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Spring Quarterly Challenge: A New Way to Spell Spring

Letter Categories - Part I
A - “New author.” Read a book by an author you’ve never tried before.
A - “All things old are new again.” Read a brand new Historical.
(Any sub-genre okay.)
A - “Always knew I loved you.” Read a Romance book.
A - “New attitude.” Read an uplifting or inspirational book.
B - “Before you knew it.” Pick up that series again you haven’t
gotten back to in awhile.
B - “New blood.” Read a book depicting blood on the cover. Or is
new and red.
B - “Newborn.” Read a book with a newborn baby.
C - “New concept.” Read something outside your comfort zone.
Or a book with a theme you’ve never read before.
C - “New Construction.” Read a book where someone is building
something. Or where the hero/heroine is a construction worker.
C - “New Career.” Read a book where someone starts a new career.
D - “New Deal.” Read something you bought on sale or got as a bundle.
Or is set during during the first term (1933–37) of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
D - “New Dragons.” Read something that introduces you to the world
of dragons, or has some new interesting facts about them.
E - “Dawn of a New Era.” Read a book set in the dawn of a new era.
Or depicts dawn breaking on the cover.
E - “New England.” Read a book set in any of these six states:
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island,
or Connecticut.
E - “New Environment.” As in sci-fi novels. Read one!
F - “Feel like a new person.” Read a book where someone has
a makeover.
F - “New France.” New France extended from Newfoundland to the
Rocky Mountains and from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. Read
books set in any of these five colonies: Canada, Acadia, Hudson Bay,
Newfoundland (Plaisance), and Louisiana.
F - “Newfangled.” Read a book set in the future, with some
newfangled devices. Or where someone invents something.
F - “Fresh as new fallen snow.” Read a book with snow on the cover.
Or one with a predominately white cover.
G - “Knew at a glance.” Select a book based solely on its cover.
G - “Good as new.” Re-read a book and see if you like it as much as you
did when it was new to you.
G - “New growth spurt.” Read a book where someone comes of age
or has a growth in their maturity.
H - “New Holland.” Historical European name for mainland Australia
and the unofficial name for the Australian Frontier. The name was first
applied to Australia in 1644 by the Dutch seafarer Abel Tasman. Read a
book set in Australia or Holland, or is by a Dutch author, or features
a Dutch character, or one named “Abel.”
H - “New Hampshire.” Read a book set in New Hampshire.
H - “She sure knew how to throw a party.” Read a book where the
protagonist attends a party.
I - “If you knew what was good for you...” Read a book that has been
strongly recommended to you by a friend - or enemy. ☺
I - “I knew you were trouble.” Read a book where someone is,
or is in trouble with at capital “T.” Or a book with a weapon
on the cover.
I - “If I knew you were coming, I’d have baked a cake.” Read a book
featuring a baker or is set in a bakery, or has a cake on the cover.
I - “I always knew she would go places.” Read a book where
a character goes to a place you’ve never been.
I - “New and improved.” Read a book an author has reissued with revisions
from the original publication.
J - “Just knew you were pregnant.” Read a book where someone is pregnant.
J - “New Jersey.” Read a book set in New Jersey.
J - “New Jack City.” This is the title of a 1991 movie starring Wesley Snipes,
Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock, and Judd Nelson. Read a book with
a character having any of those first or last names. Or where someone goes
undercover to infiltrate a drug lord’s gang.
K - “New kid on the block.” Read a book where a child plays a prominent role
in the story-line.
K - “Like a kid with a new toy.” Read a book you’ve been anticipating
for awhile.
L - “New lease on life.” Read a book where someone gets a second chance.
L - “Like new.” Read a book that is a start of a new series that branches
off from the main series. Or where a character from one series
appears in a new one.

Letter Categories - Part II
M - “New Man.” This is a UK term referring to a man who believes in
complete equality of the sexes and shares domestic work equally.
Read a book with a character who has this philosophy.
M - “Many a new day.” Read a book in a day.
M - “The Man Who Knew Too Much.” Read a book featuring someone
with a genius I.Q.
M - “Knew Mind.” Read a psychological thriller, or introducing
some psychological issue for the main character.
N - “Next thing I knew.” Read a spur of the moment book you picked up
and couldn’t stop read.
N - “New York Minute.” Read a book set is New York. Or one that is
over in a New York Minute, such as a short story or novella.
N - “Newgate.” Read a book where someone has gone to prison. Or one with
a gate on the cover.
O - “Out with the old and in with the new.” Finish off an old series.
O - “New Orleans.” Read a book about this city or somehow connected
to its specific culture and traditions, ei. voodoo, Mardi Gras etc.
Or read a book set in New Orleans, Louisiana.
O - “Knew only too well.” Read a book from your favorite genre.
P - “Pastures new.” (AKA Clean sweep.) Read a book where someone
moves to a new place. Or is set on a farm or ranch.
P - “New Pedestrianism (NP).” NP is a more idealistic variation of
New Urbanism in urban planning theory, founded in 1999 by
Michael E. Arth, an American artist, urban/home/landscape designer,
futurist, and author. Read an Urban Fantasy. Or read a book featuring
any of these things. (Such as a modern house on the cover.) Or one that
shows someone walking on the cover.
P - “New Politics” Read a book taking place in political circles
or connected to politics in some other way.
Q - “Queensland (AKA, what was once all part of New South Wales).”
Read a book set in Queensland.
Q - “New Quarantine.” Read a book with zombies, a new virus,
or something else that needs to be quarantined.
R - “Ring in the New Year.” Read a book with a ring or circle
on the cover. Or is set during New Year’s Eve. Or has a circus setting
or theme.
R - “I knew you would remember, eventually.” Read a book where
the main character suffers memory loss or is re-living some important
events from his/her past. Or read a memoir.
R - “New Releases!” Read a book that was just released.
S - “New sheriff in town.” Read a book with a lawman as a character.
S - “Spanking new.” Well, if you’re into erotica, you know what to read
here: BDSM. We’ll take that – or any book newly published in 2015.
S - “Something old, something new, something borrowed,
something blue.” Read a book where a wedding takes place. Or with
a predominately blue cover. Or one you borrowed.
T - “Turn over a new leaf.” Read a books where someone starts over.
T - “That’s a new one on me!” Start a new series.
T - “Tomorrow is a new day.” Read a book set in the future. Or has
a sun on the cover.
U - “Nothing new under the sun.” Read a retelling of a fairy tale.
Or a “fanfic” book.
U - “Under new management.” Read a book where there is a new boss.
Or read a book by an author who has switched publishers.
V - “New voice mail.” Listen to a new narrator via audiobook.
Or read a book with a mailbox on the cover.
V - “New vision.” Read a book where a character is a psychic.
W - “Who knew?” Did you? Read a mystery.
W - “What’s new with you?” Read that latest book your purchased
– or just checked out from the library.
W - “A whole new ballgame.” Read a book that has a sports theme.
X - “New X-Men Movie (2016) - Apocalypse.” Read a book with
an apocalypse theme or setting.
X - “New exploration.” Read a book where someone goes exploring.
Y - “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Read a book with a dog in it.
Y - “You cannot put new wine in old bottles.” (Meaning don't
mix old with new.) Read a book the color of the wine you drink, or
the grapes you eat.
Y - “You knew me when.” - Read a book about someone who makes it big.
(i.e. Becomes rich and famous.)
Z - “New Zealand.” Read a book set in New Zealand.
Z - “New Zen.” Read a book about a “new to you” religion
or somehow tackling the topic of this religion or some totally new
religious concept as in The Age of X series.

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Amanda 00/12
Amber 00/07
Catherine 00/??
Chris 21/21 - Done! Congrats!
Elaine 11/11 - Done! Congrats!
Ipshita 00/??
Jan 00/09
Karen ♐ 06/10
Kendra 00/05
Kme_17 00/06
Kritika 00/07
Lisa (Aussie Girl) 13/13 - Done! Congrats!
Lisa Kay 00/??
Michelle T. 00/05
Nana 00/08
Nikki♥ 11/11 - Done! Congrats!
Pamela 00/??
Sally906 00/06
Sandra (AU) 03/06
Serenity 00/09
Thealize 04/08
Tyler Leigh 00/04
Wendy 00/08

Edited to add my word.
Spring makes me happy so my word is
S “New sheriff in town.” Read a book with a lawman as a character. Wild Hearts by Sharon Sala 4/4
M
I “I knew you were trouble.” Louisiana Longshot 4 stars read 4/3
L “Like new.” Read a book that is a start of a new series that branches off from the main series. Or where a character from one series appears in a new one. Fatal Hearts Characters from NW's Serve and Protect series appears. 4 stars 4/19
E Set in New England (Maine) Soaring by Kristen Ashley 5 stars read 3/28

0/8
Z - "New Zen"
E - “New Environment” - Grimspace
P - “New Politics” - The Winner's Crime
H - “She sure knew how to throw a party” - Mrs. Dalloway
Y - “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” - Irresistible Force
R - “New Releases!”
U - “Nothing new under the sun.” - Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile
S - “Spanking new.” - Dead Heat

Duration: Mar 20 - Jun 20, '15
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Done! FINISHED
E - “New Environment.”The Slow Regard of Silent ThingsbyPatrick Rothfuss
A -“New author.” Thoughtless by S.C. Stephens
S - “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.” The First Love Cookie Club by Lori Wilde
T - “That’s a new one on me!” The Will by Kristen Ashley
E - “New Environment.”Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner
R -“I knew you would remember, eventually.”What Alice Forgotby Liane Moriarty


P - “New Pedestrianism (NP).” Read an Urban Fantasy – Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs
R - “New Releases!” Read a book that was just released - The Road to Hope by Rachael Johns – March release
I - “If you knew what was good for you...” Read a book that has been strongly recommended to you by a friend - or enemy - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean (recommended by a male friend of mine as a romance that’s worth reading – was so surprised I got me a copy)
N - “New York Minute.” Read a book that is over in a New York Minute, such as a short story or novella - Her Christmas Earl: A Regency Novella by Anna Campbell
G - “Knew at a glance.” Select a book based solely on its cover -


13/13 FINISHED
S - Something old... (Wedding) Her only Desire by Gaelen Foley. ★★★
P - Pastures New - More Than Memory by Dorothy Garlock. ★★
R - New Releases - The Shadowsby J R Ward. ★★★★★
I - I always knew she would go places - Love Me If You Dare by Toni Blake. ★★★★
N - New York Minute - Imitation in Death by J D Robb. ★★★★
G - Good as New -I Kissed an Earl by Julie Anne Long. ★★★★★
F - New France: (Louisiana) Bound By Moonlight by Nancy Gideon ★★★★
L - New Lease on Life: Chasin' Eight by Lorelei James. ★★★★
O - Knew only too well: Sweet Release by Pamela Clare. ★★★☆
W - What's new with you It Started With a Scandal by Julie Anne Long. ★★★★
E - New Environment: Cursed: Brides of the Kindred by Evangeline Anderson. ★★★☆
R - New Releases: Prudence by Gail Carriger. 4/7/15. ★★★☆
S Something old..(Blue) One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean. 4/8/15. ★★★★☆


I'm in if I can figure out what word to pick :)

In Australia Spring doesn't start until September, but when it comes around it will be time for the annual Spring Racing Carnival. The Melbourne Cup, is Australia's premier horse race. It is also referred to as the race that stops a nation.
Spring Quarterly Challenge: A New Way to Spell Spring
March 20th - June 20th, 2015
12/12
M "Many a New Day" Five Miles 17.5.15 4★'s
E "New England" Father Found 4.5.15 3.5★'s
L "New Lease on Life" Axel 22.3.15 4★'s
B "Before We Knew It" Breaking A Bad Boy 5.6.15 3★'s
O "New Orleans" Bad Boy of New Orleans 31.5.15 2★'s
U "Under New Management" The Pregnancy Test 4.4.15 5★'s
R "New Release" Deep 2.5.15 5★'s
N "New York Minute" You Don't Know Jack 29.4.15 4★'s
E "New Environment" Bondmate 30.4.15 2★'s
C "New Construction" Playing for Keeps 25.3.15 5★'s
U "Under New Management" Teaching The Boss 14.5.15 3★'s
P "Pastures New" Broken Open 10.5.15 5★'s













OOh Yes, Sandra. That is likely to start the Apocolypse or WWIII at least, LOL.
And Melbourne Cup! Nice one, Amanda.

21/21 Completed
L - Branch off series - Beyond Seduction Bastion Club #6 - 3/14
A - New Author: The Republic of Virtue Jefferson Flanders 03/14
M - Read in a day - Kiss of a Demon King 03/24
B - Series I haven't read for awhile - Motorcycle Man Series: Dream Man #4 - 03/20
S - Wedding takes place - Enticing Miss Eugenie Villaret 03/16
D - New Deal - (Scribd trial month) After the Abduction 03/03
U - New boss for Eva = Change of Harte 03/11
C - Outside of comfort zone (late Elizabethan mystery): Marbeck and the Double-Dealer 03/05
K - Kid Plays a Role: Connor Extreme Exposure 03/02
L - Savanna gets a fresh startThe Pride of Jared MacKade 04/11
I - Character in trouble (Devon) - The Hero 03/06
N - Spur of the Moment - The Scottish Witch 03/04
G - New Growth Spurt - MC faces his past and grows up - The Truth About Lord Stoneville 03/19
S - The Perils of Lord Pell: The Amberley Chronicles Pub: 2015 - 04/09
B - Series I haven't read for awhile - Free Fall Elvis Cole #4 - 03/17
U - Fairy Tale Retelling - When Beauty Tamed the Beast 03/03
N - Someone goes to prison - A Hint of Rapture 03/31
N - Novella - If I'm Dead 03/20
I - Weapon on cover:

E - Dawn of a new era - Sarum: The Novel of England 03/15
S - Erotica Rules of Harte 03/01/15

It is my understanding (from Wiki, and they are never wrong, right?):
The colony of New South Wales was founded in 1788 by Governor Arthur Phillip at Sydney; New South Wales at that time included all of what is now Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania.Is this not true? (What do I know of Australian history?)

We'll have to do an Aussie challenge one day. Of course, we Mods will need lots of help/input.

It is my understanding (from Wiki, and they are
never
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Well practically, when Aussie was founded, it was basically all New South Wales. But we didn't try to hang onto any of the rest of it. Imagine mainland US divided up into 7 states. That's what we've got here now.
And Amanda, love the Melbourne Cup challenge.

We'll have to do an Aussie challenge one day. Of..."
Ooh, that would be fun. I'm sure us Aussies would be happy to pitch in with some ideas.

11/11
P: New Pedestrianism City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare 4/9 - 3.5★
E: New England Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick 3/20 - 3★
T: That's a new one on me! A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean 3/23 - 4★
E: New environment The Gunslinger by Stephen King 3/24 - 2.5★
R: New releases! Four Nights With the Duke by Eloisa James 4/13 - 4★
R: New Releases! The Shadows by J.R. Ward 4/7 - 4.5★
A: Always knew I loved you It Happened One Wedding by Julie James 3/26 - 4★
B: Before you knew it Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh 4/1 - 3.5★
B: Before you knew it The Kingdom Amanda Stevens 3/22 - 4★
I: I always knew she would go placesA Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare 3/25 - 5★
T: That's a new one on me! Come Away with Me by Kristen Proby 4/14 - 3★












0/11
E - Elizabeth Hanbury Midsummer Eve At Rookery End
A - Amy Quinton What the Duke Wants
S - Slightly Scandalous Mary Balogh
T - The Duke Who Knew Too Much Grace Callaway
E - Eleanor and the Duke Margo Maguire
R - Reid, Stacy The Duke's Shotgun Wedding
B - Bargaining With a Rake Julie Johnstone
U - Unmistakable Rogue Annette Blair
N - The Notorious Lady Anne Sharon Cullen
N - Never Less Than a Lady Mary Jo Putney
Y - The Yuletide Countess: Harriet's Traditional Regency Romance Alicia Quigley
All never been read before :o)

B "NEWBORN" - The Wild One
I "SAVE" - If the Viscount Falls
R "NEW RELEASES" - Never Surrender to a Scoundrel
T "THAT'S A NEW ONE ON ME" - Bared to You
H " SHE SURE KNOWS HOW TO THROW A PARTY" - Like No Other Lover
D "NEW DEAL" The Legend of the Werestag
A "NEW AUTHOR" In Bed with a Rogue
Y "YOU CANNOT PUT NEW WINE IN OLD BOTTLES" - Where Dreams Begin
Since my Birthday is in South African spring



3/5
S: "Predominately blue cover":
Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson ✓✰✰✰✰ 03/20 – 272pp
U: “Nothing new under the sun.” Read a retelling of a fairy tale. Or a “fanfic” book.
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer √ 05/06 ☆☆☆☆½ 452pp
N: “Next thing I knew.” Read a spur of the moment book you picked up and couldn’t stop read..
N: “Newgate.” Read a book where someone has gone to prison. Or one with a gate on the cover.
Guilty Wives by James Patterson√ 04/22 ☆☆☆☆☆ 455pp
Y: “You cannot put new wine in old bottles.” (Meaning don't mix old with new.) Read a book the color of the wine you drink, or the grapes you eat.

I've read those! If I can't find anything else I'll reread book 1. Thanks, Sandra :)

Nana, you might find something on the Religion shelf.

Nana, you might find something on the Religion shelf."
Thank you Lisa! I didn't think I would but then I found this in ten seconds Grave Mercy. I was considering reading it last year, but then totally forgot about it.


Tracking 3/4
R~I knew you would remember, eventually A Perfect Bride by Samantha James ~ Read 13/06 ★★★/5
A~Always knew I loved you Seduction of a Highland Lass by Maya Banks ~ Read 06/04 ★★★★/5
I~I knew you were trouble Beautiful Disasterby Jamie McGuire
N~New York Minute Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins ~ Read 25/04 ★★★/5

P - “Pastures new.” Running Wild
R - “I knew you would remember, eventually.” Shadow Woman
I - “If I knew you were coming, I’d have baked a cake.” A SEAL's Salvation
N - “Newgate.” Brown-Eyed Girl
G - “Knew at a glance.” Cry No More
J - “Just knew you were pregnant.” Mackenzies' Honor: Mackenzie's Pleasure/A Game of Chance
O - “New Orleans.” Gone with the Wind
Y - “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” All the Queen's Men









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You knew we’d have something new for you, right? DURATION: March 20th - June 20th, 2015.
RULES: You decide on the word or words you want to spell for January and then, referring to our Letter Categories Part I & II provided in Posts #2 & Post #3 below, spell out your word. Spell anything you want that reminds you of Spring: If you get in a bind, you may have one “save” per word. That means you may read a letter the traditional way; by using a title, author’s name (first or last), series name, or character’s name (first or last). In this case, you may ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc.).
Example: - Note the one “save” in the word. This challenge also appeared in Series Readers Anonymous and Anima contributed to some of the definitions.