The Lost Challenges

message 51: by Connie N. (last edited Jun 16, 2025 08:45AM) (new)

Oct 15, 2024 10:33AM

I chose my names using random.org (and luckily didn't get any of the X names!).

Black Cat Names
Timeframe: 10/15/24 to ?
103/117
10/20 Names

Ace (3/3)
A – Annie Rains - Reunited on Dragonfly Lane - 4/18/25 ♥♥♥♥
C - Christmas at Glitter Peak Lodge by Kjersti Herland Johnsen - 10/27/24 ♥♥♥
E - Evanovich, Janet - Thanksgiving - 10/22/24 ♥♥♥♥♥

Cocoa (5/5)
C - The Christmas Bouquet by Sherryl Woods - 12/18/24 ♥♥♥♥
O - Olivia Hayle - Billion Dollar Catch - 12/28/24 ♥♥♥
C - The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan - 1/6/25 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters - 1/7/25 ♥♥♥
A - Ashley, Kristen - Rock Chick - 12/31/24 ♥♥♥♥♥

Raven (5/5)
R - Rachael Lippincott - Make My Wish Come True - 10/15/24 ♥♥♥♥
A - Axel by Harper Sloan - 11/26/24 ♥♥♥
V - Vivian Arend - Rocky Mountain Devil - 11/17/24 ♥♥♥♥
E - Erin Hahn - Catch and Keep - 10/18/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Wild Embrace - 10/16/24 ♥♥♥♥♥

Bagheera (8/8)
B - Banks, Maya - The Darkest Hour - 11/15/24 ♥♥♥♥
A – Ashley, Kristen - Rock Chick Redemption - 4/10/25 ♥♥♥♥♥
G - The Grilling Season by Diane Mott Davidson - 10/23/24 ♥♥♥♥
H - Husband for Hire by Susan Wiggs - 11/3/24 ♥♥♥♥
E - Ellis Peters - A Morbid Taste for Bones - 11/14/24 ♥♥♥
E - Evanovich, Janet - Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine - 1/29/25 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Visions in Death - 12/21/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Alessandra Torre - Undertow - 12/15/24 ♥♥♥♥

Spooky (6/6)
S - Shalvis, Jill - Lost and Found Sisters - 10/25/24 ♥♥♥♥
P - Probst, Jennifer - Book of the Month - 3/5/25 ♥♥♥♥
O - Ocean Light by Nalini Singh - 11/7/24 ♥♥♥♥
O - O'Fallon, Tee - Lock 'N' Load - 1/9/25 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kidd, Sue Monk - The Secret Life of Bees - 12/24/24 ♥♥
Y - Yōko Ogawa - The Housekeeper and the Professor - 12/31/24 ♥♥

Figaro (6/6)
F – Force, Marie - The Wreck - 3/19/25 ♥♥♥♥
I - Irene Hannon - Hope Harbor - 6/6/25 ♥♥♥♥
G - Green, John - An Abundance of Katherines - 12/7/24 ♥♥♥
A - Andrews, Donna - The Real Macaw - 3/2/25 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rains, Annie - Season of Joy - 2/26/25 ♥♥♥♥
O - O'Fallon, Tee - Armed 'N' Ready - 2/24/25 ♥♥♥♥

Licorice (8/8)
L – Lisa Kleypas - Marrying Winterborne - 4/28/25 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Sweep in Peace - 12/9/24 ♥♥♥
C - Christmas Is All Around by Martha Waters - 11/6/24 ♥♥♥♥
O - Objects of My Affection by Jill Smolinski - 1/15/25 ♥♥♥♥
R - A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny - 1/27/25 ♥♥♥
I - An Irish Country Christmas by Patrick Taylor - 12/27/24 ♥♥♥♥
C - Club Dead by Charlaine Harris - 12/13/24 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elin Hilderbrand - Winter Stroll - 1/31/25 ♥♥♥♥

Inky (4/4)
I - Isabella Bradford - When the Duchess Said Yes - 10/30/24 ♥♥♥
N - Nancy Naigle - Christmas in Chestnut Ridge - 10/20/24 ♥♥♥♥
K - Key Lime Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke - 2/7/25 ♥♥♥♥
Y - You're Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner - 2/25/25 ♥♥

Moonshine (9/9)
M – Mathieson, Kate R. - The Wedding Date Disaster - 4/16/25 ♥♥♥♥
O - Olivia Hayle - Billion Dollar Fiancé - 2/6/25 ♥♥♥♥
O - Origin in Death by J.D. Robb - 3/15/25 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Never Enough Flamingos by Janelle Diller - 12/5/24 ♥♥♥♥
S - Summer Knight by Jim Butcher - 10/31/24 ♥♥♥♥
H - The Heir by Johanna Lindsey - 11/21/24 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Did Something Bad by Pyae Moe Thet War - 1/18/25 ♥♥♥
N - Nora Roberts - The Mirror - 12/20/24 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evanovich, Janet - The Husband List - 2/21/25 ♥♥♥♥

Nightfall (9/9)
N - No Place to Run by Maya Banks - 1/5/25 ♥♥♥♥
I - Isaac, Kara - Close to You - 1/28/25 ♥♥♥♥
G - The Ghoul Next Door by Victoria Laurie - 10/29/24 ♥♥♥♥
H - Hillbilly Rockstar by Lorelei James - 1/3/25 ♥♥♥
T - Turn and Burn by Lorelei James - 11/5/24 ♥♥♥♥
F - Fatal Chaos by Marie Force - 1/17/25 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Annie Rains - Sunshine on Silver Lake - 2/16/25 ♥♥♥♥
L - Leslie Meier - Turkey Day Murder - 11/29/24 ♥♥♥
L - Lilian Jackson Braun - The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal - 2/12/25 ♥♥♥♥

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message 52: by Connie N. (last edited Jun 16, 2025 08:45AM) (new)

Oct 15, 2024 10:36AM

Black Cats - 2

11. Raisin
12. Storm
13. Ninja
14. Iris
15. Pluto
16. Rocky
17. Mystery
18. Midnight
19. Flash
20. Oreo

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message 53: by Andy (last edited Dec 23, 2024 10:12PM) (new)

Oct 15, 2024 09:35PM

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message 54: by Andy (new)

Oct 15, 2024 09:36PM

Saved just in case!

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message 55: by JoAnne (new)

Oct 16, 2024 10:47AM

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Connie N. wrote: "I chose my names using random.org (and luckily didn't get any of the X names!).

Black Cat Names
Timeframe: 10/15/24 to ?
0/117
0/20 Names

1. Ace
2. Cocoa
3. Raven
4. Bagheera
5. Spooky
6. Figaro
..."

Fantastic Connie! I wish there was an emoji for No x's.

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message 56: by JoAnne (new)

Oct 16, 2024 10:49AM

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Welcome Connie and Anne!

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message 57: by Andy (new)

Dec 23, 2024 10:13PM

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message 58: by JoAnne (new)

Dec 24, 2024 09:11AM

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WOOHOO Anne!

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message 59: by Melissa A (new)

Jan 30, 2025 07:41PM

FINISHED! Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date - October 1, 2024

Object: Pick 20 of these names to spell out by using the first letter of titles or series names or author's or main character's first or last initial.

SPELL OUT RULES
For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
4. Main character's first or last name - You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

Names 20/20
Books 95/95

The Names

☑️ 1. Ace (3)
A - Alex Erickson (author) - Death by Pumpkin Spice (Bookstore Cafe Mystery 3) 10/13/24
C - Remi Carrington (author) - More Than a Pretty Face (Cowboys of Stargazer Ranch 2) 10/12/24
E - Earl Grey and Shallow Graves (A Waterwheel Mystery 1) Victoria Tait 10/08/24

☑️ 2. Ash (3)
A - Alexia (main character) - Meat Cute: The Hedgehog Incident (The Parasol Protectorate .75) Gail Carriger 11/04/24
S - Six Stunning Sirens (Kitchen Witch 6) Lynn Cahoon 10/02/24
H - How to Think Like a Cat Stéphane Garnier 10/06/24

☑️ 4. Binx (4)
B - Bret Lott (author) - Jewell 11/07/24
I - Italian Wedding Murder (Papa Pacelli’s Pizzeria 4) Patti Benning 11/05/24
N - Sōsuke Natsukawa (author) - The Cat Who Saved Books 11/12/24
X - Diana Xarissa (author) - Aunt Bessie Enjoys (Isle of Man 5) 11/24/24

☑️ 5. Bullet (6)
B - Bluebonnet Moore (main chapter) - More Than a Silly Crush (Cowboys of Stargazer Ranch 4) Remi Carrington 11/10/24
U - Lisa Unger (author) - The New Couple in 5B 10/04/24
L - Look in the Mirror Catherine Steadman 10/02/24
L - Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie Jackie Lau 10/09/24
E - Exit West Mohsin Hamid 10/13/24
T - The Tuesday Night Survivors' Club (Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 1) Lynn Cahoon 10/08/24

☑️ 6. Caviar (6)
C - Creation Lake Rachel Kushner 10/23/24
A - Dan Armstrong (main character) - Murder in Verona (Armstrong and Oscar 9) T.A. Williams 11/15/24
V - Vera Kelly: Lost and Found (Vera Kelly 3) Rosalie Knecht 11/10/24
I - John Irving (author) - A Prayer for Owen Meany 11/20/24
A - All the Colors of the Dark Chris Whitaker 11/21/24
R - Rarity Cole (main character) - Death in the Romance Aisle (Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 4) Lynn Cahoon 11/01/24

☑️ 8. Chia (4)
C - Lindy Carmichael (main character) - Dear Santa Debbie Macomber 10/19/24
H - Matt Haig (author) The Life Impossible 11/22/24
I - Isle of Man 6 (series) Aunt Bessie Finds Diana Xarissa 11/27/24
A - Alaskan Holiday Debbie Macomber 11/24/24

☑️ 9. Cocoa (5)
C - Cal (main character) - Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides 11/02/24
O - Olga Tokarczuk (author) - Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead 10/04/24
C - The Cat Who Saved Books Sōsuke Natsukawa 11/12/24
O - Megan O'Russell (author) - The Tethering (The Tethering 1) 10/30/24
A - Adrian (main character) - The Third Wife Lisa Jewell 11/22/24

☑️ 11. Ebony (5)
E - Elle Cosimano (author) - Staged (Busybodies Collection 1) 11/15/24
B - Lexy Baker (main character) - Dying for Danish (Lexy Baker 2) Leighann Dobbs 11/06/24
O - Tommy Orange (author) - Wandering Stars (There, There 2) 11/08/24
N - Not in Love Ali Hazelwood 10/26/24
Y - You Have Gone Too Far (County Kerry Mystery 3) Carlene O'Connor 11/12/24

☑️ 13. Felix (5)
F - Faye (main character) - Magical Meet Cute Jean Meltzer 11/06/24
E - Louise Erdrich (author) - Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country 11/11/24
L - Leighann Dobbs (author) - Murder, Money & Marzipan (Lexy Baker 3) by 11/11/24
I - I'm Stuck in Your Kindle! Wally Otto 12/01/24
X - Diana Xarissa (author) - Aunt Bessie Goes (Isle of Man 7) 12/04/24

☑️ 15. Flash (5)
F - Father Jean Marie Latour (main character) - Death Comes for the Archbishop: A Masterpiece of Literature Comes to Life - Illustrated and Annotated by ClassyBookRead Willa Cather 11/25/24
L - Lynn Cahoon (author) - Secrets in the Stacks (Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 2) 10/09/24
A - Ali Hazelwood (author) - Cruel Winter with You (Under the Mistletoe 1) by Ali Hazelwood 11/24/24
S - Denise Swanson (author) - Come Homicide or High Water (Welcome Back to Scrumble River 3) 11/05/24
H - Rachel Howzell Hall (author) - What Never Happened 11/09/24

Cont. On Part 2

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message 60: by Melissa A (new)

Jan 30, 2025 07:41PM

Part 2 -

☑️ 16. Inky (4)
I - Ivelisse (main character) - Only Santas in the Building (Under the Mistletoe 5) Alexis Daria 12/03/24
N - T.J. Newman (author) - Worst Case Scenario 11/22/24
K - Kismet Poe (main character) - The Mighty Red Louise Erdrich 10/21/24
Y - Yael van der Wouden (author) - The Safekeep 01/18/25

☑️ 18. Jet (3)
J - Jo Piazza (author) - The Sicilian Inheritance 10/27/24
E - Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School 1) Gail Carriger 11/18/24
T - The Truth about the Devlins Lisa Scottoline 11/03/24

☑️ 20. Kettle (6)
K - Jenny King (main character) - Turkeys and Thanksgiving (Pelican Cove) Leena Clover 11/09/24
E - Elif Shafak (author) - How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division 11/23/24
T - Thanksgiving Dinner Death (Juniper Holiday Cozy Mystery 2) Leighann Dobbs 11/03/24
T - Tessa Bailey (author) - Window Shopping Tessa Bailey 11/15/24
L -Lee Hollis (author) - Death of a Pumpkin Carver(Haley Powell Food and Cocktails Mystery 8) 11/16/24
E - Essie J. Chambers (author) - Swift River 10/24/24

☑️ 22. Luna (4)
L - Laurien Berenson (author) - Pumpkin Spice Puppy (Melanie Travis 30) 11/16/24
U - Lisa Unger (author) - The Doll's House: A Short Story 11/06/24
N - The Night We Lost Him Laura Dave 12/16/24
A - Sarah Adams (author) - The Rule Book (Cheat Sheet 2) 11/25/24

☑️ 32. Pepper (6)
P - Matthew Perry (author) - Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing 12/91/24
E - Evie (main character) - Merry Ever After (Under the Moselle 2) Tessa Bailey 11/26/24
P - Patsy Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn 10/17/24
P - Pet (Pet 1) Akwaeke Emezi 11/04/24
E - Percival Everett (author) - James 11/01/24
R - The Reunion Dinner (Busybodies 2) Jesse Q. Sutanto 11/12/24

☑️ 35. Raven (5)
R - Reading Between the Lies (Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 4) Lynn Cahoon 11/03/24
A - All by My Elf (Under the Mistletoe 3) Olivia Dade 12/02/24
V - Vera Kelly Is Not A Mystery (Vera Kelly 2) Rosalie Knecht 10/14/24
E - Everleigh (main character) - Merriment and Mayhem (Under the Mistletoe 4) Alexandria Bellefleur 12/02/24
N - Nick Daire (main character) - Wait For It Jenn McKinlay 12/05/24

☑️ 37. Salem (5)
S -The Seventh Veil of Salome Silvia Moreno-Garcia 10/22/24
A - Sarah Adams (author) - The Cheat Sheet (The Cheat Sheet 1) by Sarah Adams 12/03/24
L - Diana López (author) - Coco: A Story about Music, Shoes, and Family 11/17/24
E - Diana Xarissa (main character) - Aunt Bessie's Holiday (Isle of Man 8) by Diana Xarissa 12/06/24
M - Marriage & Masti (If Shakespeare Were an Auntie 3) Nisha Sharma 10/03/24

☑️ 38. Shadow (6)
S - Silo (series) - Wool: The Graphic Novel Hugh Howey 11/26/24
H - Kent Haruf (author) - Plainsong (Plainsong 1) 11/08/24
A - Mary Kay Andrews (author) - Holiday Hideaway 11/02/24
D - Due or Die (Library Lovers 2) Jenn McKinlay 10/01/24
O - Richard Osman (author) - We Solve Murders 11/07/24
W - When in Rome 2 (series) - Practice Makes Perfect Sarah Adams 11/13/24

☑️ 42. Storm (5)
S - Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles 2) T.J. Klune 10/27/24
T -Tessa Bailey (author) - Window Shopping 11/15/24
O - The Only Woman in the Room Marie Benedict 11/10/24
R - Rainbow Rowell (author) - Slow Dance 11/15/24
M - More Than Falling in Love (Cowboys of Stargazer Ranch 3) Remi Carrington 10/11/24

☑️ 44. Thunder (7)
T - Triple Shot (Maggie Thorsten 7) Sandra Balzo 11/17/24
H - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Jamie Ford 10/17/24
U - Uzma Jalaluddin (author) - Much Ado about Nada 01/08/25
N - Nellie (main character) - Crime of Fashion (Busybodies Collection 3) Emma Rosenblum 12/16/24
D - Darling Girls Sally Hepworth 10/07/24
E - Elizabeth Cubbon (main character) - Aunt Bessie Invites (Isle of Man 9) Diana Xarissa 12/08/24
R - Margaret Renkl (author) - The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year 11/17/24

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message 61: by JoAnne (new)

Jan 31, 2025 09:31AM

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WOOHOO Melissa!

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message 62: by Lali & Michelle (new)

Feb 18, 2025 09:42PM

FINISHED

Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date

Object: Pick 20 of these names to spell out by using the first letter of titles or series names or author's or main character's first or last initial.

101/101

The Names

1. Ace ❌
A = All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata 9/27/24
C = Death Scene by Carol J. Perry 10/9/24
E = A Fatal Yarn by Peggy Ehrhart 10/3/24

2. Ash ❌
A= Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams 10/4/24
S = Dead End Street by Sheila Connolly 10/17/24
H = The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 1/22/25

5. Bullet ❌
B = Black Magic Kitten by Sara Bourgeois 10/6/24
U = Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett 11/10/24
L = Littered with Trouble by Eryn Scott 1/30/25
L = Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See 10/22/24
E = MC Emma Blackwood: The Sign of the Calico Quartz by Jan Drexler 10/29/24
T = Rosie and the Dreamboat by Sally Thorne 9/28/24

7. Charcoal ❌
C = Charlie All Night by Jennifer Crusie 10/13/24
H = Birthday Girl by Haruki Murakami 10/27/24
A = Verse and Vengeance by Amanda Flower 10/22/24
R = Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 9/26/24
C = MC Callie Reed: A Fatal Collection by Mary Ellen Hughes 10/31/24
O = The One Real Thing by Samantha Young 10/26/24
A = Absence of Alice by Sherry Harris 11/12/24
L = MC Lana Lee: Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien 11/6/24

8. Chia ❌
C = MC Chloe Boston: Moving Violation by Melanie Jackson 11/2/24
H = How to Keep House While Drowning by K.C. Davis 11/19/24
I = Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews 10/1/24
A = Cruel Winter with You by Ali Hazelwood 11/24/24

9. Cocoa ❌
C = The Cat, the Vagabond and the Victim by Leann Sweeney 11/7/24
O = Murder in an Irish Cottage by Carlene O'Connor 11/11/24
C = Death of an Irish Mummy by Catie Murphy 11/9/24
O = All by My Elf by Olivia Dade 11/24/24
A = The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 12/10/24

11. Ebony ❌
E = MC Emma Reed: Murder Always Barks Twice by Jennifer Hawkins 11/1/24
B = By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult 10/28/24
O = Murder at an Irish Christmas by Carlene O'Connor 12/6/24
N = The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 12/7/24
Y = How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang 1/18/25

12. Eclipse❌
E = Murder in the Paperback Parlor by Ellery Adams 11/14/24
C = The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy 11/19/24
L = Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay 11/15/24
I = A Catered Wedding by Isis Crawford 10/18/24
P = Pulp Friction by Julie Anne (Lindsey) Hatcher 11/28/24
S = The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw 11/8/24
E = MC Erin Connolly: The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers 11/20/24

15. Flash ❌
F = MC Fortune Redding: Gators and Garters by Jana Deleon 11/21/24
L = The Legend of Sleepy Harlow by Kylie Logan 11/22/24
A = A Classic Case by Alicia Thompson 12/9/24
S = Digging Up History by Sheila Connolly 11/27/24
H = Paws & Pastries by Barbara Hinske 1/4/25

16. Inky ❌
I = The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton 11/18/24
N = The Nosy Neighbor by Nita Prose
K = Killing Thyme by Leslie Budewitz 10/20/24
Y = Every Little Thing by Samantha Young 12/31/24

20. Kettle ❌
K = The Knife Before Christmas by Kate Carlisle 12/15/24
E = MC Evie Bloomfield: Geared for the Grave by Duffy Brown 11/23/24
T = Tressed to Kill by Lila Dare 10/24/24
T = 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost 12/8/24
L = The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali 12/4/24
E = A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan 11/30/24

22. Luna ❌
L = Lady Hardcastle series: The Burning Issue of the Day by T.E. Kinsey 12/23/24
U = A Man and His Cat, Vol. 2 by Umi Sakurai 2/6/25
N = MC Tenzing Norbu: The Third Rule Of Ten by Tinker Lindsay Gay Hendricks 12/28/24
A = Antiques Roadkill by Barbara Allan 12/13/24

26. Nightfall ❌
N = Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon 12/30/24
I = We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida 12/19/24
G = A Cryptic Clue by Victoria Gilbert 12/16/24
H = A Cold Nose for Murder by Jennifer Hawkins 12/5/24
T = Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 12/20/24
F = Furever After by Sofie Kelly 12/11/24
A = Rockin' Around the Chickadee by Donna Andrews 1/1/25
L = Lost Books and Old Bones by Paige Shelton 1/3/25
L = The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America by Elizabeth Letts 1/15/25

28. Noir ❌
N = No Paw to Stand On by Laurie Cass 10/7/24
O = FMC Megan O'Sullivan: Snowed In by Catherine Walsh 12/21/24
I = Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens 2/2/25
R = Red Sky at Morning by Richard Bradford 10/10/24

31. Oreo ❌
O = MC Delilah O'Leary: Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quigley 1/11/25
R = Requiem for a Mouse by Miranda James 12/2/24
E = James by Percival Everett 1/4/25
O = On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong 1/14/25

35. Raven ❌
R = Stowed Away by Barbara Ross 12/26/24
A = The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 1/2/25
V = Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool 10/15/24
E = Exit West by Mohsin Hamid 11/25/24
N = All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo 1/23/25

37. Salem ❌
S = Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake by Sarah Graves 1/24/25
A = Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa 1/8/25
L = Chai Another Day by Leslie Budewitz 1/16/27
E = Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 1/6/25
M = MC Holly Miller The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer by Krista Davis 12/24/24

38. Shadow ❌
S = Sweets & Treats by Barbara Hinske 1/5/25
H = Grace Interrupted by Julie Hyzy 12/18/24
A = MC Amos Decker: Redemption by David Baldacci 1/21/25
D = Dakota Born by Debbie Macomber 10/14/24
O = One Big Happy Family by Susan Mallery 2/10/25
W = MC Merry Wrath: Merit Badge Murder by Leslie Langtry 1/19/25

42. Storm ❌
S = MC Kari Stuart: Furbidden Fatality by Deborah Blake 1/9/25
T = To Fetch a Felon by Jennifer Hawkins 10/12/24
O = Wish by Barbara O'Connor 2/15/25
R = The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce 1/7/25
M = Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala 1/12/25

44. Thunder ❌
T = Merry Ever After by Tessa Bailey 12/9/24
H = How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley 12/29/24
U = The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 2/17/25
N = The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose 1/29/25
D = Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto 11/16/24
E = Staged by Elle Cosimano 12/9/24
R = Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 1/20/25

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message 63: by JoAnne (new)

Feb 20, 2025 06:46AM

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WOOHOO Michelle!

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message 64: by Denise (new)

Feb 21, 2025 10:17PM

One of our black cats passed two months ago. The other is old. This is for them:

PEPPER:
P: The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde 21 Feb
E
P
P
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R

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message 65: by JoAnne (new)

Feb 22, 2025 09:07AM

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SO sorry Denise!

Welcome to the challenge.

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message 66: by Deanie (last edited Apr 06, 2025 11:57AM) (new)

Feb 22, 2025 11:38AM

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message 67: by JoAnne (new)

Feb 23, 2025 06:42AM

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Welcome Deanie!

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message 68: by Mary (last edited Sep 03, 2025 04:58AM) (new)

Apr 02, 2025 08:28AM

Black Cat Names Spell Out

10. Dahlia
Die Trying Lee Child 07/21
Auroras & Ashes: A Ravaged Skies Novel Boyd Craven III 05.25
Headhunters Mark Dawson07/06
Last Patient of the Night Gary Gerlacher 5/14
I Spy Something Bloody Josh Lanyon 07/07
American Assassin Vince Flynn 04/01

22. Luna
Love You A Sloth Lorelei M. Hart 06/04
Uppercut Mark Dawson07/19
Never Let Me Down Again Mark Dawson 07/14
AGAINST ALL ODDS Stephen Mezzomo 05/13

15. Flash
Fear City Bill Runner 07/10
Lethal Force Bill Runner 06/11
Acts of Faith Jackson Marsh 04/08
Such a Brave Omega Lorelei M. Hart 07/17
HappyLand B.C. Lienesch 07/16

26. Nightfall
A New Bear-ginning Lorelei M. Hart 06/30
I Hear You Andre Gonzalez 06/26
The Gray Man Mark Greaney07/01
Hit List Ian Loome 07/14
Tripwire Lee Child07/22 #3
Full Force Logan Ryles 04/27
The Accidental Assassin's Mate Lorelei M. Hart 06/28
Lessons for Idle Tongues Charlie Cochrane 04/28 241 pp
Lessons in Keeping a Dangerous Promise Charlie Cochrane 05/08

33. Pluto
Persuader Lee Child07/26
Lessons in Loving thy Murderous Neighbour 04/21
Unchained Fury Bill Runner07/02
Twelve Days Mark Dawson 07/09
Only Temporary Nicole Dykes 05/10

18. Jet
The Jungle Mark Dawson07/07
EMP After the Lights: An EMP Post Apocalypse Prepper Survival Thriller William Stone 05/28
True Believer Jack Carr 04/07

39. Smoke
Such a lovely Omega Lorelei M. Hart 07/12
Missouri Loves Company W.J. Costello 04/11
Once Quiet Scott Blade 06/05 2017
Kill Shot Vince Flynn 04/02 401
Enzo R.J. Scott 05/29

31. Oreo
Overwatch Logan Ryles 05/06
Roadkill Jeff Kerr 06/25
The Enemy Lee Child 07/27
The Outside Man Don Bentley 04/15

42. Storm
The Sandman Mark Dawson 07/18
THE THOUSAND DOLLAR VIGILANTE: A Colt Ryder Thriller J.T. Brannan 07/01
The Omega's Beary Merry Christmas Lorelei M. Hart 08/07
Ronin Mark Dawson 07/12
The Man Who Never Was Mark Dawson 07/10

40. Spooky
Salvation Row Mark Dawson 07/05
Papa Bear for Darius Lorelei M. Hart 07/09
One Shot Lee Child 07/28
Our December Diane Adams07/13
Killa City Mark Dawson 07/11
You Got Scrooged A.J. Truman 08/27
10. Dahlia
15. Flash
18. Jet
22. Luna
26. Nightfall
31. Oreo
33. Pluto
39. Smoke
40. Spooky
42. Storm

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message 69: by JoAnne (new)

Apr 02, 2025 01:16PM

Mod

Welcome Mary!

This challenge only requires you to spell out 20 names. Please include the link for the author.

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message 70: by Mary (last edited Sep 03, 2025 11:07AM) (new)

Apr 03, 2025 04:40PM

5. Bullet
Back Blast Mark Greaney 08/06
Unruly Omega Lorelei M. Hart 08/12
LA: Wild Justice Blake Banner 08/15
Lollipop Lovin'Lorelei M. Hart08/13
Espresso for His Omega Harper B. Cole 08/21
The Thousand Dollar Christmas J.T. Brannan 08/08

37. Salem
Sweet Razor Cut Blake Banner 08/16
All Necessary Force Brad Taylor 08/20
The Lions of Lucerne Brad Thor 08/20
The Einstaat Brief Blake Banner 08/13
Make Me Lee Child 08/24

2. Ash
Apples for His Omega Lorelei M. Hart Blake Banner 08/31
Simple Kill Blake Banner 08/31
Hidden in Darkness Alice Winters 08/27

26. Nightfall
Night School Lee Child 08/25
In Too Deep Lee Child 08/22
Gunmetal Gray Mark Greaney 08/08
Hesitant Alpha Lorelei M. Hart 08/08
Their Deadly Truth Declan James 08/26
Foodie Alpha Lorelei M. Hart 08/13
Abandoned Omega Ruby Nox 08/14
The Last Rainmaker Scott Blade 05/19
The Low Road: A John Tyler Action Thriller Tom Fowler 05/03

20. Kettle
The Kill Promise Scott Blade 06/21
Embracing His Omega Harper B. Cole 08/29
THE THOUSAND DOLLAR MANIAC: A Colt Ryder Thriller J.T. Brannan 08/15
THE THOUSAND DOLLAR HEIST: A Colt Ryder Thriller J.T. Brannan 08/21
Liam Fel Fern 09/01
Echo Burning Lee Child 07/25

36. Rocky
Rogue Kill Blake Banner 08/18
Once Upon a Mistletoe Kiss Sammi Cee 08/19
The Cleaner: John Milton, Book 1 Mark Dawson 06/24
The Killing Floor Lee Child 07/06
The Year of Us: April Kate Hawthorne 06/18

7. Charcoal
Cinnamon Spiced Omega Susi Hawke 08/14
His Miracle Manny Lorelei M. Hart 07/02
The Alamo Mark Dawson 07/08
Riding the Devil Blake Banner 08/17
Coal Mountain Cliff Mansfield 06/12
Once Upon a Goth Dog Solstice R.L. Merrill 04/10
The Alpha King's Mate Lorelei M. Hart06/27

44. Thunder
The Thousand Dollar Kidnap J.T. Brannan 08/12
The Hurricane Trails: A Thriller Thomas Fincham 05/26
The Unwanted: A Pulse-Pounding Vigilante Thriller David Lee Corley 05/24
The Ninth Step Mark Dawson 07/06
Dead Eye Mark Greaney 08/05
E
Redeemer Mark Dawson 07/09
The Lab: Rigg Lorelei M. Hart 05/19

24. Moonshine
MINUS FIVE Blake Valentine 08/06
The Omega's Beary Merry Christmas Lorelei M. Hart 08/07
The Otter, the Tiger and Their Wolf Omega Lorelei M. Hart 08/04
Never Go Back Lee Child08/04
The Secret Lee Child 08/23
Hunt to Kill Logan Ryles05/07
I Hear You Andre Gonzalez 06/26
New York Strip W.J. Costello 05/13
E

29. Olive
Omega Moon Lorelei M. Hart 08/07
The Last Rainmaker Scott Blade 05/19
If Two Are Dead Rick Mofina 05/01
Vultures Mark Dawson07/20
E

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message 71: by Caraina (new)

Apr 06, 2025 10:44PM

FINISHED

Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: September 25, 2024; Open-Ended

Object: Pick 20 of these names to spell out by using the first letter of titles or series names or author's or main character's first or last initial.

Completed: 20/20 names

The Names
Ace
A: Alison Espach - The Wedding People 10/5/24
C: Clay McLeod Chapman - Whisper Down the Lane 10/25/24
E: Elizabeth Penney - Hems and Homicide 11/11/24

Ash
A: Archangel's Storm - Nalini Singh 10/9/24
S: Serenity Woods - The Castaway Billionaire 9/30/24
H: How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents - Julia Alvarez 9/26/24

Bullet
B: Beverly Lewis - The Confession 9/26/24
U: Undead and Unreturnable - MaryJanice Davidson 10/8/24
L: Lisa Lang Blakeney - Jett 10/2/24
L: Lucinda Berry - The Best of Friends 10/12/24
E: Enemy of My Enemy - Tal Bauer 11/18/24
T: Taylor Stevens - The Vessel 9/28/24

Chia
C: Christa Comes Out of Her Shell - Abbi Waxman 9/28/24
H: Hello Stranger - Katherine Center 10/18/24
I: Iron Lake - William Kent Krueger 10/1/24
A: Affinity - Sarah Waters 10/27/24

Cocoa
C: Catherine Ryan Hyde - Heaven Adjacent 11/5/24
O: One Weekend in Aspen - Jaime Clevenger 1/21/25
C: Captive Omega - Riley Carver 11/18/24
O: One Summer Night - Gerri Hill 1/24/25
A: Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake 10/28/24

Dahlia
D: Diamond Mafia: How A Good Girl Set It Off - Genesis Woods 9/30/24
A: Autumn Magic - T.M. Cromer 11/23/24
H: Home to Big Stone Gap - Adriana Trigiani 1/14/25
L: Lisa Lang Blakeney - Freak 10/4/24
I: Ilona Andrews - Magic Slays 11/13/24
A: Ali Novak - The Heartbreakers 11/24/24

Ebony
E: Embraced by Darkness - Keri Arthur 11/24/24
B: Burn - Suzanne Wright 10/11/24
O: One True Mate - Julie Trettel 10/13/24
N: Natalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune - Roselle Lim 9/25/24
Y: You Like It Darker - Stephen King 9/29/24

Flash
F: Feels Like Family - Sherryl Woods 10/1/24
L: Lynn Cahoon - Guidebook to Murder 10/27/24
A: Abby Collette - A Game of Cones 10/29/24
S: Serenity Woods - The Irresistible Billionaire 9/30/24
H: Husbands & Lovers - Beatriz Williams 12/27/24

Iris
I: If You Only Knew - Kristan Higgins 11/20/24
R: Rush - Lisa Lang Blakeney 10/3/24
I: If Only I Had Told Her - Laura Nowlin 2/22/25
S: Susan Hill - The Woman in Black 10/27/24

Jet
J: Jennifer Ashley - The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie 9/27/24
E: Exposure of Murder: Secrets of Beaver Creek - Lila Ferrari 11/30/24
T: Therese Heckenkamp - Frozen Footprints 10/1/24

Kettle
K: Kendall Talbot - First Fate 10/2/24
E: Ellen Marie Wiseman - What She Left Behind 12/15/24
T: Tess Gerritsen - The Apprentice 10/17/24
T: Twelve Sharp - Janet Evanovich 10/22/24
L: Lauraine Snelling - A Harvest of Hope 11/3/24
E: Essential Magic - T.M. Cromer 1/20/25

Luna
L: Liborio Lungaro - The 3-0: Based on a True Story of the Largest Police Corruption Scandal in New York City's History - The Dirty Thirty 11/7/24
U: Undead and Unpopular - MaryJanice Davidson 11/21/24
N: Nevada Barr - A Superior Death 10/10/24
A: All Systems Red - Martha Wells 11/17/24

Midnight
M: Murder in a Dark Gloom - Suzanne Bolden 10/2/24
I: Indigo - Beverly Jenkins 1/30/25
D: Dean Koontz - The Bad Weather Friend 10/26/24
N: No Virgin Island - C. Michele Dorsey 11/10/24
I: Ian McEwan - Saturday 2/4/25
G: Gina Wilkinson - When the Apricots Bloom 10/22/24
H: Home for the Holidays - Jordan Silver 12/21/24
T: Tonya Kappes - Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries 11/1/24

Noir
N: Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist - Codi Hall 12/2/24
O: One Salty Christmas Angel - Lucy McConnell 12/7/24
I: If He Had Been With Me - Laura Nowlin 1/9/25
R: Ruthless Vows - Rebecca Ross 10/6/24

Oreo
O: October Joy - Melanie Wilber 10/13/24
R: Rachel Hawkins - The Heiress 10/7/24
E: Emily O'Grady - The Yellow House 1/11/25
O: Of Beast and Beauty - Chanda Hahn 10/21/24

Pepper
P: Penelope J. Stokes - The Amber Photograph 10/25/24
E: Escape Claws - Linda Reilly 1/20/25
P: Phoebe Hunter - Christmas in Cranberry Falls 12/24/24
P: Peony in Love - Lisa See 1/25/25
E: Ellery Adams - The Whispered Word 1/22/25
R: Robyn Carr - What We Find 11/16/24

Raven
R: Rachel Gibson - Sex, Lies, and Online Dating 11/26/24
A: Ali Hazelwood - Bride 10/31/24
V: Vella Day - Pink Is The New Black 1/18/25
E: Emma Rous - The Perfect Guests 2/1/25
N: Nalini Singh - Archangel's Legion 12/25/24

Smoke
S: Summer Magic - T.M. Cromer 11/11/24
M: More Myself: A Journey - Alicia Keys 10/11/24
O: Of Glass and Glamour - Chanda Hahn 11/17/24
K: Keystone - Dannika Dark 11/12/24
E: Elizabeth Strout - Lucy by the Sea 2/11/25

Storm
S: Sylvia Price - An Amish Christmas in Whispering Pines: A Holiday Romance 12/2/24
T: Trilina Pucci - Worship 11/2/24
O: Out of the Flames - Stacy Lynn Miller 11/22/24
R: Remembering Christmas - Dan Walsh 12/9/24
M: Melissa Ashley - The Bee and the Orange Tree 10/15/24

Thunder
T: The Truths We Hold: An American Journey - Kamala Harris 11/19/24
H: Helene Hanff - 84, Charing Cross Road 12/6/24
U: Unfortunately Yours - Tessa Bailey 11/10/24
N: Nicholas Sparks - The Best of Me 12/13/24
D: Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris 10/30/24
E: Emergency Contact - Lauren Layne 12/9/24
R: Rekindled Magic - T.M. Cromer 12/31/24

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message 72: by JoAnne (new)

Apr 07, 2025 07:52AM

Mod

WOOHOO Caraina!

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message 73: by Olivermagnus (new)

Jun 13, 2025 09:09AM

Olivermagnus (lynda11282) | 1584 comments

~~~ Complete ~~

Black Cat Names Spell Out
October 1, 2024 - Open Ended

Object: Pick 20 of these names to spell out by using the first letter of titles or series names or author's or main character's first or last initial.

The Names

1. Ace
A - Abraham Verghese - The Covenant of Water - 10/4/24
C - Call of the White - Felicity Aston - 10/28/24
E - Eruption - Michael Crichton - 10/21/24

2. Ash
A - Alone in Antarctica - Felicity Aston - 10/25/24
S - Something Wilder - Christina Lauren - 10/27/24
H - The House by the Cemetery - Lisa Childs - 10/17/24

3. Charcoal
C - Colin Cotterill - Thirty-Three Teeth - 4 Stars - 2/3/25
H- Holly Goddard Jones - The Next Time You See Me - 12/23/24
A - Adrift - Steven Callahan - 10/18/24
R - The Resort - Sara Ochs - 10/21/24
C - The Codex - Douglas Preston - 3 Stars - 1/30/25
O - Out with the Sunset - P.D. Workman - 12/3/24
A - Ann Mah - The Lost Vintage - 12/16/24
L - Lover Enshrined - J.R. Ward - 10/15/24

4. Cocoa
C - Comfort and Joy - Kristin Hannah - 12/16/24
O - Out of the Deep I Cry - Julia Spencer-Fleming - 11/2/24
C - Cast into Doubt - Patricia MacDonald - 11/6/24
O - Of Silk and Steam - Bec McMaster - 11/15/24
A - Ava Glass - The Trap - 12/21/24

5. Eclipse
E - Euphoria - Lily King - 10/15/24
C - Close Her Eyes - Lisa Regan - 4 Stars - 2/13/25
L - Lover Unbound - J.R. Ward - 10/12/24
I - If You Tell - Gregg Olsen - 4 Stars - 2/12/25
P - Passions in Death - J.D. Robb - 10/11/245
S - Sarah Bailey - The Dark Lake - 12/11/24
E - The Enchanted April - Elizabeth von Arnim - 10/18/24

6. Figaro
F - Fruit of All Evil - Paige Shelton - 12/8/24
I - I, the Jury - Mickey Spillane - 3 Stars - 2/13/25
G - A Gentleman of Means - Shelley Adina - 11/28/24
A - Around the World in Eighty Days - Jules Verne - 10/11/24
R - The Rembrandt Affair - Daniel Silva - 10/14/24
O - The Old Patagonian Express - Paul Theroux - 10/31/24

7. Flash
F - Fields of Air - Shelley Adina - 12/6/24
L - Lover Revealed - J.R. Ward - 10/9/24
A - Alex - Adam J. Nicolai - 10/17/24
S - Sara Driscoll - Lone Wolf - 10/19/24
H - A Holiday by Gaslight - Mimi Matthews - 12/13/24

8. Jet
J - J.R. Ward - Lover Awakened - 10/5/24
E - The Ex Talk - Rachel Lynn Solomon - 10/6/24
T - Tim Green - The Letter of the Law - 10/6/24

9. Licorice
L - The Lost City of Z - David Grann - 10/3/24
I - Ingrid Thoft - Loyalty - 3 Stars - 1/25/25
C - Capture or Kill - Vince Flynn - 12/5/24
O - Off the Grid - P.J. Tracy - 10/26/24
R - Remember Me Like This - Bret Anthony Johnston - 10/1/24
I - The Innocent Wife - Lisa Regan - 10/31/24
C - Carolyn Parkhurst - Lost and Found - 10/12/24
E - Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies - Catherine Mack - 10/5/24

10. Luna
L - Lover Eternal - J.R. Ward - 10/2/24
U - Unnatural History - Jonathan Green - 11/1/24
N - Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveler's Wife - 10/9/24
A - Accidentally Yours - Mallory Funk - 10/2/24

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message 74: by Olivermagnus (new)

Jun 13, 2025 09:10AM

Res

11. Midnight
M - Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station - Dorothy Gilman - 12/23/24
I - Iris Yamashita - City Under One Roof - 4 Stars - 3/11/25
D - Double Back - Shannon Baker - 12/10/24
N - Nora Roberts - Mind Games - 12/2/24
I - Inheritance - Nora Roberts - 3.5 Stars - 3/16/25
G - A Great Reckoning - Louise Penny - 4 Stars - 1/24/25
H - Matt Haig - The Midnight Library - 3 Stars - 1/21/25
T - Tasha Alexander - And Only to Deceive - 10/8/24

12. Nightfall
N - The Nowhere Man - Gregg Hurwitz - 12/8/24
I - India Holton - The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love - 3. 5 Stars - 4/3/25
G - The Good Daughter - Karin Slaughter - 12/22/24
H - Heaven's Prisoners - James Lee Burke - 4 Stars - 1/1/25
T - Tune in Tokyo - Tim Anderson - 10/17/24
F - Forgiving - LaVyrle Spencer - 12/15/24
A - Alison Espach - The Wedding People - 4 Stars - 1/3/25
L - Lover Avenged - J.R. Ward - 10/24/24
L - Lover Mine - J.R. Ward - 10/30/24

13. Ninja
N - The Neighbor - Lisa Gardner - 4 Stars - 1/22/25
I - Samantha Irby - Meaty - 3 Stars - 4/3/25
N - Nicola Yoon - The Sun Is Also a Star- 3 Stars - 1/6/25
J - Jackie - Dawn Tripp - 12/7/24
A - Ace Atkins - The Sinners - 12/20/24

14. Noir
N - Nora Roberts - The Witness - 12/14/24
O - Overture - Skye Warren - 2 Stars - 2/21/25
I - I Am Half-Sick of Shadows - Alan Bradley - 5 Stars - 4/4/25
R - Resurrection Bay - Emma Viskic - 3 Stars - 1/8/25

15. Oreo
O - One by One - Freida McFadden - 3 Stars- 1/31/25
R - Rolf Potts - Vagabonding - 10/23/24
E - Emily Henry - Funny Story - 4.5 Stars - 1/12/25
O - Nicolás Obregón - Blue Light Yokohama - 4 Stars - 1/20/25

16. Pepper
P - Pumpkin Everything - Beth Labonte - 10/27/24
E - The Evening and the Morning - Ken Follett - 5 Stars - 1/14/25
P - Perish - Lisa Black - 4 Stars - 1/28/25
P - The Passenger - Lisa Lutz - 10/7/24
E - The Eden Test - Adam Sternbergh - 12/1/24
R - Recursion - Blake Crouch - 10/28/24

17. Raven
R - Riding the Iron Rooster - Paul Theroux - 10/24/24
A - A is for Alibi - Sue Grafton - 12/26/24
V - The Voyage of the Beagle - Charles Darwin - 10/30/24
E - Elizabeth Peters - Street of the Five Moons - 12/25/24
N - Nora Nguyen - Adam & Evie's Matchmaking Tour - 10/22/24

18. Shadow
S - Steve Berry - The Warsaw Protocol - 4 Stars - 1/16/25
H - Harlan Coben - No Second Chance - 12/15/24
A - Angela Marsons - Dead Souls - 12/17/24
D - Dark Star Safari - Paul Theroux - 10/26/24
O - Our Man in Havana - Graham Greene2533] - 4 Stars - 1/17/25
W - The Women - Kristin Hannah - 12/4/24

19. Smoke
S - Stars and Strikes - Dan Epstein - 4.5 Stars - 1/15/25
M - The Muse of Maiden Lane - Mimi Matthews - 4.5 Stars - 1/7/25
O - Orbital: A Novel - Samantha Harvey - 3 Stars - 1/7/25
K - Kate Atkinson - Life After Life - 10/22/24
E - Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage - Alfred Lansing - 10/29/24

20. Storm
S - A Secret Wish - Barbara Freethy - 12/21/24
T - Touch - Mark Sennen - 10/16/24
O - Beth O'Leary - The Road Trip - 10/29/24
R - The River - Peter Heller - 10/30/24
M - The Matrimonial Advertisement - Mimi Matthews - 3.5 Stars - 1/19/25

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message 75: by JoAnne (new)

Jun 14, 2025 09:00AM

Mod

WOOHOO Lynda!

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message 76: by Connie N. (new)

Jun 16, 2025 08:45AM

Halfway there!

Ace (3/3)
A – Annie Rains - Reunited on Dragonfly Lane - 4/18/25 ♥♥♥♥
C - Christmas at Glitter Peak Lodge by Kjersti Herland Johnsen - 10/27/24 ♥♥♥
E - Evanovich, Janet - Thanksgiving - 10/22/24 ♥♥♥♥♥

Cocoa (5/5)
C - The Christmas Bouquet by Sherryl Woods - 12/18/24 ♥♥♥♥
O - Olivia Hayle - Billion Dollar Catch - 12/28/24 ♥♥♥
C - The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan - 1/6/25 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters - 1/7/25 ♥♥♥
A - Ashley, Kristen - Rock Chick - 12/31/24 ♥♥♥♥♥

Raven (5/5)
R - Rachael Lippincott - Make My Wish Come True - 10/15/24 ♥♥♥♥
A - Axel by Harper Sloan - 11/26/24 ♥♥♥
V - Vivian Arend - Rocky Mountain Devil - 11/17/24 ♥♥♥♥
E - Erin Hahn - Catch and Keep - 10/18/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Wild Embrace - 10/16/24 ♥♥♥♥♥

Bagheera (8/8)
B - Banks, Maya - The Darkest Hour - 11/15/24 ♥♥♥♥
A – Ashley, Kristen - Rock Chick Redemption - 4/10/25 ♥♥♥♥♥
G - The Grilling Season by Diane Mott Davidson - 10/23/24 ♥♥♥♥
H - Husband for Hire by Susan Wiggs - 11/3/24 ♥♥♥♥
E - Ellis Peters - A Morbid Taste for Bones - 11/14/24 ♥♥♥
E - Evanovich, Janet - Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine - 1/29/25 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Visions in Death - 12/21/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Alessandra Torre - Undertow - 12/15/24 ♥♥♥♥

Spooky (6/6)
S - Shalvis, Jill - Lost and Found Sisters - 10/25/24 ♥♥♥♥
P - Probst, Jennifer - Book of the Month - 3/5/25 ♥♥♥♥
O - Ocean Light by Nalini Singh - 11/7/24 ♥♥♥♥
O - O'Fallon, Tee - Lock 'N' Load - 1/9/25 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kidd, Sue Monk - The Secret Life of Bees - 12/24/24 ♥♥
Y - Yōko Ogawa - The Housekeeper and the Professor - 12/31/24 ♥♥

Figaro (6/6)
F – Force, Marie - The Wreck - 3/19/25 ♥♥♥♥
I - Irene Hannon - Hope Harbor - 6/6/25 ♥♥♥♥
G - Green, John - An Abundance of Katherines - 12/7/24 ♥♥♥
A - Andrews, Donna - The Real Macaw - 3/2/25 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rains, Annie - Season of Joy - 2/26/25 ♥♥♥♥
O - O'Fallon, Tee - Armed 'N' Ready - 2/24/25 ♥♥♥♥

Licorice (8/8)
L – Lisa Kleypas - Marrying Winterborne - 4/28/25 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Sweep in Peace - 12/9/24 ♥♥♥
C - Christmas Is All Around by Martha Waters - 11/6/24 ♥♥♥♥
O - Objects of My Affection by Jill Smolinski - 1/15/25 ♥♥♥♥
R - A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny - 1/27/25 ♥♥♥
I - An Irish Country Christmas by Patrick Taylor - 12/27/24 ♥♥♥♥
C - Club Dead by Charlaine Harris - 12/13/24 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elin Hilderbrand - Winter Stroll - 1/31/25 ♥♥♥♥

Inky (4/4)
I - Isabella Bradford - When the Duchess Said Yes - 10/30/24 ♥♥♥
N - Nancy Naigle - Christmas in Chestnut Ridge - 10/20/24 ♥♥♥♥
K - Key Lime Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke - 2/7/25 ♥♥♥♥
Y - You're Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner - 2/25/25 ♥♥

Moonshine (9/9)
M – Mathieson, Kate R. - The Wedding Date Disaster - 4/16/25 ♥♥♥♥
O - Olivia Hayle - Billion Dollar Fiancé - 2/6/25 ♥♥♥♥
O - Origin in Death by J.D. Robb - 3/15/25 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Never Enough Flamingos by Janelle Diller - 12/5/24 ♥♥♥♥
S - Summer Knight by Jim Butcher - 10/31/24 ♥♥♥♥
H - The Heir by Johanna Lindsey - 11/21/24 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Did Something Bad by Pyae Moe Thet War - 1/18/25 ♥♥♥
N - Nora Roberts - The Mirror - 12/20/24 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evanovich, Janet - The Husband List - 2/21/25 ♥♥♥♥

Nightfall (9/9)
N - No Place to Run by Maya Banks - 1/5/25 ♥♥♥♥
I - Isaac, Kara - Close to You - 1/28/25 ♥♥♥♥
G - The Ghoul Next Door by Victoria Laurie - 10/29/24 ♥♥♥♥
H - Hillbilly Rockstar by Lorelei James - 1/3/25 ♥♥♥
T - Turn and Burn by Lorelei James - 11/5/24 ♥♥♥♥
F - Fatal Chaos by Marie Force - 1/17/25 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Annie Rains - Sunshine on Silver Lake - 2/16/25 ♥♥♥♥
L - Leslie Meier - Turkey Day Murder - 11/29/24 ♥♥♥
L - Lilian Jackson Braun - The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal - 2/12/25 ♥♥♥♥

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message 77: by JoAnne (new)

Jun 17, 2025 06:37AM

Mod

Doing well Connie!

Welcome Laura!

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message 78: by Carolyn (new)

Jun 30, 2025 07:43PM

Finished

Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
82/82
The Names
1. Ace
A Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie read 10/11/2024
C The Glass Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg read 10/26/2024
E The Elissas: Three Girls, One Fate, and the Deadly Secrets of Suburbia by Samantha Leach read 10/2/2024

2. Ash
A Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie read 10/11/2024
S Different Seasons: Four Novellas by Stephen King read 10/10/2024
H How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius by Donald J. Robertson read 10/8/2024

3. Bagheera
B The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen read 10/21/2024
A Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie read 10/13/2024
G That Other Me by Maha Gargash read 10/17/2024
H The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport read 10/14/2024
E Evidence of Things Seen by Sarah Weinman read 10/3/2024
E James by Percival Everett read 10/6/2024
R The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman read 10/7/2024
A The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie read 10/14/2024

4. Binx
B The Zurich Conspiracy by Bernadette Calonego read 10/29/2024
I I Miss You When I Blink: Essays by Mary Laura Philpott read 10/9/2024
N The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander read 10/30/2024
X Aunt Bessie's Holiday by Diana Xarissa read 10/12/2024

5. Bullet
B Blood and Salt by Kim Liggett read 11/5/2024
U Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune read 10/20/2024
L The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave read 10/22/2024
L The Long Walk by Richard Bachman read 11/2/2024
E Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton by Tilar J. Mazzeo read 10/8/2024
T A Trace of Hares by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett read 10/5/2024

6. Caviar
C The Master Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg read 10/26/2024
A A Wedding in December by Anita Shreve read 10/16/2024
V Catherine the Great: Love, Sex, and Power by Virginia Rounding read 10/6/2024
I The Insatiable Volt Sisters by Rachel Eve Moulton read 10/16/2024
A City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong read 11/1/2024
R Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid read 10/23/2024

7. Charcoal
C Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore read 11/8/2024
H The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg read 10/17/2024
A Killing in C Sharp by Alexia Gordon read 11/2/2024
R The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner read 11/15/2024
C The Secret Eleanor by Cecelia Holland read 11/10/2024
O Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens by Steve Olson read 10/4/2024
A Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher read 11/11/2024
L Still Alice by Lisa Genova read 11/15/2024

8. Chia
C Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris read 11/13/2024
H The Plastic Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg read 10/26/2024
I The Iron King by Julie Kagawa read 10/23/2024
A My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit read 11/12/2024

9. Cocoa
C Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris read 11/13/2024
O One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie read 10/11/2024
C Hush Money: A Mystery by Chuck Greaves read 11/14/2024
O Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman read 10/28/2024
A The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams read 11/12/2024

10. Dahlia
D The Door by Magda Szabó read 11/27/2024
A Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen read 11/15/2024
H Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose read 11/2/2024
L The Last Grudge by Max Seeck read 11/24/2024
I It by Stephen King read 10/25/2024
A The Beautiful Mrs Seidenman by Andrzej Szczypiorski read 11/25/2024

11. Ebony
E Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett read 10/10/2024
B The Housewife Assassin's Guide to Gracious Killing by Josie Brown read 11/6/2024
O One Second After by William R. Forstchen read 10/29/2024
N The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman read 11/17/2024
Y A Generation of Vipers by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett read 10/1/2024

12. Eclipse
E Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie read 10/11/2024
C The Colorado Kid by Stephen King read 11/27/2024
L Catch the Rabbit by Lana Bastašić read 12/1/2024
I The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa read 10/27/2024
P Bright by Duanwad Pimwana read 10/20/2024
S Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare read 10/13/2024
E The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim read 10/13/2024

13. Felix
F Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney read 11/17/2024
E The Kings' Mistresses: The Liberated Lives of Marie Mancini, Princess Colonna, and Her Sister Hortense, Duchess Mazarin by Elizabeth C. Goldsmith read 10/15/2024
L The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson read 12/20/2024
I The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa read 10/29/2024
X Aunt Bessie Invites by Diana Xarissa read 1/31/2025

14. Figaro
F The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo read 12/7/2024
I The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa read 11/10/2024
G Three Drops of Blood by Gretchen McNeil read 10/23/2024
A Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty read 11/26/2024
R The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan read 11/16/2024
O Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older read 11/7/2024

15. Flash
F From a Buick 8 by Stephen King read 12/1/2024
L Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London by Liza Picard read 12/22/2024
A The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake read 11/30/2024
S The Sand Fish: A Novel from Dubai by Maha Gargash read 10/18/2024
H How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin read 11/3/2024

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message 79: by Carolyn (new)

Jun 30, 2025 07:44PM

Black Cat Names Spell Out #2
84/84

16. Inky
I The Iron Legends by Julie Kagawa read 11/11/2024
N Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng read 12/5/2024
K Pumpkin Spice Meltdown by Kate Minty read 12/5/2024
Y Yellowface by R.F. Kuang read 12/6/2024

17. Iris
I The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria E. Schwab read 11/19/2024
R The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins read 11/18/2024
I I Am Not Who You Think I Am by Eric Rickstad read 12/9/2024
S Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder read 11/5/2024

18. Jet
J The Housewife Assassin's Killer Christmas Tips by Josie Brown read 11/8/2024
E Edible: An Adventure into the World of Eating Insects and the Last Great Hope to Save the Planet by Daniella Martin read 10/30/2024
T Blind Escape by Tanya R. Taylor read 11/30/2024

19. Jinx
J Bangkok Tattoo by John Burdett read 11/30/2024
I The Paris Winter by Imogen Robertson read 1/25/2025
N Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie read 12/11/2024
X X Out Of Wonderland by David Allan Cates read 2/2/2025

20. Kettle
K A Perfect Eye by Stephanie Kane read 12/16/2024
E Earthlings by Sayaka Murata read 11/22/2024
T Thanksgiving Day Murder by Addison Moore read 12/10/2024
T Suicide by Everest by Scott J. Thurman read 12/13/2024
L The God of the Woods by Liz Moore read 1/4/2025
E Euphoria by Lily King read 11/22/2024

21. Licorice
L Lord of the Flies by William Golding read 1/14/2025
I Atonement by Ian McEwan read 1/26/2025
C Prey by Michael Crichton read 12/30/2024
O Shadowhouse Fall by Daniel José Older read 11/9/2024
R Swan Song by Robert McCammon read 11/22/2024
I I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi read 1/29/2025
C Convergence by Zoraida Córdova read 12/31/2024
E Extended Family by Patrick Kendrick read 11/24/2024

22. Luna
L Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/15/2025
U Unholy Fire by Robert J. Mrazek read 11/9/2024
N Renoir: Painter of Happiness by Gilles Néret read 12/15/2024
A The Hollow by Agatha Christie read 12/9/2024

23. Midnight
M Gilded by Marissa Meyer read 11/25/2024
I The North Water by Ian McGuire read 2/4/2025
D Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers read 12/16/2024
N Public Secrets by Nora Roberts read 12/25/2024
I Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam by Sarah Graves read 12/1/2024
H Heartless by Marissa Meyer read 11/16/2024
T A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas read 12/27/2024

24. Moonshine
M Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell read 12/16/2024
O Shadowshaper Legacy by Daniel José Older read 11/11/2024
O A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki read 11/20/2024
N Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo read 12/26/2024
S Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson read 11/30/2024
H Les Miserables by Victor Hugo read 12/19/2024
I How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler read 2/13/2025
N Night Music by Jojo Moyes read 1/3/2025
E The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis read 12/3/2024

25. Mystery
M The Darkest Secret by Alex Marwood read 12/27/2024
Y A Swarm of Butterflies by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett read 12/4/2024
S Boy Trouble by Sheryl Berk read 12/12/2024
T Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera read 12/29/2024
E The Fade Out by Ed Brubaker read 12/3/2024
R The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins read 12/3/2024
Y Much Ado About You by Samantha Young read 2/10/2025

26. Nightfall
N Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen read 1/7/2025
I The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier by Ian Urbina read 4/14/2025
G Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith read 12/28/2024
H Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen read 12/21/2024
T Without Remorse by Tom Clancy read 1/1/2025
F Final Curtain by Ngaio Marsh read 1/12/2025
A What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley read 12/20/2024
L The Lagos Wife by Vanessa Walters read 1/21/2025
L The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley read 1/28/2025

27. Ninja
N Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham read 1/14/2025
I Amsterdam by Ian McEwan read 5/7/2025
N Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts read 2/12/2025
J The Lost Letter by Jillian Cantor read 12/5/2024
A Kane & Abel by Jeffrey Archer read 12/22/2024

28. Noir
N The Great Game by Christopher G. Nuttall read 2/27/2025
O One Plus One by Jojo Moyes read 12/4/2024
I Fault Lines by Emily Itami read 5/9/2025
R Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb read 12/21/2024

29. Olive
O Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out by Gracie Gold read 1/5/2025
L The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis read 2/3/2025
I Into the Water by Paula Hawkins read 5/13/2025
V Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb read 10/30/2024
E A Killer Read by Erika Chase read 12/6/2024

30. Onyx
O The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell read 1/12/2025
N A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes read 2/27/2025
Y The Yom Kippur Murder by Lee Harris read 2/13/2025
X Aunt Bessie Joins by Diana Xarissa read 5/30/2025

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message 80: by Carolyn (new)

Jun 30, 2025 07:44PM

Black Cat Names Spell Out #3
79/79

31. Oreo
O Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi read 1/15/2025
R Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb read 12/29/2024
E Bond Girl by Erin Duffy read 12/7/2024
O Off Kilter by Hannah Reed read 1/29/2025

32. Pepper
P Pretty Little Things by T.M.E. Walsh read 1/18/2025
E The Empress by Gigi Griffis read 12/7/2024
P Murder, She Knit by Peggy Ehrhart read 2/2/2025
P Appaloosa by Robert B. Parker read 2/21/2025
E East of Alice by Annie Seaton read 12/8/2024
R Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/13/2025

33. Pluto
P Mort by Terry Pratchett read 2/22/2025
L Catherine Howard: The Queen Whose Adulteries Made a Fool of Henry VIII by Lacey Baldwin-Smith read 2/7/2025
U The Upper World by Femi Fadugba read 12/30/2024
T Three in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/27/2025
O The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch read 1/30/2025

34. Raisin
R Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/18/2025
A The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession by Alexandra Robbins read 1/22/2025
I The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos read 5/24/2025
S When I Was White: A Memoir by Sarah Valentine read 1/6/2025
I Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros read 6/26/2025
N Tanamera by Noel Barber read 3/23/2025

35. Raven
R Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/20/2025
A Death by Coffee by Alex Erickson read 2/7/2025
V A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff read 11/4/2024
E Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris by Eric Jager read 12/31/2024
N Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey by Nicola Tallis read 4/18/2025

36. Rocky
R The Virgin Elizabeth: A Novel by Robin Maxwell read 1/26/2025
O The Marginalized Majority: Claiming Our Power in a Post-Truth America by Onnesha Roychoudhuri read 3/25/2025
C The Labors of Hercules by Agatha Christie read 1/4/2025
K The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross read 2/9/2025
Y A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara read 4/5/2025

37. Salem
S B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton read 1/7/2025
A The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice read 2/14/2025
L Bedeviled Eggs by Laura Childs read 2/15/2025
E Heirloom by Eleanora Brownleigh read 1/9/2025
M Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran read 1/16/2025

38. Shadow
S Three-Martini Lunch by Suzanne Rindell read 1/8/2025
H The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara read 2/18/2025
A Animal by Lisa Taddeo read 2/16/2025
D Bring Her Home by David Bell read 12/17/2024
O American War by Omar El Akkad read 4/22/2025
W Witness in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/17/2025

39. Smoke
S The Tale of Hill Top Farm by Susan Wittig Albert read 1/22/2025
M The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia read 2/10/2025
O Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi read 5/6/2025
K The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal read 1/19/2025
E Extra Ordinary Experiences of an (Extra) Ordinary Girl by Kiran Tandon read 1/12/2025

40. Spooky
S The Tale of Holly How by Susan Wittig Albert read 1/23/2025
P Plantation Shudders by Ellen Byron read 2/23/2025
O Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk read 5/18/2025
O Of Love and Evil by Anne Rice read 5/25/2025
K The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs read 2/11/2025
Y You Like It Darker by Stephen King read 4/8/2025

41. Squid
S Sphere by Michael Crichton read 1/24/2025
Q Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quigley read 11/4/2024
U John Quincy Adams by Harlow Giles Unger read 2/8/2025
I Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians by Noam Chomsky; Ilan Pappe read 6/14/2025
D Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly read 1/21/2025

42. Storm
S A Fistful of Collars by Spencer Quinn read 2/3/2025
T Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse read 1/30/2025
O Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks read 6/4/2025
R Ramses: The Son of Light by Christian Jacq read 1/31/2025
M Feed by Mira Grant read 2/18/2025

43. Sylvester
S Death by Chocolate Raspberry Scone by Sarah Graves read 2/14/2025
Y Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros read 4/27/2025
L The Diviners by Libba Bray read 2/20/2025
V Highland Burn by Victoria Zak read 11/14/2024
E Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo read 1/26/2025
S Stake & Eggs by Laura Childs read 2/15/2025
T Gifts, Glamping, & Glocks by Tonya Kappes read 2/15/2025
E Eggs in a Casket by Laura Childs read 2/16/2025
R We Are the Goldens by Dana Reinhardt read 2/9/2025

44. Thunder
T Zoning, Zealots, & Ziplines by Tonya Kappes read 2/15/2025
H The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding read 2/24/2025
U Ugly by Robert Hoge read 2/16/2025
N Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes read 4/23/2025
D Death by Chocolate Marshmallow Pie by Sarah Graves read 1/27/2025
E The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam by Chris Ewan read 3/8/2025
R Ruff vs. Fluff by Spencer Quinn read 2/17/2025

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message 81: by JoAnne (new)

Jul 01, 2025 07:21AM

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WOOHOO Carolyn!

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message 82: by Anne (new)

Jul 20, 2025 03:29PM

Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date

COMPLETED!

1. Ace
A The Sinners by Ace Atkins 4/2/2025
C A Cross-Country Christmas by Courtney Walsh 12/31/2024
E An Evil Heart by Linda Castillo 1/27/2025

2. Ash
A After the Rain by Karen White 3/7/2025
S The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter 3/21/2025
H The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonsen 5/24/2025

8. Chia
C Carla Buckley The Good Goodbye by Carla Buckley 1/3/2025
H Heather Young The Distant Dead by Heather Young 3/14/2025
I I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell 6/29/2025
A Ailes, Cat The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes 6/15/2025

9. Cocoa
C Close to Home by Cara Hunter 11/5/2024
O Once Upon a Seaside Murder by Maggie Blackburn 7/18/2025
C Dead in the Water by Carola Dunn 10/2/2024
O One Night at the Lake by Bethany Chase 7/11/2025
A Anthony Horowitz A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz 1/7/2025

15. Flash
F Final Cut by Marjorie McCown 3/26/2025
L Lush, Tara Cold Brew Corpse by Tara Lush 3/12/2025
A Alex Erickson Death by Café Mocha by Alex Erickson 1/17/2025
S Sutanto, Jesse Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sutanto 3/8/2025
H Hollis, Lee Murder At The Bake Sale by Lee Hollis 10/22/2024

16. Inky
I The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd 5/10/2025
N Nefri Clark, Phillipa Lest We Forgive by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5/7/2025
K Kennedy, E E Death Dangles a Participle by E. E. Kennedy 1/20/2025
Y You Can't Stay Here Forever by Katherine Lin 12/17/2024

17. Iris
I It Happened One Fight by Maureen Lee Lenker 5/29/2025
R Rowley, Emma You Can Trust Me by Emma Rowley 4/14/2025
I Ingrassia, Lawrence A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery by Lawrence Ingrassia 2/26/2025
S Steph Broadribb Death in the Sunshine by Steph Broadribb 2/25/2025

18. Jet
J Julie Clark The Last Flight by Julie Clark 2/18/2025
E Emily Bleeker Wreckage by Emily Beeker 11/9/2024
T Trust No One by Paul Cleave 1/10/2025

22. Luna
L The Last Train to London by Meg Waite Clayton 1/21/2025
U Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly 4/9/2025
N Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain 4/5/2025
A Adams, Ellery The Book of Candlelight by Ellery Adams 12/26/2024

27. Ninja
N Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson 2/21/2025
I I Invited Her In by Adele Parks 2/14/2025
N Newman, Catherine Sandwich by Catherine Newman 1/13/2024
J Jenny Colgan The Christmas Surprise by Jenny Colgan 12/29/2024
A Allen, Meri The Rocky Road to Ruin by Meri Allen 12/11/2024

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message 83: by Anne (new)

Jul 20, 2025 03:29PM

Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date

Part 2

28. Noir
N Newt Gingrich Collusion by Newt Gingrich 12/12/2024
O Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando Murrin 6/28/2025
I Isabel Canas The Hacienda by Isabel Canas 11/2/2024
R Ride South Until the Sawgrass by James Chapin 2/11/2025

29. Olive
O Olivia Ford Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford 2/5/2025
L Linda Castillo The Hidden One by Linda Castillo 11/26/2024
I Irish Coffee by Ralph McInerny 10/5/2024
V Vera Kelly Is Not A Mystery by Rosalie Knecht 10/11/2024
E Edwards, Martin Gallows Court 12/7/2024

31. Oreo
O Only Mine by Susan Mallory 6/26/2025
R The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America by Kostya Kennedy 4/24/2025
E Ellen Byrum Bayou Book Thief by Ellen Byrum 12/26/2024
O One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London 3/29/2025

33. Pluto
P Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay 11/13/2024
L Lady Violet Investigates by Grace Burrowes 10/30/2024
U Unger, Lisa Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger 11/22/2024
T The Thanksgiving Day Murder by Lee Harris 12/18/2024
O Ochs, Sara The Resort by Sara Ochs 1/8/2025

35. Raven
R Rosett, Sara Murder in Black Tie by Sara Rosett 1/14/2025
A Alice Feeney Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney 11/20/2024
V The Girl They Left Behind by Roxanne Veletzos 10/7/2024
E Ewam, C M The House Hunt by C M Ewam 11/23/2024
N Need to Know by Karen Cleveland 11/30/2024

36. Rocky
R Robert Thorogood The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood 1/17/2025
O Opulence and Ashes by Kate Belli 1/3/2025
C Carol J Perry Be My Ghost by Carol J Perry 10/28/2024
K The Key to Deceit by Ashley Weaver 3/4/2025
Y Yours Cheerfully by A J Pearce 12/9/2024

37. Salem
S Sarah St. Vincent Ways to Hide in Winter by Sarah St. Vincent 1/30/2025
A Ann Lambert Whale Fall by Ann Lambert 10/23/2024
L Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline 10/16/2024
E Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 10/28/2024
M Michael Robertson The Baker Street Letters by Michael Robertson 2/15/2025

38. Shadow
S Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay 11/29/2024
H The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh by Molly Greeley 10/16/2024
A Ashley Clark The Dress Shop on King Street by Ashley Clark 11/13/2024
D Diane Chamberlain Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain 2/8/2025
O Osman, Richard The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman 12/20/2024
W Will Thomas Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas 11/18/2024

39. Smoke
S Sonali Dev Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev 11/6/2024
M Maddy Hunter Dutch Me Deadly by Maddy Hunter 1/22/2024
O On Gin Lane by Brooke Lea Foster 11/28/2024
K Katie Tallo Poison Lilies by Katie Tallo 1/26/2025
E Elliott, Lauren A Margin for Murder by Lauren Elliott 10/20/2024

42. Storm
S The Broken Girls by Simone St. James 10/8/2024
T Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner 3/1/2025
O One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware 10/25/2024
R Rest in Pieces by Ralph McInerny 10/12/2024
M Michael David Lukas The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by Michael David Lukas 12/31/2024

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message 84: by JoAnne (new)

Jul 21, 2025 07:29AM

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WOOHOO Anne!

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message 85: by Susan (last edited 2 hours, 48 min ago) (new)

Jul 29, 2025 10:11AM

Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date (7/29/25)

1. Ace
A - The Alice Network by Kate Quinn, 8/21/25
C - Patricia Cornwell - Black Notice, 8/2/25
E - Emily Henry - Great Big Beautiful Life, 8/1/25

2. Bullet
B - Beauty Queens by Libba Bray, 7/30/25
U
L - The Long Walk by Richard Bachman, 8/22/25
L - The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell, 9/9/25
E - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, 9/11/25
T - The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz, 9/11/25

3. Chia
C - Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid, 8/21/25
H - Horowitz, Anthony - The Word is Murder, 8/4/25
I - The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy by James Patterson and Vicki Ward, 7/31/25
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4. Cocoa
C - Chen, Karissa - Homeseeking, 8/28/25
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5. Eclipse
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I - Intermezzo by Sally Rooney, 8/12/25
P - The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick, 8/10/25
S - Sutanto, Jesse Q., Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, 8/7/25
E

6. Flash
F - Fractured by Karin Slaughter, 8/17/25
L
A - Andrew Shaffer, Feel the Bern, 8/23/25
S - The Surrogate Mother by Freida McFadden, 8/30/25
H - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klume, 8/8/25

7. Inky
I - I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb, 9/4/25
N
K - Kinsella, Sophie What Does It Feel Like?, 8/25/25
Y - You by Caroline Kepnes, 8/9/25

8. Jet
J - James by Percival Everett, 8/25/25
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9. Luna
L
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10. Ninja
N
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message 86: by Susan (last edited Sep 10, 2025 11:08AM) (new)

Jul 29, 2025 10:11AM

Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date (7/29/25)

11. Noir
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12. Oreo
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13. Pepper
P - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, 8/5/25
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P - The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue, 8/14/25
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14. Rocky
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K - The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig, 9/10/25
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15. Salem
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M - The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose, 8/19/25

16. Shadow
S
H - The Hunting Wives by May Cobb, 8/15/25
A
D - The Dragonian's Witch by Meg Xuemei X, 8/19/25
O
W - Watching You by Lisa Jewell, 8/15/25

17. Smoke
S
M - Monica Hesse Girl in the Blue Coat, 8/24/25
O
K
E

18. Spooky
S
P
O
O
K
Y

19. Storm
S
T
O
R
M

20. Thunder
T
H
U
N
D - Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley, 9/6/25
E
R

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message 87: by JoAnne (new)

Jul 30, 2025 10:38AM

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Welcome Susan!

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message 88: by Jackie (last edited Sep 07, 2025 06:42AM) (new)

Aug 02, 2025 10:28AM

I'd like to join!

Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date

The Names
1. Ace
A Fight Fire with Fire by Michael Anderle - 8/7/25
C Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens - 8/3/25
E Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer - 8/2/25

2. Ash
A The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves - 8/11/25
S Just Add Water by Jinx Schwartz - 8/4/25
H Walden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau - 8/8/25

3. Bagheera
B The Measure of the Magic by Terry Brooks - 8/9/25
A Rogue by Michael Anderle - 8/29/25
G Just One Day by Gayle Forman - 8/26/25
H Malice by Keigo Higashino - 8/9/25
E The Bourne Betrayal by Eric Van Lustbader - 8/8/25
E First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston - 8/13/25
R The Judas Strain by James Rollins - 8/6/25
A Hail to the King by Michael Anderle - 8/29/25

4. Binx
B The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra - 8/14/25
I Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason - 8/4/25
N Nomad's Fury: A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Craig Martelle - 8/6/25
X

5. Bullet
B Cursed by Lindsay Buroker - 8/18/25
U
L Jack: The (Fairly) True Tale of Jack and the Beanstalk by Liesl Shurtliff - 8/10/25
L The Fate of Ten by Pittacus Lore - 9/2/25
E
T Small Gods by Terry Pratchett - 8/18/25

6. Caviar
C Four If By Power by Martha Carr - 8/14/25
A Renegade by Michael Anderle - 9/4/25
V The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown by Vaseem Khan - 9/1/25
I
A Rebel by Michael Anderle - 9/4/25
R Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow by James Rollins - 8/11/25

7. Charcoal
C The Spy by Clive Cussler - 8/15/25
H Dead Lions by Mick Herron - 8/25/25
A
R The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling - 8/16/25
C Jimmy Coates: Killer by Joe Craig - 8/16/25
O One Mom Army by Martha Carr - 8/29/25
A
L

8. Chia
C The Mom Identity by Martha Carr - 8/19/25
H Time's Convert by Deborah Harkness - 9/3/25
I
A

9. Cocoa
C Clear and Present Danger by Tom Clancy - 8/22/25
O
C The Balloon Man by Charlotte MacLeod - 8/23/25
O
A

10. Dahlia
D
A
H The Housemaid by Freida McFadden - 9/4/25
L
I
A

11. Ebony
E
B Murder in the Marais by Cara Black - 8/24/25
O
N Nowhere to Run by Jude Watson - 8/8/25
Y

12. Eclipse
E
C Reprisal by Charles Tillman - 8/25/25
L
I
P
S Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune - 8/22/25
E

13. Felix
F Flash Fire by T.J. Klune - 8/23/25
E
L
I
X

14. Figaro
F book:Cinnamon Roll Murder|11796251] by Joanne Fluke - 8/27/25
I
G
A
R The Rebellious Sister by Sarah Noffke - 9/6/25
O

15. Flash
F My Friends by Fredrik Backman - 8/31/25
L
A
S Just Add Salt by Jinx Schwartz - 8/26/25
H Murder Under a Red Moon by Harini Nagendra - 9/5/25

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message 89: by Jackie (last edited Sep 07, 2025 08:27AM) (new)

Aug 02, 2025 10:28AM

16. Inky
I
N Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March - 9/1/25
K
Y

17. Iris
I
R Return of the Dwarf King by Charley Case - 9/7/25
I
S Just Add Trouble by Jinx Schwartz - 8/29/25

18. Jet
J Jimmy Coates: Target by Joe Craig - 9/1/25
E
T First King of Shannara by Terry Brooks - 9/6/25

19. Jinx
20. Kettle
21. Licorice
L
I
C Crimson Shore by Douglas Preston - 8/27/25
O
R
I
C
E

22. Luna
23. Midnight
24. Moonshine
25. Mystery
26. Nightfall
27. Ninja
28. Noir
29. Olive
30. Onyx

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message 90: by Jackie (last edited Aug 02, 2025 10:31AM) (new)

Aug 02, 2025 10:28AM

31. Oreo
32. Pepper
33. Pluto
34. Raisin
35. Raven
36. Rocky
37. Salem
38. Shadow
39. Smoke
40. Spooky
41. Squid
42. Storm
43. Sylvester
44. Thunder

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message 91: by JoAnne (new)

Aug 03, 2025 06:24AM

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Welcome Jackie!

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message 92: by Laura Z (new)

Aug 31, 2025 05:34AM

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message 93: by JoAnne (new)

Aug 31, 2025 06:59AM

Mod

WOOHOO Laura!

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message 94: by Vanessa (new)

Sep 09, 2025 08:10AM

Black Cat Names Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended from your start date
No Sign-Ups after October 1, 2026

Object: Pick 20 of these names to spell out by using the first letter of titles or series names or author's or main character's first or last initial.

The Names
1. Ace
2. Ash
3. Bagheera
4. Binx
5. Bullet
6. Caviar
7. Charcoal
8. Chia
9. Cocoa
10. Dahlia
11. Ebony
12. Eclipse
13. Felix
14. Figaro
15. Flash
16. Inky
17. Iris
18. Jet
19. Jinx
20. Kettle
21. Licorice
22. Luna
23. Midnight
24. Moonshine
25. Mystery
26. Nightfall
27. Ninja
28. Noir
29. Olive
30. Onyx
31. Oreo
32. Pepper
33. Pluto
34. Raisin
35. Raven
36. Rocky
37. Salem
38. Shadow
39. Smoke
40. Spooky
41. Squid
42. Storm
43. Sylvester
44. Thunder

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