Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 28 February 2021


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!

February
baffling
brainwash
finger
flake
hypnotic
pepper
slap
slope
spicy
tax


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.


allegedly
debauchery
grooves
maniac
nimble


and a bonus bonus
punt


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.

RULING for the BONUS words
If you are one of those super-cray-cray/OCD/overly ambitious/organised or bored readers who wish to find words from PRIOR months that are missing in addition to the current month's words, you may use an additional three (3) words per book. These can only be allocated to prior month words.

So you may allocate three words per book to the current month's words, AND three words per book if those words are from PRIOR months' and have been carried forward.


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.

Example post:(view spoiler)[

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. (hide spoiler)]

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'.

Word Hunt
1 - 28 February 2021

0/10 - Found and Read

February
baffling
brainwash
finger
flake
hypnotic
pepper
slap
slope
spicy
tax

Bonus
allegedly
debauchery
grooves
maniac
nimble

Bonus bonus
punt

Read: 10/10
Bonus: 5/5
Bonus-Bonus: 1/1
Carry-over: 1/1

2/4 baffling The Scarlet Letter, pg 99 Heart-smitten at this bewildering and baffling spell, that so often came between herself and her sole treasure, ...

2/18 brainwash A Warm Heart in Winter, pg 87 You might have been tempted to tell the guys they'd have even better luck brainwashing the next generation...

2/4 finger The Scarlet Letter, pg 99 ... by the merest touch of his finger make the incomprehensible as clear as daylight.

2/4 flake The Scarlet Letter, pg 277 ...and they gazed wonderingly and admiringly at Pearl, as if a flake of the sea-foam had taken the shape of a little maid,...

2/23 hypnotic In a Holidaze, pg 47 ...but I gesture for him to continue because Andrew's voice is hypnotic.

2/1 pepper Desire, loc 800 ...leaning over she reached for a piece of bell pepper hanging from the bowl.

2/18 slap Kindred, pg 89 I'd seen Margaret Weylyn slap one of them hard across the face.

2/23 slope In a Holidaze, pg 146 ...while other sledders get run after happy-screaming run down the slope.

2/1 spicy Desire, loc 697He smelled like lemons and spicy.

2/2 tax The Highwayman, pg 53 Hired muscle, possibly, awaiting an incoming shipment of smuggled goods, pocketing what would have been paid to the crown in import taxes.

Bonus
2/17 allegedly Yes Daddy, pg 114 "... Allegedly they were ..., but who really knows."

2/2 debauchery The Highwayman, pg 53 Another one of de Gaule’s poetry readings had dissolved into absinthe-soaked debauchery.

2/2 grooves The Highwayman], pg 47 Deep grooves branched from her eyes and her weatherworn skin stretched tight over small bones.

2/23 maniac In a Holidaze, pg 62 I haven't caught my reflection anywhere, but I'm sure I look like a complete maniac.

2/20 nimble I Love The 80s, pg 107 ..., the pick in his nimble fingers coaxing out a melody that she almost recognized.

Bonus-Bonus
2/12 punt A Royal Shade of Blue, pg. 190 The punt is a small, flat-bottomed boat, and Christian is quite good at it, as he expertly used the pole to guide the punt down the river.

Carry-Over from January
2/12 ritz A Royal Shade of Blue, pg. 103 “... This past weekend, when I said I was at a hotel, I was at the Ritz with Christian.”

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Word Hunt - February 2021 - 15/16

✅ baffling- She gazed at me with baffling serenity. Lisa Kleypas. Smooth Talking Stranger. chap. 21, 83% - 2/1

✅ brainwash- He wants to absolutely break me, brainwash me, brand my body, train it to crave him—and only him. Exodus Stewart. Chap. 12, 25%- 2/6

✅ finger- Whatever. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got better things to do than let you dip your finger in my head and stir. Exodus Stewart. Chap. 7, 15%.- 2/6

✅ flake- Not even if the snow I’ve loved my whole life has become a threat, each innocent flake dousing me in panic, like freezing water. Harper Dallas. Ride. Chap. 29, 79%- 2/8

✅ hypnotic- There’s no other word for him but hypnotic.
Lily White. Treachery Chap. 29, 60%. - 2/9

✅ pepper- He’s still in his pajamas, and his brown hair has a significant amount of salt and pepper for someone who has not yet crossed thirty, but I like it. In Five Years Rebecca Serle- 2/17

✅ slap - A sharp gasp hissed over her lips, her hand coming up as if to slap me. Lily White. Treachery. CHAP 6, 17% - 2/9

✅ slope- But as I lie and laugh my ass off in the snow Alex awkwardly sidesteps back up the slope, before collapsing at my side with a giggle and a kiss for my cheek. Harper Dallas Ride. CHAP 4, 10% - 2/8

✅ spicy- I yelp his name when he twirls me around like a ragdoll, my feet dangling in the air before he lowers me to the grass and begins rooting into my neck as I choke on spicy fumes. Exodus Stewart. Chap. 21, 45%. -2/6

✅ tax- “That is definitely on the table,” the pastor allowed. “Federal tax law allows ministries to provide parsonages for their employees, so . . . if Tara works for us, it wouldn’t violate any prohibitions against personal benefit." Lisa Kleypas. Smooth Talking Stranger. Chap 13, 53% - 2/1

Bonus
✅ allegedly- Then, when questioned by the police during a supposed stalker incident where threats were allegedly made against her life, she left out his name from the pool of suspects, though they requested the names of all the men she had been romantically involved with.  Owens, C.M. Tagged & Ashed Chap 15, 85% - 2/7

✅ debauchery- Before the festivities really get going and we let loose to whatever debauchery gets us off, we need to honour our special guest with a toast to get him ready for the run. Lily White. Treachery. CHAP 3, 5% - 2/9

✅ grooves- Her voice trailed away, syllables pressed flat by the weight of bewilderment as she saw the refusal in his cold face, the harsh grooves bracketing his mouth. Lisa Kleypas. Smooth Talking Stranger. Chap 20, 82% - 2/1

✅ maniac- Have a child with a man who doesn’t love you, get stalked and threatened and have your child stalked and threatened by some maniac, then go live with the guy you can’t tell you love him; have him find out he’s the father of your child, hide out for your life, and then tell me how hungry you are. Owens, C.M. Tagged & Ashed Chap. 14, 79% -2/7

✅nimble- “I can sleep on it and do yoga to keep myself nimble."
Sally Thorne. The Hating Game p.152, 15%.- 2/16

😏 Bonus bonus- not quite
punt- And nor would any paying punter with functional ears and a brain working somewhere above the trouser line.”
Lucy Parker. “Pretty Face.” chap. 1, 1%



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Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 28 February 2021

FEBRUARY Read 10/10
1. BAFFLING - By the Numbers - √ 8 February 2021
p56 - Maybe I should have another pass over Theo’s psych textbooks to gain some insight into the human psyche, because his behavior is baffling right now.
2. BRAINWASH - I Can't Save You, If You Won't Let Me by twistedwings (https://archiveofourown.org/works/959...) - √ 20 February 2021
p5 - "This was your fault! Did he brainwash you into believing it was okay to hit you?"
3. FINGER - Spell Weaver - √ 2 February 2021
p30 - He stopped when Johan placed a finger to his lips.
4. FLAKE - Spell Weaver - √ 2 February 2021
p14 - Flipping it open, Myka pulled out a stiff piece of cardstock the same cream as the envelope, edged in gold flake and filled with more elegant script in royal green ink, along with the royal crest in more gold flake.
5. HYPNOTIC - Right as Raine - √ 6 February 2021
p103 - His voice was hypnotic.
6. PEPPER - I Love You More Than Pierogi - √ 1 February 2021
loc 251 - Adrian ignored her touch and tasted the sauce before adding more pepper.
7. SLAP - I Love You More Than Pierogi - √ 1 February 2021
loc 999 - It still felt like a slap in the face every time he thought about the name Jars, but he’d worked on the concept for so long now it had grown on him.
8. SLOPE - Right as Raine - √ 6 February 2021
p136 - As he poured his husband a refill, he began to tell us the story of Truman’s role in the ski slope shutdown.
9. SPICY - By the Numbers - √ 8 February 2021
p58 - “Humans are one of only two animals that we know of that enjoy eating things that are spicy.”
10. TAX - Seance on a Summer's Night - √ 15 February 2021
p234 - “—the you that fudges his tax returns—”

BONUS Read 5/5
1. ALLEGEDLY - Alpha Deceived - √ 5 February 2021
p120 - And why would the Master Guardian want to keep such an allegedly dangerous creature alive?
2. DEBAUCHERY - By the Numbers - √ 8 February 2021
p108 - If his eyes were smoldering before, it’s nothing compared to the look he gives me at the mention of my super fun drawer of debauchery.
3. GROOVES - Seance on a Summer's Night - √ 15 February 2021
p40 - There were pouches beneath her eyes and grooves of anguish carved into her crepey skin.
4. MANIAC - A Pebble for Lewis - √ 3 February 2021
p143 - Todd’s snapping photos like a maniac, his face beaming.
5. NIMBLE - Seance on a Summer's Night - √ 15 February 2021
p82 - I could practically see his nimble hands working the loom as he spun another web of lies.

BONUS BONUS Read 1/1
1. PUNT - Magic and Mischief - √ 22 February 2021
loc 1590 - Gremlins were something else entirely; he could punt them around all day with no qualms.

FINISHED!!!!

February

baffling
brainwash
finger
flake
hypnotic
pepper
slap
slope
spicy
tax


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.


allegedly
debauchery
grooves
maniac
nimble


and a bonus bonus
punt

February Word Hunt
Level Completed: CHAMPION hunter!

✔ - Read
No Check Mark - To Read/In Progress

9/10 Words

✔ 1. BAFFLING - Auctioned 2/4
Loc 1778 - “Red was genuinely BAFFLED, to no one’s surprise.”

2. BRAINWASH - Book 00/00
Loc -

✔ 3. FINGER - Whiskey and Wry 2/3
Loc 70 - “Jerome’s meaty FINGERS wrapped around the loose material of Damien’s cotton shirt and yanked him back with a flex of his arm.”

✔ 4. FLAKE - Merry Measure 2/21
Loc 2033 - “He pauses in surprise as a FLAKE of snow drifts down and lands on his hand.”

✔ 5. HYPNOTIC - Captive Mate 2/13
Loc 2704 - “I liked to linger, soaping every crevice and then letting the water wash down over me endlessly, a soothing, HYPNOTIZING cascade that sluiced away all my thoughts along with the soap and grime.”

✔ 6. PEPPER - Whiskey and Wry 2/3
Loc 3873 - “He nearly lost his grip, unable to support their mass, and the glass dug deeper into Sionn’s palms, smaller pieces continuing to break off and PEPPER Sionn’s upraised face with pricks of pain.”

✔ 7. SLAP - Auctioned 2/4
Loc 137 - “That earned him a bitch SLAP that sent his head sideways. The pain didn’t even register.”

✔ 8. SLOPE - Auctioned 2/4
Loc 107 - “He could envision her laughing as she walked down the SLOPED lawn behind the inn she ran.”

✔ 9. SPICY - Whiskey and Wry 2/3
Loc 3173 - “Damien hissed at the SPICY aftermath rising up in his mouth as he chewed.”

✔ 10. TAX - Demons Do It Better 2/13
Loc 2973 - “That’s probably got TAX implications.”

B O N U S — 1/5 Words

1. ALLEGEDLY - Book 00/00
Loc -

2. DEBAUCHERY - Book 00/00
Loc -

3. GROOVES - Book 00/00
Loc -

✔ 4. MANIAC - Captive Mate 2/13
Loc 1823 - “Sam had this fucked-up plan. He was stupid enough to listen to that MANIAC Hawthorne.”

5. NIMBLE - Book 00/00
Loc -

B O N U S - B O N U S — 0/1 Words

1. PUNT - Book 00/00
Loc -

2021 February Word Hunt Challenge
1 - 28 February 2021

➥ FEBRUARY WORDS : 7/10

🔹 BAFFLING:
➼ ❝The part that baffles them the most is how quickly my brain has absorbed new information.❞
➼ Beginnings by J.M. Sevilla, 4 Feb
➼ loc 2187
➼ 55%

BRAINWASH:

🔹 FINGER:
➼ ❝A finger tapped my shoulder.❞
➼ Beginnings by J.M. Sevilla, 4 Feb
➼ loc 2783
➼ 70%

FLAKE:

🔹 HYPNOTIC:
➼ ❝Straight in; deep, hypnotic, and addictive.❞
➼ Impact by Haley Jenner, 1 Feb
➼ loc 2278
➼ 71%

🔹 PEPPER:
➼ ❝Tonight, his skin is as white as the dressing gown they put him in and his salt and pepper mustache is far more salt than pepper.❞
➼ Blindsided by Amy Daws, 7 Feb
➼ loc 3618
➼ 82%

🔹 SLAP:
➼ ❝The loud slap of my shoes echoes with every moment they connect with the treadmill.❞
➼ Impact by Haley Jenner, 1 Feb
➼ loc 550
➼ 17%

SLOPE:

🔹 SPICY:
➼ ❝I rip open the packet of sweet and spicy goodnight tea as the kettle starts to boil.❞
➼ Twist of Fate by Tia Louise, 5 Feb
➼ loc 2546
➼ 66%

🔹 TAX:
➼ ❝Who knew delivering pets as birthday presents would be such an emotionally taxing job?❞
➼ Blindsided by Amy Daws, 7 Feb
➼ loc 1624
➼ 37%

➥ BONUS : 1/5

ALLEGEDLY:
DEBAUCHERY:
GROOVES:

🔹 MANIAC:
➼ ❝Please tell me he's a maniac in the sack as well as a hopeless romantic.❞
➼ Impact by Haley Jenner, 1 Feb
➼ loc 1476
➼ 46%

NIMBLE:

➥ BONUS-BONUS : 0/1

PUNT:

➥ CARRY-OVER JANUARY : 0/1

GROTESQUE:

➥ BONUS CARRY-OVER JANUARY : 1/1

🔹 TRITE:
➼ ❝He's tender without being trite.❞
➼ Impact by Haley Jenner, 1 Feb
➼ loc 1679
➼ 52%

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 28 February 2021

3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

Words Found - 4 of 10 ! 3 of 5 Bonus ! of 1 Bonus Bonus


baffling
brainwash
finger, On My Knees 02/03 - He slipped another FINGER inside and massaged the tender flesh, (4.3 %)
flake
hypnotic
pepper, Five Years Gone 02/05 - and PEPPER spray Rob bought her attached to her keychain (18.2%)
slap
slope, Whispered Wishes 02/09 - It's a shallow little stream at the bottom of a SLOPE. (11.1%)
spicy, Crazy Stupid Bromance 2/22 - Her hair smelled SPICY, (pg 62)
tax



allegedly
debauchery
grooves, Crazy Stupid Bromance 02/22 - The hospital had given her some no-slip socks with rubber GROOVES along the bottom. (pg 274)
maniac, On My Knees 02/03 - I was breathing like a MANIAC and the fog in tha air left no doubt. (13.8 %)
nimble, Crazy Stupid Bromance 02/22 - His thick fingers were surprisingly NIMBLE... (pg 15)

punt

February Word Hunt

1. baffling
2. brainwash
3. Finger The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle you have any objection to my running my finger along your parietal … LOC: pg. 9 READ:2/2/21
4. flake
5. hypnotic
6. Pepper The Promise by Lucy Diamond ...with close-cropped salt and pepper hair, LOC: 2309 READ:2/8/21
7. Slap The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle through the centre of old Middleton’s park, slap across it, sir, within a hu… LOC: pg. 85 READ:2/2/21
8. Slope(s) The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle and wilder over huge russet and olive slopes, sprinkled with gi… LOC: pg. 45 READ:2/2/21
9. Spicy The Promise by Lucy Diamond ...smell of frying onions and spicy meat from the kebab shop on the corner. LOC: 102 READ:2/8/21
10. Tax The Promise by Lucy Diamond ...least-gas, water, electricity and council tax - LOC: 934 READ:2/8/21

Bonus

1. Allegedly The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld whom had been killed — the coroner had allegedly grown outraged… LOC: pg. 505 READ:2/19/21
2. debauchery
3. grooves
4. maniac
5. Nimble The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld honking motorcars were faster and more nimble than a buggy; mor… LOC: pg. 141 READ:2/19/21

Bonus bonus


1.punt

Orphan Words (February)

Bonus

1. amulet
2. encyclopedia

Bonus Bonus

1. cloistered

Orphan Words (March)

Bonus

1. ladybug
2. primate/s singular or plural

Orphan Words (April)

Bonus

1. annihilate
2. gimmick
3. grasshopper

Bonus Bonus

1. hogtied

Orphan Words (May)

Bonus

1. hooligan
2. squawk
3. Valour The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle hounds. These, though known for their valour and their breed, … LOC: pg. 13 READ:2/2/21

Bonus Bonus

1. pigment

Orphan Words (June)

Bonus

1. Berserk The Promise by Lucy Diamond ...terribleness and Zoe had gone berserk. LOC: 3847 READ:2/8/21

Bonus Bonus

1. aficionado

Orphan Words (July)

1. gorilla

Bonus

1. ageless
2. thesis

Bonus Bonus

1. bionic

Orphan Words (August)

Bonus

1. beefcake
2. dope
3. godless

Bonus bonus

1. sanitiser / sanitizer

Orphan Words (September)

Bonus

1. fuse
2. ghetto
3. gurgle

Bonus Bonus

1. lout

Orphan Words (October)

1. Fortune The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle upon evil days is able to make his own fortune and to bring it b… LOC: pg. 14 READ:2/2/21

Bonus

1. astrology
2. drench
3. Heavenly The Promise by Lucy Diamond ; the heavenly smell that brought to mind all those nights when he'd worn it: LOC: 571 READ:2/8/21
4. prophesy

Bonus bonus

1. horoscope

Orphan Words (November)

1. inspirational
2. parade
3. Reform The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld only last month. Bingham had refused to reform the police, but h… LOC: pg. 133 READ:2/19/21

Bonus

1. abject
2. pilgrim
3. plaid
4. Wick The Promise by Lucy Diamond ...was already getting on Dan's wick. LOC: 2068 READ:2/8/21

Bonus bonus

1. cyber

Orphan Words (December)

Bonus

1. advent
2. bauble
3. memorabilia
4. quixotic

Bonus bonus

1. crackpot

Orphan Words (January)

1. booze

Bonus

1. abject
2. aloof
3. Delirious The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle outlined in flickering flame. Never in the delirious dream of a… LOC: pg. 110 READ:2/2/21
4. Swelter The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld is how I came to be waiting in the swelter and mob of Hoboken harbor on… LOC: pg. 5 READ:2/19/21
5. trite

Bonus bonus

1. ritz

Read: 0/10
Bonus: 0/5
Bonus-Bonus: 0/1

baffling
brainwash
finger
flake
hypnotic
pepper
slap
slope
spicy
tax

Bonus
allegedly
debauchery
grooves
maniac
nimble

Bonus-Bonus
punt

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 28 February 2021


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!

February
baffling (pg82) The thought is so BAFFLING that… Property of the Mountain Man by Gemma Weir 2.27
brainwash (pg166) and their ability to BRAINWASH people Cinder by Marissa Meyer 2.18
finger (Pg167) and her FINGER was rapidly flipping through.. Mark by Jessica Gadziala 2.1
flake
hypnotic (pg71) genuine sympathy in her HYPNOTIC eyes.. Black Sheep by Bijou Hunter 2.2
pepper (pg63) The PEPPER spray? Mark by Jessica Gadziala 2.1
slap (pg101) to SLAP my hand the back of Mark by Jessica Gadziala 2.1
slope (loc216) Theo pondered the SLOPE f her neck and shoulders He Loves Lucy by Susan Donovan 2.3
spicy (pg33) After he shows me various SPICY sauce..Black Sheep by Bijou Hunter 2.2
tax (Loc3991) last month on TAX evasion charges. He Loves Lucy by Susan Donovan 2.3


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.


allegedly
debauchery (pg107) off to a night of hedonistic DEBAUCHERY, not fleeing… The Wedding Trap by Adrienne Bell 2.25
grooves (Loc1817) and along the GROOVES in his powerful...Snake Charmer by Bijou Hunter 2.3
maniac (Pg140) wave my arms like a MANAC Flow by Chelle Bliss 2.1
nimble


and a bonus bonus
punt

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 28 February 2021


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!

February
baffling
brainwash
finger
flake
hypnotic
pepper
slap
slope
spicy
tax


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.


allegedly
debauchery
grooves
maniac
nimble


and a bonus bonus
punt

16/16

baffling His Unclaimed Omega- page 24- Kaya's instincts, as baffling as they were, had never led them wrong. 2/6
brainwash Assimilation, Love, and Other Human Oddities- page 126- "Do you mean brainwash me back?" Liam demanded. 2/25-2/26
finger The Wanderer- page 40- BC stretched a hand out to run a finger along the mostly empty page. 2/2-2/3
flake The Year of the Witching- loc 3724- Immanuelle picked her words carefully, scraping wax flakes from the back of her hand. 2/4-2/5
hypnotic His Unclaimed Omega- page 93- Barnabas' hypnotic stroking built until Cameron climaxed, coating his chest and stomach with hot fluid. 2/6
pepper His Unclaimed Omega- page 51- Barnabas snarled and only realized that he had shed his peppered black fur and resumed human when he put his hands up to shield his eyes. 2/6
slap The Year of the Witching- loc 2178- The words landed like a slap. 2/4-2/5
slope The Year of the Witching- loc 884- At his touch, Leah sat up slowly, a trickle of blood skimming down the slope of her nose and slicking her lips. 2/4-2/5
spicy Once Upon a Winter's Eve- loc 575- So deeply, the spicy taste of the wine quite mulled her wits 2/6
tax The Wallflower Wager- loc 2373- "Somewhere there will be debts, unpaid taxes, poor investments-- with luck, blackmail payments." 2/13


Bonus

allegedly Saved- loc 3095- "Allegedly." 2/27
debauchery Beauty and the Blacksmith- loc 2609- He thought he'd put this sort of debauchery behind him. 2/3-2/5
grooves The House in the Cerulean Sea- loc 4499- And in the starlight, he could see shallow grooves carved into the metal. 2/10-2/12
maniac And Then There Were None- page 97- "You realize -- the man must be a raving maniac!" 2/5-2/6
nimble The Wanderer- page 78- His tongue swiped along the head while those nimble fingers wrapped around the base. 2/2-2/3


Bonus Bonus

punt When You Reach Me- page 6- A few kids called him Quack, short for Quackers, or they called him Kicker because he used to do these sudden kicks into the street, like he was trying to punt one of the cars speeding up Amsterdam Avenue. 2/22-2/23

Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 28 February 2021 DONE - carrying over bonus bonus words from January and February!

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!

February
Read 10/10 words; 5/5 bonus words; 0/1 bonus bonus word

Orphan words
January - Read 1/1 word; 0/1 bonus bonus word


February - Read 10/10 works DONE
baffling - Kindle location 1886 -"She's famous in the art world, Evie," Roane explained before smirking at Annie, "which is why it's baffling she wants to sell her work at a wee village market, when she could make a fortune on those paintings."
Much Ado About You by Samantha Young 2/2/21 4stars

brainwash - Kindle location 1089 - His tolerance only went so far, it was clear he feared that, like a cult, they might brainwash her and steal her away.
Turning Home (Tompkins Mill #1) by Janice Kay Johnson 2/12/21 4stars

finger - Kindle location 445 - ...so she could stroke her finger along my throat and the top of my chest.
My Best Friend's Daddy (Forbidden Temptations #2) by Sofia T Summer 2/2/21 3.5stars

flake(s) - Kindle location 2008 - Violet smothered a cough as thick flakes of ash, came drifting down from the ceiling.
A Lady's Formula for Love (The Secret Scientists of London #1) by Elizabeth Everett 2/15/21 4stars

hypnotic - hypnotizing - Kindle location 1547 - He had a way of hypnotizing or mesmerizing me, and all I wanted was him.
Hate to Love You: Strong Brothers Book 4 (Strong Brothers #4) by Ajme Williams 2/4/21 4stars

pepper - Kindle location 1368 - It seemed to work, and I relaxed long enough to pepper Roane with more questions about his life.
Much Ado About You by Samantha Young 2/2/21 4stars

slap(ped) - Kindle location 377 - A moment later I slapped myself out of my silly daydream.
My Best Friend's Daddy (Forbidden Temptations #2) by Sofia T Summers 2/2/21 3.5stars

slope - Kindle location 1350 - ... and I could feel his smile against the slope of my shoulder.
My Best Friend's Daddy (Forbidden Temptations #2) by Sofia T Summers 2/2/21 3.5stars

spicy - Kindle location 892 - Her kiss was like her, a mixture of sweet, spicy, soft and sharp.
Hate to Love You: Strong Brothers Book 4 (Strong Brothers #4) by Ajme Williams 2/4/21 4stars

tax - Kindle location 3807 - After Roane asked a bunch of questions about utility bills, council tax, heating costs, maintenance charges, and all the boring but necessary stuff, he gave Caro his blessing.
Much Ado About You by Samantha Young 2/2/21 4stars

Bonus - Read 5/5 words DONE
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.

allegedly - Kindle location 1871 - "Any idea what company he allegedly worked for?"
Her Every Move by Kelly Irvin 2/7/21 4stars

debauchery - Paperback page 296 - The lies, the debauchery.
The London Monster by Donna Scott 2/24/21 4stars

grooves - Kindle location 286 - His father studied him, grooves in his forehead.
Mending Hearts (Tompkins Mill #2) by Janice Kay Johnson 2/13/21 4stars

maniac - Kindle location 753 - I let out a long feral growl, my hand stroking like a maniac and my hips rocking.
Hate to Love You: Strong Brothers Book 4 (Strong Brothers #4) by Ajme Williams 2/4/21 4stars

nimble - Kindle location 87 - Small, but nimble, she easily dodged to one side, and kicked him hard on the shin.
An Unlikely Hero (Alfie Bowman Novellas #1) by P.F. Ford 2/27/21 3stars

and a bonus bonus - Read 0/1 word
punt

January Orphan Words
grotesque - grotesqueness
Kindle location 365 - It would be the perfect end to the grotesqueness of the last twenty-four hours.
Much Ado About You by Samantha Young 2/2/21 4stars

bonus bonus - must be exact
ritz

Books Read: 11


Found: 10/10

✔ 01. Baffling - Rapture in Death – Read: 17/02 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Loc. 4493: “A short printout, again in that baffling computer code.”

✔ 02. Brainwash - Alpha Star – Read: 08/02 – 3 🌟🌟🌟 – Page 80: “Unless you brainwashed her or dugged her or something.”

✔ 03. Finger - Shift – Read: 13/02 – 3 🌟🌟🌟 – Page 08: “I run a finger down the list of incoming tourists.”

✔ 04. Flake - Pretty Face – Read: 14/02 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Page 108: “Like the chocolate flake in a 99, only dry and depressing.”

✔ 05. Hypnotic - The Dragon’s Reluctant Sacrifice – Read: 11/02 – 2 🌟🌟 – Page 162: “Like a sad little snake with hypnotic tears.”

✔ 06. Pepper - The Djinn’s Dilemma – Read: 06/02 – 3 🌟🌟🌟 – Loc. 109: “She jerked the canister of pepper spray out and aimed it at them.”

✔ 07. Slap - The Djinn’s Dilemma – Read: 06/02 – 3 🌟🌟🌟 – Loc. 382: “He was afraid she’d pull away or slap him.”

✔ 08. Slope - Knotty Magic – Read: 07/02 – 3 🌟🌟🌟 – Loc. 316: “But the graceful slope of her neck and sassy sway of her hips provided their own brand of torment.”

✔ 09. Spicy - The Djinn’s Dilemma – Read: 06/02 – 3 🌟🌟🌟 – Loc. 406: “Suddenly she could smell the spicy-sweet perfume of ginger lilies.”

✔ 10. Tax - Pretty Face – Read: 14/02 – 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Page 18: “Took centuries of old money – made the respectable way through war-mongering, tenant-exploitation and tax evasion – and tripled it by founding and investing in a good percentage of London’s nightclubs.”


Found: 5/5

✔ 01. Allegedly - Alpha Star – Read: 08/02 – 3 🌟🌟🌟 – Page 24: “The series of styled wavelengths representing brain activity expressing - allegedly - love in several humanoid species looked like purple mountains fading to the horizon.”

✔ 02. Debauchery - Faithless in Death – Read: 14/02 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Page 168: “My husband saved me from a life of debauchery and uselessness.”

✔ 03. Grooves - The Dragon’s Reluctant Sacrifice – Read: 11/02 – 2 🌟🌟 – Page 168: “She felt the grooves that made up her fingerprint.”

✔ 04. Maniac - Naked in Death – Read: 15/02 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Page 35: “If I’m not satisfied that you’re doing everything in your power to find this maniac, I’ll see that you’re removed from this office.”

✔ 05. Nimble - Conspiracy in Death – Read: 22/02 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Page 57: “Keeping those clever, one-time thief’s fingers nimble, she mused now.”


Found: 1/1

✔ 01. Punt - Vengeance in Death – Read: 19/02 – 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 – Loc. 1849: “When you’re down to your last punt, you’d as soon have the kick and keep the pound.”

February Word Hunt

READ: 14/16

✔ baffling - Wraith - Helen Harper 2/8
(is rather baffling to me), p166

✔ brainwash - A Darkness Absolute - Kelley Armstrong 2/20
(simply brainwash the enemy), p250

✔ finger - The Wicked Will Rise - Danielle Paige 2/5
(past the length of his pinkie finger), p104

✔ flake - The Requiem Red - Brynn Chapman 2/13
(the snow, falling in huge white flakes), p65

✔ hypnotic - The Wicked Will Rise - Danielle Paige 2/5
(under some kind of hypnotic spell), p281

✔ pepper - Celtic Moon - Jan DeLima 2/7
(maybe a pinch of red pepper), p179

✔ slap - Entwined - Elisabeth Naughton 2/1
(with a slap of wood), p266

✔ slope - Entwined - Elisabeth Naughton 2/1
(sliding down a snow covered slope), p258

✔ spicy - Tiffany Blues - M.J. Rose 2/10
(where she applied the spicy rich scent), p7

✔ tax - Poison in Paddington - Samantha Silver 2/14
(there was an issue with the tax information), p117


Bonus
✔ allegedly - A Darkness Absolute - Kelley Armstrong 2/20
(those who've allegedly disappeared), p151

✔ debauchery - Tiffany Blues - M.J. Rose 2/10
(he blamed her for his debauchery), p29

grooves -
(), p

✔ maniac - Not That Kind of Girl - Susan Donovan 2/18
(and you're a maniac), p247

✔ nimble - Silver Zombie - Carole Nelson Douglas 2/16
(Dolly may not be nimble), p71

Punt -
(), p



ORPHANS
January
abject - The Wicked Will Rise - Danielle Paige 2/5
(a look of abject terror on his face), p278

swelter -
(), p

trite - Wrong Alibi - Christina Dodd 2/22
(that a trite word for works of extraodinary skill), p75

February Word Hunt
February 2021

My Word Hunt (msg 20)

Words Found: 10
Bonus Words: 6
Books Read: 3 of 7 in Feb; remaining 4 in Mar

February Words



✔baffling
🔹and baffling symptoms that hadn’t added up until they finally did. [loc: 159.4]
🔹Yours After Dark - 03.16 ★★★★

✔brainwash
🔹No telling what else the subjects had been brainwashed into doing, [loc: 532.1]
🔹Dying to Tell - 03.14 ★★★★

✔finger
🔹he would not be the first client ready to point a finger elsewhere. [loc: 260.6]
🔹Secret Nights - 02.03 ★★★

✔flake
🔹and a few flakes of snow landed on his face. [loc: 326.7]
🔹Count on Me - 02.22 ★★★★

✔hypnotic
🔹crawled closer, a strange, hypnotic light glimmering in her eyes. [loc: 23.1]
🔹The Darkest King - 02.07 ★★★★

✔pepper
🔹he thought of the pepper spray in her purse [loc: 68.1]
🔹Always Been Mine - 03.02 ★★★

✔slap
🔹he pulled her back and slapped her hard [loc: 165.6]
🔹Secret Nights - 02.03 ★★★

✔slope
🔹It’s a slippery slope, Em. [loc: 55.0]
🔹A Discovery of Witches - 03.28 ★★★★

✔spicy
🔹some days you wanted spicy. [loc: 35.4]
🔹The Darkest King - 02.07 ★★★★

✔tax
🔹the owner got arrested for tax fraud last winter, [loc: 279.8]
🔹Yours After Dark - 03.16 ★★★★


Bonus/Bonus Bonus



✔allegedly
🔹she was arrested for allegedly shooting her grandfather. [loc: 266.2]
🔹Dying to Tell - 03.14 ★★★★

✔debauchery
🔹he thoroughly disapproved of Patrick’s night of debauchery [loc: 256.5]
🔹Secret Nights - 02.03 ★★★

✔grooves
🔹her palm and curled her fingers into specific grooves. [loc: 238.0]
🔹The Darkest King - 02.07 ★★★★

✔maniac
🔹Valerie, the guy’s a maniac. [loc: 206.3]
🔹Always Been Mine - 03.02 ★★★

✔nimble
🔹With trained nimble fingers, he untied her sneaker [loc: 138.2]
🔹Count on Me - 02.22 ★★★★


✔punt
🔹The freshers illegally obtained a punt. [loc: 238.4]
🔹A Discovery of Witches - 03.28 ★★★★

BAFFLING... ... p15 ... Baffled, Cinder stood and climber...

BRAINWASH ... ... pg 170 ... not all Lunars are so easily brainwashed...

FINGER ... ...P. 159...in natural movement, their fingers touched

FLAKE... ..P. 342... The walls were two tones of flaking plaster

HYPNOTIC

PEPPER... ...p...160... Even two miniature salt and pepper shakers.

SLAP ... p 21 ... Even miniature pewter salt and pepper shakers

SLOPE ... p 76 ... sat hours, waiting on the grassy slope

SPICY ... pg 166...A wedding meal of cheeseburgers and spicy friend potatoes...

TAX ... p 96 ... the sherrif's property tax got higher...

*ALLEGEDLY

*DEBAUCHERY

*GROOVES

*MANIAC

*NIMBLE

**PUNT

is hypnotizing okay for hypnotic?

Monthly Word Hunt - February 2021

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!

7/10

baffling
brainwash
finger - “wishing Will could snap his fingers and make everything better.” The Other Mrs. - pg 23
flake - "there are dark flakes of mascara under my eyes" The Wife Upstairs - pg 197
hypnotic - "a pattern that was hypontizing to watch" The Girl from Widow Hills - pg 72
pepper - "salt-and- pepper hair" The Girl from Widow Hills
slap - “would a slap on the wrist suffice” The Other Mrs. - pg 83
slope
spicy - "underneath the spicy, expensive scent of cologne" The Wife Upstairs - pg 217
tax - "they need tax returns" The Wife Upstairs - pg 217

2/6
Bonus
You must find the EXACT word

allegedly - "the same thing she allegedly told the police" The Girl from Widow Hills - pg 9
debauchery
grooves
maniac
nimble - “plucks the letter opener from the floor with nimble hands” The Other Mrs. - pg 311

Bonus Bonus
punt




2021 Carry Over
January
booze - "my vice was hard booze " The Lemon Sisters - pg 219
citizen - "a group of concerned citizens " The Girl from Widow Hills - pg 67
freeze - "she'd found it in the freezer " - pg 219The Lemon Sisters
grass - "a small clearing of dirt where grass refused to grow" The Girl from Widow Hills - pg 9
grotesque
oil - " Oil and water" The Lemon Sisters - pg 20
preserve
sofa
stadium
toast - "a mock toast to our own relationship shortcomings The Girl from Widow Hills - p 93

Bonus
abject
aloof
delirious
swelter/ing
trite

Bonus Bonus
ritz

JoAnne wrote: "is hypnotizing okay for hypnotic?"

Yes - that's fine. Sorry for being so late answering!

All done see Message 18

Wealie wrote: "All done see Message 18"

Congrats Wealie!

Congrats Ruth!!

Finished, see message 7! :) Thanks Jane as always!

See you all in March!

Rissa wrote: "Finished, see message 7! :) Thanks Jane as always!

See you all in March!"

Congrats Rissa!!

Finished! Three months in a row! See post #16.

Becky wrote: "Finished! Three months in a row! See post #16."

Congrats Becky!! Well done 😁

I just keep piling on "leftover" words.


Words found: 8/10
Bonus words found: 5/5
Bonus Bonus words found: 0/1
"Leftover" words found: 1/4
Books completed: 6

1. BAFFLING —

2. BRAINWASH —

3. FINGER — Hideaway by Nora Roberts ✓ 5 Feb
LOC 206: Then he tapped a finger gently to her head.

4. FLAKE — Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh ✓ 18 Feb
p. 383: But then, he'd laugh and cop to flaking, and we'd share a beer and it was all good.

5. HYPNOTIC — Untouchable by Jayne Ann Krentz ✓ 16 Feb
LOC 1033: The hypnotic command that she had implanted weeks ago had stopped Moseley as surely as a bullet.

6. PEPPER — Hideaway by Nora Roberts ✓ 5 Feb
LOC 4067: Because it pleased them, she picked tomatoes or peppers, harvested herbs or whatever came to mind to take to the main kitchen for Consuela.

7. SLAP — Hideaway by Nora Roberts ✓ 5 Feb
LOC 204: Now she slapped his hand.

8. SLOPE — Under Currents by Nora Roberts ✓ 1 Feb
LOC 15: Its lawn, a richly green skirt, sloped gently toward a trio of steps and the wide white veranda banked by azaleas that bloomed ruby red in spring.

9. SPICY — Under Currents by Nora Roberts ✓ 1 Feb
LOC 2996: Hot and spicy sub!

10. TAX — Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb ✓ 7 Feb
LOC 3363: The rent doesn't quite cover the taxes, the maintenance.



Bonus:
1. ALLEGEDLY — Say You're Sorry by Karen Rose ✓ 22 Feb
p. 82: Speaking out was punished even more severely than stealing, and after seeing what happened to the man who'd allegedly stolen, no one was willing to risk it.

2. DEBAUCHERY — Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb ✓ 7 Feb
LOC 2711: My husband saved me from a life of debauchery and uselessness.

3. GROOVES — Under Currents by Nora Roberts ✓ 1 Feb
LOC 1307: She put those grooves in your face.

4. MANIAC — Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb ✓ 7 Feb
LOC 1378: Somewhere in the hug, they both began to bounce, and Bella to laugh like a maniac.

5. NIMBLE — Say You're Sorry by Karen Rose ✓ 22 Feb
p. 232: She fixed that for him, her nimble fingers pulling the buttons free and yanking the shirt from his pants until she'd bared his chest.


Bonus bonus:
1. PUNT —

__________________________________________

January 2021 "leftovers"
5. GROTESQUE —

9. STADIUM —

Bonus
4. SWELTER —

Bonus bonus
1. RITZ — Under Currents by Nora Roberts ✓ 1 Feb
LOC 4840: My two no-fail appetizers are opening a jar of olives or spraying Cheez Whiz on a Ritz.

Word Hunt
1 - 28 February 2021

7/10 - Found and Read
3/5 Bonus Found and Read





baffling

brainwash

finger
Storybound: p. 136: “Kane dips a finger into the ointment and smears it on one of the scratches on my left shoulder.”

flake
The Fortunes: p. 23: “But when I drained that dirty water, why, there was a flake caught in the riffles of the sluice like carp in a paddy field, gold dust from out the cuffs and pockets and seams of all those reeking clothes!”

hypnotic

pepper
Homegoing: p. 232: “’I make a very good goat pepper soup,’ she said.”

slap
Remote Control: p. 64: “Then she was back staring into the bewildered eyes of a man who was about to slap her again.”

slope
The Eye in the Door: p. 116: “One moment he was striding confidently along and the next he was falling, sliding rather, down a steep slope into pitch-black.”

spicy
Topped Chef: p. 27: “’Wonderful,’ I said, closing my eyes to savor the spicy fra diavolo sauce.”

tax
The Fortunes: p. 21: “By then the easy pickings were played out and the Chinese were being driven out, pushed off claims at gunpoint or by ruinous foreign miner taxes , likewise often collected at gunpoint.”

Bonus

allegedly
An Available Man: p. 127: “According to an item in the Times, a man, a patron, had made his way between the naked pair, allegedly patting the male actor on the butt in the process, and had been summarily ejected by one or more of the guards.”

debauchery
The Eye in the Door: p. 152: “There exists in the cabinet noir of a certain German Prince a book compiled by the Secret Service from the reports of German agents who have infested this country for the past twenty years, agents so vile and spreading debauchery of such a lasciviousness as only German minds could conceive and only German bodies execute.”

grooves

maniac

nimble
Homegoing: p. 161: “He was large but nimble .”

Bonus bonus
punt


October 2020

drench
Topped Chef: p. 231: “But he was more likely to drench Turtle with his hose than beat him with it.”


January 2021

stadium
An Available Man: p. 65: “But the title of the video, Our Sexual Selves, had been paused on the big plasma screen as they’d come in, sending a ripple of nervous excitement through them, like a wave undulating through the fans in a baseball stadium .”

I didn’t finish them all this month but I don’t think 10 words is terrible for such a short month. I’ll be adding any words I didn’t get to finish to March. I already had a book in mind for 3 that I missed but just never got around to it in February.

Finished on post #17

carrying over bonus bonus words from January and February

Definitely not one of my better months - just ran out of time to get these read and the words were oddly harder to find this month though they seemed common enough.
Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 20)

Words Found: 10
Bonus Words: 6
Books Read: 3 of 7

LaurLa wrote: "Definitely not one of my better months - just ran out of time to get these read and the words were oddly harder to find this month though they seemed common enough.
Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg ..."

Took almost all of March but I finished out February's list!
My Word Hunt (msg 20)

Words Found: 10
Bonus Words: 6
Books Read: 3 of 7 in Feb; remaining 4 in Mar