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             ~ Love in Any Language ~

Every other month we’ll pick a different language to spell the words of love. Spelling out words, such as:

love, romance, hugs, kisses, squeeze, vow, Happily Ever After...

...or any other word that reminds you of love.

We will provide you the language - and you decide on the word. We’ll offer the ones we mentioned, but feel free to look up and spell something else.

You may spell a word phonetically, if you desire.

DURATION (TWO MONTHS):   January 1st - February 29th, 2016

For January & February, 2016, the language is Greek.

Greek:
love 			= agápi
romance 		= eidýllio
hug 			= ankáliasma
hugs			= ankaliés
kiss 			= filí
squeeze			= sfíximo
happily			= eftychós
ever 			= pánta
after 			= metá
café 			= kafeneío
wedding			= gámos

RULES:   Decide on a word. Then read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last name), character (first or last name), that begin with letters that correspond to letter of the word you choose. You may ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc.). “X” and “Z” may be anywhere in the title, author’s name, character’s name, or series name of your book. “Q” and “U” may be the start of any word in the series name, such as with the Carpenter and Quincannon Mysteries or FBI/US Attorney .

Example of Spell-It-Out:

G.  - Gregory, Philippa; author of The Taming of the Queen
A. - Avenge Me, by Maisey Yates
M. - MacLeod, James; hero in A Dance Through Time, by Lynn Kurland
O. - The Others #3 - Vision in Silver, by Anne Bishop
S. - SBC Fighters #1 - Causing Havoc, by Lori Foster

If you need to know, here is info on how to Add a Book or Bookcover Link.

Special Note: This challenge is inspired by our member, Sandra’s, monthly Hello/Goodbye over in Who's Your Author... but we tweaked it a bit.

From WorldLanguage.com   (view spoiler)[ Greek, the first great language of Western civilization, is considered by many to be the most effective and admirable means of communica-tion ever devised. Its lucidity of structure and concept, together with its seemingly infinite variety of modes of expression, render it equally suitable to the needs of the rigorous thinker and the inspired poet. We can only surmise how classical Greek must have sounded to the ear, but the spoken word was probably no less beautiful than the written. Greek-speaking people moved into the Greek Peninsula and adjacent areas from the Balkan Peninsula in the second millennium B.C. In time four distinct dialects evolved: Aeolic, Ionic, Arcado-Cyprian, and Doric. It was in the Ionic dialect that the epic poems of Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey, appeared, perhaps in the 9th century B.C. with the rise of Athens in succeeding centuries, a dialect of Ionic known as Attic began to produce the great literature of the classical period. Attic became the dominant form of the language and the basis of the Koine, or common language, whose use passed far beyond the borders of present-day Greece. After the conquests of Alexander the Great it was spoken as far east as India, and later was adopted as a second language by the Roman Empire. The New Testament was written in the Koine and it is used by the Eastern Orthodox Church through the present day.
The Greek alphabet, an adaptation of the Phoenician, dates from about 1000 B.C. It was the first alphabet in which letters stood for vowels as well as for consonants, in contrast to the Semitic alphabets, which had only consonants. Like the Semitic alphabets, it was at first written from right to left, but then shifted to a style in which lines alternated from right-to-left and left-to-right, and then shifted again to the present left-to-right direction. An earlier form of Greek writing, known as Linear B and dating from 1500 B.C., was deciphered in 1952, but this was largely abandoned by 1200 B.C.

Greek was the official language of the Byzantine Empire from the 4th to the 15th century and thereafter continued to be spoken by Greeks under Turkish rule. Modern Greek began to take shape about the 9th century, and became the official language of the kingdom of Greece in the 19th. Today Greek is spoken by about 10 million people, including some 500,000 on the island of Cyprus. In addition to the common speech, known as Demotic, an imitation of classical Greek, known as Pure, has been revived for literary purposes.

The impact of Greek upon the vocabulary of all languages, including English, has been enormous. Such prefixes as poly- (much, many), , micro- (small), anti- (against), auto- (self), hemi- (half), hetero- (different), chrono- (time), tele- (distance), geo- (earth), physio- (nature), photo- (light), hydro- (water), litho- (stone), phono- (sound), anthropo- -(man), psycho- (mind), and philo- (love), each generate dozens of vital words in scientific, technical, and other fields. Equally important Greek suffixes are -meter (measure), -gram (letter), -graph (write), -scope (see), -phone (sound), and -phobia (fear). (hide spoiler)]

    
Amyiw			22/22 - Done! Congrats!
BJ Rose			05/05 - Done! Congrats!
Brenda			11/13 - Very Well Done!
Donna			12/12 - Done! Congrats!
Elaine			14/14 - Done! Congrats!
Karen♐			17/17 - Done! Congrats!
Kme_17			08/08 - Done! Congrats!
Lisa (Aussie Girl)	17/17 - Done! Congrats!
Lisa Kay		04/04 - Done! Congrats!
Margart			00/05
Nikki♥			05/05 - Done! Congrats!
Pamela			05/05 - Done! Congrats!
Poongothai		05/05 - Done! Congrats!
Sonja			09/09 - Done! Congrats!
Tyler Leigh		05/05 - Done! Congrats!
Valarie			10/10 - Done! Congrats!

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❤ VALENTINE (valentinos) ❤
  10 of 10 read - DONE!

V: Vision in White 01/09 ★★★★
A: Anne Gracie - The Spring Bride 01/23 ★★★
L: Lucky Harbor series - Simply Irresistible 01/01 ★★★★
E: The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel 02/01 ★★★
N: A Notorious Countess Confesses 01/20 ★★★
T: Tiny House Living 01/30 ★★★★★
I: Instant Attraction 01/01 ★★★✰
N: Naked in Death 02/11 ★★★★
O: One in a Million 01/02 ★★★
S: Silber series - Dream a Little Dream 01/25 ★★★

Welcome to the challenge, Valarie! Love the clipart. :o)

I'm up for it. Let you know which word later.
Thanks Lisa Kay.

LISA'S TRACKING POST 17/17. COMPLETED

HAPPILY EVER AFTER = eftychos panta meta

E - Evangeline Canterbury. Character in The One in My Heart by Sherry Thomas. 1/14/16. 3 ★
F - Frankie Blackburn. Character in Let It Snow by Heidi Cullinan . 1/13/16. 3.5 ★
T - Tyler Jenkins. Character in Midnight Ride by Cat Johnson. 1/13/16. 3 ★
Y - "Yashi" - FBI Agent Joe Hirabayashi, known as: Character in Force of Nature (Troubleshooters #11)by Suzanne Brockmann. 1/8/16. 5 ★
C - Carlo Pagano Jr. Character in Footsteps by Susan Fanetti. 1/17/16. 3.5 ★
H - Honoria Smythe-Smith. Character in Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn. 1/5/16. 3.5 ★
O - Oliver Worthy. Character in Marrying The Captain by Carla Kelly. 1/11/16. 3.5 ★
S - Sarah MacLean. Author of The Rogue Not Taken/ 1/26/16. ★★★☆
P - Paris: The Epic Novel of the City of Lights by Edward Rutherfurd. 1/3/16. 4.5 ★
A -Andrews, Ilona. Author of Magic Stars. 1/4/16. 4 ★
N - Nyssa. Character in Blood Rights by Kristin Painter. 1/20/16. 4 ★
T - Toni Blake. Author of Take Me All the Way: A Coral Cove Novel. 1/10/16. 3.5 ★
A - Arnaud, Character in Forbidden Blood. 1/28/16. 3 ★
M -Marvelle, Delilah. Author of Romancing Lady Stone. 1/4/16. 3 ★
E - Elle Kennedy. Co-author of Him. 1/22/16. 3 ★
T - Thea Harrison. Author of Liam Takes Manhattan. 1/20/16. 3 ★
A - Annalise Shawcross aka Anna Wynter. Character in A Night Like This by Julia Quinn. 1/29/16. 3 ★

AGAPI = LOVE
5/5


A - Abby Jamison, Ynyr by M. K. Eidem 1/5, 4 stars
G - Grim by M. K. Eidem 1/1, 4 stars
A - Asa Makepeace, Sweetest Scoundrel 2/7, 4 stars
P - A Place to Call Home by Sharon Sala, 1/30, 3 stars
I - I Heard That Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark, 1/24, 3 stars

Welcome to the challenge, Elaine, Lisa, & Pamela! I think I'm in this time, too.

HEAC - Love in Any Language (January/February)

after = metá

4/4 - Done!

M. - ✔ Marie Force = Maid for Love, by Marie ★★★★✩ audible.com 2/10
E. - ✔ Eileen Wilks = Tempting Danger, by ★★★★✩ SJLibrary-eBook 2/4
T. - ✔ Thorogood, Robert = A Meditation on Murder ★★★★½ PB 2/12
A. - ✔ Anne Bishop = Vision in Silver

Love in Any Language - January/February

HAPPILY EVER AFTER = Eftychos Panta Meta
17/17

E - Because Naughty Holidays Can Be Oh So Nice 2015 by Nicole Edwards - 1/3
F - Fatal Destiny - 1/4
T - Take Me if You Dare - 1/15
Y - Yellowstone Heart Song - 1/2
C - UnRidden by Cat Johnson - 1/19
H - Never Never: Part Two by Colleen Hoover - 1/28
O - One Urge by Scarlet Wolfe - 1/30
S - Force of Nature by Suzanne Brockmann - 1/9

P - Play - 1/12
A - Sweet Dreams by Kristen Ashley - 1/8
N - Vision in White by Nora Roberts - 1/10
T - Treasured by Thursday - 1/21
A - Rock Chick Revolution by Kristen Ashley - 1/17

M - Master No - 1/14
E - Mine to Keep by Cynthia Eden - 2/17
T - The Training - 2/9
A - Always - 1/25

Welcome to the challenge, Karen♐!

LOVE IN ANY LANGUAGE - January to February 2016

LOVE EVER AFTER = AGAPI PANTA META

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Thanks Lisa Kay :o)

Updated you, Elaine. :o)

Lisa Kay wrote: "Updated you, Elaine. :o)"

Thank you

I'm in

a - A Spool of Blue Thread | Jan 5
g - Guarding a Notorious Lady | Jan 31
á - Amy Poehler : Yes Please | Jan 25
p - Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions | Feb 2
I - I'll Meet You There | Jan 20

LOVE IN ANY LANGUAGE - January to February 2016

FINISHED LOVE EVER AFTER = AGAPI PANTA META (14/14)

A-Again, My Lordby Katharine Ashe 5*****
G-Gentle Rogueby Johanna Lindsey 5*****
A-A Lady Never Liesby Juliana Gray 3***
P-Passions of a Wicked Earlby Lorraine Heath 5*****
I-If His Kiss Is Wickedby Jo Goodman 5*****

P-Pleasures of a Notorious Gentlemanby Lorraine Heath 4****
A-A Highlander's Heartby Jennifer Haymore 4****
N-No Man's Brideby Shana Galen 3.75*
T-The Schoolmistress and the Spyby Julia Byrne 3***
A-After the Kissby Karen Ranney 5*****

M-Miss Hillary Schools a Scoundrelby Samantha Grace 5*****
E-Earls Just Want to Have Funby Shana Galen 3.5*
T-The Lady Who Came in from the Coldby Grace Callaway 5*****
A-A Most Devilish Rogueby Ashlyn Macnamara 4****

That's me done for Jan/Feb Love in any Language!

For this I think I'll pick love = agápi

Tracking 5/5

A~ Ash by Malinda Lo Read ~ 11/01 ★★★★/5
G~ Lady Georgiana, character in Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover Read ~ 06/01 ★★★★/5
A~ Albertalli, Becky, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Read ~ 02/01 ★★★★/5
P~ The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts Read ~ 17/02 ★★★/5
I~ Ivory, Judith, author of The Proposition Read ~ 21/01 ★★/5

I'm in! I will be spelling the word "Panta" .

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I am going with gámos filí (wedding kiss)
9/9

g - Gone by Annabel Wolfe DONE
á - Argeneau series - A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands DONE
m - Mugs of Love by Norma Jeanne Karlsson DONE
o - Ordinary Girl by Barbara Elsborg DONE
s - Sylvie character in Creed by Kristen Ashley DONE

f - Frazier, TM - King DONE
i - Ivan Kathy - Connor's Gamble DONE
l - Luther's Return by Tina Folsom DONE
í - Ivan by Roxie Rivera DONE

Lisa Kay wrote: "Welcome to the challenge, Valarie! Love the clipart. :o)"
Thanks! =o)

Love in Any Language

Love - Agapi 5/5

A ~ Adam Sylvaine from A Notorious Countess Confesses by Julie Anne Long 1/11 - 3.5★
G ~ Grafton, Sue D is for Deadbeat 1/13 - 4★
A ~ Asa Makepeace Sweetest Scoundrel by Elizabeth Hoyt 1/16 - 4★
P ~ Powell, Kate from Holding the Dream by Nora Roberts 1/6 - 3★
I ~ The Iron Seas Riveted by Meljean Brook 1/4 - 3★

Welcome to the challenge, Poongothai, Tyler Leigh, Margaret, Sonja, & Nikki ♥!

Just finished second book

Updated you, Sonja. :o)

Update -
Love in Any Language - January/February

HAPPILY EVER AFTER = Eftychos Panta Meta
5/17

E - Because Naughty Holidays Can Be Oh So Nice 2015 by Nicole Edwards - 1/3
F - Fatal Destiny - 1/4
T
Y - Yellowstone Heart Song - 1/2
C
H
O
S - Force of Nature by Suzanne Brockmann - 1/9

P
A - Sweet Dreams by Kristen Ashley - 1/8
N
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M
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T
A

3 down & 2 more to go!

~ Love in Any Language ~
Duration: January 1st - February 29th

11/13 completed

☑Wedding = Gamos

G ~ Star Wars: Before the Awakening by Greg Rucka 1/5/16
A ~ Bear Attraction by Jennifer Ashley 1/17/16
M ~ Molly in Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh 2/15/16
O ~ Once Upon a Winter's Heart by Melody Carlson 2/3/16
S ~ Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich 1/31/16


☐Romance = Eidyllio

E ~ Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich 2/22/16
I ~ If You Give a Duke a Duchy by Nine Naughty Novelists 2/5/16
D ~ Eve Dallas in Brotherhood in Death 2/25/16
Y ~ Autumn Thorns by Yasmine Galenorn
L ~ Fairy Tale Flirts 2 by Lisa Scott 2/7/16
L ~ Lion Eyes by Jennifer Ashley 2/23/16
I ~ Immortal Matchmakers, Inc. by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff 2/10/16
O ~ Riding Steele by Opal Carew

LK, FYI I changed my word to Agapi.

Love in Any Language

Love - Agapi 3/5

A ~ Adam Sylvaine from A Notorious Countess Confesses by Julie Anne Long 1/11 - 3.5★
G ~
A ~
P ~ Powell, Kate from Holding the Dream by Nora Roberts 1/6 - 3★
I ~ The Iron Seas Riveted by Meljean Brook 1/4 - 3★

Just finished and have 5 books done!

Finished (see message 16).

Thanks Lisa Kay - I enjoyed that!

Woohoo! Congrats, Elaine!

...quotes on love...

Welcome to the challenge, Brenda!

    
Amyiw			22/22 - Done! Congrats!
Brenda			01/05
Elaine			14/14 - Done! Congrats!
Jenn			00/08
Karen♐			09/17
Kme_17			08/08 - Done! Congrats!
Lisa (Aussie Girl)	00/17
Lisa Kay		00/02
Margart			00/05
Nikki♥			04/05
Pamela			02/05
Poongothai		01/05
Sonja			05/09
Tyler Leigh		03/05
Valarie			04/10

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Lisa Kay wrote: "Woohoo! Congrats, Elaine!

...quotes on love...
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Thanks Lisa Kay :o)

Thanks for the challenge Lisa Kay!

Love in Any Language

Love - Agapi 5/5

A ~ Adam Sylvaine from A Notorious Countess Confesses by Julie Anne Long 1/11 - 3.5★
G ~ Grafton, Sue D is for Deadbeat 1/13 - 4★
A ~ Asa Makepeace Sweetest Scoundrel by Elizabeth Hoyt 1/16 - 4★
P ~ Powell, Kate from Holding the Dream by Nora Roberts 1/6 - 3★
I ~ The Iron Seas Riveted by Meljean Brook 1/4 - 3★

~ Love in Any Language ~
Duration: January 1st - February 29th
2/13 completed

I decided to give myself a bit more of a challenge. So I added another word.

Wedding = Gamos

G ~ Star Wars: Before the Awakening by Greg Rucka 1/5/16
A ~ Bear Attraction by Jennifer Ashley 1/17/16
M ~
O ~
S ~



Romance = Eidyllio

E ~
I ~
D ~
Y ~
L ~
L ~
I ~
O ~

Congrats, Nikki ♥! Woohoo!

...quotes on love...

Updated you, Brenda. :o)

8/8

e-Eyes of Ember
I-Led Astray
d-Deeper
ý-You've GOT to Read This Book!: 55 People Tell the Story of the Book That Changed Their Life
l-The Look of Love
l-Lifetime Loser
I-In Rides Trouble
o-The Other Family

Welcome to the challenge, Kim!

I'm in
I decided to pick the longest word (lots of "a" words)
a- Andrews, Ilona, Sweep in Peace
n- Nate (main character), Crimes Against Magic, Steve McHugh definitely not a HEA
k- Kyle, Celia, You're Lion & He Ain't Lion
á- (Alpha & Omega 3) Fair Game by Patricia Briggs
l- LaFevers, Robin, Grave Mercy
i- I Married a Warlock: Big Beautiful Witches by Georgette St. Clair
a- (Alpha & Omega #2) Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
s- Sendhil Mullainathan, Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much
m- Marissa Meyer, Cress
a- Arend, Vivian, Rocky Mountain Shelter

OK, finished Hug, now on to Kiss
f- Fury of Fire by Coreene Callahan
i- Ilona Andrews, Magic Stars
l- Lunar Chronicles #4: Winter by Marissa Meyer
í- Iron Druid Chronicles, The #7: Shattered by Kevin Hearne

k- Kevin Hearne, Staked
a- Alexa Riley, PS... You’re Mine
f- Finishing School book 4: Manners & Mutiny, Gail Carriger
e- Emma Hart, Twisted Bond
n- Nicole Peeler, Tempest Rising
e- Elle Thorne, Protection
í- Iron Druid 7.5: Three Slices,Kevin Hearne
o- Only a Promise by Mary Balogh

FINISHED 2 words 14/14 books
14/14 figured out where to move things to get the second 4 letter word done. Yea! Lots of "i" and "a" words.

Didn't realize it was 2 month so adding cafe
Hug & Kiss Cafe 22/22 read

Welcome to the challenge, Amyiw!

Thanks
Do re-reads count? I have 2 re-reads above. I may switch them out if I get a new read that fits.

I definitely want to get in on this one. It's been awhile since I've participated in challenges but I would really like to get back into it. The word I choose is: ankaliés :)

6/8 completed

A:Armentrout, Jennifer, author of Oblivion, 2/19, ***
N: Never Never: Part Three by Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher, 1/22, ***
K: Kagawa, Julie; author of Talon, 1/3, ***1/2
A:
L:
I: Into the Dim by Janet B. Taylor, 2/9, ****
E: Ember Hill, main character in Rogue by Julie Kagawa, 2/2, ***
S: Sanghani, Radhika; author of Not That Easy, 1/10, **1/2

Amyiw wrote: "Do re-reads count?"

Sure, Amyiw. Go for them.

Welcome to the challenge, Jenn!

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) LISA'S TRACKING POST 17/17. COMPLETED

HAPPILY EVER AFTER = eftychos panta meta

E - Evangeline Canterbury. Character in The One in My Heart by Sherry Thomas. 1/14/16. 3 ★
F - Frankie Blackburn. Character in Let It Snow by Heidi Cullinan . 1/13/16. 3.5 ★
T - Tyler Jenkins. Character in Midnight Ride by Cat Johnson. 1/13/16. 3 ★
Y - "Yashi" - FBI Agent Joe Hirabayashi, known as: Character in Force of Nature (Troubleshooters #11)by Suzanne Brockmann. 1/8/16. 5 ★
C - Carlo Pagano Jr. Character in Footsteps by Susan Fanetti. 1/17/16. 3.5 ★
H - Honoria Smythe-Smith. Character in Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn. 1/5/16. 3.5 ★
O - Oliver Worthy. Character in Marrying The Captain by Carla Kelly. 1/11/16. 3.5 ★
S - Sarah MacLean. Author of The Rogue Not Taken/ 1/26/16. ★★★☆
P - Paris: The Epic Novel of the City of Lights by Edward Rutherfurd. 1/3/16. 4.5 ★
A -Andrews, Ilona. Author of Magic Stars. 1/4/16. 4 ★
N - Nyssa. Character in Blood Rights by Kristin Painter. 1/20/16. 4 ★
T - Toni Blake. Author of Take Me All the Way: A Coral Cove Novel. 1/10/16. 3.5 ★
A - Arnaud, Character in Forbidden Blood. 1/28/16. 3 ★
M -Marvelle, Delilah. Author of Romancing Lady Stone. 1/4/16. 3 ★
E - Elle Kennedy. Co-author of Him. 1/22/16. 3 ★
T - Thea Harrison. Author of Liam Takes Manhattan. 1/20/16. 3 ★
A - Annalise Shawcross aka Anna Wynter. Character in A Night Like This by Julia Quinn. 1/29/16. 3 ★

I have one more left and done!

Woohoo! Congrats, Lisa (Aussie Girl)!

...words of love quotes...