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Awesome, love this challenge. 50. The Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacNeal
45. A Different Kind of Evil by Andrew Wilson
44. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
^43. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
41. The American Lover by Rose Tremain
40. Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
39. Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
37. The Clothes on their backs by Linda Grant
36. Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
35. All the birds singing by Evie Wyld
34. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
^33. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
32. On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
*31. The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim
30. The Lucky Galah by Tracy Sorenson
29. The Wife by Meg Wolitzer
28. 11/22/63 by Stephen King
27. Summer House with Swimming Pool by Herman Koch
#26. A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
25. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
24. Any Human Heart by William Boyd
23. Two Brothers by Ben Elton
22. The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
#21. The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
20. The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier
19. Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak
18. Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
17. The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing
16. Blue Monday by Nicci French
15. The Claimant by Janette Turner Hospital
14. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
13. The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss
12. Sal by Mick Kitson
11. Trust No One by Paul Cleave
10. The Collector by John Fowles
9. The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
8. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
7. Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
6. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty
5. Paper Towns by John Green
4. At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
3. The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
2. Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
1. Island of the Lost by Joan Druett
* for those books added in early July
# for those books moved on the list in early July
^for those books added in early August
I'm in again!* 50. Silent on the Moor by Deanna Raybourn (20)
49. Dreaming the Eagle by Manda Scott (4/16)
48. Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn (20)
# 47. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
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* 42. A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney (3/17)
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# 37. Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim
36. Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly (4/16)
* 35. Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier (4/14)
34. Brigid of Kildare by Heather Terrell (10/16)
33. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo (3/14)
32. Queen's Own Fool by Jane Yolen (2/15)
* 31. Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (9/19)
30. King Hereafter by Dorothy Dunnett (7/15)
29. Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin (1/15)
28. Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee (1/17)
* 27. Buried Heart by Kate Elliott (20)
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25. Josephine Baker's Last Dance by Sherry Jones (12/18)
24. The Third Witch by Rebecca Reisert (12/16)
# 23. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
22. Between Two Fires by Mark Noce (8/17)
21. The Traitor's Wife by Allison Pataki (2/15)
20. Goodnight from London by Jennifer Robson (7/19)
19. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy (2/18)
18. Somewhere in France by Jennifer Robson (12/18)
# 17. Shorefall by Robert Jackson Bennett
16. Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons by Ann Rinaldi (12/18)
15. A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly (11/14)
14. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (8/15)
13. The Tudor Secret by C.W. Gortner (9/14)
12. Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore (2/17)
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* 10. Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys (8/14)
9. The Last Necromancer by C.J. Archer (11/19)
8. The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck (5/19)
7. The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams (7/19)
6. Moonlight over Paris by Jennifer Robson (12/19)
5. The Paradise War by Stephen R. Lawhead (11/14)
4. Caught in the Revolution: Petrograd, Russia, 1917 – A World on the Edge by Helen Rappaport (7/19)
3. The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy by Jean Kennedy Smith (5/18)
2. The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson (4/16)
1. The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band by Neil Strauss (3/14)
Bonus
July - Jasmine's list:
August -
message 4:
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Gretchen, Keep your head up or the crown slips
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49.) Watch the Lady by Elizabeth Fremantle
48.) The Huntress by Kate Quinn
47.) And They Called It Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis by Stephanie Marie Thornton
46.) Farriers' Lane by Anne Perry
45.) The White Mirror by Elsa Hart
44.) The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye
43.) The Stockholm Octavo by Karen Engelmann
42.) Death of an Eye by Dana Stabenow
*41.) Spitfire by M.L. Huie Change to - The Silent Cry by Anne Perry
40.) The Fatal Flame by Lyndsay Faye - Change to The King's Justice by Susan Elia MacNeal
39.) Belgrave Square by Anne Perry
38.) Royal Flush by Rhys Bowen
37.) A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn
*36.) Peony in Love by Lisa See - ] - Change to The King's Justice by Susan Elia MacNeal
*35.) Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson by Lyndsay Faye - Change to The Prisoner in the Castle: A Maggie Hope Mystery by Susan Elia MacNeal
34.) A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee
*33.) Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund Change to - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
32.) Heresy by S.J. Parris
31.) Sister Pelagia and the White Bulldog by Boris Akunin
30.) The Gods Help Those: A Seventh Case from the Notebooks of Pliny the Younger by Albert A. Bell Jr.
29.) The Lost Queen by Norah Lofts
*28.) City of Ink by Elsa Hart Change to - The Hyde Park Headsman by Anne Perry
27.) Sharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell
26.) Murder as a Fine Art by David Morrell
25.) Devil Dance by Suzanne Arruda
24.) Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris
23.) Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart
22.)The Hippopotamus Marsh by Pauline Gedge
21.) The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
20.) Fortune's Fool: A Sixth Case from the Notebooks of Pliny the Younger by Albert A. Bell Jr.
19.) Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
18.) Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
17.) The Sheen on the Silk by Anne Perry
16.) The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye
15.) Sent to the Devil by Laura Lebow
14.) Wolf on a String by Benjamin Black
13.) Tombland by C.J. Sansom
12.) A Talent for Murder by Andrew Wilson
11.) The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
10.) John Saturnall's Feast by Lawrence Norfolk
9.) The Harper's Quine by Pat McIntosh
8.) Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
7.) Empress Orchid by Anchee Min
6.) The Scarlet Contessa by Jeanne Kalogridis
5.) Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor
4.) Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
3.) Season of Storms by Susanna Kearsley
2.) The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
1.) Lamentation by C.J. Sansom
Bonus Book - The Winter Crown by Elizabeth Chadwick - From Jasmine's TBR
Count me in again...July 1 - substituted #9, 7, 4, 3, 2
August 1 - substituted #27,25, 11, 33
50. The Dutch Wife by Ellen Keith – completed June 5, 2020
49. The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys – completed June 16, 2020
48. The Glittering Hour by Iona Grey – completed June 22, 2020
47. First Comes Scandal by Julia Quinn – completed June 11, 2020
46. Red Letter Days by Sarah-Jane Stratford – completed June 27, 2020
45. The War Widow by Tara Moss – completed June 5, 2020
44. Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black – completed June 3, 2020
43. The King’s Justice by Susan Elia MacNeal – completed June 11, 2020
42. The Forgotten Home Child by Genevieve Graham
41. And They Called it Camelot by Stephanie Marie Thornton – completed June 14, 2020
40. A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn – completed June 20, 2022
39. Aria’s Travelling Book Shop by Rebecca Raisin – completed July 8, 2020
38. Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon – completed July 20, 2020
37. Come from Away by Genevieve Graham – completed June 7, 2020
36. Murder on Pleasant Avenue by Victoria Thompson – completed July 1, 2020
35. Close Up by Amanda Quick – completed July 6, 2020
34. The Library of Legends by Janie Chang – completed July 15, 2020
33. Under the Same Sky by Genevieve Graham – Substitute #4
32. Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict – completed June 28, 2020
31. Spitfire by M. L. Huie – completed June 17, 2020
30. The Kennedy Debutante by Kerri Maher – completed June 23, 2020
29. The Girl in White Gloves by Kerri Maher – completed July 4, 2020
28. Hannah’s War by Jan Eliasberg
27. Say Yes to the Duke by Eloisa James – Substitute #1
26. Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams – completed July 9, 2020
25. A Hundred Suns by Karin Tanabe – Substitute #2
24. The Queen’s Secret by Karen Harper – completed July 13, 2020
23. The Borgia Confessions by Alyssa Palombo
22. The Penmaker’s Wife by Steve Robinson
21. The Mapmaker’s Children by Sarah McCoy – completed July 23, 2020
20. Murder on the Serpentine by Anne Perry – completed July 12, 2020
19. Revenge in a Cold River by Anne Perry – completed July 17, 2020
18. An Echo of Murder by Anne Perry – completed July 28, 2020
17. Dark Tide Rising by Anne Perry
16. Twenty-one Days by Anne Perry
15. Triple Jeopardy by Anne Perry
14. The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes by Leonard Goldberg
13. The Paris Orphan by Natasha Lester – completed August 1, 2020
12. The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
11. The First Actress by C. W. Gortner – Substitute #3
10. City of God by S.J.A. Turney
9. The Guest List by Lucy Foley – completed July 4, 2020
8. The Flowers in Paris by Sarah Jio
7. The Order by Daniel Silva – completed July 20, 2020
6. The Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy
5. Elsa Goody, Bushranger by Darry Fraser – completed July 26, 2020
4. Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton – completed July 2, 2020
3. Murder on Millionaire’s Row by Erin Lindsey – completed July 26, 2020
2. A Golden Grave by Erin Lindsey
1. Seeing Darkness by Heather Graham – completed June 27, 2020
June Bonus – JoLene TBR – Sisi by Allison Pataki
July Bonus – Gretchen TBR - Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose
August Bonus – Jasmine TBR - The Book of Lost Names by Kristen Harmel
50. Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman (1/13)finished 6/12/202049. To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn by Sandra Byrd (9/12) finished 6/26/2020
48. Roman Blood by Stephen Saylor (1/13)finished 6/28/2020
47. First Among Equals by Jeffrey Archer (1/13) finished 6/22/2020
46. Gone with the Windsors by Laurie Graham (1/13) finished 6/30/2020
45.Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by Alison Weir * finished 7/24/2020
44. Tidewater Inn by Colleen Coble (1/13) finished 7/7/2020
43. Dixie Divas by Virginia Brown 3/13) finished 7/9/2020
42. The Front Porch Prophet by Raymond L. Atkins (4/13) finished 7/13/2020
41. Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV by Karleen Koen # (swapped for the book that was previously here) finished 8/22/2020
40. Shadows in Bronze by Lindsey Davis (3/13) finished 7/27/2020
39. She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor (3/13) finished 8/10/2020
38. The Anatomist's Apprentice by Tessa Harris (3/13) finished 8/4/2020
37. The Devil's Rooming House: The True Story of America's Deadliest Female Serial Killer by M. William Phelps (3/13) finished 8/21/2020
36. The Given Day by Dennis Lehane (3/13) finished 8/30/2020
35. The Lightkeeper's Daughter by Colleen Coble (3/13)
34. The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker by Leanna Renee Hieber (3/13)
33. Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen #
32. The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo (3/14)
31. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen (4/14)
30. The Supreme Macaroni Company by Adrianna Trigiani (8/14)
29. My Lady Viper by E. Knight (8/14)
28. The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust by Edith Hahn Beer (11/14)
27.A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd (2/16)
26.And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexandeer (1/16)
25. The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton 4/16)
24. Gracie by Ellie Keaton (4/16)
23. Lost Light by Michael Connelly (6/16)
22. Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse (9/16)
21. This Was a Man by Jeffrey Archer (10/16)
20. The Woman on the Orient Express byLindsay Jayne Ashford (1/17)
19. Verity *
18. The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett *
17. Now or Never by Elizabeth Adler (5;17)
16. Midnight Champagne by M. Manette Ansey (5/17)
15. The Code of the Hills by Nancy Allen (5/17)
14. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann (1/18)
13. Tara Road by Maeve Binchy (2/18)
12. The Widow of Larkspur Innby Luwanna Blackwell (5/18)
11. Dear Mrs. Bird by A. J. Pearce (6/18)
10. The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin (11/18)
9. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (12/18)
8. American Princess: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt by Stephanie Marie Thornton (2/19)
7. The Winds of Khalakovo *
6. Ribbons of Scarlet: A Novel of the French Revolution's Women by Kate Quinn (5/19)
5. The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes
4. The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown
3. The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
2. The Thin Woman by Dorothy Cannell
1. Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
bonus 1-Gretchen's list Death on Blackheath by Anne Perry finished 6/30/2020
bonus 2-Jo Lene's list--Victoria by Daisy Godwin finished 7/26/2020
bonus 3-Becky's list--In the Fallby Jeffrey Lent
I'm in!! Saving the spot so that I can do the planning.50.
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45. Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
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43. The Second Mrs. Hockaday by Susan Rivers
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41. Bone Rattler by Eliot Pattison
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#39. The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron
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35. The Ashes of London by Andrew Taylor
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33. Good Time Coming by C.S. Harris
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31. The Royal Nanny by Karen Harper
30. Dressed for Death by Julianna Deering
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28. Orphan Number Eight by Kim van Alkemade
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26. Not by Sight by Kate Breslin
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24. A Memory of Violets: A Novel of London's Flower Sellers by Hazel Gaynor
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22. Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz
21. Love & Treasure by Ayelet Waldman
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17. Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death by James Runcie
16. The Bellingham Bloodbath by Gregory Harris
15. Orhan's Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian
14. The Race for Paris by Meg Waite Clayton
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11. The Musician's Daughter by Susanne Dunlap
10. The Plum Tree by Ellen Marie Wiseman
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7. The Lincoln Deception by David O. Stewart
6. The Tutor's Daughter by Julie Klassen
5. The Undertaking by Audrey Magee
4. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson
3. Thus Was Adonis Murdered by Sarah Caudwell
2. Arthur & George by Julian Barnes
1. The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant
Looking forward to shortening my TBR list!JULY SWAP #37
AUGUST SWAP #41 & #47
FINISHED; JULY MOD BONUS GRETCHEN: Murder by Misrule by Anna Castle
50. FINISHED; EXCEPTION; Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel; 05\2019
49. FINISHED; A Plague of Angels by P.F. Chisholm; 11\2019
48. FINISHED; A Murder of Crows by P.F. Chisholm; 12\2019
#47. FINISHED; The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey; 10/2019
46. FINISHED; Island of the Swans byCiji Ware; 10\2011
45. FINISHED; Treason by Meredith Whitford; 06\2013
44. FINISHED; Katherine by Anya Seton; 12\2014
43. FINISHED; Dead in the Water by Carola Dunn; HOOPLA AUDIO; 07\2016
42. Styx and Stones by Carola Dunn; HOOPLA AUDIO; 07\2016
#41. Death by Disputation by Anna Castle; 07/2020
40. FINISHED; An Air of Treason by P.F. Chisholm; 12\2019
39. FINISHED; A Chorus of Innocents by P.F. Chisholm; 12\2019
38. FINISHED; A Clash of Spheres by P.F. Chisholm; 12\2019
# 37. FINISHED; A Suspicion of Silver by P.F. Chisholm; 05\2020
36. A Test of Wills byCharles Todd; HOOPLA; 02\2013
35. The Bertie Project by Alexander McCall Smith; 05\2019
34. A Distant View of Everything by Alexander McCall Smith; 05\2019
33. Uneasy Spirits by M. Louisa Locke; 01\2014
32. The Queen's Secret: A Novel of England's World War II Queen by Karen Harper; 01\2020
31. The Tudor Bride by Joanna Hickson; 03\2017
30. Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly; 11\2011
29. Victoria and Albert by Evelyn Anthony; 05\2019
28. Elizabeth: A Novel of Elizabeth I by Evelyn Anthony; 06\2017
27. Tidewater: A Novel of Pocahontas and the Jamestown Colony by Libbie Hawker; 04\2015
26. Mercer Girls by Libbie Hawker; 06\2017
25. Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell; HOOPLA; 05\2019
24. The Boleyn King by Laura Andersen; 07\2013 NOT HISTORICAL FICTION
23. In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen; 02\2017
22. To Defy a King by Elizabeth Chadwick; 11\2013
21. The Invention of Fire by Bruce Holsinger; 06\2019
20. An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor; HOOPLA AUDIO; 04\2012
19. The Wright Brothers by David McCullough; 09\2015
18. Murder on Bank Street by Victoria Thompson; 05\2019
17. The Rebel Pirate by Donna Thorland; 05\2019
16. This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart; 10\2017
15. While Still We Live by Helen MacInnes
14. The Whiskey Rebels by David Liss; 02\2014
13. Ellie Pride by Annie Groves; 03\2017
12. The Dreaming Suburb by R.F. Delderfield; 01\2015
11. The Avenue Goes to War by R.F. Delderfield; 07\2016
10. The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer; HOOPLA; 10\2019
09. Pack Up Your Troubles by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles; 08\2019
08. Brighton Belle by Sara Sheridan; HOOPLA; 05\2020
07. Why Kill the Innocent by C.S. Harris; 12\2017
06. Death of a Dustman by M.C. Beaton; HOOPLA AUDIO; 05\2019
05. The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith; 05\2019
04. Murphy's Law by Rhys Bowen; 11\2013
03. Deadly Engagement by Lucinda Brant; 10\2016
02. The Passing Bells by Phillip Rock; HOOPLA; 03\2014
01. The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner; 04\2020
50. Tara Road by Maeve Binchy49. The Violets of March by Sarah Jio
48. Goodnight from London by Jennifer Robson
47. Siracusa by Delia Ephron
46. Burying the Honeysuckle Girls by Emily Carpenter
45. The Sun Sister byLucinda Riley
#44. The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
43. The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter by Hazel Gaynor
42. The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne
41, The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
40. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
**39. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
38. Coal River by Ellen Marie Wiseman
##37. Tangerine by Christine Mangan
36. The Invitation by Lucy Foley
#35. A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
34. Ross Poldark by Winston Graham
33. The Bourbon Thief by Tiffany Reisz
32. The Light of Paris by Eleanor Brown
31. The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
30. Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen by Alison Weir
29. The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman
**28. The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova
27. Camino Island by John Grisham
*26. Exile on Bridge Street by Eamon Loingsigh
25. Women & Children First by Gill Paul
24. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
23. The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
22. The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams
21.The Room on Rue Amélie by Kristin Harmel
20. Green Darkness by Anya Seton
19. A Place Beyond Courage by Elizabeth Chadwick
18. Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton
17. The Storyteller's Secret by Sejal Badani
16. The Fever Tree by Jennifer McVeigh
15. My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
14. The Air You Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles
13. The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory
12. Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly
11. The Summer Country by Lauren Willig
10. Corrag bySusan Fletcher
9. The Fever Tree by Jennifer McVeigh
8. The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams
7. The Things We Keep bySally Hepworth
6. The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
5. Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin
4. The Familiars by Stacey Halls
3. Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor
2. Betrayal in Timeby Julie McElwain
1.Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Mod
49. Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge
48. Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II by Liza Mundy
47. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
46. City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
45. Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland
44.Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
43. The Fairest of Them All by Carolyn Turgeon
##42. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
41. Hannah's War by Jan Eliasberg
40. The River by Peter Heller
39. Five Dark Fates by Kendare Blake
38. The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
37. First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies by Kate Andersen Brower
36. The Girl in the Glass Tower by Elizabeth Fremantle
35. The Conqueror’s Wife by Stephanie Thornton
34. Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold
33. Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
32. Royal Inheritance by Kate Emerson
31. Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
30. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
29. The Last Flight by Julie Clark
28. Every Single Secret by Emily Carpenter
27. My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand
26. The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo
25. The Notorious Virtues by Alwyn Hamilton
24. On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
23. My Sisters the Saints: A Spiritual Memoir by Colleen Carroll Campbell
22. Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
21. The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
20. King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
19. The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel
18. Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
17. Hunted by Meagan Spooner
16. Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America by Catherine Kerrison
15. Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare
14. Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly
13. Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
12. The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar
11. Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler by Lynne Olson
10. A Treason of Thorns Laura E. Weymouth
9. The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
8. The Woman in the White Kimono by Ana Johns
7. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
***6. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
5. You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
4. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
3. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
#2. Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
1. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
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29. The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes
28. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
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26. The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton by Elizabeth Speller
25. Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon
24. Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
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19. In Sunlight and in Shadow by Mark Helprin
18. Four Spirits by Sena Jeter Naslund
17. A Young Wife by Pam Lewis
16. The Poppy War by RF Kuang
15. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
14. Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey
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12. Let's Pretend this Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
11. Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
10. A Land More Kind than Home by Wiley Cash
9. Astray by Emma Donoghue
8. Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Kara Russell
7. The Antagonist by Lynn Coady
6. The Art Forger by BA Shapiro
5. Dodger by Terry Pratchett
4. Tenth of December by George Saunders
3. When I was a Child I Read Books by Marilynn Robinson
2. Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama
1. A Cold and Lonely Place by Sara J. Henry
I think I'm in.....50. Mortal Fear by Greg Iles
49. 24 Hours Greg Ilesby Greg Iles
48. Dead Sleep byGreg Iles
47. The Finisher by David Baldacci
46. Live by Night by Dennis Lehane
45. Love You More by Lisa Gardner
44. World Gone By by Dennis Lehane
43. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
42. The Mullah's Storm by Tom Young
41. Alone by Lisa Gardner
40. The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva
39. The English Assassin by Daniel Silva
38. We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas
37. Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson
36. Blood Work by Michael Connelly
35. Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly
34. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
33. Marmee and Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother by Eve LaPlante
32. Cold Cold Heart by Tami Hoag
31. Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner
# 30. A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley
29. Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb
28. Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
27. The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry
26. Coup d'Etat by Ben Coes
# 25. The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust by Diana B. Henriques
24. The Bone House by Brian Freeman
23. Signal by Patrick Lee
22. A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan
21. Home by Marilynne Robinson
20. Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin
19. League of Dragons by Naomi Novik
18. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
17. Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
16. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
15. Feedback by Mira Grant
14. The Survivor by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
13. Stranger in the Room by Amanda Kyle Williams
12. The Golden Son by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
11. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
10. The Enemy by Charlie Higson
9. Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
8. The Crimson Campaign by Brian McClellan
7. Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman
# 6. Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben
5. The Empty Chair by Jeffery Deaver
# 4. Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson
3. The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas
2. The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey
1. We Hope for Better Things by Erin Bartels
I'm in50) Alanna: The First Adventure
49) The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
Completed 06/14/20
48) In the Hand of the Goddess
Completed 06/11/20
47) Lioness Rampant
Completed 06/22/20
46) One for the Money
Completed
45)#Peril at End House
Completed 07/7/20
44)#The Murder at Hazelmoor
43) #Evil Under the Sun
41)# The Summer Country
40) #The Faerie Path
39) Acorna's World
38) Acorna's Triumph
37) Three to Get Deadly
Completed 07/21/20
36) Acorna's Rebels
35) Club Dead
34) The Matchmaker read 06/3/20
I did better than I thought with the spring challenge and this is the perfect time to do a home owned TBR one! 50. Through a Glass Darkly
49. Valley of the Assassins
48. Ragtime in Simla
47. The Mapmaker's Wife
46. Burn Marks
45. Sense and Sensibility
44. The Patient by Michael Palmer
43. The God of Small Things
#42. The Secret Chord
#41. The Library at Night
40. The First Horseman
39. Murder on the Links
#38. Little Paris Bookshop
37. The Black Tulip
#36.Little Fires Everywhere
35. Night of Many Dreams
34. The City of Falling Angels
#33. James Madison
32. These is my Words
31. Memoirs of a Geisha
30. Deja Dead
29. Love in the Time of Cholera
28. The Three Weissmann's of Westport
27. The Tale of Muraski
26. The Coroner's Lunch
25. 100 Years of Solitude
24. City of Light
23. Dissolution
22. Those Who Saved Us
21. The Rossetti Letter
20. The Serpent's Tale
19. Dressed for Death
18. Ramses: Under the Acacia Tree
17. Murder on St. Mark's Place
16. Glory over Everything
15. Lady MacBeth
14. Vivaldi's Virgins
13. The Painted Girls
12. This House of Sky
11. The Poison Tree
10. The Bat
9. Death by Darjeeling
8. The Flanders Panel
7. Julia's Chocolates
6. Instruments of Darkness
5. The Way of the Peaceful Warrior
4. Zeiton
3. Madame Bovary
2. The Sound of Thunder
1. The King Must Die
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