Spell The States Part 1

[Frankie]

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

Finished

States:
16. Tennessee 9/9
T:Tennessee Truths-Ashley Munoz 1/28/22
E:Eva Sparks-The Girl in Room 16 8/19/22
N:Natasha Madison-Mine To Hold 8/17/22
N:Nicole James-Shades 8/03/22
E:Elle Gray-A Perfect Wife 8/05/22
S:Sawyer Bennett-Kane 1/12/22
S:A Sinful Encore-Lisa Renee Jones 1/16/22
E:Ellis:Hope Ellis-Been There Done That 8/07/22
E:Elliot:Kendra Elliot-Buried 8/21/22


17. Ohio 4/4
O:One Summer in Santorini-Sandy Barker 7/11/22
H:Highball Rush-Claire Kingsley 1/20/22
I:I Love Rock and Roll-Tamie Dearen 7/14/22
O:The One Night-Meghan Quinn 7/25/22


18. Louisiana 9/9
L:License to Thrill-Stephanie Bancroft 10/09/21
O:Outmatched-Kristen Callihan 6/20/22
U:Until Now-Delaney Diamond 6/10/22
I:I Want to Hold Your Hand-Marie Force 6/18/22
S:Steele-Sawyer Bennett 1/20/22
I:I'll Never Let You Go-Mary Burton 7/27/22
A:Accidental Ashes-Sara C. Roethle 7/12/22
N:New York-Luke Richardson 7/06/22
A:All Rhodes Lead Here-Mariana Zapata 8/02/22


19. Indiana 7/7
I:I See You-Elle Gray 9/02/22
N:Not Quite Dating-Catherine Bybee 9/07/22
D:Dark Signal-Shannon Baker 8/25/22
I:In the Pines-Kendra Elliot 9/09/22
A:Always Been You-Q.B. Tyler 8/22/22
N:New Girl in Town-Elle Gray 6/23/22
A:Autumn's Break-Mary Stone 9/01/22


20. Mississippi 11/11
M:Marie Force-Fatal Fraud 10/08/21
I:Ivy:Alexandra Ivy-Faceless 9/14/22
S:Swan:T.L. Swan-Mr. Spencer 1/22/22
S:State of Grace-Marie Force 1/28/22
I:I.T. Lucas-Dark Stranger: The Dream 10/06/22
S:Sawyer Bennett-Code Name: Ghost 1/14/22
S:Sawyer Bennett-Jett 2/03/22
I:Isabella Maldonado-The Falcon 9/29/22
P:Protective Instinct-Fiona Quinn 1/25/22
P:Playette-T.L. Smith 7/24/22
I:Intercepts-T.J. Payne 10/04/22

[Frankie]

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

Finished

States:
11. New York 7/7
N:Nicole Jacquelyn-Craving Cecilia 3/23/22
E:Elliott:Kelly Elliott-Playing with Words 1/30/22
W:Wylde-Sawyer Bennett 10/20/21

Y:You're The One-Layla Hagen 3/02/22
O:Only One Regret-Natasha Madison 2/04/22
R:Rowe-Jessica Gadziala 1/02/22
K:The Kiss Quotient-Helen Hoang 10/06/21



12. North Carolina 13/13
N:Natasha Madison-Southern Sunshine 3/25/22
O:Olivares:Priscilla Oliveras-Their Perfect Melody 1/25/22
R:Riggs-Sawyer Bennett 2/04/22
T:Tacos for Two-Betsy St. Amant 1/06/22
H:Hooking Him-Aurora Rose Reynolds 1/09/22

C:Charity Ferrell-Just a Fling 10/24/21
A:Ali Hazelwood-The Love Hypothesis 1/29/22
R:Rider’s Revenge-Jamie Begley 2/06/22
O:Orgeron:Heather M. Orgeron-Pour Judgment 2/02/22
L:Long, Hot Texas Summer-Carolyn Brown 10/07/21
I:Ignite-Melanie Harlow 3/24/22
N:Nochebuena-Marie Force 4/18/22
A:Ann:Jewel E. Ann-For Lucy 1/24/22



13. Rhode Island 11/11
R:Rescue After Dark-Marie Force 2/09/22
H:Hopeless-Colleen Hoover 1/11/22
O:Only One Forever-Natasha Madison 4/20/22
D:Death by Chocolate-Sally Berneathy 1/13/22
E:Embattled Ever After-J.M. Madden 4/24/22

I:Isaiah's Haven-N.J. Walters 4/04/22
S:Steiner:Kandi Steiner-Close Quarters 1/07/22
L:A Love So Hard-Christine Michelle 10/19/21
A:Always on My Mind-Jill Shalvis 4/15/22
N:Nicole Jacquelyn-Craving Absolution 2/01/22
D:Deserve Me-Nia Arthurs 2/10/22




14. Vermont 7/7
V:Vale:Lani Lynn Vale-Jerk It 1/01/22
E:Elliott:Kelly Elliott-Surrender to Me 4/15/22
R:Right Behind Her-Melinda Leigh 4/01/22
M:McCoy-Jessica Gadziala 10/03/21
O:One Day GoneLuana Ehrlich 4/13/22
N:Nash:Willa Nash-The Brazen 4/27/22
T:Trouble After Dark-Marie Force 1/22/21


15. Kentucky 8/8
K:Knot In My Backyard-Mary Marks 10/11/21
E:Elliott:Kelly Elliott-Hearts in Motion 4/21/22
N:Nicole Jacquelyn-Craving Kara 5/05/22
T:Tracker's End-Chantal Fernando 1/23/22
U:Untamed-Lauren Landish 5/03/22
C:Charity Ferrell-Just One Night 10/26/21
K:Kilby Blades-Forrest for the Trees 10/28/21
Y:You Can Run-Rebecca Zanetti 4/28/22

[Frankie]

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

Finished

States:
6. Massachusetts 13/13
M:Marie Force-Fatal Invasion 9/01/21
A:All Done with Dying: A Hella Duran Thriller-Brent Spencer 11/13/21
S:State of Affairs-Marie Force 10/22/21
S:Stephanie Kay-Breakout 10/23/21
A:Allen:Dylan Allen-The Sound of Temptation 1/03/22
C:Cat Porter-Freefall 9/19/21
H:Head Over Heels-Jill Shalvis 9/16/21
U:Unspoken Words-H.P. Davenport 11/12/21
S:Sex Piston-Jamie Begley 10/29/21
E:Elliot:Kendra Elliot-A Merciful Promise 1/07/22
T:Texas Orchids-Samantha Christy 12/14/21
T:Truths That Saints Believe-Anne Malcom 11/29/21
S:Sawyer Bennett-Code Name: Heist 10/29/21


7. Maryland 8/8
M:Match Penalty-Brittney Mulliner 9/23/21
A:Ashley:Kristen Ashley-The Will 1/04/22
R:Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door-Lucy Score 12/05/21
Y:You Had Me at Hola-Alexis Daria 3/26/22
L:Love & Football: Tre & Charity-Shanel 9/28/21
A:Arrow's Hell-Chantal Fernando 1/05/22
N:Neanderthal Seeks Human-Penny Reid 1/26/22
D:Desire After Dark-Marie Force 10/16/21


8. South Carolina 13/13
S:Secrets Never Die-Melinda Leigh 10/31/21
O:Only One Touch-Natasha Madison 1/14/22
U:Unforgettable-Melanie Harlow 1/19/22
T:This Day-Blanka Lipińska 1/03/22
H:Hard Love-Meredith Wild 9/27/21

C:Catherine Cowles-Beneath the Wreckage 9/24/21
A:Autumn Jones Lake-Crown of Ghosts 1/09/22
R:Revenge-Meredith Wild 12/17/21
O:Out of the Ashes-R.C. Boldt 1/18/22
L:The Lost Sister-M.L. Rose 9/29/21
I:I'll Be Your Santa Tonight-Rebecca Sharp 1/08/22
N:Not Quite Enough-Catherine Bybee 2/06/22
A:Always Someone's Monster-Lani Lynn Vale 2/03/22



9. New Hampshire 12/12
N:Nicole Jacquelyn-Craving Hawk 2/14/22
E:Elliott:Kelly Elliott-The Butterfly Effect 1/21/22
W:What I've Done-Melinda Leigh 9/16/21

H:Hit the Road Jack-Willow Rose 12/15/21
A:Alpha One-Cynthia Eden 1/14/22
M:Marie Force-Fatal Accusation 9/30/21
P:Piece of My Heart-Nicole Jacquelyn 11/02/21
S:Seven Days in June-Tia Williams 12/18/21
H:Hide and Seek-Mary Burton 12/20/21
I:Ivy:Alexandra Ivy-Don't Look 12/16/21
R:Red Sin-Aleatha Romig 1/06/22
E:Easton:B.B. Easton-44 Chapters About 4 Men 3/27/22



10. Virginia 8/8
V:Victorious-M.S. Force 9/25
I:In Her Pumpkin Patch-Alina Jacobs 1/11/22
R:Reminders of Him-Colleen Hoover 1/27/22
G:Grant:Rachel Grant-Body of Evidence 2/12/22
I:Indigo Ridge-Devney Perry 2/09/22
N:Natasha Madison-Southern Secrets 2/02/22
I:Ida: A Sword Among Lions-Paula J. Giddings 3/19/22
A:Anything for Love-Melissa Foster 3/23/22

[Frankie]

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

Finished

States:
1. Delaware 8/8
D:Defending Dani-Kat Mizera 9/15/21
E:Escaping Conviction-Greer Rivers 11/13/21
L:Luna and the Lie-Mariana Zapata 9/17/21
A:Aunt Ivy's Cottage-Kristin Harper 10/25/21
W:What The Heart Finds-Jessica Gadziala 10/03/21
A:Alistair MacLean-Where Eagles Dare 11/06/21
R:Raber Wolf Pack Book One-Ryan Michele 11/30/21
E:Eyes Turned Skyward-Rebecca Yarros 11/24/21


2. Pennsylvania 12/12
P:The Perfect Ruin-Shanora Williams 9/10/21
E:Eva Luna-Isabel Allende 11/23/21
N:No Rep-Lani Lynn Vale 11/11/21
N:November 9-Colleen Hoover 11/01/21
S:Sparking Sara-Samantha Christy 9/22/21
Y:Yours After Dark-Marie Force 12/18/21
L:Love After Dark-Marie Force 9/18/21
V:Vindicated-Sharon C. Cooper 11/14/21
A:Adverse Possession-Rebecca Zanetti 11/18/21
N:No Other Way-Willow Rose 11/11/21
I:If a Tree Falls: A Kurtz and Barent Mystery-Robert I. Katz 11/26/21
A:Anchored Hearts-Priscilla Oliveras 11/25/21


3. New Jersey: 9/9
N:Never Walk Alone-Willow Rose 12/16/21
E:Embattled Home-J.M. Madden 12/17/21
W:Whirlwind-Cat Porter 10/18/21

J:Julie C. Gardner-Forgetting Ophelia: A Novel 10/22/21
E:Embracing Her Heart-Melissa Foster 12/10/21
R:The Restaurant-Pamela M. Kelley 12/14/21
S:Savage Ending-Lisa Renee Jones 9/30/21
E:The Executioner-Jessica Gadziala 12/20/21
Y:Year One-Nora Roberts 1/18/22



4. Georgia 7/7
G:Gin Fling-Lucy Score 10/14/21
E:Embattled SEAL-J.M. Madden 2/05/22
O:On Christmas Avenue-Ginny Baird 12/23/21
R:Rhythm of the Road-Autumn Jones Lake 12/07/21
G:Gadziala:Jessica Gadziala-Fallon 10/23/21
I:The Infinite Way-Joel S. Goldsmith 12/10/21
A:At Last-Jill Shalvis 12/11/21


5. Connecticut 11/11
C:Chance for Love-Marie Force 9/03/21
O:The Other Princess-Christine Michelle 11/29/21
N:The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny-Willa Nash 12/27/21
N:Nicole Jacquelyn-Craving Molly 1/01/22
E:Elliott:Kelly Elliott-She's the One 2/09/22
C:Chelle Bliss-Flame 9/02/21
T:Tequila-Rebecca Sharp 12/19/21
I:Irwin:Michelle Irwin-Rise from Ash 12/27/21
C:Celebration After Dark-Marie Force 9/18/21
U:Unwrapped-Jessica Gadziala 12/26/21
T:Tempted-K.B. Winters 12/22/21

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Frankie!

[Bobbi]

Start: November 21, 2022
End:
States Explored: 2/25

✔1. Delaware
D: The Deep - Alma Katsu 🚙🚙🚙🚙 1/21/23
E: The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde 🚙🚙🚙 2/7/23
L: Louise Joyner (MC) How to Sell a Haunted House - Grady Hendrix 🚙🚙🚙🚙 4/6/23
A: April Henry - Two Truths and a Lie 🚙🚙🚙 1/27/23
W: The Whispering Dead - Darcy Coates 🚙🚙🚙 2/20/23
A: Adam Cesare - Clown in a Cornfield 🚙🚙🚙 3/15/23
R: Rhodes, Natasha Final Destination #1: Dead Reckoning 🚙🚙🚙 4/13/23
E: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson 🚙🚙🚙🚙🚙 4/16/23

✔2. Pennsylvania
P: Pretty Little Liars - Sara Shepard 🚙 3/1/23
E: Erin Bowman - Contagion 🚙🚙🚙 3/5/23
N: Noah's Ark - Andrew J. Morgan 🚙🚙 1/25/23
N: The Night Shift - Alex Finlay 🚙🚙🚙🚙 2/12/23
S: Snapshot - Brandon Sanderson 🚙🚙🚙🚙🚙 1/6/23
Y: You'll Be the Death of Me - Karen M. McManus 🚙🚙🚙 12/28/22
L: Lally's Game: An AFK Book - Scott Cawthon 🚙🚙 12/7
V: Valentine, Danielle - How to Survive Your Murder 🚙🚙🚙🚙 3/19/23
A: Andrews, Ilona - Magic Slays 🚙🚙🚙🚙 5/13/23
N: Nick Cutter - The Deep 🚙🚙 6/17/23
I: Ilona Andrews - Magic Strikes 🚙🚙🚙🚙 11/26
A: A Midsummer Night's Scream - R.L. Stine 🚙🚙🚙🚙 1/4/23

3. New Jersey
N
E: Episode Thirteen - Craig DiLouie 🚙🚙🚙🚙🚙 5/15/23
W: Weiss, Theodor (mc) - Deck Z: The Titanic: Unsinkable. Undead. ❤💚❤ 12/6/23

J: James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories - James Herriot 🚙🚙🚙🚙🚙 1/12/23
E: Ebenezer Scrooge (mc) A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens ❤💚❤💚❤ 12/6/23
R: Red Kenny (MC) Five Survive - Holly Jackson 🚙🚙🚙🚙 5/3/23
S: Sleeping Dogs Lie - Samantha Downing 🚙🚙🚙🚙 2/25/23
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Y: Yoshiie, Azami (MC) Samurai Game - Christine Feehan 🚙🚙🚙🚙 3/18/23

4. Georgia
G: The Getaway - Lamar Giles 🚙🚙🚙🚙 2/4/23
E
O: Oops I Ate a Vengeance Demon - Lauretta Hignett 🚙🚙🚙🚙 4/23/23
R: Room Service - Maren Stoffels 🚙🚙 5/23/23
G: Goodman, Jessica - They Wish They Were Us 🚙🚙🚙🚙 12/20/22
I: I, Robot - Isaac Asimov 🚙🚙🚙🚙🚙 2/3/23
A: Album of Dr. Moreau - Daryl Gregory 🚙🚙🚙🚙🚙 5/21/23

5. Connecticut
C: Crescendo - Becca Fitzpatrick 🚙🚙🚙 12/2
O: Orlean, Susan - The Library Book 🚙🚙🚙 7/15/23
N: Nahri (MC) The City of Brass - S.A. Chakraborty 🚙🚙🚙 6/8/23
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C: Changeless - Gail Carriger 🚙🚙 2/16/23
T: To Have and to Hoax - Martha Waters 🚙🚙🚙 11/30
I: The Island - Adrian McKinty 🚙🚙🚙🚙🚙 2/25/23
C: Charlie Higson - The Fear 🚙🚙🚙🚙 2/21/23
U: Unger, Lisa - Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six 🚙🚙🚙 5/5/23
T: Thirteen Storeys - Jonathan Sims 🚙🚙🚙🚙 12/10/22

6. Massachusetts
M: Magic Bleeds - Ilona Andrews 🚙🚙🚙🚙 1/9/23
A: Agatha Christie - The Mysterious Affair at Styles 🚙🚙🚙 5/18/23
S: Silvia Moreno-Garcia - The Daughter of Doctor Moreau 🚙🚙🚙🚙 5/20/23
S: Sole Survivor - Zachary Ashford 🚙🚙🚙 5/27/23
A: Amina Akhtar - Kismet 🚙🚙🚙🚙 5/24/23
C: The Cabin at the End of the World - Paul Tremblay 🚙🚙🚙 4/7/23
H: How You Ruined My Life - Jeff Strand 🚙🚙 1/2/23
U: Unholy Night - Seth Grahame-Smith 🚙🚙🚙 5/8/23
S: S.D. Perry - Zero Hour 🚙🚙🚙 6/16/23
E
T: The Thorn Birds - Colleen McCullough 🚙🚙🚙🚙 12/10/22
T: Toni Morrison - Beloved 🚙🚙🚙🚙 4/30/23
S: The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature - Jeff VanderMeer 🚙🚙🚙 10/1/23

✔7. Maryland
M: Me Before You - Jojo Moyes 🚙🚙🚙🚙 8/18/23
A: Alex Ramirez (MC) Jurassic Dead - David Sakmyster 🚙🚙 6/8/23
R: Rose, Jeneva - The Perfect Marriage 🚙🚙🚙🚙🚙 6/10
Y: You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight - Kalynn Bayron 🧡🖤🧡🖤 10/10/23
L: Lapena, Shari - Someone We Know ❤💚❤💚 12/4/23
A: Armstrong, William H. - Sounder 🚙🚙🚙 6/6/23
N: Nights of the Living Dead: An Anthology - Jonathan Maberry 🚙🚙🚙🚙 6/1/23
D: Dark of Night - Flesh and Fire - Jonathan Maberry 🚙🚙🚙 3/9/23

8. South Carolina
S
O: Obsidian - Jennifer L. Armentrout ✯✯✯ 9/1/23
U: Urquhart, Alaina - The Butcher and the Wren 🚙🚙🚙 6/3/23
T: Tyler Johnson Was Here - Jay Coles 🚙🚙🚙 8/26/23
H: How to Survive a Horror Movie: All the Skills to Dodge the Kills - Seth Grahame-Smith 🚙🚙🚙🚙 1/14/23

C: Cinder - Marissa Meyer 🚙🚙🚙🚙 10/2/23
A
R: Riot Baby - Tochi Onyebuchi 🚙🚙🚙🚙 8/25/23
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I: I'm Glad My Mom Died - Jennette McCurdy 🚙🚙🚙🚙🚙 4/2/23
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9. New Hampshire
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M: Mary E. Pearson - Dance of Thieves ❤💚❤💚 12/2/23
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H: Henry, Marguerite - Justin Morgan Had a Horse ❤💚❤ 12/8/23
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10. Virginia
V: V-Wars - Jonathan Maberry 🚙🚙🚙🚙 5/10/23
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G: Ghost 19 - Simone St. James 🚙🚙🚙🚙 3/24/23
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11. New York
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E: Eoin Colfer - The Arctic Incident 🚙🚙🚙 8/19/23
W: The Woods Are Always Watching - Stephanie Perkins 🚙🚙🚙 8/19/23

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K: Kill Hill Carnage - Tim Meyer 🚙🚙🚙 3/8/23

12. North Carolina
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T: The Titan's Curse - Rick Riordan 🧡🖤🧡🖤 10/16/23
H: How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 🧡🖤 10/13/23

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13. Rhode Island
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D: The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein - Kiersten White 🚙🚙🚙🚙 10/7/23
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I
S: The Sacrifice - Rin Chupeco 🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡 10/13/23
L
A: The Angel Maker - Alex North 🚙🚙🚙🚙 8/22/23
N
D: Dial A for Aunties - Jesse Q. Sutanto 🚙🚙🚙🚙 8/24/23

14. Vermont
15. Kentucky
16. Tennessee
17. Ohio
18. Louisiana
19. Indiana
20. Mississippi
21. Illinois
22. Alabama
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B: The Black Stallion - Walter Farley 🚙🚙🚙🚙 12/16/22
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23. Maine
24. Missouri
25. Arkansas

[JoAnne]

Welcome Bobbi!

[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 Next post ( and #141)

[Melissa A]

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

[JoAnne]

Awesome Melissa!

[Tammie]

can i join

[JoAnne]

Tammie wrote: "can i join"

Of course! Just post the challenge and I will link you! :)

[Tammie]

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4. Georgia
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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 Tammie!

[Connie N.]

Almost 2 years late, but I finally read that last "I" book!

Spell The States Part 1
Timeframe: 12/28/20 to 12/27/21
223/223
25/25 States

1. Delaware (8/8)
D – Darynda Jones - The Graveyard Shift - 12/31/21 ♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - Duke of Sin - 12/31/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Life Is a 4-Letter Word: Laughing and Learning Through 40 Life Lessons by David A. Levy - 2/16/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ally Carter - Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover - 12/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
W - Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple - 1/2/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ashenden, Jackie - Take Me Harder - 1/18/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rough & Ready by Tracy Wolff - 1/8/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elly Griffiths - The Janus Stone - 1/31/21 ♥♥♥♥

2. Pennsylvania (12/12)
P - Play to Win by Kelly Jamieson - 1/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elle Casey - Wrong Turn, Right Direction - 2/27/21 ♥♥♥
N - N or M? by Agatha Christie - 3/2/21 ♥♥♥
N - Nicole McLaughlin - Maybe I Do - 3/22/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Somewhere Along The Way by Jodi Thomas - 1/7/21 ♥♥♥♥
Y - You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister - 1/11/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson - 2/21/21 ♥♥♥♥
V - Valerie Bowman - A Duke Like No Other - 8/31/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - At Risk by S.G. Redling - 1/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - The New Husband by D.J. Palmer - 3/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - If You Tell by Gregg Olsen - 3/8/21 ♥♥♥
A - Allen, Sarah Addison - Lost Lake - 3/4/21 ♥♥♥♥

3. New Jersey (9/9)
N - Nadine Miller - The Unlikely Angel - 5/24/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evans, Bronwen - A Whisper of Desire - 3/21/21 ♥♥♥♥
W - Weiner, Jennifer - The Guy Not Taken: Stories - 2/7/21 ♥♥♥
J - Jill Shalvis - Sweet Little Lies - 12/15/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Enoch, Suzanne - A Devil in Scotland - 4/20/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Royal Treatment by Tracy Wolff - 2/6/21 - ♥♥♥♥
S – Sutton, Jenna - Barreled Over - 1/21/22 ♥♥♥
E - Evanovich, Janet - The Rocky Road to Romance - 5/4/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
Y - You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks - 3/14/21 ♥♥♥

4. Georgia (7/7)
G - Grave Peril by Jim Butcher - 1/28/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - E.L. Konigsburg - From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - 5/5/21 ♥♥♥
O - One Night More by Mandy Baxter - 1/26/21 ♥♥♥
R - The Right Kind of Rogue by Valerie Bowman - 2/11/21 ♥♥♥♥
G - Green, John - The Fault in Our Stars - 3/9/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch - 4/6/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Anna Bennett - First Earl I See Tonight - 3/28/21 ♥♥♥♥

5. Connecticut (11/11)
C - Christmas at Lilac Cottage by Holly Martin - 1/4/21 ♥♥
O - One More Taste by Melissa Cutler - 1/14/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 6/13/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Bonds of Justice - 9/5/21 ♥♥♥
E - Erin McCarthy - Hot Finish - 6/2/21 ♥♥
C - Calista Fox - The Billionaires - 4/8/21 ♥♥♥
T - This Earl of Mine by Kate Bateman - 2/14/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - In It to Win It by Kelly Jamieson - 4/15/21 ♥♥♥♥
C – Coming Clean by C.L. Parker - 5/17/21 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unleashed by Caitlin Crews - 2/26/21 ♥♥♥
T - Tangled in Sin by Lavinia Kent - 5/2/21 ♥♥♥

6. Massachusetts (13/13)
M - Moonlight Becomes You by Mary Higgins Clark - 3/25/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Anya Omah - Sexsomnia - Sleepless in Manhattan - 3/31/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Slightly Married by Mary Balogh - 2/4/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
S - Sawyer Bennett - Reed - 2/13/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Angel's Ink by Jocelynn Drake - 4/7/21 ♥♥♥
C - Cody's Fiancée by Gina Ferris Wilkins - 8/5/21 ♥♥♥
H - Hot Shot by Kelly Jamieson - 4/10/21 ♥♥♥♥
U - Undone by Caitlin Crews - 4/2/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Shalvis, Jill - Blue Flame - 2/17/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evans, Bronwen - A Kiss of Lies - 6/12/21 ♥♥♥
T - Thomas, Jodi - The Comforts of Home - 5/10/21 ♥♥♥♥
T - Truth, Lies, and Second Dates by MaryJanice Davidson - 5/12/21 ♥♥♥
S - Susan Mallery - Two of a Kind - 4/19/21 ♥♥♥♥

7. Maryland (8/8)
M - Mistletoe Cottage by Debbie Mason - 3/27/21 ♥♥♥
A - Ally Carter - Out of Sight, Out of Time - 4/9/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Vendetta in Death - 3/16/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
Y - You Wish by Mandy Hubbard - 7/4/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - The Last Real Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 2/24/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until Lilly - 4/17/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nuts by Alice Clayton - 9/30/21 ♥♥♥
D - Dirty Filthy Rich Men by Laurelin Paige - 8/6/21 ♥♥♥

[Connie N.]

Spell the States - Page 2

8. South Carolina (13/13)
S - Stewart, Delancey - Mr. Big - 4/23/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter - 3/13/21 ♥♥♥♥
U - Until Nico by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 7/3/21 ♥♥♥♥
T - Trentham, Laura - The Military Wife - 5/26/21 ♥♥♥♥
H - HearTBReak, Tennessee by Ruby Laska - 4/12/21 ♥♥♥
C - Carolyn Keene - Mystery at the Ski Jump - 8/23/21 ♥♥♥
A - After Anna by Lisa Scottoline - 4/24/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Reaper's Legacy by Joanna Wylde - 4/4/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - On Her Watch by Rie Warren - 3/18/21 ♥♥♥
L - Laurie, Victoria - Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun - 3/11/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - I'm Not Scared by Niccolò Ammaniti - 5/16/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nora Roberts - Summer Desserts - 10/29/21 ♥♥♥
A - At Home on Ladybug Farm by Donna ball - 4/30/21 ♥♥♥

9. New Hampshire (12/12)
N - Norton, Sheila - Oliver: The Cat Who Saved Christmas - 1/10/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - An Everyday Hero by Laura Trentham - 7/14/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
W - Win Big by Kelly Jamieson - 10/4/21 ♥♥♥♥
H - Helena Hunting - When Sparks Fly - 6/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Amelia Grey - Last Night with the Duke - 5/15/21 ♥♥♥♥
M - Marty Wingate - The Rhyme of the Magpie - 6/5/21 ♥♥♥♥
P - The Parting by Beverly Lewis - 6/20/21 ♥♥♥
S – Slightly Tempted by Mary Balogh - 2/20/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - Hunt the Wolf by Don Mann - 7/16/21 ♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Binds - 7/19/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Golden in Death - 5/3/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Em Petrova - Buck - 9/27/21 ♥♥♥

10. Virginia (8/8)
V - Victoria Laurie - Ghouls Gone Wild - 12/5/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren - 12/7/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Ralph Helfer - Zamba: The True Story of the Greatest Lion That Ever Lived - 12/16/21 ♥♥♥♥
G - A Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda Jones - 12/20/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - I'll Be Home for Christmas by Karen Clarke - 1/5/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Night Train to Lisbon by Emily Grayson - 1/16/22 ♥♥♥
I - The Inn at Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods - 3/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ashenden, Jackie - The Dangerous Billionaire - 11/26/21 ♥♥♥♥

11. New York (7/7)
N - Natalie Anderson - First Time Lucky? - 1/23/22 ♥♥♥
E - Ellery Adams - Lemon Pies and Little White Lies - 10/9/21 ♥♥♥♥
W - Wilde Side by Jannine Gallant - 11/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
Y - You Can Stop Humming Now: A Doctor's Stories of Life, Death, and in Between by Daniela Lamas - 11/14/21 ♥♥
O - One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus - 4/26/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rebecca Wells - Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - 2/23/21 ♥♥
K - Konrath, J.A. - Bloody Mary - 2/10/21 ♥♥♥♥

12. North Carolina (13/13)
N - Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay - 1/25/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Oke, Janette - Love Comes Softly - 5/18/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Shadows in Death - 8/14/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - Thomas, Jodi - Just Down the Road - 6/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
H - Hallenstein, Craig Bennett - The Dolphin - 8/27/21 ♥♥♥
C - A Cowboy Kind of Love by Donna Grant - 11/18/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Alberts, Diane - Catching the Player - 5/21/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Red Velvet Revenge by Jenn McKinlay - 8/25/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - Off Her Game by Suzan Butler - 7/20/21 ♥♥♥
L - Looking for a Cowboy by Donna Grant - 5/6/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon - 9/2/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Play of Passion - 2/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Archer, Gillian - Rough Ride - 6/21/21 ♥♥♥♥

13. Rhode Island (11/11)
R - Rosetti, Juliet - Crazy for You - 4/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
H - Hickmon, M. Dolon - 13:24 - 10/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - O'Keefe, Molly - Can't Hurry Love - 6/19/21 ♥♥♥♥
D - Darynda Jones - Summoned to Thirteenth Grave - 9/23/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs - 10/14/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - It's All About the Duke by Amelia Grey - 9/6/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sands, Lynsay - Vampires are Forever - 6/15/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - Love Unbroken by J.H. Croix - 3/26/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ayres, D.D. - Force of Attraction - 6/24/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - Never Entice an Earl by Lily Dalton - 3/23/22 ♥♥♥♥
D - Darynda Jones - A Bad Day for Sunshine - 10/2/21 ♥♥♥♥

14. Vermont (7/7)
V - Van R. Mayhall Jr. - Judas the Apostle - 9/13/21 ♥♥♥
E - Erma Bombeck - At Wit's End - 10/17/21 ♥♥♥
R - Rosetti, Juliet - Tangled Thing Called Love - 9/22/21 ♥♥♥♥
M - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman - 6/27/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper - 1/2/22 ♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Kiss of Snow - 4/16/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - To Steal a Heart by K.C. Bateman - 7/29/21 ♥♥♥♥

15. Kentucky (8/8)
K - Kelly Jamieson - Big Stick - 3/7/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evans, Katy - Mine - 10/19/21 ♥♥♥
N - Nayyar, Kunal - Yes, My Accent Is Real: and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You - 5/18/22 ♥♥♥♥
T - Trentham, Laura - Kiss Me That Way - 10/27/21 ♥♥♥♥
U - The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back by Sariah Wilson - 9/15/21 ♥♥♥♥
C - Calista Fox - The Billionaires: The Bosses - 12/19/21 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kelly Jamieson - Game On - 7/26/21 ♥♥♥♥
Y - Yates, Maisey - Avenge Me - 9/20/21 ♥♥♥

[Connie N.]

Spell the States - Page 3

16. Tennessee (9/9)
T - Tatiana de Rosnay - Sarah's Key - 12/11/21 ♥♥
E - Emily March - Reflection Point - 11/11/21 ♥♥♥
N - Now You See Her by James Patterson - 5/22/22 ♥♥♥
N - Naked in Death by J.D. Robb - 5/24/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Everett, Lily - Shoreline Drive - 1/9/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - A Slice of Murder by Chris Cavender - 8/21/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sammi Carter - Chocolate Dipped Death - 9/11/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Enoch, Suzanne - Kissing Under the Mistletoe - 12/13/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - Duke of Pleasure - 1/30/22 ♥♥♥♥

17. Ohio (4/4)
O - Olivia Thorne - Rock All Night - 2/15/22 ♥♥♥♥
H - The Hunter by Kerrigan Byrne - 12/2/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ivy, Alexandra - Embrace the Darkness - 4/5/22 ♥♥♥
O - O'Dell, Scott - Zia - 3/28/22 ♥♥♥

18. Louisiana (10/10)
L - Lee Kilraine - Could This be Love - 5/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - Oath Breaker by Erin S. Riley - 5/5/22 ♥♥♥
U - Usen, Amanda - Seducing the Playboy - 11/15/21 ♥♥♥
I - I've Got My Eyes on You by Mary Higgins Clark - 11/12/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Secret Nights with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 7/9/21 ♥♥♥
I - Isobel Chace - A Man of Kent - 5/27/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Amelia Grey - To the Duke, with Love - 6/26/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - The Nantucket Beachfront Inn: 'Sconset Beach by Ainsling Delaney - 5/31/22 ♥♥♥
A - Anna Bennett - The Duke Is but a Dream - 7/11/21 ♥♥♥♥

19. Indiana (7/7)
I - Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nina LaCour - Everything Leads to You - 6/25/22 ♥♥♥
D - Donna Grant - Home for a Cowboy Christmas - 12/28/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox by Carol Burnett - 7/2/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ally Carter - United We Spy - 1/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - No Other Duke But You by Valerie Bowman - 7/16/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Always, in December by Emily Stone - 1/11/22 ♥♥♥♥♥

20. Mississippi (11/11)
M - Memphis Ribs by Gerald Duff - 7/6/21 ♥♥♥
I - Imperfect Angel by Christi Barth - 11/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - Slightly Wicked by Mary Balogh - 7/23/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
S - Sawyer Bennett - Marek - 7/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella - 11/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
S - Slow Heat by Jill Shalvis - 7/31/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Stacey Lynn - Knocked Up - 8/9/21 ♥♥♥
I - Into the Mist by Maya Banks - 12/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
P - Perry, Lisa Marie - Sin for Me - 1/21/21 ♥♥
P - Patricia Briggs - Storm Cursed - 5/23/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Triumphs - 4/7/23 ♥♥♥♥♥

21. Illinois (8/8)
I - I'm Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pagán - 4/12/23 ♥♥♥
L - Linwood Barclay - Broken Promise - 7/2/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - Love in the Light by Laura Kaye - 8/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - Identity by Nora Roberts - 5/26/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nicole McLaughlin - Maybe This Time - 8/7/22 ♥♥♥
O - One for the Rogue by Manda Collins - 6/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin - 6/13/23 ♥♥♥♥
S - Seeing Red by Jill Shalvis - 8/12/21 ♥♥♥

22. Alabama (7/7)
A - Anna Bennett - When You Wish Upon a Rogue - 8/22/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lemmon, Jessica - Man Candy - 11/6/21 ♥♥♥♥
A – Amanda Prowse - To Love and Be Loved - 5/19/22 ♥♥♥
B - Been There, Married That by Gigi Levangie Grazer - 8/17/21 ♥♥
A - Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until July - 10/8/21 ♥♥♥♥
M - MacGregor, Janna - The Bad Luck Bride - 7/27/21 ♥♥♥
A - Amanda Prowse - The Day She Came Back - 10/12/21 ♥♥♥♥

23. Maine (5/5)
M - Mason, Debbie - The Corner of Holly and Ivy - 1/23/21 ♥♥♥
A - America's Next Reality Star by Laura Heffernan - 1/29/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Blood Heir - 8/4/23 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nicole McLaughlin - Maybe for You - 8/26/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Everett, Lily - Home for Christmas - 3/20/22 ♥♥♥♥

24. Missouri (8/8)
M - Mary Balogh - Slightly Scandalous - 10/20/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - If the Earl Only Knew by Amanda Forester - 8/20/23 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sadie's Highlander by Maeve Greyson - 9/18/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - The Sexiest Man Alive by Juliet Rosetti - 9/28/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - Opal Carew - Six - 8/15/22 ♥♥♥♥
U - The Undercover Playboy by Miranda P. Charles - 2/25/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rosalind James - Just Good Friends - 11/10/21 ♥♥♥
I - In Bed with Mr. Wrong by Katee Robert - 9/20/23 ♥♥

25. Arkansas (8/8)
A - Agatha Christie - Spider's Web - 10/15/21 ♥♥♥
R - Ruthie Knox - Completely - 11/23/21 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kawaguchi, Toshikazu16836980 - Before the Coffee Gets Cold - 12/21/21 ♥♥♥
A - All Night Long with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 10/16/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Wild Invitation - 3/12/23 ♥♥♥♥
S - Slaughter, Karin - The Last Widow - 10/11/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - All He Ever Dreamed by Shannon Stacey - 10/23/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Swagger by Liz Lincoln - 12/10/21 ♥♥

******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 9/20/23*****

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Connie!

[Gretel]

Spell The States Part 1
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
2/20/24 to ...

1. Delaware
✔️D - Death in the Details/Katie Tietjen 2/29/24 3.75☆
✔️E - Estella's Revenge/Barbara Havelocke 3/21/24 2.75☆
✔️L - The Library Thief/Kuchenga Shenjé 3/15/24 2☆
✔️A - All We Cannot Leave Behind/Iain Kelly 3/10/24 4☆
✔️W - Wild Houses/Colin Barrett 2/27/24 2.25☆
✔️A - A Full Moon in August/Joseph H. Randolph 4/12/24 3☆
✔️R - Rednecks/Taylor Brown 3/31/24 3.5☆
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✔️P - Paradise on the Pike/Sarah Angleton 4/14/24 4.25☆
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✔️L - Last House/Jessica Shattuck 3/23/24 3.75☆
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✔️I - In the Dark/Brian Freeman 2/23/24 3.25☆
✔️A - All the Colors of the Dark/Chris Whitaker 5/12/24 2.75☆

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✔️J - Jim the Boy/Tony Earley 5/20/24 3.25☆
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✔️S - The Small Museum: A chilling historical mystery set against the gothic backdrop of Victorian London/Jody Cooksley 4/3/24 3.75☆
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✔️G - Gray After Dark/Noelle W. Ihli 3/14/24 3.5☆
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✔️R - The Road to Heaven/Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson 6/4/24 3.25☆
✔️G - Great Expectations/Charles Dickens 3/19/24 2.25☆
✔️I - I Cheerfully Refuse/Leif Enger 3/27/24 3.75☆
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✔️C - Cold Wind/C.J. Box 4/11/24 4☆
✔️O - One Big Happy Family/Jamie Day 5/14/24 3☆
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✔️U - Under an Outlaw Moon/Dietrich Kalteis 5/1/24 3☆
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6. Massachusetts
✔️M - Mind Games/Nora Roberts 4/7/24 3.5☆
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✔️S - Seven Hours till Dawn/Carson McCloud 5/8/24 3.5☆
✔️S - Shades of Mercy/Bruce Borgos 5/17/24 4☆
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✔️M - Middletide/Sarah Crouch 5/10/24 3.5☆
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✔️L - The Last Line/Scott Lyerly 5/28/24 2.75☆
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✔️H - The Horse: A Novel/Willy Vlautin 5/19/24 4.25☆
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9. New Hampshire
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✔️W - David Wroblewski/Familiaris 5/2/24 3☆
✔️H - The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish/Paula Brackston 6/2/24 2.5☆
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15. Kentucky
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19. Indiana
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22. Alabama
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24. Missouri
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[Mary]

Spell The States Part 1
Duration: Apri1 2025
(randomized)

Rhode Island
Rough CompanyR.A. McGee 06/01 2018
His Surprise Husband MannyLorelei M. Hart 06/08
Once QuietScott Blade 06/05 2017
Devil's DisciplesCliff Mansfield 06/06
The Empty Chair Jeffery Deaver 04/21 512 pp

If Two Are DeadRick Mofina 05/01
SEVENTH SONBlake Valentine 06/11
Love You A SlothLorelei M. Hart 06/04
American AssassinVince Flynn 04/01 450 pp
No Room at Dragon's LandingLorelei M. Hart 06/08
Dead But Not Forgotten: A Vigilante Mystery Action ThrillerJohn Corwin 06/10

Vermont
Viral Misery: NatureThomas A. Watson 06/06
EMP After the Lights: An EMP Post Apocalypse Prepper Survival ThrillerWilliam Stone 05/28
Ready Set Chaos: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival ThrillerHarley Tate 06/06
Murder in Shades of Fire and Ash Ripley Hayes 04/12 237pp
Once Upon a Goth Dog Solstice R.L. Merrill 04/10 154 pp
New York StripW.J. Costello 05/13
TameronNora Phoenix 06/08

Ohio
The Outside Man Don Bentley 04/15 395pp
Hoppy Egg Hunting: A Four-legged Cupid StoryJaime Samms 04/02 168pp
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Only TemporaryNicole Dykes 05/10

South Carolina
Savage Grounds L.T. Ryan 04/10 255 pp
OverwatchLogan Ryles 05/06
The Unwanted: A Pulse-Pounding Vigilante ThrillerDavid Lee Corley 05/24
Toucan Love YouLorelei M. Hart 06/01
Hard Fall J.B. Turner D.L. Keur 04/11 375 pp
Acts of Faith Jackson Marsh 04/08
The Reckoning: A Tom Keeler Thriller: Book 7Jack Lively 06/02
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Lessons for Idle TonguesCharlie Cochrane 04/28 241 pp
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Nothing LeftScott Blade 05/18
AGAINST ALL ODDSStephen Mezzomo 05/13

Kentucky
The Kill RoomJeffery Deaver 04/27 610pp
EnzoR.J. Scott 05/29
n
Threat Warning John Gilstrap 04/07 400 pp
u
California BustW.J. Costello 05/12
Kill ShotVince Flynn 04/02 401 pp
y

Louisiana
Lessons in Loving thy Murderous Neighbour 04/21 105 pp
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Stop at NothingJ.T. Brannan 04/01 495 pp
i
Auroras & Ashes: A Ravaged Skies NovelBoyd Craven III 05.25
n
The Alpha Hitman's MateLorelei M. Hart 05/14

New York
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Redline: A John Tyler Action ThrillerTom Fowler 05/05
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Indiana
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Virginia
The Vanished ManJeffery Deaver 04/23
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Gone ForeverScott Blade 05/15
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Pennsylvania
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The Skin CollectorJeffery Deaver 04/29 558 pp
y
The Lab: Rigg Lorelei M. Hart 05/19
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Maine
Missouri Loves Company W.J. Costello 04/11 300 pp
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Alabama
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Last Patient of the NightGary Gerlacher 5/14
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Black DaylightScott Blade 05/31
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Midnight Loves Moonlight V.B. Kildaire 04/13
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The Stone Monkey Jeffery Deaver 04/21 576 pp
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Illinois
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Missouri
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New Jersey
Maryland
Delaware

[Angel **Book Junkie**]

Spell The States Part 1
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
8/25
SPELL OUT RULES
Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The) | Author | Series | Main Character First Last
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N: Nicholas Sparks | Two by Two | 08.08
O: Oliver | Bad Date: A Short Story | 08.28
R : Reckless | 08.09
T: Things I Wanted to Say | 08.07
H: Charlaine Harris | Dead as a Doornail | 08.11
C: Credence | 08.05
A : Ain't He Precious? | 08.07
R : Lauren Roberts | Fearless | 08.10
O
L: Lucy | When We Were Friends | 08.09
I: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You | 08.23
N: Nora Roberts | Born in Fire | 08.21
A: Chloe Angyal | Turning Pointe: How a New Generation of Dancers Is Saving Ballet from Itself | 08.12
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R: Kennedy Ryan | Flow | 08.25
H: Colleen Hoover | Layla | 09.03
O
D: Michelle Dunne | A Good Mother | 09.01
E: Emily Bleeker | When I'm Gone | 08.26
I
S: Kate Storey | The Forgotten Book Club | 08.27
L: Jess Lourey | Catch Her in a Lie | 08.27
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V: Katie Vaughn | The Love Haters | Katherine Center | 08.28
E
R: Kennedy Ryan | Grip | 08.26
M: Clea McCallister | Belle Mer | 08.30
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16. Tennessee
17. Ohio
18. Louisiana
19. Indiana
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M: Max | Catch the Sun | 08.24
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P: Pippa | Kill Joy | 08.17
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I: Irish Born Trilogy #3 | Born in Shame | 08.23
L: Lullabies for Little Criminals | 07.19
L: Lauren Roberts | Powerful | 08.02
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A: Rumaan Alam | Shell Game | 08.28
L: Lois Leveen | The Secrets of Mary Bowser | 08.13
A: Amelie | The Baking Life of Amelie Day | 08.30
B: Beth Worsdell | Calling Clarissa | 08.10
A
M: A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime | 08.17
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M Markus Zusak | The Book Thief | 06.13
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Missouri
M:
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S: Stevie FMC| Mile High | 07.25
S: Sookie | From Dead to Worse | 08.13
O | One of Our Own | Lucinda Berry | 07.19
U
R: Ruth | Small Great Things | 08.17
I
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R: Lauren Roberts | Powerless | 08.01
K: Kristin Cashore | Graceling | 07.09
A
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S Sookie | Definitely Dead | 08.12
A All Together Dead | 08.12
S: V.E. Schwab | A Darker Shade of Magic | 06.22
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Delaware
(view spoiler)[D: Dessert Flirt Repeat | Sarah Smith | 05.14
E The Exception to the Rule | Christina Lauren | 05.15
L: Keep Your Friends Close | Lucinda Berry | 05.22
A: Amy K. Green | Haven't Killed in Years | 05.14
W: Boo Walker | The Stars Don't Lie | 05.22
A: Adrian MMC | Limerence | H.C. Dolores | 05.24
R : The Role Model | Daniel Hurst | 05.18
E: E. Lockhart | We Were Liars | 06.04 (hide spoiler)]
Pennsylvania
(view spoiler)[P: Phantom Limb | Lucinda Berry | 05.16
E: Elin Hilderbrand | The Identicals | 06.07
N: Nowhere to Hide | Keri Beevis | 05.26
N: Naomi | Things We Never Got Over | Lucy Score | 06.12
S: Something I Keep Upstairs | J.D. Barker | 05.30
Y: You Wanna Be on Top?: A Memoir of Makeovers, Manipulation, and Not Becoming America's Next Top Model | Sarah Hartshorne | 05.16
L: Lucinda Berry | Missing Parts | 05.24
V: Vikki Wakefield | The Backwater | 05.30
A: Adam | Protect Me Not | Danielle Keil | 05.28
N: Nobody in Particular | Sophie Gonzales | 06.16
I: Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros | 06.04
A: K.D. Aldyn | Sister, Butcher, Sister | 06.05 (hide spoiler)]
New Jersey
(view spoiler)[N | Natalie D. Richards | Five Total Strangers | 06.22
E: Eoin Dempsey | White Rose, Black Forest | 06.17
W: Kerry Wilkinson | Your Husband's Fault | 06.19
J: Jamie | Cruel Winter with You | Ali Hazelwood | 06.13
E: Mazey Eddings | Well, Actually | 06.20
R: Sally Rigby | Question of Guilt | 06.18
S: Seven Year Itch | Amy Daws | 06.21
E : Kate Elliot | Slow Burn Summer | Josie Silver | 06.29
Y: Lizzie Young | Releasing 10 | Chloe Walsh (hide spoiler)]
Georgia
(view spoiler)[G: John Green | The Fault in Our Stars | 06.14
E: Elle Kennedy | The Chase | 07.07
O: The Obituary Society | Jessica L. Randall | 06.15
R: Reconstructing Amelia | Kimberly McCreight | 06.15
G: Gina | Doppelbanger | Heather M. Orgeron | 06.20
I: It Happened on the Lake | Lisa Jackson | 06.20
A: Willow Aster | Secret Love | 06.21 (hide spoiler)]
South Carolina
(view spoiler)[S: Curtis Sittenfeld | Prep | 06.08
O: Lauren Okie | The Best Worst Thing | 06.16
U: The Unraveling of Julia | 06.18
T: Tazeem | The Zombie Room | 07.17
H: Celia Hart | The Girls of Good Fortune | 06.26
C: Cavendon Hall | 06.07
A: Alessandra Torre | Hollywood Dirt | 06.26
R: Ruby | Save Me | 06.27
O: Orange Is the New Black | 06.29
L: Little House in the Big Woods | 05.30
I : It Began With a Lie |06.20
N : Noelle W. Ihli | Ask for Andrea | 07.02
A: Aoife | Saving 6 | 06.28 (hide spoiler)]
Massachusetts
(view spoiler)[M: Freida McFadden | The Tenant | 05.25
A: Archer's Voice | Mia Sheridan | 06.06
S | The Thrashers | Julie Soto | 05.31
S | Sorrow and Bliss | 06.06
A: Amy Harmon | Making Faces | 06.08
C: Club Dead | 05.15
H: Laurell Harlow | One in Four | 07.01
U: Urban Mystic Academy: First Project | 07.18
S: Mark T. Sullivan | Beneath a Scarlet Sky | 06.08
E : Elle Kennedy | The Deal | 07.10
T: Tahereh Mafi | Shatter Me | 06.15
T: Tremon Wimbush | POE: "A long story short" Volume 1 | 06.19
S | Still Missing | 06.10 (hide spoiler)]
New Hampshire
(view spoiler)[N: Naomi | What Lies in the Woods | 07.11
E: Elle Kennedy | The Legacy | 07.15
W: Wally Lamb | She’s Come Undone | 06.14
H: Miranda Hathaway | The Quilt Ripper | 07.03
A: Appetite for Innocence | 07.06
M: Murder in the Dollhouse: The Jennifer Dulos Story | 06.28
P: Pool Fishing | 06.13
S: Spectacular Things | 06.14
H: Holly Black | Finding Mr. July | 07.08
I: Irene | The Bachelorette Party | 06.26
R: Redeeming 6 | | 06.29
E: Eleanor West | Every Heart a Doorway | 07.19 (hide spoiler)]
Connecticut
(view spoiler)[C: Charlie Donlea | The Girl Who Was Taken | 07.11
O | Off Campus #4 | The Goal| 07.13
N | Noelle W. Ihli | Gray After Dark | 07.17
N | Not Quite Dead Yet | 07.23
E The Score | Elle Kennedy | 07.12
C: The Couple Before Us | 07.30
T | Ted | My Husband's Ex | 07.15
I : Grace Ivers | The Mistake | 07.11
C: Charlotte Butterfield | The Sister Switch | 08.01
U: Under Her Care | 07.15
T : Talia | Death Row | 07.17 (hide spoiler)]
New York
(view spoiler)[N: Neighbor From Hell #0 | Pretend | 07.29
E:: Ed | The Hanged Man | 07.31
W: Chloe Walsh | Taming 7 | 06.30
Y: Rebecca Yarros | Fourth Wing | 05.20
O: The Overnight Guest | 06.30
R: R.L. Mathewson | Playing for Keeps | 07.26
K K.A. Tucker | One Tiny Lie | 05.18 (hide spoiler)]
Maryland
(view spoiler)[ M: Megan Miranda | The Perfect Stranger | 05.26
A: Arsen: A Broken Love Story | 06.13
R: Ryan | The Bright Years | 06.25
Y Rebecca Yarros | Onyx Storm | 08.07
L: Local Woman Missing | 05.28
A: Ashley Jade | The Words | 06.22
N: Nicole Trope | The Stepchild | 06.23
D: Wendy Dranfield | Please Don't Find Me | 06.09 (hide spoiler)]
Virginia
(view spoiler)[V: Veronique Kodjo | Will | 06.08
I: Ioni Goldstein | A Crop Farmer's Daughter | 07.04
R: Roisin | Between Us | 07.06
G: A. Gardner | Southern Peach Pie and a Dead Guy | 06.14
I: Idle | 07.18
N: Nichole | The Secrets of Us | 07.25
I: Isabel | The Summer I Turned Pretty | 08.18
A: Ashlyn | The Echo of Old Books | 07.31 (hide spoiler)]
Kentucky
(view spoiler)[K: Kathleen Glasgow | Girl in Pieces | 06.29
E: Rogue Easton | Devil's Pass | 08.14
N: Nora Roberts | Born in Ice | 08.22
T: Tea, Scones, and Malaria: A memoir of growing up in Africa | 07.21
U Uncharted Waters | 08.10
C Cheryl Bradshaw | Silent as the Grave | 07.27
K : Katie | When She Returned | 07.20
Y: Yulin Kuang | How to End a Love Story | 07.26 (hide spoiler)]

[Laura Z]

Spell the States - Part 1A: 11/25
May 1, 2025 - ?

🗽1. Delaware
Dateable: Dateable | Jessica Slice | 05.02.25
Elissa: Funny You Should Ask | Elissa Sussman | 05.02.25
Long: The Secret History of Sharks | John Long | 05.05.25
All: All That Life Can Afford | Emily Everett | 05.22.25
Wonder: Wonder Drug | Jennifer Vanderbes | 05.03.25
Amity: Heartwood | Amity Gaige | 05.23.25
Rabbit: Rabbit Moon | Jennifer Haigh | 05.09.25
Every: Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter | Samantha Crewson | 05.08.25

🗽2. Pennsylvania
Picoult: By Any Other Name | Jodi Picoult | 05.08.25
Epic: Epic Solitude | Katherine Keith | 05.20.25
Nina: We Are Okay | Nina LaCour | 05.09.25
Nancy: Poor Richard's Women | Nancy Rubin Stuart | 05.08.25
Sophie: The Good Part | Sophie Cousens | 05.04.25
Your: Your Dad Will Do | Katee Robert | 05.16.25
Lucky: Lucky Loser | Russ Buettner | 05.10.25
Vince: Power Metal | Vince Beiser | 05.20.25
Absolutely: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing | Hank Green | 06.11.25
Natalie: Hench | Natalie Zina Walschots | 06.12.25
Isabelle: The Getaway | Isabelle Broom | 05.06.25
Abby: Say You'll Remember Me | Abby Jimenez | 06.15.25

🗽3. New Jersey
Nelson: The Librarians of Lisbon | Suzanne Nelson | 06.05.25
Etta: The Kiss Countdown | Etta Easton | 05.17.25
Waite: A Beautiful, Terrible Thing | Jen Waite | 05.04.25
Just: Just Like Heaven | Julia Quinn | 05.15.25
Emily: Great Big Beautiful Life | Emily Henry
Retreat: Retreat | Krysten Ritter | 05.13.25 | 06.20.25
Staircase: The Staircase in the Woods | Chuck Wendig | 05.07.25
Erdrich: The Mighty Red | Louise Erdrich | 07.14.25
Yardley: Do Me a Favor | Cathy Yardley | 06.09.25

🗽4. Georgia
Grace: Pemberley: Mr. Darcy's Dragon | Maria Grace | 06.10.25
Evanthia: Crown | Evanthia Bromiley | 07.04.25
Olive: Olive, Again | Elizabeth Strout | 05.16.25
Riley: When the Earth Was Green | Riley Black | 07.03.25
Greatest: The Greatest Beer Run Ever | John "Chick" Donohue | 07.13.25
Idea: The Idea of You | Robinne Lee | 05.12.25
Abbi: One Death at a Time | Abbi Waxman | 06.03.25

🗽5. Connecticut
Cullen: The Woman With the Cure | Lynn Cullen | 05.13.25
Omar: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This | Omar El Akkad | 08.01.25
Night: A Night Like This | Julia Quinn | 07.01.25
Notes: Notes on Infinity | Austin Taylor | 07.22.25
Enough: Enough Already | Valerie Bertinelli | 08.14.25
Crittenden: Worlds Apart | Jane Crittenden | 05.14.25
Thrity: The Museum of Failures | Thrity Umrigar | 07.08.25
Indiscreet: An Indiscreet Princess | Georgie Blalock | 07.30.25
Count: Count My Lies | Sophie Stava | 05.15.25
Undetectables: The Undetectables | Courtney Smyth | 06.27.25
Twelfth: Twelfth Night | William Shakespeare | 06.28.25

🗽6. Massachusetts
Moore: Long Bright River | Liz Moore | 05.19.25
Ambition: Ambition Monster | Jennifer Romolini 07.02.25
Sunlit: The Sunlit Man | The Sunlit Man | 05.18.25
Stephanie: Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor | Stephanie Barron | 05.19.25
Ann: The Dutch House | Ann Patchett | 07.08.25
Crichton: Jurassic Park | Michael Crichton | 05.21.25
Helena: Jane Austen, the Secret Radical | Helena Kelly | 07.11.25
Upon: Upon a Starlit Tide | Kell Woods | 05.11.25
Standing: Standing My Ground | Harry Dunn | 06.07.25
El: El Dorado Drive | Megan Abbott | 07.21.25
Three: The Three-Body Problem | Liu Cixin | 07.24.25
Therese: Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald | Therese Anne Fowler | 07.05.25
Streeter: Family & Other Calamities | Leslie Gray Streeter | 06.19.25

🗽7. Maryland
Murder: Murder the Truth | David Enrich | 06.19.25
Annelise: A Death in Door County | Annelise Ryan | 07.15.25
Run: Run for the Hills | Kevin Wilson | 07.04.25
Yours: Yours Truly | Abby Jimenez | 07.18.25
Love: Love & Gelato | Jenna Evans Welch | 05.10.25
As: As You Like It | William Shakespeare | 07.10.25
Nickolas: A Forty Year Kiss | Nickolas Butler | 07.23.25
Done: Done and Dusted | Lyla Sage | 07.29.25

🗽8. South Carolina
Summers: A Certain Hunger | Chelsea G. Summers | 06.26.25
Owens: Scandalized | Ivy Owens | 08.22.25
Unworthy: The Unworthy | Agustina Bazterrica | 05.12.25
This: This Summer Will Be Different | Carley Fortune | 07.24.25
Hoffman: Practical Magic | Alice Hoffman | 07.22.25
Consider: Consider Yourself Kissed | Jessica Stanley | 06.29.25
Age: The Age of Loneliness | Laura Marris | 07.15.25
Ryan: Can't Get Enough | Kennedy Ryan | 07.11.25
Other: The Other Olympians | Michael Waters | 08.31.25
Lauren: PS: I Hate You | Lauren Connolly | 6.30.25
Irresistible: The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy | Brigitte Knightley | 08.05.25
Navessa: Lights Out | Navessa Allen | 07.28.25
Aisling: The Compound | Aisling Rawle | 08.04.25

🗽 9. New Hampshire
Novak: To Win Her Heart | Brenda Novak | 08.03.25
Elin: A Summer Affair | Elin Hilderbrand | 08.11.25
We: We Are Watching | Alison Gaylin | 06.10.25
Hayes: The Sirens' Call | Chris Hayes | 07.26.25
Adam: Booster Shots | Adam Ratner | 07.20.25
Mother: Mother of All Secrets | Kathleen M. Willett | 06.30.25
Pagán: Woman Last Seen in Her Thirties | Camille Pagán | 07.09.25
Smith: Fun for the Whole Family | Jennifer E. Smith | 06.28.25
Heavy: Heavy | Kiese Laymon | 07.27.25
Ione: Say Everything | Ione Skye | 08.21.25
Rachel: What Happens in Amsterdam | Rachel Lynn Solomon | 07.17.25
Erik: In the Garden of Beasts | Erik Larson | 08.11.25

🗽10. Virginia
Véronique: Véronique's Journey | Patti Flinn | 07.12.25
Improvement: Improvement | Joan Silber | 08.22.25
Reid: Atmosphere | Taylor Jenkins Reid | 07.25.25
Gate: The Gate to Women's Country | Sheri S. Tepper | 07.24.25
Isles: Isles of the Emberdark | Brandon Sanderson | 08.26.25
Navessa: Caught Up | Navessa Allen | 08.15.25
Invisible: Invisible Strings | Kristie Frederick Daugherty | 09.01.25
American: American Oasis | Kyle Paoletta | 08.24.25

🗽11. New York
Nava: Love Is a War Song | Danica Nava | 08.29.25
Elizabeth: Family Lore | Elizabeth Acevedo | 08.25.25
Wilkins: Fall Back Down When I Die | Joe Wilkins | 07.06.25
Young: The Young of Other Animals | Chris Cander | 07.29.25
Only: The Only One Left | Riley Sager | 08.12.25
Ruby: The Romance Recipe | Ruby Barrett | 07.25.25
King: The Stand | Stephen King | 07.02.25

12. North Carolina
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Once: Once Upon a Time in Dollywood | Ashley Jordan | 09.02.25
Rene: Hour Glass | Michelle Rene | 08.08.25
Three: Three Wild Dogs | Markus Zusak | 07.31.25
Holmes: Back After This | Linda Holmes | 08.06.25
Catherine: Fractured | Catherine McKenzie | 07.03.25
Amber: You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey | Amber Ruffin | 08.23.25
Richard: Bewilderment | Richard Powers | 08.19.25
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Lasky: The Capture | Kathryn Lasky | 07.01.25
Ingram: The Summer We Ran | Audrey Ingram | 09.03.25
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Ali: Cruel Winter with You | Ali Hazelwood | 08.26.25

[JoAnne]

Welcome Angel and Laura!

[Laura Z]

Spell the States - Part 1B: 11/25
May 1, 2025 - ?

13. Rhode Island
Reid: Truth or Beard | Penny Reid | 08.25.25
Hounding: The Hounding | Xenobe Purvis | 08.17.25
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Daniel: Facing the Mountain | Daniel James Brown | 08.08.25
Eye: Eye Candy | R.L. Stine | 08.30.25
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Summer: The Summer of Yes | Courtney Walsh | 07.08.25
Lightning: The Lightning Bottles | Marissa Stapley | 07.11.25
Adler: When We Walk By | Kevin F. Adler | 08.29.25
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Did: Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? | Crystal Smith Paul | 08.18.25

14. Vermont
Valosik: Swimming Pretty | Vicki Valosik | 07.23.25
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Rachel: Whack Job | Rachel McCarthy James | 09.02.25
Melanie: California Golden | Melanie Benjamin | 07.15.25
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Tim: The Stress of Her Regard | Tim Powers | 08.01.25

15. Kentucky
Katie: Sunny Side Up | Katie Sturino | 07.13.25
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Taub: The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch | Melinda Taub | 08.13.25
UnEnchanted: UnEnchanted | Chanda Hahn | 08.28.25
Campbell: XX: Poems for the Twentieth Century | Campbell McGrath | 07.07.25
Kristina: A Most Perilous World | Kristina R. Gaddy | 07.30.25
Youthjuice: youthjuice | E.K. Sathue | 08.18.25

16. Tennessee
Too: Too Old for This | Samantha Downing | 08.23.25
Stephanie: Summer Days and Summer Nights | Stephanie Perkins | 07.09.25
Sum: The Sum of All Kisses | Julia Quinn | 07.16.25

17. Ohio

18. Louisiana
Library: The Library at Hellebore | Cassandra Khaw | 07.31.25
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Sayaka: Convenience Store Woman | Sayaka Murata | 08.02.25
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Axelrod: Love on the Byline | Xio Axelrod | 09.01.25
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19. Indiana
Dorey-Stein: Spectacular Things | Beck Dorey-Stein | 08.21.25

20. Mississippi
Melancholy: The Melancholy of Untold History | Minsoo Kang | 07.17.25
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Soman: Coven: A Graphic Novel | Soman Chainani | 07.21.25
Stephen: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter | Stephen Graham Jones | 08.02.25
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Susan: The Friendship List | Susan Mallery | 08.07.25
Secrets: The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy | Julia Quinn | 08.09.25
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21. Illinois
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Leather: Leather & Lark | Brynne Weaver | 08.05.25
Liz: The God of the Woods | Liz Moore | 08.10.25
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Sag: Sag Harbor | Colson Whitehead | 08.13.25

22. Alabama
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Lawrence: The Book That Wouldn’t Burn | Mark Lawrence | 08.12.25
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Bianca: A Most Puzzling Murder | Bianca Marais | 07.28.25
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Martin: First-Date Fire | Jos Martin | 07.23.25
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23. Maine
Man: The Man No One Believed | Joshua Sharpe | 08.17.25
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24. Missouri
Mallery: California Girls | Susan Mallery | 08.19.25
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Sabrina: Who Wants to Marry a Duke | Sabrina Jeffries | 08.14.25
Schultz: Foxcatcher | Mark Schultz | 08.20.25
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25. Arkansas
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Kepnes: You | Caroline Kepnes | 08.27.25
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Sarah: The Warbler | Sarah Beth Durst | 08.26.25
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Sadeqa: Yellow Wife | Sadeqa Johnson | 08.31.25

[JoAnne]

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