie Wright (1/11/21)
A - Annette Lyon, A Christmas Promise (12/30/20)
W - Walden (Claire), Claire's Christmas Dance by Rachelle J. Christensen (1/3/21)
A - Aurelia Baxter, The Lawyer's Luck by Piper Huguley (1/4/21)
R - Riker (Dare), Fired Up by Mary Connealy (1/25/21)
E - Eden Spencer, To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer (1/19/21)

2. Pennsylvania
P - Piper Greene, My Santa, My Elf by Lisa J. Crane (12/31/20)
E - Etta Hawkins, The Husband Maneuver by Karen Witemeyer (1/31/21)
N - Newton Hughes, The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (1/1/21)
N - North (John), The Lightkeeper's Daughter by Colleen Coble (2/13/21)
S - K.M. Shea, The Little Selkie (2/23/21)
Y - Yates (Vince), Closer Than Brothers by Mary Connealy (1/29/21)
L - Love on the Sound by Ciara Knight (1/23/21)
V - Vince Yates, Stuck Together by Mary Connealy (1/27/21)
A - Annabel, The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson (1/13/21)
N - Nelson, Quest for the Beast by Sarah Holman (2/28/21)
I - Isabel Bielsa, Thorn of Rose by Emily Deady (2/15/21)
A - An Agent for Cari by Cyndi Raye (9/25/21)

3. New Jersey
N - Newell (Julia), The Spark of a Kiss by Sarah Gay (2/28/21)
E - Engaging the Competition by Melissa Jagears (2/2/21)
W - The Weaver's Daughter by Sarah E. Ladd (1/16/21)
*
J - James (Talia), Round Up by Rebecca Connolly (1/28/21)
E - Elizabeth Johns, Dark of Knight (2/9/21)
R - Runaway Bride by Mary Connealy (1/29/21)
S - Snowflakes by K.M. Shea (3/16/21)
E - Emily Deady, Pearl of Magic (2/17/21)
Y - Jennifer Youngblood, The Exiled Patriot (2/27/21)

4. Georgia
G - Gabrielle, Puss in Boots by K.M. Shea (3/2/21)
E - Elise, The Wild Swans by K.M. Shea (3/4/21)
O - One Big Mistake by Jennifer Youngblood (8/17/21)
R - Rakel, Heart of Ice by K.M. Shea (3/14/21)
G - Graydim (Farrin), Sacrifice by K.M. Shea (3/15/21)
I - Isaia, Sleeping Beauty by K.M. Shea (3/12/21)
A - Adam Parks, Falling for Lucy by Heather B. Moore (1/17/21)

5. Connecticut
C - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
O - Over the Edge by Mary Connealy (1/31/21)
N - Neeley Valentine, A Messed-Up Match by Jessica R. Patch (3/27/21)
N - Neylan, The Moonflower Dance by Lea Doué (4/30/21)
E - Sarah M. Eden, Drops of Gold (3/7/21)
C - Cinderella and the Colonel by K.M. Shea (3/22/21)
T - Timeless Fairy Tales, The Princess and the Pea by K.M. Shea (1/12/21)
I - Identity by Camille Peters (4/21/21)
C - Rebecca Connolly, Full Rigged (5/7/21)
U - Undercover Princess by Lenora Worth (2/11/21)
T - Tessa Lochridge, Chisholm by Jo Jones (4/10/21)

6. Massachusetts
M - Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy (2/20/21)
A - Alden Thatcher, Charlotte's Promise by Jennifer Moore (1/21/21)
S - Snow White by K.M. Shea (3/26/21)
S - Son of War, Daughter of Chaos by Janette Rallison (3/30/21)
A - Abbie Lake, The Boardwalk Antiques Shop by Julie Wright, et.al. (2/6/21)
C - Rebecca Connolly, Fortune Favors the Sparrow (5/22/21)
H - His to Save by Julia Keanini (4/11/21)
U - Unsu, The Green-Eyed Prince by Brittany Fichter (4/5/21)
S - Spelled by Camille Peters (4/4/21)
E - Elle, Beauty and the Beast by K.M. Shea (3/19/21)
T - Tinsley (Graham), Shining Knight by Elizabeth Johns (5/3/21)
T - The Tangled Ties That Bind by Mary Connealy (5/16/21)
S - Sandra Schwab, The Bride Prize (4/23/21)

7. Maryland
M - Mikkel, Beguiled by Jody Hedlund (3/7/21)
A - An Agent for Elizabeth by Julia Ridgmont (2/10/21)
R - Rumpelstiltskin by K.M. Shea (3/17/21)
Y - Jennifer Youngblood, One Tiny Lie (6/4/21)
L - Liesel, Girl in the Red Hood by Brittany Fichter (3/28/21)
A - Adam Moon, The Bet by Taylor Hart (2/18/21)
N - Nevin (Claire) The Love Knot by Karen Witemeyer (5/10/21)
D - Dresden (Clay), Kissing the Mountain Man by Jeanette Lewis (4/6/21)

8. South Carolina
S - Snapdragon by Lea Doué (5/1/21)
O - Ozark Mountain Romance, Her Dearly Unintended by Regina Jennings (2/1/21)
U - Urban by L.L. Muir (8/31/21)
T - The Twelve Holidates by Emma St. Clair (6/13/21)
H - Shanna Hatfield, Lilac Bride (5/18/21)
*
C - Christine Sterling, Beauty and the Baker (5/25/21)
A - Aurora, Besotted by Jody Hedlund (3/9/21)
R - The Red Dragon Girl by Lea Doué (4/29/21)
O - Onric Sirilian, Shard of Glass by Emily Deady (2/14/21)
L - A Longtime -and at one point illegal- Crush by Janette Rallison (3/30/21)
I - An Inconvenient Princess by Melanie Cellier (4/22/21)
N - Nichole Bastian, Too Many Secrets by Marie Higgins (5/24/21)
A - Ariane, The Frog Prince by K.M. Shea (3/20/21)

9. New Hampshire
N - Not Forgotten by Elizabeth Johns (6/5/21)
E - Emerys, The Twelve Dancing Princesses by K.M. Shea (3/24/21)
W - What Happened to Romance? by Franky A. Brown (2/9/21)
*
H - Harper, Falling for Your Best Friend by Emma St. Clair (6/23/21)
A - Azerly (James), A Lady Unrivaled by Roseanna M. White (4/16/21)
M - Magical Misperception by Suzanne G. Rogers (4/2/21)
P - Parrish by Shannen Crane Camp (4/7/21)
S - Stolen Kisses From A Rock Star by Judy Corry (6/29/21)
H - Hallee Grange, Romancing the Island by Cami Checketts (7/5/21)
I - Isabel Reed, Her Unexpected Courtship by Megan Walker (6/30/21)
R - Red Orchid by Lea Doué (4/28/21)
E - Eileen, Pathways by Camille Peters (4/2/21)

10. Virginia
V - Valten Gerstenberg, The Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson (2/21/21)
I - Ian Kendrick, How Not To Fall by Meg Easton (7/13/21)
R - Rian Stratford, First Kiss Train Wreck by Michelle Pennington (6/7/21)
G - Gwen, The Midsummer Captives by Lea Doué (4/28/21)
I - Irene Hannon, Vanished (8/11/21)
N - Nico Torres, Back to the Beach by Brooke St. James (6/25/21)
I - Isabelle, Princess in Peril by Rachelle McCalla (9/7/21)
A - Autumn Lane, The Better Man by Taylor Hart (4/19/21)

11. New York
N - Newport (Ana), The Gentleman and the Thief by Sarah M. Eden (7/12/21)
E - Ellie Hall, Swooning over the Football Billionaire (4/12/21)
W - Westin Farr, Rough Stock by Heather B. Moore (4/9/21)
*
Y - Young (Tessa), A Man Worth Shaving For by Michelle Pennington (6/6/21)
O - O'Brien (Cade), The Sheriffs of Savage Wells by Sarah M. Eden (2/25/21)
R - Romancing the Treasure by Cami Checketts (6/17/21)
K - Kerry Mather, The Blacksmith by L.L. Muir (5/8/21)

12. North Carolina
N - Jo Noelle, Eight Second Kiss (7/14/21)
O - Odette, Swan Lake by K.M. Shea (3/23/21)
R - Romancing the Escape by Cami Checketts (6/19/21)
T - Thompson (Kayla), Romancing the Extreme Adventure by Cami Checketts (7/5/21)
H - How to Not Fall for the Wrong Guy by Meg Easton (7/7/21)
*
C - Cole Everard, Romancing Her Rival by Joanna Barker (6/29/21)
A - An Agent for Annie by Lynn Donovan (5/4/21)
R - Romancing the Boat by Cami Checketts (6/20/21)
O - Owens (Jenna), Forgetting the Prince by Laura D. Bastian (4/13/21)
L - Laura Beers, A Dangerous Pursuit (7/17/21)
I - The Island House by Elana Johnson (9/12/21)
N - Nash (Shelby), Waves of Deceit by Donna K. Weaver (7/22/21)
A - Laura Ann, Her Quiet Bodyguard (5/12/21)

[Shash]

Completion Post Part 2

13. Rhode Island
R - Romancing the Spartan Race by Cami Checketts (7/6/21)
H - Hawaii Ever After by Rachelle J. Christensen (7/29/21)
O - One Singing Bachelorette by Jennifer Youngblood (1/31/22)
D - Lea Doué, The Firethorn Crown (4/26/21)
E - Etta, The Marquise and Her Cat by Shari L. Tapscott (4/24/21)
*
I - It Happened in Nashville, The Off Limits Rule by Sarah Adams (10/3/21)
S - Sarah Jenkins, Romancing the Castle by Cami Checketts (7/4/21)
L - Laura Beers, A Dangerous Lord (7/21/21)
A - Laura Ann, The Heiress's Bodyguard (5/13/21)
N - Nichols (Taylin), Just a Kiss in the Moonlight by Cindy Roland Anderson (7/25/21)
D - Duval (Theo), My American Angel by Brooke St. James (5/25/21)

14. Vermont
V - Vilmar, Beholden by Jody Hedlund (3/6/21)
E - Everly Madison, Her Bodyguard Swap by Laura Ann (5/10/21)
R - Rhys Jackson, Falling for Your Enemy by Emma St. Clair (8/16/21)
M - The Merchant and the Rogue by Sarah M. Eden (8/2/21)
O - Kirsten Osbourne, Moonstruck Marine (5/15/21)
N - Nick, Kiss Me in the Moonlight by Lindzee Armstrong (1/26/21)
T - The Truth Comes Out by Victorine E. Lieske (7/21/21)

15. Kentucky
K - Karen Tuft, Wager for a Wife (6/16/21)
E - Sarah M. Eden, As You Are (5/11/21)
N - Nathaniel Knight, Rescuing the Rancher by Shanna Hatfield (8/14/21)
T - Thornton (Mariposa), A Fine Gentleman by Sarah M. Eden (7/27/21)
U - Unmasking the Duke by Donna Hatch (9/7/21)
C - Cold Shot by Dani Pettrey (8/20/21)
K - Ciara Knight, Winter in Sweetwater County (8/4/21)
Y - Jennifer Youngblood, Meet Me in London (9/21/21)

16. Tennessee
T - Melissa Tagg, From the Start (8/23/21)
E - Everton (Sage), Second First Kiss by Jennifer Griffith (5/30/21)
N - Not Your Average Joe by Brooke St. James (8/25/21)
N - Nurses of New York, Cause of Conflict by Amelia C. Adams (9/3/21)
E - Edi Ross, Her Loyal Bodyguard by Laura Ann (5/31/21)
S - Stanley Jonquil, For Love or Honor by Sarah M. Eden (8/13/21)
S - Sorrel Black, The Book of Sorrel by Jennifer Peel (8/24/21)
E - Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend's Twin (6/9/21)
E - Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Boss (6/10/21)

17. Ohio
O - O'Brien (Anna), Beyond All Dreams by Elizabeth Camden (5/28/21)
H - The Heart of a Vicar by Sarah M. Eden (8/28/21)
I - Ian Collum, Five Kisses by Rachael Anderson (10/11/21)
O - Oh, Keep Your Shirt On by Michelle Pennington (6/7/21)

18. Louisiana
L - Lily Bardici, Prince Incognito by Rachelle McCalla (9/10/21)
O - Oliver (Jackson), How to Not Fall for Your Ex by Meg Easton (7/12/21)
U - An Unlikely Match by Sarah M. Eden (11/7/21)
I - Isaac Murphy, The Contestant Flies Off the Handle by Heather Horrocks (10/27/21)
S - Seth Walker, Three Little Words by Melissa Tagg (8/23/21)
I - Isla, A Princess of Wind and Wave by Melanie Cellier (10/31/21)
A - Laura Ann, Her Champion Bodyguard (5/17/21)
N - Nancy Campbell Allen, Autumn Masquerade (9/9/21)
A - Ambrosia Herald, Bound and Determined by Regina Jennings (5/29/21)

19. Indiana
I - Ivy Thorpe, The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright (11/26/21)
N - Noah Rush, Distracting the Billionaire by Jennifer Griffith (9/17/21)
D - A Dance of Silver and Shadow by Melanie Cellier (9/21/21)
I - Ivy Ingles, Snowed In For Christmas by Kimberly Krey (12/4/21)
A - Laura Ann, Her Broken Bodyguard (6/2/21)
N - Ned Richards, Widows of Somerset by Rebecca Connolly, et. al. (1/10/21)
A - Angela Donnelly, Give Me One Good Reason by Michelle Pennington (6/8/21)

20. Mississippi
M - Lucy McConnell, From Best Friend to Husband (8/3/21)
I - Isaac Brooks, A Wish for Father Christmas by Laura Rollins (12/6/21)
S - Still Life by Dani Pettrey (8/27/21)
S - Sadie by Shanna Hatfield (8/30/21)
I - Issot (Juliana), A Yorkshire Carol by Jennie Goutet (12/10/21)
S - Shaw (Tanner), Blind Spot by Dani Pettrey (9/5/21)
S - Sian Ann Bessey, For Castle and Crown (6/27/21)
I - Ian Phelps, Mostly Perilous by Kimberley Montpetit (1/4/22)
P - The Proposing Kind by Bria Quinlan (9/14/21)
P - Dani Pettrey, Dead Drift (9/6/21)
I - Isabel Palmer, The Secrets of a Scoundrel by Mindy Burbidge Strunk (2/6/22)

21. Illinois
I - Liz Isaacson, Birthday Boyfriend (2/22/22)
L - Love Me Like You Mean It by Laura Burton (9/16/21)
L - Laura Burton, What I Don't Like About You (9/17/21)
I - It's Complicated, Never Fall for Your Back-Up Guy by Kate O'Keeffe (3/23/22)
N - Newport (Ana), The Gentleman and the Thief by Sarah M. Eden (1/5/21)
O - Oliver Radcliff, A Dangerous Game by Laura Beers (7/19/21)
I - It's Complicated, Never Fall for Your Enemy by Kate O'Keeffe (3/26/22)
S - Sophie Dawson, An Agent For Delaney (9/15/21)

22. Alabama
A - Cindy Roland Anderson, Rescue a Stubborn Heart (6/15/21)
L - Laura Burton, Dare Number One: Kiss Me Like You Mean It (9/18/21)
A - Ace Fuller, Romancing the Mountain by Cami Checketts (7/3/21)
B - Brew Ha Ha, The Catching Kind by Bria Quinlan (9/14/21)
A - Axel Dexter, Romancing the River by Cami Checketts (7/6/21)
M - The Missing Monarch by Rachelle McCalla (9/11/21)
A - Arlem Hawks, Commander of His Heart (7/2/21)

23. Maine
M - Michelle, Dare Number Two: Don't Fall In Love by Laura Burton (9/19/21)
A - Abernathy (Peyton), How to Not Fall for Your Best Friend by Meg Easton (7/11/21)
I - It's Complicated, Never Fall for Your Fake Fiancé by Kate O'Keeffe (4/5/22)
N - Natalie Walters, Living Lies (9/23/21)
E - Sarah M. Eden, The Lady and the Highwayman (6/10/21)

24. Missouri
M - Melissa Jagears, Tied and True (9/19/21)
I - If You Want To Kiss A Billionaire by Emma St. Clair (4/11/22)
S - Susan Hatler, Million Dollar Date (9/17/21)
S - Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Fake Fiancé (6/12/21)
O - Oscar Rosewell, A Seaside Summer by Heather B. Moore (8/9/21)
U - Under the Mistletoe Collection by Cindy Roland Anderson, et.al. (12/20/21)
R - Ryder Black, Dare Number Three: Pretend To Be Mine by Laura Burton (9/19/21)
I - It's All About the Mistletoe, Mistletoe Maverick by Laura Ann (4/27/22)

25. Arkansas
A - Agents of the Convent, The Ears Have It by Rebecca Connolly (8/7/21)
R - Ronan by Diane Darcy (9/24/21)
K - Kirk Covington, Protecting the Princess by Rachelle McCalla (9/8/21)
A - Alex Young, Love and Loathing by Ellie Thornton (8/18/21)
N - Noah Drake, Pride and Precipitation by Heather Horrocks (11/14/21)
S - Snowed In at the Castle by Lucy McConnell (1/15/21)
A - Laura Ann, Her Unexpected Rival (9/2/21)
S - Sophie, A Tale of Beauty and Beast by Melanie Cellier (9/26/21)

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Shash!

[Maureen]

I want to try this :)

Spell The States Part 1
Duration: Open Ended from 3 July 2022

States:
1. Delaware
2. Pennsylvania
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V - Vienna Blood - Frank Tallis - Jul 12, 2022.
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3. New Jersey
4. Georgia
5. Connecticut
6. Massachusetts
7. Maryland
8. South Carolina
9. New Hampshire
10. Virginia
11. New York
12. North Carolina
13. Rhode Island
14. Vermont
15. Kentucky
16. Tennessee
17. Ohio
18. Louisiana
19. Indiana
20. Mississippi
21. Illinois
22. Alabama
23. Maine
24. Missouri
25. Arkansas

[JoAnne]

Welcome Maureen!

[Anne]

Spell The States Part 1
Duration: Open Ended from your start date

COMPLETED!!!


SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter)
4. Main character- first letter of first or last name -You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.


States:
1. Delaware
D Dark Chocolate Demise by Jenn McKinley 4/23/2021
E Elin Hilderbrand Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand 1/11/2021
L Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman 1/9/2021
A Anthony M DeStefano The Big Heist: The Real Story of the Lufthansa Heist, the Mafia, and Murder by Anthony M DeStefano 1/29/2021
W Wahlberg, Jim The Big Hustle: A Boston Street Kid's Story of Addiction and Redemption by Jim Wahlberg 2/16/2021
A As Gouda as Dead by Avery Aames 3/4/2021
R Rita Mae Brown Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown 2/24/2021
E Ellen Byron Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron 2/2/2021

2. Pennsylvania
P Playing for Pizza by John Grisham 1/4/2020
E Emma Donahue Akin by Emma Donahue 5/28/2021
N Nancy Coco To Fudge or Not to Fudge by Nancy Coco 5/31/2021
N Nantucket Candle Making Mysteries Murder Makes Scents by Christin Brecher 7/29/2021
S The Silver Ladies of Penny Lane by Dee MacDonald 2/11/2021
Y Yarn to Go by Betty Hechtmann 8/1/2021
L Laura Levine Death of a Neighborhood Witch by Laura Levine 1/13/2021
V Very Cherry Mysteries Cherry Pies & Deadly Lies by Darci Hannah 2/18/2021
A Anita Hughes Christmas in London by Anita Hughes 2/28/2021
N Needlepoint Mysteries Crewel World by Monica Ferris 9/2/2021
I In for a Penny by Kelsey Browning 1/18/2021
A The Austen Escape by Kathryn Reay 4/1/2021

3. New Jersey
N Needlecraft Mysteries Framed in Lace by Monica Ferris 9/27/2021
E Embroidery Mysteries The Quick and the Thread by Amanda Lee 6/7/2021
W Waking Up in Charleston by Sherryl Woods 2/11/2021
J Jane Thynne The Words I Never Wrote by Jane Thynne 3/17/2020
E Erin O'Reilly Mysteries Death By Chocolate by Steven Henry 6/11/2021
R Ralph McInerny The Seventh Station by Ralph McInerny 3/19/2021
S Sisters: The Sea Glass Sisters / The Tidewater Sisters / The Sandcastle Sister by Lisa Wingate 2/4/2021
E Elvis Takes a Back Seat by Leanna Ellis 7/16/2021
Y Year Round Christmas Mystery Silent Night, Deadly Night by Vicki Delany 8/4/2021

4. Georgia
G Graham Moore The Holdout by Graham Moore 3/9/2021
E Elyssa Friedman Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedman 8/16/2021
O Out of Circulation by Miranda James 2/16/2021
R The Ritual Bath by Faye Kellerman 4/11/2021
G Graves, Sarah A Bat in the Belfry by Sarah Graves 3/7/2021
I The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman 3/20/2021
A Ackerman, Sara The Lieutenant's Nurse by Sara Ackerman 4/20/20201

5. Connecticut
C Cat in an Alien X-Ray by Carole Nelson Douglas 1/7/2021
O One Foot in Eden by Ron Rash 6/29/2021
N Nora Watts The Lost Ones by Sheena Kamal <10/11/21
N Nancy Atherton Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch by Nancy Atherton 10/23/2021
E Earlene Fowler Goose in the Pond by Earlene Fowler 8/24/2021
C Carole Higgins Clark Jinxed by Carol Higgins Clark 2/19/2021
T Tea Cups and Carnage by Lynn Calhoon 1/25/2021
I Isis Crawford A Catered Fourth of July by Isis Crawford 1/28/20201
C Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father by Fr. Donald H Calloway 3/19/2021
U Under Suspicion Series Piece of My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark 5/17/2021
T Terry, Pamela The Sweet Taste of Muscadines by Pamela Terry 5/4/2021

6. Massachusetts
M Maddie Day Flipped for Murder by Maddie Day 1/22/20201
A Adams, Riley Rubbed Out by Riley Adams 5/17/2021
S A Stab in the Dark by Lawrence Block 2/23/2021
S Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton 4/14/2021
A Archer, Winnie Kneaded to Death by Winnie Archer 5/24/2021
C Curses, Boiled Again! by Shari Randall 4/28/2021
H Healey, Jane The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey 3/24/2021
U Under the Southern Sky by Kristy Woodson 7/18/2021
S Summer in Andalucía by Lucy Coleman 4/15/2021
E Ellie Alexander Death on Tap by Ellie Alexander 10/5/2021
T The Trust by Ronald H Balson 6/18/2021
T The 20th Victim by James Patterson 7/10/2021
S Saints Who Saw Hell: And Other Catholic Witnesses to the Fate of the Damned by Paul Thigpen 9/4/2021

[Anne]

Spell The States Part 1
Duration: Open Ended from your start date


7. Maryland
M Miranda James The Silence of the Library by Miranda James <5/11/2021
A Ackerman, Sara Red Sky Over Hawaii by Sara Ackerman 5/31/2021
R Ralph McInerny Lying Three by Ralph McInerny 7/21/2021
Y Yule Log Murder by Leslie Meier 12/21/2021
L Lisa Gardner The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner 5/8/2021
A Ann Rule The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story by Ann Rule 6/28/2021
N The Night Before by Wendy Walker 10/30/2021
D Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle 3/12/2021

8. South Carolina
S Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline 4/26/2021
O Orchard Mysteries Nipped in the Bud by Sheila Connolly 7/30/2021
U The Unexpected Waltz by Kim Wright 7/26/2021
T Tim Myers A Pour Way to Dye by Tim Myers 10/2/2021
H Hannah, Darci Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop by Darci Hannah 4/6/2021
C Collins, Kate Dearly Depotted by Kate Collins 4/6/2021
A Ancestry Detective Murder Once Removed by S C Perkins 6/27/2021
R Rest in Pieces by Rita Mae Brown 8/12/2021
O One by One by Ruth Ware 9/24/2021
L Lowcountry Book Club by Susan M. Boyer 5/12/2021
I Into the Sweet Hereafter by Kaye George 3/25/2021
N The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews 11/3/2021
A All Summer Long by Melody Carlson 7/4/2021

9. New Hampshire
N The Nightingale Before Christmas by Donna Andrews 11/29/2021
E Ehrhard, Peggy Knit of the Living Dead by Peggy Ehrhart 9/30/2021
W Watch Me Disappear by Janelle Brown 4/19/2021
H A Haunting at Dixie House by M L Bullock 4/21/2021
A After I'm Gone by Laura Lippmann 8/30/20201
M Mary Kubica Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica 6/7/2021
P Putnam, Cara Flight Risk by Cara Putnam 4/10/2021
S Sherryl Woods Lilac Lane by Sherryl Woods 5/7/2021
H Hollis, Lee Death of a Blueberry Tart by Lee Hollis 4/30/2021
I If Onions Could Spring Leeks by Paige Shelton 5/20/2021
R Rosato and Associates Moment of Truth by Lisa Scottoline 9/10/2021
E Erin Somers Stay Up with Hugo Best by Erin Somers 11/15/2021

10. Virginia
V Vicki Delany There's A Murder Afoot by Vicki Delany 3/29/2021
I Island Sisters Mysteries Death at High Tide by Hannah Dennison 7/9/2021
R Rosett, Sara Murder at Blackburn Hall by Sara Rosett 8/30/2021
G Garrett, Kellye Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett 5/18/2021
I I Found You by Lisa Jewell
N The New Neighbor by Leah Stewart 12/31/2021
I I Loved Jesus in the Night: Teresa of Calcutta—A Secret Revealed by Fr. Paul Murray 8/8/2021
A Archer, Winnie Crust No One by Winnie Archer 8/26/2021

11. New York
N Natalie Bright A Wild Cow Winter by Natalie Bright 1/4/2022
E Ellie Avery Moving is Murder by Sara Rosett 12/27/2021
W Wyoming Legend by Diana Palmer 5/27/2021
Y Yamaguchi, Kristi Cara's Kindness by Kristi Yamaguchi 1/11/2022
O Overcoming Sinful Anger by Fr. Thomas Morrow 11/6/2021
R Richard North Patterson Fall From Grace by Richard North Patterson 10/29/2021
K Krista Davis Murder Most Howl by Krista Davis 2/2/2021

12. North Carolina
N Nashville Dreams by Pamela Kelley 1/31/2022
O Oregon Honeycomb Mysteries Death Bee Comes Her by Nancy Coco 1/2/2022
R The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez 11/24/2021
T Tradd Street Series The House on Tradd Street by Karen White 10/13/2021
H Hard Rain by B J Daniels 4/29/2021
C Carrie Doyle Death on West End Road by Carrie Doyle 6/11/2021
A Atwell, Sarah Through a Glass, Deadly by Sarah Atwell 9/2/2021
R The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco by Laura DiSilverio 12/13/2021
O Osman, Richard The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 3/7/2022
L Leave No Stone Unturned by Jeanne Glidewell 5/25/2021
I In Vino Duplicitas: The Rise and Fall of a Wine Forger Extraordinaire by Peter Hellman 8/15/2021
N Nina George The Little French Bistro by Nina George 2/28/2022
A Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun by Lois Winston 9/13/2021

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Spell The States Part 1
Duration: Open Ended from your start date


13. Rhode Island
R Red Velvet Revenge by Jenn McKinlay 12/29/2021
H Hess, Joan Dear Miss Demeanor by Joan Hess 5/23/2021
O The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf 2/21/2022
D A Dream of Death by Connie Berry 7/24/2021
E Evans, Richard Paul The Sunflower by Richard Paul Evans 1/4/2022
I In Polite Company by Gervais Haggerty 9/18/2021
S Star Spangled Murder by Leslie Meier 7/2/2021
L Linwood Barclay Find You First by Linwood Barclay 6/22/2021
A Alison Sherlock Escape to the Country by Alison Sherlock 9/9/2021
N No Turning Back: A Witness to Mercy by Donald Calloway 3/25/2022
D David Bell Bring Her Home by David Bell 3/31/2021

14. Vermont
V Voiklos, Charlotte Jones Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of a Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters by Charlotte Jone Voiklos 8/26/2021
E Exotic, Joe Tiger King: The Official Tell-All Memoir by Joe Exotic 1/4/2022
R Riley Sager Final Girls by Riley Sager 1/20/2022
M Melody Carlson The Happy Camper by Melody Carlson 7/12/2021
O O'Conor, Carlene Murder in an Irish Cottage by Carlene O'Conor 3/23/2022
N No Good Tea Goes Unpunished by Bree Baker 3/15/2022
T A Thin Dark Line by Tami Hoag 10/28/2021

15. Kentucky
K Keri Beevis M for Murder by Keri Beevis 8/20/2021
E Eggnog, Extortion, and Evergreen by Tonya Kappes 1/10/2022
N No Decision by Ridge King 3/18/2022
T Three Days Missing by Kimberly Belle 10/25/2021
U Under the Cover of Murder by Lauren Elliott 8/20/2021
C Cocoa Beach by Beatriz Williams 6/19/2021
K Kate Burkholder series Shamed by Linda Castillo 9/15/2021
Y Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin 6/2/2022

16. Tennessee
T Three Sisters Ranch The Cowboy's Daughter by Jamie K. Schmidt 2/4/2022
E Eddie Flynn The Defence by Steve Cananagh 1/30/2022
N Nora Roberts Angels Fall by Nora Roberts 3/30/2022
N Nora Roberts Under Currents by Nora Roberts 4/1/2022
E Edith Nesbit Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit 2/17/2022
S Sarah Penner The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 6/26/2021
S Sherry Harris From Beer to Eternity by Sherry Harris 7/14/2021/
E Ehrhart, Peggy Knitty Gritty Murder by Peggy Ehrhart 3/15/2022
E Edwards, Mark Here To Stay by Mark Edwards 3/18/2022

17. Ohio
O The One That Got Away by Leigh Himes 4/4/2022
H Hazel Gaynor Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor 6/13/2021
I ice Cream Shoppe Mysteries Pint of No Return by Dana Mentink 9/21/2021
O Osman, Richard The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman 4/14/2022

18. Louisiana
L Leslie Meier Wedding Day Murder by Leslie Meier 7/29/2021
O Outsider by Linda Castillo 4/27/2022
U Unsuspecting Target by Juno Rushdan 11/19/2021
I Irregardless of Murder by Ellen Edwards Kennedy 11/10/2021
S Scrap This Mysteries Designed to Death by Christina Freeburn8/8/2021
I Iona Whishaw A Killer in King's Cove by Iona Whishaw 11/12/2021
A All the Beautiful Girls by Elizabeth J Church 11/7/2021
N NPR Road Trips: Postcards from Around the Globe: Stories That Take You Away... by Various 4/29/2022
A Andrews, Mary Kay Beach Town by Mary Kay Andrews 11/25/2021

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Spell The States Part 1
Duration: Open Ended from your start date

19. Indiana
I The Inheritance by JoAnn Ross 12/28/20021
N Neggers, Carla Liar's Key by Carla Neggers 6/8/2022
D Diane Kelly The Moonshine Shack Murder by Diane Kelly 11/13/2021
I Irish Tenure by Ralph McInerny 1/26/2022
A Amanda Flower Marshmallow Malice by Amanda Flower 11/18/2021
N Not Me by Kate Bold 6/11/2022
A Auction Block Mysteries Death & the Redheaded Woman by Loretta Ross 11/28/2021

20. Mississippi
M Mary Alice Monroe The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe 8/8/2021
I The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A Kepnas 2/20/2022
S Still Knife Painting by Cheryl Hollon 9/6/2021
S Sarah Fox Wine and Punishment by Sarah Fox 9/21/2021
I If I Disappear by Eliza Jane Brazier 3/9/2022
S Stationary Shop Mysteries For Letter or W/orse by Vivian Conroy 9/30/2021
S Scrapbooking Mysteries Postcards from the Dead by Laura Child 10/2/2021
I IDra Novey Ways to Disappear by Idra Novey 3/25/2022
P The Palm Beach Murders by James Patterson 9/11/2021
P A Pumpkin Spice Killing by Lynn Calhoon 11/17/2021
I The Islanders by Mary Alice Monroe 4/22/2022

21. Illinois
I Isley, Camilla Opposites Attract by Camilla Isley 4/16/2022
L Leonard Goldberg The Disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth by Leonard Goldberg 09/27/2021
L The Cider Shop Rules by Julie Anne Lindsey 10/20/2021
I In the Frame by Dick Francis 4/29/2022
N Needlecraft Mystery A Stitch in Time by Monica Ferris 6/12/2022
O The Oath by Dennis Koller 5/3/2022
I If We Were Villains by M L Rio 6/2/2022
S Stephanie Blackmoore Veiled in Death by Stephanie Blackmoore 10/15/2021

22. Alabama
A Aubray, Camille Cooking for Picasso by Camille Aubray 12/20/2021
L Laura DiSilverio Die Buying by Laura DiSilverio 12/15/2021
A Alix Harrow The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow 1/11/2022
B Buckley, Julia Death in a Budapest Butterfly by Julia Buckley 6/4/2021
A The Alibi by Sandra Brown 1/16/2022
M McKinley, Jenn Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay 10/8/2021
A Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen 1/22/2022

23. Maine
M The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes 10/21/2021
A Amanda Pepper Caught Dead in Philadelphia by Gillian Roberts 1/25/2022
I I'll See You in Paris by Michelle Gable 5/22/2022
N Never Coming Home by Hannah Mary McKinnon 6/23/2022
E The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim 4/7/2022

24. Missouri
M Melody Carlson The Christmas Joy Ride by Melody Carlson 1/7/2022
I Ill Met by Murder by Elizabeth J Duncan 6/15/2022
S The Strangers on Montagu Street by Karen White 12/8/2021
S She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana by Michael Lee West 12/10/2021
O The Outsider by Anthony Franze 5/27/2022
U Until Friday Night by Abbi Glines 12/10/2021
R Robert Dugoni The Trapped Girl by Robert Dugoni 2/6/2022
I Iris Grey Mystery Murder at the Mill by M B Shaw 6/29/2022

25. Arkansas
A Austin, Lynn, The Wish Book Christmas by Lynn Austin 3/1/2022
R Rosoff, Meg Jonathan Unleashed by Meg Rosoff 2/18/2022
K Karen White The Girl On Legare Street by Karen White 11/5/2021
A Autumn Chiklis Smothered by Autumn Chiklis 3/11/2022
N Needlecraft Mysteries Unraveled Sleeve by Monica Ferris 7/5/2022
S Sherry Harris The Gun Also Rises by Sherry Harris 12/02/2021
A A L Herbert Murder with Collard Greens and Hot Sauce by A L Herbert 4/4/2022
S The Swallows by Lisa Lutz 1/17/2022

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1. Delaware
D-Dark Lover by J.R. Ward 7/30/22
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L-Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas by Shea Ernshaw 9/3/22
A-Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman 7/10/22
W-The Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker 4/29/23
A-Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 12/4/22
R-The River Murders by James Patterson 3/12/23
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2. Pennsylvania
P-Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard 12/1/22
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N-New Moon by Stephenie Meyer 8/21/22
N-99 Days by Katie Cotugno 1/19/23
S-Smoke by Ellen Hopkins 8/16/22
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L-Lost by James Patterson 9/11/22
V-Violets Are Blue by James Patterson 12/18/22
A-An Affair to Dismember by Elise Sax 1/26/23
N-9 Days and 9 Nights by Katie Cotugno 1/22/23
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4. Georgia
G-Grey Sister by Mark Lawrence 7/25/22
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O-Open Season by C.J. Box 3/20/23
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G-Glass by Ellen Hopkins 8/3/22
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A-After Ever Happy by Anna Todd 2/2/23

5. Connecticut
C-A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas 7/15/22
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C-Crank by Ellen Hopkins 7/27/22
T-Turn Coat by Jim Butcher 10/12/22
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6. Massachusetts
M-Mary, Mary by James Patterson 3/9/23
A-Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett 3/2/23
S-Small Favor by Jim Butcher 9/27/22
S-77 Shadow Street by Dean R. Koontz 1/13/23
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C-Changes by Jim Butcher 11/6/22
H-Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 3/8/23
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S-Soulbound by Bethany Adams 2/10/23
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T-2 Sisters Detective Agency by James Patterson 1/6/23
T-21 Years of Jane by Yolanda Olson 1/8/23
S-Skyhunter by Marie Lu 2/11/23

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D-Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher 12/15/22

8. South Carolina
S-Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs 4/4/23
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U-Unsolved by James Patterson 9/8/22
T-Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns 1/23/23
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10. Virginia
11. New York
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15. Kentucky
16. Tennessee
17. Ohio
18. Louisiana
19. Indiana
20. Mississippi
21. Illinois
22. Alabama
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The Lost Challenges
Spell The States Part 1
Duration: 7/1/2022 - Open Ended from your start date

Progress: 0 out of 223

Object: Spell Out each letter of the states by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initial.

SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter)
4. Main character- first letter of first or last name -You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

SPELL OUT EXAMPLE:
B: Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (main character name)
O: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (title)
O: On Dublin Street - Down London Road by Samantha Young (series name)
K: Misery by Stephen King (author last name)

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(view spoiler)[*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over. (hide spoiler)]

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States:
1. Delaware
2. Pennsylvania
3. New Jersey
4. Georgia
5. Connecticut
6. Massachusetts
7. Maryland
8. South Carolina
9. New Hampshire
10. Virginia
11. New York
12. North Carolina
13. Rhode Island
14. Vermont
15. Kentucky
16. Tennessee
17. Ohio
18. Louisiana
19. Indiana
20. Mississippi
21. Illinois
22. Alabama
23. Maine
24. Missouri
25. Arkansas

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Second 1/2 of Part One

X 12. North Carolina (13)
N - Noodle Shop Mystery 2 (series) - Dim Sum of All Fears Vivien Chien 02/09/23
O - Out of My Heart Sharon M. Draper 09/08/22
R - Ron Howard (author) - The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family 08/03/22
T - Toni Morrison (author) Beloved 07/07/22
H - The Hangman Louise Penny 06/01/22
C - The Change Kirsten Miller 05/28/22
A - Ashley Poston (author) - Geekerella 08/01/22
R - Lore Rivera (main character) - More Than You'll Ever Know Katie Gutierrez 08/07/22
O - On the Rooftop Margaret Wilkerson Sexton 11/22/22
L - The Last Anniversary Liane Moriarty 06/02/22
I - Isabella Alan (author) - Murder, Handcrafted 09/12/22
N - Nolan Shaw (main character) A Merry Little Christmas Julia Williams 11/09/22
A - Armand Gamache (main character) A Great Reckoning Louise Penny 07/11/22

X 13. Rhode Island (11)
R - Jo Marie Rose (Main Character) - Love Letters Debbie Macomber 08/10/22
H - His & Hers Alice Feeney 06/14/22
O - Michael Oher (Main Character) - The Blind Side Michael Lewis 09/04/22
D - Jen DeLuca (author) - Well Met 05/05/22
E - Erica Ferencik (author) - Girl in Ice 07/17/22
I - Samantha Irby (author) - We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. 09/15/22
S - Sally Hepworth (author) The Mother-in-Law 07/12/22
L - Laura Dave (author) The Divorce Party 06/18/22
A - Ashley Poston (author) - The Dead Romantics 07/17/22
N - Nina Stibbe One Day I Shall Astonish the World 02/05/23
D - The Dating Charade Melissa Ferguson 05/26/22

X 14. Vermont (7)
V - Valentine Harris (Main Character) - Gourd to Death Kirsten Weiss 04/27/22
E - Jennifer Egan (author) - A Visit from the Goon Squad 07/21/22
R - Lynda Rutledge (author) - West with Giraffes 08/26/22
M - Meet Me in the Margins Melissa Ferguson 05/25/22
O - Axie Oh (author) - XOXO 09/08/22
N - Onyi Nwabineli Someday, Maybe 02/13/23
T - This Time Tomorrow Emma Straub 07/19/22

X 15. Kentucky (8)
K - Kirsten Weiss (author) The Quiche and the Dead 04/04/22
E - Emily Giffin (author) - Baby Proof 07/25/22
N - Noodle Shop Mystery 3 (series) Murder Lo Mein Vivien Chien 02/21/23
T - Anne Tyler (author) - French Braid 08/12/22
U - Uncharted Waters Sally Hepworth 09/04/22
C - Jennifer Close (author) Marrying the Ketchups 06/27/22
K - Kacen Callender (author) Felix Ever After 07/04/22
Y - Jennifer Yen A Taste for Love 02/10/23

X 16. Tennessee (9)
T - Through the Grinder Cleo Coyle 10/01/22
E - The Ex Talk Rachel Lynn Solomon 08/09/22
N - Noodle Shop Mystery 4 (series) Wonton Terror Vivien Chien 03/01/23
N - Novalee Nation (main character) Where the Heart Is Billie Letts 04/02/23
E - Elle Cosimano (author) - Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead 08/09/22
S - Lisa Scottoline (author) What Happened to the Bennetts 07/13/22
S - Sonali Dev (author) - Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors 08/03/22
E - Elizabeth Buxbaum (Main Character) - Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter 08/28/22
E - Jennifer Egan(author) - The Candy House 09/01/22

X 17. Ohio (4)
O - On What Grounds Cleo Coyle 09/26/22
H - Homicide and Halo-Halo Mia P. Manansala 07/06/22
I - It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider Jim Henson 09/20/22
O - Richard Osman The Bullet That Missed 10/08/22

X 18. Louisiana (9)
L - Love and Other Words Christina Lauren 06/19/22
O - Octavian (main character) Granny on Board Harper Lin 10/13/23
U - The Under Dog and Other Stories Agatha Christie 09/05/22
I - I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy 09/19/22
S - Jesse Q. Sutanto (author) - Four Aunties and a Wedding 07/27/22
I - I Must Betray You Ruta Sepetys 09/24/22
A - Armand Gamache (Main Character) - All the Devils Are Here Louise Penny 08/13/22
N - Nabbed in the Nasturtiums Dale Mayer 05/11/23
A - Armand Gamache (Main Character) - Glass Houses Louise Penny 07/22/22

X 19. Indiana (7)
I - Incense and Sensibility Sonali Dev 10/04/22
N - Northern Light Deb Davies 05/16/23
D - Jen DeLuca (author) Well Played 05/17/22
I - It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover 10/18/22
A - Armand Gamache (Main Character) - Kingdom of the Blind Louise Penny 07/23/22
N - Nora (main character) The Girls I've Been Tess Sharpe 06/02/23
A - Agatha Christie (author) - Death in the Clouds 05/08/22

X 20. Mississippi (11)
M - Memphis Tara M. Stringfellow 05/08/22
I - It Starts with Us Colleen Hoover 10/19/22
S - Sue Grafton (sister) - D is for Deadbeat 07/22/22
S - Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel 08/16/22
I - Ivy Cole (main character) The Santa Suit Mary Kay Andrews 12/02/22
S - Sloan Monroe (Main Character) - The Happy Ever After Playlist Abby Jimenez 08/29/22
S - Snowflakes Ruth Ware 10/12/22
I - Ian Fleming Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 12/11/22
P - The Paris Wife Paula McLain 05/15/22
P - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Muriel Spark 06/10/22
I - Camilla Isley Opposites Attract 12/13/22

X 21. Illinois (8)
I - The Inheritance Games Jennifer Lynn Barnes 12/16/22
L - LaRose Louise Erdrich 06/23/22
L - Christina Lauren (author) Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating 06/22/22
I - Izumi (main character) Tokyo Dreaming Emiko Jean 12/17/22
N - Natural-born Grillers Natural-born Grillers 02/06/23
O - The One Night Meghan Quinn 10/14/22
I - Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Dusti Bowling 01/14/23
S - Arthur Suess (Main Character) - What If It's Us Becky Albertalli 08/19/22

X 22. Alabama (7)
A - Ashley Poston (author) - The Princess and the Fangirl 08/02/22
L - Laura Dave (author) The First Husband 07/10/22
A - Agatha Christie (author) - Poirot Investigates 08/02/22
B - Bright Burning Things Lisa Harding 04/03/22
A - Ava Wang (Main Character) - Counterfeit Kirstin Chen 08/04/22
M - Melissa Ferguson (author) - The Cul-de-Sac War 06/02/22
A - Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience Brené Brown 08/01/22

X 23. Maine (5)
M - My Own Two Feet Beverly Cleary 06/24/22
A - Ashley Poston (author) - Bookish and the Beast 08/04/22
I - It's Better This Way Debbie Macomber 01/31/23
N - Maggie Newberry (main character) Murder in the South of France Susan Kiernan-Lewis 02/25/23
E - Elizabeth II (Main Character) - The Windsor Knot S.J. Bennett 09/11/22

X 24. Missouri (8)
M - The Million Dollar Bond Robbery: A Hercule Poirot Short Story Agatha Christie 06/25/22
I - The Inheritance Games 2 (series) The Hawthorne Legacy Jennifer Lynn Barnes 02/14/23
S - Adam Silvera (author) - More Happy Than Not 08/20/22
S - Arthur Seuss (Main Character) - Here's to Us Becky Albertalli 08/22/22
O - Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Jeanette Winterson 11/04/22
U - John Updike (author) - S. 09/24/22
R - Rachel Ashley (Main Character) - My Cousin Rachel Daphne du Maurier 08/27/22
I - I Kissed Shara Wheeler Casey McQuiston 02/25/23

X 25. Arkansas (8)
A - Armand Gamache (Main Character) - The Madness of Crowds Louise Penny 08/17/22
R - Rainbow Rowell (author) - Fangirl 09/02/22
K - William Kamkwamba (author) The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope 06/30/22
A - Armand Gamache (Main Gamache) - A Better Man Louise Penny 08/07/22
N - The Nanny Diaries Emma McLaughlin 06/04/23
S - Sally Hepworth (author) - The Good Sister 08/30/22
A - Afong Moy (Main Character) - The Many Daughters of Afong Moy Jamie Ford 08/11/22
S - Jack Stapleton (Main Character) - The Bodyguard Katherine Center 09/03/22

[Karen ♐]

COMPLETED!

Spell The States Part 1
1/1/2021 - Open Ended

States completed:: 25/25
Letters completed: 223/223

Use book titles, series names, author's or MC's first or last initial.

1. Delaware (view spoiler)[
D: 311 Pelican Court Debbie Macomber - 1/5
E: Enchanted Lexi Blake - 1/16
L: Lost and Found Lexi Blake - 1/13
A: May Audrey Carlan - 1/2
W: The Red Ledger: Part 5 Meredith Wild - 1/1
A: Char-Amara - Longing for Her Wolves Tara West - 1/23
R: Rebellion Nora Roberts - 1/16
E: Twisted Vow Ella Miles - 1/27 (hide spoiler)]

2. Pennsylvania(view spoiler)[
P: Knocked Up by the Master Penelope Bloom - 1/11
E: Char-Elle - Instacrush Kate Meader - 2/5
N: Char-Nick - Sebring Kristen Ashley - 2/7
N: Three Simple Rules Nikki Sloane - 3/11
S: Char-Shannon-Faking Forever Catherine Bybee - 1/26
Y: Fall Out Zoe York - 1/5
L: A Guy Walks Into My Bar Lauren Blakely - 1/21
V: Char-Vanessa - Beneath This Ink Meghan March - 2/15
A: Wait for You Jennifer L. Armentrout - 1/29
N: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor Lisa Kleypas - 3/12
I: Char-Isabel - The Red Ledger: Part 6 Meredith Wild - 2/11
A: Lone Survivor Anya Summers - 1/31 (hide spoiler)]

3. New Jersey(view spoiler)[
N: The Nightingale Kristin Hannah - 3/27
E: Reckless Fall Ella Miles - 2/20
W: When He Was Wicked Julia Quinn - 2/10
J: To Sir Phillip, With Love Julia Quinn - 1/9
E: Reckless Fall Ella Miles - 2/20
R: Filthy Rich Raine Miller - 2/27
S: Love & Other Lessons Susan Fanetti - 1/19
E: Char-Eve-Secrets in Death J.D. Robb - 3/20
Y: Love in a Small Town Zoe York - 1/8 (hide spoiler)]

4. Georgia(view spoiler)[
G: Char-Jordan Graystone - Bind Me, Sir Lynn Burke - 2/22
E: Char-Elle - Beneath These Chains Meghan March - 3/22
O: One Time Only Lauren Blakely - 2/17
R: Char-Robert - Lost in You Lexi Blake - 3/14
G: Char-Gage - Sugar Daddy Lisa Kleypas - 2/25
I: Char-London Ingram - The Scotch Queen Penelope Sky - 2/23
A: Char-Aidan - Marking Time Marie Force - 2/13 (hide spoiler)]

5. Connecticut(view spoiler)[
C: Char-Belle Carpenter - Knocked Up by the Beast Aria R. Blue - 3/8
O: On the Way to the Wedding Julia Quinn - 5/2
N: The MacGregor Brides Nora Roberts - 4/4
N: Hide & Seek Nicole Edwards - 4/25
E: Char-Eve - Dark in Death J.D. Robb - 4/25
C: Barely Breathing Pamela Clare - 3/19
T: Char-Gillian Taylor - Mister Weston Whitney G. - 2/21
I: In from the Cold Nora Roberts - 2/28
C: Char-Costello - Mafia Lullaby Alta Hensley - 3/22
U: Under My Skin J. Kenner - 5/17
T: Series-Tall, Dark & Dangerous - SEAL Camp Suzanne Brockmann - 3/1 (hide spoiler)]

6. Massachusetts(view spoiler)[
M: Char-Marjorie - Breathless Helen Hardt - 3/4
A: After the Kiss Lauren Layne - 3/18
S: Char-Sarah - Always on my Mind Jessica Mills - 3/25
S: Brutal Prince Sophie Lark - 3/29
A: Complicated Kristen Ashley - 3/31
C: Wrath's Storm Mari Carr - 4/7
H: Char-June Hudson - Just Over the Mountain Robyn Carr - 5/16
U: Undercover Bromance Lyssa Kay Adams - 1/3
S: More Than Want You Shayla Black - 4/2
E: Bad in Boots Em Petrova - 4/2
T: Winter Tales Tiffany Reisz - 5/5
T: Char-Trace - Barefoot Bride for Three Reece Butler - 5/12
S: Muse in Lingerie Penelope Sky - 4/6 (hide spoiler)]

7. Maryland (view spoiler)[
M: Mister Weston Whitney G. - 2/21
A: Char-Arden - Thick as Thieves Sandra Brown - 4/10
R: The Winning Hand Nora Roberts - 5/4
Y: You'll Be Mine Marie Force - 4/11
L: Bind Me, Sir Lynn Burke - 2/22
A: Avoiding Commitment K.A. Linde - 4/27
N: Divine Evil Nora Roberts - 5/3
D: Char-Dylan - Knight & Day Kitty French - 2/18 (hide spoiler)]

8. South Carolina(view spoiler)[
S: The King Skye Warren - 4/12
O: Char-Savannah Orlando - Somebody's Perfect Kallypso Masters - 6/26
U: Uncaged Harper Sloan - 10/13
T: Series-Tattered Royals - Royal Line Carrie Ann Ryan - 5/22
H: Char-Hyacinth - The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After Julia Quinn - 6/16
C: Living Again L.L. Collins - 4/19
A: About That Night Julie James - 6/2
R: Broken Rebecca Zanetti - 5/9
O: Series-Office Intrigue - Their Rebellious Submissive Nicole Edwards - 7/27
L: Scandal Never Sleeps Lexi Blake - 4/21
I: It's in His Kiss Julia Quinn - 3/7
N: The Perfect Neighbor Nora Roberts - 6/6
A: Char-Adrian - Legacy Nora Roberts - 5/23 (hide spoiler)]

9. New Hampshire (view spoiler)[
N: A Necessary Sin Georgia Cates - 4/17
E: The Doctor's Nanny Emerson Rose - 5/6
W: The Angels' Share J.R. Ward - 6/12
H: Char-June Hudson - Down by the River Robyn Carr - 6/11
A: Char-Lara Armstrong - Seduction in Session Shayla Black - 5/26
M: Come Monday Mari Carr - 4/27
P: Prickly Business Piper Vaughn - 6/15
S: Big Easy Temptation Shayla Black - 6/30
H: Char-High - Walk Through Fire Kristen Ashley - 7/14
I: Series-In Death - Leverage in Death J.D. Robb - 5/13
R: Rough Ride Kristen Ashley - 7/15
E: Tomorrow's Too Late Nicole Edwards - 5/20 (hide spoiler)]

10. Virginia(view spoiler)[
V: Char-Veronica - Long Lost Lexi Blake - 8/1
I: Char-Ian -The MacGregor Grooms Nora Roberts - 6/4
R: What We Find Robyn Carr - 6/22
G: Two Weeks Notice Whitney G. - 6/19
I: Series-In Death - Connections in Death J.D. Robb - 7/23
N: Char-Nina - Jake Undone Penelope Ward - 6/25
I: Char-Iris - Love Under Two Loners Cara Covington - 7/24
A: Char-Augustine - Smoke and Sin Shayla Black - 7/17 (hide spoiler)]

11. New York (view spoiler)[
N: Char-Trick Novak - Fall Away Zoe York - 7/3
E: Tangled Promise Ella Miles - 4/10
W: Char-Emily Webster - False Front Debbie Baldwin - 7/9
Y: Fall Hard Zoe York - 7/1
O: Captive Tess Oliver - 7/28
R: Twisted Aleatha Romig - 8/7
K: Knight & Day Kitty French - 2/18 (hide spoiler)]

12. North Carolina (view spoiler)[
N: Char-Nick - Seduced Taryn Elliott - 7/3
O: Obsessed Tess Oliver - 7/29
R: The Professor's Girl Renee Rose - 8/15
T: Take My Dare J. Kenner - 7/22
H: Char-AJ Hofmann - Say It Again Catherine Bybee - 7/20
C: Char-Caden - Hearts in Darkness Laura Kaye - 8/8
A: The Boss Prince Alix Nichols - 7/20
R: Char-Constantine Ross - Doubly Claimed C.D. Gorri - 9/5
O: Devoted Tess Oliver - 7/30
L: Series-Lingerie - Beauty in Lingerie Penelope Sky - 7/5
I: Series-In Death - Vendetta in Death J.D. Robb - 8/19
N: Char-Nick - Fatal Invasion Marie Force - 8/22
A: At the Pleasure of the President Shayla Black - 8/5 (hide spoiler)]

13. Rhode Island(view spoiler)[
R: Char-Trent Ramsey - Their Famous Dominant Nicole Edwards - 9/6
H: The Cowboy and the Cougar Helen Hardt - 8/11
O: Char-Owen - Wife for Hire Christine Bell - 8/6
D: Dirty Therapy Tara Crescent - 8/5
E: Char-Elder - Pennies Pepper Winters - 8/12
I: Char-London Ingram - The Scotch Royals Penelope Sky - 10/1
S: Lady in Lingerie Penelope Sky - 8/16
L: Char-Lucas - Beneath These Scars Meghan March - 8/10
A: First Class to New York A.J. Harmon - 8/13
N: Char-Nick - Fatal Reckoning Marie Force - 8/29
D: The Doctor Nikki Sloane - 8/25
(hide spoiler)]

14. Vermont(view spoiler)[
V: Char-Alex Volkov - White Nights Anna Zaires - 9/19
E: Fallen Love Ella Miles - 8/19
R: Surrender Melody Anne - 9/9
M: Char-Makenna - Love in the Light Laura Kaye - 8/12
O: One Dangerous Night Lisa Renee Jones - 8/26
N: Char-Nick - Fatal Accusation Marie Force - 9/9
T: Winter's Camp Jodi Thomas - 9/7 (hide spoiler)]

[Karen ♐]

Pt 2

15. Kentucky(view spoiler)[
K: Repeat Kylie Scott - 9/22
E: Char-Susannah Evans - Lieutenant Lesli Richardson - 9/23
N: Char-Nick - Masters Of My Desire Jenna Jacob - 9/13
T: Char-Bree Taggert - Cross Her Heart Melinda Leigh - 9/24
U: Under His Rule Clarissa Wild - 11/19
C: Charmed Lexi Blake - 9/17
K: Char-Kaitlyn - Sir Loin of Beef Vanessa Vale - 9/29
Y: Char-Kingsley Yates - 6-Pack Rancher Em Petrova - 10/26 (hide spoiler)]

16. Tennessee (view spoiler)[
T: Char-Thatcher - Blind Tiger Sandra Brown - 10/17
E: Char-Emily - The Hurricane R.J. Prescott - 9/27/21
N: Char-Nick - Fatal Fraud Marie Force - 9/26/21
N: Midnight Bayou Nora Roberts - 10/3
E: Series-European Tycoon - The Tycoon’s Pregnant Lover Leslie North - 9/28/21
S: Char-Sherry - The Lake House Mickey Miller - 9/12
S: Char-Bryce Simpson - Ravenous Helen Hardt - 9/14
E: Char-Emily - Songbird Maya Banks - 10/5
E: Entice Me J. Kenner - 10/5 (hide spoiler)]

17. Ohio(view spoiler)[
O: On a Tuesday Whitney G. - 9/18
H: Char-Holly - Mr. Marshall's Method Jessa York - 11/8
I: Series-In Death - Golden in Death J.D. Robb - 10/12/21
O: Char-Olivia - This Thing Called Love Miranda Liasson - 10/23 (hide spoiler)]

18. Louisiana (view spoiler)[
L: Series-Lingerie - Queen in Lingerie Penelope Sky - 8/17
O: Shattered Diamonds Ann Omasta - 10/31
U: Untamed Renee Rose - 3/7/22
I: Char-Ian - Taggart Family Values Lexi Blake - 10/29
S: Last Breath Karin Slaughter - 10/8
I: Series-In Death - Shadows in Death J.D. Robb - 12/9
A: First Class to Portland A.J. Harmon - 9/2
N: No Love Lost Lexi Blake - 10/25
A: Wolf Signs Vivian Arend - 10/17
(hide spoiler)]

19. Indiana(view spoiler)[
I: Insatiable Helen Hardt - 12/14
N: Their Ruthless Sadist Nicole Edwards - 11/5
D: Driven Rebecca Zanetti - 11/26
I: Series-In Death - Faithless in Death J.D. Robb - 12/22
A: Char-Michael Anderson - King of Lies Whitney G. - 10/22
N: Char-Noelle - Submission Impossible Lexi Blake - 11/17
A: Char-Alice - Playing the Game M.Q. Barber - 11/5 (hide spoiler)]

20. Mississippi (view spoiler)[
M: Blackout After Dark Marie Force - 10/8
I: Series-In Death - Forgotten in Death J.D. Robb - 2/1/22
S: VII: Seven Lana Sky - 10/15
S: Empress in Lingerie Penelope Sky - 10/22
I: Series-In Death - Abandoned in Death J.D. Robb - 2/24/22
S: Char-Siren - Broken Anchor Ella Miles - 11/9
S: Series-Stark International Security - Tempt Me J. Kenner - 11/22
I: It's Only Love Marie Force - 3/2/22
P: The Pact Karina Halle - 11/29
P: Char-Penny - The Queen Skye Warren - 12/6
I: Intimate Persuasions Nicole Morgan - 3/11/22 (hide spoiler)]

21. Illinois(view spoiler)[
I: Priceless Raine Miller - 3/25/22
L: Series-Leather & Chrome - Reckless Kiki Clark - 11/17
L: Chief Lesli Richardson - 11/30
I: Char-Isabel - The Red Ledger: Part 7 Meredith Wild - 4/26/22
N: Char-Noah - Beyond His Control Clarissa Wild - 11/22
O: I (One) Lana Sky - 11/14
I: Infamous Love Livia Grant - 5/4/22
S: Saved By A SEAL Cat Johnson - 11/26 (hide spoiler)]

22. Alabama(view spoiler)[
A: Never Too Hot Bella Andre - 11/12
L: Yes, Governor: A Governor Trilogy Novella Lesli Richardson - 11/30
A: Char-Amy - Naughty Holidays 2021 Nicole Edwards - 12/15
B: Come Again Lauren Blakely - 12/26
A: Ruin C.D. Reiss - 12/17
M: Temptation After Dark Marie Force - 10/29
A: Char-Ava - T-Bone Vanessa Vale - 12/28 (hide spoiler)]

23. Maine(view spoiler)[
M: Chasing Perfect Susan Mallery - 12/3
A: Blackmailing the Billionaire Melody Anne - 12/30
I: Fake Fiancée Ilsa Madden-Mills - 4/22/22
N: Char-Valentina Noble - Beneath These Lies Meghan March - 1/7/22
E: Char-Fitz English - Falling for Fitz Katy Regnery - 12/27 (hide spoiler)]

24. Missouri(view spoiler)[
M: Char-Monique - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid - 12/11/21
I: The Invitation Vi Keeland - 5/30/22
S: Nyx Serena Akeroyd - 1/2/22
S: Char-Tessa Santiago - Treasured Lexi Blake - 1/14/22
O: On My Knees Vol. 3: Alpha Billionaire Romance C.J. Thomas - 1/19/22
U: Unconventional Aleatha Romig - 4/29/22
R: Char-Jacob Rinaldi - Forbidden Passion Emily Jane Trent - 1/3/22
I: In Bed with Mr. Wrong Katee Robert - 7/19/22 (hide spoiler)]

25. Arkansas(view spoiler)[
A: The Academy Robert Dugoni - 1/7/22
R: Room for More Beth Ehemann - 1/4/22
K: Marrying Mr. English Katy Regnery - 1/11/22
A: Turbulent Intentions Melody Anne - 1/16/22
N: Born in Fire Nora Roberts - 1/21/22
S: Char-Tessa Santiago - Treasured Lexi Blake - 1/14/22
A: Forbidden Alana Sapphire - 1/26/22
S: Char-Sebastian - VIP M. Robinson - 1/18/22 (hide spoiler)]

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Karen!

[Ferenc]

Completed!

Spell The States Part 1
Duration: 01/01/2021 - 08/31/2022

Goal: 223/223

Message 52
Message 53
Message 54

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Ferenc!

[Jackie]

Finished.

Spell The States Part 1
Duration: 4/24/21 - Open Ended

States:
1. Delaware
D The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown - 5/4/21
E Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie - 5/16/21
L Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray - 4/28/21
A At Wits' End by Kirsten Weiss - 4/25/21
W Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber - 4/24/21
A The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg - 5/7/21
R Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley - 4/26/21
E The Einstein Prophecy by Robert Masello - 5/21/21

2. Pennsylvania
P Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett - 5/12/21
E The Night of Four Hundred Rabbits by Elizabeth Peters - 5/24/21
N The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks - 4/25/21
N House of Enchanted: The Revelations of Oriceran by Sarah Noffke - 4/30/21
S The Stonehenge Legacy by Sam Christer - 5/5/21
Y Harvest Hunting by Yasmine Galenorn - 7/12/21
L Cascade by Lisa Tawn Bergren - 4/30/21
V Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn - 5/19/21
A Miss Julia Renews Her Vows by Ann B. Ross - 5/7/21
N The Dark Forest: The Revelations of Oriceran by Sarah Noffke - 5/12/21
I In a Gilded Cage by Rhys Bowen - 5/19/21
A Betrayals by Kelley Armstrong - 5/12/21

3. New Jersey
N The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets by Nancy Springer - 5/16/21
E The Rocky Road to Romance by Janet Evanovich - 5/25/21
W Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward - 5/3/21

J J is for Judgment by Sue Grafton - 5/1/21
E An Early Wake by Sheila Connolly - 5/30/21
R The Last Queen of England by Steve Robinson - 5/11/21
S The Foundling by Stacey Halls - 5/10/21
E Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz - 6/4/21
Y You’ve Got Murder by Donna Andrews - 8/19/21

4. Georgia
G God of Thunder by Alex Archer - 5/13/21
E Curses! by Aaron Elkins - 6/6/21
O On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn - 5/30/21
R Rumpole of the Bailey by John Mortimer - 5/14/21
G Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares - 5/23/21
I Iceberg by Clive Cussler - 6/12/21
A Rituals by Kelley Armstrong - 5/15/21

5. Connecticut
C Cursed by Benedict Jacka - 5/6/21
O The Rook by Daniel O'Malley - 6/9/21
N Conspiracy in Kiev by Noel Hynd - 5/17/21
N No Judgments by Meg Cabot - 6/4/21
E An Excellent Mystery by Ellis Peters - 6/28/21
C Perfecting Fiona by Marion Chesney - 5/20/21
T Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie - 5/13/21
I The Infinite Blacktop by Sara Gran - 6/25/21
C Kindness Goes Unpunished by Craig Johnson - 5/26/21
U Undead and Unsure by MaryJanice Davidson - 4/26/21
T Temple of the Jaguar by J.R. Rain - 5/15/21

6. Massachusetts
M Murder at Dolphin Bay by Kathi Daley - 5/21/21
A Rough Justice by Kelley Armstrong - 5/28/21
S Shatterproof by Roland Smith - 5/14/21
S Poison in Paddington by Samantha Silver - 5/25/21
A Don't Cross this Line by Michael Anderle - 5/29/21
C The Secret of Red Gate Farm by Carolyn Keene - 5/29/21
H Heirs and Graces by Rhys Bowen - 5/22/21
U Up In Smoke by Katie MacAlister - 4/27/21
S Murder in Mykonos by Jeffrey Siger - 6/7/21
E The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters - 6/30/21
T The Tyrant’s Tomb by Rick Riordan - 6/6/21
T Murder on Mulberry Bend by Victoria Thompson - 6/11/21
S Sour Puss by Rita Mae Brown - 6/10/21

7. Maryland
M Dumplin' by Julie Murphy - 5/28/21
A After the Funeral by Agatha Christie - 5/31/21
R Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers - 6/7/21
Y Blood Wyne by Yasmine Galenorn - 10/18/21
L Balanced on the Blade's Edge by Lindsay Buroker - 5/26/21
A The Angel Experiment by James Patterson - 6/1/21
N Mountain of Truth: The Revelations of Oriceran by Sarah Noffke - 6/13/21
D A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder by Dianne Freeman - 5/27/21

8. South Carolina
S Lady Rample Steps Out by Shéa MacLeod - 6/10/21
O Origin in Death by J.D. Robb - 9/3/21
U Untamed by A.G. Howard - 6/23/21
T Tales From the Hood by Michael Buckley - 6/12/21
H Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris - 6/19/21

C Calling on Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede - 5/31/21
A City of Gold by Carolyn Arnold - 6/1/21
R Ash and Quill by Rachel Caine - 6/15/21
O One Book in the Grave by Kate Carlisle - 9/13/21
L Messenger by Lois Lowry - 6/5/21
I Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews - 7/11/21
N The Atlantis Stone by Nick Thacker - 6/21/21
A Away with the Fairies by Kerry Greenwood - 6/3/21

9. New Hampshire
N Land Of Terran: The Revelations of Oriceran by Sarah Noffke - 6/23/21
E Enlightening Delilah by Marion Chesney - 7/7/21
W Timebound by Rysa Walker - 6/13/21

H Hunted by Kevin Hearne - 7/17/21
A The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - 6/14/21
M Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game by Chris Grabenstein - 6/2/21
P Purgatory Ridge by William Kent Krueger - 6/19/21
S The Spook's Sacrifice by Joseph Delaney - 6/11/21
H Promise Me by Harlan Coben - 7/19/21
I The King of Fire by Ilona Andrews - 7/11/21
R Murder is a Monkey's Game by Ruby Loren - 6/15/21
E A Fatal Appraisal by Ellery Adams - 8/1/21

10. Virginia
V Vanished by Kat Richardson - 7/4/21
I There Came Both Mist And Snow by Michael Innes - 7/16/21
R Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb - 6/17/21
G The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima - 6/16/21
I Casino Royale by Ian Fleming - 10/15/21
N Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon by Nancy Atherton - 6/27/21
I Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming - 10/16/21
A A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie - 6/21/21

11. New York
N The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke - 6/29/21
E The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters - 8/6/21
W Time's Edge by Rysa Walker - 6/22/21

Y Paradox Child by Jane Yates - 11/22/21
O One Potato, Two Potato, Dead by Lynn Cahoon - 10/10/21
R A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn - 6/26/21
K Grave Visions by Kalayna Price - 6/20/21

12. North Carolina
N New Egypt: The Revelations of Oriceran by Sarah Noffke - 7/7/21
O One More Last Time by Eric Ugland - 10/18/21
R Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia - 6/28/21
T Crooked Man by Tony Dunbar - 6/25/21
H Anything for a Story by Cynthia Hickey - 7/28/21

C Command Indecision by Camilla Chafer - 6/9/21
A Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson - 6/29/21
R The Lost Empress by Steve Robinson - 7/2/21
O Original Sin by P.D. James - 10/31/21
L The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring by John Bellairs - 7/1/21
I The Quiet Game by Greg Iles - 10/20/21
N Never Submit by Michael Anderle - 7/13/21
A Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong - 7/5/21

13. Rhode Island
R Goliath by Richard Turner - 7/4/21
H Harm's Way by Catherine Aird - 8/9/21
O Down a Dark River by Karen Odden - 12/9/21
D Death of a Celebrity by M.C. Beaton - 6/14/21
E Lemon Pies and Little White Lies by Ellery Adams - 9/1/21

I Icy Clutches by Aaron Elkins - 10/23/21
S A Glimmer of Hope by Steve McHugh - 7/6/21
L The King of Crows by Libba Bray - 7/4/21
A Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes by Maurice Leblanc - 7/9/21
N Alpha Class: Graduation by N.D. Roberts - 7/26/21
D Death of a Village by M.C. Beaton - 7/21/21

[Jackie]

Continued

14. Vermont
V The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis - 7/22/21
E The World As I See It by Albert Einstein - 9/3/21
R Time's Echo by Rysa Walker - 8/2/21
M The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson - 7/21/21
O Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams - 12/13/21
N Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 8/18/21
T Pushing Brilliance by Tim Tigner - 6/30/21

15. Kentucky
K Framed by Gordon Korman - 7/7/21
E Cassidy Jones and Vulcan's Gift by Elise Stokes - 9/12/21
N Lancothy: The Revelations of Oriceran by Sarah Noffke - 8/29/21
T Take the Key and Lock Her Up by Ally Carter - 7/14/21
U Unseen by Gretchel Morales - 12/14/21
C Camino Winds by John Grisham - 6/18/21
K The Clue in the Diary by Carolyn Keene - 7/20/21
Y Southern Sass and Killer Cravings by Kate Young - 11/26/21

16. Tennessee
T Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham - 7/16/21
E Mrs. Jeffries Pleads Her Case by Emily Brightwell - 9/24/21
N Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 9/1/21
N NYPD Red by James Patterson - 9/16/21
E A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs by Ellis Peters - 10/2/21
S Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs - 7/24/21
S Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler - 7/28/21
E To the Nines by Janet Evanovich - 10/7/21
E Etheric Recruit by S.R. Russell - 10/8/21

17. Ohio
O The Search for the Red Dragon by James A. Owen - 2/28/22
H Gone Away by Hazel Holt - 8/19/21
I Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong - 10/28/21
O Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab - 3/22/22

18. Louisiana
L The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey - 7/23/21
O The Laughing Cavalier by Emmuska Orczy - 3/30/22
U Heir Today, Pawn Tomorrow by Eric Ugland - 3/21/22
I The Inventor's Secret by Andrea Cremer - 11/20/21
S The Beginning by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 7/29/21
I I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - 12/7/21
A Friends, Lovers, Chocolate by Alexander McCall Smith - 7/27/21
N Nancy's Mysterious Letter by Carolyn Keene - 9/18/21
A Murder on the Rocks by Allyson K. Abbott - 7/27/21

19. Indiana
I Initiation by Alexandra Engellmann - 12/7/21
N Virgo: The Revelations of Oriceran by Sarah Noffke - 10/8/21
D The Darling Dahlias and the Naked Ladies by Susan Wittig Albert - 8/25/21
I I Am Mordred by Nancy Springer - 12/1/21
A The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley - 8/11/21
N American Gods by Neil Gaiman - 11/4/21
A The Last Summer by Ann Brashares - 8/15/21

20. Mississippi
M The Bughouse Affair by Marcia Muller - 7/25/21
I Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews - 12/20/21
S Jane and the Genius of the Place by Stephanie Barron - 7/10/21
S City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab - 8/1/21
I Illuminae by Amie Kaufman - 2/7/22
S School's Out—Forever by James Patterson - 8/3/21
S Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 8/3/21
I Imaginary Friends by Terry Brooks - 2/27/22
P Jack & Jill by James Patterson - 6/25/21
P Cat & Mouse by James Patterson - 7/13/21
I The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa - 3/4/22

21. Illinois
I Independence Hall by Roland Smith - 4/6/22
L Call for the Dead by John le Carré - 7/16/21
L Broken by Jenny Lawson - 7/31/21
I The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - 7/16/22
N Quiet in Her Bones by Nalini Singh - 12/10/21
O Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel - 4/5/22
I Appleby On Ararat by Michael Innes - 8/12/22
S Service of All the Dead by Colin Dexter - 8/14/21

22. Alabama
A Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones by Brandon Sanderson - 8/21/21
L Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold - 8/5/21
A Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch - 8/29/21
B Bound by Flames by Jeaniene Frost - 8/24/21
A A Pint of Murder by Alisa Craig - 9/6/21
M Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman - 7/26/21
A Secret of the Slaves by Alex Archer - 9/6/21

23. Maine
M World's Worst Day Ever: A Kurtherian Gambit Supplement by Craig Martelle - 7/28/21
A Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie - 9/25/21
I An Inquiry Into Love and Death by Simone St. James - 9/12/22
N The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix - 12/15/21
E Charlotte's Web by E.B. White - 10/19/21

24. Missouri
M Mary Poppins Opens the Door by P.L. Travers - 7/30/21
I It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 9/16/22
S The Silver Mask by Holly Black - 8/27/21
S The Dragon's Banker by Scott Warren - 9/1/21
O Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian - 5/20/22
U Until Proven Guilty by J.A. Jance - 9/13/22
R Raise the Titanic! by Clive Cussler - 9/8/21
I Into the Black by Evan Currie - 9/19/22

25. Arkansas
A They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie - 10/21/21
R Knock Off by Rhonda Pollero - 9/3/21
K The Girl with the Windup Heart by Kady Cross - 8/24/21
A All Systems Red by Martha Wells - 10/13/21
N NYPD Red 2 by James Patterson - 12/10/21
S The Spook's Tale and Other Horrors by Joseph Delaney - 9/18/21
A Heaven: Biblical Answers to Common Questions by Randy Alcorn - 10/26/21
S The Silver Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey - 9/20/21

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Jackie!

[Frankie]

Spell The States Part 1
Duration: August 31, 2021, Open Ended from your start date

Finished

States:
21. Illinois 8/8
I:Isabella Starling-Peep Show 6/12/22
L:Light After Dark-Marie Force 10/25/21
L:Lani Lynn Vale-Counter To My Intelligence 11/02/21
I:Isabella Maldonado-A Different Dawn 6/10/22
N:The Next Wife-Kaira Rouda 6/10/22
O:Obsession-Debra Webb 9/08/22
I:Impulse-Debra Webb 10/06/22
S:Scott Hildreth-The Man I Hate 2/08/22


22. Alabama 7/7
A:Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea-Chelsea Handler 6/14/22
L:Love, Only Better-Paulette Stout 2/07/22
A:Amo Jones-The Silver Swan 6/04/22
B:Bloody Love-Lisa Renee Jones 9/01/21
A:Aly Martinez-Singe 6/07/22
M:A Moment for Us-Corinne Michaels 10/22/21
A:Ashley:Kristen Ashley-Creed 6/04/22


23. Maine 5/5
M:Mary Stone-Winter's Mourn 2/11/22
A:Antichrist-Amo Jones 6/21/22
I:Ihli:Noelle W. Ihli-The Thicket 10/06/22
N:Not a Role Model-Lani Lynn Vale 6/11/22
E:Every Summer After-Carley Fortune 9/03/22


24. Missouri 8/8
M:Murder Board-Brian Christopher Shea 8/06/22
I:Invasion-Joshua James 10/09/22
S:See Her Die-Melinda Leigh 2/11/22
S:The Secrets of Us-Lucinda Berry 8/09/22
O:One Italian Summer-Rebecca Serle 9/05/22
U:Until Death-Delaney Diamond 8/07/22
R:Rescuing Hi`ilani-Reina Torres 9/09/22
I:Ivan:Kathy Ivan-Second Chances 2/20/22


25. Arkansas 8/8
A:Autumn Jones Lake-Corrupting Cinderella 9/08/22
R:Rebecca Zanetti-Broken 9/01/22
K:Keeping What’s His: Tate-Jamie Begley 11/01/21
A:Autumn Jones Lake-Slow Burn 9/04/22
N:Nicole Jacquelyn-Craving Lily 2/14/22
S:Score:Lucy Score-Forever Never 2/13/22
A:Autumn Jones Lake-Strength from Loyalty 9/08/22
S:Sweet Right Here-Jenny B. Jones 9/07/22