June '22 Serial Reader Challenge

[Nell]

JUNE '22 SERIAL READER CHALLENGE

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TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JUNE CHALLENGE:

♦Pick five series that you want to read.

♦It can be a new or an on-going series.

♦Post the name of the series and the covers of at least two books that you have not read.

♦There must be at least two unread books in the series. No re-reads allowed.

♦You may re-post a series chosen before as long as there are at least two unread books.

♦Post series now through May 20th.

♦Pairs will be posted on May 21st.

♦Select a series for your partner between May 21st and 24th...sooner is better

♦Next month, read two (or more) books from the series selected for you.

New to the challenge? The thread for challenge guidelines and questions is here

Comments on this thread will be limited to members posting series until the 21st. After pairs are selected, the thread is open for discussion.

[Nell]

Players


🎓Cheryl picks for Hilary
🎓Nell picks for Jennifer
🎓Hilary picks for Karen
🎓Jennifer picks for Meg
🎓writer picks for Pat
🎓Meg picks for Helen
🎓Pat picks for Cheryl
🎓Zermeena picks for Nell
🎓Linda R picks for writer
🎓Karen picks for Marianne
🎓Marianne picks for Zermeena
🎓Helen picks for Linda R

[Cheryl A.]

June '22

Continuing to clear out my TBR mountain!


I picked the House Flipper series for Hilary.
Pat picked the New Orleans Go Cup Chronicles series for me.

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Mail Carrier Cozy Mystery by Tonya Kappes (new)
Stamped Out
Address For Murder

Holly Lewis Series by Dianne Harman (new)
Holly and the Framed Friend
Holly and the Coat Mystery

The New Orleans Go Cup Chronicles by Colleen Mooney (last two of this ongoing series)
Voodoo, Victims & Vows
Croissants, Crimes & Canines

Sandy Bay Cozy Mystery series by Amber Crewes (new)
Apple Pie and Trouble
Brownies and Dark Shadows

Fern Grove Cozy Mystery by Abby Reede (new)
Carnations and Deadly Fixations
One Daisy and Two Crazy Funerals

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[Nell]

June '22 - Journalists


Paige Turner by Amanda Matetsky


🎓Blackbird Sisters by Nancy Martin


Jane Ryland by Hank Phillipi Ryan


Henrie O by Carolyn Hart


Jimm Juree by Colin Cotterill

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

June already :D

M E Bakos's House Flipper series
Deadly Flip: A Home Renovator's Mystery
Lethal Flip: A Home Renovator Mystery

Alison Goldon's Inspector Graham series
The Case of the Broken Doll
The Case of the Missing Letter

Paige Shelton's Farmer's Market series
Farm Fresh Murder
Fruit of All Evil

Lynn Cahoon's Farm to Fork series
Killer Comfort Food
A Fatal Family Feast

B R Snow's Thousand Island Doggy In series
The Case of the Hurricane Hounds
The Case of the Itinerant Ibizan

[Jennifer]

In!

Merry Wrath


Greatest hits (Langtry)


Savannah Reid


Bakeshop Mystery


John Ceepak

[writer...]

In ..

Tea Shop Cozy Mysteries - Books 1-6
by Katherine Hayton

T.E. Kinsey Lady Hardcastle series


Karen MacInerny Gray Whale Inn series
Collection-5 episodes included

Lynn Cahoon Tourist Trap series


Kate Parker Deadly series

[Meg]

June 2022

More tbr fun!

Josie Marcus
The Fashion Hound Murders
An Uplifting Murder

Miss Seeton
Witch Miss Seeton
Miss Seeton Sings

County Cork
Cruel Winter
Many a Twist

Body Movers
11 Bodies Moving On
12 Bodies and a Wedding

Verity Kent
This Side of Murder
Treacherous is the Night

[Pat]

I am in.

Nancy Coco
All Fudged Up
To Fudged or Not to Fudge

Jana DeLeon
Trouble in Mudbug
Mischief in Mudbug

Julie Hyzy
Grace Interrupted
Grace Among Theives

Jenn McKinley
Better Late Than Never
Death in the Stacks

Alex Erickson
Death by Vanilla Latte
Death by Empresso

[Zermeena]

I'm in for June. I'm still working ont the Spring Into Summer Challenge.

Poppy McAllister


Haunted Home Renovations


Her Royal Spyness


Mystic Notch


Magical Bakery

[Linda]

June theme - #readforkimberly

Bubbles Yablonsky by Sarah Strohmeyer (ongoing)


Seaside Cafe by Bree Baker (ongoing)


Dirty Business by Rosemary Harris (ongoing)


Candle shop by Tim Myers (ongoing)


Della Cooks by Melinda Wells (ongoing)

[Karen]

I'm in for June. Here are my picks:

[Marianne]

I'm in for June! Here are my picks:
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[Helen]

I’m in again for June.

Monica Ferris Needlecraft



Mildred Abbott Cozy Corgi



Kristen Palmer Nocturne Falls



Carola Dunn Daisy Dalrymple



Donna Leon Commissario Brunetti

[Nell]

Welcome to the challenge everyone 🤗

Pairs are posted at msg 2. Please pick a series for your partner.

[Nell]

Jennifer - I pick the Merry Wrath series for you. They look like fun reads.

[Linda]

writer... wrote: "In ..

Tea Shop Cozy Mysteries - Books 1-6
by Katherine Hayton

T.E. Kinsey Lady Hardcast..."

Hi writer,

The only series of yours I’ve read is the gray whale inn and that’s my pick for you. Happy reading!

[Jennifer]

Meg wrote: "June 2022

More tbr fun!

Josie Marcus
The Fashion Hound Murders
[book:An Uplifting Murder|793359..."

Meg, I’m picking County Cork for you. I miss Sheila Connolly!

[Jennifer]

Nell wrote: "Jennifer - I pick the Merry Wrath series for you. They look like fun reads."

They are! Thank you.

[Cheryl A.]

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "June already :D

M E Bakos's House Flipper series
Deadly Flip: A Home Renovator's Mystery
[book:Lethal Flip: A Home Reno..."

The House Flipper series sounds fun. So, that is my pick for you, Hilary!

[Meg]

ok, Helen, it was really hard to choose this week, there so many good ones! So I did a blind choosing and, ta da, Carola Dunn's Daisy Dalrymple won.

[Meg]

Thanks, Jennifer! I know, it's always so sad when a special author passes away. I'm happy to get back to the County Cork books.

[Pat]

Cheryl I pick The New Orleans Go Cup Chronicles by Colleen Mooney. It looks like a wonderful series.

[Cheryl A.]

Pat wrote: "Cheryl I pick The New Orleans Go Cup Chronicles by Colleen Mooney. It looks like a wonderful series."

Thanks, Pat! I just love this series!

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

Karen wrote: "I'm in for June. Here are my picks:
[bookcover:Poiso..."

Some great choices there Karen, but I think I will go with the Bookstore Cafe ones, happy reading!

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

Cheryl wrote: "Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "June already :D

M E Bakos's House Flipper series
Deadly Flip: A Home Renovator's Mystery [bookcover:Deadly Flip: A Home Renovator's Mystery|4..."

Thank you Cheryl!

[Zermeena]

Nell - I'm curious about the Henry O mysteries, but I love the Blackbird Sisters. So I'm choosing the Blackbird Sisters for you. Happy reading!

[Nell]

Thanks Zermeena. I've heard good things about this series.

[writer...]

Linda wrote: "writer... wrote: "In ..
The only series of yours I’ve read is the gray whale inn and that’s my pick for you.
Happy reading! "


Thanks, Linda.. looking forward to these!

[writer...]

Pat wrote: "I am in.
Julie Hyzy
Grace Interrupted
Grace Among Theives
..."

Choosing Julie Hyzy's Manor House series for you
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Happy June reading, Pat!

[Pat]

Writer thank you! I love her White House Chef Mysteries.

[Helen]

Hello Linda,
I don’t know any of your series, but the seaside cafe sounds lovely, so I’ll choose those for you.

[Helen]

Meg wrote: "ok, Helen, it was really hard to choose this week, there so many good ones! So I did a blind choosing and, ta da, Carola Dunn's Daisy Dalrymple won."

Thank you Meg. It is a new series for me.

[Linda]

Helen wrote: "Hello Linda,
I don’t know any of your series, but the seaside cafe sounds lovely, so I’ll choose those for you."

Thank you! Love that series!

[writer...]

Pat wrote: "Writer thank you! I love her White House Chef Mysteries."

Great! EnJoy June!

[Karen]

Hi Maryanne, I choose Beyond the Page Mystery Series for you. Happy Reading! Karen

[Marianne]

Hi Zermeena,
I choose for you the Magical Bakery Series. I have these on my tbr list. Happy Reading!!
Marianne

[Zermeena]

Thanks Marianne. I'm looking forward to listening to more of the Magical Bakery.

[Cheryl A.]

This is a rarity: I completed both of the final two New Orleans Go Cup Chronicles by Colleen Mooney this morning. It just happen to fall perfect since I love that series. I will be waiting for book 10 (I hope!) or maybe a spin-off of this series!

[Marianne]

Started my first book last night hopefully this month I get through both books in the series.

[Pat]

Finish reading Julie Hyzy Grace Under Pressure awesome series. Started reading Grace Interrupted

[Marianne]

Finished both my books for this month getting a lot of reading in this year, half way through my reading challenge for this year.

[Linda]

Finished my first book last night, A Call for Kelp. Love this series and can't wait to read the next one later this month.

[Pat]

Finish reading Grace Interrupted. Great series.

[Zermeena]

I'm behind in my postings! I finished Potions and Pastries and Cookies and Clairvoyance. I enjoyed them so much that now I'm listening to Witches and Wedding Cake!

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

I powered through both of mine while we had no internet for 49 hours!

[Helen]

I’ve finished my first .
I think this is going to be a good series.

[Linda]

Finished my second, Closely Harbored Secrets. I'm loving this series and there aren't nearly enough books in it!

[Helen]

Finished my second .
I’m still really enjoying these. Thank you for choosing them, Meg.