Wanderlust Challenges discussion

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021



Choose one or more of the below words to spell out this month. You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name

Challenge Rules: All forms of books are accepted as long as they are 100 pages or more. When posting updates of completed books, please include a link to the title and author’s name, along with the date you finished reading the book. When you have finished the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and re-post in a new message, letting us know it is completed.

Words to Choose From:
Costa Rica
San José
City
Walking
Tour
La Sabana
Metropolitan
Park
Museum
Hopping
National
Pre-Columbian
Gold
Jade
Local
Barrio
Amón
Escalante
Traditional
Dance
Performance

Participants

Allie ~ Done
Bev(baglady) ~ Done
Book Concierge ~ Done
Chrystal
Connie ~ Done
Deanie
Ed ~ Done
Frankie ~ Done
Jan ~ Done
Jonquil ~ Done
Karen ♐ ~ Done
Mave
Olivermagnus ~ Done
Sam ~ Done
Simone
Tari ~ Done
Teri-k

My Spot

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021
8/8

La Sabana
L - Jill Marie Landis | Too Hot Four Hula 6/9/21****
A - Amanda Stevens | The Kingdom 6/5/21*****

S - The Subtle Serpent | Peter Tremayne 6/10/21****
A - Anne Frasier | The Body Reader 6/4/21*****
B - Donna Ball | Flash of Brilliance 6/2/21****
A - Arrivals and Arrests | Diana Xarissa 7/1/31***
N - Next Stop, Chancey | Kay Dew Shostak 6/16/21***
A - Amelia from: The Mystwick School of Musicraft | Jessica Khoury 6/18/21***

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021


S- A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint-6/1/21-
A- A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry-6/1/21
N- The Bells of Nagasaki by Takashi Nagai-6/13/21
J- Rabbit at Rest by John Updike-6/19/21
O- Sonora Pass by Jaime Olmos-3/24/22
S- Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah - 6/7/21
E- Educating Rita by Willy Russell-6/2/21-

Words to Choose From:
Costa Rica
San José
City
Walking
Tour
La Sabana
Metropolitan
Park
Museum
Hopping
National
Pre-Columbian
Gold
Jade
Local
Barrio
Amón
Escalante
Traditional
Dance
Performance

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021

6/7 Completed. Finished

1.S:The Summer House in Santorini-Samantha Parks 6/05
2.A:Ace-S. Nelson 6/25
3.N:No in Between-Lisa Renee Jones 6/09

4.J;Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating-Christina Lauren 6/04
5.O:The One for Me-Corinne Michaels 6/23
6.S:The Sweetest Thing-Jill Shalvis 6/11
7.E:Escape-C.D. Breadner 6/15

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021

7 of 7 Complete

S - Seduction Wears Sapphires - Renee Bernard - 6/17/21
A - All Systems Red - Martha Wells - 6/21/21
N - Not a Sound - Heather Gudenkauf - 6/11/21

J - John Galsworthy - In Chancery - 6/5/21
O - Beth O'Leary - The Flatshare - 6/27/21
S - Shakespeare's Landlord - Charlaine Harris - 6/12/21
E - Elin Hilderbrand - Golden Girl - 6/28/21

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021

C
O
S
T
A

R
I
C
A

Welcome Ed, Frankie, Lynda & Chrystal :)

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021
11/11

Performance
Patti Benning-Toasts of Murder Patti Benning 6/8/21
Evaline Belinda J-Bursts of Murder Belinda J Evaline 6/25/21
R Ruby Red Herring Tracy Gardner 6/2/21
Fisher, Annie mc-WineBuried Wedding Lyndsey Cole 7/7/22
O Outdoors, Oars & Oaths Tonya Kappes 6/29/21
R Reserved for Murder Victoria Gilbert 6/9/21
Melinda Craig-Spilled Milk Melinda Craig 6/9/21
Angie Turner mc Killer Comfort Food Lynn Cahoon 6/11/21
Nancy Coco-Have Yourself a Fudgy Little Christmas Nancy Coco 7/5/21
C Cooking Up Murder Miranda Bliss 6/7/21
Elizabeth Spann Craig-Checked Out Elizabeth Spann Craig 6/26/21

San José Spell Out
Timeframe: 6/1/21 to 6/30/21
16/16

S - Sands, Lynsay - Vampires are Forever - 6/15/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Archer, Gillian - Rough Ride - 6/21/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 6/13/21 ♥♥♥♥
J - Just Down the Road by Jodi Thomas - 6/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - O'Keefe, Molly - Can't Hurry Love - 6/19/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Slightly Wicked by Mary Balogh - 7/23/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Erin McCarthy - Hot Finish - 6/2/21 ♥♥
C - Caitlin Crews - Secret Nights with a Cowboy - 7/9/21 ♥♥♥
O - Off Her Game by Suzan Butler - 7/20/21 ♥♥♥
S - Slow Heat by Jill Shalvis - 7/31/21 ♥♥♥♥
T - To the Duke, with Love by Amelia Grey - 6/26/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ayres, D.D. - Force of Attraction - 6/24/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - The Rhyme of the Magpie by Marty Wingate - 6/5/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Binds - 7/19/21 ♥♥♥♥
C - Cody's Fiancée by Gina Ferris Wilkins - 8/5/21 ♥♥♥
A - Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until Nico - 7/3/21 ♥♥♥♥



*********CHALLENGE COMPLETE 8/5/21******

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - August 11, 2021

San Jose

S: Stars Above- Marissa Meyer- 7/1/21
A: Adrift- Timothy Ellis- 8/11/21
N: 9 from the Nine Worlds- Rick Riordan- 6/7/21

J: Just Desserts- G.A. McKevett- 8/2/21
O: An Offer From a Gentleman- Julia Quinn- 7/21/21
S: Snap, Crackle ...- Dale Mayer- 8/10/21
E: Entreat Me- Grace Draven- 6/20/21

I'm in! Reserving this spot!

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021

San José, Costa Rica
S - Secrets in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/3/2021
A - Alpha Prince by Sidney Bristol - 6/1/2021
N - The Shadow Keepers by Marisa Noelle - 6/6/2021

J - All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - 6/6/2021
O - An Old-Fashioned Man by Laylah Roberts - 6/19/2021
S - Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly - 6/10/2021
E - His to Protect by Elena Aitken - 6/2/2021

C - A Dance of Silver and Shadow: A Retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses by Melanie Cellier - 6/9/2021
O - Onyx by Melissa Adams - 6/30/2021
S - Storm by Brigid Kemmerer - 6/6/2021
T - A Tale of Beauty and Beast: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Melanie Cellier - 6/10/2021
A - The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie - 6/8/2021

R - Ravished River by Lindsay Cross - 6/20/2021
I - Ian Sawyer in His Angel by Samantha A. Cole - 6/26/2021
C - A Dream of Ebony and White: A Retelling of Snow White by Melanie Cellier - 6/8/2021
A - Midnight Mystique by Anya Summers - 6/18/2021

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021

S Smith, Lydia After Glow by Jayne Castle 6/6
A Alice Deception Cove by Jayne Castle 6/3
N Ngaio Killer Dolphin by Ngaio Marsh 6/9
J Jayne After Dark by Jayne Castle 6/5
O Olivia Bad Boys Do by Victoria Dahl 6/11
S Shay The Fire Within by Kathryn Shay 6/11
E Elizabeth He Shall Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters 6/8

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021

SAN JOSE
S - Say You're Sorry Melinda Leigh 06/02/2021
A - Alone with the Stars David R. Gillham 06/01/2021
N - Neptune Crossing Jeffrey A. Carver 06/17/2021
*
J - James Patterson The 20th Victim 06/11/2021
O - Out of My Mind Alan Arkin 08/11/2021
S - The Sanatorium Sarah Pearse 06/15/2021
E - Eight Winter Nights Liz Maverick 08/04/2021

JADE
J - The Other Side of Me: memoir of a bipolar mind Julie Kraft 08/25/2021
A - The Alice Network Kate Quinn 06/08/2021
D - Distress Signals Catherine Ryan Howard 06/24/2021
E - Eve Haas The Secrets of the Notebook: A Woman's Quest to Uncover Her Royal Family Secret 07/01/2021

Welcome everyone!

San Jose Spell Out


P - Pearl S. Buck (The Good Earth) 10/9/21
A - Alison Weir (Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession) 10/4/21
R - Rob Gifford (China Road) 7/12/21
K - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (The War That Saved My Life) 8/11/21

San José Spell Out
June 2021

16/16 DONE

S Shiver Allie Reynolds 6/7
A Arsenic and Adobo Mia P. Manansala 6/9
N Navy SEAL to Die For Elle James 6/16
J J.A. Jance Unfinished Business 6/3
O Operation K-9 Brothers Sandra Owens 6/6
S Spring's Calling Sarah Biglow 6/4
E Emma Jane Holloway A Study in Darkness 6/15
C Checking Out Crime Laurie Cass 6/6
O Ordinary Angels India Drummond 6/1
S Snowmen in Paradise Kathi Daley 6/2
T Tender Deceit H.Y. Hanna 6/4
A Allison Brennan The Third to Die 6/15
R Robin Stevens The Guggenheim Mystery 6/14
I I Got Here As Fast As I Could Rebecca Del Giudice 6/5
C Critical Pursuit Janice Cantore 6/5
A Artful Dodger Nageeba Davis 6/1

Glad you're joining us Allie & Jonquil :)

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021
0/5

L Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas
OOne Secret Summer
C A Virgin River Christmas by Robyn Carr
A Ain't She Sweet?
LThe Lace Reader

Welcome Mave!

San José S*P*E*L*L
Begins: 01June21 / Ends: 30June21

4 / 4 completed


Amón
A - All Sales Final ✔ – 09June21
M - Mary Kay Andrews / The High Tide Club ✔ – 09June21
O - Ordeal by Innocence ✔ – 17June21
N - Nesbø, Jo / Cockroaches ✔ – 26June21

Thanks for joining BC!

San José Spell Out
Timeframe: 6/1/21 to 6/30/21
16/16

S - Somebody's Perfect Kallypso Masters - 6/26
A - Char-Avery - Prickly Business Piper Vaughn - 6/15
N - The Perfect Neighbor Nora Roberts - 6/6
J - Jake Undone Penelope Ward - 6/25
O - Captive Tess Oliver - 7/28
S - Char-Jared Sutter - Fall Hard Zoe York - 7/1
E - Char-Gaby Ellis - Fall Away Zoe York - 7/3
C - What We Find Robyn Carr - 6/22
O - Obsessed Tess Oliver - 7/29
S - Seduced Cari Quinn - 7/3
T - Two Weeks Notice Whitney G. - 6/19
A - The Angels' Share J.R. Ward - 6/12
R - Down by the River Robyn Carr - 6/2
I - Char-Ian - The MacGregor Grooms Nora Roberts - 6/4
C - Char-Colin - The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After Julia Quinn - 6/16
A - About That Night Julie James - 6/2

Good luck Karen!

San José Spell Out
June 2021

16/16 DONE

S Shiver Allie Reynolds 6/7
A Arsenic and Adobo Mia P. Manansala 6/9
N Navy SEAL to Die For Elle James 6/16
J J.A. Jance Unfinished Business 6/3
O Operation K-9 Brothers Sandra Owens 6/6
S Spring's Calling Sarah Biglow 6/4
E Emma Jane Holloway A Study in Darkness 6/15
C Checking Out Crime Laurie Cass 6/6
O Ordinary Angels India Drummond 6/1
S Snowmen in Paradise Kathi Daley 6/2
T Tender Deceit H.Y. Hanna 6/4
A Allison Brennan The Third to Die 6/15
R Robin Stevens The Guggenheim Mystery 6/14
I I Got Here As Fast As I Could Rebecca Del Giudice 6/5
C Critical Pursuit Janice Cantore 6/5
A Artful Dodger Nageeba Davis 6/1

Terrific job Jonquil :)

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021

6/7 Completed. Finished

1.S:The Summer House in Santorini-Samantha Parks 6/05
2.A:Ace-S. Nelson 6/25
3.N:No in Between-Lisa Renee Jones 6/09

4.J;Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating-Christina Lauren 6/04
5.O:The One for Me-Corinne Michaels 6/23
6.S:The Sweetest Thing-Jill Shalvis 6/11
7.E:Escape-C.D. Breadner 6/15

Nicely done Frankie!

~~~ Complete ~~~

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021

7 of 7 Complete

S - Seduction Wears Sapphires - Renee Bernard - 6/17/21
A - All Systems Red - Martha Wells - 6/21/21
N - Not a Sound - Heather Gudenkauf - 6/11/21

J - John Galsworthy - In Chancery - 6/5/21
O - Beth O'Leary - The Flatshare - 6/27/21
S - Shakespeare's Landlord - Charlaine Harris - 6/12/21
E - Elin Hilderbrand - Golden Girl - 6/28/21

Great job Lynda!

Update message # 22 - Challenge completed - 26June21


San José S*P*E*L*L
Begins: 01June21 / Ends: 30June21

4 / 4 completed


Amón
A - All Sales Final ✔ – 09June21
M - Mary Kay Andrews / The High Tide Club ✔ – 09June21
O - Ordeal by Innocence ✔ – 17June21
N - Nesbø, Jo / Cockroaches ✔ – 26June21

Nicely done BC!

Finished!

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021
8/8

La Sabana
L - Jill Marie Landis | Too Hot Four Hula 6/9/21****
A - Amanda Stevens | The Kingdom 6/5/21*****

S - The Subtle Serpent | Peter Tremayne 6/10/21****
A - Anne Frasier | The Body Reader 6/4/21*****
B - Donna Ball | Flash of Brilliance 6/2/21****
A - Arrivals and Arrests | Diana Xarissa 7/1/31***
N - Next Stop, Chancey | Kay Dew Shostak 6/16/21***
A - Amelia from: The Mystwick School of Musicraft | Jessica Khoury 6/18/21***

Finished!

San José Spell Out
Timeframe: 6/1/21 to 6/30/21
16/16

S - Somebody's Perfect Kallypso Masters - 6/26
A - Char-Avery - Prickly Business Piper Vaughn - 6/15
N - The Perfect Neighbor Nora Roberts - 6/6
J - Jake Undone Penelope Ward - 6/25
O - Captive Tess Oliver - 7/28
S - Char-Jared Sutter - Fall Hard Zoe York - 7/1
E - Char-Gaby Ellis - Fall Away Zoe York - 7/3
C - What We Find Robyn Carr - 6/22
O - Obsessed Tess Oliver - 7/29
S - Seduced Cari Quinn - 7/3
T - Two Weeks Notice Whitney G. - 6/19
A - The Angels' Share J.R. Ward - 6/12
R - Down by the River Robyn Carr - 6/2
I - Char-Ian - The MacGregor Grooms Nora Roberts - 6/4
C - Char-Colin - The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After Julia Quinn - 6/16
A - About That Night Julie James - 6/2

Yay Karen! Nice job :)

Finally finished!

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - August 11, 2021

San Jose

S: Stars Above- Marissa Meyer- 7/1/21
A: Adrift- Timothy Ellis- 8/11/21
N: 9 from the Nine Worlds- Rick Riordan- 6/7/21

J: Just Desserts- G.A. McKevett- 8/2/21
O: An Offer From a Gentleman- Julia Quinn- 7/21/21
S: Snap, Crackle ...- Dale Mayer- 8/10/21
E: Entreat Me- Grace Draven- 6/20/21

Terrific job Sam!!

Another month complete!

San José Spell Out
Timeframe: 6/1/21 to 6/30/21
16/16

S - Sands, Lynsay - Vampires are Forever - 6/15/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Archer, Gillian - Rough Ride - 6/21/21 ♥♥♥♥
N - The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 6/13/21 ♥♥♥♥
J - Just Down the Road by Jodi Thomas - 6/30/21 ♥♥♥♥
O - O'Keefe, Molly - Can't Hurry Love - 6/19/21 ♥♥♥♥
S - Slightly Wicked by Mary Balogh - 7/23/21 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Erin McCarthy - Hot Finish - 6/2/21 ♥♥
C - Caitlin Crews - Secret Nights with a Cowboy - 7/9/21 ♥♥♥
O - Off Her Game by Suzan Butler - 7/20/21 ♥♥♥
S - Slow Heat by Jill Shalvis - 7/31/21 ♥♥♥♥
T - To the Duke, with Love by Amelia Grey - 6/26/21 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ayres, D.D. - Force of Attraction - 6/24/21 ♥♥♥♥
R - The Rhyme of the Magpie by Marty Wingate - 6/5/21 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Binds - 7/19/21 ♥♥♥♥
C - Cody's Fiancée by Gina Ferris Wilkins - 8/5/21 ♥♥♥
A - Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until Nico - 7/3/21 ♥♥♥♥



*********CHALLENGE COMPLETE 8/5/21******

Yay Connie! Nice job :)

All those vowels!…..Congrats!

finished

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021

SAN JOSE
S - Say You're Sorry Melinda Leigh 06/02/2021
A - Alone with the Stars David R. Gillham 06/01/2021
N - Neptune Crossing Jeffrey A. Carver 06/17/2021
*
J - James Patterson The 20th Victim 06/11/2021
O - Out of My Mind Alan Arkin 08/11/2021
S - The Sanatorium Sarah Pearse 06/15/2021
E - Eight Winter Nights Liz Maverick 08/04/2021

JADE
J - The Other Side of Me: memoir of a bipolar mind Julie Kraft 08/25/2021
A - The Alice Network Kate Quinn 06/08/2021
D - Distress Signals Catherine Ryan Howard 06/24/2021
E - Eve Haas The Secrets of the Notebook: A Woman's Quest to Uncover Her Royal Family Secret 07/01/2021

Great challenge work Bev!

Finally finished!

P - Pearl S. Buck (The Good Earth) 10/9/21
A - Alison Weir (Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession) 10/4/21
R - Rob Gifford (China Road) 7/12/21
K - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (The War That Saved My Life) 8/11/21

Yay Allie! Nice job :)

Thank youuu.

I think this one really fell through the cracks! Done though!

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021
11/11

Performance
Patti Benning-Toasts of Murder Patti Benning 6/8/21
Evaline Belinda J-Bursts of Murder Belinda J Evaline 6/25/21
R Ruby Red Herring Tracy Gardner 6/2/21
Fisher, Annie mc-WineBuried Wedding Lyndsey Cole 7/7/22
O Outdoors, Oars & Oaths Tonya Kappes 6/29/21
R Reserved for Murder Victoria Gilbert 6/9/21
Melinda Craig-Spilled Milk Melinda Craig 6/9/21
Angie Turner mc Killer Comfort Food Lynn Cahoon 6/11/21
Nancy Coco-Have Yourself a Fudgy Little Christmas Nancy Coco 7/5/21
C Cooking Up Murder Miranda Bliss 6/7/21
Elizabeth Spann Craig-Checked Out Elizabeth Spann Craig 6/26/21

Tari wrote: "I think this one really fell through the cracks! Done though!"

That happens!! Great job getting it done and posted ;)

Jan wrote: "

That happens!! Great job getting it done and posted ;)"

Thanks, Jan!

*****COMPLETED 3/4/22*****

San José Spell Out
June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021


S- A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint-6/1/21-
A- A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry-6/1/21
N- The Bells of Nagasaki by Takashi Nagai-6/13/21
J- Rabbit at Rest by John Updike-6/19/21
O- Sonora Pass by Jaime Olmos-3/24/22
S- Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah - 6/7/21
E- Educating Rita by Willy Russell-6/2/21-