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A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a male main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.

EXAMPLE:
A - Arthur Dent - The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
B - Charlie Bucket - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
C - Cotton Malone - The Jefferson Key

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

EXAMPLE:
Z - Ebenezer Scrooge - A Christmas Carol

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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.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.

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A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a male main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.


List:
A = Mallory Armstrong Warm Heart by Amy Lane 2/16/2023
B = Bobby Ray Bond Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts by Tonya Kappes 3/11/2023
C = Hank Calder Turkey in the Snow by Amy Lane 1/25/2023
D = Dirk A Few Drops of Bitters by G.A. McKevett 1/30/2023
E = Ernie Hiding the Moon by Amy Lane 1/23/2023
F = Finn Hard Hart by E. Davies 7/15/2023
G = Grant Hughes Classified by Brooke Blaine 10/16/2023
H = Harry Dresden Fool Moon by Jim Butcher 4/22/2023
I = Ira Doyle Subway Slayings by C.S. Poe 9/30/2023
J = Joe Banana Slit by Angela K. Ryan 1/9/2023
K = Erza Kellerman Lollipop by Amy Lane 1/28/2023
L = Everett Larkin Madison Square Murders by C.S. Poe 7/1/2023
M = Ricardo Carlos Manoso Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich 1/21/2023
N = Nate Booked 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton 1/25/2023
O = Kip O'Connor Last Gasp by S.C. Wynne 5/3/2023
P = Ellery Page Body at Buccaneer's Bay by Josh Lanyon 5/14/2023
Q = Kevin Quinn Trouble in Spades by Heather Webber 3/6/2023
R = Ranger Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich 1/2/2023
S = Sebastian Snow The Mystery of Nevermore by C.S. Poe 6/6/2023
T = Tobias Slay Bells Ring by Karen MacInerney 1/30/2023
U = Hunter Black Rose by Kate Prada 1/12/2023
V = Quaid Valor Temporary Partner by Nicky James 7/20/2023
W = Russel Ward Shrimply Sublime Murder by Patti Benning 1/8/2023
X = Felix Hampden Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams 3/2/2023
Y = Harry Dresden Storm Front by Jim Butcher 3/15/2023
Z = Ricardo Gonzalves-Macias Bitter Taffy by Amy Lane 1/5/2023

List:
A- aiden Maniac finished 18/2
B- beckett- See Me finished 1/2
C- Cheshire Cheshire in Heartsland finished 2/1
D- dimitry Damaged finished 4/1
E- edric The Skunk, the Tibetan Fox and Their Wolf Omega finished 12/3
F
G- godric Allergic to His Omega: M/M Shifter Mpreg Romance finished 23/3
H- haverford Music to His Ears finished 18/2
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K- Kingston - Display Me: An MM Romance finished 12/2
L- lavender Sunny Days finished 16/3
M- Mac Train Me Daddy finished 4/1
N
O- Ollie Trust Him finished 7/4
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R- Romeo My Daddy Is A Mob Boss finished 29/7
S
T- Tristan An Unconventional Courtship finished 29/3
U- Austin Pink finished 7/1
V-vincenzo My Daddy Is A Hitman finished 4/3
W- Wyatt Dress Me finished 10/3
X- foxyn Be Mine, Cruel Valentines finished 27/2
Y- jayce The Marriage Switch finished 4/1
Z- boaz - Den of Escape finished 17/1

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a male main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.

EXAMPLE:
A - Arthur Dent - The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
B - Charlie Bucket - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
C - Cotton Malone - The Jefferson Key

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

EXAMPLE:
Z - Ebenezer Scrooge - A Christmas Carol

List:
A - Alex Cruz - The Shifter Romances The Writer 7/6/23
B - Nick Buckley Well-Offed in Vermont 13/1/23
C - Cole Van Zant - The Professor Woos the Witch 7/6/23
D - Dor - Castle Roogna 20/3/23
E - Sebastian Ellingham - The Vampire’s Fake Fiancée 10/7/23
F - Forrest Faun - Faun & Games 2/3/23
G - Armand Gamache - Still Life 28/2/23
H - Hugh Ellingham - The Vampire's Mail Order Bride 5/6/23
I - Ivan Tsvetkov - The Dragon Finds Forever 7/6/23
J - Julian Ellingham - The Vampire's Accidental Wife 12/7/23
K - Finn Kincaid - The Truth About Cats and Wolves 6/9/23
L - Lucian Dupree - The Reaper Rescues The Genie 12/7/23
M - Hank Merrow - The Werewolf Meets His Match 5/6/23
N - Nolan Naga - Apoca Lips 1/3/23
O
P - Pat Marsh - Cast Iron Conviction 14/6/23
Q
R - Lorenzo Robillard - The Vampire's Sunny Sweetheart 15/7/23
S - Trick Scanlon - Magic's Song 7/9/23
T - Titus Merrow - The Werewolf Dates the Deputy 14/7/23
U - Eamon Underwood - Death Dates The Oracle 16/7/23
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W - Wyatt West - The Detective Wins The Witch 12/7/23
X - Draeken Phoenix - Close Encounters of the Alien Kind 4/9/23
Y - Percy Jackson - The Lightening Thief 13/9/23
Z - Aziraphale - Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 25/4/23

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

26/26 Completed. Finished

List:
Atlas Corrigan:It Starts with Us-Colleen Hoover 5/20/23
Beckett Stolle:Trail of Deception-Amanda McKinney 5/20/23
Cannon West:Cannon-Sawyer Bennett 3/02/23
Dixon Watts:Rust or Ride-Autumn Jones Lake 2/22/23
Etienne Lafayette:Cute But Psycho-Lani Lynn Vale 3/10/23
Finnegan Hawkins:A Family to Keep-Susan Gable 1/19/23
Griffin Pearce:White Lilies-Samantha Christy 2/16/23
Hawk Madden:Ever Mine-Laura Pavlov 4/07/23
Ivan Lukov:From Lukov with Love-Mariana Zapata 5/08/23
Johnny Decker:Decker: Changing the Play-Kayley Loring 2/24/23
Knox Bentley:Making You Mine-Melissa Foster 4/16/23
Logan Lawson:Never Look Back-A.L. Jackson 4/19/23
Marty Singer:A Reason to Live-Matthew Iden 2/08/23
Nathan Riley:Be My Reason-Samantha Christy 3/31/23
Oscar Rockwell:In Love with the Veterinarian-Melissa Storm 5/19/23
Phineas Troutt:Dead On My Feet-J.A. Konrath 1/26/23
Quinn Rusek:Man Candy-Melanie Harlow 1/29/23
Raheem Miller:Heart Stealer-Delaney Diamond 4/08/23
Seth Hopper:Cold Deceit-Toni Anderson 3/30/23
Tristian Hawkins:Second Chance Rival-M. Robinson 2/18/23
Uilleam Runehart:Alpha Omega-London Miller 1/13/23
Vince Devlin:Rebound With Me-Kayley Loring 4/01/23
Will Trent:Fractured-Karin Slaughter 4/20/23
Xavier Montgomery:Made For You-Natasha Madison 5/01/23
Yuma James:Edge Of Darkness-Freya Barker 6/03/23
Zachary Wolff:The Sweetness of Life-Kathryn Andrews 1/21/23

Start: 1/1/23
End: 12/31/23
Characters Named: 6/26

A: Anthony Davis Snapshot - Brandon Sanderson 💪💪💪💪💪 1/6/23
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C: Curran Lennart Magic Bleeds - Ilona Andrews 💪💪💪💪 1/9/23
D: DogNut The Fear - Charlie Higson 💪💪💪💪 2/21/23
E: Eric (MC) The Cabin at the End of the World - Paul Tremblay 💪💪💪 4/7/23
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H: Hill, Cole Clown in a Cornfield - Adam Cesare 💪💪💪 3/15/23
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J: Jake Castellano A Midsummer Night's Scream - R.L. Stine 💪💪💪💪 1/4/23
K: Knox Two Truths and a Lie - April Henry 💪💪💪 1/27/23
L: Ledger, Joe Dark of Night - Flesh and Fire - Jonathan Maberry 💪💪💪 3/9/23
M: Mark Fletcher The Deep - Alma Katsu 💪💪💪💪 1/21/23
N: Nathan Parke-Lane The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde 💪💪💪 2/7/23
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R: Rodney Conklin How You Ruined My Life - Jeff Strand 💪💪 1/2/23
S: Seth Kill Hill Carnage - Tim Meyer 💪💪💪 3/8/23
T: Tom Baxter The Island - Adrian McKinty 💪💪💪💪💪 2/25/23
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A-Z Male Characters Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

26 of 26 Complete

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a male main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.

List:
A - Alex Recht - Hostage - Kristina Ohlsson - 2/25/23
B - Bernie Little - Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 1/7/23
C - Cormoran Strike - The Ink Black Heart - Robert Galbraith - 1/18/23
D - Mason Deniaud - In the Dark - Loreth Anne White - 6/18/23
E - Scott Elias - The Mistake I Made - Paula Daly - 1/13/23
F - Francisco Fumero - The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón - 2/12/23
G - Roy Grace - You Are Dead - Peter James - 2/2/23
H - Cody Hoyt - The Highway - C.J. Box - 1/1/23
I - Isaac King - Hanging Falls - Margaret Mizushima - 5/26/23
J - J. P. Beaumont - Fire and Ice - J.A. Jance - 1/8/23
K - Kateb Fives and Twenty-Fives - Michael Pitre - 2/16/23
L - Lincoln Mathis - Someone Like You - Lauren Layne - 6/25/23
M - Mitch Rapp - Consent to Kill - Vince Flynn - 6/22/23
N - Harry Nelson - The Lantern Men - Elly Griffiths - 1/15/23
O - Cork O'Connor - Sulfur Springs - William Kent Krueger - 6/24/23
P - Pike Logan - One Rough Man - Brad Taylor - 6/19/23
Q - Quinn Colson - The Lost Ones - Ace Atkins - 1/2/23
R - Rafe Hembrey - Anything but Minor - Kate Stewart - 1/6/23
S - Shanti de Silva - Trouble in Nuala - Harriet Steel - 2/17/23
T - Travis Devine - The 6:20 Man - David Baldacci - 2/14/23
U - Roger Ulrich - The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness - Meghan O'Rourke - 3/5/23
V - Virgil Flowers - Dark of the Moon - John Sandford - 1/11/23
W - Rowan West - Ecstasy Wears Emeralds - Renee Bernard - 2/1/23
X - Xavier Darling - The Hotel Nantucket - Elin Hilderbrand - 6/17/23
Y - Rory Yates - Texas Outlaw - James Patterson - 1/21/23
Z - Ayman al Zawahiri - Extreme Measures - Vince Flynn - 7/1/23

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

Welcome Genevieve, Emeli, Hilary, Frankie, Bobbi and Lynda!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

0 of 26 Complete

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a male main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.


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*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A - Austin Hall - The Soldier's E-Mail Order Bride Cora Seton - 1/1/23
B - Rob Barringer - The Tenderfoot Robert Vaughan - 2/1/23
C - Tom Castle - Tempting Heat Sara Whitney - 1/19/23
D - Dante Mancuso - Be Your Everything Catherine Bybee - 1/29/23
E - Erik Andersson - Tempting Taste Sara Whitney - 1/7/23
F - Ryan Fielding - The Sun and the Moon Leslie McAdam - 7/6/23
G - Griffin Eden - Indigo Ridge Devney Perry - 3/10/23
H - Miller Hart - Once Upon a Sure Thing Lauren Blakely - 1/11/23
I - Ian Dunn - Do or Die Suzanne Brockmann - 2/9/23
J - Jackson Reed - Tied to the Tycoon Chloe Cox - 1/3/23
K - Isaac Koval - Vendetta Road Christine Feehan - 6/14/23
L - Eli Landon - Whiskey Beach Nora Roberts - 1/25/23
M - Caleb Montgomery - The Brands Who Came For Christmas Maggie Shayne - 1/22/23
N - Nick Armstrong - Turbulent Waters Melody Anne - 2/14/23
O - Butch O'Neal - Lover Revealed J.R. Ward - 1/29/23
P - Damien Paine - House of Paine: Book One Kylie Walker - 2/1/23
*Q - Jack Quinn - Bound and Determined Sierra Cartwright - 2/26/23
R - Rhage - Lover Eternal J.R. Ward - 1/7/23
S - Sky Mitchell - Ruby Tuesday Mari Carr - 1/16/23
T - Reese Tavoularis - Secrets Nicole Edwards - 2/24/23
*U - Vishous - Lover Unbound J.R. Ward - 3/15/23
V - Charlie Vorano - Secret Baby 4 the SEAL's: Military Reverse Harem Romance Teddy Paisley - 2/9/23
W - Brooks Winslow - Bidding on Brooks Katy Regnery - 2/18/23
*X - Maxim - The Fixer Renee Rose - 4/28/23
*Y - Easton Wylder - The Catch K. Bromberg - 3/18/23
*Z - Zach Angelino - Edge of Sight Roxanne St. Claire - 1/14/23

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A: Abbott- Guardian-Leigh Kelsey 1/6
B: Bam- Tower of God-SIU 1/3
C: Cain, Ander- Andorra Sector-Lexi C. Foss 3/6
D: Dash- The Gathering-Dan Poblocki 2/21
E: Elias- The Experiment-Lexi C. Foss 6/21
F: Francis- Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 9-Kafka Asagiri 9/8
G: Gold- Pokémon Adventures: Gold & Silver, Vol. 8-Hidenori Kusaka 1/29
H: Henry- The Canoe Trip Mystery-Gertrude Chandler Warner 1/19
I: Igarashi, Ganta- Deadman Wonderland Volume 4-Jinsei Kataoka 2/25
J: Jeremy- Kenzie And The Guy Next Door-R. Linda 7/16
K: Keiran- Blood Sector-Lexi C. Foss 1/3
L: Luke Cage- New Avengers, Vol. 2-Brian Michael Bendis 1/7
M: Mayson, Talon- Until Talon-Aurora Rose Reynolds 3/8
N: Nick Stevenson- Until Rayne-Elle Christensen 3/22
O: Osamu- World Trigger, Vol. 22-Daisuke Ashihara 2/24
P: Prescott, Clay- Always You-Kirsty Moseley 1/5
*Q: Enrique- I Married a Mob Boss-Shandi Boyes 6/25
R: Ryohei- Alice in Borderland, Vol. 3-Haro Aso 6/11
S: Saitama- One-Punch Man, Vol. 26-ONE 5/3
T: Tenma- Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1: Herr Dr. Tenma-Naoki Urasawa 4/1
*U: Soma Yukihira- Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 34-Yuto Tsukuda 2/4
V: Victor- Fantastic Four: Books of Doom-Ed Brubaker 11/4
W: Winner- Winner-Leigh Kelsey 1/6
*X: Maxim- Until April-Aurora Rose Reynolds 3/11
Y: Yuji Itadori- Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 9-Gege Akutami 6/11
*Z: Kazek- Winter's Arrow-Lexi C. Foss 7/4

Welcome Kathryn, Karen and Grace!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A - Alex Devereaux, The Gilded Fae by Shari L. Tapscott (1/6/23)
B - Brahm Ambrose, The Masked Fae by Shari L. Tapscott (1/3/23)
C - Crane (Spencer), The Even Odder Couple by Julie Christianson (1/17/23)
D - Dinard (Gregory), A Duchess for the Duke by Sally Britton (1/28/23)
E - Everard (Adrian), An Autumn Kiss by Laura Rollins, et.al. (2/17/23)
F - Fieldstone (Jake), Eloise and the Grump Next Door by Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor (2/7/23)
G - Gardiner (Rupert), Mr. Gardiner and the Governess by Sally Britton (1/28/23)
H - Hamish Campbell, The Innkeeper and the Fugitive by Martha Keyes (1/6/23)
I - Innes (Alistair), The Gentleman and the Maid by Martha Keyes (1/9/23)
J - Jack Meadows, The Christmas Pact by Meg Easton (1/26/23)
K - Kincaid (Lachlan), The Widow and the Highlander by Martha Keyes (1/2/23)
L - Linus Lancaster, Loving Lieutenant Lancaster by Sarah M. Eden (1/11/23)
M - Malcolm MacKinnon, The Enemy and Miss Innes by Martha Keyes (1/5/22)
N - Nicholls (Liam), Secret Santas and Holiday Dances by Ellie Thornton (1/15/23)
O - Owen, Beacon by Camille Peters (1/10/23)
P - Patrick (Benson), Her Athlete's Wedding Secret by Cindy Ray Hale (2/7/23)
Q* - jonQuil (Charlie), Charming Artemis by Sarah M. Eden (2/11/23)
R - Raven, The Faceless Mage by Kenley Davidson (1/30/23)
S - Scott Sarvol, The Best Intentions by Sarah M. Eden (1/19/23)
T - Tyler Dixon, Compared by Kortney Keisel (1/20/23)
U* - lUke McKenna, Complex by Kortney Keisel (1/22/23)
V - Vilmar, Beholden by Jody Hedlund (1/16/23)
W - Williamson (Peter), Poisoned Heart by Abigail Manning (1/21/23)
X* - maXimillian Harte, No Time for Intrigue by Raine English (1/4/23)
Y* - kYrion, The Unseen Heir by Kenley Davidson (2/2/23)
Z* - Zane Miner, Freak of Nature by Katie Lee O'Guinn (2/13/23)

Welcome Shash!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

23/26 Completed

List:
💚A: Aiden Murphy - More Than A Game - Bella Matthews, 4/7/23
💚B: Bender, Aiden (MC) - Until May - Aurora Rose Reynolds, 5/23/23
💚C: Cole, Weston - Kiss Now, Lie Later - C.W. Farnsworth, 1/9/23
💚D: Decker, Seth - Decker's Dilemma - Chantal Fernando, 4/3/23
💚E: Emilio Mendoza - Just Say When - Aimee N Walker, 8/13/23
💚F: Felton, Tom - Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard - Tom Felton, 1/13/23
💚G: Gannon Wilson - Returning Home - Kelly Elliott, 6/5/23
💚H: Hale, Cain - Beautifully Broken Control - Catherine Cowles, 7/2/23
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💚J: Jackson Kincaid - Unnecessary Roughness - Rheland Richmond, 4/27/23
💚K: Kade, Mason - Fallen Crest High - Tijan, 2/24/23
💚L: Landon McClellan - Timeless - Devney Perry, 4/11/23
💚M: Maverick - Reckless - Aurora Rose Reynolds, 1/18/23
💚N: Noah Morey - You, Me, and Our Heartstrings - Melissa See, 2/19/23
💚O: O'Shea, Tommy - The Last Thing He Needs - J.H. Knight, 4/15/23
💚P: Pham, Mat - Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun - Jonny Garza Villa, 11/9/23
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💚R: Rome Kinley - Earned Run - Haven Hadley, 1/27/23
💚S: Spring, Charlie - Heartstopper: Volume Three - Alice Oseman, 8/8/23
💚T: Taylor, Cameron - Beyond the Game - Kaylee Ryan, 5/18/23
💚U: Tucker Harris - Beautifully Broken Spirit - Catherine Cowles, 3/11/23
💚V: Vaughn Harding - Off to the Races - Elsie Silver, 8/29/23
💚W: Woods Kerrington - Twisted Perfection - Abbi Glines, 3/5/23
💚X: Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, Henry - Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, 7/29/23
💚Y: Meyer, Fulton - Got Me Wishing - Casey Cox, 3/7/23
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Completed!

A-Z Male Character
Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023
*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the title only needs to have that letter somewhere in it.

26/26 completed

A: Aric Winters (Whispering by Amanda M. Lee) - 1/16/23
B: Bishop, Fenn (Rogue by Elle Kennedy) - 11/5/23
C: Cavalon Mercer (The Exiled Fleet by JS Dewes) - 6/4/23
D: Dalton, Eric (The Deepest of Secrets by Kelley Armstrong) - 7/9/23
E: Ezra (Druid Vices and a Vodka by Annette Marie) - 2/19/23
F: Frederick Frankford Fletcher (Posthumous Education by Drew Hayes) - 3/31/23
G: Gunnar Stratton (Cast the First Crone by Amanda M. Lee) - 3/22/23
H: Henry (Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid) - 6/7/23
I: Ingerson, Gorm (Orconomics by Zachary J Pike) - 9/29/23
J: Jackson Tate (Sweet Dreams by Kristen Ashley) - 7/2/23
K: Kade Denton (Freaky Crush by Amanda M Lee) - 7/27/23
L: Lucas Cortez (Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong) - 8/11/23
M: Morris, Kit (Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections by Annette Marie) - 10/11/23
N: North, Jonah (The Cousins by Karen M McManus) - 6/22/23
O: Owen Mann (The Accomplice by Lisa Lutz) - 7/13/23
P: Percy, Desmond (Sugar Plum Spies by Jennifer Estep) - 4/8/23
Q: Quincy Cooper (A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones) - 1/3/23
R: Rigel (Crown of Shadows by K.M. Shea) - 1/21/23
S: Silas Wright (Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score) - 9/2/23
T: Tim O'Brien (Whacked by Adrienne Giordano) - 10/1/23
U: Ur'Mayan, Jynn (Son of a Liche by Zachary J Pike) - 11/3/23
V: Varek (Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder) - 3/1/23
W: Will Carmody (Selkies are a Girl's Best Friend by Molly Harper) - 4/2/23
X: Brady "Jax" Jackson (Death in the Park by London Lovette) - 4/4/23
Y: Mercury, Jax (Mercury Striking by Rebecca Zanetti) - 10/20/26
Z: Zylas Vh'alyir (Slaying Monsters for the Feeble by Annette Marie) - 2/14/23

Welcome Katelyn and Diane!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Completed: October 27, 2023

26/26

List:
A: Antron Wilson, Luvin’ An Atlanta Boss, Unique. - 3/15
B: Roman Brathwaite, Just For Tonight, Rilzy Adams - 3/10
C: Samuel 'Cal' Callaghan, The Brightest Light of Sunshine, Lisina Coney - 3/7
D: Jackson Dean, Jackson, LaQuette - 3/15
E: Eros Ambrosia, Electric Idol, Katee Robert - 1/24
F: Francisco Carvalho, Awakened by Her Brooding Brazilian, Ann McIntosh - 8/29
G: Duncan Gilmore, Make a Scene, Mimi Grace - 4/11
H: Henry Mortimer, In Which Margo Halifax Earns Her Shocking Reputation, Alexandra Vasti - 4/4
I: Ian Donnelly, Plus One, Brighton Walsh - 9/23
J: Javier Meza, White Whiskey Bargain, Jodie Slaughter - 3/8
K: Mason Knight, To Her Rescue, Dria Andersen - 6/7
L: Luca Windsor, The Temporary Wife, Catharina Maura - 3/1
M: Romulan Montargo, Sung in Shadow, Tanith Lee - 1/6
N: Nickel Kobald, Nickel's Story, Cate C. Wells - 3/28
O: Liam O'Connell, The Guy For Me, Marzy Opal - 4/2
P: Jacob Price, What Was Meant to Be, Q. B. Tyler - 3/30
Q: Quasar Al Mansur, Her Desert Knight, Jennifer Lewis - 8/30
R: Roarke, Faithless in Death, J. D. Robb - 1/3
S: Steve Blair, Hawaii Magic, Beverly Jenkins - 1/3
T: Talon Rede, Code Black, Tina Moss - 2/4
U: Jackson Dumont, Not My Prince Charming, Hailey Shore - 10/23
V: Vektal, Ice Planet Barbarians, Ruby Dixon - 3/20
W: Wrath, Dark Lover, J. R. Ward - 2/9
X: Maxim 'Max' Freeman, Once Bitten, Heather Guerre - 10/10
Y: Trystan Maverine, Assistant to the Villain, Hannah Nicole Maehrer - 9/27
Z: Zafir 'Zaf' Ansari, Take a Hint, Dani Brown, Talia Hibbert - 1/5

Welcome Ariel!

26/26

A - Callen Avery - Falling for His Fake Girlfriend - Shannon Stacey (HSE #2955 - Jan 2023) - Jan 7
B - Nick Brodie - Lawman to the Core - Delores Fossen (HI #2115 - Jan 2023) - Jan 3
C - Calan Campbell - In Her Highlander's Bed - Lynsay Sands (Avon - Jan 2023) - Jan 14
D - Dane Beaulieu - Shielding Colton's Witness - Linda O. Johnston (HRS #2203 - Nov 2022) - Mar 2
E - Erik - Tempted by Her Outcast Viking - Lucy Morris (HH #1681 - Oct 2022) - Jan 17
F - Jack Finnegan - Scent Detection - Leslie Marshman (HI #2086 - Aug 2022) - Feb 8
G - Gavin Colton - Colton's Rogue Investigation - Jennifer D. Bokal (HRS #2199 - Oct 2022) - Jan 30
H - Jules Howells - The Bluestocking's Whirlwind Liaison - Bronwyn Scott (HH #1666 - Aug 2022) - Feb 10
I - Danny Irwin - Close Call in Colorado - Cindi Myers (HI #2123 - Feb 2023) - Jan 11
J - Jondalar - The Plains of Passage - Jean M. Auel (Crown - Sept 1990) - Jan 13
K - Alex Kingsley - Lady of Fortune - Mary Jo Putney (Zebra - Mar 2023) - Feb 22
L - Lance Warner - Honolulu Cold Homicide - R. Barri Flowers (HI #2125 - Feb 2023) - Jan 24
M - Salvador Martins - Falling Again for the Brazilian Doc - Luana DaRosa (HMED #1302 - Feb 2023) - Jan 16
N - Nick Cooper - Three Woofs for the Dead, White and Blue - Laura Quinn (Laura Quinn - June 2019) - Jan 19
O - Oliver Colton - Colton's Baby Motive - Lara Lacombe (HRS #2195 - Sept 2022) - Jan 9
P - Stephen Pemburton - The Heir's Cinderella Bride - Donna Alward (HR #4820 - Sept 2022) - Jan 1
Q - Quaid Matthews - The Yard Rose - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - July 2013) - Aug 4
R - Rhys - Beguiling Her Enemy Warrior - Lucy Morris (HH #1705 - Feb 2023) - Jan 18
S - Steve Beck - Her Secret Amish Past - Dana R. Lynn (LIS #1012 - Feb 2023) - Jan 12
T - Trent Moon - The Valentine's Do-Over - Michelle Lindo-Rice (HSE #2962 - Feb 2023) - Jan 23
U - Duncan Albright - Murder on the Rocks - Allyson K. Abbott (Kensington - Aug 2013) - Feb 27
V - Vic Grandin - An Ex to Remember - Jessica Lemmon (HD #2900 - Oct 2022) - Jan 31
W - Jamie Weathers - Her Dangerous Truth - Beverly Long (HRS #2194 - Aug 2022) - Jan 29
X - Knox Rawlings - The Backup Plan - Jill Shalvis (Avon - Jan 2023) - Jan 10
Y - Ryan Welch - Mountain Terror - Cindi Myers (HI #2117 - Jan 2023) - Jan 7
Z - Liam Mendez - The Bookstore's Secret - Makenna Lee (HSE #2956 - Jan 2023) - Jan 3

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Goal: 26/26

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A - Richárd Ambrózy - A hullaházi skandalum - Gyula Böszörményi - 04/23/23
B - Ben Morgan - Emma's Dream - M. Lee Prescott - 01/05/23
C - Cameron Hamilton - Red Wine and Roses - S.J. McCoy - 04/08/23
D - Dream - The Sandman: Act II - Dirk Maggs & Neil Gaiman - 05/04/23
E - Eric Henderson - Quantum and Woody Vol. 2: In Security (Quantum and Woody - James Asmus - 01/06/23
F - Whit Filmore - Dead On Time - W.L. Knightly - 05/06/23
G - Lucas Goodgame - We Are the Light - Matthew Quick - 05/19/23
H - Fritz Hagedorn - Három ember a hóban - Erich Kästner - 03/04/23
I - Imre Veszelka - Sömmi - András Cserna-Szabó - 09/22/23
J - John - In Love & Pajamas: A Collection of Comics about Being Yourself Together - Catana Chetwynd - 04/30/23
K - Roland King - King Of Spies - Mark Millar - 04/26/23
L - Lucas Bennett - One Last Risk - Nancy Stopper - 02/17/23
M - Morpheus - The Sandman: Act I - Dirk Maggs & Neil Gaiman - 04/05/23
N - Nikolai Lantsov - King of Scars - Leigh Bardugo - 04/17/23
O - Orion - Orion by Walt Simonson Book One - Walter Simonson - 02/28/23
P - Edgar Allan Poe - A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe - Mark Dawidziak - 04/28/23
*Q - Quantum - Quantum and Woody Vol. 3: Crooked Pasts, Present Tense (Quantum and Woody - James Asmus - 01/12/23
R - Reymundo Montoya - The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina - Zoraida Córdova - 01/17/23
S - Newt Scamander - Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore – The Complete Screenplay - J.K. Rowling & Steve Kloves - 04/09/23
T - Trevor Noah - Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood - Trevor Noah - 05/25/23
*U - Scott Summers - Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 4: Unstoppable - Joss Whedon - 03/26/23
V - Rhett Valentine - It Happened on Love Street - Lia Riley - 08/16/23
W - Bruce Wayne - Batman '89 - Sam Hamm - 01/30/23
X - Xander Michaels - Alabama Admirer - Ann Omasta - 07/30/23
*Y - Bill Bryson - In a Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson - 05/22/23
*Z - Richard Chizmar (as MC) - Chasing the Boogeyman - Richard Chizmar - 10/15/23

Welcome Susan and Ferenc!

😁 I'm in 😉

A-Z Male Lead Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a male main character whose name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

26/26

List:
A: Archie - White Teeth, Zadie Smith, Feb 18th
B: Buggy - One Piece, Volume 2: Buggy the Clown, Eiichiro Oda, Nov 29th
C: Christopher - Imaginary Friend, Stephen Chbosky, Feb 17th
D: Darrow - Red Rising, Pierce Brown, Mar 10th
E: Ernest - Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone, Benjamin Stevenson, Mar21st
F: Four - We Can Be Mended, Veronica Roth, Sep 16th
G: Gabriel - Where the Forest Meets the Stars, Glendy Vanderah, Feb 28th
H: Henry - The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas, James Patterson, May 8th
I: Invisible man - The Invisible Man, H.G. Wells, Dec 31st
J: Jacob Jankowski - Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen, May 4th
K: Kyle Kidd, Jefferson - News of the World, Paulette Jiles, Aug 10th
L: Leonard - The Cabin at the End of the World, Paul Tremblay, Sep 2nd
M: Monkey D Luffy - One Piece, Volume 1: Romance Dawn, Eiichiro Oda, Sep 20th
N: Newt Scamander - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, J.K. Rowling, Dec 20th
O: Ormerod, Michael - Triptych, Karin Slaughter, Dec 27th
P: Potter, James - James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing, G. Norman Lippert, Dec 31st
Q: Quint, Sam - Jaws, Peter Benchley, Nov 19th
R: Roronara Zoro - One Piece, Volume 3: Don't Get Fooled Again, Eiichiro Oda, Dec 21st
S: Santiago - The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho, May 13th
T: Tobias - The Traitor, Veronica Roth, Jun 23rd
U: Hans Huberman - The Book Thief, Markus Zusak, Sep 14th
V: Valentino - The First to Die at the End, Adam Silvera, Aug 2nd
W: Westley - The Princess Bride, William Goldman, Apr 25th
X: Alexander Rostov - A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles, Apr 1st
Y: Sammy Clay - The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Michael Chabon, Sep 14th
Z: Zachary Ezra Rawlins - The Starless Sea, Erin Morgenstern, Apr 22

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a male main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.

EXAMPLE:
A - Arthur Dent - The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
B - Charlie Bucket - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
C - Cotton Malone - The Jefferson Key

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

EXAMPLE:
Z - Ebenezer Scrooge - A Christmas Carol

Progress: 4/26

List:
A
B
C - Carter - Carter by Ava Benton - Feb 28, 2023
D - Drew - Drew: Special Ops by Ava Benton - March 30, 2023
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L - Lance: Special Ops by Ava Benton - April 30, 2023
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S - Slate - Slate by Ava Benton (Jan. 5, 2023)
T
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V
W
X
Y
Z

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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C
D
E
F
G
H
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J
K
L
M
N
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X - Xavier, The Poet X | Elizabeth Acevedo (2/5/2023)
Y
Z

Welcome Sarah-Jane, Kristen and Kimberly!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a male main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
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Q
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Welcome Chelsea!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

A
B - Bob Ernst - Three Woofs for the Dead, White and Blue by Laura Quinn 01.14.2023
C - Charles Bright - The Admiral's Penniless Bride by Carla Kelly 01.19.2023
D
E - Edward Cullen - Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 01/04/2023
F
G - Garrett Kimble - Picture Perfect Murder by Jenna St. James 01.20.2023
H
I
J - Jacob Black - Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer 01/06/2023
K - Kojo - The Na of Wa by Verna Aardema 01.08.2023
L - Lorenzo Ferrara - Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch 01.15.2023
M - Matt - The Villa by Rachel Hawkins 01/07/2023
N
O - Oak - The Stolen Heir by Holly Black - 01/07/2023
P
Q
R - Reed Sinclair - Santa's Lap by Lani Aames 01.09.2023
S - Shawn - Single with Benefits by Relentless Aaron - 01.09.2023
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z - Zen - Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao 01.12.2023

Welcome Ricka!

FINISHED!!! A-Z Male Characters Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023 (05/14/23)

26/26

First or Last Name
For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:

A - Aubrey - A Bone to Pick (Aurora Teagarden 2) by Charlaine Harris 01/22/23

B - Bill - Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse 2) by Charlaine Harris 01/02/23

C - Chad - Sailors Emmy McLean 01/12/23

D - Dex - Something Borrowed (Rachel & Darcy) by Emily Giffin 01/02/23

E - Ewan - Twice in a Lifetime Melissa Baron 02/20/23

F - Duke of Ferrara - The Marriage Portrait Maggie O'Farrell 02/14/23

G - Grayson - Wine and Punishment Sarah Fox 01/24/23

H - Heath - It's Better This Way Debbie Macomber 01/31/23

I - Ian McNeal - One Potato, Two Potato, Dead Lynn Cahoon 04/08/23

J - Julien - Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan 01/19/23

K - Ryan Kwok - Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau 01/19/23

L - Levi Ward - Love on the Brain (Love Hypothesis 2) by Ali Hazelwood 01/03/23

M - Martin - Three Bedrooms, One Corpse (Aurora Teagarden 3) by Charlaine Harris 01/25/23

N - Nick - Heart of the Matter Emily Giffin 01/01/23

O - Orion Pagan - The First to Die at the End Adam Silvera 02/22/23

P - Prince Jones - Love Radio Ebony LaDelle 02/14/23

Q - Mike Quinn - Dead Cold Brew (Coffeehouse Mystery 16) by Cleo Coyle 01/26/23

R - Rick Dockery - Playing for Pizza by John Grisham 01/08/23

S - Sam - Dead as a Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse 5) by Charlaine Harris 01/04/23

T - Tanner - Autoboyography by Christina Lauren 02/02/23

U - Hercule Poirot - Triangle at Rhodes: a Hercule Poirot Short Story Agatha Christie 02/06/23

V - Vance - Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan 01/23/22

W - Will - Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match Sally Thorne 01/02/23

X - Max Ducillier - The Snow Globe by Kristin Harmel 01/26/23

Y - Grayson - The Malt in Our Stars Sarah Fox 02/05/23

Z -Enzo - The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein 05/14/23

Welcome Melissa!

The Lost Challenges
A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2023
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Progress: 26 out of 26

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a male main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.

EXAMPLE:
A - Arthur Dent - The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
B - Charlie Bucket - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
C - Cotton Malone - The Jefferson Key

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

EXAMPLE:
Z - Ebenezer Scrooge - A Christmas Carol

List:
A: Arthur: If Only It Were True by Marc Levy - ***** - 1/30/2023 - 216 Pages
B: Benny Aldean: Mystery Ranch by Gertrude Chandler Warner - **** - 3/1/2023 - 128 Pages
C: Jeremy Crawford: Verity by Colleen Hoover - ***** - 1/24/2023 - 341 Pages
D: Donovan Dell: Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley - **** - 4/14/2023 - 336 Pages
E: Richard Paul Evans: A Christmas Memory by Richard Paul Evans - ***** - 1/30/2023 - 192 Pages
F: Jamie Fraser: The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages
G: Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby: Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher - ***** - 3/6/2023 - 384 Pages
H: Houston Leigh: Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath - ***** - 2/14/2023 - 384 Pages
I: Adrian Ivashkov: The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead - **** - 3/13/2023 - 401 Pages
J: Jim: The Mayor of Noobtown by Ryan Rimmel - **** - 1/20/2023 - 226 Pages
K: Keegan: The Becoming by Nora Roberts - * - 5/26/2023 - 448 Pages
L: Landon Reed: Surrender Bay by Denise Hunter - ** - 1/16/2023 - 298 Pages
M: Mac: Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen - ***** - 2/19/2023 - 290 Pages
N: Nick Offerman: Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman - ***** - 1/15/2023 - 352 Pages
O: Oliver Cunningham: Passion on Park Avenue by Lauren Layne - **** - 1/15/2023 - 279 Pages
P: Patton Oswalt: I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara - ***** - 4/15/2023 - 352 Pages
Q: Detective Quinn Donovan: Under the Boardwalk by Carly Phillips - **** - 4/11/2023 - 271 Pages
R: Robert Langdon: Angels & Demons by Dan Brown - ***** - 1/13/2023 - 736 Pages
S: Sam Hell: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni - ***** - 2/27/2023 - 448 Pages
T: Thronos, Prince of Skye Hall: Dark Skye by Kresley Cole - ***** - 3/1/2023 - 420 Pages
U: Stanley Tucci: Taste: My Life through Food by Stanley Tucci - ***** - 6/3/2023 - 291 Pages
V: Julian Van Winkle III: Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last by Wright Thompson - ***** - 7/23/2024 - 256 Pages
W: Levi Ward: Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood - ***** - 3/19/2023 - 354 Pages
X: Max Hunter: Bad Blood by L.A. Banks - **** - 1/7/2023 - 342 Pages
Y: Yao: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty - **** - 3/7/2023 - 453 Pages
Z: Fritz Perlmutter: Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaughn - **** - 5/18/2023 - 342 Pages



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Welcome Suzanne!

Finished! :)

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

A - Alex Devereaux, The Gilded Fae by Shari L. Tapscott (1/6/23)
B - Brahm Ambrose, The Masked Fae by Shari L. Tapscott (1/3/23)
C - Crane (Spencer), The Even Odder Couple by Julie Christianson (1/17/23)
D - Dinard (Gregory), A Duchess for the Duke by Sally Britton (1/28/23)
E - Everard (Adrian), An Autumn Kiss by Laura Rollins, et.al. (2/17/23)
F - Fieldstone (Jake), Eloise and the Grump Next Door by Emma St. Clair, Jenny Proctor (2/7/23)
G - Gardiner (Rupert), Mr. Gardiner and the Governess by Sally Britton (1/28/23)
H - Hamish Campbell, The Innkeeper and the Fugitive by Martha Keyes (1/6/23)
I - Innes (Alistair), The Gentleman and the Maid by Martha Keyes (1/9/23)
J - Jack Meadows, The Christmas Pact by Meg Easton (1/26/23)
K - Kincaid (Lachlan), The Widow and the Highlander by Martha Keyes (1/2/23)
L - Linus Lancaster, Loving Lieutenant Lancaster by Sarah M. Eden (1/11/23)
M - Malcolm MacKinnon, The Enemy and Miss Innes by Martha Keyes (1/5/22)
N - Nicholls (Liam), Secret Santas and Holiday Dances by Ellie Thornton (1/15/23)
O - Owen, Beacon by Camille Peters (1/10/23)
P - Patrick (Benson), Her Athlete's Wedding Secret by Cindy Ray Hale (2/7/23)
Q* - jonQuil (Charlie), Charming Artemis by Sarah M. Eden (2/11/23)
R - Raven, The Faceless Mage by Kenley Davidson (1/30/23)
S - Scott Sarvol, The Best Intentions by Sarah M. Eden (1/19/23)
T - Tyler Dixon, Compared by Kortney Keisel (1/20/23)
U* - lUke McKenna, Complex by Kortney Keisel (1/22/23)
V - Vilmar, Beholden by Jody Hedlund (1/16/23)
W - Williamson (Peter), Poisoned Heart by Abigail Manning (1/21/23)
X* - maXimillian Harte, No Time for Intrigue by Raine English (1/4/23)
Y* - kYrion, The Unseen Heir by Kenley Davidson (2/2/23)
Z* - Zane Miner, Freak of Nature by Katie Lee O'Guinn (2/13/23)

Amazing Shash!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a male main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.

EXAMPLE:
A - Arthur Dent - The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
B - Charlie Bucket - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
C - Cotton Malone - The Jefferson Key

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

EXAMPLE:
Z - Ebenezer Scrooge - A Christmas Carol

List: 2/26
A
B
C
D
E
F Finn Howard Duffy Notes from the Dog - Gary Paulsen 2/27/23
G
H
I
J
K
L
M Matt Duffy Purple Heart - Patricia McCormick 2/28/23
N
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S
T
U
V
W
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Welcome Cindy!

FINISHED!!! A-Z Male Characters Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023 (05/14/23)

26/26

First or Last Name
For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:

A - Aubrey - A Bone to Pick (Aurora Teagarden 2) by Charlaine Harris 01/22/23

B - Bill - Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse 2) by Charlaine Harris 01/02/23

C - Chad - Sailors Emmy McLean 01/12/23

D - Dex - Something Borrowed (Rachel & Darcy) by Emily Giffin 01/02/23

E - Ewan - Twice in a Lifetime Melissa Baron 02/20/23

F - Duke of Ferrara - The Marriage Portrait Maggie O'Farrell 02/14/23

G - Grayson - Wine and Punishment Sarah Fox 01/24/23

H - Heath - It's Better This Way Debbie Macomber 01/31/23

I - Ian McNeal - One Potato, Two Potato, Dead Lynn Cahoon 04/08/23

J - Julien - Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan 01/19/23

K - Ryan Kwok - Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau 01/19/23

L - Levi Ward - Love on the Brain (Love Hypothesis 2) by Ali Hazelwood 01/03/23

M - Martin - Three Bedrooms, One Corpse (Aurora Teagarden 3) by Charlaine Harris 01/25/23

N - Nick - Heart of the Matter Emily Giffin 01/01/23

O - Orion Pagan - The First to Die at the End Adam Silvera 02/22/23

P - Prince Jones - Love Radio Ebony LaDelle 02/14/23

Q - Mike Quinn - Dead Cold Brew (Coffeehouse Mystery 16) by Cleo Coyle 01/26/23

R - Rick Dockery - Playing for Pizza by John Grisham 01/08/23

S - Sam - Dead as a Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse 5) by Charlaine Harris 01/04/23

T - Tanner - Autoboyography by Christina Lauren 02/02/23

U - Hercule Poirot - Triangle at Rhodes: a Hercule Poirot Short Story Agatha Christie 02/06/23

V - Vance - Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan 01/23/22

W - Will - Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match Sally Thorne 01/02/23

X - Max Ducillier - The Snow Globe by Kristin Harmel 01/26/23

Y - Grayson - The Malt in Our Stars Sarah Fox 02/05/23

Z -Enzo - The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein 05/14/23

Awesome Melissa!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

26/26 Completed. Finished

List:
Atlas Corrigan:It Starts with Us-Colleen Hoover 5/20/23
Beckett Stolle:Trail of Deception-Amanda McKinney 5/20/23
Cannon West:Cannon-Sawyer Bennett 3/02/23
Dixon Watts:Rust or Ride-Autumn Jones Lake 2/22/23
Etienne Lafayette:Cute But Psycho-Lani Lynn Vale 3/10/23
Finnegan Hawkins:A Family to Keep-Susan Gable 1/19/23
Griffin Pearce:White Lilies-Samantha Christy 2/16/23
Hawk Madden:Ever Mine-Laura Pavlov 4/07/23
Ivan Lukov:From Lukov with Love-Mariana Zapata 5/08/23
Johnny Decker:Decker: Changing the Play-Kayley Loring 2/24/23
Knox Bentley:Making You Mine-Melissa Foster 4/16/23
Logan Lawson:Never Look Back-A.L. Jackson 4/19/23
Marty Singer:A Reason to Live-Matthew Iden 2/08/23
Nathan Riley:Be My Reason-Samantha Christy 3/31/23
Oscar Rockwell:In Love with the Veterinarian-Melissa Storm 5/19/23
Phineas Troutt:Dead On My Feet-J.A. Konrath 1/26/23
Quinn Rusek:Man Candy-Melanie Harlow 1/29/23
Raheem Miller:Heart Stealer-Delaney Diamond 4/08/23
Seth Hopper:Cold Deceit-Toni Anderson 3/30/23
Tristian Hawkins:Second Chance Rival-M. Robinson 2/18/23
Uilleam Runehart:Alpha Omega-London Miller 1/13/23
Vince Devlin:Rebound With Me-Kayley Loring 4/01/23
Will Trent:Fractured-Karin Slaughter 4/20/23
Xavier Montgomery:Made For You-Natasha Madison 5/01/23
Yuma James:Edge Of Darkness-Freya Barker 6/03/23
Zachary Wolff:The Sweetness of Life-Kathryn Andrews 1/21/23

Fabulous Frankie!

~~~ Complete ~~~

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

26 of 26 Complete

Goal: Read 26 books, each one with a male main character whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet.

List:
A - Alex Recht - Hostage - Kristina Ohlsson - 2/25/23
B - Bernie Little - Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 1/7/23
C - Cormoran Strike - The Ink Black Heart - Robert Galbraith - 1/18/23
D - Mason Deniaud - In the Dark - Loreth Anne White - 6/18/23
E - Scott Elias - The Mistake I Made - Paula Daly - 1/13/23
F - Francisco Fumero - The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón - 2/12/23
G - Roy Grace - You Are Dead - Peter James - 2/2/23
H - Cody Hoyt - The Highway - C.J. Box - 1/1/23
I - Isaac King - Hanging Falls - Margaret Mizushima - 5/26/23
J - J. P. Beaumont - Fire and Ice - J.A. Jance - 1/8/23
K - Kateb Fives and Twenty-Fives - Michael Pitre - 2/16/23
L - Lincoln Mathis - Someone Like You - Lauren Layne - 6/25/23
M - Mitch Rapp - Consent to Kill - Vince Flynn - 6/22/23
N - Harry Nelson - The Lantern Men - Elly Griffiths - 1/15/23
O - Cork O'Connor - Sulfur Springs - William Kent Krueger - 6/24/23
P - Pike Logan - One Rough Man - Brad Taylor - 6/19/23
Q - Quinn Colson - The Lost Ones - Ace Atkins - 1/2/23
R - Rafe Hembrey - Anything but Minor - Kate Stewart - 1/6/23
S - Shanti de Silva - Trouble in Nuala - Harriet Steel - 2/17/23
T - Travis Devine - The 6:20 Man - David Baldacci - 2/14/23
U - Roger Ulrich - The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness - Meghan O'Rourke - 3/5/23
V - Virgil Flowers - Dark of the Moon - John Sandford - 1/11/23
W - Rowan West - Ecstasy Wears Emeralds - Renee Bernard - 2/1/23
X - Xavier Darling - The Hotel Nantucket - Elin Hilderbrand - 6/17/23
Y - Rory Yates - Texas Outlaw - James Patterson - 1/21/23
Z - Ayman al Zawahiri - Extreme Measures - Vince Flynn - 7/1/23

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

Super job Lynda!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge (Second Round)
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

26/26 Completed. Finished

List:
Aodhan McBanks:The Voices Are Back-Lani Lynn Vale 7/24/23
Brody Winchester:No Escape-Mary Burton 8/25/23
Callum Duquette:Duke: Faking the Play-Kayley Loring 7/12/23
David Kane:Break the Silence-D.K. Hood 9/08/23
Evan Bolton:The First Death-Kendra Elliot 8/11/23
Finn Cavanaugh:All the Way-Kristen Proby 10/06/23
Grady Malone:Combust-K. Bromberg 8/23/23
Hendrix Bateman:Hendrix-Sawyer Bennett 8/19/23
Isaac Lunden:Move the Sun-Susan Fanetti 11/10/23
Justice Hall:Blood on the Badge-Mary Stone 9/17/23
Kobe Sano:I'll Just Date Myself-Lani Lynn Vale 8/09/23
Lee Callaway:The Dead Daughter-Thomas Fincham 7/29/23
Marek Okerlund:Dead White-M.K. Coker 10/07/23
Nash Morgan:Things We Hide from the Light-Lucy Score 7/15/23
Owen Brodie:Funny Business-Kayley Loring 10/13/23
Payne Novak:Cold Wicked Lies-Toni Anderson 8/17/23
Quinn Cavanaugh:All It Takes-Kristen Proby 11/04/23
Ronan Thatcher:The Brawl-Willa Nash 9/09/23
Sebastian Mackenzie:Lights To My Siren-Lani Lynn Vale 10/07/23
Tucker Beckett:Before We Fall-Aurora Rose Reynolds 10/18/23
Uriel Delgado:Dark Encounters of the Unexpected Kind-I.T. Lucas 9/25/23
Vance Sutter:Crimson River-Devney Perry 9/14/23
Wyatt Ramsey:White Knuckles-Autumn Jones Lake 10/08/23
Xander Buckley:Hideaway Heart-Melanie Harlow 10/20/23
Y:DYlan Brodie:Attachment Theory-Kayley Loring 10/26/23
Zeke Cross:Cherry Lane-Kristen Proby 11/04/23

Welcome again Frankie!

Completed!

A-Z Male Characters Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Goal: Read 26 books, each one by an author whose first or last name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Middle initials/names do not count.

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the author only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A - Austin Hall - The Soldier's E-Mail Order Bride Cora Seton - 1/1/23
B - Rob Barringer - The Tenderfoot Robert Vaughan - 2/1/23
C - Tom Castle - Tempting Heat Sara Whitney - 1/19/23
D - Dante Mancuso - Be Your Everything Catherine Bybee - 1/29/23
E - Erik Andersson - Tempting Taste Sara Whitney - 1/7/23
F - Ryan Fielding - The Sun and the Moon Leslie McAdam - 7/6/23
G - Griffin Eden - Indigo Ridge Devney Perry - 3/10/23
H - Miller Hart - Once Upon a Sure Thing Lauren Blakely - 1/11/23
I - Ian Dunn - Do or Die Suzanne Brockmann - 2/9/23
J - Jackson Reed - Tied to the Tycoon Chloe Cox - 1/3/23
K - Isaac Koval - Vendetta Road Christine Feehan - 6/14/23
L - Eli Landon - Whiskey Beach Nora Roberts - 1/25/23
M - Caleb Montgomery - The Brands Who Came For Christmas Maggie Shayne - 1/22/23
N - Nick Armstrong - Turbulent Waters Melody Anne - 2/14/23
O - Butch O'Neal - Lover Revealed J.R. Ward - 1/29/23
P - Damien Paine - House of Paine: Book One Kylie Walker - 2/1/23
*Q - Jack Quinn - Bound and Determined Sierra Cartwright - 2/26/23
R - Rhage - Lover Eternal J.R. Ward - 1/7/23
S - Sky Mitchell - Ruby Tuesday Mari Carr - 1/16/23
T - Reese Tavoularis - Secrets Nicole Edwards - 2/24/23
*U - Vishous - Lover Unbound J.R. Ward - 3/15/23
V - Charlie Vorano - Secret Baby 4 the SEAL's: Military Reverse Harem Romance Teddy Paisley - 2/9/23
W - Brooks Winslow - Bidding on Brooks Katy Regnery - 2/18/23
*X - Maxim - The Fixer Renee Rose - 4/28/23
*Y - Easton Wylder - The Catch K. Bromberg - 3/18/23
*Z - Zach Angelino - Edge of Sight Roxanne St. Claire - 1/14/23

Well done Karen!

DONE!!!

26/26

A - Callen Avery - Falling for His Fake Girlfriend - Shannon Stacey (HSE #2955 - Jan 2023) - Jan 7
B - Nick Brodie - Lawman to the Core - Delores Fossen (HI #2115 - Jan 2023) - Jan 3
C - Calan Campbell - In Her Highlander's Bed - Lynsay Sands (Avon - Jan 2023) - Jan 14
D - Dane Beaulieu - Shielding Colton's Witness - Linda O. Johnston (HRS #2203 - Nov 2022) - Mar 2
E - Erik - Tempted by Her Outcast Viking - Lucy Morris (HH #1681 - Oct 2022) - Jan 17
F - Jack Finnegan - Scent Detection - Leslie Marshman (HI #2086 - Aug 2022) - Feb 8
G - Gavin Colton - Colton's Rogue Investigation - Jennifer D. Bokal (HRS #2199 - Oct 2022) - Jan 30
H - Jules Howells - The Bluestocking's Whirlwind Liaison - Bronwyn Scott (HH #1666 - Aug 2022) - Feb 10
I - Danny Irwin - Close Call in Colorado - Cindi Myers (HI #2123 - Feb 2023) - Jan 11
J - Jondalar - The Plains of Passage - Jean M. Auel (Crown - Sept 1990) - Jan 13
K - Alex Kingsley - Lady of Fortune - Mary Jo Putney (Zebra - Mar 2023) - Feb 22
L - Lance Warner - Honolulu Cold Homicide - R. Barri Flowers (HI #2125 - Feb 2023) - Jan 24
M - Salvador Martins - Falling Again for the Brazilian Doc - Luana DaRosa (HMED #1302 - Feb 2023) - Jan 16
N - Nick Cooper - Three Woofs for the Dead, White and Blue - Laura Quinn (Laura Quinn - June 2019) - Jan 19
O - Oliver Colton - Colton's Baby Motive - Lara Lacombe (HRS #2195 - Sept 2022) - Jan 9
P - Stephen Pemburton - The Heir's Cinderella Bride - Donna Alward (HR #4820 - Sept 2022) - Jan 1
Q - Quaid Matthews - The Yard Rose - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - July 2013) - Aug 4
R - Rhys - Beguiling Her Enemy Warrior - Lucy Morris (HH #1705 - Feb 2023) - Jan 18
S - Steve Beck - Her Secret Amish Past - Dana R. Lynn (LIS #1012 - Feb 2023) - Jan 12
T - Trent Moon - The Valentine's Do-Over - Michelle Lindo-Rice (HSE #2962 - Feb 2023) - Jan 23
U - Duncan Albright - Murder on the Rocks - Allyson K. Abbott (Kensington - Aug 2013) - Feb 27
V - Vic Grandin - An Ex to Remember - Jessica Lemmon (HD #2900 - Oct 2022) - Jan 31
W - Jamie Weathers - Her Dangerous Truth - Beverly Long (HRS #2194 - Aug 2022) - Jan 29
X - Knox Rawlings - The Backup Plan - Jill Shalvis (Avon - Jan 2023) - Jan 10
Y - Ryan Welch - Mountain Terror - Cindi Myers (HI #2117 - Jan 2023) - Jan 7
Z - Liam Mendez - The Bookstore's Secret - Makenna Lee (HSE #2956 - Jan 2023) - Jan 3