Ariel’s Comments (group member since Jul 30, 2019)

Ariel’s comments from the The Lost Challenges group.

Goodness Gracious Great Genres
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Level 1: 1-3 Books
Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

1. Holidays: Christmas - My First Mistake, Sadie Kincaid - 12/3
2. Magic: The Bookshop Below, Georgia Summers - 12/8
3. Autobiography
4. Historical
5. Family: Tantrum, Rachel Eve Moulton - 12/12

Ebooks Are My Thing
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

🖥️ Levels 🖥️
Level One: 1-10 books
Level Two: 11+ books

01. The Layover, Lacie Waldon - 12/1
02. Strike a Chord, Whitley Cox - 12/1
03. My First Mistake, Sadie Kincaid - 12/3
04. Haunting Refrain, Ellis Vidler - 12/4
05. Killer Crush, Onley James - 12/5
06. The Bookshop Below, Georgia Summers - 12/8
07. Party of Liars, Kelsey Cox - 12/9
08. Not Quite Dead Yet, Holly Jackson - 12/11
09. Tantrum, Rachel Eve Moulton - 12/12
10. Son of the Morning, Akwaeke Emezi - 12/15
11. SOLITUDE, B. E. Rel - 12/15
12. Sin of the Season: A Miguel and Caleb Christmas, Izzy Ravas - 12/16
13. Dick the Halls: A Dark Primal Play Holiday Erotica, Sienne Vega - 12/17

FINISHED
A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List: 26/26

A: Adam Mulvaney, Unhinged, Onley James - 5/29/25
B: Barrett St. Clair, Reluctantly Yours, Erin Hawkins - 4/29
C: Christian de Rivers, Lady Gallant, Suzanne Robinson - 5/22/25
D: Dimitri Castallanos, Damaged, Onley James - 6/5
E: Elliot, All These Wrongs, Violet Dragons - 1/6
F: Merritt Fernsby, Keeper of Enchanted Rooms, Charlie N. Holmberg - 2/11
G: Griffin, Unexpectedly Mine, Erin Hawkins - 5/2
H: Reuben Hoyt, Deadly Hands, Elaina Loughty - 5/14
I: Ive, The Mistake, Sam Crescent - 5/14
J: Jack Marshall, The Love Wager, Lynn Painter - 1/2
K: Declan Knight, The Wrong Wife, Maya Alden - 6/11
L: Lucas Blackwell, Psycho, Onley James - 5/31
M: Matt Harrison, My Fiance's Dad, S. E. Law - 1/7
N: Noah, Spanking His Boy, Violet Dragons - 1/6
O: Ollie, Bad Date, Ellery Lloyd - 10/14
P: Patrick Fitzgerald, After Hours at Dooryard Books, Cat Sebastian - 11/26
Q: Quin, Until Death Parts Us: A Dysfunctional Short Story, Isabel Lucero - 8/5
R: Roman Constantine, Possession, Rina Saint - 5/17
S: Smokey, Smokey, Sam Crescent - 1/4
T: Joseph Taylor III, Fire in the Moonlight, Dria Andersen - 3/27
U: Mikhail Zhukov, Beautiful Monster: Zhukov Bratva, Matilda Martel - 8/5
V: Vance, Worship, Ella James - 2/4
W: William Nye, A Bride for the Prizefighter, Alice Coldbreath - 3/9
X: Maxim, Unethical, Lauren Biel - 7/25
Y: Yarik Valkov Kiss a Villain, Mia Darling - 3/28
Z: Zane Scott , Headcase, Onley James - 6/7

FINISHED
A-Z Female Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List: 26/26

A: Ava, Smokey, Sam Crescent - 1/4
B: Dove Barkley, The Spy and I, Tiana Smith - 2/20
C: Cora, My Fiance's Dad, S. E. Law - 1/7
D: Jenny Dawson, Good Girl, Lauren Layne - 4/25
E: Emma, Unexpectedly Mine, Erin Hawkins - 5/2
F: Eliza Fanning, The Lost Apothecary, Sarah Penner - 2/14
G: Goldilocks, Behind the Locked Door, Lisa Procter - 3/30
H: Hallie Piper, The Love Wager, Lynn Painter - 1/2
I: Inara, Godkiller, Hannah Kaner - 4/6
J: Jillian Kittredge, His Favorite Mistake, Aydra Richards - 5/15
K: Kate, Step Lover, Sam Crescent - 5/13
L: Lorren Jacobs, Tonight and Forever, Brenda Jackson - 4/22
M: Maritza Smith, Rose/House, Arkady Martine - 5/5
N: Nora Beckett, Lady Gallant, Suzanne Robinson - 5/22/25
O: Òdòdó, Masquerade, O.O. Sangoyomi - 2/7
P: Elizabeth Pierce, Lothaire, Kresley Cole - 4/28
Q: Eriu Quinn, Ruthless Savage, Lilian Harris - 9/6
R: Andrea Riley, Captured Secrets, Octavia Grant - 3/29
S: Summer Lyndon, Summer Desserts, Nora Roberts - 6/30
T: Tess Mercy, Montana Sky, Nora Roberts - 2/12
U: Hulda Larkin, Keeper of Enchanted Rooms, Charlie N. Holmberg - 2/11
V: Vanessa Fouche, Fire in the Moonlight, Dria Andersen - 3/27
W: Jess Watson, Being Neighborly, Meka James - 3/27
X: Maxine 'Max' Blake, Sexy/Dangerous, Beverly Jenkins - 11/24
Y: Raya Hansen, Bad Boss, Maya Alden - 6/12
Z: Zoe Agarwal, The Inheritance, Trisha Sakhlecha - 6/4

FINISHED
A-Z Titles Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Completion: November 15, 2025

*For Q, X, Y and Z, the title only needs to have that letter somewhere in it.

List: 26/26

A: All These Wrongs, Violet Dragons - 1/6
B: Bluebeard's First Wife, Ha Seong-nan - 4/18
C: Captured Secrets, Octavia Grant - 3/29
D: Damaged, Onley James - 6/5
E: Exit, Pursued by a Baron, Aydra Richards - 2/1
F: Fire in the Moonlight, Dria Andersen - 3/27
G: Godkiller, Hannah Kaner - 4/6
H: Heartsick, Chelsea Cain - 3/14
I: The Inheritance, Trisha Sakhlecha - 6/4
J: Just Drive, L. A. Witt - 2/6
K: Kiss a Villain, Mia Darling - 3/28
L: The Love Wager, Lynn Painter - 1/2
M: My Fiance's Dad, S. E. Law - 1/7
N: Nothing to Fear, Jenn Plummer - 10/7
O: Overdues and Occultism, Jamie Sands - 7/2
P: Psycho, Onley James - 5/31
Q: Quarter-Love Crisis, Jasmine Burke - 11/12
R: Reluctantly Yours, Erin Hawkins - 4/29
S: Smokey, Sam Crescent - 1/4
T: A Touch of Stone and Snow, Milla Vane - 3/4
U: Upsy Daisy, Chelsie Edwards - 4/15
V: Volatile Memory, Seth Haddon - 8/30
W: Water Moon, Samantha Sotto Yamboa - 2/22
X: Xantera, Mariah Montoya & Grace Pearce - 11/15
Y: Anyone But You, A. N. Boyden - 10/24
Z: Rumpelstilzchen, Sam Northman - 10/24

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Duration: April 8, 2025
Completion:

TASKS

✓ 1. Read 1 book whose title has 5 words or more:
- The Afterlife of Mal Caldera, Nadi Reed Perez - 4/21/25

✓ 2. Read 2 books of 300+ pages:
- Lothaire, Kresley Cole - 4/28/25
- Firstborn of the Sun: A Yoruba-Inspired Epic of Forbidden Magic, Courtly Intrigue and Star-Crossed Love, Marvellous Michael Anson - 11/3/25

✓ 3. Read 3 books that are tagged romance:
- Good Girl, Lauren Layne - 4/25/25
- Step Lover, Sam Crescent - 5/13/25
- His Favorite Mistake, Aydra Richards - 5/15/25

4. Read 4 books that are in-between novellas of series. The books have to have a decimal in their number count:
- Damaged, Onley James - 6/5/25 (Necessary Evils #3.5)
- Sweet Sin, Sav R. Miller - 9/8/25 (Monsters & Muses #0.5)
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5. Read 5 books that have at least three colors on their cover. Title and author coloring counts:
, 11/7/25

✓ 6. Read 6 books by an author who is new to you:
- Bluebeard's First Wife, Ha Seong-nan - 4/18/25
- Reluctantly Yours, Erin Hawkins - 4/29/25
- Deadly Hands, Elaina Loughty - 5/15/25
- Lady Gallant, Suzanne Robinson - 5/22/25
- Unhinged, Onley James - 5/29/25
- Wrecking Ball, P. Dangelico - 6/1/25


7. Read 7 books that were written by a man:
- Murder at the House of Rooster Happiness, David Casarett - 7/23
- Horus Rising, Dan Abnett - 10/5/25

✓ 8. Read 8 books that were written by a woman:
- Rose/House, Arkady Martine - 5/5/25
- The Inheritance, Trisha Sakhlecha - 6/4/25
- The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros - 6/9/25
- Katabasis, R. F. Kuang - 9/4/25
- Big Enough to Bite, Andie Fenichel - 9/10/25
- Protecting His Woman, Sam Crescent - 9/11/25
- The Dead Husband Cookbook, Danielle Valentine - 9/17/25
- Nothing to Fear, Jenn Plummer - 10/7/25

9. Read 9 books that has a cover you love.
10. Read 10 books that take place in a city.
11, Read 11 books that take place in a small town.

12. Read 12 books that you choose:
- Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame, Neon Yang - 6/14/25
- Bad Date, Ellery Lloyd - 10/14/25
- Haunting Refrain, Ellis Vidler - 12/4/25
- Killer Crush, Onley James - 12/5/25
- Son of the Morning, Akwaeke Emezi - 12/15/25



13. Read 13 books in a country other than your own - United States:
- The Visit, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - 10/14/25 // Nigeria
- Three Months in ACCRA, L. B. Gaines - 10/24/25 // Ghana
- The Layover, Lacie Waldon - 12/1/25 // Belize
- The Bookshop Below, Georgia Summers - 12/8/25 // United Kingdom

14. Read 14 books set in a state other than your own - Washington, DC:
- Tantrum, Rachel Eve Moulton - 12/12/2025 // New Mexico

✓ 15. Read 15 books in a series. (You can use the same series or different series):
- Unexpectedly Mine, Erin Hawkins - 5/2/25 (Unexpectedly In Love #2)
- Second Best, Sam Crescent - 5/6/25 (Volkov Bratva #1)
- A Sense of Duty, Sam Crescent - 5/12/25 (Volkov Bratva #2)
- The Mistake, Sam Crescent - 5/14/25 (Volkov Bratva #3)
- Possession, Rina Saint - 5/17/25 (Constantine Brothers #1)
- Psycho, Onley James - 5/31/25 (Necessary Evils #2)
- Moonstruck, Onley James - 6/3/25 (Necessary Evils #3)
- Headcase, Onley James - 6/7/25 (Necessary Evils #4)
- The Wrong Wife, Maya Alden - 6/11/25 (Golden Knights #1)
- Bad Boss, Maya Alden - 6/12/25 (Golden Knights #2)
- Confession, Rina Saint - 9/23/25 (Constantine Brothers #2)
- Cain, Marteeka Karland - 9/24/25 (Bones MC #1)
- Bohannon, Marteeka Karland - 9/26/25 (Bones MC #2)
- In Good Company, Kat Singleton - 10/2/25 (Pembroke Hills #1)
- Sword, Marteeka Karland - 10/23/25 (Bones MC #3)

16. Read 16 books from your favorite genre.
17. Read 17 books that have an E in the title:
- The Sublet, Greer Hendricks - 10/13/25

18. Read 18 books with a Red, White or Blue cover.
19. Read 19 books that have an outdoor cover.
20. Read 20 books either set on the water, have water on the cover or are set in a coastal town. Tell us where.

Ebooks Are My Thing
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

🖥️ Levels 🖥️
Level One: 1-10 books
Level Two: 11+ books

01. The Love Wager, Lynn Painter – 1/2
02. Smokey, Sam Crescent - 1/4
03. All These Wrongs, Violet Dragons - 1/6
04. Spanking His Boy, Violet Dragons - 1/6
05. My Fiance's Dad, S. E. Law - 1/7
06. Her Baseborn Bridegroom, Alice Coldbreath - 1/11
07. The Contract, Rina Saint - 1/18

A-Z Titles Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

*For Q, X, Y and Z, the title only needs to have that letter somewhere in it.

List: 26/26

A: All These Wrongs, Violet Dragons - 1/6
B: Bluebeard's First Wife, Ha Seong-nan - 4/18
C: Captured Secrets, Octavia Grant - 3/29
D: Damaged, Onley James - 6/5
E: Exit, Pursued by a Baron, Aydra Richards - 2/1
F: Fire in the Moonlight, Dria Andersen - 3/27
G: Godkiller, Hannah Kaner - 4/6
H: Heartsick, Chelsea Cain - 3/14
I: The Inheritance, Trisha Sakhlecha - 6/4
J: Just Drive, L. A. Witt - 2/6
K: Kiss a Villain, Mia Darling - 3/28
L: The Love Wager, Lynn Painter - 1/2
M: My Fiance's Dad, S. E. Law - 1/7
N: Nothing to Fear, Jenn Plummer - 10/7
O: Overdues and Occultism, Jamie Sands - 7/2
P: Psycho, Onley James - 5/31
Q: Quarter-Love Crisis, Jasmine Burke - 11/12
R: Reluctantly Yours, Erin Hawkins - 4/29
S: Smokey, Sam Crescent - 1/4
T: A Touch of Stone and Snow, Milla Vane - 3/4
U: Upsy Daisy, Chelsie Edwards - 4/15
V: Volatile Memory, Seth Haddon - 8/30
W: Water Moon, Samantha Sotto Yamboa - 2/22
X: Xantera, Mariah Montoya & Grace Pearce - 11/15
Y: Anyone But You, A. N. Boyden - 10/24
Z: Rumpelstilzchen, Sam Northman - 10/24

A-Z Cozy Mystery Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the title or series name needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

A-Z Male Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

*For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List: 26/26

A: Adam Mulvaney, Unhinged, Onley James - 5/29/25
B: Barrett St. Clair, Reluctantly Yours, Erin Hawkins - 4/29
C: Christian de Rivers, Lady Gallant, Suzanne Robinson - 5/22/25
D: Dimitri Castallanos, Damaged, Onley James - 6/5
E: Elliot, All These Wrongs, Violet Dragons - 1/6
F: Merritt Fernsby, Keeper of Enchanted Rooms, Charlie N. Holmberg - 2/11
G: Griffin, Unexpectedly Mine, Erin Hawkins - 5/2
H: Reuben Hoyt, Deadly Hands, Elaina Loughty - 5/14
I: Ive, The Mistake, Sam Crescent - 5/14
J: Jack Marshall, The Love Wager, Lynn Painter - 1/2
K: Declan Knight, The Wrong Wife, Maya Alden - 6/11
L: Lucas Blackwell, Psycho, Onley James - 5/31
M: Matt Harrison, My Fiance's Dad, S. E. Law - 1/7
N: Noah, Spanking His Boy, Violet Dragons - 1/6
O: Ollie, Bad Date, Ellery Lloyd - 10/14
P: Patrick Fitzgerald, After Hours at Dooryard Books, Cat Sebastian - 11/26
Q: Quin, Until Death Parts Us: A Dysfunctional Short Story, Isabel Lucero - 8/5
R: Roman Constantine, Possession, Rina Saint - 5/17
S: Smokey, Smokey, Sam Crescent - 1/4
T: Joseph Taylor III, Fire in the Moonlight, Dria Andersen - 3/27
U: Mikhail Zhukov, Beautiful Monster: Zhukov Bratva, Matilda Martel - 8/5
V: Vance, Worship, Ella James - 2/4
W: William Nye, A Bride for the Prizefighter, Alice Coldbreath - 3/9
X: Maxim, Unethical, Lauren Biel - 7/25
Y: Yarik Valkov Kiss a Villain, Mia Darling - 3/28
Z: Zane Scott , Headcase, Onley James - 6/7

A-Z Female Characters Challenge 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

For Q, U, X, Y and Z, the character only needs to have that letter somewhere in their name.

List: 26/26

A: Ava, Smokey, Sam Crescent - 1/4
B: Dove Barkley, The Spy and I, Tiana Smith - 2/20
C: Cora, My Fiance's Dad, S. E. Law - 1/7
D: Jenny Dawson, Good Girl, Lauren Layne - 4/25
E: Emma, Unexpectedly Mine, Erin Hawkins - 5/2
F: Eliza Fanning, The Lost Apothecary, Sarah Penner - 2/14
G: Goldilocks, Behind the Locked Door, Lisa Procter - 3/30
H: Hallie Piper, The Love Wager, Lynn Painter - 1/2
I: Inara, Godkiller, Hannah Kaner - 4/6
J: Jillian Kittredge, His Favorite Mistake, Aydra Richards - 5/15
K: Kate, Step Lover, Sam Crescent - 5/13
L: Lorren Jacobs, Tonight and Forever, Brenda Jackson - 4/22
M: Maritza Smith, Rose/House, Arkady Martine - 5/5
N: Nora Beckett, Lady Gallant, Suzanne Robinson - 5/22/25
O: Òdòdó, Masquerade, O.O. Sangoyomi - 2/7
P: Elizabeth Pierce, Lothaire, Kresley Cole - 4/28
Q: Eriu Quinn, Ruthless Savage, Lilian Harris - 9/6
R: Andrea Riley, Captured Secrets, Octavia Grant - 3/29
S: Summer Lyndon, Summer Desserts, Nora Roberts - 6/30
T: Tess Mercy, Montana Sky, Nora Roberts - 2/12
U: Hulda Larkin, Keeper of Enchanted Rooms, Charlie N. Holmberg - 2/11
V: Vanessa Fouche, Fire in the Moonlight, Dria Andersen - 3/27
W: Jess Watson, Being Neighborly, Meka James - 3/27
X: Maxine 'Max' Blake, Sexy/Dangerous, Beverly Jenkins - 11/24
Y: Raya Hansen, Bad Boss, Maya Alden - 6/12
Z: Zoe Agarwal, The Inheritance, Trisha Sakhlecha - 6/4

Purge That Pile 2025
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Object: Read 12 books - one each month

Months

January
📚 Read a book that is a first in a series: Her Baseborn Bridegroom, Alice Coldbreath - 1/11

February
📚 Read a book where Valentines Day plays an important role in the story line.

March
📚 Read a book with a green cover.

April
📚 Read a book with a title that ends in L.

May
📚 Read a book with flowers on the cover.

June
📚 Read a book with a father as a character.

July
📚 Read a book set in Summer.

August
📚 Read a book by a FAVORITE author.

September
📚 Read a book whose title starts with a letter in SCHOOL.

October
📚 Read a book with a pumpkin on the cover.

November
📚 Read a book whose author's FIRST NAME begins with a vowel - A, E, I, O, U and last name begins with a consonant.

December
📚 Read a book with snow on the cover.

Clean It Out
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

1. Read one book from your TBR OR from the pile you have at home: Smokey, Sam Crescent - 1/4

2. Read one book from a series you have started and not finished.

3. Read one book that you bought or borrowed but have not yet read.

4. Read one book that will help with a difficult challenge. (Like an A-Z challenge that needs Q, U, & X)

5. Read one free book from your e-reader. (If you do not have an e-reader, read a book that has been on your TBR for more than a year).

Jumping Jobs
Duration: January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025

Level 1: 1-3 Books

1. Bartender: Tristan // The Contract, Rina Saint - 1/18
2. Waitress
3. Teacher
4. Private Detective
5. Social Worker

Ebooks Are My Thing
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Object: Read ebooks each month.

🖥️ Levels 🖥️
Level One: 1-10 books
Level Two: 11+ books

01. The Drum Major’s Passion, Charlie Richards - 12/4
02. A Grumpy Christmas, Corie Rosling - 12/10
03. Submit, Adara Wolf - 12/11
04. Control, Adara Wolf - 12/16
05. Insane Obsession, Lola Malone - 12/24

FINISHED!
Purge That Pile 2024
Duration: January 1-December 31, 2024

Object: Read 12 books - one each month
12/12

Months:

🗸January
Read a book that is a first in a series: That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon, Kimberly Lemming - 1/2

🗸February
📚 Read a book with a heart on the cover (Show cover): ,
A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day, Jackie Lau - 2/20

🗸March
📚 Read a book where the word GREEN can be found in the title:
Delilah Green Doesn't Care, Ashley Herring Blake - 3/25

🗸 April
📚 Read a book set in SPRING: Forgotten In Death, J. D. Robb - 4/20

🗸 May
📚 Read a book that has a character who is a Mother: Ledge, Grey Huffington - 5/2

🗸 June
📚 Read a book that is a Series book: Surrender to the Moonlight, Dria Andersen - 6/2

🗸 July
📚 Read a book with SAND on the cover (Show cover): , Don't Go Baking My Heart, N. G. Peltier - 7/3

🗸 August
📚 Read a book by a FAVORITE author: Nora Roberts/JD Robb // Abandoned in Death, J. D. Robb – 8/15

🗸 September
📚 Read a book whose genre starts with a letter in SCHOOL: Cozy Mystery/LitRPG, I Ran Away to Evil, Mystic Neptune - 9/7

🗸 October
📚 Read a book whose title begins with a letter in HALLOWEEN (all words count): House of Hunger, Alexis Henderson - 10/13

🗸 November
📚 Read a book whose author's FIRST NAME begins with a vowel - A, E, I, O, U and last name begins with a vowel: P.S. I Loathe You, Isla Olsen - 11/17

🗸 December
📚 Read a book with presents on the cover. (Show cover): ,A Grumpy Christmas, Corie Rosling - 12/10

FINISHED!
Ebooks Are My Thing
Duration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024

Object: Read ebooks each month.

🖥️ Levels 🖥️
Level One: 1-10 books
Level Two: 11+ books

01. Addicted to Lust, Amy Tasukada – 11/6
02. Where There's a Wil, There's a Way, P. T. Ambler - 11/8
03. 40 and No Longer Fighting It, Ella Sheridan - 11/9
04. The Pumpkin Spice Café, Laurie Gilmore - 11/9
05. An Acquired Taste, Kelly Cain - 11/10
06. Death by Dumpling, Vivien Chien - 11/12
07. The Bribe, Devney Perry/Willa Nash – 11/13
08. Truly Madly Deeply, L. J. Shen - 11/16
09. P.S. I Loathe You, Isla Olsen - 11/17
10. Act Your Age, Eve Brown, Talia Hibbert - 11/18

FINISHED!
Jumping Jobs
Duration: November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024

Level 2: 4 or 5 Books

1. Restaurant Owner: Ambrose 'Row' Casablancas // Truly Madly Deeply, L. J. Shen - 11/16
2. Chef: Rowan Towsend // An Acquired Taste, Kelly Cain - 11/10
3. Baker: Claire Taylor // 40 and No Longer Fighting It, Ella Sheridan - 11/9
4. Waitress: Lana Lee // Death by Dumpling, Vivien Chien - 11/12
5. Butler: William 'Wil' Haines // Where There's a Wil, There's a Way, P. T. Ambler - 11/8