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Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 December 2021


This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.

0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

December
clean
creek
deck
floor
plan
pose
sleigh
stomach
study
wet


Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...

Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.

cobweb
lantern
mow
stranded
wistful


and a bonus bonus
mittens


To prove that you have found the word, please quote the page, percentage or LOC (Kindle) and include the sentence in which it appears.

Audiobooks are allowed so long as you can quote the page/%/LOC and the sentence. (Eg Using whispersync or finding that sentence in some other way.)

You must find the actual word or the word's root word must be at the core with the meaning essentially remaining the same ~ just turned into a noun, adjective, adverb etc. No prefixes or hyphenated extensions. An extension is allowed where it is often the accepted spelling eg goodbye or good-bye.

Where a word has more than one meaning, either meaning may be used. Eg coast (beachfront) or coast (moving without effort) etc

Please post all entries, updates, final posts and questions in this thread.

RULING for the BONUS words
If you are one of those super-cray-cray/OCD/overly ambitious/organised or bored readers who wish to find words from PRIOR months that are missing in addition to the current month's words, you may use an additional three (3) words per book. These can only be allocated to prior month words.

So you may allocate three words per book to the current month's words, AND three words per book if those words are from PRIOR months' and have been carried forward.


Examples for 'Reversal'
Reverse - Laser Visions �� 15 May
p50-51 : There were a couple of bands Tam had that this person didn't, but none in the reverse.

Reversing - Sunset �� 10 Jul
p204 : Reversing his grip on his katana, he held it out to Nick.

Example post:(view spoiler)[

Word Hunt - January
1 Jan - 31 Jan 20xx

Word found: 10/10
Book completed: 7

Merry Gentlemen �� 1 Jan
bowl
Undertow �� 4 Jan
bartender, king, mourning
Heart of the Warrior �� 7 Jan
champagne, molasses
Obernewtyn �� 9 Jan
diary
Inestimable Blessings �� 9 Jan
blood
Starfish and Coffee �� 12 Jan
grandmother
Dom Wars: Round One �� 12 Jan
dreamed


1. BARTENDER - Undertow �� 4 Jan
p113 - (Which was Sunday and Monday - Saturday was a busy night on the bartender/club scene.
2. CHAMPAGNE - Heart of the Warrior �� 7 Jan
p180-181 - The doorman greeted him inside the foyer and waved his past - no need to check the guest list for his name - and he grabbed a glass of champagne from a tray and looked around.
3. BOWL Merry Gentlemen �� 1 Jan
p11 - "Another hippy bloke selling hand-turned bowls and crap like that."
4. KING - Undertow �� 4 Jan
p48 - Roan was the king of the jungle, and he should have no problem subduing cats; it was shat he did, sometimes without intention.
5. DREAM - Dom Wars: Round One �� 12 Jan
LOC 756: I'd never have dreamed just holding a person's hand could be such a turn on.
6. MOURN - Undertow �� 4 Jan
p262 - Because, come to think about it, you could confuse remorse for mourning, especially in a naturally depressed person.
7. GRANDMOTHER - Starfish and Coffee �� 12 Jan
p98-99 - "... He put your grandmother on a pedestal until the day she died. ..."
8. DIARY - Obernewtyn �� 9 Jan
p231 - Alexi took the diary, opened it, and held it in front of my eyes.
9. MOLASSES - Heart of the Warrior �� 7 Jan
p217 - "You move like molasses, my pet."
10. BLOOD - Inestimable Blessings �� 9 Jan
p46-47: Lee shivered, overwhelmed by the attraction simmering in his blood. (hide spoiler)]

Tips for finding words - courtesy of Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin��

Using Google books:
~Go here
~Type in the name of your book
~Select your book
~On the left about midway down there will be a search bar, type your word in there.

Couple of things you need to know...
~you need to check every variety of the word you want so, let's say GROUP doesn't show up you would also need to type in GROUPS/ED/ING
~Unfortunately, 99% of the books on Google does not list page numbers (at least in my experience)

Using Amazon:
~You search for your book
~Once on your book page make sure you are on a version that is paperback or hardcover (Kindle editions will not work)
~On the left there will be a picture of your book and it should have "Search Inside" above it
~Click on the book and the search bar will be inside

You will not need to search separately for plurals but you will still need to search separately for -ed and -ing


***
You can also search for words in all the books loaded on your Kindle.

On the home page, use the 'search' function.
~ type in the word and select 'search my items'.

Word Hunt
1 - 31 December 2021

0/10 - Found and Read

Main words
clean
creek
deck
floor
plan
pose
sleigh
stomach
study
wet

Bonus
cobweb
lantern
mow
stranded
wistful

Bonus bonus
mittens

🎄❤️🎁🥅🏒🍒💃🌺🧤❤️ 🎁☃️ 🎄 🌺🍷❤️🎄🥁🎼🎁📕🍒🍷 ❤️ 🎁🍒🧤🌺 ❤️

Word Hunt- December 2021
15/16 - Found and Read

Main words
🍒 clean- The Grump Who Stole Christmas- You’re going to clean up- loc 240- 4��
🍒 creek- The Initiation, grassy bank beside the creek- 40%- 4.5��
🍒 deck- A Ruthless Proposition- sitting on the deck- loc 3432- 5��
🍒 floor-The Naughty List: A Christmas Romance-purse on the floor-loc 1447-3��
🍒 plan- J.C. and the Bijoux Jolis- Sounds like a plan.- loc 2226- 5��
🍒 pose- Single Girl Rules #BFF- posed next to him- loc.802-3��
🍒 sleigh- My Fake Christmas Fiancé, what a sleigh is? loc 164 -4.5��
🍒 stomach-The Naughty List: A Christmas Romance-a weaker stomach-loc.185-3��
🍒 study- My Fake Christmas Fiancé, I’d studied Google Maps- loc 735- 4.5��
🍒 wet- The Naughty List: A Christmas Romance-my wet lips- loc. 850- 3��

Bonus
🍒 cobweb- J.C. and the Bijoux Jolis- a creepy cobweb- loc 2004- 5��
🍒 lantern- The Devil Is a Marquess, holding the lantern high- 65%- 3��
🍒 mow-the Sun, Summer of Mowing, Issue 202- mow my lawn- 3��
🍒 stranded-The Grump Who Stole Christmas-defenseless woman stranded-loc 70-4��
🍒 wistful- J.C. and the Bijoux Jolis- more tender, almost wistful- loc 1585- 5��

Bonus bonus
🍒 mittens- My Fake Christmas Fiancé, she’d found red mittens- loc 1808- 4.5��



🎄❤️🎁🥅🏒🍒💃🌺🧤❤️ 🎁☃️ 🎄 🌺🍷❤️🎄🥁🎼🎁📕🍒🍷 ❤️ 🎁🍒🧤🌺 ❤️

Read: 10/10
Bonus: 5/5
Bonus-Bonus: 1/1 + carry over 1/1

12/1 clean That Boy, pg 87 I wonder how they keep such old places looking so clean and shiny.

12/17 creek Magic Triumphs, pg 65 He splashed through the creek.

12/7 deck Clockwork Angel, p32 She had gone out on the deck to get a breath of air, and had seen the night sea ablaze with white glittering mountains...

12/2 floor The Giver, pg 47 The basket was on the floor beside him; in its corner, beside Gabriel's head, the stuffed...

12/2 plan The Giver, pg 82 "And after we eat," he went on, "we'll make a plan."

12/3 pose Iron and Magic, p339 The woman moved, fast like a whip, snapping into a new pose, and spat a single word.

12/23 sleigh Blame the Mistletoe, loc877 ...with depictions of mangers and three kings and Santa in his sleigh.

12/9 stomach Murder of a Cranky Catnapper, p17 ...gone away or the revolting color would be too much for Skye's unsettled stomach to handle.

12/1 study That Boy, pg 87 We see a group of girls pretending to study in their bikini tops.

12/2 wet The Giver, pg 18 She lifted her bare wet shoulders in a small shrug.

Bonus
12/7 cobweb Clockwork Angel, p354 ...the vision seemed to crumble and fall away from her, like a cobweb when you tried to lift it whole in your hands.

12/7 lantern Clockwork Angel, p40 Without Miranda's lantern it was quite dark.

12/23 mow Blame the Mistletoe, loc214 It was just maybe unwise and yeah, possibly fueled by irony and a desire to mow down the Flowers.

12/10 stranded Christmas on the Royal Yacht, p80 "...watching Captain Janeway fight to return her crew to their loved ones after Voyager is stranded a zillion light years from home."

12/3 wistful Iron and Magic, p154 There was something wistful in the way he said Roland's name.

Bonus-Bonus
12/3 mittens Iron and Magic, p254 She was holding a metal platter, her hands in kitchen mittens.

carry-over: 12/1 teeny That Boy, pg 290 So, I pick up a triangle of toast and take a teeny bite.

Advent - /topic/show/...

December Word Hunt
Read: 10/10
Bonus: 4/5
Bonus-Bonus: 1/1

clean Waking under the Mistletoe pg 138 “He still had a stack of returns to process, and an aisle to clean up ��

creek The title of the book is Bear Creek Christmas Alexander Elliott title

deck Waking under the Mistletoe pg 197 “The curtains of the large bifold French doors that led to the deck outside were closed,��

floor An Omega for Christmas pg 87 “here was a light on the top floor where the sign in the building lobby promised Tom’s office would be.��

plan An Omega for Christmas pg 80 �� I plan on keeping it��

pose Bear Creek Christmas Alexander Elliottp 288 “Four of the bears, including Knox, had been busy posing for pictures, ��

sleigh Dylan the Bad Boy Reindeer & His Virtuous Mate Candi Kay “Dylan, I'd like to offer you a position flying the sleigh.”pg 227

stomach Waking under the Mistletoe pg 9 “before the contents of his stomach decided they wanted to make a reappearance��

study Dylan the Bad Boy Reindeer & His Virtuous Mate Candi Kay “if you thought all that would run me off, you need to study up on the mate thing�� pg 167

wet Waking under the Mistletoe pg 148 “with a wooden spoon while Rory finished mixing the wet ingredients. ��



Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...

Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.

cobweb

lantern The Actor and the Earl Rebecca Cohen “He picked up a lantern and led them �� p 207

mow The Taken Vicki Pettersson “If she wasn’t strong, their grief would mow her down. �� p327

stranded“Christmas Magic had stranded me on the side of a mountain somewhere I didn’t recognize and couldn’t name but was fairly certain was in either the United States or Canada.��
Excerpt From: Lorelei M. Hart. “The Omega's Krampus Christmas.�� Apple Books.

wistfulBear Creek Christmas Alexander Elliott p 140 “Farewells were always bittersweet, as Knox became clingy and wistful because his mate couldn’t stay here with him.��

and a bonus bonus
mittens“If she’d gone out to play in the snow, she’d have taken her own coat and mittens.��

Excerpt From: Lorelei M. Hart. “The Omega's Krampus Christmas.�� Apple Books.

9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
FINISHED; NOT carrying over 2 orphan words
Starting 2022 word hunts clean

December
Read 10/10 words; 4/5 bonus words; 1/1 bonus bonus words

Orphan
October bonus bonus
Read 0/1

December - Completed 10/10
clean - Kindle location 88 - She was clean, pure.
POETIC JUSTICE by Nan Dixon 12/6/21 4.5 stars

creek - Kindle location 2048 - ...on the banks of the wide creek for almost an hour and he'd only gotten one nibble on his line.
Marry Me, Millie (Paradise Valley #1) by Amy Lillard 12/26/21 4stars

deck(ed) - paperback page 171 - The gym had been decked out in holiday regalia, chains of red and green construction paper draping from the high ceiling.
The Twelve Dogs of Christmas (Pine Hollow #1) by Lizzie Shane 12/3/21 4stars

floor - Kindle location 1279 - ...when the elevator finally stopped at their floor.
Handle With Care by A.N. Verebes 12/5/21 4stars

plan - Kindle location 109 - "I abandoned that plan at least three seconds after I said it."
Handle With Care by A.N. Verebes 12/5/21 4stars

pose - paperback page 122 - She struck a pose in the doorway, her arms over her head.
The Twelve Dogs of Christmas (Pine Hollow #1) by Lizzie Shane 12/3/21 4stars

sleigh - paperback page 197 - Ben knew gossip flew around Pine Hollow faster than Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve.
The Twelve Dogs of Christmas (Pine Hollow #1) by Lizzie Shane 12/3/21 4stars

stomach - Kindle location 839 - I clenched my stomach at the certainty that I'd never be able to say no to that face.
Mafiosa Princess by Liza Malloy 12/4/21 3.5stars

study - Kindle location 1045 - "Let's have a drink in the study."
Mafiosa Princess by Liza Malloy 12/4/21 3.5stars

wet - Kindle location 1959 - ...(his wet, previously white shirt left nothing to the imagination at this point)...
Handle With Care by A.N. Verebes 12/5/21 4stars


Bonus - Completed 4/5
you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words

cobweb

lantern - paperback page 32 - The peasant farmer had already prepared everything we needed: hot water in a bucket, clean towels, bottles of oil and a Lux lantern.
Love at First Bite: Tales from a Veterinary Life by Yair Ben Ziony 12/20/21 4stars

mow - Paperback page 86 - ...he could fix the mower, mow the lawn, and be gone before she got home from school.
To All the Dogs I've Loved Before (Pine Hollow #3) by Lizzie Shane 12/25/21 4stars

stranded - Paperback page 36 - ...and everything else a man stranded on a desert island might need for the rest of his life.
Love at First Bite: Tales from a Veterinary Life by Yair Ben Ziony 12/20/21 4stars

wistful - Kindle location 157 - Judging from the wistful expression on her face, I suspected her relationship with that brother was complex, at best.
Mafiosa Princess by Liza Malloy 12/4/21 3.5stars

and a bonus bonus - Completed 1/1
mittens - Kindle location 2360- ...Amie murmured, her calm gaze on her mittens.
Bold Fortune (The Fortunes of Lost Lake #1) by M. M. Crane 12/28/21 5stars

October bonus bonus - Read 0/1
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My spot for December! :)

December Word Hunt

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 December 2021

DECEMBER Read 10/10
1. CLEAN - Christmas Wish List - �� 5 December 2021
p83 - His truck was a few years old but very clean inside.

2. CREEK - Fate & Fortune - �� 8 December 2021
p53 - The animals claimed a wide stretch of land, bleeding into the creek all the way up to the river.

3. DECK - Bell, Book and Scandal - �� 21 December 2021
89% - He was out in moment, dragging Phelon ungracefully onto the deck.

4. FLOOR - Dearest Malachi Keogh - �� 3 December 2021
p30 - Paul picked the box up off the floor.

5. PLAN - Dearest Malachi Keogh - �� 3 December 2021
p9 - So we concocted a plan.

6. POSE - The Geek Who Saved Christmas - �� 4 December 2021
p192 - Gideon whipped out his phone to do a picture as Elaine struck a pose.

7. SLEIGH - Christmas Wish List - �� 5 December 2021
p183 - "Yeah, Santa had to get his sleigh back to the North Pole," he said with a smile.

8. STOMACH - 5 times Stiles didn't like the idea of being a parent and one time he did by Mellow (SweetCandy) () - �� 17 December 2021
loc 408 - His stomach was filled with butterflies.

9. STUDY - The Geek Who Saved Christmas - �� 4 December 2021
p36 - Taking a step back, Gideon continued to study me.

10. WET - Taking the Bus to Chinatown - �� 18 December 2021
loc 551 - "I don't--" Stiles says, and stops to swallow, wet his dry mouth.

BONUS Read 5/5
1. COBWEB - Bell, Book and Scandal - �� 21 December 2021
33% - Sukie led us through the giant cobweb of orange and black streamers, introducing us to people as we went.

2. LANTERN - Fate & Fortune - �� 8 December 2021
p69 - One of the bookshelves had an empty spade dedicated to a lantern with a flickering fire glowing inside.

3. MOW - 5 times Stiles didn't like the idea of being a parent and one time he did by Mellow (SweetCandy) () - �� 17 December 2021
loc 54 - ...the kind of neighbors that decide 7am on a Saturday is the ideal time to mow their lawn with the obnoxiously loud lawnmower,...

4. STRANDED - Sweet Nothings - �� 15 December 2021
loc 1755 - Smarter to take the bus, so far as vanishing went... but then he would be even more limited in what he could take, at the mercy of public transport, and could get stranded somewhere easily.

5. WISTFUL - Sweet Nothings - �� 15 December 2021
loc 138 - He left them to it, with a last stolen, wistful glance at Yamada before returning to his quiet domain of cake and frosting.

BONUS BONUS Read 1/1
1. MITTENS - Taking the Bus to Chinatown - �� 18 December 2021
loc 69 - "Do you need mittens?"

FINISHED!!!!

�ط🎄��Word Hunt�ط🎄��
1 - 31 December 2021

✅✅🦌Main words🦌 ✅✅10/10 COMPLETED
🦌 clean Beach Read 12/15 pg 148 “I scrubbed the upstairs bathroom clean��
🦌 creek Breaking Dawn 12/4 pg 415 “and a small creek with a rocky bed��
🦌 deck One-Hit Wonder 12/11 pg 149 “sitting in a deck chair��
🦌 floor The Shop on Blossom Street pg 61 “he dropped the mail on the floor�� 12/11
🦌 plan Love and Other Words 12/17 pg 57 “was it always your plan to move back here��
🦌 pose The Lost Apothecary 12/11 pg 63 “the loose stones underfoot posed a problem ��
🦌 sleigh A Court of Frost and Starlight pg 69 “Bells ringing on the large sleighs��
🦌 stomach Kiss My Cupcake pg 193 “…my stomach does a twist and leap…�� read 12/2
🦌 study His & Hers read 12/5 pg 13 “I look up and study the sky��
🦌 wet The Duchess Deal read 12/26 pg 105 “small, wet sounds��

☃️Bonus☃️ 3/5
☃️ cobweb Atlas Shrugged 12/4 pg 802 “The lace tablecloth, a cobweb of grapes and vine leaves…��
☃️ lantern From Blood and Ash 12/1 pg 66 “A lantern sat on a wooden table…��
mow On the Island pg 10 “I don’t mow��
stranded The Perfect Christmas pg 184 “…you folks were stranded.��
☃️ wistful Bringing Down the Duke pg 38 “she gave a wistful sigh�� read 12/6

✅✅🧤Bonus bonus🧤✅✅ - complete
🧤�����ٳٱ�Բ� Christmas at the Restaurant pg 36 “…they sat on a wooden bench and pulled off their mittens�� read 12/9

Word Hunt
1 - 31 December 2021

0/10 - Found and Read
0/5 - Bonus
0/1 - Bonus Bonus

Main words
🎅�����𲹲�: A Cranberry Inn Christmas - Beth Ehemann, 12/1/21 -- pg.12, and every time you CLEAN our room

💗��������: Baby, It's Cold Outside - Kait Nolan, 12/29/21 -- pg.32, hey'd be up sh*t CREEK

🌟��𳦰�: Beyond the Bases - Kaylee Ryan, 12/20/21 -- pg.81, I find myself sitting on the back DECK

🌟�ڱ��Ǵǰ�: Beyond the Bases - Kaylee Ryan, 12/20/21 -- pg.6, There's no dance FLOOR.

�؄p������: All I Want Is You - D.J. Jamison, 12/14/21 -- pg.2, thought the mistletoe PLAN was a stroke of genius

🎄��Dz���: Cocoa & Carols - Marianne Rice, 12/9/21 -- pg.153, He mirrored her POSE and cupped her cheeks

�؄s���𾱲���: All I Want Is You - D.J. Jamison, 12/14/21 -- pg.148, hes handing over the reins to the SLEIGH

🎅���ٴdz�������: A Cranberry Inn Christmas - Beth Ehemann, 12/1/21 -- pg.59, and smacked him hard in the STOMACH

🎄���ٳܻ��: Cocoa & Carols - Marianne Rice, 12/9/21 -- pg.140, STUDYING his reflection in the mirror

🌟�ɱ��: Beyond the Bases - Kaylee Ryan, 12/20/21 -- pg.101, leaving my WET clothes hanging

Bonus
cobweb

lantern

🎅���Ƿ�: A Cranberry Inn Christmas - Beth Ehemann, 12/1/21 -- pg.114, running right outside to MOW the lawn for three hours

🎄���ٰ����Ի���: Cocoa & Carols - Marianne Rice, 12/9/21 -- pg. 27, They were STRANDED in the house

wistful

Bonus bonus
�؄m���ٳٱ�Բ�: All I Want Is You - D.J. Jamison, 12/14/21 -- pg.54, to make sure I wear my MITTENS

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APRIL leftovers - 0/1

pagan
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MAY leftovers - 0/1

locust
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JULY leftovers - 0/1

Judicious
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AUGUST leftovers - 0/1

Detox
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SEPTEMBER leftovers - 0/2

paltry
crockery
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OCTOBER leftovers - 0/3

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November leftovers -

💗���������dzܲ�: Baby, It's Cold Outside - Kait Nolan, 12/29/21 -- pg.49, PERILOUSLY close to drooling
🎄�ٰ�������: Cocoa & Carols - Marianne Rice, 12/9/21 -- pg.33, as a free TRIAL period

Bonus:
endorse

🎅�DZ�������: A Cranberry Inn Christmas - Beth Ehemann, 12/1/21 -- pg.128, Michelle popped an OLIVE from the dish

spirits

◾️◾️◾️��� December 2021 Word Hunt �˛◾️◾️◾��
��Read: 0/10
��Bonus: 0/5
��Bonus-Bonus: 0/1

◾️ DECEMBER WORDS ◾️
1. CLEAN -
loc/p -

2. CREEK -
loc/p -

3. DECK -
loc/p -

4. FLOOR -
loc/p -

5. PLAN -
loc/p -

6. POSE -
loc/p -

7. SLEIGH -
loc/p -

8. STOMACH -
loc/p -

9. STUDY -
loc/p -

10. WET -
loc/p -

◾️ BONUS WORDS ◾️
1. COBWEB -
loc/p -

2. LANTERN -
loc/p -

3. MOW -
loc/p -

4. STRANDED -
loc/p -

5. WISTFUL -
loc/p -

◾️ BONUS BONUS WORD ◾️
1. MITTENS -
loc/p -

Word Hunt
December 2021
Main: 9/10
Bonus: 2/5
Bonus Bonus: 0/1

Book: Birthrights ❄❄ 12/4
Words:
☃️ study - Seth you can either take the couch or there’s a small study on the other side of the kitchen that has a pull out in it. pg. 150
☃️ lantern - It gave just enough illumination for her to see the small lantern hanging from the ceiling. pg. 155

Book: Nothing But Blackened Teeth ❄❄❄❄ 12/5
Words:
☃️ wet - Glib as the first word out of a babe's milk-wet mouth, one shoulder raised then dropped. pg. 30

Book: The Hawthorne Legacy ❄❄❄❄ 12/11
Words:
☃️ plan - “Harry, wasn’t it?�� Alisa replied, but I got the distinct feeling that her attention was divided three ways: between my question, her grand plans for the night, and the way Nash’s lips ticked upward on the ends when he saw Libby’s outfit. pg. 11
☃️ pose - For what felt like an eternity, I shook hands, posed for photographers, and pretended to understand football jokes. pg. 17
☃️ stomach - Rage simmered in the pit of my stomach—rage that my deadbeat of a father would have dared to talk to the press, rage that someone had taped this article to the back of my locker door. pg. 28

Book: How the Dukes Stole Christmas ❄❄�� 12/15
Words:
☃️ sleigh - “If only you were the kind of man to have a sleigh, Allryd.�� pg. 134
�� stranded - “If you were going to be stranded on an island,�� she asked, “what three things would you take?�� pg. 43
�� wistful - She heaved a wistful, yearning sigh. pg. 42

Book: You ❄❄❄❄ 12/18
Words:
�� clean - You’re so clean that you’re dirty and you murmur your first word to me—hello—when most people would just pass by, but not you, in your loose pink jeans, a pink spun from Charlotte’s Web and where did you come from? pg. 1
�� deck - You don’t want a picture but your old man insists and I’m tempted to storm across the deck and start a mutiny. pg. 260
�� floor - You take the books out of the basket and put the basket on the floor and look at me like it wouldn’t be remotely possible for me to criticize anything you ever did. pg. 6

Book:
Words:

Main words
clean
creek
deck
floor
plan
pose
sleigh
stomach
study
wet

Bonus
cobweb
lantern
mow
stranded
wistful

Bonus bonus
mittens

December Word Hunt

READ: 13/16

�� clean - The Ice Queen - Nele Neuhaus 12/7
(a clean and proper appearance), p45

�� creek - Manta's Gift - Timothy Zahn 12/4
(the small frog his mother made him put back in the creek), p18

�� deck - Ovation by Death - Dorian Yeager 12/20
(I noticed the tape deck), p143

�� floor - You Are Dead - Peter James 12/17
(the floor of his office was piled with documents), p272

�� plan - It Takes Two to Mango - Carrie Doyle 12/3
(what's the plan), p2

�� pose - You Are Dead - Peter James 12/17
(her lips in a suggestive pose), p331

sleigh -
(), p

�� stomach - Quiet in Her Bones - Nalini Singh 12/2
(the churning in my stomach), p321

�� study - You Are Dead - Peter James 12/17
(come to my study right away), p176

�� wet - You Are Dead - Peter James 12/17
(the car skidding on the wet surface), p22


Bonus
cobweb -
(), p

�� lantern - Thanksgiving - Janet Evanovich 12/4
(the lantern style streetlight blinked on), p59

�� mow - It Takes Two to Mango - Carrie Doyle 12/3
(mow them down), p195

stranded -
(), p

�� wistful - Over the Faery Hill - Jennifer L. Hart 12/24
(his expression turned wistful), ch4

�� Mittens - Whiskey Straight Up - Nina Wright 12/18
(I removed my mittens), p218


ORPHANS
January
swelter -
(), p

February
punt -
(), p

August
�� snooze - The Ice Queen - Nele Neuhaus 12/7
(I need to snooze awhile), p83

September
�� clam - Quiet in Her Bones - Nalini Singh 12/2
(they'll clam up against you), p93

October
�� hex - Cookies and Clairvoyance - Bailey Cates 12/23
(made me vulnerable to a hex), p201

November
endorse -
(), p

�� teeny - When Smiles Fade - Paige Dearth 12/4
(ordered her to unclench her teeny fist), p2

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 December 2021

Words Found - 9 of 10 ! of 5 Bonus ! 1 of 1 Bonus Bonus

9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!


clean, Silent Echoes 12/02/21 - 'CLEAN up Aisle 566.' (pg 89)
creek, Love In Focus 12/12/21 - across the high shelves above Hermit CREEK to the South Rim, (pg 67)
deck, Edge of Shadows 12/27/21 - He pulled a DECK of cards from the box. (pg 166)
floor, His Christmas Baby 12/08/21 - Where he gently placed her on the squishy FLOOR... (loc 18.6%)
plan, Love In Focus 12/12/21 - She'd already worked out her PLAN. (pg 30)
pose, Love In Focus 12/12/21 - Her hands were outstretched in what looked like a tai chi POSE. (pg 89)
sleigh
stomach, Silent Echoes 12/06/21 - Pity your mother couldn't STOMACH the loss, (pg 112)
study, Edge of Shadows 12/27/21 - It was a fascinating STUDY sometimes, (pg 42)
wet, Silent Echoes 11/06/21 - his eyes WET from tears unshed. (pg 102)



cobweb
lantern
mow
stranded
wistful

mittens, His Christmas Baby 12/08/21 - and had squishy waterproof MITTENS on each hand. (loc 63.5%)

❄️🐧☃️❄️❄️🐧☃️❄️❄️🐧☃️❄️❄️🐧☃️❄️❄️🐧☃️❄️

🔎 Monthly Word Hunt 🔍
❄️❄️❄️December 2021❄️❄️❄️

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.

Level Completed:
9/10 - Main Words
3/5 - Bonus
1/1 - Bonus Bonus
1/3 - Carry Overs
14/19 - Found and Read

✔️ - Read

🖊�� Main Words 🖊��

✔️ 1. clean Eight Cozy Nights
🔖Page: 10
📜Quote: "Maybe if you clean up the blood, it won't look so bad," I said.
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�:

2. creek
🔖Page:
📜Quote:
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�:

✔️3. deck Mr. Silver
🔖Loc: 3166
📜Quote: It takes everything in me not to deck this bitchm but Sterling's words echo inside my head.
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�: 12/25/2021

✔️4. floor Jingle Wars
🔖Page: 93
📜Quote: Riley follows me, rolling her body in a side shuffle as we move to the dance florr.
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�: 12/14/2021

✔️5. plan Elves with Benefits
🔖Page: 34
📜Quote: I take a deep breath and focus on the house in front of me, already envisioning my lighting game plan.
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�: 12/8/2021

✔️6. poseJingle Wars
🔖Page:28
📜Quote: With a smirk, I hop my hip out and pose.
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�: 12/14/2021

✔️ 7. sleigh Jingle Wars
🔖Page: 62
📜Quote: He needs to pull the sleigh."
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�: 12/14/2021

✔️ 8. stomach Hot Mess Christmas Express
🔖Loc: 214
📜Quote: I'm filling in for my sister, who has a stomach bug.
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�: 12/6/2021

✔️9. study Hot Mess Christmas Express
🔖Loc:716
📜Quote: His mind was just not on the paperwork sitting on his desk, even if the case study in front of him was one that normally would have piqued his interest.
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�: 12/6/2021

✔️10. wet Hot Mess Christmas Express
🔖Loc: 837
📜Quote: Tears started to burn at the corners of her eyes, hurt clinging to her like a wet blanket.
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�: 12/06/2021

✒️ Bonus - the EXACT Word✒️

1. cobweb
🔖Page:
📜Quote:
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�:

✔️2. lantern Eight Cozy Nights
🔖Page: 18
📜Quote: Not a menorah, candelabra, candlestick, or lantern in sight.
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�: 12/5/2021

3. mow
🔖Page:
📜Quote:
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�:

✔️4. stranded Elves with Benefits
🔖Page: 53
📜Quote: Still hot, even stranded by the side of the road and growing wetter by the minute.
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�: 12/8/2021

✔️5. wistful Elves with Benefits
🔖Page: 11
📜Quote: “The Sheppard brothers,�� Sutton explains, a wistful sigh in her voice.
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�: 12/8/2021

☃️🧶 Bonus bonus 🧶☃️
✔️1. mittens Eight Cozy Nights
🔖Page: 79
📜Quote: I had snow pants from the one time I went skiing - despite my love of snow, it was not my bag - so I slipped them on over leggings and piled layers on top before pulling on my coat, scarf, hat, mittens and boots.
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�: 12/5/2021

📚📚📚December's Words Books:📚📚📚

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🍁🍁🍁November 2021 Carry Overs🍁🍁🍁
🖊�� Main Words 🖊��
✔️ 1. perilous Just Drop Out
🔖Page:215
📜Quote: When the class goes back after the break, I make the perilous decision to trust him at his word, and I go down to the dining hall for breakfast.
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�: 12/18/2021

✒️ Bonus - the EXACT Word✒️
1. endorse
🔖Page:
📜Quote:
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�:

📚📚📚November's Words Books:📚📚📚

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🎃🎃🎃October 2021 Carry Overs🎃🎃🎃
✒️ Bonus - the EXACT Word✒️
1. archive
🔖Page:
📜Quote:
🐱‍👓R�𲹻�:

📚📚📚October's Words Books:📚📚📚

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 December 2021


This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.

0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

December
clean
creek
deck
floor
plan
pose
sleigh
stomach
study
wet


Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...

Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.

cobweb
lantern
mow
stranded
wistful


and a bonus bonus
mittens

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 December 2021


This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.

The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.

0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

December
1. clean 12-2
by the doctor with a clean bill of health.
2. floor 12-2
promptly sending me to the floor page 15
3. plan 12-2
so what college do you plan on going to page 25
4. deck 12-4
plus a full cario deck page 224
5. pose 12-4
few times to commit pose page 26
6. stomach: 12-4
dread pooled in hit stomach page 9
7. study 12-7
i watched her study page 118
8. wet 12-7
my hair had still been wet page 267


creek
sleigh





Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...

Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.

cobweb
lantern
mow
stranded
wistful


and a bonus bonus
mittens

14/16

clean- Fear, Hope, and Bread Pudding- loc 1101- I didn't know how long he needed, but eventually, the kitchen was clean, and my drink was gone. 12/4-12/5
creek- No Small Parts- loc 829- What if he'd fallen down the short but steep bank into the creek running through the tree? 12/21-12/23
deck- A Curious Beginning- loc 3301- On the deck, stretched out on his back, Stoker lay perfectly still. 12.8-12/11
floor- Be My Ghost- page 15- She sat on the floor beside him, her arms wrapped around his neck, her face against soft fur. 12/1-12/5
plan- The Flowers of Vashnoi- loc 257- "What does Miles plan to use this land for, anyway?" 12/1
pose- Be My Ghost- page 114- Bogie stood, puffing out his fur, making himself look even bigger, glared at Finn for a long moment, then sat in a pose similar to Bacall's. 12/1-12/5
sleigh- My Christmas Spirit- page 57- Around the base were reindeer and sleighs. 12/26
stomach- The Flowers of Vashnoi- loc 414- All very logical, made perfect sense, and her stomach could just turn itself back right-side up any time now... 12/1
study- Be My Ghost- page 171- ... have plenty of time the following day to study it. 12/1-12/5
wet- Fear, Hope, and Bread Pudding- loc 1254- He threw a wet sponge at me, but I managed to dodge that one. 12/4-12/5


Bonus

cobweb-
lantern- The Flowers of Vashnoi- loc 328- When a dozen or more bright radbugs filled the jar, crawling over each other and making a flashing golden-purple lantern out of their prison, the boy bent and dribbled in a few leaves plucked from the bushes, rattled them down, and screwed the lid back on. 12/1
mow-
stranded- Grand Passion- pg 311- "My main character is this guy from our world who finds himself stranded in this alternate world." 12/18-12/21
wistful- Declared- page 168- But the wistful bitterness in his eyes said I had missed something in the time I was away.


Bonus Bonus

mittens- Fear, Hope, and Bread Pudding- loc 698- Our first stop was to buy her a thicker sweater, a hat, and some mittens. 12/4-12/5

December Word Hunt
December 2021

My Word Hunt (msg 21)

Words Found: 10
Bonus Words: 6
Books Read: 7 -- 5 of 7 during challenge period

December Words



clean
🎅They’d been wiped clean. [loc: 13.6]
🎅Vampire - 12.02 ★★★★

creek
🎄the creek and ponds froze over [loc: 25.8]
🎄Home For Christmas - 12.12 ★★��

deck
🎅the captain came out onto the deck. [loc: 249.1]
🎅Every Time We Fall In Love - 12.04 ★★★★

floor
🎄sit on the polished wooden floor. [loc: 13.6]
🎄Vampire - 12.02 ★★★★

plan
🎅come up with a plan later. [loc: 25.0]
🎅Every Time We Fall In Love - 12.04 ★★★★

pose
🎄thrilled to pose as your girlfriend [loc: 10.9]
🎄Blue Christmas - 12.09 ★★★★

sleigh
🎅They’ll be offering sleigh rides [loc: 57.0]
🎅Home For Christmas - 12.12 ★★��

stomach
🎄His stomach twisted tight at the regret [loc: 26.9]
🎄Every Time We Fall In Love - 12.04 ★★★★

study
🎅here to observe, to study, [loc: 31.4]
🎅Blue Christmas - 12.09 ★★★★

wet
🎄arms around a slightly wet Jess. [loc: 24.0]
🎄Blue Christmas - 12.09 ★★★★

Bonus/Bonus Bonus Words



cobweb
🎅Cobweb ridden racks of aging champagne [loc: 246.7]
🎅California Wine - 02.09 ★★��

lantern
🎄A lit lantern perched on a bale of hay [loc: 20.0]
🎄Vampire - 12.02 ★★★★

mow
🎅Sorry. I didn’t mean to mow you over. [loc: 68.4]
🎅Betwixt - 01.15 ★★★★

stranded
🎄no one wants to be stranded without a bed [loc: 321.4]
🎄The Christmas Holiday - 12.31 ★★★★

wistful
🎅the wistful edge in her mother’s voice [loc: 169.0]
🎅The Christmas Holiday - 12.31 ★★★★


mittens
🎄she wore—beret, scarf, wool coat, knitted mittens [loc: 4.5]
🎄Betwixt - 01.15 ★★★★

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 December 2021

0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

DECEMBER
clean
creek
deck
floor
plan
pose
sleigh
stomach
study
wet

Bonus: the EXACT word

cobweb
lantern
mow
stranded
wistful

bonus bonus
mittens

*** Update***
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 December 2021

Words Found: 8/10
Bonus Words Found: 1/5
Bonus Bonus: 0/1


December

Clean:One Day in December Pg. 111- “Literally every time I look at Sarah I wonder if today’s the day I should come clean.��

Creek

Deck- Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist Pg. 255 “I’m sure it will be, but we are going to need more hands on deck to get these favors done.��

Floor-

Plan- A Mrs. Miracle Christmas Pg. 105 “After giving Helen an hour or two each morning for knitting or chatting, they’d often plan an outing.��

Pose- Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist Pg 182 “Noel stepped out of the dressing room in the dark-green bridesmaid dress and struck a pose��

Sleigh: One Day in December Pg. 336- “‘Probably the reindeer sleigh ride,�� she says. “Too romantic for words.’��

Stomach-A Mrs. Miracle Christmas Pg. 22 “Oatmeal had always warmed her stomach before she raced out of the house to catch the school bus.��

Study-Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist Pg 61 “She simply continued to study the menu while Noel glared daggers at her.��

Wet- A Mrs. Miracle Christmas Pg. 231 “The warm, gentle waves of the Brazilian waters rippled against her feet as her footsteps left indentations in the wet sand.��


Bonus

cobweb

lantern

mow

stranded

Wistful: One Day in December Pg. 236 “She circles slowly around it, a tiny, wistful smile on her lips.��

and a bonus bonus
mittens

December 1 - 31

Words : 11 / 16

clean : "Till then I just wait - and keep my nose clean ."
p. 11 Hush

creek : "Daddy's Girl was up the creek , and her life was down the tubes"
p. 63 Daddy's Girls

deck : "They had dinner on deck that night, and she could tell that he was pleased with his time away."
p. 90 The Mistress

floor : "The study on the second floor of the tower connects directly to the library, which I can reach by elevator in the main house."
p. 17 The Other Mother

plan : "Though he said he hadn't spoken to Shannon since breakfast, he knew she planned to be there."
p. 4 Such a Perfect Wife

pose

sleigh

stomach : "I feel the buzzing in my stomach move upward to my head, until my eyes are being pulled closed like blinds."
p. 19 In Five Years

study : "I haven't had time to study the plans in detail yet."
p. 50 Past Perfect

wet : ""Thank you for that," he said, and when she looked over, his eyes were wet ."
p. 95 Not That I Could Tell


Bonus

cobweb : "One of the porch lights is out, and she can see a large cobweb littered with dead insects strung around the other."
p. 96 No One Knows

lantern

mow : "Didn't I say I'd mow the lawn and do whatever stupid job you have?"
p. 178 Paranoid

stranded

wistful : "April wandered out to the kitchen, looking wistful ."
p. 218 Happy Birthday


Bonus Bonus

mittens

Books Used:

Finished, see message 10! :)

Thanks for a fun challenge as always, Jane! Happy Holidays!

See you all in 2022!

All done...Merry Christmas!
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Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 December 2021

Words Found: 10/10
Bonus Words Found: 1/5
Bonus Bonus: 1/1


December
10/10

Clean: One Day in December Pg. 111- “Literally every time I look at Sarah I wonder if today’s the day I should come clean.��

Creek- Twelve Days of Christmas Pg. 68 “A huge grin came over his face ’Looks like you’re up a creek with a Christmas tree.’��

Deck-Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist Pg. 255 “I’m sure it will be, but we are going to need more hands on deck to get these favors done.��

Floor- Twelve Days of Christmas Pg. 19 “She rode the elevator back up to her floor and knocked on Cain’s door.��

Plan- A Mrs. Miracle Christmas Pg. 105 “After giving Helen an hour or two each morning for knitting or chatting, they’d often plan an outing.��

Pose-Nick and Noel's Christmas PlaylistPg 182 “Noel stepped out of the dressing room in the dark-green bridesmaid dress and struck a pose��

Sleigh:One Day in December Pg. 336- “‘Probably the reindeer sleigh ride,�� she says. “Too romantic for words.’��

Stomach-A Mrs. Miracle ChristmasPg. 22 “Oatmeal had always warmed her stomach before she raced out of the house to catch the school bus.��

Study- Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist Pg 61 “She simply continued to study the menu while Noel glared daggers at her.��

Wet-A Mrs. Miracle Christmas Pg. 231 “The warm, gentle waves of the Brazilian waters rippled against her feet as her footsteps left indentations in the wet sand.��


Bonus

Words Found- 1/5

Cobweb
Lantern
Mow
Stranded-

Wistful:One Day in December Pg. 236 “She circles slowly around it, a tiny, wistful smile on her lips.��

bonus bonus

Words Found- 1/1

Mittens-Christmas at Copper Mountain Pg. 19 “Bundled in her winter coat and mittens, she followed the parade of ranch hands through the swirling snow��

Word Hunt
1 - 31 December 2021



10/10 - Found and Read
4/5 Bonus
0/1 Bonus Bonus


Main words
clean
The Firedrake: p. 96: “He felt fresh and clean .��

creek
Bewilderment: p. 19: “The creek was clear down to its stony bottom.��

deck
The Firedrake: p. 148: “His shadow ran over the men lying dull asleep on the deck of the ship.��

floor
Mind Over Murder: p. 41: “She could hear his footsteps on the hardwood floor .��

plan
Smoke Eaters p. 33: “If I could have sat in my pickup a while longer, I think I might have come up with a good plan on what to say to Sherry.��

pose
Show Boat: p. 30: “Then, too, once in her tiny cabin she could pose and swoop before the inadequate mirror in pitiless imitation of the arch alpacas and silks of the red plush saloon.��

sleigh
Show Boat: p. 206: “The impression must have gone deep, deep into the childish mind, for twenty years later she still retained a sort of story-book mental picture of this black-haired creamy mother who would come in late of a winter afternoon laughing and bright-eyed after a drive up Grand Boulevard in the sleigh behind the swift English hackneys.��

stomach
Smoke Eaters: p. 88: “I nodded, even though the thought of working with Thomlin made my stomach ����ܰ���.��

study
Bewilderment: p. 66: “If I had to tell you which, beyond all doubt, would it change your study �󲹲����ٲ�?��

wet
Bewilderment: p. 177: “I lay back on the wet ����������.��

Bonus

cobweb

lantern
Renegades: Born in the USA: p. 282: “BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: You gotta keep the lantern lit, my friend.��

mow
Show Boat: p. 104-105: “She swept through the little crowd at the door, seeming to mow them down with the energy of her progress.��

stranded
Final Sentence: p. 32: “In case I get stranded on an island?��

wistful
Mind Over Murder: p. 39: “Stephanie let out a wistful ��������.��

Bonus bonus
mittens


November 2021

Final Sentence: p. 221: “A teeny inner voice screamed to admit my distress to my aunt, but I couldn’t.��

Once again, I found all the words... getting the books read this month, not so much! Hopefully can close this one out next month 😀
Thank, Jane! Happy New Year all!!
Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 21)

Words Found: 10
Bonus Words: 6
Books Read: 5 of 7

Finished on post #8
On to January's hunt!

Congrats Rissa, Tammie, Courtney, Deedee, LaurLa and JoAnne!!!

💃🎈🎉

Finally finally got the last 2 words!
Updated: My Word Hunt (msg 21)

Words Found: 10
Bonus Words: 6
Books Read: 7 -- 5 of 7 during challenge period

Congrats LaurLa!!

Finally Closing Out 2021


December
clean - Hitting Xtremes | Dec 18
Page 100: I didn't make a clean shot

creek - Forged in Fire | Dec17
Page 183: Chance and Dane are stationed at Little Creek

deck - Forged in Fire | Dec17
Page 167: Wasn't sure whether to applaud the man or deck him

floor - Sex, Murder and a Double Latte | Dec 17
Page 12: the chair screeched against the hardwood floor

plan - Sex, Murder and a Double Latte | Dec 17
Page 12: He had plans

pose - Sex, Murder and a Double Latte | Dec 17
Page 235: I struck a couple of poses

sleigh

stomach - Forged in Fire | Dec17
Page 41: Rawlings rubbed his palm over his flat stomach

study - Hitting Xtremes | Dec 18
Page 192: He continued to study her

wet - Hitting Xtremes | Dec 18
Page 58z: some branches that weren't as wet from snow and ice

Bonus
cobweb
lantern
mow
stranded
wistful


ROLLOVERS
July Bonus
excrement

August Bonus
Godless

October Bonus 2020
astrology

Dec Bonus 2020
quixotic

April Bonus 2021
crucifix - Sex, Murder and a Double Latte | Dec 17
Page 51: A crucifix dipped in cow's dung

July Bonus 2021
judicious

Nov Bonus 2021
endorse
ivy

Chan wrote: "Finally Closing Out 2021


December
clean - Sex, Murder and a Double Latte | Dec 17
Page 53: After getting myself cleaned up, I threw some kibble in a bowl

creek - [book:Forged in Fi..."

Haha!! Congrats Chan!

LOL Thanks Jane!