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Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?
(You do NOT have to read them in that order.)
As long as you keep it all in a row.
There can NOT be more than three from the same series in the same grouping...
Tell us the name of the series.
Post a link to the book and the author, and the date you finished the book.
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.

Please repost your entire challenge when finished to get your badge.

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Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?

Inheritance Nora Roberts 12/30/23 (The Lost Bride Trilogy #1)
Montana Cowboy Christmas Jane Porter 12/29/23 (Wyatt Brothers of Montana #2)
No Wedding Like Nantucket Grace Palmer 12/24/23 (Sweet Island Inn #3)
The Florist on Amelia Island Hope Holloway 1/25/24 (Seven Sisters #4)

No Love Like Nantucket Grace Palmer 12/28/23 (Sweet Island Inn #4)
Healing the Doctor's Heart Cindy Kirk 12/16/23 (Jackson Hole #5)
Beneath Copper Falls Colleen Coble 12/25/23 (Rock Harbor #6)

Merrier with You Ellen Joy 12/18/23 (Camden Cove #4)
Christmas at Cliffside Ellen Joy 12/17/23 (Cliffside Point #5)
Marry Me in Good Hope Cindy Kirk 12/6/23 (Good Hope #6)

Lakeside Lighthouse: Romantic Women's Fiction Ellen Joy 1/23/24 (Cliffside Point #6)
A Christmas Affair Jodi Thomas 1/20/24 (Ransom Canyon #6.5)
Love Walks In Chris Keniston 1/8/24 (Aloha #7)
Until December Aurora Rose Reynolds 12/20/23 (Until Him/Her #8)

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024

#4 Holiday Corner Mysteries Yuletide Murder Ileana Munoz Renfroe 12/7/23
#5 Holiday Corner Mysteries Frozen Dough D.B. McNicol 12/9/23
#6 Junkyard Dog Mysteries Perps on Parade Summer Prescott 12/3/23

#2 Seasonal Sweets Mysteries Criminally Ungrateful Courtney Flagg 12/8/23
#3 Seasonal Sweets Mysteries Peppermint Perjury Courtney Flagg 12/8/23
#4 Mayhem Village Mysteries The Case of the Twisted Threads Kate Jach 12/12/23

#2 Bookstore at Holiday Bay Mysteries Once Upon a Haunting Kathi Daley 12/2/23
#3 Mia Watson Cruise Ship Mystery Film Fatale Gwen Taylor Jen Booker 12/6/23
#4 Peridale Café Mysteries Chocolate Cake and Chaos Agatha Frost 12/18/23

#6 Holiday Corner Mysteries Poisoned Pudding Sharon Michaels 12/10/23
#7 Barkview Mysteries Dachshund to Death199738420] C.B. Wilson 12/9/23
#8 Real Estate Rescue Mysteries Freezin' Up Patti Benning 12/14/23

#9 Hart Times Cozy Mystery Peppered in Murder Emma Ainsley 12/20/23
#10 Seasoned Sleuths Bake the System Gretchen Allen 12/4/23
#11 Seasoned Sleuth Mysteries Dread and Berried Gretchen Allen 12/26/23
#12 Country Store Mysteries Deep Fried Death Maddie Day 12/21/22

#2 Sparrow Haven Mysteries Fatal Blooms Claire Harlow 1/1/24
#3 Bookstore at Holiday Bay Mysteries Once Upon a Christmas Kathi Daley 1/3/24
#4 Coffee Lovers Mysteries A Bean to Die For Tara Lush 1/9/24
#5 Baron & Graystone Mysteries Peppermint Mocha Murder Laura Pauling 12/22/23
#6 Temp Job Mysteries Crisis at the Christmas Party K.B. Blake 12/16/23

#2 Tiffany Austin Food Blogger Mysteries A Crust to Die For T.C. LoTempio 1/2/24
#3 Sparrow Haven Mysteries Death by Dish Claire Harlow 1/2/24
#4 Cat and Mouse Whodunit Mysteries Catastrophe Emily James 1/13/24
#5 The Mystery Book Nook Shared World Mysteries The Women Sleuths Club Murder Sharon Michaels 1/10/24

#2 Witch’s Creek Mysteries The House on Warwick Pond Sharon Michaels 1/13/24
#3 JJ Kamaras Mysteries Death al Dente Joy Patrick 1/4/24
#4 Bishop’s Landing Mysteries Movie Stars and Mayhem Avery Kent 1/20/24
#5 Beacon Bakeshop Mysteries Murder at the Blarney Bash Darci Hannah 1/23/24
#6 No-Bake Mysteries Truffles and Trials Ramona Ransom 1/23/24
#7 Ruff McPaw Mysteries Cluckin' Clutch Commotion Max Parrott 1/19/24
#8 Razzy Cat Mysteries The Love That Was Lost Courtney McFarlin 1/25/24
#9 Cookie Corner Mysteries Secret Cookies Cindy Stark 12/29/23
#10 Borrowed Pages Mysteries Merry Old Murder Maggie Benton 1/30/24
#11 Seabreeze Bookshop Mysteries A Splash of Murder Penny Brooke 1/26/24
#12 Secondhand Sleuth Mysteries The Shelved Shocker Mel Morgan 1/9/24

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024

35/35. Finished

01.Windy City #1:Mile High-Liz Tomforde 12/01/23
02.Dogwood Lane #2:Tangle-Adriana Locke 12/02/23
03.Dogwood Lane #3:Trouble-Adriana Locke 1/08/24
04.The Dixie Wardens Rejects MC #4:I'm Only Here for the Beard-Lani Lynn Vale 12/02/23


05.Detective Josie Quinn #16:The Innocent Wife-Lisa Regan 12/01/23
06.Emma Griffin FBI Mystery #17:The Girl and the Silent Night-A.J. Rivers 12/10/23
07.Emma Griffin FBI Mystery #18:The Girl and the Last Sleepover-A.J. Rivers 12/18/23
08.Blake Wilder FBI Mystery Thriller #19:A Code to Kill-Elle Gray 12/07/23
09.Blake Wilder FBI Mystery Thriller #20:Watching Her-Elle Gray 1/13/24


10.Detective Casey White #8:Their Resting Place-B.R. Spangler 12/08/23
11.Detective Casey White #9:Two Little Souls-B.R. Spangler 12/15/23
12.Olivia Knight FBI Thriller #10:Fatal Games-Elle Gray 12/03/23
13.Detectives Kane and Alton #11:Be Mine Forever-D.K. Hood 1/11/24


14.Landmark Mountain #1:Unforgettable-Willow Aster 12/08/23
15.After We Fall #2:After We Fall-Melanie Harlow 12/09/23
16.Tracy Crosswhite #3:In the Clearing-Robert Dugoni 1/17/24
17.Cottonwood Cove #4:Before the Sunset-Laura Pavlov 12/06/23
18.Cottonwood Cove #5:After the Storm-Laura Pavlov 12/19/23


19.The Sullivan Family #1:One Look-Lena Hendrix 12/13/23
20.The Heroes of the Dixie Wardens #2:Halligan to My Axe-Lani Lynn Vale 12/07/23
21.Romancing Manhattan #3:After All-Kristen Proby 12/09/23


22.The Sisters, Texas #5:Genny's Ballad-Becki Willis 12/01/23
23.Grant County #6:Beyond Reach-Karin Slaughter 1/02/24
24.Kate Burkholder #7:After the Storm-Linda Castillo 12/15/23
25.Kate Burkholder #8:Among the Wicked-Linda Castillo 1/05/24
26.Henchmen MC-Next Generation #9:Seth-Jessica Gadziala 12/03/23


27.Ava James FBI Mystery #1:The Woman at the Masked Gala-A.J. Rivers 12/16/23
28.Sexy Silver Foxes #2:Midlife Crisis-L.B. Dunbar 12/17/23
29.Ellie Kline #3:Cold Threat-Mary Stone 12/16/23
30.Not Quite #4:Not Quite Forever-Catherine Bybee 1/14/24


31.Hollywood A-List #1:Bombshell-C.D. Reiss 12/11/23
32.McClain Brothers #2:Let Me Hold You-Alexandria House 12/10/23
33.Montgomery Brothers #3:Rebel-Laura Pavlov 1/14/24
34.Shady Valley Henchmen #4:Sway-Jessica Gadziala 1/07/24
35.The Dixie Warden Rejects #5:The Beard Made Me Do It-Lani Lynn Vale 12/15/23

It's been a while since I've joined this one.

DUCKS IN A ROW, 12/1 - 1/31
SET 1 :
#1 = Murder by Page One (Peach Coast Library #1), by Olivia Matthews, finished 12/4/23 ★★★.5
#2 = A Nutcracker Nightmare (Killer Chocolate #2), by Christina Romeril, finished 12/1/23 ★★★.5
#3 = Disney in Shadow (Kingdom Keepers #3), by Ridley Pearson, finished 12/6/23 ★★★.5
#4 = House on Fire (Nick Heller #4), by Joseph Finder, finished 1/13/24 ★★★★
#5 = Close to Home (Tracy Crosswhite #5), by Robert Dugoni, finished 12/5/23 ★★★★
#6 = Inherit the Wool (Yarn Retreat #6), by Betty Hechtman, finished 12/7/23 ★★★★
#7 = Golden Malicious (Orchard #7), by Sheila Connolly, finished 12/15/23 ★★★★
#8 = Death on the Menu (Key West Food Critic #8), by Lucy Burdette, finished 12/18/23 ★★★★
#9 = The Poison Pen (Scottish Bookshop #9), by Paige Shelton, finished 1/19/24 ★★★★
#10 = The Long Way Home (Chief Insp. Armand Gamache #10), by Louise Penny, finished 12/2/23 ★★★★

SET 2 :
#1 – Murder at the Snowed Inn (Claire Anderson Murder for All Seasons #1), by Imogene Plimp, finished 12/7/23 ★★★
#2 – Murder by the Bookend (Antique Bookshop #2), by Laura Gail Black, finished 12/9/23 ★★★.5
#3 – Hunting Hour (Timber Creek K-9 #3), by Margaret Mizushima, finished 1/2/24 ★★★★
#4 – That Old Black Magic (Piper Donovan #4), by Mary Jane Clark, finished 1/15/24 ★★★.5
#5 – Watching the Detectives (Country Club #5), by Julie Mulhern, finished 12/23/23 ★★★★
#6 – An Unexpected Peril (Veronica Speedwell #6), by Deanna Raybourn, finished 12/8/23 ★★★★
#7 – No Grater Danger (Vintage Kitchen #7), by Victoria Hamilton, finished 1/22/24 ★★★★
# 8 – Tunnel Vision (V.I. Warshawski #8), by Sara Paretsky, finished 12/24/23 ★★★★

SET 3 :
#1 – The Silence of the Elves (Holly Hopewell #1), by Meg Muldoon, finished 12/10/23 ★★★.5
#2 – Murder at the Taffy Shop (Cozy Capers Book Group #2), by Maddie Day, finished 12/11/23 ★★★.5
#3 – The Corpse at the Carnival (Getaway Bay #3), by Grace York, finished 12/27/23 ★★★.5
#4 – A Stranger in Mayfair (Charles Lenox #4), by Charles Finch, finished 1/21/24 ★★★★
#5 – Watchdog (Melanie Travis #5), by Laurien Berenson, finished 1/28/24 ★★★★
#6 – In Plain Sight (Joe Pickett #6), by C.J. Box, finished 12/14/23 ★★★★
#7 – Heirs and Graces (Her Royal Spyness #7), by Rhys Bowen, finished 1/23/24 ★★★★
#8 – A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee #8), by Tony Hillerman, finished 1/4/24 ★★★★

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024


1 - One Night with a Cowboy - Cat Johnson - 12/23/23 - #1 Oklahoma Nights
2 - Disappearance of a Scribe - Dana Stabenow - 12/24/23 - #2 Eye of Isis
3 - Hidden Depths - Ann Cleeves - 12/12/23 - #3 Vera Stanhope
4. Resurrection Row - Anne Perry - 1/31/24 - #4 Charlotte & Thomas Witt


1 - The Unwilling Executive - Miranda P. Charles - 12/16/23 - #1 Captured by Love
2 - Cruel as the Grave - Sharon Kay Penman - 1/17;24 - #2 Justin de Quincy
3 - The Devotion of Suspect X - Keigo Higashino - 1/3/24 - #3 Detective Galileo
4 - Intrigue in Istanbul - Erica Ruth Neubauer - 1/4/24 - #4 Jane Wunderly
5 - Lost Hours - Paige Shelton - 1/10/24 - #5 Alaska Wild

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024

1. Elements of Chemistry: Attraction-Penny Reid12/6
2. Slam Dunk, Vol. 2-Takehiko Inoue 12/19
3. Off-Limits Best Friend-Emelia Blair 12/1
4. Spy×Family 4-Tatsuya Endo 1/7
5. Lore Olympus: Volume Five-Rachel Smythe 12/28

1. Tall, Tatted and Tempting-Tammy Falkner 12/7
2. Unexpected Protector-Emelia Blair 12/1
3. Deadpool, Vol. 3: Weasel Goes to Hell-Skottie Young 12/31
4. Unforseen Daddy-Emelia Blair 12/5
5. Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 5-James Tynion IV 12/28

1. Breaching the Contract-Chantal Fernando 12/11
2. Cage of Eden, Vol. 2-Yoshinobu Yamada 1/9
3. Stay with Me-J. Lynn 12/12
4. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Vol. 4-Haro Aso 1/1
5. Spy×Family 5-Tatsuya Endo 1/8

Finished! Dec/Jan Ducks in a Row
December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2025

Rows: 8
Books: 50

Row 1 - 15
(A Word Travels Mobile Bookshop Cozy Mystery 1) Murder in the Library Penny Brooke 12/02/23
(Christmas Notch 1.5) Snow Place Like LA Julie Murphy & Simone Sierra 01/11/14
(Love & Gelato 2) Love & Luck Jenna Evans Welch (Libby ebook) 12/04/23
(Kitchen Witch Mystery 2.5) Have a Holly, Haunted Christmas Lynn Cahoon 12/30/23
(Harper Connelly 3) An Ice Cold Grave Charlaine Harris 12/01/23
(An Italian Village Mystery 3.5) When The Clock Strikes Two Adriana Licio 12/12/23
(Harper Connelly 4) Grave Secret Charlaine Harris12/07/23
(Sookie Stackhouse 4.3) Dancers in the Dark Charlaine Harris 01/15/24
(Never Say Never 5) Three Rules I'd Never Break Remi Carrington 12/10/23
(Movie Club Mystery 6) Some Like It Shot Zara Keane 12/05/23
(Never Say Never 6.5) One Whopper of a Love Story Remi Carrington 12/14/23
(Maille Spencer Honolulu Tour Guide 7) Malice at the Palace Kay Hadashi 12/16/23
(Maile Spencer Honolulu Tour Guide 8) Peril at the Potluck Kay Hadashi 12/17/23
(Yarn Retreat Mystery 9) Knot a Game Betty Hechtman 01/19/24

Row 2 - 10
(Home to Ireland 1) Murder in Galway Carlene O'Connor 12/13/23
(Wild River 1.5) An Alaskan Wedding Jennifer Snow 01/14/24
(Home to Ireland 2) Murder in Connemara Carlene O'Connor 12/15/23
(Wild River 2.5) A Wild River Retreat Jennifer Snow 01/16/24
(Love & Gelato 3) Love & Olives Jenna Evans Welch 12/18/23
(Lunar Chronicles 3.5) Fairest Marissa Meyer 01/27/24
(Never Say Never 4) One Choice I'd Never Make Remi Carrington 12/08/23
(Campers & Criminals 5) Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder Tonya Kappes 12/25/23
(Never Say Never 6) Two Risks I'd Never Take Again Remi Carrington 12/13/23
(Yarn Retreat Mystery 7) Knot on Your Life Betty Hechtman 01/16/24
(Bread Shop Mystery 8) Bread Over Troubled Water Winnie Archer 12/20/23

Row 3 - 7
(Mr. Wrong Number 1) Mr. Wrong Number Lynn Painter 12/21/23
(Devil’s Beach 1.5) Give Me Chills: A Devil's Beach Novella Tara Lush 01/18/24
(An Italian Village Mystery 2) A Fair Time For Death Adriana Licio 12/28/23
(Merry Summerfield 3) Dead and Disorderly Kris Pearson 12/20/23
(First Comes Love 4) To the Stars and Back Camilla Isley 12/21/23
(Moon Mystery 5) Evil Under the Moon Helen Haught Fanick 01/17/24
(Maille Spencer Honolulu Tour Guide 6) Keepers of the Kingdom Kay Hadashi 12/17/23
**7
(Yarn Retreat Mystery 8) But Knot for Me Betty Hechtman 01/17/24

Row 4 - 6
(The Elliotts of Montana 1) Christmas at Sleigh Bell Farm Kaylie Newell 12/23/23
(Maple Hills 2) Wildfire Hannah Grace 12/29/23
(Gunnie Rose 3) The Russian Cage Charlaine Harris 01/02/24
(Campers & Criminals 4) Christmas, Criminals, and Campers Tonya Kappes 12/22/23
(Ariadne Oliver 5) The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie 01/31/23
(Campers & Criminals 6) Canyons, Caravans, & Cadavers Tonya Kappes 12/27/23

Row 5 - 3
(Gunnie Rose 1) An Easy Death Charlaine Harris 12/30/23
(Gunnie Rose 2) A Longer Fall Charlaine Harris 01/01/24
(My Hockey Romance 3) Thoroughly Pucked Lauren Blakely 01/20/24

Row 6 - 3
(Haley Powell Food & Cocktails Mystery 1) Death of a Kitchen Diva Lee Hollis 01/09/24
(Christmas Notch 2) A Holly Jolly Ever After Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone 01/08/24
(Accidentally Undercover 3) Chaos in California Lucy Quinn 01/20/24

Row 7 - 3
(Wild River 1) An Alaskan Christmas Jennifer Snow 01/13/24
(Veronica MacCreedy 2) Call of the Penguins Hazel Prior 01/11/24
(Homeswappers 3) An Aero Island Christmas Mystery by Adriana Licio 01/29/24

Row 8 - 3
(Bed & Breakfast Mystery 1) Just Desserts Mary Daheim 01/123/24
(Wild River 2) Under an Alaskan Sky Jennifer Snow 01/15/24
(An Italian Village Mystery 3) A Mystery Before Christmas by Ariana Licio (KU) 01/30/24

NO Row
(Written in the Stars 1) Written in the Stars Alexandria Bellefleur 01/24/24
(Accidentally Undercover 2) Mischief in New Orleans Lucy Quinn 01/17/24
**3

NO Row
(Blackwood Cellars 1) Blue Hawaiian Carla Luna 01/25/24
(Kitchen Witch Mystery 2) Two Wicked Desserts Lynn Cahoon 01/26/24
**3

No Row
(Coffeehouse Mystery 20) Bulletproof Barista Cleo Coyle 01/03/24

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024

1. Liver Let Die by Liz Lipperman 12/3/2023
2. Soaps and Séances: A Bubbles Boutique Mystery Novelette by Jemma Bard 12/1/2023
3. Broadway Butchery by C.S. Poe 12/15/2023
4. Lust Hate Love by Ella Frank 1/4/2023

1. Halo by Ella Frank 12/5/2023
2. Murderous Misprint by Isabella Bassett 12/13/2023
3, Angel by Ella Frank 1/2/2023

Welcome everyone!

Ducks In A Row (Dec/Jan)
Duration: Dec. 1st, 2023 - Jan. 31st, 2024

3/3

1. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - Jan. 31st (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)

1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl - Jan. 18th (Charlie Bucket)

1. Dinosaur Sanctuary, Vol. 1 by Itaru Kinoshita - Jan. 14th

1. A Man and His Cat, Vol. 1 by Umi Sakurai - Jan. 8th

1. The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book One by Neil Gaiman - Jan. 6th

1. The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty - Dec. 18th (Daevabad)
2. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl - Jan. 19th (Charlie Bucket)

1. The Gospel According to Jayne, Vol. 1 by David M. Booher - Dec. 5th
2. Dinosaur Sanctuary, Vol. 2 by Itaru Kinoshita - Jan. 18th
3. Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert - Jan. 26th (Dark Olympus)

1. The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent - Jan. 8th (Crowns of Nyaxia)
2. The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Two by Neil Gaiman - Jan. 13th
3. The Singles Table by Sara Desai - Dec. 23rd (Marriage Game)

0. Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree - Dec. 16th (Legends & Lattes)
1. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne - Dec. 7th (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas)
2. Not Your Ex's Hexes by April Asher - Dec. 13th (Supernatural Singles)
3. The Gospel According to Jayne, Vol. 3 by David M. Booher - Dec. 7th

5. Heartstopper: Volume Five by Alice Oseman - Jan. 3rd

1. Not the Witch You Wed by April Asher - Dec. 10th (Supernatural Singles)
2. The Gospel According to Jayne, Vol. 2 by David M. Booher - Dec. 6th
3. The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Three by Neil Gaiman - Jan. 18th

8. Monstress, Vol. 8: Inferno by Marjorie M. Liu - Dec. 19th
9. Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 20th (Wayward Children)
10. Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 10 by Hiromu Arakawa - Dec. 19th

9. Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 9 by Hiromu Arakawa - Dec. 10th

11. Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 11 by Hiromu Arakawa - Dec. 20th

12. Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 12 by Hiromu Arakawa - Dec. 26th

13. Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 13 by Hiromu Arakawa - Dec. 31st

14. Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 14 by Hiromu Arakawa - Dec 31st

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?
(You do NOT have to read them in that order.)
As long as you keep it all in a row.
There can NOT be more than three from the same series in the same grouping...
Tell us the name of the series.
Post a link to the book and the author, and the date you finished the book.
4/4

1. Sticks and Stones and a Bag of Bones Heather Weidner (Mermaid Bay Christmas Shoppe Mysteries #1) 12/6/23
2. The Lost Book of the White Cassandra Clare (The Eldest Curses #2) 12/21/23
3. Jack & Jill James Patterson (Alex Cross #3) 12/14/23
4. Tarsier Sings His Song Terri Tatchell (Endangered and Misunderstood #4) 12/8/23

2/3
1. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder Joanne Fluke (Hannah Swensen #1) 12/7/23
2. Buried Bones Carolyn Haines (Sarah Booth Delaney #2) 1/6/24
3.

finished

Welcome Kendra and Trina!

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The Lost Challenges
Ducks In A Row (DEC23/JAN24)
Duration: December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024

Progress: 2 out of 3

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?
(You do NOT have to read them in that order.)
As long as you keep it all in a row.
There can NOT be more than three from the same series in the same grouping...
Tell us the name of the series.
Post a link to the book and the author, and the date you finished the book.
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.

Please repost your entire challenge when finished to get your badge.

Pink Carnation #5: The Temptation of the Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig - ***** - 3/3/2024 - 388 Pages
Pink Carnation #6: The Betrayal of the Blood Lily (Pink Carnation, #6) by Lauren Willig
Virgin River #7: Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr - ***** - 1/31/2024 - 368 Pages

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024

1 The Ghost of Marlow House by Bobbi Holmes - 12/2/23
2 The Lion's Game by Nelson DeMille - 12/1/23
3 H.M.S. Surprise by Patrick O'Brian - 12/18/23
4 Divine Justice by David Baldacci - 12/8/23
5 Malice in Christmas River by Meg Muldoon - 12/14/23
6 Home, Siege Home by Eric Ugland - 12/15/23
7 The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle - 1/7/24
8 Secrets of the Sword II by Lindsay Buroker - 1/2/24
9 Mountain Top Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner - 12/20/23
10 The Resurrection Man by Charlotte MacLeod - 12/6/23

12 The Trouble with Twelfth Grave by Darynda Jones - 12/11/23
13 M is for Malice by Sue Grafton - 12/9/23

18 Curtains for Three by Rex Stout - 1/3/24
19 A Spoonful of Poison by M.C. Beaton - 12/14/23
20 Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight by Emily Brightwell - 12/4/23
21 Death of a Dreamer by M.C. Beaton - 12/12/23


38 Double Sin and Other Stories by Agatha Christie - 12/31/23

40 Third Girl by Agatha Christie - 12/19/23

1 The Watchmaker's Daughter by C.J. Archer - 12/3/23
2 Archenemies by Marissa Meyer - 12/5/23
3 A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck - 12/30/23
4 The Kill Squad by J.T. Sawyer - 12/9/23
5 The Crystal Stopper by Maurice Leblanc - 12/26/23
6 The Doom of the Haunted Opera by Brad Strickland - 12/27/23
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9 The Great Airport Mystery by Franklin W. Dixon - 12/27/23
10 Schoolhouse Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner - 12/27/23


19 Murder by the Book by Rex Stout - 1/5/24
20 Triple Jeopardy by Rex Stout - 1/11/24
21 Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict by Emily Brightwell - 1/27/24

1 The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas - 12/12/23
2 Terminal by Colin Forbes - 12/6/23
3 The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie - 12/20/23
4 Exit Strategy by Martha Wells - 12/19/23
5 HAVOC: A Cal Shepard Black-Ops Thriller by J.T. Sawyer - 1/8/24
6 Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke - 1/1/24

9 Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold - 1/8/24
10 Serpent's Kiss by Alex Archer - 12/31/23

1 The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - 12/13/23
2 A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck - 12/18/23
3 Worst Case by James Patterson - 1/4/24
4 Tick Tock by James Patterson - 1/8/24

10 What Happened at Midnight by Franklin W. Dixon - 12/31/23

1 The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman - 12/16/23
2 The River by Gary Paulsen - 12/19/23
3 The Mother's Day Mishap by Kathi Daley = 1/3/24
4 Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? by Lemony Snicket - 1/19/24

1 Murder at the Lighthouse by Frances Evesham - 12/28/23
2 A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow - 12/20/23
3 Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire - 1/10/24

1 Lady Fortescue Steps Out by Marion Chesney - 12/29/23
2 Watch the Skies by James Patterson - 12/21/23
3 Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch - 1/14/24

1 The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy - 1/6/24
2 It's a Christmas Thing by Janet Dailey - 12/23/23
3 Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold - 1/23/24

1 Time Heals No Wounds by Hendrik Falkenberg - 1/9/24
2 Secretive by Sara Rosett - 12/27/23
3

1 Dead in Their Tracks by J.T. Sawyer - 1/18/24
2 Mission Hindenburg by C. Alexander London - 12/31/23
3

1 Harmony Black by Craig Schaefer - 1/18/24
2 The Hit by David Baldacci - 1/16/24
3

1 Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire - 1/28/24
2 The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman - 1/24/24

Welcome Elle, Suzanne and Jackie!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024

Forgot I signed up for this. Here are two groups of 1,2, 3

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?

1.The Man With a Load of Mischief by Martha Grimes. Read 12/7/23
2.The Ursulina by Brian Freeman. Read 12/22/23
3.The Dark Corners of the Night by Meg Gardiner Read 1/11/24

1.The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston Read 1/18/24
2.The Letter Keeper by Charles Martin 1/18/24
3.Godwink Stories: A Devotional (3) by Squire Rushnell Read 1/15/23

Welcome Michele!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
December 2023/January 2024

1. Christmas in Dixie by Kaci Lane (12/1/23) - Apple Cart County Christmas
2. Merry Kismet by Anneka R. Walker (12/7/23) - Gift-Wrapped Romance
3. Solo for the Season by Martha Keyes (12/13/23) - Girt-Wrapped Romance


1. Cabin Crush by Kasey Stockton (12/3/23) - Gift-Wrapped Romance
2. Jingle all the Wave by Shelly Jasperson (12/12/23) - Christmas Magic at Moonrise Cove
3. The Queen's Crown by K.M. Shea (12/18/23) - Court of Midnight and Deception


1. Crown of Shadows by K.M. Shea (12/16/23) - Court of Midnight and Deception
2. The King's Shadow by K.M. Shea (1/12/24) - Gate of Myth and Power
3. Fated by K.M. Shea (12/20/23) - Pack of Dawn and Destiny


1. Hunted by K.M. Shea (12/19/23) - Pack of Dawn and Destiny
2. Crown of Moonlight by K.M. Shea (12/17/23) - Court of Midnight and Deception
3. Magic Unleashed by K.M. Shea (12/23/23) - Hall of Blood and Mercy


1. Kissing for Keeps by Martha Keyes (1/6/24) - Sheppards in Love
2. Magic Redeemed by K.M. Shea (12/22/23) - Hall of Blood and Mercy
3. The Unfinished Groom by Taylor Hart (12/29/23) - Jackson Hole Bachelor Billionaire Romances


1. The Masked Fae by Shari L. Tapscott (12/31/23) - Royal Fae of Rose Briar Woods
2. A Tale of Beauty and Beast by Melanie Cellier (1/3/24) - Beyond the Four Kingdoms
3. A Heart in the Balance by Laura Rollins (1/9/24) - Lockhart


1. A Dance of Silver and Shadow by Melanie Cellier (1/2/24) - Beyond the Four Kingdoms
2. Lily for My Enemy by Laura Rollins (1/8/24) - Lockhart
3. The King's Queen by K.M. Shea (1/18/24) - Gate of Myth and Power

Welcome Shash!

"Ducks In A Row" Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024

Rules. Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. There can NOT be more than three from the same series in the same grouping.



📚 #1
1 Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare - 6 Jan '24
2 A Fatal Groove by Olivia Blacke - 5 Jan '24
3 Wild Justice by Kelley Armstrong - 26 Dec '23
4 A Fiancée's Guide to First Wives and Murder by Dianne Freeman - 23 Dec '23
5 O Jerusalem by Laurie R. King - 13 Dec '23
6 A Crimson Warning by Tasha Alexander - 04 Dec '23
7 An Artless Demise by Anna Lee Huber - 06 Dec '23
8 A Stroke of Malice by Anna Lee Huber - 20 Dec '23
9 Archangel's Heart by Nalini Singh - 17 Dec '23
10 Jewels in the Juniper by Dale Mayer - 09 Dec '23
11 Killer in the Kiwis by Dale Mayer - 18 Dec '23
12 Where the Dead Lie by C.S. Harris - 22 Dec '23
13 The Plot and the Pendulum by Jenn McKinlay - 30 Dec '23

📚 #2
1 Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon - 28 Dec '23
2 The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman - 3 Jan '24
3 Riley Thorn and the Blast from the Past by Lucy Score - 30 Dec '23
4 Stalking Around the Christmas Tree by Jacqueline Frost - 29 Dec '23
5 G'Day to Die by Maddy Hunter - 3 Jan '24
6 Murder at the Serpentine Bridge by Andrea Penrose - 8 Jan '24

📚 #3
1 The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - 9 Jan '24
2 Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare - 7 Jan '24
3
4 Heartless by Gail Carriger - 11 Jan '24
5 Mystery by the Sea by Verity Bright - 13 Jan '24

Welcome Vittoria!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024
FINISHED

1. Elements of Chemistry: Attraction-Penny Reid12/6
2. Slam Dunk, Vol. 2-Takehiko Inoue 12/19
3. Off-Limits Best Friend-Emelia Blair 12/1
4. Spy×Family 4-Tatsuya Endo 1/7
5. Lore Olympus: Volume Five-Rachel Smythe 12/28

1. Tall, Tatted and Tempting-Tammy Falkner 12/7
2. Unexpected Protector-Emelia Blair 12/1
3. Deadpool, Vol. 3: Weasel Goes to Hell-Skottie Young 12/31
4. Unforseen Daddy-Emelia Blair 12/5
5. Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 5-James Tynion IV 12/28

1. Breaching the Contract-Chantal Fernando 12/11
2. Cage of Eden, Vol. 2-Yoshinobu Yamada 1/9
3. Stay with Me-J. Lynn 12/12
4. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Vol. 4-Haro Aso 1/1
5. Spy×Family 5-Tatsuya Endo 1/8

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024

35/35 Completed. Finished

01.Windy City #1:Mile High-Liz Tomforde 12/01/23
02.Dogwood Lane #2:Tangle-Adriana Locke 12/02/23
03.Dogwood Lane #3:Trouble-Adriana Locke 1/08/24
04.The Dixie Wardens Rejects MC #4:I'm Only Here for the Beard-Lani Lynn Vale 12/02/23


05.Detective Josie Quinn #16:The Innocent Wife-Lisa Regan 12/01/23
06.Emma Griffin FBI Mystery #17:The Girl and the Silent Night-A.J. Rivers 12/10/23
07.Emma Griffin FBI Mystery #18:The Girl and the Last Sleepover-A.J. Rivers 12/18/23
08.Blake Wilder FBI Mystery Thriller #19:A Code to Kill-Elle Gray 12/07/23
09.Blake Wilder FBI Mystery Thriller #20:Watching Her-Elle Gray 1/13/24


10.Detective Casey White #8:Their Resting Place-B.R. Spangler 12/08/23
11.Detective Casey White #9:Two Little Souls-B.R. Spangler 12/15/23
12.Olivia Knight FBI Thriller #10:Fatal Games-Elle Gray 12/03/23
13.Detectives Kane and Alton #11:Be Mine Forever-D.K. Hood 1/11/24


14.Landmark Mountain #1:Unforgettable-Willow Aster 12/08/23
15.After We Fall #2:After We Fall-Melanie Harlow 12/09/23
16.Tracy Crosswhite #3:In the Clearing-Robert Dugoni 1/17/24
17.Cottonwood Cove #4:Before the Sunset-Laura Pavlov 12/06/23
18.Cottonwood Cove #5:After the Storm-Laura Pavlov 12/19/23


19.The Sullivan Family #1:One Look-Lena Hendrix 12/13/23
20.The Heroes of the Dixie Wardens #2:Halligan to My Axe-Lani Lynn Vale 12/07/23
21.Romancing Manhattan #3:After All-Kristen Proby 12/09/23


22.The Sisters, Texas #5:Genny's Ballad-Becki Willis 12/01/23
23.Grant County #6:Beyond Reach-Karin Slaughter 1/02/24
24.Kate Burkholder #7:After the Storm-Linda Castillo 12/15/23
25.Kate Burkholder #8:Among the Wicked-Linda Castillo 1/05/24
26.Henchmen MC-Next Generation #9:Seth-Jessica Gadziala 12/03/23


27.Ava James FBI Mystery #1:The Woman at the Masked Gala-A.J. Rivers 12/16/23
28.Sexy Silver Foxes #2:Midlife Crisis-L.B. Dunbar 12/17/23
29.Ellie Kline #3:Cold Threat-Mary Stone 12/16/23
30.Not Quite #4:Not Quite Forever-Catherine Bybee 1/14/24


31.Hollywood A-List #1:Bombshell-C.D. Reiss 12/11/23
32.McClain Brothers #2:Let Me Hold You-Alexandria House 12/10/23
33.Montgomery Brothers #3:Rebel-Laura Pavlov 1/14/24
34.Shady Valley Henchmen #4:Sway-Jessica Gadziala 1/07/24
35.The Dixie Warden Rejects #5:The Beard Made Me Do It-Lani Lynn Vale 12/15/23

WOOHOO Grace and Frankie!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024

Forgot I signed up for this. Here are two groups of 1,2, 3

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?

1.The Man With a Load of Mischief by Martha Grimes. Read 12/7/23
2.The Ursulina by Brian Freeman. Read 12/22/23
3.The Dark Corners of the Night by Meg Gardiner Read 1/11/24

1.The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston Read 1/18/24
2.The Letter Keeper by Charles Martin 1/18/24
3.Godwink Stories: A Devotional (3) by Squire Rushnell Read 1/15/23

WOOHOO Michele!

Finished

DUCKS IN A ROW, 12/1 - 1/31

SET 1 :
#1 = Murder by Page One (Peach Coast Library #1), by Olivia Matthews, finished 12/4/23 ★★★.5
#2 = A Nutcracker Nightmare (Killer Chocolate #2), by Christina Romeril, finished 12/1/23 ★★★.5
#3 = Disney in Shadow (Kingdom Keepers #3), by Ridley Pearson, finished 12/6/23 ★★★.5
#4 = House on Fire (Nick Heller #4), by Joseph Finder, finished 1/13/24 ★★★★
#5 = Close to Home (Tracy Crosswhite #5), by Robert Dugoni, finished 12/5/23 ★★★★
#6 = Inherit the Wool (Yarn Retreat #6), by Betty Hechtman, finished 12/7/23 ★★★★
#7 = Golden Malicious (Orchard #7), by Sheila Connolly, finished 12/15/23 ★★★★
#8 = Death on the Menu (Key West Food Critic #8), by Lucy Burdette, finished 12/18/23 ★★★★
#9 = The Poison Pen (Scottish Bookshop #9), by Paige Shelton, finished 1/19/24 ★★★★
#10 = The Long Way Home (Chief Insp. Armand Gamache #10), by Louise Penny, finished 12/2/23 ★★★★

SET 2 :
#1 – Murder at the Snowed Inn (Claire Anderson Murder for All Seasons #1), by Imogene Plimp, finished 12/7/23 ★★★
#2 – Murder by the Bookend (Antique Bookshop #2), by Laura Gail Black, finished 12/9/23 ★★★.5
#3 – Hunting Hour (Timber Creek K-9 #3), by Margaret Mizushima, finished 1/2/24 ★★★★
#4 – That Old Black Magic (Piper Donovan #4), by Mary Jane Clark, finished 1/15/24 ★★★.5
#5 – Watching the Detectives (Country Club #5), by Julie Mulhern, finished 12/23/23 ★★★★
#6 – An Unexpected Peril (Veronica Speedwell #6), by Deanna Raybourn, finished 12/8/23 ★★★★
#7 – No Grater Danger (Vintage Kitchen #7), by Victoria Hamilton, finished 1/22/24 ★★★★
# 8 – Tunnel Vision (V.I. Warshawski #8), by Sara Paretsky, finished 12/24/23 ★★★★

SET 3 :
#1 – The Silence of the Elves (Holly Hopewell #1), by Meg Muldoon, finished 12/10/23 ★★★.5
#2 – Murder at the Taffy Shop (Cozy Capers Book Group #2), by Maddie Day, finished 12/11/23 ★★★.5
#3 – The Corpse at the Carnival (Getaway Bay #3), by Grace York, finished 12/27/23 ★★★.5
#4 – A Stranger in Mayfair (Charles Lenox #4), by Charles Finch, finished 1/21/24 ★★★★
#5 – Watchdog (Melanie Travis #5), by Laurien Berenson, finished 1/28/24 ★★★★
#6 – In Plain Sight (Joe Pickett #6), by C.J. Box, finished 12/14/23 ★★★★
#7 – Heirs and Graces (Her Royal Spyness #7), by Rhys Bowen, finished 1/23/24 ★★★★
#8 – A Thief of Time (Leaphorn & Chee #8), by Tony Hillerman, finished 1/4/24 ★★★★

WOOHOO Barb!

Thanks :)

Finished

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024

#4 Holiday Corner Mysteries Yuletide Murder Ileana Munoz Renfroe 12/7/23
#5 Holiday Corner Mysteries Frozen Dough D.B. McNicol 12/9/23
#6 Junkyard Dog Mysteries Perps on Parade Summer Prescott 12/3/23

#2 Seasonal Sweets Mysteries Criminally Ungrateful Courtney Flagg 12/8/23
#3 Seasonal Sweets Mysteries Peppermint Perjury Courtney Flagg 12/8/23
#4 Mayhem Village Mysteries The Case of the Twisted Threads Kate Jach 12/12/23

#2 Bookstore at Holiday Bay Mysteries Once Upon a Haunting Kathi Daley 12/2/23
#3 Mia Watson Cruise Ship Mystery Film Fatale Gwen Taylor Jen Booker 12/6/23
#4 Peridale Café Mysteries Chocolate Cake and Chaos Agatha Frost 12/18/23

#6 Holiday Corner Mysteries Poisoned Pudding Sharon Michaels 12/10/23
#7 Barkview Mysteries Dachshund to Death199738420] C.B. Wilson 12/9/23
#8 Real Estate Rescue Mysteries Freezin' Up Patti Benning 12/14/23

#9 Hart Times Cozy Mystery Peppered in Murder Emma Ainsley 12/20/23
#10 Seasoned Sleuths Bake the System Gretchen Allen 12/4/23
#11 Seasoned Sleuth Mysteries Dread and Berried Gretchen Allen 12/26/23
#12 Country Store Mysteries Deep Fried Death Maddie Day 12/21/22

#2 Sparrow Haven Mysteries Fatal Blooms Claire Harlow 1/1/24
#3 Bookstore at Holiday Bay Mysteries Once Upon a Christmas Kathi Daley 1/3/24
#4 Coffee Lovers Mysteries A Bean to Die For Tara Lush 1/9/24
#5 Baron & Graystone Mysteries Peppermint Mocha Murder Laura Pauling 12/22/23
#6 Temp Job Mysteries Crisis at the Christmas Party K.B. Blake 12/16/23

#2 Tiffany Austin Food Blogger Mysteries A Crust to Die For T.C. LoTempio 1/2/24
#3 Sparrow Haven Mysteries Death by Dish Claire Harlow 1/2/24
#4 Cat and Mouse Whodunit Mysteries Catastrophe Emily James 1/13/24
#5 The Mystery Book Nook Shared World Mysteries The Women Sleuths Club Murder Sharon Michaels 1/10/24

#2 Witch’s Creek Mysteries The House on Warwick Pond Sharon Michaels 1/13/24
#3 JJ Kamaras Mysteries Death al Dente Joy Patrick 1/4/24
#4 Bishop’s Landing Mysteries Movie Stars and Mayhem Avery Kent 1/20/24
#5 Beacon Bakeshop Mysteries Murder at the Blarney Bash Darci Hannah 1/23/24
#6 No-Bake Mysteries Truffles and Trials Ramona Ransom 1/23/24
#7 Ruff McPaw Mysteries Cluckin' Clutch Commotion Max Parrott 1/19/24
#8 Razzy Cat Mysteries The Love That Was Lost Courtney McFarlin 1/25/24
#9 Cookie Corner Mysteries Secret Cookies Cindy Stark 12/29/23
#10 Borrowed Pages Mysteries Merry Old Murder Maggie Benton 1/30/24
#11 Seabreeze Bookshop Mysteries A Splash of Murder Penny Brooke 1/26/24
#12 Secondhand Sleuth Mysteries The Shelved Shocker Mel Morgan 1/9/24

WOOHOO Tari!

JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Tari!"

Thanks, JoAnne!

FINISHED
Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19?

Inheritance Nora Roberts 12/30/23 (The Lost Bride Trilogy #1)
Montana Cowboy Christmas Jane Porter 12/29/23 (Wyatt Brothers of Montana #2)
No Wedding Like Nantucket Grace Palmer 12/24/23 (Sweet Island Inn #3)
The Florist on Amelia Island Hope Holloway 1/25/24 (Seven Sisters #4)

No Love Like Nantucket Grace Palmer 12/28/23 (Sweet Island Inn #4)
Healing the Doctor's Heart Cindy Kirk 12/16/23 (Jackson Hole #5)
Beneath Copper Falls Colleen Coble 12/25/23 (Rock Harbor #6)

Merrier with You Ellen Joy 12/18/23 (Camden Cove #4)
Christmas at Cliffside Ellen Joy 12/17/23 (Cliffside Point #5)
Marry Me in Good Hope Cindy Kirk 12/6/23 (Good Hope #6)

Lakeside Lighthouse: Romantic Women's Fiction Ellen Joy 1/23/24 (Cliffside Point #6)
A Christmas Affair Jodi Thomas 1/20/24 (Ransom Canyon #6.5)
Love Walks In Chris Keniston 1/8/24 (Aloha #7)
Until December Aurora Rose Reynolds 12/20/23 (Until Him/Her #8)

A woohoo for JoAnne now!

Thanks Tari! :)

4/4

1. Sticks and Stones and a Bag of Bones Heather Weidner (Mermaid Bay Christmas Shoppe Mysteries #1) 12/6/23
2. The Lost Book of the White Cassandra Clare (The Eldest Curses #2) 12/21/23
3. Jack & Jill James Patterson (Alex Cross #3) 12/14/23
4. Tarsier Sings His Song Terri Tatchell (Endangered and Misunderstood #4) 12/8/23


Finished

Finished! Dec/Jan Ducks in a Row
December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2025

Rows: 8
Books: 50

Row 1 - 15
(A Word Travels Mobile Bookshop Cozy Mystery 1) Murder in the Library Penny Brooke 12/02/23
(Christmas Notch 1.5) Snow Place Like LA Julie Murphy & Simone Sierra 01/11/14
(Love & Gelato 2) Love & Luck Jenna Evans Welch (Libby ebook) 12/04/23
(Kitchen Witch Mystery 2.5) Have a Holly, Haunted Christmas Lynn Cahoon 12/30/23
(Harper Connelly 3) An Ice Cold Grave Charlaine Harris 12/01/23
(An Italian Village Mystery 3.5) When The Clock Strikes Two Adriana Licio 12/12/23
(Harper Connelly 4) Grave Secret Charlaine Harris12/07/23
(Sookie Stackhouse 4.3) Dancers in the Dark Charlaine Harris 01/15/24
(Never Say Never 5) Three Rules I'd Never Break Remi Carrington 12/10/23
(Movie Club Mystery 6) Some Like It Shot Zara Keane 12/05/23
(Never Say Never 6.5) One Whopper of a Love Story Remi Carrington 12/14/23
(Maille Spencer Honolulu Tour Guide 7) Malice at the Palace Kay Hadashi 12/16/23
(Maile Spencer Honolulu Tour Guide 8) Peril at the Potluck Kay Hadashi 12/17/23
(Yarn Retreat Mystery 9) Knot a Game Betty Hechtman 01/19/24

Row 2 - 10
(Home to Ireland 1) Murder in Galway Carlene O'Connor 12/13/23
(Wild River 1.5) An Alaskan Wedding Jennifer Snow 01/14/24
(Home to Ireland 2) Murder in Connemara Carlene O'Connor 12/15/23
(Wild River 2.5) A Wild River Retreat Jennifer Snow 01/16/24
(Love & Gelato 3) Love & Olives Jenna Evans Welch 12/18/23
(Lunar Chronicles 3.5) Fairest Marissa Meyer 01/27/24
(Never Say Never 4) One Choice I'd Never Make Remi Carrington 12/08/23
(Campers & Criminals 5) Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder Tonya Kappes 12/25/23
(Never Say Never 6) Two Risks I'd Never Take Again Remi Carrington 12/13/23
(Yarn Retreat Mystery 7) Knot on Your Life Betty Hechtman 01/16/24
(Bread Shop Mystery 8) Bread Over Troubled Water Winnie Archer 12/20/23

Row 3 - 7
(Mr. Wrong Number 1) Mr. Wrong Number Lynn Painter 12/21/23
(Devil’s Beach 1.5) Give Me Chills: A Devil's Beach Novella Tara Lush 01/18/24
(An Italian Village Mystery 2) A Fair Time For Death Adriana Licio 12/28/23
(Merry Summerfield 3) Dead and Disorderly Kris Pearson 12/20/23
(First Comes Love 4) To the Stars and Back Camilla Isley 12/21/23
(Moon Mystery 5) Evil Under the Moon Helen Haught Fanick 01/17/24
(Maille Spencer Honolulu Tour Guide 6) Keepers of the Kingdom Kay Hadashi 12/17/23
**7
(Yarn Retreat Mystery 8) But Knot for Me Betty Hechtman 01/17/24

Row 4 - 6
(The Elliotts of Montana 1) Christmas at Sleigh Bell Farm Kaylie Newell 12/23/23
(Maple Hills 2) Wildfire Hannah Grace 12/29/23
(Gunnie Rose 3) The Russian Cage Charlaine Harris 01/02/24
(Campers & Criminals 4) Christmas, Criminals, and Campers Tonya Kappes 12/22/23
(Ariadne Oliver 5) The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie 01/31/23
(Campers & Criminals 6) Canyons, Caravans, & Cadavers Tonya Kappes 12/27/23

Row 5 - 3
(Gunnie Rose 1) An Easy Death Charlaine Harris 12/30/23
(Gunnie Rose 2) A Longer Fall Charlaine Harris 01/01/24
(My Hockey Romance 3) Thoroughly Pucked Lauren Blakely 01/20/24

Row 6 - 3
(Haley Powell Food & Cocktails Mystery 1) Death of a Kitchen Diva Lee Hollis 01/09/24
(Christmas Notch 2) A Holly Jolly Ever After Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone 01/08/24
(Accidentally Undercover 3) Chaos in California Lucy Quinn 01/20/24

Row 7 - 3
(Wild River 1) An Alaskan Christmas Jennifer Snow 01/13/24
(Veronica MacCreedy 2) Call of the Penguins Hazel Prior 01/11/24
(Homeswappers 3) An Aero Island Christmas Mystery by Adriana Licio 01/29/24

Row 8 - 3
(Bed & Breakfast Mystery 1) Just Desserts Mary Daheim 01/123/24
(Wild River 2) Under an Alaskan Sky Jennifer Snow 01/15/24
(An Italian Village Mystery 3) A Mystery Before Christmas by Ariana Licio (KU) 01/30/24

NO Row
(Written in the Stars 1) Written in the Stars Alexandria Bellefleur 01/24/24
(Accidentally Undercover 2) Mischief in New Orleans Lucy Quinn 01/17/24
**3

NO Row
(Blackwood Cellars 1) Blue Hawaiian Carla Luna 01/25/24
(Kitchen Witch Mystery 2) Two Wicked Desserts Lynn Cahoon 01/26/24
**3

No Row
(Coffeehouse Mystery 20) Bulletproof Barista Cleo Coyle 01/03/24

FINISHED

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024

1. Liver Let Die by Liz Lipperman 12/3/2023
2. Soaps and Séances: A Bubbles Boutique Mystery Novelette by Jemma Bard 12/1/2023
3. Broadway Butchery by C.S. Poe 12/15/2023
4. Lust Hate Love by Ella Frank 1/4/2023

1. Halo by Ella Frank 12/5/2023
2. Murderous Misprint by Isabella Bassett 12/13/2023
3, Angel by Ella Frank 1/2/2023

WOOHOO Trina, Mel and Genevieve!

~~~ Complete ~~~

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024


1 - One Night with a Cowboy - Cat Johnson - 12/23/23 - #1 Oklahoma Nights
2 - Disappearance of a Scribe - Dana Stabenow - 12/24/23 - #2 Eye of Isis
3 - Hidden Depths - Ann Cleeves - 12/12/23 - #3 Vera Stanhope
4. Resurrection Row - Anne Perry - 1/31/24 - #4 Charlotte & Thomas Witt


1 - The Unwilling Executive - Miranda P. Charles - 12/16/23 - #1 Captured by Love
2 - Cruel as the Grave - Sharon Kay Penman - 1/17;24 - #2 Justin de Quincy
3 - The Devotion of Suspect X - Keigo Higashino - 1/3/24 - #3 Detective Galileo
4 - Intrigue in Istanbul - Erica Ruth Neubauer - 1/4/24 - #4 Jane Wunderly
5 - Lost Hours - Paige Shelton - 1/10/24 - #5 Alaska Wild

Finished

Ducks In A Row (Dec/Jan)
Duration: Dec. 1st, 2023 - Jan. 31st, 2024

3/3

1. The Gospel According to Jayne, Vol. 1 by David M. Booher - Dec. 5th
2. Dinosaur Sanctuary, Vol. 2 by Itaru Kinoshita - Jan. 18th
3. Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert - Jan. 26th (Dark Olympus)

1. The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent - Jan. 8th (Crowns of Nyaxia)
2. The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Two by Neil Gaiman - Jan. 13th
3. The Singles Table by Sara Desai - Dec. 23rd (Marriage Game)

0. Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree - Dec. 16th (Legends & Lattes)
1. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne - Dec. 7th (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas)
2. Not Your Ex's Hexes by April Asher - Dec. 13th (Supernatural Singles)
3. The Gospel According to Jayne, Vol. 3 by David M. Booher - Dec. 7th

1. Not the Witch You Wed by April Asher - Dec. 10th (Supernatural Singles)
2. The Gospel According to Jayne, Vol. 2 by David M. Booher - Dec. 6th
3. The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition, Book Three by Neil Gaiman - Jan. 18th

8. Monstress, Vol. 8: Inferno by Marjorie M. Liu - Dec. 19th
9. Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire - Jan. 20th (Wayward Children)
10. Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 10 by Hiromu Arakawa - Dec. 19th

Finished.

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024

1 The Ghost of Marlow House by Bobbi Holmes - 12/2/23
2 The Lion's Game by Nelson DeMille - 12/1/23
3 H.M.S. Surprise by Patrick O'Brian - 12/18/23
4 Divine Justice by David Baldacci - 12/8/23
5 Malice in Christmas River by Meg Muldoon - 12/14/23
6 Home, Siege Home by Eric Ugland - 12/15/23
7 The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle - 1/7/24
8 Secrets of the Sword II by Lindsay Buroker - 1/2/24
9 Mountain Top Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner - 12/20/23
10 The Resurrection Man by Charlotte MacLeod - 12/6/23

18 Curtains for Three by Rex Stout - 1/3/24
19 A Spoonful of Poison by M.C. Beaton - 12/14/23
20 Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight by Emily Brightwell - 12/4/23
21 Death of a Dreamer by M.C. Beaton - 12/12/23

1 The Watchmaker's Daughter by C.J. Archer - 12/3/23
2 Archenemies by Marissa Meyer - 12/5/23
3 A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck - 12/30/23
4 The Kill Squad by J.T. Sawyer - 12/9/23
5 The Crystal Stopper by Maurice Leblanc - 12/26/23
6 The Doom of the Haunted Opera by Brad Strickland - 12/27/23

19 Murder by the Book by Rex Stout - 1/5/24
20 Triple Jeopardy by Rex Stout - 1/11/24
21 Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict by Emily Brightwell - 1/27/24

1 The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas - 12/12/23
2 Terminal by Colin Forbes - 12/6/23
3 The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie - 12/20/23
4 Exit Strategy by Martha Wells - 12/19/23
5 HAVOC: A Cal Shepard Black-Ops Thriller by J.T. Sawyer - 1/8/24
6 Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke - 1/1/24

1 The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - 12/13/23
2 A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck - 12/18/23
3 Worst Case by James Patterson - 1/4/24
4 Tick Tock by James Patterson - 1/8/24

1 The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman - 12/16/23
2 The River by Gary Paulsen - 12/19/23
3 The Mother's Day Mishap by Kathi Daley = 1/3/24
4 Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? by Lemony Snicket - 1/19/24

1 Murder at the Lighthouse by Frances Evesham - 12/28/23
2 A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow - 12/20/23
3 Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire - 1/10/24

1 Lady Fortescue Steps Out by Marion Chesney - 12/29/23
2 Watch the Skies by James Patterson - 12/21/23
3 Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch - 1/14/24

1 The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy - 1/6/24
2 It's a Christmas Thing by Janet Dailey - 12/23/23
3 Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold - 1/23/24

WOOHOO Lynda, Kendra and Jackie!

Finished! :)

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
December 2023/January 2024

1. Christmas in Dixie by Kaci Lane (12/1/23) - Apple Cart County Christmas
2. Merry Kismet by Anneka R. Walker (12/7/23) - Gift-Wrapped Romance
3. Solo for the Season by Martha Keyes (12/13/23) - Girt-Wrapped Romance

1. Cabin Crush by Kasey Stockton (12/3/23) - Gift-Wrapped Romance
2. Jingle all the Wave by Shelly Jasperson (12/12/23) - Christmas Magic at Moonrise Cove
3. The Queen's Crown by K.M. Shea (12/18/23) - Court of Midnight and Deception

1. Crown of Shadows by K.M. Shea (12/16/23) - Court of Midnight and Deception
2. The King's Shadow by K.M. Shea (1/12/24) - Gate of Myth and Power
3. Fated by K.M. Shea (12/20/23) - Pack of Dawn and Destiny

1. Hunted by K.M. Shea (12/19/23) - Pack of Dawn and Destiny
2. Crown of Moonlight by K.M. Shea (12/17/23) - Court of Midnight and Deception
3. Magic Unleashed by K.M. Shea (12/23/23) - Hall of Blood and Mercy

1. Kissing for Keeps by Martha Keyes (1/6/24) - Sheppards in Love
2. Magic Redeemed by K.M. Shea (12/22/23) - Hall of Blood and Mercy
3. The Unfinished Groom by Taylor Hart (12/29/23) - Jackson Hole Bachelor Billionaire Romances

1. The Masked Fae by Shari L. Tapscott (12/31/23) - Royal Fae of Rose Briar Woods
2. A Tale of Beauty and Beast by Melanie Cellier (1/3/24) - Beyond the Four Kingdoms
3. A Heart in the Balance by Laura Rollins (1/9/24) - Lockhart

1. A Dance of Silver and Shadow by Melanie Cellier (1/2/24) - Beyond the Four Kingdoms
2. Lily for My Enemy by Laura Rollins (1/8/24) - Lockhart
3. The King's Queen by K.M. Shea (1/18/24) - Gate of Myth and Power

WOOHOO Shash!