Ducks In A Row (APR/MAY 25)

[Christina (AKA Babbling)]

Completed

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 ★★★★

[Kendra]

Finished

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. 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 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)

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

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Christina and Kendra!

[Jackie]

Finished.

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

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

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

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Jackie!

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Jackie!

[LaurLa]

CHALLENGE COMPLETE -- would have had more rows but ran out #3 little duckies!

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 ★★★

[Elle]

Finished!

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

[Meghana]

COMPLETED

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
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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]

WOOHOO LaurLa, Elle and Meghana!

[Caraina]

FINISHED

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]

WOOHOO Caraina!