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2017 March Word Hunt
Example post:Word Hunt - January
1 Jan - 31 Jan 2015
Word found: 10/10
Book completed: 7
Merry Gentlemen √ 1 Jan
bowl
Undertow √ 4 Jan
bartender, king, mourning
Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
champagne, molasses
Obernewtyn √ 9 Jan
diary
Inestimable Blessings √ 9 Jan
blood
Starfish and Coffee √ 12 Jan
grandmother
Dom Wars: Round One √ 12 Jan
dreamed
1. BARTENDER - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p113 - (Which was Sunday and Monday - Saturday was a busy night on the bartender/club scene.
2. CHAMPAGNE - Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
p180-181 - The doorman greeted him inside the foyer and waved his past - no need to check the guest list for his name - and he grabbed a glass of champagne from a tray and looked around.
3. BOWL Merry Gentlemen √ 1 Jan
p11 - "Another hippy bloke selling hand-turned bowls and crap like that."
4. KING - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p48 - Roan was the king of the jungle, and he should have no problem subduing cats; it was shat he did, sometimes without intention.
5. DREAM - Dom Wars: Round One √ 12 Jan
LOC 756: I'd never have dreamed just holding a person's hand could be such a turn on.
6. MOURN - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p262 - Because, come to think about it, you could confuse remorse for mourning, especially in a naturally depressed person.
7. GRANDMOTHER - Starfish and Coffee √ 12 Jan
p98-99 - "... He put your grandmother on a pedestal until the day she died. ..."
8. DIARY - Obernewtyn √ 9 Jan
p231 - Alexi took the diary, opened it, and held it in front of my eyes.
9. MOLASSES - Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
p217 - "You move like molasses, my pet."
10. BLOOD - Inestimable Blessings √ 9 Jan
p46-47: Lee shivered, overwhelmed by the attraction simmering in his blood.
Tips for finding words - courtesy of Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔Using Google books:
~Go here https://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&...
~Type in the name of your book
~Select your book
~On the left about midway down there will be a search bar, type your word in there.
Couple of things you need to know...
~you need to check every variety of the word you want so, let's say GROUP doesn't show up you would also need to type in GROUPS/ED/ING
~Unfortunately, 99% of the books on Google does not list page numbers (at least in my experience)
Using Amazon:
~You search for your book
~Once on your book page make sure you are on a version that is paperback or hardcover (Kindle editions will not work)
~On the left there will be a picture of your book and it should have "Search Inside" above it
~Click on the book and the search bar will be inside
You will not need to search separately for plurals but you will still need to search separately for -ed and -ing
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You can also search for words in all the books loaded on your Kindle.
On the home page, use the 'search' function.
~ type in the word and select 'search my items'.
My spot =^..^=March Word Hunt 0/10
clover Faefever
defeat Dukes Are Forever inky black sensation of frustrated defeat (24%)
enormous The Paid Companion demonstrated its enormous destructive energy, (9%)
fang Rajmund
maskDukes Are Forever Behind the stoic mask he showed the world, (27%)
payment Feel the Heat
quaint Cold in the Shadows This lodge was quaint, not one of the big chains. (57%)
rub Rajmund
station Cold in the Shadows the darkened police station. He (13%)
travel Dukes Are Forever She reached inside for her travel bag.(100%)
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Bonus 0/5
clippings Venom
gaudy Rajmund
hapless The Paid Companion it is in the nature of a cat to bedevil a hapless mouse that it has cornered.” (56%)
mountainous Venom
unkempt The Paid Companion near the window facing the unkempt garden, (18%)
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January Rollover Words 0/1
Hickory Whisper of Warning
dibs14/15 + 0/1
Clover - For Real 03/05-06/17 ★★★★
LOC 4567 - "When he brought his hands back up, he was holding a set of clover clamps connected by a steel chain."
Defeat - Buzz 03/02-03/17 ★★★★★
LOC 146 - "He didn't want to sound defeated, but it was hard to feel any other way."
Enormous - For Real 03/05-06/17 ★★★★
LOC 549 - "It might almost have made me laugh, remembering how enormous asking for his phone number had seemed."
Fang - Under the Dragon's Spell 03/08/17 ★★★★
LOC 656 - "He didn't quite have vampire fangs, but it was close."
Mask - Buzz 03/02-03/17 ★★★★★
LOC 2659 - "The model's open face mask framed Cam's distinctive chiseled jaw and narrow cheekbones, strong and slightly crooked nose, thin but full lips..."
Payment - Cowboys Don't Ride Unicorns 03/01-02/17 ★★★★★
LOC 1929 - "Maybe a payment plan."
Quaint - Control 03/08/17 ★★★★
LOC 698 - "After following his directions, I pulled his trunk up a brick driveway and parked in front of what had to be the most adorable, quaint little house I'd ever seen."
Rub - Cowboys Don't Ride Unicorns 03/01-02/17 ★★★★★
LOC 283 - "Rubbing elbows with the big guys."
Station - Buzz 03/02-03/17 ★★★★★
LOC 767 - "They approached the maitre-d's station and waited for someone to seat them."
Travel - Cowboys Don't Ride Unicorns 03/01-02/17 ★★★★★
LOC 2674 - "Thinking of doing some traveling."
BONUS:
Gaudy - You're the One That I Want 03/12/17 ★★★★
LOC 2768 - "They're closing up mid-week the next week when Dale presses a gaudy red and green envelope into Theo's hand."
Hapless - Out on a Limb 03/09/17 ★★★★★
LOC 3979 - "Walker gave a hapless shrug."
Mountainous Alasdair 03/25-26/17 ★★
LOC 2351 - "His palms began to sweat as the vast expanse of mountainous terrain threatened to swallow him whole."
Unkempt - Out on a Limb 03/09/17 ★★★★★
LOC 565 - "He had given Cameron such a hard time last night about being older, but the guy was in better shape than many of the unkempt slobs that roamed Browerton's campus."
In! :)(This is addicting!)
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 March 2017
March finished 10/10!
clover - Fool's Gold - LOC 1276 - "The Moose curled around to watch him as he checked the girth, and he bent to place his nose near her nostril, inhaling the sweet clover-smell of her breath." 3/13/2017
defeat - Masked Booby - LOC 14 - "He was always right—at least in his own mind—and never admitted defeat." 3/2/2017
enormous - Masked Booby - LOC 759 - "He’d thought the tiger was enormous before, but as it emerged from the darkness and closed in on Mickey, he was sure he’d never been more intimidated in his life." 3/2/2017
fang - Sex on the Hoof - LOC 118 - "I would have done that before the Change, just not with so much fang." 3/6/2017
mask - Switched - LOC 2295 - "She wore a professional mask that belied the concern in her eyes." 3/3/2017
payment - Snowblind - LOC 1028 - "“Payment one million US dollars, to be wired to a bank account after the hit is confirmed.”" 3/6/2017
quaint - Bundled Up - LOC 12% - "There was my quaint dude again." 3/8/2017
rub - Switched - LOC 2720 - "He just scooted his chair closer to mine and let go of my leg so he could rub my back instead." 3/3/2017
station - Sex on the Hoof - LOC 520 - "Why I love them when I work at a police station is still a bit of a mystery." 3/6/2017
travel - Switched - LOC 3649 - "“...She’d seen a travel show on television and just wanted to go.”" 3/3/2017
Bonus
clippings
gaudy - The Queen & the Homo Jock King - LOC 7124 - "Unfortunately for him, nothing I had fit him enough for him to be comfortable, so we’d made a pit stop at his parent’s house and he now proudly wore one of Nana’s muumuus, a great and brightly gaudy thing that Nana hadn’t even batted an eye over when we’d asked for it." 3/18/2017
hapless - Fool's Gold - LOC 3389 - "Darcy Stanford had been slow to get angry, but woe unto anyone who’d called its full force upon them, usually some hapless person who’d been cruel to an animal or threatened something she’d held dear." 3/13/2017
mountainous
unkempt
Rollover
autopsy - Snowblind - LOC 1027 - "“I can’t drug him because it would show up in the autopsy.”" 3/6/2017
RRRC Word Search - March 2017Champion Level + Bonus & Rollovers
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***WORDS FOUND***
10 - Monthly Words (10)
04 - Bonus Words (5)
01 - Rollover Words (3)
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15 - TOTAL
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❖ MONTHLY WORDS ❖ 10 of 10 found
✔︎ clover: A Week To Be Wicked by Tessa Dare |★★★★½| Mar 22
Phrase: "Her hair smelled of clover and lemon." Loc: 99%
✔︎ defeat: One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews |★★★★★| Mar 15
Phrase: "With the assistance of friends, it was defeated …" Loc: 64.1%
✔︎ enormous: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs |★★★| Mar 23
Phrase: "An enormous glowing vending machine looms..." Loc: 10.7%
✔︎ fang: Caressed By Ice by Nalini Singh |★★★★| Mar 18
Phrase: "Judd’s arctic tone was akin to the baring of fangs by a wolf." Loc: 65.1%
✔︎ mask: Someone to Watch Over Me by Lisa Kleypas |★★★★| Mar 18
Phrase: "Lane struggled to mask his emotions." Loc: 65.5%
✔︎ payment: Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh |★★★| Mar 11
Phrase: "the payment it demanded was being a greater part of his consciousness." Loc: 69.9%
✔︎ quaint: Shattered by Dani Pettrey |★★★★| Mar 12
Phrase: "The normally quaint and sedate wooden-beam lodge…" Loc: 2.8%
✔︎ rub: Then Came You by Jill Shalvis |★★★★| Mar 15
Phrase: "…gave him a very careful body rub…" Loc: 74.9%
✔︎ station: Kate's Outlaw by E. E. Burke |★★★| Mar 5
Phrase: "…which would improve his station and further his career. " Loc: 91.1%
✔︎ travel: Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys |★★★★| Mar 11
Phrase: "It will be safer if we travel together.” Loc: 21.2%
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❖ BONUS WORDS ❖ 4 of 5
❑ clippings:
Phrase: "" Loc:
✔︎ gaudy: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch |★★★★½| Mar 4
Phrase: "I stop on the sidewalk in the glow of a gaudy sign..." Loc: 3.1%
✔︎ hapless: Firelight by Kristen Callihan |★★★★| Mar 21
Phrase: "...bewitching hapless men with your wicked beauty." Loc: 63.6%
✔︎ mountainous: Venom by Jennifer Estep |★★★★| Mar 1
Phrase: "Ashland might sprawl over the mountainous region…" Loc: 28.3%
✔︎ unkempt: The Healer's Apprentice by Melanie Dickenson |★★★★| Mar 6
Phrase: "...whose equally unkempt blond hair and beard were covered in dust." Loc: 5.6%
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❖ ROLLOVER WORDS ❖ 1 of 3
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some tough ones this month!!Monthly Word Hunt-March 2017
Champion Hunter!
Found/Read: 10/10
Found/Read- Bonus: 5/5
√ 3/24 clover: Half My Heart, loc 43 of 3097, 2% Years later, the only thing he has on hismind this holiday season is finally settling the score back in Clover, North Carolina.
√ 3/18 defeat: Slow Ride, loc 641 of 3830, 16% It would be a poor show and that would defeat the point.
√ 3/8 enormous: The Chase, pg 206 of 313, 60% ...for his circumstance had been so enormous it had almost been suffocating.
√ 4/1 fang: Shadow's Claim, pg 41 of 482, 8% What would it be like to pierce that taut peak with a fang?
√ 3/23 mask: Yellowstone Heart Song, pg 215 of 257, 83% Jana hurried to the operating suites, grabbed a facial mask, and walked in.
√ 3/12 payment: Small Great Things, pg 149 of 472, 32% ...and a copy of your sister's most recent mortgage payment. which shows what the current payoff is, ...
√ 3/19 quaint: Time Was, pg 23 of 229, "That's a quaint way of putting it. ..."
√ 3/18 rub: Slow Ride, loc 1060 of 3830, 27% "If you rub my shoulders right now, I'll bake you cookies and let your eat the dough..."
√ 3/12 station: Small Great Things, pg 24 of 472, 5% I went into the gas station again and asked the attendant if she knew what had happened to the guy in the blue truck, ...
√ 3/12 travel: Small Great Things, pg 174 of 472, 38% , ...I bought a Yale travel mug.
Bonus
√ 3/4 clippings: The Weird Sisters, pg 113 of 357, 30% Bean lifted one shoe, then the other, admiring the grass clippings decorating the bottom of her shoes like green tinsel.
√ 3/16 gaudy: Hidden Summit, pg 49 of 313, 13% ...--a gaudy, girlie, turquoise place filled with fragile-looking furniture he was afraid to sit on.
√ 3/3 hapless: The Weird Sisters, pg 9 of 357, 2% Nothing in her bag of tricks made the feeling go away—not seducing a hapless investment banker over the din of a club, …
√ 3/22 mountainous: Yellowstone Heart Song, pg 8 of 257, 5% After a sleepless night, Aimee struggled through dense forests and mountainous terrain.
√ 3/4 unkempt: The Weird Sisters, pg 147 of 357, 40% …,stumpy sausages, and a loose white shirt that made her look wide and unkempt.
This spot for me.March Word Hunt -- 9 of 10 & 2 of 5 (4 of 5 Carryover)
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
clover, Last Ride Chantal Fernando 03/29/17**** - ...daughter's name is CLOVER (pg 8)
defeat, The Girls of August Anne Rivers Siddons 03/08/17*** - her shoulder slouched, signaling sadness or DEFEAT (loc 56.7%)
enormous, French Twist Glynis Astie 03/12/17**** - I knew she had an ENORMOUS smirk on her face. (loc 16.7%)
fang
mask, Nico Sarah Castillo 03/10/17**** - searching for the man behind the MASK. (pg 80)
payment, Me Before You Jojo Moyes 03/16/17**** - PAYMENT will be weekly. (pg 36)
quaint, London Frank Trayell 03/04/17**** - I'd been hoping to find a QUAINT B & B, (pg 113)
rub, Mr. President Kary Evans 03/04/17***** - I RUB my tongue along hers, (pg 136)
station, The Girls of August - As I headed for the coffee STATION. (loc 22.4%)
travel, Mr. President - If I can live with this relentless little ache while I TRAVEL with him, (pg 205)
Bonus
clippings
gaudy, Nico - Mia stared at the GAUDY stone set high upon a thin gold band. (PG 230)
hapless
mountainous
unkempt, The Girls of August - smoothing back the UNKEMPT straw-colored hair...(loc 7.6%)
January Carryover Words
Hickory
blossom, Mr. President - the spot where the first Cherry BLOSSOM trees were planted. (pg 126)
February Carryover Words
diary, London - when I look back on the DIARY from the safety.... (pg 3)
owl, Tied Up in Knots Mary Calmed 03/22/17*** - and then we can go to the Befuddled OWL? (loc 30.2%)
pineapple, London - a tin of PINEAPPLE chunks. (pg 108)
RRRC: 2017 March Word HuntThe maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
Found: 15/19
March Words:
clover
√ defeat: The Butterfly Project 6 Mar. …but it felt like utter defeat. Pg 13
√enormous: The Heartstone Thief 17 March. ...lay an enormous sleeping stone dragon. Pg 101
√ fang: Doubleblind 4 Mar. No fangs, no claws, no armor. Pg 140
√ mask: The Butterfly Project 6 Mar. I had a mask. And a gun. Pg 51
√payment: The Heartstone Thief 17 March. ...without the woman to trade for payment. Pg 111
√ quaint: The Butterfly Project 6 Mar. …with a quaint, flowery pattern… pg 118
√rub: Venom 8 Mar. ...leaning down to rub his leg. Pg 43
√ station: The Butterfly Project 6 Mar. I hear the smooth rush of cars leaving the station. Pg 34
√ travel: The Butterfly Project 6 Mar. We travel for a good long while. Pg 301
Bonus:
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
√ clippings: Venom 8 Mar. Autopsy photos, police reports, newspaper clippings. Pg 39
√ gaudy: The Black Lily 11 Mar. …in gaudy sunflower-yellow gowns. Pg 56
√ hapless: The Return 21 Mar. ...taking out hapless pures and halfs? Pg 285
√ mountainous: Venom 8 Mar. Ashland might sprawl over the mountainous region… pg 87
√unkempt: The Heartstone Thief 17 March. They regarded my filthy boots, blood-splattered clothes, and unkempt hair… Pg 191
Carryover:
clot
hickory
blackout
√diary: Immortal Fire 31 March
…after writing about her day in her new diary… Pg 331
March Word Hunt15/15 FOUND
✔ clover - Dark Enchantment - Kathy Morgan 3/4
(made from apple juice, clover, heather and fermented honey), p115
✔ defeat - Phantom Shadows - Dianne Duvall 3/19
(Bastien didn't like the defeat that colored her voice), p19
✔ enormous - St. Patrick's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 3/8
(and gave an enormous yawn), p31
✔ fang - Allegiance - Susanna Sandlin 3/17
(a diamond embedded in one of his fangs), loc 78
✔ mask - St. Patrick's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 3/8
(primitive spears, shields and masks), p141
✔ payment - When Maidens Mourn - C.S. Harris 3/14
(getting his payment in the form of a bullet), p232
✔ quaint - Dark Enchantment - Kathy Morgan 3/4
(the quaint setting), p164
✔ rub - The Wicked Ways of Alexander Kidd - Paula Quinn 3/16
(squeeze past him and rub up against), p195
✔ station - Eaten - Susan Crockford 3/7
(set down on the lawn of the RCMP station), p65
✔ travel - In the Company of Vampires - Katie MacAlister 3/5
(so he is able to travel with me), p187
Bonus:
✔ clippings - The Never List - Koethi Zan 3/9
(carefully preserved newspaper clippings), p171
✔ gaudy - Once a Cavalier - Linda O. Johnston 3/16
(despite the gaudy clothes), p72
✔ hapless - Beyond the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 3/25
(hammering into the hapless curs), p124
✔ mountainous - The Legacy - Linda Lael Miller 3/27
(bent to kiss her bare, mountainous stomach), p220
✔ unkempt - Irish Mist - Erin Quinn 3/10
(his beard looked scruffy and unkempt), p5
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
I think I'm kind of addicted to this challenge! Count me in ;)|March Word Hunt OVERALL WORD COUNT: 14/15
Last Updated 03/29/17
Clover ♧ "When she had time to ramble out of doors, anything in Nature was fair game - from the shoots of clover between her toes to any cloud that meandered overhead. She loved to draw anything." Pg 6 When A Scot Ties the Knot (Castles Ever After 03) Tessa Dare
Not once, but twice!
"Foaming like a bull in clover, " Gabriel said ruefully, recalling how Theo had launched at him without warning." Pg 29 A Devil in Spring (Ravenels 03) Lisa Kleypas
Defeat: "Defeated and disillusioned and desperate, I decided that nothing I saw from now on was none of my business and not worth getting my ass kicked for." Pg 131 Pierced By Venom (Redeeming Cupid 02) Jenn Windrow
Enormous: "And he was rather enormous." Pg 227 Susana and the Scot (Untamed Highlanders 02) Sabrina York
And again!
"His expression was an enormous relief." Pg 74 Lana and the Laird (Untamed Highlanders 03) Sabrina York
Fang: "He felt the wolf on his back just before he felt its fangs sink into his shoulders flesh." Pg 127 A Bear Comes to Town (Blackpelt Brothers 01) Macy Babineaux
Mask: "Solid enough to add a little extra glow to my somber appearence, making me feel more confident behind my Gia mask." Pg 39 Pierced By Venom (Redeeming Cupid 02) Jenn Windrow
Payment:' "Let us through." "Not without payment...Nope. No payment. No entry." ' Pg 70 Pierced By Venom (Redeeming Cupid 02) Jenn Windrow
Quaint: "In Demonish, it meant lightning - in addition to another quaint, old-timey meaning." Loc 1774 Shadow's Claim (IAD 13 Dacians 01) Kresley Cole
Again and again!
"Gabriel smiled slightly at the recollection of her bedroom with its quaint framed needlework samplers, the much-loved waxed doll..." Pg 178 A Devil in Spring (Ravenels 03) Lisa Kleypas
Rub: "One corner of her top rubber lip turned up in a snarl.” Loc 50 Dominate (Drazen World) Tara West AND found this one, "I sat because my legs felt rubbery and weak." Pg 61 Pierced By Venom (Redeeming Cupid 02) Jenn Windrow
Station: "Hotel California was playing on some classic rock station out of Dallas." Pg 4 A Bear Comes to Town (Blackpelt Brothers 01) Macy Babineaux
Travel: "Ben had never traveled this way before, but he trusted that Ferris new where they were headed." Pg 67 A Bear Comes to Town (Blackpelt Brothers 01) Macy Babineaux
BONUS (EXACT WORDS) 04/05
Clippings: "Its linen pages where stuffed with clippings, sketches, pressed flowers, tickets, postcards, and all manner of things that had caught her fancy." Pg 58 A Devil in Spring (Ravenels 03) Lisa Kleypas
Gaudy: “Gaudy, isn’t it? I told the artist I wanted angels, not children." Loc 1791 Born Sinner (Sins of Se7en 01) S.L. Jennings
Hapless: "Godwin Allenby fathered a pair of bastard twins upon some hapless girl, and then gave them to his own cousin to experiment upon.” Pg 345 Silent on the Moors (Lady Julia Grey 03) Deanna Raybourn
Mountainous
Unkempt : "Lena's wavy brown hair is unkempt as usual, in desperate need of a brushing." Pg 27
Trophy Husband (Caught Up in You 03) Lauren Blakely
STILL WORKING ON JANUARY'S ORPHANS
Clot: "Gleaming, with crimson-black craggy knots and polished sloping sides, it was like a clot of blood spat up from the earth’s veins." Loc 1967 King's Warrior (Renegade Lords 0.5) Kris Kennedy
Hickory
Monthly Word Hunt 1 - 31 March 2017
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!~10 as of 03.09.2017
clover~ wild daisies & purple clover...pg 19, Ordinary Grace, William Kent Krueger...03.02.2017
defeat~ shook his head in defeat...pg 298,
Ordinary Grace, William Kent Krueger...03.02.2017
enormous~ with enormous cups...pg 19,
Ordinary Grace, William Kent Krueger...03.02.2017
fang~ I saw the glitter of yellowish fangs...pg 137, Web of Lies, Jennifer Estep...03.09.2017
mask~ he took off his oxygen mask...pg 57,
Eleventh Grave in Moonlight, darynda jones...03.02.2017
payment~ all the payment I need...pg 40,
Apprentice in Death, j.d. robb...03.03.2017
quaint~ but cozy and quaint kitchen...pg 24, A Decadent Way to Die, g.a. mckevett...03.05.2017
rub~ all belly rubs...pg 141,
Eleventh Grave in Moonlight, darynda jones...03.02.2017
station~ he'd left the station...pg 180,
Eleventh Grave in Moonlight, darynda jones...03.02.2017
travel~ simply travel more...pg 77,
Apprentice in Death, j.d. robb...03.03.2017
Bonus
clippings
gaudy
hapless~ grabed a megaphone from some hapless uniform...Apprentice in Death, j.d. robb...03.03.2017
mountainous
unkempt
Carry Over
Jan~clot~
Feb~horrors~ a child living through the horrors of that war...pg 43, A Decadent Way to Die, g.a. mckevett...03.05.3017
Monthly Word Hunt 1 - 31 March 2017
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
10/10 + 1/5
Words:
clover Luck of the Draw Cheri Allan 3/4/17 p 55 “Is that why you two were rolling in the clover together?”
defeat Swept Away Robyn Carr 3/8/17 p 82 I'm going to have to admit defeat and sell my flat.
enormous What Love Can Do Virna DePaul 3/2/17 Loc 3127 ... the small box in his enormous hands.
fang Wild Card Lora Leigh 3/21/17 p 10 Long of fang, sharp of claw, it tore at his brain, threatened his control, his ability to think.
mask All the Little Liars Charlaine Harris 3/5/17 p 77 Her icon was a cartoon of a caped woman with a mask.
payment Luck of the Draw Cheri Allan 3/4/17 p 219 Oh, I’m just mailing my health insurance payment.
quaint What Love Can Do Virna DePaul 3/2/17 Loc 2569 A quaint home made of cobblestone and brick with flowers in the flowerbeds and a smiling mother who baked cookies every night.
rub Luck of the Draw Cheri Allan 3/4/17 p 157 He fought the urge to rub his thumb over it.
station All the Little Liars Charlaine Harris 3/5/17 p 139 Within the hour I got a call from Cathy Trumble at the station.
travel What Love Can Do Virna DePaul 3/2/17 Loc 267 Someone to travel with, see big cities with, then settle down to have a big family.
Bonus
clippings
gaudy
hapless
mountainous
unkempt Collision Course Chuck Gleason 3/9/17 Loc 3686 The other man’s bearded unkempt head peered in the window.
I'm in for March!Books Read: 8
March Words: 9/10
Bonus Words: 4/5
clover
LOC:
defeat Take No Prisoners 3/10/17
LOC: Page 128 "Walked to her bedroom, shaking with rage and defeat and a hollow emptiness that took her back to her childhood."
enormous One Night Of Scandal 3/4/17
LOC: Page 193 "The girl crouched in the middle of an enormous four-poster, her hands gripping the tumbled bedclothes."
fang One Night Of Scandal 3/5/17
LOC: Page 348 "A very large mouse with blood red eyes and enormous fangs."
mask Found 3/12/17
LOC: Page 238 "Some get caught, but most of the time they know how to cycle or take some kind of masking agent."
payment Take No Prisoners 3/10/17
LOC: Page 290 "The final payment arrived last week."
quaint Hot Pursuit 3/16/17
LOC: Page 381 "Nick and Nora definitely had lived in this quaint part of town."
rub Hot Pursuit 3/16/17
LOC: Page 325 "He's one of those guys who didn't want to shake my hand, for fear that some of my gay might rub off."
station One Night Of Scandal 3/5/17
LOC: Page 164 "I'm sure you'll be surprised to learn that I am conducting myself with the mature refinement and decorum expected from a woman of my station."
travel Take No Prisoners 3/10/17
LOC: Page 154 "She sat back down at her computer, Googled a travel site, and found an eleven hour flight from Vegas to San Pedro Sula."
Bonus
clippings Match Me If You Can 3/5/17
LOC: Page 278 "She took in a pair of framed magazine covers, some team pictures from his playing days, newspaper clippings."
gaudy
LOC:
hapless Match Me If You Can 3/5/17
LOC: Page 363 "Not just the beautiful and accomplished, but the awkward and insecure, the hapless and obtuse."
mountainous Law Man 3/30/17
LOC: Page 236 "The cupcakes from Tessa's Bakery never disappointed, partly because the cake was rich and moist, but mostly because she always topped them with a mountainous swirl of frosting."
unkempt Match Me If You Can 3/5/17
LOC: Page 364 "He was mismatched, unkempt, and unshaven."
Leftovers:
Hickory
LOC:
Monthly Word Hunt Duration: March 1/17 - March 31/17
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
Words
clover Chasing Treasure: Granite Lake Romance pg 56 'CLOVER NOW THIRTY-THREE'
defeat Chasing Treasure: Granite Lake Romance PG 170 'DREW FEELS DEFEAT'
enormous Every Little Thing pg 287 'THE ENORMOUS HOUSES'
fang
mask The Chilbury Ladies' Choir pg 21 'WE LUG GAS MASK EVERYWHERE'
payment Chasing Treasure: Granite Lake Romance PG 279 'BY PAYMENT OF THE REQUIRED FEES'
quaint Northanger Abbey page 16 'QUAINT LITTLE SPOT'
rub Northanger Abbey page 185 'RUB IT WITH LAVENDER WATER'
station Northanger Abbey page 17 'RESPECTED IN THEIR DIFFERENT STATION'
travel Northanger Abbey page 86 'AND DO NOT DISLIKE TRAVELS'
Bonus
you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
clippings
gaudy
hapless
mountainous
unkempt Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes location 212 'HIS HAIR THAT HE WORE IN THIS UNKEMPT, SEXY, MESSY WAY'
Word HuntMarch
1. Clover
2. Defeat - The Sweetest Kiss~Completed March 1
Loc 1669 - ...but my heart was dark and defeated.
3. Enormous - MRS~Completed March 2
Loc17 - she flashed her enormous diamond engagement ring at Rory.
4. Fang
5. Mask - MRS~Completed March 2
Loc2042 - Masking your infidelity with church
6. Payment - The Sweetest Kiss~Completed March 1
Loc1351 - Bob was months overdue paying me and I really needed the payment.
7. Quaint - Worth the Fall~Completed March 11
Page 17 - in front of a coffee shop in a quaint neighborhood
8. Rub - The Sweetest Kiss~Completed March 1
Loc500 - I stopped rubbing at the dry dough on the counter.
9. Station - MRS~Completed March 2
Loc50- the sushi station at my reception isn't going to pay for itself
10. Travel - The Sweetest Kiss~Completed March 1
Loc95- ...but I'd always longed to travel.
March Bonus
1. Clippings
2. Gaudy - MRS~Completed March 2
Loc1041 - the gaudy makeup bag that she had received for free
3. Hapless
4. Mountains - The Sweetest Kiss~Completed March 1
Loc818 - He goes downhill skiing on deserted mountains.
5. Unkempt - It Had To Be You~Completed March 6
Loc2554 - Her golden hair was unkempt in a sideways ponytail
Feb Rollover
1. Autopsy
2. Pineapple - Worth the Fall~Completed March 11
Page 220 - It tasted like pineapple and flowers
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 31 March 2017
This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
6-8 words : getting hotter
March
8/10
Trouble Is a Friend of Mine by Stephanie Tromly
enormous- "Digby points to Shereene's enormous diamond ring." pg 310
mask- "Digby pulled out a black mask." pg 102
station- "Me, I want to take you down to the station and book you..." pg 82
Underworld by Meg Cabot
defeat- pg 19 "Nothing can defeat them,"
fang- pg 60 "..his sharp white fangs hovered inches from my face..."
payment- pg 159 "she didn't have to make the payments on it anymore,,,"
Rain by L.A. Witt
rub- 2%"..as I rubbed my tired eyes."
One by E.S. Carter
travel- pg 4 "Her fingers travel further south.
clover
quaint
Bonus
3/5
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
Ghost Story by Jim Butcher
clippings- "...-a lock of hair, a fresh drop of blood, fingernail clipplings, et cetera." pg 232
hapless-"Hapless wizards had been known to find rest there once in a while." pg 565
The Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Lindsey Lee Johnson
gaudy- "...and giant, gaudy sneakers- who talked or yelled or..." pg 33
mountainous
unkempt
I'm in!Words found: 10/10
Bonus words found: 5/5
Books read: 7
clover: 03/14/17 When Irish Guys Are Smiling by Suzanne Supplee.
LOC: 1429 "...and finally a float made entirely of clover,..."
defeat: 03/05/17 Caraval by Stephanie Garber.
LOC: 1650 "As if boldness and bravery did not always end in defeat."
enormous: 03/07/17 Daisy in Chains by Sharon Bolton.
LOC: 278 "Her slippers are enormous, furry boots."
fang: 03/12/17 The Rook by Daniel O'Malley.
LOC: 1852 "Well, animals like horses--horses with scales and fangs."
mask: 03/07/17 Daisy in Chains by Sharon Bolton.
LOC: 3363 "For the first time, she realizes, he has let the mask slip."
payment: 03/05/17 Caraval by Stephanie Garber.
LOC: 2229 "Unfortunately, this was not a viable form of payment."
quaint: 03/12/17 The Rook by Daniel O'Malley.
LOC: 3409 "For that matter, there wouldn't be a quaint little village nearby either."
rub: 03/05/17 Caraval by Stephanie Garber.
LOC: 4254 "He was hurt, but he covered it up, bringing his hand to his face to rub the underside of his jaw."
station: 03/07/17 Daisy in Chains by Sharon Bolton.
LOC: 481 "The CID room at Portishead police station is unusually quiet for a weekday morning,..."
travel: 03/02/17 The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena.
LOC: 1383 "Mostly we visit clients on site, so I travel a fair bit on business."
Bonus
clippings: 03/17/17 Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley.
LOC: 2185 "We will collect fingernail clippings, toenail clippings, strands of your hair,..."
gaudy: 03/17/17 Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley.
LOC: 2361 "...leaving behind nothing but dust, fractured bones, and a rather gaudy uniform."
hapless: 03/17/17 Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley.
LOC: 1232 "...the rook spent most of the time on the phone, giving orders to hapless flunkies."
mountainous: 03/20/17 Passenger by Alexandra Bracken.
Page: 439 "The land that spread out before them was one of two things: flat, or mountainous."
unkempt: 03/14/17 When Irish Guys Are Smiling by Suzanne Supplee.
LOC: 1250 "She wondered how Mrs. Connolly could find anything she needed in a room this unkempt."
March Word Hunt15/15 found
clover - Spring Fever ~ 3/4/17 ~ ★★★ ~ ...I nominate you to inform Clover and the Holly Berries... ~ Loc. 74
defeat - Hanging Loose ~ 3/4/17 ~ ★★★ ~ ...stormed off rather than admit defeat. ~ Loc 534
enormous - His Royal Secret ~ 3/2/17 ~ ★★★★1/2 ~ ...furnished with enormous leather sofas... ~ Loc. 130
fang - Rise & Fall ~ 3/2/17 ~ ★★★★★ ~ ...grinned at him, fangs bare. ~ Loc. 1050
mask - His Royal Secret ~ 3/2/17 ~ ★★★★1/2 ~ ...if I could wear a mask, or a veil... ~ Loc. 1025
payment - Fit to be Tied ~ 3/2/17 ~ ★★★★ ~ ...since I'd increased the payments--a year or... ~ Loc. 1284
quaint - Fit to be Tied ~ 3/2/17 ~ ★★★★ ~ ...were in a small, quaint residential neighborhood... ~ Loc. 91
rub - Spring Fever ~ 3/4/17 ~ ★★★ ~ ...next to him and rubbed his big warm hand down Jefferson's back. ~ Loc. 80
station - Spring Fever ~ 3/4/17 ~ ★★★ ~ ...happy butt over to the station to talk to Zane... ~ Loc. 454
travel - Hanging Loose ~ 3/4/17 ~ ★★★ ~ Traveled up and down the coast... ~ Loc. 1145
Bonus
clippings - Fair Game ~ 3/5/17 ~ ★★★★1/2 ~ ...cutting out newspaper clippings of local... Loc. 2017
gaudy - Hanging Loose ~ 3/4/17 ~ ★★★ ~ ...was furnished in an expensively gaudy style. ~ Loc. 457
hapless - His Royal Secret ~ 3/2/17 ~ ★★★★1/2 ~ ...before the hapless footman could even... ~ Loc. 2134
mountainous - Enemies of the State ~ 3/7/17 ~ ★★★★1/2 ~ ...Marine Special Forces they were, mountainous men with... ~ Loc. 4518
unkempt - Enemies of the State ~ 3/7/17 ~ ★★★★1/2 ~ His uniform was unkempt, almost sloppy. ~ Loc. 3305
Monthly Word Hunt-March 2017 Champion Hunter!
Found/Read: 0/10
Found/Read- Bonus: 0/5
March (Loc6008) The wedding march begins and all five men…Maverick by Lisa Helen Gray 3.2
clover
defeat (Loc2978) Thanksgiving nibbles that might defeat the purpose of Thanksgiving. Wild Man by Kristen Ashley 3.2
enormous (pg355) I had an enormous island that nearly spanned the space….Bounty by Kristen Ashley 3.1
fang
mask (pg139) He was a black lab with a white mask covering the enitery of his face. Coup de Grace by Lani Lynn Vale 3.2
payment (Loc2835) We'll need payment up front. Claimed by the Biker by Kathryn Thomas 3.4
quaint (Loc1453) Small, almost quaint in its understated beauty, my then-wife and daughter overlooked it in favor or the large baubles…Her Best Friend's Dad by Penny Wylder 3.11
rub (pg30_ chest as she began to rub my back and softly whispered shh shh in my ear. Pure Attraction by JB Heller 3.2
station (pg21) so much shit from guys at the station, as well as the Dixie Wardens…Charge To My Line by Lani Lynn Vale 3.7
travel (Loc853) get bad and people unnecessarily travel on them. Oxygen Deprived by Lani Lynn Vale 3.7
Bonus
clippings (pg47) by day twelve she'd given me a wedding scrapbook filled with bridal magazing clippings of what she wanted our wedding to look like…Love and Lists by Tara Sivec 3.12
gaudy
hapless
mountainous
unkempt (Loc497) It wasn't unkempt like some, though. Charlie Foxtrot by Lani Lynn Vale 3.13
Monthly Word Hunt-March 2017Found/Read: 10/10
Found/Read- Bonus: 5/5
✓ Clover: Ain't Too Proud to Beg by Susan Donovan (19/03) ★★★
"Josie looked down and fiddled with some clover, a faint smile on her lips." Page 314
✓ Defeat: Live Wire by Lora Leigh (03/03) ★★★
"I thought he could defeat any monster, he was so strong." -Loc 2569, page 147
✓ Enormous: Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley (12/03) ★★★★
"Enormous kitchen to the right with a big area for the dining room table." - Loc 1705 of 8299
✓ Fang: Blind Date With A Bear by Marie Mason (04/03) ★★★
"The animal wanted to sink its fangs into the soft flesh, branding her as theirs." - Loc 1210 of 2820
✓ Mask: The Plan by Qwen Salsbury (07/03) ★★★
"...wears a look that I have learned over time is a sincere attempt to mask supreme annoyance." - Loc 252 of 4388
✓ Payment: The Troublemaker Next Door by Marie Harte (03/03) ★★★★
"...Abby would receive full payment for services rendered." - Loc 2494, page 199.
✓ Quaint: Babysitter Wanted by Mia Madison (22/03) ★★
"You'd call it quaint, though, wouldn't you?" - Loc 203 of 1363
✓ Rub: Everything for Her by Alexa Riley (03/01) ★★★
"All the people trying to get close, wanting to rub elbows with you." - Loc 700 of 4959
✓ Station: Jameson: Brothers Ink by Nicole James (05/03) ★★★
"...instead he walked over to Rory's station to watch his MC brother get his ink."
✓ Travel: Beauty Sleeps by Alexa Riley (08/03) ★★★
"As I travel down farther, I pick up only the scent of my mate." - Loc 506 of 1404
Bonus
✓ Clippings: Rise by Karina Bliss (23/03) ★★★★
"The coffee smelled good, his tea like moldering grass clippings." - Page 57
✓ Gaudy: Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie (06/03) ★★★★
"Yeah, Min said, looking around the gaudy bar." - Loc 80, page 3
✓Hapless: First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (12/03) ★★★★
"I let a hapless sigh slip through my lips and slumped against the doorjamb." - Page 71
✓ Mountainous: Northern Lights by Nora Roberts (11/03) ★★★★
"Bing didn't speak for a minute, then moved those mountainous shoulders again." - Page 441
✓ Unkempt: Ain't Too Proud to Beg by Susan Donovan (19/03) ★★★
"It looked just like it had when he left in the middle of the night - unkempt. - Page 233
RRRC: March Word Hunt10/10 found
5/5 found
3 words/book
Clover - Little Women, Page 481, "...as they stood knee-deep in clover..."
Defeat - Pleasure of a Dark Prince, Page 154, "...the power to defeat a monster so powerful..."
Enormous - Undead and Unemployed, Page 33, "...eyes, so dark and enormous they seemed..."
Fang - Pleasure of a Dark Prince, Page 10, "Caliban bared his fangs at his opponents..."
Mask - Pleasure of a Dark Prince, Page 6, "...her face becoming a frenzied mask."
Payment - Undead and Unemployed, Page 57, "...put a hefty down payment on my..."
Quaint - The Trouble With Mistletoe, Loc 1289, "...wouldn't even interfere with the quaint, picturesque community."
Rub - Undead and Unemployed, Page 165, "I felt Sinclair rub my back..."
Station - Bossman, Loc 438, "...head to the nearest subway station..."
Travel - Pay for Play, Loc 285, "...allowing his eyes to travel down my entire body..."
BONUS:
Clippings - The Ghoul Vendetta, Loc 1048, "...her photo albums and newspaper clippings."
Gaudy - Easy Love, Page 64, "...shops full of overpriced gaudy knick-knacks."
Hapless - Hades, Loc 1580, "...tearing apart some hapless demon..."
Mountainous - Archangel's Storm, Page 58, "...new life in a mountainous region of Japan..."
Unkempt - The Year We Fell Down, Page 9, "His wavy brown hair was a bit unkempt..."
15/15clover A Lady by Midnight- loc 343- Her hair smelled of clover and lemon. 3/3-3/4
defeat Under His Kilt- loc 194- She started to turn away so he wouldn't see the defeat creeping over her expression, but Ian spoke. 3/6-3/7
enormous Valet- loc 81- The drive circled a patch of garden dominated by a fountain of an enormous stone rose. 3/1-3/2
fang Ice Planet Holiday- loc 875- His normally calm face is full of fury, and his lips are pulled back in a snarl, revealing sharp fangs. 3/3
mask The Walls of Troy- loc 412- Even the black eyeliner and smoky makeup couldn't mask the panic, and definitely didn't hide the way he was trembling all over. 3/2-3/3
paymentValet- loc 2685- He selected a few, then told the merchant where to take them to receive payment. 3/1-3/2
quaint A Lady by Midnight- loc 33- Before then, Spindle Cove had been chiefly inhabited by ladies, and the Bull and Blossom was a quaint tea shop serving iced cakes and jam tarts. 3/3-3/4
rub Ice Planet Holiday- loc 109- He's got a bit of dried blood on his cheek and I absently rub at it. 3/3
station Valet- loc 60- He had gratefully accepted a ride from the train station to Rose Hall. 3/1-3/2
travel Ice Planet Holiday- loc 201- The ancestors' cave will be at least a day's travel there, and one back. 3/3
Bonus
clippings The Walls of Troy- loc 2303- I stepped away from the mirror to grab a shower and wash away the clippings from my haircut. 3/2-3/3
gaudy Spirit Sanguine- loc 3230- The Strip, with its gaudy buildings, was a right spectacle, but in Gabe's opinion the view didn't come even close to sight of Chicago at night. 3/10-3/11
hapless A Lady by Midnight- loc 2169- The hapless young lady came skittering to Kate's side moments before the ladies were to sing the madrigal. 3/3-3/4
mountainous Sorcerer to the Crown- loc 3868- The cloud sped off in a straight line, headed for the mountainous white drift in the distance. 3/12-3/13
unkempt The Walls of Troy- loc 277- Not to mention painstakingly arranging his unkempt hair. 3/2-3/3
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 31 March 2017
8/10 + 0/5
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
March: Never Never - “My birthday is March twenty-first.” – Loc. 108
clover:
defeat: After Ever Happy - "What I feel right now is purely defeat.”- Loc. 1159
enormous: Beautiful Disaster - “It wasn’t a surprise to see the enormous doorman…” – Loc. 3382
fang:
mask: If I Was Your Girl - “He pulled the mask down…” – Loc. 2209
payment: Beautiful Disaster - “I hear you have a payment for me.” - Loc. 3385
quaint:
rub: Never Never - “I rub my hands together to get warm.” – Loc. 1077
station: After Ever Happy - “I nod toward the filling station across the road.” – Loc. 732
travel: If I Was Your Girl - “…in a cotton shirt and shorts rumpled from travel.” – Loc. 104
Bonus
clippings:
gaudy:
hapless:
mountainous:
unkempt:
»MARCH 2017 - WORD HUNT«·Post 31
8/10
·CLOVER
·DEFEAT - Risky and Wild location 2740, 65% (3/6/17)
I watch as Royal and Philip exchange one, long lingering look before my dad relents and glances away first. In the language of wolves, looking away from a direct stare is akin to admitting defeat.
·ENORMOUS - Rogue Soul location 2962, 81% (3/14/17)
The story that followed was surreal. Her mind raced as he told her about an enormous party, every god from Otherworld in attendance-and she had been there with him in the forest.
·FANG - Ostrich and the 'Roo location 1415, 63% (3/1/17)
"Were you planning to have your little bird protect you? Maybe she grows great big fangs and super long claws." The J-fellow half turned in his seat and mimed a swipe of curled fingers.
·MASK - Stolen Princess location 300, 29% (3/10/17)
"She doesn't like me," I whisper, glancing at the woman behind him, who is staring daggers at me. He glances over his shoulder at her, and a sweet smile masks what was there.
·PAYMENT - A Taste of Greek location 541, 15% (3/31/17)
Hermes skimmed the text. It laid out the new fees and methods of payment. Before he modernized the ferry service, everybody had paid with coins.
·QUAINT
·RUB - His Princess location 529, 58% (3/5/17)
"What time is it?" I growl, and make another pass along my pacing route. "It's exactly fifteen seconds after you asked me the last time." He rubs his face like he thinks I'm being ridiculous.
·STATION - Trickster Blood location 480, 74% (3/2/17)
He had a demented little DJ playing through his head at the best of times, and right now the song Brownsville Station's "Smokin' in the Boy's Room". Only instead of the title chorus, his brain supplied the words as…
·TRAVEL His Princess location 333, 37% (3/5/17)
"Such a thin nightgown, my princess. Can you not afford something to cover you? Or were you wearing this for your king?" My hand travels lower this time, to the edge of her nightgown.
Bonus
3/5
·CLIPPINGS - Rogue Soul location 3415, 93% (3/14/17)
"I can feel more farther away, so I'd say we're safe to take two from the root and it won't hurt the population. Then we'll get the clippings of about a dozen.
·GAUDY - Risky and Wild location 3064, 72% (3/6/17)
I glance down at the ring he gave me, a gorgeous antique piece that's got to be at least a hundred years old. It's big and gold and red and gaudy and I love it.
·HAPLESS - A Taste of Greek location 3148, 86% (3/31/17)
"I need to leave. Now. I need to get back to Charleston." Hades raised an eyebrow, setting his fork aside. "I had no idea that Hermes was so hapless in bed that you want to leave the minute he's turned his back."
·MOUNTAINOUS
·UNKEPT
Carryovers
6/10
February
·AUTHENTIC - A Taste of Greek location 1600, 43% (3/31/17)
Was that why she'd stolen his sandals, to get tenure? Getting her hands on a pair of authentic sandals from a Greek god had to be quite the coup.
·AUTOPSY
·BLACKOUT - Ostrich and the 'Roo location 87, 5% (3/1/17)
Alas, even when she was supposed to be safe, Mari wasn't. A final dose of medicine saw her break out of her shell-enjoy her first blackout-and escape the protective custody she was in.
·DIARY - About a Dragon pg. 2 (3/25/17)
She walked around him, muttering to herself, "I'll have to write this day down in my diary."
·FARMER
·HORRORS - Rogue Soul location 2646, 72% (3/14/17)
His mind felt as trapped as his body. Worse, for all the horrors it could envision. Had Ana awoken? The memory of the blood seeping through her shirt and out from under her punched into his mind again.
·OWL
·PINEAPPLE - Trickster Blood location 553, 85% (3/2/17)
He could feel even as he turned that this wasn't the usual small screw holding the pineapple in place. It was broad, thick. All that's what she said jokes aside, he knew he was onto something.
·PREDICT - Smoke in Moonlight location 1833, 55% (3/24/17)
The dreams had warned him she could destroy him, but he hadn't expected the trap to be such a predictable one. Using a womans as a distraction to bring down a warrior was as old as time, but who waa using her?
January
·CLOT
»READ«
I'm going to try!0/10, 0/5
clover
defeat
enormous
fang
mask
payment
quaint
rub
station
travel
clippings
gaudy
hapless
mountainous
unkempt
March Word Hunt
10 of 10 Words Found
5 of 5 Bonus Words
0 of 6 Books Read
March Words
✯clover: Ain't Too Proud to Beg - Susan Donovan
calibre loc: 486.6 ~ Josie looked down and fiddled with some clover,
✯defeat: A Knight's Kiss - Lana Williams
calibre loc: 64.2 ~ Her head tipped back against Hugh as though in defeat.
✯enormous: The Watson Brothers - Lori Foster
calibre loc: 18.4 ~ Ariel stood there, her enormous eyes luminous in the dark night,
✯fang: Escaping Reality - Lisa Renee Jones
calibre loc: 324.0 ~ Well, he’s going to find out that this deer in headlights just grew fangs.
✯mask: The Watson Brothers - Lori Foster
calibre loc: 158.9 ~ Then he saw the exhaustion she tried to mask,
✯payment: Full Measures - Rebecca Yarros
calibre loc: 53.9 ~ ...telling us the honor of their sacrifice was a just and equal payment.
✯quaint: Full Measures - Rebecca Yarros
calibre loc: 80.8 ~ We turned into the town of Breckenridge and made it through the quaint downtown…
✯rub: A Knight's Kiss - Lana Williams
calibre loc: 54.7 ~ Liza rubbed the red fruit on her apron until it shone,
✯station: A Knight's Kiss - Lana Williams
calibre loc: 87.8 ~ ...blinking at the torchlight coming from the guards’ station.
✯travel: Escaping Reality - Lisa Renee Jones
calibre loc: 44.0 ~ We are slipping into a typical passenger-to-passenger travel arrangement.
Bonus Words
✯clippings: Escaping Reality - Lisa Renee Jones
calibre loc: 313.3 ~ ...search for old newspaper clippings of the night my life changed forever.
✯gaudy: The Mane Attraction - Shelly Laurenston
calibre loc: 292.6 ~ ...and those big, red gaudy nails she had suddenly felt different…
✯hapless: The Watson Brothers - Lori Foster
calibre loc: 7.9 ~ She paused in whatever nonsense she’d been uttering to the hapless fool beside her.
✯mountainous: Ain't Too Proud to Beg - Susan Donovan
calibre loc: 222.6 ~ Teeny laughed, his mountainous shoulders shaking…
✯unkempt: Full Measures - Rebecca Yarros
calibre loc: 429.3 ~ They looked … unkempt, which was saying something…
Done...except for mountainous. But since I'm going on vacation soon, I'll probably leave it out.Words found: 10/10
Bonus words found: 4/5
Books completed: 8
1. CLOVER — Private Scandals by Nora Roberts ✔ 5 Mar
51%: You know, Finn, as hard as the job can be, as much energy as it demands, I wake up some mornings with the feeling that I’ve fallen into clover.
2. DEFEAT — A Matter of Choice by Nora Roberts ✔ 2 Mar
32%: She didn't curl up in a ball of defeat.
3. ENORMOUS — All Through the Night by Suzanne Brockmann ✔ 1 Mar
15%: Although right now, he was feeling both enormously guilty and humongously brass-balled.
4. FANG — The Fervor by Xandrie Kovak ✔ 1 Mar
83%: Maybe U.S. Hunters need some sort of confirmation of my brand of Supernatural to fall under their jurisdiction—it wasn’t like I had red eyes and fangs to give myself away.
5. MASK — All Through the Night by Suzanne Brockmann ✔ 1 Mar
17%: “I say anything at all about sex, even if it’s obviously a joke, you know—even if I’m mocking them, like, What I really love is doing it in a pig mask, while swinging from a chandelier, and suddenly it’s a sound bite all over TM-fucking-Z dot-com.”
6. PAYMENT — Private Scandals by Nora Roberts ✔ 5 Mar
22%: Interesting because Beeker had discovered that the size of Marshall’s settlement with his ex-wife was a whopper, as were the alimony payments.
7. QUAINT — The Art of Deception by Nora Roberts ✔ 3 Mar
82%: “How quaintly they speak in riddles.”
8. RUB — All Through the Night by Suzanne Brockmann ✔ 1 Mar
26%: Before she could figure out the best way to bring up the subject of Thanksgiving dinner without rubbing Robin’s face in the fact that Jules wouldn’t be there to share it with them, the doorbell rang.
9. STATION — When Tony Met Adam by Suzanne Brockmann ✔ 1 Mar
15%: It was hard not to smile back, and as Adam finally headed for the T station, he even managed to laugh.
10. TRAVEL— When Tony Met Adam by Suzanne Brockmann ✔ 1 Mar
69%: Combined with the toll the actual infection had taken on
his body, along with the exhaustion from traveling halfway around the world, it had made him spend his first week home curled up in bed, asleep.
Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above — you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words.
1. CLIPPINGS — Private Scandals by Nora Roberts ✔ 5 Mar
35%: She personally oversaw every detail of her set design, pored over press clippings for program ideas and spent hours reviewing responses to the ads for topic guests.
2. GAUDY — A Matter of Choice by Nora Roberts ✔ 2 Mar
9%: He loved the foolishly gaudy little boxes that men with lace cuffs used to carry.
3. HAPLESS — Less of a Stranger by Nora Roberts
38%: He laughed, then blasted the hapless bears one by one. ✔ 6 Mar
4. MOUNTAINOUS —
p./%/LOC:
5. UNKEMPT — City Love by John Deveaux ✔ 1 Mar
6%: He had black hair inky that looked unkempt.
bonus words are super elusive so far this month.
Mojca wrote: "Done...except for mountainous. But since I'm going on vacation soon, I'll probably leave it out.Words found: 10/10
Bonus words found: 4/5
Books completed: 8
1. CLOVER — [book:Private Scandals|11..."
Congrats Mojca!! And enjoy your holiday :D
Calila wrote: "bonus words are super elusive so far this month."Its so hard to know which words will prove difficult! But there's still three weeks to go :D Good luck!
Calila wrote: "bonus words are super elusive so far this month."It is so different month to month. I struggled and eventually found pineapple and chop the last day of the month. This month I have found all 15 within the first week, including hickory finally! Hard to predict. Good luck!
All done!! 15/15 found
clover - Spring Fever ~ 3/4/17 ~ ★★★ ~ ...I nominate you to inform Clover and the Holly Berries... ~ Loc. 74
defeat - Hanging Loose ~ 3/4/17 ~ ★★★ ~ ...stormed off rather than admit defeat. ~ Loc 534
enormous - His Royal Secret ~ 3/2/17 ~ ★★★★1/2 ~ ...furnished with enormous leather sofas... ~ Loc. 130
fang - Rise & Fall ~ 3/2/17 ~ ★★★★★ ~ ...grinned at him, fangs bare. ~ Loc. 1050
mask - His Royal Secret ~ 3/2/17 ~ ★★★★1/2 ~ ...if I could wear a mask, or a veil... ~ Loc. 1025
payment - Fit to be Tied ~ 3/2/17 ~ ★★★★ ~ ...since I'd increased the payments--a year or... ~ Loc. 1284
quaint - Fit to be Tied ~ 3/2/17 ~ ★★★★ ~ ...were in a small, quaint residential neighborhood... ~ Loc. 91
rub - Spring Fever ~ 3/4/17 ~ ★★★ ~ ...next to him and rubbed his big warm hand down Jefferson's back. ~ Loc. 80
station - Spring Fever ~ 3/4/17 ~ ★★★ ~ ...happy butt over to the station to talk to Zane... ~ Loc. 454
travel - Hanging Loose ~ 3/4/17 ~ ★★★ ~ Traveled up and down the coast... ~ Loc. 1145
Bonus
clippings - Fair Game ~ 3/5/17 ~ ★★★★1/2 ~ ...cutting out newspaper clippings of local... Loc. 2017
gaudy - Hanging Loose ~ 3/4/17 ~ ★★★ ~ ...was furnished in an expensively gaudy style. ~ Loc. 457
hapless - His Royal Secret ~ 3/2/17 ~ ★★★★1/2 ~ ...before the hapless footman could even... ~ Loc. 2134
mountainous - Enemies of the State ~ 3/7/17 ~ ★★★★1/2 ~ ...Marine Special Forces they were, mountainous men with... ~ Loc. 4518
unkempt - Enemies of the State ~ 3/7/17 ~ ★★★★1/2 ~ His uniform was unkempt, almost sloppy. ~ Loc. 3305
@Loriidae, @Jane (PS)the varying difficulty/ease is part of the fun. You really do never know which ones will be hard to find, and the ones you think will be never are.
Calila wrote: "@Loriidae, @Jane (PS)the varying difficulty/ease is part of the fun. You really do never know which ones will be hard to find, and the ones you think will be never are."
So true I didn't realise chop would be so difficult and of course Jane has this pesky exact word rule (big grin) chopped was everywhere. :)
Grrrr....book started with MC trimming his hedges but there were never any CLIPPINGS.
Calila wrote: "Grrrr....book started with MC trimming his hedges but there were never any CLIPPINGS."Oh no!
Monthly Word Hunt 1 - 31 March 2017
Words found: 9/10
✓CLOVER
Nuts by Alice Clayton: They get the benefit of eating clover all day under a gorgeous sky and moving around as freely as they want to. (pg. 119)
✓DEFEAT
Ashwin by Kit Rocha: The odds that either of them could defeat him in hand-to-hand combat without an improbable stroke of luck seemed unlikely—though Ashwin might give Ana the higher chance. (Loc 2954 of 4214)
✓ENORMOUS
Dating You / Hating You by Christina Lauren: A fire roars in a stone fireplace so enormous I could probably stand inside... (pg. 268)
FANG
✓MASK
Absolve Me by Morgain Cameron : She licked her lips, adjusting her mask and setting aside her water. (Loc 958 of 1828)
✓PAYMENT
Ashwin by Kit Rocha: Kora accepted the items they offered as payment, because word would get out if she didn't, and then no one would come back. (Loc 2294 of 4214)
✓QUAINT
Nuts by Alice Clayton: My eyes swept over the quaint and cute once again. (pg. 45)
✓RUB
Absolve Me by Morgain Cameron : She shifted her weight to rub her calf down his leg. (Loc 284 of 1828)
✓STATION
Ashwin by Kit Rocha: Deacon lowered his voice as they made their way past a serving station loaded with trays. (Loc 812 of 4214)
✓TRAVEL
Nuts by Alice Clayton: It had belonged to my grandfather, who'd used it to travel the country... (pg. 81)
Bonus words: 2/5
✓CLIPPINGS
Dating You / Hating You by Christina Lauren: In the light from the window we can see a bunch of golf memorabilia, and what has to be every award and accolade he's ever received—right down to newspaper clippings—proudly displyed. (pg. 334)
GAUDY
HAPLESS
MOUNTAINOUS
✓UNKEMPT
Dating You / Hating You by Christina Lauren: Now that I'm closer, the yard looks a little more unkempt than I'd expect. (pg. 154)
❀~Amy~❀ wrote: "All done!! 15/15 found
clover - Spring Fever ~ 3/4/17 ~ ★★★ ~ ...I nominate you to inform Clover and the Holly Berries... ~ Loc. 74
defeat - Hanging Loose ~ 3/4/1..."
Amy, you are a ROCK STAR!!! Congrats!
Calila wrote: "Grrrr....book started with MC trimming his hedges but there were never any CLIPPINGS."Ba ha ha ha ha!
Calila wrote: "Grrrr....book started with MC trimming his hedges but there were never any CLIPPINGS."Calila - maybe you will pick up clippings with a toenail manicure ;)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Calila wrote: "Grrrr....book started with MC trimming his hedges but there were never any CLIPPINGS."Calila - maybe you will pick up clippings with a toenail manicure ;)"
I'm praying for newspaper article clippings lol
Calila wrote: "I'm praying for newspaper article clippings lol..."I have to admit those were the clippings that popped into my mind when I added the word...
Calila wrote: "bonus words are super elusive so far this month."Yes, they are!
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1 - 31 March 2017
This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
March
clover
defeat
enormous
fang
mask
payment
quaint
rub
station
travel
Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
clippings
gaudy
hapless
mountainous
unkempt
To prove that you have found the word, please quote the page, percentage or LOC (Kindle) and include the sentence in which it appears.
Audiobooks are allowed so long as you can quote the page/%/LOC and the sentence. (Eg Using whispersync or finding that sentence in some other way.)
You must find the actual word or the word's root word must be at the core with the meaning essentially remaining the same ~ just turned into a noun, adjective, adverb etc. No prefixes or hyphenated extensions. An extension is allowed where it is often the accepted spelling eg goodbye or good-bye.
Where a word has more than one meaning, either meaning may be used. Eg coast (beachfront) or coast (moving without effort) etc
Please post all entries, updates, final posts and questions in this thread.
Examples for 'Reversal'
Reverse - Laser Visions √ 15 May
p50-51 : There were a couple of bands Tam had that this person didn't, but none in the reverse.
Reversing - Sunset √ 10 Jul
p204 : Reversing his grip on his katana, he held it out to Nick.