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Spell The States Part 1
Duration: Open Ended from your start date.
NO MORE SIGN-UPS AFTER JUNE 1, 2025.

Object: Spell Out each letter of the states by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initial.


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

SPELL OUT EXAMPLE:
B: Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (main character name)
O: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (title)
O: On Dublin Street - Down London Road by Samantha Young (series name)
K: Misery by Stephen King (author last name)

States:
1. Delaware
2. Pennsylvania
3. New Jersey
4. Georgia
5. Connecticut
6. Massachusetts
7. Maryland
8. South Carolina
9. New Hampshire
10. Virginia
11. New York
12. North Carolina
13. Rhode Island
14. Vermont
15. Kentucky
16. Tennessee
17. Ohio
18. Louisiana
19. Indiana
20. Mississippi
21. Illinois
22. Alabama
23. Maine
24. Missouri
25. Arkansas


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Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

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Allison
Angel **Book Junkie**
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Carolyn FINISHED
Catherine
Chelsea
Connie N. FINISHED
Cyndee

Daniel
DenXXX

Elle
Emeli

Ferenc FINISHED
Frankie FINISHED

Grace
Gretel

Jackie FINISHED
Jirrine
Joi
Julia

Karen ♐ FINISHED
Katelyn
Kimberly

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Mary
Maureen
Melissa FINISHED

Nancy85

Poppet

Sam
SANDYE
Shash FINISHED
Shelly
Susan A FINISHED
Suzanne

Tammie
Tari FINISHED

1. Delaware
2. Pennsylvania
3. New Jersey
4. Georgia
5. Connecticut
6. Massachusetts
7. Maryland
8. South Carolina
9. New Hampshire
10. Virginia
11. New York
12. North Carolina
13. Rhode Island
14. Vermont
15. Kentucky
16. Tennessee
17. Ohio
18. Louisiana
19. Indiana
20. Mississippi
21. Illinois
22. Alabama
23. Maine
24. Missouri
25. Arkansas

D- Dear Daddy, Please Punish Me Finished 27/12
E- ella- I'll Be Taking This finished 11/2
L- luke Sugar and Shakedowns Finished 29/8
A- Andrew Grey Taming the Beast finished 4/1
W- Dani Wyatt Angel Finished 10/1
A- A.W. Scott XOXO, Doyle Finished 20/6
R- Aster Rae Mafia Daddy Finished 31/7
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Spell The States Part 1
Duration: Open Ended from your start date

States:
1. *DELAWARE*
D - David Sedaris; Themes and Variations (Author) 1/9/21
E - Ernest Cline; Ready Player Two (Author) 1/6/21
L - Lemony Snicket; The Bad Beginning (Author) 3/3/21
A - Adam Johnson; Fortune Smiles (Author) 3/25/21
W - Werecockroach by Polenth Blake (Title) 12/30/20
A - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry; The Little Prince (Author) 4/5/21
R - Rubenhold, Hallie; The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper (Author) 12/29/20
E - Everything My Mother Taught Me by Alice Hoffman (Title) 1/21/21

2. *PENNSYLVANIA*
P - The Princess Game by Soman Chainani (Title) 1/12/21
E - Elliott, David; Bull (Author) 2/15/21
N - Nic Stone; Hazel and Gray (Author) 1/11/21
N - Neil Gaiman; The Graveyard Book (Author) 4/8/21
S - Shorts & Shit by Dayton O'Donnell (Title) 1/17/21
Y - You Are Ready For Takeoff: A Short Trip by Susan Orlean (Title) 7/12/21
L - Liu, Ken; The Cleaners (Author) 1/20/21
V - The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction by Neil Gaiman (Title) 9/21/21
A - Alice Winters; How to Vex a Vampire (Author) 4/6/21
N - Nesbø, Jo; Phantom (Author) 6/25/21
I - Ink in the Blood by Kim Smejkal (Title) 3/19/21
A - Anthony, Piers; Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn (Author) 4/19/21

3. *NEW JERSEY*
N - Night Fall - Unthinkable by Shirley Duke (Series) 7/8/21
E - Eichar, Donnie; Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident (Author) 3/12/21
W - The Wickeds by Gayle Forman (Title) 1/21/21

J - Jeffery Deaver; The Bone Collector (Author) 1/31/21
E - Eve Dallas - Naked in Death by J.D. Robb (MC) 4/12/21
R - Ruth Ware; Snowflakes (Author) 1/29/21
S - The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro & Daniel Kraus 2/25/21 (Title)
E - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Title) 4/21/21
Y - Yesterday by Felicia Yap 3/2/2022 (Title)

4. *GEORGIA*
G - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (Title) 4/4/21
E - Eddie Izzard; Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens (Author) 5/27/21
O - Oz - The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum (Series) 3/30/21
R - Red Dragon by Thomas Harris (Title) 2/9/21
G - The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything by Michio Kaku (Title) 5/16/21
I - Intimations by Zadie Smith (Title) 3/19/21
A - Alice Winters; How to Elude a Vampire (Author) 4/24/21

5. *CONNECTICUT*
C - Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Title) 4/4/21
O - The Order of Shadows - Dark City by Kit Hallows (Series) 4/18/21
N - Nicci French; Blue Monday (Author) 7/12/21
N - Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (Title) 7/19/21
E - Ellis Peters; A Morbid Taste for Bones (Author) 9/1/21
C - Cosmic Queries: StarTalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going by Neil deGrasse Tyson and James Trefil (Title) 4/15/21
T - Treasure by Oyinkan Braithwaite (Title) 1/29/21
I - I Sing the Body Electric! & Other Stories by Ray Bradbury (Title) 6/6/21
C - Coyne, Judas - Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (MC) 5/14/21
U - Unbalanced Scales by N. Green (Title) 1/18/21
T - Tremblay, Paul; A Head Full of Ghosts (Author) 3/2/21

6. *MASSACHUSETTS*
M - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (Title) 1/12/21
A - Alice Winters; How to Lure a Hunter (Author) 6/2/21
S - Salvatore, R.A.; Homeland (Author) 5/25/21
S - Small, David - Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman (MC) 5/29/21
A - Alice Hoffman; Practical Magic (Author) 6/11/21
C - Charlie Adhara; The Wolf at the Door (Author) 7/3/21
H - The Hole by José Revueltas (Title) 3/22/21
U - Ungirls by Lauren Beukes (Title) 5/11/21
S - Starfig Investigations - By Fairy Means or Foul by Meghan Maslow (Series) 6/20/21
E - Equinox by Charlie Godwyne (Title) 10/8/21
T - Thursday Next - Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde (Series) 5/10/21
T - Trick Roller by Cordelia Kingsbridge (Title) 6/18/21
S - Syme, Gabriel - The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare by G.K. Chesterton (MC) 4/29/21

7. *MARYLAND*
M - Mark Haskell Smith; Naked at Lunch: A Reluctant Nudist's Adventures in the Clothing-Optional World (Author) 3/24/21
A - Alice Winters; How to Save a Human by (Title) 6/13/21
R - Reborn by Lela Robichaux (Title) 3/30/21
Y - You're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia Day 4/19/22 (Title)
L - Lawson, Jenny; Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things (Author) 4/26/21
A - Alexander McCall Smith; The Sunday Philosophy Club (Author) 7/8/21
N - Nesbø, Jo; Macbeth (Author) 8/15/21
D - Doctor Who: The Missy Chronicles by Collected Authors (Title) 3/5/21

8. *SOUTH CAROLINA*
S - Simon R. Green; The Dark Side of the Road (Author) 6/28/21
O - Ode to a Fish Sandwich by Rebecca M. Hale (Title) 6/6/21
U - Umberto Eco; The Name of the Rose 2/15/22 (Author)
T - T.J. Klune; The House in the Cerulean Sea (Author) 9/14/21
H - The Hitman's Guide to Making Friends and Finding Love by Alice Winters (Title) 9/29/21

C - Cash Plays by Cordelia Kingsbridge (Title) 7/31/21
A - Alex Quick - Quick and the Dead by Susan Moody (Series) 10/17/21
R - Roach, Mary; Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law (Author) 10/2/21
O - Of Secrets and Wolves by Alice Winters 1/14/22
L - Lincoln Child & Douglas Preston; The Cabinet of Curiosities (Author) 10/21/21
I - Ishiguro, Kazuo; Klara and the Sun (Author) 7/25/21
N - Now, Then, and Everywhen by Rysa Walker (Title) 11/11/2012
A - Andrzej Sapkowski, Blood of Elves (Author) 11/6/21

9. *NEW HAMPSHIRE*
N - Nesbø, Jo; Police (Author) 12/29/21
E - Exhalation by Ted Chiang (Title) 12/15/21
W - What Man Defies by Clara Coulson (Title) 12/20/21

H - Hindman, Jessica Chiccehitto; Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir (Author) 2/2/22
A - The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen (Title) 11/13/21
M - Megan Rosenbloom; Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin (Author) 1/5/22
P - Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis by Anne Rice 5/20/22 (Title)
S - Shakespeare for Squirrels by Christopher Moore (Title) 9/17/21
H - H.H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil by Adam Selzer 5/13/22 (Title)
I - Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine (Title) 10/28/21
R - Riley Wolfe - Just Watch Me by Jeff Lindsay (Series) 11/26/21
E - Elsie Camden - Spellbreaker by Charlie N. Holmberg 2/19/22 (MC)

10. *VIRGINIA*
V - A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan 4/27/22 (Title)
I - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (Title) 11/18/21
R - Recursion by Blake Crouch (Title) 12/23/21
G - Guy Gavriel Kay; The Summer Tree (Author) 8/26/21
I - In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune 5/9/23 (Title)
N - Neil Gaiman; Stardust 9/4/22 (Author)
I - Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore 7/2/23 (Title)
A - All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell (Title) 2/6/22

11. *NEW YORK*
N - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Title) 1/3/22
E - Elly Griffiths; The Crossing Places 4/2/22 (Author)
W - William Gibson; Burning Chrome 2/21/22 (Author)

Y - The Yellow Cat Mystery by Ellery Queen Jr. 12/2/22 (Title)
O - On Animals by Susan Orlean 3/6/22 (Title)
R - Rainbow Rainbow by Lydia Conklin 6/30/22 (Title)
K - Kim Harrison; Pet Shop Boys (Author) 9/3/21

12. NORTH CAROLINA
N - Not Dead Yet by Jenn Burke 12/1/22 (Title)
O - Oates, Joyce Carol; Zombie 4/9/22 (Author)
R - Rick Riordan; The Lightning Thief 9/5/22 (Author)
T - Tenth of December by George Saunders (Title) 1/29/22
H - Holly Black; Book of Night 6/12/22 (Author)

C - Cornwell, Patricia; Body of Evidence (Author) 11/29/21
A - Aaronovitch, Ben; Midnight Riot (Author) 1/25/22
R -Richard Amos; Night Tricks 1/9/23 (Author)
O - Once Upon a Haunted Moor by Harper Fox 2/26/23 (Title)
L - Lost Souls by Tim Rangnow (Title) 1/30/22
I -
N - Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 9/21/23 (Title)
A - Adam Silvera; They Both Die at the End 3/11/22 (Author)

13. RHODE ISLAND
R - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby 3/8/23 (Title)
H - How to Be a Normal Person by T.J. Klune 8/3/22 (Title)
O - Orlando A. Sanchez; Tombyards & Butterflies 2/28/23 (Author)
D - The Dog Who Knew Too Much by Spencer Quinn (Title) 11/2/21
E - The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty 4/7/22 (Title)

I -
S - The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair (Title) 12/18/21
L - Lawson, Jenny; Broken 3/6/22 (Author)
A - Adam Nevill; Before You Sleep: Three Horrors 3/24/22 (Author)
N - Neville, Stuart ; The Ghosts of Belfast (Author) 10/12/21
D - Deborah Harkness; Shadow of Night 3/23/22 (Author)

14. *VERMONT*
V - Vivian Barz; Forgotten Bones by 4/29/22 (Author)
E - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 7/4/22 (Title)
R - The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman 3/15/23 (Title)
M - Moore, Christopher; A Dirty Job 4/25/22 (Author)
O - One-Eyed Royals by Cordelia Kingsbridge 3/8/23 (Title)
N - Nesbø, Jo; Knife 9/27/23 (Author)
T - Thomas Harris; The Silence of the Lambs 9/12/22 (Author)

15. *KENTUCKY*
K - Kerry Adrienne; Beautiful One 4/8/22 (Author)
E - Elliot Page; Pageboy: A Memoir 10/12/23 (Author)
N - Neil deGrasse Tyson; Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization 2/20/23 (Author)
T - Tess Gerritsen; The Sinner 11/27/22 (Author)
U - Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune 5/24/22 (Title)
C - Circuit Theory by Kirby Crow & Reya Starck 4/8/22 (Title)
K - Kathi Daley; Murder at Dolphin Bay 7/6/22 (Author)
Y - The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon 11/17/23 (Title)

16. TENNESSEE
T - Turner, Hailey; A Ferry of Bones & Gold 2/8/23 (Author)
E - Emily Tesh; Silver in the Wood 11/18/23 (Author)
N - Not Dead Yet - Give Up the Ghost by Jenn Burke 10/29/23 (Series)
N -
E - Elton John; Me 12/8/23 (Author)
S - Simone St. James; The Book of Cold Cases 6/5/22 (Author)
S - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 7/21/22 (Title)
E - Evie Woods; The Lost Bookshop 12/16/23 (Author)
E - Exit Strategy by Martha Wells 12/20/23 (Title)

17. OHIO
O - Olde Heuvelt, Thomas; Hex 1/17/24 (Author)
H -Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined by Stephen Fry 7/16/23 (Title)
I -
O - Ocker, J.W.; Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items 10/4/23 (Author)

18. LOUISIANA
L - Lincoln Child & Douglas Preston; Still Life With Crows 9/26/22 (Author)
O -
U - Un Lun Dun by China Miéville 12/31/23 (Title)
I -
S - Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes; Wildfire 5/29/22 (Author)
I -
A - Adhara, Charlie; The Wolf at Bay 5/4/22 (Author)
N -
A - Piers Anthony; Golem in the Gears 12/10/22 (Author)

19. INDIANA
I -
N -
D - Dobson, Ben S.; The Spirit Siphon 4/13/22 (Author)
I -
A - Alex North; The Whisper Man 12/21/22 (Author)
N - New Orleans Vampires: History and Legend by Marita Woywod Crandle 10/24/23 (Title)
A - Alice Winters; How to Defy a Vampire 2/2/23 (Author)

20. MISSISSIPPI
M - Michael Chabon; Werewolves in Their Youth 3/29/22 (Author)
I -
S - Six Word Wonder by Doug Weller 8/3/22 (Title)
S - Stardust by Neil Gaiman 9/4/22 (Title)
I -
S - Sulari Gentill; The Woman in the Library 10/2/22 (Author)
S - Stieg Larsson; The Girl Who Played with Fire 1/7/23 (Author)
I -
P - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 10/12/22 (Title)
P - Patricia Cornwell; Cause of Death 6/13/23 (Author)
I -

21. ILLINOIS
I -
L - Luda by Grant Morrison 1/11/23 (Title)
L - The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell 8/7/23 (Title)
I -
N -
O -
I -
S - Seven of Spades - A Chip and a Chair by Cordelia Kingsbridge 6/4/23 (Series)

22. *ALABAMA*
A - Among the Living by Jordan Castillo Price 2/24/23 (Title)
L - Lilian Jackson Braun; The Cat Who Could Read Backwards 5/6/22 (Author)
A - Anthony, Piers; Vale of the Vole 4/4/23 (Author)
B - Beyond the Deepwoods by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Title) 11/18/21
A - Alice Winters; Cast in Shadows 8/27/23 (Author)
M - Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Title) 1/10/22
A - Anthony Doerr; Cloud Cuckoo Land 9/20/23 (Author)

23. MAINE
M - The Mermaid Murders by Josh Lanyon 4/16/22 (Title)
A - Ariana Nash; Twisted Pretty Things 10/5/23 (Author)
I -
N -
E - Emily St. John Mandel; Sea of Tranquility 12/26/23 (Author)

24. MISSOURI
M - Madison Square Murders by C.S. Poe 11/23/22 (Title)
I -
S - Stephen Fry; Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold 10/21/22 (Author)
S - Subway Slayings by C.S. Poe 6/6/23 (Title)
O -
U - Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell 6/19/23 (Title)
R - The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore 3/26/23 (Title)
I -

25. ARKANSAS
A - All Systems Red by Martha Wells 10/12/23 (Title)
R - RuPaul; GuRu 9/27/23 (Author)
K - Kay Scarpetta - Cruel & Unusual by Patricia Cornwell 12/5/22 (Series)
A - Artificial Condition by Martha Wells 10/19/23 (Title)
N -
S - Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore 6/17/23 (Title)
A - A.J. Sherwood; Jon's Downright Ridiculous Shooting Case 12/24/23 (Author)
S - The Summer House by Cristina Henríquez 9/16/23 (Title)

Spell The States Part 1
Duration: Open Ended from 26.12.20

States:
1. Delaware
2. Pennsylvania
3. New Jersey
4. Georgia
5. Connecticut
6. Massachusetts
7. Maryland
8. South Carolina
9. New Hampshire
10. Virginia
11. New York
12. North Carolina
13. Rhode Island
14. Vermont
15. Kentucky
16. Tennessee
17. Ohio
18. Louisiana
19. Indiana
20. Mississippi
21. Illinois
22. Alabama
23. Maine
24. Missouri
25. Arkansas

res

Spell The States Part 1
Duration: 1/1/21- ???

1. Delaware

D: Don't Tell- Karen Rose- 2/17/21
E: Elemental Blood- Phaedra Weldon- 1/20/21
L: Long, Hot, Witchy Summer- Amanda M. Lee- 1/7/21
A: Alien Collective- Gini Koch- 2/1/21
W: Working Stiff- Annelise Ryan- 2/19/21
A: All the Pretty Witches- Lily Harper Hart- 2/21/21
R: Romancing the Crone- Amanda M. Lee- 3/4/21
E: Etiquette & Espionage- Gail Carriger- 2/24/21

2. Pennsylvania

P: Pies and Prejudice- Ellery Adams- 2/8/21
E: Eggs in Purgatory- Laura Childs- 3/11/21
N: No Nest for the Wicket- Donna Andrews- 1/18/21
N: No Ghouls Allowed- Victoria Laurie- 1/19/21
S: Spirit Witch- Helen Harper- 1/6/21
Y: You're the One That I Haunt- Terri Garey- 5/29/21
L: The Last Guardian- Victor Kloss- 1/9/21
V: Vampires Are Forever- Lynsay Sands- 1/30/21
A: Awaken- P.T. Michelle- 2/25/21
N: Not His Werewolf- Annie Nicholas- 2/26/21
I: In the Woods- Tana French- 1/4/21
A: Amulet of Truth- Timothy Ellis- 3/2/21

3. New Jersey

N: No Ifs, Ands, or Bears About It- Celia Kyle- 4/25/21
E: Equalize- Ryan DeBruyn- 5/28/21
W: Wicked Honeymoon- Lily Harper Hart- 3/3/21

J: Jaxson- Alisa Woods- 4/28/21
E: Entreat Me- Grace Draven- 6/20/21
R: Ritualist- Dakota Krout- 5/20/21
S: Swing Shift- William D. Arand- 1/11/21
E: The Evolution of Mara Dyer- Michelle Hodkin- 7/22/21
Y: Yellowstone Heart Song- Peggy L. Henderson- 6/1/21

4. Georgia

G: Ghostly Wedding- Lily Harper Hart- 1/7/21
E: Excise- Ryan DeBruyn- 8/31/21
O: Obsidio- Amie Kaufman- 1/5/21
R: Redeemer of the Dead- Tao Wong- 7/18/21
G: Ghost of a Chance- Yasmine Galenorn- 3/16/21
I: Ice Maiden- Dale Mayer- 1/18/21
A: All Creatures Great and Small- James Herriot- 3/23/21

5. Connecticut

C: Catnapped- Patricia Fry- 2/5/21
O: One Foot in the Grave- C.C. Hunter- 1/6/21
N: 9 from the Nine Worlds- Rick Riordan- 6/7/21
N: Night Child- Jes Battis- 7/31/21
E: Exclusively Yours- Shannon Stacey- 11/28/21
C: The Cat Who Saw Red- Lilian Jackson Braun- 3/1/21
T: Tangle of Need- Nalini Singh- 1/22/21
I: I Scream, You Scream- Wendy Lyn Watson- 3/17/21
C: Chrysalis- R.P. Jones- 7/11/21
U: Uva's Shorts: A Selection of the Finest Stories Ever Told... or Not!- Michael G. Uva- 2/15/21
T: 266 Squadron- Timothy Ellis- 1/28/21

6. Massachusetts

M: Monster Hunter International- Larry Correia- 2/20/21
A: Allergic to Death- Peg Cochran- 4/9/21
S: The Secret, Book, & Scone Society- Ellery Adams- 1/27/21
S: Sugar Cookie Murder- Joanne Fluke- 2/7/21
A: Accidentally Wolf- Erin R. Flynn- 5/8/21
C: Cockatiels at Seven- Donna Andrews- 7/13/21
H: The High Council- Victor Kloss- 1/10/21
U: Untamed- P.C. Cast- 3/6/21
S: Shadows- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 2/10/21
E: Ethan- Dale Mayer- 11/29/21
T: A Throne for Sisters- Morgan Rice- 3/25/21
T: Tallrock- Xander Boyce- 4/28/21
S: Secrets of the Crown- Adam Jay Epstein- 2/14/21

7. Maryland

8. South Carolina

S: Succubus On Top- Richelle Mead- 3/11/21
O: Owls Well That Ends Well- Donna Andrews- 1/15/21
U: Universal Alien- Gini Koch- 4/27/21
T: This Old Homicide- Kate Carlisle- 9/2/21
H: Heart of Obsidian- Nalini Singh- 1/23/21

C: Cold Hearted- James A. Hunter- 8/24/21
A: Adrift- Timothy Ellis- 8/11/21
R: The Real Macaw- Donna Andrews- 9/7/21
O: Origin- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 2/12/21
L: The Long Quiche Goodbye- Avery Aames- 2/16/21
I: Into the Hells- Christopher Johns- 4/14/21
N: The Night Beat- Gini Koch- 12/27/21
A: Archangel's Light- Nalini Singh- 11/18/21

9. New Hampshire
10. Virginia
11. New York
12. North Carolina
13. Rhode Island
14. Vermont
15. Kentucky
16. Tennessee

17. Ohio

O: Old-Fashioned Huntsman- Christopher Johns- 8/17/21
H: Hunted- P.C. Cast- 6/24/21
I: The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries- Emily Brightwell- 12/17/21
O: Of Gods & Tigers- Gayla Drummond- 8/19/21

18. Louisiana
19. Indiana
20. Mississippi
21. Illinois
22. Alabama
23. Maine
24. Missouri
25. Arkansas

States:
1. Delaware-
D- Dragon Ball, Vol. 1: The Monkey King-Akira Toriyama 1/15
E- Edward- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 20-Hiromu Arakawa 12/28/20
L- Lang Leav-Sea of Strangers 1/4
A- Ava- The Baby Shift: Colorado-Becca Fanning 1/2
W- Fables: The Deluxe Edition, Book One-Bill Willingham 1/14
A- Aspen- Fathom: The Definitive Edition-Michael Layne Turner 1/31
R- Remote Control-Nnedi Okorafor 3/3
E- Ella- The Baby Shift: Louisiana-Becca Fanning 1/2

2. Pennsylvania
P- P.L. Travers-Mary Poppins Comes Back 4/16
E- Edward- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 19-Hiromu Arakawa 12/27/20
N- Nicholas- The Baby Shift: Massachusetts-Becca Fanning 1/2
N- Your Body is an Ocean: Love and Other Experiments-Nikita Gill 1/10
S- Skydragon-Anh Do 1/7
Y- Makoto Yukimura-Vinland Saga Omnibus, Vol. 5 4/13
L- Jeff Lemire-Ascender, Vol. 2: The Dead Sea 1/16
V- Vagabond, Vol. 1-Takehiko Inoue 12/28/20
A- Ajin: Demi-Human, Vol. 17-Gamon Sakurai 2/22
N- Natsuki Kizu-Given, Vol. 1 2/22
I- I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry-Halsey 1/8
A- Assassination Classroom, Vol. 10-Yūsei Matsui 1/9

3. New Jersey
N- Nikita Gill-Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty 1/1
E- Elana K. Arnold-What Girls Are Made Of 2/5
W- Women of Resistance: Poems for a New Feminism-Danielle Barnhart 12/31/20
J- Jeff Lemire-Ascender, Vol. 3: The Digital Mage 1/17
E- Edward- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 21-Hiromu Arakawa 1/3
R- Rachel Hawthorne-Full Moon 6/11
S- Swimming Lessons: Poems-Lili Reinhart 1/12
E- Eli- The Baby Shift: Nevada-Becca Fanning 1/9
Y- Yūsei Matsui-Assassination Classroom, Vol. 07: On Island Time 1/7

4. Georgia-
G: Ghost-spider 2 12/28/20,
E: Emmy Marucci-Tell Me Another Story: Poems of You and Me 12/28/20,
O: Otomen 12 7/15,
R: Ryouta Sakamoto- Btooom 18 8/16,
G : Ginger- Baby Shift: North Dakota 1/1,
I: Takehiko Inoue-Vagabond, Vol. 2 1/4,
A: Assassination classroom 8 1/7

5. Connecticut
C- Chiller-currygom 1/11
O- Once & Future, Vol. 1: The King is Undead-Kieron Gillen 12/28/20
N- Marieke Nijkamp-Before I Let Go 2/5
N- Nic Stone-Dear Martin 4/3
E- Elena- The Baby Shift: Vermont-Becca Fanning 1/20
C- Cheryl- The Baby Shift: Missouri-Becca Fanning 1/20
T- Takehiko Inoue-Vagabond, Vol. 3 1/23
I- Takehiko Inoue-Vagabond, Vol. 4 2/24
C- Christopher Hastings-Gwenpool, the Unbelievable, Vol. 1: Believe It 1/20
U- Ukyo Kodachi-BORUTO―ボルト― 13 ―NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS― 2/16
T- Dragon Ball, Vol. 2: Wish Upon a Dragon-Akira Toriyama 1/29

6. Massachusetts-
M: Monica- Baby Shift: Arizona 3/19,
A: Ashley- Baby Shift: Ohio 3/24,
S: Soma- Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 8-Yuto Tsukuda 5/11,
S: Sarah Pinborough-A Necessary End 3/13,
A: All my friends are still dead,
C: Caroline Kaufman-Light Filters In: Poems 2/28,
H: Homura Kawamoto-Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler -, Vol. 10 5/12,
U- Shinya Umemura-Valkyrie Apocalypse, Tome 2 8/15,
S: Sakamoto days 1 6/16,
E: Elana K. Arnold- Bat & the end of everything 7/22,
T: Takehiko Inoue- Vagabond 5 3/9,
T: Akira Toriyama- Dragon ball 6 2/28,
S: Sakamoto days 2 6/16

7. Maryland-
M- Magica Quartet-Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Vol. 2 3/4,
A- Alice Feeney- Sometimes I lie 4/15,
R: Red- Pokemon 2 9/11,
Y: Yoshiki Nakamura-Skip Beat!, Vol. 44 3/11,
L: Locke & key 6 1/21,
A: Assassination classroom 13 7/15,
N: Nikaido- Dorohedoro 4 5/23,
D: Diamond dust 2 2/20

8. South Carolina-
S- Soul eater 1 2/22,
O- One piece 58 6/24,
U- Ukyo Kodachi- Boruto 14 2/17,
T- Teen titans: Raven 3/22,
H- Homura Kawamoto- Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler -, Vol. 9 5/12,
C- Caroline Kaufman- When the world didn’t end 3/4,
A- Akira Toriyama- Dragon ball 5 2/28,
R- Ryouta Sakamoto- Btooom 19 8/16,
O- Atsushi Ohkubo-Soul Eater, Vol. 02 2/27,
L- Lana Wood Johnson- Technically, u started it 2/19,
I- Takehiko Inoue- Vagabond 10 6/30,
N- Nikaido- Dorohedoro 5 5/23,
A- Assassination classroom 11 7/14

9. New Hampshire-
N: Natsuki Takaya-Fruits Basket, Vol. 2 8/18,
E- Grace Ellis- Moonstruck 2 4/20,
W- Wilder, Brynn- Haunting of Brynn Wilder 1/26,
H- Homura Kawamoto-Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler -, Vol. 8 5/11,
A- Amanda Lovelace- Princess saves herself in this one 1/28,
M- High-rise invasion 2 5/12,
P- Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Vol. 3-Magica Quartet 3/4
S- Sabrina the Teenage Witch (2020-) #2-Kelly Thompson 6/3,
H- Him 4/10,
I- I left the house today 7/27,
R- Ryouta Sakamoto- Btooom 20 8/16,
E- Edward- Fullmetal alchemist 25 3/8

10. Virginia-
V: Vinland 7 4/20,
I: In this corner of the world 1 2/26,
R: Ryouta Sakamoto- Btooom 21 8/16,
G: G. Willow Wilson- Wonder woman 3 2/27,
I- Junji Ito- Tomie 3/26,
A- Amie Kauffman- Memento 6/19

11. New York-
N: Nectar of pain 1/23,
E: Tatsuya Endo-SPY×FAMILY 1 2/26,
W: Way of househusband 1 1/5,
Y: Makoto Yukimura-Vinland Saga Omnibus, Vol. 8 5/10,
O: Kousuke Oono-The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 2 1/6,
R: Ryouta Sakamoto- Btooom 22 8/16,
K: Kousuke Oono-The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 3 1/18

12. North Carolina-
N- Nozaki-kun- Monthly girls: Nozaki-Kun 3 5/6,
O- One piece 13 5/6,
R- Lana Del Rey-Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass 8/28
T- Thorfinn- Vinland 6 4/18,
H- High-rise invasion 1 5/12,
C- Bright Minds Empty Souls-Jennae Cecelia 3/30,
A- Across the green grass fields 3/4,
R- Justin A. Reynolds- Miles Morales: Shock waves 8/27,
O- One punch man 22 3/1,
L- Dawn Lanuza- This is how it starts 3/1,
I- Riichiro Inagaki-Dr. Stone, Vol. 2 8/15,
N- Nozaki-kun- Monthly girls: Nozaki-kun 4 5/6,
A- Anh Do- Skydragon 2 5/29

13. Rhode Island-
R- Renee Watson- Piecing me together 8/28,
H- Homura Kawamoto-Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler, Vol. 1 5/10,
O- Tomu Ohmi-Midnight Secretary, Vol. 04 6/20,
D- Anh Do- E-boy 3/12,
E- Edward- Fullmetal Alchemist 26 3/8,
I- Junya Inoue- Vagabond 12 7/7,
S- Sweet & bitter magic 4/4,
L- Land of roar 4/12,
A- Asta- Black clover 6 4/12,
N- Night of the mannequins 7/20,
D- Dear Justyce 5/7

14. Vermont-
V: Vinland Saga Omnibus, Vol. 3-Makoto Yukimura 3/25
E- Edward- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 24-Hiromu Arakawa 3/8
R- Red- Pokémon Adventures, Vol. 3-Hidenori Kusaka 9/12
M- Makoto Yukimura-Vinland Saga 1 3/11
O- One Piece, Volume 57: Paramount War-Eiichiro Oda 6/24
N- Nozaki-kun- Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Vol. 1-Izumi Tsubaki 5/5
T- Thorfinn- Vinland Saga Omnibus, Vol. 9-Makoto Yukimura 5/11

15. Kentucky-
K: Kakegurui 5 5/11,
E: Edward- Fullmetal alchemist 27 9/8,
N: Nikaido- Dorohedoro 7 5/24,
T: Take me with you 3/9,
U: Shinya Umemura-Shuumatsu no Valkyrie: Record of Ragnarok, tomo 4 8/15,
C: Jennae Cecelia-I Am More Than My Nightmares 3/30,
K: Kakegurui 6 5/11,
Y: You are here 2/15

16. Tennessee:
T- Debbie Tung- Quiet girl in a noisy world 2/28,
E- Edward- Fullmetal alchemist 23 3/8,
N- Nozaki-kun- Monthly girls: Nozaki-kun 2 5/5,
N- Natsuki Takaya-Fruits Basket, Vol. 3 8/18,
E- Elana K/ Arnold- Boy called bat 2/6,
S- Something is killing the children 3 6/17,
S- Victoria Schwab-Bridge of Souls 4/3,
E- Grace Ellis- Magic to brew 1 4/11,
E- Eiichiro Oda-One Piece, Volume 56: Thank You 6/24

17. Ohio
O- Alice Oseman-This Winter 1/4
H- Homura Kawamoto-Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler, Vol. 3 5/10
I- Junji Ito-Shiver: Selected Stories 5/4
O- One Piece: Enies Lobby 43-44-45, Vol. 15-Eiichiro Oda 5/6

18. Louisiana-
L- Luffy- One piece 12 5/6,
O- One piece 11 5/6,
U- Shinya Umemura-Valkyrie Apocalypse, Tome 3 8/15,
I- Junji ito- Lovesickness 6/8,
S- Something is killing the children 2 6/11,
I- Junya Inoue- Btooom 16 6/6,
A- Anh Do- Weirdo 6/4,
N- Nikaido- Dorohedoro 1 5/22,
A- Anh Do- E-boy 2 6/4

19. Indiana-
I- Junji Ito- Frankenstein 1/26,
N- Yoshiki Nakamura-Skip·Beat!, Vol. 45 3/11,
D- Dragon ball 3 2/4,
I- Junji ito- Smashed 3/13,
A- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 2/5,
N- Nikaido- Dorohedoro 2 5/22,
A- Akira Toriyama-Dragon Ball, Vol. 4: Strongest Under the Heavens 2/24

20. Mississippi-
M- Makoto Yukimura-Vinland Saga Omnibus, Vol. 4 4/12,
I- Paru Itagaki- Beastars 6 6/15,
S- Spell on wheels 4/2,
S- Stephen- Dr. Strange 1 4/2,
I- Paru Itagaki- Beastars 5 6/15,
S- Soma- Food wars 7 3/26,
S- Star wars 6 3/10,
I- Takehiko Inoue- Vagabond 8 6/26,
P- Phantom seer 1 2/17,
P- Phantom seer 2 2/17,
I- Takehiko Inoue- Vagabond 9 6/30

21. Illinois-
I: Paru Itagaki- Beastars 4 6/15,
L: Dawn Lanuza- I must belong somewhere 2/11,
L: Amanda Lovelace- Shine your icy crown 2/11,
I: Paru Itagaki- Beastars 3 6/14,
N: Ryo Nakama-高校生家族 1 Koukousei Kazoku 1 3/9,
O: One piece 14 5/6,
I: I’ll fly away 5/2,
S: Brian Selznick-The Invention of Hugo Cabret 5/13

22. Alabama-
A- Ayu Watanabe-L-DK 22 3/19,
L- L-DK 23 3/19,
A- Ayu Watanabe-16LIFE 2 6/20,
B- Book Love-Debbie Tung 3/1,
A- Amano- Yumeiro Patissiere Vol. 6-Natsumi Matsumoto 6/21,
M- Makoto Yukimura-Vinland Saga Omnibus, Vol. 2 3/15,
A- Ayu Watanabe-L-DK, Vol 24 3/19

23. Maine- M: Margaret Atwood- Dearly 1/18,
A: Attack on titan 32 7/10,
I: Junji Ito- Frankenstein 1/26,
N: Nikaido- Dorohedoro 3 5/23,
E- Edward- Fullmetal alchemist 22 3/8

24. Missouri-
M: Yūsei Matsui-Assassination Classroom, Vol. 20 8/8,
I: Takehiko Inoue-Vagabond, Vol. 7 5/2,
S: Simon Spurrier- Wizard beach 1/17,
S: Submerge 12/21/20,
O: Tomu Ohmi-Midnight Secretary, Vol. 03 6/19,
U: Ukyo Kodachi-Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 12 12/28/20,
R: Robert Kirkman- Walking dead 7 6/23,
I: Hajime Isayama-Attack on Titan, Vol. 31 12/29/20

25. Arkansas- A: Anh Do- Wolf girl 4 1/27,
R: Ryouta Sakamoto- Btooom 17 8/16,
K: Kakegurui 2 5/10,
A: Aidyn- Snailogy 2/4,
N: Norihiro Yagi-Claymore, Vol. 15: Genesis of War 8/7,
S: Sakamoto- One punch man 23 3/2,
A: Assassination classroom 12 7/15,
S: Snow- Fables 2 3/28

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Spell The States Part 1
Duration: January 1, 2021 - ??

✅1. Delaware
(view spoiler)[D: The Difference Between Us - 1/5/21
E: Embracing Faith - 1/23/21
L: Loud Mouth - 1/7/21
A: A Seditious Affair - 1/11/21
W: Worth the Fall - 1/2/21
A: Alessandra Hazard - Just a Bit Twisted - 2/6/21
R: Remedial Rocket Science - 1/7/21
E: Emma Scott - When You Come Back to Me - 2/24/21 (hide spoiler)]
✅2. Pennsylvania
(view spoiler)[P: Park Avenue Player - 1/11/21
E: Elyse Springer - Whiteout - 3/18/21
N: N.R. Walker - Spencer Cohen, Book Three - 3/1/21
N: Nina Lane - Awaken - 4/3/21
S: Spencer Cohen, Book Two - 1/9/21
Y: You Can Thank Me Later: A Novella - 1/2/21
L: Love Me Whole - 1/8/21
V: Valorous - 1/26/21
A: All Systems Red - 3/10/21
N: Natasha Anders - The Unwanted Wife - 2/6/21
I: Imago - 2/27/21
A: Amy Lane - Chase in Shadow - 3/13/21 (hide spoiler)]
✅3. New Jersey
(view spoiler)[N: Nowhere Boy - 3/31/21
E: Enemy of My Enemy - 3/29/21
W: Well Played - 2/17/21
J: Jersey Six - 1/21/21
E: Erupt - 4/21/21
R: The Reason You're Alive - 2/11/21
S: Sixty Five Hours - 1/13/21
E: Eden Finley - Power Plays & Straight A's - 5/6/21
Y: Hanya Yanagihara - A Little Life - 3/21/21 (hide spoiler)]
✅4. Georgia
(view spoiler)[G: The Guy in the Middle - 1/6/21
E: Eric Blehm - Fearless: The Heroic Story of One Navy SEAL's Sacrifice in the Hunt for Osama Bin Laden and the Unwavering Devotion of the Woman Who Loved Him - 5/20/21
O: One More Round - 1/9/21
R: The Rivals - 4/5
G: Grip - 2/21/21
I: M.A. Innes - Embracing Love - 2/10/21
A: Annabeth Albert - Served Hot - 3/12/21 (hide spoiler)]
✅5. Connecticut
(view spoiler)[C: Conventionally Yours - 1/17/21
O: An Ounce of Hope - 1/19/21
N: N.R. Walker - Tallowwood - 4/2/21
N: N.R. Walker - The Weight of It All - 4/18/21
E: Ella Frank - Wedlocked - 5/30/21
C: Cordelia Kingsbridge - Kill Game - 2/21/21
T: Tigerland - 1/20/21
I: Imagines - 4/9/21
C: Cambria Hebert - #Player - 2/26/21
U: Up in Smoke - 1/3/21
T: The Truth About Us - 2/5/21 (hide spoiler)]
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(view spoiler)[M: Kelley R. Martin - Down and Out - 2/13/21
A: Annabeth Albert - Baked Fresh - 3/14/21
S: Serpent & Dove - 1/24/21
S: Sarina Bowen - The Fifteenth Minute - 2/5/21
A: Jennifer L. Armentrout - Opposition - 3/20/21
C: Kristen Callihan - Dear Enemy - 3/22/21
H: A Heart So Fierce and Broken - 2/4/21
U: Undercover Bromance - 1/28/21
S: Scorpio Hates Virgo - 2/9/21
E: Eli Easton - Angels Sing - 5/31/21
T: Thomas Keneally - Schindler's List - 2/25/21
T: Two is a Lie - 2/27/21
S: The Slow Burn - 3/16/21 (hide spoiler)]
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(view spoiler)[M: My Life in Shambles - 3/16/21
A: Lyssa Kay Adams - Crazy Stupid Bromance - 3/25/21
R: Ready For Love - 4/28/21
Y: Yanni's Story - 6/2/21
L: The Life We Wanted - 2/14/21
A: Amy Harmon - The Queen and the Cure - 4/13
N: Nine Minutes - 4/25/21
D: Dead End Dating - 1/14/21 (hide spoiler)]
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(view spoiler)[S: S.E. Harmon - The Blueprint - 3/30/21
O: Origin - 3/3/21
U: Under Locke - 1/31/21
T: Three is a War - 3/22/21
H: How to Be a Normal Person - 2/16/21
C: Cambria Hebert - #Junkie - 3/24/21
A: Annabeth Albert - Delivered Fast - 4/18/21
R: R. Cayden - Falling for the Geek - 4/28/21
O: Onley James - Disciplinary Action - 3/11/21
L: The Last Letter from Your Lover - 3/6/21
I: In a Holidaze - 4/12/21
N: N.R. Walker - Learning to Feel - 5/1/21
A: A Warm Heart in Winter - 4/20/21 (hide spoiler)]
9. New Hampshire
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A: As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - 4/22/21
M: My Lovely Wife - 3/27/21
P: Plan B - 1/24/21
S: Kylie Scott - Pause - 4/17/21
H: Hello Stranger - 3/8/21
I: It Takes Two to Tumble - 4/27/21
R: Revelry - 4/29/21
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(view spoiler)[V: Victim of Love - 5/16/21
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R: Rainbow Rowell - Carry On - 5/8/21
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U: The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant - 4/4/21
C: Charles Martin - A Life Intercepted - 5/5/21
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Duration: 1.1.21 - no deadline

Object: Spell Out each letter of the states by using book titles, series names, author's or main character's first or last initial.

1. Delaware
2. Pennsylvania
3. New Jersey
4. Georgia
5. Connecticut
6. Massachusetts
7. Maryland
8. South Carolina
9. New Hampshire
10. Virginia
11. New York
12. North Carolina
13. Rhode Island
14. Vermont
15. Kentucky
16. Tennessee
17. Ohio
18. Louisiana
19. Indiana
20. Mississippi
21. Illinois
22. Alabama
23. Maine
24. Missouri
25. Arkansas

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COMPLETED!!!


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


States:
1. Delaware
D Dark Chocolate Demise by Jenn McKinley 4/23/2021
E Elin Hilderbrand Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand 1/11/2021
L Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman 1/9/2021
A Anthony M DeStefano The Big Heist: The Real Story of the Lufthansa Heist, the Mafia, and Murder by Anthony M DeStefano 1/29/2021
W Wahlberg, Jim The Big Hustle: A Boston Street Kid's Story of Addiction and Redemption by Jim Wahlberg 2/16/2021
A As Gouda as Dead by Avery Aames 3/4/2021
R Rita Mae Brown Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown 2/24/2021
E Ellen Byron Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron 2/2/2021

2. Pennsylvania
P Playing for Pizza by John Grisham 1/4/2020
E Emma Donahue Akin by Emma Donahue 5/28/2021
N Nancy Coco To Fudge or Not to Fudge by Nancy Coco 5/31/2021
N Nantucket Candle Making Mysteries Murder Makes Scents by Christin Brecher 7/29/2021
S The Silver Ladies of Penny Lane by Dee MacDonald 2/11/2021
Y Yarn to Go by Betty Hechtmann 8/1/2021
L Laura Levine Death of a Neighborhood Witch by Laura Levine 1/13/2021
V Very Cherry Mysteries Cherry Pies & Deadly Lies by Darci Hannah 2/18/2021
A Anita Hughes Christmas in London by Anita Hughes 2/28/2021
N Needlepoint Mysteries Crewel World by Monica Ferris 9/2/2021
I In for a Penny by Kelsey Browning 1/18/2021
A The Austen Escape by Kathryn Reay 4/1/2021

3. New Jersey
N Needlecraft Mysteries Framed in Lace by Monica Ferris 9/27/2021
E Embroidery Mysteries The Quick and the Thread by Amanda Lee 6/7/2021
W Waking Up in Charleston by Sherryl Woods 2/11/2021
J Jane Thynne The Words I Never Wrote by Jane Thynne 3/17/2020
E Erin O'Reilly Mysteries Death By Chocolate by Steven Henry 6/11/2021
R Ralph McInerny The Seventh Station by Ralph McInerny 3/19/2021
S Sisters: The Sea Glass Sisters / The Tidewater Sisters / The Sandcastle Sister by Lisa Wingate 2/4/2021
E Elvis Takes a Back Seat by Leanna Ellis 7/16/2021
Y Year Round Christmas Mystery Silent Night, Deadly Night by Vicki Delany 8/4/2021

4. Georgia
G Graham Moore The Holdout by Graham Moore 3/9/2021
E Elyssa Friedman Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedman 8/16/2021
O Out of Circulation by Miranda James 2/16/2021
R The Ritual Bath by Faye Kellerman 4/11/2021
G Graves, Sarah A Bat in the Belfry by Sarah Graves 3/7/2021
I The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman 3/20/2021
A Ackerman, Sara The Lieutenant's Nurse by Sara Ackerman 4/20/20201

5. Connecticut
C Cat in an Alien X-Ray by Carole Nelson Douglas 1/7/2021
O One Foot in Eden by Ron Rash 6/29/2021
N Nora Watts The Lost Ones by Sheena Kamal <10/11/21
N Nancy Atherton Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch by Nancy Atherton 10/23/2021
E Earlene Fowler Goose in the Pond by Earlene Fowler 8/24/2021
C Carole Higgins Clark Jinxed by Carol Higgins Clark 2/19/2021
T Tea Cups and Carnage by Lynn Calhoon 1/25/2021
I Isis Crawford A Catered Fourth of July by Isis Crawford 1/28/20201
C Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father by Fr. Donald H Calloway 3/19/2021
U Under Suspicion Series Piece of My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark 5/17/2021
T Terry, Pamela The Sweet Taste of Muscadines by Pamela Terry 5/4/2021

6. Massachusetts
M Maddie Day Flipped for Murder by Maddie Day 1/22/20201
A Adams, Riley Rubbed Out by Riley Adams 5/17/2021
S A Stab in the Dark by Lawrence Block 2/23/2021
S Survival of the Fritters by Ginger Bolton 4/14/2021
A Archer, Winnie Kneaded to Death by Winnie Archer 5/24/2021
C Curses, Boiled Again! by Shari Randall 4/28/2021
H Healey, Jane The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey 3/24/2021
U Under the Southern Sky by Kristy Woodson 7/18/2021
S Summer in Andalucía by Lucy Coleman 4/15/2021
E Ellie Alexander Death on Tap by Ellie Alexander 10/5/2021
T The Trust by Ronald H Balson 6/18/2021
T The 20th Victim by James Patterson 7/10/2021
S Saints Who Saw Hell: And Other Catholic Witnesses to the Fate of the Damned by Paul Thigpen 9/4/2021

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7. Maryland
M Miranda James The Silence of the Library by Miranda James <5/11/2021
A Ackerman, Sara Red Sky Over Hawaii by Sara Ackerman 5/31/2021
R Ralph McInerny Lying Three by Ralph McInerny 7/21/2021
Y Yule Log Murder by Leslie Meier 12/21/2021
L Lisa Gardner The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner 5/8/2021
A Ann Rule The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story by Ann Rule 6/28/2021
N The Night Before by Wendy Walker 10/30/2021
D Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle 3/12/2021

8. South Carolina
S Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline 4/26/2021
O Orchard Mysteries Nipped in the Bud by Sheila Connolly 7/30/2021
U The Unexpected Waltz by Kim Wright 7/26/2021
T Tim Myers A Pour Way to Dye by Tim Myers 10/2/2021
H Hannah, Darci Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop by Darci Hannah 4/6/2021
C Collins, Kate Dearly Depotted by Kate Collins 4/6/2021
A Ancestry Detective Murder Once Removed by S C Perkins 6/27/2021
R Rest in Pieces by Rita Mae Brown 8/12/2021
O One by One by Ruth Ware 9/24/2021
L Lowcountry Book Club by Susan M. Boyer 5/12/2021
I Into the Sweet Hereafter by Kaye George 3/25/2021
N The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews 11/3/2021
A All Summer Long by Melody Carlson 7/4/2021

9. New Hampshire
N The Nightingale Before Christmas by Donna Andrews 11/29/2021
E Ehrhard, Peggy Knit of the Living Dead by Peggy Ehrhart 9/30/2021
W Watch Me Disappear by Janelle Brown 4/19/2021
H A Haunting at Dixie House by M L Bullock 4/21/2021
A After I'm Gone by Laura Lippmann 8/30/20201
M Mary Kubica Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica 6/7/2021
P Putnam, Cara Flight Risk by Cara Putnam 4/10/2021
S Sherryl Woods Lilac Lane by Sherryl Woods 5/7/2021
H Hollis, Lee Death of a Blueberry Tart by Lee Hollis 4/30/2021
I If Onions Could Spring Leeks by Paige Shelton 5/20/2021
R Rosato and Associates Moment of Truth by Lisa Scottoline 9/10/2021
E Erin Somers Stay Up with Hugo Best by Erin Somers 11/15/2021

10. Virginia
V Vicki Delany There's A Murder Afoot by Vicki Delany 3/29/2021
I Island Sisters Mysteries Death at High Tide by Hannah Dennison 7/9/2021
R Rosett, Sara Murder at Blackburn Hall by Sara Rosett 8/30/2021
G Garrett, Kellye Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett 5/18/2021
I I Found You by Lisa Jewell
N The New Neighbor by Leah Stewart 12/31/2021
I I Loved Jesus in the Night: Teresa of Calcutta—A Secret Revealed by Fr. Paul Murray 8/8/2021
A Archer, Winnie Crust No One by Winnie Archer 8/26/2021

11. New York
N Natalie Bright A Wild Cow Winter by Natalie Bright 1/4/2022
E Ellie Avery Moving is Murder by Sara Rosett 12/27/2021
W Wyoming Legend by Diana Palmer 5/27/2021
Y Yamaguchi, Kristi Cara's Kindness by Kristi Yamaguchi 1/11/2022
O Overcoming Sinful Anger by Fr. Thomas Morrow 11/6/2021
R Richard North Patterson Fall From Grace by Richard North Patterson 10/29/2021
K Krista Davis Murder Most Howl by Krista Davis 2/2/2021

12. North Carolina
N Nashville Dreams by Pamela Kelley 1/31/2022
O Oregon Honeycomb Mysteries Death Bee Comes Her by Nancy Coco 1/2/2022
R The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez 11/24/2021
T Tradd Street Series The House on Tradd Street by Karen White 10/13/2021
H Hard Rain by B J Daniels 4/29/2021
C Carrie Doyle Death on West End Road by Carrie Doyle 6/11/2021
A Atwell, Sarah Through a Glass, Deadly by Sarah Atwell 9/2/2021
R The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco by Laura DiSilverio 12/13/2021
O Osman, Richard The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 3/7/2022
L Leave No Stone Unturned by Jeanne Glidewell 5/25/2021
I In Vino Duplicitas: The Rise and Fall of a Wine Forger Extraordinaire by Peter Hellman 8/15/2021
N Nina George The Little French Bistro by Nina George 2/28/2022
A Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun by Lois Winston 9/13/2021

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13. Rhode Island
R Red Velvet Revenge by Jenn McKinlay 12/29/2021
H Hess, Joan Dear Miss Demeanor by Joan Hess 5/23/2021
O The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf 2/21/2022
D A Dream of Death by Connie Berry 7/24/2021
E Evans, Richard Paul The Sunflower by Richard Paul Evans 1/4/2022
I In Polite Company by Gervais Haggerty 9/18/2021
S Star Spangled Murder by Leslie Meier 7/2/2021
L Linwood Barclay Find You First by Linwood Barclay 6/22/2021
A Alison Sherlock Escape to the Country by Alison Sherlock 9/9/2021
N No Turning Back: A Witness to Mercy by Donald Calloway 3/25/2022
D David Bell Bring Her Home by David Bell 3/31/2021

14. Vermont
V Voiklos, Charlotte Jones Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of a Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters by Charlotte Jone Voiklos 8/26/2021
E Exotic, Joe Tiger King: The Official Tell-All Memoir by Joe Exotic 1/4/2022
R Riley Sager Final Girls by Riley Sager 1/20/2022
M Melody Carlson The Happy Camper by Melody Carlson 7/12/2021
O O'Conor, Carlene Murder in an Irish Cottage by Carlene O'Conor 3/23/2022
N No Good Tea Goes Unpunished by Bree Baker 3/15/2022
T A Thin Dark Line by Tami Hoag 10/28/2021

15. Kentucky
K Keri Beevis M for Murder by Keri Beevis 8/20/2021
E Eggnog, Extortion, and Evergreen by Tonya Kappes 1/10/2022
N No Decision by Ridge King 3/18/2022
T Three Days Missing by Kimberly Belle 10/25/2021
U Under the Cover of Murder by Lauren Elliott 8/20/2021
C Cocoa Beach by Beatriz Williams 6/19/2021
K Kate Burkholder series Shamed by Linda Castillo 9/15/2021
Y Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin 6/2/2022

16. Tennessee
T Three Sisters Ranch The Cowboy's Daughter by Jamie K. Schmidt 2/4/2022
E Eddie Flynn The Defence by Steve Cananagh 1/30/2022
N Nora Roberts Angels Fall by Nora Roberts 3/30/2022
N Nora Roberts Under Currents by Nora Roberts 4/1/2022
E Edith Nesbit Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit 2/17/2022
S Sarah Penner The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 6/26/2021
S Sherry Harris From Beer to Eternity by Sherry Harris 7/14/2021/
E Ehrhart, Peggy Knitty Gritty Murder by Peggy Ehrhart 3/15/2022
E Edwards, Mark Here To Stay by Mark Edwards 3/18/2022

17. Ohio
O The One That Got Away by Leigh Himes 4/4/2022
H Hazel Gaynor Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor 6/13/2021
I ice Cream Shoppe Mysteries Pint of No Return by Dana Mentink 9/21/2021
O Osman, Richard The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman 4/14/2022

18. Louisiana
L Leslie Meier Wedding Day Murder by Leslie Meier 7/29/2021
O Outsider by Linda Castillo 4/27/2022
U Unsuspecting Target by Juno Rushdan 11/19/2021
I Irregardless of Murder by Ellen Edwards Kennedy 11/10/2021
S Scrap This Mysteries Designed to Death by Christina Freeburn8/8/2021
I Iona Whishaw A Killer in King's Cove by Iona Whishaw 11/12/2021
A All the Beautiful Girls by Elizabeth J Church 11/7/2021
N NPR Road Trips: Postcards from Around the Globe: Stories That Take You Away... by Various 4/29/2022
A Andrews, Mary Kay Beach Town by Mary Kay Andrews 11/25/2021

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19. Indiana
I The Inheritance by JoAnn Ross 12/28/20021
N Neggers, Carla Liar's Key by Carla Neggers 6/8/2022
D Diane Kelly The Moonshine Shack Murder by Diane Kelly 11/13/2021
I Irish Tenure by Ralph McInerny 1/26/2022
A Amanda Flower Marshmallow Malice by Amanda Flower 11/18/2021
N Not Me by Kate Bold 6/11/2022
A Auction Block Mysteries Death & the Redheaded Woman by Loretta Ross 11/28/2021

20. Mississippi
M Mary Alice Monroe The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe 8/8/2021
I The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A Kepnas 2/20/2022
S Still Knife Painting by Cheryl Hollon 9/6/2021
S Sarah Fox Wine and Punishment by Sarah Fox 9/21/2021
I If I Disappear by Eliza Jane Brazier 3/9/2022
S Stationary Shop Mysteries For Letter or W/orse by Vivian Conroy 9/30/2021
S Scrapbooking Mysteries Postcards from the Dead by Laura Child 10/2/2021
I IDra Novey Ways to Disappear by Idra Novey 3/25/2022
P The Palm Beach Murders by James Patterson 9/11/2021
P A Pumpkin Spice Killing by Lynn Calhoon 11/17/2021
I The Islanders by Mary Alice Monroe 4/22/2022

21. Illinois
I Isley, Camilla Opposites Attract by Camilla Isley 4/16/2022
L Leonard Goldberg The Disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth by Leonard Goldberg 09/27/2021
L The Cider Shop Rules by Julie Anne Lindsey 10/20/2021
I In the Frame by Dick Francis 4/29/2022
N Needlecraft Mystery A Stitch in Time by Monica Ferris 6/12/2022
O The Oath by Dennis Koller 5/3/2022
I If We Were Villains by M L Rio 6/2/2022
S Stephanie Blackmoore Veiled in Death by Stephanie Blackmoore 10/15/2021

22. Alabama
A Aubray, Camille Cooking for Picasso by Camille Aubray 12/20/2021
L Laura DiSilverio Die Buying by Laura DiSilverio 12/15/2021
A Alix Harrow The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow 1/11/2022
B Buckley, Julia Death in a Budapest Butterfly by Julia Buckley 6/4/2021
A The Alibi by Sandra Brown 1/16/2022
M McKinley, Jenn Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay 10/8/2021
A Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen 1/22/2022

23. Maine
M The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes 10/21/2021
A Amanda Pepper Caught Dead in Philadelphia by Gillian Roberts 1/25/2022
I I'll See You in Paris by Michelle Gable 5/22/2022
N Never Coming Home by Hannah Mary McKinnon 6/23/2022
E The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim 4/7/2022

24. Missouri
M Melody Carlson The Christmas Joy Ride by Melody Carlson 1/7/2022
I Ill Met by Murder by Elizabeth J Duncan 6/15/2022
S The Strangers on Montagu Street by Karen White 12/8/2021
S She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana by Michael Lee West 12/10/2021
O The Outsider by Anthony Franze 5/27/2022
U Until Friday Night by Abbi Glines 12/10/2021
R Robert Dugoni The Trapped Girl by Robert Dugoni 2/6/2022
I Iris Grey Mystery Murder at the Mill by M B Shaw 6/29/2022

25. Arkansas
A Austin, Lynn, The Wish Book Christmas by Lynn Austin 3/1/2022
R Rosoff, Meg Jonathan Unleashed by Meg Rosoff 2/18/2022
K Karen White The Girl On Legare Street by Karen White 11/5/2021
A Autumn Chiklis Smothered by Autumn Chiklis 3/11/2022
N Needlecraft Mysteries Unraveled Sleeve by Monica Ferris 7/5/2022
S Sherry Harris The Gun Also Rises by Sherry Harris 12/02/2021
A A L Herbert Murder with Collard Greens and Hot Sauce by A L Herbert 4/4/2022
S The Swallows by Lisa Lutz 1/17/2022

Welcome Cyndee, Elle, Kimberly and Anne!!

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Duration: Open Ended from your start date
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1-6: this set is done

1. Delaware done
D A Deadly Edition Victoria Gilbert 1/12/21
Emmie Caldwell-A Wicked Yarn Emmie Caldwell 1/7/21
Light Ivy mc-Brewing Up Trouble Constance Barker 1/6/21
Alice Maguire mc-Murder Turns the Page Thea Cambert 1/2/21
Wood Holly mc Slay Bells Ring Mona Marple 1/1/21
Avis Hillary-Tomes and Terriers Hillary Avis 1/3/21
Rye Allison mc-Pages and Pyrenees Hillary Avis 1/4/21
E Escape From Danger Courtney McFarlin 1/11/21

2. Pennsylvania done
P A Pie to Die For Stacey Alabaster 1/5/21
E Eggnog, Extortion and Evergreen Tonya Kappes 1/17/21
Nora Pennington mc-Ink and Shadows Ellery Adams 2/4/21
N Nearly Dead in Iowa Wendy Byrne 2/10/21
S S'more Murder Rosie A. Point 1/8/21
Y RaspBuried Torte LYndseY Cole 1/12/21
Lush Tara-Grounds for Murder Tara Lush 1/9/21
Vicki Delany-A Curious Incident Vicki Delany 1/27/21
Avis Hillary-Libraries and Labradors Hillary Avis 1/8/21
Naida Griffith mc-Unbaked Croakies Sam Cheever 2/13/21
Isis Crawford-A Catered Book Club Murder Isis Crawford 1/23/21
Appleton Mac mc-Perpetrators and Pumpkins Summer Prescott 1/13/21

3. New Jersey
Nell McCarthy-The Legacy J.A. Whiting and Nell McCarthy 2/19/21
Evaline Belinda J-Cranberry Spice Murder Belinda J Evaline 1/23/21
Woolsey Corina-Specters and Sage Corina Woolsey 1/17/21

Joanne Fluke Cherry Cheesecake Murder Joanne Fluke 1/3/21
E The Eleventh Hour Anina Collins 1/30/21
Rosie A Point-Christmas Cake Murder Rosie A. Point 1/6/21
S A Slippery Slope of Murder Summer Prescott 1/14/21
Esme Springman mc-Breakfast Can Be Murder Arlene Morgan 1/30/21
Y Your Eight O'Clock Is Dead Kat Jorgensen 1/22/21

4. Georgia done
G Gunpowder Chowder Lyndsey Cole 1/10/21
Emrick KJ-Death in Room 7 K.J. Emrick 2/1/21
O One Poison Pie Lynn Cahoon 1/28/21
R Rock Candy and Robberies Patti Benning 1/11/21 MI
Gin Jones-Rhubarb Pie Before You Die Gin Jones 1/15/21
I Irish Parade Murder Leslie Meier 2/6/21
A Antique Secrets Libby Howard 1/16/21

5. Connecticut done
Cath Greenstone mc A Hiss-tory of Magic Harper Lin 1/26/21
Odessa Jones mc-A Glimmer of Death Valerie Wilson Wesley 2/9/21
NCocoa Chaos Allyssa Mirry 1/24/21
N No Lathering Matter S.E.Babin 3/3/21
Emrick KJ-Death Comes to Town K.J. Emrick 2/3/21
Callaghan Hope-Who Murdered Mr. Malone? Hope Callaghan 2/5/21
Tru Becket mc-The Broken Spine Dorothy St. James 1/25/21
Isabel Addington mc-Dead Velvet Cake Emily James 2/20/21
Cambert Thea-Murder Paints a Picture Thea Cambert 2/6/21
U Undercover on the Calypso Lizzie Josephson 2/21/21
Taylor Hope mc-Hope, Faith and a Corpse Laura Jensen Walker 1/29/21

6. Massachusetts done
Mystery Bookshop series-A Tourist's Guide to Murder V.M. Burns 1/31/21
Amanda Diamond-Murder Is the Pits J.A. Whiting and Amanda Diamond 2/4/21
Stanley Arlo mc A Murder Between the Pages Amy Lillard 1/19/21
Suzanne Hart mc-Fatally Frosted Jessica Beck 1/20/21
Abbott Mildred-Cruel Candy Mildred Abbott 2/15/21
Christy Barritt-Bomb Pop Threat Christy Barritt 2/7/21
Hannah Kurz-Prove It:Murder In the Mix Hannah R. Kurz 1/29/21
U Under the Cover of Murder Lauren Elliott 4/6/21
Sanders Angela M-Bait and Witch Angela M. Sanders 1/21/21
Erickson Alex-Death by Pumpkin Spice Alex Erickson 2/15/21
T True Confections Ruth Hartzler 2/11/21
Tonya Kappes-Ropes, Riddles and Robberies Tonya Kappes 2/13/21
S Seriously Serial Patti Benning 1/21/21

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7. Maryland done
Meg Macy-Have Yourself a Beary Little Murder Meg Macy 2/8/21
Angie Roseland mc-Sweet Deceit J.A. Whiting 2/12/21
Rothberg Candice mc-Cranberry Candies and Crime Patti Benning 2/16/21
Y-WhitneY mc-Murder with a View Diane Kelly 2/11/21
Linnea West The Garden Plot Thickens Linnea West 2/2/21
Adrianne Chrisander mc-Peril Through the Panama Lizzie Josephson 2/23/21
Nettie Tucker mc-Paris, Before You Die Mary Bowers 3/8/21
D Dead in the Doorway Diane Kelly 2/10/21

8. South Carolina done
S Sinister Sprinkles Jessica Beck 2/12/21
Olivia Matthews-Murder by Page One Olivia Matthews 3/23/21
U Used for Murder Heidi Buck 6/4/21
T Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder Joanne Fluke 3/4/21
Hannah Swensen mc-Key Lime Pie Murder Joanne Fluke 2/17/21

Cambert Thea-Murder Makes a Toast Thea Cambert 2/26/21
Amanda Flower-Farm to Trouble Amanda Flower 2/24/21
Roberts Christy mc-Dog Days, Murderous Nights Emily Page
O Once Upon a Crime Mona Marple 3/23/21
Lyn Emmie-Mixing Up Murder Emmie Lyn 2/17/21
Isabel Addington mc-Gum Drop Dead Emily James 2/21/21
Nosey Parker series-Murder on the Menu Fiona Leitch 3/18/21
Ava Decker mc-Fudge & Felonies Lisa Siefert 2/26/21

9. New Hampshire done
Nautical Seaside series-Seashore Magic Constance Barker and Corrinne Winters 3/24/21
Emily Monk mc Don't Taco 'Bout Murder Mona Marple 2/16/21
W Whiskers of Murder Patti Benning 2/25/21

Hannah Cooper mc-Vicious Valentine Patti Benning 2/21/21
Abby Collette-A Game of Cones Abby Collette 3/2/21
M Maddie's Recipe of Mysteries Emily Page 2/22/21
P Purrs for Murder Patti Benning 3/9/21
Sadie Silver mc-Catalina, Crimes and Coconut Pies Kailin Gow 2/18/21
Harper Susan-Murder in the City Susan Harper 2/23/21
Isabel Addington mc-A Sampling of Murder Emily James 2/24/21
Robbins Becca mc-Fruit of All Evil Paige Shelton 2/19/21
Elizabeth Rain-Risky Bisqueness Elizabeth Rain 3/3/21

10. Virginia done
V Vanilla & Vendettas Lisa Siefert 3/19/21
Iris Buckley mc-Thread and Dead Elizabeth Penney 3/14/21
RA Muth The Squeaky Clean Skeleton R.A. Muth 3/5/21
Graves Sarah-Death by Chocolate Snickerdoodle Sarah Graves 3/6/21
Inn Vermont Cozy series-Peril at Pumpkin Hill Thea Cambert 3/22/21
Nova Powers-Pumpkin Pie or Die Eva Belle 4/11/21
Iris Buckley mc-Bodies and Bows Elizabeth Penney 3/31/21
Alice Evans mc-Murder Loves a Fair Thea Cambert 3/6/21

11. New York done
Nell McCarthy-The Sea Witch J.A. Whiting and Nell McCarthy
Essie Lang-A Deadly Chapter Essie Lang 3/9/21
Winters Corrinne Momentary Paws Corrinne Winters 3/5/21

Y MewY Christmas Summer Prescott 3/17/21
Oregon Honeycomb series-A Matter of Hive and Death Nancy Coco 4/21/21
Rosie A Point-Muffin But Murder Rosie A. Point 3/17/21
Kappes Tonya-Frothy Foul Play Tonya Kappes 3/7/21

12. North Carolina done
Nina Fleet mc-Peaches and Schemes Anna Gerard 5/17/21
O Open for Murder Mary Angela 5/15/21
Rosie A Point Murder and Marshmallows Rosie A. Point 3/1/21
Taylor Georgie mc-Cookies and Scream CeeCee James 3/10/21
Hannah Darci Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop Darci Hannah 2/27/21
California Witching series-Witches and Wine Samantha Silver 3/8/21
A All Wands on Deck Mara Webb 3/11/21
Razzy Cat Mysteries-The Body in the Park Courtney McFarlin 3/25/21
O Outdoors, Oars & Oaths Tonya Kappes 6/29/21
L Long Island Iced Tina Ellen Byron 2/28/21
Innes Louise R-Death at the Salon Louise R. Innes 4/16/21
N Nothing Like a Pool Party Jennifer M. Baldwin 5/21/21
Apple HomiCider series-A Peel of Murder Belinda J Evaline 3/14/21

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13. Rhode Island done
Rosie A Point-Donut Murder Rosie A. Point 4/4/21
Harper Susan Criminals on Campus Susan Harper 3/11/21
O Ordered Outrage Patti Benning 7/1/21
Donna Doyle-The Missing Pom Donna Doyle 3/13/21
Eve Calder-Sugar and Vice Eve Calder 3/12/21

Inn Vermont series-Honey Butter at the Hill Thea Cambert 4/17/21
Secret Library series-Tall Tails Secret Book Club CeeCee James 3/20/21
L Loaf or Death A.R. Winters 3/15/21
Amanda Trent mc Artistic License to Kill Paula Darnell 3/16/21
N A New Leash on Life Chelsea Thomas 5/27/21
Daley Kathi-Kiss 'N Tell Kathi Daley 3/15/21

14. Vermont done
V Victim at the Vet Susan Harper 4/2/21
Emma mc The Queen of Cozy Mountain Pamela Grandstaff 3/23/21
Rowling JK-Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone J.K. Rowling 4/5/21
M Murder Mansion M.K.Scott 3/24/21
O One for the Hooks Betty Hechtman 8/5/21
Nancy Coco-Have Yourself a Fudgy Little Christmas Nancy Coco 7/5/21
T A Tale of Two Bodies Mona Marple 3/26/21

15. Kentucky done
Kathleen Suzette-Murder at the Ranch Kathleen Suzette 3/25/21
Ember McNair mc-Temporary Paws Corrine Winters 3/27/21
Nell McCarthy-The Runaway J.A. Whiting and Nell McCarthy 5/31/2021
Tonya Kappes-Paddlers, Promises & Poison Tonya Kappes
Urban Tails Pet Shop Mysteries-The Time for Murder Is Meow T.C. LoTempio 6/10/21
Cooper Hannah mc Party Perils Patti Benning 3/21/21
Kathi Daley-Alaskan Alliance Kathi Daley 3/28/21
Y-AmY Wright mc-Deed for a Deathbed Sue Preston 3/27/21

16. Tennessee done
T. Lockhaven-A Garden to Die For T. Lockhaven 4/7/21
Elliott Lauren-Proof of Murder Lauren Elliott 3/30/21
Nessa Pierce mc-Eclairs and Escapes Ramona Ransom 7/12/21
Nell McCarthy-Double Calamity J.A. Whiting and Nell McCarthy 7/31/21
Elliott Lauren-A Page Marked for Murder Lauren Elliott 4/1/21
Summer Campbell Derailed Plot Summer Campbell 3/29/21
S Suitable for Framing Lori Roberts Herbst 4/7/21
Emmaline Duncan-Fresh Brewed Murder Emmaline Duncan 4/10/21
Elisabeth Crabtree-Death by Pink Flamingo Elisabeth Crabtree 4/11/21

17. Ohio done
Ogilvy Norman mc-Make Room for Murder Amerie Brand 9/19/21
Hansen Annie Give Me Chocolate Annie Hansen 4/3/21
I Insects, Ivy & Investgations Tonya Kappes 5/4/21
O'Neill Alana mc-Treasures Amy Alessio 9/29/21

18. Louisiana done
Lee Hollis-Poppy Harmon and the Pillow Talk Killer Lee Hollis 4/14/21
O Once Upon a Seaside Murder Maggie Blackburn 10/8/21
U Untimely Death on the Mountain Liz Turner 12/10/21
Ice Cream Shop Mysteries-Pint of No Return Dana Mentink 5/23/21
Summers Renee Raspberry Cupcake Mistake Renee Summers 4/8/21
Inn Vermont series-Murder Mystery at the Inn Thea Cambert 5/28/21
Amanda Trent mc-Vanished into Plein Air Paula Darnell 4/8/21
Nancy Drew mc-The Clue of the Broken Locket Carolyn Keene 8/9/21
Amanda Flower-Marshmallow Malice Amanda Flower 4/20/21

19. Indiana done
I Inn Over Her Head Dixie Davis 6/5/21
N A Novel Crime A.C.F.Bookens 8/12/21
Deborah Garner A Flair for Chardonnay Deborah Garner 4/13/21
Inn Vermont Cozy Mysteries-Berried in Murder Thea Cambert 9/1/21
Amanda Flower-Candy Cane Crime Amanda Flower 4/22/21
Nora Jones mc-Body in the Books Heather Huffman 8/17/21
Abby Byne-Raspberry Ripple Murder Abby Byne 4/25/21

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20. Mississippi done
M Mrs. Morris and the Sorceress Traci Wilton 4/12/21
I Ice Cream and Guilty Pleasures Amber Crewes 6/17/21
Sennefelder Debra What Not to Wear to a Graveyard Debra Sennefelder 4/9/21
Summer Prescott-Charming Chalice Summer Prescott 4/11/21
Ice Cream Shop series-The Rocky Road to Ruin Meri Allen 7/24/21
Skinner Mabel mc-Laid Out in Lavender Gin Jones 4/19/21
Susan Harper-Dangers of Dog Walking Susan Harper 4/21/21
Inn Vermont Cozy Mysteries-Wedding Whims at the Inn Thea Cambert 7/25/21
Powell Hayley mc-Death of a Christmas Caterer Lee Hollis 4/15/21
Patti Benning-Claws of Murder Patti Benning 4/18/21
Inn Vermont series-Murder in the Sand Thea Cambert 7/28/21

21. Illinois done
Ivy Culpepper mc-Kneaded to Death Winnie Archer 8/15/21
LB Holding-Planted on Perry Street L.B. Holding 4/26/21
L Lemon Drop Dead Amanda Flower 4/27/21
Island Sisters series-Danger at the Cove Hannah Dennison 8/16/21
N No Grater Crime Maddie Day 8/23/21
O On the Trail of a Killer Cate Lawley 10/10/21
I If Fried Chicken Could Fly Paige Shelton 8/19/21
Sunny Charles mc Chicken Murder Soup Rosie A. Point 4/23/21

22. Alabama done
All-Day Breakfast Cafe series-Whole Latte Murder Lena Gregory 4/27/2021
Lester Paula-Cruising for a Bruising M.E. Harmon and Paula Lester 4/28/21
Adams Ellery-Murder in the Cookbook Nook Ellery Adams 4/29/21
Brooke Penny-A Page of Murder Penny Brooke 5/5/21
Amy Hueston-Paws for Concern Amy Hueston 5/7/21
Melinda Craig Cuppa Chaos Melinda Craig 4/19/21
Andrea Wisden mc-Tall, Dark and Deadly Patti Benning 5/9/21

23. Maine done
M Murder 101 Lynn Cahoon 4/29/21
Adams Ellery-Murder in the Reading Room Ellery Adams 5/14/21
Inn Vermont Cozy Mysteries-Halloween at Pumpkin Hill Thea Cambert 9/16/21
Nancy Coco-Here Comes the Fudge Nancy Coco 9/22/21
Eve Calder A Tale of Two Cookies Eve Calder 4/26/21

24. Missouri done
M M The Magician Vickie Carroll 5/5/21
Isabel Addington mc-Poison-Spiced Cupcakes Emily James 9/21/21
S Serving Up Suspects Emmie Lyn 4/30/21
Suzanne Dietz mc-Egg Shooters Laura Childs 5/1/21
O Owl Be Home for Christmas Rosie A. Point 12/12/21
U Up to No Gouda Linda Reilly 1/16/22
Rosie A Point-Mint Murder Rosie A. Point 5/8/21
Innes-Death at Holly Lodge Louise R. Innes 9/24/21

25. Arkansas done
Allyssa Mirry-Canines, Costumes and Murder Allyssa Mirry 5/19/21
Rosie A Point Buttercream Murder Rosie A. Point 4/10/21
Kylie Logan-A Trail of Lies Kylie Logan 5/13/21
Allyssa Mirry-Barkers, Birthdays and Murder Allyssa Mirry 5/20/21
Nick/Stella Buckley mcs-Well-Offed in Vermont Amy Patricia Meade 10/6/21
Sharyn Bradford Lunn-Peril in the Pines Sharyn Bradford Lunn 5/2/21
A Apocalypse Meow Zara Keane 5/24/21
S Strawberry Cake and Corpses Patti Benning 5/3/21

Spell The States - Part 1


1. Delaware
D - A Dangerous Nativity by Caroline Warfield (12/31/20)
E - Elizabeth Johns, Dangerous Knight (9/29/21)
L - Lies, Love, and Breakfast at Tiffany's by Julie Wright (1/11/21)
A - Annette Lyon, A Christmas Promise (12/30/20)
W - Walden (Claire), Claire's Christmas Dance by Rachelle J. Christensen (1/3/21)
A - Aurelia Baxter, The Lawyer's Luck by Piper Huguley (1/4/21)
R - Riker (Dare), Fired Up by Mary Connealy (1/25/21)
E - Eden Spencer, To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer (1/19/21)

2. Pennsylvania
P - Piper Greene, My Santa, My Elf by Lisa J. Crane (12/31/20)
E - Etta Hawkins, The Husband Maneuver by Karen Witemeyer (1/31/21)
N - Newton Hughes, The Best-Laid Plans by Sarah M. Eden (1/1/21)
N - North (John), The Lightkeeper's Daughter by Colleen Coble (2/13/21)
S - K.M. Shea, The Little Selkie (2/23/21)
Y - Yates (Vince), Closer Than Brothers by Mary Connealy (1/29/21)
L - Love on the Sound by Ciara Knight (1/23/21)
V - Vince Yates, Stuck Together by Mary Connealy (1/27/21)
A - Annabel, The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson (1/13/21)
N - Nelson, Quest for the Beast by Sarah Holman (2/28/21)
I - Isabel Bielsa, Thorn of Rose by Emily Deady (2/15/21)
A - An Agent for Cari by Cyndi Raye (9/25/21)

3. New Jersey
N - Newell (Julia), The Spark of a Kiss by Sarah Gay (2/28/21)
E - Engaging the Competition by Melissa Jagears (2/2/21)
W - The Weaver's Daughter by Sarah E. Ladd (1/16/21)
*
J - James (Talia), Round Up by Rebecca Connolly (1/28/21)
E - Elizabeth Johns, Dark of Knight (2/9/21)
R - Runaway Bride by Mary Connealy (1/29/21)
S - Snowflakes by K.M. Shea (3/16/21)
E - Emily Deady, Pearl of Magic (2/17/21)
Y - Jennifer Youngblood, The Exiled Patriot (2/27/21)

4. Georgia
G - Gabrielle, Puss in Boots by K.M. Shea (3/2/21)
E - Elise, The Wild Swans by K.M. Shea (3/4/21)
O - One Big Mistake by Jennifer Youngblood (8/17/21)
R - Rakel, Heart of Ice by K.M. Shea (3/14/21)
G - Graydim (Farrin), Sacrifice by K.M. Shea (3/15/21)
I - Isaia, Sleeping Beauty by K.M. Shea (3/12/21)
A - Adam Parks, Falling for Lucy by Heather B. Moore (1/17/21)

5. Connecticut
C - The Christmas Wish by Shanna Hatfield (1/3/21)
O - Over the Edge by Mary Connealy (1/31/21)
N - Neeley Valentine, A Messed-Up Match by Jessica R. Patch (3/27/21)
N - Neylan, The Moonflower Dance by Lea Doué (4/30/21)
E - Sarah M. Eden, Drops of Gold (3/7/21)
C - Cinderella and the Colonel by K.M. Shea (3/22/21)
T - Timeless Fairy Tales, The Princess and the Pea by K.M. Shea (1/12/21)
I - Identity by Camille Peters (4/21/21)
C - Rebecca Connolly, Full Rigged (5/7/21)
U - Undercover Princess by Lenora Worth (2/11/21)
T - Tessa Lochridge, Chisholm by Jo Jones (4/10/21)

6. Massachusetts
M - Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy (2/20/21)
A - Alden Thatcher, Charlotte's Promise by Jennifer Moore (1/21/21)
S - Snow White by K.M. Shea (3/26/21)
S - Son of War, Daughter of Chaos by Janette Rallison (3/30/21)
A - Abbie Lake, The Boardwalk Antiques Shop by Julie Wright, et.al. (2/6/21)
C - Rebecca Connolly, Fortune Favors the Sparrow (5/22/21)
H - His to Save by Julia Keanini (4/11/21)
U - Unsu, The Green-Eyed Prince by Brittany Fichter (4/5/21)
S - Spelled by Camille Peters (4/4/21)
E - Elle, Beauty and the Beast by K.M. Shea (3/19/21)
T - Tinsley (Graham), Shining Knight by Elizabeth Johns (5/3/21)
T - The Tangled Ties That Bind by Mary Connealy (5/16/21)
S - Sandra Schwab, The Bride Prize (4/23/21)

7. Maryland
M - Mikkel, Beguiled by Jody Hedlund (3/7/21)
A - An Agent for Elizabeth by Julia Ridgmont (2/10/21)
R - Rumpelstiltskin by K.M. Shea (3/17/21)
Y - Jennifer Youngblood, One Tiny Lie (6/4/21)
L - Liesel, Girl in the Red Hood by Brittany Fichter (3/28/21)
A - Adam Moon, The Bet by Taylor Hart (2/18/21)
N - Nevin (Claire) The Love Knot by Karen Witemeyer (5/10/21)
D - Dresden (Clay), Kissing the Mountain Man by Jeanette Lewis (4/6/21)

8. South Carolina
S - Snapdragon by Lea Doué (5/1/21)
O - Ozark Mountain Romance, Her Dearly Unintended by Regina Jennings (2/1/21)
U - Urban by L.L. Muir (8/31/21)
T - The Twelve Holidates by Emma St. Clair (6/13/21)
H - Shanna Hatfield, Lilac Bride (5/18/21)
*
C - Christine Sterling, Beauty and the Baker (5/25/21)
A - Aurora, Besotted by Jody Hedlund (3/9/21)
R - The Red Dragon Girl by Lea Doué (4/29/21)
O - Onric Sirilian, Shard of Glass by Emily Deady (2/14/21)
L - A Longtime -and at one point illegal- Crush by Janette Rallison (3/30/21)
I - An Inconvenient Princess by Melanie Cellier (4/22/21)
N - Nichole Bastian, Too Many Secrets by Marie Higgins (5/24/21)
A - Ariane, The Frog Prince by K.M. Shea (3/20/21)

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9. New Hampshire
N - Not Forgotten by Elizabeth Johns (6/5/21)
E - Emerys, The Twelve Dancing Princesses by K.M. Shea (3/24/21)
W - What Happened to Romance? by Franky A. Brown (2/9/21)
*
H - Harper, Falling for Your Best Friend by Emma St. Clair (6/23/21)
A - Azerly (James), A Lady Unrivaled by Roseanna M. White (4/16/21)
M - Magical Misperception by Suzanne G. Rogers (4/2/21)
P - Parrish by Shannen Crane Camp (4/7/21)
S - Stolen Kisses From A Rock Star by Judy Corry (6/29/21)
H - Hallee Grange, Romancing the Island by Cami Checketts (7/5/21)
I - Isabel Reed, Her Unexpected Courtship by Megan Walker (6/30/21)
R - Red Orchid by Lea Doué (4/28/21)
E - Eileen, Pathways by Camille Peters (4/2/21)

10. Virginia
V - Valten Gerstenberg, The Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson (2/21/21)
I - Ian Kendrick, How Not To Fall by Meg Easton (7/13/21)
R - Rian Stratford, First Kiss Train Wreck by Michelle Pennington (6/7/21)
G - Gwen, The Midsummer Captives by Lea Doué (4/28/21)
I - Irene Hannon, Vanished (8/11/21)
N - Nico Torres, Back to the Beach by Brooke St. James (6/25/21)
I - Isabelle, Princess in Peril by Rachelle McCalla (9/7/21)
A - Autumn Lane, The Better Man by Taylor Hart (4/19/21)

11. New York
N - Newport (Ana), The Gentleman and the Thief by Sarah M. Eden (7/12/21)
E - Ellie Hall, Swooning over the Football Billionaire (4/12/21)
W - Westin Farr, Rough Stock by Heather B. Moore (4/9/21)
*
Y - Young (Tessa), A Man Worth Shaving For by Michelle Pennington (6/6/21)
O - O'Brien (Cade), The Sheriffs of Savage Wells by Sarah M. Eden (2/25/21)
R - Romancing the Treasure by Cami Checketts (6/17/21)
K - Kerry Mather, The Blacksmith by L.L. Muir (5/8/21)

12. North Carolina
N - Jo Noelle, Eight Second Kiss (7/14/21)
O - Odette, Swan Lake by K.M. Shea (3/23/21)
R - Romancing the Escape by Cami Checketts (6/19/21)
T - Thompson (Kayla), Romancing the Extreme Adventure by Cami Checketts (7/5/21)
H - How to Not Fall for the Wrong Guy by Meg Easton (7/7/21)
*
C - Cole Everard, Romancing Her Rival by Joanna Barker (6/29/21)
A - An Agent for Annie by Lynn Donovan (5/4/21)
R - Romancing the Boat by Cami Checketts (6/20/21)
O - Owens (Jenna), Forgetting the Prince by Laura D. Bastian (4/13/21)
L - Laura Beers, A Dangerous Pursuit (7/17/21)
I - The Island House by Elana Johnson (9/12/21)
N - Nash (Shelby), Waves of Deceit by Donna K. Weaver (7/22/21)
A - Laura Ann, Her Quiet Bodyguard (5/12/21)

13. Rhode Island
R - Romancing the Spartan Race by Cami Checketts (7/6/21)
H - Hawaii Ever After by Rachelle J. Christensen (7/29/21)
O - One Singing Bachelorette by Jennifer Youngblood (1/31/22)
D - Lea Doué, The Firethorn Crown (4/26/21)
E - Etta, The Marquise and Her Cat by Shari L. Tapscott (4/24/21)
*
I - It Happened in Nashville, The Off Limits Rule by Sarah Adams (10/3/21)
S - Sarah Jenkins, Romancing the Castle by Cami Checketts (7/4/21)
L - Laura Beers, A Dangerous Lord (7/21/21)
A - Laura Ann, The Heiress's Bodyguard (5/13/21)
N - Nichols (Taylin), Just a Kiss in the Moonlight by Cindy Roland Anderson (7/25/21)
D - Duval (Theo), My American Angel by Brooke St. James (5/25/21)

14. Vermont
V - Vilmar, Beholden by Jody Hedlund (3/6/21)
E - Everly Madison, Her Bodyguard Swap by Laura Ann (5/10/21)
R - Rhys Jackson, Falling for Your Enemy by Emma St. Clair (8/16/21)
M - The Merchant and the Rogue by Sarah M. Eden (8/2/21)
O - Kirsten Osbourne, Moonstruck Marine (5/15/21)
N - Nick, Kiss Me in the Moonlight by Lindzee Armstrong (1/26/21)
T - The Truth Comes Out by Victorine E. Lieske (7/21/21)

15. Kentucky
K - Karen Tuft, Wager for a Wife (6/16/21)
E - Sarah M. Eden, As You Are (5/11/21)
N - Nathaniel Knight, Rescuing the Rancher by Shanna Hatfield (8/14/21)
T - Thornton (Mariposa), A Fine Gentleman by Sarah M. Eden (7/27/21)
U - Unmasking the Duke by Donna Hatch (9/7/21)
C - Cold Shot by Dani Pettrey (8/20/21)
K - Ciara Knight, Winter in Sweetwater County (8/4/21)
Y - Jennifer Youngblood, Meet Me in London (9/21/21)

16. Tennessee
T - Melissa Tagg, From the Start (8/23/21)
E - Everton (Sage), Second First Kiss by Jennifer Griffith (5/30/21)
N - Not Your Average Joe by Brooke St. James (8/25/21)
N - Nurses of New York, Cause of Conflict by Amelia C. Adams (9/3/21)
E - Edi Ross, Her Loyal Bodyguard by Laura Ann (5/31/21)
S - Stanley Jonquil, For Love or Honor by Sarah M. Eden (8/13/21)
S - Sorrel Black, The Book of Sorrel by Jennifer Peel (8/24/21)
E - Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Best Friend's Twin (6/9/21)
E - Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Boss (6/10/21)

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17. Ohio
O - O'Brien (Anna), Beyond All Dreams by Elizabeth Camden (5/28/21)
H - The Heart of a Vicar by Sarah M. Eden (8/28/21)
I - Ian Collum, Five Kisses by Rachael Anderson (10/11/21)
O - Oh, Keep Your Shirt On by Michelle Pennington (6/7/21)

18. Louisiana
L - Lily Bardici, Prince Incognito by Rachelle McCalla (9/10/21)
O - Oliver (Jackson), How to Not Fall for Your Ex by Meg Easton (7/12/21)
U - An Unlikely Match by Sarah M. Eden (11/7/21)
I - Isaac Murphy, The Contestant Flies Off the Handle by Heather Horrocks (10/27/21)
S - Seth Walker, Three Little Words by Melissa Tagg (8/23/21)
I - Isla, A Princess of Wind and Wave by Melanie Cellier (10/31/21)
A - Laura Ann, Her Champion Bodyguard (5/17/21)
N - Nancy Campbell Allen, Autumn Masquerade (9/9/21)
A - Ambrosia Herald, Bound and Determined by Regina Jennings (5/29/21)

19. Indiana
I - Ivy Thorpe, The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright (11/26/21)
N - Noah Rush, Distracting the Billionaire by Jennifer Griffith (9/17/21)
D - A Dance of Silver and Shadow by Melanie Cellier (9/21/21)
I - Ivy Ingles, Snowed In For Christmas by Kimberly Krey (12/4/21)
A - Laura Ann, Her Broken Bodyguard (6/2/21)
N - Ned Richards, Widows of Somerset by Rebecca Connolly, et. al. (1/10/21)
A - Angela Donnelly, Give Me One Good Reason by Michelle Pennington (6/8/21)

20. Mississippi
M - Lucy McConnell, From Best Friend to Husband (8/3/21)
I - Isaac Brooks, A Wish for Father Christmas by Laura Rollins (12/6/21)
S - Still Life by Dani Pettrey (8/27/21)
S - Sadie by Shanna Hatfield (8/30/21)
I - Issot (Juliana), A Yorkshire Carol by Jennie Goutet (12/10/21)
S - Shaw (Tanner), Blind Spot by Dani Pettrey (9/5/21)
S - Sian Ann Bessey, For Castle and Crown (6/27/21)
I - Ian Phelps, Mostly Perilous by Kimberley Montpetit (1/4/22)
P - The Proposing Kind by Bria Quinlan (9/14/21)
P - Dani Pettrey, Dead Drift (9/6/21)
I - Isabel Palmer, The Secrets of a Scoundrel by Mindy Burbidge Strunk (2/6/22)

21. Illinois
I - Liz Isaacson, Birthday Boyfriend (2/22/22)
L - Love Me Like You Mean It by Laura Burton (9/16/21)
L - Laura Burton, What I Don't Like About You (9/17/21)
I - It's Complicated, Never Fall for Your Back-Up Guy by Kate O'Keeffe (3/23/22)
N - Newport (Ana), The Gentleman and the Thief by Sarah M. Eden (1/5/21)
O - Oliver Radcliff, A Dangerous Game by Laura Beers (7/19/21)
I - It's Complicated, Never Fall for Your Enemy by Kate O'Keeffe (3/26/22)
S - Sophie Dawson, An Agent For Delaney (9/15/21)

22. Alabama
A - Cindy Roland Anderson, Rescue a Stubborn Heart (6/15/21)
L - Laura Burton, Dare Number One: Kiss Me Like You Mean It (9/18/21)
A - Ace Fuller, Romancing the Mountain by Cami Checketts (7/3/21)
B - Brew Ha Ha, The Catching Kind by Bria Quinlan (9/14/21)
A - Axel Dexter, Romancing the River by Cami Checketts (7/6/21)
M - The Missing Monarch by Rachelle McCalla (9/11/21)
A - Arlem Hawks, Commander of His Heart (7/2/21)

23. Maine
M - Michelle, Dare Number Two: Don't Fall In Love by Laura Burton (9/19/21)
A - Abernathy (Peyton), How to Not Fall for Your Best Friend by Meg Easton (7/11/21)
I - It's Complicated, Never Fall for Your Fake Fiancé by Kate O'Keeffe (4/5/22)
N - Natalie Walters, Living Lies (9/23/21)
E - Sarah M. Eden, The Lady and the Highwayman (6/10/21)

24. Missouri
M - Melissa Jagears, Tied and True (9/19/21)
I - If You Want To Kiss A Billionaire by Emma St. Clair (4/11/22)
S - Susan Hatler, Million Dollar Date (9/17/21)
S - Emma St. Clair, Falling for Your Fake Fiancé (6/12/21)
O - Oscar Rosewell, A Seaside Summer by Heather B. Moore (8/9/21)
U - Under the Mistletoe Collection by Cindy Roland Anderson, et.al. (12/20/21)
R - Ryder Black, Dare Number Three: Pretend To Be Mine by Laura Burton (9/19/21)
I - It's All About the Mistletoe, Mistletoe Maverick by Laura Ann (4/27/22)

25. Arkansas
A - Agents of the Convent, The Ears Have It by Rebecca Connolly (8/7/21)
R - Ronan by Diane Darcy (9/24/21)
K - Kirk Covington, Protecting the Princess by Rachelle McCalla (9/8/21)
A - Alex Young, Love and Loathing by Ellie Thornton (8/18/21)
N - Noah Drake, Pride and Precipitation by Heather Horrocks (11/14/21)
S - Snowed In at the Castle by Lucy McConnell (1/15/21)
A - Laura Ann, Her Unexpected Rival (9/2/21)
S - Sophie, A Tale of Beauty and Beast by Melanie Cellier (9/26/21)

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Timeframe: 12/28/20 to 12/27/21
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25/25 States

1. Delaware (8/8)
D – Darynda Jones - The Graveyard Shift - 12/31/21 ♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - Duke of Sin - 12/31/20 ♥♥♥♥
L - Life Is a 4-Letter Word: Laughing and Learning Through 40 Life Lessons by David A. Levy - 2/16/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ally Carter - Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover - 12/30/20 ♥♥♥♥
W - Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple - 1/2/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ashenden, Jackie - Take Me Harder - 1/18/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rough & Ready by Tracy Wolff - 1/8/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elly Griffiths - The Janus Stone - 1/31/21 ♥♥♥♥

2. Pennsylvania (12/12)
P - Play to Win by Kelly Jamieson - 1/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elle Casey - Wrong Turn, Right Direction - 2/27/21 ♥♥♥
N - N or M? by Agatha Christie - 3/2/21 ♥♥♥
N - Nicole McLaughlin - Maybe I Do - 3/22/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Somewhere Along The Way by Jodi Thomas - 1/7/21 ♥♥♥♥
Y - You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister - 1/11/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson - 2/21/21 ♥♥♥♥
V - Valerie Bowman - A Duke Like No Other - 8/31/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - At Risk by S.G. Redling - 1/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - The New Husband by D.J. Palmer - 3/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - If You Tell by Gregg Olsen - 3/8/21 ♥♥♥
A - Allen, Sarah Addison - Lost Lake - 3/4/21 ♥♥♥♥

3. New Jersey (9/9)
N - Nadine Miller - The Unlikely Angel - 5/24/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evans, Bronwen - A Whisper of Desire - 3/21/21 ♥♥♥♥
W - Weiner, Jennifer - The Guy Not Taken: Stories - 2/7/21 ♥♥♥
J - Jill Shalvis - Sweet Little Lies - 12/15/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Enoch, Suzanne - A Devil in Scotland - 4/20/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Royal Treatment by Tracy Wolff - 2/6/21 - ♥♥♥♥
S – Sutton, Jenna - Barreled Over - 1/21/22 ♥♥♥
E - Evanovich, Janet - The Rocky Road to Romance - 5/4/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
Y - You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks - 3/14/21 ♥♥♥

4. Georgia (7/7)
G - Grave Peril by Jim Butcher - 1/28/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - E.L. Konigsburg - From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - 5/5/21 ♥♥♥
O - One Night More by Mandy Baxter - 1/26/21 ♥♥♥
R - The Right Kind of Rogue by Valerie Bowman - 2/11/21 ♥♥♥♥
G - Green, John - The Fault in Our Stars - 3/9/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch - 4/6/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Anna Bennett - First Earl I See Tonight - 3/28/21 ♥♥♥♥

5. Connecticut (11/11)
C - Christmas at Lilac Cottage by Holly Martin - 1/4/21 ♥♥
O - One More Taste by Melissa Cutler - 1/14/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 6/13/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Bonds of Justice - 9/5/21 ♥♥♥
E - Erin McCarthy - Hot Finish - 6/2/21 ♥♥
C - Calista Fox - The Billionaires - 4/8/21 ♥♥♥
T - This Earl of Mine by Kate Bateman - 2/14/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - In It to Win It by Kelly Jamieson - 4/15/21 ♥♥♥♥
C – Coming Clean by C.L. Parker - 5/17/21 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unleashed by Caitlin Crews - 2/26/21 ♥♥♥
T - Tangled in Sin by Lavinia Kent - 5/2/21 ♥♥♥

6. Massachusetts (13/13)
M - Moonlight Becomes You by Mary Higgins Clark - 3/25/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Anya Omah - Sexsomnia - Sleepless in Manhattan - 3/31/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Slightly Married by Mary Balogh - 2/4/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
S - Sawyer Bennett - Reed - 2/13/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Angel's Ink by Jocelynn Drake - 4/7/21 ♥♥♥
C - Cody's Fiancée by Gina Ferris Wilkins - 8/5/21 ♥♥♥
H - Hot Shot by Kelly Jamieson - 4/10/21 ♥♥♥♥
U - Undone by Caitlin Crews - 4/2/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Shalvis, Jill - Blue Flame - 2/17/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evans, Bronwen - A Kiss of Lies - 6/12/21 ♥♥♥
T - Thomas, Jodi - The Comforts of Home - 5/10/21 ♥♥♥♥
T - Truth, Lies, and Second Dates by MaryJanice Davidson - 5/12/21 ♥♥♥
S - Susan Mallery - Two of a Kind - 4/19/21 ♥♥♥♥

7. Maryland (8/8)
M - Mistletoe Cottage by Debbie Mason - 3/27/21 ♥♥♥
A - Ally Carter - Out of Sight, Out of Time - 4/9/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Vendetta in Death - 3/16/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
Y - You Wish by Mandy Hubbard - 7/4/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - The Last Real Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 2/24/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until Lilly - 4/17/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nuts by Alice Clayton - 9/30/21 ♥♥♥
D - Dirty Filthy Rich Men by Laurelin Paige - 8/6/21 ♥♥♥

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8. South Carolina (13/13)
S - Stewart, Delancey - Mr. Big - 4/23/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter - 3/13/21 ♥♥♥♥
U - Until Nico by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 7/3/21 ♥♥♥♥
T - Trentham, Laura - The Military Wife - 5/26/21 ♥♥♥♥
H - HearTBReak, Tennessee by Ruby Laska - 4/12/21 ♥♥♥
C - Carolyn Keene - Mystery at the Ski Jump - 8/23/21 ♥♥♥
A - After Anna by Lisa Scottoline - 4/24/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Reaper's Legacy by Joanna Wylde - 4/4/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - On Her Watch by Rie Warren - 3/18/21 ♥♥♥
L - Laurie, Victoria - Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun - 3/11/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - I'm Not Scared by Niccolò Ammaniti - 5/16/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nora Roberts - Summer Desserts - 10/29/21 ♥♥♥
A - At Home on Ladybug Farm by Donna ball - 4/30/21 ♥♥♥

9. New Hampshire (12/12)
N - Norton, Sheila - Oliver: The Cat Who Saved Christmas - 1/10/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - An Everyday Hero by Laura Trentham - 7/14/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
W - Win Big by Kelly Jamieson - 10/4/21 ♥♥♥♥
H - Helena Hunting - When Sparks Fly - 6/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Amelia Grey - Last Night with the Duke - 5/15/21 ♥♥♥♥
M - Marty Wingate - The Rhyme of the Magpie - 6/5/21 ♥♥♥♥
P - The Parting by Beverly Lewis - 6/20/21 ♥♥♥
S – Slightly Tempted by Mary Balogh - 2/20/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - Hunt the Wolf by Don Mann - 7/16/21 ♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Binds - 7/19/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Golden in Death - 5/3/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Em Petrova - Buck - 9/27/21 ♥♥♥

10. Virginia (8/8)
V - Victoria Laurie - Ghouls Gone Wild - 12/5/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren - 12/7/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Ralph Helfer - Zamba: The True Story of the Greatest Lion That Ever Lived - 12/16/21 ♥♥♥♥
G - A Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda Jones - 12/20/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - I'll Be Home for Christmas by Karen Clarke - 1/5/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Night Train to Lisbon by Emily Grayson - 1/16/22 ♥♥♥
I - The Inn at Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods - 3/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ashenden, Jackie - The Dangerous Billionaire - 11/26/21 ♥♥♥♥

11. New York (7/7)
N - Natalie Anderson - First Time Lucky? - 1/23/22 ♥♥♥
E - Ellery Adams - Lemon Pies and Little White Lies - 10/9/21 ♥♥♥♥
W - Wilde Side by Jannine Gallant - 11/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
Y - You Can Stop Humming Now: A Doctor's Stories of Life, Death, and in Between by Daniela Lamas - 11/14/21 ♥♥
O - One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus - 4/26/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rebecca Wells - Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - 2/23/21 ♥♥
K - Konrath, J.A. - Bloody Mary - 2/10/21 ♥♥♥♥

12. North Carolina (13/13)
N - Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay - 1/25/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Oke, Janette - Love Comes Softly - 5/18/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Shadows in Death - 8/14/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - Thomas, Jodi - Just Down the Road - 6/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
H - Hallenstein, Craig Bennett - The Dolphin - 8/27/21 ♥♥♥
C - A Cowboy Kind of Love by Donna Grant - 11/18/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Alberts, Diane - Catching the Player - 5/21/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - Red Velvet Revenge by Jenn McKinlay - 8/25/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - Off Her Game by Suzan Butler - 7/20/21 ♥♥♥
L - Looking for a Cowboy by Donna Grant - 5/6/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon - 9/2/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Play of Passion - 2/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Archer, Gillian - Rough Ride - 6/21/21 ♥♥♥♥

13. Rhode Island (11/11)
R - Rosetti, Juliet - Crazy for You - 4/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
H - Hickmon, M. Dolon - 13:24 - 10/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - O'Keefe, Molly - Can't Hurry Love - 6/19/21 ♥♥♥♥
D - Darynda Jones - Summoned to Thirteenth Grave - 9/23/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs - 10/14/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - It's All About the Duke by Amelia Grey - 9/6/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sands, Lynsay - Vampires are Forever - 6/15/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - Love Unbroken by J.H. Croix - 3/26/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ayres, D.D. - Force of Attraction - 6/24/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - Never Entice an Earl by Lily Dalton - 3/23/22 ♥♥♥♥
D - Darynda Jones - A Bad Day for Sunshine - 10/2/21 ♥♥♥♥

14. Vermont (7/7)
V - Van R. Mayhall Jr. - Judas the Apostle - 9/13/21 ♥♥♥
E - Erma Bombeck - At Wit's End - 10/17/21 ♥♥♥
R - Rosetti, Juliet - Tangled Thing Called Love - 9/22/21 ♥♥♥♥
M - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman - 6/27/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper - 1/2/22 ♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Kiss of Snow - 4/16/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - To Steal a Heart by K.C. Bateman - 7/29/21 ♥♥♥♥

15. Kentucky (8/8)
K - Kelly Jamieson - Big Stick - 3/7/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evans, Katy - Mine - 10/19/21 ♥♥♥
N - Nayyar, Kunal - Yes, My Accent Is Real: and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You - 5/18/22 ♥♥♥♥
T - Trentham, Laura - Kiss Me That Way - 10/27/21 ♥♥♥♥
U - The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back by Sariah Wilson - 9/15/21 ♥♥♥♥
C - Calista Fox - The Billionaires: The Bosses - 12/19/21 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kelly Jamieson - Game On - 7/26/21 ♥♥♥♥
Y - Yates, Maisey - Avenge Me - 9/20/21 ♥♥♥

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16. Tennessee (9/9)
T - Tatiana de Rosnay - Sarah's Key - 12/11/21 ♥♥
E - Emily March - Reflection Point - 11/11/21 ♥♥♥
N - Now You See Her by James Patterson - 5/22/22 ♥♥♥
N - Naked in Death by J.D. Robb - 5/24/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Everett, Lily - Shoreline Drive - 1/9/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - A Slice of Murder by Chris Cavender - 8/21/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sammi Carter - Chocolate Dipped Death - 9/11/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Enoch, Suzanne - Kissing Under the Mistletoe - 12/13/21 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - Duke of Pleasure - 1/30/22 ♥♥♥♥

17. Ohio (4/4)
O - Olivia Thorne - Rock All Night - 2/15/22 ♥♥♥♥
H - The Hunter by Kerrigan Byrne - 12/2/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ivy, Alexandra - Embrace the Darkness - 4/5/22 ♥♥♥
O - O'Dell, Scott - Zia - 3/28/22 ♥♥♥

18. Louisiana (10/10)
L - Lee Kilraine - Could This be Love - 5/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - Oath Breaker by Erin S. Riley - 5/5/22 ♥♥♥
U - Usen, Amanda - Seducing the Playboy - 11/15/21 ♥♥♥
I - I've Got My Eyes on You by Mary Higgins Clark - 11/12/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Secret Nights with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 7/9/21 ♥♥♥
I - Isobel Chace - A Man of Kent - 5/27/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Amelia Grey - To the Duke, with Love - 6/26/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - The Nantucket Beachfront Inn: 'Sconset Beach by Ainsling Delaney - 5/31/22 ♥♥♥
A - Anna Bennett - The Duke Is but a Dream - 7/11/21 ♥♥♥♥

19. Indiana (7/7)
I - Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nina LaCour - Everything Leads to You - 6/25/22 ♥♥♥
D - Donna Grant - Home for a Cowboy Christmas - 12/28/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox by Carol Burnett - 7/2/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ally Carter - United We Spy - 1/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - No Other Duke But You by Valerie Bowman - 7/16/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Always, in December by Emily Stone - 1/11/22 ♥♥♥♥♥

20. Mississippi (11/11)
M - Memphis Ribs by Gerald Duff - 7/6/21 ♥♥♥
I - Imperfect Angel by Christi Barth - 11/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - Slightly Wicked by Mary Balogh - 7/23/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
S - Sawyer Bennett - Marek - 7/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella - 11/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
S - Slow Heat by Jill Shalvis - 7/31/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Stacey Lynn - Knocked Up - 8/9/21 ♥♥♥
I - Into the Mist by Maya Banks - 12/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
P - Perry, Lisa Marie - Sin for Me - 1/21/21 ♥♥
P - Patricia Briggs - Storm Cursed - 5/23/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Triumphs - 4/7/23 ♥♥♥♥♥

21. Illinois (8/8)
I - I'm Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pagán - 4/12/23 ♥♥♥
L - Linwood Barclay - Broken Promise - 7/2/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - Love in the Light by Laura Kaye - 8/29/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - Identity by Nora Roberts - 5/26/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nicole McLaughlin - Maybe This Time - 8/7/22 ♥♥♥
O - One for the Rogue by Manda Collins - 6/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin - 6/13/23 ♥♥♥♥
S - Seeing Red by Jill Shalvis - 8/12/21 ♥♥♥

22. Alabama (7/7)
A - Anna Bennett - When You Wish Upon a Rogue - 8/22/21 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lemmon, Jessica - Man Candy - 11/6/21 ♥♥♥♥
A – Amanda Prowse - To Love and Be Loved - 5/19/22 ♥♥♥
B - Been There, Married That by Gigi Levangie Grazer - 8/17/21 ♥♥
A - Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until July - 10/8/21 ♥♥♥♥
M - MacGregor, Janna - The Bad Luck Bride - 7/27/21 ♥♥♥
A - Amanda Prowse - The Day She Came Back - 10/12/21 ♥♥♥♥

23. Maine (5/5)
M - Mason, Debbie - The Corner of Holly and Ivy - 1/23/21 ♥♥♥
A - America's Next Reality Star by Laura Heffernan - 1/29/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Blood Heir - 8/4/23 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nicole McLaughlin - Maybe for You - 8/26/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Everett, Lily - Home for Christmas - 3/20/22 ♥♥♥♥

24. Missouri (8/8)
M - Mary Balogh - Slightly Scandalous - 10/20/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - If the Earl Only Knew by Amanda Forester - 8/20/23 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sadie's Highlander by Maeve Greyson - 9/18/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - The Sexiest Man Alive by Juliet Rosetti - 9/28/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - Opal Carew - Six - 8/15/22 ♥♥♥♥
U - The Undercover Playboy by Miranda P. Charles - 2/25/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rosalind James - Just Good Friends - 11/10/21 ♥♥♥
I - In Bed with Mr. Wrong by Katee Robert - 9/20/23 ♥♥

25. Arkansas (8/8)
A - Agatha Christie - Spider's Web - 10/15/21 ♥♥♥
R - Ruthie Knox - Completely - 11/23/21 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kawaguchi, Toshikazu16836980 - Before the Coffee Gets Cold - 12/21/21 ♥♥♥
A - All Night Long with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 10/16/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Wild Invitation - 3/12/23 ♥♥♥♥
S - Slaughter, Karin - The Last Widow - 10/11/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - All He Ever Dreamed by Shannon Stacey - 10/23/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Swagger by Liz Lincoln - 12/10/21 ♥♥

******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 9/20/23*****

Welcome Tari, Shash and Connie!!

Spell The States Part 1
Duration: Open Ended from your start date

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States:
1. Delaware
D The Main Corpse by Diane Mott Davidson read 1/1/21
E Éclair and Present Danger by Laura Bradford read 1/5/21
L Catch and Release by Lawrence Block read 1/23/21
A American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan read 1/1/21
W Watchmen: The Annotated Edition by Alan Moore read 2/3/21
A The Secret World of Christoval Alvarez by Ann Swinfen read 1/2/21
R The Girl On The Cliff by Lucinda Riley read 1/16/21
E Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline read 1/7/21

2. Pennsylvania
P Prime Cut by Diane Mott Davidson read 1/7/21
E Empty Cradles by Margaret Humphreys read 1/8/21
N Stranger Planet by Nathan W. Pyle read 1/2/21
N The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix read 1/4/21
S Sticks & Scones by Diane Mott Davidson read 1/11/21
Y The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai read 3/14/21
L Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story by Daphne Sheldrick read 1/31/21
V The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn read 3/4/21
A The Highland Clans by Alistair Moffat read 1/14/21
N A Shot in the Bark: A Dog Park Mystery by C.A. Newsome read 1/5/21
I Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson read 1/13/21
A And Both Were Young by Madeleine L'Engle read 1/14/21

3. New Jersey
N Evita: The Real Life of Eva Peron by Nicholas Fraser read 1/9/21
E An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson read 1/20/21
W The Wish and the Waterfall by K.B. Bachelder read 2/24/21
J Man Made Boy by Jon Skovron read 1/31/21
E This Cruel Design by Emily Suvada read 2/1/21
R The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie read 1/26/21
S Rock Climbing Red Rocks, 3rd by Todd Swain read 1/16/21
E Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich read 2/1/21
Y The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey read 4/12/21

4. Georgia
G Privilege and Scandal: The Remarkable Life of Harriet Spencer, Sister of Georgiana by Janet Gleeson read 1/30/21
E Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich read 2/2/21
O On the Run by Iris Johansen read 1/22/21
R The Royal Stuarts: A History of the Family that Shaped Britain by Allan Massie read 2/6/21
G The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George read 2/9/21
I The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead read 1/14/21
A The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel read 1/19/21

5. Connecticut
C Circe by Madeline Miller read 1/4/21
O Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens read 1/27/21
N A Girl Made of Dust by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi read 1/17/21
N Abundance, A Novel of Marie Antoinette by Sena Jeter Naslund read 1/21/21
E Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich read 2/2/21
C The Murder at Sissingham Hall by Clara Benson read 1/10/21
T Tough Cookie by Diane Mott Davidson read 1/10/21
I In Five Years by Rebecca Serle read 1/22/21
C Chopping Spree by Diane Mott Davidson read 1/11/21
U The Ugly American by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick read 1/3/21
T The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao read 1/28/21

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6. Massachusetts
M Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling read 1/21/21
A Inés of My Soul by Isabel Allende read 1/22/21
S Sisters in Sanity by Gayle Forman read 1/18/21
S The Boy in the Barn by Ciana Stone read 2/7/21
A The Stranger by Albert Camus read 2/8/21
C The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile by C.W. Gortner read 2/25/21
H Hardcore Twenty-Four by Janet Evanovich read 2/3/21
U The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea read 2/6/21
S The Jungle by Upton Sinclair read 2/22/21
E Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich read 2/3/21
T Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich read 2/3/21
T Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich read 2/4/21
S The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye read 2/23/21

7. Maryland
M Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner read 2/17/21
A The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas read 2/15/21
R The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley read 2/9/21
Y The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond read 5/4/21
L Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich read 2/4/21
A Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery read 2/20/21
N Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich read 2/2/21
D The Grilling Season by Diane Mott Davidson read 1/6/21

8. South Carolina
S Royal by Danielle Steel read 3/2/21
O Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout read 2/16/21
U Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver read 2/18/21
T To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn read 3/8/21
H Black Boy Out of Time: A Memoir by Hari Ziyad read 2/15/21
C Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton read 3/11/21
A An Axe to Rind by Ally Roberts read 2/25/21
R Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory read 2/11/21
O The Library Book by Susan Orlean read 2/17/21
L The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum read 2/11/21
I So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo read 2/11/21
N Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks read 2/19/21
A The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X read 3/7/21

9. New Hampshire
N The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah read 2/26/21
E A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George read 2/10/21
W Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner read 3/4/21
H And Ladies of the Club by Helen Hooven Santmyer read 3/24/21
A Life After Life by Kate Atkinson read 3/9/21
M The Meryl Streep Movie Club by Mia March read 3/3/21
P Still Life by Louise Penny read 3/12/21
S Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia read 3/2/21
H Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman read 3/27/21
I The Iron Hand of Mars by Lindsey Davis read 2/19/21
R The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna by C.W. Gortner read 2/12/21
E Payment in Blood by Elizabeth George read 2/15/21

10. Virginia
V The Virgin Queen's Daughter by Ella March Chase read 3/19/21
I I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles read 2/21/21
R Death & the Gravedigger's Angel by Loretta Ross read 2/13/21
G The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks read 3/38/21
I In Grate Danger by Ally Roberts read 2/26/21
N The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny read 4/19/21
I Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison read 3/1/21
A How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps by Andrew Rowe read 3/13/21

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11. New York
N The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner read 4/29/21
E Empress by Shan Sa read 3/10/21
W When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn read 3/23/21
Y The Curse of the Wendigo by Rick Yancey read 9/10/21
O An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn read 3/5/21
R The Royal Secret by Lucinda Riley read 2/28/21
K The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler read 3/20/21

12. North Carolina
N Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman read 5/5/21
O On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn read 3/25/21
R Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn read 3/6/21
T Tsar: The Lost World of Nicholas and Alexandra by Peter Kurth read 4/2/2021
H The Hangman by Louise Penny read 4/3/2021
C The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny read 3/22/21
A The King's Grace by Anne Easter Smith read 3/15/21
R A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny read 3/29/21
O Only Her Injured Stuntman by Cami Checketts read 4/4/2021
L Gossamer by Lois Lowry read 2/12/21
I Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud read 3/16/21
N All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo read 5/7/21
A Ink by Amanda Sun read 3/26/21

13. Rhode Island
R Rise of the Fallen by Donya Lynne read 4/16/21
H The Haunted Igloo by Bonnie Turner read 4/17/21
O Open by Andre Agassi read 4/9/2021
D Double Shot by Diane Mott Davidson read 1/23/21
E The Crown's Fate by Evelyn Skye read 3/26/21
I It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn read 3/24/21
S Fiend by Peter Stenson read 3/12/21
L The Lost World by Michael Crichton read 3/11/21
A Chasing the Dollar by Ellie Ashe read 3/27/21
N Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny read 5/14/21
D The Duke and I by Julia Quinn read 2/12/21

14. Vermont
V V for Vendetta by Alan Moore read 3/29/21
E Eggs in Purgatory by Laura Childs read 4/5/2021
R Dance in the Dust by Denise Robins read 4/24/21
M Star-Crossed by Minnie Darke read 3/18/21
O The 100-Year-Old Secret by Tracy Barrett read 5/8/21
N To Fudge or Not to Fudge by Nancy CoCo read 5/16/21
T Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller read 4/4/2021

15. Kentucky
K From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg read 4/21/21
E High Heels Are Murder by Elaine Viets read 4/9/2021
N A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik read 5/21/21
T Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy read 4/7/2021
U Far Out Man: Tales of Life in the Counterculture by Eric Utne read 5/25/21
C Peril at End House by Agatha Christie read 3/31/21
K Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny read 4/26/21
Y Yarned and Dangerous by Sadie Hartwell read 9/11/21

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16. Tennessee
T True North: Travels in Arctic Europe by Gavin Francis read 4/8/2021
E Fortune and Glory by Janet Evanovich read 4/14/21
N The Royal Sorceress by Christopher G. Nuttall read 6/7/21
N Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen read 6/10/21
E Three Maids for a Crown by Ella March Chase read 4/23/21
S Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia read 3/19/21
S Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris read 4/1/2021
E And Then There Were Crumbs by Eve Calder read 5/7/21
E Sugar and Vice by Eve Calder read 5/8/21

17. Ohio
O The Rook by Daniel O'Malley read 5/17/21
H How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny read 4/18/21
I The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz read 3/31/21
O Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper read 5/20/21

18. Louisiana
L Layover in Dubai by Dan Fesperman read 3/17/21
O The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde read 5/25/21
U Uprooted by Naomi Novik read 6/18/21
I The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe read 5/6/21
S Blood & Beauty: The Borgias by Sarah Dunant read 4/22/21
I If It Bleeds by Stephen King read 5/24/21
A Kneaded to Death by Winnie Archer read 4/5/2021
N Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik read 7/6/21
A Accessory to Murder by Elaine Viets read 4/10/2021

19. Indiana
I Island Affair by Priscilla Oliveras read 6/27/21
N The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott read 7/7/21
D Zero Day by David Baldacci read 4/10/2021
I I Heard That Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark read 7/1/21
A Down the Rabbit Hole by Evelyn Amber read 4/18/21
N We Kiss Them With Rain by Futhi Ntshingila read 7/10/21
A The Girl Beneath the Sea by Andrew Mayne read 4/21/21

20. Mississippi
M The Mourning Hours by Paula Treick DeBoard read 3/27/21
I Ink and Shadows by Ellery Adams read 7/11/21
S The Sweet Smell of Murder by Cindy Bell read 4/25/21
S Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia read 5/2/21
I It's a Wonderful Knife by Christine Wenger read 7/16/21
S Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay read 5/2/21
S The X Ingredient by Roslyn Sinclair read 5/3/21
I Paper Wife by Laila Ibrahim read 7/20/21
P A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny read 3/20/21
P Peter Pan and Wendy by J.M. Barrie read 4/1/2021
I Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind the Dreams Look At Making the Magic Real by The Imagineers read 8/6/21