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'Ducks in a Row' (June-July) Two Month Mini-Challenge
I've been waiting for this one :)
DUCKS IN A ROW, 6/1 - 7/31
SET ONE:
#1 � Loose Screw (Dusty Deals #1), by Rae Davies, finished 6/1 ★★�
#2 � Death in a Hot Flash (Bel Barrett #2), by Jane Isenberg, finished 6/6 ★★�.5
#3 � Eggsecutive Orders (White House Chef #3), by Julie Hyzy, finished 6/3 ★★★★
SET TWO:
#1 � Sweet Tea and Secrets (Adams Grove #1), by Nancy Naigle, finished 6/5 ★★�.5
#2 � Naked Heat (Nikki Heat #2), by Richard Castle, finished 7/5 ★★★★
#3 � File M for Murder (Cat in the Stacks #3), by Miranda James, finished 6/13 ★★★★
SET THREE:
1 � Farm Fresh Murder (Farmer’s Market #1), by Paige Shelton, finished 6/11 ★★★★
2 � Double Shot (Cue Ball #2), by Cindy Blackburn, finished 7/20 ★★�.5
3 � Unprintable (Book Lover’s #3), by Julie Kaewert, finished 6/25 ★★★★
SET FOUR:
1 � You Cannoli Die Once (Italian Restaurant #1), by Shelley Costa, finished 6/4 ★★�
2 � A Presumption of Death (Lord Peter Wimsey #2), by Jill Paton Walsh, finished 7/22 ★★�
3 � Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos (Meg Langslow #3), by Donna Andrews, finished 6/29 ★★★★
SET FIVE:
#5 - Mama Gets Trashed (Mace Bauer #5), by Deborah Sharp, finished 7/23 ★★�.5
#6 � A Case of Vineyard Poison (Martha’s Vineyard #6), by Philip R. Craig, finished 6/16 ★★★★
#7 � Espresso Shot (Coffeehouse #7), by Cleo Coyle, finished 7/6★★★★
I'm in again :)Ducks in a Row (June - July) Two Month Mini-Challenge
From: June 1st-July 31st
15/15 Read
1~ Captive Prince: Volume One 6/5/14 4�
2~ Primal Bonds 6/2/14 3.5�
3~ Rescue My Heart 7/3/14 4�
4~ Rumor Has It 7/24/14 4�
5~ Mortal Sins 6/23/14 4�
6~ Lesser Evils 6/17/14 4�
7~ Touch & Geaux 6/14/14 5�
8~ Night Broken 6/9/14 4�
9~ Pleasure of a Dark Prince 6/27/14 4�
1~ Animal Magnetism 6/4/14 3�
2~ Cross & Crown 6/9/14 4�
3~
1~ St. Nacho's 7/4/14 3.75�
2~ Captive Prince: Volume Two
3~
1~ Tigers and Devils 7/3/14 3.5�
2~ Sinner, Savior 7/5/14 4�
3~
Ducks in a Row (June - July 2014) Two Month Mini-Chalenge: Read 16/22
�Book 1: Rule (Done 6/1) ★★★★
�Book 2: Play (Done 6/9) ★★★★
�Book 3: Out of Breath (Done 7/18) ★�
�Book 4: Enraptured Done 6/4) ★★★★
� Book 5: Enslaved (Done 6/7) ★★★★
�Book 6: Shift (Done 6/19) ★★★★�
Book 7: Magic Breaks
�Book 8: The Darkest Surrender (Done 6/12) ★★★★
�Book 9: Pleasure of a Dark Prince (Done 6/16) ★★★★�
�Book 10: Demon from the Dark(Done 6/25) ★★★★
�Book 11: Poison Promise (Done 7/24) ★★★★
�Book 1: Outlander (Done 7/13) ★★★�
�Book 2: One Good Earl Deserves a Lover (Done 7/2) ★★★★
Book 3:
�Book 4: Allegiance (Done 6/11) ★★★★½
�Book 5: Skin Deep(Done 6/9) ★★★★½ & First Strike
Book 6: Striking Distance–listening to now
Book 7:
Book 8:
�Book 9: Once in a Lifetime (Done 7/2) ★★★�
Book 10:
�Book 11: Dreams of a Dark Warrior (Done 7/22) ★★★★
Duration: 6/01/14 - 7/31/14Group 2
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I'm in!Ducks in a Row (April-May) Two Month Mini-Chalenge
From: June 1st-July 31st
Set One
1. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/6/14
2. Moonshine by Rob Thurman - 6/8/14
3. The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry - 7/9/14
4. Angel's Verdict by Mary Stanton - 7/17/14
5. The Convivial Codfish by Charlotte MacLeod - 6/17/14
6. Dead in the Water by Carola Dunn - 6/3/14
Set Two
9. The Trouble with Harriet by Dorothy Cannell - 7/14/14
10. The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters - 6/16/14
11. The Falcon at the Portal by Elizabeth Peters - 7/26/14
Set Three
1. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner - 6/10/14
2. Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews - 6/23/14
3. Dragons of the Hourglass Mage by Margaret Weis - 7/11/14
4. Miss Julia Hits the Road by Ann B. Ross - 7/18/14
5. E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton - 7/21/14
I'm in!Ducks in a Row (June - July) Two Month Mini-Challenge
From: June 1st-July 31st
0/6 Read
I'm in again. Let me see what I can come up with.
Welcome to the challenge, Mave, Rabaab, and Lisa Kay!
I'm in and I'll be back with a list.READ: 7/7
�5 Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy [Guardians of Eternity] 6/12
�6 Dark Taste of Rapture - Gena Showalter [Alien Hutress] 7/19
�7 Black Arts - Faith Hunter [Jane Yellowrock] 6/19
�8 Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis [Lucky Harbor] 7/5
�14 Hostage - Kay Hooper [Bishop/Special Crimes Unit] 6/6
�15 Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters [Amelia Peabody] 7/3
�16 I, Alex Cross - James Patterson [Alex Cross] 7/8
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
i'm back. will post as i read along.READ: 3
updated: 6.10
bk #1 of a series: Meet Me at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan
bk #2 of a series: City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
bk #5 of a series: Towards Zero by Agatha Christie
Ducks in a Row Mini-Challenge6/1/14-7/31/14
9/9 read
Group 1
1. Love Comes Silently, book 1 of the Senses series by Andrew Grey, read 6/18/14
2. Flying High book 2 of the Freighter Flights series, by Drew Zachary, read 6/14/14
3. Where He Ends and I Begin,book 3 of the Home series, by Cardeno C., read 6/19/14
Group 2
1. Justice For Skylar, book 1 of The 12 Olympians series, by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, read 7/16/14
2. Ali's Intuition book 2 of the Family of Misfits series, by K-lee Klein, read 7/8/14
3. Embracing Need book 3 of Wild R Farm series, by Silvia Violet, read 6/27/14
Group 3
1.Foundation book 1 of Foundation series, by Isaac Asimov, read 7/28/14
2.Grime Doesn’t Pay, book 2 of The Brothers Grime series, by Z.A. Maxfield, read 7/26/14
3. The Body in the Library, book 3 of Miss Marple series, by Agatha Christie, read 6/5/14
1-- Safe Harbor 6/22 ★★★★2-- Scorch 6/23 ★★�
3-- Cress 6/23 ★★★★�
4-- Don't Hex with Texas 6/17 ★★★★
5-- Beach Girls 6/23 ★★�
6-- Magic Rises 6/5 ★★★★
7-- With All My Soul 6/3 ★★★★
8-- A Glimpse of Evil 6/4 ★★★★
9-- A Shiver of Light 6/14 ★★★★
10- Six Geese A-Slaying 7/7 ★★�
11- The Clue of the Broken Locket 7/10 ★★
12- Undead and Unsure 7/14 �
13-
14- The Whispering Statue 6/1 ★★�
15- Skin Game
16- Terminal City 7/5 ★★�
17 The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk 7/25 ★★�
18- Aunt Dimity and the Lost Prince7/23 ★★�
I'm in!Ducks in a Row (April-May) Two Month Mini-Chalenge
Duration: June 1st-July 31st
Read:
Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin� wrote: "Welcome back, Barbara!"Thanks Jennifer. These are fun challenges.
The Lost Challenges'Ducks in a Row' (June-July) Two Month Mini-Challenge
Duration: 6/1/2014 - 7/31/2014
Progress: 3 out of 3
Book #5: Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - - 7/2/2014
Book #6: Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead - - 6/4/2014 - 594 Pages
Book #7: Dead Beat by Jim Butcher - - 6/15/2014
Suzanne wrote: "The Lost Challenges'Ducks in a Row' (June-July) Two Month Mini-Challenge
Duration: 6/1/2014 - 7/31/2014
Progress: 2 out of 6+
Book #1: Beauty and the Bounty Hunter by [author:Lo..."
are you continuing with Bloodlines (Sydney's series) by Richelle Mead.
One guess as to the hero in this series...
Ducks in a Row
Start Date: 6/12/14
End Date: 7/31/14
Books Completed:
4/4
� 1. Wicked Lovely 6/14 ♥♥♥♥
� 2. Lola and the Boy Next Door 7/9 ♥♥♥♥
� 3. Perfect 7/27 ♥♥♥♥�
� 4. Beautiful Redemption 6/18 ♥♥♥♥�
❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀Challenge Completed 7/27/14❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀
Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin� wrote: "Welcome Trinity!"Thank you!
Ducks in a Row (June-July) Two Month Mini-ChalengeDuration: June 1st-July 31st
Progress: 13/00
1~ � Night Myst / Yasmine Galenorn (16/06/14)
2~ � Daughter of the Blood / Anne Bishop (07/06/14)
3~ � Heir to the Shadows / Anne Bishop (08/06/14)
4~ � Banishing the Dark / Jenn Bennett (15/06/14)
5~ � The Saint / Tiffany Reisz (04/06/14)
6~ Born of Fury / Sherrilyn Kenyon
7~ Vicious / Debra Webb
8~ Vile / Debra Webb
9~ � A Shiver of Light / Laurell K. Hamilton (03/06/14)
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1~ � Love, In English / Karina Halle (13/06/14)
2~ � Cross & Crown / Abigail Roux (10/06/14)
3~ � Eastern Ambitions / Mari Carr & Jayne Rylon (06/06/14)
4~ � Western Ties / Mari Carr & Jayne Rylon (06/06/14)
5~
~~~~
1~ � Inked Armor / Helena Hunting (12/06/14)
2~ � Night Veil / Yasmine Galenorn (17/06/14)
3~ Grave Peril / Jim Butcher (00/06/14)
4~ � Born of Shadows / Sherrilyn Kenyon (02/06/14)
Welcome to the challenge, Danielle!
I'm in, but starting a little late!� 1. The Line by J.D. Horn #1 in Witching Savannah series Finished 6/18
� 2. The Source by J.D. Horn #2 in Witching Savannah series
� 3. Allegiant by Veronica Roth #3 in Divergent series ****
� 1. When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger #1 in Marîd Audran series ****
� 2. Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi #2 in series
� 3. Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi #3 in series
We are glad to have you join, Kayla!
TLC: Ducks in a RowDuration: June/July 2014
3/3 - Done!
1. � Spellbound Falls #1 - Spellbound Falls, by Janet Chapman ★★★★� PB 6/23
2. � Cormorman Strike #2 - The Silkworm, by Robert Galbraith ★★★★� HC 6/22
3. � Amelia Peabody #3 - The Mummy Case, by Elizabeth Peters ★★★★� SJLibrary-OCD 6/24
I'll see if I can continue on for July...
#4 Pray For Dawn#5 Wait For Dusk
#6 Stacking The Deck
1. Abby's Vampire
2. Hawk
3. Ember Yearns
Ezinwanyi~still loves Spartacus wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "The Lost Challenges'Ducks in a Row' (June-July) Two Month Mini-Challenge
Duration: 6/1/2014 - 7/31/2014
Progress: 2 out of 6+
Book #1: [book:Beauty and the Bounty Hunter|1354285..."
Yeah I probably will, I started reading it before I finished her first series but I stopped cause I'm anal and have to read stuff in order.
I am doing horrible on all my challenges. Was able to finish one group so far.
Mod
Me too :-(
Books Completed: 4/4
� 1. Wicked Lovely 6/14 ♥♥♥♥
� 2. Lola and the Boy Next Door 7/9 ♥♥♥♥
� 3. Perfect 7/27 ♥♥♥♥�
� 4. Beautiful Redemption 6/18 ♥♥♥♥�
❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀Challenge Completed 7/27/14❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀
Finished, 7/28/14!Ducks in a Row Mini-Challenge
6/1/14-7/31/14
9/9 read
Group 1
1. Love Comes Silently, book 1 of the Senses series by Andrew Grey, read 6/18/14
2. Flying High book 2 of the Freighter Flights series, by Drew Zachary, read 6/14/14
3. Where He Ends and I Begin,book 3 of the Home series, by Cardeno C., read 6/19/14
Group 2
1. Justice For Skylar, book 1 of The 12 Olympians series, by Sandrine Gasq-Dion, read 7/16/14
2. Ali's Intuition book 2 of the Family of Misfits series, by K-lee Klein, read 7/8/14
3. Embracing Need book 3 of Wild R Farm series, by Silvia Violet, read 6/27/14
Group 3
1.Foundation book 1 of Foundation series, by Isaac Asimov, read 7/28/14
2.Grime Doesn’t Pay, book 2 of The Brothers Grime series, by Z.A. Maxfield, read 7/26/14
3. The Body in the Library, book 3 of Miss Marple series, by Agatha Christie, read 6/5/14
Ducks in a Row (June-July) Two Month Mini-ChalengeDuration: June 1st-July 31st
Progress: 33/33
� Book #1 - Indigo Court - Night Myst / Yasmine Galenorn (June 16)
� Book #2 - The Black Jewel Trilogy - Daughter of the Blood / Anne Bishop (June 7)
� Book #3 - The Black Jewel Trilogy - Heir to the Shadows / Anne Bishop (June 8)
� Book #4 - Arcadia Bell - Banishing the Dark / Jenn Bennett ( June 15)
� Book #5 - The Original Sinners - The Saint / Tiffany Reisz (June 4)
� Book #6 - Faces of Evil - Ruthless / Debra Webb (June 29)
� Book #7 - The League - Born of Fury / Sherrilyn Kenyon (July 1)
� Book #1 - LIE - Love, In English / Karina Halle (June 13)
� Book #2 - Sidewinder - Cross & Crown / Abigail Roux (June 10)
� Book #3 - Compass Brothers - Eastern Ambitions / Mari Carr, Jayne Rylon (June 6)
� Book #4 - Compass Brothers - Western Ties / Mari Carr, Jayne Rylon (June 6 )
� Book #1 - Clipped Wings - Inked Armor / Helena Hunting (June 12)
� Book #2 - Indigo Court - Night Veil / Yasmine Galenorn (June 17)
� Book #3 - Ash Trilogy - If You Know Her / Shiloh Walker (June 24
� Book #4 - The League - Born of Shadows / Sherrilyn Kenyon (June 2)
� Book #1 - Ash Trilogy - If You Hear Her / Shiloh Walker (June 24)
� Book #2 - The Coincidence - The Redemption of Callie & Kayden / Jessica Sorensen (June 20)
� Book #3 - The Coincidence - The Destiny of Violet & Luke / Jessica Sorensen (June 22)
� Book #1 - THIRDS - Hell & High Water / Charlie Cochet (July 22)
� Book #2 - Until - Until Trevor / Aurora Rose Reynolds (July 24)
� Book #3 - Until - Until Lilly / Aurora Rose Reynolds (July 25)
� Book #4 - Undeniable - Unbeloved / Madeline Sheehan (July 20)
� Book #1 - Fire & Rain -After the Rain / Daisy Harris (July 15)
� Book #2 - Killer Instinct - Midnight Games / Elle Kennedy (July 15)
� Book #3 - Killer Instinct - Midnight Pursuits / Elle Kennedy (July 16)
� Book #4 - Signal Bend - Alone on Earth / Susan Fanetti (July 12)
� Book #5 - Signal Bend - All the Sky / Susan Fanetti (July 14)
� Book #6 - Tucker Springs - After the Fall / LA Witt (July 19)
� Book #7 - Faces of Evil - Vicious / Debra Webb (July 28)
� Book #1 - Sin Brothers - Forgotten Sins / Rebecca Zanetti (July 26)
� Book #2 - The Associates - Off the Edge / Carolyn Crane (July 16)
� Book #3 - The Associates - Into the Shadows / Carolyn Crane (July 19)
� Book #4 - Cole McGinnis - Dirty Deeds / Rhys Ford (July 11)
Calling this one done:
DUCKS IN A ROW, 6/1 - 7/31
SET ONE:
#1 � Loose Screw (Dusty Deals #1), by Rae Davies, finished 6/1 ★★�
#2 � Death in a Hot Flash (Bel Barrett #2), by Jane Isenberg, finished 6/6 ★★�.5
#3 � Eggsecutive Orders (White House Chef #3), by Julie Hyzy, finished 6/3 ★★★★
SET TWO:
#1 � Sweet Tea and Secrets (Adams Grove #1), by Nancy Naigle, finished 6/5 ★★�.5
#2 � Naked Heat (Nikki Heat #2), by Richard Castle, finished 7/5 ★★★★
#3 � File M for Murder (Cat in the Stacks #3), by Miranda James, finished 6/13 ★★★★
SET THREE:
1 � Farm Fresh Murder (Farmer’s Market #1), by Paige Shelton, finished 6/11 ★★★★
2 � Double Shot (Cue Ball #2), by Cindy Blackburn, finished 7/20 ★★�.5
3 � Unprintable (Book Lover’s #3), by Julie Kaewert, finished 6/25 ★★★★
SET FOUR:
1 � You Cannoli Die Once (Italian Restaurant #1), by Shelley Costa, finished 6/4 ★★�
2 � A Presumption of Death (Lord Peter Wimsey #2), by Jill Paton Walsh, finished 7/22 ★★�
3 � Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos (Meg Langslow #3), by Donna Andrews, finished 6/29 ★★★★Murder by Mocha
SET FIVE:
9 � Roast Mortem (Coffeehouse #9), by Cleo Coyle, finished 7/11 ★★★★
10 � (Coffeehouse #10), by Cleo Coyle, finished 7/21 ★★�.5
11 � A Brew to a Kill (Coffeehouse #11), by Cleo Coyle, finished 7/25 ★★★★
SET SIX:
#5 - Mama Gets Trashed (Mace Bauer #5), by Deborah Sharp, finished 7/23 ★★�.5
#6 � A Case of Vineyard Poison (Martha’s Vineyard #6), by Philip R. Craig, finished 6/16 ★★★★
#7 � Espresso Shot (Coffeehouse #7), by Cleo Coyle, finished 7/6★★★★
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Ducks in a Row (June-July) Two Month Mini-Chalenge
From: June 1st-July 31st
Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match� � as long as it was 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 two from the same series...