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10/105 complete!
ok..I finally have a book count! 105 total!!!! perhaps that is why it is so daunting!

I'm in.
07/09/12 - 01/08/13
7 WONDERS CHALLENGE
Spell-It-Out Challenge Option
97/99
7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Great Pyramid of Giza
P- Paradise Series #1 - A Stranger in Paradise by Tianna Xander 08/05/12
Y- Young, Samantha - Blood Will Tell (Warriors of Ankh #1) 09/15/12
R- Redeeming Zorus (Cyborg Seduction #6) by Laurann Dohner 07/18/12
A- A Quick Bite (Argeneau #1) by Lynsay Sands 07/16/12
M- Mark of the Vampire #1 - Eternal Hunger by Laura Wright - 07/11/12
I- If You Dare (MacCarrick Brothers #1) by Kresley Cole - 07/09/12
D- Dohner, Laurann - Touching Ice (Cyborg Seduction #4) 07/15/12







Hanging Gardens of Babylon
G- Graceling Realm #3 - Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore 08/04/12
A- Argeneau #2 - Love Bites - Lynsay Sands 07/17/12
R- Raphael (Vampires in America #1) by D.B. Reynolds 08/12/12
D- Dohner, Laurann - Stealing Coal (Cyborg Seduction #5) - 07/15/12
E- The Edge #1 - On the Edge by Ilona Andrews 08/01/12
N-Never Love A Highlander (McCabe Trilogy #3) by Maya Banks 07/15/12
S-Savage Awakening (Alpha Pack #2) by J.D. Tyler - 07/12/12







Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
A- Argeneau #3 - Single White Vampire- by Lynsay Sands 07/18/12
R- Rice,Lisa Marie - Midnight Man (Midnight #1) 09/07/12
T- Taunting Krell (Cyborg Seduction #7)by Laurann Dohner 07/20/12
E- Eden, Cynthia - Bound by the Night(Bound #4) - 07/11/12
M- Maya Banks - Seduction Of A Highland Lass (McCabe Trilogy #2) - 07/14/12
I- The Immortal Highlander (Highlander #6) by Karen Marie Moning 08/09/12
S- Shelly Laurenston - When He Was Bad(Magnus Pack #4) - 07/13/12







Statue of Zeus at Olympus
Z- Zanetti, Rebecca - Fated (Dark Protectors #1) 07/27/12
E- Eternal Kiss (Mark of the Vampire #2) by Laura Wright 08/04/12
U- Unholy Magic (Downside Ghosts #2) by Stacia Kane 08/11/12
S- Soul Thief (The Demon Trappers #2) by Jana Oliver 08/25/12




Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
M- Dana Marie Bell - The Wallflower (Halle Pumas #1) 08/14/12
A- Arthur, Keri - Darkness Rising (Dark Angels #2) 07/30/12
U- Undead and Unwed (Undead #1) by MaryJanice Davidson 09/17/12
S- Susan Elizabeth Phillips - Nobody's Baby But Mine (Chicago Stars #3) 09/01/12
O- The Others #1 - Wolf at the Door by Christine Warren 07/25/12
L- Laurell K. Hamilton - Kiss the Dead (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #21)
E- Elizabeth Amber - Nicholas (The Lords of Satyr #1) 08/19/12
U- Untamed (Language of Love #28) by Nora Roberts 10/02/12
M-Match Me If You Can (Chicago Stars #6) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 09/02/11









Colossus of Rhodes
C- Christine Feehan - Dark Legend (Dark #8) 08/20/12
O- Once Touched, Never Forgotten by Natasha Tate 10/02/12
L- Laird of the Mist (MacGregors #1) by Paula Quinn 08/24/12
O- Omega Mine (Alpha and Omega #1) by Aline Hunter 10/23/12
S- Seducing Simon by Maya Banks 09/01/12
S- Susan Elizabeth Phillips - Kiss an Angel 09/08/12
U-
S- Showalter, Gena- Wicked Nights (Angels of the Dark #1) 09/09/12







Lighthouse of Alexandria
L- Lora Leigh - Dangerous Games (Tempting SEALs #2) 08/15/12
I- It Had to Be You (Chicago Stars #1) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 09/02/12
G- Gena Showalter- Jewel of Atlantis (Atlantis #2) 08/08/12
H- Highlander #4 - Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning 08/05/12
T- Tall, Dark & Hungry (Argeneau #4) by Lynsay Sands 08/18/12
H- The Highlander's Touch (Highlander #3) by Karen Marie Moning 07/26/12
O- Oliver, Jana - The Demon Trapper's Daughter (The Demon Trappers #1) 08/10/12
U- Unbound #1 - Blood Bound by Rachel Vincent 08/13/12
S- Singh, Nalini Tangle of Need (Psy-Changeling #11) 08/27/12
E- Enraptured (Eternal Guardians #4) by Elisabeth Naughton 08/17/12










7 Wonders of the Natural World
The Grand Canyon (Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona.)
C- Christine Feehan - Dark Guardian (Dark #9) 08/22/12
A- Cherry Adair - Hot Ice (T-FLAC #7) 09/06/12
N- Never Cry Wolf (Night Watch #4) by Cynthia Eden 09/22/12
Y- Young, Samantha - Blood Past (Warriors of Ankh #2) 09/23/12
O- Open Season by Linda Howard 09/29/12
N- Natural Born Charmer (Chicago Stars #7) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 10/08/12






Great Barrier Reef (Off the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia.)
B- Bell, Dana Marie - Mating Games (Halle Pumas omnibus 1-3) 09/21/12
A- The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf (Naked Werewolf #2) by Molly Harper 09/13/12
R- Ria Candro - Mated 09/16/12
R- Rajmund (Vampires in America #3) by D.B. Reynolds 09/19/12
I- Into the Dreaming (Highlander #8) by Karen Marie Moning 09/17/12
E- E.L. James - Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades #3) 08/31/12
R- Reynolds, D.B. - Sophia (Vampires in America #4) 09/20/12
R- Rice, Lisa Marie - Midnight Angel (Midnight #3) 09/11/12
E- E.L. James Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades #1) 07/21/12
E- Eternal Flame (Night Watch #3) by Cynthia Eden 08/24/12
F- Feehan, Christine - Dark Melody (Dark #12) 08/25/12











Harbor of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
H- Highlander #5 - The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning 08/07/12
A- Animal Attraction (Halle Pumas omnibus 4-5) by Dana Marie Bell 09/21/12
R- Rapture (The Fallen Angels #4) by J.R. Ward 10/31/12
B- Bloodlust (The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #2) by L.J. Smith 09/23/12
O- Once Burned (Night Prince #1) by Jeaniene Frost 12/26/12
R- Robertson, Linda - Vicious Circle (Persephone Alcmedi #1) 11/26/12






Mt Everest (Mahalangur section of the Himalayas - border between China and Nepal)
E- Susan Elizabeth Phillips - Dream a Little Dream (Chicago Stars #4) 10/03/12
V- Viper's Kiss by Shannon Curtis 09/10/12
E- Susan Elizabeth Phillips - This Heart of Mine (Chicago Stars #5) 10/05/12
R- Reynolds,D.B. - Jabril (Vampires in America #2) 09/10/12
E- Eternal Captive (Mark of the Vampire #3) by Laura Wright 11/20/12
S- Spell of the Highlander (Highlander #7) by Karen Marie Moning 09/14/12
T- The Darkest Seduction (Lords of the Underworld #9) by Gena Showalter 09/17/12







Aurora Borealis (Arctic and Antarctic)
A- The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie (Highland Pleasures #1) by Jennifer Ashley 09/27/12
U-
R- Robertson, Linda - Hallowed Circle (Persephone Alcmedi #2) 11/27/12
O- On the First Night of Christmas... by Heidi Rice 11/25/12
R- Rogers, Moira - Cry Sanctuary (Red Rock Pass #1) 11/27/12
A- Archangel's Storm (Guild Hunter #5) by Nalini Singh 11/19/12





Victoria Falls (Southern Africa on the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.)
F- Feehan, Christine - Dark Descent (Dark #11) 08/22/12
A- Atlantis Betrayed (Warriors of Poseidon #6) by Alyssa Day 10/29/12
L- Lindsey, Johanna - A Pirate's Love 10/03/12
L- Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage (Highland Pleasures #2) by Jennifer Ashley 10/01/12
S- Shades of Blood (Warriors of Ankh #3) by Samantha Young 09/23/12





Norwegian Fjords (Border with Russia to the border with Sweden. )
F- Feehan,Christine - Dark Dream (Dark #7) 08/19/12
J- James, E.L. - Fifty Shades Darker(Fifty Shades #2) 07/24/12
O- Obsidian (New Species #8) by Laurann Dohner 09/03/12
R- Rice,Lisa Marie - Midnight Run (Midnight #2) 09/08/12
D- Dark Fire (Dark #6) by Christine Feehan 08/19/12
S- Susan Elizabeth Phillips - Heaven, Texas (Chicago Stars #2) 08/30/12







Sunset Peak, Glacier National Park in Montana
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that's the plan!
I'm a little behind right now...hoping to get done!
did I tell you...I'm quite mad!!!

July 2012-January 2013
Spell it Out
Spell-It-Out Challenge Option: Using book or series titles, authors’ first or last names, spell out the Wonder or the main focus of the Wonder. You can ignore the article (a, an, the, etc.) or use it.
7 Wonders of the Ancient World
3/52
Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt)
P
Y
R Between Shades of Gray/Ruta Sepetys (7/1/12)
A The Adoration of Jenna Fox/Mary E. Pearson (7/6/12)
M
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D
Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Iraq, Nineveh)
G
A
R
D
E
N
S
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Turkey)
T
E
M
P
L
E
Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Greece)
S
T
A
T
U
E
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Turkey)
M
A
U
S
O
L
E
U
M
Colossus of Rhodes (Greece)
C Chime/Franny Billingsley(7/5/12)
O
L
O
S
S
U
S
Lighthouse of Alexandria (Egypt)
L
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G
H
T
H
O
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S
E

Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England)
Between Two Queens by Kate Emerson 06/02/12 ♥♥♥♥
Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
Slave Girls of Rome by Don Winslow 06/18/12 ♥♥♥
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa (Alexandria, Egypt)
Sphinx's Princess by Esther Friesner 07/17/12 ♥♥♥♥
Great Wall of China (China)
Brother Half Angel by Martin Roth 06/20/12♥♥♥
Porcelain Tower of Nanjing (Nanjing, China)
Under the Hawthorn Tree by Ai Mi 06/25/12 ♥♥♥
Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)
The Sultan's Seal by Jenny White 07/18/12 ♥♥♥♥
Leaning Tower of Pisa (Pisa, Italy)
Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes 06/15/12 ♥♥♥
Finished my challenge, good luck everyone and happy reading.....I may try another, I have to take a look at my TBR books.

Duration: July 19/12 - Feb 18/13
7/7
Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt)

Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Iraq, Nineveh)

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Turkey)

Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Greece)

Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Turkey)

Colossus of Rhodes (Greece)

Lighthouse of Alexandria (Egypt)


Coliseum
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I have just joined your group and this is the first (probably of many) challenge that I am signing up for.
I will do the spell it out version of 7 wonders of the medieval world.
Stonehenge (Stonehenge)4/10
Colosseum (Colosseum)2/9
Catacombs of Kam el Shoqapa (Catacombs)0/9
Great Wall of China (Wall)0/4
Porcelain Tower of nanjing (Tower)1/5
Hagia Sophia (Sophia)0/6
Leaning Tower of Pisa (Pisa)0/4
Stieg Larsson, The girl who played with fire, 3 Aug 2012
T
O
Nettie Parker's Backyard by C V Smith - 14 Aug 12
E
Hostile Witness by Rebecca Forster, 16 Aug 2012
E
N
George Harmon Coxe, Silent are the Dead - 20 Aug 12
E
Cheryl Bentley, Petronella and the Trogot, 08 Aug 2012
O
L
O
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S
E
Ulysses by James Joyce - 19 Aug 12
M
C
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T
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C
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B
S
W
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Romp Julia, A friend like Ben, 6 Aug 12
S
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Duration, 20 July 12 - 20 Feb 13
7/48 books

Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
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Time to decide the reading option (S-I-O or Location) and I will post list :D!

I checked everyone's hyperlinks again and updated Participants' Post #2. Seems I missed a couple.
Feel free to give me a

Great Barrier Reef
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I've decided to try with the 7 Wonders of Natural World, using the SIO option :)!
Here's my list:
7 Wonders of Natural World
Started: 3 August 2012
End date: 3 March 2012
Completed: 16/66
Mt Everest
M →
T → Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
E →
V →
E → Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
R → Six Easy Pieces by Richard P. Feynman
E → Madame de Treymes by Edith Wharton
S → Psicopatologia della vita quotidiana by Sigmund Freud
T → La fiera delle vanità by William Thackeray
Great Barrier Reef
B → Eugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac
A →
R →
R
I →
E
R
R
E →
E
F →
The Grand Canyon
C →
A →
N →
Y →
O → De profundis by Oscar Wilde
N →
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
R
I
O → Animal Farm by George Orwell
D → David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
E
J → Predatore by Gary Jennings
A
N → Les mouches d'automne by Irène Némirovsky
E
I
R
O
Aurora Borealis
A
U → Una burla riuscita by Italo Svevo
R
O
R
A
Parícutin
P →
A
R
I
C
U
T
I
N
Victoria Falls
V → Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut
I
C
T
O
R
I
A
F
A
L →
L → Historia de una gaviota y del gato que le enseñó a volar by Luis Sepúlveda
S →

7 Wonders of the Ancient World Challenge
August 1, 2012 - March 1, 2013
Spell it Out
Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt)
Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Iraq, Nineveh)
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Turkey)
Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Greece)
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Turkey)
Colossus of Rhodes (Greece)
Lighthouse of Alexandria (Egypt)
Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt)
P
Y
R
A
M
I
D
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
H
A
N
G
I
N
G
G
A Anastasia -
R
D
E
N
S
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
T
E
M Mia -
P
L
E
A
R
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M
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Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Z
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Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
M
A
U
S
O
L
E Elliot -
U
M
Colossus of Rhodes
R
H
O
D
E Ethan -
S
Lighthouse of Alexandria
L
I
G Grace -
H
T
H
O
U
S
E E.L. James -

Welcome to the challenge, Kristina! Updated Participants' Post #2.
Mt Everest
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Hagia Sophia
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Done, thanks

Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Wonders 1/14
Books 32/99
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
G- Graceling Realm #3 - Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore 08/04/12
A- Argeneau #2 - Love Bites - Lynsay Sands 07/17/12
R- Raphael (Vampires in America #1) by D.B. Reynolds 08/12/12
D- Dohner, Laurann - Stealing Coal (Cyborg Seduction #5) - 07/15/12
E- The Edge #1 - On the Edge by Ilona Andrews 08/01/12
N-Never Love A Highlander (McCabe Trilogy #3) by Maya Banks 07/15/12
S-Savage Awakening (Alpha Pack #2) by J.D. Tyler - 07/12/12








Stonehenge (Stonehenge)
Colosseum (Colosseum)
Catacombs of Kam el Shoqapa (Catacombs)
Great Wall of China (Wall)
Porcelain Tower of nanjing (Tower)
Hagia Sophia (Sophia)
Leaning Tower of Pisa (Pisa)
Stieg Larsson, The girl who played with fire, 3 Aug 2012
T
O
Nettie Parker's Backyard by C V Smith - 14 Aug 12
E
H
E
N
G
E
Cheryl Bentley, Petronella and the Trogot, 08 Aug 2012
O
L
O
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S
E
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M
C
A
T
A
C
O
M
B
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W
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L
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Romp Julia, A friend like Ben, 6 Aug 12
S
O
P
H
I
A
P
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S
A
Duration, 20 July 12 - 20 Feb 13
4/48 books

Stonehenge (Stonehenge)3/10
Colosseum (Colosseum)1/9
Catacombs of Kam el Shoqapa (Catacombs)0/9
Great Wall of China (Wall)0/4
Porcelain Tower of nanjing (Tower)1/5
Hagia Sophia (Sophia)0/6
Leaning Tower of Pisa (Pisa)0/4
Stieg Larsson, The girl who played with fire, 3 Aug 2012
T
O
Nettie Parker's Backyard by C V Smith - 14 Aug 12
E
Hostile Witness by Rebecca Forster, 16 Aug 2012
E
N
G
E
Cheryl Bentley, Petronella and the Trogot, 08 Aug 2012
O
L
O
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S
E
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M
C
A
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C
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Romp Julia, A friend like Ben, 6 Aug 12
S
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I
A
P
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A
Duration, 20 July 12 - 20 Feb 13
5/48 books

Leaning Tower of Pisa


NBRC 7 Wonders SIO
August - March 2013
Books: 28/47
Completed Wonders: 0/7
7 Wonders of the Medieval World
Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England)
✓S Shattered Souls 8.6
T
O
✓N Nancy Holzner Deadtown 8.1
E
H Harris, Charlaine Deadlocked
E
✓N Neill, Chloe Hard Bitten 8.8
✓G Gretchen McNeil Possess 8.30
E





Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
✓C Charlaine Harris Dead in the Family 8.11
O O'Hare, Tracey Night's Cold Kiss
✓L Love Bites 8.15
O Out of Control
✓S Shiver of Fear 8.21
✓S Shifting 8.31
✓U Under Wraps 8.1
✓E Estep, Jennifer Spider’s Revenge 9.1
✓M Meyer, Kai Arcadia Awakens 9.9









Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa (Alexandria, Egypt)
✓C Charlaine Harris From Dead to Worse
✓A All Together Dead 8.1
✓T A Touch of Crimson 8.13
✓A Amanda Bonilla Shaedes of Gray 8.2
✓C Charlaine Harris Dead and Gone 8.5
O Obsidian
✓M Mercy Blade 8.21
✓B Bonded by Blood 8.22
✓S The Space Between 8.11









Great Wall of China (China)
✓W Wisdom, Linda Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend 9.2
✓A Alien Tango 9.4
L
L

Porcelain Tower of Nanjing (Nanjing, China)
T
O
✓W When Blood Calls 8.29
E
✓R Raven Cursed 8.26

Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)
S
O
✓P Painter, Kristen Blood Rights 8.5
✓H Hunter, Faith Cat Tales 8.27
I The Iron Queen
✓A Adair Cherry Hide and Seek 8.24




Leaning Tower of Pisa (Pisa, Italy)
✓P PC Cast Marked 9.5
I
S
✓A Armstrong, Kelley No Humans Involved



Mt. Kiliminjaro
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Stonehenge (Stonehenge)4/10
Colosseum (Colosseum)2/9
Catacombs of Kam el Shoqapa (Catacombs)0/9
Great Wall of China (Wall)0/4
Porcelain Tower of nanjing (Tower)1/5
Hagia Sophia (Sophia)0/6
Leaning Tower of Pisa (Pisa)0/4
Stieg Larsson, The girl who played with fire, 3 Aug 2012
T
O
Nettie Parker's Backyard by C V Smith - 14 Aug 12
E
Hostile Witness by Rebecca Forster, 16 Aug 2012
E
N
George Harmon Coxe, Silent are the Dead - 20 Aug 12
E
Cheryl Bentley, Petronella and the Trogot, 08 Aug 2012
O
L
O
S
S
E
Ulysses by James Joyce - 19 Aug 12
M
C
A
T
A
C
O
M
B
S
W
A
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W
E
Romp Julia, A friend like Ben, 6 Aug 12
S
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H
I
A
P
I
S
A
Duration, 20 July 12 - 20 Feb 13
7/48 books

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt
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The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
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Wonders 2/14
Books 47/99
Statue of Zeus at Olympus
Z- Zanetti, Rebecca - Fated (Dark Protectors #1) 07/27/12
E- Eternal Kiss (Mark of the Vampire #2) by Laura Wright 08/04/12
U- Unholy Magic (Downside Ghosts #2) by Stacia Kane 08/11/12
S- Soul Thief (The Demon Trappers #2) by Jana Oliver 08/25/12






✔1. Stonehenge: Before I Go To Sleep - S.J. Watson (set in London, England) 6/12/12

✔2. Colosseum: One With the Darkness - Susan Squires (set in Rome) 8/22/12

3. Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa: The Mummy Case - Elizabeth Peters (set in Egypt)

✔4. Great Wall of China: Eona - Alison Goodman (set in China) 6/29/12

5. Porcelain Tower of Nanjing: Dragon in Chains - Daniel Fox (set in China)

6. Hagia Sophia: Lost Love Found - Bertrice Small (set in Turkey)

7. Leaning Tower of Pisa: Secret Life of a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks (set in Italy)

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