Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion
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Super, Amy J.! Welcome to the challenge.
Mods this is a good one....Herbs and Spices A - Z
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I'm glad you like this one, too, NayNay! Welcome to the challenge.
I'm trying to decide which one to do, NayNay. But you're doing both!
I'm going to do this one. I'll pick the spices later.A-M
A - Allergic to Death by Peg Cochran 6/22
N - Night Falls on the Wicked by Sharie Kohler 7/2
I - Ison, Graham - Hardcastle's Spy 7/29
S - Sexiest Vampire Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks 7/6
E - Edith Maxwell - A Tine To Live, A Tine To Die 7/7
B - Baba Yaga's Daughter by C.E. Murphy 6/28
A - Assaulted Pretzel by Laura Bradford 6/27
S - Steamed to Death by Peg Cochran 7/14
I - I Travel By Night by Robert Macammon 8/7
L - Lavene, Joyce - A Thyme to Die 6/23
C - Copper Beach by Jayne Ann Krentz 8/3
A - A Lee Martinez - Helen & Troy's Epic Road Quest 7/23
R - Rush by Eve Silver 7/7
O - One Hot Murder by Lorraine Bartlett 8/28
B - Bailey Cates - Charms and Chocolate Chips 11/18
D - Dead, Without a Stone to Tell It by Jen J Danna 7/3
I - Isenberg, Jane - Midlife Can Be Murder 11/12
L - Lust for Life by Jeri Smith-Ready 7/21
L - Liv Mugavero - Kneading to Die 7/27
E - Expiration Date: Never by Stephanie Spinner 7/30
C - Carrie Vaughn - Kitty in the Underworld 8/4
H - The Hitch by Gerald Hammond 6/25
I - Immortally Ever After by Angie Fox 9/11
N - Neil Gaiman - Fortunately the Milk 10/2
A - Absolutely, Positively by Heather Webber 8/8
C - Children of the Mist by Bill Knox 8/5
E - Evanovich, Janet - Plum Lovin' 8/2
A - Angel Condemned by Mary Stanton 8/10
F - The Finno-Ugrian Vampire by Noemi Szecsi 6/25
E - Evelyn David - Murder Off the Books 8/3
N - A Novel Way to Die by Ali Brandon 10/21
N - Nina Kiriki Hoffman - A Stir of Bones 10/22
E - Emma Lathen - Brewing up a Storm 8/19
L - Loraine Bartlett - A Crafty Killing 8/9
G - Gerald Hammond - Keeper Turned Poacher 6/29
A - Apocalypse Cow by Michael Logan 7/1
R - Reid, Terri - Veiled Passages 9/17
L - Leann Sweeney - The Cat, The Wife and The Weapon 8/16
I - India Ink - Scent To Her Grave 11/6
C - Cloche and Dagger by Jenn McKinlay 8/20
H - Hearse and Buggy by Laura Bradford 6/26
Y - Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn - Floating Illusions 11/5
S - Shanna Swendson - Kiss and Spell 7/26
S - The Scarlet Pepper by Dorothy St. James 7/31
O - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 9/8
P - Patricia Moyes - Twice in a Blue Moon 8/18
I - If Fried Chicken Could Fly by Paige Shelton 11/8
T - Truly, Madly by Heather Webber 7/29
A - The Automatic Detective by A. Lee Martinez 8/26
L - Lorraine Bartlett - The Walled Flower 8/17
I - If Mashed Potatoes Could Dance by Paige Shelton 12/3
A - Alice North in Deception Cove by Jayne Castle 8/23
N - Nina Kiriki Hoffman - A Red Heart of Memories 10/24
S - Strong Poison by Dorothy L Sayers 8/11
E - Eastman, Dawn - Pall in the Family 8/28
A - A Skeleton in the Family by Leigh Perry 9/23
S - Smoky Mountain Tracks by Donna Ball 8/25
O - October Daye in Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire 9/10
N - Nina Kiriki Hoffman - Past the Size of Dreaming 10/25
I - Immortal Ever After by Lynsay Sands 12/6
N - Nightmare City by Andrew Klavan 11/11
G - Gift Wrapped by Peter Turnbull 7/15
J - Jessica Fletcher, Dying to Retire 6/21
I -Irasco, Frank in Starhawk by Jack McDevitt 11/22
M - The Missing Dough by Chris Cavender 12/6
B - Blood Trail by Tanya Huff 7/5
U - Undone Deeds by Mark del Franco 7/25
K - Killed at the Whim of a Hat by Colin Cotterill 6/24
O - One Dead Cookie by Virginia Lowell 9/15
S - Sparks, Kerrelyn - The Vampire With the Dragon Tatoo 9/20
H - Huston, Victoria - Dead Insider 6/20
E - Estep, Jennifer - Kiss of Venom 9/16
R - Relativity by Cristin Bishara 9/24
S - Sarah Beth Durst - Conjured 9/13
A - Ayers, DB - Honor's Journey 9/6
L - Laura Morrigan - Woof at the Door 8/22
T - Time Thief by Katie MacAlister 8/1
L - Leann Sweeney - The Cat, The Quilt and the Corpse 9/1
O - One Big Happy Family by Lisa Rogak 10/31
V - Victoria Laurie - Deadly Forecast 7/15
A - Allyson K. Abbott - Murder on the Rocks 9/24
G - Generation V by M.L. Brennan 7/24
E - Ellie Grant - Plum Deadly 9/20
M - Mouse Bird Snake Wolf by David Almond 6/20
I - Ian Murphy in Read It And weep by Jenn McKinlay 12/12
N - Numbers Don't Lie by Terry Bisson 7/17
T - Tey, Josephine - The Daughter of Time 8/12
N-ZN - The Night is Alive by Heather Graham 8/7
U - Undead and Unsure by MaryJanice Davidson 8/13
T - The Tamarack Murders by Patrick F. McManus 8/23
M - Murder on Olympus by Robert B Warren 7/12
E - Estep, Jennifer - Heart of Venom 9/21
G - Going, Going, Ganache by Jenn McKinlay 9/22
O - One Lucky Vampire by Lynsay Sands 10/1
R - Ray Bradbury - The Halloween Tree 10/2
E - Even White Trash Zombies Get The Blues by Diana Rowland 10/3
G - Genova, Rosie - Murder and Marinara 10/11
A - Ashlyn Chase - How To Date A Dragon 9/30
N - Nicole Peeler - Tempest Reborn 11/26
O - Only Time Will Tell by Jeffery Archer 11/16
P - Poison Study by Maria V Snyder 7/4
A - Annette Blair - Tulle Death Do Us Part
R - Rowland, Diana - White Trash Zombie Apocalypse 10/10
S - Sophie Winston in The Diva Haunts the House by Krista Davis 10/4
L - Leann Sweeney - The Cat, The Professor and the Poison 9/2
E - Eagel, Ben in Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates 10/15
Y - Yolen, Jane - The Hostage Prince 6/22
Q - Quinn, Sherrill - Daring the Moon 7/1
U - Undead and Unfinished by MaryJanice Davidson 8/20
A - Archer, Jeffery - The Sins of the Father 11/3
S - Sweeney, Leann - The Cat, The Mill, and the Murder 10/8
S - Seven Wild Sisters by Charles de Lindt 10/11
I - The Immortal Hunter by Lynsay Sands 12/14
A - Avery Baker in Flipped Out by Jennie Bentley 10/28
R - Runaway Man by David Handler 8/24
U - Under a Vampire Moon by Lynsay Sands 12/8
E - Elysian Fields by Suzanne Johnson 10/16
S - Stirling, Richard in The Judas Glass by Michael Cadnum 10/8
A - Avery Ames - To Brie or not to Brie 11/4
G - Graham, Heather - The Night is Forever 10/30
E - The English Girl by Daniel Silva 10/21
T - Trouble Vision by Allison Kingsley 7/10
H - Heather Webber, Perfectly Matched 8/31
Y - Yost, Trudy in Farside by Ben Bova 10/6
M - My Life As A White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland 7/28
E - E. D. Baker - A Question of Magic 10/26
V - Veiled Passages by Terri Reid
A - All Fudged Up by Nancy Coco 11/24
N - Nightzone by Steven Havill
I - It Takes a Witch by Heather Blake 12/16
L - Leann Sweeney - The Cat, the Lady and the Liar 9/3
L - Leslie Budewiyz - Death Al Dente 9/5
A - Allegiant by Veronica Roth 11/29
W - Wanted: Undead or Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks 7/8
A - Acosta, Marta - Dark Companion 7/9
S - Slater, Paul in The Hummingbird House by Donna Ball 10/7
A - Alexander Toussaint in This Wicked Game by Michelle Zink 12/10
B - Be First in The Universe by Stephanie Spinner 7/24
I I Isleib, Roberta - Preaching to the Corpse 12/20
X - Xander Atwood in Breath by Jackie Morse Kessler 7/11
A - Alexander Sterling in Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber 12/18
N - Nick Falcone in Chili Con Carnage by Kylie Logan 12/13
T - Traci Briery - The Werewolf Chronicles 10/18
H - Heather Webber - Deeply, Desperately 8/2
A - After Dead by Charlaine Harris 11/2
N - Neil, Chloe - Biting Bad 12/11
G - Grant, Mira - Parasite 11/1
U - The Undead In My Bed (Anthology) 12/17
M - Malmont, Valerie S. - Death, Guns, and Sticky Buns 9/26
Y - You Cannoli Die Once by Shelley Costa 8/6
O - Owen in Final Catcall by Sophie Kelly 11/20
H - Heather Blake - A Potion to Die For 11/15
I - Informed Consent by Peter Turnbull 12/19
M - Murder Over Easy by Jimmie Ruth Evans 10/1
B - The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell 8/15
E - Evil Dark by Justin Gustainis 11/14
Z - Zee Jackson in Vineyard Prey 12/16
A - Allie Beckstrom in Hell Bent by Devon Monk 11/19
A - Archer, Jeffrey - Best Kept Secret 11/8
T - Traci Briery - Wolfsong 10/18
A - Annie Auerbach - Despicable Me: The Junior Novel 10/23
R - Ross Barbara - Clammed Up 10/14
This looks great! I have 2 books to go for the Animal Alphabet challenge, then I'll be on to this one :)
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Neat! Welcome to the challenge, Sandy, Rebecca, and Anna!
I am sooooo in! lol :)9 complete :)
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B. Born In Fire..Nora Roberts(book 1)(read)
A. And Only to Deceive..Tasha Alexander(book 1)(read)
S. The Serpent's Shadow..Mercedes Lackey(book 2)(read)
I. The Irresisitible Blueberry Bakeshop & Café..Mary Simses(read)
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Lisa Kay wrote: "Welcome, Kellie! You will probably need to reserve two spots. So, if you post another after this, I'll delete this one right here."Alright :)
Herbs & Spices: A-Z ChallengeStart: 6/21/13
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Total: 5/168
Progress: 4/80
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I'm in.A-M
ALLSPICE
A: Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie - 7/4/13
L: The Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth Peters - 7/31/13
L: The Seduction of the Crimson Rose by Lauren Willig - 10/10/13
S: Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout - 7/23/13
P: The Snake, the Crocodile & the Dog by Elizabeth Peters - 9/21/13
I: If Books Could Kill by Kate Carlisle - 8/1/13
C: Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie - 7/3/13
E: The Deeds of the Disturber by Elizabeth Peters - 6/23/13
BAY LEAF
B: Angels & Demons by Dan Brown - 7/21/13
A: An Undeniable Rogue by Annette Blair - 7/17/13
Y: Legend of the Jade Dragon by Yasmine Galenorn - 9/2/13
L: Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon - 8/3/13
E: Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings - 7/11/13
A: A Killer Plot by Ellery Adams - 8/21/13
F: Goose in the Pond by Earlene Fowler - 8/13/13
CATNIP
C: Heat Wave by Richard Castle - 6/26/13
A: The Amber Room by Steve Berry - 8/29/13
T: Test of the Twins by Margaret Weis - 7/8/13
N: Nine Lives Last Forever by Rebecca M. Hale - 7/29/13
I: Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke - 9/29/13
P: Shroud For A Nightingale by P.D. James - 7/26/13
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E: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein - 9/7/13
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H: The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker - 7/28/13
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A: The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie - 8/30/13
C: Red Delicious Death by Sheila Connolly - 8/16/13
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V: Oracles of Delphi Keep by Victoria Laurie - 8/8/13
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R:With Friends Like These by Gillian Roberts - 7/14/13
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GARLIC
G: Greywalker by Kat Richardson - 8/10/13
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O: Old Haunts by E.J. Copperman - 9/10/13
R: Catch as Cat Can by Rita Mae Brown - 10/7/13
N: Aunt Dimity: Snowbound by Nancy Atherton - 9/23/13
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Welcome, Kellie (again), Dani, Catherine, Brenda, and Jackie!
And another I just can't resist :)
A - Z HERBS & SPICES
PROGRESS: 202/202
ANISE - COMPLETED 7/10/13
✓ A - Amanda Lee - The Quick and the Thread (Embroidery Mystery #1), finished 6/26
✓ N - The 19th Wife, by David Ebershoff, finished 7/10
✓ I - Island Girls, by Nancy Thayer, finished 7/1
✓ S - Deborah Sharp - Mama Rides Shotgun (Mace Bauer #2), by Deborah Sharp, finished 6/29
✓ E - character Edie Burchill - The Distant Hours, by Kate Morton, finished 6/27
BASIL - COMPLETED 8/20/13
✓ B - author L. Frank BaumThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz, finished 8/20
✓ A - The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story, by Lily Koppel, finished 7/2
✓ S - The Scavenger's Daughters, by Kay Bratt, finished 8/16
✓ I - character Ian - Trouble in Spades (Nina Quinn #2), by Heather Webber, finished 7/27
✓ L - author Gaston Leroux - The Phantom Of The Opera, finished 8/1
CINNAMON - COMPLETED 10/25/13
✓ C – Crazy in Paradise, by Deborah Brown, finished 10/15
✓ I – The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe, by Mary Simses, finished 8/2
✓ N – Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead (Rai Rahotep #1), by Nick Drake, finished 9/6
✓ N – A Novel Way to Die (Black Cat Bookshop #2), by Ali Brandon, finished 10/19
✓ A – Alice in Zombieland, by by Nickolas Cook & Lewis Carroll, finished 7/20
✓ M – Mama Gets Hitched (Mace Bauer #3), by Deborah Sharp, finished 8/4
✓ O – One Coffee With (Sigrid Harald #1), by Margaret Maron, finished 8/15
✓ N – No Game for a Dame (Maggie Sullivan #1), by M. Ruth Myers, finished 10/25
DILL - COMPLETED 10/4/13
✓ D - author Diane Mott Davidson - The Whole Enchilada (Goldy Schulz #17), finished 10/4
✓ I - I Shot You Babe (Bombay Assassins #4), by Leslie Langtry, finished 9/25
✓ L - author Howie Long - Football for Dummies, finished 9/20
✓ L - Laina Turner - Cupcakes Aren't Just for Eating (Trixie Pristine #3), finished 9/24
ELDERBERRY - COMPLETED 1/5/14
✓ E – author Elizabeth Peters - The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody #2), finished 9/1
✓ L – Lost and Fondue (Cheese Shop #2), by Avery Aames, finished 9/3
✓ D – Death Overdue (Killer Librarian #2), by Mary Lou Kirwin, finished 12/3
✓ E – author Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl #1), finished 10/26
✓ R – author Keith Raffel - Drop By Drop, finished 9/7
✓ B – Bring on the Blessings, by Beverly Jenkins, finished 10/5
✓ E – author J.T. Ellison & Catherine Coulter - The Final Cut (A Brit in the FBI #1), finished 10/29
✓ R – Rose Harbor in Bloom (Rose Harbor #2), by Debbie Macomber, finished 9/22
✓ R – author Ben Rehder - The Driving Lesson, finished 9/22
✓ Y – character Abu Yusuf – The Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker, finished 1/5
FENNEL - COMPLETED 12/2/13
✓ F – The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green, finished 12/2
✓ E – Even Money, by Dick & Felix Francis, finished 7/17
✓ N – Not the Killing Type (Booktown #7), by Lorna Barrett, finished 8/1
✓ N – author Nancy Bush - Candy Apple Red (Jane Kelly #1), finished 9/1
✓ E – author Elizabeth Adler - Please Don't Tell, finished 7/19
✓ L – author Leslie Langtry - Stand by Your Hitman (Bombay Assassins #3), finished 8/1
GARLIC - COMPLETED 10/8/13
✓ G - character Gloria - A Dog's Journey, by W. Bruce Cameron, finished 8/2
✓ A - author Agatha Christie - Thirteen At Dinner (Hercule Poirot #9), finished 7/4/13
✓ R - A Royal Pain (Her Royal Spyness #2), by Rhys Bowen, finished 7/11
✓ L - author Gaston Leroux - The Phantom Of The Opera, finished 8/1
✓ I - author Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars, finished 7/28
✓ C - author John Dickson Carr - The Dead Man's Knock (Dr. Gideon Fell #19), finished 10/8
HORSERADISH - COMPLETED 10/8/13
✓ H – The Honour of the Knights (Battle for the Solar System #1), by Stephen J. Sweeney, finished 8/21
✓ O – Olga: A Daughter's Tale, by Marie-Thérèse Browne, finished 7/18
✓ R – character Ruby - Gone with the Win (Bed & Breakfast #28), by Mary Daheim, finished 7/21
✓ S – Simply Irresistible (Lucky Harbor #1), by Jill Shalvis, finished 9/2
✓ E – author Edie Claire - Never Kissed Goodnight (Leigh Koslow #4), finished 7/13
✓ R – author Rachel Astor - Bridesmaid Lotto (McMaster the Disaster #1), finished 8/4
✓ A – character Ashley Hart - Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak #1), by Chris Grabenstein, finished 7/13
✓ D – author Daniel Stashower - The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War, finished 10/8
✓ I – The Intercept (Jeremy Fisk #1), by Dick Wolf, finished 8/5
✓ S – author William Seil - The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Titanic Tragedy, finished 9/12
✓ H – author Kristin Hannah - Fly Away (Firefly Lane #2), finished 9/23
ITALIAN PARSLEY - COMPLETED 10/7/13
✓ I – Ill Wind (Weather Wardens #1), by Rachel Caine, finished 8/17
✓ T – Truly, Madly (Lucy Valentine #1), by Heather Webber, finished 10/7
✓ A – author Alan Bradley - The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce #2), finished 7/29
✓ L – author Jason Letts - The Synthesis (Powerless #1), finished 8/8/
✓ I – The Imperfectionists, by Tom Rachman, finished 9/10
✓ A – author Cecelia Ahern - Thanks for the Memories, finished 8/29
✓ N – author Shelley Noble - Stargazey Point, finished 10/4
✓ P – author Parnell Hall - Dead Man's Puzzle (Puzzle Lady #10), finished 9/14
✓ A – author Arthur Conan Doyle - The Sign of Four(Sherlock Holmes #2), finished 9/2
✓ R – Richard Castle - Frozen Heat (Nikki Heat #4), finished 8/23
✓ S – Split Second (King & Maxwell #1), by David Baldacci, finished 9/27
✓ L – Lauren Willig - The Passion of the Purple Plumeria (Pink Carnation #10), finished 8/13
✓ E – Empire (In Her Name: Redemption #1), by Michael R. Hicks, finished 8/15
✓ Y – You Only Die Twice (Britt Montero #7), by Edna Buchanan, finished 9/5
JAGGERY - COMPLETED 11/16/13 (unrefined sugar)
✓ J – author James W. Loewen - Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, finished 11/16
✓ A – author Ayana Mathis - The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, finished 8/23
✓ G – author Callie Smith Grant - The Dog Next Door: And Other Stories of the Dogs We Love, finished 8/3
✓ G – Good Eggs, by Phoebe Potts, finished 9/1
✓ E – Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, by Chris Grabenstein, finished 8/10
✓ R – author Sam Roberts - Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America, finished 8/5
✓ Y – Your Chariot Awaits, by Lorena McCourtney, finished 8/20
KASHMIRI CUMIN - COMPLETED 10/28/13
✓ K - author Julie Klam - Friendkeeping: A Field Guide to the People You Love, Hate, and Can't Live Without, finished 6/30
✓ A – author Mary Kay Andrews - Ladies' Night, finished 7/6
✓ S – State of the Onion (White House Chef #1), by Julie Hyzy, finished 10/3
✓ H – author Carolyn G. Hart - Death on Demand (Death On Demand #1), finished 10/6
✓ M – author Frank McSherry - Civil War Women, finished 7/8
✓ I – Irreparable Harm (Sasha McCandless #1), by Melissa F. Miller, finished 9/17
✓ R – author David Rosenfelt - Dogtripping, finished 8/8
✓ I – If You Can't Stand the Heat (Poppy Markham #1), by Robin Allen, finished 10/11
✓ C – Cooking the Books (Sloane Templeton #1), by Bonnie S. Calhoun, finished 10/28
✓ U – Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, by Laura Hillenbrand, finished 7/25
✓ M – author Marie Bostwick - Between Heaven and Texas, finished 9/17
✓ I – In for a Penny (Cleopatra Jones #1), by Maggie Toussaint, finished 10/12
✓ N – character Nicole - Sweet Salt Air, by Barbara Delinsky, finished 7/14
LEMON BALM - COMPLETED 10/17/13
✓ L – author Laura Childs - The Silver Needle Murder (Tea Shop #9), finished 9/27
✓ E – Edited for Death (Amy Hobbes #1), by Michele Drier, finished 10/11
✓ M – author Jenn McKinlay - Buttercream Bump Off (Cupcake Bakery #2), finished 9/30
✓ O – author Orson Scott Card - The Lost Gate (Mithermages #1), finished 9/28
✓ N – author Nancy Jill Thames - Murder In Half Moon Bay (Jillian Bradley #1), finished 10/17
✓ B – author Jeffrey Brown - Jedi Academy, finished 10/15
✓ A – author Catherine Astolfo - The Bridgeman (Emily Taylor #1), finished 9/27
✓ L – Life's a Beach Then You Die, by Falafel Jones, finished 10/7
✓ M – author Shirley Rousseau Murphy [ [book:Cat on the Edge|12654] (Joe Grey #1), finished 10/12
MINT - COMPLETED 1/14/14
✓ M – author Debbie Macomber - Starry Night, finished 11/9
✓ I – I Am the Messenger, by Markus Zusak, finished 1/14
✓ N – author Amy Sue Nathan - The Glass Wives, finished 11/9
✓ T – Thunder Point (Sean Dillon #2), by Jack Higgins, finished 11/26
A-Z HERBS & SPICES, part 2
NUTMEG - COMPLETED 10/10/13
✓ N – author Shelley Noble - Stargazey Point, finished 10/4
✓ U – Unsolicited (Booklover’s Mystery #1), by Julie Kaewert, finished 8/18
✓ T – author Terra Harmony - Water (Akasha #1), finished 10/10
✓ M – author Jenn McKinlay - Cloche and Dagger (Hat Shop #1), finished 9/8
✓ E – Embrace the Grim Reaper (Grim Reaper Mystery #1), by Judy Clemens, finished 8/26
✓ G – author Sue Grafton - W is for Wasted (Kinsey Millhone #23), finished 9/12
OREGANO - COMPLETED 11/13/13
✓ O – Oolong Dead (Tea Shop #10), by Laura Childs, finished 10/6
✓ R – A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick, finished 10/18
✓ E – character Elspeth - Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger, finished 11/13
✓ G – author John Grisham - The Litigators, finished 10/13
✓ A – As I Close My Eyes (Breaking Fate #1), by Sarah DiCello, finished 10/5
✓ N – The Next Always (Inn Boonsboro #1), by Nora Roberts, finished 11/8
✓ O – The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, finished 10/22
PAPRIKA - COMPLETED 11/29
✓ P – character Phyllis - The Fatal Funnel Cake (Fresh Baked #8), by Livia J. Washburn, finished 11/14
✓ A – author Alice Kimberly - The Ghost and Mrs. McClure (Haunted Bookshop #1), finished 10/24
✓ P – author Philip R. Craig - Vineyard Deceit (J.W. Jackson #3), finished 11/29
✓ R – Rigged For Murder (Windjammer #1), by Jennifer LeClair, finished 10/21
✓ I – If Fried Chicken Could Fly (Country Cooking School #1), by Paige Shelton, finished 11/17
✓ K – author Kevin Baker - Dreamland, finished 11/3
✓ A – Alone (D.D. Warren #1), by Lisa Gardner, finished 10/31
QUASSIA - COMPLETED 1/31/14
✓ Q – character Jericho Quinn - National Security (Jericho Quinn #1), by Marc Cameron, finished 1/31
✓ U – The Unfinished Clue, by Georgette Heyer, finished 9/1
✓ A – author Alan Brennert - Moloka'i, finished 9/18
✓ S – The Screwball King Murder, by Kin Platt, finished 10/8
✓ S – Shift (ChronoShift #1), by Zack Mason, finished 11/29
✓ I – author Ron Irwin - Flat Water Tuesday, finished 11/5
✓ A – author Agatha Christie - A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple #5), finished 9/20
ROSEMARY - COMPLETED 11/11/13
✓ R – The Red House Mystery, by A.A. Milne, finished 8/6
✓ O – author Bryan O. - Groom Lake, finished 9/19
✓ S – The Sudoku Murder (Katie McDonald #1), by Shelley Freydont, finished 10/30
✓ E – character Emily - Top O' the Mournin' (Passport to Peril #2), by Maddy Hunter, finished 7/23
✓ M – author Leslie Meier - Christmas Carol Murder (Lucy Stone #20), finished 10/15
✓ A – Assaulted Pretzel (Amish Mystery #2), by Laura Bradford, finished 7/17
✓ R – author Rick Dewhurst - The Good Book Club (Jane Sunday #1), finished 10/2
✓ Y – author Rick Yancey - The Highly Effective Detective (Highly Effective Detective #1), finished 11/11
SAGE - COMPLETED 12/21/13
✓ S – author Sara Gruen - Water for Elephants, finished 12/21
✓ A – author Alexander Campion - The Grave Gourmet (Capucine Culinary #1), finished 12/7
✓ G – character Giordano – Heresy (Giordano Bruno #1), by S.J. Parris, finished 12/6
✓ E – character Edward – The Trinity Six, by Charles Cummings, finished 12/15
THYME - COMPLETED 3/8/14
✓ T – author John Tayman - The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai, finished 12/10
✓ H – Her Loving Husband's Curse (Loving Husband #2), by Meredith Allard, finished 12/26
✓ Y - The Young Jaguar (Pre-Aztec series #1), by Zoe Saadia, finished 3/8
✓ M – The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #14), by Alexander McCall Smith, finished 11/27
✓ E – author Elizabeth J. Duncan - A Killer's Christmas in Wales (Penny Brannigan #3), finished 12/14/13
UGBA - COMPLETED 12/10/13 (another name for carob)
✓ U – Unbound (Booklover’s #2), by Julie Kaewert, finished 12/10
✓ G – The Goodreads Killer, by Dave Franklin, finished 11/12
✓ B – character BeBe – Christmas Bliss ( Savannah #4), by Mary Kay Andrews, finished 12/5
✓ A – Acapella Blues, by Robert Bucchianeri, finished 11/15
VANILLA - COMPLETED 11/10/13
✓ V – author Stephanie Void - Halfway, finished 11/10
✓ A – author Meredith Allard - Her Dear and Loving Husband (Loving Husband #1), finished 10/12
✓ N – author Nageeba Davis - Artful Dodger (Maggie Kean Mis-Adventure #1), finished 11/7
✓ I – Infinite Sacrifice (Infinite #1), by L.E. Waters, finished 10/31
✓ L – author Lauren Haney - (Lieutenant Bak #7), finished 10/9Flesh of the God
✓ L – author Lorena McCourtney -Stranded (Ivy Malone #4), finished 10/16
✓ A – author Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot #10), finished 10/14
WINTERGREEN - COMPLETED 2/2/14
✓ W – author William Landay - Defending Jacob, finished 11/1
✓ I – character Ian – Read It and Weep (Library Lover’s #4), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 12/8
✓ N – character Nigel - The Final Crumpet (Royal Tunbridge Wells #2), by Ron & Janet Benrey, finished 1/15
✓ T – author Adriana Trigiani – The Supreme Macaroni Company (Valentine #3), finished 12/12
✓ E – author Emilie Richards - Blessed Is The Busybody (Ministry is Murder #1), finished 11/15
✓ R – The Right Wrong Number, by Barbara Delinsky, finished 10/29
✓ G – Gilt Trip (Scrapbooking Mystery #11), by Laura Childs, finished 11/2
✓ R – character Rob - Murder With Peacocks (Meg Langslow #1), by Donna Andrews, finished 11/23
✓ E – author Summer Ellis - Under Construction (Cartel #1), finished 11/19
✓ E – Effected Intent, by Alan Ross, finished 11/22
✓ N – author Nora Roberts - The Last Boyfriend (Inn BoonsBoro #2), finished 2/2
XANTHAN GUM - COMPLETED 12/5/13
✓ X – The Xibalba Murders (Archeological Mystery #1), by Lyn Hamilton, finished 8/29
✓ A – The Alpine Fury (Emma Lord #6), by Mary Daheim, finished 9/23
✓ N – A Nantucket Christmas, by Nancy Thayer, finished 11/12
✓ T – Thistle and Twigg (Thistle & Twigg #1), by Mary Saums, finished 11/21
✓ H – character Howie – Till the Cows Come Home (Stella Crown #1), by Judy Clemens, finished 11/26
✓ A – Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (Agatha Raisin #8), by M.C. Beaton, finished 9/24
✓ N – No Place Like Home (Camilla Randall #3), by Anne R. Allen, finished 12/5
✓ G – author G.P. Ching - The Soulkeepers (Soulkeepers #1), finished 9/29
✓ U – Unlucky, by Jana DeLeon, finished 11/4
✓ M – author Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini - The Bughouse Affair (Carpenter & Quincannon #1), finished 10/30
YELLOW CLOVER - COMPLETED 1/29/14
✓ Y – Yesterday Once More, by Debbie Macomber, finished 1/29
✓ E – author Edie Claire - Never Neck at Niagara (Leigh Koslow #3.5), finished 12/25
✓ L – author Lisa Scottoline - My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman, finished 12/11
✓ L – author Lynne Jonell - The Secret of Zoom, finished 12/17
✓ O – character Octavian - Cleopatra's Daughter, by Michelle Moran, finished 11/23
✓ W – author William Gibson – Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant #1), finished 11/30
✓ C – character Carlos - Mama Sees Stars (Mace Bauer #4), by Deborah Sharp, finished 1/1
✓ L – character Link - Silent Hero: A Tribute to the Legend of Zelda, by Christine E. Schulze, finished 12/29
✓ O – character Old Hermit Qiangba – Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet, by Xinran, finished 12/16
✓ V – The Vintage Caper (Sam Levitt #1), by Peter Mayle, finished 11/19
✓ E – Emily's Gold, by Randy Talley, finished 12/31
✓ R – author Robert Barr Smith – Blood Eagle, finished 12/13
ZEDOARY ROOT - COMPLETED 3/4/14
✓ Z – The Zero Game, by Brad Meltzer, finished 11/20
✓ E – author Richard Paul Evans - The Walk, finished 1/7
✓ D – author Mark Dunn - ZOUNDS!: A Browser's Dictionary of Interjections, finished 1/4
✓ O – One Imperfect Christmas, by Myra Johnson, 12/17
✓ A – Agatha Christie - A Pocket Full of Rye (Miss Marple #7), finished 12/24
✓ R – author Paisley Ray - Deep Fried and Pickled (Rachel O’Brien Chronicles #1), finished 1/4
✓ Y – Yes, Chef: A Memoir, by Marcus Samuelsson, finished 3/4
✓ R – author Emilie Richards - Let There Be Suspects (Ministry is Murder #2), finished 1/12
✓ O – character Logan O'Donnell - Candlelight Christmas (Lakeshore Chronicles #10), by Susan Wiggs, finished 12/19
✓ O – The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, by Jonas Jonasson, finished 12/27
✓ T – Thursdays at Eight, by Debbie Macomber, finished 12/26
***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 3/8/14 *****
**hee hee** Welcome to this challenge, too, Barb.
This is insane, LOL! All these fun challenges that are going on now!! I love it. I'll be back, haha!
**hee hee** Alright, Teresea. We'll see you.
Wow, it's so hard to resist y'all when you keep adding so many fun challenges! Since this is open-ended I'll add my name to the list.Herbs & Spices: A-Z
Duration: 7/1/2013- ??
Progress: 102 out of 147
Ajwain: 6 of 6
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Boldo 5 of 5
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Cumin: 5 of 5
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Dill Herb 7 of 8
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Elderflower 9 of 11
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Fenugreek 5 of 9
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Ginseng 5 of 7
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Hawthorn 7 of 8
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Indonesian Bay Leaf 9 of 17
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Jimbu: 3 of 5
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Keluak 3 of 6
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Lavender 4 of 8
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Mint 2 of 4
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N-ZNjangsa 4 of 7
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Olida 1 of 5
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Pomegrante 6 of 10
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Quassia: 5 of 7
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Rue
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Sumac 2 of 5
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Thyme 3 of 5
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Vanilla 1 of 7
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Wasabi 3 of 6
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Xanthan Gum 3 of 10
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Yerba Buena 2 of 10
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Zedoary 1 of 7
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Super, Cassie V! Welcome to the challenge.
Herbs & Spices: A-Z ChallengeStart: 7/2/13
Finish:
Anise, Basil, Clove, Dill herb, Eiderberry, Fennel, Garlic
Total:
A-F
Anise 3/5
A. After the Fall: A Climber's True Story of Facing Death and Finding Life by Craig DeMartino, July 9, 2013
N. Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich..July 2, 2013
I. Iyer, Polly..Murder Deja Vu..July 6, 2013
S. Scottish Rite by Stephen Penner...July 11, 2013
E. Evanovich, Janet..Big Girl Panties by Janet Evanovich..September 30, 2013[
Basil
B. [book:The Boat Builder's Bed|13507395] by Kris Pearson...July 23, 2013
A. As You Like It by William Shakespeare July 30, 2013
S. A Spoonful of Poison by M.C.Beaton July 3, 2013 288 pages
I. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot...September 16, 2013
L. Liliana Hart...Whiskey Rebellion..October 9, 2013
Clove
C. Compulsion by Jonathon Kellerman...July 20, 2013
L. Liane Morarity...The Husband's Secret...October 12, 2013.
O. Orphan Train by Christine Baker Kline...August 14, 2013
V. The Violets of March by Sarah Jio...December 22, 2013
E. The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe...November 7, 2013
Dill herb
D. Deadly Memories by SD O'Donnell...July 28, 2013
I. Ink Red Dead by Joanna Campbell Slan...October 9, 2012
L. Love Finds You in Homestead, Iowa by Melanie Dobson...October 26, 2013
L. Lucid Intervals by Stuart Woods...November 5,2013
H. Hong Kong Rose by Xu Xi..Done...July 3, 2013
E. Etiquette & Espionageby Gail Carriger... November 23, 2013
R. Requiem by Lauren Oliver...July 17, 2013
B. Bared to You by Sylvia Day...September 22, 2013
Eiderberry
E.Elizabeth Spanner Craig..A Body in the Backyard..Dec. 20, 2013
I. Irene Brand Love Finds You under the Mistletoe..December 2, 2013
D. Delusion in Death by J.D.Robb...September 29, 2013
E. Evanovich, Janet...Foul Play...Jan 1, 2014
R. The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket...July 29, 2013.
B. Brunt, Carol Rifka Tell the Wolves I'm Home...November 29, 2013
E. Evanovich Janet...The Heist ..January 23, 2013.
R. Roquelaure, A.N. The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty ...November 8, 2013
R. Robert Kirkman The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire..November 16, 2013
Y
Fennel
F. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancy...August 19, 2013
E. Elizabeth Gilbert.. The Signature of All Things...Jan 27, 2014
N. Nearly Departed in Deadwood by Ann Charles....September 1, 2013
N. No Cooperation from the Cat: A Mystery by Marian Babson...October 6, 2013
E
L
Garlic
G. Gerritsen, Tess...Keeper of the Bride...August 29, 2013
A. The Alpine Advocate by Mary Dahiem...August 24, 2013
R. Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier...December 10, 2013
L
I. Island Girls by Nancy Thayer...December 16, 2013
C. Critical Care by Candace Calvert....July 31, 2013.
Hyssop, Indonesian bay leaf, Jimbu, Kelual, LovageH-L
Hyssop
H. The Housewife Assassin's Handbook by Josie Brown...August 12, 2013
Y
S. The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen..August 22, 2013
S. Sweethearts by Sara Zarr...October 25, 2013
O. Osterkamp, Lynn... Too Near The Edge .September 14, 2013.
P
Indonesian Bay Leaf
I.In the Blood by Steve Robinson..Feb. 2,2014
N. Neil Gaiman...Coraline .October 24, 2013
D. Don, Shelby, The Season Never Ends - Wins, Losses, and the Wisdom of the Court ...January 8, 2014
O. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman...October 19, 2013
N
E
S. The Shiningby Stephen King...November 2, 2013
I
A. Alan Bradley Speaking from Among the Bones ...November 13, 2013
N. (Never) Again by Theresa Paolo..November 15, 2013
B. Black Jasmine by Toby Neal Feb.1,2014
A. Allegiant by Veronica Roth...January 17, 2013
Y
L
E
A. Ally Condie...Reached ...December 26, 2013
F
Jimbu
J. Joyland by Stephen King...November 17, 2013
I
M. March Geraldine Brooks...September 11, 2013
B
U. Urban, Linda...Hound Dog Trueby Linda Urban...October 23, 2013
Kelual
K. Kitty and the Silver Bullet by Carrie Vaughn...September 24, 2013
E
L
U. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce...December 1, 2013
A. Andra Brynn..Where I End and You Begin...October 13, 2013.
L
Lovage
L
O. One Small Thing by Jessica Barksdale Inclan...December 7, 2013
V
A
G. Green, John...The Fault in Our Stars...January 5, 2014
E
Mace, Nutmeg, Oregano, Parsley, Quassia, Rue, SageM-S
Mace
M.Marissa Meyer Cinder August 10, 2013
A. The Alpine Betrayal by Mary Daheim ...September 18, 2013
C. The Cat Who Wasn't a Dog by Marian Babson...September 8, 2013
E
Nutmeg
N. The Next Always by Nora Roberts...October 20, 2013
U. Uneasy Spirits by M.Louisa Locke..Feb.9, 2014
T. The Thirteenth Tale by Diana Setterfield...September 5, 2013
M. My Butterfly by Laura Miller August 15, 2013
E
G
Oregano
O. One True Love by Barbara Freethy...January 18, 2014
R. The Reluctant Prophet by Nancy Rue January 11, 2014
E
G
A
N
O
Parsley
Quassia
Q. Quail Crossings by Jennifer McMurrain July 23, 2013
U
A
S. Schmidt. Gary....The Wednesday Wars...November 3, 2013
S. Stalking Susan by Julie Kramer Feb.11,2014
I
A
Rue
Sage
Thyme, Ugba, Vanilla, Wasabi, Xanthan Gum, Yohimbe, ZedoaryT-Z
Thyme
T. The Tender Mercy of Roses by Anna Michaels...October 8, 2013
H. Haddon, Mark...The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ..September 20,2013
Y
M. Made to Crave: Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food by Lysa TerKeurst..Jan. 24, 2014
E
Ugba
U. Until Forever by Darlene Shortridge...July 10, 2013
G
B
A
Vanilla
Wasabi
W. Wonder by R.J.Palacio...September 28, 2013
A
S
A
B
I
Xanthan Gum
X. The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton...December 15, 2013
A
N
T. Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgens Clark...October 30, 2013
H. The Honeymoon Cottage by Barbara Cool Lee...October 4, 2013
A
N
G
U
M. McDonald, Donna... Carved In Stone..October 11, 2013
YOHIMBE
Y
O
H. Hyde, Catherine Ryan...Don't Let Me Go Feb.17,2014
I
M
B
ZEDOARY
Z. Zoo by James Patterson....December 6, 2013
E
D
O
A
R
Y
244/244 Letters
26/26 Herbs done
(Alligator Pepper,Basil,Catnip,Dong Quai Root,Elderflower,Fenugreek,Gotu Kola,Horseradish,Indonesian Bay Leaf,Jasmine flowers,Kokam Seed,Lavender,Marshmallow,Nasturtium,Olive Leaf,Pomegranate,Quassia,Rosemary,Star Anise,Thyme,Ugba,Voatsiperifery,Wormwood,Xylopia striata,Yerba buena,Zedoary)
A=Alligator pepper COMPLETE!A: Black Friday - Alex Kava 7/27/13
L: Last Man Standing - Cindy Gerard 8/5/13
L: The Last Boyfriend - Nora Roberts 8/31/13
I: Sleep No More - Iris Johansen 7/21/13
G: The Darkest Edge of Dawn - Kelly Gay 7/5/13
A: The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper 8/3/13
T: The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey - Trenton Lee Stewart 7/26/13
O: The Rook - Daniel O'Malley 7/24/13
R: Black Dawn - Rachel Caine 7/2/13
P: Playboy's Challenge - Jo Barrett 7/30/13
E: Meet Me in Venice - Elizabeth Adler 7/4/13
P: P is for Peril - Sue Grafton 8/2/13
P: Forced to Kill - Andrew Peterson 9/4/13
E: The Deeds of the Disturber - Elizabeth Peters 7/25/13
R: The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler 8/16/13
B=Basil (5/5) COMPLETE!B: The Paris Vendetta - Steve Berry 7/8/13
A: Shades of Midnight - Lara Adrian 7/17/13
S: A Cold-Blooded Business - Dana Stabenow 7/8/13
I: The Immortal Fire - Anne Ursu 7/20/13
L: Coyote's Mate - Lora Leigh 7/14/13
C=Catnip COMPLETEC: The Chocolate Frog Frame-Up - JoAnna Carl 7/27/13
A: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - Seth Grahame-Smith 8/4/13
T: A Taste of Sin - Connie Mason 8/9/13
N: The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman 7/26/13
I: Taking Eve - Iris Johansen 8/10/13
P: The Snake, the Crocodile & the Dog - Elizabeth Peters 8/13/13
D=Dong Quai Root COMPLETE!D: Dawn in Eclipse Bay - Jayne Ann Krentz 7/3/13
O: Enchantment - Orson Scott Card 7/29/13
N: NOS4A2 - Joe Hill 7/18/13
G: Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled - Dorothy Gilman 9/2/13
Q: Boyfriend from Hell - Jamie Quaid 7/29/13
U: Under Your Spell - Lois Greiman 7/3/13
A: Frog King, The: A Love Story - Adam Davies 8/11/13
I: Ink Flamingos - Karen Olson 9/17/13
R: Fatal Voyage - Kathy Reichs 7/15/13
O: Delirium - Lauren Oliver 7/13/13
O: Over the Edge - Suzanne Brockmann 7/31/13
T: The Temptation of Your Touch - Teresa Medeiros 8/11/13
E=Elderflower COMPLETE!E: Eyes Wide Open - Andrew Gross 8/26/13
L: The Red Heart of Jade - Marjorie Liu 8/31/13
D: A Brisket, a Casket - The Red Heart of Jade - Marjorie Liu 8/31Delia Rosen 8/13/13
E: The Seventh Sinner - Elizabeth Peters 8/28/13
R: Sandstorm - James Rollins 8/26/13
F: The Friday Society - Adrienne Kress 7/4/13
L: Little Shop of Homicide - Denise Swanson 10/22/13
O: Unwanted - Kristina Ohlsson 8/21/13
W: With Red Hands - Stephen Woodworth 7/9/13
E: Emissary - Fiona McIntosh 9/11/13
R: Barely Breathing - Rebecca Donovan 8/12/13
F=Fenugreek COMPLETE!F: Fruits Basket, Volume 01 - Natsuki Takaya 8/11/13
E: Death Magic - Eileen Wilks 9/30/13
N: Naked Edge - Pamela Clare 8/3/13
U: Unencumbered - Dennis Glawe 7/5/13
G: Unzipped - Lois Greiman 9/2/13
R: When Is A Pig A Hog?: A Guide To Confoundingly Related English Words - Bernice Randall 9/6/13
E: Once Upon a Tower - Eloisa James 10/8/13
E: Eternally Yours - Cate Tiernan 10/18/13
K: The Map of Lost Memories: A Novel - Kim Fay 7/30/13
G=Gotu Kola COMPLETE!G: Faerie Tales - Martin Greenberg 9/19/13
O: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classical Mythology - Kevin Osborn 9/17/13
T: 12th of Never - James Patterson 9/26/13
U: Undercover - Lauren Dane 7/7/13
K: Kill Me Again - Maggie Shayne 8/16/13
O: Out of Breath - Rebecca Donovan 9/14/13
L: Affliction - Laurell K. Hamilton 11/9/13
A: Aunt Dimity's Death - Nancy Atherton 9/8/13
H=Horseradish COMPLETE!H: A Highlander's Homecoming - Melissa Mayhue 7/10/13
O: Such Wicked Intent - Kenneth Oppel 10/26/13
R: River of Eden - Glenna McReynolds 8/29/13
S: Slow Heat - Jill Shalvis 7/31/13
E: Mortal Ties - Eileen Wilks 10/15/13
R: Bitter Blood - Rachel Caine 9/23/13
A: Written in Red - Anne Bishop 9/16/13
D: Deep Six - Clive Cussler 8/23/13
I: Hunting Eve - Iris Johansen 9/14/13
S: The Sweetest Thing - Jill Shalvis 8/28/13
H: Hot Head - Damon Suede 7/11/13
I=Indonesian bay leaf COMPLETE!I: What Doesn't Kill You - Iris Johansen 10/17/13
N: Chasing Fire - Nora Roberts 8/21/13
D: Scarlet Nights - Jude Deveraux 9/20/13
O: One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10/13
N: The Perfect Hope - Nora Roberts 9/21/13
E: The Hippopotamus Pool - Elizabeth Peters 10/17/13
S: Capture My Heart - Bobbi Smith 8/30/13
I: Magic Gifts - Ilona Andrews 10/26/13
A: Aunt Dimity and the Duke - Nancy Atherton 10/6/13
N: No Way Back - Andrew Gross 10/19/13
B: Mutiny on the Bounty - John Boyne 8/20/13
A: Master of Darkness - Angela Knight 9/5/13
Y: Briar Rose - Jane Yolen 7/6/13
L: Labyrinth - Kat Richardson 11/29/13
E: Eternity Base - Bob Mayer 11/21/13
A: Hearts of Smoke and Steam - Andrew Mayer 10/18/13
F: Fall of Night - Rachel Caine 10/5/13
J=Jasmine flowers COMPLETE!J: Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell 10/10/13
A: Firewalker - Allyson James 10/27/13
S: The Crystal Cave - Mary Stewart 9/4/13
M: Citadel - Kate Mosse 7/16/13
I: Gunmetal Magic - Ilona Andrews 10/25/13
N: Starfire Angels - Melanie Nilles 12/15/13
E: Seeing a Large Cat - Elizabeth Peters 11/23/13
F: The Far West - Patricia Wrede 11/9/13
L: Death Bringer - Derek Landy 12/12/13
O: One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/17/14
W: The Well of Shades - Juliet Marillier 8/7/13
E: The End of the World - Derek Landy 1/12/14
R: The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush: And Other Weird Medical Case Histories - Rob Myers 9/4/13
S: Sizzle - Julie Garwood 9/29/13
K=Kokam seed COMPLETE!K: Kiss Me, Kill Me - Maggie Shayne 9/13/13
O: Long, Lean and Lethal - Lorie O'Clare 4/27/14
K: Red Phoenix - Kylie Chan 9/26/13
A: Temptation Rising - A.C. Arthur 10/31/13
M: Spirit Dances - C.E. Murphy 9/29/13
S: Split Second - Catherine Coulter 10/25/13
E: The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 1/22/14
E: The Falcon at the Portal - Elizabeth Peters 2/18/14
D: Blood Lies - Daniel Kalla 10/3/13
L=Lavender COMPLETE!L: The Line Between Here and Gone - Andrea Kane 12/6/13
A: White Heat - Cherry Adair 11/2/13
V: A Year and a Day - Virginia Henley 11/3/13
E: Deadly Heat - Cynthia Eden 2/22/14
N: No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5/13
D: Breakup - Dana Stabenow 12/18/13
E: Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23/14
R: R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton 10/4/13
M=Marshmallow COMPLETE!M: Healing the Highlander - Melissa Mayhue 10/7/13
A: Stranger - Zoe Archer 11/24/13
R: Raven Calls - C.E. Murphy 10/6/13
S: The Terror - Dan Simmons 10/23/13
H: Raven Cursed - Faith Hunter 10/12/13
M: Highlander's Curse - Melissa Mayhue 10/16/13
A: Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe 2/28/14
L: Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy 1/20/14
L: Lizard World - Terry Richard Bazes 1/21/14
O: On the Hunt - anthology 6/26/14
W: Winter Kiss - Deborah Cooke 8/14/13
Continued...
N=Nasturtium COMPLETE!N: The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9/13
A: Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell/Adrienne Basso/Eve Silver 1/8/13
S: Head Over Heels - Jill Shalvis 11/7/13
T: Time Untime - Sherrilyn Kenyon 11/10/13
U: Unspoken - Sarah Rees Brennan 8/8/13
R: Curfew - Phil Rickman 11/6/13
T: Guilty as Sin - Tami Hoag 10/13/13
I: Silencing Eve - Iris Johansen 11/16/13
U: Utterly Charming - Kristina Grayson 8/30/13
M: My Life As a White Trash Zombie - Diana Rowland 12/6/13
O=Olive Leaf COMPLETE!O: One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin 6/29/14
L: Unscrewed - Lois Greiman 2/17/14
I: Initiation - Ruth Kerce 12/5/13
V: With All My Soul - Rachel Vincent 12/4/13
E: He Shall Thunder in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 3/29/14
L: Lothaire - Kresley Cole 2/27/14
E: Real - Katy Evans 3/29/14
A: Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews 2/25/14
F: Cream Puff Murder - Joanne Fluke 11/29/13
P=Pomegranate COMPLETEP: The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt 9/28/13
O: On the Prowl - Christine Warren 8/4/14
M: Mountain Echoes - C.E. Murphy 11/18/13
E: The Golden One - Elizabeth Peters 5/8/14
G: Grave Surprise - Charlaine Harris 10/30/13
R: Thankless in Death - J.D Robb 12/12/13
A: Atlantis Found - Clive Cussler 3/11/14
N: Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks 1/10/13
A: Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag 3/9/14
T: Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes - Denise Grover Swank 12/14/13
E: Eat Prey Love - Kerrelyn Sparks 5/16/14
Q=Quassia COMPLETE!Q: Damn Him to Hell - Jamie Quaid 9/28/13
U: The Ugly Duchess - Eloisa James 8/13/13
A: Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4/13
S: Sleight of Hand - Phillip Margolin 12/27/13
S: Finding the Lost - Shannon Butcher 12/29/13
I: Seaborne - Katherine Irons 12/31/13
A: How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7/13
R=Rosemary COMPLETE!R: Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/22/14
O: Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21/14
S: Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5/14
E: Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter 6/12/14
M: Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14/14
A: All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 3/14/14
R: Hollow City - Ransom Riggs 2/20/14
Y: Dark Moon - Rebecca York 9/17/13
S=Star anise COMPLETE!S: Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2/14
T: Fifth Quarter - Tanya Huff 12/11/13
A: Suited - Jo Anderton 3/8/14
R: Concealed in Death - J.D. Robb 3/19/14
A: Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5/14
N: A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold 3/28/14
I: Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5/13
S: The Darkest Secret - Gena Showalter 3/11/14
E: Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters 4/13/14
T=Thyme COMPLETE!T: Too Hot to Handle - Robin Kaye 10/9/13
H: Hunted - P.C. Cast 10/5/13
Y: You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz 2/20/14
M: The Man Must Marry - Janet Chapman 2/9/14
E: Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare 5/28/14
U=Ugba COMPLETE!U: Ugly Beautiful - Seanpaul Thomas 10/1/13
G: Grave Secrets - Kathy Reichs 10/8/13
B: Blood Rites - Jim Butcher 10/29/13
A: Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow 1/3/13
V=Voatsiperifery COMPLETE!V: The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/29/14
O: Once in a Lifetime - Jill Shalvis 8/24/14
A: Ashfall - Mike Mullen 6/21/14
T: The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 2/10/14
S: Shadows Before the Sun - Kelly Gay 3/29/14
I: Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24/14
P: The Bone Bed - Patricia Cornwell 10/28/13
E: Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters 7/3/14
R: Retribution - Jilliane Hoffman 4/15/14
I: Instant Gratification - Jill Shalvis 2/23/14
F: Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2/14
E: The Broken Hearts Club - Ethan Black 7/8/14
R: Rapture - Jacquelyn Frank 4/20/14
Y: Yours for the Taking - Robin Kaye 2/28/14
W=Wormwood COMPLETE!W: A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber 10/30/13
O: Oceanborne - Katherine Irons 10/22/14
R: The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley 5/14/14
M: Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks 2/7/14
W: Whitechapel Gods - S.M. Peters 11/11/13
O: One Heart to Win - Johanna Lindsey 12/16/14
O: One Dance with a Duke - Tessa Dare 12/27/14
D: Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16/14
X=Xylopia striata COMPLETE!X: XO - Jeffrey Deaver 6/26/14
Y: Blood Past - Samantha Young 5/15/14
L: Lucky in Love - Jill Shalvis 3/23/14
O: On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn 9/25/14
P: Partials - Dan Wells 1/27/14
I: Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis 3/26/14
A: The Stranger You Know - Andrea Kane 4/10/14
S: Scoundrel - Zoe Archer 8/18/13
T: Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23/14
R: Rebel - Zoe Archer 9/8/13
I: Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23/14
A: Dragonflight - Anne McCaffrey 4/27/14
T: The Silent Girl - Tess Gerritsen 3/27/14
A: At Last - Jill Shalvis 4/29/14
Y=Yerba buena COMPLETE!Y: You Belong to Me - Karen Rose 3/22/14
E: Guardian of the Horizon - Elizabeth Peters 7/31/14
R: Renegade Most Wanted - Carol Arens 5/27/14
B: Beyond the Night - Joss Ware 12/20/13
A: Atlantis Betrayed - Alyssa Day 5/6/14
B: The Hit - David Baldacci 12/23/13
U: Unplugged - Lois Greiman 1/9/13
E: The Serpent on the Crown - Elizabeth Peters 8/22/14
N: Unwind - Neal Shusterman 5/21/14
A: Angel Fire - L.A. Weatherly 6/13/14
Z=Zedoary COMPLETE!Z: Z for Zachariah - Robert O'Brien 9/9/13
E: Evertrue - Brodi Ashton 9/29/14
D: Black Hole Sun - David Macinnis Gill 12/22/13
O: Crazy Thing Called Love - Molly O'Keefe 11/26/14
A: Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy 6/7/14
R: Don't Tell - Karen Rose 6/6/14
Y: Shades of Blood - Samantha Young 9/20/14
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Welcome to the challenge, Ruth and Barbara★! Again, love the little icons on this one, B★.
Reading Challenges > Herbs & Spices: A-Zpart 1
Apple mint
Basil
Chili pepper
Dill seed
Echinacea
Fennel
Garlic
Horseradish
Indonesian bay leaf
Jimbu
Korean Ginseng
Lavender
Mint
part 2Nasturtium
Oregano
Paprika
Quassia
Ramsons
Saffron
Tarragon
Ugba
Vanilla
Wasabi
Xanthan gum
Yellow mustard
Za'atar
Neat, Judy! Welcome to the challenge.
A-Z SpicesApple Mint
A
P~
~ 11/6/13P
L~
~ 8/30/13E~
8/1/13M~
7/16/13 I~
7/25/13 N~
8/17/13 T~
8/20/13 Barberry
B~
~ 9/7/13A
R~
(Rory) 8/17/13 B~
~ 10/13/13E~
~ 10/8/13R~
~ 9/15/13R~
~ 10/24/13Y
Chili Pepper
C~
7/27/13 H
I~
8/6/13 L~
~ 9/2/13I
P~
8/11/13 E~
~ 10/19/13P
P
E
R
Dandelion Root
D~
8/27/13 A
N
D
E
L
I
O
N
R
O
O
T~
~ 9/29/13 Elderberry
E
L
D
E
R
B
E
R
R
Y
Feverfew
F~
~ 10/6/13E
V
E
R
F
E
W~
~ 9/29/13Ginger
G
I
N
G
E
R
Hawthorn
H
A
W
T~
~ 9/28/13H
O
R
N
Indian Saffron
I
N
D
I
A
N
S~
~ 9/23/13A
F
F
R
O
N
Juniper berry
J
U
N
I
P
E
R
B
E
R
R
Y
Kawakawa seeds
K
A
W
A
K
A
W
A
S
E
E
D
S
Lavender
L~
~ 9/28/13A
V
E
N
D
E
R
Mint
M
I
N
T
Spices ContinuedNutmeg
N
U
T
M
E
G
Oregano
O
R
E
G
A
N
O
Paprika
P
A
P
R
I
K
A
Quassia
Q
U
A
S
S
I
A
Rosemary
R
O
S
E
M
A
R
Y
St. John's Wart
S
T
J
O
H
N
S
W
A
R
T
Tarragon
T
A
R
R
A
G
O
N
Valerian Root
V
A
L
E
R
I
A
N
R
O
O
T
Willow herb
W
I
L
L
O
W
H
E
R
B
Xanthan gum
X
A
N
T
H
A
N
G
U
M
Yerba buena
Y
E
R
B
A
B
U
E
N
A
Zedoary
Z~
~ 10/9/13E
D
O
A
R
Y
Lisa Kay wrote: "Welcome to the challenge, Joanne♥!"thanks!
Herbs & Spices: A-ZStart: 6/26/13
Finished 3/2/15
25/25
Finished Letters: Y, J, F, K, V, A, O, B, D, P, C, E, G, H, I, M, N, Q, S, W, Z, L, R, X, T
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ALLSPICE
A Allegiant by Veronica Roth 11/10/2013
L Lula in Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich 11/8/2013
L Laura Andersen's The Boleyn King 12/2/2013
S Sammi Carter's Candy Apple Dead 10/24/2013
P Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear 10/23/2013
I Dr. Igelfeld in Portuguese Irregular Verbs by Alexander McCall Smith 2/7/2014
C Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke 11/19/2013
E Espresso Tales by Alexander McCall Smith 10/31/2013
BASIL
BBlueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke 1/12/2014
A Anne Boleyn in Bringing Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantel 1/31/2014
S The Scorch Trials by James Dashner 2/10/2014
I Isaac in The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 2/16/2014
L Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke 2/3/2014
CLOVE
C Cloche and Dagger by Jenn McKinlay 1/4/2014
L Luce, Flavia De in The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley 3/15/2014
O Oliver, Mrs. in Third Girl by Agatha Christie 2/27/2014
V Violet in Read It and Weep by Jenn McKinlay 3/2/2014
E Elizabeth in Persuasion by Jane Austen 4/14/2014
DILL
D Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke 10/16/2013
I Ian in Do Not Disturb by Kate Kingsbury 2/13/2014
L Lizzy in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 12/16/2013
L Leila in P is for Peril by Sue Grafton 1/5/2014
ELDERBERRY
E Eby in Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen 3/7/2014
L Lena Delirium by Lauren Oliver 3/26/2014
D Delores in Fudge Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke 2/18/2014
E Edgar Degas in The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan 4/15/2014
R Richard III in Richard III by Shakespeare 4/22/2014
B Bill, Brandy, Babs, in Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke 3/2/2014
E Edna in Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke 4/28/2014
R Ranger in Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich 2/20/2014
R Rhodes, Norman in Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke 3/25/2014
Y Yarber, Finn in The Brethren by John Grisham 4/2/2014
FENNEL
FThe Family Fang by Kevin Wilson 7/5/13
E Eileen Brandon in The Pale Horse 8/15/13
N Nannerl in Mozart's Last Aria 7/10/13
N Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 9/17/13
E Edelstein, Rose in The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake 8/21/13
L Lovely Strings by Regina Russell 8/27/13
GINGER
G Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 3/18/2014
I Irene in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 4/23/2014
N Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 4/9/2014
G George RR Martin's Storm of Swords 5/19/14
E Elin Hilderbrand's Summerland 5/15/2014
R Rebecca Wells's Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 4/22/2014
HAWTHORN
H Hannah in Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke 6/2/2014
A A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness 4/30/2014
W Willa in Key Lime Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke 5/16/2014
T T heodore Tipton in Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani 6/17/2014
H Deborah Harkness’s Shadow of Night 6/16/2014
O Oberyn in A Feast for Crows by George RR Martin 6/23/2014
R Rhodes, Norman in Cream Puff Murder by Joanne Fluke 7/15/2014
N Nick in The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon 5/26/2014
ITALIAN PARLSEY
I The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd 5/28/2014
T Tommy in Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie 8/1/2014
A Abby in The Firm by John Grisham 7/1/2014
L Laurel in State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy 8/4/2014
I The Island by Elin Hilderbrand 6/24/2014
A A.J. in The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 7/26/2014
N Nancy Atherton’s Aunt Dimity's Death 7/24/2014
P Paul in Calico Joe by John Grisham 7/26/2014
A Ayer, Molly in The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline 7/3/2014
R Ron in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 8/12/2014
S Scarlett in Death of a Mad Hatter by Jenn McKinlay 7/21/2014
L Kylie Logan’s Mayhem At The Orient Express 8/2/2014
E Elgin in Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple 8/4/2014
Y Yronwood, Archibald in A Dance with Dragons by George R R Martin 7/18/2014
JIMBU
J Jennifer Donnelly 's The Winter Rose 6/28/13
I Insurgent by Veronica Roth 9/7/13
M Mary Grace in The Appeal 7/17/13
B Better Than Fiction by Don George 7/19/13
U Upjohn, Julia in Cat Among the Pigeons 8/2/13
KENCUR
K The King's Deception by Steve Berry 8/23/2013
E Emily Giffin's Baby Proof 9/3/2013
N Nathan in The Racketeer by JOHN GRISHAM 10/9/2013
C Claire in Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal 8/30/2013
U Uriah in Divergent by Veronica Roth 9/2/2013
R Rachel in The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty 10/2/2013
LAVENDER
L The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier 8/7/2014
A A Tale of Two Biddies by Kylie Logan 8/21/2014
V Elaine Viets’s Killer Cuts 11/2/2014
E Edmund in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe 9/24/2014
N Norman in Apple Turnover Murder 11/17/2014
D Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs 9/5/2014
E Ethel in Murdermobile 9/15/2014
R Roach in Buttercream Bump Off 9/8/2014
MACE
M The Maze Runner by James Dashner 1/17/2014
A Adam Cox in The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier 8/7/2014
C Colonel in Looking for Alaska by John Green 8/10/2014
E Edna in Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton 8/8/2014
NEEM
N Newt in The Death Cure by James Dashner 2/26/2014
E Emily in Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Calhoon 9/3/2014
E Elin Hilderbrand’s Barefoot 8/25/2014
M Matthew in The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness 7/30/2014
OREGANO
O Emmuska Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel 11/18/2013
R Rod in Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke 12/30/2013
E Ed McBain in Christmas at The Mysterious Bookshop by Otto Penzler 12/23/2013
G Grace in The House at Riverton by Kate Morton 1/1/2013
A Andrea in Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke 12/12/2013
N The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne 11/22/2013
O Orlov, Grigory Grigoryevich in The Winter Palce by Eva Stachniak 12/21/2013
PEPPER
P Phoebe in Shrouds of Holly by Kate Kingsbury 12/19/2013
E Endless Night by Agatha Christie 1/6/2013
P Pasquale in Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walters 1/14/2014
P Phoebe in Sprinkle With Murder by Jenn McKinlay 3/4/2014
E Emma in Knitting Bones by Monica Ferris 1/24/2014
R Room With A Clue by Kate Kingsbury 1/14/2014
QUASSIA
Q Quentin in Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear 8/28/2014
U Ursula in Life After Life by Kate Atkinson 3/13/2014
A Allon, Gabriel in The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva 9/2/2014
S S arah in Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay 8/26/2014
S Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling 8/29/2014
I I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella 9/2/2014
A Antiques Roadkill by Barbara Allan 2/7/2014
RAMSONS
R Randy in Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich 11/3/2014
A Allison in Farm Fresh Murder by Paige Shelton 10/15/2014
M Mary Katherine in We Have Always Lived In The Castle by Shirley Jackson 10/13/2014
S Sleepy in The Legend of Sleepy Harlow by Kylie Logan 10/29/2014
O Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 11/26/2014
N Neville, Anne in The Kingmaker's Daughter by Philippa Gregory 10/24/2014
S The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith 11/21/2014
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RULES: This is a Spell-It-Out challenge. Pick an herb or spice for each letter of the alphabet and read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last name), character (first or last name), that begin with letters that correspond to letter of the herb or spice you choose. You may ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc.)
DURATION: You set the pace!
IDEAS: Below are some ideas, but you are NOT restricted to them.