2023 April Word Hunt

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 30 April 2023


This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.

0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

APRIL
blink
corporate
exactly
fool
hug
meat
recount
prey
stone
trade


Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...

Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.

crave
halt
omen
pebble
tropical


and a bonus bonus
lagoon


To prove that you have found the word, please quote the page, percentage or LOC (Kindle) and include the sentence in which it appears.

Audiobooks are allowed so long as you can quote the page/%/LOC and the sentence. (Eg Using whispersync or finding that sentence in some other way.)

You must find the actual word or the word's root word must be at the core with the meaning essentially remaining the same ~ just turned into a noun, adjective, adverb etc. No prefixes or hyphenated extensions. An extension is allowed where it is often the accepted spelling eg goodbye or good-bye.

Where a word has more than one meaning, either meaning may be used. Eg coast (beachfront) or coast (moving without effort) etc

Please post all entries, updates, final posts and questions in this thread.

RULING for the BONUS words
If you are one of those super-cray-cray/OCD/overly ambitious/organised or bored readers who wish to find words from PRIOR months that are missing in addition to the current month's words, you may use an additional three (3) words per book. These can only be allocated to prior month words.

So you may allocate three words per book to the current month's words, AND three words per book if those words are from PRIOR months' and have been carried forward.


Examples for 'Reversal'
Reverse - Laser Visions √ 15 May
p50-51 : There were a couple of bands Tam had that this person didn't, but none in the reverse.

Reversing - Sunset √ 10 Jul
p204 : Reversing his grip on his katana, he held it out to Nick.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Example post:(view spoiler)[

Word Hunt - January
1 Jan - 31 Jan 20xx

Word found: 10/10
Book completed: 7

Merry Gentlemen √ 1 Jan
bowl
Undertow √ 4 Jan
bartender, king, mourning
Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
champagne, molasses
Obernewtyn √ 9 Jan
diary
Inestimable Blessings √ 9 Jan
blood
Starfish and Coffee √ 12 Jan
grandmother
Dom Wars: Round One √ 12 Jan
dreamed


1. BARTENDER - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p113 - (Which was Sunday and Monday - Saturday was a busy night on the bartender/club scene.
2. CHAMPAGNE - Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
p180-181 - The doorman greeted him inside the foyer and waved his past - no need to check the guest list for his name - and he grabbed a glass of champagne from a tray and looked around.
3. BOWL Merry Gentlemen √ 1 Jan
p11 - "Another hippy bloke selling hand-turned bowls and crap like that."
4. KING - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p48 - Roan was the king of the jungle, and he should have no problem subduing cats; it was shat he did, sometimes without intention.
5. DREAM - Dom Wars: Round One √ 12 Jan
LOC 756: I'd never have dreamed just holding a person's hand could be such a turn on.
6. MOURN - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p262 - Because, come to think about it, you could confuse remorse for mourning, especially in a naturally depressed person.
7. GRANDMOTHER - Starfish and Coffee √ 12 Jan
p98-99 - "... He put your grandmother on a pedestal until the day she died. ..."
8. DIARY - Obernewtyn √ 9 Jan
p231 - Alexi took the diary, opened it, and held it in front of my eyes.
9. MOLASSES - Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
p217 - "You move like molasses, my pet."
10. BLOOD - Inestimable Blessings √ 9 Jan
p46-47: Lee shivered, overwhelmed by the attraction simmering in his blood. (hide spoiler)]

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Tips for finding words - courtesy of Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔

Using Google books:
~Go here https://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&...
~Type in the name of your book
~Select your book
~On the left about midway down there will be a search bar, type your word in there.

Couple of things you need to know...
~you need to check every variety of the word you want so, let's say GROUP doesn't show up you would also need to type in GROUPS/ED/ING
~Unfortunately, 99% of the books on Google does not list page numbers (at least in my experience)

Using Amazon:
~You search for your book
~Once on your book page make sure you are on a version that is paperback or hardcover (Kindle editions will not work)
~On the left there will be a picture of your book and it should have "Search Inside" above it
~Click on the book and the search bar will be inside

You will not need to search separately for plurals but you will still need to search separately for -ed and -ing


***
You can also search for words in all the books loaded on your Kindle.

On the home page, use the 'search' function.
~ type in the word and select 'search my items'.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Word Hunt
1 - 30 April 2023

0/10 - Found and Read

Main words
blink
corporate
exactly
fool
hug
meat
recount
prey
stone
trade


Bonus
crave
halt
omen
pebble
tropical


Bonus bonus
lagoon

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Will add the words in a few hours :)

[Georgina]

Read 16/16

blink: P191 “Edyn had saddled him with a kingdom and his life had changed in the blink of an eye.” Seduced by a Demon King 5/4
corporate: LOC 1153 “I have no interest in the corporate side of the business…” King of Wrath 7/4
exactly: P4 “Vowing to stalk her, until I know exactly what will please her.” My Husband, My Stalker 2/4
fool: LOC 2269 “Don’t let their hippie facade fool you…” King of Wrath 7/4
hug: P23 “She sets down the remainder of her toast and holds out her arms for a hug.” My Husband, My Stalker 2/4
meat: LOC 296 “I stole some lunch meat and a few cans of food from one of their stores.” The Winter Groom 11/4
recount: LOC 941 “…I’d forgotten about it until Curt made me recount everything that happened.” The Winter Groom 11/4
prey: LOC 1499 “…he moved toward me with the languid, powerful grace of a predator stalking its prey.” King of Wrath 7/4
stone: P12 “All of Shadow Cat needs this word stone they will put in our heads first.” Bridget's Bane 11/4
trade: P144 “Vaza ran off to trade with Hannah.” Bridget's Bane 11/4

crave: LOC 751 “…he has no idea how much I crave something like that.” The Winter Groom 11/4
halt: P160 “The three incubi skidded to a halt…” Seduced by a Demon King 5/4
omen: P141 “A day of visitors is a good omen indeed.” R'jaal's Resonance 17/4
pebble: LOC 929 “What if one can understand their strange language just by putting a pebble into an ear or some such?” Steph's Outcast 13/4
tropical: P8 “…when Lauren gets re-stranded, she gets a tropical island filled with beefcake?” Bridget's Bane 11/4
lagoon: P15 “I’ve felt nothing but fear for so long that I race toward my own need, flinging myself into it like a cliff diver into a blue lagoon.” My Husband, My Stalker 2/4

[Rissa]

Perfect timing! I just found my last word for March's hunt yesterday!!

My spot! :)

2023 April Word Hunt

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 30 April 2023

APRIL Read 10/10
1. BLINK - Confetti Hearts - √ 1 April 2023
p80 - I blink and it vanishes.

2. CORPORATE - The Dream Daughter - √ 4 April 2023
p111 - "What's a corporate residence?" I asked, wondering if that was another thing everyone in the world knew except me.

3. EXACTLY - Once upon a Dance - √ 1 April 2023
p5 - While not exactly a lie, it was a misdirection.

4. FOOL - The Dream Daughter - √ 4 April 2023
p225 - "I feel like a fool now."

5. HUG - The Dream Daughter - √ 4 April 2023
p121 - Could I at least hug him good-bye?

6. MEAT - Live and Let Chai - √ 7 April 2023
p157 - I could call an order in to Hana while I was prepping the tea, then make a quick trip to pick up the meat, cheese, and produce before coming home to make the food.

7. RECOUNT - Live and Let Chai - √ 7 April 2023
p25 - Eventually, I turned to the notepad and began to recount the events of my evening, logging them as neatly as I could with shaking hands, the memories as vivid and visceral as if I were reliving each awful one.

8. PREY - On What Grounds - √ 8 April 2023
p346 - But instead of drinking, I stole a peek at my prey through the amber liquid.

9. STONE - Once upon a Dance - √ 1 April 2023
p12 - The tile was only local stone, but his original master had hired artisans to make it resemble Carrara marble from Old Earth.

10. TRADE - Once upon a Dance - √ 1 April 2023
p42 - "Haven't found the right person. They keep throwing people at me who will make good business connections, but I'm not a trade commodity."

BONUS Read 5/5
1. CRAVE - Confetti Hearts - √ 1 April 2023
p78 - His attention is something I crave - I want to drink it down like a caffeine addict desperate for a morning buzz, and when he's not around, I feel dull and a little lost.

2. HALT - Off Plan - √ 6 April 2023
p319 - I tore through the tree break and around the side of the Goodmans' yard, through the market path and past the sign that said Mayor's Office, to Rafe's office bunker, which was standing wide open... and I skidded to a halt.

3. OMEN - Live and Let Chai - √ 7 April 2023
p102 - I tried not to think of it as an omen.

4. PEBBLE - The Guncle - √ 20 April 2023
p182 - She carefully approached the edge and looked down, then picked up a pebble and dropped it, watching as it was swallowed by the mist.

5. TROPICAL - Confetti Hearts - √ 1 April 2023
p37 - He's wearing jeans and a navy shirt, his dark hair ruffled by the tropical breeze.

BONUS BONUS Read 1/1
1. LAGOON - Ukulele Murder - √ 17 April 2023
p7 - One of the few gigs I could get in Aloha Lagoon.

FINISHED!!!!

[Rebecca]

April 2023 Word Hunt

Read | 3/10
(view spoiler)[
1. Blink: Mile High
- Page #271: Don’t blink. Don’t blink. Don’t blink.

2. Corporate:
- Page #

3. Exactly:
- Page #

4. Fool: Mile High
- Page #212: Stevie follows my line of sight. “That’s Rosie. Don’t let her fool you. She’s the sweetest thing in the world. She just looks intimidating, but she’s not. She’s a marshmallow.”

5. Hug:
- Page #

6. Meat:
- Page #

7. Recount:
- Page #

8. Prey:
- Page #

9. Stone:
- Page #

10. Trade: Mile High
- Page #189: "Ehh. I think I’d trade the brother for the dog.”
(hide spoiler)]

Bonus | 3/5
(view spoiler)[
1. Crave: The Right Move
- Page #91: "I like company, crave connection."

2. Halt: The Right Move
- Page #81: My date stops on the carpet, pulling me to a halt with her.

3. Omen:
- Page #

4. Pebble:
- Page #

5. Tropical: The Right Move
- Page #61: A soft tropical scent, maybe coconut, invades me and as I inhale, my hands slide around her waist, pulling her body closer to mine.
(hide spoiler)]

Bonus-Bonus | 0/1
(view spoiler)[
1. Lagoon:
- Page #
(hide spoiler)]

Dates:
Mile High * 04/03 - 04/04
The Right Move * 04/05

[Tammie]

Read | 10/10
Bonus | 5/5
Bonus-Bonus | 1/1

4/4 blink | Murder Most Sweet, p51 I blinked away the rush of tears.

4/5 corporate | The Dream Daughter, p111 "... She said as long as you're in the study they'll pick up a good part of the tab for you to stay at a nearby corporate residence."

4/4 exactly | Murder Most Sweet, p20 I don't know exactly.

4/9 fool | Son of the Morning, p53 Such gullibility wasn't at all like him, and the sense of having been made a fool of was irritating.

4/2 hug | The Bride Test, p294 The second she saw them, she split from her friends and ran to hug and kiss him.

4/9 meat | Son of the Morning, p295 The smell of roasting meat filled the air, and she wondered if her dizziness was caused by hunger.

4/4 recount | Murder Most Sweet, p18 I recounted how I had been out walking when she led me to the alley behind the store, ...

4/7 prey | Firekeeper's Daughter, loc5577 ..., next to Herri's paw reading underneath for invisible prey.

4/2 stone | The Bride Test, p215 Stone hearts didn't love.

4/5 trade | The Dream Daughter, p131 I wondered at Hunter's willingness to trade in the excitement and energy - not to mention...

Bonus
4/14 crave | Under the Northern Lights, p2 That was something I was going to crave over the next few weeks,…

4/7 halt | Firekeeper's Daughter, loc61 I halt in place, awestruck.

4/26 omen | Addiction, p290 "I hope that's not a bad omen."

4/7 pebble | Firekeeper's Daughter, loc900 "Kindness is something tat seems small, Daunis, but it's like tossing a pebble into a pond and the ripples reach further than you thought."

4/2 tropical | The Bride Test, p29 As she continued to list off the tropical fruits, his mind finally caught up with him.

Bonus~Bonus
4/28 lagoon | Uncharted, p17 We landed right in the lagoon.

[Maritza]

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 30 April 2023

WORDS FOUND - 10 of 10 ! 4 of 5 Bonus !! 1 of 1 Bonus Bonus

9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!


blink, No Mercy 04/20 - he could whip up a speech-cum-sermon in the BLINK of an eye, (loc 1104)
corporate - Dark Corners 04/08 - She was a CORPORATE lawyer working at a top ten firm... ( loc 1490)
exactly, The Long Road to Us 04/01 - but what does that mean EXACTLY? (loc 714)
fool, Finding Elodie 04/12 - It wouldn't FOOL someone if they were really looking for people hiding, (4%)
hug, The Long Road to Us 04 01 - , and I continue to HUG her hard. (loc 154)
meat, Finding Elodie 04/12 - , let tge juices redistribute throughout the MEAT. (4%)
recount, Finding Elodie 04/12 - , she could help RECOUNT what had happened. (72%)
prey, The Long Road to Us 04/01 - , he looks upon me like a hawk prying on PREY from afar. (loc 862)
stone, The Last Kingdom 04/23 - He risked a perk through the STONE spindles and... (7%)
trade, No Mercy 04/20 - Half their TRADE was in cash, (loc 2121)



crave, The Last Kingdom 04/23 - We CRAVE independence. (79%)
halt, The Last Kingdom 04/23 - and screeched to a HALT. (40%)
omen, The Prospect Who Saved Us 04/24 - Addie snaps as if talking ill of the dead is a bad ill OMEN. (78%)
pebble
tropical - Dark Corners 04/08 - ...and its lush TROPICAL gardens. (loc 2693)

lagoon - Dark Corners 04/08 - , a luxury resort hotel on the beach with a LAGOON pool. (loc 2059)

[Mony]

💥🧡🔥🌅💥🧡🔥🌅💥🧡🔥🌅💥🧡🔥🌅💥🧡🔥🌅💥🧡🔥🌅💥🧡🔥🌅💥🧡🔥🌅

Word Hunt - April 2023

Main words
💥 blink- The Highlander- She blinked rapidly- 7%
💥 corporate- Fifth Avenue Fling: A Grumpy Boss Romantic Comedy- 87%
💥 exactly- The Highlander- I have exactly a decade on her- 18%
💥 fool - Dark Horse- he was simply fooling himself- 61%
💥 hug- Dark Horse- she hugged the wall as the door opened- 77%
💥 meat- How to Marry a Marble Marquis - it was expensive meat and cheese- 7%
💥 recount-Her Best Worst Mistake-she recounted the ugliness of teen years-75%
💥 prey- Dark Horse- and lions circleD their prey- 525
💥 stone- The Highlander- she lay now on the stone floor- 7% ;
💥 trade- Her Best Worst Mistake- preparation for the next day’s trade- 8%

Bonus
💥 crave- Love...It's Complicated- to have a man crave your kisses- 63%
💥 halt- Her Best Worst Mistake- The car slowed to a halt- 5%
💥 omen- Royally Endowed- Cue The Omen music- 42%
💥 pebble- How to Marry a Marble Marquis - a single pebble of sand -68%
💥 tropical- The Love Act- like a hot tropical wave- 66%

Bonus bonus
💥 lagoon- Glory in Death- Mavis lounged in the lush indoor lagoon- 45%



💥🧡🔥🌅💥🧡🔥🌅💥🧡🔥🌅💥🧡🔥🌅💥🧡🔥🌅💥🧡🔥🌅💥🧡🔥🌅💥🧡🔥🌅

[JoAnne]

9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! DONE!

APRIL - Completed 10/10
blink(ing) - Paperback page 75 - "What?" Rachel turned to her, blinking in confusion.
One More Time for Joy (Paradise Valley, #3) by Amy Lillard 4/1/23 4stars

corporate (corporation) - Kindle location 3968 - "Not John Lewis. Lewis's. On Corporation Street."
in Murder in the Bookshop by Rachel McLean part of the anthology The Little Shop of Murders by J. New, Millie Ravensworth, A.C.F. Bookens, Geraldine Moorkens Byrne, Rachel McLean, Diane Kelly, Nikki Knight, London Lovett, Lise McClendon, Flora McGowan, Kathryn Mykel, Eryn Scott, Debbie Young, Victoria Tait, Carlene O’Connor 4/11/23 4stars

exactly - Kindle location 159 - A new twinkle caught her eye. "Exactly."
Digging Up Daisy (A Mainely Murder Mystery #1) by Sherry Lynn 4/4/23 4stars

fool(s) - Kindle location 4190 - a straight-talking city copper who doesn't suffer fools gladly...and she's been transferred to rural Dorset.
in Murder in the Bookshop by Rachel McLean part of the anthology The Little Shop of Murders by J. New, Millie Ravensworth, A.C.F. Bookens, Geraldine Moorkens Byrne, Rachel McLean, Diane Kelly, Nikki Knight, London Lovett, Lise McClendon, Flora McGowan, Kathryn Mykel, Eryn Scott, Debbie Young, Victoria Tait, Carlene O’Connor 4/11/23 4stars

hug - Paperback page 41 - Hattie stood when she got close and went in for a hug.
One More Time for Joy (Paradise Valley, #3) by Amy Lillard 4/1/23 4stars

meat - Paperback page 56 - "Okay. I'll cook the meat and potatoes."
One More Time for Joy (Paradise Valley, #3) by Amy Lillard 4/1/23 4stars

recount - Kindle location 724 - As far as she could recount, Alex had less than three wins.
Ride for Glory (North Oak #8) by Ann Hunter 4/8/23 3stars

prey - Kindle location 1826 - They had been stalked like prey and surprised the same way Dejado had done just now.
Ride for Glory (North Oak #8) by Ann Hunter 4/8/23 3stars

stone - Kindle location page 47 - Yellow hibiscus, lavender angel trumpets, and ivory gardenias fringed the stone stairs.
Just Beachy (A Barefoot William/Sunkissed Key novel Book 1) by Kate Angell 4/2/23 5stars

trade - Kindle location 1927 - "I was ready to trade it in anyway, the odometer just hit thirty thousand miles."
Digging Up Daisy (A Mainely Murder Mystery #1) by Sherry Lynn 4/4/23 4stars

Bonus - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard. Completed 3/5

crave - Kindle location 166 - "A finger food...something guests can grab and carry...but something they'll crave for days on end...something that will make them never forget their visit to the Salty Breeze Inn.,."
Digging Up Daisy (A Mainely Murder Mystery #1) by Sherry Lynn 4/4/23 4stars

halt - Kindle location 1531 - Quinn's wild dreams of easy fortune had come to a screeching halt.
In Wild Irish Dreams by Lise McClendon included in the anthology The Little Shop of Murders by J. New, Millie Ravensworth, A.C.F. Bookens, Geraldine Moorkens Byrne, Rachel McLean, Diane Kelly, Nikki Knight, London Lovett, Lise McClendon, Flora McGowan, Kathryn Mykel, Eryn Scott, Debbie Young, Victoria Tait, Carlene O’Connor 4/11/23 4stars

omen

pebble

tropical - Kindle location page 48 - A tropical storm grounded his ship Devil's Waves on an island reef.
Just Beachy (A Barefoot William/Sunkissed Key novel Book 1) by Kate Angell 4/2/23 5stars

and a bonus bonus - Completed 0/1
lagoon

Orphan Words - Completed 0/2
March bonus bonus - Read 0/1
jaywalk

February Bonus - Read 1/1
Keening - Hardcover page 271 - ...I heard a high keening sound, the wail of a woman in agony.
Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner 4/16/23 4.5stars

[Vanessa Gayle ⚔️]

🌈🌷🌧️🌱 Word Hunt - April 2023 🌱🌧️🌷🌈

➜Read | 0/10
➜Bonus | 0/5
➜Bonus-Bonus | 0/1

blink
corporate
exactly
fool
hug
meat
recount
prey
stone
trade

➜Bonus
crave
halt
omen
pebble
tropical

➜Bonus~Bonus
lagoon

[Barbara ★]

April Word Hunt


READ: 16/16

✔ blink - Ghost Ocean - S.M. Peters 4/1
(she does not blink), p18

✔ corporate - Of Claws and Inferno - Kyoko M. 4/10
(corporate sponsors?), p31

✔ exactly - Hades - Candice Fox 4/8
(Hades hadn't checked what happened exactly), p104

✔ fool - Unwritten - Alicia J. Novo 4/1
(you can't follow this fool), p41

✔ hug - The Laughing Policeman - Elizabeth J. Brown 4/3
(as if to hug him), p338

✔ meat - The Laughing Policeman - Elizabeth J. Brown 4/3
(why should I be jealous of a meat bag), p185

✔ recount - Of Claws and Inferno - Kyoko M. 4/10
(he recounted everything that happened), p88

✔ prey - Unwritten - Alicia J. Novo 4/1
(serving as prey for anything sounded ominous), p45

✔ stone - The Laughing Policeman - Elizabeth J. Brown 4/3
(of the weathered stone chapel), p179

✔ trade - The Hive Child - Rebecca L. Fearnley 4/15
(how did they trade for enough solar panels), p73


Bonus
✔ crave - Warrior's Moon - Lucy Monroe 4/16
(I crave you as no other), p71

✔ halt - Warrior's Moon - Lucy Monroe 4/16
(Shona guided her tired mare to a half), p11

✔ omen - Zar - Alana Khan 4/12
(never a good omen), p61

✔ pebble - Viking Warrior, Unwilling Wife - Michelle Styles 4/13
(her foot struck a pebble), p20

✔ tropical - Unwritten - Alicia J. Novo 4/1
(a tropical jungle bathed in green fog), p36

✔ lagoon - Devil of a Chance - Ciara Graves 4/5
those eyes of his reminded me of a lagoon(), p74

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Hayley]

Word Hunt
1 - 30 April 2023



Main words

blink
Book: Deal with the Devil
Quote: he'd been there from one blink to the next
Location: 109

corporate
Book:Deal with the Devil
Quote: Knox had advanced corporate interests
Location: 17

exactly
Book: A Beginner’s Guide to Death, Demons, and Other Afterlife Disasters
Quote: he paused for a moment, finally noticing exactly what she was carving
Location: 28

fool
Book: Keep It Together
Quote: he found Turney grinning at him like a fool
Location: 137

hug
Book: A Beginner’s Guide to Death, Demons, and Other Afterlife Disasters
Quote: Which made her laugh again and Minos hug him closer
Location: 112

meat
Book: Where Death Meets the Devil
Quote: There was definitely meat in there
Location: 136

recount
Book:
Quote:
Location:

prey
Book: Keep It Together
Quote:...perhaps prey, to be stuffed
Location: 136

stone
Book: A Beginner’s Guide to Death, Demons, and Other Afterlife Disasters
Quote: And the dark stone walls and floors
Location: 23

trade
Book: Deal with the Devil
Quote: she was a scavenger by trade
Location: 82



Bonus

crave
Book:
Quote:
Location:

halt
Book: Deal with the Devil
Quote: Knox's truck shuddered to a halt in front of them
Location: 17

omen
Book: The Elemental Keyes
Quote: always the omen of everything terrible
Location: 55

pebble
Book:
Quote:
Location:

tropical
Book:
Quote:
Location:

Bonus bonus
lagoon
Book:
Quote:
Location:

LEFTOVER

FEBRUARY
Protein
Book: Quarterback Sneak
Quote:Torin sat on the couch, outfitted for conditioning, and finishing a protein shake
Location: 100

MARCH

groupies
Book: Deal with the Devil
Quote: Protectorate barracks are always crawling with groupies:
Location: 151

jaywalk
Book:
Quote:
Location:

[LaurLa]

April Word Hunt
April 2023

My Word Hunt (msg 16)

Words Found ➖ 10
Bonus Words ➖ 6
Books Read ➖ 6



April Words

✅blink
➖transforming her demeanor in a blink of an eye. [loc: 65.2]
➖Scornfully Hers ➖ 04.02 ★★★

✅corporate
➖We’ve always been corporate, [loc: 14.9]
➖Dex ➖ 04.08 ★★★★

✅exactly
➖follow in her footsteps almost exactly. [loc: 24.9]
➖The Bride Test ➖ 04.05 ★★★★

✅fool
➖I was grinning like a fool [loc: 30.3]
➖Scornfully Hers ➖ 04.02 ★★★

✅hug
➖Hugs were mostly okay, [loc: 110.0]
➖The Bride Test ➖ 04.05 ★★★★

✅meat
➖his right hand was mangled meat [loc: 100.0]
➖Dex ➖ 04.08 ★★★★

✅recount
➖he’s recounting what he sees [loc: 266.0]
➖Twisted Threads ➖ 04.28 ★★★★

✅prey
➖nephew had buried his prey, [loc: 40.7]
➖Twisted Threads ➖ 04.28 ★★★★

✅stone
➖up the narrow stone walkway. [loc: 117.1]
➖No Breaking My Heart ➖ 04.07 ★★★★

✅trade
➖A landscaper by trade, [loc: 70.0]
➖No Breaking My Heart ➖ 04.07 ★★★★


Bonus/Bonus Bonus

✅crave
➖I crave all the good things [loc: 70.0]
➖All In With Him ➖ 04.23 ★★★★

✅halt
➖I cruelly decided to halt it [loc: 43.8]
➖Scornfully Hers ➖ 04.02 ★★★

✅omen
➖I knew it was a bad omen. [loc: 25.5]
➖Dex ➖ 04.08 ★★★★

✅pebble
➖and removed a pebble from her canvas shoe. [loc: 157.3]
➖No Breaking My Heart ➖ 04.07 ★★★★

✅tropical
➖As she continued to list off tropical fruits, [loc: 50.6]
➖The Bride Test ➖ 04.05 ★★★★


✅lagoon
➖This stretch of beach is practically a lagoon. [loc: 341.5]
➖All In With Him ➖ 04.23 ★★★★

[Rachel]

☕️📚April Word Hunt 2023📚☕️

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.

Completed 15/16
Main
☑️Blink - Locked in Love - Apr 16th
pg.23 ("It's like I blinked, and suddenly... you're an adult.")
☑️Corporate - Sheets & Giggles - Apr 14th
pg.8 (And I work in the corporate world,).
☑️Exactly - Swipe for a Cosmo - Apr 13th
pg.10 ("Yeah. Yummy is exactly the word I'd use too,")
☑️Fool - Whoa! I Married a Mountain Man! - Apr 14th
pg.10 (I even get through the speeches and dessert without making a further fool of myself.)
☑️Hug - The Bookseller and the Earl - Apr 11th
pg.64 (Mother stood and gave Addie a hug.)
☑️Meat - Swipe for a Cosmo - Apr 13th
pg.11 ("If you wanted to choke on some meat, I could have provided something more hearty for you,").
☑️Recount - Bean Flicker - Apr 19th
pg.25 ("Can you come over and help me do a recount, please?)
☑️Prey - Sheets & Giggles - Apr 14th
pg.26 (He watches me like a lion watches its prey,).
☑️Stone - The Bookseller and the Earl - Apr 11th
pg.1 (...then up the stone pathway to the stairs leading to the gleaming white front door...)
☑️Trade - Swipe for a Cosmo - Apr 13th
pg.6 ("He traded shifts with Remy.")

Bonus(you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words)
☑️Crave - Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas - Apr 4th
pg.42 (My head pulses, and I crave the dark quiet of our home atop Skull Hill, but Jack grins at the crowd.)
☑️Halt - The Bookseller and the Earl - Apr 11th
pg.35 (She came to a halt.)
☑️Omen - Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas - Apr 4th
pg.2 (The moon is a bloody red in the sky - a good omen - and a wilted oleander...)
☑️Pebble - Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas - Apr 4th
pg.282 (Grow small and tiny like a pebble.)
☑️Tropical - Whoa! I Married a Mountain Man! - Apr 14th
pg.17 (...has layers of pink and green and tropical fruit hanging from the rim.)

Bonus-Bonus
🔲Lagoon


2023 Rollovers 14/19
Main
☑️Fiction - The Hating Game - Apr 7th
pg.172 ("Oh, yeah. They're complete fiction.)
☑️Ominous - The Hating Game - Apr 7th
pg.3 (Bexleys move in shark packs, talking figures and constantly hogging the conference rooms for their ominous Planning Sessions.)
☑️Black - Sheets & Giggles - Apr 14th
pg.1 (...I read enough books to know that guys who live alone get everything in chrome and black leather.)
☑️Cheer - Marshmallow - Apr 17th
pg.23 (The room cheers.)
☑️Evil - Locked in Love - Apr 16th
pg.18 ("Ready to get married and become my evil stepmother?" she jokes.)
☑️Fret - Romancing the Silver Fox - Apr 28th
pg.11 (I watch as he moves his large hands up and down the guitar fret,...)
🔲Galaxy -
☑️Jam - Romancing the Silver Fox - Apr 28th
pg.10 ("A little, but it was mostly my parents' jam.")
☑️Humiliation - Pumpkin - Apr 18th
pg.17 (I nod, incapable of speaking through my humiliations.)
Bonus(you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words)
🔲Felony
🔲Groupies
☑️Myth - Serenity & the Hermit - Apr 25th
pg.6 ("I'm trying to dispel the myth that you have to be tall and lithe to be a yogi.")
🔲Vikings
☑️Cloudy - Cute as a Lemon Drop - Apr 21st
pg.22 (I demand, pointing at the glass of cloudy yellow liquid.)
☑️Hiccups - Deep, Deep Donuts - Apr 30th
pg.64 (She shakes her head as she hiccups, her hand flying to her mouth before she can finish the words.)
☑️Spotlight - Active - Apr 17th
pg.32 (James turns to face me, the intensity of his hazel eyes making me feel like I'm in a spotlight.)
Bonus-Bonus
☑️Traverse - Dark & Stormy Darlin’ - Apr 20th
pg.45 (As I traverse the cobblestone path toward her front door,)
🔲Vulgar
🔲Jaywalk


2022 Rollovers 2/6
Main
☑️Audit - The Hating Game - Apr 7th
pg.15 (Anyway, my audit confirms that my desk has a red, black, and blue pen.)
Bonus(you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words)
☑️Anatomy - Dark & Stormy Darlin’ - Apr 20th
pg.53 (...but it's definitely bigger than I ever thought the male anatomy could be.)
🔲Jumper
🔲Annually
🔲Percentages
Bonus-Bonus
🔲Wipeout

To prove that you have found the word, please quote the page, percentage or LOC (Kindle) and include the sentence in which it appears.

[Katelyn]

Word Hunt
1 - 30 April 2023

10/10 - Main Words
4/5 - Bonus
0/1 - Bonus Bonus

Main words
💛blink: More Than A Game - Bella Matthews, 4/7/23 -- pg.203, I BLINK a few times
💜corporate: Decker's Dilemma - Chantal Fernando, 4/3/23 -- pg.14, from the CORPORATE embezzling
💕exactly: Timeless - Devney Perry, 4/11/23 -- pg.51, Aubrey isn't EXACTLY blowing me off
💕fool: Timeless - Devney Perry, 4/11/23 -- pg.121, Maybe I was a FOOL for not being nervous
🧡hug: The Last Thing He Needs - J.H. Knight, 4/15/23 -- loc.3154, giving he the HUG she asked for
🧡meat: The Last Thing He Needs - J.H. Knight, 4/15/23 -- loc.3553, like a slab of MEAT pounding against Tommy
💚recount: Unnecessary Roughness - Rheland Richmond, 4/27/23 -- pg.57, As he RECOUNTED it to me my heart
💚prey: Unnecessary Roughness - Rheland Richmond, 4/27/23 -- pg.32, like a panther stalking its PREY
💛stone: More Than A Game - Bella Matthews, 4/7/23 -- pg.17, has as STONE and the furniture
🧡trade: The Last Thing He Needs - J.H. Knight, 4/15/23 -- loc.1141, harrasing or we'll TRADE places

Bonus
💛crave: More Than A Game - Bella Matthews, 4/7/23 -- pg.19, was I CRAVE companionship
💜halt: Decker's Dilemma - Chantal Fernando, 4/3/23 -- pg.119, came to a HALT when I saw Rhett
🔲omen
💕pebble: Timeless - Devney Perry, 4/11/23 -- pg.141, I felt it PEBBLE on my tongue
💜tropical: Decker's Dilemma - Chantal Fernando, 4/3/23 -- pg.116, ocean around a TROPICAL island destination

Bonus bonus
🔲lagoon

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MAY leftovers - 0/1

Bonus
🔲locust
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JULY leftovers - 0/1

Bonus
🔲Judicious
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SEPTEMBER leftovers - 0/1

Bonus
🔲crockery
---------------------------------------------
OCTOBER leftovers - 0/3

Bonus
🔲archive
🔲fragment
🔲hex
------------------------------------------------
DECEMBER Leftovers - 0/1

Bonus
🔲cobweb
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APRIL Leftovers - 0/1

Bonus
🔲grandiose
-------------------------------------------------
MAY Leftovers - 1/2

Bonus
💕rev: Timeless - Devney Perry, 4/11/23 -- pg.9, the REV of a boat engine filled the air
🔲samhain
-------------------------------------------------
JUNE Leftovers - 0/1

Bonus
🔲percentages
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JULY Leftover - 0/1

Bonus
🔲hospitality
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AUGUST Leftover - 0/4

Main words
🔲maid

Bonus
🔲assessments
🔲mountainous

Bonus bonus
🔲wipeout
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SEPTEMBER Leftover - 0/3

Main words
🔲channel

Bonus
🔲railway

Bonus bonus
🔲audacious
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OCTOBER Leftover - 5/10

Main Words
🔲audit
🧡diaper: The Last Thing He Needs - J.H. Knight, 4/15/23 -- loc.627, know how to change a DIAPER
🔲dresser
🔲fever
💜hate: Decker's Dilemma - Chantal Fernando, 4/3/23 -- pg.39, and I hate that I'm curious
💕mass: Timeless - Devney Perry, 4/11/23 -- pg.127, dragged the MASS through his fist
🔲parallel
🔲steal
💜underwear: Decker's Dilemma - Chantal Fernando, 4/3/23 -- pg.67, nothing on except his UNDERWEAR
💛vanilla: More Than A Game - Bella Matthews, 4/7/23 -- pg.165, whipped VANILLA cinnamon whipped cream
-------------------------------------------------
NOVEMBER Leftovers 4/8

Main words
🔲america
💜brain: Decker's Dilemma - Chantal Fernando, 4/3/23 -- pg.59, She has beauty, BRAINS, and is witty
💚cough: Unnecessary Roughness - Rheland Richmond, 4/27/23 -- pg.98, cause me to COUGH and sputter
💚chicken: Unnecessary Roughness - Rheland Richmond, 4/27/23 -- pg.132, Back to CHICKEN and brown rice with steamed vegetables
💚intrude: Unnecessary Roughness - Rheland Richmond, 4/27/23 -- pg.158, didn't want to INTRUDE on your weekend plans
🔲monster
🔲scent
🔲twice
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DECEMBER Leftovers 0/5

Main words
🔲bustle
🔲handle
🔲midnight
🔲shovel
🔲sweat
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JANUARY Leftovers 1/4

Main words
🔲fret

Bonus
🔲angular
💛seed: More Than A Game - Bella Matthews, 4/7/23 -- pg.172, planted the SEED in my brain that this might

Bonus bonus
🔲traverse

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FEBRUARY Leftovers 3/12

Main words
🔲alpha
🔲castle
🔲friendship
🔲generation
🔲humiliation
🔲reject
💕soul: Timeless - Devney Perry, 4/11/23 -- pg.123, not a sOUL had Aubrey's beauty

Bonus
🔲keening
💛spotlight: More Than A Game - Bella Matthews, 4/7/23 -- pg.174, he puts that SPOTLIGHT on our family
🔲utmost
🧡youthful: The Last Thing He Needs - J.H. Knight, 4/15/23 -- loc.4037, laugh was bright and YOUTHFUL full of life

Bonus bonus
🔲vulgar
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MARCH Leftovers 1/8

Main words
🔲cupboard
🔲fiction
🔲library

Bonus
🧡felony: The Last Thing He Needs - J.H. Knight, 4/15/23 -- loc.1825, misdemeanor rather than FELONY offense
🔲groupies
🔲myths
🔲vikings

Bonus bonus
🔲jaywalk

[Leena]

My spot

[Becky]

19/19

blink Legends & Lattes- page 95- The Gatewarden didn't so much as blink at that, and any notion of tapping the local authorities for help evaporated. 4/10-4/11
corporate Subtle Bodies- page 27- "Are you from corporate?" Danielle asked brightly. 4/5
exactly Damaged Goods- page 15- Just like she remembered exactly how that hair felt, thick and soft and swirling from his crown in unruly waves. 4/6-4/7
fool Damaged Goods- page 24- Because the one person Samir could never fool was his twin. 4/6-4/7
hug Subtle Bodies- page 253- She moved toward me like an old friend coming in for an awkward hug. 4/5
meat Subtle Bodies- page 111- I tried to talk, but my mouth wouldn't engage, and my tongue felt like a clumsy hunk of meat. 4/5
recount Legends & Lattes- page 193- As promised, she was recounting the meeting, and she omitted nothing. 4/10-4/11
prey Legends & Lattes- page 228- "And I imagine the guilt has been preying on you." 4/10-4/11
stone Catch and Release- page 219- I slid down until I sat with an inelegant bump on the cold gritty stone of the doorstep. 4/8-4/9
trade Catch and Release- page 29- A trade. 4/8-4/9


Bonus

crave Catch and Release- page 66- There was something about being dunked in the ocean unexpectedly that made me crave the simple things. 4/8-4/9
halt Worth the Wait- page 21- As his words percolated, I stuttered to a halt. 4/9
omen The Elemental Keyes- page 32- The card that many people thought symbolized death- it constantly showed up in literature and film, always the omen of everything terrible, from plague to mass murder. 4/16-4/20
pebble An Egg for Ansel- 1033- He wouldn't want a pebble, would he? 4/21
tropical Damaged Goods- page 44- Bright, tropical flavour burst across his tongue as the jelly slid down his throat. 4/6-4/7


Bonus Bonus

lagoon A Viking for Yule- page 13- "I've also made an appointment for all four of us tomorrow evening at the Blue Lagoon." 4/30


Leftovers

groupies The Tyrant Alpha's Rejected Mate- page 152- Given, I've never actually fucked a female, but I've gotten my dick sucked plenty, and I've been getting hand jobs from alpha groupies since junior high. 4/16
vikings A Viking for Yule- page 34- "The Vikings settled in America." 4/30
jaywalk The Elemental Keyes- page 22- Sometimes I could see the outcomes of elections, sometimes I saw major natural disasters coming, and sometimes I just knew that the guy in front of me was going to jaywalk, and it was going to end up with a broken leg from a car that wasn't looking out for pedestrians. 4/16-4/20

[Natalie]

🌲🌲COMPLETED!🌲🌲

APRIL

✔️ blink - What he saw when his eyes adjustedd made him BLINK hard, twice. Forrest for the Trees Pg 143 4/5
✔️ corporate - The merest twinkle in his CORPORATE eyes. Meet Me in the Margins Pg 45 4/4
✔️ exactly - So tell me EXACTLY what you’re wearing. Mr. Wrong Number Pg 2 4/5
✔️ fool - What a FOOL you are, Burns, to care for someone who has so little regard for you. Pestilence Pg 184 4/11
✔️ hug - “Hey, drunks,” Jared said, squeezing her in a HUG. Wild Love Pg125 4/10
✔️ meat - I’ve got MEAT, milk, and cheese out there. The Protector Pg 62 4/3
✔️ recount - Thane and I stood as Arro RECOUNTED returning home to find the note. Always You Pg 90 4/9
✔️ prey - Predators and PREY alike flee past me. Pestilence Pg 8 4/11
✔️ stone - “Don’t you mean kill two birds with one STONE? Starry-Eyed Love Pg 120 4/2
✔️ trade - They all TRADE me in for nice guys.” The Hating Game Pg 266 4/8

Bonus:

✔️ crave - Why I CRAVE him so desperately. Starry-Eyed Love Pg 254 4/2
✔️ halt - He steps out with me and tugs me to a HALT. The Hating Game Pg 136 4/8
✔️ omen - The knowledge that someone might be after Craig’s attackers hung over us like an OMEN. Always You Pg 72 4/9
✔️ pebble - I grabbed a PEBBLE from the multitude of pebbles that made up Nick’s mom’s patterned landscaping, and I threw it gently up at Nick’s bedroom window. Fight or Flight Pg 97 4/1
✔️ tropical - He wished they were in a TROPICAL locale so he could see more of her curvy body, but then again, having her curl into him on the couch under one of his blankets was almost as wonderful. The Protector Pg 137 4/3

and a bonus bonus
✔️ lagoon - “Ava,” he said, starting to walk again, approaching LAGOON Bridge. Fight or Flight Pg 224 4/1


MARCH-
✔️ FICTION - To pen novels - to play any role in bringing FICTION to life, for that matter - is to wield a superpower. Meet Me in the Margins Pg 39 4/4

-BONUS BONUS WORD : JAYWALK ***still looking***

[Suzanne]

Romance Readers Reading Challenges
2023 April Word Hunt
Duration: 1 - 30 April 2023

Progress: 12 out of 10

This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.

0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

APRIL

Blink: "... blink of an eye, especially harsh ones, and Margery knew that Enid had been cast as an outsider, and trouble."
Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce - ***** - 4/9/2023 - 352 Pages
Corporate: "...company and DeltFall, plus Preservation and three other non-corporate political entities who had had citizens in DeltFall's habitat..." Page 12
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells - ***** - 4/4/2023 - 158 Pages
Exactly: "The Murderbot Diaries Martha Wells, brief recordings from my memory of what exactly that felt like." Page 26
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells - ***** - 4/4/2023 - 158 Pages
Fool: "I was good enough to fool humans who weren't looking for me, since humans tend to ignore non-standard..." Page 48
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells - ***** - 4/4/2023 - 158 Pages
Hug: "...sharing the details of her latest misfortunes, and perhaps (gasp!) wanting you to hug or cuddle her." Page 21
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour - **** - 4/7/2023 - 352 Pages
Meat: "Sweeter then than any meat the son of Uisliu's, honey sweet." Page 89
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe by Thomas Cahill - ** - 4/3/2023 - 246 Pages
Recount: "... recounted what their daughter had shared." Page 77
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour - **** - 4/7/2023 - 352 Pages
Prey: "ancient Irish literature who does not fall prey to some taboo or another-geis..." Page 130
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe by Thomas Cahill - ** - 4/3/2023 - 246 Pages
Stone: "... Stone - faced , Camille continued to check her phone for a reply until early Sunday afternoon , when Maya sent her outside to rake leaves." Page 104
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour - **** - 4/7/2023 - 352 Pages
Trade: "... trade. And he'd have to knock his head and take out his passport and say to himself, “I am a free man. I am a free man,”
Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce - ***** - 4/9/2023 - 352 Pages

Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...

Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.

crave

Halt: "Within his lifetime or soon after his death, the Irish slave trade came to a halt..." Page 110
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe by Thomas Cahill - ** - 4/3/2023 - 246 Pages

omen
pebble

Tropical: "... tropical island, on the other side of the world, et cetera et cetera, having a full-blown argument."
Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce - ***** - 4/9/2023 - 352 Pages

and a bonus bonus

lagoon

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Natalie wrote: "🌲🌲COMPLETED!🌲🌲

APRIL

✔️ blink - What he saw when his eyes adjustedd made him BLINK hard, twice. Forrest for the Trees Pg 143 4/5
✔️ [boo..."

Congrats Natalie!!

[Rissa]

Finished, see message 7! :)

Thanks for a fun challenge, Jane! See you all in MAY!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Rissa wrote: "Finished, see message 7! :)

Thanks for a fun challenge, Jane! See you all in MAY!"

Congrats Rissa!!

[Barbara ★]

April Word Hunt


READ: 16/16

✔ blink - Ghost Ocean - S.M. Peters 4/1
(she does not blink), p18

✔ corporate - Of Claws and Inferno - Kyoko M. 4/10
(corporate sponsors?), p31

✔ exactly - Hades - Candice Fox 4/8
(Hades hadn't checked what happened exactly), p104

✔ fool - Unwritten - Alicia J. Novo 4/1
(you can't follow this fool), p41

✔ hug - The Laughing Policeman - Elizabeth J. Brown 4/3
(as if to hug him), p338

✔ meat - The Laughing Policeman - Elizabeth J. Brown 4/3
(why should I be jealous of a meat bag), p185

✔ recount - Of Claws and Inferno - Kyoko M. 4/10
(he recounted everything that happened), p88

✔ prey - Unwritten - Alicia J. Novo 4/1
(serving as prey for anything sounded ominous), p45

✔ stone - The Laughing Policeman - Elizabeth J. Brown 4/3
(of the weathered stone chapel), p179

✔ trade - The Hive Child - Rebecca L. Fearnley 4/15
(how did they trade for enough solar panels), p73


Bonus
✔ crave - Warrior's Moon - Lucy Monroe 4/16
(I crave you as no other), p71

✔ halt - Warrior's Moon - Lucy Monroe 4/16
(Shona guided her tired mare to a half), p11

✔ omen - Zar - Alana Khan 4/12
(never a good omen), p61

✔ pebble - Viking Warrior, Unwilling Wife - Michelle Styles 4/13
(her foot struck a pebble), p20

✔ tropical - Unwritten - Alicia J. Novo 4/1
(a tropical jungle bathed in green fog), p36

✔ lagoon - Devil of a Chance - Ciara Graves 4/5
those eyes of his reminded me of a lagoon(), p74

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Tammie]

Completed

Read | 10/10
Bonus | 5/5
Bonus-Bonus | 1/1

4/4 blink | Murder Most Sweet, p51 I blinked away the rush of tears.

4/5 corporate | The Dream Daughter, p111 "... She said as long as you're in the study they'll pick up a good part of the tab for you to stay at a nearby corporate residence."

4/4 exactly | Murder Most Sweet, p20 I don't know exactly.

4/9 fool | Son of the Morning, p53 Such gullibility wasn't at all like him, and the sense of having been made a fool of was irritating.

4/2 hug | The Bride Test, p294 The second she saw them, she split from her friends and ran to hug and kiss him.

4/9 meat | Son of the Morning, p295 The smell of roasting meat filled the air, and she wondered if her dizziness was caused by hunger.

4/4 recount | Murder Most Sweet, p18 I recounted how I had been out walking when she led me to the alley behind the store, ...

4/7 prey | Firekeeper's Daughter, loc5577 ..., next to Herri's paw reading underneath for invisible prey.

4/2 stone | The Bride Test, p215 Stone hearts didn't love.

4/5 trade | The Dream Daughter, p131 I wondered at Hunter's willingness to trade in the excitement and energy - not to mention...

Bonus
4/14 crave | Under the Northern Lights, p2 That was something I was going to crave over the next few weeks,…

4/7 halt | Firekeeper's Daughter, loc61 I halt in place, awestruck.

4/26 omen | Addiction, p290 "I hope that's not a bad omen."

4/7 pebble | Firekeeper's Daughter, loc900 "Kindness is something tat seems small, Daunis, but it's like tossing a pebble into a pond and the ripples reach further than you thought."

4/2 tropical | The Bride Test, p29 As she continued to list off the tropical fruits, his mind finally caught up with him.

Bonus~Bonus
4/28 lagoon | Uncharted, p17 We landed right in the lagoon.

[Becky]

I finally finished this month AND the leftovers I've been dragging around for ages. Clean slate! Woo hoo!

[JoAnne]

Done on post #12
Orphan words carried over to May

[LaurLa]

All done! Thanks, Jane!
Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 16)

Words Found ➖ 10
Bonus Words ➖ 6
Books Read ➖ 6