Randomized United States | Part 1 (Jan - Jun 2024)

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Way to go Loraine & Karen!

[Karen]

Finished March. Still hoping to get a DC book again this month.

March:
1. Louisiana - (3/18/24)
2. Arkansas - (3/17/24)
3. Michigan - (3/18/24)
4. New Mexico - (3/27/24)

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great job!

[Karen]

Andrea wrote: "Great job!"

Thanks Andrea. So far I've made each month, hopefully I can keep it up. I've also been keeping track, in my original post, of other books I've read for each of the states from previous months. It will be interesting to see how many books I've read for each state by the end of the year.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

That's fantastic!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

I'm right there with you Karen. On track still and hoping to stay there. I decided to count DC this month since I had two set there.

March:
1. Louisiana

2. Arkansas

3. Michigan

4. New Mexico


Washington DC

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great work!

[Karen]

Congratulations, Staci. I had hoped to read more than one from each state but ran out of time. I'm still hoping to finish my DC read by tomorrow night.

[Karen]

My DC book will have to wait until April.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Sounds good.

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Karen wrote: "Congratulations, Staci. I had hoped to read more than one from each state but ran out of time. I'm still hoping to finish my DC read by tomorrow night."

Thanks Karen & Andrea!

Karen, so many books...:-)

[Sarita]

Got 3/4 for March - but also caught up 2 books for Jan/Feb

March:
√1. Louisiana - - Read in Mar 2024
2. Arkansas
√3. Michigan - - Read in Mar 2024
√4. New Mexico (just a brief section) - Read in Mar 2024







Caught up later
January
√1. Nevada - - Read Mar 2024
2. Oklahoma
3. New Jersey
5. Vermont

February
√1. Wisconsin - - Read Mar 2024
3. Kansas

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great progress!

[Karen]

Looks like I'm going to come up short this month. I'll have to catch up Nebraska in May.

April:
1. Nebraska -
2. Florida - (4/5/24)
3. Mississippi - (4/1/24) (4/21/24)
4. Maine - (4/15/24) (4/20/24)
5. Washington, DC - (4/7/24)

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Karen wrote: "Looks like I'm going to come up short this month. I'll have to catch up Nebraska in May.

April:
1. Nebraska -
2. Florida - (4/5/24)
3. Mississippi - [..."

Karen, the book I planned for NE was almost 400 pages and I ran out of time. I read this novella instead. It's super short if you want to try and fit it in.

[bookcover:The Nebraska Bride|53504328]

[Karen]

Thanks, Staci!

I will definitely will try and fit in

It will also give me another new author.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Good progress!

[Sarita]

Probably won't get more than these:

April:
1. Nebraska
√2. Florida - - Read Apr 2024
3. Mississippi
√4. Maine - - Read Apr 2024

√Washing DC - - Read Apr 2024



Caught up later
January

2. Oklahoma
3. New Jersey
√5. Vermont - - Read Apr 2024

February

3. Kansas

March:
√2. Arkansas - - Read Apr 2024

[Karen]

Thanks to Staci - four months of getting each set of states. Also got another one for DC this month. Thanks again to Staci for helping me get Nebraska in time.

April:
1. Nebraska - (4/30/24)
2. Florida - (4/5/24)
3. Mississippi - (4/1/24) (4/21/24)
4. Maine - (4/15/24) (4/20/24)
5. Washington, DC - (4/7/24)

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Way to go Karen! Glad to assist.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great job, y'all!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

I had great plans for novels that worked and then ran out of time to read most of them. Whew! I made it though.

1. Nebraska

2. Florida

3. Mississippi

4. Maine

[Sarita]

Got one more from Jan in

√3. New Jersey - - Read April

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great job!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

That moment when you realize the book you just finished for the state challenge is actually not the right state. Insert face palm emoji here. Oh well, it was a good book.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Glad it was a good book at least!

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

What state did you need? Do you have another book lined up for it?

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Andrea wrote: "What state did you need? Do you have another book lined up for it?"

Thanks for the offer Andrea. My remaining state is HI, which I knew I had remaining, but for some reason I thought MN was one of the states this month. No idea how I got that confused. I do have a few options for HI. Thanks again!

[Karen]

Staci wrote: "Andrea wrote: "What state did you need? Do you have another book lined up for it?"

Thanks for the offer Andrea. My remaining state is HI, which I knew I had remaining, but for some reason I though..."

Staci - Colleen Coble has this fun quick read set in HI -

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Thanks Karen! I may go with that instead of the options I already has in mind.

[Karen]

Staci wrote: "Thanks Karen! I may go with that instead of the options I already has in mind."

Glad to be able to help after your assistance last month. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

[Sarita]

Got all my May books!

May:
√1. Hawaii - - Read May 2024
√2. West Virginia - - Read May 2024
√3. Pennsylvania - - Read May 2024
√4. Connecticut - - Read May 2024

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great work!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Sarita wrote: "Got all my May books!

May:
√1. Hawaii - - Read May 2024
√2. West Virginia - - Read May 2024
√3. Pennsylvania - [bookcover:M..."

Way to go! Nice list of reads for May.

[Sarita]

Staci wrote: "Sarita wrote: "Got all my May books!

May:
√1. Hawaii - - Read May 2024
√2. West Virginia - - Read May 2024
√3. Pennsylvania..."

Yes! glad most of my planned books fit May.

[Sarita]

Anyone know of books set in Delaware?

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Sarita wrote: "Anyone know of books set in Delaware?"

It's a challenge to find. I'm not sure what I will read yet. I did find this one:

[Loraine]

Here is what I found for Delaware:


Hope this helps!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Thanks Loraine!

And thanks to novellas for keeping me on track with this challenge. I'm still on track five months in. :-)

May:
1. Hawaii

2. West Virginia

3. Pennsylvania

4. Connecticut

[Karen]

Whew - made it - five months of getting each set of states. Also got another one for DC this month and still hoping for a second DC finish. Also found some other great reads for these states to read in the coming months.


1. Hawaii - (5/13/24)
2. West Virginia - (5/18/24)
3. Pennsylvania - (5/11/24) (5/26/24)
4. Connecticut - (5/30/24)
5. Washington, DC - (5/29/24) (5/31/24)

[Sarita]

Loraine wrote: "Here is what I found for Delaware:
[bookcover:A Light in the Storm: The Civ..."

Thanks Loraine, might have access to one of these :-)

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

Nice work Karen!

[Karen]

Sarita wrote: "Anyone know of books set in Delaware?"

Here's what I found for Delaware:

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great job, all! Thanks for helping each other out with the tough states.

[Karen]

Finished my second DC book in time -

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great work!

[Loraine]

I have finished Randomized United States Part I

January:
1. Nevada - Pretense
2. Oklahoma - Holding the Fort
3. New Jersey - A Dish Best Served Cold
4. North Carolina - No One to Trust
5. Vermont - Smitten Book Club

February:
1. Wisconsin - Winter's Secret
2. Rhode Island - Beacon of Love (Newport, Rhode Island Series #1)
3. Kansas - Never a Bride
4. Kentucky - Blue Plate Special

March:
1. Louisiana - Mardi Gras Murder
2. Arkansas Dark Deception
3. Michigan - Anchored at Mackinac
4. New Mexico - A New Mexico Mail Order Bride 2 (New Mexico Mail Order Bride Serial

April:
1. Nebraska - Sandhill Dreams
2. Florida - Evidence of Mercy
3. Mississippi - Mississippi Bridge
4. Maine - The Priority Unit
5. Washington DC - Cherry Blossom Capers

May:
1. Hawaii - Snow Angel, Sand Angel
2. West Virginia - The Potter's Lady
3. Pennsylvania - Pie
4. Connecticut - Audrey Under the Big Top: A Hartford Circus Fire Survival Story

June:
1. Oregon - The Easter Mail-Order Bride
2. Missouri - Proposing Mischief
3. New Hampshire - A Fragile Design
4. Delaware - Delaware (A True Book: My United States) (A True Book

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great work!

[Loraine]

Thanks Andrea. This is one of my favorite challenges!

[Karen]

Loraine wrote: "Thanks Andrea. This is one of my favorite challenges!"

Mine too!