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2016 December Word Hunt
Example post:Word Hunt - January
1 Jan - 31 Jan 2015
Word found: 10/10
Book completed: 7
Merry Gentlemen √ 1 Jan
bowl
Undertow √ 4 Jan
bartender, king, mourning
Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
champagne, molasses
Obernewtyn √ 9 Jan
diary
Inestimable Blessings √ 9 Jan
blood
Starfish and Coffee √ 12 Jan
grandmother
Dom Wars: Round One √ 12 Jan
dreamed
1. BARTENDER - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p113 - (Which was Sunday and Monday - Saturday was a busy night on the bartender/club scene.
2. CHAMPAGNE - Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
p180-181 - The doorman greeted him inside the foyer and waved his past - no need to check the guest list for his name - and he grabbed a glass of champagne from a tray and looked around.
3. BOWL Merry Gentlemen √ 1 Jan
p11 - "Another hippy bloke selling hand-turned bowls and crap like that."
4. KING - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p48 - Roan was the king of the jungle, and he should have no problem subduing cats; it was shat he did, sometimes without intention.
5. DREAM - Dom Wars: Round One √ 12 Jan
LOC 756: I'd never have dreamed just holding a person's hand could be such a turn on.
6. MOURN - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p262 - Because, come to think about it, you could confuse remorse for mourning, especially in a naturally depressed person.
7. GRANDMOTHER - Starfish and Coffee √ 12 Jan
p98-99 - "... He put your grandmother on a pedestal until the day she died. ..."
8. DIARY - Obernewtyn √ 9 Jan
p231 - Alexi took the diary, opened it, and held it in front of my eyes.
9. MOLASSES - Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
p217 - "You move like molasses, my pet."
10. BLOOD - Inestimable Blessings √ 9 Jan
p46-47: Lee shivered, overwhelmed by the attraction simmering in his blood.
Tips for finding words - courtesy of Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔Using Google books:
~Go here https://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&...
~Type in the name of your book
~Select your book
~On the left about midway down there will be a search bar, type your word in there.
Couple of things you need to know...
~you need to check every variety of the word you want so, let's say GROUP doesn't show up you would also need to type in GROUPS/ED/ING
~Unfortunately, 99% of the books on Google does not list page numbers (at least in my experience)
Using Amazon:
~You search for your book
~Once on your book page make sure you are on a version that is paperback or hardcover (Kindle editions will not work)
~On the left there will be a picture of your book and it should have "Search Inside" above it
~Click on the book and the search bar will be inside
You will not need to search separately for plurals but you will still need to search separately for -ed and -ing
***
You can also search for words in all the books loaded on your Kindle.
On the home page, use the 'search' function.
~ type in the word and select 'search my items'.
14/15 + 2/3Add An Unconventional Courtship 12/02-03/16 ★★
LOC 729 - "Guilty as charged," Webber added with a wink."
Bounce An Unconventional Courtship 12/02-03/16 ★★
LOC 945 - "Kit's eyes lit up and she almost bounced out of the room, led by her mother."
Deliver An Unconventional Courtship 12/02-03/16 ★★
LOC 556 - I want to try this new deli in Buckhead and it just happens that they deliver."
Horse Equilibrium 12/01-02/16 ★★★★
LOC 73 - "They've got a horse that needs seeing to."
Kneel Showing Him the Ropes 12/03-04/16 ★★★★
LOC 922 - "The woman who kneeled in front of him was even more immune to it."
Needle Secrets and High Spirits 12/04/16 ★★★
LOC 1062 - "Unfortunately, searching for a needle in the haystack of articles, ads, and announcements going back to the nineteen-twenties was only marginally less tedious than googling."
Reduce The Soldier's Scoundrel 12/05-06/16 ★★★★
LOC 2273 - "Jack loved that he held the power to strip away that mask, to reduce this fine gentleman to embarrassed blushes or lusty incoherence."
Sip Equilibrium 12/01-02/16 ★★★★
LOC 557 - "He took another sip of his fizzy stuff."
Thunder The Country Omega 12/02/16 ★★★★
LOC 1606 - "Ethan's heart thundered."
Water The Country Omega 12/02/16 ★★★★
LOC 506 - "Looks out on the water."
Bonus:
Dolls Fear, Hope, and Bread Pudding 12/05/16 ★★★★
LOC 1541 - "I won't be the one who tells her baseball's out and dolls are in."
Phobic Optical Illusion 12/25/16 ★★★★
LOC 614 - "Matt was notoriously dance floor phobic, so nobody kicked up a fuss that the traditional 'first dance' was between mother and son."
Rot Secrets and High Spirits 12/04/16 ★★★
LOC 785 - "Aside from some lighter and darker patches, the hardwood was in good shape─no water damage, no rot."
Steadfast
LOC -
Vague Equilibrium 12/01-02/16 ★★★★
LOC 1903 - "He went to join her, saying a vague hello to the girls she was with, who he recognized but didn't really know."
Rollovers:
Belligerent Helping Hand 12/04/16 ★★
LOC 634 - "Jez caught Mac's eye for a split second before looking back at Shawn's stupid, belligerent face."
Obsolete
LOC -
Squalid The Soldier's Scoundrel 12/05-06/16 ★★★★
LOC 469 - "Jack stopped at one of the neighborhood's less squalid looking public houses."
December Word Hunt15/15 read
1. add - Snowbound ~ 12/18/16 ~ ★★★1/2 ~ ...with a rag rug to add warmth ... ~ Loc. 332
2. bounce - Snowbound ~ 12/18/16 ~ ★★★1/2 ~ ...her pulse began to bounce again... ~ Loc. 1459
3. deliver - Old Poison ~ 12/1/16 ~ ★★★★ ~ ...managing to deliver a few good kicks. ~ Loc. 1500
4. horse - Wolfsong ~ 12/12/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ ...she was riding a horse that got spooked... ~ Loc. 927
5. kneel - A Family for Christmas ~ 12/3/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ Zac folded the towel to kneel on. ~ Loc. 1485
6. needle - Ms. Claus's List ~ 12/4/16 ~ ★★1/2 ~ ...all in the face like needles. ~ Loc. 733
7. reduce - Exchange of Hearts ~ 12/5/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ ...it might reduce the swelling and help... ~ Loc. 2620
8. sip - A Family for Christmas ~ 12/3/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ When Zac paused to sip his drink... ~ Loc. 241
9. thunder - Old Poison ~ 12/1/16 ~ ★★★★ ~ He could hear the thunder of the surf... ~ Loc. 1530
10. water - A Family for Christmas ~ 12/3/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ ...a few mouthfuls of water ~ Loc. 224
Bonus
1. dolls - Ms. Claus's List ~ 12/4/16 ~ ★★1/2 ~ ...Elves raced around, last minute dolls, stuffed animals... ~ Loc. 118
2. phobic - Snowbound ~ 12/18/16 ~ ★★★1/2 ~ John felt like a phobic in a dentist's chair... ~ Loc. 3330
3. rot - Wolfsong ~ 12/12/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ Your mother will start to rot soon. ~ Loc. 3423
4. steadfast - Old Poison ~ 12/1/16 ~ ★★★★ ~ ...eyeing him in that steadfast, measuring way. ~ Loc. 986
5. vague - Wolfsong ~ 12/12/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ ...but the updates were vague as always... ~ Loc. 4676
addbounce
deliver
horse
kneel
needle
reduce
sip
thunder
water
bonus
dolls
phobic
rot
steadfast
vague
Monthly Word Hunt 1 - 31 December 2016
10/10 + 3/5
December
add Quick Trick Skye Jordan 12/1/16 Loc 1155 Add a little ibuprofen and a good night’s sleep, and he’d be fine tomorrow.
bounce Quick Trick Skye Jordan 12/1/16 Loc 290 “Bullets don’t bounce off Kevlar.”
deliver Long Time Coming Jayne Rylon 12/1/16 p 56 When you came to deliver me some treats, you realized I was hard for you.
horse Seduction and Snacks Tara Sivec 12/1/16 p 3 "Jesus Liz, he's not a horse," I moaned, rolling my eyes and taking a sip of luke warm beer.
kneel Well Hung Lauren Blakely 12/5/16 p. 189 She grabs the phone, kneels next to me, and plays the video.
needle Long Time Coming Jayne Rylon 12/1/16 p 201 On the other side it was a needle with thread that mirrored it.
reduce Snowbound at Christmas Jennifer Ryan 12/4/16 p 66 Don’t you dare reduce me.
sip Long Time Coming Jayne Rylon 12/1/16 p 124 “Here, have a sip.”
thunder Quick Trick Skye Jordan 12/1/16 Loc 105 Even the bullies stayed away from a guy who was crazy enough to thunder guys against the boards for a three-inch puck.
water Looking Inside Beth Kery 12/3/16 p 89 When he walked into his bedroom a minute later, two glasses of water in his hands, the first thing he saw was Eleanor scurrying out of his bed.
Bonus
dolls Well Hung Lauren Blakely 12/5/16 p. 31 “The same place you learned to play with dolls,” she tosses back.
phobic
rot Snow Belle Jackie Castle 12/3/16 Loc 942 Papop assured me there isn’t no dry rot.”
steadfast
vague Snowbound at Christmas Jennifer Ryan 12/4/16 p 54 Knowing that the vague, unsettled feeling that would press itself over her chest sometimes was coming from inside her, rather than external forces.
Monthly Word Hunt December 2016
Read: 10/10
Bonus Read: 5/5
✔ 12/4 add: Just To Be With You, pg 270 of 377, 71% ”…Someone who’s willing to believe in what she can count and add up, but who has only ever known chaos when it came to her heart.”
✔ 12/4 bounce: Just To Be With You, pg 272 of 377, 72% Just then, the plane did another couple of hard bounces, and her face went white before she plastered on a smile.
✔ 12/5 deliver: You Belong To Me, pg 170 of 374, 46% ”…I tried to deliver the tape to his office this morning, and he refused to see me.”
✔ 12/4 horse: Just To Be With You, pg 323 of 377, 85% I thought the kids were back down with the horses, otherwise I would have come looking for them earlier.”
✔ 12/2 kneel: It Must Be Your Love, pg 337 of 360, 92% Kneeling in front of her, as he reached behind his guitar for the …
✔ 12/2 needle: It Must Be Your Love, pg 97 of 360, 25% “Jake wants to head up to Seattle to show the kids the Space Needle. …”
✔ 12/5 reduce: You Belong To MeYou Belong to Me, pg 157 of 374, 42% Emergency surgery had been performed to reduce brain swelling, and Carolyn’s head was covered in bandages.
✔ 12/4 sip: You Belong To Me, pg 104 of 374, 28% He had just begun to sip when the phone rang.
✔ 12/1 thunder: Pleasure of a Dark Prince, pg 2 of 432, 1%This hold was carved into the heights of Godsbellow Mountain, shaken continually by thunder.
✔ 12/2 water: It Must Be Your Love, pg 11 of 360, 1% He rinsed the shampoo and soap from his hair and body, then let the warm water run over him for a few more…
Bonus
✔ 12/8 dolls: A SEAL's Kiss, pg 219 of 219, 95% When Allie was a little girl, she’d designed outfits for her dolls on her mom’s old sewing machine,…
✔ 12/7 phobic: A SEAL's Kiss, pg 95 of 219, 40% Since Sage had spent most of her dating life making sure the guys she went out with were more commitment phobic than she was,…
✔ 12/1 rot: Pleasure of a Dark Prince, pg 205 of 432, 38% “Do you believe that rot?...”
✔ 12/2 steadfast: Pleasure of a Dark Prince, pg 422 of 432, 76% Over the past year, Lachlain had made sure that all Loreans understood his clan was a steadfast ally to the Valkyrie…
✔ 12/7 vague: A SEAL's KissA Seal’s Kiss, pg 27 of 219, 10% Aiden was too smart to make decisions based on vague feelings of longing or silly emotions.
RRRC: December Word Hunt10/10 read
4/5 read
Add - Merry and Bright, Loc 533, "...a hot look he might add."
Bounce - Archangel's Consort, Loc 1437, "Laughing as he bounced in his seat..."
Deliver - The Christmas Cake Cafe, Loc 1459, "...if only to deliver recipes."
Horse - A Very Merry Manhattan Christmas, Loc 1964, "...a watering trough for horses."
Kneel - More Than Friends, Loc 2396, "When he kneeled in front of her..."
Needle - The Restorer, Loc 1479, "...like looking for a needle in a haystack..."
Reduce - It Happened One Christmas, Loc 176, "Christmas had been reduced to expedience..."
Sip - A Court of Mist and Fury, Loc 1179, "Rhys took a long sip of whatever was in..."
Thunder - No Ifs, Ands, or Bears About It, Loc 2844, "Her heart thundered."
Water - Mind Fuck, Loc 223, "...to take a sip of water from the glass..."
BONUS:
Dolls - Tied Up in Knots, Loc 2405, "If scruffy Malibu Ken dolls did it for me..."
Phobic
Rot - The Wells Brothers: Luke, Loc 700, "...get rid of the rot and such..."
Steadfast - Wife for Hire, Loc 1064, "...break her own steadfast rule..."
Vague - Seven Nights in a Rogue's Bed, Loc 4331, "Vague annoyance more than anything..."
December Word Hunt14/15 FOUND
✔add - Apprentice in Death - J.D. Robb 12/17
(I'll get a list of collectors to add to that), p28
✔bounce - Maximum Ride Forever - James Patterson 12/4
(and then I have to bounce), p216
✔deliver - One Moonlit Night - Samantha James 12/6
(lest he choose to deliver another disparaging remark), p61
✔horse - Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch 12/2
(the sounds of Lachlan and his horse faded), p85
✔kneel - Hangman - Michael Slade 12/9
(to kneel in prayer for Hadden), p4
✔needle - Night and Day - Iris Johansen 12/4
(I've been on pins and needles), p148
✔reduce - Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo 12/17
(reduce the swelling on his eye), p319
✔sip - Bethany's Heart - C.L. Scholey 12/18
(Finn sniffed at his then took a small sip), p24
✔thunder - One Moonlit Night - Samantha James 12/6
(the thunder was so fierce), p39
✔water - Hangman - Michael Slade 12/9
(sharks can smell blood in the water), p150
Bonus
✔dolls - Cold, Cold Heart - Tami Hoag 12/3
(her real life Ken and Barbie dolls), p317
phobic -
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✔rot - Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch 12/2
(and left her there to rot), p307
✔steadfast - Skin Game - Jim Butcher 12/8
(faced a dangerous foe with steadfast courage), p17
✔vague - Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch 12/2
(that seemed vague enough), p78
Monthly Word Hunt Duration: December 1/16 - December 31/16
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
Words
add Winter Interlude location 192 'JUDITH MIGHT ADD TO HER SCHEDULE,
bounce Winter Interlude location 1579 'WITH A SKIP AND A BOUNCE'
deliver While We Were Watching Downton Abbey PG 104 'PARKER ASKED ME TO DELIVER THIS TO YOU'
horse Winter Interlude location 3061 'A HUMAN TROJAN HORSE'
kneel Unexpected Gifts location 2341 'KNEEL NEXT TO ELLA
needle The Good Luck Girls of Shipwreck Lane page 22 'SHE WILL NEEDLE ME UNTIL I SNAP'
reduce Blame The Mistletoe location 2326 'REDUCE HER TO THIS'
sip While We Were Watching Downton Abbey PG 232 'SHE TOOK A SIP OF HER WINE'
thunder The Six Train to Wisconsin pg 167 'DEPRESSION SETTING IN LIKE THUNDER'
water While We Were Watching Downton Abbey PG 189 'SHE LEFT A GLASS OF WATER NEXT TO HER BED'
Bonus Words
dolls While We Were Watching Downton Abbey pg 144 'AND WHEN SHE PLAYS WITH HER BARBIE DOLLS'
phobic
rot Victoria page 32 'MELBOURNE WAS RIDING ALONG ROT ROW TO KENSINGTON PALACE'
steadfast Winter Interlude location 900 'HER STEADFAST GAZE REMAINED'
vague Unexpected Gifts location 2365 'BO SAID WITH A VAGUE NOD'
Monthly Word Hunt 1 - 31 December 2016
10/10 + 4/5 + 3/9
December
✔add: Crooked Kingdom 14 Dec. So that you can add to the list of wrongs… pg 125
✔bounce: Crooked Kingdom 14 Dec. Matthias bounced the bag once in his palm, pg 101
✔deliver: From Sand and Ash 5 Dec. She had delivered his coffee… pg 216
✔horse: Winter Moon 3 Dec. He's a stubborn old horse. Pg 64
✔kneel: From Sand and Ash 5 Dec …forcing himself to kneel… pg 118
✔needle: The Circle Gathers 7 Dec. …then jabbed herself with the needle… location 1108
✔reduce: Crooked Kingdom 14 Dec. reduce the swelling on his eye… pg 319
✔sip: The Circle Gathers 7 Dec. He took a sip… Location 1017
✔thunder: From Sand and Ash 5 Dec. Thunder belched through the sky… pg 216
✔water: The Circle Gathers 7 Dec. …filled it with water from the sink. Location 182
Bonus
✔dolls: The Gift 18 Dec. …little girls just wanted to play with dolls. Pg 63
phobic
✔rot: Rock Chick 2 Dec, left to rot in his house… pg 86
✔steadfast: Winter Moon 3 Dec. His love was steadfast and unbreakable… pg 64
✔vague: Rock Chick 2 Dec. He pointed in the vague direction of “over there”… pg 48
Carryover
ad hoc
✔belligerent: Rock Chick 2 Dec. He ignored my belligerent stance, pg 133
✔obsolete: The Alchemists of Loom 22 Dec. ...the God's Line was nearly obsolete. Location 1604
✔pedal: Winter Moon 3 Dec. She should put more weight on the pedal. Pg 46
squalid
prose
implant
decorous
connectivity
I'm in...But wasn't steadfast a bonus word in October as well?
AddBounce
Deliver
Horse
Kneel Scarred, Dec 16
Loc 914, ... pushes me face first to the floor and kneels down behind me.
Needle
Reduce
Sip Scarred, Dec 16
Loc 823, I take a small sip to hide my discomfort.
Thunder Holding Out, Dec 9
Loc 1912, Julian ran into the room saying, 'Found them, thunder c**ts. They were under the bed."
Water Holding Out, Dec 5
Loc 323, I met Deanna in the kitchen, where she handed me a glass of water and I drank every drop.
,
****BONUS:
Dolls Holding Out, Dec 9
Loc 1637, Deanna had turned up and was sitting in front of the turned-off television with Maya, playing with her Monster High dolls.
Phobic
Rot
Steadfast
Vague Collision, Dec 16
Loc 743, I give a vague answer while bopping my head to the music and pretending I'm preoccupied watching my friends dance.
ReservedAdd
Bounce The River at Night by Erica Ferencik read 12/04/16**** - not an ounce of back fat or BOUNCE at the hips. (pg 82)
Deliever
Horse
Kneel
Needle
Reduce
Sip
Thunder, Murder In Paradise by Greg Wilson read 12/16/16**** - A clap of THUNDER ricocheted above their heads. (pg 66)
Water, The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter read 12/01/16****" - Could I have some WATER? (Pg 378)
Bonus Words
Dolls, The River at Night - knitted DOLLS staring through button eyes. (pg 45)
Phobic, The River at Night - My dad, determined to cure his PHOBIC daughter...(pg 58)
Rot, The Devil's Prayer by Luke Gracias read 12/29/16**** - ...Their bodies left to ROT. (LOC 87.7%)
Steadfast
Vague
Mojca wrote: "I'm in...But wasn't steadfast a bonus word in October as well?"Oops = it probably was. I checked a few of the other words but didn't check that one. Sorry.
The words are randomly generated. If I think we've had it before I pick again. I do have a spreadsheet but there are so many months to look over given this has been running for some time now.
Jane (PS) wrote: "Mojca wrote: "I'm in...But wasn't steadfast a bonus word in October as well?"Oops = it probably was. I checked a few of the other words but didn't check that one. Sorry.
The words are randomly g..."
No problem, I have a "steadfast" book saved from October, so I know where to go look for the word. ;)
RRRC Word Search December 2016Champion Level + Bonus & Rollovers
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10 - Champion Level
04 - Bonus Level
00 - Rollover Words
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14 - TOTAL WORDS FOUND
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❖ Champion Level Words ❖
✔︎ Add: Twelve Days of Christmas by Debbie Macomber |★★★★| Dec 23
Phrase: "...one you’re a dope to miss, I might add." Loc: 85.6%
✔︎ Bounce: All I Want For Christmas by Nora Roberts |★★★★| Dec 11
Phrase: The twins began to bounce on the bench. Loc: 49.2%
✔︎ Deliver: Bullseye by David Baldacci |★★★★★| Dec 8
Phrase: He smiled and set off to deliver the message. Loc: 89.9%
✔︎ Horse: The Winter Bride by Anne Gracie |★★★★| Dec 28
Phrase: …but when he went to saddle up a horse… Loc: 50.2%
✔︎ Kneel: Dark Needs at Night's by Edge by Kresley Cole |★★★| Dec 30
Phrase: When she moved to kneel on the floor … Loc: 59.8%
✔︎ Needle: The Winter Bride by Anne Gracie |★★★★| Dec 28
Phrase: She threaded her needle with a different thread. Loc: 10%
✔︎ Reduce: Babylon's Ashes by James S. A. Corey |★★★★| Dec 14
Phrase: …ready to reduce anything that came out to gas and scrap. Loc: 95%
✔︎ Sip: A Virgin River Christmas |★★★| Dec 7
Phrase: “…a sip of that icy beer to wash it down.” Loc: 6.7%
✔︎ Thunder: A Texas Christmas Wish by Jolene Navarro |★★★★| Dec 6
Phrase: “…car with white light, followed by a rolling boom of thunder." Page 19
✔︎ Water: A Wallflower Christmas: A Novel by Lisa Kleypas |★★★★| Dec 4
Phrase: Water spots made little dark patches on her traveling gown. Loc: 25.7%
❖ Bonus Words ❖
✔︎ Dolls: Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas |★★★★| Dec 14
Phrase: “May I take one of my dolls, Mama?” Nicole asked. Loc: 61.1%
❑ Phobic:
Phrase:
✔︎ Rot: One in a Million by Jill Shalvis |★★★★| Dec 1
Phrase: "...and bored and your mind would go to rot." Loc: 2.8%
✔︎ Steadfast: Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews |★★★★★| Dec 22
Phrase: ...men are supposed to be determined, steadfast... Loc: 32.4%
✔︎ Vague: Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews |★★★★★| Dec 3
Phrase: “..the conversation was going, say something vague and flattering.” Loc: 26.2%
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❖ Rollover Words - November ❖
❑ Ad Hoc:
Phrase: Loc:
❑ Obsolete:
Phrase: Loc:
Decemberadd-Something in the Heir by Jennifer Gardiner 12/18
--My royal advisor, if you'd like to ADD that to the title. Loc 2999 of 3071
bounce-The Serpent King by Jeff Zenter 12/08
--Travis BOUNCEd in his chair and typed. pg. 106
deliver-Mistletoe Mysteries Charlotte MacLeod
--; confident that Charles would DELIVER the altered package to the place where it was supposed to go and that church folk would honor the message pinned to the doctored cozy. pg. 14
horse-Tess by Antoinette Stockenberg 12/10
--Her emotions were dragging her like a runaway HORSE. Loc 956 of 10534
kneel-Tess by Antoinette Stockenberg 12/10
--And then Tess would ease arm out from under Maggie's head and creep silently over to her own bed , and next to it she would sprinkle a handful of rice on the floor and KNEEL on it. loc 382 of 10534
needle-The Serpent King by Jeff Zenter 11/08
--he suspected Dill wouldn't have much more than a screwdriver and a pair of NEEDLE-nose pliers pg.414 Ch. 20
reduce-Tess by Antoinette Stockenberg 12/10
--SInce it is summer and there are no fires to make up, your duties as housemaid are considerably REDUCEd. loc 352 of 10534
sip-A Secret Affair by Barbara Taylor Bradford 12/08
--Bill nodded, took a SIP of his drink, and leaned back in the chair, enjoying being with Francis Peterson. pg. 29
thunder-The Serpent King by Jeff Zenter 12/08
--On cue, the faraway peal of THUNDER. pg 687 Chapter 32
water- Amanda by Antoinette Stockenberg 12/13
--...and turned back to the scene on the WATER. Loc. 3498 of 10534
Bonus
dolls-Mistletoe Mysteries Charlotte MacLeod
--"Because there weren't any DOLLS or cooking sets." pg 157
phobic
rot-A Secret Affair by Barbara Taylor Bradford 12/08
--And it was, very slowly, even though some of the ROT had been stopped. pg. 81
steadfast-Something in the Heir by Jenny Gardiner 12/18
--In all his years he'd never met such a STEADFAST rejecter of his advances. Loc 2094 of 3071
vague-Amanda by Antoinette Stockenberg 12/13
"Interesting," Geoff said, with a VAGUE sense of distaste. loc 2611 of 10534
I'm in! :)Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 December 2016
ADD:
BOUNCE:
DELIVER:
HORSE:
KNEEL:
NEEDLE:
REDUCE:
SIP:
THUNDER:
WATER:
DOLLS:
PHOBIC:
ROT:
STEADFAST:
VAGUE:
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 December 2016
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
Main Post
Words
reduce
Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
phobic
steadfast
vague
15/15add Love a Little Sideways- loc 847- "I should have known the description and the price didn't add up."
bounce Resistance- loc 954- He sat on it, gave a little bounce. 12/1-12/3
deliver Love a Little Sideways- loc 321- The cook yelled Tori's name and she left to deliver a tray of food to a table in the back. 12/4-12/5
horse A Fortunate Blizzard- loc 1606- But otherwise Trevor looked healthy as a horse. 12/3
kneel Resistance- loc 1648- "If you'd prefer to kneel," Jonathan said, taking a cube of cheese, "I have no objections." 12/1-12/3
needle A Fortunate Blizzard- loc 261- The gas needle slipped down to an eighth of a tank, making the decision for him. 12/3
reduce Will & Patrick Fight Their Feelings- loc 1291- "Shane needs intensive intravenous treatments to reduce the size and complexity of the vessels." 12/6
sip Resistance- loc 71- Mr. Tourist took a sip and tried very hard not to grimace. 12/1-12/3
thunder A Fortunate Blizzard- loc 80- If Dr. Wheyvan was still speaking, he couldn't hear it over the ticktock of mortality's stopwatch, booming like thunder in his ears. 12/3
water Will & Patrick Fight Their Feelings- loc 686- The hot water pours down on Patrick and he tries to wash away the panic. 12/6
Bonus
dolls Hell's Pawn- loc 4780- "I have no doubt that your family is charming," Rimmon replied, "but we have specific instructions to seek out Qin's soldiers, not an army of dolls."12 /19-12/22
phobic Sunset Park- loc 1254- "Especially since you're phone phobic." 12/27-12/28
rot The Affair of the Porcelain Dog- loc 2073- Yer gon rot in hell for what you done but first im gon make yer life hell. 12/6-12/9
steadfast Season for Temptation- loc 3100- "I will make you a most devoted and steadfast husband." 12/17-12/18
vague Love a Little Sideways- loc 524- She had very vague memories of Barbara as a child, but she couldn't quite place her. 12/4-12/5
Monthly Word Hunt: DecemberDuration: December 1 - December 31, 2016
Complete = 10 / 10 (+ 4 / 5)
add - The Gift of a Lifetime - 12/6
"No way could that add up to ninety euro..." (pg. 31)
bounce - The Gift of a Lifetime - 12/6
"Encouraged by this and grateful that she had someone to bounce ideas off this time..." (pg. 168)
deliver - The Gift of a Lifetime - 12/6
"'I'm all for splashing cash, but having a bike messenger deliver your coffee is just totally diva.'" (pg. 105)
horse - Scandal in Spring - 12/10
"One of the men swung off his horse before it had even stopped..." (pg. 148)
kneel - Scandal in Spring - 12/10
"...her knees pressing into the carpet as he helped her kneel before the settee." (pg. 362)
needle - Dead Heat - 12/31
"She tapped herself in the chest with one of her needles and half sang..." (pg. 118)
reduce - River Marked - 12/11
"How can I reduce what I feel for you to mere letters on a page?" (pg. 291)
sip - River Marked - 12/11
"She smile smugly and took another sip." (pg. 34)
thunder - Warrior's Cross - 12/18
"'Little angels,' Julian murmured to them as they came thundering toward the door." (Loc. 1488)
water - River Marked - 12/11
"The river is wide, a mile or nearly so, and the bridge arches gracefully up and over the water to the town of Maryhill." (pg. 39)
Bonus
dolls - Morning Star - 12/6
"And played with the dolls you made from seal leather..." (pg. 236)
phobic
rot - Morning Star - 12/6
"I would have rather died trying to get you out of that cell than let you rot in there." (pg. 89)
steadfast - Scandal in Spring - 12/10
"But with Westcliff's steadfast comfort and the loving support of her friends, Lillian had gradually returned to her usual high-spirited self." (pg. 39)
vague - Morning Star - 12/6
"The Jackal is vague because I'm listening." (pg. 16)
Here we go :) ...December 10/10
Add: I normally put a little in while I am cooking then add pepper toward the end.
Rockstar Romance - Michael-Scott Earle. (Kindle Location 1907) 27/12 ✔
Bounce: They’ll bounce back in no time, and I’ll buy you lunch to make up for the damage.
Dirty Little Secrets - Liliana Hart. (p. 82). 5/12 ✔
Deliver: How could she deliver this kind of news all the time.
Foxe Tail - Haley Walsh (Kindle Location 589). 21/12 ✔
Horse: The best part of all was that over half of them were filled with a magnificent horse.
Let it be Me - Barbara Speak. (p. 37). 7/12 ✔
Kneel: I hear nothing else as I kneel, grasping his knee with one hand and slowly driving into his flesh with the other.
Mugs of Love - Norma Jeanne Karlsson (Kindle Locations 5237-5238). 20/12 ✔
Needle: I'd always thought I'd get to lay down on a table and look away while I tried not to think about that big-ass needle
Reckless Longing - Gina Robinson (Kindle Location 211). 23/12 ✔
Reduce: Budget cuts and opinion-poll-sensitive polititions have reduced the CIA's recruitment of human intel.
Follow Me - Tiffany Snow (Kindle Location 2693). 9/12 ✔
Sip: She shrugged, took another sip, and lowered the glass.
Foxe Tail - Haley Walsh (Kindle Location 267). 21/12 ✔
Thunder: My tone is harsh and cutting, deep thunder.
Mugs of Love - Norma Jeanne Karlsson (Kindle Locations 232-233). 20/12 ✔
Water: Seth carried a container of water and extra blankets to the Jeep.
Tracks of Her Tears - Melinda Leigh (Kindle Location 880). 1/12 ✔
Bonus 4/5
Dolls: Men were getting tossed around like rag dolls and the bulls were huge!
Let it be Me - Barbara Speak. (p. 88). 7/12 ✔
Phobic:
Rot: Dr. Givens would have loved to see you rot in jail.
Dirty Little Secrets - Liliana Hart. (p. 286). 5/12 ✔
Steadfast: Jack's steadfast gaze never left my face.
Eye of the Storms: The Rock Star's Gulf Coast Girl - Lisa Gillis (Kindle Location 1817). 28/12 ✔
Vague: A vague sense of disquiet fell over Seth as he studied the victim.
Tracks of Her Tears - Melinda Leigh (Kindle Location 56). 1/12 ✔
December Word Huntadd (Loc291) I add wanting the smirk back on his face. Stealing Christmas by Alexa Riley 12.4
bounce (Loc693) jumping on the bed, and making her bounce up. My Christmas Gift by CM Steele 12.8
deliver (Loc1854) I needed to deliver a couple of things in person. Sweet Submission by Sasha Gold 12.5
horse (Loc45) She had never been on a horse in her life, but she'd always wanted one when she was a little girl. Lumber and Lace by Lietha Wards 12.5
kneel (Loc2267) his lap and I automatically kneel in front of him. Frederick by Esther E Schmidt 12.20
needle (Loc 5139) capturing a vibe, all with needle and thread. Steele by Stacy Gail 12.10
reduce (Loc2511) I wanted to recduce her to that mindless, needless state again. Charming by Sophie Brooks 12.8
sip (pg91/Loc1188) muttered as he took a sip of his beer "Goooooaall" Sol…Double Tap by Lani Lynn Vale 12.18
thunder (Loc3767) steal the middle Earlham child's thunder, but I can't imagine anything…Train Wreck by Bijou Hunter 12.18
water (Loc1154) She felt her eyes water as she thought about her father again. Devil In A Stetson by Lietha Ward 12.12
Bonus
dolls (Loc249) of one of those weeble wobble dolls that I saw Sebastian's little girl playing with…Charge to My Line by Lani Lynn Vale 12.26
phobic
rot (pg261/Loc3739) and keepsakes, leaving the stains and rot behind. Home Tears by Tijan 12.19
steadfast
vague (Loc2895) bright enough to cover the vague disquiet sliding through her. Payne by Stacy Gail 12.12
December Word Hunt
0 of 10 Words found
0 of 5 Bonus Words found
0 of 6 Books Read
December Words
✧add: Runaway Heiress - Melody Anne
calibre loc: 17.7 ~ ...Chad as a neighbor than add acreage he really didn’t need.
✧bounce: Runaway Heiress - Melody Anne
calibre loc: 217.9 ~ They bounced against his hands…
✧deliver: Runaway Heiresss - Melody Anne
calibre loc: 252.9 ~ ...the last time I hand delivered a note.
✧horse: With Every Breath - Maya Banks
calibre loc: 171.3 ~ ...never look a gift horse in the mouth,
✧kneel: Thicker Than Blood - Madeline Sheehan
calibre loc: 52.7 ~ ...kneeling on the floor beside me,
✧needle: With Every Breath - Maya Banks
calibre loc: 292.1 ~ When she wasn’t doing her best to needle him,
✧reduce: It Happened One Midnight - Julie Anne Long
calibre loc: 366.9 ~ He’d reduced her to a child.
✧sip: Thicker Than Blood - Madeline Sheehan
calibre loc: 570.1 ~ Tentatively, I took a sip,
✧thunder: It Happened One Midnight - Julie Anne Long
calibre loc: 472.5 ~ Jonathan watched thunder slowly gather in his father’s face.
✧water: It Happened One Midnight - Julie Anne Long
calibre loc: 213.3 ~ ...while they leaned over to peer into the water.
✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
Bonus Words
✧dolls: The Billionaire's Final Stand - Melody Anne
calibre loc: 101.3 ~ Did one of your Barbie dolls get a blister…
✧phobic: Devil and the Deep - Julie Ann Walker
calibre loc: 292.2 ~ So says every commitment phobic man…
✧rot: With Every Breath - Maya Banks
calibre loc: 319.1 ~ Blood. So much of it. And rot.
✧steadfast: Devil and the Deep - Julie Ann Walker
calibre loc: 311.6 ~ You have a huge heart and a loyal, steadfast character.
✧vague: Thicker Than Blood - Madeline Sheehan
calibre loc: 42.4 ~ Angela had a vague idea of what Lawrence had put Leisel through.
December Word Hunt
0 of 10 words found
0 of 5 bonus words found
add -
bounce -
deliver -
horse -
kneel -
needle -
reduce -
sip -
thunder -
water
Bonus
dolls
phobic
rot
steadfast
vague
I'm in.10/10
add - Embraced - Dec16 - 2*
I think I'll add another. (Kindle LOC 808)
bounce - Dick, It's What's for Dinner - Dec10 - 4*
It bounced off my nose and rolled toward the beds. (Kindle LOC 725)
deliver - Bent Arrow - Dec15 - 2*
My laundry service was late in delivering my clean clothes,... (Kindle LOC 643)
horse - The Red Sheet - Dec11 - 5*
No, but maybe we're gonna make you get down off your high horse,... (Kindle LOC 2238)
kneel - Bite Night - Dec18 - 5*
He was kneeling up in the grass, brushing off stray twigs.
(Kindle LOC 308)
needle - What Remains - Dec14 - 3*
The blanket smelled nice, like coffee and pine needles... (Kindle LOC 1329)
reduce - Merry Christmas, Mr. Miggles - Dec4 - 5*
... the internet and mobile phones have greatly reduced the need for a public library... (Kindle LOC 1343)
sip - His Christmas Wish - Dec18 - 5*
Just about to take another sip of his rapidly cooling coffee, he heard the doorbell ring. (Kindle LOC 132)
thunder - Whistle Blower - Dec12 - 4*
Thunder cracked and rain pelted him. (Kindle LOC 931)
water - Good Question - Dec20 - 4*
Lonnie blinked through the water streaming down his face (Kindle LOC 503)
I'm in! These don't look that hard, which probably means I won't find any :-)December 4: 0/10
Dec 31: 10/10
add: Holes, Louis Sachar 12/11/16 "Did you add? p. 98
bounce: Fall of a Philanderer, Carola Dunn 12/4/16 p. 233 "there was a reminder of Popsy's bounce in his walk"
deliver: Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary, Gail Jarrow 12/16/16 p.67 "She was called to deliver a baby"
horse: Rescue on the Oregon Trail, Kate Messner 12/11/16 p. 60 "The blacksmith went about shoeing horses and oxen"
kneel: A Wanted Man, Lee Child 12/29/16 "Numbers one and three were still kneeling." p. 380
needle: 61 Hours, Lee Child 12/15/16 The temperature needle jammed hard against its end stop."
reduce: A Wanted Man, Lee Child 12/29/16 "Is there a way we can reduce that risk?" p. 349
sip: The Bloody Tower: A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery, Carola Dunn 12/10/16 p. 18 "She took a sip."
thunder: Fall of a Philanderer, Carola Dunn 12/4/16 "as thunder followed lightning" p 177
water: Fall of a Philanderer, Carola Dunn 12/4/16 p. 220 "sloped unevenly downward to meet the receding water"
Bonus: 1/5
dolls
phobic
rot
steadfast
vague: 61 Hours, Lee Child 12/15/16 The Comfort had come from soft sprigs and vague steering"
Acrophobic? check! Homophobic? Check! Phobic? *crickets*On the upside though, I have found one of my carry over words so yay!
Words found: 10/10Bonus words found: 5/5
Books completed: 6
1. ADD — Five Go Adventuring Again by Enid Blyton ✔ 6 Dec
p. 75: So, when the others thanked the tutor for their things she too added her thanks, though in rather a stiff little voice.
2. BOUNCE — Ares by Felicity Heaton ✔ 3 Dec
LOC 724: The hot water bounced off his arms and shoulders, scorching his scalp, but he still couldn’t get warm.
3. DELIVER — Ares by Felicity Heaton ✔ 3 Dec
LOC 2676: He tensed and steeled his jaw, that final sentence delivered like a verbal blow to the chest, ripping his ribs open and leaving his heart exposed.
4. HORSE — Ares by Felicity Heaton ✔ 3 Dec
LOC 3471: The ground rumbled and the earth split, and four huge obsidian horses erupted from it, dragging a large black chariot behind them, the gold detail on it flashing brightly in the evening light.
5. KNEEL — Her Dark Angel by Felicity Heaton ✔ 1 Dec
LOC 187: To them, did he look as though he was kneeling with his hands raised in supplication?
6. NEEDLE — When All The Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz ✔ 1 Dec
p. 234: But first he had to find the needle in the haystack—one man on a list of three hundred who looked like a viable suspect for three rapes and two murders.
7. REDUCE — When All The Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz ✔ 1 Dec
p. 118: Max reduced his speed to drive around a fallen tree branch.
8. SIP — Her Dark Angel by Felicity Heaton ✔ 1 Dec
LOC 290: He sniffed it first, peered at the frothy top, and then took a sip.
9. THUNDER — I Spy a Duke by Erica Monroe ✔ 5 Dec
LOC 27: On the day that his sister lingered on the last edges of life, rain ought to pour from the heavens, and thunder should roll through the sky in protest of twenty-one-year-old Louisa forsaking her mortal coil.
10. WATER — Her Dark Angel by Felicity Heaton ✔ 1 Dec
LOC 829: She filled a large glass jug with water and poured it into the machine.
Bonus
1. DOLLS — Five Go Adventuring Again by Enid Blyton ✔ 6 Dec
p. 95: She didn't like dolls, and she certainly wasn't going to like one that Mr. Roland had chosen, and given to Anne!
2. PHOBIC — The Lurking Fear by H.P. Lovecraft ✔ 5 Dec
p. 10: I awoke to red madness and the mockery of diabolism, as farther and farther down inconceivable vistas that phobic and crystalline anguish retreated and reverberated.
3. ROT — I Spy a Duke by Erica Monroe ✔ 5 Dec
LOC 1337: Lady Penelope could go rot.
4. STEADFAST — I Spy a Duke by Erica Monroe ✔ 5 Dec
LOC 1432: Somehow at once steadfast and intriguing.
5. VAGUE — When All The Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz ✔ 1 Dec
p. 200: “I guess I had some vague idea that he might be interested in meeting me.”
Congrats Mojca!! You are crazy fast :)
I read
by Jeff Zentner in ebook form. I checked it out from my library in axis 360. The description on Goodreads for this edition says it has 384 pages. However the axis360 app shows it at 910 pages. I listed each 'found' word on page that was indicated in my ebook. There was not a location--just page number and chapter. Hope that will count.
So much easier this month Jane! Just three words left! All bonus words from last month and this month.
All Done! Thanks Jane!Monthly Word Hunt
December 2016
Read: 10/10
Bonus Read: 5/5
✔ 12/4 add: Just To Be With You, pg 270 of 377, 71% ”…Someone who’s willing to believe in what she can count and add up, but who has only ever known chaos when it came to her heart.”
✔ 12/4 bounce: Just To Be With You, pg 272 of 377, 72% Just then, the plane did another couple of hard bounces, and her face went white before she plastered on a smile.
✔ 12/5 deliver: You Belong To Me, pg 170 of 374, 46% ”…I tried to deliver the tape to his office this morning, and he refused to see me.”
✔ 12/4 horse: Just To Be With You, pg 323 of 377, 85% I thought the kids were back down with the horses, otherwise I would have come looking for them earlier.”
✔ 12/2 kneel: It Must Be Your Love, pg 337 of 360, 92% Kneeling in front of her, as he reached behind his guitar for the …
✔ 12/2 needle: It Must Be Your Love, pg 97 of 360, 25% “Jake wants to head up to Seattle to show the kids the Space Needle. …”
✔ 12/5 reduce: You Belong To MeYou Belong to Me, pg 157 of 374, 42% Emergency surgery had been performed to reduce brain swelling, and Carolyn’s head was covered in bandages.
✔ 12/4 sip: You Belong To Me, pg 104 of 374, 28% He had just begun to sip when the phone rang.
✔ 12/1 thunder: Pleasure of a Dark Prince, pg 2 of 432, 1%This hold was carved into the heights of Godsbellow Mountain, shaken continually by thunder.
✔ 12/2 water: It Must Be Your Love, pg 11 of 360, 1% He rinsed the shampoo and soap from his hair and body, then let the warm water run over him for a few more…
Bonus
✔ 12/8 dolls: A SEAL's Kiss, pg 219 of 219, 95% When Allie was a little girl, she’d designed outfits for her dolls on her mom’s old sewing machine,…
✔ 12/7 phobic: A SEAL's Kiss, pg 95 of 219, 40% Since Sage had spent most of her dating life making sure the guys she went out with were more commitment phobic than she was,…
✔ 12/1 rot: Pleasure of a Dark Prince, pg 205 of 432, 38% “Do you believe that rot?...”
✔ 12/2 steadfast: Pleasure of a Dark Prince, pg 422 of 432, 76% Over the past year, Lachlain had made sure that all Loreans understood his clan was a steadfast ally to the Valkyrie…
✔ 12/7 vague: A SEAL's Kiss, A Seal’s Kiss, pg 27 of 219, 10% Aiden was too smart to make decisions based on vague feelings of longing or silly emotions.
I just finished a book that used "doll" 18 times and "doll's" once, but never "dolls." Argh!
Becky wrote: "I just finished a book that used "doll" 18 times and "doll's" once, but never "dolls." Argh!"LoL...I had that a few months ago with a word too...can't remember...so frustrating!
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 31 December 2016
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
✔9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! 10 as of 12.15.2016
December
✔ add ~ pg 468, add and subtract...All the Light We Cannot See, anthony doerr...finished~12.01.2016
✔ bounce ~ pg 172, cart's axle bounce as her father...All the Light We Cannot See, anthony doerr...finished~12.01.2016
✔ deliver ~ pg 258, my angel has promised to deliver,
All the Light We Cannot See, anthony doerr...finished~12.01.2016
✔ horse ~ pg 217, to look a gift horse, The Curse of Tenth Grave, darynda jones...finished~12.05.2016
✔ kneel ~ pg 21, to kneel beside their daughter...The Curse of Tenth Grave, darynda jones...finished~12.05.2016
✔ needle ~ pg 32, destined for the needle...The Curse of Tenth Grave, darynda jones...finished~12.05.2016
✔ reduce ~ pg 185, some points can actually reduce...
Curious Minds, janet evanovich...finished~12.12.2016
✔ sip ~ pg 56, John took a sip of his Earl Grey tea...
Wicked Craving, g.a. mckevett...finished~12.09.2016
✔ thunder ~ pg 80, like a wayward crash of thunder...
A Red Herring Without Mustard, alan bradley...finished~12.15.2016
✔ water ~ pg 21, splashing jasmine-scented water on...Wicked Craving, g.a. mckevett...finished~12.09.2016
Bonus
✔ dolls ~ pg 89, playing with dolls...A Red Herring Without Mustard, alan bradley...finished~12.15.2016
✔ phobic ~ pg 28, phobic psyche...Wicked Craving, g.a. mckevett...finished~12.09.2016
✔ rot ~ pg 136, to rot in the sun...A Red Herring Without Mustard, alan bradley...finished~12.15.2016
steadfast
vague
»DECEMBER 2016 - WORD HUNT«·Post 43
10/10
·ADD - Booty Call location 394, 16% (12/5/16)
She turns to the barista who is about to hand Ali her latte and adds, totally unnecessarily, "We haven't had sex yet, of course. It wouldn't be sex again. I imagine once I wear down his defenses, I won't have to make such a big production about it the second, third, and twentieth times."
·BOUNCE - Roses & Rye location 1432, 53% (12/30/16)
Hesitantly, I put one hand on his stomach, gasping when I feel the warm, satiny ridges there, the ones tensing hard enough to bounce a quarter off of. I couldn't tear my gaze away from him even if I wanted to.
·DELIVER - Fling location 31, 5% (12/10/16)
I'm entrusted with confidential information that some senior-level managers don't even get to see. I deliver on time. I'm part of a team. So I try to pay attention during meetings. Even the really boring ones.
·HORSE - Raw and Dirty location 928, 30% (12/24/16)
"Mr. McBride," the man asks, his hair the color of used straw, the kind that's trampled down into the mud and covered in horse shite.
·KNEEL - Trust location 2019, 74% (12/12/16)
"Do you want to sit on the bed or kneel on the floor?" She tilts her head back to meet my gaze. "What's hotter for you?" she asks. "Get on your knees."
·NEEDLE - Hunting Season location 5217, 76% (12/10/16)
"You're a big pussy when you go to the doctor, aren't you?" "No. I just don't like needles. And no sane person should." "What about vaccinations and shit?" Yager shrugged. "My doc's an elder. When he knows he has to give me a shot, he calls Mike and Tye. They hold me down."
·REDUCE - Grave Attraction location 3094, 78% (12/19/16)
While she was gone, they'd placed Cassie in a medically induced coma to reduce the possibility of complications stemming from the injuries to her head.
·SIP - I Don't Date Warlocks location 502, 23% (12/4/16)
He snagged a glass of red wine from a passing tray, taking a discreet sniff of the liquid before taking a sip. With Vampires in attendance, it always paid to be cautious. Vince wasn't fooled by the congeniality. He knew better; this was a snake pit.
·THUNDER - Mr. Perfect location 387, 11% (12/3/16)
I break for it, almost twisting an ankle as I run. Stonwall's feet thunder on the marble tiled floors behind me and I know he's close. He's going to catch me and there's no way in hell I'm talking to that man ever again.
·WATER - Trust location 189, 8% (12/12/16)
I turn back to Everly as Sophie calls her husband. "You're not delivering Sophie's baby, Everly. Her water broke ten seconds ago and her husband-the gynecologist-is in their condo upstairs. So even if this baby was coming in the next five minutes, which it is not, you're still not delivering it at a table in Seraphina's."
Bonus
4/5
·DOLLS - Roses & Rye location 2506, 93% (12/30/16)
A skinny, ten-year-old Georg teasing me, climbing up a tree with one of my dolls. Shaking it and laughing down at me. Until I send a simple cutting spell at the branch he's on and watch his arrogant face go comically blank right before it crashes to the ground.
·PHOBIC -
·ROT - The Undoing location 335, 6% (12/2 16)
She wore black armor that covered her from neck to torso, but left her head, arms, and legs bare. Those were the parts of her body that appeared normal. What was under that armor? Rot. A rotting body that would rot for eternity. Or until Ragnarok came.
·STEADFAST - Red Hot Steele location 2535, 75% (12/16/16)
Therefore, I'm surprised you're being so steadfast in your opinion regarding the prenuptial agreement.
·VAGUE - Grave Attraction location 1633, 42% (12/19/16)
"And you never remarried? After all this time?" "How could I? I was mourning the loss of my mate." "Yeah, but-didn't you miss"- he made a vague gesture with his hands- "you know?" "Not really." That was a lie.
Carryovers
2/5
November
·BELLIGERENT - Mr. Perfect location 888, 26% (12/3/16)
"Really. I appear to be a silly escort. The girl who runs out for M&M's when the rock stars get belligerent about the condition of the green room. But that is not, in fact, Mr. Stonewall, what I do here."
·OBSOLETE -
·SQUALID -
October
·QUIRKY - Mr. Perfect location 362, 11% (12/3/16)
"You have something to tell us, Ellie?" Jennifer Sluts-around asks. And the funny thing is, I think she's trying to be helpful. "Reorganization, maybe?" Jennifer throws me one of those quirky sideways smiles girlfriends do when things are going terribly awry.
August
·FUTURISTIC -
»READ«
❀~Amy~❀ wrote: "December Word Hunt15/15 read"
All done!!
Congrats Tammie and Amy!!! Guessing you may still be going Sallie? But only two words left :D
2016 December Word Hunt Completed: 10/10
Bonus: 5/5
Books Used:
add: The Diary of Mattie Spenser – p. 81: “’Now, now Mrs. Spenser, with all in the world you got to fret over, there ain’t no cause to add somethin’ that didn’t happen.’”
bounce: The Dead Zone – p. 202: “’If you did, he’d probably bounce right up like Silly Putty.”
deliver: The Glorious Ones: A Novel – p. 138: “They can deliver a eulogy which will warm everyone’s heart.”
horse: The First Person: and Other Stories – p. 200: “How will you ever play the guitar now, or ever again make a clip-clop sound like the hooves of a horse with two halves of a coconut?”
kneel: Doctor Who: Snowglobe 7 – p. 244: “Martha was about to kneel down to check his pulse when a blaze of brilliant white light lit up the evening sky.”
needle: The Dead Zone – p. 102: “A few moments later the nurse swabbed his upper arm with alcohol, and there was the sting of a needle .”
reduce: The Song Is You – p. 50: “A new technique reduces the number of open-heart surgeries, turns them into just lasery, scopy things, out of the hospital in a day.”
sip: Knight's Shadow – p. 160: “Isault drank again from his goblet, but this time it was a small sip and he kept his eyes fixed on me the whole time.”
thunder: Knight's Shadow – p. 471: “And this I could hear as clearly as the roar of thunder on a dry night.”
water: The First Person: and Other Stories – p. 66: “A man is out on his flat roof with a hosepipe, aiming a jet of water at a small black and white cat.”
Bonus
dolls: Doctor Who: Snowglobe 7 – p. 171: “All around her, the patients simply dropped to the floor like rag dolls .”
phobic: The Song Is You – p. 51: “….and the sight of bunched hair (even fake hair) against the dirt of the floor reminds Julian of Rachel’s incurable phobic refusal to remove the gritty, soapy hair-jellyfish from the shower drain: …..”
rot: The Glorious Ones: A Novel – p. 39: “We can see inside you, straight to all the rot and putrefaction in your soul.”
steadfast: The Diary of Mattie Spenser – p. 218: “You are too steadfast and good to put aside duty.”
vague: The Italian Girl – p. 105, Loc. 1295, 58%: “She looked crumpled, sleepy, vague , a bit frightened. Perhaps she had been lying down.”
Yes! Yes! all the words, and I even found two different books for "phobic": The Song Is You (which I used), and The Ragged Astronauts
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 December 2016
8/10 + 1/5
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
add: What Light - Loc. 784: "Can you add extra marshmallows?"
bounce: What Light - Loc. 285: "…, but everyone’s hoping things will bounce back.”
deliver: What Light - Loc. 961: "..., he's taking me with him to deliver a tree"
horse:
kneel: Slammed - Loc. 1363: "... and kneel on the couch in front of him..."
needle: November 9 - Loc. 1656: "I can hear the buzz of the needle and the slight difference in the sound one it presses into his skin."
reduce: November 9 - Loc. 167: "I’m not saying you’ve reduced yourself to audiobooks."
sip: Slammed - Loc. 149: "... and take another sip of the soda."
thunder:
water: Slammed - Loc. 196: ",... when he turns the water off..."
Bonus
dolls:
phobic:
rot:
steadfast: November 9 - Loc. 2245: "... she face me with a steadfast look."
vague:
I found Phobic!!!!!!!!Now just gotta see if I can fit the book in before next year.
Romance Readers Reading Challenges
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1 - 31 December 2016
This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
December
add
bounce
deliver
horse
kneel
needle
reduce
sip
thunder
water
Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
dolls
phobic
rot
steadfast
vague
To prove that you have found the word, please quote the page, percentage or LOC (Kindle) and include the sentence in which it appears.
Audiobooks are allowed so long as you can quote the page/%/LOC and the sentence. (Eg Using whispersync or finding that sentence in some other way.)
You must find the actual word or the word's root word must be at the core with the meaning essentially remaining the same ~ just turned into a noun, adjective, adverb etc. No prefixes or hyphenated extensions. An extension is allowed where it is often the accepted spelling eg goodbye or good-bye.
Where a word has more than one meaning, either meaning may be used. Eg coast (beachfront) or coast (moving without effort) etc
Please post all entries, updates, final posts and questions in this thread.
Examples for 'Reversal'
Reverse - Laser Visions √ 15 May
p50-51 : There were a couple of bands Tam had that this person didn't, but none in the reverse.
Reversing - Sunset √ 10 Jul
p204 : Reversing his grip on his katana, he held it out to Nick.