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Ducks in a Row (October ~ November) Two Month Mini-ChallengeFrom: October 1st ~ November 30th
23/23 read
1 The Awakening 10/1/15 3.5�
2 The Seduction 10/1/15 4�
3 The Taking 10/1/15 4�
4 Winter Kiss 10/26/15 4�
5 Whisper Kiss 10/31/15 4�
1 Fury of Fire 10/18/15 4�
2 Dimitri 10/2/15 4-4.25�
3 Yuri 10/4/15 3.25-3.5�
1 Samson's Lovely Mortal 10/28/15 3-3.25�
2 Murder of Crows 10/24/15 4.5�
3 Vision in Silver 11/9/15 4�
4 Four Score 11/16/15 3�
5 Three Years 11/23/15 3�
6.5 Tamed 10/10/15 4�
7 One Love 11/24/15 4�
8 Archangel's Enigma & Magic Shifts 10/10/15 & 10/5/15 respectively 4� both
0.5 The Fallen 11/10/15 2.5-2.75 �
1 'Til Death, Volume One 11/12/15 3�
2 'Til Death, Volume Two 11/12/15 2�
3 Gabriel's Mate 11/11/15 3.5�
1 Never Never 11/2/15 2�
2 Fury of Ice 11/2/15 4�
3 Only, Always, Forever 10/6/15 4�
Fall reading1 Out of Practice Aphrodite 10/4
2 Dead and Berried 10/3
3 Saving Mr. Terupt 11/22
4 Night of the Raven 11/17
5 Death's Rival 10/5
6 Blood Trade 10/11
7 Magic on the Line 11/28
8 Trigger Snappy 11/23
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10 A Tale of Two Vampires 10/30
16 Fear the Dark 11/14
17 The Marine Next Door 11/8
20 Cat's Claw 10/28
22 About a Vampire 10/9
23 The Theory of Death 11/2
24 Crossfire Christmas 11/15
35 Foreign Affairs 10/29
1 The Eye of Jade 10/2
2 Unknown 10/3
3 The Loving Daylights 11/15
4 Macaroni and Freeze: A Comfort Food Mystery 11/13
5 Fudge Cupcake Murder 10/11
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8 The Ghoul Next Door 11/9
16 And Then You Dye 10/21
17 Panther Prowling 10/26
1 Pumpkins in Paradise 10/1
2 To Catch A Vampire 11/26
3 If the Shoe Kills 11/9
4 Death of a Chocoholic 11/11
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8 Double Tap 11/24
1 No One Lives Twice 11/24
2 All Natural Murder 11/3
3 The Dead Play On 11/7
4 The Heir 11/8
1 What's a Witch to Do? 11/23
2 Hot Zone 10/14
3 Agent to the Rescue 11/3
4 Black Canyon Conspiracy 11/3
1 Caught Dead Handed 11/1
2 Who Glares Wins 11/28
3 Trouble in the Tarot 10/1
4 The Penderwicks in Spring 11/4
1 The Red Hat Society's Domestic Goddess 10/13
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4 Everyday, Average Jones 11/17
Ducks in a Row (October ~ November) Two Month Mini-ChallengeFrom: October 1st ~ November 30th
�1. Owned - 10/4
�2. With Visions of Red, Book Two- 10/3
�3. Lady of Pleasure
�1. Bad Things - 10/14
�2. Fatal Justice - 10/22
�3. Lovely Trigger - 10/25
�1. The Best Man - 11/1
Ducks in a Row ~ Oct/Nov10/1/15 ~ 11/30/15
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Ducks in a Row (October ~ November) Two Month Mini-ChallengeOctober 1st ~ November 30th
Set 1
� 1 � The Morning Star 3/10
� 2 � Blood Cross 3/10
� 3 � Mercy Blade 7/10
� 4 � Still Waters 3/10
� 5 � Kill Shot 3/10
Set 2
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� 1 � Sacked 5/10
� 2 � Snowcroft Safehouse 4/10
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� 4 � Raven Cursed 11/10
Ducks in a Row Mini-ChallengeOctober-November
#1 - Murder, She Barked by Krista Davis (Paws & Claws Mystery) 10/06/15
#2 - The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer by Krista Davis (Paws & Claws Mystery) 11/05/15
#3 - Lowcountry Boneyard by Susan M. Boyer (Liz Talbot Mystery) 11/12/15
#4 - Lowcountry Bordello by Susan M. Boyer (Liz Talbot Mystery) 11/18/15
I haven't participated in this one for a while, so I think it's time I get back into it.Ducks in a Row (October ~ November)
Timeframe: 10/1/15 to 11/30/15
15/15
#1 - This Pen For Hire by Laura Levine - 10/13/15 ♥♥♥♥� (#1 A Jaine Austen Mystery)
#2 - All I Need Is You by Wendy S. Marcus - 10/4/15 ♥♥� (#2 Loving You)
#3 - Melting Into You by Laura Trentham - 10/14/15 ♥♥♥♥ (#3 Falcon Football)
#4 - Just Murdered by Elaine Viets - 10/7/15 ♥♥� (#4 Dead-End Job Mystery)
#8 - H is for Homicide by Sue Grafton - 10/2/15 ♥♥♥♥ (#8 Kinsey Millhone)
#9 - Wildest Dreams by Robyn Carr - 10/10/15 ♥♥� (#9 Thunder Point)
#10 - All Wound Up by Jaci Burton - 10/5/15 ♥♥♥♥ (#10 Play-by-Play)
#1 - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters - 10/19/15 ♥♥♥♥ (#1 Amelia Peabody)
#2 - Dawn in Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz - 10/20/15 ♥♥♥♥ (# Eclipse Bay Trilogy)
#3 - The Escape by David Baldacci - 11/5/15 ♥♥♥♥ (#3 John Puller)
#4 - You Only Love Once by Tori Carrington - 10/26/15 ♥♥� (#4 The Magnificent McCoy Men)
#5 - Fighting Dirty by Sidney Halston - 10/31/15 ♥♥♥♥ (#5 Worth the Fight)
#2 - A Farewell to Yarns by Jill Churchill - 11/12/15 ♥♥♥♥ (#2 Jane Jeffry)
#3 - Hold Me Down by Jackie Ashenden - 11/10/15 ♥♥♥♥ (#3 The Deacons of Bourbon Street)
#4 - Strip You Bare by Maisey Yates - 11/16/15 ♥♥♥♥ (#4 The Deaons of Bourbon Street)
I'm not going to get anything else read for this one, so I'm calling it done :)
DUCKS IN A ROW
SET ONE:
#1 � Wonderful Lonesome (Amish Turns of Time #1), by Olivia Newport, finished 10/4 ★★�.5
#2 � Here Comes the Ride (Andi McConnell #2), by Lorena McCourtney, finished 10/21 ★★�.5
#3 � The End Game (Brit in the FBI #3), by Catherine Coulter & J.T. Ellison, finished 10/10 ★★★★.5
#4 � Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh #4), by P.D. James, finished 10/8 ★★�
#5 � The Blue Moon (Mysteries of Sparrow Island #5), by Lorena McCourtney, finished 10/2 ★★�
#6 � Sugar and Iced (Cupcake Bakery #6), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 11/10 ★★★★
#7 � Murder in the Rose Garden (Eleanor Roosevelt #7), by Elliott Roosevelt, finished 11/12 ★★�
SET TWO:
#1 � Old City Hall (Detective Greene #1), by Robert Rotenberg, finished 10/13 ★★�
#2 � Bank Shot (Dortmunder #2), by Donald E. Westlake, finished 10/28 ★★�.5
#3 � Follow the Sharks (Brady Coyne #3), by William G. Tapply, finished 10/12 ★★�.5
SET THREE:
#1 � A Beautiful Blue Death (Charles Lenox #1), by Charles Finch, finished 10/19 ★★�
#2 � Empty Nest (Birds of a Feather #2), by Marty Wingate, finished 11/11 ★★�.5
#3 � If Bread Could Rise to the Occasion (Country Cooking School #3), by Paige Shelton, finished 10/23 ★★�.5
Ducks in a Row (October ~ November) Two Month Mini-ChallengeFrom: October 1st ~ November 30th
FINISHED
Read:9/9
1. Her Majesty's Dog, Volume 3 - READ ★★�
2. Her Majesty's Dog, Volume 4 - READ ★★�
3. Her Majesty's Dog, Volume 5 - READ ★★★★
1. Slade's Feisty Mate - READ ★★★★
2. Caleb's Tempting Mate - READ ★★�
3. Galen's Lovely Mate - READ ★★★★
1. The Dark and the Dawn - READ ★★★★
2. A Clean Slate - READ ★★�
3. A Clear Hope - READ ★★★★
Ducks in a Row (October ~ November) Two Month Mini-ChallengeFrom: October 1st ~ November 30th
1 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - 10/2
2 Larceny And Lace - 10/8
3 Death by the Dozen - 10/20
4 The Opal Deception - 10/7
5 The Witch Is Dead - 10/26
1 The Final Arrangement - 10/3
2 Undead and Unemployed - 10/22
3 Monk's Hood - 10/29
4 Magic Bleeds - 11/8
5 The Temptation of the Night Jasmine - 11/13
1 Killer Cupcakes - 10/12
2 So Much Blood - 11/14
3 Knee High by the Fourth of July - 10/30
1 Murder Under Construction - 10/13
2 Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx - 11/30
3 Dead In The Water - 11/19
The Lost Challenges'Ducks in a Row' (October-November) Two Month Mini-Challenge
Duration: 10/1/2015 - 11/30/2015
Progress: 6 out of 6
Book #1: The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton - - 10/28/2015 - 290 Pages
Book #2: Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout - *** - 11/8/2015
Book #3: Wicked Charms by Janet Evanovich - **** - 10/6/2015 - 308 Pages
Book #4: Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater - - 11/30/2015
Book #5: Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole - **** - 10/21/2015 - 368 Pages
Book #6: Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole - **** - 10/30/2015 - 368 Pages
Book #1: Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn - - 11/1/2015 - 374 Pages
Book #1: My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland - - 11/2/2015 - 320 Pages
Book #1: My Bluegrass BabyMolly Harper - - 11/8/2015
Book #1: How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper - - 11/15/2015
Ducks in a Row (October ~ November)Timeframe: 10/1/15 to 11/30/15
Set 1
1. Angel of Darkness 10/18/15 by Tyler May [3*]
2.Rainwater Kisses by Krista Lakes 10/22/15 [3.5*]
3.Play and Punishment by Tadgh Faolan 10/24/15 [3*]
4.Deference and Discipline by Tadgh Faolan 10/24/15 [3*]
5.Subjugation and Surrender by Tadgh Faolan 10/24/15 [3*]
6.Push and Shove by C.L. Stone 10/7/15 [5*]
7.House of Korba by C.L. Stone 10/14/15 [5*]
8.The Other Side of Envy by C.L. Stone 10/17/15 [5*]
Set 2
1.Property of the Alpha by Shannon West, Victoria Sue 11/5/15 [4*]
2.Kiss of the Alpha by Shannon West, Victoria Sue 11/7/15 [4*]
3.Sunshine is Overrated by Bailey Bradford 11/10/15 [4*]
4.Don't Drink the Holy Water by Bailey Bradford 11/17/15 [4*]
Set 3
1.Blue Mountain by Cardeno C. 11/2/15 [4*]
2.Leather+Lace by A.B. Gayle 11/12/15 [5*]
3.By the Light of the Moon by Sandrine Gasq-Dion 11/16/15 [3*]
Set 4
1.Despite Himself by Kayleigh Patchett 11/14/15 [5*]
2.Alaska, With Love by Sandrine Gasq-Dion 11/12/15 [2*]
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I think this will be it for Oct/Nov:Ducks in a Row (October ~ November)
Timeframe: 10/1/15 to 11/30/15
15/15
#1 - This Pen For Hire by Laura Levine - 10/13/15 ♥♥♥♥� (#1 A Jaine Austen Mystery)
#2 - All I Need Is You by Wendy S. Marcus - 10/4/15 ♥♥� (#2 Loving You)
#3 - Melting Into You by Laura Trentham - 10/14/15 ♥♥♥♥ (#3 Falcon Football)
#4 - Just Murdered by Elaine Viets - 10/7/15 ♥♥� (#4 Dead-End Job Mystery)
#8 - H is for Homicide by Sue Grafton - 10/2/15 ♥♥♥♥ (#8 Kinsey Millhone)
#9 - Wildest Dreams by Robyn Carr - 10/10/15 ♥♥� (#9 Thunder Point)
#10 - All Wound Up by Jaci Burton - 10/5/15 ♥♥♥♥ (#10 Play-by-Play)
#1 - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters - 10/19/15 ♥♥♥♥ (#1 Amelia Peabody)
#2 - Dawn in Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz - 10/20/15 ♥♥♥♥ (# Eclipse Bay Trilogy)
#3 - The Escape by David Baldacci - 11/5/15 ♥♥♥♥ (#3 John Puller)
#4 - You Only Love Once by Tori Carrington - 10/26/15 ♥♥� (#4 The Magnificent McCoy Men)
#5 - Fighting Dirty by Sidney Halston - 10/31/15 ♥♥♥♥ (#5 Worth the Fight)
#2 - A Farewell to Yarns by Jill Churchill - 11/12/15 ♥♥♥♥ (#2 Jane Jeffry)
#3 - Hold Me Down by Jackie Ashenden - 11/10/15 ♥♥♥♥ (#3 The Deacons of Bourbon Street)
#4 - Strip You Bare by Maisey Yates - 11/16/15 ♥♥♥♥ (#4 The Deacons of Bourbon Street)
I'm going to say I'm done :)Ducks in a Row (October ~ November) Two Month Mini-Challenge
From: October 1st ~ November 30th
23/23 read
1 The Awakening 10/1/15 3.5�
2 The Seduction 10/1/15 4�
3 The Taking 10/1/15 4�
4 Winter Kiss 10/26/15 4�
5 Whisper Kiss 10/31/15 4�
1 Fury of Fire 10/18/15 4�
2 Dimitri 10/2/15 4-4.25�
3 Yuri 10/4/15 3.25-3.5�
1 Samson's Lovely Mortal 10/28/15 3-3.25�
2 Murder of Crows 10/24/15 4.5�
3 Vision in Silver 11/9/15 4�
4 Four Score 11/16/15 3�
5 Three Years 11/23/15 3�
6.5 Tamed 10/10/15 4�
7 One Love 11/24/15 4�
8 Archangel's Enigma & Magic Shifts 10/10/15 & 10/5/15 respectively 4� both
0.5 The Fallen 11/10/15 2.5-2.75 �
1 'Til Death, Volume One 11/12/15 3�
2 'Til Death, Volume Two 11/12/15 2�
3 Gabriel's Mate 11/11/15 3.5�
1 Never Never 11/2/15 2�
2 Fury of Ice 11/2/15 4�
3 Only, Always, Forever 10/6/15 4�
I'm not going to get anything else read for this one, so I'm calling it done :)
DUCKS IN A ROW
SET ONE:
#1 � Wonderful Lonesome (Amish Turns of Time #1), by Olivia Newport, finished 10/4 ★★�.5
#2 � Here Comes the Ride (Andi McConnell #2), by Lorena McCourtney, finished 10/21 ★★�.5
#3 � The End Game (Brit in the FBI #3), by Catherine Coulter & J.T. Ellison, finished 10/10 ★★★★.5
#4 � Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh #4), by P.D. James, finished 10/8 ★★�
#5 � The Blue Moon (Mysteries of Sparrow Island #5), by Lorena McCourtney, finished 10/2 ★★�
#6 � Sugar and Iced (Cupcake Bakery #6), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 11/10 ★★★★
#7 � Murder in the Rose Garden (Eleanor Roosevelt #7), by Elliott Roosevelt, finished 11/12 ★★�
SET TWO:
#1 � Old City Hall (Detective Greene #1), by Robert Rotenberg, finished 10/13 ★★�
#2 � Bank Shot (Dortmunder #2), by Donald E. Westlake, finished 10/28 ★★�.5
#3 � Follow the Sharks (Brady Coyne #3), by William G. Tapply, finished 10/12 ★★�.5
SET THREE:
#1 � A Beautiful Blue Death (Charles Lenox #1), by Charles Finch, finished 10/19 ★★�
#2 � Empty Nest (Birds of a Feather #2), by Marty Wingate, finished 11/11 ★★�.5
#3 � If Bread Could Rise to the Occasion (Country Cooking School #3), by Paige Shelton, finished 10/23 ★★�.5
Finished.Ducks in a Row (October ~ November) Two Month Mini-Challenge
From: October 1st ~ November 30th
1 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - 10/2
2 Larceny And Lace - 10/8
3 Death by the Dozen - 10/20
4 The Opal Deception - 10/7
5 The Witch Is Dead - 10/26
1 The Final Arrangement - 10/3
2 Undead and Unemployed - 10/22
3 Monk's Hood - 10/29
4 Magic Bleeds - 11/8
5 The Temptation of the Night Jasmine - 11/13
1 Killer Cupcakes - 10/12
2 So Much Blood - 11/14
3 Knee High by the Fourth of July - 10/30
1 Murder Under Construction - 10/13
2 Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx - 11/30
3 Dead In The Water - 11/19
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Ducks in a Row (October ~ November) Two Month Mini-Challenge
From: October 1st ~ November 30th
Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match� � as long as it was at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19? (You do NOT have to read them in that order.) As long as you keep it all in a row. There can NOT be more than three from the same series...