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June ~ 'Wedding Belles' ~ read a book with a bride on the cover!

July ~ 'Folks in Uniform' ~ read a book where the main character is 'in uniform'.



August ~ 'Paired Up' ~ read a book by a 'duo' of authors


September ~ 'Autumn Sweep' ~ sweep through the series you've started and not yet finished, and read the next book in line . . . or level up by finishing out the entire series!
Rose Mountain Refuge - finished the series


The Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency - continuing the series

Blue Justice - continuing the series


Daughters of Boston - finished the series


The Matchmakers- next book in series

Skymar - finished the series

October ~ 'Spooky Season' ~ read a book in the mystery/suspense/thriller genres!









November ~ 'T-H-A-N-K-S' ~ read a book whose title starts with one of the letters in the word 't-h-a-n-k-s'
T= Twin Peril, A Texas Thanksgiving, Treacherous TrailsTrue Blue K-9 Unit Christmas
H = Holiday Amnesia
S = Silent Night Threat
December ~ 'Finishing Well' ~ finish off a series, read a book that you'd planned to get to this year but haven't yet, and get those last-minute challenge books read!




Michelle wrote: "I'm in.
June ~ 'Wedding Belles' ~ read a book with a bride on the cover!
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you're linked up in the participants list, Michelle!
June ~ 'Wedding Belles' ~ read a book with a bride on the cover!

you're linked up in the participants list, Michelle!

I finished this monthly challenge with 5…
No Pit So Deep, 1 by James Nathaniel Miller II

Cody is a Marine & Pro Baseball Player
The Christmas Hummingbird by Davis Bunn

Ryan is a Policewoman
Tabitha by Vikki Kestell

Tabitha is a nurse
Expired Refuge byLisa Phillips

Conroy is Police, Mia is ATF.
The Letter Tree by Rachel Fordham

Isaac disguises himself as a Hotel Porter
finished! ironic that this was the first year I'd actually ever participated in the monthly focus challenges . . . but I enjoyed challenging myself in new ways each month (even if those ways were of my own creating)!
January (new to me author) ~ Gabrielle Meyer ~ When the Day Comes
(finished 5 January)
February (L-O-V-E) ~ Ladies of the Lake (finished 15 February), Once Upon an Eid {GM mid-grade} (finished 19 February), Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice {GM YA clean} (finished 27 February), Eyes that Kiss in the Corners {GM children's} (finished 6 February)
{GM mid-grade}
{GM YA clean}
{GM children's}
March (colours of the Irish flag) ~ Tacos for Two
(finished 11 March)
April (book on my TBR list for more than a year) ~ Mending Fences
(finished 12 April)
May (author with double letters in their name) ~ A Refuge Assured
(finished 19 May)
June (picture of bride on the cover) ~ Heaven Sent Husband
(finished 17 June)
July (features someone in uniform) ~ Wilderness Hunt
(finished 9 July)
August (author pairs) ~ The Vanishings: Four Kids Face Earth's Last Days Together
(finished 17 August)
September (next book in series/finished said series) ~ Meeting Her Match
(finished 26 September)
October (book in mystery genre) ~ The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple
(finished 22 October)
November (T-H-A-N-K-S) ~ The Train {GM children's} (finished 15 November), Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad {GM children's} (finished 21 November), All My Secrets (finished 15 November), N Is for Navidad {GM children's} (finished 9 November), King Island Christmas {GM children's} (finished 30 November), The Secrets of Emberwild (finished 28 November)
{GM children's}
{GM children's}
{GM children's}
{GM children's}
December (challenge finisher) ~ O Little Town: A Romance Christmas Collection
(finished 23 December)
January (new to me author) ~ Gabrielle Meyer ~ When the Day Comes

February (L-O-V-E) ~ Ladies of the Lake (finished 15 February), Once Upon an Eid {GM mid-grade} (finished 19 February), Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice {GM YA clean} (finished 27 February), Eyes that Kiss in the Corners {GM children's} (finished 6 February)




March (colours of the Irish flag) ~ Tacos for Two

April (book on my TBR list for more than a year) ~ Mending Fences

May (author with double letters in their name) ~ A Refuge Assured

June (picture of bride on the cover) ~ Heaven Sent Husband

July (features someone in uniform) ~ Wilderness Hunt

August (author pairs) ~ The Vanishings: Four Kids Face Earth's Last Days Together

September (next book in series/finished said series) ~ Meeting Her Match

October (book in mystery genre) ~ The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple

November (T-H-A-N-K-S) ~ The Train {GM children's} (finished 15 November), Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad {GM children's} (finished 21 November), All My Secrets (finished 15 November), N Is for Navidad {GM children's} (finished 9 November), King Island Christmas {GM children's} (finished 30 November), The Secrets of Emberwild (finished 28 November)






December (challenge finisher) ~ O Little Town: A Romance Christmas Collection


January ~ 'New Beginnings' ~ pick a 'new to you' author, start a new series that you've been really excited to read, or read the debut novel of a favourite author!





February ~ 'L-O-V-E' ~ read a book where at least one of the title words starts with the letters l, o, v, or e . . . or level up by reading books for all 4!



March ~ 'Luck o' the Irish' ~ read a book with a cover that's green, orange, or white, the colours of the flag of Ireland (I'd say about 70% ish of the cover needs to be one of those colours . . . it needs to be quite obvious what you're going for) . . . or level up by reading 3 books (one for each colour)!





April ~ 'Spring Clean' ~ read a book that has been on your TBR list for more than a year prior to the date of the challenge (so, anything on your TBR list before 1 April 2023 counts)!





May ~ 'Twinning' (with a twist) ~ read a book by an author that shares an initial with you, has double initials themselves (Teresa Tysinger comes to mind as an example), or has double letters in their name (ie JeNNifer Beckstrom)!














June ~ 'Wedding Belles' ~ read a book with a bride on the cover!








July ~ 'Folks in Uniform' ~ read a book where the main character is 'in uniform' . . . this can include military, but does not need to . . . for instance, a police officer, a doctor, or a chef . . . anyone whose profession brings to mind a specific uniform!








August ~ 'Paired Up' ~ read a book by a 'duo' of authors (this challenge does not include anthologies where each book is written by a single author) . . . examples could include Bodie & Brock Thoene, Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins, Tracie Peterson & Judith McCoy Miller, etc.!



September ~ 'Autumn Sweep' ~ sweep through the series you've started and not yet finished, and read the next book in line . . . or level up by finishing out the entire series!







October ~ 'Spooky Season' ~ read a book in the mystery/suspense/thriller genres!






November ~ 'T-H-A-N-K-S' ~ read a book whose title starts with one of the letters in the word 't-h-a-n-k-s' (I will accept books that start with articles (English ones would be words like 'the' or 'a') for the applicable letter) . . . or level up by spelling out the entirety of the word!






Christmas Reads







December ~ 'Finishing Well' ~ finish off a series, read a book that you'd planned to get to this year but haven't yet, and get those last-minute challenge books read!






January ~ 'New Beginnings' ~ New to Me Author


February ~ 'L-O-V-E' ~ read a book where at least one of the title words starts with the letters l, o, v, or e . . . or level up by reading books for all 4!
L -

March ~ 'Luck o' the Irish' ~ read a book with a cover that's green, orange, or white, the colours of the flag of Ireland (I'd say about 70% ish of the cover needs to be one of those colours . . . it needs to be quite obvious what you're going for) . . . or level up by reading 3 books (one for each colour)!
ORANGE -

GREEN -

April ~ 'Spring Clean' ~ read a book that has been on your TBR list for more than a year prior to the date of the challenge (so, anything on your TBR list before 1 April 2023 counts)!

May ~ 'Twinning' (with a twist) ~ read a book by an author that shares an initial with you, has double initials themselves (Teresa Tysinger comes to mind as an example), or has double letters in their name (ie JeNNifer Beckstrom)!



June ~ 'Wedding Belles' ~ read a book with a bride on the cover!

July ~ 'Folks in Uniform' ~ read a book where the main character is 'in uniform' . . . this can include military, but does not need to . . . for instance, a police officer, a doctor, or a chef . . . anyone whose profession brings to mind a specific uniform!





August ~ 'Paired Up' ~ read a book by a 'duo' of authors (this challenge does not include anthologies where each book is written by a single author) . . . examples could include Bodie & Brock Thoene, Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins, Tracie Peterson & Judith McCoy Miller, etc.!



September ~ 'Autumn Sweep' ~ sweep through the series you've started and not yet finished, and read the next book in line . . . or level up by finishing out the entire series!
Series #1 - Left Behind Kids



October~ 'Spooky Season' ~ read a book in the mystery/suspense/thriller genres!

November ~ 'T-H-A-N-K-S' ~ read a book whose title starts with one of the letters in the word 't-h-a-n-k-s' (I will accept books that start with articles (English ones would be words like 'the' or 'a') for the applicable letter) . . . or level up by spelling out the entirety of the word!
T -

December ~ 'Finishing Well' ~ finish off a series, read a book that you'd planned to get to this year but haven't yet, and get those last-minute challenge books read!
October HG -

November HG -

~Christmas . . . Will host (in this folder) a Christmas Reads thread that will start on 15 November and run through the end of the year!~
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