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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 Hunt1 - 31 August 2022
0/10 - Found and Read
Main words
beach
bother
check
feather
file
maid
organic
remain
spread
travel
Bonus
assessments
caring
flex
mountainous
rampant
Bonus bonus
wipeout
Saving my spot hoping I can finish off the leftovers this round Main words
10/10
Bonus
5/5
rampant
Bonus bonus
wipeout
Leftover Words
0/2
May
Samhain
July
Annually
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 31 August 2022
Words Found - of 10 ! of 5 Bonus !! of 1 Bonus Bonus
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
beach
bother
check
feather
file
maid
organic
remain
spread
travel
assessments
caring
flex
mountainous
rampant
wipeout
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 31 August 2022
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
10/9-10 Completed + 3/5 Bonus Completed
AUGUST
beach:Pg.190:"I still live that moment on the beach years ago.":Happy Death Day-Lisa Renee Jones 8/11
bother:Pg.83:"So I didn't bother with a hello or even a tight smile.":Garnet Flats-Devney Perry 8/01
check:Pg.7:"Rain check.":Garnet Flats-Devney Perry 8/01
feather:Pg.22:"...ran his fingers down her cheek, light as a feather.":Trails of Love-Melissa Foster 8/05
file:Pg.170:"He'd file a custody suit to take her away."Garnet Flats-Devney Perry 8/01
maid:Pg.347:"Our best man and maid of honor sat next to each other,...":Been There Done That-Hope Ellis 8/07
organic:Pg.34:"It's possible her symptoms could be due to something more organic.":The Secrets of Us-Lucinda Berry 8/09
remain:Pg.12:"..., his lucky hat would remain solely in his possession.":Trails of Love-Melissa Foster 8/05
spread:Pg.62:"A grin suddenly spread across her face.":Been There Done That-Hope Ellis 8/07
travel:Pg.195:"...sun baked skin that speaks of our recent travel or a tanning bed,...":Happy Death Day-Lisa Renee Jones 8/11
Bonus
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
assessments:Pg.313:"I was more interested in Murphy's trip planning skills than the several assessments of my mechanical skills.Renegade Path-Autumn Jones Lake 8/15
caring:Pg.166:"You are a loving, caring brother,...":Stiff Suit-Tawna Fenske 8/11
flex:Pg.102:"The muscles of his thighs flex as he throws a leg over the saddle.":Stiff Suit-Tawna Fenske 8/11
mountainous
rampant
and a bonus bonus
wipeout
🐝😎🏕 🦋❤️🏕🦩😎❤️🦋🌻🏕🌷🦩🦋🦋🐝😎🏕🦋❤️🏕🦋❤️🦩🦩🐝😎🏕 Word Hunt - August 2022
10/16
Main words
🏕 beach- My Not So Perfect Life- Standing on a white-sand beach- 55%
🏕 bother- The Tyrant Alpha's Rejected Mate- none of the males bother to move- 1%
🏕 check- The Tyrant Alpha's Rejected Mate- I need him to check my ass- 8%
🏕 feather- Ideal Image- trying to soothe his ruffled feathers-60%
🏕 file- Bittersweet Love- sharing Google Doc file- 57%
🏕 maid - The Last Eligible Billionaire- he is such an old maid- 52%
🏕 organic- My Not So Perfect Life- some miracle organic zit cure- 50%
🏕 remain-The Tyrant Alpha's Rejected Mate-his strokes remain calm and even-97%
🏕 spread- The Last Eligible Billionaire- to also spread their own kind of joy- 56%
🏕 travel- Ideal Image- while his eyes travel my body- 6%
Bonus
assessments
🏕 caring-The Last Eligible Billionaire-should go back to working on not caring-23%
🏕 flex-Ideal Image-her wet sex against my cock, as I flex my hips-65%
mountainous
🏕 rampant-My Not So Perfect Life-from the Rampant Rabbit to genital-warts cream-40%
Bonus bonus
wipeout
🌹My masterlist of challenges 🌹Word Hunt
August 2022
Main words | 10/10
1. beach - All Grown Up by Vi Keeland
🔹p. 79 - Even though it was a warm, almost-summer day, the beach was pretty empty.
2. bother - Inevitable by Briar Prescott
🔹p. 6 - Frankly, most times when he felt like spending the night with somebody, he didn’t have to really bother with flirting at all.
3. check - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
🔹p. 118 - While the guys shot hoops out back, I had to let the rookie check my spine alignment with the pads of his fingers—all the way up and all the way down, again and again.
4. feather - Forever, Con Amor by AM Johnson
🔹p. 189 - "I think you secretly like these shorts," he said as he traced the shell of my ear with his thumb, down to my dangling feather earring.
5. file - Inside Affair by Ella Frank
🔹p. 12 - It'd been a long, round-the-clock case that had left little fime for anything other than work, and after I logged in a gold Rolex watch--the final piece of evidence--I shut the file and ran a hand through my too-long hair.
6. maid - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
🔹p. 9 - I was wary of being a bridesmaid in a WInter Wonderland-themed wedding in January, so my only request as the maid of honor was that my dress wouldn't have a scrap of red velvet or white fur.
7. organic - The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
🔹p. 84 - He smells like risotto and the organic oatmeal body wash Dev sees in the shower, and Dev doesn't really want to lean away either.
8. remain - Not the Witch You Wed by April Asher
🔹p. 9 - Tingling heat unlike anything she'd ever felt rushed through her, stealing not only her breath, but her ability to remain upright.
9. spread - Theirs to Love by Sierra Cartwright
🔹p. 24 - Though there were maybe a hundred pieces of equuipment, they were spread far apart, allowing a lot of space for participants to wield their toys of choice, including single-tailed whips.
10. travel - Scoring With Him by Lauren Blakeley
🔹p. 42 - The object of my crush stands inches away, with deep brown eyes that travel over me and a body I want to feel under me, on top of me, next to me.
Bonus | 4/5
1. assessments
🔹
2. caring - Ivan by Sophie Lark
🔹p. 24 - Caring about him keeps me slightly human.
3. flex - Gravity by Tal Bauer
🔹p. 148 - I lose myself in the flex of his shoulders and the ripples of his muscles running down his spine.
4. mountainous - The Jock by Tal Bauer
🔹p. 3 - He'd been described as mountainous.
5. rampant - Not You Again by Tara Crescent
🔹p. 69 - My hand fists my cock as my fantasies run rampant
Bonus bonus | 0/1
1. wipeout
🔹
July Carryover | 0/1
1. annually
🔹
11/16beach The Geek Who Saved Christmas- page 30- Brandon had texted the day before to wish me a good Thanksgiving and to tell me that they'd reached Elaine's parents place safely, so I'd figured it would be a couple of days before I heard more, what with the social whirlwind he always seemed to get caught up in when he visited his girlfriend's folks in Newport Beach. 8/8-8/16
bother When She's Lonely- page 8- Most of the humans in this settlement don't bother me. 8/4
check When She's Lonely- page 71- I've promised to drop by one couple's farm and check out their cloning machine, since I helped Ashley fix hers, and I've learned one of the nearest mechanics is price-gouging the humans. 8/4
feather What The Lady Wants- loc 6918- "Birds of a feather." 8/3
file Somebody to Love- page 18- I head straight to the office to file my initial report. 8/18-8/24
maid What The Lady Wants- loc 6941- The maid glared down at his foot. 8/3
organic
remain When She's Lonely- page 15- I remain on my step, defeated. 8/4
spread The Geek Who Saved Christmas- page 56- I tried to convey practicality and not reveal how my brain was now besieged by images of him in a too-small bed, big muscular frame spread out. 8/8-8/16
travel What The Lady Wants- loc 8414- She didn't mind the hike, but her leather flats weren't meant to travel that far. 8/3
Bonus
assessments
caring Somebody to Love- page 255- He's kind, caring, and full of empathy. 8/18-8/24
flex The Geek Who Saved Christmas- page 9- I headed toward her and most certainly did not sneak a look at the flex of Paul's muscles as he found a seat near the back of the community center. 8/8-8/16
mountainous
rampant
Bonus Bonus
wipeout
Read: 10/10Bonus: 1/5
Bonus-Bonus: 1/1
Carry-Over: 1/1
8/4 beach |Chasing Fire, p9 "I could be lying on a beach in Waikiki."
8/3 bother | Grace Under Fire, p51 The insult obviously didn't bother him.
8/4 check |Chasing Fire, p7 She went through her four-point check as the plane completed its circle and leveled out.
8/1 feather | Fantasy in Death, p235 Inside, an enormous bird with wildfeathers cocked his head and eyed her.
8/8 file | Nightwork, p340 "Most likely, and most likely she has their fake driver's licenses on file.
8/3 maid | Grace Under Fire, p19 Since Kiera was the maid of honor, she was paired with Dylan's best man, his brother Alec.
8/5 organic | Book Lovers, p220 ...I know very little about art, but these paintings are beautiful, calming in their earthy colors and organic shapes.
8/8 remain | Nightwork, p204 Since he intended to remain at the school that hired him for at least a year...
8/3 spread | Grace Under Fire, p118 They had architectural blueprints spread out on the table.
8/5 travel | Book Lovers, p341 Even if I can overcome my travel anxiety, even if Charlie doesn't mind...
Bonus
assessments
8/5 caring | Book Lovers, p159 The reading finally clicked, and I stopped caring about mechanics overnight.
flex
mountainous
rampant
Bonus-Bonus
8/29 wipeout | Sex, Lies & Sweet Tea, p87 A fabulously handsome man watched me wipeout and had to cover my bare ass with his coat.
Carry-Over
8/1 annually | Fantasy in Death, p57...and pulled in a hefty twenty-two million, before bonuses, annually.
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! DONE!Read 10/10 words; 5/5 bonus words; 0/1 bonus bonus words
Orphan words
July Bonus - Read 0/1
June Bonus - Read 1/1
May Bonus Bonus - Read 0/1
February Bonus Read 0/1
AUGUST Read 10/10 DONE!
beach - Kindle location 1659 - She loved walking the beach in the morning with him.
Rebuilding Friendship Inn (Five Island Cove Book 8) by Jessie Newton 8/2/22 4starsbother - Page 92 - There was nobody to bother us out here or keep the twins from combing the beach for shells to their hearts' content.
The Summer Getaway: An Age Gap Single Dad and Nanny Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers 8/6/22 4starscheck(ing) - Kindle location 1413 - She'd shut the laptop and gone to bed in pure darkness, after checking on Lena in her new bedroom.
Rebuilding Friendship Inn (Five Island Cove Book 8) by Jessie Newton 8/2/22 4starsfeather(s) - Page 282 - The ends of her hair brushed over my skin, tickling me ever so gently like feathers running down my chest.
The Love Edit: An Age Gap Professor Student Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers 8/5/22 4starsfile(s) - Kindle location 416 - Her brow furrowed as she reviewed the files created over the past week...
See You Next Tuesday (From the Case Files of Steve Rockfish, #2) by Ken Harris 8/4/22 5starsmaid - Kindle location 1889 - "Don't get your meter maid panties all in a bunch."
See You Next Tuesday (From the Case Files of Steve Rockfish, #2) by Ken Harris 8/4/22 5starsorganic(ally) - Hardcover page 101 - She'd finally concluded that if anything was going to happen for her, it would have to happen organically.
A Little Christmas Spirit: A Novel by Sheila Roberts 8/11/22 4stars remain - Page 200 - My eyes began to flutter shut, but I made them remain half-open.
The Love Edit: An Age Gap Professor Student Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers 8/5/22 4starsspread - Page 114 - ...and my legs instinctively spread wider.
The Summer Getaway: An Age Gap Single Dad and Nanny Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers 8/6/22 4starstravel - Page 231 - "...I would like to point out that you and Dr. Josh Pasternak travel often."
The Love Edit: An Age Gap Professor Student Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers 8/5/22 4starsBonus - Read 5/5
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
assessments - Page 235 - Our school tries to strike a balance between state-mandated curriculums and alternative teaching like project-based assessments, group learning activities, and Montessori pedagogy.
The Summer Getaway: An Age Gap Single Dad and Nanny Romance (Forbidden Temptations) by Sofia T Summers 8/6/22 4starscaring - Kindle location 1746 - Watching her be s maternal and caring did Kristen's heart good...
Rebuilding Friendship Inn (Five Island Cove Book 8) by Jessie Newton 8/2/22 4starsflex - Kindle location 226 - He didn't want to constantly shout over a Flex Seal infomercial.
See You Next Tuesday (From the Case Files of Steve Rockfish, #2) by Ken Harris 8/4/22 5starsmountainous - Kindle location 1820 - Vegetables in the summer and mountainous piles of wood in the winter were the sole purpose of the so-called garden.
The Mayfair Maid (Spinsters of the North #2) by Isabella Thorne 8/19/22 4stars (releases 8/30/22 not yet posted on ŷ - )
rampant - page 87 - "...From the Boggy Bottom Bugle, Postman is Perfumed by Rampant Rose Bush and Begs Tenants to Trim Their Tree."
Snack to the Future (English Village Witch #5) by Rosie Reed 8/15/22 4starsand a bonus bonus - Read 0/1
wipeout
Orphan Words
July bonus - Read 0/1
annually
June Bonus word Completed 1/1
percentages - Kindle location 275 - Once she realized his affinity for numbers and percentages which were useful in the complicated recipes of the medicines,...
The Mayfair Maid (Spinsters of the North #2) by Isabella Thorne 8/19/22 4stars (releases 8/30/22 not yet posted on ŷ - )
May bonus bonus Completed 0/1
samhain
February bonus Completed 0/1
distort
💕August Word Hunt1 - 31 August 2022
Completed : 16/16
Main words: 10/10
🔘beach in Just One Look by Rosalind James 19/8
Page 63/566
The dog walker said you went out with the pack and ran on the beach. You are not dying for exercise and love.�
🔘bother in Just One Look by Rosalind James 19/8
Page 295/566
“Don’t bother,� she said.
🔘check in The Gentleman's Keeper by Bonnie Dee. 3/8
Page 133/229
“I will give you ten minutes before I check on your progress. You must wash with soap and rinse yourself.
🔘feather in Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh 28/8 -5☀�
376/5486
But when she concentrated, she saw the truth—each individual filament of each individual feather bore a golden tip.
🔘file in Just a Little Wickedness by Merry Farmer 4/8 -3☀�
255/324
David assured him, entering the room from his office and depositing a file on Lionel’s desk.
🔘maid in The Gentleman's Keeper by Bonnie Dee. 3/8
Page 71/229
A maid appeared and gave a brief curtsey.
🔘organic in Just One Look by Rosalind James 19/8
Page 280 /566
“In your bedroom. I wouldn’t even have thought of shells, but shells are perfect. Organic, but � simple. Beautiful in the way math is beautiful, or the way anatomy is. Symmetry.�
🔘remain in After the Night by Linda Howard 20/8
Page 172/347
Alex was still likely to be around, though; the case of Guy Rouillard aside, old money tended to remain in one place.
🔘spread in Just a Little Wickedness by Merry Farmer 4/8 -3☀�
146/324
so that he could spread his legs
🔘travel in Just a Little Wickedness by Merry Farmer 4/8 -3☀�
153/324
The man could travel to Peru, for all he cared, and stay there indefinitely.
Bonus: 5/5
🔘assessments in Stacking the Deck by Charlie Cochet 12/8- 4.5☀�
195/267
“How do you do it? I know Red does a lot of risk assessments, but he still works some of the protection jobs with Ace and King, or events with Joker and Lucky.�
🔘caring in The Gentleman's Keeper by Bonnie Dee. 3/8
Page 45/229
Perhaps caring for this orphan boy could give him the fulfillment his rootless existence hadn’t.
🔘flex in Origin in Death by J.D. Robb 18/8
Page 283/339
“Cops don’t make the rules.� “Bollocks. You may not write them, but you edit them every day, to suit the situation. You have to because if the law, the rules, the spirit of them doesn’t adjust and flex, it dies.�
🔘dzܲԳٲԴdzܲ Storm and Silence by Robert Thier 12/8
Page 22/793
Maybe that mountainous fellow Karim. He looked like he could kick you all the way from here to Hampshire. And that wasn’t considering what he could do with that pig sticker of his.
🔘rampant in Just Good Friends by Rosalind James 14/8
Page 85/308
Something about all that rampant testosterone. The challenge, intimidating your opponent. Reckon women are genetically programmed to enjoy that.�
Bonus bonus: 1/1
🔘wipeout in Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh 28/8 -5☀�
2730/5486
Because the scent of garbage, of disuse, was suddenly wiped-out by stomach-churning foulness. Blood. Death.
August word hunt Regular 10/10
Bonus 4/5
Bonus bonus 1/1
Main words
✅b Caribou Crossing loc 1799 but perhaps to lie on a beach in the south of France.
✅bdzٳ Boyfriend Material pg 2 I didn’t even bother to ask the names of my hookups, let alone make notes on the terminology.
✅c Boyfriend Material pg 7 Perhaps I’d better check for myself.� “Um. All right?�
Эٳ Vintage pg 131 he breathed again, placing a hand on her shoulder that nearly knocked her over, though his touch was feather-light.
Э Caribou Crossing loc 1852 She handed over a file folder.
✅m Dawn's Prelude pg 260 Instead, she insisted her maid help her to dress for bed.
✅oԾ The Friendship Pact pg 229 a box of organic tea
✅r Vintage pg 111 willing her mind to remain blank.
ȴ The Paris Apartment There is damp spreading from the ground and down from the roof and the windows don't keep out the cold
travel Dawn's Prelude pg 55 so I’m glad you won’t travel alone on the train.
Bonus
assessments
✅cԲ Boyfriend Material pg 19 Monday started out as it usually did—with me late for work and nobody caring because it was that kind of office.
Э
Vintage pg 5 as she watched his strong hands grip the rungs and the muscles in his arms flex
✅mdzܲԳٲԴdzܲ Sunburst pg 312 They crossed the river over an old bridge, and the wildness turned mountainous, with ridges and foothills thick with pine and birch and spruce
✅r貹Գ The MacKinnon's Bride pg 222 Never had such unease and mistrust run rampant through his clan.
Bonus bonus
✅wdzܳ Dog Friendly pg 151 bracing for the embarrassing wipeout
July leftover
Annually
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 31 August 2022
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!
AUGUST
beach (Loc1845) he rents a little shack on the BEACH. Embers by Suzanne Wright 8.1
bother (Loc230) not that it seemed to BOTHER drew.Embers by Suzanne Wright 8.1
check (Loc 852) Mom, CHECK this out. Embers by Suzanne Wright 8.1
feather Pg 65 as if I were light as a FEATHER Rodeo by Cee Bowerman 8.2
file (pg37) throught the FILE on the desk Rodeo by Cee Bowerman 8.2
maid (pg4) to be my MAID of honor..Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley 8.16
organic
remain (pg209) anguish allowed him to REMAIN calm. Mica by MariaLisa DeMora 8.2
spread (pg131) Micas mouth SPREAD into a broad grin. Mica by MariaLisa DeMora 8.2
travel (pg368) let him know the TRAVEL plans ...Mica by MariaLisa DeMora 8.2
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.
assessments
caring (pg79) I'm a CARING and nuturing Rodeo by Cee Bowerman 8.2
flex (pg57) the FLEX in her wa and cheeks. Garnet Falls by Devney Perry 8.2
mountainous
rampant (pg319) they became RAMPANT serial killers..Shadows by Suzanne Wright 8.6
My spot for August! :)2022 August Word Hunt
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 August 2022
AUGUST Read 10/10
1. BEACH - Gone Surfin' - � 17 August 2022
p114 - "This? The beach, the ocean, it'll always be here, but it loses something when you don't have someone to enjoy it with."
2. BOTHER - A Friend in the Dark - � 18 August 2022
loc 965 - Rufus didn't bother to look at Sam that time.
3. CHECK - A Friend in the Dark - � 18 August 2022
loc 2229 - "I want to check the fridge."
4. FEATHER - Glen & Tyler's High Seas Hijinks - � 8 August 2022
p51 - Eventually, Tyler found a feather among the various toys on the night stand and tickled Jeremy's nose.
5. FILE - Glen & Tyler's High Seas Hijinks - � 8 August 2022
p37 - Inside were quite a few file folders, all of them stamped in bright red letters "TOP SECRET."
6. MAID - The Prince's Frog - � 15 August 2022
p19 - The maid curtseyed and darted out the door.
7. ORGANIC - Hacked - � 12 August 2022
p241 - Probably feeding Rodrigo the organic strawberries I'd asked Mrs. Carmody to buy and telling him his own version of today's story in his soft bunny-talk voice.
8. REMAIN - Hacked - � 12 August 2022
p277 - Would Adam even want to remain friends even if I didn't want more?
9. SPREAD - The Prince's Frog - � 15 August 2022
p40 - "Well, there is one more, little, bitty, teensy really, requirement." Dave spread the two digits on what passed for a hand a hair's breadth apart.
10. TRAVEL - The Werewolf of Grey Lake Inn - � 19 August 2022
p16 - His backpack was filled with all the basics; he'd learned the hard way never to travel without certain supplies on even the simplest of hikes.
BONUS Read 5/5
1. ASSESSMENTS - Sir - � 7 August 2022
p74 - "Yes. Second year, and I complete my units externally and we have online classrooms and lectures. Master has allocated time into my schedule and he allows for exams and assessments."
2. CARING - Sir - � 7 August 2022
p125 - His compassion and caring nature filled me with warmth.
3. FLEX - Alphas & Allies - � 16 August 2022
loc 46 - "Yeah, it is. Man, if I were alpha, I'd be swimming in Matias. You don't flex your status enough, cousin."
4. MOUNTAINOUS - Alphas & Allies - � 16 August 2022
loc 812 - Antonio hissed and tossed his head back, f***ing the mountainous man, who drove him absolutely insane.
5. RAMPANT - The Werewolf of Grey Lake Inn - � 19 August 2022
p5 - Instead he'd be focusing on ghosts and his own rampant stupidity; it would almost be a nice change.
BONUS BONUS Read 1/1
1. WIPEOUT - Gone Surfin' - � 17 August 2022
p101 - "No. Well, not really. Had a pretty good wipe-out, but I'll be okay."
FINISHED!!!!
Jane can wipeout be 2 words? ‘Wipe out�
August Word HuntREAD: 13/16
� beach - Operation Tropical Affair - Kimberli A. Bindschatel 8/4
(go shopping, go to the beach), loc560
� bother - Wicked - Jana Deleon 8/13
(they don't bother introducing themselves), p68
� check - The Book Eaters - Sunyi Dean 8/19
(to keep it in check), p126
� feather - A Curse of Blood & Stone - K.A. Tucker 8/16
(knowing it'll feather across his face), p188
� file - Wicked - Jana Deleon 8/13
(I'm not anticipating answers in those files), p63
� maid - Shadow Fallen - Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/1
(to make several maids giggle), p13
� organic - After She Left - Claire Amarti 8/5
(I got some nice organic minced beef), loc715
� remain - Stroke of Midnight - Olivia Drake 8/24
(that remains to be seen), p59
� spread - Who's Dead, Doc? - J.M. Griffin 8/25
(it spread out into a square), p203
� travel - The Return - D.B. Reynolds 8/3
(it was far too dark to travel with speed), loc1025
Bonus
assessments -
(), p
� caring - Wicked - Jana Deleon 8/13
(no idea how long it would take for people to stop caring), p9
� flex - The Return - D.B. Reynolds 8/3
(can you flex your fingers), loc2394
mountainous -
(), p
� rampant - A Curse of Blood & Stone - K.A. Tucker 8/16
(when the blood curse ran rampant), p80
wipeout -
(), p
Leftovers
May
Samhain -
(), p
Tammie wrote: "Jane can wipeout be 2 words? ‘Wipe out�"No sorry. That could change the meaning...
August Word Hunt
August 2022
My Word Hunt (msg 20)
Words Found � 10
Bonus Words � 6
Books Read � 6
August Words
�beach
🔹has over forty-five hundred miles of beach [loc: 72.6]
🔹Night Shadow � 08.26 ★★★★
�bother
🔹He didn’t bother containing his annoyance. [loc: 124.1]
🔹The Fire Still Burns � 08.07 ★★★★
�check
🔹’l check into the drifter, [loc: 16.8]
🔹The Fire Still Burns � 08.07 ★★★★
�feather
🔹snuggled her cheek deeper into the feather pillow. [loc: 249.8]
🔹Fortune � 08.16 ★★★★
�file
🔹begin to file and polish it. [loc: 251.3]
🔹Fortune � 08.16 ★★★★
�maid
🔹in search of a job as maid. [loc: 83.1]
🔹Born to Bite � 08.24 ★★★★
�organic
🔹a mix of applied color and organic arousal. [loc: 208.8]
🔹Shopping for a Billionaire 2 � 08.12 ★★�
�remain
🔹collecting the remains of their picnic. [loc: 206.4]
🔹Born to Bite � 08.24 ★★★★
�spread
🔹quickly disappeared as word spread [loc: 43.1]
🔹Fortune � 08.16 ★★★★
�travel
🔹bullets had a tendency to travel farther [loc: 212.6]
🔹Night Shadow � 08.26 ★★★★
Bonus/Bonus Bonus
�assessments
🔹making split-second decisions and assessments of character [loc: 74.1]
🔹Shopping for a Billionaire 3 � 08.12 ★★�
�caring
🔹not caring what she looked at [loc: 190.0]
🔹The Fire Still Burns � 08.07 ★★★★
�flex
🔹every flex of his muscles, [loc: 285.0]
🔹Night Shadow � 08.26 ★★★★
�mountainous
🔹Josef stirred his mountainous frame. [loc: 335.3]
🔹The Killing Game � 08.28 ★★★★
�rampant
🔹tied over her rampant curly hair. [loc: 257.5]
🔹The Killing Game � 08.28 ★★★★
�wipeout
🔹protects your skin better if you wipeout. [loc: 139.4]
🔹Born to Bite � 08.24 ★★★★
Word Hunt1 - 31 August 2022
0/10
Bonus 0/5
Bonus bonus 0/1
Main words
📚: Goodbye Paradise - Sarina Bowen, 8/2/22 -- pg.256, nights at a hotel in Miami BEACH
📚dzٳ: Goodbye Paradise - Sarina Bowen, 8/2/22 -- pg.72, Caleb did not BOTHER to calculate our share
💖: Thank You for Listening - Julia Whelan, 8/18/22 -- pg.62, Sewanee signaled the waiter for the CHECK
feather
📚ھ: Goodbye Paradise - Sarina Bowen, 8/2/22 -- pg.10, began to FILE into the room
maid
📚ǰԾ: Goodbye Paradise - Sarina Bowen, 8/2/22 -- pg.95, raw milk to an ORGANIC yogurt maker down
📚: Goodbye Paradise - Sarina Bowen, 8/2/22 -- pg.5, His bucket REMAINED at my feet
📚: Goodbye Paradise - Sarina Bowen, 8/2/22 -- pg.8, My headache had SPREAD down my neck
📚ٰ: Goodbye Paradise - Sarina Bowen, 8/2/22 -- pg.47, we didnt TRAVEL two miles before I fell asleep
Bonus
assessments
📚Բ: Goodbye Paradise - Sarina Bowen, 8/2/22 -- pg.220, gold in Maggie's CARING eyes
flex
mountainous
rampant
Bonus bonus
wipeout
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APRIL leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
📚貹: Goodbye Paradise - Sarina Bowen, 8/2/22 -- pg.172, was considered a PAGAN ritual
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MAY leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
locust
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JULY leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
Judicious
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AUGUST leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
Detox
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SEPTEMBER leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
crockery
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OCTOBER leftovers - 0/3
Bonus
archive
fragment
hex
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DECEMBER Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
cobweb
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MARCH Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
hellfire
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APRIL Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
grandiose
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MAY Leftovers - 0/2
Bonus
rev
samhain
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JUNE Leftovers - 0/2
Bonus
examples
percentages
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JULY Leftover - 0/10
Main words
📚ܲԱ: Goodbye Paradise - Sarina Bowen, 8/2/22 -- pg.49, take care of BUSINESS while I fuel up
📚DzԲ: Goodbye Paradise - Sarina Bowen, 8/2/22 -- pg.168, Will you please CONSIDER it
increase
📚DZپDz: Goodbye Paradise - Sarina Bowen, 8/2/22 -- pg.166, truth was not a good OPTION
📚ܴdzٱ: Goodbye Paradise - Sarina Bowen, 8/2/22 -- pg.71, price they QUOTE you name a slightly
📚ɱ: Goodbye Paradise - Sarina Bowen, 8/2/22 -- pg.6, Once a WEEK or so the elders send him out
Bonus
campaign
images
hospitality
teacup
Word Hunt1 - 31 August 2022
11/16 - Found and Read
Main words
☑️beach - Wicked Blaze Correctional pg. 217
🔹️I wish I could tell you it was some fun story, like in bed with one of the hot men in my life. Or hell, maybe on a beach in� Jamaica.
☑️bother - Wicked Blaze Correctional pg. 8
🔹️“I haven’t,� She stretched and I didn’t bother to hide my appraisal of her silky skin.
☑️check - Exception pg. 47
🔹�"...There’s this rather peculiar shop here I wanted to check out...."
☑️feather(y) - Exception pg. 36
🔹️He groaned before pressing feathery kisses along my jaw.
☑️file - Exception pg. 28
🔹️My phone beeped, and I sighed in relief when I saw it was a song file I sent to my producer.
maid
organic
☑️remain - Nyx pg. 106
🔹️“It’s less than an hour away, dammit. You can visit NYC without moving there,� I reasoned, trying to remain calm when I had the worst feeling about her leaving.
☑️spread - Nyx pg. 21
🔹️The Enforcer rounded the cab to North’s side, and my brother rolled down the window, letting the hot air spread into the cab.
☑️travel - Nyx pg. 19
🔹️I really didn’t want to travel anymore tonight, and I just�
Bonus
assessments
☑️caring - Wicked Blaze Correctional pg. 17
🔹️Right now they were off in their own worlds, not caring about anything around them.
☑️flex - Dragon Bound pg. 221
🔹️Pia let her mind go blank and lived in the moment. Nothing existed beyond the deep rhythm of her breathing, the athletic flex of muscle and bone, the sound of Dragos running behind her.
mountainous
☑️rampant - Dragon Bound pg. 25
🔹️�. . . and in local news, reports continue to roll in on the extent of the damage from this afternoon’s mysterious event. Meanwhile, speculation continues to run rampant as to the cause.�
Bonus bonus
wipeout
July Rollover 0/3 Found and Read
Main Words
quote
Bonus
annually
Bonus bonus
teacup
June Rollover 1/2 Found and Read
Bonus
☑️examples Dragon Bound pg. 87
🔹️He considered what to do, examples of things he had seen, discarding one thing after another.
Percentages
Read: 4/10
Bonus: 0/5
Bonus-Bonus: 0/1
Books Read: 2
Without Merit Aug 1
beach, bother, check
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Aug 2
maid
feather
file
maid
organic
remain
spread
travel
Bonus
assessments
caring
flex
mountainous
rampant
Bonus-Bonus
wipeout
1. BEACH - Without Merit Aug 1
pg. 104 - (It wasn't on a mountain. It wasn't on a BEACH.)
2. BOTHER - Without Merit Aug 1
pg. 126 - (But there were two of us, so they just gave us each a first name and didn't even BOTHER with middle names.)
3. CHECK - Without Merit Aug 1
pg. 146 - (I reach under my pillow to CHECK the time and notice a text from my father, sent an hour ago.)
4. MAID - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Aug 2
pg 71 - (Ruby was my MAID of honor.)
Bonus: 0/5
Bonus-Bonus: 0/1
Books Read: 2
Without Merit Aug 1
beach, bother, check
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Aug 2
maid
feather
file
maid
organic
remain
spread
travel
Bonus
assessments
caring
flex
mountainous
rampant
Bonus-Bonus
wipeout
1. BEACH - Without Merit Aug 1
pg. 104 - (It wasn't on a mountain. It wasn't on a BEACH.)
2. BOTHER - Without Merit Aug 1
pg. 126 - (But there were two of us, so they just gave us each a first name and didn't even BOTHER with middle names.)
3. CHECK - Without Merit Aug 1
pg. 146 - (I reach under my pillow to CHECK the time and notice a text from my father, sent an hour ago.)
4. MAID - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Aug 2
pg 71 - (Ruby was my MAID of honor.)
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 31 August 2022
AUGUST
beach - Love, Hate & Other Filters 8/9
Page 65: “Don’t tell me. This is your beach.�
bother - I Love You So Mochi 8/2
Page 156: "I think we’re bothering him.�
check - I Love You So Mochi 8/2
Page 151: “I meant to check up on you later.�
feather - The Midnight Library
Page 162: ‘I think “Feathers� is my favourite track'
file - Love, Hate & Other Filters 8/9
Page 117: The rest of the students file in and take their seats
maid - Love, Hate & Other Filters 8/9
Page 59: I don’t have to get married by the time I’m twenty-two or risk becoming an old maid.
organic -
remain - The Midnight Library
Page 171: Mrs Elm and the books remained
spread - The Midnight Library
Page 252: A tired smile spread across Mrs Elm’s face
travel - I Love You So Mochi 8/2
Page 12: Did I really just travel halfway around the world on a whim to a place I know nothing about?
☕️📚August Word Hunt 2022📚☕️The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
Completed 0/16
Main
🔲
🔲dzٳ
🔲
🔲ٳ
🔲
🔲Ѳ
🔲Ծ
🔲
🔲
🔲հ
Bonus(you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words)
🔲Գٲ
🔲䲹Բ
🔲
🔲ѴdzܲԳٲԴdzܲ
🔲鲹貹Գ
Bonus-Bonus
🔲¾dzܳ
July Rollovers 6/12
Main
🔲ܲԱ
🔲DzԲ
☑️Flicker - Prom Night in Purgatory - Aug 7th
pg.214 (Little spots of white started to flicker at the edges of Maggie's vision.)
☑️Increase - Prom Night in Purgatory - Aug 7th
pg. 8 (The tugging increased around Maggie, demanding that she succumb.)
☑️Inner - Prom Night in Purgatory - Aug 7th
pg.29 (Johnny took her little purse and shoved it into the inner pocket of his tuxedo jacket.).
🔲
☑️Member - Deep Blue Secret - Aug 5th
pg.122 ("So... you're like a member of some secret society, good Samaritan organization?")
☑️Option - Deep Blue Secret - Aug 5th
pg.31 (Then, I frowned as another option came to mind.)
Bonus(you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words)
🔲ԲԳܲ
☑️Images - Deep Blue Secret - Aug 5th
pg.80 (My sleep had been filled with strange images and dreams creeping in and out of my mind all night.)
🔲Dz辱ٲٲ
Bonus-Bonus
🔲ձܱ
June Rollovers 0/2
Bonus(you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words)
🔲油
🔲ʱԳٲ
May Rollovers: 0/3
Bonus(you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words)
🔲ѲԾ
🔲¾
Bonus-Bonus
🔲
To prove that you have found the word, please quote the page, percentage or LOC (Kindle) and include the sentence in which it appears
Romance Readers Reading Challenges2022 August Word Hunt
Duration: 1 - 31 August 2022
Progress: 16 out of 16
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
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.
AUGUST
Beach = "I ached to smell like my mother Her aroma lived in my hair on my hands, in my skin I ached to be pretty Pretty I wondered why I was missing my bathing suit top at the beach Why I wasn't dressed like the other girls I ached to be ..." Page 106
The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler - **** - 8/5/2022 - 224 Pages
Bother = "But if you tell them: “The planet where he came from is Asteroid B-612�, then they will be convinced, and they will not bother you with their questions." Page 22
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - - 8/1/2022 - 85 Pages
Check = "...at the check, confused, and Travis's brows rose in amusement at her expression." Page 57
Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts - *** - 8/4/2022 - 208 Pages
Feather = "Could have knocked me over with a feather.� Page 26
Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts - *** - 8/4/2022 - 208 Pages
File = "...file and getting ready to leave." Page 108
Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns by Lauren Weisberger - **** - 8/8/2022 - 400 Pages
Maid = "There'd be no fields needing plowing, no cows needing milking, but she'd earn her bread and butter if she had to work as a scullery maid." Page 4
Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts - *** - 8/4/2022 - 208 Pages
Organic = "Set off to the side was a baby buffet, complete with miniature plates of fruit cut into tiny pieces, containers of YoBaby yogurt in every flavor with coordinating baby spoons, packets of Baby Mum-Mums, and bowl upon bowl of organic ..." Page 345
Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns by Lauren Weisberger - **** - 8/8/2022 - 400 Pages
Remain = "drowning in fabric, in darkness imagine you are begging in this bedspread reaching out your hand inside the cloth which must remain covered, unpolished, unseen or they might smash it or cut it off imagine no one is putting rubies in ..."
The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler - **** - 8/5/2022 - 224 Pages
Spread = "Light and sweet, he brought his mouth to her breast to nibble and suckle so that she felt the response deep inside, a pull, a tug, a warmth that spread to her fingertips."
Irish Rose by Nora Roberts - *** - 8/4/2022 - 250 Pages
Travel = “It's a pity Dee's too far along to travel so she and Travis won't be there.�
Irish Rose by Nora Roberts - *** - 8/4/2022 - 250 Pages
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.
Assessments: "The physicians tried Epsom salts that made them sick, colonic irrigations and weeklong assessments on their spines and excreta."
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore - - 8/19/2022 - 479 Pages
Caring = "She's seen him with Dee's children, and he'd been gentle and kind and caring."
Irish Rose by Nora Roberts - *** - 8/4/2022 - 250 Pages
Flex: Page 39
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum - - 8/17/2022 - 154 Pages
Mountainous: "Her father had carried a flower guide; little Sandra would bring him fresh-plucked offerings to name, delicate blooms with shy pale petals and stems chilly, it seemed to the child, from being out all night in the mountainous cold." Page 78
The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike - - 8/18/2022 - 307 Pages
Rampant = "In Haiti I found that rape, a tool used in the war there, is now essentially normalized and rampant � so much so that hundreds of women report rapes each and every month."
The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler - **** - 8/5/2022 - 224 Pages
and a bonus bonus
Wipeout = "He took a hand wipe out of his messenger ..."
Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber - - 10/11/2022 - 336 Pages
AUGUST1. beach - "I was thinking we could spend the weekend down at my beach house." (Sweet Temptation - Cora Reilly - Page 146) (8/18)
2. bother - "Bree didn't bother to yell at him again." (Cross Her Heart - Melinda Leigh - Page 11) (8/21)
3. check - "I take a moment to check him out more." (Perfect Song - Lauren Runow - Page 12) (8/18)
4. feather
5. file - "...I knocked the file to the ground..." (Point of Origin - Rebecca Yarros - Page 10) (8/12)
6. maid
7. organic
8. remain - "...she wanted me to remain distant" (Perfect Risk - CA Harms - page 54) (8/12)
9. spread - "My smile slowly spreads." (Becoming a Vincent - CM Owens - Page 79) (8/12)
10. travel - "I poured coffee in a travel mug..." (Lives Entwined - Eve Newton)
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.
assessments
caring
flex
mountainous
rampant
and a bonus bonus
wipeout
Finished, see message 16! :)Thanks for a fun challenge, Jane and see you all in September!
Rissa wrote: "Finished, see message 16! :)Thanks for a fun challenge, Jane and see you all in September!"
Congrats Rissa!!
Challenge complete!! Thanks, Jane!Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 20)
Words Found � 10
Bonus Words � 6
Books Read � 6
Thanks Jane !Challenge completed in message 13 !!💕
Done on post #12 and orphan words carrying over!
JoAnne wrote: "Done on post #12 and orphan words carrying over!"Congrats JoAnne!!
AUGUST8/10
Beach- X
Bother- Pink and Country Pg.28- “‘I won’t bother you anymore tonight.’�
Check- The Suffering Pg. 6- “I check under the couch, the bed, even take another quick look inside the bathroom.�
Feather- Annikas Aurora 84%- “The details she’d painted in the feathers was amazing.�
File- Pink and Country Pg 53- “‘Sorry, but ’l file you under the asshole category.’�
Maid- Husband Material Pg 6- “‘Bridge is getting married and she’s made me her maid of honour,’�
Organic-X
Remain- The Silent Ones Pg. 279- “I told them the only way of getting out of the situation was to remain completely silent.�
Spread- Husband Material Pg 3- Bridget spread her arms wide in an effort to encompass the entire group.�
Travel- Pink and Country Pg 349- “‘I always choose to fly economy when I travel on my own.’�
Bonus
2/5
Assessments- The Silent Ones Pg. 35- “She did better in school assessments, Which you might expect given that she had both her parents around, spending lots of time with her.�
Caring- The Silent Ones Pg. 110- “It was too much for Joan, and she’d all but downed tools when it cames to caring for the boy,�
Flex- X
Mountainous- X
Rampant- X
bonus bonus
0/1
Wipeout- X
Only two rollovers. Pretty Good!August
beach - Dream Spinner | Aug 1
Page 1201: Beach bar.
bother - Dream Spinner | Aug 1
Page 275: you don't want to bother me
check - Red Dirt Christmas | Aug 4
Page: 87: checking water troughs
feather - Float Plan | Aug 7
Page 546: His lips are feather soft
file - The Secret Bridesmaid | Aug 1
Page: 209 have a bullet point list in your handbag
maid - Float Plan | Aug 7
Page 205: while I felt like a sweaty milkmaid
organic - The Secret Bridesmaid | Aug 1
Page 399: parading the planet's organic colors
remain - Trusting Skylar | Aug 7
Page 271: still remaining upright
spread - Trusting Skylar | Aug 7
Page 57: It was big enough to spread out
travel - The Secret Bridesmaid | Aug 1
Page 570: there's a notice up reminding travelers that it's closed
Bonus
assessments
caring - Dream Spinner | Aug 1
Page 489: mostly the part about him caring about me
flex - Trusting Skylar | Aug 7
Page 287: He saw her arm flex a fraction
mountainous
rampant
ROLLOVERS
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annually
June Bonus 2022
percentages
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1 - 31 August 2022
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!
AUGUST
beach
bother
check
feather
file
maid
organic
remain
spread
travel
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.
assessments
caring
flex
mountainous
rampant
and a bonus bonus
wipeout
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.