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An 'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
Level: Hard - 30 books -> (8 AAs)
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#1. A favourite author (first name, last or both) Helen Goltz
H The Watery Grave by Helen Goltz AA
E Beyond the Horizon by Ella Carey AA
L Death Is On The Menu by Libby Howard
E Bakeries and Buffoonery by Elizabeth Pantley
N Nothing Personal by Alex Dook AA
G Death on the Books by Victoria Gilbert
O One Summer in Italy by Lilly Mirren AA
L The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
T Tell Me Something True by Michael Robotham AA
Z The Vanishing Groom by Helen Goltz AA
#2. A favourite book (full title) Dust & Wonder
D Deck the Halls with Boughs of Murder by Jacqueline Frost
U The Voices of the Dead by Nicola Upson
S The Sweet Tea Odyssey by Catherine Mann
T The Shadow Friends by Tess Gerritsen
& As Long As She Lives by Kate Wiley
W What Evil Hides by Rachel Amphlett AA
O The Secret Dressmaker by Jenny O'Brien
N No Safe House by Linwood Barclay
D The Orphan from Verona by Siobhan Daiko
E Hell's Half Acre by Jackie Elliott
R Right Behind Her by Melinda Leigh
#3. A favourite book character 1st in series - The Barrakee Mystery Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte series - Bony
B Beneath Still Waters by Annie Seaton AA
O The Other Kind of Lion by Catherine Ryan Hyde
N Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben
Y Murder at the Manor House by Katie Gayle
#4. A favourite cover colour (show cover) then spell the colour
The Ghost of Briar Rose PurpleP The Girl Who Took Flight by Lizzie Page
U Under Darling Skies by Annie Seaton AA
R The Ghost of Briar Rose by Anna Romer AA
P Destined to Stay by Kerrie Paterson AA
L The Honeysuckle Cafe by Lilly Mirren AA
E The Hotel Dancer by Ellie Midwood
#5. A favourite genre CRIME
C The Castle in the Glen by Rhys Bowen
R The Spiral by Rosanne Limoncelli
I The Irish Orphan's Prayer by Rachel Wesson
M Finding Forever in Pelican Crossing by Maggie Christensen AA
E An Aura of Mystery by Joy Ellis
An 'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
Level: Hard - 30 books (min 8 AAs)
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#1. A favourite author (first name, last or both) Jack Heath
J Fury in Death by J.D. Robb
A The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman AA
C The Country House Murders by Friday Turner
K The Killer Question by Janice Hallett
H Her by Garry Disher AA
E Death by Red Velvet Latte by Alex Erickson
A A Forgotten Shadow by H.L. Marsay
T The Paradise Resort by Tricia Stringer AA
H Death by the Sea by Hannah Ellis
#2. A favourite book (full title) Carnival by Jack Adams AA
C Death at a Scottish Halloween byLucy Connelly
A The Widows’ Guide to Foul Play byAmanda Ashby AA
R The Spiral by Rosanne Limoncelli
N Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? by Nicci French
I Death in the Garden by Isabella Bassett
V Death on the Books by Victoria Gilbert
A The Moth Catcher by Ann Cleeves
L Murder on Thin Ice by Laurie Cass
#3. A favourite book character Bruno ( Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker
B Blood at the Root by Peter Robinson
R Return to the Italian Quarter by Domenica de Rosa
U The Bachelors of Broken Hill by Arthur W. Upfield AA
N The Voices of the Dead by Nicola Upson
O The Obsession by Nora Roberts
#4. A favourite cover colour RED
Vianne byJoanne HarrisR Cold is the Grave by Peter Robinson
E The Case of the Christmas Card by Elly Griffiths
D A Classic Case of Murder by Daryl Wood Gerber
#5. A favourite genre CRIME
C The Castle in the Glen: A Novel by Rhys Bowen
R What Evil Hides by Rachel Amphlett AA
I A Murder Before Christmas by Isabella Bassett
M Tell Me Something True by Michael Robotham AA
E Every Time She Wakes by Petronella McGovern AA
An 'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
Level: easy
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Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.
#1. A favourite author (first name, last or both) Please link author
#2. A favourite book (full title) Please link book title
#3. A favourite book character Please link book/series the character is in
#4. A favourite cover colour show cover then spell the colour
#5. A favourite genre Please state genre
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Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
Level: Hard - 30 books (min 8 AAs)
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Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.
Choose your level, then choose from the below list to make up your Spell Out. You can choose to do as many as you like, provided they make up enough to do either choice - Easy or Hard.
#1. A favourite author (first name, last or both). Please link author.
Nora Roberts
N - Nowhere To Run by C.J. Box (oct)
O - The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
R - Kelly Rimmer - The Things We Cannot Say AA a
A - A Far-flung Life by M.L. Stedman AA a
#2. A favourite book (full title). Please link book title.
The Loop by Nicholas Evans
T - The Yacht by Kayte Nunn AA a
H - Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak a/k
E - The Envelope by John Durgin a
L - Lisa Regan - Remember Her Name a
O - Open Season by Jonathan Kellerman
O - Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy AA
P - Primitive Weapons by David Barbur
#3. A favourite book character. Please link book/series the character is in.
Joe Pickett Open Season by C J Box
J - Jennifer McMahon - The Invited a
O - Out in Nowhere by Fleur McDonald AA a
E - The Exchange by John Grisham p
P - The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand
I - Identity Unknown by Patricia Cornwell p
C - C.J. Box - Blood Trail
K - King Sorrow by Joe Hill
E - Nicholas Evans - The Loop
T - The White Crow by Michael Robotham AA
T - Three Reasons for Revenge by Dervla McTiernan AA a
#4. A favourite cover colour show cover then spell the colour.
Red.
R - Rain on a Hot Tin Roof by Stella Quinn AA
E - Every Last Fear: A Thriller by Alex Finlay
D - The Devils by Joe Abercrombie
#5. A favourite genre. Please state genre - Horror.
H - The Hacienda Isabel Cañas a
O - The Other People by C.J. Tudor a
R - Robert McCammon - Swan Song a/k
R - Ronald Malfi - Snow a/k
O - Olivia Isaac-Henry - Hallows Hill
R - Carly Reagon - The Toll House
An 'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
Level: Easy
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Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.
#1. A favourite author (first name, last or both) Kate Quinn
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#2. A favourite book (full title) Jane in Love
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#3. A favourite book character: Eve Dallas (Naked in Death (In Death Series)
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#5. A favourite genre - CRIME
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An 'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
Level: hard (8AA)
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Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.
#1. A favourite author: Terry Pratchett
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#2. A favourite book: Quest
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#3. A favourite book character: Discworld
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#5. A favourite genre: Crime
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An 'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
Level: Hard - 8 AAs
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#1. A favourite author - J A Jance
J: Moving Target by J A Jance
A: The Chain by Adrian McKinty AA
J: By the Book by Jasmine Guillory
A: Torch by Lin Anderson
N: Nash Falls by David Baldacci
C: Deal Me Out by Peter Corris AA
E: The English Billionaire by Serenity Woods
#2. A favourite book - Atmosphere
A: Deadly Code by Lin Anderson
T: True Betrayals by Nora Roberts
M: Man in the Shadows by Peter Corris AA
O: The Office Party by Whitney G.
S: Something to Hide by Fleur McDonald AA
P: Poison Bay by Belinda Pollard AA
H: Hermit by S.R. White AA
E: Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven by Janet Evanovich
R: The Farmer's Wife by Rachael Treasure AA
E: The Heist by Janet Evanovich
#3. A favourite book character - ROARKE - Naked in Death series
R: Secrets in Death by J.D. Robb
O: Over Byron Bay by Jane Ellyson AA
A: As Deep as the Ocean by Serenity Woods
R: Leverage in Death by J.D. Robb
K: Kiss And Make Up by Serenity Woods
E: Shadow Over the Fens by Joy Ellis
#4. A favourite cover colour : BLUE :
B: Vendetta by Sarah Barrie AA
L: Still Life by Louise Penny
U: An Uncommon Sense by Serenity Woods
E: Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich
#5. A favourite genre - CRIME:
C: Clawback by J.A. Jance
R: The Seven Rings by Nora Roberts
I: The Imperfect Murder by James Patterson
M: What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan AA
E: Entrancedby Nora Roberts
An 'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
Level: Hard - 30 books -> (8 AAs)
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#1. A favourite author (first name, last or both) Peter May
P - The Black Loch by Peter May
E - The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
T - The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains by Sarah Clutton AA
E - Every Time She Wakes by Petronella McGovern AA
R - Dangerous: Risky Business / Storm Warning / The Welcoming by Nora Roberts
M - A Tale of Two Publishing Houses: A behind-the-scenes look into the publishing industry by Linda Martin AA
A - An Angel in Australia by Tom Keneally AA
Y - Lenin's Kisses by Yan Lianke
#2. A favourite book (full title) Bleak House
B - Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth AA
L - Ciao Bella!: Six Take Italy by Kate Langbroek AA
E - The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
A - After Story by Larissa Behrendt AA
K - Game of Knowns by Karl Kruszelnicki AA
H - Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty AA
O - Land by Maggie O'Farrell
U - Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens by David Mitchell
S - The Society of Literary Marauders by Sasha Wasley AA
E - The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths
#3. A favourite book character DAVID (Copperfield)
D - Mary Renault: A Biography by David Sweetman
A - The Cooked Seed: A Memoir by Anchee Min
V - The Venice Hotel by Tess Woods AA
I - Violeta by Isabel Allende
D - This Kingdom of Dust by David Dyer AA
#4. A favourite cover colour
R - Rip Tide: A Liz Carlyle novel by Stella Rimington
E - There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
D - So shall you reap by Donna Leon
#5. A favourite genre CRIME
C - The Tilt by Chris Hammer AA
R - The Lucky Sisters by Rachael Johns AA
I - In The Midst of Life by Jennifer Worth
M - The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
E - Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell
An 'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
Level: Easy
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#1. A favourite author - Nicola Upson
N - The Black Feathers by Rebecca Netley
I - It Begins In Betrayal by Iona Whishaw
C - A Certain Kind of Starlight by Heather Webber
O - Once and Again by Rebecca Serle
L - The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh
A - The Redline by Adrian Hyland *AA*
#2. A favourite book - Flames by Robbie Arnott
F - Fatal Fried Rice by Vivien Chien
L - The Lost Man of Bombay by Vaseem Khan
A - Rattling the Bones by Ann Granger
M - The Cursed Road by Laura McCluskey *AA*
E - Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb
S - A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
#3. A favourite book character - Jackson LAMB - Slough House by Mick Herron
L - Lovebirds by Amanda Hampson *AA*
A - The Burning Rooms by Anni Taylor *AA*
M - The Model Murder by Amanda Hampson *AA*
B - The Beast of Littleton Woods by T.E. Kinsey
#4. A favourite cover colour show cover then spell the colour
#5. A favourite genre Please state genre
'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
Level: Easy - 16 books (min 4 AAs)
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#1. A favourite author. Please link author - John Sandford
J - Jammed by Deany Ray
O - Stephen Orr AA🇦🇺 with The Boy in Time
H - Hardcore Twenty-Four by Janet Evanovich
N - Nora Roberts with Year One
S - Shelley Burr AA🇦🇺 with Wake
A - A Half-Baked Murder by Emily George
N - News and Nectarines by Carly Winter
D - Dead as a Dodo by Shel Delisle
F - First Wave by J.T. Sawyer
O - K.E. O'Connor with Cookie Crumble and Murder: An English Village Whodunit
R - The Reward by Peter Corris AA🇦🇺
D - Dean Koontz with The Voice of the Night
#5. A favourite genre Please state genre - CRIME
C - The Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark
R - Rachel Amphlett AA🇦🇺 with A Fatal Silence
I - Inger Wolf with Dark September
M - Murder at an English Pub by Alice Castle
E - Elly Griffiths with The Zig Zag Girl
An 'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
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#1. A favourite author (first name, last or both) Please link authorMatthew Reilly
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#2. A favourite book (full title) Please link book title Ice Station Ice Station
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#3. A favourite book character Please link book/series the character is in Scarecrow
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#4. A favourite cover colour show cover then spell the colour Pink Heart bones
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#5. A favourite genre Please state genre Fantasy
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An 'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
Level:
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#1. A favourite author (first name, last or both) Please link author
P Prize Fighter by Future D. Fidel AA
H Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
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L The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly
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P The Pale Criminal by Philip Kerr
K The Kindly Ones by Anthony Powell
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#2. A favourite book (full title) Please link book title
Song for My Fathers: A New Orleans Story in Black and White
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#3. A favourite book character Please link book/series the character is in . Harry Bosch Harry Bosch series
H Holly by Stephen King
A Agony in Amethyst by A.M. Stuart AA
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An 'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
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A favourite author: Melina Marchetta
M The One Impossible Labyrinth by Matthew Reilly AA
A Hangman's Gap by Rachel Amphlett AA
R Purity in Death by J.D. Robb
C The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
H Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
E Exiles by Jane Harper AA
T The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting
T Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
A King of Greed by Ana Huang
A favourite book character (Beatrice in Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare)
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R Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn
A The Book Ninja by Ali Berg AA
I Ice Station by Matthew Reilly AA
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O On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down: Number 2 by James Fell
W Wild Place by Christian White AA
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R Homecoming King by Penny Reid
O Othello by William Shakespeare
M The Martian by Andy Weir
A King of Sloth by Ana Huang
N Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend AA
T The Wife and the Widow by Christian White AA
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S Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Y Variation by Rebecca Yarros
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An 'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
Level: Hard
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#1. A favourite author J.G. Ballard
B Cousin Pons by Honoré de Balzac
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L The Summer Before the Dark by Doris Lessing
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#2. A favourite book (full title) Just Kids
J Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
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T The Birds by Tarjei Vesaas
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#3. A favourite book character Thursday Next series The Eyre Affair
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N Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector
E The Bazaar and Other Stories by Elizabeth Bowen
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#4. A favourite cover colour RED
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An 'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...8/1 - 11/30/26
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#1. A favorite author: C.J. Archer 0/8
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#3. A favorite book character: EVE DALLAS 0/9
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L Last One Out Jane Harper AA
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#5. A favorite genre: COZY 0/4
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An 'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
Level
Hard - 30 books (min 8 AAs)
#1. A favourite author (first name, last or both) Please link author
#2. A favourite book (full title) Please link book title
#3. A favourite book character Please link book/series the character is in
#4. A favourite cover colour show cover then spell the colour
#5. A favourite genre Please state genre
An 'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
Level:Hard (min 8 AAs)
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#1. A favourite author - Christine Feehan
C - Author - Dark Celebration by Christine Feehan
H - Author - Kill Your Boss by Jack Heath AA
R - Author - Lady of Starfire by Melissa K. Roehrich
I - Title - Iron & Embers by Helen Scheuerer
S - Title - The Silurian Bridge by Greig Beck AA
T - Title - The Well of Hell by Greig Beck AA
I - Author - Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews
N - Author - We Three Heroes by Lynette Noni AA
E - Author - The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Woods
F - Author - The Metal Wood by Jeremy Thomas Fuller
E - Author - The Violin Maker's Secret by Evie Woods
E - Author - Spellcaster by Jaymin Eve AA
H - Author - Sucker Punch by Laurell K. Hamilton
A - Author - Geitha's Tears by Keri Arthur AA
N - Author - Sabriel by Garth Nix AA
#2. A favourite book - Leopard's Blood
L - Author - Crimson Death by Laurell K. Hamilton
E - Author - Thief of Silver and Souls by Eva Chase
O - Title - Out Law by Jim Butcher
P - Author - Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry
A - Author - Blackbird Broken by Keri Arthur AA
R - Title - Rumours and Whiskey by Victoria Wilder
D - Author - A Shade of Myself by Deborah Wilde
S - Title - The Shade of Things by Deborah Wilde
B - Title - Blackbird Rising by Keri Arthur AA
L - Author - Serpentine by Laurell K. Hamilton
O - Title - Of Retreats & Revenge by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA
O - Title - Of Vines & Victims by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA
D - Title - Dire Bound by Sable Sorensen
#3. A favourite book character - Alastair Thorne - https://www.goodreads.com/series/2301...
A - Author - Blackbird Crowned by Keri Arthur AA
L - Title - The Daisy Chain Flower Shop by Laurie Gilmore
A - Author - Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
S - Author - Fallen Academy: Year One by Leia Stone
T - Author - Captivating Magic by T.M. Cromer
A - Author - The Palace of Lost Virtue by Anthea Hodgson
I - Author - Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews
R - Author - Winds of Darkness by Melissa K. Roehrich
T - Title - Three Reasons for Revenge by Dervla McTiernan
H - Title - Here Be Dragons by Greig Beck AA
O - Title - Old Games by Fiona Hardy
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N - Title - Night Witch by Jaymin Eve AA
E - Title - Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews
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Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
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#1. A favourite author (first name, last or both) Please link author Louise Penny
L - A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny
O - Say No More by Caroline Overington AA
U - All That Was Left Unsaid by Jacquie Underdown AA
I - The One and Only Dolly Jamieson by Lisa Ireland AA
S - Vendetta by Sarah Barrie AA
E - Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood AA
P - The View from the Balcony by Janette Paul AA
E - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
N - The Notekeeper by Hannah Treave
N - The Names by Florence Knapp
Y - Flashpoint by Felicity Young AA
#2. A favourite book (full title) Please link book title To Kill a Mockingbird
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#3. A favourite book character Please link book/series the character is in JOYCE in The Thursday Murder Club
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#4. A favourite cover colour show cover then spell the colour BLUE
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#5. A favourite genre Please state genre
An 'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
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#1. A favourite author (first name, last or both). Please link author (this is a hard one to pick)
Karen Rose
K -- Killer Style by Mary Stone
A -- As the River Rises by Fiona McArthur -- AA
R -- The Raven's Call by M.S. Morris
E -- Edinburgh Dusk by Carole Lawrence
N -- Now or Never by John Carson
R -- Red Sheet by James Ellroy
O -- On the Edge by Kate Horan -- AA
S -- Shadows in the Dust by Suzanne Cass -- AA
E -- Edinburgh Midnight by Carole Lawrence
#2. A favourite book (full title). Please link book title
Walker
W -- Wyatt by Nyssa Kathryn -- AA
A -- The Abersoch Killings by Simon McCleave
L -- The Lightning Ridge Ladies by Fiona McArthur -- AA
K -- The Killing Parade: by T.G. Reid
E -- Erik's Salvation by Nyssa Kathryn -- AA
R -- Right Behind Her by Melinda Leigh
#3. A favourite book character Please link book/series the character is in
What Lies Beneath by Bill Kitson -- 1st in series
M -- Melaleuca by Angie Faye Martin -- AA
I -- The Island by Jason Summers -- AA
K -- Killing Time: A Scottish Crime Thriller by John Carson
E -- Erik's Refuge by Nyssa Kathryn -- AA
N -- No One Near by Rhys Dylan
A -- At the River by Kendra Elliot
S -- Shadows of Red Earth by Suzanne Cass -- AA
H -- Her Lonely Bones by Her Lonely Bones -- AA
#4. A favourite cover colour show cover then spell the colour
V -- The Vanishing by Alex Scarrow
I -- In the Shadow of the Glacier by Vicki Delany
O -- One of the Broken by John Carson
L -- Lost by Catherine Lee -- AA
E -- Erik's Redemption by Nyssa Kathryn -- AA
T -- The Thief by Jason Summers -- AA
#5. A favourite genre. Please state genre
C -- Click by Sarah Bailey -- AA
R -- Rush to Judgement by John Carson
I -- The Innocent Wife by Lisa Regan
M -- Mistake Creek by Rachel Amphlett -- AA
E -- Eden by Candice Fox -- AA
An 'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
Level: Easy
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#1. A favourite author (first name, last or both) Louise Penny
L - The Spiral by Rosanne Limoncelli
O - The Other Kind of Lion: A Novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde
U - The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan AA
I - In the Dark Places by Helen H. Durrant
S - Salvation Row by Mark Dawson
E - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
The CorrespondentP - The Paradise Resort by Tricia Stringer AA
E - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson AA
N - Missing Molly by Natalie Barelli
N - The Tea Ladies of St Jude’s Hospital by Joanna Nell AA
Y - The Girl by the Grave by Grace York AA
#5. A favourite genre : CRIME
C - Death Under The Stars by C.A. Larmer AA
R - The Castle in the Glen: A Novel by Rhys Bowen
I - In the Shadow of Power by Viveca Sten
M - A Field Guide to Death and Deceit by Michelle L. Cullen
E - One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters

An 'in-between' Spell Out Challenge - Just Because...
Duration: 1/8/26 - 30/11/26
Level:
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Levels
Easy - 16 books (min 4 AAs)
Hard - 30 books (min 8 AAs)
DON'T FORGET
Our guidelines Here
Completed Challenges: When you have completed your challenge, please post your entire completed challenge as a new message indicating you have finished. A completed challenge must have the following information: (1) Link to book title, (2) Author's name, (3) Date you finished reading your book, (4) Your rating.
Once you've posted your completed challenge, your name will be ticked off the list.
Choose your level, then choose from the below list to make up your Spell Out. You can choose to do as many as you like, provided they make up enough to do either choice - Easy or Hard.
Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.
#1. A favourite author (first name, last or both) Please link author
#2. A favourite book (full title) Please link book title
#3. A favourite book character Please link book/series the character is in
#4. A favourite cover colour show cover then spell the colour
#5. A favourite genre Please state genre