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June 2023 - Bridgetown Spell Out
ParticipantsBeth ~ Done
Bev(baglady) ~ Done
Book Concierge ~ Done
Brenda ~ Done
Catsalive ~ Done
Connie ~ Done
Frankie ~ Done
Jan ~ Done
Jonquil ~ Done
Karen � ~ Done
Lilli
Mave ~ Done
Olivermagnus ~ Done
Ruth ~ Done
Tari ~ Done
Teri-k ~ Done
Trish ~ Done
My SpotBridgetown Spell Out
June 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
4/4
Mill
M - Merrily from: The Lamp of the Wicked | Phil Rickman 6/23/23***
I - In the Shadow of the Glacier | Vicki Delany 6/25/23*
L - (Lupton): The Quality of Silence | Rosamund Lupton 6/20/23****
L - (Leslie): Assault and PepperLeslie Budewitz 6/9/23***
Bridgetown Spell OutJune 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
15/15 Completed. Finished
Barbados
01.B:Breathe Your Last-Lisa Regan 6/09/23
02.A:Abstract Love-Samantha Christy 6/17/23
03.R:Runaway Love-Melanie Harlow 6/06/23
04.B:Bound by Passion (Ravage MC #20): A Motorcycle Club Romance-Ryan Michele 6/18/23
05.A:Amy Daws-Wait With Me 6/21/23
06.D:Danila-Roxie Rivera 6/17/23
07.O:Old Fashioned-J.A. Konrath 6/08/23
08.S:Simply Mine-Laura Pavlov 6/02/23
Armoury
09.A:Agony to Ashes-Autumn Jones Lake 6/22/23
10.R:Rachel Caine-Killman Creek 6/08/23
11.M:More Than Words-Mia Sheridan 6/07/23
12.O:Octavia E. Butler-Dawn 6/06/23
13.U:Ulla's Courage-Agnes Alexander 6/03/23
14.R:Rivers:A.J. Rivers-The Girl and the Black Christmas 6/04/23
15.Y:You and Only You-Sharon Sala 6/14/23
Bridgetown Spell OutDuration: 1/6/23 - 30/6/23
9/9
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Bridgetown Spell OutJune 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
B - Char-Breezy - Vengeance Road Christine Feehan - 6/2/23
R - The Reunion Meghan Quinn - 6/11/23
I - Series-Indulgence - Unforgettable Aleatha Romig - 6/14/23
D - Vaughn DeMatteo - Thrown Down Tessa Bailey - 6/24/23
G - Ronan Geraghty - Sweetest Venom Mia Asher - 6/13/23
E - Primal Instincts: Volume 3 Nicole Edwards - 6/10/23
T - Series-Torpedo Ink - Vendetta Road Christine Feehan - 6/14/23
O - Owen - The Country Guesthouse Robyn Carr - 6/19/23
W - Waiting for Wednesday Mari Carr - 6/9/23
N - Primal Instincts: Volume 4 Nicole Edwards - 6/18/23
B - A Cranberry Inn Christmas Beth Ehemann - 6/3/23
A - Easy Virtue Mia Asher - 6/4/23
R - Red Sin Aleatha Romig - 7/12/23
B - Garrett Brand - The Littlest Cowboy Maggie Shayne - 6/21/23
A - Undeniable Aleatha Romig - 6/17/23
D - Drake - No Time to Lie Lexi Blake - 6/29/23
O - Away From Me Sophie Oak - 7/8/23
S - Stroke of Midnight K. Webster - 6/30/23
Bridgetown Spell OutJune 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
16/16
C Clues in the Clay Danielle Collins+Millie Briggs 6/2/23
Audrey-The Rockstar Revenge at the Reunion Audrey Clementine 6/4/23
Tarah-Better Off Dead Tarah Benner 6/11/23
H How the Murder Crumbles Debra Sennefelder 6/16/23
E Every Dog Has His Day Janice Thompson 7/1/23
Deany-Fool Me Once Deany Ray 6/8/23
Roxy mc-Cappuccino Criminal Tonya Kappes 6/15/23
A Action in Little Leaf Creek Cindy Bell 6/9/23
Lynn-Songs of Wine and Murder Lynn Cahoon 6/6/23
I Innfested Spirits Ravyn Amara 7/13/23
S Squirrel Skip Squabble Max Parrott 6/5/23
L Lost & Drowned Reagan Davis 6/27/23
Angela mc-Veggielante Violence Max Parrott 6/20/23
Nikki mc-Books and a Body Emmie Lyn 7/12/23
Daley-Once Upon a Mystery Kathi Daley 6/30/23
Bridgetown Spell OutJune 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
12/12
S- Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer 2/6 3�
E- Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor 11/6 5�
A- Alex - You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry 7/6 3�
T- Trudie - Barrenjoey Road by Neil Mercer,Ruby Jones 8/6 3.5�
U- Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson 1/6 3.5�
R- Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb 3/6 3�
T- The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty 10/6 2�
L- Lily - Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris 9/6 3.5�
E- Book Lovers by Emily Henry 12/6 2.5�
R- Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts 4/6 3�
U- Undead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice Davidson 1/6 3�
M- Buttons and Bones by Monica Ferris 7/6 3�
Welcome everyone! You should be all linked up :)
All those B's!Bridgetown SPELL
Timeframe: 6/1/23 to 6/30/23
18/18
B - Braun, Lilian Jackson - The Cat Who Sniffed Glue - 6/8/23 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robin McKinley - Fire - 6/3/23 ♥♥♥♥
I - In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin - 6/13/23 ♥♥♥♥
D - A Dark and Stormy Knight by Kerrigan Byrne - 6/18/23 ♥♥♥♥
G - The Game Plan by R.L. Mathewson - 6/26/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evanovich, Stephanie - Under the Table - 6/22/23 ♥♥�
T - Taken with You by Shannon Stacey - 6/6/23 ♥♥♥♥
O - Overruling Judgment by Liz Ellyn - 7/12/23 ♥♥♥♥
W � When the Stars Come Out by Laura Trentham - 6/17/23 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Heart of Obsidian - 6/15/23 ♥♥♥♥�
B - The Best of Us by Robyn Carr - 6/19/23 ♥♥♥♥�
A - Allen, Sarah Addison - The Sugar Queen - 6/2/23 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Witness in Death - 6/9/23 ♥♥♥♥�
B - Briggs, Patricia - Smoke Bitten - 6/25/23 ♥♥♥♥
A - Adelman, Melissa - What the Neighbors Saw - 6/24/23 ♥♥�
D - D.D. Ayres - Primal Force by Natalie Spark - 8/17/23 ♥♥
O - Once More With Feeling by Natalie Spark - 8/17/23 ♥♥
S - Shannon Stacey - Falling for Max - 6/11/23 ♥♥♥♥
CHALLENGE COMPLETE 8/17/23
Connie N. wrote: "All those B's!There are a lot of them Connie! Good luck!
Bridgetown Spell OutJune 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
9 of 9 Complete
C - Clive Cussler - Marauder - 6/12/23
A - Animal Magnetism - Jill Shalvis - 6/4/23
R - Ruby Dixon - Ice Planet Barbarians - 6/18/23
I - In the Deep - Loreth Anne White - 6/18/23
B - Brad Taylor - One Rough Man - 6/19/23
B - Balli Kaur Jaswal - Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows - 6/9/23
E - Executive Power - Vince Flynn - 6/15/23
A - Alone - Kendra Elliot - 6/8/23
N - Erica Ruth Neubauer - Murder at Wedgefield Manor - 6/23/23
Bridgetown Spell OutJune 2023
5/5 completed
L - Lewis, Michael - The Undoing Project - 6/30 ★★★★�
E - Elizabeth Taylor - A View of the Harbour - 6/16 ★★�
W - Ward, Ashley - The Social Lives of Animals - 6/7 ★★★★
I - Isherwood, Christopher - Mr Norris Changes Trains - 6/10 ★★★★
S - Sherwood Anderson - Death in the Woods and Other Stories - 6/27 ★★★★
Bridgetown Spell OutJune 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
B The Bernini Bust by Iain Pears 6/9
R Roddy Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie 6/21
I Iain The Titian Committee by Iain Pears 6/6
D Dorothy A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 6/17
G Grace Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher 6/16
E Eames Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames 6/5
T Thirteen Guests by J. Jefferson Farjeon 6/22
O Over the Gate by Miss Read 6/9
W When the Wind Blows by Cyril Hare 6/4
N The Nursing Home Murder by Ngaio Marsh 6/22
I'm in here, too. Just a quick ABBEY for me, as I have too many vowels and not enough consonants. A = Midsummer Mysteries, {A}gatha Christie � 21/06/23
B = {B}rownies & Betrayal, Heather Justesen � 25/06/23
B = Winter's Gifts, {B}en Aaronovitch � 22/06/23
E = {E}very Day Nature, Andy Beer � 26/06/23
Y = We, {Y}evgeny Zamyatin � 05/06/23
Bridgetown Spell OutJune 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
0/9
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All the newbies should be linked up! Have fun!!
Bridgetown Spell OutJune 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
WINDMILL
W - Why Meadow Died: The People and Policies That Created The Parkland Shooter and Endanger America's Students Andrew Pollack 06/26/2023
I - The Influence Bentley Little 08/31/2023
N - No Regrets and Other True Cases Ann Rule 07/17/2023
D - Dead Before Dark Wendy Corsi Staub 08/22/2023
M - Manhunt James Patterson 08/25/2023
I - Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man Lynn Vincent 07/17/2024
L - Last Girl Gone J.G. Hetherton 07/07/2023
L - Last Dance, Last Chance and Other True Cases Ann Rule 08/18/2023
Bev(baglady) wrote: "sign me up please"You got it Bev!
Bridgetown Spell OutJune 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
6/6
I Why Read the Classics? by Italo Calvino, 06/26/23
S The Long Valley by John Steinbeck,06/28/23
L The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach by Pam Jenoff, 06/13/23
A Count Luna by Alexander Lernet-Holenia ,06/30/23
N I'll Steal You Away by Niccolò Ammaniti 06/25/23
D The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow, 06/03/23
6/10 completedH- Happy Place
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U- The Upside of Falling
S- Sugar Cookie Murder
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L- The Leaving
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W- Warm Nights in Magnolia Bay
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S- The Sun Down Motel
Bridgetown Spell OutJune 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
6 / 6 completed
Island
I - Infinite Country � � 08June23
S - SCHWARZ, Christina / The Edge of the Earth � � 06June23
L - LYDIA is mc in American Dirt � � 18June23
A - Aunty Lee's Delights � � 24June23
N - NEWMARK, Elle / The Sandalwood Tree� � 24July23
D - Devil's Highway � � 10June23
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CompletedBridgetown Spell Out
June 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
12/12
S- Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer 2/6 3�
E- Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor 11/6 5�
A- Alex - You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry 7/6 3�
T- Trudie - Barrenjoey Road by Neil Mercer,Ruby Jones 8/6 3.5�
U- Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson 1/6 3.5�
R- Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb 3/6 3�
T- The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty 10/6 2�
L- Lily - Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris 9/6 3.5�
E- Book Lovers by Emily Henry 12/6 2.5�
R- Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts 4/6 3�
U- Undead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice Davidson 1/6 3�
M- Buttons and Bones by Monica Ferris 7/6 3�
Bridgetown Spell OutJune 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
15/15 Completed. Finished
Barbados
01.B:Breathe Your Last-Lisa Regan 6/09/23
02.A:Abstract Love-Samantha Christy 6/17/23
03.R:Runaway Love-Melanie Harlow 6/06/23
04.B:Bound by Passion (Ravage MC #20): A Motorcycle Club Romance-Ryan Michele 6/18/23
05.A:Amy Daws-Wait With Me 6/21/23
06.D:Danila-Roxie Rivera 6/17/23
07.O:Old Fashioned-J.A. Konrath 6/08/23
08.S:Simply Mine-Laura Pavlov 6/02/23
Armoury
09.A:Agony to Ashes-Autumn Jones Lake 6/22/23
10.R:Rachel Caine-Killman Creek 6/08/23
11.M:More Than Words-Mia Sheridan 6/07/23
12.O:Octavia E. Butler-Dawn 6/06/23
13.U:Ulla's Courage-Agnes Alexander 6/03/23
14.R:Rivers:A.J. Rivers-The Girl and the Black Christmas 6/04/23
15.Y:You and Only You-Sharon Sala 6/14/23
Finished on 23/6/23Bridgetown Spell Out
Duration: 1/6/23 - 30/6/23
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Bridgetown Spell OutJune 2023
Initial and completion post
6/6 DONE
M Manners and Monsters Tilly Wallace 6/14
U Urn Burial Kerry Greenwood 6/1
S Sweet Tea and Secrets Nancy Naigle 6/15
E Extreme Measures Michael Palmer 6/4
U Ukulele of Death E.J. Copperman 6/11
M Mastering the Art of French Murder Colleen Cambridge 6/6
~~~ Complete ~~~Bridgetown Spell Out
June 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
9 of 9 Complete
C - Clive Cussler - Marauder - 6/12/23
A - Animal Magnetism - Jill Shalvis - 6/4/23
R - Ruby Dixon - Ice Planet Barbarians - 6/18/23
I - In the Deep - Loreth Anne White - 6/18/23
B - Brad Taylor - One Rough Man - 6/19/23
B - Balli Kaur Jaswal - Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows - 6/9/23
E - Executive Power - Vince Flynn - 6/15/23
A - Alone - Kendra Elliot - 6/8/23
N - Erica Ruth Neubauer - Murder at Wedgefield Manor - 6/23/23
I think this is the best I can do this monthA = Midsummer Mysteries, {A}gatha Christie � 21/06/23
B = {B}rownies & Betrayal, Heather Justesen � 25/06/23
B = Winter's Gifts, {B}en Aaronovitch � 22/06/23
E = {E}very Day Nature, Andy Beer � 26/06/23
Y = We, {Y}evgeny Zamyatin � 05/06/23
Way to go Jonquil, Lynda & Trish!
Finished!Bridgetown Spell Out
June 2023
5/5 completed
L - Lewis, Michael - The Undoing Project - 6/30 ★★★★�
E - Elizabeth Taylor - A View of the Harbour - 6/16 ★★�
W - Ward, Ashley - The Social Lives of Animals - 6/7 ★★★★
I - Isherwood, Christopher - Mr Norris Changes Trains - 6/10 ★★★★
S - Sherwood Anderson - Death in the Woods and Other Stories - 6/27 ★★★★
FinishedBridgetown Spell Out
June 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
6/6
I Why Read the Classics? by Italo Calvino, 06/26/23
S The Long Valley by John Steinbeck,06/28/23
L The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach by Pam Jenoff, 06/13/23
A Count Luna by Alexander Lernet-Holenia ,06/30/23
N I'll Steal You Away by Niccolò Ammaniti 06/25/23
D The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow, 06/03/23
I only read 5 books in June so I'm choosing a small word and calling this done: Bridgetown Spell Out
June 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
4/4
Mill
M - Merrily from: The Lamp of the Wicked | Phil Rickman 6/23/23***
I - In the Shadow of the Glacier | Vicki Delany 6/25/23*
L - (Lupton): The Quality of Silence | Rosamund Lupton 6/20/23****
L - (Leslie): Assault and PepperLeslie Budewitz 6/9/23***
Tx Brenda! I usually average about 12-14 a month. But this month I was lucky to finish 5. Though one of my audios was over 20 hours long.
Don't punish yourself - you'll get back to it :) And wow! that's a lot of hours to listen!!
Things happen. Whatever you read is enough 😎
Finished this, too. Bridgetown Spell Out
June 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
B The Bernini Bust by Iain Pears 6/9
R Roddy Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie 6/21
I Iain The Titian Committee by Iain Pears 6/6
D Dorothy A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman 6/17
G Grace Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher 6/16
E Eames Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames 6/5
T Thirteen Guests by J. Jefferson Farjeon 6/22
O Over the Gate by Miss Read 6/9
W When the Wind Blows by Cyril Hare 6/4
N The Nursing Home Murder by Ngaio Marsh 6/22
FinishedBridgetown Spell Out
June 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
16/16
C Clues in the Clay Danielle Collins+Millie Briggs 6/2/23
Audrey-The Rockstar Revenge at the Reunion Audrey Clementine 6/4/23
Tarah-Better Off Dead Tarah Benner 6/11/23
H How the Murder Crumbles Debra Sennefelder 6/16/23
E Every Dog Has His Day Janice Thompson 7/1/23
Deany-Fool Me Once Deany Ray 6/8/23
Roxy mc-Cappuccino Criminal Tonya Kappes 6/15/23
A Action in Little Leaf Creek Cindy Bell 6/9/23
Lynn-Songs of Wine and Murder Lynn Cahoon 6/6/23
I Innfested Spirits Ravyn Amara 7/13/23
S Squirrel Skip Squabble Max Parrott 6/5/23
L Lost & Drowned Reagan Davis 6/27/23
Angela mc-Veggielante Violence Max Parrott 6/20/23
Nikki mc-Books and a Body Emmie Lyn 7/12/23
Daley-Once Upon a Mystery Kathi Daley 6/30/23
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Books mentioned in this topic
Why Meadow Died: The People and Policies That Created The Parkland Shooter and Endanger America's Students (other topics)Manhunt (other topics)
Dead Before Dark (other topics)
The Influence (other topics)
No Regrets and Other True Cases (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Ann Rule (other topics)Bentley Little (other topics)
Wendy Corsi Staub (other topics)
James Patterson (other topics)
Andrew Pollack (other topics)
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June 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
Choose one or more of the below words to spell out this month. You can use any of the following to complete a letter:
1. First letter of the Book's title
2. First letter of the Author's first or last name
3. First letter of a Main Character's first or last name
Challenge Rules: All forms of books are accepted as long as they are 100 pages or more. When posting updates of completed books, please include a link to the title and author’s name, along with the date you finished reading the book. When you have finished the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and re-post in a new message, letting us know it is completed.
Words to Choose From:
Barbados
Bridgetown
Caribbean
Carlisle Bay
Sea Turtle
SS Stavronikita
Shipwreck
Garrison
St. Ann
Fort
George
Washington
House
National
Armoury
Historic
Worship
Cathedral
Synagogue
Museum
Island
Distillery
Abbey
Rum
Lewis
Sugar Cane
Mill
Tower
Windmill
Parliament
Buildings