The Challenge Factory discussion

Scavenger Hunt XXI

Duration: January 1st to March 31st, 2017

•This “Challenge” works in conjunction with the other challenges you may participate in during this time frame.

•While you are fulfilling the requirements of your other challenges, be on the lookout for the following items - they may be on the cover or mentioned in the book. Most items are specific, but if in doubt about an item – just ask!

•You may use a book to fulfill multiple items (you do not have to read 50 books for this challenge...do not worry!)

•When you find one of the items, list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), date it, & rate it. Then specify where the item is found within the book. For audiobooks try to put the chapter if possible. If not, then at least let us know you got it from an audiobook.

•Books that are used must be read during the period of this challenge, the challenge does not start until 1/1/17, but you can get your lists together early. Good Luck & Happy Reading! ☺

The List
1. Intersection:
2. Superstition:
3. French:
4. Rabbit/Bunny:
5. Swimming:
6. Insurance:
7. Threat:
8. Funeral:
9. Hail:
10. Vodka:
11. Beads:
12. Scholarship:
13. Leather:
14. Ancestor:
15. Cattle:
16. Ranch:
17. Sundress:
18. Dresser:
19. Dimples:
20. Punishment:
21. History:
22. Cake:
23. Handshake:
24. Turbulence:
25. State:
26. Daydream:
27. Deadline:
28. Genius:
29. Eyelashes:
30. Striptease:
31. cologne/perfume:
32. Bachelor:
33. Sweatshirt:
34. Brick:
35. Shutters:
36. Steering Wheel:
37. Mausoleum:
38. Inheritance:
39. Deck Chair:
40. Catcher:

Bonus Words
1. Key fob:
2. Alarm system:
3. Novel:
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress:
5. Angry:
6. Superhero:
7. Deja Vu:
8. Slide:
9. Shower:
10. Reward:

thank you!

The List

1. Intersection: “…like joggers at an intersection.” P. 115 This is Where I Leave Youby Jonathan Tropper 1.18.17

2. Superstition: “…a pagan superstition without real validity.” P. 67 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

3. French: “Beauchamp had been one of the most active French agents.” P. 19 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

4. Rabbit/Bunny:Rabbit/Bunny: “…he started his own hounds in pursuit of the rabbit.” P. 185 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

5. Swimming: “I remembered Jamie carrying Jem back from swimming…” P. 124 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

6. Insurance: “I’m certain the insurance company thinks they are still in the bank vault…” p. 133 Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir 1.7.17

7. Threat: : “…hardly a threat.” P. 13 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

8. Funeral: : “…to tell the women we would indeed have a funeral.” P. 59 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

9. Hail: :”…he was about to hail Joseph…” p. 166 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

10. Vodka: “…and she reeks of vodka at two in the afternoon.” P. 40 Frozen Assets by Quentin Bates 3.8.17

11. Beads: “…and began silently to tell the beads…” p. 153 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

12. Scholarship: “…and had published this great work of scholarship…” p. 646 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

13. Leather: “…reaching into a leather bag…” p. 21 An Echo in the Boneby Diana Gabaldo 1.25.17

14. Ancestor: “…man might be some relation of hers, a direct ancestor…” p. 251 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

15. Cattle: : “…the air was close, muggy, and fetid, with the stench of cattle…” p. 144 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

16. Ranch: “Their modest ranch home had no mortgage…” p. 140 Personal Finance for Seniors for Dummies by Eric Tyson 2.2.17

17. Sundress: “…her sundress pooling around her like a tent.” P. 163 This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper 1.18.17

18. Dresser: “I looked across at the packets of aspirin lying on the dresser…” p. 141 Hush Now, Don't You Cry by Rhys Bowen 1,3,17

19. Dimples: “…blonde hair, blue eyes, dimples.” P. 197 Hush Now, Don't You Cry by Rhys Bowen 1,3,17

20. Punishment: “…she is willing to accept her punishment.” P. 415 The Ice Childby Camilla Lackberg 1.13.17

21. History: :”…they tried to change history.” P. 324 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldo 1.25.17

22. Cake: “…cabbage and burnt tea cake.” P. 187 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

23. Handshake: “…they exchanged a brief bow, and handshake…” p. 252 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

24. Turbulence: 24. Turbulence: “…we move toward the turbulence and doubt.” P. 92 When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron 3.21.17

25. State: “Given his state of mind…” p. 45 An Echo in the Boneby Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

26. Daydream: “But for now that had to remain a daydream.” P. 116 The Ice Child by Camilla Lackberg 1.13.17

27. Deadline: “…deadline for returning the documents was approaching.” P. 69 Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir 1.7.17

28. Genius: “Marta Mist was a genius at keeping her cool.” P. 197 Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir 1.7.17

29. Eyelashes: “…the flick of an eyelash…” p. 249 The Ivory Dagger by Patricia Wentworth 1.28.17

30. Striptease: “The magazine…contained half striptease girls…” p. 117 The Fire Engine That Disappeared by Maj Sjowall 3.11.17

31. cologne/perfume: “…the warmth of the breath on the man’s cheek and the smell of his cologne…” p. 24An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

32. Bachelor: “…she guessed Wilhelm must be a bachelor.” P. 205 The Ice Child by Camilla Lackberg 1.13.17

33. Sweatshirt: “…ragged jeans and sweatshirt.” P. 865 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

34. Brick: “…with a sort of low brick altar…” p. 421 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

35. Shutters: : “…rain on the ancient shutters.” P. 74 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

36. Steering Wheel: “…small hands clenching the steering wheel…” p. 378 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

37. Mausoleum: “I’d not have liked to live in a place that looked like a mausoleum.” P. 204 Hush Now, Don't You Cry by Rhys Bowen 1,3,17

38. Inheritance: “…Genetic Inheritance…” p. 67 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

39. Deck Chair: “She thought with longing of the chair on her deck overlooking the bay.” P. 198 Miss Zukas in Death's Shadowby Jo Dereske 1.17.17

40. Catcher: “Frigging fart-catcher.” P. 282 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

Bonus Words

1. Key fob:

2. Alarm system: “…because there’s a security system.” P. 127 Last Rituals by Thora Sigurdardottir 1,7.17

3. Novel: : “The man hasn’t an interesting or novel thought in his head.” P. 54 Hush Now, Don't You Cry by Rhys Bowen 1,3,17

4. Sorcerer/Sorceress: “…to know his mother was insane, a sorceress…” p. 1014 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

5. Angry: : “…as the apparition said in an angry voice…” p. 62 Hush Now, Don't You Cry byRhys Bowen 1,3,17

6. Superhero: “….cling to them like superhero costumes.” P. 268 This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper 1.18.17

7. Deja Vu: “…with a faint sense of déjà vu…” p. 1137 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

8. Slide: “…I saw a small gopher snake slide through…” p. 170 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

9. Shower: “A sudden shower of sparks flew from the chimney…” p.31 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

10. Reward: “…and her reward was being able to crawl into Tess’s arms.” P. 402 The Ice Child by Camilla Lackberg 1.13.17

TCF ~ Scavenger Hunt XXI
January 1st - March 31st, 2017
Found: 0/50 Words

The List

1. Intersection:
2. Superstition:
3. French:
4. Rabbit/Bunny:
5. Swimming:
6. Insurance:
7. Threat:
8. Funeral:
9. Hail:
10. Vodka:
11. Beads:
12. Scholarship:
13. Leather:
14. Ancestor:
15. Cattle:
16. Ranch:
17. Sundress:
18. Dresser:
19. Dimples:
20. Punishment:
21. History:
22. Cake:
23. Handshake:
24. Turbulence:
25. State:
26. Daydream:
27. Deadline:
28. Genius:
29. Eyelashes:
30. Striptease:
31. cologne/perfume:
32. Bachelor:
33. Sweatshirt:
34. Brick:
35. Shutters:
36. Steering Wheel:
37. Mausoleum:
38. Inheritance:
39. Deck Chair:
40. Catcher:

Bonus Words
1. Key fob:
2. Alarm system:
3. Novel:
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress:
5. Angry:
6. Superhero:
7. Deja Vu:
8. Slide:
9. Shower:
10. Reward:

The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XXI
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2017

FOUND 50/50

✔1. Intersection: - Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3
(at each intersection countless markings), p25

✔2. Superstition: - The Immortals of Meluha - Amish Tripathi 1/15
(superstition can only be courted by another), p185

✔3. French: - Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
(cutting a piece of french toast), p53

✔4. Rabbit/Bunny: - Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
(across the clearing to the South comes a rabbit), p95

✔5. Swimming: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(Kelly's coming along for a bit of swimming), p261

✔6. Insurance: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(small life insurance payout), p2

✔7. Threat: - The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7
(neither Joe nor I was a threat to anybody), p209

✔8. Funeral: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(for my father's funeral), p10

✔9. Hail: - The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8
(strike as hail from a storm), p49

✔10. Vodka: - Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7
(carrying a double vodka and orange), p65

✔11. Beads: - Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3
(onyx beads decorated the cuffs), p63

✔12. Scholarship: - The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7
(call them scholarship pageants), p125

✔13. Leather: - Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3
(with one leather clad hand), p40

✔14. Ancestor: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(your ancestors on your father's side), p5

✔15. Cattle: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(highland cattle, Leith told me), p49

✔16. Ranch: - Ravens - George Dawes Green 1/28
(I think all these ranch houses and condos), p83

✔17. Sundress: - The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs 1/12
(holding up a chic sundress in a graphic print), p354

✔18. Dresser: - A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison 1/9
(furnished with a bed, a dresser, a toilet), p46

✔19. Dimples: - The Curse of Tenth Grave - Darynda Jones 1/11
(causing dimples to emerge), p7

✔20. Punishment: - Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3
(fury over took my fear of punishment), p27

✔21. History: - Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7
(his history was embedded too deeply), p9

✔22. Cake: - Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
(clutches on to the reality of those cakes), p50

✔23. Handshake: - The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7
(strong-guy macho handshake), p66

✔24. Turbulence: - The Lost Key - Catherine Coulter 1/23
(the plane hit another pocket of turbulence), p236

✔25. State: - The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7
(routinely win state speech and drama awards), p10

✔26. Daydream: - I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond 1/14
(twelve years of daydreams about a reunion), p198

✔27. Deadline: - Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly 2/4
(a deadline was set for 10 am today), p9

✔28. Genius: - Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
(supposed to be a tech genius), p25

✔29. Eyelashes: - Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3
(glancing through my eyelashes), p52

✔30. Striptease: - Daughter of the Blood - Ann Bishop 1/22
(undressing in a slow striptease), p152

✔31. cologne/perfume: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(caught a strong whiff of her perfume), p8

✔32. Bachelor: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(Gavin Mitchell was a long-time bachelor), p36

✔33. Sweatshirt: - The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7
(dressed in jeans and a sweatshirt), p22

✔34. Brick: - Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7
(shared a functional red brick building), p21

✔35. Shutters: - The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7
(still wore their winter shutters), p62

✔36. Steering Wheel: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(the steering wheel started pulling hard to the right), p12

✔37. Mausoleum: - The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs 1/12
(some might regard the room as a mausoleum), p59

✔38. Inheritance: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(that was quite the inheritance), p11

✔39. Deck Chair: - So Sure Of Death - Dana Stabenow 2/16
(and two deck chairs flanking them), p20

✔40. Catcher: - The Chase - Clive Cussler 2/7
(just behind the cow catcher), p4

Bonus Words
✔1. Key fob: - The Burning Wire - Jeffrey Deaver 2/18
(similar to a large car key fob), p38

✔2. Alarm system: - Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7
(suggest to Michael they fitted an alarm system on the house), p220

✔3. Novel: - Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1
(I'm going to write a novel), p8

✔4. Sorcerer/Sorceress: - The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8
(they took me for a sorcerer), p117

✔5. Angry: - Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
(Jimmy's father sounded angry), p18

✔6. Superhero: - The Curse of Tenth Grave - Darynda Jones 1/11
(trying to push the superhero angle), p98

✔7. Deja Vu: - I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond 1/14
(his scratch gave her a sense of deja vu), p328

✔8. Slide: - The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7
(boats would slide into their slips), p14

✔9. Shower: - Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2
(until the girl was in the shower), p231

✔10. Reward: - Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7
(some how he'd reward Velinor), p258

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Progress: 50/50

Done! 3/26/2017

1. Intersection- Made You Up 1/3/2017
(p. 294) When we hit an intersection, Celia turned right...
2. Superstition- The Crossing Places 1/9/2017
(p. 74) ...only a web of allusion, quotation, and superstition.
3. French- Made You Up 1/2/2017
(p. 20) ...a French spy who lived the second half of his life as a woman.
4. Bunny- Vibes 1/5/2017
(p. 209) "Big pink bunny?"
5. Swimming- Made You Up 1/3/2017
(p. 272) I hated things like swimming...
6. Insurance- Vibes 1/4/2017
(p. 70) His malpractice insurance got so high that he couldn't pay it.
7. Threat- Made You Up 1/3/2017
(p. 314) The other part was a joint threat between my mother and the Gravedigger...
8. Funeral- Vibes 1/5/2017
(p. 175) We went to her grandma's funeral when I was six...
9. Hail- The Crossing Places 1/10/2017
(p. 113) Rain and hail hurl themselves at the windows...
10. Vodka- Only for a Night 1/8/2017
(loc. 55) Before Sasha could turn to the bartender, a tumbler of vodka appeared...
11. Beads- The Crossing Places 1/8/2017
(p. 12) ...she has quite a weakness for sequins, bugle beads and diamante.
12. Scholarship- Made You Up 1/2/2017
(p. 13) If I was lucky, I could guilt trip some scholarships out of a school or two...
13. Leather- Made You Up 1/2/2017
(p. 156) It was bound in leather.
14. Ancestor- The Crossing Places 1/10/2016
(p. 131) "...offerings to the ancestors."
15. Cattle- World After 2/4/2017
(p. 50) She shoves her cattle prod into his ribs.
16. Ranch- The Girl Who Fell from the Sky 2/14/2017
(p. 197) Stockroom boy. Ranch hand.
17. Sundress- P.S. Longer Letter Later 1/25/2017
(p. 6) ...you wore that "cute" flowered sundress...
18. Dresser- Made You Up 1/2/2017
(p. 205) ...superheroes and mechanical animals covered the top of the dresser.
19. Dimples- The Girl Who Fell from the Sky 2/14/2017
(p. 30) ...which makes him smile with dimples so deep they can hold new nickels.
20. Punishment- Only for a Night 1/8/2017
(loc. 533) He nipped her earlobe in both praise and punishment...
21. History- Made You Up 1/2/2017
(p. 31) "I can't stand it when people get history wrong," I said.
22. Cake- Made You Up 1/3/2017
(p. 228) ...I packed up a piece of our second attempt at a Black Forest cake.
23. Handshake- Made You Up 1/3/2017
(p. 235) Dad reaches over to shake Miles' hand.
24. Turbulence- The Running Man 3/26/2017
(p. 265) In case of air turbulence, fasten your seatbelts.
25. State- Vibes 1/4/2017
(p. 18) ...Brian thinks they conceal our inner states...
26. Daydream- Paper Valentine 3/4/2017
(p. 52) ...I have a little daydream about being home...
27. Deadline- Only for a Night 1/8/2017
(loc. 1010) He'd thought he was being so clever coming up with that deadline...
28. Genius- Made You Up 1/2/2017
(p. 39) Miles was a genius.
29. Eyelashes- Made You Up 1/2/2017
(p. 85) ...all I'd ever seen her do was bat her eyelashes...
30. Striptease- I am Sasha 2/17/2017
(p. 118) ...a tape made by some frat boy of his girlfriend doing an amateur striptease...
31. Cologne- Vibes 1/5/2017
(p. 202) ...and for the first time I notice he's wearing a musky cologne.
32. Bachelor- Murder in the Mystery Suite 1/30/2017
(p. 188) "There aren't any rules requiring us to be bachelors..."
33. Sweatshirt- Made You Up 1/2/2017
(p. 98) I balled my fists in the hem of my sweatshirt.
34. Brick- Made You Up 1/2/2017
(p. 13) ...squirrels lined up on the red brick wall outside my neighbor's house....
35. Shutters- Tell the Wolves I'm Home 1/14/2017
(p. 15) Ours is the light blue cape with black shutters...
36. Steering Wheel- Made You Up 1/3/2017
(p. 239) He coughed loudly, his fingers tapping the steering wheel.
37. Mausoleum- P.S. Longer Letter Later 1/25/2017
(p. 172) ...it's like living in a mausoleum.
38. Inheritance- The Girl Who Fell from the Sky 2/14/2017
(p. 178) ...heredity and inheritances and the things that get passed on...
39. Deck Chair- I am Sasha 2/17/2017
(p. 68) ...kicked off my shoes, leaned back in my deck chair...
40. Catcher- P.S. Longer Letter Later 1/26/2017
(p. 106) ...one pair of dream catchers...

Bonus Words
1. Key fob- Hexed 3/11/2017
(p. 187) He pressed the fob on his keys to make his car alarm chirp.
2. Alarm system- P.S. Longer Letter Later 1/25/2017
(p. 199) We had that fancy alarm system...
3. Novel- Vibes 1/5/2017
(p. 113) ...a best-selling novel by some ex-marine hack...
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress- Antigoddess 2/22/2017
(p. 84) "She was a sorceress..."
5. Angry- Made You Up 1/2/2017
(p. 30) If he was an angry ranting asshole, he wasn't Blue Eyes.
6. Superhero- Made You Up 1/2/2017
(p. 205) Models of cars and superheroes and mechanical animals...
7. Deja Vu- House Rules 3/16/2017
(p. 198) It's deja vu.
8. Slide- Murder in the Mystery Suite 1/30/2017
(p. 177) Fitz was just about to slide down the polished banister...
9. Shower- Made You Up 1/3/2017
(p. 229) "Last time I tried to take a shower, in fact."
10. Reward- Made You Up 1/2/2017
(p. 180) "I'll give you a cut of the reward, of course."

Finished!

The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XXI
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2017

FOUND 50/50

1. Intersection: It's You 16 Jan
...she knelt in the middle of an intersection of pathways, pg 20

2. Superstition: The Undying King 5 Jan. Superstitions regarding the dead… pg 44

3. French: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. ...to the hissing French fryer… pg 283

4. Rabbit: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. ...leading us deeper into this rabbit’s warren. Pg 185

5. Swimming: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …was filled with jellyfish swimming gracefully. Pg 312

6. Insurance: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. “I’ve got a little insurance policy in place to keep her in line.” pg 190

7. Threat: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …they had to neutralize the most immediate threat. Pg 321

8. Funeral: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. She reached for a pink funeral notice… pg 245

9. Hail: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. I didn’t dare try to stop one of them or hail a cab. Pg 57

10. Vodka: Keystone 21 Jan. ...there will be a fresh glass of vodka waiting for me. Chapter 19, pg 9/22

11. Beads: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …the beads felt right in her hands. Pg 245

12. Scholarship: Web of Lies 11 Feb. A straight A student on a full scholarship… pg 70

13. Leather: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. Tace dropped into a plush leather chair… pg 13

14. Ancestor: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. He was gonna see those Texas ancestors of his sooner than he thought. Pg 298

15. Cattle: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. ...like someone had zapped him with a cattle prod. Pg 283

16. Ranch: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. Split-level ranch house, pg 194

17. Sundress: Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy 28 Feb. Helen had changed into a bright polka-dotted sundress… pg 236

18. Dresser: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …he shoved the creamy white dresser in front of the door. Pg 60

19. Dimples: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight 8 Jan. He flashed a set of dimples and leaned up. Pg 144

20. Punishment: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. Tall Guy finished his latest round of punishment, pg 72

21. History: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight 8 Jan. An enormous chocolate cake… pg 110

22. Cake: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. An enormous chocolate cake… pg 110

23. Handshake: Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy 28 Feb. Zoom in on yet another good-night handshake. Pg 226

24. Turbulence: Chaos Unleashed 14 Feb. …disturbed by the turbulence of his arrival. Pg 194

25. State: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …she had to at least state a case for mercy. Pg 127

26. Daydream: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. What had she been thinking to even daydream about Tace? Pg 19

27. Deadline: Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy 28 Feb. He was endlessly dodging deadlines… pg 185

28. Genius: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. My son, the investment banker and computer genius. Pg 26

29. Eyelashes: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. His eyelashes swept up in a curiously dangerous way… pg 182

30. Striptease: Web of Lies 11 Feb. Not the most graceful striptease. Pg 167

31. cologne/perfume: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …with perfume bottles still on top. Pg 245

32. Bachelor: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. Mr. Flangston had been a bachelor for nine years. Pg 245

33. Sweatshirt:a: Keystone 21 Jan. Too bad you're wearing that sweatshirt. Chapter 23, pg 5/19

34. Brick: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …walked toward the red brick fireplace. Pg 245

35. Shutters: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …in the house with blue shutters. Pg 83

36. Steering Wheel: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …his knuckles white on the steering wheel. Pg 316

37. Mausoleum:a: Keystone 21 Jan. Then the door to the small mausoleum closed. Chapter 17, pg 13/17

38. Inheritance:Graceling 4 Jan. ..and his first inheritance would be the task of killing the murderer of his father. Pg 113

39. Deck Chair: Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy 28 Feb. He had set up a deck chair… pg 143

40. Catcher: Cheater 3 Feb. …with an indian dream catcher as a grand prize. Pg 139

Bonus Words
1. Key fob: Till Death 13 Mar. Both of us got a new key fob out of the deal. Pg 187

2. Alarm system: Till Death 13 Mar. …do you have an alarm system? Pg 93

3. Novel: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. I’d interrupted her nightly appointment with her romance novel… pg 20

4. Sorcerer/Sorceress: The Undying King 5 Jan. ...but she reserved her greatest loathing for Dradus, his sorcerer. Pg 135

5. Angry: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. He was of medium build with angry blue eyes. Pg 235

6. Superhero: Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy 28 Feb. ...he was basically dating a superhero. Pg 396

7. Deja Vu: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. Déjà vu all over again. Pg 135

8. Slide: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …dropped into a slide to land next to her. Pg 231

9. Shower: Justice Ascending 14 Jan.…that she put in a shower caddy. Pg 245

10. Reward: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. No risk, no reward. Pg 227

Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XXI
Duration: January 1/17 - March 31/17

The List
1. Intersection: All the Dead Girls page 19 'STARTED TO CROSS AT THE INTERSECTION'
2. Superstition: Cartes Postales from Greece pg 102 'ALL THE SUPERSTITION NONSENSE'
3. French: Blood Kiss pg 20 'OIL PAINTING OF A FRENCH KING'
4. Rabbit/Bunny: Wife Number Seven location 22 'JUMPY AS A JACK RABBIT'
5. Swimming: Echoes of Scotland Street page 220 LOGAN WOULD TAKE AMANDA AND ME TO OUR LOCAL SWIMMING POOL'
6. Insurance: S.E.C.R.E.T. pg 10 'OUR INSURANCE COMPANY DID'NT QUESTION IT'
7. Threat: All the Dead Girls page 144 'THE THREAT OF TEARS'
8. Funeral: Wife Number Seven location 211 'HER FATHER'S FUNERAL'
9. Hail: Wife Number Seven location 1311 'COLD ENOUGH TO HAIL'
10. Vodka: Echoes of Scotland Street page 113 'FINISHING MY VODKA AND TONIC'
11. Beads: Wife Number Seven location 1995 'SHE SAW BEADS OF SWEAT'
12. Scholarship: The Dollmaker location 128 'HE WAS DUE TO HHEAR ANY DAY ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP'
13. Leather: Wife Number Seven location 494 'BLACK LEATHER APRON'
14. Ancestor: Blood Kiss pg 222 'THE SAME OIL PAINTINGS OF ANCESTORS'
15. Cattle: Blood Kiss pg 107 'LIKE THEY WERE DRIVING CATTLE INTO THE CHUTE'
16. Ranch: Adam location 135 'WAS OUT AT THE THOMAS RANCH'
17. Sundress: Echoes of Scotland Street page 237 'I HAD ON A COTTON SUNDRESS'
18. Dresser: All the Dead Girls page 153 'BEGAN TO OPEN DRESSER DRAWERS'
19. Dimples: Echoes of Scotland Street page 16 'HE HAD DIMPLES
20. Punishment: All the Dead Girls page 306 'SIN AND PUNISHMENT'
21. History: Wife Number Seven location 2502 'A LITTLE HISTORY WITH THE LAW'
22. Cake: Wife Number Seven location 1285 'DAY OLD CAKE'
23. Handshake: Wife Number Seven location 1463 'ONE-PUMP HANDSHAKE'
24. Turbulence: Rome in LoveRome in Love by Anita Hughes 02/21/17 *** pg 4 'DESPITE THE TURBULENCE'
25. State:Wife Number Seven location 1127 'OHIO STATE'
26. Daydream: All the Dead Girls page 46 'WHEN THEY DAYDREAM ABOUT PLACES'
27. Deadline: All the Dead Girls page 113 'HE HAD A DEADLINE'
28. Genius: All the Dead Girls page 175 'SHE'D HEARD HE WAS A GENIUS'
29. Eyelashes: Wife Number Seven location 2212 'THEN HER EYELASHES SPIKED WITH TEARS'
30. Striptease: Blood Kiss pg 206 'SO THE STRIPTEASE?'
31. cologne/perfume: All the Dead Girls page 5 'LIKE SOME KIND OF MEN'S COLOGNE'
32. Bachelor: Wife Number Seven location 334 'BACHELORS ARE CLEAN SHAVEN'
33. Sweatshirt: All the Dead Girls page 121 'MS. CARSON'S SWEATSHIRT SLEEVES RODE UP'
34. Brick: Wife Number Seven location 429 'FELT AS REAL AS A BRICK WALL'
35. Shutters: Wife Number Seven location 294 'GREEN SHUTTERS WITH LITTLE CUT OUT PINE TREES'
36. Steering Wheel: All the Dead Girls page 41 'PARTIAL PRINT ON THE STEERING WHEEL'
37. Mausoleum: S.E.C.R.E.T. pg 43 'IT'S LIKE A MAUSOLEUM IN HERE'
38. Inheritance: Cartes Postales from Greece pg 96 'THE INHERITANCE AGREEMENT'
39. Deck Chair: The Dollmaker location 3286 'SITTING ONTO A DECK CHAIR OVERLOOKING THE LAKE'
40. Catcher: Wife Number Seven location 1711 'THE CATCHER HAD BEEN HIS ONLY TRUE FRIEND'

Bonus Words
1. Key fob: All the Dead Girls page 66 'GOT HER KEYS AND PRESSED THE KEY FOB
2. Alarm system: Blood Kiss pg 67 'THE ALARM SYSTEM SILENCED.
3. Novel: Moonlight on Nightingale Way PG 123 'EDITING HER NOVEL'
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress: S.E.C.R.E.T. pg 203 'CAPTION DESCRIBED ME AS A SORCERESS'
5. Angry: All the Dead Girls page 155 'GOD WAS ANGRY AT HERMAN'
6. Superhero: Echoes of Scotland Street page 4 'YOU SOUND LIKE A SUPERHERO'
7. Deja Vu: All the Dead Girls page 126 'DEJA VU STRUCK BETH'
8. Slide: Blood Kiss pg 85 'SHE LET PEYTON SLIDE OFF HER BACK'
9. Shower: All the Dead Girls page 55 HE NEEDED SLEEP AND A SHOWER'
10. Reward: Blood Kiss pg 224 'JUST BOUGHT HIM AS A REWARD FOR BEING IN THE TRAINING PROGRAM'

Scavenger Hunt XXI
January 1st to March 31st, 2017



1. Ancestor: Listening Woman by Tony Hillerman 1/27/17..p44..calling on the clouds..their ancestors
2. Bachelor: The Tale of Hawthorn House by Susan Wittig Albert 1/6/17..p51..but like most bachelors
3. Beads: Another Stab at Life by Anita Higman 1/14/17..p103..Beads hanging in doorways
4. Brick: The Tale of Hawthorn House by Susan Wittig Albert 1/6/17..p54..the wall at Hill Top was brick
5. Cake: Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle..p128..cake flour is the way to go
6. Catcher: Aunt Dimity and the Duke by Nancy Atherton..p160..black faced oyster catchers
7. Cattle: Burned by Carol Higgins Clark 1/25/17..p199..horseback tours on a cattle ranch
8. cologne/perfume: Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle..p51 ..a cloying cloud of cologne
9. Daydream: Going to the Chapel by Rebecca Kelly..p2.. Jane could think, daydream and just enjoy
10. Deadline: Here's to Us by Elin Hilderbrand..p337..some insane deadline
11. Deck Chair: Here's to Us by Elin Hilderbrand..p301..supremely uncomfortable deck chairs
12. Dimples: Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle..p12..dimples appeared in his cheeks
13. Dresser: Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle..p179..I rushed to the dresser
14. Eyelashes: All the Single Ladies by Dorothea Benton Frank..p321..framed by eyelashes I'd kill for
15. French: The Tale of Hawthorn House by Susan Wittig Albert 1/6/17..p65..I myself teach French
16. Funeral: 23 drive to our funeral service
17. Genius: Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle 1/9/16 ..p319..that was the real genius of the location
18. Hail: Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle..p72..mumbling Hail Mary's next to a youth
19. Handshake: All the Single Ladies by Dorothea Benton Frank..p271..After hugs and handshakes
20. History: Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle..p99..Anything other than Maria Tobinski's medical history
21. Inheritance: All the Single Ladies by Dorothea Benton Frank..p20 affecting their inheritance
22. Insurance: Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle..p166..a fire insurance payout
23. Intersection: Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle 1/9/16 ..p246 We sped into the intersection
24. Leather: Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle..p72..black leather pants
25. Mausoleum:
26. Punishment: Murder by Mocha by Cleo Coyle..p54..punishment for good deeds
27. Rabbit/Bunny: The Tale of Hawthorn House by Susan Wittig Albert 1/6/17..p12..a flop eared bunny
28. Ranch: All the Single Ladies by Dorothea Benton Frank..p17.. midcentury brick ranch style home
29. Scholarship: Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle..p40..scholarship's for children of fallen firefighters
30. Shutters: All the Single Ladies by Dorothea Benton Frank..p36..The shutters with their scores of tiny luvers
31. State: Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle..p182..need to state this
32. Steering Wheel: All the Single Ladies by Dorothea Benton Frank..p3..the evil heat baked into my steering wheel
33. Striptease:
34. Sundress: Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle 1/9/16 ..p282..a simple white cotton sundress
35. Superstition: Miss Julia Throws a Wedding by Ann B. Ross 1/18/17..p399..poor souls who are lost in superstition
36. Sweatshirt: Miss Julia Throws a Wedding by Ann B. Ross 1/18/17..p98..a Duke sweatshirt
37. Swimming: All the Single Ladies by Dorothea Benton Frank..p6 the frequented the diningroom and swimming pool
38. Threat: Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle..p230..without the threat of a red devil
39. Turbulence: A Brew to a Kill by Cleo Coyle..p19..Through half a decade of turbulence
40. Vodka: All the Single Ladies by Dorothea Benton Frank..p2.. Freezing cold vodka and gin

Bonus Words
1. Key fob:
2. Alarm system: Burned by Carol Higgins Clark 1/25/17..p107..we didn't have an alarm system yet
3. Novel: All the Single Ladies by Dorothea Benton Frank..p..scrapbooks and novels were stacked
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress:
Aunt Dimity's Good Deed by Nancy Atherton 2/23/17..p269..broken the spell of the sorceress
5. Angry: The Tale of Hawthorn House by Susan Wittig Albert 1/6/17..p230..the storm of anger
6. Superhero: Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand 1/30/17..p120..during that class he'd become a superhero
7. Deja Vu: Another Stab at Life by Anita Higman 1/14/17..p162..Was there such a thing as deja vu?
8. Slide: All the Single Ladies by Dorothea Benton Frank..p6..began to take the inevitable slide
9. Shower: Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle..p132 ..still damp from a quick shower
10. Reward: All the Single Ladies by Dorothea Benton Frank..p5..long gone to his great reward

LEFTOVERS
1. HOCKEY GOALIE
2. LEAD SINGER Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand..p9..The lead singer ask if he could take her home

Scavenger Hunt XXI
January 1st to March 31st, 2017

40/40
10/10

DONE

Ancestor: "we commune with our ancestors" pg 185 Sweep in Peace 1/4
Bachelor: "he had bachelor fussiness" loc 227 A Nice Class of Corpse 1/5
Beads: "beads of sweat" loc 3205 Night of Shadows 1/1
Brick: "every brick into solid gold" pg 193 Beastly Bones 1/1
Cake: "split a chocolate lava cake" pg 28 Good Behavior 1/1
Catcher: "great porcelain soot catcher" loc 2773 The Werewolf of Paris 1/16
Cattle: "check some cattle" loc 696 Night of Shadows 1/1
cologne/perfume: "dabbed on a little perfume" loc 945 Night of Shadows 1/1
Daydream: "quit daydreaming" loc 2518 Hidden Moon Bay 1/13
Deadline: "he was working on deadline" loc 1910 Night of Shadows 1/1
Deck Chair: "east-facing deck chairs" pg 140 Good Behavior 1/1
Dimples: " complete with dimples" pg 107 Beastly Bones 1/1
Dresser: "candle on the dresser" loc 2686 Night of Shadows 1/1
Eyelashes: "batting her eyelashes" pg 193 Echo Falls 1/5
French: "a French place down the strip" pg 216 Good Behavior 1/1
Funeral: "go to the funeral" loc 2864 Night of Shadows 1/1
Genius: "did not take a genius" loc 877 Night of Shadows 1/1
Hail: "golfball-sized hail" loc 363 Night of Shadows 1/1
Handshake: "with a hearty handshake" pg 104 Beastly Bones 1/1
History: "her grim history" pg 19 Beastly Bones 1/1
Inheritance: "inheritance-it's all I have" pg 130 Beastly Bones 1/1
Insurance: "I need some insurance" loc 3168 Night of Shadows 1/1
Intersection: "all of the intersections" pg 187 Beastly Bones 1/1
Leather: "a small leather shop" pg 13 Beastly Bones 1/1
Mausoleum: "that old mausoleum needs some panache" loc 647 A Skeleton in the Closet 1/6
Punishment: "resulted in continual punishment" loc 241 Night of Shadows 1/1
Rabbit/Bunny: "stuffed purple rabbit" pg 211 Echo Falls 1/5
Ranch: "at the remote ranch" loc 87 Night of Shadows 1/1
Scholarship: "received a scholarship to the University of Chicago" loc 1107 Hidden Moon Bay 1/13
Shutters: "rattling among the shutters" A Nice Class of Corpse 1/5
State: "state of semi-consciousness" loc 452 Night of Shadows 1/1
Steering Wheel: "wrestled the steering wheel' loc 332 Night of Shadows 1/1
Striptease: "I'd love for you to strip just for me" loc 1296 Hidden Moon Bay 1/13
Sundress: "she wore a rosy pink sundress" pg 54 Echo Falls 1/5
Superstition: "old superstition about not telling anyone" loc 821 A Skeleton in the Closet 1/6
Sweatshirt: "pullover sweatshirt" loc 2693 Night of Shadows 1/1
Swimming: "swimming in his bulky coat" pg 80 Beastly Bones 1/1
Threat: "just the threat of it" pg 30 Good Behavior 1/1
Turbulence: "unseen turbulence below" A Nice Class of Corpse 1/5
Vodka: "ordered a vodka martini" pg 77 Good Behavior 1/1


Bonus Words
1. Key fob: "pulled keys from his pocket as we approached the car and aimed one at the trunk. By the time we reached it the trunk was up" loc 118 Murder at Redwood Cove 1/12
"hit the panic button on her car key" loc 3587 Hidden Moon Bay 1/13
2. Alarm system: "there's no theft security system" pg 81 Good Behavior 1/1
3. Novel: "bent over a novel" loc 71 Night of Shadows 1/1
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress: "finest sorcerer in the realm" Sorcerer to the Crown 1/16
5. Angry: "an angry retort" loc 493 Night of Shadows 1/1
6. Superhero: "like a superhero from comics" loc 1515 Sky Ghosts: All for One 1/15
7. Deja Vu: "gave her a feeling of deja vu" loc 3684 Hidden Moon Bay 1/13
8. Slide: "forced to slide to a complete halt" loc 362 Night of Shadows 1/1
9. Shower: "stepping out of the shower" pg 16 Good Behavior 1/1
10. Reward: "she was rewarded with the sound of a vehicle engine" loc 2742 Night of Shadows 1/1

TFC Scavenger Hunt
Duration: 01/01/2017 -´03/31/2017

5/40
1/10


The List
1. Intersection:
2. Superstition:
3. French: All I Want is Everything - Cecily von Ziegesar 01/01 p.138
4. Rabbit/Bunny:
5. Swimming:
6. Insurance:
7. Threat:
8. Funeral:
9. Hail:
10. Vodka:
11. Beads:
12. Scholarship:
13. Leather: All I Want is Everything - Cecily von Ziegesar 01/01 p.131
14. Ancestor:
15. Cattle:
16. Ranch: All I Want is Everything - Cecily von Ziegesar 01/01 p.138
17. Sundress:
18. Dresser:
19. Dimples:
20. Punishment:
21. History:
22. Cake:
23. Handshake: The Twelve Days of Dash and Lily - Rachel Cohn 01/1 p.16
24. Turbulence:
25. State:
26. Daydream:
27. Deadline:
28. Genius:
29. Eyelashes: All I Want is Everything - Cecily von Ziegesar 01/01 p.143
30. Striptease:
31. cologne/perfume:
32. Bachelor:
33. Sweatshirt:
34. Brick:
35. Shutters:
36. Steering Wheel:
37. Mausoleum:
38. Inheritance:
39. Deck Chair:
40. Catcher:

Bonus Words
1. Key fob:
2. Alarm system:
3. Novel:
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress:
5. Angry: All I Want is Everything - Cecily von Ziegesar 01/01 p.165
6. Superhero:
7. Deja Vu:
8. Slide:
9. Shower:
10. Reward:

The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XXI
Duration: 01/01/2017 -´03/31/2017
Progress: 45/50

The List
1. Intersection: use of lights and siren to get through intersections - SotD; Loc 2176
2. Superstition: my superstition about changing into my summoning garb - SotD; Loc 1189
3. French: "I also speak French and Italian, - WGTD; Loc 3123
4. Rabbit/Bunny: around the big oak tree, and up the rabbit hole, - LF; Loc 2856
5. Swimming: he was stupid to have gone swimming in that river - WGTD; Loc 737
6. Insurance: not a lot of people carried insurance, - WGTD; Locs 1334
7. Threat: It is not a constant threat. - SotD; Loc 920
8. Funeral: Funeral theme. This should be buckets of fun! - WGTD; Loc 520
9. Hail: I hailed a horse buggy and paid the driver fifty bucks - MB; Loc 3549
10. Vodka: taking a sip of my cranberry and vodka, - WGTD; Locs 1300
11. Beads: I noticed what looked like several beads of water - WGTD; Locs 2567
12. Scholarship: he had a full scholarship to MIT - WGTD; Loc 241
13. Leather: a black sweater and a leather bomber jacket - SotD; Loc 450
14. Ancestor: Our ancestors used this… ES; pg. 30
15. Cattle: Remember my cattle prod? - MB; Loc 2112
16. Ranch: one-story ranch with white trim and light blue shutters. - WGTD; Loc 1825
17. Sundress: she pranced around in a tiny sundress p. 283
18. Dresser: A lone bed flanked the wall next to a small dresser - MB; Locs 3834
19. Dimples: Movie star teeth. Dimples. Oh, man. p. 147
20. Punishment: the standard punishment for speeding didn’t include getting scalded - SotD; Loc 2432
21. History: we've had a lot of interest in it, despite its history. - WGTD; Loc 57
22. Cake: like the center of a molten lava cake - LF; Loc 4200
23. Handshake: Like a handshake with an old friend - MB; Loc 2772
24. Turbulence: "Saving me from the turbulent ocean and Cuda’s questions. - AR; Loc 6642
25. State: outside of his comfort zone in his current state of confusion. - WGTD; Loc 2773
26. Daydream: In my daydream the gnat kicked one colossus in the groin - MB; Loc 835
27. Deadline: as if I'd missed an important deadline. - MB; Locs 3062
28. Genius: Though it didn’t take a genius to figure out - SotD; Loc 1006
29. Eyelashes: strong jaw, full lips, fabulous eyelashes. - WGTD; Loc 680

30. Striptease:

31. cologne/perfume: Plus it smelled very faintly of whatever his cologne was, - SotD; Loc 312
32. Bachelor: been voted one of Boston's most eligible bachelors. - WGTD; Loc 477
33. Sweatshirt: He wore old jeans and a green sweatshirt - MB; Loc 2632
34. Brick: "The tunnel's walls were fortified by brick, - WGTD; Loc 2200
35. Shutters: one-story ranch with white trim and light blue shutters. - WGTD; Locs 1825
36. Steering Wheel: My African Gray parrot sat perched on the steering wheel, - WGTD; Locs 222

37. Mausoleum:

38. Inheritance: moved here to settle your grandfather's affairs and claim your inheritance? - WGTD; Loc 852

39. Deck Chair:
40. Catcher:

Bonus Words
1. Key fob:

2. Alarm system: Steven set the house alarm and again motioned me out the door. - WGTD; Locs 903
3. Novel: I’d read enough novels where the woman felt sick and seemed somehow oblivious - SotD; Loc 2016
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress: Everyone was a sorcerer these days. - MB; Loc 2333
5. Angry: Angry isn't good, just so you know. - WGTD; Loc 2127
6. Superhero: information hacker who provided intelligence to other superheroes. - SotD; Loc 3509
7. Deja Vu: almost like I'm experiencing a feeling of déjà vu. - ES; pg. 260
8. Slide: I fought the urge to slide a look toward Ryan.- SotD; Locs 3691
9. Shower: After taking a steamy hot shower and dressing, - WGTD; Loc 1849
10. Reward: was rewarded by the sight of two red eyes. - SotD; Loc 3756


1/2/17 - 1/5/17 - 1/9/17 - 1/13/17
1/14/17 - 1/18/17 - 2/9/17 - 3/10/17

TCF ~ Scavenger Hunt XXI
January 1st - March 31st, 2017
Found: 0/50 Words

The List

1. Intersection:
2. Superstition:
3. French:
4. Rabbit/Bunny:
5. Swimming:
6. Insurance:
7. Threat:
8. Funeral:
9. Hail:
10. Vodka:
11. Beads:
12. Scholarship:
13. Leather:
14. Ancestor:
15. Cattle:
16. Ranch:
17. Sundress:
18. Dresser:
19. Dimples:
20. Punishment:
21. History:
22. Cake:
23. Handshake:
24. Turbulence:
25. State:
26. Daydream:
27. Deadline:
28. Genius:
29. Eyelashes:
30. Striptease:
31. cologne/perfume:
32. Bachelor:
33. Sweatshirt:
34. Brick:
35. Shutters:
36. Steering Wheel:
37. Mausoleum:
38. Inheritance:
39. Deck Chair:
40. Catcher:

Bonus Words
1. Key fob:
2. Alarm system:
3. Novel:
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress:
5. Angry:
6. Superhero:
7. Deja Vu:
8. Slide:
9. Shower:
10. Reward:

TCF Scavenger Hunt XXI
Begins: 01Jan17 / Ends: 31March17

13 books read
40 / 40 basic words found
10 / 10 BONUS words found

The List
1. Intersection - A Constellation of Vital Phenomena ✔ – 08Jan17 - pg 215 - "…at the intersection of …"
2. Superstition - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 288 - "…are superstitions unworthy…"
3. French - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 94 - "…along the French coast."
4. Rabbit - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 240 - "…innocent little rabbit …"
5. Swimming - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 160 - "…for swimming, reading …"
6. Insurance - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 187 - "…a loan, insurance, or …"
7. Threat - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 135 - "…with his threats to …"
8. Funeral - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 123 - "…either his funeral or …"
9. Hail - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 109 - "…a hail of bullets, …"
10. Vodka - A Constellation of Vital Phenomena ✔ – 08Jan17 - pg 233 - "…a shared vodka bottle."
11. Beads - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 213 - "…with beads that kept …"
12. Scholarship - The Shooting ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 286 - "…full scholarship for track."
13. Leather - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 112 - "…a heavy leather apron…"
14. Ancestor - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 153 - "…who our ancestors are…"
15. Cattle - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 183 - "…a herd of cattle."
16. Ranch - A Big Sky Christmas ✔ – 149Jan17 - pg 2 - "…this vast ranch where…"
17. Sundress - Breathing Lessons ✔ - 28Jan17 - pg 207 - "…wearing a ruffled sundress."
18. Dresser - A Constellation of Vital Phenomena ✔ – 08Jan17 - pg 225 - "…the top dresser drawer."
19. Dimples - Breathing Lessons ✔ - 28Jan17 - pg 178 - "…her dimpled fists …"
20. Punishment - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 147 - "…criminal punishment clause…"
21. History - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 140 - …"history of American …"
22. Cake - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 128 - "…slice of chocolate cake."
23. Handshake - A Big Sky Christmas ✔ – 149Jan17 - pg 63 - "..as they shook hands,…"
24. Turbulence - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 185 - "…inveterate turbulence of …"
25. State - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 147 - "…overheard Taft state that …"
26. Daydream - Maisie Dobbs ✔ - 27Jan17 - pg 168 - "…jolted from her daydream…"
27. Deadline - Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker ✔ – 17Jan17 - pg 15 - "…with the deadline…"
28. Genius - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 290 - "…was a genius, and to …"
29. Eyelashes - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 169 - "…blackness of her eyelashes."
30. Striptease - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ✔ – 18Jan17 - pg 107 - "…would do her strip show …"
31. cologne/perfume - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 147 - "…many perfumes made …"
32. Bachelor - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 78 - "…sleep in his bachelor room."
33. Sweatshirt - A Constellation of Vital Phenomena ✔ – 08Jan17 - pg 212 - "…her white sweatshirt for…"
34. Brick - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 56 - "…crushed by bricks that…"
35. Shutters - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 159 - "…with closed shutters, and …"
36. Steering Wheel - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ✔ – 18Jan17 - pg 90 - "…on the steering wheel,…"
37. Mausoleum - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 180 - "…turned into a mausoleum."
38. Inheritance - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg - "…the small inheritance he …"
39. Deck Chair - A Man Called Ove ✔ - 02Feb17 - pg 26 - "…renting out deck chairs…"
40. Catcher - Breathing Lessons ✔ - 28Jan17 - pg 220 - "…left his catcher's mitt…"

Bonus Words
1. Key fob - The Jesus Cow ✔ - 03Feb17 - pg 180 - "…cozies, key fobs, stickers…"
2. Alarm system - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ✔ – 18Jan17 - pg 21 - "…installed the alarm system."
3. Novel - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 140 - "…Sandoz's novel about a…"
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress - Death Masks ✔ - 08Feb17 - pg 16 - "…the occasional sorcerer, …
5. Angry - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 181 - "…streets, angry over their …"
6. Superhero - A Man Called Ove ✔ - 02Feb17 - pg 190 - "…the strangest superhero I…"
7. Deja Vu - Voyager ✔ – 18Mar17 - pg 966 - "…sense of déjà vu…"
8. Slide - A Big Sky Christmas ✔ – 149Jan17 - pg 226 - "…to slide his arm…"
9. Shower - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 175 - "…a shower of paper, …"
10. Reward - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 101 - "…the just rewards of …"
.

A great way to start the year!
The List
1. Intersection:
2. Superstition:
3. French:
4. Rabbit/Bunny:
5. Swimming:
6. Insurance:
7. Threat:
8. Funeral:
9. Hail:
10. Vodka:
11. Beads:
12. Scholarship:
13. Leather:
14. Ancestor:
15. Cattle:
16. Ranch:
17. Sundress:
18. Dresser:
19. Dimples:
20. Punishment:
21. History:
22. Cake:
23. Handshake:
24. Turbulence:
25. State:
26. Daydream:
27. Deadline:
28. Genius:
29. Eyelashes:
30. Striptease:
31. cologne/perfume:
32. Bachelor:
33. Sweatshirt:
34. Brick:
35. Shutters:
36. Steering Wheel:
37. Mausoleum:
38. Inheritance:
39. Deck Chair:
40. Catcher:

Bonus Words
1. Key fob:
2. Alarm system:
3. Novel:
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress:
5. Angry:
6. Superhero:
7. Deja Vu:
8. Slide:
9. Shower:
10. Reward:

TCF Scavenger Hunt XXI
Begins: 01Jan17 / Ends: 31Mar17

10 books read
40 / 40 basic words found
10 / 10 BONUS words found
2 / 2 carry-over words found

The List - DONE

Bonus Words - DONE

Carry-over:
DONE!

Found
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1. Intersection: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail "As I stood near an intersection..."
2. Superstition: Beauty L.30 "...I could appreciate the superstition..."
3. French: To Love A Cat p. 86 "Her hair was pulled back in a French twist."
4. Rabbit/Bunny: The Bride "The woman acts like a frightened rabbit."
5. Swimming: Awoken p.16 "Slow, as if swimming up one layer..."
6. Insurance: The Goldfinch p.177 "...having to do with the insurance industry..."7. Threat: To Love A Cat p.63 "If you don't react to their threats..."
8. Funeral: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail "...meeting with the funeral home director..."
9. Hail: The Bride "In the highlands, when it rained, it hailed."
10. Vodka: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail "It had vodka."
11. Beads: To Love A Cat p.28 "...leather bracelet with the silvers beads spelling out the word..."
12. Scholarship: To Love A Cat p.10 "...scored well enough on the ACT to earn a scholarship to college."
13. Leather: To Love A Cat p.14 "Cat leaned back in the leather office chair..."
14. Ancestor: The Bride "...though it came from his ancestors in the civilized Lowlands."
15. Cattle: The Bride "...the keeper of the pasture cattle..."
16. Ranch: The Goldfinch p.222 "Ranch communities is what they call them."
17. Sundress: Tommy Nightmare p.51 "...under her loose sundress."
18. Dresser: To Love A Cat p.34 "Several dresser drawers were open..."
19. Dimples: To Love A Cat p.97 "I wonder if Cat finds that dimple in his chin attractive..."
20. Punishment: To Love A Cat p.40 "...should be punished while the other boy received no punishment."
21. History: To Love A Cat p.225 "He knew enough about Cat's history..."
22. Cake: To Love A Cat p.44 "On the table in front of them was a cake that read..."
23. Handshake: To Love A Cat p.46 "...gripped Cat's hand in a firm handshake."
24. Turbulence: Awoken p.257 "...block out the turbulence..."
25. State: To Love A Cat p.29 "Since he is a ward of the state..."
26. Daydream: The Bride "...twenty daily masses in a row without daydreaming once..."
27. Deadline: The Goldfinch p.10 "...all sorts of special allowances and delayed deadlines and second and third chances..."
28. Genius: Awoken p.31 "...a super star genius then?"
29. Eyelashes: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail "My eyelashes had frozen into clumps."
30. Striptease: Introducing Gertrude, Gumshoe p.65 "She tried not to look at the stage where a woman was twitching her way out of a camouflage bikini."31. cologne/perfume: Awoken p.136 "...lotions, body scrubs, perfumes..."
32. Bachelor: To Love A Cat p.58 "Derrick and I need to talk about the bachelor party."
33. Sweatshirt: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail "There was a hooded sweatshirt lying across the front seat..."
34. Brick: To Love A Cat p.37 "The red brick, two-story structure..."
35. Shutters: To Love A Cat p.18 "...house with maroon shutters..."
36. Steering Wheel: To Love A Cat p.163 "...slamming his hands into the steering wheel..."
37. Mausoleum: Midnight Marriage L.3404 "To rattle around alone in this haunted mausoleum."
38. Inheritance: The Bride "...a stubborn streak he'd inherited from his father..."
39. Deck Chair: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail "They were sitting on the deck in twin Adirondack chairs..."
40. Catcher: Awoken p.174 "There's a large dream catcher on the main wall."

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Bonus Words and Carry-over found:
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1. Key fob: Blackman's Coffin She reached into the pocket of her jeans for a key remote.
2. Alarm system: To Love A Cat p.115 "They make great alarm systems."
3. Novel: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail "Even the Faulkner novel had more right to be in my pack..."
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress: Tommy Nightmare p.38 "...like the legendary slave-sorcerer the town had lynched in the 1700's."
5. Angry: To Love A Cat p.69 "...his voice low and angry."
6. Superhero: Tommy Nightmare p.7 "Tommy tried to imagine he was a superhero, like batman..."
7. Deja Vu: Awoken p.28 "...odd sensation of deja vu sinks in deeper."
8. Slide: To Love A Cat p.133 "Rebecca moved to slide an arm around his waist."
9. Shower: To Love A Cat p.25 "Why don't you go take a shower?"
10. Reward: The Bride "...and was rewarded by her mama's surprise announcement..."

CO -
Eiffel Tower - Awoken p.87 "...someone to enjoy the Eiffel Tower with..."
Nutcracker - The Goldfinch p.722 "A wave of frustration boiled up in me. Nutcracker Suite. All wrong. All wrong."


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Books:

TCF ~ Scavenger Hunt XXI
January 1st - March 31st, 2017

Found: 50 /50 Words

1. Intersection: The Ocean at the End of the Lane p.35 “...at the INTERSECTION of the Y”
2. Superstition:The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea p.45 “The SUPERSTITION about the place....”
3. French: Armed and Fabulous loc 3152 “...French cooking class..”
4. Rabbit/Bunny: Armed and Fabulous loc 7955 “... is a BUNNY RABBIT…”
5. Swimming: Armed and Fabulous loc 2409 “Dean could be SWIMMING with the fishes…”
6. Insurance: Armed and Fabulous loc 32 “...investigation into INSURANCE fraud…”
7. Threat: Armed and Fabulous loc 2242 “...were really a safety THREAT…”
8. Funeral: Armed and Fabulous loc 5891 “Tanya’s FUNERAL is next week.”
9. Hail: The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster p. 311 “...to HAIL a hansom cab.”
10. Vodka: Armed and Fabulous loc 1970 “...a bottle of VODKA in my bag.”
11. Beads: Coco Pinchard, The Consequences Of Love And Sex p. 64 “...coloured BEADS in the doorway.”
12. Scholarship: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - p.66 “...a SCHOLARSHIP to the Slade School of Fine Arts.”
13. Leather: Armed and Fabulous loc 2172 “ ...on the big LEATHER couch.”Armed and Fabulous
14. Ancestor: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - p.92 “...the portrait of my ‘ancestor’ hanging above me…”
15. Cattle: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - p.73 “...these who die as cattle.”
16. Ranch: The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster p.985 “A neighborhood of brick RANCH style houses….”
17. Sundress: The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster p.970 “...a high waisted SUNDRESS.”
18. Dresser: loc 1818 “...top drawer of my DRESSER.”
19. Dimples: Coco Pinchard, The Consequences Of Love And Sex p. 59 “He has the cutest DIMPLES.”
20. Punishment: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - p. 180 “...sent to the PUNISHMENT bunkers.”
21. History: Armed and Fabulous loc 1386 “...delete my browser HISTORY…”
22. Cake: Armed and Fabulous loc 2318 “...topped off with chocolate CAKE.”
23. Handshake: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society- p.34 “...your note is a figurative HANDSHAKE.”
24. Turbulence: Coco Pinchard, The Consequences Of Love And Sex p.93 “So much TURBULENCE.”
25. State: Armed and Fabulous loc 3036 “..given the STATE of world affairs…”
26. Daydream: Armed and Fabulous loc 734 “..today’s DAYDREAM of choice.”
27. Deadline: The Gray and Guilty Sea p.252 “...Hamlin had padded the DEADLINE.”
28. Genius: Coco Pinchard, The Consequences Of Love And Sexp.201 “This is my GENIUS appointment.”
29. Eyelashes: The Ocean at the End of the Lane p.53 “...her pale lipstick and big EYELASHES.”
30. Striptease: The Angel's Game p. 12 “...seduce them with a hypnotic STRIPTEASE…”
31. cologne/perfume:Armed and Fabulous loc 7579 “...my favorite PERFUME.”
32. Bachelor: Armed and Fabulous loc 6775 “Have you seen his apartment? Bachelor hell.”
33. Sweatshirt: Armed and Fabulous loc 4515 “...a SWEATSHIRT and thick socks.”
34. Brick: Armed and Fabulous loc 2740 “...an equally high BRICK wall.”
35. Shutters: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society p.67 “...in the midst of putting up the SHUTTERS.”
36. Steering Wheel: Armed and Fabulous loc 7079 “..barely see over the STEERING WHEEL.”
37. Mausoleum: The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster p.991 “This is not a home, it’s a MAUSOLEUM.”
38. Inheritance: Coco Pinchard, The Consequences Of Love And Sex p. 104 “..talk to him about the INHERITANCE.”
39. Deck Chair: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - p.118 “...can hire a deck chair for a shilling”
40. Catcher: The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster p. 153 “..believed in guardian spirits and dream CATCHERS.”

Bonus Words
1. Key fob: Armed and Fabulous loc 2902 “...pulling out my KEY FOB…”
2. Alarm system: Armed and Fabulous loc 9135 “...and a new ALARM SYSTEM.”
3. Novel: The Gray and Guilty Sea p.73 “...placed a stack of NOVELS on the counter.”
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress: Death of a Dapper Snowman loc 4464 “...playing an evil SORCERESS…”
5. Angry: Armed and Fabulous loc 462 “...voices sounded heated and ANGRY.”
6. Superhero: Witching You Were Here Ch 36 "...be the SUPER HERO."
7. Deja Vu: The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster- p. 65 - “...something akin to deja vu”
8. Slide: Armed and Fabulous loc 4268 “...before I could SLIDE around…”
9. Shower: Armed and Fabulous loc 36 “...insists upon the baby SHOWER to end all…”
10. Reward: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - p.231 “...a REWARD for reporting….”

Carry over:
Hockey Goalie

Lead Singer The Gray and Guilty Sea p. 166 “The LEAD SINGER, I still remember…”

My favorite challenge! My spot!!

Hi Paris

Can "security system" which is described in the book as an alarm system but it just doesn't call it that, be used for "alarm system"?

thanks one way or the other!

Denise

Denise wrote: "Hi Paris

Can "security system" which is described in the book as an alarm system but it just doesn't call it that, be used for "alarm system"?

thanks one way or the other!

Denise"

That would work Denise!

My spot
The List
3/40
1. Intersection:
2. Superstition:
3. French: Booked Up
Read 3/1location2454 cam opend the french doors and joined his boyfriend outside
4. Rabbit/Bunny:
5. Swimming:
6. Insurance:
7. Threat:
8. Funeral:
9. Hail:
10. Vodka:
11. Beads:
12. Scholarship:
13. Leather:
14. Ancestor:
15. Cattle:
16. Ranch:
17. Sundress:
18. Dresser:
19. Dimples:
20. Punishment:- Curious Beginnings location 1555 i think some kind of punishment is in order
21. History:
22. Cake:
23. Handshake:
24. Turbulence:
25. State:
26. Daydream:
27. Deadline:
28. Genius:
29. Eyelashes:
30. Striptease:
31. cologne/perfume:
32. Bachelor:
33. Sweatshirt:
34. Brick:
35. Shutters:
36. Steering Wheel:
37. Mausoleum:
38. Inheritance:
39. Deck Chair:
40. Catcher:

Bonus Words
1. Key fob:
2. Alarm system:
3. Novel:
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress:
5. Angry:
6. Superhero:
7. Deja Vu:
8. Slide:
9. Shower:
10. Reward- Curious Beginnings reasd 4/1location 1476 are you shore you dont want your reward boy

The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XXI
Duration: 1/1/17-3/31/17
37/40 Tasks Complted
9/10 Bonus Words

No Time Like Forever by Zoe York 1/1/17
SWIMMING --> p. 14 "...his mother would worry if she found out he'd gone SWIMMING without telling anyone."
PUNISHMENT --> p. 14 "And because he was a glutton for PUNISHMENT..."
DRESSER --> p. 36 "...her DRESSER was inside the closet..."
SUNDRESS --> p. 48 "...rose and fell in a fetching manner under her SUNDRESS, she liked it."
DIMPLES --> p. 60 "...his solid face dissolve into laugh lines and DIMPLES."
STRIPTEASE --> p. 87 "...his tongue sliding across hers like a STRIPTEASE under a strobe light..."
THREAT --> p. 130 "'And what other THREAT[s] are facing you right now?'"

The Magnolia Story by Chip Gaines 1/5/17
LEATHER --> p. 5 "He was wearing a reddish-toned LEATHER jacket..."
ANGRY --> p. 10 "Chip got ANGRY."
ALARM SYSTEM --> p. 19 "My parents were the type of people who locked their doors and had an ALARM SYSTEM."
NOVEL --> p. 22 " ...which was the setting for Larry McMurtry's famous NOVEL, 'The Last Picture Show'..."
HISTORY --> p. 23 "...back to Chip's roots and family HISTORY made it all the more special for me."
RANCH --> p. 33 "...but in my case, I loved going to my grandad's RANCH."
FRENCH --> p. 41 "The kitchen was FRENCH-inspired, so it was mustard yellow."
EYELASHES --> p. 42 "It was dripping off her EYELASHES and her nose."
INSURANCE --> p. 55"...in order to pay the mortgage and INSURANCE and electricity."
SHOWER --> p. 58 "...wide SHOWER with multiple showerheads and some body jets."
CAKE --> p. 59 "Then when it starts to flourish, well, that's just icing on the CAKE."
RABBIT --> p. 67 "They say I also swore I had a pet RABBIT named Jo."
GENIUS --> p. 84 "'Dude, you're a GENIUS!'"
SCHOLARSHIP --> p. 96 "He received a football SCHOLARSHIP to the University of New Mexico..."
STATE --> p. 96 "...and wound up going to a nearby college called Midwestern STATE."
SLIDE --> p. 153 "...doing my best to give the kids plenty of space to run and SLIDE in there..."
BRICK --> p. 158 "We built the whole thing out of antique BRICK[s] we had found."
ANCESTOR --> p. 180 "...about doing things the way our ANCESTOR[s] used to do them..."
REWARD --> p. 182 "The REWARD is just around the corner."

Break Away by Lisa B. Kamps 1/7/17
STEERING WHEEL --> p. 86 "He gripped the STEERING WHEEL of the SUV with both hands, his knuckles white."
SUPERSTITION --> p. 217 "'And definitely not SUPERSTITION.'"

Lucky in Love by Jill Shalvis 1/10/17
DAYDREAM --> p. 95 "Mallory blinked and the DAYDREAM faded..."
DEJA VU --> p. 133 "...Mallory entered the Vets' Hall for the town meeting and felt the DEJA VU hit her."
STEERING WHEEL --> p. 312 "Mallory dropped her head to the STEERING WHEEL."

Forever and a Day by Jill Shalvis 1/18/17
SUPERHERO --> p. 34 "He was into SUPERHERO[es], cars, trains..."
BACHELOR --> p. 68 "'...until you kissed the town's favorite BACHELOR.'"

Win by Submission by Melynda Price 1/19/17
VODKA --> p. 271 "...stopping her before she broke the seal on the VODKA."

The Shelter of God's Promises by Sheila Walsh 1/23/14
FUNERAL --> p. 4 "I have a vivid picture in my mind of William on the day of her FUNERAL."
SWEATSHIRT --> p. 42 "I put my college SWEATSHIRT on the grass..."
INHERITANCE --> p. 104 "A boy insults his father by demanding his INHERITANCE before his father is even dead."
DEADLINE --> p. 183 "As the mist of DEADLINE[s] and busyness began to clear..."

Feversong by Karen Marie Moning 1/24/17
SHUTTERS --> p. 138 "His dark gaze SHUTTERS."
SORCERER --> p. 523 "Cian was imprisoned for one thousand years in one of the Silvers by a vengeful SORCERER."

It Happened at the Fair by Deeanne Gist 1/26/17
HANDSHAKE --> p. 46 "Their HANDSHAKE held."
CATTLE --> p. 88 "...breath so as not to smell the CATTLE..."
PERFUME --> p. 114 "...basin filled with pink and white water lilies releasing sweet PERFUME..."
HAIL --> p. 201 "To HAIL him or even wave would have been inappropriate."

The Young Elites by Marie Lu 1/27/17
INTERSECTION --> p. 147 "There are reports posted by the Inquisition Axis at each main INTERSECTION..."
BEADS --> p. 148 "Sweat BEADS on my brow."

Always on My Mind by Jill Shalvis 2/4/17
CATCHER --> p. 69 "At the top of the third inning, Luke, their CATCHER..."


The List :
24. Turbulence:
37. Mausoleum:
39. Deck Chair:

Bonus Words:
1. Key Fob:

Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XXI
Duration: 1 Jan - 31 Mar 2017

0/40 list words
0/10 bonus words

The List
1. Intersection: right turn at the next INTERSECTION...page 74....Buried Sins by Marta Perry 1/17/17
2. Superstition: some of the Indians' SUPERSTITIONs...page 80...When Breaks the Dawn by Janette Oke
3. French: using some of the little FRENCH i knew...page 11...Grave Consequences by Lisa Tawn Bergren 1/15/17
4. Rabbit/Bunny: poking his nose into a RABBIT burrow...page 190 When Comes the Spring by Janette Oke 1/21/17
5. Swimming: Felix was SWIMMING toward shore...page 24...Grave Consequences by Lisa Tawn Bergren 1/15/17
6. Insurance:.Buried Sins by Marta Perry 1/17/17 I'm an INSURANCE investigator...page 127...
7. Threat: the THREAT of our...page 86...Grave Consequences by Lisa Tawn Bergren 1/15/17
8. Funeral: toGrave Consequences by Lisa Tawn Bergren 1/15/17 all the FUNERAL arrangements...page 95...
9. Hail: From where do you HAIL...page 17...Grave Consequences by Lisa Tawn Bergren 1/15/17
10. Vodka:
11. Beads: most kids like to string BEADS...page 111....Buried Sins by Marta Perry 1/17/17
12. Scholarship: the Bobby Mitchell SCHOLARSHIP...PAGE 157...A Dream to Share by Irene Hannon 1/31/17
13. Leather: the top pocket of her LEATHER shoulder...page 6....Buried Sins by Marta Perry 1/17/17
14. Ancestor: .proud of her ANCESTORs being...page 143....Buried Sins by Marta Perry 1/17/17
15. Cattle: we are neither CATTLE nor children...page 12...Grave Consequences by Lisa Tawn Bergren 1/15/17
16. Ranch: ended up back at the RANCH...page 77... At His Command (Homecoming Heroes, Book 3) by Brenda Coulter 1/29/17
17. Sundress: then her pale yellow SUNDRESS SWIRLED...PAGE96... At His Command (Homecoming Heroes, Book 3) by Brenda Coulter 1/29/17
18. Dresser: drawers of the tall oak DRESSER...page 20....Buried Sins by Marta Perry 1/17/17
19. Dimples: a p.Buried Sins by Marta Perry 1/17/17air of DIMPLES flashed...page 117...
20. Punishment: Maybe this was God's PUNISHMENT for...page 208...When Comes the Spring by Janette Oke 1/21/17
21. History: I'm familiar with the HISTORY of...page 53....Buried Sins by Marta Perry 1/17/17
22. Cake: your peaches-and-cream CAKE...page 38....Buried Sins by Marta Perry 1/17/17
23. Handshake: Wallace greeted Pierre with a HANDSHAKE...page 203...Grave Consequences by Lisa Tawn Bergren 1/15/17
24. Turbulence:
25. State: art in the STATE...page 16....Buried Sins by Marta Perry 1/17/17
26. Daydream: I DAYDREAMED about...page 135 ...Grave Consequences by Lisa Tawn Bergren 1/15/17
27. Deadline: the paper to make the DEADLINE...page 147....Buried Sins by Marta Perry 1/17/17
28. Genius:Grams, you''re a GENIUS...page 13....Buried Sins by Marta Perry 1/17/17
29. Eyelashes: she lowered her thick EYELASHES...pages 72...That Wintry Feeling by Debbie Macomber 1/26/17
30. Striptease:
31. cologne/perfume: had never cared for heavy PERFUME...page152... At His Command (Homecoming Heroes, Book 3) by Brenda Coulter 1/29/17
32. Bachelor: every rich BACHELOR we...page 66...Grave Consequences by Lisa Tawn Bergren 1/15/17
33. Sweatshirt: faded jeans and an old SWEATSHIRT...page 28...That Wintry Feeling by Debbie Macomber 1/26/17
34. Brick:the thick BRICK walls...page 49...From This Day Forward by Irene Hannon 1/27/17
35. Shutters: and bright red SHUTTERS...page 154...Grave Consequences by Lisa Tawn Bergren 1/15/17
36. Steering Wheel:hands tightened on the STEERING WHEEL...page 131....Buried Sins by Marta Perry 1/17/17
37. Mausoleum: ruins of the MAUSOLEUM ...PAGE 34..Grave Consequences by Lisa Tawn Bergren 1/15/17
38. Inheritance: an INHERITANCE that...page 263..Grave Consequences by Lisa Tawn Bergren 1/15/17
39. Deck Chair: 'Under the DECK CHAIR...page 102... Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon 3/14/17
40. Catcher:

Bonus Words
1. Key fob:
2. Alarm system:
3. Novel: taking my NOVEL FROM...PAGE 39...Grave Consequences by Lisa Tawn Bergren 1/15/17
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress: Moab hired a SORCERER...Unashamed: Rahab
5. Angry; still gray and ANGRY looking...page 107...When Breaks the Dawn by Janette Oke 2/3/17
6. Superhero:
7. Deja Vu:
8. Slide: crystals of a raspberry sorbet SLIDE...page 301...Grave Consequences by Lisa Tawn Bergren 1/15/17
9. Shower: while he was in the SHOWER....PAGE 20....Buried Sins by Marta Perry 1/17/17
10. Reward: joy-filled REWARDs,,,Grave Consequences by Lisa Tawn Bergren 1/15/17...

The List
22 out of 40 words completed with 3 books read

1. Intersection:
2. Superstition: First Meetings in Ender's Universe by Orson Scott Card - January 11
(51.7%) ...because of the superstition that was beginning...
3. French: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson - January 5
(36.1%) According to the French, the stars...
4. Rabbit/Bunny: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson - January 5
(78.3%) ...and one rabbit and who were still...
5. Swimming: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi - January 29
(6.1%) ...my brain swimming in unforgotten waves of pain.
6. Insurance: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi - January 29
(70.4%) Health insurance was a dream we lost...
7. Threat: First Meetings in Ender's Universe by Orson Scott Card - January 11
(8.2%) ...she was making, it was a threat.
8. Funeral: First Meetings in Ender's Universe by Orson Scott Card
(37.3%) ...in the regular funeral services, or to...
9. Hail:
10. Vodka:
11. Beads: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson - January 5
(37.6%) ...they were beads on an abacus.
12. Scholarship:
13. Leather: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi - January 29
(16.1%) ..are carefully sheathed in white leather gloves.
14. Ancestor:
15. Cattle: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson - January 5
(33.4%) ...the cattle, and then the people."
16. Ranch:
17. Sundress:
18. Dresser: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson - January 5
(20.9%) ...in the antique dresser near the door...
19. Dimples:
20. Punishment: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi - January 29
(9.1%) I thought you were my punishment.
21. History: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson - January 5
(8.1%) My family had a history of heart disease.
22. Cake: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson - January 5
(35.3%) ...elaborately trimmed wedding cake and carefully placed...
23. Handshake:
24. Turbulence:
25. State: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson - January 5
(1%) ...into this state of confusion and duress.
26. Daydream: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson - January 5
(5.7%) ...I had a recurring daydream that it would...
27. Deadline: First Meetings in Ender's Universe by Orson Scott Card - January 11
(37.4%) ...before the tax deadline, he thought it...
28. Genius: First Meetings in Ender's Universe by Orson Scott Card - January 11
(21.7%) ...we had a genius, a commander named...
29. Eyelashes: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi - January 29
(27.3%) His eyelashes are like individual threads of...
30. Striptease:
31. cologne/perfume: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson - January 5
(42.9%) ...and a red perfume bottle found near the Nile.
32. Bachelor:
33. Sweatshirt:
34. Brick:
35. Shutters: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson - January 5
(22.9%) Growing vegetables, hanging shutters, waterproofing porch floors.
36. Steering Wheel: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson - January 5
(27.6%) "So keep your hands on the steering wheel.
37. Mausoleum:
38. Inheritance:
39. Deck Chair:
40. Catcher:



Bonus Words
6 out of 10 words completed with 3 books read

1. Key fob:
2. Alarm system:
3. Novel: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson - January 5
(52.9%) ...premise of the novel was that romance...
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress:
5. Angry: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson - January 5
(1.5%) She was feeling sad, but also angry.
6. Superhero: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi - January 29
(98.6%) "You look like a superhero."
7. Deja Vu:
8. Slide: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi - January 29
(79.1%) I slide up against the wall, my arms...
9. Shower: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson - January 5
(26.1%) Would you mind if I took a shower?
10. Reward: First Meetings in Ender's Universe by Orson Scott Card - January 11
(88%) ...blood money, his reward for destroying the...

Will you accept "her strip show" for a STRIPTEASE?

Book Concierge wrote: "Will you accept "her strip show" for a STRIPTEASE?"

That will work.

The List
1. Intersection: Tampa pg 11 by Alissa Nutting
2. Superstition: Tampa pg 87 by Alissa Nutting
3. French: Tampa pg 84 by Alissa Nutting
4. Rabbit/Bunny: The First Prophet pg 167 Kay Hooper
5. Swimming: The First Prophet pg 98 Kay Hooper
6. Insurance: The First Prophet pg 12 Kay Hooper
7. Threat: The First Prophet pg 127 Kay Hooper
8. Funeral: The First Prophet pg 220 by Kay Hooper
9. Hail: Rogue Lawyer pg 73 by John Grisham
10. Vodka: Sisters One, Two, Three pg 207 by Nancy Star
11. Beads: Rogue Lawyer pg334 by John Grisham
12. Scholarship:
13. Leather: The First Prophet pg 110 by Kay Hooper
14. Ancestor:
15. Cattle:
16. Ranch: Rogue Lawyer pg 42 by John Grisham
17. Sundress: Sisters One, Two, Three pg 330 by Nancy Star
18. Dresser: Tampa pg 191 by Alissa Nutting
19. Dimples: Sisters One, Two, Three pg 228 by Nancy Star
20. Punishment: After We Fall pg 9
21. History: Tampa pg 5 by Alissa Nutting
22. Cake: Tampa pg 238 byAlissa Nutting
23. Handshake: Sisters One, Two, Three pg 157 by Nancy Star
24. Turbulence:
25. State:
26. Daydream: Tampa pg 15 by Alissa Nutting
27. Deadline: After We Fall pg 218 by
28. Genius: The First Prophet pg 96 Kay Hooper
29. Eyelashes: Sisters One, Two, Three pg 22 by Nancy Star
30. Striptease:
31. cologne/perfume: The First Prophet pg 43 Kay Hooper
32. Bachelor: Murphy’s Luck pg 144 by Benjamin Laskin

33. Sweatshirt: The First Prophet pg 289 by Kay Hooper
34. Brick: Tampa pg 15 by Alissa Nutting
35. Shutters: Tampa pg 198 by Alissa Nutting
36. Steering Wheel: Tampa pg 38 by Alissa Nutting
37. Mausoleum: Sisters One, Two, Three pg 50 by Nancy Star
38. Inheritance:
39. Deck Chair:
40. Catcher: Murphy’s Luck pg 8 by Benjamin Laskin

Bonus Words
1. Key fob:
2. Alarm system: Sisters One, Two, Three pg 74 by Nancy Star
3. Novel: The First Prophet pg 126 Kay Hooper
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress:
5. Angry: Tampa pg64 by Alissa Nutting
6. Superhero: Sisters One, Two, Three pg 223 by Nancy Star
7. Deja Vu:
8. Slide: The First Prophet pg 95 Kay Hooper
9. Shower: The First Prophet pg 53 Kay Hooper
10. Reward: The First Prophet pg 148 Kay Hooper

43/50
The List
1. Intersection: The Atlantis Gene Location 6081 'room opened up onto a T intersection'
2. Superstition: Phantom Quartz - Location 137 'didn't believe in hunches or superstitions'.
3. French: Phantom Quartz - Location 1777 'You know, like that French maid's costume'
4. Rabbit/Bunny: Phantom Quartz - Location 550 'The white rabbit.'
5. Swimming: Obsidian Curse Location 704 'just swimming around'
6. Insurance: Phantom Quartz - Location 1337 'blind date with an insurance salesman'
7. Threat: Phantom Quartz - Location 771 'front yard to assess the threat.'
8. Funeral: Phantom Quartz - Location 307 'tried to recall my uncle's funeral,'
9. Hail: Phantom Quartz Location 1022 'It was a Hail Mary pass.'
10. Vodka: Phantom Quartz Location 1463 'Vodka. I needed vodka.'
11. Beads: Opal Fire Location 957 ' Sweat beads popped up all over Smalls's'
12. Scholarship:
13. Leather: Obsidian Curse Location 288 'her leather miniskirt didn't shift'
14. Ancestor: Phantom Quartz Location 3018 'the miner was an ancestor of the Geraghty Girls.'
15. Cattle: Obsidian Curse Location 2849 'trade them like cattle'
16. Ranch: Phantom Quartz Location 1661 'a cowboy on a dude ranch, and Leo'
17. Sundress: Tiger's Eye Location 648 'removed the purple terry cloth sundress, setting it on top'
18. Dresser: Phantom Quartz Location 1971 'grabbed my taser from the dresser.'
19. Dimples: The Atlantis Gene Location 6241 'a solid metal floor with dimples'
20. Punishment: Phantom Quartz Location 1511 'Surely the punishment would be far worse'
21. History: Phantom Quartz Location 309 'Book made up the written history of our family's lineage'
22. Cake: Phantom Quartz Location 282 'I'm not interested in cake.'
23. Handshake: First Activation Location 3883 'arm rise to meet Ron's handshake.'
24. Turbulence: The Atlantis Gene Location 2641 'The turbulence spread to the thin metal'
25. State: Phantom Quartz Location 1127 'The surprise at Lolly's state of mind'
26. Daydream: Obsidian Curse Location 533 'My daydream was interrupted by a knock'
27. Deadline: First Activation Location 3473 '"We're on a deadline," I said'
28. Genius: Obsidian Curse Location 1272 'pure genius to human men.'
29. Eyelashes: Tiger's Eye Location 2061 'with pink skin and sparkly eyelashes'
30. Striptease:
31. Cologne/perfume: Phantom Quartz Location 363 'waved away the cloud of cologne that I was certain'
32. Bachelor:
33. Sweatshirt: Phantom Quartz Location 1122 'Thinking back, the sweatshirt looked brand new.'
34. Brick: Phantom Quartz Location 658 'whose vines could choke a brick house.'
35. Shutters: Opal Fire Location 2030 'clapboard house with black shutters, two of which'
36. Steering Wheel: Phantom Quartz Location 2377 'Then soft hands on a steering wheel'
37. Mausoleum: Obsidian Curse Location 2976 'a dilapidated ranch with broken shutters, paint so chipped'
38. Inheritance: Phantom Quartz Location 927 'He had received a hefty inheritance when his parents died,'
39. Deck Chair:
40. Catcher: Tiger's Eye Location 100 'me from her position as catcher.'

Bonus Words
1. Key fob:
2. Alarm system:
3. Novel: Obsidian Curse Location 266 'sprung straight from a Dickens novel'
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress: Phantom Quartz Location 1260 'A sorceress could travel via a ley line'
5. Angry: Phantom Quartz Location 1650 'growled like there was an angry cat trapped in my belly'
6. Superhero: Tiger's Eye Location 314 'to become some sort of superhero, battling Evil and Idiots'
7. Deja Vu:
8. Slide: Phantom Quartz Location 2281 'ending in a knee slide across the wood floor'
9. Shower: Phantom Quartz Location 75 'I was organizing a baby shower for my cousin,'
10. Reward: Phantom Quartz Location 3398 'What's my reward?'

Does this count for striptease? (they're in a strip club)
"She tried not to look at the stage where a woman was twitching her way out of a camouflage bikini."

Deb wrote: "Does this count for striptease? (they're in a strip club)
"She tried not to look at the stage where a woman was twitching her way out of a camouflage bikini.""

That'll work Deb.

For "catcher" are you looking for like a baseball player or would "dream catcher" be okay?

Cait S wrote: "For "catcher" are you looking for like a baseball player or would "dream catcher" be okay?"

That'll work Cait. I didn't get too specific on that one.

I just found this word hunt and I'll start today! ~☀Kelli☀~ became my friend today.

Scavenger Hunt XXI
Duration: January 31st to March 31st, 2017
40/40 + 9/10

The List
1. Intersection: Sting Sandra Brown 2/10/17 p 97 ..., he'd gotten out at the intersection of two state highways ...
2. Superstition: Collision Course Chuck Gleason 3/9/17 Loc 5220 If you two are willing to wave that superstition, we could arrange for press coverage two hours before the ceremony.
3. French: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 141 Unable to refuse the invitation, Sassy opened the French doors and stepped onto the damp grass.
4. Rabbit/Bunny: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 14 Bunny rabbits, the car. Sassy tottered to the side of the bridge on her kicky little sandals and peered over the railing into the water.
5. Swimming: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 14 Daddy Joel’s prized convertible sat at the bottom of the creek like an abandoned toy in a swimming pool.
6. Insurance: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 188 “Hope your step-daddy has good insurance.”
7. Threat: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 104 Evan stiffened. “Is that a threat?”
8. Funeral: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 33 Sassy attended his funeral with her mother and step-father.
9. Hail: Shadow of a Century: An Irish Love Story Jean Grainger 2/12/17 p 3 ... behind him in a hail of questions and flashing cameras.
10. Vodka: Accidentally on Purpose Jill Shalvis 2/2/17 p 139 You know, it’s amazing how potatoes give us chips, fries, and vodka.
11. Beads: Shadow of a Century: An Irish Love Story Jean Grainger 2/12/17 p 177 She had rosary beads in her hand and was muttering prayers, Scarlett presumed.
12. Scholarship: Flirting with Disaster Ava Catori 2/3/17 p 111 ... to keep my scholarship and I also worked part time.
13. Leather: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 11 Leather in May?
14. Ancestor: Shadow of a Century: An Irish Love Story Jean Grainger 2/12/17 p 84 ... what we seek has eluded our ancestors for centuries.
15. Cattle: Shadow of a Century: An Irish Love Story Jean Grainger 2/12/17 p 57 ... were responsible for the cattle and hens and the farmwork,
16. Ranch: One in Waiting Holley Trent 2/17/17 p 11 I’m going to go home to my ranch.
17. Sundress: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 10 Her flirty little sundress with the pleated skirt would cling to her like Press’n Seal.
18. Dresser: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 131 Sassy crossed the spacious room to Trey’s dresser.
19. Dimples: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 97 Sassy showed him her dimples.
20. Punishment: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 159 The punishment for such an offense would surely be severe, banishment or imprisonment in the deepest, darkest part of the Pit.
21. History: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 211 “Never figured you for a history dweeb, Lollipop.”
22. Cake: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 44 A white gravel walkway wound between blooming shrubs to the cottage beyond, a fairy-tale structure with ivy shrouded walls, deep-set windows, and a roof like a fallen cake.
23. Handshake: Flirting with Disaster Ava Catori 2/3/17 p 73 When I shook her hand, I noted a solid handshake.
24. Turbulence: Dominance Never Dies Lexi Blake 2/16/17 p 25 It's just turbulence.
25. State: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 23 —enter an involuntary, comatose-like state of shock when threatened and unable to flee, a state humans sometimes refer to as “playing possum,” the Provider concluded as the possum keeled over in fright.
26. Daydream: Flirting with Disaster Ava Catori 2/3/17 p 80 I had to stop daydreaming like this.
27. Deadline: Slip of the Knife Denise Mina 2/2/17 p 47 She'd have to go in anyway or miss the deadline for the late edition.
28. Genius: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 270 “What else, genius?”
29. Eyelashes: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 78 The ghost clasped her hands to her chest and batted her eyelashes.
30. Striptease: Accidentally on Purpose Jill Shalvis 2/2/17 p 133 What, I’m just supposed to put on a striptease for you?
31. cologne: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 85 The fabric of the robe smelled faintly of cologne.
32. Bachelor: Hate F*@k: The Complete Story Ainsley Booth 2/3/17 p 149 ... up-and-coming bachelors of Washington society.
33. Sweatshirt: Accidentally on Purpose Jill Shalvis 2/2/17 p 29 ... and a Cal Berkeley sweatshirt that said Don’t Panic, It’s Organic over an image of a weed leaf.
34. Brick: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 212 Sassy turned down a side street and stopped under a tree in front of a one-story brick dwelling.
35. Shutters: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 67 A moment later, he and Sassy were standing outside a one-story building with peeling paint and cheap shutters.
36. Steering Wheel: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 188 Evan ran his hands along the ergonomic three-spoke steering wheel.
37. Mausoleum: The Wicked City Beatriz Williams 2/10/17 p 77 I just think, Mama, poor Mama, left to decay in a mausoleum like this.
38. Inheritance: Flirting with Disaster Ava Catori 2/3/17 p 138 ... than to let someone else manage their inheritance?
39. Deck Chair: The Billionaire Bachelor Jessica Lemmon 3/27/17 p 189 ... and his hand gripping the arm of the deck chair, ...
40. Catcher: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 428 The witch’s fairy catcher had been made of wrought iron.

Bonus Words
1. Key fob: The Marriage Lie Kimberly Belle 2/6/17 p 252 I wince and punch the lock button on my key fob, ...
2. Alarm system: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 220 I know my way around alarm systems.
3. Novel: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 40 Mama ate like a bird to maintain her slender figure, but Mama had never been lost in the woods with a cast of characters out of a Stephen King novel.
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress:
5. Angry: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 38 But she’d never been truly angry.
6. Superhero: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 92 Evan might not be built along superhero lines like Grim, but he was no wimp, either.
7. Deja Vu: Flirting with Disaster Ava Catori 2/3/17 p 57 Not quite déjà vu, but I felt like I'd seen her before.
8. Slide: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 11 Her thoughts scattered as she started to slide.
9. Shower: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 82 Taking up an entire wall was a walk-in shower big enough to park a limo in.
10. Reward: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 345 And she was going to reward his steadfastness by ending things.

The only one I'm still missing is "déjà vu" ...

Book Concierge wrote: "The only one I'm still missing is "déjà vu" ..."

I was surprised when I found it!

Will you take ancestral for ancestor??

JoAnne wrote: "Will you take ancestral for ancestor??"

Sure. That'll work.

Paris wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Will you take ancestral for ancestor??"

Sure. That'll work."

Thanks, I found ancestors in the next book I read!

How about this for key fob? She reached into the pocket of her jeans for a key remote.

Deb wrote: "How about this for key fob? She reached into the pocket of her jeans for a key remote."

That'll work.

Done! I can't begin to describe how much I enjoy these hunts!

Finished my hunt...happy reading!

The List
1. Intersection: All the Dead Girls page 19 'STARTED TO CROSS AT THE INTERSECTION'
2. Superstition: Cartes Postales from Greece pg 102 'ALL THE SUPERSTITION NONSENSE'
3. French: Blood Kiss pg 20 'OIL PAINTING OF A FRENCH KING'
4. Rabbit/Bunny: Wife Number Seven location 22 'JUMPY AS A JACK RABBIT'
5. Swimming: Echoes of Scotland Street page 220 LOGAN WOULD TAKE AMANDA AND ME TO OUR LOCAL SWIMMING POOL'
6. Insurance: S.E.C.R.E.T. pg 10 'OUR INSURANCE COMPANY DID'NT QUESTION IT'
7. Threat: All the Dead Girls page 144 'THE THREAT OF TEARS'
8. Funeral: Wife Number Seven location 211 'HER FATHER'S FUNERAL'
9. Hail: Wife Number Seven location 1311 'COLD ENOUGH TO HAIL'
10. Vodka: Echoes of Scotland Street page 113 'FINISHING MY VODKA AND TONIC'
11. Beads: Wife Number Seven location 1995 'SHE SAW BEADS OF SWEAT'
12. Scholarship: The Dollmaker location 128 'HE WAS DUE TO HHEAR ANY DAY ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP'
13. Leather: Wife Number Seven location 494 'BLACK LEATHER APRON'
14. Ancestor: Blood Kiss pg 222 'THE SAME OIL PAINTINGS OF ANCESTORS'
15. Cattle: Blood Kiss pg 107 'LIKE THEY WERE DRIVING CATTLE INTO THE CHUTE'
16. Ranch: Adam location 135 'WAS OUT AT THE THOMAS RANCH'
17. Sundress: Echoes of Scotland Street page 237 'I HAD ON A COTTON SUNDRESS'
18. Dresser: All the Dead Girls page 153 'BEGAN TO OPEN DRESSER DRAWERS'
19. Dimples: Echoes of Scotland Street page 16 'HE HAD DIMPLES
20. Punishment: All the Dead Girls page 306 'SIN AND PUNISHMENT'
21. History: Wife Number Seven location 2502 'A LITTLE HISTORY WITH THE LAW'
22. Cake: Wife Number Seven location 1285 'DAY OLD CAKE'
23. Handshake: Wife Number Seven location 1463 'ONE-PUMP HANDSHAKE'
24. Turbulence: Rome in LoveRome in Love by Anita Hughes 02/21/17 *** pg 4 'DESPITE THE TURBULENCE'
25. State:Wife Number Seven location 1127 'OHIO STATE'
26. Daydream: All the Dead Girls page 46 'WHEN THEY DAYDREAM ABOUT PLACES'
27. Deadline: All the Dead Girls page 113 'HE HAD A DEADLINE'
28. Genius: All the Dead Girls page 175 'SHE'D HEARD HE WAS A GENIUS'
29. Eyelashes: Wife Number Seven location 2212 'THEN HER EYELASHES SPIKED WITH TEARS'
30. Striptease: Blood Kiss pg 206 'SO THE STRIPTEASE?'
31. cologne/perfume: All the Dead Girls page 5 'LIKE SOME KIND OF MEN'S COLOGNE'
32. Bachelor: Wife Number Seven location 334 'BACHELORS ARE CLEAN SHAVEN'
33. Sweatshirt: All the Dead Girls page 121 'MS. CARSON'S SWEATSHIRT SLEEVES RODE UP'
34. Brick: Wife Number Seven location 429 'FELT AS REAL AS A BRICK WALL'
35. Shutters: Wife Number Seven location 294 'GREEN SHUTTERS WITH LITTLE CUT OUT PINE TREES'
36. Steering Wheel: All the Dead Girls page 41 'PARTIAL PRINT ON THE STEERING WHEEL'
37. Mausoleum: S.E.C.R.E.T. pg 43 'IT'S LIKE A MAUSOLEUM IN HERE'
38. Inheritance: Cartes Postales from Greece pg 96 'THE INHERITANCE AGREEMENT'
39. Deck Chair: The Dollmaker location 3286 'SITTING ONTO A DECK CHAIR OVERLOOKING THE LAKE'
40. Catcher: Wife Number Seven location 1711 'THE CATCHER HAD BEEN HIS ONLY TRUE FRIEND'

Bonus Words
1. Key fob: All the Dead Girls page 66 'GOT HER KEYS AND PRESSED THE KEY FOB
2. Alarm system: Blood Kiss pg 67 'THE ALARM SYSTEM SILENCED.
3. Novel: Moonlight on Nightingale Way PG 123 'EDITING HER NOVEL'
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress: S.E.C.R.E.T. pg 203 'CAPTION DESCRIBED ME AS A SORCERESS'
5. Angry: All the Dead Girls page 155 'GOD WAS ANGRY AT HERMAN'
6. Superhero: Echoes of Scotland Street page 4 'YOU SOUND LIKE A SUPERHERO'
7. Deja Vu: All the Dead Girls page 126 'DEJA VU STRUCK BETH'
8. Slide: Blood Kiss pg 85 'SHE LET PEYTON SLIDE OFF HER BACK'
9. Shower: All the Dead Girls page 55 HE NEEDED SLEEP AND A SHOWER'
10. Reward: Blood Kiss pg 224 'JUST BOUGHT HIM AS A REWARD FOR BEING IN THE TRAINING PROGRAM'

Current count: 3


Started March 1, 2017

The List
1. Intersection:
2. Superstition:
3. French: Angel Manor
4. Rabbit/Bunny:
5. Swimming:
6. Insurance:
7. Threat:
8. Funeral: Angel Manor 12%
9. Hail:
10. Vodka:
11. Beads:
12. Scholarship:
13. Leather:
14. Ancestor:
15. Cattle:
16. Ranch:
17. Sundress:
18. Dresser:
19. Dimples:
20. Punishment:
21. History:
22. Cake:
23. Handshake:
24. Turbulence:
25. State:
26. Daydream:
27. Deadline:
28. Genius:
29. Eyelashes:
30. Striptease:
31. cologne/perfume: Angel Manor
32. Bachelor:
33. Sweatshirt:
34. Brick: Angel Manor 7%
35. Shutters:
36. Steering Wheel:
37. Mausoleum:
38. Inheritance: Angel Manor 7%
39. Deck Chair:
40. Catcher:

Bonus Words
1. Key fob:
2. Alarm system:
3. Novel:
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress:
5. Angry:
6. Superhero:
7. Deja Vu:
8. Slide:
9. Shower: Angel Manor
10. Reward:

I'm a little late, but gonna try!
Duration: 3/1-3/31/17
Completed: 40/50


Dictatorship of the Dress by Jessica Topper
Superhero: "A large T was emblazoned across his muscled chest in classic superhero style.", pg 9
Eyelashes: "I had eyelashes like that, too, but mine came out of a mascara tube.", pg 9
French: "You have enough for a French twist.", pg 19
Cologne: "...as far as I could get from his cologne.", pg 30
Bachelor: "Bachelor party.", pg 32
Turbulence: "...matching the turbulence in my stomach.", pg 34
Funeral: "I have the suit from my dad's funeral.", pg 60
Leather: "She continued to paw through her giant leather bag.", pg 71
Hail: "...we both reached down in a Hail Mary attempt..", pg 76
Cake: "...just like cake after goddamn wedding cake...", pg 78
Novel: "It's a graphic novel.", pg 85
Shower: "The cork hit the shower wall and she shrieked.", pg 117
Reward: "Was it the intermittent reward system that kept Noah coming back for more?", pg 135
Beads: "A smattering of pearl beads...", pg 148
Bunny:"...and a Playboy Bunny style top...", pg 149
Angry:"How dare he get angry with me!", pg 165
Cattle: "...as they made their way back to cattle class.", pg 272


Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
Scholarship: "I was on what they called 'scholarship' at SIsterhood Camp.", pg 14
History: "It's like history club...", pg 70
Dresser: "...and a dresser and desk that looked brand new.", pg 155
Intersection: "I'd traveled that intersection a thousand times in my life.", pg 234


Every Little Thing by Samantha Young
Threat: "...how she felt like he was a threat to all of that.", pg 12
Shutters: "...blue painted shutters on the windows...", pg 56
Swimming: "...used to the temperature from years of night swimming...", pg 70


Operation Prom Date by Cindi Madsen
Dimples: "...his already conspicuous dimples stood out even more.", loc 113
Slide: "...to let all those hours slide...", loc 138
State: "I'd competed with my eight-man team at State...", loc 143
Deadline: "Which means we're on a tight deadline.", loc 497
Genius: "I didn't dare interrupt. hoping genius had just struck.", loc 568
Steering Wheel: "When I returned my left hand to the steering wheel...", loc 1443
Daydream: "...it was all attraction and daydream based...", loc 2192


Roomie Wars by Kat T Masen
Vodka: "...I found one of those miniature vodka bottles...", loc 798
Handshake: "...but like a handshake of death...", loc 1340


Seven Days of You by Cecilia Vinesse
Deja Vu: "The worst kind of deja vu.", loc 1386
Brick: "...in an area full of small brick houses...", loc 1661
Sweatshirt: "Alison pulls the sleeve of her sweatshirt...", loc 2233
Punishment: "...was a cruel and unusual punishment.", loc 3482


Swinging At Love by Kendra C. Highly
Catcher: "Tristan stared at the catcher...", loc 124
Superstition: "It's a superstition.", loc 1841
Insurance: "I'll have a job with health insurance for once.", loc 1971

The List
14. Ancestor:
16. Ranch:
17. Sundress:
30. Striptease:
37. Mausoleum:
38. Inheritance:
39. Deck Chair:

Bonus Words
1. Key fob:
2. Alarm system:
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress:

Finished! Original Post #7

The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XXI
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2017

FOUND 50/50

1. Intersection: It's You 16 Jan
...she knelt in the middle of an intersection of pathways, pg 20

2. Superstition: The Undying King 5 Jan. Superstitions regarding the dead… pg 44

3. French: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. ...to the hissing French fryer… pg 283

4. Rabbit: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. ...leading us deeper into this rabbit’s warren. Pg 185

5. Swimming: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …was filled with jellyfish swimming gracefully. Pg 312

6. Insurance: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. “I’ve got a little insurance policy in place to keep her in line.” pg 190

7. Threat: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …they had to neutralize the most immediate threat. Pg 321

8. Funeral: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. She reached for a pink funeral notice… pg 245

9. Hail: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. I didn’t dare try to stop one of them or hail a cab. Pg 57

10. Vodka: Keystone 21 Jan. ...there will be a fresh glass of vodka waiting for me. Chapter 19, pg 9/22

11. Beads: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …the beads felt right in her hands. Pg 245

12. Scholarship: Web of Lies 11 Feb. A straight A student on a full scholarship… pg 70

13. Leather: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. Tace dropped into a plush leather chair… pg 13

14. Ancestor: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. He was gonna see those Texas ancestors of his sooner than he thought. Pg 298

15. Cattle: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. ...like someone had zapped him with a cattle prod. Pg 283

16. Ranch: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. Split-level ranch house, pg 194

17. Sundress: Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy 28 Feb. Helen had changed into a bright polka-dotted sundress… pg 236

18. Dresser: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …he shoved the creamy white dresser in front of the door. Pg 60

19. Dimples: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight 8 Jan. He flashed a set of dimples and leaned up. Pg 144

20. Punishment: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. Tall Guy finished his latest round of punishment, pg 72

21. History: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight 8 Jan. An enormous chocolate cake… pg 110

22. Cake: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. An enormous chocolate cake… pg 110

23. Handshake: Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy 28 Feb. Zoom in on yet another good-night handshake. Pg 226

24. Turbulence: Chaos Unleashed 14 Feb. …disturbed by the turbulence of his arrival. Pg 194

25. State: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …she had to at least state a case for mercy. Pg 127

26. Daydream: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. What had she been thinking to even daydream about Tace? Pg 19

27. Deadline: Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy 28 Feb. He was endlessly dodging deadlines… pg 185

28. Genius: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. My son, the investment banker and computer genius. Pg 26

29. Eyelashes: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. His eyelashes swept up in a curiously dangerous way… pg 182

30. Striptease: Web of Lies 11 Feb. Not the most graceful striptease. Pg 167

31. cologne/perfume: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …with perfume bottles still on top. Pg 245

32. Bachelor: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. Mr. Flangston had been a bachelor for nine years. Pg 245

33. Sweatshirt:a: Keystone 21 Jan. Too bad you're wearing that sweatshirt. Chapter 23, pg 5/19

34. Brick: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …walked toward the red brick fireplace. Pg 245

35. Shutters: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …in the house with blue shutters. Pg 83

36. Steering Wheel: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …his knuckles white on the steering wheel. Pg 316

37. Mausoleum:a: Keystone 21 Jan. Then the door to the small mausoleum closed. Chapter 17, pg 13/17

38. Inheritance:Graceling 4 Jan. ..and his first inheritance would be the task of killing the murderer of his father. Pg 113

39. Deck Chair: Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy 28 Feb. He had set up a deck chair… pg 143

40. Catcher: Cheater 3 Feb. …with an indian dream catcher as a grand prize. Pg 139

Bonus Words
1. Key fob: Till Death 13 Mar. Both of us got a new key fob out of the deal. Pg 187

2. Alarm system: Till Death 13 Mar. …do you have an alarm system? Pg 93

3. Novel: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. I’d interrupted her nightly appointment with her romance novel… pg 20

4. Sorcerer/Sorceress: The Undying King 5 Jan. ...but she reserved her greatest loathing for Dradus, his sorcerer. Pg 135

5. Angry: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. He was of medium build with angry blue eyes. Pg 235

6. Superhero: Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy 28 Feb. ...he was basically dating a superhero. Pg 396

7. Deja Vu: Spider's Bite 2 Jan. Déjà vu all over again. Pg 135

8. Slide: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. …dropped into a slide to land next to her. Pg 231

9. Shower: Justice Ascending 14 Jan.…that she put in a shower caddy. Pg 245

10. Reward: Justice Ascending 14 Jan. No risk, no reward. Pg 227

Update message # 15 - Challenge completed - all words found - 18March17

TCF Scavenger Hunt XXI
Begins: 01Jan17 / Ends: 31March17

13 books read
40 / 40 basic words found
10 / 10 BONUS words found

The List
1. Intersection - A Constellation of Vital Phenomena ✔ – 08Jan17 - pg 215 - "…at the intersection of …"
2. Superstition - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 288 - "…are superstitions unworthy…"
3. French - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 94 - "…along the French coast."
4. Rabbit - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 240 - "…innocent little rabbit …"
5. Swimming - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 160 - "…for swimming, reading …"
6. Insurance - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 187 - "…a loan, insurance, or …"
7. Threat - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 135 - "…with his threats to …"
8. Funeral - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 123 - "…either his funeral or …"
9. Hail - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 109 - "…a hail of bullets, …"
10. Vodka - A Constellation of Vital Phenomena ✔ – 08Jan17 - pg 233 - "…a shared vodka bottle."
11. Beads - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 213 - "…with beads that kept …"
12. Scholarship - The Shooting ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 286 - "…full scholarship for track."
13. Leather - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 112 - "…a heavy leather apron…"
14. Ancestor - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 153 - "…who our ancestors are…"
15. Cattle - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 183 - "…a herd of cattle."
16. Ranch - A Big Sky Christmas ✔ – 149Jan17 - pg 2 - "…this vast ranch where…"
17. Sundress - Breathing Lessons ✔ - 28Jan17 - pg 207 - "…wearing a ruffled sundress."
18. Dresser - A Constellation of Vital Phenomena ✔ – 08Jan17 - pg 225 - "…the top dresser drawer."
19. Dimples - Breathing Lessons ✔ - 28Jan17 - pg 178 - "…her dimpled fists …"
20. Punishment - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 147 - "…criminal punishment clause…"
21. History - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 140 - …"history of American …"
22. Cake - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 128 - "…slice of chocolate cake."
23. Handshake - A Big Sky Christmas ✔ – 149Jan17 - pg 63 - "..as they shook hands,…"
24. Turbulence - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 185 - "…inveterate turbulence of …"
25. State - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 147 - "…overheard Taft state that …"
26. Daydream - Maisie Dobbs ✔ - 27Jan17 - pg 168 - "…jolted from her daydream…"
27. Deadline - Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker ✔ – 17Jan17 - pg 15 - "…with the deadline…"
28. Genius - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 290 - "…was a genius, and to …"
29. Eyelashes - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 169 - "…blackness of her eyelashes."
30. Striptease - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ✔ – 18Jan17 - pg 107 - "…would do her strip show …"
31. cologne/perfume - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 147 - "…many perfumes made …"
32. Bachelor - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 78 - "…sleep in his bachelor room."
33. Sweatshirt - A Constellation of Vital Phenomena ✔ – 08Jan17 - pg 212 - "…her white sweatshirt for…"
34. Brick - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 56 - "…crushed by bricks that…"
35. Shutters - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 159 - "…with closed shutters, and …"
36. Steering Wheel - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ✔ – 18Jan17 - pg 90 - "…on the steering wheel,…"
37. Mausoleum - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg 180 - "…turned into a mausoleum."
38. Inheritance - Portrait in Sepia ✔ – 09Jan17 - pg - "…the small inheritance he …"
39. Deck Chair - A Man Called Ove ✔ - 02Feb17 - pg 26 - "…renting out deck chairs…"
40. Catcher - Breathing Lessons ✔ - 28Jan17 - pg 220 - "…left his catcher's mitt…"

Bonus Words
1. Key fob - The Jesus Cow ✔ - 03Feb17 - pg 180 - "…cozies, key fobs, stickers…"
2. Alarm system - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ✔ – 18Jan17 - pg 21 - "…installed the alarm system."
3. Novel - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 140 - "…Sandoz's novel about a…"
4. Sorcerer/Sorceress - Death Masks ✔ - 08Feb17 - pg 16 - "…the occasional sorcerer, …
5. Angry - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 181 - "…streets, angry over their …"
6. Superhero - A Man Called Ove ✔ - 02Feb17 - pg 190 - "…the strangest superhero I…"
7. Deja Vu - Voyager ✔ – 18Mar17 - pg 966 - "…sense of déjà vu…"
8. Slide - A Big Sky Christmas ✔ – 149Jan17 - pg 226 - "…to slide his arm…"
9. Shower - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 175 - "…a shower of paper, …"
10. Reward - When Books Went to War ✔ – 03Jan17 - pg 101 - "…the just rewards of …"
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Done 50/50

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Done! Just scraping in again, turbulence was a tough one.

I got all but one of the Bonus phrases: key fob

The List

1. Intersection: “…like joggers at an intersection.” P. 115 This is Where I Leave Youby Jonathan Tropper 1.18.17

2. Superstition: “…a pagan superstition without real validity.” P. 67 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

3. French: “Beauchamp had been one of the most active French agents.” P. 19 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

4. Rabbit/Bunny:Rabbit/Bunny: “…he started his own hounds in pursuit of the rabbit.” P. 185 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

5. Swimming: “I remembered Jamie carrying Jem back from swimming…” P. 124 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

6. Insurance: “I’m certain the insurance company thinks they are still in the bank vault…” p. 133 Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir 1.7.17

7. Threat: : “…hardly a threat.” P. 13 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

8. Funeral: : “…to tell the women we would indeed have a funeral.” P. 59 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

9. Hail: :”…he was about to hail Joseph…” p. 166 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

10. Vodka: “…and she reeks of vodka at two in the afternoon.” P. 40 Frozen Assets by Quentin Bates 3.8.17

11. Beads: “…and began silently to tell the beads…” p. 153 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

12. Scholarship: “…and had published this great work of scholarship…” p. 646 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

13. Leather: “…reaching into a leather bag…” p. 21 An Echo in the Boneby Diana Gabaldo 1.25.17

14. Ancestor: “…man might be some relation of hers, a direct ancestor…” p. 251 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

15. Cattle: : “…the air was close, muggy, and fetid, with the stench of cattle…” p. 144 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

16. Ranch: “Their modest ranch home had no mortgage…” p. 140 Personal Finance for Seniors for Dummies by Eric Tyson 2.2.17

17. Sundress: “…her sundress pooling around her like a tent.” P. 163 This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper 1.18.17

18. Dresser: “I looked across at the packets of aspirin lying on the dresser…” p. 141 Hush Now, Don't You Cry by Rhys Bowen 1,3,17

19. Dimples: “…blonde hair, blue eyes, dimples.” P. 197 Hush Now, Don't You Cry by Rhys Bowen 1,3,17

20. Punishment: “…she is willing to accept her punishment.” P. 415 The Ice Childby Camilla Lackberg 1.13.17

21. History: :”…they tried to change history.” P. 324 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldo 1.25.17

22. Cake: “…cabbage and burnt tea cake.” P. 187 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

23. Handshake: “…they exchanged a brief bow, and handshake…” p. 252 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

24. Turbulence: 24. Turbulence: “…we move toward the turbulence and doubt.” P. 92 When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron 3.21.17

25. State: “Given his state of mind…” p. 45 An Echo in the Boneby Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

26. Daydream: “But for now that had to remain a daydream.” P. 116 The Ice Child by Camilla Lackberg 1.13.17

27. Deadline: “…deadline for returning the documents was approaching.” P. 69 Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir 1.7.17

28. Genius: “Marta Mist was a genius at keeping her cool.” P. 197 Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir 1.7.17

29. Eyelashes: “…the flick of an eyelash…” p. 249 The Ivory Dagger by Patricia Wentworth 1.28.17

30. Striptease: “The magazine…contained half striptease girls…” p. 117 The Fire Engine That Disappeared by Maj Sjowall 3.11.17

31. cologne/perfume: “…the warmth of the breath on the man’s cheek and the smell of his cologne…” p. 24An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

32. Bachelor: “…she guessed Wilhelm must be a bachelor.” P. 205 The Ice Child by Camilla Lackberg 1.13.17

33. Sweatshirt: “…ragged jeans and sweatshirt.” P. 865 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

34. Brick: “…with a sort of low brick altar…” p. 421 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

35. Shutters: : “…rain on the ancient shutters.” P. 74 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

36. Steering Wheel: “…small hands clenching the steering wheel…” p. 378 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

37. Mausoleum: “I’d not have liked to live in a place that looked like a mausoleum.” P. 204 Hush Now, Don't You Cry by Rhys Bowen 1,3,17

38. Inheritance: “…Genetic Inheritance…” p. 67 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

39. Deck Chair: “She thought with longing of the chair on her deck overlooking the bay.” P. 198 Miss Zukas in Death's Shadowby Jo Dereske 1.17.17

40. Catcher: “Frigging fart-catcher.” P. 282 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

Bonus Words

1. Key fob:

2. Alarm system: “…because there’s a security system.” P. 127 Last Rituals by Thora Sigurdardottir 1,7.17

3. Novel: : “The man hasn’t an interesting or novel thought in his head.” P. 54 Hush Now, Don't You Cry by Rhys Bowen 1,3,17

4. Sorcerer/Sorceress: “…to know his mother was insane, a sorceress…” p. 1014 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

5. Angry: : “…as the apparition said in an angry voice…” p. 62 Hush Now, Don't You Cry byRhys Bowen 1,3,17

6. Superhero: “….cling to them like superhero costumes.” P. 268 This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper 1.18.17

7. Deja Vu: “…with a faint sense of déjà vu…” p. 1137 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

8. Slide: “…I saw a small gopher snake slide through…” p. 170 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

9. Shower: “A sudden shower of sparks flew from the chimney…” p.31 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon 1.25.17

10. Reward: “…and her reward was being able to crawl into Tess’s arms.” P. 402 The Ice Child by Camilla Lackberg 1.13.17

Scavenger Hunt XXI
Duration: January 31st to March 31st, 2017
40/40 + 9/10

The List
1. Intersection: Sting Sandra Brown 2/10/17 p 97 ..., he'd gotten out at the intersection of two state highways ...
2. Superstition: Collision Course Chuck Gleason 3/9/17 Loc 5220 If you two are willing to wave that superstition, we could arrange for press coverage two hours before the ceremony.
3. French: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 141 Unable to refuse the invitation, Sassy opened the French doors and stepped onto the damp grass.
4. Rabbit/Bunny: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 14 Bunny rabbits, the car. Sassy tottered to the side of the bridge on her kicky little sandals and peered over the railing into the water.
5. Swimming: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 14 Daddy Joel’s prized convertible sat at the bottom of the creek like an abandoned toy in a swimming pool.
6. Insurance: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 188 “Hope your step-daddy has good insurance.”
7. Threat: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 104 Evan stiffened. “Is that a threat?”
8. Funeral: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 33 Sassy attended his funeral with her mother and step-father.
9. Hail: Shadow of a Century: An Irish Love Story Jean Grainger 2/12/17 p 3 ... behind him in a hail of questions and flashing cameras.
10. Vodka: Accidentally on Purpose Jill Shalvis 2/2/17 p 139 You know, it’s amazing how potatoes give us chips, fries, and vodka.
11. Beads: Shadow of a Century: An Irish Love Story Jean Grainger 2/12/17 p 177 She had rosary beads in her hand and was muttering prayers, Scarlett presumed.
12. Scholarship: Flirting with Disaster Ava Catori 2/3/17 p 111 ... to keep my scholarship and I also worked part time.
13. Leather: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 11 Leather in May?
14. Ancestor: Shadow of a Century: An Irish Love Story Jean Grainger 2/12/17 p 84 ... what we seek has eluded our ancestors for centuries.
15. Cattle: Shadow of a Century: An Irish Love Story Jean Grainger 2/12/17 p 57 ... were responsible for the cattle and hens and the farmwork,
16. Ranch: One in Waiting Holley Trent 2/17/17 p 11 I’m going to go home to my ranch.
17. Sundress: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 10 Her flirty little sundress with the pleated skirt would cling to her like Press’n Seal.
18. Dresser: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 131 Sassy crossed the spacious room to Trey’s dresser.
19. Dimples: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 97 Sassy showed him her dimples.
20. Punishment: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 159 The punishment for such an offense would surely be severe, banishment or imprisonment in the deepest, darkest part of the Pit.
21. History: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 211 “Never figured you for a history dweeb, Lollipop.”
22. Cake: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 44 A white gravel walkway wound between blooming shrubs to the cottage beyond, a fairy-tale structure with ivy shrouded walls, deep-set windows, and a roof like a fallen cake.
23. Handshake: Flirting with Disaster Ava Catori 2/3/17 p 73 When I shook her hand, I noted a solid handshake.
24. Turbulence: Dominance Never Dies Lexi Blake 2/16/17 p 25 It's just turbulence.
25. State: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 23 —enter an involuntary, comatose-like state of shock when threatened and unable to flee, a state humans sometimes refer to as “playing possum,” the Provider concluded as the possum keeled over in fright.
26. Daydream: Flirting with Disaster Ava Catori 2/3/17 p 80 I had to stop daydreaming like this.
27. Deadline: Slip of the Knife Denise Mina 2/2/17 p 47 She'd have to go in anyway or miss the deadline for the late edition.
28. Genius: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 270 “What else, genius?”
29. Eyelashes: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 78 The ghost clasped her hands to her chest and batted her eyelashes.
30. Striptease: Accidentally on Purpose Jill Shalvis 2/2/17 p 133 What, I’m just supposed to put on a striptease for you?
31. cologne: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 85 The fabric of the robe smelled faintly of cologne.
32. Bachelor: Hate F*@k: The Complete Story Ainsley Booth 2/3/17 p 149 ... up-and-coming bachelors of Washington society.
33. Sweatshirt: Accidentally on Purpose Jill Shalvis 2/2/17 p 29 ... and a Cal Berkeley sweatshirt that said Don’t Panic, It’s Organic over an image of a weed leaf.
34. Brick: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 212 Sassy turned down a side street and stopped under a tree in front of a one-story brick dwelling.
35. Shutters: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 67 A moment later, he and Sassy were standing outside a one-story building with peeling paint and cheap shutters.
36. Steering Wheel: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 188 Evan ran his hands along the ergonomic three-spoke steering wheel.
37. Mausoleum: The Wicked City Beatriz Williams 2/10/17 p 77 I just think, Mama, poor Mama, left to decay in a mausoleum like this.
38. Inheritance: Flirting with Disaster Ava Catori 2/3/17 p 138 ... than to let someone else manage their inheritance?
39. Deck Chair: The Billionaire Bachelor Jessica Lemmon 3/27/17 p 189 ... and his hand gripping the arm of the deck chair, ...
40. Catcher: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 428 The witch’s fairy catcher had been made of wrought iron.

Bonus Words
1. Key fob: The Marriage Lie Kimberly Belle 2/6/17 p 252 I wince and punch the lock button on my key fob, ...
2. Alarm system: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 220 I know my way around alarm systems.
3. Novel: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 40 Mama ate like a bird to maintain her slender figure, but Mama had never been lost in the woods with a cast of characters out of a Stephen King novel.
5. Angry: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 38 But she’d never been truly angry.
6. Superhero: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 92 Evan might not be built along superhero lines like Grim, but he was no wimp, either.
7. Deja Vu: Flirting with Disaster Ava Catori 2/3/17 p 57 Not quite déjà vu, but I felt like I'd seen her before.
8. Slide: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 11 Her thoughts scattered as she started to slide.
9. Shower: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 82 Taking up an entire wall was a walk-in shower big enough to park a limo in.
10. Reward: Demon Hunting With a Dixie Deb Lexi George 2/1/17 p 345 And she was going to reward his steadfastness by ending things.