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Herbs and Spices A-Z Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended
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Object: Spell Out each letter of the alphabet with a herb or spice name by using book titles, series names, author's or main characters first or last initials.
You may use a letter in a herb or spice if you cannot find one beginning with one of the harder letters.

Lists of Herbs and Spices:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... Wikipedia
https://www.penzeys.com/shop/spices Penzey's
https://www.spicesinc.com/t-list-of-s... Spices Inc.
https://www.spicejungle.com/list-of-s... Spice Jungle


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SPELL OUT RULES

For this challenge you may use:
1. Book titles (first letter - disregard A, An, and The)
2. Author's first or last initial
3. Series names (first letter)
4. Main character first or last names -You could use Harry Potter but not Fred Weasley.

SPELL OUT EXAMPLE:
B: Elizabeth Bennett - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (main character name)
O: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (title)
O: On Dublin Street - Down London Road by Samantha Young(series name)
K: Misery by Stephen King (author last name)

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Herbs and Spices A-Z Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended
Start Date: 4/24/18
Finish Date: ?

Object: Spell Out each letter of the alphabet with a herb or spice name by using book titles, series names, author's or main characters first or last initials.


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Welcome Jessica!

Just to be sure: You want us to choose a spice/herb for each letter, A-Z, then spell out those words? I couldn't find anything starting with U or X, so would it be ok to use words with a U or X in them somewhere instead?

ALLSPICE:
A Alan Bradley - The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches - 5/3/18
L Lisa Gardner - Crash & Burn - 4/25/18
L Lori Deschene - Tiny Buddha, Simple Wisdom for Life's Hard Questions -4/30/18
S Sara Rossett - Death in the English Countryside - 6/14/18
P A Poisoned Season - Tasha Alexander - 7/3/18
I I Let You Go - Clare Mackintosh - 6/22/18
C The Chilbury Ladies' Choir - Jennifer Reid - 6/24/18
E Evans - Crooked Heart - Lissa Evans - 5/2/18

BASIL
B The Body in the Library - Agatha Christie - 6/3/18
A Agatha Christie - The Murder at the Vicarage -5/24/18
S Slade House - David Mitchell - 6/27/18
I Imogen Robertson - Circle Of Shadows - 9/30/18
L Laura Levine - This Pen for Hire - 5/31/18

CILANTRO
C Christie - Spider's Web - Agatha Christie - 8/9/18
I Ian Ronayne - Ours': The Jersey Pals in the First World War - 7/5/18
L Last Bus to Woodstock - Colin Dexter - 5/12/18
A Alice - Christina Henry- 5/17/18
N Northanger Abbey- Jane Austen - 6/17/18
T Tomlin -A King Ensnared: A Historical Novel of Scotland - J.R. Tomlin - 5/20/18
R Rowling - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 5/7/18-
O Odden, Karen -A Lady in the Smoke: A Victorian Mystery - 5/5/18

DILL
D A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness - 6/10/18
I Imogen Robertson - Theft of Life - 10/12/18
L The Lake House - Kate Morton - 6/21/18
L Lighthouse Bay - Kimberley Freeman - 7/2/18

EPAZOTE
E Emily Brightwell - Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Cake - 5/16/18
P Paula Brackston - The Silver Witch - 8/17/18
A As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust - Alan Bradley- 5/30/18
Z Zorba the Greek - Nikos Kazantzakis - 5/27/18
O On the Run Series - Deceptive - Sara Rosette - 9/24/18
T Teresa Burrell - The Advocate's Betrayal - 5/28/18
E Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights - 6/4/18

FENNEL
F Ford - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - Jamie Ford - 13/9/18
E MC Ellison - The Deep End- Julie Mulhern - 8/21/18
N The Nature of the Beast - Louise Penny - 5/9/18
N Natalie Lloyd - The Key to Extraordinary - 9/28/18
E Emily Brightwell - Mrs. Jeffries Rocks the Boat - 11/10/18
L The Long Way Home - Louise Penny - 8/27/18

GARLIC
G A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty - Joshilyn Jackson - 6/19/18
A Agatha Christie - The Thirteen Problems - 6/2 /18
R Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier - 5/11/18
L The Lake House Secret- Debra Burroughs - 8/12/18
I Iles, Greg - Third Degree - 12/8/18
C Christie, Agatha - The Moving Finger - 7/30/18

HERBS DE PROVENCE
H Holman, Sheri - The Dress Lodger - 2/8/18
E Elizabeth Peters - The Jackal's Head - 6/7/18
R Ross - What Was Mine - Helen Klein Ross - 5/14/18
B The Breaker - Minette Walters - 7/26/18
S Sauer - Perfect Day Plan - Jost Sauer - 7/7/18
D D.M Quincy - Murder in Bloomsbury- 7/9/18
E Enders - Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ - Giulia Enders - 6/18/18
P The Paris Affair- Tracy Grant - 9/21/18
R Ritter - Jackaby - William Ritter - 7/9/18
O O’Connor , Carlene - Murder in an Irish Village - 1/10/19
V MC Violet The Secret Life of Violet Grant - Beatriz Williams- 8/24/18
E MC Elizabeth - The Abominable Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation - Dawn King - 7/19/18
N MC & series Nina Quinn - Weeding Out Trouble - Heather Webber - 9/23/18
C Colgan - The Bookshop on the Corner- Jenny Colgan - 4/8/18
E Erskine - River of Destiny - Barbara Erskine - 8/11/18

ITALIAN SEASONING
I An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny - Laura Schroff - 11/14/18
T Take Me with You - Catherine Ryan Hyde - 8/9/18
A Amy Snow - Tracy Rees - 30/8/18
L London Interlude Tracy Grant - 9/19/18
I The Invention of Wings- Sue Monk Kidd - 1/5/19
A Angela Sanders- The Lanvin Murders - 14/10/18
N Nevada Barr -A Superior Death - 12/6/18
S Sworn to Silence - Linda Castillo - 15/9/18
E Emily Brightwell - Mrs. Jeffries Weeds the Plot - 9/23/18
A Agatha Christie - The Mysterious Affair at Styles - 9/22/18
S Sylvia Plath - The Bell Jar - 10/4/18
O Once Gone - Blake Pierce - 10/15/18
N MC Naomi - The Child Finder - Rene Denfeld- 12/3/18
I In Falling Snow - Mary-Rose MacColl - 2/10/19
N Neggers, Carla - Rock Point - 1/1/19
G A Great Reckoning - Louise Penny - 10/27/18

JERK SEASONING
J June - Miranda Beverly-Whittemore - 12/10/18
E MC Emily Heaven to Betsy (What Doesn't Kill You, #5): An Emily Romantic Mystery - Pamela Fagan Hutchins - 10/2/18
R Ransom Riggs - Tales of the Peculiar - 9/10/18
K Kate Carlisle - This Old Homicide -10/25/18
S Susan Cranston - Whistling Past the Graveyard - 10/24/18
E Estevao - Whispers of Warning - Jessica Estevao - 11/4/18
A Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery - 10/10/18
S Susan Higginbotham - Hanging Mary - 12/13/18
O Open Season- Archer Mayor - 11/25/18
N MC NOAH And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer - Fredrik Backman - 1/24/19
I Ian Fleming - Casino Royale - 3/1/19
N No Fixed Address - Susin Nielsin - 1/26/19
G Glass Houses - Louise Penny - 11/2/18

KABSA
K Kingdom of the Blind - Louise Penny - 12/30/18
A Agatha Christie- A Murder Is Announced - 11/11/18
B Beaton - A Highland Christmas - MC Beaton - 12/25/18
S Susan Elia MacNeal -Mr. Churchill's Secretary - 12/16/18
A Arlen - Death Sits Down to Dinner- Tessa Arlen - 11/17/18

LEMONGRASS
L Lilian Jackson Braun - The Cat Who Could Read Backwards - 10/20/18
E Emily Brightwell - Mrs. Jeffries Pinches the Post - 11/13/18
M M.C. Beaton - Death of an Addict - 11/7/18
O Opal's Story - Phyllis H Moore - 2/15/19
N Neale, Kitty -Outcast Child - 2/18/19
G The Giver - Lois Lowry - 11/6/18
R SERIES Rannoch/Fraser - His Spanish Bride - Tracy Grant - 9/19/18
A The Atlas of Us - Tracy Buchanan - 10/17/18
S Susan Mallery - When We Found Home - 10/29/18
S Schwartz, Jinx - Just Add Water - 1/3/19

MUSTARD
M MC Beaton - Death of a Dentist - 8/6/18
U Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror - Chris Priestley - 5/23/18
S The Shadowy Horses - Susanna Kearsley - 7/12/18
T To Kingdom Come - Will Thomas - 6/16/18
A Arlen - Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman - Tessa Arlen - 6/12/18
R The Road to Bittersweet- Donna Everhart -1/19/19
D Death of a Scriptwriter - MC Beaton - 8/8/18

NUTMEG
N Noble, Shelley - Stargazey Nights - 3/2/19
U Uncommon Type: Some Stories - Tom Hanks - 1/6/19
T The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley - Hannah Tinti - 10/23/18
M MC Beaton - Death of a Dustman - 12/26/18
E Emily Brightwell -Mrs. Jeffries Pleads Her Case - 11/18/18
G Gardner, Ashley - The Hanover Square Affair- 12/1/18

OREGANO
O MC OLIVE - Watch me Disappear - Janelle Brown - 4/7/19
R Ruth Ware - The Woman in Cabin 10 - 3/2/19
E Elizabeth Peters - Crocodile on the Sandbank- 2/14/19
G Gerritsen, Tess - Playing with Fire - 4/3/19
A Anne Charles - Look What the Wind Blew In- 2/17/19
N Noah Hawley - Before the Fall - 3/14/19
O Organ, Emily -The Rookery - 4/16/19

PARSLEY
P Patrice Greenwood - A Fatal Twist of Lemon- 12/18/18
A Amanda M. Lee - Life's a Witch - 11/19/18
R MC Richard - The Undertaker’s Widow- Phillip Margolin - 4/30/19
S The Shadow Year- Hannah Richell - 1/14/19
L Longshot Into The West - Keith R. Baker - 11/30/18
E Emily Brightwell - Mrs. Jeffries Sweeps the Chimney - 11/21/18
Y Yasmine Galenorn -Ghost of a Chance - 10/14/18

QUASSIA
Q Quincy, D.M - Murder in Mayfair - 7/6/18
U series & MC Ursula Blanchard - Queen's Ransom- Fiona Buckley - 1/30/19
AAlison Morgan - The Someday Jar- 6/15/18
S Single Malt Murder - Melinda Mullet - 3/9/18
S The Summer Before the War - Helen Simonson - 1/26/19
I Itsy Bitsy Spider - Willow Rose - 8/13/18
A Agatha Christie - They Do It With Mirrors - 11/27/18

ROSEMARY
R Ross, Cecily - The Lost Diaries of Susanna Moodie: A Novel - 1/7/19
O Oliver Tidy - Bad Sons - 2/20/19
S Simone St. James - The Broken Girls - 2/6/19
E Emily Brightwell - Mrs. Jeffries Stalks the Hunter - 12/20/18
M My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry - Fredrik Backman - 2/11/19
A Anna Lee Huber - A Brush with Shadows - 12/29/18
R Relatively Dead- Sheila Connolly - 2/5/2019
Y Yocum, Robin - A Brilliant Death - 11/15/18

SAGE
S Soraya M. Lane - Hearts of Resistance- 2/19/19
A A.J. Finn - The Woman in the Window - 2/27/19
G Grecian - The Yard- Alex Grecian - 5/7/19
E Ellen Emerson White - Voyage on the Great Titanic - 3/10/19

THYME
T Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd- Alan Bradley - 1/28/19
H Series - Hetta Coffey - Schwartz, Jinx - Just add Salt - 4/17/19
Y Year of Wonders - Geraldine Brooks - 1/11/19
M The Murder on the Links - Agatha Christie - 3/30/19
E Emily Brightwell - Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight - 1/12/19

CUMIN
C The Cafe by the Sea - Jenny Colgan - 8/14/18
U Untraceable - Laura Griffins - 4/6/19
M Mariana - Susanna Kearsley - 4/2/19
I I Am the Messenger - Markus Zusak- 5/21/19
N Named of the Dragon - Susanna Kearsley - 5/5/19

OOPS!!! RAN OUT OF ROOM

VANILLA BEAN
WASABI
XNIPEC
YARROW
ZAATAR

Herbs and Spices A-Z Spell Out
Start: 24/4/18

Anise
Basil
Chives
Dill
Elderflower
Fennel
Ginger
Hyssop
Immortalitea
Jasmine
Kawakawa
Lavender
Mint
Nutmeg
Oregano
Paprika
Quassia
Rosemary
Sage
Thyme
Urfa Biber Pepper
Vanilla
Wasabi
New Mexico Chiles
Yarrow
Zedoary

Barb wrote: "Just to be sure: You want us to choose a spice/herb for each letter, A-Z, then spell out those words? I couldn't find anything starting with U or X, so would it be ok to use words with a U or X in ..."

Yes!

Welcome Joann, Angie and Banshee!

JoAnne wrote: "Barb wrote: "Just to be sure: You want us to choose a spice/herb for each letter, A-Z, then spell out those words? I couldn't find anything starting with U or X, so would it be ok to use words with a U or X in ...""

Great, thanks! I'll probably be back when I put together my list :)

My spot

A

A- Alexa RileyLabor of Love author first initial Finished 3 /9
NSinfully Mine Nicky James author first initial Finished 25/8
I- Irreplaceable finished 12/8
S- Susi Hawke Lost in Dallas author first initial Finished 18/8
E- Stolen mc ezra Finished 19/8

B

B-Up to Code mc brandon Finished 27/5
A- Undercover Lover mc last name ashby Finished 8/9
SShea Balik Roped Adventures author first initial Finished 15/9
I- Eternal Fires, Eternal Love mc Ian Finished 25 /12
L- Dragon's Fire mc leonidas Finished 17 /8

C
Cloves
C- Come Find Me, Omega finished 30/12
LLorelei M. Hart Theta-Missed author first initial Finished 9/3
O mc ollie Three Ways to Destiny: An MMM Shifter MPREG Romance finished 31 /3
V
E
S- The Bookmobile Baby mc Simon Finished 23/3

Welcome Emelie!

I did one similar to this a few years ago in another group. It's definitely time to try it again.

Herbs & Spices
Timeframe: 5/1/18 to 7/20/19
226/226
26/26 Spices

Arrowroot (9/9)
A - The Art of Hiding by Amanda Prowse - 6/8/18 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author J.D. Robb - Delusion in Death - 6/9/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
R – Author Ross Petras - Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity - 6/6/19 ♥♥♥♥
O - Only Enchanting by Mary Balogh - 6/4/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
W - When Love Comes by J.H. Croix - 9/5/18 ♥♥♥♥
R - Red Delicious Death by Sheila Connolly - 7/21/18 ♥♥♥♥
O - Author Molly O'Keefe - Can't Buy Me Love - 7/13/18 ♥♥♥
O - Author Karen E. Olson - Pretty in Ink - 8/8/18 ♥♥♥♥
T – Then Came You by Jill Shalvis - 6/5/19 ♥♥♥♥

Bay Leaf (7/7)
B - Body Shot by Kelly Jamieson - 5/2/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Agatha Christie - The Secret Adversary - 5/3/18 ♥♥♥♥
Y - Author Beth Yarnall - Rush - 6/24/18 ♥♥♥
L - Love Me Again by Jaci Burton - 5/7/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Emily March - Heartache Falls - 6/12/18 ♥♥♥
A - All Summer Long by Susan Mallery - 5/18/18 ♥♥♥♥
F - The Final Score by Jaci Burton - 6/27/18 ♥♥♥♥

Cardamom (8/8)
C - Christmas in Kilts by Terri Brisbin - 7/3/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Ilona Andrews - Magic Bleeds - 5/31/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Author J.D. Robb - Calculated in Death - 8/7/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
D - Devil's Own by Megan Crane - 5/30/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Donna Alward - The Crown Prince's Bride - 6/13/18 ♥♥♥♥
M - Author Jael McHenry - The Kitchen Daughter - 5/28/18 ♥♥♥♥
O - One Less Problem Without You by Beth Harbison - 6/3/18 ♥♥♥
M - Mystery of the Brass-bound Trunk by Carolyn Keene - 8/2/18 ♥♥♥♥

Dill Seed (8/8)
D - Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend by Victoria Laurie - 8/20/18 ♥♥♥♥
I - I've Been Thinking . . .Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life by Maria Shriver - 6/7/18 ♥♥♥
L - Author Lilian Jackson Braun - The Cat Who Saw Red - 6/18/18 ♥♥♥♥
L - The Last Suppers by Diane Mott Davidson - 7/7/18 ♥♥♥♥
S - Author Serena Bell - Do Over - 6/23/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Ellery Adams - Peach Pies and Alibis - 7/8/18 ♥♥♥
E - Enemy Lover by Pamela Kent - 7/31/18 ♥♥♥♥
D - Author Donna VanLiere - The Christmas Star - 12/31/18 ♥♥♥

Echinacea (9/9)
E - Author Erin McCarthy - Dream Maker - 8/21/18 ♥♥♥♥
C - Chocolat by Joanne Harris - 7/26/18 ♥♥♥♥
H - Hell on Heels by Victoria Vane - 5/24/18 ♥♥♥
I - It Happened One Wedding by Julie James - 5/31/18 ♥♥♥♥
N - Author Nina LaCour - You Know Me Well - 6/25/18 ♥♥♥
A - Author Annie Rains - Forbidden Kisses - 6/15/18 ♥♥♥
C - Counting Stars by Kathleen Long - 11/18/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Erin McCarthy - Love Taker - 8/30/18 ♥♥♥
A - Author Agatha Christie - Mrs. McGinty's Dead - 6/10/18 ♥♥♥♥

Fennel (6/6)
F - Follow Love by J.H. Croix - 5/25/19 ♥♥♥♥
E – Author Erin S. Riley - Odin's Shadow - 9/11/18 ♥♥♥♥
N - Author Nalini Singh - Hostage to Pleasure - 5/31/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Author Nan Asquith - Only My Heart To Give - 6/23/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elizabeth Hoyt - Dearest Rogue - 6/30/19 ♥♥♥♥
L – Author Lynsay Sands - Tall, Dark & Hungry - 6/16/18 ♥♥♥♥

Ginseng (7/7)
G - Author Tess Gerritsen - Keeper of the Bride - 9/25/18 ♥♥♥♥
I - It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet by James Herriot - 6/11/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - The Nightingale Sisters by Donna Douglas - 7/6/18 ♥♥♥♥
S - Author Sawyer Bennett - Hawke - 7/28/18 ♥♥♥
E - Author Elin Hilderbrand - The Matchmaker - 9/27/18 ♥♥♥♥
N - Author Nalini Singh - Visions of Heat - 7/20/18 ♥♥♥♥
G - Author George Plimpton - The X Factor: A Quest for Excellence - 10/24/18 ♥♥♥

Hawthorn (8/8)
H - Hot Asset by Lauren Layne - 7/17/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Author Kristen Ashley - Rock Chick Reckoning - 8/28/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
W - Wrangled and Tangled by Lorelei James - 3/11/19 ♥♥♥♥
T - Trying It All by Christi Barth - 7/31/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
H - Hard Sell by Lauren Layne - 11/26/18 ♥♥♥♥
O – Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/7/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Author M.L. Rowland - Murder Off the Beaten Path - 8/11/18 ♥♥♥♥
N - Author Nora Roberts - Blood Brothers - 7/30/18 ♥♥♥♥

Herbs & Spices - Part 2

Italian Parsley (14/14)
I - I See Life Through Rosé-Colored Glasses by Lisa Scottoline - 7/25/18 ♥♥♥♥
T - Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb - 10/7/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Author Donna Andrews - Cockatiels at Seven - 6/28/18 ♥♥♥♥
L - Author Laura Drewry - How Forever Feels - 8/10/18 ♥♥♥
I - Author Alexandra Ivy - When Darkness Comes - 8/31/18 ♥♥♥
A - Author Jackie Ashenden - Make It Hurt - 7/12/18 ♥♥♥
N - Author Nicole Michaels - Start Me Up - 8/16/18 ♥♥♥
P - Author Patricia Briggs - Bone Crossed - 6/26/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Donna Andrews - Six Geese A-Slaying - 7/15/18 ♥♥♥♥
R – Author Robert B. Parker - Looking For Rachel Wallace - 6/20/19 ♥♥♥♥
S - Someone like You by Lauren Layne - 9/2/18 ♥♥♥♥
L - Love without a Compass by Lindy Zart - 10/3/18 ♥♥♥
E - Author Emily March - Lover's Leap - 10/13/18 ♥♥♥
Y - Author Sabrina York - Spurred On - 7/11/18 ♥♥♥♥

Jasmine (7/7)
J - Author Josie Silver - One Day in December - 5/20/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Author Kristen Ashley - Rock Chick Revolution - 5/14/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
S - Scored by Sloane Howell - 5/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
M - Max by Sawyer Bennett - 5/27/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park - 5/18/19 ♥♥♥
N - The Nightingale Nurses by Donna Douglas - 5/21/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Back to the Bedroom - 7/7/19 ♥♥♥♥

Kaffir Lime Leaves (16/16)
K - Killer Pancake by Diane Mott Davidson - 11/21/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - Along Came a Spider by James Patterson - 9/12/18 ♥♥♥♥
F - Fifteen Minutes to Live by Phoef Sutton - 8/27/18 ♥♥♥
F - Author Cory Franklin - Cook County ICU: 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases - 10/16/18 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Dared the Duke by Anna Bennett - 9/15/18 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Annie Rains - Welcoming the Bad Boy - 10/20/18 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran - 10/14/18 ♥♥♥
I - I Knew You Were Trouble by Lauren Layne - 11/2/18 ♥♥♥♥
M - Author Carol Madison - Serena's Plight - 10/12/18 ♥♥♥
E - Author Lissa Evans - Wed Wabbit - 10/21/18 ♥♥♥♥
L - The Light Within by Yvonne Whittal - 11/30/18 ♥♥♥
E - Author Jill Alexander Essbaum - Hausfrau - 10/26/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Rochelle Alers - Sweet Silver Bells - 9/23/18 ♥♥
V - Author Valerie Bowman - The Accidental Countess - 6/30/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass - 11/8/18 ♥♥♥
S - Author Samantha Kane - Jacked Up - 9/20/18 ♥♥♥

Lavender (8/8)
L - Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann - 12/7/18 ♥♥
A - Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton - 10/21/18 ♥♥♥♥
V - Author Vina Jackson - The Pleasure Quartet: Autumn - 8/24/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Jennifer Egan - Manhattan Beach - 11/10/18 ♥♥♥
N - Author Nalini Singh - Caressed by Ice - 9/19/18 ♥♥♥♥
D - Author Kyra Davis - Sex, Murder And A Double Latte - 4/5/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - An Ex for Christmas by Lauren Layne - 11/13/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy - 11/29/18 ♥♥♥

Mint (4/4)
M - Meant to Be by Maggie McGinnis - 3/2/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - Author Isobel Chace - To Marry a Tiger - 4/20/19 ♥♥
N - Author Nancy Martin - Some Like it Lethal - 1/27/19 ♥♥♥♥
T - Top Shelf by Kelly Jamieson - 1/12/19 ♥♥♥♥

Nutmeg (6/6)
N - Author Nora Roberts - The Hollow - 10/18/18 ♥♥♥♥
U - Until Trevor by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 5/4/18 ♥♥♥
T - Take Me Deeper by Jackie Ashenden - 5/20/18 ♥♥♥♥
M - Author Laurelin McGee - Love Struck - 5/9/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Look Alive Twenty-Five - 12/19/18 ♥♥♥♥
G - Author Sue Grafton - L is for Lawless - 5/23/18 ♥♥♥♥

Oregano (7/7)
O - Author Karen E. Olson - Driven to Ink - 2/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
R - River Marked by Patricia Briggs - 1/30/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Jennifer Estep - Spider's Bite - 2/7/19 ♥♥♥♥
G - Author Donna Grant - The Christmas Cowboy Hero - 1/29/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Allen Zadoff - Hungry: Lessons Learned on the Journey from Fat to Thin - 2/14/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Never Trust a Pirate by Valerie Bowman - 2/6/19 ♥♥♥♥
O - The Other Side by J.D. Robb - 3/25/19 ♥♥♥♥

Paprika (7/7)
P - Playing with Fire by Kate Meader - 7/27/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - 10/23/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
P - Author James Patterson - Lifeguard - 1/23/19 ♥♥♥
R - Author Renita Pizzitola - Just a Little Kiss - 12/11/18 ♥♥♥♥
I - Author Ilona Andrews - Magic Slays - 11/9/18 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kiss Me Back by Sidney Halston - 2/23/19 ♥♥♥
A - Author Ellery Adams - Pecan Pies and Homicides - 10/30/18 ♥♥♥♥

Herbs & Spices - Part 3

Quassia (7/7)
Q - Author Spencer Quinn - The Sound and the Furry - 8/23/18 ♥♥♥♥
U - The Unexpected Duchess by Valerie Bowman - 5/5/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis - 11/19/18 ♥♥♥♥
S - Author Sandra Brown - Breakfast in Bed - 6/6/18 ♥♥♥
S - Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs - 10/2/18 ♥♥♥♥
I - The Illusion of Separateness by Simon Van Booy - 5/12/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Jennifer AlLee - A Wild Goose Chase Christmas - 12/8/18 ♥♥♥♥

Rosemary (8/8)
R - Author J.D. Robb - Concealed in Death - 12/18/18 ♥♥♥♥
O - On the Line by Liz Lincoln - 10/25/18 ♥♥♥♥
S - Author Sara Zarr - Gem & Dixie - 11/15/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Katy Evans - Real - 2/9/19 ♥♥♥
M - Author Susan Mallery - Just One Kiss - 12/5/18 ♥♥♥
A - Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis - 1/10/19 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author M.L. Rowland - Murder on the Horizon - 1/2/19 ♥♥♥♥
Y - You Can't Hurry Love by Lee Kilraine - 8/14/18 ♥♥♥♥

Star Anise (9/9)
S - Snowflakes, Iced Cakes and Second Chances by Sue Watson - 1/25/19 ♥♥♥
T - Tangerine by Christine Mangan - 1/16/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil by Nancy Atherton - 1/19/19 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rugged Texas Cowboy by Lora Leigh - 2/11/19 ♥♥♥
A - Author Kristen Ashley - Rock Chick Regret - 2/24/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - No One to Trust by Katie Reus - 3/6/19 ♥♥♥
I - Iceberg by Robyn Donald - 4/25/19 ♥♥♥♥
S - Author Stacey Lynn - Fake Wife - 3/13/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Emma Hart - Stripped Bare - 2/27/19 ♥♥♥♥

Turmeric (8/8)
T - The 13th Hour by Richard Doetsch - 9/9/18 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unlawful Contact by Pamela Clare - 5/11/18 ♥♥♥
R - Author Rebecca Zanetti - Fated - 3/4/19 ♥♥♥
M - Author Jenn McKinlay - Death by the Dozen - 5/25/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Eggs in Purgatory by Laura Childs - 2/28/19 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Robert Lacey - The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium - 3/17/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - Author Alyssa Rose Ivy - Soar - 5/19/18 ♥♥♥♥
C - Cancun by Kimberly Fox - 3/27/19 ♥♥♥

Urfa Biber Pepper Flakes (21/21)
U - Up from the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - 8/15/18 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Cassie Ryan - My Addiction - 3/22/19 ♥♥♥
F - Festive in Death by J.D. Robb - 2/13/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Author Ilona Andrews and Jeaniene Frost - Magic Graves - 3/10/19 ♥♥♥♥
B - Beach Happens by Jamie K. Schmidt - 11/16/18 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Think I Love You by Lauren Layne - 12/13/18 ♥♥♥♥
B - Bishop by Sawyer Bennett - 12/3/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - The End of Everything by Megan Abbott - 3/31/19 ♥♥
R - Rescue My Heart by Jill Shalvis - 3/26/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
P - Paw and Order by Spencer Quinn - 2/20/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Elly Griffiths - The Crossing Places - 4/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
P - Author Patricia Briggs - Frost Burned - 4/11/19 ♥♥♥♥
P - PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives by Frank Warren - 5/7/19 ♥♥♥
E - Author Tracy Ewens - Candidate - 4/28/19 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Ross Petras - You're Saying It Wrong: A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words--And Their Tangled Histories of Misuse - 5/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
F - Far from the Tree by Robin Benway - 2/21/19 ♥♥♥♥
L - Author Leslie Meier - Back to School Murder - 4/24/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage by M.C. Beaton - 3/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
K – Kiss the Girls by James Patterson - 3/20/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author E.L. Konigsburg - The View from Saturday - 5/4/19 ♥♥♥
S - A Snowbound Scandal by Jessica Lemmon - 12/28/18 ♥♥♥

Vandouvan (9/9)
V - Author Valerie Bowman - The Legendary Lord - 11/23/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Agatha Christie - One, Two, Buckle My Shoe - 3/14/19 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nurse Smith, Cook by Joyce Dingwell - 12/15/18 ♥♥♥
D - Author Debbie Macomber - Love Letters - 5/5/19 ♥♥♥♥
O - Author Olivia Dade - Hidden Hearts - 1/24/19 ♥♥♥
U - Unseen by Karin Slaughter - 1/15/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
V - Author Marquita Valentine - Take the Fall - 3/19/19 ♥♥
A - Author Marc Aronson - One Death, Nine Stories - 4/2/19 ♥♥♥♥
N - Author Nancy Martin - Dead Girls Don't Wear Diamonds - 1/4/19 ♥♥♥♥

Wheatgrass (10/10)
W - Author Tracy Wolff - Royal Pain - 6/4/19 ♥♥♥
H - Hot & Heavy by Tracy Wolff - 3/24/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Jennifer Estep - Web of Lies - 7/20/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Author Celia Aaron - Cleat Chaser - 4/10/19 ♥♥
T - Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker - 4/12/19 ♥♥♥
G - Author Roxane Gay - Difficult Women - 5/29/19 ♥♥♥
R - Rumor Has It by Jill Shalvis - 5/8/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Annie Rains - Stolen Kisses - 4/15/19 ♥♥♥♥
S - Author Lynsay Sands - A Bite to Remember - 3/29/19 ♥♥♥♥
S - Author Suzanne Brockmann - The Unsung Hero - 4/30/19 ♥♥♥

Xanthan Gum (10/10)
X - X Marks the Spot by Opal Carew - 8/17/18 ♥♥♥
A – Author Kristen Ashley - Rock Chick Revenge - 6/21/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Author Nalini Singh - Mine to Possess - 1/6/19 ♥♥♥♥
T - Trick or Treat Murder by Leslie Meier - 10/19/18 ♥♥♥♥
H - Home for the Holidays by Jeaniene Frost - 12/26/18 ♥♥♥
A - Author Annette Blair - Cloaked in Malice - 6/16/19 ♥♥♥
N - Author Nora Roberts - The Pagan Stone - 3/9/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
G - Author Codi Gary - Don't Call Me Sweetheart - 11/11/18 ♥♥
U - Unplugged by Lois Greiman - 3/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
M - Author Maggie McGinnis - A Cowboy's Christmas Promise - 12/24/18 ♥♥♥♥

Yohimbe (7/7)
Y - You Will Be Mine by Natasha Preston - 9/18/18 ♥♥♥
O - Only a Promise by Mary Balogh - 10/29/18 ♥♥♥♥
H - Author Lauren Hammond - 12 Rounds- 2/17/19 ♥♥♥
I - Author Ilona Andrews - Magic Rises - 5/19/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
M - Madly by Ruthie Knox - 4/6/19 ♥♥♥♥
B - Author Leanne Banks - The You-Can't-Make-Me Bride - 4/19/19 ♥♥♥♥
E – Author Evelyn David - Zoned for Murder - 9/4/18 ♥♥♥

Zaatar (6/6)
Z – Author Rebecca Zanetti - Claimed - 6/17/19 ♥♥♥
A – Author Vivian Arend - Rocky Mountain Angel - 10/9/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - Autumn Song by Margaret Pargeter - 6/26/19 ♥♥
T - Three Bedrooms, One Corpse by Charlaine Harris - 11/5/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Jane Arbor - The Other Miss Donne - 6/27/19 ♥♥♥
R - Author Ruta Sepetys - Out of the Easy - 5/24/19 ♥♥♥♥

*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 7/20/19******

Herbs and Spices A-Z Spell Out
Duration: 27.04.2018 - Open Ended

A - Adobo 5/5
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A - The Murder on the Links, Agatha Christie, 28.04.2018
D - Death Masks, Jim Butcher, 15.08.2018
O - One Stiletto in the Grave, Jason Krumbine, 11.07.2018
B - The Baronet's Wedding Engagement, Jessica Hart, 14.05.2018
O - Hounded, Kevin Hearne, 18.10.2018 - MC is Atticus O'Sullivan
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B - Basil 5/5
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B - Dark Matter, Blake Crouch, 13.06.2018
A - Magic Slays, Ilona Andrews, 02.05.2018
S - Beautiful Demons, Sarra Cannon, 30.04.2018
I - The Hidden Village, Imogen Matthews, 19.05.2018
L - A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett, 19.05.2018
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C - Cinnamon 8/8
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C - Weil ich Layken liebe, Colleen Hoover, 21.05.2018
I - Iron Kissed, Patricia Briggs, 29.05.2018
N - Dead Souls, Nikolai Gogol, 29.05.2018
N - Nobody's Boy, Hector Malot, 30.05.2018
A - Crocodile on the Sandbank, Elizabeth Peters, 03.05.2018 - "Amelia Peabody" #1
M - Das Leuchten der Purpurinseln, Doris Cramer, 21.05.2018 - "Marokko-Saga #1"
O - Fellowship of Fear, Aaron Elkins, 27.10.2018 - MC is Gideon Oliver
N - Nachts nach Venedig, Veronica Henry, 19.06.2018
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D - Dill 4/4
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D - Die Kinder, Wulf Dorn, 17.09.2018
I - Magic Shifts, Ilona Andrews, 24.06.2018
L - The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch, 22.05.2018
L - Logavina Street: Life And Death In A Sarajevo Neighborhood, Barbara Demick, 26.05.2018
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E - Espresso Brava Salt 17/17
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E - Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, Erik Larson, 09.05.2018
S - The Shop on Blossom Street, Debbie Macomber, 04.05.2018
P - Blood Bound, Patricia Briggs, 05.05.2018
R - Royal Assassin, Robin Hobb, 18.05.2018
E - Eleven, Carolyn Arnold, 31.05.2018
S - The House of Closed Doors, Jane Steen, 30.05.2018
S - Weil ich Will liebe, Colleen Hoover, 03.06.2018 - Slammed #2
O - The Scarlet Pimpernel, Emmuska Orczy, 15.07.2018
B - Grave Peril, Jim Butcher, 18.06.2018
R - Glass Houses, Rachel Caine, 27.05.2018
A - The Rose & the Dagger, Renee Ahdieh, 04.05.2018
V - The Vampire's Mail Order Bride, Kristen Painter, 28.05.2018
A - The Blood of Flowers, Anita Amirrezvani, 13.05.2018
S - A Court of Thorns and Roses, Sarah J. Maas, 08.06.2018
A - Persuasion, Jane Austen, 17.05.2018
L - The Coffin Dancer, Jeffery Deaver, 24.07.2018 - Lincoln Rhyme #1
T - Tell No One, Harlan Coben, 25.05.2018
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F - Fajita 6/6
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F - Fire, Kristin Cashore, 14.05.2018
A - Magic Rises, Ilona Andrews, 20.05.2018
J - Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul: Stories About Pets as Teachers, Healers, Heroes and Friends, Jack Canfield, 09.07.2018
I - Inner Demons, Sarra Cannon, 12.07.2018
T - Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, Terry Pratchett, 26.05.2018
A - Magic Dreams, Ilona Andrews, 20.05.2018
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G - Garlic 6/6
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G - Fierce Kingdom, Gin Phillips, 27.04.2018
A - The Gathering, Kelley Armstrong, 28.04.2018
R - Red Rising, Pierce Brown, 27.05.2018
L - Lilac Girls, Martha Hall Kelly, 08.08.2018
I - Magic Binds, Ilona Andrews, 14.07.2018
C - The Cop Who Stole Christmas, Christie Craig, 24.08.2018
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H - Harissa 7/7
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H - Hamlet, William Shakespeare, 30.12.2018
A -Amelia, Henry Fielding, 31.05.2018
R - Death Call - Er bringt den Tod, Chris Carter, 12.06.2018 - Robert Hunter #8
I - Im Westen nichts Neues, Erich Maria Remarque, 10.09.2018
S - A Court of Mist and Fury, Sarah J. Maas, 11.06.2018
S - Weil wir uns lieben, Colleen Hoover, 15.06.2018 - Slammed #3
A - Mistress Shakespeare, Karen Harper, 02.06.2018 - MC is Anne Whateley
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I - Italian Seasoning 16/16
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I - Magic Gifts, Ilona Andrews, 26.09.2018
T - When a Scot Ties the Knot, Tessa Dare, 16.08.2018
A - Magic Breaks, Ilona Andrews, 06.06.2018
L - Cress, Marissa Meyer, 13.08.2018 - The Lunar Chronicles #3
I - Das Böse in deinen Augen, Jenny Blackhurst, 10.10.2018 - MC is Imogen Reid
A - Kalte Angst - Im Kopf des Mörders, Arno Strobel, 14.06.2018
N - The Neon Lawyer, Victor Methos, 10.07.2018
S - A Court of Wings and Ruin, Sarah J. Maas, 23.06.2018
E - Etiquette & Espionage, Gail Carriger, 03.06.2018
A - Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood, Ann Brashares, 19.07.2018
S - A Court of Frost and Starlight, Sarah J. Maas, 16.07.2018
O - Wild Irish Heart, Tricia O'Malley, 07.11.2018
N - Halfway to the Grave, Jeaniene Frost, 20.07.2018 - Night Huntress #1
I - Iron and Magic, Ilona Andrews, 15.10.2018
N - Consequences, Aleatha Romig, 05.10.2018 - MC is Claire Nichols
G - The Shakespeare Stealer, Gary L. Blackwood, 27.08.2018
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J - Jasmine 7/7
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J - Gray Mountain, John Grisham, 30.11.2018
A - Along Came A Demon, Linda Welch, 20.06.2018
S - Summer Knight, Jim Butcher, 31.07.2018
M - Why Not Me?, Mindy Kaling, 21.06.2018
I - Magic Triumphs, Ilona Andrews, 27.10.2018
N - Never Let Go, Sherryl Woods, 30.07.2018
E - Fire Falling, Elise Kova, 07.06.2018
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K - Kaffir Lime 10/10
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K - Crazy Rich Asians, Kevin Kwan, 13.08.2018
A - All-Butter ShortDead, H.Y. Hanna, 20.06.2018
F - Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet, Darynda Jones, 07.07.2018
F - The Flame and the Flower, Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, 25.08.2018
I - In Pursuit of Miss Eliza Cynster, Stephanie Laurens, 01.11.2018
R - The Dead Girls' Dance, Rachel Caine, 01.07.2018
L - Mädchen Nr. 5, Howard Linskey, 20.08.2018
I - The Indian Bride, Karin Fossum, 23.11.2018
M - Confessions, Kanae Minato, 31.07.2018
E - The Duchess Deal, Tessa Dare, 05.07.2018 - MC is Emma Gladstone
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L - Lemongrass 10/10
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L - Fates and Furies, Lauren Groff, 28.08.2018
E - Exit Strategy, Kelley Armstrong, 22.07.2018
M - Destroy Me, Tahereh Mafi, 23.08.2018
O - On the Edge, Ilona Andrews, 27.12.2018
N - Vision in White, Nora Roberts, 17.08.2018
G - Girl with a Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier, 29.04.2018
R - Truth or Beard, Penny Reid, 02.07.2018
A - The Bear and the Nightingale, Katherine Arden, 27.06.2018
S - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See, 02.08.2018
S - Scarlet, Marissa Meyer, 04.08.2018
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M - Mustard 7/7
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M - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Agatha Christie, 02.09.2018
U - Upon a Midnight Dream, Rachel Van Dyken, 24.05.2018
S - Throne of Glass, Sarah J. Maas, 05.08.2018
T - Say Yes to the Marquess, Tessa Dare, 31.08.2018
A - Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery, 04.07.2018
R - How to Knit a Love Song, Rachael Herron, 30.07.2018
D - A Discovery of Witches, Deborah Harkness, 11.10.2018
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N - Nutmeg 6/6
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N - Not Quite A Lady, Loretta Chase, 28.10.2018
U - Unter der Sonne Siziliens, Margot S. Baumann, 04.06.2018
T - Do You Want to Start a Scandal, Tessa Dare, 30.09.2018
M - Miss Spelled, Morgana Best, 12.09.2018
E - Sew Deadly, Elizabeth Lynn Casey, 26.07.2018
G - And Then He Kissed Her, Laura Lee Guhrke, 15.11.2018
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O - Onions 6/6
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O - Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens. 21.01.2019
N - The Dragonslayer's Sword, Resa Nelson, 29.10.2018
I - In the Land of the Long White Cloud, Sarah Lark, 03.01.2019
O - Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love, Larry Levin, 25.01.2019
N - Courting Catherine, Nora Roberts, 10.11.2018
S - Shatter Me, Tahereh Mafi, 23.08.2018
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P - Parsley 7/7
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P - Paw Enforcement, Diane Kelly, 26.06.2018
A - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams, 08.07.2018
R - Fer-de-Lance, Rex Stout, 10.08.2018
S - Sinful Cinderella, Anita Valle, 11.09.2018
L - War Dog: The No-Man's Land Puppy Who Took to the Skies, Damien Lewis, 01.09.2018
E - Embracing the Knight, Jenn Langston, 18.08.2018
Y - Life of Pi, Yann Martel, 27.07.2018
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Q - Quassia 7/7
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Q - Further Observations of Lady Whistledown, Julia Quinn, 03.02.2019
U - Under the Lilacs, Louisa May Alcott, 28.06.2018
A - Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie, 13.07.2018
S - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Becky Albertalli, 25.09.2018
S - Bitter Demons, Sarra Cannon, 29.09.2018
I - The Tea Plantation, Nicola Italia, 10.01.2019
A - Aquamarin, Andreas Eschbach, 28.07.2018
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R - Red Pepper 9/9
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R - Rubinrot, Kerstin Gier, 12.08.2018
E - The Empty Chair, Jeffery Deaver, 26.08.2018
D - 1225 Christmas Tree Lane, Debbie Macomber, 25.12.2018
P - The Phantom of the Opera, Gaston Leroux, 03.07.2018
E - A Fallen Lady, Elizabeth Kingston, 30.08.2018
P - A History of Pi, Petr Beckmann, 15.08.2018
P - Paw and Order, Diane Kelly, 28.09.2018
E - Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, Eric Schlosser, 18.09.2018
R - Grin and Beard It, Penny Reid, 06.09.2018
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S - Saffron 7/7
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S - Sneaky Snow White, Anita Valle, 15.10.2018
A - Any Duchess Will Do, Tessa Dare, 29.07.2018
F - Fairest: Levana’s Story, Marissa Meyer, 04.09.2018
F - Fifth Grave Past the Light, Darynda Jones, 14.09.2018
R - Beauty and the Mustache, Penny Reid, 23.09.2018
O - Ocean of Fear, Helen Hanson, 13.02.2019
N - Die Totentänzerin, Max Bentow, 18.11.2018 - Nils Trojan #3
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T - Turmeric 8/8
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T - Trick or Treat, K.L. Phelps, 10.11.2018
U - Under the Red Flag: Stories by Ha Jin, Ha Jin, 20.09.2018
R - Romancing the Duke, Tessa Dare, 04.10.2018
M - Winter, Marissa Meyer, 03.12.2018
E - Naksitrallid. Esimene ja teine raamat, Eno Raud, 15.11.2018
R - The Matchmaker's Playbook, Rachel Van Dyken, 12.11.2018
I - The Improbability of Love, Hannah Mary Rothschild, 13.01.2019
C - Die Springflut, Cilla Börjlind, 24.12.2018
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U - Urfa Biber Pepper Flakes 21/21
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U - Unravel Me, Tahereh Mafi, 21.11.2018
R - Frostblood, Elly Blake, 22.10.2018 - MC is Ruby
F - Force of Nature, Jane Harper, 24.10.2018
A - Justice Calling, Annie Bellet, 29.07.2018
B - Bitterblue, Kristin Cashore, 25.07.2018
I - Bayou Moon, Ilona Andrews, 04.02.2019
B - Blood Rites, Jim Butcher, 14.11.2018
E - Ein Augenblick für immer. Das erste Buch der Lügenwahrheit, Band 1, Rose Snow, 27.11.2018
R - The Stone Monkey, Jeffery Deaver, 05.11.2018 - MC is Lincoln Rhyme
P - Bone Crossed, Patricia Briggs, 03.10.2018
E - Beautiful Day: A Novel, Elin Hilderbrand, 08.12.2018
P - The Perfect Waltz. Anne Gracie, 02.11.2018
P - Perfect Strangers, Dani Atkins, 08.12.2018
E - Angelfall, Susan Ee, 22.01.2019
R - Beard Science, Penny Reid, 19.11.2018
F - The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien, 21.12.2018
L - Ghouls Gone Wild, Victoria Laurie, 19.10.2018
A - The Girl Who Chased the Moon, Sarah Addison Allen, 06.08.2018
K - Die Braut des Meeres, Kresley Cole, 24.11.2018
E - The Case of the Curious Bride, Erle Stanley Gardner, 24.03.2019
S - Southern Magic Thanksgiving, Amy Boyles, 15.11.2018
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V - Vanilla 7/7
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V - The Lady Seals Her Fate, Wendy Vella, 05.07.2018
A - Poirot Investigates, Agatha Christie, 07.08.2018
N - Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen, 28.01.2019
I - Fate's Edge, Ilona Andrews, 24.03.2019
L - Kiss of Midnight, Lara Adrian, 08.11.2018
L - Lighting the Flames: A Hanukkah Story, Sarah Wendell, 06.12.2018
A - My Name Is Memory, Ann Brashares, 07.08.2018
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W - Wasabi 6/6
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W - Daughter of Time, Sarah Woodbury, 18.11.2018
A - Todesreigen, Andreas Gruber, 11.08.2018
S - Sirens, Joseph Knox, 01.12.2018
A - Adventures of a Vegan Vamp, Cate Lawley, 03.09.2018
B - Silver Borne, Patricia Briggs, 12.12.2018
I - Imperfect Chemistry, Mary Frame, 30.03.2019
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X - Xanthan Gum 10/10
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X - Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My!, Sara C. Roethle, 26.06.2019
A - All We Ever Wanted, Emily Giffin, 19.09.2018
N - Murder After Midnight, Dianne Harman, 30.01.2019 - Northwest Cozy Mystery #4
T - Turkey Day Murder, Leslie Meier, 16.11.2018
H - Dead Days of Summer, Carolyn G. Hart, 31.12.2018
A - Fever 1793, Laurie Halse Anderson, 29.09.2018
N - Not So Sweet Maria, Jessica Spencer, 31.01.2019
G - Green Rider, Kristen Britain, 17.11.2018
U - First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers, Loung Ung, 22.02.2019
M - Montana Secret Santa, Debra Salonen, 05.12.2018
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A - The Hazel Wood, Melissa Albert, 13.10.2018
R - Jackaby, William Ritter, 07.12.2018
R - Redemption Point, Candice Fox, 31.12.2018
O - One Foot in the Grave, Jeaniene Frost, 18.03.2019
W - Wraith, Angel Lawson, 02.01.2019
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A - The Perfect Rake, Anne Gracie, 26.10.2018
A - Circle of Fire, Keri Arthur, 29.11.2018
T - The Governess Game, Tessa Dare, 28.11.2018
A - The Summer Bride, Anne Gracie, 17.12.2018
R - Graveyard Shift, Angela Roquet, 06.01.2019
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ETA: I'm too overwhelmed with these never ending challenges so I'm withdrawing from this one.

A-Z Herbs & Spices Challenge
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Welcome Connie, Rina and Barbara!

@Connie, I thought I was being original! LOL!

A-Z HERBS AND SPICES, no deadline
begins May 1, 2018


✔ A = ALLSPICE
(view spoiler)[A = author Anatoli Boukreev – The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest, finished 5/10/18 ★★★.5
L = author Linda O. Johnston – Pick and Chews (Barkery & Biscuits #4), finished 5/5/18 ★★★
L = author Lorna Barrett – Poisoned Pages (Booktown #12), finished 6/15/18 ★★★★
S = author Diane Sawyer – The Cinderella Murders, finished 6/3/18 ★★
P = author Louise Penny – A Fatal Grace (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #2), finished 5/2/18 ★★★★
I = author D.E. Ireland – Move Your Blooming Corpse (Eliza Doolittle & Henry Higgins #2), finished 5/12/18 ★★★★
C = author Catherine Coulter – Knock Out (FBI #13), finished 5/22/18 ★★★★.5
E = author Kathleen Ernst – Heritage of Darkness (Chloe Ellefson #4), finished 5/6/18 ★★★★ (hide spoiler)]

✔ B = BASIL
(view spoiler)[B = Beside Still Waters (Psalm 23 #4), by Debbie Viguié, finished 8/14/18 ★★★.5
A = The Art Forger, by B.A. Shapiro, finished 7/6/18 ★★★★
S = Sweet Masterpiece (Samantha Sweet #1), by Connie Shelton, finished 7/10/18 ★★★.5
I = I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing: Star Wars and the Triumph of Geek Culture, by A.D. Jameson, finished 7/5/18 ★★★
L = author Jill Marie Landis – Mai Tai One On (Tiki Goddess #1), finished 8/29/18 ★★★ (hide spoiler)]

✔ C = CARDAMOM
(view spoiler)[C = The Cricket on the Hearth, by Charles Dickens, finished 6/8/18 ★★★
A = author Amanda Flower – Flowers and Foul Play (Magic Garden #1), finished 5/11/18 ★★★★
R = The Real Macaw (Meg Langslow #13), by Donna Andrews, finished 5/3/18 ★★★★
D = author Daryl Wood Gerber – A Soufflé of Suspicion (French Bistro #2), finished 6/5/18 ★★★★
A = author Sarah Atwell – Through a Glass, Deadly (Glassblowing #1), finished 5/18/18 ★★★.5
M = Murder at the Mansion (Victorian Village #1), by Sheila Connolly, finished 5/31/18 ★★★★
O = Opposites Attack, by Jo Maeder, finished 5/21/18 ★★★
M = Murder Most Maine (Gray Whale Inn #3), by Karen MacInerney, finished 6/1/18 ★★★★ (hide spoiler)]

✔ D = DILL
(view spoiler)[D = author Claire Donally – The Big Kitty (Sunny & Shadow #1), finished 8/31/18 ★★★★
I = Injustice for All (JP Beaumont #2), by J.A. Jance, finished 7/11/18 ★★★
L = Love Gone to the Dogs (Second Chances #1), by Margaret Daley, finished 9/1/18 ★★★
L = author Laura Childs – Glitter Bomb (Scrapbooking #15), finished 9/10/18 ★★★.5 (hide spoiler)]

✔ E = ELDERFLOWER
(view spoiler)[E = author Elly Griffiths – The Dark Angel (Ruth Galloway #10), finished 5/7/18 ★★★★.5
L = The Last Bookaneer, by Matthew Pearl, finished 7/29/18 ★★.5
D = author Jana DeLeon – Swamp Sniper (Miss Fortune #3), finished 7/13/18 ★★★★
E = author Elizabeth J. Duncan – A Small Hill to Die On (Penny Brannigan #4), finished 5/29/18 ★★★.5
R = The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles #1), by Rick Riordan, finished 5/15/18 ★★★
F = First-Degree Fudge (Fudge Shop #1), by Christine DeSmet, finished 7/30/18 ★★★
L = author Leslie Budewitz – Guilty as Cinnamon (Spice Shop #2), finished 7/31/18 ★★★.5
O = author Keith O'Brien – Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History, finished 6/12/18 ★★★★
W = When Day Breaks (KEY News #10; Sunrise Suspense Society #1), by Mary Jane Clark, finished 6/20/18 ★★★.5
E = Even If It Kills Her (Bailey Weggins #7), by Kate White, finished 6/8/18 ★★★
R = author Ron McLarty – Traveler, finished 6/14/18 ★★★ (hide spoiler)]

✔ F = FENNEL
(view spoiler)[F = The Fix (Amos Decker #3), by David Baldacci, finished 9/24/18 ★★★★.5
E = author Earlene Fowler – Kansas Troubles (Benni Harper #3), finished 6/24/18 ★★★.5
N = Notes From a Public Typewriter, by Michael Gustafson, finished 5/27/18 ★★★★
N = Never Haunt a Historian (Leigh Koslow #7), by Edie Claire, finished 7/2/18 ★★★.5
E = The Experts' Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do, by Samantha Ettus, finished 8/16/18 ★★★★
L = author Leslie Meier – Halloween Murder (Lucy Stone #3 and #16), inished 8/6/18 ★★★.5 (hide spoiler)]

✔ G = GARLIC
(view spoiler)[G = author G.A. McKevett – Hide and Sneak (Savannah Reid #23), finished 5/17/18 ★★★★
A = Ain't She a Peach? (Southern Eclectic #2), by Molly Harper, finished 5/23/18 ★★★.5
R = Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America, by Richard White, finished 5/27/18 ★★★
L = author Laura Bradford – Plain as Day (Amish Mystery #5.5), finished 7/19/18
I = Inamorata, by Megan Chance, finished 5/19/18 ★★.5
C = author Cressida Cowell – How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon #1), finished 8/2/18 ★★★.5 (hide spoiler)]

✔ H = HABANERO
(view spoiler)[H = author Maddy Hunter – G'Day to Die (Passport to Peril #5), finished 7/25/18 ★★★
A = Amazing Coffee Travels (Tales of a Coffee Expert #2), by Serge Remy, finished 6/10/18 ★★.5
B = author Blake Crouch – Wayward (Wayward Pines #2), finished 5/30/18 ★★★★.5
A = Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom (Aunt Dimity #23), by Nancy Atherton, finished 6/21/18 ★★★.5
N = author Nova Jacobs – The Last Equation of Isaac Severy, finished 5/25/18 ★★★.5
E = Enchanted by Starlight (Enchanted #1), by Tina L. Hook, finished 6/25/18 ★★
R = Rooted in Deceit (Greenhouse #4), by Wendy Tyson, finished 7/1/18 ★★★
O = Out of Sorts, by Aurélie Valognes, finished 8/3/18 ★★.5 (hide spoiler)]

✔ I = IMMORTALITEA
(view spoiler)[I = In Like Flynn (Molly Murphy #4), by Rhys Bowen, finished 6/16/18 ★★★★
M = author Susan Elia MacNeal – The Prime Minister's Secret Agent, (Maggie Hope #4), finished 6/4/18 ★★★.5
M = author Maia Chance – Snow White Red-Handed (Fairy Tale Fatal Mystery #1), finished 6/19/18 ★★★
O = Once Upon a Grind (Coffeehouse #14), by Cleo Coyle, finished 8/26/18 ★★★.5
R = Rolling Thunder (John Ceepak #6), by Chris Grabenstein, finished 7/16/18 ★★★★
T = author Peter Tremayne – The Subtle Serpent (Sister Fidelma #4), finished 5/9/18 ★★★★
A = author Andy Weir – The Martian, finished 6/26/18 ★★★★.5
L = author James Luceno – Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel, finished 8/4/18 ★★★.5
I = Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women, by Cornelia Meigs, finished 6/17/18 ★★★.5
T = The Twentieth Maine, by John J. Pullen, finished 6/23/18 ★★★.5
E = author Dawn Eastman – Unnatural Causes (Katie LeClair #1), finished 7/2/18 ★★★★
A = The Azalea Assault (Garden Society #1), by Alyse Carlson, finished 6/30/18 ★★★ (hide spoiler)]

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✔ J = JUNIPER
(view spoiler)[J = The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force, by Daniel Wallace, finished 9/13/18 ★★★.5
U = The Union Street Bakery (Union Street Bakery #1), by Mary Ellen Taylor, finished 6/7/18 ★★★.5
N = author Diane Noble – Through the Fire (Mystery and the Minister's Wife #1), finished 9/21/18 ★★★.5
I = It Is Well, by James D. Shipman, finished 8/15/18 ★★.5
P = author Philip R. Craig – A Deadly Vineyard Holiday (Martha's Vineyard #8), finished 8/13/18 ★★★★
E = author Peggy E. Edelheit – The Puzzle (Samantha Jamison #1), finished 9/18/18 ★★.5
R = author Robyn Carr – Second Chance Pass (Virgin River #5), finished 8/11/18 ★★★.5 (hide spoiler)]

✔ K = KOKAM SEED
(view spoiler)[K = A Knit Before Dying (Tangled Web #2), by Sadie Hartwell, finished 5/24/18 ★★★★
O = Organized for Scheduled Sabotage (Organized #3), by Ritter Ames, finished 3/4/19 ★★★.5
K = Killed at the Whim of a Hat (Jimm Juree #1), by Colin Cotterill, finished 9/9/18 ★★★.5
A = author Ali Brandon – Words with Fiends (Black Cat Bookshop #3), finished 7/9/18 ★★★★
M = author M.C. Beaton – The Blood of an Englishman (Agatha Raisin #25), finished 6/29/18 ★★.5
S = author Susan M. Boyer – Lowcountry Book Club (Liz Talbot #5), finished 11/5/18 ★★★★
E = author Emma Lee – Color Him Dead (Books Galore #1), finished 11/27/18 ★★★
E = Dawn Eastman – Do No Harm (Dr. Katie LeClair #2), finished 12/15/18 ★★★★
D = author David Baldacci – The Guilty (Will Robie #4), finished 10/4/18 ★★★★ (hide spoiler)]

✔ L = LEMON PEEL
(view spoiler)[L = The Little Shop of Found Things (Little Shop of Found Things #1), by Paula Brackston, finished 9/27/18 ★★★.5
E = Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery, by Scott Kelly, finished 1/12/19 ★★★★
M = Mechanicsburg, by Beverly J. Bone, finished 7/4/18 ★★★
O = author Beth Orsoff – Romantically Challenged, finished 3/2/19 ★★.5
N = author Nevada Barr – Ill Wind (Anna Pigeon #3), finished 10/31/18★★★.5
P = author Patrick F. McManus – The Blight Way (Sheriff Bo Tully #1), finished 6/2/18 ★★★.5
E = author J.T. Ellison & author Catherine Coulter – The Final Cut (Brit in the FBI #1), finished 1/23/19 ★★★★
E = author E.J. Copperman – Chance of a Ghost (Haunted Guesthouse #4), finished 1/27/19 ★★★★
L = author Louise Werner – The Half Life of Stars, finished 10/21/18 ★★★ (hide spoiler)]

✔ M = MACE
(view spoiler)[M = author Miranda James – Twelve Angry Librarians (Cat in the Stacks #8), finished 10/27/18 ★★★★
A = author Amanda Flower – Premeditated Peppermint (Amish Candy Shop #3), finished 9/23/18 ★★★★
C = Cold Front (Tory Bauer #5), by Kathleen Taylor, finished 11/8/18 ★★★
E = author Elizabeth Edmondson – A Question of Inheritance (Very English Mystery #2), finished 12/22/18 ★★★.5 (hide spoiler)]

✔ N = NUTMEG
(view spoiler)[N = North of Clever (Hannah Garvey #3), by Suzann Ledbetter, finished 10/7/18 ★★★.5
U = author Luis Alberto Urrea – The Devil's Highway, finished 9/25/18 ★★★.5
T = author P.J. Tracy – The Guilty Dead (Monkeewrench #9), finished 8/9/18 ★★★★.5
M = The Map Thief, by Michael Blanding, finished 8/28/18 ★★.5
E = author Edith Maxwell – A Tine to Live, A Tine to Die (Local Foods #1), finished 10/14/18 ★★★★
G = author Chris Grabenstein – Beach Party Surf Monkey (Welcome to Wonderland #2), finished 7/18/18 ★★★.5 (hide spoiler)]

✔ O = OREGANO
(view spoiler)[O = author Gail Oust – Cinnamon Toasted (Spice Shop #3), finished 11/16/18 ★★★★
R = Read and Gone (Haunted Library #2), by Allison Brook, finished 9/3/18 ★★★.5
E = author Ellery Adams – The Whispered Word (Secret, Book & Scone Society #2), finished 11/18/18 ★★★.5
G = Grace Against the Clock (Manor House #5), by Julie Hyzy, finished 6/28/18 ★★★★
A = Almost Harrisburg, by Cooper H. Wingert, finished 8/20/18 ★★★
N = New York 2140, by Kim Stanley Robinson, finished 9/7/18 ★★★
O = author Barbara O'Neal – The All You Can Dream Buffet, finished 4/2/19 ★★★ (hide spoiler)]

✔ P = PARSLEY
(view spoiler)[P = author Jonathan F. Putnam – These Honored Dead (Lincoln & Speed #1), finished 5/16/18 ★★★★
A = Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love and Betrayal, by Ben Macintyre, finished 8/5/18 ★★★.5
R = Royally Dead (A Stitch in Time #3), by Greta McKennan, finished 8/12/18 ★★★
S = Shattered at Sea (Webb's Glass Shop #5), by Cheryl Hollon, finished 8/18/18 ★★★★
L = author Jane Langton – The Diamond in the Window (Hall Family Chronicles #1), finished 9/14/18 ★★★.5
E = The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language, by Mark Forsyth, finished 9/1/18 ★★★.5
Y = Yes, I Could Care Less: How to be a Language Snob Without Being a Jerk, by Bill Walsh, finished 5/20/18 ★★★ (hide spoiler)]

✔ Q = QUASSIA
(view spoiler)[Q = author Spencer Quinn – Thereby Hangs a Tail (Chet & Bernie #2), finished 8/7/18 ★★★★
U = Until You , by Sandra Marton, finished 5/26/18 ★★
A = author Ellery Adams – Written in Stone (Books by the Bay #4), finished 7/3/18 ★★★.5
S = State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America, by Matt Weiland, finished 7/12/18 ★★★
S = Silver Anniversary Murder (Lucy Stone #25), by Leslie Meier, finished 8/24/18 ★★★.5
I = Independence Slay (Celebration Bay #3), by Shelley Freydont, finished 7/20/18 ★★★.5
A = Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence – and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process, by Irene M. Pepperberg, finished 7/30/18 ★★★.5 (hide spoiler)]

✔ R = ROSEMARY
(view spoiler)[R = Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon, by Robert Kurson, finished 7/22/18 ★★★★.5
O = author Clare O'Donohue – The Devil's Puzzle (Someday Quilts #4), finished 10/29/18 ★★★.5
S = Scene of the Climb (Pacific Northwest #1), by Kate E. Dyer-Seeley, finished 10/10/18 ★★★
E = Éclair and Present Danger (Emergency Dessert Squad #1), by Laura Bradford, finished 8/30/18 ★★★.5
M = author Debbie Macomber – Cottage by the Sea, finished 7/7/18 ★★★★
A = author Karen Abbott – Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy, finished 8/10/18 ★★★.5
R = Red Lily (In the Garden #3), by Nora Roberts, finished 7/28/18 ★★★.5
Y = You May Also Like: Taste in an Age of Endless Choice, by Tom Vanderbilt, finished 8/23/18 ★★★.5 (hide spoiler)]

✔ S = SAGE
(view spoiler)[S = author Dana Stabenow – Play with Fire (Kate Shugak #5), finished 12/9/18 ★★★★
A = author Isabel Allende – In the Midst of Winter, finished 9/17/18 ★★★
G = author Janel Gradowski – Pies & Peril (Culinary Competitions #1), finished 7/23/18 ★★★
E = author Edward Aubry – UnHappenings, finished 2/6/19 ★★★ (hide spoiler)]

✔ T = THYME
(view spoiler)[T = author Tim Dedopulos – The Big Book of Autocorrect Fails: Hundreds of Hilarious Howls!, finished 9/12/18 ★★★.5
H = Hitting the Books (Library Lovers #9), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 8/27/18 ★★★★
Y = You Don't Look Your Age ... And Other Fairy Tales, by Sheila Nevins, finished 10/20/18 ★★★
M = author Michael Connelly – The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch #3), finished 10/19/18 ★★★★
E = author Kathleen Ernst – The Lacemaker's Secret (Chloe Ellefson #9), finished 10/5/18 ★★★.5 (hide spoiler)]

✔ U = SUMAC
(view spoiler)[S = author Shel Silverstein – Falling Up, finished 10/15/18 ★★★★
U = The Upright Piano Player, by David Abbott, finished 5/28/18 ★★
M = author Michele Scott – Corked by Cabernet (Wine Lovers #5), finished 6/22/18 ★★★.5
A = The Abduction (Theodore Boone #2), by John Grisham, finished 9/11/18 ★★★.5
C = Christmas Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen #23), by Joanne Fluke, finished 10/18/18 ★★★ (hide spoiler)]

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V = VINDALOO
(view spoiler)[V = author Victoria Hamilton – Freezer I'll Shoot (Vintage Kitchen #3), finished 12/26/18 ★★★.5
I = I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities and Survival Stories From the Edge of 50, by Annabelle Gurwitch, finished 11/2/18 ★★.5
N = Napoleon's Pyramids (Ethan Gage #1), by William Dietrich, finished 12/5/18 ★★★
D = Deader Homes and Gardens (Claire Malloy #18), by Joan Hess, finished 10/12/18 ★★★.5
A = author Alice Kimberly – The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library (Haunted Bookshop #3), finished 1/18/19 ★★★.5
L = author Laura Bradford – Just Plain Murder (Amish Mystery #6), finished 11/30/18 ★★★★
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✔ W = WASABI
(view spoiler)[W = author Marty Wingate – Midsummer Mayhem (Potting Shed #7), finished 10/13/18 ★★★★
A = author Alexander McCall Smith – The Colors of All the Cattle (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #19), finished 10/17/18 ★★★★
S = author Paige Shelton – Merry Market Murder (Farmers Market #5), finished 12/16/18 ★★★★
A = author Amanda Lee – Thread End (Embroidery #7), finished 10/25/18 ★★★★
B = Bless Her Dead Little Heart (Southern Sisters #1), by Miranda James, finished 10/2/18 ★★★★
I = If Books Could Kill (Bibliophile #2), by Kate Carlisle, finished 10/11/18 ★★★.5 (hide spoiler)]

✔ X = VANILLA EXTRACT
(view spoiler)[✔ X = VANILLA EXTRACT – COMPLETED 12/11/18
V = The Vanishing Box (Stephens & Mephisto #4), by Elly Griffiths, finished 7/27/18 ★★★★
A = author Amanda Flower – Death and Daisies (Magic Garden #2), finished 11/4/18 ★★★.5
N = Night of Miracles (Arthur Truluv #2), by Elizabeth Berg, finished 11/7/18 ★★★★
I = In the Drink (Mack's Bar #3), by Allyson K. Abbott, finished 8/21/18 ★★★.5
L = author Lela Davidson – Blacklisted From the PTA, finished 11/1/18 ★★.5
L = Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot #9), by Agatha Christie, finished 11/20/18 ★★★
A = The Accidental Bestseller, by Wendy Wax, finished 11/11/18 ★★★
E = Eggs on Ice (Cackleberry Club #8), by Laura Childs, finished 12/11/18 ★★★★
X = The X Factor: A Quest for Excellence, by George Plimpton, finished 6/9/18 ★★★
T = A Taste for Murder (Hemlock Falls #1), by Claudia Bishop, finished 8/22/18 ★★★★
R = author Richard Castle – Deadly Heat (Nikki Heat #5), finished 9/4/18 ★★★.5
A = author Joy Avon – In Peppermint Peril (Book Tea Shop #1), finished 11/14/18 ★★★.5
C = author Cécile Chabot – The Merchant of Death (Cycle of Xhól #1), finished 10/28/18 ★★★
T = A Toast to Murder (Wine Lover's #6), by Michele Scott, finished 10/22/18 ★★★.5 (hide spoiler)]

Y = YARROW
(view spoiler)[Y = Yule Be Dead (Victoria Square #5), by Lorraine Bartlett, finished 11/25/18 ★★★.5
A = author Barbra Annino – Phantom Quartz (Stacy Justice #6), finished 1/3/19 ★★★.5
R = author Robert Dugoni – Her Final Breath (Tracy Crosswhite #2), finished 11/28/18 ★★★★.5
R = author Kym Roberts – Killer Classics (Book Barn #5), finished 12/2/18 ★★★.5
O =
W = The Wright Brothers, by David McCullough, finished 7/15/18 ★★★★ (hide spoiler)]

✔ Z = ZA'ATAR
(view spoiler)[Z = author Jennfer Zane – Gnome on the Range (Gnome series #1), finished 9/5/18 ★★.5
A = All We Have Is Now, by Lisa Schroeder, finished 10/24/18 ★★.5
A = author Annie Adams – A Christmas Arrangement (Flower Shop #3), finished 11/21/18 ★★★
T = The Testament of Harold's Wife, by Lynne Hugo, finished 9/16/18 ★★★.5
A = Aunt Bessie Assumes (Isle of Man #1), by Diana Xarissa, finished 12/28/18 ★★★.5
R = author J.D. Robb – Vengeance in Death (In Death #6), finished 11/19/18 ★★★.5 (hide spoiler)]

Welcome Barb!

Herbs and Spices A-Z Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended
Start Date: 4/24/18
Finish Date: ?

4/26

Object: Spell Out each letter of the alphabet with a herb or spice name by using book titles, series names, author's or main characters first or last initials.


List:

ANISE SEED
A Miss Julia Paints the Town by Ann B. Ross 2/11/19
N Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins 1/1/19
I
S Picked to Die by Sheila Connolly 2/25/19
E Engaged in Death by Stephanie Blackmoore 11/21/18


S Murders on Elderberry Road bySally Goldenbaum 1/4/19
E Eggnog Murder by Leslie Meier 12/18/18
E Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich 12/31/18
D Halloween Hijinks by Kathi Daley 10/11/18


BASIL
B By Invitation Only by Dorothea Benton Frank 5/28/18
A White Houses by Amy Bloom 6/11/18
S Shoots to Kill by Kate Collins 5/30/18
I
L Meet Me at Emotional Baggage Claim by Lisa Scottoline6/8/18


%%%CARDAMOM
C Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict 9/11/18
A All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo 8/21/18
R Round Robin by Jennifer Chiaverini 10/8/18
D Dead to the Last Drop by Cleo Coyle 8/15/18
A The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams 3/15/19
M Splendor in the Glass by Tamar Myers 10/2/18
O Out to Canaan by Jan Karon 9/4/18
M Murder Ties the Knot by Christy Fifield 11/3/18


DILL
D Dune Road by Jane Green 5/8/18
I
L The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home by Denise Kiernan 7/18/18
L The Cat Who Tailed a Thief by Lilian Jackson Braun 7/31/18


%%%ELDERFLOWER
E The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand 7/6/18
L When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger 10/17/18
D Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg 6/23/18
E Evil in Carnations by Kate Collins 7/9/18
R A Russian Princess Remembers by Ekaterina Meshcherskaya 10/23/18
F Flamingo Diner by Sherryl Woods 9/29/18
L Have a Nice Guilt Trip by Lisa Scottoline 8/25/18
O A Deadly Arrangement by Denise Osborne 3/11/19
W Dogwood Hill by Sherryl Woods 8/9/18
E Enchanted, Inc. by Shanna Swendson 9/1/18
R Resistance Is Futile!: How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind by Ann Coulter 10/14/18


%%%%FENNEL
F A Fright to the Death by Dawn Eastman 11/27/18
E Happiness Key by Emilie Richards 2/23/19
N Crime Brûlée by Nancy Fairbanks 3/26/19
N Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday by Nancy Atherton 7/5/19
E Executive Privilege by Phillip Margolin 5/30/19
L Beautiful Star of Bethlehem by Lori Copeland 12/10/18


GARLIC
G A Ghost for Christmas by J.D. Winters 11/24/18
A The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith 3/23/19
R Rueful Death by Susan Wittig Albert 11/14/18
L Killer Christmas by Harper Lin
I
C The Cross-Country Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini 10/28/18


%%%HAWTHORN
H Hiss of Death by Rita Mae Brown 6/28/18
A Love Lies Bleeding by Susan Wittig Albert 6/20/19
W Willow Brook Road by Sherryl Woods 9/14/18
T Murder at the Pentagon by Margaret Truman 2/3/19
H The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews 7/3/18
O Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by Keith O'Brien 4/18/19
R A Christmas Bride by Hope Ramsay 12/27/18
N Surfside Sisters by Nancy Thayer 8/8/19


ITALIAN PARSLEY
I
T The Lady in the Attic by Tara Randel 4/12/19
A Miss Julia Delivers the Goods by Ann B. Ross 6/30/19
L Hearse and Buggy by Laura Bradford 1/13/19
I
A Sunset Beach by Mary Kay Andrews 7/24/19
N Night of the Living Dandelion by Kate Collins 11/16/19

P Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke 11/10/18
A
R The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump by Gregg Jarrett 2/6/19
S Murder at the Mansion by Sheila Connolly 3/4/19
L Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?: True Stories and Confessions by Lisa Scottoline 8/7/19
E Murder and the First Lady by Elliott Roosevelt 7/29/19
Y


JASMINE
J Jackie, Janet & Lee: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Janet Auchincloss, and Lee Radziwill -- The Other Side of Camelot by J. Randy Taraborrelli 5/14/18
A
S The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene 7/14/18
M Mrs. Fletcher by Tom Perrotta 6/2/18
I
N The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney 6/13/18
E Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand 8/13/19

my spot

KABSA
K Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton 6/19/18
A
B Beach House Reunion by Mary Alice Monroe 8/13/18
S The Summer I Met Jack by Michelle Gable 8/3/18
A


LAVENDER
L Lilac Lane by Sherryl Woods 4/24/19
A
V
E
N
D Dead Cold Brew by Cleo Coyle 10/30/18
E
R Recipes & Wooden Spoons by Judy Baer 3/17/19



MACE
M Marked Down for Murder by Josie Belle 5/3/18
A
C Murder at the Vicarage by AgathaChristie 5/24/18
E


NUTMEG
N
U
T Ten Beach Road by Wendy Wax 5/23/19
M Musseled Out by Barbara Ross 1/26/19
E
G


OREGANO
O Once Upon a Grind by Cleo Coyle 5/22/18
R The Big Cat Nap by Rita Mae Brown 4/30/19
E
G
A
N
O Once Upon Stilettos by Shanna Swendson 5/4/19


PARSLEY
P Pretty Mess by Erika Jayne 6/27/18
A
R Ladies Who Punch by Ramin Setoodeh 5/28/19
S The Briefing: Politics, the Press, and the Presidentby Sean Spicer 8/24/18
L Liars, Leakers, and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy by Jeanine Pirro 9/25/18
E
Y


QUAUSSIA
Q Queen Bee by Dorothea Benton Frank 8/25/19
U
A
S California Girls by Susan Mallery 5/10/19
S Sleeping With Anemone by Kate Collins 5/19/19
I
A


ROSEMARY
R Sneaky Pie for President by Rita Mae Brown 7/17/19
O Ocean Beach by Wendy Wax 7/8/19
S Monument to the Dead by Sheila Connolly 6/10/19
E
M Hidden History by Melody Carlson 4/5/19
A
R
Y


SAFFRON
S Peaches and Scream by Susan Furlong 6/24/19
A
F The Whole Town's Talking by Fannie Flagg 6/14/19
F Frosty the Dead Man by Christine Husom 10/18/19
R Fogged Inn by Barbara Ross 11/13/19
O The Seduction Expert by Saya Lopez Ortega 7/12/19
N


THYME
T Tiles and Tribulations by Tamar Myers 6/28/19
H The High Season by Judy Blundell 9/21/18
Y
M Mostly Sunny: How I Learned to Keep Smiling Through the Rainiest Days by Janice Dean 6/5/19
E

my spot


U MUSTARD
M
U Under a Maui Moon by Robin Jones Gunn 12/8/18
S Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution by Tucker Carlson 8/1/19
T
A
R
D Daily Guideposts 2018: A Spirit-Lifting Devotional 12/31/18


VINDALOO
V
I
N
D A Willing Murder by Jude Deveraux 1/18/19
A
L Who Moved My Goat Cheese? by Lynn Cahoon 10/2/19
O Mayhem & Mass by Olivia Matthews 9/10/19
O


WASABI
W Wicked Charms by Janet Evanovich 5/15/18
A
S Strawberry Cream Murder by Susan Gillard 9/17/18
A
B Bundle of Trouble by Diana Orgain 7/11/18
I


X EXTRACTS
E
X
T
R
A
C The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene 1/17/19
T
S The Summer Guests by Mary Alice Monroe 8/19/19


YARROW
A
R
R
O
W Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand 12/3/18


ZA'ATAR
Z
A
A
T
A
R

A Allspice
A - All Things Bright and Strange by James Markert 5/15/18
L
L
S - The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan 5/5/18
P
I - Ignited by Desni Dantone 5/3/18
C
E
B - Basil
B
A
S Sacrificed by Desni Dantone 5/9/18
I
L
C
Dill
D The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan 6/9/18
I
L
L
E
F
G
H
I
J - Jerk
J - Middleworld by Jon Voelkel 5/28/18
E
R
K
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V - Vanilla
V - Vigilante Dead by D.V. Berkom 5/25/18
A
N
I
L
L
A
W
X
Y
Z

Welcome Lisa!

Last one I'm joining...for today, anyway :P

Herbs and Spices Spell Out
August 11, 2018 -- ???

Allspice
Brown sugar
Cinnamon
Dill
Epazote
French Four Spice
Ginger
Habanero
Italian Herb mix
Jasmine
Kaffir Lime Leaves
Lemon Balm
Marjoram
Nutmeg
Oregano
Paprika
Quassia
Rosemary
Star anise
Thyme
Urfa Biber Pepper Flakes
Vindaloo
Wasabi
X--Vanilla Extract
Yarrow
Za'atar

Welcome Katharine!

Finished


A- Alexa RileyLabor of Love author first initial Finished 3 /9
NSinfully Mine Nicky James author first initial Finished 25/8
I- Irreplaceable finished 12/8
S- Susi Hawke Lost in Dallas author first initial Finished 18/8
E- Stolen mc ezra Finished 19/8

Yay Emelie!

Finished allspice!

Herbs and Spices Spell Out
August 11, 2018 -- ???

Allspice
Aunt Dimity's Christmas by Nancy Atherton (8/25/18) ✥✥✥½
Little Ducks Go by Emily Arnold McCully (9/1/18) ✥✥✥½
Laurie, Victoria Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend (9/3/18) ✥✥✥½
Steve Berry The Charlemagne Pursuit (8/24/18) ✥✥✥½
Portugal by Kari Schuetz (9/6/18) ✥✥✥✥
Iris Johansen The Killing Game (8/19/18) ✥✥✥½
Claimed Sarah Fine (8/18/18) ✥✥✥✥✥
Emma Dodd Dog's Colorful Day: A Messy Story About Colors and Counting (9/1/18) ✥✥✥½

Yay Katharine!!

Finished the first section:


A = ALLSPICE – COMPLETED 6/15/18
A = author Anatoli Boukreev – The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest, finished 5/10/18 ★★★.5
L = author Linda O. Johnston – Pick and Chews (Barkery & Biscuits #4), finished 5/5/18 ★★★
L = author Lorna Barrett – Poisoned Pages (Booktown #12), finished 6/15/18 ★★★★
S = author Diane Sawyer – The Cinderella Murders, finished 6/3/18 ★★
P = author Louise Penny – A Fatal Grace (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #2), finished 5/2/18 ★★★★
I = author D.E. Ireland – Move Your Blooming Corpse (Eliza Doolittle & Henry Higgins #2), finished 5/12/18 ★★★★
C = author Catherine Coulter – Knock Out (FBI #13), finished 5/22/18 ★★★★.5
E = author Kathleen Ernst – Heritage of Darkness (Chloe Ellefson #4), finished 5/6/18 ★★★★

B = BASIL – COMPLETED 8/29/18
B = Beside Still Waters (Psalm 23 #4), by Debbie Viguié, finished 8/14/18 ★★★.5
A = The Art Forger, by B.A. Shapiro, finished 7/6/18 ★★★★
S = Sweet Masterpiece (Samantha Sweet #1), by Connie Shelton, finished 7/10/18 ★★★.5
I = I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing: Star Wars and the Triumph of Geek Culture, by A.D. Jameson, finished 7/5/18 ★★★
L = author Jill Marie Landis – Mai Tai One On (Tiki Goddess #1), finished 8/29/18 ★★★

C = CARDAMOM – COMPLETED 6/8/18
C = The Cricket on the Hearth, by Charles Dickens, finished 6/8/18 ★★★
A = author Amanda Flower – Flowers and Foul Play (Magic Garden #1), finished 5/11/18 ★★★★
R = The Real Macaw (Meg Langslow #13), by Donna Andrews, finished 5/3/18 ★★★★
D = author Daryl Wood Gerber – A Soufflé of Suspicion (French Bistro #2), finished 6/5/18 ★★★★
A = author Sarah Atwell – Through a Glass, Deadly (Glassblowing #1), finished 5/18/18 ★★★.5
M = Murder at the Mansion (Victorian Village #1), by Sheila Connolly, finished 5/31/18 ★★★★
O = Opposites Attack, by Jo Maeder, finished 5/21/18 ★★★
M = Murder Most Maine (Gray Whale Inn #3), by Karen MacInerney, finished 6/1/18 ★★★★

D = DILL – COMPLETED 9/10/18
D = author Claire Donally – The Big Kitty (Sunny & Shadow #1), finished 8/31/18 ★★★★
I = Injustice for All (JP Beaumont #2), by J.A. Jance, finished 7/11/18 ★★★
L = Love Gone to the Dogs (Second Chances #1), by Margaret Daley, finished 9/1/18 ★★★
L = author Laura Childs – Glitter Bomb (Scrapbooking #15), finished 9/10/18 ★★★.5

E = ELDERFLOWER – COMPLETED 7/31/18
E = author Elly Griffiths – The Dark Angel (Ruth Galloway #10), finished 5/7/18 ★★★★.5
L = The Last Bookaneer, by Matthew Pearl, finished 7/29/18 ★★.5
D = author Jana DeLeon – Swamp Sniper (Miss Fortune #3), finished 7/13/18 ★★★★
E = author Elizabeth J. Duncan – A Small Hill to Die On (Penny Brannigan #4), finished 5/29/18 ★★★.5
R = The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles #1), by Rick Riordan, finished 5/15/18 ★★★
F = First-Degree Fudge (Fudge Shop #1), by Christine DeSmet, finished 7/30/18 ★★★
L = author Leslie Budewitz – Guilty as Cinnamon (Spice Shop #2), finished 7/31/18 ★★★.5
O = author Keith O'Brien – Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History, finished 6/12/18 ★★★★
W = When Day Breaks (KEY News #10; Sunrise Suspense Society #1), by Mary Jane Clark, finished 6/20/18 ★★★.5
E = Even If It Kills Her (Bailey Weggins #7), by Kate White, finished 6/8/18 ★★★
R = author Ron McLarty – Traveler, finished 6/14/18 ★★★

F = FENNEL – COMPLETED 9/24/18
F = The Fix (Amos Decker #3), by David Baldacci, finished 9/24/18 ★★★★.5
E = author Earlene Fowler – Kansas Troubles (Benni Harper #3), finished 6/24/18 ★★★.5
N = Notes From a Public Typewriter, by Michael Gustafson, finished 5/27/18 ★★★★
N = Never Haunt a Historian (Leigh Koslow #7), by Edie Claire, finished 7/2/18 ★★★.5
E = The Experts' Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do, by Samantha Ettus, finished 8/16/18 ★★★★
L = author Leslie Meier – Halloween Murder (Lucy Stone #3 and #16), inished 8/6/18 ★★★.5

G = GARLIC – COMPLETED 8/2/18
G = author G.A. McKevett – Hide and Sneak (Savannah Reid #23), finished 5/17/18 ★★★★
A = Ain't She a Peach? (Southern Eclectic #2), by Molly Harper, finished 5/23/18 ★★★.5
R = Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America, by Richard White, finished 5/27/18 ★★★
L = author Laura Bradford – Plain as Day (Amish Mystery #5.5), finished 7/19/18
I = Inamorata, by Megan Chance, finished 5/19/18 ★★.5
C = author Cressida Cowell – How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon #1), finished 8/2/18 ★★★.5

H = HABANERO – COMPLETED 8/3/18
H = author Maddy Hunter – G'Day to Die (Passport to Peril #5), finished 7/25/18 ★★★
A = Amazing Coffee Travels (Tales of a Coffee Expert #2), by Serge Remy, finished 6/10/18 ★★.5
B = author Blake Crouch – Wayward (Wayward Pines #2), finished 5/30/18 ★★★★.5
A = Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom (Aunt Dimity #23), by Nancy Atherton, finished 6/21/18 ★★★.5
N = author Nova Jacobs – The Last Equation of Isaac Severy, finished 5/25/18 ★★★.5
E = Enchanted by Starlight (Enchanted #1), by Tina L. Hook, finished 6/25/18 ★★
R = Rooted in Deceit (Greenhouse #4), by Wendy Tyson, finished 7/1/18 ★★★
O = Out of Sorts, by Aurélie Valognes, finished 8/3/18 ★★.5

I = IMMORTALITEA – COMPLETED 8/26/18
I = In Like Flynn (Molly Murphy #4), by Rhys Bowen, finished 6/16/18 ★★★★
M = author Susan Elia MacNeal – The Prime Minister's Secret Agent, (Maggie Hope #4), finished 6/4/18 ★★★.5
M = author Maia Chance – Snow White Red-Handed (Fairy Tale Fatal Mystery #1), finished 6/19/18 ★★★
O = Once Upon a Grind (Coffeehouse #14), by Cleo Coyle, finished 8/26/18 ★★★.5
R = Rolling Thunder (John Ceepak #6), by Chris Grabenstein, finished 7/16/18 ★★★★
T = author Peter Tremayne – The Subtle Serpent (Sister Fidelma #4), finished 5/9/18 ★★★★
A = author Andy Weir – The Martian, finished 6/26/18 ★★★★.5
L = author James Luceno – Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel, finished 8/4/18 ★★★.5
I = Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women, by Cornelia Meigs, finished 6/17/18 ★★★.5
T = The Twentieth Maine, by John J. Pullen, finished 6/23/18 ★★★.5
E = author Dawn Eastman – Unnatural Causes (Katie LeClair #1), finished 7/2/18 ★★★★
A = The Azalea Assault (Garden Society #1), by Alyse Carlson, finished 6/30/18 ★★★

Great job Barb!!

Fantastic Banshee!

Completed 4/29/19

Herbs and Spices A-Z Spell Out Part 1
Duration: October 14, 2018-April 28, 2019

190/190 read

List:
A Allspice
A All My Broken Pieces by Hollis Shiloh, read 3/20/19
L Burning Transgressions by Liam Kingsley, read 11/6/18
L Libertarians on the Prairie: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and the Making of the Little House Books by Christine Woodside, read 11/24/18
S Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own by Kate Bolick, read 12/18/18
P A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult, read 2/14/19
I In the Name of Love by Edward Kendrick, read 4/17/19
C Churched: One Kid's Journey Toward God Despite a Holy Mess by Matthew Paul Turner, read 11/29/18
E 1001 Best Crock Pot Recipes of All Time by Emma Katie, read 3/8/19

B Basil
B The Night Stalker by Robert Bryndza, read 10/25/18
A Dear Old Love: Anonymous Notes to Former Crushes, Sweethearts, Husbands, Wives, Ones That Got Away by Andy Selsberg, read 12/6/18
S Snakes Ladders by Shaun Smith, read 1/20/19
I We're British, Innit: An Irreverent A-Z of All Things British by Iain Aitch, read 4/14/19
L True by Laurann Dohner, read 3/18/19

C Chervil
C The Harvest Young: Bound by Destiny by M.A. Church, read 12/26/18
H His Kind of Love by Kate Hawthorne, read 3/4/19
E Exhale by Joel Abernathy, read 1/7/19
R Reunited by Felice Stevens, read 11/24/18
V After the Weekend by Silvia Violet, read 11/8/18
I White Hot by Ilona Andrews, read 2/5/19
L A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay, read 10/25/18

D Dill
D A Matter of Time by J.M. Dabney, read 10/22/18
I Flawed Perfection by M.A. Innes, read 10/16/18
L Worth the Risk by Lynn Hagen, read 1/26/19
L Won't Let You Fall by Lynn Hagen, read 1/26/19

E Epazote
E Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep, read 4/9/19
P Worst Plan Ever by Jo Penn, read 1/28/19
A Honeymoon for One by Keira Andrews, read 10/31/18
Z Zaruv by Zara Zenia, read 4/27/19
O Off Leash by Daniel Potter, read 10/20/18
T Their Juicy Woman by Sam Crescent, read 1/30/19
E Elliot by Lynn Hagen, read 12/6/18

F Fennel
F Running Blind by Kim Fielding, read 10/18/18
E The Song by Eric Alan Westfall, read 3/6/19
N The Next Generation by D.J. Manly, read 3/17/19
N Need Sean Michael, read 3/14/19
E Embracing His Syn by A.E. Via, read 12/28/18
L The Make-Ahead Cookbook: Cook For a Day, Eat For a Week by Lydia Kessler, read 3/6/19

G Garlic
G The Gladiator's Master by Fae Sutherland, read 10/19/18
A Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie, read 10/21/18
R The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country by Helen Russell, read 12/24/18
L Love, Bake, Nourish: Healthier Cakes, Bakes & Puddings Full of Fruit & Flavour by Amber Rose, read 1/22/19
I Secrets In The Dark by M.A. Innes, read 10/16/18
C How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran, read 10/27/18

Herbs and Spices A-Z Spell Out Part 2

H Hyssop
H The House at Riverton by Kate Morton, read 10/26/18
Y Stealing Wishes by Shannon Yarborough, read 11/27/18
S Singular by Eric Warren, read 1/28/19
S Shot to the Heart by Hannah Walker, read 11/24/18
O Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships by Tristan Taormino, read 10/21/18
P The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, read 12/25/18

I Mint
M House of Simeon by D.J. Manly, read 3/17/19
I Fizz Boom Bath!: Learn to Make Your Own Bath Bombs, Body Scrubs, and More! by Isabel Bercaw, read 1/27/19
N Nothing Ever Happens by Sue Brown, read 3/8/19
T Tots!: 50 Tot-ally Awesome Recipes from Totchos to Sweet Po-tot-o Pie by Dan Whalen, read 3/12/19

J Juniper Berry
J Games of Rome by J.P. Kenwood, read 3/19/19
U Under the Rushes by Amy Lane, read 2/3/19
N A Naughty Naughty Mink by Lynn Stark, read 12/10/18
I In This Iron Ground by Marina Vivancos, read 1/8/19
P 400 Calorie Slow-Cooker Recipes by Gooseberry Patch, read 11/13/18
E Every Move He Makes by Barbara Elsborg, read 10/21/18
R White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig, read 1/30/19

B War Brides by Helen Bryan, read 10/17/18
E Desperately Seeking Santa by Eli Easton, read 12/24/18
R The Road by Cormac McCarthy, read 10/30/18
R The Werewolf's Fae Mate by Liv Rider, read 1/28/19
Y You Were Made for Me by Tinnean, read 2/17/19

K Kaffir Lime
K Job Hunt by Jackie Keswick, read 12/26/18
A Agatha Christie and the Eleven Missing Days by Jared Cade, read 11/19/18
F Amaranth & Ash by Jessica Freely, read 12/3/18
F Found by Evangeline Anderson, read 12/27/18
I The Ica Cookbook by Irish Countrywomen ICA, read 1/2/19
R Rivers of Passion by Susan Laine, read 12/10/18

L Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee, read 12/31/18
I I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousfzai, read 3/11/19
M House of Phineas by D.J. Manly, read 3/17/19
E That's Not English: Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us by Erin Moore, read 12/10/18

L Lavender
L The Lost Girls by Heather Young, read 12/29/18
A The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith, read 3/19/19
V The Turnip Princess and Other Newly Discovered Fairy Tales by Franz Xaver von Schonwerth, read 11/24/18
E D-Boy by Edward Kendrick, read 4/16/19
N Beloved of the Pack by N.J. Lysk, read 2/6/19
D Dearest Vicky, Darling Fritz by John van der Kiste, read 11/17/18
E The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, read 3/18/19
R Rough Ride by Carol Lynne, read 12/5/18

M Mace
M Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer, read 10/27/18
A After the Fall by L.A. Witt, read 12/5/18
C A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham, read 10/19/18
E Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard, read 10/31/18

N Nutmeg
N Never See Them Again by M. William Phelps, read 1/8/19
U Unforgiven by Max Hudson, read 1/31/19
T White House Pets by Margaret Truman, read 1/29/19
M Chimera by Paul McQuitty, read 1/30/19
E Croc's Return by Eve Langlais, read 3/12/19
G Mountain Prey by Lyn Gala, read 12/4/18

Herbs and Spices A-Z Spell Out Part 3

O Oregano
O A Killer's Mind by Mike Omer, read 3/21/19
R Something About You by Riley Hart, read 4/16/19
E A Bear Walks into a Bar by Eden Winters, read 11/9/18
G Growing a Family by Eva Leon, read 4/2/19
A Vassily the Beautiful by Angel Martinez, read 11/28/18
N Not in Front of the Corgis: Secrets of Life Behind the Royal Curtains by Brian Hoey, read 1/22/19
O Outpost Omega by Marc Landau. read 1/25/19

P Paprika
P Because You Loved Me by M. William Phelps, read 11/15/18
A Accidental Dragon Spell by Marcy Jacks, read 2/3/19
P Strawberry Fields by Pelaam, read 1/29/19
R Rogue Operative by Lynn Hagen, read 1/26/19
I Opposing Briefs by Ian Finn, read 4/16/19
K The Bones Beneath My Skin by T.J. Klune, read 12/24/18
A Clear Water by Amy Lane, read 12/4/18

Q Quassia
Q Worth Searching For by Wendy Qualls, read 11/13/18
U The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison, read 12/20/18
A At Home Cafe: Gatherings for Family and Friends by Helen DeFrance Puckett, read 1/2/19
S Surrendered to the Sea by Dessa Lux, read 2/12/19
S Sunday Dinner: A Savor the South Cookbook by Bridgette A. Lacy, read 1/27/19
I Pretend for Me by Ian Finn, read 4/27/19
A Altered Heart by Kate Steele, read 11/19/18

R Rosemary
R The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman, read 1/29/19
O Salt of the Earth by Jack Olsen, read 3/16/19
S Feral by Holly Schindler, read 3/6/19
E The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams, read 12/24/18
M Five-Sided Heart by Max MacGowan, read 2/4/19
A Mad City: The True Story of the Campus Murders That America Forgot by Michael Arntfield, read 12/28/18
R Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World by Maryanne Wolfe, read 1/14/19
Y The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg, read 12/14/18

S Saffron
S Sugar Daddy by Lucy Hawkins, read 4/23/19
A Almond Flour: The High-Protein, Gluten-Free Choice for Baking and Cooking by Beverly Lynn Bennett, read 3/5/19
F Best Royal Mistake by Fel Fern, read 11/12/18
F Bitten Hard by Fel Fern, read 2/3/19
R Rabbit on the Run by Jamie Lynn, read 1/29/19
O Owen and Charlie by Bellann Summer, read 11/7/18
N No Need to Knead: Handmade Italian Breads in 90 Minutes by Suzanne Dunaway, read 1/4/19

T Turmeric
T Just Like Cats and Dogs by B.A. Tortuga, read 12/5/18
U Up In Smoke by Katie MacAlister, read 12/16/18
M House of Nicolaus by D.J. Manly, read 3/17/19
E The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe, read 11/27/18
R Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachel Maddow, read 12/21/18
I It Was a Thursday by Carol Lynne, read 11/13/18
C Spellcaster by Claudia Gray, read 12/20/18

U Urfa Biber Pepper
U Unexpected by Sloane Kennedy, read 10/19/18
R The Battle of Iron Gulch by R.G. Thomas, read 1/10/19
F Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong, read 12/21/18
A Magic Runs Deep by Alex Whitehall, read 4/2/19

B Biting Liam by Dawn H. Hawkes, read 1/10/19
I Irresistible by Caitlin Ricci, read 1/6/19
B Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt, read 12/14/18
E Evangelina by MaryJanice Davidson, read 3/26/19
R The Royal Mess by MaryJanice Davidson, read 12/28/18

P Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser, read 1/3/19
E Ever After by Kim Harrison, read 12/18/18
P The Paramedic Who Hated Jazz by Stephani Hecht, read 1/7/19
P Pagan's Plight by Stephani Hecht, read 1/21/19
E The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan, read 1/20/19
R Running from the Past by Jamie Lynn, read 1/29/19

Herbs and Spices A-Z Spell Out Part 4

V Vanilla
V Demanding Discipline by Silvia Violet, read 11/8/18
A Murder of Crows by Annie Bellet, read 1/21/19
N Not So Vanilla by Morgan Noel, read 1/28/19
I I Will Never Leave You by S.M. Thayer, read 3/30/19
L Holiday Slow Cooker: 100 Incredible and Festive Recipes for Every Celebration by Leigh Anne Wilkes, read 11/10/18
L Serpentine by Laurell K. Hamilton, read 1/11/19
A Luck, Love & Lemon Pie by Amy E. Reichert, read 3/17/19

W Wasabi Powder
W Worth the Risk by Kate Hawthorne, read 4/28/19
A Scorched Haven by Amy Lane, read 11/1/18
S Sparks by David Horne, read 4/8/19
A The Wolf at Bay by Charlie Adhara, read 1/2/19
B Bray's Balance by Hannah Walker, read 1/21/19
I I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street by Matt Taibbi, read 3/29/19

P Protectors of the Pack by N.J. Lysk, read 1/6/19
O Off Base by Annabeth Albert, read 1/16/19
W Worth the Wait by Kate Hawthorne, read 4/28/19
D Dominus by J.P. Kenwood, read 2/24/19
E The Ex Factor by R.J. Scott, read 12/7/18
R Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, read 1/17/19

X Extracts
E Two Bears and a Baby by Eden Winters, read 11/9/18
X His Biggest Secret by Xander Collins, read 4/17/19
T Fasten Your Seat Belts and Eat Your Fucking Nuts by Joe Thomas, read 12/30/18
R Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach, read 3/15/19
A Always Another Side by Annabelle Jacobs, read 1/10/19
C A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole, read 1/4/19
T Til death do us part by Robbi Ludwig, read 10/25/18
S Sorceress by Claudia Gray, read 1/7/19

Y Yarrow
Y Young Money: Inside the Hidden World of Wall Street's Post-Crash Recruits by Kevin Roose, read 10/17/18
A American Road Trip by Sarah Black, read 1/1/19
R Roy's Jaguar by A.M. Halford, read 4/6/19
R Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters by Anne Boyd Rioux, read 4/24/19
O Organize Your Way: Simple Strategies for Every Personality by Katie McMenamin, read 1/27/19
W The Forgotten Mate by Jane Wallace-Knight, read 1/4/19

Z Zaatar
Z Z by Lizzy Gomez, read 12/16/18
A The Alpha King by Victoria Sue, read 3/14/19
A Ask a Manager: How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch-Stealing Bosses, and the Rest of Your Life at Work by Alison Green, read 4/9/19
T Texas Charm by Lyn Gala, read 1/31/19
A At Mrs Lippincote's by Elizabeth Taylor, read 1/31/19
R Kian's Hunter by R.J. Scott, read 3/27/19

Welcome Erin!

Great job so far Banshee!

I'M IN!

✔Amaretto
(view spoiler)[A Blame It on the Shame: Part 2 - Ashley Jade - 25 DEC
M The Mentor and the Master - Tara Sue Me - 29 DEC
A Cold Hearted - Toni Anderson - 30 DEC
R Reckless Heat - Lynn Raye Harris - 3 JAN
E Blinding Rain - Elisabeth Naughton - 4 JAN
T Two Kingdoms - Kristy Cunning - 26 DEC
T Thrown - Cat Johnson - 27 DEC
O One Apocalypse - Kristy Cunning - 27 DEC (hide spoiler)]


✔Black Peppercorns
(view spoiler)[B Cozen - Bethany-Kris - 1 JAN
L Down the Line - London Miller - 30 DEC
A Guilty as Sin - Jami Alden - 2 JAN
C Trey - Cat Johnson - 1 JAN
K Love and Law - K. Webster - 4 JAN
P A Hunter Brothers Christmas - M. S. Parker - 23 DEC
E An Enchanted Season - Maggie Shayne - 7 JAN
P The Perfect Play - Jaci Burton - 2 JAN
P Love Online - Penelope Ward - 6 JAN
E Misadventures with a Country Boy - Elizabeth Hayley - 15 JAN
R Plus One - Aleatha Romig - 10 JAN
C Crave The Night - Lara Adrian - 5 JAN
O Cover Story - Olivia Brynn - 27 DEC
R The Rarest Rose - H.A. Robinson - 13 JAN
N Noah - Cristin Harber - 25 DEC
S Spectacular Rascal - Lili Valente - 9 JAN (hide spoiler)]


✔Coriander
(view spoiler)[C Jack - Cat Johnson - 7 JAN
O The Break - Ronnie O'Sullivan - 29 DEC
R Watership Down - Richard Adams - 12 JAN
I Infamous - Jenny Holiday - 30 DEC
A Along Came a Spider - James Patterson - 6 JAN
N No White Knight - Angel Payne - 29 DEC
D The Date Dare - Tara Sue Me - 31 DEC
E The Evil Inside - Heather Graham - 21 JAN
R Raw: Rebirth - Belle Aurora - 13 JAN (hide spoiler)]


✔Dill
(view spoiler)[D Blue Skies - Dee Davis - 8 JAN
I Resurrecting Phoenix - Isabel Lucero - 2 JAN
L Tempted by Midnight - Lara Adrian - 14 JAN
L Light Her Fire - Samanthe Beck - 22 JAN (hide spoiler)]


✔Elderflower
(view spoiler)[E Endless - S.E. Lund - 23 JAN
L Misadventures on the Rebound - Lauren Rowe - 25 JAN
D A Deeper Grave - Debra Webb - 12 JAN
E Everett's Story - Hennessee Andrews - 27 JAN
R Back River Quiver - Alexa Riley - 17 JAN
F The Fix Up - Tawna Fenske - 3 JAN
L The Longest Silence - Debra Webb - 27 JAN
O Small Town Siren - Sophie Oak - 3 JAN
W Worth the Risk - Zara Cox - 31 DEC
E Engaging the Bachelor - Cathryn Fox - 31 JAN
R Riding Red - Alexa Riley - 25 JAN (hide spoiler)]


✔Fenugreek
(view spoiler)[F The Hang Up - Tawna Fenske - 7 JAN
E Misadventures with My Roommate - Elizabeth Hayley - 1 FEB
N Dreaming Of A Blood Red Christmas - Nicola Claire - 30 DEC
U Unzipped - Lauren Blakely - 24 DEC
G The Detective - Adrienne Giordano - 8 JAN
R Romancing the Bachelor - Diane Alberts - 26 JAN
E Envy - Debra Webb - 2 FEB
E Extinguished - Kaylea Cross - 3 FEB
K Kiss the Girls - James Patterson - 14 JAN (hide spoiler)]


✔Ginger
(view spoiler)[G Wild at Heart - Jane Graves - 16 JAN
I I Got You, Babe - Jane Graves - 4 JAN
N The Soldier - Rhonda Nelson - 1 JAN
G The Defender - Adrienne Giordano - 4 JAN
E Die For Me - Cynthia Eden - 7 FEB
R Rekindled - Kaylea Cross - 6 FEB (hide spoiler)]


✔Horseradish
(view spoiler)[H The Hook Up - Tawna Fenske - 16 JAN
O One Night - Aleatha Romig - 19 JAN
R The Mechanic - Ramona Gray - 6 FEB
S Sacred Evil - Heather Graham - 17 JAN
E Hunter - Eden Summers - 11 FEB
R Connections in Death - J.D. Robb - 8 FEB
A A Berry Deadly Welcome - A.R. Winters - 21 JAN
D The Coldest Fear - Debra Webb - 18 JAN
I Ignited - Kaylea Cross - 22 JAN
S Satisfaction - Sarah Mayberry - 30 JAN
H Hot Package - Lynn Raye Harris - 29 JAN (hide spoiler)]


✔Indonesian Bay Leaf
(view spoiler)[I I Stole His Car - Jessica Frances - 22 JAN
N No Darker Place - Debra Webb - 7 JAN
D Dark Whispers - Debra Webb - 4 FEB
O The Obsession - Nora Roberts - 24 JAN
N Whisper of Sin - Nalini Singh - 7 JAN
E Fear For Me - Cynthia Eden - 11 FEB
S Stroke of Midnight - Lara Adrian - 30 JAN
I I Knocked Him Out - Jessica Frances - 25 JAN
A Beauty Sleeps - Alexa Riley - 26 JAN
N Trust Me - Brenda Novak - 15 JAN
B Taking a Shot - Jaci Burton - 18 JAN
A Austin's Story - Hennessee Andrews - 29 JAN
Y An On Dublin Street Christmas - Samantha Young - 20 JAN
L Look Back in Hunger - Jo Brand - 2 FEB
E Scream For Me - Cynthia Eden - 16 FEB
A Cold Malice - Toni Anderson - 20 JAN
F A Few Good Men - Cat Johnson - 1 FEB (hide spoiler)]

Welcome Sandra!

Herbs and Spices A-Z Spell Out
Started: 23 December 2018
Duration: Open Ended

Object: Spell Out each letter of the alphabet with a herb or spice name by using book titles, series names, author's or main characters first or last initials.

Words: 5/26
Spell Out: 121/173

✔ A. ANISE
A Angels’ Blood by Nalini Singh - 19 Mar 19
N Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen - 03 Jan 19
I Ilona Andrews wrote Magic Strikes - 20 Jan 19
S Spellbound by Cate Tiernan - 22 Mar 19
E Ellery Adams wrote Lethal Letters - 29 Dec 18

✔ B. BASIL
B Bowen, Rhys wrote Royal Blood - 04 Feb 19
A Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne - 17 Jan 19
S Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb - 13 May 19
I Ilona Andrews wrote Magic Bleeds - 21 Jan 19
L Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb - 06 Apr 19

✔ C. CATNIP
C City of Bones by Cassandra Clare - 09 Jan 19
A Abbott, Victoria wrote The Sayers Swindle - 19 Jan 19
T Twelve Slays of Christmas by Jacqueline Frost - 31 Dec 18
N Naked in Death by J.D. Robb - 14 Jan 19
I Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb - 31 Jan 19
P Peter Tremayne wrote Shroud for the Archbishop - 24 Apr 19

✔ D. DILL
D The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones - 28 Jun 19
I Ilona Andrews wrote Magic Dreams - 08 Apr 19
L London Interlude by Tracy Grant - 03 Jul 19
L A Likely Story by Jenn McKinlay - 27 Jul 19

✔ E. ELDERFLOWER
E Estep, Jennifer wrote Tangled Threads - 25 Mar 19
L Lena - A Dark and Stormy Murder by Julia Buckley - 08 Aug 19
D Divided in Death by J.D. Robb - 02 Jul 19
E Estep, Jennifer wrote Venom - 10 Mar 19
R River Marked by Patricia Briggs - 30 Dec 18
F Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones - 26 Jan 19
L Lena - Death in Dark Blue by Julia Buckley - 10 Aug 19
O One Tequila by Tricia O'Malley - 25 Apr 19
W Witness In Death by J.D. Robb - 23 Apr 19
E Estep, Jennifer wrote Heart of Venom - 23 Dec 18
R Robb, J.D. wrote Judgement in Death - 29 Apr 19

F. FENNEL
F Fall of a Philanderer by Carola Dunn - 28 Dec 18
E Estep, Jennifer wrote Thread of Death - 04 Apr 19
N
N
E Estep, Jennifer wrote By a Thread - 07 Apr 19
L

G. GINGER
G Glory in Death by J.D. Robb - 23 Jan 19
I Ilona Andrews wrote Magic Slays - 10 Apr 19
N
G Gail Carriger wrote Soulless - 17 Mar 19
E Estep, Jennifer wrote Kiss of Venom - 13 Apr 19
R Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb - 10 Feb 19

H. HABANERO
H Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 08 Feb 19
A Abbott, Victoria wrote The Hammett Hex - 19 May 19
B Book, Line and Sinker by Jenn McKinlay - 06 May 19
A Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh - 07 Jan 19
N
E Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones - 04 May 19
R Robb, J.D. wrote Ceremony in Death - 09 Mar 19
O Others - Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop - 28 Feb 19

I. IMMORTALITEA
I Ilona Andrews wrote Magic Rises - 18 Apr 19
M Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb - 31 Mar 19
M McKinlay, Jenn wrote Read It And Weep - 17 May 19
O Others - Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop - 25 Feb 19
R Robert Jordan wrote A Crown of Swords - 30 Apr 19
T The Tomb of Zeus by Barbara Cleverly - 30 May 19
A Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh - 08 Jan 19
L
I Interlude in Death by J.D. Robb - 08 May 19
T Tracy Grant wrote Vienna Waltz - 05 Jul 19
E Erika Chase wrote A Killer Read - 24 May 19
A Awakening by Cate Tiernan - 18 Mar 19

J. JASMINE
J Jacqueline Frost wrote 'Twas the Knife Before Christmas - 01 Jan 19
A Abbott, Victoria wrote The Marsh Madness - 16 May 19
S Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones - 20 Apr 19
M Murder on Amsterdam Avenue by Victoria Thompson - 08 Jun 19
I Intrigue in Capri by Ashley Weaver - 05 Jun 19
N
E Erika Chase wrote Read and Buried - 25 May 19

K. KAWAKAWA
K Kerry Greenwood wrote Flying Too High - 22 Jul 19
A Abbott, Victoria wrote The Christie Curse - 06 Jan 19
W Where Shadows Dance by C.S. Harris - 25 Apr 19
A Ashley Weaver wrote Murder at the Brightwell - 26 May 19
K
A Anna Lee Huber wrote A Grave Matter - 27 May 19
W What Darkness Brings by C.S. Harris - 05 May 19
A Ashley Weaver wrote Death Wears a Mask - 29 May 19

L. LAVENDER
L
A Anna Lee Huber wrote A Study in Death - 03 Jun 19
V Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb - 14 Mar 19
E Erika Chase wrote Cover Story - 03 Jun 19
N
D Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn - 27 Apr 19
E Ellery Adams wrote Killer Characters - 04 Jun 19
R Robb, J.D. wrote Holiday in Death - 22 Mar 19

M. MINT
M Murder on Sisters' Row by Victoria Thompson - 27 Jan 19
I Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb - 27 Jun 19
N
T The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen - 19 May 19

N. NIGELLA
N
I Imperial Scandal by Tracy Grant - 30 Jul 19
G Gates, Eva wrote Booked for Trouble - 23 May 19
E Eva Gates wrote Reading Up a Storm - 06 Jun 19
L
L
A Ashley Weaver wrote A Most Novel Revenge - 05 Jun 19

O. OREGANO
O Origin in Death by J.D. Robb - 20 Jul 19
R Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb - 09 Jun 19
E Erika Chase wrote Book Fair and Foul - 06 Jun 19
G Gates, Eva wrote By Book or By Crook - 01 May 19
A Aarons, Kathy wrote Death Is Like a Box of Chocolates - 23 Jun 19
N
O On Borrowed Time by Jenn McKinlay - 31 May 19

P. PAPRIKA
P Purity in Death by J.D. Robb - 12 Jun 19
A Ashley Weaver wrote The Essence of Malice - 29 Jun 19
P The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan - 14 Jun 19
R Rhys Bowen wrote Heirs and Graces - 10 Jun 19
I In Death - Haunted In Death by J.D. Robb - 06 Aug 19
K
A As Death Draws Near by Anna Lee Huber - 07 Jul 19

Q. QUASSIA
Q Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas - 24 Apr 19
U Unshapely Things by Mark Del Franco - 17 Feb 19
A Alexander, Tasha wrote A Poisoned Season - 25 Jul 19
S Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones - 22 Apr 19
S Survivor in Death by J.D. Robb - 10 Jul 19
I
A Agatha Christie wrote Death on the Nile - 04 Aug 19

R. RED PEPPER
R Robb, J.D. wrote Memory in Death - 02 Aug 19
E Estep, Jennifer wrote Widow’s Web - 28 Jun 19
D Dunn, Carola wrote Gunpowder Plot - 19 Jun 19
P Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb - 16 Jun 19
E Estep, Jennifer wrote Spider's Trap - 30 Jun 19
P Paige Shelton wrote To Helvetica and Back - 07 Aug 19
P Paige Shelton wrote Bookman Dead Style - 13 Aug 19
E Erika Chase wrote Law and Author - 16 Jul 19
R

S. SAGE
S
A
G Greenwood, Kerry wrote Cocaine Blues - 25 May 19
E Eva Gates wrote The Spook in the Stacks - 31 Jul 19

T. THYME
T
H His Spanish Bride by Tracy Grant - 09 Jun 19
Y The Yankee Club by Michael Murphy - 26 Jun 19
M Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop - 22 May 19
E

U. RUE
R
U Unquiet Dreams by Mark Del Franco - 19 Apr 19
E

V. VANILLA
V Visions in Death by J.D. Robb - 04 Jul 19
A
N
I
L
L
A

W. WASABI
W The Wolfe Widow by Victoria Abbott - 30 Apr 19
A
S
A
B The Bloody Tower by Carola Dunn - 23 Jul 19
I

X. EXTRACTS
E
X
T
R
A
C Conspiracy In Death by J.D. Robb - 03 Apr 19
T
S

Y. BAY LEAF
B Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb - 03 May 19
A
Y
L
E
A
F Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones - 29 Jan 19

Z. ZA'ATAR
Z
A
A
T
A
R

Welcome Vittoria!

Herbs and Spices A-Z Spell Out
Duration: Open Ended

*A - ANISE* (view spoiler)[
A - April in Paris by Ursula K. Le Guin (Title) 3/30/19
N - Night Mare by Piers Anthony (Title) 8/25/19
I - I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara (Title) 9/27/19
S - A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony (Title) 2/13/19
E - The Emperor's Mask by Ben S. Dobson (Title) 3/29/19
(hide spoiler)]

*B - BASIL* (view spoiler)[
B - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd (Title) 2/4/19
A - After Alice by Gregory Maguire (Title) 1/26/19
S - Storm Front by Jim Butcher (Title) 1/9/19
I - The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman (Title) 2/27/19
L - The Last Hero by Ben S. Dobson (Title) 5/7/20
(hide spoiler)]

*C - CUMIN* (view spoiler)[
C - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay (Title) 2/20/19
U - Uncommon Type: Some Stories by Tom Hanks (Title) 1/11/19
M - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan (Title) 3/10/19
I - Independence Hall by Roland Smith (Title) 5/6/20
N - Neil deGrasse Tyson; Letters From An Astrophysicist (Author) 7/4/20
(hide spoiler)]

*D - DILL* (view spoiler)[
D - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (Title) 3/7/19
I - Intensity by Dean Koontz (Title) 11/11/19
L - Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill (Title) 7/14/19
L - Lennox, Cass; Blank Spaces (Author) 9/24/20
(hide spoiler)]

*E - EPAZOTE* (view spoiler)[
E - Emergency Skin by N.K. Jemisin (Title) 9/28/19
P - Paige, Danielle; Dorothy Must Die (Author) 4/7/19
A - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (Title) 6/18/19
Z - Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure by Michael G. Munz (Title) 3/28/19
O - Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts (Title) 12/17/19
T - Tyson, Neil deGrasse; Death by Black Hole (Author) 7/8/19
E - Eli Easton; How to Howl at the Moon (Author) 9/25/19
(hide spoiler)]

*F - FENNEL* (view spoiler)[
F - The Flaw in All Magic by Ben S. Dobson (Title) 12/27/18
E - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (Title) 1/1/19
N - Nesbø, Jo; The Leopard (Author) 8/16/20
N - November, Book One by Matt Fraction (Title) 2/19/20
E - Ex-Heroes by Peter Clines (Title) 1/2/19
L - Lemire, Jeff; Gideon Falls, Vol. 2: Original Sins (Author) 9/2/2019
(hide spoiler)]

*G - GINGER* (view spoiler)[
G - Grady Hendrix; My Best Friend's Exorcism (Author) 3/20/20
I - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (Title) 6/3/20
N - Neil Gaiman; Don't Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by (Author) 8/27/19
G - Gideon Falls, Vol. 1: The Black Barn by Jeff Lemire (Title) 9/2/19
E - Erich von Däniken; Chariots of The Gods (Author) 10/17/19
R - Rachel Morgan - Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison (MC) 4/4/20
(hide spoiler)]

*H - HORSERADISH* (view spoiler)[
H - Humble, Carole; July (Author) 2/20/20
O - O'Ryan, Shaun - Realigned by Becca Seymour (MC) 4/29/20
R - Reliquary by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Title) 4/24/20
S - The Source of Magic by Piers Anthony (Title) 8/4/19
E - Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea (Author) 1/1/20
R - Reichs, Kathy; Déjà Dead (Author) 5/14/20
A - Adams, Douglas; Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Author) 10/7/19
D - The Demon of London by Ayse Hafiza (Title) 3/30/19
I - Ian Doescher; William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Mean Girls (Author) 9/12/20
S - Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan (Title) 8/18/19
H - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two by Jack Thorne & J.K. Rowling (Title) 1/2/20
(hide spoiler)]

*I - ITALIAN SEASONING* (view spoiler)[
I - The Ice Limit by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Title) 9/14/20
T - Thereby Hangs a Tail by Spencer Quinn (Title) 4/29/20
A - Andrew Shaffer; Hope Never Dies (Author) 4/18/19
L - The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski (Title) 3/17/20
I - The Impossible Wizard by James E. Wisher (Title) 12/26/20
A - American Witches: A Broomstick Tour Through Four Centuries by Susan Fair (Title) 3/8/20
N - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (Title) 10/15/20

S - Shirley Jackson; We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Author) 5/8/19
E - Expectant Moon by Alexander Elliott (Title) 8/25/20
A - Anna Butler; The Gilded Scarab (Author) 4/14/20
S - The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami (Title) 5/28/20
O - The Overstory by Richard Powers (Title) 5/28/20
N - Neil Gaiman; Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances (Author) 2/23/19
I - It Can't be October Already by Jeffrey Archer (Title) 1/17/20
N - Neil Gaiman; How the Marquis Got His Coat Back (Author) 10/15/20
G - Griffin Flaherty - Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk (MC) 10/4/20
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*J - JUNIPER BERRY* (view spoiler)[
J - Jana Denardo; The Darkest Midnight in December (Author) 1/20/20
U - The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 3: Hotel Oblivion by Gerard Way (Title) 3/3/20
N - N.R. Walker; The Dichotomy of Angels (Author) 10/23/20
I - Irving, Washington; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Author) 10/31/19
P - The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher (Title) 5/2/20
E - Edith Hamilton; Mythology (Author) 3/2/20
R - The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts (Title) 6/30/20

B - Berry; Flynn; Under the Harrow (Author) 11/26/19
E - Emily R. King; Before the Broken Star (Author) 11/8/20
R - Rachel Morgan - The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison (MC) 7/31/20
R - Rampage by Harold Schechter (Title) 12/9/20
Y - You Have Arrived at Your Destination by Amor Towles (Title) 11/7/20
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*K - KOKUM* (view spoiler)[
K - Kiss Me, Kill Me and Other True Cases by Ann Rule (Title) 10/20/19
O - One-Letter Words: A Dictionary by Craig Conley (Title) 2/5/19
K - Kim, Young-Ha; Diary of a Murderer: And Other Stories (Author) 11/14/19
U - The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 2: Dallas by Gerard Way (Title) 9/19/19
M - Myracle, Lauren; Under The Moon: A Catwoman Tale (Author) 12/21/19
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*L - LEMON GRASS* (view spoiler)[
L - Lish McBride; Hold Me Closer, Necromancer (Author) 6/22/20
E - Emily Bain Murphy; The Disappearances (Author) 12/3/20
M - March of the Crabs Vol. 1: The Crabby Condition by Arthur de Pins (Title) 1/25/20
O - Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman (Title) 5/28/20
N -9 Lives - The Cat Came Back by Louise Clark (Series) 11/25/20

G - Grave Peril by Jim Butcher (Title) 9/23/19
R - Rainbow Rowell; The Prince and the Troll (Author) 12/20/20
A - Aaron Mahnke; The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures (Author) 5/31/20
S - Saga, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan (Title) 9/16/19
S - Saga, Vol. 3 by Brian K. Vaughan (Title) 9/16/19
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*M - MINT* (view spoiler)[
M - The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon (Title) 1/16/19
I - Incursion by Aleksandr Voinov (Title) 1/17/20
N - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (Title) 2/7/19
T - The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (Title) 10/18/20
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*N - NUTMEG* (view spoiler)[
N - Nora Kelly - Thunderhead by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (MC) 7/23/20
U - Under Wraps by Hannah Jayne (Title) 8/1/2019
T - Tane Carver - The Dragon Machine by Ben S. Dobson (MC) 5/7/20
M - Mahnke, Aaron; The World of Lore: Dreadful Places (Author) 7/13/19
E - Erik Larson; The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Author) 10/2/19
G - Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach (Title) 8/13/19
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