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Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

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: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

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?

The Bright Spot Jill Shalvis 6/19/25 (Sunrise Cove #5)
The Park of Sunset Dreams Ava Miles 6/7/25 (Dare Valley #6)
Unforgettable In Love Bella Andre 6/24/25 (The Maverick Billionaires #7)
A Wilder Wedding Carrie Ann Ryan 6/16/25 (The Wilder Brothers #7.5)
Forever for Us Carrie Ann Ryan 6/15/25 (The Wilder Brothers #8)
The Last Widow Karin Slaughter 6/10/25 (Will Trent #9)


Tenderfoot Kristen Ashley 6/22/25 (Avenging Angels #3)
Seaside Kisses Stacy Claflin 6/11/25 (The Hunters #4)
Stay Here With Me Carrie Ann Ryan 6/8/25 (The Wilder Brothers #5)
June Kisses Mari Carr 6/9/25 (Wilder Irish #6)
Enchanted Enough Kelly Elliott 7/13/25 (Love in Montana #7)
On Her Watch Melinda Leigh 7/2/25 (Bree Taggert #8)
Echo Road Kendra Elliot 7/3/25 (Mercy Kilpatrick #9)


Lie To Her Melinda Leigh 7/1/25 (Bree Taggert #6)
Moments for You Carrie Ann Ryan 6/12/25 (The Wilder Brothers #7)
The Love Fix Jill Shalvis 6/29/25 (Sunrise Cove #8)
Seabreeze Honeymoon Jan Moran 7/15/25 (Summer Beach #9)

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
COMPLETE

#11 Tracy Crosswhite, A Dead Draw by Robert DugoniJune 19 ★★★★
#12 Harry Bosch Universe, Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly June 14 ★★★★
#13 Harry Bosch, The Overlook by Michael Connelly June 15 ★★★★
#14 PsyCop, Skeleton Crew by Jordan Castillo Price June 4 ★★★★★
#15 Lucy Kincaid, Nothing to Hide by Allison Brennan July 26 ★★★★

#4 Colony Mars, Jezero City: Colony Four Mars by Gerald M. Kilby June 8 ★★★
#5 DCI Craig Gillard, The Body Under the Bridge July 9 ★★★★
#6 Slough House, Joe Country by Mick Herron July 11 ★★★★★
#7 Across the Seasons, An October Question by KL Noone June 17★★★★★
#8 Virgil Flowers, Deadline by John Sandford June 7 ★★★★★
#9 In Death, Loyalty in Death by JD Robb June 16 ★★★★


#3 OutFoxing the Paranormal, Into the Dark by Jordan L. Hawk June 20 ★★★★
#4 Virgil Flowers, Bad Blood by John Sandford June 18★★★★★
#5 No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith June 24 ★★★★
#6 Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, Kissed a Sad Goodbye by Deborah CrombieJune 27 ★★★★
#7 Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, A Finer End by Deborah Crombie July 13 ★★★★
#8 Across the Seasons, December Beginnings June 17 ★★★★
#9 Sandhamn Murders, In Bad Company by Viveca Sten June 19 ★★★★
#10 In Death, Witness in Death by JD Robb July 6 ★★★★
#11 PsyCop, Bitter Pill by Jordan Castiloo Price June 23 ★★★★★

#4 Midwinter, Midwinter Marriage by KL Noone July 5 ★★★★★
#5 Slough House, London Rules by Mick Herron July 5 ★★★★★
#6 Detective Louise Blackwell, The Bridge by Matt Brolly July 9 ★★★★
#7 DCI Craig Gillard, The Bodies at Westgrave Hall by Nick Louth July 27 ★★★★

#17 Haven Hollow, Raising Cain (Spook Society, #1) by HP Mallory and JR Rain July 18 ★★★
#18 Joe Pickett, The Disappeared by CJ Box June 28 ★★★★
#19 Harry Bosch Universe, The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly July 13 ★★★★
#20 Joe Pickett, Long Range by CJ Box July 4 ★★★★

#4 Tate and Bell Mystery, Murder at the Orpheus Theatre by Irina Shapiro July 17 ★★★★
#5 Remarkable Remedies, The Vampire's Grave HP Mallory and JR Rain July 17 ★★★
#6 DCI Craig Gillard, The Body on the Island by Nick Louth July 13 ★★★★
#7 Taylor Jackson, Where All the Dead Lie by JT Ellison July 16 ★★

#4 Detective Karen Hart, House of Lies by DS Butler July 24 ★★★★
#5 Virgil Flowers, Shock Wave by John Sandford July 23 ★★★★
#6 No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith July 14 ★★★★

#4 Hartbridge Christmas, Holiday Heart Strings by NR Walker July 8 ★★★★★
#5 Sookie Stackhouse, Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris July 24 ★★★
#6 Taylor Jackson, So Close the Hand of Death by JT Ellison July 15 ★★★★

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

Finish

1.Detective Kate Rosetti #8:Diamond in the Rough-Gina LaManna 6/03/25
2.Stephanie Plum #9:To the Nines-Janet Evanovich 6/13/25
3.Nikki Hunt #10:Little Child Gone-Stacy Green 6/03/25
4.Tracy Crosswhite #11:A Dead Draw-Robert Dugoni 7/17/25


1.Corps Security #1:Axel-Harper Sloan 6/15/25
2.Charlotte Gibson Mysteries #2:Maui Murder-Jasmine Webb 6/08/25
3.Treasure State Wildcats #3:Rally-Devney Perry 6/16/25
4.Carter Brothers #4:Clap Back-Lani Lynn Vale 6/01/25
5.Windy City #5:Rewind It Back-Liz Tomforde 6/04/25


1.Hell's Handlers MC #4:Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
2.The Wilds of Montana #5:She's a Wild One-Kristen Proby 6/07/25
3.Franki Amato #6:Marsala Maroon-Traci Andrighetti 6/20/25
4.Shady Valley Henchmen #7:Rook-Jessica Gadziala 6/08/25


1.Bailey Flynn FBI Mystery Thriller #1:Vanishing Angels-Melinda Woodhall 6/06/25
2.St. Louis Sires #2:Holding-Alexandria House 7/18/25
3.Starving for Southern #3:Lessons in Lemonade-Kathryn Andrews 6/09/25
4.FBI Task Force S.W.O.R.D. #4:Beneath Hemlock Skies-D.D. Black 6/12/25
5.Carter Brothers #5:Rent Free-Lani Lynn Vale 7/04/25


1.Grilled Cheese Mysteries #1:Up to No Gouda-Linda Reilly 6/14/25
2.Ember Falls #2:Here and Now-Corinne Michaels 7/08/25
3.Loose Ends #3:Meegan-Rebekah Weatherspoon 6/03/25
4.Balsam Ridge #4:Love After Duty-Amber Kelly 6/14/25
5.Cold Justice: Most Wanted #5:Cold Spite-Toni Anderson 6/13/25


1.Myrtlewood Mysteries #9:Impractical Magic-Iris Beaglehole 6/15/25
2.Charley Davidson #10:The Curse of Tenth Grave-Darynda Jones 6/19/25
3.Shadow Island #11:Shadow's Flame-Mary Stone 7/07/25


1.Bailey Brothers #6:Rewriting the Stars-Claire Kingsley 7/23/25
2.Cozy Corgi Mysteries #7:Quarrelsome Quartz-Mildred Abbott 6/02/25
3.Kate Fox #8:Bull's Eye-Shannon Baker 6/25/25
4.John Tyler Thriller #9:Collision Course: A John Tyler Thriller-Tom Fowler 7/08/25
5.Detective Ellie Reeves #10:The Ice Sisters-Rita Herron 6/04/25


1.FBI Agent Kate Walsh #1:The Founders-Stacy M. Jones 6/30/25
2.Mountain Men Matchmaker #2:Seven Year Itch-Amy Daws 7/18/25
3.The Single Dad Playbook #3:Reckless Love-Willow Aster 7/06/25
4.Carrington Cove #4:Someday You Learn-Harlow James 6/18/25
5.Hell's Handlers MC #5:Rocket-Lilly Atlas 7/07/25


1.Lincoln Lawyer #5:The Gods of Guilt-Michael Connelly 6/26/25
2.Violet Darger #6:Night on Fire-L.T. Vargus 7/05/25
3.Rizzoli & Isles #7:The Keepsake-Tess Gerritsen 6/21/25


1.Mysteries of Mount Pleasant #1:Espresso Shots & Murder Plots-Audrey Alden 7/13/25
2.Aloha Chicken Mysteries #2:Hen Party-Josi Avari 6/28/25
3.Corps Security #3:Beck-Harper Sloan 6/26/25
4.Corps Security#4:Cooper-Harper Sloan 6/27/25
5.Ice Breaker Cold Case #5:Trapped In Ice-Cynthia Eden 7/05/25


1.Boggy Creek Valley #1:The Butterfly Effect-Kelly Elliott 6/07/25
2.4MK Thriller #2:The Fifth to Die-J.D. Barker 6/30/25
3.Carmichael Family #3:Fluke-Adriana Locke 7/03/25
4.Sugarland Creek #4:Only With Me-Brooke Montgomery 7/10/25


1.The Killing Seasons FBI Crime Mystery #1:A Winter's Kill-J.K. Ellem 7/10/25
2.The Best Men #2:The Best of All-Karla Sorensen 7/20/25
3.Charlotte Gibson Mysteries #3:Beachside Bullet-Jasmine Webb 7/13/25
4.John Lee Quarrels #4:Mullets and Man Buns-Nick Russell 7/24/25

Completed!!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

Progress: 14 books, 4 groups completed

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?
There can NOT be more than three from the same series in the same grouping...
Tell us the name of the series.

1. The Green Ember S.D. Smith 6/6/25 - The Green Ember #1
2. The Battle of Hackham Heath John Flanagan 6/1/25 - The Early Years #2
3. Ember Rising S.D. Smith 6/16/25 - The Green Ember #3
4. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Agatha Christie 7/25/25 - Hercule Poirot #4

1. The Last Archer S.D. Smith 6/24/25 - Green Ember Archer #1
2. Ember Falls S.D. Smith 6/11/25 - The Green Ember #2
3. The Archer's Cup S.D. Smith 6/29/25 - Green Ember Archer #3
4. Ember’s End S.D. Smith 6/21/25 - The Green Ember #4

1. The Black Star of Kingston S.D. Smith 7/5/25 - Old Natalia #1
2. The First Fowler S.D. Smith 6/26/25 - Green Ember Archer #2
3. Vindmakeren Maja Lunde 7/1/25 - Årtidskvartetten #3

1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles Agatha Christie 7/21/25 - Hercule Poirot #1
2. The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner S.D. Smith 7/9/25 - Old Natalia #2
3. Prince Lander and the Dragon War S.D. Smith 7/10/25 - Old Natalia #3

Welcome Susan, Frankie and Charlotte!

Ducks in a Row
June/July 2025

#1 - Love's Academic #1 - The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton 6/7/25
#2 - Not in Love #2 - Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood 6/1/25
#3 - Flavia de Luce #3 - A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley 6/10/25
#4 - Scottish Bookshop Mystery #4 - The Loch Ness Papers by Paige Shelton 6/26/25
#5 - League of Literary Ladies #5 - Gone with the Twins by Kylie Logan 6/6/25
#6 - Tara Holloway #6 - Death, Taxes, and Green Tea Ice Cream by Diane Kelly 7/18/25
#7 - House-Flipper Mystery #7 - Dead Post Society by Diane Kelly 6/28/25

#9 - Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum #9 - Sins of the Sarcophagus by Kirsten Weiss 7/19/25
#10 - Paw Enforcement #10 - Pawfully Wedded by Diane Kelly 6/13/25
#11 - Maine Clambake #11 - Hidden Beneath by Barbara Ross 6/29/25
#12 - Second Chance Cat #12 - Cat Got Your Killer by Sofie Ryan 6/5/25

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Read:
FINISHED!!

(Gray Man, #3) BallisticMark Greaney 07/23
(The Jackson Clay & Bear Beauchamp Series, #4) HappyLand B.C. Lienesch 07/16
(Jack Reacher, #5) Echo Burning Lee Child 07/25


1-The Midnight Caller (Jack Widow, #7) The Midnight CallerScott Blade 06/14
2-The Alpha Grizzly's Mate (Omegas of the Shifter Mafia #8) The Alpha Grizzly's MateLorelei M. Hart 06/13
3-Dead But Not Forgotten: A Vigilante Mystery Action Thriller (Amos Carver Book 9) Dead But Not Forgotten: A Vigilante Mystery Action ThrillerJohn Corwin 06/10

1-Blaze Returns (Axel Blaze, #1) Blaze ReturnsBill Runner 06/08
2-(Michael Colton, USMC Ret. Book 2) Devil's DisciplesCliff Mansfield 06/06
3-Tameron (Honorably Discharged, #3) TameronNora Phoenix 06/08

1-Peter Ash #1 The DrifterNick Petrie 06/04 2016
2-Lethal Force (Axel Blaze, #2) Lethal ForceBill Runner 06/11
3-(Porter #3) Rough CompanyR.A. McGee 06/01 2018

1-Name Not Given (Jack Widow, #6) Name Not GivenScott Blade 06/13
2-SEVENTH SON (THE TRENT RIVERA MYSTERIES Book 7) SEVENTH SONBlake Valentine 06/11
3-(River’s Edge Shifters #8) Wallaby My LoveLorelei M. Hart 06/14

1-A Tom Keeler Thriller: Book 7 The Reckoning: A Tom Keeler Thriller: Book 7Jack Lively 06/02
2-Fire Watch (Jack Widow Book 8) Fire WatchScott Blade 06/15
3-Toucan Love You (River’s Edge Shifters #9) Toucan Love YouLorelei M. Hart 06/01

John Milton #1 The Cleaner: John Milton, Book 1Mark Dawson 06/24
Peter Ash #2 Burning Bright: Peter Ash, Book 2Nick Petrie 06/23
Jonny Mendez Thriller Book 3 I Hear YouAndre Gonzalez 06/26

Jonny Mendez Thriller Book 1) Never Look BackAndre Gonzalez 06/26
John Milton #2 Saint DeathMark Dawson06/24
Axel Blaze #3 Hard TargetBill Runner06/28

(The Adam Cash Mystery Series, #4) RoadkillJeff Kerr 06/25
Axel Blaze #5 Unchained FuryBill Runner07/02
(Manny's Mannies, #6) His Miracle MannyLorelei M. Hart 07/02

(Sam Pope #15) Never EnoughRobert Enright 07/01
(Jack Widow, #14) Patriot LiesScott Blade 06/19
(A Logan and Scarlett Serial Killer Thriller Book 13) The Girl Under the Sun: A Twisted Crime Thriller of Survival and SuspenseDan Padavona 06/25

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

1. The Mermaid Murders by Josh Lanyon 6/10/2025 (The Art of Murder)
2. Dance Hall of the Dead by Tony Hillerman 6/7/2025 (Leaphorn & Chee)
3. A Necessary End by Peter Robinson 7/27/2025 (Inspector Banks)

7. Earth Angel by Aron Lewes 7/18/2025 ( Spirit School)
8. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling 6/8/2025 (Harry Potter)
9. Murder in the Cayman Islands by Dianne Harman 7/30/2025(Northwest)

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

Rules:
1) 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?
2) There can NOT be more than three from the same series in the same grouping...
3) Tell us the name of the series.

1. Hide - Tracy Clark 6/3/25 (#1, Detective Harriet Foster Series)
2. Linger - Maggie Stiefvater 6/26/25 (#2, The Wolves of Mercy Falls Series)
3. Beautifully Broken Spirit - Catherine Cowles 7/6/25 (#3, Sutter Lake Series)
4. Beautifully Broken Control - Catherine Cowles 7/6/25 (#4, Sutter Lake Series)
5. Beautifully Broken Redemption - Catherine Cowles 7/7/25 (#5, Sutter Lake Series)

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

1.Girl, Goddess, Queen|Bea Fitzgerald|02/06/25|Girl,Goddess, Queen series
2.How To Seal Your Own Fate|Kristen Perrin|22/06/25
3.The Burning Maze|Rick Riordan|14/06/25

FINISHED! June-July Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
(07/31/25)

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: 10
Books: 57

Row 1 (14)
(Mrs Parish .5) The First Shot Liv Constantine 06/15/25
(Small Town 1) Small Town Secrets Kristy Tate 06/01/25
(Lovely Lethal Gardens 2 Rewind) Yipped in the Yams Dale Mayer 06/07/25
(Sworn to Loathe You 3) Not Friends Rachel John 05/03/25
(Whimbrel House 4) Wizard of Most Wicked Ways (Whimbrel House 4) Charlie N. Holmberg 06/12/25
(Tourist Trap 4.5) Rockets' Dead Glare Lynn Cahoon 06/20/25
(Survivors’ Book Club Mystery 5) Dying to Read Lynn Cahoon 06/14/25
(Tourist Trap 5.5) Santa Puppy Lynn Cahoon 06/20/25
(Dinner Lady Detectives 6) An Extremely Unlikely Death Hannah Hendy 06/04/25
(Tourist Trap 7) Tea Cups and Carnage Lynn Cahoon 06/25/25
(Kinsey Millhone 8) H is for Homicide Sue Grafton 06/03/25
(Amish Candy Shop Mystery 9) Gingerbread Danger Amanda Flower 06/09/25
(Kinsey Millhone 10) J is for Judgement Sue Grafton 07/26/25
(Noodle Shop Mystery 11) The Chow Maniac Vivien Chien 06/17/25

Row 4 (4)
(Tourist Trap 13) Wedding Bell Blues Lynn Cahoon 07/25/25
(Key West Food Critic 14) A Poisonous Palate Lucy Burdette 06/02/25
(Isle of Man 15) Aunt Bessie Observes Diana Xarissa 06/19/25
(Isle of Man 16) Aunt Bessie Provides Diana Xarissa 07/25/24

Row 3 (9)
(The Favorites 1) My Favorite Bad Decision Elizabeth O'Roark 06/02/25
(Every Time I Go on Vacation 2) No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding Catherine Mack 06/15/25
(Tourist Trap 3) If the Shoe Kills Lynn Cahoon 06/18/25
(Leaphorn and Chee 4) People of Darkness Tony Hillerman 06/14/25
(Tourist Trap 5) Killer Run Lynn Cahoon 06/20/25
(Kinsey Millhone 6) F is for Fugitive Sue Grafton 06/01/25
(Tourist Trap 6.5) Mother's Day Mayhem Lynn Cahoon 07/01/25
(Kinsey Millhone 7) G is for Gumshoe Sue Grafton 07/02/25

Row 4 (4)
(Kinsey Millhone 9) I is for Innocent Sue Grafton 07/07/25
(Tourist Trap 10) Memories and Murder Lynn Cahoon 07/04/25
(Tourist Trap 11) Murder in Waiting Lynn Cahoon 07/06/25
(Tourist Trap 12) Picture Perfect Frame Lynn Cahoon 07/15/25

Row 5 (9)
(Lovely Lethal Gardens 1 Rewind) Zonked in the Zucchinis Dale Mayer 06/04/25
(Detective Elin Warner 2) The Retreat Sarah Pearse 06/16/25
(Greene Sisters 3) The Love Lyric Kristina Forest 06/25/25
(Alibis Collection 4) The Skydivers Chris Bohjalian 07/27/25
(Meant to Be 5) Worth Fighting For Jesse Q. Sutanto 06/21/25
(Tourist Trap 6) Murder on Wheels Lynn Cahoon 06/23/25
(Kiki Lowenstein 7) Picture, Perfect, Corpse Joanna Campbell Slan 07/07/25
(Tourist Trap 7.5) A Very Mummy Holiday Lynn Cahoon 07/03/25
(Tourist Trap 8) Hospitality and Homicide Lynn Cahoon 06/27/25

Row 6 (3)
(Tourist Trap 9) Killer Party Lynn Cahoon 06/02/25
(Melanie Travis 10) Best in Show Laurien Berenson 07/31/25
(Armstrong and Oscar 11) Murder at the Ponte Vecchio T.A. Williams 06/06/25

Row 7 (5)
(Common Threads 1) Mad About Ewe Susannah Nix 06/09/25
(Tourist Trap 2) Mission to Murder Lynn Cahoon 06/17/25
(An American in Paris 3) A Fashionably French Murder Colleen Cambridge 07/11/25
(Tourist Trap 4) Dressed to Kill Lynn Cahoon 06/19/25
(Melanie Travis 5) Watchdog Laurien Berenson 07/04/25

Row 8 (3)
(Rabbit Factor 1) The Rabbit Factor Antti Tuomainen 06/22/25
(Kate Shugak 2) A Fatal Thaw Dana Stabenow 07/05/25
(Kate Shugak 3) Dead in the Water Dana Stabenow 07/24/25

Row 9 (3)
(Heiress Heists 1) Heiress Takes All Emily Wibberley 06/28/25
(The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 2) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Douglas Adams 07/21/25
(The Body Farm 3) The Devil's Bones Jefferson Bass 07/27/25

Row 10 (3)
(Andy Carpenter 1) Open and Shut David Rosenfelt 06/28/25
(The Body Farm 2) Flesh and Bone Jefferson Bass 07/05/25
(Alibis Collection 3) False Note David Lagercrantz 07/29/25

Ducks In A Row (June/July)
Duration: June 1st, 2025 - July 31st, 2025

3/3

1. Swordheart by T. Kingfisher - July 30th (Swordheart 1)
2. The Robin on the Oak Throne by K.A. Linde - July 29th (The Oak and Holly Cycle)

1. Solo Leveling, Vol. 1 by Chugong - July 24th

1. Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn - July 22nd (Killers of a Certain Age)

1. The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa - July 5th (The Cat Who...)
2. The Dallergut Dream-Making District by Mi-ye Lee - July 2nd (Dallergut Dream Department Store)
3. Ever After Always by Chloe Liese - July 3rd (Bergman Brothers)

1. Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn - July 9th (Smythe-Smith Quartet)
2. Always Only You by Chloe Liese - June 29th (Bergman Brothers)

1. The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown by Julia Quinn, Karen Hawkins, Suzanne Enoch & Mia Ryan - June 6th (Lady Whistledown)
2. One Piece, Volume 2: Buggy the Clown by Eiichiro Oda - June 5th
3. Iron Kissed Dramatized Adaptation by Patricia Briggs - June 22nd (Mercy Thompson)
4. Lore Olympus: Volume Four by Rachel Smythe - June 11th
5. Everything for You by Chloe Liese - July 13th (Bergman Brothers)

1. Moon Called Dramatized Adaptation by Patricia Briggs - June 14th (Mercy Thompson)
2. Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood - June 13th (Not in Love)
3. Lore Olympus: Volume Three by Rachel Smythe - June 10th

1. Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese - June 25th (Bergman Brothers)

1. All Systems Red Dramatized Adaptation by Martha Wells - July 14th (Murderbot Diaries)
2. Blood Bound Dramatized Adaptation by Patricia Briggs - June 17th (Mercy Thompson)

4. Bone Crossed Dramatized Adaptation by Patricia Briggs - June 25th (Mercy Thompson)
5. Lore Olympus: Volume Five by Rachel Smythe - June 12th
6. If Only You by Chloe Liese - July 19th (Bergman Brothers)

4. With You Forever by Chloe Liese - July 11th (Bergman Brothers)
5. Silver Borne Dramatized Adaptation by Patricia Briggs - June 30th (Mercy Thompson)
6. Lore Olympus: Volume Six by Rachel Smythe - June 26th

7. Only and Forever by Chloe Liese - July 20th (Bergman Borthers)

6. River Marked Dramatized Adaptation by Patricia Briggs - July 6th (Mercy Thompson)
7. Lore Olympus: Volume Seven by Rachel Smythe - July 3rd
8. The Love Fix by Jill Shalvis - June 27th (Sunrise Cove)

10. Magic Triumphs Dramatized Adaptation by Ilona Andrews - June 9th (Kate Daniels)

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

#11 Spring Harbor Mysteries Mousse, Murder and Mayhem Amber Crewes 6/6/25
#12 Canine Cozy Mysteries A Tail of Two Crimes Sharon Michaels 6/14/25
#13 Norwegian Forest Café Mysteries Felines and Footprints Jinty James 6/17/25

#2 Egret Island Mysteries Kneading a Clue Patti Benning 6/1/25
#3 Jim and Ginger Mysteries Christmas Heist Arthur Pearce 6/10/25
#4 Bee’s Bakery Mysteries Dulce de Leche and Death Rosie A. Point 6/6/25
#5 Maya & Sandra Mysteries Murder at the High School Reunion Lee Hollis 7/3/25
#6 Secret Bookcase Mysteries A Body at the Book Fair Ellie Alexander 6/16/25
#7 Laughing Loaf Bakery Shot Through the Tart Victoria Kazarian 6/27/25

#12 Norwegian Forest Cat Café Mysteries Kittens and Killers Jinty James 6/4/25
#13 Millie’s Cruise Ship Mysteries Fatal Flirtation Hope Callaghan 7/13/25
#14 Norwegian Forest Cat Café Pouncing on the Proof Jinty James 7/9/25
#15 Cookie’s Creamery Mysteries Triple Scoop of Mystery Kathleen Suzette 6/26/25

#2 Christmas River Mysteries Mayhem in Christmas River Meg Muldoon 6/2/25
#3 Gold Rush Alaska Cozy Mysteries Mining, Mayhem and Murder Martina Dalton 6/11/25
#4 Seashell Key Mysteries Festival of Secrets Lola Finch 6/17/25

#4 Chloe Lane Mysteries Murder Served Cold Daisy Belle 7/4/25
#5 Egret Island Mysteries Berried in Suspects Patti Benning 6/30/25
#6 Mystic Village Paranormal Mysteries Mystic Love Cindy Stark 6/19/25
#7 Seashell Key Mysteries Shrimp Showdown Sabotage Lola Finch 7/1/25

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

1. The Mighty Storm - Samantha Towle - 3 Stars - 6/5/25 - #1 Mighty Storm
2. Tears of the Giraffe - Alexander McCall Smith - 4 Stars - 7/6/25 - #2 No One Ladies Detective Agency
3. C is for Corpse - Sue Grafton - 4 Stars - 6/14/25 - #3 Kinsey Milhone
4. Revelation - C.J. Sansom - 5 Stars - 6/18/25 - #4 Matthew Shardlake
5. I Think I Love You - Lauren Layne - 3.5 Stars - 6/28/25 - #5 Oxford
6. Perfect Storm - Paige Shelton - 3.5 Stars - 7/6/25- #6 Alaska Wild

1. Cloche and Dagger - Jenn McKinlay - 3.5 Stars - 6/22/25 - #1 Hat Shop Mysteries
2. Hide - Lisa Gardner - 4 Stars - 6/26/25 - #2 DD Warren
3. Transfer of Power - Vince Flynn - 5 Stars - 7/25/25 - #3 Mitch Rapp
4. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie - 4.5 Stars - 7/20/25 - #4 Hercule Poirot


1. Clark and Division - Naomi Hirahara - 4 Stars - 6/12/25 - #1 Japantown Mystery
2. Valley of the Lost - Vicki Delany - 4 Stars - 7/1/25 - #2 Constable Molly Smith
3. Prior Bad Acts - Tami Hoag - 4 Stars - 6/11/25 - #3 Kovac and Liska

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row.

#3 Haunted Bookshop Mystery - The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library by Alice Kimberly 6/18
#4 After We Fall - From This Moment by Melanie Harlow 6/5
#5 Haunted Bookshop Mystery - The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion by Alice Kimberly 7/1
#6 Her Russian Protector - Nikolai, Volume 2 by Roxie Rivera 7/19
#7 Anne of Green Gables - Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery 7/26
#8 Irish Village Mystery - Murder on an Irish Farm
7/2

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

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...

⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️

1. (Star Wars: X-wing #1) Rogue Squadron by Michael A. Stackpole 7 June 2025 ★★★
2. (Spice Shop #2) - Guilty as Cinnamon by Leslie Budewitz 22 June 2025 ★★★★
3. (Dirk & Steele #3) The Red Heart of Jade by Marjorie M. Liu 18 June 2025 ★★★★




1. (Hornblower - Stone #1) Time Was by Nora Roberts 1 July 2025 ★★★
2. (Secrets of the Nile #2) Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibañez 24 July 2025 ★★★
3. (Stillhouse Lake #3) Wolfhunter River by Rachel Caine 18 July 2025 ★★★

Welcome all!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

1 Loki's Wolves by K.L. Armstrong - 6/2/25
2 Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn - 6/1/25
3 Tripwire by Lee Child - 6/11/25
4 Protector by Martha Carr - 6/4/25
5 The Honor Of Spies by W.E.B. Griffin - 6/5/25
6 The Shadow Wing by Sarah Painter - 6/10/25
7 The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart by Lawrence Block - 6/12/25
8 From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris - 7/26/25
9 Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong - 7/22/25

12 book:Death in the Clouds|16326] by Agatha Christie - 6/22/25
12 Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich - 7/2/25
12 Jeeves in the Offing by P.G. Wodehouse - 7/10/25

16 The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke - 6/27/25
17 Forever Defend by Michael Anderle - 6/8/25
18 Might Makes Right by Michael Anderle - 6/17/25
18 Sacrifice by Alex Archer - 6/22/25
19 Seeker's Curse by Alex Archer - 7/14/25
22 Death of a Maid by M.C. Beaton - 6/26/25

26 Mrs. Jeffries and the Yuletide Weddings by Emily Brightwell - 6/12/25


1 These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer - 6/6/25
2 The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson - 6/4/25
3 Hexes and Hemlines by Juliet Blackwell - 6/13/25
4 Dead In Plain Sight by Martha Carr - 6/11/25
5 Devious by Sara Rosett - 6/20/25
6 Many a Twist by Sheila Connolly - 6/17/25
7 Gun in the Gardenias by Dale Mayer - 7/19/25

1 What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez - 6/7/25
2 Nomad Redeemed: A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Craig Martelle - 6/8/25
3 Milk and Honey by Faye Kellerman - 6/14/25
4 Frozen Tides by Morgan Rhodes - 6/25/25
5 Watchman by Martha Carr - 7/12/25
6 Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indriðason - 6/20/25
7 All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris - 7/23/25

1 Three Mages and a Margarita by Annette Marie - 6/9/25
2 Bright is Her Sight by Judith Berens - 6/8/25
3 Murder on the Tor by Frances Evesham - 6/26/25
4 A Wizard Abroad by Diane Duane - 7/6/25
5 Mykonos After Midnight by Jeffrey Siger - 7/12/25
6 When Angels Cry by Michael Anderle - 6/24/25

1 The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie - 6/14/25
2 The Abduction by John Grisham - 6/20/25
3 Murder at Bray Manor by Lee Strauss - 7/10/25
4 A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor - 7/14/25
5 A Bride’s Guide to Marriage and Murder by Dianne Freeman - 7/25/25
6 Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris - 7/7/25

1 Only a Monster by Vanessa Len - 6/15/25
2 The Hangman's Revolution by Eoin Colfer - 6/23/25
3 Nomad Unleashed: A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Craig Martelle - 7/17/25
4 A Fiancée's Guide to First Wives and Murder by Dianne Freeman - 7/24/25
5
6 Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House by Stephanie Barron - 7/19/25

1 Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick - 6/16/25
2 The Last Mile by David Baldacci - 7/2/25
3 Just Make Believe by Maggie Robinson - 7/20/25
4 Nomad Supreme by Craig Martelle - 7/26/25
5
6 Keeper by Martha Carr - 7/22/25

1 Murder Among the Pyramids by Sara Rosett - 6/21/25
2 Murder at Hartigan House by Lee Strauss - 7/7/25
3 Seven Days by Deon Meyer - 7/29/25
4
5
6 The Ghostfaces by John Flanagan - 7/30/25

1 The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin - 6/22/25
2 Private London by James Patterson - 7/10/25

1 Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot - 6/26/25
2 Heaven's Prisoners by James Lee Burke - 7/17/25

1 The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune - 6/28/25
2 The Intrigue by Marion Chesney - 7/21/25

1 In for a Penny by Kelsey Browning - 6/29/25
2 The Janus Affair by Pip Ballantine - 7/28/25

1 Phoenix Rising by Pip Ballantine - 7/6/25

1 Witch King by Martha Wells - 7/9/25

1 Secret Agent Mom by Martha Carr - 7/15/25

1 The Circle by Peter Lovesey - 7/18/25

1 Jackaby by William Ritter - 7/23/25

1 Arsenic in the Azaleas by Dale Mayer - 7/24/25

1 The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett - 7/25/25

1 Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman - 7/31/25

Welcome Jackie!

Ducks In A Row (APR/MAY 25)
June - July 2025

My Ducks In A Row Challenge (msg 22)

Books Read ❱❱ 38
Duck Rows Completed ❱❱ 10

First Row of Ducks

🦆#1 Latvala Royals ❱❱ Heir Untamed ❱❱ 06.05 ★★★★
🦆#2 Moving Violations ❱❱ Strong, Silent Cowboy ❱❱ 06.08 ★★★★
🦆#3 Driven ❱❱ Crashed ❱❱ 06.15 ★★★★
🦆#3.5 Anna Albertini Files ❱❱ Holiday Rescue ❱❱ 07.03 ★★★★
🦆#4 Philadelphia Patriots ❱❱ Curveball ❱❱ 06.27 ★★★★
🦆#4.7 Hard Ink ❱❱ Hard to Serve ❱❱ 07.27 ★★★★
🦆#5 Alien Huntress ❱❱ Ecstasy in Darkness ❱❱ 06.13 ★★★★

Second Row of Ducks

🦆#1 Destiny Bay 3: The Ranchers ❱❱ Native Silver ❱❱ 06.19 ★★★
🦆#2 Mail-Order Brides of the West ❱❱ Evie ❱❱ 06.30 ★★★
🦆#3 Beautiful Bastard ❱❱ Beautiful Player ❱❱ 06.10 ★★★★
🦆#3.5 Ice Planet Barbarians ❱❱ Ice Planet Honeymoon: Aehako & Kira ❱❱ 07.07 ★★★
🦆#4 Nocturne Falls ❱❱ The Professor Woos the Witch ❱❱ 07.25 ★★★
🦆#4.7 Elder Races ❱❱ Hunter's Season ❱❱ 07.10 ★★★★
🦆#5 Portville Omegaverse ❱❱ His Steamy Summer ❱❱ 07.14 ★★★

Third Row of Ducks

🦆#.1 Dorina Basarab ❱❱ Zombie's Bite ❱❱ 06.02 ★★★★
🦆#1 Invisible Recruits: Kelly McAllister ❱❱ Invisible Fears ❱❱ 06.16 ★★★★
🦆#2 Maverick Billionaires ❱❱ Reckless In Love ❱❱ 06.29 ★★★★

Fourth Row of Ducks

🦆#1 Shadow Ops ❱❱ Chasing Shadows ❱❱ 06.25 ★★★★
🦆#2 Man of My Dreams ❱❱ My Runaway Heart ❱❱ 06.11 ★★★
🦆#3 Magnus Pack ❱❱ Here Kitty, Kitty ❱❱ 07.02 ★★★★

Fifth Row of Ducks

🦆#1 Magic Happens ❱❱ Shadow Magic ❱❱ 06.24 ★★★
🦆#1.5 SEAL EXtreme Team ❱❱ Down and Dirty ❱❱ 06.29 ★★★
🦆#2 Jackson: Girls' Night Out ❱❱ Flirting with Disaster ❱❱ 07.05 ★★★★

Sixth Row of Ducks

🦆#1 Seeing Red ❱❱ Seeing Red ❱❱ 07.09 ★★
🦆#1.3 Inside Out ❱❱ Rebecca's Lost Journals, Volume 3: His Submissive ❱❱ 06.11 ★★★
🦆#2 Mary O'Reilly ❱❱ Good Tidings ❱❱ 07.17 ★★★★

Seventh Row of Ducks

🦆#.5 Wedding Season ❱❱ The Wedding Dress Diaries ❱❱ 07.03 ★★★
🦆#1 Wounded ❱❱ Wounded ❱❱ 07.04 ★★★★
🦆#2 Bergman Brothers ❱❱ Always Only You ❱❱ 07.20 ★★★★

Eight Row of Ducks

🦆#6.5 Beyond ❱❱ Beyond Happily Ever After: Closed Doors ❱❱ 07.20 ★★★★
🦆#7 SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team ❱❱ Wolf Hunger ❱❱ 07.26 ★★★★
🦆#8 Hearts of the South ❱❱ Facing It ❱❱ 06.20 ★★★★

Ninth Row of Ducks

🦆#7 Colorado Mountain ❱❱ Bounty ❱❱ 06.08 ★★★★
🦆#8 Amelia Peabody ❱❱ The Hippopotamus Pool ❱❱ 06.19 ★★★★
🦆#9 Hearts of the South ❱❱ Uncovered ❱❱ 07.06 ★★★★

Tenth Row of Ducks

🦆#16 T-FLAC ❱❱ Gideon ❱❱ 06.14 ★★★★
🦆#16.75 Sarah Booth Delaney ❱❱ Clacking Bones ❱❱ 07.11 ★★★
🦆#17 Sarah Booth Delaney ❱❱ Sticks and Bones ❱❱ 07.27 ★★★★

Ducks In A Row
May 1 - July 31, 2025

Stillhouse Lake #1 - Stillhouse Lake | Rachel Caine - Jun 18
Witchlight Magical Mysteries #2 - Secrets of the Deadly Nightshades | Heather G. Harris - Jun 21
Witchlight Magical Mysteries #3 - Secrets of the Eternal Flame | Heather G. Harris - Jun 24
The Body Shop #4- Cheater Slicks | Hailey Edwards - Jun 30
Mackenzie Green #5 - Green Dragon | J.S. Kennedy - Jul 27
Into Shadow #6 - The Candles Are Burning | Veronica G. Henry - Jul 20
Portlock Paranomal Detective #7 - The Vampire and the Case of the Malevolent Mermaid | Heather G. Harris - Jul 8

Hierarchy #1 - The Will of the Many | James Islington - Jul 6
Cat Lady Chronicles #2 - The Dark Hiss of Magic | Helen Harper - Jul 2
Smokethorn Paranormal Series #3 - Wicked Witch of the Wolf | C.P. Rider - Jun 5
Windy City #4 - Play Along | Liz Tomforde - Jul 24

Tales from the Faraway North #1 - The Little Shop of Grand Curiosities | Iris Lake - Jun 1
Smokethorn Paranormal Series #2 - Any Witch Wolf | C.P. Rider - Jun 3
Boys of Avix #3 - Trust Me Always | Meagan Brandy - Jul 13

Ducks In A Row - Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

#1 - Ring #1 - Ring by Kōji Suzuki 6/20/25
#2 - Busybodies #2 - The Reunion Dinner by Jesse Q. Sutanto 7/8/25
#3 - Travel Can Be Murder #3 - Death by Windmill by Jennifer S. Alderson 7/6/25
#4 - Hercule Poirot #4 - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie 7/13/25

Welcome LaurLa, Elle and Vanessa!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Read:

0.5 Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games #0.5) by Suzanne Collins - 6/21
1. An Affair to Dismember (Matchmaker Mysteries #1) by Elise Sax - 6/12
2. Carnival Catastrophe (The Problim Children #2) by Natalie Lloyd - 6/25
3. Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (Pandava #3) by Roshani Chokshi - 7/2
4. The Creeping Shadow (Lockwood & Co #4) by Jonathan Stroud - 6/24

1. Jackaby (Jackaby #1) by William Ritter - 6/14
2. Apprentice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain #2) by Hannah Nicole Maehrer - 6/27
3. Bathsheba (The Wives of King David #3) by Jill Eileen Smith - 7/26
4. Murder and Mamon (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery #4) by Mia P. Manansala - 6/28

Welcome Crystal!

FINISHED

Ducks in a Row
June/July 2025

#1 - Love's Academic #1 - The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton 6/7/25
#2 - Not in Love #2 - Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood 6/1/25
#3 - Flavia de Luce #3 - A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley 6/10/25
#4 - Scottish Bookshop Mystery #4 - The Loch Ness Papers by Paige Shelton 6/26/25
#5 - League of Literary Ladies #5 - Gone with the Twins by Kylie Logan 6/6/25
#6 - Tara Holloway #6 - Death, Taxes, and Green Tea Ice Cream by Diane Kelly 7/18/25
#7 - House-Flipper Mystery #7 - Dead Post Society by Diane Kelly 6/28/25

#9 - Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum #9 - Sins of the Sarcophagus by Kirsten Weiss 7/19/25
#10 - Paw Enforcement #10 - Pawfully Wedded by Diane Kelly 6/13/25
#11 - Maine Clambake #11 - Hidden Beneath by Barbara Ross 6/29/25
#12 - Second Chance Cat #12 - Cat Got Your Killer by Sofie Ryan 6/5/25

WOOHOO Michelle!

FINISHED
Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

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?

The Bright Spot Jill Shalvis 6/19/25 (Sunrise Cove #5)
The Park of Sunset Dreams Ava Miles 6/7/25 (Dare Valley #6)
Unforgettable In Love Bella Andre 6/24/25 (The Maverick Billionaires #7)
A Wilder Wedding Carrie Ann Ryan 6/16/25 (The Wilder Brothers #7.5)
Forever for Us Carrie Ann Ryan 6/15/25 (The Wilder Brothers #8)
The Last Widow Karin Slaughter 6/10/25 (Will Trent #9)


Tenderfoot Kristen Ashley 6/22/25 (Avenging Angels #3)
Seaside Kisses Stacy Claflin 6/11/25 (The Hunters #4)
Stay Here With Me Carrie Ann Ryan 6/8/25 (The Wilder Brothers #5)
June Kisses Mari Carr 6/9/25 (Wilder Irish #6)
Enchanted Enough Kelly Elliott 7/13/25 (Love in Montana #7)
On Her Watch Melinda Leigh 7/2/25 (Bree Taggert #8)
Echo Road Kendra Elliot 7/3/25 (Mercy Kilpatrick #9)


Lie To Her Melinda Leigh 7/1/25 (Bree Taggert #6)
Moments for You Carrie Ann Ryan 6/12/25 (The Wilder Brothers #7)
The Love Fix Jill Shalvis 6/29/25 (Sunrise Cove #8)
Seabreeze Honeymoon Jan Moran 7/15/25 (Summer Beach #9)

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

Finish

1.Detective Kate Rosetti #8:Diamond in the Rough-Gina LaManna 6/03/25
2.Stephanie Plum #9:To the Nines-Janet Evanovich 6/13/25
3.Nikki Hunt #10:Little Child Gone-Stacy Green 6/03/25
4.Tracy Crosswhite #11:A Dead Draw-Robert Dugoni 7/17/25


1.Corps Security #1:Axel-Harper Sloan 6/15/25
2.Charlotte Gibson Mysteries #2:Maui Murder-Jasmine Webb 6/08/25
3.Treasure State Wildcats #3:Rally-Devney Perry 6/16/25
4.Carter Brothers #4:Clap Back-Lani Lynn Vale 6/01/25
5.Windy City #5:Rewind It Back-Liz Tomforde 6/04/25


1.Hell's Handlers MC #4:Copper-Lilly Atlas 6/02/25
2.The Wilds of Montana #5:She's a Wild One-Kristen Proby 6/07/25
3.Franki Amato #6:Marsala Maroon-Traci Andrighetti 6/20/25
4.Shady Valley Henchmen #7:Rook-Jessica Gadziala 6/08/25


1.Bailey Flynn FBI Mystery Thriller #1:Vanishing Angels-Melinda Woodhall 6/06/25
2.St. Louis Sires #2:Holding-Alexandria House 7/18/25
3.Starving for Southern #3:Lessons in Lemonade-Kathryn Andrews 6/09/25
4.FBI Task Force S.W.O.R.D. #4:Beneath Hemlock Skies-D.D. Black 6/12/25
5.Carter Brothers #5:Rent Free-Lani Lynn Vale 7/04/25


1.Grilled Cheese Mysteries #1:Up to No Gouda-Linda Reilly 6/14/25
2.Ember Falls #2:Here and Now-Corinne Michaels 7/08/25
3.Loose Ends #3:Meegan-Rebekah Weatherspoon 6/03/25
4.Balsam Ridge #4:Love After Duty-Amber Kelly 6/14/25
5.Cold Justice: Most Wanted #5:Cold Spite-Toni Anderson 6/13/25


1.Myrtlewood Mysteries #9:Impractical Magic-Iris Beaglehole 6/15/25
2.Charley Davidson #10:The Curse of Tenth Grave-Darynda Jones 6/19/25
3.Shadow Island #11:Shadow's Flame-Mary Stone 7/07/25


1.Bailey Brothers #6:Rewriting the Stars-Claire Kingsley 7/23/25
2.Cozy Corgi Mysteries #7:Quarrelsome Quartz-Mildred Abbott 6/02/25
3.Kate Fox #8:Bull's Eye-Shannon Baker 6/25/25
4.John Tyler Thriller #9:Collision Course: A John Tyler Thriller-Tom Fowler 7/08/25
5.Detective Ellie Reeves #10:The Ice Sisters-Rita Herron 6/04/25


1.FBI Agent Kate Walsh #1:The Founders-Stacy M. Jones 6/30/25
2.Mountain Men Matchmaker #2:Seven Year Itch-Amy Daws 7/18/25
3.The Single Dad Playbook #3:Reckless Love-Willow Aster 7/06/25
4.Carrington Cove #4:Someday You Learn-Harlow James 6/18/25
5.Hell's Handlers MC #5:Rocket-Lilly Atlas 7/07/25


1.Lincoln Lawyer #5:The Gods of Guilt-Michael Connelly 6/26/25
2.Violet Darger #6:Night on Fire-L.T. Vargus 7/05/25
3.Rizzoli & Isles #7:The Keepsake-Tess Gerritsen 6/21/25


1.Mysteries of Mount Pleasant #1:Espresso Shots & Murder Plots-Audrey Alden 7/13/25
2.Aloha Chicken Mysteries #2:Hen Party-Josi Avari 6/28/25
3.Corps Security #3:Beck-Harper Sloan 6/26/25
4.Corps Security#4:Cooper-Harper Sloan 6/27/25
5.Ice Breaker Cold Case #5:Trapped In Ice-Cynthia Eden 7/05/25


1.Boggy Creek Valley #1:The Butterfly Effect-Kelly Elliott 6/07/25
2.4MK Thriller #2:The Fifth to Die-J.D. Barker 6/30/25
3.Carmichael Family #3:Fluke-Adriana Locke 7/03/25
4.Sugarland Creek #4:Only With Me-Brooke Montgomery 7/10/25


1.The Killing Seasons FBI Crime Mystery #1:A Winter's Kill-J.K. Ellem 7/10/25
2.The Best Men #2:The Best of All-Karla Sorensen 7/20/25
3.Charlotte Gibson Mysteries #3:Beachside Bullet-Jasmine Webb 7/13/25
4.John Lee Quarrels #4:Mullets and Man Buns-Nick Russell 7/24/25

WOOHOO Frankie!

Finished!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it is at least three in a row.

#3 Haunted Bookshop Mystery - The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library by Alice Kimberly 6/18
#4 After We Fall - From This Moment by Melanie Harlow 6/5
#5 Haunted Bookshop Mystery - The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion by Alice Kimberly 7/1
#6 Her Russian Protector - Nikolai, Volume 2 by Roxie Rivera 7/19
#7 Anne of Green Gables - Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery 7/26
#8 Irish Village Mystery - Murder on an Irish Farm
7/2

WOOHOO Bonita!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
COMPLETE

#11 Tracy Crosswhite, A Dead Draw by Robert DugoniJune 19 ★★★★
#12 Harry Bosch Universe, Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly June 14 ★★★★
#13 Harry Bosch, The Overlook by Michael Connelly June 15 ★★★★
#14 PsyCop, Skeleton Crew by Jordan Castillo Price June 4 ★★★★★
#15 Lucy Kincaid, Nothing to Hide by Allison Brennan July 26 ★★★★

#4 Colony Mars, Jezero City: Colony Four Mars by Gerald M. Kilby June 8 ★★★
#5 DCI Craig Gillard, The Body Under the Bridge July 9 ★★★★
#6 Slough House, Joe Country by Mick Herron July 11 ★★★★★
#7 Across the Seasons, An October Question by KL Noone June 17★★★★★
#8 Virgil Flowers, Deadline by John Sandford June 7 ★★★★★
#9 In Death, Loyalty in Death by JD Robb June 16 ★★★★


#3 OutFoxing the Paranormal, Into the Dark by Jordan L. Hawk June 20 ★★★★
#4 Virgil Flowers, Bad Blood by John Sandford June 18★★★★★
#5 No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith June 24 ★★★★
#6 Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, Kissed a Sad Goodbye by Deborah CrombieJune 27 ★★★★
#7 Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, A Finer End by Deborah Crombie July 13 ★★★★
#8 Across the Seasons, December Beginnings June 17 ★★★★
#9 Sandhamn Murders, In Bad Company by Viveca Sten June 19 ★★★★
#10 In Death, Witness in Death by JD Robb July 6 ★★★★
#11 PsyCop, Bitter Pill by Jordan Castiloo Price June 23 ★★★★★

#4 Midwinter, Midwinter Marriage by KL Noone July 5 ★★★★★
#5 Slough House, London Rules by Mick Herron July 5 ★★★★★
#6 Detective Louise Blackwell, The Bridge by Matt Brolly July 9 ★★★★
#7 DCI Craig Gillard, The Bodies at Westgrave Hall by Nick Louth July 27 ★★★★

#17 Haven Hollow, Raising Cain (Spook Society, #1) by HP Mallory and JR Rain July 18 ★★★
#18 Joe Pickett, The Disappeared by CJ Box June 28 ★★★★
#19 Harry Bosch Universe, The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly July 13 ★★★★
#20 Joe Pickett, Long Range by CJ Box July 4 ★★★★

#4 Tate and Bell Mystery, Murder at the Orpheus Theatre by Irina Shapiro July 17 ★★★★
#5 Remarkable Remedies, The Vampire's Grave HP Mallory and JR Rain July 17 ★★★
#6 DCI Craig Gillard, The Body on the Island by Nick Louth July 13 ★★★★
#7 Taylor Jackson, Where All the Dead Lie by JT Ellison July 16 ★★

#4 Detective Karen Hart, House of Lies by DS Butler July 24 ★★★★
#5 Virgil Flowers, Shock Wave by John Sandford July 23 ★★★★
#6 No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith July 14 ★★★★

#4 Hartbridge Christmas, Holiday Heart Strings by NR Walker July 8 ★★★★★
#5 Sookie Stackhouse, Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris July 24 ★★★
#6 Taylor Jackson, So Close the Hand of Death by JT Ellison July 15 ★★★★

Finished!

Ducks In A Row
May 1 - July 31, 2025

Stillhouse Lake #1 - Stillhouse Lake | Rachel Caine - Jun 18
Witchlight Magical Mysteries #2 - Secrets of the Deadly Nightshades | Heather G. Harris - Jun 21
Witchlight Magical Mysteries #3 - Secrets of the Eternal Flame | Heather G. Harris - Jun 24
The Body Shop #4- Cheater Slicks | Hailey Edwards - Jun 30
Mackenzie Green #5 - Green Dragon | J.S. Kennedy - Jul 27
Into Shadow #6 - The Candles Are Burning | Veronica G. Henry - Jul 20
Portlock Paranomal Detective #7 - The Vampire and the Case of the Malevolent Mermaid | Heather G. Harris - Jul 8

Hierarchy #1 - The Will of the Many | James Islington - Jul 6
Cat Lady Chronicles #2 - The Dark Hiss of Magic | Helen Harper - Jul 2
Smokethorn Paranormal Series #3 - Wicked Witch of the Wolf | C.P. Rider - Jun 5
Windy City #4 - Play Along | Liz Tomforde - Jul 24

Tales from the Faraway North #1 - The Little Shop of Grand Curiosities | Iris Lake - Jun 1
Smokethorn Paranormal Series #2 - Any Witch Wolf | C.P. Rider - Jun 3
Boys of Avix #3 - Trust Me Always | Meagan Brandy - Jul 13

Finished

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

#11 Spring Harbor Mysteries Mousse, Murder and Mayhem Amber Crewes 6/6/25
#12 Canine Cozy Mysteries A Tail of Two Crimes Sharon Michaels 6/14/25
#13 Norwegian Forest Café Mysteries Felines and Footprints Jinty James 6/17/25

#2 Egret Island Mysteries Kneading a Clue Patti Benning 6/1/25
#3 Jim and Ginger Mysteries Christmas Heist Arthur Pearce 6/10/25
#4 Bee’s Bakery Mysteries Dulce de Leche and Death Rosie A. Point 6/6/25
#5 Maya & Sandra Mysteries Murder at the High School Reunion Lee Hollis 7/3/25
#6 Secret Bookcase Mysteries A Body at the Book Fair Ellie Alexander 6/16/25
#7 Laughing Loaf Bakery Shot Through the Tart Victoria Kazarian 6/27/25

#12 Norwegian Forest Cat Café Mysteries Kittens and Killers Jinty James 6/4/25
#13 Millie’s Cruise Ship Mysteries Fatal Flirtation Hope Callaghan 7/13/25
#14 Norwegian Forest Cat Café Pouncing on the Proof Jinty James 7/9/25
#15 Cookie’s Creamery Mysteries Triple Scoop of Mystery Kathleen Suzette 6/26/25

#2 Christmas River Mysteries Mayhem in Christmas River Meg Muldoon 6/2/25
#3 Gold Rush Alaska Cozy Mysteries Mining, Mayhem and Murder Martina Dalton 6/11/25
#4 Seashell Key Mysteries Festival of Secrets Lola Finch 6/17/25

#4 Chloe Lane Mysteries Murder Served Cold Daisy Belle 7/4/25
#5 Egret Island Mysteries Berried in Suspects Patti Benning 6/30/25
#6 Mystic Village Paranormal Mysteries Mystic Love Cindy Stark 6/19/25
#7 Seashell Key Mysteries Shrimp Showdown Sabotage Lola Finch 7/1/25

WOOHOO Susan, Elle and Tari!

completed
Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

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...

⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️

1. (Star Wars: X-wing #1) Rogue Squadron by Michael A. Stackpole 7 June 2025 ★★★
2. (Spice Shop #2) - Guilty as Cinnamon by Leslie Budewitz 22 June 2025 ★★★★
3. (Dirk & Steele #3) The Red Heart of Jade by Marjorie M. Liu 18 June 2025 ★★★★




1. (Hornblower - Stone #1) Time Was by Nora Roberts 1 July 2025 ★★★
2. (Secrets of the Nile #2) Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibañez 24 July 2025 ★★★
3. (Stillhouse Lake #3) Wolfhunter River by Rachel Caine 18 July 2025 ★★★

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
finished

1.Girl, Goddess, Queen|Bea Fitzgerald|02/06/25|Girl,Goddess, Queen series
2.How To Seal Your Own Fate|Kristen Perrin|22/06/25
3.The Burning Maze|Rick Riordan|14/06/25

WOOHOO Christina and Prisha!

FINISHED!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Read:

0.5 Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games #0.5) by Suzanne Collins - 6/21
1. An Affair to Dismember (Matchmaker Mysteries #1) by Elise Sax - 6/12
2. Carnival Catastrophe (The Problim Children #2) by Natalie Lloyd - 6/25
3. Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (Pandava #3) by Roshani Chokshi - 7/2
4. The Creeping Shadow (Lockwood & Co #4) by Jonathan Stroud - 6/24

1. Jackaby (Jackaby #1) by William Ritter - 6/14
2. Apprentice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain #2) by Hannah Nicole Maehrer - 6/27
3. Bathsheba (The Wives of King David #3) by Jill Eileen Smith - 7/26
4. Murder and Mamon (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery #4) by Mia P. Manansala - 6/28

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Read:
FINISHED!!

(Gray Man, #3) BallisticMark Greaney 07/23
(The Jackson Clay & Bear Beauchamp Series, #4) HappyLand B.C. Lienesch 07/16
(Jack Reacher, #5) Echo Burning Lee Child 07/25


1-The Midnight Caller (Jack Widow, #7) The Midnight CallerScott Blade 06/14
2-The Alpha Grizzly's Mate (Omegas of the Shifter Mafia #8) The Alpha Grizzly's MateLorelei M. Hart 06/13
3-Dead But Not Forgotten: A Vigilante Mystery Action Thriller (Amos Carver Book 9) Dead But Not Forgotten: A Vigilante Mystery Action ThrillerJohn Corwin 06/10

1-Blaze Returns (Axel Blaze, #1) Blaze ReturnsBill Runner 06/08
2-(Michael Colton, USMC Ret. Book 2) Devil's DisciplesCliff Mansfield 06/06
3-Tameron (Honorably Discharged, #3) TameronNora Phoenix 06/08

1-Peter Ash #1 The DrifterNick Petrie 06/04 2016
2-Lethal Force (Axel Blaze, #2) Lethal ForceBill Runner 06/11
3-(Porter #3) Rough CompanyR.A. McGee 06/01 2018

1-Name Not Given (Jack Widow, #6) Name Not GivenScott Blade 06/13
2-SEVENTH SON (THE TRENT RIVERA MYSTERIES Book 7) SEVENTH SONBlake Valentine 06/11
3-(River’s Edge Shifters #8) Wallaby My LoveLorelei M. Hart 06/14

1-A Tom Keeler Thriller: Book 7 The Reckoning: A Tom Keeler Thriller: Book 7Jack Lively 06/02
2-Fire Watch (Jack Widow Book 8) Fire WatchScott Blade 06/15
3-Toucan Love You (River’s Edge Shifters #9) Toucan Love YouLorelei M. Hart 06/01

John Milton #1 The Cleaner: John Milton, Book 1Mark Dawson 06/24
Peter Ash #2 Burning Bright: Peter Ash, Book 2Nick Petrie 06/23
Jonny Mendez Thriller Book 3 I Hear YouAndre Gonzalez 06/26

Jonny Mendez Thriller Book 1) Never Look BackAndre Gonzalez 06/26
John Milton #2 Saint DeathMark Dawson06/24
Axel Blaze #3 Hard TargetBill Runner06/28

(The Adam Cash Mystery Series, #4) RoadkillJeff Kerr 06/25
Axel Blaze #5 Unchained FuryBill Runner07/02
(Manny's Mannies, #6) His Miracle MannyLorelei M. Hart 07/02

(Sam Pope #15) Never EnoughRobert Enright 07/01
(Jack Widow, #14) Patriot LiesScott Blade 06/19
(A Logan and Scarlett Serial Killer Thriller Book 13) The Girl Under the Sun: A Twisted Crime Thriller of Survival and SuspenseDan Padavona 06/25

WOOHOO Crystal and Mary!

FINISHED

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

1. The Mermaid Murders by Josh Lanyon 6/10/2025 (The Art of Murder)
2. Dance Hall of the Dead by Tony Hillerman 6/7/2025 (Leaphorn & Chee)
3. A Necessary End by Peter Robinson 7/27/2025 (Inspector Banks)

7. Earth Angel by Aron Lewes 7/18/2025 ( Spirit School)
8. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling 6/8/2025 (Harry Potter)
9. Murder in the Cayman Islands by Dianne Harman 7/30/2025(Northwest)

WOOHOO Genevieve!

Completed!!

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

Progress: 14 books, 4 groups completed

1. The Green Ember S.D. Smith 6/6/25 - The Green Ember #1
2. The Battle of Hackham Heath John Flanagan 6/1/25 - The Early Years #2
3. Ember Rising S.D. Smith 6/16/25 - The Green Ember #3
4. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Agatha Christie 7/25/25 - Hercule Poirot #4

1. The Last Archer S.D. Smith 6/24/25 - Green Ember Archer #1
2. Ember Falls S.D. Smith 6/11/25 - The Green Ember #2
3. The Archer's Cup S.D. Smith 6/29/25 - Green Ember Archer #3
4. Ember’s End S.D. Smith 6/21/25 - The Green Ember #4

1. The Black Star of Kingston S.D. Smith 7/5/25 - Old Natalia #1
2. The First Fowler S.D. Smith 6/26/25 - Green Ember Archer #2
3. Vindmakeren Maja Lunde 7/1/25 - Årtidskvartetten #3

1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles Agatha Christie 7/21/25 - Hercule Poirot #1
2. The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner S.D. Smith 7/9/25 - Old Natalia #2
3. Prince Lander and the Dragon War S.D. Smith 7/10/25 - Old Natalia #3

~~~ Complete ~~~

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

1. The Mighty Storm - Samantha Towle - 3 Stars - 6/5/25 - #1 Mighty Storm
2. Tears of the Giraffe - Alexander McCall Smith - 4 Stars - 7/6/25 - #2 No One Ladies Detective Agency
3. C is for Corpse - Sue Grafton - 4 Stars - 6/14/25 - #3 Kinsey Milhone
4. Revelation - C.J. Sansom - 5 Stars - 6/18/25 - #4 Matthew Shardlake
5. I Think I Love You - Lauren Layne - 3.5 Stars - 6/28/25 - #5 Oxford
6. Perfect Storm - Paige Shelton - 3.5 Stars - 7/6/25- #6 Alaska Wild

1. Cloche and Dagger - Jenn McKinlay - 3.5 Stars - 6/22/25 - #1 Hat Shop Mysteries
2. Hide - Lisa Gardner - 4 Stars - 6/26/25 - #2 DD Warren
3. Transfer of Power - Vince Flynn - 5 Stars - 7/25/25 - #3 Mitch Rapp
4. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie - 4.5 Stars - 7/20/25 - #4 Hercule Poirot


1. Clark and Division - Naomi Hirahara - 4 Stars - 6/12/25 - #1 Japantown Mystery
2. Valley of the Lost - Vicki Delany - 4 Stars - 7/1/25 - #2 Constable Molly Smith
3. Prior Bad Acts - Tami Hoag - 4 Stars - 6/11/25 - #3 Kovac and Liska

WOOHOO Charlotte and Lynda!

FINISHED

Ducks In A Row Two Month Mini Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

Rules:
1) 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?
2) There can NOT be more than three from the same series in the same grouping...
3) Tell us the name of the series.

1. Hide - Tracy Clark 6/3/25 (#1, Detective Harriet Foster Series)
2. Linger - Maggie Stiefvater 6/26/25 (#2, The Wolves of Mercy Falls Series)
3. Beautifully Broken Spirit - Catherine Cowles 7/6/25 (#3, Sutter Lake Series)
4. Beautifully Broken Control - Catherine Cowles 7/6/25 (#4, Sutter Lake Series)
5. Beautifully Broken Redemption - Catherine Cowles 7/7/25 (#5, Sutter Lake Series)