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SERIES EXPLORATION: RUTH GALLOWAY
DURATION: OPEN



Let's kick off 2020 with a new Series Exploration challenge! This time around it's all about the Ruth Galloway Series by Elly Griffiths.

This is a combination task, spell out and cover challenge. You are welcome to use books in this series to complete the challenge.

You will find The Stone Circle mentioned by Ruth in the Beanie Baby Shell Challenge.

You may complete one section of the challenge, or as many as you like. Important Note: At least one of the regular sections of the challenge must be completed in order to include the Bonus Section.

If you choose to completed the entire challenge (including the Bonus), you will need to read a total of 101 books.

Books for this challenge may be read in any order; sections of the challenge may be completed in any order.

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TASKS:
Complete a task for each of the items below. Four books total for this section.

1. RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES:
The Ruth Galloway series features a forensic archaeologist who lives alone with her two cats in a Saltmarsh cottage.
✿Read a book with a character who is single or lives along, OR
✿Read a book in which a cat is mentioned in the story.

2. ELLY GRIFFITHS:
Elly Griffiths (pen name) is a British crime novelist, born August 17, 1963 in London.
✿Read a book set in London, OR
✿Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with 'E'.

3. TITLES:
There are currently 12 books in this series, with book #12 scheduled for release in 2020. The first book was published in 2009.
✿Read a series book #1, #2, or #12, OR
✿Read a book published in 2009 or 2020.

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS:
The combined total ratings for this series is 127,373. The combined total number of reviews is approximately 12,096.
✿Read a book with over 12,096 reviews, OR
✿Read a book in which on of the following numbers can be found in the page count: 1, 2, 7 or 3.
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COVER ITEMS:
Read a book with one these items found on the cover for each of the titles listed below. Only one cover item per book, six books total. Please post the cover.

1. THE CROSSING PLACES:
Body of water, or black & white (only) cover.

2. THE JANUS STONE:
Grassy area, or stone(s), or green cover.

3. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END:
Bird(s), house, or light-colored cover.

4. A ROOM FULL OF BONES:
Cabin, sandy beach area, a fence, or dark-colored cover.

5. A DYING FALL:
Skeleton (face or partial/full body), fire, stairs (or steps), or brown cover.

6. THE OUTCAST DEAD:
Castle, a child, or a blue cover

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SPELL OUT:
Complete the spell out section of this challenge by spelling out each of the titles listed below using the following options: first letter of book title, first letter of the author's first or last name, first letter of a series title, or first letter of a main character's first or last name. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only be found in the title, author's first or last name, series title, or main character's first or last name. A total of 78 books will be needed to complete this section.

1. THE GHOST FIELDS
2. THE WOMAN IN BLUE
3. THE CHALK PIT
4. THE DARK ANGEL
5. THE STONE CIRCLE
6. THE LANTERN MEN

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MATCHING WORDS:
Complete the matching word section by reading a book with a title that has a matching word for each of the titles below. Please match words exactly (example: If you choose to match "Stone" from The Stone Circle, the word "Stones" would not count. However, it's perfectly fine to match words such as "The", "At", "Of", etc, from the titles). One book per title, 12 books total.

1. The Crossing Places
2. The Janus Stone
3. The House at Sea's End
4. A Room Full of Bones
5. A Dying Fall
6. The Outcast Dead
7. The Ghost Fields
8. The Woman in Blue
9. The Chalk Pit
10. The Dark Angel
11. The Stone Circle
12. The Lantern Men

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BONUS SECTION:
Complete the bonus section of this challenge by reading a book from this series. Please Note: You may only include this bonus section by completing at least one regular section above.

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259. SCC: SERIES EXPLORATION - RUTH GALLOWAY
DATE: 01/01/20 - 00/00/00
88/100 COMPLETED

Challenge Link: SCC: Series Exploration - Ruth Galloway

TASKS:
✔1. RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES:
✿Read a book with a character who is single or lives alone.
Shot In the Dark|Cleo Coyle|01.07.20
✔2. ELLY GRIFFITHS:
✿Read a book set in London.
The Girl You Left Behind|Jojo Moyes|01.10.20
✔3. TITLES:
✿Read a series book #2.
Bookmarked For Death|Lorna Barrett|01.02.20|{Booktown Mystery #2}
✔4. RATINGS & REVIEWS:
✿Read a book with over 12,096 reviews.
Heaven is for Real|Todd Burpo|01.01.20|{Ratings = 14,884}
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COVER ITEMS:
✔5. THE CROSSING PLACES:
Black & White (only) cover.
The Turn of the Key|Ruth Ware|02.02.20

✔6. THE JANUS STONE:
Green cover
The Greek Coffin Mystery|Ellery Queen|01.17.20

✔7. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END:
Light-colored cover
A Good Month for Murder|Del Quentin Wilber|01.06.20

✔8. A ROOM FULL OF BONES:
Dark-colored cover
The Bone Bed|Patricia Cornwell|01.04.20

✔9. A DYING FALL:
Steps on the cover
The People vs. Alex Cross|James Patterson|03.28.20

✔10. THE OUTCAST DEAD:
Child on the cover
Before and After|Judy Christie|01.11.20


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SPELL OUT:
☀THE GHOST FIELDS
✔11. T = Tess Gerritsen|Last to Die|03.12.20
✔12. H = Heartstone|C.J. Sansom|01.20.20
✔13. E = Erdrich, Louise|Four Souls|02.04.20
✔14. G = Gallows View|Peter Robinson|01.25.20
✔15. H = The Huntress|Kate Quinn|02.18.20
✔16. O = Odds Against|Dick Francis|01.13.20
✔17. S = The Sixes|Kate White|01.08.20
✔18. T = Tessa Harris|The Sixth Victim|03.27.20
✔19. F = Field, Sally|In Pieces|06.04.20
✔20. I = If You Only Knew|M. William Phelps|01.16.20
✔21. E = Evanovich, Janet|Twisted Twenty-Six|02.11.20
✔22. L = Louis L'Amour|Yondering|01.24.20
✔23. D = Diamondhead|Patrick Robinson|02.15.20
✔24. S = The Silent Patient|Alex Michaelides|01.31.20

☀THE WOMAN IN BLUE
✔25. T = Those Who Save Us|Jenna Blum|04.06.20
✔26. H = The House of the Spirits|Isabel Allende|03.08.20
✔27. E = Emma Rous|The Au Pair|03.04.20
✔28.W = Where the Mountain Meets the Moon|Grace Lin|03.09.20
✔29. O = The Only Living Witness|Stephen G. Michaud|01.28.20
✔30. M = A Mind to Murder|P.D. James|01.14.20
✔31. A = American Predator|Maureen Callahan|01.27.20
✔32. N = Neff, James|Vendetta|01.12.20
✔33. I = In the Distance with You|Carla Guelfenbein|01.23.20
✔34. N = The Nickel Boys|Colson Whitehead|01.18.20
✔35. B = The Bone Garden|Tess Gerritsen|01.22.20
✔36. L = Lust Killer|Ann Rule|02.08.20
✔37. U = A Useful Woman|Darcie Wilde|01.03.20
✔38. E = Ellery Adams|Writing All Wrongs|03.10.20

☀THE CHALK PIT
✔39. T = Tom Clancy|Clear and Present Danger|04.30.20
✔40. H = The Hound of the Baskervilles|Arthur Conan Doyle|03.25.20
✔41. E = Emily March|Hummingbird Lake|03.17.20
✔42. C = The Camel Club|David Baldacci|02.20.20
✔43. H = Hyzy, Julie|State of the Onion|04.17.20
✔44. A = The Associate|John Grisham|03.07.20
✔45. L = Lisa See|Flower Net|02.16.20
✔46. K = Killed at The Whim of a Hat|Colin Cotterill|01.09.20
✔47. P = Presumed Innocent|Scott Turow|02.24.20
✔48. I = In the Blood|Lisa Unger|02.09.20
✔49. T = Thereby Hangs a Tail|Spencer Quinn|05.09.20

☀THE DARK ANGEL
✔50.T = Transcription|Kate Atkinson|05.10.20
✔51. H = The House I Loved|Tatiana de Rosnay|05.12.20
✔52. E = Exit the Actress|Priya Parmar|04.12.20
✔53. D = Downing, Samantha|My Lovely Wife|02.26.20
✔54. A = Agatha Christie|Sad Cypress|03.09.20
✔55. R = Reckless Daughter|David Yaffe|01.21.20
✔56. K = Kate White|If Looks Could Kill|03.23.20
✔57. A = Above Suspicion|Joe Sharkey|03.31.20
✔58. N = Not Our Kind|Kitty Zeldis|02.07.20
✔59. G = The Girls at the Kingfisher Club|Genevieve Valentine|02.10.20
✔60. E = Elizabeth Gilbert|The Signature of All Things|04.13.20
✔61. L = Laurie R. King|The Beekeeper's Apprentice|02.23.20

☀THE STONE CIRCLE
✔62. T = Tracy Walder|The Unexpected Spy|05.21.20
✔63. H= The House of Kennedy|James Patterson|05.31.20
✔64. E = Elizabeth Taylor|Kitty Kelley|04.16.20
✔65. S = 2nd Chance|James Patterson|02.25.20
✔66. T = Too Pretty to Live|Dennis Brooks|05.22.20
✔67. O = Origin in Death|J.D. Robb|02.28.20
✔68. N = No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy|Jim Proser|02.14.20
✔69. E = Eliot, Marc|Steve McQueen|04.20.20
✔70. C = Carla Neggers|The Whisper|03.11.20|{Massachusetts}
✔71. I = I Was Anastasia|Ariel Lawhon|03.06.20
✔72. R = Ruth Ware|The Lying Game|03.21.20
✔73. C = Chan, Jackie|Never Grow Up|03.18.20
✔74. L = Laura Childs|Death by Darjeeling|02.29.20
✔75. E = Emma Copley Eisenberg|The Third Rainbow Girl|05.07.20

☀THE LANTERN MEN
✔76. T = Tears of the Moon|Nora Roberts|06.07.20
✔77. H = Heaven And Hell|Don Felder|06.05.20
✔78. E = Entangled With a Texan|Sara Orwig|04.27.20
✔79. L = The Lost Man|Jane Harper|03.03.20
✔80. A = Almost Perfect|Julie Ortolon|03.26.20
✔81. N = Nevins, Sheila|You Don't Look Your Age|03.05.20
✔82. T = True History of the Kelly Gang|Peter Carey|06.30.20
✔83. E = Elly Griffiths|The Vanishing Box|05.29.20
✔84. R = Riders of the Purple Sage|Zane Grey|04.08.20
✔85. N = Next Year in Havana|Chanel Cleeton|04.05.20
✔86. M = Main Street|Sinclair Lewis|02.06.20
✔87. E = Erin Morgenstern|The Night Circus|06.27.20
✔88. N = Nancy Reagan|Kitty Kelley|04.07.20

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MATCHING WORDS:
Complete the matching word section by reading a book with a title that has a matching word for each of the titles below. Please match words exactly (example: If you choose to match "Stone" from The Stone Circle, the word "Stones" would not count. However, it's perfectly fine to match words such as "The", "At", "Of", etc, from the titles). One book per title, 12 books total.

1. The Crossing Places
2. The Janus Stone
3. The House at Sea's End
4. A Room Full of Bones
5. A Dying Fall
6. The Outcast Dead
7. The Ghost Fields
8. The Woman in Blue
9. The Chalk Pit
10. The Dark Angel
11. The Stone Circle
12. The Lantern Men

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BONUS SECTION:
Complete the bonus section of this challenge by reading a book from this series. Please Note: You may only include this bonus section by completing at least one regular section above.

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I'm actually caught up in this series, waiting for the next book to come out. It's one of my favorites, so I *have to join this one :)


SERIES EXPLORATION: RUTH GALLOWAY, no deadline
5/5 SECTIONS COMPLETE

TASKS :
Complete a task for each of the items below. Four books total for this section.

1. RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES :
The Ruth Galloway series features a forensic archaeologist who lives alone with her two cats in a Saltmarsh cottage.
✿ Read a book with a character who is single or lives along OR
Brenna : Sealed with a Kill (Decoupage #3), by Lucy Lawrence, finished 1/13/20 ★★★★

2. ELLY GRIFFITHS :
Elly Griffiths (pen name) is a British crime novelist, born August 17, 1963 in London.
✿ Read a book set in London OR
Buried to the Brim (Hat Shop #6), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 1/23/20 ★★★★

3. TITLES :
There are currently 12 books in this series, with book #12 scheduled for release in 2020. The first book was published in 2009.
✿ Read a series book #1, #2, or #12 OR
✿ Read a book published in 2009 or 2020
both : publ 2/25/20 : Al Dente's Inferno (Tuscan Cooking School #1), by Stephanie Cole, finished 2/8/20 ★★★

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS :
The combined total ratings for this series is 127,373. The combined total number of reviews is approximately 12,096.
✿ Read a book in which one of the following numbers can be found in the page count: 1, 2, 7 or 3
256 pages : And Then You're Dead: What Really Happens If You Get Swallowed by a Whale, Are Shot From a Cannon, or Go Barreling Over Niagara, by Cody Cassidy and Paul Doherty, finished 1/26/20 ★★★.5

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COVER ITEMS :
Read a book with one these items found on the cover for each of the titles listed below. Only one cover item per book, six books total. Please post the cover.

1. THE CROSSING PLACES :
Body of water on cover
The Bungalow, by Sarah Jio, finished 2/3/20 ★★★★

2. THE JANUS STONE :
Green cover
Did You Just Eat That?: Two Scientists Explore Double-Dipping, the Five-Second Rule and Other Food Myths in the Lab, by Paul Dawson and Brian Sheldon, finished 3/25/20 ★★★

3. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END :
Light-colored cover
Off the Edge of the Map: Marco Polo, Captain Cook, and 9 Other Travelers and Explorers That Pushed the Boundaries of the Known World, by Michael Rank, finished 2/4/20 ★★.5

4. A ROOM FULL OF BONES :
Dark-colored cover
The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight #1), by Katherine Arden, finished 4/6/20 ★★★.5

5. A DYING FALL :
Stairs/steps on cover
Crime and Poetry (Magical Bookshop #1), by Amanda Flower, finished 1/9/20 ★★★★

6. THE OUTCAST DEAD :
Blue cover
You're Saying It Wrong: A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words – And Their Tangled Histories of Misuse, by Ross Petras and Kathryn Petras, finished 4/2/20 ★★★.5



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SPELL OUT:
Complete the spell out section of this challenge by spelling out each of the titles listed below using the following options: first letter of book title, first letter of the author's first or last name, first letter of a series title, or first letter of a main character's first or last name.

1. THE GHOST FIELDS
T = This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, by Ashton Applewhite, finished 2/11/20 ★★★.5
H = How to Be a Pirate (How to Train Your Dragon #2), by Cressida Cowell, finished 1/2/20 ★★★.5
E = author Elizabeth Edmonson and author Anselm Audley – A Matter of Loyalty (Very English Mystery #3), finished 1/12/20 ★★★★
G = Gone with the Whisker (Bookmobile Cat #8), by Laurie Cass, finished 3/2/20 ★★★★
H = Hell on Wheels (Odelia Grey #9), by Sue Ann Jaffarian, finished 2/21/20 ★★★.5
O = author Gail Oust – Curried Away (Spice Shop #4), finished 2/1/20 ★★★.5
S = Secondhand Stiff (Odelia Grey #8), by Sue Ann Jaffarian, finished 2/5/20 ★★★.5
T = Tourist Trap (Rebecca Schwartz #3), Julie Smith, finished 2/24/20 ★★★
F = From the Grounds Up (Maggy Thorsen #5), by Sandra Balzo, finished 2/28/20 ★★★.5
I = In Cold Chamomile (Tea and Read #3), by Joy Avon, finished 1/30/20 ★★★.5
E = author Ellery Adams – The Book of Candlelight (Secret, Book & Scone Society #3), finished 1/15/20 ★★★.5
L = author Virginia Lowell – Cookies and Scream (Cookie Cutter Shop #5), finished 1/16/20 ★★★★
D = author Dava Sobel – Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time, finished 4/7/20 ★★★★
S = A Second Helping of Murder (Comfort Food #2), by Christine Wenger, finished 2/9/20 ★★★.5


2. THE WOMAN IN BLUE
T = author Chris Thorogood – Weird Plants, finished 3/30/20 ★★★★
H = Hitting the Books (Library Lovers #9), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 4/15/20 ★★★★
E = author Erin Lindsay McCabe – I Shall Be Near to You, finished 2/20/20 ★★★★
W = Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh #1), by A.A. Milne, finished 4/27/20 ★★★.5
O = One Good Deed. by David Baldacci, finished 4/14/20 ★★★.5
M = author Jen Mann – People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots and Other Suburban Scourges, finished 3/12/20 ★★★
A = author Neil Albert – Cruel April (Dave Garrett #4), finished 6/3/20 ★★.5
N = Never Thwart a Thespian (Leigh Koslow #8), by Edie Claire, finished 4/10/20 ★★★.5
I = author Isabella Alan – Murder, Plain and Simple (Amish Quilt Shop #1), finished 3/18/20 ★★★.5
N = author Nancy McGovern – Murder & Marble Cake (Comfort Cakes #1), finished 3/28/20 ★★★
B = Barking Up the Wrong Bakery (Happy Tails Dog Walking Mysteries #1), by Stella St. Claire, finished 2/15/20 ★★★
L = author Larry Loftis – Code Name Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy, finished 4/13/20 ★★★★
U = The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry #1), by Rachel Joyce, finished 4/24/20 ★★★.5
E = author Elin Hilderbrand – Here's to Us, finished 3/17/20 ★★★.5


3. THE CHALK PIT
T = author T.C. LoTempio – Meow If It's Murder (Nick and Nora #1), finished 2/26/20 ★★★.5
H = author Mary Ellen Hughes – A Vintage Death (Keepsake Cove #2), finished 3/3/20 ★★★.5
E = author E.J. Copperman – The Thrilll of the Haunt (Haunted Guesthouse #5), finished 2/16/20 ★★★.5
C = author Rachel Caine – Ink and Bone (The Great Library #1), finished 3/26/20 ★★★.5
H = author Carolyn G. Hart – White Elephant Dead (Death on Demand #11), finished 3/14/20 ★★★.5
A = author Donna Andrews – Some Like It Hawk (Meg Langslow #14), finished 3/10/20 ★★★★
L = Lowcountry Bookshop (Liz Talbot #7), by Susan M. Boyer, finished 2/13/20 ★★★.5
K = author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and author Anna Waterhouse – Mycroft Holmes (Mycroft Holmes and Sherlock #1), finished 2/17/20 ★★★★
P = Pies before Guys (Pie Town #4), by Kirsten Weiss, finished 2/7/20 ★★★.5
I = author Michelle Isenhoff – The Candle Star (Divided Decade Collection #1), finished 2/18/20 ★★★
T = 'Til Dirt Do Us Part (Local Foods #2), by Edith Maxwell, finished 3/22/20 ★★★.5


4. THE DARK ANGEL
T = author Peter Tremayne – The Monk Who Vanished (Sister Fidelma #7), finished 3/27/20 ★★★★
H = author Sandra Hempel – The Inheritor's Powder: A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed, finished 3/29 ★★★.5
E = Epitaph (Doc Holliday #2), by Mary Doria Russell, finished 3/8/20 ★★★.5
D = Desert Heat (Joanna Brady #1), by J.A. Jance, finished 4/19/20 ★★★★
A = author Lorena Angell – A Diamond In My Pocket (The Unaltered #1), finished 1/3/20 ★★★
R = author Ruth Bader Ginsburg – My Own Words, finished 1/6/20 ★★★★
K = Killing Thyme (Spice Shop #3), by Leslie Budewitz, finished 1/29/20 ★★★.5
A = Avalanche (Sheriff Bo Tully #2), by Patrick F. McManus, finished 1/24/20 ★★★★
N = author Nancy Naigle – Barbecue and Bad News (Adams Grove #6), finished 1/7/20 ★★★.5
G = author G.A. McKevett – And the Killer Is… (Savannah Reid #25), by G.A. McKevett, finished 4/12/20 ★★★★
E = author Ellery Adams – Murder in the Storybook Cottage (Book Retreat #6), finished 4/16/20 ★★★★
L = Love to Die For (Hallie Marsh #3), by Merla Zellerbach, finished 1/20/20 ★★


5. THE STONE CIRCLE
T = author Jodi Taylor – A Symphony of Echoes (Chronicles of St. Mary's #2), finished 3/29/20 ★★★★
H = author Victoria Hamilton – White Colander Crime (Vintage Kitchen #5), finished 3/31/20 ★★★.5
E = author Chris Ewan – The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam (Good Thief's Guide #1), finished 3/24/20 ★★★.5
S = author Jill Shalvis – Head Over Heels (Lucky Harbor #3), finished 4/30/20 ★★★.5
T = Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday and the Vendetta Ride from Hell, by Tom Clavin, finished 3/30/20 ★★★.5
O = The Obituary Society (Obituary Society #1), by Jessica L. Randall, finished 3/19/20 ★★.5
N = author Nick Bryan – The Girl Who Tweeted Wolf (Hobson & Choi #1), finished 1/27/20 ★★.5
E = author Elizabeth Peters – Lion in the Valley (Amelia Peabody #4), finished 4/3/20 ★★★.5
C = Claws for Concern (Cat in the Stacks #9), by Miranda James, finished 1/31/20 ★★★★
I = If Walls Could Talk (Haunted Home Renovation #1), by Juliet Blackwell, finished 3/15/20 ★★★.5
R = author Patricia Rockwell – Voice Mail Murder (Pamela Barnes Acoustic Mystery #3), finished 2/10/20 ★★★.5
C = Cronkite, by Douglas Brinkley, finished 2/6/20 ★★★
L = The Little Book of Life Hacks: How to Make Your Life Happier, Healthier and More Beautiful, by Yumi Sakugawa, finished 4/1/20 ★★★
E = Execution in E (Gethsemane Brown #5), by Alexia Gordon, finished 4/21/20 ★★★★


6. THE LANTERN MEN
T = Trick or Deceit (Celebration Bay #4), by Shelley Freydont, finished 4/25/20 ★★★.5
H = Hello, Summer, by Mary Kay Andrews, finished 4/26/20 ★★★.5
E = author Elizabeth Logan – Mousse and Murder (Alaskan Diner #1), finished 5/3/20 ★★★.5
L = author Jess Lourey – August Moon (Murdery-by-Month #4), finished 5/1/20 ★★★
A = author Ben Aaronovitch – Rivers of London (Rivers of London #1), finished 4/22/20 ★★★.5
N = Nine Coaches Waiting, by Mary Stewart, finished 2/14/20 ★★★.5
T = author Nancy Thayer – Girls of Summer, finished 5/24/20 ★★★.5
E = author Ella Barrick – Quickstep to Murder (Ballroom Dance #1), finished 5/22/20 ★★★.5
R = author Robin McKinley – Beauty, finished 2/29/20 ★★★.5
N = New Uses for Old Boyfriends (Black Dog Bay #2), by Beth Kendrick, finished 4/18/20 ★★★.5
M = A Minute to Midnight (Atlee Pine #2), by David Baldacci, finished 3/5/20 ★★★★
E = author Elizabeth George – Missing Joseph (Inspector Lynley #6), finished 5/25/20 ★★★
N = Nightmares Can Be Murder (Dream Club #1), by Mary Kennedy, finished 5/4/20 ★★.5

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MATCHING WORDS :
Complete the matching word section by reading a book with a title that has a matching word for each of the titles below. Please match words exactly (example: If you choose to match "Stone" from The Stone Circle, the word "Stones" would not count. However, it's perfectly fine to match words such as "The", "At", "Of", etc, from the titles).

1. THE CROSSING PLACES
True PLACES, by Sonja Yoerg, finished 1/11/20 ★★★

2. THE JANUS STONE
THE Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II, by Katherine Sharp Landdeck, finished 2/12/20 ★★★.5

3. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END
END Game (Will Robie #5), by David Baldacci, finished 1/18/20 ★★★★

4. A ROOM FULL OF BONES
Death in ROOM 7 (Pine Lake Inn #1), by K.J. Emrick, finished 3/11/20 ★★★.5

5. A DYING FALL
Put *A* Ring on It (Black Dog Bay #3), by Beth Kendrick, finished 6/12/20 ★★★.5

6. THE OUTCAST DEAD
Fire Engine DEAD (Museum #3), by Sheila Connolly, finished 3/7/20 ★★★.5

7. THE GHOST FIELDS
The GHOST and the Femme Fatale (Haunted Bookshop #4), by Alice Kimberly, finished 4/17/20 ★★★.5

8. THE WOMAN IN BLUE
The WOMAN in the Window, by A.J. Finn, finished 6/17/20 ★★★.5

9. THE CHALK PIT
THE Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1), by Lemony Snicket, finished 5/2/20 ★★★

10. THE DARK ANGEL
Death in DARK Blue (Writer's Apprentice #2), by Julia Buckley, finished 5/30/20 ★★★★

11. THE STONE CIRCLE
City of THE Lost (Rockton #1), by Kelley Armstrong, finished 2/27/20 ★★★★

12. THE LANTERN MEN
THE Stolen Letter (Scottish Bookshop #5), by Paige Shelton, finished 3/23/20 ★★★★

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BONUS SECTION :
Complete the bonus section of this challenge by reading a book from this series.

The Lantern Men (Ruth Galloway #12), by Elly Griffiths, finished 6/20/20 ★★★★


***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 6/20/20 *****

I love this series as well, Barb! Thank you for joining me. Welcome to the challenge!!

SERIES EXPLORATION: RUTH GALLOWAY, no deadline
DONE....Feb. 4, 2021

TASKS :
Complete a task for each of the items below. Four books total for this section.

1. RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES :
The Ruth Galloway series features a forensic archaeologist who lives alone with her two cats in a Saltmarsh cottage.
✿ Read a book with a character who is single or lives alone OR
✿ Read a book in which a cat is mentioned in the story
Evan's Gate by Rhys Bowen....Jan.1, 2020 Evan is single and lives alone

2. ELLY GRIFFITHS :
Elly Griffiths (pen name) is a British crime novelist, born August 17, 1963 in London.
✿ Read a book set in London OR
✿ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with E
To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey.....Feb. 7, 2020.... First name starts with E

3. TITLES :
There are currently 12 books in this series, with book #12 scheduled for release in 2020. The first book was published in 2009.
✿ Read a series book #1, #2, or #12 OR
✿ Read a book published in 2009 or 2020
Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr.....Jan. 4, 2020 Published in 2009

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS :
The combined total ratings for this series is 127,373. The combined total number of reviews is approximately 12,096.
✿ Read a book with over 12,096 reviews OR
✿ Read a book in which on of the following numbers can be found in the page count: 1, 2, 7 or 3
Trophy Hunt by C.J. Box....Jan. 2, 2020 352 pages...3 and 2

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COVER ITEMS :
Read a book with one these items found on the cover for each of the titles listed below. Only one cover item per book, six books total. Please post the cover.

1. THE CROSSING PLACES :
Body of water, or black & white (only) cover.
by Melanie Dobson....Jan. 23, 2020 Body of water

2. THE JANUS STONE :
Grassy area, or stone(s), or green cover.
by Iain Banks....Jan. 6, 2020 stone quarry

3. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END :
Bird(s), house, or light-colored cover.
by Donna Andrews....Jan. 27, 2020 Bird on cover

4. A ROOM FULL OF BONES :
Cabin, sandy beach area, a fence, or dark-colored cover.
by W.L. Knightly.....Feb. 20, 2020 Dark cover

5. A DYING FALL :
Skeleton (face or partial/full body), fire, stairs (or steps), or brown cover.
by Stephen King....Jan. 4, 2020 His arm is a stair case

6. THE OUTCAST DEAD :
Castle, a child, or a blue cover
by Billie Letts....March 8, 2020

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SPELL OUT:
Complete the spell out section of this challenge by spelling out each of the titles listed below using the following options: first letter of book title, first letter of the author's first or last name, first letter of a series title, or first letter of a main character's first or last name. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only be found in the title, author's first or last name, series title, or main character's first or last name. A total of 78 books will be needed to complete this section.

1. THE GHOST FIELDS
T. True Places by Sonja Yoerg....Feb. 2, 2020
H. Highlander Untamed by Monica McCarty......Jan. 18, 2020
E. Evan Blessed by Rhys Bowen....Jan. 19, 2020
G. The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves.....Feb. 10, 2020
H. Hush Money: A Mystery by Chuck Greaves....Feb. 1, 2020
O. Oust, Gail.....Ginger Snapped by Gail Oust .....Jan. 23, 2020
S. Shannon VanBergen... Up in Smoke ....Jan. 5, 2020
T. Taggart by Louis L'Amour...March 1, 2020
F. Firestorm by Brenda Joyce....Jan. 13, 2020
I. Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb....Feb. 7, 2020
E. Evanly Bodies by Rhys Bowen....Feb. 18, 2020
L. Linda Castillo.....Shamed ....Jan. 13, 2010
D. Dumas, Margaret....Murder At The Palace by Margaret Dumas.....Feb. 24, 2020
S. Splintered by A.G. Howard....Jan. 11, 2020

2. THE WOMAN IN BLUE
T. Tangled by Emma Chase.....April 11, 2020
H. Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life by Cleo Wade.....Feb. 15, 2020
E. Eyes of Prey by John Sandford....May 20, 2020
W. William Kent Krueger....Blood Hollow .....March 17, 2020
O. O'Dell, Scott....Island of the Blue Dolphins.....by Scott O'Dell.....Feb. 11, 2020
M. Michael Pollan.....Food Rules: An Eater's Manual ....Feb. 8, 2020
A. Amish Outsider by Marta Perry.....Feb. 14, 2020
N. Navin, Rhiannon.....Only Child by Rhiannon Navin....Jan. 28, 2020
I. Ilona Andrews....Magic Breaks ....April 17, 2020
N. Neta Jackson....The Yada Yada Prayer Group ....May 12, 2020
B. Brown, Carolyn....The Strawberry Hearts Diner by Carolyn Brown.....Feb. 23, 2020
L. Lindsay, Joan....Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay....Jan 18, 2020
U. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand.....May 17, 2020
E. Edgerton, Clyde....Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton...August 4, 2020

3. THE CHALK PIT
T. Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center....May 7, 2020
H. Helen Simonson.....Major Pettigrew's Last Stand.....June 1, 2020
E. Evans, Jimmie Ruth....Flamingo Fatale by Jimmie Ruth Evans....August 8, 2020
C.Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb....May, 11,2020
H. Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel....June 3, 2020
A. The Apartment by Danielle Steel ....Feb. 17, 2020
L. Laurie, Victoria....Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie....April 25, 2020
K. Keene, Carolyn .....The Bungalow Mystery by Carolyn Keene....Feb. 9, 2020
P. A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline ....Feb. 21, 2020
I. It Takes a Witch by Heather Blake.....June 10, 2020
T. 'Til Dice Do Us Part by Gail Oust....August 3, 2020

4. THE DARK ANGEL
T. Tougas, Shelly....Laura Ingalls Is Ruining My Life by Shelley Tougas....August 17, 2020
H. Hyde, Catherine Ryan....Stay by Catherine Ryan Hyde....July 14, 2020
E. Evans, Nicholas....The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans...Aug. 31, 2020
D. Don't Look Back by Karin Fossum.....May 26, 2020
A. A.J. Pearce....Dear Mrs. Bird......March 14, 2020
R. Rachel Joyce.....The Music Shop.....March 3, 2020
K. Katie's Redemption by Patricia Davids.....April 5, 2020
A. An Amish Christmas Journey by Patricia Davids....March 18, 2020
N. 19 Love Songs by David Levithan...June 8, 2020
G. Gone to Dust by Matt Goldman....Feb, 16,2020
E. Enter the Aardvark by Jessica Anthony.....Oct. 2, 2020
L. Lister, Michael....Power in the Blood by Michael Lister April 29, 2020

5. THE STONE CIRCLE
T. The Texan's Touch by Jodi Thomas...Aug. 24, 2020
H. Helen Hoang....The Kiss Quotient ....Aug. 2, 2020
E. Elkins, Aaron....Skull Duggery by Aaron Elkins.....Nov.15, 2020
S. Sakugawal, Yumi..... The Little Book of Life Hacks: How to Make Your Life Happier, Healthier, and More Beautiful....by Yumi Sakugawa....August 7, 2020
T. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson....Aug. 28, 2020
O. Oust, Gail....Whack 'N' Roll by Gail Oust... March 6, 2020
N. No Regrets and Other True Cases by Ann Rule....July 9, 2020
E. Evans, Richard Paul....Lost December by Richard Paul Evans....Dec. 13, 2020
C. Cassandra Rose Clarke...The Mad Scientist's Daughter ...May 14, 2020
I. Iain Reid.....Foe .....June 17, 2020
R. Rachel Amphlett....Assassins Hunted.....April 26, 2020
C. Carr, Robyn....Forbidden Falls by Robyn Carr...July 24, 2020
L. Leaving Amarillo by Caisey Quinn....May 29, 2020
E. Elly Griffiths....The Lantern Men.....Dec. 15, 2020

6. THE LANTERN MEN
T. Thompson, Victoria.....Murder on Astor Place by Victoria Thompson... October 15, 2020
H. Her Secret by Shelley Shepard Gray....August 19, 2020
E. Ellery Adams.....The Secret, Book & Scone Society...Jan. 1, 2021
L. Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke....June 13, 2020
A. Andrews, Donna....Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews.....March 29, 2020
N. The Nymphos of Rocky Flats by Mario Acevedo.....July 11, 2020
T. Thanhha Lai......Inside Out & Back Again .....October 24, 2020
E. Emezi, Akwaeke...Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi...Feb. 1, 2021
R. Rivers, Francine.....Unveiled: Tamar by Francine Rivers....May 21, 2020
N. Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon....July 18, 2020
M. MacDonald, John D.....A Purple Place for Dying: A Travis McGee novel by John D. MacDonald....March 5, 2020
E. Eyes on You.....Kate White.....Feb. 3, 2021
N. Nnedi Okorafor.....Akata Witch ....August 1, 2020

MATCHING WORDS :
Complete the matching word section by reading a book with a title that has a matching word for each of the titles below. Please match words exactly (example: If you choose to match "Stone" from The Stone Circle, the word "Stones" would not count. However, it's perfectly fine to match words such as "The", "At", "Of", etc, from the titles).

1. THE CROSSING PLACES
2. THE JANUS STONE
3. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END
4. A ROOM FULL OF BONES
5. A DYING FALL
6. THE OUTCAST DEAD
7. THE GHOST FIELDS
8. THE WOMAN IN BLUE
9. THE CHALK PIT
10. THE DARK ANGEL
11. THE STONE CIRCLE
12. THE LANTERN MEN

Welcome to the challenge, Ruth!

SCC: SERIES EXPLORATION - RUTH GALLOWAY
DATE: 01/01/20 - 00/00/00
0/101 COMPLETED

TASKS:
Complete a task for each of the items below. Four books total for this section.

1. RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES:
The Ruth Galloway series features a forensic archaeologist who lives alone with her two cats in a Saltmarsh cottage.
✿Read a book with a character who is single or lives along, OR
✿Read a book in which a cat is mentioned in the story.

2. ELLY GRIFFITHS:
Elly Griffiths (pen name) is a British crime novelist, born August 17, 1963 in London.
✿Read a book set in London, OR
✿Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with 'E'.

3. TITLES:
There are currently 12 books in this series, with book #12 scheduled for release in 2020. The first book was published in 2009.
✿Read a series book #1, #2, or #12, OR
✿Read a book published in 2009 or 2020.

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS:
The combined total ratings for this series is 127,373. The combined total number of reviews is approximately 12,096.
✿Read a book with over 12,096 reviews, OR
✿Read a book in which on of the following numbers can be found in the page count: 1, 2, 7 or 3.
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COVER ITEMS:
Read a book with one these items found on the cover for each of the titles listed below. Only one cover item per book, six books total. Please post the cover.

1. THE CROSSING PLACES:
Body of water, or black & white (only) cover.

2. THE JANUS STONE:
Grassy area, or stone(s), or green cover.

3. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END:
Bird(s), house, or light-colored cover.

4. A ROOM FULL OF BONES:
Cabin, sandy beach area, a fence, or dark-colored cover.

5. A DYING FALL:
Skeleton (face or partial/full body), fire, stairs (or steps), or brown cover.

6. THE OUTCAST DEAD:
Castle, a child, or a blue cover

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SPELL OUT:
Complete the spell out section of this challenge by spelling out each of the titles listed below using the following options: first letter of book title, first letter of the author's first or last name, first letter of a series title, or first letter of a main character's first or last name. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only be found in the title, author's first or last name, series title, or main character's first or last name. A total of 78 books will be needed to complete this section.

1. THE GHOST FIELDS
2. THE WOMAN IN BLUE
3. THE CHALK PIT
4. THE DARK ANGEL
5. THE STONE CIRCLE
6. THE LANTERN MEN

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MATCHING WORDS:
Complete the matching word section by reading a book with a title that has a matching word for each of the titles below. Please match words exactly (example: If you choose to match "Stone" from The Stone Circle, the word "Stones" would not count. However, it's perfectly fine to match words such as "The", "At", "Of", etc, from the titles). One book per title, 12 books total.

1. The Crossing Places
2. The Janus Stone
3. The House at Sea's End
4. A Room Full of Bones
5. A Dying Fall
6. The Outcast Dead
7. The Ghost Fields
8. The Woman in Blue
9. The Chalk Pit
10. The Dark Angel
11. The Stone Circle
12. The Lantern Men

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BONUS SECTION:
Complete the bonus section of this challenge by reading a book from this series. Please Note: You may only include this bonus section by completing at least one regular section above.

Welcome, Katharine!

259. SCC: SERIES EXPLORATION - RUTH GALLOWAY
DATE: 01/01/20 - 00/00/00
0/101 COMPLETED

TASKS:
Complete a task for each of the items below. Four books total for this section.

1. RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES:
The Ruth Galloway series features a forensic archaeologist who lives alone with her two cats in a Saltmarsh cottage.
✿Read a book with a character who is single or lives along, OR
✿Read a book in which a cat is mentioned in the story.

2. ELLY GRIFFITHS:
Elly Griffiths (pen name) is a British crime novelist, born August 17, 1963 in London.
✿Read a book set in London, OR
✿Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with 'E'.

3. TITLES:
There are currently 12 books in this series, with book #12 scheduled for release in 2020. The first book was published in 2009.
✿Read a series book #1, #2, or #12, OR
✿Read a book published in 2009 or 2020.

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS:
The combined total ratings for this series is 127,373. The combined total number of reviews is approximately 12,096.
✿Read a book with over 12,096 reviews, OR
✿Read a book in which on of the following numbers can be found in the page count: 1, 2, 7 or 3.
☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀☀♡☀♡☀♡☀

COVER ITEMS:
Read a book with one these items found on the cover for each of the titles listed below. Only one cover item per book, six books total. Please post the cover.

1. THE CROSSING PLACES:
Body of water, or black & white (only) cover.

2. THE JANUS STONE:
Grassy area, or stone(s), or green cover.

3. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END:
Bird(s), house, or light-colored cover.

4. A ROOM FULL OF BONES:
Cabin, sandy beach area, a fence, or dark-colored cover.

5. A DYING FALL:
Skeleton (face or partial/full body), fire, stairs (or steps), or brown cover.

6. THE OUTCAST DEAD:
Castle, a child, or a blue cover

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SPELL OUT:
Complete the spell out section of this challenge by spelling out each of the titles listed below using the following options: first letter of book title, first letter of the author's first or last name, first letter of a series title, or first letter of a main character's first or last name. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only be found in the title, author's first or last name, series title, or main character's first or last name. A total of 78 books will be needed to complete this section.

1. THE GHOST FIELDS
2. THE WOMAN IN BLUE
3. THE CHALK PIT
4. THE DARK ANGEL
5. THE STONE CIRCLE
6. THE LANTERN MEN

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MATCHING WORDS:
Complete the matching word section by reading a book with a title that has a matching word for each of the titles below. Please match words exactly (example: If you choose to match "Stone" from The Stone Circle, the word "Stones" would not count. However, it's perfectly fine to match words such as "The", "At", "Of", etc, from the titles). One book per title, 12 books total.

1. The Crossing Places
2. The Janus Stone
3. The House at Sea's End
4. A Room Full of Bones
5. A Dying Fall
6. The Outcast Dead
7. The Ghost Fields
8. The Woman in Blue
9. The Chalk Pit
10. The Dark Angel
11. The Stone Circle
12. The Lantern Men

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BONUS SECTION:
Complete the bonus section of this challenge by reading a book from this series. Please Note: You may only include this bonus section by completing at least one regular section above.

RESERVED

RESERVED

Welcome to the challenge, Sallie!

I've read the first in this series and am looking forward to reading more.

SERIES EXPLORATION: RUTH GALLOWAY
Timeframe: 2/1/20 to 1/31/21
101/101
5/5 Sections

TASKS: (4/4)

1. RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES - Cat is mentioned in the story - Appealed by Emma Chase - 2/7/20 ♥♥♥♥

Kennedy has 3 cats, none of whom get along with Brent.

2. ELLY GRIFFITHS - Author whose first name begins with E - Emma Hart - Stripped Down - 2/4/20 ♥♥♥♥


3. TITLES - Series book #1 - Wilde One by Jannine Gallant - 2/25/20 ♥♥♥♥

#1 Born to be Wilde

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS - Over 12,096 reviews - Catch-22 by Joseph Heller - 2/9/20 ♥♥

17,153 ratings

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COVER ITEMS: (6/6)

1. THE CROSSING PLACES - Body of water - All I Want by Jill Shalvis - 2/29/20 ♥♥♥♥


2. THE JANUS STONE - Green cover - Fourth Down by Desiree Holt - 3/27/20 ♥♥♥♥


3. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END - Light-colored cover - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides - 3/31/20 ♥♥♥♥


4. A ROOM FULL OF BONES - Dark-colored cover - M is for Malice by Sue Grafton - 2/13/20 ♥♥♥♥


5. A DYING FALL – Fire on cover - Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh - 4/2/20 ♥♥♥

Top left corner

6. THE OUTCAST DEAD - Blue cover - Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares - 3/5/20 ♥♥♥♥


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SPELL OUT:
78/78
6/6 Titles

1. THE GHOST FIELDS (14/14)
T - Thomas, Richard - Disintegration - 3/8/20 ♥♥♥
H - Henrietta Reid - Sister of the Bride - 3/3/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones - 3/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
G - Grant, Donna - My Favorite Cowboy - 3/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - Holly Jacobs - Once Upon a Valentine's - 4/7/20 ♥♥♥
O - Oke, Janette - When Comes the Spring - 3/14/20 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sugar: My Life as a Sugar Babe by Monique X - 4/9/20 ♥♥♥
T - Treading Water by Marie Force - 3/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
F - Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs - 4/20/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter - 3/7/20 ♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Spann Craig - A Body in the Backyard - 4/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lynsay Sands - Bite Me If You Can - 3/11/20 ♥♥♥♥
D - Donna Grant - A Cowboy Like You - 4/17/20 ♥♥♥♥
S – Sonja Yoerg - The Middle of Somewhere - 7/10/20 ♥♥♥

2. THE WOMAN IN BLUE (14/14)
T - Tayari Jones - An American Marriage - 2/26/20 ♥♥♥
H - Heir to a Dark Inheritance by Maisey Yates - 2/20/20 ♥♥♥
E - Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb - 2/23/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
W – What Happens in London by Julia Quinn - 5/10/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - One Pink Line by Dina Silver - 3/21/20 ♥♥♥♥
M - The Mystery at Lilac Inn by Carolyn Keene - 2/12/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ashley, Kristen - Rock Chick Reawakening - 5/12/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Night Broken by Patricia Briggs - 2/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - Isabella Bradford - When You Wish Upon a Duke - 3/28/20 ♥♥♥♥
B - Butcher, Jim - Storm Front - 6/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - A Lover's Secret by Bethany Bloom - 3/16/20 ♥♥
U - Unsuitable by Lavinia Kent - 4/18/20 ♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - Sweetest Scoundrel - 2/28/20 ♥♥♥♥♥

3. THE CHALK PIT (11/11)
T - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center - 3/30/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - Hard to Fall by Marquita Valentine - 4/23/20 ♥♥
E - Emma Douglas - A Season of You - 5/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
C - Carew, Jean - The Marrying Kind - 3/10/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - Haddon, Mark - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - 5/9/20 ♥♥♥
A - Archer, Gillian - Reluctantly Royal - 5/29/20 ♥♥♥♥
L – Louise Penny - A Fatal Grace - 7/9/20 ♥♥♥♥
K - Katherine Center - What You Wish For - 4/13/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
P - Private by James Patterson - 4/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - Into the Fire by Amanda Usen - 5/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Then Came You by Kate Meader - 4/26/20 ♥♥♥

4. THE DARK ANGEL (12/12)
T - Templeton, Karen - Dear Santa - 4/27/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - How to Walk Away by Katherine Center - 5/19/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde - 6/18/20 ♥♥♥
D - David Rosenfelt - First Degree - 7/13/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Archer, Gillian - Resilient - 5/31/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rena Young - Catch A Falling Star - 4/15/20 ♥♥♥
K - Kent, Lavinia - Unmanageable - 8/5/20 ♥♥♥
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Shifts - 6/30/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - 9 1/2 Days by Mia Zachary - 5/6/20 ♥♥♥♥
G - Gerritsen, Tess - The Surgeon - 6/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evanovich, Janet - Twisted Twenty-Six - 6/20/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lundy, J.T. - Saving Grapes - 5/13/20 ♥♥

5. THE STONE CIRCLE (14/14)
T - Tara Sivec - Below Deck - 5/17/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - The Heartbreaker by Carly Phillips - 6/23/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - The English Assassin by Daniel Silva - 7/16/20 ♥♥♥
S - Shelton, Paige - Fruit of All Evil - 5/16/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Trish McCallan - Forged in Smoke - 5/20/20 ♥♥♥
O - On September Hill by Leigh Michaels - 7/3/20 ♥♥♥♥
N - Normandie Alleman - Daddy's Game - 5/23/20 ♥♥♥
E - Erma Bombeck - Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession - 7/23/20 ♥♥♥♥
C - Carolyn Keene - Password to Larkspur Lane - 3/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - In the Bag by Kate Klise - 5/30/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Rosenfelt, David - Open and Shut - 4/6/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
C - Carly Phillips - The Playboy - 4/3/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Latesha Kellam - The Match Disaster - 6/6/20 ♥♥
E - Ewens, Tracy - Taste - 7/31/20 ♥♥♥♥♥

6. THE LANTERN MEN (13/13)
T - Tiger, Tiger by Lynne Reid Banks - 5/27/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - Her Leading Hero by Maggie Dallen - 8/10/20 ♥♥♥
E - Emma Donoghue - Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins - 8/2/20 ♥♥♥
L - Laura Lippman - Sunburn - 6/27/20 ♥♥♥
A - Amanda Prowse - The Girl in the Corner - 7/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
N - N.L. Wilson - The Case of the Flashing Fashion Queen - 5/28/20 ♥♥♥
T - Trish McCallan - Forged in Ember - 7/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elliott Roosevelt - The Hyde Park Murder - 8/15/20 ♥♥♥
R - J.D. Robb - Secrets in Death - 5/5/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - No Place Like You by Emma Douglas - 6/2/20 ♥♥♥♥
M - Mail Order Outlaw by Cynthia Woolf - 5/3/20 ♥♥♥
E - Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin - 8/20/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nobody But You by Jill Shalvis - 6/14/20 ♥♥♥♥

RUTH GALLOWAY - Part 2

MATCHING WORDS: (12/12)
1. The Crossing Places – THE - The Other Woman by Sandie Jones - 4/28/20 ♥♥♥♥
2. The Janus Stone – THE - The Daring Ladies of Lowell by Kate Alcott - 6/4/20 ♥♥♥
3. The House at Sea's End – THE - The Cat Who Played Post Office by Lilian Jackson Braun - 8/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
4. A Room Full of Bones – OF - Stroke of Luck by Opal Carew - 8/14/20 ♥♥♥
5. A Dying Fall – A - Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter - 12/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
6. The Outcast Dead – DEAD - Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira - 7/30/20 ♥♥♥
7. The Ghost Fields – THE - The Cat Who Played Brahms by Lilian Jackson Braun - 7/21/20 ♥♥♥♥
8. The Woman in Blue – BLUE - 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson - 6/11/20 ♥♥♥♥
9. The Chalk Pit – THE - The Trouble with Twelfth Grave by Darynda Jones - 6/22/20 ♥♥♥♥
10. The Dark Angel – DARK - Dark in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/12/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
11. The Stone Circle – THE - The Spellmans Strike Again by Lisa Lutz - 7/2/20 ♥♥♥♥
12. The Lantern Men – THE - If the Slipper Fits by Olivia Drake - 7/7/20 ♥♥♥♥



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BONUS: (1/1)

Read a book from this series - The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths - 1/31/21 ♥♥♥♥


*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 1/31/21*****

It's a good series, Connie. Welcome to the challenge!

Loved this series!! Enjoy!

The task section is complete!

TASKS: (4/4)

1. RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES - Cat is mentioned in the story - Appealed by Emma Chase - 2/7/20 ♥♥♥♥

Kennedy has 3 cats, none of whom get along with Brent.

2. ELLY GRIFFITHS - Author whose first name begins with E - Emma Hart - Stripped Down - 2/4/20 ♥♥♥♥


3. TITLES - Series book #1 - Wilde One by Jannine Gallant - 2/25/20 ♥♥♥♥

#1 Born to be Wilde

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS - Over 12,096 reviews - Catch-22 by Joseph Heller - 2/9/20 ♥♥

17,153 ratings

Nicely done, Connie!

The cover item section is done also!

COVER ITEMS: (6/6)

1. THE CROSSING PLACES - Body of water - All I Want by Jill Shalvis - 2/29/20 ♥♥♥♥


2. THE JANUS STONE - Green cover - Fourth Down by Desiree Holt - 3/27/20 ♥♥♥♥


3. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END - Light-colored cover - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides - 3/31/20 ♥♥♥♥


4. A ROOM FULL OF BONES - Dark-colored cover - M is for Malice by Sue Grafton - 2/13/20 ♥♥♥♥


5. A DYING FALL – Fire on cover - Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh - 4/2/20 ♥♥♥

Top left corner

6. THE OUTCAST DEAD - Blue cover - Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares - 3/5/20 ♥♥♥♥

Nicely done, Connie!

Finished :


SERIES EXPLORATION: RUTH GALLOWAY, no deadline
5/5 SECTIONS COMPLETE

TASKS :
Complete a task for each of the items below. Four books total for this section.

1. RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES :
The Ruth Galloway series features a forensic archaeologist who lives alone with her two cats in a Saltmarsh cottage.
✿ Read a book with a character who is single or lives along OR
Brenna : Sealed with a Kill (Decoupage #3), by Lucy Lawrence, finished 1/13/20 ★★★★

2. ELLY GRIFFITHS :
Elly Griffiths (pen name) is a British crime novelist, born August 17, 1963 in London.
✿ Read a book set in London OR
Buried to the Brim (Hat Shop #6), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 1/23/20 ★★★★

3. TITLES :
There are currently 12 books in this series, with book #12 scheduled for release in 2020. The first book was published in 2009.
✿ Read a series book #1, #2, or #12 OR
✿ Read a book published in 2009 or 2020
both : publ 2/25/20 : Al Dente's Inferno (Tuscan Cooking School #1), by Stephanie Cole, finished 2/8/20 ★★★

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS :
The combined total ratings for this series is 127,373. The combined total number of reviews is approximately 12,096.
✿ Read a book in which one of the following numbers can be found in the page count: 1, 2, 7 or 3
256 pages : And Then You're Dead: What Really Happens If You Get Swallowed by a Whale, Are Shot From a Cannon, or Go Barreling Over Niagara, by Cody Cassidy and Paul Doherty, finished 1/26/20 ★★★.5

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COVER ITEMS :
Read a book with one these items found on the cover for each of the titles listed below. Only one cover item per book, six books total. Please post the cover.

1. THE CROSSING PLACES :
Body of water on cover
The Bungalow, by Sarah Jio, finished 2/3/20 ★★★★

2. THE JANUS STONE :
Green cover
Did You Just Eat That?: Two Scientists Explore Double-Dipping, the Five-Second Rule and Other Food Myths in the Lab, by Paul Dawson and Brian Sheldon, finished 3/25/20 ★★★

3. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END :
Light-colored cover
Off the Edge of the Map: Marco Polo, Captain Cook, and 9 Other Travelers and Explorers That Pushed the Boundaries of the Known World, by Michael Rank, finished 2/4/20 ★★.5

4. A ROOM FULL OF BONES :
Dark-colored cover
The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight #1), by Katherine Arden, finished 4/6/20 ★★★.5

5. A DYING FALL :
Stairs/steps on cover
Crime and Poetry (Magical Bookshop #1), by Amanda Flower, finished 1/9/20 ★★★★

6. THE OUTCAST DEAD :
Blue cover
You're Saying It Wrong: A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words – And Their Tangled Histories of Misuse, by Ross Petras and Kathryn Petras, finished 4/2/20 ★★★.5



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SPELL OUT:
Complete the spell out section of this challenge by spelling out each of the titles listed below using the following options: first letter of book title, first letter of the author's first or last name, first letter of a series title, or first letter of a main character's first or last name.

1. THE GHOST FIELDS
T = This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, by Ashton Applewhite, finished 2/11/20 ★★★.5
H = How to Be a Pirate (How to Train Your Dragon #2), by Cressida Cowell, finished 1/2/20 ★★★.5
E = author Elizabeth Edmonson and author Anselm Audley – A Matter of Loyalty (Very English Mystery #3), finished 1/12/20 ★★★★
G = Gone with the Whisker (Bookmobile Cat #8), by Laurie Cass, finished 3/2/20 ★★★★
H = Hell on Wheels (Odelia Grey #9), by Sue Ann Jaffarian, finished 2/21/20 ★★★.5
O = author Gail Oust – Curried Away (Spice Shop #4), finished 2/1/20 ★★★.5
S = Secondhand Stiff (Odelia Grey #8), by Sue Ann Jaffarian, finished 2/5/20 ★★★.5
T = Tourist Trap (Rebecca Schwartz #3), Julie Smith, finished 2/24/20 ★★★
F = From the Grounds Up (Maggy Thorsen #5), by Sandra Balzo, finished 2/28/20 ★★★.5
I = In Cold Chamomile (Tea and Read #3), by Joy Avon, finished 1/30/20 ★★★.5
E = author Ellery Adams – The Book of Candlelight (Secret, Book & Scone Society #3), finished 1/15/20 ★★★.5
L = author Virginia Lowell – Cookies and Scream (Cookie Cutter Shop #5), finished 1/16/20 ★★★★
D = author Dava Sobel – Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time, finished 4/7/20 ★★★★
S = A Second Helping of Murder (Comfort Food #2), by Christine Wenger, finished 2/9/20 ★★★.5


2. THE WOMAN IN BLUE
T = author Chris Thorogood – Weird Plants, finished 3/30/20 ★★★★
H = Hitting the Books (Library Lovers #9), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 4/15/20 ★★★★
E = author Erin Lindsay McCabe – I Shall Be Near to You, finished 2/20/20 ★★★★
W = Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh #1), by A.A. Milne, finished 4/27/20 ★★★.5
O = One Good Deed. by David Baldacci, finished 4/14/20 ★★★.5
M = author Jen Mann – People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots and Other Suburban Scourges, finished 3/12/20 ★★★
A = author Neil Albert – Cruel April (Dave Garrett #4), finished 6/3/20 ★★.5
N = Never Thwart a Thespian (Leigh Koslow #8), by Edie Claire, finished 4/10/20 ★★★.5
I = author Isabella Alan – Murder, Plain and Simple (Amish Quilt Shop #1), finished 3/18/20 ★★★.5
N = author Nancy McGovern – Murder & Marble Cake (Comfort Cakes #1), finished 3/28/20 ★★★
B = Barking Up the Wrong Bakery (Happy Tails Dog Walking Mysteries #1), by Stella St. Claire, finished 2/15/20 ★★★
L = author Larry Loftis – Code Name Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy, finished 4/13/20 ★★★★
U = The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry #1), by Rachel Joyce, finished 4/24/20 ★★★.5
E = author Elin Hilderbrand – Here's to Us, finished 3/17/20 ★★★.5


3. THE CHALK PIT
T = author T.C. LoTempio – Meow If It's Murder (Nick and Nora #1), finished 2/26/20 ★★★.5
H = author Mary Ellen Hughes – A Vintage Death (Keepsake Cove #2), finished 3/3/20 ★★★.5
E = author E.J. Copperman – The Thrilll of the Haunt (Haunted Guesthouse #5), finished 2/16/20 ★★★.5
C = author Rachel Caine – Ink and Bone (The Great Library #1), finished 3/26/20 ★★★.5
H = author Carolyn G. Hart – White Elephant Dead (Death on Demand #11), finished 3/14/20 ★★★.5
A = author Donna Andrews – Some Like It Hawk (Meg Langslow #14), finished 3/10/20 ★★★★
L = Lowcountry Bookshop (Liz Talbot #7), by Susan M. Boyer, finished 2/13/20 ★★★.5
K = author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and author Anna Waterhouse – Mycroft Holmes (Mycroft Holmes and Sherlock #1), finished 2/17/20 ★★★★
P = Pies before Guys (Pie Town #4), by Kirsten Weiss, finished 2/7/20 ★★★.5
I = author Michelle Isenhoff – The Candle Star (Divided Decade Collection #1), finished 2/18/20 ★★★
T = 'Til Dirt Do Us Part (Local Foods #2), by Edith Maxwell, finished 3/22/20 ★★★.5


4. THE DARK ANGEL
T = author Peter Tremayne – The Monk Who Vanished (Sister Fidelma #7), finished 3/27/20 ★★★★
H = author Sandra Hempel – The Inheritor's Powder: A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed, finished 3/29 ★★★.5
E = Epitaph (Doc Holliday #2), by Mary Doria Russell, finished 3/8/20 ★★★.5
D = Desert Heat (Joanna Brady #1), by J.A. Jance, finished 4/19/20 ★★★★
A = author Lorena Angell – A Diamond In My Pocket (The Unaltered #1), finished 1/3/20 ★★★
R = author Ruth Bader Ginsburg – My Own Words, finished 1/6/20 ★★★★
K = Killing Thyme (Spice Shop #3), by Leslie Budewitz, finished 1/29/20 ★★★.5
A = Avalanche (Sheriff Bo Tully #2), by Patrick F. McManus, finished 1/24/20 ★★★★
N = author Nancy Naigle – Barbecue and Bad News (Adams Grove #6), finished 1/7/20 ★★★.5
G = author G.A. McKevett – And the Killer Is… (Savannah Reid #25), by G.A. McKevett, finished 4/12/20 ★★★★
E = author Ellery Adams – Murder in the Storybook Cottage (Book Retreat #6), finished 4/16/20 ★★★★
L = Love to Die For (Hallie Marsh #3), by Merla Zellerbach, finished 1/20/20 ★★


5. THE STONE CIRCLE
T = author Jodi Taylor – A Symphony of Echoes (Chronicles of St. Mary's #2), finished 3/29/20 ★★★★
H = author Victoria Hamilton – White Colander Crime (Vintage Kitchen #5), finished 3/31/20 ★★★.5
E = author Chris Ewan – The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam (Good Thief's Guide #1), finished 3/24/20 ★★★.5
S = author Jill Shalvis – Head Over Heels (Lucky Harbor #3), finished 4/30/20 ★★★.5
T = Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday and the Vendetta Ride from Hell, by Tom Clavin, finished 3/30/20 ★★★.5
O = The Obituary Society (Obituary Society #1), by Jessica L. Randall, finished 3/19/20 ★★.5
N = author Nick Bryan – The Girl Who Tweeted Wolf (Hobson & Choi #1), finished 1/27/20 ★★.5
E = author Elizabeth Peters – Lion in the Valley (Amelia Peabody #4), finished 4/3/20 ★★★.5
C = Claws for Concern (Cat in the Stacks #9), by Miranda James, finished 1/31/20 ★★★★
I = If Walls Could Talk (Haunted Home Renovation #1), by Juliet Blackwell, finished 3/15/20 ★★★.5
R = author Patricia Rockwell – Voice Mail Murder (Pamela Barnes Acoustic Mystery #3), finished 2/10/20 ★★★.5
C = Cronkite, by Douglas Brinkley, finished 2/6/20 ★★★
L = The Little Book of Life Hacks: How to Make Your Life Happier, Healthier and More Beautiful, by Yumi Sakugawa, finished 4/1/20 ★★★
E = Execution in E (Gethsemane Brown #5), by Alexia Gordon, finished 4/21/20 ★★★★


6. THE LANTERN MEN
T = Trick or Deceit (Celebration Bay #4), by Shelley Freydont, finished 4/25/20 ★★★.5
H = Hello, Summer, by Mary Kay Andrews, finished 4/26/20 ★★★.5
E = author Elizabeth Logan – Mousse and Murder (Alaskan Diner #1), finished 5/3/20 ★★★.5
L = author Jess Lourey – August Moon (Murdery-by-Month #4), finished 5/1/20 ★★★
A = author Ben Aaronovitch – Rivers of London (Rivers of London #1), finished 4/22/20 ★★★.5
N = Nine Coaches Waiting, by Mary Stewart, finished 2/14/20 ★★★.5
T = author Nancy Thayer – Girls of Summer, finished 5/24/20 ★★★.5
E = author Ella Barrick – Quickstep to Murder (Ballroom Dance #1), finished 5/22/20 ★★★.5
R = author Robin McKinley – Beauty, finished 2/29/20 ★★★.5
N = New Uses for Old Boyfriends (Black Dog Bay #2), by Beth Kendrick, finished 4/18/20 ★★★.5
M = A Minute to Midnight (Atlee Pine #2), by David Baldacci, finished 3/5/20 ★★★★
E = author Elizabeth George – Missing Joseph (Inspector Lynley #6), finished 5/25/20 ★★★
N = Nightmares Can Be Murder (Dream Club #1), by Mary Kennedy, finished 5/4/20 ★★.5

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MATCHING WORDS :
Complete the matching word section by reading a book with a title that has a matching word for each of the titles below. Please match words exactly (example: If you choose to match "Stone" from The Stone Circle, the word "Stones" would not count. However, it's perfectly fine to match words such as "The", "At", "Of", etc, from the titles).

1. THE CROSSING PLACES
True PLACES, by Sonja Yoerg, finished 1/11/20 ★★★

2. THE JANUS STONE
THE Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II, by Katherine Sharp Landdeck, finished 2/12/20 ★★★.5

3. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END
END Game (Will Robie #5), by David Baldacci, finished 1/18/20 ★★★★

4. A ROOM FULL OF BONES
Death in ROOM 7 (Pine Lake Inn #1), by K.J. Emrick, finished 3/11/20 ★★★.5

5. A DYING FALL
Put *A* Ring on It (Black Dog Bay #3), by Beth Kendrick, finished 6/12/20 ★★★.5

6. THE OUTCAST DEAD
Fire Engine DEAD (Museum #3), by Sheila Connolly, finished 3/7/20 ★★★.5

7. THE GHOST FIELDS
The GHOST and the Femme Fatale (Haunted Bookshop #4), by Alice Kimberly, finished 4/17/20 ★★★.5

8. THE WOMAN IN BLUE
The WOMAN in the Window, by A.J. Finn, finished 6/17/20 ★★★.5

9. THE CHALK PIT
THE Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1), by Lemony Snicket, finished 5/2/20 ★★★

10. THE DARK ANGEL
Death in DARK Blue (Writer's Apprentice #2), by Julia Buckley, finished 5/30/20 ★★★★

11. THE STONE CIRCLE
City of THE Lost (Rockton #1), by Kelley Armstrong, finished 2/27/20 ★★★★

12. THE LANTERN MEN
THE Stolen Letter (Scottish Bookshop #5), by Paige Shelton, finished 3/23/20 ★★★★

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BONUS SECTION :
Complete the bonus section of this challenge by reading a book from this series.
The Lantern Men (Ruth Galloway #12), by Elly Griffiths, finished 6/20/20 ★★★★

Way to go, Barb!

Well done, Barb!

Thanks :)

I've finished up the spell-out portion of this challenge.

SPELL OUT:
78/78
6/6 Titles

1. THE GHOST FIELDS (14/14)
T - Thomas, Richard - Disintegration - 3/8/20 ♥♥♥
H - Henrietta Reid - Sister of the Bride - 3/3/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones - 3/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
G - Grant, Donna - My Favorite Cowboy - 3/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - Holly Jacobs - Once Upon a Valentine's - 4/7/20 ♥♥♥
O - Oke, Janette - When Comes the Spring - 3/14/20 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sugar: My Life as a Sugar Babe by Monique X - 4/9/20 ♥♥♥
T - Treading Water by Marie Force - 3/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
F - Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs - 4/20/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter - 3/7/20 ♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Spann Craig - A Body in the Backyard - 4/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lynsay Sands - Bite Me If You Can - 3/11/20 ♥♥♥♥
D - Donna Grant - A Cowboy Like You - 4/17/20 ♥♥♥♥
S – Sonja Yoerg - The Middle of Somewhere - 7/10/20 ♥♥♥

2. THE WOMAN IN BLUE (14/14)
T - Tayari Jones - An American Marriage - 2/26/20 ♥♥♥
H - Heir to a Dark Inheritance by Maisey Yates - 2/20/20 ♥♥♥
E - Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb - 2/23/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
W – What Happens in London by Julia Quinn - 5/10/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - One Pink Line by Dina Silver - 3/21/20 ♥♥♥♥
M - The Mystery at Lilac Inn by Carolyn Keene - 2/12/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ashley, Kristen - Rock Chick Reawakening - 5/12/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Night Broken by Patricia Briggs - 2/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - Isabella Bradford - When You Wish Upon a Duke - 3/28/20 ♥♥♥♥
B - Butcher, Jim - Storm Front - 6/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - A Lover's Secret by Bethany Bloom - 3/16/20 ♥♥
U - Unsuitable by Lavinia Kent - 4/18/20 ♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - Sweetest Scoundrel - 2/28/20 ♥♥♥♥♥

3. THE CHALK PIT (11/11)
T - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center - 3/30/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - Hard to Fall by Marquita Valentine - 4/23/20 ♥♥
E - Emma Douglas - A Season of You - 5/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
C - Carew, Jean - The Marrying Kind - 3/10/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - Haddon, Mark - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - 5/9/20 ♥♥♥
A - Archer, Gillian - Reluctantly Royal - 5/29/20 ♥♥♥♥
L – Louise Penny - A Fatal Grace - 7/9/20 ♥♥♥♥
K - Katherine Center - What You Wish For - 4/13/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
P - Private by James Patterson - 4/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - Into the Fire by Amanda Usen - 5/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Then Came You by Kate Meader - 4/26/20 ♥♥♥

4. THE DARK ANGEL (12/12)
T - Templeton, Karen - Dear Santa - 4/27/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - How to Walk Away by Katherine Center - 5/19/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde - 6/18/20 ♥♥♥
D - David Rosenfelt - First Degree - 7/13/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Archer, Gillian - Resilient - 5/31/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rena Young - Catch A Falling Star - 4/15/20 ♥♥♥
K - Kent, Lavinia - Unmanageable - 8/5/20 ♥♥♥
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Shifts - 6/30/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - 9 1/2 Days by Mia Zachary - 5/6/20 ♥♥♥♥
G - Gerritsen, Tess - The Surgeon - 6/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evanovich, Janet - Twisted Twenty-Six - 6/20/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lundy, J.T. - Saving Grapes - 5/13/20 ♥♥

5. THE STONE CIRCLE (14/14)
T - Tara Sivec - Below Deck - 5/17/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - The Heartbreaker by Carly Phillips - 6/23/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - The English Assassin by Daniel Silva - 7/16/20 ♥♥♥
S - Shelton, Paige - Fruit of All Evil - 5/16/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Trish McCallan - Forged in Smoke - 5/20/20 ♥♥♥
O - On September Hill by Leigh Michaels - 7/3/20 ♥♥♥♥
N - Normandie Alleman - Daddy's Game - 5/23/20 ♥♥♥
E - Erma Bombeck - Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession - 7/23/20 ♥♥♥♥
C - Carolyn Keene - Password to Larkspur Lane - 3/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - In the Bag by Kate Klise - 5/30/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Rosenfelt, David - Open and Shut - 4/6/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
C - Carly Phillips - The Playboy - 4/3/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Latesha Kellam - The Match Disaster - 6/6/20 ♥♥
E - Ewens, Tracy - Taste - 7/31/20 ♥♥♥♥♥

6. THE LANTERN MEN (13/13)
T - Tiger, Tiger by Lynne Reid Banks - 5/27/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - Her Leading Hero by Maggie Dallen - 8/10/20 ♥♥♥
E - Emma Donoghue - Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins - 8/2/20 ♥♥♥
L - Laura Lippman - Sunburn - 6/27/20 ♥♥♥
A - Amanda Prowse - The Girl in the Corner - 7/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
N - N.L. Wilson - The Case of the Flashing Fashion Queen - 5/28/20 ♥♥♥
T - Trish McCallan - Forged in Ember - 7/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elliott Roosevelt - The Hyde Park Murder - 8/15/20 ♥♥♥
R - J.D. Robb - Secrets in Death - 5/5/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - No Place Like You by Emma Douglas - 6/2/20 ♥♥♥♥
M - Mail Order Outlaw by Cynthia Woolf - 5/3/20 ♥♥♥
E - Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin - 8/20/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nobody But You by Jill Shalvis - 6/14/20 ♥♥♥♥

SERIES EXPLORATION: RUTH GALLOWAY
DURATION: 9/1/20- 6/7/21
Spell Out

1. THE GHOST FIELDS

T: Throne of Jade- Naomi Novik- 9/14/20
H: Hybrid Academy: Year One- L.C. Mortimer- 9/14/20
E: Evans Above- Rhys Bowen- 9/29/20

G: Ghostly Camping- Lily Harper Hart- 9/2/20
H: Hero at Large- Timothy Ellis- 9/27/20
O: Outclassed- Annabel Chase- 10/7/20
S: Survival of the Fritters- Ginger Bolton- 9/7/20
T: Timeless- Gail Carriger- 9/22/20

F: The Face Of Deception- Iris Johansen- 9/20/20
I: Into the Dragon's Den- Christopher Johns- 9/11/20
E: Evan Help Us- Rhys Bowen- 10/15/20
L: Light My Fire- Katie MacAlister- 9/21/20
D: Dark Frost- Jennifer Estep- 9/22/20
S: Shadows in Death- J.D. Robb- 9/8/20

2. THE WOMAN IN BLUE

T: Today's Spacemage- Timothy Ellis- 9/25/20
H: Hunted Hero Hunting- Timothy Ellis- 9/27/20
E: Ensign Spacemage- Timothy Ellis- 10/20/20

W: Wild Fire- Ally Shields- 9/16/20
O: Only The Strong- Amanda M. Lee- 10/7/20
M: Monster Mission- Eva Ibbotson- 9/7/20
A: Aunt Bessie Believes- Diana Xarissa- 9/8/20
N: Never Sorry- Edie Claire- 9/18/20

I: Imperium Knight Chaos Rising- Timothy Ellis- 10/19/20
N: Nightworld Academy: Term One- L.J. Swallow- 11/28/20

B: Betwixt- Darynda Jones- 9/15/20
L: The Long Road to Gaia: An Interlude Novel between Parts 2 & 3- Timothy Ellis- 10/3/20
U: Urban Shaman- C.E. Murphy- 12/12/20
E: Evanly Choirs- Rhys Bowen- 10/22/20

3. THE CHALK PIT

T: Tomorrow's Spacemage- Timothy Ellis- 9/26/20
H: Hail the Hero- Timothy Ellis- 9/28/20
E: Evan and Elle- Rhys Bowen- 10/29/20

C: Cut to the Crone- Amanda M. Lee- 9/3/20
H: Hire a Hero- Timothy Ellis- 10/2/20
A: Aunt Bessie Considers- Diana Xarissa- 9/15/20
L: Lady Luck- Kristen Ashley- 10/8/20
K: Killer Jam- Karen MacInerney- 9/13/20

P: Purrfect Murder- Nic Saint- 9/9/20
I: Imperator- Timothy Ellis- 10/20/20
T: Trouble in Mudbug- Jana Deleon- 10/10/20

4. THE DARK ANGEL

T: Talisman of Tomorrow- Timothy Ellis- 10/14/20
H: Hero to the Rescue- Timothy Ellis- 10/3/20
E: Evan Can Wait- Rhys Bowen- 11/4/20

D: Death of a Cad- M.C. Beaton- 10/2/20
A: The Accidental Vampire- Lynsay Sands- 9/16/20
R: Raven's Shadow- Patricia Briggs- 9/19/20
K: The Killing Game- Iris Johansen- 10/9/20

A: Ashes of Honor- Seanan McGuire- 9/17/20
N: No Nest for the Wicket- Donna Andrews- 1/18/21
G: Grave Mercy- Robin LaFevers- 9/5/20
E: Evans to Betsy- Rhys Bowen- 11/12/20
L: Legend of Dreamwalker- Timothy Ellis- 10/19/20

5. THE STONE CIRCLE

T: Two Little Girls in Blue- Mary Higgins Clark- 10/26/20
H: Hero at the Gates- Timothy Ellis- 10/3/20
E: Evan Only Knows- Rhys Bowen- 11/18/20

S: Spellbinder- Thea Harrison- 9/10/20
T: Two Witches and a Whiskey- Annette Marie- 10/28/20
O: Obsidio- Amie Kaufman- 1/5/21
N: No Ghouls Allowed- Victoria Laurie- 1/19/21
E: Evan's Gate- Rhys Bowen- 12/2/20

C: The Coffin Dancer- Jeffery Deaver- 9/12/20
I: In the Woods- Tana French- 1/4/21
R: Reaper's Crossroad- Timothy Ellis- 10/14/20
C: Crossover: It's a Jon Hunter Thing- Timothy Ellis- 10/12/20
L: Lieutenant Spacemage- Timothy Ellis- 10/22/20
E: Elemental Blood- Phaedra Weldon- 1/20/21

6. THE LANTERN MEN

T: Taming Demons for Beginners- Annette Marie- 11/3/20
H: Home is where the Hero is- Timothy Ellis- 10/4/20
E: Etiquette & Espionage- Gail Carriger- 2/24/21

L: Lieutenant Commander Spacemage- Timothy Ellis- 10/23/20
A: Admiral of Gaia- Timothy Ellis- 10/11/20
N: Not His Werewolf- Annie Nicholas- 2/26/21
T: A Trick of the Light- Louise Penny- 11/17/20
E: Eggs in Purgatory- Laura Childs- 3/11/21
R: Rogue Unit- Timothy Ellis- 10/21/20
N: No Ifs, Ands, or Bears About It- Celia Kyle- 4/25/21

M: Mayhem & Mistletoe- Amanda M. Lee- 9/8/20
E: Equalize- Ryan DeBruyn- 5/28/21
N: 9 from the Nine Worlds- Rick Riordan- 6/7/21

Nicely done, Connie!

I'm stuck on the task section.

Welcome to the challenge, Sam!

I am happy to finish this challenge with Elly Griffiths' newest Rurh Galloway mystery, The Night Hawks

1. RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES:
The Ruth Galloway series features a forensic archaeologist who lives alone with her two cats in a Saltmarsh cottage.
X ✿Read a book with a character who is single or lives alone
The Anatomist's Wife Anna Lee Huber 11/1

2. ELLY GRIFFITHS:
Elly Griffiths (pen name) is a British crime novelist, born August 17, 1963 in London.
X ✿Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with 'E'.
Murder on Millionaires' Row Erin Lindsey 11/10

3. TITLES
There are currently 12 books in this series, with book #12 scheduled for release in 2020. The first book was published in 2009.
X ✿Read a series book #1, #2, or #12,
Betsy-Tacy #1 in the series Maud Hart Lovelace 11/1


4. RATINGS & REVIEWS:
The combined total ratings for this series is 127,373. The combined total number of reviews is approximately 12,096.
X ✿Read a book in which on of the following numbers can be found in the page count: 1, 2, 7 or 3.
After the Armistice Ball Catriona McPherson 266 pages 11/13

COVER ITEMS:
Read a book with one these items found on the cover for each of the titles listed below. Only one cover item per book, six books total. Please post the cover.

X 1. THE CROSSING PLACES:
Body of water, or black & white (only) cover.
Jacob Have I Loved Katherine Paterson 11//5

2. THE JANUS STONE:
Grassy area, or stone(s), or green cover. Stone Mattress: Nine Tales Margaret Atwood 3/23

X 3. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END:
Bird(s), house, or light-colored cover.
1000 facts on birds Jinny Johnson 11/22

X 4. A ROOM FULL OF BONES:
Cabin, sandy beach area, a fence, or dark-colored cover. Camino Island John Grisham 11/20

5. A DYING FALL:
Skeleton (face or partial/full body), fire, stairs (or steps), or brown cover. Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury 1/17

X 6. THE OUTCAST DEAD:
Castle, a child, or a blue coverSold on a Monday Kristina McMorris 12/27

SPELL OUT:
1. T The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Gabrielle Zevin 11/17
H Harry Potter: Film WizardryBrian Sibley11/4
EEast and West: Stories East and west: stories Pearl S. Buck 12/28
G Ghost Boys Jewell Parker Rhodes 2/2
H How It All Blew Up Arvin Ahmadi12/16
O One to Watch Kate Stayman-London12/11
S Saving Irene: A Culinary Mystery Judy Alter 11/12
TThin Ice Paige Shelton 12/02
FWords for Silence: A Year of Contemplative 1/6Meditations Gregory Fruehwirth 1/6
I The Ickabog J.K. Rowling 1/23
E El Deafo Cece Bell 2/10
L Last Wool and Testament Molly MacRae 12/9
D The Crossing Michael Connelly
S The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection Michael Ruhlman 12/04

2. T The Street Ann Petry 12/18
H Have You Seen Luis Velez?Catherine Ryan Hyde 1/8
E The View from Saturday E.L. Konigsburg
W What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing—What Birds Are Doing, and Why David Allen Sibley 12/6
O Our Lady of the Nile Scholastique Mukasonga 1/2
M A Mary Oliver Collection: A Thousand Mornings, Dog Songs, Blue Horses, and Felicity Mary Oliver 1/23
A No Longer at EaseChinua Achebe 1/30
N Winter Study Nevada Barr 12/21
I Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love Dani Shapiro 1/21
N Forever Fudge Nancy CoCo
B Ten Below Zero C.J. Box 12/08
L Light of the World: A Beginner's Guide to Advent Amy-Jill Levine 12/13
U Under Milkwood: A Play for Voices Dylan Thomas 5/24
E The View from Saturday E.L. Konigsburg 3/15

3. T The Never Tilting WorldcRin Chupeco 12/26
H Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life-in Judaism Sarah Hurwitz 1/12
E Elevation Stephen King 3/23
C Camino Winds John Grisham 11/8
H How to Raise an Elephant Alexander McCall Smith 2/12
A World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments Aimee Nezhukumatathil 2/5
LThe Lost Boys Faye Kellerman 1/2
K King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian Marguerite Henry 1/3
P A Year Down YonderRichard Peck 3/1
I Israeli Soul: Easy, Essential, Delicious Michael Solomonov 11/9
T The Crossing Michael Connelly 1/18
4. T When You Trap a Tiger Tae Keller 2/19
H Paco Roca La Casa The House in translation 1/21
E Lauren Elliott Murder by the Book 3/28
D A Deadly Inside Scoop Abby Collette 3/16
A A Question of Betrayal Anne Perry 2/18
R Red, White & Royal Blue Casey McQuiston 2/5
K When You Trap a Tiger Tae Keller 2/19
A Confessions of a Former Fox News Christian Seth Andrews 3/23
N Just Passing Through: Notes from a SojournerMargaret Guenther 3/9
G Sooley John Grisham 5/16
E The Bounty Janet Evanovich5/21
L Last Stop on Market Street Matt de la Pena 4/1

5. T The Sword in the Stone T.H. White 2/2
H Press Here Hervé Tullet 4/27
E The Westing Game Ellen Raskin
S Selected Poems T.S. Eliot 1/17
T The Parker Inheritance Varian Johnson 4/24
O One for the BooksJenn McKinlay 2/22
N New Kid Jerry Craft 4/8
E The Secret, Book & Scone Society Ellery Adams
C The Crossover Kwame Alexander 3/6
I I, Robot Isaac Asimov 1/23
R One Life Megan Rapinoe 5/20
C Cold Wind Paige Shelton 1/7
L Raceless: In Search of Family, Identity, and the Truth About Where I Belong Georgina Lawton 4/14
E Into the Whirlwind Elizabeth Camden 5/21

6. T The Widows Jess Montgomery 3/5
H The Midnight Library Matt Haig 4/12
E Prologue to Murder Lauren Elliott 4/5
L Leave the Grave Green Deborah Crombie 4/27
A Angel of Mercy Lurlene McDaniel 1/29
N Remote Control Nnedi Okorafor 6/24
T Press Here Hervé Tullet 4/27
E The Pilgrim of HateEllis Peters 6/7
R 33 SnowfishAdam Rapp 6/17
N American Nerd: The Story of My People Benjamin Nugent 7/1
M Yes, Chef Marcus Samuelsson 2/9
E A Girl Called Justice Elly Griffiths 3/2
N The Night Hawks Elly Griffiths 7/3



MATCHING WORDS:
Complete the matching word section by reading a book with a title that has a matching word for each of the titles below. Please match words exactly (example: If you choose to match "Stone" from The Stone Circle, the word "Stones" would not count. However, it's perfectly fine to match words such as "The", "At", "Of", etc, from the titles). One book per title, 12 books total.

1. The Crossing PlacesThe Crossing Michael Connelly 1/18
2. The Janus Stone The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires Grady Hendrix 1/1
3. The House at Sea's End Paco RocaThe House 1/21
4. A Room Full of Bones A Morbid Taste for Bones Ellis Peters 1/13
5. A Dying Fall A Fall of Marigolds Susan Meissner 2/14
6. The Outcast Dead Dead End in Norvelt Jack Gantos
7. The Ghost Fields Ghost Boys Jewell Parker Rhodes 2/2
8. The Woman in Blue Gathering Blue Lois Lowry 12/17
9. The Chalk Pit The Black Stallion ReturnsWalter Farley 1/3
10. The Dark Angel Angel of Mercy Lurlene McDaniel 1/29
11. The Stone Circle The Sword in the Stone [author:T.H. White 2/2
12. The Lantern Men Jane of Lantern Hill L.M. Montgomery 12/29

Welcome, Judy!

TASKS:
Complete a task for each of the items below. Four books total for this section.

1. RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES:
The Ruth Galloway series features a forensic archaeologist who lives alone with her two cats in a Saltmarsh cottage.
✿Read a book in which a cat is mentioned in the story.-Blood Rites by Jim Butcher 2/4/21

2. ELLY GRIFFITHS:
Elly Griffiths (pen name) is a British crime novelist, born August 17, 1963 in London.
✿Read a book set in London-House of Furies by Madeleine Roux 3/20/21

3. TITLES:
There are currently 12 books in this series, with book #12 scheduled for release in 2020. The first book was published in 2009.
✿Read a series book #1, #2, or #12-Crush by Tracy Wolff 3/28/21 (#2 in the Crave series)

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS:
The combined total ratings for this series is 127,373. The combined total number of reviews is approximately 12,096.
✿Read a book in which on of the following numbers can be found in the page count: 1, 2, 7 or 3.-A Whole New World by Liz Braswell 4/4/21 (208 pages)

COVER ITEMS:
Read a book with one these items found on the cover for each of the titles listed below. Only one cover item per book, six books total. Please post the cover.

1. THE CROSSING PLACES:
Body of water, or black & white (only) cover.-Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 11/26/21

2. THE JANUS STONE:
Grassy area-Second Chance at Sunflower Ranch by Carolyn Brown 12/20/21

3. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END:
Bird(s), house, or light-colored cover-Pit Perfect Murder by Renee George 6/9/22

4. A ROOM FULL OF BONES:
Cabin, sandy beach area, a fence, or dark-colored cover.

5. A DYING FALL:
Skeleton (face or partial/full body), fire, stairs (or steps), or brown cover.

6. THE OUTCAST DEAD:
Castle, a child, or a blue cover

SPELL OUT:
Complete the spell out section of this challenge by spelling out each of the titles listed below using the following options: first letter of book title, first letter of the author's first or last name, first letter of a series title, or first letter of a main character's first or last name. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only be found in the title, author's first or last name, series title, or main character's first or last name. A total of 78 books will be needed to complete this section.

1. THE GHOST FIELDS
2. THE WOMAN IN BLUE
3. THE CHALK PIT
4. THE DARK ANGEL
5. THE STONE CIRCLE
6. THE LANTERN MEN

MATCHING WORDS:
Complete the matching word section by reading a book with a title that has a matching word for each of the titles below. Please match words exactly (example: If you choose to match "Stone" from The Stone Circle, the word "Stones" would not count. However, it's perfectly fine to match words such as "The", "At", "Of", etc, from the titles). One book per title, 12 books total.

1. The Crossing Places
2. The Janus Stone
3. The House at Sea's End
4. A Room Full of Bones
5. A Dying Fall
6. The Outcast Dead
7. The Ghost Fields
8. The Woman in Blue
9. The Chalk Pit
10. The Dark Angel
11. The Stone Circle
12. The Lantern Men

I have completed the first two sections. Yay!

TASKS:
✔1. RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES:
✿Read a book with a character who is single or lives alone.
Shot In the Dark|Cleo Coyle|01.07.20
✔2. ELLY GRIFFITHS:
✿Read a book set in London.
The Girl You Left Behind|Jojo Moyes|01.10.20
✔3. TITLES:
✿Read a series book #2.
Bookmarked For Death|Lorna Barrett|01.02.20|{Booktown Mystery #2}
✔4. RATINGS & REVIEWS:
✿Read a book with over 12,096 reviews.
Heaven is for Real|Todd Burpo|01.01.20|{Ratings = 14,884}


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COVER ITEMS:
✔5. THE CROSSING PLACES:
Black & White (only) cover.
The Turn of the Key|Ruth Ware|02.02.20

✔6. THE JANUS STONE:
Green cover
The Greek Coffin Mystery|Ellery Queen|01.17.20

✔7. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END:
Light-colored cover
A Good Month for Murder|Del Quentin Wilber|01.06.20

✔8. A ROOM FULL OF BONES:
Dark-colored cover
The Bone Bed|Patricia Cornwell|01.04.20

✔9. A DYING FALL:
Steps on the cover
The People vs. Alex Cross|James Patterson|03.28.20

✔10. THE OUTCAST DEAD:
Child on the cover
Before and After|Judy Christie|01.11.20

I finished the spell out section!


SPELL OUT:
☀THE GHOST FIELDS
✔11. T = Tess Gerritsen|Last to Die|03.12.20
✔12. H = Heartstone|C.J. Sansom|01.20.20
✔13. E = Erdrich, Louise|Four Souls|02.04.20
✔14. G = Gallows View|Peter Robinson|01.25.20
✔15. H = The Huntress|Kate Quinn|02.18.20
✔16. O = Odds Against|Dick Francis|01.13.20
✔17. S = The Sixes|Kate White|01.08.20
✔18. T = Tessa Harris|The Sixth Victim|03.27.20
✔19. F = Field, Sally|In Pieces|06.04.20
✔20. I = If You Only Knew|M. William Phelps|01.16.20
✔21. E = Evanovich, Janet|Twisted Twenty-Six|02.11.20
✔22. L = Louis L'Amour|Yondering|01.24.20
✔23. D = Diamondhead|Patrick Robinson|02.15.20
✔24. S = The Silent Patient|Alex Michaelides|01.31.20

☀THE WOMAN IN BLUE
✔25. T = Those Who Save Us|Jenna Blum|04.06.20
✔26. H = The House of the Spirits|Isabel Allende|03.08.20
✔27. E = Emma Rous|The Au Pair|03.04.20
✔28.W = Where the Mountain Meets the Moon|Grace Lin|03.09.20
✔29. O = The Only Living Witness|Stephen G. Michaud|01.28.20
✔30. M = A Mind to Murder|P.D. James|01.14.20
✔31. A = American Predator|Maureen Callahan|01.27.20
✔32. N = Neff, James|Vendetta|01.12.20
✔33. I = In the Distance with You|Carla Guelfenbein|01.23.20
✔34. N = The Nickel Boys|Colson Whitehead|01.18.20
✔35. B = The Bone Garden|Tess Gerritsen|01.22.20
✔36. L = Lust Killer|Ann Rule|02.08.20
✔37. U = A Useful Woman|Darcie Wilde|01.03.20
✔38. E = Ellery Adams|Writing All Wrongs|03.10.20

☀THE CHALK PIT
✔39. T = Tom Clancy|Clear and Present Danger|04.30.20
✔40. H = The Hound of the Baskervilles|Arthur Conan Doyle|03.25.20
✔41. E = Emily March|Hummingbird Lake|03.17.20
✔42. C = The Camel Club|David Baldacci|02.20.20
✔43. H = Hyzy, Julie|State of the Onion|04.17.20
✔44. A = The Associate|John Grisham|03.07.20
✔45. L = Lisa See|Flower Net|02.16.20
✔46. K = Killed at The Whim of a Hat|Colin Cotterill|01.09.20
✔47. P = Presumed Innocent|Scott Turow|02.24.20
✔48. I = In the Blood|Lisa Unger|02.09.20
✔49. T = Thereby Hangs a Tail|Spencer Quinn|05.09.20

☀THE DARK ANGEL
✔50.T = Transcription|Kate Atkinson|05.10.20
✔51. H = The House I Loved|Tatiana de Rosnay|05.12.20
✔52. E = Exit the Actress|Priya Parmar|04.12.20
✔53. D = Downing, Samantha|My Lovely Wife|02.26.20
✔54. A = Agatha Christie|Sad Cypress|03.09.20
✔55. R = Reckless Daughter|David Yaffe|01.21.20
✔56. K = Kate White|If Looks Could Kill|03.23.20
✔57. A = Above Suspicion|Joe Sharkey|03.31.20
✔58. N = Not Our Kind|Kitty Zeldis|02.07.20
✔59. G = The Girls at the Kingfisher Club|Genevieve Valentine|02.10.20
✔60. E = Elizabeth Gilbert|The Signature of All Things|04.13.20
✔61. L = Laurie R. King|The Beekeeper's Apprentice|02.23.20

☀THE STONE CIRCLE
✔62. T = Tracy Walder|The Unexpected Spy|05.21.20
✔63. H= The House of Kennedy|James Patterson|05.31.20
✔64. E = Elizabeth Taylor|Kitty Kelley|04.16.20
✔65. S = 2nd Chance|James Patterson|02.25.20
✔66. T = Too Pretty to Live|Dennis Brooks|05.22.20
✔67. O = Origin in Death|J.D. Robb|02.28.20
✔68. N = No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy|Jim Proser|02.14.20
✔69. E = Eliot, Marc|Steve McQueen|04.20.20
✔70. C = Carla Neggers|The Whisper|03.11.20|{Massachusetts}
✔71. I = I Was Anastasia|Ariel Lawhon|03.06.20
✔72. R = Ruth Ware|The Lying Game|03.21.20
✔73. C = Chan, Jackie|Never Grow Up|03.18.20
✔74. L = Laura Childs|Death by Darjeeling|02.29.20
✔75. E = Emma Copley Eisenberg|The Third Rainbow Girl|05.07.20

☀THE LANTERN MEN
✔76. T = Tears of the Moon|Nora Roberts|06.07.20
✔77. H = Heaven And Hell|Don Felder|06.05.20
✔78. E = Entangled With a Texan|Sara Orwig|04.27.20
✔79. L = The Lost Man|Jane Harper|03.03.20
✔80. A = Almost Perfect|Julie Ortolon|03.26.20
✔81. N = Nevins, Sheila|You Don't Look Your Age|03.05.20
✔82. T = True History of the Kelly Gang|Peter Carey|06.30.20
✔83. E = Elly Griffiths|The Vanishing Box|05.29.20
✔84. R = Riders of the Purple Sage|Zane Grey|04.08.20
✔85. N = Next Year in Havana|Chanel Cleeton|04.05.20
✔86. M = Main Street|Sinclair Lewis|02.06.20
✔87. E = Erin Morgenstern|The Night Circus|06.27.20
✔88. N = Nancy Reagan|Kitty Kelley|04.07.20

All done! I like this series.

SERIES EXPLORATION: RUTH GALLOWAY
Timeframe: 2/1/20 to 1/31/21
101/101
5/5 Sections

TASKS: (4/4)

1. RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES - Cat is mentioned in the story - Appealed by Emma Chase - 2/7/20 ♥♥♥♥

Kennedy has 3 cats, none of whom get along with Brent.

2. ELLY GRIFFITHS - Author whose first name begins with E - Emma Hart - Stripped Down - 2/4/20 ♥♥♥♥


3. TITLES - Series book #1 - Wilde One by Jannine Gallant - 2/25/20 ♥♥♥♥

#1 Born to be Wilde

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS - Over 12,096 reviews - Catch-22 by Joseph Heller - 2/9/20 ♥♥

17,153 ratings

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COVER ITEMS: (6/6)

1. THE CROSSING PLACES - Body of water - All I Want by Jill Shalvis - 2/29/20 ♥♥♥♥


2. THE JANUS STONE - Green cover - Fourth Down by Desiree Holt - 3/27/20 ♥♥♥♥


3. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END - Light-colored cover - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides - 3/31/20 ♥♥♥♥


4. A ROOM FULL OF BONES - Dark-colored cover - M is for Malice by Sue Grafton - 2/13/20 ♥♥♥♥


5. A DYING FALL – Fire on cover - Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh - 4/2/20 ♥♥♥

Top left corner

6. THE OUTCAST DEAD - Blue cover - Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares - 3/5/20 ♥♥♥♥


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SPELL OUT:
78/78
6/6 Titles

1. THE GHOST FIELDS (14/14)
T - Thomas, Richard - Disintegration - 3/8/20 ♥♥♥
H - Henrietta Reid - Sister of the Bride - 3/3/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones - 3/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
G - Grant, Donna - My Favorite Cowboy - 3/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - Holly Jacobs - Once Upon a Valentine's - 4/7/20 ♥♥♥
O - Oke, Janette - When Comes the Spring - 3/14/20 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sugar: My Life as a Sugar Babe by Monique X - 4/9/20 ♥♥♥
T - Treading Water by Marie Force - 3/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
F - Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs - 4/20/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter - 3/7/20 ♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Spann Craig - A Body in the Backyard - 4/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lynsay Sands - Bite Me If You Can - 3/11/20 ♥♥♥♥
D - Donna Grant - A Cowboy Like You - 4/17/20 ♥♥♥♥
S – Sonja Yoerg - The Middle of Somewhere - 7/10/20 ♥♥♥

2. THE WOMAN IN BLUE (14/14)
T - Tayari Jones - An American Marriage - 2/26/20 ♥♥♥
H - Heir to a Dark Inheritance by Maisey Yates - 2/20/20 ♥♥♥
E - Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb - 2/23/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
W – What Happens in London by Julia Quinn - 5/10/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - One Pink Line by Dina Silver - 3/21/20 ♥♥♥♥
M - The Mystery at Lilac Inn by Carolyn Keene - 2/12/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ashley, Kristen - Rock Chick Reawakening - 5/12/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Night Broken by Patricia Briggs - 2/19/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - Isabella Bradford - When You Wish Upon a Duke - 3/28/20 ♥♥♥♥
B - Butcher, Jim - Storm Front - 6/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - A Lover's Secret by Bethany Bloom - 3/16/20 ♥♥
U - Unsuitable by Lavinia Kent - 4/18/20 ♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - Sweetest Scoundrel - 2/28/20 ♥♥♥♥♥

3. THE CHALK PIT (11/11)
T - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center - 3/30/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - Hard to Fall by Marquita Valentine - 4/23/20 ♥♥
E - Emma Douglas - A Season of You - 5/24/20 ♥♥♥♥
C - Carew, Jean - The Marrying Kind - 3/10/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - Haddon, Mark - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - 5/9/20 ♥♥♥
A - Archer, Gillian - Reluctantly Royal - 5/29/20 ♥♥♥♥
L – Louise Penny - A Fatal Grace - 7/9/20 ♥♥♥♥
K - Katherine Center - What You Wish For - 4/13/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
P - Private by James Patterson - 4/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - Into the Fire by Amanda Usen - 5/7/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Then Came You by Kate Meader - 4/26/20 ♥♥♥

4. THE DARK ANGEL (12/12)
T - Templeton, Karen - Dear Santa - 4/27/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - How to Walk Away by Katherine Center - 5/19/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde - 6/18/20 ♥♥♥
D - David Rosenfelt - First Degree - 7/13/20 ♥♥♥♥
A - Archer, Gillian - Resilient - 5/31/20 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rena Young - Catch A Falling Star - 4/15/20 ♥♥♥
K - Kent, Lavinia - Unmanageable - 8/5/20 ♥♥♥
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Shifts - 6/30/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - 9 1/2 Days by Mia Zachary - 5/6/20 ♥♥♥♥
G - Gerritsen, Tess - The Surgeon - 6/25/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evanovich, Janet - Twisted Twenty-Six - 6/20/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lundy, J.T. - Saving Grapes - 5/13/20 ♥♥

5. THE STONE CIRCLE (14/14)
T - Tara Sivec - Below Deck - 5/17/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - The Heartbreaker by Carly Phillips - 6/23/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - The English Assassin by Daniel Silva - 7/16/20 ♥♥♥
S - Shelton, Paige - Fruit of All Evil - 5/16/20 ♥♥♥♥
T - Trish McCallan - Forged in Smoke - 5/20/20 ♥♥♥
O - On September Hill by Leigh Michaels - 7/3/20 ♥♥♥♥
N - Normandie Alleman - Daddy's Game - 5/23/20 ♥♥♥
E - Erma Bombeck - Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession - 7/23/20 ♥♥♥♥
C - Carolyn Keene - Password to Larkspur Lane - 3/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
I - In the Bag by Kate Klise - 5/30/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Rosenfelt, David - Open and Shut - 4/6/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
C - Carly Phillips - The Playboy - 4/3/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Latesha Kellam - The Match Disaster - 6/6/20 ♥♥
E - Ewens, Tracy - Taste - 7/31/20 ♥♥♥♥♥

6. THE LANTERN MEN (13/13)
T - Tiger, Tiger by Lynne Reid Banks - 5/27/20 ♥♥♥♥
H - Her Leading Hero by Maggie Dallen - 8/10/20 ♥♥♥
E - Emma Donoghue - Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins - 8/2/20 ♥♥♥
L - Laura Lippman - Sunburn - 6/27/20 ♥♥♥
A - Amanda Prowse - The Girl in the Corner - 7/15/20 ♥♥♥♥
N - N.L. Wilson - The Case of the Flashing Fashion Queen - 5/28/20 ♥♥♥
T - Trish McCallan - Forged in Ember - 7/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elliott Roosevelt - The Hyde Park Murder - 8/15/20 ♥♥♥
R - J.D. Robb - Secrets in Death - 5/5/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - No Place Like You by Emma Douglas - 6/2/20 ♥♥♥♥
M - Mail Order Outlaw by Cynthia Woolf - 5/3/20 ♥♥♥
E - Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin - 8/20/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nobody But You by Jill Shalvis - 6/14/20 ♥♥♥♥

RUTH GALLOWAY - Part 2

MATCHING WORDS: (12/12)
1. The Crossing Places – THE - The Other Woman by Sandie Jones - 4/28/20 ♥♥♥♥
2. The Janus Stone – THE - The Daring Ladies of Lowell by Kate Alcott - 6/4/20 ♥♥♥
3. The House at Sea's End – THE - The Cat Who Played Post Office by Lilian Jackson Braun - 8/4/20 ♥♥♥♥
4. A Room Full of Bones – OF - Stroke of Luck by Opal Carew - 8/14/20 ♥♥♥
5. A Dying Fall – A - Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter - 12/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
6. The Outcast Dead – DEAD - Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira - 7/30/20 ♥♥♥
7. The Ghost Fields – THE - The Cat Who Played Brahms by Lilian Jackson Braun - 7/21/20 ♥♥♥♥
8. The Woman in Blue – BLUE - 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson - 6/11/20 ♥♥♥♥
9. The Chalk Pit – THE - The Trouble with Twelfth Grave by Darynda Jones - 6/22/20 ♥♥♥♥
10. The Dark Angel – DARK - Dark in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/12/20 ♥♥♥♥♥
11. The Stone Circle – THE - The Spellmans Strike Again by Lisa Lutz - 7/2/20 ♥♥♥♥
12. The Lantern Men – THE - If the Slipper Fits by Olivia Drake - 7/7/20 ♥♥♥♥



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BONUS: (1/1)

Read a book from this series - The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths - 1/31/21 ♥♥♥♥


*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 1/31/21*****

Well done, Connie!

SERIES EXPLORATION: RUTH GALLOWAY, no deadline
DONE....Feb. 4, 2021

TASKS :
Complete a task for each of the items below. Four books total for this section.

1. RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES :
The Ruth Galloway series features a forensic archaeologist who lives alone with her two cats in a Saltmarsh cottage.
✿ Read a book with a character who is single or lives alone OR
✿ Read a book in which a cat is mentioned in the story
Evan's Gate by Rhys Bowen....Jan.1, 2020 Evan is single and lives alone

2. ELLY GRIFFITHS :
Elly Griffiths (pen name) is a British crime novelist, born August 17, 1963 in London.
✿ Read a book set in London OR
✿ Read a book by an author whose first or last name begins with E
To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey.....Feb. 7, 2020.... First name starts with E

3. TITLES :
There are currently 12 books in this series, with book #12 scheduled for release in 2020. The first book was published in 2009.
✿ Read a series book #1, #2, or #12 OR
✿ Read a book published in 2009 or 2020
Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr.....Jan. 4, 2020 Published in 2009

4. RATINGS & REVIEWS :
The combined total ratings for this series is 127,373. The combined total number of reviews is approximately 12,096.
✿ Read a book with over 12,096 reviews OR
✿ Read a book in which on of the following numbers can be found in the page count: 1, 2, 7 or 3
Trophy Hunt by C.J. Box....Jan. 2, 2020 352 pages...3 and 2

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COVER ITEMS :
Read a book with one these items found on the cover for each of the titles listed below. Only one cover item per book, six books total. Please post the cover.

1. THE CROSSING PLACES :
Body of water, or black & white (only) cover.
by Melanie Dobson....Jan. 23, 2020 Body of water

2. THE JANUS STONE :
Grassy area, or stone(s), or green cover.
by Iain Banks....Jan. 6, 2020 stone quarry

3. THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END :
Bird(s), house, or light-colored cover.
by Donna Andrews....Jan. 27, 2020 Bird on cover

4. A ROOM FULL OF BONES :
Cabin, sandy beach area, a fence, or dark-colored cover.
by W.L. Knightly.....Feb. 20, 2020 Dark cover

5. A DYING FALL :
Skeleton (face or partial/full body), fire, stairs (or steps), or brown cover.
by Stephen King....Jan. 4, 2020 His arm is a stair case

6. THE OUTCAST DEAD :
Castle, a child, or a blue cover
by Billie Letts....March 8, 2020

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SPELL OUT:
Complete the spell out section of this challenge by spelling out each of the titles listed below using the following options: first letter of book title, first letter of the author's first or last name, first letter of a series title, or first letter of a main character's first or last name. For the hard letters Q, X, Y and Z, the letter need only be found in the title, author's first or last name, series title, or main character's first or last name. A total of 78 books will be needed to complete this section.

1. THE GHOST FIELDS
T. True Places by Sonja Yoerg....Feb. 2, 2020
H. Highlander Untamed by Monica McCarty......Jan. 18, 2020
E. Evan Blessed by Rhys Bowen....Jan. 19, 2020
G. The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves.....Feb. 10, 2020
H. Hush Money: A Mystery by Chuck Greaves....Feb. 1, 2020
O. Oust, Gail.....Ginger Snapped by Gail Oust .....Jan. 23, 2020
S. Shannon VanBergen... Up in Smoke ....Jan. 5, 2020
T. Taggart by Louis L'Amour...March 1, 2020
F. Firestorm by Brenda Joyce....Jan. 13, 2020
I. Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb....Feb. 7, 2020
E. Evanly Bodies by Rhys Bowen....Feb. 18, 2020
L. Linda Castillo.....Shamed ....Jan. 13, 2010
D. Dumas, Margaret....Murder At The Palace by Margaret Dumas.....Feb. 24, 2020
S. Splintered by A.G. Howard....Jan. 11, 2020

2. THE WOMAN IN BLUE
T. Tangled by Emma Chase.....April 11, 2020
H. Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life by Cleo Wade.....Feb. 15, 2020
E. Eyes of Prey by John Sandford....May 20, 2020
W. William Kent Krueger....Blood Hollow .....March 17, 2020
O. O'Dell, Scott....Island of the Blue Dolphins.....by Scott O'Dell.....Feb. 11, 2020
M. Michael Pollan.....Food Rules: An Eater's Manual ....Feb. 8, 2020
A. Amish Outsider by Marta Perry.....Feb. 14, 2020
N. Navin, Rhiannon.....Only Child by Rhiannon Navin....Jan. 28, 2020
I. Ilona Andrews....Magic Breaks ....April 17, 2020
N. Neta Jackson....The Yada Yada Prayer Group ....May 12, 2020
B. Brown, Carolyn....The Strawberry Hearts Diner by Carolyn Brown.....Feb. 23, 2020
L. Lindsay, Joan....Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay....Jan 18, 2020
U. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand.....May 17, 2020
E. Edgerton, Clyde....Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton...August 4, 2020

3. THE CHALK PIT
T. Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center....May 7, 2020
H. Helen Simonson.....Major Pettigrew's Last Stand.....June 1, 2020
E. Evans, Jimmie Ruth....Flamingo Fatale by Jimmie Ruth Evans....August 8, 2020
C.Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb....May, 11,2020
H. Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel....June 3, 2020
A. The Apartment by Danielle Steel ....Feb. 17, 2020
L. Laurie, Victoria....Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie....April 25, 2020
K. Keene, Carolyn .....The Bungalow Mystery by Carolyn Keene....Feb. 9, 2020
P. A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline ....Feb. 21, 2020
I. It Takes a Witch by Heather Blake.....June 10, 2020
T. 'Til Dice Do Us Part by Gail Oust....August 3, 2020

4. THE DARK ANGEL
T. Tougas, Shelly....Laura Ingalls Is Ruining My Life by Shelley Tougas....August 17, 2020
H. Hyde, Catherine Ryan....Stay by Catherine Ryan Hyde....July 14, 2020
E. Evans, Nicholas....The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans...Aug. 31, 2020
D. Don't Look Back by Karin Fossum.....May 26, 2020
A. A.J. Pearce....Dear Mrs. Bird......March 14, 2020
R. Rachel Joyce.....The Music Shop.....March 3, 2020
K. Katie's Redemption by Patricia Davids.....April 5, 2020
A. An Amish Christmas Journey by Patricia Davids....March 18, 2020
N. 19 Love Songs by David Levithan...June 8, 2020
G. Gone to Dust by Matt Goldman....Feb, 16,2020
E. Enter the Aardvark by Jessica Anthony.....Oct. 2, 2020
L. Lister, Michael....Power in the Blood by Michael Lister April 29, 2020

5. THE STONE CIRCLE
T. The Texan's Touch by Jodi Thomas...Aug. 24, 2020
H. Helen Hoang....The Kiss Quotient ....Aug. 2, 2020
E. Elkins, Aaron....Skull Duggery by Aaron Elkins.....Nov.15, 2020
S. Sakugawal, Yumi..... The Little Book of Life Hacks: How to Make Your Life Happier, Healthier, and More Beautiful....by Yumi Sakugawa....August 7, 2020
T. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson....Aug. 28, 2020
O. Oust, Gail....Whack 'N' Roll by Gail Oust... March 6, 2020
N. No Regrets and Other True Cases by Ann Rule....July 9, 2020
E. Evans, Richard Paul....Lost December by Richard Paul Evans....Dec. 13, 2020
C. Cassandra Rose Clarke...The Mad Scientist's Daughter ...May 14, 2020
I. Iain Reid.....Foe .....June 17, 2020
R. Rachel Amphlett....Assassins Hunted.....April 26, 2020
C. Carr, Robyn....Forbidden Falls by Robyn Carr...July 24, 2020
L. Leaving Amarillo by Caisey Quinn....May 29, 2020
E. Elly Griffiths....The Lantern Men.....Dec. 15, 2020

6. THE LANTERN MEN
T. Thompson, Victoria.....Murder on Astor Place by Victoria Thompson... October 15, 2020
H. Her Secret by Shelley Shepard Gray....August 19, 2020
E. Ellery Adams.....The Secret, Book & Scone Society...Jan. 1, 2021
L. Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke....June 13, 2020
A. Andrews, Donna....Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews.....March 29, 2020
N. The Nymphos of Rocky Flats by Mario Acevedo.....July 11, 2020
T. Thanhha Lai......Inside Out & Back Again .....October 24, 2020
E. Emezi, Akwaeke...Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi...Feb. 1, 2021
R. Rivers, Francine.....Unveiled: Tamar by Francine Rivers....May 21, 2020
N. Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon....July 18, 2020
M. MacDonald, John D.....A Purple Place for Dying: A Travis McGee novel by John D. MacDonald....March 5, 2020
E. Eyes on You.....Kate White.....Feb. 3, 2021
N. Nnedi Okorafor.....Akata Witch ....August 1, 2020

Well done, Ruth!!

jingles wrote: "Well done, Ruth!!"

TY!

Oh, my word, I just counted and I have 10 books to find that have the letter E in places where I can use them to complete the spell out for the Ruth Galloway challenge.