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2019 June Word Hunt
Example post:Word Hunt - January
1 Jan - 31 Jan 20xx
Word found: 10/10
Book completed: 7
Merry Gentlemen √ 1 Jan
bowl
Undertow √ 4 Jan
bartender, king, mourning
Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
champagne, molasses
Obernewtyn √ 9 Jan
diary
Inestimable Blessings √ 9 Jan
blood
Starfish and Coffee √ 12 Jan
grandmother
Dom Wars: Round One √ 12 Jan
dreamed
1. BARTENDER - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p113 - (Which was Sunday and Monday - Saturday was a busy night on the bartender/club scene.
2. CHAMPAGNE - Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
p180-181 - The doorman greeted him inside the foyer and waved his past - no need to check the guest list for his name - and he grabbed a glass of champagne from a tray and looked around.
3. BOWL Merry Gentlemen √ 1 Jan
p11 - "Another hippy bloke selling hand-turned bowls and crap like that."
4. KING - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p48 - Roan was the king of the jungle, and he should have no problem subduing cats; it was shat he did, sometimes without intention.
5. DREAM - Dom Wars: Round One √ 12 Jan
LOC 756: I'd never have dreamed just holding a person's hand could be such a turn on.
6. MOURN - Undertow √ 4 Jan
p262 - Because, come to think about it, you could confuse remorse for mourning, especially in a naturally depressed person.
7. GRANDMOTHER - Starfish and Coffee √ 12 Jan
p98-99 - "... He put your grandmother on a pedestal until the day she died. ..."
8. DIARY - Obernewtyn √ 9 Jan
p231 - Alexi took the diary, opened it, and held it in front of my eyes.
9. MOLASSES - Heart of the Warrior √ 7 Jan
p217 - "You move like molasses, my pet."
10. BLOOD - Inestimable Blessings √ 9 Jan
p46-47: Lee shivered, overwhelmed by the attraction simmering in his blood.
Tips for finding words - courtesy of Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔Using Google books:
~Go here https://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&...
~Type in the name of your book
~Select your book
~On the left about midway down there will be a search bar, type your word in there.
Couple of things you need to know...
~you need to check every variety of the word you want so, let's say GROUP doesn't show up you would also need to type in GROUPS/ED/ING
~Unfortunately, 99% of the books on Google does not list page numbers (at least in my experience)
Using Amazon:
~You search for your book
~Once on your book page make sure you are on a version that is paperback or hardcover (Kindle editions will not work)
~On the left there will be a picture of your book and it should have "Search Inside" above it
~Click on the book and the search bar will be inside
You will not need to search separately for plurals but you will still need to search separately for -ed and -ing
***
You can also search for words in all the books loaded on your Kindle.
On the home page, use the 'search' function.
~ type in the word and select 'search my items'.
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 30 June 2019
June
aftermath
applaud
dock
furtive
grey / gray
guitar
inject
milk
ornate
toothbrush
Bonus
accomplice
chivalrous
clover
mohawk
rambunctious
bonus bonus
knotty
words read: 10/10 | bonus read: 6/6 | books read: 7aftermath: 70% “... when we discussed it in the aftermath, the mistakes threw her completely.“ The One Real Thing 9/6
applaud: LOC 1730 “Lord Phillip West said quietly, sitting straighter to applaud politely as Polymnia finished her piece.” It's Getting Scot in Here 18/6
dock: LOC 1281 “As Win watched the first few passengers descend to the dock...” Seduce Me at Sunrise 10/6
furtive: LOC 1846 “She threw a furtive look at the boys watching their video in the back then leaned in to whisper.” Falling for a Redneck 2/6
gray: LOC 389 “He kept fit and made sure to pluck the gray hairs on his chest...” Falling for a Redneck 2/6
guitar: LOC 752 “I sing a little, and Richie, the friend of the friend, plays the guitar.” Worth It All 6/6
inject: 75% “...vipers could inject as much venom as they wanted...” The One Real Thing 9/6
milk: LOC 1869 “No one said you had to milk the cows—yet.” Falling for a Redneck 2/6
ornate: LOC 5665 “He began to pull at the back of her gown, unfastening the ornate buttons...” Seduce Me at Sunrise 10/6
toothbrush: LOC 2915 “Casey’s pajamas and toothbrush and Bob.” Worth It All 6/6
Bonus:
accomplice: LOC 1176 “But now Caleb was my accomplice.” Goodbye Paradise 19/6
chivalrous: LOC 2087 “I could have invented a chivalrous story for it.” It's Getting Scot in Here 18/6
clover: LOC 124 “A tiny green four-leaf clover hung on a gold chain against skin almost as white as her blouse.” Worth It All 6/6
mohawk: LOC 386 “...his bright red mohawk making him look even larger and more intimidating.” Treat Me 11/6
rambunctious: 97% “Antonio’s was noisy, rambunctious, full of energy.” The One Real Thing 9/6
knotty: LOC 2818 “...her character stiff and knotty and dry.” Seduce Me at Sunrise 10/6
Monthly Word Hunt June 2019
Regular 10/10
Bonus 2/5
Bonus Bonus 0/1
aftermath - Goldie by Chiah Wilder (6/16/19) 2.5⭐️
it was up to him and Rhoades to try their best in helping her out with the aftermath of a rape. Page 104
applaud - Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (6/29/19) 5⭐️
The audience applauded, and those in the back stood to get a better look. Page 40
dock - Angel's Flight by Ella Summers (6/12/19) 4⭐️
I could have sworn I could hear the water bubbling beneath the dock. LOC 2178
furtive - Sure Thing by Jana Aston (6/15/19) 3.5⭐️
I smile and nod in all the right places between shooting furtive glances at Jennings, wondering why he’s allowing this to continue. Page 234
grey - Ruthless by Michelle St. James (6/26/19) 3.5⭐️
Soon everything would look brown and white and grey, like an old photograph. LOC 2126
guitar - Game of Love by Melissa Foster (6/25/19) 3.5⭐️
His nerves tightened like guitar chords; Page 197
inject - Angel's Flight by Ella Summers
“Meda used the Purgatory wall to inject her spell into the entire Magitech network.” LOC 4001
milk - Embers by Suzanne Wright (6/8/19) 4.5⭐️
Pausing in pulling on a fresh sweater after Asher had spilled milk all over her other one, Harper looked at Knox. LOC 3819
ornate - Angel's Flight by Ella Summers
The room’s highlight was definitely the ornate canopy bed, where Angel was already making herself comfortable. LOC 2493
toothbrush - Goldie by Chiah Wilder
A yellow toothbrush rested on the shelf in the medicine cabinet. Page 224
Bonus
accomplice
chivalrous - Game of Love by Melissa Foster
“He was sweet and… chivalrous.” Page 78
clover - Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
She held herself tensely while she rearranged the wilting clover and lined up the salt and pepper shakers. Page 265
mohawk
rambunctious
bonus bonus
knotty
Monthly Word Hunt 1 - 30 June 2019
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
aftermath~ pg 366 dazed in the aftermath...Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake...01 Jun 19
applaud~ pg 106 ever applaud brown wool...Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake...01 Jun 19
dock~ pg 39 rear loading dock of the Aquarium...Swimming Lessons...05 Jun 19
furtive~pg 77 Cara overheard furtive whispers...Swimming Lessons...05 Jun 19
grey~ pg 348 grey metal warehouse...Swimming Lessons...05 Jun 19
guitar~ pg 85 into the musician's guitar case...Night Embrace...14 Jun 19
inject
milk~ pg 74 proper order of milk and tea...Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake...01 Jun 1
ornate~ pg 313 there was an ornate pine staircase...Night Embrace...14 Jun 19
toothbrush~ pg 44 pink razor and toothbrush...Night Embrace...14 Jun 19
Bonus
accomplice~ pg 7 that would make me an accomplice...Killer in Crinolines...15 Jun 19
chivalrous
clover~ pg 77 flit around like a bee in a field of clover...Bless Her Dead Little Heart...09 Jun 19
mohawk
rambunctious~ pg 145 it's practice in case the Yankees get rambunctious again...Killer in Crinolines...15 Jun 19
and a bonus bonus
knotty
JUNE WORD HUNT
Regular - 10/10
1. AFTERMATH - Time by Penny Reid - loc 266 - "I'd been speeding toward this moment for days and being with her now felt like the aftermath of a head-on collision." - 6/16
2. APPLAUD - Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot - p. 367 - "And I for one applaud her." - 6/2
3. DOCK - Rogue Wave by J Bengtsson - p. 477 - "The main attractions came into view as they made their way onto the loading dock." - 6/6
4. FURTIVE - Space by Penny Reid - loc 2827 - "...charging forward as though I could enter her this way, gain access to the furtive parts of her through strength and force." - 6/16
5. GREY - The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie - p. 4 - "Constant Comment or Earl Grey?" - 6/17
6. GUITAR - Uncharted by Tracey Garvis Graves - p. 58 - "I had stored Calia's suitcase and guitar in the house, and I walked her back to it so she could change." - 6/22
7. INJECT - The Savior by JR Ward - loc 392 - "She had even had to mix the solution and inject it into his thigh on three different occasions..." - 6/6
8. MILK - Luna and the Lie by Mariana Zapata - loc 938 - "I rushed through pouring way too much milk into my cup, mixing in coffee, giving it all a stir..." - 6/23
9. ORNATE - Love Beyond Words by Emma Scott - p. 89 - "The floors were the same dark hardwood, but overlaid with a stunning rug of an ornate floral pattern in green, gray, and blue." - 6/26
10. TOOTHBRUSH - All of It by Kim Holden - p. 220 - "He skips the clothes and stuffs my toothbrush in my bag and says he'll buy me some clothes when we get where we're going." - 6/11
BONUS - 4/5
1. ACCOMPLICE - Her Cherry by Penelope Bloom - p. 108 - "By forcing me to be an accomplice in your criminal activity?" - 6/27
2. CHIVALROUS -
3. CLOVER - Tomboy by Avery Flynn - p. 56 - "You really think Fallon is my four-leaf clover." - 6/18
4. MOHAWK - Good Boy by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy - p. 109 - "The blue mohawk she's sporting gives her another inch, though." - 6/7
5. RAMBUNCTIOUS - Leo by Mia Sheridan - p. 205 - "He is my rambunctious cub, always pouncing and laughing, full of energy and life..." - 6/19
Bonus Bonus - 0/1
1. KNOTTY -
ORPHANS - 4/7
1. MAY '19 - LACKADAISICAL - Garrett by Sawyer Bennett - 74% (audio) - "Shrugging, I give her a lackadaisical smile." - 6/27
2. MAY '19 - HOLISTIC - Garrett by Sawyer Bennett - 44% (audio) - "She was a wreck when I told her, then she had about a hundred different holistic suggestions for me." - 6/27
3. APRIL '19 - DEGENERATIVE - Fighting Shadows by Aly Martinez - p. 69 - "The genetic condition Till and Quarry shared was supposed to be degenerative, but this was exactly what had happened with Till." - 6/17
4. APRIL '19 - DEVOTEE
5. APRIL '19 - PUCE
6. MARCH '19 - SMALLPOX - All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven - p. 15 - "...and for the millionth time in my life I wish for measles or smallpox or some other recognizable disease just to make it simple for me and also for them." - 6/20
7. AUGUST '18 - UNEQUAL
Regular - 10/10
1. AFTERMATH - Time by Penny Reid - loc 266 - "I'd been speeding toward this moment for days and being with her now felt like the aftermath of a head-on collision." - 6/16
2. APPLAUD - Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot - p. 367 - "And I for one applaud her." - 6/2
3. DOCK - Rogue Wave by J Bengtsson - p. 477 - "The main attractions came into view as they made their way onto the loading dock." - 6/6
4. FURTIVE - Space by Penny Reid - loc 2827 - "...charging forward as though I could enter her this way, gain access to the furtive parts of her through strength and force." - 6/16
5. GREY - The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie - p. 4 - "Constant Comment or Earl Grey?" - 6/17
6. GUITAR - Uncharted by Tracey Garvis Graves - p. 58 - "I had stored Calia's suitcase and guitar in the house, and I walked her back to it so she could change." - 6/22
7. INJECT - The Savior by JR Ward - loc 392 - "She had even had to mix the solution and inject it into his thigh on three different occasions..." - 6/6
8. MILK - Luna and the Lie by Mariana Zapata - loc 938 - "I rushed through pouring way too much milk into my cup, mixing in coffee, giving it all a stir..." - 6/23
9. ORNATE - Love Beyond Words by Emma Scott - p. 89 - "The floors were the same dark hardwood, but overlaid with a stunning rug of an ornate floral pattern in green, gray, and blue." - 6/26
10. TOOTHBRUSH - All of It by Kim Holden - p. 220 - "He skips the clothes and stuffs my toothbrush in my bag and says he'll buy me some clothes when we get where we're going." - 6/11
BONUS - 4/5
1. ACCOMPLICE - Her Cherry by Penelope Bloom - p. 108 - "By forcing me to be an accomplice in your criminal activity?" - 6/27
2. CHIVALROUS -
3. CLOVER - Tomboy by Avery Flynn - p. 56 - "You really think Fallon is my four-leaf clover." - 6/18
4. MOHAWK - Good Boy by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy - p. 109 - "The blue mohawk she's sporting gives her another inch, though." - 6/7
5. RAMBUNCTIOUS - Leo by Mia Sheridan - p. 205 - "He is my rambunctious cub, always pouncing and laughing, full of energy and life..." - 6/19
Bonus Bonus - 0/1
1. KNOTTY -
ORPHANS - 4/7
1. MAY '19 - LACKADAISICAL - Garrett by Sawyer Bennett - 74% (audio) - "Shrugging, I give her a lackadaisical smile." - 6/27
2. MAY '19 - HOLISTIC - Garrett by Sawyer Bennett - 44% (audio) - "She was a wreck when I told her, then she had about a hundred different holistic suggestions for me." - 6/27
3. APRIL '19 - DEGENERATIVE - Fighting Shadows by Aly Martinez - p. 69 - "The genetic condition Till and Quarry shared was supposed to be degenerative, but this was exactly what had happened with Till." - 6/17
4. APRIL '19 - DEVOTEE
5. APRIL '19 - PUCE
6. MARCH '19 - SMALLPOX - All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven - p. 15 - "...and for the millionth time in my life I wish for measles or smallpox or some other recognizable disease just to make it simple for me and also for them." - 6/20
7. AUGUST '18 - UNEQUAL
JUNE WORD HUNTWords read 0/10
Bonus 0/6
Books 0
June
Aftermath
Applaud
Dock
Furtive
Grey
Guitar
Inject
Milk
Ornate
Toothbrush
BONUS
Accomplice
Chivalrous
Clover
Mohawk
Rambunctious
BONUS BONUS
Knotty
My spot! :)Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 30 June 2019
June Finished 10/10!
aftermath - Shrewd Angel - LOC 3219 - "Pax didn’t want it to be over; he didn’t know how to face the aftermath." - 6/17/2019
applaud - Galaxies and Oceans - LOC 2083 - "“I’ve spoken to many of the families who lost loved ones that fateful day. It hasn’t been an easy time for anyone, but together we applaud the state coroner’s office and these findings to ensure no one else endures what we have.”" - 6/20/2019
dock - Glen & Tyler's Honeymoon Adventure - LOC p145 - "Well, ok, Tyler had gotten him dock space at the marina near the island and the promise of a “really big boat” to go in it, but the rest of the gifts had been a good deal … simpler." - 6/21/2019
furtive - Shrewd Angel - LOC 1609 - "Bianca darted a furtive look around the church like he may have been overheard." - 6/17/2019
grey / gray - Savior - LOC 3546 - "He had on an ebony peacoat over a deep gray button-down shirt, his coat collar turned up to protect his neck from the cold, biting wind, and his jeans were dark in spots from where the fabric soaked up a bit of water." - 6/19/2019
guitar - The Mystery of the Curiosities - LOC 2572 - "Max was standing farther in the room, talking to a guy around my age about a guitar hanging on the wall behind the counter barrier." - 6/6/2019
inject - Devil Take Me - LOC 5333 - "“Inject this.” John raises a beaker and swirls the concoction. “And then take the plunge.”" - 6/13/2019
milk - Skater Boy - LOC 3044 - "Alex blinked away tears and opened the detailed schedule Patti had prepared for them, full of notes on everything from how many ounces of milk they drank per day to which laundry detergent to use on their clothes." - 6/5/2019
ornate - Glen & Tyler's Honeymoon Adventure - LOC p123 - "Despite the jumble, there was an ornate order to everything." - 6/21/2019
toothbrush - Wilde Love - LOC 2184 - "“You should have heard him one time when one of our rescues in Nam got sick all over the back of Major’s seat in the chopper. He made me and the crew chief clean it with a toothbrush.”" - 6/2/2019
Bonus Finished 5/5!
accomplice - The Mystery of the Curiosities - LOC 1611 - "“If by doing so, are you going to do something illegal, and does that make me an accomplice?”" - 6/6/2019
chivalrous - A Most Unusual Courtship - LOC 301 - "Gerald flushed a bit at the chivalrous gesture; something else to which he was ill-acquainted." - 6/1/2019
clover - Wilde Love - LOC 1468 - "Or sometimes it was a marble, a seashell, a tangle of rubber bands, and a four-leaf clover." - 6/2/2019
mohawk - Savior - LOC 3260 - "He had to pull back the machine from Mace’s skin when she recalled when he was eight and she caught him shaving his hair into a mohawk using her epilator." - 6/19/2019
rambunctious - Skater Boy - LOC 3310 - "He’d been sitting next to the biggest piece of foam toast he’d ever seen while trying to keep rambunctious two-year-olds from knocking the twins on their asses for so long that even the grease smelled good." - 6/5/2019
and a bonus bonus Finished 1/1!
knotty - Devil Take Me - LOC 2769 - "Now Archie must join Nimble, sleuthing out the knotty secrets of noble families and an infamously exclusive club." - 6/13/2019
Monthly Word Hunt 1 - 30 June 2019
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
Words Found - 7 of 10, 2 of 5 Bonus **, 1 of 1 Bonus Bonus ***
aftermath
applaud
dock, The Malta Exchange 06/19 - He eased the boat close to the DOCK. (pg 57)
furtive
grey / gray, Fallen Princess 05/04 - , because everyone seems to be GRAY, (pg 85)
guitar, Road to Peace 06/09 - ,an acoustic GUITAR balanced on his knee, (pg 139)
inject, Moonstone Beach 06/25 - Rose tried to INJECT some optimism into the discussion. (pg 46)
milk, Fallen Princess 05/04 - , MILK it for all it's worth ... (pg 138)
ornate, The Malta Exchange 06/19 - Before a particularly ORNATE memorial. (pg 234)
toothbrush, Road to Peace 06/09 - Is it possible to get a TOOTHBRUSH? (pg 87)
**accomplice, The Whisper Man 06/22 - "And about his ACCOMPLICE?" (loc 465)
**chivalrous
**clover, Fallen Princess 05/04 - I'm CLOVER F**king Black, (pg 20)
**mohawk
**rambunctious
***knotty, Moonstone Beach 06/25 - The KNOTTY pine paneling and ... (pg 198)
Yes - I’ll accept both spellings.
June Word HuntRegular ~ 10/10
Bonus ~ 2/5
Bonus-Bonus ~ 0/0
REGULAR WORDS
✔️aftermath ~ The Prey ~ Loc. 2840 ~ ... her back, her glow from exercise and the aftermath of good sex. ~ 6/6/19
✔️applaud ~ Look the Part ~ Page 161 ~ ... in his room while I applaud myself for making it this far in parenting ... ~ 6/11/19
✔️dock ~ Sex, Lies & Sweet Tea ~ Page 167 ~ We drove the fifteen minutes to the dock in silence ... ~ 6/1/19
✔️furtive ~ The Enchanted April ~ Loc. 213 ~ ... she, the open minded, looked almost furtive ... ~ 6/24/19
✔️grey / gray ~ Sex, Lies & Sweet Tea ~ Page 32 ~ Her short, curly gray hair and blue eyes made her look as feisty ... ~ 6/1/19
✔️guitar ~ The Cake Therapist ~ Page 155 ~ ... guy’s deep, spooky voice and electric guitars. ~ 6/10/19
✔️inject ~ Midnight Owl ~ Page 199 ~ “The victims were both injected with Xylazine ... ~ 6/4/19
✔️milk ~ Midnight Owl ~ Page 203 ~ Amy went to the fridge to get the milk, butter, jam and orange juice.
✔️ornate ~ Sex, Lies & Sweet Tea ~ Page 46 ~ The boardroom contained a long and ornate table flanked by ... ~ 6/1/19
✔️toothbrush ~ Look the Part ~ Page 202 ~ ... a shower, food and a toothbrush. ~ 6/11/19
BONUS WORDS
✔️accomplice ~ The Prey ~ Loc. 3951 ~ Well, there are extenuating circumstances where an accomplice may be eligible.” ~ 6/6/19
chivalrous
✔️clover ~ Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic ~ Page 63 ~ ... machines, maybe a gently used Clover brewing system, but didn’t think I could float it ... ~ 6/19/19
mohawk
rambunctious
BONUS-BONUS WORD
knotty
Monthly Word Hunt Read: 10/10
Bonus: 4/5
Bonus-Bonus: 0/1
6/4 Aftermath - Taming the Alpha, loc 961 of 1630, He was still hard, the head of his cock throbbing softly in the aftermath.
6/3 Applaud - Death Angel, pg 108 of 365, He was more inclined to applaud her than go hunting for her.
6/11 Dock - UNSUB, pg 303 of 369, "... Next delivery's gonna come in her at the loading dock."
6/11 Furtive - UNSUB, pg 244 of 369, Growing up, she had hated the pity, the furtive glances, the nods...
6/11 Gray - UNSUB, pg 16 of 369, A man with lank gray hair was trying to get around the deputies and reach the scene.
6/15 Guitar - Show No Mercy, pg 66 of 355, The sound of Spanish guitar bleeding through the walls from the front of the building, the smell of booze...
6/3 Inject - Death Angel, pg 64 of 365, She injected a faintly hopeful note into her raspy voice as if she actually wanted him to stay around...
6/3 Milk - Death Angel, pg 67 of 365, No, it was two sugars and skim milk, which told her how much attention he’d paid.
6/15 Ornate - Show No Mercy, pg 45 of 355, Gabe scanned the ornate Italianate building situated at the end of the Avenida de Mayo where the Argentine Senate...
6/20 Toothbrush - Show No Mercy, pg 45 of 355, ...including brushes, combs and toothbrushes.
Bonus
6/30 Accomplice - Judgment in Death, pg 108 of 356, "An accomplice?”
6/22 Chivalrous - Blown Away, loc 396 of 1596, It's the most chivalrous thing anyone has ever done for me.
Clover
6/27 Mohawk - Unauthorized Affair, loc 988, It was spiked up into a Mohawk and shaved on the sides.
6/4 Rambunctious - Taming the Alpha, loc 630 of 1630, ... Tell me: is it because you’re a hybrid, or because you have three Rambunctious children?”
Bonus-Bonus
Knotty
2019 June Word Hunt
Regular Words: 10/10 found
✓ Aftermath: Marriage for One by Ella Maise (02/06) ★★★
"...still trying to process the aftermath of the low..." Loc 3965
✓ Applaud: Down with Love by Kate Meader (06/06) ★★★
"...take a seat while everyone applauds ." Loc 3362
✓ Dock: Whiskey Chaser by Lucy Score & Claire Kingsley (04/06) ★★★★
"...and headed down the wooden dock over the dark lake..." Page 48
✓ Furtive: I Bet You by Ilsa Madden-Mills (01/06) ★★★★
"...a furtive and awkward encounter..." Page 283
✓ Grey: Marriage for One by Ella Maise (02/06) ★★★
"...dark grey slacks and jacket..." Loc 582
✓ Guitar: Whiskey Chaser by Lucy Score & Claire Kingsley (04/06) ★★★★
"...a main quietly strumming a guitar ." Page 11
✓ Inject: Predator's Serenade by Rosanna Leo (14/06) ★★
"...and she was more than happy to inject him into all of her veins." Page 65
✓ Milk: Marriage for One by Ella Maise (02/06) ★★★
"...black with a splash of milk , if you can." Loc 1969
✓ Ornate: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (03/06) ★★★
"His walled compound sat next to an ornate mosque..." Page 56
✓ Toothbrush: Tell Me It's Real by T.J. Klune (02/06) ★★
"...I'm going to use your toothbrush and I knew you'd..." Page 115
Bonus Words: 4/5 found
✓ Accomplice: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (03/06) ★★★
"...his accomplice empited Mortenson's pockets..." Page 89
✓ Chivalrous: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (03/06) ★★★
"Mountains are not chivalrous ; one forgets their violence." Page 367
✓ Clover: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (24/06) ★★★★
"...who liked salted clover leaves..." Page 235
✓ Mohawk: I Bet You by Ilsa Madden-Mills (01/06) ★★★★
"...gelled brown faux mohawk , he skids to a stop..." Page 30
✓ Rambunctious: I Bet You by Ilsa Madden-Mills (01/06) ★★★★
"...a rather rambunctious puppy dog type..." Page 6
Bonus Bonus
✓ Knotty: Friday Brown by Vikki Wakefield (20/06) ★★★
"...there's a whole knotty , gnarled mess." Page 143
😭 Orphans 😭
1. Lackadaisical
✓ Propaganda: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (03/06) ★★★
"...than all the official American propaganda flooding the region." Page 203
3. Holistic
4. Devotee
✓ Smallpox: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (03/06) ★★★
"...Christa had a terrible reaction to the smallpox vaccination..." Page 54
✓ Calculator: I Bet You by Ilsa Madden-Mills (01/06) ★★★★
"He even has a calculator in his hand." Page 35
Last month was the first time I did this challenge. And I loved it.Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 30 June 2019
Regular Word 1/10
1.Aftermath
2.Applaud
3.Dock
68% Twins: A BBW Billionaire Stepbrother Menage Romance - Keira Jackman
I spent the whole time fidgeting on the bow, chewing on my thumbnail and scanning the dock for any sign of them.
4.Furtive
5.Grey or Gray
6.Guitar
7.Inject
8.Milk
9.Ornate
10.Toothbrush
1 2
4 5 6 7 8 9 10Bonus 1/5
1.Accomplice
2.Chivalrous
3.Clover
4.Mohawk
5.Rambunctious
1 2 3 4 5
Bonus Bonus
Knotty
Jane (PS) wrote: "Yes - I’ll accept both spellings."You're the best! Thanks! :)
16/16aftermath The Tracker's Dilemma- loc 2208- Lauren supposed it shouldn't surprise her that a mercenary would say so few words-- words with no remorse-- in the aftermath of killing someone. 6/13
applaud Family Camp- loc 26320 He wanted to applaud. 6/10-6/11
dock Dead Things- loc 1596- I find a nameless Mexican bar over on a stretch of Pacific Coast Highway that cuts through the docks of the Los Angeles harbor. 6/3-6/5
furtive Dead Things- loc 1901- He looks between us with furtive eyes, chews on his lip. 6/3-6/5
grey / gray Upside Down- loc 1360- "Some days they're more blue than grey." 6/2-6/3
guitar Whatever.: or how junior year became totally f$@ked- page 26- He drops his guitar case on Cam's stomach and Cam gives him a dirty look. 6/12
inject Upside Down- loc 2429- "Several others were cross-site scripting liabilities, an especially flexible and malicious type of attack in which hackers inject their own code into the domain web application, gaining access to not only your staff's personal information but that of your clients as well." 6/2-6/3
milk Top Secret- loc 413- As I drop my phone on the milk crate that doubles as a nightstand, my entire body feels weary. 6/5-6/6
ornate Ice Planet Honeymoon: Vektal and Georgie- loc 365- They are far more ornate than those of the sa-khui. 6/5
toothbrush Dead Things- loc 2321- I've got one bag in the room with a change of clothes in it and a toothbrush. 6/3-6/5
Bonus
accomplice Cruel Fate- loc 980- "Or perhaps a repentant accomplice-- someone who knew the body was there, went looking, and called once they'd found him." 6/18-6/19
chivalrous The Tracker's Dilemma- loc 1075- Wishing he had the opportunity to be chivalrous to Lauren instead, he said, "I'll look for it," and handed her the jacket. 6/13
clover Upside Down- loc 403- "Clover Moore." 6/2-6/3
mohawk Chaotic Good- loc 2927- Then again, the girl to my right must be a professional goth, right down to the Mohawk and black lipstick. 6/7-6/8
rambunctious Let It Shine- loc 245- Seeing how tight and withdrawn she was now, compared to the rambunctious girl he'd known-- he didn't think it was only adulthood that had made Sofie a dormouse. 6/19-6/20
Bonus Bonus
knotty Family Camp- loc 1959- It was a large garage-type structure of knotty pine situated behind the lodge. 6/10-6/11
June Word Hunt1. Aftermath
2. Applaud
3. Dock
4. Furtive
5. Grey / gray
6. Guitar
7. Inject
8. Milk
9. Ornate
10. Toothbrush
Bonus
1. Accomplice
2. Chivalrous
3. Clover
4. Mohawk
5. Rambunctious
Bonus Bonus
1. Knotty
Orphan Words (September)
Bonus Bonus Word
1. Ladybug
Orphan Words (October)
Bonus
1. Demonic
2. Pimp
Bonus Bonus
1. Pharaoh
Orphan Words (November)
Bonus
1. Audacity Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder Cahil actually had the audacity to demand a Council session in the middle of the hot season. LOC: pg. 106 READ: 6/25/19
Bonus Bonus
1. Bovine
Orphan Words (December)
1. Blubber
2. Elf
Bonus
1. Cartel
2. Hymn
3. Scrooge
4. Thunderstorm Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane...2016, the smell of a thunderstorm followed her all the way to their street. LOC: 3355 READ: 6/3/19
Bonus Bonus
1. Cinder
Orphan Words (January)
1. Beanie
Bonus
1. Celery Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane...she'd gotten a strand of celery caught between her molars... LOC: 283 READ: 6/3/19
2. Cycling
3. Flippant Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder ...with such a flippant response. LOC: pg. 185 READ: 6/25/19
4. Neighborly
5. Pixie
Bonus Bonus
1. Stupendous
Orphan Words (February)
1. Berry Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder ...and the smell of Apple Berry... LOC: pg. 34 READ: 6/25/19
2. Carriage
3. Lavish
4. Magnificent Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth KeaneWould they be somewhere more magnificent than this were it not for everything that happened? LOC: 4749 READ: 6/3/19
5. Nondescript
6. Straw
Bonus
1. Acoustics
2. Blot
3. Lumpy
4. Rhyme
5. Smelly
Bonus Bonus
1. Squalid
Orphan Words (March)
1. Bonus
2. Cracker
3. Flock
4. Handy
5. Paddle
6. Pray
7. Rigging
8. Sheep
9. Steer
10. Warning
Bonus
1. Blistering
2. Ephemeral
3. Grape
4. Senile
5. Tramp
Bonus Bonus
1. Smallpox
Orphan Words (April)
1. Candy
2. Cord
3. Curfew
4. Dire
5. Hive
6. Husky
7. Knot
8. Lottery
9. Prayer
10. Vulture
Bonus
1. Abrasive
2. Biblical
3. Degenerative
4. Devotee
5. Dolphins
Bonus Bonus
1. Puce
Orphan Words (May)
1. Betray
2. Drone
3. Frantic
4. Gloss
5. Hazy
6. Lamb
7. Puzzle
8. Radiate
9. Rain
10. Raspy (rasp)
Bonus
1. Breezy
2. Calculator
3. Lackadaisical
4. Painstaking
5. Propaganda
Bonus Bonus
1. Holistic
This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! will post orphan words with July's list!
Read 10/10 words; 3/5 bonus words; 0/1 bonus bonus word
Orphans from May:
1/3 bonus words;
April
2/4 bonus words; 0/1 bonus bonus word
June - all words complete for regular words!
aftermath - PB page 150 - Perhaps it was because she was reeling from the aftermath of having been completely satisfied for the first time.
The Earl Next Door (First Comes Love, #1) by Amelia Grey 6/5/19 3.5starsapplaud - applause - Kindle location 2553 - The crowd gave her some hearty applause and then Kate was set up to go.
Cowboy to the Core (Gold Valley #6) by Maisey Yates 6/16/19 4.5starsdock - Kindle location 376 - There was no convenient place to dock, and the shoreline was undisturbed...
Vow of Silence by Melynda Price 6/2/19 4stars furtive - Kindle location 102 - With a furtive glance, Letty sidled along the wall.
A Debutante in Disguise by Eleanor Webster 6/22/19 4starsgrey / gray - PB, page 21 -That the long-shrouded sun was trying to peek from behind gray clouds at the end of the day did nothing to change his mood.
The Earl Next Door (First Comes Love, #1) by Amelia Grey 6/5/19 3.5starsguitar - Kindle location 74 - He could make a guitar sing
Unleashed (Long, Tall Texans #50) by Diana Palmer 6/23/19 4stars inject - injecting - Kindle location 415 - "And the second," she said, injecting her voice with sufficient business propriety,...
Forever and Always (Passion Down Under Sassy Short Stories #3) by Mollie Mathews 6/12/19 4stars milk - Kindle location 2840 - ...knocking over the pail of milk between her hooves.
Vow of Silence by Melynda Price 6/2/19 4stars ornate - Kindle location 1369 - ...sense that his father's place - which was ornate and nearly overwrought in its detail - was completely different...
Cowboy to the Core (Gold Valley #6) by Maisey Yates 6/16/19 4.5starstoothbrush - PB page 282 - Georgie closed her mouth around the toothbrush, trying to keep the scrubbing noise from waking him up.
Fix Her Up (Hot and Hammered #1) by Tessa Bailey 6/8/19 4starsBonus Read 3/5
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
accomplice - Kindle location 3187 - But Joe was damned if he was going to sit there and be an accomplish to it.
Vow of Silence by Melynda Price 6/2/19 4stars chivalrous - Kindle location 3160 - "That's not chivalrous," she pointed out.
Cowboy to the Core (Gold Valley #6) by Maisey Yates 6/16/19 4.5starsclover
mohawk
rambunctious - PB page 66 - ...but he'd always assumed girls were quieter, calmer and more genteel than rambunctious schoolboys.
The Earl Next Door (First Comes Love, #1) by Amelia Grey 6/5/19 3.5starsand a bonus bonus
knotty
Orphans
MAY Bonus
You must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words
calculator
lackadaisical
painstaking - Kindle location 369 - Months of painstaking work lay ahead of him, work that would need his full attention.
The Determined Lord Hadleigh (The King's Elite #4) by Virginia Heath 6/20/19 4.5starsorphans from April
You must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words
abrasive - Kindle location 1375 - She was abrasive, but she had a sweet nature.
Unleashed (Long, Tall Texans #50) by Diana Palmer 6/23/19 4stars degenerative
devotee
dolphins - HC page 77 - I'm to the point of offering dolphins and elephants.
The Summer of Sunshine and Margot by Susan Mallery 6/8/19 4starsBonus bonus
puce
Reg: 4/10 Bonus: 2/5 BB: 0/1 Orphans: 1/5Regular
aftermath
applaud
√ dock - Wildcard
Page 232 '' He looks away from the light and toward the shadows that still stretch across the docks, casting the streets in blue and gray.''
furtive
√ grey / gray - Radar Deception
Loc 5641 ''The man stared out from blue-gray eyes.
guitar
√ inject Radar Deception
LOC 5030 ''Each man, with the exception of Green and Lukian, had been injected with DNA to alter their own.''
√ milk - Wildcard
Page 249 ''Then her face goes milk white.''
ornate
toothbrush
Bonus
accomplice
√ chivalrous - The Countess
Page 317 ''… which is really very chivalrous.''
√ clover - Wildcard
Page 40 ''I try to focus on the four-leaf-clover symbol on its glowing cab light''
mohawk
rambunctious
Bonus Bonus
knotty
Orphans
May - Bonus
Painstaking
Lackadaisical
May - Bonus Bonus
Holistic
March - Bonus
Devotee
√ Degenerative -Radar Deception
LOC 5693 ''Because you clearly have a degenerative brain disorder, resulting in the lack of manners, originality, and creepiness.''
Monthly Word Hunt 1 - 30 June 2019
June: 10/10
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Bonus: 4/5
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Bonus-bonus: 0/1
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Leftovers: 0/2
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Read: 12
June Word HuntREAD: 13/16
✔ aftermath - Ocean Light - Nalini Singh 6/10
(the aftermath of the shooting), p14
applaud -
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✔ dock - Sin's Dark Caress - Tracey O'Hare 6/8
(to the small loading dock), p42
✔ furtive - Disturbed - Kevin O'Brien 6/21
(his meager, furtive funeral), p161
✔ grey / gray - Kill the Farm Boy - Delilah S. Dawson & Kevin Hearne 6/4
(waffles weren't supposed to be gray), p6
✔ guitar - The Stone Circle - Elly Griffiths 6/6
(like the twang of a country western guitar), p183
✔ inject - Awaken the Darkness - Dianne Duvall 6/3
(began to inject it into the borders of the wound), loc3440
✔ milk - The Big Kahuna - Janet & Peter Evanovich 6/1
(you're supposed to take a drink of milk), p49
✔ ornate - Kill the Farm Boy - Delilah S. Dawson & Kevin Hearne 6/4
(unnecesarily ornate candleabras ), p64
✔ toothbrush - Awaken the Darkness - Dianne Duvall 6/3
(grabbing her toothbrush), loc1059
Bonus
✔ accomplice - Little Comfort - Edwin Hill 6/12
(action hero to accomplice), p334
✔ chivalrous - Disturbed - Kevin O'Brien 6/21
(it was very chivalrous of him), p156
✔ clover - Monster Born - Kris Austen Radcliffe 6/16
(made my way across the clover), p13
mohawk
rambunctious
✔ knotty - Going Underground - Susan Vaught 6/28
(runs a sun-spotty, knotty hand through his hair), p68
I'm in :) Regular 3/10
Bonus 0/5
Bonus Bonus 0/1
-aftermath
-applaud
-dock
-furtive
-grey/ Gray Sex, Not Love
chap 9 Page 61 " Hunter wore gray sweatpants that hung low on his narrow waist"
-guitar
-inject
-milk Sex, Not Love
chap 22 Page 159 "She groaned. “Seriously, why can’t men be the ones to produce milk?"
-ornate
-toothbrush Sex, Not Love
chap 19 Page 140 "Hunter: On second thought, bring nothing. You won’t be needing any clothes. I’ll pick you up a tooth brush"
Bonus
accomplice
chivalrous
clover
mohawk
rambunctious
bonus bonus
knotty
I'm in10/10
aftermath - Loaded for Bear - Jun1 - 3*
LOC 903 - "The aftermath proved too good"
applaud - Wind Tunnel - Jun1 - 4*
LOC 601 - "Enrique hollered, and I gradually realized that my patrons had turned in their seats from all over the place to applaud the two of us"
dock - Two Boys Kissing - Jun3 - 5*
LOC 994 - "When they get back to the dock, they both have to wipe the sweat from their foreheads."
furtive - Nevada Highlander - Jun5 - 3*
LOC 983 - "His mind snapped shut on the furtive thought."
grey / gray - Despite the Odds - Jun7 - 5*
LOC 534 - "He blinked at the large gray shirt."
guitar - Dead Ringer -Jun9 - 4*
LOC 2164 - "I learned how to play guitar when I was a little girl and I taught Lorraine when she was about five."
inject - A Family of His Own - Jun11 - 3*
LOC 1885 - "Will measured out his shot and injected."
milk - Return of the Chauffeur's Son - Jun14 - 5*
LOC 1694 - "Don't you need milk or cream?"
ornate - Mai Tais and Murder - Jun15 - 5*
LOC 1186 - "The grass skirt is a pa'u - both men and women wear them, though the one worn by men isn't as ornate as the one worn by women."
toothbrush - I Spy Something Bloody - Jun13 - 4*
LOC 590 - "I had a change of jeans, a toothbrush and a service-issued pistol."
Bonus
0/5
accomplice
chivalrous
clover
mohawk
rambunctious
Monthly Word Hunt: Jun 2019 - Read: 10Single words - Found: 10/10
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Bonus - Found: 5/5
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Bonus, bonus - Found: 1/1
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Previous round carried over - Found: 2/2
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Bookcovers
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June words 0/10 Bonus words 0/5 BB word 0/1aftermath: Library of Souls-June.26/2019-P.8- Beyond our grim circle, the underground station looked like a aftermath of a nightclub bombing.
applaud: Library of Souls-June.26/2019- P.91- I stifled and urge to appluad.
dock: Library of Souls-June.26/2019-P.39- We passed into an industrial area near the dock,
furtive
grey / gray
guitar
inject
milk
ornate
toothbrush
Bonus
accomplice
chivalrous
clover
mohawk
rambunctious
bonus bonus
knotty
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June Word Hunt
June 2019
My Word Hunt (msg 31)
10 of 10 Words Found
6 of 6 Bonus Words
5 of 7 Books Read
June Words
✔aftermath ~ the aftermath of their lovemaking usually meant tender touches (loc: 319.2)
🔹Kiss Me, Dancer ~ Alicia Street ~ 06.10 ★★★★
✔applaud ~ Edward applauded. (loc: 76.9)
🔹Cream of the Crop ~ Alice Clayton ~ 06.09 ★★★★
✔dock ~ Standing yards away from the dock, (loc: 617.3)
🔹Rescue Me ~ Christy Reece ~ 06.06 ★★★★
✔furtive ~ a furtive grin crept across his face, (loc: 280.9)
🔹Cream of the Crop ~ Alice Clayton ~ 06.09 ★★★★
✔gray ~ Her gray eyes stared sightlessly at the mirror (loc: 16.4)
🔹Rescue Me ~ Christy Reece ~ 06.06 ★★★★
✔guitar ~ Of eleven-year-old Parker playing his guitar (loc: 215.8)
🔹Kiss Me, Dancer ~ Alicia Street ~ 06.10 ★★★★
✔inject ~ she brought the needle up and injected it beneath his skin. (loc: 192.2)
🔹Rescue Me ~ Christy Reece ~ 06.06 ★★★★
✔milk ~ Coconuts have hair and produce milk. (loc: 89.4)
🔹Joy Ride ~ Lauren Blakely ~ 06.12 ★★★★
✔ornate ~ sitting on the ornate couch with the carved wooden arms (loc: 59.0)
🔹Joy Ride ~ Lauren Blakely ~ 06.12 ★★★★
✔toothbrush ~ Any chance you have an extra toothbrush? (loc: 151.3)
🔹Joy Ride ~ Lauren Blakely ~ 06.12 ★★★★
Bonus/Bonus Bonus
✔accomplice ~ Tara’s hopes for finding the accomplice quickly plummeted. (loc: 345.1)
🔹It Had to Be Love ~ Tamra Baumann ~ 06.30 ★★★★
✔chivalrous ~ There was something so chivalrous about him. (loc: 51.9)
🔹The Mystery Man of Whitehorse ~ B.J. Daniels ~ 07.14 ★★★
✔clover ~ I tasted sweet grassy clover in the buttery Camembert, (loc: 42.2)
🔹Cream of the Crop ~ Alice Clayton ~ 06.09 ★★★★
✔mohawk ~ Right behind him was a hard-ass male vampire with a mohawk: (loc: 58.3)
🔹Lover Awakened ~ J.R. Ward ~ 07.05 ★★★★
✔rambunctious ~ let her bring her rambunctious pup to his newly remodeled house (loc: 113.2)
🔹It Had to Be Love ~ Tamra Baumann ~ 06.30 ★★★★
✔knotty ~ Fishing nets draping the bar’s knotty pine perimeters. (loc: 89.6)
🔹Kiss Me, Dancer ~ Alicia Street ~ 06.10 ★★★★
aftermath Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas LOC pg184 "Clearly Alex was not blossoming in the aftermath of divorce."applaud Northern Lights by Nora Roberts:LOC pg 628 "They applauded>/b> when Ed leaped out of the buggy, even when he pulled a gun from under his suit jacket."
dock The Sweetest Thing by Jill Shalvis LOC pg 70 "Tara had a flash to a long ago night on the docks...
furtive First Grave on the Right by Draynda Jones LOC pg 41 "She wasn't one, but her furtive glances made it fun."
grey / gray Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas LOC pg 24 "The terrain was pebbled and rough, patches of gray sand and bristling driftwood."
guitar Winter Cottage by Mary Ellen Taylor LOC pg 6 "The back seats were packed with everything she owned: a duffle bag stuffed with clothes, sketch pads, her mother's guitar....:
inject Flyaway by Lucy Christopher LOC pg 24 "His head lolled to the side when Grandad injected the anesthetic."
milk The Sweetest Thing by Jill Shalvis LOC pg 170 "Getting up from the table, he poured three glasses of cold milk
ornate Winter Cottage by Mary Ellen Taylor LOC pg 181 "The furniture wasn't ornate but practical..."
toothbrush Summer by the Sea by Susan Wiggs LOC pg 335 "There, he stuck toothbrush in his mouth."
Bonus
accomplice Clammed Up by Barbara Ross Loc: pg 320 " Her accomplice is meeting with his attorney right now..."
chivalrous Hold You Against Me Loc pg 28 "Not. Byron looks impatient."
clover The Sky Is Everywhere Loc: 288 "Turns out he didn't pop out of her novel after all, but out of Clover High like the rest of us,..." 6/14
Mohawk Summer by the SeaSusan Wiggs LOC pg 177 "Pop touched the stiff spikes of the mohawk...." 6/23
rambunctious Taming the Alpha by Cara Wylde LOC pg 55 " Tell me, is it because you are a hybrid, or because you have three rambunctious children?"
Bonus Bonus
knotty Northern Lights by Nora Roberts: LOC pg 411: She poured more wine, deliberately picked up a second slice of pizza though he stomach had gone knotty."
JUNE 2019 - WORD HUNT·Post 33 *FINISHED*
10/10
AFTERMATH - #13 (loc 174, 7%)
Lucifer loved her. I never imagined I'd see the day when my errant brother would risk his skin for anything but his own pride, but I saw Lucifer stand before Uriel's blade with my own eyes, ready and willing to trade his life to spare Grace. In the aftermath, bloody and battered, surrounded by the rubble of the hotel bar, they still only had eyes for each other.
APPLAUD - #12 (loc 2637, 82%)
Rick and I had slain Marcus in a section deeper within the barn near a stage with a paneled screen instead of a curtain. The panel slid aside to expose the source of the on-going applause. In a suit that draped across his muscular frame like it was some sort of living material, a man approached.
DOCK - #4 (loc 2271, 58%)
Griffin had his arm wrapped tightly around Valerie. The shifter king carefully lifted her onto the dock, and once she was steady, he removed her life vest. When she shivered, Griffin tucked her against his side. Every move was tender. Careful. Valerie glanced up at Warren and gave him a wide smile. "Did I hear you calling for witches? Ta, da. Here I am."
FURTIVE - #9 (loc 2002, 57%)
"You talk funny. Are you from England?" "Scotland. Long ago, though. Most of my accent is gone now." "I still hear it." Emily returned to his side. "It's pretty." Lovely. He had a pretty voice. His lips quirked and he glanced furtively toward the house. Where the hell was Ana, and what was talking her so long?
GRAY/GREY - #5 (loc 2823, 55%)
"I can honestly say I'm not sure the family would help should the Zealots manage to take you." "You seem highly concerned." "Only about how it would look to the other kingdoms." He glanced down at her. He didn't have the gold eyes of his father, but the shrewd, mistrusting gray eyes of his mother. "I'm sure you understand." "Don't you worry. No Zealots can touch me, even if they try." She grinned. "And none of them are brave enough to try."
GUITAR - #2 (loc 298, 16%)
I take a deep breath before I start drowning on cliches. Adorkable girl meets sexy guy-check. Adorkable girl wakes up in said stranger's bed with no recollection of the night before-check. Adorkable girl finds that she's somehow managed to bleeping marry some guitar douche with really thick, really pretty hair-check, check, and more CHECK!
INJECT - #3 (loc 761, 44%)
"How have you been? I feel like we haven't talked in ages," Chloe says with a pout of her perfect collagen-injected, bright pink lips. Is this bitch serious? She's acting like we're old friends and not like I walked into my home and found her deep-throating my husband on my couch. MY couch. The brown leather piece of perfection I got on sale before I left for Afghanistan. I had to bleach the couch two days later. And then it was completely ruined. I miss that couch.
MILK - #7 (loc 147, 6%)
"You're naked." That, I understood perfectly. "How kind of you to notice." I glance down at myself…and scream. Not just any scream. This is the shriek of a maiden discovering on her wedding night that her new husband has two penises. I don't have two penises. I have two things that are much worse. I have two breasts. Big ones. Two no-need-to-stock-up-on-sheep's-milk-I've-got-you-and-the-rest-of-the-village-covered breasts. I shriek again and run in a circle, kicking a fine cloud of snow into the air, trying to get away from them. "By Idunn's ample apples!" I cry.
ORNATE - #8 (loc 4333, 90%)
"I moved Sugarbear to her new home," he tells me. We follow a bend in the drive, and the headlights illuminate a three-story Victorian mansion with powder blue clapboard siding and the ornate white trim. My heart gives a pull of longing at the sight of the turret, and then happiness for the cow settles into my bones. Anyone who owns a house this adorably charming will be good for her.
TOOTHBRUSH - #1 (loc 900, 28%)
"I propose this. You can have it all, all of it. My house, my money, my toothbrush, which is the only personal possession I own, aside from some very expensive suits, but only if you agree to work with me to help find who killed Madam Zoltar-" "But-" "I'm not done yet."
Bonus
2/5
ACCOMPLICE
CHIVALROUS - #10 (loc 462, 70%)
Trent's decided to go all nobel and chivalrous on me. Hell, why do men have to DO that at the worst possible time? He's out of the hospital, and he's barely looking after himself, and he's determined to continue with the case. My case. The one that nearly turned him into dead.
CLOVER - #11 (loc 328, 19%)
Both Nevada and Arabella were blonde, but Nevada's hair was closer to clover honey, while Arabella's resembled gold corn silk. I was the only brunette in the family, besides Mom. Right now the similarities between my two sisters were really apparent, and if you didn't look at their faces, Arabella seemed like a shorter smaller copy of Nevada. Ooo, I should tell her that the next time we fought. She would hate that.
MOHAWK
RAMBUNCTIOUS
Bonus-Bonus
0/1
KNOTTY
Carryovers
1/4
May
CALCULATOR
LACKADAISICAL
PAINSTAKING - #6 (loc 444, 45%)
It was in her nature to be cautious. Not only was that trait necessary for the painstaking work she did, but it was also how she'd been raised by a family of cops. You could never look closely enough, dig deep enough, or be careful enough.
PROPAGANDA
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June word find: 10 /10✔️aftermath:
, 6/5/19, 3.5*“Whether those shadows were the aftermath of his having had to kill his own brother...”, ch4 pg71
✔️applaud/applause:
, 6/24/19, 3*“It was greeted with a smattering of polite applause,...” (ch4. Loc661)
✔️dock:
, 6/13/19, 5*“...anchored myself to the wrong dock...” ch13, 33:59
✔️furtive:
, 6/20/19, 4*“He throws another furtive glance at his brother before turning to Dylan.” (48%)
✔️grey / gray:
, 6/3/19, 3.5*“A silver-gray horse stared at me.”, ch 8, pg 98
✔️guitar:
, 6/8/19, 5*“...middle-aged man was tuning his guitar.”, 66%
✔️inject: Wicked Embers
“Maybe the creature had injected some kind of liquid through its teeth...”, ch1 pg18
✔️milk: Compassion Be Damned
“Paden set down a plate of eggs and a glass of milk in front of me.”,
Ch3, pg35
✔️ornate:
, 6/27/19, 3.5*“Silver and ornate, they were held together by a chain...” (ch14, pg. 246)
✔️toothbrush:
“...nightgown and hand her a toothbrush while we wait until the water’s warm.” (19%)
Bonus: you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words
accomplice
chivalrous
✔️clover: One to Keep
“He reached out to the nightstand table and grabbed the first of the toys he’d brought for her, a set of lovely clover clamps.” (ch14, pg. 246)
✔️mohawk: Storm Cursed, 83%
“...giving the appearance of a cross between a Mohawk and the crest of a cockatoo.”
✔️rambunctious:
, 6/20/19, 4*“Lunch had been an extended and rambunctious affair,...” (17%)
and a bonus bonus: knotty
Can you believe I've found unchivalrous but no chivalrous so far???
Lol! 😆 Not sure I’ve ever seen unchivalrous! Spelling doesn’t even like the word!
June8/10
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0/1
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aftermath
applaud - The Tiger Catcher - p 348 - "The people in the galleries applaud,"
dock
furtive
grey / gray - Demolition Angel p. 32 - "one side rimed with gray residue"
guitar - Visions in Death - p 29 - "..who'd baked in the heat and strummed guitars"
inject - Demolition Angel = p 29 - "…injected epinephrine directly into her heart"
milk - The Rogue of Fifth Avenue - loc 4166 - "That's milk."
ornate - The Rogue of Fifth Avenue - loc 339 - "stopped in front of an ornate door."
toothbrush - The Tiger Catcher p 84 - "You give her the spare toothbrush…"
Bonus
accomplice - The Rogue of Fifth Avenue - loc 277 - "That makes you an accomplice."
chivalrous - Black Hills - p 322 - "They're much more chivalrous than lions."
clover - The Tiger Catcher p 386 - "…and lavender, meadowsweet and clover."
mohawk
rambunctious
bonus bonus
knotty
Romance Readers Reading Challenges 2019 June Word Hunt
Duration: 1 - 30 June 2019
Progress: 11 out of 10
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
June
Aftermath: "She met her Prince Charming over and over again, and when Prince Charming inevitably left, there was the aftermath." Page 123
Nuts by Alice Clayton - ***** - 6/28/2019 - 308 Pages
Applaud: "Mrs. Richardson, perched atop the hill, applauded and cheered." Page 111
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng - ***** - 6/15/2019 - 338 Pages
Dock: "Neither of them had ever been radical—even at a time of protests, sit-ins, marches, riots—but now they owned two houses, four cars, a small boat they docked at the marina downtown." Page 73
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng - ***** - 6/15/2019 - 338 Pages
Furtive: "In a few hasty strides, she went to the exhibit, furtively touched its leg, and glanced guiltily at Helen"
Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 6/28/2019 - 416 Pages
Grey/Gray: "“Lobo Gris, Gray Wolf. It's a criminal crew ..." Page 122
An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 6/5/2019 - 336 Pages
Guitar: "Inside it was dark and there was music on the record player, some Mexican guitar group wailing about dead cowboys in Spanish." Page 82
An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 6/5/2019 - 336 Pages
inject
Milk: “Let me pass through the gates; let me smell that immortal land of milk and honey.”
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas - **** - 6/7/2019 - 419 Pages
Ornate: "Each territory was marked and colored, some with intricate, ornate depictions of the beings who had once ruled over lands that now belonged to humans."
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas - **** - 6/7/2019 - 419 Pages
Toothbrush: "I stuck a pair of pants and a shirt into my small leather bag, a pair of underpants, my toothbrush, and a comb." Page 4
An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 6/5/2019 - 336 Pages
Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
accomplice
Chivalrous: "He was all chivalrous with his “Oh, let me help you down” hands that landed and lingered on my backside." Page 184
Nuts by Alice Clayton - ***** - 6/28/2019 - 308 Pages
Clover: "Clover's also great for cows, which works out perfectly, since the next farm over is a dairy farm." Page 93
Nuts by Alice Clayton - ***** - 6/28/2019 - 308 Pages
mohawk
rambunctious
and a bonus bonus
knotty
Rules
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Hey Jane,Again I'm confused by the rules 🙈 So I've read a book that has three words I can use for this month (1 regular + 2 bonus). The book also happens to have 2 words for my orphans. Can I use it for all 5 or is that no-no 🤔
The original challenge didn’t consider members holding over orphaned words, so they weren’t part of the count.I’m going to say you can use books for orphaned words to a max of an additional 3 times.
So the same book can be used three times within the current month, and a maximum of another three times for words carried forward from prior months.
Jane (PS) wrote: "The original challenge didn’t consider members holding over orphaned words, so they weren’t part of the count.I’m going to say you can use books for orphaned words to a max of an additional 3 tim..."
Woohoo! Thanks Jane! This means I can finally get rid of smallpox.
Jane (PS) wrote: "The original challenge didn’t consider members holding over orphaned words, so they weren’t part of the count.I’m going to say you can use books for orphaned words to a max of an additional 3 tim..."
oooh fun!
I know we are more than a week into June, but I am still going to join this challenge since I have a lot of fun with word hunts. I will catch up with my June books.Word Hunt - June
1 June - 30 June 2019
Word found: 10/10
aftermath - Enigma 3 Jun
(p.14) "She’d seen the aftermath of a day care blown to hell."
applaud - Seven Up 3 Jun
(p.171) He was roundly applauded by every man in the room.
dock - In a Sunburned Country 13 Jun
(p.152) ‘We went down the river, across the estuary and were out of that boat – and I mean clean out – before it touched the dock.’
furtive - In a Sunburned Country 13 Jun
(p.55) "...and it was all the finer for being furtive."
gray - BBQ, Bikes, and Bears 1 Jun
(p.16) "His gray hair might be military short, but his arms were covered in tattoos and his leather vest was chapped and worn."
guitar - Once Upon Stilettos 10 Jun
(p.118) "I turned to see the guy who was famous for playing the guitar..."
inject - Exhale 5 Jun
(p.88) "When we bite another wolf, we bite ourselves first to inject our blood into them."
milk - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry 2 Jun
(p.47) "...in an undistinguished galaxy (the Milky Way) in an undistinguished region..."
ornate - Enigma 3 Jun
(p.303) "There was a framed baseball uniform on one wall, an ornate carved screen in the opposite corner and a Chinese statue on a table in the corner."
toothbrush - Seven Up 3 Jun
(p.2) "I was starting to have romantic thoughts about my electric toothbrush."
Bonus
accomplice - Object of Desire 16 Jun
(p.639) "And he realized that Nick, a murderer, and Jena, his accomplice..."
chivalrous
clover
mohawk
rambunctious
*knotty - In a Sunburned Country 13 Jun
(p.76) "The walls were panelled in knotty pine."
Clover is the name of the town in the book I read so it is capitalized,is that okay since it is a bonus word?
Jane (PS) wrote: "The original challenge didn’t consider members holding over orphaned words, so they weren’t part of the count.I’m going to say you can use books for orphaned words to a max of an additional 3 tim..."
That's great for going forward
Thanks! I'm not going to check back on books I already finished but will keep it in mind.
Thanks!
Hi Pam - yes you can claim Clover 🙂
I’ll add the new rule to the sign up thread for July 🙂
Yay all done and super early too, even managed to get my holdovers from last month! :O) - See Message 29
Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Pam - yes you can claim Clover 🙂"Thanks so much !!
Romance Readers Reading Challenges
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1 - 30 June 2019
This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
June
aftermath
applaud
dock
furtive
grey / gray
guitar
inject
milk
ornate
toothbrush
Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
accomplice
chivalrous
clover
mohawk
rambunctious
and a bonus bonus
knotty
To prove that you have found the word, please quote the page, percentage or LOC (Kindle) and include the sentence in which it appears.
Audiobooks are allowed so long as you can quote the page/%/LOC and the sentence. (Eg Using whispersync or finding that sentence in some other way.)
You must find the actual word or the word's root word must be at the core with the meaning essentially remaining the same ~ just turned into a noun, adjective, adverb etc. No prefixes or hyphenated extensions. An extension is allowed where it is often the accepted spelling eg goodbye or good-bye.
Where a word has more than one meaning, either meaning may be used. Eg coast (beachfront) or coast (moving without effort) etc
Please post all entries, updates, final posts and questions in this thread.
Examples for 'Reversal'
Reverse - Laser Visions √ 15 May
p50-51 : There were a couple of bands Tam had that this person didn't, but none in the reverse.
Reversing - Sunset √ 10 Jul
p204 : Reversing his grip on his katana, he held it out to Nick.