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July - December 2025

Thank you to Hannah G. for coming up with this creative challenge!

Rules:
1. Tasks may be read in any order.
2. You may play as many rounds as you like. Simply let me know if/when you need a new link in the participants’ list. As of August 13, each round must be read to completion before a new round may be begun. If you had multiple rounds begun before this date, you must finish all previously begun rounds before starting one (1) new round.
3. There is no need to repost this challenge if you post along the way.

The Tea Party:
1. Invite a friend to tea: Read one book about friendship OR with friends on the cover (example: Ladies of the Lake)
2. Heat water in a teapot: Read a book with a teapot on the cover OR spell out TEAPOT in author names
3. Select your favorite teacup: Read a book with a teacup on the cover OR spell out TEACUP in titles (use or ignore articles, as needed)
4. Choose your favorite type of tea: Spell out your favorite type of tea in titles OR author names (examples of tea types: Jasmine, Peppermint, Rooibos, Black, Green)

Q&A:
Q. May we use any title word in the titles spell-out?
A. No. Only the first word's initials may be used. Articles a, an, or the may be used or ignored. For example, You'll Think of Me may only be used for Y, but The All-American may be used for T or A.

Q. If the author's name starts with an initial (or multiple), do we have to use them, or can it be just the last name?
A. You may use the author's first or last initial for the spell-outs. Middle initials do NOT count.

Q. Can a book be used twice, once for the title and once for the author and/or the tea spell?
A. Each book may only be used once.

Crystal
Hannah Beth
Hannah G
Jan
Jenn
Karen
Kate
Leona
Loraine
Lynnette
Michelle
Missy
MissyTexas
Sophie
Writer 2 3 4 5 6

This looks like fun. I'm in!

1. Invite a friend to tea: Read one book about friendship OR with friends on the cover (example: Ladies of the Lake)

- A group of friends make up the Imposters. Lavinia is a childhood friend of Yates and Marigold, and she befriends Alethia.


2. Heat water in a teapot: Read a book with a teapot on the cover OR spell out TEAPOT in author names

T - MaryLu Tyndall, The Liberty Bride
E - Lynette Eason, Critical Threat
A - Amy Clipston, The Bake Shop
P - Pepper Basham, Some Like It Scot
O - Osteen John, How To Minister Healing To The Sick
T - Sarah Loudin Thomas, The Right Kind of Fool

3. Select your favorite teacup: Read a book with a teacup on the cover OR spell out TEACUP in titles (use or ignore articles, as needed)


4. Choose your favorite type of tea: Spell out your favorite type of tea in titles OR author names (examples of tea types: Jasmine, Peppermint, Rooibos, Black, Green)

Earl Grey
E - Lynette Eason, Agent Undercover
A - Angela Carlisle, Secondary Target
R - Robin Lee Hatcher, Heart of Gold
L - Leslie Gould, The Shop Down the Lane

G - Tricia Goyer, Where Treetops Glisten: Three Stories of Heartwarming Courage and Christmas Romance During World War II
R - Robin Jones Gunn, Secrets
E - Laurie Alice Eakes, The Glassblower
Y - Kathleen Y'Barbo, The Black Midnight

With titles spell out, can it be the first letter of any word in the title?

Tea Party | July - December 2025

I'm in!
1. Invite a friend to tea: Read one book about friendship OR with friends on the cover (example: Ladies of the Lake) Forever Friends by Gail Sattler (multiple) (7-4-25)

2. Heat water in a teapot: Read a book with a teapot on the cover OR spell out TEAPOT in author names
T God's Adventurer: A Story of Daring, Danger and Dependence on God by Phyllis Thompson (10-16-25)
E Lacy's Legacy by Elaine Manders (9-28-25)
A Between the Sound and Sea by Amanda Cox (7-1-25)
P Undertow by Lisa Phillips (9-24-25)
O Riley Mae and the Rock Shocker Trek by Jill Osborne (10-18-25)
T Deadly Intent by Camy Tang (10-16-25)

3. Select your favorite teacup: Read a book with a teacup on the cover OR spell out TEACUP in titles (use or ignore articles, as needed)
T Trinity: Military War Dog by Ronie Kendig (11-9-25)
E Escaping Reality by Rachel Skatvold (9-16-25)
A The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen (7-16-25)
C Cloaked in Beauty by Karen Witemeyer (7-13-25)
U Uneasy Street by Becky Wade (7-28-25)
P Path of Totality by Heather Kreke (10-28-25)

4. Choose your favorite type of tea: Spell out your favorite type of tea in titles OR author names (examples of tea types: Jasmine, Peppermint, Rooibos, Black, Green)
B Blind Trust by Natalie Walters (10-7-25)
L Like a Flower in Bloom by Siri Mitchell (7-10-25)
A All this Time by Melissa Tagg (7-21-25)
C Catching the Wind by Melanie Dobson (9-1-25)
K More Than a Pretty Face by Karen Witemeyer (10-13-25)

The Tea Party:

1. Invite a friend to tea: Read one book about friendship OR with friends on the cover (example: Ladies of the Lake)



2. Heat water in a teapot: Read a book with a teapot on the cover OR spell out TEAPOT in author names



3. Select your favorite teacup: Read a book with a teacup on the cover OR spell out TEACUP in titles (use or ignore articles, as needed)



4. Choose your favorite type of tea: Spell out your favorite type of tea in titles OR author names (examples of tea types: Jasmine, Peppermint, Rooibos, Black, Green)
Y
Love Finds You in Bridal Veil, Oregon


U
Under the Magnolias



J
Love's Abiding Joy



A A Healing Touch

Michelle wrote: "With titles spell out, can it be the first letter of any word in the title?"

Only the first word's initial counts (unless you skip the articles a, an, or the; using them is optional). So you could use The All-American for T or A, but You'll Think of Me only works for Y.

love this! I'm in!

The Tea Party:
1. Invite a friend to tea: Read one book about friendship OR with friends on the cover (example: Ladies of the Lake)
(The main characters were friends long before they became romantic with eachother.)

2. Heat water in a teapot: Read a book with a teapot on the cover OR spell out TEAPOT in author names
Read- Finished 8/21/25


3. Select your favorite teacup: Read a book with a teacup on the cover OR spell out TEACUP in titles (use or ignore articles, as needed)
T- Tuyo, siempre
E-Emma
A-A Surrendered Heart
C-The Cryptographer’s Dilemma
U-An Unexpected Love
P-The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

4. Choose your favorite type of tea: Spell out your favorite type of tea in titles OR author names (examples of tea types: Jasmine, Peppermint, Rooibos, Black, Green)
R-
O-One Summer
O-
I-
B-Jeanne Birdsall author of The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
O-
S-Spurs and Sparks

I am in.
I am having a cup of tea now, I bought when I was in England.

Andrea wrote: "Michelle wrote: "With titles spell out, can it be the first letter of any word in the title?"

Only the first word's initial counts (unless you skip the articles a, an, or the; using them is option..."

Thank you!

This looks like fun - I'll give it a try.

Tea Party
Jul - Dec 2025

The Tea Party:
1. Invite a friend to tea: Read one book about friendship OR with friends on the cover (example: Ladies of the Lake)
Through Many Dangers by Dana Rongione
About two siblings (Abby & Jamie) who help their friend Maria find her missing father - all three on cover as well.


2. Heat water in a teapot: Read a book with a teapot on the cover OR spell out TEAPOT in author names
T - Terri Reed - Guardian (7/12/25)
E - Lynette Eason - Countdown (8/19/25)
A - Amity Steffen - Big Sky Secrets (8/16/25)
P - Dani Pettrey - Stranded (7/5/25)
O - Sandra Orchard - Critical Condition (9/28/25)
T - Terry Toler - The Book Club (9/2/25)

3. Select your favorite teacup: Read a book with a teacup on the cover OR spell out TEACUP in titles (use or ignore articles, as needed)
T - True Burden of Faith: A Christian Legal Thriller by Amanda Devon (8/14/25)
E - Emergency Case by Richard L. Mabry (10/2/25)
A - Abduction Cold Case by Connie Queen (8/18/25)
C - Crossfire by Lynette Eason (8/9/25)
U - Under the Harvest Moon by Beth Wiseman (9/25/25)
P - Pink Roses by Courtenay Burden (9/9/25)


4. Choose your favorite type of tea: Spell out your favorite type of tea in titles OR author names (examples of tea types: Jasmine, Peppermint, Rooibos, Black, Green)
G - Elizabeth Goddard - Critical Alliance (8/12/25)
R - Francine Rivers - The Warrior : Caleb (8/3/25)
E - Lynette Eason - Life Flight (8/6/25)
E - Lynette Eason - Code Trauma (8/6/25)
N - Nightwatch by Valerie Hansen (8/21/25)

I'm in!

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The Tea Party:
1. Invite a friend to tea: Read one book about friendship OR with friends on the cover (example: Ladies of the Lake) ~ Some Bright Someday (finished 17 July) ~ this book (and series) features a group of friends that have created somewhat of a 'found family' type situation

2. Heat water in a teapot: Read a book with a teapot on the cover OR spell out TEAPOT in author names
T ~ Trudi Trueit (The Unbreakable Bond {GM mid-grade clean}) ~ finished 30 September
E ~ Elizabeth Musser (From the Valley We Rise ) ~ finished 9 September
A ~ Mary Alford (Beside the Dead ) ~ finished 16 October
P ~ Dani Pettrey (Two Seconds Too Late ) ~ finished 23 July
O ~ Janette Oke (Love Takes Wing ) ~ finished 7 August
T ~ Toni Shiloh (Her Christmas Redemption ) ~ finished 30 November

3. Select your favorite teacup: Read a book with a teacup on the cover OR spell out TEACUP in titles (use or ignore articles, as needed) ~ The Tiger Who Came to Tea {GM children's} (finished 7 September)

4. Choose your favorite type of tea: Spell out your favorite type of tea in titles OR author names (examples of tea types: Jasmine, Peppermint, Rooibos, Black, Green)
S ~ Some Like It Scot ~ finished 7 August
P ~ Proposing Mischief ~ finished 12 October
E ~ Engaging Deception ~ finished 5 November
A ~ An Amish Widow's Promise {GM inspirational clean} ~ finished 9 October
R ~ The Rancher's Mistletoe Bride ~ finished 13 December
M ~ More Than Words Can Say ~ finished 24 August
I ~ The Imposter ~ finished 15 November
N ~ Native American Night Before Christmas {GM children's} ~ finished 24 December
T ~ Treacherous Skies ~ finished 26 September
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Yes, I pick this one, sign me up.

The Tea Party:
✅ 1. Invite a friend to tea: Read one book about friendship OR with friends on the cover (example: Ladies of the Lake)

The series is about four friends / cousins, book 4 here completes the series.
- Completed 07/06

✅ 2. Heat water in a teapot: Read a book with a teapot on the cover OR spell out TEAPOT in author names

- Completed 07/14

✅ 3. Select your favorite teacup: Read a book with a teacup on the cover OR spell out TEACUP in titles (use or ignore articles, as needed)

- Completed 07/09


4. Choose your favorite type of tea: Spell out your favorite type of tea in titles OR author names (examples of tea types: Jasmine, Peppermint, Rooibos, Black, Green)

B ✅


L ✅ 09/15/25

A ✅


C ✅ The Curious Secrets of Yesterday, by Namarata Patel. Secular read. - completed 07/21/2025

K ✅ 10/14/25

I’m definitely overextending myself, but I’m going to give this one a try also.

July - December 2025

Rules:
1. Tasks may be read in any order.
2. You may play as many rounds as you like. Simply let me know if/when you need a new link in the participants’ list.
3. There is no need to repost this challenge if you post along the way.

The Tea Party:
1. Invite a friend to tea: Read one book about friendship OR with friends on the cover (example: Ladies of the Lake)
With Every Letter by Sarah Sundin (07/08/25)

2. Heat water in a teapot: Read a book with a teapot on the cover OR spell out TEAPOT in author names
T Travis Thrasher Home Run (07/27/25)
E Eva Marie Everson The Secret's in the Sauce (07/14/25)
A Anne Wilson My Jesus: From Heartache to Hope (08/25/25)
P Pepper Basham The Juliet Code
O Janette Oke Love Comes Softly
T Janice Thompson Mismatched in Texas

3. Select your favorite teacup: Read a book with a teacup on the cover OR spell out TEACUP in titles (use or ignore articles, as needed)
T The Lady's Mine by Francine Rivers (07/05/25)
E Every Bush Is Burning by Brandon Clements (CF, but with cursing)
A An Agent for Bernadette by Jovie Grace (07/28/25)
C Catching the Wind by Melanie Dobson (08/06/25)
U Until Leaves Fall in Paris by Sarah Sundin (07/18/25)
P Pink Flamingoed by Steve Demaree (08/15/25)

4. Choose your favorite type of tea: Spell out your favorite type of tea in titles OR author names (examples of tea types: Jasmine, Peppermint, Rooibos, Black, Green)
G Ina Garten Be Ready When the Luck Happens(08/12/25) So disappointed in the profanity and the repeated use of Oh my God.
R Joel C. Rosenberg The Beijing Betrayal (09/01/25)
E Luana Ehrlich Two Days in Caracas
E Kristen Ethridge The Doctor's Unexpected Family
N Naomi Stephens The Burning of Rosemont Abbey

Welcome, all!

I'm in!
Rules:
1. Tasks may be read in any order.
2. You may play as many rounds as you like. Simply let me know if/when you need a new link in the participants’ list.
3. There is no need to repost this challenge if you post along the way.

The Tea Party:
1. Invite a friend to tea: Read one book about friendship OR with friends on the cover (example: Ladies of the Lake)

2. Heat water in a teapot: Read a book with a teapot on the cover OR spell out TEAPOT in author names
T
E
A - A Sanctuary Christmas Tale
P
O - Of Silver and Secrets
T

3. Select your favorite teacup: Read a book with a teacup on the cover OR spell out TEACUP in titles (use or ignore articles, as needed)
T
E
A
C
U
P

4. Choose your favorite type of tea: Spell out your favorite type of tea in titles OR author names (examples of tea types: Jasmine, Peppermint, Rooibos, Black, Green)
P
E
P
P
E
R
M
I
N
T

So excited to find a book with a teapot on cover (and Amish) …. and both the teapot and teacup books are kindle unlimited.

I am in. I have been on vacation, so I will join now.

Welcome, Loraine and Missy!

MissyTexas, that's awesome you found some books in KU that will work!

Fun! I’m putting the kettle on . . .

July - December 2025☕️🫖☕️🫖

1. …read in any order.
2. …play as many rounds as you like. Simply let me know if/when you need a new link in the participants’ list.
3. There is no need to repost this challenge if you post along the way.

Tea Party: 1. ☕️🫖
1. Invite a friend to tea: Read
~ one book about friendship OR with friends on the cover

Empresses of Seventh Avenue: World War II, New York City, and the Birth of American Fashion (lang.)

2. Heat water in a teapot: Read
~ book with a teapot on the cover OR spell out TEAPOT in author names
Agony of the Leaves

3. Select your favorite teacup: Read
~ a book with a teacup on the cover
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built

4. Choose your favorite type of tea:
favorite type of tea in titles
Murder With Earl Grey Tea

Welcome, Writer!

The Tea Party: 2 ☕️🫖

1. Invite a friend to tea: Read one book about friendship OR with friends on the cover
Spring Broke

2. Heat water in a teapot: Read a book with a teapot on the cover
OR spell out TEAPOT in author names
Broken Bone China

3. Select your favorite teacup: Read a book with a teacup on the cover
Tea & Treachery

4. Choose your favorite type of tea: Spell out your
favorite type of tea in title
OR author names (examples of tea types: Jasmine, Peppermint, Rooibos, Black, Green)
The Peppermint Tea Chronicles

The Tea Party: 3 ☕️🫖
1. Invite a friend to tea: Read one book about friendship
OR with friends on the cover
Three Weddings and a Bar Mitzvah

2. Heat water in a teapot:
Read a book with a teapot on the cover
OR spell out TEAPOT in author names
Murder in a Teacup

3. Select your favorite teacup: Read a book with a teacup on the cover
How Happiness Happens: Finding Lasting Joy in a World of Comparison, Disappointment, and Unmet Expectations

4. Choose your favorite type of tea: Spell out your
favorite type of tea in titles
OR author names

Gunpowder Tea

UPDATE: DONE!
This looks challenging and also fun!!! I'm in for the TEA PARTY! 🫖


🫖1. Invite a friend to tea: Read one book about friendship OR with friends on the cover (example: Ladies of the Lake)

🫖2. Heat water in a teapot: Read a book with a teapot on the cover OR spell out TEAPOT in author names
T ✅The Queen's Cook by Tessa Afshar 7/26/2025
E ✅The Lifters by Dave Eggers
A ✅Things as They Are by Amy Carmichael
P ✅Cold Shot by Dani Pettrey
O✅Of Love and Treason
T ✅Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food by Chris Van Tulleken

🫖3. Select your favorite teacup: Read a book with a teacup on the cover OR spell out TEACUP in titles (use or ignore articles, as needed)
This book was fun to read! Now I want to buy some looseleaf tea and go on a Jane Austen reading binge.


🫖4. Choose your favorite type of tea: Spell out your favorite type of tea in titles OR author names (examples of tea types: Jasmine, Peppermint, Rooibos, Black, Green)

B✅ The Atlas of Untold Stories by Sara Brunsvold
L ✅If I Were You
A ✅More than Anything: Loving God Above Everything Else by Aubrey Coleman
C ✅I Come Quietly to Meet You An Intimate Journey in Gods Presence by Amy Carmichael
K✅ A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold

Welcome, Jan!

I invited a friend to tea!
~Some Bright Someday (finished 17 July) ~ this book (and series) features a group of friends that have created somewhat of a 'found family' type situation

The Tea Party: 4 ☕️🫖

1. Invite a friend to tea:
Read one book about friendship OR with friends on the cover
Tea-Table Talk

2. Heat water in a teapot: Read a book with a teapot on the cover
. Distinguished Leaves: Poems for Tea-Lovers

3. Select your fav teacup: Read a book with a teacup on the cover
Tea, Tiramisu, and Tough Guys: Cape Bay Cafe Mystery Series, Book 2

4. Choose your fav type of tea:
English Tea Murder

Great job!

1. Invite a friend to tea: Read one book about friendship OR with friends on the cover (example: Ladies of the Lake)

- A group of friends make up the Imposters. Lavinia is a childhood friend of Yates and Marigold, and she befriends Alethia.

Great job!

I'm behind on my reading for the year now, so I'll try to hop in...!!

The Tea Party:
1. Invite a friend to tea: Read one book about friendship OR with friends on the cover (example: Ladies of the Lake)
2. Heat water in a teapot: Read a book with a teapot on the cover OR spell out TEAPOT in author names
3. Select your favorite teacup: Read a book with a teacup on the cover OR spell out TEACUP in titles (use or ignore articles, as needed)
4. Choose your favorite type of tea: Spell out your favorite type of tea in titles OR author names (examples of tea types: Jasmine, Peppermint, Rooibos, Black, Green)

This is a fun challenge. I just finished this fun book. Now I want to buy some looseleaf tea and go on a Jane Austen reading binge.

1. Invite a friend to tea: Read one book about friendship OR with friends on the cover (example: Ladies of the Lake)
(The main characters were friends long before they became romantic with eachother.)

Welcome, Hannah G!

Jan, that sounds lovely!

Hannah Beth, wonderful job!

ooh this looks fun! can I be linked in?

Welcome, Sophie!

thanks!

The Tea Party:
1. Invite a friend to tea: Read one book about friendship OR with friends on the cover (example: Ladies of the Lake)



2. Heat water in a teapot: Read a book with a teapot on the cover OR spell out TEAPOT in author names

T - Tricia Levenseller (The Shadows Between Us)
E - Evans, Richard Paul (The Prisoner of Cell 25 (Micheal Vey #1))
A - Ali Novak (My Return to the Walter Boys)
P - Peter Lerangis (The Viper's Nest (39 Clues #7))
O - O'Conner, Barbara (Wish)
T - Tolkien, J.R.R. (The Hobbit, or There and Back Again)

3. Select your favorite teacup: Read a book with a teacup on the cover OR spell out TEACUP in titles (use or ignore articles, as needed)

T - The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue, by Karina Yan Glaser
E - [The] Emperor's Code (39 Clues #8), by Gordon Korman
A - A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
C - [100] Cupboards, by N.D. Wilson
U - Unplugged, by Gordon Korman
P - Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen

4. Choose your favorite type of tea: Spell out your favorite type of tea in titles OR author names (examples of tea types: Jasmine, Peppermint, Rooibos, Black, Green)

L - Love & Gelato, by Jenna Evans Welch
E - Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine
M - Melissa de la Cruz (The Encanto's Daughter)
O - [The] Obsession, by Jessie Q. Sutanto
N - Nothing Gold Can Stay, by Robert Frost

I have two questions:

If the author's name starts with an initial (or multiple), do we have to use them, or can it be just the last name?

Can a book be used twice, once for the title and once for the author and/or the tea spell?

Do we only have to use author's first names or can we use their last name as well?

Tea Party 5 ☕️🫖

1. Invite a friend to tea:
Read one book about friendship OR with friends on cover
The Summer of You and Me


2. Heat water in teapot: Read book with a teapot on cover
Murder Marks the Page

3. Select your fav teacup: Read book with teacup on cover
The Blue Bedroom

4. Choose your fav type of tea
. Murder with {Lemon Tea} Cakes

Tea Party 6 ☕️🫖

1. Invite a friend to tea:
Read one book about friendship OR with friends on cover
Hutterite Diaries: Wisdom from My Prairie Community
Linda Maendel

2. Heat water in teapot: Read book with a teapot on cover
A Spot of Earl Slay

3. Select your fav teacup: Read book with teacup on cover
The Teacup Conspiracy

4. Choose your fav type of tea
Murder With Earl Grey Tea

Andrea wrote: "

Writer"

Needing new links plz ;)) Andrea, and Thanks !! ☕️🫖

Sophie wrote: "If the author's name starts with an initial (or multiple), do we have to use them, or can it be just the last name?

Can a book be used twice, once for the title and once for the author and/or the tea spell?"

1. You may use the author's first or last initial for the spell-outs. Middle initials do NOT count.

2. Each book may only be used once.

Hannah Beth wrote: "Do we only have to use author's first names or can we use their last name as well?"

You may use first or last initials for authors.

writer... wrote: "Needing new links plz ;)) Andrea, and Thanks !! ☕️🫖"

Links have been created, but see next comment please.

Everyone, please note that there is further clarification of the rules about playing multiple rounds, beginning today. I didn't realize it wasn't clearly understood that "a round" in a game must be completed before moving on to a new round. Sorry about that!

2. You may play as many rounds as you like. Simply let me know if/when you need a new link in the participants’ list. As of August 13, each round must be read to completion before a new round may be begun. If you had multiple rounds begun before this date, you must finish all previously begun rounds before starting one (1) new round.

Unfortunately, library book requests don’t come in reading challenge order .. neither is my internet access available on a daily basis
I’ve found Enjoyment of the Tea Party is in the discovery and posting of each new component !

Tea Party 7 ☕️🫖

1. Invite a friend to tea:
Read one book about friendship OR with friends on cover
Tea With Elephants: A Suitcase Sisters Novel

2. Heat water in teapot: Read book with a teapot on cover

3. Select your fav teacup: Read a book with a teacup on the cover

4. Choose your fav type of tea

Writer, I will not be posting more links for you since you are disregarding the stated rules. If you would like to bookmark your spots, you may do so by clicking on each post's timestamp and bookmarking each one.