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Book: The Old Man and the Sea
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Characters: Santiago ("Old man"), Manolin ("Boy")
Letters: O, E, H, S, M, B
Completed: 7/28/16

Book: Breakfast at Tiffany's
Author: Truman Capote
Characters: Holly Golightly, Doc Golightly, Joe Bell, I.Y. Yunioshi
Letters: B, T, C, H, G, D, J, I, Y
Completed: 7/29/16

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book:
Illusion Town
author: Jayne Castle
series: Ghost Hunters
letters: I, J, C, G, H, W, E, B, S, O, K, L, M
characters: Hannah West, Elias Coppersmith, Benjamin/Runner, Sylvia, Ollie, Kelsey Lewis, Maxwell
completed: 7/29/16

colors: author name text is silver, even though looks blue online.

Waiting for the Flood
Alexis Hall
Pages: 106
Finished: 7/29/16
Adam Dacre, Edwin Tully

Book: Under the Mistletoe with Me
Author: Kristen Proby
Letters: U! I'm not even going to bother listing others
Pages: 100
Finished: 29 Jul 16

book: The Vesuvius Club
author: Mark Gatiss
series: Lucifer Box
letters: T, V, M, G, L, B
characters: Lucifer Box
Pages: 240
completed: 7/29/16
ORANGE TEXT
MPG: Crime

book: The Absconded Ambassador
author: Michael R. Underwood
series: Genrenauts
letters: U, T, A, M, U, G, L
characters: Leah Tang
Pages: 176
completed: 7/29/16

book:
Save the Date
author: Susan Hatler
series: Better Date Than Never
letters: S, H, B, K, M, E, R, N, G, A
characters: Kristen Moore, Ethan Harrison, Rachel, Noah, Gina, Amanda
pgs: 150
date finished: 7/30/16

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then will submit and get new words

Book Read: Evenfall: Volume 2: Director's Cut
Author: Santino Hassell & Ais
Series: In the Company of Shadows
Characters: Hsin (Sin) Liu Vega, Boyd Beileau, Ryan, Conners
Cover: 63.5% Grey
Letters: E,S,H,A,I,V,B,R,C
Pages: 344
Date: 29/7/16

book: The Devil in Amber
author: Mark Gatiss
series: Lucifer Box
letters: T, D, M, G, L, B
characters: Lucifer Box
Pages: 245
completed: 7/30/16
BLUE: "The cold, brilliant BLUE sky" page 1
MPG: Crime

book: Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane: A True Story of Victorian Law and Disorder: The Unsolved Murder that Shocked Victorian England
author: Paul Thomas Murphy
letters: P, M, J
characters: Pretty Jane
Pages: 400
completed: 7/30/16
MPG: Crime

neil Gaiman
308 pages
Letter N, G, T
Gold lettering on the cover

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Sigh. A perfectly good U book, wasted... ;)

Book:Unleashed
Author: Cherrie Lynn
Series: Ross Siblings
Characters: Evan, Kelsy
Pages: 216
Letters: U, C, L, R, E, K
Colors: Blue in the text ("she absently jerked out the blue blouse" at location 286 Kindle version)

I think we'll be seeing "U" again - we may hold onto that one Stacey - and here is my "Pink" book. Sorry -I probably should have waited for these. Lucky for me the new goals are easy and not harder...

Book:
Author: Holly Jacobs
Characters: Vancy Salo, Matt Wilde
Pages: 194
Letters: E H J V S M W
Colors: Green text on cover, pink items on cover (and green), Blue in text: "the sky was bright blue" Loc 15 kindle version

Fighting Dirty
Lori Foster
Series: Ultimate
384 pages
Finished: 7/30/16
Armie Jacobson, Marissa Colter, Leese, Steve
There are definitely blue eyes in this, I can post a quote when I am on laptop if we need it

Bossypants
Tina Fey
Pages: 384
Finished: 7/30/16
Jeff Richmond, Alice Richmond, Lorne Michaels, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Sarah Palin, Amy Poehler

Book: A Morbid Taste for Bones
Author: Ellis Peters
Series: Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
Characters: Prior Robert, Brother Jerome, Brother Cadfael, Sioned, Peredur, Bened, Annest, Engelard, Winifred
Letters: M, E, P, C, R, J, S, B, W
Colors: Grey cover, blue text
Completed: 7/30/16

Updating...placing U books in arsenal for now.

Murphy's Law - I have a new completed book!

Book: Magic Gifts
Author: Ilona Andrews
Series: Kate Daniels
Characters: Kate Danniels, Curren Lennart, George Doolittle, Ghastek, Andrea Nash, Jim Shrapshire
Letters: K D J I A C L G N J S
Text: white and red
Black sword on cover, Grey lion on cover
Location 155: "...a bright BLUE dragon..."

Perfect! I needed a D book :D
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Book Read: Torem
Author: Lynn Hagen
Series:Zeus' Pack
Characters: Sidney Porter, Dino Triziano, Torem, Chey
Letters: T,L,H,S,P,D,C
Pages: 101
Date: 30/7/16

Bonus: "...His mate's beautiful crystal BLUE eyes." 55.7%

Book read: Magic Burns
Author: Ilona Andrews
Series: Kate Daniels
Characters: Kate Daniels, Curran Lennart, Beatrice "Aunt B", Derek Gaunt, Jim Shrapshire, Saiman, Dr. George Doolittle, Andrea Nash, Raphael Medrano, Ghastek, Julie Olsen
Letters: M, I, A, K, D, C, L, B, G, J, S, G, N, R, O
Completed: 7/30/16
Blue and yellow text on cover.

Book Read: The Hunt for Vulcan: . . . And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe
Author: Thomas Levenson
Narrator: Kevin Pariseau
Letters: H, T, L, K, P
Completed: 7/30/16

Book Read: Devil's Food at Dusk
Author: MJ O'Shea and Anna Martin
Series: Just Deserts
Characters: Remy Babineaux, Joe Fitzgerald, Tom, Stella
Letters: R,B,J,F,T,S,D,M,O,A,
Pages: 200
Words: Gold/Yellow
Date: 31/7/16

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Book: Provoked
By Joanna Chambers
Series: Enlightenment
Read: 7/31/16
Mordo Balfour, David Lauriston, Elizabeth Chalmers, Euan Maclennan, Isabella Galbraith
Letters: B, C, D, E, G, I, J, L, M, P
218 pages
Words: blue, gold

book: Aberystwyth Mon Amour
author: Malcolm Pryce
series: Aberystwyth Noir
letters: A, M, P, L, K
characters: Louie Knight
Pages: 245
completed: 7/31/16
MPG: Mystery

book: Last Tango in Aberystwyth
author: Malcolm Pryce
series: Aberystwyth Noir
letters: L, M, P, A, K
characters: Louie Knight
Pages: 263
completed: 7/31/16
MPG: Mystery

book: Chess Story
author: Stefan Zweig
translator: Joel Rotenberg
letters: C, S, Z, M, B, J, R
characters: Mirko Czentovič, Dr. B.
Pages: 104
completed: 7/31/16

Book Read: Hunter
Author: Lynn Hagen
Series:Zeus' Pack
Characters: Hunter, Quinn, Tristan, Xavier, Sidney,
Letters: T,L,H,Z,Q,X, S
Pages: 101
Date: 30/7/16

Bonus: "...with a pair of light BLUE shorts" 5.9%

We might want to save this one due to all the hard to find letters

Wow yeah - I think that one is a "to be saved".

Not updating! (yet anyway) but as usual couldn't refrain from commenting - lets make that a special "save this" color in the arsenal :)

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Book: The Emperor's Soul
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Series: Elantris
Characters: Shai, Emperor Ashravan, Gaotona
Letters: E, B, S, A, G
Completed: 7/31/16
Colors: 64% brown cover, obviously blue text (tineye calls it green...), white text

Book: The Colorado Kid
Author: Stephen King
Characters: Dave Bowie, Stephanie McCann, Vince Teague, The Colorado Kid (James Cogan)
Letters: C, S, K, D, B, M, V, T, J
Completed: 7/31/16
Colors: Black text on cover

Book: Treat Me
Author: Olivia Cunning
Characters: Jacob Silverton, Amanda Lange
Letters: O,C,J,S,A,L, T, M
Completed: 7/31/16
Colors: blue in text "Julie sat on the cement steps, her blue eyes wide and fixed on Jojo..."

Book: Coraline
Author: Neil Gaiman
Characters: Coraline Jones, Miss Spink, Miss Forcible, Mister Bobo
Letters: C, N, G, J, S, F, B
Completed: 7/31/16
Colors: 81% Black cover, white text, blue: "She counted everything blue..." page 6

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Book: Silver Borne
Author Patricia Briggs
Characters: Mercy Thompson, Adam Haupton, Samuel, Jessee, Warren, Kyle, Zee, Auriana
Letters: S, P, B, M, T, A, H, J, W K Z A
Completed: 7/31/16
Colors: "Silver" in title, Red book, blue Jeans, purple tattoo, White and orange text
"Snagged a dark blue T-shirt..." p. 23

Book: Beguiled
By Joanna Chambers
Series: Enlightenment
Read: 8/1/16
Mordo Balfour, David Lauriston, Elizabeth Kinnell, Euan Maclennan, Donald Ferguson, Patrick Chalmers
Letters: B, C, D, E, F, J, K, L, M, P
234 pages
Words: blue, gold

Book: One Night of Scandal
Author: Elle Kennedy
Series: After Hours
Completed 8/1/16
Characters: Reed, Darcy, Gage, AJ
Colors: White/gold lettering, Reed has blue eyes--let me know if you need a location.

Letters: O, E, K, A, R, D

Book: Enlightened
By Joanna Chambers
Series: Enlightenment
Read: 8/1/16
Mordo Balfour, David Lauriston, Elizabeth Kinnell , Euan Maclennan, Donald Ferguson, Patrick Chalmers
Letters: B, C, D, E, F, J, K, L, M, P
184 pages
Words: blue, gold

Book: Lord Dashwood Missed Out
By Tessa Dare
Series: Spindle Cove
Read: 7/31/16
Characters: Elinora Browning, George Travers (Lord Dashwood)
Letters: L,T,D,S,E,B,G
144 pages

Book: Last Spy Standing
By Dana Marton
Series: SDDU
Read: 8/1/16
Characters: Mitch Mendoza, Zac Goodman, Megan Cassidy
Letters: L,D,M,S,C,Z, G
224 pages

Book Read: Sully
Author: Lynn Hagen
Series:Zeus' Pack
Characters: Sully, Austin Riggers, Julian, Ed, Torem
Letters: S,Z,L,H,A,R,J,E,T
Pages: 126
Date: 31/7/16

Bonus: "...staring at Austin with gorgeous BLUE eyes" 17.5%

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Book: Sleep Donation
Author: Karen Russell
Characters: Trish Edgewater, Rudy, Jim, Sam Yoon, Dori Edgewater, Justine Harkonnen, Felix Harkonnen, Abigail Harkonen (Baby A), Roger Kleier, Carmen, Luisa, Jeremy, Donor Y
Letters: S, K, R, T, E, R, J, Y, D, H, F, A, C, L
Completed: 8/1/16
Colors: black text, blue: "...BLUE evening dissolving." page 10

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Book: Never Never
Author: Colleen Hoover
Series: Never Never
Characters: Silas Nash, Charlie Wynwood, Detective Grant, Laura Wynwood, Landon Nash, Janette Wynwood, Annika, Amy, Brian Finley, Avril Ashley, Cora Delacroix (the shrimp), Janice Delacroix
Letters: N, C, H, S, W, G, L, J, A, B, F, D
Completed: 8/1/16
Mystery genre (Milon boast complete!)

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Book: Pleasure Games
Author: Jessica Clare
Series: Games
Completed: 8/1/16
Pages: 109
Characters: Juno Ashmore, Heathcliff Forester
Letters: P, J, C A, H, F, G
Colors: Cover 100% purple (per tineye) so writing, and everything is some shade of purple.

book:
Pasta Imperfect
author: Maddy Hunter
series: Passport to Peril Mystery
letters: P, M, H, E, A, G, J, K, S, D, B, O
characters: Emily Andrews, Etienne Miceli, George, Jackie, Keeley, Sylvia, Duncan, Barbro, Osmond
pgs: 320
date finished: 8/1/16
Mystery genre

T Kingfisher
191 pages
8/1/16
Letters R T K

Book: The Wasp Factory
Author: Iain Banks
Characters: Frank Cauldhame, Eric Cauldhame, Angus Cauldhame, Mrs Clamp, Diggs
Letters: W, I, B, F, C, E, A, D
Completed: 8/1/16
Black text on cover