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Duration: 5/15/24 - 8/14/24
Level 1: 10 books
Progress: 20 of 10
Finished: 7/17/24
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
BROWN SUGAR - CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKING - WILD HORSES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
1. Celia ~ The Restoration of Celia Fairchild by Marie Bostwick (5/17/24)
2. Looking ~ Looking Good Dead by Peter James (5/23/24)
3. Rock Rescue ~ Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley (5/26/24)
4. Wicked ~ A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare (5/28/24)
5. Darkness ~ In the Darkness by Mike Omer (6/1/24)
6. Ceaseless ~ Ceaseless by Abbi Glines (6/2/24)
7. Long Time ~ A Long Time Coming by Meghan Quinn (6/6/24)
8. What's a Ghoul to Do ~ What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie (6/11/24)
9. Midnight ~ Darker After Midnight by Lara Adrian (6/15/24)
10. Brutal ~ The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny (6/15/24)
11. Season ~ The Vanishing Season by Dot Hutchison (6/16/24)
12. Silence ~ Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs (6/20/24)
13. Morbid ~ A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters (6/22/24)
14. As You Wish ~ As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes (6/28/24)
15. Witness ~ Witness in Death by J.D. Robb (6/30/24)
16. So This ~ So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens (7/4/24)
17. Blood ~ Bad Blood by John Sandford (7/5/24)
18. Wars ~ Star Wars: Jedi Academy by Jeffrey Brown (7/5/24)
19. Girl ~ The Girl Who Lived by Christopher Greyson (7/13/24)
20. Orchids ~ Blood Orchids by Toby Neal (7/17/24)

Duration: 8/15/24 - 11/14/24
Level 2: 11-20 books
Progress: 20 of 20
Finished: 10/21/24
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
I QUIT MY DAY JOB - ALL YOUR DREAMS IN VENDING MACHINES - SWITCH TO PORTRAIT MODE
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
1. SUMMER - We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han (8/21/24)
2. GUITAR NOTES - Guitar Notes by Mary Amato (8/22/24)
3. MINE TILL MIDNIGHT - Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas (8/27/24}
4. SCOUT - Wizard Scout by Rodney W. Hartman (8/29/24)
5. DEAD IN THE - Dead in the Water by Stuart Woods (9/3/24)
6. GUIDE TO MURDER - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (9/4/24)
7. LIBRARIAN - The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe (9/5/24)
8. SHADOW MONSTER - My Mother, the Psychopath: Growing Up In The Shadow Of A Monster by Olivia Rayne (9/13/24)
9. STARS - These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman (9/15/24)
10. WORLD LIVE - This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer (9/17/24)
11. PROJECT HAIL MARY - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (9/20/24)
12. WAVE - Shock Wave by John Sandford (9/26/24)
13. STRATEGY - Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (9/27/24)
14. LAST COLONY - The Last Colony by John Scalzi (9/28/24)
15. ONE GRAVE TOO MANY - One Grave Too Many by Beverly Connor (10/3/24)
16. CUTTING - The Cutting Edge by Jeffery Deaver (10/8/24)
17. INCIDENTS AROUND HOUSE - Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman (10/10/24)
18. NO MAN'S LAND - No Man's Land by David Baldacci (10/17/24)
19. HOW TO STOP TIME - How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (10/20/24)
20. CLEARING - In the Clearing by Robert Dugoni (10/21/24)

Duration: 11/15/24 - 2/14/25
Level 2: 11-20 books
Progress: 16 of 20
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
THANKSGIVING - CHRISTMAS - NEW YEARS DAY - VALENTINES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
1. GAME - Mind Game by Christine Feehan (11/15/24)
2. EMERALD - Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews (11/17/24)
3. DEATH - Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs (11/26/24)
4. MARLEY - Marley: The Other Christmas Carol by Donald Allen Kirch (11/23/24)
5. CLEANED - Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out by Lee Goldberg (11/30/24)
6. HER LAST - Her Last Word by Mary Burton (12/8/24)
7. READY - Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (12/11/24)
8. CHRISTMAS - A Billionaire Wolf for Christmas by Terry Spear (12/20/24)
9. HERE - Click Here For Murder by Donna Andrews (12/31/24)
10. LADY - A Clue for the Puzzle Lady by Parnell Hall (1/11/25)
11. HEARING TEST - The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan (1/14/25)
12. CITY - City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong (1/22/25)
13. SECRET - Beautiful Secret by Christina Lauren (1/28/25)
14. NAKED EYE - The Naked Eye by Iris Johansen (1/29/25)
15. MARRIED - Married with Zombies by Jesse Petersen (2/9/25)
16. EVIL - Whisper of Evil by Kay Hooper (2/14/25)

Duration: 2/15/25 - 5/14/25
Level 1: 10 books
Progress: 20 of 10
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
BUMFUZZLE - LOLLYGAG - CATTYWAMPUS - SKEDADDLE - TITTER
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
1. STROKE ~ At the Stroke of Madness by Alex Kava (2/28/25)
2. BITTER FALLS ~ Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine (3/3/25)
3. FROST ~ Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep (3/13/25)
4. FURY ~ Teen Fury: Unleashed by Amanda Torrey (3/19/25)
5. STUDY ~ Night Study by Maria V. Snyder (3/23/25)
6. DEBT ~ Blood Debt by Tanya Huff (3/26/25)
7. LEGAL ~ Legal Tender by Lisa Scottoline (3/28/25)
8. MAPMAKER'S ~ The Mapmaker's Apprentice by C.J. Archer (3/30/25)
9. BEST ~ Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend by Victoria Laurie (4/2/25)
10. ALL SOUL ~ With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent (4/9/25)
11. CURSED ~ Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs (4/12/25)
12. BRIT ~ Smitten by the Brit by Melonie Johnson (4/14/25)
13. LIFE AMERICA'S COLD ~ Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes (4/15/25)
14. MAGIC ~ Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews (4/21/25)
15. MERCY ~ Mercy by Julie Garwood (5/5/25)
16. STILL ~ Still Lives by Maria Hummel (5/5/25)
17. RUBY ~ Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews (5/8/25)
18. WORD ~ Becoming Women of the Word: How to Answer God's Call with Purpose and Joy by Sarah Christmyer (5/9/25)
19. GIRLS ~ The Girls From Alcyone by Cary Caffrey (5/11/25)
20. SECRET ~ Secret Keeper: The Delicate Power of Modesty by Dannah Gresh (5/11/25)

Duration: 5/15/25 - 8/14/25
Level 1: 10 books
Progress: 22 of 10
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CLOTHESLINE - EARFUL - GRAPEVINE - SCUTTLEBUTT - TALK
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
1. BENEATH ~ Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire (5/19/25)
2. EAT LOVE ~ Eat Prey Love by Kerrelyn Sparks (5/26/25)
3. GOES ~ No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean (5/29/25)
4. ONE LEFT ~ The Only One Left by Riley Sager (6/2/25)
5. RISE ~ Winter's Rise by Mary Stone (6/11/25)
6. THINGS SAVE FIRE ~ Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center (6/14/25)
7. BAKING ~ A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher (6/15/25)
8. INHERITANCE ~ The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (6/21/25)
9. THE ~ The Detective Duke by Scarlett Scott (7/1/25)
10. PINES ~ Pines by Blake Crouch (7/2/25)
11. BROKEN GENIUS ~ Broken Genius by Drew Murray (7/3/25)
12. STAIRCASE ~ The Crooked Staircase by Dean Koontz (7/7/25)
13. LATTES ~ Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (7/8/25)
14. RIVER ~ Mad River by John Sandford (7/14/25)
15. HORSE ~ Horse by Geraldine Brooks (7/20/25)
16. HEAVEN BACK ~ To Heaven and Back by Mary C. Neal (7/22/25)
17. INFERNO ~ Inferno by Dan Brown (7/24/25)
18. GIRL ~ The Trapped Girl by Robert Dugoni (7/27/25)
19. TRUTH ~ A Merciful Truth by Kendra Elliot (8/2/25)
20. LAST ~ Her Last Goodbye by Melinda Leigh (8/5/25)
21. HEART ~ Storm's Heart by Thea Harrison (8/12/25)
22. PENNIES HITLER ~ Pennies for Hitler by Jackie French (8/13/25)

Duration: 8/15/25 - 11/14/25
Level 1: 10 books
Progress: 0 of 10
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
CURMUDGEON - GOBBEMOUCHE - HOBBLEDEHOY - MUCKETYMUCK - NITWIT - SNOLLYGOSTER - TROGLODYTE
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
Books mentioned in this topic
Pennies for Hitler (other topics)Storm's Heart (other topics)
Horse (other topics)
The Trapped Girl (other topics)
To Heaven and Back (other topics)
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Words in a Word Game #26 - Sticky Fingers
Duration: May 15, 2024 - August 14, 2024
Level 1: 10 books
Level 2: 11-20 books
Level 3: 21-30 books
The objective of this quarterly challenge is to find words in the following letters
BROWN SUGAR - CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKING - WILD HORSES
Then find words in book titles with these words.
You may use the letters however you want BUT the words must have at least 3 letters.
Example:
WIDOW The Widow Fiona Barton
REACH Beyond Reach Karin Slaughter
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Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.
*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge
(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)
Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.