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Spring 2021 Challenge
Spring 2021 challengeMarch 1 - May 31
Progress: 9/9 COMPLETED
N - Moldylocks and the Three Beards by (N)oah Z. Jones - Mar. 28
A - (A)ngel by Ellen Miles - Mar. 2
R - Make Way for Ducklings by (R)obert McCloskey - Apr. 6
C - Killer Kung Pao by Vivien (C)hien - Mar. 21
I - (I)rish Parade Murder by Leslie Meier - May 1
S - (S)hining Star: Braving the Elements of Earth, Wind & Fire by Philip Bailey - Mar. 3
S - (S)pirit by Ellen Miles - Mar. 23
U - (U)nicorn Uproar by Carolyn Keene - Mar. 22
S - The (S)ecret of the Wooden Lady by Carolyn Keene - Apr. 4
Progress: 6/6 COMPLETED
B - The Woman Who Fell from the Sky: The Iroquois Story of Creation by John (B)ierhorst - Apr. 10
R - Ghost Hero by S.J. (R)ozan - Apr. 21
E - Jake by (E)llen Miles - Mar. 3
E - Bitsy by (E)llen Miles - Mar. 15
Z - The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes by (Z)ena Sutherland - Apr. 10
E - (E)arth Day Escapade by Carolyn Keene - Apr. 8
Progress: 5/5 COMPLETED
M - (M)y Life with Earth, Wind, & Fire by (M)aurice White - Mar. 7
A - (A)pril Fool's Day by Carolyn Keene - Mar. 28
R - New Arrivals at Hedgehog Hollow by Jessica (R)edland - Apr. 27
C - The (C)ase of the Disappearing Diamonds by (C)arolyn Keene - Mar. 20
H -Death of a Blueberry Tart by Lee (H)ollis - Apr. 6
Progress: 4/4 COMPLETED
W - (W)hen Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons by Julie Fogliano - Apr. 6
A - (A)thena the Brain by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams - Apr. 22
R - Ra(Z)or Rocks by Toby Neal - Apr. 18
M - Lola by Ellen (M)iles - Mar. 23
Progress: 5/5 COMPLETED
P - (P)ersephone the Phony by Joan Holub - May 2
A - Laughing Tomatoes: And Other Spring Poems by Francisco X. (A)larcón - Apr. 9
L - Cold Hit by (L)inda Fairstein - Mar. 14
M - Edward by Ellen (M)iles - Mar. 16
S - A (S)tranger in the House by (S)hari Lapena - Apr. 14
Progress: 4/4 COMPLETED
L - (L)ittle House in the Big Woods by (L)aura Ingalls Wilder - May 1
A - (A)nother Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson - Mar. 29
M - The (M)ouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary - Apr. 25
B - Strider by by (B)everly Cleary - Apr. 28
Progress: 5/5 COMPLETED
A - (A)phrodite the Beauty by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams - May 7
N - (N)yx the Mysterious by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams -
Z - (Z)eus and the Thunderbolt of Doom by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams - May 8
A - Artemis the Brave by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams - May 18
C - Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane (C)hamberlain - May 6
In! ***FINISHED 04/07/2021****H The Fallen Sparrow Dorothy B. Hughes
Y Yellow Crocus
A Only One Life Ashley Farley
C Cooking the Books
I Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
N Next to Last Stand
T And They Called It Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Stephanie Marie Thornton
H Heirs of the Body
U Universe of Two
M Of Human Bondage W. Somerset Maugham
B Blood Rubies
R Working Stiff Annelise Ryan
E Curse Not the King Evelyn Anthony
L One Poison Pie Lynn Cahoon
L Left For Dead
A Anthem for Doomed Youth
T. To Kill a Mocking Girl
U An Unfinished Story
L The Other Side of Everything Lauren Doyle Owens
I The Instrument
P A Sprig of Blossomed Thorn Patrice Greenwood
S Scorpion Strike
CM Spring ChallengeMarch 1 - May 31, 2021
S - Shelly West - Secrets in a Bottle
T - T. E. Kinsey - The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds
P - Elizabeth Peters - The Mummy Case
A - Josi Avari - Hen Party
T - Tyler Colins - Can You Hula Like Hilo Hattie?
R - Nora Roberts - The Rise of Magicks
I - Isis Crawford - A Catered St. Patrick's Day
C - Catie Murphy - Dead in Dublin
K - Jayne Ann Krentz - All the Colors of the Night
E - Ellie Alexander - Fudge and Jury
A - Gretchen Archer - Double Up
S - Suzanne Enoch - Don't Look Down
T - Tarquin Hall - The Case of the MIssing Servant
E - Jessica Elliot - Murder Cuts the Mustard
R - J D Robb - Echoes in Death 888
L - Lynn Messina - A Scandalous Deception
A - Jennifer Alderson - Death by Windmill
M - Maddie Day - Nacho Average Murder
B - Jenna Bennett - Right of Redemption
A - Alexia Gordon - Murder in G Major
P - Louise Penny -The Nature of the Beast
R - Sara Rosett - Death in an Elegant City
I - Louise R. Innes - Death at a Country Mansion
L - Lucy Foley - The Guest List
F - Lynn Florkiewicz - Lord James Harrington and the Easter Mystery
O - Carleen O'Connor - Murder in an Irish Pub
O - Olivia Blacke - Killer Content
L - Laura Levine - Death of a Gigolo
'S - Joanna Campbell Slan - Ink, Red, Dead
D - Diane Vallere - Spiders from Mars
A- Annette Dashofy - Bridges Burned
Y - Debbie Young - Best Murder in Show
Spring Challenge 2021Duration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
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SPRING 2021 CHALLENGEMarch 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021
Titles, author/first last only
Finished May 4, 2021
Spring 6/6
SE Babin-No Lathering Matter S.E.Babin 3/3/21
P Paris, Before You Die Mary Bowers 3/8/21
R Risky Bisqueness Elizabeth Rain Louise R. Innes 4/16/219] 3/3/21
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Nell McCarthy-The Sea Witch J.A. Whiting and Nell McCarthy
G A Game of Cones Abby Collette 3/2/21
Lamb 4/4
Lang Essie-A Deadly Chapter Essie Lang 3/9/21
A All Wands on Deck Mara Webb 3/11/21
M Muffin But Murder Rosie A. Point 3/17/21
B The Body in the Park Courtney McFarlin 3/25/21
Tulips 6/6
T Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder Joanne Fluke 3/4/21
U Under the Cover of Murder Lauren Elliott 4/6/21
L Loaf or Death A.R. Winters 3/15/21
I Insects, Ivy & Investgations Tonya Kappes 5/4/21
Penney Elizabeth-Thread and Dead Elizabeth Penney 3/14/21
S The Squeaky Clean Skeleton R.A. Muth 3/5/21
Finished, looking forward to the Summer Challenge!!Spring Challenge 2021
M - Murder, She Knit by Peggy Earhart Finished 3/19/21
A - Death By Intermission by Alexis Morgan Finished 03/06/21
R - Haunted Is Always in Fashion by Rose Pressey Finished 3/21/21
C - And Then there Were Crumbs By Eve Caulder Finished 3/14/21
H - Hazardous Duty by Christy Barrett Finished 3/16/21
A - Buried in the Stacks by Allison Brook Finished 4/27/21
P - Premeditated Mortar by Kate Carlisle Finished 4/17/21
R - Die, Die Birdie by J.R. Ripley Finished 4/25/21
I - If the Haunting Fits, Wear It by Rose Pressey Finished 4/4/21
L - Long Island Iced Tea by Maria DiRico Finished 4/30/21
M - Digging Up the Dirt by Miranda James Finished 5/13/21
A - A Side of Murder by Amy Perishing Finished 5/12/21
Y - Southern Sass and a Battered Bride by Kate Young Finished 5/10/21
E - Plantation Shudders by Ellen Byron Finished 3/16/21
G - Ghosts Ups Her Game by Carolyn Hart Finished 3/27/21
G - Gored of the Rings by Elise Sax Finished 3/12/21
S - From Beer to Eternity by Sherry Harris Finished 5/22/21
March 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021Titles, author/first last only
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K - Clue in the Clam by Kathi Daley
I - Into the Dark
T - Terms of Enlistment
E - Death on Tap by Ellie Alexander
U - The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: Sting
M - Murder & The Monkey Band
B - The Bad Boy Cowboy
R - Stalking The Unicorn by Mike Resnick
E - The Pint of No Return by Ellie Alexander
L - Life's A Birch
L - The Last Good Cowboy
A - Arsenic and Adobo
F - Frightfully Fortune
R - The Reluctant Cowboy
A - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
G - Grimoires and Where to Find Them
R - The Rancher
A - Death by Equine by Annette Dashofy
N - Bloody Rose by Nicholas Eames
T - The Three-Body Problem
My spotC Courting The Cat Whisperer by Wynter Daniels
R The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
O The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica
C Chase the Dark by Annette Marie
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S The Scorpion's Tail by Preston and Childs
H Hell's Spells by Devon Monk
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A An Ale of Two Cities by Sarah Fox
C Courting Can Be Killer by Amanda Flower
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T Tidings of Death at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison
H The Hexorcist by Lily Harper Hart
B Broken by Rebecca Zanetti
L The Last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen
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S A Shadow of Crows by Yasmin Galenorn
S The Secrets of Bones by Kylie Logan
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M Marlene by C.W. Gortner
SPRING 2021 CHALLENGEThis challenge will last from March 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021
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✔G - 3rd Degree by James Patterson & Gross, Andrew 3/11/21
✔A - Half a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 3/7/21
✔R - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 3/15/21
✔D - Death by Coffee by Alex Erickson 3/13/21
✔E - The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery 3/7/21
✔N - Dear Martin by Nic Stone 4/3/21
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✔M - The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side by Agatha Christie 3/2/21
✔A - The Perfect Marriage by Adam Mitzner 3/17/21
✔Y - Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam 4/30/21
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✔F - I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman 3/28/21
✔L - Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen 3/22/21
✔O - Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3/25/21
✔W - The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder 3/31/21
✔E - A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum 3/9/21
✔R - My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg 3/18/21
✔S - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 3/22/21
Adding words 3/31/21
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✔V - Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 3/31/21
✔E - The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo 4/28/21
✔R - The Rose Code by Kate Quinn 4/13/21
✔N - The Bat by Jo Nesbo 5/8/21
✔A - Towards Zero by Agatha Christie 3/22/21
✔L - Handbook for Homicide by Lorna Barrett 4/6/21
✔S - The Stranger by Albert Camus 3/25/21
✔P - The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff 3/30/21
✔R - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 5/29/21
✔I - The Island of Dr Libris by Chris Grabenstein 3/31/21
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✔G - The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang & Sonny Liew
✔D - Dear Fahrenheit 51 by Annie Spence 3/26/21
✔A - The Tattoo Murder Case by Akimitsu Takagi 3/20/21
✔F - The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin 3/28/21
✔F - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 4/26/21
✔O - Texts from Jane Austen by David Mallory Ortberg 5/30/21
✔D - The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle 3/31/21
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✔L - Lavender Blue Murder by Laura Childs 3/24/21
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✔M - Pumpkin Spice Peril by Jenn McKinlay 3/11/21
✔O - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate 5/31/21
✔T - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune 4/12/21
✔H - Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 4/14/21
✔E - A Death Long Overdue by Eva Gates 4/20/21
✔R - When Brooklyn Was Queer by Hugh Ryan 5/25/21
✔S - Solo by Kwame Alexander 3/27/21
✔D - Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden 4/4/21
✔A - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden 4/27/21
✔Y - The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo 5/22/21
Looking forward to seeing what I spell. I have a Z coming up and it looks like I have a couple of choices to use it.
I'm In!SPRING 2021 CHALLENGE
March 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021
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Spring 2021 ChallengeMarch 1 - May 31
DONE
M Midnight Snacks are Murder Libby Klein 3/1
A Akarnae Lynette Noni 3/10
R Restaurant Weeks Are Murder Libby Klein 3/4
C Cold Wind Paige Shelton 3/3
H Harmonize Hostilities Sarah Noffke 3/5
L Long Range C.J. Box 3/9
I I Tried to Change So You Don't Have To: True Life Lessons Loni Love 3/4
L Leanne Leeds Angel in Demise 3/1
A Agent Under Siege Lena Diaz 3/11
C Christine Gael Stealing Time 3/7
S Sinfully Delicious Amanda M. Lee 3/3
I Investigation in Black Canyon Cindi Myers 3/9
R Rectify Injustice Sarah Noffke 3/2
I Impact Zone Julie Anne Lindsey 3/11
S Scrublands Chris Hammer 3/4
B Blink of an Eye Iris Johansen 3/17
U Unbroken Rachel Caine 3/20
D Determine the Future Sarah Noffke 3/18
S See Her Die Melinda Leigh 3/21
SPRING 2021 CHALLENGEMarch 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021
12/12 DONE
C - Clammed Up by Barbara Ross 5/15
R - Rhododendron Pie by Margery Sharp 4/16
O - Only the River Runs Free by Bodie Thoene 3/20
C - A Castaway in Cornwall by Julie Klassen 3/17
U - Unbroken by Rebekah A. Morris 5/31
S - Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George 5/22
L - The Lady and the Highwayman by Sarah M. Eden 5/8
I - In the Shadow of Croft Towers by Abigail Wilson 5/27
L - Lakeshire Park by Megan Walker 4/15
A - Criminally Cocoa by Amanda Flower 3/30
C - Curse of the Arctic Star by Carolyn Keene 3/18
S - Snowfire by Phyllis A. Whitney 5/10
Going with a random holiday theme:13/17 Read
A - Absence of Mercy - S.M. Goodwin
R - The Reckoning - M.J. Trow
B - The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie R. King
O - Obstacle Course - Yvonne Montgomery
R - Rage of the Assassin - Edward Marston
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A - The Alexander Cipher - Will Adams
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T - The Trouble With a Small Raise - Camilla T. Crespi
H - Hollywood Station - Joseph Wambaugh
M - The Murders of Richard III - Elizabeth Peters
A - Arkansas Traveler - Earlene Fowler
Y - You Can't Lose Them All: Cousin Sal's Funny-But-True Tales of Sports, Gambling, and Questionable Parenting - Sal Iacono
D - Death of a Witch - M.C. Beaton
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S - Squeeze Me - Carl Hiaasen
Spring 2021 Challenge 3/1-5/31S - The Secret Woman - Victoria Holt
P - Personal - Lee Child
R - The Red Address Book - Sofia Lundberg
I - The Island of Sea Women - Lisa See
N - No Bottom - James W. Brewer
G - The Ghost of the Mary Celeste - Valerie Martin
B - Booked 4 Murder- J. C. Eaton
A - All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
S - Sisters of Cain - Marian Grace Monfredo
K - Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger
E - Elevator Pitch - Linwood Barclay
T - To Fetch A Thief - Spencer Quinn
L - A Little Learning - Jane Tesh
E - The End Of Her - Shari Lapena
A - An Appointed Time - M. Louise Smith
F - First Degree Fudge - Christine DeSmet
I’m in as well. Finished May 27th
M - Marissa Meyer Fairest
A - Ackerman, Diane The Zookeeper's Wife
Y - You by Charles Benoit
G - The German Heiress By Anika Scott
R - Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
E - Elizabeth Wein The Pearl Thief
E - The Eucharist: A Bible Study for Catholics
N - Nothing More Dangerous by Allen Eskens
L - Murder by the Book
I - In the Field of Grace by Tessa Afshar
L - Love Amid The Ashes by Mesu Andrews
A - Afshar, Tessa Harvest of Rubies
C - Cress by Marissa Meyer
S - Strands of Truth by Colleen Coble
Spring 2021 challengeMarch 1 - May 31, 2021
Part 1 of 2
HOLIDAYS
14/14 Words
78/78 Letters
Anzac
A - All Washed Up and Nowhere to Run by Rosamund Snow - 3/5/2021
N - Eight Princesses and a Magic Mirror by Natasha Farrant - 3/19/2021
Z - Callan by Zoe Chant - 4/25/2021
A - All At Sea by Tracey Pedersen - 3/6/2021
C - Show Me, Baby by Cherise Sinclair - 3/16/2021
April Fool’s (Day)
A - Answers in the Attic by Kathi Daley - 3/28/2021
P - Part-Time Lover by Lauren Blakely - 3/14/2021
R - Roxy St. James in The Shifter Romances The Writer by Kristen Painter - 4/8/2021
I - The Island by Daya Daniels - 3/7/2021
L - The Dating Proposal by Lauren Blakely - 3/3/2021
F - Forbidden Passage by Jeff Probst - 3/7/2021
O - Overnight Service by Lauren Blakely - 3/31/2021
O - Olivia Lilyfield in Jaxson by Alisa Woods - 4/10/2021
L - Lovewrecked by Karina Halle - 3/7/2021
S - Shipwrecked with the Billionaire Rock Star by Victoria Wessex - 3/6/2021
Arbor (Day)
A - Abby Sullivan in Boxes in the Basement by Kathi Daley - 3/27/2021
R - Heaven and Earth by Nora Roberts - 4/10/2021
B - Body on the Island by Victoria Dowd - 3/21/2021
O - His Defiant Princess by Kathleen O'Brien - 4/20/2021
R - Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts - 4/10/2021
Earth (Day)
E - Fierce by Eliza Gayle - 3/1/2021
A - Abby Sullivan in Letters in the Library by Kathi Daley - 3/27/2021
R - Face the Fire by Nora Roberts - 4/11/2021
T - TJ Jensen in Fireworks in Paradise by Kathi Daley - 4/4/2021
H - Heaven on Hell Island by Shea Swain - 3/4/2021
Easter
E - Elizabeth King in Protecting His Own by Cherise Sinclair - 3/19/2021
A - Abby Sullivan in Blizzard in the Bay by Kathi Daley - 4/2/2021
S - Shipwrecked by Michelle Mientek - 3/19/2021
T - Tessa Blythe in The Vampire’s Fake Fiancée by Kristen Painter - 4/7/2021
E - Elise Carpenter in Sometimes A Lady by Linda Randall Wisdom -3/27/2021
R - Crash and Burn by Rachel Lacey - 3/27/2021
Father’s (Day)
F - A Fright to the Death by Dawn Eastman - 4/3/2021
A - Abby Sullivan in Message in the Mantel by Kathi Daley - 3/28/2021
T - Turkey in the Trap Room by Kathi Daley - 4/10/2021
H - Halloween in Paradise by Kathi Daley - 3/27/2021
E - Stranded by Emily Barr - 3/19/2021
R - Captive Star by Nora Roberts - 4/17/2021
S - Satisfaction Guaranteed by Lauren Blakely - 4/8/2021
Flag (Day)
F - Fractured Tide by Leslie Lutz - 3/20/2021
L - Wanderlust by Lauren Blakely - 3/25/2021
A - The Waves by Amy Matayo - 3/7/2021
G - Ghost in the Gallery by Kathi Daley - 4/5/2021
May (Day)
M - Magical Curves by Virginia Nelson - 4/5/2021
A - Abby Sullivan in Gossip in the Garden by Kathi Daley - 4/3/2021
Y - Intimate Strangers by Rebecca York - 5/28/2021
Memorial (Day)
M - Truth and Lies by Caroline Mitchell - 5/2/2021
E - Hugh Ellingham in The Vampire's Mail Order Bride by Kristen Painter - 4/6/2021
M - New Year's Eve Murder by Leslie Meier - 4/19/2021
O - His Christmas Princess by Kathleen O'Brien - 4/20/2021
R - Dean Rademacher in Justice for Lauren by Laine Vess - 5/2/2021
I - Ivy Kincaid Merrow in The Werewolf Meets His Match by Kristen Painter - 4/8/2021
A - Angie Bierman in Justice For Angie by Cara Carnes - 5/2/2021
L - Whisper Island by Carissa Ann Lynch - 3/20/2021
Mother’s (Day)
M - The Medusa Prophecy by Cindy Dees - 4/2/2021
O - One of Those Flings by Lauren Blakely - 4/3/2021
T - Treasure in Paradise by Kathi Daley - 4/3/2021
H - Haunting in the Hallway by Kathi Daley - 3/30/2021
E - Connectivity by Aven Ellis - 3/21/2021
R - Doctor Who: Martha in the Mirror by Justin Richards - 3/20/2021
S - Seducing Simon by Maya Banks - 5/1/2021
Passover
P - The Sabotage by Jeff Probst - 3/7/2021
A - Justice for Danielle by Aubree Valentine - 5/1/2021
S - Prince Joe by Suzanne Brockmann - 4/24/2021
S - Cold Feet by Samantha A. Cole - 4/25/2021
O - One Last Chance by Justine Davis - 3/20/2021
V - Their Virgin Princess by Shayla Black - 3/5/2021
E - Kings of Moonlight by Eva Chase - 3/21/2021
R - The Reaper Rescues The Genie by Kristen Painter - 4/13/2021
St. Patrick's (Day)
S - Broke Down: My Over the Top Possessive Alpha Harem by Sharan Daire - 3/26/2021
T - Trading with the Boys: A Reverse Harem Romance by Krista Wolf - 3/26/2021
P - Proof in the Photo by Kathi Daley - 4/2/2021
A - Abby Sullivan in Details in the Document by Kathi Daley - 4/13/2021
T - Ten by Gretchen McNeil - 3/20/2021
R - Callum Ross in Colony by Benjamin Cross - 3/19/2021
I - Willa Iscove in The Gargoyle Gets His Girl by Kristen Painter - 4/9/2021
C - A Change of Plans, Safe Harbors #1 by Donna K. Weaver - 3/21/2021
K - Pilgrim in the Parlor by Kathi Daley - 4/2/2021
S - Secret Star by Nora Roberts - 4/18/2021
Spring 2021 challengeMarch 1 - May 31, 2021
Part 2 of 2
WORDS
14/14 Words
83/83 Letters
Basket
B - The Crossword Murder by Nero Blanc - 4/18/2021
A - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie - 5/25/2021
S - Seren in Wildfire Sea Dragon by Zoe Chant - 4/29/2021
K - The Vampire's Priceless Treasure by Kristen Painter - 4/11/2021
E - Fury by Eliza Gayle - 4/10/2021
T - Thanksgiving in Paradise by Kathi Daley - 4/19/2021
Blossom
B - The Private Rehearsal by Lauren Blakely - 5/11/2021
L - Never Have I Ever by Lauren Blakely - 4/19/2021
O - His Christmas Princess by Kathleen O'Brien - 4/20/2021
S - The Snow Leopard's Baby by Zoe Chant - 5/8/2021
S - Hard Hand by Sierra Cartwright - 5/10/2021
O - His Defiant Princess by Kathleen O'Brien - 4/20/2021
M - Mark Wright in Securing Zoey by Susan Stoker - 5/8/2021
Flowers
F - Finding Answers by Kathi Daley - 4/17/2021
L - Lost in Las Vegas by Kristen Painter - 4/24/2021
O - Cowboy Command by Olivia Jaymes - 5/4/2021
W - Wildfire Unicorn by Zoe Chant - 4/27/2021
E - Elodie Winters in Finding Elodie by Susan Stoker - 4/24/2021
R - Hidden Star by Nora Roberts - 4/17/2021
S - The Second Chance Plan by Lauren Blakely - 4/30/2021
Fragrant
F - Finding Justice by Kathi Daley - 4/10/2021
R - Reed Mitchell in Cowboy Cool by Olivia Jaymes - 5/14/2021
A - Quint Axton in Justice for Corrie by Susan Stoker - 5/2/2021
G - Devyn Groves in Shielding Devyn by Susan Stoker - 5/18/2021
R - Seth Reilly in Vengeful Justice by Olivia Jaymes - 5/15/2021
A - Kristin Anders in Leather & Lace by Samantha A. Cole - 5/8/2021
N - Death on the Range by Nikki Haverstock - 4/4/2021
T - Teri Lowell in The Snow Leopard's Home by Zoe Chant - 5/8/2021
Garden
G - Go the Distance by Jen Calonita - 5/21/2021
A - Ava Hayworth in Cowboy Truth by Olivia Jaymes - 5/8/2021
R - Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts - 5/8/2021
D - Cars and Cold Cases by Diana Xarissa - 4/21/2021
E - Edith in Wildfire Griffin by Zoe Chant - 4/26/2021
N - Nocturne Falls Short Story Collection #1 by Kristen Painter - 4/9/2021
Grow
G - Gracelynn McDaniels in Rescuing Gracelynn by Anna Blakely - 5/23/2021
R - Rayne Dunn in Justice Inked by Olivia Jaymes - 5/15/2021
O - Oswin Kittridge in Justice for Oswin by Julia Bright - 5/1/2021
W - Wildfire Pegasus by Zoe Chant - 4/29/2021
Iris
I - Impulse Control by Amanda Usen - 4/14/2021
R - Justice for Sloane by Reina Torres - 5/15/2021
I - Into the Fire by Amanda Usen - 4/21/2021
S - Seeking Justice by Olivia Jaymes - 5/15/2021
Kite
K - The Detective Wins The Witch by Kristen Painter - 4/12/2021
I - Connections in Death by J.D. Robb - 5/21/2021 (In Death #48)
T - Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts - 5/16/2021
E - Euan by Zoe Chant - 4/25/2021
Leaf
L - Just Gotta Say by Laura Kaye - 5/9/2021
E - Elsa in Conceal, Don't Feel by Jen Calonita - 5/20/2021
A - Aladdin in A Whole New World by Liz Braswell - 5/19/2021
F - Fat by Sam Crescent - 5/14/2021
Puddle
P - The Professor Woos The Witch by Kristen Painter - 4/9/2021
U - Undrea Seely in The Siren Saves The Billionaire by Kristen Painter - 4/6/2021
D - Desperate Measures by Jeff Probst - 3/7/2021
D - Death at the Trade Show by Nikki Haverstock - 4/18/2021
L - Down a Dark Hall by Lois Duncan - 4/17/2021
E - Evan Davis in Justice Reborn by Olivia Jaymes - 5/14/2021
Showers
S - Shannon in My Sinful Nights by Lauren Blakely - 5/20/2021
H - Death at the Summit by Nikki Haverstock - 4/17/2021
O - Jonathan O'Neil in Justice for Gwen by KaLyn Cooper - 5/1/2021
W - Wildfire Hellhound by Zoe Chant - 4/30/2021
E - Eve Dallas in Dark in Death by J.D. Robb - 5/28/2021
R - Heart of the Sea by Nora Roberts - 5/23/2021
S - Securing Avery by Susan Stoker - 5/10/2021
Spring
S - Securing Caite by Susan Stoker - 5/3/2021
P - Panther's Passion by Zoe Chant - 5/14/2021
R - Justice for Miranda by Reina Torres - 5/23/2021
I - Note in the Nutcracker by Kathi Daley - 4/2/2021 (Inn at Holiday Bay #7)
N - The Name of the Game Was Murder by Joan Lowery Nixon - 4/17/2021
G - A Glitter of Gold by Liz Johnson - 5/28/2021
Tulips
T - Ken Turner in Lion's Lynx by Zoe Chant - 5/13/2021
U - Make Me, Take Me by Amanda Usen - 4/21/2021
L - Delayed Satisfaction by Lauren Blakely - 3/4/2021
I - Imperfect Justice by Olivia Jaymes - 5/14/2021
P - Piper Johnson in Securing Piper by Susan Stoker - 5/8/2021
S - Snow Leopard's Lady by Zoe Chant - 5/9/2021
Umbrella
U - Seducing the Playboy by Amanda Usen - 4/23/2021
M - Joel Miller in The Snow Leopard's Heart by Zoe Chant - 5/8/2021
B - Beaches in Paradise by Kathi Daley - 4/16/2021
R - Rx for Murder by Renee B. Horowitz - 5/25/2021
E - So This is Love by Elizabeth Lim - 5/21/2021
L - Come As You Are by Lauren Blakely - 4/26/2021
L - Lillian Lowell in The Snow Leopard's Pack by Zoe Chant - 5/8/2021
A - Alethia Landin in A Snow Leopards' Christmas by Zoe Chant - 5/8/2021
Oh, sounds fun!Green
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So, the snow will THAW and MELT with the RAIN, and then GREEN BUDS will GROW. T = {T}rophies and Dead Things, Marcia Muller - 12/04/21
H = {H}orse of a Different Killer, Laura Morrigan – 18/03/21
A = What Abigail Did That Summer, Ben {A}aronovitch – 23/03/21
W = The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins – 12/03/21
M = Claws for Concern, {M}iranda James - 04/03/21
E = Atlas Alone, {E}mma Newman - 09/03/21
L = The Cat, the Sneak and the Secret, {L}eann Sweeney - 07/03/21
T = The {T}ale of Cuckoo Brow Wood, Susan Wittig Albert – 15/03/21
R = A Clubbable Woman, {R}eginald Hill - 23/04/21
A = Whiter Than the Lily, {A}lys Clare - 08/03/21
I = The {I}ncredulity of Father Brown, G K Chesterton - 19/05/21
N = A Deadly Education, {N}aomi Novik - 28/03/21
G = The {G}hostway, Tony Hillerman - 03/04/21
R = Maths on the Back of an Envelope..., {R}ob Eastaway - 10/04/21
E = Sugar and Vice, {E}mily James - 11/03/21
E = Sugar and Vice, {E}ve Calder - 12/03/21
N = Aunt Dimity and the Buried Treasure, {N}ancy Atherton - 15/03/21
B = Death in a Budapest Butterfly, Julia {B}uckley – 05/03/21
U = U{}nder the Paw: Confessions of a Cat Man, Tom Cox - 06/05/21
D = {D}eadhead and Buried, H Y Hanna – 06/03/21
S = We Have Always Lived in the Castle, {S}hirley Jackson - 21/04/11
G = The Mystery of the Yellow Room, {G}aston Leroux – 17/03/21
R = No Escape Claws, Sofie {R}yan - 22/04/21
O = {O}' Artful Death, Sarah Stewart Taylor - 27/04/21
W = {W}ishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher – 10/03/21
☔️❤️☔️I’m in!March 1 - May 31, 2021
💯BLOSSOM💯
B - By Book or By Crook by Eva Gates 03/08/21
L - The Tell All by Libby Howard 03/03/21
O - And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander 03/07/21
S- Murder Once Removed by S.C. Perkins 03/10/21
S - Murder on the SS Rosa by Lee Strauss 04/13/21
O - 50% Off Murder by Josie Belle 03/31/21
M - Murder Past Due by Miranda James 03/02/21
💯EASTER💯
E - Booked for Trouble by Eva Gates 03/28/21
A - Murder on a Girls' Night Out by Anne George 03/22/21
S - A Sip Before Dying by Gemma Halliday 04/15/21
T - Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke 03/19/21
E A Dog with Two Tales by Ellen Riggs 04/22/21
R - Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B. Ross 04/11/21
MEMORIAL (DAY)
M - Classified as Murder by Miranda James 03/15/21
E - Bodies and Bows by Elizabeth Penney 04/25/21
M - Midnight Ice: A Madison Night Mad for Mod Mystery by Diane Vallere 03/28/21
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R - Miss Julia Takes Over by Ann B. Ross 04/21/21
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A - An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette 04/03/21
L - Junkyard Man by Libby Howard 03/25/21
💯MOTHERS (DAY)💯
M - Killer Jam by Karen MacInerney 03/16/21
O - One Potato, Two Potato, Dead by Lynn Cahoon 05/06/21
T - A Poisoned Season by Tasha Alexander 03/27/21
H - Chocolate Covered Death by Gemma Halliday 04/23/21
E - Reading Up a Storm by Eva Gates 04/28/21
R - Dogcatcher in the Rye by Ellen Riggs
S - Scone Cold Killer by Lena Gregory
Done!W - Whip Crack by Alex Smith 3/16
I - I Will Remember You by L. Jaye Morgan 5/2
N - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith 3/22
D - Deep Fried Trouble by Tyora Moody 3/17
Y - Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli 5/1
S - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult 4/13
T - Three Little Pigs by Alex Smith 3/11
P - Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 4/6
A - Anna Karenina by Anna Karenina 3/29
T - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 5/20
R - Run Rabbit Run by Alex Smith 3/25
I - In the Woods by Tana French 5/24
C - Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 4/1
K - Kill Joy by Holly Jackson 5/2
B - Bad Dog by Alex Smith 3/11
U - The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella 3/12
D - Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller 5/7/21
S - Stone Cold Dead by Alex Smith 4/25
Spring 2021 ChallengeMarch 1 - May 31
DONE
M Midnight Snacks are Murder Libby Klein 3/1
A Akarnae Lynette Noni 3/10
R Restaurant Weeks Are Murder Libby Klein 3/4
C Cold Wind Paige Shelton 3/3
H Harmonize Hostilities Sarah Noffke 3/5
L Long Range C.J. Box 3/9
I I Tried to Change So You Don't Have To: True Life Lessons Loni Love 3/4
L Leanne Leeds Angel in Demise 3/1
A Agent Under Siege Lena Diaz 3/11
C Christine Gael Stealing Time 3/7
S Sinfully Delicious Amanda M. Lee 3/3
I Investigation in Black Canyon Cindi Myers 3/9
R Rectify Injustice Sarah Noffke 3/2
I Impact Zone Julie Anne Lindsey 3/11
S Scrublands Chris Hammer 3/4
B Blink of an Eye Iris Johansen 3/17
U Unbroken Rachel Caine 3/20
D Determine the Future Sarah Noffke 3/18
S See Her Die Melinda Leigh 3/21
This looks like its going to be fun! I chose the months of the Challenge for my words.M - A Murder for the Books by: Victoria Gilbert
A - Assaulted Caramel by: Amanda Flower
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C - On What Grounds by: Cleo Coyle
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So far so good!
So I like this list so much I downloaded it into my spreadsheet to do as a long spell-out on my own.
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Jennifer wrote: "So I like this list so much I downloaded it into my spreadsheet to do as a long spell-out on my own."Wow! A lot of words Jennifer - good luck :) Let us know how you go won't you.
I'm in !SPRING 2021 CHALLENGE
March 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021
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Finished :)Spring Challenge 2021
Duration: 1/3/21 - 31/5/21
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LOL! Thanks girls - don't you love it when everything falls into place :)
Finished SPRING 2021 CHALLENGE
March 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021
Titles, author/first last only
Finished May 4, 2021
Spring 6/6
SE Babin-No Lathering Matter S.E.Babin 3/3/21
P Paris, Before You Die Mary Bowers 3/8/21
R Risky Bisqueness Elizabeth Rain
Innes Louise R Death at the Salon Louise R. Innes 4/16/21
Nell McCarthy-The Sea Witch J.A. Whiting and Nell McCarthy
G A Game of Cones Abby Collette 3/2/21
Lamb 4/4
Lang Essie-A Deadly Chapter Essie Lang 3/9/21
A All Wands on Deck Mara Webb 3/11/21
M Muffin But Murder Rosie A. Point 3/17/21
B The Body in the Park Courtney McFarlin 3/25/21
Tulips 6/6
T Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder Joanne Fluke 3/4/21
U Under the Cover of Murder Lauren Elliott 4/6/21
L Loaf or Death A.R. Winters 3/15/21
I Insects, Ivy & Investgations Tonya Kappes 5/4/21
Penney Elizabeth-Thread and Dead Elizabeth Penney 3/14/21
S The Squeaky Clean Skeleton R.A. Muth 3/5/21
Julesy wrote: "Congratulations, Tari!"Thanks, Julesy!
Brenda wrote: "Good job Tari!"Thanks, Brenda!
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B = Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti by Bailey Cates
A = And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander
S = Sealed Off by Barbara Ross
K = Kansas City Cover-Up by Julie Miller
E = Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany
T = Towards Zero by Agatha Christie
E = Emma by Jane Austen
G = The Hate U Give by Lois Lowry
G = Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
S = A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Well done Heather!!! Almost time for the next ;)
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Shhh....! Couple more weeks yet. 😉
LOL!!! And look how fast those weeks are flying by! It was Christmas a few days ago!!!
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I finished the Spring Challenge today. I had a record breaking 7 words. All the stars just seemed to align! See message #2.
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Cheers Tari, Heather, Julesy and other finishers!
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Cozy Mysteries
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This challenge will last from March 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021
** This is a "spell-it-out" challenge, where you will spell out a word (or words) using one of two options:
1. Use only the first letter of the first word of a title. (The words "the", "and" "a" and "an" do not count.)
2. Use an author's first or last name.
Example:
S = Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell
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N = Cold Pursuit by Carla Neggers
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E = Lethal Letters by Ellery Adams
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** If you want your word to align neatly along the side of the comment box, enter a subject on the first line of the comment box, such as "I'm in" or "My challenge," then hit the enter key twice before spelling out your word vertically.
** Books DO NOT all have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.
** A book can only be used once for this challenge, but can be used for other challenges (such as the monthly mini challenges).
** You DO NOT have to choose books in advance.
** You do not have to spell the same word as everyone else, but can choose to spell out one of the following words (or combination of words) — obviously some will be more challenging.
YOUR WORD LIST:
HOLIDAYS during this period:
Anzac (celebrated in Australia, New Zealand)
April Fool’s (Day)*
Arbor (Day)
Earth (Day)
Easter
Father’s (Day)
Flag Day
May Day
Memorial (Day)
Mother’s (Day)
Passover
St. Patrick
(* “Day” is optional)
Words associated with the season:
April
Basket
Blossom
Bonnet
Breeze
Buds
Bulbs
Bunny
Chicks
Crocus
Daffodil
Eggs
Equinox
Flowers
Fragrant
Galoshes
Garden
Green
Grow
Hatch
Hyacinth
Iris
Kite
Lamb
Leaf
Light
Lilacs
March
May
Melt
Narcissus
Nest
Palms
Puddle
Rain
Rainbow
Rebirth
Robin
Shamrock
Showers
Snowdrops
Spring
Sprout
Thaw
Tulips
Umbrella
Vernal
Warm
Windy
** NOTE: You can keep track of your challenge here, or create your own personal thread to keep track of all your challenges in one place HERE.