2024 My Vampire Book Obsession

[Barbara ★]

Rubic's Cube



ORANGE
✔ 1. Read a book with a MC who is a shifter.
The Vow - Dannika Dark (hero) 9/7
✔ 2. Read a book with fire on the cover.
Frozen Tides - Morgan Rhodes 9/9

✔ 3. Read a book with a character you would describe as fiery or feisty.
Earth Bound - Christine Feehan (heroine) 9/15
✔ 4. Read a book tagged paranormal.
Fire Bound - Christine Feehan 9/18
✔ 5. Read a book set at Halloween OR in the Fall.
Murder in the Book Lover's Loft - Ellery Adams (at Halloween) 9/8
✔ 6. Read a book that is an enemies to lovers or friends to lovers romance.
The Witch Collector - Charissa Weaks 9/1
✔ 7. Read a book with an Alpha character
The Alpha - Dannika Dark (hero) 9/10
✔ 8. Read a book in which the word MATE is used in the text.
Cherish Hard - Nalini Singh 9/5
(with a mate who always saw her), ch35
✔ 9. Read a book in which there are a variety of shifters in the book.
A Dawn of Onyx - Kate Golden (dragon, wyvern, griffin, wolves) 12/17

BLUE

✔ 1. Read a book with a sea dwelling creature in the story (Mermaid, Kelpie, Kraken, etc)
The Game Bird - Aidan R. Walsh (leviathan) 12/19

✔ 2. Read a book with a body of water on the cover.
The Best of Friends - Susan Mallery 12/27

✔ 3. Read a book with a character you would describe as calm, peaceful, or kind.
Better Off Thread - Amanda Lee (Marcy Singer) 12/29
✔ 4. Read a book with a blue cover.
Statue of Limitations - Kate Collins 12/17

✔ 5. Read a book with the sky on the cover (Day or night).
My Lady Judge - Cora Harrison 12/24

✔ 6. Read a book in which a character makes amends OR apologizes to another character.
Snowed in with Grumpy - Olivia Noble (hero to heroine) 12/20
✔ 7. Read a book in which the characters travel via water transportation
The Society of Imaginary Friends - Kristen Pham (boat) 12/28
✔ 8. Read a book tagged mythology.
Champion of Fate - Kendare Blake 1/13
9. Read a book with something flying on the cover.
Telling Lies - L.A. Dobbs 1/27


Green
✔ 1. Read a book with a FAE character.
Crescent Calling - Nicole R. Taylor 3/6
✔ 2. Read a book with grass OR trees OR mountains on the cover.
The Forever Girl - Jill Shalvis 1/28

✔ 3. Read a book with a character who has elemental abilities.
Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao (Zetain) 2/9
✔ 4. Read a book with a jealous character (Green with envy!)
Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh (heroine) 2/11
✔ 5. Read a book that takes place in a realm or land created by the author.
Using Fejo - Victoria Aveline (Clecania) 2/3
✔ 6. Read a book tagged fantasy or urban fantasy or high fantasy.
Guardian of Shadows - Michelle Manus 1/29
✔ 7. Read a book that takes place in the past.
Smoke and Mirrors - Elly Griffiths (1951) 2/22
✔ 8. Read a book where a character is betrayed.
The Hush - Skye Melki-Wegner (hero) 2/14
✔ 9. Read a book with a character who is described as beautiful.
Cream of the Crop - Alice Clayton (heroine) 2/7

RED
✔1. Read a book with a MC who is a Vampire OR Demon.
The Force of Wind - Elizabeth Hunter (vampire) 3/16
✔2. Read a book with a sword or knife on the cover.
Final Heir - Faith Hunter 3/27

✔3. Read a book in which a character becomes angry or enraged.
Murder at Haven's Rock - Kelley Armstrong (murder suspect) 3/7
✔4. Read a book tagged romance OR erotica
Illusions of Fate - Kiersten White 3/12
✔5. Read a book in which a fight occurs.
Aurora Burning - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 3/9
✔6. Read a book with blood on the cover OR in which a character must feed on blood to sustain their life.
True Dead - Faith Hunter (major characters are vampires) 3/23
✔7. Read a book with a red cover.
Chicken Pesto Murder - Patti Benning 4/19

✔8. Read a book with a character who has red hair.
Aurora's End - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (Scarlett) 3/15
✔9. Read a book where a character falls in love.
Gilded - Marissa Meyer (Serilda) 3/22

WHITE
✔1. Read a book with a character who is an Angel.
Archangel's Lineage - Nalini Singh (hero) 6/1
✔2. Read a book with wings on the cover.
A Touch of Crimson - Sylvia Day 5/28

✔3. Read a book with a character you would describe as innocent, altruistic, or naive.
Terror Crane - Lou Cadle (Garreth) 4/20
✔4. Read a book with a battle between good and evil.
The Conference of the Birds - Ransom Riggs 5/8
✔5. Read a book with a character who can fly.
When a Dragon Falls - Kerrelyn Sparks (MC dragon shifter) 4/23
✔6. Read a book in which a character goes to a church or cemetery.
The Legend of Sleepy Harlow - Kylie Logan (cemetery) 4/21
✔7. Read a book in which a character dies or is reborn.
The Iron Locket - Samantha Warren (King Arthur) 4/26
✔8. Read a book where one character forgives another character.
Undressed - Kristina Cook 4/21
✔ 9. Read a book in which a religious ceremony takes place.
Beasts of the Frozen Sun - Jill Criswell 5/11
(perform a God-calling ceremony to determine the new clan leader)

YELLOW
✔1. Read a book with a MC who is a witch OR wizard OR sorcerer/sorceress
Silver Charms - Kate Moseman 6/13
✔2. Read a book with magic on the cover.
Shadow Beasts - Nellie H. Steele 6/15

✔3. Read a book in which a spell is cast.
Dragons of Wild - Ava Richardson 6/16
✔4. Read a book with a magical item on the cover (Witch's hat, wand, cauldron etc)
Masquerades and Murder - Rachel Lynne 7/20

✔5. Read a book with a sun OR moon on the cover.
East of the Sun - A.E. Becker 6/4

✔6. Read a book set in a hot climate OR in summer.
Murder in an Italian Village - Michael Falco (in summer) 6/8
✔7. Read a book with a character who enjoys attention from others
The Penguin Pool Murder - Stuart Palmer (Miss Withers) 6/30
✔8. Read a book with friends in the story.
Everlife - Gena Showalter 6/5
✔9. Read a book tagged humor OR that makes you laugh out loud!
Game of Bones - Carolyn Haines 6/26

[Barbara ★]

July Monthly Challenge - Heather

READ: 10/10

✔ 1. Ice cream was invented in China.
Read a book about a character from another country
See Them Run - Marion Todd (MC from Scotland) 7/3

✔ 2. It takes a weighty 12 pounds of milk to make one gallon of ice cream.
Read a book with a food on the cover
Sprinkles and Sea Serpents - Danielle Garrett (cupcakes) 7/30


✔ 3. Ice cream's origins are known to reach back as far as the second century B.C.
Read a historical book
The Golden Spider - Anne Renwick 7/13

✔ 4. Nature’s own ice cream exists in South America - The “ice cream beans” of the pacay tree
Read a book set outside
La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman 7/6
(mostly MCs on separate quests from England to China)

✔ 5. vanilla is the most popular ice cream flavor around the world
Read a book with a “vanilla” character
The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell - Paula Quinn 7/31

✔ 6. Japan has some of the weirdest ice cream flavors (i.e. oyster, beef tongue, or coal)
Read a book with something weird in it or on the cover
The Witch's Heart - Genevieve Gornichec 7/16
(in her hair, a snake, a wolf and a face of black and white - all represent her children)


✔ 8. The ice cream cone was an accident. At the St Louis World’s Fair in 1904, an ice cream vendor ran out of bowls, so a waffle maker rolled his pastries into the cone shape to help!
Read a book about someone who likes to cook/bake
Mind Games - Nora Roberts (MCs grandmother) 7/1

✔ 9. One in ten ice cream eaters admits to letting their pet lick the bowl when they’re finished.
Read a book where a character has a pet
Masquerades and Murder - Rachel Lynne (MCs dog, the Colonel) 7/20

✔ 10 July is National Ice cream Month
Read a book set in Summer
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks 7/4

✔ Bonus: Read any book you want while eating ice cream or with someone in the book eating ice-cream
Copy Cap Murder - Jenn McKinlay 7/18

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Word Hunter July

READ: 33/40

After the Game - Abbi Glines 7/2
15. Fairy-tale - the fairy tale of our childhood is gone, p164
17. Promised - if I can be promised, p318
23. Stranger - don't be a stranger, p199
28. Vampires - hot vampires aside, p74

The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks 7/4
10. Ceiling - discovered the trapdoor in the ceiling, p47
13. Corridor - she is being swept across the corridor, p6
19. Fork - he would drive a fork through his own eye, p133
14. Narrow - take her through the narrow corridor, p126
12. Slim - the touch of those long slim fingers, p147
5. Tourists - these tourists in the infernal region, p236
8. Twisted - the branches have twisted into skeletal shapes, p103
24. Urgency - he feels their urgency, p16
11. Vine - where vines snake up tree trunks, p169

The Longest Yard Sale - Sherry Harris 7/6
16. Boots - boots with heels hadn't been a smart choice, p29
29. Scarred - followed Laura to a scarred leather couch, p62
27. Vulnerable - Nancy rarely showed a vulnerable side, p8

La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman 7/6
36. Monastery - stay at monasteries, ch1

Cruising Through Midlife - Addison Moore 7/7
9. Cave - they'd be perfect in a man cave, p179
39. Harbor - just before we hit the harbor, p101
1. Pathway - without all the glossy pathways, p17
40. Veil - a woman who crossed the veil years ago, p136

Some Can See - J.R. Erickson 7/9
4. Flowers - held a crystal vase of flowers, p27

The Secret Commonwealth - Philip Pullman 7/14
3. Stalagmites - grow like stalagmites, ch16

The Golden Spider - Anne Renwick 7/13
6. Tradition - will find some peace in their traditions, p63

The Silver Skull - Anne Renwick 7/14
18. Enemy - would fall into the hands of the enemy, p68

The Witch's Heart - Genevieve Gornichec 7/16
30. Transition - it's a transition, p95
32. Valuable - Odin's most valuable advisor, p17

Wonderful You - Mariah Stewart 7/23
25. Impending - knowing that death was impending, p108
7. Pride - to earn that kind of pride from your family, p15

Wild in a Kilt - Anna Durand 7/26
31. Action - action that is completely unnecessary, p111
22. Combat - I found combat in the army, p79

Luck of the Dragon - Susannah Scott 7/27
26. Paralyzed - paralyzed her thoughts, p36

The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell - Paula Quinn 7/31
37. Oath - swore oaths at all three of them, p12

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2. Configuration -
38. Creed -
34. Indefinite -
33. Mortal -
20. Praise -
21. Reflexes -
35. Undead -

[Barbara ★]

Meet Your Group Members
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2024

💜 Marla's Send It Store
Read a book where someone receives or sends a letter or email or by an author who has at least one letter from the word BOX in their name
Deadly Parcel - Barbara Hinske 1/4

💜 Barbara's Adventure Tours
Read a book with one of these words in the text - adventure, hunt or scavenger
The Rosewood Hunt - Mackenzie Reed 1/7

💜 Danielle's Farmer's Market
Read a book with a haunted looking house on the cover or with a ghost or haunting in the plot
The Ghost Hunter Next Door - Danielle Garrett 1/9

💜 Aoife's Bookalious
Read a book where the MC works or owns a cafe or bakery
Meet Your Baker - Ellie Alexander 1/11

💜 Katrina's Crescent Moon Bakery
Read a book with an outdoor scene or a book with a mountain or a hill on the cover
Magic-Price - C.L. Schneider 1/14


💜 PepperPot’s Personalized Peeks at Atlanta
Read a book that contains the word ‘HIKE’
Home Is Where the Body Is - Jody Holford 1/15
(I like to hike, swim and kayak), p45

💜 Dawn's Craft Creations Studio
Read a book that starts with the letter "G"
Guardian of Chaos - Michelle Manus 1/17

💜 Christene's Desserts & Coffee House
Read a book that is tagged adventure
Champion of Fate - Kendare Blake 1/13

💜 Angie's ☯ Pastime Paradise B&B
Read a book whose title begins with a letter in RAIDERS
After She Wrote Him - Sulari Gentill 1/18

💜 Elizabeth's Tour though Charleston WV
Read a book where the characters go shopping
Nest Egg - Josi Avari 1/26

💜 Erin's Brews and Books
Read a book where the main character goes to a graveyard
The Little Grave - Carolyn Arnold 1/20

💜 Bobbi's Chaotic Good Candles
Read a book set in Michigan
Mulberry Mischief - Sharon Farrow 1/19

💜 Yess' Cup of Tea
Read a book written by a mexican or where a character speaks spanish
Badger to the Bone - Shelly Laurenston 1/21

💜 D.L.'s Get Reel Movie Theater
Read a book with the word CHOCOLATE in the title OR read a book where a character eats popcorn
In a Badger Way - Shelly Laurenston 1/19

💜 Theresa's Fabulous Florals
Read a book in which the MC goes into the woods
Telling Lies - L.A. Dobbs 1/27

💜 Mystique’s Adventures Abound
Read a book with an outdoor scene on the cover or Read a book set in California or Read a book with an MC that is adventurous.
Blood Drive - Jeanne C. Stein 1/21

💜 Trina's Frappe-ulous
Read a book with an animal who is important to the story
Guardian of Shadows - Michelle Manus 1/29
(MC has a Griffin as a familiar)

💜 Scottie's Through the Kaleidoscope
Read a book where a character dresses up
The Forever Girl - Jill Shalvis 1/28

💜 Tammy's Crafts & Gifts Boutique
Read a book with something Round on the cover, or where someone plays any sport, or with a ball on the cover
Born to Be Badger - Shelly Laurenston 1/31

💜 Laura's Shimmer and Shine
Read a book where Mc goes swimming
Wings of Fear - Helene Young 1/27

💜 Dena’s Underland Tea House
Read a book where a character gossips or that has the word "gossip" in the text
Shifting and Shenanigans - Elizabeth Pantley 1/31

💜 Heather's BDH Retreat
Read a book where someone drinks a hot beverage or has a hot beverage on the cover
Murder with Earl Grey Tea - Karen Rose Smith 2/3

💜 Angie's Books, Bakery, & Crafts
Read a book by a favorite author
Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh 2/11

💜Carrie's Escape from Chaos to Comfortable and Cozy
Read a book where someone goes sightseeing in a city that they are visiting.
Cream of the Crop - Alice Clayton 2/7

[Barbara ★]

Who You Gonna Call??
Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2024



READ: 30/30

The Librarian
✔️1. Read a book in which the characters visit a library.
The Girls Across The Bay - Emerald O'Brien (Madigan) 7/28

✔️2. Read a book in which a book is central to the story line.
Murder in the Locked Library - Ellery Adams 7/28

✔️3. Read a book with a ghost in it.
Cruising Through Midlife - Addison Moore 7/7

✔️4. Read a book in which the MC can see or hear ghosts.
Some Can See - J.R. Erickson 7/9

✔️5. Read a book with a character who is a librarian.
Poisoned Prose - Ellery Adams (Leona) 8/6

✔️6. Read a book in which the characters run away from danger.
The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell - Paula Quinn 7/31

Slimer
✔️1. Read a book that has a scene in a hotel.
See Them Run - Marion Todd (suspects questioned at hotel) 7/3

✔️2. Read a book with a green cover.
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks 7/4


✔️3. Read a book that takes place in New York City.
In a Heartbeat - Elizabeth Adler (Manhattan) 8/20

✔️4. Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in ECTOPLASM.
Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger 8/10

✔️5. Read a book with a character who loves to eat.
Copy Cap Murder - Jenn McKinlay (Scarlett) 7/18

✔️6. Read a book with a MC who is a paranormal investigator.
Blood & Ash - Deborah Wilde 7/21

Gatekeeper and Keymaster
✔️1. Read a book with the word hellhound in the text.
Wild in a Kilt - Anna Durand 7/26
(hellhounds heading for the green), p135

✔️2. Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Masquerades and Murder - Rachel Lynne 7/20


✔️3. Read a book with a shifter in the story.
Been There Dragon That - Krystal Shannan (dragon shifter) 8/4

✔️4. Read a book with either a gate or a key on the cover.
Wonderful You - Mariah Stewart 7/23


✔️5. Read a book with a prophecy as part of the story line.
La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman 7/6

✔️6. Read a book in which a character is being guarded by someone or something
Luck of the Dragon - Susannah Scott (heroine) 7/27

Gozer
✔️1. Read a book with a god or goddess in the story.
Hexed - Ilona Andrews 9/1

✔️2. Read a book in which the MC's powers extend from their hands.
Fever - Joan Swan (Teagan, healing) 8/27

✔️3. Read a book with a different dimension or realm in it.
The Witch's Heart - Genevieve Gornichec (Asgaard) 7/16

✔️4. Read a book with a battle in it.
Curtsies & Conspiracies - Gail Carriger 8/21

✔️5. Read a book in which good prevails over evil.
The Golden Spider - Anne Renwick 7/13

✔️6. Read a book with a one word title.
1970 - Sarah M. Cradit 8/2

Stay Puff Marshmallow Man
✔️1. Read a book with a "large" character.
Don't Feed the Dragon - S.W. Clarke & Ramy Vance (Grunt, ogre) 8/9

✔️2. Read a book with the word "marshmallow" in the text.
The Longest Yard Sale - Sherry Harris 7/6
(combination of marshmallow fluff and peanut butter), p59

✔️3. Read a book with a scene in which destruction occurs (Your Interpretation).
Ogre Hunt - Martha Carr & Michael Anderle 8/25
(cemetery destroyed by ogres)

✔️4. Read a book in which a character's dreams or premonitions turn into reality.
Mind Games - Nora Roberts 7/1
(MC dreams events in real time)

✔️5. Read a book in which the MC must use a weapon to destroy their enemy.
Shadowed - Rebecca Zanetti 8/29

✔️6. Read a book with a character who is currently in or was in the military.
The Land Below - William Meikle (Danny, army) 8/3

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Once Upon A Time
Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2024
Level Truest Believer/Curse Breaker: 19-24 tasks



READ: 24/24

The Plot
✔️📖 Read a book set in a small town.
Mind Games - Nora Roberts (in KY) 7/1
✔️🏰 Read a book with MC's initials in EMMA SWAN.
Wild in a Kilt - Anna Durand (Munro MacTaggart) 7/26

Henry Mills ~ Truest Believer
✔️📖 Read a book with a spell or curse is used.
The Witch's Heart - Genevieve Gornichec 7/16
(MC uses a spell to protect herself from her enemies)
✔️🏰 Read a book where a character is adopted or named Henry.
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks (Henry Gray) 7/4

Emma Swan ~ The Ugly Duckling
✔️📖 Read a book with a law enforcement character.
Little Girl Lost - Alexandria Clarke (MacKenzie, cop) 8/14
✔️🏰 Read a book where one character has a very hard task or journey to complete.
La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman 7/6
(11 y.o. MC must get a baby from Oxford to London during a flood with bad guys chasing him)

Mary Margaret ~ Snow White
✔️📖 Read a book with a teacher character or with scenes in a school.
After the Game - Abbi Glines 7/2
✔️🏰 Read a book with a white cover.
Damsel Under Stress - Shanna Swendson 9/28


David Nolan ~ Prince Charming
✔️📖 Read a book featuring a rags to riches theme.
The Arrangement - Joan Wolf 9/23
✔️🏰 Read a book with a forest or trees on the cover.
Girl, Alone - Blake Pierce 9/7


Regina Mills ~ Evil Queen
✔️📖 Read a book with a horse or witch on the cover.
Cowboys Can't Lie - Rachel Branton 8/31

✔️🏰 Read a book where a character creates a fake life.
The Silver Skull - Anne Renwick (Katherine) 7/14

Ruby "Red" Lucas ~ Red Riding Hood
✔️📖 Read a book with a shifter character.
Primal Mirror - Nalini Singh (hero, leopard) 8/12
✔️🏰 Read a book where a character has a signature article of clothing or item they carry.
Curtsies & Conspiracies - Gail Carriger 8/21
(heroine carries a "mechanimal" purse)

Mr Gold ~ Rumplestiltskin
✔️📖 Read a book with a gold (or yellow) cover.
The Big Little Festival - Kellie Hailes 7/25

✔️🏰 Read a book whose author's initials can be found in RUMPLESTILTSKIN.
See Them Run - Marion Todd 7/3

Neal Cassidy ~ Baelfire
✔️📖 Read a book with a MC who is a thief.
The Grifter's Daughter - Duane Lindsay 8/4
✔️🏰 Read a book which is set in a land with magic.
Sprinkles and Sea Serpents - Danielle Garrett 7/30
(MC lives in a town magicked away from muggles)

Belle Gold ~ Princess Belle (Beauty)
✔️📖 Read a book where someone is held prisoner.
Some Can See - J.R. Erickson 7/9
✔️🏰 Read a book with a library or books on the cover.
Murder in the Locked Library - Ellery Adams 7/28


Killian Jones ~ Captain Hook
✔️📖 Read a book with a military character (active or retired).
The Longest Yard Sale - Sherry Harris (CJ Hooker) 7/6
✔️🏰 Read a book with a perfectly matched couple or your favorite couple.
Sunshine Over Bluebell Castle - Sarah Bennett (Igraine & Will) 8/17

Mother Superior ~ The Blue Fairy
✔️📖 Read a book with a strict leader or character.
Blood & Ash - Deborah Wilde (Levi) 7/21
✔️🏰 Read a book with a blue cover.
A Death Long Overdue - Eva Gates 8/15


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

GAME: Hopscotch



Game #1

Spin 1 - Stepped on a line
Space 1
Read a book with all the letters of LINE in the title
Devil and the Deep Blue Lake - Amy Cissell 2/4

Spin 2 - You Made it
Space 2
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
Releasing Maladek - Victoria Aveline (226 pages) 2/5

Spin 3 - You Made it
Space 3
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
Softly at Sunrise - Maya Banks (132 pages) 2/5

Spin 4 - You Made it
Space 4
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
Death in the Park - London Lovett (204 pages) 2/6

Spin 5 - Your Stone Missed the Square
Space 5
Read a book where your title or the author's initial starts with a letter in MISSED
Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao 2/9

Spin 6 - Your Stone Missed the Square
Space 5
Read a book where your title or the author's initial starts with a letter in MISSED
And There He Kept Her - Joshua Moehling 2/9

Spin 7 - You Made it
Space 6
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
If You Hear Her - Shiloh Walker (368 pages) 2/10

Spin 8 - Balance is a Problem - You Fell
Space 7
Read a book whose author or title starts with a letter in BALANCE
Buns - Alice Clayton 2/16

Spin 9 - Your Stone Missed the Square
Space 7
Read a book where your title or the author's initial starts with a letter in MISSED
If You Know Her - Shiloh Walker 2/17

Spin 10 - You Made It
Space 8
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
Avenging Adam - Jodi Burnett (248 pages) 2/18

Spin 11 - You Made It
Space 9
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
Oceans Between Us - Helen Scott Taylor 2/27

Spin 12 - You Made It
Space 10
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
Deep Water - Emma Bamford (310 pages) 2/29

[Barbara ★]

Game #2

Spin 1 - Balance is a Problem - You Fell
Space 1
Read a book whose author or title starts with a letter in BALANCE
Aurora Rising - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff 3/2

Spin 2 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 1
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
Murder in the Paperback Parlor - Ellery Adams (271 pages) 3/3

Spin 3 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 2
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
Spelunking Through Hell - Seanan McGuire (392 pages) 3/4

Spin 4 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 3
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
Murder at Haven's Rock - Kelley Armstrong (352 pages) 3/7

Spin 5 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 4
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
Aurora Burning - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (495 pages) 3/9

Spin 6 - Balance is a Problem - You Fell
Space 4
Read a book whose author or title starts with a letter in BALANCE
Alone in the Woods - Charly Cox 3/13

Spin 7 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 5
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
Gilded - Marissa Meyer (502 pages) 3/22

Spin 8 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 6
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
The Butcher of the Forest - Premee Mohamed (160 pages) 3/26

Spin 9 - Sorry You Stepped on a Line
Space 6
Read a book with all the letters of LINE in the title
Final Heir - Faith Hunter 3/27

Spin 10 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 7
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
The Final Score - Jaci Burton (337 pages) 3/31

Spin 11 - Sorry You Stepped on a Line
Space 7
Read a book with all the letters of LINE in the title
A Batter of Life and Death - Ellie Alexander 4/9

Spin 12 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 8
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
The Collector - K.R. Alexander (185 pages) 4/13

Spin 13 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 9
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
The Rain Watcher - Tatiana de Rosnay (229 pages) 4/25

Spin 14 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 10
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
Koishi - Annie Nicholas (108 pages) 5/22

[Barbara ★]

Game #3

Spin 1 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 1
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
Rock Redemption - Nalini Singh (413 pages) 5/22

Spin 2 - Balance is a Problem - You Fell
Space 1
Read a book where a character falls down or die
Crime Seen - Victoria Laurie (MCs sisters falls down stairs) 5/24

Spin 3 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 2
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
Black Moon - J.D. Tyler (323 pages) 5/25

Spin 4 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 3
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
He Started It - Samantha Downing (384 pages) 5/27

Spin 5 - Your Stone Missed the Square
Space 3
Read a book where your title or the author's initial starts with a letter in MISSED
Redneck Cinderella - Luann McLane 5/27

Spin 6 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 4
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
A Touch of Crimson - Sylvia Day (344 pages) 5/28

Spin 7 - Sorry You Stepped on a Line
Space 4
Read a book with all the letters of LINE in the title
Murder in an English Village - Jessica Ellicott 5/31

Spin 8 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 5
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
West of the Moon - A.E. Becker (485 pages) 6/7

Spin 9 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 6
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
Wild Love - Alisa Woods (264 pages) 6/13

Spin 10 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 7
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
Complicated - Kristen Ashley (567 pages) 6/16

Spin 11 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 8
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
Fae of the North - E. Hall (248 pages) 6/20

Spin 12 - Your Stone Missed the Square
Space 8
Read a book where your title or the author's initial starts with a letter in MISSED
Her Dakota Man - Lisa Mondello 6/20

Spin 13 - Balance is a Problem - You Fell
Space 8
Read a book whose author or title starts with a letter in BALANCE
Murder in the Reading Room - Ellery Adams 6/22

Spin 14 - You Made it
Space 9
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
The Lost Girls - Allison Brennan (439 pages) 6/27

Spin 15 - You Made it
Space 10
Read a book with the number of your square in the page count
Curtsies & Conspiracies - Gail Carriger (310 pages) 8/21

[Barbara ★]

Game #4

Spin 1 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 1
Read a book with the number of your square in the publication date
Marked by Fire - Mia West (pub 2016) 8/22

Spin 2 - Balance is a Problem - You Fell
Space 1 - Read a book where a character falls down or dies
Toucan Keep a Secret - Donna Andrews 8/23

Spin 3 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 2 - Read a book with the number of your square in the publication date
Ogre Hunt - Martha Carr & Michael Anderle (pub 2023) 8/25

Spin 4 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 3 - Read a book with the number of your square in the publication date
Shadowed - Rebecca Zanetti (pub 2013) 8/29

Spin 5 - Sorry You Stepped on a Line
Space 3 - Read a book where the MC steps over a line and gets in trouble
Cowboys Can't Lie - Rachel Branton 8/31
(heroine goes behind hero's back to reconnect with his estranged sister)

Spin 6 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 4 - Read a book with the number of your square in the publication date
Alone - Robert J. Crane (pub April 2011) 9/4

Spin 7 - Your Stone Missed the Square
Space 5 - Read a book with the word AIM in the text
Flight from Death - Yasmine Galenorn 9/11
(Tonya aimed her wand again), p309

Spin 8 - Sorry You Stepped on a Line
Space 5 - Read a book where the MC steps over a line and gets in trouble
A High-End Finish - Kate Carlisle 9/17

Spin 9 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 6 - Read a book with the number of your square in the publication date
A Call for Kelp - Bree Baker (May 26, 2020) 9/19

Spin 10 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 7 - Read a book with the number of your square in the publication date
Naked City - Ellen Datlow (pub July 5, 2011) 9/21

Spin 11 - Balance is a Problem - You Fell
Space 8 - Read a book where a character falls down or dies
Risky Bisqueness - Elizabeth Rain 9/21
(Jed falls from a cliff and dies)

Spin 12 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 9- Read a book with the number of your square in the publication date
Murder on the Poet's Walk - Ellery Adams (pub Sept 27, 2022) 9/22

Spin 13 - Your Stone Missed the Square
Space 9 - Read a book with the word AIM in the text
Murder with Oolong Tea - Karen Rose Smith 9/27
(and took aim to shoot Zeke), p296

Spin 14 - Great Hopping - You Made It
Space 10 - Read a book with the number of your square in the publication date
Tap - Tracy Ewens (pub July 10, 2018) 9/30

[Barbara ★]

Bunco



Game #1

Round 1️⃣

Roll 1: 2,2,3, - no score
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Buying Time - Kelly Cochran
Date Read: 5/23
How it Fits: 306 pages

Round 2️⃣

Roll 1: 6,4,6 - no score
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Ruling Sikthand - Victoria Aveline26
Date Read: 5/26
How it Fits: 480 pages

Round 3️⃣

Roll 1: 1,5,1 - 2 points
Task: Read a book with a TWO in the page count
Book: My Blood Runs Blue - Stacy Eaton
Date Read: 5/26
How it Fits: 208 pages

Roll 2: 5,3,5 - 1 point
Task: Read a book standalone book
Book: He Started It - Samantha Downing
Date Read: 5/27
How it Fits: standalone novel

Roll 3: 2,4,3 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: A Touch of Crimson - Sylvia Day
Date Read: 5/28
How it Fits: Renegade Angels #1

Round 4️⃣

Roll 1: 4,4,4 - Bunco
Task: Read a book that has 3 of the same letters in the title
Book: A Frame of Murder - Imogen Plimp
Date Read: 5/28
How it Fits: title has 3 R's

Roll 2: 1,2,4 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: One Dark Window - Rachel Gillig
Date Read: 5/30
How it Fits: The Shepherd King #1

Roll 3: 4,2,5 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Murder in an English Village - Jessica Ellicott
Date Read: 5/31
How it Fits: Beryl and Edwina Mystery #1

Round 5️⃣

Roll 1: 4,5,4 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: East of the Sun - A.E. Becker
Date Read: 6/4
How it Fits: The Bear Kings #1

Roll 2: 3,5,1 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Murder in an Italian Village - Michael Falco
Date Read: 6/8
How it Fits: A Bria Bartolucci Mystery #1

Roll 3: 4,4,2 - no score
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Ripple of Doubt - Jenifer Ruff
Date Read: 6/9
How it Fits: has 330 pages

Round 6️⃣

Roll 1: 4,3,2 - no score
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Brew -Tracy Ewens
Date Read: 6/11
How it Fits: has 304 pages

Game #2

Round 1️⃣

Roll 1: 1,5,4 - 1 point
Task: Read a book with a ONE in the page count
Book: Death by Baguette - Jennifer S. Alderson
Date Read: 6/12
How it Fits: has 192 pages

Roll 2: 2,2,4 - no score
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Silver Charms - Kate Moseman
Date Read: 6/13
How it Fits: has 280 pages

Round 2️⃣

Roll 1: 4,6,2 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Shadow Beasts - Nellie H. Steele
Date Read: 6/15
How it Fits: Shelving Magic #1

Roll 2: 6,5,6 - no score
Task: Read a book standalone book
Book: Cast into Doubt - Patricia MacDonald
Date Read: 6/17
How it Fits: stand alone

Round 3️⃣

Roll 1: 6,3,6 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Kill Without Mercy - Alexandra Ivy
Date Read: 6/18
How it Fits: ARES Security #1

Roll 2: 3,5,4 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Silver and Shadow - Melissa McShane
Date Read: 6/19
How it Fits: Books of the Dark Goddess #1

Roll 3: 3,3,5 - 2 points
Task: Read a book with a TWO in the page count
Book: Fae of the North - E. Hall
Date Read: 6/20
How it Fits: has 248 pages

Round 4️⃣

Roll 1: 5,3,5 - no point
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Murder in the Reading Room - Ellery Adams
Date Read: 6/22
How it Fits: has 320 pages

Round 5️⃣

Roll 1: 2,2,4 - no point
Task: Read a book standalone book
Book: Prey - Linda Howard
Date Read: 6/24
How it Fits: standalone

Round 6️⃣

Roll 1: 6,2,4 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Inheriting Murder - Jamie Rutland Gillespie
Date Read: 6/29
How it Fits: Bobwhite Mountain cozy mystery #1

Roll 2: 6,4,1 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: The Penguin Pool Murder - Stuart Palmer
Date Read: 6/30
How it Fits: Hidegarde Withers #1

Roll 3: 6,5,6 - 2 points
Task: Read a book with a TWO in the page count
Book: Ghost in the Polka Dot Bikini - Sue Ann Jaffarian
Date Read: 6/30
How it Fits: has 285 pages

[Barbara ★]

Game #3

Round 1️⃣
Roll 1: 5,1,6 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: See Them Run - Marion Todd
Date Read: 7/3
How it Fits: Detective Clare Mackay #1

Roll 2: 1,3,3 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman
Date Read: 7/6
How it Fits: The Book of Dust #1

Roll 3: 4,3,2 - no score
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Cruising Through Midlife - Addison Moore
Date Read: 7/7
How it Fits: has 230 pages

Round 2️⃣

Roll 1: 2,3,5 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Some Can See - J.R. Erickson
Date Read: 7/9
How it Fits: Northern Michigan Asylum #1

Roll 2: 6,3,1 - no point
Task: Read a book standalone book
Book: The Witch's Heart - Genevieve Gornichec
Date Read: 7/16
How it Fits: standalone

Round 3️⃣

Roll 1: 4,1,5 - no point
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Wonderful You - Mariah Stewart
Date Read: 7/23
How it Fits: has 406 pages

Round 4️⃣

Roll 1: 6,5,6 - no point
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: The Girls Across The Bay - Emerald O'Brien
Date Read: 7/28
How it Fits: has 380 pages

Round 5️⃣

Roll 1: 5,3,4 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Sprinkles and Sea Serpents - Danielle Garrett
Date Read: 7/30
How it Fits: Sugar Shack Witch Mysteries #1

Roll 2: 3,5,4 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell - Paula Quinn
Date Read: 7/31
How it Fits: The MacGregors: Highland Heirs #1

Roll 3: 5,5,5 - bunco
Task: Read a book that has 3 of the same letters in the title
Book: The Grifter's Daughter - Duane Lindsay
Date Read: 8/4
How it Fits: has 3 T's in title

Round 6️⃣

Roll 1: 4,4,3 - no score
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Poisoned Prose - Ellery Adams
Date Read: 8/6
How it Fits: has 304 pages

Game #4

Round 1️⃣

Roll 1: 3,1,5 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Quadehar the Sorcerer - Erik L'Homme
Date Read: 8/7
How it Fits: Book of the Stars #1

Roll 2: 6,4,1 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Don't Feed the Dragon - S.W. Clarke & Ramy Vance
Date Read: 8/9
How it Fits: Setting Fires with Dragons #1

Roll 3: 1,3,5 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger
Date Read: 8/10
How it Fits: Finishing School #1

Round 2️⃣

Roll 1: 6,3,3 - no score
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Primal Mirror - Nalini Singh
Date Read: 8/12
How it Fits: has 400 pages

Round 3️⃣

Roll 1: 4,3,6 - 1 point
Task: Read a book with a ONE in the page count
Book: Curtsies & Conspiracies - Gail Carriger
Date Read: 8/21
How it Fits: has 310 pages

Roll 2: 1,1,2 - no score
Task: Read a book with a TWO in the page count
Book: Marked by Fire - Mia West
Date Read: 8/22
How it Fits: has 200 pages

Round 4️⃣

Roll 1: 1,4,1 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Ogre Hunt - Martha Carr & Michael Anderle
Date Read: 8/25
How it Fits: The Origin Story of Monsters #1

Roll 2: 3,4,3 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Fever - Joan Swan
Date Read: 8/27
How it Fits: Phoenix Rising #1

Roll 3: 4,4,2 - 2 points
Task: Read a book with a TWO in the page count
Book: Shadowed - Rebecca Zanetti
Date Read: 8/29
How it Fits: has 295 pages

Round 5️⃣

Roll 1: 2,4,5 - one point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Moving is Murder - Nellie H. Steele
Date Read: 9/2
How it Fits: Salen Falls BNB Mystery #1

Roll 2: 1,5,3 - one point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: The Barbarian King's Assassin - Eve Langlais
Date Read: 9/3
How it Fits: Magic and Kings #1

Roll 3: 5,6,2 - one point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Alone - Robert J. Crane
Date Read: 9/4
How it Fits: Girl in the Box #1


Round 6️⃣

Roll 1: 4,3,4 - no score
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Whispering Twilight -Melissa McShane
Date Read: 9/6
How it Fits: has 410 pages

[Barbara ★]

Game #5

Round 1️⃣

Roll 1: 3,6,2 - no score
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Girl, Alone -Blake Pierce
Date Read: 9/7
How it Fits: has 210 pages

Round 2️⃣

Roll 1: 2,5,4 - 1 point
Task: Read a book with a ONE in the page count
Book: A Forest of Eyes - Ashley Capes
Date Read: 9/7
How it Fits: has 130 pages

Roll 2: 2,3,2 - 2 points
Task: Read a book with a TWO in the page count
Book: The Fear Hunter - Elise Sax
Date Read: 9/8
How it Fits: has 328 pages

Roll 3: 3,1,3 - no score
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: No Way Back - Rylie Dark
Date Read: 9/8
How it Fits: has 204 pages

Round 3️⃣

Roll 1: 6,6,6 - mini bunco
Task: Read a book between 100 and 150 pages (a mini book!)
Book: Flight from Hell - Yasmine Galenorn
Date Read: 9/9
How it Fits: 126 pages

Round 4️⃣

Roll 1: 4,4,2 - 2 points
Task: Read a book with a TWO in the page count
Book: Hunter of the Heart - Vanessa Jaye
Date Read: 9/10
How it Fits: has 208 pages

Roll 2: 3,1,5 - no score
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Flight from Death - Yasmine Galenorn
Date Read: 9/11
How it Fits: has 300 pages

Round 5️⃣

Roll 1: 5,4,2 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Not Like Us - Ava Strong
Date Read: 9/12
How it Fits: Ilse Beck FBI Suspense Thriller #1

Roll 2: 5,3,5 - 2 points
Task: Read a book with a TWO in the page count
Book: Sex, Lies, and Online Dating - Rachel Gibson
Date Read: 9/14
How it Fits: has 352 pages

Roll 3: 1,4,1 - no score
Task: Read a book standalone book
Book: The Echo of Old Books - Barbara Davis
Date Read: 9/20
How it Fits: a standalone

Round 6️⃣

Roll 1: 6,1,2 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Risky Bisqueness - Elizabeth Rain
Date Read: 9/21
How it Fits: Snips and Snails Cafe #1

Roll 2: 2,1,2 - no score
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: $10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles - Parnell Hall
Date Read: 9/22
How it Fits: has 308 pages

GAME 6

Round 1️⃣

Roll 1: 3,3,4 - no score
Task: Read a book standalone book
Book: The Arrangement - Joan Wolf
Date Read: 9/23
How it Fits: a standalone

Round 2️⃣

Roll 1: 4,6,6 - no score
Task: Read a book standalone book
Book: Love, Aubrey - Suzanne LaFleur
Date Read: 9/24
How it Fits: a standalone

Round 3️⃣

Roll 1: 3,5,3 - 2 points
Task: Read a book with a TWO in the page count
Book: Latte Trouble - Cleo Coyle
Date Read: 9/26
How it Fits: has 243 pages

Roll 2: 2,2,6 - no score
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Damsel Under Stress - Shanna Swendson
Date Read: 9/28
How it Fits: has 306 pages

Round 4️⃣

Roll 1: 4,4,4 - Bunco
Task: Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in BUNCO
Book: Cursed by Fire - Danielle Annett
Date Read: 9/29
How it Fits: title starts with C in bunCo

Roll 2: 4,3,5 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop - Darci Hannah
Date Read: 10/1
How it Fits: Beacon Bakeshop #1

Roll 3: 5,1,2 - no score
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Death on Eat Street - J.J. Cook
Date Read: 10/3
How it Fits: has 304 pages

Round 5️⃣

Roll 1: 5,4,4 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: The Teacher - Katerina Diamond
Date Read: 10/4
How it Fits: DS Imogen Grey #1

Roll 2: 6,4,4 - no score
Task: Read a book with a ZERO in the page count
Book: Here Kitty, Kitty! - Shelly Laurenston
Date Read: 10/15
How it Fits: has 300 pages

Round 6️⃣

Roll 1: 3,3,3 - mini bunco
Task: Read a book that is #3 in a series
Book: The Bound Worlds - Megan E. O'Keefe
Date Read: 10/27
How it Fits: The Devoured Worlds #3

Roll 2: 5,2,6 - 1 point
Task: Read a book that is #1 in a series
Book: Knock Down Dragon Out - Krystal Shannan
Date Read: 10/27
How it Fits: Soulmate Shifters in Mystery, Alaska #1

Roll 3: 6,4,6 - 2 points
Task: Read a book that is #2 in a series
Book: Mint Chocolate Murder - Meri Allen
Date Read: 10/31
How it Fits: Ice Cream Shop Mysteries #2

[Barbara ★]

MVBO Annual Spell Out 2024
Duration: January - December 2024

READ: 79/79

Bitten
B ~ Badger to the Bone - Shelly Laurenston 1/21
I ~ In a Badger Way - Shelly Laurenston 1/19
T ~ Dead Run - P.J. Tracy 1/6
T ~ Long Story Short - Jodi Taylor 1/12
E ~ Meet Your Baker - Ellie Alexander 1/11
N ~ Nest Egg - Josi Avari 1/26

Theodosia
T ~ Telling Lies - L.A. Dobbs 1/27
H ~ Deadly Parcel - Barbara Hinske 1/4
E ~ Shifting and Shenanigans - Elizabeth Pantley 1/31
O ~ Oceans Between Us - Helen Scott Taylor 2/27
D ~ Breakdown - Daniel Pyle 2/19
O ~ On the Wings of Murder - Danielle Collins 2/28
S ~ Blood Drive - Jeanne C. Stein 1/21
I ~ Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao 2/9
A ~ Lethally Lit - Amber Boffin 1/9

Good Omens
G ~ The Ghost Hunter Next Door - Danielle Garrett 1/9
O ~ Outback Spirit - Nicole R. Taylor 4/30
O ~ One Dark Window - Rachel Gillig 5/30
D ~ Dead Witch on a Bridge - Gretchen Galway 3/31
O ~ Old Fashioned - J.A. Konrath 6/27
M ~ Magic-Price - C.L. Schneider 1/14
E ~ Echo in Time - Lindsey Fairleigh 2/2
N ~ Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh 2/11
S ~ Born to Be Badger - Shelly Laurenston 1/31

Wheel of Time
W ~ The Wolf and the Witch - Charissa Weaks 1/3
H ~ Hot and Badgered - Shelly Laurenston 1/6
E ~ Smoke and Mirrors - Elly Griffiths 2/22
E ~ Death of a Knit Wit - Peggy Ehrhart 2/26
L ~ Line of Fire - Jo Davis 1/1
O ~ The Girls Across The Bay - Emerald O'Brien 7/28
F ~ Forever Your Earl - Eva Leigh 1/22
T ~ The Teacher - Freida McFadden 2/27
I ~ If You Hear Her - Shiloh Walker 2/10
M ~ Mulberry Mischief - Sharon Farrow 1/19
E ~ Deep Water - Emma Bamford 2/29

The Magicians
T ~ Crescent Calling - Nicole R. Taylor 3/6
H ~ The Hush - Skye Melki-Wegner 2/14
E ~ Murder in the Paperback Parlor - Ellery Adams 3/3
M ~ Guardian of Shadows - Michelle Manus 1/29
A ~ After She Wrote Him - Sulari Gentill 1/18
G ~ Guardian of Chaos - Michelle Manus 1/17
I ~ If You See Her - Shiloh Walker 2/12
C ~ Champion of Fate - Kendare Blake 1/13
I ~ If You Know Her - Shiloh Walker 2/17
A ~ The Little Grave - Carolyn Arnold 1/20
N ~ Nettle & Bone - T. Kingfisher 2/15
S ~ Breaking Badger - Shelly Laurenston 1/25

Shadowhunters
S ~ Spelunking Through Hell - Seanan McGuire 3/4
H ~ Home Is Where the Body Is - Jody Holford 1/15
A ~ Cream of the Crop - Alice Clayton 2/7
D ~ Death in the Park - London Lovett 2/6
O ~ Ogre Hunt - Martha Carr & Michael Anderle 8/25
W ~ Watch For Ice - Leslie J. Hall 2/18
H ~ Come One Come All - Marilynn Harper 1/14
U ~ Unlawful Contact - Pamela Clare 1/23
N ~ Love Hard - Nalini Singh 2/22
T ~ True Dead - Faith Hunter 3/23
E ~ Murder in the Mystery Suite - Ellery Adams 3/9
R ~ The Rosewood Hunt - Mackenzie Reed 1/7
S ~ Her Little Flowers - Shannon Morgan 3/17

A Discovery of Witches
A ~ And There He Kept Her - Joshua Moehling 2/9
D ~ Devil and the Deep Blue Lake - Amy Cissell 2/4
I ~ [Ice Planet Barbarians #2] Barbarian Alien - Ruby Dixon 2/15
S ~ Murder with Earl Grey Tea - Karen Rose Smith 2/3
C ~ Buns - Alice Clayton 2/16
O ~ The Blighted Stars - Megan E. O'Keefe 10/8
V ~ Using Fejo - Victoria Aveline 2/3
E ~ The Force of Wind - Elizabeth Hunter 3/16
R ~ Releasing Maladek - Victoria Aveline 2/5
Y ~ Wings of Fear - Helene Young 1/27
O ~ Wrong Angle - Emerald O'Brien 10/19
F ~ The Forever Girl - Jill Shalvis 1/28
W ~ Murder Above the Fold - ReGina Welling & Erin Lynn 2/21
I ~ Illusions of Fate - Kiersten White 3/12
T ~ Thistles and Thieves - Molly MacRae 3/30
C ~ Cloche and Dagger - Jenn McKinlay 3/16
H ~ Heather- Chris Keniston 2/17
E ~ Bayou Book Thief - Ellen Byron 3/18
S ~ Softly at Sunrise - Maya Banks 2/5

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Magic Systems

READ: 49/37+

1. Nature-based magic systems: manipulate the forces and elements of nature.
✔ 🔮 Read a book with ELEMENTAL in the title or series name
The Silver Skull - Anne Renwick (Elemental Steampunk Chronicles #2) 7/14
✔ 🔮 Read a book with flowers or vines on the cover
Cowboys Can't Lie - Rachel Branton 8/31

✔ 🔮 Read a book where a weather event (thunder storm, snow, hurricane, etc) occurs
Dressed to Kilt - Hannah Reed (weeklong blizzard) 9/13
✔ 🔮 Read a book where someone is poisoned
Murder in the Locked Library - Ellery Adams 7/28
✔ 🔮 Spell Out NATURE
🌱 N: New York Cheesecake Chaos - Addison Moore 8/15
🌱 A: Little Girl Lost - Alexandria Clarke 8/14
🌱 T: Toucan Keep a Secret - Donna Andrews 8/23
🌱 U: Until We're Home - Lina Langley 8/18
🌱 R: Masquerades and Murder - Rachel Lynne 7/20
🌱 E: Quadehar the Sorcerer - Erik L'Homme 8/7

2. Divination magic: see beyond sight and peer through time and space.
✔ 🔮 Read a book where Divination is used.
The Secret Commonwealth - Philip Pullman 7/14
✔ 🔮 Read a book with a body of water on the cover
Cruising Through Midlife - Addison Moore 7/7

✔ 🔮 Read a book with a purple cover (>50%)
Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger 8/10
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✔ 🔮 Read a book set in Mexico, Romania, Haiti, or the UK
La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman (England) 7/6

3. Conjuring magic: move objects through space over any distance.
✔ 🔮 Read a book with a MPG of Magic
Blood & Ash - Deborah Wilde 7/21
✔ 🔮 Read a book that has a demon character
Hexed - Ilona Andrews 9/1
✔ 🔮 Read a book with teleportation or a portal to a different place
Hexed - Ilona Andrews 9/1
✔ 🔮 Read a book whose author's initials can be found in SUMMON
Wonderful You - Mariah Stewart 7/23

4. Psychic magic: master the world of the mind
✔ 🔮 Read a book tagged TELEPATH at least 5 times or MC is a telepath
1970 - Sarah M. Cradit (Elizabeth) 8/2
✔ 🔮 Read a book where one character influences the action of another
Primal Mirror - Nalini Singh (Shoshanna) 8/12
✔ 🔮 Read a book where a character dreams
Silver Silence - Joy Nash (Breena) 8/10
✔ 🔮 Read a book whose title starts with a letter in PSYCHIC
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks 7/4

5. Life and death magic: tap into the very forces of life, death, and undeath with this surprisingly versatile collection.
✔ 🔮 Read a book where a character is undead
Curtsies & Conspiracies - Gail Carriger (Mr. Braithwaite, vampire) 8/21
✔ 🔮 Read a book with blood on the cover
Nine - Jan Burke 11/19


6. Animal- or creature-exclusive magic: some creatures just do it better.
✔ 🔮 Read a book with a Vampire
Midnight in St. Petersburg - Barbara J. Webb 11/27
✔ 🔮 Read a book with a Dragon
Luck of the Dragon - Susannah Scott 7/27
✔ 🔮 Read a book with a Siren
Into the Drowning Deep - Mira Grant 7/18
✔ 🔮 Read a book with UNICORN in the text
Copy Cap Murder - Jenn McKinlay 7/18
(pretty sure, it's not all unicorns and glitter), ch4
✔ 🔮 Read a book with a Kelpi, Mermaid or other Sea Monster
The Golden Spider - Anne Renwick (kraken) 7/13
✔ 🔮 Read a book with a "sparkly" cover
Sprinkles and Sea Serpents - Danielle Garrett 7/30


7. Magitech systems: the blurring lines of sorcery and science give magic a next-gen, high-tech flair.
✔ 🔮 Read a book that is "fused with technology" (your interpretation)
The Savage Blood - Tamara Rose Blodgett 8/23
✔ 🔮 Spell Out MAGITECH
🌱 M: The Land Below - William Meikle 8/3
🌱 A: A Rip Through Time - Kelley Armstrong 8/2
🌱 G: The Grifter's Daughter - Duane Lindsay 8/4
🌱 I: In a Heartbeat - Elizabeth Adler 8/20
🌱 T: See Them Run - Marion Todd 7/3
🌱 E: The Girls Across The Bay - Emerald O'Brien 7/28
🌱 C: Don't Feed the Dragon - S.W. Clarke & Ramy Vance 8/9
🌱 H: Hooked on Ewe - Hannah Reed 8/19

8. Eclectic magic: it doesn’t have to be “real” magic to have a real effect.
✔ 🔮 Read a book that features some type of Folk Magic
The Witch's Heart - Genevieve Gornichec (MC a kicthen witch) 7/16
✔ 🔮 Read a book with a Fae or Faerie character
Days Gone Bad - Eric R. Asher 9/6
✔ 🔮 Read a book where the MC uses or carries a charm or talisman
Shadowed - Rebecca Zanetti (Jase) 8/29
✔ 🔮 Read a book where someone uses or mentions a Love Potion
It Takes a Witch - Heather Blake 10/15

9. Uncommon magic systems: the unsung heroes of fantasy magic.
✔ 🔮 Read a book with tagged FANTASY
Ogre Hunt - Martha Carr & Michael Anderle 8/25
✔ 🔮 Read a book with a colorful cover
The Big Little Festival - Kellie Hailes 7/25

✔ 🔮 Read a book where music is important (character listens, sings, etc)
The More I See You - Lynn Kurland (heroine, classical musician) 7/21
✔ 🔮 Read a book with a doctor character (real or just with title, like Dr. Who)
Fever - Joan Swan (heroine) 8/27
✔ 🔮 Read a book where physical attributes are enhanced (your interpretation)
The Blighted Stars - Megan E. O'Keefe 10/8
✔ 🔮 Read a book with the word VOID in the text
Some Can See - J.R. Erickson 7/9
(slipping into the void), p512

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Our Book Boyfriends
Duration: July 1 - December 31, 2024



READ: 30/18+

The Good Guy
✔ 1. Read a book set in a small town.
The Big Little Festival - Kellie Hailes 7/25
✔ 2. Read a book with a second chance romance.
The Lights of Sugarberry Cove - Heather Webber 9/1
✔ 3. Read a book with a one liner (Said by our good guy) that brings the feels!
Lethal Letters - Ellery Adams 8/28
(beautiful wedding vows by hero)

Single Father
✔ 1. Read a book with a single father in the story.
A Call for Kelp - Bree Baker (Grady Hayes) 9/19
✔ 2. Read a book with children in the story.
Run Run as Fast as You Can - Willow Rose 9/5
✔ 3. Read a book with a scene between a father and child that touches your heart.
Writing All Wrongs - Ellery Adams (MC and estranged father) 10/10

Alpha Male
✔ 1. Read a book with a male MC who you would describe as bossy.
Primal Mirror - Nalini Singh 8/12
✔ 2. Read a book with a male MC who is a leader of a group.
Luck of the Dragon - Susannah Scott (Alec, King of the dragons) 7/27
✔ 3. Read a book with witty banter between the male MC and their partner.
Mind Games - Nora Roberts 7/1

The Bad Boy
✔ 1. Read a book with a male MC you would consider an anti-hero.
The Savage Blood - Tamara Rose Blodgett 8/23
✔ 2. Read a book with a male MC who gets arrested.
Fever - Joan Swan (Teagan) 8/27
✔ 3. Read a book in which the male MC is "healed" by love (Overcomes their past, trauma, anger, etc.).
The Silver Skull - Anne Renwick 7/14

The Brooding Billionaire
✔ 1. Read a book in which the characters travel in a private jet, limousine, or yacht.
Wild in a Kilt - Anna Durand 7/26
✔ 2. Read a book with a male MC you would describe as standoffish/moody.
The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell - Paula Quinn 7/31
✔ 3. Read a book with a male on the cover in a suit or tuxedo.
The Golden Spider - Anne Renwick 7/13


Motorcycle Men
✔ 3. Read a book with a male MC who has friends he describes as his "Brothers".
Knock Down Dragon Out - Krystal Shannan 10/27

Our Heroes in Uniform
✔ 1. Read a book with a male MC who works in law enforcement.
Sex, Lies, and Online Dating - Rachel Gibson 9/14
✔ 2. Read a book with a male MC who is a first responder (Paramedic/doctor, firefighter, police officer, etc.).
Risky Bisqueness - Elizabeth Rain 9/21

Chef's Delight
✔ 1. Read a book with a male MC who is a chef OR cooks/bakes a meal in the book.
Cowboys Can't Lie - Rachel Branton 8/31
(hero cooks dinner for heroine)
✔ 2. Read a book with food or drink on the cover.
New York Cheesecake Chaos - Addison Moore 8/15
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✔ 3. Read a book with a scene that takes place in a bakery or restaurant.
Death by Dumpling - Elizabeth Rain 8/30

Enemy to Lover
✔ 1. Read a book with an argument occurs between the male MC and their partner.
Silver Silence - Joy Nash 8/10
✔ 2. Read a book with a BIG misunderstanding between the male MC that eventually has a moment of truth (Your interpretation!).
The More I See You - Lynn Kurland (time travel) 7/21
✔ 3. Read a book with the pivotal moment where the enemies become lovers.
Blood & Ash - Deborah Wilde 7/21

Supernaturals: One book per Category
✔ Werewolf - Ogre Hunt - Martha Carr & Michael Anderle 8/25

✔ Vampire - Shadowed - Rebecca Zanetti 8/29

✔ Sorcerer/Magic User - The Witch's Heart - Genevieve Gornichec 7/16

✔ Demon - Hexed - Ilona Andrews 9/1

✔ Fae - Days Gone Bad - Eric R. Asher 9/6

✔ Shifter - Been There Dragon That - Krystal Shannan (dragon) 8/4

CHALLENGE COMPLETE