2023 December Word Hunt

[Fran, Moderator]

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 December 2023


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

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

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

December
pair
sister
tingle
walk
complete
crunch
diner
blank
tire
tree


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

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

middle
music
flashed
left
nothing


and a bonus bonus
cowboy


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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

[Fran, Moderator]

Example Post:(view spoiler)[Word Hunt - January
1 Jan - 31 Jan 20xx

Word found: 10/10
Book completed: 7

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


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

[Fran, Moderator]

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

[Fran, Moderator]

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[Tammie]

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

12/3 pair - Gemina, p100 The pair touch hands.

12/7 sister - Surviving Savannah, p51 Only days later, Lamar sent Charles to live with Emily's sister, Nina...

12/1 tingle | Longing For Love, p1 A tingle of desire heated her core as she remembered that explosive moment.

12/5 walk | Lost December: A Novel, p29 "... We can meet in the lobby and walk together."

12/7 complete - Surviving Savannah, p291 With a complete accounting, I finally found one name that began with M - a G. McLain.

12/1 crunch | Longing For Love, p8 ...the squeal of tires and the crunch of metal connecting with metal snapped Blaine out of the stupor he'd slipped into.

12/1 diner | The Vampire's Priceless Treasure, p37 ...was about the time places like Mummy's diner and Zombie Donuts started work on their goodies.

12/6 blank | A Dance of Silver and Shadow, p94 I turned and my mind went blank.

12/1 tire | Longing For Love, p38 When he sensed her beginning to tire, he stopped her, sat up against the pile of pillows...

12/6 tree | A Dance of Silver and Shadow, p69 I turned back around and saw that the last tree, the one closest to the ladder, had a branch...

Bonus
12/1 middle | The Vampire's Priceless Treasure, p77 Greyson and Kora took the chairs while Van sat in the middle of the couch opposite them, making...

12/3 music - Gemina, p37 Now, my daughter insists on informing me daily that my taste in music is not exactly "chill."

12/1 flashed | The Vampire's Priceless Treasure, p31 Something flashed in her eyes, but it was gone too quickly for him to interpret.

12/5 left | Lost December: A Novel, p18 "I left my wife and ran off with a thirty-year-old woman."

12/7 nothing - Surviving Savannah, p362 Nothing all wicked.

Bonus-Bonus
12/3 cowboy - Gemina, p152 We may have a cowboy loose down here.

[Maritza]

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 December 2023

Words Found - 7 of 10 ! 2 of 5 Bonus !! of 1 Bonus Bonus

6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

pair, Spicy Pickle 11/14 - I switch into a PAIR of cream-colored jeans and... (pg 164)
sister, The Year I Met August 12/21 - Apparently he knew my SISTER too. (pg 7)
tingle, Zaryk 12/05 - That little gesture makes my body TINGLE with desire for him. (pg 129)
walk,
complete, Spicy Pickle 12/14 - A COMPLETE catastrophe. (pg 30)
crunch
diner, The Year I Met August 12/21 - My mom manages a DINER over on Beaumont Avenue. (pg 18)
blank, Spicy Pickle 12/14 - , my mind goes completely BLANK. (pg 136)
tire
tree, The Year I Met August 12/21 - After the TREE was decorated, (pg 85)



middle, Zaryk 11/05 - I'm the MIDDLE triplet. (pg 52)
music, Zaryk 12/05 - I grew up around country MUSIC. (pg 59)
flashed
left,
nothing,

cowboy

[Rissa]

My spot for December! :)

2023 December Word Hunt

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 December 2023

DECEMBER Read 10/10
1. PAIR - Holiday Heart Strings - √ 1 December 2023
p286 - "...Like a mismatched pair, tailored just for us."

2. SISTER - Holiday Heart Strings - √ 1 December 2023
p102 - Parents of the kids at school, but also my sister back in England.

3. TINGLE - Fake Dates and Mooncakes - √ 3 December 2023
p58 - His touch sends a tingle through me that's... unambiguous.

4. WALK - Holiday Heart Strings - √ 1 December 2023
p80 - I could pretend to be out for a jog or, more realistically, a brisk walk at best.

5. COMPLETE - The Sugar Queen - √ 4 December 2023
p180 - The room felt so complete, so warm.

6. CRUNCH - Fake Dates and Mooncakes - √ 3 December 2023
p1 - Tim wrote an algorithm to crunch data and determine T, the time hangry customers detonate and cancel their orders.

7. DINER - You Can Lead a Horse to Murder - √ 2 December 2023
p86 - Taking a moment to look around the inside of the cozy diner, she smiled at the variety of hand-carved wooden statues.

8. BLANK - The Sugar Queen - √ 4 December 2023
p86 - Josey turned the business card over and wrote a number on the blank side.

9. TIRE - Fake Dates and Mooncakes - √ 3 December 2023
p7 - As I exit the building, Chung texts that he's fixed his flat tire and he can take care of the rest of tonight's deliveries.

10. TREE - Let Your Heart Be Light - √ 3 December 2023
p17 - The light in the room came from a deep gold Christmas tree, glittering gently in the quiet.

BONUS Read 5/5
1. MIDDLE - Let Your Heart Be Light - √ 3 December 2023
p42 - Sometimes Zack woke in the middle of the night to hear Richard taking a conference call in his office, speaking languages that didn't even sound European.

2. MUSIC - I Went on an Adventure and All I Got Was This Barbarian Orc: Crack Fantasy Adventure Chapter 3 - √ 1 December 2023
p75 - Immediately upon the ending of his last note, a swarm of drunken dwarves invite him to join them, praising him for his magnificent performance of their traditional music.

3. FLASHED - You Can Lead a Horse to Murder - √ 2 December 2023
p50 - Glancing up at her, Sean flashed a warm smile.

4. LEFT - I Went on an Adventure and All I Got Was This Barbarian Orc: Crack Fantasy Adventure Chapter 3 - √ 1 December 2023
p26 - "...The person who killed them left them in a state of waiting...."

5. NOTHING - I Went on an Adventure and All I Got Was This Barbarian Orc: Crack Fantasy Adventure Chapter 3 - √ 1 December 2023
p19 - Nothing is wasted with dwarves.

BONUS BONUS Read 1/1
1. COWBOY - You Can Lead a Horse to Murder - √ 2 December 2023
p27 - Hooking his thumbs through a black leather gun belt that rested over his blue jeans, Walker looked down at his cowboy boots and frowned.

FINISHED!!!!

[Georgina]

Read 16/16

blank: P7 “And then she splashes the color across the blank canvas.” Bossed Around 1/12
complete: LOC 289 “She nodded, in complete agreement.” Home for the Holidays 6/12
cowboy: p71 “In cowboy boots and a black skirt that hugs her sexy arse.” Bossed Around 1/12
crunch: LOC 1020 “All I know is that it’s crunch time, they need to finish before the winter…” The Risk 10/12
diner: LOC 426 “From Della’s Diner.” The Risk 10/12
flashed: LOC 355 “ As his eyes flashed with all the menace of his talhman…” The Sinner 13/12
left: p11 “The building and grounds have been left to me.” Bossed Around 1/12
middle: LOC 967 “He forced himself to set her down in the middle of her room.” Home for the Holidays 6/12
music: LOC 855 “The music muffles the sound, but his tortured expression tells me he’s not unaffected.” The Risk 10/12
nothing: LOC 149 “I am nothing if I am not scandalous.” The Duke and the Lady in Red7/12
pair: LOC 3104 “The pair are always aligned, that’s the way it works.” The Sinner 13/12
sister: LOC “I only recently discovered my sister is quite skilled at it…” The Duke and the Lady in Red 7/12
tingle: P129 “The energy crackling in the air was volatile enough to make Ketahn’s hide tingle with uneasy heat.” Bound 17/12
tire: LOC 4197 “He would tire of her eventually.” The Duke and the Lady in Red 7/12
tree: LOC 408 “Where are we going to put the Christmas tree this year, Rissa?” Home for the Holidays 6/12
walk: LOC 2300 “Why don’t I walk you to the club.” The Sinner 13/12

[JoAnne]

9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! Done! Won't be looking for March2023's orphan work into 2024

December - Completed 10/10 DONE!
pair
Kindle location page 99 - A quick search through the drawers unearthed a pair of black leggings and an oversize pale pink sweatshirt,...
Christmas in the Crosshairs by Deena Alexander 12/6/23 4.5stars

sister
Kindle location page 62 - "If I went, my sister would feel compelled to play hostess and insist on entertaining me instead of getting the rest she needs."
Countdown to Christmas: A Sweet Romance Christmas Book (Holiday Countdown Series 1) by Dianna Houx 12/7/23 4stars

tingle
Kindle location page 161 - She was more than halfway across the lot and convinced their plan was doomed to fail when a tingle began at the base of her neck and slithered upward.
Christmas in the Crosshairs by Deena Alexander 12/6/23 4.5stars

walk
Kindle location page 66 - "Is it safe to walk home in the middle of the night?"
Bragg's Christmas (The Bragg Brothers, #5) by D.E. Haggerty 12/9/23 4stars

complete
Kindle location page 119 - Adam nodded, touched by the amount of help these men were willing to offer, not only to Jaelyn, who was their friend, but to him, a complete stranger.
Christmas in the Crosshairs by Deena Alexander 12/6/23 4.5stars

crunch(ed)
Kindle location page 49 - The snow crunched under her boots as she stood on her tiptoes.
Christmas at Rainbow Haven: Rainbow Haven Beach Book 7 by Sylvia Price 12/1/23 4stars

diner
Kindle location 1587 - We head out for breakfast at the Buttered Biscuit, Owen's and my favorite diner.
The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner 12/3/23 4stars

blank
Kindle location 1705 - Kasumi fills in the blank.
The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner 12/3/23 4stars

tire(d)
Kindle location 48 - "You look tired."
Christmas Hottie: A Dad’s Best Friend, Secret Pregnancy Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers 12/1/23 4stars

tree
Kindle location page 36 - "I thought you were planning to do a real tree."
Countdown to Christmas: A Sweet Romance Christmas Book (Holiday Countdown Series 1) by Dianna Houx 12/7/23 4stars

Bonus - Complete 5/5 DONE!
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.

middle
Kindle location page 89 - ...and they won't get out to clear roads until at least the middle of the next day.
Christmas at Rainbow Haven: Rainbow Haven Beach Book 7 by Sylvia Price 12/1/23 4stars

music
Kindle locqation page 165 - "Some creepy sci-fi music to compose, or something?"
The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner 12/3/23 4stars

flashed
Kindle location page 10 - Abby relaxed her pulling and flashed Beth a sheepish smile.
Christmas at Rainbow Haven: Rainbow Haven Beach Book 7 by Sylvia Price 12/1/23 4stars

left
Kindle location page 51 - He left quickly, and although I made him promise to come back and check in today, he never did.
Christmas Hottie: A Dad’s Best Friend, Secret Pregnancy Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers 12/1/23 4stars

nothing
Kindle location page 40 - Nothing is going according to plan.
Christmas Hottie: A Dad’s Best Friend, Secret Pregnancy Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers 12/1/23 4stars

and a bonus bonus - Completed 1/1 DONE!
cowboy
Kindle location page 133 - "Call me if you need anything else," he said with a tip of his cowboy hat.
Countdown to Christmas: A Sweet Romance Christmas Book (Holiday Countdown Series 1) by Dianna Houx 12/7/23 4stars

Orphan Word - Completed 0/1
March 2023 Bonus Bonus
jaywalk

[Barbara ★]

December Word Hunt

READ: 16/16

✔ pair - Warrior Witch - Danielle L. Jensen 12/10
(ranging up and won in pairs), p92

✔ sister - I.O.U. - Nancy Pickard 12/10
(I sneaked a loot at my sister), p3

✔ tingle - Warrior Witch - Danielle L. Jensen 12/10
(the itchy tingle of too much magic), p61

✔ walk - Wicked Fix - Sarah Graves 12/14
(We'd started our walk as we always did), p23

✔ complete - Six Months - Dannika Dark 12/24
(in complete and utter shock), p160

✔ crunch - The Book That Wouldn’t Burn - Mark Lawrence 12/9
(with a sick-making crunch), p499

✔ diner - Wicked Fix - Sarah Graves 12/14
(cars crowded around the Waco Diner), p23

✔ blank - The Book That Wouldn’t Burn - Mark Lawrence 12/9
(consider her a blank slate), p101

✔ tire - Six Months - Dannika Dark 12/24
(the tire on my car wedged into a pothole), p39

✔ tree - Warrior Witch - Danielle L. Jensen 12/10
(what remained of the tree line), p91


Bonus
✔ middle - The Book That Wouldn’t Burn - Mark Lawrence 12/9
(the mass of fibres are pressed towards the middle), p4

✔ music - Rock Paper Scissors - Alice Feeney 12/16
(why don't you put some music on), p25

✔ flashed - Delicious Monsters - Liselle Sambury 12/22
(she looked exactly like the photo they flashed on the news), p307

✔ left - Statue of Limitations - Kate Collins 12/17
(a wide opening on the left side of the foyer), p143

✔ nothing - Delicious Monsters - Liselle Sambury 12/22
(that brought me nothing but trouble), p74

✔ cowboy - Murder at the Snowed Inn - Imogen Plimp 12/15
(romance novels feature more than one cowboy), p102

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Emily]

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 December 2023


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

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

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

December
pair (pg11) I think about a PAIR of silver eyes…. Secret Mafia Daddy by Kira Cole 12.3
sister (pg24) One of these days, my sweet SISTER… Kierstie by Renee Alan 12.1
tingle (pg15) a TINGLE feathered over my skin.. Finding the End Zone by Tam DeRudder Jackson 12.5
walk (Pg22) When I didn't immediately WALK away.. Devils Loyalty by AF Montoya 12.4
complete (pg 133) when he had a COMPLETE lack of emotional…The Pact by Suzanne Wright 12.7
crunch (pg 179) This time we hear a CRUNCH Axel by Charlotte McGinlay 12.13
diner (Pg203) I go to a small DINER Surviving by Ahren Sanders 12.12
blank (Pg341) I turn to her with a BLANK face. Jade: Hidden Scars by A. Akinosho 12.7
tire (pg 265) I will never TIRE of his… Surrendering by Ahren Sanders 12.10
tree (Loc40) boughs of the old birch TREE hanging..My Holiday Joy by Jordan Silver 12.7


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

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

middle (pg37) threw yourself in the MIDDLE of it. Ice King by BB Hamel 12.1
music Pg 9 I hear the MUSIC. Ink by Charlotte McGinlay 12.15
flashed (Loc1620) Her eyes FLASHED down to the bag..Possed by the Killer by B.B. Hamel 12.2
left (Pg 4) Maybe before my father LEFT when I was four… Dagger by Charlotte McGinlay 12.14
nothing (pg 5) Until I found out NOTHING Gunner by Charlotte McGinlay 12.15


and a bonus bonus
cowboy

[Katelyn]

DECEMBER

Read | 1/10
Bonus | 2/5
Bonus-Bonus | 0/1
Leftover | 3/36

Main Words
🔲pair
🔲sister
🎄tingle: Solo for the Season - Martha Keyes, 12/6/23 -- loc.2064, leaving a TINGLING in their wake
🔲walk
🔲complete
🔲crunch
🔲diner
🔲blank
🔲tire
🔲tree

Bonus
🎄middle: Solo for the Season - Martha Keyes, 12/6/23 -- loc.131, plastic wreath with Santa Claus in the MIDDLE overlooks the fireplace
🔲music
🔲flashed
🔲left
🎄nothing: Solo for the Season - Martha Keyes, 12/6/23 -- loc.95, there's NOTHING I like better than living

Bonus bonus
🔲cowboy
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MAY leftovers - 0/1

Bonus
🔲locust
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JULY leftovers - 0/1

Bonus
🔲Judicious
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SEPTEMBER leftovers - 0/1

Bonus
🔲crockery
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OCTOBER leftovers - 0/1

Bonus
🔲archive
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DECEMBER Leftovers - 0/1

Bonus
🔲cobweb
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APRIL Leftovers - 0/1

Bonus
🔲grandiose
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MAY Leftovers - 0/1

Bonus
🔲samhain
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JUNE Leftovers - 0/1

Bonus
🔲percentages
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AUGUST Leftover - 0/2

Bonus
🔲assessments
🔲mountainous
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SEPTEMBER Leftover - 0/1

Bonus
🔲railway
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FEBRUARY Leftovers - 0/1

Bonus
🔲keening
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MARCH Leftovers 0/2

Bonus
🔲myths

Bonus bonus
🔲jaywalk
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MAY Leftovers -- 0/2

Bonus
🔲aftershave

Bonus bonus
🔲ensnare
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☑September Leftover -- 1/1

Bonus
🎄warn: Solo for the Season - Martha Keyes, 12/6/23 -- loc.200, Onr of these days man, I WARN him
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October Leftover -- 1/7

Main Words
🔲scowl
🔲grin
🔲loud
🔲blink
🔲stick

Bonus
🎄cabin: Solo for the Season - Martha Keyes, 12/6/23 -- loc.67, planning on leaving the CABIN Stevie

Bonus~Bonus
🔲improvised

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November Leftovers -- 1/12

Main Words
🔲spice
🔲brush
🔲local
🔲join
🔲casual
🔲whisper
🔲chest
🔲thumb
🔲air

Bonus
🔲nudged
🔲blond

Bonus bonus
🎄suddenly: Solo for the Season - Martha Keyes, 12/6/23 -- loc.453, scene from Venetia and SUDDENLY feel eyes on me

[LaurLa]

December Word Hunt
December 2023

My Word Hunt (msg 14)

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



December Words

✅pair
🕯️waving the pair over. [loc: 51.4]
🕯️Christmas On Anchor Island ➖ 12.03 ★★★

✅sister
🕯️I’m a younger sister, remember? [loc: 5.2]
🕯️Christmas On Anchor Island ➖ 12.03 ★★★

✅tingle
🕯️My legs tingle just thinking about it. [loc: 61.1]
🕯️The Christine + Jake Affair ➖ 12.03 ★★★

✅walk
🕯️It took him the entire walk up the stairs [loc: 71.3]
🕯️Hook, Line, and Sinker ➖ 12.12 ★★★★

✅complete
🕯️worked on the subway like a complete moron. [loc: 49.2]
🕯️The Christine + Jake Affair ➖ 12.03 ★★★

✅crunch
🕯️I have to crunch some numbers. [loc: 19.9]
🕯️The Christine + Jake Affair ➖ 12.03 ★★★

✅diner
🕯️the muted sounds of diners [loc: 24.2]
🕯️Christmas On Anchor Island ➖ 12.03 ★★★

✅blank
🕯️still a mystery, a complete blank. [loc: 73.3]
🕯️When Shadows Fall ➖ 12.05 ★★★★

✅tire
🕯️the gravel crunching under his tires. [loc: 147.3]
🕯️When Shadows Fall ➖ 12.05 ★★★★

✅tree
🕯️A Christmas tree twinkled [loc: 430.9]
🕯️Hook, Line, and Sinker ➖ 12.17 ★★★★


Bonus/Bonus Bonus

✅middle
🕯️that stood grazing in the middle of the meadow. [loc: 31.9]
🕯️Rescued by a Rogue ➖ 12.01 ★★★

✅music
🕯️but once the music began her feet moved gracefully [loc: 304.8]
🕯️Rescued by a Rogue ➖ 12.01 ★★★

✅flashed
🕯️delighting in the surprise that flashed on his face. [loc: 109.0]
🕯️Rescued by a Rogue ➖ 12.01 ★★★

✅left
🕯️Grace might have left a pitcher for me. [loc: 14.9]
🕯️Kyle ➖ 12.02 ★★★

✅nothing
🕯️there was absolutely nothing wrong with the dog. [loc: 31.9]
🕯️Kyle ➖ 12.02 ★★★


✅cowboy
🕯️Dino’s was an old-fashioned cowboy bar [loc: 46.0]
🕯️Kyle ➖ 12.02 ★★★

[Becky]

16/16

pair The Werewolf Nanny- page 65- Deek reaches past my leg, opens the cupboard on the island, and pulls out a pair of sweatpants. 12/4
sister The Werewolf Nanny- page 11- I expect that her older sister at least obeyed the directive. 12/4
tingle The Werewolf Nanny- page 161- I drop my wrist and stretch my digits, feeling them tingle. 12/4
walk Law's Stubborn Omega- page 48- "I'm going for a walk." 12/5-12/6
complete Law's Stubborn Omega- page 1- A complete lie. 12/5-12/6
crunch The Holigay Hookup- page 19- He waits for a break in their conversation, and I crunch into the carrot. 12/9
diner Law's Stubborn Omega- page 186- "I meant a diner a little farther in." 12/5-12/6
blank Affiliations, Aliens, and Other Profitable Pursuits page 159- Liam looked to Ondry, but Ondry had a perfectly blank expression that meant he had no idea what was going on and he was intent on preserving his claim to wisdom by remaining silent. 12/7-12/8
tire Affiliations, Aliens, and Other Profitable Pursuits page 76- Maybe he startled himself because he took a step back and rested his hand on the truck's large rear tire. 12/7-12/8
tree Mr. Naughty List- page 35- "No Christmas tree?" 12/2-12/3


Bonus

middle Affiliations, Aliens, and Other Profitable Pursuits page 75- "I don't know how to swallow a word in the middle." 12/7-12/8
music Mr. Naughty List- page 7- "Hard not to love Christmas music if you're a fan of the season." 12/2-12/3
flashed Squeak- page 20- Sketched-Keane's angular jawline and dark eyes still flashed with anger at me as my pencil twitched, bringing him to life despite myself. 12/2
left Squeak- page 15- "I told you when we left that nothing would ever separate us again." 12/2
nothing Squeak- page 15- "I told you when we left that nothing would ever separate us again." 12/2


Bonus Bonus

cowboy Mr. Naughty List- page 157- He strode down from the wraparound porch at the house, wearing actual cowboy boots and a plaid shirt tucked into jeans, all strapped into place with a belt the size of Texas. 12/2-12/3

[Suzanne]

Romance Readers Reading Challenges
2023 December Word Hunt
Duration: 1 - 31 December 2023

Progress: 0 out of 10

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

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

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

December
pair
sister
tingle
walk
complete
crunch
diner
blank
tire
tree

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

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

middle
music
flashed
left
nothing

and a bonus bonus
cowboy

[Rissa]

Finished, see message 8! :)

Thanks for another fun challenge, Fran! This has been a fun monthly challenge! Happy Holidays! Hope to catch you all in 2024!

[Tammie]

completed...thanks Fran!
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Fran, Moderator]

Congratulations Rissa and Tammie!!

[JoAnne]

Finished on post #11
I won't be bringing forward the March 2023 orphan word (jaywalk) into 2024

[Barbara ★]

all done.

December Word Hunt

READ: 16/16

✔ pair - Warrior Witch - Danielle L. Jensen 12/10
(ranging up and won in pairs), p92

✔ sister - I.O.U. - Nancy Pickard 12/10
(I sneaked a loot at my sister), p3

✔ tingle - Warrior Witch - Danielle L. Jensen 12/10
(the itchy tingle of too much magic), p61

✔ walk - Wicked Fix - Sarah Graves 12/14
(We'd started our walk as we always did), p23

✔ complete - Six Months - Dannika Dark 12/24
(in complete and utter shock), p160

✔ crunch - The Book That Wouldn’t Burn - Mark Lawrence 12/9
(with a sick-making crunch), p499

✔ diner - Wicked Fix - Sarah Graves 12/14
(cars crowded around the Waco Diner), p23

✔ blank - The Book That Wouldn’t Burn - Mark Lawrence 12/9
(consider her a blank slate), p101

✔ tire - Six Months - Dannika Dark 12/24
(the tire on my car wedged into a pothole), p39

✔ tree - Warrior Witch - Danielle L. Jensen 12/10
(what remained of the tree line), p91


Bonus
✔ middle - The Book That Wouldn’t Burn - Mark Lawrence 12/9
(the mass of fibres are pressed towards the middle), p4

✔ music - Rock Paper Scissors - Alice Feeney 12/16
(why don't you put some music on), p25

✔ flashed - Delicious Monsters - Liselle Sambury 12/22
(she looked exactly like the photo they flashed on the news), p307

✔ left - Statue of Limitations - Kate Collins 12/17
(a wide opening on the left side of the foyer), p143

✔ nothing - Delicious Monsters - Liselle Sambury 12/22
(that brought me nothing but trouble), p74

✔ cowboy - Murder at the Snowed Inn - Imogen Plimp 12/15
(romance novels feature more than one cowboy), p102

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[LaurLa]

Last one for the year! Thanks for hosting!
Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 14)

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