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Tips for finding words - courtesy of Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔Using Google books:
~Go here https://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&...
~Type in the name of your book
~Select your book
~On the left about midway down there will be a search bar, type your word in there.
Couple of things you need to know...
~you need to check every variety of the word you want so, let's say GROUP doesn't show up you would also need to type in GROUPS/ED/ING
~Unfortunately, 99% of the books on Google does not list page numbers (at least in my experience)
Using Amazon:
~You search for your book
~Once on your book page make sure you are on a version that is paperback or hardcover (Kindle editions will not work)
~On the left there will be a picture of your book and it should have "Search Inside" above it
~Click on the book and the search bar will be inside
You will not need to search separately for plurals but you will still need to search separately for -ed and -ing
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You can also search for words in all the books loaded on your Kindle.
On the home page, use the 'search' function.
~ type in the word and select 'search my items'.
Word Hunt1 - 30 June 2022
0/10 - Found and Read
Main words
block
candidate
gag
growl
honey
lucky
round
sister
trail
vote
Bonus
examples
gender
lion
percentages
victory
Bonus bonus
tennis
🌹My masterlist of challenges 🌹Word Hunt
1 - 30 June 2022
finished 6/30/22!
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
Main words | 10/10
1. block - Blood and Ruin by Rumer Hale | 6/5/22
🔹p. 25 - Axel blocks the exit with a smirk, thinking he's got me right where he wants me.
2. candidate - American Queen by Sierra Simone | 6/20/22
🔹p. 116 - Merlin was asking my grandfather if he'd ever support a third party presidential candidate, and the table stirred with the natural antipathy establishment politicians have to such talk.
3. gag - Claiming Fifi by Tara Crescent | 6/12/22
🔹p. 34 - I struggle to take his length, but just as I start to gag, he pulls back, letting up on the pressure.
4. growl - Muscles & Monsters by Ashley Bennett | 6/6/22
🔹p. 32 - The thought of someone else's hands all over her, them hearing her little grunts and coaching her made anger simmer up inside of me and a growl threatened to creep out of my throat.
5. honey - Book Lovers by Emily Henry | 6/2/22
🔹p. 84 - He arches a brow, that honey-gold ring around his black-hole pupils glinting.
6. lucky - All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover | 6/11/22
🔹p. 173 - "I was getting so angry because all I wanted to do was make you a bowl of Lucky Charms, but there were hundreds of tiny, annoying comedians climbing all over your kitchen, telling lame jokes."
7. round - Nepenthe by Octavia Hyde | 6/9/22
🔹p. 93 - The woman's eyes were round, but she responded, and the Nepenthe healer gave her a perfect human smile in return.
8. sister - Gravity by Sara Cate | 6/20/22
🔹p. 94 - Unlike her sister, Zara seemed to have a wiseness in her eyes, as if she was always watching and picking up on everything.
9. trail - Layla's Chance by Mika Jolie | 6/7/22
🔹p. 50 - For a split second, I think about letting my lips follow the light treasure trail from his belly button down to his --
10. vote - Pack Bliss by Kate King | 6/26/22
🔹p. 212 "I will of course refrain from the vote as a courtesy to the Assembly, but I think the evidence will speak for itself."
Bonus | 5/5
1. examples - Ruthless Rival by LJ Shen | 6/25/22
🔹p. 96 - Instead, I'd read and printed out good college-application examples.
2. gender - Blood Debt by Callie Rose | 6/28/22
🔹p. 49 - It's a shame that fraternizing with the opposite gender isn't allowed around here.
3. lion - Manhattan Secret by V. Theia | 6/22/22
🔹p. 185 - "You fell for a woman, lion."
4. percentages - Triangulation by Gregory Ashe | 6/30/22
🔹p. 250 - He didn't see Rufus, another of Teddi's mainstays, but he saw Gabe, Philip, and Francisco standing on the back lawn, watching the pretty boys tease each other about body fat percentages or some dumb shit like that.
5. victory - Broken Bonds by J. Bree | 6/2/22
🔹p.84 - My bond crows in my chest, like it's a victory that he gives a fuck about me making it through, but for all I know, he was hoping to see me drown.
Bonus bonus | 1/1
1. tennis - Takeover by Anna Zabo | 6/19/22
🔹p. 44 - "Only wear it for strenuous exercise. Walking fast, tennis, biking. Helps keep the knee happy."
May Leftovers | 2/2
1. wireless - Faking with Benefits by Lily Gold | 6/6/22
🔹p. 448 - I point to Katie, who's hovering on the main floor, clutching a wireless microphone.
2. samhain - The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling - 6/17/22
🔹p. 172 - Luckily, magic tends to be at its strongest around Samhain.
Romance Readers Reading Challenges(Monthly Challenges)
2022 June Word Hunt
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 30 June 2022
JUNE Read 10/10
1. BLOCK - The Skinny on Djinni - √ 7 June 2022
p67 - "I'm gonna do a slow circuit of the block to check for new rattles and thumps."
2. CANDIDATE - The Sceptic - √ 5 June 2022
p267 - So why am I so cross that Will doesn't see me as a candidate for being his boyfriend?
3. GAG - Triangulation - √ 15 June 2022
p232 - A neat row of teeth marks showed in his flesh where he had bit down on the impromptu gag, and blood ran freely from several of them.
4. GROWL - The Skinny on Djinni - √ 7 June 2022
p47 - A growl struggled to get out, but Hector suppressed it.
5. HONEY - Lost in Amber - √ 17 June 2022
p73 - The rich honey brown of his eyes hadn't changed since that day in the desert, only cooled due to the unlit fire of danger.
6. LUCKY - Lost in Amber - √ 17 June 2022
p93 - I was never that lucky.
7. ROUND - Hitched - √ 9 June 2022
p299 - A young man and woman were at the round conference table, flipping through magazines, and an older lady I recognized from the flower shop moved around me toward the back room with fresh floral arrangements to store in the fridge.
8. SISTER - Sagittarius Saves Libra - √ 10 June 2022
p89 - "Sister? Brother? Cop buddy? Former teacher?"
9. TRAIL - Antagonist - √ 24 June 2022
p240 - With the kids geared up for their hunt and me sporting a French braid to match Megan's, we all go out and follow the trail from the front of the cabin into the woods.
10. VOTE - Antagonist - √ 24 June 2022
p94 - "Since it seems that there are two vastly different concepts for the Spring Fair, I proposed a vote to pick one. Of course, I would very much like to have you on our side."
BONUS Read 5/5
1. EXAMPLES - Sagittarius Saves Libra - √ 10 June 2022
p68 - Prime examples.
2. GENDER - The Sea Monster's Mate - √ 1 June 2022
p16 - Eric tried to explain - he really did - but gender, gender expression, sexuality, and prejudice was more than Ty could grasp.
3. LION - The Sceptic - √ 5 June 2022
p19 - The card depicts a girl hugging a lion.
4. PERCENTAGES - Triangulation - √ 15 June 2022
p250 - He didn't see Rufus, another of Teddi's mainstays, but he saw Gabe, Philip, and Francisco standing on the back lawn, watching the pretty boys tease each other about body fat percentages or some dumb sh!t like that.
5. VICTORY - The Sea Monster's Mate - √ 1 June 2022
p131 - "Yes!" Eric raised his arms in victory, thrusting three squealing hatchlings into the air.
BONUS BONUS Read 1/1
1. TENNIS - Hitched - √ 9 June 2022
p144 - We weren't close at all growing up, but then last spring, we both had our mixed doubles partners cancel at the last minute, right before the annual charity tennis tournament at our country club, and we ended up playing together.
FINISHED!!!!
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Main words
🍉 block- Two Weeks Notice- space on every block of the downtown- 1%
🍉 candidate- Ice Cold Boss- she’s not a prospective candidate at all, p.57- tbr
🍉 gag- Beating Ruby- can we at least remove the gag- 78%
🍉 growl- Rare Danger- making her growl like a cat in a cage- 13%
🍉 honey- Book Lovers- lustrous ring of honey around a deep, dark pit- 27%
🍉 lucky- Book Lovers- Just lucky, I guess- 7%
🍉 round- Under One Roof- through a fifth round of Midori sours- 8%
🍉 sister - Rare Danger - no, I'll call my sister- 8%
🍉 trail- Under One Roof - my trail of thought fades away- 10%
🍉 vote- Beating Ruby- I say no...to Maid Magic- p.20
Bonus
🍉 examples- Two Weeks Notice- those are only three examples. Loc. 2583
🍉 gender- Rare Danger- Scares some of your gender to death - p.32
🍉 lion- Beating Ruby- this was not the to imitate a sea lion- 44%
🍉 percentages- The Plan - What would improve the percentages- 96%
🍉 victory- Two Weeks Notice- his groan of pleasure feels like victory- 80%
Bonus bonus
🍉 tennis - Book Lovers- snap sound of a tennis racket delivering a perfect return- 41%
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Word Hunt1 - 30 June 2022
Main words 10/10
Bonus words 4/5
Bonus Bonus word 1/1
Main words
block Breaking Silence 6/1/22 pg 45 Rucker said, moving to block his view of the nurse.
candidate Sea Glass Cottage 6/5/22 pg 52The woman's words didn't match her tone—but it was hard to fault her lack of disappointment at not finding a job candidate on her doorstep
gag Kiss Me, Cowboy 6/5/22 pg 33 . . . Tie him to a post and gag him
growl Summer at the Cape 6/3/22 pg. 22 She shrugged as Baxter continued to growl
honey Country Born 6/1/22 pg. 100 Can we talk sometime soon, honey
lucky Breaking Silence 6/1/22 pg 45 “Lucky me.”
round Country Born 6/1/22 pg. 81 Her service belt must have been buckled through the last available hole, and the front of it disappeared beneath her wide round belly.
sister Country Born 6/1/22 pg 9 Sara was, after all, the sister of one of his two closest friends
trail Breaking Silence 6/1/22 pg 139 he blazed a trail down the side of her jaw
vote Summer at the Cape 6/3/22 vote pg. 235 Why does the son get the final vote if his father's still alive?
Bonus
Examples From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life 6/11/22, pg 34 Here are a couple of examples , starting with a fifty - eightyear - old male actuary
gender From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life, 6/11/22, pg 119 While gender and age aren't good predictors , marital status matters
lion Deadly Obsession, 6/10/22, pg 105 my stomach’s growling like a damn lion
percentages
victory One True Loves 6/2/22 pg 306/470 Jesse gets to the fence and turns around, claiming his victory
Bonus bonus
tennis Summer at the Cape 6/3/22 pg. 130 He was currently lying in the grass under a willow tree, chewing a tennis ball one of the ...
💕June 2022 Word Hunt💕💕Main Completed: 10/10
Bonus completed: 6/6
Main words
☑️block in Rare Danger by Beverly Jenkins 2/6 -3.5☀️
« Only after leaving his block did she allow herself to release the smile she’d been holding in »
☑️candidate in Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 5/6 -1☀️
Page 88/530
She saw wily intelligence in his eyes and knew that even with his good looks and glow of health, he was far too bright ever to be a candidate to father her child. “You don’t have to do that.”
☑️gag in Flirt by Lucy Lennox. 1/6 -3☀️
1627/1738 (96%)
“Say the word pills and I’m pulling out the ball gag.”
☑️growl in Get a Grip by L.A. Witt 03/06-3.5☀️
Page 34/256
“Uh-huh. We should really get back to my place,” he said in that low growl. “Before we end up getting busted for public indecency.”
☑️honey in Flirt by Lucy Lennox. 01/06-3☀️
1653/1738 (97%)
“Mine forever,” he murmured into my ear like honey. “Love of my life.”
☑️lucky in Get a Grip by L.A. Witt 03/06-3.5☀️
Page 76/256
Not a worry in the world except being disturbed during her twenty-three-and-a-half-hour naps. Lucky little shit.
☑️round in Get a Grip by L.A. Witt 03/06-3.5☀️
Page 97/256
“Oh yeah?” I grinned. “You planning on getting in another -round before I go?”
☑️sister in Absolution by Sloane Kennedy 5/6 -4☀️
Page 38/236
I would have laughed at his horror-stricken gaze as he tried to convince me, the big brother, that nothing untoward had happened between him and my baby sister.
☑️trail in Eye of the Storm by Monette Michaels 4/6 -4.5☀️
Page 69/352
She stilled as a small animal might when sensing a predator on its trail.
☑️vote in Eye of the Storm by Monette Michaels 4/6 -4.5☀️
Page 188/352
« Bannon would get my vote. Maybe Jordan. »
Bonus
☑️examples : in Just One Look by Rosalind James 18/6 4.5☀️
Page 17/566
And your mom died when you were four, so you’ve got no examples.”
☑️gender in Rare Danger by Beverly Jenkins 2/6 -3.5☀️
“And letting you know up front who I am. Scares some of your gender to death.”
☑️lion in Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 5/6 -1☀️
Page 425/530
“Tell me!” Her expression grew as fierce as a mother lion whose cub had been threatened, never mind that her cub was now king of the jungle. “Tell me everything!”
☑️percentages : Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb 28/6 -5☀️
Page 115
Probability percentages even for all subjects. Eve glanced over at her machine and snarled. “The hell with that. There has to be something.” Insufficient data for further analysis. Current pattern is random.
☑️victory in Ride Out the Storm by Monette Michaels 5/6 -4☀️
Page 69/150
As soon as he'd thought it, Earl pulled a bottle of bourbon—when in Rome—poured everyone a shot in some paper cups, and then lifted his cup in a toast. "To victory."
Bonus bonus
☑️tennis in Eye of the Storm by Monette Michaels 4/6 -4.5☀️
Page 327/352
She fucking played tennis —and won—then calmly came home and took a shower, during which her water broke.
All my challenges
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 30 June 2022
Words Found - 10 of 10 ! 4 of 6 Bonus ! 1 of 1 Bonus Bonus
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
block, Under Rose-Tainted Skies 06/05 - and I'm reaching into the fridge for a BLOCK of cheese... (pg 54)
candidate, Broken With You 06/19 - I don't mean he's gone all Manchurian CANDIDATE on us. (pg 62)
gag, Under Rose-Tainted Skies 06/05 - It makes me GAG the second it touches my tongue. (pg 58)
growl, London is Falling 06/03 - the one that sounded more like a GROWL than anything else, (62.2%)
honey, London is Falling 06/03 - 'HONEY, do I know what?' (86.4%)
lucky, Shattered With You 06/15 - I think she's LUCKY to have you. (57.8%)
round, The Night Swim 06/17 - ,sitting at a small, ROUND table while she waited for her room. (pg 26)
sister, Shattered With You 06/15 - , my SISTER Emma has been my protector. (13%)
trail, Under Rose-Tainted Skies 06/05 - and my eyes TRAIL off up the stairs. (pg 92)
vote, The Night Swim 06/17 - Then they will VOTE until they reach a unanimous verdict. (pg 395)
examples, Take It Back - 06/23 - Did you see any EXAMPLES of difficult behavior during this time? (pg 237)
gender, London is Falling 06/03 - 'You do realize that I don't have anthing to do with the GENDER, right?' (87.3%)
lion, Take It Back 06/23 - Stark regarded her like one might aporoach a sleeping LION: (pg 207)
percentages
victory, The Night Swim 06/17 - VICTORY was within touching distance. (pg 380)
tennis, Shattered With You 06/15 - , and I remember that he used to be professional TENNIS player before reinventing himself... (43.1%)
MONTHLY WORD HUNT1-30 JUNE 2022
0/10 Found & Read
MAIN WORDS:
block
candidate
gag
growl
honey
lucky
round
sister
trail
vote
BONUS:
edging
examples
gender
lion
percentages
victory
BONUS BONUS:
tennis
My Spot.Duration ; 1/6 - 30/6
block
candidate
gag
🌼 growl : pg 87 Never Disregard a Wallflower
Teddy growled. An actual growl born of frustration.
🌼 honey : pg44 Baby Makes Three
a full smile. Believe me honey I save my charm
lucky
round
🌼 sister Pg 12Baby Makes Three
Joanna, you're my sister. It's my job to look after you.
trail
vote
Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
edging
examples
gender
lion
percentages
victory
and a bonus bonus
tennis
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! DONE!Completed 10/10 words; 4/5 bonus words; 1/1 bonus bonus words
Orphan words
May - 0/1 bonus; 0/1 bonus bonus
April - 0/1 bonus bonus
February - 0/1 bonus
Read 10/10 DONE!
block - Kindle location 550 - She held up her hand to block conversation.
The Beach Babes by Judith Keim 6/4/22 5starscandidate - Kindle location 3205 - On her list of suspects, German was a candidate for most unlikely.
Bayou Book Thief (Vintage Cookbook Mystery #1) by Ellen Byron 6/20/22 4starsgag(ged) - Kindle location 4899 - She gagged again.
Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins 6/5/22 4stars growl(ed) - Kindle location 4552 - My stomach growled, and crap, I had no food in the house.
Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins 6/5/22 4stars honey - Kindle location 1511 - "How are you, honey?"
A Fateful Plateful (Auntie Clem's Bakery, #16) by P.D. Workman 6/11/22 4stars lucky - Kindle location 1293 - "You are a dark horse," she said, "but I am happy that you've found love, and Faith would be lucky to have you."
The Soapmaker’s Recipe (The Amish of Cardinal Hill Book Two) by Sylvia Price 6/6/22 4starsround - Kindle location 3152 - A small, round table and three chairs sat in a corner.
The Beach Babes by Judith Keim 6/4/22 5starssister - Kindle location 218 - Leah looked across at her younger sister, Ruth; she was grateful to have someone on her side.
The Soapmaker’s Recipe (The Amish of Cardinal Hill Book Two) by Sylvia Price 6/6/22 4starstrail - Kindle location 3920 - "Your accountant will want a clear trail of how cash receipts and disbursements were handled and how credit card charges and credits were posted."
The Beach Babes by Judith Keim 6/4/22 5starsvote - Kindle location 876 - "Now if we're talking oyster or catfish po'boys, my vote is for Gulf and River Seafood in Old Metairie."
Bayou Book Thief (Vintage Cookbook Mystery #1) by Ellen Byron 6/20/22 4starsBonus - Read 4/5
you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
examples - Kindle location 3787 - Examining some of the other stellar examples of humanity collecting KLME paychecks, she heard WildDog belching a few chords of "When You're Hot You're Hot:..
Mama Tried by Kathy Des Jardins 6/1/22 4starsgender - Kindle location 1200 - "Can you tell me the gender?"
Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins 6/5/22 4stars lion - Kindle location 31 - He took a step back, bracing his hand against the surface of the desk while the older man paced like a lion in the confines of the office.
Toward the Sunrise (Until The Dawn #0.5) by Elizabeth Camden 6/20/22 4starspercentages
victory - Kindle location 1990 - "We won," he said, holding up a V for victory.
Mama Tried by Kathy Des Jardins 6/1/22 4starsand a bonus bonus - Read 1/1
tennis - Kindle location 2311 - ...Ira pulled on his tennis shoes and went for a run.
Mama Tried by Kathy Des Jardins 6/1/22 4starsOrphan Words
May Bonus word
wireless -
May bonus bonus
samhain
April bonus bonus Completed 0/1
Grandiose
February bonus Read 0/1
distort
Kirsten wrote: "Can I still join this challenge?TIA"
Yes - absolutely. The monthly challenges are open to join right through until the month (June) closes :)
Word Hunt1 - 30 June 2022
0/10 - Found and Read
0/5 - Bonus
0/1 - Bonus Bonus
Main words
🍋block: Risky - Aurora Rose Reynolds, 6/19/22 -- pg.9, which is located just down the BLOCK
🍋candidate: Risky - Aurora Rose Reynolds, 6/19/22 -- pg.18, Not one of those CANDIDATES was cut out to work here
💐gag: Learning to Live - R.D. Cole, 6/11/22 -- pg.98, sip while trying not to GAG
👙growl: Must Love Hockey - Sarina Bowen, 6/5/22 -- pg.68, Come on I GROWL
👙honey: Must Love Hockey - Sarina Bowen, 6/5/22 -- pg.51, HONEY where are you
💐lucky: Learning to Live - R.D. Cole, 6/11/22 -- pg.60, Youre so dang LUCKY Ashton
🌈round: You & Me - Tal Bauer, 6/28/22 -- pg.73, I know it's a ROUND ball with those
🌞sister: Wheels Down - Beth Bolden, 6/4/22 -- pg.81, who also happened to be Tates SISTER
🌞trail: Wheels Down - Beth Bolden, 6/4/22 -- pg.112, Seans voice TRAILED off inquiringly
🌞vote: Wheels Down - Beth Bolden, 6/4/22 -- pg.119, the most social media VOTES for their dish
Bonus
examples
gender
lion
percentages
👙victory: Must Love Hockey - Sarina Bowen, 6/5/22 -- pg.86, His lips are taking a VICTORY tour of my upper body
Bonus bonus
💐tennis: Learning to Live - R.D. Cole, 6/11/22 -- pg.6, and slide on my old TENNIS shoes
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APRIL leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
pagan
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MAY leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
locust
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JULY leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
Judicious
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AUGUST leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
Detox
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SEPTEMBER leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
crockery
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OCTOBER leftovers - 0/3
Bonus
archive
fragment
hex
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DECEMBER Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
cobweb
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MARCH Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
hellfire
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APRIL Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
grandiose
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MAY Leftovers - 0/4
Bonus
🌞edging: Wheels Down - Beth Bolden, 6/4/22 -- pg.321, now EDGING into dusk working hard at the
rev
wireless
samhain
Read: 10/10Bonus: 5/5
Bonus-Bonus: 1/1
Carry-Over: 1/1
6/1 block - Until Jax, p111 ...as we walk down the street, around the corner, and into the small deli at the end of the block.
6/6 candidate - Thoughtless, p1 ...up until he had swept me away that is, made him the ideal candidate for my affections.
6/7 gag - Effortless, loc 218 Wanting to gag, I twisted to leave.
6/2 growl - The Winter Duchess, p29 "You little idiot!" he growled, blue eyes flashing temper.
6/7 honey - Effortless, loc 4122 "Honey, I may disagree with how your father broached the subject...
6/6 lucky - Where Angels Fear to Tread, p42 "it's all for you--and if it only takes a quarter of an hour you'll be lucky!
6/6 round - Thoughtless, p15 A round table with an old lamp on it was tucked between the two.
6/2 sister - The Winter Duchess, p29 ...a velvet curtain at his sister's piano recital, but a real, warm, lingering kiss...
6/1 trail - Until Jax, p74 ...I ask him quietly as we take a trail up a dirt path through a bunch of trees...
6/6 vote - Thoughtless, p63 "Okay, apparently my stomach votes for option two."
Bonus
6/17 examples - Love Unscripted, p39 Examples of them were listed conveniently in the supermarket tabloids, and they were all on the hunt...
6/28 gender - The Rancher Takes a Family, p207 No way was Luke supporting gender stereotypes.
6/22 lion - A Game of Thrones, p99
...Baratheon's crowned stag, the lion of Lannister.
6/29 percentages - Game of Love, p102 “… time I asked about the kids, the actual children, the answers came in statistics and school-wide goals and percentages.”
6/6 victory - Where Angels Fear to Tread, p26 In the flesh of victory the door-bell rang, and there was the telegram:...
Bonus-Bonus
6/19 tennis - Finding Claire, p14 Alex laced up his tennis shoes, then snatched up the bag.
Carry-Over
6/28 wireless - The Rancher Takes a Family, p68 He could smell the disapproval across the wireless connection.
🔅 June Word Hunt 🔅Main words:
☑️ Competed 10/10
1. Block
📚: Ward by Margot Scott
🎤: "But hey, I know this great little coffee place about a block from here that serves sandwiches."
📍: page 176
2. Candidate
📚: Electric Idol by Katee Robert
🎤: "If they were any other family, Pysche would have taken advantage of her sister's absence and placed herself in front of Zeus as a candidate for a new Hera."
📍: page 43, 10% (hoopla eBook)
3. Gag
📚: Meet Me Halfway by Lilian T. James
🎤: "You'd just gag, and I gottta tell you, baby, gagging doesn't bother me."
📍: page 212
4. Growl
📚: Everything After by Jill Santopolo
🎤: ""Get back up here, Queenie," he said, his voice halfway between a growl and a moan."
📍: page 59
5. Honey
📚: So That Happened by Katie Bailey
🎤: "Veronica's face is relaxed and smiling, her honey colored waves long and shiny."
📍: page 25
6. Lucky
📚: You Lucky Dog by Julia London
🎤: "And some of those lucky puppies."
📍: page 163
7. Round
📚: Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
🎤: "Fine blond hair, dark-blue eyes, a perfect little round head."
📍: page 46
8. Sister
📚: The Reunion by Meghan Quinn
🎤: "Is he thrilled to have his little sister coming home?"
📍: page 26
9. Trail
📚: In a Book Club Far Away by Tif Marcelo
🎤: "The march of soldiers to the buses, the trail of buses leaving the quad."
📍: page 80
10. Vote
📚: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
🎤: “It seems the answer to that question may have come sooner than any anticipated with the sudden exposure of the First Son’s romantic relationship with Prince Henry, an arrangement with major repercussions for two of the world’s most powerful nations, less than two months before the United States casts its vote on President Claremont’s second term.”
📍: page 328
Bonus words:
☑️ Completed 5/5
1. Examples
📚: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
🎤: "Do you have any ideas or examples of websites you find pleasing/effective?"
📍: page 127
2. Gender
📚: Heiress by Ella Goode
🎤: "'I don't think the will stipulates that I have to marry any particular gender.'"
📍: page 17
3. Lion
📚: A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas
🎤: "It would have been like putting jewelry on a lion."
📍: page 395
4. Percentages
📚: Signed by Marni Mann
🎤: "I'm going to put together a contract that will outline my scope of work and the percentages I charge."
📍: page 106
5. Victory
📚: Just Let Go by Courtney Walsh
🎤: "Happy reached him, and Grady stood and pulled his trainer into one of those tight guy hugs, the kind that seemed to only accompany victory."
📍: page 342
Bonus Bonus Word:
☑️ Completed 1/1
1. Tennis
📚: The Dating Playbook by Farrah Rochon
🎤: "No more "emergency sale on tennis shoes or "emergency" sushi because she deserved to treat herself after a long day."
📍: location 1395, 30% (kindle eBook)
Monthly Word Hunt - June 1-30, 2022The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
0/10
block
candidate
gag
growl
honey
lucky
round
sister
trail
vote
Bonus - the EXACT word
edging
examples
gender
lion - "her lion-colored eyes half-mast" - The Do-Right - pg 162
percentages - "Or percentages of a future product" - The Do-Right pg 125
victory
bonus bonus
tennis - "sit behind a tennis-court-sized desk" - The Do-Right pg 187
MAY - leftover
brother
cliff
engine
handle
height
laptop
nausea
rely
ridge
yell
Bonus
edging
handful
manic
rev
wireless
bonus bonus
samhain
APRIL left-over
afternoon
budget
cancel
go
kitchen
native
proper
sing
switch
wash
Bonus - EXACT word
hefty
mud
snake
tunnel
wandering
MARCH left-over
become
designer
elevator
favor
folder
highlight
puppy
soap
store
wall - "P.I. license on the wall" The Do-Right - pg 19
Bonus - EXACT word
brag
consort
ditch - "Phelan cut his engine by a ditch" The Do-Right - pg 227
marvellous
puffed - "He puffed his cheeks" The Do-Right - pg 72
bonus bonus
hellfire
Main words
9/10
candidate
Bonus
3/5
examples
lion
Bonus bonus
Leftover Words
2/5
February
distort
March
May
wireless
samhain
June Word Hunt
June 2022
My Word Hunt (msg 23)
Words Found ➺ 10
Bonus Words ➺ 6
Books Read ➺ 6
June Words
✅block
🔹The one-block walk from the stop to home [loc: 52.3]
🔹Snowfall ➺ 06.01 ★★★★
✅candidate
🔹you’re a candidate for some [loc: 47.1]
🔹No Longer a Gentleman ➺ 06.27 ★★★★
✅gag
🔹his book isn’t just some gag? [loc: 276.7]
🔹No Shoes, No Shirt, No Spells ➺ 06.19 ★★
✅growl
🔹her name escaping like a growl [loc: 163.7]
🔹Play the Man ➺ 06.01 ★★★
✅honey
🔹What do you mean, honey? [loc: 316.1]
🔹Play the Man ➺ 06.01 ★★★
✅lucky
🔹You’re lucky I care for your son [loc: 315.6]
🔹Learn My Lesson ➺ 06.03 ★★★★
✅round
🔹I round to the cedar chest [loc: 101.6]
🔹Learn My Lesson ➺ 06.03 ★★★★
✅sister
🔹suit I’d borrowed from my sister, [loc: 45.8]
🔹Disorderly Conduct ➺ 06.13 ★★★★
✅trail
🔹turned back to the narrow trail. [loc: 27.0]
🔹Disorderly Conduct ➺ 06.13 ★★★★
✅vote
🔹Thanks for the vote of confidence. [loc: 29.4]
🔹No Shoes, No Shirt, No Spells ➺ 06.19 ★★
Bonus/Bonus Bonus
✅examples
🔹Given the examples he’d been given [loc: 160.7]
🔹No Longer a Gentleman ➺ 06.27 ★★★★
✅gender
🔹voice that disguised her gender. [loc: 429.4]
🔹No Longer a Gentleman ➺ 06.27 ★★★★
✅lion
🔹in front of the lion statues [loc: 264.6]
🔹Play the Man ➺ 06.01 ★★★
✅percentages
🔹Just rough percentages, she said, [loc: 151.4]
🔹Snowfall ➺ 06.01 ★★★★
✅victory
🔹I should be delighted beyond measure. Victory. [loc: 126.4]
🔹Learn My Lesson ➺ 06.03 ★★★★
✅tennis
🔹to put over your tennis shoes [loc: 75.0]
🔹Snowfall ➺ 06.01 ★★★★
There are 6 bonus words, wasn't edging for last month?
Word Hunt
1 - 30 June 2022
0/10 - Found and Read
Main words
block
candidate
gag
growl
honey
lucky
round
sister
trail
vote
Bonus
examples
gender
lion
percentages
victory
Bonus bonus
tennis
Maritza wrote: "There are 6 bonus words, wasn't edging for last month?"Sorry - copy/paste fail!
No edging for June 🙂
June Word HuntREAD: 15/16
✔ block - Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts - Kate Racculia 6/4
(and at the end of the block), p116
✔ candidate - The Dragon's Temptation - Lily Cahill 6/5
(in which candidates were elected), loc477
✔ gag - Home Improvement: Undead Edition - Charlaine Harris 6/13
(she was prepared to make herself gag), p85
✔ growl - Sound Tracks - Marcia Simpson 6/3
(a man of few words and many growls), p66
✔ honey - Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts - Kate Racculia 6/4
(ham and swiss and honey dijon), p190
✔ lucky - Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts - Kate Racculia 6/4
(and if he was very lucky ), p198
✔ round - Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts - Kate Racculia 6/4
(was there to be another round), p256
✔ sister - Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts - Kate Racculia 6/4
(compelled to hide from his sister), p104
✔ trail - Sound Tracks - Marcia Simpson 6/3
(follow him along a narrow trail), p174
✔ vote - Kimiko and the Accidental Proposal - Forthright 6/9
(I vote for both), p43
Bonus
✔ examples - Kimiko and the Accidental Proposal - Forthright 6/9
(use of examples that would serve as warnings), p26
✔ gender - Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic - Meghan Ciana Doidge 6/5
(I guess I'm the wrong gender), p146
✔ lion - Sound Tracks - Marcia Simpson 6/3
(coulda had a whole lion mane), p144
percentages -
(), p
✔ victory - Gunpowder Alchemy - Jeannie Lin 6/6
(you know that you have had a hand in this victory), loc3937
✔ Tennis - Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic - Meghan Ciana Doidge 6/5
(grew to the size of a tennis ball), p155
Leftovers
May
Samhain
1 - 30 June 20220/10
Block-
Candidate-
Gag-
Growl-
Honey-
Lucky-
Round-
Sister-
Trail-
Vote-
Bonus
0/5
Examples-
Gender-
Lion-
Percentages-
Victory-
and a bonus bonus
0/1
Tennis-
☕️📚June Word Hunt 2022📚☕️ (Group RRRC)The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
Completed 4/16
Main
🔲Block
🔲Candidate
🔲Gag
🔲Growl
🔲Honey
☑️Lucky - Romancing Mister Bridgerton - June 5th
pg.19 (But lately Portia had been peppering her conversations with references to her old age and how lucky she was that Penelope could care for her.).
☑️Round - Romancing Mister Bridgerton - June 5th
pg.9 (It helped that she'd lost nearly two stone and could now call herself "pleasantly rounded" rather than "a hideous pudge".)
☑️Sister - Romancing Mister Bridgerton - June 5th
pg.8 (It was through Lady Bridgerton that she met Eloise Bridgerton, the younger sister of her beloved Colin.)
🔲Trail
🔲Vote
Bonus(you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words)
🔲Examples
🔲Gender
🔲Lion
🔲Percentages
🔲Victory
Bonus-Bonus
☑️Tennis - You - June 27th
pg.192 (Yes, but it's not like she got hurt playing tennis.)
May Rollovers: 5/9
Main
🔲Cliff
☑️Engine - You - June 27th
pg.34 (Engine, engine, number nine on the New York transit line...)
☑️Laptop - Executive Power - June 21st
pg.112 (Rapp sat awkwardly over a laptop, his muscular arms contorted so he could peck at the keys)
☑️Rely - Executive Power - June 21st
pg.218 (He was one of the few people who Kennedy could rely on.)
Bonus(you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words)
☑️Handful - Executive Power - June 21st
pg.281 (... and only a handful of politicians on the Hill who would even consider taking such a risk.)
🔲Manic
☑️Rev - You - Jun 27th
pg.208 (... and I rev up and I'm out of there, fuck them and their skis and their snow boots.)
🔲Wireless
Bonus-Bonus
🔲Samhain
To prove that you have found the word, please quote the page, percentage or LOC (Kindle) and include the sentence in which it appears
📚🔎June 2022 Word Hunt🔎📚Completed: 11/16
Main words
block
🌞candidate Wolf Girl- pg. 116 - Dear Mating selection candidate, Starting tomorrow, Sawyer will be picking two dates per day...
🌞gag The Magic of Discovery - pg. 70 - When she flinched as he reached his hand out, lust shot out of his body so strong it almost made me gag.
🌞growl Queen Takes Camelot: Gwen - pg.29 - He ground his teeth and released a low threatening growl.
🌞honey Wolf Awakened - pg. 146
"Oh, we’re going to party on a nude beach on the weekend, honey," she declared as if she could already see it unfolding in her mind. "No clothes required
🌞lucky Queen Takes Camelot: Gwen - pg. 11 - I could only count myself lucky that in the last three hundred and seventy-three years, he hadn’t found me.
🌞round The Magic of Discovery - pg. 71 - Shock, happiness, and excitement danced across her round cheeks and plump lips.
sister
🌞trail Queen Takes Camelot: Gwen - pg. 50 - I trailed my fingers over the long scar on his forehead.
vote
Bonus
examples
🌞genderWolf Awakened - pg. 38
"Someone may see you, William," he acknowledged me - the male standing before him in nothing but shorts. "You're getting good at this magic gender swap. You even got rid of your female clothes."
🌞lion Wolf Girl - pg. 193 - Just like a dog and a lion couldn’t have a baby. But maybe … the fey DNA was closer … like a lion and a tiger.
percentages
🌞victory The Magic of Discovery - pg. 60 - I stood up and started grabbing everyone’s plates to throw in the trash, singing a song about victory, and shaking my ass around.
Bonus bonus
🌞tennis Wolf Girl - pg. 40 - There’s a mall behind the tennis courts that has everything ladies like to wear.
16/16block Taking Mac- page 79- "But it's not... I mean, there is something to be said for having been around the block, Professor, don't you think?" 6/4
candidate The Orphans of Raspay- page 23- Well... all right, the archdivine of Trigonie's request for the loan of Penric to examine a potential candidate for Temple sorcerer had been a legitimate call upon Pen's skills. 6/4-6/5
gag In Deeper Waters- page 99- It threatened reappearance, but before he could gag, Rot grabbed him by the arm and dragged him from the captain's quarters. 6/1
growl In Deeper Waters- page 210- "I knew that was you," the captain said with a deep growl. 6/1
honey Taking Mac- page 5- "Honey, everyone's been watching." 6/4
lucky The Orphans of Raspay- page 22- The son, himself middle-aged, was lucky it wasn't his skull broken. 6/4-6/5
round Forever Wilde in Aster Valley- page 109- "Which would have been fine if you hadn't claimed to be using ACOL at the beginning of the round." 6/5-6/6
sister The Orphans of Raspay- page 20- He alternated handing the cup across to each sister till they stopped reaching, hoping that they wouldn't notice they'd each drunk more than the bottle could hold. 6/4-6/5
trail In Deeper Waters- page 56- "The blood trail was significant." 6/1
vote Taking Mac- page 41- "Uh, do I get a vote?" 6/4
Bonus
examples Forever Wilde in Aster Valley- page 38- Despite having a decent group of guy friends back home, I'd never been in such a fun, welcoming group as this one with so many examples of healthy relationships.
gender A Perilous Undertaking- loc 4147- "I am perfectly aware of that," I replied, "and it is this overfamiliarity with the gender that blinds you." 6/2-6/4
lion A Perilous Undertaking- loc 71- I faced the target, staring it down as if it were an approaching lion. 6/2-6/4
percentages Get a Life, Chloe Brown- page 102- "Odds, percentages?" 6/10-6/11
victory A Perilous Undertaking- loc 710- "It was created to celebrate Nelson's victory over Napoleon's navy in Egypt." 6/2-6/4
Bonus Bonus
tennis Rescue Me- page 40- After typing out a quick text, I set my phone on the patio table and step back onto the grass, reaching for two squeaky tennis balls. 6/8
Becky wrote: "Finished! See the last post."Congrats Becky!!
Romance Readers Reading Challenges2022 June Word Hunt
Duration: 1 - 30 June 2022
Progress: 13 out of 10
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
JUNE
Block: "... block her, chortling and weaving."
Hello Stranger by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 6/4/2022 - 286 Pages
Candidate: "“Shit,” Luna says, the set of his mouth turning grim. “Chances of your mother facing off against a candidate who's not the ..."
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston - ***** - 6/17/2022 - 448 Pages
Gag: "The thought makes him want to gag."
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston - ***** - 6/17/2022 - 448 Pages
Growl: "He heard the growl come out of his mouth, but he couldn't stop it." Page 55
The Seduction Of Elliot McBride by Jennifer Ashley - ***** - 6/2/2022 - 309 Pages
Honey: "Beautiful, sweet honey." Page 42
The Seduction Of Elliot McBride by Jennifer Ashley - ***** - 6/2/2022 - 309 Pages
Lucky: "How lucky that Elliot turned up to save the day.” Page 62
The Seduction Of Elliot McBride by Jennifer Ashley - ***** - 6/2/2022 - 309 Pages
Round: “Hello, excuse me, can we get another round of these please?"
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston - ***** - 6/17/2022 - 448 Pages
Sister: "As soon as I got home my sister saw the wound."
The Comfort Book by Matt Haig - ***** - 6/5/2022 - 272 Pages
trail
Vote: "Our older son voted for Benjamin Franklin."
Intrusions by Ursula Hegi - *** - 6/19/2022 - 276 Pages
Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
Examples: "Another one of the million examples in nature of how we living creatures shed our vulnerability when we join together and swim as one."
The Comfort Book by Matt Haig - ***** - 6/5/2022 - 272 Pages
Gender: "Imagine your own gender identity or sexual orientation being met with stigma and criminalisation."
The Comfort Book by Matt Haig - ***** - 6/5/2022 - 272 Pages
Lion: "Have you ever been attacked by a purring wildcat, a lion, say, or a tiger?"
Intrusions by Ursula Hegi - *** - 6/19/2022 - 276 Pages
percentages
Victory: "She didn't even have to see the victory sign one of the men sitting on the chipped stone steps sent with his left hand."
Intrusions by Ursula Hegi - *** - 6/19/2022 - 276 Pages
and a bonus bonus
tennis
Word Hunt1 - 30 June 2022
10/10 - Found and Read
Main words
1. block - "...a freezing cold six block walk..." (If Only In My Dreams by Carrie Aarons - 6/22) (location 1011)
2. candidate - "You're a strong candidate." (Room Mated by Stephanie Brother - 6/23) (page 280)
3. gag - "...I bought for him as a gag..." (Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas - 6/11) (page 258)
4. growl - "I growl." (If Only In My Dreams by Carrie Aarons - 6/22) (location 1354 - kindle edition)
5. honey - "I know that, honey..." (If Only in My Dreams by Carrie Aarons - 6/22) (location 1843 - kindle edition)
6. lucky - "I'm eternally lucky..." (Just About Over You by Carrie Aarons - 6/21) (page 272)
7. round - "then came another round..." (Just About Over You by Carrie Aarons - 6/21) (page 262)
8. sister - "...,where my sister,..." (Just About Over You by Carrie Aarons - 6/21) (page 33)
9. trail - "...and trail around the back,..." (Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas) (page 58)
10. vote - "Let's take a vote." (Love at First Fight by Carrie Aarons - 6/12) (page 157)
Bonus
1. examples - "And I gave them good examples..." (Then You Saw Me by Carrie Aarons - 6/21) (page 150)
2. gender - "..according to what gender the names sound like." (Room Mated by Stephanie Brother - 6/23) (page 15)
3. lion - "...a lion stalking its prey." (Falling Into You by Jasinda Wilder - 6/14) (page 140)
4. percentages -
5. victory - "...the room thrown into victory and loss..." (Love at First Fight by Carrie Aarons- 6/12) (page 156)
Bonus bonus
1. tennis - "He had on tennis shoes," (Room Mated by Stephanie Brother, 6/23) (page 45)
Finished, see message #6! :)Thanks for another fun month, Jane!
See you all in July!
Challenge completed! - - - Original post (Message 20).
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🔅 June Word Hunt 🔅
Main words:
☑️ Competed 10/10
1. Block
📚: Ward by Margot Scott
🎤: "But hey, I know this great little coffee place about a block from here that serves sandwiches."
📍: page 176
2. Candidate
📚: Electric Idol by Katee Robert
🎤: "If they were any other family, Pysche would have taken advantage of her sister's absence and placed herself in front of Zeus as a candidate for a new Hera."
📍: page 43, 10% (hoopla eBook)
3. Gag
📚: Meet Me Halfway by Lilian T. James
🎤: "You'd just gag, and I gottta tell you, baby, gagging doesn't bother me."
📍: page 212
4. Growl
📚: Everything After by Jill Santopolo
🎤: ""Get back up here, Queenie," he said, his voice halfway between a growl and a moan."
📍: page 59
5. Honey
📚: So That Happened by Katie Bailey
🎤: "Veronica's face is relaxed and smiling, her honey colored waves long and shiny."
📍: page 25
6. Lucky
📚: You Lucky Dog by Julia London
🎤: "And some of those lucky puppies."
📍: page 163
7. Round
📚: Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
🎤: "Fine blond hair, dark-blue eyes, a perfect little round head."
📍: page 46
8. Sister
📚: The Reunion by Meghan Quinn
🎤: "Is he thrilled to have his little sister coming home?"
📍: page 26
9. Trail
📚: In a Book Club Far Away by Tif Marcelo
🎤: "The march of soldiers to the buses, the trail of buses leaving the quad."
📍: page 80
10. Vote
📚: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
🎤: “It seems the answer to that question may have come sooner than any anticipated with the sudden exposure of the First Son’s romantic relationship with Prince Henry, an arrangement with major repercussions for two of the world’s most powerful nations, less than two months before the United States casts its vote on President Claremont’s second term.”
📍: page 328
Bonus words:
☑️ Completed 5/5
1. Examples
📚: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
🎤: "Do you have any ideas or examples of websites you find pleasing/effective?"
📍: page 127
2. Gender
📚: Heiress by Ella Goode
🎤: "'I don't think the will stipulates that I have to marry any particular gender.'"
📍: page 17
3. Lion
📚: A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas
🎤: "It would have been like putting jewelry on a lion."
📍: page 395
4. Percentages
📚: Signed by Marni Mann
🎤: "I'm going to put together a contract that will outline my scope of work and the percentages I charge."
📍: page 106
5. Victory
📚: Just Let Go by Courtney Walsh
🎤: "Happy reached him, and Grady stood and pulled his trainer into one of those tight guy hugs, the kind that seemed to only accompany victory."
📍: page 342
Bonus Bonus Word:
☑️ Completed 1/1
1. Tennis
📚: The Dating Playbook by Farrah Rochon
🎤: "No more "emergency sale on tennis shoes or "emergency" sushi because she deserved to treat herself after a long day."
📍: location 1395, 30% (kindle eBook)
💕DONE !! 💕I have to say that « percentages » was hard ! I only thought about the in death serie yesterday night and have to read one today.
Thanks once more for hosting this challenge Jane and see you all in July !
Repost :
Main Completed: 10/10
Bonus completed: 6/6
Main words
☑️block in Rare Danger by Beverly Jenkins 2/6 -3.5☀️
« Only after leaving his block did she allow herself to release the smile she’d been holding in »
☑️candidate in Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 5/6 -1☀️
Page 88/530
She saw wily intelligence in his eyes and knew that even with his good looks and glow of health, he was far too bright ever to be a candidate to father her child. “You don’t have to do that.”
☑️gag in Flirt by Lucy Lennox. 1/6 -3☀️
1627/1738 (96%)
“Say the word pills and I’m pulling out the ball gag.”
☑️growl in Get a Grip by L.A. Witt 03/06-3.5☀️
Page 34/256
“Uh-huh. We should really get back to my place,” he said in that low growl. “Before we end up getting busted for public indecency.”
☑️honey in Flirt by Lucy Lennox. 01/06-3☀️
1653/1738 (97%)
“Mine forever,” he murmured into my ear like honey. “Love of my life.”
☑️lucky in Get a Grip by L.A. Witt 03/06-3.5☀️
Page 76/256
Not a worry in the world except being disturbed during her twenty-three-and-a-half-hour naps. Lucky little shit.
☑️round in Get a Grip by L.A. Witt 03/06-3.5☀️
Page 97/256
“Oh yeah?” I grinned. “You planning on getting in another -round before I go?”
☑️sister in Absolution by Sloane Kennedy 5/6 -4☀️
Page 38/236
I would have laughed at his horror-stricken gaze as he tried to convince me, the big brother, that nothing untoward had happened between him and my baby sister.
☑️trail in Eye of the Storm by Monette Michaels 4/6 -4.5☀️
Page 69/352
She stilled as a small animal might when sensing a predator on its trail.
☑️vote in Eye of the Storm by Monette Michaels 4/6 -4.5☀️
Page 188/352
« Bannon would get my vote. Maybe Jordan. »
Bonus
☑️examples : in Just One Look by Rosalind James 18/6 4.5☀️
Page 17/566
And your mom died when you were four, so you’ve got no examples.”
☑️gender in Rare Danger by Beverly Jenkins 2/6 -3.5☀️
“And letting you know up front who I am. Scares some of your gender to death.”
☑️lion in Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 5/6 -1☀️
Page 425/530
“Tell me!” Her expression grew as fierce as a mother lion whose cub had been threatened, never mind that her cub was now king of the jungle. “Tell me everything!”
☑️percentages : Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb 28/6 -5☀️
Page 115
Probability percentages even for all subjects. Eve glanced over at her machine and snarled. “The hell with that. There has to be something.” Insufficient data for further analysis. Current pattern is random.
☑️victory in Ride Out the Storm by Monette Michaels 5/6 -4☀️
Page 69/150
As soon as he'd thought it, Earl pulled a bottle of bourbon—when in Rome—poured everyone a shot in some paper cups, and then lifted his cup in a toast. "To victory."
Bonus bonus
☑️tennis in Eye of the Storm by Monette Michaels 4/6 -4.5☀️
Page 327/352
She fucking played tennis —and won—then calmly came home and took a shower, during which her water broke.
All my challenges
Didn't do as well as I planned this month, but I guess this isn't too bad. It's been a hard month...1 - 30 June 2022
10/10
Block-Lie to Me Pg 88- “Mama had taken a step toward him to block the entrance.”
Candidate-Sizzle Pg 207- “Dad rolls his eyes and balls up the paper, pitching it into the trash atop all the other discarded candidates.”
Gag- Book Lovers Pg 191- “, like one of those snakes-in-a-can gag gifts being reset for another go.”
Growl-The Book of Life Pg 249- “They glared. They stared. They growled.”
Honey-Lie to Me Pg 73- “Honey, he’s a lawyer. I’m trying to figure out why you need one.”
Lucky- Sizzle Pg 21- “If I get really lucky, I’ll be able to keep working around my classes.”
Round-The Book of Life Pg 67- “‘Marcus is in the round tower with Sarah.’”
Sister-Sizzle Pg 45- “‘We don’t have any other family close by, or I’d ask one of his sisters.’”
Trail-Book Lovers Pg 73- “If she looked back, she’d see the trail of blood.”
Vote-Book Lovers Pg 185- “‘We’ll put it to a vote.’”
Bonus
2/5
Examples-
Gender-
Lion-The Book of Life Pg 299- “She might be Matthews lion, but even lions had to close their eyes and rest occasionally.”
Percentages-
Victory-Lie to Me Pg 161- “, and considered it a small victory when she didn’t try to move away from me.”
and a bonus bonus
0/1
Tennis-
Finished with 11/16 ... maybe I'll have better luck next time
Finished in the nick of time!!! Percentages really was a challenge this month and it surprised me when the word wasn't in any of the books I thought it'd be in hahaha
Congrats Suzanne, Ariel, Rissa, Allie, Lilliana, Courtney, Tammie, Sherece and Boink!!!!!🌼🌷🏵️🌻🌺🌹
Done on post 16 and will carry over orphan words.Only missed percentages for current month!
Challenge complete!!Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 23)
Words Found ➺ 10
Bonus Words ➺ 6
Books Read ➺ 6
Finished with 15/16
Barbara ★ wrote: "Finished with 15/16"Me too.
Congrats JoAnne, LaurLa, Barbara and Maritza!!!🎈✨🎉🎊
I did so good with May. Knocked out most of my rollovers!June
block - Born in Ice | June 4
Page 670: he could block the upleasant ones
candidate - A Lie for a Lie | June 2
Page 103: which apparently makes me the best candidate
gag - A Lie for a Lie | June 2
Page 12: scrambles to right herself but jerks back, gagging
growl - Finding Our Forever | June 3
Page 390: Eli growled
honey - Finding Our Forever | June 3
Page 299: Call me when you get a chance honey
lucky - The Lily and the Crown | June 7
Page 119: I hpe she realizes how luck she is
round - A Lie for a Lie | June 2
Page 192: I round the other side of the bed
sister - Born in Ice | June 4
Page 16: Brianna eyed her sister
trail - Finding Our Forever | June 3
Page 341: It was a four hour long trail ride
vote - Born in Ice | June 4
Page 323: i find myself outgunned and outvoted
Bonus
examples - The 5th Gender | June 8
Page 527: or kill you as bad examples
gender - The Charm Offensive | June 1
Page 356: he was dating the wrong gender
lion - The Charm Offensive | June 1
Page 586: Lion's Head peak puncturing the skyline
percentages
victory - The Charm Offensive | June 1
Page 612: There is vicotry in being brave enough to ask for what he wants
ROLLOVERS
May Bonus 2022
rev - River Road | June 30
Page 740: He heard the big engine rev once more
Romance Readers Reading Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
River Road (other topics)The 5th Gender (other topics)
The Lily and the Crown (other topics)
Born in Ice (other topics)
Finding Our Forever (other topics)
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Tal Bauer (other topics)Jennifer Ashley (other topics)
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1 - 30 June 2022
This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
JUNE
block
candidate
gag
growl
honey
lucky
round
sister
trail
vote
Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
examples
gender
lion
percentages
victory
and a bonus bonus
tennis
To prove that you have found the word, please quote the page, percentage or LOC (Kindle) and include the sentence in which it appears.
Audiobooks are allowed so long as you can quote the page/%/LOC and the sentence. (Eg Using whispersync or finding that sentence in some other way.)
You must find the actual word or the word's root word must be at the core with the meaning essentially remaining the same ~ just turned into a noun, adjective, adverb etc. No prefixes or hyphenated extensions. An extension is allowed where it is often the accepted spelling eg goodbye or good-bye.
Where a word has more than one meaning, either meaning may be used. Eg coast (beachfront) or coast (moving without effort) etc
Please post all entries, updates, final posts and questions in this thread.
RULING for the BONUS words
If you are one of those super-cray-cray/OCD/overly ambitious/organised or bored readers who wish to find words from PRIOR months that are missing in addition to the current month's words, you may use an additional three (3) words per book. These can only be allocated to prior month words.
So you may allocate three words per book to the current month's words, AND three words per book if those words are from PRIOR months' and have been carried forward.
Examples for 'Reversal'
Reverse - Laser Visions √ 15 May
p50-51 : There were a couple of bands Tam had that this person didn't, but none in the reverse.
Reversing - Sunset √ 10 Jul
p204 : Reversing his grip on his katana, he held it out to Nick.