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2016 January Word Hunt
Example post:Word Hunt - January
1 Jan - 31 Jan 2015
Word found: 10/10
Book completed: 7
Merry Gentlemen √ 1 Jan
bowl
Undertow √ 4 Jan
bartender, king, mourning
Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
champagne, molasses
Obernewtyn √ 9 Jan
diary
Inestimable Blessings √ 9 Jan
blood
Starfish and Coffee √ 12 Jan
grandmother
Dom Wars: Round One √ 12 Jan
dreamed
1. BARTENDER - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p113 - (Which was Sunday and Monday - Saturday was a busy night on the bartender/club scene.
2. CHAMPAGNE - Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
p180-181 - The doorman greeted him inside the foyer and waved his past - no need to check the guest list for his name - and he grabbed a glass of champagne from a tray and looked around.
3. BOWL Merry Gentlemen √ 1 Jan
p11 - "Another hippy bloke selling hand-turned bowls and crap like that."
4. KING - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p48 - Roan was the king of the jungle, and he should have no problem subduing cats; it was shat he did, sometimes without intention.
5. DREAM - Dom Wars: Round One √ 12 Jan
LOC 756: I'd never have dreamed just holding a person's hand could be such a turn on.
6. MOURN - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p262 - Because, come to think about it, you could confuse remorse for mourning, especially in a naturally depressed person.
7. GRANDMOTHER - Starfish and Coffee √ 12 Jan
p98-99 - "... He put your grandmother on a pedestal until the day she died. ..."
8. DIARY - Obernewtyn √ 9 Jan
p231 - Alexi took the diary, opened it, and held it in front of my eyes.
9. MOLASSES - Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
p217 - "You move like molasses, my pet."
10. BLOOD - Inestimable Blessings √ 9 Jan
p46-47: Lee shivered, overwhelmed by the attraction simmering in his blood.
Word Hunt - January1 - 31 January 2016
Completed: 0/10
badger
call
content
excessive
goodbye
hook
hover
lantern
property
witness
In again! This time I think I'm actually done with the previous month before I sign up again - just haven't posted it yet.
Hurry up January I want to start now!Badger Loving Lawson January 21
Loc 147, Except for the criminal past, they did practically everything together; and aside from fighting, Heath was clean and had badgered Ryker to be the same.
Call Royal Savage January 1
Page 32, "They call me, Blaine, babe, but you can call me anything as long as you're screaming it on top of me. Hell ... even below me is good. I work hard either way."
Content Royal Savage January 1
Page 179, I nod my head in contentment and watch the girls talking by the end of the bar.
Excessive Staking Her Claim...: ~A Patricks' Brothers Novel~ January 13
Loc 498, Pacing is her go-to way to work off the excess energy that's building up inside her tiny frame and not take it out physically on innocent objects likely to end up getting thrown.
Goodbye Changing Course January 10
Page 66, 'How about tomorrow we go visit Manda's grave? I think it would do you some good to finally go say goodbye. You're harboring a lot of guilt and taking it out on me'.
Hook Ignite January 3
Loc 1503, "No, not a couple. Whenever she comes to visit Tate, they just hook up and f***. They're nothing more, but that doesn't change s***".
Hover Ignite January 3
Loc 1103, Without any effort she hovers and slowly lowers herself onto my d***.
Lantern Clutch
Page 270, Cassie had hung decorative lanterns all around the patio, and the wavering light they produced cast an uneven glow over the yard.
Property Ignite
Loc 2984, Booker surprises me by standing as we reach another gate outside the property.
Witness Royal Savage January 1
Page 45, I shake my head in disbelief as Blaine approaches us all normal like, as if we didn't just witness him getting head at the side of the building.
Finished! Found: 10/10
badger - A huge honey badger the size of a pony lay on the floor, his head twisted at an odd angle. (Kindle Locations 3361-3362).
Magic Rises 12 Jan
call - The call came in just before four o'clock in the afternoon. Pg 5
A Different Blue 5 Jan
content - “Ask yourself if you will be content living your life in his shadow." (Kindle Location 3933).
Magic Rises 12 Jan
excessive - “It means excessively enthusiastic. A state of exalted bliss.” (Kindle Locations 2262-2263)
The Restorer 2 Jan
goodbye - Maybe she called to give John a chance to say goodbye. (Kindle Location 3999).
The Restorer 2 Jan
hook - Dripping carcasses, strung up on hooks in packing houses. (Kindle Location 3215)
The Restorer 2 Jan
hover “Ever the cheeky one, aren't you?” he sighed, but a smile hovered around his lips. Pg 156
A Different Blue 5 Jan
lantern - Light shone from all the windows and the wide front stairs were lit in the soft glow from the light shaped like an antique brass lantern that was hung by the door. Pg 115
A Different Blue 5 Jan
property - At least he didn’t offer to sell me a nice beachfront property in Nebraska. (Kindle Locations 4140-4141).
Magic Rises 12 Jan
witness - I would witness their deaths, and then I would have to tell their families about it. Pg 348
Gunmetal Magic 10 Jan
I'm in.10/10
badger - Kiss and Makeup - Jan7 - 4*
A moment later, he was working the badger hair brush into the cake of shaving soap and covering Len's face in a smooth creamy leather. (Pos. 120)
call - Loving and Loathing Vegas - Jan4 - 3*
So we know what to call her while she's stuck with us. (Pos.298)
content - My Prince - Jan12 - 5*
Alex had ignored it the first two times, more than content to be stretched out on the sofa with George, paying no attention to anything other than the TV and his man. (Pos. 2653)
excessive - How To Be A Normal Person - Jan14 - 5*
Gus thought that was a little excessive, but kept that opinion to himself. (Pos. 2116)
goodbye - Sock it to Me, Santa! - Jan4 - 5*
Any guy seen talking to Jamie – or standing too close, for that matter – might as well kiss his social life goodbye. (Pos. 72)
hook - Mirage - Jan7 - 5*
He hung it on the hook on the back of the door and ran his fingers through his hair. (Pos. 1749)
hover - Eagle Man and Mr Hawk - Jan2 - 2*
Come in Alex, don't hover in the doorway. (Pos.3682)
lantern - Buttermilk Ranch - Jan11 - 3*
It was the first time Pace had gotten a good look around but as Dell lit a camping lantern sitting on the coffee table, he noted the room was made of white pine floors and designed in a country style with pine furnishings and plaid couches and rocking chairs.(Pos. 1989)
property - Whispers of Old Winds - Jan3 - 5*
I stoke the fire with Douglas fir logs cut from our property and now dried for two seasons; it burns well, bright and hot (Pos. 494)
witness - The Wolf and His Diva - Jan5 - 5*
You don't want to be witness to that. (Pos.1383)
RRRC Word Hunt - JanuaryFound: 10/10 Finished!
(maximum 3 words per book)
✔ badger - The Score | ★★★★★ | 1/15
83%... For the next ten minutes, the cops badger me about the team and our chances for another national title, while the paramedic forces me to endure his unnecessary concussion protocol until finally determining I don’t need to go to the ER.
✔ call - Through These Eyes | ★★★★★ | 1/2
2%... "What time did you get the call about Hannah?"
✔ content - Through These Eyes | ★★★★★ | 1/2
17%... When Ada was fed and content, she was promptly handed to her besotted uncle.
✔ excessive - Fixer-Upper | ★★★★☆ | 1/8
80%... Jake went a bit camera happy, snapping an excessive amount of pictures, but who could blame him?
✔ goodbye - Murder Book | ★★★★☆ | 1/6
41%... Was this some kind of goodbye?
✔ hook - Through These Eyes | ★★★★★ | 1/2
27%... He grabbed Brady's harness off the hook and called Brady to come.
✔ hover - Murder Book | ★★★★☆ | 1/6
38%... Leech and I hovered near Connors’ desk smoking cigarettes.
✔ lantern - Fixer-Upper | ★★★★☆ | 1/8
92%... The fairy lights he’d strung up on his back porch illuminated the yard with a soft glow, and the lanterns in the gazebo took care of the rest.
✔ property - The Mistake | ★★★★★ | 1/6
20%... L&S does well enough to cover expenses, my dad's bills, and the mortgage on our bungalow, which sits at the back of the property.
✔ witness - Blindside | ★★★★☆ | 1/3
57%... Maybe Pete the barman and the two security guards weren’t the best witnesses.
0-3 words : better luck next time3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! ~ 10 as of 01.17.2016
✔badger Crossed Bones, carolyn haines...pg 295~I used the cell phone Tinkie had badgered me into getting...finished~01.18.2016
✔call Simply Irresistible, jill shalvis...pg 5~her blackberry, ready to call 911 if it got ugly...finished~01.01.2016
✔content Simply Irresistible, jill shalvis...pg 48~maybe I'm content with my current company...finished~01.01.2016
✔excessive Tricky Twenty-Two, janet evanovich...pg 34~ twenty cases sounds excessive Lula said...finished~01.03.2016
✔goodbye Tricky Twenty-Two, janet evanovich...pg 10~ Adios. Goodbye are you freaking kidding me?...finished~01.03.2016
✔hook Simply Irresistible, jill shalvis...pg 144~grabbing the jacket she'd forgotten off the hook...finished~01.01.2016
✔hover One Foot in the Grove, kelly lane...page 265~a hand pump hovered over a small cistern for water...finished~ 01.16.2016
✔lantern Poisoned Tarts, g.a. mckevett...page 8~palm trees and jack-o'-lanterns. Yuck...finished~01.11.2016
✔property The 9th Judgment, james patterson...pg 245~ Once the property of a young farmer...finished~01.01.2016
✔witness The 9th Judgment, james patterson...pg 23~ the evidence, the witnesses and the confession...finished~01.01.2016
Monthly Word Hunt Duration: January 1/16 - January 31/16
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
badger
Book Used:
January page 23 'it was a freezing January'
call page 12 'I have learned they call it 'cawl'
content page 110 'I must be content with the watery beer'
excessive page 156 'sin of pride or to excessive authority'
goodbye page 128 'I remember saying a tearful goodbye'
hook page 262 'Richard Hook marked Eleanor's grave with a wooden cross'
hover page 37 'a skylark hovers high over me'
property page 50 'her freedom and her property'
witness page 94 'later she appeared as a witness'
Book Used:
lantern page 155 'fiddling with the lantern'
RRRC January Word Huntbadger ~ Storm Front 1/6-4♥
pg 306 ~ to badger another date out
call ~ Stars of Fortune 1/12-3♥
pg 36 ~ I'll make some calls
content ~ Fool Moon 1/10-4♥
pg 212 ~ splashed the contents all over
excessive ~ Heir to the Empire 1/3-5♥
pg 386 ~ or to waste excessive time
goodbye ~ Heir to the Empire 1/3-5♥
pg 13 ~ I've come to say good-bye
hook ~ Storm Front 1/6-4♥
pg 24 ~ Murphy set the hook
hover ~ Fool Moon 1/10-4♥
pg 45 ~ to hover steadily in that direction
lantern ~ Storm Front 1/6-4♥
pg 163 ~ between its lightning-lantern
property ~ Fool Moon 1/10-4♥
pg 124 ~ yellow tape around the property
witness ~ Heir to the Empire 1/3-5♥
pg 353 ~ I want both of you to witness
RRRC January Word Hunt10/10 read
Badger - Forever with You, Loc 398, "...needed was me badgering him."
Call - Second Chance Summer, Loc 25, "Tonight's fire call came in..."
Content - Hillbilly Rockstar, Loc 1873, "He seemed content to watch her play."
Excessive - Skinwalker, Loc 188, "Thirteen crosses -- excessive, but they..."
Goodbye - Tied with a Bow, Loc 776, "Goodbye, Mr. Hartfell."
Hook - Touching Ice, Loc 1734, "...over a hook near the ceiling."
Hover - Night Vision, Loc 3295, "...sent it back to hover alongside..."
Lantern - Crazy Hot, Loc 502, "...a pool of lantern light inside the canvas..."
Property - Discount Armageddon, Loc 34, "...been stolen property and reported as..."
Witness - Reapers and Bastards: A Reapers MC Anthology, Loc 974, "...that was in front of witnesses."
Of course I'm reading Magic Shifts right now and it has Doolitte in it and he's a honey badger. I will probably never come across badger again...lol
I'm in but BADGER?! LOL10/10
Badger Strange Addiction 01/05/16 ★★
LOC 502 - "Look how the honey badger is."
Call - Strange Bedfellows 01/08-09/16 ★★★★★
LOC 173 - "You call that nothing?"
Content - Maelstrom 01/10-11/16 ★★★★★
LOC 3097 - "I stared at the letter for a long moment, absorbing nothing of the content."
Excessive - Strange Bedfellows 01/08-09/16 ★★★★★
LOC 98 - "The bar had limited lighting and excessive noise, so Ford could barely hear or see him, but the joyful grin was just what he needed after months of scowls, so he threw caution to the wind and followed Trevor home."
Goodbye - Strange Bedfellows 01/08-09/16 ★★★★★
LOC 703 - "After shaking Beth's hand, he continued his goodbyes and then walked away from the group."
Hook - Strange Addiction 01/05/16 ★★
LOC 2130 - "Once he got the hook on the line, he handed Brock the rod and bait."
Hover - Strange Addiction 01/05/16 ★★
LOC 2803 - "He lowered Brock to the bed, hovering over him."
Lantern - Maelstrom 01/10-11/16 ★★★★★
LOC 2239 - "I'll find a lantern and matches in the parlor."
Property - Maelstrom 01/10-11/16 ★★★★★
LOC 2617 - "The hedge ended at the back of the property."
Witness - Infected: The Lost Weekend01/03/16 ★★★
LOC 261 - "That was the great thing about interviewing drunk witnesses-you might as well interview a cat."
Monthly Word Hunt 1 - 31 January 2016
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE.
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
badger
call - Reign - 1/2 - Loc 40 - I couldn't call anyone.
content - Because Naughty Holidays Can Be Oh So Nice 2015 - 1/3 - Loc 421 - He seemed content with keeping her hovering
excessive - Force of Nature - 1/9 - Loc 555 - haven't gone into shock from excessive hemorrhaging
goodbye - Force of Nature - 1/9 - Loc 2051 - it was time to say goodbye
hook - Reign - 1/2 - Loc 1072 - they would hook me on drugs so I was compliant.
hover - Fatal Destiny - 1/4 - Loc 1357 - driving her crazy with the hovering this week
lantern - Romancing Lady Stone - 1/5 - Loc 45 - A glowing lantern swayed from a rust crusted hook
property - Reign - 1/2 - Loc 217 - foot fences around their entire property.
witness - Because Naughty Holidays Can Be Oh So Nice 2015 - 1/3 - Loc 3003 - person to walk in and witness what would be coming next.
January Monthly Word Hunt Found: 10/10 words. CHAMPION hunter!
✔1/6 badger: In the Clutches of a Ruthless Drug Lord, Kindle 4%, 73 of 1271 …but she badgered us with messages,…
✔ 1/2 call: The Warlord Wants Forever, Read Online pg 4 of 98 “You’ll call for me…
✔ 1/23 content: The PA's Revenge, Kindle 80% 2244 of 2860 Its content ballooned up and escaped over the top, ...“
✔ 1/16 excessive: Reckless, Kindle 94% 7794 of 8341 The excessive trail of petals led in a loop through the kitchen and into the living room.
✔ 1/7 goodbye: To Die For, Kindle 41%, 2048 of 5075, Reassured, I said good-bye and turned to find Wyatt…
✔1/6 hook: GRINGA, Kindle 2%, 49 of 1271 …I was cool with the two of you hooking up – I lied.
✔1/6 hover: GRINGA, Kindle 28%, 381 of 1271 …mesmerized by his fingerhovering over the trigger.
✔1/19 lantern: Being Me, e-book, pg 337 of 421 At least half a dozen lanterns pulse from the depths of massive steel...
✔1/6 property: To Die For, Kindle 21%, 997 of 5075, …she wouldn’t have been killed on my property.
✔1/6 witness: To Die For, Kindle 4%, 180 of 5075, …and having a cop present to both witness the removal of her…
Calila wrote: "I'm in but BADGER?! LOL"I'm thinking it might not be too terribly hard - think of the verb, not the animal. Though maybe a sports book...
MountainKat wrote: "Calila wrote: "I'm in but BADGER?! LOL"I'm thinking it might not be too terribly hard - think of the verb, not the animal. Though maybe a sports book..."
Oooh good point. I was stuck on the animal, but verb is good.
January Word Hunt10/10 FOUND
✔badger - Night Probe! - Clive Cussler 1/10
(who wanted to badger him), p55
✔call - All I Want - Jill Shalvis 1/12
(no call, nothing), p26
✔content - Vixen 03 - Clive Cussler 1/14
(now I can die content), p93
✔excessive - The Dragon Keeper- Robin Hobb 1/23
(without excessive difficulty), p7
✔goodbye - Beauty's Kingdom - A.N. Roquelaure 1/4
(kissed me goodbye tenderly), p218
✔hook - Library of Souls - Ransom Riggs 1/3
(until I happened to hook a small recessed handle), p289
✔hover - The Great Zoo of China - Matthew Reilly 1/2
(it pulled up into a hover), p234
✔lantern - Beauty's Kingdom - A.N. Roquelaure 1/4
(these lanterns surrounding the niches), p155
✔property - Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon 1/6
(I have some city property), p270
✔witness - Push - Sapphire 1/8
(can I get a witness), p19
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Monthly Word Hunt January 1-31, 2016
10/10 found
badger Night Games pg 239- Last season, he didn't think it was his place to give him any pointers, but now he is going to badger the heck out of the poor kid.
call White Night pg 1- by the time the cops call me,...
content Night Games pg 30- As if that were good enough -being content with me for me...
excessive Night Games pg 11- Sure, its a bit excessive, but....
goodbye China Dolls pg 35- I wave goodbye to my new friends...
hook White Night pg 184-Justin hadn't gotten any hooks into my head.
hover White Night pg 139- hovered for a moment,...
lantern Spells pg 194- as though a dozen lanterns were burning inside
property China Dolls pg 69- audience selling jewelsand property.
witness China Dolls pg 141- Grace was our witness.
Or a book set in the UK countryside!? I know I've found that word in Merry Gentlemen by Josephine Myles. Lol - hopefully it'll be a little hard but not TOO hard :)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Or a book set in the UK countryside!? I know I've found that word in Merry Gentlemen by Josephine Myles. Lol - hopefully it'll be a little hard but not TOO hard :)"Oh, I have that - might just have to read it in January! =)
2016 January Word Hunt
0/10
Badger -
Call -
Content -
Excessive -
Goodbye -
Hook -
Hover -
Lantern -
Property -
Witness -
0/10
Badger -
Call -
Content -
Excessive -
Goodbye -
Hook -
Hover -
Lantern -
Property -
Witness -
2016 January Word Hunt10/10
Books Used:
Badger - Six-Gun Snow White: p. 76: “It keeps Charming in hay and her in beans-on-griddlebread, and on Sunday they get tinned peaches if the take’s been good. Way Snow White figures it, in a month she’ll have enough socked away to head back north, up to Montana, which she has not forgotten, into the Territory. In a month she’ll have enough to quit worrying if she hasn’t seen so much as a badger stumble past her sights.” (01/26/16)
Call - The Emperor's Soul p.42: "Shai hissed softly through her teeth. 'And you call what I do an abomination?'” (01/04/16)
Content - Sorcerer to the Crown p. 60: “She was no longer content with being the mistress of a small school, however. Mrs. Daubeney dreamt of an establishment for the education of magical females on an unprecedented scale…..” (01/13/16)
Excessive - The House Behind the Cedars p. 5: “As Warwick was neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet, he could not foresee that, thirty years later, even this would seem an excessive punishment for so slight a misdemeanor.” (01/11/16)
Goodbye - Apollo 23 (Doctor Who: New Series Adventures #37) p. 240: “I remember what you said, Doctor. Thank you. And goodbye .” (01/03/15)
Hook - Frenchman's Creek p. 82: “She stepped down into the boat beside him. ‘Let me fix the worm on the hook ,’ she said.” (01/15/16)
Hover - Sorcerer to the Crown p. 108: “Sir Stephen usually exercised more discretion than this. His importunate spectre continued to hover at Zacharias’s shoulder, however, so that Zacharias was compelled to duck into the kitchen garden, and hope …..” (01/13/16)
Lantern - The Courilof Affair Chapter 7, p.42: “We walked through almost the entire city, hearing nothing except the sound of iron shutters quickly closing in front of the shops. Only a few remained open; a single lantern placed on the ground faintly lit them up.” (01/07/16)
Property - The Emperor's Soul p. 66: “This was a property of soulstone; fire hardened it, so it could not be chipped.” (01/04/16)
Witness - Apollo 23 (Doctor Who: New Series Adventures #37) p. 155: “Would Reeve really shoot her, even with someone else there to witness it?” (01/03/16)
GAH! Love these types of challenges! I'm in! : )
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January Word Search
Date Complete: January 16, 2016
10 / 10 found
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✔︎ badger - A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore - Jan 4, 2016 - ✰✰✰✰
“Each had the skeletal face of a dead animal, cats, foxes, badgers…” Loc: Ch 23, Para. 127
✔︎call - Rumor Has It by Jill Shalvis - Jan 3, 2016 - ✰✰✰✰
“…more warning than a panicked five A.M. phone call." Loc: Ch. 2, Para. 14
✔︎content - Happily Never After by Jeaniene Frost - Jan 15, 2016 - ✰✰✰✰
""She unzipped her purse and held it open so the contents were visible. “ - Loc: Ch. 3, Para. 26
✔︎excessive - Abaddon's Gate by James S. A. Corey - Jan 14, 2016 ✰✰✰✰✰
" “The Europan in her just felt tired, drained by the excessive pull..." Loc: Ch. 31, Para. 36
✔︎goodbye: The Diva Takes the Cake by Krista Davis - Jan 16, 2016 - ✰✰✰
"I wanted to say good-bye.” Nook Loc.: 41.3%
✔︎hook - Mean Streak by Sandra Brown - Jan 14, 2016 - ✰✰✰✰
“There was a wall hook adjacent to the door.” Loc: Ch. 5, Para. 14
✔︎hover - The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness - Jan 9, 2016 - ✰✰✰✰
"For once Diana didn’t protest at his hovering.” Loc: Ch. 23, Para.13
✔︎lantern - Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers - Jan 12, 2016 - ✰✰✰✰
"It’s like watching a flame grow dim in a lantern.” - Loc: Ch. 2, Para. 42
✔︎property - The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett - Jan 13, 2016 - ✰✰✰✰✰
"Every wizard considered himself a fairly hot property, wisewise; it went with the job.” E-reader Loc. 37.5%
✔︎witness - Caliban's War by James S. A. Corey - Jan 9, 2016 - ✰✰✰✰
“…vessel in violation of laws and standards,” Avasarala said. “Cotyar, you’re witness to that.” Loc: Ch 37, Para. 96
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Here I am. Happy New Year !!!!0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
January Word Hunt 8 / 10
badger, Wyoming Rugged read 01/14/16**** - but he BADGERed Blair...(pg 23)
call, Wyoming Rugged read 01/14/16**** - , you CALL me, (pg 23)
content, Claimed read 01/28/16*** - She'd never been more CONTENT in her life. (pg 203)
excessive
goodbye, Renegade Lady read 01/24/16 - without even saying GOODBYE, (14%)
hook, Dirty Lies read 01/06/15 - and I HOOK my thumb...(loc 11%)
hover, Dirty Lies read 01/06/15 - I HOVER my mouth over hers. (loc 13%)
lantern
property, Dirty Lies read 01/06/15 - get off our PROPERTY...(loc 91%)
witness, Love, Lex read 01/19/16** - be a WITNESS for the prosecution (loc 58%)
I'm in again ^_^January Word Hunt
Completed: 10/10
badger - The Witch With No Name pg. 255 - 1/5/16
"Why are you badgering me? I asked, and he casually sat, tugging at his sleeves before remembering the lace was gone."
call - Cop On Her Doorstep pg. 217 - 1/1/16
"When I go out on a S.W.A.T. call..."
content - Unruly pg. 263 - 1/2/16
"I looked across the bar to see if Echo was content with my singing."
excessive - Unruly pg. 177 - 1/1/16
"Some people might think it was a little excessive, but her regular and often smartassed texts..."
goodbye - Cop On Her Doorstep pg. 219 - 1/1/16
"Goodbye, Jake."
hook - Down the Hidden Path pg. 145 - 1/3/16
"He hooked an arm around David's shoulder and pointed across the lake."
hover - The Witch With No Name pg. 3 - 1/5/16
"...but I could hear them in my memory as the pixy hovered before a pollution-grimed window."
lantern - Down the Hidden Path pg. 240 - 1/4/16
"Miah was just choosing a lantern when Earl returned."
property - Unruly pg. 34 - 1/1/16
"I don't need to deal with property issues between you two."
witness - Down the Hidden Path pg. 16 - 1/3/16
"Without witnesses, I'll teach you some manners, Lunchbox."
RRRC, January 2016 Monthly Word Hunt The maximum number of words for each book is THREE.
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
Completed: 10/10
Books Used:
Never Too Late Robyn Carr, 1-2-16 (3-1/2*) review
Almost a Bride Patricia McLinn, 1-3-16 (3*) review
Sucks to Be Me: The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe) Kimberly Pauley, 1-5-16 (3*), review
Immortal in Death J.D. Robb, #3 “In Death” series, 1-8-16 (3-1/2*), review
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things Jenny Lawson, 1-10-16 (4*), review
Throwback Annie Windsor , #2 Dungeon Heat, 1-23-16 (2-1/2*), review
»JANUARY 2016 - WORD HUNT«>Post #30<
»10/10 Complete«
·Badger - Wolf with Benefits by Shelly Laurenston location 4850, 81%, pg.342 (1/9/16)
Livy had shifted and was now high up in the tree, now fistfighting with a squirrel. Livy's shifted form was huge compared to a full-blood honey badger, but a hundred-pound ratal shifter was still tiny compared to the lion, tigers, and bear shifters. Of course that difference never stopped Livy from taking them all on at one time or another. Honestly, Livy would fight the Queen of England if she thought the woman stared at her too long.
·Call - Toxic by Eve Langlais location 95, 5% (1/13/16)
I had a joke for them. What do you call a human who mocks a vampire? Dinner. My nails elongated and dug into the wood of the podium, creating deep gouges. My eyes bled black - I couldn't stop them as my ire grew - feeding my dark side. A few of the reporters squirmed under my gaze and went silent, but others metmy eyes and, instead of the flinching I'd grown accustomed to, roared louder with laughter.
·Content - From Russia With Claws by Jacey Conrad location 2837, 64% (1/6/16)
It was like he knew every cell in her body, like he'd gotten a Master's in the study of giving her orgasms. She threaded her fingers through the damp hair at his temples, content to just feel his breath against her, his chest rising and falling in time with hers.
·Excessive - Stone Guardian by Danielle Monsch location 3037, 70%, pg.260 (1/24/16)
Beside the stone giants was a man. He was human, unless excessive geasiness was a special characteristic of one of the new races. He was in charge of admittance - allowing entrance at his whim, denying those who seemed to have a problem with him putting his hand under their skirts. Anyone who voiced disappointment was given a look by one of the giants, after which they slunk away.
·Goodbye - Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon pg.226 (1/16/16)
Thinking only about saving her, Talon didn't realize he was in the sunlight until he felt his skin catching fire. Cursing, he fell back into the club and watched helplessly as Camulus paused at the car and held Sunshine's head up so that Talon could see her face. "Say goodbye to your wife, Speirr. Don't worry. I'll take really good care of her." Camulus put her in the car and drove away.
·Hook - Hot Demon in the City by Connie Suttle location 1908, 38% (1/5/16)
If I joined a gym, I intended to go at a time when it wouldn't be too busy, or filled with weekend clients only looking to hook up. "Come on, Prissy Pants," Kory teased. "Let's get your sweat on." "That sounds so attractive," I mumbled and followed him to the door. "Jerk."
·Hover - Unfinished Muse by R.L. Naquin location 487, 11% (1/1/16)
I hovered my pencil between mortal danger, all of the above, and none of the above. How the hell was I supposed to know anything about company policy. The question didn't even mean anything to me in the first place. Clients? Revelation? Greek mythology had been a fun little trivia quiz, but this made no damn sense at all.
·Lantern - Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon pg.256 (1/16/16)
Talon flung open the door, ready for battle. Instead of another group of Daimons, what they found was Sunshine tied on a bed in a room that was lit by a small lantern. Moaning, she was writhing and twisting as if she were on fire. Terrified something was wrong with her, Talon rushed to her side while Vane and Fang searched the room for more Daimons.
·Property - Switching Hour by Robyn Peterman location 86, 4% (1/17/16)
"First of all, we didn't sleep. And how in the hell was I supposed to know Mr. Sexy Pants was her boyfriend?" "Um, well, let me see...did the fact that he was wearing a Property of Baba Yaga t-shirt not ring any fcking bells?" I was so done. I'd been stuck in a cell with Sassy the Destructive Witch for nine months - sawing my own head off with a butter knife had become a plausible option. I was beyond ready to get the hell out.
·Witness - Hate F*@k: The Complete Story by Ainsley Booth location 3225, 72%, pg.301 (1/3/16)
Clara Forrester changed her flight to the next day, and Jason got a heads up from a friend in Miami that the Feds were going to stop her from leaving the country. Excellent idea. Piss poor execution. I can't think of a faster way to make her an uncooperative witness.
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I'm in :)3/10
1) Badger
2) Call : Little Girls Lost by Jack Kerley
Location Pg 248 : " You say Connor got a call. Can it be traced?".
3) Content
4) Excessive
5) Goodbye
6) Hook
7) Hover
8) Lantern
9) Property : Little Girls Lost by Jack Kerley
Location Pg 249 : " I recall the ride home from the property room, trying to get some sleep.
10) Witness : Little Girls Lost by Jack Kerley
Location Pg 262 : By the time he finished his act the driver and the witnesses would be on his side ".
2016 January Word Hunt 9/9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
4 books read
badger Heavy Secrets P44 "after badgering her, Martha had smiled.."
call Deep Down P23 "Any chance I can come in to make a call?"
content Deep Down P69 "..she'd felt so content."
excessive Cry Of The Wolf P56 "Excessive swearing was the only thing that made him feel marginally better."
goodbye Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between P63 "I lifted my left hand and swept it up and out in a goodbye wave."
hook Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between P25 "I hooked a right, keeping my ecstatic pace, until I glanced up."
hover Heavy Secrets P70 "Cole was hovering over her, totally in control."
lantern
property Heavy Secrets P56 "It must be paid before the property can be reclaimed."
witness Deep Down P70 "..she hadn't witnessed it."
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Calila which book is that? Maybe you'd like to share :D"Infected: Undertow - 7th in a series. There's a new character named Badger.
I'm in for 10.Complete
✔badger - Cold-Hearted Rake 1/16
"You'll have to badger me later; ..."
p. 94
✔call - Fatal Deception
"I'll tell him it was your call."
Loc. 55
✔content - Winter
"It showed a contented Levana and a peaceful Kai.
p 271
excessive - What Angels Fear
"...never one to make excessive demands upon his wife..."
p. 73
goodbye - Fatal Deception
"She really needed to learn the fine art of saying goodbye at the end of a conversation."
Loc 2800
hook - Fatal Deception
"How'd they hook up?"
Loc 4541
hover - What Angels Fear
"The Prince's man hovered at the ready with another armload of starched..."
p. 118
✔lantern - Winter 1/23
"…ornate lanterns and gilt wallpapers and a theme of flying bats carved into the crown moldings."
p. 117
✔property Winter 1/23
On the other hand, the uniform marked him as the property of the queen.
p. 66
✔What Angels Fear
"We have a witness."
p. 201
9/10Midnight Rising by Lara Adrian 5 Jan 2016 ★★★★★
First Impressions by Sarah Price 6 Jan 2016 ★★★★
Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian 6 Jan 2016 ★★★★★
The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer 9 Jan 2016 ★★★★★
badger
call - Midnight Rising - loc 229 - but it was the phone call to her mother.
content - The Quiet Gentleman - loc 1647 - the anxious mother had to be content
excessive - The Quiet Gentleman - loc 182 - for I am sure I shall miss you excessively
goodbye - Midnight Rising - loc 634 - that she would be kissing her job good-bye
hook - First Impressions - loc. 974 Carol Ann offered her a crochet hook and a ball of yarn.
hover - Veil of Midnight - loc. 238 - Lex lifted one of his feet and let it hover over the unresponsive face
lantern - First Impressions - loc. 515 - a young woman standing alone by the latern
property - First Impressions - loc. 139 - located a short distance from the Blank property
witness - Midnight Rising - loc 661 - Now there was a witness
Word Hunt - January1 - 31 January 2016
Completed: 10/10
✔badger - Body Check "Once, she'd dated a man who'd badgered her constantly to get him season tickets-which had driven her to promptly break up with him." Page 26
✔ call - Spiritbound "I just called to the cat." Loc 92
✔ content - Blood Bound "Instead it looked content with what it was." Loc 349
✔excessive - The Mane Event "Mace's almost hysterical laughter at her offhanded remark seemed a little excessive, but she chose to ignore it."
✔ goodbye - Dante's Gift "I thought I had said goodbye to my sister." Loc 46
✔ hook - Interlude in Death - "Ireland’s former bad boy who had made his life, his fortune, his place by hook or — well — by crook." Loc 197
✔ hover - Witness in Death "And hovering over all was the ghost of Anja Carvell." Loc 4479
✔ lantern - Bone Crossed "It had bark and evergreen needles -- but it also had four eyes as big as dinner plates that glowed like ruby glass lanterns." Page 631
✔ property - Moon Called “MS. THOMPSON, it said in heavy block letters, PLEASE KEEP YOUR FELINE OFF MY PROPERTY” Loc 21
✔ witness - Moon Called “Samuel and I both can witness that Warren didn’t tell Kyle anything, you did." Loc 204
RRRC Word HuntJanuary 1, 2016 - January 31, 2016
☑ January - 10/10
BOOK #1 - The Beast in Him (1/4) ★★★★★
BOOK #2 - Guarded (1/5) ★★★★½
BOOK #3 - Marked (1/6) ★★★½
BOOK #4 - Stories I Only Tell My Friends (1/8) ★★★★
BOOK #5 - Infected: Lesser Evils (1/11) ★★★★★
BOOK #6 - Servants of the Crossed Arrows (1/13) ★★★★
BOOK #7 - The Book Of Daniel (1/15) ★★★★½
BOOK #8 - Heartstrings (1/16) ★★★★½
BOOK #9 - Infected: Undertow (1/17) ★★★★
BOOK #10 - Luke's Surprise (1/17) ★★★½
Read 10/10
1. Badger - (BIH) pg. 197/"You going to tell me what happened or burrow your head into the desk like a BADGER?"
2. Call - (M) loc. 459/"If Alec doesn't CALL the Children's Aid Society to boot."
3. Content - (SotCA) loc. 461/"He wondered how inexplicable the CONTENTS of his own bathroom would have been..."
4. Excessive - (ILE) loc. 4727/"...and the amount of blue on the sidewalk seemed EXCESSIVE, several of them openly wearing bulletproof vests..."
5. Goodbye - (H) loc. 3653/"Las turned to Kendra to say GOODBYE and could almost feel the daggers shooting from her eyes."
6. Hook - (BoD) pg. 253/"I could let her off the HOOK and tell her what she needed to hear...."
7. Hover - (SIOTMF) loc. 3591/"We lift off, HOVER for a moment, then head into the rising sun."
8. Lantern - (G) loc. 270/"The LANTERN flame fluttered slightly as a door in the dark corner of the room opened..."
9. Property - (LS) loc. 819/"The scent of wolves grew stronger as they neared the front of the PROPERTY once again."
10. Witness - (IU) loc. 411/"She hadn't see him for maybe eight months, so she wasn't a great WITNESS.."
2016 January Word Hunt 10/10 read
badger - By His Rules ~ 1/4/16 ~ ★★★★ ~ ...wouldn't badger him to eat... ~ Loc. 1230
call - Prized Possession ~ 1/4/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ disconnected, then made another call. ~ Loc. 300
content - By His Rules ~ 1/4/16 ~ ★★★★ ~ So calm and confident and content. ~ Loc. 2676
excessive - Curious ~ 1/2/16 ~ ★★★★ ~ Now it all seemed excessive. ~ Loc. 1253
goodbye - Curious ~ 1/2/16 ~ ★★★★ ~ ...it hadn't felt like goodbye... ~ Loc. 721
hook - Quillon's Covert ~ 1/2/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ ...just to hook them in and... ~ Loc. 728
hover - Quillon's Covert ~ 1/2/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ ...he hovered his lips... ~ Loc. 1083
lantern - Quillon's Covert ~ 1/2/16 ~ ★★★★★ ~ I'll fetch the lantern and... ~ Loc. 669
property - By His Rules ~ 1/4/16 ~ ★★★★ ~ ...slave, a piece of property. ~ Loc. 606
witness - Curious ~ 1/2/16 ~ ★★★★ ~ He'd never witnesses that... ~ Loc. 224
Word Hunt - January1 - 31 January 2016
Completed: 9/10
Books Used:
1. Dracula's Guest 1/2/16 (Kindle)
2. Northanger Abbey 1/5/16 (Kindle)
3. The Cuckoo's Calling 1/8/16 (Kindle)
badger -
call - (Dracula's Guest) - loc 146 - the trees, and I heard men call to one another. They drew
content - (Dracula's Guest) - loc 1702 - pretty Mabel too well to be content with part of her love.
excessive - (Northanger Abbey) - loc 780 - frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it
goodbye - (Dracula's Guest) - loc 542 - down at her, and said, 'Goodbye, old girl. Sorry I
hook - (The Cuckoo's Calling) - loc 837 - besuited man was Mr. Geoffrey Hook; the redhead, however, bore no
hover - (The Cuckoo's Calling) - loc 4778 - Robin's gaze slid sideways, to hover momentarily on Strike's ear
lantern - (Northanger Abbey) - loc 1275 - first, of two tombstones and a lantern- do you understand? And
property - (The Cuckoo's Calling) - loc 8 - theft of the author's intellectual property. If you would like to
witness - (Northanger Abbey) - loc 2283 - own observation can bare witness to her having recieved every
RRRC 2016 January Word Hunt10/10 Completed
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Im going to try this again for January.. I actually found 5 or 6 so far for December. 2016 January Word Hunt
4/10 read
badger
call - A Single Thread - 01/3/16 - pg 160 - "I would have liked to call Charlie and see if I could join him for dinner, but I knew he'd be too busy for that."
content
excessive -
- 01/21/16 - pb 90 - By imposing an excessive rigidity on her mind, Ilaria had suppressed the voice of her heart."goodbye - A Single Thread - 01/03/16 - pg 234 - "Goodbye."
hook
hover - A Single Thread - 01/03/16 - pg 145 - "Margot was sweet, but her constant hovering and strained attempts at cheery conversation, was tiring."
lantern
property
witness
RRRC January Word Hunt10/10 read
Limit 3/book
Jan 2/16Call - (Kindle Location 371) “I’ll call you later, okay?”
Goodbye - (Kindle Location 543) Max clambered into the taxi and waved goodbye.
Hook - (Kindle Locations 885-886) I’d hook my arms over their thighs…
Jan 1/16Content - (Kindle Location 2382) seemed to be more fascinated than the content warranted.
Excessive -(Kindle Locations 299-300) “That’s a bit excessive for a holiday decoration, don’t you think?”
Witness - (Kindle Location 2782) They had a corpse, they had a witness, and they had a person of interest.”
Jan 6/16Hover p.159 I began to hover in the air
Lantern p.109 raising his lantern like a priest with a censer.
Property p.278 And if we married my property would be his.
Jan 7/16Badger p.8 Your bite is worse than a badger
badger (ch4/Loc540) And whre is it you call home? A badger den? Strip You Bare by Maisey Yates 1.9call (ch1/Loc36) I get a call from my housekeeper. Loving My Neighbor by CM Steele 1.1
content (Ch22/Loc6450) Feeling Yager's big body surrounding her, Neecy fekt safe, content and home. Hunting Season by Shelly Laurenston 1.2
excessive (Ch18/pg375) Now, it sported a green mail roof that held up under the excessive amount of snow they recieived in Trails End. A Reason To Kill by CP Smith 1.17
goodbye (Ch8/Loc90) without even a proper goodbye. Obligation by Aurora Rose Reynolds 1.2
hook (pg199) Then why on Earth would you hook up with one of the McAllister Brothers? Job From Hell by Jayde Scott 1.3
hover (Ch8/Loc1270) He didn't hover, but he wanted her to know she wasn't alone, even… Fighting Dirty by Sidney Halston 1.7
lantern (Loc1131) lined with those thick, sooty laashes, even more blue in the yellow lantern light outside the inn. Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean 1.13
property (Loc1012) that made her Grit Chapter property and under their protection. Beast by Jenika Snow and Sam Crescent 1.5
witness (pg19) Yes, and you can bear witness to the mess I've made of this interview due to my ignorance of correct etiquette. A Gentleman's Surrender by Mariel Grey 1.5
January 2016 Word Hunt Hope Jan is better then December ;)
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
badger
call
content
excessive
goodbye
hook
hover
lantern
property
witness
Monthly Word Hunt 1 - 31 January 2016
The maximum number of words for each book is three. Quote page number/% and sentence.
Found: 9/10
Books read: 3
Black Lies by Alessandra Torre, 02/01/16, ★☆☆☆☆
Unteachable by Leah Raeder, 04/01/16, ★★☆☆☆
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, 09/01/16, ★★★★☆
Words
badger
Word Hunt - January1 - 31 January 2016
Completed: 10/10
badger - The Two Towers p.132 --- ' But I will not end here, taken like an old badger in a trap.' Said the king. 'Snowmane and Hasufel and the horses of my guard are in the inner court.'
call - The Fellowship of the Ring. -- p.289 ---- 'I do call it the wind', said Aragorn' But that does not make waht you say untrue.'
content Love a Little Sideways -- After a very long day that included the pool, a water gun war and various other sports events of doom, most of them were content to sit by the campfire and supervise s'mores. ---- p.104
excessive - Middlemarch --- As to the excessive religiousness alleged against Miss Brooke, he had a very indefinite notion of what it consisted in, and thought that it would die out with marriage. --- 6%
goodbye. The Fellowship of the Ring. Bilbo: [to the crowd] "I regret to announce — this is The End. I am going now. I bid you all a very fond farewell." [whispers to Frodo] "Goodbye." --- p.30
hook. Love a Little Sideways. - Paige had her head rested in the cradle of her husband's arm, while Katie had her leg hooked over Josh's. --- p.50
hover Love a Little Sideways --- Kevin, who was hovering over his daughter like a linebacker, lifted Lily into the air and they both laughed when she hit the ball back over the net hard enough to get it by Rose. --- p.102
lantern - Middlemarch --- chapter XIII , 37% --- Others, who expected to make no great figure, disliked this kind of moral lantern turned on them.
witness. Heidi. -I am late already," replied Peter, and stood without moving from the place where, with his hands in his trousers' pockets, he had witnessed the violent outbreak of Heidi's aunt . --- 5%
January 2016 Word Hunt10/9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! DONE
books: 5
badger Bite Me p16 "Honey badgers didn't concern themselves with the problems of other shifters." 1/10
call Nuts Loc 135 "Adding a teaspoon, ...., ignoring the beep coming from my phone from the two calls I'd missed while on dashi duty." 1/8
content What She Left Behind p58 "Clara's letters to Bruno spilled out over the contents of the trunk." 1/7
excessive Bite Me p75 "She could do it, but it would be a drag and an excessive amount of work." 1/10
goodbye Right Next Door Loc 3922 "I promise, this isn't goodbye, but a chance for us to start again." 1/3
hook Fatal Scandal Loc 1926 "Baby, they already do! My phone is ringing off the hook." 1/11
hover Right Next Door Loc 1477"She's laughing uncontrollably as I hover above her and my hands roam along her sides, pinching as I go. 1/3
lantern What She Left Behind p85 "After they passed a railroad yard lit up with oil lanterns, where a dozen men pushed wheelbarrows full of coal toward a power plant..."1/7
property What She Left Behind p1 "If anyone saw her standing on the cracked and potholed main road of the vast, tree-lined property, they would have no clue of the horror festering inside her head." 1/7
witness Fatal Scandal Loc 3595 "Call you tell me if you've seen anyone around Springer in the last few weeks who might've been suspicious or if you witnessed any arguments he had with anyone?" 1/11
RRRC January Word HuntCompleted: 10/10
badger - "She-wolves over an unworthy badger." A Little Fate Loc 2226
call - "If you want to talk to my mother, then I'd be happy to call her." Dashing Through the Snow Page 13
content - "She might have grown too content in her comfort zone." Dashing Through the Snow Page 82
excessive - "You drank excessive spirits last night." A Little Fate Loc 3680
goodbye - "But one morning he kissed both mom and me goodbye, went to work, and by noon he was dead." Dashing Through the Snow Page 189
hook - "There, he retrieved a straw-stuffed canvas bag with a hook affixed at the top." Say Yes to the Marquess Loc 121
hover - "His thumb slid over her lips, and his gaze seemed to hover there, too." Say Yes to the Marquess Loc 820
lantern - "And her heart had enough joy inside it to blaze like a lantern." Say Yes to the Marquess Loc 3512
property - "Property to be owned by father, husband, brother, or any man with the price." A Little Fate Loc 590
witness - " I don't want him to bear witness to my further humiliation." Before I Go Page 215
1/1 | 4★
1/2 | 3★
1/3 | 3★
1/5 | 4★
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1 - 31 January 2016
This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE.
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
January
badger
call
content
excessive
goodbye
hook
hover
lantern
property
witness
To prove that you have found the word, please quote the page, percentage or LOC (Kindle) and include the sentence in which it appears.
Audiobooks are allowed so long as you can quote the page/%/LOC and the sentence. (Eg Using whispersync or finding that sentence in some other way.)
You must find the actual word or the word's root word must be at the core with the meaning essentially remaining the same ~ just turned into a noun, adjective, adverb etc. No prefixes or hyphenated extensions.
Please post all entries, updates, final posts and questions in this thread.
Examples for 'Reversal'
Reverse - Laser Visions √ 15 May
p50-51 : There were a couple of bands Tam had that this person didn't, but none in the reverse.
Reversing - Sunset √ 10 Jul
p204 : Reversing his grip on his katana, he held it out to Nick.