Summer 2021 Challenge

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

SUMMER CHALLENGE
This challenge will last from June 1, 2021 to August 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 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
U =
M = Merry Market Murder by Paige Shelton
M =
E =
R =

B =
E = Lethal Letters by Ellery Adams
A =
C =
H =


** 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 have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.

** Do as many words as you want/are able to do.

** A book can be used only 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. Words in parentheses are optional.


Here is your word list:

August
Barbeque
Barefoot
Baseball
Bastille (Day)
Beach
Bicycle
Boat
Bonfire
Camping
Canada (Day)
Canoe
Carnival
Daisy
Fair
Farmers’ (Market)
Fireworks
Fishing
Flip Flops
Frisbee
Garden
Hazy
Heat wave
Hike
Hotdogs
Humid
Ice cream
Ice tea
Independence (Day)
July
June
Juneteenth
Lemonade
Ocean
Outdoors
Picnic
Relax
Sand
Sandcastle
Sandals
Seashore
Shell
Shorts
S’mores
Solstice
Summer
Sunburn
Sunflower
Sunshine
Swim(ming)
Swimsuit
Tent
Thunderstorm
Tourist
Travel
Vacation
Voyage
Water
Waterski
Waves
Zoo

[Julesy]

Summer 2021 Mini Challenge
June 1 - August 31

Progress: 10/10 COMPLETED
S - (S)adako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr - June 19
A - Ladle to the Grave by Connie (A)rcher - June 10
N - (N)umber the Stars by Lois Lowry - June 16
D - (D)iamonds, Pies & Dead Guys by Jennifer Fischetto - June 1
C - (C)upcake Chaos by (C)arolyn Keene - June 1
A - (A)rsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala - June 14
S - The (S)un Down Motel by (S)imone (S)t. James - July 22
T - (T)opsail Sundays by Kathi Daley - June 30
L - (L)ights, Camera . . . Cats! by Carolyn Keene - June 12
E - Live and Let Pie by (E)llie Alexander - June 6

Progress: 8/8 COMPLETED
H - Murder Ink by Betty (H)echtman - July 4
E - Lily by (E)llen Miles - July 3
A - Nest Egg by Josi (A)vari - June 28
T - Malibu Rising by (T)aylor Jenkins Reid - Aug. 12
W - (W)rong Turn by Toby Neal - Aug. 29
A - (A)thena the Wise by Joan Holub - July 8
V - Fatal Fried Rice by (V)ivien Chien - Aug. 12
E - (E)levator Pitch by Linwood Barclay - July 16

Progress: 5/5 COMPLETED
O - The Buddha in the Attic by Julie (O)tsuka - June 15
C - (C)haos in Little Leaf Creek by (C)indy Bell - July 22
E - Rusty by (E)llen Miles - Aug. 18
A - Hen Party by Josi (A)vari - Aug. 9
N - Little White Duck: A Childhood in China by (N)a Liu - Aug. 15

[Jennifer]

In! :-). Any book posted has already been read. Finished 07/30/2021

S A Spirited Tail
O West of Sunset Stewart O'Nan
L Whisker of a Doubt Leighann Dobbs
S Spirits, Stilettos and a Silver Bustier
T Call Me God: The Untold Story of the DC Sniper Investigation Tim Clemente
I Infinite
C Witching For Grace Deanna Chase
E Silver Girl Elin Hilderbrand

T The Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers Terri-Lynne DeFino
H Sutherland Springs: God, Guns, and Hope in a Texas Town Joe Holley
U Unfaithful
N Not Like the Movies
D Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop Darci Hannah
E Written in Stone Ellery Adams
R Rich People Problems
S The Sentinel
T The Things That Keep Us Here
O Open House
R A Dark Night in Aurora: Inside James Holmes and the Colorado Mass Shootings William H. Reid
M After He Died Michael J. Malone

O One Potato, Two Potato, Dead
C Candy Cane Murder
E The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert
A Against All Enemies
N Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering HopeNewell Cerak

B Dixie Divas Virginia Brown
O Only Ever Her
N No Shoes, No Shirt, No Spells
F Plum Pudding Murder Joanne Fluke
I Infamy: Pearl Harbor and its Aftermath
R Return to Sullivan's Island
E Murder, She KnitPeggy Ehrhart

[JennH]

SUMMER CHALLENGE
This challenge will last from June 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021.

✔S - Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg 6/15/21
✔U - The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K Le Guin 8/12/21
✔M - A Map is Only One Story: Twenty Writers on Immigration, Family and Meaning of Home edited by Nicole Chung and Mensah Demary 6/18/21
✔M - American Royals by Katherine McGee 7/13/21
✔E - Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer 6/7/21
✔R - The House of Hades by Rick Riordan 7/17/21

✔G - The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais 8/17/21
✔A - Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley 8/9/21
✔R - Wilder Girls by Rory Power 7/22/21
✔D - A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik 7/15/21
✔E - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 7/6/21
✔N - National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry ny J. Patrick Lewis 7/26/21

✔A - Assault and Beret by Jenn McKinlay 6/11/12
✔U - Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me by Lily Collins 8/23/21
✔G - Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia 7/30/21
✔U - No Time to Spare by Ursula K Le Guin 8/24/21
✔S - Shogun by James Clavell 6/20/21
✔T - A Thousand Beginnings and Endings edited by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman 7/27/21

✔B - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 8/16/21
✔A - Lethal Licorice by Amanda Flower 6/19/21
✔R - The Lying Game by Ruth Ware 7/27/21
✔B - Anxious People by Frederik Backman 6/23/21
✔E - Fortune and Glory by Janet Evanovich 7/19/21
✔Q - Quiet Girl in a Noisy World by Debbie Tung 8/21/21
✔U - Undercover Kitty by Sofie Ryan 8/22/21
✔E - Emma by Jane Austen 7/19/21

***

✔I - Caste by Isabel Wilkerson 6/6/21
✔C - The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim 6/26/21
✔E - The Everafter War by Michael Buckley 8/16/21

✔C - Witches and Wedding Cake by Bailey Cates 6/27/21
✔R - The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes 8/29/21
✔E - The Pursuit by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg 8/21/21
✔A - Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer 6/23/21
✔M - The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie 7/23/21

✔I - In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado 8/3/21
✔C - Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare 7/4/21
✔E - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo 8/30/21

✔T - Tales from the Hood by Michael Buckley 6/8/21
✔E - Death on Tap by Ellie Alexander 8/31/21
✔A - When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole 6/25/21

✔W - A Parfait Murder by Wendy Lyn Watson 6/12/21
✔A - Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie 7/30/21
✔T - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas 6/9/21
✔E - Deadly Ever After by Eva Gates 6/16/21
✔R - The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne 8/5/21

***

✔J - Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner 6//30/21
✔U - The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K Le Guin 8/20/21
✔L - Haunted Hibiscus by Laura Childs 7/6/21
✔Y - The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa 6/29/21

✔O - A Promised Land by Barack Obama 7/12/21
✔U - The Farthest Shore by Ursula K Le Gin 8/28/21
✔T - We Are Not Free by Traci Chee 8/19/21
✔D - Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C Dao 8/4/21
✔O - Revenge by Yoko Ogawa 7/31/21
✔O - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 8/9/21
✔R - Sunny by Jason Reynolds 8/31/21
✔S - Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 7/19/21

[Brenda]

Cozy Summer Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021
31/31

SPELL-OUT

T The Third Grave by Lisa Jackson 4★s 25/6/21
H Her Last Breath by Linda Castillo 5★s 17/6/21
U The Uniform by Jodie Lawrance 2★s
N My Sister's Husband by Nicola Marsh 5★s 19/6/21
D No Good Deed by Diane Hester 5★s 4/6/21
E The Case at Barton Manor by Emily Queen 4★s 11/6/21
R Wolfhunter River by Rachel Caine 5★s 20/6/21
S Sisters of the Resistance by Christine Wells 5★s 7/6/21
T I Don't Forgive You by Aggie Blum Thompson 3.5★s 15/6/21
O On Borrowed Time by David Rosenfelt 4★s 23/7/21
R Reserved for Murder by Victoria Gilbert 5★s 8/6/21
M Murder at the Fair by Verity Bright 5★s 16/6/21



F Bye Bye Baby by Fiona McIntosh 5★s 30/6/21
A Arrivals and Arrests by Diana Xarissa 5★s 13/6/21
R The Long Game by Simon Rowell 5★s 29/7/21
M Murder at Elm House by Helena Dixon 5★s 5/6/21
E The Lost Girl of Berlin by Ella Carey 5★s 9/7/21
R Rosie by Annie Seaton 4★s 11/6/21
S Diamonds & Dirt by Stephanie LaVigne 5★s 16/7/21

M Murder at the Lakeside Library by Holly Danvers 2.5★s 11/7/21
A The Lost Boys of Montauk: The True Story of the Wind Blown, Four Men Who Vanished at Sea, and the Survivors They Left Behind by Amanda M. Fairbanks 3★s 2/6/21
R The Girl Behind the Wall by Mandy Robotham 5★s 4/7/21
K The Edelweiss Sisters by Kate Hewitt 5★s 10/6/21
E A Hex for Danger by Esme Addison 3.5★s 10/7/21
T Tall Tails Secret Book Club by CeeCee James 4★s 12/6/21

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T A Woman of Intelligence by Karin Tanabe 2★s 6/7/21
R The Perfect Family by Robyn Harding 3★s 26/7/21
A The Bookshop Murder by Merryn Allingham 4★s 24/7/21
V The Vet from Snowy River by Stella Quinn 5★s 3/6/21
E The Ex Who Hid a Deadly Past by Sally Berneathy 4★s 12/6/21
L Because You're Mine by Luna Miller 4★s 13/6/21

[MaryAnn (EmilyD1037)]

I'm in ! June 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021 (Book title first letter)
Proposed reads in italics, read is listed with the book link.
All cozy mysteries, no double dips 0/8

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[Alice]

Alice's Spot

T A Trail of Lies by Kylie Logan
H How to Raise an Elephant by Alexander McCall Smith
U An Unexpected Peril by Deanna Raybourn
N The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths
D Deadly Editions by Paige Shelton
E Eleanor by David Michaelis
R Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
S The Siren Saves The Billionaire by Kristen Painer
T
O Off the Wild Coast of Brittany by Juliet Blackwell
R Ran Away
M The Missing Sister by Lundia Riley

S The Sweet Smell of Murder by Cindy Bell
O Operation Antarctica by William Mecklie
L The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths
S Starlight Web by Yasmine Galenorn
T
I It's A Wonderful Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman
C Cherry Pies & Deadly Lies by Darci Hannah
E Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson

B The Best Thing You Can Steal by Simon R. Green
A
S A Spelling Mistake by Nancy Warren
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S Stitches and Witches by Nancy Warren
E
A
S
H A House of Ghosts by WC Ryan
O Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams
R A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee
E

S
A
N
D Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto

F The First Actress by C.W. Gortner
L Lowcountry Boughs of Holly by Susan M Boyer
I
P Pie Hard by Kiersten Weiss

F The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel
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[Meg]

Summer challenge
June 01 - August 31, 2021

S - Sherry Thomas - A Study In Scarlet Women
U - Nicola Upson - Angel with Two Faces
N - Nancy Warren - The Great Witches Baking Show



B - Julia Buckley - A Dark and Twisting Path
E - J.C. Eaton - Botched 4 Murder
A - Adriana Licio - The Watchman of Rothenburg Dies
C - Lynn Cahoon - Picture Perfect Frame
H - Gemma Halliday - Chocolate Covered Death



S - Shea MacLeod - Lady Rample Steps Out
E - Ellis Peters - Monk's Hood
A - Gretchen Archer - Double Agent
S - Denise Grover Swank - Thirty and a Half Excuses
H - H.Y. Hanna - Doom and Bloom
O - Maggie O'Farrell - Hamnet
R - J D Robb - Secrets in Death
E - Ellie Alexander - Beyond a Reasonable Stout



S - Paige Shelton Of Books and Bagpipes
W - Jane Willan - Abide With Me
I - Irina Shapiro - Murder at the Abbey
M - Mia P. Manansala - Arsenic and Adobo



V - V.M Burns - The Novel Art of Murder
A - Amy Vansant - Pineapple Jailbird
C - Catie Murphy - Death on the Green
A - Annette Dashofy - No Way Home
T - Tara Meyers - You Can Lead a Horse to Murder
I - Louise R. Innes - Death at the Salon
O - Barbara O'Neal - The Art of Inheriting Secrets
N - J. New - The Riviera Affair

[Paulette]

Summer words
June 1 to Aug 31, 2021

(view spoiler)[
S - Son of the Storm
U - Pay Dirt by Chris Underwood
N - Network Effect
S - The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
H - Granny Bares It All by Harper Lin
I - In Plain Sight
N - Night Shift
E - Empire of Bones

S - A Taste for Magic by Sara Bourgeois
A - Look What the Wind Blew In by Ann Charles
N - Paint the Town Dead
D - Truth or Dare by Kathi Daley

H - Fate Interrupted by Elizabeth Hunter
U - Tooth and Nail by Chris Underwood
M - Make No Bones About It
I - Into the Storm
D - Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt

B - Behind Enemy Lines
O - Of Mice and Men
N - New Witch on the Block: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Romance Novel
F - Fugitive Telemetry
I - If Fried Chicken Could Fly
R - First Degree by David Rosenfelt
E - A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

F - Hidden Sun by Jaine Fenn
L - Like Lovers Do
I - If Mashed Potatoes Could Dance
P - If Bread Could Rise to the Occasion by Paige Shelton
F - Broken Shadow: Shadowlands Book II by Jaine Fenn
L - The Silence of the Snakes: Mystery by Ruby Loren
O - Dragons & Demigods by Orlando A. Sanchez
P - The Paramedic's Angel
S - Seashells, Spells & Caramels

W - Winter at the Beach
A - Southern Bred and Dead by Angie Fox
V - Shift by Rachel Vincent
E - Beauty and the Bayou by Erin Nicholas
S - Sweet Home Louisiana

O - Bullets & Blades by Orlando A. Sanchez
C - Crazy Rich Cajuns
E - Highfire by Eoin Colfer
A - Blink of an Eye by Alyssa Day
N - My Best Friend's Mardi Gras Wedding by Erin Nicholas

T - The Trouble with Hating You
R - 1st to Fight by Rick Partlow
A - Stolen Trinket by Alex Steele
V - Vampire Detective Midnight
E - My Blood Runs Blue by Stacy Eaton
L - Lost Soul

C - Capture the Crown
A - Fang & Metal by J.C. Andrijeski
N - Nobody's Ghoul
O - The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
E - Eyes of Ice

S - The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
O - O Pioneers!
L - The Lathe of Heaven
S - Shot Through the Hearth
T - The Tropic of Serpents
I - In Deep Voodoo
C - Circe
E - Exodus Ark

P - Totally Folked by Penny Reid
I - Interest
C - The Green Knight by Chris Dietzel
N - Never Split The Party
I - A Catered Murder by Isis Crawford
C - Three of a Kind by C.P. Smith


(hide spoiler)]

I - It Happened One Summer
C - Double Trouble by C.P. Smith
E - Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron
C - One Heart Remains by C.P. Smith
R - It’s My Party by Ramy Vance
E - A Death Long Overdue by Eva Gates
A - Ayesha at Last
M - The Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan

F - Foundations
I - A Catered Wedding by Isis Crawford
R - Late to the Party by Ramy Vance
E - Deadly Ever After by Eva Gates
W - The White Death
O - On Juneteenth
R - Would Like to Meet by Rachel Winters
K - Lost and Found by Kathi Daley
S - The Secret Bridesmaid

O - Out of the Black
U - Underneath It All
T - Thresholds
D - Happy Trail by Daisy Prescott
O - Odysseus Awakening
O - Odysseus Ascendant
R - Blue Hell And Alien Fire by Ramy Vance
S - The Spire

[Linda]

Looking forward to seeing where the books take me and what I can spell.

[Shelly]

I’m in!
SUMMER CHALLENGE
This challenge will last from June 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021

1/61 Words Complete 6/1-8/31/21
33 Books read 06/01-08/31/21
🩱during contest

OVERTIME after 08/31/21
0/60 Words Complete
7 Books read
🍂after contest (09/01/to infinity)

Here is your word list:

August0/6
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BARBEQUE: (Barbecue) 7/8
🩱B. Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell
🩱A. Death on the Danube - Jennifer S. Alderson
R.
🩱B. Boiled Over - Barbara Ross
🩱E. Murder by the Book - Lauren Elliott
🩱Q. A Quiet Life in the Country - T.E. Kinsey
🍂U. Up to No Gouda - Linda Reilly 02/28/22
🍂E. Engaged in Death - Stephanie Blackmoore 09/27/21


Barefoot 0/8
B.
A.
R.
E.
F.
O.
O.
T.


Baseball: 3/8
🩱B. Deadly Deals and Donuts - Cindy Bell
🩱A. Jennifer S. Alderson - Death by Baguette:
🩱S. The Spook in the Stacks - Eva Gates
E.
🍂B. Burden of Poof - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/07/21
A.
L.
L.


Bastille (Day)

Beach 2/5
B. Juliet Blackwell - A Cast-Off Coven 10/10/21
E.
A.
🍂C. The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole - JoAnna Carl 09/15/21
H.


Bicycle
Boat
Bonfire

Camping 4/7
🍂C. The Cider Shop Rules - Julie Anne Lindsey 09/09/21
A.
🍂M. Marissa Meyer Cinder 09/25/21
🍂P. Partners in Lime - Bree Baker 10/13/21
I.
🍂N. Nancy Warren - Crochet and Cauldrons 03/03/22
G.


Canada (Day)

✅🩱Canoe: 5/5
C. Cherry Scones & Broken Bones Darci Hannah
A. - Amanda Flower - Farm to Trouble
N. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Alexander McCall Smith
O. Out of Circulation - Miranda James
E. Elizabeth Peters - Crocodile on the Sandbank 08/06/21


Carnival

Daisy 3/5
🩱D. - Death in Wine Country - Gemma Halliday 08/21/21
🩱A. Alice Kimberly - The Ghost and Mrs. McClure 08/24/21
I.
🍂S. Stitches and Witches - Nancy Warren 10/03/21
Y.


Fair 3/4
🩱F. - Fatal Brushstroke - Sybil Johnson
🩱A. - Arsenic and Old Books - Miranda James 08/01/21
I.
🩱R. - Barbara Ross - Fogged Inn 08/14/21


Farmers’ (Market)

Fireworks 2/9
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I.
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E.
🩱W. - Kirsten Weiss - The Quiche and the Dead - 08/27/21
🍂O. - Owl Be Home for Christmas - Donna Andrews 10/05/21
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K.
S.


Fishing 1/7
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I.
S.
🍂H. A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber 09/11/21
I.
N.
G.


Flip Flops
Frisbee
Garden
Hazy
Heat wave
Hike
Hotdogs
Humid
Ice cream
Ice tea

Independence (Day) 6/12
🩱I. - If Walls Could Talk - Juliet Blackwell
🩱N. Nancy Warren - The Vampire Knitting Club 08/19/21
🩱D. - Death by Darjeeling - Laura Childs
E.
🩱P. - Portside Peril - Hope Callaghan 08/29/21
E.
N.
🩱D. - Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure - Diane Kelly
E.
N.
🩱C. Chaos in Little Leaf Creek - Cindy Bell
E.


July 2/4
🩱J. Julie Mulhern - Guaranteed to Bleed
U.
🩱L. Lena Gregory - Clairvoyant and Present Danger
Y.


JUNE: 1/4
🩱J. Julia Buckley Death on the Night of Lost Lizards
U.
N.
E.


Juneteenth
Lemonade

[Shelly]

Shelly continues from message 11

Ocean: 3/5
🩱O - Occult and Battery - Lena Gregory
🩱C - Cherry Pies & Deadly Lies - Darci Hannah
E -
🩱A - All Fudged Up - Nancy CoCo
N -


Outdoors
Picnic
Relax
Sand
Sandcastle
Sandals
Seashore
Shell
Shorts
S’mores
Solstice

Summer 2/6
🩱S. - The Silence of the Library - Miranda James
U.
🩱M. - Marriage, Merlot & Murder - Gemma Halliday
M.
E.
R.


Sunburn
Sunflower
Sunshine
Swim(ming)
Swimsuit

Tent: 1/4
🩱T. In the Market for Murder - T.E. Kinsey
E.
N.
T.


Thunderstorm
Tourist
Travel
Vacation
Voyage
Water
Waterski
Waves
Zoo

[Tuck]

As always, my summer challenge is baseball themed:

W - Widespread Panic - James Ellroy
R - Remedy For Treason - Caroline Roe
I - In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead - James Lee Burke
G - Good Blood - Aaron Elkins
L - Lord Edgware Dies - Agatha Christie
E - The Eyes of the Dragon - Stephen King
Y - Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned - Brian K. Vaughan

F - Far From True - Linwood Barclay
I - Into the Blue - Robert Goddard
E - Enter the Aardvark - Jessica Anthony
L - La Mattanza: The Sicilian Madness - Jim Connor
D - Do No Harm - Max Allan Collins

C - Chili to Die for - Lilly York
U - Unbound - Julie Kaewert
B - Broken Promise - Linwood Barclay
S - Singing in the Shrouds - Ngaio Marsh

W - The West End Horror - Nicholas Meyer
I - The Inquisitor's Key - Jefferson Bass
N - The Nantucket Diet Murders - Virginia Rich






19/19 Books Read - Finished 08/31/2021

[Julesy]

Tuck wrote: "As always, my summer challenge is baseball themed:

I definitely sense a big fan of a particular baseball team. 😁⚾

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Tuck wrote: "As always, my summer challenge is baseball themed:
Books Read"

I hate to curb your enthusiasm, but none of those are on the word list in the first post. 😉

[Tonya]

I'M IN!
Summer challenge
June 01 - August 31, 2021
I am going to spell out my FAVORITE Summer drink.

3/6
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C
E-Fishing for Trouble by (E)lizabeth Logan-Finished 07/18

T- (T)rick or Deadly Treat by Livia Washburn-Finished 08/14
E-Spell for Trouble by (E)sme Addison-Finished 07/31
A

[Jane]

Tuck wrote: "As always, my summer challenge is baseball themed:

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0/19 Books Read"

GO CUBS! And, are you a Bleacher Bum? One of my favorite Steve Goodman songs is "The Dying Cub Fan's Last Request."

[Vanessa]

Summer 2021 Mini Challenge
June 1 - August 31

S - Stephen Graham Jones - Night of the Mannequins: A Tor.com Original 7/18/21
H - How to Transcend a Happy Marriage by Sarah Ruhl 7/22/21
O - One of the Boys by Daniel Magariel 7/4/21
R - Rickie Blair - From Garden To Grave 6/26/21
T - Taste of Marrow by Sarah Gailey 6/18/21
S - Sylvain Neuvel - The Test 9/10/21

O - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 6/24/21
C - Cassandra Calin - I Left The House Today! by 6/11/21
E - Envy of Angels by Matt Wallace 7/26/21
A - The Approach by Mark O'Rowe 6/21/21
N - Patrick Ness - A Monster Calls 6/4/21

[Annmarie]

I’m in!

Summer Challenge
June 1 - August 31

Words TBD

[Michelle]

Summer 2021 Challenge June 1 - August 31 Finished 8/20/21

S - Dead Man Haunt by T.M. Simmons Finished 6/12/21
A - Lethal Licorice by Amanda Flower Finished 6/28/21
N - Death Bee Comes Her by Nancy CoCo Finished 6/21/21
D - Dead-End Detective by Amanda Flower Finished 6/7/21



B - Goodnight Moo by Mollie Cox Bryan Finished 8/19/21
E - Body on the Bayou by Ellen Byron Finished 6/2/21
A - Matchmaking Can Be Murder by Amanda Flower Finished 8/2/21
C - Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die by Nancy Martin Finished 8/5/21
H - Haunted Homicide by Lucy Ness Finished 6/17/21



W - Working Stiff by Annelise Ryan Finished 7/9/21
A - A Game of Cones by Abby Collette Finished 7/22/21
T - Ruby Red Herring: An Avery Ayers Antique Mystery by Tracy Gardner Finished 8/20/21
E - The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters Finished 7/29/21
R - Fashions Fade, Haunted Is Eternal by Rose Pressey Finished 6/5/21

[Deanie]

Summer 2021 Mini Challenge
June 1 - August 31
Part 1 - UTD 8/28/2021

August
A - Alabama Smith in Protecting Alabama by Susan Stoker - 6/29/2021
U - Undercover Submission by Melinda Barron - 8/12/2021
G - Finding Teagan by R.J. Gray - 7/24/2021
U - Untamed by Renee Rose - 8/19/2021
S - Protecting Cheyenne by Susan Stoker - 6/21/2021
T - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn - 6/5/2021

Bastille
B - Bandit Bound by Kendra King - 6/2/2021
A - Protecting his Witness by Amy Gamet - 6/1/2021
S - Protecting Melody by Susan Stoker - 6/22/2021
T - A Hero for Summer by Reina Torres - 6/26/2021
I - Secrets in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/3/2021 (In Death #45)
L - My Sinful Desire by Lauren Blakely - 6/4/2021
L - My Sinful Love by Lauren Blakely - 6/27/2021
E - His to Protect by Elena Aitken - 6/2/2021

Beach
B - Storm by Brigid Kemmerer - 6/6/2021
E - Evelyn's Journey by Melinda Barron - 6/20/2021
A - All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - 6/6/2021
C - A Dance of Silver and Shadow: A Retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses by Melanie Cellier - 6/9/2021
H - Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly - 6/10/2021

Boat
B - My Sinful Longing by Lauren Blakely - 6/16/2021
O - Onyx by Melissa Adams - 6/30/2021
A - The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie - 6/8/2021
T - A Tale of Beauty and Beast: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Melanie Cellier - 6/10/2021

Bonfire
B - My Sinful Temptation by Lauren Blakely - 6/30/2021
O - Out of Bounds by Lauren Blakely - 8/5/2021
N - The Shadow Keepers by Marisa Noelle - 6/6/2021
F - Dark Consequences by Poppy Flynn - 7/23/2021
I - Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/5/2021 (In Death #51)
R - Ryder by B.J. Wane - 7/15/2021
E - The Effing List by Cherise Sinclair - 6/25/2021

Canada
C - The Princess Search: A Retelling of The Ugly Duckling by Melanie Cellier - 6/20/2021
A - Ava in The Princess Fugitive: A Reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood by Melanie Cellier - 6/17/2021
N - Trapped by Karen Nappa - 7/3/2021
A - Anne Desmarais in Servicing the Target by Cherise Sinclair - 6/27/2021
D - A Dream of Ebony and White: A Retelling of Snow White by Melanie Cellier - 6/8/2021
A - A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole - 6/25/2021

Fireworks
F - Friends with Benefits by Poppy Flynn - 7/23/2021
I - Calliope Ingalls in Calliope's Master by Melinda Barron - 7/29/2021
R - Sam Reed in Protecting Summer by Susan Stoker - 6/30/2021
E- Eve Sawyer in Blindsided by B.J. Wane - 7/18/2021
W - Wannabe in Wyoming by J.B. Havens - 6/23/2021
O - One True Master by Claire Thompson - 7/20/2021
R - Rescuing Kassie by Susan Stoker - 7/4/2021
K - Knocked Up by the Dom by Penelope Bloom - 8/24/2021
S - Sweet Sinclair by Maren Smith - 6/26/2021

Independence
I - I is for... by L. DuBois - 8/15/2021
N - Trusted by Karen Nappa - 7/3/2021
D - Daxton Chambers in Justice for Mackenzie by Susan Stoker - 7/10/2021
E - Emily Grant in Rescuing Emily by Susan Stoker - 7/2/2021
P - Avery Pierce in Submitting to the Sheriff by B.J. Wane - 7/11/202
E - His Forbidden Submissive by Brandi Evans - 7/26/2021
N - Nanny for the Army Rangers by Krista Wolf - 7/11/2021
D - Daddy Bear by Laylah Roberts - 7/26/2021
E - His For the Taking by Brandi Evans - 7/31/2021
N - Sonja's Confession by Karen Nappa - 7/11/2021
C - The Princess Game: A Reimagining of Sleeping Beauty by Melanie Cellier - 6/18/2021
E - Reading His Submissive by Brandi Evans - 7/27/2021

July
J - Jaxon by Maryann Jordan - 8/1/2021
U - Undeniable by Callie Harper - 6/15/2021
L - Lassoed by Vanessa Vale - 7/15/2021
Y - Fall Fast by Zoe York - 6/15/2021

June
J - Jayden by Maryann Jordan - 8/1/2021
U - United by Karen Nappa - 7/3/2021
N - Rachel Nelson in Bound to Love You by Marie Tuhart - 8/21/2021
E - His Battered Submissive by Brandi Evans - 7/29/2021

Juneteenth
J - Billionaire Boss: Secret Baby by Jolie Day - 7/9/2021
U - Maisie Underwood in Mating Maisie by McKinlay Thomson - 8/22/2021
N - Conflicted by Karen Nappa - 7/9/2021
E - Evelyn Berkshire in Finding Evie by Stella Moore - 7/24/2021
T - Roped And Ready by Marie Tuhart - 7/4/2021
E - Evelyn Berkshire in Finding Forever by R.J. Gray - 7/25/2021
E - A Hot Mess by Brandi Evans - 8/1/2021
N - Finding Trouble by Karen Nappa - 7/10/2021
T - Tamara Barton in Submitting to the Cowboy by B.J. Wane - 7/11/2021
H - His Old-Fashioned Love by Laylah Roberts - 6/19/2021

Lemonade
L - Logan by B.J. Wane - 7/13/2021
E - All Maxed Out by Brandi Evans - 8/3/2021
M - The Princess Companion: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea by Melanie Cellier - 6/15/2021
O - More Than Puppy Love by Olivia Michaels - 8/14/2021
N - Delving Deep by Karen Nappa - 7/6/2021
A - Midnight Mystique by Anya Summers - 6/18/2021
D - Dean Christopherson in Shelter for Adeline by Susan Stoker - 7/7/2021
E - Ethan's Naughty Submissive by Melinda Barron - 8/13/2021

Ocean
O - One Fine Fae by Molly Harper - 7/6/2021
C - Cinderella by May Sage - 6/19/2021
E - Elizabeth Parkins in Shelter for Elizabeth by Susan Stoker -7/6/2021
A - Midnight Masquerade by Anya Summers - 6/17/2021
N - Protecting Beauty by M.J. Nightingale - 6/24/2021

Outdoors
O - More Than Paradise by Olivia Michaels - 8/15/2021
U - Until Rayne by Elle Christensen - 6/14/2021
T - Their Shy Submissive by Anya Summers - 6/17/2021
D - The Devil's Spare Change by Samantha A. Cole - 7/19/2021
O - An Old-Fashioned Man by Laylah Roberts - 6/19/2021
O - Over Gavin's Knee by Jenna L. Spring - 8/15/2021
R - The Heart of Falcon Ridge by D.L. Roan - 6/29/2021
S - Sleeping Beauty by May Sage - 6/19/2021

[Deanie]

Summer 2021 Mini Challenge
June 1 - August 31
Part 2

Picnic
P - Fear's Whisper by Poppy Flynn - 7/21/2021
I - Inferno: Werewolf Romance by V. Vaughn - 8/22/2021
C - Cherished by Karen Nappa - 7/15/2021
N - Appreciated by Karen Nappa - 7/8/2021
I - India Jennings in Weighted Wires by Lilia Moon - 8/26/2021
C - Captive Heart by Poppy Flynn - 7/23/2021

Sandcastle
S - Rescuing Rayne by Susan Stoker - 7/1/2021
A - Midsummer Night's Dream by Anya Summers - 7/6/2021
N - Nick Hammer in Mister O by Lauren Blakely - 8/16/2021
D - Dark Citadel by Cherise Sinclair - 7/16/2021
C - Three Strikes by Claire Thompson - 7/22/2021
A - At His Mercy by Claire Thompson - 7/15/2021
S - Surrender to Me by B.J. Wane - 7/19/2021
T - Two of a Kind by Claire Thompson - 7/21/2021
L - Hard Wood by Lauren Blakely - 7/22/2021
E - Escorting the Billionaire by Leigh James - 8/23/2021

Seashore
S - Trusting Taylor by Susan Stoker - 8/16/2021
E - Aaron Evans in Hot for You by Marie Tuhart - 8/21/2021
A - Aaron Spears in Ravished River by Lindsay Cross - 6/20/2021
S - The Dom's Dungeon by Cherise Sinclair - 8/23/2021
H - His Angel by Samantha A. Cole - 6/26/2021
O - More Than Love by Olivia Michaels - 8/10/2021
R - Returning to Her Master by B.J. Wane - 7/10/2021
E - Luke Evans in Tempting the Domme by Golden Angel - 8/27/2021

Solstice
S - Their Virgin's Secret by Shayla Black - 8/27/2021
O -More Than Family by Olivia Michaels - 8/11/2021
L - Daddy's Lost Love by Laylah Roberts - 7/16/2021
S - Worthy by Stella Moore - 7/24/2021
T - Saddle Up by Marie Tuhart - 7/15/2021
I - Ian Kelly in Alpha Prince by Sidney Bristol - 6/1/2021
C - Cas by Maryann Jordan - 8/7/2021
E - Entice: A Wicked Sanctuary Novel by Marie Tuhart - 8/15/2021

Swim
S - Holding Kenna by Jenna L. Spring - 8/14/2021
W - Hunter by B.J. Wane - 7/14/2021
I - Her Promised Dom by Isabella Kole - 8/15/2021
M - The Men with the Golden Cuffs by Lexi Blake - 7/28/2021

Travel
T - Taming Janie by Jenna L. Spring - 8/15/2021
R - Ravish by Marie Tuhart - 8/20/2021
A - Asher by Maryann Jordan - 8/6/2021
V - The Vacation Toy by Krista Wolf - 7/12/2021
E - Elizabeth Stanton in Breaking Free by Cherise Sinclair - 7/16/2021
L - Well Hung by Lauren Blakely - 7/17/2021


Voyage
V - Spurred by Vanessa Vale - 7/7/2021
O - Olivia Williams in Pieces of Stronghold by Golden Angel - 8/28/2021
Y - Hayden Yates in Justice for Boone by Susan Stoker - 7/7/2021
A - Anna Carson in More of You by Marie Tuhart - 8/21/2021
G - Taming the Tease by Golden Angel - 8/23/2021
E - Ellie Sanders in Stripping the Sub by Golden Angel - 8/29/2021

Water
W - Submitting to the Cattleman by B.J. Wane - 7/6/2021
A - Allie's Keeper by Jenna L. Spring - 8/15/2021
T - Take the Money and Run by Samantha A. Cole - 7/17/2021
E - Eve Sawyer in Bind Me to You by B.J. Wane - 7/18/2021
R - Jean Robinson in Healing Jean by McKinlay Thomson - 8/22/2021

Waves
W - Watching from the Shadows by Samantha A. Cole - 6/27/2021
A - Mastering Lexie by Golden Angel - 8/25/2021
V - Wrangled by Vanessa Vale - 7/12/2021
E - Elijah in Her Stern Cowboy by Renee Marks - 8/23/2021
S - Steele Raymond in Chasing His Bunny by Golden Angel - 8/28/2021

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Deanie — WOW, that’s ambitious. Good luck with your challenges!

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

Beach 4/5
B Beach House Memories 06/02
E Read and Buried 06/05
A
C The Cat Caper 06/10
H Himalayan Hazard 06/19

Summer 3/6
S
U
M Dog-Eared Delinquent 06/01
M Merlin the Magical Fluff 06/10
E
R Girls Burn Brighter 06/12

Vacation 3/8
V The Vanishing Half 06/14
A
C Chihuahua Conspiracy 06/12
A
T Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder 06/08
I
O
N

[Trish]

This one seems appropriate, given it's now a Federal holiday.

J = What Could Possibly Go Wrong?, {J}odi Taylor – 17/06/21
U = {U}pright Women Wanted, Sarah Gailey - 12/08/21
N = {N}etwork Effect, Martha Wells – 10/06/21
E = A Sticky Inheritance, {E}mily James – 14/06/21
T = Murder in the White House, Margaret {T}ruman - 06/07/21
E = Pecan Pies and Homicides, {E}llery Adams – 16/06/21
E = Bushwhacked, {E}mily James – 16/06/21
N = Finna, {N}ino Cipri - 12/08/21
T = {T}arnished and Torn, Juliet Blackwell – 22/06/21
H = Home of the Braised, Julie {H}yzy – 03/06/21

I also managed to finish a couple more, while I was working on the one above:

W = The {W}ater Room, Christopher Fowler - 28/07/21
A = Scottish History, John {A}bernethy - 27/06/21
T = {T}omb with a View, Casey Daniels - 02/07/21
E = A Tale of Two Cookies, {E}ve Calder - 20/07/21
R = {R}evisionary, Jim C Hines - 18/07/21

S = Scratch the Surface, {S}usan Conant - 03/06/21
H = Bonbons and Broomsticks, H Y {H}anna - 21/06/21
O = Riot Baby, Tochi {O}nyebuchi - 11/08/21
R = Feel Great, Lose Weight, {R}angan Chatterjee - 09/06/21
T = The Long and Short of It, Jodi {T}aylor - 13/07/21
S = Come Tumbling Down, {S}eanan McGuire - 15/07/21

[Michelle]

Summer 2021 Mini Challenge
June 1 - August 31

FLIP-FLOPS
Progress: 9/9
F - Flipped for Murder by Maddie Day (6/12/21)
L - The Lies That Bind byKate Carlisle (7/1/21)
I - If Books Could Kill by Kate Carlisle (6/6/21)
P - Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams (6/8/21)
F - Freezer I'll Shoot by Victoria Hamilton (6/17/21)
L - Let's Play Dead by Sheila Connolly (6/21/21)
O - One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly (6/12/21)
P - Peach Pies and Alibis by Ellery Adams (6/10/21)
S - Sew Deadly by Elizabeth Lynn Casey (6/27/21)



FIREWORKS
Progress: 9/9
F - Fonduing Fathers by Julie Hyzy (6/2/21)
I - If Fried Chicken Could Fly by Paige Shelton (7/6/21)
R - Read and Buried by Eva Gates (6/1/21)
E - Eggs in Purgatory by Laura Childs (7/1/21)
W - Wild Goose Chase by Terri Thayer (7/3/21)
O - Off Kilter by Hannah Reed (6/9/21)
R - Rotten to the Core by Sheila Connolly (7/6/21)
K - A Killer Maize by Paige Shelton (6/3/21)
S - Strangled Prose by Joan Hess (7/1/21)



OCEAN
Progress: 5/5
O - One Foot in the Gravy by Delia Rosen (7/11/21)
C - A Crafty Killing by Lorraine Bartlett (7/2/21)
E - Engaged in Murder by Nancy J. Parra (6/9/21)
A - Alpine for You by Maddy Hunter (7/2/21)
N - Nightshade for Warning by Bailey Cattrell (7/5/21)



JULY
Progress: 4/4
J - Just Killing Time by Julianne Holmes (7/3/21)
U - The Uninvited Corpse by Debra Sennefelder (7/22/21)
L - Love in a Nutshell by Janet Evanovich (6/26/21)
Y - Yarn to Go by Betty Hechtman (6/10/21)



GARDEN
Progress: 6/6
G - The Good, the Bad, and the Emus by Donna Andrews (6/29/21)
A - At the Drop of a Hat by Jenn McKinlay (6/5/21)
R - The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco by Laura DiSilverio (7/14/21)
D - Death in Dark Blue by Julia Buckley (7/2/21)
E - Engaged in Death by Stephanie Blackmoore (7/25/21)
N - Nantucket Neighbors by Pamela M. Kelley (6/20/21)



SHELL
Progress: 5/5
S - Something Read, Something Dead by Eva Gates (6/28/21)
H - Hearse and Gardens by Kathleen Bridge (6/3/21)
E - Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs (7/9/21)
L - Live and Let Chai by Bree Baker (7/7/21)
L - Last Writes by Laura Levine (7/7/21)



BEACH
Progress 5/5
B - Bowled Over by Victoria Hamilton (6/3/21)
E - Eaves of Destruction by Kate Carlisle (7/11/21)
A - Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey (7/9/21)
C - Carbs & Cadavers by J.B. Stanley (6/30/21)
H - Hooked on Ewe by Hannah Reed (7/1/21)



DAISY
Progress:5/5
D - Death of a Mad Hatter by Jenn McKinlay (6/4/21)
A - Assault and Pepper by Leslie Budewitz (7/15/21)
I - It Takes Two to Mango by Carrie Doyle (7/11/21)
S - A Sheetcake Named Desire by Jacklyn Brady (7/10/21)
Y - Yarned and Dangerous by Sadie Hartwell (7/20/21)



SANDCASTLE
Progress: 10/10

S - Snow Way Out by Christine Husom (7/13/21)
A - Antiques Roadkill by Barbara Allan (7/13/21)
N - Never Buried by Edie Claire (7/12/21)
D - A Death Long Overdue by Eva Gates (6/28/21)
C - A Clue for the Puzzle Lady by Parnell Hall (6/19/21)
A - An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette (7/16/21)
S - Sketch Me If You Can by Sharon Pape (7/20/21)
T - Two to Mango by Jill Marie Landis (7/15/21)
L - The Last Word by Ellery Adams (7/15/21)
E - Éclair and Present Danger by Laura Bradford (7/24/21)



BICYCLE
Progress: 6/7

B - Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates (6/17/21)
I - Irish Stewed by Kylie Logan (7/15/21)
C - Cover Story by Erika Chase (6/24/21)
Y
C - The Cherry Cola Book Club by Ashton Lee (6/28/21)
L - Limoncello Yellow by Traci Andrighetti (7/15/21)
E - Evans Above by Rhys Bowen (7/29/21)



SWIMMING
Progress: 8/8

S - Scone Cold Dead by Karen MacInerney (7/24/21)
W - Who Moved My Goat Cheese? by Lynn Cahoon (7/27/21)
I - Ill-Gotten Panes by Jennifer McAndrews (7/18/21)
M - Murder on Cape Cod by Maddie Day (6/23/21)
M - Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliott (6/15/21)
I - If Mashed Potatoes Could Dance by Paige Shelton (7/17/21)
N - No Farm, No Foul by Peg Cochran (7/26/21)
G - Going, Going, Ganache by Jenn McKinlay (7/16/21)



BASEBALL
Progress: 6/8

B - Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly (7/23/21)
A - Allergic to Death by Peg Cochran (7/29/21)
S - Shades of Earl Grey by Laura Childs (7/31/21)
E -
B - Better Off Wed by Laura Durham (7/20/21)
A
L - Lending a Paw by Laurie Cass (7/26/21)
L - Last Puzzle & Testament by Parnell Hall (7/28/21)

[Brenda]

Finished :)

Cozy Summer Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021
31/31

SPELL-OUT

T The Third Grave by Lisa Jackson 4★s 25/6/21
H Her Last Breath by Linda Castillo 5★s 17/6/21
U The Uniform by Jodie Lawrance 2★s
N My Sister's Husband by Nicola Marsh 5★s 19/6/21
D No Good Deed by Diane Hester 5★s 4/6/21
E The Case at Barton Manor by Emily Queen 4★s 11/6/21
R Wolfhunter River by Rachel Caine 5★s 20/6/21
S Sisters of the Resistance by Christine Wells 5★s 7/6/21
T I Don't Forgive You by Aggie Blum Thompson 3.5★s 15/6/21
O On Borrowed Time by David Rosenfelt 4★s 23/7/21
R Reserved for Murder by Victoria Gilbert 5★s 8/6/21
M Murder at the Fair by Verity Bright 5★s 16/6/21



F Bye Bye Baby by Fiona McIntosh 5★s 30/6/21
A Arrivals and Arrests by Diana Xarissa 5★s 13/6/21
R The Long Game by Simon Rowell 5★s 29/7/21
M Murder at Elm House by Helena Dixon 5★s 5/6/21
E The Lost Girl of Berlin by Ella Carey 5★s 9/7/21
R Rosie by Annie Seaton 4★s 11/6/21
S Diamonds & Dirt by Stephanie LaVigne 5★s 16/7/21

M Murder at the Lakeside Library by Holly Danvers 2.5★s 11/7/21
A The Lost Boys of Montauk: The True Story of the Wind Blown, Four Men Who Vanished at Sea, and the Survivors They Left Behind by Amanda M. Fairbanks 3★s 2/6/21
R The Girl Behind the Wall by Mandy Robotham 5★s 4/7/21
K The Edelweiss Sisters by Kate Hewitt 5★s 10/6/21
E A Hex for Danger by Esme Addison 3.5★s 10/7/21
T Tall Tails Secret Book Club by CeeCee James 4★s 12/6/21

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T A Woman of Intelligence by Karin Tanabe 2★s 6/7/21
R The Perfect Family by Robyn Harding 3★s 26/7/21
A The Bookshop Murder by Merryn Allingham 4★s 24/7/21
V The Vet from Snowy River by Stella Quinn 5★s 3/6/21
E The Ex Who Hid a Deadly Past by Sally Berneathy 4★s 12/6/21
L Because You're Mine by Luna Miller 4★s 13/6/21

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Way to go, Brenda! 🏖

[Brenda]

Thanks Heather :)

[Elizabeth]

D
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[Rhonda]

summer challenge 2021

T-This Way Out - Sheila Radley
H- Hour of the Hunter - J. A. Jance
U - Unsafe Keeping - Carol Cail
N - The Night Lawyer - Michelle Spring
D - A Divided Loyalty - Charles Todd
E - Endless Night - Agatha Christie
R - Red, White, and Blue Murder - Bill Crider
S- Sleeping in the Ground - Peter Robinson
T - A Tourist Guide to Murder - V. M. Burns
O - The Only Suspect - Jonnie Jacobs
R - River of Darkness - Rennie Airth
M - The Murmer of Stones - Thomas H. Cook

C - Checking out Crime - Laurie Cass
A - The American Agent - Jacqueline Winspear
R - Relatively Dead - Sheila Connolly
N - The Night She Disappeared - Kevin O'Brien
I - Invitation to Murder - Elizabeth Bright
V - Vanish - Tess Gerritsen
A - All Sales Fatal - Laura Disilverio
L - London Noir - Maxim Jakubowski

H - Handbook for Homicide - Lorna Barrett
I - The Indigo Notebook - Laura Resau
K - Kirkland Revels - Victoria Holt
E - Exhaustive Enquiries - Betty Rowland

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Well done, Rhonda!

[Starr]

Summer challenge 2021

Progress: 2/4
S- Skip・Beat!, Vol. 45 6/10
A-
N- Naruto, Vol. 01: Uzumaki Naruto 8/1
D-

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Calling this one done! ⛵️ 🌊 🐒


B = Bucky on Parade by KCI Sports Publishing
O = Original Short Stories - Volume 01 by Guy de Maupassant
A = Affaire Royale by Nora Roberts
T = A Taste for Murder by Claudia Bishop


W = The Willows by Algernon Blackwood
A = All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo
V = Verse and Vengeance by Amanda Flower
E = Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
S = Silk Stalkings by Diane Vallere


Z = The Zonderling by Kersti Niebruegge
O = Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
O = Orlando by Virginia Woolf


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[Brenda]

Great work Heather!!!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Brenda wrote: "Great work Heather!!!"

Thank you! 😀

[Nell]

SANDCASTLE

S Stayin' Alive Julie Mulhern
A Above the Bay of Angels Rhys Bowen
N Erica Ruth Neubauer Murder at the Mena House
D Death Rides an Ill Wind Kate Grilley
C Carolyn G. Hart Letter From Home
A Alisha Rai Be My Fantasy
S Such a Fun Age Kiley Reid
T Terns of Endearment Donna Andrews
L Love and Death Among the Cheetahs Rhys Bowen
E Esme Addison A Spell for Trouble

[Meg]

Awesome, Heather!

WTG, Brenda!

Yay, Rhonda!

Congrats, Nell!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Thanks, Meg!

Way to go, Nell!

[Brenda]

Thanks Meg and well done Nell!

[Julesy]

Woo-hoo, Heather and Nell! Great job!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Thanks, Julesy!

[Nell]

Thanks all!

Congrats to all the finishers! 👏🏽

[Linda]

Ready to say goodbye to summer (or at least these hot temps) now that my challenge is done.


S - Bitter Sweet by Connie Shelton 6/15/21
U - Unzipped by Lois Greiman 7/1/21
N - Gluten for Punishment by Nancy J. Parra 6/21/21
F - A FROND IN NEED: A Flower Shop Mystery Summer Novella by Kate Collins 7/13/21
L - The Great Chili Kill-Off by Livia J. Washburn 7/5/21
O - Oh Say Can You Fudge by Nancy CoCo 6/18/21
W - Journey to Munich by Jacqueline Winspear 7/8/21
E - The Last Word by Ellery Adams 6/3/21
R - Room for Murder by Tim Myers 8/13/21




B - Murder on the House by Juliet Blackwell 6/7/21
A - Verse and Vengeance by Amanda Flower 6/12/21
S - Many a Twist by Sheila Connolly 7/14/21
E - Written in Stone by Ellery Adams 6/24/21
B - Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay 6/9/21
A - The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley 7/11/21
L - Bookmarked for Death by Lorna Barrett 8/11/21
L - Dial M for Mousse by Laura Bradford 7/17/21




P - The Puzzle of the Red Stallion by Stuart Palmer 8/21/21
I - I Scream, You Scream by Wendy Lyn Watson 6/21/21
C - Murder Most Frothy by Cleo Coyle 6/8/21
N - Mama Cracks a Mask of Innocence by Nora DeLoach 8/18/21
I - In This Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear 7/26/21
C - The Teaberry Strangler by Laura Childs 7/24/21




S - Did You Declare the Corpse? by Patricia Sprinkle 8/8/21
A - Sweet Tea and Secrets by Joy Avon 7/3/21
N - Corpus de Crossword by Nero Blanc 8/24/21
D - Demise in Denim by Duffy Brown 6/30/21

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Congrats, Linda — I too am done with the heat and ready for some slightly cooler temperatures.

[Brenda]

Well done Linda :) As we head into the warmer months :(

[PamG]

I needed more vowels.....

B Steel Fear by ( B )randon Webb
O The ( O )ne by John Marrs
A The Matchmaker's Lonely Heart by Nancy Campbell ( A )llen
T Hot Sun, Hot Lead by ( T )had Brown

T ( T )ainted Bodies by Sarah Robinson
E The Soul of the Family Tree by Lori ( E )rickson
N ( N )udes: A Hollywood Romance by Sarah Robinson
T Rogue Wolf by Paige ( T )yler

C The Woods by Harlan ( C )oben
A Magic Misled by Keri ( A )rthur
M Striking Range by ( M )argaret Mizushima
P The Mountain View Murder by ( P )atrick Kelly
I ( I )nk and Shadows by Ellery Adams
N The Sight by Chloel ( N )eill
G Crooked in His Ways by S.M. ( G )oodwin

S ( S )orrorw's Twin by Rory Surtain
H A Time to Swill by Sherry ( H )arris
E The ( E )limination Threat by Michael Laurence
L Her Deadly Touch by ( L )isa Regan
L The Physicians of Vilnoc by ( L )ois McMaster Bujold

S Tainted Pictures by ( S )arah Robinson
H The ( H )arlequin & the Drangue by Liane Zane
O The ( O )rphan Witch by Paige Cruthcher
R Forgotten in Death by J.D. ( R )obb
T A ( T )errible Fall of Angels by Laurell K. Hamilton
S ( S )he Has A Broken Thing Where Her Heart Should Be by J.D. Barker

J The Defect by ( J )eff Bailey
U ( U )ntainted by Sarah Robinson
N The ( N )ew Home by Chris Merritt
E The ( E )dge of Lost by Kristina McMorris

[Julesy]

I did forget to say that I finish this challenge over the weekend. Only 3 words this time. (Busy summer.) See message #2.

[Meg]

Done just in time! 😄

See message 8...