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January/February 2024 Bonus Scavenger Hunt Duration: January 1 - February 28, 2024
READ: 39/40
Line of Fire - Jo Davis 1/1
Ambiguous - that wasn't exactly ambiguous, p207
Enamor - more stunning than the jock she'd been enamored of, p94
Magnet - he was drawn there as if by a magnet, p253
Private Investigator - I'm a P.I., a private investigator, p231
The Wolf and the Witch - Charissa Weaks 1/3
Rumor - there's no evidence save for rumors, p45
Tickle - no, it tickles, p243
Vessel - and used him as an earthly vessel, p55
Deadly Parcel - Barbara Hinske 1/4
Buzz - I'll buzz you in, p18
Dead Run - P.J. Tracy 1/6
Favor - when you were begging a favor, p93
Puff - an accompanying puff of oily smoke, p226
Stuffed Animal - an odd stuffed animal propped carefully against the pillows, p81
The Rosewood Hunt - Mackenzie Reed 1/7
Khaki - wearing khakis and a sweater, p7
Luxury - dashing for a complex of luxury condos, p57
Mutual - and it wasn't mutual, p183
Lethally Lit - Amber Boffin 1/9
Committee - there's a committee trying to get the house, p24
Lasagna - it was in the lasagna, p84
Together - they could have planning to together, p167
The Ghost Hunter Next Door - Danielle Garrett 1/9
Cinnamon - put a dash of cinnamon on the rich foam, p153
Meet Your Baker - Ellie Alexander 1/11
Ornate - the guy behind the ornate desk, p246
Raspberry - for the raspberry danish dad used to make, p5
Champion of Fate - Kendare Blake 1/13
Grain - tossed a few handfuls of grain into his shallow trough, ch22
Magic-Price - C.L. Schneider 1/14
Yearned - to deny my body what it yearned for, p57
Guardian of Chaos - Michelle Manus 1/17
Retail - years of retail experience, p28
After She Wrote Him - Sulari Gentill 1/18
Oyster - I've had champagne and oysters, p25
Nest Egg - Josi Avari 1/26
Candlestick - candlesticks, china, vintage glassware, p208
Hush - the roar of the waves a dull hush, p123
Jade - these were made of a vibrant jade fabric, p120
The Forever Girl - Jill Shalvis 1/28
Genuine - accessed her genuine affection for Jace, p38
Echo in Time - Lindsey Fairleigh 2/2
Balm - use the lip balm to make her compliant, p83
Filter - already loaded the filter with fresh grounds, p39
Using Fejo - Victoria Aveline 2/3
Freight - what kind of freight truck had a pool, ch11
Devil and the Deep Blue Lake - Amy Cissell 2/4
Affirmation - each had a different affirmation on it, p48
Releasing Maladek - Victoria Aveline 2/5
Treacherous - it was on this treacherous level, p23
Cream of the Crop - Alice Clayton 2/7
Hourglass - accentuating my true hourglass figure, ch1
Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao 2/9
Clutch - I clutch it for a solid minute, p205
Buns - Alice Clayton 2/16
Making a bed - all summer while I was making beds, p36
Avenging Adam - Jodi Burnett 2/18
Helium - the pressure inside her body expanded like a helium balloon, ch19
Watch For Ice - Leslie J. Hall 2/18
Knit - we are a close-knit community, p198
What's a Witch to Do? - Jennifer Harlow 2/27
Fluent - Sophie speaks fluent French, p47
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Box of chocolates
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XLVIX Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2024
READ: 48/50
Deadly Parcel - Barbara Hinske 1/4
Asphalt - sending him to his knees on the asphalt walkway, p62
Bus - he got hit by a bus, p98
Hot and Badgered - Shelly Laurenston 1/6
Broken bone - when he heard bones break, ch13
Dead Run - P.J. Tracy 1/6
Coach - the Monkeewrench coach, p279
Dank - a wall of cool, dank air rushed past her, p80
Hoof - that's after we hoof it back to the truck, p64
Landscaping - pointing out the superior landscaping, p88
The Rosewood Hunt - Mackenzie Reed 1/7
Advocate - seems like he's trying to advocate for us, p149
Bread - the familiar scent of freshly baked bread, p190
Lunch - this being the lunch rush, p192
Reboot - before the system reboots, p120
Rookie - he's no rookie, p117
Unfolded - this potentially unfolded while you were in Milan, p329
Lethally Lit - Amber Boffin 1/9
Broom - I'd start by getting a broom, p25
Crest - the bird had a beautiful iridescent crest, p62
Ice - so you're up here? Ice fishing?, p19
Pick* (a tool) - he was back in the water with ice picks, p110
Meet Your Baker - Ellie Alexander 1/11
Airy - would make a light, airy treat, p277
Complicated - quick changes are complicated, p156
Deputy - well, officially it's Deputy Adams, p22
Scone - she brings out a fresh batch of scones, p21
Thought - Thomas interrupted my thoughts, p50
Truce - as a truce offering began drying the dishes, p202
Come One Come All - Marilynn Harper 1/14
Mortal - to retrieve the mortal fountain of life, p13
Magic-Price - C.L. Schneider 1/14
Cliff - overhanging cliffs broke off, loc164
Guardian of Chaos - Michelle Manus 1/17
Abject - only the abject horror of seeing Griffina state of madness, p236
Unlawful Contact - Pamela Clare 1/23
Pioneer - by the time he reached the pioneer inn, p98
Breaking Badger - Shelly Laurenston 1/2
Kosher - I even made sure it was kosher, ch2
Nest Egg - Josi Avari 1/26
Perturbed - the bird on her lap was perturbed, p110
Wings of Fear - Helene Young 1/27
Lapse - at her momentary lapse, p118
Mutiny - apathy or mutiny could be life-threatening, p31
Telling Lies - L.A. Dobbs 1/27
Hutch - Jo reached over to the hutch that sat against the wall, ch15
Murder with Earl Grey Tea - Karen Rose Smith 2/3
Bid - here to bid on a dining room table, p184
Releasing Maladek - Victoria Aveline 2/5
Manual - he swirled towards the manual override, p14
Death in the Park - London Lovett 2/6
Siphon - to siphon off canned goods, p305
Deep Water - Emma Bamford 2/29
Ozone - with the brackish scent of ozone, p12
Aurora Rising - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 3/2
Shrew - you're lucky I'm such a soulless shrew, p38
Alone in the Woods - Charly Cox 3/13
Dynamite - the buffer between two pieces of dynamite, ch28
The Force of Wind - Elizabeth Hunter 3/16
Alchemy - so it was alchemy, p49
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Runny -
Bonus list
Champion of Fate - Kendare Blake 1/13
Barrette - to his fine plaits and gold barrettes, ch33
Magic-Price - C.L. Schneider 1/14
Fickle - a fickle unsympathetic god, p109
Glib - suddenly all out of glib comments, p58
After She Wrote Him - Sulari Gentill 1/18
Carwash - Jeeves was what Gerald had called the car wash, p19
Forever Your Earl - Eva Leigh 1/22
Mutton - to finish a leg of mutton, p58
Breaking Badger - Shelly Laurenston 1/2
Faint of heart - being a honey badger wasn't for the faint of heart, ch9
Telling Lies - L.A. Dobbs 1/27
Laundromat - an altercation over at the laundromat, ch14
Echo in Time - Lindsey Fairleigh 2/2
Evolution - recent development in the understanding of evolution, p145
Murder Above the Fold - ReGina Welling & Erin Lynn 2/21
Squall - conjured a miniature snow squall, p37
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Estuary -
May/June 2024 Bonus Scavenger Hunt Duration: May 1 - June 30, 2024
READ: 37/40
Wolf Winter - Cecilia Ekbäck 5/4
Copper - there was a copper pot beside her, p38
Plank - a mound of planks, p12
Snub - the snub nose, p9
Girl, Interrupted - Susanna Kaysen 5/4
Isolation - progressive withdrawal and isolation, p13
Where He Can't Find You - Darcy Coates 5/5
Barrier - huge boulders formed a natural barrier, p211
Natural - the natural light was fading surprisingly fast, p71
Plaster - little lines of red on the plaster, p101
Tuna - they had leftovers in the fridge - tuna bake, p33
Thin Ice - Paige Shelton 5/5 (ALASKA)
Wrapper - I was throwing away a candy bar wrapper, ch29
Beasts of the Frozen Sun - Jill Criswell 5/11
Myriad - it's myriad limbs curved downward, p259
Myth - my knowledge is part rumor part myth, p190
The Alpine Xanadu - Mary Daheim 5/12
Headline - will make big headlines, p23
The Dragon of New Orleans - Genevieve Jack 5/14
Cypress - tangled in the cypress roots, p147
Tantrum - Avery's resulting tantrum, p12
The Crêpes of Wrath - Sarah Fox 5/15
Robbery - a robbery gone wrong, ch9
Death by Dumpling - Vivien Chien 5/15
Best friend - my roommate and best friend, Megan, p1
Giggle - she giggled as she held her arms out, p68
Killing Trail - Margaret Mizushima 5/17
Academy - while she'd been away at the academy, p261
Furrow - a furrow of worry on detective Cobb's face, p33
Heave - she heard him heave a sigh, p207
The Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett 5/17
Buckle - a slightly soft belly hanging over the buckle, p4
Grub - you grab some grub, p158
Naught - and find naught at all, p216
Another Time, Another Place - Jodi Taylor 5/19
Adapt - it was their inability to adapt, p124
Firstlife - Gena Showalter 5/19
Strawberry - with wild strawberries along the side, ch14
A River of Golden Bones - A.K. Mulford 5/21
Rhythm - the steady rhythm focused my mind, p65
Yield - as I yielded to the warm tug of sleep, p164
Crime Seen - Victoria Laurie 5/24
Greek - I saw some sort of Greek god hovering over us, p56
Shingle - I've decided to hang my shingle, p9
A Touch of Crimson - Sylvia Day 5/28
Usable - I didn't get a lot of usable information, p65
Vanity - Lindsay stood in front of the vanity mirror, p144
A Frame of Murder - Imogen Plimp 5/28
Soprano - a familiar self-possessed soprano, p51
Murder in an English Village - Jessica Ellicott 5/31
Edition - from the evening edition of the newspaper, p1
Everlife - Gena Showalter 6/5
Volt - volts of electricity go through the cage, ch15
Shadow Beasts - Nellie H. Steele 6/15
Tote - as she lifted her tote bag, p7
Fae of the North - E. Hall 6/20
Lurk - might attract creatures that lurk beneath the surface, p16
The Mercenary - Cherry Adair 6/22
Propane - setting up a small propane stove, p51
The Lost Girls - Allison Brennan 6/27
Wrapper - as well as the power bar wrappers, p196
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Cottage cheese
Public swimming pool
Welp
Hard Scavenger Hunt XIIIDuration:January 1 - June 30, 2024
READ: 27/30
The Wolf and the Witch - Charissa Weaks 1/3
Hallowed - the surest means to protect hallowed ground, p1
Deadly Parcel - Barbara Hinske 1/4
Palpable - swelled to palpable dread, p38
The Rosewood Hunt - Mackenzie Reed 1/7
Clout - putting our lives on display for clout, p120
Raucous - the back yard is no less raucous, p10
Meet Your Baker - Ellie Alexander 1/11
Plaza - in the heart of the old-fashioned plaza downtown, p3
Long Story Short - Jodi Taylor 1/12
Redact - date and time; information redacted, p215
Champion of Fate - Kendare Blake 1/13
Ebullient - she has always been ebullient and large, ch23
Jovial - Veridian's countenance shifted back to jovial, ch23
Guardian of Chaos - Michelle Manus 1/17
Eon - eons flew past the, p231
Badger to the Bone - Shelly Laurenston 1/21
Utopia - put a stop to the mixed race utopia going on, ch1
Wings of Fear - Helene Young 1/27
Delta - the river deltas were wide and shallow, p118
The Forever Girl - Jill Shalvis 1/28
Kaleidoscope - from midnight black to a kaleidoscope of purples and blues, p286
Murder with Earl Grey Tea - Karen Rose Smith 2/3
Commode - with a sink, commode and walk-in shower, p130
Devil and the Deep Blue Lake - Amy Cissell 2/4
Indomitable - Kevin and Evie's indomitable spirits, p92
Death in the Park - London Lovett 2/6
Gripe - I could hear Ursula and Henry griping a teacher, p181
If You See Her - Shiloh Walker 2/12
Gilt - his gilt-edged hair feel into his eyes, p245
Breakdown - Daniel Pyle 2/19
Harbinger - not every rabbit was a harbinger of death, p4
Murder Above the Fold - ReGina Welling & Erin Lynn 2/21
Two-step - that woman does the two-step on my last nerve, p213
Oceans Between Us - Helen Scott Taylor 2/27
Poppet - are you feeling better now, poppet, loc317
Aurora's End - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 3/15
Omega - fleet detected at marker Omega, p243
Another Time, Another Place - Jodi Taylor 5/19
Acumen - demonstrated his intelligence and acumen, p334
The Lost Girls - Allison Brennan 6/27
Fastidious - fastidious and methodical, ch34
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Auspicious -
Rococo -
Xenophilia -
Bonus Words
Deadly Parcel - Barbara Hinske 1/4
Cacophony - to muffle the cacophony if midday-city noise, p83
Long Story Short - Jodi Taylor 1/12
Eloquent - the silence was more eloquent, p167
After She Wrote Him - Sulari Gentill 1/18
Rigour - he told Madeleine about the rigour of his day, p45
Wings of Fear - Helene Young 1/27
Quay - circular quay could do with a revamp, p270
Aurora Burning - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 3/9
Fusion - with the new epsilon fusion intakes, p287
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part L Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2024
READ: 46/50
Plan for the Worst - Jodi Taylor 4/6
Digit - I checked every single digit, p423
Gallery - paused on the gallery, p89
Palace - the palace of Mechelen and Margaret, p256
Reception - the reception was nearly over, p285
Sheep - not after that business with the sheep heads last year, p81
Their Fractured Light - Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner 4/6
Macabre - trying to block out the macabre message, ch3
Kill Me If You Can - Marshall Karp & James Patterson 4/7
Meow - responds with a loud meow, p14
Naive - so incredibly naive, p42
Seed - I'm pretty sure the seed was planted, p147
You Can Die - Rebecca Zanetti 4/10
Bagel - fetching a much-needed bagel for dinner, p36
Future - did you have plans for the future, p159
Gnarled - she had rough snarled hands, p52
Wallpaper - made a mental note to order more wallpaper, p32
A Fate Inked in Blood - Danielle L. Jensen 4/13
Musk - I could smell the earthy musk of mushrooms, p208
A Fate Inked in Blood - Danielle L. Jensen 4/13
Hangover - to sleep off the hangover, p250
Don't Die, Dragonfly - Linda Joy Singleton 4/15
Cinema - when we got to the cinema complex, p43
Lane - by the time I made a sharp left on Lilac Lane, p7
How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse - K. Eason 4/19
Defect - she sought to repair the defects in her brother's character, p37
Nemesis - the nemesis of all that was good and right, p107
Quirk - on corner of his mouth quirked in amusement, p31
Vapor - a smear of coolant and crystalized water, p251
Terror Crane - Lou Cadle 4/20
Biology - from a college biology class, p104
Undressed - Kristina Cook 4/21
Heather - redolent of the scent of heather, p70
The Legend of Sleepy Harlow - Kylie Logan 4/21
Yacht - at the private marina and the yacht club, p226
When a Dragon Falls - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/23
Quench - in order to quench the fire once and for all, p53
The Rain Watcher - Tatiana de Rosnay 4/25
Facebook - now flock to his facebook page, p19
The Iron Locket - Samantha Warren 4/26
Pearl - dyed an irridescent pearl color, p245
Relic - Antarctica had no relics to find, p78
Outback Spirit - Nicole R. Taylor 4/30
Air Freshener - and reached for a can of air freshener, p225
Jangle - she jangled her keyes, p220
Lollipop - she put the lollipop back into her moth, p76
The Dying Place - Charly Cox 5/12
Cannon - complete with cannons and a moat, ch48
Rock Redemption - Nalini Singh 5/22
Bouncer - to introduce himself to the bouncer), ch10
Lifeblood - Gena Showalter 5/31
Interlude - I find the strength to halt our interlude, ch20
Archangel's Lineage - Nalini Singh 6/2
Upgrade - he still helped upgrade as needed, p31
Kill Without Mercy - Alexandra Ivy 6/18
Peanut - eating peanuts from a small bucket, p10
Silver and Shadow - Melissa McShane 6/19
Oats - she took a bite of an oat muffin, p76
Prey - Linda Howard 6/24
Outlandish - it was obvious, yet so outlandish, p25
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Frugal -
Tact -
Bonus list
Kill Me If You Can - Marshall Karp & James Patterson 4/7
Balustrade - he's hiding behind the marble balustrade, p237
Love's Funny That Way - Pamela Burford 4/7
Segue - this material segued seamlessly with her original material, p109
A Batter of Life and Death - Ellie Alexander 4/9
Hardwood floor - I padded my way on the hardwood floor, p215
The Collector - K.R. Alexander 4/13
Ceiling fan - the ceiling fan spinning loudly, ch30
Girl Three: Trapped - Molly Black 4/14
Mimic - he mimicked the moonlight killer's MO, p141
The Iron Locket - Samantha Warren 4/26
Scuttle - a pixie scuttled out, p3
The Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett 5/17
Quill - she grabbed a parchment and a quill, p74
West of the Moon - A.E. Becker 6/7
Grotto - the land sinks there, into a sort of grotto, p295
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Pylon -
Wild Rice -
Year of the DragonDuration: February 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
Level 3: 21 or more
READ: 50/21+
1, If you were born in 2024, 2012, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964, 1952, 1940 then your Chinese zodiac sign is Dragon. Those born in January or February should take particular note of when since the Chinese New Year starts in either late January or early February.
✔🐉Read a book published in one of the years above
If You Know Her - Shiloh Walker (pub Jan 28, 2012) 2/17
✔🐉with a character who is always late
What's a Witch to Do? - Jennifer Harlow (Mona, MC) 2/27
✔🐉where the authors initials can be found in ZODIAC.
Cream of the Crop - Alice Clayton 2/7
2. There are five elements of dragon and this year it is the wood dragon. Wood dragon are not apt at expressing themselves, and most of time they are introverted and silent. They are talented, with unrivaled logic and imagination. Although not good at socializing, they have a lot of true friends because of their honesty, uprightness and integrity. Meanwhile, they are hungry for knowledge and challenge.
✔🐉 Read a book with trees on the cover (Show cover)
The Boy Who Cried Bear - Kelley Armstrong 4/28
✔🐉with a character who is silent
Aurora Burning - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (Zila) 3/9
✔🐉a character who has a good imagination.
Murder in the Mystery Suite - Ellery Adams (Hem and Fitz) 3/9
3. Wood Dragon people have strong working capability. They are adventurous and thriving in work. It is wise for them to seek career in a foreign land. Nine-to-five work is not suitable for them, as they could start their own business with courage and intelligence.
✔🐉 Read a book with a character who starts their own business
The Last Word - Ellery Adams (MC, restaurant) 3/29
✔🐉 a character who travels to a foreign land
Love Hard - Nalini Singh (from New Zealand to NYC) 2/22
✔🐉with a 9 or 5 in the publication year,
Dead Witch on a Bridge - Gretchen Galway (pub 2019) 3/31
4. Wood dragon in love. They are silent and shy, but their charm attracts a lot of pursuers. Most of them choose to get married at a young age, and harmonious family is good to their career. If they can become more romantic, their love and relationship would be sweeter and longer.
✔🐉 Read a book tagged as Romance
If You See Her - Shiloh Walker 2/12
✔🐉 read a book where a couple gets married young
Resisting Maxu - Victoria Aveline 2/24
(heroine to first husband at 18)
✔🐉with something sweet on the cover (Show cover).
Sprinkles and Sea Serpents - Danielle Garrett (cupcakes)7/30
5. 2024 Wood Dragon finances are favorable. If they put a small amount of money in some speculative business, they may gain unexpected wealth. Meanwhile, they also get luck in fast money, such as stock and lottery. They are advised to set aside a certain amount of money as deposits.
✔🐉with a book that is fast reading (under 150 pages)
Koishi - Annie Nicholas (108 pages) 5/22
✔🐉where the first letter of each title word can be found in FINANCES.
In a Fix - Linda Grimes 4/24
6. Dragons you may experience some challenges related to your poor overall luck. You may face certain restrictions and difficulties due to the clash with Tai Sui's energy. Tai Sui is the God of Age. However, there will also be fortunate stars that can provide protection and support for Dragons.
✔🐉Read a book with a character who faces difficulties
Using Fejo - Victoria Aveline (Vanessa) 2/3
✔🐉with a character who provides protection to another
Aurora's End - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (Kal for Auri) 3/15
✔🐉 where the authors initials can be found in TAI SUI.
Kill Without Mercy - Alexandra Ivy 6/18
7. Dragon individuals, you can remain optimistic regarding your career prospects. With the help of lucky star Yue De, your career development will be smooth sailing even with the overall lack of luck.
✔🐉 Read a book with a character who is optimistic
Spelunking Through Hell - Seanan McGuire (Alice) 3/4
✔🐉a character who gets a promotion at work
Rock Hard - Nalini Singh (Chqrlotte, file clerk to PA to CEO) 5/10
✔🐉where the first letter of the location can be found in DRAGON.
A Matter of Hive and Death - Nancy Coco (Oregon)5/2
8. Single Dragons, you will encounter many setbacks in the process of interacting with a love interest, and you will easily feel disheartened about the prospects of marriage. If you are still looking to get hitched then you are most compatible with people whose signs are Rooster, Rat and Monkey.
✔🐉 Read a book where one of these animals can be found in the text
Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao 2/9
(an ex-pilot of the monkey king), p212
✔🐉 a MC who is single
Death of a Knit Wit - Peggy Ehrhart 2/26
✔🐉 a person who has a set back in either life or love.
Death in the Park - London Lovett 2/6
(heroine puts husband through med school and then he dumps her for a younger model)
9. Dragons who have a romantic partner, your relationship will be relatively flat this year, especially between married couple or live in partners. There will often be quarrels over small things in life.
✔🐉 Read a book where the main character is married
Breakdown - Daniel Pyle 2/19
✔🐉a character who quarrels with another
Murder with Earl Grey Tea - Karen Rose Smith (Neil with Hollowback) 2/3
✔🐉 that is tagged romance.
Someone Like You - Kait Nolan 2/29
10. In the Chinese culture, the dragon represents good luck, strength, health and also the male element Yang. The dragon is unique because it is the only mythical creature of all the animals in the Chinese zodiac and babies are born in the year of the dragon more than any other animal. It is also the fifth sign.
✔🐉 Read a book with the word LUCK in the title
Luck of the Dragon - Susannah Scott 7/27
✔🐉with word baby in the text
Devil and the Deep Blue Lake - Amy Cissell 2/4
(a hot guy and a new baby), p9
✔🐉 where a character is strong.
Releasing Maladek - Victoria Aveline (hero) 2/5
11. The personality traits of people born in the year of the dragon are: charismatic, intelligent, confident, powerful and they are naturally lucky and gifted. When they do something, they tend to do it to the best of their ability with high standards.
✔🐉 Read a book where a character is charismatic
Buns - Alice Clayton (hero) 2/16
✔🐉a character who is gifted
The Hush - Skye Melki-Wegner (hero, magically gifted) 2/14
✔🐉with a character who has high standards.
Murder Above the Fold - ReGina Welling & Erin Lynn (Margaret) 2/21
12. Male Dragons are generally well-built, energetic and always tireless and have ambitious goals and grand blueprints for the future. The unyielding Dragon men are sometimes over confident and face-saving. Open and straightforward, they boast outstanding leadership and management ability, trying to make everything perfect in every aspect. In case of emergency, they can keep a cool head, make decisions quickly and act like a king.
✔🐉 Read a book with an emergency in it
Softly at Sunrise - Maya Banks (gunman in an elementary school) 2/5
✔🐉with an over confident male as a main character
Avenging Adam - Jodi Burnett (Rick) 2/18
✔🐉 with a head on the cover of the book (Show cover).
Echo in Time - Lindsey Fairleigh 2/2
13. The Dragon woman is a tough lover. While she will never have an issue having many admirers, the female Dragon is so self-reliant and capable she almost finds no reason to need another person in her life at all. If the Dragon woman does manage to find someone to love, she generally has such high expectations of him or her that they are placed on a pedestal. The Dragon woman requires constant attention and has no patience for anyone who has shortcomings in her book.
✔🐉 Read a book with a female MC
Watch For Ice - Leslie J. Hall 2/18
✔🐉 with a character who expects perfection
Smoke and Mirrors - Elly Griffiths (Nigel, director) 2/22
✔🐉 with a character who looses their patience.
The Teacher - Freida McFadden (heroine) 2/27
14. There are a few famous people who are dragons notably John Lennon, Bruce Lee, Shirley Temple, Ringo Starr and Martin Luther King Jr.
✔🐉 Read a book with a character with one of the above names either first or last,
If You Hear Her - Shiloh Walker (Ezra King) 2/10
✔🐉 with a character who is either a musician or actor
Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh (hero rock star) 2/11
✔🐉 where the authors initials can be found in JUNIOR.
Ripple of Doubt - Jenifer Ruff 6/9
15, In 2024, red and purple are predicted to bring luck or avoid trouble for Dragons. Dragon people may dress in red or purple to invoke this luck, including outer clothing, bags, shoes, underwear, and even socks. Additionally, red/purple colored-glaze auspicious decorations are considered good for promoting financial fortunes.
✔🐉 Read a book with a purple cover (Show cover)
Thistles and Thieves - Molly MacRae 3/30
✔🐉a book that a character has good luck
Crescent Calling - Nicole R. Taylor (Skye) 3/6
✔🐉 where the authors first name starts with a letter in RED.
Murder in the Paperback Parlor - Ellery Adams 3/3
16. Lucky days in 2024 are the 1st and 16th of any Chinese lunar calendar month and lucky flowers are bleeding-heart glory bower, and dragon flowers.
✔🐉 Read a book that has a flower on the cover (show cover)
Her Little Flowers - Shannon Morgan 3/17
✔🐉 with a book that is first in a series
Heather- Chris Keniston Hart Land #1) 2/17
✔🐉 where the authors initials can be found in BLEEDING HEART.
Barbarian Alien - Ruby Dixon 2/15
17. Dragons should avoid the colors blue and green and unlucky numbers are 3 and 8.
✔🐉 Read a book with a green cover
The Alpine Xanadu - Mary Daheim 5/12
✔🐉 with a 3 or 8 in the publication date
Iron Lake - William Kent Krueger (pub 1998) 3/28
✔🐉 where the authors initials can be found in LUNAR.
Koishi - Annie Nicholas 5/22
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
July/August 2024 Bonus Scavenger Hunt Duration: July 1 - August 31, 2024
READ: 37/40
After the Game - Abbi Glines 7/2
Erupt - and the crowd erupted, p256
Honest - if I was honest with myself, p75
Shake - as I reached for my shake, p52
Sin - and not ways to handle my father's sins, p181
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks 7/4
Glower - but glowers at the dead trees, p102
Library - the atmosphere at the library carriage is soothing, p59
Melody - an insistent repeating melody, p229
Vault - better armored than all the bank vaults, p63
The Longest Yard Sale - Sherry Harris 7/6
Canopy - white canopy tents dotted the lawn, p9
Contractor - I had to meet a contractor in Dorchester, p102
Dough - breathed in the aroma of rising dough and tomato sauce, p50
Invest - do you know anyone else who invested with them, p287
Junk - doesn't mean I have to look like junk, p177
Nick - in what I hoped was the nick of time, p178
Zeal - my zeal for getting Carol off, p290
La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman 7/6
Moss - draped in moss and weeds, ch22
Cruising Through Midlife - Addison Moore 7/7
Budget - I doubt a fancy cruise ship is in the budget, p84
Portrait - she glowers at the portrait, p181
The Golden Spider - Anne Renwick 7/13
Manipulate - to think he'd been so thoroughly manipulated, p277
The Silver Skull - Anne Renwick 7/14
Whim - everyone in the room was subject to his whims, p146
Wonderful You - Mariah Stewart 7/23
Rectangle - within the large rectangle beyond, p64
The Big Little Festival - Kellie Hailes 7/25
Plunge - being plunged into a deep pool, p53
Tweet - just like that the birds were tweeting, p71
Murder in the Locked Library - Ellery Adams 7/28
Dried - pieces of dried chicken or salmon, ch2
Quaint - with the quaint brick buildings, ch14
Robust - elicited robust protests, ch18
Rye - using marbled rye, ch5
Syrup - poured a river of syrup over his pancakes, ch4
The Girls Across The Bay - Emerald O'Brien 7/28
Shuttle - shuttling her back and forth, p282
Sprinkles and Sea Serpents - Danielle Garrett 7/30
Karma - Karma, my small black cat, ch2
The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell - Paula Quinn 7/31
Weary - he knew his cousins were weary, p7
Been There Dragon That - Krystal Shannan 8/4
Flank - strips of moose flank sizzled in the pan, p207
Poisoned Prose - Ellery Adams 8/6
Livestock - raised livestock, ch7
Quadehar the Sorcerer - Erik L'Homme 8/7
Hardy - you just had to be hardy and brave, p22
A Death Long Overdue - Eva Gates 8/15
Utility - jangling utility belt, ch4
Lethal Letters - Ellery Adams 8/28
Gourmet - gourmet frittata to a mammoth bacon cheeseburger, p66
Shadowed - Rebecca Zanetti 8/29
Malt - and swallowed the potent malt, p70
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Addition -
Oregano -
Telegram -
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part LI Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2024
READ: 46/50
Mind Games - Nora Roberts 7/1
Chandelier - looked up at a big chandelier, ch30
After the Game - Abbi Glines 7/2
Beer - West had started sampling the beer, p89
See Them Run - Marion Todd 7/3
Danish - grabbed a danish pastry from the bin, ch2
Motive - what on earth would the motive be, p69
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks 7/4
Adept - hasn't she always been adept, p155
Gauge - she tries to gauge whether she can feel a change, p155
Hypnosis - is is a kind of hypnosis, p192
Plight - oblivious to his plight, p61
Poster - a large poster hangs in the crew quarters, p65
Shark - the whale more magnificent than the shark, p78
Survey - positioned to survey all that is going on, p100
Vivid - her attention too vivid, p124
Wince - he winces at a terrible pain, p16
The Longest Yard Sale - Sherry Harris 7/6
Courtroom - I saw a guy in back of the courtroom, p248
Security camera - not like the town is plastered in security cameras, p79
Tax - he wanted the tax credit, p291
La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman 7/6
Umbrella - can I lend you an umbrella, ch4
Cruising Through Midlife - Addison Moore 7/7
Dote - best not to dote on the odds, p10
Churn - my stomach churns at the sight, p35
Eyelid - I could hardly wait to open my eyelids, p88
Jackpot - from what I can see, you've hit the jackpot, p115
Some Can See - J.R. Erickson 7/9
Squat - saw a squat hulking shape, p367
The Secret Commonwealth - Philip Pullman 7/14
Ferry - you can get a ferry from there, ch16
The Witch's Heart - Genevieve Gornichec 7/16
Loll - their heads simply loll over, p67
Midwife - in her sudden role as midwife, p80
Masquerades and Murder - Rachel Lynne 7/20
Belle - new restaurant out on Belle Island, p353
Blood & Ash - Deborah Wilde 7/21
Moose - that would fell a moose, ch19
Wonderful You - Mariah Stewart 7/23
Calculator - the small calculator that had been pushed aside, p249
Jinx - not to jinx you with early retirement, p41
The Girls Across The Bay - Emerald O'Brien 7/28
Avail - but to no avail, p187
The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell - Paula Quinn 7/31
Haste - to make haste at Banffshire, p30
1970 - Sarah M. Cradit 8/2
Potent - it was so potent, p9
Poisoned Prose - Ellery Adams 8/6
Rootbeer - came over with a rootbeer float, ch14
Primal Mirror - Nalini Singh 8/12
Viable - the maximum viable number, p54
Little Girl Lost - Alexandria Clarke 8/14
Keypad - against the keypad, p104
Stunt - that stunt you pulled ruined everything, p230
A Death Long Overdue - Eva Gates 8/15
Yankee - you Yankee pragmatism does you good, ch1
Ogre Hunt - Martha Carr & Michael Anderle 8/25
Funk - didn't pull her out of her funk, p86
Lethal Letters - Ellery Adams 8/28
Toilet Paper/tissue - she fitted a cart with bread, shampoo and toilet paper, ch8
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Throw rug -
Bonus list
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks 7/4
Weather vane - a weather vane in the shape of a ship, p153
Cruising Through Midlife - Addison Moore 7/7
Glitz - we head towards the glitzy hall, p74
The Longest Yard Sale - Sherry Harris 7/6
Mosey - before moseying out to the shed, p335
Some Can See - J.R. Erickson 7/9
Veranda - the veranda was lit, p58
The More I See You - Lynn Kurland 7/21
Crumpet - too busy thinking about tea and crumpets, p3
Fear the Silence - Robert Bryndza 9/2
Warren - took em down a warren of dank metal corridors, p272
Yale - a yale lock, a padlock, p130
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Kudzu
Pinnacle
Sully
September/October 2024 Bonus Scavenger Hunt Duration: September 1 - October 31, 2024
READ: 37/40
Flight from Death - Yasmine Galenorn 9/11
Beam - her smile was like a beam of sun, p310
Brood - what came up was a brooding structure, p181
Complimentary - it's not used in a complimentary fashion, p208
Froth - my magic might froth up the waves, p263
Mold - his body stank of decay and mold, p286
Dressed to Kilt - Hannah Reed 9/13
Grace - Vicki had the grace p199
Multiply - goodness knows the Dougal's like to multiply, p78
Sex, Lies, and Online Dating - Rachel Gibson 9/14
Guard - Lucy had her guard down, p201
Laughter - occasional laughter from the bars leaked out, p67
Murder in the Cookbook Nook - Ellery Adams 9/15
Bob - Bob dropped a beer keg on his foot, ch16
A High-End Finish - Kate Carlisle 9/17
Adventure - I replayed my adventures in the grim darkness, p85
Brazen - you're a brazen flea killer, p226
Compass - when you had no moral compass, p296
Lush - filled with lush greenery, p147
Plank - since two of the planks had rotted out, p43
Zero to Sixty - Marie Harte 9/18
Contrary - Eileen's protests to the contrary, p66
Grazing - grazing her clit but not penetrating, p261
Gumbo - a saucy gumbo that smelled like heaven, p403
Lurch - she saw it lurch once or twice p64
Remnant - she still caught remnants of the hurt, p160
Wounded - he gave Ivy a wounded look, p127
A Call for Kelp - Bree Baker 9/19
Gurney - then wheeling away a gurney, ch2
Salon - the length of time she spent in salons, ch6
Naked City - Ellen Datlow 9/21
Roast - how about a roast peacock, p82
Risky Bisqueness - Elizabeth Rain 9/21
Pumpkin spice - the pot of pumpkin spice coffee I'd brewed, p85
Murder on the Poet's Walk - Ellery Adams 9/22
Hamper - I've sent a hamper to your Aunt and Uncle, p195
Prints - did you see shoe prints, p162
Smog - he wrote about London smog, ch2
Murder with Oolong Tea - Karen Rose Smith 9/27
Bowling - I have friends I go bowling with, p160
Cursed by Fire - Danielle Annett 9/29
Buffalo - a handful of others like water buffalo, p20
Tap - Tracy Ewens 9/30
Sordid - all the rest of the sad and sordid details, p209
Squish - as her converse squished their way, p84
Wax - your pencil-protector friends and ass wax, p255
Murder at the Blarney Bash - Darci Hannah 10/11
Coastline - walking a mile along the coastline, p173
Cursed by Fire - Jacquelyn Frank 10/13
Castle - the castle fortress was at its center, p46
Hinder - he did not let them hinder him, p51
Here Kitty, Kitty! - Shelly Laurenston 10/15
Hump - she had a small hump on her back, p111
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Alien abduction or visit -
Genuflect -
Windmill -
It's a Leap Year! Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2024
READ: 24/24
✔ 2. Read a book with 4 and 6 in the page count.
Badger to the Bone - Shelly Laurenston (406 pages)1/21
✔ 3. Read a book with the letters LEAP in the title.
Deadly Parcel - Barbara Hinske 1/4
✔ 4. Read a book where a character has a very slim chance of accomplishing something.
Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh (staying out of media attention) 2/11
✔ 5. Read a book where the MC is part of a large club - preferably international but could be national.
Plan for the Worst - Jodi Taylor *St Mary's) 4/6
✔ 6. Read a book published in February.
Death in the Park - London Lovett (pub Feb 14, 2018) 2/6
✔ 7. Read a book with the numbers 1461 in the publication date
Telling Lies - L.A. Dobbs (pub April 16, 2017) 1/27
✔ 8. Read a book where the MC suddenly has extra time on their hands.
Buns - Alice Clayton (Clara, quit her job) 2/16
✔ 10. Read a book with three of the numbers 1870 in the page count.
Alone - Robert J. Crane (180 pages) 9/4
✔ 11. Read a book with all the letters LEAPLING in a combination of the title and series name
Primal Mirror - Nalini Singh (Psy-Changeling Trinity, #8) 8/12
✔ 12. Read a book where a woman proposes marriage.
Murder on the Poet's Walk - Ellery Adams (heroine) 9/22
✔ 14. Read a book published in March.
The Wolf and the Witch - Charissa Weaks (pub March 28, 2023) 1/3
✔ 15. Read a book with a character who changes gender - either completely as in transgender or temporarily as in acting for a play or other role.
Forever Your Earl - Eva Leigh (heroine disguised as a boy) 1/22
✔ 16. Read a book where a tradition is carried from one location to another.
Murder Above the Fold - ReGina Welling & Erin Lynn (witchcraft) 2/21
✔ 18. Read a book with the numbers 29 in the publication date
Champion of Fate - Kendare Blake (pub September 9, 2023) 1/13
✔ 19. Read a book where the MC gives an engagement ring to someone.
Rock Hard - Nalini Singh (hero to heroine) 5/10
✔ 20. Read a book where a character is superstitious.
The Hush - Skye Melki-Wegner (Dorothy) 2/14
✔ 21. Read a book that mentions any Saint.
Nettle & Bone - T. Kingfisher 2/15
(Saint Ebbe, patron saint of boar hunters), p77
✔ 23. Read a book with three of the numbers 2560 in the page count.
After She Wrote Him - Sulari Gentill (256 pages) 1/18
✔ 24. Read a book where the MC is a bachelor.
Cream of the Crop - Alice Clayton 2/7
✔ 25. Read a book with a moon on the cover.
Blood Drive - Jeanne C. Stein 1/21
✔ 26. Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
The Teacher - Freida McFadden (Eve Bennett) 2/27
✔ 27. Read a book set in Ireland.
Crescent Calling - Nicole R. Taylor 3/6
✔ 28. Read a book with the letters CAESAR in the title.
Quadehar the Sorcerer - Erik L'Homme 8/7
✔ 29. Finish reading a book on Leap Day!
Someone Like You - Kait Nolan 2/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
November/December 2024 Bonus Scavenger Hunt Duration: November 1 - December 31, 2024
READ: 38/40
Confessions of a Red Herring - Dana Dratch 11/2
Thermos - a thermos, car keys and a brown lunch bag, p367
Uniform - uniform, complete with cap, p199
On the Edge - Heather Graham 11/3
Frugal - frugal, not cheap, p154
Plate - rinsing off a plate, p189
Polar - the place was the polar opposite of her log cabin, p152
Stereo - he turned on the stereo, p95
The Unusual Mayor Marheart - Tammie Painter 11/5
Bean - goading me to spill the beans, p207
Cinnamon - another cinnamon swirl, p143
Cranberry - passed me a cranberry-orange scone, p327
Menu - pork products would be on the menu, p195
Musty - smell of despair and musty gym socks, p16
Porcelain - her porcelain skin showed no signs of aging, p213
Store front - on this street, through shop front, p76
The Cracked Spine - Paige Shelton 11/5
Supper - join us for a late supper, ch17
Murder at the Blueberry Festival - Darci Hannah 11/7
Chow - and a scoop of goat chow, p265
Myth - that is a myth perpetuated by Hollywood, p99
Service (military) - he was still involved in service to his country, p100
A Promise of Peridot - Kate Golden 11/9
Cryptic - always so cryptic, p166
Probe - the right time to probe him about his family, p164
Decaffeinated Corpse - Cleo Coyle 11/9
Brie - I ordered the Virginia ham and brie sandwich, ch12
Cashmere - the sleeve of his cashmere sweater, p15
Dead Ringer - Mary Burton 11/12
Squat - I don't have to admit squat, p90
Passions in Death - J.D. Robb 11/16
Tribe - now we have a tribe?, ch5
A Reign of Rose - Kate Golden 11/17
Invention - one of the strange inventions, p292
Spigot - to stand under a steaming marble spigot, p61
Tablecloth - flattening out a tablecloth, p315
French Pressed - Cleo Coyle 11/25
Mousse - a traditional chocolate mousse, ch11
Monster in Miniature - Margaret Grace 11/25
Heap - piled into a white heap, p30
The Christmas Basket - Debbie Macomber 11/29
Mall - as they left the mall, p57
Not the Ones Dead - Dana Stabenow 12/1
Woof - Mutt gave a reproving woof, p258
Weyward - Emilia Hart 12/3
Gravy - a fleck of gravy quivered at the corner of his frown, p44
Jolly - I expect your jolly sharp with a rifle, p85
Espresso Shot - Cleo Coyle 12/5
Dumpling - an order from the famous Dumpling Speakeasy, ch17
Warrior of Legend - Kendare Blake 12/7
Formation - do you wish to be last to the formation, p379
Bringer of Dust - J.M. Miro 12/14
Sumptuous - she'd taken Micah to a sumptuous hotel room, p159
Wagon - would like in her uncle's wagon, p38
Murder at Pirate's Cove - Josh Lanyon 12/21
Picky - he was too hungry to be picky, p24
Plantation Shudders - Ellen Byron 12/24
Garment - I dated a guy in the garment industry, ch4
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Sucker
Veto
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part LII Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2024
READ: 46/50
The Teacher - Katerina Diamond 10/4
Director - when the former director died, p27
Relic - the artifacts and relics that were found, p40
Curiosity Thrilled the Cat - Sofie Kelly 10/6
Jelly - shook like a bowl full of jelly, ch12
The Blighted Stars - Megan E. O'Keefe 10/8
Drum - to drum up public support, p108
Landscape - across the landscape, p98
Phantom - she could still feel the phantom weight of his hand, p216
Practical - the thought was a guilty one but practical, p27
Viable - to far from a viable mining site, p2
Writing All Wrongs - Ellery Adams 10/10
Culinary - who also trained at a culinary school, ch12
Murder at the Blarney Bash - Darci Hannah 10/11
Foil - he's likely to eat one of those chocolate coins, foil and all, p35
Jingle - sounded like she was tapping out a jingle, p104
Knack - she also had a knack for investigating murders, p126
Laundry - a forgotten laundry basket, p256
Oatmeal - two batches of delicious oatmeal raisin muffins, p82
Prank - he thought it was a prank at first,, p126
Vineyard - it was a specialty of the vineyard, p167
The Doll's House - M.J. Arlidge 10/12
Post Office - went to the post office once a week, p313
Tutor - she asked her collage tutor to come round, p342
Cursed by Fire - Jacquelyn Frank 10/13
Fancy - had captured his fancy, p47
Murder of a Werewolf - April Fernsby 10/13
Department - each coven has it's own department, p37
Grumpy - even the grump dwarf was happy, p35
Stark - were a stark contrast to how Flint behaved, p120
Unicorn - there's a unicorn prancing down the road, p29
Wart - she'd have the obligatory green wart, p27
It Takes a Witch - Heather Blake 10/15
Vanity - it hurts only my vanity, ch3
The Fractured Dark - Megan E. O'Keefe 10/19
Fake ID - swiped his fake ID pathway, p55
Precious - that was precious time they needed, p340
Throb - the pain had faded to a muted throb, p388
Live and Let Chai - Bree Baker 10/23
Limousine - multiple limousines spotted, ch24
Loaf - grabbed a loaf of fresh baked bread, ch1
Omen - I tried not to think of it as an omen, ch8
The Bound Worlds - Megan E. O'Keefe 10/27
Extract - take her out or extract her, p306
Vented - vented the whole damn station, p115
Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant - Darci Hannah 10/29
Lawn - that whoever was on my lawn, p2
Symptom - before any symptoms would occur, p247
Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries - Tonya Kappes 11/2
Skyline - never really let the skyline get completely dark, ch18
The Unusual Mayor Marheart - Tammie Painter 11/5
Glee - glee on their faces, p77
Usher - stepped aside to usher her in, p211
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Fetching (adj.)
Umpire
Bonus list
The Teacher - Katerina Diamond 10/4
Myriad - there were myriad possibilities, p366
Ominous - with an ominous glare, p357
Murder at the Blarney Bash - Darci Hannah 10/1
Whimsy - leprechauns are a whimsy of Irish folklore, p42
Second Sight - Aoife Clifford 10/20
Shindig - tonight at their shindig, p117
The Bound Worlds - Megan E. O'Keefe 10/27
Largesse - spoke to the largesse of Mercator, p427
Murder at the Blueberry Festival - Darci Hannah 11/7
Rambunctious - we followed the rambunctious dogs, p150
A Reign of Rose - Kate Golden 11/17
Opulent - dense fabric and opulent jewel-toned color, p92
French Pressed - Cleo Coyle 11/25
Trancendental - come up with a dollar or two for a trancendental experience, ch12
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Hollandaise
Yuletide
Hard Scavenger Hunt XIVDuration: July 1 - December 31, 2024
READ: 27/30
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks 7/4
Cacophony - in a slow cacophony of steam and screeches, p9
Kipper - with undercooked kippers and weak tea, p59
Cruising Through Midlife - Addison Moore 7/7
Egregious - she lets out an egregious scream, p189
Promenade - all the way down the promenade, p23
The Silver Skull - Anne Renwick 7/14
Obtuse - how obtuse to point out such an obvious threat, p247
The Witch's Heart - Genevieve Gornichec 7/16
Poultice - she applied some sort of Poultice to it, p206
Masquerades and Murder - Rachel Lynne 7/20
Azaleas - wouldn't be until March's azalea festival, p88
Murder in the Locked Library - Ellery Adams 7/28
Batik - the electric orange of her batik print housedress, ch13
The Girls Across The Bay - Emerald O'Brien 7/28
Candor - I appreciate your candor, p133
Quadehar the Sorcerer - Erik L'Homme 8/7
Benevolent - gazing at him benevolently, p31
Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger 8/10
Dandy - the routine move that of a London dandy, ch8
Octopus - a knitted stuffed octopus, ch2
Little Girl Lost - Alexandria Clarke 8/14
Tulips - like honey bees around her single tulip, p18
A Death Long Overdue - Eva Gates 8/15
Plethora - spoiled by the plethora of homemade treats, ch17
New York Cheesecake Chaos - Addison Moore 8/15
Cyber - how hard it is not to leave a cyber footprint, p80
Sunshine Over Bluebell Castle - Sarah Bennett 8/17
Daffodils - colours of daffodils, tulips and other pretty blooms, p204
Marked by Fire - Mia West 8/22
Lintel - Bedwyr stood under the lintel, p42
Whispering Twilight - Melissa McShane 9/6
Ostrich - the ostrich has the largest eyes of any land animal, loc132
The Fear Hunter - Elise Sax 9/8
Lentil - smeared slightly from the lentil soup, p21
Hunter of the Heart - Vanessa Jaye 9/10
Deliverance - her prayers for deliverance muffled his voice, p40
Curiosity Thrilled the Cat - Sofie Kelly 10/6
Finch - only a foot away from a yellow finch, ch2
A Reign of Rose - Kate Golden 11/17
Crocus - gardens of crocus and helleborre, p54
Ragdoll - Daniel Cole 11/22
Superfluous - sat an assortment of superfluous people, p9
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Ignominy
Stollen
Bonus Words
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks 7/4
Numinous - give polite recognition to the numinous, just in case, p15
The Longest Yard Sale - Sherry Harris 7/6
Bric-a-brac - Bric-a-brac appropriate for the period, p54
Copy Cap Murder - Jenn McKinlay 7/18
Panache - Tyler had charm and panache, ch20
The Lights of Sugarberry Cove - Heather Webber 9/1
Squeegee - as I put down the squeegee, ch9
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Annulus -
Winter Solstice ChallengeDuration: December 21, 2024 - March 19, 2025
Level Hot Cocoa: 3 tasks per category
READ: 20/18+
Category 1 By the Numbers
✔ Read a book published between December 20 and March 19 of any year.
Promise Not to Tell - Jayne Ann Krentz ( January 2, 2018) 1/26
Category 2 Alignments
✔ Read a book set in England.
The Tees Valley Killings - C.J. Grayson 1/30
✔ Read a book that has a sunset on the cover.
Come Shell or High Water - Molly MacRae 2/26
✔ Read a book where a character uses a dagger.
Not Quite Dead - Lyla Payne (Mrs LaBadie) 12/25
✔ Read a book that has a title beginning with a letter found in CHACO CANYON.
You Can Kill - Rebecca Zanetti 12/23
Category 3 Festivals
✔ Read a book where a character wears a mask.
Blood Orchids - Toby Neal 1/4
✔ Read a book where the MC reverses his or her planned course of action.
Stop Dragon My Heart Around - Susannah Scott (Tallulah) 12/28
✔ Read a book where the MC has to balance two things.
Plantation Shudders - Ellen Byron 12/24
(keeping plantation solvent and a second job)
✔ Read a book whose title begins with a letter in YULE.
Exile Trust - Vincent H. O'Neil 12/30
Category 4 Dark and Light
✔ Read a book where a population is threatened by starvation.
The Last Outpost - Hannah Ross 1/6
✔ Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase RETURN OF THE SUN.
Autopsy of a Fairytale - Nicole Scarano 2/1
✔ Read a book with a battle between the forces of dark and light in it.
The Dragon of Sedona - Genevieve Jack 1/15
Category 5 Oddities
✔ Read a book set in the Tropics.
Torch Ginger - Toby Neal (Hawaii) 1/9
✔ Read a book where something on the cover is tilted at an angle.
Highland Dragon - Genevieve Jack (sword) 1/17
✔ Read a book where the main characters all do something at the same time.
Murder at a Cape Bookstore - Maddie Day 3/4
(all characters attend a town meeting)
✔ Read a book where the plot revolves around an important event that will happen at a specific time on a specific day.
The Last Dragon - Genevieve Jack 1/22
(the rebels plan an assassination at a specific date and time)
Category 6 The Long and the Short of It
✔ Read a book where much of the activity happens at night.
The Foxglove King - Hannah F. Whitten 2/2
✔ Read a book where the MC suffers from a very long night.
The Dragons of Paragon - Genevieve Jack 1/18
(the three sisters, witches save Paragon)
✔ Read a book with an extreme character (your interpretation).
Make Them Pay - Allison Brennan 12/31
(Liam absolutely obsessed with hidden treasure where nothing else matters)
✔ Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the word MIDNIGHT
Blood Orchids - Toby Neal 1/4
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Barbara's Challenges & Reading Lists
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Miscellaneous Challenges
Hard Scavenger Hunt XIV
It's a Leap Year!
January/February 2024 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
July/August 2024 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
September/October 2024 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
November/December 2024 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XLVIX
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part LI
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part LII
Winter Solstice Challenge
Year of the Dragon