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Reading List
1. Night's Honor - Thea Harrison (304 pages) 1/2
2. A Dangerous Reality - Layla Wolfe (310 pages) 1/4
3. Hunt the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy (379 pages) 1/4
4. At Wolf Ranch - Jennifer Ryan (384 pages) 1/6
5. Robot Academy - R.T.W. Lipkin (355 pages) 1/6
6. Bowled Over - Kasey Michaels (288 pages) 1/8
7. Lucifer - Ava Martell (224 pages) 1/8
8. Charming - Elliott James (366 pages) 1/10
9. Murder on the Aloha Express - Sally J. Smith (190 pages) 1/11
10. The Goblin King - Shona Husk (317 pages) 1/11
11. A Very Levet Christmas - Alexandra Ivy (77 pages) 1/12
12. When Darkness Ends - Alexandra Ivy (378 pages) 1/13
13. In the Shadow of the Gods - Rachel Dunne (387 pages) 1/13
14. Seven Stones to Stand or Fall - Diana Gabaldon (338 pages) 1/14
15. Where Monsters Dwell - Jørgen Brekke (357 pages) 1/15
16. The Hike - Drew Magary (278 pages) 1/16
17. The Chimera - S.H. Magillian (190 pages) 1/18
18. The White Mary - Kira Salak (351 pages) 1/18
19. On Turpentine Lane - Elinor Lipman (305 pages) 1/20
20. Seduced By Your Spell - Lois Greiman (384 pages) 1/20
21. My Lord Vampire - Alexandra Ivy (313 pages) 1/22
22. Mind Magic - Eileen Wilks (404 pages) 1/23
23. Friday's Harbor - Diane Hammond (352 pages) 1/24
24. Silent Child - Sarah Denzil (416 pages) 1/25
25. The Knowing - Larriane Wills (300 pages) 1/26
26. Just a Hint - Clint - Lori Foster (280 pages) 1/27
27. Violca's Dragon - Leilani Love (285 pages) 1/27
28. Heir to the Shadows - Ann Bishop (482 pages) 1/29
29. The Memory of Blood - Christopher Fowler (368 pages) 1/30
30. The First Prophet - Kay Hooper (400 pages) 1/31

Total Books January: 30
Total Pages January: 9669

31. Airwoman - Zara Quentin (362 pages) 2/1
32. 24690 - A.A. Dark (306 pages) 2/1
33. Crush - Nicole Williams (389 pages) 2/3
34. Dead Level - Sarah Graves (256 pages) 2/4
35. The Vampire King - Heather Killough-Walden (210 pages) 2/5
36. Deadly Sting - Jennifer Estep (369 pages) 2/5
37. Murder on the Rocks - Karen MacInerney (281 pages) 2/6
38. Wicked Abyss - Kresley Cole (400 pages) 2/8
39. A Darker Shade of Magic - V.E. Schwab (400 pages) 2/9
40. Three Bags Full - Leonie Swann (352 pages) 2/10
41. What Hides Within - Jason Parent (322 pages) 2/12
42. Midnight's Promise - Donna Grant (451 pages) 2/13
43. The Penguin Who Knew Too Much - Donna Andrews (262 pages) 2/15
44. Mister Hockey - Lia Riley (240 pages) 2/15
45. Heartwishes - Jude Deveraux (363 pages) 2/16
46. The Wild Child - Mary Jo Putney (365 pages) 2/17
47. Wolves - C. Gockel (254 pages) 2/17
48. The Shop on Blossom Street - Debbie Macomber (416 pages) 2/18
49. Deadly Wipeout - Beth Prentice (243 pages) 2/19
50. Paris Match - Stuart Woods (320 pages) 2/19
51. Night Huntress - Yasmine Galenorn (288 pages) 2/20
52. Moonlight in the Morning - Jude Deveraux (410 pages) 2/21
53. The Book of Swords - Anthology (525 pages) 2/21
54. Blood on Silk - Marie Treanor (336 pages) 2/22
55. Fish Stick Fridays - Rhys Ford (204 pages) 2/22 (California)
56. A Book That Ends With Me - H.C. Turk (213 pages) 2/23
57. Something in the House - D.L. Lewis (258 pages) 2/23
58. Midnight's Surrender - Donna Grant (60 pages) 2/23
59. The Sun Is Also a Star - Nicola Yoon (348 pages) 2/23
60. Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman (384 pages) 2/24
61. The Gracekeepers - Kristy Logan (320 pages) 2/24
62. Thread of Death - Jennifer Estep (100 pages) 2/25
63. Carniepunk: Parlor Tricks - Jennifer Estep (66 pages) 2/25
64. 16th Seduction - James Patterson (400 pages) 2/25
65. A Hopeless Romantic - Harriet Evans (531 pages) 2/26
66. Dead and Berried - Karen MacInerney (312 pages) 2/26
67. Dragon Spawn - Eileen Wilks (313 pages) 2/27
68. Ox-Tales: Earth - Mark Ellingham (207 pages) 2/27
69. A Closed and Common Orbit - Becky Chambers (365 pages) 2/28

Total Books February: 39
Total Pages February: 12,201
Total Pages 2018: 21,870

Reading List
70. Oasis - Randie Lipkin (425 pages) 3/2
71. Cinnamon Roll Murder - Joanne Fluke (304 pages) 3/2
72. The Forgotten Beasts of Eld - Patricia A. McKillip (343 pages) 3/3
73. The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black - E.B. Hudspeth (208 pages) 3/3
74. Relocating MIA - Rebecca Lerwill (369 pages) 3/4
75. Brush with Death - Karen MacInerney (322 pages) 3/6
76. Hunting Season - Shelly Laurenston (267 pages) 3/8
77. Bay of Sighs - Nora Roberts (319 pages) 3/8
78. Heart of Venom - Jennifer Estep (384 pages) 3/8
79. Beauty's Beast - Amanda Ashley (352 pages) 3/10
80. Love Without Blood - Raz Steel (323 pages) 3/10
81. The Brush of Black Wings - Grace Draven (135 pages) 3/11
82. A Wild Fright in Deadwood - Ann Charles (388 pages) 3/12
83. A Ghoul's Guide to Love and Murder - Victoria Laurie (332 pages) 3/14
84. Black Water Lilies - Michel Bussi (448 pages) 3/15
85. Demon Mistress - Yasmine Galenorn (285 pages) 3/16
86. McKnight in Shining Armor - Tami Hoag (288 pages) 3/17
87. Dragon Blood - Eileen Wilks (391 pages) 3/18
88. Seeing Trouble - Ann Charles (36 pages) 3/19
~~ Boot Points - Ann Charles (53 pages) 3/19
~~ Cold Flame - Ann Charles (47 pages) 3/19
~~ Tequila & Time - Ann Charles (76 pages) 3/19
89. Laced with Magic - Barbara Bretton (342 pages) 3/20
90. The Trouble with Twelfth Grave - Darynda Jones (289 pages) 3/20
91. The Butterfly Garden - Dot Hutchison (288 pages) 3/22
92. Stardust - Neil Gaiman (248 pages) 3/22
93. Simply Irresistible - Rachel Gibson (375 pages) 3/22
94. Island of Glass - Nora Roberts (352 pages) 3/23
95. Split - Swati Avasthi (280 pages) 3/24
96. Penguins and Mortal Peril - Ruby Loren (200 pages) 3/24
97. Whom the Gods Love - M.M. Perry (373 pages) 3/26
98. Baby, Don't Go - Susan Andersen (357 pages) 3/27
99. Passenger - Alexandra Bracken (496 pages) 3/29
100. Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore - Matthew J. Sullivan (328 pages) 3/31
101. Etched in Bone - Anne Bishop (397 pages) 3/31

Total Books March: 35
Total Pages March: 10,591
Total Pages 2018: 32,461

Reading List
102. I Know a Secret - Tess Gerritsen (319 pages) 4/2
103. Jacq's Warlord - Delilah Devlin (354 pages) 4/3
104. Best Day Ever - Kaira Rouda (342 pages) 4/3
105. The Dragonward - Michael Meyerhofer (400 pages) 4/4
106. Foundling - D.M. Cornish (434 pages) 4/5
107. Slippery Souls - Rachael H. Dixon (242 pages) 4/7
108. The Drowning - Camilla Läckberg (476 pages) 4/7
109. Too Many Curses - A. Lee Martinez (316 pages) 4/9
110. The Perfect Roommate - Minka Kent (350 pages) 4/9
111. Bird Box - Josh Malerman (262 pages) 4/10
112. Dead Angler - Victoria Houston (272 pages) 4/12
113. Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark - Donna Lea Simpson (373 pages) 4/12
114. The Red Hunter - Lisa Unger (359 pages) 4/12
115. Strange the Dreamer - Laini Taylor (543 pages) 4/15
116. The Knight & the Seer - Ruth Ryan Langan (288 pages) 4/16
117. Moonlight Warrior - Janet Chapman (355 pages) 4/16
118. Magic in the Blood - Devon Monk (358 pages) 4/17
119. Blood of the Earth - Faith Hunter (358 pages) 4/19
120. Blood on the Tracks - Barbara Nickless (386 pages) 4/21
121. Blindfold Game - Dana Stabenow (272 pages) 4/21
122. Y is for Yesterday - Sue Grafton (496 pages) 4/22
123. Millennium Crash - James Litherland (326 pages) 4/23
124. The Landing - Colin Taber (306 pages) 4/24
125. Cruelty - Ellen Croshain (398 pages) 4/26
126. Death of a Chocoholic - Lee Hollis (352 pages) 4/27
127. Bone Magic - Yasmine Galenorn (281 pages) 4/28
128. Phantom Evil - Heather Graham (368 pages) 4/28
129. Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover - Sarah MacLean (384 pages) 4/29
130. So I Married a Sorcerer - Kerrelyn Sparks (469 pages) 4/30

Total Books April: 29
Total Pages April: 10,432
Total Pages 2018: 42,893

Reading List
131. Lake Silence - Anne Bishop (402 pages) 5/1
132. Sea Glass Winter - JoAnn Ross (400 pages) 5/3
133. Midnight's Kiss - Thea Harrison (290 pages) 5/4
134. The Girls of Mischief Bay - Susan Mallery (416 pages) 5/5
135. Blood, Smoke and Mirrors - Robyn Bachar (218 pages) 5/5
136. The Copenhagen Affair - Amulya Malladi (306 pages) 5/5
137. City of Endless Night - Douglas Preston (416 pages) 5/6🎧
138. The Cajun Doctor - Sandra Hill (416 pages) 5/7
139. Cold Reign - Faith Hunter (350 pages) 5/8
140. Hold Back the Dark - Kay Hooper (352 pages) 5/9 🎧
141. Discount Armageddon - Seanan McGuire (352 pages) 5/10
142. Blueberry Muffin Murder - Joanne Fluke (310 pages) 5/11
143. Rattling the Heat in Deadwood - Ann Charles (394 pages) 5/14
144. Ancient Spirits - Alice Duncan (274 pages) 5/14
145. The Mountain Between Us - Charles Martin (326 pages) 5/14
146. The Best of All Possible Worlds - Karen Lord (308 pages) 5/15
147. Blackberry Pie Murder - Joanne Fluke (357 pages) 5/17
148. Exclusively Yours - Shannon Stacey (322 pages) 5/17
149. Owlflight - Mercedes Lackey (342 pages) 5/18
150. Better Homes and Hauntings - Molly Harper (318 pages) 5/19
151. The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness (479 pages) 5/20
152. Heart of Evil - Heather Graham (371 pages) 5/21 🎧
153. Due or Die - Jenn McKinlay (304 pages) 5/21
154. An Occupied Grave - A.G. Barnett (204 pages) 5/22
155. Sacred Cows - Karen E. Olson (336 pages) 5/23
156. A Clockwork Fairytale - Helen Scott Taylor (255 pages) 5/24
157. Harvest Hunting - Yasmine Galenorn (273 pages) 5/25
158. Holding - Graham Norton (320 pages) 5/26
159. The Traitor's Bride - Alix Nichols (324 pages) 5/26
160. Bearly Departed - Meg Macy (293 pages) 5/28
161. Over Her Dead Body - Kate White (374 pages) 5/28
162. The Girl With Red Hair - Michael J. Sanford (328 pages) 5/29
163. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline (374 pages) 5/29
164. Angels Of Darkness - Andrews/Singh/Shinn/Brooks (406 pages) 5/29 🎧
165. An Indomitable Beast: The Remarkable Journey of the Jaguar - Alan Rabinowitz (264 pages) 5/31
166. The Spider - Jennifer Estep (381 pages) 5/31
167. Shadow's End - Thea Harrison (294 pages) 5/31

Total Books May: 37
Total Pages May: 12,490
Total Pages 2018: 55,383

Reading List
168. Red Velvet Revenge - Jenn McKinlay (272 pages) 6/2
169. The Sorcerer's Prize - Rose Andrews (205 pages) 6/2
170. Liam Takes Manhattan - Thea Harrison (76 pages) 6/2
171. The Wicked - Thea Harrison (105 pages) 6/3
172. The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman (329 pages) 6/6
173. The Sixth Day - Catherine Coulter (528 pages) 6/7 🎧
174. Finnikin of the Rock - Melina Marchetta (416 pages) 6/7
175. The Drowning Girl - Caitlín R. Kiernan (332 pages) 6/9
176. The Care and Taming of a Rogue - Suzanne Enoch (371 pages) 6/9
177. Kin - Kealan Patrick Burke (306 pages) 6/10
178. Thirty-Four and a Half Predicaments - Denise Grover Swank (372 pages) 6/11
179. Primal Heat - King/O'Clare/Burton/Leigh (196 pages) 6/11
180. Agatha H and the Airship City - Phil & Kaja Foglio (264 pages) 6/13
181. Pale Horses - Jassy Mackenzie (320 pages) 6/15
182. Royal Assassin - Robin Hobb (675 pages) 6/16
183. Year One - Nora Roberts (419 pages) 6/16 🎧
184. The Wedding Date - Jasmine Guillory (320 pages) 6/17
185. Blood Wyne - Yasmine Galenorn (302 pages) 6/17
186. I Let You Go - Clare Mackintosh (371 pages) 6/18
187. Inked Magic - Jory Strong (384 pages) 6/19
188. Not Quite a Husband - Sherry Thomas (341 pages) 6/20
189. Claws of the Cat - Susan Spann (275 pages) 6/22
190. Gossamer Wing - Delphine Dryden (313 pages) 6/23
191. Silk and Spurs - Cheyenne McCray (158 pages) 6/24 (CRAFTY)
192. Back to the Bedroom - Janet Evanovich (234 pages) 6/24 🎧
193. Balanced on the Blade's Edge - Lindsay Buroker (224 pages) 6/24
194. The Darkest Promise - Gena Showalter (432 pages) 6/25
195. Burn Bright - Patricia Briggs (302 pages) 6/26 🎧
196. Fight Fire with Fire - Amy Fetzer (352 pages) 6/28
197. Truth or Beard - Penny Reid (382 pages) 6/29
198. Invincible Summer - Alice Adams (308 pages) 6/29
199. The Light Between Oceans - M.L. Stedman (343 pages) 6/30

Total Books June: 32
Total Pages June: 10,227
Total Pages 2018: 65,610

Reading List
200. Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage - Jennifer Ashley (316 pages) 7/1
201. Little Tiny Teeth - Aaron Elkins (304 pages) 7/1
202. Sister - Rosamond Lupton (358 pages) 7/2
203. Abducting Abby - S.E. Smith (182 pages) 7/2
204. Sora's Quest - T.L. Shreffler (250 pages) 7/4
205. Catering to Nobody - Diane Mott Davidson (301 pages) 7/4
206. The Heist - Janet Evanovich (295 pages) 7/5 🎧
207. The Once and Future Duchess - Sophia Nash (384 pages) 7/6
208. The Darkest Warrior - Gena Showalter (480 pages) 7/7
209. Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon - Kerrelyn Sparks (429 pages) 7/7🎧
210. No Good Duke Goes Unpunished - Sarah MacLean (384 pages) 7/9
211. Asking For It - Kit Tunstall (240 pages) 7/9
212. The Earl of Brass - Kara Jorgensen (300 pages) 7/10
213. Unlucky - Jana DeLeon (250 pages) 7/12
214. Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon - Donna Andrews (320 pages) 7/13
215. Blade of Darkness - Dianne Duvall (541 pages) 7/14
216. Last Gasp - Karen Chester (183 pages) 7/15
217. Shady Cross - James Hankins (334 pages) 7/16 🎧
218. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend (480 pages) 7/16
219. Wedding Night - Gary Devon (252 pages) 7/17
220. Out of Mind - Catherine Sampson (320 pages) 7/17
221. Flying by the Seat of My Knickers - Eliza Watson (204 pages) 7/18
222. Every Heart a Doorway - Seanan McGuire (169 pages) 7/18
223. Whispers in the Dark - LeTeisha Newton (380 pages)
224. The Real Deal - Lucy Monroe (350 pages) 7/20
225. Everything and the Moon - Julia Quinn (384 pages) 7/21
226. Rocket Roll - H.C. Turk (216 pages) 7/22
227. The Chase - Janet Evanovich (303 pages) 7/24 🎧
228. Queen of Shadows - Dianne Sylvan (389 pages) 7/24
229. Whiskey Sour - J.A. Konrath (292 pages) 7/25
230. The Ice Twins - S.K. Tremayne (373 pages) 7/27
231. Going Too Far - Jennifer Echols (245 pages) 7/27
232. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll (165 pages) 7/27
233. Courting Darkness - Yasmine Galenorn (286 pages) 7/27
234. The Astonishing Color of After - Emily X.R. Pan (462 pages) 7/28
235. Memory Zero - Keri Arthur (244 pages) 7/29
236. 74 Seaside Avenue - Debbie Macomber (410 pages) 7/30
237. Poison Promise - Jennifer Estep (417 pages) 7/31

Reading List
238. Total Surrender - Rebecca Zanetti (384 pages) 8/1
239. Loco Motive - Mary Daheim (320 pages) 8/2
240. A Promise of Fire - Amanda Bouchet (441 pages) 8/3
241. The Fourth Bear - Jasper Fforde (382 pages) 8/4
242. Dark in Death - J.D. Robb (372 pages) 8/9 🎧
243. Dark Bites - Sherrilyn Kenyon (576 pages) 8/5
244. Dark Tournament - Elisa S. Amore (310 pages) 8/8
245. Skinny Dipping with Murder - Auralee Wallace (305 pages) 8/10
246. Shaded Vision - Yasmine Galenorn (306 pages) 8/11
247. Jinx - Meg Cabot (262 pages) 8/12
248. Bleeding Heart - Martha Powers (448 pages) 8/14
249. The Otter of Death - Betty Webb (274 pages) 8/15
250. Outlaw Lovers: Jude and Luke - Jan Springer (288 pages) 8/16
251. A Knight and White Satin - Jackie Ivie (352 pages) 8/17
252. Navarro's Promise - Lora Leigh (310 pages) 8/17
253. The Breakdown - B.A. Paris (328 pages) 8/18
254. Earth to Hell - Kylie Chan (615 pages) 8/19
255. Record of a Spaceborn Few - Becky Chambers (400 pages) 8/21
256. Paradox - Catherine Coulter (448 pages) 8/22 🎧
257. Lucky in Love - Kasie West (337 pages) 8/22
258. Sugar Rush - Donna Kauffman (325 pages) 8/23
259. A Monster Calls - Patrick Ness (237 pages) 8/23
260. Fire Dancer - Ann Maxwell (288 pages) 8/24
261. A Turn in the Road - Debbie Macomber (336 pages) 8/24
262. Bone Deep - Bonnie Dee (218 pages) 8/24
263. Shadow's Edge - S.C. Wynne (155 pages) 8/25
264. Shadow's Return - S.C. Wynne (196 pages) 8/25
265. Something About Witches - Joey W. Hill (312 pages) 8/26
266. Spirit Woman - Zara Quentin (354 pages) 8/27
267. City of the Lost - Kelley Armstrong (471 pages) 8/30
268. The Job - Janet Evanovich (289 pages) 8/30 🎧
269. Death Doesn't Bargain - Sherrilyn Kenyon (384 pages) 8/30 🎧
270. The Duke Diaries - Sophia Nash (384 pages) 8/31

Reading List
271. The Queen of the Tearling - Erika Johansen (448 pages) 9/2
272. Unloved - Katy Regnery (325 pages) 9/3 🎧
273. Black Market - Sheryl Steines (378 pages) 9/4
274. Dead Between the Lines - Denise Swanson (272 pages) 9/6
275. Midnight Blue-Light Special - Seanan McGuire (338 pages) 9/10
276. Before He Kills - Blake Pierce (166 pages) 9/11
277. Sacred Evil - Heather Graham (371 pages) 9/13 🎧
278. Shadow Rising - Yasmine Galenorn (292 pages) 9/16
279. O' Artful Death - Sarah Stewart Taylor (288 pages) 9/18
280. Popped Off - Jeffrey Allen (281 pages) 9/21
281. Divergent - Veronica Roth (487 pages) 9/22
282. Storm Cycle - Iris & Roy Johansen (402 pages) 9/24 🎧
283. Fortune's Pawn - Rachel Bach (320 pages) 9/24
284. Running Hot - Jayne Ann Krentz (337 pages) 9/26
285. The Best of Us - Sarah Pekkanen (338 pages) 9/27
286. Alien Proliferation - Gini Koch (458 pages) 9/29
287. Sweet Revenge - Diane Mott Davidson (499 pages) 9/30

Reading List
288. The Devil in Denim - Melanie Scott (342 pages) 10/2
289. Magic Triumphs - Ilona Andrews (336 pages) 10/4
290. Hot Ice - Cherry Adair (384 pages) 10/5
291. Heart of the Season - Julianna Douglas (242 pages) 10/5
292. Hope Ignites - Jaci Burton (286 pages) 10/6
293. Five - Ursula Poznanski (336 pages) 10/8
294. The Enchanted Mirror - Marianne Willman (306 pages) 11/9
295. Breath of Fire - Amanda Bouchet (432 pages) 10/11
296. Under Oath - Margaret McLean (384 pages) 10/12
297. Stygian - Sherrilyn Kenyon (670 pages) 10/13 🎧
298. Violet Fire - Brenda Joyce (368 pages) 10/3
299. Suicide Forest - Jeremy Bates (440 pages) 10/13
300. Eyes of Fire - Heather Graham (384 pages) 10/14
301. In Twilight's Shadow - Patti O'Shea (384 pages) 10/15
302. The Bad Luck Witch - Heather Hamilton (251 pages) 10/17
303. Death of a Neighborhood Witch - Laura Levine (262 pages) 10/18
304. Somebody's Lover - Jasmine Haynes (124 pages) 10/19
305. No One Left to Tell - Karen Rose (544 pages) 10/20
306. The Scam - Janet Evanovich/Goldberg (286 pages) 10/21 🎧
307. Midnight Burning - Karissa Laurel (280 pages) 10/21
308. The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye - David Lagercrantz (347 pages) 10/23
309. Cure for the Common Breakup - Beth Kendrick (336 pages) 10/24
310. A Kiss Before Dying - Ira Levin (272 pages) 10/25
311. When an Alpha Purrs - Eve Langlais (188 pages) 10/26
312. When a Beta Roars - Eve Langlais (194 pages) 10/26
313. The Devil in the White City - Erik Larson (447 pages) 10/27
314. Time's Convert - Deborah Harkness (434 pages) 10/28
315. A Catered Halloween - Isis Crawford (256 pages) 10/29
316. Shattered Mirror - Iris Johansen (339 pages) 10/31 🎧
317. Pelican Point - Donna Kauffman (352 pages) 10/31

Reading List
318. The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons (810 pages) 11/2
319. Beautiful Sacrifice - Elizabeth Lowell (400 pages) 11/4
320. Bring the Heat - G.A. Aiken (416 pages) 11/6
321. Full Speed - Janet Evanovich/Charlotte Hughes (344 pages) 11/7
322. The Pursuit - Janet Evanovich/Lee Goldberg (320 pages) 11/8 🎧
323. Somewhere in the Shallow Sea - Dennis Macaraeg (228 pages) 11/8
324. The Hypnotist - Lars Kepler (503 pages) 11/9
325. Dead End Dating - Kimberly Raye (334 pages) 11/10
326. Sprinkle with Murder - Jenn McKinlay (222 pages) 11/10
327. Stone Spring - Stephen Baxter (499 pages) 11/12
328. The Risk Agent - Ridley Pearson (420 pages) 11/13
329. No One Heard Her Scream - Jordan Dane (384 pages) 11/14
330. Endless Knight - Kresley Cole (320 pages) 11/15
331. Wicked Nights With a Lover - Sophie Jordan (374 pages) 11/16
332. Haunted Moon - Yasmine Galenorn (288 pages) 11/17
333. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda - Becky Albertalli (303 pages) 11/17
334. Sweet Home - Tillie Cole (401 pages) 11/18
335. The Evil Inside - Heather Graham (368 pages) 11/19 🎧
336. Water and Fire - Demelza Carlton (169 pages) 11/19
337. Muse of Nightmares - Laini Taylor (514 pages) 11/22
338. The Running Dream - Wendelin Van Draanen (332 pages) 11/22 🎧
339. My Bluegrass Baby - Molly Harper (250 pages) 11/23
340. A Tiger's Bride - Eve Langlais (228 pages) 11/24
341. Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well - Nancy Atherton (288 pages) 11/25
342. Black Widow - Jennifer Estep (357 pages) 11/26
343. The Girl Who Chased the Moon - Sarah Addison Allen (269 pages) 11/27
344. Trust - Kylie Scott (374 pages) 11/27
345. Conspiracy of Ravens - Chrystal Vaughan (184 pages) 11/27
346. Trail of Lightning - Rebecca Roanhorse (287 pages) 11/28
347. The Marsh King's Daughter - Karen Dionne (320 pages) 11/29 🎧
348. Playing for Keeps - R.L. Matheson (220 pages) 11/29
349. Fools Rush In - Janice Thompson (336 pages) 11/30
350. Swan and the Bear - Eve Langlais (192 pages) 11/30
351. Circus of Horrors - Carole Gill (152 pages) 11/30
352. Secrets at Midnight - Nalini Singh (100 pages) 11/30

Reading List
351. When an Omega Snaps - Eve Langlais (206 pages) 12/1
352. Lending a Paw - Laurie Cass (344 pages) 12/3
353. Forgotten - Mariah Stewart (448 pages) 12/5
354. The Beet Fields - Gary Paulsen (176 pages) 12/6
355. Queen of the Darkness - Anne Bishop (430 pages) 12/8
356. The Rose Garden - Susanna Kearsley (441 pages) 12/8
357. Curse the Dawn - Karen Chance (386 pages) 12/9
358. The Nightingale Before Christmas - Donna Andrews (304 pages) 12/10
359. Autumn Whispers - Yasmine Galenorn (289 pages) 12/12
360. Burning Lamp - Amanda Quick (340 pages) 12/12
361. Immortal Nights - Lynsay Sands (384 pages) 12/13 🎧
362. Mr. Timothy - Louis Bayard (416 pages) 12/13
363. The Care and Feeding of Unmarried Men - Christie Ridgeway (365 pages) 12/14
364. Ghost - Stephanie Rowe (262 pages) 12/15
365. There and Now - Linda Lael Miller (248 pages) 12/15
366. Sick Bastards - Matt Shaw (238 pages) 12/15
367. sickER B*stards - Matt Shaw (117 pages) 12/15
367. sickEST B*stards - Matt Shaw (31 pages) 12/15
368. Fish in a Tree - Lynda Mullaly Hunt (288 pages) 12/16
369. Coma - Robin Cook (320 pages) 12/16
370. Nemesis - Brendan Reichs (443 pages) 12/17
371. Gluten for Punishment - Nancy Parra (292 pages) 12/18
372. The Lucky One - Nicholas Sparks (326 pages) 12/20
373. The Unseen - Heather Graham (352 pages) 12/21 🎧
374. My Lady Jane - Cynthia Hand (491 pages) 12/21
375. Book, Line and Sinker - Jenn McKinlay (283 pages) 12/21
376. Julie - Jean Craighead George (240 pages) 12/22
377. In the Event of My Death - Carlene Thompson (352 pages) 12/23
378. Spider's Trap - Jennifer Estep (372 pages) 12/23
379. Foul Play at the Fair - Shelley Freydont (304 pages) 12/24
380.380. White Cat - Holly Black (310 pages) 12/25
381. Child of Mine - V.J. Chambers (267 pages) 12/25
382. Wildcat - Cheryl Brooks (372 pages) 12/25
383. Blood Kiss - Mechele Armstrong (166 pages) 12/26
384. Grift Sense - James Swain (336 pages) 12/27
385. Hard as It Gets - Laura Kaye (368 pages) 12/28
386. Sour Apples - Sheila Connolly (304 pages) 12/29
387. My Last Continent - Midge Raymond (308 pages) 12/29
388. The Final Descent - Rick Yancey (320 pages) 12/29
389. The House on Tradd Street - Karen White (329 pages) 12/31

A-Z Title

25/26 READ

✔ A: Agatha H and the Airship City - Phil & Kaja Foglio 6/13
✔ B: Better Homes and Hauntings - Molly Harper 5/19
✔ C: Claws of the Cat - Susan Spann 6/22
✔ D: The Darkest Promise - Gena Showalter 6/25
✔ E: Etched in Bone - Anne Bishop 3/31
✔ F: Friday's Harbor - Diane Hammond 1/24
✔ G: The Goblin King - Shona Husk 1/11
✔ H: Heir to the Shadows - Anne Bishop 1/29
✔ I: The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman 6/6
✔ J: Just a Hint - Clint - Lori Foster 1/27
✔ K: The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness 5/20
✔ L: Lucifer - Ava Martell 1/8
✔ M: Murder on the Aloha Express - Sally J. Smith 1/11
✔ N: Not Quite a Husband - Sherry Thomas 6/20
✔ O: Owlflight - Mercedes Lackey 5/18
✔ P: Pale Horses - Jassy Mackenzie 6/15
✔ Q: Queen of Shadows - Dianne Sylvan 7/24
✔ R: Robot Academy - R.T.W. Lipkin 1/6
✔ S: Sora's Quest - T.L. Shreffler 7/4
✔ T: Thirty-Four and a Half Predicaments - Denise Grover Swank 6/11
✔ U: Unlucky - Jana DeLeon 7/12
✔ V: Violca's Dragon - Leilani Love 1/27
✔ W: When Darkness Ends - Alexandra Ivy 1/13
✔ X: Exclusively Yours - Shannon Stacey 5/17
✔ Y: Year One - Nora Roberts 6/16
Z:

A-Z Author

26/26 READ

✔A: Rose Andrews - The Sorcerer's Prize 6/2
✔B: Michel Bussi - Black Water Lilies 3/15
✔C: Ann Charles - Rattling the Heat in Deadwood 5/14
✔D: Sarah Denzil - Silent Child 1/25
✔E: Janet Evanovich - The Heist 7/5
✔F: Christopher Fowler - The Memory of Blood 1/30
✔G: Heather Graham - Heart of Evil 5/21
✔H: Thea Harrison - Midnight's Kiss 5/4
✔I: Alexandra Ivy - Hunt the Darkness 1/4
✔J: Kara Jorgensen - The Earl of Brass 7/10
✔K: Caitlín R. Kiernan - The Drowning Girl 6/9
✔L: Kristy Logan - The Gracekeepers 2/24
✔M: Melina Marchetta - Finnikin of the Rock 6/7
✔N: Alix Nichols - The Traitor's Bride 5/26
✔O: Karen E. Olson - Sacred Cows 5/23
✔P: Douglas Preston - City of Endless Night 5/6
✔Q: Zara Quentin - Spirit Woman 8/27
✔R: Penny Reid - Truth or Beard 6/29
✔S: Jory Strong - Inked Magic 6/19
✔T: Helen Scott Taylor - A Clockwork Fairytale 5/24
✔U: Lisa Unger - The Red Hunter 4/12
✔V: Chrystal Vaughan - Conspiracy of Ravens 11/27
✔W: Layla Wolfe - A Dangerous Reality 1/4
✔X: Emily X.R. Pan - The Astonishing Color of After 7/28
✔Y: Yasmine Galenorn - Harvest Hunting 5/25
✔Z: Rebecca Zanetti - Total Surrender 8/1

Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2018

READ: 15/10

✔ 1. The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons ~ 810 pages 11/2
✔ 2. Royal Assassin - Robin Hobb ~ 675 pages 6/16
✔ 3. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend ~ 640 pages 7/16
✔4. Earth to Hell - Kylie Chan ~ 615 pages 8/19
✔5. Stygian - Sherrilyn Kenyon ~ 670 pages 10/13
✔6. Dark Bites - Sherrilyn Kenyon ~ 576 pages 8/5
✔7. No One Left to Tell - Karen Rose ~ 544 pages 10/20
✔8. Blade of Darkness - Dianne Duvall ~ 541 pages 7/14
✔9. Strange the Dreamer - Laini Taylor ~ 536 pages 4/15
✔10. A Hopeless Romantic - Harriet Evans ~ 531 pages 2/26
✔11. Seven Stones to Stand or Fall - Diana Gabaldon ~ 526 pages 1/14
✔12. The Book of Swords - Gardner Dozois ~ 522 pages 2/21
✔ 13. Muse of Nightmares - Laini Taylor ~ 513 pages 11/22
✔14. The Hypnotist - Lars Kepler ~ 503 pages 11/9
✔ 15. City of the Lost - Kelley Armstrong ~ 471 pages 8/30



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Stacking the Series

Read the Season Challenge Hebrew Edition hôref (Winter)
Duration: December 21, 2017 - March 19, 2018

READ: 35/35

Hôref
H - The Hike - Drew Magary 1/16
O - Ox-Tales: Earth - Mark Ellingham 2/27
R - The Dragon Caller - Pauline M. Ross 12/23
E - Dragon Spawn - Eileen Wilks 2/27
F - Friday's Harbor - Diane Hammond 1/24

Shabbat Zachor
S - Seven Stones to Stand or Fall - Diana Gabaldon 1/14
H - Headstone - Ken Bruen 12/26
A - Duck the Halls - Donna Andrews 12/25
B - Bowled Over - Kasey Michaels 1/8
B - Where Monsters Dwell - Jørgen Brekke 1/15
A - A Killing Frost - Hannah Alexander 12/27
T - Hide Your Heart - Tracey Alvarez 12/27

Z - The Zig Zag Girl - Elly Griffiths 12/25
A - Almost Like Being in Love - Christina Dodd 12/31
C - The Chimera - S.H. Magillian 1/18
H - Heir to the Shadows - Anne Bishop 1/29
O - On Turpentine Lane - Elinor Lipman 1/20
R - Stars of Fortune - Nora Roberts 12/31

Purim
P - The Penguin Who Knew Too Much - Donna Andrews 2/15
U - Into the Fire - Amanda Usen 12/28
R - At Wolf Ranch - Jennifer Ryan 1/6
I - Immune - Shannon Mayer 12/30
M - Lucifer - Ava Martell 1/8

Ta'anit Esther
T - Terrier - Tamora Pierce 12/23
A - My Lord Vampire - Alexandra Ivy 1/22
A - Airwoman - Zara Quentin 2/1
N - Not What You Seem - Lena Maye 12/21
I - Hunt the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 1/4
T - Sick Fux - Tillie Cole 12/30
E - Charming - Elliott James 1/10
S - The White Mary - Kira Salak 1/18
T - Night's Honor - Thea Harrison 1/2
H - The Goblin King - Shona Husk 1/11
E - Mind Magic - Eileen Wilks 1/23
R - Robot Academy - R.T.W. Lipkin 1/6

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

January Challenge

READ: 9/8

✔1. 'J' is for January: Just a Hint - Clint - Lori Foster 1/27

✔2. Aphrodite: When Darkness Ends - Alexandra Ivy 1/13

✔3. (FAC) author: Murder on the Aloha Express - Sally Smith/Jean Steffins 1/11

✔5. Cuddle Up Day: My Lord Vampire - Alexandra Ivy 1/22

✔6. Male Watcher's Day: The Goblin King - Shona Husk 1/11

✔7. Appreciate a Dragon Day: Violca's Dragon - Leilani Love 1/27

✔8. Opposite Day: The White Mary - Kira Salak (not my kinda book) 1/18

✔9. National Cornchip Day: Seven Stones to Stand or Fall - Diana Gabaldon (wanting to get back to the Outlander world) 1/14

✔10. Reader's Choice: Lucifer - Ava Martell 1/8



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Read the Month - January (Hebrew)

READ: 4/6

Y:
✔A: At Wolf Ranch - Jennifer Ryan 1/6
✔N: Night's Honor - Thea Harrison 1/2
U:
✔A: Lucifer - Ava Martell 1/8
✔R: Robot Academy - R.T.W. Lipkin 1/6

January Word Hunt

READ: 14/15

✔️beach - Murder on the Aloha Express - Sally J. Smith 1/11
(only yards from the beach), loc5278

✔️cheese - The Hike - Drew Magary 1/16
(a hunk of cheese and a sip of tea), p34

✔️chef - A Dangerous Reality - Layla Wolfe 1/4
(yeah, said Dipstick, a chef), p50

✔️feast - Hunt the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 1/4
(consumed a respectable portion of the feast), p253

✔️fruit - Murder on the Aloha Express - Sally J. Smith 1/11
(fruit trees everywhere), loc5365

✔️new - The Goblin King - Shona Husk 1/11
(the watch was new), p29

✔️ocean - Murder on the Aloha Express - Sally J. Smith 1/11
(we were out over the ocean), loc4892

✔️outdoor - Murder on the Aloha Express - Sally J. Smith 1/11
(brought the outdoors in), loc4346

✔️resort - Murder on the Aloha Express - Sally J. Smith 1/11
(who worked at the Aloha Lagoon resort), loc3880

✔️shop - Murder on the Aloha Express - Sally J. Smith 1/11
(just before reaching the gift shop), loc4346


BONUS
✔️calendar - At Wolf Ranch - Jennifer Ryan 1/6
(I found an odd calendar entry for Montana), p177

✔️patrolling - Mind Magic - Eileen Wilks 1/23
(most of the guards patrolling the house), p39

resolution -
(), p

✔️skiing - Bowled Over - Kasey Michaels 1/8
(they're going skiing), p40

✔️voodoo - Bowled Over - Kasey Michaels 1/8
(doing that voodoo I do so well), p258

February Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. 'F' is for February: Fish Stick Fridays - Rhys Ford 2/22

✔2. Olympian Gods and Goddesses - Apollo: Night Huntress - Yasmine Galenorn (mc's are sisters) 2/20

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC): Dragon Spawn - Eileen Wilks (paranormal) 2/27

✔4. Shortest Month: Thread of Death - Jennifer Estep (100 pgs) 2/25

✔5. Groundhog Day: Blood on Silk - Marie Treanor (snowy cover) 2/22

✔6. Super Bowl Sunday: Crush - Nicole Williams (she's a dancer/he's football player) 2/3

✔7. Mardi Gras: Airwoman - Zara Quentin (colorful cover) 2/1

✔8. Valentines Day: A Hopeless Romantic - Harriet Evans (romance) 2/26

✔9. Chinese New Year: Wolves - C. Gockel (Fenrir, dog) 2/17

✔10. Reader's Choice: Something in the House - D.L. Lewis 2/23



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Read the Month - February (Hebrew)

READ: 5/7

✔F: Fish Stick Fridays - Rhys Ford 2/22
✔E: Deadly Sting - Jennifer Estep 2/5
✔B: Deadly Wipeout - Beth Prentice 2/19
✔R: Mister Hockey - Lia Riley 2/15
U:
✔A: Airwoman - Zara Quentin 2/1
R:

February Word Hunt

READ: 14/15

alien - What Hides Within - Jason Parent 2/12
(perhaps a miniature person, an alien, something), p62

celebration - A Darker Shade of Magic - V.E. Schwab 2/9
(a few days of celebration hardly seemed excessive), p49

distant - The Wild Child - Mary Jo Putney 2/17
(leave your home for a distant land), p252

episode - 24690 - A.A. Dark 2/1
(some sort of weird insanity episode), p287

furry - Dead Level - Sarah Graves 2/4
(the lithe, furry animal), p51

hand - Dragon Spawn - Eileen Wilks 2/27
(one long arm ending in a taloned hand), p305

moon - The Sun Is Also a Star - Nicola Yoon 2/23
(the moon and the stars are involved), p80

pork - Deadly Sting - Jennifer Estep 2/5
(stashed in the back of the pork pit), p166

red - Deadly Sting - Jennifer Estep 2/5
(Red had the same stunned, horrified expression), p10

short - Dragon Spawn - Eileen Wilks 2/27
(lone wolves led short miserable lives), p31


Bonus
billionaire -
(), p

chinese - What Hides Within - Jason Parent 2/12
(a makeshift thanksgiving dinner - Chinese food), p208

gauntlet - Wicked Abyss - Kresley Cole 2/8
(the redhead raised one gauntlet), p28

hash - Murder on the Rocks - Karen MacInerney 2/6
(Gwen will make less of a hash of it), p96

sideshow - Mister Hockey - Lia Riley 2/15
(to nothing but a fucking sideshow), p118

March Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. 'M' is for March:
☘ Read a book that starts with 'M' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'M'.
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore - Matthew J. Sullivan 3/31

✔2.OLYMPIAN GODS AND GODDESSES-ARES:
☘ Read a book featuring a ‘son’ who interacts with a family member in the storyline OR a war participant/hero character OR the letters S-O-N included in the title…any order is fine.
Demon Mistress - Yasmine Galenorn 3/16

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author-Cindy Gerard:
☘ Read one book written by Cindy Gerard or any author with her first or last name. OR you may also read a book set in Iowa, a book with a ‘pink’ cover or book labeled Romantic-Suspense
Relocating MIA - Rebecca Lerwill 3/4

✔4. Oscars Night-March 4:
☘ Read a book that’s been made or scheduled to be a movie (made for tv is fine too) OR read a book with a 9 or 0 in the page count.
Bay of Sighs - Nora Roberts (490 pages) 3/8

✔5. National Girl Scout Day-March 12:
☘ Read a book set in ‘the South’ OR a book with a ‘low’ page count—less than 150 pgs
The Brush of Black Wings - Grace Draven (135 pages) 3/11

✔6. Freedom of Information Day-March 16:
☘ Read a book with an author or MC with the initial J or M OR read a book that involves a father, writer or ‘freedom’ in any form.
Simply Irresistible - Rachel Gibson (mc has a 7 year old daughter) 3/22

✔7. Saint Patrick’s Day-March 17:
☘ Read a book that takes place in Ireland, has an Irish character or a book with a cover that has green on it.
Island of Glass - Nora Roberts 3/23

✔8. Spring Vernal Equinox-March 20:
☘ Read a book that shows blooming flowers or a bright sun on the cover OR with the word ‘spring’ in the title, or a book (according to your definition) puts ‘some spring in to your step’!
Etched in Bone - Anne Bishop 3/31

✔9. Near Miss Day-March 23:
☘ Read a book with PNR/Horror/Thriller Genre or a book with more than 5,000 ratings.
The Butterfly Garden - Dot Hutchison 3/22

✔10. Reader's Choice:
☘ Read any book of your choice.
Oasis - Randie Lipkin 3/2



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Read the Month - March (Hebrew)

READ: 4/4

✔M: Brush with Death - Karen MacInerney 3/6
✔A: Beauty's Beast - Amanda Ashley 3/10
✔R: Relocating MIA - Rebecca Lerwill 3/4
✔S: Split - Swati Avasthi 3/24



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

March Word Hunt

READ: 15/15

balloon - A Wild Fright in Deadwood - Ann Charles 3/12
(which sounded like a balloon popping), p28

click - Laced with Magic - Barbara Bretton 3/20
(even I couldn't deny that we clicked somehow), p94

complicate - The Butterfly Garden - Dot Hutchison 3/22
(you have to know it was complicated), p179

count - Heart of Venom - Jennifer Estep 3/8
(I was going to make it count), p183

insecure - McKnight in Shining Armor - Tami Hoag 3/17
(terribly shy and a little insecure), p85

pound - Brush with Death - Karen MacInerney 3/6
(down at the lobster pound), p29

root - Brush with Death - Karen MacInerney 3/6
(arranged the root vegetables on a cutting board), p57

search - Dragon Blood - Eileen Wilks 3/18
(they didn't search her), p11

sponge - Relocating MIA - Rebecca Lerwill 3/4
(the warm sponge felt soothing), p348

sunshine - Beauty's Beast - Amanda Ashley 3/10
(heat spread through her, warm as sunshine), p189


bonus
dynamic - The Butterfly Garden - Dot Hutchison 3/22
(I can't guess what the dynamic is going to be), p251

escalating - Beauty's Beast - Amanda Ashley 3/10
(a dull ache, gradually escalating), p210

jigsaw - Heart of Venom - Jennifer Estep 3/8
(like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle), p17

gushed - Stardust - Neil Gaiman 3/22
(black water gushed from her mouth), p70

raven - The Forgotten Beasts of Eld - Patricia A. McKillip 3/3
(the raven came in and out through a corner window), p123

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Read the Season - Spring

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Quarterly Challenge
Duration: March 15 - June 14, 2018

30/25 Tasks
5/5 Bonus Tasks

Characters:
✔️Snow White - Read a book with a pure-hearted character.
Heart of Evil - Heather Graham (Ashley) 5/21
✔️ Evil Queen - Read a book with an evil character or a step-parent, evil or not.
The Butterfly Garden - Dot Hutchison (evil character) 3/22
✔️ The Prince - Read a book with nobility.
So I Married a Sorcerer - Kerrelyn Sparks (prince & princess) 4/30
✔️ Doc - Read a book with a smart character, a nerd or a geek.
Sea Glass Winter - JoAnn Ross (secondary char's GF is a science nerd) 5/3
✔️Dopey - Read a book with a goofy character.
Better Homes and Hauntings - Molly Harper 5/19
✔️Grumpy - Read a book with a character who needs to smile more, you know the type.
The Cajun Doctor - Sandra Hill (Daniel) 5/7
✔️Happy - Read a book with a cheerful character.
Bearly Departed - Meg Macy (Sasha) 5/28
✔️Sneezy - Read a book where an illness or disability is part of the story.
The Copenhagen Affair - Amulya Malladi (mental breakdown) 5/5

Precious Gems:
✔️Diamond - Diamonds represent purity or clarity. Read a book with a white cover or a wedding/engagement in the story.
The Best of All Possible Worlds - Karen Lord 5/15
✔️Ruby - Rubies given as a gift are a symbol of friendship or love, and protect from misfortune and bad health. Read a book with a red cover or one with friends to lovers story.
Bone Magic - Yasmine Galenorn (red cover) 4/28
✔️Sapphire - Sapphires are associated with peace and happiness, and represent a promise of honesty, loyalty, purity and trust. Read a book with a blue cover or one that makes you smile.
Blackberry Pie Murder - Joanne Fluke 5/17
✔️ Emerald - Emeralds promote self-knowledge, peaceful dreams and encourage balance and patience. They are also believed to aid in fertility. Read a book with a green cover or one with family as part of the story.
Phantom Evil - Heather Graham (green cover) 4/28


Semi-Precious Gems:
✔️Alexandrite - Changes color in different light, associated with magic. Read a book with a light source on the cover or a PNR.
The Dragonward - Michael Meyerhofer 4/4
✔️Apatite - Gemstone of communication. Read a book with at least two of blue, green or gold on the cover or a book with phone, text or email communication between the MCs.
Strange the Dreamer - Laini Taylor 4/15
✔️Aquamarine - Associated with courage and good health. Read a book with water on the cover or a military character.
The Girls of Mischief Bay - Susan Mallery 5/5
✔️Black Onyx - Protects from hostility and enhances determination and perseverance. Read a book with a black cover or a Romantic Suspense.
Bird Box - Josh Malerman 4/10
✔️Blue Topaz - Associated with courage and overcoming fears or obstacles. Read a book with a light blue cover or a character who has to face their fears.
The Mountain Between Us - Charles Martin 5/14
✔️Citrine - The Merchant’s stone - used to acquire and maintain wealth. Read a book with a yellow/orange cover or a wealthy character.
Ready Player One - Ernest Cline 5/29
✔️Garnet - A symbol of friendship and love, carried by travelers to protect from accidents. Read a book with a deep red cover or one with travel in the story.
Ancient Spirits - Alice Duncan 5/14
✔️Jade - A traditional charm for gardeners. Read a book with trees or plants on the cover or a character who works outside.
Blood of the Earth - Faith Hunter 4/19
✔️Lapis Lazuli - Thought to be strong medicine. Read a book with sky on the cover or one set in a hospital or with a medical professional.
The Landing - Colin Taber 4/24
✔️Moonstone - Believed to assist in the fulfillment of one's destiny. Read a book with the moon on the cover or a historical romance.
Holding - Graham Norton 5/26
✔️Opal - Associated with love, hope and passion. Opals have every cover of the rainbow. Read a book with at least five colors on the cover or a fiery romance.
Death of a Chocoholic - Lee Hollis 4/27
✔️Rose Quartz - Excellent for healing emotional wounds and restoring harmony. Read a book with pink on the cover or a character who was hurt in the past.
Discount Armageddon - Seanan McGuire 5/10
✔️Spinel - Daughter of the Ruby. Associated with relaxation. Read a book with a child on the cover or in the story or a book you want to relax with.
Rattling the Heat in Deadwood - Ann Charles (two 10 year olds) 5/14
✔️Tanzanite - The Masai gave to newborns since it is thought to represent life. Read a book with a purple or dark blue cover or a book with pregnancy (fear of, surprise, current, past or future) as part of the story.
Moonlight Warrior - Janet Chapman 4/16
✔️Tiger's Eye - Helps to convert anxiety to practical logic and action. Read a book with a brown cover or a book with a practical character.
Cruelty - Ellen Croshain 4/26
✔️Tourmaline - Said to strengthen body and spirit and displays multiple colors in one stone. Read a book with at least three colors on the cover or a sports story.
A Clockwork Fairytale - Helen Scott Taylor 5/24
✔️Turquoise - Represents friendship. Read a book with a blue/green cover or one with friends in the story.
Slippery Souls - Rachael H. Dixon 4/7
✔️Zircon - Thought to bring prosperity. Read a book with earth tones on the cover or one with a famous character.
The Spider - Jennifer Estep 5/31


Bonus: Precious Metals - Read books that fit the following:
✔️Gold - Gold on cover, in the title or in the text of the book.
The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness 5/20
✔️Silver - Silver on cover, in the title or in the text of the book.
The Best of All Possible Worlds - Karen Lord 5/15
(her hair was a cloud of silver), p119
✔️Platinum - Platinum, or other metal, on cover, in the title or in the text of the book.
Harvest Hunting - Yasmine Galenorn 5/25
(his hair was spiked and platinum), p6
✔️Copper - Copper on cover, in the title or in text of the book.
Cold Reign - Faith Hunter 5/8
(he was clawing into the copper wiring), p173
✔️Iron - Something made out of metal on the cover. Iron in the title or text of the book
Exclusively Yours - Shannon Stacey 5/17
(fat guy with a five iron), p12


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

April Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. 'A' is for April:
READ a book that starts with 'A' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'A'.
Too Many Curses - A. Lee Martinez 4/9

✔2. Olympian Gods and Goddesses - ARTEMIS:
READ a book with siblings in the story OR where someone goes hunting OR where there is a married couple OR a goddess in the story.
Bone Magic - Yasmine Galenorn (3 sisters) 4/28

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Joan Johnston:
Foundling - D.M. Cornish (author initial C) 4/5

✔4. April is International Guitar Month:
READ a book with a musical instrument on the cover OR has a musician character OR has the letters IGM in the title (any order) OR has 19 or 87 in the page count.
I Know a Secret - Tess Gerritsen (319 pages) 4/2

✔5. April 1 is April's Fools Day:
READ a book that has a silly/goofy/prankster character OR has a word with double letters in the title (like Fool) OR was published in April of any year.
Too Many Curses - A. Lee Martinez 4/9

✔6. April 1 is also Easter Sunday:
Best Day Ever - Kaira Rouda (Easter in title) 4/3

✔7. April 3 is Tweed Day:
Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark - Donna Lea Simpson (set in England) 4/12

✔8. April 7 is World Health Day:
The Drowning - Camilla Läckberg (WHO in title) 4/7

✔9. April 28 is International Astronomy Day:
READ a book with a celestial body on the cover OR a with a character who is a scientist (any kind) OR tagged as science fiction/sci-fi OR has clubs or groups as part of the story.
Millennium Crash - James Litherland 4/23

✔10. Reader's Choice:
Jacq's Warlord - Delilah Devlin 4/3



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Read the Month - April (Hebrew)

READ: 5/5

✔A: Too Many Curses - A. Lee Martinez 4/9
✔P: The Perfect Roommate - Minka Kent 4/9
✔R: The Red Hunter - Lisa Unger 4/12
✔I: I Know a Secret - Tess Gerritsen 4/2
✔L: Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark - Donna Lea Simpson 4/12



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

April Word Hunt

READ: 15/15

✔️bud - Too Many Curses - A. Lee Martinez 4/9
(Rose twisted on her stem to shake her bud), p174

✔️chocolate - The Perfect Roommate - Minka Kent 4/9
(tucking her silky, chocolate brown hair), loc2909

✔️egg - Dead Angler - Victoria Houston 4/12
(scarfing down an egg McMuffin), p528

✔️festival - Slippery Souls - Rachael H. Dixon 4/7
(at a 60's festival), p198

✔️freight - The Perfect Roommate - Minka Kent 4/9
(like a massive f*cking freight train), loc804

✔️green - Foundling - D.M. Cornish 4/5
(swollen and yellow in the dark green sky), p83

✔️nest - The Drowning - Camilla Läckberg 4/7
(combed over into a neat nest), p95

✔️rabbit - Slippery Souls - Rachael H. Dixon 4/7
(as though they were a colony of rabbits), p15

✔️relevant - Best Day Ever - Kaira Rouda 4/3
(not relevant, not at all), p267

✔️once - Bird Box - Josh Malerman 4/10
(this was once a nice house), p2


BONUS
✔️cocoa - Slippery Souls - Rachael H. Dixon 4/7
(her cocoa bean eyes), p35

✔️goal - Strange the Dreamer - Laini Taylor 4/15
(and the goal was achieved), p150

✔️relent - The Drowning - Camilla Läckberg 4/7
(she had begun to relent), p214

✔️scrambled - Moonlight Warrior - Janet Chapman 4/16
(she scrambled up the ledge), p186

✔️tan - Dead Angler - Victoria Houston 4/12
(handsome in his deep August tan), p65

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

May Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔ 1. 'M' is for May:
Midnight's Kiss - Thea Harrison 5/4

✔ 2. Olympian Gods and Goddesses:
Blackberry Pie Murder - Joanne Fluke (parent character) 5/17

✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author:
Angels Of Darkness - Ilona Andrews (+others) 5/29

✔ 4. May 1st is International Worker’s Day:
A Clockwork Fairytale - Helen Scott Taylor (spring cover) 5/24

✔ 5. May is National Barbeque Month in the USA:
The Spider - Jennifer Estep (mc owns/runs a BBQ restaurant) 5/31

✔ 6. May 4th is Star Wars Day:
The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness (opposing forces) 5/20

✔ 7. May 8th is World Red Cross Day:
Ready Player One - Ernest Cline (YA) 5/29

✔ 8. May 13th is Mother’s Day:
Rattling the Heat in Deadwood - Ann Charles (heroine is a mom) 5/14

✔ 9. May 22nd is World Goth Day:
The Traitor's Bride - Alix Nichols 5/26

✔ 10. Reader's Choice:
Discount Armageddon - Seanan McGuire 5/10



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Read the Month - May (Hebrew)

READ: 3/3

M: Midnight's Kiss - Thea Harrison 5/4
A: Angels Of Darkness - Andrews/Singh/Shinn/Brooks 5/29
Y: Harvest Hunting - Yasmine Galenorn 5/25



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

May Word Hunt

13/15 DONE

address - The Cajun Doctor - Sandra Hill 5/7
(pages ripped out of an address book), p468

bee - Sea Glass Winter - JoAnn Ross 5/3
(she's always enjoyed playing society queen bee), p221

flaw - The Girls of Mischief Bay - Susan Mallery 5/5
(so what was the flaw), p31

holiday - Sea Glass Winter - JoAnn Ross 5/3
(I'd rather not think about the holiday), p60

lime - The Copenhagen Affair - Amulya Malladi 5/5
(a freshly made lime juice sauce), p157

mug - Discount Armageddon - Seanan McGuire 5/10
(into the recesses of my mug), p211

pole - The Cajun Doctor - Sandra Hill 5/7
(ran higher class than pole dancers), p41

scalp - Midnight's Kiss - Thea Harrison 5/4
(at the pain in her scalp), p25

scratch - The Girls of Mischief Bay - Susan Mallery 5/5
(make biscuits from scratch), p10

spring - Blueberry Muffin Murder - Joanne Fluke 5/11
(she was no spring chicken), p68


BONUS
British - Blood, Smoke and Mirrors - Robyn Bachar 5/5
(a bit of British), p99

chlorine -
(), p

floral - Blood, Smoke and Mirrors - Robyn Bachar 5/5
(sneezed at the floral mess that assaulted me), p167

gremlin -
(), p

vacuum - Lake Silence - Anne Bishop 5/1
(a quick dust and vacuum), p181

June Challenge

10/10 Completed

✔01. 'J' is for June: Read a book that starts with 'J' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'J'.
Red Velvet Revenge - Jenn McKinlay 6/2

✔02. Olympian Gods and Goddesses ~ DEMETER: Read a book that takes place on a farm or ranch OR one that involves a pregnancy OR involves an abduction (Demeter’s daughter was kidnapped).
Royal Assassin - Robin Hobb 6/16

✔03. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ~ Celeste Bradley: You can read a book which involves a move or a book by any author who has won a RITA award.
Year One - Nora Roberts 6/16

✔04. June is National Adopt-a-Cat Month: Read a book with a cat or an adopted pet in the story or on the cover OR read a book with a shifter.
Primal Heat - King/O'Clare/Burton/Leigh 6/11

✔05. National Leave the Office Early Day (June 2, celebrated on the 1st this year): Read a book featuring a workplace romance OR a vacation OR that takes place someplace fun (a beach, amusement park, etc.).
Fight Fire with Fire - Amy Fetzer 6/28

✔06. Flag Day (June 14 in the United States): Read a book with a flag on the cover OR the colors of your country’s flag OR read a book featuring a same sex couple.
The Drowning Girl - Caitlín R. Kiernan 6/9

✔07. Father's Day (June 17): Read a book with a single father MC OR a book with a strong parental relationship OR a book with 1 and 7 in the page count OR one with a child on the cover.
The Care and Taming of a Rogue - Suzanne Enoch (371 pages) 6/9

✔08. Juneteenth (June 19th): Read a book with an African American character OR a book set in Texas OR one that takes place during the Civil War.
Pale Horses - Jassy Mackenzie 6/15

✔09. Summer Solstice (in the Northern Hemisphere) (June 21): Read a PNR OR a historical romance OR read a book set in England OR with sunlight on the cover OR that takes place during the summer.
The Sixth Day - Catherine Coulter 6/7

✔10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice
The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman 6/6



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Read the Month - June (Hebrew)

READ: 3/4

✔ Y: Blood Wyne - Yasmine Galenorn 6/17
U:
✔ N: Not Quite a Husband - Sherry Thomas 6/20
✔ I: The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman 6/6

June Word Hunt

12/16 DONE

✔ adorable - Red Velvet Revenge - Jenn McKinlay 6/2
(well I happen to be very adorable), p104

✔ atmosphere - Thirty-Four and a Half Predicaments - Denise Grover Swank 6/11
(had a cozy atmosphere), p15

✔ copper - Agatha H and the Airship City - Phil & Kaja Foglio 6/13
(a copper globe vaporized), p188

✔ crowded - The Care and Taming of a Rogue - Suzanne Enoch 6/9
(London seemed very crowded), p32

✔ heap - Royal Assassin - Robin Hobb 6/16
(and tumbled into a heap), p509

✔ horizon - Finnikin of the Rock - Melina Marchetta 6/7
(as he looked towards the horizon), p147

✔ joke - Red Velvet Revenge - Jenn McKinlay 6/2
(someone tell me that's a joke), p64

✔ market - The Drowning Girl - Caitlín R. Kiernan 6/9
(the last time I'd gone to the market), p39

tomato -
(), p

yawn -
(), p


BONUS
✔ dime - Inked Magic - Jory Strong 6/19
(it's your dime anyway), p99

gymnast -
(), p

✔ limousine - Inked Magic - Jory Strong 6/19
(a chauffeured limousine chose that moment to stop), p223

unbiased -
(), p

✔ vegetables - Agatha H and the Airship City - Phil & Kaja Foglio 6/13
(next to dried fruits and vegetables), p10


and a bonus bonus
✔ ill-fated - Pale Horses - Jassy Mackenzie 6/15
(since getting back from the ill-fated trip), p56

Read the Season - Summer
Duration: June 21 - September 21, 2018

READ: 54/58

✔️ Qayic (Summer)
Q: Queen of Shadows - Dianne Sylvan 7/24
A: Fight Fire with Fire - Amy Fetzer 6/28
Y: Courting Darkness - Yasmine Galenorn 7/27
I: Invincible Summer - Alice Adams 6/29
C: Claws of the Cat - Susan Spann 6/22

✔️ Shabbat Chazon
S: Silk and Spurs - Cheyenne McCray 6/24
H: The Heist - Janet Evanovich 7/5
A: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll 7/27
B: Back to the Bedroom - Janet Evanovich 6/24
B: Balanced on the Blade's Edge - Lindsay Buroker 6/24
A: Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon - Donna Andrews 7/13
T: Asking For It - Kit Tunstall 7/9

C: Catering to Nobody - Diane Mott Davidson 7/4
H: Shady Cross - James Hankins 7/16
A: The Astonishing Color of After - Emily X.R. Pan 7/28
Z: Total Surrender - Rebecca Zanetti 8/1
O: The Once and Future Duchess - Sophia Nash 7/6
N: Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend 7/16

✔️Tish'a B'Av
T: Rocket Roll - H.C. Turk 7/22
I: The Ice Twins - S.K. Tremayne 7/27
S: The Darkest Promise - Gena Showalter 6/25
H: Something About Witches - Joey W. Hill 8/26
A: Abducting Abby - S.E. Smith 7/2

B: Blade of Darkness - Dianne Duvall 7/14
A: Memory Zero - Keri Arthur 7/29
V: Divergent - Veronica Roth 9/22

✔️Leil Selichot
L: The Light Between Oceans - M.L. Stedman 6/30
E: Little Tiny Teeth - Aaron Elkins 7/1
I: A Knight and White Satin - Jackie Ivie 8/17
L: Last Gasp - Karen Chester 7/15

S: Sora's Quest - T.L. Shreffler 7/4
E: Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon - Kerrelyn Sparks 7/7
L: Whispers in the Dark - LeTeisha Newton 7/19
I: Storm Cycle - Iris & Roy Johansen 9/24
C: Jinx - Meg Cabot 8/12
H: Sacred Evil - Heather Graham 9/13
O: Out of Mind - Catherine Sampson 7/17
T: A Turn in the Road - Debbie Macomber 8/24

Rosh Hashana
R: The Real Deal - Lucy Monroe 7/20
O: The Otter of Death - Betty Webb 8/15
S: The Darkest Warrior - Gena Showalter 7/7
H:

H:
A: Skinny Dipping with Murder - Auralee Wallace 8/10
S: 74 Seaside Avenue - Debbie Macomber 7/30
H:
A: A Promise of Fire - Amanda Bouchet 8/3
N: No Good Duke Goes Unpunished - Sarah MacLean 7/9
A: Fire Dancer - Ann Maxwell 8/24

Yom Kippur
Y: Shaded Vision - Yasmine Galenorn 8/11
O: Outlaw Lovers: Jude and Luke - Jan Springer 8/16
M: Every Heart a Doorway - Seanan McGuire 7/18

K: The Earl of Brass - Kara Jorgensen 7/10
I:
P: Burn Bright - Patricia Briggs 6/26
P: Truth or Beard - Penny Reid 6/29
U: Unlucky - Jana DeLeon 7/12
R: Sister - Rosamund Lupton 7/2

July Challenge

READ: 10/8

✔1. 'J' is for July. Read a book that starts with 'J' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'J':
The Heist - Janet Evanovich 7/5

✔2. Olympian Gods and Goddesses – DIONYSUS. Read a book that is somehow related to the wine industry (vineyard owner/worker, bar or restaurant owner, caterer, etc.) or agriculture, or a book that is the last (or most current) in a series:
Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon - Kerrelyn Spark (most current) 7/7

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author: book set in North Carolina or published in 2013, or shelved as Contemporary Romance, or with a MC who is an attorney.
Blade of Darkness - Dianne Duvall 7/14

✔4. 2nd Week in July - Nude Recreation Week. Read a book with a nude or mostly nude person on the cover
The Darkest Warrior - Gena Showalter 7/7

✔5. July 1 - International Joke Day. Read a humorous book or a book that has someone laughing or smiling on the cover:
Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon - Donna Andrews 7/13

✔6. July 14 - Shark Awareness Day. Read a book that includes some sort of threat from nature, or a book set on or near the water or with water on the cover:
The Ice Twins - S.K. Tremayne 7/27

✔7. July 16 - Global Hug Your Kids Day. Read a book that is shelved as YA or has a child in the storyline, or a book with people hugging or kissing on the cover:
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow - Jessica Townsend 7/16

✔8. July 22 - Hammock Day. Read a book that would be perfect for kicking back and spending the day in a hammock in the shade:
Everything and the Moon - Julia Quinn 7/21

✔9. July 30 - International Day of Friendship. Read a book with best friends in the storyline, or one that was recommended to you by a friend:
The Real Deal - Lucy Monroe 7/20

✔10. Reader's Choice. Read any book of your choice:
The Earl of Brass - Kara Jorgensen 7/10



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Read the Month - July (Hebrew)

READ: 4/4

✔ Y: Courting Darkness - Yasmine Galenorn 7/27
✔ U: Unlucky - Jana DeLeon 7/12
✔ L: Little Tiny Teeth - Aaron Elkins 7/1
✔ I: The Ice Twins - S.K. Tremayne 7/27



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

July Word Hunt

11/16 DONE

✔ cabbage - Every Heart a Doorway - Seanan McGuire 7/18
(I kissed a girl with hair the color of cabbage), p70

✔ curtain - Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage - Jennifer Ashley 7/1
(in front of a crimson brocade curtain), p117

glamorous -
(), p

✔ invent - Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon - Donna Andrews 7/13
(I wasn't here to invent imaginary katas), p6

✔ mellow - Rocket Roll - H.C. Turk 7/22
(being too mellow), p87

obedient -
(), p

✔ sniff - Abducting Abby - S.E. Smith 7/2
(Bo took me for one more sniff of the golden ship), p20

✔ suffer - The Once and Future Duchess - Sophia Nash 7/6
(I must suffer), p71

✔ thumb - Catering to Nobody - Diane Mott Davidson 7/4
(I looked down at my right thumb), p6

✔ wing - Catering to Nobody - Diane Mott Davidson 7/4
(sat slumped in one of the wing chairs), p43


Bonus
cumbersome -
(), p

✔ jaded - Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage - Jennifer Ashley 7/1
(no growing jaded with each other), p33

✔ meddle - The Darkest Warrior - Gena Showalter 7/7
(why would she meddle in my life), p61

rambunctious -
(), p

unsuitable -
(), p


and a bonus bonus
✔ gamy - Queen of Shadows - Dianne Sylvan 7/24
(he would taste wrong, gamy), p208

August Challenge

READ: 10/8

✔ 1. 'A' is for August: Read a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'A'.
A Promise of Fire - Amanda Bouchet 8/3

✔ 2. Olympian Gods and Goddesses - HERA: Read a book that has royalty
Death Doesn't Bargain - Sherrilyn Kenyon (prince) 8/30

✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge - Alexandra Ivy: Read a book by any author with her first or last name.
A Knight and White Satin - Jackie Ivie 8/17

✔ 4. August is Admit You're Happy Month: Read a book that leaves a smile on your face.
Bone Deep - Bonnie Dee 8/24

✔ 5. National Girlfriends Day - August 1: Read a book that features girlfriends as part of the story.
Sugar Rush - Donna Kauffman 8/23

✔ 6. International Beer Day - August 3: Read a book with characters who drink beer.
Shadow's Return - S.C. Wynne 8/25

✔ 7. Son and Daughter Day - August 11: Read a book tagged as YA
Jinx - Meg Cabot 8/12

✔ 8. National Honey Bee Awareness Day - August 18: Read a book where nature is part of the story.
The Otter of Death - Betty Webb 8/15

✔ 9. Women's Equality Day - August 26: Read a book with a strong female character.
Shaded Vision - Yasmine Galenorn 8/11

✔ 10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choosing
Dark Tournament - Elisa S. Amore 8/8



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Read the Month - August (Hebrew)

READ: 4/6

✔ A: Dark Tournament - Elisa S. Amore 8/8
V:
✔ G: Shaded Vision - Yasmine Galenorn 8/11
U:
✔ S: Skinny Dipping with Murder - Auralee Wallace 8/10
✔ T: A Turn in the Road - Debbie Macomber 8/24

August Word Hunt

READ: 14/16

✔ ballroom - The Fourth Bear - Jasper Fforde 8/4
(down the staircase to the ballroom), p86

✔ bead - A Promise of Fire - Amanda Bouchet 8/3
(a bead of moisture slips down my spine), p16

✔ biology - The Otter of Death - Betty Webb 8/15
(,marine biology 101 and that new one), p32

✔ coconut - Earth to Hell - Kylie Chan 8/19
(order me a coconut, will you), p26

✔ crutch - Earth to Hell - Kylie Chan 8/19
(Iron Crutch doesn't have to take the form), p80

✔ frost - A Promise of Fire - Amanda Bouchet 8/3
(like frost on a frigid dawn), p80

✔ motion - A Promise of Fire - Amanda Bouchet 8/3
(I motion everyone forward), p155

✔ storm - Loco Motive - Mary Daheim 8/2
(held the storm door), p15

✔ swamp - A Promise of Fire - Amanda Bouchet 8/3
(as hungry as a swamp leech), p28

✔ wander - The Breakdown - B.A. Paris 8/18
(I wander into the sitting room), p66

Bonus
ambient -
(), p

✔ drowning - Skinny Dipping with Murder - Auralee Wallace 8/10
(to stop myself from drowning), p123

✔ hoof - Something About Witches - Joey W. Hill 8/26
(next to a hoof pick), p40

✔ imposter - Loco Motive - Mary Daheim 8/2
(they wouldn't visit an imposter), p240

unequal -
(), p

and a bonus bonus
✔ sawdust - Paradox - Catherine Coulter 8/22
(floors covered with sawdust), p147

September Challenge

READ: 9/10

✔1. 'S' is for September: Read a book that starts with 'S' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'S'.
Sacred Evil - Heather Graham 9/13

✔2. Olympian Gods and Goddesses - HERMES-
♦ Read a stand-alone book
The Best of Us - Sarah Pekkanen 9/27

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Loretta Chase
♦ So, you may also read a book set in New England
Unloved - Katy Regnery (Maine) 9/3

4. September is Hispanic Heritage Month!
♦ Read a book set in one of the above Spanish-speaking countries or with a character who is from one of these countries.
♦ Read a book with a character who speaks any other language.
♦ Read a book with a mostly green cover (for National Guacamole day, 9/16!)

✔5. National Skyscraper Day – September 3rd
♦ Read a book with a cover that is mostly silver or grey
O' Artful Death - Sarah Stewart Taylor 9/18

✔6. National Read a Book Day – September 6th
♦ Read a book with a character who is a librarian
Running Hot - Jayne Ann Krentz 9/26

✔7. National Stay Away from Seattle Day – September 16th
♦ Read a book set in the Pacific Northwest – bonus back-pat if it’s in Seattle!
Shadow Rising - Yasmine Galenorn 9/16

✔8. Oktoberfest Begins – September 21st
♦ Read a book with royalty in the story
The Queen of the Tearling - Erika Johansen 9/2

✔9. Hobbit Day – September 22nd
♦ Read a book tagged fantasy or Sci-Fi
Alien Proliferation - Gini Koch 9/29

✔10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
Dead Between the Lines - Denise Swanson 9/6

Read the Month - September (Hebrew)

READ: 7/9

✔S: Shadow Rising - Yasmine Galenorn 9/16
✔E: The Queen of the Tearling - Erika Johansen 9/2
✔P: Before He Kills - Blake Pierce 9/11
✔T: O' Artful Death - Sarah Stewart Taylor 9/18
E:
✔M: Midnight Blue-Light Special - Seanan McGuire 9/10
✔B: Black Market - Sheryl Steines 9/4
E:
✔R: Unloved - Katy Regnery 9/3