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Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 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.

Barb FINISHED
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Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

My List:
Bobbins And Bodies A.C.F. Bookens 6/19/24 (Stitches In Crime #2)
The Love Shack Lori Foster 6/21/24 (Indiana Summers Series #3)
Judith Keim 6/20/24 (Beach House Hotel #4)
Margaritas at the Beach House Hotel Judith Keim 6/20/24 (Beach House Hotel #5)
The Summer Escape Jill Shalvis 6/15/24 (Sunrise Cove #6)
Sunshine Cottage Barbara Cool Lee 6/10/24 (Pajaro Bay #7)
Tease Melanie Harlow 7/2/24 (Cloverleigh Farms #8)
Harbor View Cottage Barbara Cool Lee 6/14/24 (Pajaro Bay #9)

Blood and Back Stitches A.C.F. Bookens 7/16/24 (Stitches In Crime #7)
Riverstone Cottage Barbara Cool Lee 6/11/24 (Pajaro Bay #8)
Tempt Melanie Harlow 7/5/24 (Cloverleigh Farms #9)

Dare Me Tonight Carly Phillips 7/6/24 (The Knight Brothers #3)
Fatal Destiny Marie Force 7/9/24 (Fatal #3.5)
The Library on Plum Island Amy Rafferty 7/22/24 (Cobble Beach #4)
Stitch X For Murder A.C.F. Bookens 7/6/24 (Stitches In Crime #5)

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

#2 Melody Scott Snapshot Mysteries Murder in the Masai Mara Victoria DeLuis 6/4/24
#3 Cruising for Clues High and Dry Emma Ainsley 6/11/24
#4 Julia Lives in a Van Mysteries The Case of the Kantankerous Kite L.C. Richards 6/14/24
#5 Vengeance in Little Leaf Creek Cindy Bell 6/17/24
#6 Iron & Flame Mysteries Charred to Handle Patti Benning 6/1/24
#7 Iron & Flame Cozy Mystery To Catch a Griller Patti Benning 6/15/24
#8 Trash to Treasure Mysteries Dining and Dread Donna Clancy 6/20/24

#2 Bee Keeping Mysteries Kill or Bee Killed Jennie Marts 6/5/24
#3 Lucille Pfiffer Mysteries Blind Justice Tanya R. Taylor 6/13/24
#4 Candice Holladay Mysteries Dead in the Roses Carla Crowe 7/2/24
#5 Lily Sprayberry Mysteries Signed, Sealed and Dead Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 7/7/24
#6 Quilting Cozy Mending Mischief Kathryn Mykel 6/8/24
#7 Temp Job Cozies Murder in the Mountains K.B. Blake 7/10/24
#8 Bookstore Cozy Mysteries Artifacts and Amulets Lucinda Race 7/29/24
#9 Iron & Flame Cozy Mysteries Camping & a Steakout Patti Benning 6/29/24
#10 Iron & Flame Mysteries Steaking a Chance Patti Benning 7/8/24
#11 Lighthouse Library Mysteries The Stranger in the Library Eva Gates 6/4/24

#2 Farm Fresh Cozy Farm Table Felonies Summer Prescott 6/7/24
#3 Dead & Breakfast Mysteries Homicide for the Holidays Sara Bourgeois 6/18/24
#4 Cruising for Clues Mysteries Weather the Storm Emma Ainsley 7/5/24
#5 Tea by the Sea Mysteries Trouble Is Brewing Vicki Delany 7/25/24
#6 Canine Cozy Mystery Shadow of Doubt Sharon Michaels 7/21/24
#7 Lily Sprayberry Mysteries Santa's Little Thief Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 7/14/24
#8 Lily Sprayberry Mysteries Bidding War Break-In Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 7/15/24
#9 Ozark Cozy Mysteries The Garden Club Murder Dianne Harman 7/4/24

#2 Lucille Pfiffer Mysteries Blind Escape Tanya R. Taylor 6/11/24
#3 Bread & Barks Bakery Mystery Murder in Bloom Paige H. Perry 6/23/24
#4 Spring Harbor Mysteries Killing Off Loose Ends Amber Crewes 7/12/24
#5 Copper Ridge Mysteries Murder on the Stage Amy Grundy 7/23/24
#6 Lily Sprayberry Mysteries The Claus Killing Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 7/8/24
#7 Copper Ridge Mysteries Murder at the Shelter Amy Grundy 7/26/24

FINISHED!!! Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 -
July 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?

Rows: 7
Books: 31

Row 1 -
(A Maine Clambake Mystery 1) Clammed Up Barbara Ross 06/07/24
(The Simple Wild 2) Wild at Heart K.A. Tucker 06/05/24
(The Simple Wild 2.5) Forever Wild K.A. Tucker 06/05/24
(Aunties 3) The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties Jesse Q. Sutanto 06/04/24
(Haley Powell Food and Cocktails Mystery 4) Death of a Chocoholic Lee Hollis 06/05/24
(Rivers of London 5) Foxglove Summer Ben Aaronovitch 06/13/24
(Rivers of London 5.3) What Abigail Did That Summer Ben Aaronovitch 05/16/24
(Rivers of London 6) The Hanging Tree Ben Aaronovitch 06/24/24
(Armstrong and Oscar 7) Murder on the Italian Riviera T.A. Williams 06/01/24

Row 2 -
(Rivers of London 1) Rivers of London Ben Aaronovitch 06/07/24
(Rivers of London 2) Moon Over Soho Ben Aaronovitch 06/08/24
(The Simple Wild 3) Running Wild K.A. Tucker 06/05/24
(Rivers of London 4) Broken Homes Ben Aaronovitch 06/12/24

Row 3
(Assistant to the Villain 1) Assistant to the VillainbHannah Nicole Maehrer 06/18/24
(Scottish Shire Mystery 2) Murder in a Scottish Garden Traci Hall 07/09/24
(Rivers of London 3) Whispers Under Ground Ben Aaronovitch 06/11/24
(Scottish Shire Mystery 4) Murder at a Scottish Wedding Traci Hall 07/22/24

Row 4
(Rivers of London 6.5) The Furthest Station Ben Aaronovitch 06/16/24
(Rivers of London 7) Lies Sleeping Ben Aaronovitch 06/27/24
(Rivers of London 7.5) The October Man Ben Aaronovitch 07/28/24

Row 5
(Part of Your World 1) Part of Your World Abby Jimenez 06/08/24
(The Guncle 2) The Guncle Abroad Steven Rowley 07/11/24
(Chet & Bernie 3) To Fetch a Thief Spencer Quinn 06/05/24

Row 6
(Rivers of London 8) False Value Ben Aaronovitch 07/15/24
(Hannah Swensen 8.5) The Twelve Desserts of Christmas Joanne Fluke 07/20/24
(Rivers of London 9) Amongst Our Weapons Ben Aaronovitch 07/07/24
(Rivers of London 9.5) Winter's Gifts Ben Aaronovitch 07/15/24
(A Mystery with Recipes 10) A Catered Fourth of July Isis Crawford 07/21/24

Row 7
(The Expectant Detectives 1) The Expectant Detectives Kat Ailes 07/01/24
(Eilis Lacey 2) Long Island Colm Tóibín 07/20/24
(A Scottish Shire Mystery 3) Murder at a Scottish Social Traci Hall 07/17/24

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 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

1.City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong. Read 6/14/24. Book 1 Rockton
2.Force of Nature by Jane Harper. Read 6/14/24. Book 2-Aaron Falk
3. Exiles by Jane Harper Read 6/27/24. Aaron Falk Book 3
4. Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand. Read 7/27/24. Book 4 in Nantucket series

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

Finished.

1.Zodiac Tactical #4:Code Name: Pisces-Janie Crouch 6/01/24
2.Simple Man #5:Too Bad So Sad-Lani Lynn Vale 6/03/24
3.Lotus House #6:Intimate Intuition-Audrey Carlan 6/18/24
4.First Family #7:State of Suspense-Marie Force 6/04/24
5.Will Trent #8:The Kept Woman-Karin Slaughter 7/05/24


1.Pittsburgh Titans #7:Hendrix-Sawyer Bennett 6/01/24
2.Bree Taggert #8:On Her Watch-Melinda Leigh 6/06/24
3.Bear Bottom Guardians MC #9:F-Bomb-Lani Lynn Vale 6/02/24
4.Maya Gray #10:Girl Ten: Wanted-Molly Black 7/13/24


1.Arrow's Edge #5:Edge Of Reality-Freya Barker 6/22/24
2.Miss Fortune Mystery #6:Soldiers of Fortune-Jana Deleon 7/23/24
3.Will Trent #7:Unseen-Karin Slaughter 6/03/24
4.Tracy Crosswhite #8:In Her Tracks-Robert Dugoni 6/10/24


1.Sparrow Falls #1:Fragile Sanctuary-Catherine Cowles 6/01/24
2.Bella Walker FBI Mystery #2:Murder on the Sea-A.J. Rivers 6/09/24
3.Smokejumper #3:The Best Kept Secret-Tawna Fenske 6/23/24
4.Knights Rebels MC #4:Infatuation-River Savage 6/07/24
5.Emilia Cruz Mysteries #5:Pacific Reaper-Carmen Amato 6/28/24


1.The Best Men #1:The Best Laid Plans-Karla Sorensen 6/06/24
2.Jubilee, Kentucky #2:Last Rites-Sharon Sala 6/19/24
3.Hollywood Royalty #3:Hollywood Prince-Natasha Madison 6/29/24


1.Meant For #1:Meant for Stone-Natasha Madison 6/06/24
2.Wilder Family #2:Head Over Heels-Karla Sorensen 6/11/24
3.Whitlock Family #3:Tempting Promises-Corinne Michaels 6/19/24
4.Booze and Bad Decisions #4:Worth the Shots-Heather M. Orgeron 6/23/24
5.Landmark Mountain #5:Stay-Willow Aster 7/05/24


1.Maya Gray #11:Girl Eleven: Vanished-Molly Black 7/24/24
2.The Aces' Sons #12:Titus: The Hawthornes-Nicole Jacquelyn 6/26/24
3.Olivia Knight FBI Mystery Thriller #13:Whispers at the Reunion-Elle Gray 6/15/24
4.Kate Burkholder #14:Hidden One-Linda Castillo 7/11/24


1.KPD Motorcycle Patrol #1:Hide Your Crazy-Lani Lynn Vale 6/07/24
2.King #2:Tyrant-T.M. Frazier 6/19/24
3.Detective Mackenzie Price #3:Little Boy Lost-Ruhi Choudhary 7/07/24
4.Very Holiday #4:A Very Grumpy Father's Day-Kayley Loring 6/28/24
5.KPD Motorcycle Patrol #5:Sinners are Winners-Lani Lynn Vale 7/04/24
6.Deep Ops #6:Frostbitten-Rebecca Zanetti 6/21/24


1.The Last Riders #7:Lucky's Choice-Jamie Begley 7/08/24
2.King #8:Up in Smoke-T.M. Frazier 7/09/24
3.Tracy Crosswhite #9:What She Found-Robert Dugoni 7/09/24


1.Sharpe & Walker #1:Malibu Burning-Lee Goldberg 6/28/24
2.Althea Rose Mystery #2:Tequila for Two-Tricia O'Malley 7/16/24
3.The Devil's Dust #3:The Fear That Divides Us-M.N. Forgy 7/11/24
4.John Tyler Action Thriller #4:Four on the Floor: A John Tyler Thriller-Tom Fowler 6/25/24
5.SWAT Generation 2.0 #5:May Contain Wine-Lani Lynn Vale 7/18/24
6.Boston Crime Thriller #6:Into the Gray-Brian Christopher Shea 6/30/24

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

#1 To Helvetica and Back (Dangerous Type #1) by Paige Shelton 6/9/24
#2 Death, Taxes, and a Skinny No-Whip Latte (Tara Holloway #2) by Diane Kelly 6/11/24
#3 Fatal Fudge Swirl (Ice Cream Shop #3) by Meri Allen 6/7/24
#4 Fogged Inn (Maine Clambake #4) by Barbara Ross 6/10/24
#5 The Plot Thickets (Garden Squad #5) by Julia Henry 6/6/24
#6 Four-Alarm Homicide (House Flipper #6) by Diane Kelly 6/2/24

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

1. Miss Spelled by Morgana Best 6/15/2024 (The Kitchen Witch)
2. Beef Stolen-Off by Liz Lipperman 6/7/2024 (Clueless Cook)
3. Arsenic and Old Lies by S.C. Wynne 6/26/2024 (Dr Maxwell Thornton)
4. Offed in Oregon by Patti Benning 7/24/2024

Welcome everyone!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

DUCKS IN A ROW, 6/1 - 7/31

SET 1 :
#0.25 – The Academy (Tracy Crosswhite #0.25), by Robert Dugoni, finished 6/14/24 ★★★★
#0.5 – The Lair of the White Fox (Sister Fidelma #0.5), by Peter Tremayne, finished 6/13/24 ★★★★
#1 – The Body in the Bookstore (Secret Bookcase #1), by Ellie Alexander, finished 6/3/24 ★★★★
#2 – Murder at Traitors’ Gate (Tate & Bell #2), by Irina Shapiro, finished 6/4/24 ★★★★
#3 – Name Your Poison (Top Shelf #3), by Lolli Powell, finished 6/6/24 ★★★★
#4 – Evan and Elle (Constable Evans #4), by Rhys Bowen, finished 6/2/24 ★★★★
#5 – Acts of Violets (Flower Shop #5), by Kate Collins, finished 6/1/24 ★★★.5
#6 – Hush Puppy (Melanie Travis #6), by Laurien Berenson, finished 6/9/24 ★★★★
#7 – Outlaw Mountain (Joanna Brady #7), by J.A. Jance, finished 6/5/24 ★★★★
#8 – As the Crow Flies (Walt Longmire #8), by Craig Johnson, finished 6/14/24 ★★★★
#9 – A Deadly Feast (Key West Food Critic #9), by Lucy Burdette, finished 6/8/24 ★★★★


SET 2 :
#1 – Book Scavenger (Book Scavenger #1), by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, finished 6/16/24 ★★★.5
#2 – A Murder at the Movies (Secret Bookcase #2), by Ellie Alexander, finished 6/13/24 ★★★★
#3 – The Rubber Band (Nero Wolfe #3), by Rex Stout, finished 6/11/24 ★★★★
#4 – Lions and the Living Dead (Madigan Amos Zoo #4), by Ruby Loren, finished 6/15/24 ★★★.5
#5 – A Burial at Sea (Charles Lenox #5), by Charles Finch, finished 7/3/24 ★★★★
#6 – Murder on the Yukon Quest (Jessie Arnold & Alex Jensen #6), by Sue Henry, finished 7/28/24 ★★★★
#7 – Free Fire (Joe Pickett #7), by C.J. Box, finished 6/23/24 ★★★★


SET 3 :
#1 – The Spy Coast (Martini Club #1), by Tess Gerritsen, finished 6/19/24 ★★★★
#2 – The Murder Wheel (Spector Locked-Room #2), by Tom Mead, finished 7/1/24 ★★★★
#3 – A Cup of Flour, a Pinch of Death (Baker Street #3), by Valerie Burns, finished 6/20/24 ★★★★
#4 – Savage Sourdough (Cozy Corgi #4), by Mildred Abbott, finished 7/11/24 ★★★★
#5 – Motorhomes, Maps & Murder (Camper & Criminals #5), by Tonya Kappes, finished 7/9/24 ★★★.5
#6 – Mariner’s Compass (Benni Harper #6), by Earlene Fowler, finished 7/29/24 ★★★★
#7 – An Impossible Impostor (Veronica Speedwell #7), by Deanna Raybourn, finished 7/18/24 ★★★★

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024


Dragonfire #5 - Whisper Kiss by Deborah Cooke 4 July 2024 ★★★★★
Manor House Mystery #6 - Grace Cries Uncle by Julie Hyzy 2 June 2024 ★★★
Psy-Changeling Trinity #7 - Resonance Surge by Nalini Singh 9 July 2024 ★★★★★
Tara Holloway #8 - Death, Taxes, and Cheap Sunglasses by Diane Kelly ★★★★ 8 June 2024

Welcome Fiona, Barb and Christina!

Ducks In A Row (June/July)
Duration: June 1st, 2024 - July 31st, 2024

3/3

1. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer - July 30th (Twilight)

1. The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai - July 5th (The Kamogawa Food Detectives)
2. Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon - July 10th (Loose Ends)
3. Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire - July 20th (Alchemical Journeys)
I really did read this twice in 2 months.

1. Rafe by Rebekah Weatherspoon - June 30th (Loose Ends)

1. Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher - July 26th (Clocktaur War)
2. Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire - July 11th (Alchemical Journeys)

1. Middlegame by Seanan McGuire - June 30th (Alchemical Journeys)
2. More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa - July 17th (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop)

1. Cat + Gamer, Volume 1 by Wataru Nadatani - June 15th

1. The Marriage Game by Sara Desai - June 19th (The Marriage Game)

1. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers - July 22nd (Wayfarers)

1. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik - June 11th
2. Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville - June 27th (Magic Shop)
3. Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire - June 21st (Alchemical Journeys)

6. The Summer Escape by Jill Shalvis - July 7th (Sunrise Cove)

0. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins - June 9th (The Hunger Games)
1. Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland - June 5th (The Broken Blades)
2. The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty - June 2nd (Daevabad)
3. Firefly: Return to Earth That Was Vol. 3 by Greg Pak - June 13th

6. Lore Olympus: Volume Six by Rachel Smythe - June 5th

14. Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs - June 23rd (Mercy Thompson)

25. Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 25 by Hiromu Arakawa - June 13th
26. Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 26 by Hiromu Arakawa - June 14th
27. Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 27 by Hiromu Arakawa - June 14th

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

#1 Black Dagger Brotherhood - Dark Lover - J.R. Ward - 7/24/24
#2 Blue Heron - The Perfect Match - Kristan Higgins - 6/17/24
#3 Shetland Islands - Red Bones - Ann Cleeves - 6/28/24
#4 Temeraire - Empire of Ivory - Naomi Novik - 6/4/24
#5 Daniel Allon - Prince Of Fire - Daniel Silva - 6/14/24
#6 Kate Fox - Exit Wounds - Shannon Baker - 7/31/24
#7 Will Trent - Unseen - Karin Slaughter - 6/22/24

#1 Inheritance Games - The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes - 7/25/24
#2 White Trash Zombie - Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland - 7/26/24
#3 Letty Davenport - Toxic Prey - John Sandford - 7/11/24
#4 Mercy Thompson - Bone Crossed - Patricia Briggs - 7/22/24
#5 Kate Fox - Broken Ties - Shannon Baker - 7/31/24
#6 Terminal List - Only the Dead - Jack Carr - 6/30/24

#1 Mercy Thompson - Moon Called - Patricia Briggs - 7/8/24
#2 Gardiner & Renner - Unpunished - Lisa Black - 7/23/24
#3 Bree Taggert - Drown Her Sorrows - Melinda Leigh - 7/21/24
#4 Kate Fox - Easy Mark - Shannon Baker - 7/30/2

#1 Divergent - Divergent - Veronica Roth - 7/11/24
#2 Daniel Allon - The English Assassin - Daniel Silva - 7/10/24
#3 Dr. Siri Paiborn - Disco for the Departed - Colin Cotterill - 7/28/24
#4 Bridgertons - Romancing Mister Bridgerton - Julia Quinn - 6/6/24

#1 Veronica Speedwell - A Curious Beginning - Deanna Raybourn - 6/9/24
#2 DI Erica Martin - The Taken - Alice Clark-Platts - 6/21/24
#3 Kate Fox - Bitter Rain - Shannon Baker - 7/30/24
#4 Galactic Gladiators - Protector - Anna Hackett - 6/18/24

#10 Sigma Force - The 6th Extinction - James Rollins - 7/20/24
#11 Robert Hunter - Written in Blood - Chris Carter - 6/19/24
#12 In Death - Betrayal in Death - J.D. Robb - 7/20/24

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

1. Alien Zoo: A Neurospicy Posessive Monster Romance
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3. Master Juggler Untraceable Succubus #3

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 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.

1. - A Shelter of Hope by Tracie Peterson (6/4/24) - Westward Chronicles #1
2. Hidden in a Whisper by Tracie Peterson (6/9/24) - Westward Chronicles #2
3. Serving Up a Sweetheart: A February Wedding Story by Cheryl Wyatt (6/21/24) - A Year of Weddings Novella 2 - #3

1. Until the Dawn by Elizabeth Camden (6/27/24) - Until the Dawn #1
2. The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson (7/1/24) - Hagenheim #2
3. A Veiled Reflection by Tracie Peterson (6/17/24) - Westward Chronicles #3

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

1. Twisted Love by Ana Huang (Twisted #1)
June 28, 2024

2. Twisted Games by Ana Huang (Twisted #2)
July 10, 2024

3. Twisted Hate by Ana Huang (Twisted #3)
July 27, 2024

Welcome Bridget and Sabrina!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

1. Fairest of All by Serena Valentino - Villains #1 - 6/7/24
2. Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris by nR.L. LaFevers - Theodosia Throckmorton #2 - 6/15/24
3. Thrice Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris - Upon a Marigold #3 - 6/14/24

18. Double Fudge Brownie Murder by Joanne Fluke - Hannah Swensen #18 - 6/13/24

1. Tried and True by Mary Connealy - Wild at Heart #1 - 6/1/24
2.A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson - Todd Family #2 - 6/21/24
3. Carry On, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse - Jeeves #3 - 6/17/24

1. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris - The Tattooist of Auschwitz #1 - 6/19/24
2. Now and Forever by Mary Connealy - Wild at Heart #2 - 6/25/24
3. The Unseen Guest by Maryrose Wood - The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place #3 - 7/4

1. Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert Skye - Leven Thumps #1 - 7/2
2. If Mashed Potatoes Could Dance by Paige Shelton - Gram's Country Cooking School Mystery #2 - 7/13
3. The Pet and the Pendulum by Gordon McAlpine - The Misadventures of Edgar & Allan Poe #3 - 7/17

1. TimeRiders by Alex Scarrow - TimeRiders #1 - 7/16

1. A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull - Beyonders #1 - 7/23

Welcome Crystal!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

1 Bullet for a Star by Stuart M. Kaminsky - 6/6/24
2 The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander - 6/6/24
3 Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg - 6/13/24
4 Fatality in F by Alexia Gordon - 6/8/24
5 Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch - 6/13/24
6 The Draining Lake by Arnaldur Indriðason - 6/1/24
7 The Specter from the Magician's Museum by Brad Strickland - 6/2/24
8 The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny - 7/2/24

12 Two Graves by Douglas Preston - 7/29/24
13 Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones - 6/6/24
14 N is for Noose by Sue Grafton - 6/15/24
15 O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton - 7/14/24
16 The Affair by Lee Child - 7/5/24
17 Santa Clawed by Rita Mae Brown - 6/18/24

23 Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen by Emily Brightwell - 7/28/24

1 The Blight Way by Patrick F. McManus - 6/12/24
2 The Northern Cross by Hendrik Falkenberg - 6/7/24
3 The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore - 6/16/24
4 The Looking Glass War by John le Carré - 6/8/24
5 Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley - 6/19/24
6 A Secret to Die For by Richard Houston - 6/28/24
7 Pasta Mortem by Ellery Adams - 6/2/24
8 Twelve Angry Librarians by Miranda James - 7/6/24


13 Gabriel's Horn by Alex Archer - 7/6/24
14 The Golden Elephant by Alex Archer - 7/25/24

1 Sharp Shooter by Marianne Delacourt - 6/14/24
2 Fairest by Chanda Hahn - 7/16/24
3 The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy - 6/18/24
4 Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris - 6/15/24
5 The Last Days of Lorien by Pittacus Lore - 7/2/24
6 The Forgotten Ones by Pittacus Lore - 7/2/24
7 The Bare Hunt by Eric Ugland - 6/17/24

13 Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist by Dorothy Gilman -7/11/24

1 The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon by Christopher Paolini - 6/17/24
2 The Brothers of Baker Street by Michael Robertson - 7/23/24
3 Prey on Patmos by Jeffrey Siger - 6/22/24
4 Redemption Games by Barry Eisler - 6/26/24
5 The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope - 7/19/24
6 Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear - 7/12/24
7 Make No Bones by Aaron Elkins - 6/23/24

1 Simply Lies by David Baldacci - 6/20/24
2 What She Never Said by Catharine Riggs - 7/27/24
3 The Target by David Baldacci - 6/26/24
4 The Search for Sam by Pittacus Lore - 6/29/24
5
6 The Singing Sands by Josephine Tey - 7/18/24
7 Perilous Hunt by Lindsay Buroker - 7/7/24

1 A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson - 6/20/24
2 Lethal Bayou Beauty by Jana Deleon - 7/29/24
3 Taken at Dusk by C.C. Hunter - 7/8/24
4 The Fall of Five by Pittacus Lore - 7/21/24
5
6 Copper River by William Kent Krueger - 7/24/24
7 Rise of the Huntress by Joseph Delaney - 7/10/24

1 Plainsong by Kent Haruf - 6/21/24
2
3 Mission Hurricane by Jenny Goebel - 7/8/24
4 Mission Atomic by Sarwat Chadda - 7/21/24

1 Maids of Misfortune by M. Louisa Locke - 6/24/24
2
3 Silvertongue by Charlie Fletcher - 7/20/24
4 In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire - 7/22/24

1 Slow Dance in Purgatory by Amy Harmon - 7/4/24
2
3
4 Target: Tinos by Jeffrey Siger - 7/26/24

1 Valor's Choice by Tanya Huff - 7/7/24
2
3
4 Swimming to Catalina by Stuart Woods - 7/31/24

1 Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King - 7/9/24

1 Death in the Memorial Garden by Kathie Deviny - 7/11/24

1 Death by a Honeybee by Abigail Keam - 7/11/24

1 Starboard Secrets by Hope Callaghan - 7/13/24

1 Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron - 7/14/24

1 Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper by J.L. Bryan - 7/19/24

1 What She Gave Away by Catharine Riggs - 7/24/24

1 Louisiana Longshot by Jana Deleon - 7/25/24

1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 7/25/24

1 Chasing Lady Midnight by C.L. Ragsdale - 7/27/24

Welcome Jackie!

Ducks In A Row
June/July 2024


1. The Killing Tide by Dani Pettrey (6/2/24) - Coastal Guardians
2. The Crushing Depths by Dani Pettrey (6/3/24) - Coastal Guardians
3. Lady Avery and the False Butler by Sofi Laporte (6/1/24) - Merry Spinsters, Charming Rogues
4. Countdown by Lynette Eason (6/1/24) - Extreme Measures
5. A Captive of Wing and Feather by Melanie Cellier (6/8/24) - Beyond the Four Kingdoms
6. Of Gold and Greed by Chanda Hahn (7/13/24) - Daughters of Eville
7. Wilderness Hunt by Lisa Phillips (6/19/24) - K-9 Search and Rescue
8. Blind Date with the Billionaire Best Man by Evangeline Kelly (7/6/24) - Blind Date Disasters


1. The Captive by Julie Coulter Bellon (6/6/24) - Griffin Force
2. Of Glass and Glamour by Chanda Hahn (7/7/24) - Daughters of Eville
3. A Crown of Snow and Ice by Melanie Cellier (6/7/24) - Beyond the Four Kingdoms
4. A Dream of Ebony and White by Melanie Cellier (6/8/24) - Beyond the Four Kingdoms
5. Of Mist and Murder by Chanda Hahn (7/12/24) - Daughters of Eville
6. A Princess of Wind and Wave by Melanie Cellier (6/9/24) - Beyond the Four Kingdoms
7. Of Secrets and Slippers by Chanda Hahn (7/15/24) - Daughters of Eville


1. Convenient Lies by Robin Patchen (6/15/24) - Hidden Truths
2. The Mysterious Mr. Oliver by Emma Melbourne (7/17/24) - Miss Fleming
3. The Deadly Shallows by Dani Pettrey (6/5/24) - Coastal Guardians
4. Of Thorn and Thread by Chanda Hahn (7/11/24) - Daughters of Eville

Welcome Shash!

FINISHED

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

#1 To Helvetica and Back (Dangerous Type #1) by Paige Shelton 6/9/24
#2 Death, Taxes, and a Skinny No-Whip Latte (Tara Holloway #2) by Diane Kelly 6/11/24
#3 Fatal Fudge Swirl (Ice Cream Shop #3) by Meri Allen 6/7/24
#4 Fogged Inn (Maine Clambake #4) by Barbara Ross 6/10/24
#5 The Plot Thickets (Garden Squad #5) by Julia Henry 6/6/24
#6 Four-Alarm Homicide (House Flipper #6) by Diane Kelly 6/2/24

WOOHOO Michelle!

The Lost Challenges
Ducks In A Row (JUN/JUL 24)
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 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.

#3:
#4:
#5:

Welcome Suzanne!

FINISHED
Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

My List:
Bobbins And Bodies A.C.F. Bookens 6/19/24 (Stitches In Crime #2)
The Love Shack Lori Foster 6/21/24 (Indiana Summers Series #3)
Judith Keim 6/20/24 (Beach House Hotel #4)
Margaritas at the Beach House Hotel Judith Keim 6/20/24 (Beach House Hotel #5)
The Summer Escape Jill Shalvis 6/15/24 (Sunrise Cove #6)
Sunshine Cottage Barbara Cool Lee 6/10/24 (Pajaro Bay #7)
Tease Melanie Harlow 7/2/24 (Cloverleigh Farms #8)
Harbor View Cottage Barbara Cool Lee 6/14/24 (Pajaro Bay #9)

Blood and Back Stitches A.C.F. Bookens 7/16/24 (Stitches In Crime #7)
Riverstone Cottage Barbara Cool Lee 6/11/24 (Pajaro Bay #8)
Tempt Melanie Harlow 7/5/24 (Cloverleigh Farms #9)

Dare Me Tonight Carly Phillips 7/6/24 (The Knight Brothers #3)
Fatal Destiny Marie Force 7/9/24 (Fatal #3.5)
The Library on Plum Island Amy Rafferty 7/22/24 (Cobble Beach #4)

FINISHED!!! Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 -
July 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?

Rows: 7
Books: 31

Row 1 -
(A Maine Clambake Mystery 1) Clammed Up Barbara Ross 06/07/24
(The Simple Wild 2) Wild at Heart K.A. Tucker 06/05/24
(The Simple Wild 2.5) Forever Wild K.A. Tucker 06/05/24
(Aunties 3) The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties Jesse Q. Sutanto 06/04/24
(Haley Powell Food and Cocktails Mystery 4) Death of a Chocoholic Lee Hollis 06/05/24
(Rivers of London 5) Foxglove Summer Ben Aaronovitch 06/13/24
(Rivers of London 5.3) What Abigail Did That Summer Ben Aaronovitch 05/16/24
(Rivers of London 6) The Hanging Tree Ben Aaronovitch 06/24/24
(Armstrong and Oscar 7) Murder on the Italian Riviera T.A. Williams 06/01/24

Row 2 -
(Rivers of London 1) Rivers of London Ben Aaronovitch 06/07/24
(Rivers of London 2) Moon Over Soho Ben Aaronovitch 06/08/24
(The Simple Wild 3) Running Wild K.A. Tucker 06/05/24
(Rivers of London 4) Broken Homes Ben Aaronovitch 06/12/24

Row 3
(Assistant to the Villain 1) Assistant to the VillainbHannah Nicole Maehrer 06/18/24
(Scottish Shire Mystery 2) Murder in a Scottish Garden Traci Hall 07/09/24
(Rivers of London 3) Whispers Under Ground Ben Aaronovitch 06/11/24
(Scottish Shire Mystery 4) Murder at a Scottish Wedding Traci Hall 07/22/24

Row 4
(Rivers of London 6.5) The Furthest Station Ben Aaronovitch 06/16/24
(Rivers of London 7) Lies Sleeping Ben Aaronovitch 06/27/24
(Rivers of London 7.5) The October Man Ben Aaronovitch 07/28/24

Row 5
(Part of Your World 1) Part of Your World Abby Jimenez 06/08/24
(The Guncle 2) The Guncle Abroad Steven Rowley 07/11/24
(Chet & Bernie 3) To Fetch a Thief Spencer Quinn 06/05/24

Row 6
(Rivers of London 8) False Value Ben Aaronovitch 07/15/24
(Hannah Swensen 8.5) The Twelve Desserts of Christmas Joanne Fluke 07/20/24
(Rivers of London 9) Amongst Our Weapons Ben Aaronovitch 07/07/24
(Rivers of London 9.5) Winter's Gifts Ben Aaronovitch 07/15/24
(A Mystery with Recipes 10) A Catered Fourth of July Isis Crawford 07/21/24

Row 7
(The Expectant Detectives 1) The Expectant Detectives Kat Ailes 07/01/24
(Eilis Lacey 2) Long Island Colm Tóibín 07/20/24
(A Scottish Shire Mystery 3) Murder at a Scottish Social Traci Hall 07/17/24

WOOHOO Mel!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

Finished.

1.Zodiac Tactical #4:Code Name: Pisces-Janie Crouch 6/01/24
2.Simple Man #5:Too Bad So Sad-Lani Lynn Vale 6/03/24
3.Lotus House #6:Intimate Intuition-Audrey Carlan 6/18/24
4.First Family #7:State of Suspense-Marie Force 6/04/24
5.Will Trent #8:The Kept Woman-Karin Slaughter 7/05/24


1.Pittsburgh Titans #7:Hendrix-Sawyer Bennett 6/01/24
2.Bree Taggert #8:On Her Watch-Melinda Leigh 6/06/24
3.Bear Bottom Guardians MC #9:F-Bomb-Lani Lynn Vale 6/02/24
4.Maya Gray #10:Girl Ten: Wanted-Molly Black 7/13/24


1.Arrow's Edge #5:Edge Of Reality-Freya Barker 6/22/24
2.Miss Fortune Mystery #6:Soldiers of Fortune-Jana Deleon 7/23/24
3.Will Trent #7:Unseen-Karin Slaughter 6/03/24
4.Tracy Crosswhite #8:In Her Tracks-Robert Dugoni 6/10/24


1.Sparrow Falls #1:Fragile Sanctuary-Catherine Cowles 6/01/24
2.Bella Walker FBI Mystery #2:Murder on the Sea-A.J. Rivers 6/09/24
3.Smokejumper #3:The Best Kept Secret-Tawna Fenske 6/23/24
4.Knights Rebels MC #4:Infatuation-River Savage 6/07/24
5.Emilia Cruz Mysteries #5:Pacific Reaper-Carmen Amato 6/28/24


1.The Best Men #1:The Best Laid Plans-Karla Sorensen 6/06/24
2.Jubilee, Kentucky #2:Last Rites-Sharon Sala 6/19/24
3.Hollywood Royalty #3:Hollywood Prince-Natasha Madison 6/29/24


1.Meant For #1:Meant for Stone-Natasha Madison 6/06/24
2.Wilder Family #2:Head Over Heels-Karla Sorensen 6/11/24
3.Whitlock Family #3:Tempting Promises-Corinne Michaels 6/19/24
4.Booze and Bad Decisions #4:Worth the Shots-Heather M. Orgeron 6/23/24
5.Landmark Mountain #5:Stay-Willow Aster 7/05/24


1.Maya Gray #11:Girl Eleven: Vanished-Molly Black 7/24/24
2.The Aces' Sons #12:Titus: The Hawthornes-Nicole Jacquelyn 6/26/24
3.Olivia Knight FBI Mystery Thriller #13:Whispers at the Reunion-Elle Gray 6/15/24
4.Kate Burkholder #14:Hidden One-Linda Castillo 7/11/24


1.KPD Motorcycle Patrol #1:Hide Your Crazy-Lani Lynn Vale 6/07/24
2.King #2:Tyrant-T.M. Frazier 6/19/24
3.Detective Mackenzie Price #3:Little Boy Lost-Ruhi Choudhary 7/07/24
4.Very Holiday #4:A Very Grumpy Father's Day-Kayley Loring 6/28/24
5.KPD Motorcycle Patrol #5:Sinners are Winners-Lani Lynn Vale 7/04/24
6.Deep Ops #6:Frostbitten-Rebecca Zanetti 6/21/24


1.The Last Riders #7:Lucky's Choice-Jamie Begley 7/08/24
2.King #8:Up in Smoke-T.M. Frazier 7/09/24
3.Tracy Crosswhite #9:What She Found-Robert Dugoni 7/09/24


1.Sharpe & Walker #1:Malibu Burning-Lee Goldberg 6/28/24
2.Althea Rose Mystery #2:Tequila for Two-Tricia O'Malley 7/16/24
3.The Devil's Dust #3:The Fear That Divides Us-M.N. Forgy 7/11/24
4.John Tyler Action Thriller #4:Four on the Floor: A John Tyler Thriller-Tom Fowler 6/25/24
5.SWAT Generation 2.0 #5:May Contain Wine-Lani Lynn Vale 7/18/24
6.Boston Crime Thriller #6:Into the Gray-Brian Christopher Shea 6/30/24

WOOHOO Frankie!

Completion Post
Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 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

1.City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong. Read 6/14/24. Book 1 Rockton
2.Force of Nature by Jane Harper. Read 6/14/24. Book 2-Aaron Falk
3. Exiles by Jane Harper Read 6/27/24. Aaron Falk Book 3
4. Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand. Read 7/27/24. Book 4 in Nantucket series

FINISHED

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

1. Twisted Love by Ana Huang (Twisted #1)
June 28, 2024

2. Twisted Games by Ana Huang (Twisted #2)
July 10, 2024

3. Twisted Hate by Ana Huang (Twisted #3)
July 27, 2024

FINISHED -

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 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.

1. - A Shelter of Hope by Tracie Peterson (6/4/24) - Westward Chronicles #1
2. Hidden in a Whisper by Tracie Peterson (6/9/24) - Westward Chronicles #2
3. Serving Up a Sweetheart: A February Wedding Story by Cheryl Wyatt (6/21/24) - A Year of Weddings Novella 2 - #3

1. Until the Dawn by Elizabeth Camden (6/27/24) - Until the Dawn #1
2. The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson (7/1/24) - Hagenheim #2
3. A Veiled Reflection by Tracie Peterson (6/17/24) - Westward Chronicles #3

WOOHOO Michele, Sabrina and Bridget!

Finished!!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

1. Fairest of All by Serena Valentino - Villains #1 - 6/7/24
2. Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris by nR.L. LaFevers - Theodosia Throckmorton #2 - 6/15/24
3. Thrice Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris - Upon a Marigold #3 - 6/14/24

18. Double Fudge Brownie Murder by Joanne Fluke - Hannah Swensen #18 - 6/13/24

1. Tried and True by Mary Connealy - Wild at Heart #1 - 6/1/24
2.A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson - Todd Family #2 - 6/21/24
3. Carry On, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse - Jeeves #3 - 6/17/24

1. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris - The Tattooist of Auschwitz #1 - 6/19/24
2. Now and Forever by Mary Connealy - Wild at Heart #2 - 6/25/24
3. The Unseen Guest by Maryrose Wood - The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place #3 - 7/4

1. Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert Skye - Leven Thumps #1 - 7/2
2. If Mashed Potatoes Could Dance by Paige Shelton - Gram's Country Cooking School Mystery #2 - 7/13
3. The Pet and the Pendulum by Gordon McAlpine - The Misadventures of Edgar & Allan Poe #3 - 7/17

1. TimeRiders by Alex Scarrow - TimeRiders #1 - 7/16

1. A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull - Beyonders #1 - 7/23

Finished

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

#2 Melody Scott Snapshot Mysteries Murder in the Masai Mara Victoria DeLuis 6/4/24
#3 Cruising for Clues High and Dry Emma Ainsley 6/11/24
#4 Julia Lives in a Van Mysteries The Case of the Kantankerous Kite L.C. Richards 6/14/24
#5 Vengeance in Little Leaf Creek Cindy Bell 6/17/24
#6 Iron & Flame Mysteries Charred to Handle Patti Benning 6/1/24
#7 Iron & Flame Cozy Mystery To Catch a Griller Patti Benning 6/15/24
#8 Trash to Treasure Mysteries Dining and Dread Donna Clancy 6/20/24

#2 Bee Keeping Mysteries Kill or Bee Killed Jennie Marts 6/5/24
#3 Lucille Pfiffer Mysteries Blind Justice Tanya R. Taylor 6/13/24
#4 Candice Holladay Mysteries Dead in the Roses Carla Crowe 7/2/24
#5 Lily Sprayberry Mysteries Signed, Sealed and Dead Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 7/7/24
#6 Quilting Cozy Mending Mischief Kathryn Mykel 6/8/24
#7 Temp Job Cozies Murder in the Mountains K.B. Blake 7/10/24
#8 Bookstore Cozy Mysteries Artifacts and Amulets Lucinda Race 7/29/24
#9 Iron & Flame Cozy Mysteries Camping & a Steakout Patti Benning 6/29/24
#10 Iron & Flame Mysteries Steaking a Chance Patti Benning 7/8/24
#11 Lighthouse Library Mysteries The Stranger in the Library Eva Gates 6/4/24

#2 Farm Fresh Cozy Farm Table Felonies Summer Prescott 6/7/24
#3 Dead & Breakfast Mysteries Homicide for the Holidays Sara Bourgeois 6/18/24
#4 Cruising for Clues Mysteries Weather the Storm Emma Ainsley 7/5/24
#5 Tea by the Sea Mysteries Trouble Is Brewing Vicki Delany 7/25/24
#6 Canine Cozy Mystery Shadow of Doubt Sharon Michaels 7/21/24
#7 Lily Sprayberry Mysteries Santa's Little Thief Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 7/14/24
#8 Lily Sprayberry Mysteries Bidding War Break-In Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 7/15/24
#9 Ozark Cozy Mysteries The Garden Club Murder Dianne Harman 7/4/24

#2 Lucille Pfiffer Mysteries Blind Escape Tanya R. Taylor 6/11/24
#3 Bread & Barks Bakery Mystery Murder in Bloom Paige H. Perry 6/23/24
#4 Spring Harbor Mysteries Killing Off Loose Ends Amber Crewes 7/12/24
#5 Copper Ridge Mysteries Murder on the Stage Amy Grundy 7/23/24
#6 Lily Sprayberry Mysteries The Claus Killing Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 7/8/24
#7 Copper Ridge Mysteries Murder at the Shelter Amy Grundy 7/26/24

WOOHOO Crystal and Tari!

Finished.

Ducks In A Row (June/July)
Duration: June 1st, 2024 - July 31st, 2024

3/3

1. Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher - July 26th (Clocktaur War)
2. Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon - July 10th (Loose Ends)
3. Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire - July 20th (Alchemical Journeys)
I really did read this twice in 2 months.

1. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik - June 11th
2. Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville - June 27th (Magic Shop)
3. Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire - June 21st (Alchemical Journeys)

0. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins - June 9th (The Hunger Games)
1. Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland - June 5th (The Broken Blades)
2. The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty - June 2nd (Daevabad)
3. Firefly: Return to Earth That Was Vol. 3 by Greg Pak - June 13th

Finished.

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

1 Bullet for a Star by Stuart M. Kaminsky - 6/6/24
2 The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander - 6/6/24
3 Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg - 6/13/24
4 Fatality in F by Alexia Gordon - 6/8/24
5 Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch - 6/13/24
6 The Draining Lake by Arnaldur Indriðason - 6/1/24
7 The Specter from the Magician's Museum by Brad Strickland - 6/2/24
8 The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny - 7/2/24

12 Two Graves by Douglas Preston - 7/29/24
13 Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones - 6/6/24
14 N is for Noose by Sue Grafton - 6/15/24
15 O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton - 7/14/24
16 The Affair by Lee Child - 7/5/24
17 Santa Clawed by Rita Mae Brown - 6/18/24

1 The Blight Way by Patrick F. McManus - 6/12/24
2 The Northern Cross by Hendrik Falkenberg - 6/7/24
3 The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore - 6/16/24
4 The Looking Glass War by John le Carré - 6/8/24
5 Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley - 6/19/24
6 A Secret to Die For by Richard Houston - 6/28/24
7 Pasta Mortem by Ellery Adams - 6/2/24
8 Twelve Angry Librarians by Miranda James - 7/6/24

1 Sharp Shooter by Marianne Delacourt - 6/14/24
2 Fairest by Chanda Hahn - 7/16/24
3 The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy - 6/18/24
4 Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris - 6/15/24
5 The Last Days of Lorien by Pittacus Lore - 7/2/24
6 The Forgotten Ones by Pittacus Lore - 7/2/24
7 The Bare Hunt by Eric Ugland - 6/17/24

1 The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon by Christopher Paolini - 6/17/24
2 The Brothers of Baker Street by Michael Robertson - 7/23/24
3 Prey on Patmos by Jeffrey Siger - 6/22/24
4 Redemption Games by Barry Eisler - 6/26/24
5 The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope - 7/19/24
6 Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear - 7/12/24
7 Make No Bones by Aaron Elkins - 6/23/24

1 Simply Lies by David Baldacci - 6/20/24
2 What She Never Said by Catharine Riggs - 7/27/24
3 The Target by David Baldacci - 6/26/24
4 The Search for Sam by Pittacus Lore - 6/29/24

1 A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson - 6/20/24
2 Lethal Bayou Beauty by Jana Deleon - 7/29/24
3 Taken at Dusk by C.C. Hunter - 7/8/24
4 The Fall of Five by Pittacus Lore - 7/21/24

FINISHED

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024


Dragonfire #5 - Whisper Kiss by Deborah Cooke 4 July 2024 ★★★★★
Manor House Mystery #6 - Grace Cries Uncle by Julie Hyzy 2 June 2024 ★★★
Psy-Changeling Trinity #7 - Resonance Surge by Nalini Singh 9 July 2024 ★★★★★
Tara Holloway #8 - Death, Taxes, and Cheap Sunglasses by Diane Kelly ★★★★ 8 June 2024

WOOHOO Kendra, Jackie and Christina!

Finished

DUCKS IN A ROW, 6/1 - 7/31

SET 1 :
#0.25 – The Academy (Tracy Crosswhite #0.25), by Robert Dugoni, finished 6/14/24 ★★★★
#0.5 – The Lair of the White Fox (Sister Fidelma #0.5), by Peter Tremayne, finished 6/13/24 ★★★★
#1 – The Body in the Bookstore (Secret Bookcase #1), by Ellie Alexander, finished 6/3/24 ★★★★
#2 – Murder at Traitors’ Gate (Tate & Bell #2), by Irina Shapiro, finished 6/4/24 ★★★★
#3 – Name Your Poison (Top Shelf #3), by Lolli Powell, finished 6/6/24 ★★★★
#4 – Evan and Elle (Constable Evans #4), by Rhys Bowen, finished 6/2/24 ★★★★
#5 – Acts of Violets (Flower Shop #5), by Kate Collins, finished 6/1/24 ★★★.5
#6 – Hush Puppy (Melanie Travis #6), by Laurien Berenson, finished 6/9/24 ★★★★
#7 – Outlaw Mountain (Joanna Brady #7), by J.A. Jance, finished 6/5/24 ★★★★
#8 – As the Crow Flies (Walt Longmire #8), by Craig Johnson, finished 6/14/24 ★★★★
#9 – A Deadly Feast (Key West Food Critic #9), by Lucy Burdette, finished 6/8/24 ★★★★


SET 2 :
#1 – Book Scavenger (Book Scavenger #1), by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, finished 6/16/24 ★★★.5
#2 – A Murder at the Movies (Secret Bookcase #2), by Ellie Alexander, finished 6/13/24 ★★★★
#3 – The Rubber Band (Nero Wolfe #3), by Rex Stout, finished 6/11/24 ★★★★
#4 – Lions and the Living Dead (Madigan Amos Zoo #4), by Ruby Loren, finished 6/15/24 ★★★.5
#5 – A Burial at Sea (Charles Lenox #5), by Charles Finch, finished 7/3/24 ★★★★
#6 – Murder on the Yukon Quest (Jessie Arnold & Alex Jensen #6), by Sue Henry, finished 7/28/24 ★★★★
#7 – Free Fire (Joe Pickett #7), by C.J. Box, finished 6/23/24 ★★★★


SET 3 :
#1 – The Spy Coast (Martini Club #1), by Tess Gerritsen, finished 6/19/24 ★★★★
#2 – The Murder Wheel (Spector Locked-Room #2), by Tom Mead, finished 7/1/24 ★★★★
#3 – A Cup of Flour, a Pinch of Death (Baker Street #3), by Valerie Burns, finished 6/20/24 ★★★★
#4 – Savage Sourdough (Cozy Corgi #4), by Mildred Abbott, finished 7/11/24 ★★★★
#5 – Motorhomes, Maps & Murder (Camper & Criminals #5), by Tonya Kappes, finished 7/9/24 ★★★.5
#6 – Mariner’s Compass (Benni Harper #6), by Earlene Fowler, finished 7/29/24 ★★★★
#7 – An Impossible Impostor (Veronica Speedwell #7), by Deanna Raybourn, finished 7/18/24 ★★★★

Finished! :)

Ducks In A Row
June/July 2024

1. The Killing Tide by Dani Pettrey (6/2/24) - Coastal Guardians
2. The Crushing Depths by Dani Pettrey (6/3/24) - Coastal Guardians
3. Lady Avery and the False Butler by Sofi Laporte (6/1/24) - Merry Spinsters, Charming Rogues
4. Countdown by Lynette Eason (6/1/24) - Extreme Measures
5. A Captive of Wing and Feather by Melanie Cellier (6/8/24) - Beyond the Four Kingdoms
6. Of Gold and Greed by Chanda Hahn (7/13/24) - Daughters of Eville
7. Wilderness Hunt by Lisa Phillips (6/19/24) - K-9 Search and Rescue
8. Blind Date with the Billionaire Best Man by Evangeline Kelly (7/6/24) - Blind Date Disasters

1. The Captive by Julie Coulter Bellon (6/6/24) - Griffin Force
2. Of Glass and Glamour by Chanda Hahn (7/7/24) - Daughters of Eville
3. A Crown of Snow and Ice by Melanie Cellier (6/7/24) - Beyond the Four Kingdoms
4. A Dream of Ebony and White by Melanie Cellier (6/8/24) - Beyond the Four Kingdoms
5. Of Mist and Murder by Chanda Hahn (7/12/24) - Daughters of Eville
6. A Princess of Wind and Wave by Melanie Cellier (6/9/24) - Beyond the Four Kingdoms
7. Of Secrets and Slippers by Chanda Hahn (7/15/24) - Daughters of Eville

1. Convenient Lies by Robin Patchen (6/15/24) - Hidden Truths
2. The Mysterious Mr. Oliver by Emma Melbourne (7/17/24) - Miss Fleming
3. The Deadly Shallows by Dani Pettrey (6/5/24) - Coastal Guardians
4. Of Thorn and Thread by Chanda Hahn (7/11/24) - Daughters of Eville

~~~ Complete ~~~

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

#1 Black Dagger Brotherhood - Dark Lover - J.R. Ward - 7/24/24
#2 Blue Heron - The Perfect Match - Kristan Higgins - 6/17/24
#3 Shetland Islands - Red Bones - Ann Cleeves - 6/28/24
#4 Temeraire - Empire of Ivory - Naomi Novik - 6/4/24
#5 Daniel Allon - Prince Of Fire - Daniel Silva - 6/14/24
#6 Kate Fox - Exit Wounds - Shannon Baker - 7/31/24
#7 Will Trent - Unseen - Karin Slaughter - 6/22/24

#1 Inheritance Games - The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes - 7/25/24
#2 White Trash Zombie - Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland - 7/26/24
#3 Letty Davenport - Toxic Prey - John Sandford - 7/11/24
#4 Mercy Thompson - Bone Crossed - Patricia Briggs - 7/22/24
#5 Kate Fox - Broken Ties - Shannon Baker - 7/31/24
#6 Terminal List - Only the Dead - Jack Carr - 6/30/24

#1 Mercy Thompson - Moon Called - Patricia Briggs - 7/8/24
#2 Gardiner & Renner - Unpunished - Lisa Black - 7/23/24
#3 Bree Taggert - Drown Her Sorrows - Melinda Leigh - 7/21/24
#4 Kate Fox - Easy Mark - Shannon Baker - 7/30/2

#1 Divergent - Divergent - Veronica Roth - 7/11/24
#2 Daniel Allon - The English Assassin - Daniel Silva - 7/10/24
#3 Dr. Siri Paiborn - Disco for the Departed - Colin Cotterill - 7/28/24
#4 Bridgertons - Romancing Mister Bridgerton - Julia Quinn - 6/6/24

#1 Veronica Speedwell - A Curious Beginning - Deanna Raybourn - 6/9/24
#2 DI Erica Martin - The Taken - Alice Clark-Platts - 6/21/24
#3 Kate Fox - Bitter Rain - Shannon Baker - 7/30/24
#4 Galactic Gladiators - Protector - Anna Hackett - 6/18/24

#10 Sigma Force - The 6th Extinction - James Rollins - 7/20/24
#11 Robert Hunter - Written in Blood - Chris Carter - 6/19/24
#12 In Death - Betrayal in Death - J.D. Robb - 7/20/24

WOOHOO Barb, Shash and Lynda!