Ducks In A Row (APR/MAY 25)

[JoAnne]

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?
(You do NOT have to read them in that order.)
As long as you keep it all in a row.
There can NOT be more than three from the same series in the same grouping...
Tell us the name of the series.
Post a link to the book and the author, and the date you finished the book.
Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

Please repost your entire challenge when finished to get your badge.

[JoAnne]

Barb FINISHED
Bridget FINISHED

Caraina FINISHED
Christina (AKA Babbling) FINISHED

Elle FINISHED

Frankie FINISHED

Genevieve FINISHED

Jackie FINISHED
JoAnne FINISHED

Kendra FINISHED

Lali & Michelle FINISHED
LaurLa FINISHED

Mary FINISHED
Meghana FINISHED
Melissa A FINISHED
Michele FINISHED

Olivermagnus FINISHED

Susan A FINISHED

Tari FINISHED

[JoAnne]

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?

The Day He Left Town Elana Johnson 5/11/25 (Hawthorne Harbor #0.5)
Holding the Reins Paisley Hope 4/28/25 (Silver Pines Ranch #1)
The Right Resolution Kristen Ethridge 4/23/25 (Port Provident: Holiday Hearts #2)
Don't You Wanna Stay Kait Nolan 4/29/25 (Men of the Misfit Inn #3)
The Woman Left Behind Kristen Ashley 4/23/25 (Misted Pines #4)
Sterling Fight L.B. Dunbar 4/24/25 (Sterling Falls #5)
The Day He Asked Again Elana Johnson 5/24/25 (Hawthorne Harbor #6)


Whiskey Chaser Lucy Score 5/19/25 (Bootleg Springs #1)
Every Beat of My Heart Lea Coll 5/25/25 (The Calloways #2)
Seaside Cowboy's Marriage of Convenience Alexa Verde 5/18/25 (Seaside Cowboys #3)
Small Town Christmas Olivia Miles 5/11/25 (Blue Harbor #4)
The Day He Came Home Elana Johnson 5/20/25 (Hawthorne Harbor #5)

[Genevieve]

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

1. Death on Eat Street by J.J. Cook 4/10/2025 (Biscuit Bowl Food Truck)
2. Mint Chocolate Murder by Meri Allen 4/9/2025 (Ice Cream Shop)
3. Red Velvet, Dead Velvet by Mary Maxwell (Sky High Pies)
4. Diggin' It by Patti Benning 5/30/2025 (Real Estate Rescue)
5. The Solace of Bay Leaves by Leslie Budewitz 4/3/2024 (Spice Shop)
6. Strangled Eggs and Ham by Maddie Day 5/18/2025

[Lali & Michelle]

Ducks in a Row
April 1- May 31, 2025

#1 - Magic Garden Mystery #1 - Flowers and Foul Play by Amanda Flower 4/5/25
#2 - Cycle Path Mystery #2 - Braking for Bodies by Duffy Brown 4/2/25
#3 - Catskills Pet Rescue Mystery #3 - Claws for Suspicion by Deborah Blake 4/7/25
#4 - Hart's Boardwalk #4 - The Truest Thing by Samantha Young 4/16/25
#5 - Book Retreat #5 - Murder in the Reading Room by Ellery Adams 5/27/25
#6 - King & Maxwell #6 - King and Maxwell by David Baldacci 4/6/25
#7 - Kate Daniels #7 - Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews 5/15/25
#8 - Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum #8 - Dead End Donation by Kirsten Weiss 5/5/25
#9 - Maine Clambake #9 - Shucked Apart by Barbara Ross 5/19/25
#10 - A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery #10 - The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime by Vicki Delany 4/8/25

#1 - Aaron Falk #1 - The Dry by Jane Harper 4/15/25
#2 - Nina Quinn Mystery #2 - Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber 4/28/25
#3 - Molly the Maid #3 - The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose 5/1/25
#4 - Book Retreat Mystery #4 - Murder in the Locked Library by Ellery Adams 4/27/25
#5 - Tara Holloway #5 - Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers by Diane Kelly 5/10/25
#6 - Amos Decker #6 - Walk the Wire by David Baldacci 4/25/25

[Michele]

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

1. Buried by Lynda La Plante Read 4/9/25 DC Jack Warr #1
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine Read 5/9/25 #1 Mrs. Parrish

2. Murder Out of Character by Olivia Matthews. Read 4/24/25 #2 A Peach Coast Library Mystery
3.Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett. Read 4/21/25 #3 in Booktown Mystery

[Frankie]

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

Finish

1.Gator Bait MC #1:Nobody Cares Unless You're Pretty-Lani Lynn Vale 4/02/25
2.Evidence: Under Fire #2:Trust Me-Rachel Grant 4/16/25
3.Hell's Handlers MC #3:Jigsaw-Lilly Atlas 4/06/25
4.Sparrow Falls #4:Beautiful Exile-Catherine Cowles 4/13/25
5.Rachel Ryder #5:Body Count-Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 4/04/25


1.Eve Ronin #4:Movieland-Lee Goldberg 5/23/25
2.Wilder Family #5:This Wild Heart-Karla Sorensen 4/01/25
3.Calamiity Montana #6:The Brood-Devney Perry 4/16/25
4.Stephanie Plum #7:Seven Up-Janet Evanovich 4/14/25
5.Detective Ellie Reeves #8:Widow Lake-Rita Herron 4/08/25


1.FBI Task Force S.W.O.R.D. #3:Widows of Medina-D.D. Black 4/01/25
2.Bailey Brothers #4:Rushing In-Claire Kingsley 4/09/25
3.Violet Darger #5:Five Days Post Mortem-L.T. Vargus 5/15/25
4.Houston Defiance MC #6:Deceptive-K.E. Osborn 5/10/25
5.Shadow Island #7:Shadow's Ritual-Mary Stone 4/04/25


1.Harry Bosch #2:The Black Ice-Michael Connelly 5/01/25
2.Skyland #3:Can't Get Enough-Kennedy Ryan 5/23/25
3.The Wilds of Montana #4:On the Wild Side-Kristen Proby 5/16/25
4.Franki Amato #5:Galliano Gold-Traci Andrighetti 5/16/25
5.Rachel Ryder #6:Fatal Silence-Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 4/04/25
6.Kate Fox #7:Double Back-Shannon Baker 4/08/25


1.Raisa Susanto #2:The Truth You Told-Brianna Labuskes 5/01/25
2.Detective Billie Ann Wilde #3:In Her Grave-Willow Rose 4/06/25
3.The Lincoln Lawyer #4:The Fifth Witness-Michael Connelly 5/14/25
4.Women's Murder Club #5:5th Horseman-James Patterson 5/22/25
5.Boudreaux #6:Easy Nights-Kristen Proby 5/17/25
6.Jake Cashen #7:Lethal Harvest-Declan James 4/29/25


1.Detective Amanda Steele #12:Her Deadly Rose-Carolyn Arnold 4/18/25
2.Henchmen MC-Next Generation #13:Sully-Jessica Gadziala 5/11/25
3.Until Him/Her #14:Until Bax-Aurora Rose Reynolds 5/14/25


1.Larry Macklin Mysteries #4:February's Regrets-A.E. Howe 5/10/25
2.Cozy Corgi Mysteries #5:Scornful Scones-Mildred Abbott 4/30/25
3.Cozy Corgi Mysteries #6:Chaotic Corgis-Mildred Abbott 5/04/25
4.Detective Kate Rosetti Mystery #7:Time is Money-Gina LaManna 5/12/25
5.Charley Davidson #8:Eighth Grave After Dark-Darynda Jones 4/12/25
6.Thomas Austin Crime Thriller #9:The Darkness at Deception Pass-D.D. Black 5/09/25

[Barb]

DUCKS IN A ROW, 4/1 - 5/31

SET #1
#1 – In the Beginning, There Was a Murder (Miss Riddell #1), by P.C. James, finished 4/1/25 ★★★
#2 – To Light the Way Forward (Shell Collector #2), by Nancy Naigle, finished 4/2/25 ★★★.5
#3 – On the Wings of Murder (Florida Keys B&B #3), by Danielle Collins, finished 4/12/25 ★★★★
#4 – Blood Hollow (Cork O’Connor #4), by William Kent Krueger, finished 4/3/25 ★★★★
#5 – Acqua Alta (Commissario Brunetti #5), by Donna Leon, finished 4/20/25 ★★★★
#6 – Renewed for Murder (Blue Ridge Library #6), by Victoria Gilbert, finished 4/24/25 ★★★★
#7 – Beneath the Ashes (Jessie Arnold & Alex Jensen #7), by Sue Henry, finished 4/14/25 ★★★★
#8 – Back Stabbers (Country Club #8), by Julie Mulhern, finished 4/19/25 ★★★★
#9 – Nail Biter (Home Repair is Homicide #9), by Sarah Graves, finished 5/12/25 ★★★★
#10 – Of Mutts and Men (Chet & Bernie #10), by Spencer Quinn, finished 4/27/25 ★★★★
#11 – Flashback (Anna Pigeon #11), by Nevada Barr, finished 4/8/25 ★★★★
#12 – A Great Reckoning (Chief Insp. Armand Gamache #12), by Louise Penny, finished 4/7/25 ★★★★
#12.5 – The Toast of Time (Chronicles of St. Mary’s #12.5), by Jodi Taylor, finished 5/18/25 ★★★★

SET #2
#1 – A Hiss-tory of Magic (Wonder Cats #1), by Harper Lin, finished 4/4/25 ★★★.5
#2 – Silent in the Sanctuary (Lady Julia Grey #2), by Deanna Raybourn, finished 4/10/25 ★★★★
#3 – A Case of Conspiracy in Clerkenwell (Freddy Pilkington-Soames #3), by Clara Benson, finished 4/19/25 ★★★★
#4 – An Unmarked Grave (Bess Crawford #4), by Charles Todd, finished 4/5/25 ★★★★
#5 – Berried in the Past (Cranberry Cove #5), by Peg Cochran, finished 4/21/25 ★★★★
#6 – Chaotic Corgis (Cozy Corgi #6), by Mildred Abbott, finished 4/23/25 ★★★★
#7 – Murder on the Hour (Penny Brannigan #7), by Elizabeth J. Duncan, finished 5/8/25 ★★★★

SET #3
#10 – The Hollywood Spy (Maggie Hope #10), by Susan Elia MacNeal, finished 5/23/25 ★★★★
#11 – The Singing of the Dead (Kate Shugak #11), by Dana Stabenow, finished 4/17/25 ★★★★
#12 – Another Time, Another Place (Chronicles of St. Mary’s #12), by Jodi Taylor, finished 4/26/25 ★★★★.5

[Melissa A]

FINISHED! Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?

Rows: 7
Books: 44

Row 1 - 16
(Haven-on-the-Lake Prequel .5) Sheltered in Haven: Haven-on-the-Lake Series Prequel Novella Quinley Dixon 05/07/25
(Enola Holmes 1) The Case of the Missing Marquess Nancy Springer 04/01/25
(You Had Me At Hello 1.5) After Hello Mhairi McFarlane 04/21/25
(Enola Holmes 2) The Case of the Left-Handed Lady Nancy Springer 04/04/25
(Whimbrel House 3) Boy of Chaotic Making Charlie N. Holmberg 04/19/25
(Jackson Broadie 4) Started Early, Took My Dog Kate Atkinson 04/15/25
(Kenni Lowry 5) Dead as a Doornail Tonya Kappes 04/03/25
(Kiki Lowenstein 6) Ready, Scrap, Shoot Joanna Campbell Slan 05/21/25
(Movie Club Mystery 7) Apocalypse Meow Zara Keane 04/13/25
(Key West Food Critic 8) Death on the Menu Lucy Burdette 05/08/25
(Key West Food Critic 9) A Deadly Feast Lucy Burdette 05/17/25
(Key West Food Critic 10) The Key Lime Crime Lucy Burdette 05/18/25
(Irish Village Mystery 11) Murder in an Irish Garden Carlene O'Connor 04/19/25
(Melanie Travis 12) Raining Cats & Dogs Laurien Berenson 05/25/25
(Candy-Coated Mystery 13) Fudge and Marriage Nancy CoCo 04/22/25
(Christmas River 14) Malarkey in Christmas River: A Christmas Cozy Mystery Meg Muldoon 05/02/25

Row 2 - 3
(Penny Brannigan 11) On Deadly Tides Elizabeth J. Duncan 04/24/25
(Key West Food Critic 12) A Dish to Die For Lucy Burdette 05/20/25
(Key West Food Critic 13) A Clue in the Crumbs Lucy Burdette 05/22/25

Row 3 - 9
(Sweet Haven Farm .5) Harvest Moon Homecoming Jessie Gussman 05/08/25
(Death Book Trilogy 1) Death Rattle Carter Pugh 04/02/25
(Vera Wong 2) Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping On a Dead Man Jesse Q. Sutanto 04/09/25
(High Desert 3) Murdered by Country Music Dianne Harman 04/20/25
(Dinner Lady Detectives 4) A Frightfully Fatal Affair Hannah Hendy 04/20/25
(Dinner Lady Detectives 5) A Gravely Troubling Discovery Hannah Hendy 05/01/25
(Key West Food Critic 6) Fatal Reservations Lucy Burdette 05/09/25
(Key West Food Critic 7) Killer Takeout Lucy Burdette 05/11/25
(Charlotte Gibson Mystery 8) Mai Tai Massacre Jasmine Webb 05/16/25

Row 4 - 5
(Love in Galway 1) Morbidly Yours Ivy Fairbanks 04/02/25
(Leaphorn & Chee 2) Dance Hall of the Dead Tony Hillerman 04/11/25
(The Friend Zone 3) Life’s Too Short Abby Jimenez 04/21/25
(Key West Food Critic 4) Murder with Ganache Lucy Burdette 05/06/25
(Key West Food Critic 5) Death with All the Trimmings Lucy Burdette 05/08/25

Row 5 - 5
(Lilac Girls 1) Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly 04/08/25
(Whimbrel House Book 2) Heir of Uncertain Magic Charlie N. Holmberg 04/17/25
(Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mystery 3) Sniffing out Sweet Secrets Cate Lawley 04/26/25
(Rebel Blue Ranch 4) Wild and Wrangled Lyla Sage 05/16/25
(Kinsey Milhone 5) E is for Evidence Sue Grafton 05/10/25

Row 6 - 3
(Body Farm Novel 1) Carved in Bone Jefferson Bass 04/21/25
(Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mystery 2) The Scent of a Poet's Past Cate Lawley 04/25/25
(Key West Food Critic 3) Topped Chef Lucy Burdette 05/05/25

Row 7 - 3
(Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mystery 1) On the Trail of a Killer Cate Lawley 04/25/25
(Killers of a Certain Age 2) Kills Well with Others Deanna Raybourn 05/01/25
(Leaphorn and Chee 3) Listening Woman Tony Hillerman 05/15/25

[Susan A]

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
COMPLETE

1 Captain Liz Laika Adventures #1, Space Murder by NL Haverstock Apr 3 ★★★
2 Zoe Bentley Mystery #2, In the Darkness by Mike Omer Apr 1 ★★★★
3 Camino Island #3, Camino Ghosts by John Grisham Apr 2 ★★
4 Texas Boudreau Brotherhood #4, Ridge by Kathy Ivan Apr 1 ★★
5 Underwater Investigation Unit #5, Dark Dive by Andrew Mayne Apr 1 ★★★★

1. Soldati Hearts #1, The Soldati Prince by Charlie Cochet Apr 10 ★★★
2. West Coast Forensics #2, Real Danger by Elle Keaton Apr 10 ★★★
3. Four Mercenaries #3, Their Property by KA Merikan Apr 10 ★★★
4. Torus Intercession #4, The Fix Is In by Mary Calmes Apr 14 ★★★
5. Spectral Files #5, A Spooky Legacy by SE Harmon Apr 2 ★★★★★

1. Wrong Side of the Tracks #5, Wanted by KA Merikan May 4 ★★★★
2. Fake Boyfriend #6, Final Play by Eden Finley May 3 ★★★★
3. In Death #7, Holiday in Death by JD Robb Apr 5 ★★★★
4. In Death #8, Conspiracy in Death by JD Robb Apr 24 ★★★★

1. Honey Bear Cosy Mysteries #1, Honey Mead Murder Apr 5 ★★★★
2. Angie Pallorino #2, The Lullaby Girl by Loreth Anne White Apr 1 ★★★★
3. Haven's Rock #3, Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong Apr 5 ★★★★
4. No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series #4, The Kalahari Typing School for Men by Alexander McCall Smith Apr 10 ★★★★
5. Daniel Owen Welsh Mysteries #5, An Allotment of Time by Ripley Hayes Apr 6 ★★★★

1. SOS Hotel #1, SOS Hotel: For a Supernaturally Safe Stay! by Adam Vex Apr 18 ★★★
2. Sugar & Vice #2, Twisted Shadows by Allie Therin Apr 4 ★★★
3. Jack Reacher #3, Tripwire by Lee Child Apr 21 ★★★
4. Another Arranged Marriage #4, The Pirate's Treasure Apr 22 ★★★
5. Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James #5, Dreaming of the Bonesby Deborah Crombie Apr 18 ★★★★

1. The Asker Series #1, The Mountain King by Anders de la Motte Apr 6 ★★★★
2. Tracers #2, Unspeakable by Laura Griffin Apr 3 ★★★
3. Raylan Givens #3, Raylan by Elmore Leonard Apr 14 ★★★★
4. Here Be Dragons #4, Conspiracy of Dragons by Louisa Masters Apr 25 ★★★
5. A Below Stairs Mystery #5, Death at the Crystal Palace by Jennifer Ashley Apr 16 ★★★★


1. The Billionaire Brotherhood Club #4, Protecting Mr. Fine by Lucy Lennox May 8 ★★★★
2. Accidental Love #5, Not Catching Love by Saxon JamesMay 5 ★★★
3. Jack Daniels #6, Fuzzy Navel by JA Konrath Apr 23 ★★★★
4. Sandhamn Mysteries #7, In the Shadow of Power by Viveca Sten May 6 ★★★★
5. Puckboys #8, Possessive Puckboy by Eden Finley and Saxon James May 7 ★★★

#1 Bad Boyfriends Inc., Awfully Ambrose by Lisa Henry and Sarah Honey May 3 ★★★★
#2 Trash Pandas, The Fated Mate Bandit by Amy Bellows May 4 ★★★
#3 Rebel Blue Ranch, Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage May 12 ★★★★
#4 Pittsburgh Titans, Coen by Sawyer Bennett May 12 ★★★★
#5 First Comes Love, Love Quest by Camilla Islay May 11 ★★★
#6 Texas Boudreau Brotherhood, Heath by Kathy Ivan Apr 5 ★★

[JoAnne]

Welcome everyone!

[Caraina]

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

Rules:
1) Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?
2) There can NOT be more than three from the same series in the same grouping...
3) Tell us the name of the series.

1. Higher Love - Alexandria House 4/2/25 (#1, Love After Series)
2. Made to Love - Alexandria House 4/2/25 (#2, Love After Series)
3. Real Love - Alexandria House 4/3/25 (#3, Love After Series)
4. A Virgin River Christmas - Robyn Carr 4/25/25 (#4, Virgin River Series)
5. Second Chance Pass - Robyn Carr 5/27/25 (#5, Virgin River Series)

[JoAnne]

Welcome Caraina!

[Olivermagnus]

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

1. No Turning Back - Tiffany Snow - 3 Stars - 4/6/25 - #1 Kathleen Turner
2. The Line Between Here and Gone - Andrea Kane - 3.5 Stars - 4/11/25 - #2 Forensics Instincts
3. Make or Break at the Lighthouse B&B - Portia MacIntosh - 4 Stars - 4/1/25 - #3 Marram Bay
4. I Am Half-Sick of Shadows - Alan Bradley - 5 Stars - 4/4/25 - #4 Flavia de Luce
5. Agony in Amethyst - A.M. Stuart - 4 Stars - 5/15/25 - #5 Harriet Gordon
6. The Panther - Nelson DeMille - 4 Stars - 5/11/25 - #6 John Corey


1. Circle of Influence - Annette Dashofy - 4 Stars - 4/9/25 - #1 Zoe Chambers
2. Killer View - Ridley Pearson - 4 Stars - 4/25/25 - #2 Walt Fleming
3. Unbroken - Maisey Yates - 3.5 Stars - 4/24/25 - #3 Silver Creek
4. Suffer the Children - Lisa Black - 4 Stars - 5/14/25 - #4 Gardiner and Renner
5. The Lion - Nelson DeMille - 4 Stars - 5/1/25 - #5 John Corey
6. Rattlesnake Crossing - J.A. Jance - 4 Stars - 4/27/25 - #6 Joanna Brady

1. The Silver Pigs - Lindsey Davis - 3 Stars - 4/10/25 - #1 Marcus Didius Falco
2. Lovebug - Erin Mallory - 3 Stars - 5/17/25 - #2 Natural History
3. Running Wild - K.A. Tucker - 3.5 Stars - 4/20/25 - #3 Wild

1. All Fudged Up - Nancy CoCo - 3 Stars - 4/13/25 - #1 Candy Coated
2. Kills Well with Others - Deanna Raybourn - 4 Stars - 5/27/25 - #2 Killers of a Certain Age
3. Something Blue - Emma Jameson - 3 Stars - 5/21/25 - #3 Lord and Lady Hetheridge

11. The Bone Labyrinth - James Rollins - 4 Stars - 5/23/25 -#11 Sigma Force
12. Genesis - Chris Carter - 4.5 Stars - 4/14/25 - #12 Robert Hunter
13. Glass Houses - Louise Penny - 4.5 Stars - 4/12/25 - #13 Armand Gamache

[JoAnne]

Welcome Lynda!

[Christina (AKA Babbling)]

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?
(You do NOT have to read them in that order.)
As long as you keep it all in a row.
There can NOT be more than three from the same series in the same grouping...
Tell us the name of the series.

1. (Dalton Family #1) To Con a Gentleman by Sarah Adams 5 April 2025 ★★★
2. (Rarest Blooms #2) Provocative in Pearls by Madeline Hunter 20 April 2025 ★★★
3. (Paradox #3) Heaven's Queen: Paradox, Book 3 by Rachel Bach 22 May 2025 ★★★★

[JoAnne]

Welcome Christina!

[Tari]

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

#3 Lucy Blackstone Mysteries Honey Harvest Homicide Wendy Winchester 4/6/25
#4 Fish Camp Mysteries The Reel Truth Summer Prescott 4/1/25
#5 Norwegian Forest Café Paws and Punishment Jinty James 4/11/25

#11 Bookshop Cozy Mysteries Fishing and Forgery Lucinda Race 4/4/25
#12 Ruff McPaw Mysteries Swine and Swindle Max Parrott 4/19/25
#13 Candy-Coated Mysteries Fudge and Marriage Nancy CoCo 4/2/25

#29 Sarah Booth Delaney Mysteries Doggone Bones Carolyn Haines 5/26/25
#30 Search & Rescue Mysteries Direct Hit Patti Benning 4/8/25
#31 Search & Rescue Mysteries House Broken Patti Benning 4/9/25

#12 Lighthouse Library Mysteries Shot Through the Book Eva Gates 5/8/25
#13 Cookie’s Creamery Mysteries [booK:Scoop, Murder, Repeat|228686063] Kathleen Suzette 4/9/25
#14 Cookie’s Creamery Mysteries Pistachio Peril Kathleen Suzette 5/22/25

#2 Bailey the Bloodhound Mysteries Hounding a Killer Kallie E. Benjamin 5/6/25
#3 Castle Tours of Ireland Mysterise Irish Bookshop Murder Penny Brooke 4/18/25
#4 Lucy Blackstone Mysteries Death by a Thousand Spices Maisy Marple,Wendy Winchester 4/7/25
#5 Cruise Ship Cozy Mystery Cruise Conundrum A.R. Winters 5/22/25
#6 Norwegian Forest Cat Café Kitty Cats and Crime Jinty James 4/26/25
#7 Hearts Grove Mysteries Festivals and Fatalities Danielle Collins 5/18/25
#8 Death by Chocolate Mysteries Death by Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin Sarah Graves 4/27/25
#9 Spring Harbor Mysteries A Grim Trim in a Gym Amber Crewes 4/11/25

#3 Senior Sleuthing Club Mysteries Yoga Can Be Fatal Jinty James 4/24/25
#4 Burger Bar Mysteries The Breakfast Burger Murder Rosie A. Point 4/22/25
#6 Burger Bar Mysteries The Cheesy Steak Burger Murder Rosie A. Point 4/26/25
#6 Kitty McCray Mysteries Poison and Petals at the Castle Avery Kent 5/11/25
#7 Dogwood Springs Mysteries Apples, Alumni & Animosity Sally Bayless 4/12/25

#3 Sunny Honey B&B Mysteries Murder at the Beehive Bistro Sue Hollowell 5/4/25
#4 Little Dog Diner Mysteries Cooking Up Chaos Emmie Lyn 5/14/25
#5 Lucy Blackstone Mysteries Murder in the Margins Maisy Marple, Wendy Winchester 4/29/25
#6 Lucy Blackstone Mysteries The Final Chapter Fatality Maisy Marple, Wendy Winchester 5/8/25
#7 House-Flipper Mysteries Dead Post Society Diane Kelly 4/1/25

#10 Spring Harbor Mysteries The Blonde That Didn't Respond Amber Crewes 5/13/25
#11 Norwegian Forest Cat Café Catmint and Crooks Jinty James 5/15/25
#12 Book Store Cozy Mysteries Wedding and Wands Lucinda Race 5/7/25

[JoAnne]

Welcome Tari!

[Kendra]

Ducks In A Row (Apr/May)
Duration: Apr. 1st, 2025 - May. 31st, 2025

3/3

1. The DallerGut Dream Department Store by Mi-ye Lee - May 31st (DallerGut Dream Department Store)
2. Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe - May 29th
3. Huda F Wants to Know? by Huda Fahmy - Apr. 10th (Huda)

1. Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe - May 27th

1. Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - May 12th (Rokesbys)

1. The Secret of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien - May 7th (Rats of NIMH)

1. The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takahashi - May 1st (Meals to Remember at the Chibineko Kitchen)
2. The Night Eaters, Vol. 2: Her Little Reapers by Marjorie M. Liu - Apr. 27th
3. Bone Key by Keith R.A. DeCandido - May 28th (Supernatral)

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - Apr. 7th (Hunger Games)
2. The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake - Apr. 14th (The Atlas)

1. The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night by Marjorie M. Liu - Apr. 25th
2. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - Apr. 9th (Hunger Games)
3. The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - Apr. 19th (Rokesbys)

6. Mr. Villain's Day Off 06 by Yuu Morikawa - May 7th

8. On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn - May 17th (Bridgertons)

1. Burn For Me Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - May 5th (Hidden Legacy)
2. The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn - May 25th (Rokesbys)
3. The Night Eaters, Vol. 3: Their Kingdom Come by Marjorie M. Liu - Apr. 30th

5. Cat + Gamer, Volume 5 by Wataru Nadatani - Apr. 17th
6. Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol. 6 by Itaru Kinoshita - Apr. 6th

8. Magic Shifts Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - Apr. 26th (Kate Daniels)

8. Rat Queens, Vol. 8: The God Dilemma by Ryan Ferrier - May 18th
9. Magic Binds Dramatized Adaptation - Apr. 29th (Kate Daniels)

8. Lore Olympus: Volume Eight by Rachel Smythe - May 24th

[JoAnne]

Welcome Kendra!

[Bridget]

FINISHED
Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

1. Love at Mistletoe Inn: A December Wedding Story by Cindy Kirk (4/4/25) - A Year of Weddings 2 - #1
2. While You Were Texting by Delancey Stewart (4/17/25) - Digital Dating #2
3. Save the Last Text by Delancey Stewart (4/21/25)
4. The Bachelor and the Bride by Sarah M. Eden (4/11/25) - The Dread Penny Society - #4
5. The Queen and the Knave by Sarah M. Eden (4/17/25) - The Dread Penny Society #5


1. Texting With the Enemy by Delancey Stewart (4/15/25) - Digital Dating #1
2. The Heart's Appeal by Jennifer Delamere (5/16/25) - London Beginnings #2
3. The Artful Match by Jennifer Delamere - London Beginnings #3
4. How to Lose a Girl in 10 Texts by Delancey Stewart (5/8/25) - Digital Dating #4

[JoAnne]

Welcome Bridget!

[Jackie]

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

1 The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy - 4/2/25
2 The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen - 4/8/25
3 The Escape by David Baldacci - 4/5/25
4 Talking to Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede - 4/3/25
5 The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan - 4/6/25
6 Fused by Lindsay Buroker - 4/1/25
7 Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch - 5/2/25
8 The Beast Under the Wizard's Bridge by Brad Strickland - 4/4/25
9 Twenty Blue Devils by Aaron Elkins - 4/6/25
10 The Fugitive by Pittacus Lore - 4/5/25

12 Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie - 4/13/25
13 Swamp Spook by Jana Deleon - 4/29/25

17 Battle Ground by Jim Butcher - 4/12/25
17 Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton - 4/15/25
19 Lord of the Wings by Donna Andrews - 4/17/25

1 All Systems Red by Martha Wells - 4/5/25
2 Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson - 4/12/25
3 The Ghost Who Wasn't by Bobbi Holmes - 4/20/25
4 A Shadow of Crows by Yasmine Galenorn - 5/16/25
5 Towards Zero by Agatha Christie - 4/21/25
6 Fang by James Patterson - 4/12/25
7 Wanted by Lindsay Buroker - 5/4/25
8 Red Knife by William Kent Krueger = 5/21/25
9 The Council of Mirrors by Michael Buckley - 5/8/25
10 Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn - 5/18/25

12 Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett - 5/7/25
13 The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall Smith - 5/19/25

1 The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson - 4/6/25
2 Magic in the Blood by Devon Monk - 4/18/25
3 The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen - 4/23/25
4 Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris - 5/19/25
5 Desolation Island by Patrick O'Brian - 4/22/25
6 The Magic Bullet: A Locked Room Mystery by Larry Millett - 5/14/25

1 Bearers of the Black Staff by Terry Brooks - 4/9/25
2 Sacred and Profane by Faye Kellerman - 4/22/25
3 Gathering Darkness by Morgan Rhodes - 4/24/25
4 A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - 5/20/25
5 Alone in the Wild by Kelley Armstrong - 5/2/25
6 Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire - 5/20/25

1 Seven Deadly Wonders by Matthew Reilly - 4/13/25
2 A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor - 4/29/25
3 Beyond the Grave by C.J. Archer - 4/30/25
4 The Whole Town's Talking by Fannie Flagg - 5/29/25
5 Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman - 5/17/25
6 Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station by Dorothy Gilman - 5/23/25

1 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson - 4/20/25
2 Just Shy of Harmony by Philip Gulley - 5/15/25
3 Elven Blood by Debra Dunbar - 5/7/25
4
5 Deadly Assessments by Drew Hayes - 5/18/25

1 Winter's Reach by Craig Schaefer - 4/20/25
2
3 Three If By Fate by Martha Carr - 5/16/25
4
5 Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris - 5/22/25

1 Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire - 4/21/25
2
3 Sentinel by Martha Carr - 5/23/25
4
5 Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano - 5/28/25

1 Trojan by Alan McDermott - 4/27/25
2
3 A Second Chance by Jodi Taylor - 5/27/25

1 The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafón - 5/4/25

1 Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley - 5/9/25

1 The General's Daughter by Nelson DeMille - 5/12/25

1 Who, What, Where, When, Die by Amanda M. Lee - 5/15/25

1 The Body in the Park by Courtney McFarlin - 5/27/25

[JoAnne]

Welcome Jackie!

[LaurLa]

Ducks In A Row (APR/MAY 25)
April - May 2025

My Ducks In A Row Challenge (msg 26)

Books Read ❱❱ 31
Rows Completed ❱❱ 6

First Row of Ducks

🦆#1 Ashton-Rosemoor ❱❱ Unlaced ❱❱ 04.25 ★★★
🦆#2 Avenging Angels ❱❱ Back in the Saddle ❱❱ 04.21 ★★★★
🦆#3 Riley Thorn ❱❱ Riley Thorn and the Blast from the Past ❱❱ 04.29 ★★★★
🦆#4 Jane Jameson ❱❱ Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors ❱❱ 04.06 ★★★★
🦆#5 Castle Mountain Lodge ❱❱ Goodbye Gifts ❱❱ 04.05 ★★★
🦆#6 Willow Creek ❱❱ A Willow Creek Christmas ❱❱ 04.30 ★★★★
🦆#7 Sisters of Spirit ❱❱ Spirit of a Champion ❱❱ 04.14 ★★★

Second Row of Ducks

🦆#1 Hot & Hammered ❱❱ Fix Her Up ❱❱ 04.22 ★★★★
🦆#2 Lost Bride Trilogy ❱❱ The Mirror ❱❱ 04.28 ★★★★
🦆#3 Wilmot Sisters ❱❱ Once Smitten, Twice Shy ❱❱ 05.31 ★★★★
🦆#4 Alien Huntress ❱❱ Seduce the Darkness ❱❱ 04.24 ★★★★
🦆#5 Troubleshooters ❱❱ Into the Night ❱❱ 04.16 ★★★★
🦆#6 Legal Affairs ❱❱ Friction ❱❱ 05.09 ★★★★

Third Row of Ducks

🦆#1 Mail-Order Brides of the West ❱❱ Trudy ❱❱ 04.06 ★★★
🦆#2 Mischief Bay ❱❱ The Friends We Keep ❱❱ 04.10 ★★★★
🦆#3 Anna Albertini Files ❱❱ Adverse Possession ❱❱ 04.09 ★★★★
🦆#4 Addison Holmes Mysteries ❱❱ Whiskey, You're The Devil ❱❱ 04.20 ★★★
🦆#5 Vampire for Hire ❱❱ Vampire Dawn ❱❱ 05.12 ★★★

Fourth Row of Ducks

🦆#1 Maverick Billionaires ❱❱ Breathless In Love ❱❱ 05.08 ★★★★
🦆#2 Very Holiday ❱❱ A Very Friendly Valentine's Day ❱❱ 05.15 ★★★★
🦆#3 Alaskan Royal Family ❱❱ The Royal Mess ❱❱ 05.04 ★★★
🦆#4 Meant to Be ❱❱ Tangled Up in You ❱❱ 04.26 ★★★★
🦆#5 Decorah Security ❱❱ Dark Powers ❱❱ 05.23 ★★★

Fifth Row of Ducks

🦆#1 Wild ❱❱ The Simple Wild ❱❱ 05.06 ★★★★
🦆#2 Phoenix Rising ❱❱ Hidden in Smoke ❱❱ 05.18 ★★★
🦆#3 Dance ‘n’ Luv ❱❱ Stars, Love And Pirouettes ❱❱ 05.10 ★★★
🦆#4 Carolina Magnolia ❱❱ Carolina Rebel ❱❱ 05.17 ★★★

Sixth Row of Ducks

🦆#1 Hope Springs ❱❱ The Second Chance Cafe ❱❱ 05.24 ★★★★
🦆#2 Driven ❱❱ Fueled ❱❱ 04.13 ★★★★
🦆#3 Harry Potter ❱❱ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ❱❱ 05.31 ★★★★
🦆#4 Alien Abduction ❱❱ Mercenary Abduction ❱❱ 05.20 ★★★

[JoAnne]

Welcome LaurLa!

[Elle]

Ducks In A Row
April 1 - May 31, 2025


Witchlight Magical Mys. #0.5 - Secrets of the Frostbound Cottage | Heather G. Harris-Apr 8
Eternal Path #1 - The Raven Scholar | Antonia Hodgson - May 13
Digital Detective Mystery Series #2 - Fatal Error | P L Matthews - Apr 6
Fractured Conclave #3 - A Lost Treasure | Vanessa Nelson - Apr 4
Cursed Legacies #4 - Divine Fate | Morgan B. Lee - Apr 28
Windy City - 5 - Rewind It Back | Liz Tomforde - May 29

Nora Breen Investigates #1 - Murder at Gulls Nest | Jess Kidd - Apr 14
Forever Evermore #2 - King Cave | Scarlett Dawn - May 5
Emily Wilde #3 - Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales | Heather Fawcett - May 22

[Mary]

Ducks In A Row
April 1 - May 31, 2025
FINISHED! 15/15
1.(Lincoln Rhyme, #1)The Bone Collector Jeffery Deaver 04/16
2. (Matt Drake #2) The Outside Man Don Bentley 04/15
3. (Jonathan Grave, #3)Threat Warning John Gilstrap 04/07


8. (A Rogue Warrior Thriller Book #8) Dark CargoIan Loome 04/18
9. (Lincoln Rhyme, #9) The Burning WireJeffery Deaver 04/26
10. (Mason Sharpe Thrillers Book 10) Full Force Logan Ryles 04/27

4. (Mitch Rapp, #4} The Third OptionVince Flynn 04/09
5. (Jon Reznick #5) Hard FallJ.B. Turner 05/04
6. (John Tyler#6)The Low Road: A John Tyler Action ThrillerTom Fowler 05/03

1. (Jack Widow, #1) Gone ForeverScott Blade 05/15
2. (Reed Montgomery #2) Hunt to KillLogan Ryles05/07
3. (Omegas of the Shifter Mafia, #3) The Contracted Bear's MateLorelei M. Hart 05/16 3

1, (Porter #1)Forceful IntentR.A. McGee 05/30
2. (Omegas of the Shifter Mafia, #2)The Alpha Hitman's [author:Lorelei M. HartMate|210844563] 05/14
3. (Ronan Carver Book 3)The Hurricane Trails: A ThrillerThomas Fincham 05/26

[JoAnne]

Welcome Elle and Mary!

[Meghana]

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge - COMPLETED
=================================================
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

✔ 1. Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto 04/21/25 2.5★ - Aunties #1
✔ 2. Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune 04/14/25 4.5★ - Cerulean Chronicles #2
✔ 3. To Fetch a Thief by Spencer Quinn 04/29/25 3★ - Chet and Bernie Mystery #3
✔ 4. The Secret of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton 5/7/25 3★ - Father Brown #4
✔ 5. Chocolate Bunny Betrayal by Tonya Kappes 04/24/25 1★ - Holiday Cozy Mystery #5

✔ 1. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 5/19/25 4.5★ - The Handmaid's Tale #1
✔ 2. A Trace of Poison by Colleen Cambridge 5/20/25 - Phyllida Bright Mystery #2
✔ 3. Case 36 by Mason Sabre 5/3/25 1★ - Society #3

[JoAnne]

Welcome Meghana!

[Michele]

COMPLETION POST
Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

1. Buried by Lynda La Plante Read 4/9/25 DC Jack Warr #1
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine Read 5/9/25 #1 Mrs. Parrish

2. Murder Out of Character by Olivia Matthews. Read 4/24/25 #2 A Peach Coast Library Mystery
3.Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett. Read 4/21/25 #3 in Booktown Mystery

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Michele!

[Frankie]

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

Finish

1.Gator Bait MC #1:Nobody Cares Unless You're Pretty-Lani Lynn Vale 4/02/25
2.Evidence: Under Fire #2:Trust Me-Rachel Grant 4/16/25
3.Hell's Handlers MC #3:Jigsaw-Lilly Atlas 4/06/25
4.Sparrow Falls #4:Beautiful Exile-Catherine Cowles 4/13/25
5.Rachel Ryder #5:Body Count-Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 4/04/25


1.Eve Ronin #4:Movieland-Lee Goldberg 5/23/25
2.Wilder Family #5:This Wild Heart-Karla Sorensen 4/01/25
3.Calamiity Montana #6:The Brood-Devney Perry 4/16/25
4.Stephanie Plum #7:Seven Up-Janet Evanovich 4/14/25
5.Detective Ellie Reeves #8:Widow Lake-Rita Herron 4/08/25


1.FBI Task Force S.W.O.R.D. #3:Widows of Medina-D.D. Black 4/01/25
2.Bailey Brothers #4:Rushing In-Claire Kingsley 4/09/25
3.Violet Darger #5:Five Days Post Mortem-L.T. Vargus 5/15/25
4.Houston Defiance MC #6:Deceptive-K.E. Osborn 5/10/25
5.Shadow Island #7:Shadow's Ritual-Mary Stone 4/04/25


1.Harry Bosch #2:The Black Ice-Michael Connelly 5/01/25
2.Skyland #3:Can't Get Enough-Kennedy Ryan 5/23/25
3.The Wilds of Montana #4:On the Wild Side-Kristen Proby 5/16/25
4.Franki Amato #5:Galliano Gold-Traci Andrighetti 5/16/25
5.Rachel Ryder #6:Fatal Silence-Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 4/04/25
6.Kate Fox #7:Double Back-Shannon Baker 4/08/25


1.Raisa Susanto #2:The Truth You Told-Brianna Labuskes 5/01/25
2.Detective Billie Ann Wilde #3:In Her Grave-Willow Rose 4/06/25
3.The Lincoln Lawyer #4:The Fifth Witness-Michael Connelly 5/14/25
4.Women's Murder Club #5:5th Horseman-James Patterson 5/22/25
5.Boudreaux #6:Easy Nights-Kristen Proby 5/17/25
6.Jake Cashen #7:Lethal Harvest-Declan James 4/29/25


1.Detective Amanda Steele #12:Her Deadly Rose-Carolyn Arnold 4/18/25
2.Henchmen MC-Next Generation #13:Sully-Jessica Gadziala 5/11/25
3.Until Him/Her #14:Until Bax-Aurora Rose Reynolds 5/14/25


1.Larry Macklin Mysteries #4:February's Regrets-A.E. Howe 5/10/25
2.Cozy Corgi Mysteries #5:Scornful Scones-Mildred Abbott 4/30/25
3.Cozy Corgi Mysteries #6:Chaotic Corgis-Mildred Abbott 5/04/25
4.Detective Kate Rosetti Mystery #7:Time is Money-Gina LaManna 5/12/25
5.Charley Davidson #8:Eighth Grave After Dark-Darynda Jones 4/12/25
6.Thomas Austin Crime Thriller #9:The Darkness at Deception Pass-D.D. Black 5/09/25

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Frankie!

[Barb]

Finished

DUCKS IN A ROW, 4/1 - 5/31

SET #1
#1 – In the Beginning, There Was a Murder (Miss Riddell #1), by P.C. James, finished 4/1/25 ★★★
#2 – To Light the Way Forward (Shell Collector #2), by Nancy Naigle, finished 4/2/25 ★★★.5
#3 – On the Wings of Murder (Florida Keys B&B #3), by Danielle Collins, finished 4/12/25 ★★★★
#4 – Blood Hollow (Cork O’Connor #4), by William Kent Krueger, finished 4/3/25 ★★★★
#5 – Acqua Alta (Commissario Brunetti #5), by Donna Leon, finished 4/20/25 ★★★★
#6 – Renewed for Murder (Blue Ridge Library #6), by Victoria Gilbert, finished 4/24/25 ★★★★
#7 – Beneath the Ashes (Jessie Arnold & Alex Jensen #7), by Sue Henry, finished 4/14/25 ★★★★
#8 – Back Stabbers (Country Club #8), by Julie Mulhern, finished 4/19/25 ★★★★
#9 – Nail Biter (Home Repair is Homicide #9), by Sarah Graves, finished 5/12/25 ★★★★
#10 – Of Mutts and Men (Chet & Bernie #10), by Spencer Quinn, finished 4/27/25 ★★★★
#11 – Flashback (Anna Pigeon #11), by Nevada Barr, finished 4/8/25 ★★★★
#12 – A Great Reckoning (Chief Insp. Armand Gamache #12), by Louise Penny, finished 4/7/25 ★★★★
#12.5 – The Toast of Time (Chronicles of St. Mary’s #12.5), by Jodi Taylor, finished 5/18/25 ★★★★

SET #2
#1 – A Hiss-tory of Magic (Wonder Cats #1), by Harper Lin, finished 4/4/25 ★★★.5
#2 – Silent in the Sanctuary (Lady Julia Grey #2), by Deanna Raybourn, finished 4/10/25 ★★★★
#3 – A Case of Conspiracy in Clerkenwell (Freddy Pilkington-Soames #3), by Clara Benson, finished 4/19/25 ★★★★
#4 – An Unmarked Grave (Bess Crawford #4), by Charles Todd, finished 4/5/25 ★★★★
#5 – Berried in the Past (Cranberry Cove #5), by Peg Cochran, finished 4/21/25 ★★★★
#6 – Chaotic Corgis (Cozy Corgi #6), by Mildred Abbott, finished 4/23/25 ★★★★
#7 – Murder on the Hour (Penny Brannigan #7), by Elizabeth J. Duncan, finished 5/8/25 ★★★★

SET #3
#10 – The Hollywood Spy (Maggie Hope #10), by Susan Elia MacNeal, finished 5/23/25 ★★★★
#11 – The Singing of the Dead (Kate Shugak #11), by Dana Stabenow, finished 4/17/25 ★★★★
#12 – Another Time, Another Place (Chronicles of St. Mary’s #12), by Jodi Taylor, finished 4/26/25 ★★★★.5

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Barb!

[JoAnne]

FINISHED
Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?

The Day He Left Town Elana Johnson 5/11/25 (Hawthorne Harbor #0.5)
Holding the Reins Paisley Hope 4/28/25 (Silver Pines Ranch #1)
The Right Resolution Kristen Ethridge 4/23/25 (Port Provident: Holiday Hearts #2)
Don't You Wanna Stay Kait Nolan 4/29/25 (Men of the Misfit Inn #3)
The Woman Left Behind Kristen Ashley 4/23/25 (Misted Pines #4)
Sterling Fight L.B. Dunbar 4/24/25 (Sterling Falls #5)
The Day He Asked Again Elana Johnson 5/24/25 (Hawthorne Harbor #6)


Whiskey Chaser Lucy Score 5/19/25 (Bootleg Springs #1)
Every Beat of My Heart Lea Coll 5/25/25 (The Calloways #2)
Seaside Cowboy's Marriage of Convenience Alexa Verde 5/18/25 (Seaside Cowboys #3)
Small Town Christmas Olivia Miles 5/11/25 (Blue Harbor #4)
The Day He Came Home Elana Johnson 5/20/25 (Hawthorne Harbor #5)

[Lali & Michelle]

FINISHED

Ducks in a Row
April 1- May 31, 2025

#1 - Magic Garden Mystery #1 - Flowers and Foul Play by Amanda Flower 4/5/25
#2 - Cycle Path Mystery #2 - Braking for Bodies by Duffy Brown 4/2/25
#3 - Catskills Pet Rescue Mystery #3 - Claws for Suspicion by Deborah Blake 4/7/25
#4 - Hart's Boardwalk #4 - The Truest Thing by Samantha Young 4/16/25
#5 - Book Retreat #5 - Murder in the Reading Room by Ellery Adams 5/27/25
#6 - King & Maxwell #6 - King and Maxwell by David Baldacci 4/6/25
#7 - Kate Daniels #7 - Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews 5/15/25
#8 - Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum #8 - Dead End Donation by Kirsten Weiss 5/5/25
#9 - Maine Clambake #9 - Shucked Apart by Barbara Ross 5/19/25
#10 - A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery #10 - The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime by Vicki Delany 4/8/25

#1 - Aaron Falk #1 - The Dry by Jane Harper 4/15/25
#2 - Nina Quinn Mystery #2 - Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber 4/28/25
#3 - Molly the Maid #3 - The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose 5/1/25
#4 - Book Retreat Mystery #4 - Murder in the Locked Library by Ellery Adams 4/27/25
#5 - Tara Holloway #5 - Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers by Diane Kelly 5/10/25
#6 - Amos Decker #6 - Walk the Wire by David Baldacci 4/25/25

[Susan A]

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
COMPLETE

1 Captain Liz Laika Adventures #1, Space Murder by NL Haverstock Apr 3 ★★★
2 Zoe Bentley Mystery #2, In the Darkness by Mike Omer Apr 1 ★★★★
3 Camino Island #3, Camino Ghosts by John Grisham Apr 2 ★★
4 Texas Boudreau Brotherhood #4, Ridge by Kathy Ivan Apr 1 ★★
5 Underwater Investigation Unit #5, Dark Dive by Andrew Mayne Apr 1 ★★★★

1. Soldati Hearts #1, The Soldati Prince by Charlie Cochet Apr 10 ★★★
2. West Coast Forensics #2, Real Danger by Elle Keaton Apr 10 ★★★
3. Four Mercenaries #3, Their Property by KA Merikan Apr 10 ★★★
4. Torus Intercession #4, The Fix Is In by Mary Calmes Apr 14 ★★★
5. Spectral Files #5, A Spooky Legacy by SE Harmon Apr 2 ★★★★★

1. Wrong Side of the Tracks #5, Wanted by KA Merikan May 4 ★★★★
2. Fake Boyfriend #6, Final Play by Eden Finley May 3 ★★★★
3. In Death #7, Holiday in Death by JD Robb Apr 5 ★★★★
4. In Death #8, Conspiracy in Death by JD Robb Apr 24 ★★★★

1. Honey Bear Cosy Mysteries #1, Honey Mead Murder Apr 5 ★★★★
2. Angie Pallorino #2, The Lullaby Girl by Loreth Anne White Apr 1 ★★★★
3. Haven's Rock #3, Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong Apr 5 ★★★★
4. No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series #4, The Kalahari Typing School for Men by Alexander McCall Smith Apr 10 ★★★★
5. Daniel Owen Welsh Mysteries #5, An Allotment of Time by Ripley Hayes Apr 6 ★★★★

1. SOS Hotel #1, SOS Hotel: For a Supernaturally Safe Stay! by Adam Vex Apr 18 ★★★
2. Sugar & Vice #2, Twisted Shadows by Allie Therin Apr 4 ★★★
3. Jack Reacher #3, Tripwire by Lee Child Apr 21 ★★★
4. Another Arranged Marriage #4, The Pirate's Treasure Apr 22 ★★★
5. Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James #5, Dreaming of the Bonesby Deborah Crombie Apr 18 ★★★★

1. The Asker Series #1, The Mountain King by Anders de la Motte Apr 6 ★★★★
2. Tracers #2, Unspeakable by Laura Griffin Apr 3 ★★★
3. Raylan Givens #3, Raylan by Elmore Leonard Apr 14 ★★★★
4. Here Be Dragons #4, Conspiracy of Dragons by Louisa Masters Apr 25 ★★★
5. A Below Stairs Mystery #5, Death at the Crystal Palace by Jennifer Ashley Apr 16 ★★★★


1. The Billionaire Brotherhood Club #4, Protecting Mr. Fine by Lucy Lennox May 8 ★★★★
2. Accidental Love #5, Not Catching Love by Saxon JamesMay 5 ★★★
3. Jack Daniels #6, Fuzzy Navel by JA Konrath Apr 23 ★★★★
4. Sandhamn Mysteries #7, In the Shadow of Power by Viveca Sten May 6 ★★★★
5. Puckboys #8, Possessive Puckboy by Eden Finley and Saxon James May 7 ★★★

#1 Bad Boyfriends Inc., Awfully Ambrose by Lisa Henry and Sarah Honey May 3 ★★★★
#2 Trash Pandas, The Fated Mate Bandit by Amy Bellows May 4 ★★★
#3 Rebel Blue Ranch, Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage May 12 ★★★★
#4 Pittsburgh Titans, Coen by Sawyer Bennett May 12 ★★★★
#5 First Comes Love, Love Quest by Camilla Islay May 11 ★★★
#6 Texas Boudreau Brotherhood, Heath by Kathy Ivan Apr 5 ★★

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Michelle and Susan!

[Melissa A]

FINISHED! Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?

Rows: 7
Books: 44

Row 1 - 16
(Haven-on-the-Lake Prequel .5) Sheltered in Haven: Haven-on-the-Lake Series Prequel Novella Quinley Dixon 05/07/25
(Enola Holmes 1) The Case of the Missing Marquess Nancy Springer 04/01/25
(You Had Me At Hello 1.5) After Hello Mhairi McFarlane 04/21/25
(Enola Holmes 2) The Case of the Left-Handed Lady Nancy Springer 04/04/25
(Whimbrel House 3) Boy of Chaotic Making Charlie N. Holmberg 04/19/25
(Jackson Broadie 4) Started Early, Took My Dog Kate Atkinson 04/15/25
(Kenni Lowry 5) Dead as a Doornail Tonya Kappes 04/03/25
(Kiki Lowenstein 6) Ready, Scrap, Shoot Joanna Campbell Slan 05/21/25
(Movie Club Mystery 7) Apocalypse Meow Zara Keane 04/13/25
(Key West Food Critic 8) Death on the Menu Lucy Burdette 05/08/25
(Key West Food Critic 9) A Deadly Feast Lucy Burdette 05/17/25
(Key West Food Critic 10) The Key Lime Crime Lucy Burdette 05/18/25
(Irish Village Mystery 11) Murder in an Irish Garden Carlene O'Connor 04/19/25
(Melanie Travis 12) Raining Cats & Dogs Laurien Berenson 05/25/25
(Candy-Coated Mystery 13) Fudge and Marriage Nancy CoCo 04/22/25
(Christmas River 14) Malarkey in Christmas River: A Christmas Cozy Mystery Meg Muldoon 05/02/25

Row 2 - 3
(Penny Brannigan 11) On Deadly Tides Elizabeth J. Duncan 04/24/25
(Key West Food Critic 12) A Dish to Die For Lucy Burdette 05/20/25
(Key West Food Critic 13) A Clue in the Crumbs Lucy Burdette 05/22/25

Row 3 - 9
(Sweet Haven Farm .5) Harvest Moon Homecoming Jessie Gussman 05/08/25
(Death Book Trilogy 1) Death Rattle Carter Pugh 04/02/25
(Vera Wong 2) Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping On a Dead Man Jesse Q. Sutanto 04/09/25
(High Desert 3) Murdered by Country Music Dianne Harman 04/20/25
(Dinner Lady Detectives 4) A Frightfully Fatal Affair Hannah Hendy 04/20/25
(Dinner Lady Detectives 5) A Gravely Troubling Discovery Hannah Hendy 05/01/25
(Key West Food Critic 6) Fatal Reservations Lucy Burdette 05/09/25
(Key West Food Critic 7) Killer Takeout Lucy Burdette 05/11/25
(Charlotte Gibson Mystery 8) Mai Tai Massacre Jasmine Webb 05/16/25

Row 4 - 5
(Love in Galway 1) Morbidly Yours Ivy Fairbanks 04/02/25
(Leaphorn & Chee 2) Dance Hall of the Dead Tony Hillerman 04/11/25
(The Friend Zone 3) Life’s Too Short Abby Jimenez 04/21/25
(Key West Food Critic 4) Murder with Ganache Lucy Burdette 05/06/25
(Key West Food Critic 5) Death with All the Trimmings Lucy Burdette 05/08/25

Row 5 - 5
(Lilac Girls 1) Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly 04/08/25
(Whimbrel House Book 2) Heir of Uncertain Magic Charlie N. Holmberg 04/17/25
(Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mystery 3) Sniffing out Sweet Secrets Cate Lawley 04/26/25
(Rebel Blue Ranch 4) Wild and Wrangled Lyla Sage 05/16/25
(Kinsey Milhone 5) E is for Evidence Sue Grafton 05/10/25

Row 6 - 3
(Body Farm Novel 1) Carved in Bone Jefferson Bass 04/21/25
(Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mystery 2) The Scent of a Poet's Past Cate Lawley 04/25/25
(Key West Food Critic 3) Topped Chef Lucy Burdette 05/05/25

Row 7 - 3
(Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mystery 1) On the Trail of a Killer Cate Lawley 04/25/25
(Killers of a Certain Age 2) Kills Well with Others Deanna Raybourn 05/01/25
(Leaphorn and Chee 3) Listening Woman Tony Hillerman 05/15/25

[Tari]

Finished

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

#3 Lucy Blackstone Mysteries Honey Harvest Homicide Wendy Winchester 4/6/25
#4 Fish Camp Mysteries The Reel Truth Summer Prescott 4/1/25
#5 Norwegian Forest Café Paws and Punishment Jinty James 4/11/25

#11 Bookshop Cozy Mysteries Fishing and Forgery Lucinda Race 4/4/25
#12 Ruff McPaw Mysteries Swine and Swindle Max Parrott 4/19/25
#13 Candy-Coated Mysteries Fudge and Marriage Nancy CoCo 4/2/25

#29 Sarah Booth Delaney Mysteries Doggone Bones Carolyn Haines 5/26/25
#30 Search & Rescue Mysteries Direct Hit Patti Benning 4/8/25
#31 Search & Rescue Mysteries House Broken Patti Benning 4/9/25

#12 Lighthouse Library Mysteries Shot Through the Book Eva Gates 5/8/25
#13 Cookie’s Creamery Mysteries [booK:Scoop, Murder, Repeat|228686063] Kathleen Suzette 4/9/25
#14 Cookie’s Creamery Mysteries Pistachio Peril Kathleen Suzette 5/22/25

#2 Bailey the Bloodhound Mysteries Hounding a Killer Kallie E. Benjamin 5/6/25
#3 Castle Tours of Ireland Mysterise Irish Bookshop Murder Penny Brooke 4/18/25
#4 Lucy Blackstone Mysteries Death by a Thousand Spices Maisy Marple,Wendy Winchester 4/7/25
#5 Cruise Ship Cozy Mystery Cruise Conundrum A.R. Winters 5/22/25
#6 Norwegian Forest Cat Café Kitty Cats and Crime Jinty James 4/26/25
#7 Hearts Grove Mysteries Festivals and Fatalities Danielle Collins 5/18/25
#8 Death by Chocolate Mysteries Death by Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin Sarah Graves 4/27/25
#9 Spring Harbor Mysteries A Grim Trim in a Gym Amber Crewes 4/11/25

#3 Senior Sleuthing Club Mysteries Yoga Can Be Fatal Jinty James 4/24/25
#4 Burger Bar Mysteries The Breakfast Burger Murder Rosie A. Point 4/22/25
#6 Burger Bar Mysteries The Cheesy Steak Burger Murder Rosie A. Point 4/26/25
#6 Kitty McCray Mysteries Poison and Petals at the Castle Avery Kent 5/11/25
#7 Dogwood Springs Mysteries Apples, Alumni & Animosity Sally Bayless 4/12/25

#3 Sunny Honey B&B Mysteries Murder at the Beehive Bistro Sue Hollowell 5/4/25
#4 Little Dog Diner Mysteries Cooking Up Chaos Emmie Lyn 5/14/25
#5 Lucy Blackstone Mysteries Murder in the Margins Maisy Marple, Wendy Winchester 4/29/25
#6 Lucy Blackstone Mysteries The Final Chapter Fatality Maisy Marple, Wendy Winchester 5/8/25
#7 House-Flipper Mysteries Dead Post Society Diane Kelly 4/1/25

#10 Spring Harbor Mysteries The Blonde That Didn't Respond Amber Crewes 5/13/25
#11 Norwegian Forest Cat Café Catmint and Crooks Jinty James 5/15/25
#12 Book Store Cozy Mysteries Wedding and Wands Lucinda Race 5/7/25

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Melissa and Tari!

[Olivermagnus]

~~~ Complete ~~~

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

1. No Turning Back - Tiffany Snow - 3 Stars - 4/6/25 - #1 Kathleen Turner
2. The Line Between Here and Gone - Andrea Kane - 3.5 Stars - 4/11/25 - #2 Forensics Instincts
3. Make or Break at the Lighthouse B&B - Portia MacIntosh - 4 Stars - 4/1/25 - #3 Marram Bay
4. I Am Half-Sick of Shadows - Alan Bradley - 5 Stars - 4/4/25 - #4 Flavia de Luce
5. Agony in Amethyst - A.M. Stuart - 4 Stars - 5/15/25 - #5 Harriet Gordon
6. The Panther - Nelson DeMille - 4 Stars - 5/11/25 - #6 John Corey


1. Circle of Influence - Annette Dashofy - 4 Stars - 4/9/25 - #1 Zoe Chambers
2. Killer View - Ridley Pearson - 4 Stars - 4/25/25 - #2 Walt Fleming
3. Unbroken - Maisey Yates - 3.5 Stars - 4/24/25 - #3 Silver Creek
4. Suffer the Children - Lisa Black - 4 Stars - 5/14/25 - #4 Gardiner and Renner
5. The Lion - Nelson DeMille - 4 Stars - 5/1/25 - #5 John Corey
6. Rattlesnake Crossing - J.A. Jance - 4 Stars - 4/27/25 - #6 Joanna Brady

1. The Silver Pigs - Lindsey Davis - 3 Stars - 4/10/25 - #1 Marcus Didius Falco
2. Lovebug - Erin Mallory - 3 Stars - 5/17/25 - #2 Natural History
3. Running Wild - K.A. Tucker - 3.5 Stars - 4/20/25 - #3 Wild

1. All Fudged Up - Nancy CoCo - 3 Stars - 4/13/25 - #1 Candy Coated
2. Kills Well with Others - Deanna Raybourn - 4 Stars - 5/27/25 - #2 Killers of a Certain Age
3. Something Blue - Emma Jameson - 3 Stars - 5/21/25 - #3 Lord and Lady Hetheridge

11. The Bone Labyrinth - James Rollins - 4 Stars - 5/23/25 -#11 Sigma Force
12. Genesis - Chris Carter - 4.5 Stars - 4/14/25 - #12 Robert Hunter
13. Glass Houses - Louise Penny - 4.5 Stars - 4/12/25 - #13 Armand Gamache

[Genevieve]

FINISHED

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

1. Death on Eat Street by J.J. Cook 4/10/2025 (Biscuit Bowl Food Truck)
2. Mint Chocolate Murder by Meri Allen 4/9/2025 (Ice Cream Shop)
3. Red Velvet, Dead Velvet by Mary Maxwell (Sky High Pies)
4. Diggin' It by Patti Benning 5/30/2025 (Real Estate Rescue)
5. The Solace of Bay Leaves by Leslie Budewitz 4/3/2024 (Spice Shop)
6. Strangled Eggs and Ham by Maddie Day 5/18/2025

[Mary]

Ducks In A Row
April 1 - May 31, 2025
FINISHED! 15/15

1.(Lincoln Rhyme, #1)The Bone Collector Jeffery Deaver 04/16
2. (Matt Drake #2) The Outside Man Don Bentley 04/15
3. (Jonathan Grave, #3)Threat Warning John Gilstrap 04/07


8. (A Rogue Warrior Thriller Book #8) Dark CargoIan Loome 04/18
9. (Lincoln Rhyme, #9) The Burning WireJeffery Deaver 04/26
10. (Mason Sharpe Thrillers Book 10) Full Force Logan Ryles 04/27

4. (Mitch Rapp, #4} The Third OptionVince Flynn 04/09
5. (Jon Reznick #5) Hard FallJ.B. Turner 05/04
6. (John Tyler#6)The Low Road: A John Tyler Action ThrillerTom Fowler 05/03

1. (Jack Widow, #1) Gone ForeverScott Blade 05/15
2. (Reed Montgomery #2) Hunt to KillLogan Ryles05/07
3. (Omegas of the Shifter Mafia, #3) The Contracted Bear's MateLorelei M. Hart 05/16 3

1, (Porter #1)Forceful IntentR.A. McGee 05/30
2. (Omegas of the Shifter Mafia, #2)The Alpha Hitman's [author:Lorelei M. HartMate|210844563] 05/14
3. (Ronan Carver Book 3)The Hurricane Trails: A ThrillerThomas Fincham 05/26

[Bridget]

FINISHED
Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025

1. Love at Mistletoe Inn: A December Wedding Story by Cindy Kirk (4/4/25) - A Year of Weddings 2 - #1
2. While You Were Texting by Delancey Stewart (4/17/25) - Digital Dating #2
3. Save the Last Text by Delancey Stewart (4/21/25) - Digital Dating #3
4. The Bachelor and the Bride by Sarah M. Eden (4/11/25) - The Dread Penny Society - #4
5. The Queen and the Knave by Sarah M. Eden (4/17/25) - The Dread Penny Society #5


1. Texting With the Enemy by Delancey Stewart (4/15/25) - Digital Dating #1
2. The Heart's Appeal by Jennifer Delamere (5/16/25) - London Beginnings #2
3. The Artful Match by Jennifer Delamere - London Beginnings #3
4. How to Lose a Girl in 10 Texts by Delancey Stewart (5/8/25) - Digital Dating #4

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Lynda, Genevieve, Mary and Bridget!